Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1919 — Page 2

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MI PHONE TME IS TAKEN UP B«

THREE MEMBERS TO DEVOTE ENTMIC TIME TO INQUIRIES,

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BEDFORD WOMAN INJURED.

Mr. and Mra. T. J. Srook* In AutamebM* Aeeidant In Ohio. r»P*cUU to The In(ll*n»po!l« N«tr*] BKDFORD. led., AuguaV » —Hr*. T. T. Brook*, who wa* Injured in an accidont near Cleveland, arh*re Sunday. She. and her were ratumln* from an autoto New London. Conn., when i struck *by another Brook* wae thrown HI eld and wae severcbruised. Mr. Brook*, who U of th* B*dford National of the Bedford Daily and _ T _ and a l*adlniT Republican of Lawrance county, wae

FLEET VANGUARD AT HAWAII Pour Dwtroyera Roach Honolulu Ahood of Danlolo. HONOLULU, Aufuat 11-Four deatroyere, ‘ vanguard for the battleehlp New York, which ts bringing Josephu* Daniel*, ^cretary of th* navy, here, ‘ off Honolulu at «:30 o’clock this

EXPERTS TO BE EMPLOYED TH# Indian* public oerrlee commission after two days' conferences ha* begun th* task of straightening out the complicated Rooster telephone situation that has been almost hopelessly scrambled the last few meath* by federal control, state control, unprecedented economic conditions generally and finally thrown back on the stats commission In a sadly battered mass a* * whole. The commission has arranged for action and within the next ten t will begin on eotne ef 'he ^mpanlee' rate structures so may be pfoesd on a sound basis and started on their

way again.

Expert# to Bo Engaged.

Paul P. Hamew Fined B. Johnson and Glenn Van Auken are the commissioners who win have charge of the work. In addition to them th* commission expoets to engage two examiners, as It to empowered to do under th* law mid a# is the manner of th# interstate comeomtnission, to aselst it in taking evidence and preparing cases tor final consideration by th* commission

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The body has requested Edwin Corr.

of Bloomington, for four years a Democratic m'imbOr of the commission, to

of the examiners. It to not whether Mr. Corr will accept, commission ts looking tor another suitable and competent examiner. Chairman E. L Lewis and Commis-

sioner John w. McCardle will look after all other matters before the commission while the commissioners named /will devote their fall time to the tele-

phone tangle.

Complicated Cat*. The biggest Individual situation presented to the commission to that of the Central Union Telephone Company, which has petitioned for rate changes in thirty-three Indiana cl tie* Th* company obtained an increase in rate* generally at the places when the federal telephone administration wae In control and now that th# federal retee automatically expire December 1 It has petitioned' for a continuation of or even higher rates than the federal administration authorised. Th* commission had a number of Central Union case* before it when th# federal administration took control of the situation. Because of work done up to that time the commiralon has on file valuations of th# Central Union properties at Auburn, KendatlviUe, Peru.

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band, the city of Ft Wayne has pettUooed the emnmtoeion to order the company to reduce ft* rate*. Situation at Lafayette. The Lafayette situation to not so eom plicated, that company not having enjoyed any inoreated rate# at die hands of the federal admtatotratlon. Among the most recent telephone eompaaiee to file for a commission order coattnslng in effect federally irrpoeed rates to th* Home Telephone Company. The entire situation will be cleared op ■iWn What by December l, th* eonupto-

sioner* hope.

Suit for Dissolution. Richard H. Hollywood, of Indianspoils, editor of the Odd Fellows' Talisman. one of the oldest fraternal order magaxtnee to Indiana, brought suit to saperter court today tor the dtosoiutien of the corporation known as the

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F, Reynold*, vice-president, are named a* defendant* in the suit. It la alleged by the plaintiff that the company ha* failed to do any business as a corporation for a year, that ft has no general office sad has had no regular meetings ef Its officers He say* th* company has no debts or obligations.

Deaths at Greenfield.

[Special to The Indianapolis News] GREEN FIELD. Ind., August l».—

Benjamin Michael*, age seventy, is dead of Bright’s disease at hie home

in this city.

Mrs. Mary B, Kearns, age seventyfour. widow of O. W. ^Kearns, for many years a leading minister la the Friends ehurch, died yesterday of cancer of the liver at th* home of her daughter. Mrs. J. J. Butler, in this city. Three children survive.

