The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-03-01
GENERAL NEWS.

cHIcAGO-Two prominent rail Of
ficials and two promoters of purlesque
shows and railroad and theatrical cor
porations we're indicted by Fhe fed
eral grand jury on charge of vio-
lating the interstate commerce law in
entering into a rebating arrangement
One of tie men indicted was Ru-
dolph K Hynicka, a prominent poll
tician of Ohio Others indicted were
William II. Underwood of Chicago, as
sistant general passenger agent of the
Michigan Central Railroad company;
Harry J.. Rhein, general passenger
agent of the Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago and ST. Louis railroad, and
James E. Fennessy of Cleveland. o.
There we're four indictments of FIVE
counts each.
NEW YORK-Francis r. Arnold,
whose name has become familiar
since the disappearance of his daugh-
ter, Dorothy, in December, 1910, and
who has since then received dozens
of threatening letters, believes that at
last his most persistent annUYer rs uTt-
der arrest. The girl whom he accuses
is Bessie Green, a negress, twenty
three years old, who lives at IA West
One Hundred and Thirty-Third street.
She was arrested and held in $4,000
bail for examination On d short aft
davlt charging attempted blackmail.
Il hor
received about three dozen threaten
ing letters.
NEW YORK-The famous Maiden
Lane jewelry district is in alarm over
the announcement of another dia-
mond robbery which occurred some
time during the day in the heart Of
the supposedly buTg1auproof section of
the city Despite the watchfulness Of
the police and numerous private de-
tectives who are constantly on guard
there, the robbers gained entrance to
the vaults of the building at 49 Maid
en- Lane and walked away with
handful of gems valued at $4,000,
from the safe of Emanuel S. Rose,
wholesale jeweler.
WASHINGTON Senator Gardner,
of Maine has introduced a bill un6er
which the government would take
over the properties of express COM
panies and operate them as part Of the
postal service, extending the service
to the rural delivery. The measure
indicates the probable cost of taking
over the express properties as follows:
Real property, $14,352, 1863; equip
| ment, 1881 ,405; materials and sup
plies, $138.210: advance 'payme on
contracts, $5,836, 666; and franchises,
good will, etc., $1O,B77,369, a total Of
$39, 1913.
INDIANAPOLIS, TND1-Thirty Indi-
ana county fair managers representing
associations which are members Of
the County Fair Managers association
and directors from the different cOun-
ties, held their first annual banquet
here and discussed methods and plans
for the lettering of their associations.
The officers Of the body are; FRESH
dent, John Isenborger of North Man
chester, secretary, Charles W. Hick-
man of Lafayette, and treasurer,
Charles Anthony, Muncie.
POMONA, CAL.-Bank experts at
work on the books of the American
National bank finished their work and
it was announced by the officials Of
the bank that Bookkeeper Earl Stan
dard's shortage amounts Of $149,000
instead of $4,000, ass first published.
The directors and stockholders of
the bank have made coed the short
age and have increased their capital
ization of the bank Standards where
abouts is not known.
COLUMBUS, OHiO-Mayor Karb,
by an order just Issued, suspended
Chief of Police Charles e. Carter,
pending a hearing on charges of neg
Iect of duty, violation of the civil SER
vice rules, ETC., filed by the mayor.
Carter is an appointee of Former
Mayor Marshall, whom Mayor Karb
defeated in the November election.
WASHINGTON - President Taft
has approved and forwarded ITO con-
sgress the report of the commission ON
second class mail matter recommend
ing that the rate on magazines and
newspapers be raised from 1 cent to 2
cents a pound. Postmaster General