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SEX OF BODY QUESTIONED IN MURDERTRIAL Undertaker at Elkhart Admits He Does Not Know. ISSUE ON ALSO ON SCENE Harvey Smith's Counsel Indicates Theory of Slaying Elsewhere. BY ARCH STEINEL Times Staff Correspondent ELKHART, Ind.. Jan. 7.—Just as a ilne, sleety snow covered Elkhart curbstones, veiling ,hem until sidewalks appeared to b’ the street, so did the defense of Ha-vey L. Smith, former private detective, and evangelist, charged with the slaying of Mrs. Genevieve Stults, beauty parlor operator, today shower a mantle of mystery about the body found in an Elkhart lime pit. It was the fourth day of the trial. So successfully did Robert E. Proctor. defense attorney, snow state's witnesses with questions that he forced Charles Walley, Elkhart undertaker, into admitting that his statement on direct examination that the Ixmes found were those of i a woman, was erroneous. “I wouldn’t swear that it was a j “woman's skull. It might have been a man’s.” Walley testified on crossexamination just ten minutes after he had averred from the stand that the torso as that of a woman. State Wins Point The first legal bull’s-eye for the state's case came earlier in the morning when Judge William B. Hiie admitted Walley’s testimony that the body was that of a woman. It was the first evidence establishing the actual identification of the body. But with the defense eagerly taking the state's witness for their own use the victory was short-lived. Walley found himself testifying one thing one minute and retracting it the next. “You said a few moments ago that a wrist watch was found on she right wrist of the body. Is that rijht?” questioned the defense counsel. "No, I was wrong. I believe it was on the left wrist. No, I'm not j sure which wrist it was on,” the , undertaker testified. Previous testimony showed the watch was found on the left wrist. ■ Recall Missing Man Case The defense's use of Walley’s testimony that the skull found in the j lime pit might be that of a man was j further established when Walley admitted on cross-examination that it i migh< be that of Frank Tucker, a Warsaw man who disappeared two years ago. Officers who aided in finding the body in the lime pit first j thought it w’as that of Tucker. He ; Is believed to have been robbed and j murdered. His body has never been I found. Proctor became facetious at one bohv in his grilling of Walley as to his competency of deciding whether a skull was that of a human being or pot. ' "You didn't put a mark on the i Skull exhibited here. How do you know it is the same one or that of a woman? You're not like the grave-digger in Hamlet' who said. ‘Alas, poor Yorick, I knew r him well?’ ” Walley smiled a “no” and admitted that he could not tell whether it was that of a woman. He said the torso looked like a pile of rubbish. Efforts of the defense to further establish the curpus delicti and the crime's venue came with questioning of Seth Spilman, Elkhart captain of detectives. Proctor asked Spilman how far the body was front another county. When told ‘a good ways.” Proctor brought out that some articles found in the lime pit and to be identified as Mrs Stults' were thirty feet from the pit. Crochet and Listens A “norther” that dropped In on Elkhart kept the courtroom attendance low. All seats were filled. Two women, crocheting pillow slips, sat on camp-chairs near the court-rail, alternately listening to the testimony and dipping needles into the heavy cloth. Arden J. Westbrook, embalmer's assistant, followed Walley on the •: ind. He related the condition of e torso when it was taken from he lime grave to a funeral parlor. He admitted he was not sure of the set of the skull found in the realty addition. Bon Air Acres. Relatives of Mrs. Stults were -cheduled to take the stand late ccday and identify articles found near the alleged murder scene as those of “Gen" Stults. beauty parlor operator of Mishawaka and sweetheart of Charles Reyher. South Bend real estate dealer up to the time of her death, took the stand at noon and identified a wrist watch found tr. the lime pit as that of Mrs. Genevieve Stults. Ins fourrear paramour. Reyher told of taking the watch to a South Bend jew - elry for repair. He also indentured a diamond ring, one of the exhibits, as his gift to Mrs. Stults. Miracle Man. 84. Killed MT7NCTE, Ind.. Jan. 7.—Lee Scott. 84, it dead of injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. Herbert Keener.

