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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
Lausanne Confab Halted Await
ing Ang0ra Decision - Eng
land Prepares for Break.
BRITAIN CABINET is CALLED
Greeks Expect Renewal of
HostiIities-SpIit Blame
Passed to Allies.

BIZ United Press
Europe today stood at the
crcss roads, one path leading to
war in the Near East, the other
to peace.
The Lausanne conference was
suspended while Ismet Pasha.
chief of the Turkish delegation.
prepared a reply to the allied
demand that the Turks permit inter
national courts in which cases involv-
ing foreigners would be tried.
There was obvious evidences on the
part of the allies to make it appear
that Turkish obstinacy on this point
was responsible for obstructing the
Lausanne conference while the Turks
wish the world to believe that Great
Britain's greed for the rich oil lands
in MosUl is the real reason. Ismet
Pasha VIII probably try TO throw the
blame on Britain
Meanwhile the British cabinet met
oatensibly 70 discuss reparations but
the question of hostilities in the Near
East probably was taken up also.
Reports from Athens said Greece
believes renewed war with the Turks
inevitable
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
Mayor to Permit Dancing, but
No Booze, on New
Years Eve.
HOSTELRIES RESPONSIBLE
Liquor Squads viii Watch Pub
lie Gatherings During
Celebration.

Dancers can make merry all
they want to New Years eve, al
though it is Sunday, so far as
Mayor Shank is concerned. but
booze hounds had better watch
out. Shank is after them.
"I'm not going to be mean
about this dance business" the
mayor said today. If folks want 70
dance Sunday night, let EN- dance.
Let 'em dance ! night and all day
But, say n not going to have
this booze business.
Wen have special squads out
watching all the downtown hotels and
other places where a lot Of people win
gather and the police Will have in
structions to arrest persons with
liquor. don't give darn who or
how big they are.
1T Is my understanding that the
proprietor Of a hotel is responsible for
liquor being in his place. I'm going
to put It up to them to help US enforce
the law"
Now every body be merry, but don't
be too darned merry"
Police have been issuing dance per
mits to several hotels and private par
ties providing for dancing only after
midnight Sunday.
At Police Chief Herman r. Rikhoff's }
office it was announced several days
ago that the permits TO dance after
midnight would be given only TO per
sons known TO be absolutely reliable
but that restrictions would be less
rigid on permits for dances New
Years day and night.
The mayors announcement in
dicated he would require the police TO
change their attitude.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
DESP0NDENT MAN
SLASHES THROAT
Freeley Sims Has Chance to
Recover.

Suffering from a nervous break
down and respondent over i'll health,
Freeley Sims, 80, Of 1925 s. Alabama
st, slashed his throat and his left
wrist with a razor at the f L. Gross
undertaking establishment. sos S
Delaware St, today Physicians said
he might recover.
Sims, who had been employed by
the Gross establishment as an en-
balmer for two years. returned 10
work two weeks ago after an illness
This morning, after a conversation in
the office with Alfred a. Suiker. 1917
s. Delaware St, and Rhinehart Krebs.
1926 Laurel St, Sims went to a rear
room. Shortly afterward. Suiker went
back to talk 10 Sims and saw blood
streaming from under the door Of an
outhOuse back of the place. Suiker
and Krebs forced the door and found
Sims covered with blood Sims said.
See, I have cut my throat with a
razor" The razor lay on the floor.
Sims, who was taken to the city
hospital, has a wife, Lucretia, and
three children, Paul. 9; john. :. and
Marion, ?.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
BRITISH CABINET
DISCUSSES NEAR EAST
By United Press

LONDON. Dec. 29.-Meeting Of the
British Cabinet today, ostensibIy 70
discuss reparations. was believed due
In q large measure to the critical
Near East situation where war clouds
once more loomed.
Britain pictures the Lausanne par
lay as on the verge Of an unavoidable
break. Naval policies We're under
stood to be under discussion, follow
ing the hurried orders to the ATedf-
terranean fleet to proceed to the
straits.
F'oTr Premier Venizelos declared
th9 entire Greek army should be
sent [ rhrace, leaving only one regi.
ment in Athens. The same adyices
report that General Pangalos. Greek
commander in Trace, has entrained
secretly for Saonika.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
IN CHASE
FOR BOY SPEEDER
Donald Hawkins Faces Charge
i'm Juvenile Court.

