The Indianapolis times., 1932-03-26
DALE, SPIRITS
HIGH, READY TO
RETURN HOME
MunCie Mayor Pleased by
Reception Given Him in
Washington.
BY WALKER STONE
Times stan Writer

Times stan Writer
WASHINGTON, March 26.-
Mayor George r. Dale prepared to-
day to return to his home in Nun
Gle, not quite satisfied with the
results Of his visit to Washington,
but in good humor because the re-
suits exceeded what he had an
ticipated.
Attorney-General William Mitch
ell and Assistant Attorney General
Youngquist promised Dale Friday
to inquire into his charges that he
and a dozen other Muncie residents
had been framed" in the liquor
conspiracy indictment returned
against them three weeks ago by
the federal grand jury in Indian
apolis.
But the justice department chief
tains refused Dales specific re-
quest for an independent inquiry
They announced their intention of
handling Dale's protest through
the regular channels, which means
forwarding the mayors written
charges to Indianapolis with in
structions to District Attorney
George Jeffrey, who secured the
indictment, to investigate the allie
cations Of perjury and report back
TO Washington.
Sends Word Back Home
Dale had wanted the investiga-
ton handled independently by per-
sons in no way connected with the
grand jury proceedings.
However, the Muncie mayor was
feeling good when he sat down be-
fore a typewriter in his hotel room
Friday night and pecked out a hu-
morous report of his Washington
visit for publication in his crusad-
ing weekly newspaper, the Post
Democrat, of Muncie.
The mayors wire report to his
constituents, which will appear in
today's issue of his paper, follows:
Il had a personal interview to-
day with Attorney-G General Mitchell
and Assistant Attorney-General
Youngquist, in charge of prohibi-
ton enforcement.
Pleased by Reception
"The conference, arranged by
Senator James E. Watson, lasted
about an hour, and my reception
was all that could be asked for.
"A formal protest, in typewriter
form, was presented to the attor-
ney-generaTs office, and a request
made that the attorney-general
proceed to investigate what I de-
clared to be a conspiracy to involve
the mayor of Muncie and members
of his administration in a con-
spiracy that had no existence ex-
cept in the minds of witnesses who
had perjured themselves in the
grand jury room.
After free discussion of the
matter, it was agreed that the
briefs offered by myself in sub
sanitation Of my charges would be
studied carefully in the attorney
generals office and that the charges
would be forwarded from Washing
ton to United States District At
torney George E. Jeffrey at Indian
apolis.
Watson on Scene
1T first tentatively was agreed
that the Indiana Democratic dele
CATION to congress should present to
the attorney-general the request for
the conference, but a disagreement
arose as to the propriety of what
might be designated as an interfer-
ence in judicial proceedings, so the
project was abandoned.
1T was then that Senator jim
Watson came into the picture, high,
wide and handsome, and purple
with indignation.
What!' roared Jim, a citizen Of
Indiana here wanting to talk to the
encouragement or the President or
anybody else and having to argue
about it? Let me handle this
thingr
Right away the senator got the
encouragement on the phone and
fixed the appointment.
Friend of Jim Now
And to think of the many ora
torical tgicks have thrown at jim.
And how many typewriter gestures
of defiance have waved in his di-
rection.
THE next time I'm arrested I'll
wire jim at Washington to go on
my bond so I won't have to stick
around in Jail a week or so.
Il came all the way from Muncie
to Washington not only to defend
myself and others from unjust fed
eral prosecution, but to uphold the
honor and dignity and fame of the
capital of my native Hoosier state
Indianapolis.
Some ill-informed cuSs told the
federal grand jury that the mayor
and police chief of Muncie shipped
lkker enough to Indianapolis in
June, 1880, to keep the Democratic
state convention going two days.
rs indianapolis to become a by
word and kissing among conven-
,tioneers, that the word may go
abroad that she must look to Mum
Gle for liquor cheer when the proxies
meet to nominate somebody the
people don't want for Governor or
something?
Perish the thought"
Hints at G. o. P. Thirst
cor, perhaps, there may have
been an unexpected drouth in the
Hoosier capital on those fateful
days in June, 1880.
"Only the week before, the Re-