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SOLON CARTER ! ENTERS G.O.P. SENATE RACE Becomes Robinson's Rival for Nomination; Urges Party to Redeem State., FLAYS ‘STEPHENSONISM’ 'Candidate, City Lawyer, Is Active in Politics; World War Veteran. In answer to public demand "that every vestige of Stephcnsonisni be Wiped out in Indiana,” Solon J. Carter, local attorney and former Marion Superior Court judge, today became the rival of Senator Arthur R. Robinson for the Republican nomination for United States Senator. Petitions are going out to Carter’s Triends throughout the State for signatures to accompany his formal announcement to be filed with the Secretary of State. A State campaign manager will be announced soon, the candidate said. Carter, a member of the law firm of Matson. Carter, Ross & McCord, and a colonel in the Rainbow Division in the World War, accompanied his announcement of candidacy with the statement: "There is a State-wide and persistent demand from Republicans and good citizens that some Republican who is free from all association with ulterior influence make the race for United States Senator, to the end that every vestige of Stephensonism may be wiped out in Indiana, In response to many urgent requests I have decided to enter the campaign.” Redeem Name of State Carter asserted “party regularity and party loyalty are absolutely essential to our form of government; individualism has no place in our political system.” He said the Republican platform would “be the code which shall guide my every act while in the United States Senate.” "I stand for the Constitution and the enforcement of all laws, which, of course, includes the Volstead act,” he asserted. “Every one recognizes that at this time the farmer is entitled to share equally with industry in the prosperity of this country and I shall favor such legislation as may be devised to bring about that result.” The candidate declared the coming primary affords Republicans “the opportunity, by the choice of their candidates, to redeem the fair name of the State of Indiana and to restore to the Republican party the prestige to which it is entitled by its long and honorable history.” He denounced “groups and individuals who have secured for themselves control of both the political parties in Indiana, not for the benefit of the public generally, but for selfish and vicious purposes.” Active in G. O. P. Affairs Born at Bloomington, Ind., Carter attended schools at Rosedale and Rockville. After attending preparatory school at De Pauw University, he worked in coal mines and joined union No. 24. Graduating from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, he entered the practice of law with White and White at Rockville, and in 1910 entered the law office of John G. and D. P. Williams, here. He served as deputy prosecutor of Marion County and. subsequently, was associated w r ith the law firm of Taylor, Carter and Wright. Active in Republican affairs, Carter served as Parke County delegate to the Republican State convention in 1910; was a Marion County precinct committeeman and one of the founders of the Republican Union in 1914. Enlisting in Battery B of the Indiana National Guard in 1910, Carter organized Battery E. 150th Field Artillery before the war. In this unit he became captain. Called into Federal service in September, 1917, he was made a major and commanded the third battalion, which included units from Indianapolis, Bloomington, Shelbyvillc and Vincennes. Veteran of World War He became a lieutenant colonel in Trance and was decorated by France with the Croix de Guerre for his part in repulsing a German drive in July, 1918. After participating in the fighting at Chateau Thierry, he was promoted to colonel. In 1919, Carter returned to the practice of law here and was appointed judge of Superior Court Three to fill a vacancy. After serving three years, he resigned to enter the law firm of which he now is a member. The candidate is maried and has three children. He is a member of Friends Church and is a Mason. HOOVER IS ON BALLOT Pennsylvania Delegate Candidate Pledged for Candidate. B<! United Press HARRISBURG. Pa., March I. The first nominating petition to be put forward in Pennsylvania by an avowed Hoover supporter were filed today in the State election bureau. Franklin P. Booth, Pittsburgh, who filed as a candidate for election as a Republican national delei gate-at-large, pledges himself to Hoover at Kansas City for ■the presidential nomination.

