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CONGRESS SURE
JTO PASS NURSES’
TtANK BILL, CLAIM
Hoosiers Asked to Urge Their
Congressmen to Vote
for Measure.
Congressional recognition of the prin
ciple of rank for army nurses Is assured,
according to advices received by Mary A.
Meyers, president of the Indiana State
Nurses’ association, today.
Helen Hoy Greeley, counsel for the na
tional committee, which Is seeking to ob
tain congressional recognition for nurses,
asks that nurses- and their friends over
Indiana ‘ bring pressure to bear imme
diately on members of the house of rep
resentatives from Indiana to insure pas
sage of the measure, such letters to 'be
addressed to Representative Julius Kahn,
ch-alrman of the hduse military affairs
committee.
Benator Watson of Indiana has in
formed Miss Meyers that the army reor
ganization bill reintroduced in the senate
provides that the ..army nurse corps' shall
have the relative rank of commissoned
officers, with the relative rank of major
as the highest officer.
Society News
and Personals
By HAZEL BYE
Mre. John Ellsworth entertained this
afternoon at her home on North Illinois
street •frith a delightfully appointed
bridge and "500” party for' her house
guest, Miss Katherine Smiley of Chi
cago. The rooms were fragrant with
clusters of pink and white roses and
the table at which the guests were
seated was adorned with a silver plateau
of blossoms surrounded by an abundance
of greenery. There were twenty-four
guests present.
* * •
Miss Rachel Jane Hamilton will de
part the first of next week for New
York for an indefinite stay.
• •
The attendants for the wedding of Miss
Helen Blinker to Benjamin Bowles, which
will take place Feb. 3 at 8:30 o’clock at
the Broadway M. E. chnrch, will be as
follows: Mrs. Charles Early, matron of
honor; Miss Catherine Blinker of Lafay
ette, maid es honor, Mlsb Eura Morgan
and Miss Mildred Kyler, bridesmaids;
Tom Collier, best man. and W. T. Sllnk
er of Lafayette, Charles Earhart and
Harold Bushong, ushers; Jack •Glider
sleeve, ring bearer, and Lou Piper of
Qfa&fayette, flower glrL
* • *
Miss Josephine Meyer has gone to Mi
ami, Fla., where she will spend the re
mainder of the winter.
• * •
Dr. and Mrs. Waldo Emerson Stein, 109
Dickson street, have returned from a
three months’ stay In California.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rich, 4314 Central
avenue, have departed for California,
where they will spend two months.
• *
Miss Margaret Kurtz, 228 East Tenth
street, has departed for Miami, Fla.,
where she will spend the winter.
• • •
Donald Trent has gone to Des Moines,
la., for a short stay,
• • •
Mrs. W. M. White and son Franklin of
Alliance, 0., are the guests of Mrs. Frank
Taylor, 335 South Emerson avenue.
• • •
Miss Katherine .Tameson has gone to
Kiew York, where she will spend several
Hecks with friends and relatives.
■
KMlss Alice Hill Schwartz entertained
Hunday afternoon with an Informal tea
Bior Miss Anna C. Browning, who will
"depart this week for San fMegol Cal.
Miss Browning’s marriage to George
Adams of San Diego will soon take
place.
* • •
The Wednesday Needle club of Myrtle
Temple No. 7, Pythian Sisters will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Ethel Willis.
Miss Genevieve Stenger entertained last
night with a birthday dinner at her
home, 219 Bast Twenty-first street
Covers -were laid for Miss Grace Dave,
Miss Clara Goede, Miss Beth Horn, Miss
Bdith Biazier, Miss Helen Klor, Miss
Mary Weishaar, Miss Mary Dugan, Miss
Mary Bsftmerd, Miss Frances Nigle, Miss
Gladys Tyner, Miss Genevieve Tyner,
Mrs. J. Ehite, .Tohn Bower, Edgar Black
ford, Victor Burdsal, Harry Schneider,
Chester Schneider, pete Defect, Martin
Clemmons, John Basso, Claude Stenger,
Edward J. Stenger, Ned Kester, Ciaude
Conover, Claude Starks and Vincent
Brown.
