Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 193, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1931 — Page 4

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TAX REBELLION THROWING 11. S. CITIFSJN RED’ Dwindling Revenues Peril Municipalities With Bankruptcy. By United l'rttt CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—An aroused citizenry is in far-ung rebellion against heavy tax burdens with the result, a United Press survey showed today, that the financial problem of many cities has become acute. Meanwhile rural residents successfully have demanded reduced government expenses and have lightened their taxes in several districts. The drive for reduced municipal expenditures is complicated by a desire in many cities to maintain expenditures to aid employment and business. New York Budget Stands The situation is most critical, it was revealed, in several of the nation’s largest cities, including Chicago and Philadelphia. In New York an unprecedented but unsuccessful attack by citizens and was made on the 1932 Jpudget of $631,000,000, largest in •history. The widely publicized conditions Jh Chicago and Cook county have •resulted largely from an organized taxpayers’ strike and attack through i'ne courts on the legality of tax -assessments. Excessive expendiirures by previous city administrations also are charged. In Philadelphia, violent protests by taxpayers prevented a 35 per cent tax increase. The 1931 rate remains for 1932. Asa result, $15.000,000 must be cut from the city budget. Detroit Returns Slump Heavy borrowing has enabled Detroit to pay all employes thus far, but sharp reductions in tax .Collections may force a cut in fire, police and school staffs, reduced •pay and laying off of 1,000 employes. Denver citizens have rebelled .hgainst a 20 per cent reduction by the state ooard of equalization of farm lands tax valuations while cutting city values only 5 per cent. „ Two New York cities face serious difficulties. Elmire is unable to pay municipal salaries and has been forced to borrow to pay teachers. The city hopes the state legislature will authorize bonds to meet salaries and bills. Atlanta Goes Broke Geneva, N. Y., is without funds after borrowing to the legal limit. Banks refuse to accept city pay checks. Syracuse, N. Y„ has dismissed all women city employes with yjage-earning husbands and asked employes to accept a 10 per cent pay cut. Atlanta, unable to take up $700,000 in temporary loans due this ■month, will pay no salaries or bills in December. A sharp cut in the 1932 budget will meet the deficit. Successful rural movements

MERRY CHRISTMAS COSTS LESS THIS YEAR AT PETTIJ ”'Sv.'S’aSJ PETTIS DRYGOODS CO THE NEW YORK STORE Drastic reductions in our Toy World on merchandise that has been handled, and floor samples that have been reduced. This gives the late shopper opportunity to save money! Oak Desks, $3.95 Aero Combat, 75c Complete decorated with trimmings and one string Consists of Target, Runway and one Aeroplane, two side drawers. Fourth floor. Fourth floor. Christmas Trees, $2 Kiddies’Trunks, $1.50 Completely decorated with trimmings and one string Large size Wardrobe Trunk, for doll clothes. Fourth of Electric Lights. Fourth floor. floor. 1 Motor Boats, 50c Tots’ Pull Toys, 75c Complete with outboard motor. Ideal gift for a boy. Busses, Trucks and other novelty toys for little tots. Fourth floor. Fourth floor. Health Balls, 15c to 75c Glass Balls, Price Regular 25c, 15c. Regular sl, 50c. Regular $1.25, Large size decorated glass Balls. Imported from 75c. Fourth floor. France. Fourth floor. Pool Tables, $7.00 Portable Chimneys, 65c Size 30x54 inches. Complete with Cues, Balls and Cardboard Fireplace. Painted red and white. Fourth Legs. Fourth floor. floor. Wheel Goods Steel Pull Toys I ”3 Reduced 10% -#% to 33y 3 % I'Oll %K Uussra, Automobile, Tri- Large all-steel Pull Toys, cycles, Scooters and other with rubber tir g g PETTlS’—fourth floor. PETTlS’—fourth floor.

