Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-29
.BRIBES OFFERED
To LEGISLATORS?
.. q patifssn 9. Sunmonsa Refer.
fitiasis nsas~ ts EsPlaiu Con-
menfs 90 Bill
~ 80 EVCINEEEINC EXPEETS
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FI1nt o. faruish stale Lierns~ o.
Structural Chisr=o Citss Ei.s o.
Bitter Ermarks.

r-rar-ls. 900. April CD -w-mbers
Ht F.H Hre- FHlfrH expected f1 clear
charges af bribery elie4
yesterday stirred t.r legislature and
efrs-f t.~ E1asr F1 este b. O. David
s.r ".t-sE# attorney f1 appear De-
Coco H~s-a -rEa'aar F.rFs1r of
W.rasFe. .1r ~ f.r attorneys retain
rG .# u1 fssE. expected Er E1 before
sre H~ a f.s afrrra11u asd
#rrr s.aF uaH made rar charges
Fr-.a... ra s &tfE fEis state
~ees fFr ErEer Eel expected ra dismiss
Esr gssrer SPEAKER ssaEsrrE EatI 20
uae.fsar ars5rt making fhT state
aeef ra-s.gr t.rreFr a1uit o. c1aF
Hr rEr GHgsF urr5 sar Del alleged Fu
have stated aefHsr q meeting 1t csc
haarI 1f directors af far Western
s1e.rfr af Err.Errra fEFf two meme
uers OF rsr license committee o. the
eaas~ fa.t r.r1 faeF eat been offered
F1.1I each f1 sase f1r che Thomas
Carrar uiI. providing f1r iiesus.HE
~ structural rrEiuse-s.
CtlraEr. III. April es-CEarEes
said Co have been made before direct
a-s of the Wes~-u Society uf Enei-
r-rrs ttaf en- aft~nrs uaE made Co
a-rbe fw1 members of th~ tirTusr e1s-
arfre Of tfe flliao.s house t1 have
t14s~ bI5 SOS Co.. Irrasr structural
~rE.rrrrs reported ogf OF that com /
rfstrr urrr br1gEEt t1 fhr aEf~Dfi1n
% fEe rUmEiFfrr mrmhFrs yesterday
TIE result vas th~ elrsfIgn % o. 3
usv.Isar. as attorney and architect OF .
chicago. f1 apu-ar before che bar %
rt~ t1as~ Co. rrp.aar fh~ charges. .
whf-e 90 fs alleged. be- made
NrWs % ere charges was eoatainrd .
s- "a letter f1 each ureb~r from Eruesf .
wrcuJtraEh. arst vice president %
Fe- western s6et~fv % EnEiurrrs. Tho F.
letters said 1tr uavt1soa oa Mgaday
~sraire az a Gir~et6rs- meeting had f.
sa54a Two msmbers % thr eommit-
see 90 rrsuse and H.lseeiianV told u1s
fsss shrg bad been oreref Ez.s0J each /.
Co vote f1T ths h5tt~
TIE letters tEe1 1uafed 1fr. David
son ss saying o. had been asked. iok-
isEtT
~ifsv nr-a ere th- architects sill
.aE Co. pev Co. defeat ths bliiF-
TIE letters fr1as 1fF. MeCaIi1uEh I,
were received br members % the conf
r.tt-e srorslg before the afteruDoa 4,
sesstan a. fer h5gsr vas called 90 or
der ast thsY caused a fsroFe- 40
esases were r1-ati1s~d ia the con- .
esssiesfiass
wanf. % Hear pa,tassu-
ueareseatatlge VfrErrs. a memb~r
% ere coarsittre. ogerrd p Frs9iatioa
efElsz u,sutls9a Co apbeaF ~f9TtaWtth''
Co fEirs trstisz1sp ss Co ere s8gfes and
sGbstssee % tts easrET~ ffe stated
fEss gEffI fts essrsr wss tagestlEa
fsllV evFrr esseassF % tks eoa1aaittee
was gatrF sGsetelea
Speaker sesaeahaa declared thzs
-rsr lstfsr taots tfts e rambling story [
worthy % a Gisae eagst.~ sad iassFucf-
sf Representative Vickers 90 look tstD
ere uastssr ra8rr ts5r8aEhiT bst1.s
pressssE bis ng5iaa.
Later aseubers Of thr house hsiG
several harrt~d coafrrracss. with ths
r~sals teaf ths formal eitafi9a Fesaiu-
sioe vas egsres. O. sss adopted by az
orst vote
Explains 49, -Char<e.--
VIZ ragtfsoe. a4assd ia ths McCui-
t5aEk tsttsr es having Eads the
esasE-. sat ta tks gallery % ths house
a. fss rrsofatt8a vas beiaE adogEed.
To reporters ~ fatiy GiseiaiHaee any
.eEsetioo 90 make charges % e0FFup-
rt5e sEaiasE baeksrs % ths bill lie ,
ssraists,f thss ts saf isGgiEsf 81 soeae
etfts gossip f81t8Wlas q saeetinE %
ne erEfneers fa tsE M6a4ae0ek battf-
las. oa last WoeasT siEhs. bas sai4 hs
ssG a6t tstsstet as FesaarSs Go -
takes s~rtoasfr
tfs sahS es Wss wtittsE 90 appear BE-
tore tss kasse az oHcs 90 make fan
asd fsssiasd Esprrs~ata-
tive toats = fTsFsoa % caieskn Co
act Sc tts aStosusT 90 tks matter,
To tsstsr vritssa ~ Nc MeCut-
.oGEa siaptv is a. stsseaps ~ htn 90
ssscrsdis ~ activities sEalass ths b4ii.
xhieh sruyifss Zoe hs ilesasisk %
struetarst suzisesrs.~ ttf. pavi1s6a
saiG
rafigd EamsiinE Esmzrk-
= Eavs 60 irseEsfos % eeaFEtaE
rsrrgptiee. Soeas rssabiiaE remark
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