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pany Of two men, one pianist. and
another woman.
Maxine and Bobby will prove an
agreeable surprise to those who
like dogs. Maxine" Is a little ter
rier that goes through her work
without a murmer or a single spok-
en- prompting. The little dog makes
everyone envious of her possessor.
The four Rubini sisters are four
girls who play the plano, two cellos
and flute. The girls have some
fine melody in the act, but do one
thing that is entirely unnecessary
and out Of place. Meaning that part
Of the act where one of the girls
steps down into the orchestra pit
and goes through the motions Of
directing the orchestra and the IN
struments on the stage. Outside of
this one thing the act moves smooth
~ and is good entertainment.
Mccormack and irving have some
sophisticated comedy that is Of value
and are a clean cut pair out front.
Liked them very much.
Jones. Morgan and Rush are a
trio Of two men and a woman who
offer comedy as 1t would happen on
a seaside beach.
Bill includes photoplay, THE Para
SITE" with Owen Moore and Madge
Bellamy. also news reel.
At the Palace all week. By ].
T. H)
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ALWAYS A
FRESH CROP

INDIANAPOLIS police, in
raids over the weekend,
1 smote a number of alleged
blind tigers and made thirty-two
arrests on charges Of trafhcking
in booze. It was not an intensive
cleanup effort, deliberately organ
lied. Just the usual weekend
business.
Some weeks ago Federal pro-
hibition agents, accompanied by
deputy sheriffs and police details,
staged a spectacular series OF
raids in the city similar to clean
ups conducted by them in Evans
Vile. Anderson and other Hoosier
cities. The casualties among blind
tigers were terrific. More than
three score arrests were made.
Then the Federal agents passed
on. Apparently every faint of al
cohol was removed from the lndi-
annapolis breath.
A couple of weeks ago Federal
officers returned and conducted
another series Of raids In the
citv. Fifteen or twenty booze
peddlers were nabbed.
Two such clean-ups In rapid
succession ought to make INDIAN
apolis as dry as the Sahara desert.
But not so. Scarcely do the Fed
eral officers depart before another
crop of bootleggers and blind
tigers spring up. AS soon as one
blind tiger is put out Of business
another takes its placea despite
regular law enforcement Efforts OF
local police and repeated special
raids.
There Is always fresh crop OF
booze law violators because OF
the demand for booze. AS long as
there are buyers there will be
sellers who will take a chance.
The heart of the dry law problem
is demand, not supply.
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larly short time she is on the stage.
Perhaps the high spot Of the show
Is her Characterization of a very
blond Tondeleyo, in which she adds
considerably to the yamping bust
ness of that dusly lady of White
Cargo" fame.
One of the funniest numbers is
known as 1.-THE Back Porch" John
ny tries to sleep on said back porch.
Things happen-many things. John
ny does everything but sleep. Not
the least disturbing element is Ray
Dooley in the person Of none too
lovable infant. Johnny appears in
five other comedy scenes, four of
which were written by J. P. McEvoy'
better known as the author Of THE
Potters." These skits include the
hiIariously funny automobile stunt.
with Ray as the infant. 1t Is very
similar to the one in which Fields
appeared in the "Follies" last year.
Barbara Newberry is particularly
n1easing in a number of dance num-
hers. She is also very pleasing to
look upon. Irving Fisher, tenor, is
another notable. He carries most Of
the song numbers.
There are a number of particular
ly spectacular scenes in which the
"Follies" girls and the Tiller girls,
with their well-known ability to
dance, are shown to the best advan-
tage. In fact, some Of them are
shown with very, very few clothes.
There is one big Ben All Haggin pic
ture, an Oriental affair, labeled
Pearl Of the East" It is not one of
those things which the audience is
allowed to view for only a few sec
onds, but 1t is allowed to remain in
all its glory for quite some time
But, despite the usual spectacular
part of the show, this "Follies" is
noted principally for its comedy. If
you want to laugh, go to the FOL
lies" At English's all week
z. r B.
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that, in a strange city. He goes to
a church social And he Is there.
He Is "hot" because of a woman.
The result-no experience.
He lifts himself as working thing
in the Collar factory until he man
ages a room filled with women. He
finds, after a strict talk on women,
a GIRL
Her name? Roberta Alden.
He conquered her. After much
time.
Then the beginning Of ''The
American Tragedy"
Here is a sex story that Is right.
might have misled you. Not my
purpose. Here is life. Dresser to-
day stands as the compelling and a
last resort Of any expression of life.
Dresser needs no excuse. He is
legitimate. His seq is life. 1t is
the struggle of fact.
/ say give Dresser with your
Bible.
! wish and will state: My review
copy comes not from that thing
known as publisher, but from one
who handles-Ayres & Co., Of In
dianapolis.
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CONCERNING
MAENNERCHOR