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$25,000 SUITOR IS NO SON OF JACKSON

A MATCH salesman from St. Louis posed as the son of Governor Ed Jackson and tried to win the hand of a Worcester, Mass., girl of good family with a story that he just had received a check for $25,000 from the chief executive, a letter made public by Jackson’s secretary, Pliny Wolfard, disclosed today. The girl wrote to the Governor, asking him if he had a son

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GASOLINE PRICE BOOSTED HERE Rise of 3 Cents a Gallon Is Ordered. . Major oil companies today boosted gasoline prices 3 cents a gallon here and over Indiana. The price increase brings the price to where it was several months ago, when price cutting of Indianapolis independent dealers led to a general price slash. Standard Oil Company officials said. All larger oil companies followed the lead of the Standard Oil Company. New filling station prices are 19.2 cents a gallon for standard grade and 22.2 cents for high test. Advances Are General By United Press NEW YORK. March I—Gasoline prices were advanced in many parts of the country this week, a United Press survey revealed today. The following localities were affected; New England, up 2 cents to 17 cents; Toledo, Ohio, up 2 cents to 17 cents; Buffalo, up 2 cents to 18 cents; Denver, up 3 cents to 18 cents, including 3-cent tax; Dallas, Texas, up 4 cents to 19 cents. In Illinois the retail price of gasoline dropped 2 cents when the State Supreme Court invalidated the State tax. The price is now 16 cents in Chicago and most of Illinois. SEEK BANDIT CLEW Police Search for Trace of Pay Roll Looters. Under direction of Detective Chief Jerry E. Kinney, police today were working on the theory that the bandit trio which held up and kidnaped Robert H. Bryson Jr. in the downtown district shortly after 1:30 p. m. Wednesday were entirely familiar with Bryson’s movements. They escaped with $1,900 which Bryson had just drawn from the bank for the pay roll of the Hetherington & Berner Iron Works, 701 Kentucky Ave. Bryson, 27-year-old son of the Indianapolis postmaster, is purchasing agent for the company. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m.... 25 10 a. m.... 27 7 a. m.... 25 11 a. m.... 28 8 a. m.... 25 12 (noon).. 28 9a. m.... 26 Ip. m.... 29

Lodge News Starting next week. The Indiahapolis Times lodge page will appear on Monday instead of Saturday. The change was made for the convenience of fraternal organizations whose meetings are held the latter part of the week. It has been found that many lodges meet on week-end nights, and articles on their activities necessarily were eliminated because of the time element. With a desire to serve subscribers and to print an evten more complete account of fraternal activities, the change was made. There will be no lodge page Saturday, March 3. The next lodge page will appear Monday, March 5. Secretaries are asked to bring this notice to the attention of members and publicity committees, so that news from all organizations may be included in the next lodge page.

named Richard Tredennick Jackson. She added: “He told me that you sent him a check for $25,000, but that you short charged him $5,000 and that he left the check at the Bancroft Hotel. The girl believed the man up to the time she inquired at the hotel and found neither man nor check. Later she confronted her suitor

CLAIMS LIFE CAN BE GIVEN BACK TO DEAD Death Is Natural Only by Old Age, Declares Russian Scientist. BY EUGENE LYONS I'nited Press Staff Correspondent MOSCOW, March I.—Revival of the dead and extension of human life to its utmost potential duration, probably far beyond the century mark, are held possible by Professor Feodor Andreieff, noted biologist. Speaking at the Polytechnical museum, Professor Andreieff described some of the results of twenty years of experimentation by himself and a group of colleagues which led him to hold out the hope—-or threat—of prolonged human life. The experiments have been conducted upon animals and upon human bodies. After recounting these the biologist carefully considered their application to mankind. Can Revive Corpses “One can say definitely," he declared. “that if there are no fundamental changes caused in the organs of the body by disease, corpses can be revived. “For example, successful experiments have been made in reviving still-born children by injecting adrenoline direct into the heart, Science also knows cases where patients who died on the operating table were revived immediately. These experiments give hope ot a successful struggle with premature death.” Professor Andreieff told about a series of successful tests In which dogs apparently dead—the beating of the heart and all breathing having ceased—were revived and lived for years after their resuscitation. One dog. he said, was killed, revived twice, and then lived to wag his tail to an old age. The theory on which Professor Andreieff carries on his experiments is that death from disease is not “natural.” Death Only by Old Age Only the expiration of life because of old age, he holds, is "natural.” His theory is that there is no absolute death—that the heart and breathing apparatus may cease functioning, but that the rest of the body retains life, sometimes for weeks. Professor Xndreieff told of stirring life, by chemicals, in a finger cut from a body that had been dead for a month. The “revived” finger sweated, he said, and showed other symptoms of life. Scientists, he declared, had succeeded in reviving hearts, kidneys and other organs by use of certain chemicals. In his own laboratory, Professor Andreieff said, he had restored life to the head of a dog so that the eyes responded when the dog, dead some time, was called by name.

