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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
Profits for First half Of
Year Exceed Those of
US. Steel.

were selling at around s225 a share,
or total of s1.s5s, 100000. During
the last twelve months the corpora
ton has marketed 100000 auto
mobiles. It's business is running at
the rate of well over $1,000, 1000, 900 a
year.
The corporations assets total
1920, 100000, and 1t has a working
capital of 1892, 100000. Its last bal
ance sheet showed cash and mar
ketable securities valued at $685.
$4,000.
General Motors doomed up as a
challenging factor in the automo-
bile field in 1920 From that pc
Rod it made swift progress. The
corporation met its great rival. Hen
ry Ford and his famous Model T
in open trade combat.
For some years Henry Ford con-
tinued to dominate the field I'M
questionably, making more than half
of all the automobiles produced and
sold in this country.
Finally Went Ahead
At last, late in 1926, sales of Gen.
eral Motors cars we're seen to be
gaining upon Ford and finally they
went ahead.
With sales of Ford cars slipping
and those of General Motors and
other leading makes gaining. it
became clear that Ford must intro
duce new model. Interruption of
Ford production early this year for
the purpose Of developing a new
type car has meant even greater
sales for General Motors anG it
helped augment earnings of that
great corporation.
General Motors is engaged pri-
marily in the motor industry, as
its name implies, and manufac-
lures seven different cars. But the
other lines of industry in which it
is engaged are numerous.
1t manufactures bodies. roller
bearings, horns, radiators, starting
systems, rims, spark plugs, sreedom-
eters, air cleaners. oil cleaners, oil
filters. nufhers. differential gears,
steering gears and steering wheels.
Tomorrow: The du Points and
General Motors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
MAYOR CONFERS
/ ON ZONE BILL.
Gives No Tip on Action
AboIiShing Board.

Mayor Duvall today said he will
confer with members Of the board
of coming appeals and probably
few councilrnen before making final
decision on the ordinance to abolish
the board.
Tomorrow is the final day ! have
for consideration" - said. "The
ordinance was h/aded to me on tile
sixteenth and 1 have ten days from
then to consider it,"
He refused to disclose his action
on the bill.
The ordinance places power Of
rezoning back into the hands OF the
city plan commission, which held
that power before a change was
made by the council year ago.
If the mayor fails to sign or veto
the measure, the council has power
to pass it over his technical veto.
Members of the board are APP
pointive by the mayor. They are
James E. Recap, president; Claude
Eveland and ex-officio members DR..
Austin H. TODD, councilman; Virgil
Vandagrifft, president Of the board
of works, and Jacob H. Wolfe, city
plan commission.
Mayor Duvall returned to his Of
fee today FROM his farm Iiea.'
Princeton, Ind He was accom-
panied by Orville Scott, chief Of the
assessment bureau, and Detective
Arthur Reeves. They arrived in In
dianapolis late Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
nice VOICES TO WE'D
Phone Girls Smile Won
Customers Heart.

At noon today Miss Dolores
Grimes, 1905 N. New Jersey ST., left
for Brooklyn. N. Y, where her mar
riage will eliminate romance in
which Cupid strung his bow with a
Thousand miles of telephone wire.
Miss Grimes was an employee of
the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company at their
Thirtieth and Delaware Sts., switch
board. Last October the voice of a
man in Lexington, Mass, came over
the wire and asked TO be con-
nected with his brother here.
The brother had no telephone,
which annoyed the voice in Mas
sachusetts, so Miss Grimes consulted
the city directory and learned that
he LIVED across the street from a
fire st ltior here. A fireman was
easily persuaded to call the brother
to the phone and soon after the call
Miss Grimes received a box of candy
from Jack Rome of Brooklyn, N. Y,
with a polite note of thanks.
The bow strung with telephone
wire had twanged.
Following a wedding trip to Bos-
ton the couple will be at home at
9714 Barwell Terrace, Brooklyn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
DEFENDS sHUMAKER
Anti-SaIoon League Official
Addresses GuakerS.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 25.-De-
Tense of E. S. Shumaker, Superin-
tendent Of the Indiana Anti-Saloon
League, under sentence for con-
tempt of the State Supreme Court,
was made by Edgar Nicholson, New
York, addressing the Indiana
Yearly Meeting Of the Society of
Friends here. Nicholson is the sec
ond oldest official of the national
Anti-Saloon League, his period of
service being exceeded only by that
of the league founder, DR.. Howard
H. Russell. II
Nicholson said, in part.
81 have known Mr.. Shumaker ia
vorably and well for quarter of a
century. He is not of the reckless
reformer type, but is able, conscien-
tious. constructive and sane in his
leadership of the Indiana prohioi-
ton forces. I am not a lawyer, but
to the lay mind the only question
involved is question of fact. II
Mr.. Shumaker falsified the record
or fabricated the facts he is guilty.
No question about that. What has
your attorney general to offer in
support of a claim that Superin-
tendent Shumaker has thus Of
fended?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
PROPOSED TAX
REFUND RAPED
Ashby Tells KiWanians Plan
Is Illegal and Unjust.

