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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17

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becomes an important part of
the story. Lloyd works and fights
mighty hard in THE Kid Brother"
The last part Of the story is just one
chase and one fight after another.
Lloyd is cast as the kid brother
in a family of two other brothers.
The kid is the weakling. of the
family and the father is really a
giant in strength. The two older
sons and their father can about
carry a tree with as much ease as
the kid" can carry a toothpick.
THE Kid Brother is a unique
mixture of comedy, hokum, melo-
drama and even drama. The story
has funny situations as well as melo-
dramatic episodes. 1t is the manner
in which Lloyd handles these differ.
ent types of entertainment that
gives the picture a refreshing effect
upon Harold Lloyd fans.
1t seems to me that there were
many cooks in the making of This
picture. The subtitles are funny and
there are many funny incidents in
scenes while Lloyd is missing.
And yet Lloyd. in a comedy char.
acterization. is the center Of all the
fun. Lloyd, by sticking to the strict
lines of characterization. has given
the screen in THE Kid Brother" a
really different type Of movie than
he has ever made.
1t e to me hat Lloyd has de-
cided to use stories that have a plot,
and this gives him a chance to 60
in for comedy Characterization. Chap.
lin has used that method for years,
Among the scenes which stand out
in 1.-The Kid Brother" is the comedy
breakfast scene; the fight on an old
ship; one of the chase scenes when
Lloyd becomes a sunf1ower for pro-
lection; the use of a snake to aid
him in his fighting. and the last
fight with a bully in a cloud Of dust
at the very end Of the picture.
/ still think that the Freshman
is the funniest thing that Lloyd has
ever done, and I am just as sure
that 1.-THE Kid Brother" will increase
his following because 1t is a differ
ent type of a Harold Lloyd comedy.
The bill includes Emil Seidel and
his orchestra; Lester Hut at the or
gan and the Newlyweds in "Snoo-
kum's Outing.
At he AnoIlo all week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
THE VICTIMS OF WAR
Leaders of the American Legion, very ril

Leaders or the american Legion, very rtghtfully
seeking to enlarge the membership of that body,
are giving some evidence OF what happens to the
soldier after the glory of war has gone.
1t would seem that there would be no need for
any organization other than the Government. which
is the organization of the people, to take steps to
secure aid for men who were disabled in fighting for
their country.
But it is apparent that the Government, after
the war, keeps on with its contest, not against an
enemy but against the needs of the soldier who
saved 1t.
During the past year, so runs the report, the
legion secured assistance for more than 5000 men
and their families in this State alone.
The legion obtained 100000 for $500 of these
cases, in the form of hospital treatment and In com.
pensation.
1t claims that it sponsored every bit of bene-
fetal legislation enacted by Congress for the dis.
abled and that most Of 1t would not have been passed
without the legion is unquestionably true.
Nor will there be denial to its assertion that
it secured compensation of about $4,000, 900 for In
diana men last year through this legislation.
The legion wants members in order to carry on
its work. It's plea is that the men who fight the
wars Must stand together in order to obtain Justice
from those for whom wars are fought.
The situation might suggest that 1t is necessary
for those who do not want wars to see that we fight
only such wars as are essential to the protection of
our fundamental rights.
1t would be a pity If we sent men to fight In
wars brought about by stupid diplomacy or worse,
prejudiced and biased diplomacy.
Let it be hoped that the legion will lend itself
at all times not only to the protection of its mem.
bers but to the preservation of the country from wars
that are unnecessary and that can be avoided
through arbitration and understanding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Believe in Progress

