Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 101, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 September 1929 — Page 13

SEPT. 6, 1929.

UNPAVED STATE ROADS STAND TRAFFIC WELL Effect of Fair Burden Is Not Appreciable, Says Highway Chief. Unpaved state roads withstood tha state fair traffic unusually well, Director John J. Brown of the state highway department reported In the weekly bulletin of the department issued today. He also directed attention to the lifting of detours due to completed construction and the making of some of tire worst detours. Letters of praise have been received regarding the latter, Brown asserts. There have been more than j 600 miles treated, he declared. General road conditions were listed in the bulletin as follows: Road 3—Two mile* north of Greensburg. Detour four miles north of Greensburg Is five miles. Detour from two miles west of Lewisville oo 40 to Newcastle. Detour from Mt. Summit to one mile south of Muncle Is sixteen miles. Detour from Plat north to Petroleum Is eight miles. Bridge run-around one-half mile north of RelSsburg. Road 26—Bridge run-around two miles west of Rossville. Run-around of Bridge Road 28— Bridge run-around 2'j miles j east of Odell. Detour from one mile west of Tlpton-CUnton line to Tipton Is sixteen miles. Road 29—Detour from Osgood to Junction of 46 and 29 Is 20 3 * miles. Detour from one-half mile south of Boyleston to one mile north of Burlington Is twentytwo miles. Detour from Wlnamac to three miles south of Knox Is twenty-four miles. Detour from three miles south of La Porte to La Porte is three miles. De- ; tour from one mile north of La Porte to j Michigan City is eight miles. United States Road 31—Detour from seven miles south of Kokomo to Kokomo Is eight and one-half miles; dustless. Road 32—Detour from Dover to "i'k miles ] west of Lebanon Is miles. Road 34—Detour In Crawfort.svllle ac- ! count paving elty streets is IVj miles. ; Detour west of New Ross Is one mile. Limit en Loads Road 36—Detour In Rockville account j etty sewer construction. Five.ton load ■ limit on temporary bridge. ' Road 37— Detour from four miles south j of Bloomington to Bedford Is 28'/ miles; | good surface but narrow and many sharp turns. Detour from Martinsville north is six miles, three miles being pavement. Gravel section is nr.rrow, sharp turns, one-way bridges. j Road 38—Detour 2Vg miles west of Graenfork Is 3 lJ a miles. Detour 4 1 . miles west of Richmond is s'-* miles. Road 39—Detour from four miles north of Frankfort to Rossville Is sl>5 l > miles. Detour from Rossville to 6‘2 miles north Is V/a miles. ' Road 43—Detour from one mile north of Brookston to one mile south of Chalmers is eight miles. Bridge run-arounds one mile south and two miles north of 'Frances vllle. Detour south of Westviile of j 6ls 3'A i; lies. Road 44—Detour from Roseburg to Liberty is nine miles. Detour Is Listed Road 46—Detour Just west of Nashville it 2Vi miles. Through traffic take BV a j mile detour east of Columbus. Detour from Newbarn to one mile west of Harts- , vtlle is 4Vs miles. j Road 67—Detour one and one-half mile ! east of Lawrence is one mile (Dustless i. , Detour from Albany to Portland Is 21', -miles. j Roads not mentioned and parts of roads mentioned Dut not specified and all detours not otherwise described are in good •condition. 100 STORIES TOO HIGH Economic Impossibility, Says Skyscraper Engineer. Hu Times Special PARIS. Sept. 6.—The hundred story skyscraper is an economic impossibility in the opinion of Irwin S. Chanin, constructor of the fiftysix story, $15,000,000 Chanin building in New York. "From an engineering point or view, a building of 100 floors presents no difficulties, Chanin said, j Economically it is out of the question because the owners of such a building would be forced to demand rents that no one would be willing to pay.” HOOVER'S SILENCE IRKS Fnnsyl vania Congressman to Ask Tariff Stand. By SeriDl'i-Hoiccril y riesvoper Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—An attempt to ascertain President Hoovers attitude regarding major schedules of the new tariff bill wif be made by Representatives Harr, E. Estep of Pennsylvania of th. house ways and means committee Taking' the position the Presidents long silence over the bill is jeopardizing its passage. Estep hope;to obtain definite commitment as to whether the administration favor* gtneral increases or merely increased duties on agricultural products alone. .

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Minister Abbey in the Isle of Thanet, is for sale. The abbey was built in 740 A. D. The Benedictine monks lived in it Tor 500 years, the Benedictine nuns

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for 270 years, the crown owned it for 100 years, and before the present owner purchased it it was in the Marchioness Conyngham’s family Tor 300 years. • It never has been unoccupied. The

present owner. Charles (Senior, wishes to live in the city. Crabs’ ears are on the first joint of their smaller pair of “feelers.’’ They resemble tiny swellings.

OYSTER TARIFF ASKED By Scripps-Haward yetespaper Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Maryland wants a tariff on canned oys-

ters, according to Senator Goldsborough, who today introduced an amendment calling for a tariff of 8 cents a pound. Japanese canned oysters have invaded the Pacific coast and 24,000

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cases were imported last year, which are brought over at a price averaging about 8 cents a pound leas than for which Maryland oysters can be sent to California, Goldsborough said.