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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON.
NEW SHORTRIDGE
BYE AND BYE

TT7HE Indianapolis school board,
at it's regular session today,
will probably continue dis
cussion Of the project of the new
Shortridge High School. That's
the usual status of that project
it is discussed.
For a few moments in the clos
ings days of the late school board
the Shortridge project gave tho
illusion that it was moving and
actual construction would be
started soon. The bond issue was
voted and approved; plans were
drawn; the old Shortridge site was
sold.
Within week after the new
school commissioners took office
the whole program curled up. It
now seems pretty thoroughly
gassed
The proposed bond sale was i'm
properly advertised and may have
to be readvertised, so tits said.
Plans must be exhaustively
studied and revised. according to
the new majority faction of the
board. Delay and more delay
portends. Minority members say
the boards actions may delay the
schools completion at least a
year.
Present members of the board
before election promised the
voters they would do all possible
TO expedite the school building
program. They doubtless meant
it-and stilI mean It. But it looks
as If we wouldn't have new
Shortidge until bye and bye-very
much bye and bye. The whole
project threatens to sink again
into a permanent state of coma.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12
DRY LAW
| SENTlMEN

~ n. HARRIS, deputy pro
Al hfbition administrator in
lie Indiana, has instructed
some Of his agents to make inquir-
les in cities over the State as to
the popularity Of the Federal pro
hibition law--sort Of sound public
sentiment on the dry question.
Civic. fraternal and business
leaders and other citizens of South
Bend have already. been inter
viewed. it is said And a similar
mission will be undertaken in TT.
Wayne next. The nanes Of the
interviewed win not be divulged.
Probably the agents viii get an
earfu. Of divergent views.
Public sentiment is divided on
the prohibition question. There
are vociferous vets, drys and
damps. Some people favor com
plete notification, others liberal
enforcement, and others would
even abolish yeast because of its
fermentatious properties.
These different opinions are vls-
ible to the naked eye-they don't
need to be unearthed by Sherlock
Holmes methods.
Suppose the agents do find senti-
ment in favor of modifying dry
law enforcement what change
should that make in their activ-
tiles? Their only concern about
the law is to enforce 1t as it is
according to its provisions.
It's the law That's all prohibi-
ton agents need worry about. If
lublic sentiment has anything
favorable or unfavcrabie TO saw
about It, public sentiment can
speak through Congress and the
lpiiana Legislature. Meanwhile
the only duty Of enforcement offic-
els is to grind away, no matter
what people think.
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snappy stepping interspersed with
individual offers in the line Of tap
dancing characterize the act OF
Dance Carnival" at the Lyric for
the week. Numbering six people.
the act sets a fast pace all the while
they are on and give some pleasing
dancing entertainment.
Chapelle and Stinette, and a hard
working pianist whose name was not
given, is a colored trio whose efforts
run to comedy and song. During
the performance witnessed by the
writer these people stopped the show
long enough to run out Of material
with Which to go on. So. as a .ast
offering, they did just about the best
thing Of the act. The girl stepped
out front and gave a dance versionI
Of the Charleston as it was danced
fifteen years ago in the old southern
town Of Charleston, S. c, And It
was some dance.
Oliver and Lee stage a little drama
Of the stage door m which "Rube."
who has been badly smitten with
the charms OF an actress tries to
take her out. Much comedy is gotten
out Of this. part Of the act and II
has a surprise finish that is sure
Are laugh getter The man in the
act plays several numbers on
luke that show some very clever
handling OF this tricky little in.
strument.
The '.Mahon and Scott Revue"
consists Of two dancers and a
Hawaiian stringed orchestra Of FIVE.
String orchestras are of sufficient
novelty to prove entertaining no
matter what selections are played
and this group have a number OF
fine pieces. The dancers center
their talent on an Apache" dance
done in very good manner.
"In China" a comedy act. deals
with some sailors. in the Chinese city
Of Hong Kong and the troubles en-
'countered when one Of them gets too
inquisitive as to tho merits OF q
certain statue Of love that is In the
place.
Leonard and Boyne offer some
comedy laid on a boat IN which the
young fellow is supposedly running
away from girl but meets her on
the same ship.
The Summers Duo" have some
features on trapeze in which the
woman takes the leading parts.
At the Lyric all week. By the
observer.)
II + !.
Other theaters today offerf 'sTIis
People at the Colonial; ''The
Eagle at the Ohio; 'Tnfatuationp
at the Circle; The Splendid Crime
at the Apollo; "1he Man from Red
Gulch" at the Isis and burlesoue at
the Broadway.
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SISTER ELVIRA LEAVES
ARKANSAS FOR THE STAGE

