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flaming in their eyes. The long
long days and longer nights of their
sad waiting for the end were to be
frightened by the glory of the tenor's
voice. From one room to another
the piano was wheeled; in every
room Schipa sang gay songs; bright
songs that must have aroused in
those listeners minds a host of
memories Of far happier days.
The men't ward was first visited
There his hearers faces were
stamped with the tragic fixed inten-
sity born OF realizing a fate unalter-
able. Some were so far gone that
they lay motionless on their pillows.
But like all the rest they seemed to
drink in the blessed message of that
glorious voice, coming to them like
lights in their outer darkness. There
was no applause, only they listened
and listened hungrily, signing when
he-left.
But the women's ward. What
contrast. There the very i'll lay, too,
propped up on pillows. but they were
smiling. Unlike the men, they faced
death with a gentle, submissive
cheerfulness harder to witness than
supreme despair. After the gayer
numbers, they laughed and laughed.
After every song they applauded. As
he left all were smiling at him. and
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The 1927 edition of the Jordan
River Revue, the annual musical
play of the University Of Indiana,
was voted a real success by a large
audience at the Murat last night
This revue has been one of the
bright spots of the season for at
least six years and this year edi-
ton of the how was no exception to
the rule.
The show this year was distin-
guished both by the work OF the
principals as we'll as the mems and
girls chorus.
The chorus work Of the students
seems to improve each year and this
edition reached the highest peak yet
achieved by the students.
THE Pajama Chorus" as well as
the chorus to the feature song, Il
Love You" seemed to be the two
dance numbers which We're favorites
of the evening.
Walter Partridge of Indianapolis
was responsible for the dance ar
rangements. Ethel Budrow and
Frances Bracket coached the revue
this year
Miss Margaret Myer had the lead
ing role of Mary in the little story
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Punch and judy

a Punch and Judy show, declared
to be the earliest form of 'movie"
entertainment in history, has been
introduced in a sequence for TOO
Many Crooks" the picture which
marks Mildred Davis return to the
screen.
According to dramatic analists,
Punchinello, the chief puppet, is de-
rived from the name Puccio DAM.
clio. an Italian vintager of 1860,
who by his wit and grotesque APP
pearance became the leading comedi-
an of Europe and whose place was
supplied after his death by tiny
wooden harlequins.
Aside from Miss Davis, other play.
ers in the cast of the photoplay,
which was directed by Fred New
meyer, are Lloyd Hughes, George
Bancroft and FL Brendel.
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Six Big
Pictures Ready