Proposed tax refund in Marion
County was attacked as illegal and
unjust before the Kiwanis Club at
the Claypool Wednesday by Attor-
ney Samuel Ashby.
under the statute no refund
should be made except where pro-
test is registered at the time of tax
payment" Ashby pointed out. 1.-THE
law was never passed to provide for
general refund, but designed
solely to care for individual cases.
No adequate machinery is provided
for such refund as is now pro-
posed.
"There is no provision for refund
at all in the common law so when
made it must be under the statute.
The law passed in 1919 would pro-
vide for refund of State and county
taxes only, and there is no law
which would permit refunds from
other taxing units, such as the city,
school city or township.
while the horizontal increases
we're wrong and in many instances
did work injustice, it is inadvisable
to refund now. Many new residents
and corporations would be required
to pay the refund, which is the
same as demanding that although
not here in 1919-20-21 they must
pay the current expenses for that
year. This is obviously unjust"
If the recent ruling of the Su-
preme Court. holding that the hori-
zontal increases were made without
proper notice, results in general
refund, it will cost $8,072,000 in
Marion County alone, the speaker
declared. To make such a found
would require a levy of $1.20 on
every 500 worth of taxable prop
erty, which amounts to approx
mately $756,O0O,000 in Marion
County, he pointed out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
nv InHN wv. HILL

Financial Editor Iron Trade Review
GENERAL Motors Corporation, the
automobile giant, is the infant
prodigy of the industrial world. Its
success has been both remarkable
and spectacular. Its annual earn
ings are unequaled by any other in
dustrial enterprise in existence.
The latest development affecting
it's dazzling destiny is the decision
by the board of directors for an
other huge stock dividend declara-
ton of 100 per cent. Nine recapital-
izations of General Motors COM
mon stock have been accomplished
in the last ten years. These have
been accompanied by tremendous
increase in value.
How Profits Grow
Statisticians estimate that a hold
or of 100 shares of General Motors
stock in 1917, keeping all his stock
dividends and taking advantage Of
rights" to subscribe to additional
stock, would now have $50 shares.
This would make a growth from
around $4,000 to around $4,000 on
his investment. Meanwhile, cash
dividends received would have been
more than sufficient to cover the
cost Of the original 100 shares.
Even more startling is the rise
of the stock since the company's
inception in 1908. A man who
bought 100 shares then for $10,-
900, keeping all his stock dividends
and taking advantage of the right
to subscribe to additional stock,
would now have 1859 shares, worth
1,678,230, and would have received
cash dividends exceeding $350,000.
Profits of the General Motors
Corporation during the first half
of 1927 we're just under $130,0O0 900
That 1t is a far more profitable
enterprise than is the United States
Steel Corporation is indicated by
the fact that the latter earned ap-
proximately SOL 100000 in the first
six months Of 1927.
During 1925 General Motors Cor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25

poration reported net earning of
nearly 80 per cent upon its capitali-
zation, compared with less than z
per cent earned by the steel Cor
poration upon its capitalization.
With a capitalization of only one
third of that Of the steel corpora
ton, General Motors has shown an
ability to earn profits greater by 40
per cent than its great sister cor
poration.
A Billion a Year
Previous to the recent announce
ment OF new stock dividend the
100000 shares of General Motors
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
DOUBT SANITY
OF Beer BARONS
Notorious Pair Cringe Be-
fore AIienists' Devices.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Chief Of Po-
lice Michael Hughes scheme to rid
Chicago of criminals by making
them stand sanity tests today
seemed destined for a test In court
following the arrest of two of the
city's most notorious beer barons,
Frank and Vincent McErlane.
Attorneys for the two sought
writs for their release. Captain Of
Detectives william O'Connor, how
ever, was determined they would be
held. Rousing two alienists out Of
bed early today, O'Connor rushed
the McErlanes and two gangsters
TO the city hall. where a prelimi-
nary examination was conducted.
1t is the chiefs belief that if he
can get the gangsters into the psy-
chopathic hospital writs will be
powerless to free them.
The two McErlanes at first were
belligereit, declaring well take our
tests in court"
This attitude gave way to fear
before the strange devices of psy-
chology tests.
Get us outta this" Frank cried.
wen blow town. There's lots of
other places to make a living"
Following tests, the two doctors
said results were sufficient to hold
the pair for ten days observation,
and an attempt will be made to
defeat any move for their realease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
DRY HEAD PLANS APPEAL
Shumaker Undecided About Road to
Take to u. S. Supreme Court.

