Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1930 — Page 13

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CHARGE STREET WIDENING OF NO USE TO HOMES Capitol Avenue Residents Fight Assessments by City. Widening of Capitol avenue from Washington street north to Sixteenth street has not enhanced the value of abutting property, in the opinion of three realtors who testified today at the’ trial betore Superior Judge William C. Dunlavy. The court was hearing appeals of about 100 property owners from assessments levied against them for the improvement by the board of works. The joint action, resisting assessments made in August, 1928. by the works board, involves more than S4O 000, but does not include appeals of abutting residents who have paid the assessment without protest. Contesting the appeals as being without foundation, Edward S. Knight, city corporation counsel, j hurled a barrage of cross-questions at the witnesses, and was met with consensus that the improvement is of value only to the city and to traffic Contestants include private prop- 1 ertv owners, many realty companies, the Indianapolis Street : Railway Company and Stutz Motor Car Company. Appraisers called to the stand to- j day as the trial began included Boyd W. Templeton, head of the realty department of the Indiana Trust, Company; B. W. Duck, president of Spann Realty Company, and Walter T. White, Indianapolis real estate dealer. Opinions of each were that the widening of the avenue provides no value increase in the property of the suit plaintiffs.

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Sons Critics of Sherlock Holmes

BY HENRY T. RUSSELL I nitfd Pres* Staff Correspondent CROWEOROUGH, England, March 6 —How the famous creator of Sherlock Holmes, who has been ill at his country home here, makes his family his “severest critics" before he sends his manuscripts to tire publisher, was explained by Dennis and Adrian, sons of Sir Arthur Conan

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Pop." Explaining that the creator of Watson always reads his manuscripts to the assembled family before he sands them to the publishers, Adrian continued:

“It usually happens like this: At supper time, for instance, Pop simply says to us: ‘l’ll read you some of my manuscript if you like.' Os course we invariably accept his offer, and so when the meal is over we congregate in the drawing room. “He sits in his large and cosy arm chair opposite the fireplace and reads to us while we gather around him and listen. From time to time one of us may offer a suggestion or perhaps, more rarely, a criticism

Doyle today in an exclusive inter- \ iew. The “family preview" of these amous, or to-be-famous stories, always occurs in front of a great fire in the drawing room. “He's a great sport. Pop," the boys explained Then Adrian descr.bed how it felt o read his father's tales. “I read Pop’s Sherlock Holmes when I was 8 or 9 years old." he said. I got the same thrills out of the adventures of Pop's heroes as any other boy might have done. “But, of course, when I had finished reading the books I had an extra thrill, that of being the son of the man who wrote it. It's a feeling of immense pride, I assure you. “But, Sherlock Holmes is not Pop’s best work, by any means. We and many others believe that his ‘White Company’ is far greater than any of his popular detective stories. “Then, of course, there is his ‘Tales of Long Ago.’ It is a gem. This and other works like it are veritable little mosiacs. They show the real artist in

Then Pop immediately stops reading and makes a note on his manuscript.’’ Adrian, whose friends say that he has inherited his father's gift for writing, is. in his spare time, a poet ; Most of his time, however, : is occupied in motor car racing. The United States mints turned out 46,651,000 coins for foreign governments the last fiscal year.

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LESLIE ORDERS INQUIRY INTO HISJPENDING Accounts Board to Start Probe of Expenses for State Mansion. (Continued From Page 1) care of all expenses of the household. “I didn't think that the emergency contingent fund was to be used for maintenance of the mansion when I voted for its passage.” Benedict declared: “I wouldn't have voted for the $200,000 emergency contingent fund if I had known it was to be used for the mansion. Every economy should have been exercised.” Representative Lloyd .Claycombe, employed at a salary of $1 500 a year as a part-time attorney for the state bureau of criminal identification and investigation declared: “I would have voted for the $200,000 emergency contingent fund If it was explained that it was to be used for furnishing the Governor's mansion.” Senator Niblack's statement, an indictment of the expenditures, said: “These are grave charges, and if true such conduct Is reprehensible. I am shocked and bewildered at the Governor’s use of the emergency | fund. “I say. and I know, the 1929 legislature never Intended such use of the state emergency contingent fund, erroneously known as the Governor’s, because it is in his keeping. 1 “If these charges are true, I insist the Governor at once repay into the treasury the $15,000 he spent on buying this furniture, and if not

