Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 77, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1923 — Page 2

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SCHOOL PATRONS TO WAGE STRONG FIGHT FOR BUILDINGS

Effort of Fourteen Citizens to Block Needed Improvement Denounced by Leaders of Parent-Teacher and Civic Clubs,

School children of Indianapolis will not suffer for lack of proper school buildings through the interference of fourteen persons if civic organizations, clubs and Parent-Teacher organizations of the city can prevent it. Aroused by the last minute protest

of the fourteen against the proposed bond issue of $1,650,000 for new build j ings and additions at eight schools, civic clubs announced their intention today of carrying the battle to the State board of tax commissioners in a determined effort to get the longdelayed school building program un der way. The clubs pointed out that for more j than two years no permanent school | building construction has been started i ,/n Indianapolis and that all attempts of the school board to Inaugurate a building program have been defeated bv the same old tactics, remonstrances to the tax board and refusal of that body to approve bond Issues. Meantime the housing situation In the schools is growing worse at an alarming rate, it Is said. The school population of the city Is increasing at the rate of almost 1,500 students a year, and there are no new buildings to care for them. Using Poor Equipment Blocked In their efforts to erect new buildings the school board has been forced to use old tumble-down shacks, portables and other structures for school purposes. Almost 6,000 pupils are housed in buildings of this character at present, and the number will increase steadily and rapidly unless permanent buildings are erected. According to R. O. Johnson, business director of the board, ninetythree portable and temporary buildings, three churches, four rooms on third floors of school building and ten basement rooms are now In use. Ten more portable have been ordered and will be placed In commission this fall. This will make a total of 120 rooms, j averaging forty pupils to the room, in | use in addition to the regular school { building rooms. Johnson said. Remonstrators Given Chance Members of organizations interested j In getting the children of Indianapolis out of portables, temporary shacks ard makeshift rooms into modern. well equipped school buildings, declared that the action of the fourteen In holding off their remonstrance until the very last minute allowed by law was proof that the remonstrance was intended to hold up the building program as long as possible or to defeat It. The. school board, they said, had acted in the utmost fairness. In an effort to avoid friction and settle all disputed matters In advance, the board sent invitations to all organizations Interested in the school building program and taxation problems and to the general public to come before the board and talk things over. Dates were set for hearings on the eight buildings under consideration. Not one of the fourteen remonstrators. it was pointed out by advocates of decent buildings for school children, appeared before the board on those dates. They waited until the final hour allowed by law and then filed their remonstrance. Tax Board Powerful Under the law the tax board, composed of three members, only one of whom is a resident of Indianapolis, will have the final say as to whether Indianapolis is to have more school buildings or Is to muddle through with a constantly increasing number of portables and other makeshifts. Members of the school hoard were frankly disappointed at the remonstrance. They had hoped that the building program could be inaugurated : immediately. “Not only are these eight buildings delayed by this action.” Adolph Emhardt. chairman of the committee on buildings and grounds, said, "hut the entire fuutre program of the board. With these buildings out of the way, we intended to turn our attention to other grade schools and to the high school situation. Anew Shortridge at Pennsylvania and Thirty-Fourth Sts., ;'a high school for the west side and ■high school for colored pupils were to be taken up next. Now they must wait because a few persons in the Baldwin block have the legal privilege of blocking the plans by an appeal to a State hoard.' Mother Voices Protest “It just looks as if a few persons who have few children can prevent erection of sacly needed buildings.” Mrs. Edward Springer, 3245 Broad- . way. president of the Parent-Tether Association of School No. 76. said. "We have found that those who oppose school cor struction either have . no children of school age or send their ■children to private schools. Our situation Is very bad. Two portables are in use and many of our children must go to other schools at a great distance from home. We had hoped to have this condition rectified by a. new building.'' “This remonstrance is a badly mistaken move.” Mrs. William Headrick. 615 E. Fifty-Third St., president of ; the Parent-Teacher Association of School No. 70. said. “I Just wonder if the remonstrators have no children or if they live in districts that do not need additional schools. At our school we have a portable and use rooms at the Norwood Christian and Meridian Heights Presbyterian Churches.”

