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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
New Theory of Right

China is waking, we say, but only
because of the white mans influ-
ence, the white/ mans knowledge,
the white mans achievements.
Her strength and greatness depend
on what she can borrow from US,
what she can learn, what we have
already learned
AT present she is in a state OF
stampede.
The thought that western nations
do not undertake TO coerce her be.
cause they are afraid is absurd.
England and the United States
could organize ten or a dozen di-
visions and go to Pekin as easily as
the allies did a quarter of a cen
fury ago.
The Western world is held back
not by fear. but by new theory OF
what is just and practical.
The belief that China and every
other nation. for that matter, should
have the right to work out it's sal
walton has taken firmer root than
ever before.
1t is not cowardice or hypocrisy
that makes London willing to nego'
tate more liberal treaty with
China, or that inspires the United
States Senate to favor arbitration
with Mexico. 1t is the idea of a
different international ORDER
1t may be we are wrong to sub
stitute the ways of peace for those
of war. Maybe we would do better
to keep our knowledge to ourselves
and trust the superiority it implies
| for protection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
MUNCIE AND MARION

There is food for thought in the comparison of
what happened in Munce and what happened in
Marion County.
Both had grand juries. Both investigated crimes
which were charged to be under the protection of
constituted authorities or committed by public Off
Gals
When the grand jury at Muncie refused
turn indictments in the face of evidence which the
prosecutor of that county and of the jurors be-
lieved to be amply sufficient to convict the prosecu
tor and this juror who had taken an oath to perform
his duty did not stop.
Within two hours after the grand jury had been
discharged this juror had sworn to an affidavit
charging crime and the prosecutor had warrant out
for man he said had been keeping gambling house
running a bootleg joint and making himself other
wise obnoxious and dangerous to the community
Marion County had grand jury which for
han three months investigated charges of graft
md corruption.
1t had not one prosecutor but four. One of these
was the elected Official William Remy Another was
he Attorney General of the State Two others were
named as special deputies and paid from the contin-
gent fund of Governor Jackson
That jury heard many witnesses. Many of these
illnesses fled the State to avoid testffying but
nally returned to tell their stories Many of these
illnesses the same persons who had given
atements TO The Times duplicating officials and
atng some very direct facts.
But when this had all ended it was commonly
1ported that four of these grand Jurors wished to
eturn indictments and that two, at the finish, re-
used to indct.
After that adjournment, three of these prosecu-
ors, the two specially paid by the Governor and
Prosecutor Remy gave statements that they believed
the grand jury had failed to do it's duty and that
The jurors had heard evidence which in their opinion
should have been followed by indictments
1t a rumor that there, were four
lrors who had voted That may or may not
lave been true but it true that returning it's re-
port the jury insisted On including In its report a
itatement that brought suspicion upon it's own ac-
ton 1t declared that this is the only report posi-
Die under conditions they now exist within the
grand jury"
There was declaration of something unusual
but no official has as yet cared to inquire what these
conditions were why some other report could not
have been made.
What would have happened had that juror at
Muncie who swore to the afidavits been serving in
Marion County?
What would have happened had that brave pros
acutor of Muncie been in Marion County?
What would have happened had Prosecutor
Davis been on that staff of legal advisers?
What would have happened had any one of those
four legal advisers to this grand jury declared as
the Munce prosecutor declared, Il have every one
against me but the good people'-for he might have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
Interest in China

As one travels West it is to hear
more about China and less about
Mexico. People are naturally in.
terested in the ocean which they
face. The Pacific has its problems
as well as the Atlantic. If any.
thing. they promise 10 be more
complicated and more perplexing. 1t
is the largest ocean of them all,
and it's coasts are inhabited by the
greatest multitude of human beings.
White civilization has moved around
the world and come out of the west
ern shore of North America. 1t is
now lookinGRat Asia from the rear.
Three thousand years ago our an
cestors fled before the milling Orien-
tai hordes. before the westward ad-
vance Of Mongul, Kurd and Tartar.
The fleeing helped t. make them
alert and intelligent. While civiliza-
ton owes much to the fact that it
was chased out of Asia. caste, n
civilization became infected with
dry rot by remaining stationary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
Where Risk Lies

