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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
GAS RATE:
NOT FIXED
BY MASTER
Recommendation of kappes
May Mean Return of Case
TO Commission.

The indianapolis gas rate case prob
ably will go back to the public serv-
ice commission from Federal Court
for further consideration.
In the final report Of William P.
Kappes. master in chancery, submit
ted to Judge Albert B. Anderson to-
day, findings were made that the old
rate Of 80 cents a thousand cubic
feet is confiscatory and that the final
decree issued in Federal Court should
not establish rate
If this last recommendation is fol
lowed it Will have the effect of put
ting the entire gas rate case back
to the public service commission. The
commission then must establish some
rate in excess Of 80 cents. II the
Citizens Gas Company is dissatisfied
with this rate it can appeal to Fed
eral Court for relief
The finding Of the master is en-
tirely different from his tentative re
port submitted several weeks ago. AZ
that time he set S125 as the lowest
rate that would not be couhscatory.
Questioned Authority
Later when arguments on the report
were heard. Kappes stated that he be
heved the order OF referenc in the
case did not give him authority to sc
beyond a finding that a 90-ceut rate
was or was not Conhscatory.
This view was opposed strongly by
attorneys for the company. They in
sisted that the master was authorized
TO set a minimum rate below which
it was improper to so.
The case arose last April when the
Citizens Gas Company filed an in
junction suit In Federal Court asking
that the public service commission be
enjoined from interfering with an IN
crease in gas rates. The rate then In
effect was 80 cents. Three judges ir
Federal Court referred the case tc
Kappes as master ana granted a TEN
/ porart rate Of s1.20 pending final ad
judication Of the suit. Thirty cents
of each s1.20 collected under the rate
has been impounded. In case a rate
/ less than S1.20 eventually is estab
| lished the difference will be refunded
/ to gas consumers.
/ Although Kappes recommended that
/ no rate be established in the final de.
/ cree he said in the report that $183
a thousand cubic feet was the low
/ est rate which would produce A fair
return on the investment in the prop
/ erty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22

Miss Myrtle Dalton, IS, of 143S
Oliver Ave. was recovering today from
slight injuries received when she and
Harold Schultz. It. of 1249 Roach St.
were knocked down by an automobile
while waiting for a car in a safety
zone at Capitol Ave. and Washington
st. Sunday. Schultz was not hurt
The automobile was one which had
been stolen from J. F. Bickel, 1914
Ruckle st. Later it was found with
broken wheel at Seventeenth st. and
Park Ave. The driver was not found.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
Fixes Valuations

In reaching this conclusion he
figured that a fair rate Of return was
z per cent and that the value Of the
physical property Of the company,
less IS per cent for depreciation on
property exclusive OF land and work
ing capital, was the proper basis for
setting a valuation for rate-making
purposes. This value OF physical
property minus Is per cent he found
to be $16.24e.517.85. To this he added
$LG24.831.78 as the value Of ''intan-
Eibles." He reached this conclusion
by fixing the value Of intangibles at
10 per cent of the value of the
physical property
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
THE WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vi
cinity is fair tonight with lowest
temperature 20 to % degrees. Tues
day fair with slowly rising tempera-
ture.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
RAILROADS TIED UP.

railroad struck but returned work when
concessions made Work stopped several Hness
notably the Paris Berlin that passes through Dormund
Prominent officials arrested, causing this strike.
Germans today declared that Fritz Thyn and other coaE
barons have been thrown cells like ordinary jail birds
They be courtmartiaIed together with twenty thirty
other prominent German industrial leaders Of the Ruh for refusal
to obey French orders.
The French hopeful they break down Germanya
passive resistance The United Press informed that ats
tempt will be made first enforce labor the Ruhr mines<
The French high command Upon hunger and privaon to-
drive the West Phaans work The latter however have the
backing of their they viii be paid while they
strike and threatened with prosecution if they work An
durance o wills is
RESISTANCE PLANNED
Some Germans planning resistance other than passive f
reports be credited Many soldiers of fortune and
of Upper Sean fighting reported be reorgan
ing just beyond the neutral that marks the limits Of
cupied territory Whether these bands plan unite and
the Ruh to act in the that France the neutral
zone, is uncertain
There that important German troop
progress Sunday 1uenste and that train loads
of Rechawehr had arrived but the French doubts
this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
Forecast

