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A. P, PETTIS IS DEAD; BODY TO RESTJNFRANCE Founder of City Store Had Lived Last Forty Years in Nice. Confirmation of the report of the death of Alphonse P. Pettis, 98, millionaire founder of the Pettis Dry Goods Company of Indianapolis, in Nice, France, was received today. Death of Mr. Pettis turns the entire annuity from a $300,000 trust fund which he gave t© the Indianapolis Foundation Fund in 1921 to the foundation. Up to the time of his death, Mr. Pettis had reserved a portion of the annuity for his personal use. First report of his death was received by Howard M. Gay, vicepresident of the dry goods company, in a cablegram from a nephew of the dry goods merchant. Mr. Pettis was buried in Nice. Bom Aug. 10, 1830, in Missouri, he had lived for the past forty years at 8 Jardin D’ Alsace Lorraine, Nice. Buys Broadway Property He moved from his Missouri home to Montgomery, Mass., at an early age. After working a short time as clerk in a dry goods store, he purchased land at Forty-second street and Broadway in New York for SI,OOO. The increase of this property’s value gave him the money with which he started the original Pettis store. He was married late in life to Marie Guilled Gentil, a native of Switzerland. No children were bom to them. Mrs. Pettis died in Paris, June 15, 1909. In 1890 Mr. Pettis sold controlling interest in the Pettis store, which at one tilrie housed all municipal offices of Indianapolis. On Dec. 24, 1921, Mr. Pettis made his Christmas present to Indianapolis—the city that gave him his wealth—in the form of a $300,000 trust fund—to the Indianapolis foundation fund. Gift to Foundation His gift was in the form of securities left in custody of the Indiana, Trust Company. It was the first endowment received by the foundation. The spur of the donation led to other gifts from men of wealth and the graudal increase of assets of the foundation. In making his Christmas present Mr. Pettis left it in the power of the trust? company to invest or change the investment of the $300,000. An annuity was paid him yearly from the trust- fund of $300,000 and upon his death this annuity was to revert to the foundation. Up to March 1, 1929, approximately $70,000 had been expended by the foundation from its portion of the yearly annuity received from the Pettis endowment. A child welfare institute and psychiatric service at the psychopathic ward at xhe city hospital, an employment bureau maintained at 302 Meridian Life building, and a scholarship fund for gifted high school and college students, in addition to a contribution annually to the Community fund is the fruit bora of Mr. Pettis’ gift. Store Established in 1868 The Pettis stove originally was established by William and Hugh Glenn and in 1868 Mr. Pettis—an eastern dry goods merchant—purchased the business and real estate. He purchased the real estate for SBO,OOO. The present assessed valuation of the property is approximately $1,000,000. After the purchase, Mr. Pettis formed anew company known as Pettis. Dickson & Cos. Later he operated the store as Pettis, Ivers & Cos. This company was succeeded by Pettis, Bassett & Cos., which was succeeded in turn by a firm operated by Mr. Pettis and W. P. N. Silvester. In 1890 Mr. Pettis sold his in ter I ests. and the present Pettis Dry Goods Company was formed with George A. Gay, president; George S. Pomeroy, vice-president: Howard A. Gay. vice-president, and James A. Swain, secretary-treasurer. Survivors are an adopted daughter

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GAS COMPANY BILL PASSED IN STATESENATE Special Levy for Building Library Also Given Approval. Enabling acts permitting the city to take over the Citizens Gas Company and providing for a board of directors to ocnduct the business under municipal ownership were passed in the senate Wednesday afternoon. The provisions are contained in two measures, which already had passed the house. No opposition was voiced in the senate and the bills are ready for the Governor’s signature. The senators also put their stamp of approval upon the special state levy for building a state library and historical building here. The building will cost approximately. $1,000,000. The bill provides for a one-half cent levy in 1930 and 1931 and a 1cent levy in 1932. Tax Bill Passes The house bill codifying the inheritance tax and increasing exemptions also was passed. The bill was prepared by the state tax board. Exemptions for widows were increased from $15,000 to $25,000 and for minor heirs from $5,000 to SIO,OOO. The bill to license beauty parlors proved short lived in the senate, although It had passed the house. A minority committee report for indefinite postponement was adopted without protest. The bill passed the 1927 session, but was pocket vetoed by Governor Ed Jackson. Approval was given the $3,5000 appropriation for the Wilbur Wright memorial at Wright’s birthplace near Newcastle. Colleges Are Named Ball State Teachers’ college, Muncie, and Indiana State Teachers’ college, Terre Haute, were approved as official names for these state schools. A bill permitting Ft. Wayne to establish a junior college was passed. The Ahrens bill for blind pensions was allowed to go to second reading and be printed, although motions were,made to kill it and then withdrawn. The bill has passed the house.

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