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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12

both in talk and She
found him in the person of Henry.
chauffeur for her mother. Henry was
a cave man" who spoke of Marion
as grille" and kid" as well as tell
ing her to put on the brakes and in
doing so she skids right into his
rms. The playwrights family sug-
gest that Marion will be happy on
a pig farm down in Iowa. And not
one of us believes it because Marion
probably will change her mind when
she sees the pigs. Said pigs will
not turn out to be cute little pink
things"
While Marion as giving her proud
family and relatives the shock of
their lives, BERTHE Lenox, her brother.
does a little exploring for himself.
He falls head over heels in love with
a chorus girl by the name of Alice
O'Neil. Alice went with fast COM
pany, but she was an angel Just
the same. Even her relatives OBJ
jected to Alice marrying into zone
Of the best families
"The Best People was written
with all eyes upon the box office.
There are laughs. many Of them.
Some remarks are witty and clever.
while others are the old bunk. But
the show in the hands Of the Der.
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ASCorS sofa
their Fifth Ave. home. Got three
million. Reminded us u grass
needs cutting.
Los Angeles rich mans wife asks
divorce because she washed dishes.
May be why he is a rich man.
The Florida Legislature is consid-
ering making it illegal to be de.
seconded from monkey.
The average Ghicagoan lives only
forty-two years, proving it isn't as
dangerous as we thought.
Health expert says middle-aged
people should dance. They would,
but most of them are married.
You are not old if at midnight you
start wondering what you will do
until bedtime.
New order says Annapolis gradu-
ates must learn to fly. We say that
is higher education.
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Incl
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more. Gordon gave. He was do.
teated" He joined Coxie's army. He
became a bum" but told himself
ina he was different from the other
unwashed specimens Of mankind.
Out Of this march with Coxie's
army the real personality of Cor.
don sprang into being. He found
out that during the Boer war he
could not get passports to Africa
he Their became a part of the slum
life of New York.
Prior to this he had married a
good woman-intellectually and NOR
ally. Children were horn. To this
sort of life Gordon rebelled ever
when he had a good home. He
wanted some sort of freedom. Free
dom of what? Something in him
cried out for a woman who would
understand. He found her, but she
was not his wife.
And he died a young a but
world famous.
l have touched only the high
spots.
He Was a Man" is a recital OF
realism with all of its gutter at.
mosphere as well as Gods sunshine.
Here is a novel that has backbone
and real life.
Should be read by every one who
Is not afraid Of life.
l will put He Was a Man" in
my list Of the ten best books for
1925.
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in our plans if, indeed, it did not prove a fatal
blow.
Recent maneuvers in Panamanian waters
demonstrated that any one Of a dozen things
might happen to the canal at, or just before,
the commencement Of hostilities. Spies could
blow up the locks an enemy ship camouiaged
as a neutral, could sink and block the channel
at any of the narrower passages vital parts
of the canal might be blown to smithereens
by enemy planes operating from carriers, or
even submarines, at sea or from savannas in
neighboring territory; and so on.
Panama and Hawaii are complementary.
parts of the same thing, and either would be
greatly handicapped, or have its effectiveness
seriously reduced, without the other. Thus
Panama by all means should be made impreg-
nable, too. t...
Hawaii and Panama are the vital key po-
sltions in our first line of defense. We should
therefore render it impossible for any enemy,
however strong, to lay hands on either.
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Marion Lenox Was Hard Boiled Although
She Lived In a Mansion Near Fifth Ave.

to talk on the stage. He has per-
sonal appearance and charm. When
the sketch is completed he gives a
little talk. admitting he has been
fourteen years in Hollywood and is
proud Of 1t. He admits with plea.
sure that he is married and declares
that he is a bad man in the movies,
but in private life he is a good
American citizen. Act goes over
easily.
Harry Antrim is arriving at that
stage III his development when he
can be considered an entertaining
institution. He is that and will
grow more in the future than he has
/ the past. He whistles and does
limitations, but does them all
differently from anyone else in the
world. A mighty fine entertainer.
Arthur Fields and Leo Edwards
present songs in a manner hat re-
fleets real showmanship. Grow
land, with Marguerite. is a dancing
novelty. Songs and Dances" I be-
lieve that is the name of the act.
is a dancing turn In which one of
the men is a good eccentric dancer.
June and Irene Melva demonstrate
that even empty whisky bottles may
be used legally.
At the Lyric all week.
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ATHLETIC CLUB WILL
PRESENT LIEUT.. HARDING

