The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07

Noiiil'AiIs, lAlce
Of the largest financial institutions in
Chicago, which closed their doors on
Dec. is, 1905. All were under the alb
solute control of Walsh. To avoid Il
panic Il committee from the clearing
house took Owe the assets of the three
institutions and paid the depositors in
full, advancing ome S7.0O0,OOO in cash
for this purpose. Walsh was released
on $4,000 bail, pending motion for a
new trial.
Bond Allotment May Stand.
The application of George w. Austin
of New York for Il restraining order
against Secretary Cortelyou prevent
ing him from allotting $21.500, 900 of
Panama canal bonds to certain ma
tiOnal banks has been denied by Judge
Gould of the supreme court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Austin charged
that the secretary had violated the law
in rejecting his bid for S3.O0O,000 Of
bonds and allotting the bonds to ma
tional banks and others at a lower
figure.
Texas Seizcs Tank Cars.
The state OF Texas has seized seven
teen more cars of the Union Tank Line
company, a defendant in the Standard
Oil antitrust suits. and now has sixty
six i%mpoundcd. The cars will proba-
bly, average 5000 each in value. max
ing a total of $4,000. 1t is expected
that the receiver will lease them to
some company.
Buses Must Abolish Signs.
The validity Of the act passed by the
board of aldermen of New York city
empowering the municipality to re-
move the advertising signs from the
Fifth avenue electric buses has been
upheld by Justice Levcntritt in the SUI
prcme court of the state. In render
ing his decision the justice. after de-
scribing the beauty of Fifth avenue,
With it's churches, residences, clubs
and hotels, said: at is amid such
scenes as this that the plaintiffs adj
vertising panorama of brilliant signs
movcs II is along this avenue of
churches that on Sundays these glar-
ing blllboards are driven. 1t is the
SCllt!Ilc vi ItitulN WHICH IL SdSIluSSu
to the demands Of modern commercial
ism"
Immunity For Ruef Denied.
Last weeks report about the grant
ing of full immunity to Abe RUFF, the
former boss of San Francisco. in re-
turn for his testimony against the
bride givers has been contradicted Of
ficially by District Attorney i.angdon,
who asked that a day he set for the
trial of Ruef and said that every
charge against him would be pressed
to a conclusion.
Jail For Toledo Ice Dealers.
The supreme court of Ohio interfered
with the sentence Of three ice dealers
of Toledo who had been sem to the
workhouse for forming a local trust.
but only to decide that they should
have been sent to the jail. They are
ordered to be resentenced accordingly.
The term was one year and a fine Of
$500 each.
The Harvester Trust Fined.
Judge Dana at Topeka, Kan. Jan.
10 assessed a fine of $4,000 against
the International Harvester company.
which the court had found guilty on
%forty-three counts of violating the
state antitrust laws.
Thaw Relatives Testify.
Under the ruling Of Judge Bowling
the young wife Of Harry Thaw was
required to repeat in detail in open
court the story she had told in the
former trial about her wrongs at the
hands of Stanford White before Thaw
came into her life when the rctrial Of
the celebrated case was resumed a,
New York. The story vas offered by
the defense as what the girl had con
.fessed to Thaw in Paris and to show
additional reason for his %unbalancet