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FEAR GROWS THAT WOMAN Finis LOST Trouble Call Comes Over Radio, Then Silence From I Grayson Craft. FOUR ARE ON BOARD Hope Voiced That the Dawn May Be Riding Sea in Safety. tdl United Preen NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The big amphibian Sikorsky airplane in Which Mrs. Frances Grayson took oil from Roosevelt field, Long Island, Friday night on a projected flight to Europe, still was missing today. The airplane was believed heard going over Massachusetts late Friday night, apparently flying in a direct course for Harbor Grace Newfoundland. Since then no official communication has been established. Late last night the radio station at Sable Island, Nova Scotio, reported receiving a radio call from station WMU, the call letters of The Dawn, saying that something had gone wrong. Efforts were made to get in communication with the plane, but the station has heard nothing. Fear Plane Is Lost Fears in aviation circles in New York, as hour by hour passed without direct word of the plane, were that the The Dawn and its four passengers had been added to the list of planes missing in the 1927 trans-Atlantic attempts. The plane was equipped to land on water and many said they thought it could ride out the rough seas. When the Dawn took off from Roosevelt Field, Friday, it was piloted by Lieut. Oskar Omdahl, Norwegian pilot; Mrs. Grayson, Brice Goldsborough, radio operator and navigator, and Fred Koehler, an airplane manufacturer. Koehler was to leave the party at Harbor Grace. Uncertain as to Takeoff Mrs. Grayson was not certain when she would njake the attempt to fly to Europe—a planned trip with one stop probably in England and the final stop in Copenhagen. She had -conferred this winter with captains of trans-Atlantic liners, and they, she said, gave her assurance that winter flying over the Atlantic was no more difficult than summer flying. Previous to the take-off Friday, The Dawn had made three other trans-Atlantic attempts. On the last one the big plane got about 200 miles to sea and was forced to turn back, owing to adverse weather and engine trouble.

Wide Search Ordered Vv United Pres* WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Search of an area within 500 miles of Cape Cod was ordered by coast guard headquarters here' today, when a third day brought no news of the whereabouts of The Dawn, missing plane of Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson. Naval communications announced this morning it had received no word of the plane from any of its extensive radio sources and coast guard quarters said it, too, was without advices. Orders for the coast guard search were forwarded to the New London base and Eastern division stations along the New England coast. It was issued in compliance with a request received from the Graysbn rescue committee of Garden City, L. I. A description of the plane was broadcast last night to naval radio receiving stations and ships at sea, from the powerful Arlington Station. The dirigible Los Angeles today was ordered by the Navy department to join in the search for the Dawn. Two destroyers from the Boston Navy Yaard also were ordered to hunt for the missing plane. Detailed plans of the search will be announced here when word is received from Lakehurst and from Boston as to when the giant dirigible and the destroyers will be able to proceed. / * JAPANESE PEER DIES End Comes as Group Is Being Convened by Emperor. 9* United Pre*a TOKIO, Dec. 26.—Masataro Yanagisawa died here today as the session of the House of Peers, of which he was a member, was convened by the Emperor. Besides being a member of the House of Peers, he was former vice minister of education and former president of Kyoto University. Bit United Pres* NICE, France, Dec. 26.—The former Russian foreign minister, Sasanov, died suddenly here today. BEST FOODS, WHOLESOMELY cooked. Reasonable prices. FLETCHI ER CAFETERIA, Basement Fletch- | er Trust Bldg. 10:30 a. m. to 7:30 i J* m*—Advertisement.

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VOLUME 39—NUMBER 197

Dies in Trap B.u United Preen CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Mistaking a closet door for an exit during a fire, Ellis L. Horton, 32, shut himself in a clothes press Sunday and was suffocated. Three women were burned in the same fire, which originated in one apartment of a large building. Two hundred other tenants were forced to leave their homes. ,

