Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 94, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1924 — Page 12

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PLANS PREPARED FOR MERGING 15 POWER PLANTS Combined Valuation Said to Be in Excess of $4,000,000. Plans for the consolidation of fifteen electric light and power and gas companies serving fifty cities and smaller communities in northern Indiana were nnnouced today. Under the proposed merger plan outlined in a petition filed with the public service commission the Calumet Gas and Electric Company will purchase fourteen other public utilities and merge the properties with its own. Utility companies which it is proposed to consolidate are: Elkhart Gas and Fuel Company; Knox Electric Light and Power Company: Monterey Light and Power Company; North Judson Electric Company: Plymouth Electric Light and Power Company; La Grange County Light and Power Company; Valparaiso Lighting Company: Consumers Electric . Company; De Motte Utilities Company: Hanna Light and Power Company: Kankakee Valley Electric Company; Kingsbury Light and Power Company Union Electric Company; Wanatah La Crosse Electric Company. . , More Efficient Operation. By consolidating these properties into one company it is expected that economies and more efficient operation will result because of centralized supervision. Most of the companies furnish electric light and power service. The Valparaiso Lighting Company, however. furnishes gas service as well as electric service in Valparaiso. Counties Served. The companies operate in twelve counties in the north end of the state Communities served are located in Lake. Porter, LaPorte. St. Joseph. Elkhart. Newton. Siarke. Marshall, Fulton. Pulaski. LaGrange and Noble counties. The largest city served is Elkhart, and Valparaiso ranks second. Some of the other important towns served are East Gary, Crown Point, Lowell, Plymouth, Culver, Knox. North Judson. LaGrange and Wolcottville. The various towns served are interconnected with an extensive electric transmission system, which with the local distribution systems totals 456 miles of transmission lines. The valuation of the properties of the combined companies is estimated to be substantially in excess of $4,000,000. HERMAN B. GRAY NAMED Succeeds M. Mendenhall as State Securities Administrator. Herman B. Gray, assistant administrator. State securities commission urder .Maurice Mendenhall, administrator. succeeds Mendenhall. Sept. 1, by appointment of Ed Jackson. Secretary of State. Mendenhall's resignation becomes effective then. He will practice law here. John S. Powell, present auditor of the securities department, will become assistant administrator. No one has been named to take Powell’s place. Both men have been connected with the commission since its inception in 1920. Inspector’s Car Gone An automobile thief who stole a Stutz special six car from Market St , between Delaware and Alabama Sts., belonging to Inspector Michael J. Glenn is being sought by police today. Inspector Glenn, who is head of the traffic division of the police department, parked his car near Tomlinson Hall.

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Enforcement of Law in United States Is on Decline , Attorney General Stone Believes

Prosecutor's Job Should Be Taken Out of Politics, He Says, By CHARLES P. STEWART, .VP.4 Service Writer HINGTON, Aug. 27.—Law a net law enforcement are i__J two different things. American law. as law. is improving, according to Attorney General Harlan F. Stone. But is it enforced, respected? The rublic thinks not, the attorney general admits. Is the public right? The attorney general is afraid so. at the present time, at any rate, for he says "the actual administration of justice in these United States is in a period of decline, which began before the war and was greatly accelerated by it.” Be :t said, however, that the attorney general is not a pessimist. Having faith in the American bar and the American people, he believes we will pass soon into a period of improvement. But why don't we do something now. with a view to improvement? We do. says the attorney general. but not the right thing. We doctor symptoms, not the disease. Suppose law enforcement goes wrong, through offlial incompetence, corruption or both. There are causes for incompetence and corruption. Do we remove the causes? No, •we remove the officials; maybe punish them. Or. if lawyers take a hand in attempting to reform, whats their method? More law. more procedure—better perhaps. But in either case—symptoms, not the disease, are treated. • * • “What is the disease?" I asked the attorney general. “For one thing, politics.” he answered. “The prosecutor’s job ought to be taken out. of politics. Why should it be political, any more than a judge's?” “Would you have prosecutors appointed?" “Maybe not, but I’d make their terms longer, anyway—during good behavior, even.” The attorney general dwelt on the weaknesses of prosecuting offices; showing how politics affects them —not so much money, but political influence. He pointed to their lack of system, to the laxness. slackness of their methods. "But isn't politics just a reflection of public opinion, anyway?” The attorney general didn't answer definitely. But in a recent address before the American Bar Association he said: “It is axiomatic that a people, in the long run. will get the kind of justice they deserve." And: “It is a truism that law enforcement cannot rise above its ultimate source in popular respect for law.” COAT CUT WITH KNIFE Police Hold Man for Assaulting Another During Argument. Morris Denton, 27, of Mars Hill, is held today charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, after police say he slashed the coat of Ernest King. 138 N. Libeity St., at Liberty and Wpbash Sts.. 'Tuesday. Police were told that Denton slasher! at King with a knife when King remonstrated with him, after Denton insulted a woman. Bloody Hat in ( anal A bloody straw hat, with the initials “W. A. C." on the band was found in the canal near Geisendorff and Market Sts. today by a watchman of the Merchants Light and Heat. Company's plant. Police are investigating.

