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natural That is the best compli-
ment can pay to her.
She let's Joe toy and ronp with
the rockey-horse. She let's him be a
child. That is what he is--a won
lerful child. Joe Mendi is not blessed
with too much showmanship upon
the stage Maybe that is the reason
he is such a sensation. Joe is a
study. Not to be missed by the en-
tire family.
The tricks OF Joe and Betty Wheel
err. now with a third member. are
we'll known. Same routine with ex-
ception Of third member. Act is and
always viii be hit on any bill.
Flo Ca-ol. with men forming an
orchestra, one being a dancing part
ner. presents a colorful attempt at
dancing. Tom f. Swift is making
a mistake in repeating in THE
Cob" It depends whether you have
seen It or not. Tom. you are
wrong doing this sort Of stuff on a
repeat. And not near as well as the
nrSt time.
/ still do not know what Johnnie
Berkes and Sheila Terry are all
about. The comedy attempts are
terrible. The man while dancing,
good. Still much doubt about sob
sister stuff on the part Of Terry.
Why does every women have to
dump that sob sister bunk upon
public? This Is terrible in this act.
Eccentric comedy along musical
lines is offered by Coscia and Verdi.
In this act we meet Maj. w. d. VIII
son Of this city. The Rios open the
bill in posing. athletic and ring
act.
The movie is Our Gang in Buried
Treasure"
At Kelth's all week.
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Watson and Robinson

Tc7- 1ENATORS Watson and Robinson Of In
~ diana z emerged with least credit of any
Senator's from the. World Court fight Frank
r. Kent national political editor of the Balti-
more Sun, said in dispatch to his paper re-
Gently
Kent pays a tribute to Senators Swanson
and Walsh for really leading the court fight in
the Senate, and to Senators Borah and Reed
for their sincere, though in his view mistaken,
opposition to the courts Then he adds:
Probably the two Senators who emerge
with least cause to be proud Of themselves are
Watson and Robinson Of Indiana though they
would be the last to grasp the idea.
t'It is true they are both s6p~for election
this year. and Senators in that situation are apt
to find their convictions soften, but no one here
Gin Washington thinks either had any convic-
tions Of any sort on the subject.
1T is thought here that the reason both
went to the White House and told President
Coolidge they intended to leave him on the
court was because Of pressure brought by the
Khan from one direction, and pressure brought
by one Albert j. Beveridge on the other.
."Affable Albert was here, and there is rea-
son TO think he. Kissed some hot words into the
ears Of these Indiana statesmen to the broad
general effect that he personallySvould beat the
tar out Of either or both, if they voted for the
court
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and toward the middle of their act
surprise you. They open with the
man at the plano and the woman
with a violin in her hands, but -as
they progress the man takes the
violin and the woman the plano.
Together they turn out some good
melody.
Maureen Englin with lots Of per-
sonality and some intimate little
songs of her own gets over with
ease and puts one in a very good
humor. Her last number, an encore
was probably her best. 1t was about
a hayward husband and his not too
bashful wife. She has charming
way of putting out a song that
takes a personality such as hers to
do.
The Four Girton Girls are four
young women who confine their ac-
tivities to trick bicycle riding. They
have some very clever stunts
among which are riding back
wards on one wheel OF the bicycle
and one of them riding with only
her head perched on the seat.
Carey, Ellsworth and Mari, three
men. are harmony singers who were
liked well enough for several en-.
cores.
The Howard Sisters, two OF them,
have very clean and snappy look
ing aerial act in which they perform
on trapeze rotating in the air.
Soils Marimba Band closes the
bill with seven men playing on a
very large marimbaphone, or per.
haps it is two of them. Their num-
bers include several of the popular
melodies, but the outstanding thing
was these seven men playing the
second Hungarian Rhapsody. Was
fine.
For a photoplay this week the
Lyric has gone back to what I
would say is the first picture ever
made. ''Tillie's Punctured Romance"
and It still draws the laughs, not as
originally intended however.
At the Lyric all week. CBy the Or
server)
+ i T.
other theaters today offer: TOO
Much Money" at the Circle; Three
Faces East" at the Colonial:
Don't" at the Apollo; 1.-THE
Wandered" at thu Ohio; burlesque
at the Broadway, and NThe Lucky
Horseshoe" at the Isis.
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-WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW

