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THURSDAY, MARCH

PREPARE FOR BAKER PROBE:

4, 1937

~ Sheppard's Bond Approved by Judge

HUNT P| PRESSED

Second Sergeant Removed

From Court House Duty by Police Chief.

(Continwed from Page One)

the County this time.” Judge Slack said the board this afternoon would confer with Mr. Sheppard on plans for operation of

Welfare office up to |

the office until a permanent director |

is selected. Still Holds State Post

Mr. Sheppard said yesterday when

storn into office that he would serve | in ‘the office for only a few days. |

will recom-

“A permanent director Selected,” he said, “Upon

be |

mendations of both the State Wel- | fare Department and the County |

Welfare Board members.” Governor Townsend manent County Welfare probably will be named tomorrow. He did not indicate Who would be the appointee. Mr. Sheppard still is holding his

said a per- | Director |

Jou as director of the assistance di- | vision of the State Welfare Depart- |

ment, Regarding the Sergt. Dugan ‘case, Chief Morrissey said: “My investigation although Sergt. State House at the time the incident ‘occurved, fied by ments unbecoming an officer, even, cutor’s office assignment and Hringing him in the office. “The positions held by

showed that,

Dalton and Dugan will not be filled |

at once,” the Chief said. Presses License Probe

Meanwhile, Frank Finney, State Automobile License Department di- | vector, pressed his investigation to determine possibility of filing a per-| jury affidavit against Cancilla. He said he would confer with | Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer today and if he learns that Cancilla was convicted of a felony in Buffalo

and perjured himself to obtain a |

drivers license lere in 1933 and 193%, he personally will sign an affidavit against Cancilia. Mr, Finney said also he will discuss the Matter with members of the Senate Cancilla Investigating Committee State Police guarded the engrossing rooms of the House and Senate throughout the night, Pelice are to continue nightly wateh of the rooms, Where bills Are enYolled and amended, during the remainder of the Legislatures session,

Peputy May Aid

A deputy attorney general is expected to advise the Baker Mnvestigating Committee on legal Procedure and aid in cross examination. Attorney General Omer S. Jackfont said the committee had not asked Nim for the aid of a deputy, Put if the request is made he probably will comply. He pointed out, however,

are lawyers. Deputy House and Senate doorkeepers and Marion County police

officers are expected to help in serve |

ing legal processes on Wwithesses. Committee Divided The committee was divided prior

fo this afternoon's meeting on

Whether the investigation could be | completed before the Degislature ad- |

fourns, Some members felt (hey would Be unable. because Of the Pressure of Administration legislation Now pending in the Senate, Push the Baker probe “very deen” before the General Assembly adyours sine die Monday midnight. Ris members tS JGR nfor-

Sergts. |

that the group may net need legal aid Because all members |

to |

Dugan was in the |

he Was not identi- | anyone as making state- | How- | I am taking hin off his prose- |

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his $3000 bond as new I Wivector of

mal statements before the meeting | They follow: | Senator Carfson—I am going to | suggest that subvenas be issued, returnable next Wednesday, against any concermed in oS case. | Rep. Andrew—I have been in Lafayette and ot returned early today. I presume that subpenas will Pe issued by the Attorney General's office through the committee. Senator Bedwell —The condition of legislation as the General Assembly nears adjournment may prevent any meetings of the committee to | subpena witnesses, I doubt if Wwe will be able to begin investigation | Pefore Monday. Tt is probable that we won't be able ta get very deep into the Nvestigation until after adfournment of the General Assem- ' By.” Senator HWavs—T dont know whether we will pe able to complete the investication before the General Assembly adjourns. I would cather that it be done bHefore adjurnment It seeds to me it would He more cffective if done nN that manne: Rep. Denton-—1'd like to see quick action By this committee. It should [be done as early as possible. I un- | gerstand that Joel Baker will |subpenaed by the committee. Rep. Martin Downey also may be called. Rep. A. Domont The investigation, under the resolution passed by Both houses, is a continuing one and if the mvestigation is not com- | pleted by the time the General Assembly adjourns it can be carried | on to its end. Meanwhile the Indianapolis Bar | Association Board of Managers has | pefore it a report of the grievance committee saving ‘Tome wetion should be taken” the Cancilla | ‘case Only after a debate that began acrimoniously and ended im a par- { flamentary stalemate, did the Mmatfer get Yeferred to the Board of Managers which subject to the sall of the president, Russell Wills son MY. Willson gaia: “THe assdeiation Bylaws permitted NO Other action than was taken

