Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 240, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1932 — Page 5

FEB. 15, 1932_

PHONE CENSUS IN 1928 SHOWS HOUSE RATINGS ‘Fair’ List Leads Others: Medium Class Homes Run Second. Thit it the fourth and last of a te rlr* of storirs on houslnr conditions in Indianapolis. follow in* a serifs published in Th* Times on the national housing situation. An interesting study of housing conditions in greater Indianapolis was made by telephone company engineers in 1928. The survey is fairly applicable to the present. The study revealed that of the 98,485 families checked, 37.92 per cent lived in houses or apartments classified as fair. Houses in this classification ranged in estimated value from $2,400 to $5,000, and rented for from S2O to $42 a month. In number, they totaled 40,842. Classified as poor were 14,392 units, valued at less than $2,400, and renting for less than S2O a month, equal to 13.36 per cent of the total. Classify All Houses There were 7,677 houses included in the high class rating, worth more than $15,000 and renting for $125 or more a month. These constituted 7.13 per cent of the total. The next lowest classification was “good.” ranging in value from $9,000 to $15,000 and renting for from $75 to $125 a month. There were 16,231 houses in this group, or 15.07 per cent. Second greatest in number in the group were medium houses, worth from $5,000 to s§,ooo, and renting from $42 to $75 a month. These numbered 28,562, or 26.52 per cent Chart 1950 Plan An Interesting phase of the study was the company’s estimate of conditions by 1950. The 1950 estimate is based on 162,360 families with a greater Indianapolis population of approximately 600,000. It reveals the company’s expectation of improved housing conditions, with a larger percentage of houses in the high class and good groups, and a substantial decrease in poor houses. The percentage figures were: High class, 9.41 per cent; good. 16.77; medium, 26.96; fair, 37.39. and poor, 9.47. Prepare for Building Realizing the trend of the public, including even the poorest classes, to demand better housing conditions, realtors and bhilders here, who are watching conditions closely, are preparing to engage in home building on an extensive scale within a short time, in anticipation of improved economic conditions. Reduced cost of building materials and labor also is responsible for plans being developed to remodel and modernize many present homes. The city building commissioner in 1931 issued 352 permits for construction of new houses at an average cost of 35,700 each. Os the total, 223 permits were for one-story single houses. The same year 1,894 permits were issued for repairs and alterations, valued at $754,051.

ASKS $25,000 DAMAGE FROM WIRE COMPANY Stenographer Charges Injury by Messenger Boy’s Bicycle, What may prove one of the costlist telegrams ever delivered in this city figures in a damage suit filed in circuit court. Miss Dora Peffley of 2416 Pierson street, stenographer, seeks $25,000 damages from the Postal Tele-graph-Cable Company for injuries suffered Dec. 8, 1931. The suit alleges that Miss Peffley was hit by a bicycle, ridden out oi an alley by Harold Gehrick, a messenger boy, who was delivering a telegram. The plaintiff charges she suffered a broken wrist and fractured spine. Miss Peffley charges that it was necessary for her to stay in the hospital several weeks.

CARRY FOUR TO SAFETY I iromcn Rcsrue Family Trapped in Burning Residence. Firemen carried four person? trapped in a burning residence at 526 East North street to safety early Sunday. Those rescued were Edward Hartman, 73; his daughter. Miss Pearl Hartman. 31; Edward Parker, 35. his son-in-law, and Miss Louise Hall. 22. Fire started in the basement from an origin not determined, and caused SSOO damage. BOY ‘RAFFLES’ NABBED Newark Youth, 15, Confesses 100 Burglaries, Police Claim. By L’nitc<t l’resn NEWARK. N. J.. Feb. 15.—A combination “Raffles” and "Robin Hood.” whose more than 100 burglaries mystified a squad of fifty policemen, has turned out to be a 15-ycar-old boy. who read Schopenhauer, and gave all he stole to his widowed mother, or spent it on his friends. The lad confessed to more than one hundred burglaries and "couldn’t remember” how many more he had committed, police said. His name was withheld, as he is listed as a juvenile delinquent.

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Automobiles reported to police as stolen belonc to: , Sam Feltman 1154 South Capitol aw"F, .^ u S fba . ker sedan, Irom saraee ;n rear ot 1154 South Capitol avenue. Cleston Hall 820 Woodlawn avenue, i'ord sedan. 88-947 1931). from in front ot 820 Woodiawn avenue. Charles Pettmeer. 5215 Washington boulevard. Bulck coupe, from earace at rear of 5215 Washinston bouievard. Richard Weaehorst. R. R 4 Box 836 Ford coupe. 40-111 i1932i. Irom Ruckle street and Pall Creek boulevard. Robert Hendricks. 2307 North Capitol rvenue. Ford coupe 78-498 from Tvrcntvfirst and New .lersev streets. Mer.dian Reality Comnanv. Meridian nd "■hf/tv-slxth streets. Ford coach. <1932). from St. Joseph and Meridian street*.

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Stolen automobiles recovered bv police belonc to Lee lJeilison.. H R 7. Newcastle. Ind Chevrolet coupe found at S4O West rair-tv-flrst street , Herbm Bl"dsoe. 2330 Ralston avenue Ford couoc. found at 1302 2asi Thirtieth slice t.

