Show FINDS ERRORS IN BOOKS Traveling Auditor Reports a I Shortage of 1200 to Rio Grande Officials AWAY ON HONEYMOON TRIP TRIPA I A A. A C Peterson of Bingham Junction Station May Return rn Today Arthur C. C Peterson cashier of the Rio filo Grande Orande Western Vestern railway at Ding Bing Bingham ham Junction will have ha an opportunity fly ity to explain certain Items of or alle alleged cd I shortage in his books booles when he returns 5 from his honeymoon trip today DurIng During Dur Dur- Durin ing in Mr Petersons Peterson's absence in Denver Derivet and Chiea Chicago o L. L I. I C. C Robinson travelIng traveling travel travel- ing log auditor of oC the Rio Hlo Grande system happened along and found In the hool books s 3 o of tho ho company an alle alleged ed discrepancy by which according to Mr oIl Robinson Robinson's methods of or bookkeeping Mr Peterson Peterson Peter Poter son Is short about 1200 lOO In his ac ac- counts We Ve e do not really know that there ther Is an any shortage said Mid E B. A. A Greenwood Green Green- wood cashier of ot the railroad last lash night There are three items for forI I which we have not yet ct found an ex ex- All are in the nature of oh freight bills hills payable able b by the tho United States smelter meller One is dated some ome I months ago and another is as recent as last January It reference to te I thc these c three Items that Mr 11 Pet Peterson r on will be questioned Expected Hack flack TOla Today I Mr Ir Peterson left for or the East about three weeks ago ngo He came in and bade us all good good-by In the office and stated that he had secured a leave of absence for tor three weeks week anti and was goIng goIng go- go Ing lag East on his wedding eddins journey The three weeks s are just about up and Fred B. B Spencer the station agent at Bingham Junction Informed me today that ho had received a card from Mr Jr Peterson saying that the latter would return to Bingham Junction tomor tomor- row ro That I Is according to his announced announced announced an an- program and I r have no doubt but hut that he will bo be back as ns arranged and that he ho will vIli be able to explain an any apparent dl discrepancy in his books The railroad company is absolutely protected by Mr 11 Petersons Peterson's bond so that it will not suffer loss No warrant warrant warrant war war- rant has been asked for his arrest and the police have not been notified except except ox- ox ex ex- in a general way Mr Robinson reported the matter to me last Monday Mon Mon- da day and it was either that lay day 1 a or Saturday that tuo tito books were exam exam- In med ined ed n Responsible J Position Mr Peterson has been cashier at the Bingham Dingham Junction offices of or tho the Rio Grande for tor about 18 months The rhe position Is a n responsible one and shows the estimation the tho company compan officials had of the young oung man Ho lie was also wen well liked around Bingham Junction The presence of tho the smelters at Bingham Bingham Bingham Bing Bing- ham Junction makes the work somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what difficult to handle and officials of or the company hold to the belief belle that the supposed shortage will vIll probably be traced to some error In the books Peterson was earning 85 a month and was under 2000 bond hond furnished bythe by bythe I the National Security company Mr r Peter Petersons Peterson's ns n's bride was Miss Dora I. M. Mills daughter of a time long-time resident resident resi resl- dent of ot Bingham Junction She was well known and among the people of ot the smelter town and considerable considerable con con- sympathy is expressed forthe forthe for forthe the family amon among the friends who think that It is regrettable that the al alleged alleged ni- ni shortage should have been discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered at a time when the thc young younS- man was not at nt his desk to make his cx- cx p and defend himself I |