Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1939 — Page 3

F.D.R.MAY FILL COURT VACANCY FROM FAR WEST

Murphy Is Nominated for Attorney General by Roosevelt.

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interpreted as a possible boost of Mr. Hopkins toward the 1940 Presidential nomination-if Mr. Roosevelt prefers not to be a candidate again but insists that the 100 per cent New Deal line of succession be continued. . Secertary Hopkins succeeded Daniel C. Roper, a political figure since the days of the Woodrow Wilson Administration. Governor Murphy takes over from Homer S. Cummings, who helped devise the 1937 Supreme Court Reorganization Biil which split the New Deal-Demo-cratic Party so wide open that there has never si been much chance _to heal the breach. But Mr. Cummings, like Mr. Roper, was an oldtime Democrat, loyal to Mr. Roosevelt but capable of speaking the language of other old times in Congress and out.

Jackson Left Out

These shifts may foretell a battle royal in the 76th Congress, which meets tomorrow, for further New Deal reform or reorganization. But it is likely, also, that the Administration will be so busy defending . itself this year against the assaults of Republicans and conservative Democrats that there will be little time to do more than protect as far as possible the New Deal territory captured since 1933. Confirmation of both Secretary Hopkins and Attorney General Murphy is expected, although a half-angry Congress | might still bolt. . ~~ Mr. Roosevelt passed over Solici- | tor General Robert A. Jackson for | the Attorney Generalship. Little | more than a year ago Mr. Jackson was judged to be the President's choice for 1938 Democratic candi- | date for Governor of New York. | With Interior Secretary Ickes, Mr. | Jackson in December, 1938, blasted | ‘at the great money accumulations in | this country and the national re- | sponse was not altogether favorable. Putting Mr. Jackson in the Cabinet would have added a New Yorker and Secretary Hopkins, Labor Secretary Perkins and Mr. Farley already are charged against -that state, although Mr. Hopkins was rated an Iowan last May when he Wag trying to “purge” Senator Gillette, a comparatively conservative Democrat. Mr. Jackson is rumored for a Su- .« preme Court kebth, although not + necessarily the next one. It is expected that Mr. Roosevelt will hand the existing place on the bench to some man who votes west of the Mississippi River. Veteran New Dealer

Governor Murphy's New Year's present was strictly a reward. He _ first gained attention in 1930 as Detroit Mayor, when he underfook to feed the clamorous and potentially ~ riotous unemployed in the automobile capital. He was a headliner among the country’s unorganized . political progressives by the time the Democrats met in 1932 to nominate + a Presidential candidate. Mr. Murphy appeared at the Chicago convention introducing a robust, unheard-of cierical friend who bowed to the name of the Rev. Fr. Charles E. Coughlin. Governor Murphy and the priest were on the political fringe of activity as Mr. Farley maneuvered Mr. Roosevelt to the nomination. But Governor Murphy was a sturdy campaigner in the 1932

attack on President Hoover and in|

1933 he quickly got his reward: Gov=ernor General of the Philippines. His job still was in Manila in 1936 © when he returned for the Philadelphia Democratic Convention, where he confided sorrowfully to friends that the New Deal ha&i commandeered him to run for Michigan Governor. The red haired Mr. Murphy would have preferred the calm of the Far East, but he took his assignment like a soldier and was elected to two tumultous years which ended with his- defeat last November. Frank D. Fitzgerald, the new Governor, was inaugurated yesterday. Former Governor McNutt of Indiana succeeded him in Manila. Sitdown Policy Disputed

Governor Murphy was in the middle of the sitdown strike epidemic which hit the automobile area in 1937 and brought those in- ~ dustrial hives close to bloodshed. . His handling of the -sitdown phe- ' nomena was denounced in Qctober before the Dies Committee Investigating Un-American Activities as treasonable and Mr. Roosevelt hurried to Governor Murphy's defense. The President said the charges were brought by disgruntled Republicans against a: “profoundly religious, able and law-abiding Governor” and that the Committee had “permitted itself to be used in a flagrantly unfair and un-American attempt to influence an election.” Whatever effect the Comrittee testimony may have had, it was the consensus ‘that the rural districts of Michigan and small businessmen turned against Mr. Murphy in pro-

HARMONY GOAL OF DEMOCRATS

Likely G. 0. P. Leader Says ‘Rubber-Stamp’ Era Is Ended.

