Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
Candidates From This State
in Second Training Camp
Found Proud and Happy
by Governor Alexander.
Chief Executive Returns
From Trip to Preside and
San Francisco on Officials
and Personal Business
Stopped at Portland.

drilling hard and showing up well with
candidates from other states. This is
the encouraging report that Governor
Alexander brings back following a trip
to San Francisco. Special permission
was given him to meet the Idaho boys
and talk with them. He found them
all well and happy, and proud to be
doing their bit for their country. The
states chief executive makes it plain
any of them would be glad to receive
letter or paper from friends at home.
Military matters, the nature of which
cannot be made public at this time,
were taken up by Governor Alexander
with General Murray at Preside and
Colonel Dentler at. Portland. Speaking
of his trip, Governor Alexander said:
Il have been in San Francisco. /
was gone exactly six days and in
those six days ! spent two in San
Francisco, half day in Portland and
a half day in Baker, so you can see
travel nowadays is pretty rapid. OF
course ! Travelled in the nights as
much as possible and did my work in
the day.
'Why did stop off in Baker? We'll.
i needed deficiency warrant cashed,
issued by NJ. Alexander on the Alex
ander Clothing company, and it was
easier cashed there than most any
place else.
Il went to San Francisco to bring
my wife home and to visit my children
and incidentally did a little business
for the state of Idaho on the trip. l
am stating this so there will be no con-
troversy about the matter and that the
falsifiers who deal in malice and de-
famaion may be spared the trouble to
investigate it. All that the trip cost the
state was So for kilograms to McVety
in the north and for taXicab hire to
visit the military camp, the rest was
out of my own pocket.
cONSULTS MILITARY aUTHoRi-
TIES.
In San Francisco, I visited General
Murray who arrived there the day be-
fore did. General Murray has charge
of the western department of the
United States army. He is man of
mature years a thorough soldier and
omore than ordinary conversant with
civil life and state affairs. My visit
with him was absolutely satisfactory
and pleasant. 1t is fortunate thing
that when a change was made from
General Liggett that a man like Gen
eral Murray was secured.
II asked for certain privileges from
General Murray to be conveyed 10
Colonel Dentler at Portland and on
my arrival at Portland my request had
already been wired to Colonel Dentler
to be granted. However these demands
are not open to be made public at the
present time. Co.,
Colonel Dentler has been made
conversant with every affair so far as
Idaho Ia concerned as well as the Other
northwestern states. He is very
pleasant gentleman and knows his
business. In meeting him there is nj
evidence of rigid militarism that pre-.
walls frequently between military ant
civil authorities. In fact / think we
are very fortunate In having Genera
Murray and Colonel Dentler to dea
with in Idaho affairs, and l am posi-.
tive that our relations will be of tho
most cordial nature as their desire Is
to cement a cooperation between mill.
tary and civil officers so that perfee
harmony and good will will prevail.
VISITS TRAINING CAMP.
while in San Francisco. l took time
to call on Colonel Sladen, the com
handing officer at the Preside train
ing camp.
He took me to the camp wher
there are 1000 men Of all ages and sta
lions from civil life, who are under
going training for officers in tn
United States army.
81 have never seen such a thorough
course of training as these men ar
undergoing, and they will .certainl,
come out of. it in the highest type o
physical fitness. There Is no time 70
anything but work and drill. The
put In about Is hours a day and no,
they can stand that physical punish
ment, as you might call it at this stag
/ am not able to conceive. They star
in with exercises for the toes, tn
front part of the foot, the ball of tn
foot, the heel, the leg, the knee, tn
thigh, the trunk, arms, hands and heaG
1 have seen school and college calls
thentics but this military calisthentic
is something different than have eve
seen.
LIE uT1ll IHdSbc Is u HAL VI V
years of age, who was sent out fror
West Point and is said to be the ables
man in this line in the world.
STRENUOUS DRILL REQUIRED.
They say he is SO ears of age, bu
you would not know it. He is on
there in the open on an elevated plat
form with bare head, chest and arm
in the cool breezes blown in from tn
bay. He has a voice that can b
heard blocks away in the commando
He stands and drills those men an
there seems to be no end to tn
amount of drilling they are capable
receiving. The lungs and voice ar
also trained. For instance, when h
gives the command right foot for
ward" right arm up" or any othe