First it be Abner and Cicero, the
pride Of the family, who left Ar
kansas to, give the world a roarin'
good time.
Now it be Sister Elvira, fresh and
clean from the hills or mountains or
what ever they be down there, who
comes to help Abner and Cicero to
make the world safe for musicians
and comedians.
Am jest trying to tell We that the
Weaver Brothers and Sister l1lvira
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THE VERY IDEA!
BY Hal Cochran

Husband (who has been teaching
wife 70 drive new carl-Now, are
you sure you know what to do when
the engine gets hot?
Wife-Why, .certainly-just strip
the gears.
1t seems that mama's yearning
capacity is always a hop, skip and
jump ahead Of papa's earning
capacity.
Hurrah. Just invented a good pro-
verb for kids: Put off until tomor-
row the little devilish things you
shouldn't do today.
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Outer Walls of Cabot Farmhouse Part
to Reveal Stark and Morbid Realism

O'Neill spirit. A perfect cast for
such an O'Neill drama.
1t is evident that there is, all over
the country, a wide difference of
opinion regarding the entertaining
value Of Desire" but there seems
to be unanimous agreement that
this play is one of the most startling
and true examples of realistic play
writing yet given to the stage.
Desire Under the Elms" remains
all week at English's.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

How long was the hunger strike
of Terence MacSwiney and when
did he die?
Terence MaeSwiney. Lord Mayor
of Cork, died in Brixton Jail, Lon
don, England, as a result of volun-
tary starvation Oct. Is. 1920. His
hunger strike, undertaken as a pro
test against a sentence of two years
imprisonment, had lasted seventy
four days,
What does the ending thorpe"
mean on proper names?
The name thorpe or 'throp' is
an old English word meaning village
and occurs frequently in chaucer
and the early writer's. 1t was re-
vived in Tennyson's poem "The
Brook" It occurs in number of
familiar proper names, as Winthrop,
Harthorpe, penthorp. Westhorpe.
Gawthorp. etc.
What chemical or chemicals
mixed with hot melted solder will
retain it in its liquid state?
The United States Bureau of
Standards say there are no chemicals
which, when mixed with hot melted
solder, will retain it as liquid.
Freezing and melting depend on
temperature alone, not chemicals
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

