Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1927 — Page 3

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PEOPLE PREFER FAMILY HOMES IN INDIANAPOLIS Apartment Houses Increase More Rapidly in Other Cities. The ope-family American home is rapidly vanishing in the country as a whole, but residents of Indianapolis still adhere to the private type of dwelling, according to a survey made by the United States bureau of labor statistics. The figures compare building during the years of 1921 and 1926. The results obtained indicate that 45 per cent of homes built in 1926 were apartment house types. In 1921 the apartment house percentage was only 24 per cent. Those figures mean that in six years the one-family homes have dropped off onfir and one-third and the apartment houses have practically doubled. City Homes Increase But in Indianapolis the figures tell a different story. In 1921 only 56 per cent of the building resulted in one-family homes. In 1926 the figure rose to 63 per cent, a gain of 7 per cent. Baltimore led all large American cities in 1926 in the construction of one-family homes, with 92.4 per cent. On the other hand, 71.6 of all New York’s buliding was of apartment houses, and only 16.2 per cent of one-family houses. The bureau declared the change affected not only the family, but construction workers, many more crafts being required to put up an apartment house than a single dwelling. It was found that smaller cities, especially in- the West, had more one-family homes. City Compared Figures for other of the fourteen largest cities showed that in 1926 Cleveland built 36 per cent of onexamily homes, 35 per cent of twofamily and about 30 per cent apartment houses; Pittsburgh’s onefamily homes were 68 per cent of her building against only 24 per cent in apartment houses; San Francisco had 40 per cent onefamily homes and 53 per cent apartments and Washington 43 per cent to 56 per cent. Among other cities the percentage of one-family homes built, the first figure being for 1921, and the second for 1926 are as follows. It will be noted that nearly all show a decline in single family houses compared to apartments. Berkeley, Cal., 77, against 63 per cent. Birmingham. 93, against 93. Cincinnati, 93 to 58. Columbus. Ohio. 66 to 62. Denver. 87 to 56. East Cleveland, Ohio. 13.1 to 5.4. Evansville, IncL, 84 to 98. No apartments being built in Evansville in 1926. Houston, 89 to 64. Knoxville, Term., 99 to 96. Covington, Ky., 95 to 90. Memphis, 73 to 52. Oakland, Cal., 78 to 66. Oklahoma City, 84 to 72. St. Paul, 79 to 62. San Diego, 89 to 87. Toledo, 80 to 79. Youngstown, 62 to 83. Akron, Ohio, 100 to 95. Terre Haute, 100 to 87. In the latter city no were built in the two year*, the twofamily house and the one-family house being the only types. OPPOSE FILLING STATION Connell Expected to Act Monday on Protest of Neighbors. City council probably will act the first Monday in July on the protest of citizens against a Standard Oil Company filling station at the northwest corner of Forty-Sixth St. and Central Ave. Councilman Edward B. Raub, public works chairman, presided at a public hearing Thursday night when Sumner Clancy, representing property owners, presented a remonstrance. Northwood Christian Church and Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church representatives objected to the project. Clancy pointed out the district is not zoned for business and residents resent making it a business street.

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Above: The new Brookside United Brethren Church, E. Eleventh and N. Olney Sts. Below, left: Some of the terracotta windows; right, the Rev. A. Bash Arford, pastor.

