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$73,216 PAID FOR JACKSON IN CAMPAIGN, STEVE SAID IN LETTER SHOWING COSTS Reveals Fostering of Fake Candidacy of La Follette Governor to Help Pressent Executive of State. FORMER DRAGON VOICES BITTERNESS Continually Ignored by Governor, He D*e- ► dares, Listing His Grievances as He Saw Trouble Pile Up. The amount of money which D. C. Stephenson spent to control the Republican primaries for Ed Jackson in 1924 was fixed by him at $73,216, in a letter which he dictated Oct. 10, 1924, and addressed to Jackson. The carbon copy of this letter came from the Stephenson files of correspondence and now is in possession of The Times. Its contents are su'ch to indicate that it could have been written only by Stephenson and only on the date which it bears, a date near the close of the campaign, when Walter Bossert and Stephenson were rivals for first place in the affections of the

candidate and were enemies. The letter is a recapitulation of the claims of Stephenson upon the confidence of Jackson. Tells of Fake Candidacy In addition to the claim that he had spent $73,216 in the primary and an invitation to go ovt check books to prove it, Stephenson at that time was telling the Governor of other activities. He declared that at the instigation of the Governor and Clyde Walb, the Republican chairman, he had financed the fake of a La Follette candidate for Governor. The newspaper files show that there was such a candidate, D. W. Raymond of Valparaiso, who had *led it under the La Follette name ■y petition. w The files show that the La Follette, committee protested and denounced him "as an hop-ffcei*, Placed' there to reduce the chances of La Follette voters casting their votes for the Democratic State ticket. It is a matte.- of history that when the committee fought before the election commission to force the withdrawal of Raymond from the use of the La Follette name, the newspapers said that the attorney for Raymond was the lawyer for Stephenson. Reference Borne Out Tire reference to the lawsuit which Stephenson wrote that he was to bring is borne out by the fact that on the following day, Oct. 11, 1924, Stephenson did file in the Federal Court a suit against Evans and Bossert for $125,000 and charged conspiracy to burn his yacht. The letter is important because it reveals what Stephenson was saying long before he was in danger of jails or prisons. It was the letter of a man who saw a rival capturing the object of his political affections. The language is unmistakably that of Stephenson. Refused to Answer Letters The letter reveals the complaint of Stephenson that Jackson would not answer his letters. He says that he has written fifty and got no word in reply. He explains that he Is sending this letter to the home of Jackson, not to his office, because ire wants a reply. ” The letter, cannot be in any way construed as evidence of anything except what Stephenson as. thinking on Oct. 10, 1924. The stenographer whose initials show that she wrote the letter has been missing since Stephenson was arrested on the murder charge. They are those of Ivy Dickinson, who then was employed by him and who, say the former associates and employ of Stephenson, wrote his most confidential letters. The letter of which this original carbon copy is in the hands of The Times, dictated by Stephenson on Oct. 10, 1924, reads: Major Ed. Jackson, £BSO E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Major: Self-defense and the rights of my property, as well as my own liberty and well-being, compel me to file the iaw suit which Is being filed in Federal Court, Saturday. I hope you will not misunderstand, because I contemplated this thing long and carefully before I did it. You will remember last summer when you came into my office and asked me to promise you that no

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There was a horse. It was a Kentucky sorrel horse about 6 years old, named The Senator. It was stabled at a boarding and training stable in Irvington, owned Jby George M. Walstead, whose present address is “The Willows,” Morgantown, Ind. When the horse was received at the Walstead stables, it was known as Ed Jackson’s horse and members fit Jackson’s family frequently came

