Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1935 — Page 8

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I $. DEMANDS Gt.'ERAL SLASH IN LIGHT RATES Public Works Funds for Municipal Plants Are Used as Threat. United preii WASHINGTON March 26-A general reduction m light and power rates was seen today as a major goal of the new public works program. The movement to cut monthly utility bills by government financing of municipal plants went forward on two fronts—in the office of Public Works Administration Administrator Harold L. Ickes and various state Leglsuatures. PWA state entineers have submitted to Mr. Ickes 1814 publiclyowned plant projects costing $591,558.059 that could be built from the Administration's $4 880.000.000 workrelief bill The PWA legal staff offered to state assemblies three model measures allowing municipalities to create power districts for distribution of power at a reduced cost, formation of public corporations to build and operate utility planes and organ izations of co-operatives to make poeuble rural electrification projects. i’tilities Offered Chance Private utility companies, it was learned authoritatively, will be given an opportunity to reduce charges to what officials consider ' reasonable" rates before the government advances money for municipal projects. If, however, the concerns refuse and the applications meet PWA requirements as to self-liquidation and employment. *hey will be considered for a Federal loan and grant. Mr. Ickes believes municipal charge* should be kept as low as possible and that revenues from the Federal-financed plants must not be used for other local purposes. Pipe Line Also Urged He also said the government should be repaid it loan and 30 per cent grant by profits from the plants and not from the assessment of additional taxation. Spearhead of the Federal program is New York's proposed $15,000,000 municipal plant to supply city buildings. Mayor Fiorello H. Laguardia is expected to make his application as soon as the workrelief bill passes Congress. Mr. Ickes also has asked Texas to apply lor a loan and grant of not less than $45,000,000 to construct a twin pipe line from the Texas Panhandle to carry natural gas to St. Louis and Detroit. U. S. MEXICAN POLICY RAPPED BY PRELATE Archbishop Demands Protest on "Religious Persecution." B'l Unit'd Brest WASHINGTON. March 26— New demands that the United States protest against "religious persecutions" in Mexico were made today as Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore criticised the State Department lor its "apathy and inactivity." "The time is at hand." said the archbishop "to direct :he attention of the American people to the attitude which our government has taken on the violation of fundamental human rights in Mexico. There is no matter in the country today upon which so much Christian and Jewish attention is concentrated as Mexico. It must be made clear that there is no excuse for the apathy and inactivity of the United States Department of State.” WORK ON MODEL HOME IS NEARING COMPLETION Construction Pushed for Opening of Exposition April 5. Final work in the construction of a model house and gardens for 'he 1935 Indianapolis Home Complete Show at the Indiana State Fairground Manufacturers' Building is being made now in preparation for the opening Friday. April 5. F. Frank Cantwell, director, announced today. Painters, interior decorators and gardeners are at work. Mr. Cantwell said. *pnl 10 will be State Garden Club day. and April 11 will be set aside for the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. 100 ENTER KITE MEET City-Wide Tournament to Be Held Saturday at Fairground. More than 100 boys have registered in the annual City-Wide Kite Tournament of the Recreational Department of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church at 9 Saturday at the Indiana State Fairground. The tournament is under direction of James B. Martin, church recreation director, and prizes will be offered for the best exhibitions. Three hundred kites are expected.

FIRE REPORTS

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36 Years of Answering Fire Alarms Is Ended for Water Firm Worker Retiring on Pension

BY TIPTON BUSH Tlon Stall Writer THE special fire alarms have been removed from the home of Frank Bihimaier. 130 Geison-dorff-st, and today Mr. Bihimaier is sitting quietly at home, glad that no alarms will disturb his reverie to send him out again in the wake of the careening fireengines he has followed for the last 36 years. At the age of 74 he has just been retired on pension by the Indianapolis Water Cos. Mr. Bihlmaier's position was that of contact man between the water company and the Indianapolis Fire Department and it was his official duty to answer every fire call to see that the necessary pressure was being supplied, that no hoses were kinked and delivering insufficent water, and tha' all hydrants were functioning properly. From 1897, when he became a professional fire buff, until 1912. he drove to the fires in a specialy built, buggy, for which he kept a stable of thiee horses. The company suggested his using an automobile as early as 1910, two years before the first automobile was put into service by the fire department, but Mr. Bihimaier was fond of his horses and did not want to give them up. In 1912, however, the horses had grown so old end the city was growing so rapidly that the change had to be made. a a a THE company purchased a sec-ond-hand Packard roadster, already two years old, and in it Mr. Bihimaier sped to every fire, great and small, in the city until 1929. During that time it became probably the best known automo-

