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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-04
mabel. N0RMAND
BEST I'm BUSINESS
Says a. II. WOODS
Coincidence Gets Five-Year
Contract for Stage and
Picture Work.
By Russell j. Birdwell
NEA Service Writer

TT OLLYWOOD, July 4.-"She
IL can make them laugh and
she can make them cry, and
sne's beautiful and brainy, and any
woman like that is cheap at $500
000."
That is the way A. H. Woods, the
producer feels about Mabel Nor
mand, whom he has just signed up
for a fve-year contract to act on
Broadway, New York, and at same
time make series of film comedies
at least three a year-from the
plays in which she appears.
Each week Mabers little pay
check will be for just $500, and
then there will be one-third of the
profits of the plays and one-third of
the income of the pictures.
ITO my way of thinking she's the
best in. the business" continues
Woods. \
Beauty and Brains
: God gave her a head crammed
full Of brains with her beauty. She's
the only woman comedienne IN the
world today and the world wants
laughs.
But Mabel can make them cry,
too. She is a great actress and a
great artist.
"She has one quality that few
possess-she can express with her
face what other actors take lines to
tell. Beyond question, in and ont of
the picture business, she is the
greatest pantomimist in the world
Love and hate, laughter and
tears, joy and sorrow, the whole
veyed by her IN a single movement,
a single action, a single expression.
Comedy Drama
Tier plays will be all comedy
drama. The worl5 wants to laugh,
and Mabel will make them laugh.
She has earned all her skill by
hard work. She started in at the
bottom in pictures. She studied her
stories and her parts. She learned
her characters.
"She reads necessarily. books.
plays, stories, newspapers. She
watched the way people acted and
the things they did and when the
time came to act these parts she did
them.
Creative Genius
"She is a creative genius, too.
She knew what was clever, funny,
skilled, beautiful, artistic. She never
slip over anything. but used the
wonderful brains that God gave her
in addition to her beauty.
I'm lucky didn't have to pay
100000. I've tried to get her for
Broadway now for five years. 1
guess I would have paid it if I had
to.
But then, Broadway says I'm a
lucky producer anyhow-and getting
Mabel is the best luck I've had for
a long time"
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But Mr.. Berkell had faith in his
company and in the possibilities Of
ultimate success in Indianapolis. He
had been highly successful else
where and he contended that there
IS 10 difference in the people of any
city; and that if he persisted in pre-
senting plays that assured good en-
tertainment at popular prices his
patronage would come The results
proved him to be right After about
ten weeks, of scant business the tide
turned, and for the rest Of the sum-
ner Berkell was on the light side of
the ledger.
When he returned with his com.
pany in 1924 he was accorded a
hearty welcome, and the company
enjoyed prosperous season. This
year has been a banner one.
No little credit is, of course, due
the individual members Of the COM
pany for their earnest endeavors and
conscientious work. Larry Sullivan
and Isabelle Arnold have been iden
titled with the company from it's in.
ception here, and during it's visits
kSAey have not been out of the cast
W any of the plays produced, nor
V&1fve either of them missed a single
performance-and 500 performances
will have been given at the conclu-
sion of the Golden Jubilee Week.
Al G. Wilson was with Mr.. Ber-
KEEL here during the summer of 1923.
He was engaged elsewhere last sum-
mer, but returned again this year.
Mary Hill and Robert Fay made
their debut here last summer. Mil
ton Byron, leading man, and Edythe
Elliott, leading woman, are spending
their first summer under the Ber-
kell banner in Indianapolis. This is
true, too, Of Tommy Evans, Martha
Morton and Robert St. Claire Will
liam V. Hull has been with Mr.. Ber-
kell from the first season, and Is
doing splendidly this season in the
important post Of director.
Souvenir programs containing
photographs of the members of the
company will be a memento of the
Jubilee Week.
Little need be said concerning the
merits of "Lightnin'." 1t is, with
out question, one of the greatest
American comedies in the history Of
the theater. 1t ran three years and
one day at the Gaiety theater in
New York, two years in Chicago, and
tremendous success on tour.
'Lightnin' has just been released
for stock at the highest royalty
figure ever exacted.
Written by WincheT Smith and
Frank Bacon "Lightnin' has the
West for its setting-a point on the
dividing line between California and
Nevada, with a bevy of fair divorce
Indicates among it's characters.
,$1 here is plot and counterpart
Rplenty, but it has been so skillfully
arranged that there is no suggestion
of hackneyed tricks, and the story,
ripples along smoothly.
Milton Byron, leading man Of the
Berkell Players will have the role
of Lightnin' Bill Jones, one of the
quaintest, most lovable and most
genuinely humorous characters this
generation has seen upon the stage.
A Civil War veteran, tippler, cham
pion liar of the county, shiftless
e'er-do-well, philosopher and friend,
Bill has been nicknamed Light
min :" because he never moves fast.
The action pivots about his whimsi-
calities and drolleries. The COM
pany will be augmented to suit the
requirements of the cast.
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Lighnin, Frank Bacon's Great Comedy Success, Pro-
dlced as Golden Jubilee Bill for Stock
~ Company at Enqish'S

