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badly that / went to the front porch
with my sewing to be out Of tempta.
ton. While / was there an agent
came with a vacuum cleaner and
demonstrated it to Mrs Madonna.
She was a born housekeeper and
she was so interested in the cleaner
that the time went faster than she
thought. so when she finally went to
look for the baby. he was not there.
She screaemd and we all ran out.
The California people are absot bed
in their own affairs and care nothing
for their neighbors and friends until
some trouble comes and they forget
everything except just to help
We had plenty to be frightened
about The court was between the
electric railway and the motor boule-
ward and beyond that was the beach
and the sea. E'rantically, we searched
in every bungalow, then we rushed
along the railway tracks and the boule-
ward In no time at al! automobiles
We're lined up both ways for half
mile or more and a vast crowd was
helping us search, but the baby could
not be found.
Despairing, we reluctantly began to
believe he had wandered to the sands
and Mr.. Madonna came home. it being
Saturday afternoon, but they were no
help.
Suddenly a shout rang out, joyous
shout taken up happily by the anxious
throng. The baby was found.
In the short time his mother had
left him he had incredibly made his
way TO an abandoned beach umbrella
in the sands about a half block away;
that is, if there had been houses and it
had been called q street. There he lay
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asleep through all the commotion. And
Varse lay beside him, with the baby's
dress caught firmly in his teeth.
Mrs. Madonna reached the spot
first and threw her arms around
Varse and the baby. Mr., Madonna put
his arms around the three of them and
VILLAIN tried to embrace them all. /
fainted for the first time in my life.
Things were Immediately different.
That night when the baby cried his
mother was at his side at once. She
was so glad to have him there. He
only cried a few minutes and Narse
only barked while he cried, 1t was
just as / thought it was all along
The baby was afraid.
The next morning Mr. Madonna
came over early and asked us il we
knew where he could get pup exact
" like Varse to bring up with the
baby. SO we packed a picnic lunch
and the Madonnas William. Narse and
I set out in the Madonna car. Narse
scratched the paint as he was scramb-
ling to look at a dog we passed, but
that made no difference to the Madon-
mas We did not find pup.
Nothing more was said about Varse
barking or about children being per-
mitted in the court. Indeed. William
sold the court, and we moved to the
foothills The Madonnas moved, too.
and lived next door to MS. The noun
tain air is so good for children and,
besides, l want Mrs. Madonna to help
me a little with my own dear baby, she
has been so successful in bringing up
her own.
Varse is still the hero and we never
feel anxious about the children, for he
is there to watch over them.
The End.
fCopyright, 1927
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WOMAN, 29, is SLAIN
BY SPURNED MAN, 81
California Lobbyist Then Kills Self
in Halls of State
Capitol.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO. Calf. April 10
Tragedy stalked through the legisla-
tive halls of the State Capitol yes
terday when Harry Hill, 61-year-old
lobbyist Of Los Angeles shot and
killed Miss Marybelle Wallace. 30
year-old Senate journal clerk of Holly
wood then turned the pistol upon
himself inflicting a wound from which
his death ensued an hour and a half
later
The shooting occurred just outside
the door of the Senate journal clerk s
office. while both houses of the Legis-
lature were in session.
Miss Wallace was shot three times
In the chest.
Legislative attaches said Hill had
been morose over lack of attention
from the young clerk. He had made
threats in the past two days TO shoot
her, it was reported.
Three crops of sugar planted under
the direction Of the Alaska Railroad
have matured and are at a refinery
for ANALYSIS
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MI. and Mrs. Madonna.

Z us name was Varsity, but We
called him Varse We had TO
have a short name for dog
4 that climbed over a 10foOt
fence hnilt to keen him In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
Patriotic
Night in
Ballroom
American Legion Ball to
Be Held Soon at the
Indiana.

