Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 89, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1921 — Page 9

LEGAL NOTICE. (Continued*) pa.rera fMUof themaeiva* a*rlev#d by such lovita mny *ppal to tha tate boara of tax commtsolonora tor furtbar and naai action thoroon. by Hilng a petition vborafor wUb th® couajty auditor n*t latar tliau th# fourth Mt_3ay of Soptomber, and th# •Cato board will itx a da.o of boarins m this county. L£o K. F£BL*fiit, Au*. 22, 1921. Auditor iia/ton County. NOTICE TO TAXFAYBKS Os TAX UEVI&& IN THE >LATTEIt OF DET£P. HIKING THE TAX RATE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BT IHO ClVii# TOWN OF UNIVBJtaITY HEIGHTS, MARION OOCNTr. INMAN A. BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRCal'Kafl. X#iic U hereby given the taxpayers of tfc# Civil Town of University Heights. Marlon County, Indiana, that the proper legal offioera of said municipality at their regular meeting place, on the 6th day of September. 1921. will consider the following badge: GENERAL FUND. Genera! Adm! n let rat lon Salaries of town trustees SIBO.OO Salary of olerk 80.00 Salary of treasurer 60.00 Town attorney and legal dept.. 150.00 Office expense and supplies 76.00 Printing, legal advertisement and notices 60.00 Rent of building (meeting quartern) * 40.00 Protoction of persons and Property— Salary of marsha 1 and deputies. S2O 00 Health and Sa; nation — Health officers' salaries and supplies $40.00 Contagious Garbage removal 30.00 Streets and Highways— Salary of street commissioner.. 840 00 Labor ... 200.00 Material and supplies 60.00 Strest Intersection assessment.. 100.00 Miscellaneous Expense— To meet outstanding obligations $250. Total general fund $1,405.00 ESTIMATE OF GENERAL FUND TO BE * RAISED. Estimated expenditure? as above.. $1,405.00 Working balance at end of year required to meet nee* asary expenditures until receipt of revenue from taxation 700.00 Total $2,105.00 Less Estimated Revenue and Balance — Revenue not derived from taxation None Balance at end of this year. ... $ 600.00 Total deductions $ 600.00 Amount necessary to be raised by taxation $1,595.00 STREET OR ROAD FUND. labor on highways $ 100.90 Material and supplies 400.00 All other expense 34.76 Total I 534.76 ESTIMATE OF STREET OR ROAD FUND TO BE RAISED. Estimated expenditures as above. $ 534.76 Working balance at end of y*ar required to inert necessary expenditures until receipt of revenue from taxation Total street or road fund ..,$ 534.76 l*eas Estimated Revenue and Balance— Revenue not derived from taxation None ; Balance at end of this year.... None 1 Total deductions None Amount necessarv to be raised by taxation $ 534.76 PROPOSED LEVIES. Net taxable property $356.519. n 9 Number of taxable polls 10S Levy on Levy on Amount to Fund* Polls. Property, be raised . General fund $0.25 $9.42 $1,505.99 Street or road fund .15 534.76 Total $9.25 $0.57 $2.039 7* COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED. To be i Col- Col- Col- Col- ■ lected lected lected lected 191* 1919 1920 1921 ! Name of fund. levy. levy. levy. levy. General fund. .65 .39. .40 .42 Street or road fund ... ... .15 | Total *... .65 .30 .40 .57 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the levies have been determined, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies. may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final action thereon, by filing a petition therefor with the county auditor not later than the fourth Monday of September. and the State board will five a date of hearing in ■ this count). Dated August 18. 1921. JOHN A CUMMINS. •Presid-nt of the Board of Truutee*. -| Attested D. L. EATON, Clerk. ~ NOTICE.

To Whom It May Concern: Noace la hereby given by the Board of farii Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis that by its Acquisition Resolution No. 24. 1921. U_. has determined that it is desired and deemed necessary to make the following purchase of land for park purposes of the City of Indianapolis. and in conjunction therewith to Improve the same by laying out and constructing driveways, tennis courts, and a golf course thereon. That the land so to be purchased and to he us*-d for such park, purposes is described as follows, towlt: Part of the west half of the N. W. ' of eectlon 2 tap. Is North Hange 4 East described as follows: Commencing a: the Southeast corner of the West Half of said Northwest quarter, thence running north on th east line of said west half of said northwest quart* r 73 9*> rods to a point, thence west parallel with the south line of said quarter section to the west line thereof, thence south •n the weat line of laid quarter eec- . lion 13.96 rods to the southwest corner of said quarter eectlm:. thence east on the south lino of \ld qusr- / ter section to place of beginning, containing 37.25 acre*. Also a part of the Southwest Quarter. Section 2. Township IS North. Range 4 East, located in the Northwest corner of a certain 11.73 sere tract ofT of the weet aide of said quarter section, and being a portion of a fifty acre tract lying North of the National Road in said Section, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said tract of land consisting-of 11.75 acrea above described, and running thence South 273.5 feet to the center of Keaton Street: thence East to the east line of said 11.75 acre tract; thence North along said line to the northeast corner of said tract, thence west to the place of beginning, containing :t) acres, more or less. Also: Beginning at the southwest corner of the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 2 Township II N. R. 4 E. Marlon County. Indiana: thenca north along the weat line of the east half of the aforesaid quarter section 1.775 5 ft. to a point; thence east parallel to the north line of the aforesaid quarter section 1.050.1 ft. to a point, thence north 213 ft. to a point; thence north 47* 45‘ west 104 ft. to a point, thence north 27.5 ft. 4o a point in the north line of the east half Or the aforesaid quarter section: thence east 304.3 ft. to the northeast corner of the northwest >4 of the aforesaid section 2; thence south along the aet line of the aforesaid 1* section S.IIS ft. to the southeast corner of the aforesaid Q section; thence west along the south line of the aforesaid Q section 1.129 ft. w. to place of i.eeinning containing 56.02 acres, more or leas. By said resotuuo.i tt is provided that Thursday. Sept 15. 1921. at Id o'clock a m. at the office of said board, in the City Hail in said city, be the time apd place when and where Aral action shall be taken confirming, modifying or rescinding said reaolutlon. and when It will receive and hear remonstrances from persona interested tn or affected by such proceeding, and when it will determine the public utility and benefit thereof. Plana, specifications and an estimate of the proposed cost of the construotlon work proposed to be done in conjunction with such acquisition have been prepared and are on file In the office of the Board of Park Commissioners and can be Inspected by ail persons interested in or affected by such proposed acquisition and construction. PAMI EL E. HATH. FRED C. GARDNER. EDWARD E. STUCK METER. CHARL.ER e coffin. Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis. Ind. NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS. ETO 57—17*91. In the Probate Court of Marlon County. Vacation term. 1921. In the matter of the estate of Fred P. O Brian. deceased. Notice Is hereby given that Mary E. O'Brien as executrix of the above named estate has presented and filed her account and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up .tor the examination and action of *gj,i probate Court on the 24tb day of Septem ber 1921. at w hich time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear In said court end show cause, if any there he, why said acoount and vouchers should not be approved. And the heirs es said estate are also required to appear and make proof of their heirship. RICHARD V. RIPE. Clerk. CLARKS A CLARKE. Attorneys.

