Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 161, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1931 — Page 3

NOV. 14, 1031

COUNTY BOARD VOTES BELIEF AT POOR FARM First Step Taken, After 14 Years’ Effort, to Better Living Conditions. After fourteen years of inadequate housing facilities at the Marion county poor farm, county authorities today took the first step to alleviate crowded conditions under which inmates are living. Contract for construction of a men's temporary dormitory, work to be started at once, with a view to relieving crowded conditions this winter, was let today by county commissioners to the Elliott-Myers Construction Company, on a bid of $14,873. The contract was by Commissioners George Snider and Dow Vorhics, majority members of the board, with John E. Shearer, minority member, refusing to approve the project. Awarding of the contract paves way for partial solution of evils which have been pointed out by every grand jury since 1914. Relief Urged for Years These grand juries, some of which bitterly condemned the poor farm facilities as "examples of a politically managed institution,” in almost every instance urged immediate relief for the aged and infirm residing in the institution. Refusal of Shearer to approve the contracts and to sign bonds for the construction echoes a long fight between commissioners, in which many plans were advanced as solutions. Shearer today branded the project "an absolute waste of county money, in view of the fact that, the entire institution is to be moved to Julietta in 1934.” The transfer will be made under agreement with the state, in which the Central State hospital is to move insane patients to the present infirmary site. Called Immediate Need Snider and Vorhies asserted that inmates must be housed warmly through the winters of 1931-32 and 1933-34. "The dormitory is an absolute need, if further fire hazard is to be prevented,” they declared. Erection of the new dormitory will solve to a great extent, according to commissioners, the perils under which male inmates are forced to live in the present structure. The latter is a three-story, brick building more than thirty years old, and has been condemned by state fire marshal’s office as “a fire trap, unfit for human occupancy.” Less than a year ago State Fire Marshal Alfred Hogston issued an order for immediate vacation of the

We Apologize In our advertisement announcing our .Sale of Bankrupt Stocks we mentioned “JUST FORTY Men’s Suits and Overcoats at $5 " v - Each.” In spite of the fact that “just 40” were advertised, nearly 100 men were waiting at the door—and more kept coming! Dozens were disappointed and offended. And RIGHTFULLY so. It was our mistake! Such a small quantity at such a low price should not have been mentioned in our ad. We are SORRY! Ayres Downstairs Store

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TT'IFTY dollars in cold cash will spin, twirl, and twist their way into the pockets of lucky and skillful Indianapolis youngsters next Saturday, Nov. 21, when The Times stages its big yo yo contest at the Lyric theater. With the craze for yo yo sweeping the city to a far greater extent than it did two years ago, when The Times offered its first contest, entries of more than 200 experts with the twisting, twirling tops are expected. All boys and girls under 18 are eligible to enter, and prizes will be awarded to those who can show the largest number of tricks with the yo yo. Rules will be simple, and will be announced in Monday's issue of The Times, at the same time that announcement is made as to how the prize money will be distributed. Only requirement of contestants is that Duncan’s Gold Seal yo yo’s be used. Tickets will be required for admittance to the Lyric theater for the tournament, and arrangements for passing them out, free, will be completed early next week. Many tricks can be performed with the twirling tops, and The Times will print a picture of a number of them next week, so that aspiring contestants can get in several days’ practice before the big event.

building, but the order was rescindtd temporarily to permit county authorities to arrange for substitute quarters. Byron Carter, acting superintendent of the infirmary, recently stated that space limitations in the men’s quarters constitute a grave question this winter. "Place Is Jammed More than 500 aged men are jammed into the building, with only bed space allotted to each. Strawtick cots have been crammed into dark and unsafe corridors to accommodate the ever-increasing population, Carter said. Possibility of suit contesting award of the bid to the ElliottMyers company loomed today, with charges of Floyd M. Cooley, head of the Cooley Construction Company that the contract was not awarded to the lowest bidder. Cooley’s bid was $11,700, more than $3,000 under the Elliott-Myer bid. In a statement to The Times, Cooley charged commissioners with ignoring his bid, and indicated he will file suit contesting legality of letting the contract to Elliot-Myer. Man Bests Bull By United Press FRANKFORT, Ind.. Nov. 14. When the situation presented itself, Harvey Smith. 47, farmer, took the bull by the Tlorns, both figuratively and literally. Consequently he was only slightly injured by a charge of the beast.

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Pupils of Theodore Potter Fresh Air school are experts with the yo yo. Here are shown (left to right) Billy Parks, Jack Cot Tin, trank McFall, Raymond Harp, Violet Bunch and Phyllis Price, spinning them

CHILDREN ‘BETS.’ AVERS AUTHOR We Wager Ours Are Finer, Says Lewis Browne. "This is the land of opportunity for those few who get the opportunity,” Dr. Lewis Browne, author, said today at English’s in talk on "Why We Need Religion” in the Towne Hall series. He poked good-natured fun at California when he said that "they tell you that when God thought of heaven he created California. “But what they forget to tell you is that when God thought of hell, He subdivided California,” Browne said with a smile. He lives in Los Angeles. "Children are, in a sense, a wager because we really bet that our children are better than our neighbors,” Browne said. He asserted that primitive man turned to religion to escape the fear of the things around him he did not understand. Dr. Browne discussed a “type” in this country that turns to that re-

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through Camby to the- StaleyBridgeport road. This will be followed through Bridgeport to U. S. 36. Following this for a half-mile east to the Country Club' road which will be used north to the Crawfordsville road. Crossing this highway the Dandy trail will be followed into Traders Point, thus completing a seventy-five-mile belt line. CHEER CAPONE VERDICT Texas Baptists Thank Federal Judge Wilkerson for "Fearlessness.” By United Press WACO, Tex., Nov. 14 —Texas Baptists, meeting here in their fortysixth annual convention, were on record today as "cheering the conviction” of A1 Capone. The report thanked Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson for the “fearless part he played in the major move for return of respect of law in the second city of the country.”