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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
CHRISTIAN LEADERS HERE
Congress of Disciples Opens at Central
Church.

Leaders of the Christian Church to-
day were arriving to attend a four
day session of the twenty-third annual
session of tho congress Of the Disciples
Of Christ.
The congress formally opened this
afternoon at the Central Christian
Church. Rev. DR.. Allan 3. Philputt,
pastor Of the church. greeted the dele
gates. DR.. H. +. Atkins OF Cincinnati
responded.
DR.. Fl. r. Peters, president Of the
congress. will deliver the annual mes
sage tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
lard TOHEAR
PETITIONS
of State Seek New
[ty Valuations.

applications Of Indiana
Ipanies for revaluatlon
bin occupy the entire
tomorrow. It was an
by the State tax board.
not required to be
hearings, William c.
Stary. said today. but
n be heard to present
/ nation.
= .adoga, Carlisle and
&ties scheduled to be
Hearing of the In
zone Company win he
XBlufftOn, Fulton and
ed for Wednesday.
= merican Telephone
ne considered Sat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
AVIATOR FLIES WITH 1CS
HORSEPOWER MOTQ
Frenchman Remains in Air Fife
Minutes at $50 Feet.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press q
TOULOUSE. France, April II
bot. famous French aviator, md
four fights here today in an airplal
driven by a motor of only ten hor|
power. On one flight he remain
aloft at a height of $50 feet for f1fteI
minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
YEGGS GET $4,000

Safe Blown i'm Heart of Detroit Bust
ness District.
BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Mich. April The safe
in the shoe store Of r. II. Fyfe & Com
pany, in the center Of the business
district, was blown open by yeggs
last night and 100000 taken. accord
ing to report made to the police
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
CHURCH TRUSTEES ASK
TO SUE KHAN MEMBERS
Hooded Men Refuse to Leave as
Pastor Requests.

Pastor Requests.
BIZ URited Prcss
PITTSBURGH, April 2.-Trustees
Of the Bellevue Methodist Episcopal
Church today asked police to prose
cute six alleged members Of the Ku-
Klux Khan under the Pennsylvania
law prohibiting Interference with a
religious service.
Attorney Earl L. Kidney, one Of
the trustees, ripped the hoods from
the Klansmen when they refused to
leave at the request Of the pastor. Six
teen hooded men drove up to the
church in automobiles yesterday and
entered just as Easter service was
under way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Thirty-One Stations Considered
Other Complaints Made

Complaints aaginst the Bell Is
pany in other Indiana cities,
legged failure Of the company ID
ply with previous orders of thu
mission, were registered by W
Myers, city attorney Of SheIoJ]
=. F. Walker, secretary Of the
ton Chamber Of Commerce; W. H
nett of Kokomo, and Taylor z {
niger, city corporation c
Gianapohs. # +
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
VaIuables Missed In Church

A brown velvet bag was either lost
or stolen in ST. Johns Church Satur-
day. Miss Lena Gruner, 1928 Bicking
IL. Il
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
WALK CONVICTED BY JURY
Verdict Brings Sentence
of Two to Twenty-Five Years.

BV Times NDccIdt
MARTINSVILLE. Ind. April O.
Sentence of two to twenty-one years
= the State prison was to be imposed
- on Samuel T. Walk. convicted
<Asanslaughter in the killing of his
<<<&>Naw. Ferd Haase. The jury
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Hough to Address Lawyers

Taxation Problems" will be the
subject Of William A. Hough, Green
field. member of the State board Of
tax commissiA ers before the India.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

we are breaking down the power Of
religion, whereas we are really
broadening it and Strengthening it;
and funnily enough, the conjurors,
who think we are interlopers and
that our seances are only tricks"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

ASKED IN SUIT
b Banks. Is Charge
Court.