“Need Buildings Greatly” “It seems strange to me that these fourteen waited so long before protesting." Mrs. T. C. Kelley, 28 Mlley Ave.. president of Parent-Teacher Association of School No. 62, said. “The board held public meetings and invited any one to come in and object to anything they did not like. That was months ago. No objection was made then. Why did they wait so long? Three cottages are in use at our school and we need anew building greatly.” New buildings held up by the remonstrance were planned for the following schools: No. 23, Missouri and Thirteenth Sts.; No. 30, Elder Ave. and W. Washington St.; No. 38, Winter and Bloyd Aves.: No. 62, Wallace and E. Tenth Sts.: No. 67, 3615 W. Walnut Bt.. No. 70, Central Ave. and Forty-Sixth Stg No. 75, Fourteenth and Rochester |gts.; Vo. 76, College Ave. and Thlrfeth Its.

GRAF DESIRES 10 ME NAME OFF (Continued From Page 1) school building program of 1921 he said he had not heard anything about it. When questioned further he refused to make any statement as to his motive for signing the remonstrance. EDWARD F. KELER, 67 N. Irvington Ave, an employe of McCulough. I believe the issue is larger than is necessary to cover the work proposed. lam in favor of the improvements. I believe the board of tax commissioners should have a look at the items before the bond issues is made. HERBERT G. HECKMAN, 5116 College Ave., Another Employe of McCullough—l do not want to buck. We want to get a rehearsing and find out where the money is to go. I am In favor of the improvements proposed. All I want is just to find out where the money is to go. The bond Issue seems too large for the work proposed. EDSON T. WOOD, 4310 N. Pennsylvania St. —I think the matter should be reviewed and the proper amount expended for school improvements. I am In favor of wise use of the money. The issue looks too high. Bids should be taken and the bond Issue then fixed. MRS. BELLE BALDWIN WOOD, 4310 N. Pennsylvania St.—We do not have confidence In the school board. I do not think they have merited our confidence in the past two years. I think the contracts should be let first and then seek the bond issue. That is the more business-like way to do it. I do not have any one in school now. but I am in favor of the proposed improvement. GAYLORD A. WOOD, 4310 N. Pennsylvania St.—lt seems rediculous to give out money in a lump sum. There have been no bids or contracts given out. There i snothing better for the city than improvements and I am In favor of them. FRANK L. THOMAS. 202 Berkley Rd.—These bonds were to have been sold only on architect's estimates. There have been similar proceedings in the past which have saved taxpayers money. The idea of the remonstrance as I see it was! not to stop improvements, hut to give the board of tax commissioners & chance to review thte issue. JOSEPH A. CARR. 5702 E.‘Michigan St.—The school board proposes to give contracts without competitive bids. I think the plans for improvements should be submitted to two or three contractors and I am in favor of the( proposed improvements, but I think It should be done in a more economical and business-like way. The following names appear on the remonstrance which do not appear in the city directors and for whom no telephones are listed: L. M. Reed. 311 N. Audubon Rd.; Joseph J. Mount, 1901 E. FortyFourth St.; Lewis A. McCammon, 5702 E. Michigan St. These remonstrators were not reached: Bert Bacon, 22 N. De Quincy St., I associated with Edson T. Wood, real j estate, at 48 N. Delaware: Willis P. ! Maine, 1437 N. Pennsylvania St., in ! real estate business at 46 N. DelaI ware St.

ORIGINAL OF RILEY POEM SUCCUMBS Bv Timet Special GREENSBURG, Ind., Aug. 10.— “Old Aunt Mary,” of whom James Whitcomb Riley sang, has passed to her reward. Mrs. Mary Tarkington Alexander, 89, widow' of Dr. John H. Alexander, an aunt of Booth Tarkington, and the original of Riley’s poem, “Out to Old Aunt Mary’s,” was buried here Wednesday. She was born In Greensburg In 1834, the daughter of th Rev. Joseph Tarkington. pioneer Indiana Methodist preacher. Bhe lived In Greensburg her entire life and was greatly respected by all who knew her. For many years her home here has been the center of old-fashioned Hoosler hospitality.

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CLERGYMEN EXTOLL CHRISTIAN VIRTUES OF DEAD PRESIDENT

Pastors of Various Faiths at Monument Place and in Church Services Dwell Upon Qualities Which Made Late Chief Beloved,

