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UilJIiST, lilEOUITABLE, SAYS BELL IN BRIEF Request for Relief From. Assessment 44 CORE THAN LEGAL RATE INDIANA NEWS IN BRIEF tn Its request for relief from th tifeuiotot of I2M99.1H which th cUt tu board fixed against the property of the Indiana, Bell.Tele phon Company In April, the com pany Wednesday afternoon submitted a. It. la contended, that the assessment was not made in accordance with the legal method preacrlbed and that the assessment la unjust, Inequitable and discriminatory against the company in that It la at a higher rat than that imposed on other property, and la greater than the assessment against other property of the eame rl.ss and of the same value In Indiana, Trie company contends that 'the proper assessment, for taxation made In accordance with the Indiana law can not exceed f34.044.TS. On the basis of the' average per cmt.

of tax assessment to fixed capital, which the company seeks to show, it asserts that the assess ment of tke Indiana Bell Company property would be lls.lSC.eCs.Cf. On the baala.of the per cent, of assessment to the total balance sheet assets aa shown In' another document the company contends that Ms aaaeament would be $17, J4O.707.25. The company then concludes that an. assessment of In comparison with other. aaeeaaments made by the board at its first session this year, would, be high rather than low.

The total assessment arainat the Bell. Including property that is assessed locally in each county, is now fJ0.6S4.77f. ANDER50N The Collingwood Brothers elevator at Pendleton has been sold to tteorfe W. Harris, of Lynn. COIX'M BUS Walter Wolfe, farmer.

Is in a critical condition from injuries suffered Tuesday when he fell from a hay mow at 1 Juan Thompson farm near Gram mer. alifhtinf on his head. George Mel nrer, farmer, fell from a hay wagon Tuesday. His bead and back were Injured and he was bruised about the shoulders. Mrs.

C. L. Stucker suffered cuts on her rirht srm snd bruises on her back and ahouldera, Tuesday, when she fell down a flight of stairs. Porter, of Indianapolis, was mvvy'inii iMnnra iimua i or property owned by his father. Alex Porter, of Hope, ho entered into voluntary reeriTership.

rONERSVllJLE The Kotary Club has ren 5 100. for the health camp at Camp Bule S'Wee, south of the city, for undernourished children. "EVANSVILLE A. V. Buroh.

vl ohai. man of the Indiana State hifbwsy commission, announces thst the Boon rl 11a to WJnslow road, recently taken into the atafae hirhway system, win be routed throush Spurreon. It wilt coincide with partly improved route between Wine low and the Warrick county jne. HARTFORD CITY The Door Control Company. to I manufacture electric controls for OTerhesd doors, has been formed hen with H.

C. Blodgett ae president: C. G. Johnson, rice president, and Clyde Strait, secretary and MUNCIE By' agreement of parties to a suit brought by the Varney Electrical fiipplf Company against the Retberford Manufacturlnr Company, the Merchanta Trust and Saving Company baa been appointed receiver for the Retberford Corn pan by Judre Robert. Murray.

The Retnerford Company maouiacturea electric lamp and fixture. tfKVVvASTIJB najmond Kinsinger. a farmer, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg yesterday when a team hitched to a binder cutting wheat ran away. Richard, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Moody Kern, was scalded about the less when be pulled a kettle of boiling water Off a table. KOBUCSVTJXE A large motor bus will leave Windfall Monday with sixteen tearhera and pupils on a tour of the historic places ill the eastern ststes. The party will be chaperoned by Professor Irwin Miller, principal of the Windfall High, School, and Mrs. Miller. PTTTSBORO The Christian church will have its annual home coming July 25.

The Rev. George of Crawfordsville, make the morning aridrea. A basket dinner will be served at neon in the church baseeaent. In the afternoon visiting pas RUSHVTIXE Mrs. Xilllan H.

Carroll, of Indianapolis, filed suit in circuit court here Tuesday for S5.230 damages against Thomas and Ifellie Reed, aa an outgrowth of an automobile accident on state road No. 38. She asks S5.000 personal damage and $230 for damage to her clothing, charging that Reed'a machine was being operated recklessly and at an excessive rate of speed. BCOTTS BURG The Gus Garriott road has been selected i as the route for state road Sol 40 over the knobs west of here and tne road win oe improved. This is the 'only unimproved part of the Atlantic racuic ntgnway throuxh Indiana TERRE HAUTE Asking S50.00O damage.