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matter what happened, I would engage in no retaliation. Fulfilling my promise to you, I sat quiet and permitted the foulest and and most evil vultures who ever preyed on human character to attack my good name unchallenged in the State of Indiana. The effect of their evil deeds has been negligible, but a further surrender of my rights would be supine cowardice and I feel that no one has a right to ask me to further surrender my personal integrity and my good name in the State of Indiana. , Silence Policy Before It has been my policy to say nothing whatever to you about the work I have done in your behalf, but the few times that I have seen you during the past three months, you have taken occasion to remind me of the dishonesty and treachery of my faithful friends, Klenck and Gentry, and I promised you that I would prevent Klenck from ever enjoying the pleasure of visiting his wife and family during this political campaign. Why you did not want him to enjoy this pleasure, I assume was because of the stories which were brought to you by dishonest individuals who are unworthy of the respect of their neighbors and friends. Promised Framing Mr. Bossert and his brother, in conjunction with a man by the name of Tague, who is district judge in Franklin and Union Couhties, have been promising all summer that they would frame some kind of law suit against me on which they could issue a warrant for my arrest, in order to humiliate me. Almost all of this week has been devoted by them to that assault. In the height of their attack upon me I succeeded in uncovering the real truth about the group of criminals who destroyed my yacht at Toledo. I obtained a long affidavit from one of them which to my mind definitely fixed the responsibility for the deed of vandalism committed by Evans and Bossert cohorts at Toledo, Ohio, on June 27, when they destroyed my boat. Proof in Check Book I want to recite in fairness to myself the following facts which, happily, are not a matter of conjecture, but are a matter of record, and can be sustained by my check book, which is available for the inspection of any one who desires to look into it. I am employing fourteen men to travel in the State in the interest of your candidacy. This expense, together with such workers of my office as I could justly include, who devoted all of their time to politics, is $1,631 per week. At the instigation of yourself and Mr. Walb I financed the La Follette candidate for Governor to the extent of $3,826. Upon direction from you I have paid to Mr. Holt the sum of S6OO and have further obligated myself to him. I also paid Mrs. Martha Marson S6OO and will probably pay her some more before the campaign is over. Upon your direction, at the request of Mr. McCoy. in your behalf, I employed two operators in Democratic headquarters at a salary of $75 per week and expenses. This cost has run $943 to date. Bought Badges This week I sent out a little over 200,000 letters together with Jack-

to the stables and took it out to ride. Latgr, an order was received from Fred BUtler, secretary to D. C. Stephenson, who paid the bills for the horse’s keep, that the horse be not allowed out of the stables except on written order of D. C. Stephenson. Thereafter the horse was not taken out except for exercise by employes of the stables. Eventually, a written order followed a telephone call from Butler, who said the horse had been sold by Stephenson, an( j the horse and its

Steve to Jackson This is an excerpt from a letter dictated by D. C. Stephenson and addressed to Maj. Ed Jackson on Oct. 10, 1924. “I want to recite, in fairness to myself, the following facts which, happily, are not a matter of conjecture, but are a matter of record, and can be sustained by my check book, which is available for the inspection of any one who desires to look into it. “I am employing fourteen men to travel in the State in the interest of your candidacy. This expense, together with such workers of my office as I could justly include, to devote all their time to politics, is $1,631 per week. At the instigation of yourself and Mr. Walb, I financed the La Follette candidate for Governor to the extent of $3,823. “Upon direction from you, I have paid to Mr. Holt the sum of S6OO and further have obligated myself to him. I also paid Mrs. Martha Marson S6OO and probably will pay her some more before the campaign is over. “Upon your direction, at the request of Mr. McCoy, in your behalf, I employed two operators in Democratic headquarters at a salary of $75 per week and expenses. This cost has run $943 to date. “This week I sent out a little over 200,000 letters, together with Jackson badges, which I purchased myself. The total cost of this was approximately $5,000. I have bought 250,000 Jackson badges in addition to the amount outlined here. “There is set aside now, in my account, the sum of $15,000 to spend during the remainder of the campaign. I wanted to pay part of this into Cap for Marion County work. Pursuant to your request, lam donating $5,000 to the State committee. During the primary I spent $73,216 in behalf of your candidacy."