The indianapolis Maennerchor
concert Monday evening at the
Academy Of Music was short its
soloist, Florence Austral. who. it is
said, was forced on account of Ill
ness to cancel her previous engage
ment in Louisville, and will have to
cancel her coming engagement with
the New York Symphony Orchestra.
Her husband acted as substitute,
and instead Of a dramatic soprano
we had an excellent flute player.
The Maennerohor Singers are too
well known to have to call atten-
ton to their excellent work. and
believe every one voted It an en-
Joyable evening. And the absence
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CHARLES CHASE IS GREAT
CLOWN AT KETTRS

A young man with a red nose, an
exaggerated makeup and costume
walks onto the stage. strons casual
" up to the footlights and pro-
ceeds to eat his lighted cigar. He
then performs dance travesties on
everything from the ballet to the
Charleston. He Is a comedy WOW.
This mans name Is Charles Chase
and he is at Keith's this week. His
dance burlesques are the last word
In smart downing. The rest Of his
stunts certainly entitle him to his
billing, most unique" Among other
things he eats a lot of lighted
matches and then eats the box al
though he does have TO put salt on
it. This may not sound funny, but
1t Is the way he does It.
Chase has but one fault. One
dance travesty near the oloseeof his
act Is in bad taste. 1 know, from
comments heard about me, that one
vulgar gesture caused him to lose
a lot Of friends he had gained earlier
In the act. This should be cut from
the act. Aside from this Chsse's
clowning Is great fun.
Wa1ly sharples presents an act
which might be called the Music
Box Revue Jr.' It Is composed of
sketches which have been seen in
various editions of the Irving Berlin
revue. They arc like good stories
that lose nothing in the retellins
and are funny although they have
been seen before. Song and dance
bits between sketches and and an
elaborate setting add to the value
of the act.
Harry Burns, assisted by Carlena
Diamond and Tony De Luca, is again
Offering his well-known Italian com
edy Characterization. He has appar-
entity lost mons of his popularity
here. He sti11 has the balloons and
he sti1l says, IT think you touch"
Edith Clasper is seen in q nicely
staged little dance revue. She has
the assistance of Bud Sherman, Jack
Myers and Dom Roberts, all good
steppers.
Ed and Lee T'raver offer one of the
best acrobatio turns I have seen. 1t
is mostly the same old idea Of feats
of strength and equilibrium done
with apparent ease, but these boys
have the personality and ability to
make their act stand out above the
others. Their roller skating dive car
ries a thrill
The C1ove1ly girls throw Indian
clubs around the stage with great
speed and abandon. A good Juggling
act.
Frank Richardson sings Jazz songs
in the accepted manner. He Is Meth
er better, worse nor different than
the average entertainer of this type.
The movie comedy is Wandering
Papas," with Clyde Cook.
Can recommend this weeks show
at Keith's as a good, well balanced
bill.
At Keith's all week. By s. S. b.
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the costuming Of the different peo-
pie, and the groups.
/. Sheahan and Startzman in BLACK
Cargo" have a good little comedy
sketch In which we make the ac-
quaintance Of a. man-killing lady pl-
rate and a timid sailor in black face.
Comedy is worked in as the sailors
fear of the water grows upon him,
after being told to so to the bottom
of the sea and find some treasure
that is down there.
Marcus and Booth are two men
whose Offering is comedy anc some
dancing that is rather ecc entric.
Their comedy leads in their enter
tainment, and IS along the accepted
line of wise cracks" and hokum.
Evans and Perez have just about
the most thrilling act have seen for
some time. They do a series of bal
ancing feats, but the one that makes
you notice them is the last. Out over
the orchestra pit they have little
platform, on which one of the men
rests on his back. With the aid of
his feet he balances a long pole
straight in the air. The other. man
then climbs to the top of the pole
and balances himself by one hand
many feet above the audience. The
man at bottom then shifts the pole
TO one foot, and there they are. If
they should fall 1t would certainly
make "applesauce" out Of someone.
Wandas seals are a man and two
seals that are almost human IN their
seeming understanding. Their fea-
lures are throwing balls to each 9TH
err and the playing Of several horns
by both.
Austin and Delany offer some har-
mony on the luke" and a very novel
instrument a comb with paper
around it. And II is good stuff
They also have some good comedy
to the act.
Seymour and Cunard. man and
woman. have some melodies with the
man at the piano and the woman
singing. Their feature is a ragIims
version Of "Rigoletto." Are a good
pair.
At the Lyric all week. By J..
T. H)
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A Sermon for Today
BY Rev. John r. Gum