The generous policy which west
ern nations appear determined to
pursue toward China may seem for
no other purpose than to convert her
into a formidable enemy and force
our grandchildren to engage in
deadly strife for no better reason
than that we are too soft.
Such a risk Is within the range
of possibility, but the world prefers
to take 1t.
War has been tried since time
immemorial as the first and quick
est way to settle racial and national
disputes. In nine-tenths Of the cases
results have not justified the cost,
and in many there has been no re-
suit at all.
Civilized people are in a mood to
try something else.
They do not entertain the illusion
that war can be eliminated, but they
do intend to think of it as the last,
not as the first resort.
Whether for good or i'll, China will
be given her chance.
A chance that she could not have
hoped for under the old order, a
chance that may cost us dearly be-
fore the tale is completely told.
1t is a. great and hazardous ex-
pertinent, but If it works. even half
way well, humanity will have gained
a more worthwhile victory than was
ever won on the battlefield.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

nern,'t her TO have her harp. This
new Ieniou movie with Mary Carr
Greta Nissen and Arlette Marchal IS
really a farce with snappy peo-
room climax. AL Woods would nave
loved this situation in the days wheh
his bedroom forces were making him
a fortune. Menjou is the best man
on the screen today when 1t comes
TO putting over this polished manly
devil stuff. Adolphe has the lean
and hungry look which makes him
an ideal choice for naughty, but
good roles.
Adolphe is getting a little holder
in his kissing, meaning that the
movies these days seem to be gong
in for the longer and hotter kiss.
Blonde and Brunette is a snappy
story of a very wise and worldly
man of Paris who wants a country
girl for a wife. FIe selects a modest
blonde. who grew up to be modest
because her grandmother was so de-
lightfully old-fashioned.
But Paris did not keep the blonde
wife old.fashioned, but changed her
into a hot mama, as the song writer's
would say.
The truth is that the blonde real
" was too rapid for Adolphe, and
they agree to a divorce. But his
second wife in the story is so quiet
in her home that an electric ian
would sound like a cyclone.
The brunette wife had one awful
falling. She insisted on playing the
harp by the hour for her husband.
No husband can stand that. And so
the blonde complex returns when 1t
is necessary for our wise hero and
his divorced wife are compelled to
"act married" before dear old grand
mother.
And while the sham is going on,
the second wife is present. Grand
ma is such a dear old soul that she
insists on tucking the covers around
the blonde and her alleged husband.
Situation sounds naughty, but
Menjou and the cast do a smart and
brilliant job of making ii funny but
wise theater.
Blonde or Brunette is corking
fun. Good for many, many laughs.
Charlie Davis and his gang are in
Hawaii this week, They have an at
mospheric and tuneful start. Davis
now has a soloist in his band who
is wonder when it comes to put
ting the love ballad stuff over with
success. All is we'll this week be-
cause Davis plays the piano.
At the Ohio all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
w ork
Original Bid Of Two Shows
at Least Six Ace
High Cards,
BY Milton G. Work

