Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1952 — Page 10

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By ANDY OLOFSON |measure. ‘The brewery promptly Fabulous i§ the word to describe appealed saying it had just flown in and outside’. REY parts to make the bottler fill properly. It was permitted to the law—of Lawrence P, Bardin, resume operations en promise to wartime Indianapolis beer tycoon relabel all the 11-ounce bottles,

the operations

| involved in the latest federal tax Short Again i scandals.

Take. it from JT. E

“Two weeks later, I called Sullivan, ) again.” MT. ‘Sullivan’ continued.’ head of the pure food and “Bardin kept me in conversadrug division’ of the Indiana tion in his office for 20 minutes State Board of Health. before we went out to the plant. | He took: an, active part in a Then I found the bottler filling lengthy investigation: that put the correct amount, i Bardin behind bars for one of “But there were several cases] the few times in his hectic life. around with bottles containing] ONE-—Gypping the beer-drink- 8%! awriven to the employees ing public by selling 11 ounces of b beer for the price of 12 ounces,

were to he “The next day, IT eame in the

TWO—Charging dealers $1 a back way, Without 1 visiting he age abe h oxfati ai front office iret. case above then-existing price bottler again set ‘back on 11

ceilings under the guise of a deposit for future deliveries or : through sale of “stock” in the a8ain

ounces, so we closed them up

£15,000 a Month

hrewery., THREE--Taking money for fu- No charges were filed under {ture deliveries and failing to de- ;yqjana law since there was no |Mver -the heer when the time , jjence of sale of the “short” jcame. ‘beers in Indiana. However, BarFOUR —Limiting all .operations din later was convicted in fed-| to interstate commerce apparent- eral court here on charges of

ly to evade prosecution by “less violating the federal pure food

act.

friendly” state courts. drug and cosmetics FIVE Hiring a battery of high- ' /Based on the brewery's volume priced lawyers with high political of business, Mr. Sullivan esti-

leonnections to handle federal mates the Bardins took in $15,000

cases and to defend against civil a month extra by just putting 11: {damage suits, ounces in each bottle.

TI sant two extra bottles Complaint From Texas That mean 0 |

{ for each case,” he explained, | Mr. Sullivan said investigation “and in terms of thousands of . Loo] * lof Indianapolis Brewing Co. Inc., cases, this extra profit quickly gh Soa) i 4 omy |was started after weights and mounted ” a 4 measures officials in Texas com- Charges against Bardin were Iplained in 1946 of short. measure filed Feb, 24, 1947, . but. he was

not brought to trial ahd convicted in federal court here until Apr. 30,. 1948. - Then execution of the sentence twice was delayed on| Bardin's plea of illness. :

“ ; ( . He was committed to the U, 8. But Bardin claimed his equip- correctional institution at - Ash.

ment was old and defective and land. Ky. July 9. He was recould not. be replaced because of leased four months, 22 days later. wartime shortages. Since he. was Mr—Sullivan said Bardin told| hew here we let him continue on ),,,, ), company sold all its] 2 the: promise the bottler would be trucks and dropped all its Indiin Tokyo. Mr, Lacey says he checked regularly.” ana outlets after. his brother got the idea from watching Two weeks later, the inspector Alvin, purchased the brewery Dec. official girl greeters welcoming said, the brewery was closed up 7, 1945, from Frank McHale, Inhome troops from the Orient. when ‘again found giving short diana Democratic national com-

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amen Beer Baron Bardin’s ‘Game’, Includes Public, Dealers, State And The.

mitfeeman, and the other .stock-! Mr. Sullivan said the “short” the court ‘Bardin was removing] holders. beer bottling practice opened in- property from the Trouble ‘With Law “Since the ‘short’ beer bottled in Indiana but sold else-

where,” Mr. Sullivan explained, ; other states were suits against Indianapolis Brew- later —was reported stolen in a

handicapped in proceeding on the ing Co. in April, 1947, for over- safe burglary, still unsolved by violations. Many actions were ceiling price violations. The claim Los Angeles police. started in other states—Missouri, for $533,068.08 was settled for In Houston, Tex., Bardin frankTexas! Ohio and. California—but $50,000. \ : Ay admitted charging .dealers §1 to my knowledge no convictions = In June, Assistant. U. S. extra a case to be sure deliveries were obtainéd.”

vestigations .into the Bardin op- government claims were pending. was erations by other agencies of the He said Bardif had taken $250,government. 000 in cash to Los Angeles in his The OPA fled treble damage personal airplane. The money

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Attorney Elba Branigan Jr. told would be made.

