The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 10

THE INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY STAR, DECEMBER 9, 1923. NEW AUTO LICENSE RATES PUT INDIANA ON NEIGHBORS PAR Smaller Cars Lower Here While Other Types Equal Scale in Bordering States. The newly increased automobile license fees, which go into effect Wednesday, when distribution of the 1924 plates bewill make the Indiana rates about gins, the same as the schedules of neighboring states, except Indiana rates on smaller cars are lower, according to a tabulation made by the state automobile department. Ohio's fees are substantially the same as those of Indiana, and Illinois charges flat rates, plus a license in all important cities, the result is that rates are generally higher. The new Indiana rates for several widely used cars, towith those of Kentucky and Michigan, are as follows: Kentucky.

(Clerk's Fee Not Make of Car. Indiana. Included.) Michigan. $8 $11.55 $10.75 11.10 Sedan. 8 12.77 11.80 to 12.15 Overland8 12.56 11.15 12 13.26 11.85 8 12.72 11.55 12 11.08 12.25 14 16.67 11.75 14 18.66 10.15 12 13 66 12.95 Sedan.

14 15.36 14.35 12 or 14 14.66 14.41 14 14.20 15.67 14 16.08 13 95 LincolnTouring. 24 25.84 23.70 24 24.92 25.10 17 18.74 16.85 Sedan, 17 19.89 17.90 Willys- 14 16.54 15.05 Coupe-sed'n 17 17.13 15.75 StudebakerLight 6 14 16.06 14,50 Light 6 14 or 17 17.46 15.55 Big 6 20 or 22 21.33 20.55 BIg 6 24 23.41 21.95 Special 6 20 19.49 18.15 Special 6 22 20.91 19.15 BuickSedan 4 12 or 14 14.56 14.30 Touring 4. 14 14.08 14.25 Sedan 6.. 20 20.54 19.65 Touring 6. 20 20.54 19.25 Nash-Touring 4.

12 or 14 14.56 13.25 Sedan 14 16.32 14.65 Touring 6.. 20 18.06 16.75 Sedan 6... 20 20.16 18.15 OldsmobileTouring 14 16.49 15.40 Sedan 17 18.00 16.90 Touring 8. 17 or 20 19.21 16.30 Sedan 8... 20 19,53 17.35 The increased license fees are provide more revenue for road building work commission in Indiana.

The state highway is soon to receive bids for paving 400 miles of state roads next year, while the state program calls for the hardsurfacing of 400 additional miles in 1925. In addition to paying for road paving, the increased fees will provide money to keep up the maintenance work on the 3,600 miles of state roads. JOIN IN CHRISTMAS CAROL MOVEMENT. TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT--CATHERINE CALWELL, JEANETTE HARRIS, ALICE CAHOW, ELIZABETH CASWELL, DOROTHY LOUISE MUIR, BETTY DEAN. MARY ANN OGDEN, DOROTHY LAMBERT.

SECOND HOW-FRANCES KEARLY, KATHERINE MACLEAN, ELEANOR STICKNEY, MARGARET HARRISON, MARY ADELAIDE ALLISON, OLGA BIRK, ELEANOR TAYLOR. LOWER ROW -MARY FRANCES BARNHART, FLORENCE LYNN SCHANEBERGER, PRISCILLA MINOR, DOROTHY ANN RUCKER, ANNA LOUISE HUNT, JEAN HARVEY. The Ogden Junior Chorale, organized, and directed by Mrs. James M. Ogden, will participate in the city-wide Christmas eve, which is to be sponsored by The Star and the board of park commissioners, it was announced yesterday.

With this addition to the ranks of singers, the list has already mounted to about 1,000 or four-fifths of the quota of 5,000 voices. The chorale has been organized about eight years and composed of pupils at school No. 133, Thirty-third and Pennsylvania streets, and a few high school who formerly attended that school." It is a community organi- VALIDITY OF NEW MOTOR LICENSE LAW ATTACKED CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE. ality of the law may be instituted at South Bend in the near future. The section of the license law providing for transfer of the state inheritance tax after June, 1923.

was A attached to the bill in the closing hours last General Assembly. Robert Bracken, state auditor, some STANDING AT THE RIGHT-MRS. OGDEN. zation with a membership of thirty children, which has attracted considerable attention in Indianapolis musical circles, and is one of the oldest organizations of its. kind in the city.

"We are glad to offer our services to The Star and the board of park commissioners for this great event planned for Christmas Mrs. Ogden said. "Christmas caroling has always appealed to me as the loveliest expression of the Christmas season. I Arst became interested in it and trained my own children and a few of their friends and took them out Christmas eve and Christmas morning in the neighborhood. They all enjoyed it so much that other children wanted to Join us, We did this time ago obtained an opinion from Mr.

Lesh concerning the validity of the inheritance tax section of the law. Mr. that time, ruled favorably on the law. It is understood, however, that he will review his former opinion and make further investigation of the question when he receives the request from Mr. Jackson.

