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Show UTAH STATESMAN.- REPUBLICAN FACT PAMPHLET IS. COMPARED WITH BUDGET DIRECTOR LORDS OBSERVATIONS ON SYSTEM - BLANKET OF SECRECY IS RAISED. DISCLOSING PAST PECULATIONS. OF DEAD SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYE I I - Great4meiidan, xDmO OP NEARLY $10,000 IN ACCOUNTS OF LATE AUDITOR OF SALT LAKE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION PARTLY RESTORED. the luktj pkUwi aabMia DEADLY PARALLEL SHOWING DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN WkM AmI wait Ik Mf AND LORDS "FACT" PAMPHLET Aad Ik tirkj kit in ckltwia! Ai Ik; 4 Ik taiky lnt STATEMENTS 18 DRAWN, . SHORTAGE Tazpaer, a pamphlet entitled Lifting the Burden from the 11 as in' and series of fact pamphlets, described as the second of a com- national formative rather than argumentative, the Republican of the mittee made it out that the Democratic party ia an enemy of other budget system. The same pamphlet contained a number assertions more or less important. information on the subject State- Nearly a year after his death, the blanket of secrecy has been lifted, disclosing a shortage of nearly $10,000 in the accounts of John WImm tho rraiaki - In In a speech, September 29, 1927, at Atlantic City, before- the National Wholesale Druggists association, Herbert M. Lord, director of the budget, ' had something to say about the political origin or the budget system. It Is a fair presumption that the director of the budget has a good deal of - FACT" PAMPHLET. The Democratic administration, Demoprior to March. 1921. and the a opposed not only of congress crats but federal in expenditures, reduction a budopposed the establishment of finpublic of handling system get G. O. P. -- aik FtMmr ksalia the second column, and the public let i BUDGET DIRECTORS OBSERVATIONS. . The establishment of budget con trol in the federal government can be credited to no political party. It was the Joint product of leading men of both dominant parties in congress working binnonlouily for tbo genoml ances." welfare." SCANDALOUS." NO WAR WITH FEWER the in Then came the World War, OF' TRUST. BREACHES prosecution of which the Democratic Extraordinary expenditures were administration expended 40 billions of which 16 billions of dollars was raised made under conditions that afforded but by taxes. Dut it Is a plain perversion no opportunity for careful control, or the truth to claim that all of this no war was ever fought with fewer sum was cases of breach of trust" almost Incomprehensible prosecu successful the for necessary tion of the war. A very large percentage of it was grossly wasted such projects as the aircraft scandal; the equally scandalous ship building projects, etc." PARALYZING EXTRAVAGANCE" "Such was the situation when the In Republican party came into power existed. An 1921. emergency March, The extravagances, the lack of morale unand discipline, the unchecked end various the of expenditures regulated departments of the federal government had laid such a paralysing hand Industries upon all business and all that the United States faced enctly the same prospects of financial ruin and general collapse that confronted the nations of Europe. The Republican party prevented that catastrophe reduce by setting about at once to expenditure federal the till further and to make a radical reduction in fed- . eral taxation." "This organisation (government meetbusiness organisation) bolds two of the direction the under ings a year States and the president or the Unitedbureau. This Is director of the budget or the only government on the face an esuch organisation wher earth the exists. ECONOMY" DISCOVERED BY HARDING. COOLIDGE, ETC. Under the old regime there was no conception of efficiency or economy whatever in governmental operations, Under the Republican administration rethe situation has been exactly exversed. Where formerly business ecutives competed to obtain and spend conlarge appropriations from the the make to now compete gress. they best record of economy has been accomplished only by public exhortation, private admonition and personal practice upon the part of the chief executive of the United States in the persons of the late President Harding and President Coolldge their cabinet advisers .etc." I aU Kirkland, late auditor of the Salt Lake CSty board of education. Of this amount the sum of 91787.81 has been paid back from the bond and the estate of this deceased auditor, leaving a net shortage of 86.111.82 In the accounts,' the exact amount of the total being reported as 99,899.68. For ten yean John Kirkland, known as a "man of mystery," was auditor of the board of education. Though Tkaa a feller gala la tUaUa' secretive to a noticeable degree about Haw Us saaaM'a wark his past, Kirkland was