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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
Riverside
Plans Big
Program
Labor Day Events win In
cIude a Big Dive
Stunt.

Riverside amusement park will be
no place for nervous people this
weekend, it is announced by the
management. A high-diving per-
Torrance will be staged by Capt.
Jack Ellie Sunday afternoon and
evening, and on Labor day after
noon, Prof. Claude Shafer, balloon
stunt man, comes to the w. Thir-
tieth st. fun resort for five-para-
chute leap from the sky
Both performers are new to Riv-
erside fans, Prof Shafer coming
here after long engagement at
Eastern amusement parks, where he
has been thrilling thousands by his
daring aerial acts, while Capt. Ellis
has long been rated the only worthy
successor of the original Prof.
Speedy who leaped from unheard~
of heights a generation ago.
The tower from which Ellis jumps
is said to be a. exact duplicate OF
the one on which Speedy gained his
nation wide renown. The balloon
ascension and parachute leaps will
take place an hour earlier on Mon
day than the usual time, it is an
nounced.
Riverside has long been a popular
place to spend Labor day, thousands
of families making the occasion their
annual outing, arriving at the park
early in the day and enjoying a
picnic lunch either just across the
river in Taggart Park or else in
the wooded grove at Riverside
where tables and benches are pro-
vided in profusion, with free check
ing of baskets or parcels at the adj
ministration office. The fact that
there is no admission charge to
Riverside this summer is expected
to result in banner crowds over Sum
day and Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03

Accordingly, as will be recalled by
some theatergoerS Mr.. Walker sub
stituted a return engagement OF
Seventh Heaven" in the place OF
Beggar on Horseback"
That was during the middle OF last
season and a later presentation OF
the play was prevented by the pre-
mature closing Of the Walker COM
many in order to allow the Keith in
terests to redecorate their theater
prior to the opening OF their autumn
vaudeville season.
This year "Beggar on Horseback
has been in rehearsal at Keith's
theater for the past three weeks.
Members of the Cincinnati company
who will appear in the production
have committed between the cities
for reharsals almost daily.
Aside from being one of the wit
tiest and cleverest works ever writ
ten, "Beggar on Horseback" is a
most elaborate, extravaganza play
that requires ten changes Of sets
and numerous costumes.
The authors poke much fun at all
phases of American life and at many
Of the established and orderly in
stitutions. 1t Is a gay, debonair
conglomeration of humor and satire
that halts in its merry way only long
enough to permit the introduction
Of "a Kiss in Xanadu," pantomine
interlude danced by Camille Grit
nth and played by Jack Storey,
The music, incidentally, was COM
posed by Deems Taylor, eminent
critic and composer, who was recent
ly elevated from his position of
music critic on the New York
World to the editorship Of MIL
steal America"
Walker played the part in Gin
cinnati last season and received
high praise from the critics on the
excellence Of his performance.
The cast will number more than
thirty actors and will include such
favorites as Muriel Kirkland, AL
drich Bowker, Judith Lowry, AIDE
laide Chase, Paul Wright, Harry
Elierbe, Boyd Agin, Jack Storey,
Ernest Poe, Camille Griffith, Sallie
Fisher, Helen Emert, George Kinsey
and others.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
Now a Character Actor

Emile Chautard, once a director
and now one of Hollywood's most
sought after character actors, has
been added to the cast Of Nov
We're in the Air" the new Parn-
mount comedy. The star roles in
the picture are shared by Wallace
Berry and Raymond Hatton, with
Louise Brooks as feminine lead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
New Comedy Of the Air