Section of Constitution. The of the state constitution which invalidate the new license section, fee law is as follows: "Every act shall embrace but one subJect, and matters properly connected therewith, which subject shall be expressed in the Eight Floors of Shoe Service Christmas Slippers for the Entire Family Children's Red Men's Leather Booties Slippers Sizes 5 to 2. Romeo, Opera and Everett 1:15 to $2:00 $2:75 to $5 Large assortment of Children's the Complete line celebrated of Slippers Daniel Green conceded Slippers, to as low as be the Xmas Gift Slippers supreme. 95c Christmas Slippers Ladies' Moccasins Ladies' Satins Of wool felt. Large assort- that will earn for you ment of colors- Beautiful quilted slippers.

Large variety of 1.00 .00 to 1.75 the pleasant remem- $4:25 brance of a worthy gift from a thoughtful giver. Here will the Christmas Boys' Felt Moccasins the widest and Men's Felt Soft Soles shopper find Turn-up 1:25 most attractive assortment 1:75 to $2:50 of Comfort and Boudoir Slippers in town, marked at decidedly economical prices. Models for men, women and Ladies' Boudoirs children in every wanted Ladies' Boudoirs Of soft leather. Turn soles. style, shade and size.

Of quilted satin. All shades. Leather soles and 1:25 and $2:00 $2:50 -Fourth FloorTHE SHOE Established SHOES AT FLOORS BUY Shop EIGHT SHOP 1884 SHOES East Washington St. WILLIAM M. BUTLER, BOSTON, TO HEAD COOLIDGE CAMPAIGN CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE.

well the work in hand. He will not make a speaking campaign in any state. Indeed, it is doubtful it he leaves Washington between now and the convention. Hiram Johnson can spellbind all he pleases, but Coolidge will remain, at his desk perform his duties sees them without indulging in oratory. Primarily a Business Man.

Mr. Butler, the Coolidge choice for manager, is primarily a business man, he has always taken an active interest in politics. While he has been a student of politics and is expected to prove a highly capable presidential manager, he is better known in Massachusetts as a business man than as a politician. Business is his vocation. Politics is his hobby.

He is the present national committeeman from Massachusetts, though he has held that appointment only since last June when John W. Weeks resigned. The only time he ever has held office was when he served six years in the Massachusetts Legislature. That was when he was in his twenties. He has been an intimate of Mr.

Coolidge for about ten years, dating back to when the present head of the nation was president of the Massachusetts Senate. Since their acquaintance frst began, they have had close personal as well as political relations. He knows the Coolidge mind. They think much alike and believe in the same things. As campaign manager he will be ever familiar with Coolidge's wishes.

Different From Hitchcock. The Coolidge manager-to-be is 1 in an entirely different class from Frank H. Hitchcock, who is directing Hiram Johnson's campaign. Hitchcock is a professional campaign director. He takes on a client with political aspirations just like a lawyer takes a client who needs legal advice.

Hitchock never has had anything in common with Johnson in the way of political views. Indeed, their political views have been radically ditferent, but a lawyer accepts clients without regard to whether their economic thoughts are the' same. Since politics is his profession, just like law or medicine represents the profession of the lawyer or doctor, Hitchcock casts aside for the moment his personal political views and takes the job directing the Johnson preconvention campaign. But with Butler it is different, for he has had personal and political relations with Coolidge for years and their views are in exact harmony. Butler will fight for the nomination of a man with whom he has been in sympathy since their acquaintance began.

Candidate From Now On. It has. been assumed since Mr. Coolidge fell heir to the presidency that I he naturally would become a candidate for the nomination, but until now his candidacy has not taken definite shape. From now on Coolidge will be a candidate for President and an active one, though his campaign will be left entirely to his friends.

That the country was tremendously impressed with the Coolidge message was further indicated today when hundreds of additional messages, of commendation poured into House. Taxation, the message indicates, is the subject which most interests the farmer and the business man. Hiram Johnson may talk world court all he pleases, but apparently the country's thoughts are centered on the taxation issue, which the California senator has straddled by saying that he a favors both lower taxes and a soldier bonus. Taxation, rather than the world court, looms as the issue. The people apparently have made the issue.

GERMANS MUST PAY BUTTER AS DOG TAX DANNENBERG, Germany, (Associated, pay Press)-Every the equivalent dog in of this the value of one-fourth of a pound of butter in tax for the current quarter. Tax rates will be charged from quarter to quarter as butter fluctuates in gold value. In lation, an effort to reduce the dog poputhe village authorities have Axed one-half pound of butter as the tall which, must be paid on a second and every. additional dog kept by the sane owner. This Price Includes Base and Top.

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for several years and then we decided to add Easter caroling, too. Last year we had more calls to come and carol than we could accommodate and so this season we decided to organize a little more definitely and accept engagements for Christmas entertainments during the entire month of December. These programs include old Christmas narratives which we give in costume. The children look forward to the caroling season and try to give out some of the joy and good tidings of the season in their carols. We will be delighted to help out in the civic program and will be ready to go wherever asked Christmas eve and morn." The chorale's season started last Under the old law, the 1 inheritance tax money went to the state highway commission.