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Vivgit Sheppard (ight) §s shown as he appeared before Cirenit Judge Earl R. Cox for approval of

the Marion County Welrtare Department,

I can't sav when the Board of

Managers Will be convened, It won't | ;

Pe today, nor tomorrow.” Robert DD. Coleman, committee chairman, presented the following report:

grievance |

“It is the consensus of opinion cf |

thie grievance committee that under the bylaws its duty is one of investigation and report, and while the committee feels that some action should be taken, in view of the limited time Which has elapsed since the alleged assault by Peter Cancilla upon Wayne Coy, the committee has had no opportunity to make a fArst-hand Mvestigation of the facts as reported in the press, and the only knowledge which the committee has is as reported in the Press mM view of the station, we should Be at this committee to Managers for such action as the Board of Managers deems proper, either for immediate action or io future reference to this commitiee for investigation.” Whereupon John Niblack, candidate for Republican nomination as County Prosecutor in the last primary election, offered a motion that the grievance committee proceed At once with litigation to dis Par Caneilia.

Asks It Be Deferred The Motion was seconded. Thomas

deriovisness of the that the matter transmitted HB the Board of

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| Daily moved that the Niblack mos

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tion be deferred indefinitely giounds that since there were

| number of persons cited as possible

for disbarrment, to Cancilla would be dis

candidates single out criminatory

Andrew defended ass sault on an Indianapolis Times reporter more than a year ago, said “I certainly wouldn't like to misunderstood in anything I am about to say, I dont khow anything about the case except what have read in the newspapers. If there is any one thing we know as lawyers, we know it is our duty to Support the due process of law, A man has a vight to be heard “A good MANY of You knew that I for Pete Caneilla when he was in A Jam A vear and a half ago. I am not on a retainers fee now, “Ak Jawvers we ought to maintain our equilibrium. How many men in this association have talked to a I am not defending

Jacobs, Who

Cancilla “But if vou cannot expect lawvers to wait until evidence is pres sented, then how ean we expect a jury te do it. Undoubtedly Pete Caneilla is guilty. But this is not the way Wwe ty people in this county.” Mr. Daily then withdrew his mos tion and rose to a pont of obder and President Willson referred the matter to the Board of Managers. My. Niblaeck said: “Nevertheless, it is our business own house This has Brovght distepute onto the entire Par in Indiana and we, as Jawyers, ought not to stand for i

Third Official Punished

As the Legislature acted to press the investigation, a third official of was punished for alleged attempted intimidation prevent passage of the original Merit bill, Detective Sergeant John assighed to Criminal Court as investigator, was demoted to firsts grade patrolman for conduct un | becoming an officer. Demotion, Chief Morrissey said, was based on the officer's alleged ye= mark to senators after My. Coy was | slugged, that “you fellows may have | trouble getting back to the Clay. pool if you don't lay off that bunch.”

Judge Does Not Object

Judge rank P. Baker, to whose [court the officer was assigned, said | he did not object to the Chief's withdrawing the officer. “I have nothing to say on the reas | sons for his withdrawal” the judee said. “I don't really need a eity policeman ih here right now, Before [a new one it assigned over here I want to make recommendations.” As the hunt for Cancilla was in- | tensified by city, county and state | authorities, Prosecutor Herbert M | Spencer said a new affidavit against the fugitive would be filed in Crime | inal Court. He explained this procedure would [speed prosecution and permit Mr | Coy to leave for the Philippines. He said it would obviate necessity for a

Municipal Court hearing and grand | =

jury action on the charge filed in the ult court. Judge Baker has said | wi himself

to)

Dalton,

for the |

John Dalton

LA GUARDIA SLAP AT HITLER ‘REGRETTED’

Bi Tmitead 0 WASHINGTON, Mareh retary of State Hull today voiced an informal expression of regret over a speech of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York containing allegedly derogatory remarks cons cerning Chanecelor Hitler. The Gers man Embassy had mally. Mi. Hull's regret was expressed Within two hours after a repre sentative of the German Embassy had filed the protest. They were not conveyed to the German Ems Passy, But were made to newspapermen in response to questions.

