The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
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paraso4y to tne i Il sale campaign
and the campaign risen to tota
or ~, oo.4o. lnj alton as to the
amount Ut bonosi still is lacking
from state officials.
l-ie expense account, which is paiC
cut ot the lndusrcial commission IunC
Derived 1rom taxation, was boosted by
= Slo, ,4o9.95 wnen George M. Webb, rep.
rensentarlve OF the Bank Of North Da'
kota, lied scores of bills for bond sale
expenses, including advertising, sal.
aries, rent and travelling expenses.
United States Senator 4. F. Ladd's
aame has been added to the expense
account in the sum of $198.33 for trips
20 New York and Washington, one on
Feb. 20 and one on March 8.
The Nation, magazine which came
out in support of the bond campaign
Immediately thereafter began to de-
rive cash benefit from advertising, ac-
cording to the vouchers. A total of
$3.50 was paid out to Inc Nation as of
June 80. One Of the Nations bills, as
shown by the vouchers, is for ''six
weeks services at $40 per week, April
9 to May l4-$6O." Further explana-
ton is lacking. Various other pay
ments to The Nation are listed, ap-
parently apart from the total mem
toned above. On June l the Nation
received $3.50; on June 8, $3.50; on
June Is, $3.50; on May II $3.50; on
June 22, $3.50. ~
Carl D. Thompson, Socialist, also
drew money quite frequently from
the State Of North Dakota. He re-
AS.1~
from May 16 to May 81, according to
the vouchers. An item as of June Is
is for $500 full time one-haf month"
for Thompson. Mr.. Thompson also
receipted for $6375 for the purchase
of 81 copies of Russell's story Of the
Nonpartisan league for the Public
Ownership League of America.
Printing and advertising is repre-
sented in many items. A sum of 1850
was paid for 1000 circulars contain
ing a reprint from THE New Majori-
ty."
The Plumb Plan league, of Wash
ington, publishers, received $1O1.65
for stamped envelopes, letterheads
and 16 1-2 hours of labor at Is cents
per hour ~.
The State Record Publishing COM
pany of Bismarck, Nonpartisan, Jared
very well, receiving $1,790 for print
ing 10000 pamphlets on the North
Dakota industrial program, presuma-
bly, for use in the bond and propa-
ganda campaign. Another time this
concern received $81O. - ,
s. The Nonpartisan Leader also got
its bit, it appears from the vouchers.
getting S835.55 on June 13 and $422.87
on April 4.
Governor Frazier's name is shown
in the expense of an advertising firm
for 'photos of Frazier May 12-$10."
Another bill was for the expenses
of Miss Margaret Haley business
agent of the Chicago Teachers Feder-
alton, to Washington to appear before
the executive council of the A.. J. j..
A ripple of amusement is said to
have passed over the countenance of
one state official who approved the
bills over the following item:
"This is to certify that have re-
! ceived from Mr. Webb personally and
through Mr.. Matteson salary for the
month of May in four installments
covering 5000 and an additional $50
for expenses which $50 has been used
for entertainment, takes, kilograms
and transportation. Mary McFad-
den." ELL $.
The inclusion of Entertainment" in
the item is said to have caused the
smile. The expense was incurred IN
Chicago. .
A total of $4,7O5.93 was paid out
on June 8 for advertisements in New
York newspapers.
Various payments are for salaries:
Jas. E. Johnston, New York, received
$3.50 per week salary, it appeared on
June 2 and June 8. The Equitable
Office Building corporation of New
York received $208.33 per month rent
for the New York Office Of the bond
sale organization.
Total payments to the Publishers
National Service Bureau, publishing
league newspapers in North Dakota,
total $7,222.20.
Most of the salary payments in
Chicago were made apparently
through Walter Morrison, broker.
Seven persons were listed on the
payroll of May %.
The items allowed George Webb
yesterday were as follows.
EXPENSES May 25 to June Is p
1921, bond selling cam
paign 49,. 8797.57
Expenses May 16 to June II,
1921. bond selling campaign 5451.61
Expenses April 9 to June 4,
1921, bond selling campaign 447O.S9
Expenses May II to July II,
1921, bond selling campaign 7739.8S
These items were approved by Gov
Lynn j.. Frazier, State Examiner
Lofthus and Commissioner of 1nsur-
ance Olsness, as members of the au-
diting board. Checks were issued in
payment Of the amounts and there is
nothing to indicate that the Bank of
North Dakota has not honored them
while it has refused to pay hundreds
Of checks issued by political subdivi-
visions and by the state treasurer.
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