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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
WISHES NTCIPAL
YAKD PIANS NIIEn.

In order that the south side may he
relieved Of he street cleaning mules.
Quar'ered for years 20 the city barns az
1884 shelby street. and city equipment
more economically and efficiently housed
and cared for, the mayor elect desires his
board # public works 60 push as soon rs
possible the purchase OF seven acres OF
the old county workhouse plot at
Twenty First street and Northwestern
avenue for the establishment thereon Of
"a municipal yard The commissioners
must get authority from the county coun-
eli and offer the property for sale at
puh,ic auction before rhr cry can bid
upon &C.
Widening et Delaware street from
Nineteenth street 90 Fall Creek. construc-
ton Of n bridge ecroSs the creek at nsla-
ware street md connection of tho month
end Of such bridge with Washington
boulevard so rs To form another broad
north and south highway from the cen
ter Of the city 20 the north city limits is
another project the mayor elect wants
his board Of public works 90 start upon
nj once The county must build tho
bridge. Mr.. Shank likewise wishes to see
New York street widened to forty feet
from tho business district to Irvington in
order to give another east aud west main
traffic artery besides Washington street.
POLICE. FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHANGES PROPOSED.
The board Of safety will have It's hands
full for several weeks bringing about the
changes I'm the police and fire depart
ments which Mr.. Shank proposes. Con
siderable shifting and reorganization will
be necessary in the police department to
Continued on Page =, Second Section)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
BY LEONARD p, AYRES,
NJ fba EIeveIaud TT

Nineteen twenty-one has been a big
year for n few Of the automobile com
panies but a lean year for the industry.
Vixen another year has passed similar
comment will probably again be In order,
and for several years to come the same
thing IS likely to be true For the first
time In its quarter century of existence
this giant young industry is now expe-
rienclng the rigors Of a serious business
depression.
In earlier years it has passed through
periods that were hard times for other
Industries, but 1t hardly felt them. 1t
was improving It's methods and its models
so rapidly that its history was one long
succession Of triumphs and achievements.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
SHANK REGIME
WILL USHER IN
MANY CHANGES
Program Provides for
Busy Time in De-
partments.
WORK ISSUE UP

A program of Improvements and
changes which will keep his depart
ments busy for the first few months
OF his administration has been
mapped out by Samuel Lewis Shank
in his announcements since the day
he was selected By the people to be
mayor for the four years beginning
next Monday noon.
One OF the busiest departments from
the start wilt be thar Of public works.
due 90 Mr.. SAank's determination 20 do
something 90 help relieve the uucmploy-
ment situation. With John /. Elliott.
eppo.1tce for city clvu engineer. he has
proposed that several hundred men be
hired just ms soon after the opening Of
the administration as possible 10 be put
90 work cleaning surplus dirt or OF
uulmproved streets ard hauling il to
the east bank Of White River near the
central part Of the city for The tounda-
tlon II tho proposed construction OF m
cast GOOD wall The city council has
pledged IFS cooperation in this. Council
mcn-clect Theodore j. Berud and John
+ Klag being on committee with Mr.
Elliott and James ogden. appointee for
city. attorney, TO work out details Of
the hlao This committee is expected to
have important announcements within a
few DAYS
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

aud domestic prob
TENS which came be
fore the court this
year, according to
Judge Frank J.
Lair. in summing
up the work Of the
court at the close
Of the year.
Judge Lahr de
clarcd, after con q
sulting his records,
that moral condi-
tions are improving
since national pro
hibition became eff
fective, and since
certain effects of
the World War are
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Production IL 1921
ABOUT 1900 600.