RESUME WORK TO RAISE SUB No. 3 Head—See Puzzle Favorable Weather for Divers to Go Down Today. Bn United Prrse PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Dec. 26. —A diminished wind and generally favorable weather conditions today held promise that divers would resume work today on raising the sunken submarine S-4. Lieutenant Commander Ellsberg, in charge of diving operations, said he believed it possible to raise the S-4 without digging more than one other tunnel under the hull, provided four of the five compartments of the vessel could be made buoyant. He said he did not believe, however, that the submarine could be brought to the surface before spring. It was expected that the work of raising the ill-fated vessel would require from twenty-five to thirty full diving days. Not more than aa average of two diving days a week? could be expected at this season of the year, officials said. INJURIES FATAL TO AUTOMOBILE VICTIM Henry T. Wilking, 69, Spent Whole Life in Indianapolis. Henry T. Wilking. 69, of 627 E. Morris St., struck by an automobile driven by Paul C. Baumgartner, 25, of 651 E. Drive, Woodruff Place, at Alabama and Maryland Sts. Dec. 13, died at Indiana Christian Hospital this morning. Mr. Wilking, apparently only slightly hurt; when struck by the car as he attempted to cross Alabama St., was showing improvement and was allowed to move around. Sunday night he stumbled in the corridor and died early this morning. Born In Indianapolis, Mr. Wilklng had lived here all his life. He was employed at the Klingstein’s Upholstery Company. He was a menfber of the Zion Evangelical Church and belonged to the Red Men. Surviving him are three brothers, Otto, George and Charier Wilking, and two sons, Clarence and Leslie Wilking. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

NEW PHONE NUMBERS Randolph Prefix Becomes Talbot After Tonight. Starting at midnight tonight, telephone numbers with a Randolph prefix will take the prefix Talbot instead, according to announcement of Phil M. Watson, division commercial superintendent of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Six thousand subscribers in the Randolph exchange will retain their old numbers but take the Talbot prefix. The change was necessitated by mechanical requirements of the dial system. Delivery of the new January, 1928, telephone directory will begin Tuesday and be completed within five days, officials said. Because of hundreds of changes incorporated in the new book, subscribers are urged to refer to it before placing calls. GIRL 16, IS MISSING Greenwood Man Asks Police to Search for Daughter. Walter Bowman, Greenwood, asked local police today to locate his daughter, Miss Ollie Bowman, 16, who disappeared early Sunday morning. Bowman said that she left home to visit neighbors but did not appear there and has not been seen since.

LINDY GETS READY FOR SOUTHERN TRIP

B,u United Pres* MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26.—Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh debated today whether to postpone her return flight to the United States until after her son takes off Wednesday for Central America. She originally had planned to leave tomorrow. This afternoon the flier was to attend his last formal function, an embassy reception for members of the American colony. Lindbergh planned to spend all day tomorrow in personally supervising the preparations" on the Spirit of St. Louis for his Central American fight, which, according to present indications, he will start Wednesday nloming. Christmas was one of the quietest days far "Llndy” since he flew to

SON TO FACE TRIAL IN HILL DEATHRDDLf Pampered Youth Charged With Killing Mother, Hiding Body. FATHER AIDS DEFENSE Doctor Puts His Fortune at Boy’s Disposal to Prove Innocence. BY BERT M. DEMBY United Press Staff Correspondent OTTAWA, 111., Dec. 26.—Harry A. Hill, the indulged son of well-to-do parents, will go on trial Tuesday for the murder of his eccentric mother. At Harry’s side as the lawyers fight for his life will be Dr. H. C. Hill, father of the accused youth, and divorced husband of the woman he is charged with killing. Dr. Hill has announced he believes his son is innocent and he will use all his considerable fortune, if necessary, to free him. Mrs. Hill’s body was fouqd buried under a few inches of earth in her old-fashioned, but imposing, home in Streator, 111., last Aug. 22. Harry had disappeared. He was traced to Chicago and detectives missed him by a few minutes when they sought to arrest him there. Two weeks later Harry was captured to Seattle, Wash., after a Nation-wide man hunt. Declares He*s Innocent He denied the murder and refused to talk about it. The theory of the defense is not known, but facts developed during investigations have added mystery to the pal-1 pable theory by which the State' links young Hill with the crime. Mrs. Hill and Harry lived alone in the big house on the principal street of Steator. Harry had gone to high school, tried unsuccessfully to go to college, and had been dis-: satisfied with various forms of em- j ployment. He frequented the pool! halls of the town and lost consider-; able sums gambling. Mrs. Hill had ailowed him to sign, checks on her account. He ob-! tained large sums in this way shortly before she died and the mother had protested. It is the State theory that Harry! shot his mother with a small revolver while she was climbing a stairway from the basement of their home to the first floor. Buried in Cellar