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Miss Virginia Davidson has gone to
Chicago, where she will spend several
4ays with friends.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. John L, Clarke have
returned from a visit of two weeks in
Cincinnati. ,
* • •
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cummings have
gone to Miami, Fla., where they will
spend the remainder of the winter
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Hill have gone to
San Francisco, where they will spend the
winter with Mrs. Hill’s mother, Mrs.
Claude J: Woilery, formerly of this city.
♦ * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Johnson have gone
to St. Petersburg, Fla., where they will
spend the winter.
• *
Miss Katherine Hodges has as her
guest for several days Miss Lucillo
Meyers of Anderson.
Mrs. Ffed Gregory has Teturned from
Cincinnati, where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Clyde J. Ross.
Smith College Units
Plan Fund Drive
Ph* luncheon was given Monday at the
r TJniverslfy 'elub by the heads of the
various Smith college units In Indiana,
for the purpose of making plans to raise
|Tndianas quota for the Smith college
fund, the campaign for which will be
gin next Saturday. It was % decided to
raise money from individual subscrip
tions, from friends of the college, pledges
for $16,525 being already reported. The
quota for Indiana Is $63,125, and the
members expect to raise this by the last
of the month. The luncheon was at
tended by Mrs. Ernest DeWolf Wales,
chairman of the campaign committee;
Mrs. J. W. Fesler, Mrs. Frederic M. Ayres,
Mrs. Theodore B. Griffith, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Gardner, Mrs. Fred P. Robin
son, Miss Sara Lauter, Miss Beulah
House, Miss Ruth Hellekson, Miss Anne
Fraser, Mrs. C. F. Meyer Jr„ apd Mrs.
A. E. Evans of Indianapolis; Miss Dor
othy Davidson and Miss Irene McAdams
of Lafayette, Frank Rahe of Ft.
Wayne. ' s, •
PARK EXTRAVAGANZA. •
One of the features of “The Social
Follies,” which is the Park’s attraction
this week, is tbs good looking chorus.
The costumes are fresh and new and
worn to advantage by these girls.
TtStb Addington, a singing comedienne,
leads the company with her original
stunts, and Rubin and John Quigg
furnish the male comedy, each trying to
outdo the other in their funmaking. The
scenic effects are delightfully attractive
end eong specialties are given by a trio,
Dooley, Naimola and McGee. \ There Is a
clever etary running through the piece.
CONFESSIONS
OF A BRIDE
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/ find the answers to
my cries come from my
husband.
When the men stopped hammering
where would I be? In a of water, 1
told myself, or in an underground dun
geon with rats scampering about and
slimy creatures in the corners; or per
haps I would find myself In some ancient
crypt where my bones would mix with
the long-fofgotten bones of other young
women—dead because, like me, they had
been willful and stubborn, unreasonably
Impulsive and impatient of conventions
and restraint, and very headstrog in their
love affairs—
So my dazed mind tangled itself up
as I reviewed all of the reasons for all
of the steps by which I had arrived at
my horrible state. The reasons seemed
so silly—the steps seemed so inevitable.
It wasn’t logical. I felt a sudden sym
pathy with criminals. All prisoners rea
soned, I supposed, very much as I was
doing. *
At last I felt sure that my cell had de
scended by successive jerks and slides so
far that Its ceiling was many feet be
low the level of the floor of the secret
chamber,. where my would-be rescuers
were so futilely employed.
It seemed to me that the noise which
they made must arouse the dead in the
vaults under the pavement of the church.
Again a whispered anwser to my cries
was wafted to mo from below and I
shuddered. It seemed a ghostly wall!
When the expected finally did happen,
when the door above • me - fell in, it
dropped to the top of my little cage— k
broke through the ceiling, crashed close
to me. and bruised my hand In its fall.
