Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 57, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1921 — Page 7

PERSHING SAYS CITIZEN ARMY IS IMPORTANT National Guard and Reserve Units to Be Given Competent Training. PLANS ARE OUTLINED WASHINGTON, July IS.—Second only to the regular Army, the most Important peace time duty of all regular Army officers Is the development of the National Guard and organized reserves, according to the instructions Just Isaued by General Pershing to all corps area commanders and to the commanding generals. Philippines. Hawaiian, and Panama Canal departments. The special mission of the regular officers. in making effective the Intent of Congress for the Army under the new plan of organization, Is emphasized, and the necessity of selecting from among the most efficient officers those for duty with the guard and with the reserves is impressed on all commanding officers. In assuming the office of chief of staff. General Perahlng, in his letter, said: “I wish to call your attention especially to the important duties of that office in directing tha organization and training of the Army of the United States, which now includes not only the regular Army, but the National Guard and the organized reserves. AREA COMMANDERS IMPORTANT FACTOR. •‘ln considering those duties in the light ©f the new law, I wish to impress upon corps area commanders the provision which assigns to them the detailed development of the National Guard and the organized reserves. The relation of the War Department to this organization is ■ largely directive and is limited in general to the issuance of regulations and in- I ■tractions as to policy, the assignment of suitable personnel, and verification of progress. ‘The success, then, of th grat na , tional organization contemplated by the law really depends upon the initiative, ! Interest, energy and organizing ability of corps area commanders. “It was the evident intent of Congress to provide a permanent peace organization for our traditional citizen armies, which heretofore have always been extemporized after the occurrence of an emergency. “As the law especially encourages tb, voluntary enrollment of veterans of the war in localized tactical unite of the citizen army, as it specifically contemplates the perfectuation of the spirit j and traditions of the divisions and other units which actually rsrticipsted In the world war. and os It provides means of military training to prepare civilians for enrollment la the organized citizen forces, it is clear that the purpose of the law is to build up and maintain a permanent military organization. ADI. EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE. “Under the general terms of the law the chief of staff is made responsible for the success of this great national j undertaking. Equally, under the terms of the law. the corps area commanders are also responsible within the limits of their respective commands. In a . larger sense, all officers of the regular j army are likewise expected to contribute j tbeir Interest, tbeir sympathy, and their > assistance In perfecting this organlza- I tion. "I would therefore, impress uron you and the' other corps area commanders, j and through you upon ell officers of the ! regular army, the fact that under tne ; spirit of this law their most Important j mission In time of peace, next after as- j aurlng a highly efficient and well trained regular army, is the development of the National Guard and the organized reserves.

“In thus emphasizing the duty of regular Army officers toward the reserve forces, I am not unmindful of the fact that the organization of the regular Army itself, at Its reduced still unae'tled and that many dlffiru t problems ; affecting its distribution and shelter de- j mand solution in the immediate future. “Congrss has provided the enlisted per- i tunnel for only a small regular Army, j but it has authorized and wishes to en- j courage the employment of regular officers on appropriate duties with the National Guard, the organized reserves, and the reserve officers’ training corps. BECCLAR OFFICERS TO ASSIST CITIZEN' ARMY. “It must be accepted as the obvious purpose of Congress that those officers who can be spared from the regular 1 Army shall be employed in developing Rnd perfecting the two other components j of the army. Our affairs mtiet be so adjusted that a considerable portion of the j officers of the regular Army will be avail- i able for duty for the citizen armies, ua- j der the several corps area commanders, j to assist in the administration, training 1 and development of large elements of the Army. “It la my view that tho mission assigned to the offljeers of the regular Army to create an efficient peace army la most Important. Under the law they become not merely officers of the regular Army, responsible for its high standard. ; but they become the permanent or pro- j fesslonal part of the larger officer corps of the Army. “In view of the broadened relations of this new nrmy to our national life, our officers should realize the new opportunities that thus come to them for public service. MISSION'S OF DIFFERENT FARTS OF THE ARMY . “Any lingering feeling of partisanship for the regular Army as a separate organization should be avoided. The goal Should be the success of each component of the Army, each within its proper sphere. "The separate missions of the different parts of the Army shonld be borne in tnlnd. The National Guard, In whole or In part, la liable to service as a first reinforcement of the regular Army in minor emergencies. The organized reserves *re table to military service only In the event of a serious national emergency, especially proclaimed by Congress. "It Is believed that a misunderstanding of this relation baa often resulted in undesirable rivalry between the friends of these two forces. Officers of the regular Army detailed for duty with either of these forces should therefore cooperate fully in the development of the other.. "If"is Important that the organization cf the National Guard should be maintained as near the full authorized strength aa practicable. “The requirements for the development f units of the organized reserves for the present may be satisfied if they contain a full quota of competent officers with r reasonable quota of noncommissioned officers and specialists, although It is expected that these units may also ba-maln-tained at much greater strength. BNCOFRAGED TO ENTER TRAINING. "All citizen soldiers who are free to meet the special requirements imposed on members of the National Guard chonld be encouraged to enter that forca. All young men after their voluntary military training in the reserve offices' training camps should be encouraged to join a unit either of the National Guard or the organized reserves "But all such volunteers whose business and domestic relations permit should be advised that the most appropriate place for such first service it in the National Guard. There should be no rivalry between the two forces, but rather an Interchange of service between them. "In conclusion it ia my desire that % off Inara detailed for service la the