Oral Maxine Hank Ins filed suit srainst. the Terre Haute. Indianapolis A Eastern" Traction Company in i superior eours inrouxn ner nex mena. Bessie Han kin. The girl, seventeen year old.

say she received injuries in a motor bus accl dtnl. VINCENITES Thomas Martin has been appointed chief of police of Vincennes to pucceeu sicweiiana rouse wbo went to Bloomington to accept a position as special agent for the Illinois Central Railroad Company. Martin assumed charxe his office Tuesday. SHELBTVILLE Member of the Lewis Creek Bsptist church at Wilson have voted to construct an addiUoq and excavate a basement. The additional room is necessary, it was sta hmi.

.1 in the membership of the Sunday school Jv Yau Would Be Surprised at Ts Mon. the Results Curl Cy, of" Paris crateJL transformations and bobbines of such I perfection that they defy detection. Women of fashion the, world over place absolute confidence in his crea 1 SiXti ll e3SPer WiI1 bc PIeased demonstrate" without obligation, H. KBNTZLY 'Manufacturer of Hair Good 1 11 1 mi lr 1 arBS 5i and church. The addition will be one story, and ia to be of brick.

The estimated cost of the improvement: ia $6.000 A con i Nil Introductdrv a THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1926. HOME WRECKED IN' EXPLOSIONS 4 4r i Copyright. Pacific and Atlantic Photos. Inc. picture shows one ofthe homes on the reservation of the JLJnited States naval ammunition depot at Lake Denmark, N.

which was wrecked by the terrible expiations that followed blowing up of the depot. Hundreds were made homeless in nearby towns. tract for building an annex to school building Ho. 3. to be used for a kindergarten, has been awarded by the city school NEW RULER OF ELKDOM Tai it tae exact te bottle and box you get.

Out of Town Patrons Should Mail Orders Now H. P. Wasson Indianapolis. 1 I Gentlemen Please send me bottles of the I Narcisse perfume at the special price. Strret: 'J I A lid Fotao for bottle and 1c Jor i lot tin.

Llail and Telephone Orders Filled! Priority Right fiinr Ml Reg. and Copyright nil. nvnicart, Jffi. 1 Sale' Enables Miss A FULL SIZE, QUARTER OUNCE fiOTTLE OF 99 AT A REMARICABLE SAVING! Today Tomorrow and Friday at. Try, a Bottle of This Popular ''NarseP for 39c 1 VOU WILL be delighted with the delicately sweet odor of this perfume you will be surprised that we can sell it at such a price! 7 This reduction is made for the sole purpose of introducing; "Narcisse" perfume to women of Indianapolis.

You Vill Never Vant to Be Viihout liardsse After One Trial! HECAUSE women find, Narcisse indispensable after using it, we can afford to sell the first few bottles at an amazingly low price. Notice the convenient shape and style of the bottle! Just purse size, and only 30c. a v. P. and A.

Photo. Charles H.r Grakelow, commissioner of public' welfare of Philadelphia, is the new grand exalted ruler of Elks, succeeding William Hawley Atwell, Austin (Tex.) judge. He took office at the sixty second annual convention of the lodge in Chicago. Mr. Grakelow was the unanimous choice for the highest honor of the fraternal order.

Mr. Grakelow is receiving the gavel. i i. F. WA IJois SSON I I A NAP IS PERFUME Purse Size Bottle in a Gold Em bossed Box mm i board to the Shelby Construction Com 1 pany.

of Shelbjrrille. hundred pounds of fish bare been ordered tor' the i merchant and clerks' picnic to be beVJ July 21 at Porters camp. Charles P. Sind linrer is chairman of the committee in chvre of vmifpsinta. Store will close at noon.

A crowd of l.ROO is expected to attend the out in 4 Wilbur Stewart, are twenty two. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, of this city, suffered a compound fracture of the bones in his left arm. when an automobile, in which he waa riding went into the ditch Tuesday.

