Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1933 — Page 2

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U. S. LOAN FOR GAS PURCHASE CALLEDJNVALID ‘Unconstitutional,’ Attorney Say£ in Letter to Washington. Protest against the $10,500,000 federal loan to the city of Indianapolis for the purchase of the Citizens Gas Company, on the grounds that the loan would be a contravention of the Constitution of the state of Indiana, was registered today i>y William V. Rooker, attorney, in a letter to the federal public works board. “If you loan this money, you never will get it back, because the loan clearly is in contravention of Article 13 of the Constitution of Indiana,” Mr. Rooker’s letter says. He cites the constitutional provision which says* “No political or municipal corporation in this state ever shall become indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding 2 per cent on the value of taxable property within such corporation to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness; all bonds or obligations in excess of such amount given by such a corporation shall be void.” Bonded Debt 817,294,152 “The present bonded debt of the city of Indianapolis,” Mr. Rooker points out, “is $17,294,152.40. The total valuation for purposes of taxation in Indianapolis for 1933 is $571,236,430 and for the year 1934, $511,162,710.” “The valuation of 1933,” he continues, “will permit bond issues in the aggregate sum of $11,424,728 and the valuation for 1934 will permit bond issues in the sum of $10,223,254. “The excess of invalid debt in 1933 is $5,869,423.80 and the situation will be worse in 1934, because there is a depreciation in property values of more than $60,000,000,” Mr. Rooker’s letter declares. ‘There is no doubt that our legislature has power to create a public utility municipality, but it has not done so,” says Mr. Rooker. Case in Supreme Court He asserts that the state supreme court has held that a utility district can not function separately and part from the city, central, of Indianapolis. Mr. Rooker also lodges his protest as attorney for Allen G. Williams, a resident and taxpayer, who has an action pending in the supreme court of Indiana seeking to recapture the property of the Citizens Gas Company and also an alleged diverted fund of approximately $20,000,000. Mr. Rooker charges, “the real parties in interest behind the Indianapolis Gas Company are those who are seeking to put over this $10,000,000 ‘loan’.” “The proposal to pledge a municipal property to pay a specific debt was held to be unlawful by our supreme court in 1859,” says Mr. Rooker in conclusion, as he cites the case in which the decision was given*

SEVERAL Indianapolis realtors have been irked because the federal government has selected this city as one of those to receive a “slum.” they say, “has no dianapolis,’ ’they say, “has no slums to eliminate,” it was brought out in discussion at the weekly luncheon of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board yesterday at the Washington. N Directors last week adopted a resolution opposing the project as an unsound, uneconomical venture which would be harmful to those engaged in the real estate business.

OFFICIAL OF N. Y. C. TALKS TO CITY CLUB Railroad Men’s Group Gather at i Washington HoteL C. A t Radford, publicity director of the New York Central Lines, and Donald E. Chagnon, president of the Indianapolis Traffic Club, were the principal speakers at a dinnermeeting of the Indianapolis Passenger Traffic Club, yesterday at the Washington. The club is composed of railroad representatives stationed in Indianapolis. J. G. Van Norsdall is president and Michael Moran, secretary. The New Jersey state police department has established a bureau of identification of fowls to curb chicken thieves.

iiiliaiiiMiil PREPARE FOR MARCH BAR EXAM. COMPLETE REVIEW By Competent Instructors Begins Nov. 21. 1933. Register Now. LINCOLN COLLEGE OF INDIANA 803 Union Title Bldg., 155 E. Market

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No Slums Realtors Are Irked by Housing Plan.

Legion’s Welfare Head Attacks Economy Act

Protest Registered Against Law Which Deprives Orphans. Milt D. Campbell, chairman of the national child welfare committee of the American Legion, today protested against the terms of the national economy act which, he said, deprives the dependent orphans of 1 war veterans of their compensations and pensions. In an address before the annual conference of department commanders and adjutants in session at the American Legion headquarters, Mr. Campbell pleaded for a change in the present veterans' regulation. “These children are now receiving only board, clothing and institutional care,” he declared. “At the age of 18 they will be thrown upon their own resources, without a decent start.” Mr. Campbell asked each department commander to investigate immediately the cases in his own department and support the action for a correction of conditions. In an address on national defense. James P. Ringley, national executive committeeman of Illinois, declared that it is entirely indefensible that national defense should be a matter of casual change by the transcient political power or economical experiment. “Our national defense provides the fundamental protection for the proper functioning of our Constitution,” he said. “In time of national crisis, our defensive system becomes of paramount importance, certainly equal to that of the Constitution itself.” Mr. Ringley asked that the people be educated as to the minimum defensive requirements. He stated that it is the American Legion’s responsibility to see that educational pamphlets are given wide distribution, so that the people can inform their congressmen how to vote on the issue. THIEVES GET CLOTHING Apartment Is Looted While Family Entertains Guests. Fred Blye, 1025 Prospect street, reported to police last night that thieves who broke into his apartment while the family was entertaining guests, stole clothing valued at $129.

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Richard B. Benson A position as business manager of the Omaha (Neb.) Methodist hospital has been accepted by Richard B. Benson, son of Dr. John G. Benson, superintendent of the local Methodist hospital, and Mrs. Benson. Richard Benson organized and has been head of the department of social service and statistics of the hospital here for the last year. He will take his new post Dec. 1.

ALLEGED WAREHOUSE BANDITS SENTENCED Two Get Long Prison Terms in Columbus, 0. Indianapolis police were notified today that Frank Hawk Chew and Earl Norman Holder, alleged to have been two of the gang which held up the Hamilton-Harris Company tobacco firm, 302 West South street, several weeks ago. were sentenced to serve ten to twentv-five years each in prison by a Columbus (O.) judge yesterday. Steals Car, Flees Jail When his parents came to visit Fred Bailey, 17, Marion, at the Plainfield boys school yesterday in a borrowed car, the boy stole the car and escaped, according to the police.

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BAR MAY BUY BUILDING FOR HEADQUARTERS Stokes Structure Considered at Price of SBO,OOO. Lawyers Reveal. Purchase of the Stokes building, 224-226 North Meridian street, for SBO,OOO as headquarters for the Indianapolis Bar Association, will be proposed at a meeting of the building committee at the Columbia Club next Wednesday. Committee members have decided unanimously on the Stokes building. after more than four years’ consideration of various sites, it was learned. Purchase of the property can not be made until a majority of the members of the association approve the purchase. Money for the building will come from bequests left the association by the wills of Mrs. Susan B. Butler, widow of John M. Butler. Indianapolis attorney, and Mrs. Margareet Butler Snow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Butler. The sum. originally $112,000. has grown to about $130,000. The money was left expressly for the erection of a building in memory of Mr. Butler. The Stokes building is owned by the Stokes Realty Company and negotiations for the sale are being made by Arnold G. Davis and Robert P. Moorman, realtors, Hume-Man-sur building. One floor of the five-story building. according to tentative plans, will be used for the library and meeting room for members. Spending of $20,000 for remodeling the interior and sand-blasting the exterior is contemplated in the plans. Income from the remainder of the building to be let out as offices will be sufficient to maintain and operate the entire building, it is believed. EXPLAINS BARBER LAW County Inspector Talks at Party eld by Chapter. Provisions of the new barber licensing law were explained by A. J. Blake, inspector for Marion county, at the party held last night at Barthel’s case by Chaper 122, Associated Master Barbers of America.