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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
OUR NICARAGUA CRIME

Our latest effort to end the war in Nicaragua
foozled
1t fooled because we went about it the wrong
way.
Under the United States flag, mission from
Managua, seat of the Diaz government, journeyed
to Muy Muy, headquarters of General Jose Moncada,
liberal commander in-chief, and tried to him
away from the liberal
To Moncada's honor be it recorded that he re-
fused to be weaned. He referred the mission to the
man he recognizes the constitutional president OF
Nicaragua and his chief Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, at
Puerto Cabezas.
Already the Diaz government had offered him
100000 to lay down his arms, the United Press tells
US he said. And he had refused He wants peace,
for war is running the country, plunging it into
anarchy. But the way to have peace, he suggested,
is for both Diaz and Sacasa to resign and allow
third to govern temporarily pending the holding
of a fair election under the supervision, say, of
the United States.
In short General Moncada made it perfectly
clear that he is in thorough accord with the peace
proposals of DR.. Sacasa and his foreign minister Dr.
Espinosa as originally made public through Scripps-
Howard newspapers.
This means.the United States can stop the Mica
ragua revolution within twentyfour hours whenever
Sacasa is on record that he is ready to elimi
nate himself at any time Daz will do the same to
pave the way for fair election. Thus Diaz made in
Washington and kept in power by Washington, is the
only obstacle in the road to peace.
Putting Diaz in power is now a recognized
diplomatic binder. Keeping him in power under
existing circumstances, means the prolongation of
a war and the sacrifice of human lives to save the
face of the bunderers.
The State Departments original excuses for in
tervention in Nicaragua by this time, have been
pretty thoroughly debunked. The Spectre of Next
can fostered Boshevist hegemony' down there, has
now been proved the ridiculous myth that most
Americans knew it to be all along.
The menace to our Nicaraguan canal project
everybody now knows, not only does not exist but
the very people who supposed to constitute
the menace, that is to say Sacasa and his liberals
upon honest Investigation turned out to be its most
enthusiastic boosters.
Lastly, the fiction that Mexico is cracking the
whip over the liberal leaders and debating what they
shall and shall not do is given the lie by the very
terms of the liberal peace proposal. For. surely, if
all Mexico wants in Nicaragua is fair election un-
der the supervision of the United States in heavens
name why should complain?
One by one have burst the bubbles of Bolshevism,
menace to the canal, Mexican intervention and what
not, leaving only that which the bubbles had con-
tained-the hot air from the lungs of the blowers
as our excuse for allowing the Nicaraguan mudde to
continue.
The only shadow of a reason for Diax the State
department could muster, mas disappeared. Then
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
MUSICAL COMEDY
EVENTS AT LYRIC

A breath Of Broadway musical
comedy is present at the Lyric this
week in the Brewster Pomeroy Re.
vue, company of eight people COM
bining dancing, music, songs and a
bit of comedy into a worth while
presentation OF its kind
Have seen the act before, as many
of you have also, and this time it
seemed as if everything was a little
smoother than a year or so ago.
Miss Brewster I know appears to
more advantage than she did. In
our review the last time we said
something to the effect that Miss
Brewster was not letting herself out
as much as she should, but this time,
although she does not do apparently
any more than she did she has added
something to her personality that
makes her get over much better.
Josephine Erich is still the best
of the women dancers. Her toe
dances are probably the most bril-.
liant offerings of the act. Freddie
Martin with his weired eccentric
dance still makes one SILVER a bit
and the Reiman Sisters make some
more friends with their SISTER"
songs and dances.
For the simple reason that music
has universal appeal and our lik-
ing for strings we wish TO say that
the Eight Mandarins are presenting
musical act that has both novelty
and charm Of high order. These
eight orientals are masters of the
instruments they play and of their
program. How often is it that one
hears a well-balanced program OF
popular music and then an offering
like the poet And Peasant? We
liked these men very much and know
you will also.
William A. Kennedy and Company
offer a short sketch in which the pre-
dominating thing is Mr.. Kennedy's
voice. He has tenor that is excel
lently suited to the ballads he uses.
The act numbers four people and
comedy has it's part but the singing
| of Mr.. Kennedy is the big feature.
Janet Childs, coincidence, offers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

