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MAY ORGANIZE
TO BOLSTER UP
PARTY LINES
Democrats Dissatisfied With
Meekers Plan of Cam
paign.
Because of their dissatisfaction with the |
methods of Thomas 8 Meeker. Detnocra j
t!c city chairman, a number of prominent :
Democrats today were discussing the ad
rislbKlty of holding a meeting early next
week at which an organisation to bolster
up Meeker's machinery would be
launched It was said If the meeting is
hold Thomas Taggart will attend and will
be one of the guiding spirits.
In discussing the plan, a prominent
Democrat declared many leaders have
come to believe something must be done
quickly to enable the city ticket to win
in November.
The supplement organization, it nas
said, would hold somewhat the same re
lation to the regular organisation that the
Shank for-Mayor Clnb has to the regular
Republican city committee, excepting it
would be the intention to make the new
body so strong it would be able to tie the
bands of th city chairman in emergen
cies.
DEMAND BEBTII lOR
MISS LANDERS.
A request that Miss Julia E. Landers, j
president of the Seventh District Demo
cratic Women's Club, be appointed to
cooperate" with whatever man Meeker
speakers’ bureau at Democratic city head- ,
quarters and that the two “work In !
unison" was to be made of Mr. Meeker
today by a committee representing the;
dub.
The club has be. ome aroused over re- j
ports that Meeker Intends to lay be- j
fore the city executive coinmitte the
matter of appointing a man, expected
to be Woodburn Masson, to bead the :
speakers’ bureau, practically ignoring
Miss Landers and a promise given the j
club several weeks ago that it, with j
Miss Landers in charge, would be given '
diro-tlon of the speaking campaign.
Mrs. Jacob P. Dunn, Mrs. Cora Lom
lanl and Dr. Hannah Graham are ou I
the committee, which was appointed last j
night at the regular meeting of the dub.
Mr. Meeker will lav the women's de- j
rnonds before the advisory committee;
Tuesdady.
Republican ward committeemen were j
instructed from city headquarters today
to appear this afternoon and tomorrow
moruing to get their poll books and other
supplies for the taking of the sixty-day
poll, beginning Monday morning.
REPUBLICAN' WOMEN
BOLD MEETING.
Republican women ward committee
women met at city headquarters Friday
afternoon. Following announcement by
Mrs. J. Lester Hogue, vice president of
the women’s organization in the Shank
tor Mayor Club that she is having sue
ess lu fbe formation of a women’s first (
voters club In the Fourth ward commit- |
tcewomeu of other wards decided to put j
the same plans into effect. Mrs. Julia
Henderson. Mrs. E. A. Kuhn. Mrs. Coset
ta Osborn. Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Hy- j
l*nd. Sainnol Simons. Matthew Camden. |
Samuel Lewis Shank. Mrs. Shank and
Mrs. M. B Spellman, women's city chair
man.were among the speakers.
About one hundred Republican women
notaries attended a "registration school”
In the Criminal Court room last evening
Miss Katrina Fertig has been appointed
chairman of the women's speakers bureau
to cooperate with M. J. Camden, head of i
the men's bureau.
Bo.vd M. Ralston. Democratic nominee
for mayor, spoke at a meeting of Mac- j
cabees at Forty-First street and Ralston
avenue Friday afternoon, stressing bis
Intention to enforce the law strictly ad
here to a program of conservative prog
ress in the expenditures of public mon- |
evs. Speaking to the Mothers of Indian
apolis he said: '
“Do you propose to reward the officer
who makes the fewest arrests.* If so
why not the firemen? If so. why go to
the expense of law making?’
SUIT FIED TO
FORESTALL WORK
Property Owners Attack
Broadway Resurfacing.
A petitoin asking that the board of
works of Indianapolis he restrained from
continuing the- proposed resurfacing of
Broadway from Twenty First street to
Twenty-Fifth street, today was filed be
fore Judge T. J. Moll of Superior Court.
Room 5. by Edward J. Robison and
Helen P. Robison, who own a lot with a
sixty-foot frontage on the street.
The petitioners allege that although
more than one-half of the property own
ers have remoustrated against the pro
posed resurfacing of the street, that It
was announced by the board of works
prior to the filing of the remonstrance
that It would be "disregarded.” The suit
alleges that the board members have dis
regarded the remonstrance and propose
to continue with the Improvement of the
street unless restrained by the court.
