Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-11

NEW 1ORhy Marcn h.-blsnOp
Thomas F. Gailor. president of the Ma
tionaI Council Of The Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church. has been dragged into a
heated controversy with William II. An
derson. superintendent Of the Anti Saloon
League Of New York.
How did it all start?" we asked
Bishop Gailor, who IS a most human
and likable wearer of the cloth.
- Through being interviewed by re-
porter IN Chicago upon what 1 said last
summer in Salt Lake City, Utah." replied
Bishop Gailor, with a twinkle in his
eyes.
Your views upon the prohibition ques-
tion?" we questioned.
Rather the result Of my observa-
tons" he repnede.
''Disregarding the Salt Lake City In
terview and the Chicago Interpretation
Of 1t, would you care to outline pres
ent opinion?"
"Why not7" answered Bishop Gailor
while there has been some good accom-
plished among some people. at the same
time there has been a large measure of
encouragement to law breaking and an
irritation OF the minds of some Of the
very best people in the country. And
have found in a trip across the continent
to the Pacific coast and back consider.
able intelligent opinion strongly in ia
vor Of some modification Of the Vol
stead act. That is all I could say and
all that I care to say"
Since Mr.. Anderson began writing
letters to the newspapers condenning
Bishop Gailor, the Bishop has received
( scores of letters daily from influential
residents of New York City commencing
him for telling of conditions throughout
the country as he found them.
Capt. NJ Godfrey Rodrigues Of Holland,
walked into town a few days ago, and
beginning today he will lave thousands
out in the fresh air pounding the city's
pavements for exercise. Starting from
city hall at p. m. was to be the first
of series of health hikes Ten abreast,
the marchers were to walk up La Fayette
street to Eight street, thence to Fifth
avenue and up 20 Fifty Ninth street and
over to Columbus Circle. The walks
have the backing of Health Commissioner
Copeland. 1t is planned to have at least
two hikes a week and thus literally walk
into Spring. The health departments
squad of frankly fat women will be in
line.
Captain Rodriguez is a graduate of the
Military Academy at Preda, Holland. He
has walked from Edinburgh, Scotland,
to London, crossed the channel to Calais
France, then walked to Paris, to Lyons,
to Geneva, Switzerland, over the Alps to
Italy, passing through Rome and Naples.
He sSned his saunter in Austria,
walked through Hungary and across the
Balkan countries down to Odessa, total
distance of 5000 miles. Later he came to
America and walked from New York to
San Francisco. He also has done extern
sive "hoofing" in Australia, New Zealand,
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Ralph Spence, title writer de luxe and
owner of a new automobile, has ordered
wireless telephone apparatus for his car
so he can KEEP in touch with his boss,
William Fox, film magnate, when out
touring this summer.
"Our business is suffering from the ef-
fects OF too much jazz" said Max Drey-
fus, song publisher on Fifth avenue, in
the company of Al Jolson and Irving Ber
lin.
1.-The sales of popular songs have fall
len off terribly. A reaction was bound
to come, especially when there has been
such an OverproductiOn Of really bad
songs. most of them jazz Of the sort to be
classified as vulgar noise"
What have been the four leading song
hits of the season 1921-1922?" he was
asked.
- should say that 'Sheik.' fOxtrot
melody, leads with sheet music sales Of
around 100000 COPIES" was the reply.
THE foxtrot ballad, April Showers,
comes next with sales Of more than 5OO,-
600. Then we have the foxtrot melody,
Say 1t With Music which has passed the
10000 mark. The fourth winner of the
season has been the plaintive Hawaiian
melody, Kalula,' which is over 100000
copies.
Next season is going to sec very 1t
tie jazzy- jazz and it is up to our song
writer's to give us simple tuneful melo-
dies. if there is to be any popular music
season at ALL"
Mr.. Drryfus said the only distinctive
light music of note on the horizon was
Emmerich Kalman's 1.-THE Bayadere,"
the comic opera now the rage of Vienna,
which Charles B. Dillingham; will pro-
duce in this country. His opinion is
that the whole world seems to have gone
stale on really good light music, stunned
by the invasion Of Jazz.
The removal of a landmark is ever
bound to cause annoyance to old est
dents and particularly no when hat