Show fILL REPLY KEPt Y TO STERRETT Executive Committee for G. G A. A R. R Encampment Reads Famed Interview v. CONSIDERS SPECIFIC CHARGES PRESENTED I Sub Committee e eVil Will Vil MaRe MaKe Report on Accusations Already Made A full ful statement of oC every detail deW 1 of the tho work dono here bere by Col F. F M. M Star Stor- executive director of oC tho recent Grand Army ony encampment and an answer to t the tho accusations made by the colonel in THE TELEGRAM shortly shorty before be fore foro his departure a a week ago for StLouis St St. Louis Lous will wl be made mae by tho the Grand Army executive committee next week weck At a n meeting to at 12 1230 O 0 o'clock tIme the committee heard tho the reading of tho thin interview published in last Jast 1 TELEGRAM I and took tho the matter mater ui up for discussion After a n series of heated talks in which Colonel Beres Sterrett was roundly toasted roasted and accused a commit committee tee c consisting of Edward F. F Colborn Colbor cha chairman man Fishier Fisher Harris secretary and ami Col M. M M. M L Col 1 Ia Kaighn hn George A. A Black and Frank Fank B. B Stephens was appointed d to draft a statement concerning Col Cot Ster reit and his work and to answer the interview given to TILE TELEGRAM r At a meeting tomorrow at noon specific specific cHic charges a against Sterrett will wi be reviewed re viewed by the committee and the these o will willbe willbe wi be submitted ted at a meeting to be called caled b by Mayor J J. S S. S Bransford some sonio day I nc next t week In this thi it is expected specific accusations accusations will wi bo be made a against tho timo colonel colonel In Instances of doings which were declared de de' elated to point to mismanagement no ement of ol the encampment affairs will wi be he brou brought h up tip and included in tho the report It I will willbe wj be shown how hot the tho colonel colone every ev cv cry ery ef part of the encampment himself himsel and is JS responsible for any part of it i that went wron wrong He has been accused of contracting bills bis which were not nota a agreed upon One of these was t that hat of tho the St St. Cecie hotel which bill bi was contracted contracted con con- by the time colonel it is declared and not submitted to the committee un tin until til t a few minutes before his train trin left When he ho was WR all al reads reads- it was S related today he ht walked into Fisher isher Harris Harrs and handed him a bi bill for 00 saying sayin I Heres here a that something escaped m. m my attention 5 A few minutes later he lie was as on his way The he bill bi i is said a d to be one of f several soy sev e era eral not included in the tho appropriations made to the colonel colonel Another matter mater in connection with the renting of rooms towns in iii the Knutsford hotel probably will wi Je be mentioned in the time committees committee's statement It I will wi be shown that the time colonel had two rooms at the Knutsford in which he placed his bis nieces and thereby lost over for the committee As to the time interview in THE TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TETE TELE TELE- GRAM GRAI mado b the colonel the tho a as by committee com will wi make a iu full answer Interview Is Correct Present at the meeting was H. H A. A Joplin mana manager er of or the accounting department ile- ile de lc of the time Utah Auditing com com- pany pan who was present in theoffice the office olce of Eany Colonel Colone Sterett when hn the interview was given hen to a TELEGRAM GR I reporter In tho the meeting today toda the interview inter interview view was surprisingly correct I I I will wi vouch for everything said taid in inthe inthe inthe the article as it was remarkably accurate accurate ate considering that no notes were taken b by the reporter It I was all al there excepting the swear words used by br Sterrett Steret 7 Amon Among those who spoke in inthe inthe inthe the meeting was former Gov GO Geor George e A. A Black who made a statement re regarding regarding regard regard- ard ing charge chargo preferred o a against him by Colonel tl Sterret Lucian Smyth Grand Army Arm department department depart depart- ment commander of Utah st stated ted this afternoon at the conclusion of ot tho the meeting meet ing rug Colonel Sterrett Steret went awa away from rom here without a n friend among the Grand Arm Army people leople I actually beard heard beardmore more moro kicking and more cursing cusin of Colonel Colo Cob nel itch Sterrett Sterett than of an any oth other r person peron in all ni I my experience |