The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-04
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session to consider the removal of
the secretry for malfeasance IN Of
flee in the specific matter of certify
ing to the State auditor certain sal
airy increases within the department
which were not authorized by the
board and some of which salary
raises had been specifically requested
and definitely denied And that the
secretary, as executive officer, be
specifically instructed to deliver in
writing to himself this day copy
Of this resolution.
Profit Alleged
BE it also moved, citing the sec
rotary before the board Monday,
Aug. 10 at 10 a. m. for alleged NAL
feasance of office that an additional
count be made Of violation of that
section of the law prohibiting the
secretary from engaging in any
business of profit be hereby entered.
to-wit:
Engaging in business of copying
certain records of the department
for a fee said to total grossly about
$500 a month.
King left the building Immediately
after the meeting and could not be
found.
Six Increases
Check of vouchers at the State
auditors office showed that six sala-
ries have been raised in the de-
partment since July %. Members
of the board declared three of the
increases We're authorized, but that
the others had been denied pre-
viously. Each notice filed with the
auditor indicated that the board of
health has ordered the increase.
Increase which board members
declared were not authorized were:
Frank Thomas, food and drug
chemist, $125 to $3.50 a month
Frank j. Koehne, food and drug
chemist. 1925 to $3.50 a month, and
Charlotte Davis, stenographer, $50
W P1UU a. ulOIlILs
Members ofthe board and DR..
King were behind locked doors for
nearly three hours today.
Trouble in the health department
began brewing several weeks ago
when DR.. King dismissed DIR. ]. G..
Royse, his assistant, on the charge
of infidelity and Incidence. Royse
carried his fight, through political
channels, gack to the board and was
able to gain reinstatome Mt. AS long
as King and Royse were in the same
office trouble prevailed. King
placed the matter before Governor
Jackson some time ago and the
Governor ordered Royse's name
striker from the State payroll. At
the same time Jackson ordered the
dismissal Of Mrs. Vivian Tracy
Wheatcraft, head Of the intelligence
division ofthe State fire lnarshal's
office, and vice-chairman of the Re
publican State committee.
Jackson for King
Throughout the fight Jackson has
taken the part of DIR. King and has
admitted that Mrs VTieatcraft re-
moval was caused by her interior
ence in behalf of DR.. Royse and to
the detriment of the board of health.
Exact outcome of the removal pro-
ceedings against DIR. King will be
watched with interest, because to-
days action of the board of health
was construed as open warfare
against the Governor.
If the board of health dismissed
King, it is believed Jackson will
interefe rim some way or another.
His future efforts in behalf of King
will be complicated however, by the
fact that the board of health mem
bers are appointed by a special COM
mittee composed of the Governor,
the State auditor and the secretary
Of State.
1t would be impossible for Jackson
to discipline members OF the board
except through tho prestige of his
Office or the sanction of the other
members of the committee, if he
should decide to ask for the resigna-
ton CT the entire toard to save
King