Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1939 — Page 1

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9 MORE FOUND DEAD IN MINE;

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FORECAST: Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and tomorrow; thundershowers tonight.

VOLUME 51—-NUMBER 109

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MONDAY, JULY 17, 1939

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BUY WATER CO, CITY IS ADVISED BY DICKERMAN

Expert Flatly Recommends Purchase at Owners’ Latest Figure as Negotiations Near Conclusion.

Kentucky Pit.

No Compensation Carried By Shaft Owners; Cleanup Is Pushed.

PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR THURSDAY,

Low Interest Rates in Bond Market Add to Acquisition’s Acceptability, Municipal Heads Are Told.

PROVIDENCE, Ky. July 17 (U. P).—G. T. Powell, U. S. Bureau of Mines inspector, announced today that rescue workers had found the bedies of nine additional miners in 3 h on i pr the Coal Mine, making a i. —— or \ Ax pe oF total 28 victims in a dust ex- a SE — - W ; Se : plosion which rocked the mine Fri- § day night. The bodies were found behind a make-shift barricade in a gallery| Pr osc ° 135 feet below the surface and al-| A trackless trolley, inbound on Massachusetts Ave. ee miles from the shaft. | with 38 persons aboard, skidded on wet pavements at had been hopeful of park and Massachusetts Aves. and Walnut St. today and line men alive. | crashed into the front of the James C. Mead drug store. rs, headed by the passengers reportedly received only minor injuries. One, nation-wide appeal] Mrs. Chester Lane, 28, of 2030 N. Gale St, was removed le victims’ families] jin an ambulance. James Tretton, Indianapolis Railways, after it had been learned that the jyne, vice president, said he belived his men had obRuckman Co, operators of the mine,| tained the license number of a car said to have caused did not carry compensation insur-!— — ance and would be unable to meet

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By LOWELL B. NUSSBAUM A flat recommendation that the City buy the Indian apolis Water Co. at a price of $4,500,000 for the common stock has been made by Judson C. Dickerman, Federal utility engineer, it was revealed today. Mr. Dickerman’s supplementary report, made public by Mayor Sullivan, states that in view of the benefits to be obtained, “it is inescapable that the City can well afford to pay $4,500,000” for the stock and “should not be deterred” because his original “justified price” was below that

- Times Photos. he was standing near the front window, saw agvhat was going to happen and ran out the Massachuetts Ave. door, meantime shouting to Harrison Kurtz, 16, of 712 E. 10th St., another employee. Kurtz had just started down the cellar and continued on down to safety. The street was roped off and the building condemned bv W. E. Holmes of the City Building Inspector’s office, who said it probably could not be repaired for less than $2000.

the accident by turning in front of the trolley with no signal being given. Witnesses said the car paused only momentarily after the trolley struck the building and then raced en. Ernest L. Slinger, 32, of 1144 Lexington Ave. trolley operator, said that as the car turned in front of his trolley he slammed on the brakes, that they locked and caused it to skid into the building. Herman H. Hammer, 534, of 2219 Noland Ave, in charge of the drug store, said

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any obligation for them. All except four of the miners were married and had children.

Barricade Ineffective

Mr. Powell said the barricade had been ineffective because the men had not had sufficient material to make it airtight. Rescuers reported the men had used some of clothing to fill breaches. through said. material

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“The rescuers found them lying] in orderly fashion on the floor of

the gallery. “Most of them had their arms folded across their chests, a posi-

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awaiting rescue. They undoubtedly died from the gas.” He said the trapped men had left two notes. One was timed 12:30 a. m. Saturday. “All alive and well,” it said. The second was timed at 1:40 m. Saturday. “All stil alive,” was the last note.

10 of 38 Rescued

Thirty-eight men were in the mine when the explosion occurred.

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SIX ARE DEAD IN AUTO ACCIDENTS

Funeral Is Today for Girl, 3, Killed Playing; Mother's

Fears Come True.

