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The Greeley tribune., 1908-07-29
Value Of Greeley Property

In April, 1906, Harriet c. BLY,
purchased two lots on Eleventh ave-
nue. and built the house on the cor
ner lot. The property will sell any
day for considerable more than It
cost, but the adjoining lot which has
just been sold will tend to show
the increase of property in the vici-
nifty of the Normal school. She paid
Sanborn & Houston for their lot on
April 90, '06. s235, and figuring in
terest at per cent for taxes and all
Improvements the lot had cost her
at the time of the sale 1920. The
property was sold for $1,000, giving
profit of $3.50 in a little over two
years. and many others in that
vicinity have done practically as
we'll.
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General Inform,S|
TIN. CITY OF GRsp,.

The City OF Greeley ha. 10y
tants-every one live one ''ooo lAA1
1t is located 81 miles v No.,
Yer and 90 mile. from the her.h n a
II has one OF the finest
* United q stass.." sRass mountain ss'. sss
II 70 the county seat OF W..
the grsatsst irrigated coun,eld C umeld "a
Il is' the ssa, Of II, co,
Normal school with 1000 otasas stSSas
"1H'hh; Il has o.. of IN. ,,,.., 'sAa
graded schools II the c"n,s ssystss
1t has wt1a. Graded 'untry
streets with miles Of conns.. nc
Il has many fine churo,
aad TIE aNAee average nor o9iio
thsa the {.t3ss'oni. 3'moss any other city y
!. has q million dollar bee,
>, i has a great vegetable ,.J
II has = big potato s,.
and nuGSrous smaller manuf,ias
i mas one of the best hotel.
4 h.. two railroads. and 4
. !, = hss I d:iighttui climate,
1t has many up-to-date s,o,..
store buildings. store
1t has a fine system o, ma.
longing to the city or the s,a,a ,pssa
a n new W city i0 hall. ..hs public librsfis
It 10 .urroundsd by 4 rich
and agricultural country 'eh
1t has three daily newsn,
three weekliss. papen
1t has four .anks, with
averaging over $4,000. 900 u
It has 2 live and energe,,,
1t has q delightful socia, n,
numerous other things, too nts
mention. so
The crops Of the Greelsv
aggregate annually $4,000. 6oo
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FORT IUPTON

A. r. Fisher made Denver a hur-
ried business trip Monday.
Mrs. Myrtle Sadd spent last Sat
urday and Sunday at Greeley.
Mr. st. John and family returned
from a weeks outing at Sunset,
Colorado.
Mrs. Cecil Phillips spent several
days Of last week in Denver with her
mother, Mrs. Gillette
Mrs. F. A. Jasper Joined a party
OF friends at Platteville and all
started on a two weeks mountain
trip
Jas. Owens and family from the
west side accompanied by Mrs.
knight. Mrs. Owens mother and
friend from the east started on a
ten day mountain trip Tuesday
morning
One Of the most pleasant social
events Of the season WAS an evening
picnic held on the lawn OF Mr.. and
Mrs, Hugh McAnany last Thursday
evening. The picnic was given by
the Thursday Afternoon Club. AT
seven O'Clock plates were laid for 60
guests and the dainty laid table
showed the skill OF hostess and COM
mittee. All were seated and did
ample Justice to the cool and Inyit-
ing viands. The club colors. mink
and white were dainty carried ont
Many beautiful bouquets and SHIN
mering lights decorated the table
making In all pretty scene. Several
musical selections, both instrument
.a' ana vocal were very much en-
joyed by all present.
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Heart toHeart
Talks
with Tribune Readers
TIE COUNTRY GIRL IN TOWN.
BY EDWIN A. NYE

