Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 173, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 November 1921 — Page 11

FARRY BITTER IN OPPOSAL TO BOARD S ACTION School Commissioner Wishes Affairs Left to New Administration. INDULGES IN TIRADES Enraged because members of the board of school commissioners refused to put ofT all important business until the tv.-o newly-elected members take their seats .Tan. 1. Charles L. Barry, generally talked of as the next president of the board, blt"terly opposed almost every action taken by the board at its regular meeting last night and indulged in the most intemperate language heard at a school board meeting in years. He attacked the motives of other members, tried in every way to prevent the passing of mations. boasted of what the new board would do to the program laid out by the present board, taunted Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler and Clarence E. Crippin on tlieir defeat at the recent election and delivered lengthy tirades against the present board members throughout the evening. School board meetings for the past year he-re not been noted for their peace and quietude, in Act they would have .been fit subjects for a disarmament congress at times, but compared with the meeting of last night all that has gone before was as a missionary society meeting. ADVANCE WORD OF ATTITUDE. In the midst of one of Mr. Barry's most intense tirades Mrs. Tutewiler said that before the meeting she had heard that he was coming with the expressed intention of opposing everything that was done. “Oh, let him talk." Commissioner Bert S. Gadd said. “He enjoys it and it amuses all of us.” Mr. Barry stated that he came with a message from the “new board,” as he termed it, asking that no important business involving the expenditure of money or the carrying out of building plans he started by the present board, and when the board members refused to surrender their rights as members more than a month before their terms of office will expire he became abusive and opposed almost everything that was proposed except the motion to adjourn which was not made until almost midnight. After the board had been in a continuous wrangle for almost four hours Twivnew member-, Adolph Emhardt and Dr. Marie Haslep. will succeed Mrs. Tutewiler and Mr. Crippin Jan. 1. and this will place the control of the board In the hands of the Barry faction, and it generally is believed that Mr. Barry will be the next president of the board. After the meeting one of the present board members said. “Mr. Barry wants control so badly he hates to see anything done before he is in the saddle.” PLAN'S FOR TWO BUILDINGS GIVEN FIX AT. APPROVAE. Despite the bitter opposition of Mr. Barry and threats that every possible step would be taken to nullify the action the board proceeded to give final approval to the plans and specifications prepared by Elmer E. Dunlap, architect for school No. 16. Bloomington and Market streets, and school No. 3S, Winter and Bloyd avenues. Preliminary plans for these buildings were approved months ago prior to the proceedings brought by the Taxpayers’ Leaghe of Indiana before the State board of tax commissioners to prevent a bond issue of $817,000 for this work and the erection of two other buildings at schools 38 and 62. After the preliminary plana were approved Mr. Dunlap was ordered to prepare final plans and specifications. With the plans came a bill fqr architect's fees amounting to about sll,lOO and the hurricane broke at this point. Mr. Barry did not wish the plans approved. he did not wish the bills paid, be did not wish anything done about the matter. He Jnst wished everything to go over until the “new board”’ came in. At great length he reviewed the entire history of the controversy about the achoois. "I don’t think it a very decent thing,” he said, "for the architect or engineer to ask approval of these plans, and I will tell you that every power that can be Invoked will be invoked to prevent this.” “We do not doubt that in the least,” Mrs. Tutewiler said. BATS FEANS PRESENTED WILL NOT BE FSED. Then in a threatening tone Mr. Barry •honted, "I will tell you right now that these buildings will not be built according to these plans.” Finally Mr. Barry turned his full powers of invective loose on Mr. Dunlap, who by the way, was not present. "Mr. Dunlap, the favorite architect of this board, has bad about one-half of the big contracts let by this board and now at this late hour this favorite architect comes in this indecent manner and presents these plans and specifications,” he said. Other board members could not see the “indecency” of Mr. Dunlap in presenting plans which had been ordered by the board, and over the voluble protests of Mr. Barry the plans were approved and the matter of the bills was referred to Ralph W. Douglass, business director. ' Mrs. Tutewiler reminded Mr. Barry that the new board of which he spoke so frequently was not yet in office. “You keep speaking of the new board,” she said. “I think it is time enough for you to run the new board when the time comes.”