MARCH LION’ IS HERE Temperature Below Normal, But Snow Goes. March came in like a “half ferocious” lion today, with temperatures 6 degrees below normal, but with the snow and rainfall which threatened Wednesday on its way down the St. Lawrence valley. Little change of temperature is likely today and tonight, and it- will be only slightly warmer Friday, Weatherman J. H. Armington said. Lowest temperature tonight will be about 26. Wednesday .7 inch of snow fell. INSANITY PLEA AGAIN Hickman Counsel Resorts to Alienists to Save Client. By United Press LOS ANGELES. March I.—Another battle of alienists loomed today as attorneys for William Edward Hickman prepared insanity argument to be introduced today in Hickman’s joint trial with Welby Hunt for the murder of Ivy Toms, Los Angeles druggist. A ruling by Special Judge Craig led to announcement by attorneys Richard Cantillon and Jerome Walsh that they would call several alienists to testify that Hickman was insane. REMUS CASE~NEAR~END Only Few Witnesses Remain in Liberty Writ Case. By United Press i LIMA, Ohio, March l. —The habeas corpus hearing of George Remus, former king of Cincinnati bootleggers, who is fighting to be released from the State asylum here, neared an end today, although several witnesses remained to be called.

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with the facts and he went away, declaring he would drink himself to death because of his broken heart. The Governor has one son, Ed Jackson Jr., aged 6, who was adopted several years ago and is a very proper young pupils in public school. Besides, the imposter's age i3 41. Jackson is 52.

‘High Yaller’ Pair of Shoes Germ of Tragedy: Negro on Trial for Life.

THE pawn value of a pair of “high yaller” slices was before a Criminal Court jury today in the first-degree murder trial of Thomas L. Thomas, 24, Negro, 946 Colton St. The State is attempting to prove Thomas shot and killed Van Lee, 23, Negro, 950 W. "Walnut St., at Locke and Colton Sts., Oct. 30, after an argument over the shoes and their pawn value. Lee is referred to in court by the Negro witnesses as "Pick Handle Slim.” and passing by that cognomen he was one of the leading lights of poolroom socially elite. After a quiet morning of horseshoe pitching and craps shooting, in which “Pick Handle" cleaned out the other contestants. Thomas wanted his revenge, but "Pick Handle” wasn't interested in reopening the matter. “But I got $2. As long as you had money and I had of won. id of played with you,” witnesses say he argued. “But $2 ain't no money. Just chicken feed. Nothing but a poultry sum.” and the argument got under way. a • t> a IF I WAS broke.” “Pick Handle” is quoteed as saying, “I could raise $lO on these new tan, button shoes. “Bet you 2 bucks you cain't,” was the retort. The money was put up, and the argument started right. Finally the stakeholder, fearing the consequences, ordered the j Negroes to settle the matter by visiting a pawnshop. They started. Later one was shot, and Thomas is on trial as the murderer. “What did you do with the $4 stakes?” Deputy Prosecutor Judson L. Starx asked the stakeholder. “Well, suh. I never knowed what to do with it, but it 'peared like ‘Pick Handle’ walm't gonna get much funeral. So I put the $4 on the funeral ’spenses.” Special Judge Homer Elliott is hearing the case. Deputy Prosecutor John Niblack is associated with Stark, and Lawrence Shaw is defending Thomas. ASK JUDGE CHANGE Councilmen Moore, Oorsett File Petition. Councilmen Boynton J. Moore and Walter R. Dorsett, charged with bribery, filed petition for a change of judge from Criminal Judge James A. Collins today. Collins announced he would submit to attorneys Monday the two lists of three candidates from whom the special judges will be chosen. The change of judge should not cause postponement of Moore's trial set for March 15, Collins said. Trial of Dorsett and Councilmen Otis E. Bartholomew, Claude E. Negley and Millard W. Ferguson, also indicted, have been set for later dates. Austin H. Todd, the sixth councilman indicted, has not been arraigned. FATHER IS NEAR DEATH City Police Are Asked to Locate Miss Mary McGown. Police today were asked to locate Miss Mary McGown, alias Miss Mollie Garrison, believed to be living in Indianapolis, as her father is near death in a hospital at Springfield, 111. In a lettor to Police Chief Claude M. Worley. Mrs. Stella Beard, a sister, stated that Miss McGown had lived in Indianapolis for some time. She said that it was the wish of her father to see her before he died.