LEGAL NOTICE. BIOS FOR BRIDGES, Notice i* hereby givsa. Thai th undersigned, the board of commissioners of 3}s.rion County. Indiana, will, up to 1# o'clock a. m., iu{. *O. ISt. receive sealed bids for the construction of reinforced ooncrete bridge over Pleasant Run at English avenue, the estimated eost of which u isi.edo.eo. For repairing a steel bridge and patting anew wood block, floor in same. Haverstick bridge over Whit* Rlrer near Broad Ripple, estimated tost being $5,250.00. Construction of Lawrence township bridge 531 on Evans road over Fail creek, estimated cost being J 19,04.00, Construction of Warren township culvert No *93 on Arlington avenue north of Thirty-Fourth street, estimated rest being $1,200.08. aeoording to plans and specifications on file In the offlee of the adultor of Marlon County. Each bid must be accompanied by a bond and an affidavit as required by law. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Witness our hands, this 9th day of August, 1921. CARLIN H. SHANK, H D TUTEWILER. LEWIS W. GEORGE. Commissioners of Marlon County. Attest: LEO K. FESLER. Auditor. XOTII 'K "oFPETITION FOR VACATION OF CERTAIN HIGHWAYS IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. MARION COUNTY. INDIANA. Notice Is hereby given that on the 15th day of June, 1921, a petition was filed with the board of commissioners of Mnrlon County, State of Indiana, by twelve freeholders of Marlon County asking for the vacation of the following described highways In Washington township in said Marlon County, Indiana towit: The vacation of Winona avenue from the north line of Fifty-Second street to the north line of A. B. Carter’s Ninth addition. The vacation of first alley north of .Fifty-Second street from the west line of Hinesley avenue to the east line of Westfield boulevard. The vacation of the first alley west of Hinesley avenue from the north line of tho first alley north of Fifty-Second street to the north line of A. B. Carter's Ninth addition. The vocation of that part of Westfield boulevard lying west of Sunset avenue and north of Central line of Fifty-Second street, projected west to the canal. Said petition will be heard on the 16th day of September, or as soon thereafter as said board of commissioners can hesr same. LUO K. FESLER. Auditor of Marion County. State of Indiur.a. | FAVORS THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL HEAD (Continued From Page One.) no way, short of an actual try out, either to prove or disprove this state ment. It is sufficient to say that if it is not always safe to trust the people in the affairs of government, they have at least made no serious mistake in this instance. In ISO 2. Richard O. Boone, an able educator of this State, who was professor of pedagogics In Indiana University and author of a volume on education In the United States, wrote and published a book, under the title “A History of Edu cation in Indiana.” When this volume was sixteen different men had served Indiana as superintendent of public instruction, and in writing of them, he says. “Os the superintendents who held the office not too much praise can be spoken. They were generally scholarly and efficient.’* * No more than this can be said of the Governors or of th% Supreme Court Jndges of our State. But possibly the advocates of this proposed amendment may suggest that I’rofessor Boone wrote his eulogy twentynine years ago, and that things have changed and that our experience has not been so satisfactory since then. Very well. Let us consult another page of Indiana history. REFERS TO VIEW OF TALENTED WOMAN. In ltil6. but five year* ago, s very tal ented woman, Julia Henderson I-evering published her ‘ Historic Indiana.' 1 a most entertaining and trustworthy volume, in which she says: “Step by Rtep. Indiana has developed a most admirable free school system from kindergarten up to the universities One of the chief factors In this steady growth of opportunities for all the children of the State has been the service that Indiana has received from successive libgrds of education and state superintendents of public instruction. If one is skeptical regarding the sum of good citizenship, he should be encouraged by the record of the incumbents of these positions Notwithstanding that the superintendent’s is an elective office, and the candidate changes with the political party, in power, each of the parties from the beginning has secured good men. who had the advancement of the schools at heart.”

