Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 100, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 September 1924 — Page 2

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mu ACTION I BRINGS RESULIS \ ON POOR FARM Commissioners Draw Up I Impromptu Ordinance I for SIO,OOO, ■ Urged on by a delegation from Bhe Marion County W. C. T. U-, who threatened to use 2.000 votes n the coming election “where they (till do the most good,” an hnwomptu ordinance asking SIO,OOO tor window shades and screens, loor rugs and other improvements 'or the county poor farm was placed >efore the county council by county Commissioners. Final Action l>ue Today “There are sixty oid women in the tew women’s wing, many of them jedfast, and conditions are awful." •xplained the women. “There they ie, many of them unable to raise a 9afid to brush off Hies and moiquitoes. with the lwt sun streampig through the windows on their |>eds.” When first approached by the delegation, Cassius L. Hogle, president >f the council. Republican candidate or county commissioner, said it was :oo late for the ordinance to be considered “at this session.’’ Ordinances mist be read the first day and acted >n the second, he explained. "'We'll get one before you before rou adjourn today,” the women said, tnd insisted Russell J. Ryan, county Ittorney, draw up the ordinance then ind there, which was done. County Commissioners John Xitlev, tandilate for re-election on the Democratic ticket, and Albert Hoffman, ligned the ordinance, and it was prelented and read before adjournment. Completed This Year / The new additions to the poor arm were completed' this year by he contracting firm of George A. Veaver & Son, now under indictnent on charges in connection with j ileged misconstruction of new wings A Julietta, county Insane asylum. The inside walls are bare brick, the oors are cold cement, the windows h.ve no screens or blinds, and the ! hole affair was the subject of an ' nvestigation by the State board of ! ccounts. The building cost $l3O, j 100 and was termed last year “nr ore | ike a cow bam than a place for | luman habitation’’ by the Marion bounty Bo';rd of Charities and Corection. Weaver pointed out the lack of j omforts complained about by the ; •arious women’s organizations were j lue to the fact the commissioners ■ lid not Include them In the specifi- j ations. Commissioners “passed the •uck” to the council by saying the alter body did not allow enough ! noney In the original appropriation. | [BREATH TO STOP NEW BRIDGE filing Station Refused at’ Delaware St. Threat to have owrk on the Dela-a rare St. bridge stopped by court inunction was made by Merle N. A. IVaiker. attorney for owners of propirty adjoining the bridge, before the ! ►oard of zoning appeals. Walker spoke after the coramls- j lion denied hearing on a petition for | l filling s ation permit at the southwest corner of Delaware St. and Fall ; Creek Blvd., south drive. Board Inembers said no more filling station permits on boulevards would be is- 1 sued. Walker, who represented Mrs. 11a ry Stanford, property owner, pointed out that neither the city >r county had purchased her property although part of it had been Aken in constructing the bridge. The board denied the congregation )f the Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church. :olored. 1745 Linden St., permit to >uild at that address. Permission tor constructing a sixty family apart- j nent house at Twenty-First St. and Boulevard PI. was granted. Petition that the Irvington M. E. Church purchase the property of ■Thomas C. Howe. 32 N. Audubon Rd. lor site for anew church was taken Lnder advisement for two weeks. Ifowe Is a member of the plaiKpom- j Inlssion.

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Women watch eagerly and closely, and men look on in amazement and bewilderment, as Mrs. Ruth Case of Putnam County, fashioned ribbon rosebuds and ming for hats, in the Purdue building.

