Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 79, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 August 1921 — Page 5
ROBBERS WAIT FOR MAN IN HIS GARAGE; GET $l2O Bind Peddler to Truck and Threaten Him if He Calls for Help. GROCER FIRES ON 2 MEN Two masked robbers attacked Joseph H. Whitehouse, 320 North Temple avenue. early this morning, when he went to hla garage in the rear of hia home and rol.bed him of $120.84. The two robers. ea-’h armed wib revolvers, tied Whitehouse. both hands and feet, to the ante truck In the garage hut did not gag him. Whitehonae'g calls for help awakened Timothy laiy, Slrt North Temple avenue at 4:40 a. m. l>a!y went to the garage and found Whitebouae. lie untied the wire with which the thugs had fastened Whitehouse to the truck. CUSTOM TO CO TO GAR4CE EABLf. Sergeant Burk and Detectives Holder and Sullivan investigated. They fonnd White-house's pnrse. empty, in the alley near New York street. Whitehouse is a peddler and It Is his custom to go to his garage each morning early to get fcls auto truck and start for commission row. He had just opened the door of bis garage when he found himself covered by two revolvers in the hands of two men whose faces were covered with pieces of cloth. After taking Whitehouse's pnrse the robbers tied him to the auto truck using pieces cf wire. One robber had a club and threatened Whitehouse with “knocking his head off" if he yell Pd. After the holdup men left the garage Whitehouse started to call for help. Daly, who heard him, went to the garage and released him. GROCER FIRES ON BURGLARS. R, C. Conrad, grocer, at 3210 Northwestern averue, met two would-be burglars in the rear of his store and opened fire with a revolver. lie had found that the glass had been removed from the rear door of his store. He hid In the buck room and opened fire when two men appeared at the rear doer. Two shots were fired from the store and then Conrad Jumped through a side window and fired two more shots at the two burglars, who ran through an alley. The store has been entered and robbed twice recently. The police discovered that burglari had entered the home of R. V. I.aw. 2320 North Delaware street. A cellar door was broken open, but the family being away from home there was no person who could tell what had been stolen. Earlier In the night the polPe had received a call that two men were attempting to steal an automobile parked In front of 2314 North Delaware street. The automobile was locked and the thieves, filling to start it, escaped before the police arrived. Frank Cooper, 1401 St. Peter street, telephoned the police that two watches were stolen from his home. Cooper s residence was entered two days ago by a burglar, but at that time when Cooper reported the robbery, he did not know the two watches were missing. THELI OF LOAD OF COAL REPORTED. A one-horse wagon load of coal was stolen by a negro who drove to the Sellers Coal Company. 422 West Seventeenth street, and loaded the coal on the wagon. Roscoe Schultz weighed the coal and started to make out the ticket. W hen be looked the driver, horse, wagon and coal had disappeared. Ed McCarty, 407 Madison avenne. on Thursday night reported his automobile stolen from near Oho and Meridian ttre'-is. Later the police were notified that an automobile had beee stripped and deserted in a lonely side road near Ravenawood. Tw'o wheels suit a tire had been taken from the machine. The car. according to the police, is believed to be McCarty’s automobile.