organization and training of the National Guard and the reserves should be selected from the most efficient officers in our Army. “It is not sufficient that this duty be assigned to an individual at your beadquarters, to be performed in a perfunctory manner, but the corps arei commander and ail officers of his organization wil be expected to take an active Interest in these forces and establish toward them the most cordial attitude of sympathy and helpfulness to the end that the Army of the United States may be elded into an harmonious and efficient i .vnole, ready to meet any emergency that | may-call for its services.’* WORLD ON WAY TO DOGS? HARDLY, DECLARES PASTOR Detroit Clergyman Says People Improve Despite All Gloom Talk. DETROIT, July IS. —World * going to the dogs? * Think so? That the old world and all those on it are headed for the general bow-wows seems to be the idea of About every one these days. The Catholic Daughters of America, in national convention here, said that divorce, birth control, agitation and modern dress, etc., indicate decadency. The Christian Endeavor convention in New York came out with the same idea. The Hon. Ernest T. Tustin. president of the Northern Baptist convention held recently in De* Moines. lowa, declared that “in our social life there has been a most deplorable lowering of morale ' and that “in our local politics the morale Is lower perhaps than ever before.” And now comes a voice declaring that the alarmists are all wrong. “Bunkum!” cries the .lev. W. L. Stidger, pastor of St. Mark's M. E. Church. “The world Is not growing worse—lt is better than ever before and Is becoming better every day,’’ tbo minister declares. “The world, or our part of the world. Is not In its decadency, nor are there signs of approaching it. "The old world tsn't all right—lt never has been —but It Is Improving all of the time. •*You hear abont empty churches. Many of them are empty, that's a fact. But these ministers who are preaching a p r( , s&n { day gospel in a present-day way aren't talking to empty pews. There armors persons attending church than in many ypars. “After all, the kind of modern gc> pel I mean Isn't anew gospel at all—it’s the real, original gospel—the kind that makes men better, because it makes their hearts better: the kind that reaches down to the industrial life and insists on the principles of Christ being applied to the work a day life. "Immodest dress? To be criticized surely. However, because a girl wears a short plaid skirt is no indication that she has fallen or is going to fall. Girls today are just as good as they ever were and much more self-reliant. “Drinking? Os course there is drinking. But there was more of it before prohibition came. When it was usual for men to be drunk there was less talk j about it. The unusual causes gossip.”