No sooner bad this hurricane passed than a typhoon swept through the room when Mr. Douglass presented bills of Suider & Rots, engineers for the board, and I*. A. Snider, formerly building adviser, for amounts aggregating $29,000. For a year the mere mention of Snider A: Rotz has been good for a free-for-all light at school board meetings, and this was no exception. - Since May the claimants have received no compensation for any work done, and the whole matter has been tangled up in a dispute with the State board of accounts, which claims the contracts are illegal. SEES RED AT MENTION CF SNIDER St ROTZ. At the mention of Snider &'Rotz. Mr. Barry began to see red again, and when Crlppin moved that the busineas dievCtor be authorized to pay the tills, •object to the approval of the toard's attorney, Frederick E. Matson, as to the legality of the payment, Mr. Barry broke out anew. Nevertheless, the motion was carried by a 4-to-J Tote, Mr. Barry alone opposing It. It Is understood that the bills presented by Snider & Rotz and Mr. Snider are preliminary steps toward filing suit for the money claimed to be due them. Before sruit can be filed it was necessary that they make a demand for payment. The final blow-up came when Mr. Gadd said that before Mrs. Tutewiler left the board something should be done about School No. 27. which is in Mrs. Tutewtler’s home district. He said that she had sacrificed this school during her eight years on the board in the interests fcof other schools and that as tribute to “her eetrice he would move that an architect be selected to draw preliminary plana for the building which is provided for in the 1922 budget along with No. 70 and the first unit of Shortridge High School. This idea met with no more favor from Mr. Barry than did anything else. Again he talked of the “new board" and went over all the ground, covered so often before, anew. He apparently did ■ot like the architects suggested, Kubush and Hunter, any better than he did Mr.

Dunlap. He spqke feelingly of the prejudice that would be done this firm with the “new board” should the Job be awarded to it. But over his fervid protests the board selected Rubush and Hunter, on the basis of 5 per cent architect’s fees. The rate previously paid lias been 6 per cent. A small preliminary practice stormlet was Indulged in at the very start of the meeting over the request of Miss Louise Fitch, supervisor of art, that Miss Belle Schofield, now teaching at Oskosh, Wis., lie employed as assistant to succeed Miss Hazel Brown, resigned. A number of years ago Miss Schofield taught in the schools of this city for six months. This brought up the question on the part of Mr. Barry that almost Invariably executive positions were filled with outsiders. He said that there certainly was no necessity of this and that it should be possible to fill these positions front the local teaching staff. He said It would be a greater incentive to “our own splendid corps of teachers." For the first, last and only time during the evening there was a unanimity of opinion and the matter was deferred until Superintendent E. U. Graff can obtain a report from Miss Fitch concerning the matter. Cadle Tabernacle Choir to Go on Tour Plans are being made to send the rndle Tabernacle choir on tour next summer. Present plans call for concerts In Chicago, St. I.ouis, Mo., and Other cities have requested concerts by the big choir. Maj. Earl Ilites, permanent evangelist of the tabernacle, has made plans to hold afternoon and evening services on each Sunday next year. A series of noonday shop meetings arc also planned for next year.

CLOSE of CAMPAIGN Our active campaign for the sale of our 7 PER CENT CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK closes Wednesday night. Through our own organization we have been offering this stock to our customers since the latter part of September; and the response has been most gratifying. About $575,000 of the stock has been subscribed, and the total will probably reach $600,000 by the time the subscription books close. The time which we alloted for this campaign has now ended, but — Our Preferred Stock is still to be offered to the public. The unsold portion of the authorized $1,000,000 has been taken by THE FLETCHER AMERICAN CO. and GAVIN L. PAYNE & CO., who have been impressed by the attractive character of this security and desire to offer it to their clients. However, we have made arrangements whereby the stock may still be offered by— Our Investment Department which is to be a permanent part of our organization. We believe thoroughly in the plan of Customer Ownership which we have inaugurated. We desire to have those who use our service participate in financing us and in the profits from the industry. Therefore, a group of our own employes who have shown special ability to represent us in this campaign will continue to offer our securities to our customers, and we propose to maintain an investment counter where information will be given and subscriptions received. ft Price — Par and Accrued Dividends After the close of our inaugural customer ownership campaign, the price of our 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock will be SIOO per share and the accrued dividend, whether purchased from our investment department or from the investment bankers who are now offering it. We shall continue as a permanent feature of our customer ownership policy the easy payment already established: $lO down and $lO per month on each share subscribed, and we shall continue to allow interest at the rate of 7% on partial payments. The campaign is now closing, but the policy of customer ownership will continue. Our aim remains: “Every Patron a Partner.” For full information call on our Investment Department CITIZENS GAS COMPANY V fetjXt/jL I Majestic Building V M% hm y INDIANAPOLIS