Mrs. Van Geyt’s Rites Are Set for Tomorrow Prominent North Side Woman's Funeral to Be Held at Residence of Parents; Burial in Crown Hill. Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Mary Van Geyt, who died Sunday in her home. 3220 N. New Jersey-st. will be held at 2:30 tomorrow in the residence of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. R. O. McAlexander. 2101 N. Dela-ware-st. with Dr. J. Ambrose Dunkel. Tabernacle Presbyterian Church pastor, officiating Burial will be in Crown Hill.

Mrs. Van Geyt. who was 42. is| survived by the widower. Peter J. 1 Van Geyt. real estate broker; her parents, three children, Virginia, j Diana and Roberta and a sister, j Mrs. Russell Hughes Smith, all of Indianapolis. Hagenauer Rites Set Requiem mass for Karl Hagenauer, who died Sunday night in his home, 118 N. Riley-av, will be offered at 9 ; tomorrow in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Hagenauer was 41. He was born in Alsace Lorraine, and had lived in Indianapolis 17 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Knights of St. George and the St. Francis Aid Society. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Katherine Caroline Hagenauer; a brother, John Hagenauer. Corbin. Kv.; a sister in Alsace Lorraine, and his mother, a sister and a brother, all living in France. Former Teacher Passes The body of Mrs. Rose McNeal Kessler. 543 N. Audubon-rd, former teacher in Indianapolis public schools, who died in Los Angeles Sunday, will be brought to Indianapolis for funeral services and burial. Mrs. Kessler had spent the winter in California. She had lived in Indianapolis 30 years, and was a graduate of Butler University. She received a degree from the University of Chicago and had done special work in Columbia University. Mr. Kessler was the widow of Walter Kessler. She had no immediaterelatives. Greenwood Woman Dead The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Wishard Harmon. Greenwood, who died Sunday night in St. Vincent s Hospital following a two weeks' illness, will be held at 10:30 tomorrow in the Greenwood Presbyterian Church, with burial in the Green Cemetery. Mrs. Harmon was 72. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wishard. and had lived all her life in Greenwood. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Harry E Bums. Chicago; Mrs. Claude Combs. Bloomington; Mrs. Hal Wilson. Indianapolis, and Mrs. Frank L. Fisher. Greenwood; a son. Ralph Harmon. Franklin; a sister. Miss Ella Wishard. Greenwood, and a brother, Arthur Wishard, Greenwood. LAST RITES HELD FOR NOTRE DAME LEADER The Rev. John W- Cavanaugh Paid Impressive Tribute. Uy f nifrtf Prctt SOUTH BEND. Ind., March 26 Dignitaries of church and state attended funeral services today for the Rev. John W. Cavanaugh. C. S C.. former president of Notre Dame University. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated and the most Rev. John F. Noll, D. D.. bishop of Ft. Wayne, gave final absolution and delivered the eulogy. The very Rev. James A Burns sang the mass. Attending the funeral was Bishop Joseph Elmer Ritter of Indianapolis. INDIANA POTATO MEN DEMAND EXEMPTJONS Congressmen Enlisted in Campaign of Upstate Growers. Sf Time* Special WASHINGTON. March 26—Indiana Congressmen today were enlisted in a campaign launched by a delegation representing northern Indiana potato growers to procure exemptions, if the AAA bill is passed making potatoes a basic commodity and putting production under control. Their plan is to provide exemptions up to 50 per cent of the annual consumption of the state.

