Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 201, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1925 — Page 4

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WEAKNESSES IN CITY‘BUSINESS’ TOLD BY SHANK Council Gets Brunt ‘for Failure to Gooperate Unselfishly.’ Weaknesses of the present form of city government were related In detail to two Incoming board of safety members by Mayor Shank, Fire Chief John J. O’Brien and present board ■ members. City council bore the brunt “for failure to cooperate unselfishly in projects for the city’s welfare.’’ "Why, it’s an outrage the way council has treated this administration,” Shank said. “This board of safety has sent up ordinances, but council kills them. If you need a truck, they’ll say all right if you buy a certain make. ‘Yeh, we'll pass it if you buy this car,’ and stuff like that is what you hear. “Say, it sure would be wonderful if Mur or five of you business men could sit around this table and ruji the city on a businesslike basis. Heat Refused O’Brien said he had the recommendation of the board of works for

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$50,000 to heat fire houses, but that council killed it. “And a councilman told me I’d get $40,000 a year if I would let him run a gambling place and then when I wouldn’t, tried to impeach me.” O. D. Haskett and John A. George, new board members, expresed surprise the city violates fire prevention laws by operating stoves near expensive fire equipment. “They won’t give us money to install steam heat,” said O'Brien. “At Firehouse 8, we have a $10,500 piece of equipment within ten feet of an open fire.” O’Brien said politics in city council cost the life of one fireman killed on a defective piece of equipment council refused to replace. Necissities Cited Installation of a battalon chief at the house at Thirty-Eighth and Ruckle Sts., with remodelling of the building and purchase of two squad wagons and a 1,400-gallon pumper were immediate necessities recommended by O’Brien to retain the high fire insurance rating of the city. These improvements were rejected by council. Ernest L. Kingston, president, and board members warned their successors that the fire insurance companies would seek by tricks and subterfuges to raise the insurance rates for Indianapolis and advised them how to combat their tactics. “Try them out while they’re new in the game,” was Shank’s bit of advice to the successors with respect to the now city council.

CLUB PLANS PARTY Universal Members to Have Annual Holiday Event Tuesday. Members of the Universal Club will hold their annual holiday party Tuesday at the Claypool it was announced today by Harry B. Sturgeon, newly-elected president. Sturgeon, together with the following new officers, will be installed Jan. 15: Earl Z. Sigmon, vice president; William Henfy Harrison, secretary treasurer; A. L. Rush, sergeant at arms, and E. O. Betcher, Charles E. Foreman, Harry L. Sickinson, Frank G. Sink and John G. Geiger, directors. FINDS NEW CAR FOR OLD Pastor Given Automobile by Congregation. Bu United Press FRANKFORT, Ind* Dec. 23.—Rev H. L. Crain, pastor of the Presbyterian Church here is driving anew automobile today. When he sought his old car he found anew sedan parked in its place with a card which read, “To Rev. Crain and family from members of his congregation.”

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Noblesville Jail Empty Now Bu Timet Svecial 'OBLESVILLE. Ind., Dec. 23. ‘ Memories today ■ alone filled the Noblesville jail. It was empty for the first time in eleven months and fifteen days. Probably no other jail in the State has had the attention of the public focused on it for the past seven months as the local institution, due to the fact that it was the home of three famous prisoners, D. C. Stephenson, Earl Gentry and Earl Klinek.

BOOKS SENT TO HOME Wives of Masons Send Volumes to Children at Franklin. As sponsors for a movement to establish a juvenile library for the Indiana Masonic Home at Franklin, wives of members of Mystic Tie Bodge No. 398, F. and A. M., have sent an advance consignment of 2,500 volumes to the institution. The books were sorted and oatlogued by the State library commission.

CRUSADE IS ORDERED r _______ New Mayor to War on All Games of Chance. , J Bu Times Soecial , NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 23.**. Noblesville’s new mayor, J. wf X. Joseph, elected to succeed Horace Brown, resigned, has ordered police to remove all slot machines and games of chance from the poolrooms, cigar, candy and drug stores. The mayor said too many high school boys patronize them. CLERKS HAVE PARTY Losche Announces He Will Seek County Office Again. Albert H. Losche, county clerk, and his wife were the happy possessors today of a floor lamp, presented Tuesday night by Loaches employes at their annual Chrißtmas party at the Courthouse. The employes also presented a red sled to Losche’s young son. > Losche announced his candidacy for re-election. Mrs. Losche gave cigars and cigarets to the men and candlesticks to the women employes. A Christmas savings book credited with |5 was presented employes by Losche. A cake donated by Fred Hoffmark,

cashier, was auctioned off for $16.65. The proceeds were turned over to the

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Sickle presented several dances and recitations.