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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-08

First entry in the Ardath-Times
talent hunt is Miss Martha Hoyle,
1907 N. Illinois ST., who is a gradu-
ate of the Metropolitan School Of
Acting. Indianapolis.
Miss Hoyle states in her letter to
Fred Ardath that she has played in
many amateur productions. but has
never had the opportunity of getting
on the professional stage.
''This is just the chance I've been
looking for" she says.
Ho wmany are there, who, like
Miss Hoyle, have just been waiting
for an opportunity to break before
the spotlight?
Let you answer be your photo,
name. address, age, previous stage
experience, if any, and stage train
ing received, If any, written on a
slip of paper sent to Fred Ardath.
Palace Theater, Indianapolis, Ind.
Fred Ardath will Judge your wares
and if you have sufficient talent and
ability a tryout on the Palace stage
will be granted you. If you show
genuine merit you will be placed in
Ardaths productions or in produc-
tions designed for the vaudeville
circuits.
The Times is not acting as a book
ing agent for vaudeville acts, but
is making an honest effort with Mr.
Ardath to give everybody with real
theatrical talent a chance to show 1t.
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HONOR TO WALTER CAMP

We in age which glorifes physical per-
lection.
In line with this demand of the age is the re-
cent honor given the late Walter Camp, football
coach, father of the AllAmerca team idea, and au-
thor Of The Daily Dozen exercises, which probably
have kept thousands Of persons from early graves.
Harvard playing Dartmouth in the Harvard
Stadium. The first half was buger took his
stand on the parapet at the horseshoe end of the
stadium. He blew taps, shouetted there against
the sky. Fiftythree thousand persons stood at at.
tention, silent and grave
When the last clear notes of the bugle had
died, the flag which had been at half mast
raised and the two college bands played America"
while the crowd sang.
Thus does America gorify her prophets Of
health and health-givng sport, and rightly so!
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6R 4
l'racy'
HaII-MiIIS Case Setting
Record for Crime
Publicity,
BY M. T.. Tracy

The Hall-Mills case sets a record
in crime publicity. On the day Mrs.
Jane Gibson, star witness for the
State, collapsed; more than 100000
words were sent out. This is quite
enough to revive the time honored
dispute as to whether such publicity
does more harm than good. DIR.
James Snowden, former professor
at the Western Theological semin-
airy, thinks it "fultills a useful func.
tion."
"Of course there is much objec-
tionable matter admitted to our
newspapers, he says, 'such as the
silly Peaches Browning business.
which becomes nauseous and most OF
us want to hear no more Of it. AS
to the Hall-Mills case no other case
in the history OF our country has
been so sensational. In the char
acter Of both victims and alleged
perpetrators 1t is unprecedented.
Whatever morbid curiosity may at
tend it's publicity, the publishing OF
the facts in the case is socially
necessary"
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That Tax Refund

President Coolidge seems still un.
willing to sanction a tax cut.
Warned by election results that
his Administration Is growing un-
popular and that something must be
done to improve its standing. he is
ready to authorize a refund OF from
10 to ~ per cent.
This is unsatisfactory not only to
the public, but to many Republican
leaders. 1t is an obvious makeshift.
a political sop, compromise that
does not meet the issue squareiy.
A $500, 1000 surplus in the treas!
ury means more than the fact that
the Government can give back SO
much money to the people for one
year. 1t means that the Goverrs
ment has come to a point where II
is earning that much in excess of
what it spends, or of what It needs
to spend every twelve months.
If a refund of 10 or 10 per cent
on the taxes of 1925 is possible It is
possible on those of 1926 and 1927,
With the public debt being con-
stantly reduced, there is no reason
TO suppose the expenses will increase
or that the Government couldn't give
back as much next year as II can
this year.
Under such circumstances, nothiG i
but a straight, candid cut in taZNW
should no considered.
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Houdinl and SpirituaIISm