CIVIC LEADERS - INDORSE TAR UNIT ABOLITION 'City Attorney Begins Study of Changing City Charter, Move to abolish separate taxing units of the city were indorsed by Edward O. Snethen, president of the Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs, and Leonard V. Harrison, of the Chamber of Commerce, today. The suggestion made Tuesday hy Mayor Shank, asking that the City charter be rewritten and approve' by the 1925 Legislature, was advanced today as James M. Ogden, j city corporation counsel, began in-; j vestigation. Harrison said he believed the time 1 was too short to have legislation submitted to next year’s General Assembly, but said he favored a municipal government with strong powers delegated to the mayor and council. “The separate taxing units hn resulted from la'er acts of the Legislature,” said Harrison. The mayor attacked the separate units such as the school board, board of health, park hoard and sanitary board, pointing out that officials of the general city had little regulation , over them. Snethen objected to separate tax-! ing units, but said he believed the school board should be left to act independently. “The school board serves a disi tinct purpose in education .and I don’t believe it should be under th I control of the city council,” said j i Snethen. Ogden said the city was incorpo- ; rated unr.er a general law approved by the Legislature. March 14. 1867. In 1905 acts of the Legislature concerning municipal corporations, were approved under which the city now operates. NOTED PILOT IS KILLED IN CRASH (Continued From Pago 1) chanic. Perkins, and had covered one and one-half laps in the race when his Sunbean car crashed Into an Iron fence w hile going at terrific speed, j The machine turned turtle and burst into flames. Perkins was not ' seriously hurt. REST A POPULAR HERE Won on Local Track in 1916—Second in 1915. Resta was a well-known figure at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He made his first appearance here in 1915. In his blue Peugeot he led the field for 350 miles and then engaged In a thrilling 100-mile battle for lead with Ralph De Palma, who had crept up from behind. At the 450mile mark Resta scraped the wall in a skidding turn and from that point surrendered the lead to De Palma, the winner, contenting himself with second place. Made Clean Sweep He made almost a clean sweep of other important races that year. In 1916 he won the Indianapolis race, easily, maintaining the lead from the start. The race that year was 300 miles. In 1920 he came back as a member of the British Sunbeam team, but owing to illness was forced to releinquish his mount to Ora Haibe at the last minute. Teammate of Boyer In 1923 he was a member of the Packard team with Ralph De Palma and Joe Boyer, whose death at Al--1 toona Monday preceded Resta's by only two days. Resta s car worked badly from the start and he went out in the early stages of the race. His wife was a sister of Spencer Wishart, well known race driver, who was killed at the Elgin, 111. road race in 1915, just a month after his marriage to Miss Louise McGowan of Indianapolis.

.MRS. RUTH CASE

Mrs. Case is the Putnam County project Jeader In the millinery course conducted through the county agent and Miss Xello Flaningham. millinery specialist from Purdue University. The booth of the Purdue home

‘Ask Us Lots of Questions', We’ll Tell No Fibs’

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LEFT TO RIGHT—MRS. RUTH ItO WELL, MRS. ITU’K STAPLES, KENTON GARDNER AND MISS LE--1 ONA M. BERRY.

If you want to know what’s what and who’s who at the Indiana State Fair, go to the Chamber of Commerce and Hoosier Motor Club information tent. There, smiling young women and

Joke Costs Perpetrators $lB and Worry

3HEX PLAYING pranks on \Y/ your friends don't fool with vv the Indianapolis police de--1 purtment. A traffic violation sticker played a prominent part in a joke in which two men were minus $lB, and another sl6 ahead. Saturday morning an employe of the A. W. Bowen Auto Company, 939 Ft. Wayne Ave., stuck a police violation sticker on the windshield of a machine belonging to Grover Winnings, 27 N. Trei niont Ave., another employe, for I parking in the alley as a Joke. | Winnings’ car was parked In the ! rear of the company. CONFERENCE ON SCHLENSKER CASE State Boards to Take Up Report, At hequest of Governor Emmett F. Branch members of the State highway commission and representatives of the State board of accounts were to confer today on the report cf the board of accounts criticising dealings of the commission with O. F. Schlensker, automobile dealer. Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the board of accounts, and Edward Brennan, an examiner who signed the report, were to represent the board of accounts. The highway commission met for two hours this morning and then held a oneliour conference with Governor Branch. All parties refused to give out statements following the conference. CONSERVE RESOURCES Richard Lieber Scores Stream Pollution Before Rotarians. "We have reached a point in the reduction of our natural resources in America where we are forced to take steps to conserve them,” said Richard Lieber, director of the State Department of conservation, before the Rotary Club at the Claypool, Tuesday. Lieber scored pollution of Indiana streams and urged Rotarians tW enlist with other civic organizations in a fight to preserve these resources.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TOMES

economics extension department, in which Mrs. Case works, features the all-occasion ensemble costume. It shows this costume in the process of being assembled. Miss FJaningham and Miss Meta Martin, clothing specialists from Purdue, are In charge of the booth.

pleasant Boy Kcoufs will l>o glad to answer your questions. No matter how absurd the question, they will answer It smilingly. That’s what they're there for, and they wear courtesy badges.