Text, "And he was casting out a
devil, and 1t was dumb. And it
came to pass. when the devil was
gone out, the dumb spalNe.N -Lul1e
liza.
ERE was a man possessed
ri with the dumb devil. I have
- known many a man to be
possessed with that particular devil.
When this devil gets into a man he
becomes tongue-tied. He goes
around sulldng, and refuses to speak
to his neighbor because of soma
old grudge.
I hardly know which Is the worst,
a tattling neighbor or a ytongue-tied
neighbor.
There Is a time when silence ~
golden; there is also a time when
silence is CALLING.
1 know Of a husband and wife,
who lived together for several years
in the same house, and ate together
at the same table, without speaking
to each other. I should hate to go
through an experience like that. I
don't mind a little scrap now and
then, II ne get through with It and.
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Ey Walter d. Hickman


T N zOIH.TIMES a character be-
III conles such a false and SEN
III suaI mess that one would
hTl HIM off of the side of the earth
4 it were not for the fact that he
was still living being.
sonns, days ago, told you in this
department about Clyde Griffiths.
the central character in Theodore
Dreiser's IAN American Tragedy" as
related in the first book of three
books.
UP to that time. the closing of the
first book, we were acquainted with
Clyde as follows:
We saw Clyde grow from a street
boy, the son of a father who
preached on the street for a living
in Kansas City, up to the point
where he doubted the divine mission
of his father because it kept the
family in poverty.
We saw him break away from the
family Bible and control. He went
to jerking sodas. Then he became a
bellboy in a hotel. He made certain
definite vice associations with
ease. He encountered for the first
time woman of a paid house"
We saw him begin an active sex
campaign with little success. He
was the "sap" in such experiences.
This course in sex training was
cut short when he was member
Of joy ride party in a stolen auto
mobile with a wild bunch. Things
were SO wild that a little girl was
struck by the car. Clyde being a
coward. the first real proof of It,
fed the city.
Tie were the striking events re-
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Stage Verdict

KEITH s. Charles Chase
does some fine clowning and
good burlesque on all sorts Of
dances.
LYRIC-Theodore Stefanoff
and company have well
rounded and very colorful
dance act with about eight
people.
PALACE-Mlle. Nina, in an
act featuring herself, proves to
be an original and clever little
dancer.
ENGLISH S-Johnny Dooley,
Ray Dooley and Edna Ledeom,
laugh artists, are the big hits
of the ziegfeld Follies.
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Shortridge and Street
Cars

EV7 HILE the Indianapolis school board is
wv considering site for the new Shortridye
High School building it should give careful
consideration to the element of accessibility.
With only few high schools in indianapolis,
the problem of pupils travelling to and from
school always has been a serious one.
The site at Meridian and Thirty Fourth
Sts, selected by the old board, is well provided
with street car facilities. 1t is either directly
on or very close to Meridian Heights, Maple
ton Fairvew, Playground and Thirty Fourth
st. car lines.
The site at Meridian and Fortieth SITS is
served only by the Mapleton and the Meridian
Heights car lines, neither of which goes direct
" past the property. The proposed site ct
Central Ave. and Forty-Sixth st. is even more
inconvenient from the point Of view of street
car service The only close transportation lines
are the Meridian Heights car line and q, bus
line on Central Ave. The College Ave. lime is
several blocks distant.
Both the Meridian Heights line shld the
College line serve the eastern part Of Dhe city
This site is particularly inaccessible 10 pupils
living in the northwestern part of town. It
would be necessary for them to transfer twice
If they go to school by way Of TPkrty-Fourth
st. or for them to travel downtown and back
out to the school, which in some cases would
consume an hour or more.
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Easy Coin

