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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-30
MANY CHANGES
Greet PETTIS
STORE PATRONS
Sainr Improvements Are
Many, Despite Others
Slump Walls.

Stores are great deal like
fashions Of the day when they
have their big moments and that
is true Of the Pettis Dry Goods
Company New York Store, which,
after moving along soundly, pro-
gressively and successfully for near
ly seventy-eight years, has come
very much into its own during 1881
while other retail institutions have
been lamenting about the general
depression.
The song of the industrial ham
mer and saw has been going Inusi-
cally along at the New York Store
virtually since advent of the new
year. Not only have these innova-
tions, changes and improvements
served to increase convenience and
comfort Of shopping.
Basement Improved
Starting with the Pettis Bargain
Basement. the visitor who has not
been to the store since the last an
niversary event, will be delighted to
see a larger and far more inviting
restaurant. Attractive new equip
ment has been installed and the
meals served as we'll as fountain
delicacies have served to lure thou
sands of new patrons.
A shoe repair shop, with every
modern facility, was established this
year and 1t helps thousands of
men, women and children keep their
footwear neat-lool1ing as well as
repaired at the lowest cost consist
ent with excellence.
The ready-to-wear section in the
basement has taken additional floor
space to exploit the almost-hourlv
arriving garments from New York
fashion centesr. Rearrangement of
this section with larger and better
fitting rooms has resulted in innu-
merable favorable comments from
the public.
Millinery Expanded
Millinery is featured in the base
ment In a very tempting manner
New fixtures and increased floor
space join in making this an i'm
pressive place to shop for headwear
A Photographic studio was created
on this floor, too, during the wear
Here artistic examples of the pre-
servative art are taken at small ex-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-30
Pettis' President Brings
Wealth of Experience
Robert B. Gable Has Been Actively Identified With Retail
ing for Many Years Although Still in His ThrteS.

Nearly a year has elapsed since
Robert B. Gable was elected presi-
dent of the Pettis Dry Goods Co.
and while he has been very actively
identified with the firms progress
during 1881 and incidentally has
taken an ardent interest in Greater
indianapolis from civic as well as
commercial viewpoint, comparative
ly few residents of the community
save Pettis employees, are acquainted
with the man who has done much
to pilot the store safely through the
treacherous shoals on the troubled
business sea Of 1881.
Mr.. Gable is the son of William
F. Gable, pioneer merchant Of Al
toona, Pa. His earliest recollections
of retailing go back to the days
when he was taken into the grow
ing department store founded by
his eminent parent in a thriving
keystone state city. The atmosphere
Of the store appealed to the son and
it was not long before he was serv-
ing as store messenger or as they
were then called, leash boy" There
were no cash registers, cash car
riers or tube systems in that era and
when customer required change
floor manager summoned with loud
voice, a "cash boy"
Progressing from one department
to another, the younger Gable studi-
ously applied himself to the ways of
as they were known in the
late nineties. The financial phase
of the business seemed to make
special appeal to Mr.. Gable and it
was not long before he was elected
secretary treasurer of the William
F. Gable Company, which was in
corporated in 1919. When his IA
ther succumbed to sudden illness
in 1921, Mr.. Gable was elected pres
ident of the firm and served in that
until he located in Indian
apolis at the beginning of the pres
ent year. He is still a director in
the Gable Co. and is likewise a di-
rector of Pomeroy'S, Inc. Reading,
Pa; a director of the Syndicate
Trading Co., New York, the second |
largest buying organization in the
United States with which the Gable, !
Pettis and twenty-odd large stores
are affiliated; he is a director of the
First National bank, Altoona, Pa; a
and vice-president of the
c. r. Leutz Co., Inc, manufacturers
Of famous high type radio receivers.
Being a member of the Institute |
Of Radio Engineers, Mr.. Gable has
Iong been an ardent radio enthusi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-30
ADVERTISEMENT.

