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 CT interest in tracing its history backward through the milleniums that preceded Abraham, whose date was about 2000 B. c.
 Tbe joint expedition of the British museum and the University museum was organized last summer and reached Mesopotamia in November. Work proceeded until the present time. as tho climate has been par tlcuiarly favorable for excavation. One hundred and fifty natives have been kept at work, light railroad has been laid down, and house erected to accommodate the members of the expedition. which consists of MT. Woolley. John Newton, archaelo- gist and architect, and Sidney Smith, reader of euneiform writing.
 UT lies on the border of the Syrian desert six miles from the Euphrates and not far from the head of the Per sian gulf. the nearest point of contact being Basra.
 tions each season until the heat be- cCmcs intolerable about the middle of April. By employing from i5o to 250 men and utilizing as much modern machinery IS Is possible Tn scientific excavation. 1t Is believed that a few seasons will uncover some Of the more important parts of the city. and
 
 historical interpretation.
 There was an elaborate ritual cen- nected with the worship of the Moon Cod A large number of priests were employed under the authority Of the high prelate and. according to m an cient inscription. the last king Of Babylon, Nabonidos who lived in the sixth century R, C.. consecrated his daughter as high priestess and prt phetess in the temple at Ur The inscription tells how she lived in her own house close by the temple, where guard stood perpetually on watch but the living oracle of the god.
 As the calendar was based on the moon. 1t Is supposed that the study of astrontm was one of the activities of the priesthood of the temple,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

turn Into socialism, because what theS have in common Is that they both make wealth impersonaf and centralized.
 iThc point is that hoth forms n the modern world, sand particularly tho Industrial world tend tn keep power in the centre because either fn the form of socialist officials as In Bolshevist Russia or in the form of trust magnateS. as in in- dustria1 America, for instance. a few men in practice not only rule, bus own the lives of all other people, they avn the things they cat and drink, as we'll as the machinery they use, and they pay them a wage.
 "The cure for this evil of monop- oiy is reversal of the whole pro- oeGure and an attempt again to scatter private property and 10 cra- ate as many small owners as pos stble
 It seems extraordinary that there Is nc organ of opinion to express this idea. and all the more because it is the most sane and simple and ordinary of all human ideals. There Is nothing particularly taddlst about saying that field should he of reasonable size, or that the family farm ahould belong 10 the familyt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
CHESTERTON IS READY TO COMBAT MONOPOLY
Noted British Author BelfMres Small
 Business Salvation Of Nation

LONDON, March a1.-Gflbert K Chesterton. the author. is going to start now weekly magazine to combat monopoly and support his stand for scattered property with as many small owners as possible. There is no organ today that pre- sents this vfew1M Mir. rhesterton explained "and there should be one.
 T think that the modern evil is monopoly" MT. Chesterton cou- tinues. My objection tn socialism ia that it is really only the culmlna- ton of capitalism, and mX objection ts capitalism is that 1t is likely to highways still may be. found. so sub stantially were they constructed"
 Dr. Saville described cnnotaph. or deep natural well into which tradi- tion says the Maya nriets hurled their most beautiful maidens in time of dreuth as living sacrifices to their gods. True to their religious GUS toms. he said, Erleving relatives threw the victims worldly E. ods into water also. Gorgeous jades. jowelry and even mosaios have been recovered from the mud of this well. which was located at Chichen-ftxa the canltaf of tho Maya civilizations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

Best graphite in the United ssates comes from Ticonderoga, \. T.. and is a9.9 per cont fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
Wall shows RecoSstruction.

The WaII shows several -reconstruc- tions at different periods. On the upper part an inscription was found giving the name of Nebuchadrezzar as the restorer of the upper section while another Inscription show0 that the main part was built by Ur- Engur in the third millennium. B. C.
 While the chief popular interest in Ur of the Chaldees arises from the fact that 1t is mentioned in the book of Genesis as the birthplace of Ab- raham, scholars will find even great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

Buddhist priests were the first in- structors of flower arrangement in China
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

ary career I wrote a story of Egyp-
 tian belief in reincarnation. entitled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
MOON GOD SHRINE. FOUND NEAR CITY
 IF BIBLICAL DAYS
UT of the ChaIdees Being Ex- plored by University of
 Pennsylvania

