Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 252, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1921 — Page 9

PROVIDES FOR OPERATION BY USE OF PERMIT Bill Would Let Indianapolis Street Railway Company Surrender Franchise. HOUSE PASSES MEASURE Utility corporation* may surrender their franchises and operate under Indeterminate permit* from the Indiana Public Service Commission any time before July 1, 1923, under the provision* of a bill passed in the House last night. SO to 7. This bill will now go to the Senate for further action. Although a large number of utilities ere Interested, the Indianapolis Street Railway Company Is said to be one of the most vitally concerned. Under the original public service commission act utilities were given a limited time during which they might surrender their franchises. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company and the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company did not take advantake of this provision and continued to operate under their franchises with the city until It was too late to surrender their contracts. Later the Indianapolis i Street Railway company appealed to the j commission for higher rates on the ground that the commission could fix rates in emergency cases. The commis- j slon denied It had this right and the I case was taken to the Supreme Court, ] ■which reversed the commission. The i commission then granted a 5-cent fare ! as an "emergency” action. It later j granted a X-cent transfer charge for a limited period. WISHES TO OrUE UP FRANCHISE. It Is understood the company now wishes to surrender Its franchise so that ; ths commission can continue to fix rates with no question of an emergency arising, The bill, as It passed the House, would grant the company this privilege. : Cltty administration officials opposed the J measure. The members voting against the bill are Representatives Abrams, Cox, Delaplane, Sieg, Sims, Waters and Wlnesburg. By passage of the Abrams bin. No. 441, j Indianapolis and all cities of the first class are authorized to provide for the serving of lunches to the pupils in attendance at any school In the city, and to establish kitchens and lunchrooms and ' provide suitable equipment therefor, and i to employ a director and such assistants j and employes as may be necessary In > the operation of the kitchens. The lunches would be established when- j ever. In the Judgment of the boards of school commissioners. It Is deemed necessary. The money for the food would be paid out of the general school fund. BLOW AIMED AT TUBERCULOSIS. The bill provides that any pupil who ' is unable to pay for the lunches may receive the service free of charge. It Is said the free lunch method will do more to aid in the prevention of tuberculosis than any other action taken In Indiana for many years. Other bills passed In the night session were: Rutts, to make the laws governing warehouse receipts uniform with laws of other States. Hartzell. providing for appropriation of $3,500 for erection of a monument la Arlington cemetery In memory of Gen. Henry W. Lawton. Steele, applying amortization method to valuation of bonds and securltie* held by life insurance and assessment companics In an effort to stabilize annual 1 reports of the companies. Furnas, prohibiting the circtlidtlofi- of false or misleading statements or adver tlaing concerning securltie*. fixing pen- ] alties of fine of not more than S2OO or less than $lO. SOLDIERS 1 HOME BOARD MEASURE. Alldredge, fixing the board of trustees of the State Soldiers’ Home at five mem-

Illinois Central System Passenger Trains rioted for Being on Time The only record showing the percentage of on time arrivals at destinations of the passenger trains on all the railways of the United States was made by the United States Railroad Administration for the months of August, September, October and November, 1919. These four months are considered by railway men to be as favorable for railway operation as any period of the year. This record, compared with that made by Illinois Central System passenger trains for the same period, follows l ALL RAILWAYS ILLINOIS CENTRAL SYSTEM August 83 per cent 95.4 per cent September 84 per cent 96.2 per cent October 84 per cent 95.4 per cent November 82 per cent 96.2 per cent During 1920 the Illinois Central System operated 79,022 passenger trains on its more than 6,000 miles of lines in fourteen states of the Mississippi Valley. The percentage of on time arrivals at final destinations, by months, was as follows: January 93.4 February 96.4 March 94.0 April 93.4 May 94.2 June 96.4 July 96.9 August 96.8 September 96.7 October 97.3 November 97.0 December 93.8 Believing that the assurance of arriving at destination on time is an essentially important factor in passenger trains service, the Illinois Central System is seeking constantly to improve this phase of service. Maintenance of schedule, however, is but one feature of the incomparable passenger service offered by the Illinois Central System, every feature of which is distinctly outstanding. The equipment of the famous Panama Limited, operating between Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans, represents the highest known standard of the art of railway carriage construction. The Panama Limited has been designated by its patrons as the “finest train in the world." Illinois Central System passenger trains are noted for the safety with which they are operated. More than three and one-half billion passengers have been carried one mile since a passenger riding in a proper position was injured fatally. Another outstanding feature is the character of service rendered by Illinois Central trainmen—the courtesy and attention with which passengers are served, in which we take great pride. Conscious of our obligations to the public, we are making every effort consistent with honest, efficient and economical management to render a service that will not only please our patrons, but will justify them in commending it to their friends and acquaintances. In its passenger service, as in all other departments of its organization, the Illinois Central System seeks the co-operation and confidence of its patrons. Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. C. H. MARKHAM. President, Illinois Central System.