Belch Quits Police Force; On 20 Years After twenty years of service on the police department “Sergeant" John Belch las handed h!a resignation to Chief of Tollae Jerry Kinney. Belch told the chief he was haring trouble with his feet and was unable to walk a district. Belch was known at “tilt him V as that was the question he always asked the police when they would call in while on a burglar run in the days when Belch was desk sergeant during the time when Samuel Lewis Shank was mayor. Belch was made a sergeant in 1905 and later promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was reduced to sergeant and In 1920 was reduced to patrolman, but be had been sergeant so long all his friends knew him as "Sergeant" Belch. He stated be was going to speDd some months at bis old home In Keutucky. Man 53 Years Old, but Able to ‘Cut Up’ Oswald Seldenstlcker, 53, 2?54 Central avenue, wa3 arrested Thursday on the charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the Influence of liquor. Seidensticker was driving an automobile west on New York street, and attempted to turn Into Randolph street. The auto mobile jumped the curb, crossed the sidewalk and stopped when 1t collided with the front porch of the home of Charles Wood. 311 North Randolph street Seldensticker was not hurt. Old Settlers Will Picnic at Clermont
Snocial to The Times. CLERMONT. Ind., Aug. 12. -The Clermont Old Settlers' Association will ho!J Its fortieth annual reunion and pi'-nlc at the Johnson farm adjoining the Interurban station at Clermont Aug. IS. R. B. Inman and others will give addresses and music will be furnished by the Bridgeport orchestra. There will be a baseball game between the Brownsbnrg Grays and the Clermont Athletics. L. Good is president of the association; J. 1.. Hughes, vice president: John Carter, treasurer, and James M. Roby, secretary. DIE IN ITALIAN FLOODS. ROME, Aug. 12.—Many Urea have been lost and heavy damage done by floods in Northern Trenrino. The Isaroo River is out of Its banks and many villages Rnd much valuable farming land are under wa ref. FRECKLE-FACE Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots. Hew to Remove Easily. Here's a chance. Miss Freckle-face, to try • remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable concern that it will not cost you a penny unless It removes the freckles; while if it does give you a clear complexion the expense is trifling. Simply get an ounce of Othine—double strength—from any druggist and a few applications should show yen how easy It Is to rid yourself of the homely freckles and get a beautiful complexion. Rarely Is more than one ounce needed for the worst case. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength Othine. as this strength is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles. —Advertisement. N.-
W. N. Harding, 1803 North Delaware street, has gone to Atlantic City, N. J. to spend a few weeks. * • • Miss June Moll, 2820 Park avenue, bag as her house-guest. Miss Blanche Kasor of Morris, Okla., Miss Moll entertained with a dinner yesterday evening for Miss Rasor and Howard and John Oborn of Warsaw, Ind. Miss Moll and Miss Rasor went to Greeucastle today where they will be the guest over the week end of Miss Klla Mahanna, Miss Gladys Amerlne, Miss Ruth Word and Miss Dorothy Bard. • • • Miss Mary Sutherland visited friends in Indianapolis yesterday. Today Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sutherland and family, who have been staying at their farm neer Pendleton. Ind., drove to Lake Maxlnkuckee for a few weeks visit. Mies Irene Suel who has been visiting at Culver, Ind., spent yesterday In the city. She will return to Culver soon. Harry Woodsmali and Charles Walker are In charge of the arrangements for the danee to be given this evening bv the Inter-Fraternity Association In the dancing pavillion at Riverside Park. Mr. and Mrs. William Taught announce the marriage of their daughter, Lois, to Earl T. Mirkler of Tallahassee, Fla., which took place Wednesday afternoon at the Grace M. E. Church, the Rev. C. E. Line performing the ceremony. The immediate families and a few intimate friends were the only guests. Mrs. Paul Duckwall of Noblesville, Ind., played a program a bridal airs, including Mendelsshon's “Wedding March” tor the processional. The bride who is a graduate of the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music, wore a traveling suit of dark blue and a hat of black velvet. Mr. and Mrs. Micklcr have left for Tallahassee, where they will be at homo after Sept. 1. • • • Miss Aneta Wilson of this city who is spending the summer at Bruce Lake, will have as her house guest Miss Mildred Stoekdale, 2-731 Central avenue. * • • Miss Jessie Brown, 5057 East Wash-
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Just While They Last obtainable at these wonderfully low prices when this supply is gone. A word to the wise and thrifty. Come as early as possible because every prospective customer is sure to buy when he or she sees and feels the quality of the footwear that we are offering at such remarkable prices EV3en : s and Ladies’ m SHOES I™ SATURDAY ONLY. $f i9B |||| Men's special gunmetal, calf J&ISEtk. Ladies' lew shoes in black and skin and patent leather lace brown kid and patent lace oxend button blrh shoes in odds I ■■ fords anil pumps with leather and ends. They como only In the fol- I.ouis heels. Represented here at $1.98 lowing sixes: 5,5%, 8 Vi, 10 and 11. If is all new merchandise whose regular you wear one of these sizes he sure to values are hs high as SB. Sizes run be on hand bright aud early. from 3 to 7.
