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SCRIPPS — HOWARD

VOLUME 48—-NUMBER 308

The Indianapolis Times

FORECAST:

Fair and somewhat warmer tonight and tomorrow,

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WE MUST ACT

NOW" F.D.R TELLS NATION

President Assumes Role of Crusader Against Court, Stokes Says.

HE WILL NOT TEMPORIZE

Stakes Place in History on Fight With Judic.ary, Writer Claims.

(Roosevelt Text, Tages 34, Editorial, Tage 18)

THOMAS 1. STOKES Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, March 5 -Now!

Like the inexorable

-Now! NOW! tol of the clock

Franklin

sumed

Roosevelt has

5 the role crusader He has joined in his-

with great conflicts of the past,

of against the Supreme Court, a battle that must stand {AT a hattle that

“Now

begins immediatelv— and will be carried forward on all fronts On that {ion No one speech at

has staked his valuars to come the President’ Democratic victory without knowing he was seehistorv made. It was {he start of such a crusade as Woodrow Wilfor the League of Nation ~-& crusade that ended tragically.

he in the vea heard (he dinner

ine

son began

Will Not Temporize

Mr, Roosevelt may lose—though there was tne exultation of victory in his voice last night, But he ‘does not intend to temporize. He will not wait four vears. He will not wait at all, he said. For now there is, to %im, a single issue which overshadows all others—to tear down the blockade raised by the Supreme Court against his program, Until that is done, he says, nothing can be done. The President spoke to an array of gleaming shirt fifonts—Democrats on parade at $100 a plate. But he was speaking over their heads to the 27 million who voted for him in November. He sought to rally be(Turn to Page 1%)

FAIR AND WARMER IS FORECAST HERE

LOCAL TEMPERATURES am aM 10 a. 'm a Mh. ao 11 a. 'm am 36 12 (Noon) a. m 36 1pm The

today

Weather Bureau predicted that tonight and tomorrow will be fair and somewhat warmer. Temperatures today were mone nearly normal than yesterday when ther were about 16 degrees on the high side,

APOLOGY TO NAZIS EXTENDED BY HULL

Bi Unites WASHINGTON retary of State Cordell Hul tendered an official apology to the German Government, through the embassy here, for the criticism of Chancellor Adolf Hitler bv Maver Fiorello La Guardia of New York. Yesterday Mr. Hull expressed regrets over the incidant Today he made a more formal apology to & representative of the German Embassvy, Expressing f crmment that utterance had many, Mr ‘the right iranteed he every citizen part of

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March S[ec-

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today

he regret of this Gove the New York Mavor's given offense to GerHull pointed out that freedom of speech the Constitution to and is cherished as a the national heritage.”

BOB BURNS | Says . Hou YWOOD,

was talkin’ to a big business executive in his office the other day and he made a laughing remark about my Kinfolks bein’ lazy. 1 couldn't help mnoticin’ that ‘this man's desk was jest loaded with buttons that he pressed whenever he wanted somethin’ done. He took pride in tellin’ me that with the aid of these buttons, he could sit right there and conduct all his business without movin’ from his chair. Still he'd be awfully surprised and hurt if somebody called him lazv, It ain't that my folks are lazy, It's jest that they ain't got none of them time savin’ buttons and they have to figger out their own labor savin’ ideas. It's like the time me and my uncle and my Cousin Wafford was lavin' on the floor in Tront of the fire one aftermoon and my uncle turned to my cousin and he says “Wafford, is it Tami’ outside?” and Wafford savs “I don't know.” My uncle says “Well, git up and look.” And Wafford saves: “Oh, call the dog in and see if he’s wet!” (Copyrighy, 103M

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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937

The Investigating Comm iftee opens its hearing,

POLICE MERIT

BILL IS KILLED

Indiana House Strikes Out All but Enacting Clause By Amendment.

The House todav killed by amendment. a Senate hill to revise the Indianapolis police and firemen’s merit system On Spurgeon

Theodore J. all provi-

motion of Rep (D. Ligonier), sions of the bill but the clause were striken out, and this meaningless clause was advanced to third reading. Purpose of the merit measure had been to tighten provisions of the present law by the last Legislature. A Senate bill to create Real Estate Board of Examiners was indefinitely postponed on a House committee report. Labor spokesmen were opposed {0 the measure, Meanwhile, the Senate advanced to third reading a House bill to place income-producing property of cducational, religious, charitable ang [raternal organizations on the tax rolls after a seven-year grace period, Other Legislative Action

Other developments: 1. Approval by the Senate of the Cancilla Investigating ‘Committee report ‘which recommended that Peter A. Cancilla be perjury and that a $500 reward be given for his apprehension. 2 Passage by the House of a Senate bill to provide that the State Police Superintendent shall issue revoiver permits instead of Circuit ‘Court judges 3. Adoption by the Senate of amendments to the Gross Income Tax Revision Bill. One would exclude banks from the ‘tax. Tabled were motions to increase retailers exemptions from $3000, pro-

state

vided in the bill, to $6000. and to re-

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GOODMANS RESIGN FROM REAL SILK

Cite Differences With Others On Board.