Captured 10y Mayor Lew Shank and
Motor Policemen Wnkersou ana Df.
lane yesterday, after chase Of two
miles through the north end at a
speed ranging from forty to fifty miles
an hour, Donald Hawkins, aged Is, Of
1926 Belle fontaine St. viii face trial
in Juvenile court about Jan, 10.
1T was the worst case Of speeding
ever saw" said the mayor
That Kid had three other young
sters in with him. and the way they
tore across streets was a sight and
the pavements We're wet, too
Hawkins told the police he was
II years old when he was captured,
but when charges were filed IN
Juvenile court 1t developed that he is
below the legal age limit for driving a
cat 1t was said by court attaches
that charges probably viii he filed
against his father, f. w, Hawkins,
for permitting him to drive the car.
"Of five speeders we caught yester-
day four were under twenty" said
Shank.
The mayor said he had received a
telephone call from Albert ], Bover-
idge today asking that special at.en-
tion be given speeders on Washing
ton Blvd.
"Ie told me that the speeding is
something fierce up there, the mayor
said, "and that number Of valuable
dogs had been killed. BeVeridge said
that unless IT is broken up /. only is
II matter Of time until thore Is loss Of
human life. We are going to keep up
this speeding campaign until we have
busted it up entirely
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
TRENCH LIFE FOR
VETERANS AGAIN
Midnight Hundred to End Hike
With Coffee and Doughnuts.

The Midnight Hundred Club of the
Hayward Barcus Post of the Ameri
can Legion will live through war eX-
peliences again tonight
The members will hike from the
city court room to Garfield Park and
from there to the Chapman Price
Steel Company. south of the city.
The Hundred then will march back to
the Courthouse. where they will enter
the tunnel leading to the county Jail.
The long hike will end at midnight,
when the club members reach the end
OF the tunnel trench" at police head
quarters. They will have coffee and
doughnuts in the tunnel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
FARMERS EXPOSITION
PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY
Exhibit to Enable Persons TO Display
Articles for Sale

a farmers exposition. under the
auspices Of the State board OF agri-
culture will Lc held in the Manufac-
turers' building at the state fair-
ground Feb 10 10 "a, the board an
nounced today The purpose IS TO
enable persons VIII ohave articles to
sell the farmer 10 show them TO the
farmer.
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with the increase of rates from 80
cents to S1.25. The master found that
"a rate of $1.2719 would be necessary
to give the company a return of 7
per cent on its investment, but that
as the company had asked only for
a rate Of $1.25 it would be limited to
that amount.
The master also recommended that
al moneys impounded under order Of
Federal Court should be released and
returned TO the plaintiff and that no
additional sums Of money should be
impounded The court fixed a tenn
porary rate Of $120 last April and
directed that the money collected by
the company in excess Of the old go
cent rate be inpounded pending final
adjudication of the case.
That the plaintiff was entitled to all
the relief prayed in the bill, was the
final conclusion reached by the mas
ter
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Like Taxes

This gas situation is getting
to be just like taxation" COM
mented Mayor Shank today.
I don't know what we can do
about il, but I'm going to confer
with the city legal department.
Somebody. somewhere, has got
TO do something to stop this
thing Of issuing four or five mil
lion dollars more Of stocks and
bonds than a property is worth
and then charging the public
seven per cent on It,"
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Open to Argument


