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V Eastern Utah Advocate I Utah's Best Weekly, Published In the "Biggest LJttle City on Earth" H TWKNTTKTH VKAR. I'lHOB. UTAH. THURSDAY. FKB. 20, 1914. NUMUER 8 H COMMISSIONERS CONTINUE IN PERNICIOUS MEDDLING ENLARGING SCOPE OF THEIR OPERATIONS I TO INCLUDE ALL SCHOOL BOARDS Manifest Intention of the Board Is to Bring Every Official of Carbon County, Except Themselves, Into Disrepute, if Such a Result Can .Be Accomplished By Systematic In sinuations of Official Neglect. r On Saturday last the board of county commissioner passed a resolution reciting tltc employment by them of the alleged expert and certified accountant J. V. Edmund to audit the accounts of Carbon county high school, and of the various school districts of Carbon county. The rcolut'on further directed that the compensation of Edmunds should hereafter be agreed' upon between Kdmuuds anil the board of county commissioners, but .should be paid by Carbon County Iligh School and the several districts so. directed to be audited, and further recited that the action of the board in the premises was in discharge of the duty made incumb ent upon them by subdivisions 3 and 4 of Section 511 of Com piled Laws of Utah, 1907, and nets amendatory thereof. The statutes in question read as follows: 511x3. SUPERVISE COUNTY OFFICERS. To super use the official conduct of all county officers and officers of nil precincts, districts and other subdivisions of the county (except municipal corporations) : sec that fhey faith fully perform their duties, direct prosecutions for delinquen cies, and wlicit necessary, require them to renew their offi cial bonds, make reports, and present their books and ac counts for inspection. 511x1. AUDIT ACCOUNTS. To examine and audit, at least every six months, the accounts of all officers having the care, management, collection, or disbursement of moneys belonging to the county, or appropriated by law or other wise for its use and benefit. Now as a matter of fact Carbon county high school di tiict is a separate nnd distinct corporation, organized by leg islative act, and having absolutely no connection with the county government subject to the supervision -f the bud of county commissioners, and the Mine is true of the several hchool districts existing within the county, and there is nothing in the subdivisions of the statute quoted granting any power whatsoever to the board of county commissioners authorizing them to supervise or audit any account wlintso c.ct except those. of county officers, and of the offurrt. of the various subdivisions in which the county government i divided. It would therefore seem that the action of the commis sioncrs in the premises is predicated upon a strained con struction of the statute, and is wholly without precedent. Shortly after tlio scrvlco or tbn re olutloii upon ttiu high school board Mr. Marcusen, prcsldont of tbo IiIkIi aebool. roforred tbo roquost to a num ber of dlslnterentod attorneys who madu an examination of the statute advised that tbu board of couuty com missioners bad absolutely no power or authority to nudlt or employ audit or or to otherwise Interfere with or supervise tho conduot of tbo aebool systems, nnd ho wa further advised to refuse tbo dtmiaud of tbo county commlitlouora that tbo record of tho hlgb aehool thould bo turned over to tho alleged export, Mr. Edmund. This unwarranted aicumptlou on tho part of tbu board of county com missioners, carrying with it a It doe an Impugnment of tho Integrity of tbo various officer charged with the repcnslblllty of handling tho school fundi of tbo various school district and of the high school la a direct In sult of overy school trustee within m the county, and particularly to tho 9 president nnd trustee of tho high school, and I resentod not ouly by tho soveral gentlemeu agulna' whom I tho Inslnuutlous aro aimed, but also by every school loving oltlieu of Car H bon county who feel that tho loyal I efforts of tbo high school board near H gratuitously exerted, and which hnvo been successful In founding at Price one of tbo most credltublo high schools within the state, aro entitled I to better consideration. E It I tho manifest Intention of tbo board to bring ovory official of Cap I bon County except tbomselves, Into disrepute, If such a result can bo ac K compllsbcd by systematic Insinuation of official neglect, and othor accusa- sMsmfia' f"1" jJ-r-'V. 