The petitioners ask that the board of
works he temporarily restrained and then
on final hearing be permanently en
joined from proceeding further with the
Improvement.
Milion-Dollar Sewer
Hikes Anderson Rate
Special to The Times.
ANDERSON. Ind.. Aug. 27.—There will
be a .10 per cent Increase in the city tax
nre next year, according to the city' bud
get being prepared hre today. The new
levy will he ski cent* as compared with
69 cents now.
A 17 cent levy for the new million dol
Ir.r sewer is responsible for psrt of the
Increase.
The county rax rare will be £B,cents as
compared with IS cents this year.
Blackford Wrestles
With School Affairs
Special to The Times.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind.. Aug. 27.
County School Superintendent W. E.
Pursley Is wrestling with the question of
whether the Gocheuauer school, in Jack
son township, can be closed next year.
Patrons threaten a court fight if the
school Is closed. To keep it open an at
tendance of fifteen is required. The dally
average attendance for last year will not
vary more than a fraction either way from
that number.
Sue Rand McNally on
Conspiracy Charge
CHICAGO. Aug. 27.—Conspiracy to de
stroy business competition is charged
Against Rand. McNally & Cos., map
inakers and publishers, in a declaration
to a suit for JIOO.OOO damages, filed here
by attorneys for Allen L Rosenthal
Rosenthal, publisher of a bankers’ dt
rectory. charges the defendant concern
entered Into a conspiracy with Lee O.
P-luomer. a hanker of Kalkaska. Mich.,
and John J. Hill. Jr., bead of a credit
reporting story, to circulate false reports
concerning Rosenthal's financial responsi
bility.
WHOOPING COUGH AT HARTFORD.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Aug 27
I'eslth authorities at Dunkirk have put
r ' - on nnhlic gatherings beesnse of
Principals in Indianapolis Weddings
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MISS GLADYS HARROLD.
Among the interesting weddings of
the season was that of Miss Hazel Durr
Wann and Alfred Vernon Grindle,
which took place today in All Saints
Cathedral. Miss Wann is an active mem
ber in local sorority circles, having been
president of the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae
Club of the city for the past season and
a worker iu the Pan-Uellenic Associa
tion.
SUES TO HALT
INTERVENTION
IN RATE HIKE
(Continued From Page One.)
ing of the case and this was denied
Aug. 17.
The increases, which were denied by
the public service commission anil which
Federal Court is asked to approve are as
follows:
Business telephones—
Old Proposed
rate. rate.!
Individual line $3.50 $6 00 1
Two-party line 2.50 5.f1(
Four party line 2.00 I.QUi
Extension 75 I.oQ,
Residence telephones—
Individual line $2.00 $2.75
Two-party line 1.75 2.25
Four-party line 1.50 1.75
Rural line 1.50 *1.75
Rural line f2.34
•Residence. fßusiness.
ALLEGED CONFISCATORY'
ACTS ARE SET OCT.
Acts of the commission which, it is
charged have the effect of confiscating
the property of the telephone company
arc related at length. Among them are
the following:
The commission refused to take into
consideration $50,000 expended for bet
terment of service and additions to the
plant from March 31 to date of the
hearing.
The commission refused to take into
consideration $112,000 expended for ma
terials for improvements during 11121, or
$133,000 which will have to be expended
for materials and extensions in 11122. the
period covered by the rates set by the
commission.
The commission refused to take into
consideration the operating expenses for
the first three months of 1921 and It re
duced the figures for actual necessary
expenditures for 1921 by SOO,OOO, although
there has been an increase of $25,000 in
operating expenses.
The commission compelled the company
by Its order to charge all costs and neces
sary repairs In excess of $40,934.71 to de
preciation. although the amount fc r the
first S“ven months of the year amounted
to $51,435. The company estimates this
one order alone will result in the con
fiseation of at least $47,236.73 foi the
year.
It is further alleged that the commis
sion refused to permit the telephone com
pany to charge the Federal income tax
jto operating expenses and it also re
! fused to permit the company to charge
j to this account the discount c>n the S3OO.
[ 900, 7 per cent, three year notes author
i ized by the commission June 29. The
i amount of this discount is not stated.
