Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 187, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1921 — Page 16

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SEE HELP FOR UTILITIES IN CHANGEDLAW Gas Companies’ Executives Favor Abolition of Tax Free Securities. The abolition of tax free securities would be a boon to the public utility companies which are hard pushed to extend their facilities commensurate with the growth of the cities they serve, according to President Morse Dell Plain of the Indiana Gas Association. Mr. Dell Plain urged support for President Harding’s suggestion In his message to Congress, for the wiping out of all tax exempt features. TWO PROBLEMS STAND PAT. Mr. Dell Plain presided et a meeting to- * day of gas company executives from all parts of the State called to consider two grave problems confronting the Industry. Ore of the problems considered was the task of convincing the pnbllc that drastic revision of gas rates would be ruinous to the industry. Gas companies still are handicapped by high freight rates and high coal prices and they are not able to reduce wages because most of them were unable to raise wages above normal during the war, according to several executives taking part in the discussions. The other problem was that of obtaining new capital for extensions and Improvements. Regarding this, Mr. Deli Plain said: “How can we expect Investors to pass np tax free municipal and Federal bonds In favor of pnbllc utility securities, unless these securities are allowed to earn a far greater return than the public seems willing to have them earn! For some time we as public utility men have been protesting against the unfairness of the situation and the handicap It presented In our raising the necessary capital for extensions to our system, the demand for which has never been greater than at the present time. TAX FREE STATES ASKED FOR SECURITIES. “As an expedient we have urged that public utility securities be given a tax free status at once, although I believe President Harding's suggestion—the abolition >f all tax free securities —Is proper as a permanent solution and carries with It the advanatge of being absolutely sound economically.” Morning and afternoon sessions were held at the Clavpool Hotel. Among the gas executives present were S. E. Mulholland, Ft. Wayne; J. D. Forrest. E. J. Burke, F. W. Sargent and W. J. Barrett, Indianapolis: G. M. Johnson. South Bend; R. A. Ziegler, Anderson; H. J. Roach. Crawfordsville; M. P. Shearon, Hammond ; B. H. Gardner, Lafayette; L. H. Llnemeyer, Noblesvllle, and Ray Zeek, Michigan City. Present Gas Rates to Be Continued Because of the provisions of the order granting a rate of 00 cents a thousand cubic feet for gas In Indianapolis, the rate will not expire Dec. 31 as was generally understood, Glenn Van Auken, a member of the public service commission-, who has charge of the gas company affairs In the commission, said today. >l~ Van Auken said the order provided that the rates should remain In effect until Dec. 31 or to such other time before or after that date that the emergency which brought about the granting of the rates ceased to exist. Mr. Van Auken said that rates probably would continue without a hearing. Portion of Body Found in Sewer NEW YORK. Dec. 16. —The middle portion of a woman’s body web found In a Long Island sewer today. It Is believed to belong to the same body of which the torso was fonnd In a Long Island city pool Oct. 22, and which has not been Identified. Legs, believed to belong to the same body, were found in Vancortlandt Park Nov. 7.

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TV other Napoleon Meets Waterloo and Faces Exile Special to Tl:e Times. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 16. Frank Napoleon met his first Waterloo and faces a probable temporary banishment to the State Elba —the penal farm at Putnamville. Chief of Police Browning played the part of the Duke of Wellington when he raided a dugout under Napoleon's woodshed and confiscated a larrel and a half of liquor and the copper colled "artillery.” The chief became certain It was firewater when he let a little stream trickle on the station floor and set a match to it. The stuff burned.

BOARD TO ASK DELAY REASON Seeks Explanation of Slow Work on Streets. The Jose-Balz Company has been requested to appear before the board of pnbllc works Monday to explain why work has not been pushed on contracts for the permanent Improvement of Delaware street and Washington boulevard, from Fall Creek to Twenty-Eighth street, Mark H. Miller, president of the board, announced today. Mr. Miller said the contracts were awarded to the Jose-Balz Company six weeks ago and that all that has been done Is a little grading. The board and the Jose-Balz Company have been in conflict several months over refusal of the board to permit the company to cut the curbing of Twenty-Eighth street between New Jersey street and Central avenue for an entrance to a private garage of an apartment owned by the company. Property owners objected to the establishment of the garage. The company has sued to compel the board to grant the permit. 1 Killed, 3 Wounded in Bootlegger Fight CORNELIA, Ga., Dec. IC.—One unidentified man, believed to have been a whisky runnel, was killed and three deputy sheriffs were wounded In a running fight between officers and bootleggers near View, Ga., early today. Two automobiles containing 163 gallons of moonshine liquor were captured. A third car escaped.

