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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
CORPORATIONS
SUED TO OBTAIN
FRANCHISE TAX
Local Railway and Indiana
Bell Telephone Face
Claims of City.

Suits to compel the Indianapolis Street
Telephone Company to pay franchise
taxes were instituted by Samuel Ashby,
corporation counsel for the city Of In
dianapolis in Superior Court today. The
suits seek to collect 100000 from the
street railway company and $4,000 from
the telephone company. The street car
suit was lied before Judge Scion J. Car
ter and the telephone suit before Judge
Linn D. Hay. Taylor L. Groniuger, who
will be the corporation counsel under
Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank, IS cooperat-
ing with Mr.. Ashby.
The franchise Of the street railway COM
pany provides that the company shall
pay the city during the thirty -four years
OF the life Of It's franchise total Of
ST. 10000 to be paid in monthly install
ments. The franchise also provides that
should a payment not be made thirty
days after il is due the whole amount be-
comes due. The city has been paid $780,
600 and contends that remaining &c.,
900 is due.
The 1921 Legislature enacted a lew
permitting the street car company and
other utilities to surrender their fran
chises The car company did 50 but the
city contends that the franchise was
not surrendered until after the tax be-
came delinquent.
The telephone suit was brought to re
cover taxes the city contends is due from
the Indianapolis Telephone Company
which has been merged with the Bell
company. This franchise provided for
the payment OF $4,000 semi-annuaIly.
These payments have not been met
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Births

Clare and Edith Walters, 1918 North
Capitol hoy.
Clyde and Clara Summers, $50 South
Delaware, girl
Oscar and Myrtle ScurIock to2 Bright.
girl.
Jesse ami Dolly Mcclellan. SIS Arbor,
hog.
Charles and Marguerite Ellis, 2o,2
Hazel. girl.
Emerson and Eula Gilchrist, "a South
Denny, girl
George and Nora Stun. 2t45 North
western, boy.
George ana Dorothy Pennington, 1850
West Thirty Third boy.
Livingston and Mary Owens, SO West
Twenty Fifth. girl
girl
Harry and Hulda Jenette, 2l7s North
Capitol. girl
Frank and Lydia Herman, 2o29 Cooper,
girl,
Julius and Henrietta Armbuster, 1926
Fletcher. girl
Patrick and Mary McHugh 1926 Deloss.
girl
William and Essc Pope, go South
Sherman drive. girl
Frank and Eva North bern, 1913 North
Holmes, girl.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
ROTARIANS TO
AWARD PRIZES

The Edgar NJ Heaton 1921 attendance
prize, diamond studded Rotary watch
fob. viii be awarded at the weekly meet
ing OF the Indianapolis Rotary Club al
the Claypool Hotel Jan. 3.
The following members have attended
every meeting during 1921: william h.
Bass Alex Beck, Andrew \. Brown, Fred
". Case. Carl $. Cook, Stuart Dean, :.
Duane DUNCAN. C. Roltare EgEleston, !.
y. Fatout. Eugene r. Foley. Arthur "
Freund. Kin Hubbard. william Kissin
ger. John Nicholson, Otis W. Pierce, Al
bert $. Pierson. Chester s. Kicker. Joel
r. T. Ryde. Roy Sahm. Nelson g. Trow-
bridge, Charles +. futile. DR. Herbert
T. Wagner and Albert r. Worm. The
Charles r. Dyer attendance prizes viii
be awarded 10 the members who fan
70 win the capital prize with the er
ception of those who have previously
been runners-up.
Dr. Charles 4. Payne traveller and Ice
turer, will address the club He is a uni
versity extension lecturer Of the uni-
versitIes of Indiana. Kansas North ia
kota. Minnesota and Wisconsin, He will
tell stories Of world travel and discuss
America in the eyes Of the world
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
FANG CAME TO
CITY TEN NEARS AGO.
kOkOmO Water Rate
Petition Is Denied

The public service commission today
returned 70 the Howard County Circuit
Cour. the Kokomo Water Company's
petition for an Increase in rates The
water company in petition asked that
Tho utilities commission Increase their
water rates. The commission denied the
Increase on the ground that the com
pany was earning enough revenue 10 pay
: per cent on its investment
In the hearing before the courts re-
Gently additional testimony was intro
duced to show that the company WIS
earning only { per cent q year on its
investment and the case was returned
TO the commission for action The com
mission refused TO act and it will be up
to tho courts 10 increase or deny the
rates. according 10 l.. G. Loughry, sec
rotary Of the commission
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Mayor Gets Plenty
of Opportunities
to Sign His Name