I didn’t mind that, however. I was glad
that it had made a hole In the roof of my
closet.
As soon as it. had fallen, all noises
ceased for me. My consciousness left me
just as I was trying to imagine what
would be the fate of the three good
friends whom I had left behind in that
secret chamber. ,
Would they—could’they—be enticed into
horrible traps as easily, as thoughtlessly,
as I had been?
Suddenly the dream-voice of my hus
band—the voice I had heard nbove my
own screaming—became a reality!
“You are not dead? For God’s sake
say something! Are yon, still alive?
Speak to me!”
The voice thrilled me but I couldn’t
speak. Fingers moved gently across my
face. They lingered on my eyelids, and
crept to the edge of my hair. Bob’s fin
gers! I knew the soft touch of them and
loved it as well as I knew and loved the
sofind of Bob’s voice.
"I would know the touch of your hands
even If I were dead.” I had declared to
him, fondly, a thousand times since our
marriage. At that momentous midnight,
New Y’ear, 1920, I wondered If I were
not dead in truth! And rescued—by soup*
miracle of love —too late!
"It is you, Jane. One word—jnst one
word—” my husband pleaded.
I opened my and realized that we
were engulfed in absolute darkness. Rut
what cared I for the llgbj.? I was alive
—and Bob was breathing'close to me! T 1
could hear him —I coufd feel his breath
on- my face!
"Bob! Bob!” I whispered. His fin
gers still smoothed the colls of my hair
as If so he felt most sure of me in the
darkness.
"You! Jane! Darling!” he sobbed as
he gathered me into his arms. “Your
screaming paralyzed me, .Tane. T thought j
that I must be crazy. It was unthinkable'
that you should be thrown into tills same
hole —with me. Vengeance! 1 pray \jt
God to give me—”
“Sh-sh-sh— ’’ I whispered, putting a
finger across his lips. “We’re together,
dearest. We share the same dangers. If !
we are not to live together, we will have
the joy of dying together. What more
can fate grant us, darling?”
He put Kis face tight to my own for an
answer. 1 clung to rny husband as if i
our reunion did not, of itself, need ex- j
plaining. And It did not, for the time.
“Where are.,we, Bob?” I asked.
“In a subcellar—an ancient dungeon. I
was put down here and left to die. Anil
you, darling! How did you come here?” !
(To Be Continued).
(Copyright, 1920, by the Newspaper j
Enterprise association).
THE MOVIES
MR. SMITH S.
Mabel Normand’s latest picture, j
“Pinto,” is being shown this week at Mr.
Smith’s theater. She Is seen as an or- j
phan with five foster fathers. She has
wild ideas, and as long as she Is in the
west she Is all right, but-when she goes 1
to New York to'look one of her fathers |
up, she is completely out of luck. Many j
comical things happen that are worth i
seeing.
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CIRCLE.
While Mary Pickford was shooting
scenes for “Pollyannna” at a small town j
In Norwalk, near Los Angeles, a village |
storekeeper offered to rent part of his j
store “to that kid” to change her cos
tume, believing that she was a child un
til the property man told him differ
ently. “Pollyanna” is tho feature at
traction at- the Circle this week.
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-ALHAMBRA.
“Kangaroo tail soup” Is anew dish
that Enid Bennettt recently introduced
to her friends at a dinner which she gave
at her home in Los Angeles. It is an
importation from Australia, the land of
Miss Bennett’s birth and there It is on a
par with the ox tail soup so popular In
this country. “The Woman In the Suit
case,” which Is Miss Bennett’s latest
picture, is being shown the first of this
week at the Alhambra. -
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ISIS.
Charles Neville Buck’s popular novel,
"When Bearcat Went Dry,” makes an
admirable picture and is being shown at
the Isis the first half of this weekV It
Is a vivid tale of the Cumberland moun
tains of Kentucky. Mr. Buck's wide and
intimate acquaintance gives him firsts
hand material to work with in drafting
his stories.
