Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 71, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 1922 — Page 2
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SHANK CHANGES PBOPERTYHIDDEK 's Informed Merchants Sequester $23,000,000 From , Tax Books. Merchants within the mile square hid $23,000,000 worth of personal property from assessors who fixed taxation valuations this year, Mayor Shank today said he was informed. "I dm going to take the city council and others on a trip through some of these downtown stores tto see whether valuations the owners have made affidavit to are fair," said the mayor. £ “Geo Gay and John. Feasey of the Pettis Dry Gocds Company told me last night in my office they would testify before the State tax board the city is getting cheated out of $25,000,000 worth of valuation right In the mile square.” Orders Work Stopped Pending his investigation the mayor ordered all work on the city tax levy stopped. If the mayor can get something added to the valuation, which the county auditor said would be reduced $20,000,000, the ta rate will not bo so high, in 1923. Controller Joseph L. Hogue had just estimated on the reduced valuation the city levy would be $1,031, an increase of 8.8 cents over this year. The mayor discussed the situation with the State board of tax commissioners. He said they told him they were vilhlly interested, had not thought of such a thing, and wanted him to collect his evidence and bring it before them after Aug. 8. The mayor said he also would go before ’ the county board of review. Mayor’s Ire Aroused Ire of his honor was aroused by discovery of a small furniture store in E. Washington St., is valued at SIOO,000, W’nile a big one in W. Washington St. is the same. He said he was informed the latter had at least a million dollars’ worth of goods out on payments which it still owns and should be paying taxes on. Upon indication the city council would cut the’ recreation levy from 2 to 1 cents. Hogue decided to ask for only 1 cent- This will give the de* partment about $60,000 to operate on. It has SIIB,OOO this year.
ABEYOUTHIRSTY? THEHE'S THE RISER _____ Only Eight Public Drinking Places for Thousands Downtown. A reporter, thoroughly in* accord with prohibition, set out to find a drink of water. He trampled the business district over and found: Four streams oozing from iron pipes at the four corners of the mohument A "other iron pipe fountain on the indescribable pile in the north courthouse yard. An honest to goodness sanitdry fountain at Massachusetts Ave. and Pennsylvania St. And that was aIL v He thought he might quench his thirst at the public comfort station, Kentucky Ave. and Illinois St. IV was marked “Closed.” Board of works office reported repairs in progress. The park board intends to install two fountains in University Square. Then there will be eight public places where the thousands of per- j sons who tread hot downtown pavements may drink water. ROAD TESTS PLANNED Purdue University Signs Contract With U. S. Bureau. By United Press LAFAYETTE, Aug. 2.—Studies to determine the wearing qualities of gravel and stone roads and the wear-j ing ability of different types of concrete roads under various conditions of traffic have been arranged in anew contract just drawn up between the engineering experiment station of Purdue University and the United States Bureau of Public Roads. It is expected the United States Bureau of Public Roads will station two research engineers at Purdue this tall to help carry on the tests. BOOST INDIANA RATES * Discrimination Shown as Compared to Illinois Freight Tariff. Freight rates from Indiana to Misrouri River points have been subjected 4o three increases which did not apply to Illinois, railroad representatives admitted yesterday at an interstate commerce commissioner hearing at the Federal building. Indiana shippers are fighting for a reduction of rates to the Illinois level. FOUNDRY MEN STRIKE One Hundred Workers Join Walkout at Muncie Plant. By United Press - MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 2.*-A hundred chippers and grinders at the Muncie Foundry and Manufacturing Plant walked out today in protest against a reduction of wage',. The plant will be closed unless the men return. PLANT SHUTS DOWN Lack of Coal Forces Terre Ilante Factory to Suspend. \ By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 2.—Two hundred men were thrown out of work here when the Terre Haute Paper Company plant was forced to shut down from lack of coal. harTheads k. c. By United Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ Aug. 2. Luke E. Hart, St. Louis, was today elected Supreme advocate of the Knights of Columbus at the annual convention here. Says He Stole S6OO Charles E. Miller, 42, London, Ind., was arrested today on the charge of grand larceny growing out of a warrant filed by Esther Whestley, 841 Birch St., which alleged he stole S6OO from her.
