City Council Pushes Waste Elimination and Efficiency
A special council committee reports to Mayor Slack with addenda to the 1929 budget proposing health park and sanitary budget submissions, standardizing employee pay, removing split pay, two weeks sick leave for police and fire, compulsory retirement at a fixed age, stricter traffic sticker enforcement, mass purchasing, prompt bill payments, centralized motor repair, and removal of the Merchants Bank fire watch tower to cut costs and boost city efficiency.
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Special Council
John F. White
Edward W. Harris
Earl Buchanan
Slack
Merchants Bank
Fire destroys Hertz stables near Cary killing eleven horses
A major blaze at the John D. Hertz stables near Cary Illinois killed eleven Thoroughbred horses valued over 200000. Reigh Count Kentucky Derby winner was saved along with Anita Peabody and six others. incendiary theory under investigation and a watchman had checked the area before the fire.
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Reigh
Hertz
United Press
Chicago
John D. Hertz
Cary
Here
Jimmy Allen
Anita Peabody
Belmont
Arthur Naylor
Leona Farms
Yellow Cab Company
Authora Naylor
Rebel at Plan to Dry Up Campus
Paul Frankl a New York modernist exponent will lecture in the L S Ayres tearoom Wednesday at 3 on The Use of Color and Design in Modern Art. Frankl NYU fine arts lecturer and Met Museum decorative art head created the skyscraper style furniture and leads the modern decorative arts school. He also lectures at 8 30 p m Wednesday at the John Herron Art Institute.
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Paul Frankl
New York
L. S. Ayres & Co
Frankl
New York University
Metropolitan Museum of New York
John Herron Art Institute
Tunney Wedding Set for Wednesday in Rome
Gene Tunney and Miss Mary Jo Josephine Lauder set to wed in a civil and religious ceremony in Rome on Wednesday with a special dispensation for a non Catholic marriage. The couple arrived after a chase with reporters, quarantine delayed reunion, then a 118 mile drive to Rome.
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Thoms B. Morgan
United Press
Rome
Gene Tunney
Mary Josephine Lauder
Tunney
Perc
Naples
Miss Lauder
S. S. Saturnia
Hotel de Russie
So Excited or the Dutch Detective at Church
Go Getter group of University Place Christian Church presents a farce tonight in the church auditorium at Capitol Ave and Fortieth St. Cast includes Guy W Alexander Grafton Badger J F Banks Arthur C White Betty McIntyre Mrs Frank Showers Mrs J H Behym er Miss Marjorie Demaree Frank Leas and Mrs Miles Anderson.
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University Place Christian Church
Church Auditorium
Capitol Ave
Fortieth St
Guy W. Alexander
Grafton Badger
J. F. Banks
Arthur C. White
Betty McIntyre
Frank Showers
J. H. Behymer
Marjorie Demaree
Frank Leas
Miles Anderson
Constable Faces Charge in Dry Law Case
Warsaw Indiana October 2 Clarence Bonewitz is at liberty on a $500 bond pending trial on a charge of violating the dry law.
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Warsaw
Ind
Clarence Bonewitz
Gity Appeals Bus Ban With City Authority Question
Mayor L Ert Slack says John W Holtzman will appeal the Public Service Commission ruling that the safety board lacks authority to regulate bus traffic in the city. Slack argues city authorities should control traffic. if no statutory appeal exists police would enforce the order, risking mandamus or prohibition actions.
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John W. Holtzman
Public Service Commission
The
Safety Board
L. Ert Slack
Indiana
Slack
South Side
Washington St
Indiana delegates attend seventeenth safety conference
Seven Indiana delegates led by Frederick E. Schortemeier secretary of State depart for New York to attend the seventeenth annual safety conference. The Indianapolis group includes W. B. Hile D. F. Swartz D. S. Martin A. J. Walgemuth Ross Patrick and William Ragen. They plan to report back on conference work and push to bring the event to Indianapolis next year.
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Indiana
Frederick E. Schortemeier
New York
Indianapolis
W. B. Hile
D. F. Swartz
D. S. Martin
Citizens Gas Company
A. J. Walgemuth
Rough Notes Company
Ross Patrick
G and J Tire Company
William Ragen
State Industrial Board
Indianapolis Council
Parrots Prefer Spanish to English or German Sayings
Dallas bird dealers report parrots learn Spanish quicker than English or German. Tropic parrots brought young to the Southwest pick up Spanish words from Mexican visitors. A Dallas zoo parrot speaks only Spanish, and an El Paso parrot learned Spanish and Chinese but rarely English.
