Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1920 — Page 14

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If yon will step into our bank either to start a savings account with a dollar or two or to make inquiry regarding the various services we- render, you will find a warm welcome. You will find, too, that it is just as commonplace a place in which to do business as any store or shop. Test our sincerity. dflftdjer Usings anti Crust Company A

MORE AUTOS TO BE SOLD IN 1920 THANEVER Predictions that Indiana citizens -will own a greater percentage more automobiles this year than they did In 1919 oter 1918 are being made by members of the Indianipolis Automobile Trade association. The dealers are backing up flielr belief by making greater preparuiiou& for the spring automobile show March 8 to 13 at the state fair grounds titan ever before. Figures recnved by the association show that Indiana advanced from ninth ; lace In numter of automobiles owned in 1918 to eighth place in 1919. There was an increase in the number of machines registered in Indiana in 1919 over 1918 of 22.1 per cent. The registration tor 1919 was 277.255 and for 1918 was 227.180. It is estimated by conservative authorities that the registration for this •ear will be 3.V>,000. The prediction is

s —\ WEARING GLASSES _r-2_ \ "v~ rfs not a sign of OLD AGE nor is it a STYLISH f ft V ( /““V N J FAD - Wearin S PROPER GLASSES is a mark of I l) li VLXistu PROGRESSION V J Y/Jnu lunti-v/ signifies that you recognize the value of preserving a faculty with which nature has endowed you. glasse_s Q-0 are fitted b US and serve the purpose they were intended—that of assisting nature in her work which strenuous 1 present-day life imposes upon her. Absolutely no charge for examination Deep curve lenses furnished with any one of these f "V f /-v>\ frames - c/ —Jr _( i\) $ 4 - 5 ° Case and cord FREE with glasses. \ Jr Small shell rims, 75C extra. \ THE Wm. H. BLOCK CO. DR. J. E. KERNEL in CHARGE

MILLINERY Fourth Floor State Life Building Untrimmed Hats S~\ The First Sale of the Season / \ j 1000 Shapes From Which to Choose j Here will be found the largest selection of untrimmed / V I hats, hundreds of distinctive models— V $1.98 to sls f Off the face models, turbans, chin-chins, tricornes, V / = sailors, drooping brims, side rolls, back rolls, cut- ydfflKfflraKrlly Every Kind of Trimming! We've all the favored trimmings for these hats —flowers, grasses, wings, fruits, ostrich, etc. Prices are most reasonable. African Ostrich Feather Cos. /fefefefJ 4th Floor State Life Bldg. )

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based upon the early demand which retail dealers are feeling all over the state. Experts of various tire and accessory companies estimate that there will bt approximately 10,000.000 motor cars in the I'nlted States by 1921. There were 0.023,605 in 1918 and 7,555,260 last year. Murphy Now Teaches Prison Sunday School Horace G. Murphy, former prosecuting attorney of Delaware county, is now superintendent of prison schools In the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga.. and Rollln H. Bunch, former mayor of Muncie, has been assigned as physician and surgeon at the prison camp near Atlanta, according to word received here. Both men were sentenced to prison terms in the federal court for partlcipat Ing in the Muncie fake prize fight swindles. Murphy Is now teaching a Sun day school class at the prison in conneo tion with his regular duties.

Flu’s 1920 Toll Far Less Than Last Year Influenza caused only 290 deaths in In diana in January. 1920, as against SBS in eighty-four counties of the state in January, 1019, according to the report of the state board of health on file today. The state death rate, from all causes, in January was 15 per cent, the total being 3,691. The Indianapolis death rate was 17.7 per cent. The highest death rate was at East Chicago, 39 per cent. Is Riggs right? TWHY?’

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REPORTS BANKS SHORT $225,000 State Seizes Institutions at Valparaiso and Hobart. Charles W. Camp, clerk of the state bank department, Is in charge of the affairs of the Farmers State Bank of Valparaiso and the Hobart Bank of Hobart, today, as a result of reports by state bank examiners that a shortage of more than $200,000 bad bee.n discovered in the two Institutions. William H. Gardner of Valparaiso, controls both banks. Mr. Camp In a telephone conversation with Otto L. Klauss, auditor of state, raised the estimated shortage found by bank examiners to $225,000. Stockholders of the banks will be asked to make good the shortage. REPORT CASHIER ADMITS SHORTAGE. Reports reaching the auditor last week that funds of the northern Indiana banks were being used for speculation in Chicago caused a visit to the hanks by L. B. Holleman and C. G. Walsh, bank examiners. They repo ted that Henry Winneguth, cashier of the Valparaiso bank, had admitted existence of the shortage. The surplus and capital stocks of the banks will cover about SIOO,OOO of the shortage. When the Valparaiso bank was examined last September it was discovered that a loan of SIOO,OOO had been made. It Is a rule of the state bank department that no loan to an individual shall exceed 20 per cent of a bank's capitalization. The bank was ordered at the time of the examination to reduce the loan immediately. VALPARAISO BANK FORMERLY NATIONAL. The Farmers State bank of Valparaiso was a national bank prior to Nov. 6, 1918, when if was incorporated as a state bank with a capitalization of $75,000. The tiobart bank, a private Institution, owned by Gardner, is capitalized at SIO,OOO. Gardner owns about 75 per cent of the stock of the Valparaiso bank and la president of both Institutions. HITS VALPARAISO BUSINESS MEN VALPARAISO, Ind., Feb. 26—Stockholders of the Farmers' State bank of Valparaiso include several solid business men of this city. The last statement />f the bank, issued Dec. 31, showed resources of $936,230.54. Denosits of the institution totaled $706,487 60. Last year the bank paid stockholders dividends of 13 per cent State bank examiners are In charge of both the Farmers’ bank here and the Hobart bank of Hobart, today.