The pointer for today is:
An original bid of two OF suit
shows at least sin cards in the suit,
with ace-fing queen at the top.
From the moment that the game
of Auction Bridge landed on these
shores. the question of what should
be the meaning Of an original bid
of two of a suit has been actively
debated.
At the start the two-bid was
used generally to show length with
out tops. as distinguished from the
bid of one which announced tops.
In spite of the incongruity of bid
ding one with a strong suit and two
with a weak one, the bid had its
advantages when used with proper
limitations. These proper limitations.
however, were not always recognized
and two-bids were made with all
sorts Of worthless holdings. Ipnum.
cradle other two-bid conventions,
most of them unsound, sprang up;
so that an original bid Of two soon
became as meaningless as poll
| ticians utteranCcs on the prohibition
question. Some writer's then attempt
ed to clear up the confusion by pre-
scribing all original bids of two but
this was foolish because there Coul
be no good reason for giving up bid
which might be used to advantage.
] therefore proposed that the prob
lem be solved by making an original
bid of two mean one thing only, viz.
Ace-king Queen-X-X.X, and that pro
! posal has been accepted by most eX-
pert players as tho conventional two.
bid The adoption of this convcn.
| ton does not mean that two always
must be bid with the holding in.
! question; but it does mean that when
two is bid originally, the hand. what.
ever else it may contain. has at least
six cards headed by Ace-King. Queen
of the suit named.
Tomorrow we will consider what TO
bid with the following hands:
1. Sp.: Ace-King- Queen-x.x-x. lit:
X-X. Di.: XIX. CT: Xxx.
.. Sp.: Xxx. Ht.; king-x. Di.:
Ace-King- Queen.Jack-x-x. CT: MN.
5. Sp.; ting-Jack-x. Ht: Ace.
King Queen-X-X-X. Di.: Xxx. CT: x.x.
Copyright, John f.. Ollie Coz
Work. the international author.
lily OF Auction Bridge, viii answer
questions OH the game for Times
readers who write him through
The Times, iucIOSiuc a sCIf.od-
dressed, stamped envelope.
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about the strongest sex thing | have
seen on the screen for many months.
Here is the warm drama charged
with enough sex stuff to make even
Miss Glynn envious. Flesh and the
Devil is just box office picture.
It is going to 90 the business. This
hot stuff generally does. Here you
have the long and lingering kiss
which starts hot and ends up like
a volcano.
Miss Carlo is cast as one of those
linger longer women. especially
when attractive men are around.
She sure lures the poor saps on.
The writer let's her burn up most
of the time, and the very end of
the story causes her to drown in ice
water That sure cooled the old
girl off.
Flesh and the Devil is a silly
story, splendidly acted. beautifully
photographed and probably the hot
test sex yarn seen on the screenGn
many a month. Don't take this one
seriously, laugh or you will go wild.
Just because it is the kind of pic
ture it is there will be few vacant
seats this week at the Apollo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

Latin students have the floor to-
day as targets for one of the ques-
tions in this test. The correct an
swers to all appear on page IL:
1-Who is shown in the accom-
panying picture?
2-Who plays the lead in the pic
ture, THE Better OLE?
3-What is the translation of ''pro
tempore"?
4-In what State is the source Of
the Suwanee River?
5-What is the abbreviation for
the word railroad?
els Claire Windsor. actress, a
blonde or brunei?
Tn which century was the Great
Wall of China built?
S-What State does Senator VIII
liam Z. Borah represent?
9-Who won the Catalina channel
swim?
1O-what is the capital of Colo
RADIO?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
Larger Vision

When the Caucasian race began
its forward circuit of the earth it
was as savage as those who pursued
il. If not little more so. It winds
up. however. with steam and cleo
tricity as its servants. with powers
and capacities that were never
dreamed of at the beginning.
Better still. It's conceptions of
government. law and human relac
tons have broadened. 1t looks west
ward from the Pacific slope Of this
continent. with an altered and en-
large vision.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
BUSHMAN STAGES
ANOTHER COMEBACK

Francis <. Bushman IN a very
definite manner has proven that he
is able to come back" the screen.
In THE Lady in Ermine" Bush
man stands out from the rest of the
players as if the picture had been
written and made for him.
1t is just the personality Of the
man. When you see him before you
on the screen there is a certain some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

How can I figure the length OF
rope required to fasten horse to
a stake in the center of circle 100
yards in diameter so that he can go
around the circumference?
The rope must equal the radius
of the circle which is half the di-
ameter, since the point marking half
the diameter is at the center of the
circle and a line from any point OF
the circumference of the circle to
the center is a radius of the circle.
or half the diameter. If the di-
ameter is 100 yards one-half would
be fifty yards, which is the length
of the rope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
I Naughty but Pure Is Adolphe Menjou
in Blonde or Brunette at the Ohio