Six pictures will be released by
Warner Bros. within the next few
weeks. They are "What Every Cal
Should Know" with Patsy Ruth
Miller and Ian Keith; white Elan
nels," with Louise Dresser, Jason
Robards and Virginia Brown Faire:
Dolores Costello in "A Million Bid
May McAvoy in Matinee Ladies"
Monte Blue in The Brute" and Rim
Tin-Tin i'm Tracked by the Police. -
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7OSSIBLY no incident in the
career of the great tenor, Tito
IL Schipa, who will be heard for
the first time in concert in Indian
apolis in the closing musical event Of
the season under the direction of the
Ona b. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises
on Sunday afternoon, May /. in the
Murat Theater, has surpassed in its
dramatic pathos his singing at Belle
vue Hospital. New York. After a
season of immense success in concert
and opera. he had a few days last
spring in which to take a much
needed rest before sailing for Italy.
During these days a request came
to him from the tuberculosis and
Health Association. Would he sing
in the tuberculosis Wards at the
Bellevue Hospital? At once Schipa
consented. On the appointed hour
he went, accompanied by Nine.
Schipa.
The scene was profoundly moving.
Five rooms constituted the wards
Long rows of beds in each extended
from the whitewashed walls. All
OF those beds were full. Propped up
On pillows, eagerly awaiting his ar
rival were the patients. White.faced
haggard, the fire of fatal malady
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following announcement of services
Sunday:
10:45-nThe Magnetic Christ"
charge Of the Opportunity Bible
vincent T H. Mani foHfeSS TS ~ Su9 eEe
10th anniversary of the class said
to be the. largest mixed adult
special--in the Bible School Hour, 9 80.
the Opportunity Class viii have 2
ali members. past and present are
cordially invited. The message WI;
class. o. A. Trnkle.
Dr. Frank S. c. Wicks of All
Souls Unitarian Church announces
following order of service at IL a. m.
Sunday:
"Andante Graziso' ......... Beethoven
From Fifth Symptom" =. :. Beethoven
Fourth Service.
Covenant.
Words OF Aspiration.
Responsive Reading-27th Selection.
Scripture.
Hymn 1877.
Notices and Offering.
AddressL"T6e Good Old Times
Benediction.
Postlude.
March ................. beethoVen
The Rev. Charles H. Gunsolus
will preach Sunday night at the
Christian Spiritualist Church on
Spiritual Evolution"
At Fletcher Place NJ, +. Church
Sunday morning an evangelistic
message on Keep the Home Fires
Burning will be given by the Rev.
w. B. Grimes. At night, THE
Work of a Soul"
At st. Paul NJ. Z. Church Sunday
morning the Rev. Elmer Jones will
preach on "Who Is My Neighbour
and at night, Christian Friend
ship"
At Linwood Christian Church, the
! Rev. Homer C. Boblitt, pastor, will
preach on Dry Bones" and at
night, (which Spirit?"
"The Church, a Mother" will be
DIR. Edward Haines Kistler's theme
Sunday at 1926 in the Fairview
Presbyterian Church. The quartet
will sing Cuthbert Harris Song of
Praise" and Vicent's by the Rivers
of Babylon" At 7:45 p. m. Mrs.
William A. Devin will be the SOLO
list, singing Love That Never Fail
eth" by Ward-Stephens. and For
the Crucifx," by La Forge; DIR. Kist-
Ter viii speak on The Power of
Sentiment"
DIR. Henry n. Faulconer of Phila-
delphia. noted evangelist of the Pres
byterian Church. L. S. A., will con-
duct a two weeks pre-easter service
at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church,
corner Of Central Ave. and Thirty
Fourth st. DR.. Faulconer was as
ISOLATED for some time with the J.
| W. Wilbur Chapman evangelistic
party and was for fifteen years the
evangelist of the Presbytery of east
crn Pennsylvania. The service will
be held in the chapel building every
evening at 7:45. A very special must
cal program has been arranged by
Fred Morris. director of music OF
the Tabernacle Church.
Certain nights during the service
/
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Out of Focus
BY Dan Campbell
United Press staff Correspondent