items In my mail from Houghton
Mifflln Co., Boston:
What is probably the most impor-
tant publishing announcement of re-
cent years Is the statement by
Houghton Minlin Company that they
will publish on March 1.-THE Init
mate Papers OF Colonel House," ar
ranged as a narrative by Charles
Seymour. More than any other
man, Colonel House was at the very
center of world diplomacy In the
period before, during and after the
great war. Ills detailed day-to-day
diary, recording the substance and
often the exact words of his CONVEX
Stations with the statesmen of the
warning nations. promises to give 9.
moro revealing picture of the mo-
mentous decade than any hitherto
published.
AZ the request of the committee
OF intellectual cooperation OF the
League of Nations, the American
Library Association has selected the
forty most important American
books Of 1925. OF this number, ,fivo
are Houghton Miflin Company pub
lications; Life and Letters of John
Muir" by William Frederic Bado;
Life and Letters Of Emily Dickin-
son." by Martha Dickinson Bianchi;
Woodrow Wilson," by William AL
len White Social Psychology" b.t
Floyd Henry Airport, and Paxson,,
History OF the American Frontier, I
recently issued in popular edition.
Professor Bliss Perry, who's ,
books, "The Praise of Folly ''Ths
American Mind" "A Study OF
Poetry" and others. have earned
Film place among the leading es-
sayists Of America, has recently been
appointed to the Francis Lee Big-
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AGAIN THE
TRAIN WON

DOLP PAT IIER and four
IA other persons with MIN In
S his automobile were killed
the other night when he drove on
to a railroad crossing in front Of
a freight train at English. Ind.
Three other members of the party
were seriously injured. There,
were only eight In the machine,
so the casualties were 100 per cent.
Again the train won by a large
margin in d!sputins the right-of-
way at a crossing with an auto
mobile. 1t always wins, but never
theless motorists keep on trying.
AS in most grade crossing
smashes, there was no excuse for
this wholesale tragedy. The occu-
pants of the demolished sedan had
long lived near the fatal intersec-
tion. They knew the railroad
track was there-had been there
for years. 1t wasn't new haz-
ard that sprans up in their path
over night.
- Inc drlVer OF the autOmODlie
simply drove on to the crossing
heedlessly-and he and majority
of his party paid with their lives
for his momentary mental lapse.
About every sort Of safety meas
ure has been tried TO reduce the
ton Of crossing accidents. eau
ton has been urged on motorists;
bells, lights, stop-look-and-llsteu
signs have been installed. Watch.
men and safety gates are used to
guard dangerous intersections. And
all such measures fail with alarm
ing frequency.
Drivers of automobiles Just viii
insist on driving into the paths of
'ontoming trains and getting them
selves killed. Nothing so far de-
vised can stop them. To preserve
their customers, automobile manu-
facturers, apparently, will have tc
perfect machines that will shy and
stop OF their own accord when APP.
preaching reiiroad crossing.
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
By GAYLORD NELSON
STREET CAR
RECEIPTS

nm RANSFER receipts Of the
Indianapolis Street Railway
~ Company for the month OF
January-the first month of 2-cent
ransfers-showed an average daily
increase of $40O over the receipts
under the 1-cent transfer charge,
according to company officials.
In persuading the public service
commission to authorize doubling
the transfer charge the street rail-
way officials said they expected
the boost to swell the company's
revenues $500 a day. The first
months trial falls $500 day be-
low the estimate.
Evidently fewer transfers are
being sold under the new rate. So
the increase granted will only par
TALLY solve the trolley systems
financial riddle. In a few months
1t will probably be moaning at the
bar Of the utility commissioner
supphant for further relief.
The street car line has tried a
boost in fares TO close the gap be-
tween income and outgo. In an
eighteen months trial that failed
to produce expected results. Then
1t tried doubling the transfer
charge. One months trial indi-
Gates that remedy will fall short
Of curing the patient. What next?
Indianapolis strap-hangers dem
onstrate by shrinking street car
patronage, following fare and
transfer increases, that they don't
take kindly to more costly trolley
transportation. Apparently the
street railway win have to sweat
its expense to fit its income In
stead of stretching its income to
fit its expense-as it has tried.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02
BY Hal Cochran