In spite Of the fact that he did
more to cast doubt on their sincerity
than any man who lived, spiritual
lists will endeavor to get into com.
munication with the late Harry
Houdini.
Whether this is heaping Goals OF
fire on his head, or is taking an un-
fair advantage, now that he can no
longer speak for himself to the great
living audience, It does not alter the
fact that the most serious and last
ing side Of his career was devoted TO
exposing what he believed to be the
greatest fake Of the modern world
He did not come to such a belief
through sheer prejudice. At the out
set he not only investigated spiritual
ism, but practiced it with an open,
If not a sympathetic, mind.
ITO me IL was lark" he writes
in his book. "A Magician Among the
Spirits" IT was mystifed, and
as such my ambition was being
gratifed.
CAS- I advanced to ripper years Of
experience" he adds. IT was brought
to the realization of the seriousness
of trifng with the hallowed rever-
ence which the average human be-
slows on the departed, and when /
personally became afflicted with SINH
lar grief was chagrined that -
should ever have been guilty Of suN,2
frivolity and for the first time rea-
iized that it bordered on crime"
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welcomed into the movie fold. And
now we have Red Grange in a
specially constructed movie vehicle,
"One Minute To Play" The story
concerns what is supposed to happen
in small time college life. At times
and often the story does not ring
true, especially when the president
of one of the colleges BOWS to the
will OF 4 man who had promised a
large endowment gift to the college.
And this Santa Claus Of the college
was against football and he would
not allow the college to make foot
ball player out Of his son. If they
did, not red cent would he give the
college.
L was anxious to see Red Grange
as a movie actor. saw two private
showings of this picture before was
ready to tell you about it.
Grange must have natural "nose"
for things theatrical. He is what
they call a mans man, a big, fine
specimen of a football fighter. 1t
must be said in Reds favor that he
doesn't attempt any sheik love max
ing tactics when he pulls the cam
pus moonlight stuff. He gave me
the impression that he was just Red
Grange all the way through the pic
ture, although the story wasn't true
to college life at times.
And it is this natural quality of
Red Grange which gives this picture
it's main cause for ever being made
Grange dosen't do as much football
playing in this picture az I expected
and wanted.
Oh, yes, there is a football game
in this picture, but the author, for
reasons of suspense, keeps Red out
Of the game until the last minute.
l am sure that your interest will
center mostly upon Red Grange.
The future will tell how good or
how bad a movie actor he really is.
Grange knows how to play the role
of a football player. The future will
tell just how well he can play other
roles before the camera.
The bill includes an overture by
the Circle Orchestra; Dessa Byrd at
the organ; THE Midnight Follies"
and other events.
At the Circle all week.
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able" and is the latest able" can
dicate. The first part of the picture
gives Jessel a comedy opportunity.
He runs two food joints in New
York, one under Jewish name and
the other under an Irish name.
When he falls in love with an Irish
girl he uses the Irish name. The
second part is sob drama, just
crowded full Of sentimental apple
sauce, but really we'll done.
IzZy goes to war under his Irish
name because he wants to retain the
love of his Irish sweetheart. His
Irish name is reported among those
listed as dead. This brings the Irish
sweetheart and IZzy's mother to-
gether in several touching scenes.
You know that these scenes are
well handled the second that you
learn that Vera Gordon is cast as
the Jewish mother. And how this
woman can act in such roles. Patsy
Ruth Miller is the sweetheart, and
a sweet little thing she is in this
movie.
ONooCAt SOu hIlOW 10 lA6Lly SuCCCSS-
full on the stage these days because
he is doing great business in Chicago
in 1.-The Jazz Singer" Jessel is in
teresting to me because he seems
to get into the spirit of his work
at all times. He never would win
in a beauty contest. but he has that
sincerity of purpose about hinf
which puts him over both on the
stage and on the screen.
l am we'll aware of the fact that
many will say that private Izzy
Murphy" is just hoakum all dressed
up in sob sentiment Will grant
that, but it is darned good theater at
that. 1 enjoyed this one.
The stage presentation this week
is being given by Ben Light and
company. Bill includes Floyd Thomp-
son and his band, a new reel and
other events.
At the Colonial all this week.
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TURNVERE|N WILL
HAVE ANNIVERSARY
Celebration of Seventy Fifth
Birthday This Week.

