Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 284, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1929 — Page 2

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MAROTT URGES NONPOLITICAL GAS CO, BOARD Suable Property Would Be Wasted, He Thinks, Unless Safeguarded. Need lor non-political management of the Citizens Gas Company, o insure successful operation by •he ci< v utility board, was cited to:i" b’ George J. Marott, who or.mized the Citizens Gas Company ,n 1005, The city has a valuable equity in the gas property. I hope that it it l. taken over, it can be operated without political intoreference. I have no faith in the economy of operation under a political management.” Marott said. • “The plant has millions of surplus assets above its liabilities, all of which easily can be wasted by improper management. The millions of surplus will be of no advantage to the people unless the plant is conducted by experienced | trust officers, such as the company has enjoyed. “If the Citizens Gas Company ever becomes a football for politicians, its value and advantage to the city arc lost. I hope the legislature has insured a non-political board,” Marott declared. (Nility District Authorized The legislation authorized crealion of a utility district to operate and manage the plant after it is taken over by the city. Mayor L. Ert Slack Is awaiting nominations from Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin and city council before naming the board. Redemption of the common stock has been started by gas officers. In 1905, when a plan was under way to turn the old Consumers Gas Company lines over to the Indianapolis Gas Company, Marott saw that a monopoly would be created, resulting in higher gas for Indianapolis citizens. With his associates, he opened offices at 37 East Court street and started a city-wide movement for 60-cent gas. Marott employed twenty salesmen to sell the Citizens stock, at, a total personal expense of $14,000 in putting over the project. He had difficulty in obtaining public support when he started, but finally succeeded in arousing public sentiment favoring the trust plan. He had 50,000 buttons, “I am for 60-cent gas” distributed at mass meetings and before civic organizations to arouse city-wide interest. Byron C. Quimby, of Massachusetts, filed suit in federal court on behalf of the Indianapolis Gas Company interests, opposed to Marott’s plan. Sold for 5412.000 The 132 miles of gas mains, seventy ot which were under paved streets, were sold to the Citizens concern lor $412,000. through a United States court order. The natural gas supply had become exhausted, making the Consumers property useless to its owners. Battling strong opposition. Marott and his associates appealed to the old Commercial Club and the Board of Trade for support. Through leadership of Edgar H. Evans, the Board of Trade got behind the movement. The Commercial Club was without funds, so Marott gave the late Alfred Potts, then club president, three checks totalling $1,500 to support the movement. Marott has his check stubs, along with a scrap book of newspaper clippings of the campaign. Fight Is Won Basing their fight on the motto ot the late Theodore Roosevelt, “Take your case to the people,” Marott finally won support of the middle class. The stock was sold as a “profitable investment and public benefaction.” Louis A. Coleman, law partner of John W. Holtzman, mayor when the city granted the twenty-five-year franchise to the Citizens company, was employed by Marott to draft the first franchise. William Ketcham and John Cochran were other lawyers who received $2,500 each for services. Mayor Holtzman ran on a “cheap gas” platform, which resulted in his elrftion and granting of the gas franchise. He is special counsel for the city in the present fight to enforce the city's option on the plant. PROTEST PAVING ROUTE Newcastle Group Asks Road Pass Through Spiceland. Protest against the proposed route for repaving State Road 3 between Newcastle and Dunreith was registered with the Indiana highway commission and John J. Brown, director, by a delegation of Newcastle citizens Tuesday. The route proposed by Wiliam J. Titus, chief highway engineer, would pass the edge of Spiceland. The Newcastle delegation wants it to pass directly through Spiceland.

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STRIKERS SEEK AID Textile Officials Silent on Workers’ Demands. Hit Unit* and Pretty ELIZABETHTON. Tcnn., April 17. —Attitude of officials of the American GlanzstofT and American Bemberg textile plants remained unchanged today toward' recognition of a worker's union demanded by 5,000 striking employes. Appeals by strikers to President Herbert Hoover and Governor Henry H. Horton of Tennessee were unanswered. They asked assistance in securing their “right of collective bargaining.” Nearly 150 national guard troops are on duty patrolling the . two plants. Adjutant General Boyd of Tennessee is in the city closely watching developments. No disorders have resulted since the workers walked out of the plants last Sunday after five employes of the GlanzstofT plant were discharged the day before. POLICE POST ELECTS: PLAN FIREMEN GROUP Harry Smith to Command Legion Cops: Meet Monthly. With election of officei’s Tuesday in the Police post ot the American Legion, officials pushed their campaign to organize a post of firemen. Harry Smith was elected commander of the Police Post No. 56. Other officers are Leo Troutman, adjutant; Roy P. Conaway, first vice-commander; J. P. Gibbons, second vice-commander; Wayne Bear, finance officer; Everett Steel, chaplain; Harry Bridwell, sergeant at arms, and Claude Reidenbach, service officer. Members of the executive committee of the seventh district are Smith, Troutman and Melvin Wilkerson. The meetings will be held the first Wednesday of eqch month in the city council chamber. John R. Smith, of Gary, vice-com-mander of the northern Indiana district of the legion, will speak at the May meeting. TRACTION COMPANY NAMED IN COMPLAiNT Indianapolis and Southeastern Line Criticised. B. Frank Ditzer, Indianapolis, and twenty other patrons of the Indianapolis and Southeastern traction line, Tuesday filed complaint with the public service commission regarding equipment. The petition contends that cars have been inadequately heated throughout the winter by electric heaters and were often on sidings with heaters shut off. Crowding ninety-four persons into a thirty-eight passenger car is another allegation in the complaint. Tracks are said to be in bad condition. The petitioners oppose proposed one-man cars on the grounds that present so-called “inefficient” service will be made even worse. FARMERS MAY HAVE OWN INSURANCE FIRM Life Protection Department to Be Considered by Federation. Establishment of a life insurance department will be considered by directors of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation here April 25 and 26. it was announced today. Farm bureau officials believe a life insurance department will prove as successful as the bureau’s automobile insurance division. More Ilian 40.000 Indiana farmers are protected in the State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company. Other matters to come before the board include final decisions on departmental budgets for 1929 and reports of departments for the first quarter of the year. W. H. Settle, president, wh has been in Washington testifying before the senate and house agricultural committees, will report the status cf farm relief legislation. JUNK THEFTS PROBED Men Arrested Here Turned Over to Crawfordsville Police. Two men were returned to Crawfordsville und.) police and two ! other men are being held for in- ; vestigation in default of $2,000 bonds in connection with the theft of junk in Crawfordsville. The men returned are Roscoe Gray. 39, of 537 North Tremont street, and Fred Tracey, 25, of 411 I East St. Clair street. The two men I arrested at the East St. Clair street j address and held for investigation are Walter Kendrick, 28, and Walter Tracey, 22.

