Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 205, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 January 1929 — Page 3

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DISCUSS PLANS TO TAKE OVER GAS COMPANY City Counsel and Attorneys for Utility Hold Parley. Further discussion of the proposed legislation to enable the city to take over and manage the Citizens Gas Company property was held today at a conference between city counsel and an attorney for the gas company. The tentative bill was discussed Monday afternoon and another conference was decided upon to finally approve the proposed legislation. Every effort is being made to make the new law “workable” and prevent it from conflicting with presen.", statutes. It is planned to ask the legisla-, ture to validity the contract providing that the city take over the property as provided in the original agreement arid create a utility board to manage the plant. Non-Political Board The utility board will be “nonpolitical,” being appointed by the Governor, mayor, city council, circuit court and chief justice of the state supreme court. It is planned to have a board of five or seven members. The conference today in the offic of William H. Thompson, attorney for gas trustees, was to be attended by Corporation Counsel Oren 3. Hack and John W. Holtzman and Fred C. Gause, special city counsel. Trustees re-eleefed the nine gas directors late Monday and renewed their pledge to turn the property over to the city. Directors to Elect The statement declared “they expect the company to give energetic and effective co-operation in bringing a'out the transfer of the property to the city for the benefit of the public. Trustees expressed a desire to nave the management of the property completely divorced from political control and emphasized tlrir duty to see that the terms of the original 1905 franchise are enforced. Directors will meet to elect officers. John R. Welch is president. The directors: James I. Dissette, G. A. Efroymson, Edgar H. Evans, J. H. Hooker. H. H. Hornbrook, W. H. Insley. C. L. Kirk. Franklin Vonnegut and John R. Welch.

300 INDIANA GRADE PUPILS TO COMPETE Entered In Better Speech Contest at Muncie Wednesday. Bu Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 15.—Apdroximately 300 pupils from grade schools in Indiana will be here Wednesday to participate in the fifth annual better speech contest, sponsored by the English department. sponsored by Ball Teachers’ college. Miss Mary C. Pavey of the department is the originator and director of the contest. The purpose of the contest is to provide social motivation for elimination of errors in grammar. Drill material was mailed on request Oct. 23, and teams were enrolled until Nov. 21. Each school entering the contest has sent one team of ten pupils from each grade from fifth) to eighth inclusive. The two winning teams last year made only fourteen errors oqt of a possible thousand. There has been a noticeable improvement in grammar in the schools that have used the drill material, which requires only a few minutes each day, according to teachers whose pupils nave entered contests for several rears.

TROLLEY CARS ROBBED Conductor Fires at Fleeing Negro Bandit. Russell Burrows, 6562 East Washington street, owl street car conductor, fired two shots at a Negro passenger who grabbed his money changer containing sl6 and fled at St. Clair and West streets at 12:45 a. m. Two bandits held up Clayton Estep, 1023 North Holmes street, operator of a one-man Shelby street car, at the end of the line earlier in the night and took $23. Estep had gotten from the car to throw a switch when the men drove up in an automobile. PICK G. 0. P. LEADERS Committees Are Announced for Irvington Republicans. Committees of the Irvington Republican club for 1929 were announced todr y by Vinson H. Manifold, president. The following are chairmen: Probate Judge Mahlon E. Bash, finance; Fred Dickerman, former state senator, program; Edward J. Heeler, publicity; Elmer A. Williams, house committee and Arthur Renick, membership. LIONS BUTLER GUESTS Club to Meet at University Cafeteria Wednesday. Fred A. Line. Lion's Club secretary, announced today a luncheon will be held in the cafeteria at Butler university Wednesday noon by the club and the Women's Club of the organization. Talks and a tour of inspection with Dr Robert J. Aley. Butler president. and George L. Clark, athletic director, will make up the afternoon's program. Baby Dies in Auto Bu Timtj Special ANDERSON, Ind.. Jan. Jo. —Helen Kleeman. 3 months old. died of bowel trouble while riding in an automobile, near here, with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. El Kleeman. Tell City. The family was en route to Pontiac, Mich., where Kleeman was to be employed.

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Here are two pictures of the Alvin Smith road, in the northwest part of the county, which county commissioners declare is hot a road. The thoroughfare has been blocked off and payment on the grading contract has been halted until an investigation

MARKET PRICES EVEN New Potatoes at 10 Cents at City Stalls. New potatoes were on city market today for 10 cents a pound. Strawberries were down to 85 cents a box, but California grapes had gone up to 20 cents a pound. Bananas were from 20 cents to 30 cents a dozen. Oranges were selling at 20 cents a dozen for the small size up to 50 cents a dozen. Brocolli was 50 cents a bunch and hothouse asparagus was 40 cents a bunch. Home-grown mushrooms were 75 cents a pound. French endive was 50 cents a pound and aligator npars were 40 cents each. Green lima beans were 70 cents a pound. Delicious apples were two pounds or a quarter and Winesaps were JO cents a pound. New carrots were 10 cents a bunch and new rhubarb was 30 cents a bunch. Turnips were 10 cents a pound and greens were two pounds for 15 cents. New cabbage was 10 cents a pound and the old was 8 cents.