kappes set Jan. for argument on
the report. If attorneys for the COM
mission fail to convince the master
that the report is wrong it viii be
submitted to Judge Albert B. Ander-
son as a final report.
a careful scrutiny by the master
Of all the evidence fails to disclose
that any expenditures have been
wasteful or exuavagant, the report
says. "On the contrary the uncon-
tradicted evidence is that the expen-
ditures have been more than ordi-
narily prudent and economical"
AS a basis for his figures the master
used a test period of one year from
May 1, 1921 to April 80, 1922. During
this period he found that the net cost
Of producing gas was S3.76 cents a
thousand cubic feet.
A return of per cent on the IN
vestment was the minimum rate of re-
turn which would not be confiscatory,
the report stated.
The valuation of the physical prop
erty OF the company was found to be
$18,S34. .727, the figures contained in
the appraisal of Stone & Webster, ac-
cOuntanrs, who prepared the valua-
ton figures for the company. This
appraisal was made upon the theory
of reproduction value" of the prop
erty.
This finding of the master was con-
sidered the most important part Of the
entire report, for it definitely re-
jected the contention of the public
service commission that valuation
should be based on original cost of
the property.
Based on 85 Per Cent
He took IS per cent of the repro
duction value of the property es the
basis on which to compute rates. This
amounted to $16,0o9,516
Upon this basis $I.120, ,66612 would
have to be earned to give the COM
pany return of per cent upon it's
investment To earn this amount the
master found that a rate of $1.2719.
would be required, but that the com
pany was limited to the $1.25 prayed
for in its complaint.
That still further increases in gas
rates may be expected in the future
NeN'' A44AACN' ttt Al AAieib l'ttA VI lAlS
dealing with "intangibIes " These in
tangibles We're valued at $4,4S2, ,4S0 by
Webster and Stone However the
value had not been established by
sufficient evidence, the report said.
If their Vs9ue shall in this or any
other inquiry he- ascertained the effect
viii be to irisZSse the rate base and
the fair return, and accordingly the
rate that must be allowed for gas"
the report stated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
SUSPECTED SHElK is
HELD FOR VAGRANCY
Letters and Pictures From Women in

Letters and Pictures From Women in
His Pocket.
Is Charles Striebel Of Chicago n
heart breaker?
That is the question that detectives
will try to solve today. \ squad
Of night riders found Striebel walking
around the streets at Washington St.
and keystone Ave- at 3 a. IN. today.
He had no money, but when searched
Striebel was found to have letters and
photographs from women in all parts
of the country, police said. He was
charged with vagrancy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
FATHER OF FIVE KILLS SELF

BIZ Times Special
ENGLISH, Ind, Dec. 29.-Voile A.
Deal 80 of MarengO. father of five
children, drank poison at his home
here and died a short time later. The
recent death of his wife and financial
troubles are given as the motive for
Deals act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
COLE MOTOR CD.
DOUBLES CAPITAL
Stock Dividend Of 100 Per Cent
Declared bV Local Concern.

A stock dividend Of 100000 pay
able TO stockholders Of record Dec.
10, 1922. has been declared by the
Cole Motor Car Company, it was an
rounced by the company today.
The dividend doubles the capitaliza-
ton. j. J. Cole, president, said
1t is practically covered by the com
pany's cash surplus. The company
will 20 into much larger production
next year than ever before, Cole said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
IRATE DRIVER FINED
FOR HITTING AUTOlST
Charles Mawyer Beat Out of Parking

Charles Mawyer Beat Out of Parking
Space.
There is no SUCH thing as an op-
non on a parking space. Charles
Mawyer. 1920 Herbert St. found this
today when he was fined s. and
costs on a charge of assault by Special
Judge Ralph Z. Updyke in city court.
8Iawyer. who was driving a horse
and wagon, had kept his eye on a
parking space he thought was about
20 be vacated. When this happened.
Heze Clark, reporter for the Indian
apohs Times, drove his automobile
into the space.
Clark offered ii let a nearby traffic
policeman act as arbitrator. AIawyer
then IS said TO have assaulted Clark
NIawyer appealed the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
FUNE ERAL WILL Be
HELD FOR POODLE
Arrange Obsequies for Jennie
Kessel, French Canine.