Il AIR tonight with lowest
L temperature 20 degrees.
Tuesday fair with slowing rising
temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22

TEMPERATURE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-22
GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENT

Reported near the Ruhr. General Ludent
1fuenster. The French war office lacked
rumors. and discredited them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
HELPFUL SERVICE BUILDS BUSINESS,
 SCH0LDERS IDEA
Motorist Appreciates Service and Reciprocates With Patronage-Business
 Grows

That the motoring public appreci- ates a really helpful service and reciprocates In patronage, is the opin- ion of Nathan Scholder of Scholder Tire and Accessory company, who asserts that 1t is through this rem dition of such service that his business has flourished and grown to its present dimensions.
 When we started in business" said Mir. Scholder, MT. Bardolph and l began in a modest way, but we ever had in mind the fact that 1t was through a better service to the public that we could increa5e our business and enlarge our patronage, for we believe that a motor car owner more than any other pur- chaser buys from the firm that gives him the best service. That this has paid is evidenced by the fact that we are now operating eight service cars. and have increased our floor space and stock many times."
 The Scholder company Is said to be the only firm in town which gives service day and night and on Sunday and the service Is rendered whether the motorist is customer or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
MATCHMAKER BIRDS. TIRE DEPARTMENT STARTS 0FF WELL
First Weeks Business Ex- ceeds Expectation, Says Roy Kay, Department
 Manager

Since its opening last week, the tire department of Mccormack Broth CTS has done highly satisfactory business in Firestone and Oldfield tires. Under the capable manage ment of Roy Kay this new depart ment of the Mccormack organization Is sure to flourish, for Ray is cer- tainly one of the best known and most popular young business men of the city and his wide and thorough experience in the tire business par ticularly fits him for this position. He has had some eight years ex- perience in selling automobile tires and has gained host of friends among motor car owners. We're going to give 'em quality and ser- vice." said Roy, as he pointed with pride to the new service wagons at the curb ready. to answer a call. These service cars are brightly paint ed In what might be called two toned" effect since they are red on one side and orange on the other Roy expressed himself as being high ly pleased with the business done by his department, remarking that this was to be expected as he has the best location, the best tires and the best service. The tires handled are Firestone and Oldfield, and the To- cation is at the corner of Avenue D and Twenty first street in the building formerly occupied by the Fisk Tire company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
TO MAKE BOOKS HANDY
Librarians Will Carry Classics To
 Millions Of Persons.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 10.- Methods of extending library service to the many millions of persons in this country who are now without 1t. will be one of the principal sub- jects to come before the annual meeting of the American Library as- sociation here next month. April 23 to 2S.
 Club women, school superinten- dents, secretaries of Chambers of Commerce, representatives of civic clubs, all prominent In their lines of work, have been called to discuss this new work of extension. Chief among these Is Alvin M. Owsley, com mander of the American Legion. The legion Is reported as especially in terested in the work a the ex-service men remember the camp libraries maintained by the association during the war and in numerous instances have reported their regret that simi- lar service Is not available in their home communities.
 More than twice as many men as women died accidentally In 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
HIGH RENTALS ENACTED BY RED GOVERNMENT

MOSCOW, March 1o.-High rentals exacted by the government. and high taxes imposed upon business brought about tho closing of scores of shops all over Russia during the month of January. Private merchants who last summer were smiles of contentment and felt that the era of free trade meant high profits and return to the conditions of the days before the war, are now lugubriously won dering how to make ends meet.
 In some localities of Moscow, par ticularly in the principal shopping streets, the rentals imposed for 1923 are three times the gold value of before the war. One dealer in agricultural implements closed his shop when he found that the space occupied by one plough during one month cost more in ground rental than the value of the plough.
 Protests against this situation have been made by number of pri- vate merchants, but the openly an- nounced policy of the government which contemplates the fayoring of government trusts in order to drive private competitors out of the market, apparently is being en- forced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
DANGER OF EPIDEM|CS IN SAHARA IS ENDED

