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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937

SPUR PROBE

KIDNAP FEARS

STATE DRAFTS BAKER SUBPENA;

70 OFFER CANCLLA REWARD

McNutt Arrives, Demands All Involved ‘Be Brought to Jus-

tice’: Thomas Neal, Inheritance Tax Appraiser, |

Named Welfare Director.

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introduced which would make Chief Morrissey permanent head of the force. The officer said Joel Baker was having the bill killed, Senator Cleary testified. He referred to the original Police and Firemen's Merit Bill, sidetracked for a revised Indianapolis merit law.

Reveals Intimidation Sergt. Dalton also had arguments With other members of the Legislature, Senator Cleary testified. Senator Joseph T. Sexton was stopped

and brought into an argument with |

Sergt. Dalton over some legislation the morning Mr. Coy was beaten by Cancilla, Senator Cleary said he was told by Senator William Fitzgerald. Joel A. Baker was described as a lobbyist during ‘other legislative sessions by several witnesses. Mr. Beggs testified numerous persons had received Senate and House bills unofficially from the Clerk. “Tt has been customary where some one was interested, a hill out.

Mr. Beggs testified.

Link Baker, Cancilla

The committee attempted to ‘establish some connection between the attempt to break into the Senate safe Monday night and the loss of other House and Senate bills.

John Hoff, Senate doorkeeper, said |

he heard the door had been “jim-

mied”’ and that Chief Senate Clerk |

Gordon had expressed the opinion that someone had been after Senate bills,

Passage of the Welfare Merit Bill | transfer |

through the Senate, its from the Senate to the House and its official receipt was traced in the questioning. The connection between Baker and Cancilla was established through several witnesses who testified that the pair frequently were together in State House corridors.

Tell of Coy's Activity

Mr. Coy's ‘connection with the “lost” bill was brought inte the investigation when Senator Claude F. McBride (D. Jeffersonville) told the committee he and others of the House with the Welfare Director about the bill before its introduction. Senator McBride denied any pressure had been brought to bear on him from local persons in connection with the Welfare Bill. Asked if he was acquainted with Joel Baker, he replied: “No, nor with any of his gangsters.” Senator Cleary testified he had talked with Sergt. Dalton after his earlier conversation about the Indianapolis Merit Bill. The police officer called him, he testified, and asked if he would ‘call Chief Morrissey.

Apology Made by Hendricks

“He said we both were excited and I said I was willing to ‘call Morrissey to straighten it ‘out,” Senator Cieary said. An apology was made by Hendricks, Safety Board after the incident when Senator Cleary was threatened by Sergt. Dalton in connection with the bill, the Senator said. Senator Cleary said he had known Baker and Cancilla since the 1935 legislative session, but had seen them only once in a hotel taproom. “Who was with Cancilla when you saw him?” Senator Cleary was asked. “Joel Baker and Martin Downey,” he answered. “Downey came in the taproom and went over te join Baker and <Cancilla. These three were alone. I was with Senator and Mrs. Porteus and another lady.” Mrs, K. K. Woolling, who was ab-

