St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 31, 1928

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PRICE 2 CENTS TENCES OF X MONTHS WEN TEXTILE TIRIKE CHIEFS ee / Three Radical Leaders in bf " | Bedford Walkout | - Ordered Imprisoned for ’ : ‘Violating Riot Act. ek Be. HREE WOMEN GET THREE MONTHS EACH , nty-Eight Others Re- ive Two-Month Terms 4 Appeals Taken After ‘Hearing on Disorders. . the Associated Press. "NEW BEDFORD, Mass., July Three laeders of the textile rikers’ group were sentenced to- y to six months in the House of rection on charges of violation the riot act, following disturb- aces last night growing out of ar- sts of pickets. They were held B $1500 bond when notice of ap- p was given. Twenty-eight 0 her men were sentenced to two Memonths each and held in $500 ‘The three sentenced to the long ferms are Fred E. Beal of Law- rence, Joseph Cabral of New Bed- ford and Jack Rubinstein of New York. The police assert they beaded the § so-called “radical group” among the strikers. Three women picket leaders yot three months each and filed $1000 bonds when they appealed. ‘Two hundred and fifty pickets were confined in the Central Po- fee Station last night as the re- mit of clash with author'ties that Wentually called out a compan, of Coast Artillery to disperse at layonet point a crowd of 10,000 persons in One of the most tur- .M@bulent demonstrations of the 16- M&A Thousands of strikers, ® “izers and spectators lined Week textile strike. | Long into the morning the pris- ters continued to shout and sing in the crowded quarters at the gation while radical leaders of the Textile Mills Committee urgei their companions under arrest to tmbarrass authorities still further by refusing to apply for or accept ‘Dail. Thousands Cheer Prisoners. sympa- the ;@erets near the courthouse today —By Fontaine Fox Comic Sections of the Post-Dispa JHERE ELSE ON “SPUNKY: | r aay FAST PRIZE IN ; “» : » 2 , se .- @ fore the Whitman ! ‘cheer the arrival of truckloads % pickets. The prisoners cheered ‘td waved greetings to their sym- pathizers. 'Pickets Unaffiliated With Unions. | Those under arrest were opera- tives affiliated with the labor group posed to the New Bedford Tex- tle Council, the recognized un- body which has consistemly used to be a party to the demor.- rations which have involved po- ‘Ace clashes. _ Many were taken into custody ‘ha wholesale roundup of pickets mill early last night. Vans of patrolmen ‘Made a quick dash to the scene ® *fter authorities had been defied by Fred E. Beal, an organizer for }the Textile Mill Committees, to ® Oust the picket line. As news spread of the whole- ‘Sale roundup, a crowd estimated at @ 10.000 gathered about the police ‘Station. Chief of Police Samuel D. McLeod then called upon Batter7 ® E of the Coast Artillery, while Den- uly Sheriffs forced their way into the throng to read the riot act. The National Guardsmen su-- | Prised the mob by pouring out of ®@ *Tival, the crowd the station with fixed bayonets and though a few stones greeted their | was quickly Pushed back and the streets cleared . a for two blocks in all directions. An ® “oneous report that a man or woman had been stabbed by a sol- fer's bayonet temporarily caused fresh excitement. Strikers to Vote on Mediation. While the so-called “radicals’’ Wire contending with police, tre Textile Council met and voted to /Nbmit to its constituent unions tie Westion of arbitrating the strike ‘s proposed last week by the Staie ‘rd of Arbitration and Concili- . i _ at a meeting attended by re>- ® Statives of labor and manufac- turers. The unions are expected to make hown their decision by Thursday ® "ght. Mill gates were sparsely picket- “ loday, with the exception of ® Whitman mill. At that mill m * line of several hundred pickets | _ on duty and a crowd of more *n 2000 looked on. G. 0. P. Committee Has No Choice for Circuit Attorney Party Heads in City Decide to Express No Preference in Primary Race for Prosecutor’s Office. The Republican City Committee will take no stand on the primary contest for the nomination for the Circuit Attorneyship in next Tues- day’s primary. Chairman Remmers announced today that a special committee, which was named to make recom- mendations to the ward organiza- tions as té6 whom they should sup- rort in the primary, had decided to make no recommendation on the Circuit Attorneyship. Ward organi- zations will be left to do as they see fit, without suggestion from the City Committee, Howard Sidener, who is seeking renomination for a third term as Circuit Attorney, has the support of some of the committeemen. The rest are divided among his oppo- nents, who are Arthur J. Freund, Louis E. Miller, Edward E. Ru- dolph and William R. Davis. City committeemen of both the Republican and Democratic par- ties make out sample ballots, to be distributed on primary days among | the ward