CORONER’S JURY THANKS SLAYER OF WAR VETERAN Evidence Man Had Broken Up Home and Self Defense Plea Win. WASHINGTON, July I s —Uor having killed Albert J. Byrd, Wo-ld War vetteran who had confessed hiving broken up bis home, William Goetz received the thanks of a cononer's Jury and was freed of responsibility on the ground of self defense. Despite rigorous attempts by State Attorney J. Wilson Ryan to obtain the holding of Goetz to the grand Jury, the ;welve residents of Seatpleasant. Mil . a Washington suburb, who constituted the coroner's Jury, exonerated their fellow townsman and congratulated him warmly. The Jurymen explained today the testimony that influenced them most was that of J. Franklin Watts, detective, who told of having overheard a conversation between Byrd and Mrs. Goetz in Nashville. Tenn., about “getting the woman's husband.” Goetz charged that hia wife was guilty of repeated acta of misconduct with Byrd In his suburban home here and in Nashville. Detectives hlrea by him to obtain evi dence which was used In a divorce suit told Goetz that Byrd was planning a visit to Washington to kill him, according to his statement. When Byrd presented himself, as predicted. Goetz, because of his own fears and the report of the detectives, armed himself and went to the front win dow of his home. Byrd fired at him through the window, and wh-n the shots were returned Byrd fell with a bullet through his abdomen Despite the fact that he had been wounded mortally, the young war veteran vainly attempted in his agony to reload bis revolver. Before he could fire again he fell unconscious and was removed to a local hospital, where be died after saying: “Don't blame her. It was all my fault.” But the relentless law was less merciful. and did blame Mrs. Goetz to tbe extent of granting to her husband an absolute divorce and taking her five children from her. HAYMAKERS INJURED. HARTFORD CITY. Ind., July 18.— Two accidents |„ hay fields npar here occurred Saturday. Clyde Mitcbener, 28. was rendered unconscious and suffered two severe wounds on the head when a hayfork fell upon him. Wayne Pyle, 15, had two fingers torn off in a pulley of a hav fork.

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LIONEL BARRYMORE ATTENDS HIS OWN FUNERAL Enid Makes a Town Go Wild—Movie Bathtub Again on View

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A wild idea, eh? It aeems wild, that is what happens to Lionel Barrymore in “The Great Adventure,” which is a movie version of Arnold Bennett's “Burled Alive.” This extravagant idea is the basiß of some delightful fooling on the part of Mr. Barrymore. At times Barrymoro lifts the story to the realms of ultrasmart farce and

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then allows it to glide along in comedy channels for a short time before injecting tbe “smart'’ touch again, i Lionel Barrymore appears to take his trip into the movies with the same degree of seriousness which has characterized his work upon the spoken stage. The Instant that Barrymore makes his appearance in this movie, one gets tbe feelin’ that here is an actor who is going to give value received. It is so seldom that real farcical acting is revealed on tbe screen for the reason that the average movie actor is unable to develop that light, Intelligent and wise touch which farcical acting demauds. Barrymore has this touch to the 100th degree and this touch is the result of years of stage experience. In “The Great Adventure,” Mr. Barrymore is Priam Faril, the greatest English painter, who for years traveled over Europe painting and avoiding women. When a wise woman decides to make Priam her husband, he pilots blmself off to his old English home which he had not seen since be was a youngster. Ills companion is a valet by the name of Leek. Leek becomes ill and dies. The awkward Priam gives his own name to the doctor and the M. D. reports that the famous painter is dead. Priam sees in this way an escape from the woman who would marry him. Priam then steps Into the shoes of who had carried on a matrimonial correspondence with a lady whom he had never mot. Sad for the .valet because he was already married. So Priam meets the lady of the letters and she WBrnes him, thinking that he is Leek. Prior to this Priam attended his own funeral In Westminster Abbey. He even cried at hi* own funeral and when he attempted to tell the organist the Joke of the whole affair be was thrown out of the church so the ceremony could continue. * Os course, the first j*flr Is th# hardest and poor Priam and his prety wife were not graced with much coin of the realm. Priam knew that if he should paint that his "ton h” would be discovered, but be painted a picture of bis wife. The good lady, on seeing it, allowed that if he painted the house it would have more substantial worth. The wife sells bis paintings to keep the wolf from tbe door. A broker in art recognizes the Priam touch and buy* up all the paintings. Then to combat the charge that Priam's paintings are bogus, be Is forced to prove that be is the real Priam. . Although it Is a "bully" story. It i* tbe work of Mr. Barrymore and Doris Rankin as Ms wife which cammands your attention. Barrymore Is at bis best in the funeral scenes and during the showdown. when he had to expose a scar on hla back to prove that ha is the real Priam. Opinion—l recommend Lionel Fnrrymore in “The Great Adventure” as the smartest picture exhibited on ate local screen this summer. On view at tbe Circle up to and including Friday night.—W. D. U.