respected and Of tka hay aad grala ha gathered liked by all who knew him and his inUadaraeath a samaMce seat tegrity was believed above suspicion Aad ha sbaa ap his treasures by his employers. Names his klasalags, aaa by Year after year, daring kls term as Craps ta rare cribs, bias aad auditor, the accounts of the board Fiaa a faarily as aap were audited by special auditors and the peculations Were not disclosed. Tkaa he 'bmsI targets the hardships It remained for the auditors owa Aad the hard kaecks he's diary, like a silent voice from the three gh, -grave, to disclose the peculations. In Aad, ia spile af saaiia wiatar, . this document penned by the auditor, Ha is glad, tastead af bhei tbe clerk of the board. Just after KirkAad it deesat seem ta matter If land's death In November; 1926, found Hes a dollar er a diaM, notations showing amounts and times Ha Jail mb! halp thaaktal when money was taken from the At gaud old Thaaksgtata liaM, school fund by the auditor. Not all of the peculations were 11st- Debate Fi ed, and in some instances. Items listed, had been scratched out,' indicating that restitution had been made. This discovery was reported to the The may draw its own conclusions.deliverbudget directors speech was ed after the publication of the "fact-pamph- k Aad we rusk la gel Fata tka aettia' af the seal WkM wara settled down far wlate With tka weed aOa 1 Aad wa hag tka Utchaa Bra, Wa sera knew ThaakagMa's algk, ments made in the "fact' pamphlet will be set in the first column alongside statements of the. budget director, In link if Nmakit Skat tkagnf aw Ml of tka alqr, Tkaa wa caat kip kat Tkat Thamsglvia Una ia BILLIONS RETURNED TO TREASURY. Following the armistice, brave effort wm made to demobilise the swollen federal service, to reduce the apcheck the palling expenditure, and to one of the rising debt The first, and direction moat Important steps in the of national saving was made by congress under the lead of Repreienta--of1 tlve Sherley of Kentucky, chairman the appropriations committee during I the Wilson administration. Billions of dollars in the hands of warmaking and allied agencies of the government at the close of the war were available for expenditure. The danger of waate of some of these colossal sums was very real. Mr. Sherley, alive to the danger, attacked the problem promptly and courageously. He took fro mthe holding department! and bureaus more than 7 billions of dollars cash and put them back in the - ' Day Tende to Foster Spirit of Kindlineu Aa a result of the victory which Governor Smith iron In Tuesdays elections in connection with tho various constitutional amendments me of tho Wall Street commission .houses announced that two hots, one of 96000 to 96000 and the other of 92000 to have been placed on the governors chance of becoming tho Democratic nominee for president . According to officials of ihls concern, tho vital factor in strengthening Governor Smith's . presidential possibilities was tha overwhelming, defeat of the sixth amendment that calling for extension of tho Gubernatorial term to four years, ia presidential : election years. , 910,-00- 0 ra . B&gby Case Again Deferred by Stale ; The case of the state against Frederick L. Bagby, editor of The Utah Statesman, charged by tho county commissioners with criminal libel, was again continued for two weeks for setting, whoa tbe matter came before tho district court last Saturday. Tha state deferred the matter of fixing a definite day for trlaL . 917,-00- 0, - MAKE 94000 to $60X0 WEEKLY An old established Company seeks a capable Dealer for tho entire County of Salt Lake. We manufacture . 100 necessities, extracts, useful every-dapices, medicines, etc. On the mar- " ket 25 years. Easy to build permanent big paying business. No experience, A flat narrow collar or no collar at practically no capital needed. Write all and a or neck today for full, particulars. O. Q HE-line Is moat becoming to a abort, stout BERLING CO. Dept 1625, Bloomlng-ton- . 111. figure. Square neck lines should he y -- avoided. (Nov. 19.) Dear Friends : I wish I lived close enough to you to ait down and have a heart to heart talk with yon, for then ia much we have in common to die cum, digest, and dispose of. As I cant, I am going to do the next beat thing and write to yon.' i Out yonder in your field, when yon an steering yonr plow down the furrows, you often find time to do some deep thinking and Im quite sore you do a lot of it Yon wonder what congress is going to do for yon and the net of the farmers, and what the Grangers, Farm Bureaus, Farmers Union, and other farm organizations ae doing to pnperly present your cause. You get a number of newspapers now, but they dont seem to quite give you ther desired information. You are anxious to know the WHOLE TRUTH about