20 Banks. Is Charge
Ior Court.
srust for the $4,000
1ley left by Baird
lea Of the Direct
- who committed
2Z2, was filed in
Jay.
Aonal Bank and the
& Trust Co,
ltzgaber's estate
81 Printing & Litho-
ui-cl company IN
: ted, together owe
zz.o5. IL is alleged.
~ have claims
they are made
liam z. Henkel
2ll. former bust
or aber, who are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
Easter
Oddities

GREENWICH, Conn.-So cold Sun
day that when the trumpeter In the
sphere Of the Second Congregational
Church tried to play Il know that my
redeemer uveth," his face froze to
the bugle
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

CHICAGO--Wlth tho congregation
OF the Highland Park First Evan
gelical Church split over a merger,
both the "deposed" and new" pas.
ter attended Easter services to keep
rival members from throwing the
other out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
HIGH EXPENSE Of \
PHONE OPERATION
TOLDBY WITES|
Statistics Given Commission
Show Costs Exceed Other
Companies,

Evidence in the form of statistics
bearing out charges of the public
service commission that telephone ex-
changes of the Indiana Bell Tele-
phone Company are operated at higher
expense than Those of indepndent
companies, was presented today by
Harry Boggs chief accountant.
Thirty-One Stations Considered
Boggs showed that among thirty
one stations. only one of which was
owned by the Bell. all having tom
$50 to 300 subscribers, the Co.
ating expenses were 148 pei
higher than those of independ 81
panies.
In a group of stations having ~ -
400 to 800 subscribers Boggs show
expenses of the Bell exchange to ~
1873 per cent higher. w. H. ThoIs -
son, attorney for the Bell, challen -
the value of Boggs' figures, clain
the latter had failed to considerf
ira expenses of the Bell resulting E*
additional toll, Boggs said it wa
impression the Bells toll business 81
larger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02
HARDING URGED TO
STRESS WORLD COURT
Hitchcock Suggests President Make
Plain Campaign Issue.

By Cuitcd Press
AUGUSTA. Ga, April 2.-Formor
Senator Hitchcock. who led Woodrow
Wilson's fight for ratification of tho
Versailles treaty In tho upper house.
today suggested that President Hard
ing make his world court plan the
principal issue on his western cam
panEn trip this summer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-02

CHICAGO-Police answered a dozen
fake murder alarms before they re
membered that it was April Fools day
as well as Easter.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
Pushcarts.

The Police Court overturns the re-
cent police regulation issued by the
Commissioners that pushcart venders
shall not sell their wares in the con-
gested area Of the city, it being held
that the Commissioners exceeded their
authority in making that regulation.
The argument is that the District
government, having issued licenses to
pushcart men to make sales in the
streets, they cannot lawfully be de-
prived Of the rights they have paid
for, and it is announced that the po-
lice will not make more arrests for
violation Of the regulation.
This pushcart question is not so
troublesome in Washington as it has
been in many other cities. but it has
become one of considerable importance
here. These curb tradesmen f1ll a
gregate Of sales from p,lshcarts Is
quite large. If they are licensed to
carry on their trade they should be
allowed to do 50.
Congestion in most streets in the
central business section and in those
business sections that have grown up
in the east, west and north parts of
the city is one of our serious problems,
and without doubt pushcarts add to
that congestion. 1t would seem that
the curb tradesmen should be restrict
ed in their use of the streets to speci.
fled localities, and that if licensed at
all the license should indicate where
the pushcart man may stand.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

destroyed, but others stand in the
parks. aAdaily invitation to disaster S
In the reckoning of the wartime
fire risks added by the government to
Washington must be included the So
called hotels on the Union station
plaza. These were of type that could
not possibly be erected by private
builders under the regulations. If an
individual owned these structures
they would be condemned and razed
by public order as menaces. The ac-
tuai emergency for, them has passed.
Yet they are continued, at a high de-
gree Of peril.
One of the best steps toward fire
prevention at the seat of government.
setting an example fc- all the rest of
the country, would be a decision to
eliminate at once all of the buildings
now used by the government that do
not conform to the requirements Of
reasonable fire rules. below the stand.
ard set for private buildings. This
means a comprehensive public build
ing program. Such a program is in
evitable. 1t should not be further de-
layed. For delay means the main
tenance here at the Capital Of a fire
risk by the United States which no
city or state government would toll
crate.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

