The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-22
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AGAINST WAOE
ARE SERIOUS
v. OF M. SECRETARY ACCUSED
OF USING AND SELLING SUP.
PLIES WITHOUT ACCOUNTING
THEREFORE,.

LANSING, Mich, May 22.-New de-
velopments in the alleged graft
cases unearthed In the conduct OF the
University OF MichigaR's affairs, are
said TO be as follows:
Secretary James n. Wade will be
compelled to pay back to the state be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 OF funds he -
said not To have accounted for since
1902
The dismissal OF Wade and Supt
Will be- demanded b Atty Gen. Bird.
who has been conducting the investi-
cation.
The alleged facts in the case Will be
laid before the prosecutor or Washte:
nav county. for action.
There Will be no immunity bath
for Wade.
Wade son is reported TO have Of
fered 10 reimburse the university Tor
any funds that may be unaccounted for
by his father
II is said that Wade, according 10
his own admissions, used university
coal In his home for 20 years. with.
out paying therefor, the amount rang
ing from SIS 10 $50 a year. Univer-
sity employees also are said TO hav o
painted his house and done other jobs
that otherwise Wade would have had
10 pay for
University Material Sold.
The chief source OF Wade's social.
ed graft is said TO have consisted
I'm selling university material and not
accounting for II. There are no rec
ords of such transactions in the books
and no vouchers for them we're ever
sent TO the Office of the auditor gen.
eral. Bird is said TO have learned
that Wade had been furnishing the
Y. NJ. c. A with coal every winter and
no report OF this ever was made by
Wade TO the auditor general
Wade Is said TO have kept yellow
dog" fund made up OF money from
the sale of university material and re-
ported to the state The allegation is
that Wade used this fund to drnw on
whenever the university wMhed TO
purchase anything Wade knew would
not pass the inspection of the auditor
generals office.
Here is a sample. of Wade's alleged
methods: The university Is only al
lowed by law SIS 10 pay freight for
corpses used in the medical depart
ment. In many cases, II costs as
much as S25 and Wade took the DIFF
ference from the yellow dog fund.-"
keeping that fact secret.
When Wade completed his story to
the attorney general in Chicago re-
Gently, he produced a small book
which he said contained all the en-
tries of the yellow Dog Fund" At
glance. Attorney General Bird saw
that the book had only been recently
written up, the ink being fresh. At
first. Wade asserted that the entries
had been made when the transactions
took place, but he finally admitted
that he had prepared the book for the
occasion.
Ann Arbor Church Deal.
Only short time ago the Presbyte-
rian church in Ann Arbor was rewir-
ed. The work was done by univer-
sity employees at Wade's direction.
The actual cost was SIS.
The proposition that Is pending
concerns the purchase Of large guam
titles OF cement by Wade from a COM
paHy in which he held stock and In
which his son Is heavily interested.
Among other things the company al
lowed a rebate OF 10 cents for each
empty bag returned. The books in
the auditor-generals Offices show that
$500 is credited to such rebates, but
as a matter OF fact the actual trans.
actions show that between $4,000 and
$4,000 should be credited to rebates.
covering the period 1908. The factory
officials are now engaged In figuring
otu the actual amount and Wade will
be called upon TO make good the diff.
ference.