Five Hoosiers, two of them from | Indianapolis, died of traffic acci- | dent injuries over the week-end and 110 were reported injured here. A Chicago man was killed in La Porte County. The dead are:

Three - year - old MARGARET { MAY DENTON, 3034 N. Gale St, i who died after being struck by a car near her home Saturday night. { DAVID TRISSEL, 78, of 608 E. | Walnut St, who died in City Hos- | pital of injuries received July 4. CHARLES BUNNELL, 65, Galveston farmer, who was killed near his ‘home when his car was struck by a | Chicago-bound passenger train.

Seven working near the shaft came| MRS. MAURICE L. HURWICH, to the surface and three others were! 47 of South Bend. who died of inrescued a half mile from the scene| juries received Friday in an accident

of the explosion. Rescue crews found the bodies of 10 and said nine others who had been working with that group had been buried in water and

uers will start bringing the to the surface this morning. olice cleared away from the mine entrance nearly 1500 persons, including wives and children of the victims, who had been tearfully awaiting word from below. The victims found today were Arch Gold, 43; Rudell Lepper, 32; Charles Wallace, 34; Sike Boyd, 48; Clyde Cole, 26; Elmer Sales, 48; Gordon Hodge, 40; Wanda Williams, 28, and Allen Chambers, 28. Rescuers, working in eight-hour shifts, had endangered their lives Friday night in their efforts to reach the men. Late last F. V. Ruckman, president of the Ruckman Coal Co. which operates the mine, and John Daniel, State Mine Inspector who directed rescue crews, had expressed confidence the men wouid be found alive by noon. Their hope had been spurred by a report from rescuers that they found the gass-laden air near the gallery motionless, evidence that the men had built the barricade and had sealed themesives in. The bar-

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at Cassopolis, Mich. | KENNETH PERRY, 29, of Valparaiso, died today, the second vic(tim of an accident that occurred jnear Valparaiso when two cars left (the road in a race. | ROBERT KIRKPATRICK, 66, of Chicago, was struck by a South Shore interurban train at Hudson Lake, La Porte County, and killed.

| Mrs. William Denton, mother of |

(the 3-year-old girl who was Killed Saturday night, said she had lived in fear that some time one of her children would be injured in traf- | fic. | “I had never sent Margaret May |to Sunday School even,” she said, | “because I was so afraid to let her cross streets.” { Mack Denton, the childs uncle, (who lived with the Denton family, was watching Margaret May as she played with neighbors across the | (Continued on Page Three)

KUHN DUCKS COURT IN DRUNKENNESS CASE

ricade, rescuers said, cut off air cur-| X to the section outside the ry and explained the dead air. that report a fresh rescue crew of 20 men went mn and fought with increased t to reach the gallery only to nd the men dead.

Judge Conceals Feelings As to Its Disposition.

galls After receiving WEBSTER, Mass, July 17 (U. P). —Fritz Kuhn, German-American Bund leader, failed to appear in court today to answer charges of drunkenness and of using profanity Southbridge District Judge Louis Rieutord adjourned court without announcing how he would dispose of the case. After court adjournment the judge

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TEACHERS RESERVE FUND RULED ILLEGAL

A “contingent reserve” fund cre-| ated 10 years ago by State Teachers’ |was asked whether the case would Retirement Fund trustees is illegal, be continued or Kuhn's $54 bail forToorney General Omer S. Jackson feited ruled in an official opinion today.| “I am sorry.” the judge replied

T alin ~¢ iv i ¥ e= | « a Hy or igh but I am unable to make any comques ) th ustees 10 Sal na ment at this time.”

an emergency nas arise for the use! of the reserve fund. “There is no basis of law for the creation of the so-termed contingent reserve 1923,” the Attorney General's opinion stated. “It should be discontinued and all funds set apart for whatever purposes necessary.”

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2 Swallows By 2 Babies— 2 Operations

Two babies were reported in critical condition at Riley Hospital today after delicate operations to remove swallowed objects. An esophoscope was used io remove a nickel from the esophagus of Ronald Vernon, 16-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vernon of Royal Center. The child was brought here from the Cass County Hospital at Logansport for the operation. Ten minutes after Ronald's arrival at the hospital late Saturday, Jerry Lipp, 10-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lipp of Frankfort, was brought in for the removal of a carpet tack from the right lobe of his lung. A bronchoscope was used for the operation.

FUNERAL TODAY FOR PROF. W. E. JENKINS

‘One of Most Gifted Men I've Known,” Says Bryan.

