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Coming Attractions
NATIONAL-"Smilin' Through"


"Smilin' Through the romantic
comedy-drama which brought Jane
Cowl into outstanding fame some
years ago. will be revived by the
National Players next week, follow
ing IF I Was Rich" Its poignant
love theme. relieved by a Barriesque
tone Of comedy, has commended 1t
to revivaIists in repertoire year after
year.
''Smilin' Through is the story of
an ancient tragedy visited upon the
heads Of the younger generation. The
action is predated by an episode so
years previously, when a rejected
suitor shoots the woman he pretends
to love on the night of her wedding.
Dying. she has promised the man
she loves that, through the years,
she will come smillin' through to him.
How the spirit Of the slain girl
comes smilin' through TO influence
young boy and girl of the same fam
illes, is narrated between the smiles
and tears of a beautifully fantastic
story.
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The Perfect Man )"

ACCORDING TO DR. f. A. Skaletar,
a. Hollywood physician, George
O'Brien. who appears as the boxer in
the screen version Of is Eat So?" is
the perfect man" -.
OBrien stands six feet in his stock
ings. weighs 180 stripped. and was,
it is said former champion of his
class in the American Navy. He is
the only actor in the motion picture
colony holding a membership in the
American Athletic Union. His chest
measurement is A and he wears 161z
collar. His waist line is never over
80 and frequently is as small as %.
His hobby is physical perfection and
he practices what he breaches. He is
able to enter competitive Volley ball
games and track events upon short
notice.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
RIALTO-'Painting the Town"


Painting the Town" which is the
picture at the Rialto this week, intro
duces new screen star. Glenn Tryon,
heretofore seen in hort-length COM
edies
The story is rollicking comedy of
a small town hick who CRASHES"
Broadway with a score of trick in
ventions, principal among them being
a. front-wheel brake auto that will
stop in it's own length at any speed.
While in New York he meets Patsy
De Neau, a Follies beauty. How he
is framed by Patsy's former sweet
heart in his quick-stOp demonstration
for the fire commissioner and how he
finally outwits the conspirators and
wins a big contract for his wonder
car" and also the girl, is depicted in
fast action abounding in laughs.
Co-featured with Tryon is Patsy
Ruth Miller. and others in the cast
are George Fawcett, Charles Gerard.
Sidney Bracy, Monte Collins and Max
Ascher.
Fein and Tennyson in "a Revusical
Musical" are the stage presentation.
The Rialto Orchestra. under Rox
Rommell, will play for an overture
Dreams of the Orient"
A comedy, keeping in Trim;
Screen Snapshots and International
Newsreel round out the bill.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
Eddie Cline Returns.

FIDDLE CLINE. one of the best
known directors of feature and
short comic subjects, has returned to
The Mack Sennett studios to direct the
first of the new series of Girl Com
edies," featuring the famous bathing
beauties, to be offered by Pathe during
the new season.
Daphne Pollard, a recent recruit
from the vaudeville stage: Dot Farley,
one of the screens best known come
diennes, and Mack Swain, veteran
comic. whose biggest hit was ip Chap
Inns THE Gold Rush, are the fea.
tured members of the cast Irving
Bacon and Madeleine Fields assist the
frolicking bathing gir8-
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PALACE The Unknown'-Presen
tatiOns.

