davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

The new Walker Theater located
at Indiana Ave. and West, will
formally open this afternoon.
1t is estimated that the building,
which contains a modern movie
theater, Office rooms and factory for
Nine. Walker enterprises and busi-
ness rooms, cost about a half mil
lion.
RubuSh and Hunter were the
architects and Henry Behrens the
decorator. 1t is primitive archi-
lecture with Maya influence. A pipe
organ has been installed and the
theater has rest rooms and all mod
ern equipment.
The building is flatiron in shape.
Charles Erwin, formerly manager
of large colored theater in Phila-
deIphia, is manager of the Walker.
The policy is movies with two
changes a week at present. The
opening bill includes 'The Magic
Flame" Reginald Duvalle and his
"Blackbirds" Mary Singleton at the
organ and short reels.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

degree for the crimes that his gang
clients commit after they get out on
bail
This attorney changes his atti-
tude toward society when the dis
trict attorney is murdered by a
client of the gangster'S attorney.
Meighan makes the attorney for
the gang a real fighter, and he
stages a man hunt that is thriller.
In this day of man hunts, this pic
ture will probably appeal.
I think that Tom Meighan is al
ways Tom Meighan because he does
not make up for any of his charac-
tiers. But, all in all, Meighan does
convincing job this time as the
attorney.
Some of the women of the crook
gang have been well chosen, espe-
cially the one who wears mighty
short skirts.
Bill includes Mooney Mariner, -
Connie and his band and Jimmy
Hatton, soloist.
At the Ohio.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
URGES BETTER HYMNS
Princeton ChoirmaSter Would Make
Bonfire of "Tawdry Anthems"

BIZ Times Special
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-HymnS
with lugubrious tunes and senti-
ment texts, should be consigned to
a bonfire, together with many cheap
and tawdry anthems Of the Vic
torian era, said Dr. Alexander Rus
sell, choirmaster at Princeton Uni
versity, at a conference on church
music held at the Waldorf Astoria
by the National Federation Of Music
ClbubS.
Poor hymns are a disgrace to
music and to religion" he declared,
"and in college chapels, at least,
those having to do with sin and re-
pentance. with death and gloom,
should be discarded.
Right or wrong, the young people
of today are not interested in such
matters. Let us choose hymns of
nobility of thought, true devotion
and high musical value"
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

Daisy expresses her conceived
mode of walking in society when
she says, This is the day of avia-
ton, dearie, so let the hips fly
where they may" And Mary does.
Mary Lou Smith is made a very
live and real girl by the acting of
Miss Moore. To get across her
Ritzie stuff she must burlesque her
work, which, however, does not
detract, but rather adds, a bit.
Larry Kent takes the part of the
young man who comes into the lit
tie lunch wagon girls life-and
stays after she has sown "her wild
oat." Philip Latour, as he is known,
gets her all wound up at the beach,
but she don't fool him by being the
Duchess De Granville, who Incl
IDENTIFY happens to be his step
mothar.
The film is full of comedy stu
ations, all well handled. This story,
while it is a simple little thing, is
handled with masters touch. Be-
ing simple makes IL good comedy
farce.
On the stage is Louise Powell's
Kiddie Revue, which got to the
theater too late to see, and the
Circle Brass Quartet, which plays
several Christmas carols. The back
drop used by the quartet was very
beautiful and blended unusually
well with the spirit of the day.
Comedies and news reels complete
the program. At the Circle. (By
the Observer.)
Indianapolis theaterS today offer:
Grace George and Mckay Morris
in 1.-THE Road to Rome" at Eng
lish's; Watson and Cohan Revue.
at the Lyric; Guy and Pearl Mag
ley, at Keith's: movies at the Band
box; 1.-THE Magic Flame" at the
Walker; burlesque at the Mutual
and Circus Age" at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
1927 YIELDED
MANY RELICS
OFEARLY LIFE.
ArChaeoIOgists Had Banner
Year; Fossils Found
in Scotland.
BY N. r.. PACKARD
United Press staff Correspondent

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Archaeological
discoveries, ranging from the re.
mains of prehistoric man to newly
found remnants of ancient Egyptian
glory, have made 1927 a banner
year, according to scientific author
tiles who have been interviewed b.
the United Press during the past few
days.
The investigations which have
been made during recent months in
an effort to throw more light on pas
civilizations have been of a univer-
sal scope.
Many Sections Visited
They include exhaustive work in
the British Isles, Greece, Syria, Mo
rocco, Palestine, Abysinnia, South
Africa, France and even in the
parched sands Of the Sahara.
Another outstanding event has
been the work in connection with
the discovery at Giza Of the tomb of
Hetepheres, the mother of Cheops,
who lived some 5000 years B. G.
This find revealed for the first
time in the history of Egyptian ex-
cavations the procedure for the
burial of great personages Of that
period.
Scotland Fossils Found
Proving for the first time that
pre- historic man inhabited Scotland
during the crude stone period when
caves were regarded as palatial
mansions, fossilized skeletons have
been discovered near Incnadamph,
in Sutherland.
Excavations here unearthed sew
eral long, narrow human skulls,
representing a mentality little high
er than a monkeys.
Another curious discovery has
been that Of the remains of wool
ly rhinoceros in a cave near Lecce,
in Otranto, in southern Italy.
This is regarded as important by
archaeologists as substantiation of
the theory purporting that this re-
gion was once exceedingly cold; and
that the now barren Sahara was
thickly populated due to the frig-
idity of the rest of the world.
Americans Help
Other more important archaeolog-
ical works during the year include
excavation in Greece by the French
school of classical studies, excava-
tionS by the German school at Til
ryns and at Samos; and research
work at Ur of the Chaldeees, which
is being jointly carried out by the
British Museum and the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania.
Exploration along the Euphrates,
in AsSyria, by a French expedition
with Father Poidebard, Beirut Uni
versity, and M. Maurice Dunand Of
the Syrian department Of archae-
ology, at its head, also vas ilnpor-
tant.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

