Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1933 — Page 4

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STATE ATTACKS WATER FIRM'S RATE FIGURES $2,600,000 Appraisal for 'Goiing Value’ Assailed by Hufsmith. The Indianapolis Water Company e appraisal figure of $2,600 000 for “going value was under fire today In the company's federal court suit i for higher rates. The attack was conducted by I George W. Hufsmith, deputy alter- i ney-general, during cross-examina- : tion again of George W. Fuller, consulting engineer. Fuller testified that in his opinion the going value item should equal 10 per cent of the reproduction cost of the company's physical property. His testimony developed that the $2,600,000 item represented his theory of the cost of operating expenses while the plant was being reproduced and tuned up, on the assumption that the plan would be completed in its entirety before a single consumer would be served. Assured by Hufsmith This theory was attacked by Hufsmith. who charged it unreasonable to assume that the company w-ould ! be receiving no revenue until the day of completion, and then, in one day,] start, serving 70.000 consumers. Hufsmith continued his questioning of the witness on this theory of depreciation at the start of today's session. Fuller, Tuesday afternoon, implied 1 that little, il anything, should be allowed for depreciation on the com- j pany's operating equipment. His appraisal is based, he said, on; the theory that the depreciation] figure represents the cost of putting! the equipment in efficient operating condition again. During his testimony, he expressed the opinion that some of the pumps and other equipment, in use mflny years, should be good for at least another 100 years. Three Separate Appraisals Fuller last week submitted three ] separate appraisals of the property, I ranging from nearly $28,000,000 to nearly $30,000,000. TJie company is suing to enjoin the rate making valuation of $22,500,000 set by the public service commission last December. In an attempt, to discredit Fullers appraisal figures, Hufsmith questioned him about two pumps, side, at the Riverside pumping station. One, the Davis pump, a huge apparatus standing two stories high, erected in 1905, is appraised at $229,000 as its replacement cost. This pump, Hufsmith sought to show, is obsolete and could not be replaced, even if desired. The other known as the Do Laval pump, installed a few years ago. is smaller than a small automobile and cost $49,000. Fuller admitted that the small, new pump has a capacity of 40,000,000 gallons of water a day, 10,000.000 gallons more than the awe-inspiring $229,000 giant beside it. Only S2OO depreciation was allowed by Fuller, he testified, on a ! 6,000,000 gallon reservoir at the Riverside plant, constructed in 1925. 'I lie Irvington tank, built two years ago, and for which no depreciation was allowed, may be standing and used 200 years from now, the witness suggested. He admitted that in making his appraisal for the company, he had not taken into consideration life of the equipment, merely its present condition.

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Stella Cronin and Elephant Elephants with the Great Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus are said to be the best trained in all spangleland. Cheerful Gardner, master trainer, has accomplished wonders with the big fellows. The huge circus, second largest in the W'orld, with more than 1,200 people, including the 500 men and women arenic stars, will be in Indianapolis, Thursday, on the site of the old ball park on West Washington street, to give performances at 2 and 8 p. m. The gates will open one hour earlier to permit leisurely inspection of the mammoth menagerie, the largest on tour in the world.

‘SAFETY CIRCUS' TO BEJTAGED Real Acts to Feature First Annual Event of Police Bureau. Real circus acts will feature the first annual “Safety Circus" to be given by the police accident prevention bureau Thursday night at the Pennsylvania railroad gymnasium. A parade will be held and the gym will be decorated in circus fashion, even to a sawdust ring. A twenty-minute introduction will be offered by Harry La Pearle and his clowns and dance numbers will be given by Doris Smith, Dorothy Keller. Catherine Amato and Elizabeth Jean Rybolt. Charlotte Marie Groskopf and Billy Schrolucke will give humorous readings. A juggling act will be presented by Cecil Burns and song numbers by Lydia Ellen and Irwin McCray and Betty Jo and William Harrington. Robert Rothman, Herschell Brittenback and Richard Harold will play accordion numbers. Band music will be presented by Sanders’ Little German band and the WKBF barn dance clown band. Talks will be made by L. Erl Slack, attorney, and Sergeant Fran : Owen, head of the accident prevention bureau. The circus is being presented at request of members of the ParentTeacher Associations of Schools 3, 14. 21 and 39, The police bureau also will present a safety program Friday night at School 51, Olney and Roosevelt avenues.

BANDIT WHO SHOT CITY COPS GET 20 YEARS Thomas Howard Pleads Guilty at Delphi to Bank Robbery. /?r/ L'nitril I'rens DELPHI, Ind. May 17.—Thomas Howard. Indianapolis, pleaded guilty in Carroll circuit court here late Monday on charges of robbing the Burlington State bank and was sentenced to twenty years in the state prison. Hi' shot and wounded three Indianapolis detective sergeants when they appeared at his home to arrest him. Louis Reece. Indianapolis, convicted by a jury on similar charges a few hours earlier in the day. was sentenced to fifteen years at the reformatory. Harold Kiel and John Stroh, remaining members of the gang, will be sentenced Wednesday. Both pleaded guilty. INSURE COUNTY CREDIT Council Adopts Ordinance to Issue New Poor Relief Notes. Marion county's credit was preserved today when the county council adopted an ordinance providing for exchanging new poor relief notes for an issue outstanding in the amount of $250,000. on which’ payment was not made. The new notes, to be paid in nineteen semi-annual installments, thr first due May 15, 1934. will bear 0 per cent interest. Legipn Plans Speedway Dance American Legion visitors in Indianapolis for the speedway race will be entertained at a Memorial day eve dance to be given May 29 in the Antlers ballroom ’by the Indianapolis voiture of the Forty and Eight. Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported to police as stolen beions to; Joe Fitzgerald. 2313 Adams street. Chevrolet sedan. 149-311. from in front of 2313 Adams street Charles H Davis 1555 Broadtvav. Apartmhent 4 Ford coach. 93-226. from Twentieth and Ysndrs streets Delores Cotten. 2210 Avondale place Chet role; coupe. 40-048. from 400 Station street. Stolen automobiles recot ered by police belong to BACK HOME AGAIN Schott Automobile Company. 2004 North Meridian street. Paige sedan, found at 2107 North Pennsylvania street. Ella M. Teters. 2327 North Capitol avenue Buick sedan, found in the rear of 2650 Northwestern avenue F Stahlhut. 970 North Keystone avenue. Oldsmobile sedan, found at 1500 East Washington street. H Phillips. 603 North California street. Ford coupe, found at 715 Roanoke street; stripped Johnson Chevrolet Company. Eleventh nd Metidian streets, Marmon coupe, found a( Central avenue and Thirtieth street.