But It may bo said by those *0 earnestly championing this amendment, that the writer, Just quoted, is a woman and that she hadn't had the advantage of the ballot, when she wrote, and of cosirse she was not schooled In the profound affairs of government so as to make ber opinion of much consequence. RECENT ACT HORITT. Granting the Impeachment to be sound, let us again tnrn to the mascnllne side of the bouse end consult another oracle of our State University. But two snd a fraction years ago, Logan Es-irey, assistant professor of western history, wrote in his “History of Indiana'' that—- “ Professional training has been regarded from the earliest times as the panacea of all edurattonal difficulties. Every State superintendent from William C. Larabee to Horace Ellis has publicly recognised this. The effective work along this line has made Indiana schools among the bast In the Nation.' 1 The supporters of tnls amendment tell us that in comparison with the schools of other States Indiana today is occupying a humiliating position. Do you believe that or do you believe what Ksarey Rays about our schools. And we are told that In order to remove the flush of shame from our fsc the people should surrender their right to choose the head of their school system and authorise the State Legislature to designate some unknown man or board to make the selection. It proposes that the people shall have an abiding faith In future Legislatures and take chances. STATE BOARD MAY APPOINT. It has been assumed generally that the Governor would be given the appointive power, but recently an advocate of the amendment said publicly that tt was s mistake to Indulge thie assumption as the State board of education probably wonld be given the power to make the appointment. If the S*Ate board of education Is likely to be given this power, then the proposed amendment Is all the more objec tionahle. If would be better for the Governor, who Is not a member of the board, to have the appointive power. It Is the duty of the superintendent to Join in selecting the books to be used in our schools aml he ought to he left free to exercise his best Jndgment for the people and not made to feel he could not personally afford, In the adoption of text books, to oppose the views of the other members of the board that gave him his position. ONLY SUPERINTENDENT OWES PEACE TO VOTERS. If the bonrd Is given authority to make this appointment what will be the situation? The State board of education, as now constituted, hat for Its members, the superintendent of public instruction, who Is elected by the people: the presidents, respectively, of Indiana University. Purdue University and the Stale Normal, not one of whom ewes his position to the people; the superintendents, respectively, of the city schools of Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and Evansville, not one of whom owes his posltlotr to the people; three persons actively Interested In educational work and three persons actively interested In and of known sympathy with, vocational education, all appointed by the Governor, and not on* of whom • wet hla position to the people. Thua It

5 YOUTHS TURN BOLD BANDITS; ESCAPE POLICE Steal Automobile, Rob Bicycle Shop of Gun and Stage Two Hold-ups. ROBBERS NET GAIN $537 Five youths, who, victims say, were not more than 17, broke tnto the crime world last night, stole an automobile, conducted two daring hold-ups and. although pursued by police and bullets, made their escape unscathed. Emboldened bv the police record of “not getting their man” the youths dauntlessly broke a window of a bicycle store to get a weapon for use in their raids, and as boldly conducted the hold up of a confectionery and a restaurant. The activities of this new and youth fill band of bandits only lent color to a night of crime In which police records show the net gain of robbers and burglars totaled $.">37 in money and loot, or more than double the amount stolen the night before. Three men rushed into the confectionery of W. I*. Lambert, 1025 East street, and after ordering him and his wife to hold up their hands, stole S3O out of a cash register and a watch, valued at sl2. Each had handkerchiefs over his face and one carried a rifle, which, police believe, was stolen from the bicycle shop owned by John Morgan, at 701 South Meridian street, after they had broken the glass in the front window, a short time previous. POLICE OFFICERS IX FUTILE CHASE. After the hold-up the three young men ran out of the store and jumped into au automobile, where two companions were waiting with the motor running. Lambert seized a revolver and shot font times at the bandit's machine and one shot was returned. Patrolmen Harris and Hayes heard the shooting, and. Jumping into an automobile gavo chase, hut were soon far behind the high-pow-ered innehine. A shot was tired by one of the bandits at I’atrolman Hayes. About three hours previous to the confectionery store bold-tip three young men who appeared to be about 16 or 17 years old jumped out of an automobile in which n companion remained, weut into Louis Stamatkin’s restaurant at 236 North Belmont avenue and. ordering him and two men whom he was serving to put up their baqjls, rifled the cash register and stole about s2i>. A watch was taken from Lester Toole, 2011 West New York street, one of the customers, but was returned by one of the bandits when he told them it was a keepsake. Stamatkln, after the bandits had run, out of the restaurant and Jumped into their automobile, fired several times at the fleeing machine. Folice, attracted by the shots, (raced the machine for several blocks but lost (he trail. The police be lieve the young men who held up Stamatkln to be the same who held up Lambert. However, the men who held up Stamatkln had revolvers and the men who held up Lambert used a rifle. Description given tbe police of the bandits’ machine, led them to believe it belonged to James Caaemeler, 1431 Hoyt avenue. His machine was stolen from Market street between Delaware and Ala lama street*. Lieutenants Houston and Cor scoured the city for several hours for the bandits or thalr machine which they believe might have been deserted. ATTEMPT TO HOLD IP TAXI. William Phillips, taxi driver. 21st East McCarty atroet, told police early today that four men In an automobile attempted to hold him up at Hnrdirg and West Washington streets shortly after mid night, lie Slid he was driving bis machine on Washington street when an au toraobile running in the opposite direction crossed the street in attempting to force him to drive into the curb. He said he speeded up and made hi* escapo. A glass fn a front door of the Huff Brothers Drug store, 726 West New York street, was broken by a man who apl>eored to be about twenty-three years old. Two men who happened along the street at that time frightened him away, police weri told. The glass was valued at sls. George Latson. proprietor of n candy store at 102 South Illinois street, reported to police tnat a burglar bad entered his store by breaking in the back door and six two-pound boxes of chocolates, valued at sl2. were taken. He said nothing else was disturbed. An automobile wheel and tire was stolen off of an automobile owned by Georgs Smith, .3710 v, aahlngton boulevard, early today by two men who drove up in ari automobile, according to a teport. Smith valued tbe tire and wheel st $l5O. A gold watch, valued at S6O, was taken from the borne of Maude Corbin, 121 North Koebne afreet/ aorae time during the night, police were told. Dora McBride, 13$ West Tenth street, reported a brown fox fur stolen from her home. Tbe fur was valued at $57. Five men’s shirts and two women’s waists wen stolen off of a clothesline, Mrs. Fay Bartlett, 2115 Bellefontalne street, told the police late yeaterday. The loss was estimated at $12.50.