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dynamite will be dropped in the lap of the Senate within a few hours after Vice President Garner bangs the ‘upper house to order tomorrow. is the report of the Senate Committee Investigating Campaign Expenditures which is expected to allege that relief funds were used and relief workers influenced in primary campaigns in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The report will open up the entire subject of relief for a thorough Congressional airing —an airing which may figure in Senate consideration of former WPA Director Harry L. Hopkins appointment as Commerce Secretary. President Roosevelt was represented as being willing to make concessions to critics of relief administration by agreeing to partial decentralization of relief under a plan by which WPA activities would be supervised by nonpartisan boards. He was said to be not willing, however, to return administration of relief to the state while the Federal Government is supplying the funds. Nine Billion Budget Possible The President probably will include his views of the future of the relief problem in his budget message, in which he is expected to ask for 750 million dollars to finance WPA until the beginning of the new fiscal year on July 1. Best estimates were that the budget would call for between eight and nine billion dollars in expenditures for the new fiscal year. It will be necessary to tabulate income tax figures in March before 1t will be known if new levies will be necessary to finance such an outlay. Senate and House tax experts believe it will be necessary only to extend present corporation levies and “nuisance” taxes which are scheduled to expire. Conservative attacks on both existing and proposed New Deal reform measures were| expected. Republicans interpret their November gains as a mandate from the people to revise the Wagner act and Administration farm legislation.

Farm Act to Be Attacked Criticism of the labor act is expected to crystallize when the Senate takes up the reappointment of Donald Wakefield Smith to the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Smith was opposed by the A. F. of L., which also seeks revision of the entire Wagner act, and indorsed by the C. I. O, which favors continuance of the act in its present form. Agricultural legislation is expected to be a point of controversy. VicePresident Garner is reported to have denounced the entire New Deal farm program as a “lot of hogwash.” Senator. Holt (D. Va.), will in-

‘troduce a resolution, probably in the

first days of the session, opposing a third term for Mr. Roosevelt — a resolution expected to institute a sharp controversy.

M’COLLOCH IS APPOINTED James E. McColloch, formerly traveling agent! of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. at Des Moines, has been appointed to succeed the late T. L. Manning as general agent of the Rock Island Railroad at Indianapolis. Mr. McColloch began with the Rock Island in 1907 as telegraph clerk. His head-

test against activities of labor or- . ganizations, notably the C. I. O.

quarters at Indianapolis will be at 1412 Merchants Rank Building.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

‘Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths 7 (To Date)

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City Deaths (To Date)

Running red

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‘Dead . Arrests eevee 20 MEETINGS TODAY

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i MEETINGS TOMORROW . Rotary Club, luncheon, Claypool :7otel,

noon. "Gyro Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel,

Mercator Club, luncheon, Columbia Club,

n. ; Universal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, University of Michigan Club, luncheon,

Trade, Ris “ot, “Columbus, luncheon, Hotel

A Sos Club, luncheon, Canary|

noon. indfaie Association of County and Dislet Fairs, meeting, Claypool Hotel, all

OFFICIAL WEATHER

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INDIANAPOIS FORECAST—Fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warmer tomorrow.

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Two Dead in 1939 Traffic; Sa fety . Drive Intensified

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re-elected majority leader, and Indiana's Sherman Minton, who was named assistant party

Morrissey Drafts Drastic Changes in Program; 1938 Toll 120.

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14 More in County Hurt With New Year Less Than 48 Hours Old.