PHILNDELPHIA- March Si.-In- teresting reports are being received here on the archaeological excava- tioR being made in Ur of the chai- dees, the ancient city that is being explored by the joint expedition of the University of Pennsylvania and the British museum.
 Letters from C. Leonard Woolley. head of the expedition tn Mesopo- Lamla, describe the progress of the eNcaya ton, where diRgers Into the misty past have unearthed a portion of the wall of the temple of the Moon God. said by MT Wooiley to be the oldest and largest temple of Baby lonia. While 1t IS too soon to give details, 1T is believed that the ex cavation of this temple will undoubt- edly show continuous service dedi- cated to the Moon God covering several thousand years. and reaching backward possibly beyond the mil- lennium B. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
MUSSOLINI IS URGED TO RESCUE EUROPEANS
Fascimo Now Regarded As Panacea
 For Enrnne's Ills

VIENNA. March sl. v Fascimo F coming to be regarded in Austria as panaces for all Of the ills of Gem tral Europe, in the opinion of some and its leader, Benito Mussolini Rs a second Garibaldi. X letter from Count Richard Condenhove- kaleygf, founder of the Central European Cui- tural society. addressed 10 Mussollni and published recently in a local newspaper. bears out this thought.
 The count writes. "l appeal to you to save the youth of Europe. Ger many and France have been at war for i,c00 years Italy alone is qualt- fled to end tais war. to lay the foun- dation for the restoration of Europe.
 You love Italy. but no European nation can live and thrive if tho oth- CTS die, Look across the ocean. Al a time when Europe, from the Rhtne co Thrace. is tearing herself to pieces. an entire continent Is pre- pairing to assemble at Santiago, Chile, in a spirit of trust and hope and in the service of peace and progress.
 Proclaimed a century ago by Bolt var. the Pan American idea has be. come today the keynote of the dcvel- opment of the world. United Amer ica is marching at its apex, while divided Europe is bleeding to death in internal warfare.
 summon the fifstF lan-bufopehH conference in Rome; launch new Europe.
 Both Great Britain and Russia have outgrown Europe and can sur wye her destruction. but the other peoples of Europe have the choice only between union or destruction.
 Europe Is not threatened from the north. Economic dangers menace her from the west and political perl from the east. divided Europa must fal a prey to American compe- tition: a dlsunited Europe will be- come the victim of Russian leader ship. Only an eoenomic union, a court of arbitration, and a treaty can give Europe prosperity, peace and independence.
 Save Europe from her fate. Step into the European chaos courage ously. and lay tho foundation stone of the United states of Europe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28

he tries to steal the gift from Mabel's
room provide much of the comedy
The cast viii include Eddy Waller.
Alice Mason Maralyn Fink, Larry
Sullivan, Alec Hartford. Earl Ross.
James lie Roy, Norman Wendell.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28

achieved the distinction of being one
OF Americas representative bar1tones,
Santrey's repertory runs generally 70
jazz and popular songs. This season
descriptive numbers are a Dig feature
OF the act
The bill includes:
HARRY AND ANNA SEYMOUR
VIII be second in Importance on the
bill with their act. Breezy Bits of
AIirth and Melody"
HARRY AND DENIS DU FOR
THE Dancing Ideals" have been fea-
turcd with such attractions as $50
Long, Lefty" What Next" and THE
Rainbow Girl"
EDWARDS AND BEAsLEY-Ap-
pear in q comedy, Two of the Four
Horsemen."
CHARLES CARTMELL AND
LAURA HARRIS-Wiu Appear in a
new singing and dancing skit, Three
Episodes" in which they keep up to
the minute by giving a king Tut
dance as one OF the episodes.
EMMA FRABELL AND BROTHER
Wire walkers with novelty. They
are the originators Of Frisco and
Russian dancing on the wire.
RIALTO AND LAMONT-Wili close
the bill Are eccentric cOmiques and
a recent feature of the New York
HippOdrome.
The bill will also include the Pathe
News the Topics Of the Day and
Aesops Fables.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
New Policy at Palace
Announced For Summer