RENNETT BURIAL HELD WEDNESDAY Resident Was Formerly From State of New York. The funeral services for Mrs. L. Phoebe Rennett, 89, who tiled at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. E. C. Johnson, 5503 Pleasant Run boulevard, yesterday, will be held at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Rennett was born in New York and there was married to George F. Rennett, who died a short time after they came to Indianapolis in 1861. In 1911 Mrs. Rennett moved to California, but returned to Indianapolis about five years ago. In addition to Mrs. Johnson, she is survived by live grandchildren. Miss Edith McCarty and Charles It. McCarty, Indianapolis. and John, Raymond and Terrill McCarty of California. Scottish Rite Class of 1919 Holds Reunion A talk on the subject of “Masonry” by Walter E. Conn of Columbus, Ind., was a feature of the annual reunion of the class of 1919 of Scottish Rite Masons held at the Hotel Severin last night. More than sixty members of the class were present. The election of class officers resulted in the selection of Walter T. White, president; Leonard A. Paris, Muncie, vice president; Del Z. Billmier, secretary. Mr. White, as president, will succeed John H. I.ederer, who lives in Milwaukee. Miss Jassnmine Barkley, Miss Hilda Kirkman and Miss Mildred Casey gave a musical program. The .class banquet committee was O. T. Roberts. \V. S. Craig. W. T. White, Dell Z. Bill-

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mler and Fred C. Owen. Carnations, chrysanthemums and other winter flowers made the banquet tables radiant with color. OWNER OF JUGS LANDS IN ‘JUG’ Amos Stevens Faces Charge of Operating Tiger. Amos Stevens, 243 South Summit avenue, was arrested on the charge of operating a blind tiger, last night. The police say they found two Jugs each containing one gallon of "white mule” whisky in the barn in the rear of Stevens' home. In the house the raiders say they found three bottles of the liquor, and several empty Jugs. The police say Stevens admitted he bought the whisky. Clement Lynch, 1338 Kappes street, was arrested Inst night when an automobile he was driving struck another car at Washington and West streets. Lynch was charged with operating a blind tiger, the police alleging they found a bottle pf whisky in his pocket. The automobile was owned by Frank Gordon. 1806 South Delaware street, who was arrested on the charge of drunkenness. WELLESLEY TOYS EXHIBITED. The Indianapolis Public Library is showing for a few days this week some of the stuffed animal toys made by WeVlesley Alumnae to help raise money for their endowment fund. Patterns for these toys are sent out from Wellesley College and are being used by Wellesley Clubs all over the country. These toys, together with candy and marmalades, will be sold by the Wellesley Club Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Ethyl Hutchinson, 900 North Delaware street.

SLOGAN JUDGES ARE SELECTED Loving Cup Is Donated as Contest Prize. Briant Sanda, president of the Advertising Club of Indianapolis, has appointed the following committee to judge the slogans submitted in the club’s city slogan contest: Chairman, John B. Reynolds, secretary of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Charles W. Jewett, Edward Kahn, president of the Merchants’ Association; J. Edward Morris, president of the West Washington Sfre.et Merchants’ Association, and Samuel Mueller, president of the East Washington Street Merchants' Association. A loving cup for a prize has been contributed by Leo Krauss. Hundreds of slogans have been submitted in the contest, which closes 5:30 p. ru. Dec. 1. At the weekly luncheon of the Advertising Club tomorrow at the Chamber of Commerce building, D. M. Baker of the Baker-Shook Cos., brokers, will be th< speaker. 3 Brothers Charged With Beating Man Earl Thompson, 30, of near Lawrence, and his two brothers, Paul, 18, and Alvin, 22, were scheduled to appear In the city court this afternoon on charges of assaulting Fred Floyd, a farm hand employed on the Walter Shearer farm, two miles south of Lawrence. The three brothers were arrested late yesterday by Sheriff George Snider after Floyd was found in an unconscious condition oij the farm. It is said that he identified the Thompson brothers as his assailants. Floyd claims that the three men were armed with clubs and stones.

InProgress—The Biggest Silk Event in Our History Our December Silk Sale

$1.25 Japanese shantung 33 inches wide, all silk, 12-morale weight, natural color (no phone or mail orders; limit 10 yards to customer); 85c $1.75 Wash satin Yard wide, all silk, white and Aft pink, for lingerie; yard ij)I.UU $4.50 Canton crepe 40 inches wide, heavy quality, brown, navy and black; /tc* yard $3.50 Satin charmeuse 40 inches wide, all silk, navy, Copen, white, pink, brown and r-ft coral; yard

From Our Model Grocery QUALITY—SERVICE—MODERATE PRICES

SMOKED SHOULDERS, sugar cured (4 to 6 pounds average), | p pound lOC SUN - LIT BACON, sliced and derined, onepound a £ carton

