Evening star., 1928-04-14
FORMER OFFICIALS
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
23 Lobbyists Also Indicted
in KentuCky-SeCret
Pay Roll Charged.
By the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
| FRANKFORT, Ky. April l4.-Indict-
ment yesterday by the Franklin County
grand Jury of former State auditor
| his assistant and % lobbyists at the
| 1928 General Assembly caused intense
excitement in political circles, the ma
/ lority of party leaders expressing
/ amagement
w. H. Shanks. the indicted official
was charged with fraudulently handling
State funds; his assistant, Joe T
| Embry, was indicted on five counts fol
accepting State money for which he
| had rendered no service. Shanks was
| released on bond of Sill 900, Embry OF,
/ SIS 900 and the lobbyists on $500 each
Arrangement was set for April %.
Political Leaders Named.
Leading the list of indicted men who
registered at Frankfort during the Gen
eral Assembly as representatives OF
various interests over Kentucky were
Maurice Calvin, Republican leader from
Covington. Ky, and Robert T. Grove
Lagrange. who ran a close race for the
Democratic nomination for governor
last Summer. The indictments against
the lobbyists charge they appeared on
session.
The main charges against Shanks
resulted from his reported payment OF
S2.500 year to his wife in secret
pay roll" which was revealed when he
fed the statement required by lau
covering his term in Office. Comment
ing on the investigation of this item.
Wade Hampton Whitley, common
weaith's attorney, declared the jury had
been unable TO find any evidence of
Shs 1ks having distributed money to
any members Of his family.
All-American Star Included.
That james Red" Roberts, former
All-American foot BAH star from Centre
College, was hit in the indictments gave
added color to the affair. He repre-
sented the Tri-State Fair and Racing
Association. Other indicted lobbyists
and their registered connections were
Latonia Jockey Club: former State Sem
ator w. M. Duffy. Louisville. American
Reciprocal Insurance Association and
other groups; T. E. Hill, Louisville.
superintendent of the Kentucky divi-
sion. the Illinois Central Railroad: l..
w. Arnett, Lexington, Kentucky Chiro-
practors Association: J. r. Reich
steter. Louisville, barber license law: F.
H. Tice. Lexington, Master Plumbers
Association; Harry @. Smith, Louis
vile, secretary Kentucky Bankers As
sociation: Martin Palmer Louisville.
Kentucky Plumbers Association: j. z.
johnson. Lexington, Geneva Coal Cor
poration; c. j. Neekamp, Ashland.
Northeast Kentucky Coal Associa-
tion: c. c. Regan, Covington, Order
Railroad Conductors of America: !:
A. NJ. Griggs, New York. National Board
OF Fire Underwriters: Vincent p. Whit
sett, New York, Association Life. In
surance Presidents: L. E. Hodge, Dam
vile. Game and Fish Conservation So
ciety: Peter Campbell and John S.
Schneider, Louisville. State Federation
Of Labor: A. r Henry and N. j. CAL
lagher, Louisville. Brotherhood Rail-
way Trainmen; H. Muir. Louisville. and
j. I. Mercer. Paducah, Brotherhood
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.
Whitley, Democrat. drew the affair
TO the attention Of the Jury after the
Shanks pay roll" had been made the
subject OF newspaper expose" in
Louisville.
Shanks replied 10 the newspapers re-
ports with a statement that he had paid
the money 10 his wife for work she
performed at home.