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Show GUIL1Y AS CHARGED Fred M Coleman former deputy state treasurer of Idaho after vehemently protest ng h s nnocence has changed his plea fron not gu H3 to gu lty of steal ng $2' COO from the treasury of the Gem state He was g ven a sentence ot from two, anl a half to ten years Th s sudden change upon the pa t of Coleman has caused. cons d erable surpr se as t hid 1 cen leclared he would stand pat an 1 tht against 0 ct on to the las W th the former treasurer O V Allen and h s ch ef dep ty n the pern tent ary house cleaning is about to com mence n Idaho f rumor proves true It has been hinted that others had a share of the plunder and Coleman and , Allen are expected to go before a grand jury and make a clean breast of t In add t on there sad spos tion upon the part of the people to ns st that the f nanc al affa rs of the state for several years be probed to the bottom Th s s sa 1 to ha e g ven r se to cons derable apprehens on n the minds of some of the pol t c ans The vo ce of the people should be respected n th s matter The nvesti gat on should be speedy and thorough If there has been any wrong dome upon the part of those who have been trusted w th handl ng the state s funds let the fact become known even though no loss was suffered Wh le Idaho Is thus purging herself it would be an excel lent idea to nspect the bool s and count the cash n all tho othe states of the un on not because of any well def ned susp cion that there is anything wrong but merely to be on the safe b de A legislat e inqu ry might also do a world of good if earned on m a non partisan sp r t and with an eye s ngle to the welfare of the state - I |