Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 177, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1923 — Page 2

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GRONINGER FILES MOTION FOR NEW WATERHEARING Portions of Rate Order Are Termed Unlawful In Petition. Alleging that the valuation of $18,.260,400 placed on the property of the Indianapolis Water Company Is “at loast $4,000,000 in excess of fair value," and that the new rates and schedules are “unreasonable and unlawful," Taylor E. Gronlnger. corporation counsel, filed the city's motion for rehearing of the water rate case with the public service commission today. Since Commissioner Oscar Ratts will be out of the city probably a week. It was expected Some time would elapse before action Is taken on the petition. It was predicted that Commissioners McCardle, Ratts and Douglas would vote to deny the petition and that Artman and Wampler would vote for anew hearing. The petition is directed at the ordei of the commission found Nov 29. and Is signed by Groninger with Clarente E. Weir, Edward O. Snethen, and Sumner Clancy as associate counsel. The petition alleges: That arbitrarily changing the charge for fire protection service without notice to the city is unlawful. Change Without Hearing That the annual hre cistern charge of sl2 was fixed without public near lng and without notice to interested parties. That the block rate for meter service as fixed In the order is at least 20 per cent excessive. That the commission gave no consideration to the tax value of the petitioners' as found by the State tax board. That the commission filled to de duct the entire value of Cfie Water company’s non-operative property. "Error In Going Value" That the commission erred In allow !ng the water company $980,000 lor going value water rights and work lng capital. That the commission's estimate of SBOO,OOO as gross Income for 1924 was made with Improper deductions. That $20,000 was deducted for In creased taxes when that sum had al ready been included in the city’s estimate. That the commission gave no con dderation to increased revenue of the company next year due to increase In the number <f customers, but did con elder Increased operating expenses. FACES PRISON TERM FOR BURNING HOME Bedford Couple Plead Guilty to Arson Cl uvrge. By Times Special BEDFORD, Ind., Dec. 7.—Charles Walter, living near Mitchell, today faced a two to twentv-one-year sentence In the State prison, and his wife a two to fourteen-year sentence, following the conviction of both on charge of arson. Judge James A. Cox fined each $lO. A confession that the two had fired their home was obtained by representatives from the State fire marshal's office. Both pleaded guilty. Mrs. Walter’s sentence was suspended. TIRE FIRM FIXTURES TO BE SOLD FOR TAX Several Thousand Dollars of Burd’ck Rubber Company Property Seized. Bv Times Special NOBLESVI LLE. Ind.. Dec. 7. Several thousand dollars worth of p*-sonal property, office equipment of the Burdick Tire and Rubber Com pany of this placeT has been levied on for delinquent taxes. A. G. Finley. Hamilton County treasurer, had the property hauled away and will sell it afte- giving ten days notice as required bv law The company owes delinquent taxes to the amo-int of $10,641.47 The plans has not been tn operation for some time.

MANY OFFICIALS PAY HONOR TO DR. HODGIN funeral of Health Board Head Held at Residence. Funeral services for Dr. E. E. Hodgin, president of the board of health, who (tied Tuesday night were held at the hom.e 2645 College Ave.. at 130 p. m. Burial was at Westfield, Dr. Hodgln’s former home The city hall was closed this after noon In honor of Dr' Hod gin's memory and many city officials attended the funeral. Active pallbearers were Dr. R, R. Coble, Goethe Link. W. H. Foreman. Arthur Guedel. John Cunningham and T. Victor Keene. Honorary pallbearers were Mayor Shank, Joseph L Hogue. W. B. Harding. Fred Masters. Frank Sadler, Newton McGuire and Cyrus Clark. Delta Tau Delta's Robbed Clothing. Jewelry and cash valued at $295.85 was stolen from members of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, 5342 E. Washington St., early today. Members sleeping In the dormitory did not hear the burglar. Nearly every member was a victim. Two other fraternities have been robbed at Butler In tho last three days. Worker Injured by Hoist. Caught between a hoist and the top of the door. Charles Royston, 44, colored. 2128 Aifree Ave.. employe of the William P. Jungc.aus Construction Company, received painful Injuries at 11:45 a. m. about the head and shoulder and left fide. He wa* working cn a construction at Pennsyivanla'and Georgia Sts. He was taken home. Sugar Cane Fiber Explained Building use of a combined lumber and Insulation made from sugar cans fiber was described by T. B. Munroe, Tice president of the Celotex Company, before the Home Builders’ Association, at the Athenaeum.

