Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
ANOTHER INQUIRY
BY LEGISLATURE
Charges Brought by James N. Pierce
Start Second investigation Of Ex-
penditures of San Francisco Esposi-
ton Commission and Woodworth
Clum-Special Committee Named.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 7-On charges
preferred by James NJ. Pierce, of the
Iowa Homestead, the Iowa senate to-
day voted unanimously to have a COM
mittee appointed to investigate ex-
penditures of the Iowa Panama Pacific
exposition 3commission and its secre-
tary. woodworth Clum, at the San
Francisco exposition in 1915. Pierce
claims these funds as appropriated
by the thirty-sixth general assembly
have never been properly accounted
for.
Lieutenant Governor h. II. Moore.
president of the senate, appointed the
following committee of five to conduct
the inquiry: Senators Milton b. Pitt,
of Logan, chairman; II. l. Foskett.
Shenandoah: +. L. Thompson Burling-
ton: j. l.. Brookhart. Washington, and
J. ID. Buser of Conesville.
Pierce's Charges.
The statement by Pierce makes GER
tain specific charges against the COM
mission as a whole and in particular
against it's secretary, Woodwork
Clum, Of Davenport. It was presented
to the senate by Senator Pitt, who de-
clared the charges could not be iS
norcd, as Pierce was Il responsible
man.
Mr.. Pierce's statement follows:
"I charge that Woodwork Cium, as
secretary of the Iowa commission to
the Panama-Pacifc exposition. paid
personel and private bill which had
nothing 10 do with the exposition or
the state of Iowa, out Of funds APP
propriated for the states exhibit at the
San Francisco fair.
ST charge that Woodwork Clum paid
500 of the states money for a second
hand typewriter that was owned. ny
the Clinton Advertiser. in which he
was. interested. whereas tho state can
buy y, new machine t,.anY time foi
| $50, and charge he has neve~ re-
turned this typewriter to the state
II charge that Woodwork Clum
paid to himself out of the state fund
st,562.54 as salary for seven months
prior to the time that the bill was
passed making the appropriation.
"T charge that Woodwork Clum paid
to himself out of the state appropria-
ton for the Panama Pacific exposition
salary and expenses for the time he
was lobbying in the thirty sixth gen.
eral assembly. which passed the bill
which was to provide him job
II charge that the commission of the
Panama Pacific exposition had failed
to make a full detailed and itemized
accounting of the state funds that it
handled.
IT charge that the Iowa commission
to the Panama Pacific exposition has
failed to report or return to the state
a penny received by it from cOnces-
sions or other sources Of income at the
San Francisco exposition and that it
has failed to account for or return
property paid for by state money"
The commission was authorized by
the thirty sixth general assembly,
which appropriated s11,000,f for the ex-
pensos. The senate resolution order
ing the inquiry was passed unanimous
ly.
To Preserve War Records.
The bill of Representative Williams.
of Potta wattamie county, authorizing
{ a complete roster Of activities and in
dividual citation OF all Iowa units of
officers and men in the army. navy and
marine corps in Mexican border and
world war service recorded by the
state historical society. and carrying
an appropriate ton of $4,000, was pass
ed by the Iowa house Of representa-
t,ves today.
Several Iowa units already have
completed the history OF the war work
and are ready to turn this over to the
society to be recorded.