A patriotic celebration that will
come up to that of Armistice night
nine years ago will be featured at
the Indiana Ballroom when the
American Legion Ball takes place
there Armistice night, Nov. II.
Every American Legion Post in
the city is back of this gigantic
dance frolic, and is doing everything
in its power to make this an out
standing figure in the history Of
the city.
Jonas Perlberg, manager of the
ballroom has produced hundreds of
colorful patriotic spectacles, and will
try in every way possible to give In
dianapolis the best he has.
v. M. Army" Armstrong, who Is
one of Indianapolis loyalist legion
naires, says that this is really the
f1rst time that the American Legion,
or in fact any Of the posts, have
ever gotten in back of an event Of
this kind, and he says that they
want the people of this city to come
up and celebrate this memorable
event, lest they might forget its true
meaning
Tickets for this celebration were
placed on sale last Thursday as
there will be only limited amount
sold.
Many patriotic features have been
obtained for the event and the man.
agement believes that this affair
will surpass that of the Mask-O-
Ween ball held there last Monday
which broke all house records.
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Cradle Song gave greater value
than the box office prices"
THE Cradle Song" had the right
admission scale, the top price never
being over 1920. The New York
Civic Theater has done its duty
in including this city in its tour,
but we failed completely to respond.
Road conditions seem to be bad.
So bad that Dayton and Toledo, o.,
I am told, have eliminated the legit-
innate theater where road attrac-
tions have been presented in other
years.
Ir Columbus. o., this week, Laura
Hope Crewes in the Theatre Guild
production of 1.-THE Silver Chord"
played to a total gross OF $420 in
one performance.
In that same theater a week ago,
what Every Woman Knows"
played to only ten filled rows for
one performance, according to re-
ports received here.
If this keeps on for worthy pro-
auctions, the road" is doomed and
SO is INDIANAPOLIS. There are many
bookings at English's this season
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
Makes Hit

Evelyn Brent, who made an in
Simultaneous hit in her latest pro.
duction underworld" and who
has been signed to play opposite
Emil Jannings in his new picture
for Famous Players, will be seen IL
one of the principal roles in the Tiff
fanny production, "Women's Wares,
which has just been completed by
that organization. In this picture
Miss Brent portrays the role Of &
Fifth Avenue mannikin, wearing, il
is said, some gorgeous fashion Gre
atoms,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
NEW COMEDY ON
VIEW AT COLONIAL

A comedy of home life, entitled
what Anne Brought Home" will
be the theatrical fare offered by
the Berkell Players at the Colonial
next week, starting Sunday night.
Miss Idabelle Arnold, who starred
recently in "Pollyanna" and peg
O. My Heart" will also have the
leading role in this play, which was
announced by New York critics as
being a thoroughly amusing COM
edy.
The play has but one setting, and
requires four women and five men
in the cast. 1t is written in three
acts with the scenes laid in house
hold where the usual domestiv diff
culties are present. Miss Josephine
Aumann, the Colonial organist, will
give an organ recital before the ten
performances and between the acts.
what Anne Brought Home" con-
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None of the writer's complained
of the play, but all pointed out the
dismal support given it in this city
On Thursday night, 1 again saw
this play and on leaving the theater
I heard a stranger ask his COM
panion, what is the population OF
Indianapolis"
When told, he said, II can not I'M
derstand the failure of any city TO
respond to this play. 1t is beyond
me-"
And I silently agreed with the
stranger. Business was bad Tor
What Every Woman Knows" and
It was worse for 1.-THE Cradle Song"
"A business man of this city told
me that he was of the opinion
that this city did not know that
such a fine play was here" MI
Miller told me.
"I told him." Mr.. Miller said, that
we had spent more money adver-
Using this play than we would
spend in exploiting Artists And
Models and if that revue were here
this week we would be playing to
capacity. I am sure that The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05

story to which Irving Berlin has
added the lyrics and characters
tic numbers. Here is entertainment
that surpasses the "RevueS," not eX-
cepting the 1.-THE Music Box Revue"
which 1.-THE Cocoanuts" has sup
planted in Irving BelinS affections.
Once again we have beauty and
art combined in the expert stag
ing of a large working chorus, in
the gorgeous ensembles costumed to
fill the eye and to the varied tai
ents of an unusually expert COM
pany of comedians, singers and
dancers.
TO begin with there are the Marx
Brothers, who made themselves
such distinct favorites through their
long success "I1l Say She Is" Into
a most up-to-date story of Florida
and its erstwhile land boom, the
author has placed these comedians,
suiting the picture and situations to
their style of talents. Holding the
story together has its own difficult
ties where the Marx Brothers are
concerned.
Prominent in the large cast are
Olga Elsler, Roy Storm. Margaret
Dumont, Antonio and Catherine
Cansino, The Lovey Sisters. Marian
Benda, Nell Jewel, Philip Mann,
Edward Metcalfe, Porto Rican
String Orchestra, and the liveliest,
peppiest, and the most handsomely
gowned chorus presented on the
stage in many day.
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Vagabond King