CHANG TESTIFIES HE HAD SAVED $5000

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WHITE PLAINS NV Nareh 4 Chang Soo Lee, Korean housebov. Nad wore than $3000 in cash and many stocks and bonds at the time he allegedly poisoned Mr. and Mis George Reeves, former Mdianapo{18 residents, he said today at his trial oh charges of attempiing the murder of the Reeves,

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INTIMIDATION IS Chloroform Death Victim

UNDER ATTACK BY CIVIC BODIES

Women’s Clubs and Other Organizations Also | Disapprove.

(Continued from Page One)

think of f reported Chicago gang= ster methods, It appears to me from information given by the newspapers, that a thorough n= vestigation should be made im-= mediately into the conduct and actions of Cancilla and his associates. If violations of Jaw aye found, the guilty ones should be prosecuted vigorously. Indiana League of Women Veters’ Executive Committee—oOut of this much-to-be-regretted mjury to My. Coy, Wwe hope may come recognition of the need for a merit system of appointment of publie officials and an end to gang-con= trolled political machines,

Indianapolis Newspaper Guild— “The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, assembled in session March 2, 1837, with 69 members of the working press in attendance, by resolution adopted unanimously commend the House and Senate of the 80th General Assembly for prompt action in dealing with a situation in which Wayne Coy, State Welfare Director and a guild member, was feloniously as= saulted by one Peter A. Canecilia.

“The Newspaper Guild further commends the General Assembly for the prompt manner in which it removed Joel A. Baker fiom the post of Marion County Wel= fare Director and urges every ef= fort exerted to apprehend and bring to justice said Peter A. Cancilla, Who so feloniously assaulted a public official in an effort to res tard the orderly process of legis= lation,

“The Guild urges that the Gen= eral Assembly continue until it has exposed the full record of Cancilla and administered a ye= buke to anyone of high or low estate Who may seek to attain racketeering ends bv intimidas= tion of public officials.” The Rev. Linn A. Tripp, Chureh | Federation representative on ihe County Welfare Board and active in | the original appointment of My, Baker, declined to comment. Oiher | Chueh Iederation officers who yes fused to comment ineluded: DY, Ernest Evans, executive seeretarv, and the Rev. H. H. Fout, honorary vice president.

JENNINGS MAY GET WAYNE COY'S POST

Evansville WPA Chief Mentioned in Capital,

| nounced

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tion, that the Governor's wishes |} would be sought, Mr. Jennings outstanding work | siltce his appointment to the distriet | directorship and particularly hig handling of the flood situation are

factors in his expected promotion, it

| was said

Also, the pre-convention charges | of “playing polities” launehed against the state WPA administya= by Mr, Greenlee and Senator

Greenlee could not overcome When Philippine High Commig= sioner MeNutt leaves for his new post, MY. Cov is expecied to accom pany Dim as an assistant. My. Coy alse would retire ax State Publie Welfare Department Acting Diree= tov The Governor and My. are old political rivals ’ As patronage secretary during the MeNutt Administration, Myr. Greens lee campaigned successfully for the senatorial nomination of Mr, Minton.

