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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
ODD JOB PLAN
DOOMED TO AID
PORTLAND IDLE
Community Behind Scheme to
Provide Cleanup En-
plOyment.
Special to The Times.

PORTLAND, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE clti-
Gems of Portland are endeavoring to re-
lieve the employment situation here
through community effort inaugurated
by the Portland Commercial Association
with the object of tiding over the unem-
ployed men and women Of the city until
local industries are again running at
normal capacity and spring farm work
opens.
Several hundred men have been pro-
yided an opportunity to earn their liv-
Ing through odd Jobs about farms, bust
ness houses and residences usually at
tendant on annual spring cleanup activ-
tiles.
A special committee of business men
from the Commercial Association has been
formed to obtain the cooperation of the
city council and county commissioners
by inducing them to begin OF once on
road repairs and other public improve
ments planned for the coming season.
Citizens who plan building operations
are being urged to start their projects as
early as possible to provide employment
1t is estimated that work for at least
800 unemployed men and women will be
provided through this community effort
the slogan Of which is Hire a Man for a
Day or TwO-Help Keep Portland En-.
ployed"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
HEARS EVIDENCE
IN FUNDS SNARL
Anderson Considers Case of
Insurance Company.

Evidence in the suit of William George
of Aurora, ILL.,, against the Liberal life
Assurance Company Of Anderson and
four directors Of the concern, to compel
the return of about $50, 600 of company
funds said to have been turned over to
certain directors without consideration
and for an accounting, was heard by
Judge Albert B. Anderson in Federal
Court today.
The alleged unlawful acts are said to
have taken place while the late Austin
Rutherford was president of the insurance
company. James ]. Davis, Elwood; r.
H. Brandon, Aurora, ILL.,; S. L. Van
Petten and James J. Netterville, both OF
Anderson, are directors named. Mr.. Davis
is head Of the Loyal Order Of Moose.
Following the trial he will go to st.
Augustine, Fla, to confer with President
elect Harding.
The company is no longer active, its
business having been reinsured In another
company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
PIMPLY? WELL. DON'T Be
People Notice 1t. Drive Them
OFF with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pirnply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get a package of
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
successful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effec-
lively, but their action is gentle and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No, one who takes Olive Tablets IS
ever cursed with a dark brown taste"
a bad breath, a dull. istless. no good"
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
Olive Tablets are purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; you will
know them by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result. Take one or
two nightly for week. See how much
better you feel and look. 15c and 30c.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
Bowman Elder Heads
Committee of Legion

The personnel OF an American Legion
committee to confer with the G. A. r.
and Spanish War veterans on plans for
the observance Of Memorial day in Ma
rion County was announced today by ].
F. Cantwell, chairman Of the Marion
County Council of the American Legion.
The committee is composed OF Bowman
Elder Myron Hughel. John Paul Rags
dale and Joseph r. Beckett. The chair
man was authorized to make the ap-
polntments at the meeting of the coun-
Gil in the Chamber Of Commerce on
Thursday night.
Tentative plans also were made for a
public mass meeting TO be held under
the auspices Of the legion next Tues
day In celebration Of Washington's birth
day. Definite arrangements for this
meeting wereleft TO the officers Of the
council.
Il was reported that about 5000 leg
ionnaires In the county expect to enroll
more than 1000 members by the end of
the week.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
COPS HAVE BIG
NIGHT IN RAIDS
Two Men in Emrichville Dry
Beer Place Among Per-
sons Held.