Next week has been designated Golden Jubilee Week. at
Engh it being the occasion of the Berke players ftieth
production in Indianapolis Manager Charles Berke has
ttingly selected the great American comedy Lghnin
the bill for the week.
Mr. Berke1 most astute Snowman here in the
Of 1923 unheraded unknown During the first
weeks Of his 1923 business the box office of
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ROUNDING ROUND
THU ATEPS With WALTER
- 01NO D. HICKMAN

Have seen on Broadway mighty naughty women,
Nothing personal but the of that are bought
Meaning such attractions Ladies the Evening" and
her kindred sisters.
Not going spill the dirt these danes but going to tell
you about Willie Howard in ''Sky High"
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DORIS is GETTING BETTER

Doris Kenyon is rapidly recover
ing from her recent operation for
appendicitis and expects to start
work shortly on THE Half Way
Girl" which Earl Hudson will pro-
duce at the New York studios of
First National.
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HILLYER TRICK SHOOTING,

Lambert Hillyer is up to his old
tricks. He is doing trick shooting"
with a high-power rife in 1.-The Ma
king of OMaliey," which he is di-
recting for First National in New
York, with Milton Stills sta rring.
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EARL HUDSON BUSY AGAIN

Earl Hudson, head Of the eastern
units of First National is writing the
s<Ahe story of Atlantis, which will be
Introduced as sequel to "The Lost
7World."
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out OF SORTS,
I. TIRED, SLUGGISH
Mississippi Man Says That He
/ Has Found Black-Draught
So Satisfactory, Has Seen
No Need to Change.

Mr. A. l.. Cone, a we'll known resident
of Virgins, Miss, tells interestingly
of his long use of Thedford's Black
Draught.
'I have used Black Draught for con
stipation," says Mr.. Cone. Il have
never had to take a great deal Of
medicine, but for fully 80 years 1 have,
by using it, known Black Draught to
be great liver medicine, and when
found it so satisfactory, 1 haven't seen
any need to change.
when I get constipated. / feel all
out of sorts and tired and sluggish and
/ take a few doses of Black Draught
1t regulates my bowels and l get all
right. Ny wife takes more Black
Draught than l do. She is great
believer in it. too, so we keep it in the
house. 1t will cleanse the system and
help you, if you use it as we have"
When you feel call out of sorts and
tired and sluggish the trouble is fire.
auently constipation, which leads to a
great deal of sickness among those who
do not understand it's dangers, and who
neglect to treat it without delay.
Black Draught with the natural,
prompt action of it's purely vegetable
ingredients, quickly relieves constipa-
ton and helps to drive out the poisons
so as to leave the organs in state Of
healthy activity.
You should always have a package on
hand. Sold everywhere.
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he can't induce farmers to settle un
til the boom dies down.

he can't induce farmers to settle un-
til the boom dies down.
What Florida needs is a good
slump, some say. Judge Stoneman
believes it would drive out the specu-
lators, the crooks and the unscrupu-
lous but withln-the-law operators. 1t
would establish prices and, though
driving out the crowd, would make
it necessary for land owners to con-
vert their holdings into something
productive.
1t would not result in a sudden
flattenfng out of prices, but 1t would
mean an increase in farm activity
and an increase in home building.
A man who could afford to retain
his holdings would feel, when no
buyers can be had, that he must
use his land to pay his taxes and
realize on his investment.
Would Help Business
He would withdraw from specula-
ton lots in cities which have
practical utility and begin building
houses on them. This would in
crease DullQlnS ACTIVITY, IONlNO CIS
market to some extent, help solve
the housing problem and bring on a
healthy development which would
no longer be harried and juggled by
the boom-time operators.
Business properties of course
would be more plentiful and rents
would probably suffer, because the
great mob of real estate men who
have boosted those rents by scram-
bling for offices on the main streets
would disappear, leaving them to
normal business.
IT hate to think what Florida Is
going to look like ten years from
now" Mcclure said. II recently
passed a subdivision near st. Peters
burg, where a development had evil
IDENTIFY been abandoned Grass was
growing over the sidewalks, the
roads were ugly gashes, overgrown'
with weeds. There are hundreds of
which are going to be
scars on the landscape. They will
bear witness to the financial losses
of hundreds of people,"
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FLORIDA NEEDS
A GOOD SLUMP
Continued From Page ~