thing he wanted. He'd rush IN a
store full of vigor and vim an he'd
purchase haphazard. undaunted.
A lot of folks envy this type of a
man, but can't say that / do, so
much. Because of his riches, he
never will know that he's missing
one wonderful touch.
To have and to hold of the beau
tiful things is nice, but when ais
said and done. it's wishing and want
ing-then getting. that bring a fell
low a whole lot Of fun.
wot say. we all get a Job stand
Ing out in front of banl57 There's
real money in It?
Cleveland guardians of the prohibit
ton law pinched a man because
booze flowed out of a gas Jet in his
home. What did they expect. light
wines?
The lungs Of the average man con
tain about five quarts of air, and you
can estimate for yourself how much
of It is hot.
He bought his wife low neck gown,
And made her peeved, by heck.
Il hadn't any collar so,
! She has TO wash her neck.
MISTER-well. I've got three in
vitations for tonight-one to poker
game, one to prize fight, and one
to a stag dinner. Which shall ac-
cept7
MRs.-The fourth one-stay at
home.
Johnny offered to be good. for
nickel. and his mother insisted he
be good for nothing. He-wasl
FABLES IN FACT
COUPLE OF GIRLS WE'RE
TALKING A B o U t THEIR
FIANCEs COMMA AS GIRLS ARE
KNOWN TO DO NOW AND THEN
PERIOD ONE OF THEM SAID
THAT HER FELLOWS BIRTH
DAY WAS COMING SOON COMMA
AND SHE WAS VERY ANXIOUS
TO GIVE HIM A REAL SURPRISE
PERIOD THIS COMMA THAT AND
THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE
SUGGESTED COMMA AND FL
NALLy THE OTHER GIRL GOT
TIRED OF TRYINGTO HELP HER
FRIEND OUT PERIOD so SHE
ENDED THE DISCUSSION BY
SAYING COMMA QUOTATION
MARK 1T YOU REALLY WANT
TO SURPRISE HIM COMMA WHY
DON'T YOU TELL HIM YOUR
RIGHT AGE QUESTION MARK
QUOTATION MARK.
Copyright. 1925, NEA Service. Inc9
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Mr.. FIxIT
Custom of Dumping
Ashes in Alleys to Be
Halted.

Let Mr.; Fixit solve your troubles with
city officials. He is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hail. Write HIM
Mr.. Fixit found an unexpected as
sistant in the ash collector, accord
ing to a letter today.
But filling alleys with ashes in
stead of collecting them fails to meet
with approval of city. officials.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT; Have the men
any right to dump ashes In the al
ley after they have been put in
tubs for them to haul away? This
- the second time the ash man has
dumped my ashes into the alley. The
trouble is the asnes had nails in
them. This is the 500 block on Eu-
gene st. anad Twenty-Ninth St., all
this square for two weeks they
have dumped them in the alley.
MRS. HILL,
s55 Eugene st.
Looks like tire trouble is in the
offing. But Truly Nolen. garbage
and ashes superintendent, viii halt
this quaint custom.
Don't forget you must petition for
a grade to be established before re-
pairs may be made to new streets
and alleys. Street officials say no
grade has been established on Wal
nut ST., between Livingston st, and
Somerset Ave.
w. P. Hargon Is Investigating
need for repairs on California st.,
between Thirtieth and Thirty-First
SITS, suggested by a reader of The
Times. and the alley for which a
complaint was received from George
B. Hewitt. 500 N. Garfield Ave.
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Stage Verdict

KEITH'S--The entire inter
est centers upon Joe Mendi.
Chimpanzee.
ENGLISH'S- Kindly read my
entire review upon Artists
and Models"
LYRIC-"Knick Knacks OF
1926" tops a very good bill
with plenty Of fast dancing.
by a company Of six.
PALACE-''Dance Visions Of
1926" is 81 fine mixture OF
speciality and ensemble dancing
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Riches
RI ONCE knew a man who had
plenty of dough. In fact he
was rich as they make 'em.
Whatever he wanted. wherever he'd
so. Of costliest things. he would
take EN-.
Why. money to him, was a play
thing at best He virtually threw 1t
away. His purchases always were
made from the best and he ever
was ready to pay.
The price of thing didn't mean
much to him. whenever twas some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02
GOLD IN
INDIANA

