Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1921 — Page 6
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JfaMmta Sato ffiitm INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351 _____ MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. ( Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, G. Logan Payne Cos. Advertising offices J New York. Boston, Payne, Burns & Smith. Inc. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS afford a mighty poor field In which to begin retrenchments necessary to a lower tax levy. PERHAPS those State House painters have not yet been convinced that man cannot improve much on nature! ANYHOW, the weather man has arranged his Bhower schedule so that the most of us have time to get back from lunch! SUSPENSION of all sentences as a remedy for the reformatory muddle would doubtless be heralded with glee by our Criminal Court! PERHAPS some of the pirates who have been operating with the necessities of life have gone to Cape Hatteras for the summer! MR. PINNELL, of Kokomo banquet fame, doubtless seeks lenity on the grounds that no one punlsHed the Indianapolis man who staged a similar party! MOTION PICTURES of fireworks displayed before small boys in cities that forbid fireworks come under the heading of unconstitutionally cruel punishment!
For Our Children’s Sake! The State tax board has fixed June 30 as the date for the hearing of the ill-conceived remonstrance against an issue of school bonds for the erection of much needed grade schools in Indianapolis. The remonstrators against this bond issue have engaged the services of Fred A. Sims and Frederick Schortemeier, and are planning a desperate fight to block the bond issue. The last Legislature so amended the tax law as to make the decision of the tax board on the bond issue a final one. Under these circumstances the hearing becomes one of the most important that has ever been set by the tax board. At this hearing there will arise the one big question of whether In--1 dianapolis, the richest inland city of the Nation, will take care of its school children, or will openly admit that it lacks the financial courage to keep pace with Its growth. • There are now 7,500 school children, who are receiving only part time schooling, owing to the failure of school boards in the past to preside sufficient buildings to house them. To this total must be added the normal yearly increase of 1,500 children and an abnormal increase of * approximately 1,200, due to a law passed by the last Legislature restricting the excusing of children from the compulsory education act The present indications are that when Mr. Sims arises before the tax board to oppose the bond Issue designed to build new school buildings, he will be arguing against the housing of 10,000 children, whose right to an education at the public expense cannot be denied by any one. Mr. Sims will not admit, in hfs argument that there is any disposition on the part of his clients to prevent these 10,000 children from being properly educated. None of the remonstrators, with the possible pxception of Alfred Potts, has set forth the theory that school houses are not necessary. Mr. Potts still looks fondly on the log cabin schools of the past, while a part of his income Is derived from the sale of such modern conveniences as gas. \
Mr. Sims, however, will endeavor to prevent these 10,000 children from obtaining a proper education Just as vigorously as though he advocated permitting them to grow up in ignorance. He will base his opposition to the bond issue on more politic grounds than opposition to education; but it will, nevertheless, be an argument against the interests of these 10,000 children. Opponents of this bond issue may present many reasons for their opposition, but none can deny that to prevent the bond issue is to prevent school children from receiving the education that the community owes to them. Proponents of this bond Issue are not all in sympathy with the Indianapolis school board in its program. There are among Indianapolis _ people men and women with sufficient breadth of mind to realize that the community cannot afford to neglect its schools under any circumstances. The opponents of the bond issue, nevertheless, consist of those persons who have, either ignorantly or wilfully, determined that the children can go uneducated unless they have their own way about the schools. If the State tax board confines its consideration of the bond Issue to the question of whether it is a necessary debt, as the law contemplates it should confine the hearing, it will unanimously grant the Issue. If the board permits itself to be led off the question at issue by the ingenious arguments of the hired lawyer for the rule or run crowd of remonstrators it may find some fallacious reasons for blocking the efforts of the Bchool board to provide schools for the city’s unhoused children. But the tax board cannot deny this bond issue without doing to the city of Indianapolis, and especially to the 10,000 children without schools, an injury that will last even unto the second generation.
