The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
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1.-THE Federal Bldg. now he will
make a public statement showing
''how much should have been
there"
Interest still was high in what
has become of report Of Capt. Ad-
Olson Townsend. then a special
agent from Washington, made two
kkfAars ago after he had checked the
<W&Ior stock here upon request of
rgan. Morgan says it Is this re-
Ut which shows the stock was 220
Vses short.
The prohibition Office at Washing
ton said it was thought the report
was sent to Chicago to the office of
Deputy Prohibition Administrator
e. C. Yellowley at the time Indiana
was put under YellowleyFs juris
diction last fall. So far no word of
discovery of the report in Yellow
ley's office has been received.
An official in the Washington office
said he remembered distinctly that
such a report had been received.
Townsend no longer IS a Govern
nent agent. 1t was recalled here
that he was suddenly recalled to
washington after he had checked
the liquor here.
There was very little Indication
that there would be any local inves-
1igation of In Guardias charges, be-
yond the check of the liquor. Fed
eral officials said that they felt such
quiz should be directed by the Cir
cult Court Of Appeals at Chicago,
since the Squibb interests had APP
pealed to that court from Judge Bait
Hs order that it be destroyed. The
Hrt of Appeals Wednesday upheld
Baltzell's order.
Cne Step Left
The only step remaining before
Marshal Meredith can pour the
100000 worth Of intoxicants into
the sewer and smash the bottles is
the issuing in Chicago and receipt
hereof the Chicago courts order up
holding Judge Baltzell. This man
date is not effective for twenty days
from last Wednesday. The practice
Of the clerk of the Chicago court is
TO deliver mandates two or three
days before they are effective. 1t
may be ten days or longer before the
order is sent here, according to a
United Press dispatch from Chicago.
So the liquor has a While longer ITO
live
Meanwhile Congressman La
Guardia is much interested in seeing
that a real investigation is made be-
fore the liquor is poured out. He
told the Times staff correspondent
in Washington Friday that unless
he received a reply to his letter to
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
reporting his belief the $50 cases had
disappeared, before Monday he
would introduce a resolution in the
House Monday calling for a con-
gressional investigation Of the whole
affair. This appeared to be the
strongest likelihood Of an inyestiga-
ton.
Up to Trial Court?
Although Circuit Court Of Appeals
Judges do not make "out of court"
ste ements, because they may be
called upon to rule upon such mat
Is, there was little indication given
~Chicago, according to dispatches
that any suggestion would be
ordered there.
1t was made plain to newspaper
men in Chicago that the Circuit
Court of Appeals officials regard the
ordering of an investigation as the
affair Of the Indianapolis court Off
Gals.
1t was said that the only way an
investigation could come before the
Chicago court would be through an
appeal from the Indianapolis court.
IT expect to get a clear version
of the case as a personal friend was
Il Witness" said Johnson.