bers, tree of whom shall be a soldier of the civil war, one a veteran of the Spanish war, one a veteran of the world war, and two women, one of whom shall be a wife or widow of a Spanish war veteran, and the other an honorably discharged nurse of the world war. Masters, increasing the salary of the assistant In the office of the Marlon County tax appraiser from S9OO to $1,200 a year. Decker, providing method of cleaning and repair of open drains. Meeker, amending an act providing for the ereation of guideposts on public highways and providing penalties for destruction of the signs. Leonard, Increasing the rate of Interest for drainage bonds from 5 to 6 per cent. Bonds are subject to taxation. ROAD PETITION MEASURE. Anderson and Calef, providing that on petition of turee freeholders county commissioners may order improvement of certain dirt roads by the petitioners and that the roads may thereafter be considered part of the improved roads of the county. Ahlgren, amendments to the Inheritance tax law. Johnston, amending an act concerning the enrollment of stallions and Jacks. Johnson of Ripley, authorizing the State banking commissioner to appoint bank examiners and set their salaries with the approval of the Governor. Bills killed during the session were: Beardsley, regulating the practice of law by prosecuting attorneys. Miller (Senate bill), amending the fish ! and game laws, making possession of i seines and nets illegal. Freeman, permitting the appointment , of three instead of two high school inspectors, as may be determined by the ! State board of education. Failed of pas- j sage through lack of majority. S. B. 78 (Itatts). Lengthening the term of office of the attorney general from two years to four years, 64 to 14. S. B. 68 (-Rattst. Amending the blue sky law to make it effective. BOARD OF HEALTH REFUSES ITS O. K. Building of W. I. Slaughter House to Go on, However. Upon protest of 250 citizens of West Indianapolis, led by the Rev. Father Joseph F. Weber, rector of the Church of the Assumption, the board of public health last night refused to approve plans of a company, headed by John F. Concan- j non to erect a slaughter house in liardlng street between Wilkins and Ray streets. Representatives of those Interested In the project declared the slaughter house would be constructed along modern lines which would make it odorless and In all other ways inoffensive. The citizens declared the proposed site Is In the midst of a good residential section. Father Weber protested against what he termed "putting every stink house In the city In West Indianapolis.” The city legal department has ruled that the board of health has no power either to approve or disapprove the location and construction of a slaughter Louse so the company was expected to go ahead with its building operations despite the ftict that the health board would not even Informally grant its approval. The board let it be known that while it cannot object to the erection of the slaughter house It will see that all health ordinances are strictly enforced In connection with the project. Father Weber also remonstrated against etopped-up sewers and unc’.ean conditions In a lumber yard, which he said existed in the neighborhood of a school of which he Is the head. The board promised to Investigate the complaints. W. 0. Lewis Named Tithe’s Successor Walter O. Lewis has been selected to succeed Charles F. Tighe as chief of the local bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice. Mr. Tighe resigned about five weeks ago, his resignation to become effective March 31. However, It Is customary in cases of this kind to give the retiring officer a thirty day*’ leave of absence. The new chief has been with the bureau since 1917 and on several occasions has been acting chief. He came to lndianapoils from Richmond, Ind.

GARBER TO TALK TO BAR MEMBERS Reminescences of 40 Years’ Practice His Subject. “Remlntscanees of the Bench and Bar” will bo th* subject of a talk by William S. Garber, who has been connected with the courts more than forty years, at the regular meeting of the Indianapolis Bar Association tomorrow evening In the law library of the United States Court. The'Steel portrait of John Morris Butler, which has been received from Mrs. Margaret Butler Snow as a gift to the association, has been hung In the law library. Since the last meeting of the association William Watson Woollen has delivered to the library committee a practically complete set of Session Laws, both general and local, together with a number of other valuable volumes, and the library committee is making arrangements for having these books placed on the shelves for the use of the members. The attention of the members of the association again is being called to the employment bureau of the association. Any applicant for a position In a lew office in Indianapolis may be referred to Russell Willson, who also will advise members of any young men who have made application for positions. Funeral Tomorrow for Mrs. Preston The funeral of Mrs. Julia B. Preston, Sfl, who died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Francis A. Bruce, 340 Lesley avenue, will be held tomorrow morning from St. Philip Nerl Church. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs. Preston was born in Montreal, Canada, coming to this city a few years after her marriage to Elliott M. PrestOQ. She resided in Indianapolis for more than twenty years. Surviving are two danghters, Mrs. Bruse and Mrs. Idele Drake, both of thtß city, and three sons, William A.. Chicago; Charles H., Cincinnati, and Edwin T. Preston, Indianapolis.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 1,1921.

