The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-05

f"'"" "' "hhN IN mo HtsbJfs" m"nts
Us nnrf"ot. 81 ." ~"tr.t,t ihn figures
s'p'n Ia "arh Instance. The t~u
i'"ms ~ rf"fn'nns aHafdsh. there
frf". shnW disbursement TOR that
pirpos" '~ref"Katihg st2.at1 70. 10
hte" ID" t"nrri "rfre'i. the rrrripss
shrn'h i~ik"1ist sim. premiums f.
thaf aJnnJh'. This 10 mot done. a.
th" epn,' yaa pr!r-r1 II shnss tn.
'<'"fs ~ dishnfF"Hrnts nprr receipts
~ fIH. :hb ~ AHIinK 10 receipt. the
'"n"ut ~ ~" pAltn ~ the prrmiurua
fh"bn IA haF" h""u Jistut.r1 to hsl
en-" those i'n,ns IN his',Drn"rncnta. N"
rY"t hf,N wnulh pr ii27.2E Instead
IT tl;. ;abns We nnl als" ms. an
i'tm "t t,s, whinh wns shown as Il
i"ih4litg 10 thh r"pnft hns bnen in
Hpfi"b jo M" total ~ thr hisbur*s-
"t"i.f. ihis shnnld bc subtrnrfeN irnm
'fh' ii"m. When that rnrrnction ia
mah" ~" rnrt"ni nprr draft liz ll.4.s
\ 'hrrratnhGinE chang" Ia neresai-
'''''I In M" i"t'"r ~ transmit, appear
ing on w" FIRST ,'ngr u! 'he report.
' hl"er fhrse rrftrrtinns are made the
|t"irrt Is misleading
w" '"lI attention 10 another m3.tr,
"f''n nh"nln APPEAR In tho rrrnr'
bufinE The 'wn srDsurs. the following
trnbrrtt wns ncuu!fnd ~, tho cxposi-
b"h. "hirh liz E'iIl hr!h and should he
IN" lli1"b, barn ana siIn. Hhirh is est.
mated }" The "n,nmissinnrr 49, worth
'""bb Ihtm H1r also hnitt and paid
frr oui of - fuud derived from vari-
,ur s"nrcrs. nn addition to tho cxpnss-
tim building. which has an Estimated
Y-i"" ~ I.gtb. there wnA loft on
hama ~ Er"miurns no awarded. tutr.
'h'nHls" ana %Uersnnnl property %
Vh,l"ns Binds. having an estimated
tal"" Of $1,000 Furniiur" md rruip-
'n"n' Tor TN" exposition building hn.
MS" h"ru Iuir"hoar1 and paid for out
~ "zp"slti"n funds. The cxhri vaiu"
~ thia %pr"pnrey. IL hn. been hif1cult To-
'i"i"fmtiue We hhTc attempted TO NJ.
'",inin Nh" value thereof. but WIN
rather mnsatisf"rturY rrnuitr. In IN"
Judgment Of your committee an al
l"w"i,rr Of $500 as lie present vnlnn
""rlh b" rer@ liberal We hrIlrvc
that tb"s" toms. amounting In all 4"
10 900 rhuuld he considered nm nssctr
Of tho exposition hnd should hc added
~ that item M shown an page ~ Of
the rrInIt
The "xan,inr, has ais" checked the
ih"iu"f'"n "f immigration fund for the
Y"hts ~ lh0h nn1 1910 Nh far nn time
has permitted. From the Examiners
report !" our committee. II npprnrn
that during th"sc Yrhrn II WAS tho
ltn"ii"" "f tho aiHtr auditing honrd.