Lon Clancy will be the picture star
today at Loew's Palace in the role of
an armless sideshow freak in Metro
Goldwyn-Mayers mystery thriller,
The Unknown"
On the stage will be featured the
dancing stars, Braile and Pallo, and
the Yugo Slav Royal Orchestra, Eu
ropean melodists, with stage crea-
ton of the prison scene from GounOd s
Faust" with music by the Palace
Orchestra, assisted by three operate
SolOists.
THE Unknown" is a mystery story
in which CLANCY plays the part of
queer half-demon of the circus, whose
skill with his feet as his defense and
his weapon is uncanny. Joan Craw-
ford is seen as a circus girl this
strange freak loves and for whom
he makes supreme sacrifice. Nor
man Kerry plays Malabar, the strong
man, and John George is Colo, the
clown.
Tod Browning wrote and directed
the new story. He directed The Road
to Mandalay' and THE Unholy
Three"
The circus scenes required an en-
tire circus to be staged at the studios.
horses on the treadmill is another
spectacular detail.
Additional features will include an
organ novelty by Dick Leibert, Inter-
national NewSreel and Aesop's Fables.
METROPOLITAN-"Is Eat SO?"
as Eat So?" a screen version of
the we'll known stage comedy, will
be the chief feature of this weeks
bill at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater,
beginning this afternoon. 1t should
be understood at the outset that 'Is
Eat So?" Is not so preponderantly a
Tight picture as to dull its interest
and entertaining quality for feminine
theatergoers. The brief boxing bouts
introduced during the action are
purely incidental to a convulsing
story of a heavyweight aspirant for
championship honors and his hard |
boiled manager set down In the midst |
of fashionable Fifth avenue society. |
The plot is primarily that of a rene |
gade whose dishonorable transactions |
both here and abroad during war
time are uncovered by the young |
fighter who, to all appearances, is |
intensely dumb mentally. although |
reasonably potent with his fists. James |
Gleason and Richard Taber are
authors of the original play. The bill |
will include also short comedy of /
special selection. the Metropolitan
World Survey and contributions of |
the Metropolitan Symphony under |,
Daniel Breeskin,
rs Eat So?" offers excellent oppor-
tunities for clever character delinea.
tions. George O,Brien is cast in the
role of Ed Chick Cowan, the young I
prize tighter; Edmund Lowe as his
Hap Hurley: kathryn Perry
and Dione Ellis as the objects OF the
suddenly inspired affection OF the
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How to Tell a Real COWBOY,
FREDERICK DANA. who is su,

FREDERICK DANA, who is sup.
porting Allene Ray and Walter
Miller in THE Hawk of the Hills" de.
clares there is one sure way to tell
a genuine American cowboy at any
time or place in the world.
He says any real cowboy will order
beans for any meal any place if there
are beans on the bill of fare-and IL
beans do not occupy a place on the
menu card, he is altogether liable to
ask for them and be disappointed if
he cannot get them. Being a COW.
hoy and bean lover are inseparabla,
according TO Dana. -
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KEITH'S-SoIly Ward Co.

solly Ward & Co. lead the two head
liners at B. +. keith's Theater TINS
week in a comedy playlet called "Of
10 Maine
The other headhner is Maryon Va
die. danseuse, and Ota Gygi Niolimst,
who offer a. new act with the Maryon
Vadie Dancers, with Rae Bonstine at
the piano. .-,
Featured also will be Eva Shirley,
favorite singer.
Others will be Wayne & Warren in
their own act, Gen. "Pisano," heralded
As "the worlds foremost marksman
Snowman, who plays grand opera Sc.
Iections on a pipe organ with rifles.
assisted a by Charlotte Cochrane; Chris
Richards, eccentric comedian; La Fleur
4, Portia, equilibrists, featuring The
Human Top" and Frank j. Sidney,
with Aesop's Fables. Topics of the
Day, and the Pathe News Pictorial.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
EARLE--George ChOOs' Ballet
Caprice"

EARLE-(ie0rge ChOOs Ballet
Caprice"
As the headline attraction of next
weeks bill at the Earle Theater
George Choos will present Broderick
and Eelsen in Bale Caprice and
elaborate production, with W. Wanna
featured, supported by John Joyce.
Protzenke. Truly Jones, Elsie Wheel
ton and Florenz Simonsen.
Others will include Les Cells, as
sisted by Belle Dyer and Josephine
Joyce in THAT Somewhat Different
Revue; Frank Melino, with Harriet
Powell and Alfred Melino. in Just a
Lot of Fun; Chester Spencer and Lola
Williams in Putting 1t Over" a
sketch by Louis Weslyn, and the Zieg-
field Follies' Shadowgraph, a novel
laugh maker.
The photoplay will be Paramount's
production of Blind Alleys star
ring Thomas Meighan, supported by
Evelyn Brent and Greta Nissen.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
EARIE-"FabIes of 1se,."