SAY’S PLANT MIST
BE REHABILITATED.
| That the property of the company is
: “over-grown and fuilv saturated'' is an
-1 other statement made In the complaint.
| This is explained by a statement that the
; plaut is being operated to its utmost
j capacity, that it must be rehabilitated
i and rebuilt and that to do this will cost
j about $1,000,000.
I By the refusal of the commission to
: take Into consideration the specific items
i mentioned above the company has been
j prevented from financing Itself or ob
! talcing credit Tor the rehabilitation of the
i property, the complaint recites.
A "fair valuation” of the property Is
set, at $1.650,939.00 on Aug. 1. according
to the complaint. On this valuation tiie
company now Is earning less than one per
cent and faces an actual operating de
fledt for the fiscal year ending Aug. 1,
| I*3. the complaint sets forth.
The commission, it Is charged, unless
: restrained by the Federal Court, "will
I enforce the provisions of the Shively
; Spencer utility commission act and the
j excessive penalties provided by this act
| will result in Irreparable Injury to the
j property of the company.”
| The public service commission of In-
I dlara Its members as individuals. John
MeCardie. chairman: Glenn lan Auken,
George M. Barnard. Maurice Douglass,
Edgar M. Blessing, and C. S. I.esli. at
torney general of Indiana, arc named as
defendants.
MANY AWAIT RETURN
OF JUDGE ANDERSON.
As an immediate restraining order i*
asked the case probably will go over
until Judge Albert B Anderson returns
from bis summer home at Burt Lake,
Mich., which will be late in September
|or early in October. It is possible Jrdge
j Francis E. Baker of the Circuit Court
! of Appeal* at Chicago, or Judge Ferdl-
I nand A Geiger, district judge at Mil
; waukee, might be called upon to hear
j the case at a special sitting of the court
; should an immediate hearing bo de
j manded.
lu view of the fact that a large mim
j her of utilities now have petitions pend
ing bofore the commission for increases
j In rates or for reheariDgs where those
! Increases have been dented, the outcome
j of this suit ts being watched with more
than usual Interest.
The suit was filed by Hayne A- Mote
of this city and the firm of Barrett Hoff
man & Barrett of Ft. Wayne. The
firm of Hayne A Mote is composed of
Paul P. Hayne. formerly a m mber of
the public service commission, and Carl
Mote, formerly secretary *[ the coin
-1 mission.
Greensburg Man’s
Skull Crushed by Kick
Special to The Time*
I GREENSBURO. Ind . Aug. 27. A horse
; kicked William Zeigler, 50, in the fore
head late yesterday and probaldy fatally
injured him.
Tbq hone was crushed and the brain
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Two September brides elect are Mias
Helen Elizabeth Barker and Miss Gladys
Harrold. Miss Barker, who is the
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SCHEME FAILS
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presented and the respondents will take
up their side of the ease.
Thus far the hearing has been proceed-
Ing on the theory that the securities to be
Issued will be allocated to the concerns to
'to consolidated on a basis of the value of |
.'hose concerns. This theory has led to an !
attempt to place a definite value on each
property. The attempt to make these
more or less arbitrary valuations has led
to a confusing tangle from which com - ■
miss loner* and attorneys are attempting
to extricate themselves.
Three engineers have testified to prop- I
erty valuations. No two appear to be |
using the same method of computation i
and uo two appear to agr*i even as to i
whether prlre* of materials are now lower!
or higher than they were a year ago
much loss as to definite property valua
tions.
YAH E GOES t
IP AND DOWN.
William J. Ilagennh of Chieago, an
engineer, who testified yesterday morn
lug as to his theories of the value of the
property <>f the Merchants Heat and
Light Company of Indianapolis, con
tinued on the stand in the afternoon. He
estimated values on the basis of an In
ventory made in 1917, but using price
averages prevailing during various years
a* follows: On basis of present prices,
$10.500,000; on basis of 1920 average
prices, $17,277,000; on basis of 1919 aver
age prices, $15,000,000; on basts of 191*
average prices. $13,750,000; on basis of
1917 average prices, $11,300,000.
The respondents then placed In evi
dence a 1019 valuation made by Mr.
Hagenah on the basis of the 1917 In
ventory. which showed a valuatlrn of
only $9,336,082. Mr. Hagenah protested
that there was an error In this valua
I tion ami that it was not made on the
basis of 1919 i.rices, but on the basts of
! prices covering a period of years He
asked permission to correct the error
and was told to file an additional ex
i hiblf.