St. Louis Profits Financially Through Free Opera in Worlds Largest Out-Door Theater
By 'SEA Service ST. LOUIS, Aug. I.—When most cities go into the opera business there is sure to be a follow-up of financial deficit and consequent city-wide wailing. St. Louis is not only regularly in the opera business, but is running the entertainments at a big financial profit, and in addition is providing free entertainment for 1,700" persons who otherwise could not afford to attend shows. In the world’s largest, open-air theater. this municipality lias, for four years every night during two summer months, entertained from 6,000 to 9,000 people with good music and clean fun. It has made light opera an art for all the people. It has pro-
BRDTHERHOODS Mtf JOIN SOON * Unless Settlement Comes in Thirty Days Trainmen Expect to Walk Out. By United Press CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 2.—Unless the strike of railroad shopmen is ended within thirty days, all railroad unions, including the bjg four broth- j erhoods, will become involved. This prediction was made in an ex j elusive statement to the United Press j today by an official of one of the big railroad brotherhoods, who requested that his rjpme be withheld. FAIL TOPAY FEES t Three Hundred Stamlliolders at Market May Lose Concessions. Three hundred city market standholders failed to pay their semi-annual rent installment July 1, thereby forfeiting their leases, Controller Joseph L. Hogue Jold the board of public safecy today. The board gave the standholders ten days in which to pay or vacate. MARRIAGE LICENSES Joseph E. Suit. 132 W. Fourteenth St.: Jlaude Harris, 3029 Kenwood Ave. L. A. Kibble. 335 Northern Ave.; Ida Koopmau. 27f>5 Mart in dale Ave. * John H. Huffman,-~Ctncago; Josephine I. Hill. 3209 N. New Jersey St. Elmer J. Stanfield. 306 E. South St.: Katherine S. Meyers. 710 Lexington Ave. Genoa Pack, 545 W. Michigan St.; Eve Green. 1140 St Sheffield Ave. Walter C. Perry. 410 S. Temple Are.; Helen E. Byrum; 446 3. Grace St. George E. Eston. 2712 N. Meridian St.; Wiila Scrivner, 1721 Alvord St. Arthur C. Erber. 1705 Commerce Ave.; Essie McDonald. 1334 Commerce Ave. William G. Johns. 868 Fletcher Ave.; Beulah M. Collins. $66 Fletcher Ave. William T. Dixon, 1268 Standard Ave.: Katherind Bell. 742 N. Tremont St. Lenny Lewis, 316 Blackford St.; Mollie Coleman, 421 Bright St. Harold W. Martin. 457 H E. Washington St.- Mary R. Schrader, 610 S. Meridian St. Edwin M. Booths. 422 E. Twellth St.: Mary Louise Ryan. 2720 E. New York St. BIRTHS Girls Virgil and Vonnie Burton. 514 S. Noble. Henry and Ida Meyer. 14 Carson. Edwin and Ala Whelan, Deaconess HosPi *Bcrt and Inez Reid, Methodist Hospital. Fred and Cora Carpenter. Methodist HosPit Ernest and Eleanor Lewis. Methodist HosI'red crick and Eleanor Ray, Methodist Hospital. _ ~ . Willard and Theresa Banta. Methodist Hospital. „ Omtr and Mary Farr. Methodist Hospital. Charles and Mary Noone, St. Vincent HosP John and Thelma Younger. 2009 Yandes. George and Victoria Hendrtxeou, 229 N. Keystone. Crover and Maud Chadwick. 822 Beecher. Walter and Jennie Evans. 429 Patterson. •Emerson and Ruth Busteod, Methodist Hospital. ‘ _ .. George and Winifred Roth. Methodist Hosri, Juseph and Bessie Hopkins, P4B N. Belmont. Arthur and Euby Jackson, 820 Harrison. Boys William and Isabel Couch. 1009 Fletcher and .Helen Brink, 2110 Singleton Avery and Norma Thatcher, Methodist Hospital. „ * Charles and Jessica McKeand. St. Vincent's Hospital. „ John and Nell Demberger, St. Vincent’s Hospital. „ Emanuel and Marie Wetter, 145 Wisconsin St. William and Alma Dewey, 715 Minnesota St. Rolls and Cora Ramsey. 338 S. Patterson St. Alex and Mary Hanchil. 39 E. South St. Granville and Lucy western Ave. Lesley and Frances Barber, 421 S. Harding St. James and Anna Williams, 519 W, Thirteenth St. Georg. l , and Harie Freels. 2235 W. Wilkins St. Alvia and Hazel Deree, 1101 E. Bates St. Landy and Alice Giles. 3015 Jackson Ave. Twins William and Beryl Curran, St. Vincent’s Hospital, boy and girl. DEATHS Caroline Simms, 71, 2-5*3 N. Rural, acute intestinal obstruction. Homer Wright, 47, Methodist Hospital. cystitis. Mary Wllkerson, 68. city hospital, chronic myocarditis. Charles Ray Carroll. 5, 941 Sanders, scarlet fever. Charles Collins. . 1150V4 Roosevelt, chronic myocarditis. Sylvia M. Grim. 48. 1145 Ewing, chronic myocarditis. Catherine Kirtiy, 92, 842 arterio Lizzie Shively. 43. 201 oJWjLwAVmitxa; regurgitation. Mo-r.izty. 1 itfia endocardhlß r- r. Jget ttWiSi UiHtTyj -•.-a’. I.’VMrfc'jfisli" ■" : diabeic-s raoliitua. Bes;e> Bures.' id. city hosxWf'fllpß®®