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CONTRACT h HowTo Score It

BY WILLIAM E. M’KENNEY Secretary, American Bridge League 'Tj ''HIS is the third of a series of X • six articles showing how to score a double rubber *at contract bridge. Three additional hands are scored on the sheet shown below:

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'(f) Down Two Vulnerable East and West secured the contract for four hearts undoubled. Their contract was defeated two tricks, therefore. North and South score 300 points -in their honor score. When a side is vulnerable, the penalty for the first trick is 100 points, with 200 points for each additional undertrick. In the above example. North and South score in their honor score above the line 100 for the first trick, and 200 for the second trick, making a total of 300 points. If East and West had gone down three tricks, the penalty would have been 500 points. <g> Defeated Contract Doubled Not v Vulnerable North and South bid for a small slam in clubs which was doubled. East and West defeated the contract five tricks and therefore score 1,000 points in their honor score. If North and South had not been doubled, due to the fact that they were not vulnerable, they would have gone down only 250 points—fifty points for each trick—but when the contract is doubled and the declarer is not vulnerable, the penalty is 100 each for the first two tricks, 200 each for the next two. and 400 for each additional trick. In this case East and West score

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100 and 100 fbr the first two tricks, 200 and 200 for the third and fourth tricks, and 400 for the fifth trick, making a total of 1,000 points. (h) Defeated Contract Doubled Vulnerable East and West’s final contract was three no trump doubled. They | were defeated two tricks. When | a side is vulnerable and contract I is defeated, the penalty is 200 for the first undertrick, and 400 for each additional undertrick. In this case North and South would score 200 for the first trick and 400 for the second trick, or a total of 600 points. (Copyright. 1932. NEA Service. Ine.) ,

NEGRO ADMITS GIRL’S MURDER ‘Fear of God’ Questioning Breaks Composure. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15. His pious hopes of heaven and his fear , of hell caused Willie Brown, 16- : year-old Negro, to confess the | brutal attack and murder of 7- | year-old. Dorothy Lutz, police announced today. The accused boy today awaited arraignment on murder charges i after thirty-six hours of continuous grilling, varied by cajolery and flattery. When all other methods | failed, one detective questioned the Negro about religion. "You’re never going to get to heaven,” the detective told Willie. "You have a sin on your soul that is going to make you burn forever. You'll never get to heaven unless you confess it. "Now, before God who will judge you, did you kill this little girl?” "Yes,” he is reported to have said, “1 killed her.” , The initialed ring found near Dorothy’s body was his, Willie admitted. But the ring had not been used to lure Dorothy into the vaj cant house where the mutilated body was found after she had been I missing four days. The treasure that lured her was a jumping rope, prepared days ahead, police said. "She seemed frightened,” the ; Negro told detectives, "when she saw the rope on the floor of the bedroom. She picked it up and started to run from the house and I grabbed her.”

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MINERS' WAGES OP AT PARLEY Convention Is Opened at Terre Haute. By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 15. The biennial scale and constitutional convention of district No. 11, United Mine Workers of America, opened here today with adjustment of wages as a major problem. Present wage agreements expire March 31. A committee was to be appointed today to draw up anew scale. The committee will meet with a committee of operators Feb. 29. The resolutions committee is not expected to meet until Thursday. JOBLESS GET GARDENS Vacant Lots Will Be Made Available in Terre Haute. By United Press TRRRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 15. Jobless in Terre Haute will again be permitted to use vacant lots owned by the city for gardening this summer, city officials said. The practice was inaugurated last year.

MHWT (Through Bus Service ixUWi j to CINCINNATI Leave Traction Terminal Bus Station Daily at 7:00 a. m., 9:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 4:15 p. m, CHANGE OF TIME Effective Monday, February 15 Affects local buses to Shelbyville, improved Greensburg and intermediate Commuter points. Service Also connection at Greensburg for Madison New, Schedules at Traction Terminal Information Window, Phone Riley 4501. Indianapolis & Southeastern Lines

IRELAND FACING CRISIS IN VOTE FOR DAILPOSTS Friday Election Clear Cut Issue Between Valera and Cosgrave. By XEA Service LONDON, Feb. 15.—What well may be the most important election ever held in the Irish Free State will take place Tuesday, when the Irish voters will be called upon to choose new members of the dail, the lower house of their parliament, which decides who shall be the head of the state and name the cabinet. The battle is a clear-cut one between President W. T. Cosgrave, who has been head of the government for ten successful, fruitful years, and his old opponent, Eamon de Valera. The two leaders are as different in personality as they are opposed in policy and it will be a fight to the finish. Men Opposites Cosgrave is slight, of sanguine hue, and fair hair, beginning to get sprinkled with gray. Valera is tall, gangly, black of hair and sallow of skin. Cosgrave smiles easily. Valera rarely smiles. Cosgrave is a plain speaker. Valera is a rhetorical orator. Cosgrave looks to the future. Valera dwells upon a dark and sorrowful past in Ireland. Cosgrave believes in the new era of close friendship and commerce with England. Valera still looks upon England as the traditional enemy. Cosgrave pursues government as a business to be conducted as a business. Valera rides off on a high horse as a visionary, willing to take a chance with doubtful experiments. Expect Close Vote The two men represent two different schools of thought. Cosgrave is satisfied with the Irish Free State constitution, which gives the country the status of a self-govern-ing dominion in the British empire; a voice in empire affairs, equal to that of England and the other dominions; and the advantage of benefiting from any preferred position England will give the dominionss. Valera is a republican. He chafes at any connection of any kind between Ireland and England. He wants to remove from the constitution the taking of an oath of allegiance to the king. As Ireland has proportional voting, the result of the election may not be known definitely for several days. It also is probable that neither side will attain a very large majority. A Californian has entered an odd business. He collects mosquito larvae from stagnant ponds and dries and grinds them into a food for aquarium fish.

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