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SANITARY BOARD MAY TAKE SLASH Chairman Admits Low Tax Desire Prevails. While admitting the need of ad ditional funds to maintain the sanitary board next year. Tra L. Bramblett, chairman of the council finance committee, today said the desire to keep taxes down might prevent recommendation for the higher levy to be made to the council. A request that the levy of 7.5 cents for maintenance by the board be approver by the council is now before the finance committee. Mayor Shank reduced the levy to 5.5 cents. If the increase is granted the mayor threatens to veto the tax levy and budget, putting the city back to the tax rate this year, which is $1.0875 on each SIOO of taxable property. The proposed rate is $1.05. The mayor has encouraged a move asking the 1925 tate Legislature ,o abolish the separate taxing units such as the board of health, sanitary board and park board. Sleeps in Restaurant With the aid of the police a modern Rip Van Winkle was finally persuaded to seek his downy bed instead of a fabje in the Baker Dairy Lunhc. 155 N. Illinois St. Employes became alarmed when they could not arouse Edward Dunbar, 111 N. New jersey st.. who was sleeping in the restaurant.

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PROTESTS OVER TOWNSHIP TAXES WILE BE MADE Citizens Oppose Combining of Tuition and General Funds, Protests over the proposal of the Wayne Township trustees to combine its transfer tuition fund with the general fund will be made Tuesday at a meeting of interested township residents and local members of the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association, before the advisory board, Harry Miesse, secretary, said today. When the township trustees levied their 4Vi -cent levy for 1924 they included the SIO,OOO transfer tuition with the general fund, makirg a total of $20,000, he said. Si nilar policy is planned for 1925, it 'a said. Said to Be Illegal Willis C. Nusoaum, former member of the State board of tax commissioners. said the State Legislature at one time provided transfer tuition could be paid out of the general fund. But since that time the State tax board rendered the opinion such a method was not legal. He cited a similar situation in Columbia Township, Gibson County, where the trustees were barred from combining the funds. The transfer tuition fund is raised solely by a tax levy on property of township residents living ou side of Indianapolis in Marion County, Nus baum said. Tax levy for the general fund is levied upon all the residents in the townships which include Indianapolis residents Warren Excepted When children outside of the city are sent to city schools they are required to pay tuition fee, which is i fixed by the city. Such policy is being fostered by i other townships, except Warren Township, which maintains two separate funds. Protests will later be made over the proposed 3-cent tax levy for Washington Township, Nusbaum said. Last year when the trustees I advertised a 1-eent levy, they later ‘ raised it to 5 cents, he said. Revenue received from such a raise make : it unnecessary for a levy for 1923. he said. TODY’AND DOC ARRIVE IN CITY

Press Agent for Wolfe Shows Has Big Pal, I "Waddy,” the historic elephant, is j in the city, shuffling in today with | l>oc Waddell, circus story writer, on ; its broad back. The pair is re.gis- ! tered at the Claypool, but it is explained that, owing to size, the tuski er has been assigned to a barn. It is said that if traffic cops can be satisfied that the elephant will not congest traffic it will be taken on : a shopping tour In the down-town | shopping districts. Waddell and the elephant travel from place to place heralding the coming of the T. A. Wolfe Shows ; that are to provide the circus and | midway for the State Fair next week. These shows, at Dayton, Ohio, this j week, will arrive here Sunday in 'three sections over the Big Kour Fc-iil-road. VANISHING CREAM. ETC. Beauty Burglar Makes His Debut on North Side. Enter the beauty burglar. Edith Smith, 2717 College Ave.. { reported to police today that a thief j entered her room and took a cowhide bag containing beauty tools valued at $75. A yellow headed dress and an electric iron was also miss ing. she said. Police are investigating. Gone, but Not Forgotten | Automobiles reported stolen to po-l lice today: Korest E. Jackson. Shel- j byville, Ind., Chevrolet, in front of Statehouse on Ohio St.; Oley Emery, University Heights, Chevrolet, from Senate Ave., west of Statehouse;-Les-lie Rominger, 817 N. Oakland Ave., Kord, from garage in rear of resi- 1 dence; R. A. Larue, 444 N. Davidson St., B’ord, from in front of home, j BACK HOME AGAIN Automobiles recovered: Kenneth' Wenz, 29 Kord St., Chevrolet, at 319 N. Noble St.: J. H. Flaharty, 409 j Bosart St., Overland, at Capitol Ave. | and elevation; Elmer Devall, R. R. 2, | Box 379, Ford, at Bottom Rd. and j White River; Jean Mace, Sheridan Ave., Kord, at Raymond and Me-j ridian Sts.; L. D. McManus, 3938 N. ! Illinois St., Kord, at 512 N. New Jer-i sey St.; A. B. Weatherford, 4510 N. j Keystone Ave., Chevrolet, at Bot- j tom Rd. and White River; William Stallup, 1127 Parker Ave., Roamer, Gem Hotel; Mary Harris, 714 N. Senate Ave., Buick, at Chicago; Olie Emery. University Park, at 2932 Macpherson St.; Sam Trotsey, 626 N. Meridian St., Ford, North Vernon, Ind.; James Jordan, 241 Eastern Ave., Ford, at Bluff and Belt railroad; J. H. Traub, Jason ville Ind., Ford, at Broad Ripple; B. S. ! Sutherland, Roosevelt Hotel, Ford.l at 37 W. Twenty-Seventh St. Machine Strikes Woman Mrs. Mary White, 1552 Spann Ave., was severely injured about the head and hips today when she was struck by a machine driven by Earl Whittaker, 1706 Ludlow Ave., in the 1600 block English Ave. The driver was held.

