The Dermott news., 1915-04-29
Investigating Committee Charges
Irregularities in State Departments
Report Furnishes Substantial Reason for Improved
Accounting Systems and Publicity of Receipts
and Disbursements in State
DEPARTMENTS
Departments


the publicity ACT adopted by the peo-
PIE at the election last SEPTEMBER
should be applied 10 the state depart
Eents is suggested by the Ilnoius9 VI
me investigating CohAltlee "HIet'
mas beer investigating t2e state us-
partmehtS oy authority Oh tte Le7'9'
iature, NhIIe accused oIleialS deHf
the allegations against l1eH' '"e
need OF better system OF account.
Ing Is apparent and L IS pointed OUT
ny Hlehds oil ule F49IlellY 8Sl 1''"s
compulsory etatfdd Paotsitt o'
celptS ana disbursements "o4Iu DC .
safeguard 10 eoh the puohe ana Iue
ofhclals.
Following the adverse decision OF
the Supreme Court n4AiIF3hS 'ae
work OF the INVESTIGATING eolainlllse9=
Senator George " Garrett ana heP
resentauXes Monroe SullI ana !, \.
Sentry hled WITH the governor sup
Elementary reports on the state
Highway commission ana Depal2
ment oil Agriculture, ana us coilp!eIe
report on the Office OF state Superih-
tendent OF Public instruction. II also
urged that the Investigations Shoule
continue and Secretary oil state
Earle w Hodges, treasurer II. u.
Mcdaniel and Auditor NJ. f. l4ekm.
sen demanded thorough inVestiga-
lions OF their oHees, even offering &c
pay the expenses Governor hays,
therefore issued a proclamation APP
proprlatinE $1,000 Tor the completion
OF the work. and while 1t IS believed
tnat ten or fifteen thousand dollars
will be- required, the governor pointed
ou' ,"a' ne '41',0 ''','N, al '',',''''N'.,''
pfoeI@ii'"'ion i''ei II II 9is'".t 49,
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report on me i'-p'l' '''''' ~ - Luz :
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l ne saPpiti''7il''' ispo'e ." '''s
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h'eaI Vi @2,'4o 10 = t.'''''''s' lo' .'''.
!yzihe iee'o ana AeV'I''1''' Is '''''' :, 80
IN inc Supp'elN' 81 ''pot I o'' ne
department oI NEIleut1"'e'
Charges Against Mr.. Cook.
Geo. B. Cook, state superintendent
Of public instruction. Is said to be
ice president of heating plant con
struction company manufacturing
heating plants which are recommend
ed to schools of the state 10y the state
department This charge is made In
the committees report Ii also
charged maintenance Of teachers
employment bureau generally sup
posed to be part of the Department.
OUT "H'St has no o''iel'4 oo'.'l'' ''''''.
ne he@US OF u'e bureau tHe com
hhlttee report saws are MIS- I Hoeoe
nay Gil WIG OF Kay 1ul' deputy SUI
PerintehoeAl OIL puntl' instruction. ana
MISS HaAei TIL uauSater OF MI ana
MIS-. NltL MIS-. 'til Is president ana
MISS 1lH SECRETARY ne report iur-
'ther declares laat teachers examine
ton papers sent 20 the department 10
De graded nave oeeh graded oN
daughter OF MT Vli,' ana puPa OF
the Little ROCK ileh school
Act NO. 5uz, OF tAe Acts OF lal5.
requires the chairman OF the state
Highway oHlHllSS4eh 10 eeftHN the
lumber or motor FehleIes registered
from each county 10 the county clerk
or each county or the state SAYS the
report We ma by correspondence"
with the county clerks over the
state that TINS law mas only been par
tally complied with In worry few IN
stances; and In most counties OF the
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