Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-07
EVENING SESSION.
Joseph Was Absent at Worlds
Fair Hearing Last Night.

An adjourned session Of the worlds
fair inyes. igatng committee was held
last night al 7;30. All members were
present except Joseph, who was de-
tained at a meeting OF the Joint educa-
tional committee, and came IN Just be-
fore adjournment
The men on the stand were Horace
Cummings. Director General Whitaker
and ", $. Loyesy the honey and bees
wax man. The line Of questions tended
to bring out each item on which there
was not complete documentary evil
dence that an expenditure had actually
been made.
Director General whitaker was on
the stand when the committe ijourn-
ed and the attorney for the committee
stated that there was one more item
he wished TO go into thoroughly with
the director general before releasing
him permanently. which he would take
up today. and which would consume
probably half an hour An important
statement was made by Mr., Whitaker
lit suggested that large portion OF
the Irregularities In his vouchers re-
sulting from the lack OF receipts was
due to tamperlnB with accounts after
they left his hands. When grllled as TO
the whereabouts OF receipts for one
large item he said that he was requlr-
ed TO make monthly statements OF all
expenditures. TO send In duplicate all
vouchers with bills attached, TO the
secretary Of the commission. He had
done this in each case, retaining as his
personal evidence only trlplicate
voucher He had believed that the
books were being kept up to date here
and that when he returned he would
be able to find out at once just how he
stood without any delay 81 sent re-
celpts attached to this voucher In
sealed envelope, registered, and adj
dressed 10 the secretary OF the COM
mission" he declared In tone that
showed ne considered It hardly Just to
try to force him to remember the de-
tails OF every little transaction years
after It had been made.
MIR. CUMMINGS SWORN.
Mr.. Cummings was the first witness
sworn He dealt mostly with the
voucher for his second months salary.
This he explained he had signed at the
request OF Secy Cannon, after noting
on Il that the item OF salary was al
ready covered by another voucher. The
first voucher. however, he had made
out before he was thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the forms and had signed his
name in the wrong place
He had only received the money
once
In regard to his expenses he explain
ed that at the hotel where he stopped
he paid 81 per day and 30 cents per
meal, which made a total OF about the
amount drawn. He did not have re-
celpt for each meal,
Mr.. Cummings closed his testimony
by stating that he had sold the exhibit
tion material under his charge az the
end OF the fair, and had turned the
money In 10 the commission,
He was questioned by Representative
Stookey before leaving the chair, as 10
the medals awarded to Utah, and an
swered that all he had received was a
postal card telling him Of the award.
Where the medals were he did not
know.
LoVEsY's STORY.
f. s. I,ovesy, the honey contractor,
testified in regard TO his bill for honey
and wax, that he has signed a voucher
for S240 IS, and had only received sos
Of the amount, the rest being taken by
Director General Whitaker. Mr.. Whit
aker explained that the voucher was
10 cover a number OF items connected
with the exhibit Of honey, such as
starch and lumber and fees to the
sculptor, etc, all OF the items for which
ought 20 be shown In the minute book
Of the commissions meeting. where the
matter came mp.
He had receipts for some OF them IN
his possession, and reference was found
In the typewriter minutes showing the
claim 20 be allowed for the full amount
Of the voucher, but not detailing the
items.
Mr.. Smith then asked the witness
concerning each voucher for which re-
ceipts were not az hand, and as well as
he could remember, Mr. Whitaker ex-
planned the transactions represented