I.IZZTE 18 RAPID WHEN IT COMES TO STYLE. Girls, you don't know what you are missing by not living In a small town. | That's the Impression you get after seeing Enid Dennett romp through a thing called, “Keeping Up With Lizzie." j In the movie, Miss Bennett is seen as j Lizzie Hensbnw. who is ona of the prettiest girls of Potntview, ns country a town as ever existed on the screen. Lizzie is getting along famously in a love affair with Dan Pettigrew, also of the small town, who kisses his best gnl ' straight on the lips, when her dad de- ! rides to send her to a finishing school, j Then Pan’s father sends him to Harvard. What that finishing school did to Lizzie i and to her old dads pooketbouk was a sight. When she returned from school, she ilk* a Ziegfeld Follies' beauty, i Then the whole town attempted to dress and act like Lizzie. The “finished'' Lizzie would have none i of Dan, but exhibited one of those bratn- | less looking affairs who is labeled as a ! count. Lizzie and her count turn the old town up side-down. Dan decides to be- ! come a farmer and has a bank roll when j Lizzie's father goes broke in trying to \ furnish the gas for Lizzie, j Sure, that count person is no count at 1 all and in the end, Lizzie becomes a bn- ! man being and Is mighty glad to have the chance to become Dan’s wife. Opinion—“Keeplt g Up With Lizzie" is a hot weather movie, nothing else. Miss Bennett st times falls to grasp the needed comedy touch, as she plays some of her scenes too seriously. Yet there are enough funny situations in the movie to make you forget the beat outside. At the Alhambra until Thursday. - -I* -1HERE IS GOOD NEWS. FREDERICK HAS A DIG MOVIE, All that Pauline Frederick needs to become the commanding emotional figure on the screen, are powerful stories. This she has in “Salvage," which opened a weeks engagement yesterday at Loew's jtate. Fo- some time I have longed for one der “Madame X," role for Miss Fr derlck. In "Salvage." she plays two roles. One is Bernice Ridgeway, a sweet, i gentle woman of fine breeding who is I married to Cyrus Ridgeway, who wor- : ships only money. In tho other role, ; she is Kate Martin, r human wreck. I For a while, Miss Frederick, according |to my way of thinking was rather un-

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PAULINE FREDERICK AND RALPH LEWIS. A big table like this one may be at yle, but it does not make those who sit at the table happy. The picture is a scene from “Salvage,” which features Pauline Frederick. You are right, tfc ere is no happiness In the home which has this big table. “Salvage” Is on vl ew at Loew’s State.

