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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
CITY IS CLASSED
WITH TWO OTHERS

Indianapolis is in a class with Gary
and Connersville in the rate it pays for
gas. These three cities have the lowest
rate of any of the principal cities in
Indiana with a population over $780,
each having a rate of 90 cents per 1000
cubic feet. The rate fc- gas at Gary,
has remained unchanged since 1917 and
the same has been the case at Conners-
Vile.
Connersville has a population Of slight
ly less than 1000 and Gary 55,3Ls. The
size of the city and the number Of gas
consumers does not determine the cost of
gas production, according to figures OBJ
tainable at the public service commission.
The city Of Brazil has the highest rate
for gas of any city in the State 81 IS,
which is an increase of 95 per cent since
1917.
Although the list of cities following
does not include any of the size of In
dianapolts, it gives an indication of
what other Indiana cities are paying for
gas and the percentage of increase since
1917.
Elkhart, population. 24.277, rate s1O5,
increase since 1917, 40 per cent.
Evansville, population, 1924, rate
$1.S5, increase since 1917. 5S per cent.
Ft. Wayne, population, $3.50, raAs
$1.35, increase since 1917, IS rer cenS.
Kokomo, population, 30,O67, rate 81, ne
increase since 1917.
Lafayette, population, 224s6, rate S1.45,
increase since 1915 60 per cent.
La Porte, population, 15,15S, rate $1.66;
increase since 1917, A per cent.
LoganspOrt, population, 21,626. rate
$1.55. increase since 1917, 90 per cent.
Linton, population, 5S45, rate $1.75, in
crease since 1917, IS per cent.
Mshawaka, population, 1915, rate
SIPS, increase since 1917. % per cent.
South Bend, population, 70,9S3. rate
S125, increase since 1917, % per cent.
Terre Haute, population, 66,OS3, rate
S1.20. increase since 1917 33 per cent.
Michigan City, population, 19,457, rate
$1.65, increase since 1917, 65 per cent.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07

Petition Pettitti0n Says More
Revenue Is Needed

public
today petition for $12 The
second petition $925000
8
pay
incurred provide working capital.
1921 commission increased the
Indianapolis present
thousand
The petition that the in
charges
property should be
stanial revival Of business.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
Earnings of Gas
Company Set Out
in Rate Petition

The results Of the operation Of the
Citizens Gas Company during the first
ten months when 90 cents a thousand
cubic feet was charged for gas are set
out by the company in its petition and
exhibits as follows:
Gas earnings 81 l.941 ,23661
Coke earnings .. 1,441 ,5O0.4S
Ammonia earn
ings -. 99.74467
Coal tar earn
ings .......... 75,349.ST
Water gas tar
earnings ...... 10,674.7S
Miscel. operating
earnings ..... 45,61e75
Operating earnings ....-... S9, $40, ! 20. .16
"a. Operating expenses .......-. 3.249, 500. .O5
Net operating earrings ....... 37074711
Net benzol earnings ......... IL ,4S0. IS
Dividends from subsidiary com
pany Observation-Disclosures. oOOUOU.OO
Other non operating earnings. 17.221.0 OF
Total earnings .............S 704 453. so
Taxes .................... %, ,225. 10
Gross earnings ............ S 4s3,28S.5l
Fixed charges ............... Isf, ,+SI.O 90
Deficit .................... S3l4 1888
Portion OF receipts from sub
sidiary company, net cur
rent earnings ............... S253, ,2Ie 90
Total deficit 1851. AT. 20
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
BUCHANAN DID
NOT SHARE ANY
FAVORS, HESAYS
Council Member Denies That
Mayor Shank Helped
Him.

