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Indianapolis Star

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1923

Page

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City approves $40,000 two-building plan for plaza

Indiana memorial commission adopts utilitarian tar plan to flank the Indianapolis Public Library with two new patriotic buildings costing about 25 000 each. Walker Weeks of Cleveland to rush plans. bids to follow once plans are finished. Ground breaking anticipated this fall. The project harmonizes with the library and a future cenotaph may be added. Citizens committee and local organizations weigh in as plans unfold at Statehouse preview.

Indiana world war memorial plaza memorial sion citizens’ committee Walker & Weeks Clevyland Marcus S. Sonntag Evanaville commission ptriotic Indianapolis public library Sonntag Indianapolis Chamber of Confimerce American Legion Service Club In“Society of Pioneers Leginon Cleveland Indianapolis Statehouse University square Mr. Sonntag Thomas R. Coulter Vincennes Cecil Tag

ZR-1 To Undergo Speed Test Monday Over Barnegat Bay

Washington reports that the navy dirigible ZR-1 will be released near Barnegat bay Monday for a speed test. Naval air service aims to determine the craft's greatest speed using its six engines, designed to reach about seventy miles per hour.

WASHINGTON Barnegat bay naval air service

Weather forecast for Friday and Saturday in Indianapolis area

Sim Crow predicts fair weather for Friday with a likely rise in temperatures Saturday. Friday and Saturday outlooks show warmer conditions, with north and central portions of the region experiencing a modest increase. United States Weather Bureau data for Indianapolis notes daily readings and precipitation estimates, reflecting a dry spell and variable humidity.

United States Weather Bureau Indianapolis Star Bon Meer

Navy Days Denied Use Of Navy In Prohibition Enforcement

Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Dougherty issued a formal opinion denying presidential use of naval forces to enforce the national prohibition act without special congressional authorization or a wartime emergency. He stated there is no emergency justifying naval enforcement and that civil processes remain capable of enforcing the laws. He cited legal precedents and noted government departments function, with enforcement generally progressing despite isolated violations. The opinion stresses no lawful obstructions by courts or agencies and warns against treating scattered infractions as a national emergency. Continued on page seven.

WASHINGTON Dougherty Coolidge Harding Congress awa coast guard division of customa Department of Justice Bnell Don Breas Pfam United States Primo Rivera Santiago Alba Felix Armi War Bermudes Castro midaeter of cantals Barcelona apte Prevaler Alhucemas Duke of Almodovar Alfonso San Sebastian Madrid

Picture story of rule that cost bank forty thousand

A Monao thief obtained 340000 in treasury certificates from Edward J. Moore at Indiana National Bank yesterday. The dotted lines show paths to Moore’s den as Gertrude Capsman, a stenographer, watches from the main door while Moore and another official stand near a teller’s cage. The portrait of Moore and the desk view document the security lapse and police presence at the bank entrance.

Monao Edward J. Moore Indiana National bank Mr. Moore Mias Gertrude Capsman ou. Neeman Co. F. Child & Co Chicago Kaylor Moore

Moor Fizzle Draws War Cloud In Spain

Madrid Sept 24 A military coup began in Barcelona and spread through Spain. General Primo Rivera leads with army backing as government ministers resign. King Alfonso's location disputed as reports conflict over his actions and ships.

SPAIN MADRID Associated Press Barcelona Yarlorsa latriets Rivera ccern Alfonso San Sebastian Alhucemas

Navy Curtiss racer sets new world speed record

Mitchel Field, Sept 18. Lieut Hacala J. Brow, U.S. Navy, flying a Curtiss racer, established a new world speed record at 244.18 mph on a one kilometer course, surpassing the 238 mph mark set last week by Lieut. Sanderson. The flight used double camber wings and electric recorders for timing. Brow’s craft reached 255 mph on a wind-assisted pass. Navy plans three entrants in the Pulitzer race. Army fields a Verville-Sperry monoplane.

MINFOLA Hacala J. Brow U.S. N Providence R. I Mitchel Geld Lieut Sanderson Ngin & Wright-Pighter Lieut. Brown Pulitzer St. Louis navy army Stephen Calloway Wright Verville-Sperry Lirut Alexander Pearson

Mayor Hylan Suffers Double Pneumonia

Mayor John F. Hylan of New York is reported to have pneumonia in both lungs after a medical examination and X ray. The formal announcement was issued this afternoon as doctors said his condition is grave and serious.

