Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1928 — Page 2

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BOTH PARTIES : HID CONATIONS, , PROBERS TOLD Treasurers of Democrats and G, 0. P. Reached ‘Understanding/ P.Y C. C. NICOLET CHICAGO, March 16.—An unofficial •understanding” between treasurers of the Republican and Democratic national committees not to file reports of 1923 contributions to their parties was revealed today by two former secretaries to the late Fred W. Upham, testifying before the Senate Teapot Dome Committee. Both secretaries, Ira Hipsley and A. V. Leonard, testified before the committee in Washington without revealing the understanding. Upham, then treasurer of the Republican committee, ar.d Wilbur C. Marsh, Democratic treasurer, were good friends and often met in Chicago while both were laising funds to pay off party deficits. Contributors Testify Marsh told Upham in 1923. it was testified, that he did not believe the law required a statement of campaign contributions in 1923 and that since he expected “large donations,” he did not want to make the records public. Upham thereupon also decided not to file records for the year, the secretary said. It was in 1923 that Upham was trying to get rid of $60,000 in Liberty bonds which came from Harry F. Sinclair. More contributors to Republican funds testified today to their gifts in 1922-24, and denied receiving Liberty bonds in return. The name of Col. Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, was brought into the hearing. William J. Gilkes, assistant cashier of the Continental National Bank, submitted records of a special account started by Stewart during the vital years 1922, 1923 and 1924. Stewart's Name Brought In Gilkes did not know of any deposit by Stewart of $500,000 in the form of Liberty bonds to any account in 1922 or 1924; nor, he said, did the bank's records show any sale of bonds by Stewart. E. j. Lehman, former department store executive, testified he con-

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‘Huskies’ Mush in With First Food for Snowbound Town. (By Telephone to the United Press) DETOUR, Mich., March 16. Primitive transportation beat the most modern of methods today in the race to bring supplies to Detour, isolated nearly three w'eeks by snow drifts. A dog team driven by Dr. John F. Deadman arrived here early, with 100 pounds of food and medical supplies. The village has been without medicine and almost without food for days. The dog team won an easy victory over an army airplane which had been en route to Detour by easy stages for two days. A snowmobile, another modern vehicles for combating snowdrifts, also had failed to reach the village.

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575,000 LOSS IN NIGHT FIRE Scores Driven From Homes by Blaze| Three fire companies today still were guarding the embers of a $75,000 fire which razed the threestory building and destroyed stock of the Bethard Wall Paper Company, 415-419 Massachusetts Ave., injured three firemen, resulted in several daring rescues, brought persons from their beds in sixty-eight apartments in the vicinity, and attracted a crowd of several thousand spectators at 10:30 Thursday night. Origin of the blaze, which could be seen for miles, remained a mystery. Paints and oils caused the fire to spread rapidly and when the department arrived the entire building was a mass of flames. Firemen Myron G. Sears of 2212 Avondale PI.; John Stewart, 15 S. Euclid Ave., and Albert A. Underwood, 2002 N. Capitol Ave., w T ere taken to city hospital after being struck by falling bricks and embers. Their injuries were slight. The building belonged to Mrs. Robert Lieber, who estimated her loss at $60,000, covered by insurance. President William J. Bethard of the wall paper company was in Springfield, 111., but Vice President James A. Nickerson stated that company

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losses also were covered by insurance Among other property owners who | suffered losses were Henry P. Fultz, damaged root at 331 N. Alabama St,, I and roofs burned off of doubles at 1315-317 N. Alabama St., no insur- ! ance; back porch of the home of (John R. Howard, 327 N. Alabama St.; Used Goods Store, 421 Massachusetts Ave.. and Hill Hamburger Shop, 413 Massachusetts Ave., slightly damaged. Other places reported damage by water. Renamed by Jackson T. M. Bridgeman, Republic: • >f Winchester, Ind., was reappointed trustee of the Indiana Village of Epileptics by Governor Jackson today. His term of four years expired Thursday, March 15.

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FIREMEN DRUNK, W, C, T. U, TOLD Prosecutor Also Accuses Kokomo Police. By United Press KOKOMO. Ind.. March 16.—in an address to the local W. C. 1. U.. Prosecutor Homer R. Miller struck at vice conditions in this city, and defended the recent , grand jury which reported that “conditions arc far worse here now than they’ve been in the past thirty-five years.'' Miller cited cases of "firemen bej ing drunk and unable to be on j duty.” He described to the women ! how “police drink 30-cent ‘cokes’ spiked with ‘alky.’ ” “He criticised courts for "suspending sentences of drunken drivers.” Mayor S. E. Spurgeon followed | Miller with statements that ‘gamj bling and drinking are far worse here than in other Indiana cities.” The grand jury will meet again : March 19, and, it was believed will j consider evidence in the failure of the American Trust Company, in j addition to probing vice conditions. Loses 5125 to Pickpocket Mrs. Thomas GefTs, Spink Hotel. ! reported to police today that some one picked her pocket of a small purse containing $135 w'hilc she was shopping in a downtown department store. Thursday.