In a series of raids and Investigations
the police net was spread over the city
during the night and numerous arrests
were made.
Captain Ball and Lieutenant McMur-
try visited the Enrich dry beer saloon
in Emrichville at 80 a. m. They found
two men and two women at the place
and questioned them. The men were ar
rested on charges of operating a blind
tiger after, the police declare, they found
a bottle Of whisky in the pocket of each
They gave the names of Alfred c. Beck
20, 54S Prospect street, and Harry B
Thompson, q, 1852 North Illinois street
Thompson first said he was Harry Hays
of the Illinois street address.
In touring car parked near the place
police say they found q black leather
travelling bag containing three pints o.
home made beer and seven empty beel
bottles.
INDICATES REVENUE
MAN is OWNER.
The name and address on a tag found
on the travelling bag indicated that 4
was owned by an internal revenue In
spector, with offices at 31S Federal build
ing, -Four glasses, which the police say
smelled as II they had contained liquor
Z
Both men were released on bonds. TIL,
women were not arrested.
In city court both men were convicted
of operating a blind tiger and were fnet
so and costs, which they paid.
Lieutenant Winkler and q squad o.
police faded an alleged resort at 23t
North Liberty street, arresting Edn'
Phillips. As. on a charge OF keeping
resort; Nellie DENIAL. %. on a statutory
charge, and two men. who gave the namei
OF John O'Brien of Columbus and Charlie,
Martin, $40 West New York street, on tn,
charge Of associating.
Sergeant Eolderauer and a squad raid
ed 4S6 Bast Ohio street and arrested
Philip Mcdonald, 81. and Kate Leyeron
49, on statutory charges
The police arrested Beatrice Jackson
neSro. 621 East Court street, charging
her with keeping a resort. Herman Less
ley, 90 40 North Noble street, was ar
rested on a charge II associationg.
Two women giving the names OF Nellie
Jones, %, 11s North New Jersey street
and Anna Bobb, 63j East Ohio street
were arrested on vagrancy charges II
East street near Washington street.
PatrolmRn Roman arrested Dan Bag
don and Fleming Garden on Il charge Of
operating a blind tiger. The policeman
declared ne found two gallons Of white
mule" whisky in a buggy In which Bag
don was riding in West street.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
FOR EXCESSIVE
URIC ACID
TRY THE WILLIAMS TREATMEN'
rs Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FREE.

Just because you start the day wo--
ried and tired, stiff legs and arms and
muscles, an aching head, burning and
bearing down pains in the back-worn
out before the day begins-do not think
you have to stay in that condition.
Be strong, well, with no stiff joints,
sore muscles. rheumatic pains, aching
back or kidney trouble caused by body
made acids.
If you suffer from bladder weakness,
with burning, scalding pains, or If you
are in and out of bed half a dozen times
night, you will appreciate the rest,
comfort and strength this treatment
should give.
To prove The Williams Treatment con-
quers kidney and bladder diseases, rheu-
matism and all other ailments when due
to excessive uric acid, no matter how
chronic or stubborn, If you have never
tried The Williams Treatment, we will
give one 75c bottle (S2 dOses) free if you
will cut out this notice and send 1t with
your name and address. Please send 10
cents to help pay postage, packing, ETC..
to The DR.. d. A Williams Company.
Dept. T 1927, o. Building, East Hampton,
Conn. Send at once and you viii re-
ceive by parcel post a regular z5c bottle,
without charge and without mourning
any obligation. Only one bottle to the
sanae address or family. advertisement
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17

to starved nerves. Our bodies need
more phosphates than is contained in
modern foods. Physicians claim there is
nothing that win supply this deficiency
so well as the organic phosphate known
among druggists as bitro- phosphate,
which is inexpensive and is sold by
Hooks drug stores and most all drug
gists under a guarantee of satisfaction
or money back. BY feeding the nerves
directly and by supplying the body cells
with the necessary phosphoric food ele-
ments bitTo phosphate should produce a
welcome transformation in the appear
ance, the Increase in weight frequently
being astonishing.
Increase In weight also carries with it
a general improvement In the health.
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of
energy, which nearly always accompany
excessive thlnness, should soon disap-
pear, dull eyes ought to brighten, and
pale cheeks glow with the bloom OF pc
feet health Miss Georgia Hamilton. who
was once thin and frail, reporting her
own experience. writes: "BltrO Phos-
phate has brought about a magic trans
formation with me. / gained fifteen
pounds and never before felt so well"
CAUTION Although Bitro- Phosphate
is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness, it
should not, owing to its tendency to in
crease weight be used by any one who
does not desire to put on hesh.-Adver-
tiSement.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
KOKOMO WOMEN
FIX MEETING AS
CRIME PROTEST
Call Sent Out Demands Ac.
ton to Check City Wave
Of Thuggery.
sneciaI TO The Times.