Seventy-fifth anniversary of the
Indianapolis Turnverein will be held
Friday and Saturday at the Athe-
naeum. A banquet Friday night will
open the festivities for members and
their families. Saturday night a
public gymnastic exhibition will be
presented.
Out-of-town guests will attend the
dinner. Charles Nagel, st. Louis,
Mo-. Secretary of Labor under Presi-
dent Taft, will speak. Other speak
ers will be: Governor Jackson, Lieut..
Col. N. ]. Koehler of the United
States Army, Theodore Stempfel and
Richard Kurtz. Richard Lieber will
be POSTMASTER.
National representatives Of the
American Gymnastic Union, with
which the Turnverein is affiliated,
and former instructors of the school,
will attend. Six Indianapolis men
founded the organization in 1851.
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The few crude angles will be
overlooked because the former
worlds greatest college grid player
is given plenty of play" in the
show and his experiences as a stu
dent and football star no doubt will
"go over big" with the average
cinema fan who also is a sport en-
thusiast.
The picture is built around Red
Grange as the freshman, RED
Wade" in a small California rah,
rah institution, and though Red APP
peared rather old for a college
yearling, the directors schemed a
little to meet this fault. They
simply made the hero a dumb boy
in high school and explained It took
him six years to tiounder through
a four-year course.
At any rate Red went to college
and terrific college Jam" in a
smoking car changed his destination
and he landed at an institution he
had not started for.
He was a fast worker, was Red,
in fact unusually fast for a fresh
man. The coed love bug stung him
before he even got to college. And
furthermore he got himself a coed
kiss while en- route to higher learn
ing" If you don't think that's rapid
play 1t might be mentioned that
many rah rah boys don't get to
smack the skin you love to taste, I'M
til they are regarded as veteran col
legians," or in other words, until
they learn more about ''fooling EN-"
Red eventually got ain bad" with
his mates of "Old Parmalee" for
not reporting for football at once,
but said mates did not know he was
under a handicap. His "old man"
owned a bank roll that would choke
the laundering Herd and he held
club over Parmalee with an endow-
ment proposition. He said he did
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This test covers theatrical sub
jects. Both the legitimate stage
and silent drama are included. The
correct answers TO the questions APP
pear on page IA:
1-Who is shown in the accom-
panying picture? e.
2-Who played the lead in the
picture, THE Sea Beast?
3-Who is the author of the play,
What Every Woman Knows?"
4-Who played the lead in the pic
ture, 1.-The Black Pirate?"
5-Who wrote the play, Fallen
Angels?"
6-What actor is noted for his in
depreciation of Merton in Merton
of the Movies?
WHO played the male lead in
the picture, "Variety?"
8-Who is the famous star of the
play, THE Music Master?"
9-Who directed the picture, "Way
down East?"
10-Who played the female lead
in the picture, 1.-THE Big Parade?
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not bring up his boy to be a football
maniac.
But Red played and starred, and
then got Jolted by visit from home
on the eve of the crucial game with
Claxton, the "Hostetter rival of
Parmalee.
Night before the big fracas, bon.
fire, night shirt parade, n every
thing. Boxes, old Fords, signs,
fences, barber poles, all went for
fuel. Real stuff. that! But Red
wasn't there to join the other cam
pus heroes in telling the rooters
how Parmalee was going ito win to-
morrow or die" The picture will ex-
plain the "why" of Reds absence.
Red, after much suffering, finally
got in the next days conflict and
became a hero all over again. And
as a reward he met up with his fav-
orite bon bon coed at the old tryst-
ing place and there was a hug, and
a hug oh, we'll, the average col
legian will understand that scene!
The picture shows the raving
coach between halves.
Red Grange, as Red Wade, star
of Parmalee.
George (WildcaD Wilson, former
coast grid star, carrying the ball
for terrific yardage for Claxton.
(The real George Wilson)
Happy college youths. Oh, so
happy.
A smart dog. Reds pal. So smart
in fact, he must have earned a de-
gree at Albright College.
Beautiful bonfire. A John Law"
knocked for a ''gool."
Student room glimpses, where
students play while they work.
Hold EN-! Hold 'em! Touchdown!
Touchdown,
And that's "One Minute to Play"
Go to see this picture and to en-
joy it. Not to criticise it.
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-FOUR HORSEMEN"
RETURNS TO CITY

