Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1939 — Page 2

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By Governor Olson Following

22-Year Battle for Freedom

Chronology of Famous Case

By United Press

July 22, 1916—Ten killed, 40 hurt, when bomb exploded at Steuart and Market Streets, San Francisco, during Preparedness

urtroom Crowded to Hear His Final Appeal.

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Biilings, convicted with Mooney, was innocent. However, since Billings is 2 two-time offender he cannot be - released by the Governor without the Be Arprovel ‘of the State Supreme Court. Arrives With Warden Mooney arrived in a prison automobile with Warden Court Smith of San Quentin. A large crowd cheered as he alighted from the

Policemen were everywhere. Unlike the usual procedure when a prisoner makes a public appearance, . they were not there to prevent an

éscape but to protect the prisoner |

from attentions of hysterical well . wishers. ~ * The staid Assembly Chamber had been transformed into something closely resembling a movie set. : All night workmen were busy, erecting a special platform for newsreel cameras, laying wires for

to illuminate the rostrum. 2: Prepares for Speeches . ~ Mooney emerged from prison shortly before 10 a. m. (Indianapolis Time). He had checked out officially, taken his belongings, said .goodby to guards and fellow prisoners, exchanged prison number 31,921 for his name and scheduled a series of speeches and public appearances for the next few days. Mooney had spent his last day in prison going from cell to cell bidding goodby to those who had been his companions." He had breakfast © with Matt Schmidt, who arrived in 1917 for dynamiting the Los Angeles ‘Times Building. Later he called on éach member of the prisén staff. He had a pass enabling him to go about the prison as he pleased. He gathered up what possessions remained, having previously sent out 15 bags of letters and documents, and changed his prisoner’s garb for a gray, pin-striped suit that had been tailored for him. He retired at

Day parade. S0

followed against the five. Sept. 11, 1916—Billings tried

Feb. 9, appealed.

Mooney. Webb did so. May 11,

a new trial.

to investigate the case.

new trial for Mooney. action.

was done

been postponed and set for Dec.

made his report. to review the Mooney .case.

to life imprisonment. April, 1921—Byron Parker, an

don plea.

8 o'clock last night and was up before 5 a. m. today. : Prison Is ‘Excited’ - There was an undercurrent of excitement in the prison over Mooney’s departure, although the humming of the jute mills and ‘the tramp of men marching between thefr\ cells and tasks went on as usual. The first person in line oulside to greet Mooney was Mrs. Rena Mooney, who had worked unfalter- . ingly in his defense while his case .was argued in the courts and legislative halls of the State and Nation and carried successively and in vain before five California Governors and three times to the United States Supreme Court. She has lived frugally in San Francisco, earning her way as a music ‘teacher and using all the money she could save for her husband’s comfort in prison | and for his lawyers.” =. ° With Mooney - éxcnerated, the bombing became officially unsolved. Prominent among Mooney’s defenders have been the late Clarence Darrow, the late Dr. David Starr Jordan of Stanford University; Rabbi Stephen Wise of New York; the Rt. Rev. Edward J. Hanna, former Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco, and the Rt. Rev. Edward I.. Parsons, Episcopal Bishop of * California. Holds Union Card Mooney retains his membership in the Molders’ Union of the American Federation of Labor, but the A. F. of L. and the Congress for Industrial Organizations forgot their differences ‘in celebrating his

. release. They planned a tremendous celebration starting immediately after Governor Olson's inaugural barbecue this afternoon, which Mooney will attend after his return from Folsom. Mooney said he would devote the rest of his life to the labor movement, and to fighting for Billings’ release. He calls Billings the the “forgotten man” in. the case. Plans call for a parade in San Francisco Sunday ' down Market Street and Steuart Street intersection where the bomb exploded. Mooney has rejected offers of automobiles and will walk in the parade. There will be parades and celej prations tomorrow and Tuesday . night Mooney will speak on a na-

tional radio network.