Indianapolis is to have a dog
funeral tomorrow.
Arrangements for the funeral ser
vices and burial were completed TO
day for Jennie Kessel a pet dog. She
was French poodle, belonging to
William r. Kessel. AZ \. Liberty St.
The funeral services viii be held at
the KesseI home Saturday at 10 a.
m. Jennie lies ia coffin at the
Kessel home today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
BERGDOLL STILL IN
BERLIN, DISPATCHES SAY

Recent Report Said Draft DOdger Was
En- Route to United States.
By UBitcd Press
E-NLIN Dec. 29.-Grover Cleve-
and BerSdou, American draft evader.
has no left Germany. according to
advice from Eberbach today
A dispatch received here said he
'pept Christmas there
In was recently reported that Berg
oll was Ell route to America aboard
a steamer which viii dock shortly at
a Pacific port.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
Public Service Commission Attorney Says He Is
Prepared to Show Masters Opinion
Is Entirely Erroneous.
FIGURES ARE BASED ON WORST YEAR"
Counsel Asserts Valuation in Kappes Report
is $2,000000 Too High and Utilities
Body Will Prepare Another

Recovering from the blow dealt in the tentative opinion of
William kappe ancery of Federal court
mendng of $25 here the public commission
preparing today for finish fight opposing the
A B. Cronk attorney who represented the before
the MASTER said he would show in argument that he opn-
ion is entirely erroneous
The Citizens Gas Company would return of u per
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
Cupid Has Lead
on DiUOrce Inb

II you get married in Marion County
thera is a ff,y-Gfty chance that you
VIII apply for divorce.
Figures for 1922 In the office OF the
county clerk show that for each two
marriage licenses issued this year.
some other couple bosought he law TO
sever the holy bonds OF matrimony.
Up to and including Dec. 27. 2 2.205
husbands or wives filed applications IN
the clerks office for divorce, while in
the same length Of time Asp pairs
were given the permit to be made one.
"Of course, not all the divorces are
granted but the courts have pretty
high batting average" said Theodore
Kemp. deputy clerk for years in Su-
perior Court, where the ties that
bind' are unhitched.
Then, too many couples who are
separated never apply for divorce, %
said Burton Beville. file clerk in the
office.
Offices Convenient
Marriage and divorce are made con.
verient for the public I'm this county.
AS you go through the main door Of
the courthouse at the first door on
your left n the main floor is the room
where the clerks deputy hands out
the licenses, at $3.50 each. This in
cludes a fancy certificate which
affords the clerk flfty-cent profit, the
county getting two dollars This year
George Y. Coffin. clerk, and his pred
Il ,e
on license fees alone.
After Jan. l the county clerk will
not get the 60-cent fee on licenses. as
under the new law all feas from
county offices 20 to the county.
The next room in the row Is the
department where ones lawyer files
the request for divorce Here 1t IS
assigned to one Of the six county III
vorce mills. the five Superior Courts
and the old Circuit Court. The aver,
age price the lawyer charges for III
vorce cases is $25, but If the client
has more wealth or the case is con.
tested, proceedings may cost one quite
bit of Uncle Sans coin.
NOIl Holds Record
The judges who officiate at Marion
Countys knot severings are ..
Chamberlin. Circuit Court; James M.
Leathers, Superior Court room 1;
Linn D. Hay. room 2; Sidney s. NIL
Ter, room 3; Clinton S. Givan, room (.
and T. J. Moll, room g. Judge Mol
has the record. having divorced tho
same couple twice in three years.
A study Of the divorce record book
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29

day Good gas measures 600 British thermal units,
Elliott said. Gas produced at the Prospect plant
yesterday tested $50 and at the Langsdale plant
537, according to the engineer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
COMPANY WINS

An official statement it
would take a rate Of $1.27
to produce a fair return
on the valuation of it's
property.
An official statement
that a fair rate making
valuation is $16,009,516,
which is at least 50, 100000
higher than the public
service commission be
lieyes it should be.
A recommendation that
$125 be the new gas rate,
which is ) cents higher
than the present price.
\ recommendation that
money collected on the
rate in excess of 90 cents,
while the rate suit has
been pending in Federal
court, he released from
impoundment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
And Read This