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From Far and Near The air of Mars is too light and rare to support such animal life as we have on earth, according to Rev. Thomas Moreau, director of the observatory at Bourges, France. “If there are animals there, they must be a very low state of life," he says. Mexico City newspapers carry dispatches that six Mexican marines were killed in a battle off the coa.-d of Lower California with a pirate vessel engaged in running rum into j the United States. Fifteen men are in danger of I starving to death off Point Barrow. I Alaska, the Hudson Bay Company of Canada has wired to the United | States Army Air Service. The men j are aboard a trading schooner hemmed in by fields of ,ce. Planes ; are to be sent to their rescue. Charged with having flogged his family of six children with a horsewhip an i making his 4-year-old son dd manual labor In a corn field, Quince Perdue, a wealthy farmer, near Bluefleld, W. Ya.. has been held for grand jury action. FOUR SENT TO FARM Three Are Convicted on Blind Tiger Charges in City (oqrt. Three were sentenced to the Indiana State Farm today in city court on blind tiger charges. They were: George Edwards, 1133 Lafayette St.. S3O and costs and ninety days. Ered Pounds. 869 W. Eleventh i st.. S3OO and costs and ninety days. Claud Burris, colored. 3015 N. ! Pennsylvania St., porter. SIOO and 1 costs and thirty days. He appealed. Ed Singer of Evansville was fined S2O and osts on a vagrancy charge ! and was sent to the farm as result : of inability to pay his fine. Theft of Tire Alleged Cecil Gentry, 1175 Gross Ave., and ! Harry Amsden. 17 S. Tremont Ave., are held today on charges of petit larceny and vagrancy after police say the men admitted taking an automobile lire valued at $lO from the machine of George Golding, 1911 L. Washington St., Tuesday. Quick, Watson The owner of a can of talcum powder, anew suit of clothing, a new shirt and collar and two neckties is being sought today by police. A patrolman found the articles buried in sand along White River north of Michigan St., Tuesday night. Police Seek Man. Police have been asked to aid in j the search for Harley Moore. 28, who has been missing from his home at | 536 S. California St., since Sunday. |

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DAVIS TO APPEAL NEXT FOR LABOR AND FARM VOTE Speech at Wheeling, W. Va., Will Outline Views on Use of Injunction. By United Press . NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—John W. Davis, Democratic standard bearer, will make his next appeal to and dirt farmers. After delivering another assault on the Republican administration and its policies at. Columbus, Davis returned to New York today to prepare for his Labor Day speech and -his first invasion of the corn belt. In his Labor Day speech at Wheeling West Va., Davis will elaborate on his views regarding rights of iabor ano stress his opposition to use of injunctions in iabor disputes. His managers believe once his views are made clear the opposition of many labor groups will disappear and a large share of the nominal Democratic labor vote will remain in the field instead of going over to La Follette. Following his Wheeling speech, ! Davis will go to Chicago where he | will confer with former RepresentaI tive Lincoln Dixon of Indiana, manager of the western : before making his appeal to the fafl mers. His first speech in the great agriI cultural region will be delivered at | Omaha on Sept. 6. He has chosen Nehraska as the state in which to open his western campaign as the compliment to Governor Charles W, Bryan, his running mate. According to present plans. Davis expects to spend Sunday, Sept. 7, with Governor Bryan in Lincoln. I Leaving there Sunday night, he ini tended to speak in Denver, probably ! Sept. 9 and then sweep through | Kansas and Missouri on his return | to Chicago. j