al = ~ N'HAA1 bA
Keith's this week,
Oh, gosh and many
a gosh. This team
is now one OF the
funniest acts on the
variety stage. 1t
makes the men in
the audience howl
with genuine mas
culin Q fun. 1t
causes the women
to forget sheilS
heroee and to laugh
loudly at the antics
of human fun
makers. Cicero has
a brand new watch,
about the size of a
town clock. It has
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act as if they Robert Harrison
really lived and
bucked up against certain small and
vital experiences seventy-six years
ago. The lust that may creep into
the very beings of soul-starved
humans living on a farm made of
rocks. Is apparent in some form in
every character in this O'Neill play.
At times it stinks with it's own real.
ism of natural filth, but it towers
as mighty drama, demanding re-
spect, because of its strength Of
realism.
The characters always speak and
act in perfect harmony with the
morbid and terrible evil of the theme.
There is no sunshine, and the only
God present is the misconceived idea
of the maker Of the sunshine and
joy of living.
Desire" is powerfully construct
ed story of morbid but natural ten
denotes of a family group which
stinks with its own crimes. Mother
hood is not sacred In this household.
it is merely the sign os duty per-
formed The sons hate the "old
man" and even the neighbors call
him skunk"
Ephriam Cabot. always heard
voices or a voice. That voice he
thought came from God. He thought
God was hard" and gettin' to God
was hard. The rocky earth was
hard but he had conquered and had
produced grain from the rocky New
England soil.
A house he had created, but 1t was
always cold and miserable. The old
man could not find warmth and hap
piness in the house which he claimed
he had built upon barren soil, out
Of the rocks. He found happiness
and peace in the barn with the cat
tie.
He was tough and hard at 75.
And at that age he married for the
third time. bringing Abbie Putnam,
50, to be the new nav Of his three
sons. Eben, Simeon and Peter.
When the ";pew maw'' arrived,
Peter and Simeon went on a free
dom strike and escaped from the soil
which had claimed their sweat and
their. youth for more than thirty
years. Only Eben, the youngest, re-
NAMED to welcome" hate and in
suit his new "maw," and then later
ravish In terrible glee because he
thought he was gettin' even with
his own paw"
out of this terrible soil came not
only physical murder but also the
hardening and the death of the soul.
No tender and sweet impulses re-
NAMED Even when Eben gets
sweet" with his new NAV after
she had tempted and bartered her
way by trickery into his confidence
by creating hate for his own dad,
this sweetness is an awful sickening
disease.
And out OF this distase OF the
soul and the body in the house under
the dropping and spreading elms. the
supposed son Of Ephriam Cabot at
rs and his new third wife. takes
place.
But the trick had been played.
Old Ephriam had been cheated. He
was not the father, his own son,
Eben, was the father Of this innocent
victim Of hate.
The walls of one of the upper
rooms part and Abbie snuffs out the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

lin, banJoes and q
bass viol, Riva and
Jeanne Orr dance
their way into favor
in the Palace show
for today and to-
morrow.
The band and
the dancers alter
nate in numbers
featuring t he M
selves, first a dance.
then music, then a
dance again. This
makes for a we'll
balanced program
for the act. A
quite spectacular
dance at the finish
of the act was Civ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

tlAc VI ilcI lltol DOIu
because she sees a
sneaking and Grim
inal way to win
Eben back TO her
lustful side. Eben
rushes away to tell
the sheriff that
murder had been
done. Then in a
fit of weakness he
returns to the side
Of this wrecked
thing he calls
NAV" and asks
for forgiveness and
then shares her
crime. Ephrialn
Cabot towers over
the "Wea K ntiff1h-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12
BY walter d. Hickman

II" WO great elms mursed and
cursed the farmhouse Of
LII Ephriam Cabot in New Eng
land seventy-six years ago.
And the thing, the terrible, death
dealing, narrow past of the in
habitants of the household seemed
to prey even upon the elms as they
dropped YEARLY over the roof.
The walls of the house part at
various times, revealing certain
rooms or a room. dressed in all of
the possible nakedness of stark,
morbid and natural realism.
The shadows Of the house put a
creepy and nasty touch OF curse
mon the gouls of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12
FABLES IN FACT

He used to be a conductor comma
and he isn't now comma and here's
why colon a fresh fellow got on his
car comma asked for a transfer and
started wise-craching about con
ductors in general period and did it
get the conductors goat question
mark use your own judgement Pc
Rod the COMFY punched the mans
face instead Of the transfer which
gives me a chance to say that he
lost his temper comma and his job
went with it period but they got an
other conductor comma so the. cars
still running period.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12
Stage Verdict

ENGLISH S-Eugene O'Neill,
in Desire Under tho Films" has
given the stage naked. honest.
morbid and stark realism. Al
masterpiece and as well, acted.
KEITH S-Abner. cicero and
Sister Elvira Weaver turn out
to be the best comedy team of
the current variety season.
LYRIc-chappell and stin-
cite and their pianist are a
hard working group wro get
themselves over IN songs and
dances.
PAT.ACE,-Riva aud Orr and
the Manila Band have very
pleasing prqaEam Of dance and
band numh zone in an artist
tic Wav
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

