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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
CHINESE ORCHESTRA
OPEN AT PALACE

American Jazz is never associated
with a Chinaman as a rule, but the
exception holds true at the Palace
the last half of this week when
Lopas and his Chinese Oriental or
chestra present their version of o.
cidental music. This group of
Orientals has its own interpretation
of American jazz and plays many
popular numbers.
In the featured spot of the pro-
gram is Leah, the Oriental dancer.
who is claimed to be the only woman
of her type who plays a piano on
the American stage. Leah, billed as
the most beautiful OF Oriental
dancers, gives native Hawaiian
dances.
Hickey and Hart believe that there
can be Dance Foolery" as we'll as
tom foolery." In addition to serv.
ing up potpourri of special dances
they have a line OF comedy songs
and chatter with which TO dispense.
Phil Furman travels to Ireland.
England and Germany in his Sing
ing Travelogue." new method
adopted by him in scattering his
comedy and more serious songs.
Taylor Howard and Them are ask
ing everyone to Meet the Family"
and in doing so create only fun.
The Toby Wells Trio have been
making their audiences howl for
years at their clever and funny
antics. These clown acrobats have
daring stunts to perform.
Dorothy Canfeld's novel 1.-THE
Homemaker," has b ZEN filmed with
Alice Joyce and Give Brook. Pathe
News. a comedy, and Topics of the
Day are the short reels.
l. J.
Indianapolis theaters today offer:
1.-THE Swan" at Keith's; 1.-The Lady
Next Door" at English's: The jolly
Juniors at the Lyric; "Laddie," at
the Apollo: yellow Fingers. - at the
Colonial; Pals First" at the Circle;
Her Honor The Governor" at the
Ohio; THE Reckless Lady" at the
Uptown. and complete new movie
bill at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
MARTYRS WIFE GREATEST
SUFFERER
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

The entire country is stirred over the murder of
Don r. Mellett, newspaper man who dared to tell
the truth and who gave his life because he did not
know what it to be afraid
He martyr and he is dead but his wife lives
on with her sorrow. How do you suppose she feels?
the nation to the danger of the crime which
underneath our outward splendor reconcile her to
existence without him? doubtit.
Right now,y we imagine, Mrs. Mellett would
not how deeply Canton, Ohio, might be sunk in
vice if she could have back her husband who walked
out of the kitchen that night and came, back
again. ~Ie-
In every path of life, upon every plane Of society,
1t is the woman who suffers the greatest pain. Men
up and doing working and dying. But their wives
left with sorrow that time not wholly appease
nor memory forget. Crime waves kill men, but they
break the hearts and the souls of women
And when we count the cost of that vile deed
which perpetrated against decent and fearless
man., let not fail to keep in mind that the same
assassin's bullet wounded a woman's life
The children who caled-him father will grow up
and find happiness again. The fact that he played
the game squarey will be for them proud memory,
and though they have been early deprived of
his counsel to children life is always. after time,
glad and joyous thing.
But to the wife of Don Nfelett neither time nor
distance. the passing years that quiet that
comes with age will ever give back again the same
sort of happiness which that shot in the dark took
from her forever.
1t is horrible to think that many woman has
lived through such thing in twentieth century
America! And these lonely wives all too for.
gotten If would only keep, our minds upon the
mAudiin sympathy those criminals who are al
ready caught, we should not have condition which
necassitates woman having to give up her husband
that Of thugs might be driven out OF city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
RUBBER AND INDEPENDENCE

