Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-04
BOARD CALLSFOR
REPORT ON LOANS
FROM TREASURER
Exposures Made in the Capt.
tai News Having Effect
Cause of Peevishness Is
Shown.

1ishcd in the Capital News week ago
with reference to a number of past po-
litical loans on which the state must
move quickly to protect its interests
appear to have their effect on the state
land board, Irrespective or attempts
made by the secretary of states morn
ing organ to cloud the issue by making
1t appear that the Capital News mis-
represented the facts. The board yes
to-day passed resolution calm, on
the state treasurer, who now handles
all data in connection with the loans,
to prepare a statement showing the
condition OF each loan, making them
ready for publication. IT remains to be
seen how far a majority Of the mem
bers of the board will go WITH regard
TO giving in detail the condition of.
these loans. The secretary of state re-
porter was forced to make an an
nouncemcnt to this effect in the morn
ing mouthpiece of the majority. The
public will await with interest the fol-
low-up exposures regarding the loans,
that the majority OF the land board is
going to turn the light on.
What Peeved Board.
The attempts of majority OF the
members of the land board to prove
that the particular loan exposure ar
ticle misrepresented the condition Of
the loans, or was misrepresentation
of any of the proceedings Of the board,
of course failed. Publication of the
article yesterday proved conclusively
that it's contents did not represent to
,be report of any proceedings of the
land board. 1t did state. however, that
hn hermit the
state to lose anything, if that is pos
Gible, because of the bad land loans.
This statement is what caused all the
reevishness on the part OF the other
members of the board That is now ad-
mitted by their closest friends. In an
attempt to cover this up, the majority
of the board attacked the veracity of
the Capital News
Register Enters Denial.
1t has been repeatedly stated by the
secretary of states organ that the re
gister said the Capital News reporter
did not get the information of board
proceedings from him." When seen,
Heber G. Hale, register Of the land
board fatty denied that he had made
such a statement.
II was asked if the particular data
with regard to the article complained
of had been secured from me and re-
piled that ii had not" raid Register
Hale. Il have never said that the re-
preventative of the Capital News had
not secured land board information
from me. He has repeatedly called me
In regard to land board proceedings in
the past and l have no complaint what
ever to make about the stories written
by him from data that he has asked
me for
1t appears then, from the statement
OF the register, that another misrepre-
sentation of the morning organ is ex-
posed. The land board sought to force
the representative of the Capital News
to give the source Of his information
with regard to the land board proceed
ings, but he refuse to be 'nterrogat-
ed. Now 1t seems that even he re-
Rister of the board has given him ac-
counts of board proceedings. No MEM
Der of the board has attempted to
charge hat the reports of the boards
proceedings have been mi represented.
The secretary of state, who is now act
ing as spokesman for the majority,
claims tn; the land loan exposure
which the people of the state want to
learn moro about, misrepresented the
board, when that particular story never
at any time purported to be q report
of the boards proceedings. His per-
sonal organ. however, will continue to
reiterate that 1t does, Just as 1t has
followed the same policy of reiteration
of an E-.true statement in the past
Majority Get Busy.
Now that the exposure has been
made the majority of the board lost
no time In insisting on the treasurer
compiling data in connection with the
very loans, and others. complained of.
II passed a resolution introduced by
Miss Bernice Mccoy. state superintend
ent of public instruction which, after
reciting that there seems to be some
confusion over loans of the past, sets
forth tie following:
'Reso' y | that it is the sense of the
board that the state trea surer be re-
CURED to make full and complete re-
port of this condition of all delinquent
loans; that such report shall show
number, date and amount of loan, num-