Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 92, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1925 — Page 2

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SCHEME TO HOLD UP ELEVATION CHARGED

Belt Railway Would Halt Improvement Until Flood Prevention Work Is Completed, Ogden and South Side Councifmen Say. CLAUSE ON NEW YORK ST. BRIDGE ATTACKED Attempt to Stop Signature of Resolution —City Corporation Counsel Sees Attempt to Create Another ‘Loophole.’ Charging that officials of the Indianapolis Union Railway Company are seeking to delay track elevation for the Soutji side Through inclusion in the track elevation contract a clause providing that flood prevention arrangements must be perfected before elevation starts James M. Ogden, corporation counsel, John E. King, and Otto Ray, south-side councilmen appeared before the ooard of works today. They were to attempt to prevent signature of the track elevation resolution because of the .clause which stimulates that the flood prevention project must be financed by the city, the land acquired and the contract let before elevation from English Ave. to West New York St. starts. ' Bridge Ogden also attacked another clause in the contract which confirms an agreement the board of works made with the Belt Railroad providing that the city shall bear costs of the type of bridge required over E. New %ork St, when it is widened; estimated to cost approximately SIOO,OOO. "I’m not going to remain idle and allow the Belt Railroad, which has delayed elevation over two years now, to create a loop-hole in this contract through which they can procrastinate in the future,’’ said Ogden. “There is no reason why the tax-payers should" bear the burden of the bridge \ across New York St. When the railroad company obtained a franchise they assumed liability for conforming thSir lines and property to the city's development.” Tax Payer Forgotten "It is time someone took a stand in support of the general public in this elevation matterAt Ogden declared. "Interests of v all other parties are well guarded, but the taxpayer seems to Jjp forgotten.” Odgen denounced the agreement made several months ago between the Board of Works and the Belt failroad on the New York St. bridge as a gift of the taxjayers’ money to the railroad company and also said there is no reason why it should be included in the elevation contract. King said the south-side residents were entitled to the speyly consummation of elevation plank and that they would not tolerate delay. “Gift” Defended William H. Freeman, board member, told King he could obtain an injunction or do anything he liked and said the board members were eager to insure prompt beginning of the work. He said he believed the city engineer’s department could complete flood prevention arrangements in a month, but Ogden said it might require two years. Freeman defended the alleged bridge gift, declaring the city would pay only the difference between costs of the present structure and the one to be built for the widened thoroughfare. POLICE GET REPORTS Several Week-End Robberies Entered on Cilty Slate. Police today received several reports of week-end robberies. J. G. Fins, 1739 Ludlow Ave., said a diamond stickpin, and an umbrella, total value $179, were stolen. Richard Ballow, 423% Muskingum St., reported S2O gone. John Montgomery, colored, said $4.50 was taken from his store, 455 Indiana Ave. Other losers: H. H. Speele, Paris, HI., thrfee grips and two coats, SSOO, from auto parked at Washington St. and Capitol Ave.; A. M. Bolin, 1520 Ashland Ave., $4, and* Superior Rug Company, 1804 College Are., rug, S3O. Births Boys Leslie and Bessie McCabe. 847 8. Pershing Homer and Maud Bobbins. 1239 N. Booeevelt. . • - Ttney and Iva Hatfield. 2346 Daisy. Richard and Jeaneth Thrall. Methodist Hospital. Clarence and lena Yeunie 444 Chase. Clem and Anna Walters. 1554 Harding. Earle and Dora Stoops. 1937 Park. Girls Ray and Celia Germain. 406 W. McCarty. Alva and Anna LunsJord. 3251 Walker. Charles and Hazel Mellen. 960 N. La Salle. Louis and Emily Cowhand. 5230 E. St. Clair. William and Lena Carter. 3609 E. Thirtieth James and Sarah Bents. 2106 W. Morris. Deaths Jerueha Hester. 30. city hospital, lobar pneumonia. * Alios Rebecca, Scrivener. 65. dty hospital. aneurism. Georzie McFarland. 46. dty hospital, acute myocarditis. Anthony M. Hankins. 78. Methodist Hospital, carcinoma. James George Sheehan. 59. 2806 N. Denny, ca.’dnema. Lansen Roper. 72. 1065 N. Traub.. cirrhosis of liver. Viola Jane Cripe. 56. 3341 E. Michigan, chronic myocarditis. Elde F. Landis. 29. dty hospital, fractured skull, acddental. Amanda Hunt. 77. 106 N. Sheffield, cirrhosis of liver. Mary Walker 35. 535 Arnes, pulmonary tuberculosis. William i. Holland. 61. 307 Northern, diabetes. Louisa Duffy. 82. 613 N. Jefferson, chronic myocarditis. Albert Ward. 65. 803% E. Washington, cerebral apoplexy. Steve Buchke. 10. Christian Hospital general peritonitis. Winlam TANARUS, Downs. 69. 431 N. Illinois. chrome myocarditis*. .