Associates and former pupils of William Evans Jenkins, professor {emeritus of English literature at In{diana University, will attend funeral |services for him at 4:30 p. m. today at the Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. Prof. Jenkins, who was 70, died Saturday at Long Hospital after a vear’s iliness. “Will Jenkins was one of the most gifted men I have ever known,” said William Lowe Bryan, I. U. president (emeritus. “He was a man with unpurchasable qualities of the artist, a man of stainless character, a man whom it was a joy to know and to love.” Prof. Jenkins was born at Richmond. He attended I. U, played on its football team and was a student and admirer of David Starr Jordan. He received his A. B. degree at Indiana and when Dr. Jordan went to Leland Stanford University, Prof. {Jenkins followed and took graduate work there. He returned to I. U. in 1894 as librarian, holding that position until 1921. He studied in Europe in 1909 and 1910 and following his appointment as professor of litera[ture in 1921 obtained a leave of absence fof further study on the continent. Survivors are his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Alberta Jones, both | I. U. graduates.

PAULA STONE IS WED HOLLYWOOD, July 17 (U. P).— Paula Stone, actress daughter of Fred Stone, and band leader Duke Daly, in whose orchestra she used to sing, were at home in Beverly Hills today. They were married yesterday.

Carl G. Fisher’s Burial

Miami Beach

ORDER 650,000 OFF WPA ROLLS

Relief Officials Wonder if

Strike Will Become More Serious.

WASHINGTON, July 17 (U. P) .— WPA officials today began the most

extensive roll cutting program since the agency’s establishment in 1935, involving the dismissal of approximately 650,000 workers by Sept. 1. Orders were sent to state administrators to begin mass firings in accordance with a provision of the 1940 relief bill that all on WPA rolls for 18 months must take a 30-day vacation. In New York, 1000 dismissal notices already were in the mails, and 2500 will be discharged each working day for the next six weeks. Dismissals in other states will follow shortly.

Uncertain of Effect

Threatens For Delay

Municipal Judge Charles Karabell today warned a motorist who delayed payment on a sticker for parking violation that he was subect to a 180-day jail term and a fine of $300, then fined

him $2 and costs, suspending the The defendant was the third they had been brought into court

pay the $2 fee on stickers promptly. “I want to break this up,” Judge Karabell said. people delay paying traffic stickers thinking they will eventually

worm out of it.”

The other two defendants were fined $1 and costs each with

costs suspended.

Judge Karabell disposed of 80 traffic cases today, levying fines

of $268, an average of $3.34.

Jail Terms on Stickers

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POLAND WAITS GEN, IRONSIDE

War Plans to Be Discussed; Chamberlain Refuses Job to Churchill.

LONDON, July 17 (U. P.).—Great Britain sought to tighten her prepa-

costs. arraigned before the judge after by officers for failure to promptly

“Too many

SCHOOL FUND ERROR IN STATE REVEALED

County Auditors Instead of |

Treasurers Paid.

Officials were uncertain what effect the new firings would have on the

two-week-old strike affecting more {than 100,000 WPA workers who are protesting another provision of the 1940 relief measure—that abandon-

UTILITY VALUATIONS CUT BY TAX BOARD

The Tax Board today] granted Jurther reductions totaling! $1.833,53537 in the valuations of Indiana ucilities properties for 1940 taxing purpcses The bizgest cut granted by the Board was $1142022 in the valuation of the Nickel Plate Raiiroad system. Ta: valuation was reduced from 323374726 to £22.226.704. Other reductions were: Pere Marquette Railroad. $11.701; Southern Railroad, £75289; LI. & N. Railroad, £32417; Richmond Telephone Co, $12,582: Southern Indiana Gas & Electile Co. at Evansville, £500.000; Craowa Point Telephone Co, $21,130, and the Indiana Telephone Corp. oi Seymour, $10,616.

