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More Speed-FeWer Killed

Twenty-Five thousand people were
killed by autos in this country dur
ing the year of 1925, 5000 of them
children under the age Of Is.
We try to correct the evil with
speed laws on the theory if we regu-
late everybody we are bound to
check the reckless, careless few.
We arrest thousands. of people for
riding faster than the prescribed
limit, not because they have hurt
anybody or done any harm, but be-
cause it is an easy way to collect
fines and make a showing.
We get so excited playing this
phase of the game that we have lit
tie time and energy left for attend
ing to the real michief makers.
England has a different system.
You can ride. about as fast as you
like over there, but you'd better be
careful about getting into trouble.
In England you don't get hailed
before a court just because you
were going twenty-six miles an hour
when the law said you should not go
more than twenty-five. But if you
run into anybody, your car is put up
and kept until the case is settled,
and if you can't show you were not
to blame, you get worse than that.
According to law, we ride slower
and have more accidents, while
England rides faster with fewer &C.
cidents.
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SECRETARY MELLON SPEAKS

Who was responsible for the excessive use of
money in the recent senatorial primary in PennsyE
vania?
Behind ah(the revelations of corruption, this
question lies. Nobody has yet asked it. Time
enough for that, apparently, when the adding ma
chine has all the figures it and the total-in mil
lions of dollars-can be asked.
Nobody has asked the question, but guilty
conscience has spoken.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, sacred COW
of the present Administration talked to Washington
newspapermen yesterday afternoon and said:
'"The expenditures in the Pennsylvania primary
were as legitimate money given to the church. "
The money, he said, was spent for lawful pur-
poses and it was absolutely necessary, under cond
lions in his State to spend it. And he echoes the
pitiful excuse of his own personal Senator, David
A. Reed, that the real fault lies with the primary
system, not with the corruptionsts
Had the party bosses been allowed to fight the
senaorship out privately he intmates all this would
not have happened. At least it might not have be-
come known
There speaks the man responsible for the shock
which Pennsylvania has given her sister States or
at least the middle western States which his Sena-
tor dismissed so contemptuously in his Philadelphia
speech Saturday.
The interesting fact, however, is that Mellon
spoke out of turn He spoke before the country's
accusing finger had been raised.
This can only be because he knows that when
the country comes seek the most guilty, that
finger will be leveled at the little nah from Pitts
burgh whose millions made him Secretary of the
Treasury.
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/ Tracy
lis Up to Pennsylvania to
Wash Its Own Dirty
Linen.
BY M. e. Tracy

