Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-14
PROCEEDINGS OF IMPEACHMENT
LIKELY TO BE INSTITUTED
AGAINST STATE OFFICIAL
SENATOR RULE TELLS OF
"WoMAN IN THE CASE"
wife of One of oss m0'"o' City Com
n,issioners Kept on Payroll Despite
Absence From Office and Wife OF
Secretary Of State Triss to Make
Row Because Of Her Presence.


and Senator Holdoegel, who is chair
man es the committee on departmental
affairs, both told the members of the
house judiciary committee that the in
vestigation of Secretary Of State
Aliens office has only been started
and may result In the Impeachment OF
Secretary Allen.
They spent more than an hour tell
ing of the alleged incompetency of Al
len and his son. Roy Allen.
Senator Holdoegel told the COM
mittee that the bill was drawn up pro-
viding for putting the state automobile
department under the direction of the
state treasurer because the committee
investigating the department learned
that employees have been threatened
that they would be discharged If they
talked too much"
Senator Holdoegel told the COM
mittee that the special investigating
committee has not touched the secre-
tary of states office yet and expects
to make other interesting reports.
May Be lmpsached.
1T is my personal opinion Sen
ator Rule told the members of the
committee, the investigation will
probably result in the impeachment Of
Allen"
Representatives Douglas Rogers.
Frank Moore. NJ. L. Temple and Gilt
ner, members of the house committee.
objected to the procedure of the SEN
~ i,,;,, hni
They thought that the governor
should be given IA chance to suspend
Allen until an investigation was made
by competent accountants.
After Senator'S Rule and Holdoegel
had explained that this would probably
take from three to four weeks and that
the office meanwhile Was in chaotic
condition. the four representatives
ceased objecsns.
Woman in the Case.
The name of Mrs. Lola Elliott. wife
of City Councilman Elliott was brought
into the investigation by Senator Rule
who acted as spokesman for the COM
mittee in order TO show how Allen is
alleged to have conducted the auto
mobile department.
Senator Rule said:
Mrs. Elliott. wife of the city COM
missioner, was employed in the auto
mobile department for $3.50 "a month.
On July u 1917. she went on two
weeks vacation without pay. When her
two weeks were up she called UP and
asked il she should return to work.
Her return was postponed time and
time again until on Aug. Is she re-
turned to work. Two days>1ater while
Mr.. Allen was out of the city Mrs.
Allen called Mrs. Elliott into the front
office and told her to get out of the
office Immediately.
When Mrs. Elliott asked why she
was told to get out she was informed
that since she was employed in the
state automobile department Mr.. Allen
has stopped loving Mrs. Allen.
Sometime later Mrs. Elliott returned
to work and did work until Sept. l..
Then she had to leave on account of
sickness.
She was paid her salary from June
Is uesil Dec. l. 1911 altho she had
worked but few days. On that day
the state auditor told her he would
not keep ner name on the payroll
Senator Rule said that sometime
during that period Mr.. Elliott was call
ed: to the Allen home by Mrs. Allen
who advised Mr.. Elliott that Mrs. Ell
lott was 'asing a case with persons
employed in the state house and even
members of the legislature.
During the hearing before the house
judiciary committee Senators-Rule and
Holdoegl said:
Forced to IeII Testimony.
One of the girls who was called to
testify before the senate committee
was fired by Allen because "she talked
too much" Later she vas reinstated.
Some OF the employees OF the office
gave sworn statements to the commit :
tee and when they returned to work