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The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Ona B. Talbot Puts Answer to Future
of Symphony Concerts Up to the Public

I'VE years ago Ona 3. Talbot
r organized the indianapolis
~ Symphony Society. with the
promise at that time that she would
assume all responsibility for the
annual series Of three orchestra con,
certs for that length OF time. This
season marks the time limit set to
ascertain if the music going public of
Indiana and Indianapolis really de-
sired great orchestral music, and in
order to give to those whose practical
support and loyalty during these five
years has enabled Mrs. Talbot TO be-
lieve the desire had been created,
one Of the rare evenings of music
only offered in the great cosmo-
politan centers. the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra of 107 men with
Leopold Stokowski famous conductor
was engaged for one concert during
the short tour of one week, on Mon
day evening, Feb. 81, at a cost of
more than $1,000.
The attendance at the Philadelphia
Orchestra concert and the Cincin-
natl Orchestra with Fritz Reiner
conducting. Sophie Braslau, contralto
soloist on Monday evening, April IS,
must be the answer to the question
Does Indianapolis want great or
chestra concerts?
The Philadelphia Orchestra, founded
in 1900, numbers 107 virtuoso
under the leadership of
Leopold Stokowski. 1t has an en-
dowment fund of nearly two million
dollars subscribed by $4,000 citizens
of Philadelphia in amounts ranging
from 81 to hundred thousand.
1t plays to capacity audiences at
home and abroad. and has a waiting
list of over one thousand people for
its New York performances alone.
1t is controlled by an association of
subscribers to the Philadelphia con-
certs, and is thus a democratic or
ganization. 1t has been incorporated
under the laws of Pennsylvania and
has had the same president since its
foundation, Alexander Van Rens-
selaer.
The Philadelphia Orchestra. has
had three conductors. Fritz Scheek
was with it at the beginning. At his
death the choice Of conductor fell
upon Carl Pohlig. His successor was
Leopold Stokoswki, who took over
the leadership in 1912, and who has
brought the organization to its pres
ent standing-as the greatest or
chestra in the world.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Europe Hates Us

II is a gloomy message that Gen.
Poyton c. March brings back TO the
United States from Europe after a
five years tour.
lie says we are cordially hated
over there. What a European ma
tion wants most is "A strong man"
TO help it beat Uncle Sam.
Debt. restricted immigration and
prohibition.
What a comment on our part in
the war. on the gratitude of world
which we Undertook to save for
democracy"
II Bcnito Mussolini, Primo de
Rivera and Mustapha Kemal have
come to eInbody Europe's dearest
hope. as General March declares,
what was the shooting all about?
1t is possible, of course. that
General March has misread the situ-
alton in spite of his shrewdness, that
underneath the superficial symptoms
OF hate and distrust there runs a
kindlier feeling towards us and a
truer understanding of our motives.
If not, we certainly wasted a lot of
money and life.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
THE DEATH PENALTY

At a time when crimes of violence are increas-
Ing in number, the proposal oabolish the death
penalty for murder in Indiana will probably arouse
debate and nothing else.
AS matter of fact, the people have practically
abolished the death penalty except in those occa-
sonal cases where sentiment in a community is
aroused to an unusual degree by peculiar atrocty.
The argument that it's presence in the law ac-
(tualy results in lighter punishmens than would be
inflicted were life sentence the limit has real basis
of fact.
That is always true Of any law which provides
greater penalties than supported by public
opinion
The same result is noticed in liquor law viola
tions where juries that might convict if the penalty
were jail sentence actually acqut when the charge
brought brings a term in the penitentary.
While the people may approve of the theory that
life should be the price of life it does not work
out that way in practice Very few die in the electric
chair
Nor will the statistics indicate that the fear of
death penalty has any direct result upon the number
of murders.
The States which .have no such penalty in the
law have no more murders than those in which it
may be inflicted as punishment
From the broad standpoint of bumantariaris,o
1t IS tragic to think that after seven thousand wears
Oh written history, mankind has devolved no better
protecton for itself than legalized taking of life
Less than hundred and fifty years ago Anglo
Saxon justice executed boys for stealing We have
MADE some progress since then. Public opinion is
always just ahead of the law.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Sprouts Dry Bill viii Not
Pass Its Too
Honest,
BY VI. e. Tracy.