1t is UP to the people Of Penn
sylvania to wash their own dirty
linen.
Neither the Senate of the United
States, nor any other outside force
can do it for them.
Machine politics is more respon-
sible for the corruption attending
the recent Republican primary than
any of the candidates.
Machine politics is solely respon-
sible for frame of mind which not
only admits the corruption with
smiling candor but which appears
to see nothing wrong in it.
The Senate can expel Ware should
he be elected, but that means little.
since it would leave the real malady
untouched.
|. This people cannot only save the
Senate this trouble but. at the same
time give machine politics an ef-
fective rebuke by electing the Demo
cratic candidate, William B. Wilson.
independence in the matter OF vot-
ing is the surest way to break up a
rotten party organization.
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dience desires. And he does that
with so much skill and individual
artistry that the entire theater is
his before he completes. The Frico,
the Hula something and the Charles
ton seem to be the most popular.
Black and Blacker are doing all the
sure-flre stuff that comedians and
dancers OF this type have done Tor
years. And yet they know how to
"sell' their material. The result is
that they stop the show, or did when
was present. Personally, do not
see the reason, but do know that
they STOPPED the show with honest
applause when / was present.
The Cosmopolitan Revue has its
strength in its instrumental players.
People do like string instruments
when they are played correctly and
with charm. Fem and Tennyson
have developed the song picture idea
With charm and ability. A mighty
pleasing act. Clark and VILLAIN are
using material which is not new.
One song number saves the act
from being dreary. The Four Clio
velly Girls have some interesting
juggling formations,
Bill includes movies. Harrison
Merry Makers will delight the chill
dren because it is an animal act.
AT the Lyric all week.
T. + Il
other theaters today offer: watch
Your Wife," at the Colonial; 1.-THE
Rainmaker," at the Ohio; 1.-The Auc
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Guy Bolton comedy. From a scenic
standpoint, "Poly" is one Of the
prettiest little stage dreams that the
Walker organization has given us
this season. The clever handling Of
the lights, the action of the cast and
above all the scenic beauty make
Polly Preferred" a lovely buy in
the theater this week. Three diff
ferent sets are required in the first
act alone. The second scene is on
Fashion Row at the Biltmore, where
the wise chicken chasers Of New
York assemble at certain hours to
look 'em over. The scenic artist has
done a magnificent job in this scene
and he duplicated it in the bungalow
scene in the second act. Each scene
looks like it was built for Broadway
and yet the best in Broadway is
none to good for us. And l mean
every word of that.
The cast is mighty one and there
are many fine and convincing per-
formances, but if am not all
wrong is it John Thorn as Crawford
Boswell, sort Of a Queen Anne
type of a movie director with a
Margie accent, who registers with
the biggest bang. Thorn has caught
the burlesque spirit of the role and
yet has dressed it up with ridiculous
realism, which makes the part as
sumo a comedy magnitude of i'm
portance.
Thorn uses his wrists and his hips
as well as his eyes to develop this
character. The result is a comedy
burlesque creation not carried to the
point where it becomes vulgar or
disgusting. And inv keeping the
character in the realms of burles-
que, John Thorn is an artist. 1t is
his first opportunity in Indianapolis
to register a big sized hit.
Vivian Tobin makes a delightful
Polly Brown who decides to sell her
personality. This woman has a
bunch Of charm and understanding
for quiet human effects. She. has
lived up to the promise Of being
clever and gifted that she gave last
week. Where she suggested talent
last week, she reveals it this week
George Gaul is cast as the press
agent, who sells Polly and then
wakes up that he is in love with
her. Again pleasant little creation
done in a nice way by Gaul.
probably should mention the
entire big cast but will co,1, uro,1isa
upon the merits of Regina Stanfiel,
George Alison, Larry Fletcher,
Ernest Cossart. Margaret Douglas
and George Meeker.
1t Is corking good fun. that's
what Polly Preferred" is as being
presented by Stuart Walker at
Keith's all this week.
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EtOD6Ib Sbs AIdl Ill6 Law 10 sim
- theater,
mighty good stuff. That was my
opinion after seeing the Berkell
Players at English's do this sure
fire .melodrama of the polite and
impolite crooiks. Any leading
woman OF the stage welcomes a
chance to play the Mary Turner
role. 1t is not an easy one. but 1t
has the material which enable a
woman of the stage to show just
what she is. When I saw this show
on Sunday night, Edythe Elliott
was sure of herself in the first three
acts, but in the fourth she did not
rise to that emotional height to
which she has a fine opportunity.
And yet would rather have her do
her best work in the first three acts
for by this time I am sure that
Miss Elliott has adjusted herself to
the emotional demands of the last
act. She is splendid in the climax
reached at the end of the first act.
To my way of thinking the real
acting triumph Of within the Law
falls to Bernice Marsolais as Agnes
Lynch, the tough tiapper-like crook
who can act like a lady and then
turn around and lay EN- cold with
her slang. Miss Marsolais in sure
fire part is giving one of the best
individual all-round character per-
formances that have seen this sea-
son.
y Robert st. Clair has role this
week which gives him a chance to
be gay as well as emotional. Well
done with the exception of a fey
minutes in the last act. William v.
Hull has every reason this week to
be proud of his work as Eddie
Griggs.
Milton Byron is seen as Joe Car
son. crook who would rather use
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PISTOLS BY MAIL
By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