"h"u " wns found necessary 10
imam" III" making f %"rth Dakota
"Shihlth 'n outside nini"s. 10 advance
u" h" commissioned the nccrhnnry
funds on ~ voucher on which wa,
n'''"h "s follows. sub Vouchers to
10" "iinrh"d later" Later uub.vnuch-
"rE would "" attached 10 tho original
voucher covering the amount ad.
tnincd. In formulating hIn oMrjol
report. the "mmisriun"r would phnw
long series OF ii"na under ono date
lhn'"nh az unh" date upon which pay
m"nt waa ,unho 10y him. This hns
mad" " II hiT'ruii mnit"r u" check
hEninnt tho p"nrihlr duplication ui
l,nfmrnt. "npcrinllv 20. IN view of tho
met that many az the auh- vnuchcr.
wore not dated NJ nli. on unEc ~ OF
ia" commissioners hirnnial report for
u period mentioned undcr date of
1-"a-0'. are found Items beginning
with the item Of Nsb for milrnad
far" from Bismarck Ia Fargo aud cud.
ing WITH III" item OF ttM Those
tens are hlHo included IN u con-
n'nut" " part "f the item Immediately
following. amounting I" &l3~ 40. The
puh vur"i,crn for these expenditures
cover n part "f the rtat" amdltur',
warrant No. s2bSn for $4,000. Tn"
total amount ~ al vouchers attached
Z" this warrant was 3t.016. SO. inriud-
Ing tn" l."mn duplicated. amounting
Y" $3.50 Credit waa then taken by
tho ""mm,rslon"r FOR the cxrcns of tn"
Sub vouchers oN"r tn" $1,000 whirh
wnn 31GHG inn,"nd ~ for 500. th.
"l''otthr" tho fnoun 81 tho
"N"ras mud tho amount "f the dupli
il" last az vouchers covrrln.
voucher No. NA,NnD aud tho credit
nrrcarn mr. follows. "Nalmurc due
uilhr"nth on warrant No. $3.50.
$40. SH''
I'll" examiner has also called alton.
''"n Z" The" following ttemn. ah"wn on
nhR" No. Il" and No ~ or the official
,"i'"tt covering tn" same period:
N-t-i0 T.. Nuhlc, grain pr,xc.
$40
"ai" T., ". vrrdlum. rr"p re-
Iutta. S.,
nr-m-A q. rauorron. postage.
s2a.hG.
"a,l0-.nuckbcr Mrars. hnlt tones.
St0la
Total. spN2.
Ti,"a" aamn itrmn nrc shown an
par" "m ~ tho hicnnla, r"por, for
lh" 'rrm ending Doc. II. 1872. Thrrc
'n " d'n"r"ncr tn he dates W two vt
'h" h"rns hut only II not of vourh-
"rn Ia found I" cover the snmc aud
the amounts ~ the itcna are identical
" would appear. therefore, that tho
promotion "f immigration fund hns
h'"m 'harGcd twiro with tho amount
~ Those ,trmn,
"n" VI tn" 'hargce axatn., tho COM.
miaai"ncr vt agriculture aud tabor.
Witch hnr h""n brought tU tho attcu-
N"n " tho committees, WINS Que to the
effect that II" rrlusrrl from tho Gnu
,l"N"n "f his office II pr%rccutanr at
IN" na'n,N trcciNcd. We mndc an I'm.
N'"'lnat'"m with r%"'"'"nrr to this mat
tor aud mud that during III" primary
"l"'tl"n campaign az tplN. the en-.
r'"N"" VIII" were then IN HIS onlvc did
'"nttihnW Z" the commissioner for tho
ru'l''s" NJ assisting him in ,lcfrayips
~" complain nNr"nacs Tho employees
WV" have tostined before the commit.
'"" have stated. under oath. that tho
contributions wore voluntary so IN,
ns they were concerned. and those
"mr'">rn VT" have hcrn IN service
W. that office for ~ cnnridrta h,c period
w 'N"m hay" tca'incd thai although
tho rtrarut incumbent ~ this rdnrc
haa h''' tho "ni'" tor cisht years. Ito
nrN"r solicited them &" mako amy cou.
W'h"tt"n I" his campaign r<rcnrrx
"nd THAT stn'r tho campaign mcuttnu- I
81, tl"N haN" mad" nv surh cNntrtl,u.
Wv" f"r political ~ for other rur.
pNsc,.
We haV" hcon unsllr tn make tho