vided a free school to Vhich St. Louis is indebted for a chorus of singers and dancers that the best of private impresarios can well envy. How It Started v But does it pay in dollars and cents? It does, indeed. It wasn’t for financial profit that it was founded, but it has done so well in that respect that the management has been puzzled once or twice to decide what to 'do with accumulated funds. “Material greatness isn't everything in the life* of a city, a group of leading St. Louis business men four years ago. “Entertainment and encouragement of the arts and mental improvements are to be considered, too.”
Jazz Band Feature of Opening of Animal Convention of Negroes By United Sews i Negro Improvement Association and
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—The third annual International convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, designed to plan a vast black empire in Africa, got under way here Tuesday to the strains of a jazz band and the glitter of gold braid. *• Fifteen thousand marchers paraded through the negro quarter in Harlem under the red, green and yellow flag of the Africat! “Kingdom,” and the uniforms of dukes, potentates and Imperial ministers flashed in the sultry sun. The band played "Stumbling.” As the battalions passed before Provisional President Marcus Garvey and his Supreme Highness Gabriel M. Johnson, potentate of the Universal
No Freak Vegetables Will Get in Prize Money at State Fair Show
No “freak” vegetables will be given prizes by Judges at the Indiana State fair, Sept 4 to 9, Guy Cantwell, director of the department of agriculture of the Indiana, board of agriculture, said today. The “funny” potato with a big head and arms and legs like a fat boy will j be thrown out by the judges even be- j fore the judging begins, Mr. Cant- j well said. The big potato, two or three times as big as it ought to be, j will have no better chance of winning ! a ribbon. Only smooth, even, well- j sized potatoes, of pure breed will be accepted by show officials. “The oddly-shaped and over-slxed tomato, onion and carrot will meet the same fate if brought to the fair,” Mr. Cantwell said. “The same Is true of other kinds of vegetables, Just as it
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Thereupon they formed the Municipal Theater Association, established the present beautiful open-air auditorium in the cool setting of Forest Park and proceeded to produce a series of high-grade musical entertainments. There was a deficit at first but the backers met the loss cheerfully. The next season the venture did better financially. Last year there was a profit of $24,000. Have Free Seats ' “What shall we do with all this money?” asked the surprised management, for the association’s charter requires the re-investment of such funds In the enterprise itself. Part of tlia
Mayor of Monrovia City. Liberia, a light rain spotted the dazzling regalia and batteries of trucks loaded with watermelons lined up to refresh I the delegates. A grand court reception will be | given by their highnesses, the potentate and the supreme deputy of the asj sedation, Aug. 10, for “personages who have distinguished themselves in art. literature, science, higher eduj cation, statesmanship, the proses- : sions, the ministry 4 and industry.” No one will be admitted, who is net in by dukes, duchesses, barons and other members of the “nobility,” whosd ! titles have been conferred on them for | conspicuous service for the empire.