While Carmi Thompson is in the Philippines az
the special envoy of President Coolidge, word
from the summer White House that the United
States Government plans to encourage the growth
of rubber in the islands.
The news followed the visit of Harvey S. Fire
stone Jr who told the President of his personal in
vestgation of conditions.
American tire manufacturers according to Fire
stone are preparing to establish of rubber
supply on a vast scale, that will make them indie
pendent of the British monopoly. ,->
Such an undertaking will be complicated Be-
fore American rubber interests can effectively ut
ize the twenty-five million acres in the island of Min
danao, which Firestone has told the President are
admirably adapted to rubber culture, the land laws
OF the Philippines must>be changed.
Those laws provide that no corporation can own
over $500 acres They enacted to keep foreign
interests from acquiring huge tracts
(. 1t is unlikely that the Philippine legislature.
standing virtually 100 per cent for immediate indie
pendence, will willingly relax the laws.
Perhaps Carmi Thompson will be able to find out
how to accomplish the difficult task of getting the
land laws changed to make rubber culture possible.
That may in fact, explain his rather mysterious
mission.
An independent source Of American rubber sup
ply desirable The British at present control about
n per cent of the world production and control
exports in manner that creates an artificial price
The question remains, of course. what effect
such rubber supply would have the promise of
independence-made by Congress and by every
President from Roosevelt to Harding. If Govern
ment rubber holdings are developed in the islands.
the question of independence is certain to be in
volved and perhaps shelved for the time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
THE FARMERS POSITION

Farmers of the country received in the crop sea-
son of 1885 slightly than three billion dol
lars in cash their income after expenses were
paid, the agriculture department says
This is an average Of 1879 for each farm family
for both years work and the return the value of
the farm For work alone the farm family got $64S.
The department says that return on the farm.
ers investment averaged about 3.5 per cent com.
pared with the g. and 10 per cent the farm mort
gage holders received and the IL Per cent corpora
tions were estimated to have earned.
Also, it adds, the farm family's earnings were
about 80 per cent less than in 1920 Compared with
wage earners, the latters money return has stayed
about the same for three years and he has been able
to buy about 16 per more than he could for the
same money in 1920, while the farmer has been able
to buy about 20 per cent less than he could now
buy for his 1920 income
When these figures are considered with the de-
partment's recent statement that the purchasing,
power of farm products has receded until it is about
80 against 100 70 rother products the reasons for
agricultural unrest become clearer
Don't forget to learn the $50 new laws passed by
the House. You know. ignorance of the law is no
= excuse.
Your luck may be bad, but a Texas man has been
farming fortytwo years.
Don't ask for more butter. A waiter shot man
In Paris cafe.
Labor day is the first Monday in September That
gives us Sunday and Monday. Start resting I'D now
If white suit makes it rain. nut on a. bsthinz
suit and stop it.
Even though turtles live 200 years they never
get anywhere much.
They cut their hair. They bob their skirts They
diet. But they hate. to reduce EXPENSES
Big league reports indicate farmer boys make the
best felders
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
BOY HATES WORK,
SAYS PROFESSOR
Even $500 Years Ago He
Did, Discovery.
BIZ United Presa

BIZ United Press
LONDON. Aug. 5.-The average
boy hates work, according to DR..
j. "A. Marin. who is retiring shortly,
after twenty-five years service as
head master of a prominent boys
school here
1.-The average boy has always hated
work." DR.. Marin declares; che hates
it today, he hated 1t twenty-five years
ago and so far as can make out
from Quintilian, he hated it 1000
years ago.
"Seme head masters have claimed
to recognize a certain listlessness,
which they attribute to prenatal
effects contributed by mothers dur
ing the trying and anxious days Of
war, coupled with actual shortage
Of such foodstuffs as milk and but
ter. On the other hand, l have been
impressed with the unimpression-
ability of extreme youth. which
never reacts to outside stimulus in
the way one would expect.
The prestige of intellectual
achievement has diminished in pro-
portion as the prestige of athlet-
1cism has grown. Young people are
the most ardent votaries of the
fashion of the day. To them essen
TALLY, Whatever Is, is best
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
What viii They 'Do7

There have been but three pri-
maries of any significance thistyear,
and they were all Republican.
There was the one in Iowa, where
Brookhart beat the administration
and there were those of Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois. in which the
reckless use Of money overshadowed
everything else.
What, if anything are the people
of Pennsylvania and Illinois going
to do about it?
Are they content to take what the
Republican party has bought for
them, and quite regardless of
whether it Is worth the price. or
will they display little independ-
ence?
Certainly the stew over Newberry
and the disgracAful exposures of
the Reed investigation will count
for nothing. unless the people of
Pennsylvania and Illinois do some
thing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05

