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Show INDEPENDENT HARVESTER OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED Misrepresentation and Misuse of the Ma Is In Sale of Stock of Corporation Cor-poration Are Clorod "Chtcnco, April 27. Indictments ngalnst tho oflklals of tho Independent Independ-ent Han ester company alleging mis- uso of tho malls In tho salo of Btoek , of tho corporation woro returned In tho federal court today. Thoso nnm-! nnm-! cd were William Campbell Thomp-I Thomp-I soon, president; Nlng Kloy, chief counsel, nnd William Crimmln, Mnr-, Mnr-, tin O. Shoop, Herman II. Borchors, Henry Clay llorchers, Edward E. I Preston, Ward K. Spain nnd James . P. Thompson, agents for tho Bnlo I of stock. ', Tho company is an Illinois corporation corpor-ation with headquarters nt Piano. Frnud was nlleged In tho salo of preferred machinery discount stock, of which 70,000 shares of $100 each were Issued. To sell this stock tho agents were accused of msreprescnta-tions msreprescnta-tions as to former dividends nnd the financial condition of tho company. m o m |