She Is coming to the city-aloae.
In the country nothing occurs. Life
Il about the sam NE every day. And
the girl has not yet learned that the
greatest boon In life Is to be content
and that the quiet places are the best
1t Is the monotony that tires her, she
thinks. The same faces are 10 be seer
at the church every Sunday and at thu
picnics. She knows this one as "Bill'
and that one as Sarah" Familiarity
has bred contempt And over all the
countryside is the never varying looA
ot things. The familiar has grown
title and finally distasteful
But yVntef In the city!
All, e$etything happens In the city
There are plenty Of new faces there.
The scenes change like those OF a
kaleidoscope. Lots of new sensations
ID the city! Its air is tonic. Surely
Lib must be fuller there.
The girl is young and innocent. In
her inexperfence she dreams fanciful
dreams Perhaps she is ambitious to
get on In the world. or impatient Of
restraint. or she Is lured by the
glamour Of the town. She does not
realize how safe is the sheltered life
she has always lived in the quiet
neighbOrhoOd.
Poor girl.
She does not realize the fact that
her very virtues under strong tempta-
ton may lead to her betrayal Of her
seR. She does not appreciate the fac,
that her very gentleness Of nature pre-
vents her bringing to bear upon the
deceitful tempter the force of scorn
to their aid. She does not know her
own weaknesses.
Poor lassie.
Her loving disposition does not hard
ly know how to deny. Her sweet un-
seffishness scarcely Is able to refuse.
Every best quality Of her being may
lead to her undoing.
Because
Where the defenseless chicken strays
over that place circles the cruel hawk
and swoops upon Its prey.
Poor girl.
II she falls into the wrong set of as
sociates and there is no one by her side
to warn and guide. God help the child
IT, on the other hand. she is strong
Of character, wary. capable Of restraint
and self reliant. sne will take care OF
herself and rise above the undercur
rents Of temptation.
But II not
Copyright, 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
The Greeley tribune., 1908-07-29
Over Thirty.Five Years

In 1872 there was a great deal OF
diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera in
fantum. 1t was a. this time that
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was first brought
into use. 1t proved more successful
than any other remedy or treatment,
and has for thfrty-five years main
tanned that record. From q small
beginning its sale and use LAS ex-
tended to every part of the United
States and to many foreign coun-
tries. Nine druggists out of ten will
recommend it when their opinion
is asked, although they have other
medicines that pay them greater
profit. 1t can always be depended
upon, even in the most severe and
dangerous cases. For sale by all
druggists.
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EVANS ITEMS

5. X. Huffsmith of Denver snep,
Sunday with Evans friends
G, II. Young left Monday for Dem
yer tor short visit with friends
Mrs Siscoe and children OF Gree-
iey were calling on Evans frtcnds
Prof. Ryan and wife have ro.,
in Denver. spent
MISS Maud Royce after n wooy
spent with Denver friends returnoa
home Sunday. neo
MISS Rose Willie will take n ,hroa
weeks vacation and will snerd nar,
Oh II IN the mountains '''
, BENJAMIN Young spent sevor,,
LAYS rays wl'h his cousins. Lova1 and
Dwight Young, at Ault '"' """
.u',lng the early grain is ohou,
os.I ana the elevator here 10 nr'
time. sia'h at any
, , Mrs, coffman and Helen h,vo ro
sno nome after several woots
near p n,.n trends In the mountains
'''HlufT.
crna,n,s ,nohs those who attended tho
snndasy sy chantauqua from Evans
p"nuay p,ny We're +. w. Balrour pnas aus
NV miah ana wife, p. II. Herrot, anl; ,n.
"'fe and Mr.. Kyle. 'o'' and
,o, M. ne evans cemetery nssoc,,,,a.
inc w contract Saturday for hmi,a
Sim,ns q around the cemctery
wire and n np,a a"d u, a Greeley firm the
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nDuaa. Arrive
GREELEY LODGE DlRBc1l