Cox New President of Bar Association

CHARLES E. COX Charles E. Cox of the law firm of Cox, Welllver & Walsh, took up his duties aa president of the Indianapolis Bar Association today. He was selected Wednesday night at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Judge Fred C. Gause of Newcastle, of the Indiana Supreme Court, was the principal speaker. Tendencies of attorneys to delay trials were criticised. Taylor E. Groninger and Hobert Hlck&m were named vice presidents; John Kern, secretary, and Donald Morris, treasurer.

RECORD HOLIDAY IMDICTED Bryson Reports Big Increase Over 1922, Record breaking postoffice business for the holiday season was predicted by Robert H Bryson, postmaster, today The first five business days of December showed an Increase of $26,000 In receiuts over a similar period of 1922. Never before has the mailing of Christmas packages started so early, he said. Indianapolis stood sixth In the cities of the United States in percentage of Increased receipts over those of last year for the month of November, according to word received from the postoffice department at \\ ashington by Bryson Friday. The Increase was 14 per cent. LARGE CHECKS GIVEN , TO ANTI-PLAGUE FUND Many Companies and Individuals Contribute to County Work Large checks for anti-tuberculosis Christmas seals are being received at the headquarters of the Marion County -'uberculosls Association in the Pyttdan Bldg.. Miss Mary A. executive secretary, said to(tyty. Piel Brothers' Starch Company. 5100: Eli Lilly * Cos.. 5100: American Centra Life Insurance Company, 5100; Klniran & *y : Wooner Mue er Ward Company. 560: Leader Specialty Company. 560: J. P Wild s- te Bank *SO: Indiana National Bank. 550: Mrs. Charles Mayer. 550: Pub- - !n-nran-<* Company. SSO; United Mina Workers of America 550: Merchants TT.nk. 550; Bishop Joseph Chartrand, SSO; L. S Ayres A Cos 550 Railr Burdin? and Savlnes Asoelation. $25: Indianapolis LlrtU and Heat .Comt>aaa. * , i. ~•*< Br-'hra 515: Fletcher American Company. 525; Indianapo'ls Tool and Manufacturing Company. 525: Bricklayers, c -ons and P'a=tenV International Union. SOS Kiefer Stewart Company. 525: Merchants Heat and Light Company 525- TVar■no Corribany. $25: Murat Tempi*. A. E. O. N. M. S., S2O: John J Madden Manufacturing Company. $35: L. Sti-auss A Cos.. $26; John Deere Plow Company. sls: O D H-skett Lumber Company, *25: Republic Creosottng Company. 525; Taggart Baking Company 525; Stutz Motor <':ir Company. 525: Stewart-Carey Glass Company. $25: C.-iPltoi Lumber Company. 5.5: Goldstein Brothers. $25: Mrs. Samuel R id. Sand the A. Wilkinson Lumber Company. 523.