Prosecutors believe he dragged the body of his mother to a remote corner of the cellar, removed a section of the brick floor and buried the body. He left home and registered at a hotel then, telling his friends that his mother had gone away. Peter Busch, an odd jobs man, is the star prosecution witness. He is expected to testify that Hill instructed him to stamp down the earth over his mother’s grave and replace the bricks. He also said that Hill told him “to be careful and not go too deep.” The State fixes the time of Mrs. Hill’s death as Aug. 13. Hill lived in the hotel the week following, conducting himself normally and paying frequent visits to his fiancee, Alice Sawyer. Miss Sawyer is expected to testify in his defense. The defense has brought a “mystery witness” into the case, Louts Martineau, a Clinton (Iowa) farm hand. He said he saw two men at the Hill home early in the morning of Aug. 6. They talked with him and took him to his home in Clinton. Prowlers In Case A few weeks later, Martineau said, the unidentified prowlers came to him and offered him SIOO If he would go to Dr. Hill and tell him where Harry could be found. This was during the period Harry was missing. Martineau asserted he went to Streator again with the pair, but that he became suspicious of their intentions. He took the message to Dr. Hill and then went to his anonymous companions and told them he couldn’t find the physician.

fame some seven months ago. He scarcely stirred outside the American embassy all day. He had thought of flying around in the afternoon in the Ford passenger plane which brought his mother to Mexico City, but he decided it would spoil the mechanics’ Christmas if he called them out to prepare his plane, and therefore he postponed his plans until today. All the Christmas activities were small and strictly unofficial. Lindbergh’s Christmas eve dinner and Christmas day lunch were with his mother and the Morrow family only. Dinner last night, however, was attended by a few other members of the embassy and their wives. During the afternoon a few close friends of the Morrows and the embassy group dropped in.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DEC. 26,1927

The Tired Shop Girl Sighs Relief

“Well, thank heaven, that’s over,” sighed Miss Margaret Ryan, 528 Eastern Avc., Ayres clerk. “And, say, this chaise longue feels good. I could lie right here until next Christmas. “After all this holiday rush, I hope never to see another crowd,” and several thousand other clerks echoed her sentiments.

“Well, thank heaven, that’s over,” sighed Miss Margaret Ryan, 528 Eastern Avc., Ayres “And, say, this chaise lougu JHHh jw feels good. I could lie right here . fter all this holiday rush, \ fjw I hope never to see another

TWO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS BY HICKMAN ARE FOILED

Injured by Gift Trying out his Christmas roller skates, Marv'n Lynch, 12, of R. R. 6. Box 426, tumbled off the curb at 552 N. Hyland Ave., Sunday afternoon and was struck by an automobile driven by Joseph Schonfield, 1117 E. Fowler St. Cut about the face and head, and with severe body bruises, the boy was taken to the home of relatives at 614 N. Hyland St.

YULE HOLDUP FLOPS Texan Finds Wild Tactics Don’t Feaze Chicago. Bu United Prett CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Joe Kirby, 32, attained the questionable distinction the first holdup reported In Chicago Christmas day, but the intervention of two women made the crime a complete failure from Kirby’s standpoint. He walked into a restaurant and ordered a dinner. When he went to pay his bill, Kirby reached into the cash register and ran for the door. Doris Braze, cashier, and Betty Holmes, a waitress, attempted to stop him and held on until two cooks a dishwasher took up the chase. Kirby ran up alleys and through the deserted streets of the Loop, followed by the white-coated cooks, who brandished cleavers. Joe ran up a fire escape and roosted on the sixth floor. A policeman came along and fired at him Joe, who said he hailed from Texas, decided to come down and was locked up in time to partake of the Jail Christmas dinner.