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An exclusive photograph of the Prince of Wales, taken as he emerged from the water at Brighton, England, where he spent considerable time on a “rest cure.” ington street, las left for a trip to Pittsburgh and New York City where she will visit before going to I/ondon, Conn., to spend the rest of the summer at the summer hoane of her brother, William ltaukin, and Mrs. Rankin . Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Benton and family
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will drive to Lake Maxlnkuckee Tuesday to spend several days. • • Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Stewart and daughter Marjorie, 2439 Broadway and Miss Leora Floyd, Gilbert Fuller and Melvin Masters will drive to Lake Tippecanoe this week end for a short visit. * * * Miss Leila Burton of Tipton, Ind., who has been attending the Butler summer school will return home tomorrow. *• • • Robert Stafford, 3111 Washington Boulevard, who has been spending the summer at Lake Maxlnkuckee, has returned home. Harvey Allison left this morning for a trip to Macklnack Island, Petroskey, and several other resorts and will be gone several weeks. • • ♦ Addison F. Miller and daughter Marion, of the Hotel English, will leave for New York city tomorrow for a few weeks visit. • • • Luke Logan, 8-11 South Missouri street and Jack Carey, 1392 North Alabama street will leave Saturday for a two weeks' visit with Mr. Carey's relatives in New- York city. Meetings The Public Health Nursing Association of Indianapolis met yesterday morning in the Fletcher Trust building. The resignation of Mrs. George Hitt, assistant secretary, was accepted with regret. Mrs. Benjamin Hitt, recording secretary, was appointed. Miss Ruth Sheerlu wag appointed recording secretary. Temple Review No. 15, W, B. A. of the Maccabees will give n euchre party in Castle Hall at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon . Capital City Circle No. 0. W. A. O. D , will give a lawn social and card party Saturday afternoon and evening at the home of Mrs. Laura Milan, 3067 Ilosbrook street. Golden Rule Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. will give a dance Saturday evening at Shepherd's Hall, at Alubama and Eust Washington streets.
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r*y^C irclc SpcdY") Misses’ and Children’s \ \ / Tan Calf Oxfords \\ - SO- 95 "" $3.95 l! II 11> * %j I \\ Particularly appropriate for early fall wear // K\\ i s this special. Os a fine grade of leather />[\ k\\ throughout, w ith broad toes and heavy all- //rJ leather soles, they are extraordinarily ✓ vfA \ good values. The price reductions are / / notable ones they stand for f \ ( xr a 6 i n £i e day only. _ l Lvery — Ayres—-Children's shoe IAW i A dept, fifth floor. Ij
Seven Styles in Nighties, $1.89 Os nainsook and batiste, soft' nice. Trimmed variously by Yal. lace, embroidery, insets of embroidery, Cluny patterns; ribbon drawn; round and V-necks. Bloomers, $1.25 Os pink satinet, knee finished with self-ruffling. All sizes. Step-Ins, $1.50 Os pink satinet, amply cut, lace trimmed. All sizes. —Ayres—Lingerie section. third floor-
Girls’ Frocks Much Reduced Voiles and batistes, figured and plain, 7 to 12 years, 955. Figured organdies and plain voiles, charming little styles, sizes 7to 16 years. Bargains at $1.95 and $2.95. Organdies with embroidered dots, white or to contrast, other plain styles. And then a group of sweet tissue ginghams, $4.95. Brilliant and pastel organdies and perfectly chummy little tissue ginghams; all fine qualities. Reduced for disposal to $6.95. —Ayres—Girls’ section, fifth floor.