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OHIO.
Theda .Bara makes a delightful Kath
leen Mavourneen in the picture by that
name, which Is being seen at the Ohio
theater this week. The picture has a
number of Interesting situations and a
series of thrilling turns,
jC .
CARD PARTY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
A public card party will be given to
night by the Only Euchre chib in Musi
cians’ hall, 143 East Ohio street.
* * *
The Ladles’ auxiliary to the Switch
men’s union will give a card party
Wednesday afternoon in Morrison hali,
on Monument Circle.
When
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then yon need
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Herschell to Tell
Writers 9 Club How
to “Put 9 Er Over”
WILLIAM HERSCHEL.
The Writers' club will meet at 7:45
o’clock this evening at the public library
when William Herschell will talk on
“Putting ’er Over.” This will be a guest
meeting.
THEATERS
ENGLISH—“J.UK O’ LANTERN.”
A fairy tale with catchy music, gor
geous colorings, and Fred Stone the
clown-comedian are included In “Jack O’
Lantern,” which opened a week’s en
gagement at English’s last night. The
production, which was written by Anne
Caldwell and R. H. Burnside, includes
just a little bit of everything that one
could possibly expect to see -upon the
stage. The electrical effects are unusual.
The music, for which Ivan (jayll Is re
sponsible, gives way to many of the
•beautiful effects, lighted jack o’ lanterns
being used in a great many instances.
Fred Stone has made clowning a fine
art. Ha tumbles and turns and twists
in such a manner that one winders ltow
he escapes Injury. From the time he
tumbles out of the hay wagosi In the
first scene until he takes his last stroke
upon the icepond, he is immense. His
! dance with Violet Zell, hfi} dancing part
ner of “Chin Chin,” is up to standard.
Miss Zell is slender and limp and relaxes
entirely when Mr. Stone tosses and
throws her about.
The story concerns two small children,
; a boy and girl, w hose hard-hearted father
desires to do away with the children that
he will nt>t be bothered and have hla
money all to himself. Jack O'Lantcru
comes on the. scoue in the form of a
tramp, and promises that he will kill the
children for a large sum of money. He
takes the children and money and goes
away, showing the children the time of
their young lives by means of plenty of
candy, picture shows and other luxuries
that are dear to the heart of a kiddie.
Their trip through candyland is not only
entertaining, but beautiful. The town Is
built, with small houses, stupes and
shops, and the children enjoy every mo-*
meat. Finally Jack restores the chil
dren to their father, with his promise
that he will tie good to them amt give
them all they want.
Teresa Valerio is again with Mr.
Stone’s company. Her pretty voice and
pleasing personality are much In evi
dence when she and Mr. Stone sing "I’ll
Take You Back to Italy.” Roy Hoyer
and Blsie May give their songs in a de
lightful manner. “Wait Till the Cows
Come Hqine,” which proved so popular
at the time of its first presentation, re
mains that same catchy tune that Ve all
love. The Hoy sisters, three LUlputlftua,
are dainty singers and dancers, who tome
wrapped up In candy boxes. • ,
The six Brown brothers, with Tom
Brown, are again blazing forth with
double honors. Every one knows what
they are capable of doing in the way
of “saxopbouing,” and in this extrava
ganza they have omitted notldng. Their
sextette Is remarkable. This is the first
product]on x seen in Indianapolis that has
an lee carnival, upon real ice. Katie
Smith does a specialty number that is
full of twirls and swishes. Fred Stone
then appears and gives a burlesone or
tho stunt, under the name of Charlotte
Itusse.
“.Tack O’Lanfern" is a spectacle suoh
as we all love. The scenic effects add
much to this production, ilia creators of
so much beauty in this instance being
Ernest Albert, Joseph Urban and Homer
Emeus. The engagement will include a
Wednesday and Saturday matinee.
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MURAT. ■ V
Charles W. Butler, who plays the part
of the cockney lodging house keeper with
William Hodge in “The Guest of Honor,”
the attraction at the Murat theater Jau.