Diplomacy Medal and s2s,oooAwarded Lindy By United Press NEW YORK, March I.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh today ranked with Viscount Cecil of England and Elihu Root of the United States as a champion in the field of diplomacy. The youthful American, whose airplane exploits made him the idol of Europe and Central America, has been awarded the Woodrow Wilson medal and $25,000 prize “for meritorious service tending to the establishment of peace through 1927.” Viscount Cecil von the award in 1924 and Elihu Root in 1926. There was no award in 1925. Although the presentation date for Lindbergh's award has not been named, the announcement by the Woodrow Wilson foundation said that it would be within the next few months. The foundation committee gave the 1927 prizes to Lindbergh by an unanimous vote. His flights, the announcement said, “brought a new and better spirit into the relation of the United States with its Latin-American neighbors.”

BLACKBOXES SPRING NEW ; STEVE BOMB Another Set of Documents Given Grand Jurors in Kokomo Bank Quiz. INDICTMENTS ARE SEEN Partial Report Is Likely by Saturday; Crowds Greet Witness. BY CHARLES E. CARLE Tlmrs Staff Correspondent KOKOMO, Ind., March I.—D. C. Stephenson climaxed his bank scandal testimony before the Howard County grand jury today by taking before that group original documents from his “black boxes” which never before had been shown to prosecuting authorities. Stephenson. ex-Klan chief, finished his testimony at 11:01 and after a few minutes conference with his attorney, Olin R. Holt, of this city, was started back to Indiana State Prison, where he is serving a life sentence for murder. Stephenson, who was before the j jury six hours Wednesday, went be- ! fore the Jury again at 9:10 this morning. At 10 he went into conference with Holt. Half an hour later Stephenson went back into the jury room with two handfuls of documents, telegrams, papers and notebooks. Documents in Black Boxes Holt declared the documents originally were In the black boxes in which the ex-Klan leader secreted evidences of his political intrigues when he was in power. They later were removed from the strong boxes, before the boxes and their contents were taken before the Marion County political probe grand jury, ! and this morning was the first time I they had been shown to authorities, ! the attorney said. The documents were delivered to him by a "mysterious messenger," j Holt said. It was learned the mes- j senger was L. G. Julian, former j Evansville business partner of Ste- 1 phenson. As Stephenson’s testimony fame | to a sudden end. the report grew that the jury might have enough evidence from Stephenson alleging the existence of a “bank ring” levying a toll of 1 per cent for deposit j of State funds in small Indiana banks, to warrant indictments. The jury may report Friday or Saturday, it was said. A high State official might be indicted, it also was reported. Although the information the exKlan chief gave the jury was guarded carefully, it was understood that he told an amazing tale of conspiracy of the politicians and State officials he controlled in the days he was "the law” in Indiana. Tells of Oil Company Formation Stephenson also is understood to have told of the formation of the Hot Spot Oil Company of Lafayette, in which Ora J. Davies, former State treasurer, and Ed Bowen, Ninth district Republican chairman, were interested. Davies is under indictment charged with collecting 1 per cent for State funds he deposited in the American Trust Company Bank here while he was State treasurer. It is the crash of this bank that the grand jury is investigating. It is understood Governor Ed Jackson’s name was frequently mentioned. Through his attorney, Olin R. Holt, Stephenson Issued a statement late Wednesday, declaring he was pleased to be in Howard County to see many of his old friends. A large crowd lined the street and jammed city hall, where the jury is sitting, each time Steve went bet ore that group. Suprised at Remy “I am very surprised that Mr. Remy (Prosecutor William H. Remy of Marion County) was unable to make the case against Governor Jackson,” Stephenson also said, according to Holt. “Had he asked me the proper questions I am sure I would have been able to show overt acts proving concealment.” Stephenson also. Holt said, criticised Remy for not introducing Jackson’s letter to Boyd Gurley, editor of The Indianapolis Times, in wdiiclr Jackson denied the conspiracy to bribe former Governor Warren T. McCray,

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—Photos by Hillary G. Bailey. Miss Mary Jo Springer (left) and Miss Lucy Mae Roelle GREENCASTLE. Ind.. March I.—Here are two reasons why it is easy for De Pauw University reserve officers’ training corps students to keep “eyes front” when they hear the command “tenshun” at weekly review. Each year the cadets elect four coeds to “sponsor” each of the four companies in the unit. The pretty coeds march in parades and appear on the parade ground at inspection. They wear chic dresses of the same style. Miss Mary Jo Springer, Kokomo, brunette, and Miss Lucy Mae Roelle, Bucyrus, Ohio, blonde, recently were the two honored by the cadets.