FIREMEN HURTIN TRUCK CRASH

Two firemen were recovering in City hospital today from Injuries suffered Sunday night when a fire truck from engine house 9, at 537 Belle Vieu PL, collled wiht an automobile driven by Frank W. Stadtlander 646 Livingston Ave., at Michigan St. and Belle Vieu PI . The truck, driven by Peter J. Gallagher, 34, of 530 N. Goodlet Ave., was on its way to a fire at Lee and New York Sts. Fay Hugh. 34, of 423 Tibbs Ave., riding on the rear of the truck, was thrown to the pavement. He suffered a fracture of the skull and severe body bruises. Gallagher suffered injuries to his hips and legs. Two other firemen escaped injury. Accident Unavoidable Sergeant Hanley and the emergency squad said that Stadtlander was traveling at a moderate rate of speed and that the accident was unavoidable. Both vehicles were damaged. Fourteen others were Injured in week-end traffic accidents. John McLinn, 46, of 1616 Fletcher Ave., suffered severe body bruises and lacerations Sunday night when he was struck by a hit-and-run motorist at English Ave. and State St. McLinn told Motor Policemen Englebright and Charles Bernauer that a speeding automobile struck him as he was crossing English Ave. He said the driver increased his speed after the accident. Mrs. Goldie Johnson, 1.204 W. Market St., was treated at city hospital for injuries suffered Saturday night when she was struck while standing in a safety zone with her husband, Harry Johnson, at Washington St. and White River Blvd. Driver Fails to Stop Mrs. Johnson said that the driver, who failed to stop, came tearing through the safety zone without lights. Other week-end traffic victims were: Crane Patterson, 21, of 1709 Ludlow Ave.; Miss Willa Scraper, 240 N. La Salle St.; Mrs. M. L.

GUARD DOUBLED OVER 3 BANDITS No. 3 Head—See Puzzle Police Take Precautions at City Hospital. Police guard was doubled today over three members of a youthful bandit gang, who lie seriously wounded in city hospital, while three other confessed members are locked in city prison. In a critical condition at the hospital are Donald Davis, 18, of 3606 Robson St., shot while attempting to hold up a Supreme Oil and Refining Company filling station at Troy and Madison Ave., Monday night: Chaarles Manges, Jr., 18, of 445 Sanders St., and George Adams, 21, of 245 E. Minnesota St., who were shot when they attempted a holdup at the Butter Crust Pie Company. 3510 Madison Ave.. Friday night. John Schilling. 18. of 1006 Cornell Ave., surrended to police Saturday afternoon, admitting participation in the pie company banditry. Two others In jail awaiting trial on charges of automobile banditry, robbery and grand larceny are Robert Cline, 21, of 2442 Daisy St., who figured in the pie company holdup, and James Dicks, 22, of 813 S. Missouri St. Police are seeking the two remaining members of the gang. Fire Razes 4 Business Houses Vm United Preee HUGO. Okla., Dec. 26.—Four business houses were destroyed by fire here today. Damage was etsimated at $75,000.

Schuller, Denison Hotel; Edward Graves, 50, Negro, 1908 Boulevard PL; Mrs. Clinton Lasher, 55, of 4459 Washington Blvd.; Miss Alma Hendron, 818 Union St.; Charles Phillips, 2159 Winter Ave.; Mrs. Fred Moore, 828 E. Wyoming St.; Luther Price, 1506 De Loss St., and his son, Luther Jr., 4; Charles E. Smith, 1304 E. Pratt St., and Russell Reynolds, 1220 Holliday St. JAZZAND MOVIES ARE ALLOWED IN PALACE Bu United Pres* PARIS, Dec. 26.—President Gaston Doumergue of France broke all precedent when he allowed a jazz band and moving pitcures inside the presidential palace where the president must remain all day Christmas, acccordiilg to tradition. The music and pictures were for the annual party in the Elysee for selected school children. Doumergue was anxious to see “‘Ben-Hur,’ ’so he reqpested a private showing of the film in the palace Saturday. It was the first time in the palace’s history movies had been shown there. Then yesterday the president showed the children an American film, "Go West.” This picture was the feature of the party. Members of the jazz band were dressed as Santa Clauses. BACHELORS HAVE FEAST Indianapolis Athletic Club Members Are Dinner Guests. Resident bachelors ol the Indianapolis Athletic Club were guests at a Christmas eve dinner Saturday night, when a program of talks, music and entertainment, embodying the Yuletide spirit, was presented. A musical program, ending with a “Stein Song” by Bullard, was the feature of the program