crosses 1t seems that Mr.. Frobelle
took the property of Captain Remy
when he thought him dead, but the
captain comes back for it and an
nounces the girl as one of the slaves
which belonged to him. Jallot buys
her and nearly cuts the captains
throat to get the truth which clears
her.
A beautifully worked out plot.
Billie Dove has the part Of An
toinette, and while the majority of
her work is fine she seems overact a
trif1e when she Is on the slave block.
Gilbert Roland plays Victor Jallot.
The work of Roland is forceful and
full of character. JalIot is made a
really fine southern gentleman with
Just enough dash.
Noah Beery plays Captain Remy.
Remy is one of the old bragadocios,
who gives not a whit for other peo-
pies rights, and Beery makes him a
little more repulsive that you could
imagine him. Beery'S work is up to
his standard.
"The Love Mart" is good drama
and melodrama mixed.
On the stage Louis and Andrew
Carr do a dancing act with hard
shoes. Their father and mother fol-
low them and do the dancing turn
that they used to do some years ago.
And have about decided that while
the children are good, the parents
are much better.
Rosse and Gilbert have a novelty
conception of "blueS" that Is a
scream. These two are good.
Nina Kinds and Pearl Leonard,
who are said to be Vitaphone stars,
do duet work with some of the popu-
lar music of the day. They are good.
The Kikutas Japs do some rapid
acrobatics. This troupe works fast
and has some good things.
Charlie Davis and his band do
some numbers that are much better
than formerly. It is my opinion that
Davis is getting better all the time.
At the Indiana. (By the Observer)
FIELDS AND CHESTER
CONKLIN TEAM UP
Much was expected Of w. G.
Fields when he deserted the revue
stage for the movies.
In some cases he did not deliver
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
Few Capital Fatalities
B1 United Press

B1 United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.--A man
was killed when he Stripped over a
Christmas tree and fell downstairs
and twelve persons we're injured in
automobile accidents during the
weekend holiday in the national
capital.
Fatalities and injuries were un-
usually isolated as compared with
previous years.
Joseph T. Halpin, formerly of Du-
buque, Ia, assistant manager OF
sales in the United States Shipping
Board died at hospital from in
juries he received when he tIipped
over a Christmas tree at his home
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

because he did not have comedy
foil.
So it was decided to team Fields
with Chester Conklin, who is one OF
the best steady hokum comedians
on the screen today Conklin is al
ways guilty of being a good low
comedian and he is no exception to
the rule in 1.-TWO Flaming Youths
with Fields.
Fields is either blessed or cursed
with bunch of business tricks that
he uses in many of his movies. He
is always funny in pictures when he
drives an auto and he was a panic
on the stage in such scenes.
In 1.-TWO Flaming Youths" Fields
is cast as the owner of a freak show
of a carnival. The first part of the
movie shows Fields very much in
distress because he is broke, business
is bad, his freaks want to eat and
the sheriff is ready to close him up.
Conklin is the sheriff and he sure
makes dumb one, just the thing
that is needed to give life and pep
to this rather disjointed story.
Conklin and Fields play a game
of tag during most of the movie as
the sheriff thinks he wants to serve
legal notice upon the freak owner
OF course these two characters
run a race to see who may marry a
widow and the owner of a village
hotel. They become flaming Ro-
meos and they sure make Main
Street a warm place.
I cannot say that 1.-TWO Flaming
Youths" lis Sensation but it does
give both funmakers a mighty good
opportunity to pull their own brand
of comedy. Mary Brian and Jack
Luden are important in the cast.
The bill includes a Pathe special
young Hollywood" made up of
children of the stars; a news reel
Ray Winnings at the organ; Emil
Seidel and his orchestra, and Cliff
Williams, soloiSt.
At the Apollo.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

her go after the
guy" and then
Tommy Warren
puts in an oar to
make her famous
after she had been
high-hatted by the
fashionable guests.
The whole thing
is a riot. Plain
farce is hard to di-
gest, but mix it
with some ripe ro-
nance and you
have a dish for
the king. And
that's what Miss
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
SANTA LAVISH
With PRESENTS
TO new YORK
Most Benevolent Saint City
Has Seen in Many Years;
Free From Want.

