Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1922 — Page 11

JUNE 15, 1922.

STONE COMPANY CHARGED WITH SIB,OOO FRAUDS Grant County Has Paid Fake Freight Bills for Five Years, Says Report. Charges that the Kokomo Stone ComIranT has defrauded ijrnnt County of $13,P 47.63 through the use of fraudulent freight bills over a period of five years from Jan. 1. 1917. to Dec. 31, 1921, are made In a report of Field Examiners Vic C. Palmer and Clyde Strait to Jesse Eschbach, chief examiner of the State board of accounts. The method of operation, according to the report, was to send short-weight shipments of stone accompanied by a freight bill of the Indiana Railway and Light Company purporting to be a duplicate of the original for a greater amount of stone than was actually shipped. Harvey M. MeCaskey, road superintendent. Is said to have received one freight bill for his approval and the traction company a different one. according to the method of operation followed. Discovery of the practice was made by a comparison of the freight records of the Indiana Railway and Light Company with the claims died with the Grant County board of commissioners in the auditor's office. SHORT weight SHIPMENTS CHARGED. The company is charged in the report with sending short weight shipments 540 times out of a total numter of G4l shipments during the five-year period. In addition to this the report charges the stone company filed claims and received payment for forty-four shipments never received ' the county. MeCaskey is rged la the report with failure to kec a close cheek on the materials received by the county and failure to require assistant superintend- , ents to keep a record of the materials used on Grant County roads. In this connection the report says: * "We feel this practice should be ►topped and an effort should be made, r> _ ascertain If the amount of materials urchased Is being placed on the roads of Grant County, Indiana, and not used for other county purposes.” The report says the company received $120,450.18 and the amount actually due was $100,452.22 showing an overpayment, of $20,184.52. The stone company Is ! given credit by the examiners amounting 1 $1,354.30 and $515.12 for shipments on | which freight bill dates of the traction company do not agree with the dates of claims filed. The report of the field examiners covers thirty-nine typewritten pages and indicates an exhaustive Investigation of the Grant Cunty situation was made. In connection with alleged fraud on the part of the stone company, the report says two assistant highway superintendents were in the employ of private concerns and the county at the same |Cme. The men implicated were Ira and C. 8. Kelley. Sherman WPn™r. another assistant highway superintendent. is charged with fillne a claim and receiving pay for 2 r o hours work while It Is claimed the actual time he put In was only seventy hours. Another feature of the report shows the sum of $10.9i>4 34 was expended for "emulsified asphalts" purchased during the year of 1921. Emulsified asphalt is a compound for mixing with stone, for tavia road work. This compound, it was pointed out. consists of approximately 72 per cent bitumen and 27 per cent water, with a loss of less than 1 per cent in mixing. Bitumen of the best grade. It was pointed out, can be purchased for S2O per ton. The total costs for emulsified asphalt were listed at $10.9<>4.34, while the