SAHARA, March 10. - Typhus which scourged the Volga valley and claimed thousands of victims from one end of Russia to the other last year, has appeared this winter only in scattered localities, and, unless the unexpected occurs. medical authori- ties consider the danger of epidemics on vast scale is ended.
 There are several areas in the Volga valley and the Ukraine where the 1922 harvests fared poorly, and in these famine already Is raging again. Nothing like the terrible con- ditions of the ghastly winter of 1521- 1922 exist, however. and although eight million persons are listed as needing complete or partial support by charity, even the most pessimistic observers do not expect that the hor- TOTS will be repeated in the propor- tions of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
Seuenth Annual Bicycle Week Is To Be Celebrated Here

gain of more than 100000 bicycles over the previous year. the figure for that year being s.272.324 bicycles. There is every evidence that the number of people using bicycles In France this year will prove to be even far greater than in 1921.
 One reason for the big increase last year was that many soldiers and others were just getting back into their stride in civil occupations and they were glad to resume their bi- cycle riding. Many who had experi- enced an outdoor life all during the war also took to the bicycle as a happy means to get out into the open as much as possible. Then the econ- omy side of the bicycle has ap- pealed to many.
 In France there are fine big clubs. the members of which enjoy regular runs, road races and outings. Then, again, 1t is not a case of the man riding out alone to enjoy fresh air, exercise and scenery. He takes his whole family along, because count less families in France have a com plete outfit. They put baby in a carrier on papas wheel and the mother. sons and daughters all have their own "bicyclettes."
 There are many spectacular bicycle racing features in which French and other Europeans take keen enthu- siasm. There Is the annual Tour About France" a lengthy grind, in which hundreds of competitors fol- low course that touches many cities and which requires many days to cover. Then there are the va rious six-day races in French, Bel gian, German and Italian cities There are 24-hour races, 100-kilo- meter contests and many short sprints on banked board and cement owls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
GERMAN ARTISTS ARE. CALLING FOR MODELS

DRASDEN, March 1o.-Such a dearth of living models for artists has developed in Dresden, Munich, and other art centers of Germany, that the government art academy here has taken steps to remedy the situation.
 In pre-war days one of the sights of Munich and some other cities was the market of models where artists regularly made their selections. 1t was gay crowd which assembled, and usually there was surplus of young women eager to offer their services as models of one kind or another. But times have changed, and In spite of the surplus of women in Germany, models are hard to get.
 The art academy of Dresden has appealed to the young women to come back to their vocation, and in sists that even to the modern ar tist living models are absolutely necessary. Not only are models es- sential for painters and sculptors of the human figures, says the academy notice, but young women are re- Quired who woar their clothing particularly we'll. or who have the knack of draping themselves artis- tfcally to. suit the artists needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
GIRLS, CAT, AUTO DRIVE FROM COAST
 IN W|LLyS KN|GHT
Constable Mistook Fair Tour ist for "Stone Age Mur- deress," But Twas So
 Absurd

