Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 89, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1921 — Page 4

JttMatm Daily S-imre INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian St ret. Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351. MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. . , „ i Chicago, Detroit, St. I.ouis, G. Logan Payne Cos. Advertising omces j York, Boßton, I’ayne, Burns & Smith, Inc. DOES the policy ol the Government include the protection of small nations from themselves? BUT since the law specifically provides for three humane officers isn't it more dignified to have four? A FEW public officials equipped with backbone would be the best argument against a State constabulary THIEVES operating in Indianapolis are not living up to their reputation. They collected only $240 in one night. IF the Navy keeps on with its bombing practice there will he no further need for the destruction of armaments. ONE of the things that is hard to understand is why, if the city and county can get along with less money, the State must have more. QUITE NATURALLY the State board of education would not object to the privilege of naming the State superintendent of public instruction. THERE IS room for suspicion that some of the lawyers who are so ardently advocating the amendment which would enable the Legislature to prescribe qualifications for admission to the bar would not be members of the bar if such an amendment had been adopted some years ago. Statesmanship and Politics The dual course of statesmanship and politics never runs smoothly, as President Harding Is discovering. The President, by virtue of his exalted position, is the titular head of his party and as such many moves are designed to strengthen the position of the party to the end that it may be perpetuated in office. The politicians demand this and thus far they have not been disappointed to the extent that they regret the choice they made at the Chicago convention. The President was a member of the notorious senatorial cabal, now happily almost forgotten, but it is evident that this same clique of statesmen whose sole purpose so short a time ago was to destroy Woodrow Wilson are still in Tull strength in Washington, no matter under what guise of regeneration and political rebirth they appear. Lodge.is still dominant, Knox is there, Penrose, Watson, New and the others are all In Washington and they are as close to their former colleague as they were when he was one of them. Although they are not as virulent and vituperative as they were in the campaign, they still lose no occasion to cast reproaches on the past Administration for the very evident purpose of adding accretions to their strength and to enthrall the populace with a greater veneration for their sagacity. The leaders are not aware, as Is a discerning electorate, that when the Administration comes before the Toters again the issue will not he a comparison with a previous Administration, but will be solely on the official record it has made. This Is as it should be. Comparisons give little comfort for the future. Naturally a change in government ushers in new policies, new interpretations are placed on matters of Import and altogether the officials function on a different plane, but despite the evident purpose to make aspersive comparisons at the cost of the Wilson regime the Republicans are to a remarkable degree following in principle the precepts laid down by the Government which they succeeded. Will the Republican leaders be honest enough to admit this? It Is doubtful, for politicians are not made that way. The millenium would surely be here if one political party, on succeeding an Administration of the opposite faith to power, would make laudatory comments of the acts anG policies of its predecessor. Therefore the public must expect to witness the administrative c .m----pa' *n of reflection carried "Bn for what political weight vii. accrue while the yertlnent questions are subordinated to every possible degree when the G. O. P. is called upon to give an account of its stewardship.

