Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 187, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1922 — Page 2

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imim il y. 000.000 EGO 001FUND V Governor Favors 2-Cent Levy on Gallon to Supply Funds for Highway Commission. COLLECTION IS PROBLEM All Money Raised by State Matched Dollar for Doilar by Aid From Federai Funds. A 2-cent tax on all gasoline used In motor vehlcles In Indiana durlng thè firrt nino months of 1922 would have raised $2,054,345.60, I. L. Miller, State oil lnspeotor, said today. The tax has been proposed as a means of raislng more money for highway maintenance. These flgures were basod on thè conßumption of 112,919,200 gallona of gasoline, of whlch 90 per cent, or 102,717.250 gallona, were uaed by motor vehlcles, Miller stateci. Governor In Favor The Governor, in his message to Republiean legfislators, haa expreased favor for a measure which would place such a tax on gasoline, that thè funls so collected mlght be turned ove • to thè State highway commission for use In construction and malmenante of State highway a. Du.fingr thè State’s fiscal year from Oct. 1, 1921. to Sept. 30, 1922. thls tax would have raised $3,251,099, Miller estimated. The collection of such an authorized revenue is presentine a problem. The Governor ha.' intimated that thè oil inspection department could care for thla work without additional expense but such a task would require infinltely -more deificai work than is at presenst required by thè department, Miller stated. It is estimated tfcere are no less and probably a great many more than 10.000 filling statlons, garages, salesrooms and grocery Stores vending gasoline to motorista throughout thè State and If a check of each of these places were necessary every month a large number of col- j lectors would have to be sustained in thè field. Collection Problem Collection of thè tax at thè Bouree, either with thè wholesaler or thè producer. by means of separatlng thè ! commercial and household supply from ! that used for motor vehlcles, ls regarded as thè slmplest pian, but some question has arisen as to whether or not thls raethod can be constitutionally followed. The Federai Government matches dollar for dollar all money raised by thè State for thè constructlon and maintenance of road and any such tax as proposed would brlng, with thè Federai aid, approximately $7,000,000 annuali}*, lt was estimated.

HUNDREDS QUESTIONED IN DEATH OF ‘SHEIK’ Man Mysteriously Murdered in His Second-hand Sto re. Bv Uni'ed Press CHICAGO, Dee. 15. —Scores of men were questioned today by detectives lnvestlgatlng thè mysterioius murder of Fred W. Kech—“thè man who wanted to be a eheik.” Kech was shot to death in his sec-ond-hand clothing store here. Hundreds of lettera from women, a notebook full of addresses and telephone numbers and scores or carda Were sound In thè man’s pockets. PROBE OF MAN'S MIND FOLLOWS JAIL ‘HOLD-UP’ Prisoner From Ladoga Tells Strange Story of Shooting. Wilfred Vice, 30, of Ladoga, Ind., was held to<lay In a private celi room at police headquarters while physlcians lnvestlgated his mental condltlon. The emergency squad, called to 1424 Silver Ave. late last night on a report of a shooting scrape, was told by Vice that he carne to Indianapolis on a Martlnsvfille lnterurban car. He said he got off at thè Eelt railroad and Kentucky Ave., and that two men shot at him and chased him. He said he hld under a wagon and that thè nen Joked w*lth him and let him go, then chased him agaln. H. L. Bailey, 1338 S. Sheffield Ave., heard thè man yelling and saw* him runnlng. At 4 a. m. today thè tumkey heard some one shoutlng In thè celi room that a man was trylng to shoot him. BI.OODY AUTO MAY BE PHILLIPS CLEW Cincinnati Police Seeldng to Solve Ownership of Abandoned Car. By United Press CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dea 15. Whether a battered automobile, spattered with blood, sound here last night, had any connection with thè flight of Clara Phillips, escaped "hamtner murderess,” who broke Jail at Los Angeles, was a question police sought to solve today. The Ucen.se tag had been removed, but In a pocket of thè car was sound a reglstratlon certificate issued by thè Wlilys-Overland Pacific Company to “Walter PhilUps, 1155 Wall St, Los Angeles.”

