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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
CLAIMS COMPANY WAS CHEATED
OUT OF s2,oooooo IN
FOUR YEARS.
FOUR FORMER OFFICIALS
Charged With Defraudng Company
On Repair Work-Five Rio
Concerns Got overcharges
For the Work.

Chicago, June G.~Charg7ng that it
had been defrauded out of about ST.
100000 en- repair work in a period OF
four years the Illinois Central rail-
road company filed suit for an ac.
counting against Of its former Off,
cials in the circuit court here today.
The bill which alleges conspiracy to
defraud names the following:
0. s. Keith, former superintendent
Of transportation; Jose Il. BuckeI,
former assistant superintendent Of
the machinery department.; VIM Rem
shaw, former assistant superintendent
of machinery department.: John NJ.
Taylor former general store keeper.
The railroad then declares that the
following concerns profited in the al
legged oyeroharges on repair work in
the following amounts:
American Car and Equipment Com
rany, 100000
Blue Island Equipmentp Comany,
100000
Aosterman Manufacturing Company
$75o,ooo
Memphis Gar Company, 100000.
international Car Company, $780,
Geo.
The railroad also filed suits for an
accounting against the West Pullman
Car Company and the American Car
and Equipment Company.
The fling of the suits follows a
months investigation by the railroad
and numerous rumors of an alleged
graft ring" in the Illinois Central.
The bill against the fouf former
officials alleges that the men outered
. conspiracy in June, 1906, and that
up to April, 1910, he railroad had
been defrauded out of nearly $4,000
600. The defendants are alleged to
have represented TO the corporation
that the companys repair work could
be done more chealyp by Independent
concerns than at the railroads own
shops. When contracts were given
to certain independent concerns, the
bill charges, the railroad company be-
gan paying long series OF over
from which certain superin-
tendents are declared to have secured
thousands OF dollars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
BELIEVED 1T WILL GLIDE
THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH
OUT AMENDMENT
DEMOCRATS PROTESTING
But it is Believed to No AvaiI-Ex-
pected Special Rule viii BE
Adopted to Expedite
Its Passage.

Washington, June 6.-The house
postal savings bank bill was put on
the ways and means committee on
postoffces today, and with everything
creased for the final passage, it is ex.
pected to glide through the house
without a single amendment. The
Democrats of the committe filed two
minority reports against the bill, one
by Moon, Of Tennessee, declaring that
all postal bank legislation Is uncon-
and unwise, ana another
by Finley, of South Dakota, criticising
the Republican bill and Offering a
Democratic substitute.
The bill will be called in the house
tomorrow. The rules committee will
consider a resolution asking a special
rule with which to effect the passage
of the bin and providing against all
The Democrats will fight the pass
age of this rule 1t viii be supported
by a number of insurgent Republicans
The Republicans claim enough votes
to adopt the rule and pass the bill.
Among the many measures passed
by the house today were bills author
lzing the appointment of commits
sion to investigate the matter of the
employers liability and workmen's
and also admitting as
second class mail periodicals, publica-
tions, etc, of benevolent and fraternal
societies, institutions of learning,
trades unions and professional, liter
ary. historical and scientific societies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
SENATE VOTED YESTERDAY TO
TAKE UP THE coNsERVA-
TON BILL.
BY NELSON
Chairman of BalInqer-Pinchot Invea.
t1ation Arraigns Conservation
Policy-~Ais Words
Significant.