natural on the screen and at times nearly stilted. Generally, 1 blamed It to poorly selected vehicles. Not so with ‘•Salvage,” as it is a powerful movie drama of contrasts. There is enough “moat” of material In this movie for about three separate movies but the various themes have been woven into a powerful and convincing dramatic offering. Bernice Ridgeway has married a wealthy ruan. She married him for love but he for the purpose of bringing an heir into his home so that his vast estate could be maintained in the future. The boy is born a cripple and the father has the child removed before the mother realizes the tragedy. Ridgeway refuses to tell his wife what lias become of her child. She leaves her home and takes up humble quarters in the slums. Here is where the second theme begins Kate Martin is the hopeless wife of Fred Martin. She loves the gay lights but her husband fatally injured one of her gay companions in a fight. He sends his wife home and silently takes the blame which sends him to prison. His motive of silence was lor tbe sake of his child. Little lluth. Kate and Little Ruth moves into a room on the same floor where Bernice Ridgeway Is attempting to forget her heartache. Little Ruth is forced by her mother to “work on” the sympathy of Mrs. Ridgeway. This gives the hopeless Kate a chance to steal all of the contents of Mrs. Itldg<-wa.T's purse. On her return from u debauch, Kate confesses that she stole the money.* She asks Mrs. Ridgeway to take Little Ruth to her rooms. Then Kate fatally shoots herself. As the body is found in Mrs Ridgeway's room, tho police report that it'ls Mrs. Ridgeway vho is dead. Mrs. Ridgeway then assumes tbe position of •'mother" to Little Ruth by staying in Kate's apartments. Some time after the tragedy, Fred Martin is released from prison, tie locates his child but finds that a woman who is not his wife, is posing a* Mrs Martin. He discovers that the woman Is a real woman who loves Little Ruth. In the meantime a cripple, a man, arrives and wins the confidence of Mrs. Ridgeway. 110 tells her that he is the father of a baby hoy and that bis wife la dead. Bernice volunteers to act as “mother" to this baby. One's emotions gets to the breaking point about this time. Then old man Ridgeway “cashes in” but before taking the flight calls Bcrh.ce to hla home and Informs her that the baby "son” of the cripple Is really her son as a marvelous operation had cured the child. Ho assures her that he has willed hia vast estate to her ar.d their son. The cripple, who posed ns the father of the child, turns out to be a detective who was guarding Mrs. Ridgeway. Oh, yes, you‘get tho impression that Bernice will find happinesa at some time in the future •• ith Fred Martin. I am very glad that this Is indicated and not shown. You wlil enjoy the suppressed dramatic work of Mis* Frederick. Her work as the hopeless Kate Martin Is a triumph in character acting. You will find Helen Stone as Little Ruth a regular darling and one of the most unaffected youngsters you have ever seen on the stage or screen. Tho complete cast Is as follows: Bernice Ridgeway, Kato Martin Pauline Frederick. Fred Martin Milton Sills. Cyrus Ridgeway Ralph Lewis rile Cripple ...i Raymond Hatton. Little Ruth Helen Stone. Crippled Baby Iloburt Kelly. Tesste, the Maid Rose Cnde. “Salvage” remains on view at Loew's State all week. Don't miss it If you enjoy mother-love themes and good emotional acting.—W. D. H. *1- -I- -ICONCERNING “THE MOVIE BATH TCH." The movlo hath tub Is again on view. This time It is used to advantage In Paul Powell's production of “The Mystery Road.” The story Is one of those rapid European things lu which the women are

rapid and the men equally so. David Powell Is cast ns a young Englishman who tumbles in love with every pretty face that he sees. He first Is seen making violent love to a simple little miss of a light huoso Idstrlct and then hastens r iv a y to marry a woman of title whom his father desire* him to marry. On the way to her villa in southern Spain,

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he sees a poor little peasant girl In a ditch by the roadside. Ho motor* her off to a swell hotel, puts some fine clothes

