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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
AN AGED
DEBT

Demand for payment to the Fed
eral Government of $2S,000,OOO,
which 1t advanced to the various
States in 1885 for completion Of
internal improvement projects the
latter had undertaken, is made in
a resolution introduced into Con-
gress by a Nebraska representa-
tive.
None of the States which shared
in the fund-Indiana received $3.50,
000-has ever repaid the Federal
Government a dime. with impress
sive unanimiity they borrowed the
money and forgot the debt.
Now the 90-year-old debt threat
ems to be resuscitated to the EN-
barrassment and annoyance OF
sundry State treasures. Certainly
Indianas treasury would develop
a hacking cough and a sanguinary
flow Of red ink if it had to dis
gorge principal and interest right
now on this aged $S60,000 debt.
1t would PROSTATE the present
State administration economy
program.
The other twenty-five States
that also borrowed would likewise
be exceedingly reluctant to repay.
They would feel that they were
being asked to pay for. some ex-
tremely dead horses.
Probably no serious attempt will
be made by Congress to enforce
repayment. The suggested bill
collecting expedition by the Fed
eral Government will not get be-
yond a few vocal flourishes.
But the incident shows how
cavalirely our States treated f.
nancial obligations in their early
days. Hardly one OF the older
States hasn't repudiated bonds or
ignored solemnly contracted debts.
That's a soothing thought when
you get mad over the way Euro
pean nations are trying to slide
out of paying their war loans from
the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
RERE IN INDIANA S y o1f5C ON

widest imagination wouldn't have
pictured the development Of such
a community in this region.
A century isn't long in the his
tory of a nation or the life of q
city. But a century spans the
whole growth Of indianapolis from
nothing to its present size and i'm.
portance.
In view OF what has occurred
here and the city that has been
built in less than one hundred
years. the idea OF pushing the
city toward the million.population
mark doesn't seem so visionary
and foolish. There's more to the
idea than Just Rabbit talk. At
tainment OF that goal is not only
possible bdt probable. The only
question is, shall the development
be fastened or retarded?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
Those Blue LQ1OS

Opposition by President Coolidge has sounded
DOOM for a blue law bill that Congress getting
ready to clamp upon the District of Columbia.
Evidently the President, like many of the rest
of US thinks that Moses did very well at Mt. Sinai
and that attempts to improve upon the third and
fourth commandments painting the lily.
Ten thousand laws might be passed, but the Sun
day would remain just red, green or blue as the
individual chose to make it. That is because observ
ance of the Sabbath is really matter of how mans
mind works.
America is a paradise for reformers but not the
only country where they flourish. young swain Of
Turin Italy, arrested for kissing his girl as he
was leaving her at her doorstep The police magis-
trate dismissed the charge Of "ofense against pub
lie decency" but the supreme court Of Italy reversed
the decision and upheld the law. If you feel like
kissing your girl in Italy, better take her down into
the cellar.
And, on top of it ALL a local option drive has been
started in Germany That sounds like dream. But
it is expected obtain 100000 signatures to petit
tions addressed to the Reichstag 1t would be fine
broad-mnded thing if they would include limburger
cheese in the petition The next number the pro-
gram might be drive against garlic in Italy. And
say, let's purge the Bermudas of those dreadful
onions!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
The Electric Man

