Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-25
DID NOT KNOW FACTS.


When the committee charged that his
trip to Washington was useless, he de-
clared it did not know what it was
talking about. That trip. he said, had
been made at the order of the provost
marshal general in connection with the
administration of the draft which he
considered a sufficient answer to the
charge.
Il had the sanction of the state board
of examiners for the expenses to which
my department was put in the war
emergency" said Moody. II was sat-
isfied with it. If they were wrong !
cannot help it, but do not think they
were.''
Regarding the return to the fund
of certain moneys in connection with
the Washington trip, Moody declared
that the order to leave for the national
capital came after he had purchased
transportation to go north on draft
matters and he had borrowed money
from a Boise bank to purchase the
tickets to Washington. In due course
of time, the vouchers had been return
ed, and the money put back into the
fund. He said the state got back every
cent and $50 more which he had paid
out of his own pocket. He explained
it was well known to anyone travelling
on state business that it cost more for
the officer to travel than he receives
back from the state.
With reference to the sale of Sec
ond hand typewriter for $3.50, he said
it had been perfectly legitimate and
that the money had been turned over
A. ~ff T.. Ii
ment.
SAYS OTHERS SHIELDED.
"Regarding this item" said Moody,
''why didn't you put the blame where
it belonged, if there was blame. Cen
tlemen, you did not, because you were
afraid to. Major Burns, he said, had
neglected to turn back the check which
was kept in his records after the
transaction.
He said that the Christmas cards
which the investigators had charged
were wrongfully purchased, had been
properly bought; that he was receiv-
ing, as adjutant general, many cards of
the same nature from adjutant gener-
ais of other states; that he had A. G.
Kennard print them; that he never told
Kennard to charge them to his person
al account.
II sent the cards to Mrs. Moody who
was in the north with instructions to
mail them to the various adjutant gen
erals and draft boards" said Moody
(which she did, paying the postage her
self"
Regarding the printing Of a poem or
the war; he said it had been considered
so inspiring at the time it was re-
cieved in the adjutant generals office
that it was deemed advisable to have
| it reprinted and sent to the various
draft officials in the state.
TRAVELLED ON STATE BUSINESS.
Explaining the automobile expense
! the report referred to, he declared
! travel by train on draft business hac
! been so unsatisfactory that 1t was con
sidered advisable to use an auto ant
he had done so. charging the expense
of upkeep to the state, which he con
sidered was no more than fair ant
quite proper. He said he did not per
sonally do all of the travelling, but tina
others in his department had Travelled
in the machines. He was glad, he said
the committee had geographer, as III
did not know until the report of thu
Travelled. The committee figured i
1921 miles in two years.
Moody charged that in the matter o
the Edith CLANCY trip north. his nam
was not signed to the authorize,