Pouf! By United Xeica ANSELMO, Neb., Dee. 15. George Empfìeld filled his fliwer radiator with alcohol so it would run In thè coldest weather. Ke held a lighted match over thè open radiator next day to determine thè extent of evaporation. George will be able to slt up in a few days. The radiator has not been sound.

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Offìcers of Beth E 1 Club: Top, Miss Ruth Medias, secretar}*; center, Miss Benha Markowitz. vice presidenti lower left, Leo Doob, president, and Arch Falender, treasurer.

YOUNGERJEWS rnm duo Leo Doob Chosen President of : Beth El Body Here. Jewish young people of Indlanapo- J lls have compieteti organizatlon of thè Eeth El Club, with charter membership of 250, Leo Doob, 2425 N. Illinois St., president, announced today. The organizatìon, though fundamentally Jewish In Its inceptlon and membership. through present and proposed aìliances will be lnterdemoninatlonal in its work and natìon-wlda in Its scope. Sponsored by Rabbi Jacob Blenenfeld, 2229 N. Merldian St., of Beth El congregation, thè club took Ita name from his church. Beth El ls Hebrew for “House of God." The club will take thè initlative In ] many present problems of phllantfcropy and educatlon. will assist natlonal organizatiors along those Hnes and subscribe its full quota of finances and man power to any movement dee-med worthv by Its board of Ureetors, officers stated. Miss Bertha Markowitx. 1133 Bellefontaine St.. ls vice president; Miss Ruth Mediais, secretar}', and Arch E. Falender. 4011 N. Merldian St., treaaurer of thè club. The fìrst “get-together" affair will be a dance In thè Riley room at thè Claypool Hotel, Thursday evenlng. Dee. 21. Dr. Elliott Hirsoh ls chairman of thè committee in chargo. ACTION ON NEW COMFORT STATIONS POSTPONED Plans Cali For Expemliture of 55,800 In Cash for Six Parte. Plans for comfort statlons In six parks have been taken under advlsement until next Thursday by thè board of park commissioners. The statlons, lf established, will cost $5,800 each and will be located in Military, Brookside, Rhodius, Willard and Garfield Parks and at Fall Creek Parkway and College Ave. Action on acqulsition of ground adjolnlng thè James Whltcomb Riley homo on Lockerbie St. has been postponed until next month. MOTHER AND SON KILLED BY ASSASSINÒ Bodles Found by Fi reme n Aster House Had Been Fi red. Bv United Presi NEW YORK, Dee. 15.—Mrs. Anna Cataldo. 30, and her son Fred. 9, were murder ed at thelr Stllwell Ave. homo, ; Coney Island early today by an assass- | in or assassina who stabbed them and ! then set Are to thè house, according to 1 police reports. The bodles were on thè kltchen floor when firemen sound thè place enveloped in Carnea. FACE TICER CHARGES Frank Henn, 63, and Monroe Rlchards, 60, colored, both of Hammond’s Grove; Dan O'Hara, 49, of Julietta, Ind.; Sylvester Freeland, 29, 1201 Hiawatha St-, and Iddella Wise, colored, were arrested on blind tiger charges. Mary Florence was fined S2OO and costs: Walter Rolllns and Fmnces Starks, SIOO and costs, and John Joliva, John Mitcheli, Paul Brandlein and Pasa Haas drew fines of SSO and costs on liquor counts. FOR COI.DS, GRIP OR, INFLUENZA nd as a Preventive, take Xaxative BROMO QUIXINE Tablets. The box bears thè signatura of E. W. Grove. (Be aure you set BBOMQ.) 8 Oc.—Advarttsement

