Show 1920 CAMPAIGN LINEN VI Col Procter Sues to Re Re- Recover Recover cover Funds Used for Leonard Wood CHICAGO Sept 22 Vf 14 DI Interment of or the th skeletons 5 In la the grave graveyard ard of or the Leonard Wood presidential pre campaign of or 1920 started Tuesday when hell trial waa was begun In federal ral court here of ot the cult of or William Cooper Procter Cincinnati soap manufacturer against Colonel 1 A A. A sprague Chicago commissioner of or public works for VI VINTS W. 50 Procter Pr ter Is suing for halt of or a a. note not for which he gave to the Illinois Merchants Trust company for or a II loan to that amount to defray expenses of oC the Wood campaign Sprague who was a I. I director of the bank also signed the note Procter con con- contends contend contends tends tend that this was wall done as aa a co- co guarantor but counsel coune have contended I that hit he signed merely a as a I fo o attendant to his position as as- 11 ft I director of oC the bank Tho The trial got KOI ot under w-a w way before Federal Judge Judge- Thomas Slick of ot Indianapolis assigned hero for or the case and a D. Jury JUT was selected dur dur- during durIn durIng ing In the forenoon After opening statements by Proctor Procter's s attorneys the Cincin Cincin- Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati nati manufacturer former ormer chair chair- chairman chairman chairman man of or the Wood campaign of or which Sprague was wa-s treasurer took look the tho witness stand and spent the rest of oC the day clay Identifying letters passed between betl him and Colonel Sprague In regard to the transaction Involving the note s Colonel Procter maintained that he had paid the note on which was the signature of or Colonel Coonel Sprague as guarantor co-guarantor co- co and that he had been to understand until the fall all of oC 1920 that Colonel Sprague expected to share the payment In a a. letter from rom Col Col- Colonel Colonel Colonel onel Sprague to Procter dated July Jul- 9 1920 Colonel Sprague praised Procter as a man an willing willingto to work ork and spend his money for his Ideals The Jetter letter said uld that Colonel Sprague owed ol more money at the banks that he could pay and could not meet his portion of or orthe the note at at the present time but would 1 do so later Several other letters dealing with the note In which each cach man told tol 1 the other S. S that he was hard pressed for or orun funds un were Identified |