Informal conference of Superin-
tendent E. S. Shumaker of the Indi-
ana Anti-Saloon League and his at
torney, James Bingham ST.,
Wednesday afternoon, resulted in
further elaboration of plans for APP
peal to the United States Supreme
Court.
Whether appeal will be taken d..
rect or through the Indiana Su-
preme Court on writ Of error was not
decided definitely. Bingham will
first file for rehearing in the State
court as routine matter of COM
pletion Of the record. Shumaker is
under $1,000 bond and faces sentence
of sixty days at State farm and $3.50
fine for contempt of the Indiana
Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to po-
lice belong to:
Kenwood Tire Company, OPT N.
Capitol Ave-, Ford, 572-133, from
Michigan and Meridian SITS.
Edward McMaine, 100 N. Noble st..
Ford, 533-501, from in front of that
address.
LENA Henry, 271c N. Harding St..
Chevrolet, 519-581, from Alabama
and Market SITS.
Earl Broyles, 2439 N. oxford ST.,
Ford, 571-745. from 400 8. Warman
Ave.
o. B. Askren, Linden Hotel, Ford,
563-464. from In front of GAL TT.
Wayne Ave.
s. E. seibert, 324s N. New Jersey
ST., Ford, 5l4-lO5, from Riverside
Park.
VIII Ratchet, 800 w. Vermont St.
Ford, T-31-310, from 722 Madison
Ave.
Harry Howard, 1903 w. Washing
ton ST., Ford, T-15-716, from garage
In rear.
John Gcldsboro, 1872 s. Fleming
St. Overland, from Twenty Second
st. and Monon Railroad.
Ivy Lennon, 234 e. Pratt ST., Ford,
from Senate Ave, and Ohio st.
Martinsville Milling Company,
Martinsville, Ind, Ford, T-38-9OO,
from Martinsville, Ind.
LOCAL MAN REELECTED
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
LOCAL MAN REELECTED
DR.. G. B. Parsons Again Heads

DR.. G. b. Parsons Again Heads
United Brethren Conference.
BIZ United Press
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. rs.
DIR. j. B. Parsons of Indianapolis
has been reelected superintendent
Of the White River conference of
United Brethren Churches, at the
annual conference meeting here
this week.
The following candidates for the
ministry were reported at Wednes-
days session. Robert Parson,
Charles L. Webb, Charles A. York,
Preston Montgomery and William
Young.
DR.. Parsons delivered his annual
report, showing rapid growth during
the year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
LEFT NATIVE VILLAGE
ONCE IN 115 YEARS

