Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 284, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1925 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times ROT W HOWARD, President. FELIX F. BRUNER, Editor. WM. A. MAYBORN, Bns. Mgr. Member of the Rcrlpps Howard Newspaper Alliance • • • Client of ttie United Press and the NEA Service • * • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos., 214 220 W. Maryland Bt„ Indianapolis • • * Subscription Rates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week • • * PHONE—MA in 3oOU

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE INDIANA MANAGER LAW rpnOLITICIANS fighting the city manager program for Indianapolis have attacked the In- ! x diana law under which the plan would operate. They admit the plan is successful in other States, particularly in Ohio, but they say the Indiana law has weaknesses. Here is a detailed comparison of the Indiana law and the Ohio law, showing that the Indiana law is superior in many respects to that o f Ohio:

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Article I. Petition for election needs to be signed by ten per cent (10%) of those who voted at the last regular municipal election. When petition is filed it must be certified at once to the council, who shall within thirty (30) days, call for ati election to be held within not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days after the filing of the petition. Ballot same as Indiana. Majority of vote cast controls the election. Time of going in effect after election the same as Indiana. Nominations and elections same as Indiana. POWERS OF CITY COUNCIL UNDER CITY MANAGER PLAN 1. Pass ordinances. 2. Adopt regulations. 3. Appoint chief administrative officer, known as City Manager. 4. Approve all appointments made by City Manager. 6. Fix all salaries. 6. Appoint a civil service commission; appoint all boards created by ordinance. I 1. Number of council to be determined by population. 2. Council members serve four (4) years. 3. Vacations filled by council. Meeting of council twice each month. Executive officers such as clerk, auditor and solicitor for council appointed by council. Council creates or discontinues departments, offices and employments. Legislative procedure same as Indiana. Qualifications of councilmen same as Indiana. Councilmen fix own salaries. Annual tax oruinances prepared by City Manager. DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER The duties of the City Manager shall be (a) to see that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed, (b) to attend all meetings of the council at which his attendance may be required by that body; (c) to recommend for adoption to the council such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient (and) to appoint all officers and employes in the classified service of the municipality, subject to the provisions of this act and the civil service law; (e) to prepare and submit to the council such reports as may be required by that body, or as he may deem advisable to submit; (f) to keep the council fully advised of the financial ':ondition of the municipality and its future needs; (g) to prepare and submit to the council a tentative budget for the next fiscal year; (h) and to perform such other duties as the council may determine by ordinance or resolution; (i) and to sign all contracts and bonds for and on behalf of the municipality.

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Indiana Law requires twenty per cent (20%) of those who voted at the last election to file petition, which is filed with the Clerk, and he has five (5) days in which to examine same and certify over to the city council and they must call an election not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the next succeeding first day of May. Ballot same as Ohio. Majority of vote cast controls the elect tion. Time of going in effect after election the same as Ohio. Nominations and elections same as Ohio. POWER OF CITY COUNCIL UNDER CITY MANAGER PLAN. 1. Pass ordinances. 2. Adopt regulations. 3. Appoint City Manager, who shall be chief executive officer of City. (Indiana Law safeguards appointment by stating: “He shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications and need not when appointed be an inhabitant of the City or State and no member of commission shall be chosen as Manager.’’) (This makes Indiana Law much safer than the Ohio law.) 4. Fix tax levies by ordinance. 5. All expenditures only on appropriation. 6. Public work or improvement may be executed either by contract or by direct labor, by council. (Cities under this plan show an immense saving in the conduct of such business.) 7. Fix salary of City Manager. (Indiana charter which is not abolished under this law, permits civil service examination for employees, but has never been used under our present political form.) 1. Number of council for Indianapolis —7. 2. Time of office—4 years, except at the time of going into effect, 4 council members only serve 2 years. Meeting of council once each week. Same provision for Indiana as that for Ohio. Same provision for Indiana as that for Ohio. Legislative procedure same as Ohio. Qualifications of councilmen same as Ohio. Councilmen’s salary fixed by Statute at $500.00 per year; Chairman council to receive $750.00 a year. (This is much better than Ohio Law, since the Ohio Law permits councilmen to fix their own salary at any price.) Annual Tax Budget prepared by City Manager. (Practically same as Ohio.) DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER Sec. 63. The city manager shall be responsible to the commission for the pioper administration of the affairs of the city placed in his charge, and to that end shall make all appointments except as otherwise provided in this act, and except in such cases as he may authorize the head of a department or office responsible to him to appoint subordinates in such department or office. Neither the commission nor any of its committees or members, shall dictate the appointment of any person to office or employment by the city manager, or in any manner interfere with him or prevent him from exercising his own judgment in the appointment of officers and employes in the administrative service. Except for the purpose of inquiry the commission and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager, and neither the commission nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the city manager, either publicly or privately. Indiana has additional safeguards which the Ohio Law does not have, in that Indiana Statute under this Law prohibits assessments and subscriptions to political part : es; also all political activities are prohibited and no person shall use or promise to use his influence or official authority to secure any appointment, or prospective appointment, to any city position as a reward or return for personal or partisan political service; and m person shall knowingly send or present, directly or indirectly in person or otherwise, any political assessment, subscription to, or request its payjaent by any person in such service. ■■ -