City’s Queen to Be Old-Fashioned , With Long Hair

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Long hair may become the style once more In Indianapolis after Greater Indianapolis Week. For Miss Thelma Burton, chosen Miss Greater Indianapolis by popular

COUNCIL PLANS TAX RATE CUT (Uoniinued From Page 1) Center (business (district), $578*810,910. Figures for 1925 on corporations, public utilities, banks, etc., assessed directly by the State tax board, were used by Dunn In compiling his totals, as the 1926 valuation is finished. It may be increased some, he said. Harrison Confers Leonard V. HartTson, tax expert of. the Chamber of Commerce, conferred with County Auditor Dunn on the 1926 budget for Marlon Couhty. He advised costs be cut to the obne, which Dunn assured him was being done. Dunn pointed out that nearly twofifths f the courthouse share of the tax goes to paying old debts for roads, the old courthouse, etc. Harrison and Dunn agreed to cooperate at further meetings. Little possibility of decreasing the present, rate of 26% cents,on each SIOO of property is seen, they said. During consideration of the budget at council meeting tonight, fiery speeches kre expected from £)tto Ray, and others in the rebellion against the.-Shank administration. New Smoke Law Revised to eliminate a number of undesirable featjies, the new building and smoke regulation code is slated for consideration. Whether councilmen will support the stringent provisions that make possible patrol wagon rides fj>r 3moke code violators is uncertain. Reduced from $5,000 to $6,000, the appropriation ordinance to pay street inspectors of the board of works is to run the gantlet again, with doubtful possibilities for passage. Meanwhile $1,500,000 worth of public improvements are being delayed because the law makes It obligatory to employ inspectors for all pieces of work. There is some gossip to the Effect that council will fail to authorize consolidation, of the street commissioner’s and street cleaning departments and Barrett law and assessment bureaus, as provided in the 1926 budget by Mayor Shank. Joseph L. HogUe, city controller, will present an ordinance transferring $6,000 to the blank books and advertising fund of the 'board of works. This ordinance failed to obtain 4 a constitutional majority at laist meeting, but councilmen have said they will adopt it tonight. Another ordinance to be presented will allow $3,000 to the assessment bureau to pay salaries of additional personnel required in preparing assessment rolls for E. New York St. and other improvements. STATE RATE TO BE SET Board Will Scan Figures to See if Reduction Is Possible. Indiana's 1926 State tax rate will be fixed by the State tax jpoard the week of £ept. 21, it was announced today by John J. Brown, chairman. In the meantime the board will determine whether the present 28-cent levy can be reduced. Due to the loss of nearly SIOO,000,000 in this year’s State valuation, the 28-cent rate may stand. SCRUTINY PROMISED Taxpayers’ .Association to Watch in Watch in Every Local Unit. Careful scrutiny of budgets and tax levies for 1926 tavpayers in every local unit in Indiana is urged by the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association in a Statement issued by Harry Miesse, secretary of the association, today. , " Budgets and levies are adopted in September, after public hearings, and attendance at these hearings is important, according to the statement. Material increase in county revenues from the gasoline tax, as much as 50 per (Cent for some counties, is in prospect. the statement says. According to figures of the auditor of State, each city and will receive about 25 cents for each inhabitant according to the 1920 census. This should result In marked reduction in tax levies, the statement S says.

