Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1919 — Page 46

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THE rNDTAXAPOLTS NEWS ArTOJIOBILE SEfTIOX. AEGUST, 1919.

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BMED; STRIKE ENDS H. W. 4l E. C. STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYES GET INCREASE.

the law of supply and demand. The yearly profit on sugar as made by his rm. he said, would not run more than

4 or 5 per cent.

Mr. Beyer was accompanied at the hearing by S, M. Heneh. legal representative of the firm. A report of the ! testimony will be went to Washington by Mr. Slack who also proposes to investigate the matter of the supply of sugar held by others who were able to sell some of their stock on speculation. Knowledge that sugar must be sold at ir cents a pound reached Mr. Beyer

ten days ago he said, through Prewj uȣ 5, y Ed wart, "vtog TS Address

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woutd be necessary to make reservations in the hall for those

outside the city.

PICKETING STEEL CAR PLANT

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MOT iK, 60 FEET BELOW!

f !»peelai to The fadtenapoUs XewsJ HAMMOXD. Ind.. August 38.—After a | | two weeks’ strike on the part of car men ' : on the Hammond, Whiting A Bast Chi- j cago fttreet Hallway lines, car service! was resumed last night when the city! council granted permission to the com- < pany to raise Its fsre to 7 cents and as - result the company raised the wages

Indianapolis and Vicinity

of the men to the

scale given the

c-jm BBjBPMS i Chicago surface railway men.

£Lan and amt have narrow I

- j ESCAPE NEAR WESTPORT. | * iS^fhel^^toV^be IMBiHiBBiKS >Rant today, but no violence resulted.

IKES FAIL ON A

(Spcri.l ts The TudlsnapoUs News] GRElWflBTrRO. Ind.. August

, a member of the Decatur dl. and his fourteen-y had a narrow escape from

death yesterday when their automobile

on a hill at the Bcripture bridge • Westport, and crashed back into

the bridge, when the brakes failed to

tr»e car went through a guard rafl-

1“ ins *nd bung in the balance over ] the creek, sixty feet below. The fact

* Mr. Oldham gave ti.e wheel a turn probably saved the car

over. Keither Mr. Olddaughter was injured and was only slightly damaged.

(1 years ago a workman fell n the Hcrlpture bridge and was In-

ttljt killed.

THROWN FIFTY FEET.

1 Xo picketing was done while state lilt I troops were here. About MO of the 1.M9 strikers have returned to work. The Hammond police and deputies are pre-

serving order at the plant.

lOEMES OTHERS WERE MR’FT. WAYNE FIRM

WHOLESALER TESTIFIES AT! HIGH SUGAR PRICE HEARING.

EXPLAINS

SITUATION

Young Woman Escapes With Slight Injuries—Man Badly Hurt. fl to The Tftdtsnspohe Xew»| AXD CITT, tni., August 3;}.— Ins. of Oakland City, was hurt late yesterday after* his automobile was struck hern railroad freight at a sing wear here. His daughalthough thrown fifty feet by . inw impact, escaped with align! In6 Juries. The machine was wrecked. $20 A MONTH INCREASE.

Employes at Quartermaster’* Depot at Jeffersonville Benefit. (Hpeclsl to The Indianapolis New*) Jeffersonville;, ind., August 30. -Between WO attd WO employes at the Vniled States quartermaster's depot, whose time of employment began sut.sequent to June 39, l»«. and who have been receiving g70 a month since the beginning of the current fiscal year, July 1. SH», have received an extra 120 a month, dating from the latter date. Those whose employment dates back before the last fiscal year received this *20 increase automatically, but for the later employes application had to be made by the commanding officer Preference l* given soldiers over civilians at the depot here ip employment, but not in pay. Many civilian employes who did not get their statutory leave of two and one-half days a month during the war received a bonus as an ivslent. Soldiers who were em- _ yed at the depot left to enter the service and returned after discharge, got the bonus Just the same, it being construed that their service here was continuous.