J. A. chairman, and

treasurer, ans-

Goodman, L. L. ‘Goodman, nounced today their resignations from the Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., effective March 25 The resignation stated in part: “We do this because we are convinced that no business institution can prosper as long as there are important differences as to major policies, and because the majority of the board of directors has not seen fit to support our views, “We have at heart the best ine terests of the company which we founded 17 vears ago, therefore we shall leave in a friendly ‘manner. Tn leaving we shall do everything withIm our power to encourage the organization to continue to work for the best interests of the company.” The Real Silk Hosiery Mills was started in 1919, originally under the name of the Goodman Hosiery Mills

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Rep. Martin J. Downey (D. Hammond) 1s to be a witness tonight

in the Baker Tnvestigating Committee's inquiry into his “lending”

the

original Merit Bill to Joel A. Baker, ousted Counwy Welfare Director,

[Luise Ramer, Paul Mum Win Movie Medals

od Presse HOLLYWOOD, Mach 5.-—Holly-wood rates “The Great Ziegfeld” its best work of 1936, and Luise Rainer and Paul Muni as outstanding performers. Selections of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were announced last night at the annual dinner, a major event in the film colony's rocial life Miss Rainer won the gold statucette for her work in "The ‘Great Ziegfeld,” and Mr. Muni for his performance in “The Story of Louis Pasteur.” The: latter story won a double honor for the authors, Sheridan Gibney and Pierve Collings. who were acclaimed for the best original and screen play of the year, Both Miss Rainer and Mr. Muni are from Austria, Tt was Miss Rainer's second movie,

MAYOR AND FAMILY TO TAKE VACATION

Kern, his wife and son will leave Monday for a (woweek vacation in the South. Mr. and Mrs. Kern will leave John ITI with Mr. Kern's brother, William, in Tryon, N. C., and then motor on to Miami, Fla,

Mavor their

Union Rivalry Increases; New Strikes Are Called

(Editorial, Page 18)

By United Press

A titantic battle between the American Federation of Labor and the insurgent ‘Committee for TIndustrial Organization to unionize steel appeared today as CarnegieIllinois Steel Corp's. company union invited A. F. of L. President William Green to “offer suggestions” cooncerning its future course. At the same time, support for the strike of 2700 workers at the Lebanon, Pa. Bethlehem Steel Corp. plant was promised by the steel workers’ organizing committee, a C. 1. O. unit A new sit-down, that of 350 employvees at the Acme Die Casting ‘Co, plant, in Detroit, began today as

| strikers continued in three plants of the Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp. and its subsidiary, the Michigan Smelting & Refining Co Across the continent in Santa Monica, ‘Cal, another unit of John L.. Lewis’ Committee for Industrial Organization was bargaining for adjustment of working conditions in aircraft plants. Negotiations were to be resumed in Detroit at 10 4. Mm. to settle a sit-down strike of 150 “5 and 10° girls who have held two Woolworth stores for nearly a week. In ‘Chicago, messenger bovs marched out of Westarn Union and Postal Telegraph offices and announced they wonld not return un-

| legs they received higher wages, an CR urn to Page Three)

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TILE CORPORATION LEASES CITY PLANT

Expects to Employ 150 Men After May 1.

A new indfstry for Tndianapolis which will employ between 150 to 200 men was announced today by the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Imdustrial Bureau. It is the Cambridge Tile Manufacturing 'Co., with home offices at Cincinnati. Tt manufactures floor. wall and decorative tile and ceramic mosaics. It has been leased for two vears and holds an option to buy the old plant of the U. 8. Tile Corp. 359 W. 16th St, which has 300.000 square feet of floor space. ‘Company officials said they would spend about $55.000 reconditioning the building and putting in new cquipment, Production is expected to begin about May 1. The ‘company will continue to operate its factory at Cincinnati Tt will continue to maintain ware houses in New York, Brookivh. Chie cago, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Officers of the company are CC. H. Burchenal, president; W, 8. Berger, vice president and treasurer: John R. Braunstein, secretary: ©. J

I. | Hayes, assistant treasurer, and K..J.

Bray, superintendent of plant, who will have charge of the Indianapolis plant.