BRAKE DISCUSSION HELD Cars Are Tested With Deceleromerer FYom Bureau of Standards. Four-wheel brakes were the prince pal subjects for discussion at a dinner of the Indiana Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers at the Sev erin Thursday night. More than TOO persons attended. During the afternoon brakes wore tested on fourteen cars, four with two wheel brakes and ten with four-wheel brakes. A decelerometer brought hero from the Federal Bureau of Standards at Washington by Dr. W. S. James was used. Speakers at the dinner were Chester S. Ricker, John Catley, James and Howard Marmon, vice president of Nordyke and Marmon Companyi Coal Production Increases More than 28.000,000 tons of coal were produced in Indiana coal mlne3 In the fiscal year, ended Sept. 30. This Is 10,000,000 tons more than the previous year. Calry Littlejohn, State" mine Inspector, said today. The 31,189 miners received a total of ?45,920.877 In wages The average wage was $1,472 a year Two Held as Fugitives Joe Nash. 23, 1915 N. Capitol Ave., was arrested today on charge of being fugitive from a charge of child neglect In Ft Wayne, Ind. Cecil Carmichael. 20, Anderson, was arrested, on a charge of being a fugitive* from a statutory charge at Anderson. Boy Held on Burglar Charge William Jefferson. 18, colored, giving his address as city, was arrested today charged with the burglary of Dean’s Bowling Alley, 17 W. Washington St., two weeks ago. Tides for Altitude Record Bp Uit> and Pres# DAYTON, Ohio. Dec. ?. —Ueut. John A. Macßeady took off at 9:59 a. m. In an jrftempt to. set Anew altitude record ascending 80,000 feet.

AMERICAN FARM IS GENERATIONS BEHIND-PEIEET Farm Bureau Director Says Agriculture Is Undeveloped, American’ agriculture is three generat.ons beh.nd other basic industries and the rural sections are a full generation behind cities and towns, in development, declared Walton Peteet, director of cooperative marketing of the American Farm Bureau Federation, in an appeal for cooperative marketing at the convention of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation at the Claypool today. "Other industries have advanced, both because of Improved machinery and because of incorporation—the instrument by which they cooperate to maintain a profitable difference between the cost of production and the selling price of their commodities,'' the speaker said. Peteet- attributed the farmers' plight to their practice of dumping their products blindly on the market and taking whatever the buyer wished to give them. W. H. Settle of Petroleum, Ind., wa re-elected president of the Federation Other new officers: Scott Meiks of Shribyville, first vipe pieaidont: James G. Covert of Franklin, second vice president. National directors are: T 1. Ferris. Pleasant Lake; W. H. Settle, Petroleum, and John N. Dyer, Vlncinnea. Delegates to the rational convention named were: Oscar Larm, Oxford" J. A. Warren. Kauts: H. K Derrick, Sullivan. W. R. Hoop. Rluffton: William Boson, Indianapolis, and Ev erett McClure, Aurora. THiFEE DROWN AS IHJSFLOODED Workers Puncture Wall With Drill and Water Rushes In, fix Urited Press BELLEVILLE. 111.. Dec. 7.--Work ers in the Radium coal mine punc timed the wall of their entry with pneumatic drills late Thursday flood lng the mine from the waters of an adjacent abandon*! mine. Three of the 250 miners were caughi in the flood and drowned Two bodieswere located but could not be moved The dead arec Louis Ambroster. 45: William Lescher, 40, and John Ev ans. 85. The mins wall collapsed with a deaf ening roar, and waters and gas poured Into the tunnel. All of the men except the three seen washed away reached lijp weri'-lifted the sixty feet to. the surface Six men overcome by gas were car ried to the elevator cage in the m-ALi shaft and brought out. Putmotors re suscitated them. Their recovery war immediate , Eight feet of water covered every entry except the main shaft, which is on a slightly higher level. Foui mules also were drowned. FfRES AT IMAGINARY FOE Anderson Farmer .la'led Pending - Sanity Inquest. By United Press ANDERSON. Ind., Dec. 7.—Apparently driven insane by domestic troubles. John Eppard, 40 is held in the Madison County Jail pending a sanity Inquest. Eppard was found stationed at a window in his farm home north of here with a shotgun. At frequent intervals he fired through the window at some ltnag nary foe he thought was going to get him. A short time ago hie wife filed suit for divorce. VETERANS’ SHOW - DANCE Generous Support of Public Is Forecast for Benefit. Generous public support of the benefit show and dance of the Indianapolis chapter No. 1. American Veterans of the World War, at Tomlinson Has) next Friday evening is forecast by George T. Beckner, com mander, who reports many tickets purchased to date. The post spent $3,500 in welfare work for disabled men last year. Proceeds from the benefit will go toward continuance of this work. Prevent Influensa The Tenir snd Laxative Fffopt of Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets will keep the system in a healthy condition and thus ward off all attacks,.of Colds, Grip or Influenza. The box bear* the signature of E. W. Grove. 80c.—Advertisement.