i For No Good Purpose The municipal problem of selecting a mayor and a city judge and a eouncil is not going to be made any easier to solve by the repetition for the eighth time of a baseless story of a split in the ranks of the supporters of one of the candidates. Nor will it be simplified in the least by such tactics as giving a self anointed “clevah writer” opportunity to compare a municipal campaign with a circus. The question before the voters of Indianapolis in this campaign, as in all others, will be the measure of the ability of the various candidates to do for Indianapolis. Such information as will tend to help the voter formulate his opinion of the candidates and guide his ballot is what the public is entitled to have and wants. Such exhibitions of petty peeves, as are constituted by speculation as to the number of "rings” in a candidate's "circus,” may serve to entertain those few of our citizens who can see no good in anything that does not originate with them, but these exhibitions change no votes. A municipal election is a serious affair. Recently an attempt has been made to impress on the public that this particular election is of more than the usual seriousness to Indianapolis. Under these circumstances it is disappointing to find that the futile tactics of attempted ridicule, that failed so dismally in the primaries, are to be carried into the election. It is disappointing for the reason that It creates the impression that there is no real issue before the voters. But it is more disappointing because it tends to belittle the whole community in the eyes of the State and the Nation. Mole Hills and Mountains The city of Indianapolis is confronted with a traffic problem that is notable principally for the persistency with which it remains unsolved. It is also confronted with a school problem that is a problem principally because the obvious solution is not adopted. It has been confronted with a market problem, & mule barn problem, and a host of still less formidable municipal problems for many years. Almost, it seems, that the perspective of the community has been warped by long and intense gazing on things of such small importance that larger and more important civic affairs have faded from the line of vision. Traffic does not present a problem that Indianapolis cannoi. solve, yet nothing has been accomplished toward the solution in several years. Schools have been provided elsewhere in sufficient numbers to keep pace with the growth of the communities and none has suffered. Other cities have more desirable markets, and their methods of providing and administering them have not placed undue burdens on any one. Few, if any, communities would trifle, month after month, with the question of where to house municipal mules. Verily, it is time Indianapolis citizens united in accomplishing bigger things and ceased quarreling over petty problems that are not in themselves worthy of the energy required to maintain divergent stands. Let us cease halting the march of municipal progress to settle controversies over minor matters and so re*ch projects of sufficient importance to justify having differences!
Ye TOWNE GOSSIP Copyright, 1921, by Star Company. By K. C. B HE'S QUITE dignified. • * * AND HIS wife ian’t. • • AND AT Luna Park. • • * DOWN AT Coney Island. * * • THE ONLY thing. • * HE WANTED to do. • • • WAS TO pay a visit. • • t TO THE incubators. * • WHERE THE babies are. * • • AND WE went In tbere. * * t AN!) AFTERWARDS. • • • WE STROLLED around. • * • AND WATCHED young folks. -X * • IN CRAZY tubs. „ • + * THAT SHOOK them around. * * • SO IT looked to ma. 000 THEY’D BREAK their nrcks. • a • AND RIGHT away. * * • SHE WANTED to ride. • • • IN ONE of the tubs. • • • AND HE protested. * • > AND SHE Insisted. . . • AND HAD her way. * • AND HE wouldn’t go. . * • SO OF course I did. ... . AND HE found a bench. 0 0 * WHILE SHE and I. * • • FOR TWENTY-TWO cents. 0 0 0 GOT INTO a tub. 0 0 0 AND THEN a man. 0 0 0 WITH A leering look. • • ♦ GAVE THE tub a shove. • • • AND WE started up. • • • AND WENT quite sanely. %0 0 0 TILL WE hit a drop. • • • AND THE first I knew. • • • SHE LUNGED at me. • • • AND GRABBED my collar, • • • AND DRAGGED me down. • • • TO THE floor of the tub. • • • AND I reached up. • • • TO THE side of the tub. • • • AND REGAINED the seat. 0 0 0 AND FULLED her up. • • • AND WAS thrown across. • • • AND GRABBED at her. • • 0 AND HIT her hat. • • 0 AND TOOK hold of her arm. 0 0 0 AND DRAGGED her down. • . • TO THE floor of the tub. ... AND CLIMBED up again. • • * AND THE darn thing stopped. • • • AND WE got out. • • • AND HER hair was down. 0 0 0 AND HER hat was off. 0 0 0 AND HER waist was torn. • • • AND HER husband got sore. • • • AND WE had to go home. 0 0 0 I THANK you.