Employes began to "kid” Winnings, arid said it would cost him $2. Winnings believed them and asserted he would bo willing to go to police station and pay. J. Thompson and another em- " Plye who knew the sticker was false bet WJnnlngA $lB that he

Fair Program Tonight Horse show and vaudeville, Coliseum, 7 p. m. Grand stand show, 7:30 p. ra. Fashion plate review. Aerial ballet. Airplane bombing and stunt exhibition. Fireworks. Thursday (Governors’ Day) State championship horseshoe pitching contest, grand stand, 8 a. m. to noon. of Belgian horses, Coliseum, all day. Judging of cattle, Ilerefords, Hereford futurities and Jerseys, Coliseum, all day. Judging of Shropshires, Harnpshires, Southdown and Oxford sheep. Sheep pavilion, all day. Judging of Spotted Poland Chinas and Yorkshires, Swine pavilion, all day. Judging of poultry, Poultry building, all day. Automobile show and exposition of household appliances, musical instruments, Manufacturers' building, all day. Exhibit of flowers and plants, Horticultural building, all day. Better babies contest and clinic. Baby building, all day. Exhibition of domestic science products, Women’s building, all day. Style Show, women’s apparel, Women’s building, 10 a. m. to noon and 2 to 4 p. m. Band concerts, morning, afternoon and evening. Harness races, 1:30 p. m. Aerial circus, over race track infield, 1:30 p. m. Auto polo and bucking Ford exhibition, grand stand, 1:30 p. m. Horse show and vaudeville. Coliseum, 7 p. m. Grand stand show, 7:30 p. m. Fashion plate review. Aerial ballet. Airplane bombing and stunt exhibition. Fireworks.

SPEAKING DATES MADE BY G. 0. P. Jackson and Schortemeier Announce Schedule, Ed Jackson, Republican candidate -for Governor, will formally open his campaign at Newcastle, his home town. Sept. 29, according to Frank E. Rozelle, chairman of the Republican speakers bureau. Jackson will speak at Cicero Sept. 26 and at Seeleyville Sept. 29. Frederick E. Schortemeier. candidate for secretary of State, has announced these speaking dates: Martinsville, Sept. 5: Decatur and Portland, Sept. 6: State hankers j meeting. Indianapolis. Sept. 10; j Pendleton and Albion, Sept. 11; | "Womans’ Club, Indianapolis, Sept, j /Cl: Service Club, Indianapolis, Sept. 15; Muncle, Sept. 17; Lutheran State meeting, Indianapolis, Sept. 18; I Evansville, Sept. 19; Winamae. Sept, j 27j_ Union CUty, Oct. 2; Greenfield, I Oct. 28. Rozelle announced that James w. Hili, G. O. P. eandldate for Congress from the Fourth District, would speak at Madison Sept. 6. Great plans are being made for reception of President Coojidge and 1 Charles O. Dawes when they cross Indiana hy motor on the Lincoln , highway wfihin the next two week3 . Several ears will Join (he tour at Monroeville, where they enter Indiana, and follow across Sthte, stop ping at FT. Wayne, Llgonler, Goshen, Elkhart, South Bend, La Porte, Valparaiso and in Lake County.