A. d. U. w.-rrank Madden.
workman. c. l. Sullivan, resrsq
b. r. O. E--0reeley lodge &]
meets every Thursday eveei!l
Z. Townsend, exalted rulef
Wyatt. secretary.
DaaG hsers ef the American Rsvd
-Ers. ]. q. Hughes, res..i;
C. A. Rtnele. secretary A~a,
regular flag days.
FGaterssl y.ss. 81 Amerisa.
secretary. Meets second and
Tuesdays. Il. b. A. hail.
G. A. R.-r. c. PRESLEY, comm
W. y. C.--Mrs. Adele X. CLARK
dent
I. o. q. F.--Poudre Valley iodsA
Alderman. N. c.. y. j. Condoa
Meets every Tuesday evening"
Woodbury.. secretary. Wela
ment-GeorH 4. Gray, Y. c. r.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
Dauxhters Of Rehekah-Mrs.
Smith, N. g.. meets seeo'
Fourth Wednesdays. |. o. U.
knights and Ladies' of sccani{
lie 3. VroOman, president
Potter. secretary.
x. Of Prank Gordon, c. c.
h. Clark. II. X. Meets on
evening. 1. o. o. F. hall.
Pythian sssters-Sarah spere
Christine Malone, NJ. OF ~ Il
Meets second fourth = ss,i
afternoons ut I. o. o. r. va,
n. q. r. Nj. N. Ball. conins'
G. Crawford. record ksepsai, ,,,pr.i,
First ana Third T.ur'u'
Masonic hall.
l.. .. r. M.-Mrs. Emma sehrr"1
mander; Mrs. Marion Ii
record keeper.
Loyal Mystic Lrxion-J9hGp IA
worthy counselor: II. ~ pa Pa
retary. Meets first and ll'a.sn lh.n
days at the homes OF iiielWi''
Masonic--M. J. Nell, w, N stcSl
Flower. secretary, MsetS bal, ali
fourth Fridays. Masonnies nnies,,i,an Ham
Royal Arch Mason. =, 'Ftipgtt
Thompson, III, =" n: Monan
month. n
Royal euA Select Mn.tcr--L 't,,. "
7. l. NJ, II. r. FloWer, bbst.
X kniEhts Tempiar-o. NJ, AoV''
c. N. Jnckson. recordyt,
q. f.. S.-Mrs. Nettic Arbs.,ylhs,s
J. Alcorn. secretary' Nssonii
and fourth Tuesday m,.rirs-
Moaiern nrot hrrhOod "i "WIIIrls
Lowe. president. e. u G,,dsr.day
retary. Meets every I"'''
in NJ. II. A. hall. -, ...,rson. 4
NJ. w. Az. w. ThoHWrlsis md
II. w. Yersin. clerk. Mevb MNs',b nos
third Wednesday, oil e"''
o. o. f. hall. 80. rlyAe
Royal NelHhbOrs.MrS' rine, ~
Oracle; Mrs. Maud nsyenre
Meets second Thurssda.g, ION. vn. !
fourth Thursday ni'''"
nsy.i - n.i; .Ar;c..um-Eugcns V's,s ,ssa
gent; A. j. Lohr' ,Jnrth w
Meets second and ooitiice !,
at n, T.. Carpentcr,sa y o e, G;
W. u. W.-C. II. RandaL, nr
Williams, clerk, Mest,S IN |
third Fridays OF mo"''
n hall n..l-c. A. L,l.,,tS, LamtsS9''
tain: Ira T. Sides, SAYS sn 10
first and third fri'"''
wsn"s ss weodcrnnr..MIhils
Noyer. guardian; MA third,
clerk. Meets first anu an hall
afternoons In !. q. y. Es6t.
X niEhts Of the Golden
March, Noble Chief Meets
kreper OF records, NJ. 4
Thursday evenins ~
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EATON DolNGs OF THE WEEK
Pithy Paragraphs Gathered
1ribune's Correspondent

