The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-15
A STATE SCANDAL.

The Salt Lake Tribune has unearthed ugly scandal in
nection Commissioners at the Seattle Far IL was
generally the commissioners acting without pay
It now develops that voted themselves 5000 each
expense money for railroad transportation Pullman
seeper also that each of the had one LIS
Seattle at Utah expense and paid Sloo per
while at Seattle.
The Trbunes story taken records of the auditor
Utah. to be complete 1t shows
Rudolph Kucher Ogden drew $500 at one time or MS e
penses and $500 again for travelling expenses
many other items of and trans
different people For instance Commissioner Kudopn
his sisternaw Miss Ethel Ortiz Commissioner HUI
had daughter Florence Commissioner Jackng had Mrs
Stevenson reporter Mountain Republican of which pa
per Jacg president at the states expense to Seattle
having had paid the railroad fare Pullman fare and din
ing expenses Seattle these relatives entered
the pay roll as Gladly 500 per month
Rowe formerly receiver of the Ogden Waterworss
pan pored the honorable title of director general and instead Of
having emzed and checks made direct to the various
contractors the money paid himself
contractors and instance Director
contingent expenses Billy Rowe
have good time with the $4,000 contingent fund
The Lake Tribune that there is
$290647 of the Seattle fund missing and the Tribune calls
the Seattle exposition commission to explain what became of this
money The Tribune wants to know what became Of the 50o
worth furniture that purchased and only used for couple of
months.
William Spy visit Seattle We wonder why
the Tribune did show this matter before election has quite
ugly look, to say the least
Constitution of Utah. says Tat
legislature participate accept any
profit shall have been while such
a member is member of the legislature.
shows that Rudolph Kuhler and Henry Gardner
Constitution of the State Utah. and have clearly
forfeited their seat in the legislature
Article of the Constitution of Utah. also says
person holding public profit
the authority of the state shall be member Of the legislature r
Kucher having the capacity commissioner the Seattle
exposition and accepted profit for his services has clearly violated
different sections of the Constitution the
Utah. yet Rudolph Kucher said that he did get
for his Seattle Exposition commissioner
entire Governor William Spry
Jackng P Ovrfeld Thomas Hull S. Allen Henry
Rudolph Kuch and the appears thought
their first duty provide relative to the Seattle Ex
position expense of the Speaking of the
Tribune said it
JUST A FAMILY AFFAIR
What nice family affair it when they got to
Seattle! Hon Commissioner Rudolph Kuchler his
and her Miss Ethel Orth who put the pay roll
hundred dollars month lady hostess" Thomas
Hull sent his daughter Miss Florence Hull and her maid
the states expense and Miss Hull got another as
lady hostess" As a matter of fact she the
of the missionaries of the Mormon church The
eral bunch contented themselves by sending Mrs
son, reporter the Inermountain Republican, who
became lady hostess 500 per month while Mr. Chair
William spry had to content himself at the pork barrel
Rowe the director general his grandson Smith
do work but he drew the pay and saved his grandpa