Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1939 — Page 8

IND.

DECLINE IN NET [INCOME NOTED BY INDIANA BELL

Gross Higher, Offset by Rise In Expenses; 222,013 Phones in Service. % rT | A decrease of $2547439 in net income for /1938 as compared to 1937

.-was reported by the Indiana Bell]

|| Telephone Co. today.

| Despite an increase in total in-

come for the year, higher operating] 4

| costs offset the rise, said James F. | Carroll, president. | Net income for 1938 was $2,335,-

943.67 as compared to $2,361,407:06/ for 1937. Total income for the year was $13,181,752.81, as compared with | *

. 1$12,984,950.70 the preceding year. Total operating expenses | $8,385,234.19 for 1938 and $8,289,317.46 for 1937.

Dividends Two Million

Dividends on common stock charged against income amounted to $2,310,000, leaving an income balance transferred to surplus of $25,932.67. : In a statement issued to stockholders, Mr. Carroll said that long distance business for the year was 3.8 per cent below the 1929 rate and telephones in service at the end of the year were 4.6 ger cent below the high reached early in 1930. Long distance business for 1938 was 5.5 per cent below the previous year although there was an upward trend during the last six months,

7094 More in Service

During 1938 the company gained 7094 telephones in service, but this gain was made in the ldst six months and was less than half the increase made in 1937. ; , The gain in number of telephones, however, produced more than enough revenue to offset the loss in long distance business so that there was a net increase in operating revenues of $179,000 for the year, Mr. Carroll reported. At the same time, he said, expenses increased $223,000. Of this increase, taxes charged to operations accounted for $127,000 and rate case expenses for, $231,000, or a total of $358,000 which was partly offset by nonrecurring flood expenses experienced in 1937, he said. 2 The company’s earnings on the cost of plant and other assets was 5.22 per cent for the year, .12 per cent below 1937, according to the report. Taxes Increase 42 Per Cent

Citing that taxes on the company had increased 42 per cent or $614,009 since 1935, the report disclosed that total levies for the year were $2,067,000. A total of $3,790,000 was spent in 1938 on improvements, replacements and additions to the company’'s plant. Commenting on the change in rates effective in January, the report asserts that the reduction will amount to $350,000 in income per year. 7 In its report, the company lists 95 central offices; in operation during the year, 1€09 private branch exchanges and 358 connecting telephone companies.

222,013 Telephones

A total of 222,013 company telephones were listed, 3210 service and private line telephones and 248,747 connecting company telephones, or a total of 473,970 owned and connecting telephones. The company maintained 284 teletypewriters, 7458 miles of pole lines and 1,034,319 miles of wire. Average number of local ‘calls per day were 1,289,364 and the total outward toll messages during 1938 was 7,344,653. Total payroll of $5401391 was paid to 3311 employees, the report states.

CLEANING OF OPEN DITCHES SCHEDULED

Extensive Damage Caused By Overflow . Water.

County Commissioners today becan a survey of open ditches and drains in the. southern part of Marion County preparatory to a cleaning praject. Overflow of the ditches during Leavy rains was blamed by commissioners on their clogged condition. Overflow water causes thouands of dollars damage to property during the year; commissioners said. Commissioner William A. Brown said plans will be made for WPA to furnish labor for the project. Although the law prohibits the use of WPA labor on any private property, commissioners pointed out that natural ditches’ are public property.

FORUM ARRANGED BY TRANSPORT CLUB

First of Series to Be Held on ~~ March 23.

The first of a series of educational meetings by the Indianapolis Motor Transportation Club will be held March 23, it was announced today. Floyd M. Jackson, Cushman Motor Express Co. general freight" agent, will be in charge. Speakers at the dinner forum will include Vaughn Curran, Indianapolis Glove Co. traffic manager; H. E. Rumrell, Standard Nut Margarine Co. traffic manager; R. E. Spillman, Prestolite Co. traffic manager, and Ryan Hall, Indiana Motor Traffic Association manager. Fay Langdon, Hayes Freight Lines traffic agent, is publicity chairman. :

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A doctor's work is never done and it, ask Dr. Charles Myers, City Hospital superintendent, who has Wimpy to contend with. Wimpy is a dog with a set of interesting symptoms that start with appendicitis and wind up with a cold. Wimpy is possibly the only hyphocondriac dog in ‘existence. Also, he is a fox terriér. After a weary day of being said “ah” at in the hospital, Dr. Myers goes home and finds Wimpy certain that he is within an inch of being a dead dog and wanting pills, bandages, adhesive tape and &ll manner of medical tackle. So Dr. Myers picks up Wimpy and says something like this: “Now what's the matter? bad? Hurt here? Or there?” And Wimpy cries and cries. Then Dr. Myers says: “Oh, hurts on the right side, eh? Must be appendicitis. Better oper-

Feel

Then Wimpy immediately stops crying and sneezes to indicate that if appendicitis requires an operation he most assuredly has about the

“We'll have to operate, I guess.”

