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I INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
Dally Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street
Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351
MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS.
, , .... , _ J Chicago, Detroit, St. Lonls. G. Logan Payne Cos.
Advertising offices J New Vork. Boston, Payne. Barns & Smith, ic.
IT IS .pliably reported that Mrs. Kaber will not enter the movies at
this time.
IT wouk' be just like Congres* to pass a tariff bill and then forget to
reduce the w&r taxes .
THE RESIGNATION of Irving Lemaux as Republican city chairman
will, of course, come as a great sur rise.
BERGDOLL now charges that certain Army officers were “fixed.” We
have often wondered what influenced any one to believe that “buried treas
ure’’ story.
Misdirected Effort!
There never was a time in Indiana when a more misdirected effort was
under wav among the people than is embodied in the several phases of the
quarrel over taxes.
Those who have unlimited confidence in the Legislature are advocating
constitutional amendment giving the Legislature the unrestricted power
to levy taxes of all kinds.
Those who regard this amendment a3 a menace to constitutional
government are freely admitting the injustice of our present system.
Part *of our people are advocating the estoppel of all improvements
with a view to reducing taxes.
Still others are advocating a single tax, an income tax, an indirect tax
And other kinds of tax.
What all these people want is relief from a high tax.
Ahd It is very strange indeed that Jiey should overlook the one simple
way to evade a hig tax in their mad scramble for a cure-all.
At best the only thing that can be accomplished by a reform of
our present taxing system is the shifting ot the burden of taxes from
one citizen to another. This may be entirely desirable, perhaps even
necessary in many instances of injustice.
But it does not conkibute in the least toward the lowering of taxes.
Half the energy and thought now being expending on the production
of some method of shifting the burden of taxes to the other fellows's
shoulders would suffice to eliminate high taxes.
The evil that all these tax faddists hope to cure the burden of a
too high tax assessed on property.
This burden can be lightened only by assessing less taxes.
Less taxes can be assessed only when public expenditure ~re reduced.
Public expenditures can be reduced and no worthy project blocked
when waste and extravagance are eliminated from our Government.
Waste and extravagance could be eliminated if only those active minds
that are now engaged in evolving different taxing methods were set to
the problem of obtaining greater efficiency in public affairs.
Probably 75 per cent of each dollar collected from t h c taxpayers today
is wasted.
None would complain of fixes if taxes were 75 or even 50 per cent
less.
We are worrying entirely too much about the public income and not
nearly enough about the public outgo.
A Mistake!
It is a source of considerable regret to real friends of the project
to add to the site of the war memorial that some ones zeal got th~
better of hts judgment and permitted a misleading questionnaire to go to
remonstrators under the sanction of the American Legion.
Advocates of the participation of the city of Indianapolis and Marlon
County in the State project for a memorial must realize that It is foolish
to attempt to distort the issue. Most of them have too great faith In the
liberality and patriotism of the people of this community to believe that
distortion of the questio” either necessary or desirable as a preliminary
to a referendum.
It is, of course, greatly to be hoped that the mistake made in the
Legion's questionnaire will be regarded as a mistake and not be harbored
against the project to provide a plaza setting for the memorial.
The remonstrance which is now before the city council is not a
remonstrance against the war memorial which has been assured by legisla
tive enactment. No one can truthfully answer the first, question sub
mitted by the Legion in the affirmative. No one has "signed a petition
against a World War memorial in Indianapolis’’ for the reason that no
such petition has ever been framed or circulated and would be of no
avail even if it had.
The question that will be submitted to the people for a vote in event
the city council orders a referendum is not whether there shall boa
memorial, but whether the city of Indianapolis and the County of .Marion
shall participate In the erection of a war memorial which has already
been projected by the State.
The preposed participation certainly has merits sufficient to permit it
to stand in a referendum without camouflage.
Land Locked at Sea
A recent dispatch from San FTancisco states that a Jeopard became
released from its cage while on a Pacific mail liner bound from Calcutta,
and that It raised considerable excitement on the ship before it was
returned to safety. Reading of this incident calls to mind that the
smallest place in the world, next to a flat with a mother-in-law, is a ship,
big or little, out at sea.