II mayor gets nothing else out Of his
four years in ONCE. he certainly gets a
iue opportunity to practice signing his
name, said Mayor Charles ". Jewett as
he attached his signature to a municipal
bond today.
lie has written Charles W. Jewett'
more than three thousand times I'm the
last ten days. The rush Of park. plaza.
sanitary and Barrett Jaw bonds into the
mayors Office for signature In the last
week Of his administration has been IN
usually heavy. There were 600 OF the
plaza bonds alone. not TO mention three
issues OF park bonds and two of sanitary
board securities. Each bond requires
the mayors name in his own hand
writing.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
CITY EMPLOYEES,
OUT OF JOBS, WISH
EACH OTHER WE'LL
Exchange of C0urtesies Pass
in City Hall at End of
Administration.

City hall employees and officials today
were wishing each other we'll in the fields
of endeavor to which they will move after
Monday noon when their terms and ap-
pointments expire.
The board Of park commissioners
adopted n resolution commencing Super
intendent James II. Lowry and all en-
ployes Of the park department for faith
full service,
The board members also gave Mr.. Lowry
800 with instructions that he purchase
something of permanence and value which
he may keep as a token Of their esteem
and affection. Mr.. Lowry also received
n valuable Scottish Rite emblem from
the employees in his department, accom-
panied by poem
Frank G. Llngenfelter, retiring city
civil engineer, was presented with Il
twenty jewel gold watch by his aides
and associates during the fifteen years he
has been city employee
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
SWIMMING POOL
CONTRACTS LET
Board Makes wards for
Douglass Park Improvement.

Tho board of park commissioners at a
special meeting today awarded contracts
for the construction OF the Douglass Park
big type swimming pool. 1t was the
last meeting the present board viii hold,
the new board 10 be named by Samuel
Lewis shank, when he becomes mayor
Monday noon. taking Office at that time.
The contracts for plumbing, filtration
plant and lighting Of the Douglass park
pool were let to J. W. & ". c. Martin
on bids which totaled S15 $93 and the
contract for general construction to r. II.
Scott & Co, on a bid OF s39. 96S 30. The
total cost Of the pool will be S55.36195.
The architects estimate on the pool was
$g7 600
Date for completion Of the pool was
fixed at June l, 1922.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
DEGINWORKON
TREATY DRAFT
OF NAVAL PLAN
Experts to EmbOdy
Decisions of Con-
ference.
4 POINTS COVERED
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The
drafting experts of the five big naval
powers started work today on the
construction Of treaty which will
incorporate the decisions of the
Washington conference and define
the limits Of the worlds greatest
navies for the next ten years.
The naval subcommittee Of fifteen met
for several hours this morning and dis
cussed the French proposal of allowing
replacement construction to begin in
1927, instead Of In 1881, and also meth
DDS of scrapping. No agreement was
reached on either question, although ex-
perts said they believed a scheme could
be evolved whereby great sums of money
could be saved.
Actual completion Of the document
must await the gathering up Of several
loose ends Of the naval agreement, but
in its main essentials the agreement al
ready is perfected and ready to put on
paper. The one outstanding feature yet
20 be determined is the question Of
whether submarines are to be Outlawed
as demanded " the British and Ameri-
can Governments. Japan, France and
AiAAI nave uOL dEIEtu 10 Luls AdA -AGatu-
ing provision, and the matter is now
under consideration In Paris, Toxic and
Rome.
Other details vet to be adjusted will
present some difficulties but Il is hoped
70 clear them up within two more weeks.
FOUR MAIN
POINTS OF TREATY.
The treaty Will be written about four
main points, as follows.
I. The United States and Great
Britain shall each retain 900 tons
of Capital ships; Japan 100000 and
France and Italy each $4,000 tons.
with no vessel armed with guns
greater than sixteen inches.
>. In auxiliary ships, such as
cruisers, torpedo boats, etc, the
powers are free to build as many as
their treasures can stand, but none
are to be greater than 10000 tons in
size or mount guns of greater calibre
than eight inches.
8. In airplane carriers, the United
states and Great Britain are each to
have five, Japan three and France
and Italy two each. with none
greater than 1900 tons ia size, nor
mounting guns OF greater calibre
than eight inches.
J. A ten-year naval holiday is to
he observed solely in the matter of
Capital ships, with provisions laid
down as to methods Of replacement,
etc.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

HANDED MAYOR
Park Board Members Step
Aside for New Regime.

