Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 85, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1931 — Page 5

AUG. 18, 1931

SCANDAL TAINTS POOR FUND USE, IS ORR CHARGE Gross Mismanagement, or Worse, Is Assailed by Examiner. #.V Timm fjprrial ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 18.— Gross mismanagement, or worse, of township poor funds throughout the state was charged today by Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of

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the state board of accounts, in addressing the Rotary Club here. “In some of the larger places 40 to 50 per cent of this fund seems to have gone elsewhere than into food or clothing for the needy,” Orr asserted. “Examinations by our department have disclosed grave irregularities. Dealers and other persons of various occupations have been favored in rendering services and making sales at the expense of the poor fund. “It appears that in some instances higher prices have been paid than prevailing costs. It also appears that in certain instances this fund has been used as a means of discharging political debts and other obligations. "In some places the scent of graft Is rather strong. “There is evidence where persons

employed in public offices of Importance were carried on the vouchers as receiving aid from the poor fund. We have evidence where goods charged for appears never to have been received and where persons listed as receiving assistance never existed. “In some cases physicians and dentists have been paid from $15,000 to $20,000 per year from the poor fund for services to the poor. In some cases it appears that physicians have treated hospital cases, received pay from the patients themselves for such services and listed those same patients as charges of the township and in addition have been paid for such services from the poor fund.”

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ’

‘THREAT WAGON' BRINGS WARNING TO TAXPAYERS Seizure Faces Property Owners Who Can Pay, but Refuse. A truck emblazoned with the glaring red letters—Delinquent Tax Wagon—today started its second day’s journey over city streets and boulevards as final notice to taxpayers owing the county. No seizures of furniture and

household goods for unpaid taxes were reported Monday. However, the delinquent tax collector still held out his threat, that “the county will seize personal property of (hose who are able to pay but refuse.” Cases in which taxpayers have been hard-hit by the business depression, and are unable to pay the county Its dues, will be handled ‘‘with discretion,” the tax collector has promised. Sight of the wagon in the streets is expected to start many of the county’s 54,000 delinquent taxpayers toward the treasurer’s office. They owe taxes totaling $936,489.72 on the past spring installment, plus $153,207.15 due from last year. C. O. Harris, deputy county

treasurer, announced today the tax wagon will make Its rounds daily for the next two weeks. Later it may be put out for another week or ten days, unless taxpayers respond to the notice, he said. ASK TO DROP CAR LINE Insull’s Railroad Seeks to Abandon Muncie Service. Indiana Railroad (Insull owned) has petitioned the public service commission for permission to abandon street car service at Muncie. The petitioners allege that there is no public need for such service, that the lines have not paid since 1926, and no charge could be large enough to make them pay. List of losses since 1926 is shown. Last year the income from the lines was given at $40,855.84, and operating expense, $56,871.90.

COUNTY PICNIC TO DRAW 5.000 Rolling Pin Contest to Be Feature of Froiic. Courthouse employes meekly accompanied their wives to Ri erside park today where the weaker sex will exhibit how to “tame” a husband by the rolling pin method. Os course there will be other things at the court* to attract Retention, b”* v - n in duel holds thd center sfage. Startling strength among the wives may be found, for the one

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attract attention, but the rolling pin hurling arm will be prese _, ‘d with a large box of candy. Starting at 10 a, m with a gettogether program, employes and their families will pnjoy a picnic dinner, followed by races, a baseball game and other contests this afternoon. A large 'ntry is expected for the fat man’s race. Tickets for the court hr - charity fund, to be distributed to Indianapolis charities, will be on sale at the park. Nearly 5,000 persons are expected to attend. Australia has been termed the land of pests, mostly imported irem other countries. One of these is the prickly pear, a plant of American origin, which has spread over 50,00,000 acres of land in Queensland and New South Wales.