Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1924 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1924

PROBE OPPONENTS ATTACK EXPENSE OF INVESTIGATION Report of Council Committee Unanimously Accepted— Work Goes On, While the city council committee today announced intention of continuing probe of alleged irregularities in city government, expense and the lack of specific charges of the public report made by the committee was the topic of conversation at city hall. A voluminous report, thirty-six typewritten pages, was unanimously made public record by the council in a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. A vote to continue the probe also carried unanimously. Councilman William E. Clauer caused nearly an hour’s delay in the meeting by his late arrival. He voted to accept the committee’s report only because it carried no recommendation, he said. • Expense of the probe was the target of certain officials today in denouncing the report. Joseph Ft. Koach and Frank Symmes. attorneys, each received $500; C. F. Ferguson, bailiff, reeeiveed S2OO, and Miss Bertha Marekowitz, stenographer. $405. Appropriation of $5,000 was made to cover the investigation when It was started. Charges were based on these six points: 1. That Ernest L. Kingston, president of the board of safety, had taken $725 from Thomas Dillon, who was later convicted of operating a gam bling house on the south side. 2. That Mayor Shank sold part of his front yard for a filling station with an understanding that a permit for its erection would be given by the

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city, and that the mayor profited by the park board's condemnation of land for Brookville Rd. Blvd., east of his home. 3. That Fred Cline, member of the park board, was personally interested in purchase of land near Long Hospital. for which the city overpaid, it is said, more than $38,000. 4. That Mayor Shank solicited Campaign funds from certain owners of dry drink places. 5. That John L. Elliott, city engineer, was influenced by William H. Armitage, political director of the Shank administration, in recommending street paving materials. 6. That Cline was also personally interested in a deal whereby the park board issued a permit for a filling station at Thirty-Eighth St. and Fall Creek Blvd.. through the Sunnymeade Realty Company, which sold the property to the Standard Oil Company. - FOX TERRIER WINS RIBBON Dog Owned by Connecticut Woman Decorated at Kennel Show. Gang Warily, a wire haired fox terrier, owned by Mrs. R. M. Lewis. Ridgefield, Conn., won first prize over a field of 380 entries In the finals of the Hoosler Kennel Club show at the Vaught Bldg, which closed Tuesday night. Second prize was awarded to Colleen Bawn. an English bulldog, owned by Montgomery Purvianee, Huntington, Ind. Trophies were donated by Leo Kraus,, local jeweler. Louisville Trip Plans Completed L. G. Ferguson of the wholesale trade division of the Chamber of Commerce announced today that plans have been completed for the Chamber courtesy trip to Louisville. Ky., May 7 and 8. Reservations axe rapidly being made, he said. A special train to carry delegates will stop at the principal cities along the way. Fire Bugs Work Seen Fire and police officials are investigating the origin of a fire that damaged a vacant building at 1006 Virginia Ave., $250 early today. They said it was the work of a fire bug.

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Sebastian S. Kresge, multimillionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10cent stores, has added a love link to his chain. Ho was recently married to Doris Mercer, a Ne>v York beauty, shown here. Merchants Association Fleets Officers elected by <he Merchants Association are: President. Charles L. Hartman; vice president. Edward L Kahn; secretary. Paul H. Krauss Jr.; treasurer, Frank D. Stalnaker; manager, W. E. Balch. All officers were elected from the board of directors. New Sitci to Be Discussed Location of the new State Blind School, now on the World War Memorial Plaza site, will be considered by the State removal commission 9 a. m. next Wednesday at the office of Governor Emmet F. Branch The Governora is an ex officio member.