At this point. Charles McPherson, at
| torney for the new corporation, objected
■ to the tactics used by Fred Bates John
: son. a former member of the public
service commission, and now employed
i as an attorney In the rase representing
| the city of Kokomo. He objected on the
, ground that Mr. Johnson was asking
'questions concerning cities oilier than
j Kokomo. Mr. Johnson replied that what
; Interested one city Involved In the mer
ger Interested all and the commission
sustained him.
WANT SECURITIES
ON PRESENT ESTIMATE.
Mr Hagenah. In answer to a question,
said he would not have advtsea the
Issuance of securities on the 192 ft estimate,
but that he would advise such action on
j the present estimate. In reply to another
} question he said the size of a securities
\ Issue need not be reflected |n rates Fol
; lowing a series 0 f additional questions of
j valuation he declared that the value of
! (he Merchants Company I* around sll,-
| ouO.ooo. "and you can't get away from it
!on any theory." He admitted however.
this valuation is $3c0.000 in excess of his
I "spot" price estimate.
| Henry Knnff, auditor and treasurer of
I the Merchant* Company, testified that
sin-e the 1917 Inventory was made the
I company Inis made additions costing
1 $1,570,807.25. He said this is ths actual
(cost. Commissioner George Barnard In
struc.ed him to present to the commission
later the original cost of the property,
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1321.
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MISS HELEN ELIZABETH BARKER.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Barker,
421 West Thirty First street, will be
married to Floyd Alvin Banks, son .of
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Banks, Sept. 17.
Miss Harrold is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Harrold, 1502 Olney ave
nue. Her marriage to C. W. lsenhart
Arearo. 111., will be solemnized lu Sep
tember.
the cost of improvements made from year
to year and the total ot the company's
outstanding obligations.
William E. Vogelbnek a Chicago engi
neer, told the commission the property
of the Indiana Railway and Light Com
pany of Kokomo, one of the concerns in
volved, based on average prices over a
period of seven years is worth $4,702.-
670; based on average prices over a period
of fire years, $5,161,486: bused on prices
of Feb. 1, 1021. $3,541,040, and based on
present prices 10 per cent to 13 per cent
lower than the last figure.
Charles W. Spooner a Grand Rapids
engineer, testified niat he made an In
ventory Nov. 15, 1920. and Hint based on
the average of prices from 1914 to 1918,
Inclusive, the same property is worth
$4,501,902 and based on the average prices
from 1914 to 1920, Inclusive, It is worth
$5,172,093. An attempt to reconcile these
figures with Mr. Vogelbaek's figures led
to a long discussion without any appar
ent conclusion being reached.
The petitioners presented the valuation
of the Wabash Valley Electric Company,
the Cayuga Electric Company and the
Putnam Electric Company together, de
spite objections of the respondents. Pe
tt'lone’s contended they co it 1 net be
fcej aratc 1 because they u*e the unu
power-house. Finally, hovev->r. Mr
Spooner consented to mtkv estimates us
follows: Wabash, $1,257,821; Putnam,
*171.645; Cayuga, $50,561. lie leclarcd
this totals $1,479,931, although nearly
evor.vboody else present made it fl.OoO
higher. This valuat on was oil a basis
of average coasts from 1914 to 1919 Inclu
slve. On the basis of prices over a seven
year period he estimated the valuation
at $1,568,727.
Samite] Ashby, corporation counsel for
the city if Indianapolis, derenmied to
l.avo the eetitn.it> .Id taluatlon J o'! the
properties over a twenty tre period.
After considerable and s'-iisslon the en
gineers were asked to bring in the v.i!
nations based on prl over :i ten year
period. Respondents contended it v.'j
tot fair to Include only vv.ir time prices.
Hubby Threatened to
Use W hip, Wife Says
Special to Th Tim**.
BHELBYVILLB, lud., Aug 27. Ber
nard Breeding, wealthy farmer of Shelby
County. Is the defendant in a suit for
divorce, which wan filed In the Shelby
Circuit Court by M. s Marie Breeding,
who charges the defendant threatened to
whip her with a buggy whip. He be
came so abusive that she was forced to
leave hint and take their three children,
she asserts Alimony of $5,060 and pay
ment toward th support of the' three
children are asked.
Mr and Mrs. Breeding are prominent
persons of the county and have been mar
ried for twelve years. They reside south
Os here.