Statements Of leaders Of the Shank
city administration. that they cannot
understand the encmity of the city coun-
ell toward them. since they have tried
to modify the councilmen by making ap-
pointments. fixing streets and having
other things done on councilmen's rec
concentrations, today drew from Council
man Heydon w. Buchanan, Democrat,
as assertion that If favors have been
granted he has not been one to re
ceIve them.
That fellow referring to Mayor
Shank, has never given me an appoint
ment," said Mr.. Buchanan. IAN 1 ever
got was one little promotion and my
friend In that case, was Republican.
haven't been shown a single favor. The
administration did cinder four or five
streets, over here in West Indianapolis,
but that was because fire trucks got
mired in them. There hasn't been a
street patched, over here, since Mayor
Shank took office. I defy him or any
Of his boards to show me one single,
solitary improvement that has been made
in West indianapolis since he became
mayor.
II couldn't even get an appointment for
a friend on the $2-a-day pay roll"
While the councilman said that the fact
that councilmen have not received politI-
cal favors they wished from the admin
istration mas something to do with the
unfriendly feeling, the big thing that he
feels is the tendency toward extrava-
gance on the part of department heads.
They could give me 100 appointments
and they'd never change my mind on
propositions that mean an increase in
taxes I'm dead set against such propo-
sitions."
He said the council is holding up au-
thorization of a bond issue for additions
to the city hospital because 1t feels the
board of health's plan to spend $650OOO
is too ambitious at this time.
at looks like they think we're there to
see how much we can spend instead of
save" Mr.. Buchanan said. "All we want
is a square deal If department heads
Will just take the trouble to call the
council together and go over with them
in detail the problems they want the
council to help with I'm sure they'll re-
ceive fair treatment"
Mr. Buchanan said he did not believe
the council should pass the ordinance
authorizing a bond issue of 100000 for
the purchase of site for a new police
station until the present headquarters
building is either sold or a deal made for
its sale.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
DESTROY COMBINES
THAT HOLDUP PRICES
ADVISES McCARDLE
Prosperity May Be Just Around Corner, but
1t Awaits Lowe Freight Rates,
He Says.

Prosperity may or may not lie just
around the corner but business condi-
tiOns in the United States today are
what they are largely because of rail-
road freight rates, in the opinion of
John w. McCardle, chairman Of the
Indiana public service commission.
Freight rates and the close organi-
zatlon of related business in every line
to hold up prices are the chief causes
Of stagnatlon. 1t is a dangerous policy
continually to endeavor to make our
selves think things are what they are
not" declared Mr.. McCardle.
"a strong Government policy is neces-
sary to step in and break up these
combinations" he said, "and to force
freight rates to a place where business
can get back where it should be. Freight
rates are approximately AZ per cent high
er now than four years ago. The rail-
roads today are not in as healthy con-
dition as they were ten years ago, their
service to shippers is poorer and this
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07

despite the fact that they receive much
higher freight and passenger rates.
Twenty years ago there was no vi
cious circle of organization. Now, the
cement men, the gravel men, the coal
men-try to break in on the indianapolis
selling combination, for instance-the
stone men, are all organized to keep
prices up"
Those fellows can be reached Look
what Samuel Untermyer did in New
York. The national Government can
break up those combinations. The Gov.
ernment is still bigger than the numer-
Gus combines. A few real prosecutions
and you would see those fellows seat
tering and running t. cover"
In reference to the nation wide strike
of coal miners. Mr.. ~McCardle declared
that labor is still inflated. He said that
he believed both sides should have the
right of bargaining, however.
He declared that freight, rates and the
coal industry are closely bound up.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 7.-Thi

OKLAHOMA CITY, April This
is the tale of two Cities
One-Oklahoma City-its Stet'
soned plainsmen-united almost to
the man-armed with the ''unwritten
code"-is fighting for the honor of
a woman's name-Mrs. Jean P. Day
The other-Lawton, with its Army
POSTS beating back to keep dis
honor from the uniform Of its first
son-Lieutenant Paul Ward Beck.
Meanwhile, the triple investigation
Army. State and prohibition forces
continued along trails which led
10 the killing of Lieutenant Beck by
Jean P. Day. former Supreme Court
iustic and millionaire oil man, in
Day's home in the small hours of
Tuesday morning.
state authorities sought to keep their
findings secret until the cOroner's In
quest. set for tomorrow. The Army was
less secretive about its course
ARMY OFFICERS
WILL TESTIFY.
Headed by Mai. L. G. Lampher. senior
officer Of the military court, eight air
planes, carrying Capts. Vernon l. Burge
and Roger Mccullough, Jr.. R. B. Pad
dock. relative Of General Pershing. and
Beck's companion on the night Of the
tragedy; Lieut.. John ". Beck, newhew
Of the slain man; Lieut.. Kenneth Walker
and others, will proceed from Post field
to Oklahoma City tomorrow morning
Continued on Page Thirteen-)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07

