American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-31
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
FROM THE STATEHOUSE
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE is
BEING INVESTIGATED.
State Affairs Committee Unearths
Things That Have Suspicious APP
pearace.- Waste of Funds Indicated
BY Examination Covering Last Six
Months of M0Ody's Administration.

Months Of MOOdy's Administration.
AS the result of a report by the
state affairs committee showing
certain irregularities in the handling
of funds" of the office of adjutant
general since last spring during in
cumbency of Charles S. Moody, now
a member of the lower house from
Bonner county, Governor d. W. Davis
Monday morning addressed a special
message to the legislature calling for
an investigation which will cover
the entire period of Moody's admin
istratiOD.
Former Governor Moses Alexander
is frequently named in the commit |
tees report as having travelled to
points outside the state on money |
drawn from the militia fund, and a !
recent trip of both Moody and Alex |
ander to Washington d. c., is one
of the largest items called into ques-
ton
Many Items Questioned
Cigars, uniform, a state flag for
the governors use costing SIS, auto
mobile repairs totaling $500, a pair
of $5 gloves, cards the nature of
which is unknown, and $137 worth
of letterheads and envelopes bearing
Moody's name as adjutant general
which were bought from the Northern
Idaho News of Standpoint only few
weeks before he left office-these
are some of the items the committee
recommends for investigation. The
adjutant generals department does
not own an automobile.
Saturday morning, after it had be-
come noised about the statehouse
and the legislative chambers that an
investigation was being made, Moody
returned to the treasurer's office
$264.80 to repay the state for the
money he had drawn for his trip to
Washington, for $234.S0 of which he
had also put in a claim to the fed
eral government; and former Cover
nor Alexander returned SIS to cover
the claim for the flag which had been
bought out of Moody's fund a few
days before the Democratic admin
istration went out of power.
Certificates covering the remit
tances were obtained at the auditor s
office, and the money was turned in
to the state treasurer. 1t came in
too late to be applied Saturday to
the accounts which it was intenoed
to straighten out, but was apportion-
ed Monday morning by the treasur-
er's office to the general fund, and
credited to the adiutant generals ap-
pIopriation.
Dates His Check January 81
Alexander dated his remittance
back to January 8, and the check
which he rendered bore the same date
Moody made no effort to camouflagt
the date of his remittance, but item
lied it as follows:
Amount paid by Gov. Alexander
Hotel bill, extra time in New York
$50; amount paid Adjt. Gen. Moody
trip to Washington, by U. S. govern
ment, $234.S0."
-AlexaGder's remittance is marked
for one flag from adjutant general
department, S75."
j. S. st. Clair drew 5000 from tn
adjutant generals fund for Decem
ber salary as secretary of distric
board No. 2, the report states, whe
he should have been paid from tn
federal appropriation, national draf
Governor Davis message to tn
legislature, was as follows
THE committee on state affairs c
the two houses of the legislator
have, at my request, made a cursor
investigation of the affairs of the aC
jutant generals department coverin
a period of approximately six month
last past, and have reported to m
informally certain irregularities
the handling of the funds of that d.
partment which, unexplained, justii
further investigation and repor
/ therefore respectfully suggest Il
propriety of further and formal il
vestigaticn by the legislature"
The report of the committee cal
attention to about fifty items whiC
it suggests should be investigate
covering a period of about six montl
of Adjutant General Moody's term
office. The following are among Il
items set out:
Pullman request from Charl
Moody, from Boise, Idaho, to Cola
Washington, December 8, 1918. Tic
eft form 1904, Ticket No. 5465, val
$2.75.
Transportation request No. 81
the same date, Dec. 8, Transport
ton request No. Sc called for Pullmi
drawing room from Boise to Poe
tello. Idaho, Ticket Form No. 100
Ticket No. 5468. value, 800. (Sign
by Charles s. Moody
Also, on December 8, transport
ton request No. 81, for drawing roc
from Pocatello. Idaho, to Chicai
Illinois, value, $4,000. (Signed
Charles 5. Moody, dated Decent
10th.)
Call attention. to the fact that I
transportation requests were issu
to Charles s. Moody, from Boise
travelling north and one south
both used.
Question: AS Mr.. Moody acco
panied the governor to Pocatello
the 9Th, who used the transportat
request going north? The transp
tation used on December the 9th v
for Hon. Moses Alexander and A
Gen. Charles S. Moody to attend
conference of governors at AnDapo
Nd Charles s. Moody was orde