Washington, June 2G,--The senate
voted. 40 to q, to take up for con.
sideration the conservation bill aI.
thorizing the president, at his discre-
ton to withdraw from entry and set
tlement public lands. thus sideTrack-
ing the bill admitting New Mexico
and Arizona to statehood.
| The Democrats showed an lncina-
ton to charge bad faith on the part
Of the Republicans, saying that there
! had heen a tacit understanding to
consider the question Of statehood i'm.
mediately after the RAILROAD bill How.
lever, there is seant hope that the
statehood bill will be considered at
this session.
| Many big appropriation bills remain
and the statehood measure looks like
the last to be considered, If it is
acted upon at all.
Senator Nelson sharply criticised
the conservation policy, which was
considered significant because OF his
position at the head Of the Ballinger-
pinchot investigation
He favored conservative acton on
the part Of the executive In withdraw
ing public lands, saying he though
, that the present generation should
have full access to these resources
Illustrating how the executive action
might so too far, he instanced the
course of Secretary Garfield in with
drawing 100000 acres for water pur.
poses in the last month of Rooseyelt's
administration, He said:
There will be plenty of water
power hundrels Of years after we are
dead No man can stop il unless ne
can stop the precipitation from the
clouds Why should our supply of coal
be tied up and the people prevented
from utilizing that fuel?"
Discussing the application of the
conservation policy to Alaska, he said
that there was little lumber there and
that the people would be without fuei
unless allowed to use the full supply
He continued:
In the face of the fact that there
are valuable coal fields in Alaska the
people have not been given an oppor-
tunity to use ton of it, with the
consequence that they are compelled
TO bring fuel either from Australia or
China, or around the Horn from our
own eastern states, They they are
compelley to pay from sl2 to $50 per
ton when they ought to get it for S2.
This he denounced as Conservation
running riot TIc declared that Alas
ka had been placed in a straight
Jacket,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
BROWNIES TRIAL WATTS
Circuit Court Willie Render Decision
On Brownies Petition for
Habeas Corpus Today.

Chicago, June G.-Tbe trial Of Lee
O'Neill Bron, indicted on the charges
of bribery in connection with the
election of Senator Lorimer, was set
back another day by the arguments
of counsel on plea for writ of
habeas corpus today Judge Kickham
Scanlan will give a decision tomorrow
morning.
While the arguments were being
made in Scanlan's court, Judge Nc
Surley and 100 yeniremen were wait-
ing for the case to be brought to
trial. McSurley adjourned his court
until tomorro wmorning
The main contention Of the defense
in the argument for a habeas corpus
was that the state courts had no juris-
dietion, and that only the federal
courts had jurisdiction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
BURKE AT BEARpsroWN.

Beardstown, H., June G-States
Attorney Burke reached here tonight
with subpoena for r. x. Condit,
cashier, of the First National Rank of
Beards@wn, to appear before the
Sangamon county grand jury tomor-
row and br~.g the record of the
band during the time the fish bill
was before the legislature. Condt
IS the man who gave the fish bill
pot" TO Fred u. Scaweer, at Boards.
town 70 take TO Springfield and de-
liver to Frank j. Traut, also OF
Beardstown.
Condit has not been found. 1t is
learned that Condit was at Rushville
today the nome Of Representative
A. NJ Foster chairman of the fist
and game committee Of the house
the time the fish bill was up. Condit
returned tonight but up to near mid
night could not be located
Condit had not been found at mid
night, The local police were enlisted
In the search.
Members Of Condit's family said
he was in town
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
UPRISING IN YUCATAN IN
WHICH MANY ARE KILLED

Of the Yucatan railroad were de.
stroyed by the Indians, 1t is report
ed that the telegraph operators have
been killed or taken prisoners.
The Judge of the criminal court
was killed
The rebels are strongly entreneh-
ed Maximiiano Ramirez BoniHa.
former rebal leader and Colonel Vic
tor Montenegro, are said to be at
the head of the uprising.
The towns Of Tinum, Sanamaya
and Tunkas, all between Meidra and
Valladolid have been attacked. TO
what extent the insurgents piilaged
or killed at these places has not been
learned.
II Is understood that the cause OF
the trouble Is the dissatisfaction Of
the indians over the action Of the
government oifyra.5 regarding
lands 1t Il not thought that any
Americans are involved,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
THE INSURANCE PROBE.