demanding higher wages; the manu-
facturers who produce clothing. imple-
ments, ETC., used by the farmer and
by the rest Of the people GENERALLY are
demanding higher prices, and the
workers in the factories are asking
more pay. As wages and other costs
mount. however, the purchasing value
of the dollar decreases. If all these
elements in the economic life Of the
people advanced or decreased hori.
zontally and proportionately, provid.
ing the original basis was just, there
would be little harm from changes.
But, unfortunately, the increases and
decreases are not uniform. One group
Is constantly "jockeying" to obtain
over the others.
One thing has been rather clearly
demonstrated. The situation is helped
little, IL at all. by legislation. In the
last three years the federal Congress
has sought to aid the farmers by
credit legislation, and in a measure
has succeeded. But the farmers still
complain 1t has put through the So
called packer bill, providing for the
supervision of the meat-packing indus
try, and other regulatory laws. But
prices still soar.
Economy, th-ift, hard work and
handling Of local profiteers by the
communities in which they operate
give greater promise Of success in
meeting conditions.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
The Budgets School Survey.

Representatives Of the bureau of
the budget have made an inspection
of the public schools of the city in
company with representatives of the
District government and the school
system. The budget officers have
seen the school situation as it has
been described many times in official
reports and in the press. They know
that there has been no exaggeration
and they must believe that the schools
are seriously crowded and that at.
tempts to care for the overflow Of pu-
pills by setting up small wooden build
ings in school Fairgrounds has not
been a success. There are not even
enough of these temporary buildings
to house the children. The budget
bureau has the evidence before it and
it also has before it the estimates
which the District Commissioners be-
lieve necessary to begin the work Of
giving accommodation to the school
population. The need is plain and the
Districts share of the money for the
work is already in hand or is coming
in from the District taxpayers. The
people of the District at this time can
do no more than they have done and
the hope is felt by everybody in the
city interested in schools and children
and in the credit Of the Capital that
the director of the budget will give
sympathetic consideration to the esti.
mates.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
High Food Costs,

With coal selling at from IS cents
to q dollarsa ton more than a year
ago, the people Of Washington were
handed another jolt yesterday by the
Department Of Labor. The cost of
food at retail in the National Capital,
the department announced. increased
1 per cent from August Is to Septem.
her Is. That was not the worst Of it.
It appears that food costs here Sep
tember Is were Z per cent higher than
they were on the same date in 1922,
and that they approximate the peak
prices-in some cases even exceed
them-of war time and the period Inn.
msdiately following the war.
The Increase in the cost OF food
from August Is to September Is was
not confined to Washington, but was
found in seventeen other cities where
the department has investigated.
"Normalcy'' is assuming new proper
tons, and conditions Of 1918, 1t seems,
have passed into history. Food prices
hsre are IS per cent higher than in
the year before the world war began.
The farmers are demanding that
they have greater returns for their
produce; the railroad workers. who
haul the foodstuffs to the markets. are
Evening star., 1923-10-09
Magnus Johnson Invades the East
And the East Is sHis'n, Says Press

nus has taken his hand off the ac-
celerator, or is he entirely out of
gaS?"
While admirers of Mr.. johnson say
his shrewdness and common sense are
needed In the Senate" and the Worces-
ter Telegram says che does make
remarks indicating these qualities.
but his speeches show him without a
definite program and as lacking in
the ability to think clearly on politi-
cal matters" This is not the view,
however. of the Boston Globe, which
feels the so-called progressive bloc
now holds the balance of power at
Washington. Its influence will be
felt at both the old party conventions.
The large section of public opinion 1t
represents cannot be fouted with i'm
punity. Senator johnson sees the ad-
vantage of this strategic position. AS
matters stand the middle western bloc
is a threat to the standpatterS of
both parties. 1t would run the risk
of ceasing. to be threat and of be-
coming a lost cause If 1t squandered
it's strength on third party move
ment."
So far as his Federal Reserve Board
suggestions are concerned, the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer says "credit regula-
ton in the interest of the country as
whole is the one thing the federal
reserve authorities have constantly
sought. The systems most violent
critics look in vain for single policy
that was not calculated to preserve
the nations best interests. for a
single reserve practice that DELHI
erately sought the advantage of one
group at the expense Of some other"
That is also very much the opinion
of the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
which points out, in addition, 'the
people who have intrusted their
money to the banks vastly outnumber
those who seek credit at banks" and
of the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch,
, which suggests that tsince the func-
ton OF the Reserve Board is banking
. and he has carefully eliminated bank
! ers from membership, he likely
would turn the doctors out of the
public health service. her lawyers
from serving the Department Of JUS
tice and man the Navy with men
fresh from the wheat fields Of the
west"
Insisting that Representative gov
that the Soviet system will not work
J in a democracy" the Brooklyn Eagle
says 'tthe Magnus Johnsons are get
ting their education at the expense of
a gullible public, but we want to be-
, lieve that they are in turn helping
, to educate the American public in the
need for the return to the representa-
tive syrtem at Its highest and best
| The indianapolis Star Is convinced
, Senator Johnson will not be danger
Gus" in Washington.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
The Electragists.

