Show STATE FUND INQUIRY ASKED Audit Revives Questions That Arose In Mabey Term Tenn of Office SALT LAKE July 7 A A A thor thor- thorough thorough ough investigation In atlon of any an money paid to Daniel O O. Larson statu treasurer from 1917 to 1920 In Inclusive In- In elusive from Irons banks bank In which state stat funds were on deposit Is III one of the recommendations made mode by R. R R.R. R.R. R. R Carey Cuey special t auditor for the eLate board Of dC examiners Mr Carey Care has Just completed such Buch ex cx- examination of the accounts I of the thA state tate auditors auditor's office for the past eight years ear as aA he was able to make from the 1000 appropriation al allowed at- at towed lowed for such purpose by the last legislature It u re OTHER R I I lImS It Is also recommended that Jo Jo- Joseph Joeph seph eph who was as state auditor during the same four tour years ears 1917 1920 be asked to carry out his otter offer to pay ply Into the state treas treas- treasury ury tiry UI 2655 5 collected by his office as DS fees fes when wages of state of- of or r were being gar- gar garnisheed Other recommendations ons rc of oC the special auditor are A complete audit of the tho slate state council of o defense fund together with a distribution by b the next leg leg- legislature legislature of the balance remaining in In the stale state treasury to tho credit that fund An audit of the completion of payments made to the state for automobiles purchased from the tho state tale a few years ago when the thc I I nate decided that thereafter r em- em must supply their own cars tarS I An Inventory Inventor of all state proper proper- property ty I Discontinuance continuance I 1 of tho bonus I payments to legislative legislate o especially when these are aru orI regularly state I Complete budgetary control of an all an state departments Is also m. m mended I Early Earl In the administration of I Governor Gove Mabey while white lions were dy under way i against some former clerks clerk of oC the tal road commission rom mission and the fo los los- losmet met mer state slate fish and game gamo commis comm stoner Ioner It came to light through ex- ex examination of the books bools of a de- de tate elate bank that higher In- In st had been paid on state de dc- deposits de- de posits than that credited to the state stale A conference was called rolled of all tho the elective executive officials and the tise state finance director and he state stute batik bank commissioner At that meeting It was wa decided that hat hati jf i cognizance were taken of o Mr Larson's Larsons actions simple Justice would require that actions of his predecessors also al o. o should be thor thor- thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly Investigated It was con con- considered considered d that in most Instances the fault faint was rather of a n. situation that had been heen permitted to 10 con con- continue continUO than of the treasurers them them- selves ae PAYING YI FOR OR The Th 1921 legislature In the tho mean mean- meantime meantIme time Um had recognized the situation by making a definite appropriation for the payment of premiums ou surety purely bonds of stale state officers In- In the enormous bond car car- carried carried ried ned by h the treasurer And An It was decided that the I he past would be for for- forgotten gotten but that In the future futuro nu no state treasurer would be permitted to lo draw don down do n from depository banks any sums except such as would he be credited directly Into the I state lalo treasury |