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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07

call in the critics for the first per-
Torrance.
Behind the glitter and the girls
the pep and pulchritude of a new
production in the musical comedy
capital of the world are weeks of
just plain perspiration and some
times heartbreaks.
If the producer is optimistic, he
may insert an ad in the daily
theatrical paper saying that Choir
us girls may call at certain hour.
He will find hundreds of girls
pushing and showing to get into the
door at the appointed time. They
will range from 16 to go, and in
clude every type from the ex-
burlesque queen to the daughter OF
Park Avenue.
Ordered Like Groceries
The pessimistic producer, meaning
the experienced one, will call up an
agency Whereabouts girls are graded
and sorted like crackers in box.
He will give an order for say fifty
blondes, twenty-five brunettes, and
twelve red heads, asking that they
be delivered to the stage entrance.
They will be neat, small-hatted,
and inconspicuous. The wise chorus
girl does not over-dress when she
applies for a job.
She is serious and disciplined. She
knows the etiquette of try-out.
Onto a bare stage the hundred
girls are marshaled. They are in
spected row at a time.
1.-THE girl in the blue suit next to
the girl in black-step forward and
give your address," says the pro-
Queer.
Picked Like Fruit
He is picking the girls as he
would pick peaches out of a bushel
basket or canned fruit from the gro
Gers shelf. He may select half a
dozen girls. The rest are dismissed
They file out as quietly as they came.
I watched Gene Buck spend a
whole morning selecting four from
a stageful of girls for "Take the
Air" He is a veteran at the bust
ness. 1t took him a week to round
up fifty girls to start rehearsal. This
would simmer down to about twen-
ty in the three weeks before the
opening.
In the rehearsal hall the chorus
girls work from il to IL. They
show up in gingham practice frocks
that from the waist up look like
house dresses they might wear for
a mornings busting. During the day
their bare knees become as dirty as
if they had spent the day scrub
bling the floor. The gingham frocks
become wet and wilted and cling tc
slim bodies that must never weigh
more than 100.
Demand Pep, Speed
All day long they work up that
pep and speed that the audiences
demand. Fast-stepping is hard
work. A pianist breaks his finger
nails off playing the jazz tunes.
The Snowman probably selects
the hardest dance number for the
first days rehearsal. This speeds
up the elimination.
AS the chorus perspires down
stairs, often the principals are re-
hearsing upstairs. At the end Of
the second week, chorus and prin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07

spot on a mountainside to muse
upon the rolling ages.
A prehistoric skeleton he had
discovered was near his favorite
spot and the author sat picturing
the monster sporting in the sea far
below in the sunshine of million
years ago, before the earth's crust
thrust up the leviathan's fossil sky
ward.
Moving for a better view, Cur
wood slipped, and in recovering his
balance broke his gun. Putting the
useless weapon aside he leaned back
again to muse.
Suddenly an ominous scratching
along the narrow ledge above where
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
BY MARBEN GRAHAM
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press stan CORRESPONDENT
ANSING, Mich, Oct. 6.-Wild
IL life has had few more ferv-
LII ant and militant defenders
than James Oliver Curwood, noted
author who died recently at his
Owosso, Mich, home.
Curwood was in the midst Of a
bitter fight with fellow members of
the Michigan conservation commits
sion to force further curtailment of
hunters privileges before his last
illness.
The authors personal arraign-
ment of others who could not see
conservation as he did caused many
tense moments at the monthly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07

deadliest of all his enemies. His
eyes blazed and his great head
swung from side to side.
Thor reared to his launches
six feet away. 1 was backed as far
as I could go without falling over
precipice. One swoop of that fore
paw and it would all be over.
"Then, slowly, he came down upon
all fours again. Even more slowly,
it seemed, he linped away, back
along the ledge DE had come-leav-
ing behind his enemy to livel"
Feeling thus forgiven, Curwood
returned never to write OF slayings.
but to champion the cause Of every
wild thing.
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Member of Swedish Royal
Family Here Oct. IL;
Eager to See West.
81 haven't found my best girl yet"

