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that there were in the various depart
ments thousands of outstanding claims
due the state aggregating hundreds Of
thousands of dollars with seemingly
no one making any systematic effort
to collect the same. 1t hardly seemed
possible that there was no official re-
Quired by law to make such collec-
tions. An examination of Ohio laws
disclosed that Section 20 of the Gen
eral Code reads as follows:
When an officer or agent of the state
comes into possession of q claim due and
payable to the state, he shall demand pay
ment thereof . If he fails to col
lect such claim within sixty days after 1t
comes into his possession, he shall certify
II to the auditor of state, specifying the
transaction out of which it arose, the
amount due, the date of maturity, and the
time when payment was demanded,
The present auditor of state found
this law practically a dead letter in
Ohio. The auditor of states Office. by
Section 269 of the General Code, is
Ohio's collection agency. The auditor
is required to make every effort to col
lect these claims, and when not paid
within sixty days he shall certify same
to the attorney general, who shall Sc
cure Judgment and execution thereon.
This important law is now being en-
forced Notices were sent to all de-
partments and institutions requesting
that all such outstanding claims be
certified to the auditor of state. To
the great surprise of the present audi
tor, claims aggregating over one and
one-half million dollars were received
by him. Many of these could have
been collected il the matter had been
attended to promptly by the proper au-
thorities. In spite of the fact that the
length of time they had been outstand-
ing rendered many difficult or impossi-
BILE to collect, the auditor succeeded in
collecting claims aggregating $4,000,
and certified those uncollected to the
attorney general. This additional work
has been done by the regular Office force
in the auditor of states department.
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4 ANNUALLY the citizens of Ohio
IA pay into the state treasury
"a twenty millions of dollars in
revenues for state purposes.
Not one penny of this vast sum can
get into or get out of the state treas
Jury unless authorized by the auditor
iOf state. This is the peoples money
just as truly as bank deposit, sav.
ings account, or the reserve funds held
IN the home. Which do you consider,
apolitics or honesty, in selecting bank.
.rer with whom to deposit your savingsi
Do you entrust your purse to the first
stranger who comes along and offers
bis services 20 settle your outstanding
bills and tells you he belongs to your
party? Would you select a man to at
Aend to your private business without
'Slrst applying the acid test-Is he hon
gBt2-Is he courageous?--Is he a man
aOf good judgment? When you employ
"a man In private business, and find him
honest, do you Immediately dismiss
him and try new man? IL you do
not do this in private business, why
: 'uhould you do so in public business
JDtdnt you toork j,tst as hard for the dol
egrs v0u paid In tGres as the dollars toith
aehtch you support your familyY Has
saho present auditor of state guarded
4the peoples interests and prevented
che improper use Of public fundsf
From financial standpoint the Office
OF auditor Of state Is of more impor-
1tance to Ohio taxpayers than the Office
Cf governor The Office of governor II
political, the office of auditor OF state
ns financial only II the present audi
nor of state has not measured up to the
requirements of the office, he should
be retired; If he has for the good Of
The state, he should be retained,
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ohiO's Army of Tax Gatherers.

As heretofore stated, the present au-
ditor Of state found departments and
institutions collecting and spending
one and one.half million dollars yearly
over which the state auditor had no
control, and OF which the state treas
urer never saw II penny. In addition
he found that various departments
were collecting over three million dol
lars yearly which they turned into the
treasury whenever 1t suited their pleas
ure, and there was no way of deter
mining whether nll collected was turn.
ed In or not. II is fundamental
principle In the collection OF public
revenues that the person or board that
assesses taxes should not collect the
same. Being dangerous departure
from good public policy, the auditor OF
state began making strenuous de.
mand that these collections be made
by the treasurer of state, who, under
the constitution. is the states collector
of taxes. After two years fight Il
law drawn up by the auditor of state
was enacted In 1915 requiring the
state treasurer to collect all fixed
taxes and revenues of the state ex-
cept small fees, Now, departments
certify all assessments TO the auditor
of state, who transmits them to the
treasurer for collection, thus making
an absolute and safe check on the
whole transaction. Formerly the state
was safe from loss In Instances where
the officials making the collections
We're honest, but now It is safe In any
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Formerly Bills Were Paid First
and Audited Afterward.