FAHMERS PUT Gl ON FBRDMET TARIFFMEASURE Ask Immediate Reduction in Freight Rates and Repair of Railroad Equipment. Bv United Ketcs CHICAGO, Dee. 15. —The American farmer, through his delegates to thè convention of thè American Farm Bureau Federation, had his say on thè taififf, immigration, thè transportation problem and. varlous other questiona here Thursday night in thè convention ’s final sesslon. The federation declared war on thè Fordney-McCumber tariff act and asked for an Immediato lnvestlgatlon of tariff rates on all imports bought by farmers and “an immediate roductlon of such rates to such lowor levels as shall only equal thè dlfforences In thè cost of production bere and abroad.” Lift Immigraiion Ban Lifting of thè present 3 per cent immigration law to ndinlt quallfled aliena for thè relief of "a oontinulng snortage of farm and Industriai labt>r,” was among thè other reccmmendatlons made. Resolutlons maklng thè following recommendations regarding transportation were adopted: 1 Repair and addition of new rall-, road equipment sufficient to prevent another car shortage. 2. Further reduction of freight rates “until they shall be brought lnto rroper working relation to' thè purchasing power of farm crops.” Would Open Waterways 3. Development of a well rounded transportation syst<*m by both State and national govemments, through highway iinprovcments and thè opcnir.g of waterways. includlng thè Great Lakes St. Lawrence channol. 4. Greater freedom for “thè private initiatlve” of railraods. 5. Ameniling of thè transportation act to permit rallroads to share In periods of depression and prosperity, instead of recetvlng a fixed return. 6 Llmitlng of thè power of thè Interstate commerce commission and restoration to thè varlous States of ccntrol over Intrastate trafile and rates. 7. Appolntment of a public commissicn to study thè national transportation problem. The Senate was urged to pass thè pendlng bill against “filled'' milk and the Capper “truth-in-fabriG” bill was commended. Adequate appropriatlons for thè Department of Agrleulture was asked. together with leglslatlon to extend payment on reclaimed land ar.d to require thè Federai Reserve Bank to pay interest on forced de posits by member banks was asked.

SHOQTING VICTI'S FUNERALSUNBAY Man Who Shot Girl Mother Freed W'ithout Bond. Funerol Services of Mrs. Inez Trout, 18, of 1162 S. Sherman Dr., will be held at thè home at 1:30 p. m. Sunday. Burlai will be at Union Chapel. Mrs. Trout. wife of Ralph W. Trout, Kr.. was shot accidentally by Paul Lutane. 2738 Southeastem Ave.. ! Wednesday night at thè Lutane home. She was holding Ralph, her 7-months-old baby, in her arma. Dr. Paul Robinson, coroner, has permitted Lutane to co home without gfiving bond. Lutane had been detalned on a technlcal charge ot manslaughter. ‘SPEEDER’ CHOOSES FINE INSTEAD OF VACATION 11. I). Dix Prcfers Payment—Other Motorists Assessed. H. D. Dlx. 1722 8. Merldian St., was arrested for epeedlng when he traveled thirty-six miies per hour on Capltol Ave. He paid a fine of *36 and costs when given his cholce of paylng or putting his car up for thirty-six days by Judge Wjlmeth. Other speedeis fined were: H. F. Keallng, 3220 E. Washington St.; Clyde Butler, 1840 Parker Ave.; George Crane, 960 N. Merldian St., and John Plumber, 818% N. Alabama St. All wore fined sls and costs except Plumber, who pald sl7 and costs. CENTRAL SOCIETY ELECTS Officers of thè Central Cylinder Grindlng Associatlon have been olected as follows: President, Theodore A. Meyer; vice president, W. W. Adams, Ft. Wajiie; secretar}*, J. T. Andreda, Indianapolis; treasuroi, George K. Kemp, Muncle; board of directors, Val H. Lindenschmidt, Evansville; H. B. Shank, Ft. Wayne, and V. J. Thampher, Connersville. FUNERAL SATURDAY Funeral Services for Joseph C 5. Condon, 82, retlred contracter and grocer, will be held at thè home of his son, Dayton Condon, 163 W. Fall Creek Blvd.. at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow. Mr. Condon dled at thè home of his son Wednesday. BuriaJ will be In Crown Hill.

HollyArrives Holly, mlstletoe, boxwood and Michigan winter berrlea are here In large quantity and unusuaily fine quallty, according to dealers in Christmas tìecorations and florlsts. The prlce ls lower than that of last Christmas. Roses, grown in thè exceptionally warm, sunshiny w’eatner, are selling at $4 to sl2 a dozen, w*hile they sold at $6 to sls last year. Christmas tree merchants who annually turn thè courthouse yard lnto an evergreen forest have begun to pi tch their tenta.

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$4,000 an Hour Valuing his liberty at $4,000 an hour, John W. Simmons has filed sult In Superior Court against Roy Brooks, grocer; Patrolman Thomas Kegris and Totor Policeman Timothy McMahon for SIO,OOO. Simmons alleged he was jailed two and onehalf hours on a falso charge of holding up Brooks, Oct. 4. The charges were dismissed when Simmons proved his innocenee.