Few young, actors can boast Of
such a diversity of experience as
has been enjoyed by Robert St.
Claire of the Berkell players. Born
of theatrical parents and brought up
in the show business, he played his
first part at the age Of 8.
st. Claire has appeared in every
branch Of theatricals with the ex-
ception Of the circus. After grad
uating from schoo! he was in musical
comedy for several seasons.
( Then he toured the vaudeville
circuits in a playlet. Following this
he organized his own dramatic COM
pany with which he was featured for
three years. throughout eastern
Canada
For two years st. Claire, played
leading juvenile roles in the moviesy
supporting such stars as Pearl
White, Gladys Leslie. Mahlon Hamil-
ton. Burr Mcintosh and others, Eis
last screen APPEARANCE being In
Enemies OF Youth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
Warner Brothers Get Ready to Invade
Europe With Movie Road Shows Soor

With three Of the twenty-stx pic
lures for 1926-27 season we'll under
way, Jack L. Warner, directorgen-
eral of production for the company,
announces that three additional ones
will be ready to go into production
within the next two weeks.
In fact, it has definitely been de.
cided that What Happened, to
Father" 1.-The Third Degree" and
an Arthur Somers Roche mystery
story. as yet untitled, will be
launched this month.
This is in accordance with the
program snapped out by Jack War
ner when the twenty-six pictures
were originally announced. He de-
claFed he would have six pictures for
the new season in production by the
first week in August and he is
making good his promise. The or
der Of release Of these productions
will be as follows: ACROSS the Pa
cific." my oficial Wife," Private
Icy Murphy" What Happened to
Father" The Third Degree" and
the Roche mystery story.
Warner. Brothers have extensive
plans for the presentation of their
road shows in Europe and the re-
organization Of the Vitagraph Ntd)
Exchanges in England.
With this end in view Herman
Starr, chief executive of the New
York office, sails on the Majestic to-
dav for london for a tour Of the
exchanges abroad, which will take
him to England, France and Ger.
many, and he will be gone about
three months.
Mr.. Starr will be met in London
by Gus Schlesinger, general man.
ager Of foreign distribution. now in
Germany, and the two executives
will complete plans for the reor~
ganization of Vitagraph. Ltd, which
will result. in the distribution of fu-
ture Warner products through vi
tagraph instead Of another company,
as in the past.
After leaving London they will go
to France and Germany to look over
the picture situation there together.
A recent deal places the distribution
of Warner pictures in the hands Of
Bruckmans in Germany.
Mr.. Starr goes abroad in place Of
II. NJ. Warner, who had planned the
trip, but is compelled to remain in
New York to supervise the launch.
ing of the Vitaphone road shows
here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
lnduStYis Bugaboo

The partner of j. P. Morgan and
Company. whose reported state
ment boosted General Motors stock
to the tune of more than 20 points
a share within the space of forty
eight hours. said yesterday that,
while he made the statement. he did
not predict that General Motors was
good for a 100 point rise. whereupon
that cavorting stock dropped Z
points.
The specializing public still com.
pliments the House of Morgan with
unadulterated confidence.
But these wild rides in Wall
street. whether started by bulls. or
bears, constitute one aspect of the
financial game that does irrepara-
BILE harm to honest, hardworking
industry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
Plot for OlHenry

Both State and church have taken
their stand in Mexico and powerful
groups who desire to mediate are
undertaking to formulate some kind
Of a workable plan, but the all.im-
portant politician remains to be
heard from. =
1t IS simply unthinkable that the
scores Of ousted. or would be. leaders
will overlook any such a bet as the
present situation offers.
s Those who. iook to Gales. to the
church authorities. or even 10
mediators for the next important
move are likely to find themselves
gazing in the wrong direction.
Here is a ready made issue for
anyone who wants 1t, and here are
hundreds Of ex-generals, ex-Gov-
errors, ex.ministers and ex-Congress-
man, scattered all over the map.
just itching for something Of the
sort.
Here is wave of sentiment to
ride, inflamed passions to feed and
distraught people to lead,~or mislcad,
as the case may be.
Gales has little to fear, by way
Of physical resistance from the
church authorities or any of the
people. who oppose him on purely
religious ground, but he would better
watch those leaders who are am
bilious. who have been exiled. who
are only waiting for their chance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
THE SILENT INSULT