- KNOW a man who's mighty
wise; who's sorta opened up
my eyes. until 1 think !
realize he lives the proper way. He
has his time for plenty fun. In
work he's on no wildlike run. and
yet he gets some real things done
through judgment, day by day.
He doesn't tear and rip and roar.
He knows what each good minutes
for, yet always seems to hold in
store the right amount Of pep. Why
rush. says he. and get upset? Why
fuss and fume and always fret. It's
never done much good. as yet. in
building UP a rep.
The crazy race that humans run
is robbins folks Of lots Of fun
They're willing down beneath the
sun, with no real chance TO climb.
Just think Of all the pep that's
oozed from folk through being too
confused Where, IL good common
sense were used. they'd simply
take their time.
Do we'll the tasks you undertake,
but, say, don't let your system
break. Use judgment. man, for
goodnes sake. The warning wind
is BLOWN. Don't bubble Ger with
too much thrill To sap your
strength is bound to kill Accom-
plish all you can, but stil1, be kinda
easy goin'.
/ MY pity goes out 10 the man whose
wife was so Late he forgot who he
was waiting for.
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END OF
THE WORLD

TN7ROF F. r. MoULToN.
eminent scientist OF the
IL University Of Chicago. saws
that the world Is 1000. O0o. 900
years old and that it will continue
70 exist 500 times as Lonesome.
thing Ike a thousand tines IL
million times q million years or
100000 200, 100000 years-before
Its end.
If tho professor Is correct tho
end Of the world Is not imminent.
The planet which wo inhabit will
attain a ripe old age, according to
his calculations. and the professor
won't be around 10 SEQ his pre-.
diction verified.
It is n comfort 10 know the
earth viii last so long. That will
give us time perhaps to complete
the Indiana war memorial project,
buy the two churches on the plaza
site, elevate the railroad tracks on
the south side. widen u New York
St., get the million population club
to functioning. build a new Short.
ridge High School and finish other
public and private enterprises. ~
Even If he misses II feW
months or years one way OF the
other In his prediction the error
won't seriously disturb us. He as.
sures US plenty OF time TO pay tho
remaining installments due on the
baby, the automobile or the fur
coat.
Every once IN q while SONS self.
styled prophet appears, who, rely.
ing on his individual interpreta.
ton OF some obscure passages OF
Scripture. pronounces tho doom OF
tine world close at hand. The most
recent Of these fixed the end OF
the world for Feb. a. We doubt
whether the event took place ON
that scheduled date. At least, press
dispatches don't mention u.
We like the professors predic
ton better. II is less alarming
But we wish he had been moro
specific. Please, professor don't
have 81 happen on a Saturday
Saturday Is our pay day.
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THE LINE
IS BUSY

@NDIANAPOLIS telephones
are used three-quarters OF
million times each day,
the telephone company estimates.
That Is, used for conversational
purposes besides which they serve
as paper weights and as handy
missiles to hurl at the wife.
An average Of two calls a day
for every man, woman and child
in the city pass through the local
exchanges. Which. perhaps, IS
the reason central always tells us
the line g busy or gives us any
number she happens to have in
stock at the moment.
indianapolis has twenty-one
telephones for every 100 citizens
lin twenty years the ratio has IN
creased five times. There are now
more phones in this city alone
than In many populous and civil
ized European nations.
No doubt the almost universal
use of the telephone in this coun-
try has done much to cultivate
taste for profanity and has made
the way to salvation mere 6it
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TAKING THE PORK
FROM THE BARREL