Harry Peery, who did the sky
scenes in Paramount's road-show
epic of aviation, wings" has been
selected to film the aviation comedy,
Nov We're In the Air" with Wal
lace Berry and Raymond Hatton.
With a movie camera, one good
turn deserves another.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03

four showings of a feature picture.
With the Keith interests becom-
ing identified with the movie indus
try, the Keith houses are assured
the showing of many of the larger
feature pictures.
Under the new policy. Keith's will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
ROUNDING ROUND
THEATEKS W'th u WALTE sR

change policy announced by William Hough.
aeer for F. Kehs vaudeville Sunday
Sept 49,
owned by the Keith interests the
what is three shows day instead
This means that vaudeville day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
Milton Byron viii Head the Cast of the Charles BerkelI
Production of Home Fires at EngIShS All
Next Week, Starting Sunday

"Beggar on Horseback gay dersve comedy by S. j.
Kaufman and Marc Connolly will be the farewell attraction
of the Stuart Walker company at Kes theater starting
Monday night.
This smart and satircal work announced for pro-
ducton by the Stuart Walker company last summer.
The play even got into rehearsal and it decided
withdraw it only after discovered that than
weeks preparation necessary for presentation
If the piece
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
BERKELL PRESENTS
"HOME FIRES" HERE

The next to the last week of the
Berkell summer stock season at Eng
lish's finds the Berkell Players pre-
senting happy dramatic comedy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
Josephine Gets Good Role

Josephine Gets Good Role
Josephine Dunn, young featured
player, has just been cast for an i'm
portant part in support of Bebe
Daniels in that stars latest Para
mount comedy, "She's a Sheik"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26

tors, Inc, is located in the English
block on the Circle and also at 106
East Georgia Street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
ROAD Cement
SETS IN week
New Method May Revolu-
tionize Highway Work.

BIZ NEA Service
FLINT, Mich, Oct. 26.-Engineers
and scientists believe construction
of concrete highways will be revo-
lutionized with adoption Of a quick
setting cement, a new development
in the industry, that sets in from
three to seven days, compared with
three weeks for the present product.
The quick results are obtained
simply by grinding ordinary cement
finer than usual.
The first extensive use of the new
product has been made on the Dixie
highway near Pontiac-the road
that connects Detroit, Pontiac and
Flint, the worlds three largest auto
mobile manufacturing centers.
Here over a 1,040-foot stretch the
concrete was poured, with steel wire
to reinforce it. The thickness of the
mixture was ten inches at the edges
Of the twenty-foot pavement and
eight inches in the center, which is
not UNUSUAL in highway construc-
ton. Tests were made daily by a
University Of Michigan laboratory
representive and when a tensile
strength of 1000 pounds or better
was obtained the road was pro-
nounced safe for traffic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

They saw the operation Of the new
Buick assembly line where more
than 1000 Bucks are assembled
each working day.
Bucks new gray iron foundry. the
largest and most complete Of its
kind, just completed at a cost of
several million dollars, and other di-
visions of the immense Buick fac
tories where production methods
have been made more efficient to
care for Bucks increased volume of
business, were inspected.
Friday the dealers and statesmen
were taken to Fisher Body Com
pany's new plant in Flint where
they we're shown the details of con-
struction and production of Fisher
bodies to be used on Buick automo-
biles.
They were then taken to the Gen.
eral Motors proving ground at Mil
ford, where they were shown how
Buick is thoroughly tested and
proven before it is delivered to tne
owner. Every test that car under
goes in an owners hands is made
on Buick, every part that goes into
Buick construction is pyoven, it is
driven over every conceivable type
Of roadway, at all speeds, these tests
made with one end in view-to de-
liver a tested and proven car into
the hands of the owner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
OPEN FACTORY
IN AUSTRALIA
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company Has 6 Plants.

