Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 109, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1924 — Page 12

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MODERN STREETS AND BETTER CAR SERVICE WANTED Times Readers' Inquiries to Mr, Fixit Cover a Wide Range, Street lights, paved streets, fewer weeds and better ear service are imong things Times readers are ask ing through Mr. Fixit. And Mr. Fixit is kept busy looking after the public's interests at city hall Shoot in your complaints to him. He is on the job to help you. Today's investigations: MR .FIXIT—Lots on each side of my home at 20S W. Forty-Fourth St. are ccvered with weeds going to seed. There is no use trying to keep a lawn with weeds growing ali around me. Bert O'Leary. Board of health inspectors will order the property owner to cut the weeds. Street Light Petition To petition for street light at Powell PI. and Thirty-Sixth St.: The petition has been referred to the board of works. Engineers will investigate and act immediately. MR. FlXlT—There is a path on the north side of YV. Fourteenth St., from Tremont Ave. west, where weeds grow on both sides. It is almost impassable for school children in wet weather. Can this path be cindered and the weeds cut? S. H. Ayres, 1237 X. Pershing St. Although the city cutting force has been discharged. YV. B. Schoenrogg. chief clerk of the street commissioner's office, has ordered a force of men to put the walk in shape. If possible, weeds will be cut. and the walk cindered. DEAR MR. FlXlT—Every kind of vehicle that runs uses the sidewalk an the east side of Sugar Grove Ave.,

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Brightwood Women Plan ‘Civic Jubilee’

FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT, MRS. ANN ROBESON, MISS ALVIRA CLARK AND MRS. RILLA REINKER. SECOND ROW, MRS. DAISY PETTY, MRS. ETHEL GAtTBENMIRE, MRS. HELEN KLEE, MISS DOROTHEA EUSEY, MRS. ALICE P. ELLISON AND MRS. ELMETTA WORTH.

Residents of Brightwood are looking forward to Wednesday night when they expect to have one of the best celebrations ever conducted in that part of Indianapolis. Under auspices of the Brightwood Civic League they will celebrate the street improvements accomplished during the spring and summer in that section. Program will be held on Station St., between Roosevelt Ave. and Twenty-Fifth St. Merchants Are Helping The women are the most ardent boosters for the event. Through their efforts the merchants and

betwen Sixteenth and Eighteenth Sts., as a roadway. Drivers expect pedestrians to get off the streets, or be run over. C. C. Sanders. 2157 Sugar Grove Ave. Your letter has been turned over to the police. Officers will be stationed to catch vehicle drivers on sidewalks. Street Car Extension MR. FIXIT—When are they going to extend the English Ave. line to Sherman Drive? When will they put sidewalks on English Ave. and Dearnborn St? School children must walk in the mud or in the paved street, where they will be run over. When will we get a sewer and city water? Times Reader. Extension of English Ave. car line has been ordered by the city just as other extensions have. But all extension orders are ignored by the car company because they say they have insufficient funds. Location of sidewalks you want in is not definite. Board of works records show bids were received for walks on Dearborn St. from Xewton St. to English Ave. on Sept. 8. Contract will be awarded soon. Petition for water mains in English Ave. from Keystone Ave. to Rural St. was filed with the board of works May 14, 1924. Petition for gas mains in English Ave. from Gray to Dearborn Sts. was filed Aug. 8. 1924. Petition for water mains in English Ave. from Sherman Ave. to Denny St. was filed Aug. 13. 1924. None of these petitions has been acted on. due to the mass of work before the board. Moves to have them speeded up have been made. A cat owned by a resident of Wandsworth. England, is fostering a brood of chicks hatched in an incubator.

others have consented to help make the affair a success. The "civic jubilee" will open with a concert by the Police and Firemen's Band. Yaankuner Brother.-,, who have just completed anew building on Station St., will dedicate it with dancing. A series of contests with prizes will be held for children and adults. A boxing match, fortune telling, fish pond and refreshments will be other features. Prizes to lie Given Prizes will also be awarded for the best decorated residence and busi-

TEDDY ENDS ONE TRIUMPHANT WEEK In Five Days of School 'Our Hero’ Acquires New Friends and Makes Progress,

(Miss Rub.v Well of Tho Times is Koine to m-hool with Toddy Soott this week to find out what happens to pupil "just starting ”) By RUBY WEIL His first week of school closed triumphantly, Teddy Scott played today at his home, 2002 N. Alabama St. He was distinctly honored Friday when Miss Lillian Bohnstadt, his teacher at school No. 45. Twenty Third St. and Park Ave., chose him as one of five I Bs to be transferred from her room to the 1-A room of Miss Thelma Shelburn, where they will form a small but strong I B section. Teddy seemed to know when he started to school Friday that something special was going to happen. He was the gayest of the gay. He turned somersaults on the lawn of a home on the way to school. He teased his brother, Eugene, who was celebrating his birthday, and told him dags were being displayed in honor of that event. Later Teddy admitted he knew the flags were in honor of Defense day. But she did not know just what !t)efense day was. When he arrived at school he I heard more about Defense day. Although Miss Bohnstadt did not ex- ; plain the significance of the day to | the beginners, she did tell them It was a special day. Flags Are Drawn She taught them a flag song after they had listened to her read a Bible