pense and enable the patron to
acquire just a few good photographs
instead of being obliged to take
larger amount at considerably great
er expense.
The basement shoe department
presents itself in a manner now that
can not help but win public adj
miration. Finer fixtures, much larg-
er stocks, an increased selling staff
and greater convenience in seating
and fitting patrons are a few Of the
many Improvements characterizing
this improved section.
On the main floor of the Pettis
store, a frozen castard buffet, a
large orange juice booth, candy
section, pastry shop and radio
special booth were introduced. In
addition, domestics and bedding
were brought from the third floor
and given new quarters in the ex-
IRENE rear of the main floor. The
pattern section was relocated toward
the west side Of the floor.
Probably the greatest and most
outstanding development was the
start Of elaborate improvements on
the second floor now in progress.
The initial step came with the ex-
pansion of the millinery depart
ment.
Exquisite new fixtures were
obtained and a delightful color
treatment of apple green, ma
hogany, and rose applied. A French
salon likewise was created and is
the attraction for thousands of
millinery shoppers each week.
Relocation of the shoe department
serving women, misses and children,
from the main to the second floor
was another important step in
making the latter floor place of
charm and beauty.
The sports shop, the infants and
children's wear divisions and the
corset departments are among
others now being improved. The
large ready-to-wear apparel depart
ment will shortly be beautif1ed to
great degree.
On the third floor, the picture
and art objects departments have
been moved to new, larger quarters
in space previously utilized by bed
ding and domestics. They were for
merly on the fifth floor. House.
wares were taken from the fourth
floor to the fifth, as were stoves.
Radios and large electrical ap-
planes were removed from the
fifth floor to the fourth. Women
buying china and glassware now can
fulfill their houseware needs at the
same time without leaving the floor.
One whole floor, the fourth, is
devoted to the showing and selling
of furniture today. The new ar
rangement certainly is an ideal one
and hundreds of patrons who visit
this floor frequently are frank in
their admiration of the great
change.-AdV.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
MINNESOTA INCOME
TAX BILL IS PLANNED
Proposal to Vote for Setting Tax
Aside for Definite Purpose
Considered

st. Paul, Feb. 23.-(P-Decision to
introduce a state income tax bill
which will assume constitutionality of
the proposal was made Monday at q
conference of legislators with the
state tax commission.
Consideration also was given to a
proposal to submit to the voters of
1882 a proposed constitutional
amendment to authorize the receipts
from the tax to be set aside for a
definite purpose-probably for schools
to relieve the present tangible tax
burden.
Senator Robert C. Bell of Detroit
Lakes presided at the meeting.
Senator Henry Spindler, Buffalo,
said he believes there is little question
but what a graduated income would
be constitutional and cited IN opinion
of the attorney general issued in 1906
in connection with the amendment
adopted that year by the voters which
was called the wide open tax au-
thority."
A decision on details Of the measure
will be madel alter.
It was announced Monday that an
income tax bill will be introduced by
Representative Emil Youngdahl, Min
neapolis, proceeds of which would go
to provide fund for the relief of
unemployed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Upset Not Serious If
Bowels Get This Help

When you're out-of-sorts, headachy.
dizzy, bilious, with coated tongue, bad
breath, no appetite or energy-don't
worry. It's probably constipation.
Take a candy Cascaret tonight and
see how quickly your trouble clears up.
No more headache. no gas on stomach
or bowels Appetite improves. diges-
ton is encouraged. Take another to-
morrow night and the next night
Get every bit Of the souring waste out
Of your system. Then see how bowel
action is regular and complete.
CascaretS are made from cascara.
which doctors agree actually
strengthens bowel muscles. Ten cents
at all drug Observation-Disclosures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
RESPONSE SCHOOL
SAVINGS EXCELLENT
HERE, BANKERS SAY
1870 Bismarck School Children
Have Active Savings Ac-
counts in Local Bank

Eleven hundred and ninety Bis
marck school children have bank &C
counts aggregating more than $4,000
according to q statement issued re-
Gently by the First National bank.
School savings were tnaugurated In
the Bismarck schools in November.
1890, and the response Of local chill
dren has Seen highly gratifying, bank
officials said Monday.
The average deposit is 23 cents,
which Is IL cents above the average
school saving deposit, according to
recently compiled statistics.
Deposits are made on Tuesday and
may be Of any amount from n cent
up. Each student has his own bank
book and his deposit bears four per
cent interest.
On Nov. S, the first school banking
day, 484 children opened accounts
Since that time the number has been
steadily mounting.
The Richholt school has taken the
lead in the venture with 257 students
out of the total of 282 having active
savings accounts. This Is 81 per cent,
The Roosevelt school > ranks second
with a percentage Of 20 with 158 de-
positors out of 224 pupils. The
Wachter, William Moore, and Wi
schools follow in the order named.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
ANTINEP0TISMB BILL
MEASURES SPONSOR
IS CLAIMING VICTORY
Representative Stone Says
President INTERVIEWED in His
Behalf