Blvthe secretary,

take | It probably is irregular, | but it's been going on since 1931,” |

and Senate had ‘conferred |

| sent from a closed Welfare Board | meeting vesterday, refused to answer | her telephone this morning. A maid | | said “she says she has nothing to | say.” | Mrs. Karl R. Ruddell, the other member who was absent, was not at home, A maid said she had taken a daughter to school and in- | tended to go downtown from the | | school. State Board of Accounts members continued their audit of the County | Welfare Department books today. William P. Cosgrove, Board of | Accounts chief, said he expected the audit would be completed by Mon- | day. Former Governor McNutt arrived | here by train from St. Louis after | bad weather forced him to abandon | an airplane trip to Texas for a ( speech last night. | “I am interested in seeing anyone | guilty brought to justice,” he said. “Tt was a cowardly attack. I hope the investigation is a searching one.” Will Help Party, He Savs Asked if he would take part in the | investigation, he said, “I don't know what I could do.” Asked if he believed the Legisiative Commitee will try to get to the bottom of the circumstances surrounding the attack, he said: “I have no reason to think otherwise,” “If ‘the matter is ‘thoroughly | brought into the open, do you be- | lieve it would help the party?” he | was asked. “Necessarily so,” he replied. Mr. McNutt hurried on to meet | his family. Cottage Raided by Ray Sheriff Ray late yesterday raided a cottage near Mooresville after receiving a tip that the hunted as- | sociate of Mr. Baker was in hiding there. The sheriff said there was ewi- | dence that the cottage had been occupied as late as the day before, but there were no belongings to indicate that the occupant was Cancilla. City police raided a Norway Drive | home after a telephone call that | Cancilla was there. The informant | said he was a city fireman, but po- | lice interviewed the fireman whose | name was given and he said he had not called. State police said they still were | | without any ‘definite clues, but were continuing their search. | | Senator Bedwell said that most | | witnesses to be called tonight al- | ready had indicated their willing- | ess to help in the investigation. “Of course subpenas will be issued if they fail to report,” the committee head said.

Lawyers to Meet

Questioned concerning the pos- | sibility ‘of a subpena for Baker, Senator Bedwell said the former | County Welfare Director might appear voluntarily, but that a subpena | | would be issued if he did not. | The Indianapolis Lawyers’ Association is to discuss the standing of Cancilla at its meeting Tuesday | evening, Charles Babcock, president, announced. { Mr. Babcock said that the associa- | tion may institute disbarment pro- | ceedings against Cancilla if the new | (legal bill is passed by the Legisla- | ture. The bill provides that the associa- | tion may judge whether or not a member has committeq a felony. | The present law requires that the | member must have been found | guilty by the courts before he may | |e disbarred, according to Mr. Bab- | ‘cock.

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POoOY Reserve Officers’ Association, luncheon, Board of Trade, noo Phi Delta Theta, Trade, Nn Delta

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Delaware S Printscra toh, 6:30 pb. Mm Recreation Committee P.-T. A, meeting Hotel Washington, 1:30 ». 'm G. C. Murphy Co., meeting. Claypool Hote}, §D. Mm

Nn. m ft Chub, dinner, Hotel Washing[Y

MARRIAGE LICENSES (Yncorrect addresses frequently are given to the Marriage License Burean deliberately. The Times tn printing the official list assumes no responsibility for «uch addresses.)

20, ‘of 532 18, of

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to Norma Johanning, dianapolis Le Roy Boyd, 29, of 1632 Columbus Ave. te Frances Jones, 28, ‘of 420 E, 49th St. Frank E, Gould, 71, of Rochester, to Grace Marine, 61, ‘of 1723 : Goorie Lee Worthington, 80, richigan St, to Mabel Brown, 28, of 105 Catherwood Ave. " Caldwell Morris, 23, of 1919 Boulevard -e. to Marie Thomas, 24, of 2101 Boule-

,. 54, of 1308 Lafayette St. sthel , 3%, of 1327 Lafayette St, "William 40, of 2745 Sangster Ave to Carrie Miller, 34, of 2745 Sangster Ave Harold Miller, 27. of 130 Cora St. to Carrie Hicks, 25, of 130 Cora St Silas Sheppard, 33, 1 : to Jessie Williams, 25, of Indianapolis. Charles D. McIntyre, 23, ‘of 3860 N. Dela-

. to Dorothy Shepard, 20, of 2138 |

27, ‘of 4730 Park uhre, 23, 2617 N. Gale

St Slaark Druhot, 25 of 3610 Balsam St. Margaret Kayse, 24, of 940 N. Oriental St. Donald Lewis, 25, of Martinsville, Tnd., to Gladys Thacker, 18, of Indianapolis,

BIRTHS

Boys svivan, Ara Phillips, at 2158 S. Delaware. George, Ruth Smock, at 1146 Pleasant. Gayton, Grace Hatch, at 1703'2 Com

op ater Leurial Fischer, at Methodist. John, Rowena Wiseman, at Methodist, 4, Lois_Woolen, at Methodist at Methodist.