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Harmonie Club Plans to Present Recital Program of Unique Ensemble Numbers

mHE Haimonie Club under the Raper Commandery will present a program of musical Interest on Saturday night, April 18, at the Masonic Temple. Those who are Interested In popular opera music will find the program to their liking as there will be solos, duest. quartets and two unique ensemble numbers, one py the chorus in charge of Mrs. James A. Moag and the other, orchestral In character, with Pauline Schellschmidt directing. The program follows: Orchestra—Carmen Suite, Nos. 1 and 3 Bizet Pauline Schcllsohmult. conductingAria for Soprano—“ Spring Song’’ from “Natoma” Victor Herbert Mrs. Ralph Chappell Quartet—“ Why Must Every Joy Be Banished?” from “Martha"... Flotow Mrs. Charles Flteb. Mrs. James Ogden. Mrs. Harvey Martin and Mia# Emma Doeppera Aria for Contralto—"My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice” from "Samson and Delilah” Salnt-Saena Mrs. Robert Blake Intermezzo—“Cavalleria Rusticana”.. Mascagni Violins. Cellos and Harps —lntermission Aria for Soprano—"My Name Is Miml’’ from “La Bonemo ....Puccini Mrs. James M. Pearson Duet of the Flowers from “Madame Butterfly” Puccini Mrs. Janies H. Lowry and Mrs. Glenn Friermood Soprano—“ The Last Rose of Summer” from Martha" Flotow i Mrs Ruth Sterling Devin .Chorus —“Barcarolle.” “Oh Night of Love" from "Tales of Hoffman Offenbacn Mrs. James A. Moag. directing Orchestra: Violins. Florence Jeup: Berenice Reagan. Ruth Gentry Edwards. Catiierine Clifford. I/oretta Gueddhoeffer. Ootavia Greene and Marguerite Billo:: cellos Marcena Campbell ar.d Mary Lohrma-v harps Louise Bchellsehmidt-Koehne and Franc Wilhite Webber; flute. R. A. Boley: tambourine and triangle. Helen Smith Folz: piano. Paula Kipp, aecomnanists, Helen Smith Folz. Mrs. Robert Bonner. Mrs Frank Edenharter. Berta M. Rulck and Paula Kipp. * • • GUEST ARTIST TO ASSIST AT CONCERT The Athenaeum Male Chorust. DeWltt S. Talbert, conductor, will make its last appearance this season in a concert to be given at the Athenaeum Club on Monday evening, April 20th. before the club members and Invited guests. A miscellaneous program of part songs will be offered, among which will he an arrangement of Oiordani's old Italian classic “Caro Mio Ben,” nnd "Goln’ Home," arranged from the Largo movement of Dvorak's “New World Symphony." Joyce Bannerman, a young lyric

RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

AN OUTBREAK OF HOMES B "BUILDING permits Issued In the first three months of ___J 1925 were 3.683. compared with 2.945 for the corresponding period last year, reports Francis F. Hamilton, city building commissioner. The value this year, however, ls slightly less than In 1924. The reason is that

there is more constructlon of 4 m a 11 dwellings and fewer unusually large projects in the first quarter of 1926. At a casual glance these figures only Indicate that hither and yon In the city somebody is building anew house, filling station or chicken coop. But when scrutinized