is seen that the only member of our State board of education, a body now vested with sweeping power, who ows his place to the people and who is Immediately accountable to them for his official oondnct Is the superintendent of public Instruction, and now It is proposed to remove him beyond their reach. If I were Governor, or a member of the State board of education, I wonld not want tbia power taken from the people and given to me or my bonrd apid I shall not vote to take it from the people and to give It to any other man or body of men. Soviet Officials Not Pleased at U. S. COPENHAGEN. Aug. 24.—Soviet official circles rr displeased that Americans have taken over absolute control and distribution of relief in the famine dis trlct, said a Moscow dispatch to the PoIttiken today. Soviet officials, according to the rolltlken correspondent, charge that the action of the Americans amounts to Interference In Russian domestic nf fairs. There is said to he Increasing anxiety In Moscow regarding the political consequence of aid. HELD ON ‘DOPE’ CHARGE. William and Jennie Heywood, Terre Haute, were arrested at that city yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal I’. E. Whicker, on a charge of violating the Federal anti-narcotic laws. They were arraigned before Clyde R. Handel, United States commissioner, and were bound over to the Federal grand Jury under bonds totalling $3,000. SCALDED BY SWEET CORN. ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 24—Beck Tay lor was badly s<alded here lale Tuesday as a result of an accident at a local canning factory when he was buried under a deluge of hot sweet corn OPERATED BLIND TIGER. Harry Stuck. 2507 Bloyd avenue, was arrested laat night on a charge of oper atlng a blind tiger. Sergeant Tooley and squad found a half pint of “white mule" and a small amount of elderberry wlue In ills home. J|

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921.

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Reports are current in London that Bonar Law Intends to return to public life. ,It is rumred in political quarters that a suggestion has been made to him to go to the Washington conference, either as the principal British representative or as the first lieutenant of Premier Lloyd George.

HARDING WRONG ON RAIL REFUND* WRITES: M’ADOO (Continued From Page One.) does not contemplate that none of the debt of the United States will bo set off ‘•On the contrary,” McAdoo went on, “tho act assumes that it will be because, In express terms, it provides for funding only ‘the remaining indebtedness of the carriers to the United States.’ "It is indubitably clear that even the law and the contract between tbe parties the United States Is not ‘morally and legally bound to fund,' as stated by the President in his letter, the $763,0* 0,000 dent the railroads owe the Treasury for ’additions and betterments.’ The President must have been misled into making such a statement.” SUGGESTS METHOD OF SETTLEMENT. Mr. McAdoo suggested settlement* with the railroad* be effected by funding for ten years the difference between the amount which tho railroads owe the Government and which the Government, owes the railroads. This difference is estimated at $263,000,000. "But the President proposes anew plan,” he continued, “namely to defer for ten years at 6 per cent interest the entire $763,000,00® fine by tbe carriers to the United States and to pay the carriers In cash $500,000,000 for alleged undermaintenance claims. The President assures us thi* Involves: ‘(1, No added investment;’ ‘(2) no ad<|ed liability ,’ '(3, no added tax burden.’ "There is an ‘added Investment’ of taxpayers’ money amounting to $500,000,000 because instead of offsetting or cancelling $000,000,000 with an equal amount of the debt the railroads owe the United States, the Treasury will have to pay the railroads $500,000,000 of new money. “There Is an ‘added liability’ of s’>oo,ooo,ooo because the Treasury must continue to lend that sum to the railroads, some with good and some with poor credit and a large loss may finally result. Thus, If the United States now cancels $500,000,000 with a part of the debt which the railroads owe It, at least to the extent of $500,000,000, the chance of loss or liability will he removed. “There will he an ‘added tax burden’ unless the advances and all interest thereon are finally paid by the railroads because there is no way for the United States to get $">00.000,000 for the railroads except by taxation, unless It borrows on Treasury certificates of indebtedness—the same thing, because these must be paid ultimately out of taxation." Mr. McAdoo reminded Stanley that "In addition to the $1,144,000,000 tii* railroads owe the Government for 'additions and betterments,' they hav received additional loans under th>. Esoh-Cuznmtns bill of about $300,000,000, making a total of $1,144,000,000, and declared that the public mind should not be confused by Juggling of figures, manipulation of accounts or securities, or governmental agencies.”