| Torrance which is being unfolded at
English's this week is built on a
more vast scale than ever before. He
carries as many properties and
equipment with him as the largest
of the modern revues. He is the
Barnum and Bailey of magic, ]
might remark. His performance this
season is done with that nicely of
arrangement, in a sort of melodious
way, which reminds one OF sym
phony orchestra working up to a
definite three part symphony with a
climax in each part.
Thurston starts out right in the
beginning to get the interest of the
/ children with aerial fishing. birds
of the air. card passes and as soon
as he has the interest of the little
tots he starts in to get the attention
of the adults with the deviation
of the Princess Karnac, during
which a woman floats in mid-air and
then suddenly vanishes.
Among the new important events
upon his program this season can
be listed the following:
/. The Maid. the Boy and the
lDonkey-All three. vanish and sud
denly the three come walking down
the aisle of the theater.
2. The Elastic Lady-The stretch
ing OF q girl, done in fine Snowman
ship.
8. The Vanishing Horse and Rider,
| in which a white horse and his rider
vanish in mid air. One of Thurs
toms best illusions.
4. The Program of Oriental Mys-
! teries. In this Thurston is assisted
by three Eindus. One eats fire and
is burned by fire. The other goes to
fsleep' in a glass casket which is
placed in a tank containing water.
He sleeps" in this for fifteen min
utes in plain view of the audience be-
fore Thurston permits him to
breathe. The third Hindu does the
Hindu basket trick which is one of
the cleverest and best bits of the
alter in the entire show. Personally
did not get the 'kick" out of the
IOpO lIlCh GABCNICOs ID III
Thurston is doing for the first time
this season.
8. Crushing a girl. which is an
other hair-raising experiment.
6. The canary bird and light
globe, in which a bird is shot into
a light globe. Splendid.
/ Z. A new version of the Mystery
of the Water Fountain, one of
Thurston's old illusions in new dress,
And there are many, many other
events. l am sure that you will
agree with me that Thurston is pre-
senting the biggest magic show OF
his career.
AS fine entertainment for the
whole family as one would desire
One of the most enjoyable all round
evenings that the modern theater
has to offer.
Thurston will be at English's al
week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

Any Sort of Double Shows
Strength in Hand Of
DoubIer.
BY Milton @. Work

The pointer for today is: Any sort
of double shows strength in the hand
Of the doubler. and any subsequent
double made by the partner OF the
first doubler is consequently bust
ness. ,to
Take such case as: South Deal
er) one Heart, West double, Narth
two or three Hearts "a jump bid
made with the object of shutting out
declaration from East, East
double, South pass; the question
often asked is Should West consider
East's double to be business or In
formatory?
In order TO make the rule as short
as possible II usually is stated that
a double of one, two or three OF a
suit is informatory unless the part
ner has bid; but il stated fully IL
would read-unless the partner
has previously bid or doubled; and
it is even more important to make
the double business after a pre-
ceding double than ii is after pre-.
ceding bid. East, in the above
example, showed greater strength
by his double than he would have
had he made n bid overcalling the
Heart. After such a strength show
ing by one partner, 1t would be most
unwise to deprive the other of the
opportunity to make a business
double .
Consider this particular case a,
little further: South showed Hearts
West, by his double, showed Spades.
Diamonds and Clubs, probably With
a special indication Of Spades, and
asked East to name his best suit
| North tried to shut out East by
! jumping the Hearts and East replied
with a double. To make East's
/ double informatory would resemble
the staging OF a game of battle lore
and shuttlecoci between Alphonse
and CASTOR. 1T would be a useless
repetition OF Vests message. II
East have a trick or two in Hearts
with something on the side, ne would
be keen TO make n business double
and, as an informatory double would
not serve any sound purpose. the
double by the partner OF a player
who has doubled is always business
made for penalty-gatheriug pur
poses. If East. after one Heart,
double from partner. and a Heatt'
jump from North, should hold any
such hand as. Sp: AK lit: K.J.10'x
Di: xxx CT: Xxx he would ex.
pect a killing" as a result of busi.
ness double, and there is no reason
he should not have chance to make
one; so after a double. a subsequent
double made by partner is business.
Copyright, John +. Ollie Coz
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
BY Walter d. Hickman

