The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-22

L. H. Coleman, who man.
ages the work for Adjutant-
General Elmer F. Straub, ex-
planned that these chairs will
permit the girls to have "both
rest and speed"
The layout is part of the state
house duplicating system installed
in the statehouse basement at
cost of more than $4,000. 1t is es-
tabliShed in the name of the In
diana state Teachers college, Terre
Raute, but is in charge of the
acknowledgements office.
Reason for using the name of the
Teachers college was explained by
the administration on the grounds
that it would be illegal for any de-
partment to make such a setup
without direct legislative authority,
which was not obtained.
Institutions may establish such
business, under the law, so approval
of the Teachers college trustees was
obtained on orders from Governor
Paul v. NfcNutt.
Details Are Exposed
Legality of the whole affair is at
tackled and further MIRA violations
charged in a bulletin sent to 500
printers and publishers today by
Dennis A. Sweeney, 313 Meyer-Kiser
Bank building, executive secretary
of the Indiana State Typothetae,
the employing printers association.
Details of how the duplicating de-
partment was inaugurated at the
statehouSe are disclosed.
Facts, not refuted by those in
charge, are as follows:
E. r. Raglan, sales manager of
the Multigraph Sales Agency, 212
Occidental building, made the
equipment installation Call ma
chinery from the Multigraph COM
pany) and was pUt on the state pay
roll for 5000 month, as part time
employment, showing other en-
ployes how the thing works.
T. H. McFadden, another Multi
graph Company employe, also was
put in charge at a 5000 monthly
salary.
$4,000 Saving Claimed
According to Wayne Coy, secre-
tary to Governor McNutt and one
of the consultants in making the
arrangements, 30 per cent of the
state departmental printing will be
handled by the duplicating depart
ment
Estimated saving has been set at
$4,000 year.
But Mr.. Sweeney charges that on
recent jobs for both the income tax
department and the Governors
committee on unemployment relief,
charges made by the department
were excessive by more than 1000
over printer prices.
Mr. Coy contends that the prices
were figured on the regular con-
tract printing basis, that the de-
partment has already made $4,000
profit and when the equipment is
paid for prices will be greatly re-
duced.
Barred From Printers Union
He also said that the workers in
the department will be unionized
whenever they learn whether they
come under the Office workers or
printers CODE
They are ineligible for member
ship in the typographical union I'M
less they actually are printers.
Mr.. Sweeney points out that the
$50 and 500 monthly salaries being
paid operators in the department
are below the printing code and
charges that hours in excess of the
forty-hour week are being worked
without overtime payment.
This constitutes both unjust COM
petition and violation Of the NRA
code, Mr.. Sweeney contends.
Greenlee Kin Named
His bulletin also cited purchase of
paper from G. I. Greenlee, from an
out-of-state concern"
Mr.. Greenlee, who formerly lived
in Chicago, is a nephew Of Pleas
Greenlee, McNutt patronage secre-
tary. and represents the Whiting
Paper Company.
Pleas Greenlee said that any pa
per G. I. Greenlee sold the state
was because he was low bidder and
not because he is a nephew.