workers. . These sample ballots represent the individual choices of committeemen and women, after conference with their precinct committee members. Before the weekly meeting of the Democratic City Committee, | this afternoon, Chairman Mestres said the committee as a whole would indorse no candidate for Cir- UREDITORS AGREE 10 $700,000 LOS) TO SAVE SHOE FIRM To Keep Menzies Company Going, Concerns It Owes Approve Plan to Pay 20 Cents on the Dollar. GROUP HAS FAITH IN cuit Attorney or any other contest-? FUTURE OF BUSINESS ed office, before the primary. He said most of the committeemen were waiting for further confer- ences with their precinct organ- izations before announcing whom they will support. Former Judge Franklin Miller is gaining the support of some of the committee members, while some are still favorable to Thomas J. Rowe Jr. or Joseph F. Dickmann. Several of thé ward organizations will meet tonight, and committee- men will sound the sentiment of their precinct workers before an- nouncing their selection for the circuit attorneyship. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 31. HE Postoffice Department T announces today that it would start a steamer-air- plane-transoceanic mail service with the sailing of the French Line steamer We de France from Havre Aug. 8 and from New York Aug. 17. An amphibian plane will be used, leaving the ship at such a distance from the American or French coasts as to save 24 hours in the time of arrival of the mail at its destination. i Dry Agents Made Outlay in Four Months Getting Evi- dence for Indictments. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 31.—Prohi- bition padlocks were attached to- day to the barrooms of six night clubs, including the. Salon Royal managed by Texas Guinan. The clubs were among the 18 men- tioned in indictments returned yes- terday against 107 defendants. Thirty-one additional defendants were named in other indictments today which named eight more night clubs. It was said at the Federal Build- ing that four prohibition operatives from Washington spent between $60,000 and $75,000 from the mid- dle of February to the latter part of June, gathering evidence on which the wholesale indictments are based. Among those indicted today was Tommy Guinan, brother of Texas. BOY, 9, SWIMS 14 MILES DOWN THE DELAWARE RIVER Johnny Devine Jr. Goes From Phil- adelphia to Chester in 3 Hours, 58 Minutes. By the Associated Press. CHESTER, Pa., July 31.—John- ny (Freckles) Devine Jr., 9-year- old swimming prodigy of Philadel- phia, swam the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester yes- terday, a distance of 14 miles, in 3 hours, 58 minutes) When John- ny was lifted to the wharf here and greeted by the Mayor and a crowd of cheering spectators, he said he felt fine and wasn’t a bit tired. Entering the river at he Navy Yard in Philadelphia at 2:22 p. m., the boy, aided at times by the tide, arrived at 6:20 p. m. His father, his trainer, and a ..umber of others followed him down the river in small boats. The boy has been an accom- plished swimmer since he vas 3, and holds many records. Until to- day his most notable fear was swimming Biscayne Bay. Florida. COOLIDGE SURE OF HIS CHECKS None Ever Turned Down, He Tells Bankers. By the Associated Presa, SUPERIOR, Wis., July 31.— President Coolidge today told the bankers of Superior and Douglas County, Wisconsin, that his credit has always been good. A. J. Wentzel led the bankers in paying their respects to Mr. Cool- idge and jokingly said: “Mr. President, it will not be necessary now for you to be identified when you have a check to be cashed.” The President replied: “I have never had a check turned down yet.” ATTORNEY C. W. BATES DIES IN PASADENA, CAL. Succumbs at 64 to Complica- tions Following Cold Caught a Week Ago. Charles Woodson Bates, attorney, former City Counselor and member of an old and prominent family, died today of pneumonia at Pasa- dena, Cal. Mr. Bates, who was 64 years old, ' went to California three weeks ago to join his wife, who was recover- ing from an illness. She was by his side when he died shortly be- fore 8 o'clock this morning in the Las Encinas sanitarium, where she had been convalescing. Pneumonia set in after a severe cold that he caught while out walking 10 days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bates had planned to return together soon to their home at 5518 Cabanne avenue. The body will be forwarded here tomorrow for burial. Mrs. Bates is expected to accompany it. Mr. Bates was City Counselor from 1902 to 1909 under Mayor Rolla Wells. Later he was gen- eral counsel for Wells when the latter was receiver of the United Railways. He was appointed. to that post by the United States Dis- trict Court. Most of his life was spent in law practice in St. Louis, He concen- trated on a general civil practice, and had offices with Baron in the Boatmen’s Bank Building. The law firm formerly included Charles P. Williams, Member of an old American family founded before the Revo- lutionary War, and grandson of Edward Bates, Attorney-General under President Lincoln, Mr. Bates was born in St. Charles County. His father, Richard Bates, was a lawyer and the son fol- lowed in his footsteps after attend- ing public schools of St. Charles County and graduation from West- minster College, He was admitted to the bar in 1885. After three years practice in Colorado he settled down to practice in St. Louis. In 1916 he married Miss Binda S. Porter, daughter of wa retired Denver, Colo., banker. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ellen Woodson Bates, and a sister, Mrs. Anne Hersman, both of Louis, MAN ROWING ACROSS ATLANTIC ARRIVES IN VIRGIN ISLANDS Franz Romer Reaches St. Thomas From Lisbon in His 21-Foot Boat. By the Associated Frees. ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, July 31.—Franz Romer, German steamship officer, who left Lisbon on March 3 in an attempt to row across the Atlantic in a collapsible boat, arrived in St. Thomas today. Romer was well and conditions were favorable for continuation of his trip. Romer’s boat is 21 feet long and has a 3-foot beam. He is con- tending for a prize of $25,000. NEW PREDICTS BIG 1929 LOSS By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July .1.—Pust- master-General New estimated to- day that his department wou!d have a deficit of $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 1929 partly as a re- sult of the decision by the Inter- state Gommerce Commission yes- terday granting increased pay to railroads carrying the mails. The Postmaster-Gencral stated he did not know how this amount could be made up, but*pointed oiit that he would be “directed” under the law to increase the rates on parcel post ‘“‘to insure the receipt of revenue from such service ade- quate to pay the cost thereof.” st. Claimants Expect to Re- ceive Money on or Before Aug. 20 — No Further Action in U. S. Court. Continuing a determined effort to save the Menzies Shoe Co., man- ufacturers, from financia] ruin, its creditors, meeting at a downtown law office today, agreed to a pro- posal to settle their claims of about $860,000 for 20 cents on the dollar rithin the next three weeks, takiag loss of about $700,000. They have been making unusual efforts to keep the business on its feet, believing it to be fundamentally sound. One reason for the creditors’ at- titude lies in the fact that tlre company, which has headquarters at 1722 Washington avenue, owns five efficient, modern shoe fac- tories in small towns, strategically |} located as to labor and other itm- portant cost factors. Another rea- son, his friends say, is the per- sonality of Samuel D. Nichols, the company. About 80 per cent of the unse- cured claims were represented at today’s meeting. Afterward, a spokesman for the company made the following statement: “Richard Rumer, of counsel for the alleged bankrupt firm, will [lle a petition in Federal ~Court on Thursday, asking for an official meeting of the creditors to consider an offer in composition of 20 cenls on the dollar. Funds sufficient to make this settlement are to te available on or before Aug. 20. the meantime, no further action will be taken before the Referee in Bankruptcy looking toward the ap- pointment of a receiver. “More than sufficient assets have been shown to be available to pay the 20-cent composition, but not in such form as the creditors think it should be in. Between now and Aug. 20, the funds will be convert- ed and placed on deposit, so that if the composition becomes effect've | they will be distributed immediate- ly among the creditors in cash 1nd notes, some creditors taking cash and others notes, while still others will get part cash and part notes. Many of them already have signed letters agreeing to take notes, While the figures Are tentative, it is probable about $130,000 will be paid in cash and $40,000 in notes. In addition to prévious assets avail- able, some new capital has been obtained. “Frank B. Nall, an attorney ,is co-operating with Mr. Nichols in the conduct of the business, with the approval of a great volume of the claimants. It is hoped to make it unnecessary to appoint a receiver. The creditors believe the business can be saved and operated successfully, and turned back to Mr. Nichols in better shape that it was before. They expect to be through with the task by Sept. 1.’ Two weeks ago, according to Foster H. Brown, a member of the Merchandise Creditors’ Committee, Nichols affered to settle for 15 cents on the dollar, but the pro- posal was rejected. (2 REPORTED KILLED IN WRECK German Passenger Train Crashes Into Freight; 35 Injured. By the Associated Press. AUGSBURG, Germany, July 31. —Twelve persons were’ reported killed and 35 injured near the town of Dinkelscherben, Bavaria, to- day when a passenger train crashed into a standing freight train. Rescue squads were dis- patched to Dinkelscherben from Ulm and Augsburg. The reports received here said the accident was caused by a de- fective switch and that the passen- ger train crashed headon into the freight, telescoping the locomotive and three cars. $19,000 Taken in Bank Hold-up. By the Associated Press, LONG BEACH, Calif., July 31.— A robber today held up a branch of the Security Trust and Savings Bank and escaped with a sum es- timated to be $19,000. Following the first employe to enter the bank this morning, the robber tied him up and each succeeding em- ploye arrived bound them until five persons were trussed and gagged. The man obtained entrance to the vault. youthful president and founder of Tn: THUNDERSHOWERS LATE TODAY; CLOUDY, WARMER, TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. ™m 75 a. MT eeesees 7D noon ° &i Op ~JDSHE Gt pao Pe ee Sw m Yesterd (ff a. m. Relative humidity at noon, 67 per cent. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Thun- dershowers this afternoon or to- night; tomorrow partly cloudy; slightly warmer tomorrow. Missouri: Thun- dershowers this afternoon or to- night; mostly fair ‘tomorrow; not much. change in temperature. Illinois: Thun- derstorms this afternoon or to- night; mostly fair tomorrow; cooler tomorrow . in northeast portion. COOLIDGE TO AID CAMPAIGN BY DOING HIS BEST IN OFFICE President Plans No Active Part, But Will Try to Help G. O. P. Record for Efficiency. By the Associated Press, SUPERIOR, Wis., July 31.— President Coolidge feels that his best contribution to Secretary Hoover’s campaign is to continue so to conduct the affairs of the Nation that the record of the Re- publican party may commend it- self to the voters. Apart from this, Mr. Coolidge has made no plans for any partic- ular activities in the campaign. He will continue for the remain- der of his term in his effort to conduct safely and efficiently the duties of the office, which he un- dertook Aug. 2, 1923. In the meantime President Cool- idge does not consider it possible to attempt to obtain tariff revi- sion in favor of agriculture at the next short session of Congress. Such a tariff revision could be undertaken at the next session only if the responsible element of both parties could agree in advance upon a new set of schedules, President Coolidge regards this as improbable in view of the presi- dential campaign. Even ‘after the campaign, such an agreement, al- though possible, seems impossible to the chief executive. BODIES OF 20 INDIANS DUG UP NEAR CINCINNATI Expert Thinks They Were Buried From 10,000 to 15,000 Years Ago. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, July 31.—Skele- tons of 20 Indians have been dug up by a steam shovel at Mill Creek, near here. Ralph Drury, curator of the Cin- cinnati Museum of Natural His- tory, thinks they are between 10,- 000 and 15,000 years old. A mute story of a tragedy was disclosed. The leg of one of the Indians had been broken, although it had knit back together. The Indian had died young. Perhaps it was because he could not ruu around with the rest of the boys, Drury said. Drury thinks the Indians may have been members of the early Algonquins who buried their dead in shallow graves. | PRESIDENT HUNTS JOB FOR SON Decides It Is Time for John to Go to Work. By the Associated Press. SUPERIOR, Wis., July 31.— The days of leisure and idleness have. come to an end for John Coolidge. Now that he has gradu- ated from Ambherst, his _ father, the President, is canvassing open- ings for him to go to work with no more delay. What business exactly he will go in for has not been decided, but Mr. Coolidge has decided whatever he takes up he will take up very soon, leaving him only a very short time more to enjoy the. sunshine and the breezes of Cedar Isiand Lodge. MAN INSURED FOR $2,159,000 Claims Paid on Life of R. E. Raftf- ner of Charleston, W. Va. CHICAGO, July 31,—Insurance policies aggregating $2,159,000 on R. E. Ruffner of Charleston, W. Va., composed the largest insur- ance claim paid in the United States last year, the annual tabu- lation of insurance payments, re- leased by the National Under- writers, show. Other large claims were $1,224.,- 000 for Edward Hillman, Chicago merchant, and $1,029,070 for John R. Thompson, Chicago restaura- teur. New York, with $63,000,000, led the country in insurance pay- TO TUNNEY, K.0. STANDS FOR ments. Chicago was second with " $39,708,000. 4 ‘this issue, j issue, WM. ALLEN WHITE MODIFIES ATTACK Kansas Editor Had Assailed Nominee for Votes on Bills Affecting Social Evil and Gambling. WILLING TO GRANT PURITY OF MOTIVES Predicts Campaign Will Be Fought on Issues of Tam- many and Candidate’s Support of Open Saloon. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 31.