The circumstances which led to his imprisonment, together with Billings, form a long story. ‘The two were convicted of participation in the parade bombing that took the lives of 10 persons and injured a score or more, Mooney and Billings contend they were victims of perjured evidence, that the prewar hysteria in San Francisco forced the prosecutor to find a “goat” for the affair, and that they became the victims.

r Billings in Folsom

Billings, whose previous | record carried a conviction, was sent to Folsom Prison. Less aggressive than Mooney, the younger man has been content in recent years to make ‘periodic applications for parole and voice his protestations of innocence. * But Mooney has’ never stopped hting. He has declared that only an | unconditional pardon will satisfy

BIS od by a defense committee, pney has carried his battle for freedom to the world. He has made personal appeals before the State Supreme Court and California ture. His attorneys have aped before the U. S. Supreme , which has declined to pass the case. Mooney has publicly stated he is his faith in Gov. Olson's -in his innocence. : The new pvernor, as a State Senator, arfor a legislative pardon for the soner, stating his opinion that 3 evidence in the case was per-

y ‘Talked for Four Hours

‘his appearance before the lature last March, the little haired prisoner stood for four ur and recited his story of what ges was the “frame-u San tin.

plead for Mooney and Billings.

Jan. 21, 1935—U. S. Supreme April 12, 1935—Judge Edward

of Appeals. May 14, 1935—Writ denied.

Court. ‘

don Mooney. fore California’ “Tegislatire.

proves pardon resolution.

Oct. 10, 1938—U. S. Supreme review case.

tition of habeas corpus. Dec. 12, 1938—U. S. Supreme

eS. Jan. 7, 1939—Governor Olson

"July 23, 1916—Warren K. Billings, Weinberg arrested, and it became known that Thomas Mooney was

ught iy 27, 1916=Tom and Rena ‘Mooney ‘arvestpd. In¢ictments

Nolan stayed in jail nine months; released on bail; charges dismissed. He was suspected of having made the bomb. Weinberg, who was supposed to have driven Tom and Rena Mooney and Billings to the place where the bomb exploded, was acquitted. January-February, 1917—Mooney: trial. 1917—Mooney convicted; sentenced to hang May 17;

| © April 23, 1917--Judge Franklin Griffin, ‘who heard the evidence in Nr case wrote State Attorney General U. 8S. Wehb, asking him to petition the State Supreme Court for a new trial for

1917—President Wilson asked Governor Stephens to postpone date of execution. This was found necessary because of pending appeal action and the date was reset for Aug. 23. 1918. June 11, 1917—Rena Mooney went on trial for murder; acquitted; held in jail for trial on second indictment; released cn $15,000 bail after 22 months in jail. Charges later dismissed. Sept. 11, 1917—State Supreme Court denied Webb's motion for

Sept. 25, 1917—President Wilson sent a Federal Commission, headed by Secretary of Labor William W. Wilson, to San Francisco

Jan. 16, 1918—Wilson Commission report unanimously favored

Jan. 22, 1918—President Wilson wrote Governor Stephens asking that Mooney. be granted a new trial. The Governor took no

March 26, 1918—President Wilson again asked Governor Stephens to grant Mooney a new trial. June 5, 1918—The President repeated his request.

Aug. 23, 1918—Date set for Mooney’s death, which again had

Nov. 1, 1918—J. B. Densmore, director-general .of th: Federal Employment Service, who had been directed by the Secretary of Labor to conduct another investigation of the Mooney case,

Nov. 18, 1918—U. S. Supreme Court, without comment, refused

Nov. 28, 1918—Governor Stephens commuted Mooney’s sentence

case by filing a writ of audita querela. fused to allow the new trial and the case was pending in the Appellate Court when Mooney asked that it be withdrawn. Dec. 1, 1930—California Supreme Court denied Moorey’s par-

March 3, 1931—Mooney filed another pardon application. James J. Walker, then Mayor of New York City, entered the case. Nov. 24, 1931—James J. Walker arrived in San Francisco to

April 21, 1932—Governor Rolph denied pardon. = May 22, 1933—Mooney went on trial on second murdsr indictment in Preparedness Day bombing. May 24, 1933—Court directed jury to return verdict of guilty. May 17, 193&—Mooney applied for writ of habeas corpus in Federal District Court of Northern California. May 17, 1934—Judge A. F. St.

fused to accept jurisdiction of the case.

April 29, 1935—Writ of habeas corpus sou

May 30, 1935—Petition for writ taken to California Supreme

June 17, 1935—Petition granted. Sept. 24, 1935—Mooney and Billings reunited for first time in 19 years at writ hearing before Supreme Court. Oct. 14, 1835—U. S. Supreme Court declined to interfere in case. Oct. 28, 1935—U. S. Supreme Court again declined to enter case. March 10, 1937—California Assembly adopted resolution to par-

March 1937—California Senate defeated pardon ‘resolution. March 10, 1938—Mooney makes’ unprecedented appearance be-

March 11, 1938—Capt. Charles Goff of San Francisco Bolice Department offers rebuttal testimony before Legislature. Assembly ap-

March 12, 1938—Pardon resolution defeated in State Senate.