Hav wing admitted giving many thousands of dol,
Nars 10 influence senatorial nominations in Illinois.
samuel tusuD grows suddenly silent.
He hires good lawyers who tell him that there
axe technical reasons why Senator Reed ,can not
force INN To Tell about more thousands of dollars
spcn, in controlling other elections
He r.rnses to tell how much money he gave to
groups Of politicians in Chicago. groups which are
10; Avafse to also taking the votes of gunner and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
Suzanne's Victims

Votaries Of tAnnis are all het up
over Suzanne Lenglen's sudden
switch from amateur to profession.
al
who will. she play within they
want to know.
Never mind that. Suzanne is out
to play the public and she will ex-
perience no great difficulty if Amer
lea runs true to form.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
GUARDSMEN TO ENTRAIN
All Units Except Aviation Will Go
to Camp Knox.

Adjutant General William H.
Kershner announced today that be-
ginning Thursday and continuing
until Sunday, units of the Indiana
National Guard will entrain for
Camp Knox, KY, where the entire
guard. with the exception of the avi-
alton division, will be encamped until
Aug. %. The air squadron is train
ing at Camp Fairfield. Ohio.
Governor Jackson. is expected to
visit Camp Knox, Aug. 10 and 20,
along with governors Of Kentucky,
Ohio and West Virginia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
Tracy
Five Primaries Result In
Three Draws and Two
Barren TaIIieS,

From Tuesdays primaries. one
may conclude that Missouri is
doubtfully wet. that Montana Is less
doubtfully dry and that Kansas is
through with the Ku-Klux Klan,
while Oklahoma. is still disposed to
tiirt with that organization rather
than rehabilitate Jack Walton.
SO far as these four States are
concerned, it was a drawn battle,
whether measured by booze or bed
sheet, while in the other two, where
primaries occurred-Virginia and
West Virginia-the result was col
orless for lack of issues.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
KNOW YOUR STATE

INDIANA communicates over 535,426 tele-
phones, according to reports from various
$ sources, as of jan /, 1926 This is gain Of
approximately $4,000 phones in one year. a
~ete of increase equaled only in eleven Of the
more populous States. Scientific development
of the telephone business is advanced In In
diana. the first State to adopt the automatic
system for large municipal service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
RUN RUNNER CAUGHT
Police Believe Companion Who Es-
capped, Was Shot.

Blu United Press
FRANKLIN. Ind, Aug. 5.-Frank
Drybread of Edinburg was held to-
day on charge of rum running
after a chase by a sheriff's posse
near here last night.
Officers laid in wait near a hidden
cache Of liquor and took up the pur-
suit as Drybread and a companion
fled in an auto, Kidding the machine
with bulletS
Drybread's companion escaped,
but it is believed he was wounded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
GIRL BICYCLIsT HURT

WFVtU FNoo
RICHMOND. Ind. Aug. 5.-Riding
bicycle in front of heavy truck.
Emily Wiechman, IL, was struck and
badly injured. Wheels of the truck
crushed one Of her legs. The driver
was exonerated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
And Another Plot