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Close Watch Is Kept Over Youth as Train Speeds to Los Angeles. Bit United Prcst ABOARD CASCADE LIMITED, EN ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES WITH HICKMAN, Dec. 26.—Fear of possible mob violence held William Edward Hickmon in its grasp today as “The Fox” sped southward to Los Angeles to stand trial for kidnaping and murdering Marion Parker. six Los Angeles officials, returning the 19-year-old Kansas City youth from Pendleton. Ore., w'here he was captured Thursday, kept a close watch to avoid repetition of yesterday’s suicidal attempts. The party, headed by Asa Keyes, district attorney of Los Angeles, left Portland aboard the special car in which they were brought from Pendleton. shortly after 10 last night. Keyes retired afterwa-d and Hickman was permitted to rest his tortured mind In peace. Tries Twice to End Life No effort was made to question him. He slumped into a lethargy from which he aroused himself to question those about him regarding plans for entering Los Angeles in safety. He repeatedly asked Joe Davis, police chief of Los Angeles, charged with responsibility for Hickman’s safe return, whether there had been any material decrease in public resentment since his departure. The two attempts at suicide came yesterday morning, shortly before leaving the Pendleton jail. Hickman requested a handkerchief, which he immediately knotted about his neck pulling the ends tight. He was strangling when a guard came to his aid. After recovering his breath, Hickman climbed to an upper berth and attempted to dive onto the concrete floor. He was stopped immediately. Broken in Spirit It was a broken spirited and completely cowed “Fox,” who reached Portland last night. Cringing and shrinking, he was taken from the Union Pacific train eight miles outside of Portland and brought to the city jail in an automobile. A special Christmas dinner was brought him from an exclusive hotel. No attempt was made to avoid the crowds at departure. Handcuffed to two detectives, Hickman was led, muttering and cringing, through the crowded station and placed aboard the Southern Pacific Limited. Extradition papers for Hickman’s return to California were delivered to Police Chief Tom Gurdane of Pendleton yesterday morning. ROBBED BY THREE BOYS Lad Says Trio Took $3 From Him; Describes Them. Three boys attacked and robbed him of $3 at Blake and Michigan Sts., Sunday night. Junior Sarvlch, 16, of 208 Geisendorf St., reported to police. Sarvich said he recognized one of the boys. He gave police descriptions of all three.

5 DIE, 4 WOUNDED IN POLICE GUN WAR

Bu United Pres* SOUTH PITTSBURGH, Term., Dec. 26.—Five officers were killed and found wounded, one probably fatally, in a gun battle which marked renewal of the feud between Marion County and South Pittsburgh police officers. The dead were: WASH COPPINGER, sheriff of Marion County. L. A. HENNESSEY, deputy sheriff. BEN PARKER, former sheriff and marshal of South Pittsburgh. O. H. LARROWE, special policeman. The wounded were: James Conner, deputy city marshal, probably fatally.

LUTHER SYMONS, STATE BANK COMMISSIONER, AND AID INDICTED AT KOKOMO Official Negligence Is Charged to Pair in , Crash of American Trust Company by Howard County Jury. CLAIM THEY KNEW OF INSOLVENCY Neither Took Steps Required by Law for Protection of Depositors, Declaration Made in Returning True Bill. Luther F. Symons, State bank commissioner, and Thomas D. Barr, assistant State bank commissinoer, were indicted on charges of official negligence in the crash of the American Trust Company at Kokomo, by the Howard County grand jury Saturday, it became known here today. It is charged that Barr, while bank commissioner in 1926, knew that the bank was insolvent and that Symons, after he became bank commissioner this year, knew the same thing and that neither took the steps required of them by law in such situation. The American Trust Company is the bank which, The Indianapolis Times several weeks ago disclosed, paid Ora Davies, of Kokomo, when he was State treasurer and for a while afterward, 1 per cent upon all State deposits.