; Let's go for a walk then.” Dog With Puzzling Sy

Turns Cold Nose on Operation

worst cold of any dog in Marion

It was revealed ‘that the long schedules which the new Pontiff has been forced to keep since the death of His Holiness Pius XI, con-

bined with the shock of a fall sev~ eral hours before he was elected Pope, have produced their effects. Dr. Milani, after a detailed examination, told him he was overworking and not getting enough sleep. Since his election he has iisen at 5 a. m. and has not retired before 2a.m. It was revealed officially that the Pope fell down a flight of three steps, face forward, on the day he was elected. He was so engrossed in conversation, he did not notice the steps before the Ducal Fall. He fell on his chest and right elbow. There was no serious injury The first Sunday of the new Pope’s reign was relatively calm. He

Doctor Advises Pius XII To Ease Up on His Work

VATICAN CITY, March 6 (U. P.).—His Holiness Pope Pius XII, tired by the strenuous activities of the last few days, has been advised by Dr. Aminta Milani, the Vatican physician, to ease up on his work in preparation for the strain of the five-nour coronation ceremony next Sunday, it was said today in well-informed quarters.

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County and would Dr. Myers do something about THAT. “Cold, eh?” Dr. Myers says.

ah for doctor!” : Wimpy “opens his mouth , wide and says dog for “Ah.” {Then Dr. Myers in his best bedside manner tells Wimpy he’ll be all right. That what he needs is a complete rest and that it’s too bad he can’t play a little ball, but sick dogs shouldn’t exercise. At this Wimpy stops sneezing and goes hunting for the ball, whereupon Dr. Myers allows that if he’s careful and plays only indoors, he guesses it will be all right. Wimpy plays with such vigor that Dr. Myers decides that a little walk outside wouldn't hurt after all, and when he makes this prescription out loud, Wimpy promptly runs to the hall tree and gets the doctor’s hat, before a relapse sets in. The two take a walk, and Dr. Myers says he often feels better himself when they come back after some exercise. . This has been going on a lon time and Wimpy never seems to get completely over his complaints.

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FAMED DOG DIES

M’ALESTER, Okla., March 6 (U. P.).—Law enforcement agencies planned a hero's funeral today for old Foston, venerable bloodhound which aided in the capture of some of the Southwest's most notorious desperadoes including Floyd Hamilton. It died yesterday.

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205 WORKS OF STATE ARTISTS

Show Is Opened to Public After Awarding of Prizes.

The 32d annual exhibition of Indiana artists’ work at John Herron Art Museum was open to the public

today. : The exhibition of 205 works of art, sponsored by the t Association of Indianapolis, was viewed by 480 persons yesterday. Wilbur D. Peat, Museum director, announced awards Saturday night at a dinner party given by

Colonial tea room. Harold McWhinney, member | of the Richmond artists’ group now teaching at Eaton, O., won the Art Association prize of $150 for his “Red Barn,” a winter landscape, a snow scene with animals. The prize was given for “a meritorious work of art (or group) which has not before been publicly exhibited.” Joe H. Cox of Indianapolis) Herron Art School graduate, won the J. I. Holcomb prize of $100 for his “Viaduct,” a city scene in oil. Edmund Schildknecht, Technical High School art teacher, won the Mrs, Edgar H. Evans water color prize of $75 for his entry, “Their House of Straw.” The first prize of $30 for sculpture was won by Mahlon Bayley Payne (Mrs. Paul T. Payne) of Indianapolis for her “Friends,” a mother cat and her kitten carved in dark blue

| grey Vermont marble. E. H. Daniels

of Indianapolis won second prize of $20 for his bronzed plaster bust of “Stevedore.” Those winning honorable mention for, their oil paintings were Stanley Bielecky, East Chicago, “The Workmen”; Edmund Brucker, Herron Art School faculty member, “Slave Block,” and Henrik Martin Mayer, Indianapolis, “Afterglow.” . Honorable mention for watercolors was given Carolyn G. Bradley, Ohio State University art teacher, “Market in San Francisco,” and Robert Craig, Technical High School art department head, “Black Schooner.” The exhibit will close April 2.

DEPUTIES ARREST 7 IN WEEK-END RAIDS

Sheriff Feeney Warns That ‘Lid Is Still On.’

Seven persons, arrested ir. five week-end raids by deputy sheriffs, were to appear in Municipal Court

today as Sheriff Feeney warned that “the lid is still on.” { The raids were made late Saturday night and early yesterday oy Charles McAllister and seven other deputies. City police also arrested five in a raid yestetday. In a raid near Speedway City, deputies arrested Dorothy Ashley, 31, and Pat Paxton, 27, charging them with violation of the 1935 Beverages Act. Deputies said they confiscated a pint and a half of whisky and two empty whisky bottles. Sheriff Feeney said he had “numerous complaints that high school students were frequenting this place.”