When the complete figures for pro-
ductlon during 1921 become available 1t
is likely that they VIII show a total
of about / .5G3 900 new cars made in the
year or these about 93S000 viii be
Ford cars and about G2JO00 ali other
makes combined. In 1920 the total output
was about .. ms 600 cars. Of which los
600 were Fords and 1.177 900 were cars q
other makes
In 1919 the Ford output was Il per
cent Of the total number Of cars made.
In 1920 il was - per cent. In 1921 It was
60 per cent and that OF ali the other 100
makers combined was only 10 per cenG
IN 1871 the number ~ Ford cars pro
Guced was almost equal TO the output in
1920, while that Of the other makes was
only a little more than half as large as
during she previous year. Perhaps stiu
more important aspect OF this same sit
uatiou is that the output Of Fords was
twice as great In 1920 as in 1916, while
that Of all the other makes had hardly in
creased at all.
The implication az these figures Is
clear, and il is that the market for new
cars Of the most expensive makes is
slowing down. This is entirely natural
and 10 be expected. Il had TO come
some time. and IT has been merely
FASTENED ~ the present period of de-
carly as 1915 all wealthy families al
ready had ears and that since that time
nearly all those in comfortable circum-
stances have bought them II they did
not already have them
This left the expanding market TO
the small. inexpensive car and the re-
placement market largely TO the more
costly makes. There is no reason 10
believe that this situation will change
People who are financially well stu
ated have cars and will want new ones
only as they replace the old ones. Those
who are less we'll to do will buy in
expensive automobiles II they buy any.
Production IN 1922
MAY BE LARGER.
These considerations naturally lead
10 speculation as to the probable out
nut Of cars during 1920. 1t is clear
that nothing more than a guess or an
estimate can be given. The output Of
new automobiles undoubtedly depends
mostly on the degree TO which gen
Continued on Page =, Second section)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
Increased Output of
Automobiles in 1922
Prices VIII Become Stabilized on NeU Ma
chimes, VieIU of Banker

1t was making good in the best sense OF
the term, and its markets were expand
Ing so rapidly that 1t could not keep up
with them.
In 1921, for the first time, it has had
the experience, which has become 4 ia
miliar story 20 older industries, of run
ming into a major business depression.
1t has noted with amazement that some
companies kept up their production ana
sales and made profits while most Of
them had small outputs aud made little
money.
When all the figures are in it will prob
ably be found that the total registration
for 1921, for both passenger and com
mercial cars, will be ia the neighbor-
hood of 10000, 600 but this will not mean
that this number Of cars has been in ac-
tual use at any one time. The average
number used at any time during the year
will in reality have been much less than
this
Registration consists of the new cars
that have been put into use during the
year, plus the old ones carried over from
last year. i begins with the old cars
IN January and increases all the time up
to the end of December. During these
twelve months cars are being destroyed IN
collisions, burned, or otherwise wrecked
and scrapped and sold for junk, but
each one Of them that IS run at all is
registered. All through the year the
number in use IS lower than the total
registration, and by the end Of the year
it Is much lower
As the industry settles down from its
period Of abnormally rapid growth and
increasing production the number q
these eliminated cars increases each year
and the difference between the registra-
ton figures and the average number Of
cars in use q any one time grows greater
with the industry or basis such that
the number OF automobiles used remained
relatively stable, the number or cas-
eliminated annually would become about
equal 10 the yearly production.
Something approaching this has prob
ably happened for the first time during
1921 The number OF new cars put into
use was probably not greatly in excess
Of the number Of old cars eliminated The
average life OF car il about six seasons
AID the first year n which the output
OF the industry reached anything like its
present proportions was six years ago, IN
1916. Many % the cars produced then
are now going ont Of use, and the in
dustry has just entered q period in which
II can count from year 70 year on sub
stantial amount OF business merely
through the replacement Of old cars
From now on sales to new drivers viii
be less and less OF q factor and replace
meuts for experienced drivers a greater
one.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

Judge Frank - Lair rapidly DeInG elm
mated from the social fabric. According
10 Judge Lair. during the last year that
saloons existed in Indiana there We're 6t0
liquor cases dependent and delinquent
cases resulting from excessive drinking
Of he fathers) in the Juvenile court >~~
this year we have not had more than
seven such cases" he said.
NONE SENTENCED
IN SEEN CASES.
"Of the seven men before the court this
year. / have not sentenced any of them,
but have been able to control them by the
proper supervision" Judge Lair stated.
THE T1en who were before this court this
year on charges growing out OF intoxi-
cation, are not habItual drinkers, but fall
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

The downtown skyline in Indianapolis
has changed considerably since last New
Years day. The principal additions are
the National City Bank building in East
Washington street, which was erected at
Il cost Of approximately 100000 the
seven story addition 10 the Lincoln Ho-
tel and the large addition to the SPHINX
Continued on Page II, Second sectIon)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
BOND INDEBTEDNESS
REDLCED.