Ayres’ Special Peanut Butter, Pound,lsc BETTER,' Ayres’ special creamery, extra qualify, pound, 47?: “Monument” brand, a good creitmery, pound, 44?. COTTAGE CHEESE, always fresh, pound, 19$. BREAKFAST BACON, machine sliced and derlned, “Rex" brand, pound, 335; Klngan's "Porter” and Morris’ “Matchloss" brands, pound, 29C. BORDEN’S MALTED MILK, natural flavor, 15-ounce can, 75?: chocolate flavor, 7 ounce can. 35?. BOII,ED HAM. square pressed for sandwiches, machine sliced, pound, 65$* SUNSHINE CAKES AND CRACKERS, 7?. 12Vi$ autl 14$ the box. —Ayres—Downstairs. ,s ; .v; w -
Veteran of Two Wars .——.— --2332 a— L <>_T t J\ TTu, ive: 11. J. A. Russell of Lampasas, Texas, Is one of/ the five centenarians of Texas. The young man, who is a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, is only 108 years old. He has been a railroad builder and a cattleman, and when he was 104 years young he took unto himself a second wife, who was a mere baby of 50. MONTPELIER PLANT RESUMES. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Aug. 12— The plant of the Jackson Shovel Company of Montpelier, resumed operations today after month* of shutdown. Thirty men were given work, but the management states that the number soon will be increased.
Men’s Bathing Suits Os Fine Worsted, $2.95 Good swimming weeks yet remain—and it always paysAo look ahead toward the next season. These are special values, mark that. In an assortment of Btripes, both neat and gay, also in handsome brown and blue heather mixtures. Madras Shirts, $2.65 They are of a better grade of madras, enhanced with silk Btripes interwoven between larger color stripes and distinguished by the best of workmanship. In a wide assortment of bright as well as less conspicuous stripes, they are decidedly handsome, and at the quoted price unusually good values. —Ayres—Men's store, street floor-
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30x3 Barberton N. S. (seconds)... $6.75 30x3% Goodrich plain (firsts) $10.15 31x3% Portage plain (seconds) $11.15 31x3% Goodrich N. S. (seconds).. $12.10 32x3% Goodrich N T . S. (firsts) $14.80 32x4 Superior Cord N. S. (firsts).s2B.6o 33x4 Barbertou N. S. (seconds).. $15.60 34x4 Portage N. S. (firsts) $24.05 34x4% McGraw N. S. (seconds)... $19.65 35x5 Poriage N. S. (5ec0nd5)....534.45 Accessory Conveniences Blue Ribbon top dressing 95$ Hoffman's furniture polish.... 15$ Ford fan belts 35$ Shino mittens 40$ Dash lamp 45$
—Ayres—Auto accessories dept., sixth floor.
JOHNSON MAKES PLAIN HIS STAND ON DEBT ISSUES Holds Germany’s Delay in Payment Should Hurry Occupation Men Home. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—“ America has been bilked long enough,” declared j Senator Hiram Johnson, California, to- j day in an interview on his fight to bring j home the American soldiers from Germany and his refusal to give Secretary of thß Treasury Mellon blanket authority to refund the great allied debt. “We now are told that the more than $240,000,000 Germany owes us In payment for our Army of Occupation In j Germany will not be paid until Ger- i many hag satisfied the claims of all other nations,” said Johnson. “And yet T. r <: go on spending $1,000,000 a month to keep the troops there. “I want to know why those troops aren't brought home. “We aren't going to be paid what It is costing us. If we must wait until Germany has settled all other claims we'll wait a long time. “That's typical, however, of the whole situation regarding the money Europe owes ns. We paid Great Britain SIOO,000,000 for transporting troops over there to win the war. We paid that when we had a counter claim for shipping of $14,000,000 or more against Great Britain. And In addition, we paid $0,000,000 interest on that $100,000,000." Johnson Funeral Services Tonight Funeral services of Adam J. Johnson, ; g 4, who died Wednesday after an illness jof more than two months, will be held ! at 6:30 o'clock tonight at the home of his
Leather Bags The Price , $2.95 Pouch shape bags, swagger bags and strap backs, in solid leather, also moire silk bags in pouch shapes with fancy metal frames, are included in this offering of quality merchandise. Priced moderately, indeed. —Ayres—Leather goods dept., street floor. Bangle BRACELETS At 15c , 29c 39c Pleasing in a white metal with platinum finish; single, double ard triple bracelets are to be bad. Ornamental and very attractive. —Ayre3—Jewelry dept., street floor.
