Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-13
Report of Irregularities at
Nogales Is Not Given
Credence.
STATEMENT IS MADE
BY CAPTAIN CARRIER
Officer Believes That All the
Property of the Regiment
Will Be Accounted For
Troops Will Get Pay.


try, Idaho National Guard. as has beer
enormously reported. Authority fol
this statement comes from Captain
Max B. CARRIER, chief mastering officer
of the regiment The only apparent
difficulty Is a matter of bookkeeping
and the receipt of some of the property
principally uniforms. ut is very evil
dent" says Captain CARRIER that when
the matter is Strengthened up. there
will. in all probability, be no short
age"
A report was published in Boise to
the effect that unofficial estimates
placed the shortage at $4,000. which
might have to ultimately be paid by
taxpayers through n legislative. appro-
priation. The statement issued by
Captain CARRIER leaves no such impress
sion, but on the contrary states that
there is merely question of differ
ence between the state and the quar-
termaster over the receipt of certain OF
the property. Regarding the report
the members of the regiment will not
receive any pay, Captain CARRIER states
that the guard is now in the service
of the United States and not the state.
Captain CARRIERS statement is self
explanatory and is as follows:
SAYS REPORT UNFORTUNATE.
In view of the good reputation that
is being enjoyed by the national guard
OF Idaho at the present time, as COM
pared with other national guard or
CARNATIONS, 1t is unfortunate that
there should be report of any short
age in property. 1t is particularly I'M
fortunate in view of the fact that there
is no actual, or rather, unusual short
age existing.
1T is very probable that many peo-
pie do not understand the method of
Issuing of arms and equipment by the
war department for the use of the ma
tional guard. The war department fur
nishes the initial equipment for an or
ganization mustered into the service of
the state, charging the state with the
number and cost of the different ar
ticles. After the property has been
thus issued the state Is required to
have the number of articles furnished
on hand. If there is any shortage the
state is required to replace the miss
ing articles out of the state funds.
An inspection of the property in
the hands of the national guard of
each state is made once each year by
an officer designated by the war de-
partment, who counts only the articles
placed before him. When his report is
received by the war department the
list OF property actually seen by him
is checked with the list of articles
charged to the state and if there be
any discrepancy the state authorities
81 ..i' anu iequireu 10 purchase
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tt,is 80. -, - ,, Inspection
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r,us,araa 49, 49,. $50, ,nien. Is
cd Stata. tha ,>~a-,.... a. 1ie = M
,,,,,, 10 o,o,,I - 49, ~ l'o possession
shall race,nt For al, sar,,ioa -, sIl '.aa.e
ertv thus transferr,ro ~ ro - ~
from tho stata 80 the 10. p' e,
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the number nd vaIna 80 a,tio,ns -. 1oi
ferred The check was mada ~ ..
regiment was in roohi,i.a4,o,, VI.
Boise Barracks but tha e,,or.a~ ap ~
failed 10 sign the reoa,1ts 49, ~
propertv. 'e
"yyor danr.,,. .,
Their provide that tho nnisorrns g.
possession of the mon viii he nooni,. .n
for bv the onsrtormastar ~. .set
thew shall not he charead % 49, ~