Without Color For a great many years Indianapolis newspaper readers have been bombarded with what purported to be "special dispatches'* from Washington, printed under the names of little known correspondents or disguised under the heading of "Waslington bureaus. - ’ Newspiper men generally have known, as has also a large part of the public, that the greater number of these "dispatches'* were either written or inspired In the local offices of publication and were the purest kind of propaganda, political or otherwise. Yet, a great many of the readers of these "doctored dispatches” were led to believe that they contained true reflections of conditions as they existed at the National Capital. Nothing could have been farther from fact. Time after time, subsequent happenings have forced these selfishly directed “correspondents” to side-step, reverse and explain, until those persons who attempt to form conclusions as to national affairs from their writings are left in a maze of misinformation. The Indiana Daily Times has never resorted to these practices, either in Indianapolis or Washington. It has never presented to its readers the dubious tales of locally directed Washington correspondents, and It has repeatedly refused to subscribe to so-called "Washington services” of this type. Instead of the products of these "controlled” correspondents, It Is presenting to its readers the untrammelled efforts of six correspondents who have made natioral and international reputations by quality of their work. >such v,.'iters as Frederick William Wile. Fobert Barry. Samuel W. Bell, Norman W. Baxter Joseph R. Farrington and Constance Drexel are beyond the reach of the petty intrigues that stand out so boldly xn the writings of lesser lights. These writers are not of the variety whose viewpoints can be warped by the desires of the papers for which they w-rite. They report facts as they find them, not as a distant editor desires the facts distorted. Grouped together with the Philadelphia Public Ledger and associated newspapers as the outlet for their products they constitute the best battery of special Washington writers that it is possible to coordinate. In presenting their stories to Indianapolis as a part of the Public Ledger News Service, the Indiana Times is giving its readers the only unbiased, uninfluenced and uncolored special Washington news service published in .his city. Modern Building Certainly great strides have been made in the art of brilding and of handling building. In this city several stories a-e added to a hotel, without Interruption of any guest nor business. A la:ge office building is put up In the heart of the business district, with littie inconvenience to traffic and none to pedestrians. This is a great lmr.ovement over the ld method of blocking the sidewalk or of converting the street into a place where most of the work is done. The use of the mind. Instead of reliance upon muscle and brute force, has so grown that none but persons especially skilled in such work now undertake it. Those who plan big buildings work out the smallest details. It is no longer necessary to make a large yard for materials wfien construction begins. Every piece of iron, or other material, is ready for use in its peculiar place, with but little if any shaping and trimming, w-lien it arrives. The story is related that a few’ years ago a Russian army officer made a trip to New York to satisfy himself that a building could be twenty stories high- He had not taken into consideration the metal construction—that a skyscraper is a bridge set on end. He thought a w’all sufficiently thick to carry twenty Btories would make the building solid. Instead of allowing any room at the base. Had he seen a building added to another, super-imposed as is done today, he would not have believed his eyes. So much' work is done by machinery that the old hod carrier who climbed several ladders and the riveter who pounded with immense sledee hammers are seen no more. This labor saving all contributes to make life more livable, to interrupt the course of business less and to bring immensely quieker returns on money invested.

7Ae STORY of NINETTE By RUBY M. AYRES

Synopsis of Frecedlng Chapters. Ninette, a tiny waif who first saw the light of day in cheap lodgings In a dull road in the worst part of.Balbam, is adopted by “Josh’ Wheeler, who shares his meager earnings as a scribe on a London paper, with the friendless babe. Under his tender care Ninette grew to girlhood and together they planned for the future. Josh contracts pneumonia. Ninette pawned everything they had and finally, in desperation, tries her hand at writing, signing her name “Wheeler." Her efforts brought a curt note from Peter Nortbard, an editor. She calls at his office, but he dees not accept the article. Hopelessly, Ninette turns into the street ard after a long, long walk finds herself lu a far better class neighborhood than that in which she and Josh live. Two men come from one of the houses. They have the latchkey in the door. She finds it easy to enter and her only thought is to help Josh. Just as she picks up a costly watch she is confronted by Peter Nothard. Ninette explains everything to him. He decides to help Wheeler, but when they reach him he is dead. Ninette faints, Nothard fakes Ninette to his home. Ninette gets brain fever. Ninette recovers and preparation is made to send her to Nothard's sister in the eonntry for complete recuperation. Margaret's husband. Arthur Delay, is introduced to Ninette. Dorothy Manvers, a former sweetheart of Nothard's. is a guest at Margaret's house, la a perfectly lovely old place near Margaret's lives the wealthy William Fel sted, whose only sen. Dick, frequently visits the Delay's home. Dick Felsted becomes Ninette's devoted slave. CHAPTER XV. Ninette Meets a Millionaire. “Don't you ever call Peter by his Christian name?" Dorothy Inquired lazily. “I noticed -that ho called you by yours." “I call him Mr. Nothard." Ninette said. Dorothy laughed. She rose an 1 stretched her slim arms above her head. “Weil, dear people,’’ she said, “I like your company, but if I'm to be in time for dinner I must go and begin to dress now." She kissed her fingers to Margaret and went out of the room. “Why does she always want to be changing ber frocks?" Ninette asked, with a touch of impatience, as the door closed. “She looks just as beautiful whatever she wears. It must be an awful bore, dressing and undressing all day long." Margaret laughed. "Its a joy to people like Dorothy,” she said. “1 must confess I should hate if. hut then I'm not beautiful, and 1 haven't got all her iorely clothes. ’ There was a little silence. “Why didn t Mr. Nothard marry her?" Ninette asked suddenly. Margaret laid down her work, and rubbed the bridge of her straight little nose with the end of her thimble. “Well, I never really knew,” she said reflectively. "He would never talk about it, and I never liked to ask her; but I think—l am not sure—it was something to do with man.” "You mean another man she liked better?”