KOKoMO. Ind. Feb. IA general
meeting Of women has been arranged
for Sunday afternoon at 2:So o'clock at
the city council chamber. The call for
the meeting has been signed by Mrs.
L. II. Knepple, Nora 7. Cause, Mrs. A.
B. Armstrong, Mrs W. T. Arnold, Mrs.
Otis A. Smith. Mrs. c. NJ. Randolph, Mrs.
Ida B. Hopkins, DR.. Anna LandOn, Mrs.
r. II. Wattles, Mrs. Emma Wright, Mrs.
c. X. Mccain and Mrs. L. R. Naftzger,
all prominent in social and civic affairs
Of the city.
The call reads:
I'm view of the deplorabie conditions
and the absndOnment which has obtained
in our city during the last few months,
eliminating in some Of the most distress
sing episodes in the history of KOkomo,
# is evident from the number of fragrant
misdemeanors, rObberies and debaucher-
les. that We are dominated by the thug
element. This condition has brought
much embarrassment to the citizens of
KokomO as a result of the nOtoriety OBJ
tained thereby.
"The situation has become so acute
and the patience of the better class of
citizens SO tried that demand has arisen
for immediate action to prevent a further
occurrence"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17

to make horizontal increases between
counties
Representative Russell K Bedgood, TIP
pecanoe County, asked Mr.. Barker II the
amendment would give the tax board
arbitrary power to raise tax levles with
out first holding a hearing in the coun-
ty affected. Representative Barker re
piled that the original tax law cares
for this provision, and said a hearing
must be held before any levy can bea
raised.
Representative Claude A. Smith, Glib
son County, in referring to a statement
OF Representative Chester A. Davis, Jaw
County, that the board is required to
hold hearings and give notice OF Its ac-
ton before levy can be increased, asked
II the board had Deen following the
law.
las to that, don't know" replied
Mr.. Davis. Il only know that the law
requires IT,"
No change was made IN the Barker
amendment.
Following adoption Of tho amendment,
Representative Barker. Posey County, iu-
troducel another nation that would
strike out all Of section OF the Dill.
which gives the State board appellate
Jurisdiction in the matter Of local bond
Issues ana fixing Of levies.
The Barker motion aroused opposition
from the majority side OF the House.
Representative Barker OF Boone de-
clared the people wish the appellate ju-
risdiction left Ia the hands OF the State
board. and in this statement he was
supported by statements of several Of
the Republican members Of the House.
On motion OF Representative Barker Of
Boone the motion made by Representa-
tive Barker Of Posey to strike out Sec
tion was tabled.
Representative Barker of Boone fol
lowed this action with motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill. A vote
on the second to the Barker motion
showed II lost by 30 to s.
The bin win be eligible for third read
ing and passage Friday.
Four bills were passed in the morning
session OF the House
They were: Requiring interurban
companies and railroads to cut down
thistles, burrs and weeds on their RICH IS
of-way; providing new regulations for
use Of roads by motor trucks and new
license fees for trucks and trailers: al
lowing city council OF South Bend 70
construct comfort stations in parks. and
providing that railroads with more than
thirty five miles Of track shall not run
engines backward or tender first for
more than ten miles except In case Of
wrecks or washouts
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
u. S. Sues to Seize
Medicine for Fraud

