Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1939 — Page 3

WEISS BILL ON

CITY MANAGER |

DRAWS ATTACK

Sen. Jenner Declares People Wouldn't Get Proper Representation.

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Green, Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce president. “I don’t think such a plan would provide the proper safeguards,” he said. “As I understand his plan, it would set up 2 dictatorship without any direct control over the City Manager. “I don’t think it would be at all satisfactory i: the City Manager couldn’t be fired when he failed to produce resulis.” Mr. Green said one of the objections to the plan is that it does not provide for = proportional representation form: of election. “We have Fad an example of the City Manager Pan under machine politics in Kansas City, where the City Manager is named by a Council chosen in an election bossed by @ party machine.” he said. “They are zetting somewhat better government there under the City Manager Plan but not as good government as they could get if the City Manager were relieved of political pressure.”

Prefers ic Study Plan -

Mayor Suliivan, who indorsed a “properly saicguarded” City Manager form of government during his election camypaicn, declined to comment on Senator Weiss’ plan until he has had niore time to study it. In announcing his plan, Senator Weiss said: “There is nc need for a constitutional amendment. My bill will create a City Ivlanager for any Indiana city by law.” = Under his proposal, a City Man « ager could be named by the present City Council with a 10-year contract at as much as $25,000 a year. “A competent City Manager can’t be had for less than that amount,” he said. ; Senator Jénner’s bill provides that, on petition of at least 20 per cent of the voters, any city in the first to fourth class may conduct an election on the City Manager Plan. If the people approve the plan, seven councilmen would be elected at the next election and these would name the City Manager.

Mummy Has Feline—and No Foolin’

HERE'S = mummy at the John Herroi: Art Museum who ought to know all about Friday the 13th, but he won’t talk. If there is one thing that symbolizes Friday the 13th more than any other, it is a cat, and cats were what Egyptians who were rich enough to be mummified had to have at death. Cats and food and trinkets and a well-appointed catacomb, but most of ali cats. Cats, in ancient Egypt, brought solace, companionship, and even spiritual aid to the ‘dead Egyptian. . Not . that the Egyptians fully trusted them, because they didn’t. They killec! and mummified the cats at the same time the master died ard was mummified. For every well-to-do-mummy found in ancient Egyptian graves,

there was a mummified cat. ? » 2

Perhaps It’s Only A Coinc dence

T may have been because today is Fridav the 13th and again it ‘may have been just a coincidence but both Municipal Court 3 arid 4 ‘had judges pro tem. Municipa ‘Court Jucdze Joseph L. Daniels ‘substituted for Judge John L. Mc:Nelis and Judge Silas Lipman ‘held: cour? in place of Judge ‘Charles K:=rabell.

3 2 #2 8 Maybe 3 ou Realize {What Day It Is

IS information is entirely incidental to Friday the 13th, ‘which is today, and which is sup‘posed to be hard to get through. ‘If, as you read this, you have done your day's work, have returned home, are seated in your ‘easy chair and feel all right, you ‘have, according to all supersti- - tion, been very lucky. Anyway, happy Friday the 13th.

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As the snow came down today on Indianapolis and other parts of Indiana, the latest road conditions were .chalked up on the blackboard by Jack

He posted the °

Times Photo.

Berger of Indianapolis, Ind., State Senate file clerk.

bulletins for the convenience of

Senators planning to return home for the week-end.

Biennial Measure on Budget May Equal or Exceed Present Outlay.

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special session last July for the institution building program is helping Indiana industrp and the unemployment situation.”

