Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1922 — Page 3

LOOKS LIKE BIG NIGHT TONIGHT AT AUTO SHOW Twenty-Fourth Annual Display of Petrol Buggies to End in Frolic. BIG CROWD EXPECTED Business will be secondary to pleasure at the windup of the Twenty-Fourth Automobile Show of the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association at the fairgrounds tonight. At 9:30 o'clock all business will be laid aside. the floor will be cleared to dancing, paper hats and Hawaiian neckpieces distributed and for the next hour thb carnival spirit will be turned loose. Music for dancing will be provided by the Kilties Band. There is no doubt that the show has been one of the most successful in the history of the association and officials in charge estimate that the total attendance for the week will reach the 1.1.000 mark. The bad weather of yesterday cut into i he attendance figures which fell to about two thousand for the day. However it is believed an unusually large crowd will be out for the dancing and carnival tonight. About two hundred members of the Kiwanis Clun attended the show last night. 200 ATTEND DINNER FOB MOTOR MES. About two hundred persons interested in the automotive industry attended the dinner at the Chamber of Commerce last night In honor of Indianapolis automobile manufacturers. Arthur R. Baxter acted as toastmaster and Introduced a large number of leaders of the industry in this city. Among them were George Miller, who made a trip around the world in an automobile In 1906; William N. Thompson, general manager of the Stutz Motor Car Company; Alan A. Ryan chairman of the board of directors of the Frontenac Company, which will begin the production of Frontenac automobiles In this city shortly; Howard C. Marmon. Louis Chevrolet. Fred Duesenberg, George Weldly, Fred Nehrbos, Harry C. Stutz, ••Howdy" Wilcox and G. A. Worthington. Indiana’s automobile manufacturers came in for a large share of praise from O. B. lies, president of the Chamber of Commerce. “These men have accomplished wonderful things.” he said. “They stand out In their profession, nor have they reached the end of their ropes. Rather do they stand on the threshold of future achievements, and I hope for more power to their ingenuity.” Mr. Worthington told of the remarkable steps made by the automobile industry In the relatively short time It bas been in existence. MR. WORTHINGTON" WAXES ELOQUENT. “We have seen the steam boat come and go," he said. “Its abandoned hulk, slowly sinking into the river's clay, pos- j slbly to be preserved like the bones of prehistoric monsters to commenorate a period of the world's history. We have seen the railroad engine develop. Just ss we rake up our minds it has reached its ultimate limit of size and power we are forced to change our minds as wonder at some new inprovement. “In rapid sequence, the automobile bore down upon us, followed by the airplane, which will give the automobile a merry chase in the next decade. It is futile to even wonder what the next step will be.” The development of the oil shale industry throughout the world will prevent any possibility of gasoline shortage for at least a century, the speaker said. The following program to be given by the Kilties band for the closing day of | the show has been announced by William | G. Mclntosh, conductor: AFTERNOON March —“Belle of Montreal!” Clement Bagpipe solo Wee Jamie Clark Waltz—"Espana’’ Waldteufel Songs Sydney I.achman Ballet—“Egyptienne” Luigini Suite —“Atlantis” Safranek Songs Russell Lloyd Excerpts from “The Chocolate Soldier Strauss Irish .Tig Wee Jamie Clark Selection —“American Fantasia.. .Herbert EVENING March —“Queen of Sheba” Gounod Overture —“Fra Diavolo” Auber Bagpipe solo Wee Jamie Clark Reverie—“Traumerie” Schumann Songs Sydney Lachinan Suite —“At the King's Court” Sousa Selection —“Apple Blossoms”... Kreisler Songs Russell I.loyJ Waltz—“ Tout Paris” Waldteufel Sword I>ancc Wee Jamie Clark Selection —“The Sunny South”.. .Lamne Disabled ex-Service Men See ‘Lincoln* Play Through the courtesy of Ad Miller, manager at English’s Theater, twenty disabled ex-service men had the privilege of seeing “Abraham Lincoln” Friday evening. The party was arranged by the American Woman's Overseas League, Mrs. Horace Mitchell being chairman of the cheer committee. Automobiles used to convey the boys were furnished by Mrs. Flanner.