Says James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, “No matter who owns the capital, capital works for everybody. The oil companies own the gasoline, but they have to tote it to the roadside where everyone can get it. Equal division is the goal that capitalism constantly approaches. No man wants all the gasoline. He wants six gallons at a time, with a service station every few miles. Capitalism performs this service for him. Under ‘capitalism’, so-called, wealth is more equally divided than under any other system ever known." The so-called “capitalists" who control the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) are 46,016 stockholders, the majority of them small investors who earned and saved the money to buy stock. This capital, because it is brought together in a large aggregate, is able to serve the community more effectively than if it were divided up and parceled out into 46,016 separate holdings. In 1923 this*capital brought millions of barrels of crude petroleum from the oil fields, so that during 1924 the 4 Vi million automobiles of the Middle West may be supplied with gasoline and oils. This capital has erected large, modern, scientifically equipped refineries, in which to apply the most efficient cracking processes, so that the maximum amount of gasoline may be produced from the crude oil. This capital has built up a distribution system, with storage depots and service stations at strategic points, throughout the Middle West. By means of this enormous and complete distribution system, petroleum products are delivered to the ultimate consumer with the utmost economy, and the motorist who needs but one gallon at a time receives as efficient service as the manufacturer who buys thousands of gallons. Without capital the oil would stay in the ground, or at best would serve but a few people adjacent to the oil fields. By serving the thirty million people of the Middle West with petroleum products, the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) makes it possible for you, wherever you may live, to enjoy the benefits of the petroleum wealth of the United States. Without the employment of the capital of the stockholders of this Company this would not be possible. Under efficient management of a highly expeiienced Board of Directors, the capital of the 46,016 stockholders of this Company is working night and day for the service of the community. Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Home Office: Standard Oil Buildiftg 910 So. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

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CHARGES ARE RETRACTED Attorney for Refining Company Retracts Attack on City Planners. “Outside influences” were charged ir. failure of the Gulf Refining Company to obtain a permit for a storage building at State Ave. and the Bell. Railroad by Joseph F. Turk, attorney, before the city plan commission Tuesday. When questioned more closely, Turk admitted that members of the plan commission were not to blame for the three months’ delay. The council considered the question of erecting the building last week, but referred the matter to the plan commission for recommendation. The' plan commission will have a hearing on the project later. The board delayed petitions for addition to the Brookside Park United Brethren Church, 1027 Olney St., for a filling station at Fall Creek Blvd. and Illinois St. and for extension of a business district at Thirtieth St. and College Ave. General Everson Talks at Y Dinner The farewell dormitory dinner for IV. F. Brien, dormitory secretary of the Y. M. C. A., had as speaker Gen. W. G. Everson, commander of the American forces In Italy during the war. ' General Everson urged young men to go thhough life with high ideals and principles. The dinner, which will be the last of the year, was attended by 100 persona.-' - Starts Serving Sentence Although convicted fifteen years ago. George Hurd, 38, will begin a sentence to the Indiana State prison from two to fourteen years this week. Hurd was convicted in Criminal Court In 1909 on a charge of entering a house t ocommit a felony. While losing returned to the jail h escaped. He was arrested recently. Five Days to Pay Taxes Next Monday is the last day for payment of the spring instalment of city and county taxes, and taxes paid after that date will be penalized, aceordin gto John L. Duvall, Marion County treasurer.

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Tight Valves Give Engine Power and Pep If there is a good hot spark at every spark plug and the Carburetor is adjusted to deliver the correct mixture, your engine will deliver its maximum power—if it has good compression. Good compression depends largely on the condition of the valves. If they are leaky, then your engine will perform poorly. Least week I showed you how to take off the cylinder head so that the carbon could be scraped out and the condition of the valves examined. After