Aliens Lugging U. S. ‘lron Men ’ I to Home Lands Postal Savings Figures Indicate Fortunes Going Across Water. Big parties and Jazzy folk dances must mark the return these days from America of the many wandering sons and daughters of Europe who are going back to their homes in snowy Scandinavia or sunny Italy, for each of the nomewardbound is lugging with him a full bag of American "Iron men,” which in these days of high foreign finance are worth piles of liras, hills of kronen and towering mountains of marks. This must be true If we are to accept the statement of the operations of tho postal savings Bystem of the United States for the fiscal year ending Juno SO, 1920. The statement was received today by Robert E. Springsteen, postmaster of Indianapolis, from Postmaster General Burleson. It shows the number of depositors and the balance of credit of depositors In the postal savings system showed marked decreases during the last year and that these decreases are “principally attributable directly to the return In great numbers of foreign-born depositors to their native countries after a period of years of restricted emigration.” The statement says: "At the close of the year there were 6.314 postal savings depositories In operation, Including 731 branch post.offices and stations. The balanee to the credit of depositors decreased during the year from $167,323,260 to $157,276,822, a loss of $lO,046,038, or 6 per cent. The deposits during the fiscal year amounted to $139,208,954, and were greater than during any previous fiscal year. However, the withdrawals Increased disproportionately and amounted to $149,255,892. The number of depositors decreased from 565,509 to 508,508, g loss of 57.001, or 10 per cent." According to the figures, the average principal for each depositor increased

THE BASEMENT STORE ffijfijSfr llßßsss ” Advance SALE of So If f I pring SUITS Atw* . ift Sizes Slzes for for #W| women the miss V 36 to 46 14t02 ° j' Our saleswomen were asked to appraise the suits | § disinterestedly. It was their combined opinion \ ? that the suits compared favorably with those / I sold last spring at $50.00 to $55.00. And predicted that at this sale price — $25 —it J would be the greatest SALE OF SUITS that \l The Basement Store has ever had. / u The recession in wholesale costs couldn’t bring values like these. Even the traditional policy of The Basement Store, to give superior values, could not produce such a result. But the combination of the two centered on a TRIPOTIIVF great annual occasion have created values that changed the 4 ‘impossible” * I ill Hi into a splendid reality. SUITS There are 300 suits for choice VELOUR The fabrics are highly praiseworthy. The tailoring is wonderful! The SUITS styles are those rarely seen in medium priced suits, but reserved for gar- cI?DO 17 Cf TITC ments of double this figure! They are lined with SILK. oHlyvjuli oUI i O Box jackets, ripple, flare jackets, straightline jackets. Some with silk or Mostly navy blue satin braid, some with embroidery tracings. and black v Though there are 300 suits, we anticipate such a demand that we A eood representatlon ° r are prompted to urge early shopping. Plenty of space. Extra Rookie f Pekin and facilities for service. Sale price ..........$25.00 tweed mixtures. THE Wm. H. BLOCK CO.

from $295.88 to $309.29, a gain of 4.5 per cent. “Poßtal savings funds,” says the statement, "were held at the close of the year by 5,005 banks, of which 3,126 were national banks; 463 State banks, members of the Federal reserve system; 1,408 State banks, nonmembers, and eight organized private banks under Indiana supervision.” NOLAN TO LEAD IN 8 COUNTIES Evansville Man Put in Charge of Irish Relief. John J. Nolan, postmaster at Evansville, has been named chairman of eight counties In the southern part of the State for the campaign to be made soon to obtain money with which to provide food and clothing for the thousands of starving women and children of Ireland, it was announced today by P. C. Reilly, chairman of the State executive committee. Mr. Nolan will direct the drive in Vanderburg County, which includes Evansville, as well as the counties of Posey, Gibson, Warrick, Spencer, Du Bois, Perry, Crawford. Definite dates for the State campaign have not been fixed by the executive committee, but It is believed It will be about the middle of March, and will cover a ten-day period. More than 1,000 workers, It is believed, will take an active part In the solicitation In Indianapolis and Marion County and the city will be divided into about twenty districts. Organization plans have bene practically completed and the workers are ready to start the drive on next Sunday. Many contributions already have been received at tho headquarters of the committee, 1617 Merchants Bank building. ‘‘The movement Is purely a humanitarian one and Is entirely free from any organization," Mr. Reilly said. "No religious or political lines should Interfere In an enterprise of mercy.” Members* of the State executive committee, In addition to Mr. Reilly, are William J. Mooney, Joseph A. McGowan, WUUam F. Fox, James H. Deery aud John R. Welch. Abraham Lincoln’s rail-splitting wedge has been placed In the national museum in Washington.

