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THREAT BY WPA CROWD
McGinnis told the men it was Mr.
Aldrich told the men there would
FOUR HUNDRED WORKERS DE-
Hendricks's wish they disperse and
be no changes as long as those who
MAND FRED CANFIL.
that Mr. Canfil was not in the WPA
held them showed themselves cap-
able.
office.
After a further discussion, the
"Let Dick Hendricks tell us that
crowd, apparently mollified, dispersed.
A Truman Campaign Manager, Ac-
himself," the crowd shouted back.
The police had been called when the
cused of Forcing St. Joseph Di-
"We want Canfil. Let's go get him.
crowd became noisy, but no arrests
rector's Resignation, Es-
were made.
We don't want Dick transferred."
capes in a Car.
Three times the crowd swayed
NEW DIRECTOR A LEGISLATOR.
across the street to the doorway of
Mr. Aldrich, the new director, is
a young man, only 32 years old, and
the WPA, but each time McGinnis
(By the Associated Press.)
is a member of the state legislature
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 25.-A threat-
harangued them into returning to the
from Worth County. He has been as-
ening crowd of about 400 WPA work-
opposite side.
sistant WPA superintendent of finance
ers stormed headquarters of the WPA
While McGinnis was holding them
and reports in the office here and be-
here this afternoon demanding Fred
in check, Hendricks, Canfil and Mrs.
fore that was director of personnel. He
Canfil of Kansas City, a campaign
Staedtler came out of the front door
is serving his second term in the legis-
lature. He is a farmer and stock
manager for Harry S. Truman, United
of the office. The crowd didn't recog-
raiser, a graduate of the Maryville
nize Mr. Canfil and kept demanding
States senator, whom they charged
State Teachers' college and is the
him, although he was standing in full
with responsibility for the resigna-
son of the late W. A. Aldrich, who
view. Mrs. Staedtler hurried Canfil
served three terms in the legislature.
tion of A. R. (Dick) Hendricks as
to Hendricks's car, parked near-by and
He is married and has two children.
district WPA director.
drove him to where his own car was
waiting. Canfil left forthwith for
The salary of the office is $3,300 a
Mr. Canfil was in the WPA office
1
Kansas City.
year.
when the crowd arrived, but aided by
]
CROWD INTO OFFICE.
1
Mr. Canfil was one of Senator Tru-
Mr. Hendricks and F. J. McGinnis,
Meanwhile Hendricks spoke to the
man's campaign managers in the elec-
Buchanan County supervisor of proj-
a
crowd, saying "there are no hard
tion which put Mr. Truman in the
ects, who held the crowd back, Can-
feelings" about the WPA directorship
senate. Canfil was an army "buddy"
fil escaped in a motor car driven by
and asking that the men leave. How-
t
of Truman in the World War. He is
Mrs. Agnes Stedtler, secretary to Mr.
ever, the crowd persisted and about
now superintendent of buildings and
Hendricks.
150 of the workmen stormed through
mechanics for Jackson County and by
the WPA office door, up the steps to
virtue of this job is custodian of the
SHOUT FOR CANFIL.
the office proper and there renewed
new courthouse.
The crowd, composed principally of
the cry for Canfil.
workmen from the new airport proj-
In the midst of the disturbance,
Noble Aldrich, appointed WPA di-
ect, threw the WPA headquarters into
rector to*succeed Mr. Hendricks, who
an uproar when it assembled across
had been absent from the office, ap-
the street from the office and shouted
peared. Unsuccessful in finding
its demand: "We want Canfil."
Canfil, the crowd yelled for Aldrich
Canfil was in the office of Hend.
and the new appointee responded.
The crowd's spokesmen demanded
ricks with the director and Mrs.
there be no changes in the office per-
Staedtler. Sensing the likelihood of
sonnel or in project foremen. They
a serious disturbance, Hendricks re-
protested against Kansas City fore-
quested McGinnis to ask the crowd
men having been placed on the air-
port project.
to go away.
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