Gilbert and Greta Carlo in Flesh
and the Devil"
This movie Is uncomfortably hot
Wow and many vows. This story
is too wild for me.
They are trying to make great
and grand lover of John Gilbert. And
they sure arc succeeding. But it is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

Wise TO put CEllDeft
in such ov<-heat-
cd love scenes as
he has with Greta
Carlo? Greta is
wildly attractive.
The character she
plays this time
seems to be more
at home in her
bedroom than i'll
the drawing room.
Flesh and the
Devil" is a super
heated wild sex
thing that. one
would suspicion
the author of
Three Weeks" to
sA MI L.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
Movie Verdict

COLONIAL-Irene Rich has
a smart, clever and thorough
ly amusing farce offering in
Don't Tell the Wife,"
CIRCLE-Francis X. Bush
man makes a very definite
Comeback" in ''The Lady In
Ermine," by deftly stealing the
picture. from Corinne Griffith.
OHIO-"Blonde or Brunette"
is rapid and smart fun with
Adolphe Menjou and Greta
Nissen in TIC cast. Jolly fun.
APOLLO-"The Flesh and
the Devil" is hot sex stuff. Has
a silly story but it has been
beautifully photographed and
we'll acted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
By Walter ID. Hickman

Naughty but good is the moral
temperature of Adolphe Menjou in
his latest comedy effort.
In BLONDE or Brunette" Menjou
is up against the problem of pick
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

ing q blonde or y
brunette from his
peach orchard as
his wife. When he
had a blonde wife,
he developed the
brunette complex
and the second he
div or C e S the
blonde and mar
ries the brunette
the blonde com
mex returns. And
so the second WIFE,
who played a harp
and sang at home,
agrees to leave
NIeniou free to
return to the
blonde II he will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

thing about him
that is compelling
in it's intensity.
He strikes a chord
of the past and
makes memories
come to life again.
How different is
the sure and easy
touch he has from
that of the present
run of male vamps
and villains.
The picture is a
costume affair con-
corning one of the
Austrian wars of
conquest. T h e
.Austrians have
taken over the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

noble who has been forced to leave
his wife on their wedding day in
order to join his regiment to fight
the Austrian enemy.
The wife is taken by the Austrians,
along with the estate and is unable
to escape. Corinne Griffith has this
part and as far as we can see she
made no attempts to do anything
with it. In several scenes she makes
an excellent model to drape an
ermine cloak on but that is as much
as we can recall of her worth to the
picture.
Einar Hansen plays the Count and
husband, and does as we'll as is to
be expected from subordinate part.
The one character that does stand
out, though, in our opinion, is that
of General Dostal, the Austrian,
played by Bushman. The finish he
gives to the part is what makes it
live. You forget the costume he
wears and forget he is acting; it is
as if he were telling you personally
an incident from out his own life.
The big thing in the story is a
dream which the General has,
wherein he spends a night of love
with the beautiful young Countess.
By peculiar trick of fate, he is
convinced after awakening that the
dream was real. And on account of
this. a tragedy is averted in the life
of the Count and his wife.
We have made it as plain as we
can that we are very enthusiastic
over Bushman's return to the screen
and we assure those who used to go
to see him that, although this pic
ture was not intended for him, he
takes it with the same ease and
grace he showed in his pictures of a.
few years ago.
The supplemental features include
an overture by Stolarevsky, "An
Evening Over the Radio" which we
did not like; comedy, news reel and
organ solo by Dessa Byrd.
At the Circle all week. By the
Observer
SMART COMEDY
AT THE COLONIAL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

What percentage of the gasoline
consumed in this country is used in
autos?
The gross consumption was 1862
094.000 gallons in 1926 of which about
so per cent was used by motorists.
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Questions and
Answers

=. You. can get an answer to any uues
ton of TACT or information by writing
70 The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave, Washins.
ton. D.. g.. Enclosing 2 cents in stampsl
LOT reply: Medical. legal and martha.
research be. undertaken All other
questions VIII receive a personal reply
Unsigned REQUESTS cannot he answered
AL letters are ential.-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

