Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-25
Under the Capitol Dome

James K. Burns Of Cascade and r
| o. Burns of Rupert, are guests in the
city of their father Major ]. B. Burns
assistant adjutant general
s. p. worthington Of Oakley, candi.
date for state treasurer at the last
general election on the Democratic
ticket, is in the city today and was q
caller on the governor and other
state officials at the statehouse.
of telephone communication from a.
j. Pierce Of Pocatello, urging the
state to get money to the farmers al
lower rate of interest SO they could
borrow and put in their crops. His
plea was in line with the action of the
depository board taken Tuesday.
State Game Warden Jones found a
gold chain and locket at Sixth and
State streets today and 1t Is being ad-
vertised SO that the owner may recover
it. The locket was apparently the pro-
perty of little girl.
Commissioners John w. Graham of
the public utilities commission left
this afternoon for Portland to attend
the conference of western state COM
missioners regarding the action to be
taken In opposition to the proposed Is
per cent blanket increase In freight
rates.
The supreme. court heard argument
on the appeal in the case of Hanson
versus Brown and Anderson versus
the Council Lumber company. Both
appeals came up from the Seventh jul
dicial district court for Adams county.
State Game Warden Jones left this
afternoon for the Hay Spur hatchery
where he will supervise the seeding of
Ii acres Of state land to potatoes,
wheat and alfalfa. The farm equip
ment will be shipped from the Warm
River hatchery to the Hay Spur. The
game department believes In doing it's
bit in the matter Of crop production.
Washington, D. c., is crowded with
visitors at the present time and hotel
reservations are at a premium. The
National Defense Council notified
Governor Alexander II he is thinking
of going to Washington to let the
council know and the necessary re-
servations would be attended to. II
the governor does not go, James H.
Hawley, ex-governor, will represent
Idaho at the councils session.
Secretary Lane of the department of
the interior has wired Governor Alex
ander that he is doing everything in
his power to increase the planted ac-
reage under government irrigation
projects and expresses the hope that
Idaho will endeavor to do the same
thing In connection with state and
private projects.
James H. Hawley, former governor,
now In Washington, wired the gov
ernor's office that he is getting along
slowly in the matter Of clearlistinr
Idaho lands but is proceeding salts
factorily; that he has taken up the
protest Of the state regarding the with
drawal Of 100000 acres OF lands for
trails for stock in Idaho, from public
over
1T least q month. F. H. Stanley. Of !
Salt Lake. he says Is ia Washington
'or the sheep and stockmen in con-
lection with the matter.
Members and attaches of the last |
legislature will be shocked to learn
hat Miss Lucretia Ackley, secretary to |
Harvey Alfred when speaker Of the
house Of representatives, died at her
lone at harrisburg, Ia. She left Boise |
lfter the session for Mountain Home |
nd from there went to Iowa, contract.
ng q cold on the train. This devel-
ped into pneumonia which resulted in
er death.
The state depository board has de-
ided that in the future when pur-
hasing bonds. bond houses must pay
ash to the state instead OF reserving
Q themselves the right to refuse an