HOROSCOPE “The stars incline, bnt do not compel 1"
FRIDAY, JUNE 24. Astrologers read this as an unfortunate day. Neptune. Venus, the Sun and Mars are all In malefic aspect. It Is a day when evil report may disturb business and cause apprehension, for Neptune holds sinister sway that opens the mind to fear. It is not a favorable rule under which to make journeys by sea and there may be many boating accidents at resorts. Persons whose birthdate it is have the forecast of rather a strenuous year In which they should be cautious in all business affairs. Children born on this day may be nervous and fond of excitement. These subjects of Cancer are usually greatly Influenced by their surroundings. Their principal ruler is the Moon.—Copyright, 192 L Yale Honors Screen Author With B. A. NEW YORK, June 23.—Kex Ingram, motion picture director, has been made bachelor of arts at Yale In recognition of his artistic rendering of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” in motion Pictures., This is the first recognition of the screen as an art by a university or college. ' , Mr. Ingram is 29, the son of a university professor in Dublin. He came to this country in 1911. He was at one time a student at Yale and was a pupil and later assistant to Lee Lawrie, head of the Yale school of fine arts. Before going to YaiC air. Ingram worked at Belle docks, New Haven, as track and tallyman.
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-This picture was taken In your home city. Are you familiar enough with it to locate the scene? Yesterday’s picture was a view taken northwest toward Meridian street from in front of the city library building.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1921.
SOUTH SIDE CLUB WOMEN DISCUSS SCHOOL AFFAIRS Arrange for Public Meeting at McKinley Building on Monday Night.
Members of the Original South Sile Woman’s Club have been diueussing the school improvement question among themselves for some time with the result that they have arranged for a public mass meeting Monday night to be held In the McKinley Bchool, State street and Lexington avenues, at 8 o’clock Monday evening. Bart S. Gadd of the board of school commissioners will give a talk explaining why tin, building of schools should be continued. Mrs. Martin Reiliel, president of the club, in discussing the situation said: “Our organization does not agree with a few Individuals who think that the progress of public schools should be curtailed, nor do we agree .with those individuals In thinking that citizens of Indianapolis are going to admit their inability to properly care for their children. SAYS FORMER BOARDS NOT PROGRESSIVE. “Evidently the existing overcrowded condition of our schoolß, lies at the door of former school boards who were not progressive enough to provide adequato housing facilities for the present generation. We will have to do away with that policy to economize In school building if we are to have 100 per cent American-clti- \ zens in the future.” Mrs. Relffel stated that the club was enthusiastic concerning the inspiring of patriotism among the school children, but, sho continued, "Not by spending the taxpayers’ money for fireworks and appropriating thousand* of dollars to entertain the G. A. R. Those things will not inspire patriotism in ihat section of the city where overcrowd,'d conditions I . in the schools exist.'" SUGGEST CITY HALL PAY ROLL WEEDING. The club women also aimed a few verbal shots at the city administration. 1 They suggested that the reduction of ex- | pense In the city government might be given a decided Impetus by weeding out , all names appearing on the pay rool of the city hall who do not give the tax- ! payer service and also that the city con- ! soiidato some of the inefficient offices ; Instead of creating new onus. “There are numerous ways to econo- | raize in the city government," said Mrs. j Reiffel. “The Taxpayers’ League could ! make themselves famous by establishing j an efficiency system in our city govern- | ment blong those lines without trying !o save money at the risk of the Uvea of j the city's children.’’ The coUßnittee in charge of the Mon- j day night meeting Includes Mrs Relffel, ' Mrs. Emma Flick, Mrs. William McClain. Mrs. L. Bruck, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Scott. Mrs I. J. Claire, Mr*. J. W. Jacobs. Mrs. W. Werbe; Mrs Charles Short- I ridge, Mrs. William Emminger, Mrs. A. i Ashcraft, Mrs Harry Williams, Mrs. ■ Frank McFee, Mrs. Minnie Wlenke, Mrs. Thomas Carey and Mrs. Julia Morrow.