United Press staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 26.-Temper-
ment, the term that has caused
heartaches for many picture produc.
ers, has been given a new .eXplana.
ton by Max Rec, fashion designer
at the First National studio.
His theory applies not only TO
screen actresses but to the world in
general. for Rec contends that per.
sons moods may often be traced TO
the colors they choose in clothing.
People generally do not realize
what In important part color plays
in their lives. 1t governs the mood
and behavior of all people TO a de-
gree" he said. In the case Of en-
actress, whose emotions must be
summoned at will. it is important
that she be given colors which will
aid her.
different women react in differ.
ent ways to color Billie Dove, for
instance, plays love scenes charm
ingly in mauves and orchids. In
those tones she possesses an exulta-
ton and youthful blitheness which
makes it evident that the colors ell.
spirit her. Playing down the scale
to violets and puppies and some
shades Of blue, she becomes de.
pressed and her movements are act
ually slower.
"On the other hand Mary Astor
acquires distinction of carriage when
dressed in clear greens. In romantic
settings any of the pastel shades &C.
centuate the delicacy of her acting
In heavy emotional scenes she APP.
pears at her best in white"
Natalie Kingston, direct descend.
ant of General Mariana Vallejo,
pioneer of California, shows the ef.
fects Of her Spanish ancestry, Rec
says
Vivid shades are always best for
her. Reds lift her to emotional
heights and so will a brilliant yell
low. She is SO highly color sensi.
tized that when it is absolutely neces.
sary that she be gowned in pale pas.
tells, the effect is Immediately to her
disadvantage.
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will be designated for special organi-
cations of the church. Tuesday
night, March 20, will be known as
Young Peoples night. A special or
ganization is being set up to have
a large number of young people out
on that night. Friday night, April
l, will be Mems Club night. In
commenting on the pre- Easter serv-
ice, DR.. Dunkel said: We are in
deed fortunate in securing the serv-
ice of such a man as DR.. Faulconor
for these two weeks. Every man,
woman and child in cur church and
community should hear him. AS
our evangelist, DIR. F'aulconer is I'M
excelled. He will accomplish much
during his-stay here" The public is
invited to all services. The meet
ings will begin March p and end
April 10.
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he was trying his best TO smile back
at them.
At one point Schipa said softly to
his wife. II sing to them, but / feel
more like crying. Doubtless, the
ordeal was hard for him; he went
through it whole heartedly. To those
who heard him it had brought SUI
preme joy, perhaps the last big JOY
that they would know until the
dawn of that eternal day when they
passed into Gods keeping.
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low Life; the Crowded Life; the
Fruitful Life" The vested chorus
will sing Realms of Eternal Light, -
by Halter. Organ. THE Lost
Chord" by Sullivan. At the morn
ing service. 10:4O a. m, Mr.. Kerlin
will speak on "a Greater First
Church-Why? How? Where?"
Vested chorus, blessed Be the Lord
God" by Ashford. organ, Offer
toire In A." by Batiste.
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At the Sunday evening peoples
service of the First Evangelical
Church. New York and East SITS,
at 7:i5. the Rev. Edmond kerlin will
speak on THE Hard Life: the Shall
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Eden H. Mills, pastor of First
Friends Church. win speak on the
subject discovering a World" at
the 1915 o'clock service.
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One of the interesting churches
to visit is the New Bethel Baptist
Church located at Wannamaker,
east of the city,, where the Rev. c.
w. Buckner is acting clergyman.
At the mid.week services the at
tendances are so large that it is
necessary to station special commit
tees to plan for traffic service. so
that all people may find parking
space. The attendance include young
and old. An interesting feature of
work Is "the silver circle" (com-
posed OF people Of age). who meet
for recreation, spiritual and ply
steal. each month. The church school,
ga in attendance last Sunday, and
baptisms are frequent. The church
will soon celebrate its Tooth ami
yersary. beginning with the Sunday
Of April 8 and having more than
n week of special observances of
a spiritual advance"
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Making COB" into a photoplay is
the secret ambition of Fred Niblo.
director of 'Ben-Hur." He says an
unknown actor should play the role.
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Three members of the original cast
Of "Abie's Irish Rose" Max David.
son, Lillian Elliott and Sidney Frank
lin, have been lured to the screen
and will appear under the Hal Roach
banner.
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MEMORIAL WILL
i Be HELD IN CITY
Continued From Page y

non had passed into silence. To ut
ter a cry for human liberty that has
never gone unheard, and to create
n music prouder, freer, more pas
sionate than had been known to hui
manity. In every place where music
is played tho compositions of Beeth
oven have been heard during this
year.
Indianapolis will commemorate the
genius the world has yet known on
Easter Monday evening, April Is, in
the Murat. Theater when the Cincin
natl Symphony Orchestra, Fritz
Reiner. conductor. will present the
third and last of the fifth annual
season of orchestra concerts of the
indianapolis Symphony Society, Ona
+. Talbot managing director. by
opening the program with the Egg.
mont" overture Of Beethoven. Sophie
Braslau. famous American contralto,
who has been engaged as soloist with
the orchestra. will sing the most
famous of Beethovens aria, "Ah;
Perfido"'
The complete program for the or
| chestra concert follows:
/ Beethoven .......... Overture "Egmont
Beethoven ......... Aria, An; Perfldo
Merry Franks
! Wagner ..... Prelude to the III Act OF
! Tristan and. Isolde-Tristan's Wis
ion-Tristales Death.
isd@on the Dneipr. -.
Caseila .........-.-. ........ ltalia
n Hi Irvington School of Music
IIT will give the following pro
gram at the regular monthly
Saturday afternoon recital OH
April .:
| yellow Jonouils"-Robert Schrepferman
! Graceful Dancer Martha Jane Bash.
I "Village Black mith"-Martha Fromm.
"Will o. the Wisp'-Bonieta Klotchni.
Selections. from Melody Book"-Jean
Song OF indian" organ solo-Bessalee
Reavis.
Trumpet Duet'-Margcry Mccullough,
John simmer
.Peacefgl Dr an; Allen. ,ror
Merriam Holloway and Jean Mildred
"Rily Keeps Secret'-Dorothy Boar.
"The ride'--Glenna Mae Jones.
Boy sSOqt dA6 Mo9rs
Ping Pong Elizabeth Medsker,
After the program moving pic
lures will be shown with Adelaide
Conte at the organ.
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Stewards OF Gods Gifts" and
CORDS OF Sin" will be the sermon
subjects of Homer Dale, pastor OF
Hillside Christian Church Sunday. a
feature of the evening service will
be concert by Prof. Leslie Trout
mans Indiana Golden Jubilee Or
chestra under auspices Of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society.
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At the Second Moravian Episcopal
Church. Thirty.fourth and Hoves
SITS, the pastor, the Rev. Vernon w.
Couillard. will preach at both ser
vices. His morning theme will be
Assurance" and his theme at the
'7:4J service viii be what is a
Christian"
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Jordan River Revue Is a Success

