Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1921 — Page 7

CITY FORESTRY WILL RESULT IN SHADED STREETS Department Would Plant and Care for Trees in Public Park Space. DISEASE FIGHT NEED By TOtXBI B. FOWLER. Cool. sha(sE>d streets will replace ho|, glaring highways in many- parts of the city if the city forestry department as planned by James H. Lowry, superintendent of parks, is established within the next two or three years. The forestry department, as proposed by Mr. Lowry, would plant and care for trees in the public lawn space and would base supervision over trees on private property so far as to see that they are free from disease which might spread to other timber. Thus the city, and not the property owner, would become primarily responsible for the uniform beauty of the streets. Officials contend that this is the only way to get thorough results in this phase of civic betterment. OTSTER SHELL SCALE MENACE. At the present time a forestry department is badly needed to fight the serious -Infestation of oyster shell scale with which Indianapolis trees are suffering The ravages of the disease are noticeable all over the city where trees are dead or dying. The pest attaches itself to the b*rk and sucks the life out of Its host. It’s attack usually is first noticeable in a withering of leaves at the end of branches. Once the tree diseases are under control several years of planting work would face the new department. So far as park officials know there Is but one evidence of true uniform tree planting on the public lawn space outside of the boulevards and parks. This is in Washington bou'e- ; vard north of Thirty-Fourth street. It would be the work of the city foresters to extend the uniform system all over the city. Many streets where trees are in ■ bad shape would be replanted while there are scores which never have had trees. One of the outstanding examples of the lack of trees is in Southeastern avenue from the Pennsylvania railroad to Rural street. This is a main highway from a rural district almost into the heart of the eity and hence is heavily traveled Yet In the mile or so between the railroad and Rural street there are scarcely a dozen trees along the public lawn space, i The lawn is fifteen feet wide, an unusual width and the street could he splendidly decorated with trees, according to George H. Morgan, head of the special service of the park department. PI BLIP TREE MAN LV WOOD REEF PLACE. While it is cot uniformly planted. Woodruff Place gives a splendid Ulutration of what proper care of trees will do. The little community has a public tree man to preserve the sptendid old 'speciifiens in the parkways and private lawns. Probably the greatest opportunity for service which the forestry d®parTn\fnt could reader, according to park officials, would be to plant the streets lying close to the business district. Very few of these have a vestige of thpir old sylvan splendor left. If the business district were circled about by a broad belt or heavily-wooded streets the heat, humidity and impure air of the congested section would be greatly relieved, the officials say. Trees take carbon monoxide nut of the air and give back oxygen fnifnrm plantation of some of the more crowded streets of the south and west sides would do the same Thing for these sections as for the business district. Pome of the quiet little highways of the south and west sides, however, are among the most beautiful in the city because of their splendid trees, the officials assert. EVIDENCE OF LACK OF SUPERVISION. For lack of proper supervision many tr es which otherwise would be healthy and beautiful now are diseased ana gnarled. There is qne section of .North Alabama street where plantings were too close to the sidewalk, with the result that the trees, which are a little over half grown, are now shriveled and lopsided. The lawn space between sidewalk and pavement in many streets is entirely too narrow for the proper shade planting. The width, Mr. Morgan says, never should be less than from eight to ten feet. Constrnction of sidewalks on the eurb line. Instead of behind a lawn space, has resulted in bad tree planting In many places, he said. In contrast with the splendidly planted section of Washington boulevard north of ThirtyFourth street there is the stretch Just scuth of Thirty-Fourth street. The latter, according to the head of the special

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Washington boulevard, looking north from Thirty-Fourth street. This, according to George E. Morgan., hqad of the special service of the city park department. is the only good example of uniform tree planting on the public lawn space in Indianapolis, excepting in

service, is very badly planted, chiefly | because of uneven terraces and the location of the sidewalk on the curb line. Where it Is desired to'have terraces it is always better to have a public lawn space for tree planting, because the lawn space is sloped gradually like thoj street and an unbroken line of timber can be provided for. Trees planted on uneven terraces can not be uniformly 1 placed, either as to distance apart or distance from the curb or residence. The fine residences of Washington boulevard south of Thirty-Fourth street lose some of their effect because of the lack ot proper arrangement of the trees, Mr. Morgan says. Practically all of the examples of bad planting which mar the beauty of the streets of Indianapolis are due not to the lack of desire for the right thing on. - the part of citliens, but to the fact that very few people are technically trained on the subject, it is said by officials. Planting and care of trees ought to be bandied just as |cientifically as paving and maintenance of streets, they say. Citizens are disposed to beautify their streets because they spend good money buying specimens which they plant. Were the city to take over the whole Job of planting and keeping up timber on public lawn spaces it could be done cheaper and better, those who favor a forestry department say. because most of the small specimens set out could be rais-vl at cost In the city nursery, one <*f the largest municipal plants of its kind in the world.

