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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
(Kokomo Dispatch)
(Democraticl


There IS nothing in the long
record Of human experience to in
dictate that the truth about any
thing ever hurt any one who
didn't deserve to be hurt. There
is evidence on every hand to show
that the more truth there is in
circulation the happier and safer
every one is likely to be. Now,
more than ever before, the masses
of the people need to know the
truth about men and affairs.
Meanwhile, strangely enough, the
disposition to public censorship
and the suppression of useful in
formation are becoming increas-
ingly the habit of governments.
And it is a habit that has taken
hold of many men in the places
Of authority in this country.
An indication Of this mood is to
be found in the suggestion by
Federal Judge Charles P. Faris OF
st. Louis, who wonders whether
newspapers have the right to re-
port the facts of cases tried in
Federal courts while trials are
proceeding. This is a relatively
small matter. What is important
is the precedent it suggests. Judge
Faris speaks warmly of what he
calls the English method" OF
censoring or fOrbidding court
news of special kinds. Does he
know how the English laws re-
Gently passed to censor court news
have been working out?
The English hopefully adopted
the habit of prohibiting the pub
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
Trial for Jackson

Governor jackson of Indiana
must stand trial. The statute of
limitations of which he and his
friends depended proves a vain
hope. Common sense, as put in
to action by hottest, courageous
newspaper work, wins a clean
cut victory over bad law.
The statute Of limitations is one
Of those legal conveaiences which
help crooks more than anyone else.
; Those who are afraid invoke it.
Other people find it hard to
understand.
Why should a man escape the
consequences of a serious crime
simply because he has been able
to cover it up for two years?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

An advocate of "clean street car
windows" today asked Mr.. Fixit to
urge the polishing" of the Indian
apolis Street Railway car windows.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: ride the street
cars all the time and the windows
sometimes are so dirty one can't
see out. Usually I ride the Bright
wood cars, but the Illinois and
Washington lines are just as bad.
Will you see if you can do some
thing about it.
Thanks, from one who likes clean
windows.
Superintendent James p. Tret-
ton told Mr.. Fixit the car COM
pany makes every effort to keep
the windows on cars clean. Tret-
ton said this is the season when
the work is most difficult and an
extra force has been hired.
Often on a rainy day a car
leaves the barns with clean
windows and in few hours they
are smeared up, Tretton said.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: I see in the
papers that the police planned some
time ago to get the zone eye" driver
and also those who drive without a
tail light.
They don't need to send officers
to the country to get them. Just put
policeman at the corner of New
York and Delaware Sts., and if they
don't get fifty in two hours they
won't be on the job. 1t is the most
reckless corner in the city.
MRS. j. j.
Police Chief Claude M. Worley
said he would order an officer to
pay attention" to the corner
which you reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
eft. Wayne News Sentinel)
(RepubIican)

We do most heartily agree with
OUR neighbor, the South Bend
Tribune in its conclusion that "the
efforts of critics of Attorney Cen
eral Arthur L. Gilliom to magnify
an act of mercy into criminal
act should be discontinued in
view of Mr.. Gilliom's letter of ex-
PLANTATION made public recently"
But we would not, on that &C
count, lose sight of the impera-
tive necessity for taking steps to
prevent some more obscure citi-
zen from being similarly accused
perhaps, without as fair an OPP
portunity to present his case to
the world. Only q little handful
of narrow-minded, half-baked ia
natics would be willing to go on
record to the effect that any man,
whether public Official or humble
citizen, is a criminal because he
procureS whisky to save the life
of a loved one. Yet there stands
on the statute books of the great
0OdOC VI AAAOAd44d OOQdJ q law
which expressly declares that
whoever purchases any liquor con-
tanning more than one-half of
one per cent of ethyl alcohol, for
any purpose, is criminal, liable
to fine and Imprisonment That
law should be repealed. 1t is I'M
holy, un-Christian, inhuman, saw
age. 1t has no place in the code
of a civilized society. Even the
rigorous Volstead act permits the
use of alcoholic fluids for medical
purposes. The Wright law Of In
diana is out of harmony with the
national enforcement act. 1t is
out of harmony with the prepon-
derant public sentiment. 1t should
be repealed at the earliest pos
sible moment. Surely the Vol
stead acts provisions are drastic
enough for any State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
(Michigan CITY Dispatch)