'aMlaiS3!iia lion tending to bring such officer Into dishonor. If tho bull mooio commissioners entertain an Idea that such conduct on their part meet with public appro bation tuey aro woefully mistaken, an the ll6htet effort on their part will dlscovor to them that the tax paying publlo Is weary of their uttumptod persecutions, and of their constant Insinuation of dlsbonety, mlsfea anoo. mnlfeasanoo and nonfeasance directed against tbo gentlemen who have assumed and aro discharging tholr duties a servants of the public In Carbon couuty. It Is woli known that for many year Mr. Marcusen has labored teal oiisly for tho upbuilding of u credita ble educational system, ami tho mag nificent progress made by tbo schools of Carbon county aro tho result of his able and painstaking care, and tbo co operation of tho various school trus tees whom tho bull uiooso commis sioner now Intlmato should bu Bunn ell, and against whom their gaily and presumptlous resolution is directed. It doubtless will be asserted In be half of tho board of county commis sioner that tholr specially paid legal adviser, Mr, Nelson, the former law partner of 1)111 Newton, of odoriferous farao, bas so construod tbo statutes as to nuthorlte and mako incumbont upon the commissioner tho auditing of tbo school uccounU, and flttlngly the alleged export Kdmund wa In nttendauco at the session of tho com missioners when tho resolution wa adoptod, and Immodbttely after It adoption made domand that the public school records bo turned over to hi C boMT Nltb HtUP ) -sr caw do TKt& K&Htyyifcr I I t0iVtRCOJU0 0MDtR6TAHbWKYrTt4CONfl!BtRtt A TTC"" " I tJJ 6twrAACtrybTOtrwtnsKAT&oM.suTKnrtc?ri.v) 5?St 11if MVOP&U TO HAVt WOSKATr,ON OMCfi t WIHT SHWF C W.T) 0T AU GOT A tKATK OH . TJIEN t tjot A PAIR ( . ' yj ) xHkWS. 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Tbu affairs of tho school dlstrlot uro public and aro open to publlo In speottnu during reasonnblo hours, and u!l soitslons of tbo trusters of tho high school aro held In public, so It will bo difficult for tho commissioner to mako any rcasonablo explanation of their conduct In attempting to engage at the expense of tbo school districts tho alleged expert employed to ad tlse tho counnlsluner as to the statu of ntfalrs with which they have no proper connection, and nro entitled to no particular Information. In view of tho policy of tho commit iloucr to constantly stir up strife, and to pose as muckrakers, whllu at tho same tlmo shamofully wasting tho public funds at tholr disposal for tho employment of Incompetent counsel or who uro ilmiuclal sympathltors with their endeavor, this tholr latest action ts consistent I It will bo a great relief to tbu oil I bunt of Carbon couuty who are Inter estcd in maintaining It fair namo ut homo and abroad when competent and j well balanced men aro elected a coun ty commissioner, us thun and only then inuy wa expect such vlltlflcatloii ' to coasu. During tho past ninety duy tbi board has caused to be Inaugurated a number of such enquiries, which aro I generally looked upon as the dustard , meneuvors of cheap politicians, who feel little or no concern In tho wel-1 rare of tho public, whloh thoy havu taken oath to faithfully servo. Hun dred of dollar huvo boon appropriat ed at different sessions for tho em ployment of attorneys dlreoted to carry on n petty prcutlon of tho personal enemies of the commissioners who seem to couslder that tbo mouoy of the taxpayers may bo lawfully used for such purposes. i We would now respectfully suggest to tbo commissioners that the publlo ts about to call a halt on these unlaw ful appropriations, ami that neither their ignorance of law nor the Ignor ance of lawyer whom they have em ployed to guide thorn In such matter will bo accepted a a defense wbn aa tiuiif aro Instituted requiring them to muko good tbo publlo monlo so un lawfully takou from Uie- county treasury. Frank Alger of Nino Mile was In 1'rloo tbl woek traji&actint; bust-noes. 1MTJWWBB ID JONES" Hurrroxfully 1'rvftriiU-tl Ity An All Htnr