South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-31
SCHWALM PAYS UP
IN REALTY SUIT.
Action Brought Against Nc
AIeSter Exchange is Set
tied Cut of Court.

Suit FOR 5000 instituted in the SUI
perior court yesterday by Mrs. Lo-
dema a. smith against the McAlcs-
Ter Real Estate exchange. am OKLA
homa corporation with ou Inherent
car doing business here from the
Grand Trunk side-tracks. was set
tied last night by j. T. schwalm.
in charge Of the car Schvalm
claimed 90 owe AIRS Smith SI35. If.
De- owed her anything, and that is
the amount paid iu settlement Of
the case.
A similar amount was paid to
Mckinley Werner. SON -iu-Iaw 10
AIRS. smith. S21o i'm ALL and am
agreement signed in adjustment Of
1ll claims. The money was paid 90
the corporation as compensation i'm
cident TO the execution Of power
~ attorney. empowering the Meal.
ester Real Estate exchange 90 buy
Indian lands iu oklahoma for Mrs
smith and Werner Meanwhile am
anonymous circular distributed IN
south Bend branded the corporation
as "a fraud the parties became
scared and hence the suit.
Ordered to Pay Money.
AIRS smith asserts that she de-
mauded Of ~rhwam that he return
her money. hut that he refused. be-
fore suit WAS instituted SchWalm
iecuio- that Tins demand was made.
DE- appears lr0u telegram thai
he later made inquiries OF the
home office al Cincinnati. D.|
with regard 90 pay ng bacl, the
money and was ordered % do SO.
The anonymous circular distributed
consisted mainly OF reproduced
page from THE Detective. "a maya
zine about crooks in which was
shown the names and Hkenesses of
Roy Van TreSs. president. William
Gorsgch. vice president. and Victor
Eoash. salesman. for tire corpora
tiou, said Co have been indicted for
real estate frauds az IaZelton. PA
Schlsa u asserts that this was -four
years 20. IA 1913, that the charges
were rrumpcd- and that nothing
ever came of the indictments
That circular is the work Of :.
d. Dodsln of Chicago" said
Schwalm in am interview last night
confirming the appearances. Ii con-
tains reproductions of several tele-
grams or alleged kilograms, and
letters. or alleged letters TO him.
accusing the corporation of various
types of CrO0kedness 1T is the re-
him and the exchange that resulted
i'm his being indicted i'm OttumWa.
Ia. FOR selling the corporation
lands and keeping the money the
car salesman went ON.
Dare Not Enter Iowa.
According go Schwalm. Dodson
dares not go into Iowa and has said
that he will circul3rize the country
and force the corporation to- with
draw the indictments. one of the
frauds charged i'm the circular, said
10 have been committed i'm Great
Falls. Mont. is said by Schwalm TO
have consisted iu one of the eN-
changes car agents forgetting To- take
out license when ne reached there
IL would have cost 80 cents. lie paid
10. upon arrest. and went ON with his
business
Schwalm exhibited a letter of in
d1rsemeur as 90 the legitimacy OF
MS work from Gabe T.. Baker OF the
!uJ,1 Tor department and superinten-
dent OF the Five civilized Tribes.
land sale An article i'm q MCAlester
newspaper also appears 90 testify TO
the legitimacy of the exchange and
its operations 10 was 90 procure
lands for Mrs. smith and Werner
40 government land sale beginning
Oc-. d.. that the power of attorney
and fees paid for which suit was
brought was executed. Ii is said
that f51.5o0 acres of government
land viii be placed ON sale at that
time
The exchange car has been To-
Gated ON the local tracks since Tues
dan. but hcw long 10 will STAY In the
face ~ the rumpus that has come
up SchwaIm did not state last
night