The expected improvement in business
conditions did not materiallze with the
result that in 1921 the company sold only
2,1D2, 600 cubic feet Of gas as com
pared with 3051, ,634 900 in 1920. according
TO the petition. 1t points out further
that the coke sold in 1921 amounted to
only III, $50 tons as compared with 4S7,-
200 tons in 1920
The gross earnings Of the company
from May 1, 1921, to March /, 1922, with
out making any deduction for deprecia-
lon, amounted to S4S3, ,22S, which sum in
cIudes S305,000 received from the
Mlburn y-Products Coal Company. All
the stock Of the Alilburn organization is
owned by the gas company. The net
earnings for the coal company, according
to the petition, amounted to only S51. .721
The remainder represented accumulated
surplus.
Taking only the earnings of the coal
company for the ten months. the petition
fixes $229,949 as the gas company's gross
earnings, while the company's fixed
charges for the ten months amounted to
SI97 ,4S7, leaving a deficit of S567. .53s for
the ten months. The fixed charges in/
clude depreciation charged off at the rate
Of S150,000 q year.
EARNINGS REPRESENT
RETURN OF 81 PER CENT.
The gross earnings, according to the
petition, represent a return of only 81
per cent year on the valuation Of
valuation of S12,OO3,000 fixed on the
property by the commission when it fixed
rate Of 80 cents
The petition says the figures for March
Of this year would not be materially
different from the figures for each Of the
preceding ten months
Petitioners present financial con-
dition is critical and there is an i'm
perative need for an immediate and sub
stantial increase in It's revenues" the
petition says. Petitioner has bonds in
the sum Of $4,000 which fall due and
are payable on May I. 1922, as well as
notes In bank of substantial sums which
are now maturing. Petitioner has made
numerous efforts to secure funds to paw
said bonds~due May l. 1922. and said
notes, and witt ut success has exhausted
every means b. which said bonds and
notes may be paid. refunded or renewed
NET EARNINGS roo
Low TO GET CREDIT.
THE reason petitioner is unable TO
pay. refund or renew said obligations
Is that the net earnings of the company
are so low as seriously to impair the
credit or petitioner, and 1t is only
through adequate revenues. and a rea-
sonable return, on the fair value of its
property, that petitioner will be abla5
to meet said obligations and prevent tie
disastrous consequences Of the failure
to do So"
An increase in rates is the only way
in which the petitioner may increase its
revenues, the petition adds
the first asking for the customary emer-
gency relief and the second asking for
permanent relief. In each case the rate
asked for is the same, S125.
In its petition, asking >permission to
issue bonds, the company declares that
its demands for working capital have
increased by more than 100000, since
the last order of the commission was
made authorizing the issuance of securi.
ties, which was also in order to provide
for additional working capital.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
PHLOOMPH!

Somebody shot a cigarette into a
gutterful of gasoline in front OF fhe
office OF the Denham Oil Company.
lO2 South Liberty street early today
and Immediately there was enough
excitement to get out ell the down
town fire apparatus and the entire
neighbOrhOod.
The flames IeAped high into the air,
spread across the sidewalk to the
door of the building and for a time
threatened to become serious. How
ever, little damage was done.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
BANKS RECORDS
INQUIRY CAUSE
IN SMALLCASE
Court Investigating Reasons
Why Books We're De-
stroyed.

WAUKEGAN, H., April 7.-Inquiry
into the circumstances surrounding the
alleged destruction OF records OF the
Grant Park Trust & Savings Bank at
Grant Park, Ills, and the First Trust and
Savings Bank of Kankakee was resumed
today In Judge Elwards court when the
State is seeking to obtain from the banks
evidence desired in the prosecution of
Governor Len Small for conspiracy of
embezzlement. Norman Griffin, cashier Of
the Grant Park Bank, is being questioned.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
Want Council o. X.
on Daylight Saving