I'VE reduced the bonded indebtedness
on the CoUct House one-third by paying
OF $4,000 OF the S9GoUG0 debt which
has been hanging over the county for
over thirty years. We reduced our tax
levy ut the saQe time and olso made
ample provisions Tor next Years eyDcnd~-
lures,
We made progress I'm Increasing our
facilities at Sunnysidc this year. Tn adj
diti0u TO the additions of buildings and
equipment. we are now closing deals
for more land for Sunnyside.
We added TO our county's assets the
big. handsome bridge over white River
on Northwestern avenue. which cost
about $4,000.
we constructed this year the first
county unit road in the county in paving
Pendleton pike from TT. Harrison to the
Hancock County line
I'VE built the Rockville concrete road
from the city, six miles west TO the Hen
bricks County lire.
We Joined with the city in taking
care Of connecting links at the city lin
its with city pavements and county
paved roads.
we are entering the new year with
practically every highway job completed
and no detouring viii be necessary in the
county this winter, the first time in six
yearE
''Neirly all of the old bridges have
Geen painted this year for the first time
- six years and all are in condition to
. eet almost any truck traffic.
The county highways are in the best
condition they have been in this couD-
rvs history.
Marion County taxpayers paid for the
maintenance Of about 1000 people this
year in the county and State institutions
in addition to the costs of the courts in
administering the couuty's affairs in
handling the proceedings that provided
for the placing of such people in the
different Institutions
We added sixty voting machines to
sContinued on Page ., Second Section)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31

The beneficial effects Of national prohi-
bition have been felt in the city Of In
dianapolis and in Marion County by the
various agencies Of The Marion County
Juvenile court in handling the many social
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
HARD PROFITS DECLARED
ONLY FAIR

Enough IS known of the affairs OF
the comparatively few companies pro
duciug anthracite. some $50 altogether.
70 warrant thc statement that on the
average hey are making but q fair
profit. But a few weeks ago one Of
them declared SO dividend that caused
much comment. It is only fair 10 say
that this company is the most fortunate
ly situated of an. having lower costs
because OF the thickness Of coal beds
and the comparatively case in mining
IT'S fiat lying seams. Furthermore. the
coal from the mines Of this company ia
less broken up when it is brought forth
and therefore produces more Of the sal
able domestic sizes and less Of the m.
profitable steam sizes than any large
competitor. In other words, this one
company does not represent the field.
We're all able 10 produce coal rs cheap
", our household fuel would cost US
from 20 cents to 81 less 4 ton. While
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
1921 BUILDING
RECORD AHEAD
OFCITY'S MARK
Report Shows Dull
Times Didn't Hurt
City Much.
SKYLINE CHANGED

Building operations ia Indianapolis
this year have exceeded those Of any
year IN the history Of the city.
This unusual boom in building is ex-
planned by the fact tina. construction
was almost at standstlu during the war,
resulting Ia a housing situation that was
becoming acute As result Of this
situation 1899 dwellings and forty 1.-TWO
apartment houses were built in the city
during the first eleven months Of 1921.
Increased building operations also arc
explained to some extent by q reduction
in the price Of building materials.
The total Of building permits 70 be
issued in 1921 was expected 70 reach
SIS O0O.oO as compared with Si52Si, 1919
last year. The actual figures Tor the
first eleven months Of the year are
SIG les. sci. The $4,000 900 mark was ex
pected 70 be reached as result of
a 81 .o0o. coo permit recently issued for the
building Of the indianapolis Athletic Clab.
HOW BUILDING
WAS DIVIDED.
The principal divisions ign these figures
are as follows: Frame dwellings, $3.50
1872: brick noa-hreproof buildings, $l.s,3.-
go: freproof buildings, s. G>o 977; apart
-ments and tenements $i,417.4t0. The
brick non 6reproof buildings are III in
number and the freproof buildings num-
Der %
The biggest month in building opera
tious was June when permits wcr0 issued
for buildings and repairs costing $500. p
10 The second largest was March with
construction amounting TO S2.136984.
Figures compiled by the American Con
tractor OF Chicago show Indianapolis to
be sixteenth among cities in building
operations for the first ten months Of the
year. although II is more than twentieth
i'm population. The cities that exceeded
indianapolis IN building are New York,
Chicago. Los Angeles Detroit. Cleveland,
Boston, Philadelphia. Milwaukee. wash
ingtou, Kansas city. Minneapolis and
Newark. each of which is larger than In
dianapolls. Among the cities larger than
indianapolis that had less building than
indianapolis are Cincinnati Pittsburgh,
Seattle Buffalo. ST. Louis and st. Paul
Total building permits IN indianapolis
for each month Of 1921 as compared with
corresponding months Of 1920 follow:
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
AID TO COST.