Os fireproof construction throughout and built to last for centuries, the Brookside United Brethren Church will dedidate its new building at ,E. Eleventh and N. Olney Sts. Sunday at 10:45 a. m. Tire church, three stories high with a two-story tower, has many features not found in Indiana churches. It has an open court between the educational building and the worship unit, which, aided by a good ventilation system, will provide fresh air to all parts of the church. The church is also believed to be the only church in the State to have terracotta windows with art glass panes. It has a large gymnasium with a stage and a moving picture booth, four large assembly rooms, with thirty-eight classrooms leading off of them, and various rooms for meetings of young people. Plan Parade Bishop H. H. Fout, bishop of the Northwest District, will preach the dedication service. At the evening service, Governor Ed Jackson will deliver the principal address on “The Church and the Community.” Bishop Fout and the Rev. J. B. Parsons also will preach in the evening. An automobile parade by all the Sunday School classes will precede the dedication services. Starting at the corner of the church, the classes will parade to E. Tenth St., then to Kealing Ave. and >jwland Ave.. west to Dearborn St., south to E. Tenth St. and then back to the church at E. Eleventh and N. Olney Sts. Pastors of the surrounding churches will extend fraternal greetings to the congregation Sunday afternoon. These include: Rev. George S. Henninger, E. Tenth St. M. E. Church; Rev. D. H. Richardson, Centenary Christian Church, and Rev. C. J. Russom, First Reformed Church. Hold Services Daily Services have been held at the church each evening -this week. Dr. Ernest N. Evans, Church Federation executive secretary, spoke Thursday night. Arthur H. Godard, Y. M. C. A. general secretary, will speak tonight, and Albert Stump, Democratic nominee for the United _States'"Senate at the last election, Saturday night. The new church building, which costs more than $150,000, was started almost a year ago. Plans for the new church were first started in 1917, but it was nto until two ?fftrs ago that any real steps were taken. Silas E. Litteral, president of the board of trustees, directed the sub-

scription campaign. Other members of the board who assisted him are: Charles E. Vollmer, vice president;.. Everett Smith, secretry; Thomas E. Ross, treasurer; Clem C. Voorhis, Melvin Barry, Harvey Pearson. Lari Hollingsworth and O. D. Lewis.

Whisky Car Escorted as ‘Lindbergh Party'

Police Help Rum Runners Speed From Detroit to v Cleveland. Bn T'nitol Vr<* ELYRIA, Ohid. June 24.—Not until “Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh'’ flashed like a queen in a closed car with volunteer police eescorts from Detroit to Cleveland Thursday did officials become suspicious. Investigate and finally conclude they had escorted a load of whisky instead of the mother of a hero. Greatly upset at being the victims of such a-hoax, the police forces of northern Ohio were outdoing themselves when night fell to find out 1. Who posed at Charles A. Lindbergh's mother? 2. What else tvas in the car with her? 3. Where car and contents went? Mayors Notified Tire trip had been heralded bytelegrams to mayors of half a dozen Ohio cities along the route. The missives were signed “Edwin Brennan, chairman Lindbergh reception committee,” and came from Detroit. The telegrams said Lindbergh and his mother were making the trip in a sedan ’ ecognizable by red, white and blue ribbons on the motometer, and requested police escorts through the different territories. The mayors were informed confidentially that the trip was a secret one, and they were asked to help keep it so. Right on Schedule As advertised, the beribboned car appeared. Its occupants proved haughty and non-communicative, but this was hardly amiss in view of the breakneck speed with which, guarded by popping police motorcycles, the car passed along the route. Motorcycle police from Cleveland met and escorted the car from

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i The Rev. A. Bash Arford, who became pastor of the church three i years ago. has built five churches in Indiana since he became a minister. He became pastor of the church in 1924,. c0ming from Columbus. Ind.

Oberlin to Rocky River, whence the automobile proceeded on into Cleveland and vanished. WITHDRAW OFFER FOR BROTHERHOODS’ BANK Mitten Interests Abandon Plan to Aid Engineers. Bn Vnitnl Praia PHILADELPHIA. June 24.—The proposal of Mitten Management, Inc., operator? of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, to take over control of the Brotherhood of Locomtive Engineers banks and investment companies was withdrawn today. Notification that the Mittens had abandoned their plan to cooperate with the railroad men’s financial ventures was contained in a telegram of Dr. A. A. Mitten, vice president of Mitten Management, to William B. Prenteg, president of the B. of L. E., at the organization's convention in Cleveland.