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ness establishment. Those promoting the event are Mrs. Anna Robeson, 2317 N. La Salle St., secretary Brightwood Civic League; Miss Alvira Clark, 2514 Station St.: Mrs. Rilla Reinker, 2445 Gale St.; Mrs. Daisy Petty. 3436 E. Twenty-Fifth St.; Mrs. Ethel Gaubermire, 2325 N. La Salle St.; Mrs. Helen Klee, 2634 Station St.; Mrs. Dorothea Eusey, 2623 Station St.; Mrs. Elmetta Worth, £233 Avondale St.; Miss Vera Day, Walter Sears, Sam Ingle. John Miller. Gus H. Jones, president; .1. M. Singer. Mrs. Shelly and Mrs. Devers.

verso and had sung "America," and showed them how to draw a flag And what flags they drew! Some of them had seven uneven stripes, some had nine, some eleven, and a few thirteen. Teddy’s' had only nine. Next the children learned to "march like soldiers.” It was quite evident, once they got started, that their marching was like tliar of no soldiers except the rawest recruits. A few of them made the greatest efforts to keep in time to their humming. But most of them made no attempt to effect any harmony between their tongues and their feet. Life's Proudest Moment “The Little Red Hen" was prominent in the lessons again. One of the proudest moments of Teddy’s brief school career came when he read these sentences: "The little red hen found some wheat. "She called the cat. "She called the nip. "She called the goose." Some of hiH classmates rea l them, too. Then they picked out the same sentences in their primers. They don't know the alphabet yet—that comes later, under the modern system of teaching—but they can recognize certain words. So Teddy, after ore week of school, can read, march, draw, weave, sing new songs, play new games and do some physical culture ex, recises. lie has many new friends. And how does he like school? "Fine!"

‘OLD MAN' RAPS 808 Stevenson Makes Political Talk at Defense Day Gathering. rt)/ Timr (Special RUSIIVILLE, Tnd, Sept. 13 ‘Self Help Against Government Ownership of Railroads” was the subject of a Defense Day speech of D. C. Stevenson of Indianapolis, for mer “old man" of the Ku-Klux Klan. “Railroads bear 15'4 pet- cent of I the tax burden in Indiana." he said. | “If the railroads were taken over. ! they would become tax exempt like j the postofhee. Does Indiana want I this sort of revenue wiped out overi night and increase her county farm j tax burden just to satisfy the long ] *ng of .an ambitious United States ! Senator who is sowing the seeds of ! discontent that would destroy the jrideals of the founding fathers?”

SOUTH SIDE TURNERS 306 PROSPECT STREET ANNOUNCE THEIR 31st OPENING—MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 1924 SCHEDIXE OF CUSSES IST GIRLS IST BOYS Ages B to 10 Years Ages fi to 10 Year* Wednesday. .4:00 to 5:00 p. m. Wednesday. .4.00 to 5:00 p. in, Saturday 0:30 to 10:30 a. ra. Saturday 0:30 to 10:30 a. m. 2ND GIRLS 2ND BOYS Age* 10 to IB Years Axes 10 to 14 Year* Monday 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. Tuesday 4 .00 to 5:00 p. tn. Thursday 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. LADIES’ CLASS .JUNIORS* CLASS Ages Over 16 Years Axes 14 to 18 Year* Monday 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. Tuesday 7:00 to 8:30 p. m. Thursday 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. Friday 7:00 to 8:30 p. in. ACTIVES’ CLASS Instructors: Axes IK to 40 Years p 11-\I I Tuesday 8:30 to 10:30 p. m. ntiwi u/*uvd Friday S:3O to 10:30 p. m. L. HOELSCHER

Gleams of kindness , of sym- \ pathetic understanding in the I A planned ritual of the ceremony GV makes our Service of Sincerity |j|> one to be desired. lass WALTER T.BLASENGYM *•I FUNERAL HOME

GOOD NEWS FOR HH-JONGG FANS China War Fails to Affect Supply, Shanghai’s recent civil war has not affected materially the supply of sets of mah-jongg, the ancient Chinese game of a thousand wonders, according to Laslo Darko, 320 N. Blackford St., clerk at Charles Mayer & Cos., 29-31 W. Washington St. With the coming of the cold weather the demand is increased. Until recently there had been few sales since last March. Malj-jongg. according to legend, was discovered by Sze, thousands of years ago. Sze found that fishing was more profitable in boats, so he, with nine brothers and 100 other men. set out to "gather in the fish.” Sze, encountered the obstacle of seasickness. He decided it was mental, and invented mah-jongg to take their minds from the sea. Modern followers of the game, young and old. will admit that it should serve to take one's mind away from most anything. Sets are made from bamboo and ivory, in and near Shanghai, and range in price from $2 to S7O.