Of such remarkable proportions
has the success of "The Vagabond
King" been in this country that
Russell Jauney recently staged the
production at the Winter Garden,
London, with an all-English cast,
and the play is now in its sixth
successful month in the British
capital.
Derek Oldham, one of Englands
best singing-actors, and Miss Win
ME Melville, former star in the
London company of Rose Marie" "
were secured by Janney for 1.-The
Vagabond King"
These roles in the coming pres
entation of the operetta at EngliSh's
will be sung by Edward Nell Jr. and
Carolyn Thomson, respectively.
Miss Thomson has not sung the
role of Katherine De VaucelleS out
side of New York until this season.
The soprano is accredited one Of
the highest-salaried prima donnas
on Broadway.
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sisters about their beaux.
"Brother" is largely coun-
terpart of Mr.. Hodges only son,
William Hodge, Jr. In the play
"brother" is quite hero, for his
imaginative and inquisitive mind
discovers the real clew to the Solu-
ton of the murder mystery.
Although only Is, Paul Jacchla IS
almost veteran in the theater. He
was first carried on the stage at the
age of months by Ed Norton. and
when years old played girl parts.
At he played in Somewhere In
France" AT 40 he expects to play
Hamlet, he says.
Paul has played many parts on
Broadway. He was seen in the title
role of '1Nck Wilmington" and he
also appeared in THE Music Box
Revue" six Characters in Search
of an Author" Sweet Nell" "Mer-
ton of the Movies" SIS Eat Sop
Move On" and in about a dozen
feature pictures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
Renew Authors Contract

Grover Jones, veteran motion
picture author. renewed his contract
with Paramount for a long term.
During the one year Jones has been
with the organization he has had
hand in five stories; Rolled
Stockings" Wedding Bills" Figures
Don't Lie" "Shes a Sheik" and "The
Big Game Hunt" Jones also wrote
THE Gay Defender" an original
Richard Dix starring vehicle now in
production.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
Star New Comedian

Monte Collins, a new comedy find
is being starred in one-reel Cameo
comedies this season. His initial
laugh picture, "Hc Tried To Please,
scored a great hit at pre-view show
irgs on the West Coast, and is said
to be repeating this success in first
run houses this month. His second
comedy, crest Day." is reported to
be as funny as his initial comic
effort.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
MARX BROTHERS AT
ENGLISH'S THURSDAY

At English's, beginning Thursday,
Nov. 10, for three days only, with a
matinee Saturday, Sam Harris will
present the Marx Brothers in 1.-THE
Cocoanuts."
Heretofore, through the medium Of
1.-THE Music Box Revue" Harris has
given elaborate entertainment of
the traditional type, but this year
he has a story of sufficient volume
to be dignified by the name of plot,
and then has added his dances,
sketches, and musical numbers, all
of which are indigenous to the mar
rative.
He has taken for his locale Florida
during the recent land boom and he
has, through the fertile pen of
George S. kaufman, a hilarious
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05

Germs newly welded couple who
find it necessary to return to the
wifes home for an indefinite adj
justment of financial conditions.
Annes parents are loath to be-
lieve that their daughter has cap
tured anything worth while, and
they at once proceed to depreciate
their new sons efforts and abilities,
thereby causing many heartacnes to
the girl who sees in her husband
all that is worth while.
How they work out their problem
and win the commentator of the
old folks constitutes the interesting
material of the play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
Arthur on Vacation

Johnny Arthur is enjoying a rest
fishing for the big ones in the Pa
cific Oceans. The Tuxedo comedy
star has completed four comedies,
and also has finished his engage
ment in the stage production, 81
Love YOU" in San Francisco.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
In NezO Comedy