whats going on here in Washington and you want it straight from the shoulder and not glossed over for the of those who farm the farmers. . For two yean past, The National Farm News; published here in the Nations Capital, edited d and men, belonging to no cliques or blocs, unbossed and unbridled, by been telling the farmers the whole truth abont the farm situation independent and free, has and its hopea for early solution. To do this, it has been necessary to publish this newspaper without hope of securing much advertising, as those who are looking, for big profits from what they sell to the farmers dont want the soil tillers to know whats going on here. This fight which we have been making ia yottr fight, for your benefit, and you ought to take part .in it. Owing to your work, you eannot come here and participate in the battle, but ; yon ran lend a hand by enrolling among those who make it possible for The. National Farm News to carry on your fight for yon. Knowing how yon are,. I just cant bring' You alone. whole load to want the ua believe to that pay quite a little for life carry you myself loved when you go hence. ones for while worth insurance in order to guarantee something your ( Arent you willing to pay ONE DOLLAR a year to guarantee to those same loved ones a champion of the great farm industry right at the Nations Capital, so that the farm yon leave them a be operated successfully enough to earn-theidaily bread for them! I just know you are. News in this light, but that ia just what we Farm Possibly you never thought of The National are and what we are doing for yon and your loved ones and we ask you to contribute leu than two cents a week toward that battle. farm-bor- n t ful spirit a right attitude toward Ilfs, whether considered spiritually er materially, and a frame of mind that knows something of contentment a inward peace. There ia much for which to bo thankful if one only looks at life and its problems and difficulties and blessings In tbe right way. The day would remind ns that kindliness is a greet virtue, and that the world would be happier It there were "MOST LOYAL SUPPORTERS." In It a good deal more of tbe spirit "In congress, some of the budget of friendliness even among nations. Indians polls News systems most loyal supporters are in the ranks of the minority. Among them I have especially in mind Representative Joseph W. Byras of Tonnes see, ranking member of the minority, In the powerful house committee on appropriation!, and one of the best informed men in congress on appropria tion matters. If there should be a ANTAGONISTIC." At that time there was no budget law. due to the antagonistic attitude or the Democratic administration and legislative branches of the government toward any budget system." "Since then, the budget system has been the object of numerous attacks by Democrats not only on the floor of the congress but through the columns of the press. But during this time change in the political character ot the Republican party, under the of President Coolldge, with the that important committee the avail to Reflect on ability of Mr. Byrna for chairman of Day hearty and enthusiastic would conprove the new organization of the Republican majority in the Why to Be Thankful gress, has stood firmly in support of moat fortunate for the country from Is one thing to be offldalty thankIt a budget atandpolnL" the budget system." ful and quite another to be actually and personally so. To accept Thanka-givinsent to tho senate before the Christas an admittedly welcome holIs mas recess. to spend It at home enjoying felt he the iday; Mr. Longworth said that Boulder canyon problem could bo good dinner followed by a comfortsolved without the government becom- able nap and then to go out for a call WASHINGTON. Hope that a BoulInvolved in the power business or two on friends la not enough. One bill will be passed by ing der canyon dsm if that could be done, he desired do this and atlll not- - be In the and, congress this winter was expressed by enactment of a measure aa soon as might of the day. Aa tbe greatest of spirit Speaker Longworth upon his return to possible. the apostles has written, "the letter tbe capitaL killeth but the spirit glveth life," While he said he had not had time France is opposed to paying what to thoroughly consider the prospective To be in the spirit of Thanksgiving but. we understand. Is to reflect legislative situation, be believed a tax she owes America, upon the reasons that one bill and several appropriation mesa If properly approached, she wouldnt has for national, family and person at more. little a to borrowing urea would be passed by the house and object thankfulness. Maybe a glance at the Macon Telegraph. pages of a school history of our country might help to quicken tbe pulse