The feature Of the vaudeville PHI II
the Earle Theater this week pesi
ming this afternoon, VII oe 1eorks
Cboos's FABLES of 1921" a hand,
.omeIv costumed and staged revue o.
art. melody and mirth. in which
Gomez and Winona. noted dancers
appear with Ched Freeborn, Vefna
shaff, Frank Guild and the Six Dane
ing Rockets. The music was written
bv Gene Lucas, words by Carl Mac
Boyle, and the revue was staged by
Danny Dare.
An added attraction will be James
Coughlin & Co. in an amusing
sketch, THE Rest Cure" when Is de'
cIared rich in travesty.
-"Nthers will include Erval and Del
Sa6 ;atile singers and dancers. who also
tnN, the ukulele and saXophone; La
Evening star., 1927-07-24

Doris Lloyd, Richard Maitland, Jack
Herrick and Master Philippe De Lacy.
For sheer fun and timely enter
tainment rs Eat So?" is believed to
fully meet the demands of the Sum
mer season.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Cooling breezeS. a shady spot, cold
spring water from constantly flowing
drinking fountains are inducements
announced for basket lunch parties at
Glen Echo Park, Washington's free
admission resort of fun.
The three are always available at
Glen Echo in addition to 80 or more
diversified fun attractions, thrilling
rides, dancing in the beautiful ball
room every week night to music by
David McWilliams and his 10-piece
novelty orchestra and other enter
tanning features.
Glen Echo Park Is reached by a
pleasant ride in the cars of the Wash
instOn Railway 4 Electric Co, or by
motor via the Conduit road, with
ample and no-time-limit parking space
for any number of cars at the park.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
JARDIN LIDO.

"Baby Mite" will he the next Fri
day night feature at Jardin Lido, atop
the Arlington Hotel
Decorations and favors TO pleas
babies, young and old, will be in evil
dence, while the entertainment pro-
gram will be offered by juvenile stars.
The Dick Liebert Emory Daugherty
Lido Band will feature special baby
stunts.
Jardin Lido will offer it's customary
attractions every other night of the
week--the Arlington Hotel ballroom
being ready for service in the event
of inclement weather.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
KEITH'S-Violet Heming.

Violet Heming, charming star come
dienne. in The Snob," a comedy by
Edwin Burke, will headline the bill
at the 3. F. Keith Theater next week.
Evening star., 1927-07-24
Outdoor Attractions
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

VHESAPEAkE BE.iVH.
Scores of large, bright, vari-cOlorad
umbrellas are the newest adOrnmenr
for the sandy shore line at Chesa-
peake Beach. the big bay resort, only
an hours ride from Washington. Re-
sort officials brought them and dis
tributed them along the beach for the
free Sc of patrons. In their shade
bathars may be comfortable when not
in the water, and children. too, can
build their castles with bucket and
spade and then let the waves lap UP
and destroy them
Evening star., 1927-07-24
- Scene HoMI
theTOWN. RlaLt0
Photoplays This Week
SILENT DRAMA ATTRACTIONS

PALACE-"The Unknown" This afternoon evening
METROPOLITAN-"s Eat So" This afternoon evening
RIALTO-"Painting the Town This afternoon evening
COLUMBIA-"Women Love Diamonds" This
LITTLE THEATER-"Cyrano de Begerac"
WARDMAN PARK-"The Man Who Played God" evening
Evening star., 1927-07-24
Attractions in Washington
Playhouses This Week

MUSIC AND DRAMA
NATIONAL-"If Were Rich" comedy. Tomorrow evening.
KEITHS-Sa1y Ward vaudeville This afternoon and
EARLE-"Fables of 1927 vaudeville This afternoon and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
MEN FISH THROUGH ICE
Tiny Shacks Are Scattered Over
Sturgeon Bay.