Recalls Specifications

Rep. Hoover took the floor and said that when the building funds were alloted in the special session it was specified “that Indiana labor and materials were to be used whenever possible. I have received word that much of the material is coming from outside the State. Rep. Edward Stein (D. Bloomfield) said, “There seems to be a veiled assvmption that something is wrong. If you want to spend taxpayers’ money on these matters we’ll go along with you. We feel that we have kept our record pretty clean. We may have some crooks in Indiana. If we have we want to know it. “We will only oppose any investigation that is to be held after this session—if something is wrong we want to know it now, I am for this resolution,” he said. Rep. Arnold Nahand (D. Indianapolis) said that if a company “is nonunion and of lower standards than outside the State I am not in favor of giving it the business.” Rep. Omer Free (R.. Vincennes) in answer to Rep. Nahand said, “I know some of the Indiana materials are not being used and they are union made. I insist that Indiana labor and material be used.” The merit system investigation is to be asked by Senator Guy D. Dill (R. Pierceton) because “we understand that 95 per cent of the Welfare Department employees are

{Democrats and we want to know

how this so-called merit system works.”

Bigger Budget Possible

Other developments along welfare lines in both Houses of the Legislature included: 1, Warning by Rep. Edward Stein (D. Bloomfield), State budget com-

budget now being drafted will equal or exceed the present 80 million dollar figure, but that it should not be cut because “we must clothe, feed .nd keep in decent fashion the wards of the State.” . 2. Preparation by the Indiana Township Trustees Association of a measure to cut direct relief rolls by raising the present residence requirements from one to three years. 3. Agreement by Senate Democrats not to support any bill which would alter the present law requiring indigent persons to assign their property to County Welfare Departments in order to receive assistance. A total of 20 bills was introduced into the House. They would: Change the date for advertising for bids from school bus drivers to the third week in April and provide that contracts be awarded the first Tuesday in May.

Change the deadline date for

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County Deaths Speeding aies 15

(To Baie) Reckless - Driving ..,. 1

: City Deaths : (To Date)

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39 se00s ane 38

Running preferential streets ..

Running red lights ...... 18

A Jan. 12 ccidents . ... 11| Drunken jured ...... 3| driving ..,. 0 1

Pead ...c..00 8 ne. ian 99

: MEXTINGS TODAY Indians Bar Association, meetings, Clay-

ft an 2 fol Hotel, 2 ociation of Credit Men, meeteon, Hotel Wash-

Claypool! Hotel, 6 Bb hg fant Clb luncheon, Columbia Club, n.

Exchange Club, junc

: de. noon. Bogrd Sita 1 eta luncheon, Canary Cot-

ita Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia I oats Club, luncheon, Hotel WashRo a 8izina. luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon.

| MEETINGS TOMORROW ‘Indiana Bar Association, meeting, Clayphot Hotel, all day. luncheon, Hotel

wallia P'rancaise, , Toon. ashington. oy. banquet. Hotel Wash1agion . mm, %

{NAMED TO FCA POSITION | WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (U. P.) — ‘appointed assistant to the Deputy

{Mae Owens, 4

Reserve Ofricers’ Association, luncheon, |

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Nimes, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names of addresses.)

Robert K. Stine, 22, of 1832 Fletcher Aves; Ila J. Hampton, 19, of 321 “anders

Charles Fenton, 51. of 1341 Olive St.; 7 of 431 N. Illinois St. A nert, 39, of 1305 Central Ave.; Catherine L. Sinkhorn, 29, of 1531 N. Capitol Ave.

BIRTHS

Girls A. D., Dorothy Lee, at St. Vincent's. Fred, Alberta. Harding. at St. Vincent's, ' Thomas, Virginia Welch, at St. Francis. Thomas, Martha Stafford, at St. Francis. Cardon. Mary Harshall, at City. Carl, Evelyn Switzer, at Coleman. Roy, Goldie Craften, at 1525 E. Ray-

mond. Cecil, Wilma Grubbs, at 901 Church. Woodrow, Lunetta McDuffie, at 916 W.