TODAY and SATURDAY We Offer at These Very Special Prices Rib and Loin Pork Chops, per lb 20c 4 Fresh Pork Shoulders, whole, per lb 14c 4 Fresh Cottage Pork Chops, per lb 17^ Fresh Hams (skin and fat off), whole, per lb. lT^ 4 No. 10 Pails Pure Kettle Rendered Lard $1.05 Fresh Hamburger, all beef, per lb 10c 4 Beef Chuck Roasts, best cuts, per lb lS^c 4 Loin and Round Steak, per lb 20 c Pure Lard, best kettle rendered, per lb ll£ 18 Pounds Pure White Granulated Sugar.. .SI.OO Any Purchase Made at the Store, If Requested, Will Be Delivered Wanser’s Modern Market 215 North Illinois Street MAin 6141

HOLDINGS OF MERGER PUT AT $14,000,000 Public Service Engineer Testifies in Indiana Electric Hearing. The property of the seven utility companies which the Indiana Electric Corporation is asking the public service commission for permission to buy is worth $14,000,000 undepreciated on the ten-year average price basis used by the company and $12,000,000 depreciated, Harry O. Garman, chief engineer of the public service commission, testified today. On the same basis, the corporation claims that the properties are worth $18,500,000 and are asking permission tq, Issue securities In that amount. Sir. Garman was put on the stand by Fred Bates Johnson, attorney in the case for the city of Kukomo. LOOK INTO EARNINGS OF UTILITIES INVOLVED. The remainder of the hearing was taken up largely with technical testimony and testimony as to the earnings of the various utilities involved. Joseph Brewer of Grand Rapids, Mich., president of the Indiana Electric Corporation, was recalled to the stand and testified that he could not tell what will be paid for each of the seven properties. He said there is no contract between the Indiana Electric Corporation and the American Public Utilities Company, which owns the Merchants Heat and Light Company and other of the properties, in regard to the sale of the Indianapolis company. He said that this was because the interests controlling each of the concerns Involved are the same. HOLDER OF OPTIONS KEPT CLOSE SECRET. An attempt was made by Samuel Ashby, corporation counsel for the city of Indianapolis, to learn from Mr. Brewer, who hold* the options on the stock of some of the companies Involved. Mr. Brewer said the options were held by a “confidential agent” and refused to reveal his name. Mr. Ashby also demanded to know how much of a fee Is to bo paid *he confidential agent. Mr. Brewer re- , ied that It will be “modest." For the most part the evidence was a repetition of that submitted In the previous hearing of the corporation's petition for permission to buy the same properties. HOTEL KEEPERS OF STATE MEET. The Indiana Hotel Keepers’ Association held Its annual meeting at tbo Claypool Hotel today. A business meeting was held this afternoon and a banquet and entertainment planned for tonight. More than one hundred hotel owners attended.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16,1921.

LAWYER HELD ON CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT (Continued From Pago One.) for In the hands of the said Olga Blrk at $19,625.04” consisting of United States Liberty bonds, mortgages, notes and the like. On Aug. 22, 1920, Oscar Ht.gen became of age and thus was entitled to his inheritance. The complaint alleges that all statements of Olga Blrk were false and that the report was prepared wholly and solely by said Pugh with the fraudulent intent and purpose to conceal his embezzlement of funds of said estate and to secure discharge of the guardian.” HEIR RECEIVES ONLY NOTES. I It is alleged that the only things that came to Oscar Hagen by “final settlement" were promissory notes, secured

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Fresh Side Meat Pork Loin ... . Pork Chops ...20y Cottage Chops ...15<* Mutton Chops, pound ...15^

SPECIAL! Old-Fashioned Molasses Cured Hams, Hickory Smokeb, from southern Indiana, pound 23<t J

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OLEOMARGA RINE, Kingan’s Blue Bell or Kingan’s A *} Nut 2 lbs., *tjC

