Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-06
MAHR ACCUSED
By GRAND JURY
STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER
NAY BE OVSTED FROM
HIS OFFICE.
BALLARD IS ALSO NAMED
Former Assistant Auditor Indicted In
Connection With the Red Book
Warrants.

OKLAHOMA CITY, May j,-(Spe-
cal Am accusation was returned
against DR.. j. G.. Mahr, state health
commissioner, by the Oklahoma coun-
ty grand jury, which adjourned Satur-
day midnight.
Notice was served on DR.. Mahr
through the county attorneys Office
Monday Under the proceedings, Dr.
Mahr will be tried by a jury
II found guilty he will be ousted
from Office. There are four counts in
the accusation, drunkenness, neglect
Of duty, gross Partially and corrup-
ton in office.
The accusation sets forth that dur
ing smallpox epidemic at Hugo,
Okla, Dr Mahr became intoxicated
and was boistrous and that he kept
whiskey in his public office.
It is charged for two years he was
employed as physician for life
insurance company while holding Of
flee, that he showed discrimination I'm
advocating a certain disinfectant, that
he approved numerous bills and eX
pense accounts that were illegal.
petition requesting the immediate re-
moval of Dr. j. C. Mahr from his Of
flee has been filed In the district court
by County Attorney ID. X. Pope on
accusations made by the grand jury.
j. ID. Ballard, former assistant
also been indicted by the grand jury
on two charges of embezzling $1,000
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nection with the state auditors Office.
The money alleged to have been
misapproprlated by Ballard was de-
rived from two alleged Illegal war
rants for $500 each and made pay
able on the fund appropriated for the
use Of the state printer. Both war
rants were made payable to the DEM
crat Publishing company, Of Tulsa,
and 1t is said were supposed to have
been issued in connection with the
publication of the Oklahoma Red Book
which already has resulted in the inn
parchment of State Printer Giles w.
F'arris and the resignation of former
State Auditor Leo Meyer
Ballard was employed in the state
auditors office at the time of the al
legged embeZzlement but recently has
been transferred to the office of the
alleged fraudulent transaction involv-
ing Ballard was first discovered sew
eral weeks ago by the special senate
committee now engaged in an investi-
cation of lost report of the different
state departments which was compiled
by former State Examiner and Inspec-
tor Taylor shortly before his death.
This report, which was mysteriously
lost is said to have shown this trans
action involving Ballard.
The house and senate both convened
at o'clock Monday night and made
little progress in clearing the calen-
dar, which is now becoming to be a
serious proposition since the legisla
ture is believed to be within one week
of recesSing.
The house passed finally four bills,
but the senate was able to pass but
two. The roll was called on two 9TH
ers In the senate, but owing to the
small attendance. a sufficient number
of votes could not be lined up to pass
them. One Of these was the bill by
Nandeventcr relating to building and
loan associations. and the bill by Rod
die defining the ownership Of natural
gas and providing the manner in
which it shall be secured. The bill by
Senator Board requiring that the con-
lrmation of sales of land shall be pub
lished instead Of posted as it now the
case, was passed finally.
Bills finally passed in the house
were: BY ReXroat and Hoyt, proyid-
ing an appropriation for the fircmens
relief and pension funds. by Chase,
Wright. Matthews. Farrell and Vos-
burgh providing additional duties for
the state board Of affairs; by Hunter
and Cook, imposing duties now per-
formed by deputy game warden on
certain county officials. and the bill by
Plnkham relating to the issuance of
warrants for disbursements of public
funds