is of fruits, grains or even livestock Odd-shaped vegetables have no more place at the fair than a deformed cow, horse or rooster.” Prize money totaling $3,500 will be paid out to winners in the vegetable show. Entries must be at the office of the board by Aug. 21. DOCTORS TOO HASTY ; Physicians Answering Call Knock Woman Down With Car. ! By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 2—ln answering a call to attend a man hit by a street carT two doctors, W. A. Biggs and Dalton Wilson, In their haste, ran down and Injured Mrs. Anna Doyle with an automobile.
$24,000 was spent for new’seats fcnd other theater needs, but a goodly sum still remained. ‘“Lot’s spend It in training our own chorus, and develop finally a Free Municipal School of Light* Opera,” someone suggested. And this is what’s being ddhe pow. During the present eight-week sea son, eight operas and operettas have been given at a cost of approximately $20,000 each, and when the books are audited a prefit of some $40,000 will i be shown. Municipal v opera audiences are as j democratic as any crowds at a basej ball game. For thoso who could not I attend otherwise, there are 1,700 free j seats, '
SHOWDOWN HI - MREJPCIS Elliott Jumps Into Mix-up to Help ".Out Jay Craven. John L. Elliott, vice president of the board of sanitary Commissioners, today Jumped into the new garbage plant fracas to help out President Jay A. Craven. A showdown, which gave promise ref some plain speaking, was considered likely at the Thursday meeting of the board. Elliott said he was with Craven in his announced Intention of preventing Charles H. Hurd, consulting engineer, from continuing in employ of the board at SIB,OOO a year. Commissioner Lucius B. Swift stands against them for Hurd, it is understood. Swift wants Hurd to resign and supervise construction of the new gatWage plant. Craven and Elliott said they can get an engineer for less than Hurd costs the taxpayers. Hurd is supervising construction of the sewage disposal plant. Swift said his work on the garbage plant would extra, because he could work on It at the same time as the sewage disposal system. Meanwhile some citizens of West Indianapolis announced intention to seek disannexation before standing for either continuance of the present smelly garbage plant or construction of anew one. If West Indianapolis gets. Sellers' farm, where the plants are located, dlannexed along with its own territory, Indianapolis can anne.x Sellers' farm again and go right ahead. Elliott said.
INSPECTOR SUITS; nig Cletus L. Weaver, Officer on Police Force for Twenty-Two Years, Resigns. Cletus L. Weaver, inspector of police, and for twenty-two years a ranking officer In the local department, today handed his resignation to Chief of Police Herman Rikhoff. tie and his wife will take a trip to Ashville, N. C., and from there go by boat to New York. They will then make a tour of Canada. Capt. Walter White was promoted to inspector, Lieut. Roy Pope 'to captain, Sergt. Arthur McGee to lieutenant, Patrolman Walter Coleman and Barrett Ball to sergeants. - Fireman Suspended Fireman John E. Doyle was found guilty of conduct unbecoming dn officer and suspended thirty flays, dating from July 23. Charges of unbecoming conduct were placed against Patrolman Charles Mitchell and Fireman William P. Metzler. Weaver has had twenty-three years of service In the police department. Detective Reinstated William Feeney, former city detective, was reinstated as patrolman.
