Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 61, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1928 — Page 3

AUG. 1, 1928.

SMITH TO MEET FARM LEADER AT BREAKFAST Democratic Nominee Ends His Vacation; Returning to New York. BY PERCY B. SCOTT rittUMl Press Staff Correspondent HAMPTON BAYS, L. 1., Aug. I. Over their breakfast cups at the Biltmore Hotel, Thursday morning, Governor Alfred E. Smith, Demoor&fci/’ candidate for President, and George N. Peek of McUlw, 111., chairman of the com belt committee, wh! discuss the agricultural situation. Smith made that announcement today as he was leaving his vacation grounds here for New York. The automobile caravan carrying Smith and his party left at 11:20 a. m. and was due in New York around 7 p. m. Discuss Farm Situation The Governor said the breakfast conference with Peek would begin at 9:30 a. m. “You will discuss the'farm situation and its relation to your candidacy?” Smith was asked. “I don’t think the question of golf will come up very much,” the Governor said, smiling. During his brief stay here Smith has avoided all State and campaign cares. He has refused even to comment on the attacks William Allen White, Kansas editor, has made on his candidacy. Smith’s time here has bejn devoted to swimming or resting on the beach and his afternoons to golf. He has seen reporters once a day but he has had little to give them save a winning smile. Plans Yacht Cruise No intense campaigning is on the Governor’s program until after his acceptance speech in Albany on the night of Aug. 22. In New York tonight and Thursday he will see John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee, and other political leaders. After that he will go for a cruise on the yacht of William H. Todd, wealthy shipbuilder and Smith’s personal friend. He plans to return to Albany Sunday morning. Peek brought Raskob and the other Democratic leaders at yesterday’s conference encouraging reports from the Middle West. “I think,” Peek said, “that if the Democratic party and its candidates meet the issue the Republicans face such a split as they never have seen In the grain and livestock producing States the dissatisfaction is quite general ” Chance in Midwest He named a dozen States in this area, in several of which he said the Democrats have a good chance -‘-Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, lowa, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and Michigan. “The feeling against Herbert Hoover is Very strong in the Middle West," he said. "Congress has approved the equalization fee principle twice. The problem is to elect a President who would approve it.” Peek said he will take no position on the Smith candidacy until the Governor gives him his interpretation of the farm plank in the Democratic platform. This plank is approved by the farm leader, who directed the lobby for the McNary-Haugen bill, and has been indorsed likewise by the corn belt committee, composed of representatives of numerous farm organizations, including many Republicans. CITY CONTRACTOR LOW BIDDER ON TWO BRIDGES Contracts on Twenty State Projects to Be Awarded. R. L. Schutt, Indianapolis contractor, was low bidder on two of twenty State bridge building projects for which bids were opened by the State highway commission Tuesday. Schutt’s bid of $10,741 was low on the bridge to be constructed on Rd. 56, Scott County, as was his bid of $5,917 on a bridge to be built on Rd. 27, in Wayne County. The Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes was low on the 1,652foot bridge across the White River, on Rd. 61 at Petersburg with a bid' of $274,920.03. The engineer’s estimate was $295,135.73. Bids totaled $440,681.47 for the twenty projects.

SALESMEN IN MEETING Fifty District Men of Prest-O-Lite Company Here for Two Days. Fifty district salesmen of the Prest-O-Lite Company returned to tneir territories this morning after a two-day convention here. Convention headquarters were at the plant and the Indianapolis Athletic Company. Ai the closing session Tuesday afternoon the salesmen were shown tests with various storage batteries designed to show Prest-O-Lite battery effectiveness in cold weather. They were previously treated to a private automobile race between two Stutz Black Hawks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. President Frederick E. Moskovics of the Stuti, company paced the machines, which were driven by George Spindler and Johnny Jenkins. HALT LIGHT CONTRACT Newcastle Citizens Protest to Save City Plant. Protests of Newcastle residents agiinst a contract between that city and the Interstate Public Service Company for current for street lighting and other municipal uses caused the public service commission, Tuesday to hold up performance of the contract until after a hearing Aug. 9. Remonstrators declared a municipal lighting plant would be abandoned if the contract were approved.

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Left to right—Dr. S. D. Tomlinson, Dr. Leone Sheeley and Dr. Albert S. Bronston.