You kin guess perhaps a million
things that women like to own.
They have their fads and fancies
jest as soon as they are grown. The
seed of great desire for things is
very quickly sown. and 'mong their
wants you'll always find most ev-
erything that's known.
The latest style in dresses and the
nifty type of shoes. AS soon as
things are advertised there's little
time they lose. From bricabrac TO
hicks and naclSs; for things like that
they'll roam. They get thrill from
new things for their person. or their
home.
But men-well. men are different
and / guess it's just as we'll They
haven't time to fret about the things
that people sell. Perhaps it's cause
around their home they spend most
of their lives. and leave the .fads and
fancies to the picking of their wives.
va take the average fellow and he
seeks real peace, of course. But
things that he's desiring come from
quite a different source. Just bring
him forth worn edge book and pipe
that's true and tried, and stick him
in a coy nook and say, he's salts
fed.
Parents are welcome to this friend
ly tip: The best way to induce a
youngster to go to bed is to let him
stay up a little longer.
1t isn't safe to refer to a man as
a fellow with good stuff in him. 3"
/ Everybody would follow him to see
where he gets it,
cit took six weeks for me to learn
To drive. my car" said Dolly.
"And all got for all my pains
Was iiniment, by golIy."
NOW, HONESTLY
Isn't that nice--you have a new
auto.
You've joined the great army of
drivers-you'v deserted the ranks
Of pedestrians.
Where you used to cuss auto driv-
ers for having no regard for pedes-
TRANS. have you now turned to this
sort Of driver who deserves cussing.
yourself?
No matter where you are heading
for, it's easy to go half way when
it comes to consideration for the
man who walks.
Give ans take is a great idea
take your time, and give the pedes-
trian chance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

Does air weigh the same on
hot day as a cold day. and on a
wet day as a dry day?
The weight Of air is affected by
both moisture and heat. Moist air
weighs less than dry air; warm air
less than cold air.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

\ :
fine narrow souled
people the house
shelters. The curse
OF soul poverty,
sensual d e $ i r e,
false ideals and
n AFRO W religion
and even super
stition is branded
upon the souls of
the Cabot family.
The Cabot family
exists in Eugene
| O'Neill's Desire
Under the Elms. "
The play has be
come great, be-
cause the character.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

minds one of a log chain. He gets
more bashful with each season.
Brother Abner admits he doesn't
know what Cicero is comm to be-
cause he moves so slow. And then
there Is Sister E1vifa, who sings the
most terrible songs about Jesse
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12
what races Of people FREEDOM

mate in northern Africa?
The Berbers. who form three-fifths
Of the population OF Algeria and an
even greater proportion Of Morocco,
belong TO the Hamito-Semitic race.
So do the Egyptians, Riflians, Nomad
Arabs, etc. The eastern part Of
north Africa is principally Hamitic;
the western part is partly IIamltIc
and partly Semitic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

Can you tell me the meanings of
the following: Deutschland uber
alles' and Wilhelm uber allies. y?
They are: Germany over all, and
William over ALL
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,ion OF fact or information BY writing
70 The Indian apolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
81 -mps for reply. Medical legal and
marital advice cannot be given nor
can extended research be undertaken
aonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
ne answered. All letters are confiden-
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LOOKING OVER NEW
BILL AT THE PALACE

Castanets clicking merrily 60 the
melody Of an orchestra Of piano VIC
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-12

Let Mr.. FlXit solve your troubles
with city officials, He Is The Times
representative at the city hall Write
him at The Times.
City streets have been leased for
money as parking places, according
to a Times subscribers letter to Mr..
Fixit today.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: On last
Thursday night came downtown
and saw fine parking space on
Market st. near the Circle. AS /
drove up to park a man in uniform
similar TO that of the police depart.
ment, but not police uniform, told
me mo parking" there, so drove
around to the Circle Theater and
gave my car to man to take to the
-- garage.
Now, where do you think / found
nay car? In the very same place I
tried to park just few minutes be-
fore, and the company charged me
45 cents for street parking.
DO they rent Market St., or Goes 1t
$50 with the garage? Is that part
Of Market ST. between the Circle and
Illinois st. closed by the police de-
rartment? JIPPED.
There is no legal authority for
such proceedings. The board Of
safety will undertake an imme-
date investigation.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: Traffic at Bel
mont and Washington SITS, has been
heavy lately due to Improvement Of
Belmont Ave. I would suggest a
stop and go signal because there
have been few accidents.
TIMES READER.
sThe board Of safety will investi-
gate your proposal. Funds are
low but favorable action may re-
suit.
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restraining the free interchange
i
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Mr.. FIXIT
Downtown Parking Sit
uation Brings Com
plant From Reader.