22, 23 and 24, is a stage veteran - of in
ternational repute. His first successes
were made some time ago at the Gayety
cheater, I-ond'bn, 'and it was with one
of the companies from’ that theater that
he came to New York. Mr. Butler played
last year with Florence Moore in "Parlor,
Bedroom and Blith.”
“Take It From Me,” a Winter Garden
extravaganza, comes to the Murat all of
ntext week, with matinees Wednesday
and Saturday.
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B. F. KEITH’S—VAUDEVILLE.
One of the most novel acts In vaude
ville occupies the headliner position at
It. F. Keith’s vaudeville theater this
week —Winston's water lions and diving
nymphs. Jhe act, in its first presenta-
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1920.
Gen. Pershing Kisses
Gold Star Mother
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.—Gen.
Pershing was about to leave the
Multnomah hotel last night when ho
was accosted by a woman in mourn
ing, who put out her hand and said:
“Sir, my only son is dead in
France. May I shake hands with you
iiy honor of my boy?”
The general put bis arm about the
woman, kissed her and whispered a
few words In her ear. His eyes filled
with tears as he started for the train
that was to take him to Seattle.
1
tion here, was all that was clnimed foi
it. Five big sea lions and two flrettty
young women participate. The girls dive
into the glass tank, performing various
swimming stunts. The sea lions follow
them and imitate every movement made
by the human swimmers. No deductions
are given the animals an<d they are not
driven, even when one *of them stands
an its tail high in the air and imitates
a jack knife dive! /
The other acts on the bill, while show
ing flashes of excellence, are not up to
the mark set for this house during past
-weeks. Larry Reilly and his company
in “Here’s to Erin,” present a short
sketch of the return to the “ould sod”
of a young Irishman who has gone to
America and made his mark. Rell!j| has
a good voice and sings two songs’ - well,
and a young woman with the company
presents a couple of good dances.
Richards opens the’ bill with a dancing
act that fails to get'much of a hand
until the big surprise at the end. Then
the house Is forced Into a heurty laugh
at Itself. A
Hallen and Hunter present a nut act.
P.iUy Galson's songs and sayings are
above the ordinary and his jazzy way
of singing gets him across in fine shape.
Olson and J6hnson present a piano
i act of the whirlwind variety which In
dianapolis audiences like so well Their
topical songs are good and their jokes
better.
'Morgan and Rioter, two girls who
sing and an unusual lint,
especially the lengthy one.
The usual news reel and Literary
Digest topics complete the bill.
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LYRIC—VAUDEVILLE.
A big bill Is offered at the Lyric this
week, where an exceptionally good head
liner Is presented with other oat-of-the
ordlnary acts. The “Revue/of 1920" Is
the name of the act In the headliner’s
place. Pepple and Grebnwald have over
looked. nothing which would entertain in
the least. The scene is laid in Hawaii.
The girls In the chorus are pretty and
their ebstumes are clever.
One of the liveliest and most enter
taining acts seen on ' the Lyric’s bill
for some time is given by Mabel Harper,
singer of Jazz songs. She is an energetl;
person, who has originality all through
her act. The Herbert trio offer a turn
on bars and spring hoards. Their stunts
are new and startling.
Ferro and Coulter are blackface
comedians that are different. Their line
of talk is good jmtl their darky jokes
are new. “The Golden Bird” is a canary
which Is carried out into the audience
and sings to the accompaniment of a
violin. Frear, Baggot and Kroar offer
a juggling act that is good and old
fashioned melodies are given by the
"Girls of ’HI." The photoplay features
include a comedy and news feel.
RIALTO.