C'asM. "What Happened to Jone," tho comedy lraiuA prosentod by tho high aehool drnmntlo club at tho Uko thwitcr last Saturdny nlglU, drew n largo crowd. Tho play wa nicely atAgixl nml tho playor no (tutttod theme4vo motH orxxlltnuly in tho various roles, notably Wil liam Horsloy as "Jonon, the com meroln'l 'traveler," luul Lynn Kau sott a "Hbwieior Ooodly." tho big nudlenco gavo Its AtAinp of approval by pronounced applauao. MIm Al ice Hurat, liustructor, ha grod red no n to feel proud of her dnuuntlc company. IltlKII.MAN 1-UTH ONi: OVIUt ON It. IU Hyi'KltlNTKNUUXT K. C. Munson, Rolioral aiiorlnten dont of tho Oregon Short lAno, ha a hobby. Ill hobby la oil. Ho 1m llevc tlmt tbo oporntlng expetuww can b kepi down materially If Icmi oil 1 used and onglnomen aro sav ing In tho matter of tho uso of tho long spouted can. Ho bus drilled oil saving Into hi division nuporln tcndejit nnd they havo drlllod It Into tho engineer and flromen. Mr. MaiuMii'a oil hobby took u now turn' tho other day whan an ox ainl'piitlon of an Irish flrnman wna bolnc hold nt I'c-oalullo. Mr. Slim son takos part -In tho oxamlnatlon somotlmes, s ho like to got close to tho men. During tho exnintna Hon tho IrUbmnn nMwerxl quo Hon well, and when ho wa nbout to bo turnoil looeo by Ruporlntond lent Btovaiifon, Mr. Maimon asktyl the. following question: "If you wuro on engineer and go 1 Ins down King hill into donna Kor 1 ry, nnd your train was mot under control and you saw about ono-hnlf imllo away a train approaching you 'on tho slnglo track, what would jou dot" I "Ornb tho oil oaji, rove mo tho eu glno, crom rnjuelf and Jump," re plied tho Irishman: and Mr. Man eon went to hi private car. At tho M, IS. pirtvmngo Saturday evening, Ftibrunry Slat, J, It. Flem ing of WooiUIdo and Mies Kiln Qrundy of Itosston, Tex., weixj unl tod In mnrrlngo by Uoy. J. B. Fer ris, Tho groom 1 a woll known business man, having buslnons In forests In Rmory and Carbon coun ties. Tho bride Is a teacher and hns boon In charge of tbo Woodsldo schnolo. Thoy will reside In Wood ldo. HK.VATOIt TKM.VMl IIIKII AT hi a i ti:h ix)N(i u.ui:i:it DHNVBIl, Feb. 23. Henry Mooro Toll or, former cabinet officer and for mora -than thirty )onr Unltod 8lnti ivunntor from Colorado, died hero tvirly today nt tho homo of his daughter', Mr. 0. K. Tyler. For two yonrn Senator Teller luid been In poor Iionltb, experiencing frequent lnklng Bpolls from which ho mi lled. Two wooks ago, however, his condition bocajuo crlUoal and douth was momentarily exoectod. Lato last night ho relaiaed Into an un consolouBnoAn from which ho did not rocovcr. Most of tho members of hi family wcro at hi Ucdsldo at tho end. Beuntor Toller's reputation becomo naUonwtdo when ho ma do his fam ous speech In debate In congrats upon tho repeal of tho Sherman Inw, which provided for tho do monotleaUon of stiver. Then, In course of una of tho most sensation al apeechoA ever ghen in tho eon nto chamber, Senator Toller mado thl famous statemont, known as "Tho sensation of tho sonato." Ho wild: "I say it In cool nnd calm delib eration, weighing wcil my wards, that if tho republican party stand for tho gold stnndurd, tho four sil ver producing states will not here after bo ablo to act In co-oporatlon with this (tho United Stales) or any othor body." R. W. Crockett. United" HUUt commlwlonor at I'rlco for tho past ten or twelve years, ha tendertvl .1a resignation to tho donartnwuit of Justice, nnd It la now In ordor for omo local democrat to get tho ap pointment, which I usually mode on tho recommendation of tho Uni ted StAtoa d I at riot attorney. Tho ro i tiring commUudoner state that tho !fcs of tho offico during tho tlmo I ho hold it havo novor xceodod t If Uoon dollars a jenr, and n greater portion of Uiat tlmo very much ! les. In fact, tho offloo la mora of In nubwico tlmn anything else. I osc-ph Nauglour. tho local sheop ruan who rocootly wont back to IiIa old homo In Franco and wa draft ed Into army sorvlco of that coun try, Is still bopotul of securing hi .rtilcauo ao he can return to Utah and hi extoimlvo Intercut boro, Any Oreon Itiver Dlspatali of last Thursday. Tho secretary of war of Franco lias taken tho matter up in his behalf. Attorney llrlml of Hel per Is looking nftor tho Nouglor