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Operation, Police Announce,

BY Twited Pry

RICHMOND, Va, Milley,

Mareh 4.-=Dr middle-aged, was held incom= municado in Richmond jail today after officials announced he had confessed that 18=year=old Cleo high school pupil, overdose of chloroform was attempting to pers

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examined vital whose body was found lying across a grave in his= toric University of Virginia cemes= tery at Charlottesville, to confirm the theory of police that she was an expectant mother, Sheriff J. Mason Smith that Miller, a married man who hag been practicing dens tistry for 20 vears in Chariottes= ville, had admitted that the girl died In the back xeat of an auto= mobile Friday night after he had administered chloroform prepara= tory to performing the operation. The 53 =year=old dentist, the Sheriff said, denied that he was

State chemists

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operation as a favor after Sprouse had requested it. the girl died, the Sheviff said,

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Sheriff Continues Investigation

sheriff Smith, who brought Mil= ler to Riehmond last night after crowds began to gather around the Charlottesville jail, returned to Albemarle County today to eonthe investigation into the

By Wo en= Tuesday,

Miller was not permitted to receive visitors, but was expected 10

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AT FRANKFORT DEAD!

By United Pye FRANKFORT, Thrasher, 84,

Mareh 4-=M, B founder of the Thrasher Drygoods Co. here and sinee ite reorganization in 1910, died at his home yesterday Physicians reported death was caused by paralysis My. Thrasher had been promis nent in loeal busines: and eivie affairs for more than 40 vears, He eame here in 1897 {rom Shelby=

I ville,

| today.

confer with counsel later today, His |

confession, the Sheriff gaid, made during the automoniia from Charlottesville to Riehmond. At the Sprouse home in Char= jottesville, the girl's widowed moth= er and her four brothers and sisters were stunn2d by the report of the confession Meanwhile. Russell Pace of Char= lottesville, said to have been sought by police for questioning in the cage, surrendered at the Sheriff's office today, Officials deelined to explain the sighificance of Pace's

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[resolution for exceptional ler placed her body in the cemetery |

DEAD LAWYER HONORED

Memorial services for Albert Preston Smith, attorney who died recently, were held in Circuit Court My. Smith wag lauded in a ability as an attorney and for his literary ac complishments

[Boat Co. of Groton, Conn,

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LABOR BREACH

IS WIDENED BY GREEN'S EDICT

A. F. of L. Loaier Orders State Federation Bans On C. I, 0, Units.

(Continued from Page One)

= = —— Aluminum Co, and in three Penine sular Metal Products Corp. plants, Governor Serves Notice In Rhode Island, Governor Quinn served notice he would not tolerate further violence in a stateswide strike of truckmen, Four trucks have been destroyed. Accusations against the Electria charging four violations of the Wagner Labor were filed by the C. 1. O,, which had called a strike in that subs marine building plant. Algo at Detroit, representatives of the Waitress’ Union prepared to confer with Woolworth Co, efficials in efforts to settle the 10:¢ent store strike. At Sarnia, ont, ployees reopened a foundry plant. Strikers, driven from the foundry after a pitched battle, resumed theip git=down protest in jail, In Minneapolis, electrical workers returned to work after their A, F, of L. affiliate was recognized as a bargaining agent, At Lebanon, Pa., the Bethlehem Steel Co, plant closed today after more than 2000 workers began a sit=down sfrike in protest against minimum wage rates announced earlier * this week,

nonstriking ems

TAYLOR MAY RESIGN ~ ASU. S, STEEL HEAD

Rnocintient as Ambassador To Britain Rumored.

By United Prex NEW YORK York World=Telegram that Myron C. Taylor ag poard chairman of U {the next annual meeting, ‘When a picture is at long last finished the painter moves on to | the next,” the newspaper quoted Mr, Taylor as telling a friend recently. Friends, it wag zaid, believed My, Taylor will move on to public servs ice, possibly ax an ambassador, From Washington came reports that Mr, Tavior may be named American Ambassador to London, The report could be neither cons firmed or denied in official quarters, It wag indicated President Roosevelt may not yet have taken inte his confidence high State Department officials regarding likely candidates for leading diplomatic posts

NAVY BILL IN HOUSE TP nited Press WASHINGTON, March 4=The $526,000,000 Navy Supply Bill was | brought up for House debate today under a leadership plan to rush the defense measure through to the Sens ate by Saturda)

Mareh 4.=The New said today may resign S. Steel at April 8

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