The British thermal unit quality of gas produced
by the company yesterday, when the 5-cent increase
was recommended, was the poorest of the entire
year John L. Elliott city civil engineer reported to-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29

and against higher rate in Indianapolis goes Judge
A B. Anderson for final decision Under Kappes finding
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cent even on the valuation fixed by
kappes, If the $125 rate were al
lowed Cronk said.
Kappes, whose opinion was printed
in late editions OF the Times yester-
day, estimated the company would
make a return Of only Z per cent on
q valuation of S18,S34,727, as fixed in
the opinion.
Erred in Findings"
THE master erred in his findings
when be disregarded in his calcula-
tions every year in the history of
the gas company except the year dur
.nS which the 90-cent rate was in ef
feet" Cronk asserted.
This was the worst year in its his
tory and therefore its return was low
est II may never have another year
50 bad, and yet this period is used
for the purpose Of calculating rates
for the future Even the gas com
pany's projected estimates did not
show any necessity for as much
money as Kappes says they need
Period of Depression
During the year on which the mas
ter apparently has based all his cal
culations there was a coal strike. max
ing the price Of coal very high; there
was an industrial depression prevent
ing the company from disposing of
its coke and selling its other bi-
products and there We're many other
things which do not now exist that
worked then 70 the disadvantage OF
the company"
II the arguments Of the commission
before the master are not successful
in preventing the proposed increase
the commission is prepared to con
tinue its fight on another basis, John
W. NcCardle. chairman, said.
The commission viii begin at once.
he said the making OF a valuation OF
the property of the gas company,
probably using average prices over
ten-year period and when this vaIua-
tion is completed ii viii attempt to
have established rate based on this
valuation.
Cronk said the valuation arrived at
by Kappes is nj least S2,000,0 900 too
high. other utility experts connected
with the commission expressed the
opinion that it was overesumated to a
much greater extent.
No Actual Appraisal
we We're and still are very greatly
handicapped by the fact that we have
made no actual appraisal of the prop
erty Of the gas company" McCardle
said. He explained that the commits
sions valuations have been only es-
Inmates.
While the commission has never
fixed a definite method of calculating
for rate making purpC C'es,
members are unanimous in their dis
a agreement with the method used by
Kappes. It was indicated the valua-
tions Of physical property based on
ten-year average Of prices, less de
probation, would be favored. Kappas
based his valuation on the cost OF
new. less depreciation.
There was some talk Of appealing
the case to the Supreme Court if the
opposition is not sue
cessful in Federal Court, but at the
same time the fear was express ed
that the cost of this procedure would
be prohibitive.
Maximum Demand Won
The tentative report prepared by
Kappes recommended a gas rate Of
SIPS. This was the maximum de
manded by the company in it's suit
for an injunction against the public
service commission Of Indiana 10
prevent that body from interfering
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
THE WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and Vi
cinity is cloudy and warmer tonight
and Saturday. Probably rain Satur-
day afternoon or night.
HnI-PT Y rrL-Arrsl-I, ~ Z, Il
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
CONSUMER LOSES

Practically all hope of
a return to 60-cent gas.
The advantage the pub
lie service commission de-
clares lies in using the
original cost" as basis
for the rate making valua-
ton.
Assurance there will be
no further increases III the
gas rate since the master
held the company would
have to have even more
than it asked for to insure
a fair return.
The hope Of getting
back the amount paid ev-
cry thirty days for several
months at the rate in ex-
cess Of 80 cents, inn
pounded while the ease
was pending.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-29
'GAS BOOST TO $l25 IS FOUGHT BY STAT
WHAT COMPANY GETS and CONSUMER LOSES

TTNHE tentative finding of William P Kappes, master in
4 chancery of Federal court who heard arguments for
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Home Edition

HULL services of United Press,
L United News, United Finan-
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Forecast

CLOUDY and warmer tonight
~ and Saturday Probably
rain Saturday Afternoon or
night.
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cent even on the valuation fixed by
Kappes, If the $125 rate We're al
lowed Cronk said.
kappes, whose opinion was printed
in late editions Of the Times yester-
day, estimated the company would
make a return Of only per cent on
a valuation of S18,834,727, as fixed in
the opinion.
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Maximum Demand Won

The tentative report prepared by
Kappes recommended a gas rate OF
SIPS. This was the maximum de
manded by the company in it's suit
for an injunction against the public
service commission Of Indiana 10
prevent that body from interfering