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The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
ELEVEN PERSONS
ARE INDICTED
TRIED TO PERPETRATE FRAUD
OF $254,4 ,4oo0 ON THE CITY OF
CHICAGO.
'SHALE ROCK" SCANDAL
Was at First Believed to Be Limit
of Graft Probe, But Another
Scheme Was I'm II
carthed.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-PauI Redieske,
|resigned deputy commissioner of pub
lie works; Michael II. McGoyeIn,
wealthy contractor, who has had
many big city contracts, and nine
|cty officials and employees of McGovi
|ern were indicted by the county judge
today. These men are charged with
conspiracy to defraud the city out
of $254,000, according to the sum men
toned in the true bill. The indict.
ment on this charge came as a com.
plete surprise, as it was believed the
alleged frauds involved only about
$45.000 in the so-called "shale rock
scandal.
The men indicted, besides Redieske
and McGovern were: Otto Niehoff
secretary to McGovern; Max Land
guth, former superintendent for Nc
Govern, Geo. Moore, foreman for Nc
Govern; Ralph Bonnell, resigned city
engineer; John c. Parks, assistant
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
NOW READY TO
Be INTRODUCED
BILL EMBoDYiNG TAFTS IDEAS
FOR FEDERAL CORPORATION
ACT HAS GONE THE ROUND
OF THE TRAINERS.

Washington, Jan. 27.-After being
subjected to the close scrutiny of
prominent lawyers and undergoing re-
peated revision, the bill emboiying
the ideas Of Taft for a federal incor.
poration act is now ready to be intro.
duced in congress
A corporation given charter un-
der this bill will be held to account
ability in three methods which are
available to dispossess them of the
privilege of doing business. These
are the right of congress to alter
amend or repeal the charter; the right
of the commissioner of corporations
to sue for a receiyership in the case
of violation of any features of the
charter, and the -1rht OF the attorney
general to begin proceedings for an
nulment for violations of the Sherman
antitrust act
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
INTRODUCED IN SENATE YESTER.
DAY BY CARTER, OF SUB
COMMITTEE.
A BOARD OF TRUSTEES
To Have Charge of System of Savings
positories--ProViso of
the Bill Made
Clear.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The postal
savings bank bill, drafted by Senators
Carter, Dolliver and Owen, subcom
mittee on postoffices and post roads
was perfected today and by Carter in
troduced in the senat. 1t was re-
ferred to the postoffice committee and
will probably be reported back to the
senate tomorrow.
The bill provides system of postal
savings repositories under the super
vision of a board of trustees. consist
ing of the secretary of the treasury
postmaster general and attorney gen,
eral, acting ex-officio.
All postoffices of the class author.
lied to issue money orders and such
others as the postmaster general may
designate are declared to be postal
savings repositories, They are to re-
ceive deposits from the public and are
to be kept open for the transaction OF
business every day, Sundays and lega,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

holidays excepted, during the usual
postoffice business hours of the town
or locality where the repositories are
located.
Accounts may be opened by any
person Of age or over, and by married
women and free from any interfer
ence by their husbands. No person
will be permitted to have more than
one account
An account can be opened for less
than dollar and no more than 500
can be deposited in any one calendar
month. All deposits must be null
tiples of one dollar, but smaller
amounts may be accumulated for de-
posits, savings cards will be issued
and ten cent postal savings stamps
sold. When these cards and attached
stamps show an investment of 81 or
multiple there, they will be received
as deposits
The deposits will draw per cent
interest, credited once a year No
person will be allowed to have bal
ance in excess of $500 exclusive OF
interest. The funds received by the
postal savings banks are to be de-
posted in banks, subject to public
interest of not less than 21a per cent
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

city engineer; Robert Green, foreman
for McGovern; Richard Burke, John
McNichols, Joseph Maher, city in
spectors, in the engineers depart
ment
The indicted men are specifically
accused of conspiring to defraud the
city by laying only one-sixth of >the
concrete and brick work called fol
in the contract for the construction
of section N, of the Lawrence avenue
tunnel.
The Merriam commission which has
been investigating municipal expendi
lures, brought out the fact that the
city had been charged about $3.50
for cutting out "shale rock" in section
d of the tunnel. The "shale rock
proved to be only hard clay, The evi
dence concerning the alleged S250,00C
fraud upon which the indictments arc
based. was not brought out by the
commission. In the indictment the
men are charged with trying to obtain
nine warrants for the payment o.
1884 600 by the city of Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
ADEQUATE TERMINALS
Should be Guaranteed by Communities
Interested in Improvement of
Rivers and Harbors.

