Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1938 — Page 8
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FUND py IN DIES PROBE COMES TOLIGHT
Committee Votes to Ask Roosevelt for Loan Of Personnel.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (U. P.). ~The House Committee Investigating Un-American - Activities, financed with $25,000 by Congress, today voted to ask President Roosevelt to request Government departments to furnish personnel and other assistance in its inquiry.
It was understood that most of the $25,000 provided for the investigation already has been. expended by the Committee and the request for assistance from Government departments was prompted by a shortage of funds. . The request, made in the form of & motion by Rep. Joe Starnes (D. Ala.) was approved nimously: + Under the motion, Mr. Roosevelt would be asked to request executive departments to “loan” the committee investigators, attorneys, clerical and stenographic aid.
Dissension Reported .
The Committee hopes to break up jnto three subgroups immediately, one to hold hearings in the East, one in the Midwest and one on the West Coast. However, lack of funds it was understood might force cancellation of part of the plans. The request for assistance coin-
cided with reports that internal dissension was developing on the Committee, with at least one member complaining bitterly against the © trend the inquiry has taken. The rift -within the committee centered around Rep. John J. Dempsey (D. N. M.), who attended the committee’s session yesterday for the first time since the hearings began nearly two weeks ago. It was learned that he had returned to the capital hastily to assert his belief that the committee had involved “innocent” persons and cast unfair reflections upon them. Rep. Dempsey made a special trip to California from his New Mexico home, it was learned, while Committee Investigator Edward F. Sullivan was gathering information on the alleged communistic activity of Harry Bridges, Pacific Coast, C.I.0. director. It was understood that Rep. Démpsey ordered Mr. Sullivan to return to Washington because of his belief that much of his material was irrelevant and incompetent. Rep. Dempsey also was incensed when the committee accused important Government officials of spreading Communist propaganda through membership in alleged Communist “front” organizations such as the American League for Peace and Democracy. He told a friend that he “might have joined the league had I been asked, because I believe in both peace and democracy.”
Activies, munist-inspired. Mr. Matthews, “fellow traveler” of Communists
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Work on new building projects at Ft. Harrison is progressing satisfactorily, Brig. Gen. A. Owen Seaman, quartermaster general’s construction chief, said yesterday. Gen. Seaman inspected WPA . excavations and foundations preparatory to construction of permanent buildings. He was accompanied on the tour by Maj. Roland C. Bower, post construction quartermaster. Gen. Seaman also considered revision of the fort’s road layout. Major Bower announced bids for new nurses’ quarters will be opened Sept. 7.
Prizes totaling $388 are to be awarded to the farmers at the third annual Hoosier. Ton Litter Show Thursday at the Stock Yards, ! Sponsors are Purdue University and Stock Yards agencies. ‘An .auction sale is to be held during the afternoon following judging in the morning - by J. R. Wiley, Purdue, and a packer represeatative.
Sales totaling $409,550 were freported by the North Side Realtors for last week at a luncheon involving the trade and resale of residenw tial property, was reported at approximately $300,000. Location of the properties was not given.
St., received a broken nose yesterday while diving in the Rhodius Park swimming pool. He was treated at City Hospital.
“Europe as I Saw It” will be Dr. Ted Wagner's subject before the Kiwanis Club at its luncheon-meeting ‘at the Columbia Club tomorrow.
The all-Indiana air tour has been reduced from six days to four, Sept. 26 to 29, Clarence Cornish, Ft. Wayne, Indiana Aircraft Trades Association president announced today. The change was voted by as-
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J. B. Matihews. writer and ex-college professor, is pictured above in Washington as he told the Committee that the American League for who described himself as: a former was once the head of the league.
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estigating ‘un-American Peace and Democracy «is Com-=
sociation directors last night in -a meeting at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. About 35 planes are expected to join the tour, the route for which is to be mapped at a. meeting soon. New tour committee members appointed were Robert Shank, Hoosier Airport manager; Lieut. "Col. H. Weir Cook; George Gamsjager, Kokomo, and 1.- J. Dienhart, ‘Municipal ‘Airport ‘manager.
Kurt F. Pantzer, attorney, has been appointed to the Indiana Law School faculty here, for the 1938-39 school year, it was announced today,. Mr. - Pantzer, a Harvard grad , will give instruction in the aduate division and
will lecture to a philosophy of law |
class.. Charles C. Baker, division director, also is to’ lecture to graduate law classes.
PROPOSED DISMISSAL OF FIREMAN STUDIED
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rest Jan. 13. He was ‘convicted of shooting and fatally wounding one of a group of motorists with whom he had an altercation in front of his home. The Fire Department trial board last week found him guilty of a charge of conduct unbecoming a fireman. The Safety Board action was delayed pending ruling on his Jatin for a new trial in Criminal Co
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