Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-19
Steps Taken to Protect
Property Against Plotters
and Increase Production
of the State to the Utmost
Degree.
ALL ORDINARY WORK
NOW LOST SIGHT OF

Be organized Under u
rection of the Adjutan
General.
The executive, judicial and militia,
arms of the law met on connie
ground in planning to mobilize tt
resources of Idaho at the first SCI
sion of the war council Thursday at
ernoon. Steps were taken that WI
do more to arouse the people Of tt
state to the seriousness of the nation
situation at the present time. In II
concrete the council instructed Il
ACTON taken:
To loan an additional $780, 900
IN the state treasury to state
banks at an interest rate of 8
per cent in order that the banks
in turn may loan money at lower
rate Of interest to the farmers,
the state to take war bonds as
security.
To take a labor and military
census Of the state SO that addi-
tional men can be secured for the
seeding and harvesting of crops,
in this way working cooperative
ly with municipal employment bu
reaus over the state for the state
department of farm markets.
To secure the construction of a
spur IL miles long from the st.
Anthony branch of the Oregon
Short Line to the coal deposits
In Teton county in order that the
coal may be taken out this year
for local consumption. State
Mine Inspector Bell was instruct
ed to proceed to Salt Lake and
take the matter UP with the
Short Line officials.
MOBILIZE RESERVE MEN.
To mobilize Immediately 100
men on the reserve corps to be
subject to the orders Of the gov
ernor for putting down riots or
performing such other military
duty as is necessary, so of the re-
serves to be stationed in the north
and 90 in the southern part of the
state. Adjutant General Moody
was instructed to proceed with the
mobilization.
To resort if necessary to deny
the writ of habeas corpus during
the war to persons caught at
tempting to destroy property or
plotting to do so. dealing with
those guilty by military rather
than civil means.
To set aside a day when the
school children of the state will
hold demonstrations to arouse the
people to the necessity OF cult
waiting every available acre OF
ground
To postpone work on the state
highway system until such a time
as men and horses are through
With the seeding of ground.
To urge congress to appropriate
funds for the reclamation of 49,
900 acres of land in the Black
Canyon district and $4,000 acres
of ground in the Hillcrest district,
water for the latter to be taken
from the Arrowrock reservoir.
Resolutions to that effect were
telegraphed to congress.
TO DELAY WORK.
To delay work on the construc-
ton of buildings at the state in
situations until after the planting
season is over, so that the labor
can be used in the fields.
To start a campaign in all parts
OF the state for greater crop pro-
duction and to send into the field
as advocates of the campaign the
state fish and game department
deputies, pure food commissioner
and deputies, horticultural in
spector and deputies, farm market
director. state veterinarian and all
other available officers.
1t was also decided at the conferenc
that 400 additional acres of state Ian
In the Gem irrigation district shoul
be seeded this year; that high scho,
seniors who enlist in the army or nav
shall be given their diplomas; that
census of rolling stock on the Orego
Short Line railroad should be taken h
the public utilities commission an
eJery effort be put forth to store CO:
and wood during the summer.
COURTS TO BE LIBERAL.
The council was assured by the 81
preme court members that the cour
would beg liberal in their constructio
Of the law so that no legal stumblir
blocks would be put in the way
mobilize the states resources; It wa
assured by Adjutant General Mood
that when the time came for Idaho
raise additional military units the
would be raised without trouble. tn;
the regiment was now turning ava
and that men were in great,
demand Tor the seeding and cultiva-
Ing of crops than Tor the militia.
Justice John c. Rice suggested. n,
in criticism he explained, that til
women active in Red. Cross work OF
ganize to take the place of men be
hind the counters so that they coul
be pleased for the seeding and plant
4 - trors in all parts of the state.
TO TAKE CENSUS.
Attorney General Walters recon
mcnded that cooperative plan 1
worked ont by which labor s. -