The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-02
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IN COUNTY JOBS
Judge Baker Is Praised;
Receives Pledge of Aid
From Spencer.

County officials, many Of whom
were either appointed Oh sworn in
yesterday, settled into the regular
routine Of Courthouse business
today.
Deputy prosecutors under Herbert
M. Spencer, County Prosecutor, ap-
peared in the court Of Criminal
Judge Frank P. Baker with three
cases.
The two new judges, Superior
Judge Herbert E. Wilson, Room 5,
and Superior Judge Joseph T.
Markey, Room l, were at work in
their courts. Judge Wilson was sworn
in Monday by his predecessor,
Judge Russell M. Ryan. Judge
Marley was sworn in yesterday by
! Judge Michael Fansler Of the In
diana Supreme Court.
Circuit Judge Earl r. Cox and
l.. Ert Slack, former indianapolis
mayor, praised the record of Judge
Baker before a large audience when
the Judge began his second term
yesterday in Criminal Court. Mr..
Spencer and his large staff Of depu-
ties we're then sworn in by Judge
Baker.
Promises Crime Suppression
Mr.. Spencer promised that he and
his staff would cooperate with the
court in keeping crime suppressed.
After the oath of Office had been
administered to John S. Newhouse
as county commissioner, the COM
misioners announced the appoint
ment of John Under, judge advocate
of the Indiana Department, Amer
lean Legion, as county attorney to
succeed Charles B. Clarke.
Mr.. Under was nominated by
Ernest Marker, former commission
erS' president. Dow Vorhies is the
new president, elected yesterday. Mr..
NeWhouse succeeds John S. Mann.
New Rules Prepared
New rulings announced by the
commissioners included:
Every officer of Marion County
from the first day of January, 1885,
shall itemize and extend each item
on each requisition and the total
shall be deducted from their total
balances, such balance to be ar
ried forward on the next requisition
daily.
every purchase made by said
officer shall be made out daily and
signed by the Board Of Commits
sioners or by party 81 designated by
them to sign same in their behalf.
Every officer shall be liable on
his bond if the above rule govern
ing the same is violated.
NO requisition shall be signed
where the purchase has been made
in advance Of the requisition.
THE auditor shall notify all firms
and corporations of the above
rules"
other Appointments Made
other appointments and reap
pointments made by the Commits
sioners include:
Commissioners bailif, Verl Pier
son; stenographer, Mrs. Elizabeth
Brewer; county carpenter, Jacob
Neidenthal; garage superintendent,
Clarence Meister; maintenance
man, Ray D. Delvin; physician at
Julietta Hospital, DR.. Clarence R.
Rees; physician at County Jail, DR..
A. j. Schneider; county health COM
missioner, DR.. oscar D. Ludwig;
matron, Miss Ida Curry; county
health nurses, Miss Clara Morrison
and Miss Bernice Murphy; county
health clerk, Miss Mildred Reyn-
olds: record clerk, Miss Emma
Yeager; county dentist, DR.. E. Nc
Shea; county health clinic director,
DR.. Paul feathers.
Courthouse custodian, Maurice
Reilly; night Waterman, William
Singer; elevator operators, Miss
Mildred Nelson and Miss Frances
Roby: janitors, John King, James
Russell, Robert Clark, Oscar Wolf,
James Jones, Frank Bohannon,
Howard Shively, Nate Bess, Allen
Trabue, Mrs. Fanny Page, Mrs. Al
berta CONS ana Mrs. Louie IlOHldS,
and county yardman, Fred Hohlt.
Bloemker to Name Aids
The Commissioners announced
that the heads of county institutions
would remain the same, although
some changes might be made later.
Herbert Bloemker, who succeeded
Bruce Short as County Surveyor,
announced that he would complete
his list of appointments within a
few days. Mr.. Bloemker served as
Chief Deputy Surveyor under MIR.
Short.
Sheriff Otto Ray pledged himself
to demand painStaking attention to
duty of his deputies as he was sworn
in yesterday by Municipal Judge
Dewey Myers.
The sheriff said that if any dep
uty was found to have been at
tempting any racketeering he would
be discharged Immediately.
A large crowd followed the cere-
monies of Sheriff Rays inaugural
from the Courthouse to the County
Jail where the Ray-For- Sheriff Club