The MesSrs. Shubert have de-
cided to present Miss Edna
Leedom in Breakfast in the
Sum-" a play with music, adapt
ed from the French. In all
probability, the title will be
changed. The score is by Dave
Stamper and Harold Levy, and
the lyrics by Cyrus Wood. Re-
hearsals begin Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
ROUNDING ROUND
THEATEKS R = u WAh1ES

indianapolis completely to the needed support to THE
EngsS this week order to make 1t satisfactory
engagement
Office side of 1.-THE Cradle Song dismal
to Miller the theater.
Regarding the ability OF the players there
received letters people as
that opinion OF 1t.
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WILLIAM HODGE AND THE MARX BROTHERS AT ENGLISH
Beke Players Next Week at the Colonial to Present for
First Time Here What Anne Brought Home,'
Comedy of Marriage

William Hodge, starring in his mystery comedy
Sraight Thru the Door, will open engagement of three
days at Englishs on Monday night
This the first time that Hodge brought this
Indianapolis.
Among the members of William Hodges company there is
popular individual than young Paul acchia who
the comedy The Man at Home plays brother typical
boy who loves advenrng with his dog and capture
crows trap wood chuck and skunk and home his fair
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05

Meredith Nicholson told me that
he was recently in New York and
saw the Walter Hampden produc-
ton of 1.-THE Enemy of the People"
and was so impressed with the zap
plicability of Ibsens play" to Ind
annapolis that he wired George
Somnes and urged the Little Theatre
to produce it. Somnes tells me that
ne has altered his production plans
and that the second offering of the
Little Theatre Society Of Indiana
will be IAN Enemy of The People"
We thank both Mr.. Nicholson and
Mr.. Somnes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05

Unsatisfactory business will cause
the closing of the Berkell Players
at the Colonial on about Saturday
night, Nov. 10. That plain an
nouncement of Charles Berkeil tells
in a few words certain conditions
that the legitimate theater IS fac
ing here. He will return to Eng
lish's in the early spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05

but failure to support good shows
will hasten the end. And that is
fact.
Bad shows. poorly written and
even more poorly acted, deserve bad
support, but not the better things.
Will we ever agree on what is worth
while?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOHN b. FOSTER
Wagon Tongues as Base Ball Bats

IN the first days Of base ball "A bat,
TO be attractive to ball player,
had to he long and slim. 1t was
L much like an enlarged broom
stick. 1t did not bulge as bats
bulge now. 1t did not taper prettily.
1t began at the handle end and just
slipped along on its own account. grad
ually getting little larger toward
the tip. At the batting end it was
largest of all. Nowadays "A bat bulges
in the center and has curve to II
like that belonging TO a we'll set-up
flapper.
The wood of which bats were made
was hickory when the game first
began. That was why wagon tongues
were industriously sought, A fine,
old.time wagon tongue which had
served it's purpose with the cart and
had been thrown TO one side was. as
likely as not. the best piece of timber
in the neighborhood for a bat. At
least, that was the theory OF the ball
players and they were wont 10 go out
into the farm country and try 10 find
wagon tongues, or try 10 find other
hickory wood which was well seasoned
and might make d good bat If II were
properly turned ON Il lathe.
Carpenter in those days played
third base for the tincinnatis. He
was not as SNOWY as some OF the third
basemen who have played since then
but he was very reliable. He was sc
reliab BILE that the ground keeper could
keep the time OF day by him because
he knew that Carpenter would be
there at such an hour and would prob
ably leave within Is minutes after the
conclusion OF a game.
Carpenter had made an excursion
into the country and had found q
most elastic section Of hickory log
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
Enthusiastic Over Burke Draft Situation Puzzles Bic Leagues
ALL "A CIRCUITS AGAINST
SYSTEM MAJORS DESIRE