TUEm0CTITTCT
"Steve" may be put on a bread
and water diet every once in a
while for violating the prison
rules. but we bet he grinned when
he learned that his old-time
friend, Governor Jackson, must
stand trial for alleged conspiracy
to bripe Former Governor Nc
Cray. 1t is reported that Jackson
will demand an early hearing of
his case which he should do for
the State is constantly Inundated
through the action of it's officials.
If jackson is proven guilty, let's
get rid of him at the earliest pos
sible moment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
What Other Editors Think

tonishing. The divorce courts Of
England are now clogged with
suits filed by persons who no
longer have reason to fear public
opinion. Public opinion is the
most dependable agency for the
maintenance of order. If 1t is not
to be informed, how can it be
trusted?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
Taught to Vote

Whatever else may be said of
it, Tammany Hall has made one
great contribution to the political
life of New York City. 1t has
taught the people not only to be
interested in politics, but to vote.
New York City makes a much
better showing today, and Tam
many Hall has done a lot to help
it do so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
The Rules

/. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, given number Of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
8. You must have a complete
word of common usage, for each
jump. Slang words and abbrevia-
tons don't count.
4. The order of letters cannot be
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
Questions and
AnSzCeYS

YOU can get an answer to any ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave, Washing
ton. D. c.. inclosing 2 cents In stamps
advice Cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken. All other oues-
tions will receive a personal reply. Un-
signed requests cannot be answered. All
letters are Standardization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

lication of the news of divorce
suits. This was done "in the in
terest of public morals" What
happened was unexpected and as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

To the Editor:
DR.. Klein of Washington, D. O.,
director of foreign and domestic
commerce, in speaking to the
Chamber of Commerce recently,
said:
America is unsurpassed in mass
production, but the weak link in the
chain is distribution" in short we
must have more outlets.
While the writer is Of the opinion
that we should have absolute free
trade with other nations, the ques-
ton arises: what is wrong with
our Home Market?'"
The Labor Review, published az
Washington by the United States
Government, tells us that notwith-
standing our much-vaunted pros
perity, fifteen of twenty millions are
not sharing in it at home.
1t is evident that wages must 60
higher to enable the laborer to buy
back more and more Of what he
produces. If not, why not2
Have the two old parties a real
remedy to offer?
CHARLES H. KRAUSE, Sr.,
674 E. Drive, Woodruff Place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
Times Readers
Voice ViezCS

I The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution, but
on request will not be published. Let
preference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
Mr.. Fixit
Cleaner Street Car Win
do1Os Asked.

Let Mr.. Fixit, tThe Times representa-
tive at city hall present your troubles
to city officials. Write Mr.. Fixit at The
Times. Names and addresses which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

How is carrot and orange mar
maIade made?
Dice six carrots and cook until
very tender in as little water as
possible. Cut three oranges in small
pieces and add the juice and grated
rind of one lemon. Mix the carrot
and the fruit together and add two
thirds as much sugar as the fruit
and carrot mixture. Simmer until
the mixture is clear. Turn into
jelly glasses and when cold cover
with hot parafln.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

1t is a town in Spain, fourteen
miles northeast of Valencia, three
miles from the Mediterranean, pic
turesquely situated at the foot of
a mountain. 1t has Roman and
Moorish remains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
To the Editor:

In regard to capital punishment,
wish to say of Ruth Snyder or
anyone else, anywhere, that Thou
shalt not kill" is just as binding now
as when God gave it to Moses for
the Israelities to live up to and obey.
BY what authority has any man,
or set of men, the right to make
such laws? Capital punishment was
formulated to stop murder. Did it
ever do it? Will it ever do it? No,
emphatically not
Every time some person is legally
killed, the man who enacted such a
law are guilty, too.
Let the Christian people, and all
others who disfavor the death pen
atty for prisoners, petition our
legiSle tors to repeal and abolish such
laws forever. A.
We, as citizens, are more or less
guilty, too, if we do not try to abol-
ish such g. barbaric law.
A TIMES READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

Who was the leading man in the
motion picture "The Whirlwind Of
Youth?
Donald Keith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

What is the legal rate of interest
in the District of Columbia?
Six per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
What do Don and Senior prOfixed
to Spanish names mean?

