The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-23
AMENDMENTS CARRY
IS OFFICIAL REPORT
IDAHO TO HAVE ENLARGED SU-
PREME COURT-BOND ISSUE
WINS BY BIG VOTE.

Boise-The official canass of the
vote cast in Idaho November 2, made
by the state board of canvassers at
session today, confirms the early re-
ports that the republican party won
sweeping victory and the election of
the entire national, congressional,
judicial and state ticket, while at least
two of the amendments, the first and
most important, authorizing an in
crease of judges of the supreme court
bench and approaching a good roads
bond issue of 100000, safely carried.
The fiures show that Warren G.
Harding carried the state by a plural
| ity of SAL TAG; that former Governor
Frank R. Gooding won the senatorial
contest over United States Senator
John F. Nugent by the margin Of H.
476, and Governor Davis was elected
by plurality of 81 ,439.
The only one of the amendments
which did not carry at the election
was No. 8, in regard to increasing the
,, sale of school lands in this state from
100 to 200 sections. 1t lost by the
very close majority of SO. The vote
for was 20,790 and against 30,859.
The following is the official vote
cast in the state:
President-Harding, 88,321;; Cox,
46,576.
senator-Gooding, 1885,; Nugent,
64,513.
Congressman, first district-French
34,655; Irion, 1928; Rice, 1927.
Congressman, second district
Smith, 48,299; Whitaker, 29,523
Supreme court, regular term
Dunn, 84,147; Forney, 40,256. Six
year conditional-Lee, 6,349; Finn,
43,849. Four-year conditional-Mc-
Cartney, $8O,555; Holden, 42,260.
Governor Davis, 75,748; Walters,
$1,000; Fairchild, 28,752
Lieutenant governor-Moore, IT,
531; Pettibone, 35,548; zuck, 25,459.
Secretary of state-Jones, 1871;
Curtis, 36,109; Braden, 23,198.
State auditor-Gallet, 77,297; Jones
35,679; Crandall, 24,091.
Treasurer-Banks, 1866; Melvin,
81 ,121; Peckham, 1854.
Attorney General-Black, 81,288;
Bates, 49,473.
superintendent of Pulic instruction
Miss Ethel E. Redfield, unopposed,
1O2,352.
Mine Inspector Campbell, 77,443;
Snow, 35,861; Nestler, 22,385.
Bond Issue-Yes, 40,720; no, 3d.
357.
Amendment No Supreme Court
Yes, 35,565; no, 33,545.
Amendment No. 2, relative appeals
commission decision-Yes, 3,570; no
25,020
Amendment No 3, sale school lands
Yes, 30,790; no, 30,859
Seek State Forester
The coming legislature will be ask
ed to deprive the state land board of
some of its powers and invest them in
2 forestry advisory board to be crea-
ted 1t will also be asked to give to-
a state forester, nominated by this
board, all the powers and duties of
hose in connection with the selection
and sale of school lands. This is the
purpose of bill proposed by the lum
Der interests of the state, which was
he subject of discussion at a meeting
If the state land board today with
representatives of the lumber protec-
i've associations of the state, who
presented the bill for an expression OF
he boards opinion.
The lumber companies and associa
ions were represented by a score Of
Some of the latter who tool
,art in the discussion were: W. d.
Iumiston of Potlatch, manager o.
he Potlatch Lumber company; Hunt
ngton Taylor of Coeur d'Alene, su
of the Rutledge Timbe
company; G. A. Billings of Coeu
pAlene, manager of the same com
amy; R. T. Allen of Seattle, secre
ary of the Western Lumbermen's as
ociation; C. A. Barton and H.
'hellworth of Boise, of the Boise
'ayette Lumber company. The pro
POSED legislation has as it's direc
bject the better portion of standin
imber from forest fires. and to tha
nd it provides compulsory sharin
f the expense of fire patrols by pr
ate and corporate timber owners
The bill consists of seven section
epealing laws in conflict with i
nd another containing an emergenc
lause
The Revolutionary part of the bill
hat which contemplates the creatio
forestry advisory board and I'll
ppointment of forester This is I'll
Ian which was, in substantially sin
ar guise, proposed by the lumbl
lterests in the 1919 session of IT,
sgislature and which failed of pal
age.
PUPILS
DECORATE SHERFEY'S WJNDO