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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
CITY BUILDERS
TAKE TO USE
OF FIRMS Pipe
Reinforced Concrete Tubes
Put on Pleasant Run
Drive.

Approximately $4,000 feet Of REIN
forced concrete pipe, AZ by 48 inches
in diameter, recently was installed
for the Pleasant Run boulevard i'm
provement by the Independent Con-
crete Pipe Company, 2O1 Northwest
street.
j. H. Lambert, secretary of the
company, today declared that the
city of indianapolis. recognizing the
permanency of concrete piping, has
made a practice OF installing this
product.
I'm recent years, all of the In
dianapolis leading contractors in
Guiding the Columbia Construction
Company, j. H. King Company, the
sheenan Construction Company,
and other prominent local firms
have installed Independent Rein
forced Concrete Pipe" he said.
The Independent Concrete Pipe
Company, now in its fourteenth
year, is said to be the largest REIN
forced concrete pipe manufacturer
in the country using the hand
tamped field method.
Howard Schurmann, president Of
the company, has been associated
with the manufacture Of reinforced
concrete pipe for a number of
years. Lambert has been with the
Indianapolis concern since 1917 H.
r. Duckwall is chairman of the
board of directors.
Manufacturing for national as well
as local installation, the company
has extended its scope to include
Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Wiscon-
sin and Illinois. Large storage ia
cilities are maintained. at East
Seventeenth street and Sherman
drive, where concrete mixers, steel
forms, cast iron top and bottom
rings, boilers for steam curing the
pipe and other equipment sufficient
to produce about two miles of pipe
per day, are housed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
SEAL HOUR ON
RADIO TONIGHT
Health Campaign Program
Over WFRM.

Second of the series of Christmas
seal hours will be broadcast over
WFBM Saturday night at 1880 from
the main studio of the station, 229
North Pennsylvania street, Mrs.
Chantilla White, seal program
chairman Of the Marion County Tu-
berculosis Association, announced
today. The seal hours have been
donated by WFBM as its part of
the cooperation of many Indian
apolis civic agencies to make the
1928 Christmas seal sale Of the tu-
berculosis association the largest In
the history Of indianapolis and
Marion county.
The seal hour program Saturday
night also has been donated by
Norman Perry, president of the In
dianapolis Power and Light Com
pany, which owns and operates
WFBM. The program will be given
by the WFBM concert orchestra,
well known to radio enthusiasts.
DR.. Herman c. Morgan, secretary
Of the Indianapolis board Of health,
will give a ree-minute address
on the subject, THE Christmas Seal
and Public Health"
DR.. Morgan will discuss the vari-
GUS phases Of preventive and cura-
tive tuberculosis work being carried
on in the community and will tell
how the Christmas seal sales Of the
tuberculosis association since 1914
have been the greatest single fac
tor in building up both public and
private agencies for control of the
disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
OFFERED
Union Traction Prepares
for Thanksgiving.

Union Traction Company of IN
diana is making elaborate prepare :
tions to handle the usual heavy
Thanksgiving traffic, according to
F. D. Norviel, general passenger and
freight agent.
Excursion rates will be hold Nov
% and 90 with return limits to and
including Dec. 3. The excursion
fares will apply to points located OIL
the Indiana Service Corporation, Ft
Wayne-Lima railroad, Winona rail-
road and Chicago, South Bend and
Northern Indiana Traction Com
pany as we'll as in Union Traction
Company territory.
Norviel states that freight and
express business is showing increase
at Indianapolis and other points
and that a substantial business
boost is expected in 1929. Plans arc
under way to extend the fast over
night package car service, populaS
with shippers and receivers Of
freight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
ROOFING JOB FINISHED
Boem Company Completes Work on
Apartment Building.

The j. F. Boem Timing and Roof
ing Company recently has COM
pleted the roofing on a large apart
ment building at Fifteenth street
and Central avenue. The metal
work and ventilating in the new
structure also were supplied by the
Boem company.
Shingles and asbestos are popular
with home builders, according to j.
F. Boem, who stated that his COM
pany is roofing a number of Indian
apolis residences.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
Ro0FERS HAVE BIG JOBS
Three Major Projects Handled by
General Asbestos Co.