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WORKS BOARD FAVORS HIGHER PRICED PAYING (Continued From Page One.) conducting a fight for lower asphalt prices and who has locked horns with Mr. Freeman and Dr. Spencer because he resisted their efforts to elimnate concrete from the materials specified in paving resolutions, was not at the conference. He said he had not been Invited and had not even heard of It. Mr. Coffin and the other board members offered no explanation for keeping newspaper representatives out of the conference. RESOLUTIONS CALL FOR NO PARTICULAR BRAND. The Marion County Construction Company was the low bidder on the Parker avenue and Eighteenth street jobs. The company submitted prices on both oil and Trinidad easphalt. Technically this was unnecessary because the paving resolutions do not call for a particular kind of asphalt. In order to break an alleged Trinidad combine the last board of works more than three years ago did away with specifications speciac?!’y naming Trinidad asplhalt and adopted Instead a set of requirements which any reliable brand of asphalt would meet. Oil asphalt easily came within these specifications. City engineers said that V put down according to these requirements oil asphalt would make just as good a pavement as Trinidad asphalt. Oil asphalt costs much less than Trinidad In general. Should the board of works go through with a preliminary order specifically narnirg Trinidad asphalt it will be the first time a particular brand of asphalt has been mentioned in any record originating with the board of works since the specifications were thrown open by the Jewett administration. LOW BIDS *3.01 AND $3.. In his recommendations upon the bids on Eighteenth street and Parker avenue the city civil engineer merely recommended that preliminary orders be made for “asphalt.” He went on, however, to state that a low bid of $3.01 a square yard had been received upon Eighteenth street and $304 a square yard on Parker avenue, and that he thought these prices were 'fair. He has contended that Instead of $4 10. which bids received Feb. 20 from the Marion County Construction Company figured, a fair price would be from $2.80 to $3. Other contractors on Feb. 20 submitted prices correspondingly as high as those of the Marion County company. The Marion County company is the first to cut prices. It was thought that when this company cut its price down to almost $3 that Mr. Elliott’s fight for fair prices was one, but observers thought differently after the closed-door back room conference with the contractors and the temporary refusal of the board to make a preliminary order which would insure for the city the advantage of the $3.01 and $3.04 bids. Mr. Elliott recommended preliminary orders for “asphalt.” The prices named in his recommendations were based on the oil asphalt bids of the Marlon County Construction Company. By making the preliminary order for "Trinidad asphalt,” the board of works would express intention of accepting the Marion County Construction Company's Trinidad bid, wtiich was approximately 30 cents higher a square yard. When this difference in price was suggested to Mr Freeman he said: “Considering the two materials we think that Trinidad is far cheaper.” Dr. Spencer said that he thought oil asphalt pavements would not last as long as Trinidad pavements, and that he much preferred that the board use Trinidad. One recommendation of the engineer was concurred ir by the board. This was that all bids be rejected upon the permanent improvement of Chester street from Michigan to Walnut strets because they were too high. The lowest bid. which again was by the Marion County Construction Company upon oil asphalt, figured $3.30 a square yard. EAST PROSPECT STREET ASKS FIRE PROTECTION. Before "going Into the conference with the contractors the board received a delegation of about 150 members of the East Prospect Street Improvement Association, who presented a petition signed by 1,000 persons, asking for water for fire protection; extension of the Prospect street car line from Keystone avenue to Sherman drive, and domestic electric service In the territory roughly lounded by Keystone, Bethel and Southeastern avenues and Sherman drive. This section comprises Norwood and Lovotown, chiefly populated by negroes, and anew white residential neighborhood to the southeast. The delegation was led by Franklin McCray and Everett M. Schofield. It was significantly mentioned to the board that of the 3,000 inhabitants of the section, 1,000 are voters. Miss Ada B. Harris, negro school teacher, was so pleased with the reception accorded the delegation, which was chiefly negroes, that she wanted to lead a prayer or & song but the board politely asked her to refrain.