Public Likes to Pay More for Thrills, Confectioner’s Experience Indicates
“If it is out of the ordinary you can charge more for it," said a veteran confectioner apd soda dealer today. “I have been in business for thirtyfive years and have learned a lqt about human nature In that time. Back in the old days when natural straws were in use at 99 per cent of the soda fountains I got hold of some of the artificial paper kind, which were a novelty at that time. By putting an extra flub dub or two on the
HITS MILK TRUCK William Beck Arrested On Four Charges. William L. Beck. 3035 Kenwood Ave., was arrested on four charges today when a car he was driving struck a milk truck driven by Dolphus Carmieheal, 907 W. Twenty-Seventh St., at Forty-Eighth and Meridian Sts. and injured Carmieheal. Failure to stop after ah accident, assault and battery, speeding and failure to display certificate of title piate jiwere the charges lodged against Beck. REE I RUNS FIRST IN VOTES COUNTED Senator Appears Wir.ner Over Wilson Favorite in Missouri Primary Election. By United Pre*\ ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. 2.—Senator James A. Reed, bitterly denounced -by former President Woodrow Wilson, in the Missouri primary election fight, was running ahead of his opponent, Breckenridge Long, for the Democratic senatorial nomination, in returns from yesterday's primary. Returns from more than two-thirda of the State's 3,834 precincts show Roed leading by nearly 20,000 votes. R. R. Brewster, Kansas City lawyer, apparently has won the Republican nomination for the United States senatorship. In the six-cornered fight, Brewster was piling up a substantial majority over William* Sacks, “wine and beer” candidate.
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WILLIAM EL CROWE By United Press + PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2. —Senator William E. Crowe died here today. He has been ill for some time. Crowe was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Knox.
j fountaln.and using artificial straws I was charge 10 cents for ice cream sodas when the prevailing price was 5 cents. “Now the situation is exactly reversed. Tojiay paper straws are in universal use. So I have gone back to the old natural straws and by having them packed in little paper tubes holding two straws each our store now has no trouble getting 15 cents for a 10-cent soda.”
POLICE YIN 15 ROBBERESCIPES Two Minions of Law Dally Lazily as Thief Makes Getaway. While Motor Policeman William Hansford 6tood on a curb, stretched his arms and yawned, a burglar in a ; drug store at 1039 Fairfield Ave., he ! was’sent to catch, slipped out a side door and escaped, according to (charges filed before the board of public safety today. J While HanFford yawned, his part-1 ner, William Bastin, sat in the police j car, charges against pastin recite. Polce Chief Herman F. Rikhoff said ] Mrs. J. A. Wilson, across the street, j shouted to the officers the burglar was getting away while they dallied in front of the place. Then they saun- ! tered around to'the side door, went in j the store, stayed ten minutes and ; drove away, according to the charges. I WINS PRIZE MEDAL Indianapolis Man Second In Sword Manual Drill. By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 2. Harrison Pfeifer of Indianapolis won second prize in the sword manual drill at. the State convention of Patriarchs Militant, a subordinate lodge of the Odd Fellows here today. The prize Is j a medal.
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BOIRD IS IVINS 14,11115 DAILY Government Fuel Supervision Stimulates Production, Hoover Declares. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—The Government coal supervision board is moving 14,000 cars of coal a day, Secretary of Commerce Hoover announced today. This movement will handle the complete output of producing mines, furnish more coal for necessary industries and stimulate further production, Hoover declared. Country-wide reports likewise indicate fuel profiteering has been curbed by 'the distribution boards. Further regulations "3re being drafted. * RIOT CLAIMS VICTIMS r Two Strikes Fatally Hurt in Mis-souri-Pacific Yard Clash, By United Press FT. SMITH, Ark„ / Aug. 2.—Two strikers were fdtally injured in a rioF in the Missouri-Pacifio freight yards at Van Btiren, six | miles east of here early today, according to reports, I B&th men died soon after the shootliiyr.
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