Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-09-16
GOV. DAVIS
~ PAYS VISIT
.,,,yFRs ADDRESS TO LARGE
Crowd AT THE i. o. o. T. HALL
SATURDAY EVENING
OPPOSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Il Roundly Applauded BY an Enthus-
iastic Audience

Governor D. w. Davis and Mrs.
nsvis were guests of Boundary coun-
!" Saturday and in the evening at
~ / o. o. F. hall, the governor met
.Ss citizens of the county and ad-
Srsssed them on subjects of state
and national importance, his views
n ap' regard to the league of nations
beng roundly applauded.
Governor Davis and his wife were
accompanied here from Standpoint by
George R. Barker, editor of the Pend
dOreille Review, Mr.. and Mrs. c. j.
Shoemaker and Charles Spoor, sher-
N of Bonner county. On their ar
rival here they were met by a re-
reption committee and took dinner
Al the International hotel. w. W.
| Ferbrache had prepared a sumptuous
banouet in honor of the chief execu-
tive of the state although he had had
but short notice of the coming of the
party.
The occasion of Governor Davis
trp north was to welcome President
wilson at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, on
Friday. He had been invited to
Standpoint by the commercial club
Of that place and so made his ar
rangements to visit Boundary county
at the same time. When it was
known for a certainty that Governor
Davis would come to Standpoint and
this city there was not time to pre-
pare for any elaborate entertainment
and in this county it was only posi-
bic to advertise public meeting in
the vicinity of Bonners Ferry.
The |. 0. 0. F. hall was we'll filled
for the meeting Saturday night and
every available chair was filled and
many stood throughout the governors
address which lasted an hour and a
half. The meeting was presided over
by Probate Judge E. r. Henderson.
Miss Laurel Gleed played a piano
solo and the Ukalele Club of the
Bonners Ferry schools rendered Sc
lection, both numbers being heartily
applauded. George R.. Barker spoke
Tor a few minutes prior to the gov
ernor's address.
Although the governor was suffer-
ing from a severe cold and throat
trouble and had been advised by DR..
fry to refrain from speaking he re-
used to disappoint the large crowd
mat had gathered to hear him. In
MS address he first spoke of state
AFFAIRS and continually urged the
people to take more interest and pay
more attention to the questions of
helr local, state and national gov
efnments. He told that the state
levy this year was higher on ac-
count of the fact that for four years
previous the levy had not been suffi-
cent Tor the expenses of the state
government. He said, "at the con-
cuslon OF the Haines administration
tnls state was within 100000 of be-
ing on a cash basis but when the
present administration came into
power we found that the entire in
come of 1919 had been spent"
The speaker told of the success of
me new cabinet system of state gov
eminent and that the working of the
plan was being watched with inter
sSald that this plan was merely a
BUSINESS method of handling the gov
einmental affairs and that if it is
gV,en gwen fair and impartial trial there
viii never be return to the old plan
u state government. A total of 4S
yards and commissions have now
@ ueen organized in nine departments
WIN commissioner at the head of
eacn department and this commits
soher is directly responsible for the
success of his department, the mon
y expended and the results obtain
~. The commissioners meet with
we governor once a month and make
Seports OF the work done in their
apartments, the money spent and
amount on hand.
ne told of several instances of
Sle s'ale loans which had been made un-
;aef the old system and on which the
sa;d ;diese i. mad never been paid and
u Iuva.t mat the Department of Public
mtetSllnents mottsnts was now handling these
covoS Sssers SO that the state could re-
v;n,a IN full from bad loans of pre-
moi years. He said that he did
so.. s crluclse the former administra-
dss dam put only the faulty system un-
bps;nalch bus winch they had to do the states
Law stated that the Department of
cova,oJ enforcement had recently dis
been mat IN this state there had
wboI.Dw od what seemed to have been a
tis'esale ties J. selling of licenses to prac-
and ttsenustry, at $500 each or less
0re,o~s' mat TINS practice extended to
updssu udsOh and an arrangement had been
acrsa,u sa way to extend a working
In Stfb1lnent tba e to Utah and Washington.
govarS ae latter part of his address the
NatG;onnoo dealt with the League of
ed diOnS, - 4 stating that he had listen
COenp resident Wilson's address in
not ~ ao dAlene and Spokane but did
baeree with his views.
reasOs speaker stated that for some
month"; II was nos possible for many
wR'is what |, TO get any news reports of
Nation 'ne opponents of the League of
and adJis bs at Washington were Saving
suit to e insisted that it was an in
and ~ tne nations legislative body
Who H., h. the citizens of the country
les Of faa !, elected this body that cop
not srh 81 she League of Nations were
had Ihsolnitted to that body until one
naDv zen oa secured privately from the
- copies turned loose in England