spot. I couldn't convince him l
wanted a necktie and not store.
Merchants take their available
cash and put it in land instead Of
paying their debts. The store clerk,
office helper, stenographer, all are
TRADING" as they call it. O1e man
told me that a canvass Of a certain
railroad office showed go per cent
of the clerks had made deposits on
lots they hoped to sell before they
would have to make the first pay
ments.
Efficiency is affected. Many
think they are on the verge of a
fortune and are so independent the
boss has a hard time knowing what
to do. A hotel waiter told me one
day he had paid $4,000 down on Il
Miami lot. The next day he. said
he was worth $4,000 because the
salesman said the lot had increased
that much in value over night. He
said if he could get another $4,000
cash to pay part Of the commission
the real estate man would trade that
$50 900 lot for one worth 900
next to it. He believed some magic
had made these twin lots jump IN
value over night. Actually the sales
man was merely trying to tricl: him
into giving up another $1,000.
We have seen the effect of the
boom on living conditions and how
land imitation has caused general
price imitation.
State Carries Burden
SIT will take years to bring prices
down to normal. Meantime the
State must carry this burden as
well as the burden of heavy taxes
to pay for State Improvements al
ready voted.
There are some who care moth
ing for the solid upbuilding OF the
land. but dream that they can live
well forever on the winter vacation
ist and summer tourist. The pub
Usher Of one prosperous Florida
newspaper is in this class. "Forget
agriculture, forget industries, ne
said. Don't bother figuring on
that substantial stuff. We make
enough out of the winter folks. we
charge them plenty and they pay
gladly because they are in the
SWIM
That opinion represents the great
est obstacle to solid fortune for the
State. This publisher wasn't hgur,
ing on the possibility of financial
depression elsewhere sometimes wip-
ing out a large part Of the winter
crowd
On the other hand, Judge Frank
B. Stoneman, editor of the Miami
Herald. said: "Florida's future lies
not with her Fairgrounds, but with
her great back land of farms" Ran
road officials feel this so keenly that
all lines are trying to induce colo
nists to come in, but land prices are
so high the farmers won't pay the
price and labor so scarce, due to the
boom, that they couldn't work the
land
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Farmers, it would seem, have ac-
tually quit work.
Nathan Mayo, State agriculture
commissioner, in his last report
showed that 40 per cent of all the
TILED land in the State, O9,ll4
acres, was withdrawn from cultlva-
ton and abandoned in 1924.
SIN the same period the value or
crop output decreased from $780,
S29, 459 to $72.O37,1SS, or nearly so
per cent, off. The percentage OF
drop in crop value was due, Mayo
said, partly to the general reduction
in farm produce prices.
Railroad and market agency heads
think the output will be considerably
less this year.
Senator Fletcher has headed a
group protesting against the esti-
mate of citrus fruit product made
by the Government Marketing Bu-
reau, saying the crop will actually
be from 4,000,O0 to 100000 boxes
less than the 100000 the bureau
had figured on.
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Land Held High

git will take at least ten years to
develop any sizeable kind of a farm
program" Carl Mcclure, vice presi-
dent of the State Association Of Real
Estate Boards, said. 1.-THE land is
held high. OF course, there is a
lot Of land available which can pro-
dace from 1000 to $4,000 an acre
and is worth more than is asked,
but the general impression that
prices are up scares farmers away"
I talked with dozens of men in
prominent position who saw 1t the
same way. J. w. Mcbride, agricul-
tural agent Seaboard Air Line, said
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jamin Williams, Pennington, End. Po-
tatoes, Reginald Mosher, Jay, coun-
ty Champion; Reginald Smith. East
Dixfield, End. Potatoes, junior, Ed
ward Mason, Eats Dixfield, list;
George Goodrich, East Wilton. End
sweet corn, seniors, Paul w. Butter
field, East Wilton, county champion;
Roland Hunter, Strong, End; Lauris
McPhail, Strong, 3rd; A. A. Newell,
Pennington, young farmer. Cooking
and housekeeping, senior, Fannie NC
Grath, county champion; Marion
Tufts, Wilton, list; Ruth Bridges,
Wilton, End; Olive Rand, Farming
ton, 3rd. Cooking and housekeeping,
Junior, Beulah Worthley, Strong. End;
Alice M. Averill, East Dixfield, Srd.
Canning, senior, Fannie McGrath.
Wilton, county champion; Marion
Tufts, Wilton, list: Marion Macom-
her. Jay, End; Olive Rand. 3rd. Can
ming. Junior, Caulene Tweedie, Jay.
1st: Catherine Gerrish, Chesterville.
end: -Iartha c. Frost, Wilton 3rd.
Sewing, senior, Marion Tufts, Will
ton. county champion; Fannie NC
Grath. wilton, list; Ruth Bridges,
wilton. End; Angenette Tucker. Jay,
Ard. Sewing, junior. M. Louise Wells,
1st: Lois Pease, East Wilton, End;
Alice Averill, East Dixfleld, Srd.
Sweet corn, Junior. Paul Goodwin
East Wilton, list; Maxine COOK, FAR
mington, End; Elmer Pease, East
wilton, srd. There was a large at
tendance, and fine lot Of work was
shown by the various clubs.
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Franklin Co. Awards
Agricultural Prizes