/ of the revue. The cast was so excel
lent that the entire cast received
approval.
Tho cacf ic nc followS.
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dppTONdl.
The cast is as follows:
Mary Jones ............. Margaret Myer
Mr.. JONES'. ........ Harold Bullard
Jimmy .............. Robert Huncliman
Frances 800. Helen Toay Underwood
chaperons c:r.idno tcv, pohe.;,, NSor,1,
Proi. NJ ulilgan ............ ivan boNeli
Mss Smith, Smith 1I,eS Sia R6aGs
Larry. First Mate ...; Edmund Keeney
Oscar ............. Russell McDermott
s6eiE All AKIN. William JSnaes
~ GIRLS, CHoRUs
Mary Albright, Katherine Becker, Jane
Bird. Frances Bracket. Ethel. Budrow.
Ruth Custer. Helen Crawford. Elizabeth
Doty. Carolyn Ensel Mary K. Ceake.
Elizabeth Kemper, Marcia McEwen. Clara
Mahaffey. Lucille Means. Frances Murphy.
Ellen Rooda, Helen Service, Dorothy Skin
ner. Pat Slayback.. Jane Zahner. Margaret
Culver and Opal Young.
Robert Bolyard. William Bond. Howard
De Myer. Parker Durham. Richard Fox,
Robert George. William Jenner, Theodore
Jerome. Fletcher King. Robert Miles. kuhr-
man stephens. Reece Stiger. Morris Miller
and Carl futile.
Two acts and four scenes were re-
quired to present the lengthy revue.
Indiana has struck a high stand
>ard this year in its annual show.
|By the Observer
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y artist wefl liked in this city
| n will be heard on the Atwater-
Z Kent radio hour Sunday
pight. starting at S15 central stand
ard time. She is Miss Edith Mason.
soprano, of the Chicago Civic Opera
Company. assisted by the Atwater-
Kent orchestra, Louis Edlin con.
Quoting.
Program follows: n
l. Romance" ................D ebussey
'fmmeE' Lesser wiircd Meinn schu aliifDps''
"Vcrgebliches standchcni " BrS aIins
Miss Mason. Accompanist
.. Morning. Noon Night" lyon suppc
Orchestra
9. BATH BATH" from Don Giovanni"
Miss Mason and Orchestra -'0Na''
D. ,BB2ldF4 raseo Victor Herbert
i've Been Roaming" ......... Horn
My Curly Headed Baby 800. Clutsam
."Fsowday Do Mis- spTingtine',, Guion
Miss Mason and Accompanist
8. Moment Musical" ........ Schubert
March ALA Tprka' ........ Schubert
Orchestra
:. Jewel Song" from Faust" Gounod
Miss Mason and Orchestra
Isaac Van Grove will be at the piano
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!. The Rev. Clyde Gibbons, for nearly
two years pastor of Exeter Avenue
Baptist Church (near Speedway, re-
+. signed Sunday, March 20, to take
effect May 1. Mr.. Gibbons came to
). this field from Kentucky. His pres
ent plans are not completed.
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What Christ Did for Me" viii BE
the sermon subject of the Rev. ].
Floyd Seelig in the service at 1915
in the Fifty-First Street NJ. E.
Church Sunday morning. In the
evening at 1880 the subject will be
Matthew, the Man of Business.
There will be4a program of both or
gan andDvocal music in each serv-
ice. The Sunday school meets at
$50 with classes for all ages.
-- The Rev. 0. A. Trinkle of Engle-
wood Christian Church makes the
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The Rev. Charles II. Gunsolus
will preach Sunday night at the
Christian Spiritualist Church on
Spiritual Evolution"
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At Fletcher Place NJ f. Church
Sunday morning an evangelistic
message on Keep the Home Fires
Burning will be given by the Rev.
w. b. Grimes. At night, THE
Work of a Soul"
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The Rev. George C. Chandler of
the Memorial Baptist Church is Sc
lriously i'll at his home, PAPA w. St.
clair st. DR.. Chandler is a mem
Der of the executive board of the
Federated Baptist Churches of In
dianapolis and one of the leaders of
1.-THE Baptist work in the city and
Estate.
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r. Hi Irvington School of Music
1T will give the following pro-
gram at the regular monthly
Saturday afternoon recital on
New Britain herald., 1927-08-24
PROPELLER NOISE
 ID TURN ON LIGHT
Preliminary Experiments Prove Successful