KILLED WHILE SWIMMING.
SHELBYVILI.E. Ind.. Aug. 27.—Word
was received here today of the donth of
Pierre Williams. 27. former Shelbyvllle
resident, who wag Instantly killed Thurs
day while swimming at Maude. Okla..
when he dove and suffered a broken neck
ss he struck the bottom of the river. He
was a son of Squire and Mrs. A. J. WII
llama of this city. Surviving in addition
to his parents, Is a widow. Mrs. Lulu Wil
liams and son, Charles: three sisters. Mrs.
Jacob Fisher. Mrs, Will Cossalrt, Mrs.
Will Eads of this city; three brothers.
Forrest Williams of New Albany and
Fleet and Ernest Williams of this city.
LIST MEETINGS
FOR FIGHT ON
AMENDMENTS
Taxpayers’ League Prepares
for Final Week’s Cam
paign.
Meetings in various parts of Indiana
have been arranged for next week by
the Indiana Taxpayers Protective Asso
ciation. which is opposing the proposed
taxation amendments to the State con
stitution. The list of meetings follows:
MONDAY.
Indianapolis, Service Club, Lincoln H->
tel, 12 noon. Sneaker, Frank L. Little
ton.
New Albany, Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber of Commerce Building, 8 p. m.
Speaker, Edgar D, Bush.
TUESDAY.
Salem. Chamber of Commerce, Cham
ber of Commerce Building, 8 p. m.
Speaker, Franklin McCray.
Noblesville, American Legion and
League of Women Voters, Court House
8 n. ni. -'Sneaker, Franklin McCray.
Indianapolis. League of Women Voters,
Chamber of Commerce, 2:30 p. m. Speak
er, Jacob P. Dunn.
Crown Point, League of Women Vot
ers, Court House, S p. m. Speaker not
assigned.
Ockley, Ind., Farmers Federation.
Speaker not assigned.
WEDNESDAY.
Muncle. Farmers Federation, all-day
picnic, fairground. Speaker. W. T. Dur
bin.
Indianapolis, bibie class. Y. M. C. A.,
6:30 n. m. Sneaker, Samuel M. Ralston.
Decatur, Chqyuber of Commerce, Court
House, 8 n. ra. Speaker. Edgar D. Bush.
THURSDAY.
Michigan City, Rotary Club, club head
quarters, 3:39 p m. Speaker. Edgar I).
Bush.
Brownstown ilnd.i tamers' rally.
Fair Grounds, 2 p. in. Speaker, Samuel
M. Ralston.
Vincennes, mass meeting, courthouse,
8 r> m. Speaker, Samoa I M. Ralston.
Klrklln, Old Settlers picnic, park, afl
ernoon. Speaker. Franklin McCray.
FRIDAY.
Martinsville. Elks Chautauqua. Elks
Garden. 8 p. in. Speaker, Michael E.
Foley.
Delphi, Fanners' Federation, court
house, 8 p. m. Speaker. F.dg'ar I>. Bush.
SATURDAY.
Fern, Farmers’ Federation, Wallace
Theater, 2:30 p. in. Speaker, Edgar It.
Bush.
Batesville. Commercial Club, Commer
rial building. 8 p. m. Speaker, Archibald
M. Hall.
Madison. Settlers’ picnic, park, after
noon. Speaker. Franklin McCray.
MONDAY. SEPT. 3.
Cromwell, Labor Day celebration. City
Park. 2p. in Speaker, Edgar D. Bush.
Klwauls Club, club head
quarters. 6.30 p. m. Speaker mot as
signed i.
There are many other meetings in the
course of preparation, but arrangements
are not completed, the organization an ]
nouuced.
Miss Hazel Dudil Wann. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. N L Mann, 2403 North
Alabama street, and Alfred Vernon Grin
die were married at high noon today
In All Saints Cathedral, the Rt. Rev.
Joseph M. Francis reading the service.
Gleaming tapers set In cathedral cande
labra against a banking of palms, ferns
and floor baskets of white garden flow
I ers formed an attractive background for
the ceremony. Alfred Grindle, father of
the bridegroom, organist, played, a pro
gram of bridal music, using the “Bridal
Chorus" from "Lohengrin" for the pro
cessional The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a hand
; some suit of brown duvetyn trimmed
with moleskin, a peachcolored georgette
crepe blouse, with brown and peach
colored hat and her corsage was ot
bride roses and lilies of the valley.