Don is title in Spain prefixed to
mans Christian name, like "Sir"
in Great Britain, used in addressing
gentleman. Senior is the Spanish
equivalent of Mr." in English.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

mother-in-law is only relative trouble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07

Donald Keith.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Shadow Orchestra With
Real.

AN experiment never before at.
tempted was successfully made at
Crandalfs Metropolitan Theater last
week.
Heretofore it has been the custom
at the Metropolitan to present Vita
phone as an individual feature Offer
ing through its medium operatic and
concert stars and others in the lighter
forms OF musical entertainment.
Last week, however, Daniel Bree-
skin, conductor of the Metropolitan
Symphony, conceived the idea Of COM
bining his orchestra with that pro-
viding the Vitaphone accompaniment.
This was successfully accomplished,
1t is thought, first on conjunction
with Johnny Marvin's, rendition of
popular songs and, later,rit was ex-
tended to embrace both the Johnny
Marvin songs and the Sweetheart"
song from "Maytime" sung by John
Charles Thomas, American baritone.
and Vivienne Segal. popular prima
donna.
While the effect to the audience
seemed simple enough it was, as a
matter Of fact extremely difficult to
accomplish. The adjustment of Vita
phone had to be so minute as to re-
veal no discrepancy in pitch when
played In unison with the Metropolis
tan Orchestra. The matter of tempo
OF course was intrusted to the skill
of Mr.. Breeskin's direction.
This novelty no doubt will be re-
peated in the future.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Is Regarded a Genius.

CVEND GADE, who directed "The
~ Blonde Saint" Is an artist and q
native Of Copenhagen, Denmark.
He was graduated from the Royal
Academy of Arts as a landscape and
nor.trait painter, and his first theatri-
cal work was as art director OF the
Royal Opera Houses of Copenhagen
and Stockholm.
Later he was dramatic director Of
theaters in Europe, including the
Lessing, the Kleines and the Theater
un der Koeniggraetzerstrasse in Ber-
lin. the Royald and Dagmar Theaters
in Copenhagen. the Royal Theater IN
Amsterdam and others in London and
Vienna.
In the early days of the picture in
dustry in Europe Svend Gade started
as writer, subsequently directing
and producing. One of his outstand-
ing productions was Shakespeare 8
Hamlet" in the original castle of Ell
sinore in Denmark, with the Danish
star, Asia Nelson, as Hamlet. The
picture was shown in the United
States in 1922 and was given a great
reception.
In 1928 Svend Gade came to the
United States and produced the play
johannes Kreisler" for the Selwyns
In New 1Ork lily. IL was LouiuSO vi
a new mechanical stage invention and
lighting system which made it pos
sible to produce play almost like a
''movie." with about SO quick changes
of scenery.
After going back to Europe to stage
and direct two pictures and to handle
several theatrical productions in Ber.
lin and Copenhagen, Gade returned
to the United States under contract
to Universal and directed "Siege" and
Evening star., 1927-05-22
The Moving Picture Album.
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.
,ERNsT LUBITscH has gone home tenn

