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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-25
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Home Town Girl Wins Georges Heart;
Richard Barthelmess Is Date Night Hero

Rather suspect that "Just
Suppose viii be a favorite with
those who enjoy tea and crackers
as well as those who like, well
draw your own conclusion as 1t
always has cracked ice In it.
Nearly forgot to tell you that Lois
Moran, hailed as a new movie dis
covery. is the Virginia girl. She is
not beautiful, but has that sweet
and well bred something about her
which stamps her as a regular girl.
She FITS into this story. Can't Judge
her yet until she is called upon to
do real acting.
The overture this week is another
of the James A. Fitzpatrick Music
Master Series, this one dealing with
Ethelbert Nevin. Nevin's life was
rich in dreams and not experiences,
so It is necessary to make a sort of
a dance affair out OF his life.
Bakaleinikon directs the orchestra
through most Of the haunting scores
of this gifted composer. Beautifully
done.
Antonio .Nocero as the gay trouba-
dour Is presented as the stage
novelty Of the bill. He just misses
clicking with his audience. He
should omit the spoken word unless
it has a musical background He
also should watch his gestures and
facial expressions while singing.
The bill includes a news reel, Hope
Hampton in a movie fashion show
and other events.
At the Circle all week.
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While leaving the stage at the
close of the concert, Paderewslxi
walked over to the girl shook hands
with her and patted her cheek.
A Little Girl Wins
Then followed the greatest demon
stration of an artists love for an
audience. He returned to the piano
and played either three or four en-
cores. He didn't wait even for ap-
plause. I lost count of the number
of encores.
He left the stage again, only to re-
turn after insistent applause. He re-
turned to the little girl on the stage
and she asked him to play his own
"Minuet." and the great master
moved to the piano again.
Many were leaving the theater.
People stood still and heard this
great man play for one person In
the audience.
Il do not know her name" Ona
B. Talbot said. when asked her.
"Paderewsh seemed to feel the
spirit Of this little girl. ana his great
understanding went out to her. None
of us had aver seen her before"
But Paderewsld recognized the
love of the child for great musical
beauty.
Hundreds Of people yesterday had
their greatest melody experience
when Mrs. Talbot presented this
pianist before one of the largest
audiences ever assembled at the
Murat.
To me, Paderewski plays the
most beautiful piano In the world.
never become lost or bewildered by
the mechanics OF his art. He talks
to the heart and to the soul.
And remember Mrs. Talbot
told me, ''the State Of Indiana at.
tended this concert as two-thirds of
the audience yesterday was out Of
the city"
Never before has Paderewski
given such a wonderful concert in
this city.
It win be the sweetest memory
Of melody In mp life.
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my experience with music has an
artist lifted me to the dizzy heights
of dramatic despair only to give me
eternal hope again.
And admit frankly that
Paderewski had me silently brush
ing away tears as the dramatic
beauty left the piano. During the
intormission, man Of this city, who
honored himself in war and
recognized as real fighter and lead
er, came to me and told me Of the
great beauty he had found In
PaderewslSi's playing of the Funeral
March, and also the second of the
two nocturnes.
The Big Reason
sAnd that explains better than any
thing the reasons Of Paderewski's
great success to reaching the
unsteady educated as well as men
and women OF all walks OF life.
Yesterday he was a greater
musical power and world figure than
he 'has-ever been. The sadness prob
a0Iy caused by the death of another
world figure seemed to soften the
spirit OF the great artist. He seemed
to breathe the spirit Of understand
ing and love given to him by his
audience.
His perfect playing, vigorous and
powerful, full and sweeping and then
falling to the loveliest Of whispers
caused ovation after ovation.
There was a perfect setting at the
Murat yesterday afternoon. After
he hal completed the first part OF his
all Chopin program, flowers were
carried on the stage by the head
usher. The great man found time to
shake hands with the young woman.
who brought the flowers on the
stage.
During the Second part of the pro.
gram, the audience was moved to the
greatest ovation of the afternoon by
the playing Of "Scherzo. C-sharp
minor"
Paderewsh during his entire con-
cert appeared to feel the enthusiastic
spirit OF a little girl. who was seated
on the stage with 400 other people.
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AN UNBEATABLE


