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Show SECRETARY'S SHORTAGE APPROXIMATES $73,000. Denver, Sept, 2G. The audit of the books of the National Jowlsh Hospital association, which is almost complete, com-plete, has disclosed that the shortage of the late Alfred Muller, former secretary, sec-retary, win approximate $73,000 In addition, it Is claimed Muller owed banks and private parties fully $30,-000. $30,-000. Though the audit has boon most thorough, all efforts to trace the embezzled em-bezzled funds have been unavailing. That Muller Indulged in the practice prac-tice of "kiting" chocks has been disclosed, dis-closed, theso transactions covering several years, aggregating $200,000. . It is also shown that Muller frequently frequent-ly extended aid to cllonts in financial straits to save them from the bankruptcy bank-ruptcy court and that some of them failed to repay tho loans. Ono such Instance was A J. Lcwitt, who committed com-mitted juiclde by leaping from tho fourth story of the Ernest Cramner block last spring. Muller had advanced advanc-ed Lowitt .$9,000. (Muller's private books -were badly Involved. It is expected the report of the auditors will b filed with tho trustees of the hOBpftal association Friday or Saturday of this week. |