Rock Island, June C. James r. B.
Van Cleaye, former state insurance
commissioner, failed today to get be-
fore the Rock Island grand jury as a
voluntary witness in the fraternal in.
surance Investigation.
Van Cleaye, who last week claimed
he mad documentary authority for
Withdrawing $4,000 reserve fund of
the Fraternal Tribunes and deposit
ing it n Springfield bank from which
Il was paid out. so it is charged, on
alleged bogus death claims. He re-
TUNED to Springfield Saturday osten.
sibly to get this evidence but came
back today without it and was denied
the privilege of making a verbal ex-
Loren f. Wheeler postmaster at
Springfield, was again before the
jury to give evidence connected with
the Springfield end of the investiga-
ton.
Louis and Herman Minck and Har-
man Meyers, of Chicago, former bus
mess associate of M. J. Frankel. Of
Chicago, testified regarding the mys-
tericus note for $4,000 which Frank
ol held against the American Home
Circle at the time Of the merger with
tha Trjbunes, and which note was in
evidence until after the reserve funl
had been gotten hold Of by the al
legad looters.
i'rankcl said his wife executed the
note.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07

Vert Cruz, June CA most seriaus
uprising has occurred in the state OF
Yucatan Troops are biting rushed to
the scene. Reports here indicate
that there mas been much blood shed
and that the insurgents are preparing
for battle with the government
forces.
Dispatches from Merida, the capi-
tai of Yucatan, say that forty per-
sons have been killed by Maya In
dians. Further dispatches state that
five thousand Of these Indian insur-
gents sacked the town Of Valladolid,
killing all the principal government
employees the chief Of police and
others, and instituted q reign of ter
ror. Many inhabitants have fled.
The gunboat Morelos mas left here
with six hundred soldiers aboard,
while another win take more.
Railroad and telegraph communica
4ion has been cut off. Twenty miles
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
CAIRO C0MMANDERY K. 7.
Officers and Directors Elected Last
Might. w. Wenger Eminent
Commander.

An election of officers for the en-.
suing year was held last night by
Cairo Commandery No. 13, Knights
Templars. The following were
elected:
Jos sph Warren Wenger, eminent
commander.
Rolla Hugh Spann. generalissmo.
Herbert Norwood IIenckeli, captain
general,
William Wallace Orr, senior war
den.
Walter Adolph Krebs, junior wat-
den.
Charles Wesley Henderson, prea.1-
Frank Spencer, treasurer
William Dean Iippitt, recorder
w. Otis White, sword bearer.
Harry Wilkerson, standard bearer.
Jesse b. DeLawter, warden
Frank Gibson, senior warden.
The tru tees elected We're Jas ".
Wenger, Rolla II. Spann, Herbert N.
Henckell, VIM. w. Orr, Walter A..
krebs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
INTEREST CENTERS IN THE CON-
TESTS IN IOWA TO DECIDE
NOMINEES.
MANY 'PR0GRESS|vES'
Have Opposition For Congressional
Nominations--T --Three-cornered
Gubernatorial Fight in
South Dakota.

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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
YESTERDAY WAS PRO
DUcTIVE OF GOO-.
WITHDRAW ALL INCREASE
And VIII File no More Tariffs Until
The Railroad Bill Becomes a
LaW--Other Roads will
Follow.

Washington, June Ca complete
agreement between the government
and the recently enjoined railroad
Of the Transportation Trunk Line
Association was rAached at the
tNhite House in conference tais af.
ternoon.
The railroads represented agreed
to the Withdrawals Of all rate in
creas2s filed to be effective on or
after June /, and agreed TO file no
more increases until the bill in con-
gre S which gives the commerce com
mission power to regulate and sus-
pend Increases taat are not justified,
becomes law and goes into effect.
Taft theteupoH stated that the ad-
ministration's purpose in bringing
the injunction had been accomplish
ed and that the suit would be di =
continued. The discontinuance viii
net be entered until after the new
railroad law is signed.
The belief was expressed tonight
that all the other roads which have
filed increases will abide by the de-
cision reached today Tomorrow
Taft will hear the heads. Of the roads
in the central and eastern territory.
1t Is believed that they viii ac,
quin in Taft's proposition.
Everyone at today's conference
seemed gratified over the outcome,
II means that the roads will be re-
lieyed of embarrassing litigation, liti-
CATION and t1ey are assured Of
"squar deal" and are free to so
ahead with their projected Improve
moi.ts which thoy threatened 70 can,
eel
The new railroad bin contains
clause which gives it effect sixty
days after being igned by the presl-
dent It. will be necessary to maEeI
provision as to the supervision OIL
rates to the commerce commission
in effect aud for this reason TAFT
indicated tonight that it will be nee
ossary to send the bill to confer
ence
Wicker ham, Knox and Naga sat
in the cor pence. as did Messrs'
Lane and Knapp, of the commerce
commission and Messrs. E. T. Rip-l
ley, w. d. Hines, Frederick A. De
lano and S. N. FELTON,, representa-
tives of the railroads. The agree
ment reached does not cover rates
put in effect in the la foW months.
Tie roads told the presid mt they
had been misrepresented as to their'
doing anything secretly regardin
the filing Of new tariffs. They said
they had been advised by counsel
shat the !, goyynmont's Injunction
suits could not be sustained. The
president replied that he was viii
ing to take a cnance on tHct and
that he thought the best way out for
the railroads was for them to with
draw the Increases.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07