II haven't found my best girl yet"
That was the response of Prince
William of sweden when asked
whether he contemplated matri-
mony again, as he stepped from the
Swedish-American liner Gripsholm
in New York this week.
Though eligible to marry again
by virtue of a divorce from Princess
Maria Pavolvna of Russia, thirteen
years ago, this royal parsonage says
he isn't looking forward to matri-
mony.
Drawing heavily on an American
cigaret, he burst into laughter as
the conversation persisted in being
of his personal affairs, and told his
interviewers:
Expects to Meet Beauties
"I expect to meet as many beau
tiful and attractive girls as I did
when 1 was in America before
very charming young women,
dare say"
Indiana and the great West are
interesting his Royal Highness. With
almost boyish glee this handsome
Prince, who stands six feet three
in his stocking feet, said:
when a little boy I read Cooper
and his stories of the Indians and
the great plains of the West, where
buffalo were hunted, and since that
time I have wanted to visit the
great West Of America.
Last time I was here I could
get only to Kansas, but this time
I hope to be able to see your Won
derful Rocky Mountains"
Son Is Improving
Just as the Prince landed he was
handed a cable announcing that his
son, Lennart, who was stricken
three days ago with pneumonia, was
recovering.
The camping fund Of the Camp
Fire Girls and Girl Scouts will be
the beneficiary of the proceeds Of a
lecture to be given by the Prince,
under auspices of The Indianapolis
Times, at the Armory Wednesday
evening, Oct. II.
Tickets are on sale at the w. X.
Stewart book store and Clark 81
Cade's drug store, in the Claypool
Hotel.
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Obliging

BIZ Times Special
VALPARAISO, Ind, Oct. 7.
Frank Lutz and Anna Schers
were married here several days
ahead of the planned date, so
they could accommodate a
lawyer who drew up a joint
: deed for their home upon the
supposition that they were al
ready married. When it came
to signing the deed, the couple
told the lawyer the wedding
was to be next week. He said
that being the case 1t would be
necessary to make out a new
deed, so the couple accom-
modated him and were mar
ried at once.
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cipals work together. The culmina-
ton is the dress rehearsal, which
lasts all night, just before the open
ing.
The new Ziegfeld or Buck or
Shubert or George White show is
now in the lap of Broadways gods.
The opening night is at hand.
But the best show of all is tie
preparatory one on which the cur
tain Just has been rung down.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
GUILTY AS EMBEzZLER
Former Terre Haute Bank Teller
Convicted Of $4,000 Theft.

BIZ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct, T.
Edison L. Wagner stands convicted
today of embezzling $4,000 from the
McKeen national bank here while
in it's employ as a teller. A jury in
Federal Court returned a verdict OF
guilty, Thursday, after fifteen min
utes deliberation. The defense
sought to show Wagner was OF un-
sound mind.
Unless motion for a new trial is
filed prior to Oct. 81, which defense
counsel intimates is a step it con-
templates, Wagner will be sentenced
on that day by Federal Judge
Baltzell at indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
Purdue Holds Colt Show

BU Times Special
FARMLAND, Ind, Oct. Purdue
University's first annual colt show
is being held today at the Herbert
Davis forestry farm five miles north
west of here Colts sired by Felix,
champion Belgian draft horse,
bought year ago by the university
from Harry Stamp, Charlottesville,
are displayed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
MCCULLOUGH IS BACKED
Engineering Club Commends His
Appointment to City Job.

Appointment of E. w. McCul-
Tough as general superintendent of
maintenance and operation of the
city sanitary board was commended
by the Indianapolis Engineering
Club of which Mccullough is a
member, at the club luncheon at the
Board of Trade Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
Brond7guyS Best Shoe Is One Full
of TOLL Grief NeUer Seen by Public
Visitors Back of Scenes at
RehearsaIs See Real
Heart of Theater.

It's blooming time for new shows on
Broadway. Colorful. tuneful, very ''girly'
musical comedies usually attract the
But Hortense Saunders, writer for The
Times and NEA Service, found they re-
quire a lot of .drab worry and toll. AS a
picture of big musical show in the
making.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
Attica Woman Buried
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
ATTICA, Ind, Oct. Funeral
services were held here today for
Mrs. Alma Hughes Orr, wife of B. S.
Orr, cashier of the Farmers Mer-
chants State bank. She died
Wednesday after long illness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
CHURCH SESSIONS END
Lutheran and Presbyterian Dele
gates Leave Lafayette.

