Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-17

Lieutenant Fred A. Sizer of Com
pany d was today given n 60-day leave
/ of absence by General Grow. Lieu
tenant Sizer is interested in an inven-
ton of his on a rotary gas engine and
will attend to matters in connection
with it while on his leave.
A class commodity tariff filed today
with the public utilities commission be-
tween Chicago, Duluth, Peoria, st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Mississippi river,
Missouri river and Colorado points to
points on the Oregon Short Line rail-
road in Idaho becomes effective Feb.
10. The tariff is a long one, covering
Sc pages 1t contains a number of ad-
vances and reductions.
| Cereals and cereal products, Wiz,
wheat, oats, flour and whole barley.
minimum $4,000, are given the follow
ing freight rates in a tariff filed with
the utilities commission today: From
| Montour to Chicago so, Horseshoe Bend
53, Big Eddy 50, Cascade 65, Donnelly
Sc, Lakeport So montour to Memphis
| 81, Horseshoe Bend 5S, Big Eddy SO,
Cascade so, Donnelly 61, Lakeport 50.
Deputy State Game Warden Frank
Strives reported to the fish and game
department today that he has removed
10000 suckers and carp from Bear
lake recently. These fish were removed
because they are dangerous to trout
| The adjutant generals department Is
in receipt of a booklet containing Sec
rotary of War Garrison's explanation of
the military policy recommended by
him and approved by President Wilson,
An ancient prayer in endless chain
form was received today by Adjutant
General Grow from P. A. McRoberts of
Twin Falls. The prayer is as follows:
"Oh, Lord, l implore thee to bless all
mankind. Bring us to thee. Keep us
to dwell with thee" The letter adds:
This prayer is sent all over the world.
1t was said in ancient days that ell who
wrote it would be free from calamity
and all who passed 1t would meet with
some calamity or misfortune. Copy it
and send it to nine of your friends in
nine days and on the tenth day you will
meet with some great joy. Don't break
the chain
Formal approval of the recommended
tons of the committee of the land
board composed of the governor and
secretary of state regarding the con-
solidation and removal plans Of the
board with relation to the land depart
ment took place unanimously by the
board today. These plans call for the
letting of contracts Immediately so that
A. Il \, ..,,f.
and insurance commissioners office
can be enclosed and used for a general
office of the land department; for the
handling of all public funds that for
merly came into the land department
by the treasurer; the removal of the
state Insurance commissioner to the
capitol annex, etc. Other recommended
tions were made by the committee, but
were not acted upon at the meeting this
morning. The board may meet again
late today. Eight loans were granted
calling for about $4,000 state money.
State Game Warden Jones Is pre-
pairing to have the 1916 hunters
licenses printed. The 1915 licenses do
not expire until March 81 of the pre-
sent year
Surgeon Ross OF the United States
public service is expected in Boise
soon to consult with officials regard
ing the fighting of rabies. He has
been doing county organization in
California and will discuss this feature
of the work.
State officials have been informed
that a report made by the keeper of
the poor farm in Nez Perez county
shows since the saloons closed in that
county last June it has cost less to
operate the farm and to keep the
county indigents.
Regarding Republican delegates to
| be selected to the national convention
of the party next June, the Star, pub
lished by j. w Jones. assistant SER
geant of the senate of the last legis-
lature and the veteran editor has this
to say:
As the year advances the time for
selecting the eight delegates from Ida
no to the national Republican conven-
ton which will meet at Chicago in
June draws nearer Senator Borah
and Brady, should, and no doubt will
be among the delegates, while this
section should be represented by SEN
ator j. w Hart, owing to his promin
ence and activity in the states poll
tics, and further TO the fact that he
represents the state on the national
committee. and will attend the con-
vention at Chicago.
Robert Neill, of Idaho county, who
some sessions ago represented Sho-
shone county in the legislature of this
state, a former member of the Nevada
| legislature and member of the consti-
tutional convention of that state. died
last week at Higgins. Death was due
to gangrene which set in following an
operation when his leg was amputated.
He was injured when a wagon he was
in skidded on a mountain grade throw
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