Left to right: Miss Thelma Burton and Miks Naomi Hull.

vote, is going to be an oldfashioned queen, and wear her hair long. . *‘l like bobbed hair—on other persons," she said.

ORDERED TO DETROIT Four From Louisville Will Face Federal Charges. George and Frank iiess, and Misses Minnie Govers and Leona Wesley, all of Louisville, Ky., were ordered removed to Detroit, Mich., today by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell after a hearing before United States Commissioner Howard S. Young. The four face charges in Federal Court at Detroit of transporting a stolen automobile and violating the Mann white slave act. They are alleged to have taken a stolen car from Dayton, Ohio, to Detroit. Department of Justice agents arrested them last week near 600 Lexington Ave. CRASHES BRING ARRESTS Officers Bring Charges Against Drivers and Others Kenneth Fowler, Detroit, Mich., is held today on charges of failing to stop after accident and vagrancy and Andrew Clay, 257 Rybolt St., is held on a vagrancy charge after police say Fowler, driving Clay’s auto, collided with auto of Thomas McGiiity, 1410 W. Mofris St., parked in front of 17'3 W. Washington l?t., Sunday. Alonzo Barrett, 214 E. Henry St., is held on charges of drunkenness, driving an auto while intoxicated, and having no certificate of title after it was said by police he collided wf*> auto, of Elizabeth Sowar, 1601 Broadway in. front of 967 W. Washington St., Sunday. Oliver Probst, 219 Goisendrof St., was charged with vagrancy pending Investigation of the sale of the auto to Barrett. BUS PLEA IS HEARD Application for Terre Haute Line Before Commissioner. Application of B. F., Davis to opqr--ate a beginner’s motor bus line between Indianapolis and Terre Haute was heard today before Frank Singleton of the public service commission. Protests were entered by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company and the Indiana Motor Transit Company. Attorneys for the Big Four and the Pennsylvania railroads entered objections. The T. H., I. & E. today filed with the commission a protest against an order authorizing Hiner’s Red Ball Lines to operate between Indianapolis and Richmond and asked for a rehearing. FLETCHER IN FLORIDA Former Indianapolis Banker May Make Home in South. Stoughton A. Fletcher, former president of the Fletcher American National Bank, may make his home in Florida, it was learned today. Fletcher is going to become a “naturalized Floridian,” according to Roscoe Carpenter, vice president of the Twentieth Centucy Motion Picture and Dramatic Club, which has offices im the National City Bank Bldg. Fletcher, according to Carpenter, left here last wgek to represent the film concern in Florida. It Is said Fletcher will remain there to Incorporate a $2,000,000 land company on which a 6tudio and branch offices of the organization will be located. WITH MOUTHS WATERING Mrs. John L. Duganrut, 1441 Cornell. Ave., reported anew kind of “peeping tom” today. She said colored children looked 4n the dining room as she and ljer family ate watermelon. DORIS BECOMES FEMININE Doris Kenyon, lately returned from her Adirondack camp, where she spent several weeks resting after the completion of the title role in First National’s “The Half-Way. Girl,” is making the round of the smart shops for clothes for her new picture, which is scheduled to start within a few days.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Miss Burton showed seme of the sights of the city to Miss Naomi Hull, Kendallvllle, Ind., women’s golf champion of Indiana, who is visiting Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank, wife of Mayor Shank.