St. Loren, Ella Rexroot, at 739 Harrison,

: Boys d Norbert, Magdalena Pich, at 243 Henricks. LeRue, Treva Moon, at 2582 N. Temple. William, Edna Hall, at 445 8S. Pine. Louis, Ann Giles, at St. Vincent's. Charles. Florence Habill, at St. cent’s. Irs, Minnie Craig, at St. Vincent's,

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Arch, Omadell Goins, at St. Francis. Starlin, Dorothy Ryan, at Coleman. DEATHS Martha C. Corey, 79, at 5942 University, cerebray hemorrhage. Pharaha Alice Foster, 64, at Methodist, chelecysiit S. ; Hug Laughin, 94, at Veterans, lobar

a. ¥ ha A. Petry. 89, a t24 N. Brookville, cerebral hemorrha,

€. Anna Margaret Weirick, 74, at 37 N.|N

Hamilton, cerebral embolism David Th

avid Thomas. 70, at Ceniral Indiana, S

chronic myocarditis. Ann Helen Connan, 84, at 1156 W. 34th,

- of the Farm Credit Ad-

arteriosclerosis y : mas Eugene Weaver, 1 month,

mittee member, that the biennial}.

J tions

cco, Lena Palamara, at St. Vincent's. | Boston

Little Rock, Ark. ... Lo. Jes. ...

Republican Senators Will Seek Wide Probe of State Welfare Department

purchase of automobile license plates from Jan. 1 to June 30, to conform with the fiscal year. The measure would take effect July 1, 1940. The 1939 license plates would be valid until Jan. 1, 1940 and applicants then would be required to pay an additional half-year fee. Enable the 410 State banks to deduct the amount paid in gross income tax when they pay intangibles tax. This measure is sponsored by the Indiana Bankers’ Association. Give county judges the right to send disabled children to any type of hospitals. The county would pay all expenses, but the board could not exceed $3 per day per child. Define marijuana as a narcotic drug, and provide the same penalty for its unlawful use, possession or sale as for other narcotics. This bill ‘was introduced by Rep. William Black (D. Anderson), who announded that another antimarijuana bill introduced by him a few days ago would. be withdrawn. He said this new measure is more drastic in its provisions. He said he would introduce a second bill next week to provide for destruction of this weed.

Provides Oil Inspector

Provide for the appointment by the Governor of a State inspector of petroleum and oil company equipment. The inspector would be empowered to inspect refining companies and establish safety rules with approval of the State Department of Commerce and Indu§-

License engineers and firemen of stationary engines, refrigeration plants and steam boilers. The measure would create a State board of examiners and district examiners. Prohibit sale of prison-made goods in open market. The bill would not prevent sale of these products to State or local governmental subdivisions. > Specify that union labor be employed in the performance of contractual work for municipally owned or operated utilities. Provide that teachers withdrawing from service be given a portion of their contributions to the Teachers’ Retirement Fund plus compound interest at 4 per. cent per annum, Provide for direct payment of attorneys’ fees to lawyers representing wives petitioning for divorce,

Limits Spending

Prohibit life insurance companies from spending in any year more than 2 per cent of their net income for salaries and expenses of all their officers including their iegal and medical staffs. Establish a closed season from May 1 to June 15 on all species of fish. Enable all persons over 50 fo fish, hunt or trap without securing a license. These people would obtain {free permits. Raise the salaries of election employees. Judges, clerks and assistant clerks would receive $9 a day,

OFFICIAL WEATHER

Ry U.S. Weather Rurean —_____|

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Snow tonight; tomorrow mostly cloudy; little change in temperature; lowest’ tonight, 30 to 35.

Sunrise

at 7:06 | Sunset ......4:42

TEMPERATURE —Jan. 13, 1938—

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 1 Excess since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Cloudy, - snow tonight and probably in north Jortion tomorrow; little change in temperature,

1llinois—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; snow probable in central and north porecoming fair tomorrow in extreme outh portion; little change in tempera-

Lower Michigan—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; snow probable; not quite so cold in north portion tonight. Ohio—Snow this afternoon and tonight, probably Heavy in north and central portions this afternoon; tomorrow mostl cloudy with snow flurries in east an north portions, not much change in temperature. * Kentucky—Mostly cloudy with light snow in east and north Jorions tonignt; colder in southeast portion tonight; tomorrow generally fair. :