State

The body of Carl G. Fisher, one of began with the establishment of the

(the founders of the Indianapolis! Prest-O-Lite Storage Battery Co. |

Speedway and developer of Miami in 1904. That venture began with a Beach, lay in state there today. He capital of $10,000 and yielded him a died late Saturday at 65. | fortune before he relinquished conFuneral services will be held at trol in 1924, the Florida city tomorrow. Dr. John| He was a pioneer automobile deal- | Oliver LaGorce, associate editor of | er here. Realizing the need for ex-| the National Geographic magazine, Periment in the industry and being will deliver an eulogy. an auto race lover, he helped or-| ; ri ar a... 2anize the Speedway Corporation in Mr. Fisher was striken Friday jo09 to puild a track for races and with a gastric hemorrhage. He had experiments. been in failing health for several The cofounders were Arthur c years. | Newby, James A. Allison and Frank He was born at Greensburg and H. Wheeler, all of whom are dead. after selling newspapers on trains,' Having a flare for the spectacular, worked at a book shop and bank Mr. Fisher staged the first balloon before entering the bicycle business.) race here in 1908. He was a close As that business prospered, he be- friend of Orville Wright and the] came widely known as a bicycle late Wilbur Wright, coinventors of| racer. He later became an automo- the airplane. i bile rece driver. He gave up an active part in con= | Mr. Fisher's financial climb really (Continueg on Page Three) * &

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ing the prevailing wage scale for ‘skilled workers. Leaders of the Workers Alliance, |an organization of relief clients,

Investigation of school funds in| several counties over the State has] disclosed a ‘serious error in admin- | istration,” Edward A. Brennaiti. State | Accounts Board chief examiner, said today. “We have found that persons who borrowed from the school fund are

(have warned that nationwide pro- | tests against the dismissai program will make the current strike “look! like a tea party.” A Congressional drive to restore {the prevailing wage apparently had failed. Rep. Adolph J. Sabath (D. Ill) who sponsored an amendment in the House to restore the old wage scale, said he was undecided whether to press for action in view of the announcement from a group of Senators sponsoring similar legislation that the fight looked futile. He said he would talk with House supporters of his measure today. The Senate group, headed by Senator Murray (D. Mont.), abandoned efforts to revise the relief law because of strike violence, which they termed “embarrassing.” Senator Van Nuys (D. Ind.) was one of the cosponsors of Senutor Murray’s bili. 300,000 to Be Cut Off

WPA officials said that some 300,{000 persons will be cut off the relief {rolls during August to meet the | Congressional 18 months restriction jand that another 350000 would be | fired in September. The dismissals ‘will be carried out gradually, they said, in order to avoid disruption of project operations. At least 25,000 workers were estimated to have been discharged for violating WPA Commissioner F. C. Harrington's order against remaining away from work for more than five days. In many areas, strikers returned to work to avoid this penalty, but new walkouts were reported in several cities, including Philadelphia, where 3000 were ordered on strike today. Project operations continued indefinitely suspended in Minneapolis, Minn, and Rochester, N. Y., where authorities feared possible violent outbreaks. Riots in Minneapolis have caused two deaths and more than a score of injuries. Col. Harrington has promised to close other projects if necessary to prevent violence and property damage.

DISCUSS NEW YORK FAIR ADMISSION CUT

NEW YORK, July 17 (U. P.).— The executive committee of the New York World's Fair was expected today to consider proposals by disgruntled exhibitors and concessionaires for the reduction of the admittance price from 75 cents 16 50.

SET NEW SQUALUS SALVAGE ATTEMPT

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, July 17 (U. P.).—A second attempt to raise the Squalus probably will be made about Aug. 1, salvage engineers said

making payments on their 0ans to county auditors instead of county treasurers,” Mr. Brennan said. A survey in Jasper County showed | that more than $3000 had been paid into the auditor's office, he said “Fortunately we have been able to collect this money for the school fund, but under the law it could have been lost,” Mr. Brennan said. “No one should pay a cent to county auditors on school fund loans.” Persons owing money to the school fund should first get an application from the county auditor, present payment to the county treasurer and then deposit the receipt with the auditor and get an official quietus from the auditor, he said.

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PACKING HOUSE UNION

THREATENS TO STRIKE

CHICAGO, July 17 (U. P.).—The Packing House Workers Organizing Committee, backed by a personal pledge of support from John L. Lewis, C. I. O. chief, gave notice today it would call a strike against the “Big Four” meat packers if they refuse to negotiate for wage contracts. Nearly 1000 delegates, representing 75,000 packing house employees who are members of unions affiliated with tha C. I. O, attended a P. W. O. C. national policy convention Sunday and voted unanimously to give their leaders power to call strikes if the companies refuse to negotiate.