An automatic furnace man, operated by cleo
tricity was exhibited week at the first national
exhibition of heating and ventilating systems.
There goes one more bit Of drudgery and one
more cause of domestic discomfort.
This invention, just perfected for furnaces IN
moderately sized homes, does all the work that IS
usually performed by hand.
A gauge signals when to put in more coal Set
in operation, the machine shakes down the fire.
pulls out the ashes, throws more coal Oh 'no Ale
and adjusts the hampers.
That announcement is good news for we have
cotton bevond the idea that the chief aim and am
bton of is to work
We all recognize the fact that we work to get
out of work.
ANYTHING that can be accomplished by COM
hination of electric power and machinery is lib
orator of human energy, much too precious ana
valuable to be devoted to useless tasks
The old fear that introduction of labor saving
machinery would send the wage worker to the bread
line of starvation has disappeared with tne expert
ence that every such device merely relieves him OF
disagreeabe work. raises his standard of living and
enables him to perform more pleasant or at least
less laborious work.
When the first linotype machines by which type
is set automatically were introduced there were
strikes in many newspaper offices. The men VINO
had set the type by hand believed that their occu-
patton would be destroyed
Ask any printer what that machine has done for
the entire craft.
Invention is the answer to the question OF who
will finally perform the necessary but unpleasant
tasks of life.
Ont on the larger farms, electricity is being sub
stituted for man power in many backbreaking
operation and the extension of power machinery IS
one of the means by which the so-called farm prob
lem will finally be solved.
Mechanical appliances multiplying rapidly in
homes, has liberated the housewife from much of
the drudgery of that day when she sang that her
work was never done.
The stockings she once knitted in the evenings
are now made by machines which turn out a thou
sand pairs where she could produce but single
pair
The vacuum sweeper, attached to a socket in
the wall does the cleaning in oneenth the time and
with less than that percentage OF effort that was
formerly given to broom and mop.
The modern woman owes much more of her les-
ula her great advance in education her prestige in
the arts and professions to electrical devices than
she does to the amendment the Constitution which
gave her vote.
These electrical men and women are giving
real freedom and real liberty.
Those who are discouraged and inclined to be-
lieve that the world is dreary and hopeless place,
will find this bit of at least worth thinking
about.
What job do you really want when the time
comes that every necessity is supplied, every dis
tasteful work performed, every backache lodged
by merely pushing button?
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PROFESSIONAL
STREET BEGGARS

The indianapolis Council of So.
clal Agencies, n committee OF
which has spent several mouths
studying the problem, plans a per-
mament campaign I'm cooperation
with civil authorities to rid Ind.
annapolis streets OF beggars.
Doubtless street begging is n
nuisance and unnecessary. In
these days OF highly organized
charity and well financed social
welfare there Is no necessity OF
the lame, the halt and the blind
soliciting aims on strategic down
town corners.
However, II Is improbable that
street begging in indianapolis can
be eliminated by cold logic or cam
palgns.
Mendlcancy is a trade and profit
able. The professional beggar,
whether he CLOSES over his beg.
ging by ostensibly vending lead
pencils, shoestrings or some such
trifling wares, or has no other
stock in trade than a tin cup, feels
that he has as much right TO CAPT
talize his deformities and inflrmi.
ties as any other asset. Why
should he abandon the profession
for a more arduous method Of
gaining a livelihood?
The public, not the mendicant,
is the heart OF the problem Of
street begging. The beggar finds
his trade lucrative because the
public makes It so by voluntary
contributions. No one is compelled
to respond to his opportunities.
Safety pins on the public's peck
cts would solve the street begging
problem In Indianapolis or any
other American city overnight,
OF course, II would be better il
the street beggar disappeared, But
don't blame the beggar for his
business-blame the public that
supports the business. AS for the
street beggar himself. well, Laza-
rus was a street beggar. The
Master didn't find any especial
fault with him.
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which one would have expected to
have seen in 1860. This seems to
give one a burlesque idea instead Of
the needed dramatic atmosphere. But
this burlesque idea has not been used
in the movie production, and most
wise is the director.
People still take East Lynne"
seriously and they do not care to
have it made a burlesque. The movie
production keeps it in the realm of
drama.
1t is difficult to bring the story
to the screen in a connected sense.
Characters are often introduced
without the proper introduction.
This slightly confused me but the
story moves along an interesting
dramatic way.
East Lynne" is a story Of happi-
ness and much domestic suffering.
1t is full of the good old-fashioned
bedroom sob drama.
The cast includes Lou Tellegen,
Edmund Lowe, Frank Keeran,
Leslie Fenton, Alma Rubens and
others who know how to act.
Bill includes the American Har-
monists in some pleasing melodies
an Arthur Lake comedy, vocal music
and a news reel.
AT the Colonial all week.
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IN WHICH GO WILD
OVER BEHIND THE FRONT"