Frederick L. Matson, president of
the Indianapolis Athletic Club, to-.
day announced the second OF a
series OF lecture events that are be-
ing given for the organization.
Lieut.. Smiling Jack" Harding,
n Of the six United States Army
filters to complete the history-making
flight around the world, and Lowell
Thomas, official pictorial historian
Of the world flight, will be presented
at the athletic club on Monday eve
ming, May rs.
The Harding lecture is a first hand.
personal story Of the thrills and
adventurous achievements Of the
world fliers.f Lieut.. Harding tells
the story which is illustrated by
motion pictures and Still views
taken by Mr.. Thomas during the
cruise Of the army globe circlers.
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HOWARD AND LIND
ARR PALACE HITS

Lorraine Howard and Flo Lind are
the big hit on the Palace bill the
first half of the week. These two
women give a regular, intelligent
comedy impersonation of two negro
scrubwomen. Many a male black
face comedian could take lessons
from the Coincidence of this team.
Not only are they funny. but they
know how to put over songs about
the good old Robert E. Lee" and
kindred subjects. And they stopped
the show with ease.
Three Jacks and Two Queens"
is the title of a singing act. A male
trio and a sister team is the per-
sonnet. Popular songs and comedy
numbers arr sung in a pleasing
way.
Miss Jacques Hayes has a novel
way Of introducing her rural char
a~cterization. Fifteen Minutes In
Hickville" is the title Of her clever
little sketch. Parts Of it could be
eliminated without hurting it any.
Should move a little faster.
La Temple presents a magic act
n little differently. Has the services
Of a pretty good comedian as we'll
as a darned good illusion. Jack
Hughes Duo open the show with
numbers or various musical instru-
ments.
The movie feature is THE Mid
night Express a railroad thriller
featuring Elaine Hammerstein. At
the Palace today and Wednesday.
lBy O~bserVer.l
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THE HINES

kell Players so over with a VOW.
They are registering more laughs
than usual.
Mary Hill is cast as the naughty
mother of Marion and BERTHE. AL
c. Wilson is the father. Milton By
ron list he chauffeur. Edythe Elliott
is the hard boiled Marion Lennox.
Bob Fay is cast as an English edi-
ton of the best people. Larry Sui
ivan is George Grafton, uncle of
the best people. Robert St. Clair
is BERTHE.
The personal triumph of this
weeks show is Martha Morton as
the slangy, wild. but careful Mile,
not a gold digger, but a wise dame,
at that. She knows how TO get the
coin and yet smile the smile of a
virgin. The way she handles some
double meaning remarks so as not
to be too bad and the method she
uses in working up the second act
gives Miss Morton the acting hon
ors this week. Idabelle Arnold is
Alice O'Neil.
At English's all week.
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THE X
THIS l. SHOW

The best show OF the summer
stock season at the Capitol is this
weeks Daley production. called
"Runpin' Wild" This is due mostly
to the work of Jack Smoke" Gray.
Don't mind saying that this fellow
Gray is a real blackface comedian.
There is just one little bit that
he should cut u Of this show. Gray
is too funny to stoop to suggestive
ness. even in one little bit. Not only
is he right there in his comedy
Genes but he knows how to sell
a popular song for all that it is
worth.
A great addition to this company.
The rest Of the cast, headed by Lena
Daley and Bozo Mack. do their work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
THE COST
OF BUILDING

