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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
GUNS TURNED ON
WOMAN INPROBE
OF LIQUOR PLOT.
Federal Agents Attempt to
Find Originator of Black
mail Scheme,

Federal authorities, continuing in
vesugation Of an alleged scheme to
blackmaiI booteggers. are attempt
ing to weave a net Of evidence
around an Indianapolis woman who
is thought to be the originator of
the plot. The woman was examined
by prohibition officers Monday.
Walter w. Maddox. 1875 n. Me
ridian St. attorney arrested Mon
day, refused to divulge the names Of
other attorneys implicated. He ad-
mitted that a girl stenographer
from an Office in the National City
Bank Bldg. brought him a list Of
more than twenty bOotleggers who
were to be touched" for protection
money, according to prohibition
agents.
Oliver B. Jameson. 1905 y. Della
ware St. told officers he met Frank
Buchanan, proprietor of the Liberty
Beach Hotel, at the Eagles Club in
W. Vermont St, to receive hush
money, officials said. George Wink
Ter. Federal prohibition agent, hid
ing behind a door. intercepted $50
and took Jameson in charge, accord
ing to officials. Jameson claims he
had TO work as a go-between or go
10 Jail, as Maddox and the woman
in the case had provided his bond
on a liquor charge, officials said.
Chef Fowler, 1920 \. Capitol Ave,
arrested Monday on a blackmail
charge, protested ne is innocent and
said he was merely acting as Jane
sons chauffeur.
Maddox, Jameson and Fowler. 1920
\. Capitol Ave, arraigned before
Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth in city
court, were granted continuance un-
til June 10.
The scheme, officials said, was to
charge .bo0tleggers $3.50 for protec-
ton until July 1. After that they
were to pay the attorneys 500
monthly, officials charge. Several
dealers in "hootch" admitted they
had parted with money for protec-
ton. Two said they were to give
81, 600 Monday noon and were saved
by action of the prohibition officers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
CONDUCTORS FILL
JEANS WITH CENTS
FOR FARE BOOST
Street Railway Ready to
Start Collecting New
Rate at Midnight.

indianapolis street car riders
must pay seven cents for their IA
vorite method of transportation be-
ginning at midnight tonight
Late providers in the city may OBJ
tain about any fare they want
around the midnight hours. Up to
70 o'clock the fve-cent fare will pre-
vail, between u and 1890 the new
seven-cent fare will be in operation,
and from 1890 to 4:30, the ten-cent
owl" fare is effective. Beginning
at 4:30, the new seven cent fare
starts again.
At offices Of the Indianapolis
Street Railway Company conductors
were loaded" with strips of tickets
and extra pennies in preparation tor
the increased fare.
The public service commission or
der provides for 7-cent cash fare,
four tickets for 25cents. with 1 cent
transfer. Privilege Of double trans
fer" at 1 cent each also will be in
troduced.
New tickets supplied to conductors
today are blue and similar to the
present ones with exception that the
bars are omitted Old tickets will
be honored with the additional .
cents i'm cash. or tickets will be re-
deemed for cash at Offices aof the
street railway company in the Trac.
ton Terminal Bldg.
James P Tretton. superintendent
Of the company. said he could not
estimate the actual daily increase
in cash receipts Of the company,
based on the increased fare. The
increase was granted to allow the
company approximately $500 600 for
a depreciation reserve fund to repair
and buy new equipment.
Extra revenue must go into a
special fund, according to the pub
lie service commission order
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
TO Take
OF FAT
NeCU French FornuLa Re-
duceS Pleasantly, Safely
and Surely.

II you arc suffering from excess fat;
If your liver is affected by the burden
you are carrying; if your joints are stif-
fened with rheumatism. or if you are a
victim OF obesity. you can now be re-
Ieved. No matter how little or how much
you want to lose. and no matter all the
pills creams diets and exercises you have
tried before SAN-GRI-NA. a new discov-
cry Of French scientist, is guaranteed to
relieve any fat man or woman or your
money is refunded.
SAN-GRI-NA is the formula of French
physician. It has been used in Europe
by milnonaires, ACTRESSES and hundreds Of
fat men snd women. because II Is simple,
easy. pleasant and harmless. If you are
hurdened with rolls of ugly fat. make this
test today. First, weigh yourself. then
go to any good drug store and get a box
of SAN-GRI-NA take two small tablets
before each meal. and watch your fat dis
appear. One French woman, now in
America, states that she reduced 80
pounds in eight weeks with this marvel
Gus discovery, and has never TPgained one
pound since. You do not have to follow
any diets or exercises. but be sure and
get the right tablets called SAN-GRI-NA.
az nothing like it has ever before been
offered to the American public.
SAN -GRI-NA can be had at Fsarsona
Hook Drug Co. and Haag DRUG %. stores
s--Advawzi sau1eak
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
Bonus Don IS
War Department Issues
Warning as Preparations
Get Under Way to Garry
Out Compensation Law