Suit for the seizure OF six or more
bottles Of a proprietary medicine known
as Parry's Vegetable Compound, manu-
featured by the Parry Medicine Company.
Of Pittsburgh. Pa, ana now In posses
sion IF william Brownscombe, was filed
in Federal Court today by Frederick Van
Nuys. district attorney. The bin states
that the drugs are falsely branded in
that four bottles bear a label indicating
a cure for various skin diseases and
smallpox and two bottles are labeled as
cure for cancer. tuberculosis Of the
bones, lungs and flesh, gallstones and
tapeworm.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
Uncle Sans Strong
Arm YGnks Pete Out
of Morpheus Arms

Awakened from sweet dreams by a
knock on his door this morning Pete
Brown, 527 East Washington street.
deserted the tender arms Of Morpheus,
opened the door and fell into the
strong embrace Of the United States
Government in the form Of Thomas
J. Long, deputy United States mar
shall
Brown was arrested on a capias,
after being indicted by the Federal
grand Jury on a charge OF viola ting
the national, prohibition law by hay
ing about a quart and half of
whisky In his possession for pur-
poses of sale March 7, 1920.
He was released on bond Of 81 600
signed by Harry Bookaedis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17

lot purchasing transactions could be com
bined into one big lot deal a great saving
In the overhead expense of record keep
ing and handling charges could be made.
Likewise, there would be less delay in
deliveries TO departments IL they could go
directly TO ths storehouse and obtain what
was needed instead of having to wait
until the purchasing agent has gone
through the present red tape procedure.
Many times, it is said, department heads
and employees and the purchasing agents
office suffer annoyances because the
wrong article is purchased through the
lack of a proper description on requisi-
tons. If the department representatives
could go TO the storehouse and pick out
of stock exactly what was needed this
source of error could~be eliminated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
Local Men Will Be
Banquet Speakers

George n. Mannfeld, superintendent of
the division of fish and game Of the
department Of conservation; Gus Mayer,
b. A. Sunderland, president Of the Ma
riOn County Fish and Game Protective
Association, and II. b. Tuttle, treasurer
Of the Marion County organization. viii
go to Noblesville Friday night to speak
at the annual banquet Of the Hamilton
County Fish and Game Association.
On the same evening A. E. Bodine OF
the fish and game department will speak
at a meeting of the Pike County Fish,
and Bird Association at Peters
burg.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1921.
Mrs. Julia Tutewiler
Is on Program Friday

Mrs. Julia Tutewiler, president Of the
indianapolis school board, will be the
principal speaker at the luncheon meet
Ing of the Exchange Club at the Hotel
Lincoln tomorrow. Mrs. Tutewilef will
discuss school problems in Indianapolis.
In honor of the speaker, the meeting
has been designated Ladies' day" Ev-
cry Exchangite is urged to bring his
wife, or if he is not so provided, to
bring a woman friend as his guest.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
EMPLOYERS SCRAP
LABOR SPY SYSTEM

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-spies were being
squeezed out Of the nations industry
today.
Elaborate intelligence systems main
tanned by employers as strike insurance
are being dismantled in the present re-
adjustment period.
The method of placing operatives to
work beside employees in industrial plants
was a product Of the labor scarcity in
the boom days during the war.
Reports given to employers on the
state Of mind of employees enabled the
former in many cases to prevent labor
difficulties by remedytng conditions or
eliminating agitators.
Strikes no longer are feared by man
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
+. Prange Funeral
to Be Held Sunday

Funeral services for Frederick Prange
SO. who ~led at his home, 337 North
Davidson street, Wednesday after three
days illness, will be held from the resi-
ydence Sunday with the Rev. J. G. Mat
THUS in charge. Burial viii be In the
Lutheran cemetery.
Mr. Prange was In the grain milling
business in Indianapolis for many years
He was born in Germany, Nov. 10, 1884
and came to th United States in 1854.
The widow, two daughters, Minnie, OF
Indianapolis, and Mrs Louise Klinsick OF
Lafayette, and two sons, Fred, residing
at 1920 East Vermont street, and Henry
thought to be in Wyoming. survive.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
Heat OF Red Peppers
Stops Rheumatic Pain

The penetrating heat Of "Red Pepper
Rub" will bring almost instant relief
from the pains of rheumatism, pleurisy,
{ clds lumbago, neuritis, backache,
strains, sprains, sore muscles and stiff,
aching joints.
Penetrating heat Immediately frees the
blood circulation that carries OF the con-
gestion and pain is gone.
Nothing has such concentrated, pene-
trating heat as red pepperA The mo
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
CLAIMS POINT
IN ROW OVER
NATIONAL ROAD
Richmond Woman Says City
Admits Illegality Of
Closing Highway.

RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 17.-Esther
Griffin White, chairman of the Wayne
County Women's Republican Committee,
announced today that she viii continue
her fight to pDevent the Richmond board
Of public works from closing a part Of
the National road, which Is made I'M
necessary, according to the hoard, by
the Main street bridge. Miss White filed
suit to restrain the board from dumping
waste into the historic highway.
Hearing was set for Wednesday but
the case did not come up because the
city admitted It had proceeded Illegally,
Miss White declared.
MiDs White stated that Richard Lie
Ler, head Of the State conservation de-
partment, has Faid that he will come to
Richmond at the time Of any public
hearing. as the conservation department
of Indiana is actively interested in pre-
Eerving oil historical places and mOnu-
ments.
Miss White declared she will fight ev-
cry step the city takes to close the road.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain BitrO-Phosphate to
Put on Firm. Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, VigOr
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepare
tons and treatments which are con-
tinuaily being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making thin people heshy, de-
veloping arms, neck and bust and re-
placing ugly hollOws and angles by the
soft curved lines Of health and beauty,
there are evidently thousands Of men and
women who keenly feel their excessive
thinness.
Thinness and weakness are often due
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17

ufacturers, they say, because of the pres
ent abundant labor. Men now think
many times before throwing down theil
TOOLS employers believe, because they
know large numbers are Jobless.
Another reason for scrapping the in
telligence systems is the retrenchment
policies of employers.
A survey just completed by the Chi
go Federation of Labor showed that
Industrial Intelligence operatives are rap
idly becoming a thing Of the past
Several strike breaking agencies have
closed their doors here recently. Thou
sands of "fnks," as professional strike
breakers are called, have Joined the army
of unemployed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17


what ! had taken and he said Throw
my medicine away and keep on with
the Pinkham medicine did and il
cured me. If more women would take
your medicine they would not suffer
so. have recommended the Vege-
table Compound to lots of people and
they have been satisfied. - Mrs.
MARY RHAPSToCK, 270f Wisconsin
St., Kenosha, Wisconsin.
When a woman is beset with such
symptoms as. Irregularities, infam-
nation, liberation, a displacement,
backache, headaches, bearing-down
pains, nervousness or the blues a"
she should treat the cause of such
conditions by taking Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
nerves Treated
DIR. Franklin Miles, the Great Specialist,
Gives a $3.50 homeopathic Treat
ment and New Book Free.


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Advertisement.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17

ment you apply Red Pepper Rub you
feel the tingling heat In three minutes
it warns the congested spot through
and through.
When you are suffering so you can
hardly get around just get a jar Of
Rowles Red Pepper Rub. made from
red peppers. II costs little at any drug
store. The quickest relief known awaits
you. Use it always for colds Ia chest
Advertisement
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
GO TO INSANE COLONY.

Charles Wis Hornoeker. who killed his
father and brother, and John Hungate,
charged with a criminal assault on q
12-year-old girl. today were taken by
Sheriff George snider 20 the insane col
Ony at the State Prison. The sheriff was
accompanied by DR.. Paul e. Robinson,
county coroner, and several policemen.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
"Pape's Cold Compound" is. Quickest Relief Know

Don't stay stuffed-upi Quit blowing
and snufflingl A dose Of 'Pape's Cold
Compound" taken every two hours until
three doses are taken usually breaks up
a cold and ends all grippe misery.
The first dose opens elogged-up nos
trils and air passages OF head; stops