. Lillian_ Revell, eph, Bernice Phillips, at Methodist. Walter. Gladys Denny, at Methodist Lawrence, Thelma Ammon, at Methodist Earl, Lillian Bell. at Methodist. Girls

John, Thelma Beers, at Methodist. Darrell, Eileen Marquis, at Methodist. Wallace, Phosia Wright, at Methodist, i Margaret Hart, at Methodist. ary Shugert, at Methodist. Robert, Myrtle Askin. at Methodist. William, Jane Schloss, at Methodist,

DEATHS Thomas Eldred Halls, 92, at 1648 N. Tal-

wi pale Hunt, 66, at Methodist, carcihn \

Tuncheon, Hotel Wash- | Optimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, |

N. Capitol | of 227 W. |

to |

of 1336 N. West St. |

at acute

Carrie Seibold, 5, Arrow. carcinoma. Arthur H. Keftner, cerebral | hemorrhage,

| Jacob William ‘Clark, 83, at 619 B. St lair, arteriosclerosis. : Harriet McCowen, 71, at 1080 Westview | | Drive, uremia 59, 833 rk nephritis ae. James ‘Carter, 81. at ‘Central pulmonary tuberculosis Lucy Mildred McFadden. Barbara Ann Bovd, 9 months. | meningococcic meningitis Amanda M. Smith, 81, chronic myocarditis. 47, at City, abscesses, Virginia M. Stone, 41, at City. hemorrhage | William T. Peacock, 62, at City, cerebral | Lester F. Benson, 61. at 2210 «1 nary thrombosis BE wy lie Henderson. 45, City, nephritis,

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

ene United States Weather Bureau | INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and | somewhat warmer tonight and tomorrow. 6:12 5:

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| Sunrive Sunset TEMPERATURE ~—March 5, 1936— 25

BAROMETER 30.21 1 p.m.

| Precipitation 24 hrs. ‘ending 7 a. m | Total precipitation since Jan. 1 | Excess since Jan. 1 Veh

MIDWEST FORECAST INDIANA Fair tonight and Saturday: somewnal warmer Sa.curday and central ana north poruions tonight, ILLINOIS —Fair tonight and Saturday: { somewhat warmer Saturday and central and north portions tonight.

Tx 30.16 23 “wav Hb6 . 3.82

| postponement a hill to give | State Health Board power to regu- |

LOWER MYCHYGAN—Generally fair tonight and Saturday; somewhat warmer €asl poruon tonight and sourneast | tion Saturday,

| OBIO— Generally fair tonight and Sat- | warmer Saturday. KENTUCKY Cenerally fair tonight and ay.

| Saturday; warmer Satur

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Revision Measure Killed By Amendment in House

Senate Bill Would Have Tightened Provisions of Existing Setup; Proposal for Real Estate Examining Board Defeated.

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duce their rate from 1 per cent to 1; of 1 per cent. The measure was advanced to third reading.

Medical Aid Bill

4, Passage by the House of a Senate bill to mandate employers

| to provide medical aid for injured

workers for 90 days, and to increase disability allowances. Under the

present Workmen's Compensation |

Act the medical time-limit is 30 days. . For the second time a bill which would have made the Supreme and Appellate Court Reporter an appointive official failed to receive a House constitutional majority. The measure was sponsored by the Indiana League of Women Voters. Rep. Joseph Andrew favette) spoke for the bill. Rep. Arthur Greenwood (D. Ind.) was introduced toé the House.

Senate Bills Adopted Other Senate bills passed by the

House would: = Authorize the State Highway

| Commission to enter into negotiations for a joint purchase of the |

Wabash River toll bridge at New Harmony, and make it a free bridge. Authorize ‘County Councils to declare an emergency in cases where addtional appropriations are made of funds obtained through bond issues.

Authorize the consolidation of

| grade and high schools ir townships

where present schools have bess abandoned.