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Mt. Vernon Gets Meeting VINCENNES. Ind., April 17.—Mt. Vernon was chosen as the 1930 meeting site ot Indiana Presbyterian churches, at the closing session of their annual meeting here.

GRAPE RAISERS WELCOME QUIZ BY DRY CHIEF Business Is Legitimate and Will Be Protected, Says Director. I‘n VniU and Press WASHINGTON, April 17.—California fruit growers have nothing to tear Irom the prohibition bureau's investigation into the sources of illegal wine, Donald C. Conn, managing director ot the Califo“nia Vineyardists’ Association and Associated California Fruit 'ndustries, told the United Press today. "We have a legitimate commodity aim will have it treated as such,’ Conn said. “We shall be glad to cooperate with the prohibition bureau in enforcing any reasonable regulation. At the same time, we stand ready to resist unreasonable regulation. We want to do anything we can to help the enforcement of prohibition, but the interests of our grape growers must be protected. The two organizations, headed by Conn have a larger membership than any co-operative in the world and include most of the grape growers of California. Prohibition commissioner Doran

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Home City Will Back Gene Howe for His Slaps at Lindy and Mary Garden

Bu Vluted Press AMARILLO, Texas, April 17.—Gene Howe, fiery Amarillo editor, who fears neither Mary Garden nor Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh, has come into his own at Amarillo. When Editor Gene criticised Lindbergh several months ago." Amarillo was dumfounded. Citizens felt the publicity was not good for the town. Now, because Editor Howe said what he thought about Mary Garden and her Chicago Grand Opera Company, Amarillo business men, 1.000 strong, are going to fete the editor at the biggest and best din-

has announced his decision to find out whether there is any connection between the phenomenal growth of the grape juice industry and difficulties of prohibition enforcement. “This has come upon us so suddenly we don’t know exactly what the effect will be,” Conn said. “We are studying the situation to determine what action is necessary, if any, to protect our members. “So far as we can tell, the amount ot the grape crop manufactured into wine is negligible in comparison with the total consumption.” Conn said he plans to call on Doran as soon as he has an opportunity to offer his co-operation. So far, he has not discussed the matter with Doran. Justice department officials, questioned on the matter, said it would be almost impossible to stop shipment of grapes destined to be made into wine.

ner ever given in the cow country of west Texas. Furthermoie. according to Mayor Ernest Thompson, the sixteen Amarillo business men who signed the $16,000 guarantee for the Chicago Grand Opera Company are refusing to pay the amount, claiming the “goods were not delivered as de. scribed.” "We ape going to keep Gene here.” M%yor Thompson said. “At the dinner we are going to tell him just how much we think of him. and also that we will increase our advertising with him it he will stay here with us.”

DRYS TO TAKE OATH League Will Ask Pledge to Constitution. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. April 17.—The presidential oath to "preserve, protect and defend the constitution” will be distributed throughout the nation by the Anti-Saloon League in the hope that “every citizfen” will ’ take it and realize that prohibition i violators break the fundamental law of the land. In announcing the plan today, ; Ernest H. Cherrington, education di- ! rector of the league, said the country would be asked “to join with Herbert Hoover” in affirming to uphold the constitution. “Public schools, high schools, coi-

, leges and universities generally will be imited to co-operate in this campaign for recognition as well as observance of the fundamental law,” said Cherrington. “Officials of various fraternal organizations such as the Masons, the ! Knights of Columbus, Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias, Elks. Eagles, etc will be to request their members to voluntarily enroll themselves as supporters of the constitution. Phone Links Spain and Sweden Ihi I nited Press STOCKHOLM. April 17.—Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden spoke with King Alfonso ot Spain in inauguration of the new Stock-holm-Madrid telephone line yesterday. The Crown princess and the Queen of Spain also exchanged greetings.

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