Forrest Beyer, representing the Beyer Grocery Company, of Ft. Wayne, in explaining to L. Ert Slack, United States district attorney, today, the reason for high sugar prices that had been charged by his firm, indicated he was nonplused by the fact that his Arm was charged with selling at excessive rates when, "as a matter of fact our firm is known in the northern part of the state as price cutters.” Mr. Beyer’s explanation of the situation was that the other wholesale dealers In the state were •after" his firm because they did cut prices. He said that the company's methods of selling had kept It from membership in the wholesale grocers’ association and that after five years of business the firm was now taking f2.«tt,000 in business away from the other wholesale dealers each year. Ordered From Washington. A hearing in regard to the selling operations of the Ft. Wayne concern was ordered from Washington after Mr. Slack had recommended that the sugar license held by the firm be suspended and revoked on the grounds that the firm had sold sugar n excess of the prices authorized by the federal food administration. Ths evidence in the hands of Mr. Stack was that the Beyer Grocery < 'ompony had sold bulk sugar at *12 a hundred pounds to the Martin Kiepper Company, at Decatur, Ind.. and at *13 a hundred pounds to the Ruh Drompp Company, at Logan sport. Supply and demand, anxiety to please customers and a willingness on the part

ing. as being reasons for sales of sugar at prices above the prices that had been established by the food administration. Says It Is Cheapest Article. Mr. Beyer's contention before the district attorney was .that sugar was the cheapest commodity handled by the wholesale trade and that % if It were not for profits made during the months of June. July, August and September, the selling would be at a loss. Mr. Beyer said that it was generally understood by the trade that the control of the food administration had been lifted and that the sale of sugar reverted to the prewar basis as governed by

Brief Notes of the Day. The George H. Cfeaptnao W. R. C. So 1# will have bo inoettag Tuesday afternoon on account «f the state fair. The annua! reunion of the Sutton family will be held at GarOeld park Sunday. September 7. All members and friends are Invited. The Harmony Homestead of the American Yeoman wftt give a dance and cart party at the BeneSt hotel Monday evening. A Picnic will be given by ibo Ninth Wart Soda! Club at Columbia park Sunday. Harvey Simmons wHI talk on The Railroad SituattuB and the Railroad Man" during the day. The Sheridan reunion will be held Sunday is the east ride of the pavilion at Garfield

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Frances Re. lew. Xo. *, W. B. A., of Maccabees, wilt hold its twenty-seventh annual outing at Broad Ripple park Tuertay. September t. The Attar Society of Our Lady of Lourteu church wit! entertain Tuesday afternoon at *:» o’clock at cards and lotto in the assembly room of the church. Host, will be Mr*. LBiiaa Royoe. Mrs. John Linegar. Mrs. Bert Morris and Mr*. O. Bacon St. John's academy will reopen classes day afternoon and evening at the hall- Hoet- . will be Mrs. Frank Gallagher. Mrs. William Miller. Mr*. Walter Martin and Mr*. Anthony Monaghan.

a *M bill, asking him to bave the bill changed for him. The other boy got the change, handed Bloomer S2 and ran with the rest of the money, the police were told. A description of the boy was obtained by the police, who are searching fer him.

Auto Driver Arrested.

Addison Morris, age twenty-one, a hotel clerk, giving his address as the Lorraine hotel, was arrested today by Patrolmen Shaffner McClain and Brighton, charged with driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor and exceeding the speed

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. — the Lorraine hotel, was arrested at the same time on a charge of intoxication : Charged With Larceny. j Albert Abinett. express driver, and Wil- | Ham Tyler, colored. of Terre Haute, charged with Larceny, were brought to the Marion eoanty Jail Friday night by Frank S. Ream, deputy United States marshal, in default of toM bond each. It is alleged that Abinett etole money from the express company and that Tyler stele a suit case.

Tbe Altar Society of fit. Phlilp cbureh will give a card party Wednesday SlTernoon at the hall on Eastern avenue. Hoetcaeea aril) be: Mrs. Harry Raymond. Mra Ronald Me Imyre. Mrs. George filebert. Mrs. Edith Eh-jenep-rger. and Mrs James Mack. The Indianapolis board. Indorsers of Photoplays. will meet Tuesday morning at 1# o'clock at the day pool hotel.

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Fined for Gaming. Six colored men. arrested by tbe morals squad, in charge ol Sergeant Ball, were fined fa and cost# on gaming charges in city court yesterday afternoon. Tbe men were playing crape in the home of David Branham, at ISlfu North Senate avenue. The charge of keeping a gaming house, which was placed againet Branham, waa dismissed by Judge Pritchard. Nine men, arrested st the home of George Shank*, at J12 Blake street, were discharged by the court when the police said they had no oonchirive evidence that the men had been gambling. Thefts Reported. Dr. W. M. Osborne. 3m Washington boulevard, repotted to the police last night that hta bouse waa entered and ransacked some time Friday. He said he was unable to determine what had been stolen. The thieves gained entrance to the house by removing a cellar window. Jo# Helms, a fireman at the Weat Washington street power house of the Street Railway Company, told the police his locker waa broken into and

ST stolen.

