The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-27
THE CITY
IN BRIEF
WEDNESDAY EVENTS

Bib~ Investigation Club meeting. Y. M.
Kiwanis Club luncheon. Clayppool.
Jewish New Year celebrations. Jewish
Junior Chamber Of Commerce luncheon.
Chamber of Commerce.
Alpha Eta Pi meeting, Lincoln, 1880 p. m.
State Health officers conference. SEVERN.
purdue Alumni Association luncheon.
SEVERN.
A l-cent reduction in the Allen
County tax levy was announced by
the State tax board today. Orig
inally the levy was published at
$.343 and reduced to $.311 by the
county council. 1t is now 1901.
Director John d. Williams of the
State highway department will
present a letter from Governor
jackson to the National Highway
Association conference at Denver,
the week of Oct, 4. The letter will
invite the conference to come to
Indianapolis next year.
An electric burner, acetyIene
tank and supply of oil, total value
$500, was stolen from the Kentucky
Gravel Company storeroom at Ken
lucky Ave. and Belmont St, police
we're told today.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission at Washington today dis
missed a complaint of the Indian
apolis Board of Trade against
failure of railroads to make through
rates by way of Indianapolis on
grain. The commission decided the
railroads were justified in mair4tain-
ing present routings and present
charges for Indianapolis.
James Younger, Negro, go, of 2165
Yandes ST., cement flnisher, was i'm
proving at the city hospital today.
He was taken there late Monday
after a twenty f1ve-foot fall at the
addition to the Roberts Park M. E.
Church, Vermont and Delaware
SITS. Police said scaffold gave way
and struck a cement floor.
DIR. William J. Hutchins, president
of Berea College, will speak on
Americans of the Mountains" Oct.
10 at banquet given by the Indi-
ana society, Sons of the Revolution,
at the Woodstock Country club, in
celebration of yorktown Day."
| IF hn a,.;o
have accepted an invitation to take
part in the celebration. -.
Indianapolis Purdue Association
will hold the annual preseason
football dinner tonight at the Sew
erin. James Phelan, coach, will
outline the schools football chances
for the season. F. F. Chandler, La
fayette, will be the guest of honor
Plans will be made for gridgraph
account Of the Purdue Harvard
game Oct. 8.
Indiana University football team
was seen in action in special moving
pictures shown Monday noon be-
lore fifty members of the Indiana
University club at luncheon in the
Lincoln. The football schedule and
the Indiana-Harvard game was out
lined to the members. Herman
Gray president. presided. Hoagie
Carmichael and Eddie Bracket led
the pep session.
John J. Seller, THE Flying Yank','
will arrive in Indianapolis Thurs
day on lap of his foot race from
Atlantic City to Los Angeles. Seller
came through this city six years
ago on a similar journey, and he
will spend two days here this time.
He is in Dayton, Ohio, today.
County taxpayers today filed re-
nonStrances against the Center and
Warren Township tax levies with
County Auditor Harry Dunn. They
were certified to the State tax board,
before which hearings will be held
Oct. 4.
Indianapolis chapter. No. 1893, Or
der of Eastern Star, entertained
Mrs. Lettie Ferguson, grand worthy
matron, at "pitch-in dinner
Tuesday night. Many visiting men,
bers attended the dinner and the
regular meeting which followed.
Laure B. Rathbun, secretary, had
charge of arrangements.