Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1929 — Page 5

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BOARD MEMBER DEFENDS STATE ARMORY PLAN Monopoly Benefits Pointed Out to Senate Probers by General Kershner. Adjutant General William H. Keshner is the latest arirwry board member to come to the defense of the “closed corporation” armory building plan now under investigatlon by a special senate committee. The first board member to defend the program publicly was Senator Robert L. Moorhead, who took the floor in the senate Wednesday and retired without victory under a cross-fire of Democratic questioning. Kershnef took the matter to the committee, rather than the senate as a whole, by handing Senator Alonzo H. Lindley, Kingman, chairman, an eighteen-page statement regarding the armory building program Thursday night. • System Defended The entire matter is painted in glowing phrases pointing out that the business, which is to the state about $350,000 annually for rentals, according to Senator Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne, minority member of the budget commiitee, is one of sweetness and light. Gottschalk launched the investigation by a senate resolution, seconded by Senator Luther O. Draper, Spiceland, Republican budget committee member of the senate. Kershner attributes the entire move to "pacifists, disgruntled contractors and disciplined national officers.” He admits that the entire building program is carried on by "trustees,” (holding companies) under the armory board direction with financing by the Peoples State bank find building by the Ostrom Realty and Construction Company, a bank subsiderary. ' Monopoly Held Beneficial President Felix McWhirter of the bank worked out the idea with him, Kershner’s statement says, and it was given legal approval by Clarence C. Wysong, state insurance commissioner and . attorney on the armory board, the state board of accounts, attorney-general and the state tax board. Lawrence Orr. chief examiner of the board of accounts, said that the only objection he found to it was that it was a monoply. Kershner contends that this monopoly has been beneficial to the state and that it will mean state ownership of the armories in about fifteen years with the costs being paid entirely by the rental leases for which th biennial appropriations are asked. How r the plan works is described in the report by citing the example of the armory at Lafayette, where a $10,500 site was donated by Henry Marshal and a SIOO,OOO biulding erected, by the Ostrom company with Peoples State bank financing. “The bonds were sold by the Ostrom Realty and Construction Company at a 5-point underwriters’ commission, to the Peoples State bank.’’ the Kershner statement continues, "and the proceeds deposited in trust in the Peoples State bank and drawn out only on approval of trustees, on architect's estimates. Costs Are Cut ‘The Peoples State bank paid 4 per cent on the deposit and made ho charge for trust services in connection with the mortgage given by the trustees to secure their bonds. "Contracts for materials and subcontracts were given to the lowest bidders and most of the material sub-contracts and labor and mechanics were obtained from Lafayette. Because of the nature of the work splendid prices were obtained, and this and other armories constructed under this program have been constructed at about two-thirds of the usual estimated cube cost of kindred public buildings.” In the ruins of the famous temple of the sun god, built by the roman Emperor Antonius Pius, at Ballbek, in Syria, are the largest stones ever used.

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U. S. MAY SEND ENVOY TO POPE Government May Recognize Papal Sovereignty. B / United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Signature in Rome Sunday of a treaty in which Italy will recognize papal sovereignty over the Vatican will change the situation announced by President Grant in a message to congress as making further'American diplomatic representation to the Vitican unnecessary. Whether the United States shall renew diplomatic relations with the Vatican w T ill be a question to be answered jointly, if at all, by the President, the senate and the house. It is within the President’s authority to recognize any sovereign state. The senate must confirm the appointment of the diplomatic agent to the state and the house must provide specific appropriation for maintenance of the mission. At present there is no diplomatic representation between Washington ana the Vatican although twentyfive nations are represented there and receive papal nuncios in their capitals. TWO AUTO BANDITS GET LIMIT IN PRISON Two men who held up Hugh McGowan Jr„ 2021 North Meridian street, Jan. 24, were sentenced to maximum terms in state penal institutions by Criminal Judge Jaimes A. Collins Thursday. Archie Dickson, 32, was sentenced to five to twenty-one years on the robbery charge and one to ten years in the state prison for vehicle taking. He admitted that the car used to hold up McGowan was stolen by him from George H. Ax, 3457 North Capitol avenue. He will serve the

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bus PLEA UP AT PUBLICHEARING Park Board Calls Session for Wednesday. Park commissioners will hold a public hearing Wednesday at 2 p. m., at city council chamber, on the Peoples Motor Coach Company petition to run busses on Meridian street. The commissioners held a public hearing two months, but dropped the matter. Headed by Emsley W. Johnson, board of works member, and Butler university trustee, a delegation Thursday afternoon asked the board for an early decision. The board indicated the petition Will be granted in response to the widespread demand for transportation service to Butler

university and the Fairview district. Mayor L. Lrt Slack indorsed the petition several weeks ago. Michael E. Foley, commisioner. notified the

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Railway Company, which operates the bus line. John E. Milnor, park board president, was re-elected and Adolph G.

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Emhardt was re-elected vice-presi-dent. A contract to remodel a building at Douglas park into a clubhouse was awarded Samuel Beck, contractor, at $1,282.