When Auditor Donahey took charge
of his office in 1913, not only were
heads of bureaus, boards, departments,
commissions and institutions collect
ing and spending vast sums without
first turning the same into the state
treasury, but they were spending their
regular appropriations without any
real check by the auditor Of state. 900
of the vouchers issued by state officers
and commissions to pay claims, were
mailed all over Ohio and the recipients
had them cashed at banks and, like
checks, they passed from bank to bank
until finally they reached Columbus
bank and then, weeks or months after
being issued, they were presented to
the auditor of state for his audit, and
1879 of all warrants were issued to the
Columbus banks. Such audits were a
farce.
AS an Illustration, under the old sys-
tenn, on November "a, 1911 ian average
day., the total days business amount
ed to $iS,470.31, OF which sum $46,-
596.60 was paid to eleven Columbus
banks, and $1,SS271 was paid to thir-
teen individuals These sums repre-.
sented 157 separate claims, of which
the banks presented 144 and individ.
uals thirteen. Today every voucher
from the nearly one hundred depart
ments and Institutions Is first present
ed to the auditor OF states department.
for proper audit and If found to be
a. Il. a n. I....v
warrant on the state treasury Is issued
to the person entitled to the same. lf
1t contains overcharges, or Is not au-
thorized in the appropriation acts OF
the general assembly, it Is rejected
This change In methods greatly in.
creased the work of the auditor of
states department. In 1912 Auditor
Fullington issued 81, 800 warrants For
the corresponding twelve months end
ing November 10, 1915, the auditor of
states department issued 15S,S00 war
rants. The writing, signing and re.
cOrding OF one hundred and twenty
four thousand additional warrants IL
no small increase In labor, but 1t rep
resents only Il part. and minor part
OF the increased labor required, for
under the present system every one of
| the 15S,S90 vouchers Is carefully ex-
amlned, and audited before being ap
proved or rejected. TO perform these
important and very necessary duties
two additional men were added to the
force of employees Auditor Donahey
found In the department. These two
auditors OF claims, who, with the chief
clerk, examine and audit all vouchers
presented, receive $1,S00.00 per year
each as salary. Is 1t n good investment
to the taxpayers Of Ohio? These audi
tors OF claims are required to make
weekly reports to the auditor of state
showing by date and department nj
errors discovered and all excessive Oi
Illegal claims rejected. These auditor,
have rejected claims aggregating ovel
$70,00000 by refusnls to issue warrants
for improper ana unnecessary expendl
lures ranging from $3.50 meal to az
automobile. These reports can be In
spected ana verified at the Office Of tn,
auditor of state by any citizen durinl
office hours.
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event, for public revenues cannot now
be diverted without certain detection.
Why Should Ohio, With Millions
In Her Treasury, Borrow Money!

One of the most astonishing exam
pies of bad public policy which the
present auditor of state found being
practiced when he became auditor was
that the state, with millions in her
treasury, was actually borrowing mon
ey between sessions Of the general as
sembly to meet emergencies From
March 80, 1906, to November 10, 1913,
the state paid $30000.0O interest on
money secured from banks for these
emergencies. The state was loaning
its own surplus funds at about 2Ka per
cent. and borrowing at 4 per cent. A
private citizen who would do anything
so foolish would be sent to n hospital
for insane In 1913 the auditor of state
recommended to the governor and gen
eral assembly that direct appropria-
ton be made to the emergency board
for all such emergencies. This was
done and today such emergency allow
ances are paid from the state treasury
under the appropriation act, and the
state has ceased to borrow money from
banks at high rates when it has an
abundance Of its own funds
These enlarged powers of the emer-
gency board are breaking up a more
far-reaching and reprehensible prac-
tice. On the theory. which was true,
that the general assembly could not
foresee every need of n department.
It had been the custom to permit de-
partments to create unauthorized de-
tciencies, or, In other words, spend
more than was appropriated to them,
and then leave 1t to the next general
assembly to appropriate to cover these
deficiencies. This was done regard
less of the fact that the creation of an
unauthorized deficiency by the head
of department is crime in Ohio.
From March 80, 1906, to April %, 1919
deficiency appropriations by general
assemblies have amounted to $1,S1S,,
10000. The present auditor of state
has denounced this practice and urged
that all allowances for unforeseen emer.
gencies be under the control of the
emergency board. which consists of the
governor, attorneyIgeneral, auditor OF
committees Of the Senate and House
The evil has been about stamped out
In Ohio, and 1t win be entirely erndi
Gated whenever general assemblies re
fuse to appropriate for such unauthor
lied deficiencies.
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Former State Auditors Reported
to the State House Basement.

