Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-30
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nine months and the decreases in rates
order by the commission. A second dis
cussed the question of whether a util-
ity's stocks and bonds affect the valua-
ton the commission uses when it fixes
rates. The third statement dealt with
appeals taken from the decisions Of the
commission.
When the crowd headed by a band. ar
rived at the building. Governor McCray
and members of the commission were in
vited to come outside and address it. This
they refused to do but the Governor in
vited Mayor Shank and the leaders to
come to his office They in turn refused.
AS a result Mayor Shank did not see the
Governor or the members of the commits
sion as had been planned
After the demonstration outside about
$50 persons were admitted to the Gov
ernor's office and the Governor read his
statement to them and urged that com
mittee be appointed to discuss their diff
ferences with the commission.
The delegation which called on the
Governor was headed by Henry Harmon,
former State Senator; Heyden Buchanan,
a Democratic member of the city council;
], Stephen Fullen, a member of the En-
terprise Civic League; Frank Turner,
president of the Enterprise Civic
League; the Rev Joseph Weber of the
Assumption Catholic Church of West In
dianapolis, and Morris G. Brown, mayor
Of Noblesville.
THEN RETURN
TO CITY HALL.
There will e a mass meeting Of citizens
under auspices Of the Enterprise Civic
League in Assumption Hall, 1105 Blaine
avenue, Friday night, for discussion Of
the next step on the part of the people,
Mr. Shank said. Corporation Counsel
Taylor f. Groninger will be one of the
speakers at this meeting to explain legal
steps that may be taken, Mr.. Shank said.
Mr.. GrOninger and attorneys for other
cities have announced their intention of
filing a petition for rehearing Of the mer-
ger petition with the public service com
mission tomorrow.
The mayor also said he would ask the
council to pass an appropriation to en-
ploy attorneys to fight the order granting
the merger.
After the demonstration Mayor Shank
announced he is going to write to the
mayors Of every city Of the second and
third class in Indiana and ask that they
lombard the Governor with demands that
he call a special session Of the Legislature
to repeal the public service commission
law.
Considerable secrecy surrounded the
appearance of members of the National
Guard in the building. The men were in
charge Of Capt Albert Whltcomb, Lieut..
Russell c. Lane and Lieut.. II. G. Gallaher.
All were stationed in and around the Gov
ernors office A number Of other Ma
tional Guard officers were present, but
it was stated from an authoritative source
that they were not ordered to be present
but had merely volunteered their services.
1t is understood the men who were ord
cred to be on duty were armed and that
they had instruction specifically to look
to the safety Of the Governor.
GATHER LONG
BEFORE PARADE.
Several hundred people gathered IN the
rotundas of the city hall and State
House long before time for the parade
to start. Officials Of several other cities
were admitted to the Mayors office for
a short conference with Mr.. Shank.
American flags were distributed to the
people at the city hall, who were aug
mented by q thousand or more who
gathered outside in Alabama street a
few minutes before 10 o'clock.
Ushered by detectives, the Mayor
came out on the front steps of the city
hall and made q brief speech in which
he asked every person who took part IN
the demonstration to act as q policeman
to see that no one conducted himself IN
an ungentlemanly manner.
With approximately 1900 people in
line the band struck up a march and
moved south in Alabama street. With
Mayor Shank marched Mayor Horace e.
Brown Of Noblesville Between lanes Of
people who shouted their approval Of the
demonstration the parade turned west in
Washington street at Alabama and
marched to the sidewalk leading into the
south entrance of the StatehOuse. Sew
eral hundred people followed the parade
on the sidewalks Of Washington street.
Approximately 1000 people waited in
vain inside the Statehouse, for the crowd
urged by the mayor to go on home after
the demonstration, did not enter. The
mayor also left after announcing that
the Governor and public service com
missioners were not coming out.
Several banners were carried in the
parade. bearing legends as Are Your
Lights Brown or White" Coal Cheaper
Labor Cheaper-Yes-Heat and Light
Higher" and "War Over Three One
Quarter Years-Heat and Light Sur
charge Still On"
The south lawn of the Statehouse was
thronged, estimates placing the crowd at
between 10000 and 1900 As the mayor
marched up the sidewalk the crowd
, swarmed in behind him SO that the
marchers had TO distribute themselves
some distance from the south entrance.
The mayor walked up the south steps
and stopped. He took off his hat and
called upon the crowd to sing Amer
ica.' One verse was sung.
Mr.. Shank then mounted the high
balustrade at the east end Of the steps
and began to speak The crowd re-
NAMED quietly respectful while he urged
them to be orderly and go home when
he had finished speaking. He said that
there would be attempt to enter the
statehouse but that a delegation would
90 in to PROFOUND a few important cues
lions to the Governor and public service
commission.
Mr.. Shank said he doubted very much
that the public service commission would
come out because he had learned that
Saturday the indianapolis Telephone
Company, which has a rate increase peti-
ton pending, had its bills all made out
at an increased rate, but when it learned
OF the demonstration the bills were torn
up and new ones made at the old rate.
The crowd cheered.
Some one in the crowd with q foghorn
voice doomed out a query as to why the
Governor did not call a special election
and let the people vote upon whether
or not the public service commission
Shall be abolished
III leave that to a vote Of the peoDje
right here" said the mayor. All in IA
vor Of abolishing the public service com
mission say Aye"
a mighty shout Of aye" sprang from
the crowd.
"Ask the Governor IN darnond a., go,