"Oh no! Just someone she was amusing herself with. I think she really cared for Peter as much as she is capable of cnrlng for anyone, but sue can't be satl*9ed with only one admirer. She like* a whole train of men in lore with her at the same tlfe.’ | "Really! How dreadful!" Margaret laughed. j "Oh, I don't know! Before 1 was ■ married I liked my own little court of admirers, I must admit; but now I've got Arthur—well. I'm quite content.” I “Y'ou are very fond of him?” Ninette said thoughtfully. “Yes." And it never occurred to either of them that Ninette would have been more tactful had she said: “He is very fond of yon.” Ninette did not understand Arthur Delay. She liked htm, and he Interested her, but she always had the feeling with him that the self he showed to the world was not his real self; that he always kept a mask-before his face, and that Inwardly he was something very different to what he wished people to believe. “I wish Peter would come again," Margaret said suddenly. "Can't you write and ask him. Ninette? lam so forid of him. and we ha.rdiy ever see one another.” Ninette flushed. “I don't thin’-, i should care to write to him, ’ she sal ' quickly. “I bato writing leiters; I r over know what to say.” Margaret -'-yarded her attentively. "I hope yon won't mind by saying so,” she said abruptiv, “but sometimes | I think—perhaps—you don't really like • Peter, Ninette.” There was an ioncegt alienee. “1 don't think lie is the sort of man you can ‘like,’ " Ninette said then, slowly. “I think—l can't expiatn myself.” She did not like to tell Nothard's sister that whenever she thought of Teter, It..was as she had first seen htm in bU office that wet afternoon, when he had laughed at her attempts to write, and sent her away without the money for 1 which she would almost have thanked j him on ber koras. When presently Ehe went up to change ; her frock for dinner her thoughts were i all of Josh, and the old beartacha seemed ! to come back as vividly as If It had only I teen yesterday that she stood In that bare, back sitting room and looked down on his dead face. And she clenched her hands as she thought of Peter Nothard. “I hate him! I'll never forgive him!” she told herself. "X wish—l only wish I could make some money for myself and j pay him back what I owe." It was only as she went downstairs I that she remembered that there was a visitor coming to dinner. Dick Felsted, | meeting her at the foot of the stairs, j whispered ‘o i/„, ; "He’s cjiie, and, my lord, you ought to j see Mm!” He vent off into ‘its of silent laughter, and Ninette laughed, too. “Why, wyiat's the matter with him?” she whisVred hack. "Nothing, except that he oozes money. Margaret aaid he was rich; but if you look at hia diamonds, he must be a second Croesus. "Well, for goodness sake don’t make me laugh!" Ninette said. She ahd much trouble to compose her features as they went into the drawingroom together. Margaret was there and her husband, snd they were both standing by the fire talking to a tall, thin man whose back was turned to the door. He looked around as they entered, and Ninette shot a reproachful look at Dtok Felsted. He had been making fun of her,

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she knew; for the stranger was not even wearing evening clothes, but a rather worn suit of a rusty gray, with an ordinary tie that had long since seen its best days. When Margaret, introduced him. he bowed awkwardly and shuffled his feet a little. He shook bands in nervous fashion. "Mr. Oavanagli—(Mr. Felsted." While the two men were shaking hands, Ninette looked at him curiously. She had heard a great deal of this man from Margaret. Arthur Delay had spoken of him as one of the richest mqn in and or of England. A rough diamond, he had called him. “And a most eligible party," Margaret had added. CHAPTER XVI. A Significant Invitation. But. the millionaire was certainly not at all prepossessing. His eyes were rather sunken, and had a burnt-out sort of look; his face was thin, and lean and brown; and his mouth and chin were strongly cut, and spoke oc great determination. He seemed more at home with men than with women. During dinner he addressed most of his conversation to Arthur Delay, and it was chiefly about business, but from time to time Ninette found his eyes resting upon her, and always with a curious intent expression in them. After dinner, in the drawing room, Dorothy Manvers was full of him. "He’s not a beauty, Margaret, darling. But with all that money—well, I think l could put up with his ugly fare.” "I don't think he's ugly,” Ninette said calmly. “He rather interests me.” “You rather interest him 100. by the way he kept looking at you." Margaret said, smiling. “Ninette. I wonder what It is about you that all the men like. Even my Arthur, who isn't a bit of a womans man, is quite taken with you, I know." Ninette flushed. "You’re Just flattering me," she said painfully. "How can they like me? I'm not a bit good-looking, I'm never well dressed, I haven't got any money.” "Oh, money!” Margaret said with fine contempt. "Yon think far too much of money, Ninette. I shall have to be really cross with you about it." “It's because I've never had any,” Ninette said simply. "Perhaps if I'd got as much as I could spend I shouldn t want If all." "And here come th* men! Gracious, they haven't been long!" Margaret said Dorothy hastily rearranged her position on the couch, and Margaret patted her hair self-consciously. Only Ninette sat on her favorite footstool by the fire without moving, her hands clasped round her knees.