REVIVAL SEEN IN AUTO TRADE Show Week Effect Already Noted in Business, Dealers Say. ,r We are breaking through the business ice already,” declared N. H. Cartinhour, president of the Indianapolis Auto Trade Association, today. "I have been predicting that our spring automobile show to be staged at the fair grounds all next week would Jolt loose the grip of Old Man Depression. And here the old man is slipping already.” Mr. Cartlnhour declared that the mere approach of show week had caused some real business on the part of automobile dealers of this city. “One leading dealer tells me his business has been good—yes, actually good,” said Mr. Cartlnhour. "Other dealers declare they ‘are doing some brsiness’ and are greatly encouraged over the signs of life In the list of their prospects. I have talked to numerous dealers and they report general satisfaction with business conditions and the outlook for the immediate future." Manager John Orman is preparing to move his office from the association headquarters at 338 North Delaware street to the auto show building at the fair grounds. He expected to get transferred by Wednesday and will ba “on location.” as the movie men say, until the big show is over. ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. The decorations are going up rapidly under the direction of Ralph Edgerton, who has the contract for this work. Persons who have seen tho decorative scheme and the work thus far put up declare the show building certainly will present a beautiful sight. The 2,000 additional electric bulbs have already been Installed. It Is declared this will Insure a brilliancy for the night shows never before attained here. It is planned to hare the big pavilion virtually cleared by Thursday to enable the exhibitors to begin staging their various displays. There will be approxi-

mately 120 separate and dißtlnet exhibits, embracing the latest designs In passenger cars, motor trucks and accessories. The list of business clubs backing the Auto Trade Association in this spring exhibition has been increased by the addition of Friday night as Exchange Club night. The Optimists will open the proceeding* with several car loads of Optimism Monday night Tuesday night Is set aside as Indianapolis Athletic Club night; Wednesday night will be Klwanls night; Thursday will be Rotary night. FULL WEEK OF ENTERTAINMENT. “This rounds out the week with the exception of Saturday night which will be the final Jamboree night of the show," said Manager Orman. “We are greatly pleased over the co-operation being given us by the business organizations of the city. It shows they have an appreciation of the fighting spirit of the auto men. “Without wishing to seem egotistical, I may say that this association is entitled to the support of the public. They are spending $50,000 to stage this display In spite of the months of low-gear depression. Wft know, too, that all lines of business are going to be benefited when the automobile business opens up. It is little enough to ask that the public should attend this display by the thousands. The admission fee of 50 cents also includes the Federal tax. This means for 50 cents one may see and compare all the cars and thereby save much valuable time as compared with trying to look them over and compare them in their Individual salesrooms. If this is no object, then there surely should be enough of civic pride to induce the public generally to attend this show at least once or twice during the week.” The show will open for the first time Monday night at 7 o'clock. Beginning Tuesday the doors will be opened at 10 in the morning and be kept open until 10:30 at night. Greensburg Factory Resumes Operations GREENSBURG, Ind., Mareh I.—-The Pnlsa & Porter hardwood lumber and planing mills resumed operations this morning -with a full working force after being shut down for over two months. Officials state that they have enough orders on hand at this time to keep the wheels turning continuously.

HELD FOR DEATH IN BOOZE PARTY Four Kokomo Men Arrested After Girl Succumbs. Special to The Times. KOKOMO, Ind., March 1. —Charges es manslaughter were preferrred late Monday against Are men as the result of the death of Mary Spencer from alleged alcoholic polsonUng In this efty two weeks ago. The ground for the manslaughter charge, It Is said, is the fact that the girl’s death was the result of giving intoxicating liquor to a minor. The five men are Charles Votra, at whose home the drinking party la aaid to have taken place; Gus Freeman, convicted on the charge of selling intoxicating liqnor; Frank Conwell, William Glover and Orville Baldwin, all of whom are being held at the city Jail. Freeman was sentenced to four months on the State Farm and fined S3OO by Special Judge Forest Jump. Freeman has appealed to Circuit Court. Lectures Thursday at Shortridge High Prof. W. B. Elkin of Indiana University will lecture on "Socrates" on Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Shortridge High School. While the lecture Is given as a part of the i#tlversity extension course in philosophy It will be open to the public. Professor Elkin also will discuss the relation of Idealism to materialism. The talk will be given In Room 3. Paper Vendor Held Lieutenant Jones arrested Harry Davta, 20, of Philadelphia last night at Illlnola and Washington streets. Davis, it ia alleged, was selling a small paper called "Facts” which charged Henry Ford, an automobile manufacturer, with being a friend of German agents. Davis is charged with peddling in the restricted districts, vagrancy and peddling without a license.

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