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bile in Indianapolis and Mr. Bihimaier was the envy of every small boy who ever followed a fire engine. When the car became too antiquated. the company bought another Packard, but it never quite replaced the old one in Mr. Bihlmaier’s affections. It was used for three years before being replaced by the Chevrolet which is now in service. Mr. Bihimaier has kept a record of every fire in the city since 1898. He says that he has answered an average of four alarms daily in that period. In a single day about five years ago, he established a record by going to 27 fires. He estimates that he has watched between 40 and 50 thousand fires in his career. The stubbornest of these conflagrations. he says, was that at

JUDGE LAUDS TIMES CARTOON URGING CURB ON RECKLESS DRIVER

As his contribution to the challenge of the cartoon of The Indianapolis Times of Saturday to do something about the rapidly . increasing traffic deaths in Mar- ' rion County this year. Judge Charles J. Karabell announced that drunken and reckless drivers coming before him need expect no leniency. “I was much impressed with the cartoon," Judge Karabell said yesterday, "and T think my court can do something to help the situation.” Suiting his action to his resolution. Judge Karabell revoked the licenses of four drivers yesterday who were charged with recklessness. NORTH SIDE REALTORS ADD 2 NEW MEMBERS Luncheon Session Is Held at Board of Trade, C. B. Durham and Jack H. Albershardt were voted in as new members of the Indianapolis North Side Realtors in a luncheon-meeting yesterday at the Indianapolis Board of Trade. Members reported an increased sale* of North Side residential property in the last week. William Lowe Rice, president, was in charge of the meeting. COUNT VACANT HOUSES Annual Census Result to Be Revealed by Water Cos. Results of the annual house j vacancy survey being compiled by meter readers of'the Indianapolis Water Cos. will be available this week, company officials announced yesterday. The figures are expected to show a sharp drop from the 1934 totals and. to indicate that Indianapolis eventually will face a shortage of really modern and desirable residence properties.

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the Coburn & Jones warehouse, on W. Georgia-st about 26 years ago. The fire burned for four days. Mr. Bihimaier remained on the scene without leaving for the first 48 hours, went home to sleep for five hours and then returned to the fire for another 36-hour stretch before the blaze was extinguished. a a a THE greatest loss of life was at the Wasson department store on the present site of H. P. Wasson & Cos., just before the turn of the century. The roof collapsed, carrying 20 firemen to death in the flames below'. One engine company did not have enough men living to take their engines back to the station. Another disaster Mr. Bihimaier will never forget was the blaze at the old Surgical Institute in S. Ulinois-st. He says he will always remember the frantic cries of the 17 helpless cripples w r ho dragged themselves to windows to scream imploringly for help, and then disappeared, overtaken by the greedy flames. Mr. Bihimaier has nothing but praise for the Indianapolis Fire Department. The department always was good, he says, but has continued to improve in efficiency and the chiefs and their men have alw'ays taken advantage of new equipment and methods of fire-fighting. He added that the department is much better now than in the old days when it was the plaything of unscrupulous politicians. Born in Germany, Mr. Bihimaier came to this country when he was 14. He went to Terre Haute, where he lived for three years before coming to Indianapolis. He