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further before making recommen=dations to the City officials. But it appears now that Chief Morrissey will act before the Citizens’ body makes the recommendations officially. ! While Chief Morrissey planned to take immediate steps to tighten control over the traffic problem, his Accident Prevention Bureau looked at the traffic record and planned a drive to cut pedestrian fatalities. Of the T7 City traffic fatalities in 1938, 53 were pedestrians. The majority of the pedestrians were more than 50 years of age, records show. The number of pedestrian fatalities remained about the seme, while other fatalities resulting from autoauto, auto-truck, autpstreetcar and other types of collisions decreased. The record calls for an increased campaign in pedestrian accidents, Lieut. Lawrence McCarty, Bureau head, declared, and it must take the form of a “dual education campaign for both drivers and pedestrians.” Impairment Blamed “The fact that a majority of the pedestrians killed are over 50 is proof that impairment of eyesight, hearing and other faculties is partially responsikle for the accidents,” Lieut. McCarty said. “Because of this, mpre consideration must be given the pedestrian by the motorist. “Because of impairments, elderly persons often do the wrong thing in crossing streets even if they don’t violate a law. “But because a pedestrian does the wrong thing he should not be subject to a death sentence.” Records show that seven pedestrians died from auto injuries last month. The youngest was 57. Also, because records show that more than 50 per cent of the pedestrians killed lost their [lives at street intersections, Lieut. McCai'ty said a program of investigation of street intersections was planned. The program would call for a survey of all intersections every three months. Collisions of cars accounted for 29 deaths, 10 lives were snuffed out when trains hit autos and 10 others were killed when their own cars crashed. One was killed in an auto-street-car collision and another lost his life while alighting from & street car. Three children, died when autos struck bicycles and two others fell from trucks and were killed. Ons man was crushed between two trucks and a motorcycle rider died in another crash. Spring, Summer Safest Mayor Sullivan said [that a day-by-day, year-round campaign against traffic violations will be: his policy and the policy of the Police Dzpartment. He declared: “Particular attention will be paid to speeding, ignoring stop signs, and other more serious violations, I believe that consistent enforcement of the existing traffic laws, not only by the police, but by the courts, will do more than anything else 10 cut down the heavy traffic toll.” He expressed confidence that municipal judges will support police in their efforts to cut down trafic fatalities.

Entombed 168 feet underground

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reckless driving, improper plates and having no operator’s license following an accident at 16th St. and White River Blvd. Virgil Davis, 47, of 736 W. Walnut St., was sent to City Hospital. Treated at Hospital

Edward Eckel, 34, of 2954 Olney St., was treated at St. Vincent's Hosptial following an accident at 28th St. and Boulevard Place.

Two automobile drivers were arrested Saturday when both were involved in accidents at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing at Madison Ave. Chester J. 'Karrico, 29, Route 1, Box 801, was charged with disobeying a railraod crossing signal when his car was struck by a freight engine. While police were investigating the accident, a car driven by George B. Morrison, 44, of 6 W. Michigan St., hit the crossing flasher signal, they said. Morrison was held on charges of drunken driving. Neither driver was injured.

One Killed, 4 Hurt At Rising Sun

RISING SUN, Ind. Jan. 2 (U. P.)—Harry Lakeman, 25, Louisville, Ky., was killed and four were injured yesterday when two automobiles collided at an intersection on State Highway 56 in the city. The others were Raymond Detmer, 23, Rising Sun, driver of one car, who suifered a fractured skull and is in serious condition; John Talbot, 23, Rising Sun, riding with Mr. Detmer, fracture? skull; Cecil Works, 21, East Enterprise, and

1 Kenneth House, 25, Rising Sun, both

of whom suffered cuts and bruises. All were taken to a Cincinnati hospital where Mr. Lakeman died. He was driver of the other auto. Both cars were demolished.

Funeral Set for

Accident Victim

ROCHESTER, Ind, Jan. 2 (U. P.)—Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Henry Schwertz, 74, who died in Woodlawn Hospital of injuries received Friday when his automobile skidded on an icy road and turned over. His wife, daughter and two grandchildren were injured in the accident.

Seven Burned by

Flaming Gasoline

ARGOS, Ind. Jan. 2 (U. P.).— Seven persons were recovering today from burns received when a freight train on the Nickel Plate road near here charged too fast into a siding, overturning the engine and wrecking six cars, one of which exploded and threw burning -gasoline 300 yards. The injured were R. R. Darnelly, Ft. Wayne, brakeman; Mrs. Leo Roofing, Mr. and Mrs. Carlson and their son; J. P. Berry, and Arthur Sherland, all of Argos. All suffered burns about the face and body. Railroad officials estimated “ther

loss at $35,000.

behind a barrier

of burning flames when an explosion, set off by an Crown Hill

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STILL AT LARGE

Escaped Gang Is Hunted in Midwest; Fugitives Are: Armed.

mad convicts who escaped from the Lima State Hospital for the criminally insane, armed with razors and an ax, still were at large today.