designations OF Samuel L. Rauh, I'd
ward A. Stuckmeyer and Charles E. Cof-
fin from the board Of park commissioners,
effective at noon Monday were received by
Mayor Charles ". Jewett today.
Mr. Coffin will become the PRESIDENT of
the board Of public works in the new al
ministratiOn.
Mr. Stuckmeyer and MIR. Rauh resigned
hecauSe Mayor-elect Samuel Lewis Shank
has announced his desire t. appoint an
entirely new board.
Fred {. Gardner. remaining commits
sioner. will leave the fourth vacancy on
the board for Mr.. Shank TO fiji since his
term expires tomorrow.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
5 CARS RETURNED
5 ORDERED SOLH
Geiger Makes Disposal
Autos Seized in Raids.

Cases involving disposition of ten q
mobiles seized by Federal prohi
agents in connection with liqqS IF
violations, were disposed of by !
Ferdinand A. Geiger of NIilwau =
Federal Court today.
Cars belonging to John Szendre1
chester; Henry Roepke, 1884 Prd&'
street, indianapolis; Walter Lingham
troit; Edward Hoffman, Sullivan, 8
Beveridge Cordetti, Clinton, were Ordv
returned to the owners.
The following automobiles were ordel
sold: William Calvert, 1914 Allen sire
Peter Krichesky, Seeleyville; Moo
Rridcewater, Greenfield; John Passover
Clinton, and David Wilmington, Hoo
ton
The cases originally came before JuC
Geiger while he was sitting as judge
Judge Albert E. Anderson, while the
ter was Ill last spring.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Deaths

Ehie Jane Brinson, 80, city hospital,
peritonitis.
Mary f.. Harrison. u. 934 West Twen-
ty-Fourth, carcinoma
Letter Geter. 6 months $50 North
Traub. l0har pneumonia.
Mabel Amanda CHM, two months. t53S
East Eighteenth. asphyxiation
Catherine Walsh, -, $50 South Senate.
carcinoma
acute dilatation Of heart.
Elizabeth Doner, rs, 1927 West Nine
teenth, carcinoma.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
w. A. Ketcham OUTLINED
Witnesses Signing Will

The will of William A. Kctcham. for
mer national commander Of the G.. A. II.
who died Tuesday. today was filed for
probate under unique conditions as the
will was executed on Sept 10, 1892 and
the two witnesses are dead
Under the terms Of the thlrty-year old
will Mr. Ketcham leaves his entire estate
To his widow. Flora Mcdonald Ketcham.
The personal estate r. valued AZ $1,000
but IL Is not definitely known what his
real estate holdings arc worth. The I'M
official estimate is from 100000 to
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
NEGRO BErRAYs TRUST.

clifford Snow Williams. negro. 1J3
North California street was fined 81 and
costs I'm city court yesterday afternoon
and sentenced 20 thirty days in JAN on
charge OF petit larceny Evidence
showed Williams was given q gun 90
pawn by Ed Holland. Gl6 North Missouri
street negro. but sold H. instead. 10
Wilson Lovings negro. 5l7 Indiana ave
nue..
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
CHTRrH MEETINGS.

The Bible Class of the First Primitive
Christian Church will meet Wednesday
evening at the New Delaware Hotel. 81
North Delaware street.
First Baptist Church will have mid
week prayer service Thursday evening.
In observance OF the national week of
prayer. the Fourth Presbyterian Church
will hold nightly hours of worship in
the chapel this week. There will be
special speakers and soloists at these
services.
Tuesday evening the vestry Of St
Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Church
will meet at the parsonage. There will
be a teachers meeting at the home Of
street.
Central Christian Church will hold
mid-week prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
1921 Record ShOIUs
Somebody Arrested
Every ~ Minutes

During the year 1921 there has been an
arrest made by the police on an average
Of every twenty-seven minutes. With
twenty-fOur hours OF the year 1921 re-
naming, the records of the police show
there have been 1851 arrests made in
Indianapolis. OF this number I6,6so are
men and Z, i6s are women
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

$3.50 coo
Judge Mahlon T. Bash Of the Probate
Court condiuonally appointed Charles W.
Moores and Henry Hornhrook as lad
ninistrators with the viii annexed"
Frank r, Edenharter and John Caven,
forncs mayor Of Indianapolis both Of
whom are 1ead. were the witnesses to the
signing Of the will in 1892. Mr. Moores
IN court today identified the signatures as
genuine.
Judge Bash stated that this is the old
est will ever filed In his court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
an ENEMY 70 GOOD HEAITH

Good health has no greater enemy
than constipation. Foley Cathartic
Tablets are mild but sure in action.
They Danish biliousness, bloating, bad
breath, coated tongue, sick headache
sour stomach and other ills caused by
indigestion. Take one tonight and you
will feel better in the morning.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
JUDGE COLLINS
FINISHES LEGAL
TASKS OF YEAR
Sustains Motions to Quash
Cases Pending for Many
Months.

