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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-23

VARIETY MUSICAL COMEDY
TO HEADLINE AT LYRIC

"a Moonlight Marriage" a vaude-
Vile musical comedy. will be found at
the Lyric next week.
Lavishly staged, it is noted for
number of innovations, chief among
them being the much talked Of Rad
ium" number. A dazzling array of
costumes and gorgeous settings grace
the production. Among the song hits
are while We Were Dancing" III
Only One Remembered" and Wedding
Bells" The cast is composed Of
singers, dancers and speciality artists
headed by Ched Freeborn and Billy
3arrows.
The bill viii include:
BILLY "SWEDE" HALL AND
COMPARATIVELY is popular as a
character comedian. Assisted by jolly
Jenny Coburn he appears in a trav
esty called "Hilda," in which he i'm
personates a Swedish maid in a big
hotel.
THREE WHITE KUHNS-A mu-
steal trio long prominent as vaude-
vile and cabaret stars. They offer
a program of up.to-the minute syn
copated and jazz selections dispensed
in a classy way.
PAUL AND GEORGE HALL
Two entertainers who have a skii
composed of character types ard mu
sic. Miss Hall is the youngest cir
baritone singer before the public.
PROSPER AND MARET-Knowr
as 1.-THE College Athletes" these young
chaps amaze with their routine OF
sensational acrohatics and spectacular
equiHbristic feats.
CROMWELL AND COMPANY
Another European juggling act.
ON THE SCREEN-Bray Picto
graph, "a Mysterious Case comedy
School Pals" novelty sports film
Taking a Chance" and the Pathe
Review.
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and Vienna. It's continental success
was duplicated in New York last sea-
son. where it was seen at the Ambas-
sador for one year.
1t comes here direct from Chicago
with the distinguished New York
company Of singers and dancers. The
featured members of the cast are
Nancy Gibbs, prima donna; Walter
Woolf. baritone; Zella Russell, Harry
K. Morton, Rollo Grimes. Shirley
Sherman, Clarence Harvey, Gladys
Walton. Detmar Poppen, Timothy Da-
ley. Isabelle Rodriguez and one Of the
largest ensembles on the stage today.
There are sixty In this New York
Winter Garden company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-23
Children to Be
Made to Laugh

The fascination that mystery
and magic exert for the average
human, old and young. find in
Thurston-who opens his annual
engagement at English's FOR one
week, beginning Monday eve-
ming, March 10, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday, a
striking illustration. One never
tires of it. His patrons, once
drawn into the circle Of his art,
stick to him. so that little boys
who were Thurstonized some
years ago remain put" after
reaching the age Of so-called re.
sponsibility. This famous con-
juror and wonder-worker, whose
illusions and mystical creations
grow more baffling and enthrall-
ing from year to year, is a rare
attraction to the small boy and
the small girl, who often are
crowded out of good seats by
just as eager audiences Of gray
boards and older folks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-23
MUSICAL COMEDY
OPENS THURSDAY
NIGHT AT MURAT
Lady in Ermine' Booked for
a Weeks Run in
March.

sally, Irene and Mary comes to
the Murat next Thursday night for
three days and a matinee on Saturday.
Combining the grace and dancing of
Sally" the love and romance of
Mary" and the sweetness Of Irene.
tells the story of the musical comedy
Sally, Irene and Mary" by Eddie
Bowling and Cyrus Wood.
The scenes begin on the East Side,
where the three girls are the budding
daughters of a trio of Irish families.
Theatrical men happen by and see the
gang" engaged in dancing to the
music of a hand organ, with the re-
suit that sally, Irene" and Mary"
are engaged as chorus girls.
Members of the cast are Eddie
Featherstone, Jose Claf1in, Estaire
Kaye. Marjorie Lane. Beth Stanley,
Katherine Ward, Mazda Reade. Frank
Cornell. Harriet Rose. Kenneth Rich
ards. Joseph Wagstaff. Tom Morrison,
Venie Anterior, Eddie Sells. Sallie
Stembler, John Mellon. George Will
liams, Sam Ford, and a chorus.
The Shriners will have theater
party the opening night at the Murat.
The Shriners invite the public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-23
STOCK SEASON TO
OPEN SUNDAY HERE
Balloon Girl to Be First Bill
. at Lincoln Square.