Three large roofing jobs are re-
ceiving the attention Of the General
Asbestos and Supply Company, Inc.
Built-up asbestos roofing is being
used to cover the new buildings Of
the Wheeler chebler Carburetor
Company, the new educational
building at the First Presbyterian
church, and the Phyllis Wheatley
eolored Y. w. G. A. structure.
The built-up asbestos material
generally is used on commercial and
industrial building roofs, while slate
and tile are popular on residential
jobs, according to @. F. Hoppe, sales
manager.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
PLAN REALTY SURVEY
Local Men on Committee Named
by National Group.

Appointment of a committee of
local realtors to make the twelfth
annual survey of the real estate
market for the National Association
of Real Estate Boards was an
nounced today by Emerson w.
Chaille, Indianapolis Real Estate
Board president. The committee
will be composed Of Joseph j. Ar
gus, chairman; Leo F. WEIGH,
George w. Klein, Albert j. Quigley
and E. E. Shelton.
The committee will report on 10
cal conditions now as compared to
November, 1927. 1t will include
summary of general market con-
ditions, the building situation, the
subdivision market, the residential
and business property rental stu
alton, the subdivision market, the
alton, and conditions in the mort
gage money market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
Repair 5000 worth Of Toys

RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 24.-Ap-
proximately 5000 worth Of toys re-
paired by city firemen are to be
distributed to poor children here on
Christmas eve and Christmas day.
The toys are practically as good as
new. Several persons have offered
to donate the use Of trucks in dis
tributing the toys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
Like Trackless street Cars"

By Times Special
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Nov. "a
After a weeks trial residents here
are enthusiastic over Bloomingtons
new tracklesS street cars"-four
large busses-which serve as many
sections of the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
TULAREMIA WARNING
STOPS RABBIT SUPPER
Annual Affair at Seymour Church
Postponed Until Cold Weather.

BIZ UHttcd Prose
SEYMOUR. Ind, Nov. 24.-The
annual rabbit supper which was to
have been held Friday night at the
First Baptist church here was post
poned as a result of state health
board warning against rabbit fever.
I'VE cannot get the women to
come to the church and cook the
rabbits and we cannot get the men
to come and eat them" said F. o.
Whitmer, superintendent Of the
mems department OF the church.
referring to announcement by the
state board that there is danger Of
tulameria in rabbits.
Whitmer announced that the sup
per would be held later after the
danger Of the disease Is eliminated
by cold weather.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

ed. Two months later Salts re- maining lieutenant. three fingered Pete Kozinski. was blown to n'ts when a bottle Of nitro glycerine fell from his pocket and exploded as ne was fleeing from police.
 Only One Friend
 Saltis was done. His only friend was "Dingbat" O'Berta, who was re- sponsible for Joe's attendance at peace" conference called by gang leaders and which was held at a loop hotel,
 q am needed at home,' Salus pleaded, If you leave me alone with my family I will leave the rest Of the boys alone and will stick in my own territory
 Saltis cited how he 'slaNed' TOT his children. Tears stood in his eyes.
 Allowed to Live
 He was allowed to live. His rivals closed up his saloons and he was given certain gambling, slot ma chine concessions on the southslde. saltis recently was arrested and convicted of carrying concealed weapons. He gained his liberty through a restraining order and still is sought to serve a 60 day Jall sentence,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
A GREAT
 MANY CLAIMS NOW
Insurance Companies Lose SS,-
 100000 a Year Is Estimate

New York, July II CP An elaborate system of faking accident claims estimated to cost insurance companies $3.ooO, GOO a year was de- scribed at an investigation into chasing before Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel.
 Thirteen lawyers and five physi- clans were named as members of ring that employed men and women to fake falls over man hole covers and other sidewalk Instructions.
 Operation of the alleged ring was described by Daniel Laulich, law yer's runner who now is serving a prison term for insurance frauds, and Irving Fuhr, who said he is a truck driver and painter when not engaged in accident Hopping"
 Laulich, who named the lawyers and physicians he said were involv- ed in the accident faking and esti- mated the amount of the insurance company losses, described in detail the method of operation.
 Find Defect
 One man, the Hopper he said, would find a defect in a sidewalk of an insured building, trip over it and then make false claim of injury. The Hopper" he declared, rarely went to a hospital but a second man would gather the names of witnesses to the accident"
 The claim would be placed in the hands of one of the attorneys in the ring, while physician also affiliated with the ring would furnish false l medical certificate. Suit would then
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