Baltimore, Md, Jan 27-The twen.
ty-ninth annual banquet of the Mer.
chants and Manufacturers Association
was held at the Hotel Rennert to-
night. Among the two hundred pres.
ent were number of guests from
other cities.
Representative ]. T.. Ransdell, Of
Louisiana. who is also president or
the National Rivers and Harbors con
gress, declared that in his judgment
congress, before making any appro.
priation for river or harbor improve
ment, should REQUIRE as a condition
that the state or community In inter-
est be compelled to acquire and hold
sufficient water front and provide
modern and adequate terminals.
Ransdell made this statement in
connection with an assertion that the
terminals of navigable waters should
| be public property, but in many cases
| they were owned and operated by rail.
roads in what Ransdell said was lin
their selfish interests with scant re.
gard for the rights of rivals or the
| ipublic."
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
FOOT BALL DATES
FOR MICHIGAN
FIXED FOR NEXT SEASON BY
BOARD IN CONTROL OF ATH.
LETIcS AT ANN ORBoR--7
GAMES so FAR.

Ann Arbor Mich, Jan. 27-The
board in control of athletics at the
University of Michigan met tonight
and gave out the football schedule for
1910 as far as it is completed. The
only game which has not ben definite.
ly booked is the one with Pennsyl.
vania. This probably will be played
November 12 on Franklin Field.
Notre Dame will be required to
play under the Michigan eligibility
rules. The following is the schedule
announced;
October S-Case at Ann Arbor.
October 15-M. A. C. at Ann Arbor.
October go. S. at Columbus,
October 29--Syracuse at Syracuse,
November 5--Notre Dame at Ann
Arbor.
November 12-Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia
November 19-Minnesota at Ann
ArbOr
The board in control did nothing to.
ward investigating the charges OF
professionalism
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

Paris, JAN 2S.-The flood conditions
had become considerably worse at
o'clock this morning (Friday), par
ticularly in the south and east sec
tions. In the old Latin Quarter the
situation is critical.
Many sewers burst in the twelfth
ACCOMPLISHMENT, one of the biggest in
Paris. the whole of which Is now sub
merged and has been plunged into
darkness on account of the breaking
Of gas mains.
Paris, Jan. 27-Another day has
passed, but the inexortable yellow
tide still creeps slowly higher, each
inch Of water widely extending the
area of destruction, desolation and
ruin. Although the barometer Is ris-
ing rapidly, and bright sunshine to-
day succeeded the raging storms, con-
sternation prevailed tonight when the
authorities announced that the maxi
mum would not be reached until to-
morrow morning.
The very crust of the city seems
to he ready to sink into the flooded
subterranean labyrinth beneath. Each
hour the drains are bursting in new
localities causing subsistence of the
streets, or bulging them up some feet
above the normal level, while the
overflow surface water from the river
is Transforming the inundated dis
tricts into formidable lakes.
In the Bercy street quarter the
water is six feet deep in the streets
and the bank of the Seine from the
islands to Auteuil, comprising the law
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Between United States and Japan EN-
phasized by Baron komura in
the Diet,

Toxic, Jan 27.--Baron Komura,
minister of foreign affairs, addressed
the diet this afternoon on the subjeo;
of diplomatic relations, laying special
stress upon apan's relations with
Russia, China and the United States.
Regarding Russia he said;
Il assure you with perfect frank
ness and sincerity that the bonds Of
amity between the two countries are
being constantly strengthened and
there is absolutely no cause for ap-
prehension or concern"
THE friendship between Japan and
the United States" continued the
baron, Stands firm and enduring
upon foundations which are essential
to the best interests and commercial
relations Of the two countries. Both
governments are directing their best
efforts to attain the object in view.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

advanced to order of second reading,
thus giving it place on the calendar
to be taken mp as a substitute bill in
case the direct primary committee bill
which has been made special order
for 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning
on the order of third reading should
fail to pass.
Both houses adjourned today until
10 a. N. Tuesday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
NO EXTRA SESSION.