NEWS OF THE COLLEGES BLOOMIXGTOJf. Ind JuJv 14 Tbrty four students are enrolled In the Indiana University biologicai station at Winona Lake this summer, it has been reported at the registrar office. Thirty three are men and eleven The enrollment at Winona Lake will be increased when medical students enroll for the three weeks course and teachers over tlie state sign up for the special teacher' course ia otolocy. Two of the four fellowships offered by the graduate school by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and open to American and Oar art i an roups tition. have beeo awarded to graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine.

The two fellowships have been granted Miss Alberta Leslie Jenkins, of Bloomington. daughter of Professor W. E. Jenkins, of the English department of the university, and Dr. Norvall Chap pel LeMar.

of Petersburg. Miss Jenkins re 5 crived her M. I. degree last year, and LAotsr nasv oeen at interne in tne iniy Hospital. Indianapolis.

The fellowship, which are in psychiatry and urology. were established this year. They are for three rear and pay from JI.OOO to J2.500 in addition to ten months' maintenance in the hospitals during the course of the three year. EVANS VI LLE; July 14. Evans villo College closed the first half of its summer term Tueeday with registrations for the second half opening Wednesday.

More than 335 students have been enrolled the first half of the term. Miss Pearl LeOompto. graduat of the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, will teach oral English at Evansville College next year, according to the announcement of Alfred F. Hughe, president of the college. She succeeds Mis Hilda.

Minder, who ia returning to Ohio Wee ley an. where she taught before coming to Evansville. Miss LaCompte will, also be oratory and debate coach of the college. SIGNAL OUT OF ORDER Testlnveny of Fla ran In Gray station Fata Wreck. GREENSBURG, July 14 (A.P.) Pennsylvania railroad block signals, near the scene of the dis astrous wreck at Gray station June IS.

In which sixteen persons were 'killed. were not working properly a few minutes after the crash of the Cincinnati Limited into the (Washington Kxpress, D. 8. McDon aid, express flag man, testified to day at the coroner's Inquest, i McDonald, one of the first wlt nesses called by James Harklns, I coroner, testified that when the 11m tted crashed into the rear sleeper of the express, he said, he saw the signal arm on the nearest bridge "bobbing tip and down." Shortly neer. testified that when he went back after the crash the signals! appeared to be working.

WOIAN IS SENTENCED Man's Testtmeay Get l.OOO Pine. With Term tor Mrs. Cnmrnlasrs After one of her "boose runners," as ha lrmfd himself. tKitfiA that HIGHER COURTS' RECORD SUPREME COURT MINUTES. 24585.

Thomas 8. Snederar vs. Stats af Indiana. Putnam C. Petition lor writ oi error.

Junes W. Carter. tmt(ja State ex rel. Ralph C. Lee.

Well Appellee' briefs. ZdlOl. Gerald raimu et aL State oi lnaiana. xrt briefs. S6144.

Joe Ifanero va. State of Indiana. Xake cr. C. Appellant's reply briefs.

25151. Joe'VertSh rs. Stats of Indiana. I IJce cr. C.

Appellant a briefs and re quest for oral arrument. CM 14. Alex Csal'o et al. vs. State of I Indiana.

St. Joe ph C. C. Appellee'. bref s.

ZA'jo. uto boiw m. State of Indiana. Marion Cr. C.

Appellant's petition for lime. 25205. Leo Bond vs. State of Indisna. Marion Cr.

C. AppelUnt's petition for time. APPELLATE COURT 12208. Southern Indiana Oaa and Elecr trie Company vs. Anna E.

Vaurhn. Posev C. C. Appellant' petition lor rehearin ana onexs. Ted Dead la Family anarrel.

4 SPRINOFIELD0 inly 14 (A.P.i Two persons, mother and son, are desd and 'their altered slayer la In a hospital, not expected to recover, as the result of a family quarrel near Urbana. The dead are Mrs. Edna Papllck. ace thirty seven, and Cecil Zook. ag sixteen.

Mrs. Pap 1 licks son by a former marriaere. Pearl fapiick. are rorty two, hus band of MrsPaplick. may die.

The tragedy occurred on a farm, where the Paplicks were tenants. Mrs. Papllck apparently had been beaten with bed slats. Touns; Zook was I shot three Presumably after a iayinsr ine two, rspiics snoi aim self through the temple. Believed Mart fa Holdup.