Mrs. oliver visited friends In Gree
ley, Monday,
Born, Saturday, July 20, to ME-
and Mrs. Clayton Nell, son.
Dewey Bliss and little sons spent
Monday of this week in Greeley.
Mrs. II. C. Cooper Of Windsor
visited at the Gazelle home Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. John Wilson attend
ed the chautauqua in Greeley sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Blandin
spent Sunday at the VIM. Nettleton
ranch.
MIR. and Mrs. Sedgwick OF Grover
spent Saturday with Geo. Williams
and family.
Miss Kathrine Wright came up
from Greeley Thursday. to attend
the dance given at the Odd Fellows
Hall.
Miss Alma Wilson went to Greeley
Thursday night to hear the concert
given by the Hinshaw Grand opera
Company.
A dinner party was given Thurs
day night of last week compliment
tary to Miss Effie Juergens OF Den
Yer. Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson were
the hosts and covers were laid Tor
nine.
Arthur Wilson. Frank VIII, and
Guy Deffke are expected back from
the hills Wednesday of this week
The boys have been on a camping
trip, and at last reports were nearly
up to North Park.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Scheer and
Miss Dorothy. leave soon for an ex-
tended trip in the central and south
ern states. Mr.. Scheer will have TO
cut his trip short because OF busi-
ness interests here, but Mrs. Scheer
and the baby will be gone for two
or more months.
The exhibition OF the Passion
play pictures on the street Friday
night drew one OF the largest crowds
that was ever seen in town. 1t WAS
also band concert night and the
double attraction proved very pop
ular.. There were a large number
there from Windsor. Ault, Greeley
Severance.
Master Robert Longwith. the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Lohkwith.
celebrated his seventh birthday Sat
urday with a party. There were %
children present and after An after
noon of games, fte cream And cake
were served. The birthday eahdies
had been put il sacks and we're car-
ried away by the guests as toothsome
If not very lasting souvenirs.
The event of the week was the
dance given by the Rebekahs at the
new Odd Fellows hall Friday night.
1t was an invitation affair ana
although the number of invitations
had been limited, the hall was crowd
ed. Music was furnished by the
Eaton orchestra and ice cream and
were the refreshments.
Between $500 and $4,000 was
cleared. The money will go toward
paying for tue piano which the
Rebekahs have bought for the hall.
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Entertains for Netce

Miss Alcynon Robinson. a charm
ing little miss Of IL summers, has
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Nellie Graham, the last month. Miss
Robinson is the daughter of Mrs.
Helen Ring Robinson of Denver.
An invitation was sent to Miss
Alcynon's chum, Miss Katherine
Knisell of Denver to come to Greeley
for few days and Friday she was
accompanied here by her mother.
who returned home the same day.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Graham
entertained a bevy of girls in honor
of her two young guess. The rooIns
were bright and fragrant with Il pro-
fusion of blossoms and the girls
spent delightful afternoon with
games and amusements.
Delicious refreshments wera serv-
ed. The two girls left the first OF
the week for their homes in Denver.
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LA SALE NOTES

E. c. Harrington is still confined
to his room.
Mrs. Paul Gregory has been in
Denver the past week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gre
CORY, July 26. a daughter.
Mrs. T. R. Blackwood spent the
day Monday with friends in Greeley.
Misses Daisy and Ella White of st.
Louis are guests at the home of their
aunt, Mrs. d. E. Ellis.
Mrs. B. F. Godfrey and family ex-
pect to leave for Glen Haven today
for a few weeks outing.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bentley died July 26th
after an illness Of two weeks.
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In Honor Of Miss Xicks

A jolly crowd of young people
spent Tuesday evening at the Sputh
home, where a farewell party WAS
given in honor of Miss Bertha
Wicks who leaves soon for her home
in Iowa. There were games and
music and at the close of the even
Ing watermelon spread Miss
Wicks was presented with souva-
mir spoon, by the guests.
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Take Off MuzzIe

The proclamation of the mayor of
the city of Greeley, dated April %,
1908. ordering all dogs within the
city limits to be muzzled or chained,
is hereby, upon order from the may
or, rescinded from date of Monday,
July 81, until further notice.
EUGENE WILLIAMS,
City Marshal
Greeley, Colo, July 81, 1908.
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A Miliionaire,s Babv

attended by the highest priced baby
specialist could not be cured Of
stomach or bowel trouble any quick
er or surer than your baby II you
give It McGee's baby Elixir. Cures
diarrhoea, dysentary and all de-
rangements of the stomach or
bowels. Price % cents and SO
cents at all drug stores.
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Greeley Wholesale Markets

