Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 April 1924 — Page 7
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 16, 1924
CHANGES IN FOOD LAWS CONSIDERED BY HEALTH BOARD Abolition of Pink Lemonade Bowl Among Proposals of Commissioner, Important food regulations affecting sale of soft drinks, other beverages and oleomargarine and the manufacture of bread and butter, were considered by the State board of health today. The measures were drafted by 1 L- Miller. State food and drug com missioner. The "old-fashioned pink lemonade bowl of circus fame will be a thing of the past, if one rule is adopted. Miller proposed that “all soft drinks and beverages shall be served from individual bottles or drawn and dispensed from enclosed sanitary containers such as inverted coolers or soda fountains.” Beverages could not be cooled by ice. Beverages made by imitation flavors must be so labeled, the proposed measure provides. To regulate the serving of butter substitutes in public eating places, proprietors serving oleomargarine would be compelled to display two signs, “Oleomargarine Served Here." and placed the same legend "conspicuously” on the menu. Miller also proposed standards for butter and bread. The only change In present butter standards would be a reduction of butterfat quantity from 82 to 80 per cent, in accord with the Federal standard. Standards proposed for wheat bread dough, wheat bread and milk bread would affect all bakeries in Indiana. Milk bread must contain milk to the proportion of at least one-third of the water ingredient, according to Miller’s proposal.
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By WALTER D. HICKMAN I THER cities have been acI l quainted with the entertain-l.-T-i ment furnished by the Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin, but Indianapolis was introduced to tho club last night at the Murat for the first time. “Twinkle Twinkle” was the name of the twenty-sixth production of this university dramatic club. I never have seen a production of this club before, but I have heard a lot about it. College and university theatricals have nearly become professional, as far as the production and idea is concerned. Costumes for such productions are made by professionals, and it takes a trained stage crew to work these big college revue shows. University dramatics is keeping up with the professional stage. It seems to be no hard task to transform a college youth into a dancing, prancing chorus “girl” or lead- j Ing “woman.'’ The Haresfoot Club has given “Twinkle. Twinkle” a gorgeous setting. The many costumes must have cost a bunch of money. This show was probably the best I have seen from a production standpoint, but it was weak on natural comedy. The costumes were wonderful. All Men in the Cast As usual in such shows, the cojlege men played the parts of the girls and a nifty looking lot they were. All of the men were good dancers. The second act was much better written than the prologue and the first act. The second act was a triumph from the time the “Twinkle. Twinkle” orchestra started to the last step of the chorus. It is the second act that really makes this show. The cast of principals is as follows: Bill" Barrie Robert Talley '25 Ja-k Robinson Gordon F Brine 26 f.e.da F. Sherman Baker '26 Serpens. Prime Minister of Sextant us. . A Vinton Storeman '24 Checquo Chancellor of the Exchequer.. Thomas A. McLean 24 Taurus. King: of Sextantus Victor Werner'2s Daughters of Taurus beonls - Porter F. Butts '24 Antlia Byron Rivers ’26 We are having anew day In college and university theatricals. In giving entertainment to others, college men are having a great time themselves. The Haresfoot Club as well as the university has a right to be proud of "Twinkle Twinkle.” BODY FOUND IN RIVER Terre Haut Polio** Seek to Solve Mystery—Suspect Murder. By United Pres TERRE HAUTE. Tnd.. April 17. Police today are attempting to solve another mystery killing of the Wabash River. The body of a man. apparently between 45 and 50. waa found floating In the water near the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge Tuesday. Mark's on the body indicated he had been strangled. “Gridiron Banqrert” By Times Special G REEXCASTLE. Ind. April I. Plans are being made for the first annual “Gridiron Banquet”, to be held by the De Pauw chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. national Journalist fraternity, April 28. Its to be a big “razz fest,” announcements of the affair say. A "Roastmaster” will officiate and pick tender spots in the armors of faculty members, visitors and students. WHY WOMEN LOOK 60 AT 40 With dark circles under their eyes, sallow complexions, drawn expressions, drooping shoulders, a lagging step, many women of forty have the appear tnc eof women of sixty. In many sases ■ his condition is caused by overwork or neglect of such warning symptoms, as headaches, backache, nervousness, displacements. and irregularities which indicate ailments peculiar to women. If ail women so afflicted would only rely upon Lydia E. Pinkham’a Vegetable Compound It would restore them to a normal healthy condition, and the premature aigua of ags will aoon disappear. —Advertisement. -
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r, ,1H K Indianapolis Drum Corps .1' I I Minstrels is now on view at - ■ | English's today. One of the features of this local blackface show is the Odd Size Four, a quartette. Those appearing in the picture, left to right, are Roy W. Allred, AGED AUTHOR HONORED French Press Pays Tribute to Auato.e France on 80th Birthday. By United Press PARIS. April 16. —Anatole France, grand old man of French literature, was given a great ovation in the press literary circles on his eightieth birthday today. The Society of Men of Letters sent him a formal address declaring: “Tour works are radiant with goodnc.". human pity and perfect beauty.”