The present auditor of state found 1t
a bound annual report Of nearly one
thousand pages OF detailed financial
statistics. Auditor Donahey believes
in reporting to the people, not to deal
ers In waste paper and musty old
books. He cut down the reports for
1913 and 1914 to one-fourth the usual
number of pages, and published same
in pamphlet form. and it required
twenty-five thousand copies of the re-
ports for the past two years to meet
the demand, and the cost of publish
ing these reports was less than the
limited editions of the big bound re-
ports of former years.
Not only did thousands Of Ohio citi-
zens request copies of the auditor Of
states reports for 1913 and 1914, but
leading periodicals of this and other
states commended Auditor Donahey on
the wisdom of publishing condensed re-
ports. We have space for only two
quotations.
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post. In the issue of May 80, 1914, said
editorlally:
Here are two fiscal reports by Ohio. The
older one is q mess, 1t consists mainly of
mass of unexplained and unintelligible
details. Every petty transaction is set
forth and the essential facts about the
states condition are buried in a maze of
figures The states fiscal year ends No
vember 18th: but the preparation and pub
lication of this huge obscurantlst report
took so much time that the volume was not
off the press until near the end OF the fol-
lowing fiscal year, OF course nobody had
any interest in 1t then, even If anybody
could have understood it. The plan on
which the newer report was compiled Is
sufficiently indicated by this paragraph:
Government reports should contain only
such matter as is of public interest and
only so much as will receive public atten-
tion"-that is, the essential facts briefly
and intelligibly stated. This report was
published within six weeks of the end of
the fiscal year. and since its publication
the auditors office has received from
fifty to hundred requests day for it.
People want 1t because they can under
stand It,"
Here is an editorial from Golfers
Weekly (New York; of Feb. 20, 1915:
We commented last year on the way in
: State of Ohio, attempted to get the facts
as to Ohios finances into the hands of her
citizens 1t appears now that this attempt
was decidedly successful. The 1872 report
contained some 800 pages OF endless de-
tail, and less than so copies were requested
out of an edition of 100, The 1913 report
was boiled down to some $50 pages OF us
able information and an edition OF over
ll,OOO copies was exhausted. This shows
how to interest people in the actual re-
suits of their government, and the lessor
Is clear f;r every state and city that has
sense enough to use 1t,
One of the many compliments high
~ priced by Auditor Donahey Is the
sollowing letter from Ex-Governor An
drew L. Harris. written shortly before
the latter's death:
Eaton, Ohio, FEB. TO- 1915
Hon, A. V, Donahey,
Auditor Of state,
Columbus Ohio.
Dear Sir:
Please mail me a copy of your
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
Recovered over $4,000 For Ohio
Schools From oil Companies.

The government of Ohio in the past,
by negligence. bad legislation and poor
business management, has permitted
the magnificent bequest by the Ma
tlonal Government of T04,4SS acres Of
school lands to practically all pass into
private ownership, and the fous mil
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08

Mrs. John r. Rely leaves Sunday
for Cleveland where she will visit
with relatives for a week.
l.. W. Jones of West High street
was a business visitor in Killbuck on
Saturday.
Mrs. w. B. George of Rogers street
was a visitor in Columbus on Satur-
day,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
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we can insure any property you may
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
A Collection Agency That COL
'eeted Nothing.

one of the important and surprising
discoveries made by Auditor Donahey
after assuming his present duties, wa
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BRISTOL APARTMENTH,
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rooms and 4 rooms. reception and hath
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PRESTON APARTMEN~H.
1743 P STREET.
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Apply at respective houses or to E.. o.
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NON-HOUsEKEEPING APT; ROOMS. BATH:
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WENDELL MANSIONS. 23se MASS. AVE.
Il rooms, baths. $2S0. 90
TORONTO, Goth and P SITS.
:, 4, . rooms, bath 90 to $70.0o
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CHAMPLAIN. 1924 K st.
and rooms. bath. $62.50, $65. 90
DUPONT. 1717 Goth st.
rooms, bath, porch. .$7O.0 90
ARGYLE. 18th St, Park road.
rooms sleeping porch. bath. 1880, $40. 90
GIBRALTAR. 18th St. Kalorama ave.
rooms, bath. porch. $45. 90
ASHTON. 1896 r street.
Mt. PLEASANT. ai5s Mt Pleasant st.
rooms and bath. Observation-Disclosures. SIS. 90
SHELBY 1419 Col. road.
and 4 rooms. bath. ........ 20, So. 30
WESLEY. 1921 Col road.
5 rooms. bath, porch. $40. 90
BALTIMORE, 1915 Swami st.
rooms. bath, porch. :.-..-.....-.-.. $685. 90
HOWARD, 1917 Swami st.
8 rooms bath. porch. $3.50, $3.50
1412 18th street NV.
l. 2. rooms. bath. so to 5000
1922 10Th street NV.
rooms and bath. S45 90
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rooms and bath. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sos 90
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Observation-Disclosures PROPERTY

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05
VII SLONN'N LNINFNT
EEIIltE= PAIN

Try it aud s'e on, application
Vill prov" more than column of
claims. JAMES S Ferguson phIa
writes has, had wonderful re-
lief since ] used Sloars Liuimoui
ou my ku''s Io Trims after all thes,
wears of pain uu' application gsy,
me relief Many thanks for What
your remedy has done Tor m,
Don't keep on suffering. apply
Sloan AuImui ah,ro your pain b.
aud notice how quick you ge, 90.
lief rcuetrats- without rubbing
Buy o. at amy urn- Store. .,c.
fAdFl
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05
On Drinking Whiskey