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4.000 YOUNG NOOSIERS WILL ATTEND CAMPS Indianapolis Boys and Girls .to Enjoy Outdoor Life. Four thousand boys and girls of Indianapolis will have the time of their lives this summer at the eight summer camps operated by the Community Fund through its agencies, Mrs. Eloise Walton, director of publicity of the Community Fund, announced today. Many of the organizations divide their camp season into periods of ten days to a week in length, i Groups varying from thirty to 250 children are taken to cam# at one time by the various agencies. The largest number of youngsters will attend the Boy Scout and the Salvation Army camps. One thousand boys and girls have arranged to attend each camp during the j summer. Scouts to Camp "Chank-Pun-Un-Gi,’” the Boy Scout camp, is located on Fall Creek near Ft. Benjamin Harrison, and is under the personal directiofi of Francis O. Belzer, Boy Scout execu- I j tive. He will be assisted by Stanley 1 L. Norton and a senior staff of patrol leaders and scout masters.

The Salvation Army fresh air camp, one rnile north of Sunnyside, will open June 29 under the supervision of Mrs. Nellie Robb and Capt. Alta McFall. There will be nine camp periods with more than 100 attending each session. Seven hundred Girl Reserves and their friends will attend the Y. W. C. A. camp, Camp Delight, four miles east of Carmel. Miss Annie | Moore Daughtry, Girl Reserves sec- i retary, will direct activities, i Miss Emma Gardner, Girl Scout executive, will be in charge of Camp Delwood, the Girl Scout camp, fifteen miles east pf Clermont. Three ! hundred girls will attend. I ‘’Camp Alahi” will be the scene of | the Camp Fire Girls’ summer activI ittes. It is five miles north of NoI blesville. The camp will be directed by Miss Bernice Boynton, scamp Fire Girl executive. Girls Precede Boys The Boys Club Summer camp. | three and one-half miles west of | Noblesville. will open June 25 with 50 girls going to camp for the first i week. During the remaining seven i weeks 50 boys will make the trip each week. Will Wertz, superintend- ; ent, will be in charge. One hundred boys and girls will attend the Jewish ! Federation acmp at Millersville, which Miss Helen Orkin and Glen Kline will direct. Three hundred members of the Y. M. C. A. will leave Saturday for Camp Bedford, where boys from all over the State will meet. Ray--1 mond J. Duke, State director, is in | charge. Fascist Outwits Officials ! Bu Vnitcd Prc LISBON, June 24.—A1d0 Carpi, mysterious Italian, armed with au-thentic-looking credentials, persuaded minor officials of the ministry of the interior that he was authorized to reorganize the Portuguese along Fascist lines. He had started work when suspicious police arrested him.

All Must Wear Skirts at City Bathing Pools

You must have a "skirt” on your bathing suit! This is the order of Recreation Director Jesse P. McClure, who has authorized swimming instructors and life guards at city pools and beaches to demand strict conformity to the rule. McClure declared the rule proved satisfactory last year. “A suit with a little apron makes a much better appearance, don’t you think?” said McClure.

Cops Arrest Flagpole Sitter as ‘Nuisance'

Charge ‘Sparrow’ Obstructed Traffic From Lonely Perch. Bu X'nitcd Prcut BOSTON, June 24.— Frank (Sparrow) Holl, 25-year-old steeplejack, who since Tuesday noon had been seeking non-stop sitting honors atop Boston’s highest flagpole, today had made a forced landing. What price glory? The “marathon rooster” wondered , this morning as. after more than j 50 hours in the public’s eye somQ 200 j above Tremont St., he appeared | to go to court as a public nuisance. ! When "Sparrow” entered his j bos n’s chair shortly before Tuesday noon at the peak of the 14-story building's flagpole, he announced that he was prompted by ”a sweetheart’s dare” and that he would remain aloft for 14 days and 14 nights and thus displace Alvin (Shipwreck) i Kelly as world's champion pole- : percher. But with none of the glory that j would mark a champion’s descent,. “Sparrow” came down late yesterday | and was met on the roof by police. For two hours previously “Sparrow” had defied the police who ordered him down. "Come up and get me,” grinned the steeplejack. Finally “Sparrow” relented and was arrested as soon as his feet touched the roof. The pole-percher’s arrest was made on the complaint of the Bos- ! ton Automobile Club. Officers i termed flagpole sitting a traffic hazard. saying that autoists gazing skyI ward at “Sparrow” could not safely pilot their cars through congested j streets.

