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also brings Ted Lewis, who can put
more heart drama into his work
than any one on the stage today;
Lester Allen, who is blessed with fine
dancing feet and brain which
creates real comedy. and Affairs"
brings little of this and "a whole
lot Of that. Both are good and both
are handsome. Here is one show
that is more than easy on the eye;
more than easy on the ear, one ear
or both of 'em, and, at times It is
noisy in the slang of the day, that
is the sketches. In other words
there is no grass growing under the
feet OF any member Of the cast Of
lie Mares Affairs"
Sophie Tucker may have decided
to stay at twenty years" and she
has been staying around a certain
heavy figure for years. I am not try
ing to be sentimental. but 1t was
good for the Pilgrim fathers to
have come over on the Mayfiower
and it was good for Sophie to have
gone over on a modern liner to
London town. And it was still bet
ter for her to have come back.
Here is about the best seller of a
blues song, a nifty or one Of those
things Of the minute which invites
a little touch OF good feelin around
the heart. Miss Tucker puts over
modern nifty about "a later on ma
ma" who wants "a take his time
papa" with as much ease as she
can make your blood run sweet
with sentiment when singing about
the girl who some day would make a
certain fellow think and carel
She has the divine gift of putting
the laugh into pathos and that same
gift causes her to march like an
entire army. artillery and all, into
the good graces Of even those who
wear heavy fiannels in winter, while
she is doing a sketch filled with
many dams" and a couple of more
dams" 1t takes artistry to sell
noisy burlesque and Sophie sells it
right along with high comedy in
song.
You never have heard ''Red, Red
Robin" until Sophie Tucker be-
comes the dramatic Bernhardt of
song. Here is the highest type Of
song artistry done in a simple way
with the fireworks and the Fourth
of July right around the corner. She
makes one forget that RED. Red
Robin" Is theater Of the minute and
she puts this song OF the minute
mighty near the doors of the Hall
of Fame.
1t is seldom that an indianapolis
audiences rises to that great mo-
ment when people increase their APP
plause by yelling and screaming
their appreciation. That IS just
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All Of these Questions are con.
cerned with the theater. News from
the stage and screen are included.
The actress in the accompanying
picture made such a success in for
eign productions that she was
brought~to America to play I'm the
United States studios. Her name
and the answers to the other ques-
tions appear on page 16:
l. Who is shown in the accom-
panying picture?
@. Is Dolores Costello a blond or a
brunei?
g. Who plays the title role in the
moving picture "The Return of
Peter Grimm?
4. Who is author of the play Ice
bound?
s. What title of nobility did Gloria
Swanson receive by marriage
g. Who plays the leadNn Belasco's
Fanny?
7. Who plays the lead in the pic
ture "The Quarterback
8. What was the maiden name of
Charlie Chaplin's present wife?
9. What two stars lead in the pic
ture, Were In the Navy Now?
10. Who plays "zelie" in THE
White Black Sheep?
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THE CASE OF DALE.

George Dale is an editor at Munce. He prints
a weekly paper which has made things uncomtort
able for the officials of that city and county
It is a rather dangerous business at Muncie to
fight public officials, il there is evidence of
their betrayal of the public.
Dale is under sentence 70 the penal farm for
ntempt of court. The Supreme Court of this
st te said that the truth no defepse. His ap-
+ Al is now in the United States Supreme Court
Now he gets another sentence of 80 days for
lminal libel at trial which he charges was
tore IA packed jury
But the more serious thing is that within half
.,ur after his conviction, attempt was made to
4ssassnate him and one has been arrested.
It might seem that lethargc people would
aken to the rather serious situation and the good
citizens of Munce show some interest. But perhaps
Muncie does not care. for outspoken editors 1t may
approve the perpetual open season which seems to
reva there
But if there is no interest in Muncie and editors
can be shot at with impunity, other parts of the
state should be interested.
Some few editors Of the State are surely in
crested OF course there some editors who
j ed not care They edit papers which never print
me truth when they find it when it is thrust
at them They are always safe
But the little band of editors who have shown
courage in the past year and made determined
fight to redeem Indiana ought to rush to the rescue
of Dale That example might spread.
1t may be gratifying to Dale to know that-he is
strong enough to invite such enmity. But
really gets any satisfaction from his tombstone.
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Wise Farm Girls

