Burke said that he had practically
nothing to do with the routine opera
tions of the firm, leaving all that
to Louis M. Kardos, .Jr., his partner,
lie said he had Insisted on a clause
in the partnership agreement stipu
lating thru the firm would net itself
engage in speculation. Ho thought
this agreement was being lived tip to.
"Because of my age and the posl
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tion I had held.” he said. "I felt that
there must be no question about
soundness of the policy the firm of
Kartlos .V Burke should pursue;
hence. I insisted on the contract I
have mentioned. I had every reason
to believe that it would l»e lived up
to, and now that things have pone
wrong. I want to lay all my cards on
the table and do everything I can to
aid th district attorney. I have lost
everything I had in the world—even
my insurance policies. That's pretty
hard at my age—I’m fi4 now.”
When someone mentioned the fact
that Mr Burke recently had been in
ill health, he broke in: ‘T can't get
sick. I've got to go to work; work
Assistant District Attorney Geraty
announced after questioning Burke
at length, that tin* evidence against
Kardos & Burke would be placed be
fore tin grand jury next Monday.
He declined to say whether Mr.
Burke would be called to testify.
PLEA FOR PEACE
MADE TO ELKS AT
ATLANTA MEETING
(Continued From Pago One.)
horses for the mounted patrol,
■flivvers" for the motor section
which promises "something new" in
stunts this year, a large band, or
chestra, floats and a large group of
women who will ride on the floats.
