Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-11
IOWA ONE OF SIX STATES
WHERE GRAFT is UNKNOWN.
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ey than any other enterprise in the
state. Testimony Is to be taken in all
parts of the state.
Nebraska.
! Lincoln, Neb., July 9. The re-
cent decision of the Nebraska supreme
court declaring the biennial election
law unconstitutional may have the eff.
feet Of stopping the investigation OF
graft connected with its passage. 1t
was charged during the debate on the
bill that a substantial corruption fund
had been raised by office holders to in.
sure it's passage and so earnest was
the protest that legislative commit
tee was appointed to make an investi-
cation.
Another Nebraska graft case, a
relic of the Indictment Of ex-senator
Chas. H Dietrich for alleged traff1ck-
ing in postoff1ces, still hangs fire in the
federal court for the district of Ne
braska. 1t concerns men of promln.
ence, who 1t is charged worked hand
in hand with the former senator in
the sale of postofices and other fed
eral appointments. The cases of Post
master Mitchell of Alma, Postmaster
Fisher of Hastings and Elliott Lowe,
former member of the legislature, in
d1cted jointly with Dietrich, have new
er come to trial
The most recent graft inquiry in
Nebraska concerns the illegal acquire
| ment OF honesteads and Illegal fenc-
ing OF government lands in the north
western part of the state. Many men
are involved. Thus far there have
been but two convictions. The trials
OF the other indicted men will begin
at the coming session of the court. One
of the latter is Frank Currie, a mem
Der OF the lower house of the Nebras-
ka legislature.
Indiana.
indianapolis Ind, July 9-Charges
OF graft" are being investigated in
various parts of Indiana. From Rich
mond comes word that the fraud
charged against members of the city
administration is being investigated
by the grand jury. In Grant county
expert accountants report that several
OF the county officials now in office
and former officeholders have been
found short in amounts of over $23, 900.
The officials deny any shortage.
investigation of the deflnct Vigo
County National bank of Terre Haute
is progressing under instructions from
Washington If the insolvency de-
velops the acceptance of $4,000 of
government deposits. when failure
stared the officials in the face it may
lncriminate the entire management.
cashier Bowman of the CONNER
cial bank ct Hagerstown. Ind, killed
himself on Monday Presidar4 Mason
announced the bank must suspend.
with liabilities of $15O,00O and com
paratively no assets
Kansas.
Topeka Kan, July 9.-Kansas is
In the midst Of graft Investigation
Which will cover every department
or the state. The legislature which
met last winter appropriated the sum
OF $4,000 to be expended by the gov
ernor in ascertaining how the public
money has been handled the last five
years. Five expert accountants are
now busy on the books Of State Treas
urer T. T. Kelly, and when they fin
ish their work they will investigate
the state school fund commissioners.
Since the investigation began 1t
has been found the state treasurer
has more than $1,DO0.00O on deposit
In state banks which he is SUD.
posed to be drawing interes' The
treasurer and his friends deny this,
and tho investigation will reveal the
facts. The failure of the First Ma
tional bank, with more than $500. 900
in state money on deposit, has com
pltcated affairs to a certain extent.
'The charges against the members
of the state school fund commission
are little more than intimaticns that
they have misused the funds in their
care.
Minnesota.
"St. Paul, MINI, July 9.-Not since
the graft charges against Mayor Am es
of Minneapolis and his conviction. to-
gether with the conviction of the chief
of police year ago, for municipal
graft. has there been any graft scandal
in Minneapolis that has become public. |
Wisconsin.
1IAi w ouhCC, WIS, July S."lOQay
the Milwaukee graft hunting grand /,
jury will reconvene and early in the
proceedings will vote several more in
dictments
Twenty-one alleged grafters, nearly
all big members of the county board of
supervisors, are under indictment,
awaiting the pleasure of the district at
torney before being brought to trial.
They are all involved in three deals,
the letting of contracts for three por-
lions OF the work on a county build
ing
"One indictment is for the alleged
giving of $3.50 to a supervisor to secure
his vote nthe sale of county property
in the heart of the city at price below
Its actual value to the local electric !
light and railway company.
Michael Dunno, ex-city building in
spector, sentenced yesterday to prison