"Bang Fp" vaudeville is at the Rialto
theater this week, where Howard and
Helen Savage head thd bill with a clever
sharpshooting act that Is out of the or- i
dlnary. Their stunts are different from
the average and they create much Inter
est on the part of the audience. Re- j
markable work Is offered by these two ]
artists. George Stanley arrd the Wilson
Sisters are clever comedians, Mr. Stanley
doing most of the "funny work.” Wilma
and Ketch, assisted by “Jerre" offer a
ventriloquist act that is novel. They re
cently returned from abroad, it is under- 1
stood, where they met with phenomenal
success. Wolfing and Willing are black
face comedians, that entertain the ob
server. Lornh*rll is a xylophonist whose i
program includes popular and classical j
musldT The photoplay feature is Tom
Mix in “Feud," a picture that is full of
thrills and entertainment. Tho story con
terns lots of guniighting and good riding.
The Kiaito’s bill Is better this week
than any that has been seen there re
cently. Each act Is good and they all
go over.
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BROADWAY—VAUDEVILLE.
Seven vaudeville acts are given this
week at the Broadway, and each Is of
unusual calibre. .The Weaver brothers,-
who are billed as the “boys from Ar
kansas,” are on the list of entertaining
acts. Their rube 'act is out of the ordi
nary, In as much as they are tempo
rarily at the Broadwat, their real place
being on big time vaudeville. Tom
Moore and sisters have a clever dancing
and musical act, that goes across in
great style. Moore does The comedy
work and the girls are graceful dancers
MacDonald and Mack play a number of
different musical instruments, and Dave
and Marion Grey, two men. give some
of the latest song hits of the musical 1
revues. “Monkeyland” is the title of an
act, given by tho Rianos. It has many
surprises that are sensational. It is an
act that delights the youngsters, but
one that pleases the audience at the
same time. *
Kaufman and Webster glVe a tramp
act that Is good. The photoplay section
of the bill Includes a news weekly, a j
Mutt and Jeff comedy and a three-reel j
comedy. [
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Kick to , Better _ Business
Bureau Brings Results, Says
President Vonnegut.
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A pair of pants under ordinary cir
cumstances means little to the average
merchant. /
But a pair of pants, a badly worded
advertisement and Vn irate and implaca*-
ble woman customer make a formidable
combination for any business man to
face. %
This Is what one Indianapolis clothing
merchant humped Info, according to
Franklin Vonnegut, president of the
board of directors of the Better Business
Bureau, today.
The case Is only one out of hundreds
that “come to the attention of the bureau
for adjustment, Mr. Vonnegut said in a
statement explaining the kind of wofk
the bureau does for the benefit Mi the
hundreds of citizens who do not thor
oughly understanA.lt. The bureau will
seek to increase its membership and
funds for 1920 during the week of
Jan. 2C. - -
“The Better Business Bureau - came
into being and thrived because it has a
noble mission,” said Mr. Vonnegut. “Its
purpose is and h|is been to preserve one
jof the most valuable and happy assets
of modern business ’good will.’
GOOD WILL NECESSARY •
TO STOI’ DISHONESTY.
t_ “Without good will on thc % pari not
only of the customer hut also of the
nlereliant, modern business would be
| come a wild, throat-cutting scramble,
i Merchants would cheat customers be
cause customers would he attempting to
; cheat them and would be expecting such
treatment in return.
“A business man can not point out
the unfair practices of his fellow busi
ness man. T h fellow business man
would only accuse him of trying to
drive bis competitor out of by
! unfair means. But an independent agen
; cy, employed by all merelyuts can watch
all merchants and by the weight of the
influence of nil fair merchants compel
i twifair dealers to forego their unfair
j practices. This is where the Better
; Business Bureau fits In. By investlgat
! ing complaints of both customers and
merchants the wrongs are right-d and
I ‘good will’ preserved.”