Poultry-Broilers is cents NOR
pound. pe
Hens,10 cents per Ib.
Ranch butter 25 cents.
Eggs, 20 cents lb,
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'"rs,on .r over the "sw,,,..,
~, 'r"i'."-Thursdny. Jui,' Jin"1'"hd nn

round ,r,S sJrS low rate of 81. 90 for o..
sco,''n ounu ,rlp is offered for tho ~. the
,Tn,u 9o,, excursion to Ward. Thnrs',ns u.'a'
7.oo "''h, c. & s. train ,o,ra" % saay.
next evening. ''' IN early the
The Greeley tribune., 1908-07-29
$500 Excursion to ward o, M

Account excursion to Ward Thurs
day. July goth. the C. G. s, will an,,
excursion tickets to Ward for 60 %
good on train leaving Greeley at 2.o 20
a. m. and returning at 1O.o0 -"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-11
HIGHER COURT
FREES HICKMAN
IN PERJURY CASE
Appellate Division Rules in
Favor of President of Met
ropolitan Life.
JEROME CAUSED ARREST
Prosecutor Accused the InSur-
ance Man of Swearing to
a False Report.
JEROME CAUSED ARREST

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court, First Department, to-day re
versed the order Of the lower court
which. dismissed the writ of habeas cor
pus brought by John II. Hegeman, pres
iderit of the Metropolitan Life lnsur IN q
Company who was arrested on the
charge OF perjury, and he WAS orlert d
discharged from custody.
The opinion OF the Appellate Division
10 by a divided court. though all of the
Justices agree in the general result of
the decision. The opinion. written by
Justice Ingraham, is conourrnd ~ ny
Justices Mclaughlin and Haush'on.
Presiding Justice Patterson writes a
separate opinion, in which Justice Clark
concurs.
Last February on the application OF
the District Attorney, City Magistrate
Joseph B. Corrigan issued a warrant
for the arrest of John h. Hegeman on
the charge of perjury, in which 1t was
claimed that he had sworn to report
to the State Insurance Department TO
the effect that the company had no
outstanding loans.
ney that the Metropolitan had certain
'year end" transactions in which GER
tain loans carried by the company on
its books. and which had been carried
for a number of years on the books of
the company, We're sold TO a Wall
street firm on Dec. 80 and the col
lateral for these loans was repurchased
by the Metropolitan on Jan. of the
following year, so that the securities
and loans would not figure in the an
nuaI report filed in the State Insurance
Department.
In connection with the entries on the
books of the Metropolitan 1t was alleged
that he had committed forgery, and he
was arrested on that charge, but was
discharged by the Magistrate on habeas
corpus proceedings. The Dstrict-At-
torney appealed from this latter order
20 that both the forgery charge and the
perjury charge came before the Appel
late Division and were decided in the
opinions handed down to-day.
Since Hegemans arrest and the dis
missal OF habeas corpus which he OBJ
tanned he had been out on bail. so that
the discharge from custody is a mere
technical expression of Imprisonment.
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BROKER B|DD|SON
SENT TO THE TOMBS
Cash Bail of $4,000 Is With
drawn After He Valves
Examination.

Samuel n. Blddson. the broker, of
No. 1l6 Nassau street, who was ar
rested last week charged with the forg-
cry OF five bonds Of the Central Coal
Lumber and Construction Company,
was arraigned in the Tombs Court to-
day He waived examination and VAS
committed to the Tombs under 500
bail
Montetiore Meyers. who was arrested
for grand larceny in Pittsburs. wnere
he was posing as an agent 70: the
Rothsch'lis, confessed that the bonds
h@ had been exhibiting were bogus. and
declared they had been given him by
Biddison At the time Of Biddisons al
rest Charles II. HUI, of No. % william
street. deposited $1,000 cash bail for
him. He withdrew this bail to-day and
surrendered the accused broker.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-11
Big Supply # Rugs.