Dec. 5, 1938—U. S. Supreme Court refuses to accept original pe-

Court reiterates refusal to review

Edward Nolan and Israel

and convicted. Sentenced to life.

Moghine

13, 1918.

attorney, attempted to r2open the The Superior Court re-

Sure denied writ. Court in unanimous decision, re-

ed writ. t in District Court

I. Butler de

Court denies writ of certiorari to

grants full pfirdon to Mooney.

character of half a dozen trial witnesses, terming some of them “prostitutes, psychopathic cases and jailbirds.” The prisoner recounted details of the parade and once more declared he was on the roof of the Eilers music building on Market St. in San Francisco, witnessing the parade when the explosion occurred. He charged the late Charles M. Fickert, former San Francisco prosecutor, with responsibility for “prosecuting and framing my case.” “I want it understood,” he added, “that at the time I was in disrepute with major labor leaders of San Francisco, not so. much because I was. a Socialist, but because I was a militant, aggressive labor unionist.” Despite the prisoner’s eloquence, however, the Senate upset the legislative pardon resolution by rejecting the move after it had been approved by the Assembly.

Lack of Authority Cited

Opponents contended * the body was without authority to pardon Mooney and that the action would be a mere political maneuver. Mooney was born in Chicago in 1883. His father was a coal miner born in Indiana. His mother came to the United States from Ireland. Although few details of his early life are known, Mooney was an iron molder by trade and worked at odd jobs in various states. Police records state he at one time was a passenger on the “Red Special,” train which carried labor aEhlor: on a tour of Europe. Arriving in San Francisco shortly after the earthquake and fire of 1906, Mooney immediately became active in labor circles. In 1913 he was arrested at Richmond, Cal, under the name of Charles King during a strike of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. employees. Charged with being implicated in placing dynamite caps on a sailboat off Point San Pablo, he was acquitted after three trials. He married Rena Ellen Brink Hermann, a music teacher, in 1911. In 1916 came the event which was to affect Mooney’s destiny.

Huge Parade Arranged

A wave of patriotic fervor swept the country as it appeared the United States would be drawn into the World War, and in San Francisco arrangements were made for a parade and demonstration. As the parade moved up Market St., lined against a little brickwalled saloon at the corner of Steuart St.a contingent of SpanishAmerican war veterans awaited the signal to move into line. Suddenly, there was a deafenire roar. The brick wall of the saloon collapsed. Earth and paving brick hurtled into the air, falling on the dead and dying. When the smoke cleared, 40 per-

"sons lay on the ground many |g

weil

later succumbed to their injuries. Authorities later established that the bomb responsible for the outrage was equipped with a time clock control and weighed approximately 35 pounds. Almost immediately the obscure social recalcitrant came to-promi-nence. His editorship of The.Blast, a radical labor publication, his known association with Emma Goldman and other radicals, his opposition to America’s participation in the war, were all factors which threw suspicion upon Mooney. John McDonald a waiter, told authorities of seeing a man with a suitcase leave a taxicab near the corner of Steuart and Market Sts. the day of the bombing. Another man came out of the saloon, McDonald said, and met the one with the ‘suitcase. The suitcase was put down against the wall. The two men talked a moment and separated, leaving the suitcase, the waiter said. McDonald identifiec Billings as the man with the suitcase, Mooney as his companion. Mooney later denounced McDon-

»jald as a tool of the prosecution,

contending the waiter was a dupe of such low mentality he could not be trusted to take crders at the place of his employme:at. The grand jury retiirned murder indictments against Mooney, Billings, Mrs. Mooney, Israel Weina|berg, a taxicab driver and Edward Nolan, an official of the machinists’ union. Billings was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment at Folsom. Mrs. Mooney aad Weinberg were acquitted. Nolan was released without trial.

