The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-02-27
legislative Committee Makes
Report On Ex-Adjutant
and Ex-Governor.
STARTLING EXPOSURE
Misuse of Funds Claimed; Are
vigorously Denied
in House.

n Boise, Feb. 4.-Recommendine
n trial of state officials for illegal and
y criminal use Of state funds, and men
tioning In connection Herewith Moses
Il Alexander, former governor, and Rep
Il resentative G. S. Moody, former adju.
y tDat general, the special investigating
n committee of the legislature filed its
report with the legislature today
v Both the house and senate adopted
(. the findings on strict party vote. A
minority report was filed by Repre-
sentative Goff, democrat, in which he
y generated the state officials, claim
ing they were within their rights in
I creating the expenses they did, as the
country was at war and an emergency
existed
Representative Moody was denied
the right to answer the charges
Thursday in the senate. He denied
and answered them in the house this
( afternoon immediately after the re-
port was fled Moody charged the
committee had been unfair in its
Investigation in that it had not per
\ mitted him to see the documents in
trOduced or to be represented by
counsel
I'VE were at war" said Moody
The Germans were advancing toward
Paris. The nation was crying out for
4 men. Idaho was trying to supply its
share You of the majority would
. never have dared to make a report
criticising the expenditure Of needed
funds then. If You had you would
have been branded as slackerS and
dyen from the borders of the state
o1 Idaho and you know il. | did not
get one dollar ] was not entitled To
and you can't prove that | did. | did
mol spend one dollar that was not
approved by the state board of exam
lhtrS and ] challenge YOU to prove
that did"
Concluding. the report says: Con
cluuihg our report we feel. from a fair
consideration of the whole record
mat there has been gross, wanton and
criminal disregard of the Sanctity Of
,4e public funds of the state: that
MI Moody and Ex-Governor Moses
AleAalder took advantage of war con
ulllohS upon the ground, apparently
lldl the people would sanction any
eA'raVagant and Illegal expenditure Of
.ne puollc funds upon their state
nen.S H ol military necessity; that the
iuluS appropriated to the adiutant
selleralS Office were largely expended
serve the political. selfish and per
c'nai purposes of Mr.. Moody and ex-
"o'erilor Alexander, and we feel il
,'N Nuniiell' upon us, in order to create
a proper regard for the public funds
- ~ 'ne state, to recommend that n
IhiolVusil ah ana searching Investigation
@nVuIu be made by the attorney gen.
'si "a ana the prosecuting attorney of
s, ~" eoulltS To the end that those re-
l'"sipie Tor wanton. Illegal and
ta1n a'a'iial use of the funds in the adiu-
aat generals office may he brought
W. W 'rial and that the people of the
a'a'e of Idaho may he fully advfSod
cioIs ule conduct of its public oil
o@a ,aS uhrlns the years 1917 and 191S
ga,'. a" we recommend that the attorney
Ada IA ana prosecuting attorney IF
roS,i. Vouiit} make such Immediate in
o'n@'i S,ooi,1 ioh that the people may hc
op1 %v"liy advised of these conditions
pa1 paI Ihe responsibility for the crin,i.
erly placed r'''i'' i"''''S i" prop
,GdI1', ane report also recommends the
nerI nr''S,llliPni Of the board Of cXami
cises ul''s> that body in future eNrr-
nysi, "i''P care and discretion i'm
mi,,aI7 nh"n bills and vouchers sub
ment. "l'i'roNal ana pay
~ ue report SAYS further:
gon iouf committee further fo,pd tb.
eyncn,i' 2' VI Idaho was the chief draft
tbo,it,' OF the state under the au.
thar VI the federal government. bur
ex.adi,,, ueipGated such duties tn the
nensaJ general. That the oX
iIS oi the draft in all branches nf
again, .SltH were proper CHARGES
the dn lile federal government u0IrI
claim nut regulations. and if prnurr
tbprat,. uad been made and presented
fpdo,.' would have been naid hv rho
Frank o'rrHment, through Captain
aeent :. a, Mccall, federal d,shur>ine
Adhtan. 'lie state of Idaho. That cN
have ,,ia,. General Moody claimed t.
lizards 's'ea all the various draft
the won, W. ~ the state in connection with
their y, rna Tor the purpose of checkin.
Horale eoordS I and keeping up their
led at q, mat on such trips he tray
used hi. 'illes by railroad and at time>
Expenses own automobile, charging the
rqairS OF such trips, including the
bile. to th I''' supplies for his automo
out of thN ne state, the same being paid
"e militia fund; that the ex