Indianapolis Man Held atJTerre Haute Special to The Times, TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug 24 Roy Bryant. 82. 70774 Virginia avenue, Indianapolis, is being he'd in the Vigo County Jail pending the recovery of Wilberfore© Twadell, 75, of this city, whom Bryan is charged with hitting while driving his automobile Teesday. Bryant declared ho tried to stop his machine but due to the slippery street he was unable to keep from knocking the aged man to the pavement. Prominent Speakers Discuss Amendments Special to The Times. ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 24—C01. W. T. Durbin has extended a special invitation to members of the G. A. R., W. It C. and American Legion to attend a meeting here Thursday night at which ox Governor Ralston, Henry Dowling and Colonel Durbin will speak on the proposed amendment* to the constitution. KNOCKED DOWN BY (Off. GREENBBURO, Ind., Aug 24 —,T. B Holmes wns Injured seriously late Tuesday at a sale here, when a cow whlcir was being sold at auction made a dash for liberty, knocking him down. Ilia head struck the ground and he was unconscious for several hours. ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER FINED. Ell Gibson, lid Virginia avenue, who was arrested Monday by Lieut. Fred Winkler and Sergeant Chitwood and squad on a charge of operating a blind tiger, was fined SIOO and costs by Judge Walter Pritchard in city court late yesterday. The police testified they Pound forty eight quarts of horn© made beer In Gibson's home. MEXICAN GENERAL KILLED. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24.—General Bluhtn, a close friend of President Obregon. has been assassinated at Aurora, In the state of Chiapas, according to a repott received here from that town today. General Bluhtn was active in the revolution that overthrow President Ca rranza. SHOOTS SELF THROUGH HAND. ANDERSON, Aug. 24.—Clarence Ramer, 12 years old, shot himself through the left hand with a 22-calibre rifle yesterday when tbe gun accidentally discharged a* h# was starting hunting. The wound is serious.

Thomas Day Talks at Teachers* Institute Emphasizing tbe necessity of developing the moral side of the schoolboy and girl, Thomas C. Day, a local business man, today addressed the teachers attending the annual Marion County Teachers' Institute on “The Morals in the Public Schools.” Mr. Day pointed out the necessity of character building while the youth is in school and gave examples of the result of good and bad training of a child after the school days are over. President Robert Aley, Butler College, made the principal address thi* afternuoon. The main address tomorrow morning will be made by Judge Arthur Robinson of Superior Court, room 4. DRIVE FOR GRAIN FOR NEAR EAST Farm Organizations Join in Answering Call for Aid. By the creation of an agricultural committee today to cooperate with the State organization of Near East Relief, a grain campaign was launched in Indiana to gather wheat and corn for the saving of human life in the Bible lands of the Near East. The agricultural committee of which Prof. G, I. Christie is chairman and which is approved by Governor "Warren T. McCray, honorary chairman, of Near East Relief, consists of Charles B. Riley, secretary of the Indiana Grain Dealers' Association; George C. Bryant, statistician, United States Department of Agriculture; I. Newt, Brown, secretary of the State ) oard of agriculture; Prof. It. A. Ogg, Putnam County farmer and grain specialist; Everett McClure, master of the State Grange; E. G. McCulluni, secretary of the Farmers’ Grain Dealers' Association!; Carl W. Sims, Indiana Millers’ Association; John G. Brown, president Indiana Federation of Farmers' Associations an,l Charles Brown, president of the Indiana Corn Growers' Association. The Indiana quota of grain Is 124 cars of corn and thirty-seven cars of wheat, the grain to be ground Into foodstuffs and shipped to Constantinople to bo distributed among the orphanages of Armenian and tho Russian Caucasus. The Indiana appeal is part of a national movement to obtain 5.000.000 bushels of grain in twenty-two grain producing States. Senator Arthnr Capper, Kansas, heads the general appeal. Mrs. E C. Runipier, president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, has accepted the task of carrying the mercy appeal to the women o fthe State and especially to the wives and daughter* of farmers. Professor Christie said be believed the Indian, farmer* will give of their grain notwithstanding they are living under most adverse conditions as regards their crops. “The farmer has a big heart and la willing to help,” he declared.

DOUBT PURCHASE POWER OF BOARD Soldiers’ Home Trustees Meet With Board. Tbe qnestion of whether the State joint purchasing committee can buy material* for the construction of anew but! .ling at the Indiana Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette was taken up today by the board of trustees of the home In a meeting with Governor Warren T. McCray. Tbe Governor suld ha believed the lnw would permit the committee to do this end that its acope could be broadened to taka In thi* duty. Ha said the matter would be taken up at the next a taring of the purchasing committee, which will be held within a short time. Thjs tar the duties of the committee have consisted only of purchasing supplies tor the Institution. Fred B. Robinson, secretary of the purchasing committee, and Attorneiy (tneral U. 8. Leah were called Into the meeting. The proposal recalls lie attempt of Senator Ray SoutTiwortb, at tlm last session of the Legislature, to prevent tbe purchasing committee from buying supplies for the soldiers' home. COAL PRODUCTION IS ON INCREASE Last Week’s Output Largest Since June 11. NEW YORK, Aug 2t.—Production nf coal is definitely Increasing for the first time In two months, The National Coal Association today reported the output for last week 551,000 tons more than the week proceeding and the largest since June 11. This waa accepted by the association as indicative of a general betterment in Industrial conditions, ss practically all Industries are dependent upon fuel. The dally average output for the last week was 1,288,000 tons, compared with the dally average of 1,271,000 for the year to date. At the same time, production of anthracite has greatly Increased, 1,772,000 tons being loaded last week, compared with 1,504,000 the week before. Receiver Asked for Indianapolis Firm Two petitions asking appointment of receivers for the Indianapolis Body Corporation, which is engaged in the manufacture of bodies for automobiles, were filed today In the Superior Court of Marlon County. One suit was filed by Albert Vock, who claims he lias been employed a a foreman. He asks that n receiver be appointed and that ho be given Judgment for $431.40 for services. Henry Krngjohann, who has been n factory superintendent aska in his Bult that a receiver be appointed and that ha be given Judgment for $2,575 for services. Arrested for Theft of $25,000 in Silks CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—-A police raid on park loitorers here today resulted iri the arrest of John I). West, wanted for tho alleged theft of $25,000 in silks from Montgomery Ward A Cos. in Chicago and Kansas City. West was formerly a department manager for the company in Kansas City, police said. West is said by police to have been the “ring leader" of ft band which looted silk shipments belonging to the big mail order houac. Thieves Hearing Andrew Henderson, 27, negro, 614 Roan oke street, waived preliminary hearing on charges of entering a house to commit a felony and larceny, in city court today and was bound over to the grand jury under S2J)OO bond by Judge Walter Pritchard. Henderson was arrested Aug. 20 in the home of Victor Stiers, 427 North California street, where he was caught b Briers after he attempted to steal clothing and a poeketbook valued at $23. AUTHORIZE BOND ISSUE. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.—The Inter state Commerce Commission today authorized the Great Northern Railway Company to sell not exceeding $606,600 of equipment gold note* In connection with the procurement of certain equipment.

