Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 78, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1928 — Page 3

AUG. 21, 1928

GRAVEL DEALS UNDER QUIZ !N F STATLCOIjNTY Needless and Exorbitant Sales Charged Against Hamilton Official. By BEN STERN Over in Carroll County it’s soap, but in Hamilton County it’s gravel. Gravel is piled high along county highways—gravel purchased at alleged exorbitant prices. The prices paid for gravel together with the fact that it is being purchased in violation of Section 2630 of Burns Indiana Statutes, from a public official, has caused Lawrence Orr. chief of the State board of accounts, to tell his examiners to dig to the bottom of the gravel situation. Private Owners Protest John Rupe,' assistant county highway superintendent, has been selling gravel to the county, at 25 cents a cubic yard. Board of accounts examiners told him that this was against the statutes which provide that no public official may sell any product to the county. Rupe appeared at the board of. •accounts office and was informed that the only way in which purchases may be made from a county official is when no one else sells that product and then the county commissioners through the county attorney may bring condemnation 1 proceedings and so purchase the desired commodity. The assistant highway superintendent returned home. Condemnation proceedings were brought, appraisers appointed and in three days Rupe was selling the gravel to the county, not at 25 cents a cubic yard, but at 50 cents. §7,000 An Acre Complaint was made to W. P. Cosgrave and Ure Frazer, examiners, by indignant owners of gravel pits, who pointed out that not only was White River Township of Hamilton County abundantly supplied with gravel pits, but that it could be purchased at 20 and 25 cents a cubic yard. In addition, Cosgrave learned that Hamilton County, so abundantly supplied with gravel, has been purchasing the same commodity from surrounding counties and that there is 100,000 cubic yards of gravel piled along county roads. By digging nine feet deep, each acre of gravel is bringing Rupe §7,000. “Hamilton County had sufficient gravel on hand to cover most of the highways in the State before the condemnation proceedings- were brought,” Cosgrove told Orr, AWARD BOND ISSUE FOR TWO SCHOOL SITES City Securities Win Out on Bid for 852,000 Sale. The $52,000 bond issue for new Irvington and Broad Ripple High School sites was awarded by the school board today to the City Securities Corporation on its bid of $51,518. The bid represents 99.07 per cent of par. The bonds are 4 per cent short term issue. Two other bids, both lower, were submitted. Reports that the direct-indirect (Shipp) heating system at School 37, Twenty-Fifth St. and Keystone Ave., opened a year ago, is not satisfactorily adjusted was made by Commissioner Charles W. Kern. The board decided to hold the contractor, Freyn Brothers, on their bond until the thermostats are adjusted properly, and approved final payment of $1,749 on the contract. ‘HICKMAN NOT GUILTY/ SAYS HAAG SUSPECT Rupert McDonald Brought Here for Trial. Edward Hickman, the "Fox,” wasn’t guilty of the kidnaping and murder of Marian Parker, for which he is sentenced to death. So declared Rupert McDonald, 21, who was brought here late Monday for trial on the charge that he and Lawrence Ghere murdered Wilkinson Haag at the Green Mill barbecua in a hold-up two years ago. McDonald said he saw Hickman at Los Angeles. “Any policeman in Los Angeles will tell you Hickman wasn’t guilty, ’ McDonald said. McDonald is being held at county jail. He will be arraigned Sept. 3 CLAIMS SON INNOCENT Mother Tells Police Others Arc Using His Name When Arrested. Orbin Toney, 916 Cottage Ave., is playing in a lot of bad luck, his mother, Mrs. Beatrice Toney of the Cottage Ave. address told police today. Three times recently persor - have been arrested and gave his name, she said. According to police reports, Toney was one of two men chased by police after the burglary of the home of Sam Romano, 1127 Fletcher Ave., Sunday night. He was the *bne caught, they said. He was bookec for vagrancy, the officers' report stated, but today neither Toney's name nor Toney could be lound at the station. His mother assured the police that he was at home Sunday night and the use of his name was just another ruse. \ rwo YOUTHS MISSING T - _____________ lother of Local Boy Asks Police to Aid in Search. Thomas Welspans, 15, of 64612 E. .larket St., was reported missing rom his home, and his mother asked poftce to search for him today. They were also asked to be on the lookout . L for Carl Betra. 15. Decker, Ind.-wfio-fe said to have left there on a fruit truck wilh an Indianapolis man.

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Norman Thomas of New York City, Socialist candidate for President of the United States, who will address a public meeting in the Knight of Pythias Bldg., tenth floor, tonight at 8 o’clock.

HEALTH BOARD NAMES EXPERT Chooses N. Y. Man for Hospital Consultant. Dr. Christopher Parnell, Rochester, N. Y„ general hospital director, will be consultant for the city hospital building program. Dr., Parnell was selected Monday night by the board of health after the hospital expert had conferred with Mayor L. Ert Slack and city councilmen earlier in the day. Councilmen demanded that the board employ a consultant. The expert’s fee has not been made public. Dr. Frederick E. Jackson, board president, said the hospital building program will be advanced rapidly with the selection of Dr. Parnell. Dr. Jackson has called an early meeting of the Flower Mission Sociey and health board to discuss the report of the Indiana Inspection Bureau. citing the fire hazard in the mission tubercular building on Coe St., adjoining the hospital.

CALL FOR SICK LIST Council Considers Retiring Firemen Off Duty. Public hearing on the 1929 appropriation ordinance was a routine matter at city council session Monday night. . , Edward W Harris, finance chairman, presided and asked for citizens to suggest means of cutting the proposed $1.15 levy “5, 8 or 10 cents.” About a dozen spectators, including a few city officials, were present, but no one spoke. After the council meeting the members retired to the caucus room with Harry E. Voshell, fire chief. ~ Councilmen asked Voshell for a record of the number of firemen who have been on sick leave during the year. It is said several councilmen feel that too many firemen and policemen have been absent absent from duty, and those suffering from frequent illness should be retired or ordered to work. Police Chief Claude M. Worley also has been asked for a sick leave list. OPENS KING INQUEST Coroner Calls Witnesses in Probe of Green Mill Killing. Coroner C. H. Keever today called witnesses to testify regarding the shooting to death of Terrence King, rum runner, at the Green Mill barbecue on the night of Aug. 9. Philip Smith, who is said to have admitted the shooting on grounds of self-defense, is held by police on murder charges, having surrendered himself some days after the killing occurred. Witnesses in the coroner’s inquest include Mrs. Bessie Gipprich, proprietor of the Green Mill; Miss Gladys De Voe and Miss Margie Ford, entertainers, who were companions of Smith and King in a drinking bout: Negro waiters and a fire captain who had stopped at the place to buy some cigarets. NAB ORATOR AGAIN Arrest Street Corner Preacher for Fourth Ti Inspired by the gospel of single tax and the National party, Charles H. Krause, 73, of 674 E. Drive, Woodruff Pl„ continues to preach at Illinois and Market Sts., despite interference b police. Monday night he was arrested ' the midst of a sermon for the fourth time within a week. Twice he had been let off and once fined $lO for resisting an officer. The series of arrests commenc- ! when three preachers reposed that he was making an anti-religious talk and also spoke disparagingly of the flag and the constitution. His latest arrest based on the charge he interfered with a religious mr' '~ii on the corner by giving an antireligious speech. He denies it. Uncle’s Car Kills Child lip Timex Special TRAVLAC, Inch, Aug. 21.—Mary Louise, 6, daughter of Ed Warford postmaster here, was killed when run over an automobile driven by her uncle, Walter Weddle.

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