Farm girls dress better than their
city sisters. according to Miss
Blanche Chenoweth of Indianapolis,
and do 1t on less money.
with smaller dress allowances.
country girls select every detail of
their clothing wisely" she said, "and
make every purchase a distinct ad.
dition."
Miss Chenoweth speaks with the
authority of an expert. She has
made an exhaustive survey of the
subject as head of the household
department of a teachers college.
She might have gone a great
deal farther and still remain within
the bounds OF truth.
Farm girls not only dress better.
but cook better. keep house better
and know how to take/care of chill.
dren better.
The reason is that they are Obliged
to depend more on their own re.
sources and enjoy a greater degree
of self-development.
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Useless Criticism

DR.. Henry S. Pritchett of the
Carnegie Endowment went out OF his
way to stir up trouble when he
criticised the Zionist movement as
impractical and doomed to failure.
You almost pity the man because
Of the ridiculous figure he has been
made to cut by people who obviously
know more about the subject.
Sincere he may have been, but he
took it upon himself to throw cold
water on a project that was none of
his concern and to point out
difficulties that no one had asked
him to overcome.
Those back of the Zionist move.
ment are well aware of the hard
and thorny road which rehabilita
ton of Palestine presents, but they
are also aware that Palestine
sustained strong and forceful
civilization for many centuries, that
it is "A shrine not only for Jews, but
for Christians as well, end its re.
habilitation is of such moral value
as to make material cost worth
while.
Human history presents no more
romantic venture than this return
of the Jews to their ancient home
under the protection OF people
whose ancestors were taught to
persecute them.
II the Christian world we're to
pave the streets of Jerusalem with
gold and make a vineyard out of
every sterile acre that surrounds the
city. it would still fall short of pay
ing back what 1t owes the Jews.
But the Christian world is asked
to make no such heroic restoration.
1t is merely asked to let the Jews
perform the task in peace. One
would suppose 1t might be willing to
do this without laying down a
barrage Of pessimistic forebodjng
ever so often.
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to try to do anything else in the act.
They are experts at the thing they
do. and wisely do the thing people
want to see them do. Their act. in
our opinion, could hardly be i'm
proved in the way it is handled.
Bennett and Fletcher are two men
who offer melodies on the saxophone
accordion and clarinet. The Rios
open the bill with a trapeze act. fea.
turing a song by the woman while
she is hanging head down.
Murray and Eliot, a man and
woman comedy team. have several
good ideas in their Offering of a hun.
cry girl and her sweetheart, who
does not care to spend any money.
Are good for many laughs.
Mullen and Francis offer a comedy
act in which one OF the men does
most Of the work with his wise
cracks and actions.
At the Lyric all week. (By the Oh
server)
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THE MURDER OF LUTHER
BISHOP
BISHOP

Luther Bishop is dead In Oklahoma City by q
murderers hand
Twogun man of the shooting Southwest he gave
his life to the defense of law.
His, in Jazz age, was the tradition of that lit
tie band of heroic officers whose names from the
Usage country down through Texas are immortal,
the men who after 1889 changed Oklahoma from an
outlaw land to place of comparative peace-Bill
Tilghman, Ed Nix, Chris Madsen, Heck Thomas.
There was still work to do when Luther Bishop
strobe upon the scene. Up in the Usage outawry
was still alive Rich Indians for their money were
being killed like fies one, two, five, twenty
Up into the hills went Bishop and two men we're
convicted and the Dosage murder ring" more.
But Bishops death is his best praise He was
shot in the back while in bed. His murderer knew
him too well to face him any other way.
This paper is proud of the reward offered by its
sister Scripps-Howard paper, the Oklahoma News.
for capture Of the murderer. The killer If to
remain law, must be caught.
No officers life is secure if such man as Luther
Bishop can be murdered with impunity.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07
Just Like G, 0, P,

The New York water power COM
mission, a Republican board with
only thirty days to live, is making
desperate efforts to turn the st.
Lawrence River rights over to the
aluminium trust and allied interests
before it ceases 10 exist.
This is significant. not only be-
cause the people of New York may
lose valuable asset. but because il
Is strictly in line with a doctrine
which characterizes the Republican
party, whether in State or national
affairs.
The Republican party is obsessed
with the idea OF leaving the exploi.
tation of public resources to private
enterprise.
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Baby Goes to Jail