The Lincoln Players stock company.
open their engagement at the Lincoln
Square Theater Sunday afternoon with
rural comedy drama, THE Balloon
Girl
This play is said to be very much
on the order Of Polly Of the Circus"
as it concerns the working OF a circus
in a small town.
Charles Mercer. manager of the com
pany. says he has capable cast and
is sure he will offer the good stock
productions at popular prices. "The
Balloon Girl will be offered all next
week, twice daily.
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On Sunday afternoon, March 9.
at 8 o'clock, at the Murat, Ona B.
Talbot will present Josef and Nine.
Lhevinne in a two-piano recital.
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act which will be offered By Margaret
Stewart and William Downing, assist
ed by Beulah Stewart.
The program also will include the
Pathe News Weekly, Topics of the
day and Aesop's Fables.
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ET7 HILE many local people may
IW not see the famous u. S. S.
Leyiathan or take a trip on the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
HEADING CONCERN
WILL BE REBUILT
Albany Offers Inducement To
Opelika Pit

OPELIKA, Ala, April 24.-(Special
Leased Wire.)--It is expected that the
Opelika heading mill will be rebuilt
here. although an offer of site with
ample timber at low prices was re-
ceived from the Chamber Of Commerce
at Albany, Ala, Thursday morning by
Farley Brothers. Local citizens. how.
ever. are anxious to have the factory
rebuilt here and have offered to take
stock in a new enterprise of the same
kind headed by the Farley Brothers.
The fire was the largest that has
occurred here in several years. The
snoldering flames kept burning until
late Wednesday night. About seven cars
Of heading material were lost, valued
at $3.50 per car. The building, belong
ing to Mrs. A. B. Bennett, was com.
pletely destroyed, only the walls being
left standing.
Sanford To Speak,. d. Sanford
United States district attorney, will de.
liver the memorial address at Dothan
Friday afternoon.
Banks To Close--All banks of the
city will be closed Saturday in observ-
ance of Memorial Day, which is legal
holiday.
Boxers To Meet-A six-round scien.
tific boxing match will BIZ staged al
Rainbow theatre Friday night between
Leo Pomerance Of Columbus, Ga, weigh.
ing 1853 pounds, and Rip Reagon, cap.
tain of the Auburn football team, weigh,
ing 173 pounds.
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SERMON AND MUSIC
AT LYRIC SERVICE
Invisible Companion DIR. Ed
mond's Theme

1.-The Invisible Companion'' will be
the subject of DR.. Henry N. Edmonds,
pastor, at Sunday nights services at the
Lyric theatre, with the doors of the
theatre opening at 1880 and the spe-
cial musical program beginning at
Z :55 p. m. 's~e
Preceding the sermon, the mixed
quartette will gender ShelIey's cantata,
death and Life" which was given
at the Easter Sunday morning service
at the Independent Presbyterian church,
Highla nd avenue, at Thirty-first
street.
Goods House." is the subject of DIR.
Edmonds' sermon at the morning serv-
ice at the new church. and this service
will be featured by four special song
numbers to be rendered by male quar-
tet, composed OF ]. p. Mcguire and w.
L. Scholl, tenors, and Leon Cole and
H. J, Posner, bassos
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MAYO WILL TELL
THEM -LIEBOLD
Says Full Details OF Ford
Bid Will Be Elk
planned
lTennessee valley Bureaul

b ALBANY-DECATUR, Ala, April "A.
w. b. Mayo, chief engineer for Henry
Ford, will "give them all the informa-
tion they may seek" when he appears
before the Senate agriculture commits
tee, according to letter received here
today from E. G.. Liebold, private sec
rotary to Mr.. Ford. The letter was in
reference to Mr.. ,Mayo's forthcoming APP
pearance before the committee in con-
nection with the Ford bid for Muscle
Shoals. 6,
Eulogixe Editor Eulogy of the late
editor of the Albany Decatur Daily.
William Randolph shelton, was given
Thursday at noon at the meeting of the
Kiwanis club by Rev. G. c. Dawson,
pastor of the Decatur Baptist church.
Mr.. Shelton was member Of the club.
Resolutions paying tribute to his mem
|ory also were adopted.
Roena Shaner To Specialists Roena
Shaner of New York. national or
ganizer for the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union, win speak here Friday
evening at the First Presbyterian
church. She Is scheduled also to deliver
an address Friday at Hartselle.
Road Bids Sought---Morgan county
will receive bids for upkeep of county
roads under an official call to be made
Friday, Contractors win be given 80
days in which to file their bids.
To Name Officers-Of officers for the
domecrotic primary on May ID will be
named Friday by county officials.
Ship Observation-Disclosures of the
Jones Construction company of Mem.
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BRANDON TO SPEAK
ON SEAPORT PLANS.
Other Leaders On Program For
Mobile Meeting