BRITISH ANSWER KEMAL TERSELY Reply to Defiant Message of Turkish Leader, LONDON, .Tilly 3—The British answer to Mustapba Rental. Turkish nationalist leader, who has sent an arogantly defiant message to the entente powers with regard to thefr offer of mediation in the war. is couched in an extremely terse tone, it was learned today. Britain. In his answer, controverts Hemal's version of the mediation offer and adds that the proposal holds good within the clear-cut limits laid down in the original couimunieation The Turkish "'insurgent” leader is further told that the conditions be imposes cannot be considered. Founder of Home for Children Is Dead Mrs. Mary A. Coburn, widow of Henry f’ohurn, died at h®r home. 2fM3 North Delaware street. last night, after an illness of several years. Mrs Coburn n*as one of the founders of the Children's Guardian home and for a number of years was president of the Indianapolis Orphans' home. She always took an active Interest In civic affairs. particularly those of a charitable character. She was a charter member of the Indianapolis Women's (Tub and n member of the First Baptist church Mrs. Coburn is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Allen. Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Frank F Powell of this city; two sons. William H. Coburn and Augustus Coburn, both of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. F. B. Browneil and Mrs. James A. Cruse, also of Indianapolis. Funeral arrangements will not be made until after word has been received from Mrs. Powell, who is in Massachusetts. WANTED AT DANVILLE. Harry Michael, :S*. 538 North Pershing avenue, was arrested today on the charge of being a fugitive from Justice. Detectives Dugan and Stewart, who made the arrest, said Michael was wanted at Danville, Ind., on the charge of obtaining ; money under falst pretenses.

parks and along boulevards. The trees are planted thirty feet apart in rows which are separated by about fifteen feet of lawn. The entire public lawn space Is ;wenty-four feet wide, which is an unusual width. The rows are staggered so as to Insure uniform shade along the entire plantation.

U. S. AGENTS NOTE GAIN IN TRADE IN MANY COUNTRIES Scandinavian Countries Chief Center Where Gloom Displaces Optimism. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 9.—lmproved conditions are indicated in the monthly cables from commercial attaches and trade commissioners made public by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. While the world wide business depression continue*, it is -the first time since the monthly cable service was Inaugurated several months ago that an actual improvement is noted in a con siderable number of countries. Trade Commissioner Wilbur J. Page cables from London that a general feeling of optimism prevails in Great Britain The reduction in the bank rate and the settlement of the coal strike have been felt already. Increased activity is indicated in the monthly cable from Paris, sent by Trade Commissioner J. F. Butler, who stated that many new loans were being authorized for purposes of reconstruction and for improvements. H. W. Adams, representative of the department of commerce in Berlin, says that the financial and industrial situa tion is improving. Only a few strikes have occurred the last month and-n--employment is decreasing Trade Commissioner A A. Osborn® in a cable from Rome states that while unemployment in Italy is increasing and there is agltition for still lower retail prices, these demands are accompanied by little disturbance and there seems to be less tendency townrd unrest and industrial strikes la contrast with the optimistic cables from several European nations, a report from Commercial Attache Norman 1,. Anderson, Copenhagen, stated that the depression in Scandinavian countries in trade. Industry, and finance shows no sign of improvement. Blind Tiger Runner Found Guilty, Fined Urmal Mullin, 622 North Alshama street, arrested on the night of Feb 26 by Lieutenant Cox and s<juad and Federal Officers George Winkler and "Whit® with Clarence Clsseli. 316 Fast North street, on a charge of operating a blind tiger, was fined SSO and costa and sentenced to ten days in Jail by Special Judge Frank Symmes. In city court, late yesterday. Clsseli was found guilty of a blind tiger charge on March 30 and was fined S2OO and costs and sentenced to sixty days on the Indiana State Farm and Mullin'* case has been under advisement since that time.

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Bah All Next Week DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM PETE MORRISON in a Scrappy Western “FORBIDDEN SOIL” * THOS. H. INCE’S in the year’s Greatest Picture “Lying Lips” You Can’t Afford to Miss It.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1921.

ELKS NATIONAL , SESSION TO OPEN IN LOS ANGELES Thousands on Way to Attend Convention Beginning Tomorrow. LOS ANGELES, July 9.—For several days special trains bearing delegates to th® 1921 Elks' convention, to be held here beginning tomorrow, have been arriving from ail parts of the Nation, and It is estimated that the total number of visj itors attracted may exceed fifty thousand. The local lodge. No. 99, which has a ; membership of more than four thousand, aided by the various committees in ! operation, has perfected plans to make the entertainment program for the Elks ; on® of the biggest ever extended as a ! greeting to any gathering of its kind, i This is the third time in twelve years I that Los Angeles has been the scene of i national assemblies of the Elks, having j had the conventions of 1909 and 1915, so entertainment details will necessarily have to be elaborate to cllpse the city's effortß In former years. RELIGIOUS SERVICE TO BE OBSERVED. The first event, of the convention week will be a religious service at the Mason Opera House tomorrow, conducted by the Elks grand chaplain, the Rev. Dr. John Dysart of Dubuque, lowa. On Monday there will be a public session of th® grand lodge at Philharmonic Auditorium Secret sessions of the grand lodge will be held at the same place next Tuesday and Wednesday, William M. Abbott of Sun Francisco, grand exalted ruler, will preside. Three notable parades will be features of the convention and these are expected to eclipse anything of the kind ever held tn Los Angeles because of their mag niflcence and scope. The first will he the Elks parade on next Thursday morning. The same night there will be an