Lincoln, Neb, jan Ex-Governor
Shallenberger this evening announced
THAT he will not call an extra session
|of the lie gislature for the enactment
of new bank deposit guaranty law.
THE governor says the constitutional.
|ity of the Oklahoma law, which is sim.
|ilar to the Nebraska law that has been
declared unconstitutional. is now
pending in the United States supreme
not justified.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
CITY OF PARIS TOTTERS ON
BRINK OF A WATERY GRAVE
All Subterranean Passages FIooded--Sewers Use
less---Many Streets Under Six Feet Of Wa
ter--City is in Semi-Darkness

court institute, the fashionable St
Germain district. foreign office, cham
ber of deputies and Champs De Mars
are submerged under from one to ten
feet of water.
The walls of the Invalides Station
are crumblng Nevertheless, Nine
Pinchon, wife of the foreign ministre,
held the regular reception this even-
ing, oil lamps and crate fire being
employed. The streets surrounding
st. Lazarre station have sunk three
feet.
The overflow has broken the sewer
and flooded the easements, menacing
the health of the occupants, and small
sewerage is already permeating the
buildings.
Soldiers are working desperately
by torches in disentang;ing the drift
wood above the Solferino and Henry
". bridges. There was a further
shut down of electric light plants to-
night, leaving the city in semi-dark-
ness.
No Americans are reported injured.
Artists and students for the most part
live in the Latin Quarter which is on
high ground. The boulevard life If
the gay Partisan has been suddenly
silenced.
At a special meeting tonight the
board of health drew up instructions
for the prevention of an epidemic.
Premier BRAND declared that persons
who boarded up provisions in the al.
fected places, with the intention OF
reselling them at big profit, would
be drastically dealt with.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
FRAUD AGAINST INSURANCE
COMPANIES Is DISCOVERED

Louisville, KY, Jan, 27--What the
attorneys employed by dozen or
more life insurance companies to
conduct criminal prosecutions say is
"a scheme to defraud the insurance
companies through the formation of a
wide spread conspiracy, is to be made
the subject of criminal investiga-
ton.
Warrants were sworn to late this
afternoon by s. c, Renick, secretary
and treasurer of the Indiana National
Life Insurance Company, of Indian
apolis, for the arrest of John j.
Keane, p, j. Needham. and T. T.
OLeary, three of the best known So
licitors in Louisville, on charges of
conspiracy to defraud.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

|, 1t is charged that the affair relates
to bogus or fraudulently obtained life
insurance policies to the value OF up.
wards of 100000. 1t is also said that
many physicians are involved. One
physician. 1t is said, admitted that he
acted in the conspiracy by filling out
medical certificates certifying that
men and women he had never seen
were good insurance risks.
1t has also developed, 1t Is charged.
that persons examined gave false
names, thus imposing upon the phy-
sicians, who certified to the health OF
the aged. decrcpit and half-witted per-
sons upon whom the conspirators ex-
pected to recover vast sums from the
insurance companies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
HIS OTHER INTERESTS
L. E. Fischer Leaves Cairo Properties
in Other Hands to Operate
in Other Localities.

l.. e. Fischer, who has been the
leading spirit in the construction and
reconstruction work of the Cairo Rail-
way & Light System, will give arten-
tion to other interests in this and
other states, and the Cairo properties
will be ander the management Of II.
E. Chuhbuck general manager OF the
Illinois Traction System, who arrived
yesterday.
Mr.. Chubbuck inspected the proper
ties here yesterday, with Mr. Fischer
and Superintendent Armstrong. re-
turned to Chicago last night.
Among the interests which Mr..
Fischer will look after is the recently
acquired electrical plant at Clarks.
vile, Tenn, to which place Mr.. Mur.
ray preceded him several weeks ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
GENUINE GENEROSITY
Man Agrees That His Wife Get Di.
vorce and Promises to Pay
Her Much Money.