Oxman Star Witness

Mooney was convicted after a long and bitter trial in which the testimony of McDonald and Frank Oxman, “the honest cattleman,” played an important part. McDonald repeated his story, while Oxman, who said he had been visiting Woodland, Cal., testified he ‘was at the parzde and saw Weinberg drive a “jitaey” containing Mooney, Mrs. Mooney, Billings and an unidentified man to the corner of Steuart and Market Sts. Mooney and ‘© Billings left

got back into the automobile and drove away. -Oxman’s testimony later was discredited. He was indicted and tried on charges of subornation of perjury. He was acquitted. Oxman died without retracting his testimony. Chief point in the Mooney defense was a series of photographs showing the Mooneys atop the Eilers building, more than a mile from the scene of tlie blast. The pictures showed a clock in the back-

a suitcase, Oxman s:id, and then

PRESS OLD-AGE AND VOTE BILLS

Indiana Senate Will Seek Primary Extension to All State Offices.

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in labor’s program, is to carry an appropriation to pay for its administration, the measure must originate in the lower chamber.

Senator White described the election bills, two of which already have been acted on favorably by committee, as ‘caucus’ bills. ‘Meanwhile, Senator White denied there had been a “leak” from the Governor's Special Liquor Law Study Commission report to the Democratic Senate caucus. “There couldn’t have been a leak because we (the Democratic bill drafting committee) had decided on the main points of our bill Dec. 28.” This was the day the Commission began its hearings. Charges there had been a “leak” followed published reports of the Democratic Senate caucus’ action a few hours before the Study Commission made its report to Governor Townsend. Provisions of the iwo were so similar that Chairman W. H. Settle. of the Commission said, “you would assume the caucus had access to the Commission’s report before it had been given the Governor.” He termed ‘it “a case of political mamneuvering - pure and simple.” Senator White said “we both evidently arrived at the same end independently.” Contains 4 Main Points . The Democratic Senators’ bill, Senator White said, probably will be confined to four major points: 1. Repeal of importer system. 2. Lift restrictions on number of beer wholesalers. 3 Appropriate funds te conduct an education and ‘temperance campaign. 4. Give any qualified wholesaler permission to import beer. : The first three points were recom-

sion. Mr. White inferred that the remaining nine points in the Commission’s report, including ones to move up the closing hour and prohibit package sales, probably will not |e be considered for the Democratic bill. Although Senator Walter Arnold (D. South Bend) introduced a liquor bill yesterday, it probably will give way to the party bill to be presented Monday or Tuesday. Another measure introduced by Senator William Jenner (R. Paoli), minority floor leader, also is expected to die in committee. Meanwhile, it was reported members of county officials’ organizations looked upon the central primary ballot counting bill as a good one fundamentally, but felt that revisions to provide more safeguards should be made.

Sight Bill's Passage

It appeared increasingly certain that a measure repealing the beer importer system and divorcing the issuance of - wholesaler’s licenses from political patronage would pass the Senate. Whether it would be one of the two bills which were introduced yesterday was not certain. The two

and minority sides of the chamber, contain similar provisions. One of the election reform measures introduced yesterday would go part way in extending the primary. It would provide that the offices of Governor! and U, 8S. Senator be placed under the primary system, while the bill ready for introduction would include all State offices. The new bill is to be introduced by Senator John B. Webb (D. Indi-

-| anapolis).

Prepares Pension Bill

The bill which would raise payments to the aged, is being prepared by Senator Roger H. Phillips (D. New Albany), who said the measure would. increase the allotment of Federal money to Indiana for the pensions. | Under the present setup the Federal Government pays 50 per cent; State, 30 per cent, and the County 20 per cent of the total cost of the welfare program for the aged. ] The State’s cost would jump about 20 per cent if the $20 monthly minimum payment were established. The County's cost’ also would be increased. The average monthly payment to old-age pensioners now is $16.46; according to State Welfare D Department . records. In some instances the monthly pension is as low as $6."

mended also by the Study Commis-|*

bills, introduced by the majority|

Murals by Charles E. Bauerley, 4009 S. Meridian st., decorate the new Indianapolis Naval Armory. They depict the major naval battles

New Congress May Say ‘No, But’; Frankfurter Hearings to Begin

|Senator Bailey Hopes That

Hopkins Will ‘Discover’ About Business.

