The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-28
GOVERNOR STARTS
HOUSE CLEANING
40 State Boiler Inspectors to
Walk Plank Into Ablivi0n
June First
GAME WARDENS NEXT
Seven Fire Marshal Deputies
Will Be Summonly Fired
Job Holders Uneasy

st. Paul, May 26-Uncertainty
over jobs which appeared in two
state divisions yesterday spread to
a third today with announcement
that virtually a new force of 40
boiler inspectors is to be expected.
. At the SAME time the local coun-
ty attorney prepared to investigate
the charges of payroll padding
against seven deputy state fire
marshals and Governor Floyd B.
Olson, continuing to carry out the
"housecleaning" pledge Of his cam
paign made several appointment re-
placements on state boards.
Continuing his efforts to gain
greater cooperation among law en-
forcement agencies, Governor Oh
son was told by Eden Rowe, State
Sheriff's association president, that
he would seek blanket authority
from all sheriffs for the state crime
bureau to step into a case when
ever it wished.
Terms of 40 boiler inspectors ex-
pire July 1, and sources close to the
governor said virtually complete re-
placement was expected. Yester-
day it was indicated that most of
the 1873 game wardens whose terms
end June 1 face replacement.
Applications for the warden posts
total 1900 and conference of
game and fish heads and the gov
ernor will take plce this week con-
corning appointments. DR.. Thad-
deus Surber, in charge of fish pro-
pogation, is assured Of his position
it was said.
M. J. Kinkead, Ramsey county
attorney, will investigate over
charges of $716.S9 allegedly made in
expense accounts by seven deputy
state fire marshals at the request
of Governor Olson.
The governor requested Garfield
W. Brown, state insurance commits
sioner and state fire marshall to
dismiss 'those regarded as guilty
of improper actions"
Mr.. Brown said that he will make
a close study of each case before
making a decision. Governor o.
son said the state comptroller has
been instructed to make an espec-
tally close scrutiny of travelling,
lodging expenses and other charges
against the state by employees of
all departments.
The seven deputies facing dismis-
sal are: 5--.-
Harry N. Chance, chief deputy;
George G. Magnuson, C. e. Level
lyn, Charles Gehrke. Robert J. Mar
tin, Arthur ODea, and William T.
Tourtillott. They are alleged to have
padded expense accounts for a to-
tai of $716.89 from June 1, 1928 to
March 81, 1881.
Two deputies, Charles e. Keller
and Leonard C. Lundvwerer given
free bills in the .comptroller's re-
port, which came after an investi-
cation Of nearly two months.
Most of the deputies were away
on duty today. One asserted the
charges are being magnified out
Of proportion to- their Importance
and we are being forced to walk the
plank to give the governor a
chance to appoint more party fol-
lowers to jobs"
1t was revealed that the comp
troller has for some time been
making more than ordinary close
scrutiny of expense accounts of
state employees, particularly travel
ing inspectors, of which there are
a score of varieties.
Hotels in a number of cases have
been asked to verify claims by en-
ployes that certain amounts had
been paid for lodging and checks
of telephone calls made to deter
mine if they were Of an official or
personal nature.
DR.. liver Siversen, Minneapolis,
was appointed to the state board
of medical examiners for a term
ending May 1, 1888, succeeding DR..
c. e. Kaine, Morris.
Three were appointed to the
Board Of Health Arthur s.. Milin-
owski, Saltwater. in business in st.
Paul as sanitary engineer, sue
ceeds L. P. Wolff, St. Paul.
Frederick Bass, of the engineer
ing faculty at the university sue
ceeds DR.. s. Marx White, Mime
apolis, and DR.. c. I. Oliver, Grace
vile, succeeds DR.. o. r. Melby,
Thief River Falls. These appoint
ments expire in January, 1884.
MaKal1sr, xx,oo
reappointed to- the state board of
for architects, engi-
neers and land surveyors for a
term ending January 1, 1885.
Mr.. Rowe, Worthington, Mobiles
county sheriff, agreed to the sug-
gestion of the governor to send a
letter to all sheriffs, suggesting
they issue blanket request for the
bureaus services.
It also was decided at confer
ence to conduct an experim ents
along lines suggested by the COVER
nor at the last legislature but which
failed when the legislature refused
to increase the number of appre-
hension agents. of the bureau from
eight to twenty.
The governor then planned to
have branches established. making
agents availble for call on short
notice.
Under the experiment one agent
will be located centrally in the sec
ond congressional district. where
sheriffs have formed an association.
This agent will be prepared to as
sist sheriffs quickly on any call.
The experiment may form the
basis Of recommendations to the
1888 legislature If it proves Of value,
Governor Olson said.