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KIDNAP FEARS SPUR STATE

Verbatim Testimony As Given at First Legislative Hearing

Verbatim testimony of wit-

nesses before the Baker In-

vestigating Committee last

night follows:

REP. MICHAEL SCHAEFFER

Q State your name to this committee. A—Michael Schaeffer from the House of Representatives, live at Evansville. ; Q —Are you on Judiciary Committoe A in the House? A-—Correct, yes, sir 0 @ Do you know Martin Downey? A Yes, Sir. . Q—Is his seat near yours in the House of Representatives? A—Yes, vir. two seats to my right @ Did you see him on Monday morning. March 1st. A-—Yes, SII. @ The day that Coy was assaulted? A-—-Yes, sir. Q—Did you have a conversation with him? A-—Had a conversation with him just as the session closed, right around noon or 1 o'clock. i Q—What did he say? Wasn't

REPORT ON

CANCILLA

Cancilla the

of the report

The text Committee's State Senate today follows:

Your Committee, in compliance with the attached Senate Resolution introduced by Senators Gottschalk and Garrott and adopted March 1. 1037. has made an investigation of Peter Cancilla, who brutally assaulted Wayne Coy, director of WPA and acting-director of the Depaitment of Public Welfare, State of Indiana, in the corridors of the State House on March 1, 193%, and begs to submit to this Honorable Body the following facts taken from the records of the Criminal Bureau of Tdentification, Department of Police. Buffalo, New York, (a copy of said report is attached hereto and made a part thereoi). That Peter Cancilla, alias Palsy Cancilla, was born in Buffalo, New York, February 2, 1900, of Italian parentage, That said Peter Cancilla was arrested in Buffalo, New York, July 22. 1021, for criminally receiving stolen property and given a suspended sentence at the Elmira Reformatory, That on Aug. 19, 1921, he was arrested by Officers T. McNamara and J. Johnson of the Buffalo City police department and that on October 19, 1921. the grand jury in Buffalo returned two indictments, Nos. 7290-A and 7200-B, both alleged grand larceny, first degree, and receiving stolen property degree; That

the said Peter Cancilla was tried on indictment A on December 7. 1921, and found guilty and on December 23, 1921, was sentenced to the Rimira Reformatory, which sentence was suspended February 1, 1922, and the said Peter Cancilla was placed on probation. Your Committee further finds that on June 26, 1928, the said Peter Oancilla was arrested for a vagrancy charge in Indianapolis, Ind. Your committee further finds that the said Peter Cancilla on December 20. 1036. in answer to a question on application for motor vehicle operator's license: Have you ever been convicted of a felony, answer “No.” The same was subscribed and sworn to December 29, 1936. by the aid Peter Cancilla, A photostatic copy of the original record of application for motor vehicle operator's licence is attached hereto and made a part thereof Your Committee recommends that sald Peter Cancilla, when apprehended. be prosecuted for assault and battery with intent to kill and that he also be charged with per= jury, Your Committee further recommends that inasmuch as the said Peter Cancilla had not been apprehended to date, that a reward of five hundred dollars ($500) be offered bv the State of Indiana for anv information leading to the arrest, apprehension and delivery of {he said Peter Cancilla to the authorities of the State of Indiana and that an appropriation be made forthwith for this reward. (Signed) T A GOTTSCHALK, LOYD GARROTT, JESSE BE. WADE,

criminally | first

the morning. to reA—No, 1 don't

that early in fresh vour memory? think so. Q—What did he sav to von? A--He made mention of the fact that he was afraid he was going to he kidnaped and that in the event that he wax missing 1 vhould sce von, see Mr. Denton, and break into his desk, see that all the bills were taken out and that they were acted on in the committee. So T immediately asked him whether he was crazy or drunk, Thinks Tt Was After Attack Q—-Well, now was that before or after the assault on Wayne Cav? A—1 think it was after the assault It was right around noon, 1 o'clock. Tn fact, TI ‘did not know that he had any connection with the asvault even afterward Q—At that time did vou have any knowledge of the fact that Senate Bill 173 had disappeared? A-—-1 did | not, | Q—Now, have vou attended all the committee meetings of Judiciary Committee A? A-—No, 1 did not. Very few of thém.

tee ever discussed Senate Bill A—Not to my knowledge, no sir. R-—-When was the first knowledge vou had that Senate Bill 173 was in Judiciary A? A—1 think 1 read it in the newspaper that evening or the following day Q—Mike. did vou ever have any (Tarn to Tage 30)