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PLAN TO HELP CHILDREN WITH POOR EYESIGHT Community Chest Agencies Take Up Question With Schools. At least 1.000 children in the public schools of Indianapolis have defective sight not yet discovered and need to wear glasses, was the opinion expressed at a meeting of representatives of relief agencies apd agencies interested in the conservation of sight, called by Fred J. Hoke, president of the Community Chest. That the parents of many of these children are unable to buy glasses was the judgment of school nurses Apd Mrs. Kate Mason, chairman of the Principals’ Club. Mrs. Louis Wolf, chairman of the philanthropic committee of the Council of Jewish Women was responsible for the calling of the meeting, which was an outgrowth of a national campaign for sight conservation by the Council of Jewish Women, Mr. Hoke said. “In my opinion,” said Mr. Hoke, “what is necessary in this field is not anew agency, but co-ordination of the work of the various organizations now dealing with this problem.” ADOPT RELIEF MEASURES. After discussion, the following plan *vas adopted: It is not anticipated that the attendance officer will assume any responsibility until after n proper examination of the eyes of the child has been made by a physician and until In the opinion of the school principal there Is evidence that the family of the child cannot purchase the glasses. If it is ascertained through examination by a physician that a school child is in need of eye glasses and the family of the child is apparently unable to buy them, the attendance officer will be asked to investigate the home conditions. The attendance, officer shall first clear the name of the family with the confidential exchange, and ascertain whether it Is known to* any charitable organizations. If It is, and the attendance officer finds that the family is now under the care of the Charity Organization Society, Mothers Aid, Catholic Community Center Relief Department, Childrens' Aid Society or Jewish Federation, such organizations shall be advised of the need for glasses and asked to consider purchasing them. PROVISION TO SUPPLY GLASSES. If it Is not ascertained that the family is under the care of any of these agencies at the present time, and if on investigation on the part of the attendance officer is shall be established that the furnily Is unable to pay for the glasses, the attendance officer shall apply to the following funds for the necessary relief: 1. The fund on hand in the board of health for the purchasing of glasses, until such time as this fund shall be exhausted. 2. The emergency fund In the hands of the Dispensary Aid Association until such time as this fund is exhausted. Thereafter the attendance office? shall refer the family, in case it is a Protestant family, to the Charity Organization Society for investigation and purchase of the glasses, If found advisable. If it is a Catholic family, it shall be referred to the Relief Department Catholic Community Center, or if it is a Jewish family to the Jewish Federation.

WOMEN SEND CHALLENGE TO WORLD OF MEN Iloosier Leader of Female Voters Pleads Race Preservation. Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public ledger. Bv CONSTANCE DKEXKL. WASHINGTON, March 11.—“ Don’t you see that this is Just woman's challenge to the world? “By emphasizing the preservation of the race as a necessary function of government, we may eventually do away with this queer theory that to protect property and to protect the human rac we must create engines f.r the destruction of both.” Those arc some of the pregnant sentences in a reply made 'ay Mrs. Richard Edwards of Pern, Ind.. to a criticism in those dispatches of th“ Pan-American conference of women called by the League of Women Voters in Baltimore in April. Mrs. Edwards is first vice president or the league and considered of the most brilliant of the younger women entering th arna of public lif. Her letter was such an able retort, with such sound philosophy on what women are trying to do in politics, that I requested permission to publish it and received a telegraphic “yes.” She says: “You ask for reasons why I think a

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Pan-American conference necessary at this time. Getting the South American and Canadian and Central American and Mexican women Is Just a beginning in the great sheme of getting women together and emphasizing “women’s interests consolidated’ for the world, as the necessary counteracting force to those interests of men, emphasized as they have been in those questions referred heretofore to The Hague Courts. “Don’t you see that this is Just woman’s challenge to tho world? This whole scheme of observation of the race, I started to say necessary opposing force to men’s Idea of conservation of property, not only by business associations but by building up a great force of armament which in the protection of property threatens to destroy It, but I hate to speak of ‘opposing.’ Let us say rather that by emphasizing the preservation of the race as a necessary function of Government—we may eventua’ly do away with this queer theory that to protect property and to protect the human race we must create engines for the destruction of both. WORLD FRIENDSHIP AMONG WOMEN. "The idea of international friendliness among women, and through women, between their governments is assuming much larger proportions In the minds not only of onr members but of the women at large than any resolutions we shall pass at our convention for or against a finite thing. "In the explanation of why this is so I find one of the great reasons why the Pan-American conference should be held. “When we started on this thing, though' the suggestion came from Baltimore with a tinge of business shrewdness, for the development of South American trade relations and seaport facilities, still the immediate thought in our minds was that we should expand this to Include European women, and especially the women of the warring countries. “That very soon developed as impossible. Travel Is too difficult and too expensive, the countries and tbelr individuals too poor. Therefore we began with the women of South, Central and Canadian America. That means we began where the beginning is easy—with out nearest neighbors. We began with women whom wo can get here. “We begin also with women who have taken little part heretofore In the organized work of women, and if we are to moMiize the world meaning of women to the human race, we must also helj some women to realize it for themselves. “To me this Pan-American conference