The Yoke's on Us! Our Buyers Crowed Too Loudly When They Bought-Scofty Fried Us With His Prices-Now Were Scraiching Around

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Hey, you hard-boiled bargain hunters, here is the sale for YOU! It's your chance fo feather your home furnishing cap af prices absolufely NOTHING SHORT OF SENSATIONAL! Here's how this sale came about: Like everybody else, we make mistakes. Our buyers bought too : much of some things—our prices on other things were foo high fo suit you folks. But that's all in the past. Now we are frying fo undo all the damage with a terrific, price-slashing sale of all the “eggs” in our barn. REAL CHICKEN-FEED PRICES ON ALL KINDS OF HOME FURNISHINGS AND APPLIANCES—BRAND-NEW, FLOOR SAMPLES, TRADE-INS, ETC.—LONG, EASY CREDIT TERMS—NOT A PENNY DOWN ON ITEMS UNDER $50.00! Many items 1 and 2 of a kind, so hustle in for best selection! >

Prices Peeled, Cracked, Poached, Boiled!

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my GRADE A fapesiry . . . must be our BEDROOM

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buyer, P.

the $139.95 price that's been keeping is a ves) sucker for ‘a walnut waterfall

this "eggs-tra” nice 2-Pc. LIVING ROOM bedroom suite. We're WATER-LOGGED

with all his walnut waterfalls! Trouble

SUITE in cold storage. Now our resistance is. we've sot too many mahogany-minded customers and we're stuck with the wal-

is cracked . . . maybe you'll shell oul nut suites. $109.95 for if? =

THE VELOUR is hi-pilé, but we must have' REG. $189.95. 3 Pieces. Bed, Chest, Van: piled the price too high. We wanfed ity. Vanity is exira large with a huge 1$159.95 for this 2-Pc. VELOUR SUITE , . . mirror. (Left our fape measure: down: now we're unpiled fo $89.95. stairs, but that hunk of glass must be a

(AN WE henpeck you into i ons! good 42 inches across.) Very good con

Slightly soiled 2c. GREEN FRIEZE Liv. dition. NOW $109.95. ING ROOM SUITE that was $229.95. Now REG. $129.95. 3 Pieces. Bed, Chest, Vanwe'll crow with delight if you'll give ity. Burl walnut finish with Marquetry us just $129.95. trim. SAVE $40.00. Now $89.95.

"IT'S HOT!" bellowed our suite buyer, J. REG. $139.95. 3 Pieces. Bed, Chest, Van FEATHER C Tapestry Ballooncushion (fictitious). Hot, ity Round mirrors on vanity. Good suite PILLOWS . yeah . . . we sure gol burned! Orig. for those who like their furniture plain 4 c. 4. fick ea $229.95 2-P¢. ROSE FRIEZE LIVING ROOM and simple—no zig-zaggy frims or gold- Cash & Carry :

SUITE we have to cool fo $119.95. plated doo-dads. NOW $99.95.

ROSE FRIEZE. — sounds like a burlesque REG. $229.95. 3 Pieces. Bed, Chest, Van: “queen, doesn't if! This 2-Pc. ROSE FRIEZE ity. Walnut VENEER. Whopping-big’ mir. LIVING ROOM SUITE only teased af ror om vanity . . . genuine plate glass,’ & $229.95. Price pow stripped fo the foo. SAVE $80.00. NOW $149.95. -

barest $129.95. (Bring. the ladies -—

Here's a few of them . . | note the super, super, super, super-sensa: | tional price reductions!

v ~ thoy scream) a 00D tS BECAUSE OF THAT (somebody's dirty el <S . bows), the arms of this 2-Pc. GREEN >= FRIEZE SUITE are sqjled. Otherwise, A-1;|

price elbowed: froin $269.95 fo $169.95.’

(T'S A rule in this fowfi that you can't (say—or even hint—that you've reduced prices on mafiresses. So when we say, "MATTRESSES — ALL SIZES — FROM $14.95,” we'll just let you draw your CAN WE throw a THROW RUG your way! own ' conclusions as fo what we little H. Sculptured Axminster (nom de plume), devils have been up fo!

“our rug buyer, threw foo many OUR COIL SPRINGS. Can. we N bo , (an. we get a squeak out way. Now — 27x54" THROW RUGS, In 00 yoy fo 510.951 Full or twin

assorfed patterns, values fo $19.95, be- ou 5 ing THROWN.OUT AT-§9.95 ea. ‘METAL BEDS. Wand-scrafched walnut

Bie SOFA BED, weferan of somebody's WE'VE GOT fo be honest with you , , . enamel. Full size. From $7.95. mesfic war, proudly wears wound RE > re oe ""chevron” on cushion. We'll honorably 0 1° i Jali 5 201 8 Jak on What Every Young Married Couple discharge it for $24.95. 1$29.95 oxi2-t. FRINGED RUGS won't Should Know: Taftietale GRAY and GREEN - STRIPED wear forever . . . but you'll corfainly My Wi) yo wo i Mrs. SOFA BED that started life with an $89.95 ge! your money's worth out of them af ong Soules v : oe ? oe Jay reputation. Got mixed in with the wrong $19.95 each! Original $99 A Fie phlei crowd, though . . now ifs walniutfinish art woo race AtexanEr <wiTH cliched “brass hardware. Solid, - good: arms will be glad fo embrace anybody Yo "yes ost muir erders the boss. “don't, | ooki sony (6 big drawers) with $49.95. say anything specific. about ‘em!” O.K., we ng, very roomy ( g drawers) .— RTE or Tom TL Bog Er Serer da arn. ies, and YUU TAYE $50.00 : y Lolispring Ww. " on the ends, the weave is chopped ham- 5 N dingbox (no relation fo persons living, sirens. “nd rou Bave”s choice at ucn DYING TO suppart somebody’ arge group our sofa bed buyer, GREEN SOFA BED that ana pate vietent. (hat mdchnite enourn. Of famous-make BOX SPRINGS . . . as

