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| astonishingly in ensuing months. The
provisions bill for March was $40;
for April 5000, for May 1927, for June
1852. The total cost bills for July
was not yet in. The items which the
auditor has vetoed are for groceries,
exclusive of meats. 1t is roughly esti-
mated, however, that the total upkeep
expense for July was over $780,
The vouchers which the auditor al
ready has approved for the restaur-
ant amount to some 5000.
when people begin to buy whisky
and brandy at the expense of the
state, it is time to call halt" said
Auditor Donahey, in support of his
action. II watched the bills for this
restaurant closely during the first few
months, and they seemed to be mod
est enough. But recently my atten-
tion was called to the riotous charac-
ter of the items which the state is
called upon to pay and I decided to
stop the whole thing. People who
want to live like kings and queens
will have to do so at their own ex.
pense."
The vouchers on file in the auditors
office do not disclose just who is en-
joying the fine living at Frisco. 1t Is
shown by the records, however, that
there are II employees constantly on
duty at the Ohio building. They range
from maid, who gets salary of $50
a month, to a hostess, who gets 500
a month, and stenographer who gets
like amount. But, according to the
state civil service commissioner, these
employees are supposed to pay all or
their own living expenses and to have
paid also the cost even of their trans
portation from Columbus to Frisco.
1t is generally understood, howev-
Ell, that the state is supposed to pay
for the upkeep of the half dozen Ohio
commissioners to the exposition. They
are headed by Mr.. Miller, who is
Columbus man, and who gets salary
of $500 month. There is another
salaried attache in the person of the
secretary of the commission. He Is
Sherman A. Cuneo of Upper Sandus.
ky, who receives salary of some.
thing like S150 a month
Messrs. Miller and Cuneo are po-
litical and personal friends of Cover
nor Willis, and their appointment was
conceded to be reward for past
friendship and support.
But after all, everybody in the au.
ditor's office and everybody who has
examined the vouchers submitted for
the maintenance of the fashionable
restaurant in the Ohio building, agree
that no matter what the other faults
of the people living there may happen
to be, they are not "pikers."
The bills submitted by the l.. d.
Mclean Co. of San Francisco, grocers,
and obviously very exclusive ones,
prove that the deni2ens of the Ohio
building have learned to a nice de-
gree the art of living we'll Here are
some samples of the items on those
grocery" bills, just samples taken
at random, and not protesting to show
the cost of all items in any particular
class:
Green River Whiskey .......S 1.25
One bottle sherry ... .... 80
One bottle brandy .......... 100
One bottle cooked brandy .... rs
One bottle brandy .......... 100
One.half pound box candy. LOO
Five card tables ............. $50
Two bricks ice cream ...... 2.30
Six glasses bar de due ..... 40
One savory roaster ........... 1900
Two dozen cocktail glasses &c. 2.70
Two dozen claret glasses ...... 800
Two dozen finger bowls .. $50
One pint cream ............ .25
Libby asparagus tips .,...... Las
One dozen grape fruits ........ LOO
One bottle cherries ......... 10
One chocolate layer cake ... go
One ice cream brick ......... lis
California brandy ........... 100
Three salmon steaks ...... 1.05
Twa jars peach butter ....... 1.10
Shell wdlnuts ...,....... 80
One caramel cake ........ go
Succotash ..,,.......... .S5
One quart Queen olives ..... 50
One quart sour gherkins ...... .45
Strawberries so
Many of the above items are repeat
ed several times and space makes i'm.
possible a literal tabulation of all the
vouchers. But the items enumerated
give at least a hint of the luxurious
dining that has been going on in the
Ohio building
A separate item of SIG for emusic
for dancing" shows also thar some ey,