AKRON, Ohio, Oct, 26.-All rec
ords for construction and starting
into operation of a tire factory were
broken by the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company when operations
were begun this week at, the Sydney,
Australia, factory of the company,
less than eight months after ground
was broken.
= Ground for the new production
unit was broken on Feb. "a. In
stallation of machinery and equip
uent was completed few days ago
and production started this week.
81 American speed in constructing the
new plant surprised native Austral-
!. ian engineers and workmen.
. Opening Of the new plant brings
7 the number Of tire factories owned
( by the Goodyear company to six.
\ There are two at Akron, one in Los
= Angeles and two in Canada. A sew
enth will start producing tires in
y Wolverhampton, England, before
Z the end of the year.
IS The new Australian unit will have
!. an initial capacity of 1000 tires and
E tubes day. It will be operated I'M
a der the direction Of a staff Of tech
: nical and production experts from
ssother plants of the Goodyear COM
: pany, with native labor personnel.
4, Manufacture of tires in the
z Australian capital will supply a
rapidly growing market in that
Z country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
Tail Light
BY SWEDE SWANSON

While automobiles are constantly
decreasing in price, their quality is
steadily climbing. This year finds
the auto the cheapest in its history
and the best in its career.
George w. Sutton Jr. of the Amer
lean Motorist, official organ of the
American Automobile Association.
gives keen competition as the reason
for quality increase and the follow
ing twelve reasons why cars are
cheap and are getting cheaper.
l; Scientific. research and laboratory
tests Of metals. devices and ideas.
to1no bne gredat purchasing power Of au-
ity Of material at low price.
processes make for large production and
large production basis.
A., 5. Foreign markets increase .produc-
ton and decrease surplus in America.
8. Establishing Of sales financing or
carnations to eliminate high interest
z; Cooperation Of labor with the auto
mobile industry.
8. Rapid turnover of materials.
9. Salvage Of waste.
10. Speeding, up. Of mechanical work.
II. Standardization through cooperation
OF manufacturers In the exchange Of
~. Better merchandising, more efficient
dealer organization, better market for
dealers with cars of more than one price
According to Sutton, probably the
most important Of these reasons is
the exchange of patents between car
makers.
Every week New Workers buy
seven miles of automobiles, or about
5000. Chicago and Detroit both buy
about 1000 new cars a week.
Nevada will soon be without a
trolley car line. The only one now
in operation is three-n?ile affair in
Reno. The city has decided to re-
place this with BUS lines.
OF the forty-one drivers licenses
revoked by California during the
past two months, twenty-one were
taken up because of drunkenness.
Blackburn, wholesale sales man
ager Of Murphy Motors, Inc, has
been appointed general sales man
ager. G. S. Lewis becomes whole
sale manager. Blackburn has been
identified Nth the local automobile
business eleven years. Murphy Mo-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
Urge 4O-FO0t Roads

That all main trunk lines have q
minimum width Of 40 feet, at least
"a feet of which shall be paved with
a hard surfaced material, is the
recommendation the New York State
Automobile Association has made to
the highway department of the State
of New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26

Carmen Hill, pitcher for the Pitts
burgh Pirates and a resident Of In
dianapolis, has joined the sales
force of Roy O'Brien Co., associate
Studebaker dealers. Hill formerly
was with the indianapolis Ball club
and late last year joined Ownie
Bush's clan Of Buccaneers. His rec
ord of twenty-three victories and
eleven defeats for this season
stamped him as an outstanding
pitcher of the National League. Hill
is an enthusiastic StudebaIer boost
er, having owned and driven only
Studebakers for several years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
Service Stations Gain

According to the Automotive
Equipment Association, $4,000 auto
mobile service stations in this
country installed nearly a billion
dollars worth of parts and service
supplies last year. This would make
the average earning for each station
more than $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
Automobiles Increase

Automobiles in Great Britain now
total 1,756,OOO. This Is an increase
Of 10000 over the total of last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26
Motorists Nightmare

On the Bilege road in Sumatra,
a stretch of about 1000 miles, 1000
hairpin curves are found within a
space of forty-f1ve miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-26

racing cars, has designed an engine
that, he says, will exceed the rec
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
CTTY'S TAX RATE