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. A UP)-A device by which the noise produced by an airplane automatically turns on the flood lights of a landing field
 has been successfully tried out at Bettis field, near McKeesport.
 The device, an invention of T. Spooner, a Westinghouse research engineer, was tested by Merle Mol trup. a pilot of the Pittsburgh to Cleveland air mail route, last night. Moltrup, flying the plane Miss Youngstown" from Cleveland to Bettis field, circled the field until the sound sensitive apparatus turned the flood lights on and then landed.
 Spooner's invention is attuned to have the hum of an airplane operate it, so that other noises will not af- feet 1t functions. A tiny current is amplified when the airplane noise is picked up by a loud speaker which serves as the lear" of the invention and within one minute is strong enough to close the lighting switch. After the plane lands, the lights are turned off by hand.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-24
LECTURE ON GLAD1oLI

Dr. Forman Taylor Mclean, of the Rhode Island Experiment station at Kingston, R. l., will give an ad- dress on the raising and care of gladioli before the Connecticut Hor- ticultural society on Friday evening at s o'clock at the society's rooms in thn Old County building, 225 Trum- bull street, Hartford.
 The speaker was formerly a pro- lessor at the University of the Phil ippines and has travelled in many foreign countries studying the min eral requirements Of plants. He is we'll known as an authority on gladi- oli and is to act as one of the judges at the American Gladiolus Show this year in Hartford. A large delega- tion of local flower enthusiasts is planning to attend the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-24
CHINESE POLITICS
 ABSORBING CLERGY
Professor Finds Missionaries Not
 Qualified

Williamstown, Mass. Aug. o4 fR- Treaty revision negotiations in China should be undertaken with American diplomacy leading the way in dis regard of conventions. Prof. Harold s. Quigley of the University of Min- neeota told the Institute of Politics today.
 steps to this end should be taken. he said, to give the Chinese greater faith in themselves and in foreign powers and to avoid the possibility of interracial war.
 Discussing intervention. he held that business communities in Shanghai and Tientsin have shouted "Bolshevism' to precipitate inter vention, in order to check the com petition of of Chinese merchants.
 Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, Of Har- yard university. dealing with the subject of the Chinese missions said: The Christian missionaries had more to do with bringing on the revolution, the nationalist move ment and the efforts toward better organization than any other class"
 He thought that two things would be helpful to the missionaries: They should believe that they have su- perior gospel to offer. and they should concentrate on teaching and living Christianity.
 He depored the activity of mis- sionaries in Chinese and interna- tional politics. "The fact that man has lived in Switzerland he said. docs not qualify him to be an AL pine guide; but surprisingly large number of missionarjes have insisted upon telling the world exactly what should be done in China.
 A sound policy toward China, in Dr. Hornbeck' opinion, is contained in Secretary kellogg's declaration that the United States welcomes every advance toward reorganization of Chinese government and wishes to deal with China in a spirit of neutrality and liberality.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-24

merly of this place, have purchased a cottage on the Methodist camp grounds in Plainvile.
 MT. and Mrs. A. Bullock and daughter. Mary Oliver: Mrs. M Gracey of Meriden and Miss Eliza beth Bowling Of New York, were the guests Of Mir. and Mrs. John P. Lewis of Cottage street yesterday.
 Miss Sarah Morgan is resting com fortably after an operation at the Middlesex hospital.
 There has been nothing new de- veloped relative to the proposed gas service here. The committee headed by Max Sugenhime is awaiting in- formation from Meriden as to when Installation will be started. It has been learned that the New Britain Gas Co. holds the franchise for this district and that certain adjust. ments must be made.