CITY GETS $151,947 IN GASOLINE TAXES

Marion County's Share of Year's Imposts Will Be $44,089. Indianapolis will receive $151,947 as its share of State gasoline taxes for the year ending at midnight, Wednesday, State Auditor L. S. Bowman announced today. Marion County will receive $44,089.43. The State collected a total of $10,749,319 between March 1, 1927, and March 1. 1928. Refunds and expenses of collection totaled $403,195, leaving $10,346,124 to be distributed to the State highway commission, counties, cities and incorporated towns. The State highway commission receives $6,897,488, or two-thirds of the total. One-hall of the remaining third goes to counties and one-half to cities and incorporated towns. Half of the counties’ share is divided equally among the counties and the other 50 per cent on the basis of miles of gravel, macadam and county unit roads. The cities share according to population. Indianapolis is the largest city. The smallest incorporated town to share is Ravenswood, also in Marion County. Ravenswood with a population of five gets $2.42.

Fight by Radio By United Press NE WYORK, March I.—The heavyweight prize fight between Jack Delaney and Tom Heeney will be broadcast tonight by Station WJZ, direct from Madison Square Garden. Graham McNamee will give the blow-by-blow description. Although the National Broadcasting Company’s Blue Network is to be in operation between 9 and 10 o’clock, eastern time, when the fight is expected to go on the air, only WJZ will carry the description. The rest of the network will broadcast the Maxw'ell hour. The New York Telegram, The Indianapolis Times and other Scripps-Howard newspapers are sponsoring the fight broadcast.

FATAL SHOOTING OF FUGITIVE IS PROBED

Two investigations were started today into the fatal shooting Wednesday of Frank Woodman, 20, Chicago, by Detective Emmett Englebright at Maryland and Bird Sts. Woodman was shot when he failed to heed the halt orders of Englebright and Detective Jesse McCarty, while running down Bird St. with a stolen vacuum sweeper in his possession. He died at city hospital this morning with a bullet near his heart. Coroner Charles H. Keever declared that he would conduct a complete investigation, calling in both officers for detailed statements. If they are found responsible for the death, they will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, Keever said Police Chief Claude M. Worley also ordered an investigation. Both detectives made reports to Detective Chief Jerry Kinney shortly after the shooting. Worley will question the officers to determine whether it was within their scope of duty to shoot at

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LINDY ON TRIP TO SEE MOTHER Air Ace Arrives in Boston From Schenectady. Bn United Press BOSTON. March 1. —Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, here to see his mother receive the honors of the national educational convention, landed at Boston airport at 10:53 a. m. today. Lindbergh had made an exceptionally fast flight in his Ryan cabin monoplane. He had taken only one hour and thirty-eight minutes for a trip which usually consumes two and a half hours of flying time. By United Press SCHENECTADY, N. Y., March I.—Having added the New York State Legislature to his conquests, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh hopped off from the local airport at 9:14 a. m. today for Boston, where he is to see his mother, Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, honored at the National Education Association conference. He flew the same Ryan cabin monoplane in which he came here from Curtiss Field L. 1., yesterday. The damage sustained by the plane's tail in the take-off from the Long Island field was repaired last night. Lindy arrived at the field in a taxicab from Albany shortly before 9 o'clock and after inspecting his plane, which the mechanics had been tuning up since 6 a. m., climbed into the cabin and taxied off. Perfect flying conditions prevailed in this section of the country and reports to the airport were that the only possibility of bad weather was in the vicinity of the East Boston ail-port, where a heavy fog had settled.