HOLLOW STUMP HUNTING POPULAR New Kind of Booze Receptacle Ftjund Near Cumberland. Have you a little hollow stump near your home? * This Is a question that Is assuming the importance of a paramount issue in the neighborhood of Cumberland, ten tnlies east of Indianapolis, and stump hunting has become a popular pastime in ihat vicinity in the past few days. In the old days burled treasure in the form of Spanish doubloons and pieces of eight in iron-bound oaken chests, secreted by roving, picturesque piratical bands, was sought for in the sands of desert islands. But in the year 1921 it is found iri hollow stumps wrapped up in old gunny sacks, and it takes the form of precious amber colored liquid in quart quantities, the bottles In-aring the mystic legend “bottled in bond.” And that is why the hitherto lowly anil neglected, hollow stump Is enjoying its hour of fame in the Cumberland region. Yesterday farmers living about two miles northwest of Cumberland reported to Bert Morgan, Federal prohibition officer for Indiana, that they hud found eight quarts of whisky in u hollow stump. Federal Inspector* sent to investigate reported that hollow stumps apparently are booze clearing houses In this vicinity. An automobile, so the story goes, will dash up, deposit a cargo of booze in Some hollow stump and depart. I-ater the purchaser will appear and take away tha liquor from this novel, but wholly unauthorized rural free delivery box. The whisky was brought to Mr. Morgan's office, and hollow stumps are being watched closely with a view to capturing the liquor runners. FIND LIQUOR IN PARKED MACHINE Owner Arrested When He Reports Theft. August Beyer, 2376 North Pennsylvania street, was arrested today by Patrolman Plez Jones when the officer found thirtyfive gallons of “white mule” whisky in his automobile. He is charged with ofierating a blhid tiger. Patrolman Jonas said he saw an an’omobile parked in front of 2336 North Illinois street, and when he approached the machine a man ran. The officer then searched the machine and folind tbe liquor in seven five gallon jugs. 3he machine was taken to police headquarters where it will be held. About thirty minutes after the officer found the liquor, Beyer appeared at police headquarters and reported his "machine stolen. Whan it was found the machine containing the liquor was the one Beyer had reported, he was arrested. Detectives aay tho license on the machine, which is a well-known make, was Issued to a man in Gary and was for a highpowered car. Tony Mike, 830 Wost Ohio street, who was arrested by Sergeant Sheridan when the officer found two gallons of “white mule" in a trunk in hU homo, Aug. IS, was fined SIOO and costs by Judge Walter Pritchard in city court.

FUND INTENTION MUST BE STATED Teachers* Contracts Must Hold Certain Clauses. Teachers’ contracts In the future must contain clauses In regard to the teachers' Intentions a* to taking advantage of tlis new teacher*' retirement law, according to a circular sent city and county superintendents by L. N. Hlnea, State superintendent of public instruction, today. The following paragraph is prescribed for teacher* w ho belong to the retirement units and for beginning teachers: "It is further agreed by the employe that the employer shall deduct from the employe’s salary one-fhird of the premium to the Indiana State teachers’ retirement fund at the end of the second month of the school year, one-third at the end of tho fourth month and the remaining one-third at the end of the sixth month of said school year.” The contracts of teachers in service who never have belonged to any retirement unit must contain this clause, according to the circular: “It is further agreed that the employe elects, or does not elect, to become a member of the Indiana State teachers' retirement fund and that the employe does, or does not, consent to tho employer’s deducting from the employe’s salary onethird of (he premium to the Indiana State teachers’ retirement fund at the end of tho second month of service under this contract, one-third at tho end of the fourth month, and ono-thlrd at tho end of the sixth month of this school year.” Locks Self in Safe and Commits Suicide Ang. 24. After locking himself in a store vault, Karl Keeley. superintendent of the William Zooller Company here, shot himself in the bond last night. Employes found his body when they opened the safe for business todu.v. Keeley bud been suffereing from Insomnia. 2 Killed* 5 Injured at Road grossing GREEN BAT, Wla, Aug. 24—Two persons were killed and five sorlously injured at noon today when a Northwestern road passenger train crashed into an automobile at a grade crossing near Pulaski, Wla. BOLSHEVIST STRATEGY. LONDON, Aug. 16.—M. Kassln, the Bolshevist trade envoy, lias set up a dls play of Russian products In the windows of a store beneath his headquarter*. A bottle of champagne occupies the place of honor. . CHEW CHEWED ’EM. LONDON, Aug. 16.- James Chew has been cited for examination as to hts mental condition. He is alleged by his family to have lived for months on live rats, frogs and worm*.

Chicago Children Land in Toils as Youthful Thieves CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—Two "child turglßts," a brother and sister, were arrested here today, breaking into a store. Tolioe charge the pair have been responsible Mr a score of burglaries in the vicinity of their home. The youngsters are Hattie Kasorski, 12, and her brother, Joe, 14. Tho little girl viewed her arrest us a lark, titu the boV, was much impressed Their soft voice*, innocent eyes and quiet bearing almost “fooled" tin- police, who found them on the roof of tho s\ore beside a broken skylight. "We wore only looking for our cat." said Hattie. A rope dangled down through the skylight into the store. Questioned about tho rope, Hattie broke down and confessed. She said this plan had been used In robbing stores and apartments. I’olice are intestlgating.