Citizens from all parts Of the city will
be urged 10 write letters TO members of
the city council recommending passage
Of the daylight saving ordinance in
trOduced Monday evening, it was de-
cided today at a meeting Of a committee
Of business men interested in the move
ment Bert \. Boyd is chairman of the
committee with Emerson W. Cbaille, A.
Brown. B. D. Judkins. A. Leroy Porteus
and Edward W. Hunter as members.
Mr.. Boyd and Mr.. Brown said that In
dianapolis is handicapped in its business
relations with other cities because most
Of the large places have daylight saving
in summer months.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
TALE OF TWO
CITIES ECHOES
in BECK DEATH
Oklahoma Capital and
LawtOn Involved by
Staying.
ARMY is AROUSED
Officers Come to Clear
Name of Ft. Sill
Victim.
ARMY IS AROUSED
Says Judge Day Is
Not Telling Whole
Truth on Shooting

OKLAHOMA CITY. April The
shot that killed Lieut.. Col. Paul Ward
Beck was fred from the back. after,
in ny opinion. Judge Day saw some
thing that swept him on his feet"
County Attorney Forrest Hughes de
clared in a statement today, analyzing
the Staying Of the idol Of the Army
air service
1T is in respect to that vision that.
in my opinion, Judge Day has not
told the whole truth.
Judge Day asserts he fred in self
defense. In my judgment. if the
shot was fred in self defense, ii was
in defense OF home and not OF honor
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
WOOF!

'T am going TO tell Taylor GrOnin-
ger to fight that petition until hell
freezes Over.''
This was the statement made by
Mayor Shank today in commenting
on the petition of the Citizens Gas
Company for S1.25 gas.
Mr.. GrOninger is city corporation
counsel and represents the city in
utility cases.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
WOMAN HURT
BY VIOLENT
WIND STORM
Carried so Feet by
Wind and Shocked
Severely.
HAILSTONES BIG
Heavy Damage to
Property Is Re-
ported.
HAILSTONES BIG

storm. The loss was estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and Sl5.0OO. The build
ing had been used as repair shop
for. wooden cars, but II was empty
when 1t fell.
Among the largest losers at the
hands OF the storm were florists and
owners of greenhouses which were
riddlcd by the lightenig. Irwin
Berterman, florist said his loss would
amount to $1,000.
One woman was hurt, hundred of
windows were broken, wires were
blown down in all parts Of the city,
streets, cellars and sewers were
1ooded, a horse was killed and other
damage was done by a storm which
swept the central and north central
part of tn Getty just before noon to-
day.
Mrs. Edith Erwood, 30. 2O39 North
LaSalle street, was badly bruised
and suffered from shock when she
was carried Off her feet and blown
for fifty feet down the street. Mrs.
Erwood said that when she was in
front Of 3411 Massachusetts avenue
a sudden gust Of wind threw her to
the ground and carried her down the
street to the front of 3415 Massachu-
setts avenue. Her head struck a
curbstone and she was severely cut
on the forehead he was taken into
a nearby house and later sent to the
City hospital
Hailstones. some Of them nearly an
inch IN diameter, poured down for sew
eral minutes, smashing windows and
damaging property generally.
The wind reached a velocity Of fifty
eight miles an hour at one time and a
half inch Of rain fell. the weather bureau
reported. For Ave minutes the average
velocity Of the wind was thirty seven
mics an hour.
The horse Of John Haskins, 40, negro,
s13 West Twelfth street. became fright
ened IN the storm and ran into the canal
near Twelfth street Haskins dlved into
the canal, cut the horss loose and res
cued It.
Most Of the reports Of electric wires
part Of the city.
Three horses which had become
frightened at the storm and ran
away were stopped. Tho owners have not
been located. The horses are put up at
stables at 222S West Michigan street, at
No 13 Engine House, Kentucky avenue
and Maryland street, and at OF Ft.
Wayne avenue.
Many persons reported that hail
pierced the tops of their automobiles
and that the windows Of automobiles
and side curtains were broken,
horse fell and broke his neck in the
midst Of the downtown district when
1t became frightened at the storm. The
hail was pelting down on the horse, IT
became unruly and wild and began to
leap and paw in the air. The accident
occurred in front of the Washington
street entrance to the Lincoln Hotel. The
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
Date Set for Trial
of Former PugiliSt

ANDERSON, Ind. April Z. - Edgar
sfuIlin, former pugilist. charged with
killing Roy Mudd, Of Elwood, who died
following a recent boxing bout will go
on trial for man slaughter, May 8, in
Madison County Circuit Court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
Thieves Starting
Spring Offensive