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closely they take on awesome dignity. Buildings for which permits were Issued in the three months would house 1,000 families, ladlo sets or similar statistical units denoting population. Built along both sides of one street they would extend a distance of four miles or make a community larger than 95 per cent of the towns in Indiana. The rhetorical question, "What Is the matter with Indianapolis?’* has been propounded on several occasions lately to awaken lethargic citizens to greater civic endeavor. But in sober truth there Is nothing much the matter. The city has neither fallen arches nor a crick in Its Industrial back. Its principal disease is an outbreak of homes. As long as it continues to be a home-owning, home-building community its civic and business pulse will beat strongly. CITY CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN SHE annual clean-up and palnt-up campaign will open Monday. While it is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, official agencies and civic bodies will assist —and It Is hoped John J. Citizen will actively collaborate. An annual. Intensive clean-up —in which the face of the city, not the taxpayer is cleaned—ls a good municipal habit. In the course of a year trash of all sorts—dead tin cans and other abandoned household goods —together with crawling layers of smoke nuisance, accumulate on every one’s premises. Without periodic removal of the debris the property would never see the face of the security on which he negotiated his mortgage. Communities that neglect an annual refurbishing may be picturesque. But rubbish and grime accumulate so rapidly that soon picturesqueness is carri|ed too far. A city becomes burled in It to remain quiescent until an archaeologist’s spade slaps Its bosom. Egypt and Mesopotamia are full of municipalities that neglected regular clean-up campaigns. Some haven’t been found and those that have been unearthed, w-hlle they get their names in the papers, aren't much for looks or residential purposes. Indianapolis deserves a better fate. And with the cooperation of citizens, cleanup campaigns will keep i$ a desirable and attractive pUfce in which to live— Instead of a rubbish choked ruin for archaeo h? gists to paw over.

soprano of New York, will be the assisting soloist. • • • M’GIBXEY TO GIVE ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT Hugh McGlbeny, head of the violin department of the Metropolitan School of Musio, will present his advanced students in an annual spring concert next Tuesday evening April 14, at eight o’clock in the Odeon, the school’s recital hall. The public is Invited. The Metropolitan string orchestra directed by Mr. McGlbeny will open tbw program with two numbers and solos will be played* by seventeen students, all Kreisler compositions and arrangements. Later In the season Mr. McGlbeny will give his annual children’s concert. The program for Tuesday evening will be: “An Old Trystlng Place" McDowell ”Un Petite Rinv’ Hartog Metropolitan School Orchestra "The Old Refrim” Kreisler Margurlte Follett "Paradise" Krakaur-Kreis.er Lootta Guedelboffer “Llebesfreud" Kielsler Carl Uronliff Marcia Clapp "The Rosary" Nerln-Kreisler “Caprice No. 20" Paganini-Kreisler Everitt Swain "Goln’ Home" (Negro Spiritual).... Dvorak-Krelsler Juanita Black “Chanson Louis XIII end Parane". . Bernice Reagan ‘‘Slavonic Dance No. 3" . .Dvorak-Krelsler Nieel Holme "Prelude and Allegro" . . Pugnanl-Kreisler Marie Hayworth “Indian Lament" Dvorak-Krelsler Edwin McCormick "Praeludium" Bach-Kreisler Tommy Poggiani "Sehon Rosmarin" Kreisler Edwin Jones “Tamborln Chinois" Kreisler Martha Bundell "La Ghana" Kreisler I,orinda Cottingham "Caprice Vlennois" Kreisler Maud Custer _ “La Chasee ‘ Cartier-Kreisler Alma Miller Lentz "Caprice Np. 13“ Paganini Kreisler Edna Burrous • • • SPECIAL RECITAIiS TO BE GIVEN AT COLLEGE Special recitals will ho given at the Metropolitan School of Music next Saturday afternoon and the following Monday evening. Both will he open to the public free of charge and will he in the Odeon. the school’s recital hall. Next Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock Earl Howe Jones will present his piano students in a program, as sisted by Ross Rlssler. reader, stu-