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ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said: “Whenever the arguments for and against a defense expenditure are fairly even, I think Congress will be disposed to let the President’s advice tip the scales. He has been in close touch with these problems for years, and he has more information at his command than we have.” Rep. J. Buell: Snyder (D. Pal, chairman of the War Department Appropriations Subcommittee, said: “I think the President will get the money he is requesting for national defense. Enthusiasm for additional protection is increasing in the country daily. “Personally I don’t think the President will ask for any such thing as 10,000 new planes, in spite of the rumors, but undoubtedly the Army should have some new planes. The Baker Board limit of 2320 planes for the War Department is out of date. “Rather than ordering any enormous number of planes, I think we should encourage the building of plants, and the installation of jigs and dies, so that in an emergency we could start production at once in large volume.” Rep. Richard B. Wigglesworth (Mass.), second ranking Republican on the ‘Committee, said: “It seems to me all pretense of trying to have the Government live within its income has been abandoned. If retrenchment is to come, it is evidently going to come through Congress and not through the White House. “Im for spending every dollar that is shown to be necessary for adequate defense, but not for providing against exaggerated dangers.”

Whatever is Necessary

Rep. Everett M. Dirksen (R. Ill.) ‘also on the Appropriations Committee, said: “The people are for national defense. Last session there was a disposition by some in Congress to challenge the good faith of the generals. and admirals.' I think these experts will be treated with more deference this year, in view of de-

| velopments abroad.”

Rep. Charles A. Plumley (R. Vt.), another committeeman, said: “I don’t think Congress or the people will be carried away by this adduced hysteria regarding an impending war. Bu the President should have whatever is really necessary to protect us against any threatened invasion.” Rep. David D. Terry (D. Ark.), also a Committee member, said: “Relief must not be cut down abruptly. It must be tapered off. On national defense, I am for a Navy that 5 least brings us up to the 5-5-3 ratio.’

Frankfurter Invited To Hearing Tuesday

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (U. P).— A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee voted today to hold an open hearing

Felix Frankfurter to the Supreme Court. Dr. Frankfurter will be “invited” to appear at the hearing, Senator McCarren (D. Nev.), a committee member, said. Committee Chairman Neely (D. W. Va) said he would telegraph Prof. Frankfurter that the committee “would be glad” to hear his views. “I have received about half a dozen requests for hearings,” Senator Neely said. “Any person who has any relevent evidence to submit will be heard.” Senator McCarran, who was an opponent of President Roosevelt's Supreme Court reorganization plan,

said that Prof. Frankfurter “in all].

probability’ would be asked for his opinions. about that. During the Court SOniTOvRSY. several attempts were made to have Dr. Frankfurter appear before Congressional committees considering the bill, but he remained silent except to deny, in a letter to a London newspaper, that he was. the author of the measure. All members of tho subcommittee

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were present at today’s meeting. They were Senators Neely, McCarran, Connally (D. Tex.),” King (D. Utah), Norris (Ind, Neb.), Borah (R. - Idaho), McNary (R. Ore), Austin (R. Vt) and Hughes D. Del.). Senator Norris said he had received several telegrams, one from the Massachusetts Women’s .Constitutional League, protesting the Frankfurter nomination and requesting hearings. Senator King brought up the question of open hearings when he declared that “this is supposed to be a democratic form of Government” and any citizen “should be given full opportunity to be heard.”

No Prejudice on Hopkins, Says Bailey WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (U. P.).— Senator Bailey (D. N. C.). said today he hoped that Commerce Secretary Hopkins will make ‘some discoveries” as to business and industry. Senator Bailey has been named chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee which will consider. the nomination of the former WPA Administrator to the Cabinet post. “I am hoping,” the conservative leader said, “that Mr. Hopkins in his new job will make some discoveries as to commerce and business, because hé has spent his life in other matters.” Senator Bailey asserted. that he would not permit his personal views upon Mr, Hopkins to influence his judgment at the Committee’s hearings upon the nominee. Seeking to expedite consideration of the appointment, he summoned his Committee for a Monday meeting.

New Naval Bases May Be Authorized

WASHINGTON, Jan, 7 (U. P.)--Chairman Carl Vinson (D. Ga.) of the House Naval Affairs Committee revealed today that Congress will be

asked at this session to authorize all or part of the naval bases recommended in the Hepburn report to strengti¥en the nation’s continental and insular defenses. x Rep. Vinson said he had asked the Navy Department to draft authorizing legislation and hoped to introduce it next week. He had no estimate of the amount involved, but other sources said it would run into hundreds of millions of dollars. The authorization, however, would be similar to that of the naval expansion bill of last session, and any actual appropriations would be limited to immediate needs.