Irish Patriarch Smoked But Was
Careful of Diet.
Blu United Press
BELFAST. Ireland, Aug. 25.-Neal
Boyle of Ballybofey, County Done
gal, died here aged lis.
Boyle jumped over chair on his
Tooth birthday. His diet for 100
years had consisted of oatmeal, po-
tatoes and butterrnilk. When he
was 80 he tasted tea.
Except on one occasion, when he
attended a wedding at Strabane,
fifteen miles distant, Boyle said he
never left his native village. He
smoked strong tobacco and lots
Of 1t.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
HOOVER FORCE
INCLUDES ALL
COOLIDGE men
Administration Group Likely
to Back Commerce
Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-When
the Hoover presidential campaign
enters its aggressive stage. a large
number of the administration lead
ers will be found in it.
Coolidge personally is favorable to
Hoover's candidacy, but he does not
intend to engage in any overt activ-
ity that would offend other can
didates or appear to be an unseem-
ly use of the presidential Office.
Word Is being passed around
quietly that Hoover is the admins
tration choice. While this will not
be binding on all administration
people, nor even on all Of the cab
met, 1t will bring many of them into
line.
Work to Lead
Or. Hubert Work, secretary Of in
terror. is slated to be the head Of the
Hoover campaign organization when
it Is formally put in the field.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
who probably will be Pennsylvanias
favorite son, K friendly to Hoovers
candidacy 1t IT, said here, although
Is some reason to doubt this since
Mellon and his protege, Senator
Reed Of Pennsylvania, blocked
Hoover for the vice. presidential
nomination in 1920 and forced
Dawes through against the admin
istration wish.
ALI Back Hoover
Chairman Butler Of the Republic
can National Committee is reported
by friends here to favor Hoover.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine is
thought to be favorable. Postmaster
General New, while reported friend
w, has made no commitments to any
candidate. Everett Sanders of In
diana, secretary to President Cool
idge, has indicated an intention Of
supporting Hoover. Will Hays is for
Hoover but will not, as reported in
some quarters, head the Hoover or
ganization, his movie contract pre-
venting.
An effort will be made to capital
lie Coolidge's strength by impress
ing the view that Hoover, Of all the
active candidates, Is the only 100
per cent loyal Coolidge man.
Lowden and Dawes are to be ruled
out for their general opposition to
the presidents farm program,
Speaker Longworth is to be charged
with opposing the presidents fight
against the big navy group In Con-
gress last winter.
The others mentioned are regard
ed as favorite stalking horses who
are not to be considered seriously
as contenders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
OHIO MINISTER CHOSEN
German Methodists Elect Secretary
and Other Officers

German Methodists Elect Secretary
and Other Officers.
By United Press
SEYMOUR. Ind, Aug. 25.-The
Rev. Albert Marting of Cleveland,
Ohio, is the new secretary of the
Central German Methodist confer
ence. He was elected at the annual
conference in session here.
Other officers elected are the Rev.
Alfred Mueller, Toledo, Ohio, and
the Rev. l.. A. Schneider, New AL
bany, Ind, assistant secretaries:
the Rev. Edward Edelmaier, Detroit.
Mich, treasurer: the Rev. August
Klaiber, Half Way, Mich, statisti-
clan: the Rev. Elmer G. Roessner,
Cincinnati. Ohio, press reporter:
the Rev. I. A. Klotz, Knoxville,
Ohio, and the Rev. E. 7. Enderis,
Covington. KY, reporters to church
papers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
TWO HURT IN ACCIDENTS
Man Suffers Broken Collar Bone;
Car Strikes Small Boy.

Ernest Weddle, 81. OF 1859 N. King
Ave, received a broken collar bone
late Wednesday when he missed his
hold while trying to board an E.
Washington st. car at Pine ST., and
fell to the street.
He was struck by an auto driven
by Charles Wilkes, 80. of 551 Edge
hill Rd.
Rexie Hughes. 8, Of 1913 N. Noble
ST., was badly bruised when he ran
into the street in front Of his home
and was struck by an auto driven
by Carl Meyer, %. of 1889 N. Gale
st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
GAMBLING RAID STAGED
Woman and Four Men Are Caught
in Police Net.

An alleged gambling house with
lady keeper was raided by Sergt.
Ralph Dean, and squad of police
Wednesday night. Mrs. Levady
Chastine, 80, of 343 w. Court ST,
was charged with housing poker
game.
Charles Head, SO, Plainfeld, Ind:
Fred Clark, al, of $685. w. Court
ST.; Monzo Stephens, 35, of 1887 De
Loss ST.; Guy Morgan, 80, of 343 w.
Court ST., are charged with visiting
gambling house and gaming.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
Steal Auto on Display

By Times Special
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Aug. Is
Driving an $1,000 automobile
through plate glass doorways of
display room here, thieves to whom
there is no clew drove rapidly away
while several persons looked on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
LATE WRITER'S SON
SUES STEPMOTHER
Lincoln J. Carter Jr. Seeks to Es-
tabIish $4,000 Lien on Home.

BIZ Times Special
ELKHART, Ind, Aug. 25.-Lincoln
j. Carter Jr. of South Bend has
filed suit here seeking a $4,000 lien
on Sunset Place, country home of
his late playwright father. against
Mrs. Mary l.. Carter, Goshen, his
stepmother. The home, Of luxurious
type. is located on the Dixie High
way few miles south of Goshen.
The plaintiff alleges his mother.
Frances F. Carter. who died in Chi
cago In 1915, left him a portion of
her estate, proceeds from which
we're used by his father in buying
Sunset Place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
FOUR FACE LIQUOR
CHARGES AFTER RAID
Three Women and Man Arrested at
N721 N. Capitol Ave.

