State Auditors Object

An item in Sunday 's Free Press from its Lansing correspondent has created quite a little comment in Unlversitj circles here. Here is what tiie report sa y s. Lansins-, Midi., January 2,- (From a btaff Correspondent.)- The state board of auditors have begun to question the expense bilis of Regent P. vV. Cook of the University of Michigan. The lavv permits the university regents no allowanco for their services except their expenses, and the auditors are questioning the propriety of some of the bilis sent in by the Corunna man. The bilis submitted Dy Regent Cook for the laai six months have not yet been aliowed and they have been sei.'„ back to one of the other regents for examination. íne particular Kind of bilis that the state auditors object to are many items for hacks and hotels, which usually run from $2.oO to $3.50 a day. These bilis as sent in by Regent Cook for Julv bilí of 82 30 for car fare in Detroit on July 8. It was found that the expense bilis for severa! items in June were dated on Sundays. When the auditors sent to Mr. Cook a letter to the hack and hotel item inbneof his bilis he wrote back that this included nlty cents for cigars, ten cents beineshaved and the pay of a portor " The reporter must have been off oa at least one point- that in which he states that Recent Co0k put ia a bilí for Y2.30 íor car far-e on one day in Detroit. At the Pingree rate it would not be possible ÏOT Mr. Cook to have expended that mueh for car fare had he put in the entire day at the business. Tfefen it niüy be thatKeg-eut Cookfound it necessary to tako some one along tritfi him on his numerous Street car trips that day. Possibly he was takiug a loulc at the numerous sites any one of which the city of Detroit is willing to donato to tho Homeopathie department of the Univemty, and needed some one to point them out to him. Thö sudden change In the tompe-aturo :,londay afternoon javo ))eople tho shivers. Though not very cold - for ' Jaauary - it waa deoidedly eolder tban ' th'e Arll VrfatWar We had last f]