HOTEL OPENED AT STATE PARK McCormick’s Crook Visitors Provided Hostelry. The hotel at McCormick’s Creek Can-1 yon State Park In Owen County has been remodeled and is now open to the pub- i lie as a strictly modem hostelry, State! conservation department officials an- j nounced today. The improvements in-j elude thirteen sleeping rooms, electric i lights, bathroom faculties and hot and cold running water. Power and light are obtained from an individual plant which operat*s similar to the one functioning! at Turkey Run State Park in parka l County. McCormick's Creek Parle Is a short dis- ! tance east of Spen er on the Blooming- j ton Spencer pike and Is very accessible ! to both motor and steam road travel, j It Is as picturesque in primitive scenery ! as Turkey Run and, in fact, some botan.- ' Ist*, geologists and other scientists as well as nature students prefer It to the j northern Indiana reservation. In accordance with the department's* policy to make all State parks within the > reach of persons of moderate financial ! means the rates at this hotel. Including meal* and lodging, are the same as at j Turkey Run Park.
KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERS
(The Hoopers, an average American family of five, living in a suburban town, on a limited income, wlil tell the readers of the Daily Times how the many present-day problems of tlie home are solved by wokriug on the budget that Mrs. Hooper has evolved and found practical Follow them daily In an interesting review of their home life and learn to meet the conditions of the high cost of living with them.) The list of supplies and the number of things necessary to car-y on the week's work of the house had been rattier a long one when Mrs. Hooper had jotted each item down as she came to it In her tour of inspection on Monday. Then, too, several bills that hid only come in Just before the fifteenth that had not been paid last week she wanted to attend to, So she was rather anxious to get an early start in town to do her shopping, She telephoned to the group of mothers whose children were attending the dancing school, that she had invited this afternoon to have tea with her and talk over a plan for reorganizing the class, and asked them to postpone coming till later, because they were all so busy with plans and preparations for the garden party on July 4. She had also learned that the dancing class would close for the summer next week and that In all probability the present teacher would not take It up again in Mayfield. So that It seemed as though the matter might rest until later In the year, and then, if the class was started again, the mothers could supervise it from tlie beginning. She had decided that Helen was fr have anew organdie dress for the party,
MORRIS USES OLD THEORY AS BASIS FOR MOVIE STORY The MacDonald Family Is Becoming Famous—Morel to Support Skinner
There is an old saying that a wild goos never was known to desert its mate, and that their devotion endures until death. This theory has been made the basis of a story by Gouverneur Morris In his novel “The Wild Gsose,” which has been picturized under the direction of Albert Capellani and which is tho offering at the Alhambra Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mr. Morris used the legend of the wild goose to contrast the difference of human beings. The hero Is Frank Manners, an architect, whose romantic-minded wife becomes infatuated with another man, eventually eloplnig with him. The husband is prevented from seeking vengeance by another woman, married, the wife of his warmest friend, and who secretly loves him. In time her husband discovers her feeling. He takes a hand In the triangular game with highly dramatic results. Tho story loads up to a thrilling climax when he follows Manners' wife and the man with w-ioru sne had eloped in his motor car, forces the Intertoper Into his automobile, and deliberately drives off of a fifty foot embankment, thereby serving a double purpose—to give his wife freedom from him and to save the horior-of his friend Manners. The leading roles are played by Mary MacLaren and Holmes E. Herbert. Their support Includes Dorothy Bernard, Joseph Smiley and N’ormanx Kerry. Other attractions consist of a farce entitled Dressing.” the Fox | new's weekly and the Miami Six, musical j entertainers.