Iron Differences on Farm Credit Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Differences between the Senate and House on the War Finance Corporation bill for the extension of credits to the farmers probably will be Ironed out today in order that a recess of Congress may be taken, Republican Leader Mondell of the House stated at tho White House today. Mondell said there were very serious differ ences over the anti-beer bill and would not predict an agreement on that measure. BUDGET COPIES PLACED ON FILE * Only Three Are Provided for 90,090 Persons. Copies of the city budget for 1922 were placed in the business branch of the public library and at the Chamber of Commerce today for citizens'~'inßpectlon. City Controller Robert H. Bryson announced there also is one at his office open to public inspection. There are *ix copies in existence. Os the three remaining, one is officially 1u tho hands of the city council, one is at the-controller’s office" for the use of any councilman who desires to take it out and the other is to be placed in the mayor’s office. The law specifies that a city budget shall be published and a public bearing held thereon prior to adoption of the annual tax levies. Tho Jewett administration is cot publishing the real budget, but has advertised only the annual appropriation ordinance, which is a very condensed resume of the aqtual budget, so the only way citizens may become well enough acquainted with what the city officials intend to appropriate for next year is to study one of the three copies open to public inspection. It has been estimated there are around 90,000 taxpayers in Indianapolis. What would happen if ail of these persons were to attempt to avail themselves of their lawful privilege of examining the budget, since there are only three copies open to public view, has not been discussed by the officials who have prevented widespread scrutiny of the document by failing to publish it. TRACTION HEADS HOLD MEETING Discuss Settlement Terms in Controversy. The executive committee of the Indianapolis Btreet railway was to discuss terms for negotiations for, a settlement of tho differences of opinion between the company and the city in the matter of Jitney bus regulation and the formation of anew contract to take th* plsce of the franchise surrendered in Juno, at its regular meeting at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Henry Jameson, president of the board of director*, and Robert I. Todd, president and general manager of the company, attended a meeting with city officials Tuesday at which the resumption of negotiations, started several months ago, was talked of. It is understood the traction heads had no authority to enter into discussion of actual, terms of a settlement and that nothing definite was accomplished therefor. If the executive committee reaches any definite conclusions as to just wbat the company is willing to give the city In return for such demands as the city has been making for several weeks, it is understood a series of further conferences between the utility men and city officials will be started soon.

USE FIRE TRUCK TO DRAW CROWD Legion Advertises Showing of Picture Next Week. With siren screeching and gong ringing a big aerial fire truck swept into the Circle at noon today and stopped iri front of English's theater. Almost before * the grinding brakes had brought the gigantic fire fighting apparatus to a standstill the Circle was crowded to overflowing with a constantly growing crowd. No sooner had the truck stopped than ,T. E. Bippel, a former service man, in a quaint garb of the old time colonial town crier, mounted the truck, ringlug the old town crier's bell. , “Oyez! -Oyez i Oyez !’’ he cried. "The American Legion invite* you to attend the performance of ’The Man Without n County' at English's theater next week." Before the crowd that came to see a fire and remained to hear a speech, had recovered from its amazement, T. A. Flaherty, chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements for the film, “The Man Without a Country,” introduced Mayor Charles W. Jewett. The mayor made a brief talk, recommending the film as a great lesson in Americanism and the party was over. But when the crowd dwindled away there was not a member of It that did not know about the showing of the picture next week. Consider Conversion of Old I. U. Building Architect* will be asked to estimstte the expense of converting the old Indiana medical school building at Market street and Senate avenue Into a Stato office building. Governor Warren T. McCray said today. The building would be used to take care of the overflow from the crowded Statehouse. The building, which has suffered two fires, has beeu unoccupied for some time. It is owned by Indiana University tinder a will which states it is to bo used for educational purposes. Governor McCray said, however, he believes the university can lease the building to tho Stato for $1 a year. Lightning Kills One, Fires Denver Homes DENVER, Aug. 24.—One man was killed and several others injured and a dozen fires were started by a series of terrific lightning storms that swept Denver last night. A heavy downpour of rain caused much property damage. Lightning struck the power plant of the Denver Ga* and Electric Company and left the city In darkness for an hour. Albert G. Mknley, bank cashier, was instantly killed in his home when it was struck by lightning. Hun President’s Kin on Hunger Strike CHICAGO, Ang. 24.—August Ebert, who claims to be a relative of President Ebert of Germany, wffs In a serious condition at the county hospital today from the effects of a twelve-day hunger strike. Ebert was arrested Aug. 11 when he threatened to bomb a bank. Steps are bflng taken to deport him as he entered this country as a deserter from a ship's crew. TRAFFIC CLUB TO HEAR McWHIRTEK. The weekly luncheon of the Indianapolis Traffic Club will be held tomorrow at the Lincoln Hotel. Felix M. McWhirter who recently returned from a trip to Europe will talk on “Business Conditions in Europe.” Plans also will be made for the "stag" outing to be held at Ifc-rse-thoe Lodge on Labor day, a