Beautiful tributes to the memory of Warren G. Harding whose body found Its final resting place at his old home, Marion, Ohio, today were paid this afternoon by speakers at various memorial exercises in Indianapolis. The Rev. O. W. Fifer, pastor of the Central Ave! M. E. Church, and the Rev. F. A. Hayward, head of the Federated Baptist Association, were the principal speakers at services at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. "Six times this nation has been brought to the house of mourning by the death of a President in office,” the Rev. Fifer said. Each Has Its Meaning "Each occasion has had its peculiar meaning and its particular phase of sorrow. President Harding died in prime of age in the very hour when it was thought he had gained the victory over disease. While his devoted wife was reading by his side in happy hope a weakened “brain cell gave way and the hard-working President who had sought rest on sea, river and by mountains, found it in the sweet fields of Eden, where the trees of life everlasting are bloom'ng. Harding 'Must Folks” “In himself rather than in platform or policy he represented the spirit of the people after the World War closed. They wished the war drums to be silent. They hoped to gather again in stores, on front porches and in conventions or societies, shaking hands without suspicion or enmity. Good will is the essence of a people’s government. Perhaps Roosevelt was too strenuous, Taft too easy and good hu mored, Wilson too austere.. Harding was ‘Just folks’ to the multitudes. He was so much like them-

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selves that they liked him and elected him. They desired goodwill to come again. They saw In j ' him as a presidential candidate | their man of good-will. The Rev. W. H. Elfert. pasto'r of J the English Lutheran Church of Our ) Redeemer, spoke at memorial services at that church. Meditates Upon Career “Let us in spirit find a place j among the thousands who will be j gathered in the beautiful cemetery j at Marion and place a tribute of j lcve upon the casket and meditate on the things which the passing of our President suggest.” he said. “More than a hundred million of people are bowed today in deepest grief, and around this great griefstricken family the whole of the civilized world gathers in loving sympathy The address at St. John's Catholic Church was delivered by Mgr. Francis | H. Gavisk. The program consisted of the “Funeral March” of Chopin, the I singing of “Lead, Kindly Ligjit” and 1 "My Country, 'Tls of Thee” by the I assembly, the authorized prayer of the I Catholic Church for the Republic and j the reading of the proclamations of the President and Governor. Portrait Is Draped A catafalque with the President’s portrait draped was erected in front of the chancel. “As the citizens of the Republic stand In spirit before the tomb this afternoon there is in every heart the convicition that, as chief executive, Harding was conscientious and sincere and that he had no thought j but for the best interests of the Republic and the welfare of his fellow j citizens," Mgr. Gavisk said. "We realize now how unsparing I

of himself the President was and It may truthfully be said that he was the victim of his high ideal of the responsibility of his great office. One of the lessons we should learn from his untimely death is that we have made the burden of the presidential office almost too great for human shoulders. Personal Charm Recalled “President Harding possessed personal qualities which gave him a charm of character owned by few of his predecessors. Though elevated to the great dignity of President of the United States and leader of the Nation, he recognized his own limitations with true humility of spirit. Though called to rule he considered himself but the servant of the American people. He gave to them the best of his capabilities. He was one of the plain people of the country. ‘"While our Nation mourns today the loss of its Preident we stand not alone—the world looks on with sympathy, for the President of this great republic is a figure toward which* the eyes of the nations of the earth now turn. Our citizens have lost not alone a President, but a friend, for with those qualities of sincerity, amiability and simplicity Warren G. Harding was one of the best beloved Presidents this country ever possessed. Peace to his ashes!" Gentle and Sympathetic “Our gentle and sympathetic President is dead,” the Rev. J. Ambrose Dunkel, pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, said in his memorial sermon at the church. “Today his body finds its resting place. Thousands will stand about that open tomb bowed with gloom as all that Is mortal of Warren G. Harding Is placed out of sight. "And yet, after all, to die a Christian death should be the great purpose of every true man. Honors and riches and all else desired by mortal man shall pass away and be forgotten In the passing years But the soul that has trusted and tried to emulate the lowrly Christ, the world’s greatest sacrificial servant, shall live forever. "The memory and the influence of the noble, sweet life of Harding shall never pass from us. He came to his high office in a most trying time. Not only our Nation but the world was in turmoil. A sea of hate In awful storm has all but made shipwreck of the world's civilization.