C. OF C. GIVES SLOGANS FOR BOOSTING CITY Letter Endings for Month of August Are Suggested. The following slogans to boost Indianapolis have been suggested by the Chamber of Comlnerce. to oe typed at the close of letters; Indianapolis—Buyers' Week. Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. Indianapolis—lndiana Stats Fair. Sept. 7 to 12. Indianapolis—National Dairy Show, Oct. 10 to 17. Indianapolis—most accessible city of the Middle West. Indianapolie-j-America’s inland traction center. a , Indianapolis-T-noted for its beautiful parks. Indiaftspolis—a city without natural limitations. Indianapolis—a pivotal) industrial center. Indianapolis—unexcelled schools of business training. Indianapolis—a city of inspiration. Indianapolis—national headquarters of the American Legion. Indianapolis—twenty thousand business visitors entertained daily. Indianapolis—home of the John Herron Art Institute. Indianapolis—motor crossroads of the Nation. Indianapolis—new Columbia Club home opened in August. Indianapolis—a city of contented homeowning citizens. Indianapolis—model downtown shopping district. Indianapolis—convention city of America. Indianapolis—bounded by a rich agricultural territory. Indianapolis—a city of neighbors. Indianapolis—airplane mail service station. Indianapolis—half million population by 1935. Indianapolis—one firm publishes million books annually. Indianapolis—America’s economic distribution point. Indianapolis—seventy-five incoming mail trains daily. Indiananolis—-home of Butler College. INSURANCE" CASE IS UP Officials to Participate in Auto Injunction Suit in Wisconsin. Thomas fe. McMurray, Jr., State insurance commissioner, and Edward M. White, deputy attorney general, will go to Milwaukee and Madison, Wls., Tuesday to participate'fn hearings on an Injunction restraining the Chrysler automobile concern from including automobile insurance with cars sold. In several 6tates, insurance commissioners stopped the pracitce, holding that the Chrysler concern was not an authorized dealer. The Chrysler company, in the Wisconsin Federal Court, obtained an injunction preventing the various State insurance commissioned! f;om t interfering with the sale of in? ired cars. BUS FIRM IS FORMED New Concern Will Take Over Line to Lafayette. Articles of incorporation for the Mid-West Transit Company of Indianapolis, a motor bus enterprise, were filed today with the secretary of State. The firm will take over property and operators’ certificates now held by the Red, White and Blue Coach Line, which runs a line between Indiaanpolis and Lafayette. Capital stock is $50,000. Incorporators are Harris A. Spearin, Indianapolis; William E. Tracy, Duluth, Minn., and Martin J. Atalic, Lafayette.