and brighten tbe eye. Possibly steady gazing on the familiar features of Washington or Lincoln might be an aid to reflection. Perhaps a min-- , gllog with one's fellows In a congreCO. gation and the blending of thousand voices In the strains of "America tbe Was. 5692 Beautiful" might work wondcra and 104 South State St. be better tor the heart than a physiStill is Opposite The City and County Building cian's prescription. farm-minde- i , fair-mind- ed r We could load our paper down with a lot of advertising from those who want to 'grab your last cent, but we started out to publish a newspaper in the interest of agriculture and for the farmer and we refuse to be the agency through which yon are to be gnlled out of your d money. That ought to make you doubly anxious and willing to subscribe for The National Farm Newa. This is .not a sentimental appeal but a direct call to you to get into the. great Progressive Farm Family and do your part toward winning tbe gripping fight for actual and honest farm relief. Yon certainly ought to be willing to contribute one little dollar bill toward keeping Tbe National Farm Newa right on the firing line until agriculture secures its proper recognition and tbe farmers dollar baa been so stabilized that it will buy as much as the dollar of any other American. You do that and we guarantee to keep the flies off of every enemy who undertakes to destroy your hopes and aspirations for the benefit of bis own unholy pockets. Yours for victory, - lead-erahl- ' hard-earne- g Hopeful Longworth Will Pass Dam Boulder f JAMES S. VANCE, ; Editor and Manager, ' . . The National Farm News. ' a THOMAS HOMER Abstracter HOMER Rsaulta Spur Presidential Nomination. Election American Farmers war-makin- a. , Belief In Hia An Open Letter To The day on which tho nation la called to tha giving of thanks la a homo and family dgy, and aa such la a valuable Institution. Thoaa who have no homaa are often Invited --to become for the day members at families that are blessed with (ham. In a word, tha home that ia la all our thoughts today is tbe hospitable home. And that la welL Then Is great need in these times to develop ni strengthen tho family feeling, and to weld it more closely aa a aortal unit. To the accomplishment of that work "MOST EXTRAORDINARY a property . observed and ; honored RECOVERY OF PUBLIC day may powerfully Thanksgiving FUNDS IN HISTORY." contribute. To giro thanka for what) "He (Mr. Sherley) took twsy from soma ask. But that ia not-jag the agencies contracts and all tha may What is important 8 thought authorizations in excess of billions, which if left undisturbed could have is that them should bo in all a thankbeen transformed Into actual obliga-tldnThe amount Involved wa lfi excess of IS bllliona of dollars the most extraordinary recovery of public funds In history. Mr. Sherley's defeat for reelection was a personal lost to the present budget director and an lncalcuable loss to the rederal board of education, in secret session, but for some reason the matter was not made public and it was not until it "leaked out through the medium of probata court proceedings, that it became known. Efforts ou the part of tho board to obtain restitution froth the estate of Kirkland brought the affair to light Kirkland loft an estate of abont it la said, but against this were many ileus and claims so that the board of education- succeeded In, getting only 92787.81 from this source, an. other 91000 of tho shortage being made up by tho bond of the lata auditor. .Speculation appears to have been the answer to tho peculations Of tbe auditor; His estate consisted largely of stocks, not fully, paid' for, and ou which ho probably figured to make sufficient money to make good" his shortage with the board. But, death intervened and tbe taxpayers are out more than 96000. Best on Smith Placed . - mr REALTY Tsa off, fill out, and mall today, with 91 --00 attached, and ahow you are with ua. THE NATIONAL FARM NEWS, 399-34- HERE IS MY SUBSCRIPTION Sentiment That Uplifte Salt Lake City, Utah. Inclosed find check for which please send me The Utah months. years Statesman for SUBSCRIPTION PRICES $1 Year; 60c 6 months. Name City . Street State ...... - Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, THE UTAH STATESMAN 111 ATLAS BLOCK, 1 D. C.' Gentlemen: I am with you In tho fight for agricultural recognition. Gratitude 1s out ol tho noblest sentiments which veils from the hu- to ms for 1 year, beginning man heart It purifies, npllfia and ennobles. It la an attribute of stability ' la character. A man may have many NAME imperfections, bat if he is capable ol gratitude he Is tor from being all ADDRESS bad. And fchen gratitude Is offered to the Most nigh. It brings the soul .) 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