The Association of Electragists is
holding it's twenty.third annual con
vention in the Capital. and the En-
gineer Commissioner has given them
a formal welcome to the city: These
electragists will see many things In
and near Washington that they will
carry in their memory for years
They will see some Of the finest build
ings of the world and some of the
fairest parks and streets.
Among the visitors are some OF
those electragists who are called IL
Elimination engineers. These will nc
doubt be impressed with the night
lighting Of our streets. There is full
authority for believing that 1T is de-
plorably deficient. A committee OF
experts has investigated and reported
and has prepared a plan and estimate
Of cost for bringing the street lights
up to date. The Commissioners in
cluded the item in the regular esti
mates to the budget bureau, and cut
1t out to bring the estimates within
the limit set by the bureau. Later the
item was entered in the supplement
tary schedule Of estimates sent to the
budget bureau. The director Of the
budget knows the city's need i'm the
way OF street lighting as well as any
Of us does.
The General Electric Company made
a list Of the best.lighted fifty cities in
the United States, and Washington is
not on the list. The budget bureau
has certain limitations put upon 1t by
the law creating it, and perhaps ii
cannot this year help us to meet all
the needs that have accumulated dur
ing the war and postwar periods, and
which have been forced upon US by
unprecedented growth Of the city
but Washington hopes that the budget
bureau will do the best it can regard
ing the estimates for schools, streets
sewers, parks and other things as
we'll as lights.
Meantime the electragists are vel
come in Washington, and IL there
were a key to this city. as there seems
to be to New York and few other
places, the Commissioners would hap
PLY hand 1t over to our guests.
Evening star., 1923-10-09
The Governments Fire Risk.

A committee Of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce last night, in
discussing Fire-Prevention week pro-
eedure, called attention to the fact
that the government is now maintain
ing a number Of highly infiammable,
dangerous buildings here In Washing
ton which add seriously to the fire
risk at the Capital. These buildings
were erected during the war for emer-
gency housing, and are destined.
doubtless, eventually to be RACED. Most
Of them are on park lands. gross
intrusion upon the reserved spaces.
They were tolerated at the time Of
their erection because OF the urgent
need. But that need has iessened,
has, in fact, passed. save for the gen.
eral expansion Of government busi-
ness. Still the buildings are permitted
to remain. A few q them have been
Evening star., 1923-10-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN

ardiZed would he adultery, cruel and
inhuman treatment, abandonment or
/ failure TO provide for one year or
! more, incura5ie insanity and convic-
(. ton OF infamous crime. The bill also
| provides that one year must elapse
! after the granting of divorce before
lremarriage.
Q. When will the next worlds fair
| be held ?--E. 4. III.
A. It will be held in Philadelphia
| in 1926.
Q. What is Spode China &C. r. C.
A; spode is the china made at the
works of Josiah Spode, 1754-1S27, at
Stoke, in StaHordshire, England
! Q. Is milk food or drink?-H r. S.
a. Dr kusenau says that milk is
{ not beverage and should not be used
TO quench thirst. 1t, is food and
! should be taken slowly.
| Q. How much was the shilling worth
| in Bible times?-R. Q.
! A. Mark, Vi.37, speaks of 200 shill-
; ings' worth of bread. The word in
Creek denotes coin worth nearly II
| cents.
Q. Does the Niagara river flow
| through a valIey?-O. T. B.
a 1t has practically no valley, it's
! channel being cut deeply through
plain.
O. What is the significance of the
| r1ortarboard caps that are worn by
/ Students?-G c..
/ A. The giving of, the cap to stu
/ dents in d university is said to have
denoted that they had acquired full
! liberty. and were no longer subject to
| the rcd Of their superiors, in imita-
| tfon of the custom of the ancient
| r mans who gave a headcovering TO
: their slaves in the ceremony of max
ing them free
O. What is the extreme western
point of the United States?--K. r. r.
! A Excluding Alaska. the most
westerly point of the United States
! is Cape Alva, in the state of Wash
! ington. longitude 124 degrees Is min
| utes.
! Q. Was Canada ever called a king
| dom &C. p. g.
| A. In the Canadian draft of the bin
| granting a constitution to Canada,
! that title dominion was substituted
at the instance of Lord Derby. who
| thought that the title kingdom might
I be offensive 10 the Americans.
DE-. I've haze numerous inquiries
uhicl lCc CGuaat aH6tCef due to tack
/ Of proper address. In tcriting this
| bureau please make certain mat your
! f11H name ard address IS Included,
/ together tcith 2-ccnt stamp for re-
| turn postage. Address your q'terp
/ 10 The Star Information Bureau.
/ Frederic j. EGSEin. director, 1890
North Capitol Street)
Evening star., 1923-10-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Endurance.