—William Allen White, Kansas editor, today withdrew his charges against Gov. Smith’s legislative record so far as bills. governing gambling and prostitution were concerned be- cause, he said, he did not wish to question the motive of the Demo- cratic presidential nominee. While allowing his contention that Gov. Smith had consistently voted for the saloon to stand, White said of his other charges “I could not in good conscience press realizing that Gov. Smith, whom I greatly admire for his many high qualities, feels that my charges question the purity of his motives which always should be granted in any political contro- versy.” White’s Statement. White said in his statement: “Yesterday, talking to Walter Lippmann of the World, a friend of Gov. Smith and of mine for many years, I learned that Gov: Smith was deeply aggrieved that I should charge him. with protecting gam- bling and prostitution in his as- sembly record. I can understand, after considering what Mr. Lipp- mann said, that the Governor in reform bills might honestly have felt that the bills were unconsti- tutional, or were not enforceable, or infringed upon personal liberty or encouraged police blackmail. ‘But Gov. Smith certainly is en- titled to fair treatment. I always have oe to fight fair. I have never consciously questioned any man’s motives and so this morning before the morning papers have come and before I knew what, if any, reply Gov. Smith has made to my statement of yesterday, I desire to withdraw the charges formally insofar as they affect his votes on gambling and prostitution but not his position as to the sa. loon. Tammany Issue of Campaign. “On the question of the menace of Tammany and of Gov. Smith’s Tammany record for the open Sa- loon. the whole issue of the cam- paign is coming. “Organized, protected prostitu- tion is quickly passing out of American life, and that issue is not vital, but vital or not, I could not in good conscience press this realizing that Gov. Smith, whom I greatiy admire for his many high qualities, feels that my charges question the purity of his motives, which always should be granted in any political contro- versy. “So the ten or a dozen votes on gambling and prostitution come out of the record. I hope now American newspapers, and partic- ularly Republican newspapers, will give the same consideration to this statement that they gave ito my statement yesterday.” White, last night made public the results of the two weeks’ study made for him of the New York Assembly Journal to show “the record of Gov. Smith as it affects the saloon and the allies of the saloon, made by him as Assembly- man during the first dozen years of his political career.” White plans to sail for Europe Thursday. The record shows, White says, that as a member of the Assembly Gov. Smith favored the old-time “wide open. untrammeled, “inreg- ulated saloon,” and voted against measures introduced for the pur- pose of putting restrictions upon it. “Gov. Smith’s record on the question a dozen or 20 years ago is chiefly important today in view of the ftcat that he defied the piat- form of the Democratic party and promised to intorduce a liquor plan “Continued on Page 2, Column 3. casting those votes against those- | | INDICTED OFFICIAL ON GOV. SMITH OEE EAN See Sein sbessecsabasensane -P SD Y St oo —Strauss Photo. FRED E. MUELLER. ADMITS THEFT TOTALING $4000 FROM MAIL SACKS Edward Skulidis, Laborer at Union Station, Arrested — Losses Had Puzzled Authorities Several Years Edward Skulidis, 35 years old, a laborer employed by the Terminal Railroad Association, was arrested this afternoon in the Union Station, where he worked, and confessed to Postoffice Inspectors and city de- tectives that he had stolen money and jewelry worth $4000 from mail sacks transferred through St. Louis. The mystery of thefts from mail moving through the Union Station to destinations elsewhere had puzzled Postoffice Inspectors for several years, and, according to Chief Inspector Reuter, aggregated much more than the amount Sku- lidis admitted. The laborer, who is said to have $28,000 in New York and St. Louis banks, offered to make restitution of the $4000. Skulidis was arrested in the sta- tion by Postoffice Inspector E. J. Kupferer, who had charge of the investigation, and City Detectives Bush and Johnson. He had $2000 in cash on his person and in his cap were several pieces of jewelry. More jewelry was found under the floor of the room he occupied at 21 South Fifteenth street. According to Reuter, Skulidis was engaged daily in the task of transferring through mail sacks from incoming trains to outgoing trains. When he noticed a sack which looked ‘‘good,”’ he would con- ceal it in a dark corner of the mail room to examine it at an op- portune time. Packages which appeared to contain money or val- uables would be rifled .and_re- sealed, and the mail sack would be sent on to its destination. Thefts from mail sacks had been going on for many months, Reuter declared, before it was discovered that the packages were being rifled in transit. By a process of elimina- tion, Postoffice Inspectors from all sections of the country succeeded in centering the investigation in St. Louis, where the arrest of Skulidis resulted. The looting of transit mail, Reuter said, is the most diffi- cylt of all mail thefts to trace. NEW ORLEANS-T0-ST. LOUIS SPEEDBOAT REACHES NATCHEZ Craft Piloted by Memphis Physi- cian Has Traveled 260 Miles Since Yesterday. NATCHEZ, Miss., July 321.