son badges which I purchased myself. The total cost of this was approximately $5,000. I have bought 250,009 Jackson badges in addition to the amount outlined here. There is set aside now, in my account, the sum of $15,000 to spend during the remainder of the campaign. I wanted to pay part of this in to Cap for Marion County work. Pursuant to your request, I am donating $5,000 to the State committee. During the primary I spent $73,216 in behalf of your candidacy. Matter of Friendship I sincerely hope, in y iew °* the foregoing, which I am 'quite ready to substantiate by checking it with you at any time, that you will not permit some clerk in the employ of Mr. Bossert to make you believe all of my friends are criminals and to make you believe that I am working against you in this campaign. It has never been my policy heretofore to hang around some one’s neck and tell him how much I have done for him, because I have felt that /hose who were worthy of my friendship would make it their business to find out, instead of depending upon some payroll puppets, who had neither honesty nor understanding. Promises Full Support From now until election titne, every ounce of my energy, all that I have, all that I am, and all that I expect to be, will be poured in full measure behind your candidacy, and, without regard to the opinion of anyone as to the effectiveness of my activity, more than 300,000 letters in my files from grateful and honest Hoosiers in Indiana express profound gratitude that I have shouldered the burden of the expenses in this campaign and carried forth the message and the spirit which I advocated for the two years that I was actively engaged in developing the patriotic spirit of Hoosierdom. Other Letters Unanswered I am addressing this communication to your house in the hope that you may receive it and send me some kind of reply. And I hope you will not misunderstand me when I fight back at these vultures who are attempting to destroy my name, because it means not only the loss of my good reputation, but it also means the loss of a little more than $50,000 in cash. Heretofore I have written you something like fifty letters and have never received a reply. I should like very much tq Have some kind of an expression from you which would vindicate your reaction upon the course I have been compelled to pursue in this matter. Your faithful friend, DCS:IVD 3,500 MILES IN CANOE Nome to Seattle Voyage Planned by Business Man. Bn tjijtril Prenn NOME, July 15.—Fred W. Yenney, local business man, is planning a Nome-to-Seattle voyage in a kyak, or Eskimo skin canoe, propelled by an outboard motor. He plans to start the 3,500-mile trip in August. If successful he. may continue to New York by way of the Panama canal.

equipment was taken from the barn. The forgegoing briefly told is the story of George M. Walstead, who owned the stables where The Senator was quartered before he became an important' factor in the controversy as to whether Ed Jackson, now Governor, received a check for $2,500 from D. C. Stephenson as payment for a horse as a contribution to his campaign fund. “All I have to say is that if Stephenson paid Jackson $2,500 for The

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HILL GOES TO CONSULTSTEVE Prosecutors Wait Outcome of Prison Conference. With Lloyd O. Hill, attorney, conferring with D. C. Stephenson, former Klan leader, in the Michigan City Prison today, Marion County prosecutors sat back and waited. They are expecting “startling" disclosures if Hill’s visit proves what they hope. Prosecutor William H Remy and Special Deputy Emsley W. Johnson conferred with Judge James A. Collins, but refused to comment after the session. Hill left Indianapolis Thursday and got to the prison early this morning. Hill announced he was "traveling alone" and wanted to see Stephenson "to learn what the next move will be.” .The prosecutors, who Interviewed Stephenson Wednesday and obtained orders for more documents, expect Hill to bring back some of the documents or at least learn their location during his trip. Special Deputy John W. Holtzman will leave Indianapolis today for a personal visit with relatives, returning July 24. “There may be big things happen during the next week,” he said. Hill, before his departure-, conferred with the prosecutors In Special Deputy Emsley W. Johnson’s office. BOY BITTEN BY MONKEY Harold Davidson, 6, Being Treated to Prevent Blood Poisoning. Harold Davidson, 6. son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Davidson, 1310 N. Pershing Ave., has decided that it does not pay to “monkey” with a monkey.. When Harold walked, past the home of Roy J. Wilson, 1301 N. Tremont, where two monkeys are kept, Thursday night, one of the animals leaped at him and bit his right leg below the knee. He was treated by physicians in an effort to prevent blood poisoning. Police said the boys had teased the monkey previously. PLAN AUSTRALIAN HOP Three Aviators on Way to San Francisco for Start. Bu United Prenn SYDNEY, Australia, July 15. Three aviators ’today were aboard the steamer Takiti for San Francisco, where they will undertake a flight back to Sydney. They sailed yesterday. . Their route calls for stops at Honolulu, Fanning Islands, the Phoenix Group, Samoa, Fiji, New Caldeonia and Brisbane.