The Pennsylvania Railroad SUMMARY OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1934 THE 88th Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company covering operations for 1934 will be presented to the stockholders at the annual meeting on April 9, 1935- The report shows that total operating revenues increased $18,952,886, or 5.8% as compared with 1933. Although operating expenses increased $22,017,761, including an increase of more than $7,000,000 in additional main :enance of track and equipment, the Company earned a net income of $18,815,694 as compared w'ith $19,281,169 in 1933. Net income for 1934 was equal to 2.86% upon the outstanding capital stock at the close of the year as compared with 2.93% earned in 1933. Net income per share (par SSO) was $1.43 as compared with $1.46 in 1933. OPERATING RESULTS sq-4 Comparison with 1935 Increase or Decrease Total Operating Revenues were $343,668,699.39 1 $18,953,885.86 Total Operating Expenses were 148.786.108.44 I 11,017,761.45 Leaving Net Revenue of $ 94,881,590.95 D $ 3,064,875.59 Taxes amounted to 13,731,416.16 D 718,173.47 Equipment, Joint Facility Rents, etc., amounted to 9,834,149.15 D 1,676,859.09 Leaving Net Railway Operating Income of $61,317,015.64 D$ 659,843.03 Income from Investments and Other Sources amounted to 40.013,891.11 D 1,605.708,11 Making Gross Income of $101,330,906.76 D $ 2,265,551.15 Rental Paid Leased Lines, Interest on Funded Debt and Other Charges amounted-to 82,515,213.26 D 1,800,075.26 Leaving Net Income (Equal to 2.86% of Capital Stock) $ 18,815,693.50 D$ r 465.475-99 Dividends aggregating 2% ($13,167,696) were paid to the stock holders, and charged against net income for 1934. The continuing efforts of the employes to operate the railroad successfully under prevailing adverse conditions can be materially aided by the Company’s stockholders and bondholders who are in a position to secure additional traffic and thus increase revenue. Their active interest in getting people to travel and ship via the Pennsylvania Railroad and thus promoting the business of their Company is again cordially solicited. Philadelphia, Pa.. March 25, 1935. W. W. ATTERBURY, President. The Pennsylvania Railroad SHIP AND TRAVEL VIA PENNSYLVANIA Stoctyiolderj may obtain copies of the Annual Report from J. Taney Willcox, Secretary, Broad Street Station Building Philadelphia, Pa.

worked on the Vandalia Railroad for several years and went to work for the w'ater company in May, 1882. Until 1397 he worked on construction, repair and maintenance jobs until 1897 w'hen he began his liasion work with the fire department. He is married and has one daughter living. Mr. Bihimaier is not sorry to retire, but he is troubled by the problem of what to do with himself. -He will not go to fires. He admits that he was thrilled by every blaze during his first years on the job. but as the years wore on the job lest its glamour. The flames no longer excited him and he concentrated only on the idea of doing his job—and doing it well.

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AUSTRIA SEEKS ! TO BOOST ARMY T 0 100,000 MEN, Von Starhemberg to Become Regent, Is Rumor in Geneva, London. By United Press GENEVA, March 26. Austria seeks the right to establish an army of 100,000 men by institution of compulsory service, it was said on j reliable authority today. Reports from Vienna said the Fascist Heimwehr planned to make Prince Ernst Rudiger Von Starhemberg regent of Austria and reports from London said Turkey planned to announce her determination to fortify the Dardanelles. There were indications that Hungary and Bulgaria would make unanimous the efforts to rewrite j the World War treaties, and seek liberalization of restrictions on their armies. Diplomatic circles in Geneva j said the Austrian government had intimated to Great Britain, France i and Italy that it could not maintain j its position much longer unless the military clauses of its St. Germain | peace treaty allowing an army of : 30.000. were relaxed. Italy was said to favor the Aus- I trian plan because it would j strengthen Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg and his government against Nazi expansion in southeastern Europe. However, the Little Entente na- 1

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tions—Rumania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia—are hostile to revision of the St. Germain Treaty, realizing j that if it were relaxed, Hungary and Bulgaria would demand similar relaxation of military clauses In their treaties. The Starhemberg report was that Austrian Heimwehr (Fascist) leaders decided to make the 35-year-old prince, now vice chancellor, regent by changing the constitution, before May 1, presumably as place holder for young Archduke Otto pending restoration of the monarchy. President Wilhelm Miklas, it was said, would resign. Paroled Convict Nabbed Miner Matthews, 33, Negro, 1222 S. Pershing-av, who was paroled March 4 from the Indiana State Prison, is said by police to have admitted committing seven burglaries since his release. He was arrested late yesterday.

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ROOSEVELT ADMIRER NEW BELGIAN LEADER Prime Minister Organizes Coalition Cabinet, Starts Work. By United Fret* BRUSSELS. March 26 —Paul Van Zeeland, an admirer of President Roosevelt's managed currency ideas, assumed the prime ministry today with a coalition cabinet of Catholics. Liberals and Socialists. He succeeds Georges Theunis, who resigned March 19 on the ground that Parliament opposition made impossible government plans for financial and economic rehabilitation to maintain the parity of the currency. Financial circles predicted that Van Zeeland, like his fellow Catholic Theunis. would do hi* utmost to maintain the gold standard.