A bootleg queen" according to
the United Press. rising from the
humble vocation of a cabaret singer
to become the mistress of a mansion,
an airplane and a private yacht, but
now in the hands of Federal officers,
and hurrying back to Seattle for
trial. have always contended that
rum-running would furnish romance.
fiction and drama for the next gen.
Grafton.
Some day an author. with the re
CURED skill. will write another
Lorna Dooae," built around the
gentle art of pedd1ing booze in vio-
lation of Volstead.
"Rummy'' Bill Mccoy and Will
liam V. Dwyer, who organized a
S25,000,000 bootlegging syndicate, as
it was alleged, and who was recently
convicted in New York, and this
latest recruit, Florence Frisbee7
what characters for the unborn nov
elist. or playwright, to juggle with
Our grandchildren will read of this
hectic furry with the same kind of
NOilNtCililSAlI anu L1SIllldllOH dS We
read Of smuggling along the English
coast. or of the outlaw bands that
fiourished two centuries ago.
We stand too close to the thing
for a proper prospective. To us, it
is only a hot moral, or political, is
sue.
What the artist will preserve.
however. when tipe and distance
shall have given him more natural
view. is the clever bootlegger who
defied the law successfully and the
cleyer dry agent who never failed to
get his man."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
CHANGE AT NOTRE DAME

BusT nifed Press
SOUTH BEND. Ind. Aug 5.-The
position Of vice president of Notre
Dame University was held today by
Rev. Patrick j. Carroll. C. s. =. He
succeeds the Rev. George Finnigan.
c. s. C.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
By Lillian Cannon

BY LIIIan cannon
During the breast stroke, the
arms and hands are under water
all the time. while the head is en-
tirely out OF water.
The first position in the breast
stroke is with the shoulders just at
the surface of the water the arms
stretched straight forward with the
hands touching and the legs in a
straight line behind. with ankles
touching.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05


Allowing persons to fence off a
street, failure to oil, stopped sewer.
ungraded streets and insanitarw1
premises are subjects of complaining
expressed in an omnibus letter Mr..
Fixit has received.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: Does N. Ire
mont St. run through into Sixteenth
ST.? If the ground adjoining Six
teenth St. is not privately owned,
will you see that the fence posts
across the street are removed?
Does political pull have anything
to do with oiling streets? N. Ire
mont Z st. has not been oiled for two
or three years.
The gravel got washed into the
storm sewers. Two of them in the
1000 block are stopped up. One is
in front of 1881 and the other one
across from it.
No one seems to~be interested in
the condition of the streets. There
is one section between fremont and
Mount Sts., on Eleventh and
Twelfth Sts., that should be graded
and graveled.
There is one place on fremont
where there are half dozen old
wash tubs, bushel baskets and
garbage can filled to the brin with
out cover. This can has been there
all summer and l think they are
starting another one in a wash tub.
OBSERVER
Investigations are in progress
In regard to the closed street and
, to the streets needing grading.
The storm sewers will be repaired
at once. The board of health has
promised to notify the tenant to
clean his premises. Unfortunately
the city's supply of oil is ex-
hausted.
TO YOURS HOPEFUL: The
= city smoke inspector is now work
ing with Pennsylvania shop fire.
men in campaign of education in
firing engines as a smoke proven.
ton measure. However, there
seems to be no ordinances to cor
rect the other conditions you
described 1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05
MR.: FIXIT
Letter Full of Complaints
Investigated.

officials, He Is The Times representa-
tive at the city hall. Write htm at The
Times }
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and
y Answers

You can get an answer to. any CUES
ton of fact or information by writing
to Ther Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau 1922 New York Ave. Washing
ton. d. O.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps
for reply. Medical. legal and marital
advice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken. All other
TenneTS cannot ne Tep
All letters are conhdential.-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05

Don't forget to learn the $50 new laws passed by
the House You know, ignorance of the law is no
excuse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05

During what period was the dis
parity between paper currency and
gold greatest In the United States2
After the Civil War, from 1852 to
1865 inclusive, the average gold
price Of 500 currency in the New
York market range fromd $9SOO to
$39.00.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05

Your luck may be bad, but Texas man has been
farming forty-two years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-05

What are the most recent figures.
OH National Bank failures and how
are the depositors protected?
In 1924 121 National Banks failed.
While the Office Of the controller of
the currency exercises supervision
over National Banks, depositors are
not guaranteed against loss in case
Of failur.