, tempt to reproduce the accent). II
got tired of frothy, French farce
comedies-and perhaps the public was
tired of them, too. It Is a mistake
] for one man to try to do the same
| thing too long. My last comedy, so
| This is Paris was q disappointment
to me. I had hoped to make It abso-
lutely crazy. with crazy people doing
crazy things; I wanted to call it
'Foolishness' or 'Applesauce' this
word was rendered as ''eppel suss" in
the best Milt Gross manner). But it
didn't work out that way. and when
finished so This is Paris I decided
I'd had enough of that type Of COM
edy. / needed a change.
I'm Old Heidelberg I've tried for
simplicity. If I needed a servant in
one of the palace scenes. I've used
only one servant-instead of 20 of
them. It's a tender, romantic story,
and I've tIied to treat it that way"
us it anything like Forbidden
Paradise'?" asked.
mo. In Forbidden Paradise was
above my characters. You know how
I meant was satirizing them. In
old Heidelberg ! do not do that; I
am on the same level with my char
acters; I am among them.
II have used no camera angles in
old Heidelberg because they would
be out Of place in a story like this.
Anyway, I'm sick Of camera angles.
They were marvellous in The Last
Laugh and Variety where they be.
longed, but they are being overdone
now.
TOO many people use camera
angles because they think it is good
such thing in art. When a director
thinks about his technique he forgets
about his characters, his story, his
drama.
"You see scene of a room on
the screen or on the stage. There
is a door in it. The director says,
That door is straight, like every
other door. If I make it crooked,
everyone will notice it and admire my
technique That is nonsense. In
stead of worrying about that door,
which no one notices anyway, that
director would better be spending his
time finding something crooked in the
character of his hero and bringing
that out"
Mr.. Lubitsch's remarks are com.
mended to the attention of those who
believe that art on the screen can
be achieved only by means of camera
angles and cock-eyed, futuristic
effects.
Bulletins.
HOLLYWOOD, Ca1if.-First National
has finally acquired full title to the
screen rights of 1.-The Miracle" at
cost, it is said, of $150.000. There
has been much argument as to who
owned the rights to this spectacle,
but it turned out, as usual, to be AL
Woods. The Hays organization has
become greatly incensed at advertise
ments used to promote interest in a
film called els Your Daughter Safer"
a title reminiscent of the old days
when the motion picture was in its
infancy.
tCopyriEht. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-22

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 19.-The fate OF
motion picture stars in a large meas
ure rests in the lap of the motion
picture public.
Will H. Hays, president of the Mo-
ton Picture Producers and Distribu-
tors of America, brouG:. cat the e.
feet of the public's taste in telling
how producers advance through ex.
pertinent and how the public's reac.
ton to stars, directors and writers Is
definitely registered and acted upon
in the studios.
A young woman in Knasas wrote
as follows:
II saw rather good picture the
other night with a star I had never
seen before. She was something
fierce. I had read a lot about her
and expected that she at least would
be adequate, Instead. she almost
ruined the picture for me. Why
things as starring little snip like
this?"
1.-The Kansas girl mentions no
names," said Mr.. Hays. II do not
know anything about this little SNIP
but I can assure her that something
was done to eliminate this star the
moment her pictures were thrown OH
the screens throughout the country.
1.-THE girl in Kansas. the boy in
Texas, the woman in Massachusetts,
and the man in Florida all start the
process Of elimination as soon as they
see the little snip They are the
people who turn thumbs down.
"The motion picture business Is
fiercely competitive. The making Of
every important picture is a voyage
Of adventure into a new world, with
thousands of ships sailing the same
seas. and seeking the same rewards.
The royal society which decides
whether the voyage has been worth
while is made up of the millions who
go to see motion pictures every day.
"It takes courage to launch the pro-
duction of great motion picture
when its financial value Is unknown.
The producer must wait until a dele
cation OF the royal society of motion
picture patrons meets in the theaters
and decides. If the picture suits them,
they will spread the news. If they
express dissatisfaction, the producer
| Is in the same position as a man who
has invested thousands of dollars in
| a plant that is equipped to make
| nothing but horseshoes in an age Of
| automobiles.
There is no way to test the market
for particular motion picture until
it is entirely completed. There Is no
proving ground except in the motion
picture theater. II they are totally
| without merit they, of course, can be
eliminated before they do any dam
age. But many pictures that were
designated as 'fops' by studio re-
| viewing committees have turned out
to be great successes when shown to
the public.
Many picture hailed as a master.
piece has failed to pay for itself.
| Distrusting his own judgment, de.
pending upon the public to decide, the
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Highest Salaried
Circus Star
IT'S hard lines to be a star and ye