TRENTON. N. Y. March 1e.-Tha wise crack about frailty being wom- ant monicker does not mean any thing to the Misses Christine l.. Tay- Tor and Evangeline L. Jackson, who recently arrived In Trenton on 8 transcontinental automobile tour from Sacramento. Cal, to New York aboard a 1920 Willys- Knight road ster, model 20. One glimpse at the gat suspended from the girls belt proves that the guy who made that remark about women did not know 'em.
 Frail girls or frail auto, either, could not have possibly made the grade. For instance, when they ar rived in some Arizona tank town one of the pair was clamped in the one cell lookup. The village constable thought that one of the auto tour ists was Mary Phillips. the escaped "stone-age murderess," and a bold accomplce who was aiding the ham mer- -thrower to slip over into peace full Mexico. However, they soon -proyed their identity and were all flowed to proceed on their adventure swfth nothing more exciting than 5000 miles, more CT less, of desert sand and snow on their blankets 
 lette at dawning, as our Marc would say in his Chatterbox.
 But there is the business of this story: Miss Jackson, a big town girl from N'Yauk. and Miss Taylor, who admits Wilmington as her place of residence. left Sacramento. Cal, and it's roses for N'Yauk, and it's mud puddles, December 27, but prior to starting the actual transcontinental visited Catalina Islands Pacific Grove, Monterey, Del Monte, Riverside. and down into Pancho Villas old stamping ground to 4Tijuna, Mex. where Jim Cofforth the former boxing promoter, runs a -Eace track and lot Of other things. After watching the ponies run for a sday or two without investing dime, .they headed into the Aribona desert made famous by Zane Grey. They touched the town of Tuscon, but did not take anything but the air. and made tracks into New Mexico, then on to Texas. Oklahoma, Missouri and other Volstead states. Later. they reached Indianapolis, Ind.
 Speaking of Indianapolis, Lefty George, the former Trenton Fri = State ball player. when told that he had been drafted to that town, de- clared that He'd be darned if he ever ywould play ball in any foreign coun- stry.''
 s.Anyway, the girl tourists finally -reached civilization. meaning Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Trenton, without so much as a broken axle In fact, about the only difficulty they experienced was lit tie tire trouble and a broken rear fender smashed to "smithereens" by an obstinate truck. They spent no money whatever for repairs, and only s5.35 for oil and s56.75 for gasoline, which is going some in these days or high costing Pullman cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
GERMANS FIND MARKS NOT WORTH KEEPING

HAMBURG, March 10-Germans have slowly learned that. 1t Is un- wise to save marks while they are falling so rapidly in value. Even servants earning very small wages have adopted the plan of converting their money immediately into some- thing which has real value. Such persons seldom have enough to buy foreign money. so they acquire arti- cles which will always be in demand Furthermore, they usually have these purchases made in some small town, where prices are lower than in the great centers which know more about international exchange operations.
 The cook in one American family in Hamburg recently told her mis- tress she was investing her earnings in furniture, which she had ordered a cabinet-maker in her native village to manufacture. She had bought the wood at bargain, and the man was doingl the work very cheaply in his spare time.
 While the cook was not betrothed and did not know that she would marry, she explained to her mistress that her chances will be much brighter when it became known that she could furnish a home attract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
CRUISE CRAWFO ORD MAKES DELIVERIES W|LLYS OVERLAND
Several Carloads Arrive to Relieve the Shortage of Cars in Birming-
 ham

With the used car problem" and the shortage of cars when the demand is brisk and the surplus of cars when it Is tagging, it is hard to be happy in the automobile game, according to Tom Turrentine, sales manager for Manufacturing com pany, local dealers for Willys-Knight and Overland cars, but Tom has just received some good news that goes far toward the amelioration of this condition.
 Recently slowing up of loading of cars at Toledo. due to bad weather, caused hold-up of deliveries and a resulting shortage of cars. This with the present brisk demand for Overland and WillysKnight cars. has caused a shortage In Birmingham, where the demand has been especially good The factory now wires. how ever, that several carloads of auto. mobiles have been diverted to Bir- mingham for Cruse-Crawford and that this shipment will augment reg ular schedules so that the shortage will be relieved here. and all orders will be taken care of promptly. How ever, demand Is said to be running ahead of production and 1t is the wise buyer who will place his order for the earliest possible delivery and thus save disappointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
FAMILIES OF ENGLAND
 MAY MIGRATE TO BRAZIL

