Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 185, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1930 — Page 7

DEC. 12, 1930.

‘GYPS’ON HUGE 1 SCALE LAID TO REALTY RING Indiana Estates Company Crash Turns Spotlight on ‘Silent Chief/ Crash of the Indiana Estates Company, 601-15 Meridian Life building, Thursday, may be but one incident In a long series of carefully planned victimizations of the public, nationwide in scope, it was revealed today by T. M. Overley, manager of the Better Busnesn Bureau. . “Several groups have been operating the ‘feed ’em and fool ’em’ system for a long while,” he said. “Perhaps the most notorious of these is that headed by James F. Jiuteson, now missing. "Huteson first came to our attention several years ago, when, with a partner named Noel Clark, he operated in Seattle. That partner- ; t hip broke up in a fight. Huteson j < ued Clark for $90,000, formed anew j partnership with a man named Me- j Cowan, operated for a while, and i ; en disappeared. “He turned up next, in Portland. There, after many stormy incidents, lie again disappeared, leaving behind 1 im his hotel bills and a host of j f'her creditors and victims. Operated in Other Cities We have information of his subequent operations in Atlanta, Birmingham, Denver, Omaha, St. Louis, Buffalo, Toronto and a host of other cities. In Denver he used another man to front for him, just as he used W. M. Dozier and M. F. O’Keefe In Indianapolis. “In his operations in various cities v,e find the same group of subordinate officials and salesman conj tantly appearing. O’Keefe first came into the pic- I ture in San Francisco. Dozier first ' appeared in Omaha. Another man, Lloyd E. Arnold, has operated in 1 Omaha, Evansville, Nashville, Okla- ! lioma City and Tulsa. Worked In Buffalo ■% Huteson. Dozier, O’Keefe and | Arnold were together in Buffalo as the Buffalo Development Company in 1929. They left in the same situation as the one developed here. “Later, In Toronto, Canadian officials again closed them up. Then they came here. “Huteson no longer can get a license to operate anywhere. His license has been revoked in every state of the Union where there is a real estate board and in three provinces in Canada. “He must operate behind some other and more, acceptable personality. "Dozier comes of a good family | in Omaha. He is married and has a I baby boy. He is highly educated, is ! a wonderful speaker, and has an engaging personality. “Huteson is another man of remarkable and magnetic personality. He makes friends wherever he goes —and leaves enemies. Posed as Capitalist. “He came to Indianapolis several .months ago, made large cash deposits in local banks, posed as a retired capitalist, engaged a suite in a leading hotel, and rode about town in a Rolls Royc^ “No one until recently suspected j his connection with the Indiana 1 Estates Company. And no one took ; the trouble to look up his record, as j witness the high* rating given him ! by certain local credit reporting agencies. “Now he’s gone—but not forgot- | ten. The Better Business Bureau is making an extensive search of all the operations of this group for a number of years. When these reports are received from cur fiftythree branches throughout the country, we will compile and collate 1 hem. “Then we will present them to the proper authorities for whatever ac- j t ion can be obtained.” WARNS OF NEW WORLD Political. Social and Economic Changes Due—Dr. Oxnam, Too many are living totally uneonreious that we will have anew I world, politically, socially and economically, ten years from now,” j Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam, De Pauw I university president, told the men’s | club of North Methodist Episcopal j church at. a dinner on Thursday j night

OUR GREAT QUITTING BUSINESS SALE OF JEWELRY Vffords you The A ery Best Bet to Buy Your Xnias Gifts Now—As This Entire Stock Is Now Selling at LESS THAN MAKERS’ COST Try Us Tomorrow , (Saturday) GRAB BOX SALE .o a, s“o„r 25c e , JACKSON JEWELRY and OPTICAL CO. 154 East Wash. St.

Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Cos. Week-End Rates Every Saturday and Sunday Between all Local and Many Interline Points ONE FARE PLUS TEN CENTS FOR ROUND TRIP Knightstown ....$1.12 Greencastle $1.27 Newcastle 1.45 Brazil 1.75 Cambridge City . 1.%9 Terre Haute .... 2.22 Richmond 2.15 Sullivan 3.01 Dayton, 0., s3.do—Springfield, 0., s4.os—Cincinnati, $4 Tickets good going all day on Saturday and Sunday. Good returning on all trains up to and including Monday following date of sale. Cal! Riley 4501 for fares to other point* not shown atxwe.

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The troublesome task of forming anew French cabinet was too much for Senator Pierre Laval, above, noted lawyer and newcomer to important political roles. As premier-designate, he was invited by President Gaston Doumergue to construct a government to succeed that of Premier Andre Tardieu, resigned.