In rharge of the tent are Mrs. Ruth Rowell, 1301 University Ct.; Mrs. Prue Staples, 106 S. Emerson Ave.; Kenton Gardner, Boy Scout, 833 N. Temple Ave., and Miss Leona Berry, 4821 E. Michigan St.

would not have to pay. Winnings accepted thoir challenge and went to Inspector Michael Glenn Tuesday and paid hts $2 tine. Taking his receipt he showed It to the two who bad bet him and collected the $lB. Unable to convince Windings It was all a “frame-up,” Tomlinson appeared before Inspector Glenn and demanded that the fine be rescinded, because the sticker was false. Glenn 1b undecided as to what action he will take. John Ambuhl, deputy city clerk, is holding up registration of the fine. He said i the matter may bo taken to city court. CAR COMPANY T(f OPERATE BUSSES Will Be in Use Within Three Weeks, Indianapolis Street Railway motor busses as feeders for the city cars will be in operation within the next two or three weeks, according to a statement today by Robert I. Todd, president of the oempany. Todd declared busses would be put Into service in conjunction with most all lines, but the streets had not yet been decided, with the exception of New York St. The latest type busses will be purchased and all passengers will be brought to Monument Circle, transfers being issued to car lines. Definite bus fare has not been established. Todd said later another place for downtown terminus probably would be selected as he believed objection would be raised to using the Circle as a bus terminal. STATE DEBT IS REDUCED Payment to Highway Fund Leaves $3,740,000 Owing. TJte State debt today was reduced $500,000 when the State board of finance paid that amount to the State highway commission as part payment of the $900,000 borrowed last winter. Total indebtedness of the State is now $3,740,000, according to the finance board.

‘Baa, Baa, Much Better’, Says Billy

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HOWARD HEATH AND BILLY

Billy was much better, thank you,” today. The medicine Dr. 'Herbert T. Wagner at the Red Cross emergency tent at the State Fair, gave him Tuesday effected a quick cure.

77/ Bea Mother to You ,' He Says

By Timr* Special RUSHVILLE, Tnd., Sept. 3. Phil Wiik, county auditor, has a turkey gobbler that insists on being a mother. The -gobbler is now sitting on twenty-two eggs In a fence corner and refuses to be budged. The gobbler disappeared several weeks ago and Hiram Cramer, tenant, found the turkey sitting on hen eggs. Cramer didn't disturb him, but the hogs did. So the. turkey moved to the top of a hay stack and sat on one egg.

HARRISON AND COUNTY HEADS ARGUE IN VAIN Get Nowhere in Conference on Cut in Proposed Levy Increase, Arguing from different sets of figures, Leonard V. Harrison, Chamber of Commerce expert, and county officials got nowhere today In a session in which Harrison urged the county tax levy for 1925 he Increased only 4 cents Instead of 7. Present rate in 21 cents. Harrison stated the county would get nearly $500,000 from miscellaneous revenue in 1925, instead of the $350,000 figured on by Auditor Harry Dunn and his deputy, W. Burchard Butler. < The latter, some what a tax expert himself, having toiled nine years in the basement of the courthouse on county tax figures, assured Harrison the miscellaneous revenue has never been more than $350,000 in any year.

Misinformation "You have been supplied with misinformation, Mr. Harrison,” remarked C. L. Hogle, president of the council. “The same misinformation was given us a year ago by the j then auditor, Leo K. Fesler, which I resulted in setting the 1924 tax levy too low to meet actual expenses.” Dunn produced a statement compiled by Fesler, which showed sources of miscellaneous revenue. Included with fees from various county offices, etc., was nearly $150,000 derived from sale of bond is- | sues. I Harrison advocated combining the ! sinking fund and the general fund, which he said would do away with necessity for a $200,000 surplus in each fund to sj.art each year. Dunn explained it was the law to have separate funds,/and said it is ‘good business, als^r. Switches to Roads Harrison then switched his arguments to the gravel road repair fund, which county commissioners have asked be increased from 3*4 cents to 4*4 cents. No use spending money on gravel roads which won’t stand up anyway, he said. “The county can’t afford to pave all the gravel roads this summer,” Councilman George N. Montgomery said. “That’s what all the argument is about, the public demanding vast improvements and wanting taxes cut at the same time. The gravel roads will have to be kept in repair as long as they are not paved.” The council seemed disposed to agree with Harrison, however, that 3% cents on the SIOO will raise, enough for the repair. The council then recessed to meet from day to day for a few minutes ; until Saturday, when the budget and tax levy will be settled. ________________ WAR MEMORIAL MEETING: Speakers to Be Selected for Comer Stone Laying. The corner stone laying sub-com-mittee of the Indiana War Memorial commission was to meet late today to select speakers and make final arrangements for laying the corner stone of the American Legion Bldg., Sept. 12. The ceremony w||l be held in connection with observation of Defense day.