The new law provided for the transfer to the general fund. Administration of the license fee law is in the hands of the state automobile department, a division of Mr. Jackson's office. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE NOW UNDER PROBE CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE. general for personal service or contractual service rendered prior to Oct.

1, 1923. "I respectfully request that you make an examination of the adjutant general's department, with a view of determining the amount of unpaid bills and their relation to the appropriation for the current year." Lesh Gives Opinion, When the bills now on Ale with the auditor's office were first fled, Mr. Bracken asked Attorney General U. S. Lesh for an opinion concerning their payment.

Mr. Lesh replied that bills for armory rental, in cases where contracts went into the next fiscal year, might be paid, according to the interpretation placed on the opinion in the auditor's office. The other bills can not be paid, it was said. The claims on which payment is being withheld by Mr. Bracken, it was said, include the following general items: Armory rentals, National Guard pay rolls, $18,937.35, and miscellaneous items, $4,328.79, The guard pay rolls, it was said, cover drill pay for the period ending Oct.

1, 1922. It is reported that pay rolls of approximately $19,000 and pay for training period at Camp Knox, totaling approximately 000 are yet to be submitted to the auditor for payment. It is known that a bill of considerable size is owing to a tailoring company. Some estimates place this bill at $5,000. Mr.

Bracken said he had received an inquiry yesterday from an official of the company in regard to the payment of the bill. Lack of Proper Reports. The delay in fling the bills for pay rolls has been due to failure of National Guard officers to make proper reports, it js understood. The adjutant general's office has experienced considerable difficulty in obtaining reports of amounts due the men at the time for payment. A large clerical force is required in the office to check up on the pay roll accounts submitted.

It is said that delayed payments of bills of the military department have been permitted without question in past years. The exact scope of the investigation of the field examiners of the accounts board was not disclosed by Mr. Orr. Absence of certain large vouchers drawn by the department during the past year from Ales of the auditor's office was explained by saying the papers were in the hands of the examiners. The state military department has been permitted, as are other state departments, to draw large vouchers covering pay rolls and then disburse the money by check to persons having money due them.

Pending the examination of the office by the field examiners. Mr. Bracken will hold the bills which have been presented to him for payment. Obituary MRS. RICHARD L.

EWBANK. Funeral services for Mrs. Richard L. Ewbank, 48 years old, wife of Richard L. Ewbank, Indianapolis attorney, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence, 3456 Salem street.

Mrs. Ewbank died early yesterday morning following an attack of heart disease. Rev. George S. Henninger will preach the funeral sermon.

Miss Pauline Ingalls of Indianapolis will sing a solo. Burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Ewbank was born in Jackson county, Ohio, in 1875, but her parents moved to Indiana when she was a young girl. She was married to Mr.

Ewbank in South Bend in 1898 and came to Indianapolis about fifteen years ago. She was a member of the North M. E. Church. She is survived by her husband, her father, Alfred Steele of Romney, four sons, Louis R.

Ewbank of Portsmouth, Albert Ewbank. Dean Ewbank and John Ewbank, all of Indianapolis, and one daughter, Gladys of Indianapolis; five sisters, Mrs. Ethel Allen of Greencastle, Mrs. Minnie Wasson of Chicago, Mrs. Mary Crowe of Logansport, Mrs.

Della Thompson of Lafayette and Mrs. Rose Myers of Kalamazoo, and three brothers, Homer Steele of Momence, Henry Steele of Crete, Ill. and Frank Steele of Romney, Ind. CHARLES B. CRISS.

Charles B. Criss, 47 years old, of Gosport, died yesterday afternoon at the Methodist hospital, after an illness of several months. Mr. Criss had a number of friends in Indianapolis. He is survived by the widow.

Mrs. Carrie M. Criss; one daughter, Dorotha Criss of Gosport: one sister, Mrs. Emma Batterton of Gosport, and his stepmother, Mrs. Sarah Criss of Gosport.

Thursday, when a group of carols was given for the Christmas party of the Cornelia Cole Fairbanks chapter of the D. A. R. It has also appeared before the Catherine Merrill Club and at the annual dinner of the Indiana Pioneers. R.

Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks, asserted that the city-wide caroling program will exceed the expectations of even the most optimistic and that it will be given on a scale much greater than ever before attempted in Indianapolis. He called attention to the meeting of representatives of all organheld next Wednesday night at 7:30 izations which will participate, to, be o'clock in the Cadle Tabernacle, when tentitive plans will be outlined. Funeral services will be held in Gosport on Tuesday. Mr. Criss was the proprietor of a drug store at Gosport, where he had lived all his life.

He was a mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. MRS. SARAH L. STALEY. Mrs.

Sarah L. Staley of Fort Myers, a former resident of Indianapolis, died Friday night at her home, according to word received here yesterday. She was a. native of Cloverdale, Ind. Funeral was a.

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