The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-28
SOME MORE POP t1NANClERING

(Signed) ]. W. HAGERTY.
Whereby a Public Institution Gets an Ole
Second Hand Piano
! Topeka. Kan, Sept. 25.-The purchas
| OF all old Scared up secondhand plan
| Of the vintage of 1910 by the state boar,
| OF charities for Use al the Soldiers Or
phans' home at Atchison may cause IN,
| board soma trouble. The mere fact o
the purchase of such an instrument i
| MOI complained Of so much as the man
ner Of the purchase. Corey Faulkner
son Of ex-Superintendent Charles Faux
ner, Of that institution. openly charge
the state board with doctoring the rec
ords Of the home in order ID pay for tbt
instrument
Superintendent Faulkner left the inst
tuition at the close of the fiscal year
June 80, last. Before leaving, ne had a.
OF the books balanced and made out hi.
monthly statement TO be fled with TIT
stale board. This report shows thu
amount of money spent during the
month and to whom paid. Accompany.
ing II are the vouchers 10 show fol
what the money was expended The
statement finally finds its way to the
auditors office
After Mr.. Faulkner had made I'D his
statement showing the expenses Of the
institution for the month OF June, ne
left for Minnesota to take another posi-
ton. The books were all supposed "a
be closed up for the fiscal year ending
June 80. However, they were kept open
awhile. During the early part of July
the state board discovered that there
was a portion OF the appropriation tor
1896 left, and decided 10 spend some OF
il rather than turn it back into the
treasury. SO Chairman Brown went to
Kansas City, and. after several days OF
diligent search, found an old square
piano for sale. Ii was owned by Mrs.
a. B. Hammond. Brown bought Il for
$780, and had it shipped to the home al
Atchison. Then young Mr.. Faulkner
who was clerk al the institution, say.
that the board doctored his fathers June
report 10 show that the piano was
bought in June, when, in fact, il was
purchased in July. This was done, ne
says. TO enable the board 10 get in on
the fund that should have been turned
back into the treasury. As the report
now stands, it shows that Faulkner in
dorsed the bill for the piano. when in
fact, ne knew nothing whatever about
the deal.
The voucher for the piano does not
contain the name Of Superintendent
Faulkner or his successor. The board
could not ask Faulkner to sign it, as he
was not superintendent in July, when
the purchase was made, and his sue
cessor, c. A. WOODWORK, could not or
did not sign It. because the appropria-
ton had become unavailable before he
was elected. So the board just had the
vouchers, together with one other. cash
ed without the name Of any superinten-
dent on II.
An investigation of the report on file
in the auditors office today shows that
it was changed; that the piano deal and
a butter deal were inserted and the per-
sons selling the goods swore that they
made the sales on June 80. which young
Faulkner says is absolutely untrue. He
has referred the matter 10 his father.
and says that trouble is possible. He
says his father does not relish having
forgeries interlined in his report. and
that the matter may be laid before the
proper authorities.
The inmates Of the Atchison Soldiers
Orphans home are not altogether salts
fled With the manner in which the insti-
tuition is being managed by the present
POpulist superintendent. II Is claimed
that he is forcing orphan boys out OF
jobs around the institution for the pur-
pose Of making room for Pop pie hunt
ers. One Of the young men forced out
is Jerome Grace, who was assistant en-
gineer for several months. He says that
MS retirement was forced by cutting
down his wages. Il was done on pur-
pose 10 get rid OF him. He is now IL
Topeka.
Another rule adopted that IS causing
LISA tisfaction is one in regard 10 the
supply Of clothing. Some Of the larger
inmates were given from 81 to 81 a
month for working around the institu-
ion. Heretofore they were supplied
With clothing. but the new management
refuses 20 furnish them any clothing.
All who are on the pay roll, no matter
low small the salary. are required 20
supply themselves with clothing. The
however. is not so severe
IN lis teachers. Under former admins
teachers who wished 10 take va
,aiions were compelled 70 pay their sub
JituJes. The presen; administration has
teachers 10 take their vaca-
ions on full pay. and the substitutes
lave been paid out OF The appropriation