be filed against the insurance com pany.
 Laulich said the ring had arrang- ed with an insurance broker for in- formation on buildings carrying in- suranoe against personal injury and paid s5 each for such tips. He said he drew a salary of $40 week from the lawyers and a split of the profits would average $50 a week.
 Became Free Lance
 Fuhr testified he at first was em- ploved by an agency to fake ac- cidents for a salary of $50 to SIS week, but later became a free lance Hopper" selling his claims to lawyers on a contingent basis Of 50 per cent Of the recovery.
 He described the various Hops" in which he pecialized and said he diG about 10 Hops a day.
 Several girls testified they had re- ceived small sums, usually S5, from various lawyers for posing as acci- dent victims before insurance com- panv physicians.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
STRIKERS CONVINCED
 MILLS ARE NOT WORKED
And Thus Is Brought To An End Q Noisy Demonstration in
 New Bedford

New Bedford, Mass. July Il P'- A noisy but peaceful interlude in the long drawn out deadlock be- tween striking textile workers and manufacturers had passed today after the workers had been convinc- cd that there were no operatives in the kilburn mills.
 A crowd of 10000 persons which constituted the largest single dem onstration since the mills were re- opened Monday gathered twice yes terday before the plants gates.
 Heavy details of police patrolled the area but there were no disturb ances. Finally Chief of Police Sam uel Mcleod sent word to the strike leaders that officials of the mills had
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

found in a well. the victim of hor- Italians were placed in an automo- bile and left in front Of Sheldon's $ home: bomb exploded in Ralph Sheldon's automobile five minutes before he walked from his home to take his mother for a ride.
 Joe Salts was 'ostracieZed" by gangland, which did not approve such killings. He was condemned to die.
 The climax came when Sheldon walked into Salts territory, un protected by bodyguard. and sought out "Polack Joe" Salts pleaded for mercy, it was granted after Joe promised 10 contine his operations to his own specified ter ritory.
 Two weeks Of quiet followed only 10 be broken when Joe "Alitters' Foley, q Sheldon lieutenant, was shot down in front Of his mother s home.
 salts Arrested
 Salts and two of his men were arrested, tried for murder and aC- quilted.
 It was during the Salts trlal while friends collected funds for his defense that 'Hymie' Weiss and Pat" Murray northside beer gang sters, were assassinated. W. w O'Rrien, attorney for Salts, ant three others were wounded in ma chine gun battle in front Of Hol, Name Cathedral on the northside.
 Salts conceit was even more pro nounced. Three days later his twt chief aides, I<oncil and Ed "Bis Hayes" krubeck were shot and kill
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

assured him there were no men in tho plant other than watchmen and firemen. The crowd then broke up leaving only the usual pickets.
 As the thirteenth week of the strike which has kept 2S.00O men and women idle wore on. it became more apparent today that the oper- atives had no intention of returning to their places and accepting the 10 per cent wage cut which occasion ed the walkout
 Only handful of employees have returned to their respective plants. A force of national guardsmen which had been drafted into service Monday when it appeared that tho reopening of the mills might be ac- companied by disturbances. was withdrawn yesterday
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Justin D. Crosby Dies
 In PaWtucket. R. l.

Fawtucket, R. |, July 1T lUP)- Justin D. Crosby. president of the !. D. Crosby company. steel manu- lecturers died at hospital here vesterday after being ill with pneu- moria since Sunday.
 Before coming here in 1910 Crosby was in the steel business Tn New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He was a member of the New England Council, member of the board of managers of the Rhode Island Hos- p!tal Trust company, and had served as president of the Pawtucket Chamber of Commerce and Rotary club.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Bert Ac0sta Is Ordered
 To Stay m Ground

Washington. July II (UP)-Bert Accsta. in trouble recently with government aviation authorities, must remain on the ground until he reinstates himself in tho good Eraces of the aeronautics bureau. officials insisted yesterday. They said that while he could fy an unlicensed plane. the law prohibited him from leaving the country in 1t.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