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by a mortgage valued at $4,000 on real estate In Rush County and United States Liberty bonds of a par value of SSOO, some certificates of deposit valued at SSOO and cash items amounting to S2OO. Hagen alleged In the civil action that the aggregate value of all Items which came Into hi3 possession amounted to $5,200 and that $19,625.04 Is due him. It was charged that Pugh Influenced Hagen to 6ign an order to secure the release of his guardian “to deceive this relator (Hagen) and to deceive the probate court” so that Pugh might the better cover up said embezzlement of funds." Hagen, in the civil action, asked that the Judgment of Sept. 30, 1920, In the Probate Court be declared void and that It be vacated. When these alleged facts came to the attention of Judge Mahlon E. Bash of the Probate Court the matter was referred to the grand jury for Investigation to determine against whom criminal charges should be preferred for the alleged dissipation of young Hagen's estate.

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SOAP, Creme Oil, bar C SOAP, Palmolive, O _ bar OC SOAP, Gloss, qC 10 burs COC SOAP, Clean-Easy, *3>l/ _ large bar J* /3C SOAP, Fairy or / Sweetheart, bar DC WASH. PWDR., 01/ Snow Boy, pkg.. <3 /3C SAL SODA, 01/ _ test, lb C/2C

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! Legs of Mutton 15<t Pork Liver, pound ...,5£ Pure Lard 10(1 Pure Pork Sausage, no cereal .12y 2 * Pork j Hams . ...16£

Pork Shoulders .. .12V6£ Center Cuts Smoked Ham, pound ...35^ Mutton Shoulders, lb.l2 1 /^ Ben-Hur Creamery Butter, 2 pounds ... 75^

SUGAR CURED BREaX FAST BACON, whole or half, 4 to 8-pound average

STATE REPLIES TO SMALL’S CLAIMS Arguments Continue on Motion to Quash Indictment. WAUKEGAN, 111., Dec. 16.—Attorney* for the State today replied to the contentions of counsel for Governor Len Small that embezzlement and conspiracy indictments against the Governor shoold bo quashed and the case thrown out of court The Lake County Court was crowded when the State resumed presentation of Its arguments. Assistant Attorney General James L. Wllkerson defended the conspiracy Indictment In answer to the charge of the defense that Governor Small's name was not mentioned In the count In which actual receipt of Interest on State money was charged. The Indictment charged the Governor with embezzling State in-

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AlO-POUND TURKEY will cost you about $6.50 next week. The same amount will purchase at any of our stores: 10 lbs. of pure Lard SI.OO 1 lb. Creamery Butter 38 6 lbs. Breakfast Bacon 95 1 lb. fine Cheese 27 5 lbs. Loin Pork Roast 90 5 lbs. choice cut Beef Roast .90 3 lbs. Pork Chops 60 3 lbs. Pickled Pork 45 2 lbs. Frankfurters 30 2 lbs. pure Pork Sausage.. .25 2Vs lbs. Porterhouse Steak. .50 $6.50

CALL THE PACKING HOUSE, Circle 2442, for dressed Hogs, any weight, a pound, delivered 12^20 Pork Trimmings, make your own Sausage, pound 12J/2<*

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terest funds. Wllkerson cited numerous legal authorities. Assistant State’s Attorney Edward Pree from Sangamon County cited authorities In refutation of the claims of the defense that the embezzlement Indictment did not follow the law. TIGER OPERATOR FINED. Walter Jackson, 55 West Pleasant Run boulevard, was fined $l9O and costs In city court today on a “blind tiger” charge. Jackson was arrested on Dec. 15, when police raided his home and found fifteen gallons of home brew beer and seven and one-half gallons of ralslnjack In the process of making.

3 lbs. Extracted Honey, 75c 1 POUND, 30e THE HONEY STORE 151 NORTH DELAWARE 3T.