U. S. Chamber Asks

Economy in Congress -

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (U. P.).— The United States Chamber of Commerce today called on Congress to heed the. “overwhelming 'sentiment : against excessive public spending” in its consideration of the 1940 Federal budget. “A decade of Federdl deficits,” the

“will produce figures which should make the people of the country stop, look and listen.” More important than the 10 years of Federal deficits, the Chamber said, are the underlying implications, /

WPA TEACHES 4000 IN INDIANA CLASSES

Practically every majdk city in Indiana today has education classes for WPA workers,

Workers Education. “In November there were enrollees -in workers’ classes with 2900 men and 1100 women,” Mr. Combs sad.

‘Mr. Bauerley is shown with the mural recording the arrival of the U. S. destroyers at Queenstown in 1917.

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; TWO TRUSTIES

ARE RETURNED

Escaped Prisoners Nabbed Here; Wanted to ‘Have Some Fun.

Two ftrusties who walked away from the Indiana Reformatory Monday night because they wanted to “have some fun,” were returned to the institution today following their capture here yesterday. The convicts, Herbert Rigdon, Anderson, and Burrell Nelson, Petersburg, were turned over to a Reformatory official today following a hearing in Municipal Court. Rigdon told Judge Charles Karabell he “wanted to get out and have some fun.” Nelson said he “just didn’t like the place.” The men were captured at Brookside Park by two Park Department motorcycle patrolmen, Ray Dalton and John Gallagher, who had heard a police broadcast based on a tip by a paroled convict who reported seeing the trusties. At first they denied being the escaped prisoners, but after being taken to police headquarters, admitted their identity, detectives said. Rigdon was serving a grand larceny term, while Nelson had been sentenced for. petit larceny. A third trusty who fled with, Rigdon and Nelson has not been recaptured.

NEXT THURSDAY

Judge Myers Will Use Panel Drawn Last Week.

The 1939 Grand Jury will be selected and impaneled for duty next Thursday morning, Criminal Court Judge Dewey Myers announced today. Six jurors will be selected by Judge Myers from a panel of 100 names drawn last week. Prosecutor David M. Lewis said that among the first of many cases to be investigated will be that of an gated as soon as the jury is ima marriage license here recently. The case was called to the attention of the prosecutor by Dr. Herman Morgan, City Health Board Secretary, who charged that the woman committed perjury in obtaining the license by failure to state that she had any venereal disease. Prosecutor Lewis said he may renew the investigation of charges made by the Building Trades Union that combustible material has been used in the construction of some public buildings. The cases of scores of persons who are in jail also are to be investigated as son as the jury is impaneled, Mr. Lewis said.

OPTOMETRISTS 'S OPEN SESSION TOMORROW

Dr. Robert Masters of Indianapolis is to speak on “Glaucoma” at the 42d annual two-day convention of the Indiana = Association of Optometrists which opens at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow at the Hotel Severin. Other speakers include Dr. W. B Townsend, Butler University - professor, who is to discuss the “SlowReader Problem,” and Dr. R. D. Barnard of the Northern Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, who will discuss “Malfunctioning of the Ductless Glands and the Eyes.”

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He declined to estimate how many employees of the Commission would be ousted by the merger, but indie cated that the work of investiga+ tion would be taken over largely by investigators of the Welfare Dee partment. : Meanwhile, the Administrator hinted that a change in the State's system of certifying clients for ree lief had been submitted to Federal authorities for approval.

Economies Cited

While details of the plan were not revealed, it was indicated that it would, If adopted in this State, effect economies in relief certificae

With the merger of the Come mission with the Welfare Departe ment, all State agencies directing administration of relief measures and certifications for relief rolls are under the Department, officials said. The Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief was created by the Legislature to certify as eligible persons who are recommended by township trustees for relief, WPA, CCC and NYA jobs.

CLOTHING BURGLAR SACKS APARTMENT

Takes $125 Trolley Operator Robbed.

at more than $125 were stolen from John Woddell’s apartment, 2010 N, Meridian St., yesterday, police ree ported today. Police said the burglar entered through an unlocked bathroom indow. Reported missing were dresses’ worth $40, .a man’s coat valued at $30 and a wristwatch worth $40. Meanwhile, police Noel, 1433 E. 11th St., operator of a trackless trolley, was held up last | night at the end of his run at 29th and Harding Sts. and $8 in change taken away from. him. The thieves, one of whom was. car= rying a gun, boarded the car while the operator was fixing a curtain, After taking the money, police reported,” they ordered him to start t Jolley, then fled.

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