Within the Nation itself there was economic and social antagonism. Groups of different tendencies were asayed against each other. Stout hearts were filled with dismay. A leader was needed: wise and gentle. And on the day of his inauguration 1 he placed his hands on the words, 'What does God require of thee but to love mercy, seek justice and walk humbly with they God,’ and took his oath of office. Gone to Torture Usefulness "In the brief years of his office I he went far to justify the conft j dence reposed in him by the people. And now he is dead and the Nation mourns. We sympatmze i with those he ha.s left behind. He ' has gone yonder, we believe, to a future of added usefulness, where the power and strength he has laid down here will be taken up again under better conditions, to be used in greater fields of usefulness than Is possible here. "So, in the words of the poet: “ ‘Thy day has come, not gone; “ ‘Thy sun is risen, not set; “ 'Thy life is now beyond “ ‘The reach of death or change, ” 'Not tended—but begun, j “ ‘O, noble soul! O. gentle heart! ” 'Hail and farewell.’ ” BIDS OPENED FOR TEN STATE ROADS The State highway commission praci tically completed preliminary work on j the 1923 road building program today S when bids were opened on approxii mately fifty-seven miles of paving and ! grading on ten roads. Contracts will j be awarded within a few weeks. The projects, low hidders and their | bids, and comparison with the engineer’s estimates follow: Shoals West Baden Rd.: 6.951 miles of concrete. Scott Construction Company of Indianapolis. $213,742.85. Estimate, $282.815 22. National Rd. West Terre Haute to Terre Haute: 1 245 miles of concrete Fred Cunnimrhrm of Indianapolis. $33,853.09. Estimate. $33.51805. Mcinrad-I-eavenworth Rd.; 6.399 miles of grading. Ellis and Seamahoen of Rookport, $93.589 05. Estimate. $88.870 30 9t. Meinrad-Leavenworth Rtl.; 7.5 miles of grading Ellis and Seamahoen of Rock-

port, $104,262.66. Estimate, $97,617.45. Tell City-Erigrlish road, 5.048 miles of grading. Ellis and Seamahoen of Rockport. $57,934.82. Estimate. $59,517.28. Tell Clty-English road. 6.551 miles of grading. Ellis and Seamahoen of Rockport. $47,425.41. Estimate, $52,000.28. Tell City-Paoli road. 5.054 miles of grading. S. M. Cunningham oi English. $68,608.80. Estimate. $80,831.39. Tell City-Paoli road. 6.984 miles of grading. Deer and Bergen of Franklin. $43.005.10. Estimate. $47,501.51. Tell City-Paoli road. 5.743 miles of grading, A. B. Cremp of Jasper. $63,897.20 Estimate. $73,749.82. Brookville road. 5.894 miles of grading in Franklin County. Weintrant Construction Company of Waldron. $51,204.08. < LOCATION OF BOY POINTED IN CLEWS Two clews to the whereabouts of Clarence Lawrence. 12. who lives with his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Burns, 60J N. New Jersey St., were being investigated today. Clarence, a Times carrier, disappeared from home Wednesday at 8:30 a. m. He said he was going siwmming at Willard Park. William Caplinger. 34 S. Addison St., today said he saw two boys, one resembling Clarence, hiking out W. ■Washington St. near Warman Ave., Thursday afternoon. He said they wero barefooted and carried knapsacks on their backs. Another clew was reported Ijy a tourist driving west on the National Rd., late Thursday, who notified Mrs. Burns he saw a boy resembling her grandson going east on the National Rd., about forty miles from Indianapolis. Lawrence is said to have stated he would like to hike to Toledo where his mother, Mrs. Ruth Smock, is working. Information about Lawrence should be reported to the police, city editor of The Times, or to Mrs. Burns. Drops Casting—Leg Broken. Charles Ginsberg, 2201 N. Keystone Ave., suffered a broken right leg between the knee and ankle today when he dropped an iron casting he was unloading from a truck at 1122 W. Thirtieth St.

FRIDAY, AU(\ 10, 1923

SCHORTEMEIER AT PURDUE MEMORIAL FOR DEAD LEADER Republican State Secretary Declares Harding Basics Not Reactionary, Bp Time* Special LAFAYETTE. Ind., Aug. 10.—Frederick E. Schortemeir, Indianapolis, secretary of the Republican State committee, was the principal speaker at Harding memorial services at Purdue University here today. “Harding was basic, but he was not reactionary,” he said. "His face was forward. He voted for child labor restrictions, for a minimum wage for the women and children in the District Columbia, for extra pay for overtime work of Federal employes. He voted for everything that might benefit the soldier or sailor who was incapacitated because of service for his country. He was distinctly a constructive states man. Legislation which stood the test of experience, which was justified by an historical analysis and which was based upon common sense, always had 'his whole-hearted support. Mall Clerk In Custody George L. Braughton, railway mall olerk of La Grange, Ohio, was in jail today on charges of robbing the malls. He was held by Clyde R. Randel, United States commissioner, Thursday, under 12,000 bond, which he was unable to give. It Is understood he will be transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio.

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