The treasurer is a member of the board which directs the depositing of St/tc funds. Eleven Are Indicted Davies also was among the eleven persons indicted in the investigation of the bank crash. He is charged with receiving the alleged illegal "gratuities.” The others indicted: W. H. Arnold, former president of the bank. Frank S. Owens, son-in-law of Arnold and president of the bank when it was closed in September. Thomas Arnold, former director. Glenwood H. Arnold, son of W. H. Arnold. William Cooper, insurance agent. R. A. Leavitt and Louis Kirtley and once partners of W. H. Arnold in Florida real estate. The Indictment against Symons charges that he knew of the insolvent condition of the bank on March 13, 1927, but refused and failed to call attention of directors to the condition, and that within ten days afterward failed to notify the Howard County prosecutor, as require dby law. Practically the same specific charge is made against Barr. Report Given on Bank The indictment charges that on or about March 1. 1927, Morris E. Stultz, one of Symon’s examiners, made a report on the bank's condition, which Symons signed on March 13. In the report, Stults is alleged to have declared that the bank was insolvent and its capital impaired. It is charged that Stults reported that W. H. Arnold had borrowed $58,813 from the bank without the written cocnsent of directors and without adequate security; that Arnold owed the bank $2,500 on a personal unsecured note, made in Septebmer. 1926, without consent of directors; that loans aggregating $19,198 had been made by the bank to Frank E. Kirtley, O. F. Kirtley and Oliver P. Kirtley without sufficient security and that J. J. Halmuth, then a director, had borrowed $1,750 without written consent of directors. $18,726 Loans Shown It is charged that Stults’ report showed loans totaling $18,726 had been made to several corporations, including the American Securities Company, in which O. J. DeLon, Frank S. Owens, John T. West, Charles W. Mcßeynolds and George Becker were stockholders; the Belle Air Building Company, in which O. J. DeLon was a stockholder; the Independent Paving Company, of which Frank Owens was sole owners; the Citizens Paving Company, of which Owens was the sole owner, and the Carl Eikenberry Company, of which Owens was the owner of more than 50 per cent of capital stock. The report charged that more than $50,000 was carried on the

John Holden, deputy city marshal. Fayette Nelson, deputy sheriff, Charles Pittman, special policeman. The battle, which occurred on the main street of the city, lasted less than five minutes. All the men used shotguns. An industrial strike in progress here the past two weeks was believed to have developed the latest ill-feeling between the two peace enforcement bodies. County authorities were said to have charged that city officials were aligned with the strike-breakers and assisting special police to guard the plants. South Pittsburgh authorities, in turn, charged the county officials with aiding the strike- breakers.

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books as mortgage loans, but that in truth the bank had no mortgages upon any of the properties; that the cash reserve was only 5% per cent; that two of the directors had not taken the oath as required by law; that incomplete loan records were kept and that many were unintelligible. Overdrafts Charged It also charged that Owens, while president, had repeated overdrafts; that a leasehold listed at $15,000 in the bank assets was not held by the bank; that the public funds deposit constituted 50 per cent of the individual deposits; that Davies had been collecting the “tribute money'* (the 1 per cent on State deposits) for several months; and that the cash reserve was low. The indictments against Barr specifically charges that Stults made a report to him (then bank commissioner) on July 13, 1926, In which it was shown that W. H. Arnold had an overdraft of $3,379; J. J. Helmuth, a director, had borrowed $2,087 without written consent of directors; that various companies owned by directors had received loans, and that the bank was carrying on its books overdue and worthless notes totalling $96,307.

Other Laxities Alleged It was declared that Arnold, by using the names of Kirtley and Leavitt, had borrowed $56,813, which was unsecured and uncollectable; that it was a practice to renew notes without insisting upon payment of interest; that there was no active discount committee; that the bank was cfarrying $49,210 under the heading of mortgage loans, when the bank had no mortgage loans upon any property whatsoever; that overdrafts habitually were granted to officers and directors, and that the cash reserve was only 6 per cent of deposits. The others were indicted upon charges generally growing out of the transactions and jugglings listed in the allegations against the State officials. The indictment against Davies charges that he received $6,500 on the 1 per cent arrangement during his four years as State treasurer from 1921 to 1925. The State had on deposit an average of $162,500, it is charged. Davies, it is alleged, frequently impressed upon bank officials the necessity for secrecy concerning his “bonus” and warned that none but W. H. Arnold, Owens and Bernice Powell, Owens’ secretary, should know of it. Stands on His Record Davis posted SI,OOO bond late Saturday. Barr is out of the city. Symons said Barr is in Florida. Symons said: “I will stand upon my record.” Howard County authorities said warrants for Symons and Barr have been issued, but will not be served for several days, that the officials might have opportunity to surrender and provide bond. If they do not surrender, officers will be sent for them, the prosecutor said. Symons succeeded Barr as commissioner Get. 1, 1926. and Barr became his deputy. Previous to his promotion, Symons was deputy. ROSZIKA DOLLY IS ILL Fear Felt for Life of Famed Dancing Star. Ru United, Press NICE, France, Dec. 26.—The condition ol Roszika Dolly, member of the dancing Dolly sisters, caused anxiety today. It was reported the diagnosis showed her lower intestines were poisoned and that she had appendicitis. Her father was reported here to have left New York on the Majestic. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 20, 9 a. m 23 7 a. m 21 10 a. m * 27 8 a. m 20