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JOHN G. HIBBEN, EX-PRINCETON CHIEFJILLED Only Slight Hope Held Out for Wife, Also Injured in Auto Crash. Fin United Prrut PRINCETON, N. J., May 17.—A ; group of brain specialists held out ! only slight hope today for the re--5 covery of Mrs. John Grier Hibben. ; wife of the president-emeritus of Princeton university, who was injured dangerously Tuesday :n the automobile collision that caused her husband's death. Mrs. Hibben, 71. was unconscious at the Rahway Memorial hospital, Rahway. N. J., today. The Hibben car. driven by the educator, crashed into a heavily loaded truck at Woodbridge, N. J. The driver of the truck. Peter Sciblia of New Brunswick, was injured slightly. Dr. Hibben was 72. He retired recently as president of Princeton. Born at Peoria, 111., son of the Rev. Samuel Hibben, he graduated from Princeton with a Bachelor cf Arts degree in 1882. He received an A. M. degree in 1885 and a Ph. D. in 1893. He began teaching at Princeton in 1391 , and was made president in 1912. He married Miss Jenny Davidson ! of Elizabeth. N. J.. in 1887. They ; had one daughter, Mrs. Robert M. I Scoon. j Dr. Hibben, besides being a min- | ister, was a professor of logic and | the author of many books. Fraternity to Initiate j Phi Beta Sigma fraternity ,will i hold initiation services at 8 tonight at the Antlers for Gordon Combs, Jay Crockel and William Crouch. Officers of the fraternity are Russel Davis, president; James Miller, i vice-president; Keith Shook, secretary, and Hartzel Perry Jr., treas- ' urer.

AUTO CRASH VICTIM

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Dr. John Grier Hibben, president emeritus of Princeton university, who was killed Tuesday in an auto accident. INCOME TAX BLANKS AT LICENSE BRANCHES State Will Save Money by New Distribution Method. Income tax blanks may be obtained by June 15 from auto license bureaus, Clarence Jackson, state income tax collector, announced today. Jackson estimated the state would be saved $20,000 a year in mailing costs by having blanks distributed by license branches. Returns, which must be made by July 15, must be notarized. This may be done at license branches at not more than 10 cents a return. Returns and checks must be sent to the department of treasury, however, and not to branches where the blanks are obtained.

72-YEAR-OLD AUTO ACCIDENT VICTIMJS DEAD Traffic Toll in County for Year Reaches 46 With W. H. Presser’s Passirg. Traffic fatalities in Marion county since Jan. 1 reacned forty-six today when W. H. Presser, 72, Greenwood. died in city hospital of a skull fracture, incurred Monday night in an automobile accident at Road 37 and the Bluff road. Thomas Paddock, 77. Greenwood. brother-in-law of the ' victim, is suffering from A g severe injuries which he incurred when an auto- ■ mobile they occupied :ollided with one driven by Nick Apoilor.o of Logansport. Mr. Presser, who lived many years at 3103 North Capitol avenue took up residence in Greenwood a year ago. Three persons were injured in automobile accidents Tuesday. Clarence Adams. Springfield. 0., was bruised when the automobile he was driving collided at Seventysecond street and Road 31 with a truck driven by Roy Schmidt, 29, Anderson. Loss of the middle finger of his right hand was incurred by Robert Ellis. 33. of 305 West Morris street, in collision of the automobile he was driving with one driven by ! Raymond Hampton. 17, of 1331 : North Illinois street, at Guilford I avenue and Forty-second street. Injuries of the hips and left leg w r ere suffered by Mrs. Ellen McClintock, 54, of 213 North Warman avenue, struck by an automobile at Tenth street and Indiana avenue. Isaac Tubbs. 19. of 1628 Montcalm street, was the driver of the automobile. He was not held. EIGHTY CALLS from a ten-word Times swap ad appearing for four days is the results obtained by Ely Kain, 4315 West Washington street.

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GOLFERS TO AID BAND Four Stars to Play in Exhibition at Ft. Harrison Sunday. Four golf stars will play an exhibition name at Ft. Harrison at 2 Sunday afternoon for the benefit of the Lawrence township high school band, for which funds are sought

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to send the band. Indiana state champion, to Chicago to compete for national honors. Playing in the exhibition will be Bill Heinlein. former state amateur champion: Ralph Stonehouse, Coffin course pro; Hap Alyea, Indian lake pro. and Fred Keesling, Fortville pro.