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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
6
The scene shows Dotty the dog at Dr. F T Owens veterinary hospital at 829 East Washington Street. The caption notes Dotty has undergone two Caesarean operations and has nine puppies, illustrating a seasoned life at the clinic.
In Williamstown Massachusetts the Institute of Politics hosted a debate between Harvard professor Edwin F Gay and a Yale economist. They weighed Ford plans the farm problem and world unemployment with no clear consensus on whether hard times are ending or just beginning.
City Engineer A H Moore voiced tentative support for Indianapolis Power and Light to build a 300 foot collapsible dam on White River half a mile south of the sewage plant to secure water supply. He said it would not block flood controls but would create a sanitary nuisance by stagnation, with effluent entering the river above the dam. Sanitary officials opposing the plan argued it would pollute and be hard to abate. no formal city consent petition has been filed.
The article discusses debates at an economic institute on gold shortages and their impact on commodity prices and wages. Yale economist Royal Meeker and others disagree, arguing gold scarcity may not trigger long depressions. Meeker suggests efficiency gains could stabilize prices similar to a new gold field.
Isaac Smith was refused a permit by the city plan commission to build a miniature golf course on property he has taxed for sixty three years. He stood his ground as officials ruled against the project citing zoning or planning concerns.
Police and Hoosier Motor Club officials prepare to install a safety lane on Nineteenth Street between Meridian and Illinois for Monday start during automobile inspection week. Cars will be tested for brakes lights horn windshield wiper steering mirror and wheel alignment. Police Chief Jerry Kinney notes declining accidents and fatalities suggesting inspections will reduce crashes.
A two year old named Biacco was sitting on railroad tracks near his home when a locomotive approached and knocked him down between the rails. The engine and three cars passed over him as he lay unconscious, then he woke crying with a bump on his head.
An injunction suit to stop a wage purchasing loan scheme will be heard August 21 in front of Superior Judge Linn D. Hay. Filed by deputy prosecutor Harry Gause, the case names Amos G. Haines of 623 North Temple Avenue and J. F. Hansen of East Point, Ga. Haines heads the Capitol Trading Company local office at 46 North Pennsylvania Street. Hansen is listed as owner. Haines has been arrested twice and will be tried this fall in criminal court. A receiver may be appointed to wind up the firm’s affairs in addition to the injunction.
A new type gasoline motor combining two crank shafts was privately demonstrated to engineers on Wednesday. Inventor and machinist Leslie Caldwell leads the Hiess-Multiple Motor Corporation of Indianapolis which develops the engine. It claims about 30 percent more power per amount of gas than current four cylinder motors.
A brief notice emphasizes children's work at the Riley location in the Odd Fellow Building with focus on youth activities and programs for youngsters.
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