Senator, he paid too damned much,” says Walstead. “The Senator was a big horse and good looking, but he stumbled and never was a very safe horse to ride. I had another horse .yrhlch I called Senator and I wouldn’t have taken two of the Stephenson horses for him. I sojd my Senator for S6OO. “If they moved the decimal point and put the price of The Senator at $260, I might believe it, but I don’t think any one would be fool-

GOVERNOR TO PAROLE DALE; FINEJTANDS Recommendations of State Farm Trustees Will Be Carried Out. ESCAPES 90-DAY TERM Editor to Be Released When He Presents Self After Mandate is Certified. The Indiana State Farm trustee, recommended to Governor Jackson today that George Dale, Muncie editor, "be given parole under usual conditions without remission of fine.” Governor Jackson announced that he would carry out the board’s recommendation ordering Dale’s parole after he had been to the Farm. This means that Dale will escape serving the ninety-day sentence given him by Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie on a contempt of court charge, but must pay the SSOO fine given him. The trustees heard Dale's clemency plea, referred to them by Jackson, Wednesday. Their report was received by the Governor this morning. Trustee J. T. Boyd did not concur in the parole recommendation. Those signing it were John R. Jones. J. G. Klingler and C. C. Huestis. Attorney Thomas V. Miller based the clemency plea on the contention that the truth of Dale’s charges of “hand picked” juries against Dearth, for which he was sentenced, was proven in the Dearth impeachment trial before the State Senate. Jackson will order that Dale be released on parole when he presents himself at the Farm after the State Supreme Court judges next Tuesday, certify the mandate in the case from the United ntates Supreme to the Muncie Court. Dale lost an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.

Public Fund to Pay Fine By United Prenn MUNCIE, stnd., July 15.—Money raised by public subscription by the New York World will pay the SSOO fine of George R. Dale. Muncie editor, whose sentence to ninety days in the State prison farm was revoked by Governbr Ed Jackson today. Dale expressed some disappointment, because the trustees permitted the fine to stand. "I should think that if I were not guilty of contempt of court, the fine should be remitted as well as the sentence to the farm." he told the United Press. "However. I thank the trustees for the earnest consideration they gave to me.” Dale said that the SSOO fine which the trustees said he should pay is on deposit with a guaranty company here. It was posted as bond for his appeals. The money. Dale explained, was half of SI,OOO raised by the New York World, by public subscription among citizens of New York City while the editors fight for freedom of the press was attracting nationwide attention. The United Press was the first to give Dale the news. JUDGE IS FOR KELLY Right to Sit on Flagpole Is Upheld in Court. Bn United Prenn BUFFALO. N. Y.. July 15.—Man’s Inalienable right to sit on a flag - pole if he wants to has been upheld by Supreme Court Justice Ceorge Pierce here, and Alvin (Shipwreck) Kelly today perched triumphant on his slender shaft. Justice Pierce made permanent an injunction restraining Mayor Schwab and other city officials from forcing Kelly to stop sitting. A man on a flagpole breaks no laws, the justice held. FANATICS DIE~Tn — FIRE Bodies of Fourteen Members of Cult Found. By United Preen LONDON. July 15.—Bodies of fourteen religious fanatics holding the doctrine of death by fire have been discovered in a chapel at Kustania, Siberia, a dispatch to the Daily Mail from Warsaw reported. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 69 10 a. m 75 7 a. m 70 11 a. m 78 8 a. m 71 12 (noon) ... 79 9 a. m...... 73 1 p. m 81

ish enough to pay $2,500 for this horse. I know Stephenson never let any one take advantage of him when he bought. He paid cash and expected cash to count. “There was pretty good equipment with The Senator. An English riding saddle that I suppose would cost, retail about $75, went with the horse. “When this horse first came into our stables we understood that it was Jackson’s. When we began to receive board money, $25 a month

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SAVE SLEEPERS IN NIGHT BLAZE Neighbor Arouses Eight After Fire Is Well Started. Fire at 4 a. m. today believed to have been started by defective wiring in the attic or bathroom forced Mr. and Mrs. George A. Oakes, 428 N. Bosart Ave. and their six children to run to the street in their night clothes. Damage was placed at $1,200 by city firemen, but Mrs. Oakes, unable to state an exact figure, believed it would amount to much more. Flames had gained considerable headway when Mrs. Oakes, asleep on the first floor, was awakened by Mrs. Martin Farrell, next door neighbor, who discovered the flames. Calling to her husband, who was asleep upstairs witji four of the children. Mrs. Oakes awakened Mary Paulina, 2, and Robert Benjamin, 11, and started for the street. Oakes, choking with smoke which filled the second floor, awakened Gladys, 17, George Clifton, 14. Camplee. 9. and John Allen. 6, and herded them down the smoke-filled stairway through the house to the front yard.