CANNED BEANS LEAD IN ARMY Ed SAILS ^

be required to buy and prepare the

! same amount of fresh meat,

i Inquiries are received dally at the

' >fflce In regkrd to the announced of army blankets. No official in-

ormation has been received concern-

ALL OTHER CANNED VEGE-

TABLES BOLD OUT.

hi* commitment papers to the asylum, and he was left at th* Jail, practically

forgotten.

One of the proposals is to remodel the Marlon coun ......

proposal* ty poweri of the Jal

BROOKSIDE TO BE SCENE.

CORNED BEEF SELLS BETTER

Dance Festival to Be August 22— Moved From Eilenhorgor Park. R- Walter Jarvis, supervisor of th# city recreation department, ha* an-

# ! nounced that the dance festival to be fenneil baked beans continued today gtoen by children from the city pleyto be the leader In the sale of surplus! grounds will be held Friday evening, army food which to being held at the | August 22, at Brookside park, instead Ail of the canned vegetables ot Ellenberger park, as formerly an-

house, a building

at the rear of the jail and now out ol use. to make a suitable detenUon place for the insane. However, it would be expensive to equip a building for this j purpose and the commlasioners are tryhlg to find a plan for lodging the in!sane temporarily at some existing Institution until they are committed to an

insane asylum.

HIGHER COURTS’ RECORD.

postofhoe.

except baked beans were sold out Monday. the first day of the sale, and the oaiy commodities on hand today were: Bacon, twelve-pound cans; corned beef and canned roast beet. No. 1 and No. * cans and six-pound cans, and corned beef hash in No. 1 and No. S cans. Orders received Monday between S o’clock in the morning and 8 o’clock at night totaled MM&2.9L During the forenoon today seventy-three orders ware given, with the corned beef and canned roast beef eelUng better than they did

nounced. Mr. Jarvis said the change had been made because Brookside park to easier of access to more people. Mayor Jewett has been asked to speak

at the ceremonies.

INSANE PROBLEM STUDIED.

Commissioner# Trying to Solve Ques-

tion of Temporary Cora.

The county commissioners are considering several plans for taking tem-

ert Springsteen, postmaster, to the fact POvaty care of th# insane beefore they that the corned beef, corned beef hash are finally committed to asylums. There ^“ n ^lir“wte^d ar a ? nd f -“*-*- n **^ ta n ° betUr W * y now of hoIdin * lh * ln

serving. Order for this < coming in from patrons livery service who are

ood that

Particular attention to called by Rob-

postmaster. to the fact

beef, corned

ready for

Order for this canned meat are

s of the rural de- than by keeping them In the county jail

— ^ f® fin**ted as where they are put in cells with ertranot to be abl# to obtain fresh meats as Inals and have to eat the jail fi

sane pending final action in their

readily as persona living In the city. Although the price on the canned meat seem# high in comparison with the price on canned vegetables it to pointed

the prisoners eat.

The commissioners recently discovered that an insane man had been kept in the county jail five months. There had

out that the price is less than would been some mistake in connection with

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SUPIUBM* COUltT MINUTXS.

TMN. Omer Zell v* State ef Indiana.

Howard C. C. Appell## * briefs.

2Sm. Western mien Tsle«r*ph Company va. Alma Throop. Marion S. C. Appeilso s motion to dismiss with notice for

August is. isis. and briefs tboroon. APPELLATE COURT MINUTES

l«N3. Union Traction Company va John Waller Smith. Hamilton C. C. Appel I**'# petition for time, which is granted, in-

cluding October ZS, 1818.

1*1*1. Indianapolis Baking company vs.

Charirs Stammer. Marlon 8. C. petition for time, which Is ,

in* August to 191*.

10365. The American Insurance Company va Ezekiel Paggett. Owen C. C. On appellee* petition, appellee’* brief* are filed. IfiSl. Kate Thompson va IlUneis Central Railroad Company. Sullivan C. C. Appel-

lant’s briefs.

* 1W». Walter L Rees, receiver, va William OriSwoW. Howard C. C. Appellant *

reply brief*.

APPELLATE COURT NEW SUIT. 10646. Ivan F. Hummel va State of Indiana Marion J. C. Record Assignment ef error*. Notices served below. Submitted

pnder Rule 19.

Summer Engagement. (Louisville Courler-Journsl] "What broke off your engagement?" "Oh, nothing. Hia two weeks were up and he had to to back to the city."