A tailor and his wife were SEN
fenced to Jail for shoplifting in New
York yesterday. There was nobody
With whom to leave their one-year-
old baby, so they will take it with
item.
This illustrates a basic defect of
the law.
Children are constantly made to
suffer through the conviction of their
parents; wives through the convic-
ton Of their husbands, and depend.
ents through the conviction of those
to whom they must look for sup
port.
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of gowns and feminine finery ex-
celled in a stage presentation. All
the time that he Is on the stage,
Renault makes you remember that
he is just a man taking a woman's
personality and giving you his i'm
pressions of 1t.
A very well balanced revue act
is present on this weeks bill in the
indianapolis First" revue. Com.
posed entirely of girls, this act has
much to recommend 1t in the song,
dance and musical numbers used.
The Mcdonald Trio. on bicycles. is
perhaps one Of the best acts of this
kind we have ever seen. There is no
attempt Of the members Of the trio
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MAKING OF ONE
OF THE GREATEST STORIES

In my many years of telling you
and others about the theater, ! have
seen actors refuse to go on with
their act because of the illness of a
member Of the team.
have seen members Of we'll
known acts occasionally land in the
divorce courts, separate and take on
new partners.
But then, mostly. [ have seen the
actor carry on successfully under
the most trying and painful circum-
stances.
Yesterday afternoon at Keith's I
saw one of the most remarkable ex-
amples Of loyalty 1 have ever wit
messed.
And this loyalty came not from
men and women, but from about ten
great collies-dogs. Dogs, yes. but
in the hair-covered bodies Of these
animals are souls and affections Of
pure gold.
Their trainer and beloved master,
Duncan, was taken Sunday night to
hospital for a serious operation.
The dogs knew yesterday afternoon
that their master was not on the
stage. But did they quit?' No.
Even when things went wrong, these
dogs kept at it until they did 1t as
well as If their master was on the
stage.
Their master was missing on
Keith's stage. but he was there in
the hearts Of his collies. 1t is sell
dom that my emotions run wild, but
they did yesterday afternoon when
these wonderful dogs carried on
while their master was in hospital.
[ think that this is one OF the
most wonderful real life stories or
the stage that 1 have ever seen.
Those collies-hoyv really wonderful
they are. Their hearts are s. ] but
they gave the show YESTERDAY and
they will give it today and all week.
No need for Gus Showalter and Phil
Brown TO bring in a substitute act.
Those dogs are real actors. Won
derful.
The Four Kadex. three men and
woman. rely upon apparatus to man
ufacture their thrills in an aerial
offering. Miss Marcelle sings South
ern songs in a syncopated way with
varied results. Olga and Miska and
their Gypsy Art Quintette, so states
the program, offer a dance ana
musical Offering along a pattern
which is not new. 1t may be the
cold weather, but AIiska does not dis
plav the needed punch and dance in
terest to match that OF Olga. The
art ouintette is mighty arty.
Harry Mayo and Basil Lynn are
back with their eccentric nonsense
which is mighty good. 1t is In
dividual and they know how to keep
up the tempo Jack McLallen with
Sarah" and Fred Sanbern (here is
a real clown and a real musician),
easily take first prize this week.
Here is a comedy team which knows
how 10 mix eccentric material or an
individual nature with music. lJack,
Sarah" and Fred have material
which would make them winners on
any bill.
Thomas +. Shea has stage history
and accomplishments along dramatic
lines in his memory book. Many re-
call the days when Shea trouped
into town with THE Bells" DIR.
Jekyr and Mr.. Hyde" and others
Of this class. He has taken the
bigger moments from these two
plays along with THE Cardinal"
and have combined them into a
vaudeville Offering which belongs to
the better things of the variety
stage.
At Keith's all week.
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What ma ppened
last night when
Ted Lewis became
the clown of
tragedy in song
land with his or
chestra. Here is
a master comedian
who can chase the
tear out Of his
voice with laugh
ter of a clown.
Here is the tragic
figure of song and
here is the coined
ian of song. Say,
are you happy?"
that's the keynote
of Ted Lewis on
the stage. And
when he nlends
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07
By Walter ID. Hickman

this is Sophie Tucker this season:
"A later on Mama" who must have
her take his time papa"
In this gapid age, one would ex-
pect Sophie to blaze out with such
an idea in song.
And she does that and many other
things I'm lie Mares Affairs" which
is not a kindergarten in the gentle
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w ork
What Is Shown by Bidding
of Lower Valued Then
Higher Suits,
BY Milton G. Work