Starting Monday. the new summer
policy of the Palace will go into
effect. There will be three shows
daily. consisting Of six acts Of vaude-
Vile and feature picture. Vaudeville
will he shown at 3 p. m. 6:45 p. m.
and 9 p. m. There will be a complete
change Of program on Monday and
Thursday of each week.
The bin will include:
PRIMROSE FOUR-This act which
is more Familiarity known as THE
Thousand Pounds of Harmony" and
is probably the best known male quar-
tette in vaudeville
EDDIE HILL AND TUDOR CAME.
RON-Can themselves The Apostles
Of Honor" They will be seen in a
comedy offering which consists Of
songs, comic dances and fun of an
unusual sort
GORDON AND DAY-Call their act
"Mirthful Nonsense" Gordon is a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
Webber and Fields to
Open Engagement at Broadway

Weber and Fields "FIddle-D Dee
Dee" featuring Nat Fields, comes to
the Broadway next week. starting
with a Sunday matinee. Nat Fields
combines in the show many comic
scenes made famous by his brother in
Webber and Fields productions. AS
sisting Fields in the fun making is
James Daily. an Irish comic Fields
and Daily offer two bits entitled
"Sapho' and King Tut" Pagie and
Pierre, two French dancers, late Of
a Victor Herbert opera, are added at
fractions. Among others featured: Joe
West, Charlotte Howard. a handsome
prima donna; Gaby Fields. EsteI
Glenn Hugo F'redericks. a banjo spe-
cialist, and chorus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
Parody on Leather Pushers"

Brownie, the Century Wonder Dog.
will start production on The Leather
Singers" a parody on The Leather
Pushers." He will be supported by
Bobby Dunn, Edna Gregory, and Yer
non Dent. This will be his fourth pi-
ture this year.
His first 1928 release was Sweet
and Pretty" his second Sunny
Gym Try and Get It." the comedy
in which Brownie is a woman hater. is
being edited and everything is ready
for work on The Leather SINGERS. -
Brownie continues to be directed by
Raymaker, and among his support
may be counted Billy Engle, Edith Lee
Grant and Blanche Payson
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28

pantominist and his partner, Miss Day.
uses a smart line of patter and offers
some dancing.
KINGSTON AND EBNER-"This
and That" IS the title they have given
their act. Elmer gives limitations OF
band instruments and horns Of various
sorts and his partner sings and dances
Miss Kingston is known for having In
troduced the famous sparkle cape" Of
Ziegfeld Follies a few seasons ago.
DEWITT. BURNS AND TOR
RENCE-Wiu offer an European
Toyshop novelty.
PHOTOPLAY-"If / Were Queen"
starring Ethel Slayton.
The headline attraction FOR the last
half of the week Will be Frankie Kei.
sic in The Brazilian Heiress." a must
cal comedy Offering with a large cast
which includes Jack O'Malley. The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
New Musical Comedy at
the RialtO Next Week

Passing BY" a new musical com
edy. Will be the chief offering at the
Rialto next week. The story concerns
young man who is a constant
reader of dime novels. He conceives
the idea Of impersonating Jessie
James. Then the fun starts.
The blackface comedy part is
handled by Billie Clark. This is an
other Jenkins production.
The movie feature will be ''Alf's But
ton a new type of a comedy movie.
Leslie Henson plays the role of ALI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28

Walkers production Of "Rollo's
Wild Oat" at the Murat beginning
Wednesday night.
No. 6-Tom Powers. another
Walker player, in "Rollo's Wild
Oat' at the Murat.
No. 7-Aldrich Bowker. a Walker
favorite. IN "Rollo's Wild Oat" at
the Murat.
No. 8-Nat Fields in Fiddle Dee
Dee" at the Broadway next week.
No. 9-Babe Harte IN Passing
By at the Rlalto next week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28