ENAAlELLED IRON VOTE
 Boston, July ll.-Roadside can. vassers have found . new way to take straw votes on president. They count tho political nameplates" on autom obiles.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

Stanley Woods. son of Mrs. Eva B. Woods is spending the remainder of the summer at Hoosick Falls, x. Y, with friends.
 Boys and girls at the Newington Home for Crippled Children were entertained last night with a concert by the male chorus of the Swedish Bethany church of New Britain. Raymond C. Helsing. organist at the church, led the chorus.
 Miss Elsie Elliot of the Center is spending a week at Chalker Beach with Miss Dorothy Hildick of Ster- ling. Mass. Miss Hildick is a former school teacher here.
 "Fro-Joy" ice cream sold at Triangle Filling station, Berlin turn npike-adv
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
NEWINGTON NEWS

Nevington, July 1.-The regular meeting of the Grange was held in the hall last evening and members enioved a talk on garden flowers by George N. Hanson. Arthur L.. Prescher rendered a piano solo and MT. and Mrs. Fred J. G. Wilson gave vocal duet There were readings by Charles L. Luce and Richard II. Er- win. Jr
 MT. and Mrs. George ". Hanbury and MT. and Mrs. Alfred Hanbury are spending the month at Black Point.
 Mrs. J L. Faring. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Everett A. Elliot of the Center, is visiting here for a few days. Mrs, Fearing whose home is at Jamaica, l.. l.. is accompanied 1 by her daughter, Marie,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14
What's become of the
~SuperfuOus W0man:?'

THESE were the women that the
census taker used 70 PUT down
as Females without Occupation
You know. Women with grown-uP
families. And the familiar aifing
relatives that had to be supported by
some other member of the family.
What's become of these so-callcd
''superauous women Health has
everything 10 do with il. Just talk
10 wom1n who'vc been successful
along their own particular lines.
They'll all tell you they take Nulol
regularly.
Il learned fh4f good habit from our
school DOCTOR" you'll be told. She
advised all the girls to take *, esPc-
cialIy whenever we had to cur down
on our regular exercise. You know
how headaohy and dull you're apt TO
feel. Well, you'd be surprised TO c
what a difference ir makes il you
take some Nujol for 4 few days be-
forchand.'
Noharmtrying orNuiolcan'tPossi
blyupsetyou venwhenyou're below
par. IL contains absolutely no medi-
cine or drugs. Perfected by the Nujol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14

the rest of my life on what you
paid for those things"
Larry was pleased with her appre-
citation.
IF you do, I'll divorce you on
the spot. Anyway, If ! ever see one
Of those lauudress' models you
bought yesterday, / might commit
q crime" answered Larry. "Tll tell
you what you do. Send them to
Pat. with our love and apologies"
Byrd looked dubious.
"Why, they cost a hundred dol
lars" she said. miserably. "Can we
really afford to give them 80"
"Oh Lord groaned Larry. There
you 20 again. Cut that word "af-
ford out of your solar plexus."
They were having dinner in the
great formal dining room of the no.
tel. with windows like great double
doors that reached from me ceiling
10 the floor. Byrd wore her second
best evening gown. and felt that
she looked particularly well in it.
II was made Of green silver cloth,
and she looked like a slender silver
birch, with her swaying, 1.-the body,
supple and straight as a young tree,
as she walked down the aisle.
She smiled contentedly. as she
looked at Larry across the white
tablecloth, across the shining sill
yer. But he was looking at her
gown, and slowly shook his head.
She was paralyzed with the thought
that tomorrow Larry intended TO
buy her some evening gowns.
She quickly looked down at the
menu, resolving to assume that
bored expression that she saw on
the faces of the people around her
who wouldn't admit. for anything in
the world. that a meal was the most
important event in their lives.
The first price on the menu gave
her such a jolt that she had a
! sprained neck for the rest of the
week.
"Why Larry" Byrd looked as IL
her eyes might pop right out of
! her head. "look, Supreme Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14