lr7 HE indianapolis Real Estate
Board has completed n
- survey Of building costs in
the city. At present, the survey
reveals. the average cost is about
40 per cent higher than in 1924.
According to the survey n small,
semi-modern bungalow can be built
for $500 a room. a modern
bungalow for $500 a room. and a
two story modern home for $1,000
a room. Finer dwellings cost as
high as $4,000 a room.
A two story house located almost
any place in indianapolis will cost
more than Il cost to discover
America. The whole expense Of
Columbus expedition including his
vessels was only 1920.
1t costs more TO build a room
for the bathtub, which is only
used occasionally. than to buy an
automobile which can be used all
the time. Which may be the
reason there are more automobiles
than bath-tubs in this country. as
recently announced.
Apparently. however. persons
erecting homes and other struc-
lures in this city are not being un-
mercifully goused. The average
Of commodity prices for the whole
country is So per cent higher than
in 1913. SO here the cost Of build
ing is comparatively low.
Home owning is to be en-
couraged. The home owner is the
stable, substantial citizen who is
the backbone of any community.
But the day when anybody can be.
come a home owner without effort
is past. Building now takes
money.
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more suitably award employees by
adding a few cents to their weekly
pay.
But the spirit of service is fos-
tered by recognition not by pay
for acts beyond the line Of duty.
A medal, though never worn,
is such recognition. A soldier
would rather have the distinguished
service cross. the croix de guerre,
or the Victoria cross than the loot
Of a city.
The greatest asset any large or
g~aniZation can have is the loyalty
of its employes-that intangible
something called morale. That can
not always be purchased with the
pay envelope.
A medal for a gallant deed to
a private in an industrial army
builds morale. It's recognition Of
high service. 1t is valueless but
priceless.
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By Walter ID. Hickman
HEN is q man a man?

IN NJ
II Stale question, you say.
L- Maybe, but the question as
a challenge was hurled at me on
every page Of HE Was A Man"
But what does life do to a man?
Is life making a bid to throw him
into the gutter or does man himself
Lift himself upward?
Funny ideas to have after read
Ing G. novel but Rose Wilder Lane
in He Was A Man" has enough
thought for several books.
The chief character is named in
the story as Gordon Blake, but 1t is
my impression hat Miss Lane has
written the life story of Jack Lon
don.
London rose from the slums Of
both men and conditions. He suf-
fered and he fought. His personal
standards are not understood by
those who fear life. Jack London
vas a product of life as much as
he was his own product.
To start with, Harper & Brothers
published "He Was A Man" That
is D good start. You will find in
this novel a character that stands
upon his two feet for a while, then
crashes into the darkness Of flesh
only to rise again higher and higher
over his fellowmen.
Have told you before that I am
not afraid to face the products Of
life. When an author brings real
Lie in all Of its beauty as we'll as
its dirt-then again I am not afraid.
What Is Genius
You will agree with me that 1t is
q hard Job to decide just what
genius is. Sometimes it seems that
its legs extend down into the mire
only to lift its head to the high
mountain tops.
Such was the problem Of Gordon
Blake, a product Of San Francisco
slum life. At the age of eighteen he
was living" and dreaming chat
must have been the work Of old man
genttsA with g. product of rotten
life Her name was Spanish Mary.
They lived on the beach Of the camp
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AN END
OF POVERTY

T1UGENE V. DEBS was the
r.. principal speaker at a ban
IL quet OF Socialists in Indi-
annapolis Sunday night. He plead
ed for emancipation of wage earn
ers, denounced war and capitals
tic mismanagement Of civilization
with his usual fervor.
Through the capitalistic class
we have widespread poverty" he
declared. Workers receive only
a fraction Of what they produce.
and until they receive their full
share we shall have poverty"
Debs is not popular with Rotary
clubs, chambers OF commerce and
bankers associations. He is al
ways trying to put ground glass
in the soup of the SNUG estab-
lished order. Much that he says
is irrefutable, much is eloquent
twaddle.
Admittedly all is not we'll with
the present brand of civilization.
There is much injustice: the strong
prey upon the weak; the shrewd
exploit the billiards. Nevertheless,
II every worker received his full
share of what he produces there
wouldn't be an end to poverty.
Poorhouses are not filed from
the ranks of workers. Many Of
the inmates, Of course, have be-
come public charges as the result
Of misfortunes beyond their con
troll. However, more are paupers
because they squander their pro-
ductive years. The poorhouse is
the final answer to lives Of easy 2
come, easy go.
1t is pleasant to dream of the
time when society will be perfect
when there will be no injustice
and neither rich nor poor. But
before that car happen there must
be equality of productive effort
and intellect.
AS long as nature turns out
some men lazy and some ener-
getic, some with great talents and
others without. it will be difficult
to equalize them by legislation.
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Stage Verdict