hunted them. The five fled the institution early yesterday after threatening a superintendent with a hatchet and razor and slugging two guards. Hospital authorities said the men were Willard Brucks, 34, Cincinnati,

land, robber; Frank Haines, 36, Columbus, robber; Marion Pierce, 42, Negro, . Indianapolis, robber, and Russell Nickels, 25, West Virginia, robber. Authorities said‘ they fled in a five-year-old Ford coupe after men-, acing Jerry Wilcox, a night superintendent. The car bore the Ohio license 621-YN. Wilcox was sleeping in his room, they said, when Haines crawled through a transom, held a hatchet to the night superintendent’s head and a razor to his throat and ordered him to call Paul Craig, the day superintendent, who was carrying the keys. The other four subdued Craig and slugged two unidentified guards. They took Wilcox to the garage, bound him and escaped in his automobile. Police believe the five might have gone toward Chicago, where the wife of Haines is reported living. The Lima institution is one of the

{largest of its kind in the world and houses nearly 1300 criminally in-

sane.

Police Here Watch

For Escaped Madmen

Indianapolis police today watched roads leading into the City for five armed madmen who escaped from an Ohio hospital for the insane, and for a bank bandit who escaped from G-men in Alabama after a running gun battle. At the same time, they sought to suppress an outbreak of local crime, including a series of -purse snatchings and other crimes. Meanwhile, an elderly man is being held in the theft of a revolver and a pair of handcuffs from the parked car of Ray W. Seidle, 2258 N. Meridian St., former investigator for the Prosecutor.

Revolver Is Found

Police, answering a report of prowlers at 2415 N. Alabama St. arrested the suspect and found the handcuffs in his pocket, they said. They reported finding the revolver a short distance from where the man was captured. The five madmen, one of whom was reported to be an Indianapolis Negro, escaped from the Lima State

after clubbing three guards. The Alabama fugitive last was seen near Memphis, Tenn., and was believed headed toward Indianapolis in a car with the windshield shof out. He was wanted for a Haggeville, Ala., bank- robbery Dec. 2. Mrs. Lola Shepard, 49, of 9611 W. 28th St., told police she was knocked down and beaten by a man who attempted to snatch her purse. Miss Sarah Chambers, 21, of 2010 N. Meridian St., screamed and frightened away a man who attempted to grab her purse and drag her into an alley on S. Illinois St. A man and woman jumped irom their car at Senate Ave. and Washington St., and grabed a purse containing $11 from Mrs. Lillar Malone. Mrs. Herman Stratton, 41, of 1116 N. Capitol Ave., reported that a man snatched her purse as she walked at 11th and Illinois Sts. Beaten by Thief Mrs. Cecelia Haller, 116 E, Palmer St., reported that she was knocked down by a man who escaped with her purse containing $23. Several purses, containing about $10 in all, were stolen from the home of Miss Gertrude Phillips, 309 E. 21st St. A thief reached thorugh a side window in the home of Miss Imogene Kealing, 19, of 1957 Ruckle St., and stole a purse containing $7; I. F. Ward, Rushville, reported that his wallet containing $48 cash and $777 in checks was stolen while he was in a tavern. Other crimes reported included a holdup at a liquor store at 1006 W. Michigan «St., in which two bandits stole several bottles of liquor and $35 in cash. A liquor store at 320 E. Wasihngton St. was held up by a bandit who obtained an undetermined amount of cash. Cigarets valued at $75 were stolen from a tavern at 248 Indiana Ave. Clark Wheeler, 4510 N. Meridian St., reported that a $500 brooch either was lost by or stolen from his wife while she attended a New

Year’s Eve party.

As Rescued Miners Reached Safety

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swathed in blankets, as he emerged from the mine

LIMA, O, Jan. 2 (U. P.).—Five|

Police of several Midwest states’

murderer; William Blatz, 31, Cleve-|

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tomorrow.