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They Keep Girlish Grace The learned easterner to the contrary’, Miss Marion Katterhenry, 4109 Guilford avenue (left), and Miss Grace Avels, 4810 Guilford avenue, have no trouble preserving their charming femininity, even though they do play on the Delta Delta basketball and volleyball teams in the intramural leagues at Butler university.

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“CURE they do—the heck they O do.. .” Dr. Frederick Rand Rogers, state director of health and physical education of New York, has proposed that women should be barred from competitive sports because it detracts from feminine beauty. “It makes women mannish,” he said. “Participation of high school girls in athletics does not detract from their feminine beauty,” says Mrs. Kate R. Steichmann, women's athletic director at Shcrtridge high school. “At Shortridge wc stress the social side of athletics and develop a spirit of sportsmanship rather than keen competition.” Miss Louise Schulmeyer, physical director of -Butler university.

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Enter Seventh Day of Test: Crew Suffers From Cold. B , I tfiU'd Prmt. i.OS ANGELES, Jan. 7.—Cruising always within gliding distance of the Metropolitan airport at Van Nuys, the army monoplane Question Mark was still adding hours to its world’s sustained flight record for all types of aircraft today as it sailed into its second week in the air. The motors of the ship apparently were functioning well again but landing orders and the command to remain within easy reach of the home base were given, indicating the crew fears engine failure momentarily. From the ground It seemed that the motors were speeded up a bic from the original 1.500 revolutions and it was certain that the Question Mark was maintaining a higher altitude, probably with intent to provide a greater gliding distance in event of trouble. By rules of competitive flying the plane must land at Metropolitan field, where the take-off was made Tuesday morning, else the all-time marks broken will not be credited. At 7:26:45 a. m. the Question Mark completed its sixth day and 144th consecutive hour in the air. At that time it had exceeded bv twenty-six hours the best p:cvkus ! sustained flight record of 1)5 hours, set by the dirigible Dixmude. The tri-motored ship was refueled ; for the thirty-first time shortly after ! dawn, when 180 gallons of gasoline | were transferred in a seven-minute contact, made without incident. Even in event of bad weather the Question Mark will not venture > from the San Fernando valley, near the Van Nuys airport. Major Spatz said in a note to field officials. Rather it will fight the elements as best it can and land when and if connections become impossible! By this decision the Question Mark gave up every hope of breaking distance flight records. Averagj ing 70 miles an hour for its time in | the air the plane actually has traveled in excess of 9.000 miles. Since turns over a measured 'ourse are required for distance competitive flying, the plane is credited now with only 2,321.1 miles.

says: “Exercises art all right, but. competitive sports, no.” “I really don’t know whether athletics have any effect on women or not,” says Mrs. Helen H. Earp of the physical education department of the public schools. “It doesn’t detract from their beauty, nor does it add to it.” “Athletics do not make girls manly,” says Miss'Louise Noble, director’ of athletics at the Y. W. C. A. “Some of the best athletes are the daintiest, loveliest girls one sees on the streets. R. O. Patenguth, swimming director of ttte Indianapolis Athletic Club said: “Women who participate in athletics are manly appearing, as Dr. Rogers charges. They are in such excellent health as a result of training that they adopt a longer stride and a straighter posture.”'

Warns Skaters You risk your life if you skate on Fall Creek and White river, R. Walter Jarvis, park superintendent, warned today, Skatin on South Grove lagoon and Pogue’s run in Brookside park is smooth and safe, Jarvis said. Ice is frozen heavy enough to stand throngs of skaters and park board guards are on duty. To make the skating even better the fire department will flood the lagoon and Pogue’s run and fill the casting pool at Thirtieth street and Fall creek, Jarvis announced. “We hope we can go through this winter without tragedies such as the death of Barton Bradley last year, who died in Fall creek when he tried to save a little boy who had coasted onto thin ice and gone down,” said Jarvis.

