Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
"CIRCUS" COMMENTS

II SIitSOS SSUl"GNtS
Bosses band has never appeared 10
better advantage than on Saturday,
when under the direction of George l..
! F1eharty, 1t marched from Tenth ana
Main streets to the barracks. Mem
! bers marched with a good swing ana
| the precision of attack by the men
in playing their stirring marches was
all that could be desired. 1t sounded
as good as it looked. One of the aVl-
ators was heard to ask. rs that a
town band?"
One disappointing feature of the cir
Gus was in the 'air battle Too lew
realized it was battle at all, as was
evidenced by remarks heard on all
Sides OF which the following was
| typical: when are they goin to have
| that air battle?" An amusing answer
| to the oft repeated question was given
! by one of Bosses prominent citizens
who said, they have had the battle
and it went right over my head
| While of course those working in
| the restaurants were entitled, just as
much as the others, to have their hair
day off, it worked hardship on many
There were hundreds who could not get
lunch before the show started and
these were all rationed until 4 o'clock
and later, because all Boise restau-
rants were closed as tight as the pro-
verbal drum.
Governor Davis made speeches both
at the corner of Tenth and Main, and
I,i, i,,on, iof oil of the
flying was over. He was joined by the
Rev. Willsie Martin at Tenth and Main
and the addresses of both made from
an automobile, tied up the significance
of the flying with the coming drive.
You may thank your God that this is
a victory, rather than liberty loan,
said Governor Davis. land should
deem it q privilege to subscribe to the
limit of your ability" Let every man
and woman in Idaho come forward or
volunteer day and sign up" was the
way Mr.. Martin concluded his short
talk.
Some members of the Committee
joked each other concerning the badges
worn by some and not by others. One
member, who was directing traffic at
First and Fort streets, was asked by |
another, Whats your POSITIONS He
replied "In the center of the street"
The other countered by asking, What
do these badges get your" The an
swer came back, Nowhere. Without
a badge, some of the flyers will accept |
an Introduction, but they seem to de-
light in passing up those with com
mittee' pinned to their coats
Even the town pump" was over
worked. 1t was case of standing !
room only as late as 10 o'clock Satur-
day night, but the water held out
Lieutenant Miller is sufficiently dar
ing to take photographs from all kinds
of attitudes, but he took the count
when asked to make a speech. The |
combined efforts of Governor Davis,
and f. A. Brown, his private seq tary,
COULD not induce the lieutenant to rise
from his seat in the speakers car. Il
can't do it," was al. he would say.
One of the prettiest parts of the days
program was the singing Of some Is
of Bosses most prominent young
women, who visited every restaurant
in the city during the noon hour and
tory" song. They looked fine, sang
well and were received with applause
wherever they appeared How could a
wooden Indian, even, resist such an
appeal?
Lieutenant Miller, official photog-
rapher with the flying circus, photo
graphed the Arrowrock dam during
the flights. Practically no one in the
big audience watching the aviators,
realized this was being done.
E. NJ. Hoover, secretary of the state
liberty loan committee, said that while
riding in one of the airplanes at an
elevation of 5000 or 1000 feet above the
city, it was easy to see far into the
Boise basin country, the Boise noun
tains appearing to flatten out as the
machine climbed to the dizzy heights.
He said there was no feeling of dizzi-
ness, however, and aside from the air
pockets encountered, when the ma
chimes appeared to drop, he felt no I'M
usual sensations.
Jack Sharp, also a passenger with
one Of the pilots, said he thoroughly :
enjoyed the trip and found the air .
roads in excellent condition. Incl
dentally the streets of Boise also look
ed good.
The highest speed attained by the
airplanes in the circus was 100 to 100
miles an hour.
Many OF the more sensational stunts
could not be attempted, it was ex-
planned by one of the pilots because
Of the thin air and difficulty In reach
Ing high attitudes.