It’s 1939 or 5699-Owing To System

By Science Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.— Though most of us are today celebrating the beginning of the yee: 1939, it is a quite different year according to other calendars, some of which are used among millions of people in other parts of the world. According to the Julian calendar, which was in usebefore the 1582 reforms of P8pe Gregory, it is still 1938 for the New Year will not come until Jan. 14 by that reckoning. In the Jewish reckoning this is the year 5699, which began last Sept. 25. The year 2691 A. U. C. or “from the founding of the city,” which was used in ancient Rome, began last Jan. 14. In the Japanese era, the new year begins today but the number is 2599. This is the year 2250 in the Grecian era, otherwise called the era of Seleucidae, which began last Sept. 14. Good Mohammedans regard this still as the year 1357, which began at sunset last March 2, to honor the flight of Mohammed from Mecca. In the Byzantine reckoning, - the year 7447 began last Sept. 14, and in the era of Nabonassar, used by the Babylonians, the year 2687 started on May 9. In the era of Diocletian, this is the year 1655, which began last Sept. 11. The Julian day count of the astronomers is simply the total number of days since Jan. 1, 4913 B. C. This date is chosen because several chronological cycles then converged. Today is 2,429,265 by the Julian day number. .

22 BABIES BORN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

Girl Is First to Arrive, 27 Seconds After 12.

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Hospital was a son to Charles and Betty Jean Titus, 1127 N. Beville Ave., at 6:34 a. m., followed by a son to Dr. Robert and Anna Margaret Ferguson, 312 N. Ritter Ave, at 6:45 a. m., and a daughter to Edwin and Mildred Thomas, 2545 Broadway, at 7:18 a. m. A girl born to Hiram and ‘Bonita Mitchell, 4216 Sheffield Ave., at 12:30 a. m.,, was the first arrival of the year at St. Vincent’s Hospital, followed by a boy to Earl and Louise Small, 6735 E. 11th St, at 5:18 a. m., and a girl to Peter and Sylva Sulkoff, 944 Ketchum St., at 5:39 a. m. Two at St. Francis

Two babies were born at St. Francis Hospital, a boy at 1:03 a. m. to Onis and Marcella Doyle, 42 N.

Drexel Ave, and a girl -to Lester and Eileen Taylor, 1339 Prospect St., at 5:51 a. m. Methodist Hospital also had three other births Sunday, a boy to George and Blanche Loy, 693 N. Chester St., at 1:31 a. m.; a boy to Ralph _ and Florence Quinn, 3158 Graceland Ave., at 1:35 a. m., and a girl to Joseph and Esther Farner, 1614 N. Beville Ave., at 10:07 p. m. A son born to George and Wilma Obenchain, 2303 E. Riverside Drive, in Methodist Hospital at 3:34 a. m. today and a girl to Thomas and Lavon Deloy, 1608 Dawson St. at St. Francis Hospital at 2 a. m. today, missed New Year’s day by a few hours. . Babies born in homes on New Year’s day included: A son to Hardy and Bertha Thompson, 520 N. Belle Vieu Place, at 2:30 a. m. yesterday, the first boy of the New Year; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilson, 1228 E. 16th St.; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holding, 2108 Morton St.; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Reed, 1610 Prospect St.; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Foust, 1128 Spann Ave.; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Sharp, 1441 N. Pershing Ave.; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wright, 713 E. Norwood-St.; and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl August Fox, R. R. 1 Box 480, Indianapolis.

Chicago Twins Born

In Different Years

CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (U, P.)~—Mrs. June Stepanski, 35, had the distinction of giving birth to the last Chicago baby born in 1938 and the first born in 1939. At 11:56 p. m. Dec. 31 she gave birth to a boy and four and one-half minutes later, in 1939, she gave birth to its twin, also a boy.

MILWAUKEE CONTRACTOR DIES MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2 (U. P.).— Charles A. Krauss, 87, retired contractor and a member of the State Legislature more than 40 years ago,

died yesterday “at ‘his home Nose.

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Mayor Sullivan got a running start in the affairs of ¢ City Hall Saturday when he swung into the official chair a few hours ahead of the New Year’s bells to get the “feel” of things. ficial holiday th: new Mayor will not get down to actual work until

_INEY

WATER C0. UNIT RUSHED AS ACCOUNTS GAIN

wi of Consumers Hits 68-Year High With. Total of 77,400.

Beginning 1939 with the largest number of customers in its 68 years of business, the Indianapolis Water Co. today announced plans to rush the constiuetion of the new water treatment and filtration plant, ine

~|cluded in its expansion program

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NEW OFFICIALS ARE SWORN IN

Flowers Fill Court House as City and County Posts Are Taken.