A REFORMED SUICIDE mHE cold water of White River at Twenty-Sixth St. reformed an ambitious suicide a few nights ago—accordings to spectators who reported the incident to the police. They observed a man jump Into the stream after standing at the water’s edge for a long time. But when he struck the cold water, instead of suiciding peacefully, he hastily swam ashore —and left without telling his name. For the specators probably the performance was a failure. But the chief actor no doubt considers it one of his best suicides both In technique and finish. He had all the pleasure of renouncing the W'orld, of nerving himself for the desperate ad, venture, and of the final plunge—and still live-. Could any suicide be more satisfactory? What changed his mind in the interval between his leap from the bank and his immersion? Was It some earthly tie liko the suddenly remembered taste of a cigaret or the uncertainty of what lay beyond his act? Self-destruction often seems an escape from one’s troubles. However the route provides only one way tickets from the known to the unknown, which prevents It becoming popular. Perhaps the other shore of the River Styx is much nicer than this side. Still one needn’t be In a hurry to cross over by suicide or otherwise. He will have plenty of time for all practical purposes over there in the natural course of events. playgroundlT FOR CHILDREN mHE Indianapolis park board has authorized Immediate improvement and equipment of five more playgrounds for children* When these are opened the city will have forty playgrounds in operation thig season. City playgrounds aren’t beautyspots. Neither flowers, nor greensward, nor landscape effects delight the eyes of passersby. Nevertheless, maintenance and extension of the system is one of the most important activities of the park board. / Children must play. In the open air they find the ingredients for ruddy cheeks, sturdy bodies and sparkling eyes. Healthy outdoor play with safety is a problem in the more densely populated sections of town. The answer for too many youngsters has been the streets. With the result that many parents are raising hcildren to be traffic casualties. Childish pursuit of spry ozone molecules under the wheels of motor vehicles Is liable to Irritate the latter and obliterate the child. Municipal playgrounds, adequately supervised, solve the problem. There children can romp, and run their inalienable right to play ragged, in perfect security—as Is attested by the fact that not a serious accident occurred on a city playground last year. Os course, the equipment and maintenance of playgrounds Is costly, but not nearly so expensive as failures to provide them. Asa civic asset a youngster outdoors at play Is worth two in the hospital. No Revenue Today Maid —Mum, there'# a revenue officer waiting at the /door. Mrs. Jones—Well/ tell him w don't need z.:y justinow.—Hamilton Royal Gaboon. j

dent of Miss Prances Beik; Prank Sabec, tenor, student of Edward Nell, and Frank Wilsrn Oliphant, violinist, student of Dt nn Watson. Pianists on the program will be Park Newton, Robert Deupree, Paul Kirby, Robert McCullough, Claude Husted, Dale W Young, Carl Atkinson and Robert Shultz. Monday evening, April 20, at 8 o'clock the program will be given by vocal students of Franklin N. Taylor, assisted by Mary Ellen Galbraith, pianist, student of Mrs. Mary Wilhite, and a trio directed by Adolph Schellschmldt, Marguerite Billo, violin; Mrs. C. A. Weller, ‘cello, and Mary Ellen Galbraith, piano. Vocal students appearing will be Harold Cost,' Esther Freeman, Alice Arnold, Asel Spellman Stitt, Dallus Galbrulth and Victor Dannacher. Accompanists will be Mrs. Stitt, Miss Galbraith, Miss Geraldine Trotter and Mrs. Samuel Garrison. * • • MRS. ROLAND IN < CHARGE OF RECITAL The Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will present the following students in a recital, Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2:30 p. m., In the college auditorium. This reci'al is in charge of Mrs. Laura C. Poland, and several ensemble number will be given. Melvin Brown. Marjorie Anderson, Louise Dauner, Vona Cox, Helen Dauner, Jeannete Medltch, Mary Elizabeth Colter, Phyllis Phillips, Magda Joslyn, Fred Mushrusch, Rex Dauhenmire, Alfred Coffin, Marvin Finch, George Gisler, Verna Leet, Helen Gordon, Olive Leet, Helen Schulmeyer, Florence Hessong, Frieda Holliday, Queenie Walker, Georgianna Brown, Martha Milllikan and Cole Watkins. The above are pupils of Mrs. Saunders, Mr. Schaefer. Miss Lyons, Mr. Street, Miss Roes, Miss Gorsuch, Mrs. Todd. Mrs. Georgleff, Miss Beauchamp, Mr. Cramer and Mrs. Poland. • • • MISS ESSEX GIVES CONCERT IN GERMANY Miss Louise Essex, a former pupil of Ferdinand Schaefer of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, recently gave a program in Ijeipsig, Germany. The outstanding feature of the program was Dvoracks B Minor Concerto for Cello. This tremendously difficult composition was played In great style. Her brilliant unfailing technic as displayed In the two corner movements was Just as satisfying as was the broadness and beauty of her tone In the Adagio. M!u Essex is a former resident of Indianapolis, and has been studying In the Leipslg Conservatory for the past three years. • • • MENDELSSOHN CHOIR READY FOR CONCERT Final rehearsals for the Mendelssohn Choir Concert to be givep at Caleb Mills Hall, Monday evening, April 27th. are now In progress under the direction of Elmer Andrew Steffen. Marguerite D’Alvarez, the noted South American mezzo contralto, will be the assisting artist. At this concert over 125 singers