When a picture is a good pic
ture. when first presented, it is al
ways a good picture.
The Four Horsemen" was a good
and great picture when it was first
shown the public. and it will always
be a good picture, even fifty years
from now.
The reason for bringing it out
again at this time is due to the
death Of Valentino. All of his old
pictures became suddenly marvellous
box office draws from the time of
his death.
THE Four Horsemen" is a strong
enough picture to stand upon its
own feet and not upon the reputa-
ton Of a movie actor who no longer
exists.
This picture really made Valen-
tino. No doubt about that. 1t is
not necessary at this time to go
into detail concerning this picture.
because have devoted a lot Of space
at other times to it.
You probably will want the cast
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Ills SOlOlSl IDS a
corking good chance. Then there is
woman jazz singer from Chicago
who sings "Breezin' Along With The
Breeze" and for the big WOW, Davis
presents two colored boys who own
at least two pair of the most wicked
dancing feet in the world. These two
lads with Davis orchestra just spill
lin the hottest kind of hoofin' music
about tore up the theater when I
was present. Talk about hot dancing
and hot music-You do not need the
heat on at the Ohio this week. The
atmosphere is hot enough.
Bob Gordon at the organ is in
Producing a, new song this week.
The theme Is about a guy wanting
a girl to be as jealous over him as
he is over her. Then the author of
the piece appears and sings it. Good,
catchy melody. Should get over
with ease.
Monty Banks has gone a long
way forward in being a featured
comedian. This Is proved by his work
in alta Boy" which is a travesty
or burlesque upon the movie idea of
the life Of newspaper man.
Banks as the copy boy who is
kidded into the position of being a
star reporter, has a role which is
rich in business. This comedian
takes a lot of punishment, physical,
in this picture. At times he is
nearly a human punching bag.
The trick automobile scene is a
thriller. About as clever bit of
fun as l have seen on the screen this
season-the- scenes devoted to Banks
riding on top of a ladder which is
placed in an automobile without a
driver. 1t is sure thrilling.
A knockout show is on view at the
Ohio all week.
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RADIO CONTEST
WINNERS ON AIR
To Broadcast Baldwin Hour
of Music Tonight.

The Baldwin Hour of Music to be
broadcast from WFBM this evening
between 8 and will be provided
by the winners Of the Young Artists
Contest, sponsored by the Philadel
phia Sesquicentennial music COM
mittee.
The winning soprano of this dis
trict was Miss Ocie Higgins; the
tenor, James Hatton, and the con-
tralto, Miss Ruth Vivian Shorb, all
of Indianapolis.
Hatton received first place in the
contest held in Toledo, and third
place in the contest held in Phila-
delphia last week. Miss Higgins
won second place at Toledo.
The Lincoln String Trio will COM
plete the program, which is as fol-
lows:
Selections from -'Queen High" Gensler
.,r,, The Lincoln Trio.
"''' -N'''"'' ocIe Higgins. '''''' oicNies
''The Dream" from "Manon". Massenet
nNrr riro N.Jl James fHatton. c.r.
-Ui i'' The Lincoln Trio. DrSve'io
Death and the Maiden" 49,. Schubert
-, Ruth Vivian Shorb.
TX "Eiirts eetinS1 Gurra1
James 'Hatton.
Overture to M nj TSrGyatorer ...... Verdi
IS nv Soul is Like Garden cle sSF'eisn
Ia} Shadows" go. Carrie Jacobs Bond
W. Ruth Vivian shcrrb and DUTIES
the Lincoln Trio.
Berta Miller Ruick will be accompanist.
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OHIO TERRIER WINNER

Rock Bounds Tangee. owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Clark, of
Lancaster, Ohio, was awarded first
prize in the annual speciality show
of Boston terriers held under
auspices of the Boston Terrier Club
of Indianapolis at Tomlinson hall
Sunday. The clubs cup also went
to the Lancaster terrier. More than
100 dogs were entered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-08
PRINCE KNOWS HOW

LONDON.-The Prince of Wales
has mastered the Charleston and
dances it with a skill and sense
of rhythm that only professional
dancers can equal. Recently at a
popular supper resort crowds watch
ed and applauded his graceful efforts.
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Sundays Sermon

