The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-16
The City in
Brief

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Three persons saw two men at
tempt to steal tire from the auto
mobile of Ray Oils, BIZ E. Fifty
Second street, parked in the 400
block E. Vermont street, Monday
night, and gave chase. The tire
thieves escaped in a Ford roadster.
Chester Brakeman, $50 Highland
avenue, was arrested on charges of
drunkenness and driving while in
toxicated Monday night. Ernest
Bowen, Noblesville, was arrested on
charges of drunkenness, driving
while intoxicated, and failure to
stop after an accident.
Police today were requested to
hunt for Franklin r. Miller, %,
Linden hotel, by his wife, who said
he left the hotel Monday morning
to buy a pair of shoes and has not
returned.
The Federated Patriotic Societies,
allied with the Grand Army Of the
Republic, will meet Oct "a at FIT.
Friendly, 512 North Illinois street, to
elect officers. The meeting. sched-
uled for Wednesday night, has been
postponed a week.
A conference of Illinois railroad
executives and shippers to discuss
the recent interstate commerce COM
mission report on iron and steel
rates, at Chicago Monday and to-
day. was attended by r. B. Coap-
stick, Indiana state Chamber OF
Commerce traffic manager. A con-
ference of Indiana shippers on the
same subject is to be held later.
Meeting of the indianapolis build
ing congress at the Columbia club
Wednesday night to hear Truman S.
Morgan of New York, president of
the F. w. Dodge Corporation, has
been postponed because Of Morgan's
inability to be here for the session.
Captain NJ. NJ Barnard, former
superintendent of the Indiana state
reformatory, is visiting in Indian
eapolis. He is general superintend-
ent of the Columbia penal institu-
tions at Lorton, Va.
DIR. H. Fl. Harmon, director of a
National City Christian church cru
SADIE for funds to build the National
City Christian church, Washington,
\ c., spoke to the Christian Min
is.ers' association at the Y. M. G.
A. Monday.
r. B. COapstick, Indiana state
Chamber of Commerce traffic man.
ager, will speak at the Indianapolis
Real Estate Board luncheon Thurs
day at the Chamber of Commerce
on 1.-The Effect of Freight Rates
Upon Real Estate Values"
The indianapolis Camera Club
will welcome visitors tonight at the
informal dedication of its new club
room, 219 Castle Hall building.
Representing ten industries, fif-
teen foremen enrolled Tuesday for
the foreman conference leader
course being held each afternoon
for three weeks at the Board of
Trade by the Indianapolis branch,
National Metal Trades Association.
DIR. John T. Norton of the Lud-
lum Steel Company, Watervliet,
N. Y, spoke at the Indianapolis
chapter, American Society for Steel
Treating, meeting Monday night at
the Chamber of Commerce. Plans
for a membership drive were an
nounced.
More than 1000 persons attended
the Sahara Grotto entertainment
Monday night at the Athenaeum,
the feature of which was the ElInore
revue of Chicago. Ladies auxiliary,
Glee club and the Blue Devil drill
team assisted Fred H. Knodel
was chairman of the entertainment
committee and directed the program
with Monarch Charles Walsh.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition
has been filed in Federal court by
Joseph P. Braun, r. R. 4, Box 275,
operator of the Dixie furniture store,
1910 South Meridian street, listing
liabilities of $8163 and assets of
1884. Mrs. Alice Manford, Mobiles
vile housewife, filed a similar petit
ton, listing liabilities of 1896 and
assets of $2,720.
Frank c. Daley, Democratic
nominee for Governor, addressed
members of the Mercator Club at
their regular luncheon in the Sphinx
Arms.
The Indiana branch of the Ma
tional Council of Administrative
Women in Education will hold its
annual meeting Thursday in the
Lincoln. Women prominent in
educa tional work throughout the
state will attend. Miss Floro Tor
renee of Indianapolis is president of
the branch.
The Times today was asked to aid
in the search for Raymond Opfer-
man, Is, who left his home in
Pittsburgh, Pa, early in September
and has not been seen since 1t is
believed he is in Indianapolis. The
youth is five feet six inches tall,
weighs 1913 pounds, has blue eyes
and brown hair.