Prices of anthracite NJ the house
holders curb are. MS every one knows.
higher this winter than ever before.
save only for a short period in the
far and early spring OF 1920. when all
coal prices assembled. largely because ct
buyers panic The reasons for this
high level az delivered prices are three
fold: higher mine cost, higher freight
rates, and higher costs of retail deliv-
cry. The men who mine and prepare
all the anthracite for shipment are mem
bers Of the United Mine Workers They
are getting higher wages than ever be
fore iu history. even more than during
the war. and they have contract with
the operators that does n1t expire until
next spring. on March 81 1902 So long
rs they continue 70 charge so much for
their labor the cost of producing al an
thraci-e wages constitute 20 per cent
If tho cost viii 20 DO lower
II has been shown Tor instance. that
Of the more than Sc per ton increase
over 1913 the average New Yorker pays
for his hard coal, SEQ goes TO the min
90 in increased wages and St47 goes TO
The railroads for increased freight rates.
largely 10 pay high wages. The next
largest item - around 81 to cover the
larger slice the retailer demands TO meet
Il
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
BIGPROJECTS
FACE COUNTY
FORMERLY
Auditor Leo Fesler
Says Finances
Healthy.
PLAZA BOND ISSUE
1921 Achievements and
Future Plans Are
Tabulated.

Marion County enters the new
year in the "healtliest financial CON
1iuon" IN its history and with a pro-
gram Of conservative but important
improvements at the various county
institutions and on county roads. &c
cording 10 Leo X. Fesler, county au-
ditor.
two big projects cvershadow al other
uainess Tor next year. Public interest
.enters on the action OF the Marion
County commissioners 20 authorize vari-
GUS bond issues, the total not to exceed
Sg15,C00, for the purchase % the south
block OF The proposed War Memorial
Plaza, rs the c0uuty's contribution 10 the
memorial
The commissioners have passed resolu-
items asking the county council % agree
70 the sale Of the Marion County Poor
Farm and its removal to large tract
Of land near Julietta where It IS frO-
posed to enter all the county Institutions
Of the nature Of Julietta, the poor farm.
ne varsor~ childreu's orphanages and
he like. Tt IS the first step in bringing
Institutions Of this nature under one
head and On one large tract OF land
PROGRAM
FOR Ie22-
Besides these. the program for 1922
may lie summed W as follows:
The proposed paving next year Of
Northwestern avenue is n county unit
roa dfrom Fifty Sixth street 90 the county
lire. the paving OF Pennsylvania street
rom Royal avenue 10 Pleasant Run. the
paving Of Churchmau avenue from En-
rrson avenue 10 Arlington avenue, and
ne building of q bridge on Delaware
street over FAN Greek. II the city VIII
widen and make a boulevard OF Delaware
street as It approaches Fail Greek.
If the food prevention plans Of NJ yor-
elect Samuel Lewis Shank are carried OUT
ne county VIII build @ new Kentucky
avenue bridge over White River. which
viii cost about hale million dollars.
Bids VIII be submitted on Jan -. for
the improvement of Northwestern ave-
rue rs q county unit road from rciut
north Of the new bridge over White River
FOR 4 distance of 5S3 miles The total
cost will be approximately S27G,410 RIds
also were asked for the Improvement OF
tho Collins road on the Churchmaa pike,
south from Beech Grove for about mile
and q half at au estimated cost c6
SJ2S19.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
BONDS FOR