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When you look at this picture you will agree that Paul Whitemail, orchestral leader, has a real right to smile. Paul Ls sure proud of that youngster. Whiteman and his orchestra will appear In two concerts at the Murat on Sunday, ApH I 19, under the direction of Onn B. Talbot.

will appear, many of them soloists and members of choirs from the various city churches. The choral numbers to be sung at the concert will Include practically every class of music known in choral repertoire and will comprise partballads, negro spirtuals, sacred motets and secular classles. Mile. D’Alvarez will take the solo part In one of the choral numbers in addition to presenting her own song recital. • • • SAMP YIX ANNOUNCES HIS RECITAL PROGRAM Leon Sampalx, pianist, announces the following program for his concert at Caleb Mills Hall on Thursday night as follows: "Sonata Op. 111. Maestoso. Allegro eon brio ed appassionato. Arietta. Adarto motto simpllee L. van Beethoven “Variations on # Russian Theme." Op. 40 .S. Ltapounow "Two Etudes.” Op. 25. Nos. 2 and U. "Nocturne," Op. 15 and 2. "Waltz in A Flat." Op. 42. Fr. Chopin "El Pelele" (Goyesea) . .Enrique Granados "Paraphrase on the Themes of Strauss’ 'Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz’ ’’ Schultz-Evler "La Campanella” Paganini-Llszt • • • LAST TEACHERS’ CONCERT IS ANNOUNCED FOR CITY Third and last concert of the Teachers’ Federation Concert Course, will be given April 23 at 8:15; Caleb Mills Hull. Teachers’ chortis under the direction of Ernest G. Hesser, director of music in the public school, assisted by Albert Spalding, violinist, will give the concert, • * * MALE CHORUS WILL SING SUNDAY AFTERNOON The Athenaeum Male Chorus, as sisted by Miss Charlotte Lleber, lyric soprano, will appear Sunday afternon In a free public concert at the

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John Herron Art Institute. The concert will be given In eculpture court and will begin promptly at 4 o'clock. De Witt S. Talbert ls the conductor of the chorus and Miss Paula Kipp will he the accompanist for both chorus and soloist. The following program will be given! (a) "Hail Smiling- Morn” Spofforth (b) “O That We Two Wore Maying", ..mi Kevin Chorus (a) "The Snowdrop".......Gretohatitaoff (b) “The Skylark” .......Gretchanlnoff (c> “Twilight Dreams" Bibolla Mias Lleber (a) “Am Brunnelle" .........^.Llndlar (b) Marzlult" ..■■■ Angorsr Chorus (a) “An Evening Song ........ Gilberts (b) "What Is Hid in the Heart ot a _Rose Protheroe (e) ‘Tne Year’s at the Spring.... Beanh Miss Lleber (a) “Suomi’s Song" Matr (b) “Donas of Gnomes”. Mac Do well Chorus Decorating By Hal Cochran Roll up your sleeves, man. and tuck in your tie. There’s work In the yard to be done. Don’t let it fret you, but step out and try. The work you must do can be fun. Bushes need trlmmin’ and shrubs must be cut. ~’Tls well that the work ls begun. Winter has let things all get in a rut, but, now, sap's beginnin' to run. New grass ls sproutin' in real summer green. Your lawn needs attention, no doubt. Nature ls budding with Interest that’s keen. Come on, man, It’s time you were out. Sit in the sunlight Rnd work while you sing. Give all your muscles a treat. Drink in the air that Is brought on by spring, and make the old back yard look neat. Take off! the good clothes and put on the old. Out in the yard try your skill. You can soon make It—say, need you be told?—a beautiful place. If you will. (Copyright, 125, NEA Service, Inc.)