English's-The authors wrote
"The Best People" with both
eyes on the box office. They
knew what public appeal
amounts to. 1t is registering
lot of laughs this week in the
hands of the Berkell Players.
Lyric-Ready to say that the
Lyric this week has a knockout
of a show. A sure winner.
Palace-Howard and Lind in
an excellent comedy act stand
out as the hit Of a pretty fair
bill.
Capitol-The best show Of the
Daley stock season. Jack
(Smoke) Gray proves himself a
real blackface comic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
NO ORE
TAG DAYS

THE South Bend board of
safety has announced that
1 no more tag days will be
permitted in that city. The action
Of the board followed protests from
business men against the prac-
tice.
Florida attracts new residents
by it's guarantee that it will never
impose a State income tax. The
Garden of Eden held out as resi-
dental inducements fruit and eli
mate. No doubt South Bend will
receive equally favorable adver-
Using from its no-tag-day edict.
Harassed jewellers of other COM
munities may hasten there as to a
haven Of refuge. They have been
tagged almost to death.
One Of the greatest lessons
learned from the war was the case
with which coins can be wheedled
from men in hotel Hobbies and
streets by maidens pinning tags or
paper flowers on their lapels. 1t
takes a strong man to resist their
opportunities.
Societies maintaining obscure
charities have never forgotten the
lesson. . Tag days r their meat.
AS a result in some communities
tag days frequently overlap.
In Indianapolis a pedestrian can
usually traverse the streets with
out being held up by any except
professional bandits-who do not
insist on tagging victims. Yet
even here there are enough tag
days to keep taggers and tagged
in practice.
OF course, various charities must
be supported-or at least think
they must. But they can be sup
ported without being nuisances.
Charity wouldn't suffer IL all
communities suppressed tag days.
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own initiative
and not at III
victims request
to a subscriber
who had taken
poison. Satter
was awarded for
e ing by
prompt artificial
respiration a
workman knock
ed out by a live
wire.
OF course, a
bronze medal has
little monetary
value. It can't
be eaten or worn
with any COM
fort. Perhaps the
company could
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well and the chorus is all right. too.
AS usual, there is a pretty set and
a treat in the way of costuming. A
good show at the Capitol all week.
(By Observer.)
+ !. +
Other theaters today offer: my
Son." at the Circle; Introduce Me-"
at the Colonial; The Charmer." at
the Ohio; Adventure" at the Apollo,
and Tearing Through" at the Isis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
THE SPIRIT
OF SERVICE
By GAYLORD NELSON

@WO Indianapolis employees
of the Bell Telephone Com
- pany-Miss Marguerite
Weaver and John NJ. Satter-have
been awarded bronze medals by
the company for conspicuous acts
Of service TO which is attributed
saving Of two lives.
Miss Weaver won her medal by
getting help promptly-on her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
Helpful Books

The Indianapolis Public
Library through it's technical
department announces the fol-
lowing three good books on
automobile engines:
Dykes Automobile and Gas.
oline Engine Encyclopedia"
thirteenth edition. The most
comprehensive and useful of all
motor vehicle reference books.
Automobile Power Plants" by
Elliott. Construction, operation
and care of the gasoline auto
mobile engine. Motor Vehicles
and Their Engines" by Fraser
& Jones. Considers engines,
fuels, carburetion. electrical
equipment, engine troubles and
fabrication.
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ttPA1s AfLol lOlt
was Of the best"
according to o
in her C set
as well as the
members Of her
naughty and rich
family. Marion
smoked cigarets,
had a heck" of a
time getting en-
gagged to one rich
Thy inheritance
guy after another
and then breaking
the engagement.
She was fed up
on the nice things
Of life. She started
looking for a real
man. all rnnrh
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
Missionaries in Session