BIZ United Press
E-z ASHINGTON, May 2o.-Three
W! Government Departments to-
day started the prodigious
task of preparation to pay the
veterans the bonus Congress gave
them yesterday.
The War and Navy Department
began search of acres of records and
scrutiny of millions of papers, While
the Veterans Bureau, which will
issue the bonus certificates, began to
whip it's administration machinery
into shape.
The War Department has by far
the greatest task. with files of 5,250,-
600 possible claimants to go
through.
The Navy Department fares more
easily with only 551,736 enlisted men,
1850 women yoeman and $4,000
marines. OF all these, it is estimat-
ed 3,427,S66 will get some form of
bonus.
Arrangements have been made to
distribute application blanks through
postofices. the American Legion.
various military headquarters and
various civic societies.
The War Department issued the
following list of "don'ts" to veter-
ans which, it says, if followed, Will
speed up the work:
l. Don't write for application
blanks. They will be distributed as
soon as prepared.
.. Read instructions carefully.
3. DO not pay fees other than
notary charges required in certain
cases.
4 Do not write the War Depart
ment for information required on
the blank. DO the best you can from
memory.
5. Mail applications in the euvel-
opes which will be distributed with
the blanks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
PRIZE DONATORS NAMED
More Firms Provide Funds for Race
Lap Awards.

Additional contributions to the lap
prize award fund being solicited by
a committee from the Chamber of
Commerce reported by Austin J. Ed
wards chairman, today were: Stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana, 500;
Henkel- Randall Printing Company,
$50; Polk Sanitary AUlk Company,
500; L. S. Ayres & Co, 500; In
dianapolis Star, 500, and Nordyke
and Marmon 800
The committee is endeavoring to
raise $4,000 for a $50 award for
each of the goo laps of the Memorial
Day Speedway race
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
UNCLE SAM HAS
ORGANIZATION FOR
FOREIGN TRADE
Service Is Free to Citizens
of u, Some Fail to
Profit by 1t.
Times WASHINGTON Bureau,
1922 NClC York Arc.

EJASHINGTON. May 2o.-Mr
NV Merchant and Manufacturer,
Gl Is your name in the Export
ers' Index?
II it isn't, and you are having diff
fieulty disposing Of your products.
possibly Uncle Sam can find q mar
ket for you abroad.
Since 1908 when the Department
OF Commerce organized a foreign
trade service. names of 10000 or
CARNATIONS have been placed in the
index to be kept informed as to con
ditions lin fOreign markets.
In urgent matters the information
is telegraphed collect Otherwise.
the service is furnished free, the
only requirements being that the re
cipieut must be an American citizen
and furnish sworn statement re
garding his business.
The service now has thirty-four
offices scattered over the globe. 1t
is planned TO increase the number
of foreign Offices at the rate of ten
a year until about sixty are estab-
llshed
Ralph p. Merritt. president Of the
Rice Growers Association Of Cali
fornia, during hearings on the Wins
low bill to increase the service. told
Congress the following story:
In 1921 the industry was bank
rupt and we had a crop of 1000, 600
bags of rice with no market, knew
nothing about the conditions with
which we had to contend abroad,
and with no domestic consumption.
Il brought the problem to Wash
ington and through the foreign serv-
ice Of the Department of Commerce
we found the solution to our prob
lem. And that answer was not in
competing with our fellows in
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, nor
was it going into the foreign mar
kets Of Europe. but they found the
outlet for our rice was in Japan. a
point where one would least expect"
During the hearings on the bill 1t
was brought out that tire man
ufa6tures were saved S75, 900 600 in
1928 alone by the departments
survey into South American rubber
conditions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20

BU Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. May 90
Thirty-fourth annual convention Of
the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciet yof 1Iuncie district of the North
Indiana NJ Z. Conference, held at
Westfeld. elected the following Of
flcers: President. Mrs. J. W. Nc
Mullan, Muncie; vice presidents, Mrs.
J. II. Ruckle Of AIuncie and Mrs. W.
P. Apologize of Anderson; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Ward
Painter. AIiddIetown; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. Albert Curtis, Muncie;
treasurer, Mrs. T. J. LAWS, Alexan-
Sria.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
CHAIRMAN Is NAMED
Red Cross to Show Iife-Saving at
Olympic Try0uts.