Benjamin Franklin was an ideaIist
but not to such an extent that he
neglected to provide for himself and
family. He was an intensely prac
teal man, but not to the extent that
he neglected to use his imagination
We have named Thrift Week
in his honor. yet no one would be
more amazed that he at some OF the
advertising it is mace to father.
He put out money at interest, to
be sure. but gambled a bit on land
values. He economical. but not at
the expense of'robbing his business
Of the capital it needed.
All the while he toiled and ac.
cumulated, he was experimenting
with new ideas. trying something
different and encouraging other men
to do the same.
More than any leader of his time
he believed in progress and i'm
provement.
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louder. A few fair men on the other side will argue
and reason against the war with speech and pen.
and at first will have a hearing and be applauded;
but it will not last long; those others will outshout
them, and presently the anttwar audiences will thin
out and lose popularity. Before long you will see
this curious thing: The speakers stoned from the
platform, and free speech strangled by hordes of
furious men who in their secret hearts are still as
one with those stoned speakers-as earlier-but
do not dare to say so. And now the whole Nation
pulpit and all-will take up the war cry, and shout
itself hoarse, and mob any honest man who ventures
to open his mouth; and presently such mouths will
cease to open. Next the statesmen will invent cheap
lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is at.
tackled. and every man will be glad Of those con-
sciencesoothing f~alsities, and will diligently study
them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them;
and thus he will by and by convince himself that
the war is just and will thank God for the better
sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self.
deception"
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theme If this story. and as presented
IL is good entertainment.
Madge Bellamy is cast in the role
of u young woman of the new order.
bachelor girl. Having a good po-
.tion, the girl does not have to rely
n anyone but herself. And so when
he time m for the summer
jachelor to open his wings and be-
lin looking around she is on the
pot, looking for the same thing he
!, diversion. And from appear
noes, she finds plenty of it.
Miss Bellamy does very vel by
ler part and the same can be said
If Allan Forrest, who has the prin-
ciple male role. These two unite to
make a very convincing pair in the
story and ere well worth seeing.
Charlie Davis ant. His Gang have
1ecided to stay at home awhile and
his week are Down South" Their
offering this week is not as spec
tacular as it mas been before, but
you may rest assured that this
groups program is of the best. With
the orchestra this week are four
girls who fit into a BLACK Bottom"
number very well indeed.
Rob Gordon and his organ are also
prominent in the musical offerings
and also figure in the orchestral
numbers.
Bill includes a news reel ana
comedy
At the Ohio all week.-(By the Cd
server.)
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picked and puts or a party with a
wild woman, who gets him to write
a check upon an embassy office.
This forces him to leave the service
and join the French Foreign Legion
under an assumed name.
Beau Geste" started a new fash
ion in romantic movies, and it was
the desire to get as near to the
Beau Geste" type Of movie that
probably prompted the making of
THE Silent Lover"
The story does not work up to any
real climax and the ending actually
leaves one up in the air. There is
no reason for this ending, except
that they had to stop the movie some
place and in some way.
Milton Sills is too good an actor
and his name means too much on
the screen to waste him in such poor
stories as this. The only possible
saving point to this picture is the
comedy work Of Charlie Murray and
his two assistants.
1.-THE Silent Lover" might be con-
sidered as a burlesque on Beau
Geste." Anyway I can not get
steamed up in favor Of this very poor
story.
The bill includes Ethel and
Dorothea Ponse in songs; overture
by the orchestra; Dessa Byrd at the
organ, a news reel and other events.
At the Circle all week. j.,
Other theaters today offer: Green.
witch Village Follies. at English's;
Welder Sisters and Company, at the
Palace; Alexander Sisters, at the
Lyric; Seymour and Howard. at
Keith's; Rose Of the Tenements,"
at the Isis; Sunny Side Up" at the
Uptown; Paradise" at Saunders;
Partners Again." at the South Side,
and burlesque, at the Mutual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
SMART COMEDY ON
VIEW AT THE OHIO

Summer Bachelors" a distinct
group who are only seen during the
months when the wife is away is
the theme and title of a very clever
and entertaining picture on view at
the Ohio this week.
We have all seen the other side
of the story in countless versions.
that of the neglected wife who has
no one to turn to but the waiting
lover.
For the first time we have the
mans side of the story. The Wife
gone to the country or some other
place and the husband left in town
to take care of himself and his bust.
ness the best way he can.
But a different angle Is now
shown. Man being the n who can
take his loves without being serious
runs less chance of being caught in
an embarrassing position. After the
summers holiday has passed he can
look back with a smile and mem
Der several delightful evenings and
then take up the routine of home
life without a break. Such Is the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Success in Ten WAYS