-!- -!- -I[MACDONALD FAMILY j IS BECOMING FAMOUS. | The MacDonald family is becoming as ■ prominent in things theatrical as the ; Barrymores. j Katherine MacDonald, the first Na- ! tlonel star aud known as “the American ; Beauty,” Is becoming more and more | popular as rue days go by. Mary Mac- | Laren also has achieved fame as a past master of the histrionic art. And now comes Mlrrlam MacDonald, ; the youngest of the three sisters. In i "Trust Your Wife,’ he featured attracI tlon at the Circle (hi# w-vek. Mlrriain plays the role of Helene, an important part in the production. In order that It will net be said that i she is receiving favors from her popular sister, Mirriam will not appear in any more productions starring Katherine until she has won recognition through, her work In other studios. -I- -I- -IMISS MOREL WILL SUPPORT SKINNER. Devah Morel, who is making her flrßt appearance at English's this week in support of Gregory Kelly and Ruth Gordon In the Victor Mapes-Wlillam Collier successful comedy, “The Hottentot," will be seen next season In support of Otis Skinner in a dramatization of Ibanez's great book "Blood and Sand.” -I- -1- -I----ON VIEW TODAV. Among the attractions on view today are: “The Hottentot" at English's; “Coras Seven” at the Murat; popular Vaude-
J^JQVIELANJH) Lillian Gish
MILLIONS LOVE HER
Maggie Pepper, who has been supporting and taking care of her dead brotherer's child, Claire, because the mother has neither the means dor the inclination to do so, has obliged to give up the child to her mother, who has married again. The mother has married a man whom Maggie does not trust, which has made it very hard for her to surrender the child; in fact, It has almost broken her heart because she has had the child so long and la so fond of her. Magglo Is working in a department store, with the intention of making herself Indispensable, hoping eventually to become buyer In the suit department, which has been going down-hill. A vacancy has Just now occurred, and Mag-
as she would have plenty of tint* to makr It next week, and as this wa * very special occasion she thought she was justified in adding one more light dress to the child's wurdrobe. She nlno needed a big supply of new rubber bands for her preserve Jars as she iutended to buy another lot of rhubarb to put tip before the very last of It disappeared from the market. Her pantry Rheif aud medicine closet and writing desk wero depleted of over so many things, and she needed soap and cleansing powders in the laundry. She didn't even wait to ask the Bride to come with her but started herself Immediately after luncheon—leaving Helen and Roger and Betty in the vegetable garden, which was beginning to need the attention of the entire family at odj moments during the week. They had seemed to have all too few fresh tomatoes and far too little asparagus thus far, but until now these vegetables had been expensive even In their sTHyban market. She was delighted to see that the price of both had lowered and tlmt they would be able to have quite a quantity for the remainder of the week. They would have plenty of tomatoes in their own garden just a little later. At the market she bought a pound of sausage meat, a pound of bacon, ana a pound and a half of breast of stewing mutton and decided on a roost of beef for the Sunday dinner. When the weather grew warm the Hoopers were inclined to enjoy their fish more if it were prepared as fish loaf, or cold In salads, or once in a while as a souffle, so only occasionally did Mrs. Hooper have a large baked stuffed fish as she had last night for dinner, but the greater part of this would be eaten up cold, as there had been a great deal of It left over. After ordering her grocery supplies she went on to the department store and bought a piece of pale green organdie for Helen's dress which she would combine with white when making it up. She Included enough of the material to make her a hat as she thought nothing could be prettier than the organdie hats of the same color which were being worn with these thin dresses. Stopping only to pay the electric light, telephone and water bills and to buy some stamps and stationery she hurried home in time for tea. The menus for the three meals on Friday are:
BREAKFAST. Orange Juice Cereal Scrambled Eggs and Bacon Cinnamon Toast Qoffee. LUNCHEON. r Vegetable Salad Nut Sandwiches Fruit Milk. DINNER. Cream of Tomato Soup Salmon- Loaf Asparagus Creamed Potatoes Fruit Salad. —Cony right. 1921.
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This is Helen Burch of tha Stuart Walker Company, who discovers the funny word. Nevertheless, In Mr. Walker's one-act play of that name, which will be presented with “Six Who Pass While tha Lentils Boll,” and “Sir David Wears a Crown,” at the Murat tomorrow after-
vHle at the Lyric and B. F. Keith’s; “White and Unmarried” at Loew’s State; “The Woman God Changed” at the Ohio; “Trust Your Wife” at the Circle; Thomas
A Model Synopsis This la the first third of the model synopsis, which will show those who want to write scenarios the form into which they should put their stories before submitting them to a scenario editor. The synopsis is that of the picture “Maggie Pepper," which is based on the play written by Charles Klein. Ethel Clayton appeared in the screen version. It was prepared for the movie screen by Gardner Hunting, one of the best men writing for the screen.