LONDON, March '..-An endeavor may be made in the near future to settle 15,00O British families in Bra gil. Walter Wysard of Pangbourne. Berkshire. has the project in hand and is conferring with the Brazilian government.
 million acres of agricultural land have been purchased for the production of cotton, cocoa, sugar. tobacco, rubber, coffee and cattle breeding, and the mineral wealth of the region is to" be explored. The settlers will be recruited from ex- service officers and men and their families, and will be assisted to the extent of free passage, agricultural implements and the purchase of land by instalments out of realized profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
ENGL LISH OFFICIALS IN PALESTINE PAID WELL

JERUSALEM, March 3.-The Paies- tine budget for the coming fiscal year calls for an expenditure of nearly $11,000. .000. Comment has been caused by the high salaries paid to English officials. and the rela- lively small amount allotted to edu- cation.
 Two and one-half million dollars are for the maintenance of prisons and public security. This, however, Is not surprising in view of the large number of Indian troops kept there, whose presence Is deemed necessary because of the hatreds engen 1ered by the Balfour declaration. Less than half of this sum goes to administra- tive expense. The country would be in bad way indeed, from the stand point of education. were 1t not for tho excellent schools maintained by the Christian missions and the good work done by the Zionist organiza- tion in looking after the education of Jewish children.
 The head of the department of edu- cation draws a salary larger than that of the secretary to the Presi- .dent of the United States. and the salaries of all the English -fficials are correspondingiy large. The Brit ish high ommissioner Is paid $35,000 a year, and has in addition an ex- pense allowance of $7,500 annually.
 These high salaries have created discontent among the people. In judging the situation 1t should be remembered that Palestine Is a poor country, with an area about equal to the state of Vermont. Until re- gently all the heads of governmental departments had their own automo- piles, maintained at great expense by the government. But an Arabic newspaper in Jerusalem made such an outcry against this practice that 1t was speedily abolished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BABY, SAID ENGLAND'S QUEEN

LONDON, March 10.-The harmless bromide that kings and queens are human, just like anybody else. was worked overtime in the days that followed the advent of Princess Mary's newborn son. People won dered whether King George and Queen Mary had acted like ordinary expectant grandparents, and whether Lord Lascelles behaved with the pre-paternal nervousness and then' upon hearing Its a boy" had burst forth with pride. People learned that 1t was so, and they were happy.
 From the few chosen mortals privileged to be in Chesterfield House, the town residence of Prin- cess Mary, on the birthday Of her son, there has emanated slowly but surely details of how the royal kins- folks had conducted themselves.
 Lord Lascelles stuck around the house all day, pacing from room to room. In the afternoon their ma jesties paid a visit, and then mo- tored back to Buckingham palace. After dinner they came again. At 10:3O Lord Lascelles inquired how everything was going, and pr. Sim son told him everything Is quite normal" For the next hour and fif- teen minutes the king betrayed con- siderable apprehension. Then came the news that the baby was born, and that 1t was a boy.
 q am a grandfather" the king re- marked.
 But I am . father" said Lord Lascelles, and congratulations were exchanged.
 Then the queen declared. '1 do not care if I am a grandmother or not. but 1t Is a beautiful baby"
 And the next day baby talk was the language of the Kingdom. The papers were chuck full of articles on baby clothes, baby diets, baby habits and baby pictures. For weeks they carried yards and yards of adver- tisements of baby carriages. baby food, infant medicines, maternity gowns. baby shoes, and socks, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
cow SMASHES RECORDS
Produces More Butter Than Any Oth-
 CT In World

VANCOUVER, B. C., March 1o.- Agassiz Segis May Echo, 6-year- old Holstein, owned by the Dominion experiment farm at Agassiz, B. C.. has established a worlds record in butter production, according to the an nouncement of W. H. Hicks, super intendent of the farm.
 This queen of dairy animals, Mir. Hicks said, has in S65 days produced S0,SS6 pounds of milk, averaging more than 4 per cent butter fat and yielding 1,6S1 pounds of butter. This" said MT. Hicks, lis 76 pounds of butter more than that produced in the same period by the previous worlds record holder, Bella Pontiac of Brantford, Ont.