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Earl Wilson, J. Sort well and Carlos Jones. •F. W. Yeaman 1 is director. More than seventy-five men take part in this show. The engagement opened last night and closes tonight. -I- -I- ITWO BIG OPENINGS HERE THURSDAY NIGHT On Thursday night both English's and the Murat will have important openings. At English’s. David Warfield will open a three-day engagement in “The Merchant of Venice” and at the same hour at the Murat Gallagher and Shean will open for three days in the Greenwich Village Follies. Attractions on view today include Ernie Golden and his band, at Keith’s: Andre Sherri's Revue, at the Lyric; “Yarmark.” at the Pal-
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ace; “Peck's Bad Boy,” at the Lincoln Square: “Kandy Kids," at the Broadway; Dave Marion show at the Capitol; The Rendezvous.” at the Ohio; “The Governor’s Lady.” at the Apollo; “The Enchanted Cottage,” at the Circle; “Not a Drum Was Heard,” at the Isis, and 'When Clouds Roll By,” at Mister Smith's BIDS BELOW ESTIMATES Competition lownrs Cost of State Highway Bridges. Asa result of strong competition low bids for construction of eighty-six bridges in twenty five counties, under consideration by the State highway department, were $85,000 lower than the State engineer’s estimate. It was announcsd today. The bids were opened Tuesday. Total of low bids is $445,456.
The Truth About Electric Rates ♦ Shown From Actual Figures of the Bills Paid by \ Indianapolis Industrial Power Users The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce is reported to have made a complaint, signed by Henry L. Dithmer, its President, and John B, Reynolds, its Secretary, to the Public Service Commission of Indiana, respecting the charges for electric power in this city. The gist of this complaint is that, in the application of the new rate schedule authorized by the Commission, which was designed to distribute the cost of Electric Power more equitably among the consumers in this city, the demand rate has been increased to such an extent that it nullifies the reductions ordered by the Commission. The conclusion is drawn by President Dithmer and Secretary Reynolds that the alleged results will prove harmful to competitive industry in this city, which might be true, if the statements given out on the authority of the Chamber of Commerce were true, which they are not. Merchants Heat- & Light Company maintains one of the sources ot supply of Electric Power for the city of Indianapolis. It is also, to the extent of the maintenance of twenty memberships in the Chamber of Commerce, a supporter of that civic organization. Its interest in having the public get only the truth is, therefore, its own, and in part, that of the Chamber of Commerce. The trpth is that the charges alleged to have been made by the Chamber of Commerce to the Public 1 Service Commission, relative to increased cost of Electric Service in this city, have no foundation in fact. It is true that there have been corrections made in the demand rates assessed to some customers. It is equally true that these corrections follow the letter of the order of the Public Service Commission, so far as they have been applied to customers of the Merchants Heat & Light Company. And it is also untrue that the new demand rates have nullified the reductions aimed at by the Commission in its recent order. t The best proof of this statement is the actual figures. Herein we give the public the actual results of the new rates, as applied to twenty industrial customers of Merchants Heat & Light Company, using substantial quantities of Electric Power in the city. The figures show their earlier demand rate, their revised demand rat-e, the March billings for each of these customers at the new rates, and a computation of what each of them would be at the old rates. The aggregate reductions in cost of electricity to the customers of Merchants Heat & Light Company, as the result of the new rates, were estimated at SIOO,OOO per year. Based on the March billings of forty-two power customers, their savings alone amount to $31,590.84, When it is considered that this Company has more than 23,000 customers in this city, the Company’s estimate that its income will be reduced by the operation of the new rates, at least to the extent of SIOO,OOO estimated, will be taken as the fact.