RESCUE 35 AT SEA Steamer Sinks; Save All of Crew. B •• United Press BOSTON. Jan. 7.—About thirtyfive seamen were rescued Sunday night when the German steamer Rodelheim sank off Cape Racp, according to wireless advices received here today bv Rogers & Webb, steamship agents. The radio reports stated that the entire crew of the lost vessel was safe aboard the American Scantic line steamer Saguache, which is due to arrive at Portland. Wednesday.

HURT IN CART CRASH Two Bruised When Unruly Horse Overturns Wagon. A motorized age still liss its occasional "horse-drawn accident ” Archie Thomas, of 1514 Martindale avenue, and Max Gregory. 1550 Arsenal avenue, were driving on Twenty-fifth street Saturday afternoon when their horse became unruly and overturned the wagon on them. Their injuries were not serious. . t-r ‘ . •'

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CHIROS WANT SPECIAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS Drugless Healers Prepare to Demand Further Recognition. ATTACK -1927 BILL Discrimination Is Charged; Fight With M. D.s Looms Over New Draft. Chiropractors will renew their fight in the coming general assembly for a separate board of chiropractic examiners to displace the compromise arrangement of 1927, which gave them representation on :he state board of medical registration and examination. Definite decision to throw’ down the gauntlet again to the medics was made at conferences of the directors, advisory’ board and legislative committee of the Indiana Chiropractors’ Association here Sunday. A bitter legislative battle is a certainty in the light of past sessions. The bill which George G. Rinier. association attorney, was directed to draw up for early’ introduction would authorize the Governor to appoint a .separate chiropractic board of five members. Applicants for licenses would be required to have had a high school education and eighteen months’ training in an accredited chiropractic school. Members of the board would serve on a per diam of $6 a day; a lee of $lO would be charged* for a license, with an annual renewal fee of $2. The Governor would be allowed thirty days after signing the act before naming the board. The bill also would repeal all features of the 1927 act relaving to chiropractors. That measure gave chiropractors, as the leading school of drugless healers in the state, a member on the state medical board. Increasing its membership to soven. “In operation the law clos -/. the state to chiropractors.” Rinier said. “Requirements established by the state board involve medical training that should not be required of chiropractors. Approximately 900 chiropractors have been granted licenses under the 1927 law, which recognized as entitled to licenses those practicing w’hen the law’ was enacted. But the walls are up to new chiropractors.” AIRPORT PURCHASE UP TO COUNCIL TONIGHT Council to Act on Project Following Approval by Works Board. An ordinance approving the purchase of Site 8 for a municipal airport is expected to be introduced in city council meeting tonight. The council held two special meetings some time ago to rush airport plans, but was advised by attorneys that the board of works should act first. The works board apDroved the proposal to buy 1,000 acres south of Ben Davis last week. COP HALTS AUTO THEFT Two Youths Arrested When Caught in Act Sunday. Caught attempting to steal an automobile parked on Central avenue, near Twelfth street, according to police, two youths, 19 and 14, were arrested Sunday evening by Patrolman Mangus. The younger boy, who is alleged to have admitted the attempted theft, was taken home when his father guaranteed his appearance in. Juvenile court today. The other boy. Richard Dickerson, 3164 Station street, w’as lodged in city prison charged with vagrancy*. BUSH IN CONFERENCE State Senators Meet Incoming Lieutenant-Governor at English’s. Lieutgnant-Govemor-Elect Edgar D. Bush was receiving state senators at his quarters in the English today as the members of the upper house arrived for pre-session conferences. Mrs. Bertha Van Camp of Brookville, Ind., reporter of the Franklin circuit court for eight years, today oecame secretary to the incoming Lieutenant-Governor. Mrs. Van Camp reported improvement in the condition of Mrs. Bush, who has been ill of influenza. WRECK PLOT CHARGED Lebanon Authorities Question Two Indianapolis Men. By United Brest LEBANON, Ind.. Jan. 7.—Two Indianapolis men. Herbert White. 22, and Ivan Morris. 19, are held here today for questioning in connection with a plot to wreck a Pennsylvania train and four robberies at Whiteland. The men were arrested when authorities said they discovered several gallons of alleged liquor and a rifle in their automobile. The train on which an attempt at derailment was made was said to have had a large amount of money aboard.