sons is this one-the show has been
skilfully constructed from the first
act to the last.
Let us first consider Jerry and
Her Baby Grands." Here is a fea-
ture act that uses four baby grand
pianos and four talented players. 1t
is one Of the most elaborate acts
from a scenic standpoint that !
have seen in this theater during the
present season.
This act has fash studio open
ing and then goes into a four-piano
routine. This gives way to indi-
vidual as well as quartet piano play
ing.
In the crystal gazing number, an
elevator stage is used to produce
scenes which illustrate the song.
You will see these elevator stages
in only the big revues, but this
Vaudeville act uses such an arrange
ment to splendid results.
AS far as 1 am concerned, Jerry
and Her Baby Grands" is the most
satisfying headline attraction I have
seen at Keith's this season. Beauti
fully mounted and presented. Don't
miss this one.
Then there is Willie Solar, who
comes from Europe. He has a fun
ny face and a stationary position
while putting over his song. He is
real comic panic. Stops the show
with the greatest case. This man
| has real ability.
The bill gets a good flash start
with the Kitaros, a Japanese foo
Juggling act. With the use of q
dancing chorus, this familiar type
of an act is elevated to a deluxe
position. Wise showmanship.
Mann Holiner and Albert Nichols
present a type of song, that of polk
| ing fun at married life. which is no.
entertainment to me at all. We are
all familiar with "Playtime" as pre-
scented by Pearl and Violet Hamilton
and Jessie Fordyce. Here is an ac
that deserves to be repeated from
season to season because it is {
worth while attraction, splendidly
! presented. A chorus of girls also IL
used in this act.
Laveen and Cross have a bur
lesque upon dancing and acrobatics
AT keith's all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Material Vikings are Secondary"
Topic for the week
MAN Is \ SPIRIT"
Tuesday

Material Vikings are Secondary"
Scripture: Read-Mark S:31-3S.
For what shall it profit a man
If he shall gain the whole world
and lose his soul?' (Mk. $3.50.
Man shall not live by bread alone.
but by every word that proceedeth
out Of the mouth of God" mt. 40.
Lay not up for yourselves treas
ures upon the earth, where moth
and rust consume, and where
thieves break through and steal;
but lay up for yourselves treasures
in Heaven, where neither moth nor
rust doth consume. and where
thieves do not break through nor
steal" (AIt. 6:1S, 19).
See-Luke 1916; Philippians, 81,
s; II Peter 1861.
Meditation: We are eager for
things. This is but the natural ex-
preston of our acquisitive instincts.
From the standpoint of the spirit,
however, things may be dangerous.
To be wholly absorbed in seeking
possessions is to lose ones soul. On
the other hand things have high
uses. It Is for the spirit to use
things in the pursuit of high aims.
The secret of spiritual attainment
is always to consider material things
secondary to the spirit. Lenten self
denial is but exercise in the art Of
making material things minister to
the spirit.
Mature is the parent of our flesh,
but the Divine is the Father of our
Spirits"
Hymn:
o Master, let me walk with Thee
In lowly paths of service free.
Tell me Thy secret, help me bear
The strain of toll. the fret Of care.
Teach me Thy patience; still with
Thee
In closer, dearer company.
In work that keeps faith sweet and
strong.
In trust that triumphs over wrong.
In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the futures broadening
way
In peace that only Thou canst
give
With Thee, o Master, let me live.
Washington GLADDEN.. 1879.
Prayer: Thanks for the privilege
of prayer. j.
Pray for-deliverance from self
centered life; the sick.
Collect-Lord of all truth, whose
mind is quick and powerful. we
praise Thee for the universe. Sc
vast, so orderly. so dependable. We
bless Thee for the persons Of men
and the powers Of friendship in
them and us. but yet more for
friendship with Thyself, for fellow
ship with Thy Son. and for Thy
pervading presence with us in the
Holy Spirit. Precious are the mo-
ments Of intimate intercourse with
Thee. Reprove us, we entreat Thee
for the pursuit of things TO the for
getting of friendships human and
divine. Give us the discriminating
mind which detects the subtleties OF
sin and the beauty Of holiness. Sc
shall we know victory In the con
fiict. Therefore we covenant with
Thee to put first things first by the
grace Of Christ Amen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Stage Verdict