Congress has passed bill prohibiting the sending
OF firearms through the mail 1t is to be hoped that the
Senate will fit to act favorably upon the measure
The Representative who introduced this bill says
that investigations showed over six thousand pistols
have been delivered through the mails to Detroit and
to other cities accordingly.
Recently in Chicago bandits made of machine
gun in the public Streets An assistant States attor
ney killed by a weapon called the Thomas Machine
his counter These guns were designed primarily for
the protection Of banks and pay roll deliveries, but
when one fell into the hands Of dsreputabe citizen
officer of the law met his DEATH
In Great Britain it is offense punished by twenty
years In the penitentiary for ordinary citizen
carry gun. And during the national strike over
there we have record Of shot having been fired,
although there several street riots. Can
aagine what would happen if such event &C.
CURED in this country where is possible for every
thug and derelict to arm himself?
Every Who wishes to get possession of any
death-dealng weapon should be obliged to present a
good citizenship record and get government license.
For in the hands of irresponsible persons or in
the home where children play, in any place where
anger may stalk, like so much dynamite.
1t has become such common thing in the United
States to readeof the death of upon the high
road and of the raing and robbery places bust
that we are Injured to condition which is ap-
palng.
We do not appear to have sense enough to take
steps protect ourselves ingenuity enough to fig
ure out a way of keeping bandits unarmed. .
Just because contingent OF gun lovers howl at
the idea of being weaponless, tolerate enormous
accident death rate If it is such an excellent thing
to carry guns about why don't take up the more
dignied practice of wearing swords? is no more
ridiculous or dangerous than the other.
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IF MELLON COMES

Just what will Senators Watson and Robinson
and Chairman Walb ask Andrew Mellon to talk
about if he should really come to Indiana this fall
in response in their invitation?
4 Mr. Mellon levels his fire upon the farm relief
bill which they are supporting, but which will not,
in all probability, be passed
He intimates that it is wild in its conception,
socialistc and paternal and economically unsound.
Will Watson ask him to go into the rural dis
tricts and tell the farmers that he Watson, has be-
come wildeyed and rabid?
Or will he be asked to assure the workers who
live in cities that Watson was merely trying to
bunk the farmers with promises of bags Of peanuts
he could deliver and not to worry about increased
cost Of living?
- Perhaps and this is the logical explanation,
Watson needs Mr.. Mellon to defend his hasty
departure from the Senate chamber when vote was
taken to probe the corruption of primaries.
There is place upon which the records of Wat
son and Robinson and the words of Mellon are in
harmony, except that Mellon does not away.
Mellon boldly proclaims that the purchase of
Senate nominations is necessary in these days oil a
decadent primary and that ten dollars day for cleo.
ton workers is a fair salary.
1t would be interesting for the men who are en-
ployed in the steel mills and the aluminium factories
to compare their own pay envelopes with his idea
of fair wage for ward heller.
On that subject, perhaps, Watson can trust the
invited guest if he does into this State an event
which is not very probable.
For Watson boldly declares that the people of
Indiana believe in the use of money lots of money
in politics
He tells the world that the people indorse New
berryism and the practices of the recent Pennsyl
vania primary.
Perhaps he can persuade the secretary of the
treasury to con1ne his remarks to that subject 1t
would be sad if Mellon tried to talk of farm relief
and boost Watson at the time. For Andy has
no great reputation an acrobat or chameleon
and the man who could do that successfully would
have to be one the other, perhaps both.
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LOOKING OVER NEW
EVENTS AT THE PALACE

Bernard Weber, at the Palace to-
day and tomorrow, has what would
call an ideafsshort program for a
tenor on the variety stage. He leads
off with a light, catchy melody and
then turns to several songs that
are so we'll liked as to be favorites
of almost every one who has an in
terest in music at all. Among the
excellent selections were 20 Sol
Mic" a song that is not heard so
much lately, and that beautiful.
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Stage Verdict