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an n bub Rickard Dies —Dempsey at Side

BY FRANK GETTY United Press Snorts Writer NSW YORK. Jan. 7. —The sport world has lost one of its most color'ul and predominant figures in George L. (Tex) Rickard, who died sarly Sunday at Miami Beach. Fla., from infection following an operation for appendicitis. Rickard was 59 years old. Today the body of the promoter, whose early life was one of unfettered romance and whose later years brought him unparalleled success as a master showman, was coming back to the scene of his greatest triumphs aboard a fast New York-bound express. Mrs Rickard, grief-stricken young widow of the noted promoter, and Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion, accompanied the body, which is to lie in state at Campbell’s funeral parlors on Broadway, Tuesday afternoon and evening. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery, New York, Wednesday. , , • The promoter's death at 8:37 a. m. Sunday was due to ‘overwhelming infection following acute appendicitis”—less than twenty-four hours after Rickard had gamely told Jack Dempsey he had “this fight won.”

An incurable romanticist, who retained to the high moments when his vision of “million dollar gates” came true the same enthusiasm which had stood him in good stead in the days of cow-punching, goldmining and gambling in the far west, Rickard met death peacefully in his sleep. When the promoter passed away at 8:37 a. m. Sunday, after being unconscious for two hours, his young wife and Jack Dempsey stood bowed in grief at his death bed. Dempsey took immediate charge of the funeral arrangements and of the business affairs which had taken Rickard to Florida this winter. The greatest tribute paid to Rickard today was the difficulty men had in even suggesting his possible successor. Rickard's position in the sports world was unique and autocratic.

Gambles Life Away

It was something of the gambling spirit which cost Tex another chance at life, for he repeatedly put off the operation for appendicitis which surgeons insisted was necessary. On New Year’s day. Tex yielded to an overpowering attack and an operation followed at the Allison hospital at Miami Beach. There he seemed to rally, and even after a relapse late Friday night he was able to smile and take the hand of his friend. Dempsey, and say firmly: “Jack, I’ve got this fight won.” Mounting the stairs breathlessly Sunday three at a time, Dempsey entered the death chamber too late for a final word with Tex. Mrs. Rickard, bearing up bravely under the ordeal, stood at the bedside %’hen the doctor said quietly that the end had come. “I have lost the best pal a man ever had.” said Dempsey.

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The confusion attendant upon Rickard's passing is incalculable, although behind the promoter was the wealth of millionaires and on his staff were capable assistants. His fertile mind was a card-index of his numerous projects; he was in truth the mainspring of Madison Square Garden Corporation and its branching ventures. Only recently, a New Madison Square Garden opened in Boston, its backers borrowing from Rickard his sponsorship as builders seek royalty to lay corner stones. Other sports arenas were to follow’. No one knew the full extent of Tex’s schemes. Dempsey, already bound in partnership as well as friendship, might step in, but it. is doubtful if conflicting factions in Madison Square Garden would unite behind the former champion. Before Rickard's death, factions within the corporation were warring outside his door. None of these quarrels crossed the threshold, for Rickard’s rule was absolute, but now that he is gone the smaller fry may fall to squabbling among themselves and possibly pull down about themselves the sport temple Tex erected. There w’ere two turning points In the life of this extraordinary man, the first came when he successfully promoted the Gans-Nelson lightweight championship fight at Goldfield, Nev., more than twenty-two years ago. Tex put up the largest guarantee ever offered by a jlro--moter up to that time, and linage money on his venture. I