KEITH S-One of the best
variety bills of the season. "Jer-
ry and Her Baby Grands' is the
prize-winning headline act so
far this season.
ENGLISH -Thurston is pre-
senting beyond any doubt his
biggest and best magic show
of his career.
LYRIC-The Brewster POM
eroy Revue here this week
brings a breath of Broadway
to the bill and is an entertain
ing number.
PALACE - Constance Doan
and Elizabeth Leonard in the
Quintette Revue make a name
for themselves with the quality
of their musical and song offer
ings.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." the Ad.
vefsising Club show, turns gout
~-to be a real winner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Blue Clutter

South Carolina has century old
law providing for strict observance
of Sunday. The Governor says that
it should be enforced like any other
law so long as it remains on the
books and he is right.
A judge has enjoined the en-
forcement of this law in one district
and you have the anomalous condi-
ton of golf players being arrested
in a South Carolina town, while
they are protected by a court order
in another.
So long as your system of justice
is plagued with absurdities, it is a
waste of time to talk of saving the
country by stopping play or a
movie here and there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
No Criminal Type

Two years ago Cardinal Hayes of
New York, persuaded the Catholic
Charities Probation Bureau to make
a scientific investigation of crime.
Some of the best known physicians
and alienists were called In, and
more than 5000 criminals were
studied with particular reference to
this background, ancestry and mental
condition.
A report, written by Edwin J.
Cooley, professor of criminology in
Fordham university has Just been
published. 1t is entitled Probation
and Delinquency" and is one of the
most valuable works of it's kind ever
published in this country.
According to this report, there is
no criminal type, poverty is not
necessarily cause Of crime, the nor.
NAL child can be turned to evil ways
through bad influence, or the lack of
good influence at an early age, and
the prevailing methods of dealing
with crime have proved futile.
The investigators found that about
half the criminals came frome homes
which had been broken by death or
divorce and that nearly two-thirds of
them had enjoyed no contact with re-
ligious teachings. They found, also
that as a general proposition, the
mentality, was fair and in many
cases, of a high average.
While this is contrary to some
popular theories it is absolutely in
line with what peace officers and
jurists have always contended.
Criminality, except in a small minor
ity of cases. is not due to mental
weakness or disease, but to condi-
tons which prevailed in early child
hood--to the negligent parent, the
wrecked household, the tough neigh
borhood and other causes of a warped
viewpoint.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
TTJ
Speaking of Censorship,
Why Not Censor the
ReformerS?
BY M. e. Tracy

New York takes the spotlight
away from Tennessee with the thea
ter instead of Darwin as its target
of reform.
The argument is as l understand
it, that art must not be hampered by
morality or morality by art, just as
though the two were strangers to
each other.
1t all goes back to the primitive
idea that we can't be good and beau
tiful at the SAME time.
Meanwhile, the reformer has
caused the world quite as much
trouble as the charlatan. If We are
to have censorship of one why not
the other?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Bad Laws