F7NDIANAPOLIS police have
brought to light a very
fourishing lottery industry
operating in our midst. The al
legged heads OF the ring are for
mer city smoke inspector and a
poolroom operator; statesmen and
agencies were scattered through
the city wherever the sporting
boys hung out.
They called it the windsor lot
terry" Tickets sold from rs cents
to $1-and though the lottery has
been in operation since last May.
no prizes had been paid, except
occasionally to cappers to stimu-
late trade, much less the $4,000
capital prize promised. Drawings
OF winning numbers were made
from unsold tickets. t
The ring had evolved an unbeat.
able lottery system.
Such a lottery must make the
old operators Of the famous Louis
lana lottery turn over in their
graves. That business was run
publicly and on the square. Prize.
winning numbers were actually
held by ticket purchasers and
prizes were actually paid. Yet the
owners of that lottery made mil
lions.
The possessor OF a ticket in the
Windsor lottery didn't even get a
run fer his money; he was
scratched before he started The
game didn't even rise to the dig
nifty of a gamble-just plain
swindle.
Yet a lot Of folks in Indianapo-
lis bite on such schemes. There
ARE always customers for tickets
in lotteries, baseball and weather
pools until the police interfere.
Maybe Darwin was right about
mans ancestry-but for some peo-
pie in Indianapolis to eat fish
would be cannibalism.
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Movie Verdict

OTIO-"Sally Of the Saw
dust" is another one of the
gingerbread series of heart
hokum which Griffith is MAX
ing. w. c. Fields walks away
with the natural comedy honors
Of the. picture.
APOLLO-A fine romance
with wonderful settings and a
good story MAX, up 1.-THE Only
Thing" an Elinor Glyn story.
C1RCLE-Richard Barthel-
mess turns out to be a date
night favorite in Just Sup
pose" Here is "a sweet little
story told in. a smart and
romantic way.
COLONIAL-George O'Brien
shows what he can do in the
prize fight ring In 1.-THE Fight
ing Heart
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Sally of the Sawdust". and had to
leave before the final feet OF film
was revealed. At that, 1 am sure of
the general entertaining qualities Of
the story.
1t is packed with human interest
stuff-poor little girl deprived of her
rightful inheritance and persecuted
by her own father, who doesn't know
that he is injuring his own blood.
And Of. course Griffith puts Carol
Dempster through a lot Of those tear
full and pretty little scenes which
makes his heroines so interesting.
Although the story is artificial,
Griffith and his cast have turned out
a corking comedy photoplay mixed
with the sob sister stuff and sure
fire heart interest. I admit I like
this one.
Bill includes THE Bad Man." Cy
Milders in songs, Ruth Noller at the
organ and orchestral music by
Charlie Davis orchestra.
At the Ohio all week.
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ton OF his country and the worlds
most loved pianist While playing
in Indianapolis, the official home of
the American Legion. with Officers
Of the national body in box, with
many men who served in the World
War in his audience, with flags and
colors placed on the stage by mem
bers of the Army and Navy and with
an entire audience rising to it's feet
in honor OF the great man when he
first appeared on the stage yesterday
afternoon. 1t is not stretching a point
to say that his concert yesterday
had worldwide meaning
Paderewski lifted Chopin's Funeral
March as part OF Sonata, OBJ. %,
to such wide and glorious heights
that one forgot the master at the
Steinway, forgot the technical per-
fection which gave us such melodious
drama, forgot everything, but the
great heart beat of the world.
Chopin took on new meaning to
hundreds Of people. Never before in
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as fine physical
specimen as the screen has revealed.
And this lad knows how to handle
the gloves: The story gives him a
chance to take an awful beating. and
he handles this scene in a fine
dramatic manner, coming back with
a fine knockout.
In 1.-THE Fighting Heart" o'Brien
is cast as a small town lad. who is
the guardian OF his aged uncle, a
veteran Of the Civil War. Uncle has
good intentions and always desired
to march in the Decoration day
parade, but when boctlegger ap.
pears 1t is doubtful II Uncle would
get as far as the Cemetery. There
is some good old fashioned melo-
dramatic hokum in the first part Of
the film.
OF course George leaves his home
town in disgrace. not actual dis
grace, and returns a victor to the
Main Street girl. who waited for him
for about eight reels.
THE Fighting Heart" is pleasant
entertainment with a bunch Of good
fight scenes.
Bill includes Honeymoon Hotel"
a news reel. piano and orchestral
music and other events.
AT the Colonial all week.
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON.