ENGLIsH's - within the
Law" as being presented by the
Berkell Players is mighty good
theater. Edythe Elliott and
Bernice Marsolais walk away
with the honors.
KEITHS-"Polly Preferred"
as presented by Stuart Walker
is one of the magnificent
comedy events of the season.
Not to be missed by those who
enjoy beauty and fun on the
stage.
LYRIC-Davey Jamison has
no trouble in making himself
the real hit OF this show.
PALACE 49, The Observer
found much to admire In the
work of Bernard Weber. tenor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-15
NEW MUSIC CONCERN

Incorporation papers for the In
dianapolis Music Shoppe, 4172 Col
'lege Ave, were filed today at the
Statehouse, listing capital stock at
$4,000. The concern will take over
the business and assets Of the In
djanapolis Music House, formerly
located at 1874 ". Pennsylvania St.
Incorporators of the new concern
are John c. O'Brisn, William Hoag
and I. z. Sollenberger.
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his hands than his brain. His big
chance comes in the third act.
The cast is a large one, as many
characters are used. within the
Law" will more than satisfy as pre-
s@hted this week at English's. The
furnishings used this week are con-
vincing and proper.
At English's all week.
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THREE MEN STOP THE
SHOW AT THE LYRIC

The men ere turning the stop
the show" trick at the Lyric this
week.
This is accomplished first by
Black and Blacker, a blackface act
constructed on sure-fire aged lines.
and Davey Jamison, who has his
own way Of telling his stories and
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a man VINO KNOWS
how to sell his
dancing. Janisoa
has that needed
chummy and yet
not familiar attl-
tude which gives
him a chance to
register with indi-
vidual material. He
realizes the value
of selling the
thing known as
the dance. His
method is to first
show that he can
tangle, his feet.
He then calmly
announces he will
dance any kind of
dance that the au.
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ACAAAOJ ~
life and Of self
a d. erti sing at
Keith's last night,
I have the bunch
that I am ready to
wise the world to
buy a share III
Polly Pierpont,
Inc.," by purchas-
ing a seat for
"Polly Preferred. "
That's the only
way that "stock"
may be bought in
this enterprise. II
is the cast and the
settings W h i C h
often make the
play. And this is
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pAN1AAAAl6 CCA~ - SAAA
"Pagliacci," Pag-
liacci's Lament. "
To me these num-
bers were a well
come diversion in
contrast to the
constant repetition
of popular music
that is heard. To
close his act Mr..
Weber sang an
other that time
has made a clas-
sic, Mother Ma
chree.! Mr.. We
ber's accompanist
fits perfectly in
the act.
Pat DAILY and
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By walter D.. Hickman

1t all depends on the way that the
dish is served these days.
Have seen "Polly Preferred" done
several times before and I didn't
shout the praise of the play.
But after seeing the way that
Stuart Walker presented this little
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-15
A DRAMATIC STUDY
WITHIN THE THEATER.

Have always regarded within
the Law" as mighty good theater.
1t is peopled with some real crooks,
those who use their brains and those
who use their hands only.
Other stock companies have dis
covered within the last few weeks
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that within the
l. a w " repeats
mighty well, CIV
ing both audi
ence and box office
satisfaction. The
chief character,
that of Mary
Turner, has been
given some WOW
Ii n @ s., meaning
that they are sure
fire. They get
across, the lines,
because they are
splendid theater.
They talk to the
heart and the
emotions. And so
it is not surpris-
ing that within
I'm
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Answer to Z. A.-You have con- I
fused two men of the same name.
The official you speak OF is, re-
spectacle citizen with no police rec
ord. There is a man OF the same
name who has served time for vio-l
lating the liquor laws.
What are some or the moro I'M
portant measures that have been
considered by the present Congress?I
Income tax revislons; acts APP
proving the debt settlementsl
negotiated with foreign debtors of
the United States; the Muscle Shoalsl
leasing bill: revision of the Esoh-i
Cummins railroad act TO abolish thel
railroad labor board and effect other
drastic changes; the McFadden
Banking bill and the bill for adj
herence of the United States TO the
World Court with reservations. Be-
sides these the act appropriating
S1G5, 900, 900 for Government build
ings and the regular appropriation
bills have occupied a good deal Of
the time of Congress.
Why are jewels used IN watchesgl
Because Of their hardness and re.
sistance to wear.
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Wise Is the Mortal Who Buys Stock
In the Firm Of Polly Pierpont, Inc.