The widest ship Is not a hundred feet across and the longest Is under
a thousand feet It may be over half a dozen decks deep. Sometimes a
stowaway may, with the help of friends, remain undiscovered, but lot an
animal, be it a leopard, a pet monkey or parrot, get lose, and everything
is pandemonium.
The person on land little realizes how easy it is to walk a few blocks
or to “go downtown.” On shio there is no place to go. If a pet monkey
gets lose, it does the wrong thing, for everything Is of interest to it, from
the baggage of passengers to the Intricate machinery of the engine room,
and its curiosity is unlimited.
There was a time when a tired business man could take his vacation
on a moderately fast ship, before the wireless telegraphy had so connected
the land with the sea, that now there is no complete isloation. But there
are changes in environment which never come unless at sea, breathing
salt air.
There exists the inability to see new faces. Water is all about, with
out variation of landscape. One is so crowded in the best ship that every
one annoys his neighbor. There is no escape. In the little town, with its
little town talk, one can go to seclusion in jhe woods, but a ship offers
no retreat.
Broad fields ar® better than marine expanses and as man is essentially
a land animal, on land will he eventually find contentment and fixture./
Thinking in Millions
It is said there are over 20,000 millionaires In America and this, is
based upon income tax returns. This number causes no surprise when it
is noted how common it is to think In millions.
The most notable example of big figures before the present generation
is in the story of Andrew Carnegie. He gave away more than $350,000,000,
and died a "poor man.” worth only about $25,000,000. The number who die
worth that much are few and far between. #
But the publ’c Is educated to think in millions. Public buildings, cost
ing less, are scarcely worthy of mention, while corporations having that
capital are indeed common. Estates frequently run Into that figure or
more. Recently an incident In New York showed how big figures appear.
A Captain de Lamar willed over sixteen millions to certain schools, besides
over three millions to charities. His daughter appeared in court and
waived all claim to the funds.
In Pittsburgh a daughter of William Penn Snyder is in court dis
puting the a will involving over thirty millions The money had
been made production of pig iron.
The incidents could be multiplied many times by a casual perusal of
the daily papers. Coincident with the formation of these vast
for either private or public use, it is noted that but little remains aftefv
one or generations. Those that do remain, or grow larger, are the
exception to the rule.
In the early days of the country’s pioneering, few, indeed, thought In.
sums so large. It is interesting to wondeF what another hundred of
-aars will develop. *
Ye TOWNE GOSSIP
Copyright. 1921. by Star Company.
By K. C. B.
OTi SATURDAY.
• • •
HE CLOSED his desk
• * •
Ayr* ON Sunday morning
• • •
THEY CLOSED their flat.
* *
AND BRIGHT and
early.
• •
I DROVE up. \
• * •
FOR MONTH! ago.
• • •
I'D PROMISED them.
* •
WHEN SUMMER
came.
• • *
AND THEY had
planned.
• • *
WHERE THEY
would go.
• • •
I’D TAKE them there.
* • •
AND SO It was.
• • •
WITH ALL their
bags.
AND SUNSHADE
hats.
• • *
AND EVEBYTHINO.
• • •
WE PACKED them in
• • •
AND DROVE away.
• • •
AND THEY vere
yountf
• • •
AND Ft I E of life.
• • •
AND QriTE content
WITH THIS old
world.
• • ♦
AND HApriNi£B3.
• • •
THAT ALWAYS
comes.
• • •
WITH HOUDAYS,
• • *
JIST TO begin.
• • •
WAS ON the road.
• • •
AND WENT with us
• • •
AND FOR the time.
• • •
THERE WERE no
cares.
• • •
AND IP ahead.
• • •
THE BUN shore
bright
• • •
AND WHAT of grief
WAS IN the world
• • •
WE KNEW It nit.
AND NOON time
came
AND WE would eat
AND SO we stopped.
AND WHILE we
stopped.
• • •
A SHADOW cam*.
• • •
THAT Jl ST one law
• • •
AND IT was she.
e • •
AVIIOSE HOLIDAYS.