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RADIO PROGRAM

INDIANAPOLIS (HATFIELD) VVOII —Daily. Except Sujiday—--10:00-11:00 n. m., musical progrjiu with special features. '0:15 a, m.. financial, grain and livestock market reports 10:30 a in., special Items of Interest to women, Monday, Wednesday and Satordry. 1:00-2KX) f. m.. musical program with special features 1:20 p. m.. marker reports. 4.-00-s.i>o p. m., musical program with special features. 4:15 p. in., police notices. 4:5C p. m., baseball scores. —Sunday—--10:00-11:00 a in . special recital. —Evening Concerts—--8:30-10:00 o'clock. Monday, Wednesday and Satur Jay. INDIANAPOLIS (ATKES-H AMILTOX) WI.K. — Daily, Except Sunday 11:00-11:30 a. m.. musical program. 11:30 a. m., weather reports anti weather forecast (485 meters t. 12:00-12:30 p. m.. musical program. 2:00-215 p. m.. musical program. 3:00-3:13 p. m . musical program. 6:00 p, m., liasebail results. 10.00 p. m.. time and weather reports (485 meters). Explains What Makes Crystal Detector Work on Radio Set. By PACL F. GODLEY. Americas Foremost Itadio Authority. •'Unilateral conductieity." What it It? It is the secret of the crystal set. It Is the property that makes of any substance a "detector" of radio signals. Certain minerals, and a few other materials, possess the characteristics which make them good conductors for current passed through them In one direction only. For example, a piece of carborundum may show a resistance of only two or three ohms to ace ta'n current.. When the current is reversed, the resistance to its flow Is several hundred, and In some Instances, several thousand ohms. When substances possessing these characteristics a-e placed in a circuit where an alternating current Is flowing, pulses of one polarity pass with ease, while those of the other are wasted and lost. The substance thus becomes known as a •‘rectified," since it "rectifies" the jj< A ff> HOOK-CP OF CRYSTAL SET. alternating current, leaTlng In its stead, unidirectional current. f; OF Rectifiers. The telephone receivers used in radio work are essentially direct current ma- j chines, thus the necessity for a rectified ■ —or as they are always called—detector, In the radio receiver. Some minerals used as detectors are I bo sensitive that the currents fed to the magnetic telephones are much larger than can be accounted for by one-half of the Incoming signal currents alone. j One explanation of this Is that the wasted half of the current produces heat because of the resistance of the crystal. ,

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PAULINE AND MARIE DAVIS.

Every one has heard of the Fairbanks twins and the ‘‘Gold Dust" twins, and It Is time that Indianapolis folks met the Davis twins of 2314 IVoodlawn avenue, who work together in one of the big department stores. They are named Pauline

bllumen used amounted to $1,987.53, Indicating the cost of water and mixing accounted for the difference, $8,970.81. No charge is made by the board regarding the emulsified asphalt except that its enormous cost to the couuty was pointed out. Dearies N. Hodgin, secretary, treasurer of the Kokomo Stone Corporation, denied the charges of the State board of accounts and declared the sum of SIB,OOO extra pay "preposterous." Mr. Ilodgln and his father. Len 11. Hodgin, president of the corporation, were expected to appear before the State board of accounts today. Says Imagination Is Business Help Next to character, *he greatest asset of a business man is lmnginution, the Itev. John Snape, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Oakland, Cal., asserted in his address before the weekly luncheon of the Lions Club In the Hotel Lincoln. Imagination In business is essential to success, and Is, the Rev. Mr. Snape said, necessary to a man who wishes to anticipate the demands of his clients or customers. * “Business is founded on Imagination,” he sail “Credit is merely reputation plus character, or imagination materialized. Banks do not make loans so much on collateral as t hey do on character, which Is closely akin to Imagination. Imagination is essential to the courtesies of life and the dignities of business." Albert Stump, president of the Lions Club; Roy F. Ilartz, secretary-treausre. and Mrs. H.irtz left the city today for the annual convention of the Lions International at Hot Springs, Ark.. June 22 and 23. They will return June IV COUPLE ARRESTED. Stella Perry, 43, 24<mi East Washington street, and Charles Yeats, 40. 3018 West Vermont street, were arrested early today on statutory charges. The arrest was made by Patrolmen McDonald and Burris.

RA DIO ‘SERVED’ ON TEA CART!

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When guests come to the home of John A. Matoth, at Rahway, N. J., he “serves" them with a radio program from the set on his tea wagon. And when the loud speaker becomes too weak, each guest gets a head set with which to hear the incoming concerts. In the picture are the families of Matoth and Alfred of Elizabeth, N. J., enjoying the tea-wagon concert. Matoth is standing behind the set.

This heat is produced at the point of contact of a crystal with the ‘‘feeler" wire. Under certain conditions when two unlike substances are In contact, the application of heat will produce a flow of electricity. A combination of two diss milar substances for the production of electricity In this way is known as a "thermocouple.” Doubtless, some types of galena (lead ore) and one or two similar crystals not only show unilateral conductivity, but also act as thermal batteries, giving off a pulse of current each time as a result of othep heat-producing puises which pass through*! t. A R R A NGEMENT. It is Important to arrange the crystal detector so that a'l of the energy which Is collected in tts circuit passes through It. This is accomplished by making sure that there is nothing connected across the detector which could act as a small condenser. If small condensers are formed by a length of "twisted pair” conductors, or large metal surfaces which are closely

DON’T BE FOOLED You can not operate a radio 6et In the same manner as a phonograph. We build radio receiving sets. HATFIELD ELECTRIC COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS

TWINS

and Marie, which are not strictly twin names, and according to Pauline, they haven't even similar dispositions, but Just the same, they are twins, and therefore entitled to a place with the other well known ones.