gte goes to the manager. Hargen, who is temporarily In full charge of the business, as the owner has died and left It to bis eon, who Is traveling “to complete bis education.” The manager refuses the position to Maggie, telling her that he has chosen his sister Alice's modiste for the position. -Maggie remonstrates, telling him that she can know nothing of the business and that the department needs bolstering up—lt Is badly run down and things are out of style. He resents this and says If she doesn't like the way he runs the business she can resign. At this moment, his sister, Alice, comes in. She is engaged to the absent joune owner of the business, Joe Holbrook. She doesn’t like Maggie either. Meanwhile, Joe Holbrook has come
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Lafayette Spring!, where Lafayette, on his last visit to America, was shipwrecked. The syring, which has recently been taken over by the State, is near Canelton on Ihe Ohio River.
MISS HELEN BURCH.
noon. “Nevertheless" Is a charming Interlude having as Its cast of characters a boy and a girl and a friendly burglar. Besides Miss Burch, Robert Fiske, who makes hts first appearance with the Stuart Walker Company in two years, and McKay Morris will also appear.
Melghan In “The Miracle Man” at Mister Smith’s; "Too Much Speed” at the Isis; “Bucking the Tiger” at the Colonial and "The Golden Trail” at the Regent.
back and suprlses Hargen and Alice at the store. He tells Hargen that he doesn’t want anyone in the store to know who he Is, that he may bare a look about for himself and see bow things are going. He comes in to Maggie Just as she has been refused the position of suit buyer, and finds her in rather reckless frame of mind. He asks her several questions, and she, not knowiug who he is, relieves her mind as to the policy of running the store and its run-down condition. She tells him what she longs to do If only she had the power, and he is much impressed. She finally tells him to run along—that he's wasting her time. As he leaves her, she sees her sister-in-law, Ada, and Claire coming to see her. They have only Just come in when the store detective follows them and tells Maggie that Ada has been llfting and will have to suffer the penalty. (Ada has done this at the instigation of her newly-married husband, to hblp pay their bills ) Maggie is horrified and begs that they will not include Claire In this. Ada tells them Claire knows nothing of it. and they allow Claire to stay with Maggie, but Ada must go to Jail.—Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler Newspaper Synidicate. (To Be Continued.)
Injured Man Dies; Driver Paces Charges Manslaughter charges were placed against Charles Gaunt, of Kirklin, Ind., today, following the death of Ed Hanley. 811 North Rural street, at the city hospital last night. Hanley died of Injuries received in an accident at Massachusetts and Commerce avenues early yesterday. Gaunt was driving his automobile on Massachusetts avenue and Hanley was riding a motorcycle on Commerce avenue. The automobile is said to have skidded ninety-three feet after the accident. Dr. Paul Robinson, coroner, ordered Gaunt's arrest.
ENLIST MANY TO END POLLUTION Irvington Residents May Aia in Cleaning Up Pleasant | . Run.
Residents of the Sonth Side who bar® been trying tor the last two years to get the administration of MayoT Charles W. Jewett to stop the pollution of Bean Creek and Pleasant Run plan to enlist residents of Irvington residing along and near Pleasant Run In their cause, officials of the Belt Elevation League of the South Side, which is leading the fight, said today. The organization also Is Interested In a movement to obtain better fire protection for the south side. Ben- F. Hoefgen, chairman of the committee on stream pollution brought out the facts that there is not a fire alarm box on Shelby street south of Wade street and that many of the water mains are dead end lines which he does not believe will give sufficient pressure. Mr. Hoefgen's committee appealed to the city council for help In cleaning up the two streams last Monday evening and the matter was referred to health committee with Dr. Sumner A. Furniss acting as chairman. The corns mittee will hold a conference with ins terested citizens In the council chambe* at the city hall next Monday evening. Tho south side eitizens will make an effort to get the Irvington residents to Join them at that. time.