With free clinics each afternoon from 2 to 4 in the Lincoln, Dr. Albert S. Bronston, Chicago, 111., is conducting his part of the scientific congress preceding the annual convention of the National Association of ChiropodistsPediatrists. TEACHER LIST IS GIVEN OUT — Miller’s Choices Receive Board Approval. Teacher -appointments recommended by Superintendent Charles F. Miller and approved by the school board Tuesday night include: Theodore P. Van Vorhees. art department head, Shortridge High School; Dur!ev Parker, chemistry, Shortridge High School; James Shockley. English, Washington High School; Clara M. Woody. Latin. Broad Ripple High School; Le Roy P. McGhenev, physics. Broad Ripple High Shod; Frances Smith. Eleanor Gels, Ethel Hillman and Reba Hill, elementary school. Reappointments announced were: Daisy Garrison, Riley Hospital; Edith Shirley, Grade 6AB, school No. 57; Mary Kearney, Grade 68-78. school No. 82; Anna Sauer. 4AB. school No. 16, and Nellie Meyers, Grade 38-68, school No. 11. Maude Price was appointed principal of school No. 69 and fvory Morton Johnson was named principal of school No. 59. Assignments announced were: Bertha Binninger. Grade 48. school No. 2- Mabel Le Fevre. Grade 48, school No. 3; Jennie Buchanan, Grade 3AB. school No. 3; Anna Townsend, School for Crippled Children; Ethel Scofield. School for Crippled Children: Jessie Allen, Grade 38, school No. 14; Helen Collins, Grade 38. school No. 20; Bessie Snider, Grade 2A-38, school No. 33; Mary Frey, Grade 38. school Nc. 33; Mabel Roach. Grade SA-68. school No. 39; Catherine Wagener. Grade 4A-58, school No. 39; Eva Baker, Grade 4AB, school No. 39; Laura Miedems, Grade 28, school No. 43; Eva De Wald. Grade 48. school No. 43; Norma Koch. Grade 6AB, school No 44; Martha Boblltt, Grade 78, school No. 45; Marie Bagnoli. Grade 4AB. school No. 45; Gertrude Peck, Grade 6AB, school No. 50; Alma Steep, Grade 48. school No. 51; Anna Kelly, Grade BAB, school No. 58; Eloise Renlck, school No. 60; Katherine Ranger. Grade 2A-38, school No. 66; Evelvn Koopman, Grade 38-58, school No. 60; Anna Ott, Grade IAB, school No. 69; Ruth Fex, Grade 7A, school No. 73; Gertrude East Grade SAB. school No. 70; Sue 31ms, Grade 4AB, school No. 78; Virginia Filllnger, Grade 3AB. school No. 81: Charlotte Relssner. Grade 7AB, school No. 84; Lula B. Hoss. Grade 7AB. school No. 38; Blanche Coyle, Grade 88, school No. 78; Grace Hobson, school No. 84; Marguerite Orndorff, Grade 78. school No. 85; Dale Waterbury. Manual Training High School. DEMOCRATS OF STATE OPEN FUND CAMPAIGN 92 County C.iairmen Asked to Name Local Chairmen. Ninety-two Democratic county chairmen today were asked to appoint local finance committees to raise campaign funds, the request being contained in letters from W. J. Mooney, Indiana representative of the Democratic National finance committee, in cooperation with R. Earl Peters, State chairman, and Charles A. Greathouse, national committee, in cooperation with R. Earl Peters, State chairman, and Charles A. Greathouse, national committeeman. Contributions in any amount will be received, Mooney told county chairmen, adding that the appointment of county committees will bring the national committee in closer touch with the people. Peters and Greathouse are in New York conferring with national campaign leaders with respect to the Indiana campaign. Peters is desirous of having Governor Alfred E. Smith, the presidential nominee, speak in at least five Indiana cities. BOOST CAPITAL STOCK Central Indiana Power Cos. Files Papers With State. Central Indiana Power Company, Indianapolis, Tuesday filed with the Secretary of State papers increasing the common capital stock from $12,000,000 to $12,500,000 and enlarging its objects. Incorporation papers were filed by the Thirty-Eighth and Penn Realty Company, placing , capital stock at $115,000 common and $225,000 preferred. Incorporators are: Frank A. Throop, C. B. Throop and George E. Throop. CUT SANiTARY BUDGET Requested 8.2-Cent Levy Slashed to 7.2 by Commissioners. Sanitary commissioners have cut their 8-cent tax levy request to 7.2 cents it was learned today. The board reduced requests on orders of the mayor who is insisting that all departments keep the 1929 appropriation as low as possible. Dario Tranaini of the Grand Canyon sludge plant, today was employed as assistant chemist at the sewage disposal plant. His salary was not made public by Chemist Cecil Calvert.

Feet of patients are examined each afternoon, defects pointed out, and remedies recommended. Dr. S. D. Tomlinson, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Dr. Bronston are shown examining the feet of Dr. Leone Sheeley. Grang Island, Neb., who is attending the clinics.