LAUGH FOB JACKSON Governor Has No Comment on Steve Letters. "If you got this from Stephenson, it's all rioht. Go ahead and publish it,” said ■ Governor Jackson today, when a Times reporter showed him a copy of the D. C. Stephenson letter asserting he spent more than $70,000 in Jackson’s political behalf. do not want to comment upon it,” 'added the Governor. The Governor laughed when he read the part of the letter referring to his failure to answer fifty of Stephenson’s letters. Pliny Wolfard, secretary to Governor Jackson, when shown the letter, smiled as he read about the unanswered letters and remarked: “Yes, I remember that correspondence. It was not answered.” APPROVE~BALLOON~RACE National Association Puts O. K. on Transfer to Detroit. Bit United Prenn WASHINGTON, July 15. The Gordon Bennett cup international balloon race has been formally transferred from Denver to Detroit, the National Aeronautic association announced today. The date is set for Sept. 5. Sixteen balloons have been entered from eight counrties including Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Spain and the United States. BRIDGE FALLS; EIGHT DIE Thirty Persons Injured in Tragedy During Forest Fete. Bn United Prenn LONDON, July 15.—Eight persons were killed and thirty injured when a bridge collapsed during a forest fete in the village of Alar Rel Rey in Palencia, said an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Madrid today.

in checks sent by Fred Butler, Stephenson’s secretary, some of the boys thought that Stephenson was footing the bill for Jackson. Later on we were told that Stephenson had bought the horse from Jackson, and after that the horse never went to Jackson’s home. "The Senator came to our stables early in the fall of 1924 and was with us about eight months. I see that Governor Jackson says he received Stephenson's check for the

HONOLULU FLIERS UUT OF GAS; FORCED TO ALIGHT ON OCEAN; ASSISTANCE RUSHED Smith and Bronte 780 Miles Northeast of Hawaii When They Flash Appeal for Aid by Radio. SPEED PLANS FOR RESCUE EFFORT Fast Planes, Ships and Submarines Ordered Out; “Bird of Paradise” Craft Will Scour Sea. By United rrenn SAN FKANCIfcSCO, July 13.—Ernie Smith’s “jinx,” which prevented him on two occasions from leaving for Hawaii, forced his plane, City of Oakland, to alight in the Pacific Ocean today, after it had flown almost three-quarters of the distance to Honolulu. With their goal almost at hand. Smith and Emery Bronte radioed that they were landing in the water because their gasoline was insufficient to carry them an estimated 500 miles to the island of Maui. It meant apparent failure for Smith's third trans-Pacific flight attempt. His first two efforts resulted in false starts. Bird of Paradise Goes to Rescue HONOLULU, July 15.—Pate in a grim mood was seen when the Army’s tri-motored Bird of Paradise was made ready today to fly into the Paeifip to the relief of the City of Oakland, which once attempted unsuccessfully to race the larger plane to Hawaii.