D. Melville Carr. Hoosier Athletic
Club swimming coach. has been
named chairman of program commit
tee for the Red Cross life saving
demonstration at the Olympic try
outs June 81 at Broad Ripple pool.
Other committee members: Mrs.
Helen Scott, Mrs. Douglas Wheeler,
both Of the Indianapolis Athletic
Club; Mrs. Margaret Schulmeyer and
Mrs. Anna Roedcap, Z. w. c. A:
Robert L. Konecke, Y. NJ c. A; Miss
India Wilson, Girl Scouts; Ernest
Hoelscher. Boy Scouts; Mrs. Flora
Kinder, Hoosier Athletic Club, and
Miss Helen Cruise, Red Cross.
The committee will meet at Red
Cross headquarters Monday night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20

By NEA Service
NEW YORK, May 20.-"Grow
old along with me-" said Robert
Browning, the poet
But women turned a deaf ear.
Stay young along with me and
the rest Of your contemporaries
urges the modern gland doctor.
And women are all attention.
by staying young, l do not
mean stay s." explains DR.. Her
man II. Rubin. who has worked
two years to perfect his radiend-
ricinator for gland stimulation,
which is arousing much interest in
New York.
Il mean stay at the point of
your highest mental and physical
development.
THE average woman is still
young looking and well preserved
at 80 or 40. She should not aim
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20

to look younger, like a fapper.
but should keep at that point and
grow no older. This can be done"
Gamma rays of radioactive ele-
ments are the means toward this
end, the doctor believes, and trans
lated into less technical language,
this merely means that we re-
charge the human cell batteries,
occasionally, that supply the cleo
tronic force necessary for each
body cell to function properly.
Or. Rubin makes no eXtrava-
giant claims for his new machine
he is introducing, but he does as
sert that many Of his patients have
been made younger dozen years
by it, and that they have been able
to work at a tension quite impos-
sible under normal conditions, and
to look embarrassed while doing so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
rugged
FOR SKIRMISHES
WITH LEGGERS'
Waters Off Eastern Coast
viii Be Scene of Merry
Battles,
Times Washington Bureau.
1922 New York Ave

WASHINGTON. May 20.-That
thrilling ifty-mile-an-hour race be-
tween the police boat Gypsy and the
rum runner May at New York re-
Gently will be a frequent occurrence
in three months.
BY that time the coast guard will
have a number Of speedy boats com
pleted to wage war in earnest on the
yum hfleheht that is pouring whisky
into the United States at the rate Of
more than 100000 quarts a mouth
from Europe alone.
The May was totally wrecked and
a $35, 090 whisky cargo sank when
the pilot ran on to a reef in trying
to escape from the olice boat, which
was gradually oVerhauling him.
1t was the Mays first trip and
great things had been expected Of
her by the bootleggers. But the po-
lice Of New York were ready with
the Gypsy, representing the last
word in speed boat construction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
ShOplifting Charge Upheld

Mrs. Florence Simmons, 1417 st.
Peter St, today was sentenced to
sixty days in Indiana Woman's
Prison and fined $25 on shop-lifting
charges, by Frank A. Symmes,
special judge in Criminal Court She
stole three silk waists from the In
diana Dry Goods Store, testimony
showed. Judge Symmes occupied
the bench in the absence of Judge
James A. Collins, who went to La
fayette to speak before the Rotary
Club. q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
Crooked" Driving Investigated

An auto preceding Lieutenant
Drinkut, about downtown streets
early failed to move along in
straight line. He investigated and
charged Edward Staples, "a. Of 431
N. Illinois St; Paul Roedemeister,
%, OF 9O3 n. Illinois ST.; Barney
Crimson, SO, of "a S. Temple Ave-,
and Robert Sugg, Al, Of $50 n. Illi-
nois St, with operating blind tiger
A quantity Of white mule was found
in the back seat, the lieutenant said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
M'GRAIL SOUGHT GUN
Detectives Silent on Murder lives
tigation.