in ut tor and expects to got quick and aatlsfylng rosults within tho noxt fow weeks. ilHM ' 1 AUTRE ' SUIT. O. It. MAHCUHHN HHICtW M I.KIIIT AT Mirrt.NO. il " CoinniUfiloiieni 1U'cIhi1 tU-olul(wit H lrntn by HHclnt AiUUer N'elwm H ami Adopt One llrnrtett In IM H Kteml by County Kiiperliitriiilrnt. JJH H Cnrbon county'A bull mooso com- iB mlMdoncr havo dlscovcrml, through lH tbo nsslstanctf of their sjvectal legal k advtar, .Mr. O. C. Nelson, n H fnncloil duty which none of tholr H predecessors havo dlcocrod, nor ,H any other sot of county comatts- H sinners In tho Into. It 1 to super- H vlo and audit tho accounts of tho , H various school districts In tbo court- ' H ty ovory six months. In accordance H wlUi tholr discovery, on February H 21st they adopted a resolution do- H maadtng tlio school boards of tho H county to deliver to Mr. 1 W. ttd- BH munds & Co. their books for nudlt H and Inspection, tho cost of tho nu- j dlt to bo determined by tho com- H iiiImIoiiois nnd Mr. IClmunds and H ded noted from nny money duo tho H vurlou school boards. A copy of H tho resolution was prcsintrd to Mr. H Marcusen, who Is president of Uie Carbon County High School board, B and ho advlsod them that ho kopt ho books nor had ho nny accounts H which they might audit nnd that ho H could not wlUiout tho consent et H tho board order tho clerk, Mr. C. H C. MoWhir.ney, of tho Carbon Coon- H ty High School board to deliver Uie books. Ho would, howovor, proot H 'their communication at tho nest H regulnr meeting of tho board of od-' H ucatlon. H Tlio c om m Ul oners then callod h ,- H meeting for Tuesday morning at IB M o'clock. Mr. Marcusen, Mr. Fout, H Mr. McWhtnney and Mr. Hunten, tho four .member from I'rlco who , H aro Associated with tho high school NH board, w.to asked to meet with. tb f, LLA county oommUsluner. At tbl H mc-.itlng was Mr. O. C. Nelson, tho mm commissioners' special tcfial advisor. H After somo discussion, in which nil H jinrtlclpntoxl, tho commissioners ro- H Klndod tholr former resolution and H Mr. Marouton prepared for thorn a M resolution wherein thoy asked tho H various Mhool boards of tho county H to iMirmtt Mr- Kdmunds to mako an audit. Mr. Marcusen nml Mr. Fouts, M who woro tho only mombor of tho v H school boards present, signified not H only Uietr wllllugnr-M but said thoy M woro desirous of having nn audit H mmlo, but they Informed tho coin- H mUalonors llxit they wcro Of tho M opinion that they had no power to H mako such u domand and -their per H mlttlng tho audit or tho books H would vstabllsli no prrcolent. The ' M county oominUsloners assumed the M obllgnllon of paying for tho audit. M Mr. Marcusen has callod a fo- (H clal iuotliig of Uto board of txtucu- A M tlou for Monday morning next to M nuthorlxo Mr. MoWhlnney to dollor H tho Carbon County High School board books to Mr. Kdmunds, the M auditor. In tho tncnntlmo Mr. Kd- M munds U malting nn nudlt of the i'rlco sohool books, which aro kopt H by Mr- Fouts. Mr. l'dmunds will B mako a request of tho varloua , ;Mm school board to deliver tholr books 9H to him as fast a ho can couiploto HjV ouo set. AH At tho mooting tho commissioners HH stntod tlmt tho reason fur their ask- HH tng for uu audit was bocnuso of HH their having been advl(Knl It woa HJ their duty to mako Uie uuo nud HJ not becauso of their huvlng any HH Idea that anything was wrong with HH any of tbo books of tlio school dW- HH trlct. Tho cominlsolonern stated that tho reports which appeared In HJ tho SoJt Iko dallies woro outlroly HJ nrlslc-aillng and wltliout their knowl- HH dgo nnv constmt. HJ D. It. Kviui was last weik 041- ."VJ pointed postniAHtec at Cottlo Gato, Ifll uccoodlng Mrs. Susanna WIlateAd, HH deceauod. On tho snrao dato W. It. HJ Morrison becamu postmaatvr At HI Richfield. Tlieoo two Utah nomitia- HH tlons, according to National Cos-- HJ mltteomun Wallace, clear up all Urn HI Utah presidential postofflcoa to 9H which tho terms of tbo republican, I rMmm Incumbents havo oxplmd uml from SVJ tho prcsont tlmo on thoro will ee HH no delay In uomlnntlng domocro-tio WjVJ officials for postofflc when oppor- VH tunlty arises, either through x?(rA- q 9H tlon of tho term of the lucumbeat r, flfl or rcuiiovaU for cause. HJ H 5 r - -1 err I mm