-. ~O ME Elliott building Dill, IN
troduced into the House by
D Representative Elliott. Hoo
sier Congressman and chairman OF
the Committee on Buildings and
Grounds, has been passed by tho
House Of Representatives against
strong opposition. and now faces
the senatorial gantlet.
II this bill becomes a law, no
more will postoffices and Federal
buildings be scattered haphazard'
ly over the country I'm defiance or
economic needs. IL will provide a
comnonsense building program un'
der direction of the Treasury De-
partment for the scandalous pork
barrel methods heretofore In vogue
No wonder the measure Is vio-
iently opposed by some Congress
men. They dote on pork, and love
to put through appropriations for
imposing postofiices in incense
uuential villages in their districts.
That's one Of the best things
they DO.
A Georgia Congressman has in
troduced, already this session,
bills providing for a postoffice
building in each of twenty-fouF
towns in his district. The towns
vary in population from no to
500.
That's the sort of thing the
pork barrel method Of building
postoflces encourages. It isn't
surprising that the postal service
accumulates a deficit II has 10
live up to the monumental Fed
eral buildings provided by pork
barrel Congressman at forks OF
creeks.
The Elliott bin. providing a
lump sum appropriation to he ex-
pended on buildings in accordance
with actual needs. marks q real
advance In stopping governmental
waste. But it's rough on Con.
eressmen. What excuse can
Congressman give for existing II
he can't go to Washington and
bring home postoflce?
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Famous Composers
John Philip Sousa

r. OUSA, American bandmaster and composer,
| - born in Washington D. c. in 1856. He
teacher of music at 10 and director at IT, In 1876 he
played the violin in the orchestra of Jacques Oenbach
during the latters American tour After experience in
travelling companies he became in 1880 leader Of the
United States Marine Corps band
In 1892 he organized his own band with which he
earned fame in this country and in Europe During the
world war he headed the Great Lakes Naval band After
the he resumed his tours with his organization
The spirit and swing of his music, especially Of his
marches, have made his compostionsmore than 200 in
an-popular throughout the world Among the best
known are the Washington Post, Liberty Bell and
"Sars and Stripes Forever"
Sousa s programs contain, besides many American
compositions, much classical and Wagnerian music of
which he has made excellent prescriptions for band USE
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made no difference, because the
Maennerchor was there.
We are not asking apologies for
missing prima donnas. Missing
pianists and prima donnas are too
common. The Maennerchor, by its
past performances, has proven its
worth as a musical attribute to the
civic and musical influences Of In
dianapolis.-(By Observer
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TEACHERS CHORUS IN
CONCERT TONIGHT

The Teachers Chorus Of Indian
apolis will present their fourth an
nual concert. with Louis Graveure
as assisting artist, tonight at Caleb
Mills Hall. Ernest G.. Hessler will
direct the chorus.
On view today: Colleen Moore at
the Circle; The Enchnated Fill" at
the Ohio; Norma Shearer at the
Apollo. and Lazy Bones" at the
Colonial
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Studying the Selfish Side of Clyde Griffiths
WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW

lated by Dresser in his first book Of
l4S pages. Clyde was a little over
Is then.
Today I am concerned with the
second book, only the first 2S2 pages.
In the second book we find Clyde
emerging from his mental gloom in
Chicago. Finally he becomes a bell
hop in an important club In Chi
cago, associated with one Of the
same bellhops, who was with him in
the Kansas City mixup.
While in the club he meets his
rich uncle from Lycurgus, N. Y. His
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THE VERY IDEA!
BY Hal Cochran

Some people get mixed up and
think IT'S Missionary TO cuss tho
bride instead OF customary TO kiss
her.
For Lent MUST give something up.
a husband once said that.
And then he gave up fifteen bucks
For wifie's Easter Hat.
The whole world may be \ stage,
but some Of us don't know how to
act.
II there was only one head 70
family, father wouldn't have to buy
so many hats.
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Dooleys and Edna Leedom Create
Abundance of Laughs in Follies

The business of clarifying the
American girl is subordinated some
what to that of permitting the
American comedian to do his or her
stuff in the current Ziegfeld Folhes
at English's this week. But the
glorified American girl, without
which the F'ollies would not be the
Follies, also Is considerably pres
ent.
fun show is Johnny Dooley, who
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THEODORE STEFANOFF TOPS
GOOD BILL AT LYRIC

Theodore Stefanoff and company,
az the Lyric this week, have several
beautiful moments IN their act. Is
composed of dancers, five men and
five women, who dance in ensemble
and several specialties.
The most interesting thing they
did, with an eye to beauty, was the
opening number when the company
in white costumes, pose against a
back drop AMI then execute a charm
ing dance.
A. lpLSish display Of color has been
handled in an intelligent manner in