Courts is disclosed in this re.
port.
Once Federal Courts were awe
some. dignified tribunals with
which the average, plain citizen
had no contact. They were
mostly occupied with cases OF
mail robbers, counterfeiters and
such high-class crimes of high
grade crooks. The Federal judge
in those rays, in popular mind
was sort OF Jove seated on
lofty Olympus, loosing his thun-
derbolts against those who trihed
with the majesty of United States
statutes.
Now Federal Courts are occu.
pied principally with booze cases
an automobile thefts-police court
business. Respect for them has
sunk to a corresponding level.
Which is partly responsible for
the low ebb now noticeable in the
whole administration of justice.
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AN IDOL,
OF MUD

INT1 ARTIN DURKIN, 'sheilS
|Mf gunman." auto thief and
LII killer, was given an ova-
ton upon his arrival in Chicago
the other day, following his arrest.
In Jail he is flooded with flowers
and mash notes from empty-headed
girls. Sobsisters are busy regal
ing the public with sentimental
slush about him.
His mother, feeling that he has
attained national fame, has or.
ganized a syndicate to handle sto.
ries connected with his case, and
thus raise money for his defense
That scheme has struck a snag
Nevertheless Marty has become
popular idol Of sorts, and the
campaign to make him vaIorous,
romantic figure deserving Of sym
pathy is well under way.
Any sympathy for him is wasted
and II he is an idol to the sent
mental mash-noters, he Is an idol
made out of mud. They can well
save their tears over his case
Here is Durkin's bid for fame.
He started his career in petty lar
ceny--a cheap sneak thief. Then
graduated to automobile thievery.
not much more ennobling pro
fession. When cornered, he killed
without hesitancy. Two widows
with their fatherless children are
reduced to want because of him.
He wooed and, Tilted a succession
of flames. Not a decent, honor
able act in his entire career, never
a thought for anything except his
own vanity and pleasure The ca.
reer OF a human rat.
And that's the sort Of fellow
whom his womenfollS. bride,
mother and cousins, believe IA
nationally famous. His career is
a pretty punk framework for fame,
but it's a mighty good foundation
for the gallows!
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John Coates
in Concert

At the Academy Of Music the In.
dianapolis Maennerchor presented
John Coates. English tenor. Mr..
Coates has a tenor voice with a
barytone quality, and his lower reg.
lister was far superior to the upper.
His voice is not Of lyric style. but
more of the "robusto," and he
picked out his songs to bring out
the full quality Of his particular
style.
He captured his audience, not
only by his singing, but by his
word as a character comedian bring.
ing out the humour OF his songs
by his excellent characterization
1t was mixed program OF
twenty-one songs with several en-.
cores, and ranged from old English.
and French to modern songs with
one part taken up with German
songs of Brahms and Schubert.
Mr.. Coates is natugally at home
In the English songs, his French
songs were put over with
bouyancy and sweep that showed
he was also master OF that language,
but HIS German accent did not
measure up to his French.
The hall was packed to capacity
and every song brought applause
and it was evident. from the first.
that he had won his audience and
was able 20 hold IT,
The program was very cleverly
arranged, for the end Of each part
had song with punch to it. that
brought even more applause than
the ones that preceded
Gerald Moore was his accom-.
paniest and followed the singer with
intelligence and no flaw marked the
performance. Ry Observer
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sent by his King to attend the wed.
ding festivities, falls in love with the
Princess and tries to contrive a way
in which to get her away from the
old King, whom she is to marry. The
plans falls through, although the
Princess loves him. Just as hope is
to be given up a revolution breaks
out and the government is over
thrown. BY this means Is worked
out in-which everything is ended
very happily for the two lovers.
Internationally. perhaps, the pic
ture for a short while carries a very
complete and colorful presentation
of what happens when a group such
as the present Red organization
Of Russo gets control Of the govern
ment OF country. The complete
destruction of everything beautiful
and of the things most needed to
make life worth living go hand in
hand with these people as presented
in the picture. One can imagine
himself looking at the destruction
of the late Cars mighty empire
and the scenes that followed.
Eleanor Boardman plays the prin-
cipal feminine role, and that Of the
young Englishman is taken by Con-
rad Maggie. Both are fine.
Bill includes Fox News and COM
edy. Also features by Emil Seidel
and his orchestra.
At the Apollo all week. By the
Observer)
+ + J.
other theaters today Offer: Green
witch Village Follies at English's;
Miss frankie Heath at Keith's; Nine.
Doree's Operalog at the Lyric; "a
Carnival OF Venice at the Palace;
Jack Hoxie In 1.-THE Demon" at the
Isis and burlesque at the Broadway.
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A Sermon for Today
BY Rev. John 3. Gum,