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Mixed Nuts. or* Pound (LoC Filberts. p Large size. Pound . £DC Hickory Nuts. -l A Large size. Pound IUC English Walnuts, large size, thin shell. q <7 Pound • J | C

1* Our selection this year is Christmas Landies bl ß9* r and better than ever. Peanut Brittle, real snappy. Pound •** I - Jelly Beans, big variety of flavors. Pound 6 Kp Old-Fashion Christmas mix. Pound Extra Xmas Special—Five-pound box assorted (t*j jq chocolates

Broken Taffy. 1 r Pound lOC j Chocolate Fudge. 1 A Pound • 15/C Chocolate Chips. 9Q,, Pound OOC Opera Sticks. 4-lb. PA pall. Assorted flavors. q)l*uv/ Honey Comb Taffy. OQ_ Pound tdsJi-

Lettuce, hothouse leaf, crisp and tender. 1 Q Grape Fruit. Seald Sweet. | A Large size and good color; 3 for 25£ JLUC Cranberries, “Eatmoor.” Grapes, Spanish Malaga. Found WC s 7/„"‘ Lly " o F e’ l p '7it n p i, ’' , H- 21 r s ™“ c ' uster /1 o S 35c Bulk.PounJ..4lC p ounJ 4jC Libby’s Christmas package. Fancy fruit and <tr a a vegetables packed in a handy fiber suit case... 30.UU Fruit Cakes, in Fancy Tin Boxes. Small size ... .$2.00 j 3-pound size.. .$3.00 j 5-pound size ..,$5.00 Libby's Royal Ann on I Del Monte Sliced or Cherries. Large can.... a)JC | Pineapple (3 for $1)... ,*)DC Peaches, extra large Libby's Bartlet Pears, Ll J | l £ B d halves. or No. 2 OQ No . 2 - No. Z/z can...5DC can *. L,VL can <£5C . 11 | Shelled Almonds. Pound ...50^ V9*| a I |p#| [¥ jifc Shelled Pecans (halves.) P0und....95y kJIILUCiI l*utO English Walnuts (halves.) Pound.sl.lo HEINZ - FIG OR PLUM PUDDING. Larg size 85< j Medium size . .48£ j Individual size.22£ Whole Hams, sugur cured, 6 to 8 pounds average. tj j Smooth trim. Makes a nice Christmas present. Pound. IAC Breakfast Bacon, sugar cured a jand nicely streaked. 2 pounds t:3C Sweet Meats. Lean and boneless. Pound OUC Lard, pure Fresh Sausage. | Q open kettle Pure pork. Pound —* I<£7C rendered; Smoked Sausage. IQ<- 4 pounds— Country style. Pound I9C Cervalot Sausage for lunches. 04 Pound OUK. ® '**•■ Brick Cheese. *y<j Wisconsin full Rich and creamy. Pound fclC Cream Cheese. Cottage Cheese. i £*• Pound-- Pound IDC Cream Cheese. ns Sharp, New York. Pound <JTtC - Peanut Butter. Fresh made. 2 pounds I3C Pimento Cheese. 4 A I Holland Herring. sn Pound *tUCI Mixed. Dozen ‘tUC Eggs, selected and strictly fresh. p w Dozen •••0/C Taggart’s Crackers. Liberty Ginger Snaps, Select Sodas and Yorks. |r„ crisp and snappy. nl/ Pound IJC Pound IZ/2C Standard Nut Oleo. Vegetable oil. Pound LiC Christmas Trees, 4to 6 feet high with stands. a-• a a Make your own selection tj)l*UU Scratch Feed, hS&Ii ba o $1.90 25 Pounds SO£

Soviet Envoy Has Talk With Premier LONDON. Dec. 16—Leonid Krassln, Russian Bolshevist commercial envoy, held a long conference today with Premier Lloyd George. The premier obtained considerable data regarding the soviet’s promise to repay the old Russian foreign debt. This will be submitted to Premier Briand of France when the two statesmen meet Monday. Russia has promised to pay the old ezarlst foreign debts Incurred up to 1914 on condition that England and France call a conference to discuss international recognition of the Moscow government.

Brazil Nuts. ap* Medium size. Pound Black Walnuts. <1 £ 2 pounds IDC Hickory Nuts. Small size; 2 pounds. .<£DC Almonds, California thin shell. Pound.. £I C

Orange Ices. 1 A Pound • lUC Chocolate Drops, vanilla 1 Q cream centers. Pound 1/ C Sour Drops. 99r Pound CtbtK, Fancy French Creams. Pound - CiOC Butter Cupc and OftPeanut Puffs. Pound CtU C