Suitcases Stolen From Autot. Suitcaaea containing order books, record books and other papers valuable to tho owner, A. 8. Alexander, a traveling salesman, representing A. Stein A Co., of Chicago, were stolen Friday night from an automobile In front of a downtown restaurant. Alexander was on his way to the union station when the suitcaaea were stolen, the police were

informed.

For Norma! Training School. Examination of city high school graduates and of other schools of equal rank who wish to enter the Indianapolis Normal Training school, will be held at achool No. 10. Ashland avenue and Thirteenth street, Monday and Tuesday. September 1 and 2, beginning at 8:30 a. m. Applicants are notified to confer with Miss Marion L Webster, principal of the school, a«8 o’clock MondayLarge Enrollments Expected. St. John's academy will re-open classes for the grade department on Monday. September T. and the St. John’s academy high school for girls will reopen September 8. Ijarge enrollments in both departments ars

expected.

Blind Newsboy Victim. Neiton Bloomer, 2748 Cornell avenue, a blind newsboy, last night gave another boy

Woman Reports Attack. Mr*. Herbert Kooks. 832 E Fifty-second street, reported to tho police last night that sbo waa attacked near her home by a young mao, who struck her is tho face and choked her. She waa crossing a vacant lot on her way homo from a nearby grocery when she wax attacked, oho said. Crawford County Reunion. Former citixena of Crawford county will meet In their sixth annual reunion at Brookaide park tomorrow. The meeting will continue all day and those who can ars urged to bring basket dinner* W. A Pierson and the Rev. Elmer St. Clair are among the speakers for the afternoon. O. E. S. Meeting. Naomi Chapter No. Ul. O. E. 8.. will be entertained next Friday by Mr*. Rosa Jeffrie*. at Stop * on ths Greenwood line. She will be assisted by Mrs. Louise Styers. Mrs. Votla Gardner. Mrs. Edith Hoffman. Mrs. Ella Haller and Mr*. Mary Irish. Recreation Instructors Called. R Walter Jarvis, city supervisor of recreation, has called a meeting of all rocrea tion instructors for Tuesday morning in offices of the department In the City Hall. DECLAMERS USE THREATS AND PAY COSTS LIVE STOCK CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE GOES INTO RECORD.

SENATE HEARING CONTINUES

WASHINGTON. August 30.-Declara-tions that the five big meat packing companies have in some cases "coerced” witnesses appearing before the senate agriculture committee at hearings on legislation for regulation of the industry and in others paid their expenses were placed into the committee record today. The accusations were contained in a telegram from H. A. Jastro, chairman of the market committee of the National Live Stock Association, to Senator Gronna, Republican, North Dakota, and it was announced that the message had been authorized by Senator Kendrick, Democrat, Wyoming, president of the association. Text of the Message. "The National Live Stock Association has long realized the impossibility of proper conduct of this business, when subject to the packer combination.” said the message. ‘‘They are making lavish expenditures in a desperate effort to maintain their conscionable position.” The telegram suggested that refrigerator cars be made common carriers and that a proper licensing system, with responsible control by the government, be established. C. E. Hunt, of Dallas, Tex., operator of retail chain stores, deprecated agitation against the packers and said that their entrance into the grocery business had been desirable because it had increased competition.

TESTIMONY REFUSED BY CENERAL PERSHING

ARMY HEAD DECLINES TO BEFORE COMMITTEE.

BLAND MEMBER OF BODY

PARIS, August 38.—General Pershing has reiused to testify before the subcommittee of three of the congressional committee on expenditures by the war department, which has been conducting an investigation in France. The committee is made up of Congressmen Royal C. Johnson. Oscar E. Bland, of Indiana, and Henry D. Flood. n refusal led to the issu- ° f * -iotat statement this afternoon "Z— fh iL lhr ** congressmen, in which rethat there should be the military and civil authorities of the government. Statement by Bland. In a separate statement in which Representative Johnson did not Jaun. Mr. Bland declared that the general s action an example of the “indifference and contempt shown during the entire war d *D«rtment toward the Itiv^ f the p * op,e and their representNo Time to Reply. General Pershing, after reading the committee s statement, said that ail the activities of the American expeditionary l™** 9 1 course, open to investigation, but that he found it impossible on the Jast day of his stay in France to

comply with the request of the committee, as all of his records had been shipped to the United States.

DANCE HALL OWNER FINED.