Washington, Feb. 23.-tFeRepre-
sentative Stone said Monday he has
won a controversy with the civil serv-
ice commission through presidential
intervention. The Oklahoma Repub-
lican retires from the House March 4
He is the author of an "anti-nepo-
tism' bill intended to prevent mem
bers of congress rom having federal
salaries paid to members Of their fam
lilies.
He went to President Hoover last
Saturday and told him the commits
sion was refusing to submit to him a
list of men eligible for appointment
as Postmaster at Norman, Okla, his
home town, in retaliation for his eff
forts to have the bill passed. The
commission intended, he said, to hold
up the list until after March 4. Now
he expects the list to be made public
Tuesday.
In my presence" Stone said Mon
day, "the president called the civil
service commission and told them
where to head in.
Il don't know how often the presi-
dent laughs, but he certainly laughed
when I named some of the represen-
tatives and senators who are seeing
that fat salaries 60 to members OF
their families.
HE was especially interested in SEN
ators, and I can say this-there will
be no White House opposition to the
BILL"
Chairman Williamson of the house
expenditures committee, has informed
Stone it will be impossible for that
committee to consider the anti-nepo-
tism bill this session. Stone said he
had made no arrangements with
members who will be in the next con-
gress to continue agitation for his
measure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Argument on Bridge
Measure Is Forecast

Another hard fought battle was in
prospect in the house of representa-
tives which vas scheduled to consider
the Big Ben bridge bill at 3 p. m
Monday.
Although the matter had been
made a special order of business for
that time. there was a prospect that
consideration of the measure nigh;
be delayed by the press Of other mat
tiers.
Both proponents and opponents oil
the bill have been active since the
matter vas advanced to the calendar
last Thursday and the outcome of the
vote in the house was lin doubt
H. L. Halvorson, Minot. has been
leading the fight for the bill while
L. L. Twichell, I. v. A. majority lead
er, has been leading the battle in op-
position to It.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
x-Ray Shows Minot Men Have
Broken Ribs and Punctured
Lungs from Collision

Improvement was shown Monday
In the condition of G. w. Twiford
and Tilfred Blackstead, both Of Minot.
and Miss Helen Johnson, 10, Bis
marck, who were seriously injured in
Mandan Thursday when three auto
mobiles collided.
The three are in the Mandan Dea-
coness hospital. An X-ray Saturday
showed Twiford and Blackstead suf-
fered conclusion of the brain, broken
ribs and injuries to their lungs, while
Miss johnson sustained only severe
cuts to her head and body.
There is good chance for recovery
but it may take a very long time
DR.. G.. H. Spielman, Mandan, attend
ing physician, said Monday.
The accident occurred Thursday al
Sis p. m. Blackstead's machine, &C
cording to officials, struck a a driv'
en- by Richard Peterman, farmer neal
Judson, as the latter drove onto the
Main street from the Slope Grain
and Feed company elevator.
The Blackstead auto turned over
rolling to the side of the street where
it was struck by a third car driven BY
Charles Miller, Mandan produce deal
er, in whose car Miss Johnson was
passenger. Miller suffered a badly
wrenched knee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
'SPEEDB0AT LADEN
WITH RUM ESCAPES
FR0MPATROLBOAT
MONGOLIA. Runs Gauntlet Of Fire
from One-Pound Guns Of
u. S. Boats