BH tHtted Press
STURGEON BAY, Wis, Feb. Is
Tiny shacks dot the ice on Sturgeon
Bay these days, shacks occupied by
men who squat patiently over the
tiny holes in the ice, holding a string
in their hand, periodically jerking
up perch, or herring through the
holes.
These shacks are small. about four
feet square, set on runners. They
are covered by tin. heavy copper. or
canvas, with a tiny stove made out
of a powder can, or other make shift
material. The only object of the
buildings is to break the wind and
provide more comfort for the fisher.
man.
The fisherman's equipment is
equally simple. An ice chisel, a
flattened crowbar, box to sit on,
a saw to cut up firewood for the
stove, lunch pail and cushion are
all he has with him.
Perch bite better in winter than
in summer, ice fishermen declare.
The best time to get them is in the
early morning, and if conditions are
right, strings Of perch and other
fish are ready for breakfast every
morning
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
ARMS ISSUE FOR
. LEAGUE, FRANCE
TELLS COOLIDGE
Trend of Reply to Limitation
Suggestion Disclosed
in Paris.

BU United Press
PARIS, Feb. 15.-The French re
ply to President Coolidge's proposals
for further limitation of naval arma-
ment will be delivered today to
United States Ambassador Myron T.
Herrick. 1t was believed the reply
would amount to polite rejection of
Coolidge's suggestion that France,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the
United States agree to limit arma-
ments in the classes of vessels which
were excluded from the limitations
agreed upon at the Washington con-
ference. These types were cruisers,
destroyers and submarines.
The cabinet today unanimously ap-
proved the reply which was drafted
by Foreign Minister BRAND.
Minister of the Interior Sarraut in
dictated the nature of the French re-
ply as follows:
THE general sense of the reply is
that the League of Nations actively
is considering disarmament and that
there is no need to take the problem
from the hands of the league.
Furthermore, disarmament is the
interest of all nations, and not ex
clusively of the few included within
the scope of President Coolidges in
vitation."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
YEGGS GET LOOT
IN COAL OFFICES
Three Safes Worked on by
Night Providers.

Yeggs visited two coal company Of.
fees Monday night and obtained loot
totaling $101 after robbing one safe
and attempting two others.
The combination was battered off
one safe, and another resisted efforts
OF yeggmen at the Muesing & Mer.
rick Co., 1114 L. Twenty.Second st.
Gaining entrance through a side
window. the burglars found only
papers in a small safe after batter.
ing off the combination. Papers were
scattered over the Office. An unsuc.
cessful attempt was made to crack
a large safe.
A typewriter valued at 800, as
cents in money and keys was taken.
The yeggmen found the safe at the
Forbes Hubbard Lumber Company.
1928 Shelby ST., open. They found
nothing in II. After scattering papers
they took 80 cents from a cash regis.
ter. according to Robert c. Williams,
secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
SKULLS TO Be
SHOWN TO GHOUL
viii Attempt to Force Con-
feSSiOn to Murder.

BH tHitCd Press
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Feb. 10
In an attempt to force James Coy
ner. Negro convict of the Indiana
State Prison here, a confession to
the murders of at least four wom-
en-, authorities from Ferndale, Mich,
were here today to confront him
with four skulls and two bloody
braids of women's hair.
The skulls and the hair were
found in a trunk at Coyner's home
here.
Coyner was grilled in his cell
Monday, but Michigan authorities
were unable to obtain a confession.
I'm a defiant fellow" the Negro
is reported to have told them. 81
could tell you a lot about murders
and murderers if / wanted to, but
you won't get anything out of me-"
Coyner was sentenced to the In
diana Penitentiary last November
for from three to ten years for grave
robbery
The Negroes statements and his
giant stature today strengthened the
theory he may be the widely-sought
Toledo clubber. He is said to have
told officers he was in Toledo at the
time of the outrages there. He is six
fet tall and heavily built. The Toledo
clubber was described as an unusual
ly large Negro.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
COURTHOUSE SALE
PLAN BACKED BY
BUSINESS GROUP
Introduction of Bill First
Legislative Step for New
Building.

