The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-03-14
HUNT DEFENDS HIS POLICY: WILL
 NOT CHANCE
GOVERNOR SAYS PURCHASES WERE THROUGH EASTERN CON, GERMS DIRECT BUT MISTAKE
 IS IN BILLING SYSTEM.
Reply to Assault on Me and My Ad- ministration is Submitted to Both Houses; Plays Authors of
 Report.

| PHOENIX, ArlZ, March 12.-GOV- : Hunt, this afternoon transmitted to the legislature a communication deal ing with the charges made in the re- port of the state institution commit chase of state supplies and conditions of the Benson reform school and in which report he was charged with violation of the law.
 | He characterizes the report as an assault upon himself and the conduct administration made by envious poli- tical enemies and regrets that the ex- isting laws of the state are inadequate to hold the instigators of the report responsible for the utterances there l in contained.
 Gila County Supplies. He makes an explanation of the purchase of supplies from Globe firms in which he was financially interest ed by stating that the purchases, so far as they were charged to the prison fund, are in reality to be paid for by i with the board of supervisors of that county, and the state engineer, for the state to advance supplies until Gila county road taxes were collected.
 As to supplies going to other state institutions he declared his experience as business man gave him informa- tion where the purchases could be
  concerns at a great saving, and that the goods were so bought on his re- comm endation, but in the place of the eastern firms billing the state, his store, the Old Dominion company, twas billed for the goods which in reality from the east direct.
 Not to Change Tactics
 The eastern selling concerns have established rules that they bill only through established customers and not to the stae direct. However he been saved the state and he will, he says, not hesitate to offend, if his previous action in such cases is an of fense, again and again.
 In summing up the purchase of sup- plies question the governor says the demoniated, if made by other than legislative committee, as deliber- ate deed.
 Concerning the reform school the governor makes no reference to his act in instituting convicts at Benson desirable state of affairs which arose in that school were dealt with prom 1 pity and judiciously. He says a num- Der of personal letters and documents concerning the Benson school were stolen from his desk and intimates that this stolen property had been submitted to the committee and asks that the committee assist him in locating the felon.
 Counties Get Reports. His communication, the governor says, is sent for the enlightenment of those members who desire to know the truth It was read in both houses During the day Attorney General Bull lard reported to the house that he had advised the various heads of state institutions as to the law and that the report had been sent to the dis trict attorney of Gila, Cochise and Maricopa counties for investigation and whatever action they might deem legal.
 Attorney Generals Letter.
 Phoenix, Arizona, March 11th, 1913. Board of Control of the State of
 Arizona, Capitol Building,
 Phoenix, Ariz. Fundamentally attention has been called to the fact by the committee on state institutions and expenditures Of the House of the First Legislature of the State of Arizona, that it has been the custom of the Board of Con- trol in the past~+o allow the super intendents of the various charitable, penal and reformatory institutions to purchase supplies for the same, the Board of Control afterwards ratify- ing their action.
 My attention has also been called to the fact that thousands of dollars worth of goods have been purchased