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Show Doi't Repeat tht Scandal. One thing has certainly been proved by the investigation in-vestigation into the affairs of the Utah commission in charge of the exhibit'at the St Louis fair, and that is that business was transacted in a manner that would put a lot of school boys to shame. Money was paid out and no receipts taken. Vouchers were juggled in order to make books balance. bal-ance. There was absolutely no business method displayed. dis-played. Men who wduld not transact their own business in such a manner used the State's funds as if there were no responsibility attached. There can be' no excuse for such conduct. It is not for us to decide whether or not it was criminal, but we-have the right to demand and do demand that care be taken to avoid a repetition of the scandal.' scan-dal.' If a large appropriation is made for the Tort-land Tort-land fair the expenditures should be made by mea who will not be guilty of monumental stupidity, to characterize it by the mildest term. ' , . |