Among the out-of-town guests were Mr.
and \srs. L. Z McKee and family of
Chicago, Mr. and Mrs Alfred Grindle,
parents of the bridegroom, and son, Har
ry Grindle of Brown County; Mr. and
Mrs. F. IV Betbsrd and son. Billie, of
Richmond, and Mr and Mrs C. S. Goudy
of Salrbury, 111. Mr. and Mrs Grindle
have departed for a motor trip through
Brown County and will be at home at
2463 North Alabama tsreet.
Mr. Thomas H. Atherton of thia city
announces the engagement of his daugh
ter. Miss Eleanor Atherton, to Robert A.
1 Hendrickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win A. Hendrickson, 2000 North Fenn
| sylvanla street. Miss Atherton Is a grad
] uate of Bryn Mawr, class of 1918, and
Mr. Hendrickson was graduated from
Yule.
Mr. nud Mrs. Robert Grierson of Co
lumbus, Ohio, are week-end guests of
Mrs. E. P. Brenuan and Mrs. W. il.
Blodgett, 2934 North Capitol avenue.
Mr. and Mrs 11. E. Bpnson. who have
meen visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hard
tng. have returned to their home In
Newark, N. J.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Florence Tyzzer of
Hlngham, Mass., and Philander C. Lewis
of this city, son of John C. Lewis, the
wedding to take place Sept. 17, at the
home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs
George A. Ty/.ser of Hlngham. The
young people tvill make their borne in
I udlanapolis.
Mr and Mrs. John A Thomson. 4140
Broadway, have returned from Winona
Lake accompanied by their daughter
Miss Mary Roy Thomson, who hy. been
attending school at Winona.
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A pretty wedding Friday was that of
Miss Lucille Wakeland. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Wakeland of Tampa,
Fla., formerly of Indianapolis, and Dr.
William C. Used, son of Mr. and Mrs.-
Cyrus Heed of Bloomington, which took
place at 2:30 o’clock at the borne of the
bride's sister, Mrs. Ernest Mllbolland.
The Rev, J. H. Dodder! dge read the
service before on altar of polms and tall
white pillars decorated with baskets of
white and yellow flowers Norman Mll
holland, pianist, played a program of
bridal airs. The bride's attendant was
Mlaa Mary Lu Reed, sister of the bride
groom. She wore a frock of apricot taf
feln and cloth of silver and carried an
arm bouquet of yellow tea roses. The
bride was gowned In white crepe meteor
and Chantilly beaded with seed pearls,
and the wedding veil, which bad been
used by each of her four sisters. Her
shower bouquet wag of bride's roses and
valley lilies. Dr. and Mrs. Reed have
gone for a motor trip and will lie at
home In the Arbutus apartments In
Rlomn'ngton after Oct. t. The out-of
town guests who altended the wedding
included the parents and sister of the
bridegroom. Dr. and Mrs. Okla W. Kicks
of French Lick. Mrs. Laura Snodgrass
and daughter Mary, and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Snodgrass of Klrklin. Ind.; Mr.
Mr. and Mr*. Edwin Wakland of Hoopes
fon. III.: Mark Roades of Columbia City.
Ind.. and Mrs. George Russell of Madi
son, Wls.
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The marriage of Miss Elsie Klingstein.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Klingstein.
2026 East Tenth street, and Earl S. Hart
sell, of Pittsburg. Pa., will take plate
quietly tomorrow afternoon in the pas
tor's study at the East Tenth Street M.
E. Church. The hridp's attendant will
be her sister Miss Marie Klingstein. and
James Krug will be the best man The
young couple will leave fer Pittsburgh
following 'he ceremony, where they will
make their home.
HOLD REUNION SUNDAY.
Former residents of Jefferson, Switz
erland and Ohio Counties will hold
reunion at Garfield Park tomorrow. Roll
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Terre Haute, Indiana.
THE LECKNER STUDIOS
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709 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA ST.
Indianapolis, Ind.
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CLEVELAND’S
OUTLOOK TOLD
BY SPILL ANE
(Continued From Page One.)
ing the pro’e on locks which he marketed
through the Simmons Hardware Cotu
; pany. He had fold more in the last two
month* than In six months previous.
Architect's reports, he said, were of s
good many jobs In prospect, more in fact
than In any previous time lie could re
call.