MOBILE, Ala. April 24.-(Special
Leased Wire. 1.-THE port Of Mobile,
what it means to the city and state
and its increased Importance when $l0,-
600 600 of public funds have been spent
for modern facilities will be the general
topic for discussion by Governor w
w. Brandon, general William L. Sibert
and others at the annual meeting OF
the Chamber Of Commerce at 8 o'clock
May z. ~
Governor Brandon and General ST.
bert have accepted the invitation to
talk at the meeting and il Is believed
Hugh ID. Merrill, speaker of the Ala
bama house of representatives; Lieu
tenant Governor Charles Mcdowell and
George Gordon Crawford of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com.
pany will be present.
Leaders in the port development pro-
gram members of the state docks com
missiof-will attend the meeting. Gen.
eral Sibert who is out of the, city sew.
eral days, yesterday authorized a meet
ing of the docks commission for May
Z, and his associates. former Governor
Charles Henderson and +. G. Blair, will
attend the docks commission session
and later the Chamber Of Commerce
supper.
The executive commission of the
Chamber, at meeting yesterday, fixed
a date for the meeting and decided q
supper would be served. Place for the
supper will be decided later.
The Chamber of Commerce said that
the time for increased activity in the
port development line has arrived and
that the subject will be discussed in 9
general way by the chief executive
who is an ardent advocate Of port de.
yelopment, and General Sibert, chair.
man-engineer of the docks commission
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phis, which has completed a contract on
Morgan county highways, is being
packed for shipment. Morgan Stewart
Of Huntsville was manager for the
concern.
Patents Oil DeviceT. B. Hale, man
ager Of the water company here, has re-
,ceived patents rights on a device which
he has invented to prevent waste of oil
from automobiles. The device< also is
said to Keep plenty of oil on bearings
of all kinds.
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KNIGHTS MEET
AT TROY NEXT.
Pike, Citizen Is Elected
Grand Commander At
Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April "a
Troy received the honor of being host
for the next conclave of the grand com
maadry, Knights Templar, this after.
noon, and every officer on the list above
the clerical positions received a promo
tion. .qs
The election resulted as follows Law
renee r. Gellerstedt, Troy, grand com.
mander; J. u. Matlock, Ensley, deputy
grand commander; Robert T. Ward
Dadeville, generalissimo p. s. Meyer
Mobile, captain general; o. s. Finch
Birmingham, senior warden #. M. Still
well, Selma. treasurer; G.. A. Beau
champ, Montgomery, recorder; Claude
O'Rear, Tuscaloosa. grand prelate stand
ard bearer; w. C. Davis, Opelika, SWORD
bearer H. +. Williamson, Blue Noun
tain, sword bearer.
Ford Indorsed- Mayor Frasier j.
Adams and Clerk e. r. Matthews have
forwarded to Washington copies of a
resolution which was adopted by unani,
nous vote Of the council, indorsing the
offer of Henry. Ford for Muscle Shoals
and urging all Alabama senator's and
representatives to use their influence to
get early and successful action on the
Ford bid. A petition to the same eff
feet, signed by several hundred citi
Gems, has also been forwarded to the
proper officials.
Named Councilman Thomas b
Stroud, former alderman and travelling
salesman, has been elected member oil
the city council Of Huntsville to repre-
sent the Fourth ward. He will fill tht
vacancy created by the recent resigna
ton of Alderman Edward Burwell, who
has moved out of the city limits.
Held In Jackson--Chief of Polio,
Hackworth has received telegram from
Chief Horton at jackson, Miss, notify
ing him that he has under arrest Their,
George McKissack, alias Robert d
Parker, and Minnie Louise Wheel. ALA,
Louise Parker, wanted in Huntsville OF
charKas of Violating the Mann act
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NARCOTIC ring
is BROKEN UP
AT MONTGOMERY
Five Of Twelve Persons
Arrested Bound Over
To Grand Jury
Estate CAPITAL Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April a.
Officials here today believe they have
broken up a narcotic smuggling ring
with the arrest of IL persons and the
seizure of $500 worth Of cocaine and
morphine. Following the arrests, a pc
tition was filed in circuit court here
this afternoon by r.. H. Arlington, dep
uty solicitor, seeking to close the Wind
sor hotel, where the raid was made.
Five of the 12 persons arrested
waived preliminary hearing when ar
raigned today before United States
Commissioner w. A. Jordan. They
were bound over under bond to the
federal grand jury. All are charged
with violation of the Harrison anti
narcotic law.
Those bound over are: Ed Doc
Taylor, Lillian johnson, Hardy Will
kins, Ed Collins and ]. L. Rapier, alias
J. G. johnson.
The other seven, who will be ar.
raigned tomorrow morning before Com
missioner Jordan are:
Joe Moses, Irene Kilkins, May Jones,
Mary Searcy, Carrie Howard, @. j.
Martin and Lon Jones.
Federal, county and city officers
made the arrests and confiscated the
drugs after months of close watching of
suspects. E. ("Doc") Taylor, said by
Sheriff Phelps to be the ringleader of
the gang, and brother of the proprietor
of the hotel, was the first to be arrest
rested.
Closely following the arrest of Tay-
lor, Lillian johnson, a young woman,
was apprehended as she entered the
Windsor hotel. Most of the drugs were
found in her valise. ..
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SILHOUETTES OF
STATE CAPITAL
Estate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April a.
Milford Howard, former congressman
from the seventh district, author and
actor, who has begun the establishment
of the Master Schools for the educa-
ton of mountain boys, was visitor
to the capitol today. He talked inter
estingly of the work which has been
accomplished at the school which has
been established near Fort Payne, in
DeKalk county, and of plans for the
future in the educational work.
Mr.. Howard STAYED that his novel
Peggy Ware" will be filmed in the
summer of 1925 in the mountain coun-
try of northeast Alabama, using natives
of that section as characters in en-
acting the work for the silent drama.
Henry Otto, originally of Bessemer,
now with the Fox Film company, will
handle the production. He is now pro-
ducing Dante's Inferno" for the Fox
company at Hollywood Peggy Ware
win be an Independent production Of
Mr.. Towards.
For the benefit of those who have
not met Mr.. Howard, it should be said
that he was reared in the mountains,
represented Alabama in congress from
the "bloody seventh" and has attracted
widespread attention as an author. Since
achieving success he has begun to de-
vote his energies to providing means
for education for mountain boys who
otherwise might not be 20 fortunate.
One of the causes of his visit to the
capitol today was to arouse interest in
the Alpine fishing club, which he is
establishing in the mountains of De-
Kalb county in conjunc ION with his
school development plans. Governor w.
w. Brandon took the first membership
in the club today. a club house and
other facilities will be established near
Fort Payne.
Mr.. Howard stated that his school
near Fort Payne is designed to give
an education in the fundamentals OF
community life improvement, As an ex-
ample of this work, the school is build
ing a road in the mountain country
some 10 miles from Fort Payne, in con
junction with citizens Of the section
Boys who enter the school can earn
not only their tuition, but food and
clothing. He stated that there have
been cases of boys VINO came to the
school in need of clothing and the stu.
dents already enrolled united to work
day or so for their new associate
in order to provide for him. There are
T60 acres Of land in connection with the
school, and 1000 peach and apple trees
have been planted rs beginning. An
interesting feature of the school is that
it will function continuously through
out the year, without the usual summer
vacation. Mr.. Howard plans to estab'
lish other schools of a similar nature
in \ the mountain country of Alabama
making a chain of the Master Schools
for the benefit of boys who need an
opportunity in education.
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never has any interest involved in
case sought to force decision.
To Fight Case