Cour Suspends Fine of Herman J.

was suspended and the second chartr-; was indefinitely continued. Judge Pritchard announced that he suspended Uig fine because he understood that there were others at Ravenswood who wen* operating amusement places on Sundavs that dancing' was permitted on th * | boats and at Broad Ripple on Sunday, and that he would not have one man singled out for prosecution and the

Arens in Sabbath Desecration Case. pern,itte4 t0 conti » u « «“*

Herman J. Ahrens, proprietor of a dance hall in Ravenswood. arrested by Frank Schmelx. marshal of the town, August 1.0 charged with desecration of the Sabbath and maintaining a public nuisance, was found guilty on the first charge by Judge Walter Pritchard Friday and fined *30 and costs. The fine

molested.

The case was brought to the court of Judge Pritchard on changes of venue from the court of a justice of the peace at Ravenswood. Jackie! W. Joseph and Henry Abrams, attorneys for Aren.-, have filed an appeal from the decision of the county < ommlssioners permittlns citizens of Ravenswood to incorporate as a city. They say that Ravenswood is only a summer colony and that hut few citixens live there the entire year.

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Just What I Want” |! Every one say# »o at a glance, and when once installed in your Garage or Shop you would as , soon think of keeping your front ' doora perpetually locked a# doing

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Automatic Extension Reel ■ For Electric Lamps !; Take your lamp to any part of jj your Garage or Shop, locking and unlocking at any desired point, Automatically rewind* the cord fj when you are through with tho STRONG AND DURABLE. Send for full particular* and pricos. Remember that it la not in any way a "half baked” proposition nor an amateur outfit, but a splendidly constructed and practical piece of mechanism for men

got time to bother with nonsensical makeshift*. Equipped with

25 feet packinghouse cord, handle, socket and lamp guard.

APPROVED BY THE UNDERWRITERS.

It Will Be Demonstrated at the Indianapolis Auto Show. The Cincinnati Specialty Manufacturing Company 1913 Powers Street. incorporated. CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TIRES

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Evergreen Tubes Price Reduced. Quality Retained. Mileage Increased. Standard Metal Territory available for live dealers. State Fair exhibit in Manufacturers’ Bldg. Southwest corner.

Two More Fine Buildings for You, Indianapolis! DO YOU CARE ENOUGH TO GO SEE THEM? I AN A. STATE EAI

Day and Evening, September 1st to 6th

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Women’s Building for Fine Arts Dedication Tuesday, Sept. 2.

t’s building is the most modern structure for exhibits of Fine Arts, Culinary Products and Flowers fair ground. It is imposing in size and architectural design, built of brick, concrete and steel, large floors, the main floor being 120x280 feet, including an art gallery 40x80 feet, the upper a dormitory and study rooms -for the new School of Home Economics, and an auditorium

ts. The basement contains a well equipped cafeteria, where thousands of people can be fed each

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Manufacturers’ Building for Auto Shows Dedication Monday, Sept. 1.

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building, was designed by Indiana architects, built by Indiana workmen of

This is the largest, best appointed building for auto shows in the United States, covering 80,000 square feet, or nearly two acres. The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association will stage its Fall and Spring shows-here every year. This enormous building contains the largest single room in Indiana. It will seat 18,000 people, and is splendidly adapted to convention and industrial exposition purposes. It is of brick, steel and cement, with abundance of daylight pouring through the roof. The Manufacturers’ and Woman’s buildings are structures in which Indianapolis and all Indiana will take much pride. They must be seen to be fully appreciated.

100,000 Civic Patriots of Indianapolis Will Attend the Coming Fair, a Great Dairy Products Building Can Be Built Next Year

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STATE FAIR DAILY FEATURES

York Infantry Band Passenger Airplane Flying Adler’s Women's Orchestra Four Harness Races Florene—Piano Accordian Player Auto Races September 6th

Thrilling Auto Polo Gladway Carnival Shows Arena Shows of Livestock

Exhibits of Farm Products Displays of Pine Arts Forty Acres of Machinery

ACULAR HIPPODROME SHOW

Six Evenings in Coliseum

from New York Hippodrome,Circuses and “Big Time” Vaudeville; Band

Stock Parades.

STATE FAIR ADMISSIONS—General admission. 78c; children under 12 years. 25c; vehicles. 75c. Grandstand, 50c; box seat, including admission, *1; reserved seat, including admission, 75c. Night Hippodronie—Admission 50c with reserved seat; box seat, Zac. C. X. UNDLEY, Pres. C. F. KENNEDY. Sec.

MISS HARRIS M. against SINGLE G. Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. 3 The world’s Fastest Pacers, both Indiana horses, will race three heats for special purse of $4,000.

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