Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-05-28
PRESIDENT BRYAN REPLIES
Attack of DR. Beach on w. S. G..
is Unjust and His State.
ments are False

loOr leaders OF the saloon element
IN the recent legislature when dis
graced the state Of Washington.
mas seen fit to run amuck' and
make charges against every one
and anyone whom the learned ~
representative does not like. He
has filed charges against many
state officials and it is charged that
he is trying to distract attention
OF the people who are demanding
that State Land Commissioner
Ross be investigated Among the
many charges filed by Beach arc
somc startling claims in regard to
the government funds given to
Washington State College and if
his other charges are as baseless
as these and he is as ignorant
about the matters of which he com
plains as he is about the State
College, the legislative Investigate
ing committee is not justified in
paying any attention to his clam
or. The charges made against
Washington State College are here
given:
1t seems impossible to obtain
Information as to the amount of
money received from the general
government for the support of the
State College. No report seems to
nave ben made DIS to the time this
money is received, or as to where
it is kept, or how it is expended.
1t is reported that the college
tr'aSorer deposits this moncy n
bank, and personally receives the
interest thereon. This matter
should be investigated.
DR.. Beach displays his ignor-
ance when he speaks Of the col
lege treasurer. > The college has
no treasurer. The fluids are
handled by the board of regents.
one member Of which Is elected
treasurer Had DR. Beach made
any effort 70 ascertain what is
done with this money he could
have learned it by simply asking
the regents or President Bryan.
but he did not care to get at the
facts. but to create a suspicion
that all is not right at the college
President Bryan has given out the
following statement which shows
plainly the methods of handling
the government funds and that
DR.. Beach is laboring under
heavy load Of ignorance in max
ing his charges. President Bryan
says:
Under the law the board of re-
gents elects its own treasurer who
gives bond in the sum Of $40
Gee for the safe keeping Of the
funds. The funds received from
the United States are the Morril
fund received in July, amounting
last year to $35 600; and the az
ricultural experiment funds paid
quarterly, amounting. last year.
to $4,000. The Morrll fund Is
sent from the United States treas
ury to The state treasurer, who.
under act Of congress. must trans
NIT it to the treasurer OF the board
Of regents. The experiment sta
ton funds are transmitted quar-
terly from the United States
treasury department, to the board.
Regent Ettinger, of ColfaX,
who, for several years, was treas
urer and who deposited the funds
in the First National Bank Of Col
fax, instituted the custom of eX-
acting from the bank Of deposit
an indemnity bond the bank re
ceiving and paying out to the sew
eral payees the entire amount
only upon accounts duly audited
by the board OF regents. When
Regent Barnard was elected treas
urer in April, 1907, he made to the
board the additional suggestion
that the bank of deposit be re
Quired to pay interest on the daily
cash balance and that the money
resulting therefrom be expended
on some matter of general college
interests, such as, for example, en-
dowing a scholarship or establish
ing a prize in debate or oratory.
The general idea met with APPROX
al. but the board, not wishing to
relieve the treasurer from the re-
sponsibility in the premises, left
to him the selection of the bank.
1T was then announced public
ly that the policy had been adopt
ed and that the treasurer would
receive offers. Several offers were
made, the highest and best being
that of the First National Bank Of
Pullman. 1t was agreed that first
out of this fund should be paid
the treasurer's bond, the amount
being 5000 annually, and there be-
ing no salary to the office for a
member of the board. the balance,