The sale of Slo0.GC0 worth Of ao1ds for
connecting link roads VIII be made next
year.
Bonds totaIIiug $4,000 for track eIeva
ton are TO be sold mex year as well
rs S2j0.0O0 tubercular bonds fer improve
ment ut Suunyside
A special meeting Of the Marion County
council viii ba called some time IN jan
vary so consider the proposed consol-
dstion of county Institution On one large
tract of land
IABORS or
PAST YEAR.
tir. FesIar iSsuel q summary Of achieve
n ents in the lJst twelve months anu
discussed certain phases vf proposed SIN
nroremeuts for next wear as follows
we are entering the New Year with
Marion county financial condition jha
hasIthieSt and best 1T has been for o-cr
Ten years VIC viii have over S3QoO0l
net balance iu tine county fund AID 500.
400 en- the sinking fuud.
when 7 became auditor On IAN :. 1915.
the coIntv fund TAX levy money was
overdrawu and tho county was paying
current expenses 5ut Of uuexpeud-d mon
~ in bond issues The sinking fund
vas exhausted and 7 was compelled to
nay interest on the c"uuty's debts tba.
wear by overdrawing that fund
IAN attempt IS being made 20 build up
. hat fund En- order to pay eff more bonds
be- Court House coming due ia 1879
ind 1925
This has been She biggest year IN
she history Of Marion Cou1ty's business
ia the courthouse. There has been
collected in taxes total of approximate
II S15,O00,O90 compared 10 s10000.000
for the previous year which was two mil
Ilnrs cre- t--n nm 10
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31
BY c. L. LESHER
Editor. Coal Age

Before he begins TO look over the
record OF the coal industry for 1921
the reader must decide in which lies his
greatest interest, the coal he buys out of
the family purse and burns IN his cellar
or the coal that makes industry go-the
steam cCal Of commerce and business.
For there IS a vast difference between
them, both as TO kinds, costs and public
interest
Anthracite. the hard coal of our
domestic trade IN all the East, comes
rom mines in a small area in Penn
syIvania nearer than any OF the soft
coal mines. For 100 years or more 1t
has been the fuel Of the household.
compared TO which. in the West-that
Is, Ohio and beyond and in the region
south Of Washington, D. C.-bitumin-
GUS coal is burned in the homes with
but few exceptions. The coal for house
holders, both hard and soft, passes
through retail dealers; that for indus
try goes direct IN carloads from mine
to factory.
EXCEEDS 1920
RECORD.
The anthracite fer domestic use IS
specially sized, and the finer all screen
ed out The domestic sizes stove,
eSs, and nut, and to some extent, pea
are the only products Of the anthracite
operation that can be sold at a profit,
the finer sizes, some less than onesix-
teenth inch in diameter. are not accept
able for our home furnaces and must be
sold in competition with soft coal for
steam making. As these steam sizes av-
erage for the whole hard coal region some
80 per cent Of the total. they constitute
an important hy-product, and one which
at times such rs these is Il serious prob
lem 20 the producer. He is dumping
the fine coal on the ground now. in
order TO get out the domestic coal needed
by the consUuers
Production Of anthracite alI sizes. up
to and including Dec. ., is esti-
mated by the Geological Survey al 81
6-}5.0Q0 net tons. which indicates 4 total
for the calendar year Of around 5000 900
not tons. compared with nearly 100000.
GOO net tons in the maximum years OF
1917 and 1915 The total this year will
he about 100000 tons above 1920, the
bulk OF which increase is i'm domestic
sizes Ia 1920 there was great demand
for steam coal. and fine. or steam sizes.
were washed from culm banks and
drcGged froG' rivers. thus adding dispro-
porti0nateiy IN the total
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-22
PIRATES OPEN AT
HOME WITH 81
WIN OYER REDS
YellOwhOrse Does r e e {
Flinging and Holds OPP
pOnents In Check.

by Associated Press.
PITTSBURG. Pa. ApEil I'll
Pittsburg opened the season at home
Thursday with a victory over Gin
cinnati by a score of to Z. The
game was nip and tuck from start 10
finish the locals putting across two
runs I'm tho eighth inning that
brought victory.
Adams started to pitch for Pitts
burg. but was hit hard and gave
way 10 Ponder in the third. who was
also forced out Of the box because
of the visitors heavy hitting in the
sixth inning. YellowhOrse finishing
the game. Napier started in the box
for Cincinnati, but was knocked out
i'm the fifth. Brenton taking his
place. When Pittsburg scored the
winning run in the eighth inning,
Marquard relieved Brenton and re-
tired the side. Before the game
Barney Dreyfuss and Manager Glib
son were each presented with a
floral decoration by the "stove
leaguers"- and the regular cere-
monies of flag raising were observed.
Score:
Cincinnati ...O13 OO2 100 Is 0
Pittsburg ....2OO13O O2x-S II 2
Napier. Brenton. Marquard and
Wingo; Adams, Ponder, Yellowhorse
and Schmidt.