never has any interest involved in q
case sought to force decision.
To Fight Case
The public service commission let il
be known that it intends to fight the
case to the end. 1t contends that it il
a quasi-judicial, body; that any decision
rendered must be after mature delibera.
ton, and that no litigant before it can
force it to reach a conclusion on any
matter at any particular time. In other
words, it says that, like a court, it must
have as much time as may be needed in
considering the various issues involved
Another contention of the commission
probably will be that the petition fol-
a writ of mandamus should be dismissed
because the petitioners, Lincoln Mills
and Huntsville Manufacturing associa.
ton, are not parties to the original case
and are not intervenors and have nc
standing before the public service com.
mission in the case.
Shoals Is Issue
Muscle Shoals has been the impor.
tant issue in this case from the begin.
ming. The Alabama Power company
now owns and operates a transmission
line to Huntsville, reaching that point
by way of Gadsden. When it acquired
the government line. running from Cor
gas to Muscle Shoals. it found itself in
possession of an electric circle through
north Alabama, save the link which il
now seeks to construct. The two lines
now owned by the company are Of
10000 volts. The original petition fol
permission to make the connection called
for a 110,000-volt line. This petition
was denied bytth public service com
mission last June.
This decision was reached after pro
tests from the Tennessee valley. The
opposition contended that nothing, SHOULD
be done that might complicate the bidl
for the development of Muscle Shoals
The Alabama Power company ther
asked the commission to permit the con
struction OF as40, 000-volt line. 1t in
sisted that additional energy is neces.
sary to care for increasing business in
that section
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RUPTURE
EXPERT HERE