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COOLIDGE USES BED SHEETS TO ESCAPESTARES President Hides Behind Improvised Curtains With Debt Conferees. By United Press M PLYMOUTH, Vt„ Aug. 17.—After conferring three hours on the Belgian debt situation with Secretary of Treasury Mellon and Senator Smoot of Utah. President Coolldge took the conferees to luncheon today in the dining room of the picturesque little Echo Lake Inn. Seldom have affairs of State been conducted lr4such a novel setting as was presented at the Plymouth home of Colonel John Coolldge, the president’s father. The front porch, with the chief executive and Mrs. Coolidge assisting, had been draped with large, white bed sheets to cut off the stares of tourists and villagers and behind these impromptu curtains. the president, the secretary and the Senator discussed the Belgian debt. Mrs. Coolldge to Grave The luncheon was equally Informal. the distinguished trio eating at a table separated from the other guests at the inn by only a few feet, with the customary secret service men at an adjoining table. The fare was the usual table d’hote luncheon without even a menu. After lunch the conference was resumed behind the bed sheets with Secret Service men patrolling the front yard. Mrs. Coolidge made her usual daily trip to the hilllside where her son, (,’alvin Jr., lies buried. Writes His Statement President Coolidge isued the following statement: "Secretary Mellon and Senator Smoot have reported to the President the details of the "Washington conference. The progress Is satisfactory. "No deadlock has developed. The Secretary and Senator came to inform the President of proposals before making the final agreement. "The conference will re-convene at 3 p. m. Tuesday, when It is expected a final agreement may be reached, after which a full and complete statement will be given to the press by the American commission.” President Coolidge wrote personally and gave to newspaper men his statement. The memorandum was penciled In the President’s precise hand on the stationery of the insurance company for which Colonel Coolidge Is agent. ✓- - "BETTER NEWS TbDAY” Belgian Foreign Minister Says Disagreements Were Exaggerated. By United Press BRUSSELS, Aug. 17.—Foreign Minister Vandervelde today told the United Press that “Washington news on the Belgian debt negotiations is better today,” adding that newspapers had exaggerated the importance of disagreements there. WANT STREETS KEPT UP County Shirking Duty in City, Says Letter From State Board. A letter from the State board of accounts calling attention to the fact that .Maron County is i\ot paying for the upkeep of city streets which the county paved was received today by County Auditor Harry Dunn. Lawrence Orr, chief of the accounts board, said complaints have been.received the county is shirking its duty. “If we took up that-additional burden it would add a cent to the county tax rate,” said Dunn. “We are trying to keep the budget down. We won’t bother about the matter.” NEW BUS FIGHT LOOMS Commissioner to Hear Petition for Guilford Ave. Route. Another chapter in the Vocal transportation fight will be written Thursday when Clyde H. Jones, public service commission member, hears petition of the People’s Motor Coach Company to establish a bus route between Monument Circle and Guilford Av A The Indianapolis Street Railway Company is expected to put up a Strong fight against creation of new bus service. THIRTY-SEVE'N INJURED Burlington Work Train Crashes Into Switch Engine at liasco, Mo. Bn United Press ILASCO, Mo., Aug. 17.—Thirtyseven persons were injured, one dangerously, when a work train on the Burlington Railroad collided with an engine in the yards here today. Tire injured were removed to hospitals In Hannibal, a few miles from here.

It’s Great to Bea Fireman

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Standing: James Warrenburgr and Maurice Fitzgerald; seated, Joseph . O’Connor and Louis Moore.

Firemen at Station 13, Mary-land-and Kentucky Ave., refuse to concede laurels for “year to year” watermelon eating to dusky citizens who live below the Mason and Dixon line.

Prize Essays Must Be Mailed Tuesday

Midnight Tuesday is the zero hour! All essays in the contest conducted by the Hoosier Post, 624, Vetarans of Foreign Wars, and The Indianapolis Times, must be mailed to the Essay Editor not later than midnight, Aug. 18. If you haven’t learned the details of the contest, here they are. It isn’t too late yet to write your 200-ward essay on "The Future of Indianapolis.” Write on one side only of the paper. All entrants must be under 18 years of age.

QUEER ATTACK PROBED Woman Found on Floor—Money Reported Missing. Police today are investigating an atack on Mrs. Albert Bareclo, who according to her husband was struck in the face working In the kitchen of their home, 734 N. Capitol Ave., Saturday. * Bareclo said he heard his wife scream and the house to find her laying on the kitchen floor. Her face was badly bruised. Mrs. Bareclo reported S9O missing. FILM LAW IS UPHELD Connecticut Rigid Picture Statute Is Constitutional. Bu United Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 17. Connecticut’s rigid motion picture censorship law, which provides taxation on films higher than that imposed by any other State, today was established as constitutional In a decision handed down by three Federal judges. When the statute was placed on the books, moving picture companies threatened . that its enforcement might result In a producers boycott of the State, depriving the citiezns of all sorts of films. The decision throws the matter completely up to the producers.

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20-22 West Washington Street The Subway Reaches the Height of Value-Giving in its Advance Showing and Sale of New Black t Dresses priced dresses in many upthe fashion details so important he new mode—smart flares, conAlso lustrous crepe- satins and woolen dresses of Laurence twills. Cuckoo, pansy, pencil blue and black. Sizes 18 to 44 and 46 to 50. Special at 915.00.

