The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-30

WOOl0 tnen nave MADE q very good
profit. But there is a particular item
in the law designated Assessment
Lists, but the blank is designated of
a certain size Of II in. x % in., and
at the same place is a price given
for Assessment Lists when made a
certain size in book form. The 17x28
Assessment Lists are just two times
as large as the legal blank designa-
ton of 8hx14 and while the legal
blank designation cost $3.50, the
17x28 designation costs $24.50 or q
difference of $l4.70 per Thousand.
Judge Conner ruled that as par
ticular item in the law referred to
Assessment Lists, he would award
Mr.. Dolin the price of that designated
item and would ignore the fact that
the law provided for an Assessment
List of the size of l7x28, and would
not hold him to the legal blank de-
size of the blanks furnished
When this ruling was made every
one knew just how the case was 60
of any kind whatsoever for such a
well as every party concerned.
cAuhc NOIAVl IulCO LAt1C liz "Oulu
stand by the law as he called it, or his
came directly under the law, and Do
lin avoided the law by fraudulently
setting up that the job was spe-
cial and did not come under the law,
and Judge Conner sustained that al
so. Or in other words he contradict
ed himself in his rulings in different
items in order to favor Mr.. Dolin.
Referring to item II, and item sc,
will be observed that Dolin billed the
county for $1l3.75 under item II, and
under item sc, for 1000 teachers ex-
aminations blanks for $113.75, and
each of both items, Mrs. O'Grady al
lowed him for the regular legal blank
|Hhxl4 size, or $45.5O, and Mr.. Dolin
accepted the audit of Mrs. O'Grady
and did not contend, and right then
and there admitted that he had filed
a fraudulent claim against the county.
Admitted that he had perjured him
self over his own sworn signature.
Yet this fact made no impression
upon Judge Conner and did not de-
preciate the value of the mans tes-
timony at all.
The next item that we will refer to
is item 10, which reads, 1900 Certi-
ficate Of Awards, Gold Seal, Co. Supt.,
$43.O5," and disallowed entirely by
the auditor.
The Flaw provides that all printing
for the use Of the county or the state
must be done within the state.
These certificates were forms Or
dered from a Chicago Mail Order
House. The manufacturers imprint
was on them.
Dolin testified as to their cost,
their great value, what it was worth
to produce them, and then upon cross
examination admitted that the certi-
ficates had been bought in Chicago,
but nevertheless were very valuable.
Mr.. Dolin's 1913 contract provides
that all printing done outside Of his
shop shall be furnish.Sl to the county
at 5 per cent above manufacturers in
voice.
Mr.. Cudhie, after this editor in
sisted, called for the invoice. Mr..
Dolin did not know where it was. He
had lost it. He could not remember
what he had paid for the certificates.
But after dinner he produced Il check
made out to the postotiice in payment
for c. o. ID. for the certificates of
award and they cost him about SIP
and by his contract should have been
billed to the county for $3.50 instead
of $43.O5. Here Mr.. Dolin was alb
solutcly caught in false testimony, in
perjury if you please, yet Mr.. Com
er's faith in Mr.. Dolin's testimony
was not shaken.
1t is impossible to take up any more
items, but the audit as indicated is
correct.
When Judge Conner rendered his
decision he did not render the deci-
sion item by item as the case had
been tried in order that it could be
determined just how he decided each
and every contention in regard to each
and every item, but he rendered d
blanket decision, burying his work as
much as possible and making it i'm
possible for any person to tell just
how he decided this case. We believe
that this was done purposely and
knowingly for the purpose of hiding
Abo f.o,,l IF <ho joOicion