RINK’S x Fhree Matchless Values Mew Spring Suits, Coats, Dresses |:|gl Saturday Special JV l i This two-dav sale proposition is purely a busi- | I u I | ness stimulator. It’s an extra low price tonic tbat Ppclls bi S& er va,U(i ‘ s for less money Friday \ jJ and Saturday. \ j I SUITS arc * n navy flUf * midnight blue I . I I serge. Braided, •buttons, belted / \ l or tailored. L \ j COATS aro of f . he new p ol ° cioth, /7\ f - . caraelshair, novelty tweeds Jf hnd mixtures. i-J are in fine serges, twills, Cm satins, taffetas, georgj e c |,j ncs> etc> RINK’S CLOAK HOUSE

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Class Presidency Rewards Hero With Croix de Guerre * —Photo by Bret z man. ROBERT E. HALL. Wearing the orolx de guerre and an artificial log, Robert E. Hall today holds the highest the Shortrldge senior class can award —the class presidency. Hall served wtlh the Sixteenth company of the Fifth marines and lost a leg iu the battle of Champagne. He enlisted In the marines April 27, 1918, when 18 years of age, and was a sophomore at Shortrldge. After his re turn home Aug. 22, 1919, he re entered high school, and was unanimously elected president by his claSsmuteg. n‘ e i s on „ of the most popular students in the school, and, although his handicap has prevented his taking part In athletics, in which be formerly led, he ba# made bis executive ability useful in many ways. The president of the junior class, Horace Prank, is another of Shortridge's service men. He was chosen leader of I.ls class when he returned from a year's overseas service In the 150th field artillery. Robert Hall Is the son of Rev. T. A. Hall, 5339 I'niversity avenue. He Intends to complete his education at Butler col lege, where he la pledged to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

ENVOY TO SAIL FORITALYSOON Johnson Calls at Whitehouse for Instructions. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Robert Underwood Johnson., newly apolnted ambosador to Italy, called at the whitehouse today to confer with President Wilson on the Flume situation prior to departure for Rome. However, as lie was- unable to see the president, he talked with Secretary Tumulty. Upon leaving the whitehouse he said he Jiad come to get his final instructions and'that he expected to sail March 18. Income Tax Returns Are Slo\v Coming In Income tax returns are not being filed a* rapidly as they should, according to William L. Elder, collector of internal revenue, and unless there Is a decided increase in the number filed soon, a lasthour rush is predicted for the closing days of the collecting season which ends March 15. Returns now are coming in at the rate of 2,500 per day, whereas they should be coming at the rate of 7.000 to B,OCO per day. according to Mr. Elder. Persons wishing assistance from deputies at the revenue office are advised to file their returns early for It will be difficult to obtain assistance during the last days for payment. Elevator Safety to Cost $150,000 Here The installation of self-loeklng elevators In stores and faetories of Indianapolis will cost owners approximately $150,000 before Aug. 1, this year, according to Doyle Paddock, elevator inspector. Self-locking devices are required under an ordinance passed by the city council last year. During 1919 sixty-eight new elevators were Installed in the city at an approximate cost of $210,625, according to Mr, Paddock. There were about 2,500 Installed altogethef'-but most of them were not affected by the ordinance. It U predicted by the inspector of elevators that the number of lifts will be doubled this year. DOWN Moron SIGNS. FT. SMITH, Ark . Feb. 26.—This city wants to get its mind off the subject. Efforts to have all the old liquor signs removed from public places are being made by the Ft. Smith Noon Civics club. Liberty Nut Oleomargarine—Glosshrenner's

Enjoy Your WatclT while rot are paying. Y'UltL* t OU * ot lhe r*test adTn of oar liberal credit offer. The fja goods are delivered Into your (fc possession with your flrat payment and you hare all th* pleasure of using them while At \ Jeu’re paying the 1.111 In such #y\A email amounts that the money BsSAjI 18 never missed. Our credit B, L prices are no higher than Is/ 1 lu stores where spot rash la demanded. Gray, Gribben & Gray Corner Ohio. Indiana and lUlnoU. ”~‘ Wo Trust Anyone Who Works —— c YVftilmarft !-* N. ILLINOIS ST. APPAREL and MILLINERY 4 FOK WOMEN AND MISSES. ‘WHY?’

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Our’s is THE Rug Store. With our four stores at Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Terre Haute and Indianapolis we are probably the largest retailers of Carpets, Rugs and Linoleum in the state. Big purchases insures us discounts from the manufacturers that smaller or one-store concerns do net get. You will realige the truth of this, if, this week, you will come around to W. Market street, just west of Block's, and see the prices that we have marked in plain figures upon the large number of Rugs we are showing in our big display windows during our Special Rug Sale. Foster’s, 119 West Market St.

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