HAD JUST begun.
AND DOCTORS
came.
AND LATER on.
WHEN NIGHT had
come.
A SILENT figure
DRESSED IN white.
TAME THROUGH a
door.
• • .
AND SAID to me.
THAT SHE had gone.
AND OUTSIDE.
ON THE village
si reel.
FOLKS LAUGHED
their way.
AND WHAT of grief
WAS IN the world.
THEY KNEW It not.
I THANK you.
HOROSCOPE
“The stars Incline, bnt do not compel!"
TUESDAY, .Inly 19.
Contending forces mark this day. ac
cording to astrology; Jupiter and Saturn
are In benefl'’ aspect, but Neptune, Mars
and Uranus are adverse.
Early In the morning trade should be
satisfactory. Bankers and merchants
should make the moat of the opportuni
ties of the early hours.
Neptune and Uranus are read as giving
warning that there will he mueh wrong
thinking at this time and dangerous prop
aganda will be widely circulated to en
courage mental strabismus.
I’ergons whose Jjlrthdnte it Is should
avoid litigation or dissensions of any
sort in the coming year. Changes of
business will pot be fortunate.
Children l:n on this day may be ex
citable and quick tempered for they will
combine with Gemini traits and character
istics of Cancer subject, since they are on
the cusp. In business they are likely to
be very successful. —Copyright, 1921.
BRINGING UP FATHER*
the ooctop? well- / . o
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fj *.JP— ' -—~j ■ A}—l Lu ' COU4HI6 *—VITOU<HT ' , WE BEEN I
V A all) (J M S A IE I WOT. well (I MUCH BETTER | TOBEL . H\ A PR*CTI-blN'
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1921.
Do You Know Indianapolis?
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This picture was taken in your home city. Are you familiar enough
with it to locate the^scene?
Saturday’s picture was of North New Jersey street, looking north
from East New York street.
MCVIELANQ
Lillian Gish
MILLIONS LOVE HER
‘Why Can't I Write for
the Screen?*
It is discouraging to think of the num
bers of people who aro trying, really try
ing, to writs seanarlos, and can't under
stand why their work Isn’t accepted.
Over and over they ask the same ques
tion of those who are on the Inside of
motion picture making.
“Why can’t I write for the screen?
My stories are Just a* good as those
that I see In the movies. I don’t see
why they aren't accepted.”
Asa rule people can't write for the
screen because they don’t know enough
about life. They may have lived In
various places, they may have travelled
extensively, and known many people, yet
not have the understanding of human
nature that someone in a little town on
the Western praises has.
It's knowing whet is in people's hearts
that teschcs us about life. And that’s
what the successful scenario writer ha*
to know. He mnst appeal to the heart
of those who see hi* pictures, other
wise the most ingenious plot in the
world isn't going to get across
That* one reason why a newspaper
writer is likely to make a good scenario
writer. He has had to handle all sorts
cf stories, hunting for the kernel of In
terest in each, the one thing that would
make people wont to read that story. He
has to strip hta Stories of unnecessary
elements, so that its essential points
stand out clearly. His work teaches him,
too. how love and hate and fear and
unselfishness sway them.
Another fault of amateur scenario
writers is the tendency of which I.ve
so often spoken to put their stories in
a foreign setting, or In almost any back
ground which they have never seen, l
suppose that's because it seems more in
teresting to them than the one they know
Yet It’s the hous-s and streets and of
fices that they see every day, that they can
reproduce most faithfully and convincing
ly. I shall never forget a acenarlo
which came to me which was written by
a middle age I woman is a small country
town; Its scenes were laid lit Russia
and Paris, and nobody of less than royal
rank figured in any of the important
scenes. The woman really had a gift for
Photo by nonenoerger
Sugar Creek in Montgomery County.
The State game experiment station is located in Montgomery County, near Sugar Creek. While this stream
is not linked with any particular happening in State history, it is noticeable for its picturesque scenery.
mpr'"' m
plot-making, and If she had written a
story of her own home town 1 believe
It might have been convincing, at least.