Tb* three men came Into the room together—Dick Felsted talking nineteen to ! the dozen, and laughing boyishly; Arthur Delay smoking an expensive cigar, and looking very immaculate in hia dinner Jacket and the fall, thin millionaire, h's grim face unsmiling, and hia eyes a little bored in expression till they rested on Ninette. Then his whole face seemed to change; ho squared hia shoulders and walked over to where she sat. "Do you rlay?" he. asked the question, abrnptly, and all the room heard if. Ninette shook her bend. "No. I’m sorry.” "Do you alng?” She snook her head again. "No, I'm afraid I haven't any ap-om-j pltshments like that.” She spoke rather nervously; ah* looktd across at Dorothy. ; "Miss Manvers," she aaid. Cavanaugh seemed not to hesr. He j went on in the same abrupt way. "Then. If yon hare no acompiinhments with which to amuse the company, wilt .von come and talk to me for a little while?" Ninette stared up at him for a indent with blank eyes; then she rose slowly from the stool. "Why. yes. If you want me,” she said uncertainly. The little alienee which had fallen on the room was broken. Dick Felsted plunged haphazird into soma story he had heard that day, and Margaret took up her needlework again. Only Dorothy Manvers' eyes narrowed a little, and she bit her Up angrily as she looked seross the room to where Ninette snd the tail, gaunt man sat together in the window. "I hate her—l hate her!” was ths bitter thought In her heart. When Ninette wss undressing for bed that night, Margaret Delay came knocking at her door. There had been no time for any eoni versatlon between the two girls all the ! evening, and Margaret's eyes were j bright and curious as sho entered the ! room. | "Well, now tell me all about it!” she said. She had taken off her even Mg frock, and wore a loose pink wrapper .hat made her took particularly young and attractive, and Ninette’s eyes wandered over it enviously before she answered. “Tell you ail'about what?" Margaret raised her brows. “Why, wliot be said to you, of course! My dear, you’ve made a conquest of the man. We heard he was . woman hater —that he would never apeak to a woman under sixty if he could help it, and here he has spent the whole evening with you ' We all noticed it, of course, Arthur was quite cross about It, poor dear! H* said he thought It wag bad taste of Cavanngh —damned bad taste was what be really said:" she added, laughing. "How silly, isn't it Am if any one minds being made conspicuous with a mlllinoalre!” Ninette flushed a little “But he didn’t sny anything tht anybody could not. have heard!” she pro-| tested. "He asked me if I had ever been abroad, and where I lived, and if I had i any sisters or brothers, and oh, a lot of questions like that!” she laughed. “I didn’t tell him," she went, on. 'I didn’t see what business It was of hia.” Margaret looked frankly disappointed "But my dear, he's so rich!" she protested. She got up and shut the door carefully: she had left it half open when she came in. “Dorothy was ready to scratch your eyes out, you know!” she confided lowering her voice. “How silly!” Ninette said contemp-

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tuously. "She can have htm if she likes. I’m sure I don't care!” She went on brushing her thick, dark hair, but the flueh lingered in her check* and her eyes were very bright. Margaret watched her Interestedly; she could never quite make out in whnf way Ninette attracted men, but it was an indisputable fact that she did so. "And poor old Dicky was green With Jealousy.” be went on, after n moment. “And nil the time ho need not have been. Niuette, didn't be really say anything Interesting to you?—Mr. Cavanaugh, l mean ? Ninette laughed, and turned round from the mirror. “Well, ba asked me if I would have lunch with him in London one day." she admitted, half shamefacedly. To Be Continued.

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A view along the Ohio River in Jefferson County.