The Senate killed by indefinite

late tenement buildings and remodeling. The House “Price Fixing” Bill was reported from committee without recommendation. The House Public Morals Committee was reported divided on

Senate amendments to the Alcoholic |

Beverages Act. Divided on Liquor Bill

With only three days of the ses- |

sion remaining, this committee

[deadlock may kill the Liquor Revi|sion Bill, it was said. House niembers said they were |

opposed to passing the measure under suspension of the rules. Two provisions of the bill having Administration approval would retain the 2 a. m. Sunday closing section of the present law and prohibit liquor rectifiers from selling hard liquor directly to retailers instead

[of through wholesale channels.

Committee members said

series of local measures which it is

These bills also would

Governor Townsend has permitted

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. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Indianapolis Police Merit Succeeds Virgil Sheppard as Board Head THOMAS L. NEAL

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2. Create a Marion County Flood |

| Control Commission authorized to | issue $5,000,000 in bonds and estab[lish a 1-cent tax levy. 3. Increase the salaries of the Chief Deputy Sheriff and Chief Deputy Recorder in Marion and Lake Counties. 4. Appropriate $450 to Verna Yeida for an automobile illegally seized and sold by the State Excise Department. | 5. Permit Indiana ‘counties to qualify for Federal grants for flood | control. 6. Grant county clerks a fee of $5 | for each admission and discharge of

a patient from any State hospital. |

| Hearing on Tax Bill All of these measures originated | in the Senate. By failing to sign lor veto them, the Governor placed | responsibility for their enactment upon the Legislature,

| attacked the House Property Tax Limitation Bill at a Senate com- | mittee public hearing last night. | The measure was defended by rep- | resentatives of civic and farm or- | ganizations. | The rural limit would be $1.25 and the urban limit $2, exclusive of bonded indebtedness, under terms of this measure.

Four Bills to Townsend

The Governor is expected tu sign four bills relating to local problems. | They would: A. Authorize Indianapolis and Marion County to finance the con- | struction of a convention auditorium. It is estimated the proposed project would cost between $1.500,000 and $3,000,000. A separate bonding district would be established to be administered by a board composed of two representatives

each of the City and County Coun-

cils and the Mayor. Local efficials are to ask the Federal government to bear a portion of the cost.

B. Authorize the transfer of inmates of Julietta, Marion County Insane Hospital, to the Central State Hospital. The county would deed Infirmary land to the State and would transfer Infirmary inmates to Julietta.

C. Increase the tax levy limit for the City Sanitary District from 8 to | 9 cents on each $100 of taxable property. D. Allow Indianapolis to lease Municipal Airport property te private companies for the construction of a hotel. A $1,000.000 revolving fund would | be established for Indiana flood ve- | habilitation under terms of a Senate measure pending in the House. Loans to southern Indiana cities and towns would be made for 10year periods at 3 per cent interest | The fund would be administered by ‘a committee composed of the Gov-

Indiana city and school officials |

Thomas L. Neel eft), new Marion County Reliet

By United Press

WASHINGTON, March 5.—Federal action in the Cancilla-Baker case was to be discussed here today at a conference of Val Nolan, Indianapolis District Attorney, with Brien McMahon, chief counsel of the Justice Department criminal division. Mr. McMahon was given details of the case yesterday by Frank

M. Parrish, criminal division attorney.

Mr. Parrish has had sev-

eral conferences on the matter with William Linden, chief counsel of the Work Progress Adminisiration, Harry L. Hopkins, WPA director, has been working te have J.

Edgar Hoover turn his G-men

loose in the Cancilla manhunt.

Final decision is expected to be reached at today's Justice De-

partment conference.

Rumors continue here that the G-men already are on the job.

érnor, State Audior and State Treasurer. Sheriff Ray Hits Police Merit Bill

| Sheriff Ray today voiced opposition |

to the Indianapolis Police and Firemen's Merit System Revision Bill because “it would make demotion of chiefs of police and fire departments and others practically impossible.” “This would be unfair to anyone elected Mayor,” said the “and to the residents of this city, who are entitled to complete harmony between the chief executive of the city and the head of the lawenforcing agency in particular.”