At the annual get-together OF the
Boys and Girls clubs of Frank iana
County Saturday the following prizes
were awarded: Garden. senior Bur
TON Newton, Pennington Fans, coun.
~ champion. Garden, young farmer
Alton 4 A. Newell. Farmington list ls5'
GARDEN Gapser Juniors, Norman Hardy. Ear a r
mington, list; Paul Goodwin. T Tar-
mington, End; Delmar Harnoe ssn;ors
Tn,and Hunter, Strong, county cham
pion: Reginald Hunter, Strong, 2na %:
P i,uiors Toward Pease, Jr.. Farming
ton. ist; Kenneth Hunter. Strong s9 R sna;
Delmar Harnden, Wilton, sra. 1st.
I pirs senior. Mildred Luce, Farming
t tons county champion; James MO, Mo-
s sG,, harrington, End. Pigs, junior nn
Ethel waugh. Farmingt 1st' DBL
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Grams held an afternoon and short
evening meeting Saturday which was
i we'll attended. Talk was made OF
having Rally night in the near
| future.
Mr.. and Mrs. LYNNE Bishop and
son of Augusta passed the weekend
with Mr.. Bishops parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Bishop.
Horace Heath of Boston is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Myric
Heath.
Miss Helen Hackett passed the
week end at the home Of her brother
in Hampton, N. H. Her brother,
Lawrence, has just undergone an
operation for adenoids, he is reported
as getting along fine.
Neil Bishop student at U. Of NJ,
passed the week end with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Bishop. He
attended the Maine Bates football
game at Lewiston, Saturday.
Miss Mary Dodge and Mable Mil
lay both students at Kents Hill took
part in the program of the Eroma-
thean and Literati societies held at
Deering Chapel. They both took
part in the song specially, Hats of
Other Days" Mary Dodge also gave
the closing address.
The Senior class Of Coombs High
School will hold a Masquerade Ball
at the Town Hall next Wednesday
evening, October %.
Schools will close here Wednesday
to enable the teachers to attend Tea
cheers Convention at Portland, Thurs
day and Friday.
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FlRM|NCTON
..u'd Ready December "a


| d shh's,s ss have been made for
Lgs sh Il. OF two issues of The
|hN. ~ " Pennington High School
ahtbuiiora ~ issue to be ready for
uabr X oil the evening of De-
tsatM e ne = when a play will be
lant pls Y sne school, according to
aaanssn ~. !; and the other at COM
Vt sIlnm. ame or shortly before,
Md S ~ The new editoria
Msr .in..h zen elected as follows:
q asiisisa,se Miss Caroline Sweet.
4 I'd W. editors, Owen Gilman
aIlsss a s Priscilla Goodwin. ' 'as.
lgM, II. manager, Miss Elizabeth
sns,,. I; p assistants to the business ,.
~ sser Mills. '29, Sayward
| i s;; i department, Harry
81 join = ., cnarge Of art depart
NJ. So,,sA.i Allen Sweet. Jr.; alumni
w Nh chodgkins; exchange
8 sdlfor geraldine Merchant:
g ~ sditor Miss Wis Virginia Mills:
gsaess sa;,.M Miss Elsie Savage:
q 4 tshn'ss a' % Miss Miriam BARK.
i i e. editor. Miss Irma Rus-
sskot q IL Isr inc intention to make
dai 81 ;a e as last year, but a
= kepsfsti,ap palms will be taken in
!, aceI II IN order To roo;nto,-
~ ~ nigh standard establish is,n
band has been reorean-
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tendance. Mrs. Libby gave several
dramatic readings, and an auction sale
of food conducted by Archie ): Prat1
as auctioneer added to the pleasure
of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Danville I. Doble were
weekend guests of relatives in new
port, going by automobile.
: Rev. l.. @. Haines OF WaterVilie
preached at the Old South churcn
SUNDAY morning in the absence of the
pastor, who is in Washington'
The Opportunity Circle Of the Oid
South church will meet THURSDAY art
ernoon in the vestry Of the churcn'
when the l1ostesses will be Mrs. a. L.
Wolcott, Mrs. A. NJ. Greenwood, Mrs
Julia Jordan. Mrs. Ella Smith, Mrs L.
e. Russell and Mrs. H. ]. Mosher.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Morrow are pre-
pairing to close their home and the
asst Of this week will go to Woodfords
to pass the winter with their son ana
family on Ocean avenue.
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seventeen finished up their work, re-
ports and stories. The boys did not
meat with n,,ite "a Mica succesa