New York, Jan. 2T.--In a written
statement witnessed by the German
consul here. Karl Jorn, German
tenor, made public tonight the terms
of his separation from his wife.
Il have agreed" says Jorn. 'tha
she get divorce so that she can ma
ry the man OF her choice. Further
more, have bound myself to pay her
s250oJ in cash and $1,000 year un-
til she is married again"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Continue Their Protests Against Con-
duct Of the u. S. Postoffice
Department.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 27-The
publishers Of magazines and period
icas today continued before the horse
committee on postoffices and post
roads their efforts to prevent the
threatened increase in the postal rate
on their second class matter, and their
principal spokesman, Geo. w. Wilder,
president of the Butterick Publishing
Company, severely criticised the gov
ernment's system of conducting the
postoffice department.
Take the postoffice department out
Of politics" declared Wilder "and put
1t in the hands of business men,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
CHICAGO WOMEN ACTIVE
Nearly 500 Of Them Ask Mayor to
Eliminate the Disreputable
Districts.

Chicago, Jan 27--Under the leader.
ship of Mrs. Emily NJ Hill. president
of the Cook County Womens Chris
tian Temperance Union, and Or. Alice
c. O'Neil, between four and five hun.
dred women visited the city hall today
to present Mayor Busse with reson-
tions calling on the municipal afficers
to Ultimate the disreputable districts
in the city The descent on the city
hall came as a sequel to the recent
crusade against white slavery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
BE: E::F
Drops Off Cent and a Half in Whole.
sale Price in City of
Brooklyn.

New York. Jan. 27--The wholesale
price of beef has dropped in Brook
lyn cent and half from the high
prices asked early last week. Dull bus
mess is reported by the retailers,
The Master Butchers Association of
America reported from its Brooklyn
branch today that owing to the boy
colt business had fallen off 25 per
cent. Large retail markets noted a
decline of from 20 to 25 per cent in
the sales. In Manhattan the agita-
ton is less general and business is
near normal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
WILL TAKE MILLION DOLLARS
TO GET BANK OUT OF HOLE

Mexico City. ain. 20.--Alfonso A.
Niagara, attorney, was today appoint.
ed receiver of the United States
Banking company which suspended
operations yesterday afternoon after
4 run of a day and half. by the
Judge of the second civil court.
James Forsyth, assistant manager
of the Mexico City branch Bank Of
Montreal, was named supervisor. is
is impossible at this time to give an
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
LIBERALS HAVE RALLY.

London, Jan. 27.-The Liberals are
meeting with better fortune in the
closing stages of the election The
position of the parties tonight is as
follows;
Unionists. 25S; Liberals, 1858; La,
borites 40; Nationalists, 7G. The
prospect now is that the coalition ma
iority will eventually approach 1870.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

idea of the standing of the bans
finances. The officials say little Cana
dian capital is involved A few COM
panies of New York are reported ID
have had deposits but the sums are
said TO be small
An officer of the bank said this
afternoon that he believed two mil
lion pesos tone million lollarsl would
pay every depositor remaining after
the run that compelled the institution
Ito close.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
CONFERENCE POSTPONED
Railway Trainmen's Representatives
and Railroad Officials Fail
to Agree.

New York, Jan Representatives
of the Railway Trainmen's Union, who
have conferred here today with the
officials of the thirty-two controlling
railroads east of the Mississippi river,
north of the Ohio and Chesapeake. le't
tonight for the west and the confer
ence has been postponed indefinitely.
The original expectations were tnat
by this time the men would have
formulated so,-o TO replace the pro
posals recently rejected by the rail
roads, but they are not yet agreed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
FOUR
Men Killed and Three Others Serious
ousIy Injured in Freight
Train Wreck.

Titusville, Pa. Jan. 27.-Four men
We're killed aud three others seriously
injured today when freight train on
the Chautauqua branch of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad jumped the track
about mile north of this city. Three
southbound freight trains had been
coupled together with one engine
ahead, one in the middle of the train
and the other in the rear. The lead
ing engine left the rails and plunged
across the track. The cars behind
piled upon the engine,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
COMMERCE COURT BILL
ToBE TAKEN UP TO-DAY.

Washington. D. c., Jan. 27.-The ai.
bill to create a.court OF
commerce. to have jurisdiction in APP
peals from the decisions of the inter-
state commerce commission. will be
taken up tomorrow by the senate com
mittee of which Senator Elkins is
chairman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
REVOLUTIONARY SITUATION
IN NICARAGUA is SERIOUS

Bluellelds, Jan. 27.-Private des.
patches received here today state that
the Imprisonment of members OF
prominent families in Grenada and
Managua still continues, and that
Madriz has virtually re-etsablshed a
reign of terror
II is reported that General Cha.
MORO, with al. army of two thousand,
after fifteen days march, has
reached La Libertad, where the out
posts of the government forces are
stationed This IL considered the
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
TAFT SENDS coNDoLENcE.

