Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-31 | Page 12 | Creel Bureau Cost Six Millions

C CREEL l BUREAU t CO COST I SIX IX t j ft 1 Records e cords Found in Chaotic I Condition Official Reports Reports Re Re- i t ports Disclose By Associated Press WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Oct 31 The The com- com Hee On public information headed George B D Creel cost the govern- govern nt about 6 on the face of Its Us otic records j acc according to official orts now before congress which rys ys the committees committee's s affairs cannot be bend und and nd up to for foi l' l six B months because of e confusion Chairman Creel and other members the committee are charged with oss negligence in handling the gov- gov melts melt's funds lunds in a report by E E. K of the council of national lense appointed to liquidate ate the I affairs 1 C ECKS TOO HIGH 1 The committee issued hundreds of I ecks ecka for individual expenses far fai In cess of the 1000 maximum limit I 1 cd ed by congress the report sa says s s shey I They hey ranged It adds from to Mr Ellsworth rth sal said he was 1 fusing to pay some ome accounts ap- ap oved by Chairman Creel Air Mr Ellsworth said he round mind a balce balce bal bal- loved ce of about 1500 tt t out of th the 5 from President ilson's Wilsons ape ape- J al l war fund and provided congress included in the commit commit- Je's Jes fees fee's assets Unpaid bills aggregated I veral vera hundred thousands of dollars Jere- Jere ere still in the committees committee's files file he heid heId id Id Id some of ot them many months un- un ted upon There were were also checks td d money orders payable to the com- com aggregating dated last fring ring upon which collection had not een cen attempted and Ellsworth said heso he heso so round several thousands worth f t checks thrown In file cases I without any effort to realize on them I CONEY ONEY VoN ON ON FLOOR Other negotiable papers were found n U 11 desk trays and on the I f in the office of E E. H II Hobbs forer forer forer for- for er disbursing officer and business of the committee and addit addla add add- it a onal fund funds in New York and Was Wash Wash- h banks and in Russia banks captured cap cap- g tred by the Bolshevik the report pid aid fraid One i item em of or in ln the hands a New York auctioneer was listed tf everal everal thousand dollars with an army r in Rumania and other funds ft with consuls in m Russia and andance andi I i rance ance ranee i r ii L Prom i rom the above statement of facts fact a orth orth said ald the committee senie sen- sen senI I ie J fete e committee on appropriations can I Itt tt readily see the manner in which witch the thane al ancial affairs of the committee on I information were handled bere bete be be- lit re te being being- transferred to the council of defense II A A. New York yo moving picture film concern Mr Ellsworth stated slated claimed two accounts of and Upon my refusal to pay same without without without with with- out proper investigation he added they referred their case to the White House After careful investigation I did not feel warranted in approving it as it did not appear to be a just one ont and it was forwarded to the auditor fo for the state and other departments with the reasons why I did not approve I even though approved by byli Mr li 11 Creel I and also the chief of the division of films