Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-01
READY CASH WAS SPEEDILY SPENT
 BY MIR. HUNT
WONDERFUL THINGS ARE PURCHASED BY THE GOV ERNOR AND THE $400O
 MAINTENANCE APPRO- PRIATION IS TOTAL LOSS
Special to Journal-Miner)

Special to Journal Miner)
 PHOENIX, Dec 28.-Tnat Gov ernor Hunt has practically exhausted in six months the contingent appro- priation of $4OOO made to cover ex- penses in the governors office, has been disclosed by an investigation made into the condition of public funds by the incoming administra- tion
 On December 1st there was only $671.88 left in this fund and that will be exhausted before all bills are paid
 Among the purposes for which the money was spent were copies of Up ton Sinclair's Bolsheviki books cost ing S43, Bruno's Bohemia and other books for the edification of Captain Louie Lowenthall, tine governors secretary. 5000 copies of the famous message to the special session of the legislature defending the 1. w. w., purchased from the Arizona State Press, copies of the message in Span ish procured from the Arizona La bor Journal, photographs of the governor costing $50, advertising amounting to $l6700 presumably for printing the governors messages in the daily and weekly press, back bills amounting to $861.32, travelling expenses for the governor from July to November amounting to S55575I beside scrip amounting to $4800O.
 How Far Did He Travel?
 The scrip alone at current rates would carry the governor 15,0OO miles or three-fiftn of the way around the world and there is con siderable speculation as to what the governor has done with all the scrip. It must be remembered that in ad- dition he has spent S555 for travelling expenses since July and this does not include his trip east for the gov ernors' conference for which spe- cial appropriation of $500 was made by the legislature.
 Mugged In Los Angeles.
 Of items of S5475 for photographs, $50 went to Mhrceau in Los Angeles where the governor is said to nave posed for a picture There is no ex planation of his failure to patronize home industry in this matter There is another item of $25 for copies of the Northern Arizona Leader of Oc- tober 10th, which contained three column article lauding Hunt as one of the greatest men of his genera ton and praising Huntism. The Arizona Stockman and Farmer re- ceived the neat sum of $1O0 for cir culating the governors famous mes sage. There arc large items for sta tionery.
 RrlVdle SLdIlOuCIy.
 Both Governor Hunt and Captain Lowenthal have had considerable high-priced stationery printed at state expense. This stationery bears their names only and small gold seal There is no reference to the governors office and even the name of the capital city does not appear, so that Hunt can use the stationery at Globe or Louie can use 1t at Tue 1 son if they so desire. Of course there will be no use for it in the gov ernor's office after they leave and they just had large amount print ed. It cost the tidy sum of S76 per thousand letter heads, some charge when it is considered that the aver age business letter head sells for S l per thousand. There is an item of $5.5O for Who's Who In America, containing a biography of the gov ernor and an item covering the serv- ices of clipping bureau.
 There is also items of travelling expenses for Louie Lowenthal, but whether the expenses of the captain on his trip to the governors confer cnce were paid out of this fund will not be disclosed until the December demands are in.
 If Governor-elect Campbell has any contingent expenses from Janu- ary 9th to July lst, he will have to pay them out of his own pocket, but he is used to that after having serv- cd nearly a year as governor with Hunt drawing the salary.
 EFFECT OF HOMESTEAD
 LAW ON MINE CLAIMS.