200 Homes Bum Bv Vnitcd PrrK * TOKIO, June 24.—Many casualties and 1.000.000 yen damage ($475,000) resulted from a fire that destroyed 200 houses in addition to business and public buildings in the Tsuchizaki Akita Prefecture. Declares Holy War Bu Vnitcd rrci* CASABLANCA. Morocco, June 24 —A holy war against French and Spanish forces has been declared by Si Mohammed Ombareck. leader of the fanatic tribesmen of the, Rio Del Oro. .

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Life guards have more trouble with youths who refused to abide by the bathing suit order, than with women, he said. “We do not expect any trouble this year, as Indianapolis people are very modest,” McClure asserted. "The question: ‘How short is a bathing suit’? arises every year. We believe the suit should strike the leg about four inches below the thigh,” he said.

GENEVA PARLEY WORK STARTS Verbal Fireworks Over as Delegates Get Busy. Bit Vnitcd Prctu GENEVA, June 24.-After their ineffectual exchange of verbal bombardments, the chief delegates to the naval disarmament conference today got seriously to work. The “Big Three"—Hugh Gibson, United States; W. C. Bridgeman. England, and Admiral Saito, Japan —et early. After appointing Bridgeman chairman, they decided to create separate technical commissions to study the problem of cruisers, destroyers and submarines. It will’ be the commissions’ work to get closer to each others’ ideas of tonnage, number and character of the three principal types of auxiliary warships, and to give their chiefs something definite to work upon. U. S. Reply Is Ready Bii Vnitcd Prrtkn WASHINGTON. June 24.—1 fa deadlock occurs at the Geneva naval limitation conference over the American plan for a 5-5-3 ratio for American, British and Japanese auxiliary ships, the United States is prepared to appeal to the stand taken by the other two governments at the Washington arms conference. At the second plenary session of the Washington conference in November, 1921, Lord Balfour, chief British delegate, and Baron Kato, head of the Tokio delegation, committed their governments in prinj ciple to application of the 5-5-3 ratio to auxiliary craft. The American delegation at Geneva is prepared, if necessary, to quote the words of Balfour and Kato as answer to any British or Japanese opposition now to a principle accepted by both In 1921.

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HIGH CONTRACT RECORD IS SET Building Boom in State Shown by Report. Indiana had $16,902,600 in con> tracts for new building and engineering work during May, according to F. W. Dodge Corporation. This was the highest contract total on record for any May. being 45 per cent ahead of the mount reported in 1928. There was a decline of 22 per cent, however, from the amount reported in April, 1927. Analysis of last month's construction record showed the following important classes of work: t*, 622,800, or 27 per cent of all construction. for residential buildings; $4,175,200. or 25 per cent, for publle works and utilities: $2,156,500. or 19 per cent, for industrial plants, and $1,778,100, or 11 per cent, for educational projects, _ • jS New construction started in Indiana during the past five months has reached a total of $58,068,600. being 25 per cent in excess of th total for the first five months ol 1926. ContcmpVited new work report** In this State in May amounted b $23,964,200. ‘BACK DOOR' ROBBEIT Bandits Pull Same Trick Re peatedly. Another name was added to the list of victims of Indianapolis’ two “back-door” bandits when B E. Smith, 31 N. Addison St., stepped from his garage late Thursday night and was confronted by a man with a gun. While the first bandit “covered’* him. Smith said a second searched his pockets, taking sl9. The two escaped in the darkness. Back-door bandits have robbed a half-dozen motorists during the last two months. The method Is always the same, The bandits accost their victims as they place their cars in their garages. DEFENSE CLAIMS GAIN 1 Counsel for Melvin Rigsby, Murder Accused, Cites Points. I Bn Time* bur rial NEWCASTLE. Ind., June 24Trial of Melvin Rigsby, former town marshal of Shirley, charged with” the murder of Herman Riggs, moved forward today with the defense claiming an advantage. Ingle Laird, a gun expert called by j the State, made a better witness for Rigsby than for the prosecuI tion, the defense asserts, and also | points to difference in testimony of Frank W. Harris, eyewitness to the Mooting, at the trial and coroner * ! inquest.