ARTIST’S BRUSH SAVES HIS LIFE f Paints Gangster’s Picture When Threatened. Bv SKA Service LONDON, Dec. 12.—Vivian Grey, noted artist, tells how he painted to save his life from one of the gangs which are ruling Chicago. “I had been sketching some buildings one chilly evening,” Grey says, “and I went into a shack to get a warm drink. Inside was a crowd of men who thought I was a detective leading a raid. In a flash I had my hands up. “I told them I was an English artist, but they replied by saying that I wasn’t telling the truth and that they intended shooting me. In desperation I offered to paint one of them. With a dozen guns still covering me, I drew a fat gangster sitting in a comer. That convinced them, and when I’d finished they gave me a stiff drink and shook hands.” Grey brought the sketch back to England with him. MOTORIST KIDNAPING SUSPECTS ARE HELD Two Men Are Identified by Four Victims as “Riding Bandits.” Identified by four victims, two men held on vagrancy charges today were said to be bandits who have kidnaped and robbed many motorists during the last month. They are Frank Persall, 25, of 158 Douglas street, and Everett Boyer, 26, of 1046 East Market street, arrested Thursday, Police said they probably will be reslated on auto banditry charges. The “riding bandits” loitered at street intersections, leaped into autos stopped for traffic lights, and forced the drivers to take them outside the city, where usually they left with his money and the machine. PURSE SNATCHERS BUSY Three Women Victims of Footpads, Police Are Notified. Three women were victims of youthful purse snatchers Thursday night, according to reports to police. Mrs. Laura Cague, 1645 North Delaware street, reported her purse snatched at Sixteenth and Delaware streets. It contained $5. Mrs. Marian Harvey, 1531 Ashland avenue, was the victim of a footpad near her home, who obtained $4, and Mrs. Marie Sipe, 456 Massachusetts avenue, told police a youth stole her purse containing $3. Grocery Loot Valued at S3O Theft of merchandise valued at S3O from a Standard grocery, 2007 East Minnesota street, was discovered early today by McKinley Armstrong, merchant policeman, who found the front door of the store open. Loot consisted of eggs, sugar and other foodstuffs.

Entire Store Open Till 9 P. M. Tomorrow, Saturday! ,/ust in Time for the Holidays! Don ’( Mtss Our I WjfW “Good News” Sale of \ ag* mBM 1,000 Smart Dresses \fflr- j I All occasion dresses, day dresses, afternoon dresses, Sunday night frocks, B§L yl :dresses for sports and business wear! Dozens and dozens of new styles. Mod- \ v ■ ft. ip §3 els that the smartest dressed women in New York are wearing .. all reproduced \ \ W i I

Special for Saturday! Deep Pile Fabric Coats For Girls—Sizes 7 to 14 Here's the coat that’s the sensation of the sea- Cr mK W Q K son offered tomorrow sjs Ma 9 ty) for only $7.95! And what m an ideal Christmas gift B it will make for anv girl m of 7to 14! Pile fabric ■ coat with wide belt and deep pockets. Extraordinarily durable and exceptionally warm. Tots’ Chinchilla Coats, $2.95 Swanky little tailored coats for little tots. Double breasted style with shining brass buttons and emblems on the sleeve. Girls’ Silk Dresses, $2.95 For ages 2to 6 £nd 7to 14. Any little girl will love one of these brand new party frocks for Christmas. Fashioned of silk crepe de chines in lovely new shades. BLOCK’S—Basement Store.

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Full-Fashioned Silk Hose Nationally Famous Make—lmperfects of $1 to $1.95 Qualities Plain and Popular Picot Tops! Shades! // Over 8,000 pairs of full-fashioned all-silk A ’ hose, including grenadines, dull-finish yy. chiffons, sheer chiffons, semi-sheer chiffons, super-twists and grains. JgSpZjfid mge All new colors in the group. BLOCK’S—Basement Store. "

Sale of Leather Handbags #Buy Them for Christmas Giving! Bay Them for Yourself! Sale $1 .19 All New Price I—■ Styles There are dozens and dozens of models to choose from—each one made in the newest manner. Some are trimmed with motifs and are all lined and fitted. BLOCK’S—Basement Store.

Sale of Winter Footwear For Women 3 05 Special for and Misses | —w^mm Saturday! Brown and black suede, brown and black kid and smart combinations of leathers, Women's Automatic Fastener Galoshes,sl.29 wf Women’s and Misses’ Heelless Galoshes, 59c BLOCK’S—Basement Store. *

Sale! Advance Winter Hats New Styles for Women and Misses Jgßr "V chic bicornes and tricornes, me- jm mb tallic trimmed hats, feather trim- (r med styles and other with fur sj) EB "Jw touches. Also gold and silver dance hats included at sl. Jlgl I Jersey Wrap-a-Rounds, 59c BLOCK’S—Basement Store.

Pre-Christmas Offer of 3,000 Gift Shirts For Men and Young Men Plain white or solid color broadcloths . . woven madras shirts in % various color combinations, collar gi| attached and laundered collar attached style . . and novelty pattern shirts in neck-band style. Guaranteed fast colors. Sizes 13‘s to 17. Other Smart Gifts for Him! Novelty Lisle and Rayon Hose, Sizes 10 to 11% 25 C Foor-in-Hand Ties with Silk Lined Ends, Boxed 55c Initialed Handkerchiefs, Box of Three for 59 c Pure Silk Tie and Handkerchief Sets $1 Heavy Flannel Shirts. Checked or Plain 91-39 Rayon Brocade Lounging Robes, Satin Trimmed .... 93.95 56 95 Velvet Rose Silk Shirts. 13% to 17 93.95 Imported Blanket Robes. Double Shawl Collars ... 93.95 All-Woo! Pull-over Sweaters. Sizes 36 to 46 92.69 * . BLOCK’S—Basement Store.

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