Some of the best old human fun
that the screen has reflected in many
a month is to be seen in Behind the
Front" comedy on war. with Wal
lace Berry and Raymond Hatton.-
Charlie Chaplin will be remem-
bered for his Shoulder Arms" and,
if l am not all wrong, Wallace Berry
is going to be remembered for the
rest of his life for his human comedy
work in Behind the Front"
Behind the Front" is the sunny,
singing side of the war game. And
in it Beery has the biggest comedy
chance of his life as private who
enlisted when a pretty girl was try
ing to get volunteers to go to
France because she WANTED to go
herself.
Berry nurses the picture of this
dame during the war, only to dis
cover that twenty-four other men
have her picture. Behind the
Front" Is not to be confused with
THE Big Parade" The parade"
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Who SAID churchgoing Is becoming
obsolete?
Today Mr.. Fixit received a letter
protesting against the traffic congcs-
ton caused by churchgoers parking
their cars near Twenty-Mnth St. and
Kenwood Ave.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: Am asking
you to get in touch with the proper
traffic officers to straighten parking
Of cars near Kenwood Ave. and
Twenty-Ninth st. When church is
held on Sunday one can hardly turn
in any direction.
1t has caused the fire department
to lose previous time in having to
back up and seesaw it's way between
the machines parked on both sides
Of the street. NEIGHBOR.
Your complaint will be referred f,
to Traffic Inspector Harvey Bed
ford, who has announced policy
of prompt investigation of all
traffic complaints.
The, streets department is in
vestigating complaints from Mrs.
F. d. Beck and Mrs. Otis Holder,
1900 block Wilcox ST.; i. r.. 700
block n. Exeter Ave; 1924 Draper
St; A. NJ. W., Cottage Ave. (Pe-
tition the board of works for a
street light)
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movie goes in for romantic and
comedy realism as we'll as for real
war. Behind the Front" is a
comedy edition Of war. Even the
battle scenes as played by Berry
and Hatton are just one comedy
scream after another.
l am willing to rank Behind the
Front" as one of the real joy films
of the season. 1t is corking, ripping
comedy. A great laugh from the
first time that Berry puts his map
into the eye Of the camera Until the
last scene.
Beery by his work in this photo
play has made himself one of the
best liked comedians on the screen.
Although Behind the front" is
being presented at the Palace for
the first half of the week in add
ton to the vaudeville bill, I thought
the picture was so important that l
would tell you about it today. 1t is
one of the real joys of the movie
season. Not TO be missed.
Buddy Week" is being observed
by the American Legion and all
other soldiers at the Palace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
HOLSTERS HARD
TO LURE AWAY

The Canadian government office
in Indianapolis-one OF nineteen
In the United States for the pur-
pose of attracting settlers to
Canada--costs. more per settler
obtained than any Of the others.
Per immigrant. the expense of'the
local office last year was $56.3S,
while the cost OF the Spokane,
Wash, Office was only $4.06 per
head.
Robert A. Garrett, Canadian
government agent in charge Of the
Indianapolis office, sort OF official
siren for the Dominion. though
during office hours he has less
pulchritude and more clothes than
the sirens OF Greek mythology,
attributes the high per capita cost
OF the local office to the difficulty
OF prying Hooslers loose from the
soil OF their native State and
home ties.
Canada has great open spaces,
cheap land OF high fertility, and
material advantages Of sorts. But
he finds 1t hard to lure the Hoosier
away to that occasionally frosty
Eden to the North.
ut is easier to get fifteen set
tiers for Canada out OF Minnesota
that one out OF Indiana" says
Garrett, who has been connected
with Canadian immigration offices
in this country for many years.
Indiana is a great state for home
folks, for kith and kin. Your
people seem loath to pull up stakes
and establish new homes else
where
There is an active demand for
Hoosiers. Florida, Canada, Para
disc. and Federal Jobs all hold out
inducements to Hoosiers. From
coast to coast, New York, Chi
cago and way stations are all clut-
tered up with transplanted In
dianians.
Despite this drain--and or
ganized attempts to lure popula-
ton away-there are still 5000, 900
people in Indiana. The State must
possess some advantages and at
fractions of its own worth brag-
ging about.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22