SIT-DOWNERS LEAVE PLANT AT PRINCETON

Ry United Press PRINCETON, Imd., March 5-—A sit-down strike in the Tiptop | Creamery ended peacefully at mid- | night last night when about 10 men who had held the plant more than a week walked out.

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THREE D!E FOLLOWING YOUNG FLIER'S DEAT

to Press PITTSBURGH, March airplane crash last September, in which a young flier was killed, today was believed to be the indirect cause of three deaths in a Morningside family. Deputy Coroner Stanley Guzenski said Ie learned Mrs. Laura Bole, 48, hanged herself in the kitchen of her home last night because she had

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been brooding since the death of her |

husband last October, The husband, Leroy, died of a heart attack caused bv excitement over the suicide-death of a son, Wil=liam. The son shot himself in a fit

of despondency after his friend and |

flying instructor was killed in a Bridgeville.

Sidney Messner plane <c¢rash at

Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 5.-— Norman Baum, 52, former Boone Township trustee, shot and killed himself at Chandler, near here, last night, according to police.

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of the Bureau since the removal of Joel A. Baker, Director, posed with Virgil Sheppard, acting head ' shortly after he learned of his appointment today.

Federal Action Against Cancilla STRIKES SPREAD AS Topic of Parley at Washington Gl, 0. PUSHES DRIVE

Lewis’ Organization Backs

Bethlehem Workers.

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| eight-hour day and uniforms with | long pants instead of puttees. They were back on the job later when | companies agreed to conferences. An eight-day strike in Thompson Products Co. plant in | Detroit ended at 4 a. m. today when | the management signed a collective | bargaining agreement with the United Automobile Workers, Eleven hundred workers were to return to their jobs in three plants of the Peninsular Metal Products Co. in Detroit today after a oneday sit-down was settled. The U. A. W., completing nego-

Corp. and participating in confers lentes With the Chrysler Cop. carried its campaign to the Hudson Co. Truck drivers in Providence, R. I, will vote on a five-point program, including a 10 per cent wage in= crease and a 48-hour week, to settle | their strike. They returned to work today, Federal and State mediators arrived in Pittsburgh to in efforts to end a strike of more than 100 blind employees of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.

participate |

NAMED COUNTY WELFARE HEAD

‘Appointee to Quit Position as Inheritance Tax Appraiser.

Thomas IL. Neal, 3334 Guilford Ave. today was appointed Marion | County Welfare Director by the | State Welfare Board. He accepted to resign soon as Marion County inheritance | tax appraiser. When he takes the oath of office he will relieve Virgil Sheppard, acts | ing director named after the ousting lof Joel Baker by the Legislature. | Mr. Neal was appointed tax ape | praiser four years ago by Governor | MeNutt, He was to confer today [with Governor Townsend about a | successor,

Former State Senator

| | | Mr. Neal was born in Lebanon. He is 52, a brisk, gray=haired man with sharp features and a pleasant (manner, He was graduated from | Franklin College, where he was a Phi Delta Theta When he was 28, he was elected to the Indiana Senate and there represented Boone and Hendricks Counties in 1913 [and 1915. He was in the insurance business for 15 years and once was state superintendent of the Knights of Pythias insurance department. In 1920 and 1921, he was Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and in that capacity was instrumental of widening the scope of the lodge’'s welfare work, He also was instrumental in bringing about construction of the Pythian home at Lafayette. He served as chairman of the lodge insurance committee and he has been on the home office staff | of several insurance companies,

Did Not Seek Office

He is married and has one daughter, a junior in Tudor Hall School. He made this statement today when he accepted the appointment: “Although I did not seek this ofs fice, T appreciate the opportunity in it Tor real public service and hope | through my efforts to be able to render efficient service, “I hope that the department will

the |

An | tiations with the General Motors Pe a real factor for good in the

community, I feel confident I'll | have the co-operation of everyone,”

WAGE BOOST SENDS STEEL PRICES HIGHER

By United Press PITTSBURGH, March 5-—Ine crease of $3 to $8 in steel prices to care for wage boosts was made toe day at Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. Company union sought to purge their ranks of “outside” union members.

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