Tiny Runaway Bn Times Special BICKNELL, Ind.. Aug. I. Grieved over breaking a toy with which she had been playing Kathleen, 3, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Osborne. packed, a nightgown and a bathing suit in a toy hatbox and slipped away from home. Accompanied by her. dog, Sparkie, the child was bound for the home of her grandmother in East Moline, 111. After an anxious family and friends search, the child was found at a home where she had stopped to rest “until the train comes.”

ROTARY JARS DAVIS Charlie and Band Play as 'Thank You’ Gesture. Charlie Davis and the Indiana stage band bid adieu to the Rotary Club Monday noon at luncheon in the Claypool. It was the first time the band had appeared at any Indianapolis luncheon club,- and was a gesture of appreciation to Indianapolis business men. Chariie Davis is featured for the last times this week at the Indiana in a show called “Au Revoir, but Not Good-by,” which will be the final show for two weeks, while he is in New York making records for Brunswick. Charlie Davis presented a short program of the melodies which Me plays each week at the Indiana, and which now are reproduced on records. Herman Lieber introduced Davis to the Rotary club, giving a short history of the Indiana’s master of ceremonies and of the achievements of his orchestra. Lieber also introduced William Goldman, general manager of the Skouras-Publix Theaters Company. Wednesday, Charlie Davis and the band will appear before the luncheon of the Kiwanis club, and on Friday before the Optimist club, at the Claypool. SUES OVER CONTRACT Ownership of Five Postoffice Supply , Firms Involved. Contract involving ownership of five postoffice supply firms, owned by Arthur B. Baxter and Arthur Jordan, was placed before Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin for interpretation in a suit brought Tuesday by Baxter against Jordan. Jordan owned 65 per cent and Baxter 35 per cent of the Keyless Lock Company, American Postoffice Equipment Company, Jaciflc Postoffice Equipment Company, Postmasters’ Supply Company and the Sadler Company. Whether the contract for purchase involved the Pacific firm is to be decided. Baxter asks $5,000 alleged to be due him. PRESERVE OLD ARSENAL School Board Moves to Prevent Structure Being Destroyed. Steps to preserve the old Arsenal building at Arsenal Technical High School, are to be taken by the Indianapolis school board. The old building, used during the Civil War, now is used to house equipment of the school R. O. T. C. The school board Tuesday night ordered a carload of slate to repair the roof to prevent deterioration. PRAISES TRUCK DRIVERS Most Careful of All Drivers, Rhodes Tells Meeting. Licenses for all automobile drivers will greatly reduce the number of accidents, in the opinion of Mark W. Rhodes, State auto license division head. He recommended truck drivers as “the most careful of automobile drivers,” at a meeting of 200 truck drivers Tuesday night at the Athenaeum. Frank T. Singleton, public service commission chairman, presided.

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ASK BIDS ON 61 MILES OF STATEROADS New Contracts Will Mean Record Highway Program. Bids on sixty-one miles of State roads will be received by the State highway commission Aug. 14, swell-

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Ing projects under contract this year to 253 miles, or thirty-four miles than ever put under contract by the commission in a single year The sealed proposals will be opened in the office of John D. Williams, director, at 10 a. m (central standard time) Aug. 14. It will be the departments fifth road letting for the 1928 construction year. Projects involved are described by William J. Titus, chief engineer, as: State Rd. 6, from Missouri St. in East Gary, to WestvilJe, twenty-twc miles in Porter and La PorOe Counties. As this road is an important connecting highway with Rds. 41, 55, 48, 42 and 2, the commission is requesting an eighty-foot right of way. U. S. Rd. 24, from Logansport to Peru, thirteen miles in Cass and

Hamilton Counties. This will be on relocation the entire distance and therefore not interfere with traffic on old 24 when pavement is laid Distance between the two cities will be shortened two miles and sharp turns and steep grades eliminated by the relocation. U. S. Rd. 24, from Peru to Wabash, ten miles in Miami and Wabash Counties. Nearly all of this is on relocation c.*d shortens the distance between these cities about three miles. The city of Wabash will widen and extend city pavement to meet the State road under an agreement with the high commission. State Rd 15, from Milford to Paris, eight miles in Kosciusko and Elkhart Counties. This also is on relocation and will eliminate two

crossings of the Big Four Railroad and an adjacent intenu ban crossing State Rd. 10, from Nappanee north for eight miles, to connect with pavement to Elkhart, in Elkhari County. Elkhart County Is to pav a portion of the cost of this improvement as well as foi paving Rd. 15 through that county, Titus said SUCCUMBS TO LOCKJAW Funeral arrangements were to be made for Edward Taylor, 68, of 2549 S. Calfiornia St., who died at city hospital, Tuesday evening, after suffering from lockjaw for two weeks. Taylor was admitted to the hospital July 17. Physicians never learned how he contracted the disease.

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