Here, at any rate, are some of the reductions resulting from the operation of the new rates: The Acme-Evans Company, operating a flour mill, had its demand rate adjusted from $450 to $654.75. 1 1 8 total March billing under the new rates was $3,678.92. Under the old rates, the same service would have cost $4,152.30. showing a saving of $473.38 for the month, or at the rate of $5,680.56 for the year. The American Bearings Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $62.50 to s9l. Its March billing under the new rates was $392.10. Under the old rates it would have been, for the same service, $400.69, showing a saving of $8.59 for the month, or at the rate of $103.08 for a year. The American Glue Company's demand rate was adjusted from $75.00 to $93.50. Its March billing was $429.35 on the new rate. On the old rates the same service would have cost $451.85, a saving of $22.50 for the month, equal to $270.00 lor a year. The Bookwalter & Ball Printing Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $87.50 to $89.00. Its March billing under the new rates was $379.58. Under the old rates they would have been $394.40, showing a saving of $14.52 for the month, equal to $177.84 for the year. , The Central States Bridge Company's demand rate remained as it was. Its March billing was $228.43 under the new rates. The same service would have cost, under the old rates. $249.33, showing an economy of $20.90 for the month, or $250.80 for the year. The C., I. & W. Railroad Company’s demand rate wlfs adjusted from $82.50 to $121.90. Its March billing was $532.19 under the new rates. The same service would have cost, under the old rates. $645.60, a saving of $13.41 for the month, or $160.92 for the year. The Federal Foundry had its demand rate adjusted from $122.00 to $166.60. Its March billing under the new rates was $782.93. Under the old rates the same service would have cost $821.56, a saving of $38.63 for the month, equal to $463.56 for the year. R. H. Hassler, Inc., had its demand rate adjusted from $82.50 to $109.04. Its March billing for service was $328.20 under the new rates. The same service under the old rates would have cost $330.90, an economy of $2,70 for the month, equal to $32.40 for the year. The Hoosier Veneer Company's demand rate was adjusted from $95.00 to $134.50. Its March billing for service under the new rates was $523.78. Under the old rate the same service would have cost $536.76, a saving of $12.98 for the month, equal to $156.76 for the year. The Indianapolis Abattoir had its demand rate adjusted from $163 to $203.84. Its March billing for service under the new rates was $1,099.80. Under the old rates the same service would have cost $1,182.16, a saving of $82.36 for the month, equal to $988.32 for the year.
Out of 42 Customers whose demand rates were subject to consideration, five (5) were not affected; seven (7) had their demand rates reduced, and the remainder had these rates advanced to conform with the rate schedule ordered by the Public Service Commission. Out of 42 Customers affected, the changes operated to increase the amounts paid over what would have been paid under the old rates, a total of $32.75 per month in the aggregate. The application of the new rates to the business of 42 Customers reduced the revenue of Merchants Heat & Light Company to the extent of $2,632.57 for the month of March, or at the rate of $31,690.84. 4 It can readily be understood how reductions affecting the whole body of the customers of Merchants Heat & Light- Company will aggregate approximately SIOO,OOO per year when the business of only 42 customers has been affected to the extent of $31,590.84. But we will tell that in detail later. No one in Indianapolis who can read and apply the foregoing figures need have any fear that the new Electric Rates now being applied will Drive Industry out of Indianapolis. So far as Merchants Heat & Light Company’s customers are concerned the New Rates represent a Bonus to Industry of One Hundred Thousand Dollars per year, and the Bigger Industry in Indianapolis Grows, the Bigger the Bonus will be. MERCHANTS HEAT & LIGHT CO. “THE DAYLIGHT CORNER”
The Indianapolis Bank and Store Fixture Cos. had no change made in Its demand rate of $62.50. Its March billing under the new rates was $175.98. Under the old rates the same service would have cost $187.02. a saving of $11.04 for the month, equal to $132.48 for the year. The Indianapolis Castings Company's demand rate was adjusted from $124.50 to $193.31. Its March billing, under the new rates, was $911.40. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $938.30, showing a saving of $26.90 for the month, or $322.80 for a year. The Indianapolis Cordage Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $248.25 to $303.80. Its March billing under the new rates, was $963.58. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $1,003.58, showing a saving of $40.00 for the month, or $480.00 for a year. The Indianapolis Tool Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $62.50 to $91.50. Its March billing, under the new rates, was $306.04. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $304.82. showing an increase of $1.82 for the month, or $20.54 for a year. The Insley Manufacturing Company’s demand rate was changed from $62.60. Its March billing, under the new rates, was $447.92. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $473.84, showing a saving of $25.92 for the month, or $311.04 for a year. The Inter-Continental Tire and Rubber Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $130.50 to $256.65. Its March billing, under the new. rates, was $1,223.61. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $1,242.14. showing a saving of $18.53 for the month, or $222.36 for a year. The Interstate Car Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $122.00 to $123.48. Its March billing. under the new rates, was $554.17. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $613.48. showing a saving of $59.31 for the month, or $711.72 for a year. The Irvington Ice Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $62.50 to $67.75. Its March billing, under the new rates, was $175.80. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $185.50, showing a saving of $9.70 for the month, or $116.40 for a year. * The Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $125.75 to $110.70. Its March billing, under the new rates, was $677.58. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $767.39. showing a saving of $89.81 for the month, or $1,177.72 for a year. The Johnson Lumber Company’s demand rate was adjusted from $77.50 to $73.25. Its March billing. under the new rates, was $196.11. The same amount of service under the old rates would have cost $217.22, showing a saving of $21.11 for the month, or $258.32 for a year.
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