Special to The Indianapolis News INDIANA HARBOR. July 14. Ledar Kuxubar, of this city, was found by police suffering from a fractured skull. suffered as the result of a holdup. man had been lying unconscious In the is treet more man an nour be tore jb was round, lie has not yet re gained consciousness.

Artielea of Inrorporsitoa. Articles of iacorporation and notices have been filed with the secretary of state as follows: Legal Loan Society." Marlon, inereased capital sloe from 40.uuo to SttO.uOO. said Increase ol $30,000 being preferred stock. Legal Loan Association. Marion, In creased capital stock from S40.O0O to said increase of 20.OOa being preferred stock.

Avery Power Machinery Company, TJU noia corporation, qua lined in transit txis Iness in Indiana: saJe of farm and road buildinr machinery and implements; arent for serrien of prauess. Lewis Coleman. indlanapolM. ind. United (VtnfetHinnerv (Vimnanv MniT.

oie. Incorporated. Muncie: Slo.dOO capital stock i. ocniecuonery business: Prank Pinkerton, Leo Haaley and Robert Turner. I Dwr Control Compsny, Hartford City; S7.5A0 oapital stock of which S2.500 ia common and S5.O0O preferred stock; manu facture' of locks and overhesd door hard ware: directors.

Herbert Blotlaett. tnyde atrsti ano wonnson. cred.it Tire ana nailery company. Evana Tills: S10.000 capital stock: deal in auto mobile accessories and tires; directors. Leo Uppenheimer, Bast akwovey snd David Bor dorf.

I I Kentucky and Indians Dairies Com rsny. Delaware corporsuion: auanitea lo irsns at business in fndisna; capital I In Indisna; distribution ot mllK. rream snd butter; scent for serl of procrs. Le tester. Vw Albny.

Iml. Wabash Valley Telephone Company. WllUamsport: 40.OOO capital stork: tele, phone vtrnipanr: in counties of Wsrren. rountsin and flentonl dirertors. H.

"Tin ney, rred tTHsir, Csrl Mote. Pritchsrd, of Indian v. Imiorporalert, Saratoga'' Si0O.0O0 capital stock: growing and conlns of fruits and vegetables: direo toes, Rdwsrd Pritchsrd, Caeron W. Hop per ana stbu nu, CHAIRMEN MAKE PROGRAM PLANS FOR PHI DELTA KAPPA MEETINGS BxsjsaBsssBsBsJeeeeBssssesassjssSB lsssasaisBaBBSBSSjaMdl rv.ojoees. ai ss.iiiiasasaassiiasssssH i i i geK, swussssss ssssssss i 1 j.

a I CARL GILCHRIST. MAX LANG. ROBERT E. WARNER. Carl V.

Gilchrist is chairman of the banquet committee for the national convention of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity which will be held in Indianapolis July 18 to 20. Max Lang is general chairman and Robert E. Warner, president of Rho Chapter of Indianapolis, chairman of the date, publicity and program committee. Dances, banquets, receptions, swimming, theater parties and sightseeing: trips in addition to regular sessions, comprise the convention, program. Arrangements are.

being made by the Indianapolis organization, Rho 2110 College avenue, to entertain more than 600 visiting members. IN BUCHANAN KILLING New Jary Start Invewttgatlen Wltae) Are Ordered. William II. She after, deputy prosecuting attorney. In charge of the Marlon county grand Jury, asserted Wednesday members of the "nw Jury will start Investigation Thursday of the murder of John F.

Buchanan, colored traffic policeman, who was slain Friday by Gene before th Jury, are: Alvln C. Fad. 3044 West Michigan street, who had Alger arrested; Alva Lee and Carl Sheets, traffic policemen, who wounded the youth, and John Mos bey, colored, and Jesse Hadley. col ored, traffic policemen; Roy Ken neay, cuiurcu a. ovj cr, nvria Capitol avenue; Mrs.

Maude Bob man. Beyer's sister? Carl Schaefferv 1044 'West Thirty sixth street. Frank Whitlow, 710 Lord streeti Lleat. Fred Winkler and A. J.

Bresendlne and wlf. Schaeffer la recovering from a bullet wound In the hip inflicted by A leer In the running revolver fight. ik. ni.iii k. Th Rreaenalnea were arlvina: a nr fl no frnm Ih.

vha.la nr I in WniCn AllCf KlltmUlCQ UK ST a 9 mm mm mm mw the limited. Indicating that theireruge. brake had been applied. Harry: M. Klncaid.

express engi. rrtmeetoa Master Mee aanle Iea rea. Special The Indianapohs Vewal PRINCETON. July r. B.