Woodman, instead of firing in the air, a standing erder since he became chief. Englebright and McCarty noticed Woodman walking rapidly east on Maryland St. with the sweeper. They ordered him to halt for questioning, they said. Instead, he dropped the sweeper and started to run. Englebright fired one shot at him. Woodman continued running until he collapsed in doorway of the Kauffman Hat store on Illinois St. The detectives took him to the hospital. Woodman declared that a partner gave him the sweeper to pawn. The detectives learned that it was stolen from an L. S. Ayres & Cos. delivery truck parked near the store Wednesday noon. Afghanistan Air Route Discussed By United Press DESSAU, Germany, March I. Possibility of an airplane service to Afghanistan was reported to have been discussed by King Amanullah of Afghanistan during a visit today to the Junkers aviation plant.

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HAYS REVEALS SINCLAIR GIFT WASS26O,OOO SIOO,OOO Later Was Returned to Oil Man, ExG. 0. P. Chief Testifies. USED FOR PARTY DEBT Written Statement Telling of Transaction Given to Committee. By United Press WASHINGTON, March I.—Harry Sinclair, indicted oil magnate, advanced $260,000 in Government bonds to help pay off the Republican campaign deficit of 1921, Will H. Hays, former chairman of the Republican national committee, revealed to the Senate Teapot Dome committee today. Os this amount, Hays said he gave SIOO,OOO back to Sinclair later. The difference of $160,000 was Sinclair’* personal campaign contribution, he said. Hays said he did not know whether the bonds were those of the mysterious Continental Trading Company. He said he had never heard of the Continental concern until recently, and that no record was kept of the seriei numbers of the bonds. State Man Mentioned Senator Walsh of Montana said that the committee traced $75,000 of Continental bonds to the Republican national committee. Senator Walsh of Montana, was unable to understand at once many of the intricate phases of the financial arrangements, and at one time he accused Hays of avoiding his questions. “That's the last thing I would want to do, Senator,” Hays replied. “Were there other contributions as large as Sinclair's?” “Well. I think I solicited Daniel G. Reed of Richmond, Ind. My impression is he made a loan or caused a loan to be made of, I think $100,000.” Hays said Col. Robert W. Stewart of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana was not a contributor, nor was H. M. Blackmer. missing former director of the Midwest Refining Company. Told Sinclair of Debts After outlining the efforts to liquidate the $1,200,000 campaign deficit. Hays said in a written statement to the committee: “Among those to whom I appealed for contributions was Harry F. Sinclair. “He replied that he would make a personal contribution which he thought should not exceed $75,000 He also said he would turn over to us approximately $185,000 in Government bonds in addition to his contribution for such use as might become necessary, upon my assurance that he would be repaid the total amount advanced in excess of the $75,000 contribution. “Both the $75,000 and the $185,000 were, I think, in Government bonds. “Seventy-five thousand dollars of the bonds constituting Mr. Sinclair’s personal contribution were applied on the committee's Indebtedness to the Empire Trust Company through the chairman of its board. General T. Coleman Dupont. “Fifty thousand dollars of the original $185,000 received from Sinclair were returned by me to Sinclair. “Os the remaining $135,000. I delivered to John T. Pratt of New York, to the best of my recollection, $50,000 at about which time he placed in the hands of committee $50,000 in addition to amount* he previously contributed. Later, I asked Pratt to add that sum to his previous contribution. Lack $85,000 to Pay “To this he agreed, and delivered to me $50,000 in Government bonds, but I had no knowledge as to whether they were the same bonds I had previously delivered to him. These bonds in any case were given by me to Sinclair. “Os the approximately $85,000 remaining, I delivered $25,000 to Secretary John W. Weeks of Boston (late secretary of war), to be used by him in his efforts to raise money for the deficit and they were used by him for that purpose. “The approximately $60,000 remaining I delivered to Fred W. Upham of Chicago for the same purpose and they were used by him for that purpose. “Consequently, I lacked approximately $85,000 with which to repay Sinclair the entire $185,000. I felt bound to reimburse Sinclair in full and I did so, hoping at the same time that I could get some further help later from others, but this did not materialize. “I had suffered financial losses of which Sinclair knew. He did not feel that I should bear this burden personally and he voluntarily returned the $85,000 of securities which I had caused to be delivered to him. $40,000 for School Addition By Times Special BURLINGTON, Ind., March I.—A contract has been awarded by Township Trustee Marion Thomas for erection of a $40,000 addition to the Burlington school building. The addition will include a gymnasium stage and auditorium.