In 1924, the American Express
Company was being systematically
robbed at Elmira, n. Y. All attempts
to catch the pilferers proved unavail-
ing. Neither the company's own
operators nor the private detectives
who were brought in could get any
where.
Then Billy Sunday came to town,
with his trained hymn singers, his
high powered evangelism, and above
all else, his soul-searing sermon The
Wages Of Sin" ',
In one Of the audiences was a
woman whose guilty conscience
could not withstand that sermon
Returning to her home after hearing
it, she spent a sleepless night, and
early the next morning went to the
police station TO tell what she knew
about the express robberies.
What she knew was enough "a
lead the recovery OF the vast amouE w.
of goods and the arrest of nin5
residents Of the city. Not only that,
but it was enough to start an In
vestigation which, although lasting
for two years, is apparently not
finished yet since two more arrests
were made ON Saturday.
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his musical adven-
ture with the pipe
organ, and third,
Monty Banks in
his comedy, Alta
Boy" Davis is
getting al n 6
splendidly with his
intimate gang"
p re s e n t a tions.
Each week he
makes his pro-
grams a little
smoother. The
jazz week program
is by far the best
he has given. He
opens up with
1.-THE Birth of the
Blues" in which
his soIoist has a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-08
FLORISTS TO ATTEND
Purdue Will Dedicate Horticulture
Bldg. Thursday.

State Florists Association of In
diana will attend dedication Of the
new Horticulture Bldg. at Purdue
University, Lafayette, Thursday. d
Armistice day program will be
held in connection with the dedica-
ton. A dinner will be held in the
evening.
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Movie Verdict

COLONIAL-George Jessel
in Private Izzy Murphy" is
corking good entertainment.
Sentimental? Yes, but good
theater.
OHIO-Monty Banks in Alta
Boy" does a bur'esque on the
life of a star reporter on a
newspaper.
CIRCLE-Red Grange makes
his debut as a movie star" in
zone Minute to Play"
APOLLO-"The Four Horse
men" has always been a great
picture, and still is.
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EVERYTHING is JAZZ
AT THE OHIO THEATER

About as hot show as I have
seen in many moons.
That's my general verdict of the
Jazz Week program at the Ohio.
The program has three hit de-
partments-First Charlie Davis and
his gang; second, Bob Gordon and
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Crime Deterrent

Crime is fathered by the thought
that it can be so contrived and e )
ried out as not to be detected. CeW
tainty of punishment and exposure
is it's greatest deterrent. ..
Ruthless publicity has definite
bearing on this certainty. Not only
officials charged with enforcement OF
the law, but criminals who break
1t fear the front page and the big
headlines.
More than one lazy sheriff has
been spurred to action by what some
people call sensational journalism,
and more than one fugitive from
justice has been caught because a.
million eyes were permitted to gaze
on his likeness.
Beyond this. the public is kept in
terested and wide awake.
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THEY STAY WED

HAMPTON. N. H., Nov. GA re-
cent count showed thirteen couples ,,c
who had been married more than
fifty years. One of the couples have = .
been married for sixty years. There-F N
is one golden wedding couple to
every 100 inhabitants. - -" .
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MUSSOLINI AND THE BOY

Again Mussolini has been avenged. The mad 49,
year-old youth who attempted to shoot I'll Duce" a
few days ago, stabbed and beaten to death by
avenging mob.
An official statement from I'll Duce" issued soon
after the incident merely says that the first gesture
of justice has been accomplished"
A fairly new Italian law makes it capital crime
to attack the premier 1t the multitude that de-
manded this law, the multitude which looks to Mus
son it's savior and tells of the shoes childrens
feet and the schooling given those who were not
taught to read and write.
1t is bit hard to reconcile this Mussolini, who
is enshrined in the heart of the with Mus
solini who merely looked on, grim and tight-lipped
as slip of boy pounded to pulp by mob
Attempts to murder anyone, premiers included
should be severely punished of But there
courts 1t is hard to conceive of any country
countenancing mob law in these days. no matter how
grave the offense
One would imagine Mussolini would want to
question that boy, wonder about the mental and
emotional processes in his being, gain insight
into the hearts and minds of his enemies, before
vengeance was done.
STILL .precedents must be established 1t is not
likely that any of those teeming thousands who saw
the boy killed will fire at the premier or hurl a
cleaning stiletto at him!
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ANOTHER "ABIE"
CANDIDATE ARRIVES

There seems to be but two divi-
sions of comedy dramas this season.
One-those that resemble "Abie's
Irish Rose" The other-those that
don't resemble cable"
And Private Izzy Murphy with
George Jessel is one that resembles
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Qudllly w IL = IL
makes good theater.
1t is not surprising
that one Of the
stars in football
should become a
movie "star." When
Red Grange gave
up his ice wagon
and the college
campus and became
a professional foot
ball player, he
demonstrated that
he was great box
office" And the
theater does not
sneer at one who
can roll up high
crosses. And so
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