Arizona republican., 1920-11-05
JUDGE ANDERSON. ID INVESTIGATE
 PALMER'S PART
 IN COAL CASES
Attorney Generals Action in Dismissing Conspiracy Cases Will Be Investi- gated Next Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. {. - In- vestigation involving Attorney Gen. eral Palmer's connection with the con- spiracy case of 125 coal operators and miners wiu be made by Judge A. B. Anderson in the federal district court next Monday, the date set for begin ming the trial, according to a notice sent the attorney general today by the court officials.
 Judge Anderson declined to discuss the notice which said certain mat ters'' would be inquired into. But II was understood the attorney general had been invited to court because of his orders that certain evidence should not be submitted at the conspiracy trial. These orders, the attorney gen. eral said. conform with an agreement made during the coal strike last year in Judge Anderson's presence. Dan w.. Simms, who resigned as special assist ant attorney general in charge of the conspiracy case, has said that the att torney generals order "cut the heart out of the case"
 Court officials today also declined to say whether the government will be ready to proceed with the trial next Monday, but indications were that a continuance would be asked because most of the defendants have not been brought WlbllH lLG Ol D Anderson's court. These defendants include operators and miners in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Illi- nois.
 Palmer Pleads Innocence
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Attorney General Palmer returned to his office late today to find awaiting him a tele- gram from Federal Judge Anderson at Indianapolis informing him that an in- vestigation was to be made of Mir. Palmer's connection with the soft coal cases. Mir. Palmer immediately went into conference with C. B. Ames, for mer assistant attorney general. who conducted the court proceedings at h. dianapolis in the original cases at the time of the soft coal strike. After the conference, which lasted two hours he said he was unable to understand what Judge Anderson is proposing to investigate"
 The attorney general said he had reviewed the entire record of the cases in question with Mir. Ames, but they had shed no light on the matter.
 "I am at a loss to know what Judge Anderson is proposing to investigate. Mir. Palmer said. My connection with this case has been simply and only the connection of the attorney general with any government case.r
 Mir. Palmer had not determined to- night whether he would go to Indian apolis personally in response to Judge Andsrson's invitation. It was indicat- cd. however, that Mir Ames probably will be present at the inquiry in tn, capacity of a special representative O the department of justice. There wer, indications at the department that tn, controversy which precipitated recent ly tho resignation of Dan W. Simms a special prosecutor in the coal case was being reviewed
 Correspondence between the depart mcnt and Mir. Simms and all data hay Ing bearing on the proceedings hay been assembled. It was understood tn attorney general planned to go over tn papers during the next few days.
 While some officials thought 1t pos sible that further action by Judge An derson might warrant the attorney gen eral fin making public a statement O his position lon all phases of the pro ceedings." the opinion was expresse that unless the judge himself thre, additional light on the proposed in quiry MT. Palmer would remain silent