DROWNED IN CREEK LAFAYETTE, Ind. July 17 (U. P). Carl W. Breitwieser, 26, of Lafayette, was drowned yesterday when he stepped into a deep hole in Wildcat creek near here while fishing.

rations against war in Europe today by sending Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside for military. consultations in Poland and welcoming Prince Paul, Regent of Jugoslavia, on a visit to London. Gen. Ironside, the new inspector general of British overseas forces, flew to Warsaw to plan co-ordina-tion of British, French and Polish military defense in event of a conflict with Germany over Danzig. Prince Paul, accompanied by Princess Olga, arrived in London on a visit to King George and Queen Elizabeth and possibly to talk with British officials about closer relations grees to 71 this morning. The Bu- {between Britain and Jugoslavia, reau said the highest reading would [Which recently has been under heavy be in the 80s. | pressure from its big neighsors, GerDespite a blazing sun, the highest many and Italy. There were some retemperature recorded yesterday was Ports that a loan to Jugoslavia 6 at 3:30 p. m. might be in prospect.

a Avoids Nazi Territory

4 DEAD AT HARLAN; |, orn, sronece sew on way ot co PEACE TALKS GO ON

ing over Germany. 223 in Court Today Charged

He intends to remain in Warsaw a week, talking to Marshal Edward With Riot Last Week. HARLAN, Ky., July 17 (U. P.).—

Smigly-Rydz, inspector-general of “Bloody” Harlan County today

the Polish Army and “strong man” of the country, and other Polish counted for more violent deaths, two of them the result of labor troubles,

military leaders. It was reported that in event of war Polish bombing planes might as union leaders and coal mine operators resumed negotiations for peace in the Harlan coal fields.

fly across Germany to France, dropping their bombs en route and At Harlan, 223 persons arrested Wednesday after National Guards-

men and pickets clashed near Stanfil, prepared for arraignment today on charges of “banding and confederating.” George Titler, a union official, was charged with sedition| vival of demands for their entry. and forcible rebellion. Political quarters said there was Peace negotiations were under way no Cabinet big enough to hold such at Knoxville, Tenn., under John L.! conflicting personalities as Mr. Connor, Federal conciliator. Churchill, Sir John Simon, ChancelFrank Noe, union miner who was|lor of the Exchequer, and Sir shot during Wednesday's clash, died | Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary.

; bt ; Sir John and Sir Samuel are yesterday from hip wounds. His + y supporters of “appeasement,” they ek te Bi Senin resiliung are also Mr. Chamberlain's closest

: associates. Bill Roberts, a union miner, was illing to shot and killed Saturday at Stanfill] MF, Chamberlain is unwilling

Oh : sacrifice them now, it was said, but by Willie Fee, a miner, after Roberts| o1itical observers expressed belief and four other men had attacked

that in event of a new crisis he Fee, who is held on a murder

would be forced to do so. Mr. charge. The other two deaths were Churchill is an implacable enemy of in a “drunken. brawl.”

totalitariarnism and appeasement.

MERCURY TO RISE DESPITE SHOWERS

LOCAL TEMPERATURES +. 61 10 a.m... . 68 1am... 72 12 (noon). 76 1p m...

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6 a. m.. Ta m.. 8a m.... 9a m....

Indianapolis was swept by showers today, but the Weather Bureau said that the mercury would rise again tonight and tomorrow after more thundershowers tonight. The temperature dropped five de-

refueling in France for the return flight. Similarly, French and British fleets would fly to Polish bases.

Churchill Still Out

Prime Minister Chamberlain was reported today to be still firmly opposed to the inclusion of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden, dissident Conservative leaders, in his Cabinet despite a week-end re-

Housewives Promise ‘Fight to Finish’ Against Annual East Side Mardi Gras

A “finish fight” to stop the annual East Side

they are a fine, patrictic organization, but we've

mardi gras from opening tomorrow night was prom- been putting up ised by housewives today at a Works Board meeting

after sponsors refused to cancel it.

