RCMP STILL INVESTIGATING —

Interest in police inquiry focussed on Whelan death

As the Tupper royal commission inquiry into charges of corruption and laxity in the Vancouver police department was adjourned Tuesday “‘for at least a week,’’ chief topic of conversation continued to be the dramatic suicide of Police Superintendent Harry Whelan, who shot and killed himself August 5, just three-and-a-half hours before he. was to take the witness stand. Inquest into Whelan’s death was adjourned Tuesday for one week to allow a special RCMP team to

continue its investigation of the case. Whelan is supposed

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By a vote of 443 to 9, a mass meeting of members of Milk Driv- ers and Dairy Employees Union, Local 464 (AFL) this week turned thumbs down on a _ conciliation board report and called for a gov- ernment-supervised strike vote. Voting by 900 driver-salesmen and inside workers will take place in about three weeks.

If the workers eventually hit the bricks, it will be the first milk strike in Vancouver’s history.

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Provincial Labor Minister Lyle Wicks has asked Ottawa to take steps to end the strike of 350 Union Steamship crewmen, now in its sixth week, on the grounds that the strike is not within pro- vincial jurisdiction. Coastal com- munities have ‘been hard hit by the tie-up.

The strikers, members of Sea- farers International Union, are de- manding a 12% percent wage in- crease, new provisions for overtime rates and an hourly pay system.

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British Columbia Provincial Coun- cil of Carpenters is completing a survey which shows that union- built houses cost the same or less than construction by low-paid non- union workers.

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A labor department source in

Ottawa predicted this week that

unemployment this coming win-

ter will hit a new official high of

well over 600,000.

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before he shot himself. Another rumor is that he received a visitor at his home sometime in the night. Ex-detective Jack Whelan, brother of the deceased, told reporters that he would take the witness stand and “tell all” that his brother knew of graft and corruption in the force.

Supt. Whelan, who joined the police department in 1927, is be- lieved to-have been investigating suspicions of graft in the force some time before ‘the charges were first published in Flash, Toronto tabloid scandal sheet.

When Det.-Sgt. Len Cuthbert was on the stand he gave his ver- sion of an interview he had with Whelan 10 days before Cuthebert’s attempted suicide.

Cuthbert said Whelan remark- ed: “We now have enough evi- dence on this monkey... .”

Cuthbert explained that Whelan gestured toward the corner with his thumb.

“I can’t say he meant the chief’s office or not,” Cuthbert said. “He said, I think we could put him in jail without your help.”

Former NPA Mayor Charles Thompson, called as a_ witness, told the commission that Police Chief Walter H. Mulligan had been “cleared” of accusations he was accepting “protection money” from gamblers in a report of a special investigator, T. G. Pars- loe, a former ROMP officer, dated June 8, 1950.

Parsloe was hired after Cuth-

‘}bert made charges against Mulli-

gan in 1949. His report; which cost $1,773, consisted of a letter in which he asserted tthat “there is not the slightest semblance of truth in any assertion that Chief Walter Mulligan is engaged in

;;any illegal liason with the under-

world nor is there any tangible evidence that the is taking, or has taken monies which could be con- strued as graft... .”

Parsloe’s letter went on to say:

“A matter which would bear watching, however, is the fre- quency of raids on _ establish- ments operated by Bruce Sni- der in relations to raids on other bookies. It is indicated that this man is gaining complete control of the gambling in this city.”

H. A. D. Oliver, counsel for Cuthbert, charged that Parsloe’s

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report was a “bucket of white- wash that cost taxpayers $1,700.” Cross-examining Thompson, Oli- ver forced the ex-NPA mayor to admit that he had no idea how Parsloe had conducted his investi- gation that resulted in the 700- word report.

“As far as you knew, Mr. Pars- loe could have written the whole thing at home,” challenged the lawyer. /

“That may be true, but | went to the attorney-general (Gordon

Wismer) for advice and he re- commended the man—a former

RCMP officer whom he felt was capable of doing the job,” Thompson answered. :

“And for this bucket of white- wash you paid $1,700 of the tax- payers’ money?” queried Oliver.

Thompson said he didn’t think it was “whitewash” and added that

3000 attend Labor Picnic

More than 3,000 people attend- ing the Annual Labor Picnic in Confederation Park on Sunday this week saw “Joey” Forbes (Miss North Vancouver) crowned Miss B.C. Labor. With the award went a cash prize of $250.

Second among the nine contest-|.

ants “was Dora Stewart (Miss Bur- naby) closely followed by Betty Gadd (Miss Burrard).

The crowds came early to see the sports program and listen to Dal Richards’ band, and stayed late to enjoy the talent contest and tasty dinners served under the trees. Kiddies had to be drag- ged away, protesting, from merry- go-round and pony rides.

$500 of the expense had been paid out of the mayor’s personal expense fund.

Before leaving the witness box Thompson wiped his brow and muttered plaintively:

“Why the Lord should I have al- lowed this to ‘happen during my term of office, I don’t know.”

Ex-bookie Edwin Percy (Pete) Wallace told the police inquiry ‘Monday that he had never, in his years as a bookie, paid out pro- tection money, ‘to anyone.

Police commission member Ma- gistrate Oscar Orr testified that there had been “a lot of dissen- sion” between Chief Mulligan and the union and between the union and the commission.

Magistrate Orr testified that he has been “uneasy for five years” over allegations made to him at at his home in June, 1949, by De- tective - Sergeant Bob Leatherdale that Chief Mulligan conspired to “ease up on bootleggers.”

“The Leatherdale matter re- quires an explanation . ._ .lt’s something I’ve been uneasy about for five years . . . Leath- erdale had. no axe to grind... 1 can’t explain his action.”

Orr said he saw Leatherdale at Orr’s home. :

“He said he had been called into the chief’s office and a pro- position was put to him right out of the blue to ease up on boot. leggers,” Orr testified.

Orr said he was “reasonably satisfied’ with the top-secret re-

port of Parsloe but admitted the police commision “did nothing but hope for the best,” after the report was received.

Announcing adjournment, Com- missioner R. H. Tupper said the probe would be adjourned indefin- itely. He said the recess would last a week at least, and possibly longer. : :

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Death fakes | Percy Budd —

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of its staunchest members bY death of Percy Budd, in Vanco General Hospital on Tuesday ~~ week. He was 61 years of eet ate Born in England .in 1894; e came to this country in 191,

to the First World War led being interned after passase 1 ease conscription bill. On his Té a he plunged back into trade 4 work. f {he Budd was a member ° “aod Painters Union for many yeal "og an active and devoted memv™ the Communist Party of “0 ite in the Hungry Thirties 2? sive successor, the Labor-Progte party, since its founding 12 “¢, Always an ardent worker dd. the progressive press, Perey reds during his lifetime won ific of new readers for the Pa, Tribune and its predecess0™ ~~ People’s Advocate. One Percy Budd is survived ioe of

friends in Vancouver Who © i, his as a quiet and modest ma? voted to the cause of labor. - quet-

Funeral service will be © pel ed in the Mount Pleasant ont Kingsway and llth Avenue, 4; — coming Saturday, August “iy 10.15 am. Harvey MurphY ‘56 pay tribute to Budd’s work 32° ts. labor and progresive moveM Interment will follow in M View Cemetery. '

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