IT'S hard lines to be star and yet
not be able to take a vacation.
Yet that is said to be the predica-
ment of Lillian Leitzel, the dainty
aerial queen among the 500 arenic
performers of the Ringing Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey's Circus, coming
here Friday and Saturday.
The smiling Lillian's salary Is In
four figures. She owns two automo-
biles and her jewels are said to rival
those of dowager. Yet she must
keep working. Not for pecuniary
reasons, however, but because the
nature of her act forbids any pro-
longed lay-off.
When the petite aerialist stops her
strenuous work on the Roman rings
and flexible rope for even a week she
finds it difficult to get back into form.
Two weeks Of rest would probably
prove fatal. There would come a
binding of muscles and softening Of
wrists and hands that could never
be corrected. ..
So when the circus folds its tents
late in the Autumn and goes into
Winter quarters, and most of the
other stars plan q jaunt to Florida
or Winter in California, Lillian
heads for New York or Europe and
more work.
For two Winters she was fea.
ture of the Ziegfeld Follies. Prior to
the present Spring she played the
European capitals. Stunning on
Roman rings 40 feet in the air while
scorning the use of a safety net.
seems but child's play for Lillian
Leitzel. Turning a hundred consecu-
tive giant fianges" while hanging by
one hand from the end of a rope is
just part of her daily work-year in
and out. -..
Evening star., 1927-05-22
BY HARRY ID. WILSON.

IF American Aim producers and di'
rectors were to make a visit to
the Far East and watch the photo
plays that are made in the United
States, there would be howl of pro-
test.
Having just returned from an ex'
tended tour through the Orient,
which carried me into Japan. China,
the Straits Settlements, Java. Su'
matra, India and other distant lands,
and having witnessed the manner or
exhibition and censorship exercised
throughout those countries, my can
did advice to American film creators
is to remain home, or, should they
desire to make such journey, remain
as far away from the movie houses
as possible.
Censorship is most acute-British
controlled. Feature films are often
cut down from eight reels to two. A
fine. American photoplay might we'll
be taken for one-reel comedy when
finally shown.
Take, for instance, a picture like
Resurrection" now showing to en-
thusiastic houses throughout the
Ills pIIOtOPi0y eAo pAOuaSVSA
by Edwin Carewe has been heralded
as one the finest of all cinema offer.
ings. lAnd still am sure that when
this polstoy creation is shown in the
Far East the 10 reels that now are
used to unfold the love drama of
Russia will be sadly shorn Of thou
sands Of feet Of celluloid.
The love episodes between Prince
Dmitri, portrayed by Rod La ROGUE,
and Katusha Maslova, by Dolores del
Rio, would be eliminated altogether.
No emotional scenes are permitted.
The cruelty exercised in the prison
scenes would be missing. No malice
can be demonstrated on the silver
sheets of the Far East.
No weapon of any kind can be used
and exhibited in the theaters Of the
Orient, unless for comedy purposes.
1t is absolutely against all rules to
depict two lovers in embrace.
Those interested in the making of
TOlstoy's masterpiece would find an
altogether different film after the cen.
sor boards of the Far East completed
their task. The modern version of
Resurrection" as shown in America
today would be as foreign to that
shown in Singapore. or Cape Town,
Evening star., 1927-05-22
A Fingerprintist Himself.
JOHNNIE WALKER not only playe

JOHNNIE WALKER not only played
the masculine role in Held by the
Law" the latest Universal picture, but
he served as technical expert as we'll
The story Is one of crime and the
courts. With the solution Of homicide
in the plot depending largely upon the
mute testimony of fingerprints, Ed.
ward Laemmle, director Of the pro.
duction, voiced his intention Of en-.
gaging fingerprint expert to work
on the picture with him.
There's no need for that" Walker
protested, and then revealed a fact
that he is an expert on fingerprints
himself.
Just before the World War, Walker
was in a serious accident in New York
and spent months convalescing in a
hospital. Having nothing to do to
spend the long hours, he took up the
study Of methods used by police to
utilize fingerprints as Identification
and testimony.
When he was released from the hos.
pital, Walker joined the Army, and be.
cause of his knowledge Of f1ngerprints,
served the entire war in the Bureau Of
Identification.