Washington Jan g7.--President
Taft has sent a telegram to President
Fallieres, of France, expressing the
sympathy of the American people FOR
the flood sufferers at Paris, and has
rendered relief through the National
Red Cross.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
PROVISIONS CONTINUE LOWER.

Chicago, H., Jan. 27,-Eggs, butter,
pork and milk continue to be sold to
the consumers at reduced prices. The
dealers claim this is due to outside
agitation, rather than the objection on
the part of the Chicago consumers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
PLAN is REJECTED.

Watertown. S. D., Jan. 27.-The
proposition to change the municipal
government of Watertown to the com
mission plan was rejected here today
by Sc votes. About half the registered
vote was polled.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
MEXICAN LOTTERY TICKETS
SEIZED ON THE BOWERY

New York. Jan. 27.-Thor sands of
Mexican National Lottery tickets
were seized today at the Bowery Of
flee of Charles Bacaus. He is held in
$1,000 BAIL
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
CONTRACT
Which Shows Fight Must Be Held at
Salt Lake City Made Pub
lie by Rickard.

Ely, New, Jan. 27.-Tex Rickard to-
day made public contract signed by
himself, Sam Berger and J. j. Jeffries,
under which If the Utah authorities
will not permit the Johnson-Jeffries
fight to take place at Salt Lake City.
Rickard Is to forfeit the entire purse
of $10l.00o to the fighters, who are to
divide it equally.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
ZELAYA'S NEW PLAN.

Mexico City, ain 27.--Jose Santos
zelaya, former president of Mica.
ragau announced today that he in
tended to leave Mexico City February
|, for Vera Cruz. where he will take
Ia steamer for Belgium
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
SHURTLtFF HAS
HIS BILL READ
AND ADVANCED 1T TO SECOND
READING--MADE A CLEVER
MOVE IN THE ILLINOIS HOUSE
YESTERDAY.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special TO The Bulletin
Springfield, ILL.,, jan 27-Speaker
Shurtleff sprang coup today in the
house on the direct primary law ad-
vocates when he caused his conven-
ton primary bill, which was offered
as substitute for the committee bill
yesterday and defeated by vote of
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
LONGBoAT BEATS SMALLWooD.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 27.--Tom Long
boat, the Indian runner, tonight beat
Percy Smallwood the Welshman. In
a twelve mile indoor running race.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28
MATHEWSON SIGNS UP.

New York, Jan. 27.--Christy Ma
thewson, the star pitcher, signed with
the New York Nationals for another
season today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

quickest march through a difficult
trail ever made in Central America.
General Mena, with IA :arge body of
provisional troops, is approaching
Acoyapa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-28

suse of its extraordinary pulling
sawav
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-06
Must Face
Charges

Uncle Sam has taken into custody
another one of the Goldheld boos,
magnates. c. N. Murdock, who op-
Grated in Goldfeld and other south
ern camps has been arrested in the
state of Washington for fraudulent
use of the mails.
The prisoner, in default Of a bond
of $500 was remanded to the county
jail. where he will be held until trans
portation can be arranged to take
him back to Carson City, Nevada.
where he was indicted last April.
Murdock states that he had an op,
ton on shares in the Tom JaggerS
Tule Mining company and admits
that he sold the greater part of the
optional holdings through the use of
the United States mails. but he claims
that when the option expired he
made a demand for the stock but
was unable to procure it.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-06
A Splendid
Program

Tonight the Mcdonald Theater will
put on a grand double bill Raymond
ard Hall will do their famous wood
en- shoe dance, and besides this fea,
ture, which is one of the best vaudc
vile stunts that has so far been pull
ed off in this city. the famous Mel
on-Wolgast pictures will be shown
These pictures will be shown in four
reels. the best ever taken of istic
engagement and 4 lecture will aC-
company thom which will greatly i'm
prove the interest that will be mani
fest when these men fight on the
canvas
Those who attended the show las,
night are loud in their praise of the
two artists who are performing at
the Mcdonald this week and crowd
cd houses will be the program without
doubt.
The Price of admission to the big
double bill will be 50 cents. Doors
open at p. M; show starts promptly
at $780,