Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-22
STEWART APPEARS
ON FRIDAY BEFORE
FARM PROBE BODY
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Brown and paid out of state funds.
want TO contradict that statement.
Mr.. New did make the charge in his
speeches and I personally heard him
make it."
Mr.. Bridges declared he went to
Laurens county to correct reports
made about him in Mr.. News rOCe.
He said he paid his own expenses,
but iii receive his salary from the
agricultural department for the time
he was off Continuing the wit
ness said he was still a registered
voter in Laurens county. He went
into a number Of the charges made
against the department and explain
ed them to the committee.
Expense Account Explained
The witness took up an expense
account of L. A. Glenn, one of the
department employees, which has
been attacked as excessive, and
stated that the average of ten cents
a mile was reasonable. The assistant
commissioner testified that Mr.. Glenn
did not use q state car at the time
the trip was made, and that when
the wear, tear and other upkeep of
The automobile was considered, the
average of ten cents which was turn
ed in for the trip, during which he
said a number of communities were
visited, the account was not excess
Sive.,
Mr.. Bridges said he took Mr.. Glenn,
with the account to the warrant
clerk OF the executive department.
for payment. Several days later, he
continued, he learned the voucher
was being held up and that Governor
HardWiCk summoned Commissioner
Brown to his office and asked if the
Trip had not been made in a state
car. The governor was informed
that q state automobile was not used.
Mr.. Bridges testified, adding that the
next day he went to Walter Vance,
warrant clerk, and told him if he did
not correct a statement to the gov
ernor Immediately that the trip was
made in state automobile, he
iBridgesl would go to the governor,
with Mr.. Vance, the following day,
and make the correction.
Attorney General Napier sent the
committee a ruling that the investi-
cation was comparable TO the trial
cG 4 civil cause in g court and that
the committee could not arrest a
witness in q county other than Ful-
! ton and compel him to come &c At
Ianta to testify. The ruling was
made in reply to several questions
asked in a resolution Of the commit
tee to the committee.
The committee adjourned shortly
after noon to meet again Monday
morning.
/ At the opening OF the Friday
session, Sam l.. Owe, attorney !
the department. Of agriculture, al
nounced he had heard rumors that
an oil inspector at Savannah was
keeping Grover G, Edmondson il
that city to prevent him from ties
! tiiying.
The department. won't stand for
this" Mr.. Olive said, and we want
EQmondson to testify. If he is toe
sick to come. we will send 20 Sa
varnah and take his deposition
We also want Mrs. Alice Louise
Lytle. Of the Columbia Sentinel, &C
testify, The time is here for a show
down. The department is tired Of
so much idle talk and now wants t
be confronted with sworn test;
mony."
HardwiCk on Stand
Thursday in the investigation, testi
fed that Commissioner Of Agricul
ture J. J. Brown was not involved in
the alleged effort TO have paid out OF
state funds a hotel bill Of DR.. c. II
Kittrel!, former representative from
Laurens county and member Of the
state port. harbor and terminal com
mission,
Il though this bill was grossly
improper and stopped payment or
it," said the fornsr governor. "hu;
in Justice to. Commissioner Brown
will say that he nor any member Of
his department approved the bill