The final official act of Judge james A.
Collins of the Marion County Criminal
Court for this year was to sustain mo-
lions to quash a number of cases which
have been pending on the docket for
months, including embezzlement charges
against William A. Rhynearson, 203S
North Delaware street. and former en-
ploye of the Indianapolis Coal Company
and against John =. Pyle, former fore
man of painters for the school city.
Rhynearson was indicted, charged with
I he cmbezzlement of 5000 against the
indianapolis Coal Company. The motion
TO quash claimed that the Indictment did
not charge Il state of facts sufficient to
constitute q public otfense and that the
Indictment does not state with sufficient
certainty the alleged ofense. 1t was an
nounced that another case is pending
against Rhynearson which was not dis
missed.
EMBEZZLEMENT
CA. f DISMISSED.
2 lie was indicted on a charge Of en-
bezz ing $105 Of funds belonging to the
boar of city school commissioners while
he as acting as foreman OF painters.
Ply was discharged by Judge Collins
aft motion to quash the Indictment
w sustained
flnuF W lHlFCN. uHdcF & rely pl the
Peace. was found not guilty. George =.
Kelsey. charged with embezzlement was
discharged when the -ourt sustained
motion to quash. The court sustained
motion to quash he indictment against
f. ". Suhr. charged with false pretense.
The following were found not guilty
and were discharged: Lester Benbrow,
child desertion. and Edward Deree. petit
larceny.
Walter A. Taylor alias George W
Evans, charged with issuing a fraudulent
check. was fined 800 and sentenced from
one to five years at the Indiana state
Reformatory.
Judge Linn 4. Hay of Superior Court.
room ., on a change of venue in a case
against Charles MiddauSh, charging per
jury. refused 10 sustain motion to
quash This VIII put the case to trial
before Judge Hay.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

to file a copy of such contract with its
return to these questions.
! o. For what is such percentage of such
gross receipts paid to said American
| Telephon and Telegraph Company? In
answering this question give the specific
| items such as rent for equipment,
| special service, etc.
10. What was the entire income from all
sources of the petitioner during the year
1921 from its indianapolis exchanges?
II. What was the cost of operation OF
the Indianapolis exchanges alone for the
year 1922
12. What will it be for the year 1922?
10. How many exchanges composed the
entire telephone system o fthe petitioner
within the State Of Indiana.
a. Are the Gccounts of all exchanges
kept as separate and distinct accounts?
INQUIRIES ABOUT
OTHER DEFICITS.
u. Has the petitioner bad any deficits
in any of its exchanges in Indiana other
than Indianapolis?
10. Is any Of the income derived from
Indianapolis used in meeting the deficits
of any other exchanges2
II. What was the entire income Of the
Indianapolis exchange expended during
1921? Itemize.
IS. Has petitioners labor costs been
reduced during the past year-if so when
what per cent?
10. Has petitioners material cost been
reduced In the past ycar-if so when
what per cent?
20, How many users has the petitioner
at the indianapolis exchange OF the in
diyidual line under class Of service,
+ stt,ugFraSe nj ifpf 4nI of no
n, How many Of The automatic
90, How many party line business
unlimited Of the manualt
%. How many Of the automatcf
e. How many businesses measured in
diyIdual line-manualE
-. How many two party lines;
AND STILL
MORE QUERIES.
%. How many residences unlimited:
tal Individual line manualf
thl Individual line automatic?
(cl Two party line manualf
tdl Two-party line automatic
(c) Four-party line automatic:
q How manyrural unlimited:
Business Automatic?
Residence Manual?
IS. If the proposed new scale should
be adopted what number and Of what
class of the manual users does the petit
TONER expect TO loser
20. II the proposed new scale should
be adopted what class Of the automatic
user docs the petitioner expect to loose:
80. what does petitioner expect 10 loose
from regarding as proposed IN new sched-
uleT
81. II the petitioner should loose none
Of It's users either automatic or manual
and the proposed new rates were adopted,
what would he the entire income be from
It's Indianapolis exchange for the year
1922
g. What will he the entire estimated
cost Of operation az the indianapolis
exchange for 1922 who estimates such?
- when were petitioners rates raised
by the commission and what was the
per cent OF the increase
81 What were the salaries OF the Of
hcials Of tho company FOR the year
1921?
90 what portion of each officials sal
airy IL paid out Of the income ~ the
petitioner Indianapolis exchange?
30. IL any Of the income derived from
the petitioners indianapolis exchange
used iu defraylng the expenses 90 the
otoher Indiana exchanges:
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ASSASSIN USED
HIS BARE HANDS
CONTINUED From Page One)

