Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 March 1939 — Page 5

* THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939

TAXPAYERS ASK FOR MORE TIME ON UNPAID SUMS

20 Remove Property From - ‘Bargain’ List; Koesters Regrets Mandates.

More than 150 taxpayers, in fear of a threatened tax-delinquent

‘property auction sale, have come to] § the Court House in the past two}!

days to ask for “more time” to pay

back taxes, Chief Deputy Treasurer

Albert O. Koesters revealed today. - About 20 paid their delinquent

taxes and took their property fromi:

the auction list while others just “asked whether they . were really going to sell at auction” all the property parcels mentioned in published reports, he said. The inquiries. resulted, Mi. Koesters said, from reports of the

Circuit Court decision issued in be-| half of a group of real estate deal-|

ers mandating the County Treasurer to sell, for $3 each, hundreds of parcels of tax delinquent property.

The order, which is not effective ;

pending the final outcome of litigation in the matter, is being defied by Mr. Koesters who has turned

down four mandates issued. since]. the decision requesting him to sell

at auction more than 1000 parels of property. Linder May Ask New Trial

Mr. Koesters said he told the taxpayers that nothing will be sold until after the final outcome of the case Although Judge Earl R. Cox ruled the “law was clear” but “wrong” and that the county must sell the property, officials have more

than two weeks remaining to seek}

to reopen the case. County Attorney John Linder has indicated he will seek a new trial. Mr. Koesters said that for an answer to some questions he referred the persons to a ruling of Superior Court Judge Joseph T. Markey declaring the 40-year auction sale law unconstitutional. Judge Markey recently joined in the attack on the auction sale law declaring he would *“not hesitate a minute” to grant the request of a property owner for an order re-

straining the sale of tax delinquent

land. Hint of ‘Tax Strike’

The old statute, which has been complied with by county officials only in a few cases, provides that all tax delinquent property which has been advertised for sale two consecutive times for back taxes, may be sold at public. auction for as little as $3, the cost of the sale. County officials oppose any sale on grounds that it would lead to “tax dodging” and a “tax strike,” they have said. Meanwhile, Earl B. Teckemeyer, one of those who brought the mandate suit, issued a statement declaring that neither he nor his firm “have. any direct or indirect interest in the case.” “We were and are acting purely as agent for a nonresident principal, who under the law is compelled to have a resident agent in such matters,” the statement declared. Mr. Koesters said more than half of the property owners who appeared at his office for aid were women. ”

NAVY SOON TO ADD TINY TORPEDO BOATS

WASHINGTON, March 30 (U. P.).—The Navy disclosed today that it shortly will begin construction of a fleet of “mosquito” boats, deadly “hit-and-run” © auxiliaries of its battle fleet. The boats, not to exceed 3000 tons each. were authorized under a 15 million dollar experimental program approved by Congress last vear. Resembling boats of ‘suicide fleets” of Italy and Britain, the vessels are lightly armed, carry torpedoes, and rely on their extreme mobility and high speed to escape after launching close-range attacks on enemy ships.

AROUND-WORLD FLIER OF 1931 IS MARRIED

NEW YORK. March 30 (U, P.) — Clyde Pangborn, who flew around the world in 1931 with Hugh Herndon, was married today in South-

ampton, England to Swana Beau-|

caire Duval, a French motion picture actress, according to word received here. Mr. Pangborn has been supervising the construction of military planes for the British Government at Southampton.

WAR SECRETARY ASKS FOR FINGERPRINTS

WASHINGTON, March 30 (U.P.). —War ‘Secretary Woodring today ordered fingerprints taken of all War Department employees who have not previously been fingerprinted. Members of the regular Army are fingerprinted on enlistment. The prints will be forwarded to the F. B. I. for checking against its files.

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TON OF FERTILIZER '38 FARM AVERAGE

By NFA Service - LAFAYETTE, March 30.—Indiana farmers each used an average of one. ton of fertilizer during 1938, Dr. H. R. Kraybill, State chemist, reported today. The average Hoosier farmer spent about $30 for fertilizer, it is estimated by the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee.

STATE MAKES TESTS ON SECONDARY ROADS

Surface tests of secondary roads in the state highway system are be-

‘ing made by removing the three-

ton load limit which has protected

‘these highways during spring freezes

and thaws, T. A. Dicus, State Highway Commission chairman, said today. Maintenance workers are keeping a close check on all roads to determine the amount of damage and what repairs are necessary. The tests are being conducted over a

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two-week period and detailed re-

poris are to be made in each of the

36 highway districts.

SEEKS 6 GRAPPLERS

FOR SMELT TOURNEY"

MARINETTE, Wis, March 30 (U. P.).—Promoter Jack Boyle today invited “six of the roughest; toughest grapplers from all parts of the U. 8.” to battle it out for the world “smelt wrestling” championship, April 14 in a ring covered witn two tons of smelt dragged in from the nearby river.

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The county auction sales situation remained unchanged today as Chief Deputy County Treasurer Albert O. Koesters (above) remained firm in his stand to defy, to the extent of “going to jail,” a Court mandate ordering him to sell at auction for $4 each, hundreds of parcels of tax delinquent

property.

One of the parcels (top left) which several real estate dealers have demanded the treasurer sell for $3 is located in the Butler

University district.

It is the sec-

ond lot south of 49th St. on the east side of Sunset Ave. The Butler Fieldhouse is shown in’ the packground. This lot is assessed for taxation purposes at a value of $1130. Taxes on the land are delinquent in the amount of $306.02. The parcels up for auction include three houses, all to be sold for $3 unless a new trial on the

mandamus suit

of these is located at the north--

east corner of

Merrill Sts. (below).

is granted. One

New Jersey and The value

of the combined parcel containing the houses, according to the assessment books, is $14,510, upon

which a total of $2006.04 in taxes

is due.

‘Early Birds’ Welcome in State Parks

Shelter houses, picnic tables,

outdoor ovens

and comfort

stations now are open at the

State parks,

game preserves

and forests, Virgil M. Sims mons, Department of Conser= vation commissioner, said to-

day.

“Early bird”

campers ai-

ready have made their ap-

pearance at

several State

parks, he said, and at the Dunes park a number of trailers have stopped overnight.

Scores of

letters outings have been

regarding received

during the last few days, he

said,

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BUTLER JUNIORS 70 ELECT QUEEN

Winner to Reign at Class Prom; 2 Students Join Kappa Tau Alpha.

Butler Junior Class men are to

meet next week .to elect a Junior

Prom Queen to reign at the class prom to be held April 28 at the Indianapolis Naval Armory Building.

Candidates in the contest will be entered by each of the eight soror-

ities at the university.

Miss Margaret Millikan and Robert Fleetwood have fulfilled requirements for membership in. Kappa Tau Alpha, national scholastic honorary fraternity, it was announced today. Other members are the Misses Cathryn Smith, Flnora Hartman, Ruth Ccllier and James Hanna and Angelo Angelopolous.

Martinsville and Morgan County teachers will meet at Butler Saturday io attend a reading conference conducted by Dr. Walter B. Townsend, college of education reading :nic director. Dr. Townsend will speak at the morning session on “How Can Reading be So Taught that there Will be no Failures?” and in the afternoon will discuss diagnosis and remedial activities.

GERMAN CLUB DISBANDS

CLEVELAND, March 30 (U, P.) — The Unterstitzungsverein, a Gere man-American club, once one of the largest fraternal groups in this city, has dissolved after 66 years. The lodge had paid out more than $65,000 in benefits during its existence.

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