Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-02 | Page 3 | Jardine Takes over Treasury Post in Kansas

JARDINE TAKES OVER TREASURY POST POSTIN IN KANSAS I Accepts Office Made Vacant as Result of Bond Forgery Forgery forgery For For- for for- gery Scandal B Br By Associated PUll Press TOPEKA Kan Oct 2 William 2 M M. Jardine time one-time cowpuncher who became secretary of agriculture under President Coolidge is to take over the tangled reins of the Kansas treas treas- ury I am glad to have the opportunity to get my feet back backon on Kansas soil Jardine said aid in accepting appointment appoint appoint- ment by Governor Alf All M. M Landon to the position recently vacated by Tom B. B Boyd one of the figures in the states state's million dollar municipal bond forgery scandal Boyds Boyd's resignation became effective yesterday The former secretary of ot agriculture and retiring minister to Egypt accepted accept accept- ed the thc governors governor's offer in a telephone conversation from Washington I will be glad to take the office and keep it until things are cleaned up he said adding however he would not be a candidate for the office office of of- fice in the 1934 gen general ral election Details of reopening the states state's fiscal fiscal fis fis- fis cal eal agency will be one of the major problems confronting the incoming official National guardsmen have been stationed in the treasury office since the early days of the ga gation tion Boyd who was serving his third term as treasurer resigned following his arrest on state and federal charges arising from the forgery tion Others under arrest on similar charges are Ronald Finney Emporia and Topeka bond broker and Leland Caldwell a Finney Jardine maintains his home In Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Man Man- hattan Kan where he served eight years as professor of agronomy at Kansas State college an institution of which he later became president William M. M Jardine retiring ambassador ambassador ambassador am am- to Egypt and former secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of agriculture who has accepted appointment as Kansas state treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- formerly lived in Utah A native of ot Oneida county Idaho Mr Jardine received a bachelor of science degree at the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Ag Ag- college in 1904 and a doctor of laws degree in 1925 He was a prof professor pro pro- f fessor sor at the college from 1905 to 1906 1900 having previously served as an assistant In the department of agronomy agronomy my in 1904 and an instructor in 1905 t