rogatory to tho game and todavithey
are doing things worse by halfAthan
the old method of farming.
n ma ior club once "farmed OUT
nearly 30 players in one year. That
*, il placed 80 players that Il could.
not use With minor league teams II
controlled the 30 all Of the time and
kept their titles away from all other
clubs
Now their is one ma jor club which
controls the players of four minor
clubs and cam use any one of the
four in switching it's own PLAYERS
around while still holding them. Six
other major league clubs have inter
eSts in the minor leagues.
The worst offender. according To
the minors. is the ST. Louis National
League Club. Minor league leaders
are fatty opposed To the extension of
control by ST. Louis in minor league
affairs II is claimed that -. Louis
has had under control as many Is IFS
players i'm one season. That NAV he
an exa operation. but I'm their present
mood the minors are perfectly willing
to eNaEgerate.
The minors also assert that the
major clubs invest in minor league
property and then instruct their minor
orga nizations to vote contrary to the
policy of the jor leagues The
minors say they can't understand this.
The minors also assert that the
major leagues are trying to get prop
erty rights to too many bail PLAYERS,
thus restricting the. supply of ma
terial for the smaller leagues, making
it harder for them to get PLAYERS and
forcing salaries 10 the skyline.
Downright 1uo|
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which he had brought back with him
and taken to the nearest wood turner
and had him shape bat for him. The
first time that Carpenter used the bat
he made a hit. That made d hit
with him. If ball player makes
hit the first time that he tries out a
bat he doesn't want any one else to
Use that hat
But somebody got away with the
priced bat enc afternoon. 1t was Car
penter's turn TO go to the plate. His
bat couldn't be found. Usually the
most tractable Of men. he stood near
the bench Of his team and yelled: III
! don't get my hickory, this game will
stop right here for all Of me-"
He got il. OF course, the bat had
been hidden by the clown of the other
team. But from that time on, Car
penter was Hickory" Carpenter, and
so he passed on, "Hick" to the last.
One evening many years after this
incident, when Carpenter was Pull
man conductor running on h train
that went into the South. his pas
sengers We're ball players, and among
the players was one who had played
against Carpenter on that afternoon
when the bat disappeared. AS Car
penter was taking up tickets he ran
across him.
Say, Hick" shouted the other. "you
| know where that bat was? Well, 1t
was too derned heavy for you and !
hid 1t. IL you'd used lighter bat you
would have had a batting average OF
| 400"
| They talked about 1t until the sun
came up in the next morning, and
Carpenter still insisted that 1t was the
best bat IN the history of base ball.
| ----~
Next: A Twelve-Game Season,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
3,2Q1 SET BOWLED
BY milwaukee FIVE

BY the Associated Press
RACINE, Wis, February 18.-In an
unusual exhibition of team bowling
the ReXola Cigars of Milwaukee last
night set what bowling experts said
was a national record for tournament
competition with score Of 3,201 in the
Wisconsin bowling tournament The
total surpasses by 60 pins the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress record of 3,139,
made at Milwaukee in 1923.
Consistent counts of 1,065, 1,071 and
1,065 gave the Rexolas their record
score.
The team. left the drives at the end
of the final game acclaiming an 49,
year-old star, ROLAND Helm. as the
hero of the strike spree. Helm. in
his second year of league bowling.
struck and spared through the entire
30 frames without an error and lined
up six consecutive strikes to- conclude
the final game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18

1 NJ tltIilefildt oH Its VI o.
/ ganization and whether it
shall be continued under the
terms or recent years 10 a qucs-
ton that is kicking up IL, of dust in
the leagues just now.
All of the class IA kagues have
voted against an unre!FTicted draft
Some of the leagues OF Tower classifi-
cation have voted against it and 9TH
ers will. The ThrecfI League has
voted for it,
The ajors are puzzled by the atti
tude OF the minor leagues. Recently
d conference was held at French Lick
at which d lot OF things concerning
the draft We're agreed upon. and the
majors then Thought that everything
was lovely. That's where they were
rudely ioted.
One by one/ the class AA leagues.
beginning with the Pacific Coast
League. told }the big fellows that they
wouldn't gofalong with any plan like
that outlined at French Lick. The
major leagues are crestfallen for the
moment.
Some move will be undertaken to
reconcile the various organizations
even if fit is stipulated in the national
agreement. or major minor agreement.
that a, minor league is not compelled
to submit to the draft if it does not
wish 1t.
The trouble lies in the fact that the
majors have gone into minor league
base ball too extensively The ma
j9rs own or control too many minor
league clubs. The ma jOr leagues once
Abolished farming of players as de