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Brigadier-General Benjamin D. Foulois, who becomes chief of the United States army air corps this month, flew the first and only plane the government owned W’hen he joined the air division ’way back in 1908. The upper picture shows General Foulois (indicated by arrow) standing beside the crate-like plane with which he broke records two decades ago. It is a far cry from the army’s sturdy, compact fighting ships of today like the one shown below. In the center is the general (left) as he appeared when the wartime chief of the American war birds in France, and (right) as he is today.

against high taxes have been conducted in Minnesota and Nebraska. Practically every city and town of Nebraska voluntarily reduced taxes. Farmers unions and taxpayers leagues have been successful in reducing county levies. Six counties are on record as favoring a return to 1914 levels in county officials’ pay. A similar movement in Minnesota has reduced many county levies through lowered expenditures and salaries.

WEINSTEIN APPEALS Carries Criminal Court Conviction to Supreme Tribunal. Appeal to the supreme court has been filed by Samuel Weinstein, junk dealer, under sentence from criminal court to serve one to ten years in the state for receiving stolen goods. Alleged error in the record is the basis of the appeal.

DIESEL OIL BURNER IS DRIVING ON TO MARK Cummins’ Truck Well Past 10,000 Miles; 43.85 Average Speed. Well past the 10,000-mile mark, C. L. Cummins’ Diesel motor truck still was rolling around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track today, setting up a non-stop automobile record. A week ago last Saturday, the truck started its run and Monday at 2 passed 9,472 miles. Three hundred gallons of fuel oil were transferred to the truck at the first refueling contact, and the giant car continued on its way. The truck has made an average speed of 43.85 miles an hour thus far and may continue to roll on until it has completed 300 or more hours of non-stop travel. Dave Evans, veteran race driver, is aboard the truck with Cummins.

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ACTION DELAYED IN DISPUTE ON SCHOOL FEES Pending Council Ordinance to Settte Township Education Row. Settlement of a dispute over transfers that has disturbed both pupils and parents of Perry township school No. 4, today was postponed until after the holidays. Outcome of an ordinance asking annexation of the school to the city, introduced to the city council Monday night, will settle the dispute. The school city would be forced to purchase the school, if annexed. Action by the council probably will be taken at its meeting after the holidays. Refused to Pay City The dispute arose when Trustee Omer Green refused to pay the city $94 each for transferring thirty-nine township pupils to city school No. 72, Troy and Carson avenue. The school city in turn threatented to withdraw 179 University Heights pupils from the township school. This led property owners and residents of University Heights to petition for the school’s annexation. In event of annexation, the township probably would be forced to build another school building to house more than 300 township pupils now attending the school. Causes Postponement Objections from several property owners caused the council to postpone action on a measure rezoning Shelby street, from Bradbury street to Comer avenue, for business. An ordinance asking an appropriation of $6,600 to buy a er for the street commissioner’s department was withdrawn. Three other ordinances, one providing loading zones, another appropriation of $3,432.51 for the Municipal airport and another changing the name of historic Pratt street to Ninth street were passed by the council. This street originally was named after Julius Pratt, prominent citizen in the early days of the city. Names of fifteen other streets were changed for short distances.

ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BY INHALING AUTO FUMES Howard King Despondent; Lights in Home Were Cut Off. Discouraged because he had been out of work many weeks, Howard King, 56, of 1859 Tallman avenue, attempted to take his own life Monday by inhaling fumes from the exhaust of his car. Police were told King attempted the suicide after he returned home and found lights in the house had been turned off by the utility company. He said his wife Classie who had found him in the garage, had been doing washings to maintain their home.

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Representative Martin Sweeney, shown here, Ohio Democrat, created a furore in congress, when he charged that he had seen members of the Ohio state legislature drunk at Columbus. Sweeney, a wet, was following up a previous speech in which he said some dry congressmen were hypocrites.

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17 WILL LOSE COUNTY JOBS Sheriff’s Force Will Be Cut Jan. 1. Yuletide held but little cheer today for seventeen employes of Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner, who received notices they will be jobless after Jan. 1. The new year will bring enforcement of the county council's edict that financial outlays must be pared. Discharge of the employes will resuit in reduction of office and jail staffs and abandonment of the road patrol system. Sumner described the discharges as a “Democratic council's Christmas present to Democratic workers.” Those to be dismissed: Miss Mary Sheehan, office clerk; William K. Landers, John Delaney, and Jack Ulmer, office deputies; John Bolander, Oscar Schaub, and Jack Leslie, jailers; Herman Rikhoff, road patrol chief; and Sam

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