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 7.-Dele-
gates to two church sessions held
here this week departed for their
homes today following adjourn
ment Thursday.
The northern Indiana Lutheran
pastoral conference closed it's ses-
sion at noon, after choosing La
Porte as the 1928 meeting place.
An address by DR.. Robert E.
Speer, New York, moderator of the
general assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church in the United States,
closed the meeting of the Indiana
synod, which opened Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
SEEK ACCIDENT CURB
School Principals Discuss Safety
Measures at Meeting.

School principals DISCUSS Safety
Measures at Meeting.
Plans for accident prevention
work in the city schools were dis
cussed at a meeting Of eighty
three Indianapolis school principals
Thursday afternoon at the Cham
Der of Commerce.
DR.. w. A. Ocher, physical educa-
ton director and chairman Of the
accident prevention program. asked
principals to interest Parent
Teacher clubs to help and encourage
boys in accident prevention work,
and to teach other children to re
spect the young traffic officers.
Todd Stops, secretary of the
Hoosier Motor Club, offered a prize
of S25 to the Parent Teacher Club
having the largest night meeting at
tendance. The police department
will provide speakers and entertain
ment for the meetings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
HINT AT IMPEACHMENT
Newcastle Republican Councilmen
May Act Against Mayor Hays.

Newcastle Republican Councilmen
May Act Against Mayor Hays.
BV Times Special
NEWCASTLE, Ind, Oct. MEM
bers of the Republican majority
faction of the city council may
seek to irnpeach Mayor Strod Hays,
Democrat, as a sequel to the
mayors dismissal of four members
of the fire department including
Chief Victor Gilbert.
The mayor should prefer charges
against the dismissed men in order
to give them an opportunity for de-
Tense, the Republicans assert. The
mayor, however, declares the next
move is up to his council foes. They
intimate that unless charges are
made, they will seek to impeach
HAYS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
NAME CLUB DIRECTORS
Election Is Held BY Hoos:er Motor
Organization.

Claude F. Johnson, Edgar Hart
and Walter L. Brant have been re-
elected directors of the Hoosier Mo-
tor Club, President Duane DUNCAN
announced today.
They take Office today with the
annual election of officers. A. j.
Parry and Robert B. Rhoads retire
as directors.
Johnson, Hart and Brant were
elected Oct. without contest, Dun
gan said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
BREAKS NECK; LIVES
Smashes Plaster Cast After Three
Weeks in Hospital; Walks.
By United Press

By United Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. Twill
liam M. North broke his neck in a
fall and doctors despaired of his
life. But he didn't desc they told
him that he might walk again If
he spent a year or more in a plas-
ter cast. But three weeks of hos
pital life was enough for North,
so he got up and went home, where
he smashed the plaster cast. He's
still alive, and walking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
PARK WORKERS DROPPED
A Cut Off Pay Roll AS Result Of
Winter Closing.

George Morgan, assistant park
superintendent, today reported that
forty-four employees had been dis
charged from the parks forces.
They were dropped due to the
close of the park season and the
Email budget allowance.
Riverside, Brookside, Garfield
Rhodius, Riley, Douglas and prob
ably Camp Sullivan and Christian
parks will remain open during the
winter. Ten parks have been closed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
GLASS PLANT REOPENS
Hartford City Factory Operates Aft
er Wage Settlement.
BU Times Special

BIZ Times Special
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. T.
After a shutdown since Saturday
due to wage dispute, the local
plant of the American Window
Glass Company was again in opera
ton today, following a settlement.
A scale signed at Pittsburgh, Pa,
by company officials and officers
of the Cutters and Flattners Pro-
tective Association provides for the
same scale of pay, but with the
stipulation that for every 10 per
cent increase in the price of glass,
there will be per cent increase
in wages.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
BY HORTENSE SAUNDERS

NEW YORK, Oct. THE best
show on Broadway is one the pub
lie never sees. Even the affluent
butter and egg delegates who can
pay the SPECTATORS top prices for
opening night seats are not priv
legged to witness the drama that is
lived before a musical comedy can
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
CRASH TRIAL DELAYED
Negro, Who Rammed Patrol With
Car Faces Court Monday.