Representative Sproul of Kansas
has prepared and introduced a bill
which breathes the real spirit of pro.
hibition.
1t provides for assistant United
States attorneys and dry commits
sioners in every county and city
with a population of $4,000 or more,
makes Jail sentences mandatory for
first offenders and forbids the sale
and manufacture of liquor as medi-
cine.
The bill will not pass.
1t it too honest. Whether the
american people favor prohibition in
name, they certainly do not favor it
in fact.
There is not, and never was ma
iority in this country for straight
forward dry" enforcement. Sproul' S
bill discloses the genuine article, the
water-tight mind. the intolerance.
the bureaucracy. the ruthlessness,
which real prohibition includes. For
this precise reason, it will be snugly
put to death.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

How much do you know about the
Bible? Look over these questions
and see how many you are able to
answer. The correct answers appear
on Page IA.
What incident in Biblical his
tory is illustrated in the accompany
ing picture?
2-How did David end the famine
which lasted three years?
3-What was the name of the giant
slain by David?
(which of his sons did Isaac love
most?
5-Why did the Lord cause Uzziah
to be leprous?
6-Who restored the life of Ta-
bitha?
Ibid Moses enter the land Of
Canaan?
S-What men did Christ take with
him to watch His TRANSPORTATION?
9-Who ordered Alfalfa slain?
10-From what book of the Bible is
this taken: II am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, the first
and last?
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Radio, Ore Finder

ore bodies can be discovered by
radio, according to the corporation
department of California. Thus We
take another scientific step, while
an old and romantic trade passes
into the discard.
Where the lonely prospector used
TO gamble with fate for fortune and
sometimes for life. the engineer will
go forth with battery and loop to
find the hidden secrets of hill and
dale.
The device says Corporation
Commissioner Mcmillan. lis model.
led after a radio broadcasting sta
ton and set up on the area to be
examined. High frequency current
induces secondary currents i'm the
unknown ore body which are de
tected by an apparatus similar 10
the loop used in radio sets"
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
THE GOODOTD DAYS

In London recently man died from trying to
eat dinner too big for his capacity. This set GER
tain people to comparing modern menus with the
meals eaten by our ancestors few hundred years
ago.
We have hardly half the eating capacity our
ancestors had, they report.
True enough Apple pies, in the, old days. were
real pies, nearly big enough to fill a dishpan An
Engshman didn't consider his dinner official unless
it had included five six kinds of meat and cou-
pie of quarts of very filing beer. Read Rabelais
for idea Of the staggering lists Of sausages trpe
pot pies, roasts, fricasees and so on that graced
every table. Then think of modern business
mems lunch-a baked potato, glass of milk and small
piece Of pie.s
Verify, glory has departed from the world.
People knew how to eat in those days.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Sparing the Rod

Two youths were whipped in a De
troit court-one by his father, and
the other by sister. They had been
convicted Of stealing an automobile
radiator cap and chose to be whipped
rather than go to Jail for sixty days.
The important point is. are we re-
turning to corporal punishment. If
1t is good for a courtroom, then why
isn't it good for a schoolroom?
Apparently the switch has been
spared for little kids only to become
strap for larger ones. Does this
represent good sense, or chiIdishness
running true to form? Isn't it quite
possible that if we made children
mind better in their early years we
would have less trouble with them
later on?
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Red Tinged China

Out of revolution, China is becom-
ing coherent. To a measurable ex-
tent the confusion has resolved itself
into struggle between two major
factions-one represented by the
cantonese government and the other
by a coalition of war lords which
has been formed around the totter-
ing Pekin government.
1t is the north against the soutb
RUSSIAN influence against that of
capitalistic" countries. Borodin is
IN Canton intriguing for the Soviets.
While several eminent foreigners
are trying to steer the war lords as
more conservative governments
would nave them go, within the next
lew days there will come a great, if
not a decisive battle.
The Cantonese are moving Heaven
ana earth to get possession of
shanghai, while North China is
making just as great efforts to pre-.
vent them.
huge armies are being mobilized
on the banks of convenient river,
r1acH slde is hurrying forward all the
reinforcements it can muster. The
presence of a British fleet and some
thousands of British troops is feared
more by the Cantonese than their
native opponents. 1t is obvious
strategy to force battle before more
British arrive
We of the western world find it
hard to visualize a great or i'm.
portant war in China. Our teachings
are at variance with such a concep-
ton. We have grown to regard the
Cinese as a vast, inarticulate multi
tude. That is because we ignore
some chapters of human history.
Big events and strong men have
originated in eastern Asia, Napoleon
believing they might do so again.
And Napoleon was no fool.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