No. l-Idabelle Arnold in up In
Mabels Room" the next offering
Of the Grand Players, opening at
English's Sunday afternoon.
No. Mile. Theo Hewes in dance
recital at the Murat Tuesday night.
No. 3-Henry Santrey and his
band will headline at Keiths next
week.
No. 4-Nellie Veronica will be at
the Palace. beginning Thursday
No 5-Spring Byington who Will
play one Of the leads in Stuart
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
WALKER TO OPEN
SEVENTH SEASON
At MURAT THEATER
Grand Players to Present
Bedroom Farce at
EngIiSh'S.
TIME SUMMER SEASON will get
underway on Wednesday night
when Stuart Walker opens his

when Stuart Walker opens his
seventh season at the Murat.
Mr.. Walker and his players will be
honored on the opening night as they
never have been before. A capacity
house is assured.
Following the opening performance
Of "Rollo's Wild Oat," the Chamber
q Commerce, cooperating with other
civic and dramatic organization, will
tender a banquet in honor Of Walker
and his players at the Athenaeum.
The Grand Players Sunday will
offer the first bedroom farce of the
current stock season at English's.
The bill for next week viii be up
In MabeTs Room"
On Monday night at the Murat, the
Harlequin Club of Purdue University
will present George Washington,
Jr., a musical comedy.
On Tuesday night at the Murat,
Mile. TheO Hewes and ballet will ap-
PEAR in a dance recital
The Broadway Sunday begins a
summer season Of stock burlesque.
The Rialto will continue to present
musical comedies and movies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
TO START
NEW SPLIT POLICY
Santrey and Band to Return
Monday to KeithIS.

Beginning Monday. the Palace Will
change its policy by adopting a spill
week policy during the summer.
Instead Of bills being completely
changed on Mondays the Palace will
change bills on Mondays and Thurs
days. There Will be three complete
shows daily instead Of four
On Monday, Henry Santrey and his
band return to b. F. Keith's for a
week ; engagement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
Breezy Farce Offered
at English's Next Week

up in MabeTs Room" will be pre-
sented all next week at EngIish's
by the Grand Players. Jean oliver.
leading woman of the company, will
have the role Of Mabel. and IdabelIe
Arnold win play the jealous wife.
There is a well developed plot. which
further distinguishes up in MabePs
Room" from other farces.
The play follows the attempts of
Garry to recover a gift that he be-
slowed on Mabel before his marriage.
and with which Mabel is threatening
his happiness. Garry knows that If
his wife ever sees the gift, her jeai-
cusy will spoil their happiness.
The gift in question is a chenhse
that has embroidered on it ITO Mabel
from Garry" and which Garry had
sent from Paris when ne and Mabel
were engaged.
The troubles that Garry has when
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28
'ROllO's Wild Dat" Opening
Bill of the Walker Players

The play which. Stuart Walker has
selected has to usher in his seventh
season Of repertoire at the Murat on
next Wednesday evening will be
"Rolio's Wild Dat" by Clare Kun
mer.
Rollo Webster. the principal
character in the play, is a young
fellow with high-brow ambitions. He
feels that he has discovered certain
new phases of Shakespeare's Ham
let" that should be given 10 a breath
less public. Money is no handicap to
Rollo since his grandfather has
plenty of it and it is matter of no
difficulty to make the old man give
up a considerable sum. though, of
course, he is not informed Of the pur-
pose to which it is to be put. For
the role OF OpheIia Rollo engages a
girl whose name IS Goldie MacDuff
She does not think that she can play
the part, but Rollo insists. To be
sure she has never done anything on
the stage besides appearing in a roof
garden musical show. but. neverthe.
less she is engaged
At last tive first night arrives and
'Ust as Rollo makes his entrance as
Hamlet news arrives that his grand
-ather IS on his sdeath-bed. Rollo
links no more of Hamlet, but dashes
rom the stage and into a taxi with
put even changing his clothes. Natur-
TIE other actors are a bit startled.
)ut through a clever scheme which il
would not be fair 10 disclose in ad-
vance the play goes on and wins great
success.
Tom Powers. an INDIANAPOLIS
.aVorite Of last season, will have the
ole Of Rollo. and Spring Byfngton
who has been appearing with the
Stuart Walker Company at the Cox
Theater in Cincinnati, will have the
role Of the chorus girl who attempts
10 play OpheIia.
Others in the cast will include
Aidrich Bowker. Corbet Morris. l..
estrange Millman. Boyd Agfn. Robert
McGroarty, Clark Hoover. judith
Lowry. Lucille Nicholas. Jean Spur
ney and Elizabeth Ross
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-28

movie feature will be The Worlds A
stage" featuring Dorothy Phillips.
4 + +
Santrey and Band
to Try Bill at keiths
Next week will bring to b. F.
Keith's as the headline attraction
Henry Santrey and his Syncopated
Society Band. Sautrey, aside from
being d musician Of ability n com
poser and actor, is singer who
The Washington times., 1923-02-03
HOUSE ON THE SAND
ARE YOU BUILDING WITHOUT A FOUNDATION?