CHEMICAL BUSINESS
ON 50 PER (ENT BASIS.
! Mr. Howard estimated the chemical
j btisiuess on a 50 per cent basis. Dye
j stuffs must Improve In demand with im
provement in the textile in iustry but,
he said, Germany had put England out
| of business in this line in a few months
i and it had been necessary for England
I and France- and Italy to put at. embargo
|ou German dyes. He said the future of
! the chemical industry in this country do
j pended on the tariff. It would have to
be a stiff tariff to protect the industry
for it was not a question of German
cheap labor, but the matter of exchange
which if Geruiau dyes were sold here
would favor Germany greatly. lie
couldn't see anything but Improvement
In the American industry if protected
against Germany's production.
Mr. Joyce said the store sales of paints
and varnishes were up to those of 1920.
This business was not affected adversely
to such a degree as others by general
depression In fact. It prospered in some
ways The store trade in paints and
varnishes was very good Men did more
paiutlng and varnishing about their
bouses when they were idle than when
busy. The sales through 5. 10 and 23
cent stores made a big total. There had
been very distinct signs of Improvement
all along the line lately. Sales in the
first fifteen days of August equaled those
for the whole of July. Only In the de
partments of railroads and marine was
the business slow.
In the raw material that enters into
the making of paints and varnishes, high
freight rates were a handicap.
Today the whole industry was on a
72 per cent basis. When the railroads
startad to put tlieir rolling stock in
shaps he didn't think the production of
all the paint and varnish plants iu
America would be sufficient to meet tne
general demand.
The Industry as a whole was highly
cheerful. It was embarking ou a great
advertising campaign to make 1922 tha
greatest year In its history.
MANUFACTt HER FINDS
ARTICLE TO SELL.
G. E. Handles, president of the Foota
Burt Company, makers of lathes and rna
chine tools generally, gives a fine Illus
tration of what *tut energetic man cau
do. His business wns flat. He wanted
to make business. He decided to go to
something of general utility. A wash
ing machine was his selection. He
studied the problem in all Its phases
of production and distribution. He got
costs down to a minimum. He put his
jiroduct on the market and his sal"s
were double what he expected.
Cleveland looks good to a visitor.
Many of the big men see profit in their
experiences of the last year or two. They
think, like David Gibson, that there is
more profit In selling goods at a low
preeentage of profit than in big. They
appreciate rolume as do the depar'meiit
store people. Peaks and depressions live
cot so sharp when business D conducted
on an even keel. The men who have made
the most money in America deni in goods
sold on a margin of gain. lok at
Rockefeller, VVoolworth and their kind.
These men are looking forward to bet
ter business on a better business basis.—
Copyright, 1921. by Public Ledger Cos.
Half Century Absent,
Return for Reunion
Special to The Times.
COLUMBUS. Ind., Aug. 27.—The van
guard of the 400 members of the Records
family who are expected to gather at
Edinburg next week in the sixth annua]
reunion, arrived hero today In the per
sons so J. A. Records. 62, of Freewater.
Oregon, and his uncle. Albert Records.
71. of Richmond Cal. Both are former
residents of the county and have been
away for more than a half century.
J. A. Records left thia city In a four
horse prairie schooner when he waa a
boy going first to Minnesota and then
farther west Albert Records, who re
turned after an absence of 58 years, told
of hfs departure for the Far West In 1863
Alexander Records, father of the Records
family, came to Madison from Pennsyl
vania by the wav of the Ohio River In
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GRAND JURY TO
HEAR FACTS IN
PRINTING BIDS
(Continued From Page One.)
penditures and the stopping of excessive
buying of county supplies will aid in
obtaining a reduction of the tax rate
which ts described her> as being the
"highest” In .the State in comparison to
the size of the county.
The "hold" that the Woodburn Printing
Company has over the county printing
and kindred supplies has been recognized
for years. It is said this company has
for more than ten years been known as
the "favorite" printing concern for coun
ty supplies.
The keynote of the situation lies in two
sources of the county administration —,
with the county commissioners and the
county auditor. The records show that
so far it makes little difference whether
the commissioners are Republican or
Democratic, Woodburn has secured the
printing contract year In and year out
for a long period. The result has been
that competition practically has been
stifled.