First legislative steps toward OBJ
tanning a Aew Marion County court
house were taken in the Indiana
House of Representatives Monday
when bill was introduced by sew
eral of the Marion County delega-
| ton.
Power would be granted commits
sloners to sell up to three-quarters
OF the present courthouse site. Ac.
cording to plans under discussion
Tor some time this would include the
Washington and Delaware streets
frontage valued at $2,500,OO0.
The proposed bill provides that
money derived from the sale be used
to pay off the 100000 debt on the
present building and to erect struc-
ture on the remaining quarter block.
Three to Set Price
An appraisal committee, composed
OF three appointees of Governor
Jackson, is provided for in the new
measure. The committee is empow-
cred to set sale price on the prop.
erty.
Representative Fl. Walker De
Haven (Rep) claimed authorship of
the bill which had as coauthors Rep.
reseptatives j. w. Ebaugh Rep.),
William F. Werner Rep), Frank E..
Wright Rep), William H. Harrison
Rep.), Russell V. Duncan Rep.), all
of Marion County, and William c..
| Babcock, Jr., (Rep.), JASPER and
| Newton
The State Bar Association is said
to oppose the measure The pro-
posed sale, however, is in line with
the Chamber of Commerce plan for
an efficiency building to house
county offices.
Present conditions are deplored, in
a statement of the East Washington
Street Merchants Association.
Here are some Of their arguments:
Priceless records are in constant
danger Of being burned. The struc-
ture is not fireproof," state the re.
! port
More than $4,000 annually is
spent to keep the building clean,
which is impossible because of the
poor state of repair 1t will cost hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to
make the most needed repairs.
Pay Of Debt
There are not enough jury rooms
and county business is constantly be.
ing held up.
More than twice the cost of the
building has been paid in interest on
the bond issue.
THE Washington and Delaware
streets real estate would sell for 49,.
100000. This will pay off the in
debtedness and leave about $4,000, 900
with which to erect a wonderful
building.
with the sale of the real estate
and the increase in value to
surrounding business property that
is bound to accrue, better than
$5,000,000 will be added to the tax
able real estate in the county This
will bring in approximately $125, 700
annually in additional taxes or
S1,250,000 in ten years"
The bill was referred to the House
committee on affairs of the city of
Indianapolis, Mrs Ella. ". Gardner,
chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
FIRM SUES
FOR LOSSES
ON PONIES
CIang Of Races Echoes in
Charges Against Three
Indianapolis Men.