Slot Machines Reported

In a raid in the 5700 block of W. Washington St., Irvin Small, alleged proprietor, was charged with violation of the Slot Machine Act. Deputies said they confiscated two slot machines. George Chakel, proprietor of a barbecue, in the 3000 block of Madison Ave.,, was charged with owning a gift enterprise as deputies said they confiscated a glass jar and a series of tickets. i City police said they arrested Harry Bevins, 968 Udell St, in a raid yesterday at a tavern. He was charged with violating the 1935 Beverages Act. Deputies said they confiscated five partially filled bottles of beer. Four others also arrested at the tavern were charged with vagrancy.

CAMERAMAN TO GIVE I. U. TALK TOMORROW

Times Special i BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 6. —Julien Bryan, reporter and cameraman for the “March of Time,” will give an illustrated lecture in the Chemistry Auditorium tomorrow night. The lecture is sponsored by the Hillel Foundation. : An open forum will follow the lecture. Funds obtained from admission will be used by the Foundation to bring German refugee students to Indiana University next semester. Mr. Bryan's films will show scenes he took in Germany last year.

EXHIBITED HERE

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Edmund Schildknecht, Tech High School art

‘this picture, “Their House of Straw,” exhibited in

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Winner in Museum Water Co or Class

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Times Special

IN THE HOUSE

Feb. 28—Purchase of foreign silver. Motion by Rep. Taber (R. N. Y.)

bill back to committee with -instructions to provide for termination of purchases of foreign silver by Treasury Rejected, 196 nays to 143 yeas. Not voting, 94. Both Rep. Louis Ludlow and Rep. William Larrabe¢ voted against termination. :

The $1,805,486,000 Treasury-Post-office supply bill was subsequently passed without a record vote, March 1—Conference report on Independent. Offices supply bill. Agreed to, 184 to 175. “Present,” 1. Not voting, 73. ; Rep. Larrabee voted for acceptance, Rep. Ludlow for rejection.

Principal issue was acceptance of a Senate amendment providing the TVA with $17,206,000 to continue work on the dam at Gilbertsville, Ky., and to begin work on a dam at Watts Bar, Tenn. The House had previously .rejected the appropriation but reversed itself by accepting the conference report. March 1—Conference report on Deficiency Appropriation Bill. Mo= tion by Rep. McCormack (D. Mass.) to accept a Senate amendment which increased a Heuse appropriation of three million dollars for New England hurricance relief to five million dollars. Agree to, 203 to 146. Rep. Larrabee’ voted for the increase, Rep. Ludlow against it. March 1—Conference report on Deficiency Appropriation Biil. Motion by Rep. Taber (R. N. Y.) to accept the amendment by which the Senate eliminated an appropriation of $3,500,000 proposed by the House for a new Census Bureau building in Washington. Rejected, 172 nays to 157 yeas. Not voting, 104. Rep. Ludlow voted for elimination; Rep. Larrabee for retention. The bill was subsequently returned to conference for further negotiation on questions in disagreement between the two houses. March 3: War Department appropriation bill, carrying $499,857,936 for the fiscal year 1940—a peace-

CURIOSITY BLAMED IN DEATH OF CHILD

VINCENNES, March 6 (U. P.)— The curiosity of a 2-year-old child today was biamed for her death. Little Diana Lee Snow climbed on a chair Saturday to set an electric washing machine in operation. Her arm was caught in the wringer, and her mother freed her when she heard her scream. Pneumonia developed, however, and the baby died.

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WASHINGTON, March 6.—Votes by tion in Congress on important questions decided by roll call during the week ended March 3 are shown here.

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On Important Issues Shown

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IN THE SENATE No record votes were taken in the Senate during the week. Attendance Records of Senators (Based on 55 quorum calls and five roll calls since Jan. 3, 1939):

Present Absent

Minton .....ce.0000.... 57 3

Van Nuys Attendance Records of Representatives

(Based. on seven quorum calls and 17 roll calls since Jan. 3, 1939): Present Absent Larrabee .....o0....... 22 2 Ludlow ....... “+

VAN DEVANTER UPHELD IN MAIL FRAUD TRIAL

: —_— NEW YORK, March 6 (U. P.).— The second U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the conviction on mail fraud charges of William J. Graham and James C. McKay, Reno, Nev. gambling promoters who financed the “Reno ring” of confidence men. Retired Supreme Court Justice Willis Van Devanter of Indiana, sitting as trial judge in U. S. District

Court in February, 1938, sentenced both men to nine years in Federal prison and fined them $11,000 each. In the appeal, the defense charged that Mr. Justice Van Devanter was not qualified as trial judge and that his charge to the jury and his conduct of the trial were “full of error.”

"WILL SETS UP FUND PHILADELPHIA, March 6 (U.P. —The will of Mrs. Emma Schubert Brister, harpist and only woman member of the Philadelphia Amateur Orchestra) which preceded the

Philadelphia chestra, bequeathed $2000 to the orchestra, the income

SON OF MAJOR GETS WEST POINT CHANCE

Times Special : ~~ WASHINGTON, March 6.—Jack Kenneth McGregor, son of Maj. Kenneth McGregor, Ft. Harrison, today had been named for a U. S. Military Academy appointment at West Point by Rep. William H. Lar-_ Fl - rabee. ; . Maj. McGregor is commander of the air squadron at Schoen Field.

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