WOMAN FINDS
BUREAU OF SERVICE. . /
The tale of the pants,' tne angry
woman and the misleading advertisment
began when the woman read in the Al
vertising columns of a local newspaper
that, a downtown clothjng store would
sell “corduroy knickers. $2.75 and s.’?
values for $1.98.’’ Tho bargain Instinct
aroused, the woman went to the store
and Inquired for the marked down knick
ers. Upon examination she discovered
that the price tag on them was marked
$2.25. The clerk explained that they
were in fact a $2.75 or $5 value on to
day's replacement cost. But the woman
went to the Better Business Bureau with
a complaint. The bureau manager went
straight to the proprietor of the store,
wheu happened to be a member of the
fair price committee. The proprietor im
mediately looked into the matter and ex
plained that the advertisement had
slipped by him sincc.be did not approve
of the practice of stating values. He
told the bureau manager to ask the
woman what be should do to make good
on the advertisement.
“Give tne a $3 pair of knickers,” was
the response. She got the knickers and
notified the bureau that she was well
satisfied with the treatment the store
had given her. The store's reputation
for honesty was still unassailed and the
woman did not lose her faith in all
advertising.
Parent-Teacher
Body to Hear Rush
The Parent-Teacher association of the
William McKinley school will meet at
3:15 oclock \Ycdnesday afternoon at the
school, when rhe speaker will be Charles
E. Jtush, city librarian.
OBSOLETE LITERATURE.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 20. Sign in Mil
waukee book store: # “For sale cheap
’The Bartenders’ Guide.'”
I SEE OLD, FADED !
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; GARMENTS TURN NEW j
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l "Diamond Dyes” Add Years of j
Wear to Discarded
I Garments I
Don’t worry about perfect results. Use
“Diamond Dyes.” guaranteed to give a
new. rich, fadeless color to any fabric,
whether it be wool, silk, linen, cotton
or mixed goods -dresses, blouses, stock
ings, skirts, children’s coats, feathers,
draperies, coverings.
The ‘Direction Book with each package
tells so plainly liow to diamond dye over
any color that you can not make a mis
take.
To match, any material, have druggist
eliaw you “Diamond Dye” Color Clard.
—Advertisement.
“Say It With Flowers * *
Cor. Ohio ond Meridian.
New 21-102, Main 371*.
fr Call Wash. 3715 After Closing Hours.
°T* &Co' a Zo‘
A Glimpse at New Arrivals
in the Gown Shop
The woman who wants a medium-priced gown or frock or street dress
will be an admirer of the many good looking models that are coming
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Wool Jersey Street Frocks
Priced at $29.50 and $35.00
They are truly unusual values, made in the popular Russian blouse effect and
embroidered in self-color. These in taupe, sand, brown and sueh tones, are splen
did for spring wear. • —Ayres—Third floor.
The Newest
Spring Embroideries
Women who have bedn buying longcloth and nainsook for
fashioning spring and summer undergarments, and women who
have small children undoubtedly will welcome the arrival of
brand new, fresh embroideries for trimming underwear and mak
ing children's clothes.
The embroideries listed below (along with many others) are
newcomers, and are very, very high values. It happens that this
little buyer is a person keen at tracking down unusual values for
her patrons. {
At 7a yard, one lot of cambric and nainsook and swiss
edges, embroidered in blind and eyelet effects. Widths from
to 5 inches.
At 50<* a yard, flouncings for petticoats and children's dresses,
of cambric and nainsook, 12 inches wide. Blind, eyelet and Ve
netian embroidery effects.
At 25c a yard, cambric and nainsook embroideries for trim
ming underwear; 6 to 9 inches wide. Square and pointed scal
lops in blind, Venetian and eyelet effects.
Cbrset Cover Embroideries
At 55C a yard, cambric and nainsook embroideries for making
corset covers; 18 inches wide. Attractive edges with beading
for ribbon. —Ayres—Street floor.
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Os the Dress Goods
Marked Down
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Have you been browsing among the aisle booths on the second floor that
are stacked up with attractive dress goods at the smallest prices we’ve offered
in a year? \
If you haven’t, don’t put it off longer; select the materials for your tailored
suits and coats and frocks for spring.
The advantages offered in this one-we6k special sale are surely manifest
in this list.