Endurance.
In comic picture land SO gay
The same old kid appears,
Defiant of our mortal way,
A kid for years and years.
His parents, too, remain the same,
AS forth they bravely stand
To play the customary game
In comic picture land.
He blows his elders up each week.
Or throws them in the lake.
In gentle merriment he'll seek
A life or two to take.
How sad that 1t is all a joke!
Existence would be grand
Had we endurance like the folk
In comic picture landi
Evening star., 1923-10-09

c.. What is the largest banking in
stitution in England?-B S. T.
A. The London Joint City and Mid
land Bank Is the greatest banking or
ganization of its kind in the world. II
now has besides its London office 1,726
branch offices.
Q. What does the mark 925-10oo on
silver mean?-R. H w.
A. Ii means that the silver in the
article so stamped contains only $4,000
parts OF alloy. 1t is exactly the same
as sterling silver.
zey's American History. How many
schools use it?-E. C.. c..
a. The text is used now in 5.sSs
Q. How many kinds If pine trees
and oak trees are there in the United
States?-A. T. S.
A. The forest service says that there
are thirty-three species of pine and
forty-seven of oak found in this coun-
try.
Q. How much land in Alaska is suit
able for grazing reindeer?-K. o.
A. 1t is estimated that more than
100000 square miles of this territory
not suitable for farming or other ami
NAL raising, can be used for reind asr
grazing. This vast area would afford
pasture for millions of reindeer.
Q. Why are white potatoes called
Irish potatoes when they are not
native 10 lreland?-M. T.
A. They are so called because OF
their general cultivation and use IN
Ireland.
Q. Was Col. Robert Z. Lee offered
the command of the Union forces at
the outbreak of the civil war?-C. w
A. The command of the United
States Army was offered to Robert
E. Lee by President Lincoln on April
18, 1861. Francis Preston Blair was
designated to approach Lee on the
subject. The following reply of Lee is
recorded: Il declined the offer he
made to me to take command of the
army that was to-be brought into the
field, stating as candidly as / could
that though opposed to secession and
deprecating war. / could take no part
in an invasion of the southern states
Q. Was there ever a broadcastIne
station In tt S country known "a
u. S. A.?-C. NJ.
A. These initials have never been
used in this country. All stations in
the United States must have for q
for Pittsburgh: WIZ. for New York
City; NAA. for Naval Air Station, al
Washington.
Q. What are the causes for divorce
according to the Capper bill TO be pre-
sented at the next Congress?-C. c. h
A. The causes for divorce, as stand
Evening star., 1923-10-09

1t is stated by Mr.. Edison that
newspapers do not always represent a
mans ideas correctly. Some day, per.
haps, he will invent a journal that will
please not only all the readers but
also those whose fate it is to be writ
ten about.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

At the present moment America en-
joys the gratifying belief that it has
three or four horses available, any
one Of which can be relied on to beat
Papyrus.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

Poincare does not speak approvingly
of going to America to lecture. Yet
the hope may bs cherished that he will
do the same thing when he gets time.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

European industry'is guarding trade
secrets with care which implies an
undercurrent Of cheerful confidence
that there is business ahead.
Evening star., 1923-10-09

Bergdoll's mother says he is going
to come home and take his punish
ment. Living conditions in Germany
have grown unpleasant. Many prodi-
gal returns home when there is no
other place to go.