Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-31

WHO GOT THE MONEY!
The Journal n IN receipt Of ,lcttoi
ffom A a. Stott state land Commiss-
ionef stating mat he has personally
examined thc records regarding the
$500 unsettled account OF the Journal
Tor advertising a land sale FOR the Land
f,oard more than two years ago. and
finds that the records show that the
voucher was reduced By the Board on
Examiners 60 $500 and that a warrant
had boon issued for that amount He
niao says that in view Of thie condition
Of the records he thinks the Journal
owes an apology TO the Land Boald Tor
the charges Of graft made In it, former
editorials on the subject lie also places
The blame Tor the reduction on Dean
Perkins
whether an examination 81 the re-
cords win show all the facts or not the
Journal is unable to say Tho Journal
has never accused the officials who
handled the matter, OF being fools who
would pull of such stunt and leave
the records open 70 witness against
them.
Here IS a statement Of "a cfacts as
They should appear "a the record
Dean Perkius.as Come issloncr OF Tho
state land board ordered tue pnbnca.
ton % the sale OF school lands IN Lin
coin county, Such notice Is required
% run weeks After the first issue
copy was sent 70 Mr.. Perkins who
MARKED some errors and requested that
when the corrections We're made that 80
comics be printed as a job and mailed
70 his office. This was done Before
Hfl.. i. ..f ~. q ~.
succeeded in office by Aif Smoot. Mr.
smoot came 10 shoshone and conducted
The sale early tn January The dav no {
held the sale be- ordered another 80
copies 81 tho I'D printed as a job. This !
was done and delivered % him that day. j
Latter the journal submitted rs bin OF ;
fai 90 Tor The advertising and lob work q
Tho state furnished rs regular tOrm g
~ blank voucher on which the bin was
made out on this form was also prln
fd receipt for the money in which
ne creditor was required % swear that y
Do had received The money called for |
in the voucher This. the journal re-
fusei - sign. The voucher WAS return
~ with the Information that the state
Board - Examiners absolutely refusedl
20 consider a voucher which had not !.
been reeeiptcd for before Il was pro =
scented 10 this Board. As the amountl
owing the Journal was small Il waiveii
~ objection 20 signing a receipt for
money not received thinking. as i'll -
was Informed bs the Land Conin,iss- =
Ioncr that Il was the regular way thcl ~
state did business the receipt Tor the ~
'si.00 was signed. Two months fntorl ~
he Journal was notified that the hin ~
had been reduced by the Board Of Ex- y
aminers 10 $500 and that amount hsd ~
been allowed. But as the Journal had y
been compelled 20 sign receipt forl :
I5i.0e IL notified the Auditor that Il re- -
fused TO accept the SIS unless Il was I"
aformed as TO who had received tnc ~
balance OF the $500 for when the ~
Journal had feceiptcd. This happened -
more than two months after Dean For ~
,ins had BEEN sues ccdcd by Mr.. Smont -.
= Land conuaiSsi ner fatos IN the -,
i.bhy OF the MeFid 40 ,. 10 sn0shone !"
he matter was discussed with Cover r
or Alexander and Clarence Van p'
iepsen. state Anditor d, TIN Time andl ~
ssufunce nns siren that On thcir re- ~
tsn 10 i'oise a te,f cleia' wpald ic
ent ana ihs old matter wiped or The :"
bate and the bin would be allowed. ~
'wo years have passed since then and -. ~,
oshing was ever done about H. Not ~,
cent OF the money has ever been re- ~
lived BY the Journal II the warrant ny
" tho $500 was ever issued as Mr.. ~
tett SAYS the records show ana " that 49,
,ucher was ever cashed Il was not By -
le Journal, OF any connected with IT, 80
ie Journal or any one authorized by 1t s'
~ privilege as newspaper 20 pa -
de it, private griefs before the public 49,
'ef this small matter. II has on it's - -
ad beat list Of many names OF firms -.
ID individuals who beat the printer OF -
? hard earned wealth. II keeps this 80,
ad beat list iia a sort OF memorandum -.
be turned over 10 His Majesty" on 80, ~
G great day of naai reckoning. Hut ~, 49,
y arair with the Land board Is -,
4 ooe II many hundreds OF simiiarl -
ses 10 which every tax payer Is inter ~,
led A1d In which the honesty and In -
rF4ty OF public officials are al stake -
y these reasons the public Is entitiec -
know the facts II Is a part Of the un
,ordcd official record Of Moses Alex
der and his last administration III ~
: records IN the state house do not Deer
ow The facts IN this case. then II Is 'hei
5timate question 10 inquire how spo'
ny other eases are there like II? why
: the records nialeads1gG who got
money on this account 40 the many
.eTs like AZ
81.