Police Working on Marion Theft Case Special to The Times. MARION, ind., Aug. 24.—Police stilt are searching for the remainder of the SI,BOO in cash and checks stolen in the robbery of the safe of Hurst and Company, of-this city the morning of Aug.. 14. Some of the currency found scattered in an alley a block west of the store, w here it bad beeu for several days. Police believe they will locate the rest of the money. Four persons are In jail in connection with the robbery and a fifth soon will be apprehended, officers say. Viola Musta Been Angry at William i=pe<-l B ! to The Times. COLUMBUS, ind., Aug 24.—01d shoes thrown in fun by wedding guests may be all right, according to William Jewell, but when they are thrown by the bride after the honeymoon it is different. Jewell filed suit for divorce against his wife, Viola Jewell, In Circuit Court here yesterday alleging she struck him with a pair of shoes, ber fist* and threatened' him with an Iron poker. The couple were separated shortly after their marriage. Says Passenger Put Bcoze in His Auto Special to The Time* COLUMBUS, Ind., Aug. 24.—Ara Smith, Portland, who was arrested here last week when several bottles of liquor were lound in hia automobile, was convicted of nniawfni possession snd transportation of ltqnors In city court here late yesterday Smith was sentenced to thirty days In Jail and fined 1100.. Smith s defense was that the whisky wa* placed in the machine by a passenger he had carried to this city from Mu note Hoosier Apple Crop Is Short This Year Special to The Time* SEYMOUR, Ind., Aug. 24. —According to estimates of J. J. Peter, owner of one of the largest commercial apple orchards lu southern Indiana, the arple crop this year will not be more than 10 per cent of a normal yield. Many buds were killed late in the spring by cold weather and the fruit that survived has been badly damaged by insects. ORGANIZER NEIY SOCIETY. KOKOMO, led.. Ang 24 - Kev. George A. Johnston. Detroit, has organized an independent society of spiritualists to be known as "The Science of Psychology." The truih of modern Christianity i to be exemplified, with no spiritualistic phenomena, he says. STOKE ON AMENDMENTS. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 24-Hon. Franklin McCray, former State Senator from Marion County, spoke here last night on the thirteen proposed amendments to the constitution of Indiana. A Urge percent of those present were women. HI HIDE ATTEMPT FATAL. HARTFORD CITY, Aug. 24—David Harmon. 79, died at the Blackford Countyinfirmary today of Injuries received last Saturday when he slashed his thoat with a knife in an attempt at suicide. ,

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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 the Indiana School for the Blind, as seen from North street. *

Shelbyville Water Cos. Asks Increased Rate Special to Tha Tlm.es. SHELBY VILLE. Ind., Aug. 24.—Plans for the increase of 23 per cent in the basicrate of the cost of water furnished residents of this city, were contained in a schedule presented today by officials of the Interstate Public Service Company at a hearing on the petition of the company for an increase in the water rates here. The bearing was before Maurice Douglass, a Inember of the Indiana public service commission. The proposed Increase was opposed by the city on the grounds the company has operated the plant here during the highest prices without an increase and that the increase at this time will be unjust. Hold Lad Who Tried to Wreck N. C. L. Train Special to The Time* * TERRE HAUTE, Ind . Aug. > 24 Francis Lemon, 16, was held here today under $2,000 bond charged with intent to wreck Bit Four train No. 1L Ang 7. as it passed through Burnett. lemon was bound over to the Circuit Court by City Judge Shaffer. X.emon and Harlan Beck. 17, also of Burnett, was arrested when it was learned they had attempted to cauae the wreck. Lemon pleaded guilty, assuming all the blame. He said he alone was responsible and had placed railroad ties on the track Booze Trade Swells Population at Farm Special to The Time* GREENCASTLE, Ind , Ang. 21.—Bootlegging 1* said to be the cause of a doubling np of the population of the Indiana State penal farm during the last year. According to a stnfement made today by Ralph Howard, acting euperintendent oft; farm, there are neTer ,ess than 100 at the farm charg’d with violations of the liquor Laws. A checking np of the number now at the farm shows a colony of 539 prisoners M. Howard stated that unemployment also l* a cauae of the Increase at the institution. HOWARD COUNTY GETS AGENT. KOKOMO, Ind., Ang 24 —Calvert Per due, county agent of Clinton County, will accept the position of county agent for Howard County and will resign his Clinton County office. Upon the appointment of his successor in Clinton County he will begin his duties here. He will be the first county agent Howard County has ever had. HOOSIER DEATHS NOBLESVILLE—Mrs. Jane Stafford, 60. widow of John Stafford, is dead at her home in the northwestern part of Hamilton <’ounfv. Four children, William. Irwin and Enoch Stafford and Mrs. Guy Scott, survive. GREBNSBFRG —William L. Moore. S4. is dead at his home In Letts, following a year's illness Death was due to leakage of the heart. Funeral service* will he held Thursday at the Letts Baptist Church. One eon and three daughters survive.