When to Take Out Double
With Bust and No
Long Suit, D
Ry Milton G., Work

The pointer for today is:
With a bust and no long suit ex-
cept the one doubled by the partner,
the double should be taken out.
In yesterdays article, considera-
ton was given to the case of a
doubled suit-bid of one when the
partner Of the doubler held five cards
of the suit doubled and no other
strength. 1t may be stated as a
broad rule that a Business Pass of
doubled suitbid Of one u is in
advisable, unless the holding of the
suit doubled contains unusual
strength (e. g., King-Queen-x-x-x) and
the hand has one side trick. OF
course, there might be some freak
holding, such as seven or more small
cards of the suit, which would
justify a pass; but rules are not
framed for such unusual hands.
An example was given yesterday
Of the much more trying case when
the doubled suit consists Of but four
cards, and all the other suits of
three. Under sucn conditions a No
Trump may be the best declaration
when the doubled suit is surely
stopped; but when the doubled suit is
| not stopped, No Trump Is very
dangerous and a pass much worse; if
the doubled suit be Spades, Hearts
or diamonds, the refuge left for the 4
unfortunate player is to make then
cheapest declaration, which is two
| Clubs. The doubleP should be aware
of this possibility and should
exercise great care in bidding after
his double has been answered by two
! Clubs; although the chances are,
when two Clubs is bid in answer to
double, that the bidder has at least
four Clubs.
When Clubs Is the suit doubled, an
answer to the double is called for
from the holder of the hand given
yesterday, viz:
Sp.: Xxx. HIT: Xxx. Di.: xxx.
Cl.: xxx.
his cheapest take-out is one
Diamond. Whether he should make
that bid, or another one which might
be more dangerous, but would be
more informatory, is doubtful The
other bid is two Clubs, To bid two
Of the doubled suit shows four cards
of it and a complete bust. 1t denies
the strength for a bona f1de bid of
two because with such strength,
No Trump or Business Pass would
be made; and therefore it tells the
doubler that he must extricate him
self from the dilemma his double
has produced. Whether this bid
should be made in Clubs is doubt
full, under similar conditions in
Diamonds 1t would be still more
questionable, and it surely should not
be made in Major as it may force
the partner to a declaration so high
that disaster ensues.
Copyright John F. Ollie Coz
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Where did the Christmas tree orioi.

Where did the Christmas tree origi-
nate?
ThereIare hundreds Of legends con-
cernlng the origin Of the Christmas
tree. Some attribute it to Martin
Luther, who, wishing his wife and
children to realize the beauty of the
snoW-covered forest, brought a little
fir tree into the room and covered II
with candles to resemble a. snow.
laden tree. Another older German
legend makes st. Winfred the in.
ventor of the idea. 1t is said that in
his crusade against the pagan
Drulds he cut down a giant oak, the
symbol of their worship. In France
there is a romance about a hero who
fnds a gigantic tree whose branches
are covered with burning candles
and on top a child with a. halo
around his curly head. In Scan.
dinavia there is a very old myth
that tells Of a service-tree, sprune
from blood-drenched soil where two
lovers were killed by violence. On
certain nights during the Christmas
season mysterious lights were seen
flaming in it's branches and no vino
could blow them out. There are
other legends, but it is quite certain
the German emigrants brought the
custom Of the Christmas tree tc
America.
How many nurses who served I'm
the World War are receiving com
pensation?
For service in the Army, 1918
and for service in the Navy, 1872.
What Is the language Of Brazil?
Portuguese.
What is the average age for en-
trance to high school In the Unites 4
States? 1T AfF #yv
1S or IA years. M st M
What is the relation between I'll
population of New York City an
the United States? -
According to the 1926 State censM
the population ref New York. City 4
5,S73,s56s estimated pQpulatioi
Of the United States ~ 11esssS;VN
/. a, :. - y, 4. :. -. ,.sjt,
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
MAN, 81, SHOOTS BOY, 13
Fired ShOtugm at Youths He Says
Were Teasing Him.
IN Times Special

