The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-15
Mr. Wallis severed his connection
with the department.

Mr.. Wallis severed his connection
with the department.
Deputies Pair too Much
There are three charges against the
former official of making false Ger.
tificates for claims against the state
In two of these cases the claim was
for the salary of deputies in the de-
partment. The certificate called for
the payment of full months salary
to two of these deputies, who had
been employed but 20 days. For the
guidance of the state auditor, sal
ary voucher is made out each month
by the head of the department, con-
tanning list of the salaries to be
paid to the deputies. On the voucher
for the month of August, 1914, a pay
ment of $3.50 was authorized to
George Robinson, where the amount
should have been but 500. In the
other case B. R. Harris Was paid
$3.50 on the authorization of the
head of the department when he had
been working 20 days and should
have been paid but $1OO, according
to the Interpretation of the law by
the grand jury.
Part of the wording of the salary
voucher reads as follows 81 certify
that the services charged for the
above were necessary in the public
service, that they were actually rem
dered as charged and that the ac-
count is just"
Electric Fan Missing
The remaining indictment charges
that Mr.. Wallis certified that a bill
rendered by the Beaver River Power
company, now the Idaho Power &
Light company, for payment of $40
purchase price of fan, was for the
department, whereas it was never
part of the equipment of the office
and should not have been paid from
the Department. funds. The voucher
which calls for warrant in payment
for this bill reads in part as follows:
Il certify that supplies charged for
on this account were ordered by
proper authority and that they were
necessary in the public service and
the same have been received in num-
Der and amount charged" The in
dictment alleges that the fan was
mot purchased for his office and was
not received by the defendant in his
office as charged or otherwise or at
all to the benefit of the state or of
the department
Much Other Business
With the service of the warrants |
on Mr.. Wallis, all the indictments re-
turned thus far by the grand jury
have been made public. All except |
the first day and half of the week |
have been occupied with the exam
ination of the accounts of the pure
food office. 1t is known that there
are several other matters to come be-
fore the inquisitory body and it is un-
derstood that there are a great num-
Der of other cases similar to those
which have already resulted in in
dictments.
1t was thought that the investiga-
ton of the treasury department would
be one of the first things to be taken
up, but nothing has yet been done in
this matter and it appears that Prose-
cutting Attorney Givens, who is di-
recting the probe, intends to clear up
the many other matters before he
goes after the treasury investigation.
After the conclusion of the work
night Mr.. Givens said that
the jury was several days behind the
schedule which he had set so it may
be assumed that the inquiry will last
for some time yet.
The jury will resume its sessions
at $50 this morning.