Billy is a Cotswold sheep, on exhibition at. the Fair by Merritt Heath and his son, Howard, of Muncie, Ind. The sheep, who is 3-year-old, was the first animal to be treated at the Red Cross tent.

“Any one who wants to be a mother as bad as he does should be given a chance,” said Cramer. So he robbed a hen of twentytwo eggs and made anew nest in the cornfield. ' The gobbler didn't want to leave his lone egg on top of the haystack and Cramer had to use force, but when the turkey spied the nest —the nice eggs, the strawtucked neatly around, he made a beeline for It—and at last reports was still sitting on it.

NO MORE CAPITOL SMOKE Statehouse to Be Heated by Outside Firm. The Statehouse will not he a smoke nuisance much longer. The State buildings and grounds committee, composed of Governor Emmett G. Branch, Auditor Robert W. Bracken and Secretary of State Ed Jackson, today decided to award the heating contract for the capitol to an outside firm. Boilers in the present heating department of the building can no longer be used, the Governor said. Steam from an outside company will be tried out for a year. If unsuccessful. new boilers will be installed next year, it was said. f Federal Action Awaited Velpo Tasich, 2S, of 1242 N. Tremont Ave., was arrested today by Ideut. Stoddard an dsquad on vagrancy charges. He Is being held at city Jail pending Federal prohibition inveetigation.

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HIBBEN’S WORK IN RUSSIA IS TRIAL SUBJECT Indianapolis Man Denies Any Connection With Communist Rulers, By T’nitri] Prem NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Activities of Capt. Paxton Hlbben, former In- : dianapolis newspaper man, while I connected with relief organizations I in Russia were taken up today at j the Army hoard of inquiry which is i examining the fitness of Hibben to I retain his commission as an officer in the United States Reserve Corps. The case, which involves the rights of an officer in the Army to differ publicly, cither in writing or in speeches, with the foreign policy of the United States, has been pending since last May. Did Only Relief Work Hibben testified today refuting charges that the organization known as "Friends of Soviet Russia” was connected with the communist gov- [ ornment. He said the organization was a relief organization working in America. Another witness today was Robert Morrjs Lovett, a professor In the University of Chicago, and one of the editors of the New Republic magazine. Lovett recently was on a committee that examined the administration of the FYiends of Soviet Russia, and said that certain sunu of money were spent in advertising in communist magazines. He declared Hibben was not a communist and was a fit person to retain his captain’s commission. Charges Are Denied A report drawn by William J. Burns, formerly vhead of the United States secret service, showed that Hibben attended a communist relief meeting in Berlin. Hibben denied this, saying it was a meeting of international relief organiations. Regarding Hibben’s work in Russia while a member of a commission of five appointed by the Near East Relief Association, Arthur A. Johnson, chairman of the commission, said it was purejy humanitarian work. AUGUST WEATHER FOUND NORMAL Fourth Was Hottest Day, Fourteenth Coolest, Aug. 4, with a temperature of 96 degrees, was the hottest day last month, the weather bureau reported today. The mercury stood at 51 degrees on Aug. 14. the coolest day. Average maximum temperature for the month was 82.9. with a minimum of 64.0. Normal maximum temperature for August is 83.3, and minimum 64.1. The highest temperature in August was in 1918 when on the sth the thermometer reached 103 dedegrees. J. H. Armington, meteorologist. said. There was a total of 4.77 Inches of rainfall during the month. Nor-

mal Is 3.33.