Y . W. C. A . ADDS MORE SPACE TO ROOMING HOUSE ‘‘Out, books, and In. beds,” commanded the bouse secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, with the result the rooms on the third floor ot the downtown building, occupied during the winter by educational classes, hnve been turned Into dormitories for tha summer. This doubles the capacity of the house and helps meet the requests of out-of-town girls for temporary lodgings. Women delegates to the Northern Baptist convention aro among the transient guests this week. Thirty-two young women from other cities who expect to attend the State library school during July and August have made reservations for cots in the dormitory. “Even though we cannot provide all the conveniences for the girls in this improvised dormitory, they tell us they prefer to stay In a place they know Is safe and within their means," said Miss Pearl Forsyth, general secretary. Funds earned by the renting of rooms supplement the general budget of the association, which Is supplied by the Community Chest. Fire Prevention Will Be Shown Fire prevention pictures will be an added attraction at the municipal theater at Brookside Park this evening. A fire prevention meeting was held at Firs Station No. 28, Maple road and Ruckle street last night and another Is to be beld at fire headquarters. New York and Alabama streets Friday night. Today was the last day for entering the city beautification contest. Numerous prizes are offered for the cleanest, prettiest back yards. Those who desire to enter should get In touch with the city fire prevention bureau, at fire headquarters Immediately.

adjacent to each other and used In the connection or construction of the crystal detector system, they, will nfford low resistance paths for the high frequency currents. Currents flowing through these piths will never be rectified, and so far as the magnetic telephones are concerned, will servo no purpose. In the accompanying “hook-up" of a crystal detector circuit, wires A and B should never be allowed to form a "pair." As such they would act as a small condenser. They should be single conductors, spaced somewhat.

RADIO PRIMER

OAT-WHISKER—A thin strand of wire attached to the crystal detector so as to form n light contact between the crystal and the incoming radio frequency current. It is usually a strand of copper wire coiled so as to fall lightly on the crystal.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES

Tomorrow, Friday, Our Bargain Bay

FIRST FLOOR JAPANESE TABLE COVERS—43x4B inches; blue and white uxq colorings; $1.50 quality, each....*/OC MERCERIZED NAPKINS—IBxI3-inch size; hemmed ready for <J| /xia use; $1.50 quality, yard tJ)A.UU IMPORTED MERCERIZED LUNCH CLOTHS—Grecian designs, hemmed ready for use; <J*i r/\ $2.50 quality, each $ I MERCERIZED TABLE DAMASK—SB Inches wide; dice patterns; oa 65c quality, yard TURKISH TOWELS—Bath size; double twist thread; 39c e\ty, quality, each BATH TOWELS—lndividual size; soft finish; 19c quality, 1 Ol / ALL-LINEN UNBLEACHED TOWELING—I6Va inches wide; -s p 25c quality I*)C TOWELlNG—Bleached or unbleached, inches wide; linen A finish; 15c quality, yard lilC WHITE PERMANENT FINISH ORGANDY—44 inches wide; will launder beautifully and retain its flnish; SI.OO quality, yard D<jC No phone or mall orders on any of the above Items. WOMEN’S UNION SUITS—Of fine ribbed cotton, bodice top, tight knee, flesh and white; 75c and 85c qualities (3 suits for 85c), Bun '. ziJc UNION SUITS FOR WOMEN—Munslng and Richelieu, of fine lisle, bodice top, shell knee; bodice top, closed crotch and envelope style; $1.50 quality fol/C WASH GOODS REMNANTS— BIouse, dress and trimming lengths of plain and novelty organdy, voile, ratine, beach cloth, gingham, etc.; some aro slightly soiled and mussed; ’ a marked remnant price; for example, a - or remnant marked 50c would be . ZjC