The pointer for today is:
Bidding first lower-valued suit
and later n higher shows; tops I'm
the lower, lack of tops and possibly
greatr length in the higher.
Yesterday I pointed out the i'm
portance, when holding suits OF
equal or nearly equal strength OF
bidding the higher-valued first. To
days pointer tells what should he
done when one Of the two suits
contain tops" d. e., high card com
binations such az Ace King, Ace
Queen or King-Queen, and the
other does not. When the two
suits both have tops. the higher
valued should be named first
even OF the lower-valued be quite
bit stronger; but when one suit
has tops and the other has not, the
first bid should be made with the
strong suit, even If it be the lower
valued. One important reason for
this is that If the contract be OBJ
tained by the adversary on the left
II Is important that the first lead
Of the partner should be toward the
suit with tops, rather than toward
the suit without them.
Yesterday the following three
hands were given~~
/. Sp.: King -Queen-x-x-x HIT. y
Ace-King-Jack-x-x. Do: Xxx. Cl,;
Ace.
2. Sp.; King-JaclS-x,x-x 1T: Ace
King Queen-x-x. Di.: Cl.; Ace.
8. Sp.; Queen-1O-x-x-x-x Ht.; Ace
King -Jack-x-x. Di. Cl.; Ace.
In the bidding of these hands, the
doctrine above set forth should be
followed. In No. l. the bid should
be one Spade-the higher-valued
suit. OF course, the Heart is much
stronger, but the Spade has tops;
so it would not be disadvantageous
for the partner to open 1t first,
In No. the bid should be one
Heart-the lower valued suit but
the difference in strength Is so great
that it should be shown by the bid
ding. and in addition an initial lead
of the Spade might revolt disas
trously.
In NO. the bid should be one
Heart; although the Spade Is longer
the strength in Hearts makes that
suit a more desirable original bid
With a hand Of this type, the Spades
If advisable-should be shown
later. Doing so would clearly ear
mark the character Of hand for the
partner.
Today questions, which win be an
swered tomorrow, are: What would
you bid, as Dealer, with
1. Sp.: Ace-King-x-x-x. Ht: Ace
King-x-x-x. Di.: Xxx. Cl.: X.
2. SPIT Ace-King-x-x. 1t.; Ace.
King-x-x-x. Di.: Xxx. Cl,: Xxx.
Copyright John f. Ollie CO..
Work, the international authority
on Auction Bridge, will answer ques-
tiOns on the game for Times read
ers who write to him through Tho
Times, .inclOsing "a self-addressedN =
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personator. There
is nothing silly
about him when
on the stage. He
offers you some
impressions of his
own about differ
ent people Of
whom we have all
heard and sings
some songs in the
manner of women
who appear daily
in featured num-
bers on the stage.
He Is clever and
is a Snowman of
the highest type.
We have yet to
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ca Z VI 1AA ~ NeNAAAA - -
When a troupe
knocks 'em dead
with a delightful
noise created by a
buZz-saw w h a t
ever that isl, of
mile a minute en-
tertainment, one
expects the unsual.
lie Mares Affairs
is unusual, be-
cause ii IS a revue
which has mixed
I h e undresSed
with the proper
regard to beauty.
Affairs brings
Sophie T u c k e r
(Still just herself,
thank ROOdnpSSl.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

What was the first mint estab-
Iished in the United States and what
were the first coins minted?
The first mint in the colonies was
established in Massachusetts in 1862.
1t issued pine tree shillings" for a
number of years, but was finally
ordered closed by the English in
1856. The first United States Govern
ment mint was established at Phila-
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

Doheny calls that 100000 "bagatee." This
product abounds In several Eastern and Centra
States, notably Pennsylvania and Illinois
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07
KNOW YOUR STATE

INDIANA includes more than five hundred
square miles of oil bearing shale. 1t is said by
comretent observers that through modern dis
tillation processes that shale will yield more
than fifty billion of gallons of high grade oil.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07
Al CULTURED CITY.