Triumph Over Fpes

The second turning point liY ard’s career was announced one afternoon five years ago: inuhe shabby offices he occupied in the high tower of the original Madison Square Garden. With characteristic nonchalance, in a vain effort to conceal the light of triumph in his eye. he told of his greatest victory. A group of Wall street millionaires had put up $5,000,000 for erection of anew sports arena under Rickard’s direction. He was to be president of anew Madison Square Garden corporation—the big moment in his career. Rickard had made many enemies, as a man does who climbs the hard road he traveled, and these enemies had all but ruined him a short time before. The Retails of that intrigue which nearly blasted the promoter’s life was sordid and most untimely. Suffice it hat the action of the Wall street group in baking him to tne extent of $5,000,000 was vindication. From then on. Rickard rose to a pos,’ion of autocrat in the w orld of fisticuffs. Kis word was mightier than that of boxing commission or other authorities. He paid the piper and called the tune, and his name is associated with all the great ventures in the realm of pugilism since that day.

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Ran ‘Square Game’

Born at Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 2, 1870, Tex answered to the name of George Lewis Rickard until cow punching in the Panhandle state, followed by exploration for gold in the fields and on the gaming tables, brought him the nickname by which millions knew him. In a reminiscent mood, Rickard liked to refer to the hardships of his days in the Yukon, where he towed a 100-pound pack on a sled through waist-deep snow with the temperature 60 below. He liked to chat of Chilkoot Pass in 1886, and of his earliest ventures in running a “square” gambling house in Nevada. “Crooked” roulette wheels and gambling games were not unusual in those days, but Tex made his reputation first as a “square shooter.” He had been the youngest marshal in his part of Texas earlier in Ins career. Tex “went broke” buying, working and selling claims within the Arctic Circle, doing day labor in the mines of Nevada and spininng his "square” whel at Goldfield.

Goldfield on Map

Then came the period of the Gans-Nelson fight in 1906, Goldfield mining men w’ere seeking something to "put the town on the map.” Rickard began his career as a promoter, offering a purse which men said couldn’t be paid to the Negro who then was champion and the stout-hearted little challenger. Tex staged the fight, paid the fighters and “put the town on the map.” Goldfield is known today solely because of that historic battle and the man w’ho made it possible. Four years later Rickard again made his mark in the field of fight promotion, this time with the “comeback” of Jim Jeffries and the famous fiasco of the bout with Jack Johnson, then heavyweight champion. The fight was a fiasco, for Jeff proved the original “hollow shell,” but the affair was a great success for Tex. who outbid other promoters for the bout with an offer of SIOI,OOO. That fight was to have been held in San Francisco, and all arrangements, including those for the park, tickets and the like had been made w’hen politics intervened and banned the bout. To any one else but Rickard it would have been a crushing blow. There was no getting the better of Tex, even in those days. He sold the. lumber for his arena, paid his bills, posted a bond to cover the amount of tickets already sold, and moved fighters, bag and baggage to Reno, Nev. On the outskirts of the city an arena was erected in four days, and the fight was held as scheduled. July 4, 1910. Rickard made SIOO,OOO for himself, despite the last-minute change, and cast about for new fields to conquer.

