Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-17
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Governor Alexander spoke Iast night
before large audience IN the Vic
tory school house.
Major Woodson Jefrreys and Lieu
tenant CARRIER went over to Emmett
today, where tonight they win inspect
the militia company. Sergeant Bowl
Ing has been there several days.
An appeal was filed in the supreme
court today in the case of James A..
McFadden versus c. c. Heisen and w.
M. tombstone. The appeal 10 from the
Judgment entered In the sixth judicial
district court for Custer county. The
litigation involves title to mining
claims in the Yankee Fork district.
viii Fl. Gibson is In the city from
Mountain Home, where he is connect
ed with the Mountain Home Co-opera-
tive Irrigation company. He says that
conditions in the Elmore metropolis
are excellent and the prospects for
very prosperous year arc good. Set
tiers are coming In daily" said Mr..
Gibson. I'VE don't wan thousands of
them standing around at Mountain
Home but those of them who arrive
usually take land and make q success
OF &. The project will have plenty
OF water this season, owing to the
heavy snowfall" Mr.. Gibson called at
the governors office today.
In reply to the telegram he sent the
president assuring him that Idaho has
1000 officers and men ready for serv-
ice should they be needed In the Mex
lean trouble, Governor Alexander re-
ceiyed the following letter:
MY Dear Governor Alexander.
THE president asks me to make cor
dial acknowledgement OF your tele-
gram of March IL. and to tell you and
everyone concerned that he deeply ap-
preciates your generous assurances.
He is bringing your patriotic offer 10
the attention of the secretary Of war.
with an expression OF the presi-
dents warm thanks, I am,
Sincerely yours.
| u. P. TuMULTY,
Secretary to the President"
Adjutant General p. w. Grow il in
receipt Of a letter from Alan r, Haw-
ley, president OF the Aero Club OF
America, offering to arrange for the
immediate training free OF charge to
any officer of the national guard OF
this state he will designate as well as
pay $3.50 towards his expenses to ac-
complish the art Of flying.
The Aero Club Of America considers
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training aviators for use along the bor-
der and In the Mexican campaign
The United States forces going into
Mexico have only eight low powered
aeroplanes available" writes Presiden,
Hawiey. Had the army 400 we'll.
trained and well-equipped aviators the
work Of rounding up villa and hi:
bandits would be easy Every trained
aviator is worth 1000 soldiers in such {
campaign. In our Judgment, the frs
step to be taken to form reserve /.
to train Immediately as many officer.
Of the militia as possible. The boart
/ OF governors of the Aero Club OF
America has decided, therefore. to pa,
1 the expenses of the officers of militi;
2 of states which desire to take advant
. age OF the Curtiss Aeroplane com
: panys offer to train an officer from
D each state free of charge, but can
not do so owing to lack of funds. /
: you have an officer you can detail I'm
!. mediately TO learn to fly, we will ar
4 range for his training in the imme
date future, and will pay his expense
i to the extent of $780, check for whicl
: will be sent upon advice that such a.
r officer has been detailed"
e Director schoitz Of the farm market
$ bureau, is IN receipt of a letter from
: q. q. Bassett OF the United States de
4 partment of agriculture. office of mar
vets and rural organizations, Stain
that he will arrive in Boise with othe
Representatives Of the department mex
week for series of conferences wit
fruit growers of Idaho.
+ The federal inspection Of the militi
i company at Nampa took place las
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