Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 12, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1927 — Page 3

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INDIANA CITIES SUFFER DAMAGE IN WIND STORM Sullivan, Brazil, Clinton, Ft. Wayne, Report Toll of Gale. * Bu United Press SULLIVAN, Ind., May 25. Between $20,000 and $25,000 was estimated today to have been the damage done here late Tuesday by a tor-nado-like wind. With all the ferocity of a tornado, but otherwise having none of its characteristics, the gale struck Sullivan about 2:30 p. m., hitting hardest in the northeast part of town, and, after raging several minutest! passed. The new Sullivan High School was badly damaged', the roof being ripped off. Four or five houses ware unroofed. and one collapsed entirely, but no one was injured. The Sub livan Mill and Elevator plant was damaged and shade trees were torn out of the ground. . BRAZIL Bu United Press BRAZIL, Ind., May 25.—Window @Sass was blown out, houses were damaged rtd shade trees uprooted by a tornado-like wind over Clay County Tuesday. It was the second in three weeks. The principal damage centered -at Carbon. The Kalamazoo Com pany’s p lant. was damaged there. The loss about $3,000. Saline City felt the same storm. FT. WANE Bu Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., May 25. Echoes of Monday's miniature tornado which struck V arsaw and Winona Lake at a cost now estimated well above $50,000, reached Ft. Wayne Tuesday afternoon. f Light and telephone wires were torn down as the heavy wind, which accomplished accompanied the storm, broke off poles and ripped large branches from shade and fruit trees. Plate glass windows were blown in by the forty-mile-an-hour gale. The streets were flooded by the downpour of rain. CLINTON Bn United Press CLINTON, Ind., May 25.—Business buildings and homes were slightly damaged by high winds here Tuesday. St. Bernice Lyford also reported damage. HEADS BANKER GROUP 5 W. A. Collings, Elected Chairman at Crawfordsville Session. Bu Times Svecial CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., May 25.—Indiana Bankers Association, Group 5, in annual meeting here Tuesday evening, elected William A. Collings, cashier, Crawfordsville First National Bank, p.s group chairman. The new secretary is H. R. Curts. Frankfort. Addresses were made by A. B. Brown Greencastle, president Indiana State Bankers Protective Association; Wirt Wright, Evanston, 111.: H. C. Robert, Hujitingsburg, president State Bankers Association. Wabash College Glee Club sang at the banquet.

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AUTO ENGINEERS AT FRENCH LICK Car Manufacturers Open Annual Convention. Bu/Timcs Special FRENCH fcICK. Ind., May 25. More than 1,090 manufacturers and designers of America's automobiles assembled here today at the annual convention of the Society of Automotive Engineers to outline plans for the coming year. Latest plans for emergency stopping of automobiles in half the time and space now required, for making cars run faster and smoother and for prolonging life of cars and parts, will be discussed during the four-day sesssion. Convention members then will go to Indianapolis for the Memorial day Speedway race. Prof. C. H. Robertson, Purdue, will address the convention tonight on the subject of “Economic Conditions in China.’’ Dr. E. F. Barker of Michigan University will speak on “The Structure. of the Atom.” New standards for automobile parts, which have been set up during the past year, will be reported at the inaugural session this after-

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I noon, after John H. Hunt of Detroit, j president of the society, has called I the convention to order. RAIL MERGER UP AGAIN j Financial > Features Changed in Southern Proposition. 1 Bu United Press WASHINGTON, May 25.—A new ! plan for merging the “Katy," Kan- ! sas & Texas, Cotton Belt and Kan- ! sas City Southern Railways will be submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission within ten days, L. F. Loree, Kansas City Southern board chairman, announced here totday after a call at the White House. The new plan will change financial features of the merger plan disapproved by the commission recently. NATIONAL PARTY PLANK To Be Laid Here Prior to Meeting in St. Louis. The platform committee of the National party will meet in Indianapolis Saturday to draw up a platform to be presented to the executive committee at the national meeting in St. Louis-July 5. Those who will attend are John H. Bernhard. New Orleans: John L. Talbott, St. Louis; R. A. Duderstadt, Cincinnati; John Zahnd, Mabel Laßue and W. J. Rominger, Indianapolis.

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REALTORS’ DRIVE, AT MIDDLE MARK. SEEN AS SUCCESS A Increased Support for ‘Buy • Piece of Indianapolis’ Campaign. With increased support the Indianapolis Real Estate Board's campaign, “Buy a Piece of Indianapolis,’’ swung into the half-way mark today. The campaign has passed through three active days and will close Saturday. Realtors expressed high hopes for the campaign and predicted its suctess will be far-reaching. The speaking campaign continued before luncheon and civic clubs. Speakers today were; H. D. Turnbleson. before the Lions Club; Walter T. White, Kiwanis Club, and Thomas F. Carson, before the Woman's City Club at the Chamber of Commerce this evening. Duvall Indorses Indorsement of the drive was received from Mayor Duvall and A. L. Block, president of L. Strauss & Cos., both, men making contributions. Other contributions have been promised, board officials said. I Talks ihade and work of boosting committees was reported at the 8 a. m. meeting of the committee of twenty-five in the real estate board offices. President L. H. Lewis announced appointment of a special advisox’y home-building committee to aid persons in rebuilding their homes in the storm stricken area. This service will be in addition to the campaign. Committee Members Members of the committee are: Thomas E. Grinslade, chairman; Walter M. Evans, Fred Palmer, Ev-* erett J. Holloway. J. L. Holloway and J. Harry Miles. The committee will function continuously until the storm area is rebuilt. J. Stephen Fullen of the title insurance department of the Union Title Company cited the following of increases in property values in Indr# anapolis: Northwest corner of Meridian and Washington Sts., in October, 1826, !

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Henry Porter purchased the original lot for $3Ol, In June, 1840, Clem Tingley and Moses Johnson purchased 20 feet 6 inches on Washington St. for $2,500. In 1892 the lot was sold to James E. Roberts for $75,000. Mrs. Roberts died and his executor sojd the corner to Charles O. Britton on Sept. 2, 1922 for $425,000 or $20,000 a front on Washington St. How Value Jumped “The Board of Trade site increased in value 3,715 times Its original cost of $lO4. The two lots were sold in November, 1836, to Abraham Reck for $2,000. In July, 1856, the two lots, except 42 feet at the east end, were sold by William Y. Wiley to the Indiana Female College for $4,250. In July, 1865, John Pyle paid $20,000 for the property, and in August, 1872, the Federal Building Company acquired title to the property for $103,333. The tract is now listed for taxation at. $387,t00, or $3,232.50 a front foot on Meridian St.

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Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: Dr. J. J. Briggs. 2016 N. Delaware St., Oldsmobiie, from Pennsylvania and Ohio Sts. Abe Baker, 1033 S. Meridian St., Ford, from garage at 131 W. Vermont St. James Hockett. 614 Torbett St., Ford, from garage in rear. Arthur D. Ray, 910 laurel St., Chevrolet, 534-177, from 100 Virginia Ave. Commonwealth ‘T,oan Company, 206 Odd Fellow Bldg., Chevrolet, 528-637, from 40 Virginia Ave. Ralph Slocum, Fortvill#, Ford, 530-664, from 958 Ft. Wayf*> Ave. Claude Kirby, 1141 N. Missouri St., Nash, 579-775, from Fratt St. and Senate Ave.

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Federation for Concrete The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs will meet Friday at 8 p. m. at the Chamber of Commerce, when member organize tions will reiterate their former stand for concrete in the list of paving mae terlnls.

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