Three women and a man we're
arrested Tuesday night by Federal
dry officers and police in raid at
721 NJ Capitol Ave. The four gave
their names as: Harry Kelly, A;
Mrs. Eva Jones, 40, and Mrs. Clara
Whitehead. 35, all of 721 N. Cap
itol Ave, and Mrs. Myrtle Morgan,
40. of 316 Parker Ave.
officers found a large auto with
twenty-nine quarts of beer in the
backyard. Five quarts Of beer and
a half-pint Of liquor were found in
the house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
Freed Under New Law

MUNCIE. Ind, Aug. 25.-The law
enacted by the 1927 Indiana Legis-
latlire requiring officers making ar
rests for motor vehicle law violations
be uniformed. won freedom here for
William Marks. accused of driving
an auto while intoxicated. A police
man In civilian clothes made the
arrest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
Tough Luck

DU UHIItU TTt65
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. Is.
While walking to Gas City to have
his wrecked automobile towed in,
Charles Fogle was struck by an
other machine. When he. regained
consciousness he learned that $40
in cash had been removed from his
pockets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25

The help-yourself plan of
a cafeteria enables the
finest of foods at "odd
penny prices" to be served
at Whites Cafeteria son
the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
Swift Progress Since 1920
Results in 0vertaking
Ford's Lead.

EDITORS NOTE-This is the fourth OF
I'VE articles discussing the repo-ted
combine of q. s; Steel General Motors
$4,000. 900. 900 corporation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-25
RICHES ANNOY BUTCHER
Statesmen and Beggars Force Man
to Become Recluse.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
ROYAL OAK, Mich, Aug. U.s.
Statesmen and seekers Of charity do
nations have so besieged William
Walker, local butcher shop employe,
that he has been forced 10 go into
virtual seclusion, he said today.
Walker recently fell heir to one
seventh of a fortune estimated at
more than $30,000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
PALACE PROS MEET
CELTICS MARCH IS

washingtons professional court
team that last night downed Philadel-
phia, 81 to %. will not appear again
on the local floor until March 10. when
the New York Celtics. who are setting
the pace in the American League,
visit.
League tests in the meantime sched-
uled for the local team are at Fort
Wayne on March and s and at Chi
cago on March 8 and TO-
Tonight Washington meets the Rich
mond Grays in the Virginia capital
and tomorrow night will appear in
Hagerstown against the Baltimore
Orioles. No other contests are carded
for Marshall's men for this week.
although efforts are being made to
list one or two exhibitions to keep
them in condition. e
Last nights game was well con-
tested and unusually free of rough
ness for pro exhibition. 1t was a
real battle for the first half. which
ended in a tie at Ia points. In the
final half. however, Washington
launched an attack about midway of
the final half that sent the locals far
ahead.
All the local tossers except Kearns
had big hand in the offensive. Pas
son and Meehan were Philadelphia s
high scorers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
Dewitt RELAY TEAM
SHOWS ITS METTLE

1t is apparent that Dewitt has an
other sterling relay team despite that
last seasons crack four has been hard
hit by gradual ton. The schOolboy
four from up Georgetown way, that is
coached by George Marsters, former
Blue and Gray athletic luminary, Sat.
urday night scored its third win in as
many starts conquering Hap Hardell's
green Tech quartet in the annual
championship event of the 5th Regi-
ment games.
Bill Foley's Central High boys
showed impressively Saturday night.
Those to win points for the Blue and
White include Hunter Keller, who cap
tured the 100-yard dash; Bud Coltman,
who was third in the half mile: l.. La
faro, who won the 220-yard dash;
Stratton Lang, who was third in the
high jump, and A. d. Moves. who was
third in the 600yard interscholastic
special.
Tech also gathered a number Of
points. They were accounted for by
Grin Blandford, who was second in the
high jump. and Henry Mcdonald,
third in the shot.put.
Little action for scloolboy basket
ball fiveS is carded the early part of
the week. No games are booked to-
morrow and the only tits booked to-
day were those bringing together
Dewitt and Alexandria High tonight in
the Virginia city, and Strayer's and
Gallaudet at Kendall Green starting at
1870 o'clock this afternoon. The
Strayer's -Gallaudet clash has been
moved ahead from Saturday.