Invades New York

His chance to invade New York City in a big way—and Tex never did things in any other —came when jhe promoted the Wiliard-Moran ; fight in the old Madison Square j Garden thirteen years ago, the “gate” exceeding $150,000. From that time on. as a promoter, Rickard w’ent from one huge success ito another. The most spectacular was the “Battle of the Century,” in W’hich Tex's powers of showmanship somewhat surpassed his judgment as a matchmaker, to put it mildly. Georges Carpentier lasted nearly four rounds with Jack Dempsey. and Rickard collected a “gate” ' of $1,626,580 at Boyle’s Thirty Acres, on w’hich he erected a vast and : somewhat unstable arena seating 90.000. The Dempsev-Firpo fight drew | $1,188,822, the first Dempsey-Tunney j affair a little more than $2,000,000 and the second approximately j $3,000,000. He re-married, following the death of his first wife in October, 1925, his second wife being Miss Maxine Hodges, a Chicago girl and former actress. Rickard's daughter Bessie, by his first marriage, w’hich j lasted twenty-three years, died in 1907. j In 1927. a baby girl, Maxine, was born and became the pride of the promoter's life. But with his million dollars, his yacht and Florida • home ands certain tardy predilec- | tion for golf. Rickard scoffed at ! humors that he would retire. I “I expect to be here the rest of jmy life,” he said recently in his j office in Madison Square Garden, j He was in Florida arranging for the start of anew heavyweight elimination tournament when he died.

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MERCURY DIPS TO 4 ABOVE Predict Zero for Tonight; Some Warmer Tuesday. The temperature dropped to 4 degrees above zero, anew low mark for the season, here this morning and the possibility of the zero mark being reached was forecast by J. H. Armington, United States weather bureau head. The mercury will hover at or very close to zero and may- be a degree or two below, Armington said. Relief from the cold wave will come Tuesday, he said, but the relief will be slow, with temperatures likely rising about 20 degrees during the day. Close Schoolrooms Parts of three public schools were closed. Pupils in twelve of the sixteen rooms at School 46, Miller and Reisner streets, were sent home this morning because the rooms could not be heated. Two rooms were closed at School 49, 1902 West Morris street, and one at School 34, Wade and Boyd streets. The cold wave which struck the city from the northwest Saturday night lifted slightly Sunday night to strike heavier this morning. A low point of 8 above was reached at 8:15 a. m. Sunday. The mercury rose slightly during the day, reaching a high point of 27 at 9 p. m. It dropped slowly during the night, reaching 6 above at 6 a. m. This morning rose 1 degree at 7 a. m. and dropped to 4 at 8 a. m. Lowest at Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne reported the lowest temperautre of the state, 2 above zero, this morning. Evansville was high with 20 above. The coldest point on the continent, according to weather bureau reports, was near Winnipeg, Canada, where the thermometers registered 32 below zero. Thirty degrees below zero was reported from the Red river valley in the Dakotas. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 6 10 a. m 5 7 a. m 7 11 a. m..... 7 Ba. m 4 12 (noon).. 7 9 a. m 4 1 p. m 9 CALL U._S OFFICIALS Senate Committee to Push Indian Affairs Probe. By United I Jr ess WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Former Secretary of Interior Work, Attor-ney-General Sargent and Charles Burke, Indian commissioner, will be called before the senate Indian affairs committee to explain why a proposed grand jury investigation of the Jackson-Barnett case in Oklahoma was suddenly called off last summer. Senator Thomas <Dem.), Oklahoma, asked they be summoned after the committee had been told the history of the case by Charles B. Selby, special attorney-general of Oklahoma City at a hearing of its investigation of the bureau of Indian affairs. Selby said he was prepared to ask the grand jury for indictments charging former Secretary of Interior Fall, Burke and several others with criminal conspiracy in connection with their handling of Barnett’s estate.

HITS 'PRISON SYSTEM Official Predicts Federal Jails for Cities. Bit United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.—'Tile government prison system long has been treated “as a red-headed stepchild” and needs modernizing. A. H. Conner, federal superintendent of prisons, tolds the house prison investigating committee today. The government eventually will be compelled to provide jail facilities in all large cities, especialy New York. Cleveland,. St. Louis and San Francisco. Conner predicted. Miami county jails where federal prisoners are kept were branded “a disgrace to the country” by Conner. He said the Cuyahoga <'o.l county jail visited by the committee last summer is one of the worst institutions housing government prisoners. Miner Fatally Crashed By Times Kneefnt WHEATLAND, Ind.. Jan. 7.—McDowell Baker, 22. died a few minutes after being crushed between two cars in the Standard coal mine here, where he was employed.