*on her. He then motors away to the woman to whom he is promised. He persuades his future wife to permit him to bring the girl, whom ha found In tbe ditch, to her villa. Os | course the peasant girl has been bathed in sweet smelling perfumes and the like j (this is where you see the bath tub, etc.). ■ and she turns out to be a sweet little j person. I In the meantime, the girl of the llghtj house district had graduated Into a vara- ! pire who lured men of wealth to her friend’s high class gambling place on j the Riviera. Our hero falls Into her plans and she breaks him. j When he 1* abont to use a revolver to ; advantage, the little girl of the ditch, ; prevents him from waking up the neighborhood by such a rash deed. Thl* movie smells of tbe music hall atmosphere. It would not be safe to trust the morals of but one or two char- ! actors In tbe movie. The movie has been j lavishly produced and many of the scenes are beauties. It has that wild and naughty European touch. This movie belong* to that class of plays on the stage cailed bedroom farces. “The Mystery Road” remains on view all week et the Ohio.—W. D. H. -1- -I----"I AM GUILTY" WILL PLEASE THE BIG MAJOKITT. It Is safe to say that the movie, ‘‘l Am Guilty," will please the majority of movie goers. It possesses all the suspense of tbe stage play, “On trial,” which was the first stage production to use tbe famous "flash back.” The movie Is not a screen version of "On Trial," but the comparison was used because tha “big pnnch" in both productions are obtained ; by tbe "flash back.” I In "I Am Guilty,” Lonise Glaum plays I (he role of Connie MacNalr, former chorus girl who bad married Robert Mac Nair, a successful criminal lawyer. Mac Nair Is so busy making a name and increasing bis bank role that he hasn't much time for nursing the love of his wife. While he 1s on a trip. Connie, bl* wife, is persuaded by a chorus girl friend to attend a “party" to he given by a wealthy friend of tbe chorus girl. The party 1* a success until the wealthy host dismisses his guests and succeed* In preventing Connie from leading with the others. In a scuffle, she is thrown against a Chinese lamp and is burned oji the shoulder Suddenly a burglar, who Is in the house, Is secreted behind a curtain and he bands Connie a revolver. There is a shot and the ! host drops dead. Connie* identity Is known only to the | chorus girl friend. The burglar Is arrested and tried for murder Ha tells the story, but the Jury refuses to believe it. Os course, Connie's husband defends the burglar. The surprise comes by a "flash-back” which shows that It was not Connie nor the burglar who fired the fatal shot. Others In the cast Include Mahlon Hamilton, Joseph Kllgour. Claire DnBrey, Ruth Stonehouse and others. Quite a cast, we claim. At the Isis all week. -I- -!- -!- BEN TURPIN AT THE REGENT. IVhen “A Smalt Town Idol” was ex- | hlblted at the Colonial some time ago, ilt was stated In .'his deportment that 11His comedy was oie of the best slapstick comedies seen on the Screen for more than a year. Ben Turrln and a regular Mack Bennett cast Is seen In this comedy. It la staged In a lavish manner. Many cborim jand bathing girls are exhibited. Turpin does not become tiresome and his antics are refreshing. The picture is on view at tha Regent all week. -I- -I- -I----AT THE COLONIAL. The attraction of Interest at the Coloninl this week is a movie version of the stage farce, “Officer 608." When this farce was first produced on the stage It soon became one of the biggest money makers. The farce has been made into a movie vehicle to exploit tho comedy talents of Tom Moore. As this farce banks upon Its situations to put over the story instead of the spoken word, it naturally lends Itself for acreen nse. "Officer 686” remains on view at the Colonial all week. -I* -I* -I----ON TnK STAGE. Tonight Is an Important night at the Mnrat, a* the world premiere of Lewis's “Main Street” takes place. Peggy Wood and McKay Morris will play the leading roles. On the new bill at the Lyric this week Is the Three Minstrel Maids, three girls who are not afraid of hiding tbeir .good look* under burnt cork.

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' Phi lIS Seim-Annual 'FVTRNITIIRF WIF ■ 1 i.i l l\ i,i i,i 1 1 uldOiyJ lsrs^ i i i Off to a Good Start Today For the First Time in Our History We Offer Choice of Our Entire FURNITURE STOCK at Discounts of 10 % to 50 % Off Present Marked Prices , Which Themselves Are Decidedly Less Than 1920 Quotations THE great Pettis Semi-Annual Furniture Sale got off to a gcod start today, the selling being lively and the volume of business very flattering. This sale affords bigger ana better bargains than have been known for many years. It is an absolute clearaway, offering unrestricted selection from our immense stocks at savings the thirsty housewife is glad to note. This remarkable discount offering, the first of the kind we have ever given in our long business career, means that you can not pay last week's price for any article in our vast Furniture stock—as every piece has been reduced from 10% to 50%. We have reserved nothing, excepted nothing, overlooked nothing, withheld nothing. It is an exhaustive, sweeping, thorough going clearaway of Furniture of enduring quality at prices such as have not been effective during the past seven or eight years. Our entire fourth floor Is filled to overflowing with Pettis Dependable Furnituje. Whether your desire it for a fine Bedroom, Living Room or Dining Room Suite, an odd Rocker or Bed you will find it here and at prices unprecedentedly low, but every piece measures up to our invariable high standard of quality and desirability.