and hast not asked riches for thy
self; but hast asked for theyself
understanding to discern Judgment
behold, / have done according tol
thy. word 10, have given thee a
wise and understanding heart; so
that there hath been none like thee
before thee, neither after thee shall
any arise like unto thee"
We have in these two stories a
contrast between two ideals. King
Midas stands for the money ideal
King Solomon stands for the moral
ideal. King Midas represents those
whose chief ambition is to gain gold.
King Solomon represents those
whose chief ambition Is TO gain
good. Which OF the two represents
you? If / should put the matter to
a test as between these two kings
OF anuqdity with their respective
ideals, / venture to say King Midas
would be unanimously repudiated-
We all agree that Solonon's choice
was right. We all agree that there
are other things far more valuable
than all the gold ever dug from tho
earth. We agree with all that line
Of philosophizing which puts a
greater valuation upon moral pos
sessions than upon material posses
sions. And yet. in actual life we
act as II we thought the opposite OF
this were true.
Solomon was speaking out Of expe-
rience when he said, How much bet
ter is It to get wisdom than to get
gola." The experience Of every
man leads ultimately to this con
clusion. II we could only realize
this at the beginning OF life, what
difference 1t would makel
Copyright, 1928, by John r. Gunn)
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when he is just a plain Mister court
ing pretty Virginia girl you still
can bet safely that he looks the
part OF real lover.
And Dick, as the Prince, falls off
Of his horse while playing polo. just
as a certain sure for goodness Prince
is expected to do.
found Just Suppose" one OF
those delightful movie interludes
which makes one want TO laugh and
act romantic on a front porch mot
at this time Of year, in the moon
light.
The story gets into your heart.
Am sure of that. And Barthelmess
registers with ease.
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POLICE COURT
BUSINESS

T~1HE Federal grand Jury in
Indianapolis Saturday re-
LII turned seventy-four indict-
ments in a report to Judge Slick.
The number persons indicted
and the CT Ter of offenses
charged n about as usual
the customary Federal grand
jury grist.
Forty-three OF the seventy-four
indictments almost two-thirds,
were for prohibition law viola
lions. Twelve were for inter
state transportation OF stolen
autos. The rest were scattered
over the numerous high crimes
that make up the remainder Of
the Federal criminal code.
The change that has come over
She business OF the Federal
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Text: ''How -much better is ii to
get wisdom than gold?"-Pr0v. 1916.
TUPPoSE 1t was put UP to you
to choose between these two
things, wisdom and gold.
Which would you choose? DO not be
too hasty. Before you make a
choice, let me relate to you two
stories.
The first Ia the story Of King
Midas. who, according to ancient
myth, was offered whatever he
wished He asked that everything
he touched might be turned to gold.
His request was granted. Rising to
dress he found himself shivering in
a coat OF gold. Going into his
garden he stopped to breathe the
perfume Of the roses. and the dewy
petals became yellow points that
pierced his face. As he break
tasted the bread became metal in
his mouth. Lifting a glass. the
water became a solid mass Taking
his little daughter into his arms
she turned into a gold statue.
Realizing his mistake he begged that
the golden touch might be taken
from him.
The other story is not myth,
1t is familiar to every Bible reader.
The Lord appeared to Solomon in q
dream and said, ASK what 1 shall
give thee" And Solomon said:
Give thy servant an understanding
heart to Judge thy people, that !
may discern between good and evil;
for who is able to Judge this thy
great people?" And It pleased the
Lord that Solomon had asked this
thing, And God said unto him,
Because thou has asked this thing,
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stage which he lifts to dizzy comedy
heights by his artistry. There are
two instances Of such artistry in
sally OF the Sawdust." directed by
Griffith. Sally" belongs to the
gingerbread series Of melodramas
which Griffith is now directing. 1t
is just an. ordinary story. but Crit
fifth with the aid OF Fields and Carol
Dempster, lifts the picture to the
place where 1t entertains with ease
because 1t is a human little affair.
Griffith knows how to make his
heroines suffer. the poor little dears.
That Is where this director really ex-
cells. He is selling heart interest
every second in this film.
In perfect frankness. missed a
few minutes of the beginning Of
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.SANCTITY OF THE
CITY BUDGET

