The producers news., 1930-10-24

BelSeker fraud and Oank Ialiure
cases. If office rent and fuel and
light and janitor services is court
house expense when Bakewen is !
in office, it was when Erickson :
was in office. I
Now. the record figures put out ,
recently by Clerk & Recorder Niels
no doubt to square him
self for the jurat he gave Bake
well to fool the voters, shows that
there were special attorneys fees !
paid put in 1929 of S9,S7S.53 and
in 1880 of S1S,S96.5O. Let's add
county attorney expense and spe-
cial attorney expense for 1929 and
1880. together and divide by 2, and
get the average cost Of the county !
attorneys office for the first
wears of Bskewell, and we find
that the average cost Of the first
two wears OF Bakeweh was S1I,- |
O12.43 as against the Z years av-
erage of Erickson of s10,SSS.47 or
almost $1,000 per year less than
Bakewell.
Now for the purpose OF further
comparison, let US take the hg-
ures of the cost Of the last 2 years
Of Erickson and the first 2 years
of BakeweIl, and we find that the
last 2 wears of Erickson cost the
taxpayers s4,625.3S per year and
that the first 2 years Of Bakewell
cost s1T,O12.43 per year, and these
are the actual figures, which Grant
Bakewen cannot deny.
Now the salary and expenses
directly chargeable to the County
Attorney is not all charged TO his
office. The County Attorney Is
somewhat responsible for the num-
ber of terms Of court, and the cost
of the same. BakeweT during
1880 had two special terms OF
court. to try five criminal cases
: These cases did not require spe'
. cial terms at all, but could have
waited for the regular term, wheI
!, all civil cases on the docket coul'
have been tried, at much less ex
; pense than for the two specla
terms. Bakewen petitioned Judg'
:, Paul for these terms and use
, great pressure to cause him Z
! call these terms. Niels Madse
: figures show that these two spe
cial terms, called 70 try Mig
: Collins and Wanda HaSs cost IN
, taxpayers s11, 1,O69.3S. Bakewen
= = entirely responsible for these cost
for he could have saved this CT
: tire amount. There was 10 excuS
: for the special term to try mig
= Collins. There was no reason wh
the cases against Collins and FiSl
= beck could not have gone over
the regular term, not a color Of
: reason, except that this term
court was called for propaganC
and for political reasons and Il
no other. Wanda HaSS could ha'
= waited for the regular term, Al
= there was no reason why a reg
= lar term Of court could not hs'
:. - been held in July OF this yei
. when the entire docket could ha'
- been cleared up. These two sp
-a cial cases are glaring examples
Le the playing Of ping-pong with Z
On public money which Grant Bak
we'll has engaged In since takn
- over the office. In 1929, the d
- triet court cost was only $685.;
and Bakewell had two regul
terms that year at which times I
- calendar, both criminal and CIV
W was tried-at about $5,000.0O le
:. than the cost Of the two spec
terms this year.
= The district court costs duri
: the last two years Of Ericks'
1927 and 1923, cost SS,0S2-93 q
S7,601.39 respectively. Quite
difference, this itself shows wh'
70, the taxpayers money is going.
ely Now let US refer % the cost
an an justice courts: we find that DUR
VII the last two years Of Erickson L
cost S365.93 and SS30.S0: WI
got during 1929 and 1880, the II
the two years of Bakewell, they c
his S259.15 and S39S.20. Not 50 mu
en- tho Bakewell said the country y
IN over-run with criminals the y
ms he came into office. But Ba
OF well has been using the just
ust courts more lately, and we I
son the county commissioners the o
per er day by emergency resoluto
ust increased the budget 500 fDr
.ck- tice Of the peace courts, or
OF S1140. Bakewen is going 70
axe more J. P. court work now-wh
cal he has greater success than
eity has IN the district court
| 5 During Grant Bakewell's tern
at office he has -crimi
'ose cases, in which he has secured
the convictions and - aequitt
left Not so much Of a record for
put fearless man in a county infes
70 with criminals.
l.69. The record Of Grant Bake
lar. is the record Of an incompet
ear. man IN office. He knows no
get He is incapable OF prosecutini
-S32 case. He cannot advise the G
cials in the simplest matters,
rcu- the sheriff and officials, repu
rant can tho they be, openly say 50
eys He has used his office to
lun- secute those who did not vote
per him, ard TO favor those n
age gang: he has been 50 accomno'
lnty ing as to loan a prominent .
leg0er money TO carry on his 3
10 ness He has had people ARE
At and put to the expense Of def
veil. for pure spite. on charges that