Show i j i S S U NEWS NOTES The TI Arrest of Clayton Topic of Conversation Logan Jan 25 The opening of the musical department of the Agricultural I college last night by Prof Anderson lard Wethe Prof Lund and Prof Shepard was a huge It was attended by a large nui B r nf f j city if ope and th performing artist Mr Weihe in particular made a greet great hit with the big audience The arrest of A M Clayton n on a charge charpe at f falsifying county records Is the oo topic of conversation here today Cow Com Coming Cowins ins ing aa as it did when an en audit of the county records was in it has haa aroused partisan As a matter of fact neither politics nor fear of public expos capes exposure ure nrc had anything to t io 1 with Clayton detection and arrest The retiring county officers were democrats t h present ones ease are republicans and ard tb t be latter hoping to mak sOny som political capital capita out of it or order ordered der dered d an IO audit of the bot ks of th the Jerk I and treasurer A discrepancy of 1351 1 the tho book was and upon that showing the tho announcement was madr inde by r sPain r that tb amount ni an a n actual shortage and th the inference put loUt out that the re retiring I tiring ha hat appropriated U It UE E Tr Hondricks became in incensed reused censed at this covert attack upon him I and decided to plant libel suit I parties who had circulated the tho reports I about him In or to 0 insure injure against U possible defeat in this matter catter he decided U to go through his bla book Ho lie found noth nothing I lug ing wrong there ami aUth to make a doubly sure ure then went through the tax taxI I rolls and discovered the thc shortage alleged 40 have been caused by Clayton Had fled he chosen to hav kept this matter it would In all probability never have hart U been LUSSIl discovered as all the special auditing j I committee would i nut t have lUave r ne to the I rolls contenting itself with g the I books of f the but Hendricks hon hor horI honI I usty asserted Itself and as a result he het j t will have to make good the shortage His lite action will redound to his credit and to toi th credit of the democratic party here lie will cut u layton Clayton to recover as an much muchas as ix sibl of the amount alleged to have ben beri toi n but Int the latter hatte it Ut I 15 said has lilt m meas a or in It hi his own ow name the tb bulk bUilt of c it being In his hI name hems |