II O O 8 I E B BLEND COFFEE, high-grade Santos blend (3 pounds, 85c), pound 29<* BLACK RASPBERRY P R EHERVEB, Ludwig'S pure fruit and augar, large Jar 33* GRAPE FRUIT. priced according to size, 10c and 8£

WISCONSIN BRICK CHEESE. pound 29c SFOCOTASH, Marion brand, 20ounce can (dozen, $1.25), can ~..19c C A LI FO RNIA SWEET ORANGES, breakfast size dozen .. 45C PANCAKE FI,OI' B, goldeu grain whole wheat, package 15c

' HSifrfiq THE BASEMERT STORk Winter Coats For WOMEN and MISSES $25 and S3O Qualities They Are in the Very Best Styles and Colors of the Season 4# $14:28 & Tit For Thursday’s selling we have repriced some of our TS”! J j higher priced coats at a figure that will give to IndianI ; j ! I apolis women the best coat values that have been ofj\ || j sered here or elsewhere in many a day. \ ' FABRICS. TRIMMINGS COLORS VITT Velours Fur Collars Zanzibar \ [ Silk Plushes r r Navy j’l'v Diagonals Fancy Belts Byzantine S Silvertones Fancy Pockets Black Your choice $14.98 Sale of Sale of DRESSES CORSETS and Misses For Women and Misses We have regrouped all our Os nrettv Prunella At I At broken lots, odds and ends of ur pretty mraeiia At corsets for speedy clearance stripes with over- I Thursday. Most of the best pleat of plain black, SjPf C "i known makes are in these navy, beaver or * 111 groups. brown. Up to $lO J Up to $1 qualities 59<j qualities, choice — 'Think of it! To be able to q. —. choose good looking silk and vb ( l uali ties $2.98 wool frocks of splendid ma- $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 terials at $5 and $lO. qualities ,98c COTTON PLAID BLANKETS, largest dou- COTTON BLANKETS, well ble bed size, heavy felted woolen finish, excel- napped; tan, gray and white lent color plaids in beautiful combination col- with washable color borders; ors; looks like a SIO.OO blanket; a j $2.75 quality (no a-* aq on sale at I J phone orders), pair... DOLLS - TOYS - GAMES

OYER AND UNDER, the wonderful mechanical toy, small auto placed on the upper (rack is carried down to lower track by gravity motion, thence tt is picked up and carried to upper track, repeating the operation many times. See demonstration in the Base ment Store. or Sale price BABY DOLLS, with bald heads, next-to-nature dolls, moving eyes, Jointed arms and limbs: last season's price, $4.00 (no phone orders), specially wr priced at p L-La RUBBLE MOVIE TOP, a moving picture eNery time the top spins, illustrating a horse running, cat playing the fiddle, a boy riding velocipede and many An others. Sale price “/C PARUHEESI BOARDS, specially or priced at ' OUC

The Wm.H. BLOCK CO.

$2.00 All-silk crepe de chine 40 inches w,ide; Cl /8Q yard 1.40 $2.25 Heavy Chinese shantung 33 inches wide, all silk, heavy d*! qq suiting weight; yard rp 11 $1.75 Navy satin messaline Yard wide, all silk, for d-i |ft dresses; yard tpLllr $3.50 All-silk Canton crepe 40 inches wide, all silk; navy, (ti qj* brown and black; yard $2.50 Black satin duchess Yard wide, all silk; d*| rft yard —First Floor, Northwest.

LUDWIG’S SALAD DRESSING, 11-ounce jar (3 for $1.00), or* jar JDC

CALUMET BAKING POWDER, special demonstration; qa 1-pound can JUC

LUDWIG’S PURF, EGG NOODLES. 4 oz. package (dozen, $1 30), package 11C OLD F A S HIONED LYE HOMINY, Kwallty brand No. 3 cans (dozen, $1.35), can ~..12* TOMATO CATSUP. Snider's brand —l6-ounce botle 23c 8-ounce bottle. 14e —Fifth Floor.

JOE-ON-THE-JOB, tie most fascinating and attractive of all marble tovs, moder di itely priced at Si.UU OUIJA BOARD fascinating for young folks specially priced an at ...IJOC BEARS, fluffy “Duplex Whistlers.” th most attractive bear made, body stuffed with sanitary absorbent cotton, heads stuffed with cork; when the ear is pressed the bear whistles: comes in cinnamon and beaver colors; priced mt ao $6.98 down to (j

Children's Shoes Specially Priced Brown Russia calf, lace extension sole shoes, sturdy, yet dressy— Sizes from 8% to d**) Yft 11, $4.00 quality f 7 Sizes from 11% to 2 (with heels), $5.00 d**> ap* quality —Third Floor.

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