Velour Cheeks, Special at $5.48
Shepherd and crow-feet checks, both favorites in next spring suitings; cadet, violet,
tan and navy with harmonizing and contrasting checks; 54 inches wide. /
AiTgora Chevrons, Special at $4.48
B’ine, rough finish, soft wool herringbone weave; henna, medium brown, light gray,
tan, cadet and navy blue, rose and mixtures; 66 inches wide.
Tinseltone Velours, Special at $5.98
The newest velours in medium brown, maduro
and navy blue illuminated; 56 inches wide.
Silvertone Velours r Special at $3.98
In tan, plum, red, Belgian and mahogany; shadow
striped and plain; 56 Inches wide.
Mannish Suitings, Special at $2.98
All-wool herringbone and serge weaves, In
broken stripe mixtures, gray oxfords, etc.; 56
inches wide. ?
Shepherd Checks, Special at $3.48
In black and white, black and brown, blue and
brown; 56 inches wide. -1 %
Plain Wool Velours, Special at $3.98
Most popular suiting in henna, Burgundy, Bra
zilian, plum, cadet blue and claret; 66 inches wide.
Chevron Serge, Special at $1.48
All pure wool, In Copenhagen, plum and laurel
green. Also granite clotl£ all wool, in navy blue
and garnet, 40 inches witie.
to us “poste haste” from New York,
following the buyer’s trip there last
week. '
Fascinating little frocks of navy blue and
black kitten’s ear crepe feature artistic em
broidery in contrasting colors.
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Equally irresistible to the feminine taste
are Georgette crepe dresses in white, gray and
flesh, cleverly enough done with tiny flutings
of taffeta and colored ribbon girdles. These
are $69.50. w
Others at the same price are navy blue and
black Georgette models combined with taffeta.
Innumerable styles whispering of spring
fashions are developed of crisp taffeta and very
chic tricotines.
Soft, graceful foulard frocks in navy*
blue and white, have white organdie
collars embroidered in red, and a bit
of red at the belt. Only $45.
Scotch Tweeds, Special at $3.90
Rough homespun mixture effects in fine wools;
brown, gray, plum and oxford; 64 inches wide.
Plaid Woolens, Special at $2.98
All-wool plaid in serge and suiting weights, In
twelve good patterns and color combinations; 60
to 66 inches wide. *
Vel Barre, Special at $3.98
A woolen of *the velour type; neat line stripes in
tan and brown, taupe and brown, red and black,
green and black, and blue and black; 56 inches wide.
Covert Cloths, Special at $4.48
Priestley’s famous cloth in gray, green aad tan
mixtures; 66 inches wide.
Displayed in Center Aisle
of the dress goods section, these and other equally
splendid values. Your tailored suit or dress or
coat for spring w r ear will cost very considerably less
if you buy your material at this week-long sale.
—Ayres—Second floor.
GROCERIES
Serve Yourself and Save
Sonps, Campbell’s, all kinds, spe
cial, per can, 11C: dozen, 51.25.
Butter, Ayres’ Special Creamery,
extra quality, pound, 68C.
Pineapple, Batavia, new pack, sliced,
three sizes, can, 52C. and
23c.
Grapefruit, Florida Sealdaweet
Brand, large size. IOC; for 55C;
medium size, 8C; 2 for 15C.
PowdereiJ sugar, non-caking, two
pound bag, 45C-
Flour, Certainty Brand, 20-lb. bag,
81.44; 10-lb..bag, 72C; 6-lb. bag,
45C.
Milk, Van Camp’s large cans, 16C;
baby size, 7%C.
Hominy, Van Camp’s large N®. 8
cans, 12C-
Soup, Van Camp’s tomato and vege
table, can, lOC.
Bacon, Klngan's Porter Brand,
sugar cured, machine sliced and de
rlnded, pound, 35C-
Breakfast eausage, Klngan’e Reli
able Brand, pound cartons, 34C.
Beans, hand- picked Mlchlgana,
pound, lOC*
—Ayres—Basement.
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