Detectives today maintained ST.
lence on progress of the investga-
ton of the murder of DR., Joseph C.
McGrail. 46. dentist, shot by a hold
up man Wednesday night near his
home, 543S n. New Jersey St. De-
tectives talked to the widow Mon
day.
Louis Roudebush, proprietor of a
cleaning and pressing shop at 1924
E. Washington ST., a friend of the
dentist, told police that when he de-
livered a suit to DR. McGraiTs Of
flee several days before the murder,
the dentist asked where he could
buy a revolver. He said he wanted
it for a friend.
Detectives are thought to have no
clew to several men seen lettering
around DR.. McGran's office several
days before the shooting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
PreCautf0n

The SEVERN hotel manage
ment today removed the rich
rugs from the lobby leaving the
bare floor at the mercy Of G.
O. p. delegates.
Canvass coverings are laid
over carpets in all headquarters
rooms and unnecessary fur
niture removed and piled safely
away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
STORIES DIFFER
At HEARING ON
ATTACK CHARGES
Constable TayIOr.I8 Exoner-
ated When Witnesses
Fail to Agree,

Different tales Of an encounter in
justice OF peace court Of Frank Glass
Jan 81 between Constable John +.
Taylor and Noble Z. Traylor. 212 f.
New York St, We're heard by Spe-
cial Criminal Judge Frank \.
Symmes today, in hearing of assault
and battery charges against the con-
stable. The charges We're dismissed
Traylor said he went to the justice
court with Mrs Anna Rocker. 712
n. Alabama St. to inquire why she
had not been paid $31.50 he says
he turned over to the court in May.
1923. on a suit for board bill Con
stable Traylor put them out, he
testified when he returned, he said
the constable knocked him down
and kicked him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Coolidge to Name Successor to
Cyrus f. Woods Later.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has instructed Sec
rotary of State Hughes to accept
the resignation of, Cyrus f. Woods,
American ambassador to Japan, 1t
was made known at the White
House today.
President Coolidge has no one par
ticularly in mind to take Woods
place. although ne has had a number
Of names suggested to him. which
he intends to study.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
5000. 600 Snit Dismissed

On motion of plaintiff suit Of Mrs.
Irene Whitcomb against the Wabash
Railway, in which she asked 100000
as damages for the death of her hus-
band. Samuel Whitcomb, was dis
missed by Federal Judge A. B. An
derson today. Whitconb was killed
near Attica, Ind, Nov. IL, 1928.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
COUNTY TO SELL BONDS
New Issue of 100000 to Refund Old
Debts.

Because of detail involved in re-
floating an 100000 loan to Marion
County, County Auditor Harry Dunn
today announced special meeting of
county council called for May 20 will
be held May 27.
The bond issue to be refunded rep
resents $85O,O0O paid out for bridges
a score of years ago, Dunn said. Be
fore council authorizes the issue.
Dunn will pay $4,000 on the prin-
cipal.
The new bonds will pay interest
of AZ or 4s4 and are tax exempt.
The rate on the old issue was 81
per cent. The new bonds will be
put out in series of 5000 each,
one series to be retired year, Dunn
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
ROOMS, is CRY
C. of g. Housing Bureau Seeks
Quarters for Speedway Visitors.

More rooms for Speedway visitors
is the cry of Earl l.. Ferguson Of
the Chamber of Commerce housing
bureau. Ferguson said moro in
quiries are being received for rooms
than there are rooms to supply. He
requests all householders who have
suitable rooms fill out the news
papeH. coupons Immediately.
Many visitors are offering to pay
well for quarters in desirable sec
tons in lieu of hotel accommoda-
tons, Ferguson said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
Train TO Sell?

SEWARD, Alaska, May 2O.-The
Alaska Railroad is in the market for
a passenger train-three coaches,
two sIeepers and one diner. The
line already has engines to haul the
train and recently purchased a bag
gage car-1n Chicago. With the open
ing of tourist travel in June, more
equipment will be necessary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
WOMEN TO ENTERTAIN
Miss Dorothy Cunningham VIII Be
Guest at Reception.

Miss Dorothy Cunningham, Mar
tinsvilIe. national Republican COM
mitteewoman from Indiana, will be
guest OF honor at a receptionlto be
given at the SEVERN tonight by Re
publican women.
Other guests will be Mrs. Joseph
3. Healing. wife OF the national com
Enitteeman; Mrs. Clyde A Walb, wife
Of the State chairman; Mrs. Ed
Jackson, wife of the nominee for
Governor, and Mrs. Vivian Wheat
craft. Whiteland, vice chairman Of
the State central committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
Sneak Thief SOUGHT

While police made a determined
search, but no trace was found to-
day of the colored boy who took a
dollar bill from David Robinson. 8,
of 237 N. Summit Ave. who had sold
all OF his papers at Delaware and
Market sta. ana was starting home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
BANDITS CHEAT POLICE
Shoot Selves After Being Trailed for
Ten Months.