Benjamin Franklin thought of lit.
tie, as well as big, things. He con-
trived a chair with a wide arm on
which to set food, invented a musical
instrument, consisting of different
sized glasses and propounded a
theory as to the cause of cold.
What is more important, he
evolved a philosophy so simple that
a child can understand it, yet broad
enough to satisfy profound thinkers.
No mans precepts have played a
greater part in developing the habits
of American thought.
A savant declares that no ter
Americans have achieved greater
success, each in his particular line,
than Benjamin Franklin achieved In
all ten lines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Modern Problems

1t is a far cry from the kind of
vehicles Benjamin Franklin EN-.
ployed to the airplane mail, from the
little spark of electricity he produced
to the Niagara power. plant. but
would he be dazed or bewildered by
the problems Of this age If given
time to understand them?
Would the N~icaraguan situation
strike him as very complicated, or
as presenting a cause worthy of seri-
Il trouble?
Would the debt muddle appeal to
him as being hard to solve?
What would he have to say about
u dispute with Mexico, or the
Taena-Arica affair?
How would he feel with regard to
the League Of Nations and the
World Court?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Times Readers
Voice ViezgS

To the Editor of The Times.
Opinions, or expressions of an or.
binary humble citizen, oftentimes
IN wastebasket material. Much
truth is in existence, but largely
kept in secretion.
Pertaining to an editorial regard
ing the United States-Mexico con,
troversy, suggesting expressions
from the people, I hereby wish to offer
my version OF warfare, as I see It.
Time has hardly been long enough
to permit forgetfulness or recupera-
ton so to speak. Of a recent horrible
blood spillng, heart aching war that
caused great suffering and such a,
brief prosperity, that the comparison
OF prosperity to most Of US, is, as a
dish OF ice can under a sum-
mer's sun.
True enough. If ou- very homes
were invaded and endangered by an
enemy, the lives Of our loved ones
and ourselves were in peril, a
natural defensive instinct would
insence our patriotic. fighting blood
to protect until death. We all know
that the sweetness of life, health and
youth, has been taken from some,
who, now, could not enjoy the most
beautiful sunshine that God could
give them.
If each and every person could
have a realistic picture Of the life of
some mothers boy on either side of
the front; a picture so full of truth
that the mind would, in an instant
conceive the slightest tremor of a
sympathetic heart, they would pray
that all ~discords, Ill humor of a
people could be settled much more
economically, than great loss of life
or loss Of finance, for instance, a bit
of paper and pen and ink.
If there are any Americans In
Mexico, Nicaragua, or elsewhere
whose property OF lives are
endangered, why let them come back
to their homes here. Surely. there
Is a living in the good old United
States of America, for every native.
And while 1 possibly am not just
up to date geographically, / feel
satisfied that all available space IS
not taken. There is at least. stand
ing room. Respectfully.
OLIVCER II. TOWNSLEY,
435 s. State Ave
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Movie Verdict

OHIO-"Summer Bachelors"
turns out to be a highly enter
tanning version of the other
side of a story we have all seen
or heard at different times. The
story of the neglected husband.
APOLLO-Harold Lloyd goes
in for both comedy and melo-
drama with a comedy touch in
1.-THE Kid Brother"
CIRCLE-A poor story handi-
caps Milton Stills in THE Silent
Lover"
COLONIAL-A mystery melo-
drama that has all the features
of several late mystery plays is
Finger Prints" 1t gives
Louise Fazenda a change to ex-
hibit all the awkwardness for
which she has made herself
famous.
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ture happen.
Miss Fazenda IS cast as a young
woman detective who has taken a
place in this household as a very
dumb maid. AS a helper she has
the services Of another Of the de-
tective force who has taken the
role of a country sheriff tenn
porarily. The two Of them, by a
display Of their presumed ignor-
ance, find out where the money has
been hidden and capture the gang
of criminals is well.
For the stage offering, Arthur
Hauk's Sunshine Revue has been
retained for another week and is
offering q miniature musical COM
edy, "A Duke for a Night" Fea-
tured in this offering are comedy,
dancing by the chorus and blues
songs by Billy Cullen. Also fea.
tured are the -Four Harmony
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Questions and
Answers