Milburn Washburn, 3163 Boulevard
Place. reports the theft Of a cushion
from his automobile while he was attend
ing the Yankee Circus at the Playground.
Edward Ingstad. $500 CarroIton avenue.
reported the theft Of an automobile tire
from his machine at the fairgrounds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
Woman Is Killed
by Iowa Cyclone

WOODWARD, Iowa. April Mrs. Will
Herman, wife of a farmer, was killed
by a cyclone that swept this section
last night. Many farm homes and out
buildings were wrecked by the twister
which did damage estimated at 5000, 600
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
Jitneys Barred From
State Soldiers Home

LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 7.-Jitney
cars and busses are barred from the
grounds Of the State Soldiers Home by a
recently promulgated order, which is in
tended to protect the reorganized Lafay-
cite Street Car Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinit :
for the twenty-fOuT hours ending Z
2. m. April s 1912:
Showers and thunder storms tonight.
prObabl followed by clearing Saturday
morning; cooler Saturday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
SUCCOR!

CALUMUs, Iowa. April Jail
the bootleggers and save our girls
from cigarettes and BOOZE" is the
battle cry of Mrs. H. P. Strong. new
ly-elected mayor. Her first Official act
was to tuy new lock for the jail.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
THE WEATHER

Thunder showers tonight Clear and cooler
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

an intermina6le delay, of the Farm
Loan Bank case. also made that
beneficent law operative and 1t
has helped.
TOO LONG DELAYED.
But farmers do not admit that
these two ways by which they
could borrow money more easily
were legislation that gave them
any governmental favoritism. On
the contrary. they complain that
1t was at best only a palliative
and the War Finance loans tenn
porary. Moreover, it came too
late to do more than tide them
over bankruptcy and did little. IL
anything. toward increasing the
price Of the remaining crops, hav-
ing sacrificed most of their crop
before this relief came.
I'VE have to organize q bloc"
they say, Ito extort from an un-
willing Congress the same rights
as to our financial needs that man.
ufacturers and business men were
given long ago as a matter Of
course" They regard as class
legislation or policy against them
when stocks and factories are
called liquid" and farms and
crops frozen" when credit is
sought. And the farmers are more
than half right in their complaint
that too long government left them
to the mercy of commission mer-
chants and high rates of interest.
The Farm Loan Banks. author
lied in 1914 and contested by pri.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
WINTER PALACE
STANDS DESERTED

tai candelebrum has been jerked
from the ceiling and lies in a twist
ed, shimmering heap. See the
great clock, with its vitals ripped
out; note the grand piano, so bat
tered as to retain only a fanciful,
grotesque resemblance to a musi.
cal instrument. Over all, the odor
Of quicklime stirs the senses hor.
ribly.
If you still are brave, come to
Alexander's death chamber. The
bed where he died after the at.
tempt on his life Is still in the cor
Rer. WIS 1t superstitious fear or
was 1t that we and others like us
might see and take warning, that
the bed with the bloodstains still
on 1t has been left virtually un-
touched?
CLOCK WAS STOPPED.
Yonder 10 the clock. also intact,
which since the afternoon OF
March I, 1881, has marked the IA
tai minute, twenty-five before
o'clock, when Alexander II expired.
The hands were stopped by his
son. Alexander III at that hour to
impress the importance Of the min.
ute on all who saw. And there
II stands, still like a mocking me.
mortal, like a reminder Of the 9TH
ers that followed him to the throne
to perish as he had done.
We cannot enter this next room.
It was the study Of Nicholas II,
and 1t IL barred and locked. The
books were sent from the library
shelves to the public library. and
1t Ia said that they were classified
according to the color Of their
bindings by an illiterate female II.
brarian. That may be untrue. Or
II may be true. What matters II
now?
The salon Of Nicholas II IL be-
fore us now. It has been used a.
a motion picture studio since the
revolution. All the furnishings
were flung into the next room, the
Hall Of the Marshais! Over there.
in the dark corner. look closely.
Yes, that's the full.length portrait
of Alexander ii. The holes In the
face? Oh. those -. bayonet
holes. Of course.
Come into the gardens--or what
were gardens. Desoiation. indeed.
The wrought iron fence has long
since gone to be rolled into sheet
metal.