The Army’s trans-Pacific Fokkcr was ready for ten hours’ flying. Its start depended upon whether steamships were able to locate the monoplane in which Ernest Smith and Emery Bronte radioed they would land on the sea, approximately 670 miles off the Island of Maul. Two pursuit planes were being conditioned at Wheeler field for emergency, subject to further orders. Capt. Lowell Smith, one of the Army's around the world fliers, was appointed commander of the Bird of Paradise. Visibility Is Fair Visibifl.y vas fairly good off the islands as daylight came. The sky was cloudy, but It was believed would not Interfere with efforts of ships and the Bird of Paradise to locate the Smith plane. The steamship Wilhelmina, speeding to the position last reported by Smith, had been in no further communication with the plane. The last message was received at 7:50 a. m., Pacific coast time, saying: “Please send help.” Major Wheeler, commander at Wheeler flying field, communicated with Luke field regarding relief plans. Smith asked for tugboats and planes. It was believed the fastest boats available would be rushed to their help. Submarines also may be sent. Radio Works All Night In San Francisco and Honolulu, the army radio beacons ceaselessly kept sending their beam signals across the ocean, hoping that the invisible fingers of wireless would guide the fliers to their destination. Near San Francisco, the Federal Telegraph Company, the navy radio, the army radio, the Radio Corporation of America and dozens of amateur stations spent the night trying to pick up radio signals from the plane. In Honolulu both army and navy radio and the Radio corporation were manning their stations and using every known means to catch signals. Steamer Hears Signals At midnight (4 a. m. Eastern daylight time) the steamer La Prusina. 1,200 miles out of San Francisco, reported hearing weak radio signals, which might have been the plane's call, WLO. The last definite word heard from the City of Oakland, however, was at 7 p. m., Pacific coast time, when the Federal Telegraph Company and the army radio here picked up a wireless from the plane giving its position as 735 mlies out. The city of Oakland had been averaging ninety miles an hour. It was believed interference and atmospheric conditions might be preventing shore stations from getting the plane’s signals. From the start at Oakland Airport at 10:39 a. m. yesterday, Smith and his companion, Emory Bronte, were flying through fog until late in the day. About two hours after

horse before lie. was a candidate for Governor and the check seems to have been dated Sept. 12, 1923. “I am sure that the horse was brought to our stables as Jackson's considerably later than that, about a year later, in my recollection. “I never knew either Jackson or Stephenson to come to the stables after the horse, but I know that it often was taken to Jackson’s home and sometimes tied out there. “We had some ocher horse* in the

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the start, a message was picked up, 100 from San Francisco, saying it was "foggy as hell.” Messages Further messages, picked up as late as seven hours after the start, reported the fog still prevailing. Then, at 7 p. m., the messages ceased coming. As the hours went by. friends of Smith and Bronte turned from man's newest miracle of communication to one of the world's oldest methods—the carrier pigeon. Two of the four homing pigeons carried in the plane were believed to have been reteased yesterday afternoon, but did not return to their cotes last night. Their owners said they would seek land rest until daybreak, when ihey would fly to their lofts. Two more pigeons were still in the plane, it was believed, and G. H. Graham, trainer of the birds, said the two have the strength to fly 1,000 miles. Navy Gets Word Bp United Prenn WASHINGTON. July 15.—The Navy Department’s first word here of the plight of the Smith plane. City of Oakland, was received this forenoon from the United Press. Officials said their colleagues in Honolulu could order planes and ships to the Oakland’s assistance without specific orders from Washington. though it was suggested Secretary Wilbur or Admiral Eberie also might give special authority from here. The Navy has two destroyers, some submarines, and “plenty of planes" at Honolulu, which would be available for Smith’s assistance. DIRECTORS ARE GUESTS AT BOYS’ CLUB CAMP Twenty-Six Visitors Entertained at Noblesvllle Outing. Twenty-six directors and friends were guests of Will Wertz, superintendent, and sixty-five young members of the Boys’ Club Association. Thursday evening at the annual camp outing. \ The camp is four miles northwest of Noblesvllle. The boys staged a baseball game and relay races preceding dinner. After dinner, some of the older boys put on a swimming and diving exhibition. There will be four more camp periods before camp closes in August. DOES O’HIGGINS’ WORK President Cosgrove Takes Command of Two Ministries. By United Prenn DUBLIN, July 15.—President William T. Cosgrave of the Irish Free State announced that for the present he would take command of the ministries of justice and external affairs held by Kevin O’Higgins, who was slain Sunday. Minister of Finance Blythe was appointed temporary vice president.

stable that Stephenson rqde. One was a black mare that belonged to another man. I never heard of Stephenson riding The Senator." George M. Walstead is recuperating from a serious illness on an eighty-acre farm near Morgantown. A son. Robert, is with him. and a daughter is employed in Indianapolis as a secretary. Walstead was manager of the Indiana Collateral Loan Company, in the Banker's Trust building several months avo.