NU1 ORKMEN digging a ditch
NV on the Owen County farm
- OF Il. j. Sare of Blooming
ton recently found traces OF gold
in the gravel. Samples were sent
to the State Geologist. II his re-
port is encouraging further
prospecting is planned.
No frenzied gold rush has fol
lowed announcement Of the dis
covery though owen County is
much easier Of access than Alaska.
Siberia and such distant lands TO
which people hurry when the
mystic word gold" is whispered.
Buses, paved roads and railroads
lead right to the site OF the new
Hoosier gold field.
Every once in n while reports
Of discovery Of gold, in minute
quantities, in Indiana are made.
But not even the development Of
a very runty bonanza has followed
these discoveries. Undoubtedly.
there is some gold in Indiana, bun
probably there is more IN Hoosier
teeth and Hoosier banks than the
Hoosier soil.
OF course It would be very
pleasant to have a fat, healthy
well-trained gold mine in ones
back yard. Then one could go out
with a dishpan day or night and
scoop out yellow metal as needed.
For HOLSTERS such a lovely state
OF affairs seems remote. Our gold
mines aren't that kind. The gold
from our soil is produced with
toll. perspiration and blisters and
marketed as farm products. We
would like to communicate with
any one who has a good secoud-
hand Midas touch OF a serviceable
Aladdins lamp for sale.
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L 90 not rear tne
revue. Main Street
w a n I e d to Z be
shocked last night
and so I h Q y
crowded English's
Theater to see
"A rtistts and
Models" And a
capacity h o u s Q
means something.
l know the Chief
Of police was there,
because a friend
of his was so
anxious to in
troduce him to a
friend. I asked
the chief If he
were the censor
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Interesting

Although Bret Harte led one
of the most picturesque lives in
the history OF American letters,
less Is known about his career
than that OF any other Ameri-
can writer Of equal prominence.
Biographers, hampered by lack
of material. have left him an
intriguing and still UNEMPLOYED
figure. Now, however, his
grandson, Godfrey Bret Harte;
has assembled and edited ..
Large body of entirely I'M
published letters, which com
pletely reveal for the first time
the man and his romantic
career. Houghton Mifflin Com
pany viii publish the letters on
Feb. IL.
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way bflS udilCeS u
spirited Charles
ton" on her toes.
Her name is HEX
man. Along with
her partner, Miss
Hickman, does an
Apache dance to-
ward the close OF
act that is excel
ent in all respects
save one, they
should rely upon
their skill as dane
ers and leave the
voices out en-
tirely.
Jerome and Gray
have a lively line
of chatter and fun,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02
THERE is LOT OF
MONKEY BUSINESS HERE

Many an actor has told me that
he hated animal acts. /.
But Joe Mendi.> an 18.months- sold
chinpanzee, rises above the mere
animal class.
Joe isn't an act. he Is study. I
have seen this animal only once
upon the stage. He Is a comedian
and wee bit of a rascal. The wom-
an who causes him to draw a salary
never becomes worried. She has
the good sense Of allowing Joe to be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02
| MORE HEARTS
GIVE OUT

wi M. WRIGHT, vital stats.
Iii tics division Of the State
LIZ board of health, reports
that Of the 3S,59e Hoosiers who
died last year, s,214 were the vic
Tins OF organic heart disease and
apoplexy-more than claimed by
tuberculosis, pneumonia and diph-
iberia, the three most deadly com
municable diseases, combined.
Year by year there is a notice.
able increase in the number OF
people who succumb TO failure Of
heart and arteries. Last year the
death rate in the State from heart
disease, according to survey Of
the United States Chamber OF
Commerce, was 1913 per 100000
population. The previous year Il
was 1873 per 100000.
Medical science has madc great
advance in recent years in con.
quering disease. Once dread
plaques have been tanned. Annoy.
ing little germs have been chased
until they are out OF breath and
harmless. Years have been added
to the average length Of human
life.
But the greatest advance has
been In saving the babies. Adults
are increasingly falling Victims TO
heart disease and functional dis.
orders in the prime of life The
man Of forty, says medical am
thority, has life expectancy
three years less than a man OF
that age thirty years ago.
So despite medical science the
high pressure of modern life Is
proving disastrous to the human
machine. We live too fast and
burn out too quickly. We are driv.
ing six-cylinder civilization with
a one.cylinder heart--and the en-.
CINE balks.
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present perfect not future. I did not tell the
people what / would do.
His explanation left The Senator'S aghast
The thought of putting a man with mind like
that on the Federal bench shocked them But
word has been sent from the White House that
the President insists that McCamant be con-
frmed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02
BY Walter d. Hickman