But she lost all House of proportion when
she began making up her foreign banc
ground, and the result was impossible.
So stick to what you know If you want
to write scenarios and never lose an op
portunity to gain Insight Into human
character.—Copyright, 1921.
GARAGE MEN GOT
STOLEN GOODS?
Charge Follows Arrest of Boy,
Age 12.
Special to The Times
SHELBYVILLE, Ind , July 18.- Affl
davits have been filed in the Shelby Cir
cuit Court against Albert F. Talbert and
Richard Salta, owners of auto repair
shops in this city charging them with
receiving and purchasing stolen goods.
The men were arrested and released f, n
bonds of *SOO each.
The affidavits against the man followed
an Investigation which was made follow
ing the arrest of Ilnrlnnd Wells, 12, who
confessed tb thefts of three motnm.-N-r*
from automobiles In this city, nnd who
Informed the police he had vo’d them
to the defendants Young Wells was <vm
mltted to tho Boys’ School at Flninfletd
by Judge Alonso Blair.
Seltt is said to have purchased a ino
tometer from the boy for 40 cents and
sold It to a local firm for s.l. Mr. Talbert
bought a motometer from Wells for 50
cent* ,lt In charged. The police >tate the
defendants made no effort to repo: i tiny
had purchased the articles even after the
arrest of the boy and Lis confession.
EASY FOR MAN OF *2.
MONOLAIR, N. J„ July 18 James A
Atkins celebrated his eighty second birth
day by taking a waik of seventeen miles.
He Is In splendid hmtlth and does not
look more than 60, to which he attributes
Ms love for outdoor exercise fie smokes,
but has not drunk for several year"
Right Here in Indiana
KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERS
(The Hoopers, an average American
family of five, living In a üb“ tL : a ?*
town, on a limited Income, will tell
the readers of the Dally 'l imes how
the many present-day problems or
the home are solved by working on
the budget that Mrs. Hooper has
evolved and found practical. Follow
them dally In an Interesting review
of their home lire sad learn to, meet
the conditions of the high cost of
living with them.)
MONDAY.
With the plan inaugurated, of doing a
few hours’ canning every morning in
connection with her other work, Mrs.
Hooper, with Helen’s assistance, hurried
through the routine work, after break
fast. and established herself as early as
possible In the laundry where her pre
serving paraphernalia was soon asesm
bled for work.
The Bride and Mrs. Campbell were
working on the same schedule and all
three women were very much interested
In each other’s progress in filling up their
preserve closets for the winter. Mrs.
Hooper was very helpful to the two less
experienced women, and when the Bride
rushed In weeping that she had burned
every bit of her lovely strawberry Jam,
she consoled her as best ebe could for
the loss and pointed out that it was
very much less of a tragedy than it
might have been if she had been pre
paring more than a few pint Jars.
“Nevertheless," she said, as she began
to pit the cherries for her own preserves,
“it was absolute carelessness and prob
ably will make you more careful In fu
ture. The first berries that Mrs. Camp
bell put up are all spoiled because she
would insist on using her old last years
rubt.ers that looked all right. I warned
her never to run snob a chancp and I told
yon not to take your eyes off your pre
serving kettle. Now see what’s happened
to both of you, because you didn’t pay at
tention to my simple Instructions.’
The Bride laughed in spite of her tears.
“The w-orst cf it all is that Bob Just
smiled when bn heard about it and said:
Must what I expected would happen.
Why don’t you run downtown and buy
a few Jars of Jam, instead of doing all
that fussing?' ”
"Well, don't let him discourage yon,"
consoled Mrs Hooper “You will convert
him vet to the Joys of a well filled pre
serve'closet. Just wait till winter comes
and his appreciation will be keen enough
if be Is as fond of a variety on his table
as most men are." n
••Well. T guess I’ll go back home.'
smiled the Bride, “I feel better for hav
ing told you ray troubles, anyhow
see Mrs. Campbell coming in the front
gate I suppose something has happened
to her. too. but I’ll run along without
waiting to find out what's wrong with
the lady.’’