Gar races COurL MONDAY.
Trial of Harry "Goosie" Lee,
Negro, SIS Indiana Ave-, to have
been held in Criminal court Thurs
day was postponed until Monday
afternoon, because of absence Of
Defense Attorney Clinton H. Givan.
Lee is charged with assault and
battery, reckless driving and speed
ing, as result of driving an auto into
a police patrol returning from a
liquor raid, at Twenty-f1rst st. and
Capitol Ave-, last April, injuring two
policemen, Sergt. Andrew Clary and
Patrolman Skinner.
The Criminal court trial is by APP
peal from Municipal court where
Lee was fined 5000 on the three
charges.
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meetings of the commission, of
which he, had been member but
six months.
Curwood's conviction was so
deep-rooted that he would not eat
meat and during an argument over
his attempt to prevent shooting OF
spike horned deer declared he would
not stop fighting until it was against
the law to shoot any deer.
OW Curwood became convert
|lH ed to his principles reads like
S one of his wild life stories.
1t happened while he was hunting
in his early years among the Rockies
for big game grizzlies, wild goat
and the like.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
OBITUARY

Mrs. M. G. Scofield was called to
the Great Beyond, Wednesday NOR
ming, Nov. Goth, at her home, after a
short illness.
Mrs. Scofields death came as a
shock to the entire community, al
though she has been in ill health
for some time past.
She was seventy years of age at
the time of her death, and had lived
in this community for almost 35
years. Funeral services were held in
the community M. E. church Saturday
afternoon, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Sanderson of Milaca,
who was formerly a pastor here.
Mrs. Scofield leaves to mourn her
going, her husband, M. G. Scofield,
one son, Arthur, and one daughter,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
BRUNO

Mrs. Ted Doboszenski of Duluth,
came to visit her parents Monday.
Mrs. A. Markus spent most of the
week in Duluth.
John Walsh made two trips to the
City last week.
Rev. Blair of Duluth, spent last
Thursday in town.
Miss. Wahlstrom of Grasston, is a
guest of her brother and family, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wahlstrom.
Warren Ball who just returned
from Philadelphia, spent a few days
with his parents last week.
G. H. White spent Monday in Sand
stone.
Mr.. Keuhn' and Floyd went to Bel
den Tuesday.
Mrs Mobly was in Sandstone Mon
day.
VIM. Saggau spent the week end at
home.
Train No. 10 was delayed here two
hours Tuesday evening.
Pete Peterson went to Minneapolis
Tuesday morning.
Carl Johnsons are very comfortably
located in their home now, having
put in a basement and remodeled the
house in general.
Presbyterian Notes-Sunday school
at 9:45, church at II o'clock; mission
study class at o'clock; C. E. at 7:30.
Bible study Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs. John Stafford at 1880.
The Ladies' Aid will give a waffle
supper with Mrs. Bert Rose and Mrs.
Churchill as hoStesses, assisted by
Mesdames Sprague, Forsyth, Babe,
Fillinger, Hammer, and Rodenberger,
Wednesday, Dec. 18th, beginning at
2:45 p. m. and will serve till $50.
The menu is as follows: Waffles, but
ter, syrup, sausages, and coffee; price
25 cents. Everybody is invited to
come and have a real treat The
supper will be served in the church
anneX.-COme.
The Christmas program given by
the Sunday school will be given Fri
day evening, Dec. 23rd. Practice for
the program next Sunday afternoon,
Dec. II, at 2 o'clock. Those who
have parts in the program kindly
have them learned and be out for
practice, please.
A Christmas program is being pre-
pared by the children of the Bruno
public school which is to be pre-
sented on the evening of Dec. Is.
The st. Paul Ev. Lutheran Ladies'
Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. H.
A. Noeldner, Wednesday, Dec. 18th.
Everybody welcome.
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classes are now meeting at the town
hall on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day of each week for their exercises
as there is inadequate room in the
school house.
H. w. Harte spoke for short time
to the high school Tuesday afternoon
Miss Laura Hooker visited with the
A. E. Eddy family at Hinckley, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Woods left Tues
day for Minneapolis for a visit with
their sons.
The high school debating team is
working hard for the debate against
Hinckley to be held in January.
Rev. Sanderson and daug hter, Nor
ma, motored up from Milaca Satur-
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
RUSS ASK ALL
NATIONS DISARM
dPeace Bomb Thrown by Soviet
At Opening of Geneva
Farley.