The theme of many fiction story
an employe embezzling company
funds to pay lost bets on horse races
going deeper each time in vain eff.
fort to recoup his loSses-is charged
in suit awaiting answer from de.
PENDANTS today in Federal Court.
The petitions were filed late Mon
day afternoon by the Welsh Con
struction Company of Davenport,
Iowa, against three Indianapolis men
and a Richmond, Ind, man, alleging
they won $24,239 from Leo j. Sex
ton, former employee, and asking
$4,000 damages.
Separate Suit
The local men named: August
E. Rahke, 1906 College Ave, and his
sons, Arthur, of 1910 College Ave,
and Emil K, of 3S47 Carrollton Ave.
f. L. Brown of Richmond is named
defendant in a separate suit.
Sexton was employed by the finn
at it's district office in Sidney. Ohio,
and during January, February and
March, 1926, wrote eight checks pay
able to Brown ranging from $500 to
$3.50, totaling $15.342, on the firms
account with the First National Ex-
change Bank there, it is charged.
When the company moved its offices
to Indianapolis Sexton dealt with
the three Rahkes during June and
July, 1925, the petition states, writ
ing six similar checks amounting to
$8,S97.10.
Sexton died last November from
a serious stomach disorder, while an
investigation was being made, attor-
neys for the company said.
Seek Recovery
With Sexton dead, the firm is at
tempting to recover it's losses from
the four men, charging they were
'bookmakers" and gamblers and
knew the money which Sexton paid
them was embezzled. The checks
bore the name of the Walsh Con-
struction Company, undersigned by
Sexton, it is said in the petition.
Arthur Rahke, declared he knew
Sexton, but had never taken any
bets from him. I'VE don't know any
thing about any check proposition"
he said, speaking for his father,
brother and himself.
The father is listed in the city
as a broker. Emil X. Rahke
is vending machine salesman at
16 N. East ST., according to Arthur
The trio was sued for $4,000 of the
total damages.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
EngIishman Asks Receiver
ship for House of David
Colony.
DIRT DRAGGED FORTH
Report PurneIIs Not Married
Reiterated.

BIZ Hjtcd Press
BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Feb
15.--Another OF his flock turned
upon king Benjamin Purnell, de-
crepit ruler of the Isarealite House
of David-this time to tie up all
property of his cult and disclose
what is said to have been a siege
Of armed hostilities between his fol.
lowers and those, of Mary. his
Queen"
The District Federal Court at
Grand Rapids yesterday granted Ar
thur Wright, "a citizen Of England.
and for seven years a member of
the cult, an injunction restraining
the Purnells from disposing of any
cult properties.
Wright asked a receivership for
the colony, declaring $17,074.53 is
due him for services over the seven
year period.
Summons TO appear in court Feb.
26 to answer the receivershlp pro.
ceedings was made on king Ben
and Queen Mary"
y state of hostility was declared
by Purnell and Mary early last year
when each branded the other as an
impo5ter and religious fake,
Wright's bill stated. AT that time q
nationwide search was being made
for the bearded Benjamin.
Mary. regarded by Israclites as
Purnell's legal wife. gathered 100
members Of the cult TO her side and
nearly 500 others adhered 10 Purnell
-self'styled brother Of Christ. it is
said. Then. according to Wright.
Purnell announced Mary was not his
wife and that no spiritual union ex.
isted.
Strife grew until the factions
went about armed with knives and
guns. although no instances Of VIC
lence occurred. Wright charged. He
declared however. a state Of fierce
craftsmanship still exists in the colony.
Criminal suits brought by former
girl members Of the House Of David.
who charge Purnell attacked them.
damage suits by former Israelites.
who seek to recover money invested
in the colony. and a State action TO
dissolve the organization are now
pending in the courts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-15
LATEST PAPER OF
SCR|PPS-HOWARD
REL|NQU|SHESA.P.
New York Telegram Decides
on Exclusive United Press
Service.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The New
York Telegram, which was pur-
chased recently by the Scripps-How-
ard newspapers, announced today in
leading editorial that it had vol
UNFAIRLY withdrawn from the Asso-
ciated Press and would, hereafter.
depend solely upon the United Press
for it's Geographic news coverage.
Both agencies" the editorial stat
ed, "are independent, nonpartisan
and unequaled by any contemporary
in enterprise and efficiency. In the
nature of their service to newspapers
they are very similar. They are
highly competitive. They differ
chiefly in their form of organization,
"In Manhattan and Brooklyn two
evening papers depend solely upon
the Associated Press, five depend
upon the United Press and two use
both services"
That American newspapers have
attained their present remarkable
news efficiency is largely attributa-
BILE to the fact that they have not
had to depend upon a single monopo-
listic or semi-monopolistic agency,
the editorial declared.