Mrs. Campbell had come to get Mrs.
Hooper's recipe for cream of chowder,
which she had promised her. and though
she protested that she couldn t stay s
minute She sat down on the wooden Rtool
Mrs Hooper offered her and began to
be'p pit the cherries
“I had a iltttle tiff with my hnsb.md
last night Mrs Hooper," she began, "and
Id like to ask you wbat yon think about
It."
Mrs Hooper was never keen for these
confidences from her neighbors, but with
Mrs Campbell there was usually only
the most trivial things bothering her,
which she nearly always exaggerated Into
what seemed very Important
“Bell. I've always been in the habit
of asking John every morning what 1
shall have for dinner or If he is tired
of potatoes or if he would like soup again
so soon ? He never gives me mueh satis
faction and sometimes 1 have to ask him
several times, but he always answers
one way or the other finally."
"Doesn’t he hat* to be bothered?”
asked Mrs. Hooper.
“Well, he never showed it till yester
day morning, when he slammed his paper
down and said, 'Oh, for goodness sake.
Jennie, can't von decide anything Mr
yourself? Can't you surprise me ot.ee
in a while about wtat I'm going to have
to eat ?' "
Mrs. Hooper smiled, but made no com
ment.
”1 was prety cross, I can tell you,”
continued Mrs. Campbell, “when my on?
thought has always been to have Just
what ho wanted for dinner.”
“But don’t you know by this time what
he likes?” asked Mrs. Hooper.
"Os course I do,” replied Mrs. Camp
bell, "but how can I tell just when he
feels Ilka having soup or roust lamb?”
“Well, how did you sttle It,” Inquired
Mrs. Hooper.
“I was that mad that I got up from
the table and let him finish his break
fast by himself and for dinner last night
I had all the things he particularly dis
likes.”
"Y'ou didn’t!” exclaimed Mrs. Hooper.
“I did,” replied.. Mfs. Campbell, em
phatically. “I'll cure him of being so
short with me when I ask him a ques
tion.”
The menu for the three meals on
Tuesday are:
BREAKFAST.
Preserve Rhubarb. CereaL
Waffles, Cianamon and Sugar.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Lettuce and Egg Sandwiches.
Cookies.
Iced Cocoa.
DINNER.
Cream of Chowder.
Cold Fish Salad.
Slice*! Tomatoes and Cucumbers.
Raspberry Tarts
(REAM OF CHOWDER.
Run two slices of fat salt pork through
the meat chopper and fry slowly In the
kettle in which the chowder is to be
made until the fat is extracted and the
bits of pork are golden brown. Remove
from the stove and add two small oniots
and four medium sized potatoes pvt
through the coarsest knife of the meat
chopper. Season with one saltspoonful
of pepper and salt and cover with boil
ing water Simmer until the potatoes are
tender, but not mushy (about twenty
minutes. Add one quart of boiling milk,
and thicken until about the consistency
of cream with one tablespoonful each of
melted butter and flour smothered to
gether. Add a saltspoonful of celery
•Alt.—Copyright, 1921.
PUSS IN BOOTS JR.
Hr David Cory.
Well, no German aeroplane dropped a
sausage on the Arkmoblle. as I feared In
the story before this, so the Weathercock
began to sing:
Over sand over foam,
Wherever we roam,
Tho Arkmoblle
Will carry us home.
And then he said. ”1 guess I'll come
down from the flagpole if you're going
to camp here. But If you're not, I won't,
for It s a pretty good climb up to the top,
and I'm not a very good sailor as yet.”
Let s stay here and have the circus,”
said Ham. “We can make a splendid
lng in the sand—ln fact, we can .lave
three rings if we want to. All we have
to do, you know, is to throw up the sand
In a circle."
Every one agreed that it was an ideal
spot, so the boys sei to work at once to
make the rings. Mrs. Noah made little
Puss Junior a pair of green silk riding
breeches and a little yellow cap, for he
had made up his mind to ride the big
w bite hors.- Just as he had, oh, so nianv
stories ago iu the real circus. "Ull stand
up on his hack and jump through a hoop."
said Puss with a hop, skip and jump.