to learn to want it intelligently.
You'll have to overcome laziness,
disbursement, and the spoiled
child attitude of thinking life
ought to give you free prizes.
Long time must elapse before
the bright dreams of youth can
be translated from the cloudy
realm of fairyland to the sturdy
world of reality.
Don't grow desperate, Eighteen,
because life has not sent you
companionship or love. You'll
have to prepare yourself for them
to deserve them-to build foun.
dations for them.
Don't be unhappy, Twenty-one.
because You are not in the right
environment. You'll have to earn
your way there and to spend time
and effort in making yourself
right, so when you reach the
environment for which you yearn
you II be able to abide there.
The Washington times., 1923-02-03
FASHIONABLE
FOOTWEAR
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

~ HOES in smart models are
a distinct addition to the
appearance Of the we'll
dressed woman.
A low-heeled cordovan walking
pump is shown with a double
strap across the instep and a
neat brass buckle. Military ties
are still correct and are usually
completed by adding a rubber
heel.
For rough and ready sports
wear the high laced foot is the
most serviceable, and these are
generally worn at all the winter
resorts.
The advent of the long dress
has effected revival of the high
heel, for there is nothing so un.
calmly as a low heel and long
dress. The heels may be ex.
tremely high or of the baby
French" type, but they must not
be flat. Perhaps never before
have there been so many distinc-
tive types of footwear shown as
at the present time, and some
times two and three feathers are
combined in one pair of pumps.
The black suede pump with a
single strap is smart, worn with
a taupe chiffon hose, and is neat
and becoming to the average foot.
You may choose a long, slim last,
or the stubby French type that
SO many women find comfortable,
Among the novelties there. is
an oxford tie made of two-tone
bars Of leather; for instance,
black and red. black and French
blue, or black and gray, or per-
haps, black suede and fine leather
or satin.
The slippers for evening come
in beautiful brocades, in rich
colorings of the Orient, and are
strapped into splendid sandals.
Gold and silver cloth is turned
into all sorts of lovely pumps for
evening.
New overshoes with cuffs of
krimmer are new, and there arei
many short ankle boots of the
Russian type with vivid cuffs in
waterproof materials.
The Washington times., 1923-02-03

n.ty. t could not be anything
else! You must remember that
this poor man Is q convalescent.
almost an invalid. am aston
ished that he should have per-
suaded his seconds to allow even
pistols. His representatives did
not want to accept anything.
They are among those who feel
that this duel ought not to take
place"
counter with sabers. Martinez had
sense Of equity caused him to ac-
cept TOledo's decision. That sick
fellow was not an enemy worthy
Of his saber; it was necessary to
establish a certain equality be-
tween them. and the pistol would
do that, being the only weapon
that lends itself to surprise and
whims of chance.
'At any event I shall kill him."
thought Michael. remembering his
81 must tell Your Highness, y
the Colonel went on, that all
weapons are the same to him.
This young man and his, two
friends are well acquainted with
everything that concerns warfare.
but they haven't the slightest
notion Of dueling and the weapons
that are used on such occasions"
Then he enumerated the con-
ditions. The distance was to be
fifteen meters: each one was to
fire a single shot, but each might
aim and fire while he who was to
direct the combat was counting
from one to three. With a marks
man like the Prince such con-
ditions would be serious.
Honor Is Honor.
Exactly! The Prince found
them acceptable.
The Colonel went In quest of
Martinez with a certain hesita-
ton. In spite Of his old beliefs,
he felt Castro's protests had been
quite reasonable. Perhaps what
he said was right, that this duel
was piece of foolishness. mad
ness even, on the j part of the
Prince. But his traditional ideas
revolted against such scruples.
Honor is honor" he told him
self, and set about the details Of
the encounter.
TO Be Continued Monday.)
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