The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
ZiegIer of Highway Commits
sion Said to Be Interested
Financially in Ford Timer,
Purchased for State
Automobiles.
is ASSIGNED HALF
INTEREST IN PATENT

Indianapolis CraW-
ford, in Charge Of Garage,
Alleged to Be Handling
Sale of Device.
At least one member of the
State highway commission is in
terested financially in the mann
facture Of an automobile acccs
sorry now being purchased by
the commission in quantities for
use on State-owned automo.
biles, it has been learned after
a careful check.
Records OF the United States
patent office show that {. w.
Ziegler of Attica, was assigned q
half-interest in the patent on a Ford
automobile timer invented by
Everett Harris OF Linden. The
patent was granted Dec. 25. 1928.
according to the Government
records, and the same fact is borne
out by the date stamped on timers
now being used on the commissions
Ford automobiles.
Charles w. Ziegler OF Attica Is
chairman Of the State highway com
mission. There are no other c. w.
zieglers in Attica.
Interest Confirmed
Through lists sent to Indianapolis
by the United State Patent office.
confirmation is made of ziegler's
interest in the device and there IS
no indication in apy Of the records
that lis interest has been trans.
ferred since tho date the patent was
granted.
That the highway commission has
purchased quantities Of the Harris
timer is shown by records in the
Office of l.. S. Bowman. state audit.
or. State warrant No. 1851 shows
the commission procured fifty Of the
timers last month through the Ma
rion Moto Equipment Company, 14S
S. Senate Ave-, paying $50 for
them.
A shipment of the timers was
sent recently to one tf the district
garages in southern Indiana for the
commissions 10 cal equipment CEN
ter. Several months ago a number
OF the timers were sent out to diff
ferent State highway garages. but
for some reason theft use was dis.
continued temporarily. Recently,
however, distribution seems to have
been resumed.
Manufactured by l.. G. S.
Harris timers now are being man
ufactured by the L. @. S. Man
ufactring Company, a new concern
located at Twenty-Sixth st. and Cor
nell Ave, Indianapolis. About i
month ago a Times investigator.
while interviewing an official Of the
L. G. S. Company, was told that
the timers are being sold by the
Marion Motor Equipment Company.
but that sales rights could be
obtained through Earl Crawford
member Of the commission.
Crawford, has been in charge OF
the highway commissions garage
and equipment division since early
last year. 1t is from this center
that the timers were sent out to
the district garages. That Crawford
and another high official in the com.
mission have solicited sales of the
Harris timers, while out in the State
on road trips, is vouched for in
statements sworn to by persons. who
accompanied them.
Crawford is one of the group in.
dicted earl, last year by the Marioa
County grand jury on charges OF
conspiracy to embezzle commission
property. Others named as defend
ants were John d. Williams comniis-
sion director; c. William Whaley
Moses l.. Goldberg and Victor NJ.
Goldberg, junk dealers.
Interesting Angle
Another interesting angle was de.
veloped when a study was made Of
formation Of the l.. G. s. COMPANY,
incorporated Oct. 90. 1925. Capital
stock of the new concern was placed
at $3.50, 900. Of which 100000 was
common steck and $4,000 preferred
OF the total preferred stock. $4,000
was issued to the Central Gear and
Manufacturing Company for proper
ty. rights and other considerations.
The Central Gear and Manufactur
ing Company formerly was the Au
tomato Gear Blank Company, ths
change of name having been author
lied in a local court Oct. 27. 1924
G. William Wbaley became a dlrec
tor of the Automatic Gear BLANK
Company on June 21, 1924, and there
is no record in the offices OF tht
secretary OF State that he ever sew
cred his connection. If his interesl
was retained. he was the recipient
Of a part Of the $4,000 preferret
stock issued by the II. G. s. COM
pany.