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BARES OFFER OF $2,000 IN CRIMEPROBE Wife of Prominent Steuben County Man Says He May Accept. QUIZ IN INDIANAPOLIS Liquor Angle Studied Here on Eve of Grand Jury Session. BY BEN STERN Times Staff Correspondent ANGOLA, Ind.. Jan. 7.—” My husoand can't sleep. He walks the floor and wrings his hands. He said that he has been offered $2,000 to keep his mouth shut about the bank robbery and murder, and he thinks he- will take it.” This is the statement of the wife of a prominent Steuben county political figure to a friend and it has now become a part of the mass of evidence which will be presented to the Steuben county grand jury when it meets Tuesday to investigate one of the most flagrant cases of corruption and crime among law enforcement officials that has occurred in Indiana in recent years. The list of crimes alleged includes bank robbery, murder, arson, conspiracy to violate botl the national and state prohibition laws, dealing in “hot cars” and just plain, ordinary bootlegging. Women Cause Break And it is the women, disgusted with the welter of crime, corruption and graft who are Riding the state officials in gathering of the voluminous evidence which it is hoped will result in indictment and subsequent conviction of at least six of the prominent political, official and business figures of th* state's most northeastern county. The trail of corruption leads into . federal and state official departi ments, deputy sheriffs, mail clerks, city officials and others are implicated, investigators declared today. A long conference of the investigators was held today here when additional information against prominent persons was compiled. In an effort to throw further light upon the crime situation in Steuben county, which will be placed before the grand jury Tuesday. state police until today quizzed known bootleggers in Ft. Wayne and in Indinaapolis. The Indiaiiapolis bootleggers were especially questioned regarding the seizure of an automobile load of whisky April 23. 1928, by Charles Zimmerman, then Steuben county sheriff. In the four years tliat Zimmerman was sheriff he stopped but onle caravan belonging to Indianapolis bootleggers. Seized Cars and Truck This consisted of two automobiles and a truck, the latter carrying liquor and being driven by Scott Crawford and guarded by Alfred Cones. Behind them came a guard car containing George McLaughlin and Raymond Kelly, with another emergency car chosen by Louis Barker bringing up the rear. McLaughlin, Kelly and Barker were fined S2OO each and the cars were confiscated and Crawford and Cones were held on $2,500 bond which they forfeited. Questioning by state police was directed at determining whether it was necessary to arrange with Zimmerman for protection, prices paid and the possible collusion of other officials. Mayor Under Fire The grand jury will be asked to investigate direct violation of the statutes by Mayor Orville Stevens of Angola, in trying felonies, w’hen his court has but the power of a justice of the peace court. In the four years of Zimmerman’s incumbency Stevens ordered confiscation of thousands of cases of liquor brought from Detroit, Mich., collected approximately SB,OOO in fines, sentenced and find about one hundred persons and ordered confiscation of about sev-enty-five automobiles. “I knew that I had no jurisdiction in the confiscation cases, but the prosecutor. Milo Thompson, and Sheriff Zimmerman brought them in to my court and I passed sentence,” Stevens told The Indian* j jpolis correspondent. Besides these cases on ' record. ! Zimmerman confiscated an unknown but large number of automobiles loaded with liquor from which owners had fled. He gave no : record of confiscations and nothing is officially known of what became of the liquor and automobiles. Step by step the alibi of ore official as to his whereabouts whenever the known crimes occurred is being cracked. It Is expected that it will be possible to present evidence to the grand jury which will result in completely shattering his . story. Dog Attacks Benefactor ! Up United Brest CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—Christmas day Joseph Schur oe friended a : hungry mongrel doe. Today the dog leaped on Schur when he accidentally stepped on its tail and tore the ; flesh on both his arms.. His daugh- ■ ter also was bitten and a child nar--1 rowly escaped as the animal turned on its benefactor.