7LvAI J. FUCKER, Indian
a apolis corporation counsel,
in an opinion to Mayor Du-
vail, holds that an outgoing ad-
ministration can not cripple an
incoming administration to the ex-
tent that It can not properly per.
form the city's business by adop-
ton Of an impossible city budget
for its successor.
The budget, he says, is not
sancrosanct, Just a medium for Sc
curing a. fair adjustment of the
money raised for the respective
municipal departments.
The 1926 city budget adopted by
the Shank regime, In It's dying
agonies, is plaguing the Duvall ad-
ministration. 1t was cut to the
smallest possible dimensions, and
pinches in inconvenient and vital
spots. 1t is designed less to help
than to embarrass city business.
Playing horse with the budget
islcustomary in Indianapolis. Dur
ing the high tide Of municipal
administration the budget isn't
taken seriously by the ms. Funds
are shifted hither and yon as they
think necessary. Then just before
an administration goes out of Of
flee 1t is customary to adopt a
budget for it's successors first
year that spells economy with a
capital e and the accent on o.
AS operated in Indianapolis the
city budget isn't carefully con-
sidered chart of fiscal policy. Be
tween friends 1t is nothing. It's
principal use is as a political sand
bag to benumb the party or faction
succeeding to power They all
play horse with 1t and then boast
OF their business-like management
Of city business.
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luncheon and are placed just above
the bread and butter plate.
What is meant by Timing soil"?
Lime is used to sweeten soil when
1t has become too rich owing to
heavy manuring When lime is
worked into the soil for this purpose
it is known~as Timing the SOIL"
On what dates did Easter Sun
day come between the years 1895
and 1900?
1s95-April IA; .1S96-April S: 1897
April 1S; 1s9S-April 10: 1885,
April 2; 1900-April Is.
What is the address OF the
contest board of the American
Automobile Association?
Sol Fifth Ave, New York City.
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tener about the
visit OF tho
Prince of Wales
to this country
and his alleged
love affair with
a Virginia girl.
Barthelmess is
cast as Prince
Rupert of a lit
tie kingdom which
has a royal fam
lily. Rupert is
the only human
looking person in
the palace. You
are safe to guess
that Barthelmess
looks m 6 h t y
nifty in his royal
u inform S and
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them. The principal source of float
ing bergs observed by steamship
passengers, are the ice sheets and
glaciers which cover certain areas
in the far North. They are broken
Off by the buoyant action Of open
water as the glacier pushes in to the
sea- About seven-eights of the en-.
tire mass of the iceberg is under
water.
When ale bread and butter"
knives used and where are they
placed in setting the table
They are used at dinner and
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What baseball player in the pro-
fessional ranks holds the record
for the most stolen bases and for
the greatest number of sacrifice
hits7
Harry D. Stovey hold the record
for the most stolen bases in one
season. He stole 15e bases in 1888
while with Philadelphia The
modern record for sacrifice hits is
sixty-seven and was made by Ray
Chapman IN 1917.
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at rest, and then
fell like a bene-
diction OF hope
upon the hun
dreds gathered at
the theater to
hear this artist.
/ seemed to get
the impression
that Paderewski
was still laboring
under the inhu-
ences Of the news
Of the death OF
Cardinal MERCER.
Like him, Ignace
Jan Paderewski
is a hero of the
World War. Pad
erewski is the
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KNOWS now 10 rig
up clothes which
makes him still
funnier. D. w,
Griffith probably
found Fields an
easy individual to
get before the
camera as he
registers with so
much ease. He
never appears to
be acting. At no
time does Fields
force his fun upon
you. He makes
you howl with
laughter " { h
sorle low brow
cnrrnadv friclrs Of