BH Times Special
ELKHART, Ind, Feb. 5.-Cecil
Sllaife, 10, was recovering today
from wounds received when Henry
Vescelus, 81, Civil War veteran, fired
q shotgun into a crowd Of boys, who
he charged were teasing him. YES
celus was arrested on charge of
assault and battery. More than $50
shots were picked out of the boys
back.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

How long after deserting his shin
In the United States is an alien sea-
man subject to deportatione
The Act of Feb. s, 1917, provides
that any alien seaman landing in a
port OF the United States contrary
10 the provisions of the act shall
be deemed unlawfully in the United
States and shall, at any time with.
IN three years thereafter, upon war
rant or the secretary of labor, be
taken into custody, brought before
board of special inquiry, and il
not admitted, said alien seaman shall
be deported as provided in section 20
Of the act.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

There's movement on foot in New Mexico to
rename the State after Coolidge They might call it
Calico And they could change the name of that
famous town to albuquerque.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05
Questions and
Answers

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The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Another regiment of the eathernecks is on the
way o-the Orient. That makes two regiments over
there. We still have regiment left to use if the
Mexicans get enthusiastic.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Now that two men have conquered the Catalina
channel some 1O-year'old school girl will swim across
with an anchor under each arm and towing boat.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

1t is best to have couple of marines on hand
when there are many thousands of those rough
foreigners
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

McAdoo says he isn't aiming at the presidency.
That needn't keep him from going after the Demo-
cratic nomination, however.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Work the international authority
on Auction Bridge, will answer ques.
tiOns on the game for Times readers6
who write him through The TimesV
inclOsing a seIf-addressed, stamped
envelope.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

The Matinee Musicale will present
Catherine Wade Smith, violinist, in
recital at the Masonic Temple next
Friday, afternoon at so'cIock.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Who painted the picture ''The
Horse Fair?"
Rosa Bonheur.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Today's definition: Colege-A place where
young people go to study suicide
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

Hiss NORMA FRANCE, con.
lMl tralto, daughter of Mr.. and
IL Mrs. Thomas France, 2110 N.
Pennsylvania ST., has accepted a po-
sition with 1.-THE Vagabond King"
company, which recently showed
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The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

grift, pupils of Bomar Cramer; Kath-
crime Schwindler and Marion Barr,
pupils of Frances Johnson; Mrs.
Sweeney and Martha Martin, pupils
Of Glenn F'riermood; Albert Reep,
Haydn Frye and Frances Robbins,
pupils of Eleanora Beauchamp; and
Carl Frye, Charles Buckley, Gladys
Power and Herman Slutzky, pupils
Of Ferdinand Schaefer.
Ruth Todd of the dramatic art de-
partment of the Indiana College Of
Music and Fine Arts will give a pro-
gram of impersonation in the high
school auditoriunH at Connersville,
Thursday evening, Feb. II.
Miss Margaret E. Delameter Of
the progressive series piano studios
will present her pupils in a class
demonstration and piano recital
Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:45 p. m, in the
Irvington Masonic Temple. The
program will be as follows:
-.~. dU0eVeIB
.,r, -, Scott Jackson. .Jr' .
,n, r,,, De Armand Dochez." ''''>.' =
THE Lion" .a...'..,...:. Vandevere
"Frolics of n Fairy Night" ..... Heller
Catharine Caubl6.
French Childs Song. "..........,. Behr
Rose Louise Wald.
DARING Virginia Austin: n.aa,.
Rosa Lena Voeiler.
Spanish Dance" .,.............. Behr
Mercedes" .:'..--....:'.... Tone Picture
Dance. Dolly Dance :" ........ Reinecke
,, Jane Hennessy.
Bobby Joe Vesstal '' Oeo'
"Playmates" ................ Weidig
. Helen osterhage.
. 'e Marie smith. 90 . Nl"DDei
ElnoK Morris e. ''' ' N'
..,,,.,,., Dorothy Jane Fulton n.,
~ - Iillic;enit Cummings O's.n0'e"
''''' Stanley johnson '' '-' naSon
Berceuse from "Jocelyn" ...... -. Goddard
Dorothy Weherman.
as ~ Edith Marie oveiritr;ee. beethoven
.s, ~ ' Iris Boyd. - '' 00OAfu
Springs Approach ........,.ra Kroeger
49,. Florence Janitz.
~ W D"' Helen Rasener. N'm0n'
Preiude N in, &c Sharp Minor ,0p; 3,
Martha Jackson. -'''' A''''H
Class Demonstration
Rhythm Orchestra. '' N'''- .
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