ANNOUNCE SALE OF LOCAL PLANT American Hominy Company Changes Hands, Purchase of the Indianapolis plant of the American Hominy Company. 1859 Gent Ave., by the Consolidated Products Company, New York City, was announced today by 11. Kahn, liquidating agent for the consolidated firm. The hominy company was in receivership and the New Vork firm's purchase was approved by Harry J. Parkin, referee in bankruptcy in ! Chicago. A Chicago dispatch said the consolidated firm paid $155,000 for the property. According to i Kahn .the plant, as a going con- , corn, had been appraised at about j $2,000,000. It covers ten acres and contains valuable machinery. Most of the machinery will be removed and sold. Kahn said. Part of the plant probably will be used as a and some space may be leased to other industries, he said. F. W. Buck Promoted Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Buck. 1229 N. Pennsylvania St., were to leave today for Canton. Ohio, where Buck has accepted a position in the sales promotion and development department of the Hoover Company, m.rnu- ; facturers of vacuum sweepers. Buck's place as district manager of I the company, which has offices at I 503 Merchants Bank building, will be | taken by C. V. Dilgard, formerly of Mansfield, Ohio.

4% On Savings Open 6 to 8 p. m. Saturday AETNA ’[RUST & SAVINGS fO. ROSS H. WALLACE, Pres. 23 N. Pennsylvania St.

A Puzzle a Day iffsssLsji W Here are twelve checkers lying loose in a circular box. If the box is inverted, they will fall out. The problem is to rearrange the checkers to form a symmetrical design; and so they will be tightly fitted in the box, which may be inverted without any of the checkers falling. Can you do it? Yesterday’s answer: The sergeant had 58 soldiers. Three in a row, used 57 with one over; four in a row, used 56 with two over; five in a row, 55, with three over; six in a row, 54, with four over.

M. NICHOLSON TO SPEAR ON BOOKS Rotary to Hear Author — Two Tickets Announced, Meredith Nicholson will speak on “Among My Books.” at the Rotary Club luncheon at the Claypool Tuesday. Nominations have been made for the annual Rotary election to be held the evening of Oct. 7. The tickets: Hubs: for president. Merle Sidener; first vice president. Carl A. Taylor; second vice president, Arthur R. Baxter; secretary, Charles E. Bush: treasurer, Victor C. Kendall; sergeant-at-arms, Arthur. C. Burre'l, and directors. Harry J. Berry. Edward \V. Harris, Meredith Nicholson and Joseph E. Reagan. . $, Spokes for president, George O. Wild hack; first vice president, Robert J. Aiey: second vice president, 1 tr. Herbert T. Wagner: secretary, William Kissinger; treasurer. Gwynn I-\ Patterson: sergeant at-arms. Den \ Morrison, and directors, Alfred Henry. Joseph A. McGowan. Joseph A, Miner and Gerry M. Sanborn. Rotarv golf tournament will be held at the Indianapolis Country Club, Sept. 26.

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Conducted by Wholesale Trade Division Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce

OUTSIDE SUPERVISION Feeble-Minded Problem to Be Discussed at Conference. State supervision of feeble-minded persons, advocated by Dr. L. F. Ross, superintendent of the Eastern Hospital for the Insane, at Richmond,

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FOR all Merchants and Buyers in the “Indianapolis Radius,” this is the week you’ve been waiting for! Buyers’ Week in Indianapolis. You know what that means! Wonderful assortments of new and seasonal merchandise to inspect, prices that will please you immensely, special displays, dealer helps, model department arrangements. And Hoosier hospitality everywhere! The glad hand from all your wholesalers. Four big nights of fun and frolic. Special arrangements at leading hotels. Fares refunded to all registered buyers. Plenty of parking space if you drive in. Entertainment features you’ll remember as long as you live —a big dance, a movie party, a stag smoker, a trip to the park! Come and enjoy this. Come early and stay late. And dpn’t let anything hold you back!

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 1924.

Ind., will be discussed at the Indiana State Conference of Charities and Corrections, at Newcastle, Oct. 4-7. It would be impossible, and in many cases unnecessary, to prov institutions for the 20,000 minded persons in the State, Dr. Ross said. He urged that work be begun immediately on the problem of supervision outside of institutions.