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stem touches it. take it off and have the top ground square on an emery stone, as the tappet is hardened and cannot be touched by a file. Before starting to grind in the valve, make sure that there is clearance between the top of the tappet and the bottom of the valve stem, otherwise it will be impossible to grind in the valve. First, procure a piece of light spring flQyy jq GRIND with sufficient tension to lift the valve off its seat when there is no pressure ''C. m on the valve head. Fit the spring on "~-d , , the valve stem, then smear a small —■"'V • )IAT quarter quantity of fine grinding compound , 0 tumm exalt oa y, (which can be bought at any auto ac- \ "“T f-™* \ 7~-4- . J * lgl cessory store) on the face of the valve. \—CZUgF kSUse a screw driver to rotate the valve j if it is slotted, or you can use one of \ jjj to Apt oee m il 9J 11 the special valve grinding tools. Bear \j( \ j~ ) fu&myfeErStE* \( j [ ( firmly but not heavily, rotating the atama aotatavo Vsrr-pri valve a quarter of a turn back and ( [j\\ mute ax seat ) U Ij \ fourth eight or nine times, then release J TT \ otimvr \ u / the pressure so that the valve can rise Surnmvt In/ off seat. Now turn around slightly. \m^>/ k maae Suae twae n VH, J then give another eight or nine quarter wmtc turns. If you rotate the valve mor> l i mi- —. . , than eight or nine turns before allowing it to lift, you squeeze all the grinding compound from between the valve faces and cause grooves and rings to he ground in face of valve. At intervals take out the valve and wash all grinding compound off with kerosene, then examine face and seat. When they are finished there will be a smooth, gray, silvery ring around them, and all pits and black spots will be removed. When the valves are finished, remove all traces of grinding compound by washing in kerosene or gasoline, then replace valve springs. Before fitting the cylinder head gasket, he sure you have the top of the cylinder and the cylinder head perfectly clean. When tightening down the cylinder head bolts start at the center, then screw down the four corners, working zig zag fashion, so that the head will be pulled down evenly all around. Now comes one of the most Important operations of all, setting the clearance between the lsittom of the valve stem and the top of the tappet. ""l The clearance varies on different enCHECKING AND ADJUSTIN6 gines. so consult the instruction book VALIfE CLEARANCE .. issued with your car to find out the ex I-'Srrx - 1 ' act clearance for your engine. The ad-<-**5 justment screw up or down until the xxgylff T clearance is correct. This is a very W delicate adjustment for the average driver to make, and I would strongly J iOCA advise you to leave a gap of about the '...x-.it jiriij-r thickness of a Government post card 1 Xs,i-* Ztn 1 mmeamjuo,’ur between valve stem and tappet, and \f "1 / qt; |Pf] CLi amove! - oof n run the car for about fifty miles, then "W —7 ?L V H MOio Aa/ufTMEAE take it to a service station and have JvL . ATAAoeea aw, one 0 f their mechanics set the clearance ZvZTt&m f ‘.’ r ” rinß the . ftfty mlIe K n,n ; you CUAA/UKf ttaXMtwo Sr mot. /five the valves a chance to bed down I makea or roue caa properly, then when the mechanic sets tin- Clearance, it is correct for [lie next 5,000 or 6,000 miles. NEXT WEEK—ITOW TO PREVENT CARBURETOR TROUBLES (Cotyrrig-ht, 1024. by S-N-L Technical Syndicate )

Radio Programs Thursday East Pittsburgh, Pa.—KRK.Y (Eastern, 326) 5:30 P. M.—Dinner concert. 6:30 P. M. —Mottier Goose will have her May party. 7:15 P. M.—Propram National Stockman and Farmer. 8 P M— Concert. 11 P. M.—Special concert. Chicago, lII.—KYW (Central, daylight saving, 536) 11:35 A. M—Table talk. 2:35 P. M. —Studio program. 6:45 P. M.—Children's bedtime story. 7 P. M.—Dinner concert. 7:45 P. M.—Talk. "Finance and Markets." 8 P. M.—Twenty minutes of good reading. 8:20 8:50 P. M.—Symphony Orchestra. 9:20 Tenor. Springfield. Mass. —WBZ (Eastern, daylight saving. 337) 6 P. M. —Dinner concert. 7:30 P. M.—Bedtime story for the kiddies. 7:40 t>. M.—Music. 9:30 P. M Music. New York, N. Y.—WEAK * (Eastern, daylight saving, 492) 11:20 P. M. —Talk on "Spring Dresses.” 5 P. M. —Children's hour program. 9 P. M. —Male quartette. 9:30 P. M.—Contralto. 10 P. M.—Violinist. 10:30 P. M. —Pianist. 11 P. M. —Orchestra. t Dallas, Texas—WFAA (Central, 476) 6:45 to 7 P. M.—Boy Scout program. 8:30 to 9:30 P. M. —Musical program. 11 to 12 Midnight-—Recital. Chicago, 111.—WON (Central. Daylight Saving. 370) 7 to 8 P. M. —Address; pianist. '9 to 11 P. M.—Music. Schenectady, N. Y.—WGY (Eastern, 380) 1 P. M. —‘ The Shawl’s the Thing." 5:30 P. M. —Dinner music. 7:45 P. M. —"The Walls of .TeVicho.” Louisville, Ky.—VY'HAS (Central. 400) 4 to 5 P. M. —Orchestra. 7:30 to 9 P. M. —Orchestra. Kansas City, Mo. —\VHB (Central, 411) 12:35 P. M —Popular music. 2 P. M. —Ladies' hour program. New York. —W •!/ (Eastern, Daylight Saving 4o) 1 P. M. —Orchestra. 3 P. A!.—Concert. 4 P. M. —Fashion talk. 7:45 P. M.—Orchestra. 9:30 P. M.—Soprano. 10 P. M. —Pianist. 10:30 —Orchestra. Cincinnati;, Ohio.—YVLYV (Eastern, Daylight Saving, 309) 10:10 P. AT —Music. 11 P. M. —Orchestra. Davenport, lowa.—YVOC (Central, 484) 12 M. —Chimes. 3:30 P. M. —"Dilation of the Stomach." 5:45 P. M.— Chimes. 6:30 P. M. —Sandman's visit. 9 P. M. —Orchestra; baritone. Detroit, Mich.—YY’YY'.l (Eastern, 517) , 12 M. —Vocal. 3 P. M.—Orchestra. 7 P. Al. —Orchestra, and vocal selections. Reports $3,000 Ring Ijost Detectives are investigating the re? port of Miss Cecile Ittenbach, 4071 College Ave., that she lost a diamond ring valued at $3,600, out of her pocket downtown Tuesday.