RI HE A. S. F.. Club OF the Irv.
ii ington School of Music will
- hold meeting at branch
studio No. 2, the home Of Mrs. Ma
bel Cradicll, 506 Drexel Ave, at 8
Sunday, Feb. 6. Those who will
furnish the program are Helen
Owen, Mrs. Cradick, Gertrude Conte,
Adelaide Conte. Mr.. Saffran, vocal
ist, and Mrs. Glenn bingham, reader,
will be guest artists.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-05

What is the average age for en-
trance to high school In the Unites
States? II AfF y
13 or IA years. aEs st M
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Discovered that Little Green Capsule
 Steps Rheumatic Pains and Agony
Go After the Swelling and Torture in the Right Way-The Knockout Way-One Little Green Capsule Every Hour
 For Ten Hours-Relief Almost Certain

Every once in q while real dis covery is made in medical history --one that benefits a host of unfor- tunate people.
 And now it's the patient men and women who have long suffered the torturing rheumatic agony of pain racked, swollen joints whose turn has come-who have drawn the prize.
 The fame of the little green cap sule, because of it's canny power to speedily stop the terrible rheumatic pains that make life almost unbcar- able, is rapidly spreading all over America.
 You go about conqucring your mercilcss rheumatic enemy in q diff fercnt way-a knockout way Ev- cry hour the first day you take one little green capsule for just ten hours-then relief comes.
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New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

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 As is usual with successful reIne- dies, there will probably be inita- tions so for your own protection in sist on Allenrhu Number ?,
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New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

trips to several battlefields, includ- ing those where Mir. Fisher fought. The devastated land has been so re- built and the vegetation has grown up so much that he could not rec ognize the scenes of the conflicts in which he had participated. The Fishers spent most of their time in the Metz district, but they also went a short distance into the famed .irgonne forest and visited Verdun, where they inspected Fort Doua- mont and the citadel. scenes of some of the bitterest fighting in the war.
 French of the Bayoncts"
 At Douamont memorial chapel is being erected The bones Of the soldiers killed in the nearby country have been gathered and are being buried in this chapel Many of them have never been identified, but the names of missing soldiers believed 10 have been killed in the section are known and will be inscribed in the chapel. Near this chapel is the SiI'IS li'Htll ol tll' iDdS OntlS. III this trench a line Of French in fantrymen were waiting. bayonets fixed, for the signal 10 attack. when | German shell struck and exploded nearby. The loose earth gave way and the walls of the trench slid to- gether, budying the soldiers alive and leaving only their bayono-S showing. The tragedy was not lis covered until long afterward, and the French government has pre- served the spot as it was, the bayo- nets still emerging from the soil as mute evidence of what lies be- heath. 4 cement roof has been crcC- ted over this unique memorial, Miss Fisher says.
 Miss Fisher found Rheims ca thedral much more fully restored than she expected, the work being almost completed. It was explained to her that this was largely due to the foresight of the French, who re- moved the invaluable windows and other decorations before the bon. bardmcnts and stored them safely away until after the war. Miss Fish cr visited Carcassone, where q wall cd city of the Romans is well pre- served, and the Roman arena at Mines. She also made trip 10
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
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