What was Benjamin FranI1lins
definition of lone hundred per cent
American?
In his autobiography he said zone
hundred per cent American is one
who puts his duty to his country
above his selfish desires and who is
more anxious that his children and
his children's children may live in
a country where justice and liberty
prevails, than for any profit that he
may make for himself during his
own life by cheating"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

a C h i G v e d in
Don't Tell the
Wife" with Irene
Rich at the Co.
lonial.
We have a pic
ture that does not
rely in a single
in 5 t ance on a
wise = cracking
subtitle to hold
up the pointed
and clever humor
present.
Irene Rich and
TIuntly Gordon in
this story are
cast in the roles
of a husband and
wife who have
become estranged
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

Senator Jim Reed has discovered that the presi.
Dental spokesman is Coolidge himself Next thing
you know some of these investigating Senators are
going to find out he's Republican, too
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

Perhaps Uncle Sam isn't popular with his way
ward nephews and nieces just now but did you ever
see rich uncle who was?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

Philadelphia clubwomen have joined movement
to have public Libraries open on Sunday Where is
this wave of dissipation carrying us?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

What is the correct way to make
a budget for household expenditures
1t would depend upon the size of
the family and of the income. Tie
bulletin on "Budgeting and House.
hold Accounts" issued by the Wash
ington bureau for cents treats this
subject in detail for incomes rang.
ing from SIS to $500 per month and
for families of two to six persons.
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just a bit through the husbands
habit of roaming around with other
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Bill includes Lester Huff at the
organ, Emil Seidel and his orches-
ira, news reel an da comedy.
At the Apollo all week.
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YES, 1T IS WARM
MOVIE WEATHER TODAY

You do not need your winter coats
and snow shoes when you see John
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31
What are petritied forests and
where are they located?

In Arizona a tract of land com
prising 25,625 acres upon which there
are many exposed, PROSTATE trunks
of petrified trees has been set aside
as a National monument by prosih
dental proclamation. 1t is called then
Petrified Forest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

as easily said that in Indianapolis he said it in
Muncie?
Things happened in Muncie. Nothing happened
in this county.
Why?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

How many autos are there in Ice.
land?
The number registered is 80.
How many sons did the late Theo.
dOre Roosevelt have, and what were
their names?
Four, Theodore, Jr,, Kermit, Archi.
bald and Quentin,
Who wrote Lady Windermeres
Fam?
Oscar Wilde
On what day of the week did Dec.
II. 1876 fall?
Thursday.
At what rate does the earth travel
in its orbit?
At the rate of about nineteen miles
a second
Did President Grant ever have
any name other than Ulysses Simp-
son?
He was named Hiram Ulysses and
was called by his middle name, but
having been designated ULYSSES 4
Simpson in his appointment to West
Point Military Academy. he adopted
that name.
How many white and Negro teach.
ers are there in the United States,
According to the last census there
were S5,442 Negro teachers, 1853
white teachers and 400 others. in
Guiding Chinese, Indians, etc.
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How many autos are there in Ice.
land?
The number registered is $40.
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SMART COMEDY
AT THE COLONIAL

a human smartness that is diff.
cult to translate from the original
E'rn1oI, hoe Iaa,,
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Who wrote Lady Windermere's
Fam?
Oscar Wilde
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

How many sons did the late Theo.
dOre Roosevelt have, and what were
their. t1an1nsp
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

On what day of the week did Dec.
II. 1876 fall?
Thursday.
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/ At what rate does the earth travel
| in its orbit?
At the rate of about nineteen miles
a second.
Evening star., 1927-09-11

The first secretary Of the Canadian
legation, Mr.. Hume Wrong, will be
joined by Mrs. Wrong in fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Wrong spent the late
Summer in Canada.
Evening star., 1927-09-11

The newly appointed secretary of
Evening star., 1927-09-11

The military attache of the italian
embassy. Gen. Villa. will return to-
morrow from Detroit, where he went,
to attend the Gordon Bennett air
raCaS