It is gratifying to note that the of 13 cities in the class of 50,000 to 100000 population; but as an anti dote to the satisfaction engendered by the report of q municipal organ ization to this effect Is announce mont by Mayor Weld that growing city expenses undoubtedly will re- suit In a higher rate for the next fiscal year.
 The city naturally cannot equip itself with the necessary adjuncts of modern municipal functioning, in- cluding the construction of schools, without taking means to provide sufficient funds.
 If the tax rate Is to be retained at it's present level cutting will have to take place somewhere. It will be remembered that the last budget was slashed to the bone, better job in all probability cannot be done this year.
 Depending upon an increasing grand list in all probability cannot keep step with the advancing costs of the city departments; and the latter increase is due entirely to the growth and increased demands of the city.
 We cannot avoid expressing hope, however, that the tax rate is not increased. The g 3-4 mill rate, while low, is sufficiently high to warrant the hope that everything possible will be done to maintain 1t.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
RIVER DIVERSION

Diversion of. 200,O00,000 gallons of water a day from the watershed of the upper Connecticut river is en- tirely too much to overlook, The metropolitan district of Boston, in it's quest for more water, is prepared to spend S65,000,000 in the diver sion of the Swift and Ware rivers, so that the water from this water shed would flow east instead of into the Connecticut. The plan cannot be permitted to eventuate by Con- necticut, which must see to it that the Connecticut river is maintained at it's present level.
 As the Springfield Republican points out, the Supreme Court of the United States will have to decide the principle of water diversion in the case due to come before it af- fecting Chicago's diversion of water from the Great Lakes. In the Chicago case. however, navigation or the use of waters for industrial purposes is not primarily involved, as is the case in connection with the Connecticut river. The Chicago bone of contention is the use of Great Lakes waters for drainage purposes and navigation along the drainage canal and the Mississippi river. If Massachusetts insists on go- ing through with it's watershed di- version the case may have to be fought out before the nations high est court on a different principle than that involved in the Chicago drainage canal case. In any event, Connecticut should be prepared to fight for its rights of navigation along the Connecticut no matter where the battle leads.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
Observation On He Weather

Washington, Jan, 13.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy, followed by rain or snow in the in- terior late tonight or Friday; rising temperature, increasing southcrly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York Rain in the south and rain or snow in north and central portions to- night and Friday; warmer except in extreme north portion tonight; warmer Friday in south portion; fresh southerly winds increasing Friday
 Conditions; The southwest dis turbance of yesterday has advanced northeastward and centers this morning over Missouri with a long trough shaped depression extending southweStward to the Texas coast and northeastward over Ontario. It is producing snow and some sleet from northern Missouri northeast ward over the lake region and rain from southern Missouri southward to the west Gulf coast. Areas of high pressure prevail on the north Atlantic coast and over the plains states. Temperatures are higher in the Ohio valley. Sub zero tenn peratures prevail along the bor- der from the upper lake region to Montana.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair and warmer followed by rain.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
REDS IN MEXICO

The charge made by Secretary of State Kellogg that Mexico is the basis of communist activity on this side Of the ocean in all probability has some truth in 1t. Yet what is to be done about it?
 The secretary has been at pains to keep all communistic visitors out side the portals of the golden gates of American ports, and doubtless there is an efficient system of keeping out undesirables along the Mexican border. The secretary scarcely expects us to insist that Mexico prescribe rules and regula- tions for such citizens who have failed to keep the economic faith.
 When Mexico was recognized all things seemed well in the republic. For some reason there seems to have been a sudden turn for the worse. Would that MT. Hughes had re- mained secretary of state.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
LANDS DECISION