Inaugural ceremonies for scores of City and County officials, beginning new terms of office, were to be held in the main corridor of the Court House today. Amid banks of flowers, half a dozen judges were to be sworn to duty for four years along with other county officials and their deputies. High officials of the County Democratic Committee were to preside at ceremonies in which speeches on policies and pledges of the next four years are scheduled. The swearing in procedure at the Court House follows the City Hall ceremonies Saturday when Reginald H. Sullivan took his oath as Mayor for another term. “We have problems to face and we will face them honestly and intelligently,” said Mayor Sullivan after he was given the oath by Superior Court Judge Herbert E. Wwilson. Mr. Sullivan first became Mayor in 1930 and was succeeded in 1934 by John W. Kern, who resigned 16 months ago to accept a Federal appointment. Walter C. Boetcher, who served out the unexpired term, will become County treasurer next Jan. 1 Swearing * in procedure at the Court House today was to be a repeat performance for many of the officials because most of them have taken their oaths officially, but privately, in the last few days.

FIVE TAKE $100,000 IN ANTIQUES, ART

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (U. P.).— Five robbers, working with amazing quiet and dispatch, today had stolen $100,000 worth of antique jewelry and art objects from -the fashionable midtown antique shop of Charles Victor Miller, Without disturbing other occupants of the building the five overpowered William Semel, Mr. Miller’s nephew, who surprised them as they were removing the loot yes-|-terday. As the robbers worked Miller was listening to a radio program in his basement study below the shop and his wife was in their apartment on the floor above. Neither of the Millers was disturbed. Among the missing objects was a miniature on ivory of Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington which contained a lock of her hair, It was valued at $50,-

now under way.

The first unit in this new plant already is under construction. At least two" years will be required to: finish the entire project. Steady gains in accounts were noted throughout the year, with corresponding gains in pumpage, H.. S. Morse, company manager, .announced. Most of the gains oc= curred in domestic services. A total of 77,400 accounts are on the com=. pany’s bocks, the net gain during 1938 havilig been slightly more than. 1100. Erection of an elevated pressure. tank in the Butler-Fairview neigh-: borhood, another major project in: the company’s expansion program, already is partially completed and work will continue throughout the winter.

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peration by Spring

Foundations and underground columns are in place, ready for the tank to fabricated and erected early in the spring. The company expects to have this new tank in operation by late April or early May. Nine miles of new water mains were laid during the past year to keep pace with the city’s growth and to meet the rec of the National Board derwriters, pertaining tp the volume and pressure of water available for public fire protection; 479 miles of water mains are in use. \ At the present time there are 6151 public fire hydrants in $ervice. This figure represents a gajn of 82 hydrants during the past 12 months and assures Indianapolis its pre« ferred classification as determined - by national fire insurance authori ties, the company reported.

96 Per Cent in Use

In addition to serving the city of Indianapolis, the water company has its lines “extending to Beech Grove, Mars Hill and Lafayette Heights, the last named suburb hav= ing been added to the company’s system late in 1938. Officials of the company say that ‘water op now are available ta

almost 99 per cent of the city’s rese idential units and that more than 96 per cent of these units are receiving ci ty ater service. The company’s ‘annual survey of prop= erty conditions inside the city lime its will be made next March. .

ONE-BLOCK STREET NAMED FOR WINCHELL

LAKEWOOD. . 300 N. J, Jan. 2 (U. P). —The Lakewood Township Committe tee announced today that it had changed the name of 13th St. to Walter Winchell Road in honor of the newspaper columnist and radio commentator. The committee’s resolution said the change was made because Mr, Winchell has “made Mr. and Mrs, America conscious and appreciative of their noble heritage of the grand American ‘tradition of tolerance, liberty and justice.” Thirteenth St. is a block long, There is one house on it.

AA er bb i St POCKET SKATE BREAKS LEG

LORAINE, O, Jan. 2 (U. P.)— Thirteen-year-old William Faris was in a hospital with a broken leg today after learning not ta put an ice skate in a hip pocket— even somebody else’s pocket. When William fell while skating his- skate caught in another skater’s pocket, The other skater fell, and when he tried to get up, stepped on William's

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