AS many bad laws as bad plays
have been written. The worst of it
is they last longer.
If censorship is a remedy for fool
ishness, why not begin with the
Legislature?
There isn't State in this Union
but what is cluttered with obsolete
and nonsensical statutes.
The rashy play dies a natural
death. The trashy law lives until
it is legally Killed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

Latest fashions in magic are being
displayed by Howard Thurston this
season.
We generally think of 4 magician
who specializes in a certain brand of
tricks or a specific illusion.
Not so with Thurston, because he
is an institution Of magic. In my
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

Have traffic fatalities in rural dis.
tricts Increased or decreased in the
last few years?
On the basis of statistics gathered
by the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States It was estimated that
traffic fatalities in rural districts OF
the United States in 1925 increased,
10 per cent over 1924. The national
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce
estimated the increase number at
close to % per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS
Of THE SEASON AT KEITH'S

In all sincerity. I can record that
Keith's has one of the best all round
bills of the season.
There are many reasons for its
success besides the two chief events,
Jerry and Her Baby Grands, and
Willie Solar.
And among the chief other rea-
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many years or
covering the stage,
| never h a v e
avoided covering
his performance.
To me Thurston IS
the best lone man"
entertainment be-
fore the American
public. He has
always been my
favorite magician.
This season he has
graduated into the
class of being the
leader of hrs work.
In fact he has
more than earned
his doctors degree
IL, nh o-ic His nor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Why do we use holly and mistlet'
for decoration at Christmas?

The holly wreath is said TO symb
lie the crown of thorns and the
berries the drops OF blood. Mistic
toe comes down TO us from ~
Druids OF ancient Britain who
brated a great feast at the time \
the winter solstice. Many OF theil
rites and ceremonies were connected
with histletoe. which the Druids ven
Grated. Large sprigs of it were huns
in the halls whore their feasts wer'
held. The idea that mistleto,
brought happiness to those il covere
gave rise. perhaps, 70 the custom j
kissing beneath it, or 4 may -
survival of pagan license perm
Mt the time OF their winter festi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Real Problems

No, indeed, if we are going in for
censorship. let us tackle something
more substantial, something more in
timately associated with the life and
character of people than Broadway
shows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

How Is carrot loaf mades
Mix in the following order. 2 cups
ground carrot, cups bread crumbs
% cups chopped nuts, 3 eggs. . cups
strained tomatoes, / teaspoon salt
1-2 teaspoon pepper and . teaspoons
minced onion. shape into n loaf anc
steam for one hour in a well CREASED
baking pan Brown in the oven and
serve with cream sauce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
What is AIdershot?

A large permanent military trs
ing camp in Hampshire, Engla. .,
established in 1S54-1S55.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Thurston Is Giving His Biggest and
Best Magic Show of His Career Here

many impressions of different things
on a comedy line and succeeds fairly
well. Otis Mitchell with an English
Turn to Page 81
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Who said Nothing is certain but
death and taxes?"

Benjamin Franklin in a letter TO
M. Leroy of the French Academy OF
Science in 1889. The letter read in
part, "Our Constitution is in actual
operation; everything appears 10
promise it will last. but in this world
nothing is certain but death ar
taxes"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

How many lepers are at present
In the National Leper Homo at Cars
vile, La?
25s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

When did Henry Clay say al
would rather be right than, Presi'
dent?
In answering Preston Of Kentucky
who told him that his compromise
measure of 1850 would injure his
chance for the presidency by alienat'
ing the northern or anti-slayery
Wings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

What Is the area of the state
Florida? 4
5S,666 square miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
How much forest land is left in the
United States?

Out of an original estimated for.
est area of S22 million acres in the
United States about .470 million acres
remain. This is composed Of virgin
timber, second growth and cut-ow
areas not reproducing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

An Illinois man drove his car two miles in his
sleep. This practice also is becoming common in
other states
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

Paderewski was given ukulele in Honolulu.
We hope he sticks to his piano while longer,
though.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08

We hope that some Of these warlike legislators
who always threatening to meet one another out
side really do meet another outside after the next
elections