I’hey’re making fast work of a hefty bit of liquid fruit and hope the alarm will not sound while they negotiate the juicy refreshments. It's a mighty rainy day when a fireman goes hungry.

Prizes will be awarded Saturday evening at a lawn fete given by the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Spades Park. The judges are Fred J. Beyers, adjutant and .quartermaster of the Indiana department, V. F. W.; Albert L. Pauley, comander of the Hoosier Post, 624, and Felix F. Bruner, editor of The Times. First prize is $10; second, $5; third, $3; for the five next best, $2 each, and for the neatest manuscript, $2. If you haven’t completed your essay do it today and mail it Tuesday,

WATERWAY IS ISSUE St. Lawrence-Great Lakes-to-Sea Project Enters Canadian PoUtics. By United Press OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 17.—Apparent apathy of the Canadian government toward the projected huge St. Laurence River-Great Lakes-to-the-sea waterway is expected to play a prominent part in the autumn general election.’ Politicians in touch with Premier W. L. MacKenzie King today admitted they had heard- rumors the government would withdraw from the waterway plan, but doubted that this withdrawal would materialize. held" to grand iuRY Greensburg Man Charged With Transporting Stolen Auto. Ralph Schwaba, 25, Greensburg, Ind.; was held to the Federal gra'nd jury tcaay under a $2,500 bond, on a charge of transporting a stolen automobile from Chicago to Acton, Ind. Schwaba is alleged to have stolen the rqachine In June, 1924. He waived examination before United States Commissioner Howard S. Young.

MONDAY, AUG. 17,1925

LAFGLLETTEJR. OUTLINES AIMS 4 IF SUCCESSFUL Son of Late Wisconsin Senator Gives His Plat- - form. Bu United Press MADISON, Wis„ Aug. 17.—Announcing himself as a "progressive” candidate, Robert La Follette Jr., today issued a statement promising that if he is elected to the United States Senate to fill the seat made vacant by the death of his father he will fulfill all the pledges and carry out the program of the plat form the senior La Follette was elected on three years ago. La Follette’s statement practically completes the announcement of candidates and platforms for the special election, which undoubtedly will be called as soon as Governor Blaine returns from his vacation. La Follette said in part: “I am a progressive candidate on the platform indorsed by the voters of Wisconsin three years ago when Robert M. La Follette was elected to his fourth term in the United States Senate. "I do not ask the support of the people of Wisconsin because I am Robert M. La Follette’s son. I am well aware that this relationship Mk itself does not entitle my candidaH to consideration. At the same time that relationship does not disqualify me.” High spots In the La Follette platform are: Wise policy of comprehensive feonservation. Repeal of thd Esch-Cumming Railroad law. Relief of agriculture. Tax reduction. Constitutional amendment for direct nomination and election by the people of President and Vice President. Opposition to the world court. FOUR AWAIT HEARING Colored Persons Under Arrest On Liquor law Violation Charges Jefferson Sheppard, Lee Clark, Howard Taylor and Mrs. Nora Parker, all colored, of near Carmel, Ind., were under arrest today awaiting a hearing before a* United States Commissioner on a charge of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law. A fifty-galldn still, sixty gallons of mash, and a quantity of white mule were seized last week bje Federal Prohibition agents Seth Ward and John King and Police Eisenhut and squad, on a farm south of Carmel, where the four are alleged to' have operated the still. NO JMMEDIATE ACTIO? District Attorney Silent on McCray Pardon. Immediate action on pardon application* of former Governor Warren T. McGray will not be taken, It was indicated today. United States District Attorney Albert Ward said today he hhd not had time to look over McCray's pardon, as there were many other matters of importance that had accumulated in his office during hi§ vacation. Ward return today from a week’s vacation on Lake Manitou, near Rochester, Ind. He refused to say whether he would confer with Homer Elliott, who prosecuted the McCray case, or present the matter to Federal Judge A. B. Anderson for consideration.

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