SHDPLIFTERSGEI HOLIDAYWARNING ‘Deadline’ Thrown Around Retali Dlstrict. A "deadline” has been thrown around thè downtown retali dlstrict by thè Stores Mutual Protective Assoclatlon an dthe Indianapolis police to flght thieves. Any shopllfter or thiqf seen In thè dlstrict durlng thè hollday shopping season will be arrested on slght, lt was announced today. Thls followed declslor.s of merchants in recent meetings to cooperate In thè protection of Stores against thè pllfering of thè “Ught-fingered gentry" which ls always heavlest durlng thè Christmas rush. Operatives of thè Qulgley-Hyland Detective Agency, together with special detalls of police. have been stationed at ailvantageou3 positions and a dose watch ls being rnaintalned for thè apprehension of known crlmlnala. IF GOAL BiN !S EMPTUGEEG UP! No Miners’ Strike Ne.rt Spring, Both Sides Agree. By a. C. LYO\ Times Staff Correspondrnt WASHINGTON. Dee. 15.—1 t may come as amali comfort to those famllle* with empiy coal bine thla wlnter. but it will malte thè outlook for next wlnter fletter to predict that there will be no coal strike In Aprii when thè present wage agreement explre Both coal miners and operators say so. Whllo thè Federai coal faot-finding ..comminalo p has been officiaily survo}*lng thè coal lndustry * operatori and miners have been quletly work lr.g toward an underatanding In advance of thè commission’s report. The miners and op9ratora, so far as they thernselves aro concemed, will not need any help from thè com misalon, because, according to present “friendly agreemonts." they propese early next year to tanti and algn up thè present wage scale for at least another year, posaibly fora, tvroyear period. Men Aro Satlsflod The miners. lt ls known, will be satlsfled with a contlnuance of thelr present wages, so there could be no strike, so far as they are concemed. And here is thè best reason In thè world why thè coal operators won't shut down thelr mines Aprii X and attempt to force a reduction In wages: As oompared to thè maximum prìce of $2.60 a ton for thelr coal at thelr mines Harry Garflald, fuel admlnistrator, allowed thein to charge durlng thè war, thè Government now ls lettlng them charge at least $4.60 a ton. Many operators, according to reports reachlng Washington, are charging much more than $4.50 a ton —and are gettlng away with it. Mine Workers’ Opinion Minora are recetvlng hlgher wages than they did durlng thè war but not enough to warrant thè operators In charging $4.50 a ton, according to Ellis Searles of Indianapolis, editor of tho United Mine Workers’ Journi, and rlght-hand man to John L. Lewis, president of tho United Mino Workers. “If they eharged $3.05 a ton at thelr mines they would be maklng as much proflt as they made durlng thè war,” says Sea rles. LOCAL PRISONERS UNABLE TO GIVE MURDER CLEW .Man and Girl Questloncd Following Arrest as Vaffranta Bonds of Rossetta Ruby, 20, of 230 N. Senate Ave., and Karl ICoontz, 28, electrician, R. R. E., Box 341, held on statutory and vagrancy charges, were ratsod to $5,000 today and Indianapolis police began to question them for posslblo Information In thè Shaeffer liatchet murders. Police said thè girl's home is in Munscle and they understood she knew thè Shoeffers. Patrolmen Powderly and Bloomfleld arrested thè couple at thè N. Senate Ave. address. The prisoners said they could glve thè police no Information.

Resinol is clearing up that eczema Thaft th* Poént / The moment Resinol touchea an itching, buminj' s'<ia thè suffering usually stops. A few day* persi stent treatment rarely fails to clear away thè inflammation and sorene*3 and finally resfores thè skin to ita naturai healthy condition. Resinai Soap and Resinai Sharing Stick ceotsia thè seme sostine* propertics and va ussd trv diecnmin&ting men who llke thsnr jraaerous, cleaosùac hather u>d srholessme Resinai

