Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-10

] Points 81 !: 4 Out !: How Nesto, AL
nii'iistration Saves State
\ ! !. Money
Herald Special Service. !
bach, n. D.. June io.-e,Aorre
i shafer, lEn candidate tor attorney general
on, the Independent Repubiioar ticket
?pened ht hts campaign; for election
Eath ' vdaEdress here Friday night. g.
nj. shafer called particular ;aiteni-
& Ton to the prostitution OF the At
stsorney Generals Office, for politicai
purposes during the Nonpartisan
tsAsue compensation. quoting the
stats enforcement league that the DE-
4 pAFtment under William : t Itmke ke7 y,as ai
es1kQPlic scandal, and that '1sthe l1W
- esSssly nisused for politicai plr-
ms also touched on the scandlous
mismanhkement Of the affairs of thB
slate home building association ana
SnoWfd how under the present. ad-
MtnMtstration, az the farm, loan depart
mert OF the Bank OF North, Dakota
haeds been put on IL business basis Of
real service to the farmers ct the
state. iaa
HIS address was in part as folfcWs:
NJ. Skaters Add,.css 5 'ft
~ entered the attorney general, >
'etIices ON December LIST, lo2i &, ana the
Aneneial status ,of thai dspRrtmenr
senm tely came 10 my attention.
Ene conduct of the state licensing de-
II ~ aartmept over which :, the Sttprney
GENERAL has superllsion; had become
Notorious during the last year under
the administration Of Mr.. LAmke and
III. b. Dunbar. However, it was not
possible for me to fully appreciate the
:riptiously extravagant and waste eful
manner in which the funds of this
:department had heen expended until
Itame into personal contact with the
office. When reached Bismarck,
sAttorney General johnson had already
ordered an audit to be made Of this
department and on Decem ber 18th 4
! report of such audit was made to us,
!a3n which it. was disclosed that during
The preceding eleven m 0nths the totar
s asncome of the office was $63,28S.40,
while during the same time the ex-
tpendftures were $6s,00s.41, leaving
p deficit Of unpaid bills in tho sum
pt $5,717.o1. 1t appeared therefrom
that Mr.. Lemke had employed .as
.Ynent. includinr insnectnrs investirs. .
tors, and clerks. of whom Tvera
!; s'inyestirators,. ana had maid nut m f,re
/; 3han 8 a. 900 .fo' IN salarfFs ana m ora
! than S25' 900 90 IN era velinr1 crnensee
from January i 10 N,yerher 31A1i.
~. 4 = 90 '57s
"A PaDlic Sc1ndAI
Mr.. IF. Il. Watkins, vino was
E member OF the stan OF this de-
I partment durlrg the I,emke reg.
imP, stated in bis anpual report
s. 10 the state Enforcement league
~ held at Fargo ON MAY 2bth. this
b year, that the administration OF
..s s1nss,s - ~, wss We i.S.. puoi.i
y II nrisusnti for nolificai pIlrnx,srs,ss
, y, and that IL was adn,inIstcred "a
81 men who lacked in ir,u,xT.iy .,,;,;
H. chnraT4nr. Tlle, rec0r1ls i,l'u. X
snbsfanfiatc tl,is x,yc1,.,inr .tY,,l.
I fiemnattnn nv Mr. Wntkims nndlTft .
& sIs,,,,s anif rvi.frnt t1,as 'shix ~.
nnyfme1,t v,as asIm,r,s,.,rrd lnrr...
IN AZ i sns;sttsrn1 ,dfmms,, ~ th,.
!, Il :orrm,.r iTii6.sfynif and Y;,t IN
a1sn,ria iXSSs ,.ith ih;, a,,fr:i, t,r sfhi,f.
i iaw nnr Tho in,rnt IT ;I,r lA,v A
i. makers. a g. So
s.,1.
since we cam ln!6.y Inc u W . Az tne :
income OF thls ,dslsaEt5s.s'li l'VtE, . silor siS
months last past. has ha"n - =, =, I"
just enough TO pay current operating
expenses with only one Gitrk ..nu Nv Y
I :,;en on the staff. The 100000 de-
/ fcit still remains unpaid and continues
/ se a liability of the state. While the
| limited income of the department has
compelled US to exercise the closest
(. economy in order that the obligations
| at the Office might not be increased.
I the shortage of funds has crippled
the, administration Of the office to
! such an extent that 1t has been nearly
!, worthless as law-enforcing agency
during our administration thus Tar.
Home Rn;Id,rr Ass,n. E
-''-,.4.
1 now pass D,;,S,aa 10 assnnsa sinSs M \,
Nave had considerable tosSdo witt, The
E,lsiness of this department. el because y s
have been IN PERSONAL cnarge oHs tne IN
hciGation which has arises -! insSoos1. g
i.sci'on thereWith. Ih condasso 2 ?. =, O.
!, more Of a public. scandal han that
!; 81 the state licensing deilart m naent and
the story of its conduct under its
i former managers d'Tflosess a degree
, of finefficiency, extravagances4atl .4 sand mis-:
4 management hardly coneelNabie, a11o
+ certainly without parallel IN. the. his
! tory of the state. UndersSthe Home
! Builders law. the industI1al com mnais.
/! don had authority to build, purchase
4 and s sell houses to residen $ot the
. state, at a cost Of not exceeding yb,-
10000, except farm homes: During
the two years which this organizatfoy