Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 20, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 June 1925 — Page 2

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OWNER WANTS TO DETERMINE PROPERTY LINE Mr. Fixit Receives Many Other Complaints in Days’ Mail. Drop a lino to Mr. Fixit. if you require a mediator with city officials in obtaining: needed publio improvements or aerviao. Mr. Fixit is The Indianapolis Times representative at the city hall. Mr, Fixit had an unusual request today, which afforded a little change from the letters requesting oil and informing him of chuckholes in the streets. His assistance to locate a property line was sought by a property holder. Dear Mr. Fixit: Would like to locate the property line between myself and neighbor. Who would be the proper one to survey the prerolses r About what would be the cost?. Asa reader of The Times I take the trouble to bother you. B. D. WARp, 1413 S. New Jersey St. Mr. Fixit would suggest before you go to the expense of hiring a surveyor that you consult the plat book in the office of Michael Jefferson, Center Township assessor, at the courthouse. You would be able to obtain exact figures there that might save you considerable financial outlay. • * • Dear Mr. Fixit: The approach and crossing of Capitol Ave. at the street car tracks at Thirty-Fourth fct. is terrible. You have to dodge poles in the pavement and then Sodge bad places in the crossing. Tear accidents occur every day as a Jesuit, Leaping Lena Leaping Lena may soon cease her undignified gait, for Otto J. Smelcer, commissioner of improved streets, has promised to inspect the bad crossing in the near future. Dear Mr. Fixit: I have been a long reader of the Times and am yet I have sten where you have done a lot of good things for the city and to help the people, in the Times about every night I thought I would call your attention to a vault

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at 359 Terrace Aae. that produces, an insanitary condition. I called the board of health four times about it, but they never did come down or do anything abo\tt it. I wish you would try to get the health officer down if you can. CONSTANT READER OF THE Times. C. Tom Johnson, assistant city health officer, said he will have sent an inspector to view this place by the time you read this. Dear Mr. Fixit: Will you please see that Silver Ave. and Bridge St. are oiled? We are burled in the dust. Both streets are graveled. PROPERTY OWNER. Main thoroughfares must be oiled first,; John Sauter, inspector of the street commissioner's office, said. However, since your streets are graded they will probably receive treatment soon. The department is five cars of oil behind in its allotment now. NEW FACTS IN SHEPHERDCASE Crowe Announces Boy’s Doctors Give Evidence. Bn United Press CHICAGO. June 3.—New and important evidence concerning the death of Billy McClintock, “millionaire orphan," has been uncovered by State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe and his aides, the United Press learned today. William A. Shepherd, former Indianapolis man, is on trial charged with the boy’s murder. Physicians who attended Billy before he succumbed to typhoid fever furnished Crowe with the new evidence. Naither Crowe or the physicians would divulge the na ture of the Information. Jury selection progresses slowly. PURDUE PROFESSOR QUITS Bn Unxtcd Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 3. Resignation of O. H. Day of the department of vocational education at Purdue University was In the hands of university trustees. Professor Day will become director of vocational education in the Kansas City schools. /

CLUB WOMAN HAS BELL COLLECTION Mrs. Robert J. Burdette Occupies Spare Time in Gathering Unique and Interesting Specimens.

By Eloise Walton Times Staff Correspondent WEST BADEN, Ind-, June 3. What do busy club women do to pass away spare moments at home, when not attending such important gatherings as the biennial council of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, in session ehre. Mrs. Robert J- Burdette, Pasadena, Cal., federation correspondent for foreign territorial clubs, finds her time occupied by bells. She now possesses one of the most unique bell collections in the world. Big hells and little bells, from as far as China and the Nile. All .the music in the world must be imprisoned in these tried, and time FATAL RACE IS PROBED Grand Jury’ to Go Into Cause of Elkhart Crash. By United Press GOSHEN, Ind., June 3.—The Elkhart County grand jury met today to Investigate the accident at the dirt track auto races at Elkhart Decoration Day which cost the lives of three spectators. One other spectator injured in the accident will probably die. One of the drivers lost control of his car when two other* crowded him too closely, according to witnesses. The car plunged through &, fence into the crowd. WATSON AT RICHMOND Cite* Tax Reduction Program of Federal Government, Bv United Press ; RICHMOND, Ind., June 3.—The Federal Government is in a “safe and sane highway’’ in the reduction of taxes and curtailment of operating expenses, Senator Watson declared Tuesday In a speech before the Richmond Rotary Club. Watson declared the same policy is necessary in State and local governmental units.

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worn bells. One of the richest of her treasures, Mrs. Burdette says, is a golden bell from uermany, on which sits the Gnome of German" folk-loren. The little bell of the Gnome is set with rubies and other sem-precious 6tones. Out es the ruins of an old temple in Japan, Mrs. Burdette watched a large bell dug, and she has added it to her collection. Not all these hells were chosen for their historical value. One at least, was chosen for Its melody. This one is a sheep bell from the plains of Bethlehem. Mrs. Burdette numbers 640 bells in her collection, about which sho has begun a book, "The Romance of a Bell Gatherer.’’ Mrs. Burdette has been fifty-three years In organization work, and is the oldest member of the Federation in point of service. In California she is regarded as t>ie mother of federation work In the West, and recently Mills College, *Cal., conferred on her the title of doctor of law. Completely Removes Grease and Soil from allies, satins, lacs, velvet, serfs, net, wool, chiffon, carpets, rug*, upholstery and all materials. See booklet under the label for countless other usee. f.ct.f.lyV tak4-S.rn.n4 C4RPQNA/£©\ Cleaning Fluid Ssf.y^j Removes Grease. Spots II Without Injury to Fabric or Color Vr-c SB>3>>(or4 , LSaMßonfa<ialSnekM wjrr si^ \ We Can Repair A tYour Electric Jjoa Cleaner Wm SKULMAN '4 ELECTRIC .129 W. Market

EDISON MAY BE ASKED TO TRIAL Scopes Prosecutor Considers Celebrated Witnesses. By United Press * DAYTON. Tenn., June 3—E. T. Stewart, who will prosecute John T. Scopes, ‘ accused of teaching evolu-

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tion, may ask Thomas A. Edison, Henry Ford and Luther Burbank t otdfctify -against Scopes In the trial July 10. Stewart said today he believed all three of them were antleVolutionists. Stewart, who is attorney general for the eighteenth Tennessee Judicial district,, admitted he didn’t know anything about the theory of evolution. Stewart will meet William Jennings Bryan in Nashville Thursday morning for a conference on the State’s case against Scopes.

LOCAL. HOSPITALS .AIDED Bu Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., June 3. Riley Memorial and Sunnyslde Hospitals at Indianapolis will receive SI,OOO each, according to the will of George W. Manlove, Atlanta banker, probated here.

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STOCK INCREASE GRANTED Authority for the Southern Indiana Gaa and Electric Company of Evansville to Increase 'its preferred stock I'rom $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 has been granted by the public Ice commission.

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