Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
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done away with $2s, 900. The presence
Of County Treasurer David James. who
Is a citizen of the highest quality and
rank, prevented any mieappropriation
Of funds. As It Is. Mr.. James has had
difficulty in making State officials be-
lieve that this county owes the State
S28 1000. One item involving $25 1000
Is interesting.
ut appears that former County
Treasurer David r. Johns and State
Treasurer Snyder agreed several years
ago that Lackawanna County should
retain $25. 200 of State funds to meet
local salaries and needs Of State en-
ployes. When Mr.. James took Office a
year ago he had difficulty convincing the
State authorities that they were $25 200
short In Lackawanna funds, as no rec
ord of the amount Of money retained
hero was available at Harrisburg.
Matter Still Unsettled
I'm fact. the matter is still in the
air. and Mr.. James has written re-
pea tedly to the State authorities try
ing to convince them. AS 1t was, II
would have been an easy matter for a
dishonest official to have pocketed tho
$25 900 and no ono would have been
the wiser.
"Another matter involved $1,000. It
appears that three Scranton concerns
have bills against the county for $1,000
each. Funds for the total $4S0O were
not available ut the time. but a partial
payment Of $1,000 was made to each of
the firms.
"Reccntly nm order came through
from tho state Dcnartmept autborizino
tbe nayment Of tho S4SOO IIsd NIr
lanes not rememhorc,l th.t s1oOo haj
oireaJv hsen Maid Tho conccrns ;f tbev
desired or q dishonest ofici,I could
h.y. .ot .,r,r ,,ith s9Ooo Frn,, COW
rosnonJs,c" ~ru es n""s w,,t tbr S,ot, nfEna,s -
.vsp'hu.I . in ~ ~. .ne nsuJ n.s o..s'a,a "s !.
was ,I,ns ieaInta that no no rc."ru was ,ha.s aus
s.oon ssps aI.bs, VI ,oo onn rasrm' ,,ni M t.e
I"y'o, u,'hVus" l".a, ..'asuty ouEia,s E.n.
rau sen. Tue v"!chtrs 70 .nc S,ate
treasurer once III que iorm anu ac'
coru'"s 10 Jaw.
Tho local situation leads county Of.
ficlals to believe that records Mt Har-
risburg have been loosely kept and that
general rcsystematizing of State books
Is necessary"
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~ omd nno s,,o ,oorost nai;t,o,o uu" ~ ,,e
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.rn, "..o,"t".m,, % @ nIa mnh I'LL Us
n'Io = ,o,tor from op',s t,,,oncI Inhn uH W.T. W
crsham chairman of tho P;nchot (,onntv
committee 70 Tho Conrressman
Tn this letter Co,onei Wick crsh. m .c.
kpowicd1cs M C;riest's ofTer of sInnort
Tor Pinchot. Political leaders sav That
Tho same thing which Influenced Griest
The tide ~ sentiment for PinchotW.
v;li influence hundreds ~ othcr hia and
little politicians ali over the State.
Sincc thc f;rst announcement that
~,rr unrter. rv havs he.n ind"str;onsIv % hn;iS.
no IN tho ;dea that Criest was NJ Ieast
S nnHtra, rp 10 not friendIy 70 Tho Attornow
Gonerai Nav bowever thers /. M
douht that Lancaster County. one ~ tho
bie counties in the State. will Give the
Forester a large majority.
There, as elsewhere throughout the
State. Pinchot will have the united sup
port Of organization and Independent
Republicans.
Mr.. Pinchot Is on another tour Of
the hard coal regions today. and every
where ne goes the forester IS de-
claring that inc latest report OF AUDI
tor rrherai rwas' w'tn noz iS So- rsve'a- sV
tioh or r smor,nsG "' M.':ooc.oo &c 20. IN
:nc ,n rnof,, 90 tho cbo - fram,iad
Gnoncc IN the State CnpitoI.
~. p,n,ho, .rr,uod a, soro,.o u,,
Mr, armtne o."t ard sn"to ;r "1i"n thnt eaty n.
.n,s S u''" o,hsr towns p' ;n Toctau.nnSS w r,uS
County. Tomorrow he returns for two
days in Philadelphia before making a
final dn sh on SATURDAY to Pittsburgh.
Tho S25, 900 shortage has Alter lead.
ers at sea. Whey do not know how the
voters arc going to take this proof Of the
Pinchot charges. Meanwhile they are
striving nightly to get from under by
pointing out that the State Treasurer