Now YOU who your trouble would drown IN
drink
And you who drink to- lu0.
Before you 90 further please stop and think
What good bss your drinking done'
An, not I'm your troubles there with you vet
And did your fan last long
And while you are thinking do not forget
Duukna is wrong al wrong
The drink is ID curse and monster blight
On manlincss Of man.
As black as the baekrs' shades of the night
Run by the devil plan.
Robs you Of mental and physical strength
Giycs you 'cw say hours
Disgusting 70 those you meet and At length
You're last m .quor' powers
And on thc morrow rhe puo' YOU will pay
Should everyone convince
Th,, the drinking OF fiery liquor today
Shows lack Of common sense
Whskeys and wines should be cIassed and sold
too
Like other kinds OF dope
Io pot men IN office who th,s vl do.
/. now the only hope
-COOPLR DOJBLEBI
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

and 81 Duae. 0l Texas
Tu, success no poultry raising de-
pond. urg.. uu being able TO keep
,U. birds thriving eoruus and heal
hs The. arr machines which con
vert raw material into finished
product Doe order to bring about
tHIs surma'fou most effectively
uI economically tu" fowls must be-
.eu. 900 perfect health and in the
pink Oh. condition one of the most
srrIug obstacles u the poultry bu-
-iuoas is disease. Know ledge Of the
nature ul o., preventive" and curing
u,m.I... s necessary 20 successfully
check poultry diseases
4 healthy ,UI,h is lively has clear
eyes. rood comb is quick and active
100 Dos movements has good appc
tIt, and irs organs perform their
functions boo natural way
To effect o. cure. 80, must first
understand tNp disease. digestive
troubl,- and disorders arc frequent
D. caused b, fhr nature and amount
cot feed Tn. back ID, such tccd 80
s,utisI, a. srif oyster she'll and VA
tor fr,g.nuy ,lu-. Indigestion and
10. I.r. sfrur of ailments ~
posur. u iampuc.s or dr7ue and
other .g... %. Indigestion
o. us. fH, ulmg udiyIdu, han.
pom. to br ayur fowl look for
tb.s, 4i.uau. rb,pw.,i,u br,,bl,
loot aud l,g weakness
4. ia. r.l,,.,i h..i,b &, ,,,,.,,.t
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

ude has a new milling plan, in operation.
2 The people of Armstrong county are standing
lsyslly behind the home enterprise. Home wheat
ground into flour at home. is the motto adopted
BY the enterprising Armstrong county citizen.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

The Board ri Trustee. of IA, Ama
riilo independent school district will
receive sealed bid tor IA. Treasurer
ship Of as funds fo- the year 1919
1917. said bids io b. iu tho hands ~
a +. Never. by August goth. 1916
The board reserves The privilege ~
rejecting at bids % found desirable
81 NEwBoLD. secy.
9Gg cote
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

Lubbock Is attracting thousands OF visitors with
le- auto racing program. and demonstrating the
.' ,ta, the people arc keenly interested 90
"a. motor vehicles Il is probable tina, the auto
...... ..a'.. 't- r7cirg horse too
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

... ..... a- pr' ou shoulders
. -.ncdy u L possible and d o.
cured. le, US asser, our manhood by
king the mos, Of the conditions as they exist
Let u, nv out these suggestions.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05
z.FlrfI.Jh RATES

Tho I.. b, delivered 10y earn.
.rfsI... b.. ...a... -. By mai outside u ~
POI. .-. q. Goa .rH.. . %, month IN ,dvsno,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

voted in Texas there would be mo-
.u' The state going dry 90 lgI7
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

Join the advocates OF more dairy cows. more
.s, and more hens IN the Panhandle and Plains
nifty and thus assist pioneering sghcm,
l 20 revolu,iorize the farming industry tor
...I''r~'.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

an over the Panhandle country iu
tulhcrson victory
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

.rt.,s who came here several weeks ago 10
Only few days are still m Amarillo decIar
0ha, they cannot get the consent OF their minds
.aoklc the conditions Of hea tprevaiung else
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

ar'Ie c'rc' and town, are growing
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,,I. and clear 'hc alley,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

Fresh earth piled into some OF the streets OF
p, city is conducive TO a poor condition OF the
l,ynys. but after a time these places VIII b,
led and levclcd and put in order
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1916-08-05

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q. garl1'r'ONs
sour friend
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no sa candidate for ryhood
ardle CITIES and town, are growing
a-a'"rrcd by some labor ba, never mad.
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..c to get something tor nothing has
Is led to crime and It should be CHM
q from the mind OF the individual with as Co.,
p loss of time as possible