Conspicuously Worth While Three Toilet Specials Mavis talcum powder, Is. 100 one-pound packages absorbent cotton, 29$ the package. Bleu d’Azur toilet water, an importation from France, 90$ the ounce. —Ayres—Toilet goods dept., street floor.
son, Walter Johnson, 424 West Fiftieth street. Burial will be at Knlghtstown, Ind. For more than forty years Mr. Johnson was a teacher in the public schools of Indiana. He was the holder of the first teacher’s license ever issued in this State. He was born In Beaver County. Pennsylvania, Sept. 14, 1830, but moved to Ripley County, Indiana, when a boy. In 1807 he became head of the Bellville Academy at Bellville, Ind., and afterward at the Female College of Indiana, Greencastle, now DePauw University. He Is survived by his widow and four sons. Waiter, Ernest xL, Will E., and Robert n. Johnson, all of this city . Club Woman to Live in Worcester, Mass. Indianapolis will lose one of its most prominent club workers soon when Mrs. George Hitt. 934 North Meridian street, leaves for Worcester, Mass., where Mr. and Mrs. Hitt will make their home. Mrs. Hitt has been very active in many charitable and civic organizations. She was the assistant secretary of the Public Health Nursing Association, the only woman member of the Community Chest organization; was the organizer and first president of the Woman's Department Club, a member of the committee of one hundred on city planning, secretary for several years of the Propylaeum and a member of the Indianapolis Orphans’ Asylum Association. She was not a member of the League of Women Voters
Watch Our Meridian Street Windows for Displays of Downstairs Store Merchandise. There are Six Elevators and Four Stairways Leading to the Downstairs Store. LSAyr&GCo. Downstairs Store A Cleanup of Sports Coats and Skirts 12 Sports Coats 15 Sports Skirts J z 7 S .98 “esr Wool Plaited Velours W* White Serge Splendid coats and skirts at less than their original cost. —Ayres—JJswtvstalrs Store. Womens Silk Stockings 89c Twelve-strand pure thread silk stockings, reinforced lisle toes and heels. Black and white. All sizes. A splendid stocking at 89£. Women’s Knit Union Suits 35c —55c — 75c Os fine cotton and lisle, built-up and bandeaux shoulder straps. Regular and extra sizes. Some are “seconds," others special odds and ends of manufacturer’s closeout. 200 Voile Waists at 88c A good quality voile, in regnlar and extra sizes. Some are plain white, while others have collars and cuffs of checked gingham. —Ayres—Downstairs Store.
New Baronette Satin Hats $3.95 Tfwss.oo Chic hats of baronette satin for early fall wear are now being shown. These are black and black and white combinations. Make your selection while the stock is complete. —Ayres —Downstairs Store.
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or a suffragette, believing that there are enough opportunities for a woman to make herself useful to the community without voting, but having obtained the suffrage, she believes it is every woman's duty to vote. BAIL ACQUISITION O. K.d. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The proposed acquisition by the Northern Pacific Railway Company of the properties of the Billings A Central Montana Railroad was approved today by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Squeeze the Juice of two lemons Into a bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, which any drug store will suppiy for a few cents, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of harmless and delightful lemon bleach. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion Into the face, neck, arms and hands each day, then shortly note the beauty and whiteness of your skin. Famous stage beauties use this lemon lotion to bleach and bring that soft, clear, rosy-white complexion, also as a freckle, gunbnrn, and tan bleach because It doesn’t Irritate.—Advertisement.
Special Purchase Pumps and Oxfords White Canvas Rubber Soles 33 Sizes at one price. Infants’ sizes 6 to 8. Children's sizes 8% to 1L Misses' sizes 11% to 2. Girls’ sizes 2% to 6. 100 Pairs white canvas pumps for women and girls. Sizes 2% to 7. All soiled. —Ayres—Downstairs Store.
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