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Unsigned requests cannot be answered.
Is 1t correct to spell advisor
with an so" or an "e?"
1t may be spelled either way. Ad.
visor is the preferred form.
How many street railway conduct
ors are there in the United States?
According to the last census
1880.
How do different birds rank in
sweetness of song?
According to some authorities-tlle
nightingale ranks first, followed in
succession by the linnet, titlark, sky,
lark and woodlark. The mocking
bird has the greatest powers Of imi.
tation, and the robin and goldhnch
are superior in vigorous notes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
i Tracy
Benjamin Franklin Fol-
lowed Great Principles,
Not Will-o'-tb WiSp,
BY NJ. f.. Tracy

Benjamin Franklin was born 221
years ago today. There are living
men who have talked with men who
knew him.
Short as the time has been since
he walked out Of the picture. it has
witnessed surprising changes, and
he was responsible for the ideas
back Of many of them.
1t was Benjamin Franklin who
founded the first free library. the
first city fire department and the
first learned society in America.
Benjamin Franklin is th> only
man to have signed the Declaration
of Independence, the Constitution
of the United States, the first treaty
with France and the first treaty
with England.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Cared for Body

With all his philosophizing, bust
ness and scientific work, Benjamin
Franklin Dever forgot those physical
habits which make a body strong.
When in England he dieted and
exercised until he could carry twice
the load of the average printer.
incidentally he swan a great deal,
accepting this sport as one of the
best body builders.
Were he alive. he probably would
have been interested in the event
that occurred in California Saturday
night. when 1OS entrants tried to
cross the Catalina Channel, with
only one finishing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
MuckrakerS Fail

Muckrakers base busted them
selves trying to destroy Benjamin
Franklin's reputation, just as they
have that Of NJ vt of the fathers.
His versatility balks them. He
was successful in too many lines. II
he had quarreled with men or SLAM
dered them. he never could have
found time to do what he did.
That is a side of his life the muck.
rakers ought to study.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
MARK TWAIN ON WAR

AS pertinent to the present situation we quote
with from THE Mysterious Stranger" written
Mark Twain in 1899; published by Harper s.
in 1916:
he war. The pulpit will-warily and cautiously
first; the great, big, dull bulk of the Ma
will rub its sleepy eyes and try to make out why
/ should be a war. and will say, earnestly and
|nantly. 1T is unjust and dishonorable, and there
necessity for it, Then the handful will shout
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
MIR. SILLS NEEDS A
GOOD STORY AT ONCE

Every time 1 find fault with Mil
ton Stills my mail is flooded with
protests.
After seeing Stills in 1.-THE Silent
Lover" 1 expect a heavy mail this
week.
1t is about time Stills take a hand
in selecting with more care his ve-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17

nlCleS. here is q
good actor gone
o again. The
first view Of Stills
in THE Silent
Lover" is when he
IS thrown out of a
Paris cafe, land
ing in a gutter
filled with water.
After splashing
around in the gut
ter as well as the
water, he gets on
his feet to force a
Paris taxi driver
not to overcharge
aA4 American girl.
He goes to his
mo rtpoapf u4f1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
Are there any European countries
which there are no railroads?

Albania is now the only country
without a railroad, but the govern
ment is planning to build a twenty
four mile road from Durrazzo, on
the Adriatic coast to Tirana. When
that is completed Afghanistan, Asir.
Bhutan, Nepal, Oman and Yemen,
in Asia, and Liberia on the west
coast of Africa will be the only
countries in the world without rail-
roads.
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having a complet,
lot. but differs il
5ome respect from
his other movies
in that Lloyd is
not responsible TO-
al of the fun
Lloyd uses many
Of the old comedy
stunts, but he has
dressed these ole
/ c in a new
dress. He prob.
ably uses this
chase more than
anybody ever has
in a single movie
But in using this
ancient and SAT-
form of comedy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17
MYSTERY o v TOPS
RIIL AT THE COLONIAL