luOpHOIlC LleC-
trola. While the Circle orchestra
plays this great number, Marion
Talley, the new 1Syear-old prima
donna Of the Metropolitan Opera
sings this song, Dearest Name"
The concert qualities of this new
Victor masterpiece is revealed in a
most wonderful way. The voice is
so clear and responds to the volume
Of the Circle orchestra with so much
ease, that had the impression that
Miss Talley must be on the stage.
Only her recorded voice was there
and how wonderfully It has been
recorded and projected.
This method of presenting a great
voice was worked out by Bakalein-
ikoff and the results achieved yes
terday at the Circle proves again
the worth of this conductor. Never
has the Circle orchestra yielded to
Bakaleinikoff's baton with so much
satisfactory ease than this week. 1t
is triumph for Bakaleinikoff, the
Victor Company and the Circle or
chestra.
Dessa Byrd is ringing out an
other popular success this week
while playing on the organ. "a
Musical Cutup." Before she is
through, she has the audience sing
ing. She received a splendid ova-
ton while was in the theater.
Just why Frank futile permits so
many closeups Of Gloria Swanson in
1.-The Untamed Lady is a problem.
And yet this method gives the pic
ture the needed intimate effect.
The story is just a thread-a
society girl wants the moon and
nearly gets it. She is the whole
works until the right man comes
along and he has. a strong right
arm-he tames the girl but puts him
self in the hospital.
Lawrence Gray as Larry Dastlen
does the tanning. He is good look
ing and knows how to play up to
the camera, especially in the love
scenes.
Miss Swanson has a dramatic
chance near the end Of the picture
but it is while she is being an I'M
controlled lady of fashion that the
audience likes her best
The stage presentation includes
Dena Caryl and Betty Dexter. 1t
was necessary for me to leave the
theater before this turn was pre-
scented.
At the Circle all week.
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NOW, HONESTLY

Seems to me like people make too
much trouble over trouble.
All va gotta do is stop and think
back over a few years, and YOU'LL
find out that bad luck ard tough sit
uations, aren't half as bad or tough
as you thought they were going to
be.
Fer instance-you've worried
about so.called trouble in the past,
haven't you? And now it's all
cleared up and practically forgotten.
Still living aren't you? Still plug
ginS away?
Well, then-the trouble wasn't so
bad after all.
Remember that when the next
mess of seeming trouble comes along
land fight it out just like you did
before. 49,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
Movie Verdict

Observation-Disclosures is
scoring the biggest success Of
his career at this theater by
his novelty presentation of ri
goletto."
OHIO-Lionel Barrymore and
Henry B. Walthall do some fine
dramatic work in THE Bar.
rier."
APOLLO-"Soul Mates" is
another Elinor Glyn contribu-
ton to movie literature.
COLONIAL-A movie ver-
sion Of East Lynne" with a
good cast is the chief Offering
here.
ACE - Behind the
Front" with Wallace Berry, is
one geat big real joy. A thou
and per cent movie blessing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
JUST A MINUTE"

The folks EFF goin' out tonight
steppin', as it were-and both of
them are dressin' fit Ia kill. It's
Saturday, and Saturday is wheu
such things occur, and all week
long it's hard to wait until.
Yea fathers shined his dancin'
pumps, an had his evening shave,
and now his hair is brushed and
rightly parted. His tie is tied, his
coat is on and then he starts to rave
on finding out that mothers barely
started.
An argument is brewing as the
mister waits and waits. please
hurry up" is how he will begin it.
You're always much too SLOW"
dates" And mother answers, sweet
ly, Just a minute"
There's powder an there's lip
stick an there's eyelash tinting, too,
while hubby PAGES up and down the
hall. There was n time he craved
to go-but now that wifie's through.
he's mad-and doesn't want to go at
all.
MOTHER-Have you been a good
boy, or am 1 going to have to tell
daddy to spank you tonight?
SONNY-Playing safe) Yes-and
no.
Don't worry if you promise
your wife to arrive home at a GER
tain time, and then miss your
train. You'll catch it when you get
home.
The conductor and the lady
Always had to have their joke.
I'll help you to alight," said he.
She answered, II don't smoke"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22