FARMER IS LINED $250

FRANCIS SMITH APPEALS FROM CITY COURT FINDING.

TELLS OF THEFTS AT FARM

Ing to the ic* nortor«w w*#x*

Francis Smith, a farmer livin| Michigan road. * short dtotAnt

west of the city, arrested a few ago on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill after he had fired a shotgun at two boys, who he saw riding away from hi* farm, was found uilty of assault and battery by T. J.

Moll, acting judge in city court, today,

and was fln*d $250 and costs.

According to th* evidence, the boy*. Albert Caseber. age seventeen. a« Northwestern avenue, and Garratt Llewelly n, age sixteen, 329 West Eighteenth street, were on the way to a swimming pool near the Smith home and stopped in a shed on th# farifi to

toil | th* rain. When the boy* toft d up an old coat, which wa* I th¥ back seat of the motor-

efcto.

When the boy* were about 150 feet

ace, Smith, it was Mwith his shotgun.

Some of the shot Struck th# bbjto

Llewellyn was taken to the city hos-

pital and Caseber to hi* home. Smith testified he had been hating

trouble with boys who frequented th* swimming hole and that h« had mtsaed several articles. He said he thought If h* showed the swimmer* that he meafit business h# would not be troubled with further thefts. H# appealed the case

to th* criminal court.

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g*t out of th* n they pickMTB

placed on tl h*n th_ _

away from the leged. fired on

Vincennev Anderson, South Bend Mishawaka, Crawford*vi!to, Shelby ville. Marion and possibly elsewhere The commission will complete ft* valuation# of th# company’s property at other oltles and town* where'increases are proponed. Hcaringo Plonntd. The commission has directed also that audits be prepared of th* company’s book* and business at each of the places for which new rate* are requested. It is expected that possibly by late In September th* hold hearings tlttons. They likely commtwlon’s time for wveral week*. Among the larger Independent companies to be heard on proposed new rate* ar* th* Horn* Telephone and Telegraph Company, of Ft. Wayne, and the

Horn

Th* _ . rated by ministration ordered increased rates and th*y were put Into effect On the other

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COAX. AND KVKRY.

THING IN

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8 WINTER COAX. NOW. w-#» TTCY MS OR A CTO. 23-200. £• 11 !«.■.

SATISFACTION ASSURED

OPOLITAN FUEL CO.

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SHOE DEPT.

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Specially Priced Wednesday

New Fall Boots

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Black Kidskin

$9.75

This handsome boot of all black kidskin, with rowed vamp* stitched tip, is of medium Very smart and stylish, and a very un-

—Wasson’s, First Floor. HPWasson&Company

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WASSON’S

Store Opens 8:30 Daily.

WASSON’S

Store ClMca 5:00 Dally.

WASSON’S

Featuring the

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Autumn Hats Which Have Quality as Well as Charm to Recommend Them

and

- Becoming and altogether charming and with a crisp whiff of Fall, these models express the newest of the new style tendencies.

Dashing Urn shapes and big, soft floppy dallors for the young woman. Smart little sailors with soft crush crowns of Panne velvet, hats with wide brims, faced with bright hued velvet. Most of the Hats are black, blue or brown, but here and there is a flash of the more dashing of Autumn colors. * Wasson’s, Third Floor.

August Sale of Blankets An event of much preparation and planning, it has been the means of supplying hundreds of homes with blankets for fall and winter, at prices that at any other time would be impossible. Later on, when prices reach their highest, you’ll appreciate the wisdom of buying now. A partial list of the offerings.

SPECIAL—FINE WOOL BLANKETS—Striking plaids in pink, blue, tan and gray; large size, 68x80; special^

price,

pair

50; specially $10.98

$9.48 WOOL COMFORTS— |7.98—Pretty floral mercerized cambric covers, lamb’s wool filling; large size; each

$7.98

BEACON CRIB BLANKETS—Attractive floral and animal patterns; size QQ/» 30x40; aach OJ/V

$4.98 PLA*f> COTTON BLANKETS, $4.39—Comes in pretty light blue, tan and gray plaids; size, 66x88;

BED PILLOWS—Filled with good quality duck and goose feathers and covered with pretty art ticking;

size, 17x24;

P*ir

$3.98

SILKOLINE COMFORTS —Filled with good quality bleached cotton; large double

bed size; sale price

each $2.89 and

rge double $2.98

$7.50

BEACON INDIAN BLANKETS—In a large and varied assortment of patterns, size 66x

80. During this event, each

ESMOND INDIAN BLANKETS—In red, yellow, green and tan effects, variety of patterns;

size 70x84;

each

BEACON JACQUARD COMFORTABLES—In many striking designs; light blue, Copen, rose, lavender, tan

and pink. Size, 70x84. Each ..

