Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1925 — Page 14

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ADMINISTRATION CHECKS UP WORK AT CJTYi DINNER Executives Report Progress in Most Ail Departments^ With reports of marked progress for three years, the Shank administration has started Its Anal year with no important change in executive departments. Before an audience of 800 persons, Including business men and civic leaders, reports of all branches of ity government were made following a banquet at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Saturday night. Mayor Shank was toastmaster, assisted by Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff, who directed a “stop” and- “go” traffic signal during the semaphore on every speaker at - the end of five minutes. Banquet was the largest affair of its kind ever held in the -ity. Policemen Sing Musfb was furnished through the evening by the police and firemen's band and the police octette. Improvements at great saving of money were reported by practically -very city executive. Plans for 1925 were discussed. Others were suggested in a number of letters written by citizens tc the mayor. Departments reported: Charles A. Bookwaiter, park board president, said his department had a balance of $244,167.93 at the end of the year. Thomas L. Dillon, city plan commission, reviewed work of the com-, mission and the board of zoning appeals, and predicted 1925 would see definite steps in the major thoroughfare system. Frank C. Lingenfelter, city engineer, reporting for the sanitary commission, pointed out the new sanitary sewage and garbage disposal plants would be in operation this year together with the interceptor sewer system, all costing more than $3,000,000. 156 Ordinances Passed Walter W. Wise, city council president, showed the council had passed 166 ordinances including seventeen appropriation measures voting $4,204,830.29 for operation of the city during'the year. Projects of the board of works in opening and widening streets were disclosed by Charles E. Coffin, board of works president. Included in widening projects were E. New York St., N. Meridian St., from St. Clair to Fall Creek; Forty-Sixth St. west of Meridian, Sixteenth St. west of Meridian and Delaware St. north of Sixteenth St. to Washington Blvd. Reports of the police" and fire forces, unimproved street department, finance purchasing agency, street cleaning department, building department, park department, public works and board of health, were made public several days ago. mad on aied tturt Wendel Howard, 10, of 1662 W. New York St., is suffering today from injuries to his leg and body received Saturday when the machine on which he had hooked his sled backed while attempting to turn around at New York and Koehne Sts. The machine was driven by Fred Bridge, 2708 N. Illinois St., police say. Milbum, 8, brother of Wendel, also was riding on the sled but was uninjured.

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CONTRACTORFACES INSANITY CHARGE Omaha Man Accused of Killing Mate. Bv United Press , , _ OMAHA, Jan. s.—John Warren Hahne, 48, wealthy apartment house owner and contractor here, and formerly of New York City, will not be tried for the brutal hatehet murder of his wife, May Schaefer Hahne, 46 County Attorney Henry J. Beal, announced today. Instead, insanity charges will be filed against him immediately, Beal said. If the insanity board fails to find Hahne insane, first degree murder charges will then be placed against him. Hahne planned the murder with all the guile of a man,” Beal said. * Judge GemmiD Takes Office Willard B. Gemmill, Marlon, today took the oth of office as Supreme Court judge to succeed Judge Fred C. Gause, Newcastle, on the Supreme Court bench. Gause left office Jan. 1. Gemmill defeated Judge John H. Aiken, Ft. Wayne, Democrat. The largest collection of gems In the world Is in the possession of the American Museum in New York. HEADACHE Don't Suffer! Get a 10c package of Dr. James Hea4ache Powders tAny kind of a headache la relieved in two minu t e a. Distress and pain vanish, your head clears and you are again rehdy for work or P Druggists sell millions of “Dr. James Headache Powders" because they are safe.— Ad vertisement. Folly to Suffer With Piles Step into any drug store, get a 60-bent package of Pyramid Pile Suppositories and stop the soreness and pain. Thousands declare it a wonder, many saved from operations. Entire families rely upon Pyramid and recommend them to their friends.—Advertisement.

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FORMER ENVOY ESCAPES Ordered Executed, He Flees From Pekin Disguised as Woman. Bv Times Sneeial LONDON, Jan. s.—Wellington Koo, former Chinese minister to the United States, recently ordered arrested and executed, has made a successful escape according to a Pekin dispatch to the Dally Express. Koo escaped to the foreign quarter, where an American friend gave* him refuge. Koo then disguised himself as a woman and the friend motored him toward Tientsin. THIEF WAS DETERMINED Bared by Auto Dow Locks, Takes New License Plate. Othel Walden, 1420 Colleg Av., told police today of a _ determined thief. Barred from the* Interior of his automobile by door locks, the thief took new license plates. Other thefts from autos: Dr. R. J. Anderson, 42 N. Pennsylvania St., trunk containing women’s clothing of high value taken; J. Denny, 1002 W. Twenty-Eighth St., a plush robe valued at sll. CORETHROAT Gargle with warm salt water —then apply over throat—yisiss NOTICE TO TENANTS IN OFFICE BUILDINGS If you wish to buy Fritch’s Ver. Soap of mo. it will he necessary to send mail orders, as the managers of some buildings do not wish to have any soliciting it) their building. M,v price for soap for 1925 to you will be 30 cents for 3 bars or 12 bars SI.OO. Thanks for past favors. L. H. Rowell. Gen. Art.. Box 657. Indianapolis. For Furniture—vt.l, tb. .

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VETERAN EMPLOYE DIES Funeral of Louis Hrager, Who Succumbed Saturday, Set for Today. Thirty years service with J. D. Adams & Cos., were ended with the death Saturday of Louis Trager, 50. at his home, 19 N. Tremont Ave. The funeral was arranged for 2 p. m. today at the home. Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Trager was born in Lawrenceville, Ind. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mary Luclle and Margaret Louise; one son, Muirl Louis; the mother, Mrs. Louise Trager of Sunman, Ind.;' three sisters, Mrs. Mary Huber of Bentonville, Ind.; Mrs. Clara Cook of Sunman, Ind., and Mrs. Coral Hurley

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DEATH AT SUNNYSIDE Harry B. Davis, Printer, to Be Buried Here Tuesday. The funeral of Harry B. Davis, 46, of 3402 E. Thirty-Second* St., who died Saturday at Sunnyside sanitarius, will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the KiNc & Moore chapel, 2530

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N. Station St. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. Davis was born at Dunkirk, Ohio. He had been a member of the Typographical Union for twenty-one years. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Belle McCleave, 3402 E. Thirty-Sec-ond St., and four brothers, Frank, of Indianapolis; Delbert, New Orleans, La.; Clarence, Dallas, Texaai and Fred Davis, Seattle, Waah.