seventeen finished up their work, re-
ports and stories. The boys did not
meet with quite as nice success.
The members have formed an or
chestra which took an active part in
the program which consisted of
orchestra selections, original club
by the boys. Demonstration, Cutting
an apron, by the girls. my Seasons
W ork," Leila Bishop, Farce, The Lun-
attic: Story, my Seasons Work."
Maynard Hinkley; Character Song;
Story This Years Work" Evelyn
Weber; Piano solo; Duet; Most
original story, Celia Billings; Char
acter Reading; Story my Seasons
Work. Harold Hackett. The County
Agent, Mr.. Eastman made many
kind, helpful and interesting remarks
which were a benefit to us all. At
the close of the program the girls
presented their local leader with
very pretty gift which she greatly
appreciated.
The exhibit was of q very fine
quality, especially among the girls.
Leila Bishop received first for senior
bread; Evelyn Hackett, second; Ruth
Pratt, third and Dorothy Dickinson,
fourth; Irene Lee received first for
Junior bread; Leila Bishop received
first on senior sewing; Hazel Hack
EFT, second; Myrtle Purinton, third
and Frances Merrill, fourth. Charlotte
Blodgett received first on Junior sew
ing: Courtney Nealey, second and
Celia Billings third. Dorothy Doug
lass received first in canning and
Marjory Lamereau second.
Under room improvement Lorraine
Heenie had a very nice exhibit of a
pillow, scarf and curtain, for which
she received first prize. Among the
boys Fred Cheney received first on
potatoes; Donald Henderson, second
and Bernard Henderson. third. May
nard Hinkley received first on beans
and Myron Heenie second. Lynn
Hinkley received first on seed corn.
Those writing the best stories on
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lied with the following officers:
President, Victor G. Huart; director
William F. Miner; treasurer, w
Raymond Davis. This is a very Ole
band which has been inactive for .
number of years, mainly on account
of lack of material, of which there
now seems to be plenty.
Alpha lodge. X. of +. Will opservt
ladies' night Tuesday evening, In its
hall. There will be an entertainment
and refreshments will be served.
The harvest supper to be given by
the Old South church ladies has been
postponed until November o.;
The Needlecraft Club Will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. oliver p. Stewart. The gentle
mems night, which was to have oc-
Cured at this time, has been post
poned.
Miss Lillian 1. Lincoln of Bruins
wick, for many years head OF the
training department of the Farming
ton State Normal school, has been
visiting friends in town the past
week.
One blast Of the fire whistle at 8
o'clock this morning, while the wind
was blowing a gale. aroused many
pCOpl6 anu was LILO S00SS ~ $4,000
alarm, but there was no fire. 1t was
caused by short circuit, one OF the
results of the heavy wind. Many
wires are also down from the same
cause and hnemen hereabouts are
busy repairing the damage caused by
the storm, which was considerable.
There was first fall Of six or more
inches of snow, followed by heavy
rainfall and then by a gale OF vino.
Many trees are down in Franklin coun-
ty but no very serious damage otner
than that to the wires has peen re-
ported.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Voter were
weekend guests Of relatives In Llv-
ermore Falls, going by automobile.
The Falls Road Social Club had =
chicken pie supper at the home OF MT.
and Mrs. Harvey Gilbert FRIDAY eve
ming, at which there was a large AZ
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A. part of the great pine tree on
High street in front of the home of
prof. w. G.. Mallett, principal Of the
Pennington State Normal School,
which has been one of the landmarks
of the town for a century or more,
was blown down in the gale early this
morning, blocking the street for time.
fortunately nothing was passing at
the time and the only damage was to
the tree itself. which was one of the
largest and most attractive, as well