The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-08

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Donald that day."
mot after he left the office"
WAS anything further said be
tween you and the employes9"
mot that I recall"
something has been said In thi
case about your having received som,
money. Will you explain that2"
Kinzer said that when the tim,
came for making the payments o,
checks Il was interested in not hay
ing the work interferred with and
suggested that they leave the none,
with me"
did your son do any Of that work 2
mot while I was In the. office bu
he took charge after I left"
How did the employees pay?"
"They paid cash and I returnes
them their checks"
"What did you do with the money!
II kept 1t until someone from 'Th<
Leader called and then got q receip,
that The Leader had received It."
Thorp had Kinzer identify the re.
ceipt book referred to.
Nov, there was some testimony tc
the effect that you made q remark
III reference to the post-dated checks
that you would confer with the gov
ernor. Is that so?"
II made no such remark" Kinzei
denied.
did you let it be known around
the office that you were going to con-
fer with Stangler?" Thorp asked next
II don't know that did but he Il
the one thought Of"
you heard Forde testify. Where
did he sit In the relief Officer"
HE had table next to mine"
Nov. as to the testimony Of Mrs
Scott-was she In the office when you
were first there7" Kinzer replied, mo
He said she came May II and started
work at q salary OF $50 q month. a
fixed by the committee.
1.-THE evidence shows that she re-
ceived $50 for May and $50 for June
and July. Is that true?" The witness
said 1t was.
I'm August, she received only 38S,
as against 800 for June and July.
Have you any explanation for that?"
Explains SIS Check
Eyes SIR" Kinzer said, she was out
three or four days and I didn't think
1t fair that she should receive Is much
as the others who had worked every
day and put in overtime"
The inference was made that her
salary would be raised II she would
contribute and cut because she
didn't"
That's not true"
Tell the jury whether o. not she
did subscribe"
"She did not"
But she received 800 in June and
July2"
"Yes."
Thorp showed Kinzer the govern
ment exhibit Of the salary voucher
from which the figure as allegedly
had been erased. Asked to explain.
kinzer said, Il never saw the voucher.
Miss Junge prepared them and the
checks. My work was 50 heavy I had
to have someone make out the vouch-
ers and write out the checks which I
signed"
Thorp next showed Kinxer the
minutes Of the relief committee
meeting Of August Is, 1893 and asked
who made them up. Kinzer replied
that 1t was one Of Miss Junges du-
ties. The minutes were signed in his
name with q typewriter.
Thorp asked, who gave Mrs. Scott
her check for Augusta"
Kinzer replied, II did," and ex-
planned, Il told her I had reduced her
salary $5-for August-becauso she
had missed several days."
In regard to Miss Brandy. Kinzer
seid he had hired her after Ewing had
asked him to dismiss two other stem
ographers. He wanted, he said. to
hire an efficient person for the Job
and 80 recommended that she 20 to
the Nonpartisan League committee
because she had no other references
whatsoever"
Raised without Contributing
WAS anything said about raising
her pay II she contributed to the
newspaper" NO." Kinxer said.
Thorp added, did she get q raise :"
Kin0er replied "yes." In reply to
questions As to whether he had ever
gone to the governor for instructions
Kinzer answered in the negative.
Tapping the floor with one foot,
Kin0er on cross told
District Attorney p. w. Lanier that
his first definite information regard
Ing THE Leader" came when McDon-
aid visited his office and requested
permission to solicit the office force
Of federal relief employees.
Prior to that time. Kinzer said he
had discussed THE Leader" with no
one, and had obtained what little in
formation he possessed from reading
reports Of the organization in daily
newspapers.
Nov when Mcdonald came in, Of
course you knew that he was going to
solicit employees drawing their salary
from relief funds coming from the
federal government" inquired Ian
Ter.
mo STR" answered Kinzer.
10 you 1nean 20 Ceu the jury That
you didn't know that payment came
from the federal government"
mo. sir. ! knew it came from the
RFC."
Then you knew It was made avail
able through federal laws, didn't
your"
II knew It was through the laws
Of congress-" Kinzer explained.
Lanier slid forward on his chair
and In stridept, clipped tones demand
ed, you knew that every employe
had been selected with the idea Of
giving employment to the unemploy-
ed2"
mo. STR" replied Kinzer.
why, you knew the rule Of policy
OF the FERA was to give employment
to those persons-to the ones unem-
ployed?" asked Lanier.