Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-28


United Auto Stores. said yesterday tina,
those interested in the vicinity had no,
heard of the circumstances involving
the company's going into the hands al
receivers until last Saturday.
There are sixty five of us, ! think
that bought stock from Davis. becaus,
1t looked like fine plan he said.
They all took the limit Of S4OO worth
too. incidentally. IL was sold at $50 o
share. while any curb broker could Get
it for YOU at Sl3. tosenbsum said
the scheme had received the O. X. OF
officials of bank at Flushing lie
admitted that he himself had bought
without any investigation. Only last
week r boom circular telling of the
splendid progress OF the concern came
to him through the mails. he said.
A stanch supporter Of Bud Car.
rier is Hugh Gorm,ey,. proprietor of the
stables Ia Flushing. from which came
! parties on the Beechhurst estate.
"A good fellow he was" said CORN
! Icy. 1T II. came in here tomorrow and
asked for q horse he would get II. Per-
haps he is in hard luck. but | do not
believe he is dishonest"
Bank Account q Nuisance"
Carrier kept bu, little Of his funds
near the place where he is rcputed TO
have spent so much Of them. j. W.
Stanley. cashier Of the First National
Rank OF Whitestonc. admitted that
there was an account there. and that
ii was still active. with nothir. IN II.
/ He had habit bad one. said
Stanley. ''of making out checks and
then tcleDhoning here about the time
they were presented. to see whether or
not there were sufficient funds. Of
course. we never paid them until the
money was here. The account was q
nuisance most Of the time.
Miss lliida Crawford, the pretty bru-
rettr OF this city, who is rcnovted 10
D" one on the outstanding figures in
Carriers life at the Long Island es-
tate. denies vigorously all knowledge Of
attention lavished upon her by the youth
who spent his money so freely. espc.
ctally during his stay at Beechhurst
She refused TO be implicated in the
stories of his gay suInmer and the
| week end parties that 'pcpped' up the
natives for miles around, ut least with
gossip.
as stenographer in New York. She
branded IA ridiculous the statement
that Carrier had been sending her 70
dramatic school or had made her gifts
Of any sort.
| Every word Of these stories is un
true she declared vehcmen'ly. II sus-
peCt that they came from two women,
, but | am NOT sure
Miss Crawford is Il Philadclphian and
Is noted for her beauty. she having been
sought after aS model for magazine
covers. She also has had dramatic am.
billions.
DOylestOwn Men Invested
Citizens Of Doylestown are iucensed
over the operations Of II team OF five
statesmen vino "workei' the town and
. country side for an estimated total OF
SO 600.
Former Judge Hiram Yerhes. OF
D. poylestOwn, bought $1,000 in Auto
Stores stock. Another prominent eli
ent' is i II. Ely, n Main street dry
goods merchant. 4. y. Hcllyer. garage
keeper, put In 5000. His garage was
local headquarters for the Auto Stores.
Inc. for time. bnr he demanded 10
see financial statement. and when he
failed TO get it. put the agents OF the
Auto Stores out Of his garage. George
Griggs was "lranager.' OF the Doyles.
town branch. which was opened. ana
he. too. was induced 10 put money into
Auto Stores. Inc. stock.
The crew of five mrn is said TO have
departed by nutomoHl" when they
beard their corporation was in troub!s
and to have left board bill bchint
them at The Doy!c>town Hotel.
Joseph J.. Kun. Assistant United
States District Attorney. who repre- :
sents the creditors and receivers of the
tinted stores. late yesterday afternoon
visited The offices Of the concern here
and ordered Carrier and his secretary,
l.. Il. Breslauer. out.
Il personally conducted them from,
the place" said Mr.. Kun. because
hey had absolutely no right in there.
Another step against the United
Auto Stores Company viii be taken to-
morrow. when Il hearing on petition
for rcccivrrsh!p of he stock medium
h. United GUaranty Company, will bc
held IN the United States District
court. in accordance with the action
;akcn by .Iudg" Thompson yesterday.
Gave Up sa35O Liberty Bonds
Mrs. Ella Nand"rgriit Eddingio on
Pa. rHm" 10 the Offices today and told
Edmund W. Kirby. attorney for the
receivers. thar she had been induced TO
buy nifty shares at $50 share and had
rendered in payment S2iiO in Liberty Y
bonds and $50 In cash. The glib sales.
man told her the company 'wNS al
ways willing 10 receive Liberty bonds
and liked 10 have dealings with patri-
otic citizens.
\.u, v.S rsreiynl from New York