1.-THE Dice Woman" with Priscilla
Dean and News reel. Y
At the Palace today and tomorrow
-By the Observer)
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Judging from Secretary MELONS, remarks of
the last day, his creed must be, Millions for cleo
tions but not one cent for agriculture" Of course
the elections are vastly more important. Vive
pa1uminum a
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ton Block" at the Apollo; "Old
Loves and New" at the Circle; "The
Phantom Bullet" at the Isis, and
For Heavens Sake" at the Up
town.
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-14

distinction, is one that never fails
to awaken interest.
Miss Luvena Buchanon and Ed
ward Nvsckcl, of the Chicago Art
institute were brought out to do the
work of portraying the II years
metamorphosis of Imperial Valley
from Il grim, desolate, forbidding
waste of sand, through the pioneer
stages of development to the flower
ing realization of teeming cities,
prosperous farms, green vcrdure
where grew chaparral, and life
where before was death.
"These artists spent days in old
Mexico, searching for the particular
tSpc of Indian they wanted. Out
on the still parchcd land beyond
Coyote Wells they made their camp,
that they might sense the desert s
mystic atmosphere. The skctching
and painting was done from tent
pitched on the roof of the Barbara
Worth hotel. The principal char
actcrs were posed by w. +. Holt,
representing jefferson Worth, -
Miss Marjorie Paris, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Paris now Mrs.
4. A Anderson of Los Angeles, de-
picting Barbara Worth. The pio.
ncer woman was tvpificd by the late
Mrs. }. Stanley Brown. c. K, Rock
wood. also deceased, was the
:" Seer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-14
OVER 200 RESERVES
TO MEET HERE FOR
COTNTYWIDE RALLY

Over POO Girl Reserves, repre-
scnting the high schoo, and gram
mar school girl reserve clubs of the
county. are expected to gather at
the high school in this city tomor-
row for the annual county rally
The elementary school rally will he
held in the morning, and the high
school rally m the afternoon.
As a farewell courtesy to the ad-
visors who have so successfully
carried on the wear 5 work, Il lunch
con will be served at the home eco
uomicS building ut tur nigh school
at noon. Members Of the county
beard are giving the luncheon. Mrs.
Robert ". Campbell, county prcsi-
dent, will preside.
Of outstanding interest on both
the morning and aftcfnoon pro.
erams will lie the presentation Of
awards for work completed and hon
ors won by the girls. Diplomas for
first, second, third and fourth
class will be given, and girl re-
serve rings will be awarded.
Mrs. John kavanaush, county
girl reserve chairman, will preside
1T the grammar school meet, and
poris Weber, of CaleXieo. county
girl reserve president, at the high
school rally.
Mothers of the girls are invited
10 be guests ut both sessions. for
which interesting programs have
been prepared.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-14
CLUB LUNCHEON
rs SURROUNDED
BY DEEP MYSTERY

Mystery, which always adds
charm to any event, at present
surrounds the annual luncheon
which will be the closing event
on the year ca4enGar OF the
Woman's Ten Thousand club.
Serving as a climax to one sue
cessful year, and also as the key
note of the coming years pro-
gram, the toasts, decorations and
other features will all carry out
the chosen theme. Just what
this theme is, who the toast
mistress will be, and what mem
hers will respond to the various
toasts are subjects surrounded,
in accordance with a time honor
ed custom, with deepest secrecy.
However, there is no secret
about the fact that delicious
luncheon Is 10 be served by the
dinner committee under the d.
rection of Mrs. n. A. Contos.
Reservations for the event, which
will take place on next Thursday,
should be placed at once with
Mrs. Leslie Mcconnell, 909-J-1;
Mrs. George E. Mann, 689, or
Mrs. j. D. Johnston, 670-J. pig