SARATOGA SPRINGS N. YL l. N John F. Hylan New York

Suit challenges Twenty ninth Street pavement acceptance

Suitta and local officials face a civil suit filed by seventy property owners and church trustees alleging the Twenty ninth Street pavement from Capitol Avenue to Riverside Park was not built per plans. The suit seeks injunction to bar public works approval of the assessment roll and prevents defendants from collecting on the assessment, citing alleged insufficient cement, soft texture, and fraudulent representations.

Suitta Twenty ninth street Capitol ave muiette Riverside park wax Twentyeninth Street board of home missions and church chireh Joseph Hogue Ralph Lemcke Henry A. B Mansfield Mansfield Construction Company board of public works Hocus Lemeke Marie Neld Maneflefel wormlen Mannfeld company

Satterfield Found Guilty of First Degree Murder

Atlanta man F Be Satterfield is condemned to hang after a jury found him guilty of murdering his brother in law R Hart two years ago. He was arrested in California following a nationwide two year search.

ATLANTA F. Be Sateterfield Wam Hart Satterfeld California

Unknown biological facts emerge from Kentucky experiments

In a report released today at a chemistry division meeting in Milwaukee the University of Kentucky confirmed experiments tracing a metal essential to life to the growth of mammals. Led by J S McHargue, the research chemi ist outlined findings that connect the metal to facial biology and aging.

MILWAUKER Wie Miamines University of Kentucky agricuHural and food chemistry American Chemical Society teasion bor J. S. McHarcue

Battle of the continents title bout at Polo Grounds

Jack Dempsey and Lula Angel Firpo prepare for a fifteen round heavyweight title fight at the Polo Grounds in New York. The event draws a predicted crowd nearing 90 thousand with gate receipts around 2.14 million. Tex Rickard promotes the bout seen as the era's greatest international ring clash since Dempsey Carpentier.

NEW YORK Jack Dempsey Lula Angel Firpo Firno hla ienlations pampaa Polo grounds France Georges Carpentier Tex Rickard Dempnty-Carpentier Boyter Thirty Acres

Utility admits its rates were unfair in Indiana case

Martinsville Ind Sept 13 The case of first public utility prosecution for rate discrimination in Indiana ends as Frank Faris of Indianapolis for Wabash Electric pleads guilty to five indictments against Martinsville Gas and Electric Company controlled by Wabash Valley. Indictments allege higher charges by several firms in 1921 with Home Lawn Mineral Springs favored. The court awaits sentence. S C Kivett previously represented Martinsville firm.

Indianapolis Star MARTINSVILLE Ind Indiana Frank Faris Indianapolis Wabseh Electric Company Martinaville Gas and Electric Company Wabash Valley Electric Company Wabash Electric Company Martinaville Gan felectric Monpans Martinaville Brick Branch Grain and Seed tron Ames Shovel and Tool L. B. Black Motor Company Home Lawn Mineral Springs Company John Hardwick Hincane Martinaville Douglass and Ratte public rerview commission Bred W. Steiger Morgan county 8. C. Kivett Martinsville Gas and Electric Company

Lone Sleuth summons Watson's Mates for Clew to Slayer

An informal reunion of the Tane class of 1023 will be held tomorrow after noon in a vacant storeroom on East Washington Street under the direction of Homer Dalley. Ex-students, grilled on various topics, will have a chance to present new impressions while Patrolman Dailey leads the session. Continued on page three.

Technicst high school East Washington Street Homer Pat Dalley Indianapolis hla ow Ines Hunts -Watson

Quota drive boosts fund for Japan earthquake relief

Indianapolis chapter of the Red Cross reports 5256 560 92 raised for Japan earthquake victims as national HQ quota of 5000 was met early. Steady gifts from employers and workers push totals higher. campaign to close Monday with newspapers aiding fundraising. Authorities also report a bank robbery at Indiana National Bank where $40 000 in U S Treasury certificates vanished from a desk after a clerk briefly left.

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