Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1930 — Page 10

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CITY OFFENSIVE AGAINST SMOKE PLAGUE STARTS Visiting Experts Lend Help in Survey to Check on Abatement Chance. With a "dust counter” for determining atmospheric pollution and abetted by Commander Mild Weather and Admiral Sun, Indianapolis today began its offensive on General Smoke in observance of ‘‘smokeless day.” Smoke's army fought in flanking movements as H. C. Murphy, expert ventilating and combustion engineer, scouted the chimney strongholds with his “dust counter” to determine the enemy’s strongest forces. A mild breeze affects Smokes flank movements by sweeping his black belching guns to the north of the city and clouding it in a blackened veil. Skyline Grayish For observers found from the heights of the Soldiers and Sailors monument that the northern sector of the city was but a grayish skyline with landmarks negligible. The statehouse dome was the center of the black army’s advance to the north. Among the visitors and aids of the city's smoke abatement troops during the day were: J. J. McDowell, superintendent of the Smoke Abatement League of Columbus, O.; F. R. Shane of the Cleveland league, and Michael Silnernagel, superintendent of the Cincinnati league. Two in Addresses Murphy and McDowell are scheduled to speak at a smoke abatement meeting at 7:45 tonight in the Crop-

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She Doubts He's Through for Day

Every little day has a meaning all its own. but today—smokeless day—has a couple of meanings to citizens of Indianapolis. For instance. John Griffin, 53, of 122 East Vermont street, city hall fireman, in the upper right photo, is observing the day of putting the damper on the soot, by dumping out the “old hod” on his shovel and remarking, “my last puff of smoke for today.” John, besides discontinuing firing of his cob-pipe,

sey auditorium of the Indianapolis central library. A mock trial will follow the addresses, with General Smoke as defendant, in the person of Edward A. Klingensmith. Roy Johnson, secretary-manager of the Indianapolis Smoke Abate-

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used extra precaution in firing the city hall boilers. “Light firing and careful banking reduce chimney smoke,” John declared, “but you know it’s always bound to be true that ‘where there’s fire there’s smoke.’ ” But Miss Marie O'Connor isn’t so confident that John and his buddy firemen have quit "smoking up,” for the day, for Miss O’Connor is shown in the left photo, repowdering cheek areas made sooty. Miss O’Conner lives at 2247 Broadway and is an employe at city hall.

ment League, directed the scouting work of field forces against smoke today. School Girl Injured By Times Special TAYLORSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 20.— Mildred Mabe, 9, is suffering from a fracture of the pelvic bone and

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possible internal injuries received when she was struck by an automobile as she alighted from a school bus in front of her home south of here. The car was driven by Clarence H. Vetter, Columbus. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mabe.

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CIVIL SERVICE ADVOCATED FOR FIRE FIGHTERS Suggestion of Underwriters Virtually Ignored by City. BY DICK MILLER Although now in the second lowest fire insurance rate division, Indianapolis has been reluctant to improve efficiency of its fire department to entitle it to “Class 1,” along lines suggested by national board of fire underwriters, contained in bulletins since 1926. National board engineers, inspecting the department, do not fix rates, check on individual men in the ranks, suggest promotions or demotions, but merely check equipment and general efficiency with which it is handled, acting as friendly advisers to the board of safety. However, it is on report, of these engineers that underwriters classify the city in fire rate divisions. Several years ago cities were classified as l-1 1/2-2-2 1/2-3-3 1/2-4-4 1/2. Now cities are classified from 1 to 10, as 1-2-3 class cities, the halves being eliminated. After the last inspection in 1926, the Indianapolis rating was set at 2. For a city the size of Indianapolis this is regarded as a good rating, one possible of improvement to first class or easily lost to third. Urged Air Service In 1927, a bulletin from the national board suggested that Indianapolis should place its fire department under civil service jurisdiction, with strict discipline in the ranks. Police and fire departments frequently are demoralized by shakeups with a change of political regimes, in which higher titles in the departments are bartered for po-

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WOODROW WILSON WILL BE HONORED

Woodrow Wilson will be honored by a suitable memorial in Indiana’s World war shrine, World War Memorial trustees announced at American Legion headquarters. Frank H. Henley, secretary, had no comment to offer on recent resolution of the Indiana Women’s Democratic Club providing for a committee to see that a bust of Woodrow Wilson be included in

litical influence in preceding elections. Civil service examinations, without interference by the administration, would place the most competent men in highest positions. The system was instituted during the administration of John L. Duvall, former mayor, ousted from the city hall following indictment in criminal court. Has Brief Life However, its life was brief. The commission resigned after rules of the service were disregarded by the administration, in making appointments and promotions. Repeated efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, civic organizations and business men to restore the system during the Slack administration were without success. The board also suggested appointment of two additional battalion chiefs, and urged that the city be redistricted, so that no battalion chief control more than eight fire companies. These appointments have not been made. Battalion chiefs answer all box alarms, and include in their duties, a check on conduct of firemen and inspection of equipment. Last year, two years after the improvement was asked by the underwriters, a fire drill tower was reconstructed in the city. The first tower was demolished several years

interior decorations, unless “the board expects to provide a fitting memorial for Woodrow Wilson.” Architects’ plans for interior decorations of the shrine are not complete and it will be approximately two years before it will be finished. Removal of churches on the memorial plaza, which must be done before work can be completed, will probably take at least two years, Henley predicted.

ago to make way for the present city garage. What recommendations the underwriters’ engineers will make following their next inspection are uncertain. Representatives of at least nine insurance companies, which carried policies on the American Foundry Company, destroyed with a half-million dollar loss in a fire Jan. 25, are investigating reports that inefficiency of the fire department was responsible for a considerable portion of the damage. “When will the engineers be in Indianapolis?" was asked of Joseph Stickney, of the Fletcher American Company, an insurance expert. His reply was: “They may be here now, perhaps they already have visited the city, or they may arrive within a week, or a month." What they will do to alter Indianapolis’ fire insurance rate classification no one can forecast. G. A. R. POSTS TO JOIN Four Indianapolis G. A. R. posts will join in paying tribute to Washington, Saturday at a program sponsored by George H. Thomas post, No. 17, in Ft. Friendly, 512 North Illinois street. Speakers will be Mrs. Edna E. Pauley and Mrs. Elba Branagan. Mr. Lena Blond in will sing. Post Adjutant H. A. Cummins heads the program committee.

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NEW RECORDS SET DAILY AT ADTO EXHIBIT Show Attracts Greatest Attendance in History: Three Days Left. With only three days remaining of the 1930 auto show at state fairground, thousands of Indianapolis and Indiana motor enthusiasts today were entering the doors to view what has been proclaimed generally the greatest of the nineteen salons held here. Attendance records have been shattered daily since the exposition was opened last Saturday. Presentation of two new autos that are almost revolutionary in motor design, attracted many, and display of hundreds of other 1930 model machines lured thousands. Interest of Hoosierdom in the show is not unusual since all of North America has built its mode of living, communication, and transportation around the automobile, J. M. Bloch, president of Capitol Motors Company told seventy-five members of his distributing organization at a luncheon Wednesday in connection with the show. He reiterated the keynote of optimism for business in 1930 voiced by several other leaders in the automotive industry. Dealer meetings were concluded with Bloch’s Hupmobile session on Wednesday. The Hupp factory was represented by I. M. Kauffelt, general sales manager, and D. F. Page district manager of this territory. Two of the highest-priced automobiles ever shown at a local exhibit have attracted wide attention at the show. They are the new V-16 cylinder Cadillac and the 1930 line of Densenbergs.

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FEB. 20, 1930