This condition of affairs resulted in
Holland and Hutchinson, field examiners
for the State board of accounts, under
taking about six weeks ago a complete
investigation of the county printing sit
uation. This investigation has resulted
In what Is said to be a voluminous re
port.
The printing contract for 1920 was
awarded by County Commissioners Ran
som Phillips. Democrat; Thomas J.
Mulvhtll. Democrat, and Elijah Reed. Re
publican. The board now consists of
Reed and Phillips and Harry YVillis. a
Republican. This places the board in
the hands of the Republicans for the j
first time in years.
WOODBURN HAD
OWN BIDDING SCHEDULE.
It Is pointed out here that in the past
the Woodburn Printing Company had Its j
own schedule and method of submitting !
bids for the four classes of printing and j
suppplles which are used by the county, j
This schedule contains the prices for ,
hundreds of articles and supplies and :
is supposed to control the price of all
supplies purchased and under the con
tract. the Woodburn company has the
exclusive right to furnish all supplies.
This method practically gives the
printing company a free hand in supply
ing the offices and the courts with
printed supplies. The only curb ap
pears to be in the appropriation made
for public printing by the county council
each year. It ts pointed out here the
council often in the past made addi
tional appropriations for printiug.
It Is understood the report of the ex
aminers points out that excessive sup
plies have been furnished various offices
of the county and It Is known the ex
aminers investigated the grades of the
material furnished and compared the
prices of other firms which are inde
pendent of the Interests and “domina
tion'' of the Woodburn company. It Is
said the prices accepted bj the county
commissioners have been In many in
stances much higher than those at which
Independent concerns could have fur
nished the same supplies.
OVER-STOCKING TO
BE REPORT HIGH LIGHT.
The “over-stocking” of the offices with
supplies sufficient to meet the demands
• i ..<-r ! "d and In om Instance*
much longer than the life of the con
tract and the "high prices” charged, are
said to be the high lights of the exam
iners' report.
At present the back room in the office
of the county clerk resembles a station
ery store. Compartments under the coun
ters are loaded down with books, blanks
and election and primary supplies. It is
admitted the county commissioners have
nothing to do with the election, primary
and registration supplies as the election
boards hare exclusive jurisdiction over
these supplies. But the fact remains that
at present there is abundant proof of
"over stocking” the county clerk's office
-with supplies. In this way hundreds of
dollars of the taxpayers’ money are tied
up needlessly for a great length of time.
The State board of accounts is con
sidering a recommendation made by the
field examiners which would tend to
make uniform the schedule on bids for
county printing. In every county In the
State, it is understood, the contractor has
been In the habit of fixing up his own
schedule to be bid on at the time the
contract Is let. It is admitted the present
system of bidding makes it impossible
for the contractors to observe any uni
form method of bidding.
NEW FORM worm
BRING COMPETITION.
If the new form of schedule, which the
State board is considering, is adopted,
it will render possible free and accurate
competition in every county in the State,
it is declared. It will enable firms to
make intelligent and fair bids on various
office supplies.
It Is pointed out the proposed sched
ule of bidding would render impossible
the changing of any items or putting
the same article in the contract under
several different names.
There are ninety-two counties in the
State and under the law. the commission
ers advertise for bids on the first Mon
cannot be awarded until at least ten
day in December of each year, contracts
days after the bids are opened. In Vigo
County the practice has been to take the
bids under “advisement.” It ig pointed
out the law should be changed to permit
the commissioners to ask for bids on the
first Monday in November and permit
the commissioners not to award the eon
tracta for at least thirty days. That
would aid in the commissioners receiv
in gniore bids and so Increase competi
tion over the entire State.
Say Arizonian, Wife
Killed by Bandits
NOGALES. Ariz.. Aug. 27.—Investiga
tion is being maded today by State of
ficials of a report that Frank J. Pear
son. postmaster at Ruby, near here, and
his wife had been killed by seven armed
bandits late Friday. The report said
that Pearson's sister-in-law had been
wounded. The bandits are believed to
have been Mexicans, but no detailed re
port of the happening has been received.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The State
Department today hadd no confirmation
of reports of a raid by Mexican ban
dits on the postoffice at Ruby, Ari*.
ROBBER WORKS BY DAYLIGHT.
GREENSBURO, Ind.. Aug. 27.—A day
light robber walker away with $23 from
the cash drawer in the office of the Wil
liam Layne Bottling Works here Fri
day. It was reported to the police toda£>