Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-26

| maps and %ongravings exported from
the country, while Argentina Is only
second to the United Kingdom in its
annual purchases OF American lum-
Der.
As q preventative Of bidders for
contracts entering into combinations
20 hold up prices on supplies for use
Ia the p%ostofficc department and the
postal service. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has recommended the en-
aetment of a special law, The bill
recommended 90 congress by Mr..
Hitchcock names II q serious offense
for bidders for supply contracts TO
enter into cOluslon to hold up prices
the offenders being liable to a
heavy fine or imprisonment The
bill recommended reads as follows
THAT no contract for furnishing
supplies 10 the p%ostoffice department
or the postal service shall be made
with any person who has entered, y
proposed 10 enter. into any combine
ton 20 prevent the making of any
bid for furnishing such supplies, or
to fix the price or prices thereof or
who has made any agreement, or Civ
en-. performed or promised to give or
DffIUlils ANY AVllNlflfi hAi0ii WleAA -
to induce any other person not TO bid
for any such contract, or 10 bid at a
specified price or prices, and II any
person 80 offending is a contractor
for furnishing such supplies, his con-
tract may be annulled, ana the person
so offending shall be liable to q fine
of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five thousand dollars,
and may be further punished, in the
discretion OF the court, by imprison-
ment for not less than three months
nor more than one year
There IL at the present time in force
"A similar law having IN view the pre-
v%ention OF collision among bidders on
contracts for carrying the mails, I'M
der an existing law. however, the only
way In which supplies for the depart
ment can be purchased, except IN
emergency cases, 10 by advertising for
bids and accepting the proposal OF
the lowest responsible bidder. In the
event Of q combination among bidders
to prevent competition the depart
ment may be subjected TO serious los-
SEES through the fixing Of higher
prices han those obtainable on a
proper competition basis.
BY the issuance OF a fraud order
today S. l.. Hutchinson, 922 Empire
building, Birmingham, Ain. is depriv-
ed further use Of the mails. Hutchtn-
son advertised H. the newspapers for
n lady 10 travel as companion with
IN old lady, salary S76 and expenses
Answering replies to the advertise
mcnt he stated in part. - have given
your letter careful consideration aud
believe you to be an able companion
for the lady. Your duties will be TO
keep her company, she Is about 55
wears old-she viii travel abont six
months abroad. Your salary VIII be
S7b q month and your expenses.
Please have In mind this Is strictly a
business proposition and we VIII ex-
poet to hear from you by return mail
with your reference ana 81 to pay for
investigating same, scnd not less than
ten names IN your references. When
the addressce RENTED the dollar and
references Hutchinson sent Il note
which read, Il am IN receipt or your
favor and references, which ] VIII
careful attention, n VIII write
YOU in q few days IN regard to same"
This closed the correspondence 50 far
Hutchinson was concerned.
The Inspector for the postoffice de-
partment was unable TO find a single
case IN which Hutchinson ever made
inquiry relative 90 the references
obtained by him In this n and
10 nfiSbi was NlNti wv p'FiAltH
to. When interviewed by the
inspector Hutchinson was unable to
give the name Of the lady whom he
referred 10 IN the advertisement and
letter. The evidence in TIA case indi-
that this was simply a scheme
Hutchinson had adopted for the pnr-
pose of obtaining n dollar from
persons as he could Induce TO
send that sum,
Hutchinson was arrested upon The
charge of using the mails In further
Of a scheme to deiraud, and his
hearing is set for Monday, June 80.