Til he Jolly glad when my ring's all
done.” said Ham, wiping the perspira
tion from his forehead.
‘Hurrah, mine’s finished:" cried Ja
pheth. "And so's mine:" cried Shorn.
"Well, 1 think mines biggest of all,”
said Ham, who Just tbeu finished his
work. "It must be, or Id have finished
when you fellows did."
” Father ought to put on his dress
suit., said Shcm, “and snap the whip
when Puss Junior rides around the ring.
Y'ou know, just the way they d 0 in the
real circus."
"Great Scott:” exclaimed Captain
Noah, overhearing the remark as he de
scended the gangplank, "I didn’t bargain
for this. But I suppose I might ss well
put it on," and ho turned back into the
Ark.
The sound of hammering at that mo
ment reached them, and the boys looked
toward tho Ark. “What's going on?"
asked Ham.
"Lei's see,” srigest.-d Shem. But be
fore they reached the gangplank Mr.
Jonah appeared. On his legs were
strapped a pair of stilts, which made him
at eight feet high.
“I’m going to be the giant," he said
with a laugh, bumping down the gang
plank in a clumsy manner. “I say, Mrs.
Noah, could you sew the legs of an old
pair of trousewg on to mine, so the stilts
won't show ?“
"Os course I can,” replied Mrs. Noah,
bursting into laughter, ’but I'm afraid
they won't match."
In due course of time Puss Junior’s
circus suit was finished and the giant's
trousers lengthened, the uper part being
blue and the lower part gray, but per
fectly satisfactory to the wearer.
And now we must wait until the next
story to hear all about the circus, for I
can promise you it will be a dandy.—
Copyright, 1921.
To Be Continued.
Railways Make No
Charge in Relief Work
Concerted action of presidents of the
two big railroads, moved with sjmpathy
for destitute people of the Bible lands,
has insured free transportation of enor
mous quantities of clothing donated iu
Indianapolis last Tuesday free of freight
charges, according to announcement of
Near East Relief today.
B. A. Worthington, president of the C.
I. & W. railroad, aud Daniel Willard,
head of the B. & 0., will cooperate in
granting this big favor to the relief or
ganization. The transportation ques
tion was settled by Mr. Worthington and
the B. & O. president by wire while the
latter was playing golf at his summer
home.
It Is estimated that Indianapolis con
tributed nearly three carloads of cloth
ing on Bundle Day. The action of two
sympathetic railroads will save the relief
fund an expense of nearly SBOO. The
clothing will be shipped to the United
States Army Base at Brooklyn, New
Y'ork, and then carried to Constantinople
INDIANA SHOWS
BUILDING GAIN
OVER YEAR 1920
Larger Cities of State Report
Progress, Indianapolis
Leading.
That the records of the building inspec
tion departments of Evansville, Ft. Yayne,
Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Richmond,
South Bend and Terre Haute, when to
taled, show that bntlding construction in
Indiana for the first six months cf 1921
is far ahead" of that of 1920 for the same
period, and that Indianapolis gives prom
ise of surpassing all previous records of
its building inspection department this
year, are set forth in an article in tbs
current issue of the Indiana Construction
Recorder, which is devoted to the inter
ests of the Indiana construction and en
gineering industry.
In addition to a (able showing the num
ber of building permits issued and their
estimated valuations for the month of
June this year and for June of 1920, for
the eight cities mentioned, it contains
I also a table showing the number of per
j mits issued and the estimated valuation
! for the first six months of this year and
; the corresponding period of 1920. For
j the first six months of 1921 the permit*
' issued and the estimated valuations were
las follows: Evansville, 403 permits. $207,-
! 228 estimated valuation; Ft Wayne. 774
! permits, $1,677,785 estimated valuation;
Gary, 567 permits. $2,037,275 estimated
valuation: Hammond, 327 permits, sl,-
310.2<t0 estimated valuation; Indianapolis,
5.006 permits. $9,557,910 estimated valu
ation; Richmond, 190 permits, $476,720
estimated valuation; South Bend, l.OSfc
permits. $1,287,230 estimated valuation;
1 Terre Haute, 579 permits, $1,226,490 eatl
j mated valuation, making a total of 8,928
I permits and a total estimated valuation
! cf $17,810,958.
