Show IDAHO IN ARMS ARM OVER lAND BILL BILL- Proposed Exchange Held Hel I Menace to Farmer POCATELLO Ida March 3 While 3 While throughout throughout the state there Is considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable sentiment to the effect that the principle of land exchange as embodied In house bill bm No 77 77 which passed congress congress congress con con- gress gress is correct the vague wording of the bill inclined has h has s Inclined most of the people to the belief that the should riot not be signed at all as it carries car car- ries rles a menace to the small farmer and stockman and Would virtually nu nullity nullify III f the two-mile two limit law Aside from that It ft is Js apparent that it was devised ed edby I I by a corporation for the purpose of trading comparatively worthless alienated alienated alienated alien alien- I Northern Pacific land for tor valuable school areas In southern dalio It Is alleged Governor Davis first detecting the plan involved o In the measure u brought it Wat nW It to the attention of various J a agencies with the result that a storm of or protest went up The governor opposed the bill billin billin billin in its entirety unless the holders of ot the option Fred Gooding brother of Senator Gooding J J. J E. E Clinton and Homer Fenn as the Pioneer Securities company turn over to the tho state said option so that the lands could be publicly publicly pub pub- distributed This led to a series of or conferences with the result that the option holders holders holders hold hold- ers suggested that the land be turne turned o er to the Boise Commercial club A meeting of the club decided to not o i ac-i ac lg J the responsibility n Later t a trustee trustee trus- trus trus- trus r tee tee acting for the people was selected select select- ed In the person of James H H. Hawley formerly governor and he has accepted accept accept- ed ed tion until formulates such i il time a new as ast bill Idaho's covering g delegation delegation the situa situation ion and apportions the he lands In the meantime Governor Davis called his cabinet and after mature deliberation has practically reversed his position In view of ot the fact that the option was not turned directly to the state In a wire to the Idaho delegation delegation tion at Washington he he Urges that the president be induced to tn veto the billIn bill billIn In Its entirety The bill calls for the purchase at 1 50 an acre acres of cut over lands In north Idaho to be traded traced for tor foran foran toran an equal or greater area of ot grazing gracing lands In southern Idaho The entire I I deal was formulated p prior to the II passage pas pas- S 'S sage of house bill No 77 77 71 and the mens ure rushed through congress with 1 IlI lt Il ittie it- it tie tle publicity |