WAYNE COY STATEMENT

The statement made by Wavne Coy to Oscar Hagemeier, chief deputy prosecutor, at Methodist Hospital vesterday, follows: “Between 12 and 12:30 noon March 1, T was walking along the corridor of the third floor of the State House when 1 was stopped by Pete Cancilla about midway between the office of the Lieutenant Governor and the first office south it. “Cancilla said ‘Can't vou take the pressure off of House Bill 173) 1 replied, ‘No, I'm trying to get it out today.’ Cancilla then said ‘Why?’ and 1 replied that the So|'eial Security Board wanted it done. Cancilla then said, ‘Oh, that's a lot of crap.’ “I then turned to my right and started to walk away but just as 1 did so Cancilla struck me violently under my left eve which blow cauxed me to start to fall. A:< 1 Tell he struck me another terrific blow on my lower lip, cutting the lip through to my teeth. Will Remain Here “The blow under the eve caused

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the lower part of the eve socket and (a complete fracture of the cheek [bone just to the left, Tt also re- ( sulted in A hemorrhage coming from behind the left eve. TI did not see any weapon. I fell partly to the floor but used my right arm to prevent a complete fall. No part of my head or face struck the floor, “At that time T did not know (hat Rep. Downey had “loaned” House Bill 173 to Joel Baker. Tn fact, 1 presumed it was still in the hands of Downey or the committee, The absence of the bill was, of course, not mentioned in our conversation, “TI will remain in Indianapolis to appear in the state's prosecution of Cancilla no matter how long it takes to find him.”

DENIES CLEMENCY TO EARL GENTRY SLAYER

Bu United Press

MADISON, Wis, March 5.

FOVe

ermor La Follete today ‘denied the |

pardon application of Carl Church. itinerant painter who said he

thought he did “a good deed for xociety” when he killed Earl Gentry, former Indiana klansman and bodvguard of Grand Dragon D. ©. Stepheéenzon, now serving a life term in Indiana State Prison. Church, befriended by Mrs. Qarvie Gill, Jefferson widow known as the “sunshine lady” because of her kindness to others, killed mer Evansville, Ind. policeman after Gentry mistreated her. Mis [Gill was tried and acquitted on a (charge of first degree murder in connection with the shooting of Yentry by Church in her home,

Ben Davis, New Bethel and

Washing ton

By JOAN THOMPSON

The Ben Davis Giants rallied during the second half to dereat New Augusta in the last game of the morming round in the state sectional baskethall tournament at Tech Gym today. The score was 28-19, The score was tied at the end of the first quarter, By the end of the second quarter Ben Davis one-point lead, 14-13, The winners will meet New Bethel at 8 tonight,

In earlier games today, Washing

he'd a!

Are Winners

ton defeated Oaklandon, 31 to 26. (and New Bethel downed Caxlleton. 36 to 17 Washington, the city champions will meet Decatur Oentral, the Marion County champions, at 7 o'clock tonight, in what is expected to be the best game of the local sectional,

Washington staged a second half!

spurt in this moMming's game 16 defeat Oaklandon, New Bethel 100k

| an early lead and gained the second

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SUBPENA

FOR BAKER AS

ASSEMBLY ACTS

McNutt Arrives and Demands All Involved In State House Intimidation Case

‘Be Brought to Justice.’

REWARD FOR CANCILLA PLANNED

State Body Names Thomas Neal, Inheritance

Tax Appraiser, Baker's Successor as

County Welfare Director.

(Editorial

, Page 1%)

The Senate today acted favorably on the report of its

special committee to offer $500 reward for the fugitive Peter

A. Cancilla and to add perjur

v to the charge of assault and

battery with intent to kill Wayne Cay,

Meanwhile, the House strengthened the wihpena clausa

of the emergency probe law under which the Senate-Housa

Investigating ‘Committee is preparing to call Joel A. Baken,

associate of Cancilla and ousted County

Welfare Director,

Baker still was in hiding todav.

The Baker Committee last

I. Schaeffer Downey (D. Hammond) told

(D. Evansville)

ep. Michael Is him Downey feared kidnaping

night heard

testify that Rep. Martin

after Cancilla assaulted Coy and Baker disappeared with the

Joriginal Welfare Merit Bill copy.

Rep. Downey will be one probe session tonight. MeNutt Arrives

ol the chief witnesses at the

in Fighting Mood.

Former Governor McNutt, now Philippine Iigh Coms

missioner, arrived here thig

mvolved in the State House intimidation cage he

all brought to

morning demanding that

justice.” He visited his friend Coy at Methodist Hospital. U. S. Distiict Attorney Val Nolan, summoned to Washs ington, conferred with the Department of Justice regarding possible use of G-Men in the Cancilla case and search, Thera

Lwere rumors that the G-Men Sheriff Ray as well as S

already were active, tate and City Police continued

the search for Cancilla, following the Sheriff's unfruitful raid last night on a Mooresville cottage. Thomas J. Neal, County Inheritance Tax Appraiser, was

named at noon by the State Welfare Board as County Wels

fare Director, succeeding Acting Divector Virgil Sheppard, who replaced the ousted Baker Wednesday.