Bunn, master mechanic at the Southern railroad shops here since February, T22; left today for Chattanooga. Tenn to become master mechanic of the. Southern shops. He will be succeeded by, Frank John son. of Cincinnati, who has been superintendent of Southern lines west.

Johnson was master mechanic here he was paid to make deliveries before Bunn held the position alcohol, Mrs. Lulu Cummtng col ored, 402 West Walnut street, waa fined $1,000 and costs and sentenced to serve one to two years at the Indiana Woman's Prison by Judas James A. Collins. In criminal court. Wednesday.

"he was charged with transporting: intoxicatina llauor. Harold Bowden, colored who testified he had sold liquor for Mrs. Cummin was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to serve one to two years at the Indiana Reformatory. Miss Louise Pat ton; colored, of Louisville, Ky arrested with Mrs. Cummlnars and Bowden, was released pending further orders from tne court.

Police testified they arrested the "three in Kast Court street, and found several quarts of alcohol In tr.eir automobile. 'O Alger. 1710 East Ohio street 1 BLAMES LEGlSLATOnS Bar Asaorlaflea President ftays Jc diHary Is Shackled. rENvnn. July 11 A.r.) r.

verely condemnln; the legtsliture for "shackling th judiciary of the country and saying the courts today stand paralyzed before th onslaughts of organised criminals, Chester I. Long, of Wichita. president of th American Har Association, In an address opened th forty ninth snnual convention of th association here today, pleaded for "more law enforcement and less' legislation." Courts of America are "unable to function properly tinder present conditions," he said. "The publishes lost confidence In th court. both criminal and civil, all because of the 'strait Jacket' with which the Judiciary has been Incased; through the efforts cf ill advised, and misguided legislators.

The question is: 'What shall do to remedy th "I believe the public 1 willing to, leave it to the lawyer, if th law vera will do It. The Judges hsv been obeying: this or that law, passed at the Instanc of some Indl vldual lawyer In the legislature: many of such laws should be modified before we can Improve th administration of Justice. Procedure should be simplified. The legislatures should lay down' broad principles and the detail should be filled In by rules of the court. The tinkering should stop.

A large number of laws that now Interfere with speed and certainty In the administration of Justice should be repealed." 1 vv ITH luncheon or dinner, at the bridse table1 or for the evening guests White. Rock Ginger Ale 1 You will enjoy the gloriously different flavor that cools, refreshes and delights both young and old. Mooaey Maeller Ward TJlstribatora OTTLID OJftV AT III vnillZ V5x 3 to 8t Don't risk gurJ tE93r AJS ahing tt r4iaarit map tlire A isheen, their jivsh new, look DELICATE, frail as cobwebs the makes tiem vrczr out long before stockings you wear with your should. Sports stockings are made harsh. cvenimr eowm.

ocaxceiv less cossa r. mer thin are those for the tailleur And for golf such gay woolens full of the spirit of sport 1 mats and shrinks wool ruinously. No rt bing is necessary vnlh Lux. lis frcZi tissue thin flakes whip up immediately i'ty a bowlful of ncn, bubbltnp suds! Refrcuy Silk or wool or rayon, your precious, trig, rennriiv, absolutely safe! stockings must withstand repeated washings. I 1 The second enemy i free oTll.

Again and again the dust, the per Ordbary soaps cakes Cal.es or chips spiration stains so destructive free aJltsJi are ru must be cleansed away. Yet with a 55 and an; single washing you may destroy forever their lovely sheen; their new, fresh look! Two unseen enemies are ready to attack your delicate stockings in the washing! v. uicir me cut in nan, colors xacza, vv u.3 action of alkali. There is no res cIX.i t.1 Lux. Absolutely putrLux is srfefcr ct.

thing water alone von hzml Safeguard your precious stocldr. j3 3 costly, too never entrust theni to a The tint enemy rubbing. Itubljing pie in nn'thlng but Lux! Lus with cake soap ruins silk stockings, dead keeps thcra looking like new. Ixr Eroo. ens their bloom, breaks the tiny fibres Cambridge, Mass.

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