I'll HAT makes best seller has
lWI always puzzled me as much
0 as how one gets into who's
Whof''
And at that there IL no mystery
about either enc. Accomplishment
answers both questions.
Indianapolis plays its part IN de-
termining best seller, just like any
other city.
The bookshops Of the city report
that we follow In many respects the
general demand over the country on
popular fiction.
The six best fiction sellers for the
past month, according to the report
of Baker q Taylor, wholesalers in
books and published in Books" in
the New York Herald Tribune, Sun.
day, is as follows: "Thunder on the
Left" by Christopher Morley; THE
Perennial Bachelor by Ammo Par.
rishi 1.-THE Keeper of the Bees by
the late Gene Stratton Porter; wild
Geese" by Martha sOstenso; zone
Increasing Purpose, by s.. M. Hut
crimson, and 1.-THE Private Life of
Helen Of Troy" by John Erslxine.
II will be remembered that Helen
Of Troy" Is published by Bobbs-
Merrill and 80 Indianapolis has
direct bearing upon the best sellers
In one way at least.
Tn the non-fiction list also pre-
pared by Baker & Taylor In the New
York Herald Tribune, It is noted
that Bobhs-M Merrill is represented by
The Man Nobody Knows" by
Bruce Barton.
have told you about both Of
these books in this department.
Other Thoughts
Also on the list Of the best non
fiction sellers is "When We Were
Very Young" by A. A. Milne, pub.
lished by Dutton. Here is volume
OF childhood verse with an adult APP
peal which speaks well for what the
reading public is willing to pur-
chase.
Doubleday, Page Is represented on
the non-f1ction best selling list with
The Letters Of Walter Hines Page"
In other words. good books are
the best sellers in America today.
Different tastes along literary lines
Of account for mixture Of heavy
and light reading but the fact re.
mains that every best seller IN either
list shows that this country Is read
Ing good books, many thoughtful
ones
for one am not afraid Of the
popular verdict. trust it
I have the following interesting
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Should married woman use the
title Mrs" when signing her
name?
A married woman uses Mrs"
only for business correspondence. In
other cases she signs her fun name.
generally using both Christian and
maiden name.
Which countries Of the world
are not now members Of the
League of Nations?
Alghanistan. Dominican Republic.
Ecuador. Germany, Russian Union
OF Socialist Soviet Republics, Turkey
and the United States Of America.
Is guard still maintained at the
tomb of President Harding?
Yes. The guard is composed Of
one officer aand twenty-five enlisted
men.
What is the actual horse power
of an elephant?
There seems to be no estimate Of
the horse power Of an elephant in
lust that form, but it is true that
IN elephant can carry from LOO to
200 pounds maintaining q steady
pace Of four miles per hour.
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IfYou Are Old Fashioned Leave Your Own
Nightgown at Home and Wear Ribbon

and a woman, center their comedy
around the actions Of a colored man
who has been hit by an automobile
and is In the hospital.
Bill includes photoplay THE
Breath OF Scandal" with Betty
Blythe and news reel
At the Palace today and tomor-
row. By the observer)
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BY walter ID. Hickman

7F a nightgown is in fashion
in your own home, then miss
IL Artists and Models"
If you wear red fannels and be
lieve that it is proper, then pass up
this bunch.
have been shocked so long In
standard literature and music that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02
FAST AND CLEVER
DANCERS AT THE LYRIC

"Knick Knacks of 1895" topping
the bill this week at the Lyric, is
a fast and clever act OF dancers and
one singer All members indulge in
speciality dances of original and
pleasing effect. Ono dancer stands
out in her offerings though in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-02

What is the value OF a 1O-cent
piece dated 1853, and a 1-cent piece
dateed 1884?
A United States 1o-cent piece dated
1853 is valued at from 10 to IL centsi
small copper cent, 1864, one to three
Cents
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Ask The Times

You can get an answer to any cues
tion OF fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1892 New York Ave. Wash
inefon. d. c.. inclosing 2 cents In.
.stsmps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given nor can
extended research be undertaken. All
other questions will receive a personal
reply. UNSIGNED requests cannot be
answered. All letters are confidential.
Editor.