Oh view dI the "
lonial. The d.
rector has wisely
refrained from
giving this drama
an ancient set
ting. Rather mod
ern stage sets are
used and some
beautiful exteriors
have been used in
several scenes. l
understand that
the Provincetown
players in New
York are now pre-
senting "E a S (
Lynne" as a stage
Offering. Am told
that they are us
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
Bakaleinikoff Scores Hit of Career By
Giving 'Rigoletto' a Novelty Idea Here

good dramatic and melodramatic
theater with some splendid acting on
the part of Walthall and Barrymore.
Rather think that you will agree
with mo that this photoplay is good
entertainment although the climax
is very, very melodramatic.
Bill includes a Van Bibber comedy
Ruth Noller at the organ and Charlie
Davis and his orchestra.
At the Ohio all week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22

DedutlIul y o u n 8
lady. But Miss
Glyn forsees this
possibility a n d
makes her young
man a Lord Of the
British Il m pir e.
And Immediately
all feminine hearts
set up and take no.
lice.
In Soul Mates, Z"
at the Apollo this
week, the plot is
terribly thin, in
fact it is hard to
find the plot If
there is any. 1t is
just a routine, ac-
counting OF facts
that would be en-
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tic waters. He is cruel to his crew,
and to women when they are around.
Walthall as the protector of the he
roine, does some interesting work
although events become mighty dra-
matte at the close of the picture,
when floating ice floats in upon the
ship. destroying it. All the bad peo-
pie go down with the ship and the
hero and the heroine are saved, Of
course.
The director has been mighty
clever in handling the ice scenes, es-
pecially when the ship starts to be
crushed. Fine melodramatic direc-
tion and splendid photography.
l found that THE Barrier" was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
ANOTHER BARRYMORE
TRIUMPHS THIS WEEK

A few days ago, John Barrymore
was the talk Of the town. and proba-
bly, this week Lionel Barrymore will
be Just as much talked about.
The Barrymores seem to win with
ease. 1t is a great acting family.
You will find Lionel Barrymore as a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22

member of a great
acting cast in Tex
Beach's The Bar.
rier." With Bar
rymore you will
find such distin-
guished support
as Norman Kerry,
Henry b. Walt
h a ii, Georg e
Cooper and Mar
celine Day. These
people know how
to bring complete
C h a racteriZations
to the screen.
Barrymore rises
t o ST Xxi n E
dramatic heights
as the captain Of
a tramp ship
w h / C n m oV e S
-n1nnnrA L. H. A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
ANOTHER ELIN0R
GLYN MOVIE ARRIVES

To many people think Eleanor
Glyn is the last word when 1t comes
to telling tale Of love and romance.
However this may be she certainly
can pick the types to seize popular
fancy. Hardly anyone would be in
terested in an ordinary young man
who happened to fall in love with a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
THE VERY IDEA
By Hal Cochran

a train may be going to New York
and points east-but who cares
which way it points, as long as
they're sure Of the destination?
FABLES IN FACT
SHE WAS RIDING ALONG IN
HER LIMOUSINE COMMA WHEN
COMMA FOR NO GOOD REASON
AT ALL SHE SMACKED INTO A
TELEPHONE POLE PERIOD. A
CROWD GATHERED AND SEW.
ERAL PEOPLE OFFERED AS
SISTANCE PERIOD HOWEVER
COMMA THE LADY STEPPED
OUT OF THE MACHINE AND
CONVINCED EVERYBODY THAT
SHE WAS ALL RIGHT PERIOD
LUCKY COMMA WASN'T IT
QUESTION MARK NEITHER THE
AUTO OR THE LADY DAMAGED
MUCH PERIOD JUST A LITTLE
PAINT KNOCKED OFF PERIOD
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Incl
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
By Walter ID. Hickman

T7GAIN the worth of Constantln
a Bakaleinikcff as a conductor
of a theater symphony or
chestra is revealed.
This week Bakaleinikoff has
worked out a most novel and inter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-22
AND OLD TIMER
COMES TO THE SCREEN

East Lynne" is a stage institu-
ton, and has been for years, because
it is good theater.
This old drama has reached the
screen from the Fox studio and is