BIZ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, May I'm
diana Women's Board of Missions
and the Indiana Women's Home Mis-
sionary Union convened today for
separate sessions. Joint conferences
were held Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
BY Walter ID. Hickman

r ? ARD boiled was Marion Lenox
II although she lived in a man
III sion e. Sixty-Fifth ST., New
York.
That is he authors David Gray
and Avery Hopwood placed her
there.
She exists because these two men
wrote a comedy called THE Best
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
GOLDEN HORSE is
LYRIC TO-DAY

\ posing horse is not generally a
novelty. but the way this horse is
being presented at the Lyric this
week it is a novelty.
The act opens in a studio set with
a sculptor deciding to take a nap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12

w nile ne dreams,
n statue ZONES to
life. she dances
and then introduces
n posing horse, n
beautiful animal in
gold, meautifully
trained. A good
idea we'll worked
out. Lately mum
erous movies a
have a per
sonal a +
ances. This week
we have Robert
McKim. one Of the
best know villains
that Douglas Fair
banks, Bill Hart
and other stars
have had in their
movies. He uses a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12
Teachers Securities Transferred

Securities of the State teachers
retirement fund valued at $2,000,-
900 have been transferred from con
troll of the treasurer of State to di.
rect control by the fund itself, in
accordance with a 1925 act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12

How can vitrophane be entirely
removed from glass?
Take one-hdlf q pint of boiling
water, and a piece of soap sufficient
to make a good lather. Saturate a
cloth and place cloth on the win
dow. Let stand for a few moments.
Take a clean cloth saturated with
ammonia double strength place. on
glass for n few moments. The vitro-
plane will begin to loosen and can
easily be removed with a thin knife
blade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12

Not he who has little, but he who wishes
for more, is poor.-Seneca.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-12

Better is the poor that walketh in his up
rightness, than he that is perverse in his ways,
though he be rich-Prov. 1916.
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dI6 lOO al III
for summer.

Iowa City
prohibits bath
ing suits on
the S e e t s.
Doesn't natter
They are too
warm for sum-
mer.
c o OLD 6 9,
President, IS
for economy.
But the electric
horse he rides
cost q than
a real one.
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THE Bachelors Bride" written by
Elsie Williams. Miss Williams
plays the role of the bride. The
idea is clever. Mckim knows how
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Ask The Times

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All other questions will receive a per-
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Did the Volstead Enforcement
Act receive the Presidents sigma
ture?
President Wilson vetoed the Vol
stead Enforcement Act October 27,
1919. 1t was Immediately re-passed
over his veto.
How can greasy spots be taken
from wall paper?
Mix powdered pipeclay with water
TO the consistency Of cream. Brush
the mixture over the greasy spot
and let 1t dry. Then brush off the
powder.
Are the cities Of Washington.
d. c., and Atlanta, Ga, compare
BILE in size and population?
Atlanta covers 1854 acres and
has a population Of 21S,216. Wash
ington covers 39,6sO acres and has a
population of 1871.
How many electrical engineers
are there in the United States?
27,077.
What is the size Of Camp
Meade. the Government military
reservation near Baltimore?
1t contains 7,446 acres.
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Sims Says

The paper says Paris IS holding
her annual street car strike.
A new spot has been found on the
sun. Perhaps it is the dove Of peace
settling down at last.
Iowa City prohibits bathing suits
on the streets. Doesn't matter. They
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in our plans if, indeed, it did not prove a fata
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
When London Tren1bled

The little earthquake experience
along the east coast section OF Can
ada a few months ago recalls to mind
the report Of an earthquake shock
which was experienced in Great Brit
ain. 344 years ago. "Burbages men
were playing at the Theater and the
Curtain, in Shoreditch, April 6, 1880,
when suddenly by Gods admonition'
there was an earthquake shock" The
news distributors of the day-the bal
lad monger and Bond street merchant
got to work at once. SAT the play
houses" 1t was said, 'the people ran
forth surprised with great astonish-
ment," many being sore crushed and
bruised" from panic at the exit And
the enemies Of the stage chimed in:
CONNIE from the Plate,
The house will fall so people sage.
The earth quakes, lett US hast awaye.
This is the earliest known verse on
an English earthquake. Family Her
aid