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Chippendale Period Dining Room Suites These beautiful Chippendale Period Dining Room Suites are of genuine American walnut or Jacobean oak and consist of 60-inch Buffet, 54-inch Dining Table, five Chairs and one Arm Chair in leather slip-scat effects. Our special price for d*ol AA A these suites last year was $300.00; present sale price for the 8 pieces . 1 UaUU

Louis XVI Period Dining Room Suites This eight-piece Louis XVI Period Dining Boom Suite is made of genuine American walnut or quartered oak in Jacobean finish, and consists of 6i'-inch Buffet (with or without mirror), 54-inch Dining Table, five genuine leather slip-seat Diners and one Host Chair to match. Our special sale price for these same suites (P 1 A£ A A last year was $276.00; present sale price, for the eight pieces d)JL7t)UU

Three-Piece Chippendale Period Living Room Suites In these beautiful Chippendale Period Living Room Suites the covering is a combination of a high-grade tapestry and blue silk velour. The Davenport has loose spring seat cushions, soft and really comfortable—plus two extra round cushions and a bolster roll; massive Chair and Rocker <|oo 4A A to match. The 1920 price was $350.00; present sale price * d)£&rr*UU

Three-Piece Overstuffed Suites These handsome and massive Suites come with Davenport 82 inches leng, with soft spring arms and cushions, spring edge and outside back covered with good grade of tapestrv spring-arm Wing Chair and large size Rocker to match. AA Retailed during 1920 at $450.00; our present sale price D£ID.UU

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For Living Room Two-piece Living Room Suites, covered with high-grade tapestry, full spring seat arm and back, full size davenport and large, comfortable chair to match; $395.00 quality; sale S£ $275.00 Two-Piece Overstuffed Living Room Suites, covered with highgrade verdure tapestry, full size davenport and large chair to match, full spring construction; $359.00 quality, *0 AC Aft sale price P£t’/#vv Overstuffed Davenports, covered with high-grade tapestry, full spring construction; loose pillow arms; $275.00 qual- rf*T Af- AA lty; sale price Full size Overstuffed Davenports, loose spring seats and full spring construction; $225.00 pS. s, .‘ e $165,00

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For Bedroom Seven-Piece Louis XVI Period Bedroom Suites, ivory enamel finish, large size dressers, bowend bed, massive vanity dresser and chlffonette, chairs, bench and rocker; one of the handsomest suites In the sale; $1,015.00 quality; <j/?7C Art sale price, complete,pU I J.'/u Five-Piece Sheraton Period Bedroom Suites, In mahogany veneer, large dresser, full size bed, massive vanity dresser and chiffonier and bench; $626.00 “'. e . $439.00 Massive Chippendale Dressers, large and heavy mirror, beautiful designs in walnut or mahogany; $195.00 quality; Z\l $140.00 Large Walnut Triple Mirror Toilet Tables, In Louis XVI designs; $175.00 qual- tiJQC AA lty; sale price

The Layaway Plan Furniture may be selected now and a payment will hold It for future delivery.

Massive Louis XVI Chifforetta, in mahogany veneer, attractive styles; $200.00 £I9C! A A quality; sale price.. P IZO.UU For Dining Room Ten-Piece Sheraton Oblong Mahogany Dining Room Suites, including table, 72-inch buffet, Inclosed serving table and large china closet, five slip-seat chairs and one host chair; $750.00 price, ff!? $475.00 Queen Anne Period Walnut Dining Room Suites of ten pieces; 54-inch table, 72-inch buffet, inclosed serving table, massive china closet, five genuine leather slip-seat chairs and one host chair to match; $675.00 srSc. $475.00 Nine-piece Italian Renaissance Mahogany Dining Room Suites; 66-inch buffet, round table, china closet, five genuine leather slipseat chairs and one host chair; $550.00 quality; 4IQ7C AA sale price qMID.UU —Pettis furniture, fourth floor.

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