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/"Loews StateTheat^ For One Week Only, Beginning Tomorrow '■ The Eminent Star of Stage and Screen I WILLIAM FARNUM I IN | “His Greatest Sacrifice” I y -reat Actor in One of the Most Dramatic Stories of the Year. ' SOLOIST P. J. SCHUSLER, Xylophone ie finest music in the city—the greatest pictures in the world” IOONS: EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS: IS CONTINUOUS ITOIIF. M. j

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A municipal coliseum built iu 1915 at a of $1,000,000 is one of the prides of Oakland, Cal. The building is three stories In height, containing an enormous auditorium, exhibition corridors mud

elaborate electrical parade featuring floats from the great motion picture studios. On Friday there will be a floral parade, which will be preceded by more than 2,000 musieiars. LODGES SEND BANDS AND DRT'M COBPS. Many of the lodges are sending their bands and drum corps to Los Angeles Among the bands will be a seventy-three piece outfit from Tacoma, a cowboy band from Lewiston, Idaho, and a hand from the (JitJ 1 of Mexico, to be brought by the Qulen Sabe Lodge, El Pas® Members of the Queen Sabe Lodge will b® clad it Mexican costumes. One thousand delegates and their fami-

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small meeting rooms. The structure is of white marble. Th® celebration opening the building lasted three days. The gatherings weie the largest in the history of the city up

lies are expected from Portland, Ore., and vicinity, and a like number from Arizona. Various cities are pending delegations as follows, according to information announced today: Chicago, 400; Philadelphia. 550; Brooklyn. 500; Jersey City, 300; New York, 400: Baltimore. 500; N®w England States, 500; Tacoma, 250; Seattle. 500; Minne apolls. 250; Jackson and Flint. Mich, 300: El Paso. 500; San Antonio. 350; New Orleans 500; Detroit, 230; Louisville, 400; Washington, D. C.. 450; Columbus. 250; Lewiston. Idaho, 150; Salt Lake City, 450; Omaha, 250; Denver, 200; San Francisco, ISO; Sacramento, 350; Atlanta, Ga . 150 c

to that time. Fifteen thousand participants and spectators attended the opening ball, which was called ‘‘The Dance of a Thousand Colors. Similar buildings are being planned In many cities as war memorials.

KILLED BY LIGHTNING. FRANKFORT, Ind., July 9.—Elsa Snyder, 26, was killed instantly by lightning on the Ileinsel farm near Hossville. Friday afternoon. He was on a hay wagon when the bolt struck.

Perfect Crime 4 " J\ Comedy Drama by Carl Clausen The romance of a make-believe bank robber • . With Monte Blue, Hardee Kirkland and a Superior Cast. Larry Semon in “The Rent Collector” Kineto Review, “Hunting the Sea Wolf” Tade Dolan’s Musical Entertainers

| FIRST HALF NEXT WEEK j I By ELMER HARRIS || H Just a chance passing in a crowded Sj railway station, then he went his way 1 and she went hers. But ; e memory, ® \7La a well-known flavor, sted, that n was all. When they met ag income on in—the comedy’s fine! i HARRY MYERS. MAYM KELSO, HELEN JEROME 1 1 EDDY, SIDNEY BRACEY AND A PEACH OF A CAST. J ] PRIZMA COLOR SUBJECT, “DAWNING” I j FOX NEWS WEEKLY LITERARY DIGEST 8

LEGION HOPES TO PROTECT U. S. Prevents Misuse of Benefits to Ex-Service Men. National Headquarters of the American Legion has taken steps to prevent misuse of Government benefits for ex-s?rvic men, according to a statement made today by Lemuel Rolles. national adjutant. “It has been brought to our attention that a few men have deliberately falsified claims for compensation, vocational training' and medical treatment,” said Mr. Bolles. “Considering the large number of wounded veterans who are entitled to every benefit the Government can give, the number of imposters is not large. But, few as they are, their action works a hardship on the disabled. "Cases of deception h&re been mors numerous lately, due t&*44ie rush of claims following the legion’s fight for Government efficiency. However, the legion will find time and means to expose any Imposters who come to us for assistance In pressing their claims.’’ All legion posts have been instructed to furnish Government bureaus with information they obtain about men concerning whose disability any doubt exists. Tbs post activities in favor of the genuinely disabled will continue. ROTARIANS TO PLAY RCSHVILLE. Immediately following the weekly luncheaon of the Rotary Club at the Claypool Hotel Tuesday of next week, the Indianapolis Rotary baseball team, accompanied by a number of loyal supporters. will Journey via automobile to Rushville for a baseball game with the Rotary Club team there.

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