$5.98

KOMURA SILK TOP COMFORTS—Pretty floral patterns with plain Komura Silk border to match; colors, old rose, light blue, pink, yellow, and lavenuar. Size, ^0

—Basement.

72x84; each

Our Remaining Stock Must Be Cleared Away Immediately Silk Skirts

$11.95

Choice-of-the-ffouse

$19.75 to

$29.50 Values

New fall merchandise is arriving every day, and in order to have desired display room, these Silk Skirts must leave our stock. Handsome models that can be used for dress, sport and street wear on all occa-

sions.

Beautiful skirts, fashioned from highclass materials — Georgette, Fan-tasi, Tricollette, Paulette and Silk Failles. Trimmings are most becoming and used with good taste and smartness. . ' —Wasson’s, Second Floor.

An Offering—A Particularly Good One Women’s Silk Stockings Regularly $1.85 and $2.00 Qualities^ Pair $1.39 Take this selling on its respective merits. Here are high grade, pure thread silk hosiery, with full fashioned leg and reinforced lisle garter tops and feet. Here is a special price, the lowest we will be able to quote for some time. A popular color'selection —black, Russian calf, bronze, medium and light gray. Every pair perfect. —Wasson’s, First Floor.

New Suit and Costume Blouses Of Beautiful Georgette |^B$5.95| Delightful new fall styles to go with the new suitaand skirts. The Georgette in these Blouses is of superior quality, and may be had in suit colors and the popular light shades. Blouses featuring pointed, pleated frills, lace edged cuffs, hand emoroidered and beaded motifs, hemstitching and semi-tailored effects. Tucks, Val. and Venetian laces all characterize the latest fashion notes. —Wasson’x, Second Floor.

New Suits for Fall

In a Variety Adapted to Every. PreferenceAn Extensive Collection Featured at

These fashionable new styles are full_of wonderful innovations, not alone expressed in departures from last season’s mode, but also suggested in their graceful lines, smart design^ and unusual trimming effects. Suits of Velour, Tricotines, Serges and Silvertones Trimming ideas of the very latest origin, narrow string belts, buttons, pockets, choker, convertible and notch collars. In all probability the value of suits such as these will be greatly increased with the advancing season, so it would be the part of economical wisdom to make an early SeleCti0n ’ —WasKon’s, Second Fl«r.

Wassonized— Toilet Articles Palmolive Face Powder, 38c. La Blache Face Powder, 43c. Java Rice Face Powder, 36c. Jardin de Rose Face Powder,

39c.

Dorin Brunette Rougre, 47c. Dorin Compact Powder, 47c. Warnesson’s Theater Roue#,

45c.

D. & R. Cream, 43c. Creme de Meridor. 39c. Pond’s Creams, 18c. Creme Elcaya, 55c. . Hihd’s Honey and Almond Cream. 39c. Mennen's Talc. 18c. Babcock’# Talc. 14c. Non Spl, 35c. Odorono. 19c and 39c. Mum or Eversweet l»c. Neet-Depilatory, 3»C and 89c. Mulsifled Cocoanut Oil Sham- • poo. 38c. . __ Famo Hair Tonie, 79c. Pebeco Tooth Paste. 35c. Kolynos Tooth Paste. ^Oc. Euthymol Tooth Paste. 18c. Softola, a cleanser in powder

form, 19c. Olivllo Soa]

ap, 3 Imre for 20c.

Cashmere Bouquet Soap, 3 bar*

j<fngen’e°Vlolet Glycerine Soap,

-First Floor.

Palmolive Soap,

Girls’ School Dresses Serviceable Ginghams in Pretty, Bright Plaids, Plain Effects and Combinations $2.95 and $3.95

Playtime will soon give way to school time, and to mothers outfitting their daughters for the study session this assortment will be particularly gratifying. There are any number of charming styles—dresses with white collars and cuffs, pockets and other trimming features. Many are trimmed in contrasting colors. Sizes 6 to 12 years are priced $2.95. “Flapper” sizes, 12 to 16 years, at $3.95. —Wasson’s, Fourth Floor.

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