| Continued From Page One)
Pressly and Lieutenant White also went
to the laundry.
Lillian Heise, aud her husband Virgil
Heise, PA West Maryland street. told
police that at about 10 p. m. Thursday
a man shook the side door Of their home
Then he walked across the alley and en-
tered the laundry He was described as
small man wearing sQueaky shoes. The
side door of the laundry was closed, but
not locked. About a half hour after the
man entered the laundry, Heise and his
wife said they saw him run south 10
Maryland street
COULDN'T RAISE HIM
on THURSDAY NIGHT.
Ed Armstrong, negro, who sleeps in an
Office over Pangs laundry, said Panc
asked him TO get him a woman TO work
In the laundry Thursday Armstrong
said he didn't get one and visited the
laundry Thursday night but couldn't
get in. Lights were burning in the Office
and the dog barked, he said. when he
"aook the door. Armstrong said two men
on Friday morning left two bundles at
the front door when they couldn't get in.
The police questioned a number Of ne
groes and former employees Of Pang close
~, among them Maggie Jones. negress.
40 South Senate avenue. who worked
for Pang until three weeks ago: Rosa
Rice, who lives on West Merrill street
and Lewis Rice negro. who roomed at
40 South Senate avenue.
Fang was last seen alive about y. u.
Thursday when he went 10 the grocery Of
Edward Orme, near the laundry. he
asked Orme 10 place want add in a
newspaper for q girl helper. Fang had
placed poorly scrawled sign in the
window stating This place viii: not work
on New Years day"
Fang CAME TO
CITY TEN YEARS AGO.
Faus came to indianapolis from Gin
cinnau ten years ago. He had operated
the laundry in West Maryland street
two years. Pang Howard II Newcastle,
Pans Henry. SIT Ft Wayne avenue;
Peng Hong Hing, 142 North Illinois
street. are cousins Of the dead man
Paug Bow. who calls himself Noble
Pang,' brother Of the dead man, is a
patient at the Central Hospital for the
Insane, the police were told. Pang had
been married, 20 an American his wifes
maiden name being Clara Moon.
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
SEES DANGER TO COUNTRY
IN MERE SURFACE MORALITY

result In the determination Of tho In
dividual by himself to do what Is right
and avoid what is wrong. No amount
Of compulsion on the part OF Legislative
bodies or Of those who are appointed to
enforce the laws which they enact will
serve to bring order out of the moral
chaos Of q society which is thus disin-
tegrating.
Recently a survey was made OF the
various educational institutions of this
country with a view to ascertaining
their attitude toward socialism The
result of the survey was the discovery
that in most OF the institutions sup
ported both by public and private funds
there was chapter of the Intercolle-
giate Socialistic Society which was
either tolerated or deliberately fostered
by the authorities Of the institution.
The principles OF this society are well
known. Not less clear Is the conse-
quence to this country II the growing
cialistic ideas. But 1t Is interesting to
note that not one OF the many Catholic
colleges throughout the land was in
cluded In the list of those which har-
bored chapter of this dangerous So
ciety. This point is significant in ITSELF
1t brings out clearly the reason for the
existence OF Catholic colleges. Catholic
parents are not eager to entrust their
young men and young women to insti-
tutions In which false principles arc
taught. Hence they erect and support
schools Of their own with the hope that
in these schools their children will
learn respect for properly constituted
authority and be given the fullest pos
sible acquaintance with the laws Of true
morality.
Briefly. then, the system OF education
which is supportel by Catholics in
cludes as one of its essential elements
thorough moral training. This calls for
thorough religious training. because mo-
rality without religion Is a contradio-
ton in terms. fraud and hypocrisy.
There can be no morality unless men
are trained to act habitually according
to a sufficiently strong motive which
will serve to keep them on the path o6
duty. Clear. definite and specific re-
ligious training alone will furnish this
motive. Hence It is that the system OF
Catholic education which has stood the
test Of the ages Is still supported and
will ever be supported by those who be-
lieve that In this way alone can men
be trained in a manner becoming their
exalted nature as intellectual beings.