The Washington times., 1908-02-04
President of Audit Sys-
tenn and President of
Distributing Company
Bothered With No
Details.
Not Ready With Facts
When Questioned by
Chairman Lands of
Investigating Com
mittee.

In mis- early youth James +. Handy,
OF New York, suffered a cruel misfoc-
tCne. His memory was not cultivated.
He showed that today when he ap-
peared as a witness before the Joint
Committee on Printing, which is now
engaged in iuQuiriHg into the regularity
OF 100000 bid for supplies for the
Government Printing ONCE by the Suf-
folk Distributing Company. or which
he is president.
He demonstrated that lie has never
remedied the misfortune he suffered in
early youth, for his mmory is stiI
hopclessIy, distressingIy bad.
But James +. Handy is not altogether
accursed Of fortune. He appears before
the world today as a man upon whom
there has fallen the golden rain Of
dollars while he stood, unresisting, re-
peaTlng to gaEping world:
I don't know anything about Il. The
boOkkeeper attends 10 that"
A Very Busy Man.
For be it known, ne is president OF
The Suffolk Distributing Company. presi-
dent OF the J. W Pratt Printing Com
pany, secretary and treasurer Of the
Audit System, secretary and treasurer
OF the Audit System Supplies Company,
and connected with a cutlery company
and one other company. While he may
lack memory, he is full OF money and
medals.
Chairman Lands, of the Joint Print
Ing Committee, asked question after
question, but he elicted yer-r little in
formation. he did find out that the
Suffolk Distributing Company. acting as
the broker for the Whiting Paper Com
pany. had submitted the bid to the
Government Printing once. Beyond
that there was nothing new brought out
at the hearing, and the charges of ir-
IegulaTities. II there are any charges.
gained no weight today.
Chairman Lands is thinking ft over
Mere TIifes.
Mr.. Handy testified that although he
is secretary and treasurer Of the audit
system, he has no idea Of the salary
drawn by Mr.. Raynor. the general man
ager Of the system. Mr.. Handy knows
nothing or the details OF the system
He has merely sat in a luxurious office
In New York, unprotesting against the
streams OF checks that flowed in from
the Government Printing ONCE as a re-
suit Of the employment OF the audit
system there. lie has. with the greatest
EOnCnalanCe. sent to Washington each
week check for 1000 to pay the en-
Tioyes Of the audit system employed
here
Beyond that his memory did not 20
His boollkeeper attended to the mere
minute details, and life was a sweet
rosy dream, with the call boy ana the
alarm clock on their Jobs.
Connection Only Financial.
Mr.. Haniy said he had had no con
versation whatever with any represen-
tative OF the Audit System in regard
TO his bid to the Government Printing
Office.
II am what is known as paper
broker" he said. my function with
the Audit System was to finance 1T"
When did Mr.. Raynor first speak 10
you about putting the Audit System into
the G. P. O.?' asked Mr.. Lands.
7 don't know. sir"
What did he say to you when ne
first mentioned it TO you?''
I don't know
Are you familiar with the contract
with the FTinteTy?'
Il know nothing about it"
No Details for Him.
What did he say to you about the
second contract with the G. p. O.?"
Absolutely nothing. Mr. Raynor
looks after all those things. He is the
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