r. H. Seeley, of Chicago and Phila-
helphia, the noted truss expert, will
personally be at the Tutwiler Hotel,
and will remain in Birmingham
Thursday and Friday only, April "a
rs. Mr.. Seeiey says: 'The Sper-
lmatic Shield will not only retain any
lease Of rupture perfectly, but contrects
the opening in 10 days on the average
case. Being vast advancement
: over all former misunderstanding
ing instantaneous effects Immediately
appreciable and withstanding any
strain or position no matter the size
or location. Large or difficult cases,
or Incissional ruptures following
. operations specially solicited. This
instrument received the only award
in England and in Spain, producing
results without surgery, injections,
medical treatments or prescriptions.
Warning-AlI cases should be caution
web truss with under straps, as same
rest where the lump is and not where
the opening is, producing complications
necessitating surgical operations. Mr..
Seeley has documents from the United
States Government, Washington, c.,
for inspection. He will be glad to
demonstrate without charge or fit them
if desired. Business demands prevent
stopping at any other place in this
section.
+. S.-Every statement in this notice
has been verified before the Federal
and State COurts.-F. H. Seeley.
Home Office III N. Dearborn St.,
Chicago.
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POWER COMPANY
REVIEWS BATTLE
FOR SHOALS LINE
Now Has Two Petitions
Before State Utility
Board

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April "a
Following usp the action of Wednes-
day IN the removal of the fight for the
establishment of an electric circle in
North Alabama to the circuit court
the Alabama Power company Thursday
filed with the Alabama public service
commission an application for rehear-
ing on its original petition for authority
to construct a 110,000-volt Transmission
line to connect it's line of the same volt
age at Huntsville to its line at Mus
Gle Shoals recently acquired from the
government. Hearing of the applica-
ton for rehearing was set for May 10
As a result of the latest action, the
Alabama Power company has two peti
tons involving the same issue before
the public service commission. The case
which was carried to the circuit court
Wednesday involves the petition for per
mission TO make the connection with q
line of 10000 volts. The petition for the
smaller transmission line was submitted
to the commission when the original pc
tition was denied last year.
The fact that one of the fights was
carried to the circuit court about the
y luc tUe OtheE was FcHeWcu UcLUEC tHe
commission was interesting to officials
at the capitol Thursday. Investigations
confirmed the report that the Alabama
Power company is back of the appeal to
the circuit court, although its name did
not appear in the submission of the pc.
tition for n. writ of mandamus requiring
the commi ssion to render a decision on
the petition.
Action Threatened
Il The petition was submitted in the
name of 1he Huntsville Manufacturing
association and the Lincoln Mills and
was filed by Douglas Taylor, an attor-
ney of H huntsville. However, reports
that j. FL Thompson, attorney for the
Alabama Power company, had given
notice to the public service commission
that such action would be taken unless
there were an immediate decision were
confirmed Mr.. Thompson conferred with
members lof the commission in recent
days and made the statement that the
case woH1d be carried to the circuit
court in an effort to force the commits
sion to rsender decision.
This b the first time in the history
of Alabama that the public service com
mission has. been ordered into court to
show yEhy it should not render a de.
cision. There have been many appeals
from decisions of the commission. The
appel ants have won some of their con.
tentions on appeal and the appellees
have won some of their arguments, but
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MOBILE, Ala, April 24.-Liquor
purchased and seized by federal pro-
hibition agents here last fall and sum-
mer. when under cover men we're at
work in the city in connection with
the governments expose of the liquor
traffic, isadto be tested to determine
whether it contains poison, and if 1t Is
found, prosecutions will be entered
against the sellers under the state
statute, it was announced today.