ZIMMERMANS DECLINE NOTED Man Serving Richmond as Mayor Many Years Defeated in Primary. Special to The Time* RICHMOND, rna., Aug. 24.—The Domination of B. A. Beecher, present city controller, as the Republican candidate for mayor, s t the primary election held in this city Tuesday, indicated the political decline of Mayor W. W. Zimmerman, whose star has been in the ascendency for many years and who suffered his first defeat in a primary. Bescher won the mayoralty nomination over seven other candidates on the Republican ticket, by a vote of 1,738, ’caving Mayor Zimmerman far in the rear. Precincts which in former times gave Dr. Zimmerman heavy support, failed in this instance to come to his rescue. Frank Rtrnyer, ex prosecuting attorney, was second in the race with 1,045 votes, while Zimmerman came third with only 718. Esther Griffin White, the only woman candidate for mayor, was fourth in the list with 450 votes. Only sixty per cent of the normal Republican vote was polled, showing that but little interest was taken in the primary la the finals although the last days of the campaign showed signs of enthusiasm. Republican nominees for councilmen-at-large are Albert J. Ford, E. H. Stegmen, Frank Waldele and Oscar Williams. Nominees for couneilinen from the wards are: (>. C. Steinkamp, Fourth; John Starr, Fifth ; W. P. O’Neil, Sixth; Frank Bcnn, Seventh; and A. It. Smith, Eighth. There was no contest on the Democratic ticket for mayor, Lawrence Handley, a business man being the only candidate. Farm Tenants Vie in Contest for Awards

Bpeclal to Tha Tima* SHELBYVILLB, Ind., Aug. 24.—Fourteen tenants occupying Shelby Cottfity farms owned by J. B. Hamilton arranged j today for a contest among themsolve* to show the prixa winner in general appearance of the farm, neatness, con* diflon of crop* and conditions of live, i stock and poultry. The contest has beotj held during previous yeers and has pro. moted a spirit of rivalry which has been for the benefit of the tenants. Cash ! prizes are awarded. Christian Church Sessions at Columbus Special to The Times. COLUMBUS, Ind., Ang. 24.—Arrange : ments for the district conferenct of ths j Christian Church to be held In this city on Sept. 18 have been completed. Among , the speakers on the program are two men from Indianapolis, C. W. Cauble, who wtil make two addresses on “Tha State of the Cause" and “The I. C. \L A and the World Task,” and G. I. Hoover, who j will discu “Our Educational Outlook” l and “Our 'o.leges and Future Leadership.’’ Morning and afternoon sessions j will be Included In the conference pro--1 gram and the women of the church will serve a lunch at noon, j Other district councils will be held at Evansville, Sullivan, Mitchell and I New j Albany. Three Employes of Furniture Cos. Held i ... . ■ Three men who were arrested by M"- \ torpolkemen Harms and Owens in connection with the theft of rugs and linoteum valued at SSOO from the Wheeler Bros. Furniture Company, 311-813 East | Washington street, during July, were bound over to the grand Jury after a preliminary hearing in city court by judge Walter Pritchard late yesterday. Edgar Helm, 247 South Noble street, and William Gibson. 70714 Russell avenue, each charged with grand larceny, were held under *I,OOO bond, and Fred Cause, j 33 West Henry street, charged with receiving stolen goods, was held under SSOO bond. The pol ce allege nelra, whe has been i in .he employ of the Wheeler Furniture j Company for eighteen years, stole rugs and linoleum and sent them to Gause's home. They say Gibson delivered the merchandise in the Wheeler Fnrntture Company's truck, of which he was a driver. South Bend Tax Rate to Stay at 75 Cents

Special to The Times, j SOUTH BEND. Ind., Aug. 24.—The old j city tax rate of 75 cents on each SIOO j worth of taxable property likely will ■ prevail again for 1922, according to In- | dications today. -Mayor F. R. Carson and j City Controller John Swygart did some j strenuous pruning of departmental budgets and this is understood to have induced the city council to permit the rate to remain staitionary. The rate will net the city about one million dollars a year. A public hearing will be held within the next few weeks before final action is taken by the council. . " CHURCH HOLDS CON FERENC*. ARCADIA. Ind.. Aug. 24.—The annual conference of the Southern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren, in session here, is having a large attendance. most of the counties south of Indianapolis being represented. Various phases of church work are being discussed and committees are tabulating yearly reports. X. M. Shidler. moderator, presides at. the sessions, which will close Thursday evening. CANNING PLANT STARTS. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Aug. 24.—The Thompson-Weber canning factory began its . tomato pack Wednesday with fifty people employed. Pumpkin and pork and beans also will be canned.

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