New London, Conn, Feb. 23.-R1H
Laden with liquor, part Of which was
stacked aft In q barricade, the speed
boat Monolola, ran the gauntlet Of
fire from one-pound guns aboard
coast guard patrol boats In the east
ern passage Of Narragansett bay
Monday. She escaped by outdistanc-
ing the service craft.
Commander M. j. Ryan Of destroy
er force headquarters here said the
craft blundered so closely on one Of
the patrol boats that men aboard the
service craft could In the beam Of q
spotlight, read the name Of the brand
on some Of the sacks Of liquor.
The patrol boat opened fire but 60
Monolola continued on her course.
and gained steadily.
Toward Dyer Island
The MONGOLIA sped toward Dyer
island and at the upper end en-
countered another patrol boat. She
was hammered by shells there and
headed back down the bay when she
took another pounding from the first
patrol boat.
Twisting and turning to escape the
shot, the speed boat continued down
the bay and was lost to the patrol
boats near Porter's cover.
The chase began shortly after mid
night and continued for a consider
able period. Commander Ryan said
that probably no one was hurt, the
crew being protected by the barricade
Of sacked liquor. He said reports
were, however, that the Monolola had
been hit q number Of times.
Fire on Accuracy
It was further reported here Mon
day that the British liquor supply
vessel Accuracy, which has been
under coast guard surveillance for
some time, was encountered in Mar
ragansett bay Sunday night and fired
upon. Nothing definite on this was
available and Commander Ryan said
there would be nothing until the
coast guard boat which was reported
to have engaged the Accuracy, re-
turned to her base.
Sunday nights activity also saw the
destruction of the Abb II, a speed
boat which was forfeited to the gov
eminent but released on bond from
an appeal.
Alibi burst into flames while being
pursued by the G.. G.. 235 seven miles
west of the Vineyard sound light
vessel and was destroyed.
Her crew Of four men were rescued,
but coast guardsmen were unable to
60 aboard the craft to search for
liquor because Of the fire.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
S. ID. Food Poisoning
Cause Is Indefinite

Bookings, S. D., Feb. 23.-P-
Doctors Monday awaited completion
of q bacterial culture test before an
nouncing the source of food poisoning
that caused illness among 100 persons
who ate meat sandwiches at a farm
sale near Elkton last week.
Many Of the victims were taken to
hospitals after eating the sandwiches,
but doctors Monday reported all VIC
Tins had left hospitals and were re-
covered.
Ed Ziebarth, at whose farm home
the sale was held, said the sand
witches were made the same morning
of ground pork and beef, the former
q home-cured product. He said he
and his family who had eaten some
Of the sandwiches before the sale
were not affected.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
LEGISLATIVE WORK
IS ACCELERATED AS
DEADLINE IS NEAR
Each House Hopes to Begin
Work on Bills from Opposite
Branch Wednesday

The North Dakota house and SEN
ate Monday worked to dispose OF the
business originating in the respec-
tive branches, so that consideration
may be given to bills approved by the
opposite assemblies.
Wednesday will be the deadline for
taking up measures by the assembly
in which they were introduced. The
joint rules provide that no bill that
has passed house shall be sent to
the other for concurrence after the
fiftieth day of the session.
Although Tuesday will mark the
50th day, it will be possible to recess
that legislative day to Wednesday I'M
til 2 p. M, after which the 51st
day begins.
Twelve days remain Of the session,
but of these two are Sundays, leaving
10 working days. Committees in both
houses are working rapidly to dispose
of bills, so that measures approved
by the other legislative branch car
be taken up.
Numerous other important propos-
ais, however, remain to be acted on
by either one or both houses.
Redistricting Of the states congress
sional districts held attention Mon
day, as legislative committees pre-
pared to take action on several such
measures, Of which there are three in
the house and one in the senate.
These bills provide either for divid-
ing the state into a north and south
district, or an east and west district
A plan to redistrict the states legls-
lative districts has been approved by
the house committee on reapportion-
ment and the report will be placed
before the house for action.
Two bills of vital Importance to the
states highway program has been ap"
proved by the senate and sent to the
house for action. One is a measure
providing for a four : cent gasoline
tax, while the other is for reorganiza-
ton of the highway department.
The senate also has approved q
measure providing for a revision Of
the game and fish laws, and this
measure has been sent to the house
for further action.
Senate bill 81, the banking code
commissions approval for recodifica-
ton of the states banking laws, was
recommended for passage by the SEN
ate committee on banks and banking.
the report being approved by the as
sembly. The proposal will come be-
fore the senate late Monday for final
action, with indications that it will
be approved, and sent to the house.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
% CIVIL SUITS ON
MORTON CALENDAR
Judge Berry to Preside Over 10
Old Cases, Two Appealed
and Five New Cases

