Show C CHICAGO GRAFTERS UNDER INDICTMENT Shale Roc Inquiry Brings Contractors and City Officials Officials dais to Grief Chicago Feb 5 Four true bills charging city hall hail officials with conspiracy in connection with the shale rock scandal were returned by the county grand jury today The men indicted were John Ericson city engineer Michael H McGovern contractor I Paul former fornier deputy commissioner of public works 1 Ralph Balph A Bonnell former assistant city engineer All AU the tile above aboe with th the exception of Ericson were indicted a short time thus ago a o oIn in connection with an alleged attempt to defraud the city of about I OO in the building of section N of or the Lawrence avenue sewer The shale rock scandal also was unearthed in the construction of ot section D of the same sewer The city paid to McGovern company more than for tor removal of a large of shale rock Upon examina examination examination examination tion by experts it was stated that the shale reek was nothing more than hard clay and offered little obstruction McGovern was the contractor In charge of the construction and the man who was paid for the removal of the tile rock Bennell certified that it was rock and Ericson approved Bennella decision then put his stamp of approval on the work and the city paid the money Later in the day second Indictments were returned against McGovern Bennell and the seven seyen others who were Indicted last week The other seven men Included in the second indictment were Otto Max lax Landguth and George Moore of the McGovern com corn company compan pony pany pan and John C Parkes Richard Burke John and Joseph Maher Mahier city Robert Green a B foreman for tor the Mo Me Ie Govern company compan who was indicted last la t week was not included In the second in indictments indictments because it Is said he testified before the grand jury SENATOR SENA TOR FLINT DECLINES TO FIGHT FOR REELECTION Has Not the Means to Establish the Organization Necessary to Success I Washington Feb 5 Lacking the means to maintain the personal political organization to success Senator Frank Prank P Flint of Los Lo Angeles Cal announced today in a statement that he would not be a candidate for reelection to the senate Senator Flints statement follows It is my m desire to make public at this time my determination not to be a cart carf did ate for reelection to the office of United States Senator I reached this decision some time ago 3 0 I have delayed making public announcement of my pur purpose purpose purpose pose however in deference to the earn earnest earnest earnest est request of friends in California But ButI I feel now that it would be unfair to my mJ myself myself self to delay this announcement any longer The considerations which have led to my m determination may be stated stat d very vary simply Under the primary law in California It has become a requisite tte es essential essential to success that a candidate for forthe forthe the United States Senate should have a personal political organization organisation In every senatorial and assembly district I have not myself the means mean to man maii maill tain tam such an organization organisation nor would I be willing to enter upon a contest for thi th United States State Senate wherein others co ew cor to keep up a statewide orga in my behalf I desire to take the opportunity cf I this statement to thank my friends 4 throughout the state for fur th Im loyal al support they nave have given me In the tue t le pj pa past t and to I assure theta that their goul goo will Rill toward me has m Tn my ful ar dr lat Senator j Flints lints t nn v t i II t re March MarIt 3 1 1 He kl beg n i 1 ru ni r s r the Sell Sen Senate ate ale at o on c 4 i lJ v c Thomas ThomasR R Bard 4 I |