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Show CHARGES AGAINST IDAHO MAN BARED W BY JUDGE LANDIS CHICAGO. Dec. 15. Indictments returned before Federal Judge Kenc- - iu M. Landis in United States district HH j court on October 2S against Daniel H Hayes, president, treasurer and di-rector di-rector of the Daniel Hayes company, of Idaho, and seventeen associates. were made public yesterday. The In- H dlctments, which were suppressed at barged violation of the pos-tal pos-tal laws and conspiracy In a scheme defraud. H Activities' of the company were chiefly centered about the sale of 108,000 acres of land In what was known as the ChowchiJla project In H southern California. Alleged misrep- LHBy resentatlbn of the quality of the land and false statements In advertising lit-erature lit-erature are said to be the basis for the grand jury action which followed SrW bankruptd) proceedings against the ftjE'l company several months ago Thirteen founts are placed against Hi e.ieh jierson named In the Indictments LMia ('ne i ount charges conspiracy and th- LBsfl remaindi violations ot the postal -H |