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FESLER IS FREED . AFTER APOLOGY (Continued From Pago IT 1, he found no repairs had been made. He said he then called on the county commissioners and told them of the situation. The commissioners then advertised for bids he said, but that no bid was accepted and he took the matter into his own hands. Upon com pletion of this work, the Judge said, the bailiff of the court presented a bill, and the court ordered Fesler to pay 1“Futile Conduct” Cited 'lnstead cf obeying the order of the court the auditor at once Issued a statement to the press criticising the action of the court and its order,” Leathers *ald. "This futile Rnd unbecoming conduct on the part of the auditor will serve to UMistrate in part his obstructive tactics and his attempt to prevent the improvement in question and to evade the order of the court." When he appeared to apologise. Feeler was accompanied by j Emsiey W. Johnson, county attorney^ “I have always held the courts In respect and this one In the utmost respect,” Fesler said “I regret my conduct has not compiled with the wishes of the court." Ho admitted he had acted contrary to the desires of the county council. Judge Leathers In releasing him told him he held no personal grudge. Economy In State Printing Several thousand dollars could be saved annually in State printing expenses .according to a plan proposed today by eGorge H. Ilealey, clerk of the State printing board. Healey has suggested consolidating all the mimeographing and multlgraphlng equips men owned by the State and doing a large part of the printing my mimeograph. He said the plan has been tried successfully In other States. Questionnaires have been sent to State officials and Institutional heads asking if the proposal would be satisfactory.

TASK WASN’T FINISHED Truck Driver Fails to Deliver Rug Police Say. Mrs. L. A. Bakes. 647 Congres.Avs., engaged a truck driver to do. liver & rug from South St. and Capi tol Ave. to her home today. Tin driver loaded the rug. but didn’t’ l ap pear at the Bakes home, police sad Other thefts were reported by Fre< E. Callahan, 29 W. Twenty-Fourth St. traveling bag, $45; Mrs. James Taylor colored, 1220 Musk ngum St., watch chair and shoes. SSO. Air !*ilot Dl From Fail By United Preii SANDUSKY, Ohio. Deo. 7.—H. C. Brown. 38 of Maywood. 111., died at the Sandusky Hospital last nigh: from burns received when his mail rlane plunged 300 feet to the ground at Coastalla Thursday. I. N. G. Officer Resigns Resignation of Capt. Samuel W Waltz, New Albany, conmnder of Company B, 152d Infantry, Indiana National Guard, has beeen accepted by Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith. Ches ter V. Lorch of New Albany succeeds Waltz. Christmas i § HOSIERY f |L No Man's Wardrobe V 11 Kvor Contained Too II • Many. He’ll Like Them. Mg ML SILK—WOOL—LISLE V* ISL U Last agae ■J* Washington JR P

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PROPERTY TAX IS INSUFFICIENT FOR SCHOOLS-BURRIS Increase Revenues From Incomes to Support Education Is Appeal, By Timet Special TERRE HAUTE. I,id., Dec. 7. School costs in recent years have advanced to such a point that It Is almost Impossslble to maintain a modern educational system on a property tax basis, declared Benjamin J. Burris, State superintendent of public instruction, in an address heer today before the centennial celebration of teacher training. "Under Indiana’s taxation system a man may carry on a successful business on property of small value, accumulate a substantial income, invest it in tax free securities, and thus escape a burden which only adds to increasing the rate of taxation of the property owner not eo favorably situated.” Burris said. Burris indirectly made an appeal for increased income taxes to support : he growing costs of public education. "The State is confronted with a problem of vital significance,” he said. Erection of new buildings was cited as one of the Important items responsible for the enormous Increase In education costs. A secondary cause is the deflated purchasing power of the dollar. Burris pointed out. “More and more the school Is asked

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