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station : Weather Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Texas ......Cloudy 30.02 30 Bismarck, N. D, . PtCldy 29.96 S

Cinaaaaii conse Cleveland

Helena, Mont. ones Jacksonville, Fla. . Kansas City, Mo, ,.

sheriffs, $6 and inspectors $12. These officers now receive $3. Require that a natural flow of water be kept over all dams. Specify that city judges are not required to hold court on legal holidays. Legalize all bonds, notes and

Enable injured workers to sue persons besides their employer who may have been responsible for their injury and provide that they can collect judgments without reference to the amount of compensation they may already have received from the Workmen’s Compensation Fund. Enable county judges to commit persons over 16 to hospitals of Indiana. University, and require that expenses for treatment shall be paid by County. Fix the gross income tax rate for retailers of food products at onefourth of one per cent. Distribute the loss sustained by the liquidation of County depository funds to each unit of Government within the county.

97 Answer Call

When the House was called to order promptly at 10 a. m. there were 97 Representatives present. Pages distirbuted bound books containing the report of the Indiana Tax Study Commission. The House

nounced a public hearing to be held at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the House chamber on the bill to exempt - nicipally-owned utilities from ’all taxes, The committee also reported favorably on a bill to enable Michigan City and La Porte to appropriate $2500 annually for free band concerts. The measure to repeal the 1937 truck weight tax law and to appropriate $650,000 to truckers who already have paid this tax was reported favorably by the House Ways and Means Committee. 3 A majority report for passage and a minority. report opposing the bill to appropriate $75,000 for creation of a commission to represent Indiana at the New York World’s Fair was returned by the Ways and Means Committee.

Vote Laws Weighed Meanwhile, Republican representatives have agreed in caucus to a program to repeal or amend numerous “ill-advised measures of the McNutt Administration,” to reduce governmental expenditures to the minimum and to provide election laws which will give adequate protection against fraud. Possibility that some Democrats might support the Republican measure to return the “Two Per Cent” Club, Democratic campaign fund

Practices Act, was seen today. Rep. Winfield. K. Denton (D. Evansville) told the House Judiciary “A” Committee, which is considering the measure that “Democrats probably will go along on this bill,

thoroughly.” The committee delayed reporting this bill out until ursday. Dill to Introduce Proposal Senator Dill, speaking on the proposed merit system resolution, said: “We also are anxious to learn why

the welfare budget has jumped from two million to six million dollars in six years.” Earlier this week, the Senate voted to inquire into present methods of

7 : school textbook adoption. Yesterday

the House passed a resolution, 52 to 46, requiring the Gross Income Tax Division to turn over to House members a list of all gross tax delinquents, :

Appointments Due Today

Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker was expected to appoint the textbook investigating committee today while Clarence A. Jackson, Gross Income Tax Division director, made the following statement concerning the tax delinquency measure: “The State Gross Income Tax Division is anticipating an extraordinury rush of taxpayers since the passage of the resolution. Such a list, of course, would be quite lengthy and would probably provoke a great deal of indignation if printed. Since the publication of the resolution, the Division has been flooded with inquiries from delinquents asking if time will be permitted them to get their tax matters in order before such a list is made ‘public. “The Division will make every effort to submit only a verified and legal report to the Legislature, and since the problem involved will require time, it is quite logical that

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other written obligations of all local |- | governmental units.

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collection agency, under the Corrupt |

but we want more time to go into it |

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Store Hours Saturday : 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. :

~ The Famous None-Such “Wearington” OVERCOATS and TOPCOATS

Fresh from the makers and right out of our fine stocks. “Reductions and Introductions. Coats for this winter and next [and the next] Coats for the spring and fall of 1939. Including heavy coats, coast weight coats and topcoats. There are even “Tipper Lined" coats among them. The event is wide open . . regular $19.75 and $25 coats . . [the majority are of the $25 grade]. The Sale Is On. There is no time to lose!!

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