Show Friends Send Californian Twelve Twelve Millions Millions of Dollars I Interesting Story of High Finance Success and Adversity Told By E G C Lewis Before Bankruptcy RefereeS Referee f SAN S CAN AN LUIS OBISPO Cal CaI Mar The 26 26 The method by which E G C Lewis borrowed money from friends allover all over the United States and used the thc money In promoting southern California enterprises was lev le levelled v led here today when a hearing of the bankruptcy pe- pe petition pe petition against Lewis was resumed before W V P Butcher Jr J r a referee I 3 euls ewla account to Referee Butcher of ot hi his IIII since lie he left St Louis In 1913 2 ell borrowed money w wis ws an interest interest- stor tor or of o high finance all ad erill ad and successful land deel de on a large c cile I mining and oil and Isu Issues In- In Inoh In oh Ing th the 10 loss lose or gain rain of or nit nit- ml lions or of o S I 12 HI S iO hen hen berm asked t mom om what hat source soune I h he hail had obtained all alt tho ho s 5 I for tor his hi sarious arlou operations Lewis ls replied I borrowed about 12 OO too for tor or all or of o my arlous rn- rn en goo goo- scat scat- scattered scattered all ati rr oer the Ignited States mo ost of ot hom n ii horn ha had been Inter Interested ested In Iii my to tot m mom enterprises In InSI St SI LouIs loul LouIsIn In 0 on the Iho lItigation oh Ing the tho Palo Palos Patos erdes project oct Ie Lewis I nl stid The money loaned me mc to pay the expenses of ot Palo Patos erde S erdes erdeM project Is h bv Lv an amt of or my Cee fees and com coin commissions missions These ThRe fees tees and com com- con ml are ar sufficient to pay tho ha Ialo S rr erdes e personal loan loans In full Cull and leao a balan balance of or 1 1 I 1 tor for the Iho unsecured creel I- I t ors t-ors ors ire About St 1 of oC o the other Indebtedness In tim Ilio tom 10 m of oC mort- mort mortgages mort lIag gages on the arlous Lewis 1 Le is pIO- pIO also alo amply I Is Cut cd The rho amount of or my unsecured debts Ii 1 I approximately 8 S 11 It Vl l VI S CI I When ihen the bankruptcy were nero commenced practically all re nue from all my enter enter- s ceased AcCording to 10 I- I rius ls as M soon Mon a as hi his financial difficulties became kno known knon n he began to 10 reecho 0 let let- letI letters lers I IlI and sending for Cor him to 10 right with nith lit mining In iii le Mexico and InterestS In oh oil work nork ork In Moo Moo- tana ilon-tana Ion Ion- tana and i online lie also listed as one ono of ot hi his connection lIh the fi- fi financing financing 1 activities for Cor a a Los An- An Angele Angeles An geles gele daily newspaper Cre Creditors or of o Le Lewis I are ar said ald t to number some 9 I lim nil nh pari parts or of o the United States Stale 1 The he claims tiled lied to date how how- hon rare are te fewA few fen A It II Rutherford of or Lo Los An- An Angele An gele to foi mr mer er of ot the tho thoLo Lo Lewis I estate 0 was lias appoInted trustee In bankruptcy III His selection met mcl wIth the Ibo ap- ap ap J Pt 0 tI LI of or Lo Lew Lewis I ii it Mho ho ho expressed the belief beller that the tho trustee would settle Ih the case equitably I At t At today s a session eslon bond Lond of or the Iho trustee will be fixed and nOd Le Lewis Leu I continued The Th date dale for Cor or presenting clam claims was sot rt at t 5 1925 1 25 |