Geneva, Switzerland-Soviet Russia
threw a peace bomb" into the open
ing session of the preparatory dis
armament commission by proposing
complete abolition of all land, marine
and air forces.
Admitting that the Soviet project
was a radical suggestion, Maxim
Litvinoff, chief of the Soviet delega.
ton, called for the dissolution of all
land, sea and air forces and the non
admittance of their existence in any
concealed form.
The proposal caused sensation at
the conference.
The Russian delegate submitted as
the other points of the project that all
weapons and military supplies, means
for chemical warfare and all other
material forms of armament be de.
stroyed, that all warships, military
and air craft be scrapped and that the
system of calling up citizens for mill
tary training be discontinued.
The Soviet delegation introduced a
resolution calling for the immediate
working out in detail of draft con-
vention for complete general disarm,
ament on principles submitted by
them. The resolution also provided
for the convocation of a disarmament
conference not later than March, 1928.
Scrapping of all warships and the de-
struction of all fortresses, if accepted
by the powers, would be carried out
in a period of from one to four years
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08

Mrs. Frank Rowland, two brothers.
B. J. Kelsey and ]. H. Kelsey, and
one sister, Mrs. r. A. Roberts.
Mrs. Scoffeld was a kind loving
mother, a patient sufferer, and
friend of everyone, always cheerful
and generous, and many are the
friends who will miss her.
Those from out of town who attend
ed the funeral were: J. H. Kelsey,
Melvin Kelsey, Reuben Kelsey, Allan
Kelsey, Hope Shaske, and E. B. Gull
let, all of Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Kelsey, and Hazel Taft Of
Virginia, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Roberts of jamestown, N. d.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
German, Poland End Trade War

Berlin-Poland and Germany, who
have been engaged in trade war
for the last two and half years, have
signed preparatory agreements for
the resumption of normal trade at
Warsaw. The agreements provide
that Germany grants Poland conces,
sion for exporting wood to Germany,
while Poland will facilitate importa.
ton of German bicycles, watches and
glassware. Both countries agree to
continue negotiations until a full
fiedged trade treaty is concluded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
Breakfast Conference Opened

Washington-A number of republi-
can and democratic congressional
leaders were guests of President Cool
fdge at the resumption of the White
House breakfast conferences, inaugur.
ated during the last session Of con.
gress. Those participating were Sen
ators Charles Curtis of Kansas, ]. E.
Watson of Indiana, Reed Smoot of
Utah and F. E. Warren of Wyoming,
republicans; ]. T. Robinson of Ark.
ansas and Pat Harrison Of Mississip
pi, democrats; Representatives M. B.
Madden of Illinois, w. R. Green of
Iowa, B. H. Smell of New York and
II. E. Burton of Ohio, republicans,
and J. N. Garner Of Texas, democrat
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
Pleasant Hill NeighbOrhOOd

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Storebo and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis of Bruno,
were guests at the Ed Rupp home
Sunday.
Adrian Berglund returned home
Tuesday, having spent a week in Min
neapolis and Saltwater.
Felix Kvasnicka left for Minneapo-
lis a week ago and is now enrolled
as a student in the Dunwoody Insti-
tute, where he is taking a special
course in automobile mechanics and
There has been general exodus
of people from this neighborhood to
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Hoover Outlines Trade Increase

Washington Economic progress
during 1927 brought Americans to the
highest material living standard this
country or any other country has
ever known, Secretary Hoover de-
clared in his annual report to the
President. A situation of prosperity
which he said has now been charac-
teristic of American industry for six
years." was maintained marred only
by some continuing depression for
agriculture and some backwardness
in individual lines of industry.