All-Wool Suits For Men and Young Men • QG Two Pairs Salo m ELgg?*. • Trousers Price— ■ If? Included ij M at $18.95 Coat, vest and two pairs lone: trousers, all for $15.93. 'Remember eierj suit is all wool. Regulars and stouts. Plenty of sports models and tweeds. $5 and , 6 Men s Trousers Sale & j.S .ry O An Extra pair Price— £7 • With Your Coat Jgr . —and Vest Good, serviceable, all-wool fabrics, including all-wool blue serges, excellently tailored to stand hard wear. Patterns to match suits, as well as good, durable all-wool work trousers. Sale price. 82.98. Genuine Palm Beach Men’s Trousers $3.85. Men’s Khaki Trousers, $1

Sale 200 Silk Dresses For Small Women and Misses (f _■ ■ ■ ■ —— ■ ■==?\ $lO, $12.50 and $Gf K® Sizes 16, 18, 20, 36, sls Qualities 38 and 40 Only Smart new summer frocks—some just Arrived, others taken from our higher priced groups and greatly reduced. Lucky, indeed, is tho woman or miss who may find her size among them, for they’re remarkable dresses at this extraordinarily low price.

MATERIALS: CREPE DE CHINE TAFFETA CREPE KNIT FOULARD SATIN, ETC.

Silk Blouses ■ n .98 v J These lovely blouses sold for up to $3. They’re beautifully made of pure silk crepe de chine, Georgette and other pretty silks.

Bungalow Aprons, Special ) F* P* For women and misses. Made of good quality gingham and trimmed with rick-rack braid. Cut / _ ■ ■ full and roomy. Specially priced for Bargain Fri- 1 day at )

FIRST FLOOR NECKWEAR—CoIIars of organdy in flat and Tuxedo styles; heavy Venise lace, Tuxedo collars; also a largo assortment of collar and cuff sets, round shapes, suitable for sweaters and dresses; choice of gingham, madras, organdy and pique; up Ofi to SI.OO qualities WHITE TRICOTINE—S4 inches wide; all wool; greatly in demand for sports suits and separate qq skirts; $4.50 quality <J)Z.t/0 WHITE GOLFONA—SB inches wide, all wool; a sports fabric or a frn basket weave; $4.00 quality.. $ J.Zt) ALL-WOOL CREPE—3B Inches wide; all wool, in Jade, canna, rose, light brown and French blue; *■ /*(\ $2.25 quality ipl.ui/ SHEPHERD CHECK—3B Inches wide; part wool; in navy blue and white check; SI.OO quality o“C NAVY BLUE STORM SERGE—SO inches wide; a desirable color and material for bathing suits, women's and children’s dresses; ro $1.50 quality /OC CROCHET PICOT EDGE— •• q Extra line quality, yard ioC HAND MADE FILET PICOT EDGE— Finest quality, % inch wide • with small design; special, yard. IZC VAL. LACES—Matched seta, edges and insertions, fine diamond meshes; also round meshes, suitable for trimming all kinds of dainty materials; Va to 1 inch wide; 12-yard bolts Z/C TORCHON LACES— Op to 3 Inches wide; mercerized finish, suituble for all kinds of art needlework; - up to 39c qualities, yard ...32 SILK ASTRAKAN TRlMMlNG—Suitable for sweaters and sport dresses, in tan, red. Copen, orange; 2 inches wide; 69c quality; rpg special, yard Z3C

THE BASEMENT STOR&.

Walking Skirts U 39 j L > Plain tailored models of Panama voile, suskanna poplins, wool mixtures, taffeta silk, etc., in navy, black and mixtures. $3 and $4 qualities.