you have cleaned the valve stem, put it back in the cylinder, then move it from side to side to see if the valve stem or guide is worn. It should move up and down freely in the guide, but there should be no side play. If there is it will allow air to leak up the guide and dilute the mixture, making it impossible to tune up the engine so that it will run evenly and smoothly at lowspeeds. If there is much play, you will have to fit anew valve with oversize stem, or if the guide is worn badly it may j also have to be replaced. This can only’ be done by a competent mechanic. Next examine the top of the valve tappet adjusting scr£w. If there is any sign of a depression w'here the valve

Verily, Summer Cometh! Here it is—the first time this spring: Mrs. Josephine Baker, 31 W. Eleventh St., reported 65 feet of garden hose valued at sls stolen.

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RECORDS GO SMASH French Airman Tries for New Marks in liOiig Flight. B u United Pres s PARIS, April 30.—Lieut. Pelliler D’Oisy, French aviator, who is attempting to establish anew longdistance flight record, has arrived in Karachi from Bendar Abbas, and is preparing to take off on the next leg of his long trip to Japan. D’Oisy already has established a distance record for a flight from Europe to India, covering the longdistance in an actual flying time of 38%, hours. Heavy Sentence for Driver James Wright, 19 N. Wallace St., is under a 120-day sentence to the Indiana State Farm today after being convicted in city court Tuesday of driving an automobile while Intoxicated. He was arrested Monday after his car overturned when it struck another auto.

i # £i ; i l iiii km mllimllllL I ll illlllflillllll IllllmJW’ I JMEI J gUR In 1Q23 Buiek sold 218,286 motor cars far which the public paid 4301752950. not including" war tax or freight r~U_ ; j BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, Indianapolis Branch WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Meridian at Thirteenth Huff-Buick Sales Cos., Central Buick Cos., Illinois at Vermont St. 2917-19 Central Ave. ThAmas-Waddell Buick Company 3839 East Washington Street

Today’s Best Radio Features (Copyright, 1924, by United Press WEAF New Y'ork (492 M) 7:15 p. m. EST —Concert of the Bridgeport Oratorio Society, conducted by Percy Grainger, direct from Carnegie Hall. WLW, Cincinnati (399 M) 8 p. m. EST—Concert by the Woodward High School Orchestra. WGN, Chicago (370 M) 9 to 11 p. m. CST Program of classical and popular music. WDAF. Kansas City (411 M) 8 p. m. CST—Program by the Kansas City Music Club. WJZ, New York (455 M.) 8:05 p. m ECT—Annual banquet of the Talking Machine and Radio Men Association, with music by Whiteman, Lopez. Selvin and other orchestras and numbers by famous vaudeville stars.

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