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Dallas
Tex
Tropics
Dallas Municipal Zoo
el Paso
Borah Addresses Minneapolis on Hoover and Prohibition
Senator William E. Borah spoke to about 12 000 listeners in Minneapolis defending Hoover on the Constitution and the Eighteenth Amendment. He attacked Governor Smith for backing repeal and blamed postwar deflation for wheat price problems tied to the Underwood tariff. A separate report notes a stabbing of Ernest Major by a sleeping suspect identified only as a Negro siren near 1954 Lewis Street.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
William E. Borah
Idaho
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Borah
Smith
Hoover
Ernest Major
Lewis St
Major
City Hospital
Street Beggars Debated At Community Fund Meeting
Prof. R Clyde White of Indiana University urged action against street begging at a Lincoln Hotel gathering. He said beggars thrive due to public gullibility, noted city enforcement gaps, and highlighted help from Public Health Nursing Association Wheeler City Mission and the Community Fund agencies.
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R. Clyde White
Indiana University Social Service School
Community Fund Speakers’ Bureau
Lincoln Hotel
Mark E. Hamer
Charman
Speakers’ Bureau
Hamer
Community Fund
Slice of Life
Professor White
Public Health Nursing Association
White
Wheeler City
Northwest Indiana Conference delegates to convene in Terre Haute
Times Special reports delegates of the Northwest Indiana Conference Methodist Episcopal Church meet in Terre Haute for their annual session starting this evening. Judge Earl Mann will welcome attendees and Bishop Edgar Blake of the Indianapolis area will respond. Sessions run through Friday with about 250 expected.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Northwest Indiana Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl Mann
Edgar Blake
Indianapolis
Darrow Sees No Hope for Day Law Repeal Debate
Clarence Darrow says the Eighteenth Amendment should be repealed but won’t be. He argues prohibition rests on personal liberty and rejects coercive laws while expressing tolerance for others choices. He will debate Rabbi Feuerlicht on Man a Machine at Cable Tabernacle on Oct. 17.
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Clarence Darrow
Chicago
M. M. Feuerlicht
Cable Tabernacle
Darrow
Woman in Special Casket Buried in Versailles
In Versailles Indiana on October 2 funeral services were held for Mrs. Sarah E Harper 346 pounds. A specially made casket housed the body at the Methodist Church during the service.
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Versailles
Ind
Sarah E. Harper
Nominees Proposed by Indianapolis Social Agencies Council
The nominating committee proposed candidates for the annual council election on October 22. Ford Hollweg is named for president, with Dr. James H. Stygall and Miss Gertrude Taggart as vice presidents, Mrs. J. W. Moore as secretary, and Father Francis Mellen as treasurer.
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Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies
Ford Hollweg
Robert E. Neff
James H. Stygall
Gertrude Taggart
J. W. Moore
Francis Mellen
Indianapolis Safety Council Incorporation Filed
The Indianapolis Safety Council files incorporation papers with the secretary of State. The non profit group will focus on all matters pertaining to safety. Harry M. Franklin serves as director and offices are at 833 Meyer-Kiser Bank Building. Incorporators include Emmet G. Ralston Chapin F. Greene Paul H. Krause Jr R. W. Losey Walter B. Harding Dixon H. Bynum and J. P. Tretton.
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Indianapolis Safety Council
Secretary of State
Harry M. Franklin
Meyer-Kiser Bank
Emmet G. Ralston
Chapin F. Greene
Paul H. Krause, Jr
R. W. Losey
Walter B. Harding
Dixon H. Bynum
J. P. Tretton
University of Michigan Fraternity Drinking Controversy
Opponents of President Clarence Cook Little accuse the university of being too paternalistic as he urges inviting federal agents to probe student drinking on campus. Critics say students are being robbed of rights while authorities defend actions citing fraternity parties and new campus regulations. A related item notes Minnie Clapper winning a 3500 judgment against Richmond for injuries from a street hole with no streetlight.
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United Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Odt
Clarence Cook Little
University of Michigan
Dr. Little
Richmond
Ind
Minnie Clapper
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Gentle Constipation Relief
An 83 year old describes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the longstanding simple bowel remedy grounded in senna and pepsin. It stresses mild herbal laxatives over drastic purges, advises against giving strong drugs to children, and advocates keeping a bottle at home with three health rules.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Special Offer
An advertiser invites readers to prove at their expense how much Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin can benefit them, directing attention to a company coupon for the deal.
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Dr. Caldwell
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