Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 259, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1933 — Page 6

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WAY OPEN FOR QUICK CUTS IN j UTILITY RATES I McNutt Signs Bill Revamping Spencer-Shively Law; Base Is Defined. Way was open today for the new public service commission to reduce i utility rates unhampered by such intangible former assets as “going value" and “natural rights." For Governor Paul V. McNutt has ' signed the bill revamping the Spencer-Shively utility law. This measure defines the rate base and eliminates these intangibles, w hich have aided in keeping the rates at pre-depression price levels. It also provides for appeals to state courts, with the intent of eliminating federal court appeals which have been the “perfect alibi" for commission failure to reduce rates. The measure lays down new' rules for municipal ownership and permits municipal plants to withdraw j from public service commission \ jurisdiction over rates upon a ref- \ erendum vote. Objected to by Mayors Right of eminent domain is given : rities to purchase plants, but the new law forbids bonding the city to ' go into the utility business. The bonds must be issued on the utility property. This feature and the requirement that municipal plants must pay county and state taxes were objected to by mayors in cities in which municipal plants are aperated, but McNutt administration leaders insisted on taxing the municipal plants. It has been reported that this change was not fought by the big utilities when they w r ere successful in securing the taxation feature in the utility law, and the clause preventing cities from bonding themselves to enter the utility business. Other bills signed by McNutt on Wednesday night include: Permanent registration of voters on Jan. 15, 1934. Giving the new state banking commission power over small loan rates. License Bill Signed Making a felony of attempts to Interfere with transportation of farmp roduce. Taxing trucks $1 a ton, when hired, after Aug. 1. Abolishing the Marion county in- ! heritance tax appraiser’s term and allowing McNutt to appoint a successor. Making driver’s licenses 50 cents annually, payable April 1. Setting up a state unemployment

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McNutt Leads Indiana’s Governor Voted Best-Dressed Democrat at Inauguration.

fly Tirncn Special WASHINGTON. March 9.—Governor Paul McNutt of Indiana was voted the “best dressed Democrat" at the inaugural ceremonies. He knew what to wear, how and when to wear it. Ho would have scorned to appear at the Governors’ reception f as one man did> wearing a white tie with a dinner jacket. relief commission with a $1,000,000 fund. Giving the Governor pow'er to remove trustees failing to function on poor relief. The uniform prosecutors' salary bill.

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BODY OF WOOD WILL BE MOVED I TO BIRTHPLACE Funeral Services for Late Congressman to Be Held Saturday. ! T‘. >• failed Pres* \ LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 9.—The j body of Will R. Wood, 72, Republi- | can congressman from Indiana for i eighteen years, was to arrive from Washington at noon today. It will be removed to the Rogers land Smith funeral home where friends may pay their respects. , Later the body will lie in state at I the home of a sister in Oxford, Mr. Wood's birthplace. Funeral sendees will be conducted

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'at 10 a. m. Saturday from the Methodist Episcopal church here, 1 the Rev. T. F. Williams of Trinity I church officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. C. C. Harold, Oxford, and the Rev. Charles Dhee, i Fowler. Burial will be in Springfield cemetery beside the body of Mrs. Wood.' who died in 1924. Mr. Wood died in New York Tuesday. He represented the old Tenth district and had sened in the house continuously since 1914. Pallbearers will be Judge N. i Prach. Frank Kimmell. Robert Alexander. Everett B. Vawter, Dr. j John S. Shafer, Lynn W. Parkini son, Ralph E. Adams and John Munger. Included in the list of honorary pallbearers are Senator Arthur R. Robinson, former senator James E. Watson, former Governor Harry G. Leslie, former Governor Warren T. McCray, Senator Frederick Van Nuys, Governor Paul V. McNutt. H. G. Barnhard*, Rochester; President Edward C. Elliott of Purdue univer-

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sity; Walter Riley, Gary; William McAleer, Hammond; Samuel Boys Plymouth; Robert Hillis Sr.. Logansport; James I. Barnes, Logansport; John Mott, Warsaw; Judge Ralph McClurg, Monticello; George W. Baxter, Evansville: Alfred C. Evans, Bloomington: James Fleming. Gary; J. W. Hildebrand. Plymouth, and Hugh B. Holman, Rochester. Four million barrels of cement will be needed for the mass concrete in Hoover dam.

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CHECK IS EXTENDED ON GOLD HOARDERS Withdrawals in Last Two Years to Be Included. By United Pres * WASHINGTON, March B—The federal reserve board today expand:ed its orders to federal reserve j banks in compiling lists of gold

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sumably relayed the orders to member banks of the reserve system, to compile lists of large individual withdrawals of gold since last Feb. 1.

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