He said when he took charge Of the
department he found enough rugs on
hand for captains offices TO last three
years and concluded tha; somebody had
been given a big rug contract by pre-
ceding administration. He wanted TO ar
range a system by which the depart
ment should buy only what it needed,
but young man from the Corporation
Counsers office told him that would not
be legal.
There was an employee of the
Finance Department." said the Commits.
sioner, who was evidently favoring a
firm supplying Police Department paper
| complained to the Comptroller, but 1t
didn't do any good.
"A certain new station house was COM
pleted and acquisitions began to come in
for costs of repairs and requirements inn
mediately. Within two months the
pumps didn't work, the lights went out
the locks in the prison got out of order
and the doors sagged
II notified the Finance Department
They Investigated and said that the sta
ton house had been built all right. and
the defects had been caused by Police
Department mlsuse-a ridiculous state
ment. When VIC planned to build the
new Greenwich station-house the Finance
Department engineer estimated that It
would cost $780, 900 The contract was
eventually let for $4,000.
The Idea, Station.
COMMISSIONS Bingham said the IDEAL
station house should have an inner court.
This would help in supplying light and
air and supply privacy for unloading
and loading patrol wagons.
las matters stand said the Com
missioner, ''pl .soners are taken from
the wagons and up flights of steps
through crowds of newspaper reporters
and hums-I said buns not other
buns. "
DR.. Frederick A Cleveland, expert Of
the Bureau of Municipal Research, said
the payroll of the city is s75, OO0,0Oo a
year now and will foot up $50, 900. 900
next year 1t is divided among $1,000
men and women employees. For ordi-
nary work the city pays higher sal
aries than those prevailing in outside
business. hut bureau heads, executives,
head bookkeepers and other types of
higher employees are paid less by the
city than men in similar positions are
paid in private business.
Metz T-stifies Again.
Comptroller Metz was again witness
at the afternoon session.
quite a number of city employees
draw double pay he said. There are
many commissioners in condemnation
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-11
CAIRO, NOTORIOUS
RE.ORT, Quilted
BY EARLY FIRE
Several Firemen Have Narrow
Escapes as Ceiling Falls
One in Hospital.

Fire which started at 4 A. NJ TO-DAY
completely Quilted the Cairo, Nos. 81 am
"a West Twenty street which Wa
for years one of the most notorious re
sorts of the Tenderloin.
The blaze. which was discovered by
Policeman Cooney. attracted a large
crowd. Several women patrons of I'll,
place subjected tie nremen to unneces.
sary danger by declaring there was
some one asleep in the building.
After a thorough investigation, how
ever. the fremen reported to Deputy
Chief Langford that there was no one
IN the four-story building, which had
closed at A. NJ.
a number of the nremen had narrow
escapes from serious injury when a
metal ceiling between the trst and Sc
ond floors fell. James Nusent, of Hoon
and Ladder Company, No. a. was pain,
fully burned about the head and hands
and removed to New York Hospital.
The fire did about $1,000 damage,
completely wiping out the restaurant
and beer hall on the first and seconD
floors, where it is supposed to have
started; the cleaning and dyeing es-
Establishment of j. Bass & Company, in
the basement of No. 81, the barber
shop of Peter Treuondanes, in the
basement Of No. 50, and the music pub
Using establishment of S. A. Mills, on
tho two unrer floors
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standard on can draw and caltoml2"
from the record
NI.cr Nuuduy nest an adjournment
is to bo taken until Jan 6, to cnph'c
tho defense tn finally complete its ease,
and thyu viii como another month OF
r.'u'tal redirect ana rChu'tul.
which viii swell the record to some
tNiNg like lu uuU.uuN words.
only one witness was heard to-day
the MANAGER uf the mlriratlug depart
mont ot the standard Ou Company IL
california. Nothing VI Importance was
IpNClunCl
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CITY CONTRACTS
COVER Up GRAF I,
SAYS RINCHt M
Commissioner Tells the Legis-
latorS Big Dealers Refuse to
Touch Municipal Business.

Police Commissioner Bingham to-day
unbosomed himself to the Legislative
Investigating Committee which is in
vesuga,ing the city's finances at its sit
ting IN the city Hall lie declared that
the system Of letting contracts for city
supplies is all wrong and a direct temp
tation and avenue to graft.
Il know something about contract
purchasing" he declared Uncle Sam
is not cheated as much as New York
city by a great DIAL. Big dealers won't
touch city business under the line sYs-
TEN OF bidding prevalent.
Moreover" continued the Commits
sioner. although am Commissioner of
Police / have no; The final determine
ton as to contracts. That rests with
the Comptroler's office"