81Y MONTHS’
RECORD IN 1920.
For the first six months of 1920, the
figures are shown In the table as fol
lows: Evansville, 343 permits, $353,808
estimated valuation: Ft Wayae. 47” per
■ mils, $1,790,677 estimated valuation;
Gary. 388 permits, $1,862,432, estimated
valuation; Hammond, 226 prmits, $1,120,-
,507 estimated valuation; Indianapolis,
, 3,716 permits, $7,558,630 estimated valua
tion; Richmond, 140 permits, $264,537
| estimated valuation; South Bend, 1,139
permits, $2,051,283 estimated valuation;
Terre Haute, 398 permits, $506,973 esti
mated valuation, making a total of 6.825
permits, aud a total" estimated valuation
of $15,508,847.
The article, says.
"Taken all In all, the sum total of
i building construction activity in Indiana
! during the month of June was most en
scoursging. The returns made by the
building inspection departments of Indi
ana’s eight leading cities show that the
building record for June in the malter
of estimated valuations on the permits
issued overtops the estiraaied valuations
recorded for April and May of this year
and those of Juue a year ago. The
June. 1921, valuations of $3,817,058 ex
ceeded the same figures for April and
; May. 1921, by $642,620 and $543,986, re
spectively; while June, 1920, valuations
were distanced by the grand total of
$1.269.471. As for the number of permits
issued June, 1921. showed an increase of
j “19 over the number turned out for*the
eorreeponding period last year. How
j ever, the June, 1921, total of 1.812 was
j 330 behind the April, 1921, total, aod do
i ducting Evansville's number of permits,
| 115, because uo returns were sent in from
that city for May. there were just forty
mope permits iesued in May in tho seven
cities than were issued in June, 1921, in
the same territory.
"Five Indiana cities showed gains in
the number of permits issued in Juno
of this year when compared with tho
figures for Ihe same period in 1920. In
the matter of estimated valuations four
cities showed gains and four showed
losses as against the June figures a year
ago. Indianapolis stands forth most
prominently in the current report with
gains in permits of 236 and $1,662,944 In
estimated valuations. Gary, Hammond
aud Terre Haute also showed gains tn
the amount of money involved as repre
sented by tbe permits issued."
MOKE PERMITS ISSUED
GREATER VALUATION.
After setting forth the table relative
:to the permits issued during .Tune of
| 1921 and June of 1920 in Evansville. Ft.
il7 ayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis,
Richmond, South Bend and Terre Haute,
the article continues:
"Proceeding farther, the records of the
building inspection departments of th*
above named cities, when totaled, show
that building construction in Indians
for tbe first six months of 1921 is far
head of that of 1820 for the same period.
According to the returns there were
2.101 more permits issued during the
first six months of this year than were
granted during the same period In 1920,
with an increase in total estimated val
uation of $2,302,111. Sizing up the situ
ation today as compared with that of a
year ago, one Is tempted, on the face of
things, to hazard a guess that the reduc
tions in the price of building materials
has encouraged bulldjng. YY'hen one
stops to consider the delay that was oc
casioned by the numerous strikes of
the building crafts In all Indiana cilies
through the month of May and Into a
part of June this year, Indiana’s build
ing record up to this time is well
worthy of mention.
“Indianapolis gives promise of surpass
ing all previous records of her building
inspection department this year. To
date the total figures for 1921 are far In
excess of any previous ones for a cor
responding period. The figures for this
year show that the Indianapolis build
ing inspection department has issued
1,290 more permits than for the same in
terval last, season, while the estimated
valuations for the same are $1,999,280
ahyad of last year's figures. Gary has
issued permits for over $2.057,275 worth
of work from Jan. 1 to July 1, 192*
while Ft. Wayne, Hammond, South
Bend and Terre Haute have gone ovet
the mlllion-dollar murk."
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