BIZ United Press
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, May 90.
Two pay roll robbers, trailed con-
stantly for ten months, were finally
cornered at Titonville, twelve miles
south of here. last night, but after
a battle with Pennsylvania State
troopers. cheated their captors by
shooting themselves through the
head with their last bullets.
One of the men died instantly,
while the other is near death today
in a Martins Ferry Hospital
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
More Bad Money

WASHINGTON May 20.--A flood
Of bogus $40 bills is deluging the
country, according to postal authori-
ties. II is believed the counterfeit
ers bleached 81 bills to get the paper.
The engraving is bad and the bill
can be detected as a fake it is said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
BEBAN VISITS COURT
Actor Interested i'm Methods Of
Justice Mill.

George Beban. character actor,
who is appearing in person at the
Circle this week, was a visitor in
city court late Monday.
The actor occupied q. guest chair
on the bench. Beban is interested
in court methods as the big scene Of
his new movie is placed in d court
room,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
In and Wanted Ont

when the constable brought
Traylor to tho Jail Traylor was
drunk" testified Frank Kemp. dep
uty sheriff II smelled his breath.
About every fifteen minutes he'd say:
Amt them three hours up YETI"
That's no sign a mans drunk
to want out Of Jail, is it," asked
Deputy Prosecutor Byron X. Klhott.
Defendant discharged" said
Judge Symmes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20

Il was out about a minute,
guess" said Traylor. when 7 came
to was standing up in front Of
the judge He said You're fined S..
I threw him the SIS. Then he says
III put you in jail three hours for
contempt of court, too
Justice Glass and Constable Tay-
Tor testified Traylor was drunk and
raising Cain" The constable led
him out gently, he testified. Traylor
lurched and fell on one knee, but
never was down for the count"
thoV said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
YOUNG 'UPSTART'
IN ILLINOIS HAS
c. 0. P. TALKING
Practically Unknown in
State, Lawyer Polls 1885,
900 Votes in Primary.
BY LOWELL AIELLETT

CHICAGO. May 2O-The big DO
HticaI news in Illinois just now is
not what happened to Medin Nc
Cormick IN the primaries. nor yet
what George Brennan is going to
do in the New York national CON
vention tt is what the Illinois in
dependent vote Is. going to do next
fan.
Every sign in these parts is point
ing toward an astonishing progress
sive vote Predictions are not I'M
common that Robert N. La Toilette
viii carry the State.
This situation has come about
through the efforts of one young
man, Newton jenkins. lawyer and
ex-service man, of Chicago. Jenkins
was a candidate for United States
Senator in the Republican primaries
against Mccormick and Charles S.
Dineen
IF I'd thought he could get
10000 votes, I'd have got out and
worked for him." said a nationally
known liberal Democrat Yesterday.
Jenkins got 10000 votes. all right.
He got 125 600.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
Surface Craft

Within three months the police
boats Of New York and other Allan
tic Coast ports will be reinforced by
speed craft now being constructed
for the Coast Gaurd.
Contracts have been let for con
struction Of 1923 powerful launches
and twenty Navy destroyers now out
Of commission are being rapidly
overhauled at Philadelphia.
The destroyers have @ speed OF
thirty knots an hour under full
steam.
In some boats speed viii be sacri-
feed for seaworthiness. as Admiral
Billiard. commanding the Coast
Guard. is convinced that ability 70
stand IL heavy sea viii be the su-
preme tets when the blockade is
started.
Few persons realize the magnitude
Of The whisky smuggling from abroad.
Although the Coast Guard with it's
present limited force and equipment
has seized 1913 rum running craft
and con6scated $1,000 cases Of whis-
ky in the past twenty-five months.
Jhay have barely scratched the sur
face.
Large as the amount captured
may seem, II is but a drop IN the
bucket compared with the actual
quantities leaving foreign parts.
Admiral Billiard testified before Con
sress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-20
Diamond Ring Substituted

Charles Peek. diamond merchant,
523 Occidental Bldg, reported to po-
lice today that woman who exam.
ined rings Saturday substituted a
ring worth 500 for one valued at
$500.