Twenty-three civil cases will be tried
by the Morton county district court
during the regular term beginning
Monday, according to John Handt-
mann, ST., Morton county clerk OF
court.
OF this number 16 cases are car
ried over from the last term, two are
appealed cases, and five new suits ap-
pear on the calendar.
Forty petit jurors have been drawn
for the February term Of court at
which Judge H. L. Berry, Mandan,
will preside. The jury is scheduled to
be called Monday at 10 a. m, at which
the court calendar will be read.
Old cases which will be tried are:
B. M. Payne Mcleod VS.. Selmer H.
Tovaas and Garnet U. Tovaas; II. r.
Coddington VS.. John H. Kuns; the
estate of Jacob Pfaff, an incompetent
person, Peter Eckroth, petitioner VS..
Jacob Pfaff, respondent; Eli Nelson
VS.. the G. G. Flanders Amusement
company; French and WEIGH Hard
ware company VS.. c. J.. Winbauer and
Selfridge school district No. 8 OF Sioux
county: Advance Rumeley Thresher
company VS.. George Staudinger and
j. and H. Staudinger; Bingenheimer
Mercantile company VS.. William
Joiner; State Bank of Montrose VS..
First State Bank Of New Salem; Hat
tie S. Middleton VS.. Emil Krauth;
First National Bank of Hebron and
William LANCER: Charles Dawson VS..
g. w. Coil, Northern Pacific Railway
company, garnishee; John Haberman
VS.. Gottlieb Meuchelknaus; L. r.
Baird, receiver, Citizens State Bank
Of Fort Rice VS.. August Schmidt, de-
fendant, Security Credit company;
State Bank Of Minneapo-
~ VI. John Gerhardt: Dahners-Tavi
11nGic company VI. J. A. S-akariassen;
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
SET CENTER CIVIL
SERVICE DEADLINE
Applications for Permission Re-
quired to Be Filed by
Feb. ~

Applications for permission to take
the civil service examination for posi-
ton as postmaster of Center must be
filed by Feb. q, according to Col. A.
B. WEIGH, Mandan postmaster.
To be eligible for the examination,
an applicant must be a citizen of the
United States. must have resided
within the delivery of the ~postoffice
for a period of at least two years, and
must be in good physical condition.
Under the terms of the appoint
ment the civil service commission will
certify to the president the names OF
the highest three qualified eligibles.
The postmaster general will select one
for nomination by the president. Con-
firmation by the senate is the final
action.
Applicants will be rated on their
scholastic tests. their education, bust
ness training and experience. The
position pays an annual salary OF
81, 800. Miss Nellie Fowler is the
present temporary postmistress.
The examination for the position
will be held late in March III Man
dan, Col. WEIGH said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Three Are Hurt in
South Spain Riots

Madrid, Feb. 23.-PeThree per-
sons we're seriously injured and q
dozen others were hurt on Sunday
when police and civil guards broke up
a labor riot in San Lucar Barramada
in the south of Spain.
A mob of grape pickers stoned the
city hall in protest to the authorities
against the presence Of outside labor.
ers in local vineyards.
The fighting lasted most Of Sunday
afternoon. Police fired into the
crowd when it moved on the city hall
Strict censorship delayed transmits
sion of the news to Madrid.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Rev. Stewart Speaks
To Mandan Students

Rev. G.. W. Stewart, pastor of the
Mandan Presbyterian church, gave
the principal address before members
of the Mandan senior high school in
exercises held there Monday COM
memorating Washington's birthday.
The program began at 2:15 p. m.
in the Mandan high school auditor
ium. Heinz Taipale, supervisor of
music in Mandan schools, opened the
program by directing the assembly in
patriotic songs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
MANDAN NEWS
Will Be HOSTS TO
ZONE CONFERENCE
Mandan Lions Expect Delegates
from Is Clubs; Rigler Is
Principal Speaker

Delegates from Is Lions clubs will
be represented at the zone conferences
of the organization which will be held
in Mandan, March 2, it was an
nounced by A. c.. Rausch, president
of the Mandan group.
S. P. Rigler, Hebron, newly ap-
pointed district governor for North
Dakota and Saskatchewan, will be the
principal speaker of the convention.
DR.. F. B. Straus, Bismarck, district
deputy under Rigler, also will speak.
Although arrangements are not
complete, the Mandan group expects
to serve a banquet at the Lewis and
Clark hotel in Mandan. Mr.. RauSch
believed that the program would be
completed Monday.