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Nati “They had me cold for §180,- cash was turned up. The receiver claimed it belonged to the firm, agents) but the court later ruled it was Bardin's personal property. It was then seized and is being held in an Indianapolis bank to apply on any settlement of the it by $490,000 tax lien filed .against suing me personally.” Bardin personally. While the Indianapolis brewery| He %ays he has offered to settle was in receivership, an unmarked this for $100,000, one-fourth of strdngbox containing $25 000 in which is the confiscated cash.

“But they (federal made the mistake of suing the company. The brewery didn't get that extra money. I did, “They could have got

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COCKTAIL TABLES (also in coffee models for absfainers) at $8.95 each. Formerly sold as high as $19.95, walnut or mahogany finishes, glass fops. C'mon up fo the second floor—excuse the cobwebs, please — and look these fables over. You'll. save ONE-HALF! -

END of the ling for END TABLES! Same pitch as on" the :cockiall’ fables above. 5-Pc. PLASTIC-TOP CHROME DINETTE SET Same price: $8.95. Same cobwebs, foo. reduced $20.00! Was®$69.95. NOW 1 $49.95. We may in innocent fun fry fo SPECIAL! “step” you up to a Iriple-platinum-plated, | Metal Smokers i mother-of-pearl plastic - dinette with 14 Cash end Carry! leaves and built-in barbecue pif. But. just ignore us—we'll be glad enough fo. get NO JOKING, some really good TABLE the $49.95! . LAMP buys! True, the shades look misOAK, - "a " erable (dime stores sell ‘em cheap), bul A, bs A os dr tha's so friendly il kiss you good mern- 1 9°ine. hina with 22k. gold rims) ing! This set couldn't ‘make friends a alues fo $19.95. NOW $1.95 fo $14.95.

$79.95, though . . . we'll be glad fo SAME SHADE-Y story with the FLOOR kiss it good-by for $59.95. LAMPS. Choose any lamp from our seVISIT OUR Dinette Department and see lection eo so S00 Woolworth's for a numerous other cess’ laid by sur buver. shady, . and you've gof a fine buy.

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a FAMOUS NAME (choke!) Gas Range that

sold originally for $169.95. It's a used : floor sample with all the essentials— enferfainment of TELEVISION another dayl oven, broiler, 4 burners, 2 storage draw. ENIoY 1922 movies! Delight as muscleers, oven heal control. Whife porcelain D0Und pug-ugly wresllers fry fo pound enamel. SAVE $110.00! NOW $59.95. an ns, each hha Thrill fo the spectacle of a man boiling a pot of feal WE TURNED on all the jels fo cook up yes “jurn off the lights Bh on TV this bargain! Brand-new DETROIT JEWEL yi it chained 1 | , (Reg. $169.95) . . . plus 8-pc. Canister H shale. 2 chair in. pitch dark: ness while your fire goes ouf, your hot

(Sel, plus 6-pc. Aluminum Cooking Set oo tant ] | explodes, and the kids rip off 1... he whole warks for ONLY $139.95, yo," al BK p

Nothing wrong with the stove . . . our {buyer, Robertshaw U. Dividediop (alias) Scotty can't save your sanity, of bought foo many and we myst unload. least let him save your DOLLARS.

WAS $139.95! Used floor sample SUNRAY, some really great TV values listed

Oven, broiler, drip tray, storage com- LOOKING FOR a d . pariment, pilot light; and other gadgels. so Here's a, ony Saidie v Fin

SAVE $90.00! NOW $49.95. Model. Reg. $199.95. NOW $99.95. mers a burner sover, automatic wren REG. $369.95 Magnavox TV Console. ‘Ma. ONLY hogany cabinel. A few finy scrafches,

SAVE $220.00! NOW $149.95. WAS $159.95! DETROIT JEWEL with di nen - Cond vided fop, oven, aluminum broiler.” Not "oor $339.95 17" Console. Capehart

, «/» + buf no political affiliations. SAVE sure about the stove's age, but we know {it never saw a. Republican President, $100.00! NOW $5239.95. obi bs SAVE $80.00! ONLY $79.95. 10 5 ene RADIO—NOW (ORIG. $159.95 WELBILT with broiler, 3 00> M's M.and FM and [ovem, timer, oven heat control . . . and still everything comes out Godirey. Has

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and a peach on the front. A lemon with : H us, though.” NOW $89.95. “Shrimp Boats.” Really super-dupér!

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