Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 222, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1926 — Page 2

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Hoosier Briefs

Every day and in every way they are Retting older and older. F. B. Nixon, 125 S. Pennsylvania enters the “oldest school hook contest” with a volume of Alexander Tope’s poetry published at Lorn don in 1760. It was used by his family generations ago. Beat that folks! Walter Bloesen, 21, Ft. Wayne, thought he played safe and stopped, his auto at Bluffton to obtain some tire chains. As he walked across the road he .“dipped and fell, suffering a concussion of the brain. Motorists passing Sylvan Lake near Home City, telephoned that cottages there were on tire. Investigation revealed that muck land dry marsh grave were ablaze instead. James Ryrltman, Greensburg truck driver, celebrated when his truck, bearing three case* of eggs, overturned in a ditch. Not an egg was broken. , • A Huntington spark plug factory is expecting a big boom. Bruce Glaze, president, has invented a onepiece plug. He expects to manufacture 4,000 a day. Hartford City, broke until taxpaying time, is planning to borrow $3,500. Ernest Myers Is the particular Santa Claus for Bloomington firemen. He presented them a pi[>e and a can of tobacco apiece. Cliff Moulton, former Greensburg citizen, now living in Montana, has written friends he has purchased a tract of land there and will start a "dude ranch," where city folk can get a taste of ranch life as they think it is. Linden folks who “eat out” are happy again. Mr. and Mrs. WH-. liain Peters, who sold their restaurant to go to Indianapolis, have returned and gone back in business here. An old-fashioned rifle match with two beeves quartered as prizes will be held tomorrow at Boyleston, near Frankfort. First Baptist Church at Anderson has placed large signboard in front of the church on which is a picture of the nativity of the Christ Child is painted, with the words: “Ask your Sunday school teacher to tell you the story.” I. U. SLUMP CITED Plea for More Funds Made to Budget Committee. Tin fruited Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 22. Although a, pioneer in the field of higher education, Indiana is falling far behind its middle western leighbors because of insufficient funds for , maintenance, the State legislative budget commission was told at a conference here Tuesday. The commission made its tour of Inspection in the morning and conferred with Indiana University officials in the afternoo.n History and developments in middle western education were discussed. it was charged that Indiana is becoming first among the north central States in neglect of higher education. BRITISH, CHINESE CLASH Yellow Troops Rereat When Marines Make Show us Force. Bu United Press HANKOW, China, Dec. 22.—Three hundred armed Chinese troops today attempted to force their way through the British concession here, but were turned back by Marine Guards after a show of force. The Chinese assumed an aggressive attitude, ostentatiously loading rifles as they approached the Marines, but the Marines immediately went through the same pantomime and displayed a Lewis machine gun. The Chinese officer in command of the detachment subsequently apologized. It was reported today that Chinese soldiers looted Ichang, but that foreign property had escaped.

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Mistaking the shock for an earthquake, hundreds of people fled from their homes when an explosion rent the steel hull and decks of the tanker Agwisun at Brooklyn, N. Y. An accumulation of gases in the vessel's empty tanks is believed to have been the cause. Fortunately there were no fatalities though nine were injured.

New Buildings at DePauw Are Nearing Completion

Heating Plant Unit at University to Be Ready in Two Weeks. By Times flnrcinl GREENCASTLE, Ind., Dec. 22. Several new buildings on the De Pauw campus are nearing completion. In two weeks anew unit of the $60,000 heating plant will be finished. The new unit consists of one ew boiler of 425 horse-power capacity and will have modern improvements, such as automatic air and water valves and automatic stoker. Stoking Is by hand now. Eongden Hall, neww $250,000 dormitory for men, is another building nearing completion. Longden Hall is situated on S. College Ave., just south of the present dormitories for men, and overlooks “the dell,” one of the campus berfuty spots. It is of colonial architecture, thre stories high, and built of brick. It comprises a kitchen, serving room, recreation, guest and reception rooms, and a dining room that will accommodate 300 men, as well as study rooms and sleeping rooms for 117 men. Most of the outside work is done. It will not be occupied until next fall. The building is named in honor of Dr. Henry Boyer Longden, in -ac-

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condance with the wish of Edward Hector, contributor of the money for the new building. Dr. Longden was an intimate friend of Mr.' Hector, and since the beginning of the Edward Rector Scholarship Foundation Doctor Longden has been secretary of the foundation. He has been associated with the university for more than fifty years; five as a student and more than forty-five as a teacher and administrator. The Delta Delta Delta house, new residence for members of that sorority, will be ready for occupation soon.

Building Permits C. B. McFadden. dwelling and garage, ban W. FlieUenger. dwelling. 5120 N. Pennsylvania, $17,000. Puritan Finance Company, dwelling and garage. 230 Hoefgen, SI,OOO. Puritan Finance Company, dwelling and garage. 234 Hoefgen. $1 *IOO. Puritan Finance Company, dwelling and garage. 228 Hoefgen. SI,OOO. Swan-Myerg Company, dumb waiter. 210 N. Senate. s.>oo. Sheldon Realty Company, elevator. 82S) N. Delaware, $3,500. Virgil L. Jones, reroof. 3932 Central. S3OO. Ralph Cox. garage. 32 S. Tuxedo. S2OO. William H. Ostheimer, furnace. 236 Parkview. $3lB. A. H. Vphauß. furnace, 2233 Station. $235. W. T. Schneider, alteration, 37 W. Ohio S3OO. J. F. Roach, garage, 38 S. Tuxedo. S2OO. Verne Miller, pump and tank. 1154 S. West S4OO. John M. Herider, reroof, 3161 N. New Jersey. S2OO. William Lowe Rioe. dwelling and garage 5023 N. Capitol. $5,500. William T. (juillin, furnace. 22 N. Temple, $249. Park board eommiggion. comfort staUon Gertrude and Lawrence. $2,775. A. O. Wolfgang, addition, 6238 Park. $1,500.

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Firemen Save Co-ed, Locked Out Bu Timet Svceial lihUhiUiiVui’ON, Ind., Dec. 22. —Firemen have entered a new hero role that threatens to rival the epic: “‘Fireman, save my child.” It's saving Indiana University co-eds who stay out too late. “Brr-rrh”’ went the telephone in the fire headquarters the other night. Firemen sprang to their posts. “Hello,” said Chief Burton Hazel. "I’ve been locked out of my room at Residence Hall,” said a tremulous voice. “Won’t you please send the fire department with a long ladder?” “Sure,” said Chief Burton, and was soon on the way.

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