“The show will go on—we can’t back out now,” officials of the 12th District American Legion Auxiliary Drum and Bugle Corps, sponsors, said. “Not if we can stop it,” the East Side housewives replied. “We'll call the police.” Ten women who described themselves as “plain, ordinary housewives” won the first skirmish in the battle when Legion officials withdrew their request for a Works Board permit to block part of E. 10th St. during the evenings. James C. Ahearn, 12th District American Legion commander, who appeared before the Board regarding the permit, said that the show will open without a city license if one cannot be obtained. City Controller James E. Deery said he could not issue one because sponsors had failed to show that 60 per cent of the resident property owners within 500 feet of the site had given their consent. “We have nothing against the Legion,” Mrs.

Leroy J. Keach,

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today.

Harold Hayes, 1038 Shannon Ave. said, “We think » a carnival

with this carnival 12 years and we

simply cannot stand it another year.” “We admire and respect the property owners,” Mr. Ahearn said, into this event to back out now. All this trouble could have been avoided if we had learned earlier there would be so much opposition.” A delegation of housewives said they would ask

“but we have sunk too much money

Safety Board president, for “ade-

quate police protection.” Mrs. A. P. Cullen, 1037 Shannon Ave., said that in view of the fact that the controller's license would not be issued, “we will have every concessionaire arrested, one by one if they open up in defiance of the

Albert Neuerberg, 4401 E. 1tOh St., owner of the mardi gras site, charged that the opposition was being sponsored by “several dissatisfied persons on the East Side to promote their interests.” The fight developed Friday when 18 housewives demanded that the Works Board refuse the Legion's street closing permit request and that Mr. Deery

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“In effect,” he reported, “the benefits of the low inter-

possible for the City to meet a possible market price for the stock with such advantages to itself as to make it appear sensible to ignore a possible overvaluation in the price to be paid the present owner.

“This is an opportunity in view of the extraordinary interest rates at present available and the possible near future inflation of monetary standards that the City should not fail to seize,” he concluded.

Public Hearing Called

Meanwhile, as the City’s negotiae tions for purchase of the company neared conclusion, preparations were made for a public hearing: Thursday night in City Council

chambers. Other developments included: 1. Executors of the C. H. Geist estate, owner of the utility's common stock, are understood to have informed the City that if it rejects the offer, the estate probably will not sell to a private buyer but retain the ownership, despite private offers submitted. 2. Attorneys studying the proposed purchase have advised that if the City decides to buy, there is little likelihood that the transaction can be completed before September because of the various legal steps required. 3. City officials studying the purchase announced that although they have decided tentatively in favor of buying, they still have an open mind and will make no definite decision until after the public hearing.

Annual Cash Balance Seen

Mr. Dickerman estimated that on the basis of the $4,500,000 price for common stock and a net price of $21,388,400 for the entire property, revenue would be sufficient to leave the City a cash abalance annually of $363,558, or a total of $14,542,320 over the 40 years in which the City would be retiring the stock. If the bond issue were increased to allow $2,000,000 for development of the Oaklandon Reservoir and improvements at the Fall Creek sta< tion the additional interest would cut the estimated annual cash balance to $28,886, or a total profit of $11,275,440 over the 40 years. These figures do not include save ings in taxes. Mr. Dickerman’s report advised that present City, County, State and Federal taxes— $589,000 last year—be set aside and turned over to the City treasury. The amount actually received by the Civil and School cities last year was only about $280,000.

Asking Price Cut

The Geist estate's new offer last week actually is a net reduction of $625,000 below its proposal of May 1, Mr. Dickerman said. This ine cludes a $500,000 cut in the asking price of the common stock, a $50,000 (Continued on Page Three)

FIRE WRECKS PLANE; °

CIGARET IS BLAMED

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FT. WAYNE, Ind, July 17 (U, P.) —Authorities today. blamed a cigaret for accidently starting a fire which destroyed a trimotored Boeing plane during the annual Aero Club meet here yesterday. The plane, valued by Pilot Mike Murphy at $11,500, was not insured. Mr. Murphy was under cone tract to fly it for the Ohio Oil Co,

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