Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1939 — Page 4
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BRIDGES DROPS PERJURY COUNT J AGAINST MAJOR
Counsel Decides Not to Press Charges: Attacks Next Witness.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 13 (U. P).—Attornevs for Harry Bridges today abandone dtheir attempt to; ™% have perjury charges filed against i Maj. Lawrence Milner, first witness in the Government's hearing on whether the labor leader should be deported as an undesirable alien. | Because Maj. Milner, Oregon National Guard intelligence officer, is| an administrative officer and the deportation hearing is not legally a court. Miss Carol King, chief Bridges counsel. said the defense had decided there was no basis for the charge. Sh eoriginally asked a citation for either perjuuy or contempt after Maj. Milner had admitted testifying in the Bridges case first that he had not given false testimony in a Portland criminal syndicalism trial, then iter that he had testified falsely.
SALE OF WFBM, WIB STOCK IS APPROVED
Sale of radio station WFBM bv the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. to a new company, WFBM Ine. for
Mention “Comrade Join” : $450,000. was authorized today by
Maj. Milner said his false testimony in the Portland case was “part of the buildup’ he. as a military intelligence officer, was forced to use
mission, according to word from Washington. The FCC also authorized Glenn to gain the confidence of Com- : A : I oti Tit of ns munnists. La i ; Te : G. Wall, Detroit, for $10,000. Maj. Milner was succeeded on the § The proposed sale of WFBM was stand by John L. Leech of Los An- |announced several weeks ago. The
geles, who said he had been a Com- new company will : be headed by munist Party organizer and had at-, Harry M. Bitner, Pittsburgh, former
tended a meeting of Communist | Hearst newspaper executive; his son, Party district leaders at which a | Gene E. Bitner, and Jesse L. KaufComrade Rossi had made a speech. man. . Rossi and Bridges were the same It was reported that Mr. Van person, he testified He will con- Auken would remain as a director of
: * . 7 tinue his testimony todav. WIBC.
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Signed Statement Recalled Leech acknowledged that he had signed a statement affirming that
ie | —Federal agents uncovered a coffee Times-Acme_ Telenhotn | : Some 200 members of the United Mine Workers, arrested at Stan- pot still here that turned out 49 are shown (top) marching four abreast as Kentucky National quarts of moonshine in three himself and his family, he said. Guardsmen ushered them to the jail at Harlan, Ky. Wholesale ar- months. Leech made an affidavit in 1037 rests follawed the death of 2a miner and the wounding of eight persons When arrested for illegal distilone of the affidavits on which a de- in fighting throughont the county. George Titler, left, (below) Harlan lation of liquor Mrs. Anna Suder, portation warrant against Bridges district Secretarv-treasurer of United Mine Workers, was arrested. 49-vear-old widow, said she was just was issued in 1938—and this was and William Turnblazer (right), local president, was sought for al- nhrewing a little liquor to celebrate read into the record of the hear- legedly inciting violence in Harlan. her daughter's wedding. ing. % = 2.x =# “How long do such celebrations He said he joined the Communist { last?” someone asked.
: he tai : o> > | “ . y 3 prs nt nd ened ns Typ Machine Guns and | very ome x not working for the best interests commented as he imposed a light 800 Troopers on Guard
of the country. ‘ a Questioned by Government coun- | See sel. Leech said the Communist! Party sought the violent overthrow, : — —— of the Government. The Deparl-| pyprAN. Ky. July 13 (U. P)—With two machine guns stationed in the front vard of the Harlan County Court House. where 250 coal miners are imprisoned as the result of Wednesday's rioting, authorities prepared today to arraign the prisoners, Charges including “aiding and
ment of Labor has specified that before Bridges can be ordered deahetting” and “handing and confederating” to riot were to be hrought
ported, it must be proved that he is 2 member of the Communist Party as the aftermath of violence which resulted in the death of one man,
and that the Communist Party advocates a chanze in Government to he Btmplihed hx violence, and injuries to eight others, including two National Guardsmen. Ratween 800 and 1000 Guardsmen
were on duty in the county to pre- ~ FOUGHT ON COAST vent further outbreaks. Eg E Martial Law Avoided ' The guardsmen, who are seat-
4 a tered throughout the county. mainLOS ANGELES, July 13 (U. P).— tained complete order, although Authorities took emergency action the area has not been piaced under todav to prevent the spread of an martial law. outbreak of infantile paralysis which Picketing miners were ordered to : withdraw from their posts by Paul already has reached epidemic Dro- Reed, United Mine Workers Interportions in Los Angeles Count. ational representative. Superintendent Everett J. Gray of at washington, John L. Lewis,
same man He had signed it for
a committee of three Communists > because he feared for the safety of fill. Ky.
DA VINCU MODELS SHOWN MILAN, Italy, July 13 (U:. P.).—| Two hundred working models of the outstanding inventions of Leonardo da Vinci, one man phenomenon of the 15th century. are displaved at the Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition.
‘Banking Gommities Puts Off
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the Federal Communication Com-|
OF COFEE POT STILL,
Bridges and Rossi were not the | A PHILADELPHIA, July 13 (U. P).
PEARSON'S . . . 66 Years of Fair Dealing . . . Est. 1873
WASHINGTON, July 13 (U. P.).— The House Banking and Curfency Commission today sidetracked—and | probably killed for this session—an | | 300-million-dollar chunk of Presi\dent Roosevelt's multibillion-dollar | lending program. 1 The bill is the Senate-approved! |
| measure to increase the bond au- | thorization of the U. S. Housing | Authority from 800 million dollars] | to $1,600,000,000. | It was the third measure cast] |aside in three days as Congress be- | gan the drive toward adjournment. | Yesterday the House Ways and | Means Committee voted not to seek | | legislation at this session for removal of tax exemption from Federal, state and municipal securities. Its tax subcommittee will study the subject during the recess. | a another measure likely to get in the adjournment rush was Ts Wheeler's bill for a Railroad Reorganization Court. Although it has heen passed by the Senate. Chairman Walter Chandler (D. { Tenn.) of the House Judiciary Committee holding hearings on the measure thought it would he mechanically impossible to get it through the House.
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ported that 30 cases in scattered parts of the county were under treatment. He considered the situation serious because the outhreak was not confined to a single locality. The Countv's Board of Supervisors placed a $500.000 emergency fund at Mr. Gray's disposal and authorized him to take whatever steps he believed necessary in avoiding another epidemic as serious as that of 193435 when 1420 cases were reported.
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charges made by Kentucky's Governor A. B. Chandler that the rioting was “typical of violence advocated by John L. Lewis.” Mr, Lewis requested Federal intervention to protect the miners from a ‘politically disappomted and angry Governor.” Turnhlazer Criticized Governor Chandler charged that an “incendiary” speech made Sunday by William Turnblazer, president of District 19 of the U M. W. A. was responsible for the outbreak. He said Turnblazer had urged strikers to resume picketing and to cut off production at nonunion mines. He also condemned
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Lwith his wife. was arrested.
“Refore that speech.” Governor Chandler said. “the situation in Harlan was quiet. I'm going to azk the Harlan Grand Jury to indict Turnblazer for inciting to riot. Titler should be kept in jail. Mr. Lewis, who also is president of the C. I. O.'s United Mine Workers Union. wrote Attornev General Frank Murphy reminding him that the miners union supporied Senate
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