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that, the attorney-general bring suit. Likewise, salary' of Gaylord Morton, the undersecretary, should be returned. “We put $200,000 a year in the emergency fund for use in real emergencies, such as the recent flood, with the understanding that it would be used in a careful manner and that all not thus spent would stay in the treasury. “Likewise, the Governor was allowed SIO,OOO a year for maintenance of the state-owned Governor’s mansion and his household, with like understanding for economical use,” Niblack said. “Os course, the state and its legislature expects to support its Governor in a worthy manner, but we never intended to pay him SIB,OOO a year cash and in addition allow him to spend $15,000 from the emergency fund for furniture, ash trays and golden commodes that cost $315. “The budget committee had no authority to approve such use of state funds. “Our 1929 budget law is a good one and specific. If its spirit is carried out, there would be no complaint. It goes to pro’'e that we have a government of men and not of laws. That is, laws are put in force by men. “The sad part of such affairs." I Niblack concluded, “is the loss of public confidence in officials.” When the board of accounts makes the audit of the emergency fund, it will find among other items that Leslie on Jan. 14, 1930, approved the expenidture of $123.75 for the following items: One plate, $22.50; portfolio, $25: dresser set, $17.50; mirror tray, sls; cigaret box, sls; match box, $2.50; vanity set, $22.50; another mirror tray, $lO. The total bill was $130.50, but a perfume bottle marked $6.50 was returned, lowering the total to $123.75. The accountant also will find that on Nov. 12, 1929, a voucher for $1,132.66 also was approved by Governor Leslie. Items on this bill included: Cabinet, SB3; remodeling !of dining room table. $100; 12 side 'chairs, $810; table runner, ‘antique j colored lace,”.s2o; guest room, one j coffee table with inlaid top. $31.50.

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Drapes and curtains also were included. On Sept. 30. 1929. Leslie also approved a voucher for $3,382.40 for drapes, curtains and spreads. The same date shows the approval of a voucher for s99.lß—one pair book-end candle holders, 918; recon-, ditioning and recovering chair in main hall, $45, an ’ a piano bench, $45. The Governor’s approval is attached to a voucher dated Sept. 11, 1929, for $60.50, tea sets and one dozen plates, gold encrusted. Another voucher dated Aug. 26, 1929 for $364.83 is in payment for five dozen crystal ash trays; two dozen ‘—gallon jugs; five dozen gold iftcrusted plates: four dozen gold encrusted goblets, two dozen frosted- tumblers: two dozen finger bowls and two dozen finger bowi plates. On Aug. 26, 1929. Leslie approved a voucher for $4,995.85 for carpents and linoleum, including $1,741.50 for oriental rugs. Leslie approved another voucher on May 13. 1929. for a washer, $l3O and two sets of pie forks. $lB. Numerous other vouchers will be found by the accountants. During the expenditures of this money from the emergency contingent fund Governor Leslie each month drew 833 for maintenance of the household. Strikers Hold Demonstration Bji T'nitcd Picks ELIZABETHTON. Tenn., March 6. —Strike pickets hurled stones and wielded clubs today in an effort to prevent employes of the BembergGlanzstoff Rayon plants from going to work. Car windows were i broken and automobile fenders dented by the missiles. Baden Powell in Gotham liu I tii.'eil I‘rcss NEW YORK. March 6.—MajorGeneral Baden-Powell. father of the Boy Scout movement, arrived j today from Bermuda to attend the ! joint conference and banquet of i the national organization of Boy ! and Girl Scouts Friday.

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ABSENTEES MAY REPORT Census Bureau Supervisor Makes Announcement for City Residents. Families who will be absent from their homes during the month of April may report to the United States census bureau here through special absent family schedules on application to Delbert O. Wilmeth, Indianapolis district census supervisor. Room 235, Federal building, he said today. RETIRED FIREMAN DIES Funeral Services for Anthony F. Lenaglian to Be Held Friday. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Friday at Holy Cross Roman Catholic church for Anthony Francis Lenaghan. 72, retired city fireman, who died at his home, 221 Park avenue, Wednesday after several months illness. Deny Russ Embassy Guarded SHANGHAI, March 6.—The Chinese ministry of foreign affairs today had received a wireless message from General Chang HueshLiang, war lord of Maychuria. denying that the Soviet consulate there is guarded by Soviet troops.

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5 SENTENCED IN CRIMINAL COURT Gas Station Bandit Is Given 10 Years in Prison. Five youths are in the county jail today awaiting transportation to penal institution to serve sentences given them Wednesday by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Arno Ross’, 36, Marshfield. Wis, confessed bandit, drew a sentence of ten years at the Indiana state prison when convicted of holdin; up a Shell filling station at Prospect street and Madison avenue. Jan. 29, taking SBO from the attendant. Ross' companion, Theodore Edge, 19. tried also for the same offense, is to be held pending further investigation Norman Crutcher. 23, and James Healy, 22. 914 East Market street, were sentenced to the Indiana reformatory for three to ten years on burglary charges. They admitted entering twelve Indianapolis business establishments. Roy W. Adkins. 21. was given a one to ten-year reformatory sentence on an' auto banditry charge. He was convicted of stealing S2OO in merchandise from the drug store ot Albert Michael, 2143 Prospect street. Jan. 24. Ernest Thompson was given a one-year farm sentence on a burglary charge. PARLEY EXPENSE GROWS President Urges Appropriation of $150,000 More. Hit I i,tied Pr, ss WASHINGTON, March 6.—Acting Secretary of State Cotton appeared before the senate appropriations’ committee in executive session today to urge appropriation of $150,000 more for expenses of the American naval conference delegation at London. President Hoover recommended this sum in a message to congress.

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