News for Men! f AND ALL-WOOL TWO-TROUSER SUITS Wonderfally Made Garments at Bona Fide Savings of $lO to sls You men will be unable to appreciate wbat remarkable -values ff m- these garments are until you see thè high-grade materials, thè '§ S splendid hand tailoring, thè careful attention to detail that are L m usually sound only in clothing that is sold at from SIO.OO to $15.00 j liigher. Then you will know these Suits and Overcoats are rare OVEECOATS in warm, fleeey ma- SUITS in Fine Worsteds, Cassi- | ni IH B>* w Wy Ì terials, with all-wool plaid backs— meres and Cheviots—styles for men | W JMsaj this season’s most wanted models and young men. including swagger dgy ; and colorings, including plenty of sports models that thè young follows \ v thè popular light shades that are so like. All kinds of colorings and patmuch in demand. teras in this splendid collection.

Another Knockout Off eringi Men, Don’t Miss It! Men’s Two-Pants Suits and Overcoats $35, S4O, $45 and SSO Values Offered Saturday at Every kind of Sult or Ovorcoat a man could wlsh for In thls __ ma ma great selection. In all kinds of fabrics and colorings. includ- Qg M W *7 F ing plenty of thè popular light color Overcoats. Styles, no ija M t mattor what you want lt’s here. Suits with two palrs of if W• * trousers in thè most comprehensive selection of patterns J W .... and materials Serges, Pendi Strlpcs and Whipcords ara J only a few of thè many. You'll see surprlslng values at thls Expanslon Saie prlce. Men s Work Pants Men f s Corduroy Pants Heavy worsted quallty; )& -| A Q Wide or narrow wale cor- va - *7Q for winter wear; light and '$ | .4“ wel l q! ' 1 dark stripes; weU mafia ( 1= bottoms. Expanslon Sale , —= Sale prlce— ) prlce— )

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Men’s SILK SHIRTS $5 Qualities in a Sale at fh* 5 " f Crepe de Chines, >s* yNL fm^rtld e EngHh JW Broadcloths ) h Jjifl / Choose from beautiful radium silk shirts In gray or tan /j/JjriM u Ùff | \jl with collar to match. PLaln white or striped crepe de ot ■ alUitl chines, collar attached or collar band Btyles. Imported (B a/JJIIIb i Engllsh broadcloths and silk jersey. All are splendidly /H/YL _ prj j tallored. I Men’s Blanket BATHROBES A marvelous purchase brings these bathrobes at 1 Azv vvp but a fractlon of thelr true worth. Pockets and { corded beltà Choose from a host of dark pat- ? /. tema. All sizes. ) * a " Dress Shirts Men’s Silk Hose Élàmm in ° T *tripesf 'gl nufné )$ 1 .49 Pnr tb^ ead f k ’° f ) T solsettes; collar \ * | - exceUent quality ;ln t flWìaifiàiW and collar band ( JL all colora. Specially \ t/1/ v Styles. / priced at— 1

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Men’s and Young Men*s 36-1 neh Moleskin Coats Sheep’s Wool Lined $ 8.75 With moleskin top, sheepskin lined; sheep’s wool shawl collar; slash and side pockets, with buckle and belt. Very warm and unusuaily low priced in thè ExpanSizes 36 to 48

Men*s All-Wool Whipcord Topcoits Well tallored, raglan. shouider etyle; belt a U ) C*€ 7C around. Shonlder and *d) R ftj fJJ sleere silk lined. Extra / ■ ajf——— special Saturday. \ **** ““ Sizes 84 to 46. / Men*s Gaberdine and Moleskin Riding Breeches Warm, full cut riding \ ata n pants; relnforced crotch, f Jp g I/O lace, calf, tan and khakì. ? i Sale price— ) * Men’s VeJour Hats $5.00 quality silk velours, ì QC in all the new shades; *C * silk lined; for gift giving. j Men’s Fine Scarfs Brushed wool or silk fringe trimmed; many J F* are in shades to match \ d l * the new overcoats; $1.50 \ quality. Sale price— Men’s Neckwear Choose from silk granadines, silk knits and cut 1 P” f™ Bilk ties; patterns and ) colors to sult every one’s i Cr fancy. Sale price— ' Kayser Silk Gloves The always acceptable gift for him. Doublé tlps, 1 "S OQ embroidered backs; ex- \ V i •***' tra heavy quality. Sale ( X price— '

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