Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 272, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1925 — Page 12

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GRAVELANDSTONE ROADS OF INDIANA IN SPLENDID SHAPE Intensive Maintenance Work Produces Results; Flood's Damage Is Slight, As ft result of intensive maintenance work In the last few - days, greater mileage of gravel and stone roads in the State highway system is in splendid shape, according to announcement of the State highway commission. Roads of central, southern, eastern and western Indiana are now free of frost and only In a few places wet, chiefly because of recent inundations from swollen streams. Northern T ndiana roads in most cases are in condition to handle all kinds of traffic. Surface condition of roads entering Indianapolis: No. 1 I New Albany, Indianapolis. South Bend. Michigan line)—Pavement from Franklin via Indianapolis to Peru. Drive carefully at new bridge fill seven miles north of Kokomo. At Seymour turn right at corner of Tipton and O’Brien Sts. following marked detour via Chestnut Ridge to No. 1 at seven miles north of Crothersville. Parts of detour alternate from soft to rough. No. fl (Madison, Greensburg. Indianapolis. Lafayette. Oxford)—Pavement from Indianapolis to Shelbyvllle with thirteen-mile detour around two bridge projects. Shelbyvllle-Indianapolis traffic can route via county road at Shelbyvllle to Fountalntown, thence to Indianapolis on 3P. Use pavement from Indianapolis to one mile north of Lebanon, thence use marked detour to west via Thortnown and Corfax returning to pavement opposite Colfax. This detour will be used for possibly two weeks. Lebanon-Lafayette traffic advised to No. 44 from Lebanon via

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Frankfort to Rossville, thence on 29 to Lafayette. No. 12 (Vincennes Upencer. Martinsville. Indianapolis)—£>n> a slow over new fill at Fish Creek, four miles south of Freedom. During flood periods portion of road may be closed near Komona and Gosport. No. 15 (Indianapolis. Loganeport. Michigan City)—Soft and unsuited for heavy traffic in vicinity of Burlington duri.ig rainy periods. No. 22 (English. Paoli. Mitchell Bedford. Bloomington. Martinsville. Indianapolis)—Pavement between India, apolis and Martinsville with two detours. Between Paoli and English are seventeen miles of earth surface impassable to antoa at this time Avoid south of Grantsburg account construction. Drive carefully past grading gangs between Bloofington and Martinsville. Nation’s Frog Center OSHKOSH, March 27.—This city claims to be the frog center of the nation. About 2,000,000 frogs are said to be shipped from frog farms near here each year. t Million In Sydney SYDNEY, Australia. March 27. The population of Sydney has passed the million point, according to the last census, recently completed.

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CITY MAY ERECT i lINGOLN STATUE WITH LONG FUND 'lndisinapojis' Left Money in Will for University Park Memorial, Indianapolis still nurses the hope for an adequate memorial to Abraham Lincoln. Marcus Sonntag. Evansville, president Indiana World War Memorial Board, said the board will accept the SIO,OOO bequeathed the “City of Indianapolis” for erection of a memorial to the martyred President byHhe late Henry C. Long when the Union Trust Company, who holds the fund In trust, is ready to release It. Available Since 1916 Mr. Long made the will‘in 1900 and the money has been available since the death of Mrs. Long In 1916. Attorneys and officials have not been able to agree who the "City of Indianapolis," is. Union Trust officials say the money is reydy when the “City of Indianapolis* cells The will stipulates tt.at the monument be erected at southeast corner of University Park Some have said that site is not*suitable. By law. University Park shall always remain a park so- the proposed memorial will not interfere with the plan of the War Memorial Plazft. Need Discussed Meanw’hile' the Indiana Lincoln Memorial Association, of which L.

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N. Hines. Terre Haute, is president, discusses the need for a suitable memorial to the great emancipator. “It is not right to deprive citizens of Indianapolis from having a bronze figure of Lincoln as provided for in the will of Mr. Long,” said Henry Myers Hotel English, who Is advocating erection of the Lincoln memorial in. University Park. Keeps 'Canaries Dry NEW YORK, March 27.—An inkwell water howl for canaries has been Invented to decrease the numoer of'birds which while being shipped on a railroad traip. Heretofore the movement of the train splashed out water and caused the birds to catch cold. The new bowl won’t release any water except when the birds pecks it. Egyptian Barley Helps SAN FRANCISCO, .March 27.—A barley brbught from Egypt is proving very successful in the semi-arid regions of the west. It grows during dry seasons when other grains perish.

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