SEPTEMBER 21, 1949 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'AGE SRVES? I )NE-MAN JURY ENDS: Ex-Treasurer Awaits Trial Class War... (Continued from Page 1) 11 t L U 0 fi Abolition of Michigan's one- man grand jury system - one which figured prominently in the indictment of ex-county treasurer Clyde Fleming - is formally set for Saturday, while the defendant awaits arraignment in County Jail. At present, Fleming is being held at the county jail, pending payment of about $15,000 in bonds. His arraignment and subsequent t trial on forgery and embezzling charges is slated for October 10, in County Court. * *.* MEANWHILE, former Republi- can Congressional candidate Hen- ry Barnes Jr., key witnes sat Flem- ing's examination, plans the sec- ond and third installments of his radio speech, "The Washtenaw Story," designed to give his inter- pretation of the case. The first talk, over station WPAG, came Sunday. The others will be given at 1:45 p.m. this Sunday and next. s Barnes was partly responsible for getting William Verner to run for county treasurer against Fleming in last year's primar- ies. Fleming was defeated, but not before he had become em- broiled in the forgery and em- bezzling charges spanning five of his seven years in office. IN 1947, Barnes had testifiedj Fleming was shortening the state land board accounts. Two years before, Fleming had confessed to gambling in Ann Arbor in profes- sionally operated games. In his Congressional cam- paign last year, Barnes said he informed Circuit Judge James Breakey of Flemig's supposed swindle, and that Breakey re- fused action. Barnes then pro- duced signed complaints about Fleming from other persons, he claimed, which went to Prose- cuting Attorney Douglas Read- ing. A forgery warrant was issued in March after Verner reported some taxes in the county books were not recorded paid. Specifically, it charged Fleming with forging Ypsilanti tax-rolls with intent to defraud. PRIOR TO FLEMING'S exam- ination, Barnes demanded of Reading a 23-man grand jury to investigate the case, but said he was refused his request. Mean- while, Judge Breakey instituted a one-man grand jury probe, which last month returned a 24-count warrant against the ex-county treasurer. And at the fraud examination held here last week, two signed confessions were produced by Reading, and both read into the record. A state auditor em- ployed by the jury set Fleming's total embezzlement at more than $15,000. Fleming testified he took the moneyntopay gambling debts and for general expenses. His method was simple - he told examiners he'd make out a deposit slip for office records, and one for the bank. The office slip would check, he confessed. But he put in an extra, check or checks on his bank slip and took out the equivalent cash value, thereby keeping the books balanced. Naturally, he would make invalid receipts for each forged check. same day. Arrangements are not yet complete for this race. Ed Reifel, '51, will handle ar- rangements for the tugs-of-war. A further outlet for the under- classmen's energy is the musical comedy to be presented on Fri- day of Tug Week by the two classes. An all-campus Hard Times Dance on Saturday night will cap the week's activities. Tentatively scheduled for the Michigan League, the dance is being planned by a committee headed by Adele Hager, '50. A talent call for the musical comedy has been issued by Stone. His message to underclassmen is, '"If you can sing, dance, or act' and are an eligible Frosh or Soph -or know someone who can-call Adele Hager, whose phone is 2-3255. Tryouts will be held at 4 p.m., September 28, 29 and 30 in the Michigan Union." A WOKE DAOUT ANN RBOR'S H114 FwD PICES? I i I Here is the solution to your budget problem! Only at CLUB. 211 can you, eat 3 square meals a day for XI.5O AUTHENTICITY PLUS: Union Opera Counts Sally Rand Among Supporters Even Sally Rand has been a Union Opera fan. The famous exponent of the fan and bubble dances gave a lesson in the art of pleasing audiences to the cast of the 1934 issue of the Opera, "With Banners Flying." * * * BECAUSE of the time-honored tradition that Union Operas were to have an all-male cast, Miss Rand did not actuall unfurl her talents in the show. Union Opera has been a cam- pus tradition since 1908, when the Michigan Union produced its first masculine musical com- edy, "Michigenda." "Michigenda" and "Culture," the 1909 opera, proved to be such hits that the Union Opera has been an annual affair for most of the years since.- THE CAMPUS' manpower shortage during World War II curtailed Opera activities for an eight-year period, until "Froggy Bottom" hit the boards of the Michigan Theatre in March of this year. s Plans are now being made by the hard working opera staff for next spring's show, which will be the second of the post war series. In pre-war days, Union Opera was one of the really big events on the year's entertainment and social calendar. Some of the better shows, such as "Cotton Stockings," "Tam- bourine" and "Rainbow's End" took lengthy road tours, playing in New York, Washington and other cities throughout the coun- try. * "TAMBOURINE," the 1925 opera, is reported to have drawn laughter from the usually silent President Calvin Coolidge when he saw it during its visit to the nation's capital. Another distinguished politi- cian, Gov. Thomas E. 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