El REMEN WORK IN TWO SHIFTS _ , Entire Department Will Bo Changed by Saturda?- ■ j
Instalatlon of the two platoon system In the Indianapolis fire department will be, completed Saturday when the pers' sonnel of atation No. 29, Shelby ,nd Kelly streets, is charged, Fire Chief John C. Loucks anonunced today. Tho oonversion has been under way since earl} lq,' January at the rate of one or two com-i panies per week. Under the new plan the men now work on a day shift from 8 o’clock In th® morning to 6 in the evening and a nlgb| shift of from 8 o’clock in the evening to 8 In the morning. Men under the of lieutenant change shifts weekly. Caps tains and lieutenants change on tho flrsf and fifteenth day of each month and bataliion chiefs on the seventh and twenty-second of each month. The transformation will have caused the additon of 196 men to the department by Saturday. Five new battalion chiefs have been created, bringing tha total to nine. The department had fortyone captains and for y-slx lieutenants when tha change wai inaugurated. It now has forty-one cap jiins and fifty lieutenants. Further promotions will Increase the number to forty four captains and fifty-three lieutenants. There are sixtyfive men with the rank of chauffer. This number is to be increased to 112 as rapidiy as privates can qualify as drivers. a day and night driver will be provided for every piece of apparatus. Total strength of the department after Saturday will be 574.
RURAL ROADS TO CITY BROKEN BY ROUGH STREETS (Continued From Page One.)
Shelbyville road, West Tenth street road; East Thirtieth street and East Sixteenth street. Southeastern avenne Is a good, straight route to the coutry, but its pavement is not good. Madison avenue is one of the most important highways to tha south, but its pavement has been neglect-, ed too long and it Is cut by an unpaved section between Raymond and Mason streets. Elimination of the gap in the paves ment of West Washington street would make the Rockville road, which leaves the National road at Holt street, mors accessible. West Thirtieth street and the country continuation of it is a direct route, but Thirtieth street is narrow, congested and some of its paving bad. For three years the Michigan road hag cried out for action which would put it back in usable shape and all it got was considerable front page publicity. This highway is the most important route to snd from the northwest but lack of g new bridge over White River has pres vented its use. The Spring Mill road to the north runs Into an unpaved section of Illinois street f ..in the canal to Forty-Sixth street. DisAcuities of getting onto the Westfield road have been pointed out heretofore. Travel to the north and northeast fS hampered at present by the impaesabla condition of Keystone avenue - between Fall Creek and the MillersvUle road. The latter highway is good, although it is not yet as easily accessible from the city as it will be. The Allisonvtlle road It under construction. Straight northeasterly movement over Massachusetts avenue and the Pendleton pike temporarily is blocked by construction work on tha pike near Ft. Harrison. Tying up of more main roads with more main city streets will help quicken and cheapen motor freight as well a* passenger traffic.
LINK-BELT CO. IS EXPANDING Buys Chicago Factory, Which Will Co.itinue Operations. Announcement is made by Charles Pies, president of the Link-Belt Corn* pauy, at tho general offices in Chicago, that the Link-Belt Company has acquired all of the capital stock of tha H. W. Caldwell & Sen Company of Chicago and that Frank C. Caldwell ha* been elected a director of the Link-Belt Company. It is explained that the H. W. Calds well & Son Company's plant will continue to operate under separate corporate existence and under its present nama. The joint facilities of the two companies, and the broader avenue of distribution of the Link-Belt Company, ought td prove of distinct advantage to the customers of both. R. N. Phelps, employment manager of the Link-Belt Company, who is the representative of the local association of employment managers on the board of director of the national organization, the Industrial Relations Association of America, will attend a meeting of tha board at the Hotel McAlpin, New York ■City, on Friday, June 24. At this meeting plans for the annual convention this fall will be launchedConsideration will be given to affiliating with the National Industrial Conference Board; and there will be a general discussion of Industrial conditions, wages, hours, etc. in the various districts represented by the members of the board of directors. The administrative offices of the I. R. A. A. are at Orange. N. J. and its officers are as follows: J. M. Larkin, president, Bethlehem Steel Cos.; Mark *L Jones, vice president, T’nos. A. Edison Cos.; F. C. W. Parker, secretary, international secretary, Klwanis Clubs: and W. H. Winuus, treasurer, Union Carbids and Carbon corporation.