you're here on your wedding trip? 2"
he asked. surprised. "Gollyl i
can't believe you're married. Why.
you were running around in rompers
just a few years agoi And I remem-
Der the time | took you upstairs
and changed your"
Nov, Progress, be CAREFUL Here's
my husband" laughed Byrd, as
Larry Joined them.
Larry, this is Mr.. Progress Polk,
president Of the First National at
Cleveland. and nm old friend or my
fathers And this u my husband,
Larry Browning. also from Cleve-
land. Don't tell me that Cleve-
lands two leading citizens don't
know sach otherl" Byrd showed how
proud she was to Introduce Larry
to Mr.. Polk.
The men shook hands and ex-
changed a few remarks.
What firm are you with ?" asked
Mr.. Polk.
Church. Peterson and Duncan.
investments" said Larry. somewhat
truculently, Byrd thought. "a
small firm. but moving along
That's fine" said Mr.. Polk. but
showed by his manner that he had
not heard of il.
well. sir" said Mr.. Polk. give
known Jim Hamilton for n good
many years. ! want to tell YOU Mr..
Browning, that there's no finer and
ADLER"
viii o pardon me for a mo-
ment?' interrupted Larry. "I've got
TO u back TO some friends I've
just met. Wait for me here. Byrd"
(TO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14

for II fortified her against shock. As
she looked down the long list OF
luncheon dishes, the prices seemed TO
leap off the page and dance AFRO
gantly before her eyes.
why, Larry she exclaimed
breathlessly, did you ever see such
prices?"
Under ~frowning brows. Larry was
looking this way and that, TO see If
she was being overheard.
Gold consomme, sixty cents" con
tinued Byrd. innocently. o.
the pain she was causing Larry.
Gold chicken with potato salad, one
dollar and seventy-five cents. Why.
just a plain ham sandwich is a dol
enough to eat?"
Her voice was incredulous. She
was distinctly alarmed.
"Please lower your voice, dear. II
may seem strange to these people 70
have you upset over what are ordi-
nary hotel prices" he said. in n voice
in which disapproval tinkled like tiny
i~cicles.
swell. to me they sound exorbi-
tant," insisted Byrd. "And ridiculous
TOO. 10 YOU INllh We NdH aAAtAQ "
stay here" Her voice showed genu-
inc worry. There must be other
places j"
Listen. Byrd. Please don't let the
walters know what you think"
Larry eyed her piercingly. with his
black eyes. "We wouldn't have come
here IL we hadn't been able to afford
il. In fact, the only people who do
come here are those who are sup
posed to be able to pay the prices"
"But Larry. dearest, there's so
many things we'll be needing when
we go to housekeeping" expostu-
lated Byrd.
you're not very complimentary 10
me-" said Larry. limiting that I can't
afford n weeks honeymoon and a
home. too"
His tone was quite ironical. Byrd's
eyes fluttered down to her lap to hide
the tears that had started.
Big chump!" she scolded herself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14
LET'S LIVE! n a.: =! 2 ?. !sms
q 1928. CENTRAL PRESS ASSN INC

"Larry's a successful business man.
What do you know about his affairs,
anyway"
rest OF the meal. eating whatever
Larry ordered. and closing her eyes
tightly when the bill was presented.
snow we're going back to those
shops and buy you some Clothes
said Larry, with a determined air.
"And if you zap about the prices,
I'll send you back to that hick town
that gave you all these hayseed
ideasi"
They entered the "Snobbiest Tog-
gerry" a shop owned by one Nine.
Malta Mogabgab. importer from
Paris. A young hipless woman, with
a Pekinese under her arm, eyed
Byrd somewhat insolently, rs she
took her in from the crown of her
little felt hat 10 the toe Of her sen
sible shoe. After that look. thought
Byrd, Ill let Larry buy the whole
shop for me.
With q practiced eye. Larry chose
three sport outfits for her, with
shoes, stockings and hats to match.
or not to match. as the madam ad-
vised. A swagger stick was the last
note. Then, at another shop, they
bought her a bathing suit in two
shades Of orange. which seemed to
catch the exact tones Of her coppery
hair. A cap and cape Of black taft
feta. trimmed with orange And the
d%arlingest little plaid sandals. Larry
left their suite number and instruc-
tions that the articles were TO be
charged to their hotel account.
"Solomon's wives clothes!" said
Byrd laughing. IL could dress for