Finger Prints" a mystery melo-
drama with Louise Fazenda II a
prominent part at the Colonial this
week, appears to be a composite play
featuring the things made famous
by several stage plays, THE Bat"
"In the Next Room" and THE Cat
and the Canary"
A bank is raided by a group OF
criminals and a large, sum of money
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is LdhSll. ~S'
the leaders of the
g are cap
tured and sent tc
Sing Sing. Only
the chief of the
band knows where
the money has
been hidden and
he is In prison.
Through a ruse OF
the e m a 1 g
members Of the
gang the chief is
( O r C e d to tell
where the loot is
hidden and in the
search, which Is
confined to one
house many thing:
of a "spookY" ma
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Kind of Fun Business Is Used By
Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother

Kings with several new specially
numbers.
Included on the bill Is Floyc
Thompson and his Singing Or
! chestra and news reel.
At the Colonial all week. (By
the Observer.)
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BY Walter ID. Hickman

Harold Lloyd is one comedian
who uses a plot to create his comedy
situations on the screen.
THE Kid Brother" his latest
comedy. follows this same idea o
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w k
Two Ways Of FineSSing
Will Catch a
Queen,
By Milton C. Work
pointer for today is:

Inere Is only ii way 10 hHoSSo "
catch a King, but when finessing to
catch a Queen the tinesse frequently
can be taken either way.
In the hands which this week have
illustrated the principle Of so fines
sing that the danger hand will not
obtain the lead if the flnesse lose,
the only cases considered have been
illnesses made with the hope of
catching a King. Today we consider
Finessing to catch a Queen.
Sometimes when the Queen finesse
presents itself, it is exactly like the
King fnesse, viz, possible to take
in one way only. That would be the
case if an Ace were opposite a King
Jack or a King opposite an Ace
lack. or when the Ace-King were in
one hand; but in either Of the first
two cases, when there is in either
hand the Ten also, the flnesse can
be taken either way; and when in
hat advantageous position, the De-
CldTeT SIOulu oO lldlioAO Nv AAANo2C
hat If it lose-as it has an Ven
chance Of doing-the non-danger
hand, not the danger hand, should be
the winner.
Playing a No Trump with:
North
S.: J-10-6.
H.: K-J-6-3.
D.: A-J-10.4.
c.: 1913.
West East
Leads Plays
Five of Clubs. Queen of Clubs.
South
S.: AKA.
H.: A-10-5-2.
d.: KISS.
c.: A-6-4.
1t will be noted that after holding
up the Club until the third round,
the Declarer should run either
Hearts or diamonds, and should
inesse to catch the Queen. That
finesse, as far as the probability Of
it's succeeding is concerned, can be
made with equal advantage in either
direction as in both suits the Ten
is held as we'll as the Ace, King and
Jack. Under such fortunate condi.
tons the finesse should be taken so
as to insure placing the lead in the
non-danger hand if the finesse lose,
or, in other words, after holding up
the Club until the third round, both
| Hearts and Diamonds should be
finessed so as to let East win if the
f1nesse lose. The hand is given be
low with both illnesses losing to East
and it will be noted that the DeclareI
yet would make game.
North
s.: J-10-6. ~
H: K-J-6-3.
D.: A-J-10-4. 8,
c.: 1919.
West East
S.: Q-9-5. S.: S-7-3-2
H.: IA. H.: OBS
D.: 7-5+2. D.: Q.9-6.
c.: K-J-S.5-2. C: Ola.
South
s.: AKA.
H.: A.10-5-2.
D.: K-8-3.
c.: Asa.
OF course If the Declarer knew
that East had these Queens, he
would finesse the other way, but not
knowing their location, the ffnesse
should be taken as shown above.
The Spade fnesse should not be
tried because 1t can only be taken
in the dangerous direction. p
On Monday another variation in
the hold-up.
Copyright, John f. Ollie Coz
Work, the international author
ity on Auction Bridge, will answer
questions on the game for Times
readers who write to him through
The Times, inclosing a self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope. !.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-17

Work, the international author
ity on Auction Bridge, will answer
questions on the game for Times
readers who write to him through
The Times, inclosing a self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope.
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THERE is SOMETHING TO
HIDE"

The following is taken from an editorial in the
Independent, a national weekly, whose editor, Christian
A. Herter, was secretary to Herbert Hoover until two
wears apnl