Howard, a child of three years, OBJ.
served a hole in his dress and gather.
ing up the part with the hole In it,
IN his little chubby hand. said:
Mamma, give me a sears" asked
MN what he wanted them for. and
ne said; Il want to tut the hole out
OF my dress! !"-Delineato
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
The Usual Way.

1t was little Marion's first day at
Sunday school; her mother had given
her penny for collection After Sun
day school was over, her mother no.
ticed that Marion had two pennies
why, Marion, where did you get that
other penny?" she queried "Oh, they
passed the pennies and took one, /"
was the naive reply.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
Neglected Opportunity.

A learned professor lectured the
students recently on "Embryosac de-
velopment and polyembryony in Smi'
lacini racemosa." As no rec-rec-rec-
record was made for Umbyby byby-
uby Phonono-nonograph company Of
New York kork-orkork and Papa-paris.
however. you will have to deny your
self the pleasure of hearing 1t repro
duced - Washington Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
THE LAToNiA DERBY.

T.atonia KY, Iune g.. Joe Morr s.,
today won the twentytourth renew.
al Of the tatona Derby hereby q
lcngtn Boola Boola was second, To-
uau third The distance was q mile
and h half. Time 2:33 2,5. Purse
$4,000,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
OpIiftinq Enthusiasm.

How often a man has cause to re-
turn thanks for enthusiasms of his
friends! They are the little foun.
tains that run down from the hills to
refresh the mental desert OF the de.
spondent. Henry Van Dyke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07

Cjtv Earthest From London.

OF cities Of Importance Sydney,
New South Wales. Is farthest In an
air line distance from London, 1920
miles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
Rain al cleveland.

Cleyland, June G. Philadelphia was
here today, but rain prevented the
game,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
encouragement for shIrker.

The man who lodges the problems
OF life often has better time than
The man who tries to solve them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
II There's ANYTHING in Caste.

East Indian peasants are called
ryots. II peasant Is ryot we sun
pose nobleman must be regular
ding busted revolution.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
Much Base Stealing.

Waterloo, June G.--Waterloo won
from Peoria on the bases. the home
team stealing eight Only one OF the
visitors errors figured in the run
making.
Score RUM
Waterloo ..... ,.s II
Peoria ..... - 81
Batteries CLARK and Harrington;
Sehmirler and Iatknhsen,
---A------~-----
Dubuque Bunched Hits.
Dubuque, June G,Dubuque bunch
s---~---~--s----------------
Concluded on Second nage.l
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
Muffin Was stronq.


Chicago, June Walsh allowed
but one hit and got two Of the four
hits made by the local team
Score RH
Chicago ........ ...,.,. l 4 /
Boston ....4.... ..... 0 1 H.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
Powell outpitched.

Batteries Powell, Bailey and Kill
llier; Quinn and Mitchell
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
Standing.
Rain at Boston.
Home Run the Feature.

New York. June 6.--Murray's home
run in the fourth was the feature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07
THREE / LEAGUE.
EanviIIe Outplayed.

Rock Island June G.--Rock Island
outplayed panvillc easily Manusch
starred with unusual catches.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-07

Concluded on Second cags,l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-28
Pres. Taft Visits
BiddefOrd Pool.