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is not only a logical and a natural first step, but it opens up vistas so far reaching and so inspiring that I shall not begrudge a minute of the time nor a penny that it has taken from our more finite enterprises. “There is one difficult thing we have done of distinct benefit and that Is, we have arranged for a large delegation from Mexico. “I must believe women the country over have had a vision of this far flung horizon, which may be pushed still farther and farther as women take a fuller share In Government. That must be the reason why the Pan-American conference has aroused such an astounding response not only on the part of the women of this country, but of other countries.” The Pan-American conference of women will be held Just prior to, but In connection with the third annual convention of the League of Woman Voters running the last ten days in April. The second convention held last April In Cleveland Is remembered as a marked success.— Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company. TURX WET IDEA STIRS DRY HEAD Moist Cnmpaign Pledge Is Signal for Battle. Unqualified opposition to the candidacy of Joseph P. Turk, who announced a few days ago he would make the race for the Democratic nomination for Congressman from this district on a wet platform, was expressed in a statement given out today by E. S. Shumaker, supcrlntedent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League. “Do the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters, as well as decent law-abiding citizens want to send such men to Congress?” Mr. Shumaker asks in the closing sentence of his statement. After discussing the statement of Mr. Turk he would, if elected to Congress, fight for tho immediate modification of the Volstead act so as to legalize the use of light wines and beer, Mr. Shumaker said: “We ask which pledge Mr. Turk will keep when, if elected, he becomes a United States Congressman; the pledge which he has here seen fit to give to the rmbllc through the press to attempt to nulify the Constitution of the United States, or the solemn oath which he will be compelled to take on assuming office, if nominated and elected, to uphold the Constitution? Unfortunately, we have reached a time in the history of our Re-

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public when pledges of the character made by Mr. Turk for the purpose of gaining votes for election are more certain to be observed than the solemn oath of office one takes when assuming office. Mr. Turk by this declaration openly pledges, in effect, if elected to Congress he proposes to aid in nullifying the Constitution of the United State safter he has taken an oath to uphold and defend it.” BOERS FIGHT WITH STRIKING GOLD MINERS (Continued From Page One.) between black and whites, which culminated In widespread fighting. Gen. Jan Smuts, premier of the Union of South Africa, announced to the legislative assembly: "We are faced with one of the gravest crises which has ever arisen in South Africa.” The fact parties of Boers have joined with the strikers who are attacking gold mines at Brakpan, Fordsburg and Benoni has increased the seriousness of the situation. Martial law was declared Immediately throughout the Rand district. In the Newlands district west of Johannesburg, and at Fordsburg, near the crown mills, fierce fighting between police and scores of miners and blacks was reported. There were many casualties, at least ten policemen being killed and others taken as hostages. The railway line to Benoni has been cut at both ends. The police are badly outnumbered, but have taken many prisoners. The center of the fighting was the Brakpan mine where the manager and two special constables were captured, taken out on to the veldt and shot. Seven constables were killed. Benoni was the scene of severe street fighting, the police attacking a hall where miners were gathered. Many pedestrians were wounded and at least three killed. EXTRA TROOPS ON INDIAN DUTY LONDON, March 11.—Extraordinary precautions were taken by British garrisons throughout India today to prevent armed uprisings on tho part of natives as news of the arrest of M. K. Gandhi, the famous non-cooperative leader, spread

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