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of the road has been completed. The uppen picture shows a section of the road covered only with a thin layer of light gravel, while the lower -one shows the size of some of the rock used on the roadbed.

PICK BANK DIRECTORS Alex R. Holliday on Board of Fletcher Savings and Trust. Alex R. Holliday, secretary of the Belt Railroad and Union Stockyards, was elected, a director of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company Monday by stockholders. Directors re-elected were. Henry C. Atkins, Frederic M. Ayres, Albert Baker, Vinson Carter, Carl C. Gibbs, Albert S. Goldstein, William F. Hayes, Charles W. Jewett, Alfred Kauffman. Hugh McK. Landon, chairman executive committee and vice-president; Albert E. Metzger, vice-president; Samuel D. Miller, Nicholas H. JJoyes, Almus G. Ruddell, Joseph H. Spellmire, Charles N. Thompson, George M. Williams and Evans Woollen. 5100,000 Packing Plant Burns Bu United Press ST. PAUL, Jan. 15—Fire today destroyed an Armour & Cos. meat storage plant in the business district here with an estimated loss of SIOO,000. Firemen fought the blaze for several hours in sub-zero weather.

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PARADE FOR PEACE m Women Storm Capitol to Aid Kellogg Treaty. Bit United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. A march on the capitol was to be staged today by- women representatives of the national committee on the cause and cure of war. They will present senators with 12,000-sig-natures on resolutions demanding ratification of the Kellogg peace pact. The crusaders paraded up historic Pennsylvania avenue in trxicabs and swarmed down on the capitol to buttonhole senators and seek their pledge to support the multilateral treaty. Plans for the capitol campaign were made early today and leaders of the movement hoped the moral effect of the motherhood of America pleading for perpetual peace would move the senate to quick action on the treaty. The average elephant can haul fifteen tons, lift half a ton and carry three tons on its back.

BORDER POSSES HUNT INDIANS FOR KIDNAPING Seek Apaches to Rescue Cowboy, Avenge Murder of Rancher’s Wife. Bu United Press DOUGLAS, Ariz., Jan. 15.—Two newly organized posses of ranchers joined Francisco Fimbres’ party of hunters today in search for an outlaw band of Apache Indians whose frequent raids and kidnapings have terrorized border ranchers for nearly two years. Fimbres’ group of twelve veteran hunters which set out Jan. 3 to avenge the murder of Fimbres’ wife and the kidnaping of his small son was augmented by two posses of Deming (N. M.) cattlemen seeking Van Phillips, missing Caretas ranch cowboy, who is believed to have been kidnaped by the Apaches. The three searching parties are advancing in different directions, attempting to surround the Indians, among the ragged crags of the Sierra mountains. Fimbres’ party set out on the report that the Indian marauders’ campfires had been sighted in the mountain canyons. Fear that Fimbres and his men might have been ambushed was dispelled by word sent back here by messenger Monday. Phillips disappeared a week ago, after leaving the Caretas ranch, eighty miles south of Hachita, N. M., to search for stray cattle. Apache Indians were reported in the vicinity of Caretas ranch on the same day. When the cowboy failed to return after a week, two brothers organized posses at Hindale, N. M., and Amarillo, Tex, and announced they would aid Fimbres and his men in

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ARMADA MOVES TO ‘ATTACK’ ON PANAMAJANAL ‘War’ Is Declared Between Pacific and Atlantic Naval Forces. Bn United Press SAN PEDRO, Cal., Jan. 15. With “war” declared between the Pacific and Atlantic naval forces, the Pacific group prepared to move on the Panama canal today from Dases at Los Angeles and San Diego. The U. S. S. California, Admiral William V. Pratt’s flagship, will lead the battle line of eight other superdreadnaughts of the Pacific force. With this armada will sail the new naval aircraft carriers, Lexington and Saratoga, landing bases for 200 observation, scouting and bombing planes which will precede and form the flank guards of the fleet. Off San Diego the destroyer di - vision of thirty-six units, w r ith the light cruiser Omaha as flagship, three submarine divisions and the aircraft carrier Langley will join the line. The Atlantic force is expected to be encountered by the eighty Pacific ships somewhere off Central America after passing through the canal. Air engagements will precede the combat of watercraft by some hours. Former City Woman Dies Bit Times Svccial DANVILLE, Ind., Jan. 15.—After brief funeral services here today the body of Mrs. Katherine A. Waldo, 85, widow of George K. Waldo, was removed to Indianapolis, her former home, for burial. Mrs. Waldo died of injuries suffered in a fall two weeks ago.