Whatever reputation this city may have gained
in other matters, and not all of it has been
pleasant, it can justly lay claim to be cultured
city, with an appreciation for the finer things of life
Perhaps real progress must come in this direc-
ton and In the end that taste for the beautiful
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

delphia by the Coinage Act of April
2, 1892. Copper cents Of 1898 were
the first coins minted.
What are the larger breeds of
dOgsg
Belgian Police Dog, English Sheep
Dog, Spaniels Qrish, Clumber, Field.
Settlers English, Irish. Gordon.
Retrievers, Grey Hound, Blood
hound, Deerhound, st. Bernard.
Newfoundland, Great Dane, NIastiff.
and Eskimo Dog. All these dogs
weigh over fifty pounds.
How is JavelIe Water made and
how should one use il in removing
spots from clothing?
Dissolve one pound OF washing
soda in one quart Of cold water. Add
onefourth pound Of ordinary bleach
ing powder calcium Hypochlorite).
Filter this liquid through a niece OF
muslin. Keep the clear LIQUID I'm
tightly stoppered bottles. Javelle
water should be applied only to un-
colored cotton or linen materials,
since It bleaches colors and rots silks
or wool. DO not allow Javelle Water.
to remain in contact with the stain
for more than one minute. Then
apply oxalic acid solution to neutral.
lie and rinse In clear water.
What causes the roar IN SEES
shell?
1t IS caused by air waves. A.
sea she'll Is an almost perfect re.
senator, that is 1t has the faculty OF
picking up sounds and making them
stronger. A perfect resonator will
pick up sounds which the human ear
cannot hea- at all and magnify them
so that If you hold 1t close to the
ear you can hear sounds you could
not otherwise hear. II would be
possible. Of course, to take a sea
shell to place where 1t would be
absolutely quiet and then there
would be no sounds.
When and for what purpose was
the NOn-Partisan League organized?
1t is a farmers organization, or.
ganized In North Dakota and spread.
ing to the grain producing States OF
the Northwest. It was formed by
A. c. Townley following the refusal
Of the Legislature of North Dakota
to enact a law providing for State.
owned terminal elevators when SO
per cent Of the people had voted for
it in a referendum in 1914. The pro
gram of the league included the es-
tablisbment Of grain elevators. flour
mills, a state bank. a state hail in.
surance. workmen's compensation.
and state aid toward building homes
for the people. The league gained
control Of the government of North
Dakota In 1918 and put most of its
measures into effect.
When was the oldest college IN
the United States founded? a.
Harvard College is the oldest any
was founded in 1888 by the bequest
of John Harvard Of his library and
half Of his estate, amounting to
$500.
VIII you suggest some names for
triplets that are two boys and one
girl?
Donald, Douglas and Dorothy;
Victor, Vincent and Vivian; Bruce ,
Basil and Beatrice.
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FRANCIS WINS ON
LYRIC BILL

Francis Renault and his gorgeous
style creations are the feature at the
Lyric this week.
Renault will show you something
.,inr -.--.-. -. The uUav of q female inn
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Can you tell we how to wash white
silk stockings to prevent them from
turning yellow?
Use cold water and either a mild
soap like Ivory or soap chips. Put
a little blueing in. each of the waters
used. Hang the stockings in a dark
place to dry; never in the strong
light or sunlight.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

British pastor blows whistle when he arises
to deliver his sermon. Everybody thinks it's foot
ball game and wakes up.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

Several women in New York have taken jobs as
caddies They probably want to see man at his
worst.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

You'd never think this country had only six
years supply Of oil if you looked at the oil cans about
you.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

human tooth million years old has been found
in Montana. But then it may have been only piano
key.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

To revive an ancient question in a new form
why does pedestrian cross the road?
The Indianapolis times., 1926-12-07

Work, the international authority
on Auction Bridge, will answer ques.
tiOns on the game for Times read
ers who write to him through Thd
Times, .incIOsing a .self-addressed'
stamped envelope.
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It is seldom that an Indianapolis
audiences rises to that great mo-
ment when people increase their ap-
plause by yelling and screaming
their appreciation. That Is just