Baseball High Commissioner Lam dis made a very popular decision when he threw out the charges of "sloughing" a series between Detroit and Chicago in 1917.
 Dsgruntled baseball players, who seek revenge for fancied wrongs, hereby receive warning that unsup- portable charges are likely to be boomerangs. and that they will need 10 be proven before the public will take stock in them.
 "Sloughing' is term with which the public has just recently become familiar. II signifies method of team not playing up to it's real mettle. although seeming 10 do so. The players can play out of position, so that instead of the ficlders play ing far in the background when a heavy hitter is at bat, they will play close in. giving him an opportunity 10 hit the ball "where they ain't,' as Honus Wagner used to say.
 The Risberg charges have been proven false, and baseball gains i'm measurably by the decision. It now remains for the charges affecting Cobb and Speaker 10 be similarly thrown aside, something that the public in weighing the Leonard let ters and his statements, already has done.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
A NOBLE IDEA

The scheme of Fire Chief Noble to have fire boxes in the schools and in the theaters is a good one and ought to be put into practice.
 The cost would be slight, and the benefits so self-evident that scarce ly any discussion Is needed.
 AS the chief points out, It is an advantage to the fire department to know just where a fire has broken out, and an alarm rung from a box in a school or in a theater would in- stantly tell the required information.
 Not only the saving of property, but the saving of lives likewise would be furthered.
 The Noble idea should be adopted without delay.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
14,000

A. New York. The total regis tration is 1,625,5S3.
 Q. What is the meaning of the name Alexander?
 A. It is from the German and means "helper of men.
 Q. What is the derivation and meaning of the name Gerard?
 A. It Is Teutonic in origin and means Strong with the spear.
 Q. What was Abraham Lincoln's plan of compensated emancipa- ton"
 A. Charles Sumner declared that Lincoln had a well-developed plan for paying the South for the slaves, giving them their freedom, and put ting them on reservations of land purchased by Congress for that pur- pose. The plan was interrupted by the outbreak of the civil war and was never put before congress.
 Q. With what opera companies are Gigli and schipa associated?
 A. GigA is the leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera company of New York and Schipa is the lead- ing lyric tenor with the Chicago Grand Opera company.
 c. When will the Catalina Channel swimming contest occur? What are the prizes? How long is the course?
 A. It will be held January IS, 1927. We understand it is open to any male or female swimmer and no entrance fee is required. The course is from the coast of Califor- nia to Catalina Island, distance of 23 miles and the temperature of the water will be about 60 degrees. The prize Is s25,00O to the winner. with the provision that if man finishes first, there will be an additional prize of s15,000 awarded to the first woman who finishes.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
THE BARNUM STYLE STILL WITH US

It was P. T. Barnum, we think, who was the first to analyZe the public proclivity to run after cele- brity. Barnum knew perfectly that it made no difference how the cele- brity got celebrated. Barnum sensed the psychology of the situation" as showmen would say nowadays and knew that anyone whose name got on the first pages Of the news papers fairly regularly would be good game to hold up as a great public attraction.
 Barnum also was the first to manufacture celebrities. When he had something unusual to show the world he first piqued curiosity like a press agent; his methods were ar tistic, not crude space grabbing at tempts. He made of Tom Thumb a national, though diminutive, hero: he played upon the public gullibility with respect to possessing a white elephant, not specifying whether the animal was given regular coats of whitewash; fat man in Barnum's circus was not an ordinary fat man, but a man with a remarkable his tory: the thin man, likely as not. was the missing link. When he brought Jenny Lind to American shores he crowded the auditorium with people who were as anxious to see the Swedish nightingale as to hear her sing.
 The psychology of the situation" still remains about the same, al though MT. Barnum has entered the category of those referred to as "the late" Here we read that Aimee Semple McPherson, the woman pas loI OL LOS AIlStleS, WHO udS llS uIeu in the public prints a great deal, is beginning lecture tour that will take her into all the large cities, and great many of the smaller ones.
 Crowds will flock to see her. Most of the flockers will care very little regarding what she has to tell them. They will wish to size up the woman who got into that jam out west" in which presumably radio oper- ator figured, and which was deemed of sufficient importance to spread over the public prints weeks on end.
 Don't blame Aimee. She is merely cashing in on her reputation. her personality, her publicity. If Bar mum were still living he no doubt would have signed her up for the greatest show on earth