Show BRYAN iX IS CHALLENGED State Engineer Charges Corruption In InC C Coal al Sale 4 14 14 W 14 LINCOLN Neb eb Jan Charles Charle W IV Bryan Democrat who last lut week pI eek retired as rhall today tolay by George E B EJohnson EJohnson Johnson Republican former state engIneer to tl prove hi his charge of In the tho rotS roid meni ment under the tho McKe ie adminis administration and nd was ao himself charged with serious before and during hi his tenure of o office In a letter to the legIslature read In both houses house this mornIng Sir Ir Johnson called upon the tho for for- form former for former m mer r governor and et erstwhile hile Demo Domo- Domo lice sice Ic presidential nominee nomine to appear before a n legislative corn com com committee with Ith hl hi his evidence e lIe he II I then alleged Mr 1 Bryan had hal vio violated 10 the state corrupt practices act In connection with Ith the guber gUb- gubernatorial na campaign In 1922 and accused him of o making makIng- a a sred groat many thousands thousand of ins doll-ins profit In the sale of coal by the state to consumers There are ar a great man many other things that o Governor ex-Governor Governor Br Bran an bas baa dono during hl his administration that should be Mr Johnson a s communication con oon- con eluded How lIo eer eHr I 1 belIeve belle I 1 base ae e already given lou sou OU a dent a mount amount of f Information to warrant an Investigation Mr Johnson recited he had seen affidavits sho showing Ing that Mr Rr an violated the corrupt mac mac- practices practices tices act ct and anti that there thore was as sev ses several eral enal nd dollars dollar collected In cash that a was not reported In IHS his to the tho secretary of state tle which under tinder the law should show nil all such ouch collections and the tho 0 ca- ca ex expenditures ll e Johnsons Johnson's mos mos- rare a c al a seas Immediately I refried to the house judiciary committee |