The investigating committee maid witnesses already called for tonight, pesides Rep. Downey were Norman Gordon, Senate Clerk, and Senator Joseph Sexton (D. Indianapolis), Committee members said Speaker Fdward Stein of the House and Lieut. Gov, Henry F. Schricker would attend, Signature of either is 1re=quired to wsubpenas isrued for wit= Ne sses, Baker Subpena Drafted

A committee member maid a subpena for Baker has been drafted and would be issued upon expected passage of the Subpena Bill by (he Senate, Introduced by Rep. Frank GG Thompson (D. Bluffton), majority floor leader, the bill passed by the House today would make it a misdemeanor to ignore legislative comsmittee subpenas, It also provides penalties for refusing to testify hefore committees, They are fines ranging from %100 to $1000 and imprisonment [5 not less than one month nor more than a year, or both

Downey Urges Passage

Rep. Winfield K. Denton (DD. Fvansville), committee member, maid in urging passage of the bill: “If this is made a law it can be used at any time. 1 ask that it be passed under suspension of the rules.” Rep. Downey who has maid he “lent” the original Senate Welfare Mérit Bill to Baker, also asked passage of this subpena bill He maid: “This bill seeks to give the committee named by both houses an opportunity to go inte the incident when 1 unfortunately lost the bill. T desire its passage. “I realize that some people have thought many things about this incident. I want all the facts brought out. ‘Give the committee an oppor unity to go to the bottom of (his Tost’ bill affair. 1 ask the passage of thix bill ax a personal faver.” The House vole for both passage and suspension of the rules was 02 to 0. Now Armed, Says Colleague Rep. Downey, who was quoted by Rep. Schaeffer as waving he feared for hix life, today said he didn't remember what he told his eal league, who sits next to him in the Houre, Rep. Schaeffer quoted Rep Downey as saying that he feared Kidnaping or an attempt on his life since the disappearance of the Dill and Oancilla's attack on Mr,

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scan Coy, He said he had armed self with a gun ‘Mavhe 1 ¢id way Downey waid this don't remember.” Trked by hiz being arouzed from sleep, Rep. Downey maid he did not remember whether he calried a gun. “Downey raid he was afraid he was going to be kidnaped’ Rep. Schaeffer tertified, “He told me that if he was missing I should w»es Denton a member of the Investigats ing ¢emmittee and Judiciary A Committee and take all the Hills from his Downey's) deck and wea that they were acted on hy the Judiciary A Committee, Feni' Bill to Baker “This was after the assault on My, Coy. Later in the day I saw Downey and he said: ‘This looks ¥eriouz=-1 believe they are going to kidnap me.’ Downey had a gun on him at the time. 1 asked him who knew about it and he maid Bd Stein (Presiding officer of the Houze), Governor Townsend and Denton “It was my impression that whos ever Downey was talking aboud wanted to keep the bills in commits tee, He wasn't drank and 1 don't hes lteve Downey had been drinking.” Rep. Downey previously had exs plained to the Houve that he “lent™ Senate Bill 173 to Baker, who subs sequently refused te return it 1 him I'ne Houxe and Senate both passed a new hill to replace 173, ate taching a clause specifically ousts ing Baker from his job. Feared ‘Kidnaping’ The high point Mm lazt night's hearing was the testimony of Chief Clerk Beggs, It drew heated ¢rouss questioning from the Baker Probs Committee, Mi. Beggs valid he saw Baker with the “lost” Bill in his suit pocket, It had been assigned to Rep. Downey's committee for report, and nevep brought before the Houwe Rep. Downey did not sigh a yew ceipt for the bill which he took trom the Clerk in the House according to Wilbur Patrick OBrien, Houve file elerk Rep. Downey wanted vome bills and took them in a hurry that day, Mr. O'Brien testified. Mr, Downey's name waz placed on the record by Mr, O'Brien after the pills were taken, Mr. OBrien testified, Mr. Baker's connection with otheg bills was revealed when Senatop Martin J. Cleary (D. Ft. Wane) yes peated alleged conversations with Johnt Dalton, recently demoted Ins dianapolis police officer assigned 10 Criminal Court. ; Sergt. Dalton told him, Senate | Cleary testified, that a bill had been (Tarn to Page Three) :

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