11 W?H. BLOCK G Hart Bchaffner <1 Marx guaranteed clothes fa? men, young men and boys (8 to 18)

FIRST FLOOR LINENE SUITING—Yard wide; for children’s middy suits and dresses; white, Copen, light blue, rose, green, helio, brown and ty*j pink; 48c quality Z I C BELGIAN LINEN SUITING—Yard wide; all linen for dresses and suits; in peach, tangerine, Kelly green, navy and purple; SI.OO CQ quality, yard D/C BLACK SATEEN LINING—4O Inches wide; high finish, 59c OQ quality, yard Ou C BELGIAN Linen SUITING—Yard wide; all linen; in peach, tangerine, Kelly green, navy and r n purple; SI.OO quality, yard JjC NEW PRINTED VOILE—4O inches; light, medium and dark grounds with attractive printed effects for blouses and dresses; 60c quality, 29C

SALE OF ODD LOTS WOMEN'S PUMPS AND OXFORDS Small and Narrow Sizes. Up to SB.OO Qualities, $| J9B Displayed on Tables for Convenient Choosing, We urge you to shop in the morning, as this ridiculously low price will result in a lively selling.

ifr Genuine Palm Beach Suits For Men and /h /"4 AP - Young Men. VL (J U Salo Price Regulars, stouts, shorts, longs —all $8.05. Mohair Suits yr U ng':," and 4M ft QC Sale Price %D JLXJmUO Regulars, 6touts, shorts, longs —all $10.95.

COLORS: NAVY BLACK CINDER FUCHSIA SAND, ETC.

Attractive Sports S nocks ) <jji| |Q Made of Japanese crepe, voiles, lin nes and V * S * basquette weaves and prettily hand embroidered. \ For women and misses. Up to $3 qualities. . /

Fourth FLOOR DE LUXE CARPET SWEEPERS— Birch wood, mahogany finished cases, good bristle brushes, rubber tired wheels and nickel finished frame (no phone or Ai nn C. O. D. orders) 1.// RAG RUGS —24x36-inch size, plain tan with band ends of nn blue, pink or brown UjC JAP RUSH PORCH RUGS—Very heavy, pattern on both sides, in colors of blue, green, brown or gray, onethird less, as f0110w554.95 $4.95 3x6-foot size $3.30 $9.75 4%x7V2-foot size..s6.so $15.75 6x9-foot size $10.50 GRASS RUGS—6x9-foot size, stenciled patterns In blue, green \ or brown I D FIFTH FLOOR SHOVELS —Os crucible steel, D ban* die, government surplus stock; while taey last OifC BROOMS—Good broom corn, 4-sewed, smooth handles; while 26 dozen last; special -Z*/C TABLES—With drop leaf, white enameled top; $12.00 <t*£ rtC quality p 0.7) WILLOW CLOTHES BASKETS—Genuine imported willow; pi* $1.50 quality CDC MIRRORS—White enameled frames, size 9x14 inches; $1.75 u\q quality UuC QUICK MEAL GAS HOTPLATES— Two-burner; $3.95 qo quality pZ.tfO REFRIGERATOR PANS—Galvanized metal — Large size, $1.65 quality. ,98cV Medium size, $1.29 quality. S9<? GLASS JUGS—For ice tea, lemonade or water; a large variety of sizes, shapes and patterns; up 4 A to $2.00 qualities 4jC SIXTH FLOOR COMPOSITION CANDLESTICKS Polychrome and burnisned gold finish, hexagon base; 13 inches tall; complete with candles, Q No C. O. D., no deliveries. BUFFET SETS —Compote and candlesticks; composition polychrome and gold finish; complete QC with candles; pair No deliveries; no C. O. D. METAL PORCH TRAYS—Attractive fruit baskets; size £Q 13x13; special .vJL HAND-PAINTED SPLIT PALM FANS —Variety of shapes and O A _ designs; special O*J C CRETONNE PILLOWS—Round, well filled, size 18-inch; JO special *IOC STAMPED DRESSES—B-year size; good grade of linene; green, blue, pink and tan; neat patterns; no 50c quality Lt'Jx. STAMPED BUNNY OVERALLS— Sizes 1 and 2 years, of white Indian Head cloth; make attractive JQ little play suits, each nvC

Sample Lingerie 50 c v 300 salesmen’s samples, consisting of nightgowns, envelope chemise, petticoats, silk camisoles, bloomers, etc., 75c quality, special, Friday at 50£.

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