Let Mr.. Fixit solve your troubles
with city officials. He is The Times'
representative at the city hall. Write
him at The Times.
, 1926-07-31
ISLAND LABOR FOR ARIZONA.

A project to consider the emmigra-
ton Of a large number Of Porto Rican
laborers to Arizona is now in progress.
states Carlos Chardon, Commission
er of Agriculture. &. j. Walker, a
representative of the Cotton Growers
Association of Arizona, has just depart
ed to the States after an extended con-
ference here. A study of labor was
made here by Walker and of the ad-
visibility of obtaining Porto Rican la
Dor.
The aspects have been discussed with
the Commissioner but no definite action
has as yet been taken. Another envoy
is expected to continue the conferences
and bring the matter to q close. The
Arizona Cotton Growers Association con-
trolls over 200, 900 acres of cotton lands
in that state. Ibid.
, 1926-07-31

When the launch was seen vending
its way toward the wreck. many thought
it was the Fancy Me" heard about
yesterday.
This boat had but six men on beard.
Three missing the Captain and two uen
are left to tell the tale, and perhaps
carry the boat back home alter repairs
have been made.
The men speak French, and it is be
lieved that the aid of Octave Gazza,
local Frenchman, is being enlisted as
Interpreter Vest End Ne108, July 30tb.
, 1926-07-31
SENATOR BINGHAM TO RETURN
HERE AFTER ST. THOMAS "Trip.

Senator Hiram Bingham, Of Connecti-
cut, en1oute to the Virgin Islands, spent
Monday here the guess CT Gov. TowDer.
He was accompanied by his son, Mitchell.
Tuesday morning they motored to Fajar-
do where they took the navy tug Grebe
and went to St. Thomas.
While the visit to the Virgin Islands
is said to be unofficial Senator Bingham
is seeking information on which to base
legislation to be presented in December
looking toward TIE establishment Of d
permanent form Of government for the
islands. Since the transfer from Den
mark in 1917 the islands have been under
the jurisdiction OF the Navy. The is
landers have asked for American citizen
ship and many Of them want a form Of
civil cover! ment established.
Senator Bingham expects to return to
Porto Rico and spend some days here
before sailing for New York.
While here the Senator Monday after
noon reviewed the training camps at
San Cristobal. During the war Senator
Bingham saw service in Europe. He
entered as a captain of militia and re-
tired as a lieutenant colonel in the flying
service. Porto Rico Progress, July 21St.
, 1926-07-31
French SlOOp Badly Damaged.
TOWED TO PORT BY MERWIN'S
MOTOR LAUNCH.
Captain Dazed. Three Men Missing.

Sloop Maria Theresa, badly dam
aged, was towed to port by Merwin's
laupch at noon today when hundreds
lined the water front to see what had
happened.
The sloop left Basseterre, GuadeIoupe,
Thursday, July %, the day. before the
storm passed over this island. She was
bound to Fort-de- France, with a cargo
Of hardwood and spices.
Twenty miles out to sea the boat got
~dismantled. the captain received several
cuts in his head, was unconscious for Is
hours, and is suffering from a fractured
skull.
In the meanwhile. the mate and two
meu left in a boat to 90 back to Gaude-
loupe, supposedly to obtain help, but
they have not been heard from since.
The Maria Theresa" without masts.
riggings and sails drifted with the tide,
and was seen around the South course
by a few of our fishermen who towed her
as far up as the point, and reported the
matter.
, 1926-07-31
THE SILVER SCREEN.

1t is now an established fact that,
after a long absence from the island,
Miss Priscilla Dean, favorite Of all movie
fans, is soon returning. A telegram to
that effect was received here today.