Riddeford Pool, Me. July 27--The
Presidential yacht remained in Clsco
bay until we'll into the forenoon today
Mrs. Taft went ashore at Portland for
All automobile ride
Landing in the May flowers launch on
little i,oat here today the President
was met by a committee. The crowd
weighted the float down IT, such an OK
tent that it began to go under when the
President stepped aboard and his teei
got quite wet. Some of the people were
hurried ashore from the tluat ana tben
the other members of the party landed
Mr.. Taft enjoyed dive about the,
pool. visited the cottage Of Mrs. Louis
+. More, one of Mrs. Taft's sister; held
an informal reception at the Alieniki
Club and made little informal speech.
The party dined ON board the Mayilow
er tonight and will sail at 10 A M, to-
morrow for Beverly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-28
SPORTING NOTES.

An international worlds cham
pionsnip swimming race for women"
will be held in the largest swimming
pool in the world. at Corey Island, n.
Y, Sept s. It is also arranged to hold
a diving championship in the same
pool. Entries close for the diving Aug.
90 and for swimming Sept. :.
Alfred Shrubb. the speedy middle
distance runner, will try to prove to
the athletic world that he is still in
the running at the Boston Scotch
games Aug. 6. The British star viii
start in the 12-mile open race in
which Hans Holmer, jim Crowley. Ted
Crook. and other wellknown profess
SIGNALS will run. 1t will be S1rubb's
first race since his breakdown against
Tom Longboat in Toronto.
Undeterrcd by the recent breakup Of
the old F,tonian team, the Hurlinghani
Club has decided to make a supreme
effort to recover the international
polo cup. A team will be sent t.
America next spring with Capt. Har-
dress Lloyd as leader. and the club vii,
ask the following players to accompa
ny him Capt +. w. Barrett. w.
Buckmaster. Capt l.. st. G, Cheape,
n. Edwards. K. n. Grenfell. Can't. Il
II. Mathew. Iannowe and E. W. Pa
lines, and possibly one or two more
exceptional players,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-28
THE ACCESSION OATH.
Commons Accepts Amended Form by
Vote Of 40 to "a.

London. July 27.-The Kings Access
sion declaration bill. in an amended
form passed its second reading in the
House of Commons today by vote of
40 to "a. The bill as it now stands pro-
vides that the pronouncement against
Roman Catholicism shall be eliminat-
ed and the clause land declare that
am faithful Protestant" shall be
substituted.
The non-conformiSts showed strong
opposition to the original substituting
clause. which read: "And declare that
am a faithful member of the Protes-
tant church as by law established in
England and the premier finally ac-
cepted their amendment. e.
1t is believed that all difficulties have
now been removed and that the hill
will survive the committee stage. and
b. accepted by the House of Lords
without further trouble. ga
During the discussion in the Com
mons today several antf-Catholic soci-
cites gathered near the Parliament.
and number of no Popery" placards
were displayed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-28
MRS. TAFT AND PARTY
Call at Portland and are Shown Beau
ties Of the City.

Portland. Me. July 27.-1he yacht
Maytower. having President Taft an,
party on board, arrived this morning
from Rocl1land and is anchored Of
Great Diamond island. Mrs. Taft. Mis-
Mabel Eoardman.' Mrs. Louis T. More
and MIR and Mrs Beekm,n Winthrop
came ashore from the Presidents yacht
id"yiiower at 1918 today and were met
at the Portland Yacht Club landing by
Col. Frederick Hale of this city. a son
of Senator Eugene Hale of Ellsworth.
Two motor cars were provided for the
party and Col. Hale conducted the Wis
itors around the city and enabled them
to see the points of interest.
The first stop was at store where
iced refre shments We're served. then
they stepped across the street to the
boyhood home Of Henry w. Longfellow,
remaining for an inspection of the in
terror. The party entered the automo-
biles, were driven to the Eastern Prom.
cnade. where fine view of the White
Mountains was obtained. thence to
Deering Oaks, past the Deering man
sion and then through Congress street
to the Eastern Promenade. A brief
stop was made while the visitors view
ed the harbor, bay and islands from
this elevation. Then they were driven
past Longfellow's birthplace on Fore
street and thence to the Yacht Club
float, where they boarded the launch
and started back for the Mayfower five
miles down the bay. The beauties Of
the city and its environs pleased the
visitors greatly.