WOMEN VOTERS TO HEAR TALKS Indiana League to Meet Friday at Claypool Hotel. Speakers for the citiaenship ajnenAment luncheon to be held in the Rilay room of the Claypool Hotel Friday under the auspices of the League of Women Voters and the American Legion, will include Judge Florence Allen, Cleveland, who will talk on "The Test of Citiaenship;” Mrs. Winfield R. Smith, Seattle, Wash., speaker and organizer for the National League of Womeu Voter*, whose toplo Is to be “The League as a National Force;” Mrs. Richard Edwards, Peru, first vice president of the National League of Women Voters, who will discuss “Reduction of Armaments;’’ B. R. Inman, of the State Chamber of Commerce, and Robert Adams, of the American Legion. Mrs. A. N. Beardsley, president of th* Indiana league, is to preside. Miss Nolle Taylor, secretary of the Indianapolis league, is in charge of reservations. Preceding the luncheon a conferencs ia to be held in the assembly room of th* Claypool Hotel opening at 16 o’clock with a round table presided over by Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch, first vice-presi-dent of the Indiana league, when the progress of membership drive and plan* for “Billboard Saturday’ and Constitution week will be discussed and report* from each league will be read by district chairmen. • Mrs. E. A. Gould, third vice-president, will preside at a meeting at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of discussing future plan* for the league. Mrs. Walter Greenough is to talk on programs and’ the speakers bureau and Miss Helen Benbridge on "Forums.” LETTER SLOGANS GIVE CITY FACTS Business Concerns Asked to Cooperate in Publicity.

Facts'about Indianapolis to be typed on outgoing letters of Indianapolis concerns during the month of September, have been released by John B. Reynolds, general secretary of the Indianapolis Chsmber of Commerce. “Thoussnds of letters on which are typed at the bottom these little slogan* about the city go out from Indianapolis each day,” said Mr. Reynolds. “This is one of the best plans that the Chamber has been able to hit upon to get an immense amount -of direct advertising for the city at practically no cost at all.” Following are the facts for September: Sept. I. (Indianapolis)—“lndustrial Irvdianapolis Under One Roof” in October. Sep*- 2 (Indianapolis>—Bl,3s6 home*. Sept. 8. (Indianapolis)—G. A. R. Encampment Sept. 23 to 29. Sept. 5. (Indianapolis)—More than 356 manufacturers to exhibit in Industrial Exposition. Sept. 6. (Indianapolis)—State fair attracts thousands of visitor*. Sept. 7. (Indianapolis) hundred and eighty products manufactured here. Sept. 8. (Indianapolis)—Fourth corn market in United StatA. Sept. 9. (Indianapolis)—lmportant furniture manufacturing center. Sept. 10. (Indianapolis)— Mad e-in-Itv-dianapoli* Exposition start* Oct. 10. Sept. 12, (Indianapolis)—Two million people within 109 miles. Sept. 13. (Indianapolis)—Garfield Park one of the Nation’s most beautiful. Sept. 14. (Indianapolis)— First la pet cent of new building tills year. Sept. 13. (Indianapolis)— Population rapidly increasing. Sept. 16. (Indianapolis)—lncome bal- ! anced between agriculture and industry. Sept. 17. (Indianapolis)—Home of the American Legion. Sept. 18. (Indianapolis)—Store than third of population home owners. Sept. 19. (Indianapolis)—lndustrial Indianapolis under one roof, Oct. 10 to 15. Sept. 21. (Indianapolis)— Purchasing Agents meet here in October. Sept. 22. (Indianapolis)—Sixty-five million dollars estimated value of homes. Sept. 23. (Indianapolis)—Three railroads direct to coal Arid*. Sept. 24. (Indianapolis)—Average value Indianapolis home, $1,286. Sept. 25. (Indianapolis)—Ranks fourth in publbhing. Sept. 27. (Indianapolis)—Has largest hog killing pliant in world. Sept. 28. (Indianapolis)—l mportant pharmaceutical manufacturing center. Sept. 29. (Indianapolis)—lndustrial Indianapolis under one roof, Oct. 10 and 15. Sept. 30. (Indianapolis)—l mportant steel manufacturing center.

NEW FINDER FOR USE ON VESSELS New Device Gives Latitude of Ship. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—With the transfer of Capt. Robert Morris, for the past two years assistant commandant cf the Twelfth Naval district, to a post at the Naval War College, Newport, R. 1., popularly known in the Navy as “tbs preparatory school for admirals,” it became known that Captain Morris is the discoverer of the simplified method sos finding the latitude of a ship. The dlfi* eoverer, made famous by the controversy that raged following the announcement of the method through observation of the star Polaris and now universally used at sen, remained unnamed until now. It was while serving ns navigator of the battleship Kansas that Captain Morris made the discovery, worked out and fully proved the system-and then submitted it to the Navy Department. At tbe time Cnutaln Morris made his discovery it was universally condemned by astronomers, and its advocacy by the Navy Department at Washington started a rontrovehsy that was bitterly wage! between the “theoretieals” and the ‘practicals” and did not quiet down until it wns suddenly ended by the substitution of Captain Morris's method for the astronomers' method in tbe Nautieal Almanac, the authoritative guide book universally followed by practical navlbators. Scarcely understandable to the landsman. Captain Morris' discovery differs in its departure from the now obsolete methods of the astronomer tn this: It uses a table which is entered by using the local “sidereal time'' Instead of the “honr angle”—the hitter being the astronomers’ method—a quicker operation by many minutes and saving, tt is estimated, more than 748,800 minutes of work dally for the world's navigators at sea. Captain Morris lias au interesting and enviable naval record. He was graduated from Annapolis In 15*00 and has served actively In the Navy In all parts of the world. TTe commanded three transports during the World War. notably the Slboney, which fought the German subto a standstill off the coast of France on two occasions. For “exceptionally meritorious conduct” on those occasions he was awarded the United States Navy Cross and by the President of Franco, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Captain Morris is famed 1n the Navy as an all around officer of engineering ability as well as a practical line officer. He wns turret officer of the old U. S. $. California for two years after she was commissioned in 11*07. He was executive officer of the naval training station In San Francisco. 1919-1011, and haa letters of commendation from the Secretary of th* Navy for excelling in engineering in IW4. to

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