—The motorboat Bogie, seeking to estab- lish a new speed record on the Mississippi River from New Orleans to St. Louis, reached Natchez at 9:25 a. m. today. The boat, piloted by Dr. Louls Leroy, Memphis physician and sportsman, had traveled approx!- mately 260 mies since casting off at New Orleans at 5:48 p. m. yes- terday. Fire Engine Hoisted to Fire. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 31. - When firemen had difficulty fight- ing a blaze on the third floor of a garage here. a fire engine was placed on an elevator and taken to the fire, which was then quick- ly extinguished. Free Band Concert Tonight. Daketa Park, 7:30 to 10. Mo- meno's bané& COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ao INDICTED TWICE AS BRIBE-TAKER |) MUELLER i) SURRENDERS GIVES BON OF $30,00 Alleged to Have Accepted $800 to Protect Slot Ma- chines and $200 to Free. Bootlegger. JUSTICE OF PEACE FIEDLER IS ACCUSER Prosecutor Denies Charges Which He Declares Are Result of: Political Con- spiracy. Reaching for higher-ups in its investigation of reports that organ- ized crime has had official pro- tection in St. Louis County, the special grand jury at Clayton has indicted Prosecuting Attorney Fred E. Mueller for bribery, charging he accepted two bribes from Justice of the Peace Adolph Fiedler of Maplewood, one of $800 for pro- tecting the operation of slot ma- chine gambling devices, and an- other of $200 for dropping the Prosecution and dimissing the warrant against a bootlegger. Three witnesses appeared before the grand jury against Prosecuting Attorney Mueller. One, Justice of the Peace Fiedler, presumably told of offering the bribes which the Prosecuting Attorney is charged with accepting. Two other wit- nesses, First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Charles N, Noble, and Circuit Clerk Oscar H: Jacobs- meyer, were called with records of their offices to corroborate testi- mony of Justice Fiedler concern- ing the $200 bribe for dropping the bootlegger’s case. The indictments were made pub- lic today when they were certified to the Sheriff's office for execu- tion. Prosecuting Attorney Muel- ler surrendered formally after noon and furnished $30,000 in bonds, the amount having been fixed by Circuit Judge Mulloy. Bargain With Fiedler. Specifically, -. one indictment charges that on Feb. 13, 1928, Prosecuting Attorney Mueller en- tered into an agreement with Jus- tice of the Peace Fiedler “that he would neglect and omit to perform his official duties and would per- form same with partiality and favors, and that he would rot prosecute any criminal action against any person for setting up and keeping certain slot machines, which were gambling devices, at Lindy Hall, and if complaint was made he would neglect and omit to file an Information, and if an in- formation was filed, he would have such cause dismissed.” Lindy Hall is at 6310A Easton avenue, Wellston. Last winter boxing and wrestling matches were held there and several gambling slot machines were openly operat- ed in the place. Fiedler Paymaster, It is Said. The second indictment charges Prosecuting Attorney Mueller with accepting a $200 bribe from -us- tice of the Peace Fiedler. On April 28. 1927, it is charged, First Assis. tant Prosecuting Attorney Nobie filed an information against Edgar E. Horn, who had been arrested with three quarts of beer and part of a pint bottle of whisky. On July 5, 1927, it is charged, Prosecuting Attorney Mueller agreed with Jus- tice Fiedler for $200 not to prose. cute the case and that he would have the cause dismissed and the warrant discharged. ‘ "The record in the Prosecuting Attorney's office of the Horn case shows it was dismissed by order of the State on recommendation of the arresting officer, Deputy Sher- iff Charles Kick signing the affi- davit. Horn resides at 6286 Bart. mer avenue. Mueller Denies After the indictments bad been made public Prosecuting Attorney Mueller issued the following state- ment: “The charge is absolutely false and grows out of my persistent refusal to dismiss any of the four indictments now pending against Adolph Fiedler. who is my sole accuser. “Coming at this time it can only be construed as campaign propa- ganda and « dastardly politics! Continued on Page a . ‘i Bo, Myo Aes ante ee at shortly | ~, - 3, Column 3. ae Pa od