Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-21
PLAZA PLAN
FAILS AFTER
HOT BATTLE
Continued From Page OneJ

VI the law pdsSeu bg the last NHeAltIdA
Assembly providing for the establish
ment Of a memorial for the soldiers
of the Worlds War. We are still in
favor of the proposition and honor
the sentiment that prompted it.
But there are conditions which
make its execution undesirable at this
time and we did not anticipate that
we would be called upon to incur this
expense until after pressing needs
were provided for. Existing mOmen-
tary conditions make it very difficult
to provide finances for things abso-
lutely needed and money can be OBJ
d tanned only at high rates of interest.
We have plans and specifications for
three buildings at the Sunnyside Tu-
CIRCULAR Hospital for men, women and
children ready for contract. the bonds
for which We're authorized Nov. 1,
1920, bearing five 90 per cent inter
est, and which remain on the mar
ket unsOld.
"The crowded conditions of the
Poor Farm and Julietta Asylum are
a disgrace to the county and there is
no place in the city or the county for
the care Of incurabIe tuberculosis
cases. When we took the oath Of Of
fee we pledged ourselves 10 look after
the care and comfort Of the aged,
poor, sick in mind and body and the
orphan children Of the county, Our
Wards Our first duty. before God
and man, is TO them. The fulfllment
o. this first pledge must be assured
before we fulfill the second.
an the Julietta Asylum there are
no hospital facilities for either men
or women. The beds are placed so
closely together in rows that when
patient is put 10 bed the bed has to
be pulled out from the wall like q
fling case, and there are at the pres
ent time a number Of patients sleep
ing on mattresses on the floors and in
the corridors. We have a constant
waiting list Of persons needing admis-
sion to Julietta, part OF them lodged
temporarily in the county jail, and
we have been obliged to keep World
War. veterans in the county jail until
some one died at Julietta to make
room for them.
"The State Memorial Committee has
announced that It proposes TO proceed
with its plans regardless Of the action
Of either city or county, and the city
Is at liberty. under the law, TO make
its investment in a plaza whenever 1t
so desires. without any immediate
action on our part. For these reasons
we do not believe II advisable 70 make
q bond issue for this purpose at this
time. The county has the right, IN
der the law, to act at a later date"
Mr.. Shank and Mr.. Tutewiler fnall
consented to add to the resolution ina
the county declines at this time 10 jOi
hn - oh
proceed under the original resolution.
That gives the two commissioners
chance to do sonnet hing in the futur
if they ever desire to change their views
Judge Arthur r. Robinson OF Superio
Court. Room + prevented a hasty ad
journment by opening the pleas for tn
memorial.
1--WE have here mary boys VIII
fought in the war and they are for Till
memorial" said Judge Robinson. 81
there any one here who IS opposed to IT Z
Only Charles York, secretary OF tn
Disabled Soldiers League, opposed it.
You always are against it and Away
will be. We don't pay any attention &
you" said Judge Robinson to Iors
rs there any one elseE"
THEN SILENCE
REIGNED.
No one spoke up at that time.
Mr.. Shank spoke up and stated tina
the suffering tubercuIar patients, tn
poor cOlOred orphans the patients a
Juliette and former soldiers who are hell
in Jail pending sanity inquests, should b
taken care Of first
Judge Robinson declared The soldier
didn't wait until you did those thing
p .f.aa@
going to fail unless you act. 1 do no
think that any commissioner really feel
that the reasons advanced for not acting
are the real reasons"
With that the audience broke into lou'
cheering and Nr. Shank arose and warnet
the spectators that he had been elected
by the taxpayers" and that this cour
was as much q court as any court in tn,
building"
Mr.. Shank explained that Sunnysid
bonds have not been sold but before tn
meeting it became evident that the com
missfoners have made no effort lately L
sell the bonds.
Samuel Ashby, corporation counsel, Ell
planned the law and emphasized tn
necessity OF the commissioners acting a
once.
DIR. McCCLLOCH
MAKES TALK.
DR.. Carleton B. McCu1loch. oversee
veteran, declared that the county wa
hound to cooperate WIFI the state ant
the city and declared the question to b.
one Of honor. A civil war veteran de
cIared the Grand Army Of the Repub
lie backed the American Legion in 1t
memorial and plaza plan.
About that time Mr.. Tutewiler got int
the argument by stating that Their
was no argument to it." and that the "di
was cast as far as he was concerned.
MRS. STUCKY
MAKES PLEA.
Mrs. Thomas E. Stucky, who is frs
vice president Of the local chapter Of tn
Service Star Legion, was the first wal
mother to address the commissioners.
With great emotion, she said, Il an
speaking for the mothers whose boys did
the fighting The mothers gave thei
boys willingly and freely. The mother
didn't say, I can't spare him Just now,
the boys didn't say, we can't give III
school Just now or We can't loose oul
business They went to war. Shout
think that any one would be ASHAMED
to look g war mother in the eye ant
bubble over a few dollars for wa
memorial I am here to tell you that the
mothers Of the boys want this thing"
Continuing she said, Marion Count!
has 500 dead as a result of this war. Il
is a disgrace not TO erect this memorial
Mrs. Ralph E. Remington, president
Of the State organization Of the Service
Star Legion and whose son was killed ii
the war, spoke plainly to the two oppos
ing commissioners.
''Since we women have come into oul
right. we understand politics." she said
Eve know politics when We see It. an
afraid that there is a political move il