B1 United Press
NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 26.-The
Santa Claus who returned to New
York Sunday was the most prosper
GUS and benevolent saint that the
city has seen in many a Christmas.
Remarkably free from want and
hunger, the city celebrated in a
spirit Of lavish generosity.
Turkey dinners were just as num-
erous along the Bowery as in the
million-dollar apartments of Park
Ave, and the hundreds of charitable
organizations saw to it that few
persons hadn't q Santa Claus Of
some sort.
Not an arrest was made.
Poison Booze Kills Eight
Poisonous Christmas cheer" took
toll of eight lives in the period
of celebration which began Friday
night. Other deaths from that cause
probably occurred but had not been
recorded today.
The thousands of "speak- -easies," !"
festively decorated with lighted
trees and holly, did a record busi-
ness.
The postoffice disposed of every
Christmas gift and card on hand by
midnight, Dec a.
Thirteen members of the cali,
mony Club" were removed from the
gloomy CLUB house" in the LUDLOW
st. Jail and entertained with Spe.
cial dinner by Sheriff Culkin.
While playing Santa Claus before
a group of small children, Walter
Nickols, IA, veteran stage actor, dice
Of heart disease.
ChOkes on Sandwich
George Dewey, so, choked to deatH
on roast beef sandwich in New.
ark restaurant when he tried tt
take all the beef in one swallow.
Smuggling knife into his cell OF
"murderers' row" in the Raymond
st. jail in Brooklyn, John Hanson
81, ended his life with two slashei
across his throat.
While decorating a Christmas tret
at the home of Warden Lewis E
I.awes of Sing Sing prison, Vralpi
De Salvo, truSty, escaped. Fif
teen minutes later he was recaptureC
by policeman.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
Sore Throat
Sure, Quick Relief
No GargIe

No longer is it necessary to gar
gle or to choke with nasty tasting
patent medicines or gargleS to re-
lieve sore throat. One swallow Of
famous physicians prescription
called Thoxine is guaranteed to re-
lieve within Is minutes. 1t goes di-
rect to the cause; is far superior
to gargles.
Thoxine does not contain iron,
chloroform or dope. It is pleasant
tasting; is harmless and safe for
the whole family. Sold under
money back guarantee Of quick re-
lief. 35c, 60c, and $100. At all
Observation-Disclosures.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
Two Die in Chicago

PH United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Two persons
we're burned to death and a third
seriously injured in fires caused by
Christmas trees becoming ignited
yesterday.
Mrs. Irene Jorgensen and Lee
Horton were killed when crossed
wires ignited the woman's tree dur
ing party. Miss Alice Clinton,
another guest, was seriously burned.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
A PRETTY GIRL
TAKES HER CHANCE

Mary Lou Smith ran a lunch
wagon, but when she went to a
fashionable beach club she named
herself after a soup. Just couldn't
keep away from the food idea. "Her
Wild Oat" is the story of girl who
had fling and was satisfied.
Colleen Moore falls in love, but
Daisy, who is one of those flowers
that bloom in night clubs, made
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
FAT PEOPLE UNHEALTHY
FROM CARRYING WEIGHT
Alabama Professor Says Sweets Not
Only Flesh Cause.

BV United Press
UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 26.-
Why is a fat person unhealthy?
The answer is easy, according to
DR.. James S. McLester, professor of
medicine at the University of Ala
bama.
"First they carry twice the load
of normal persons the physician
explained.
Second, the heart has to do twice
The work, handicapped by deposits
Of fat"
Reducing processes are very slow,
DR.. McLester explained. In cases Of
young children and old persons, he
said it was often inadvisable.
Sweets, according to the special
ist. are no more fattening than car
bohydrates, such as bread and po-
tatoeS.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
SLAVE MARKET
STORY AT INDIANA

'"rhe Love Mart" which is now
playing at the Indiana, is the picture
that was announced as louisiana.
The story is built around the old
slave markets in New Orleans, and
deals with the daughter of Louis
Frobelle, who was said to be an octa-
room and sold on the block to the
highest bidder, who happened to be
the man in love with her.
This is a. costume picture and I
have been unable to find any fault
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

Merghan is cast as a lawyer
who specializes in getting bad
gang leaders out on convenient
bail and who generally is able
to convince the court and jury that
his gang member client is as pure
as a lily of the crime charged.
This lawyer has a real friend in
the district attorney, who starts
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

cleanup campaign.
The gang lawyer
and the district at
torney are counting
the same girl. You
guessed it - the
girls father is
really the power
behind the throne
in all big gang
deals. So you see
that the two suit
ors get into a nice
mess.
The gang attor-
ney comes to real
ize in this story
that he really is
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
TOM MEIGHAN HAS
BETTER MOVIE NOW
The City Gone Wild Is PeopIed With Many Hard Boiled
Underworld Gunmen and Their Fighting Com
panionS in Short Skirts.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

Tom Meghan has had mighty tough luck in some of his
recent movies but have the thought that Meighan in The
City Gone Wild stacks up pretty good entertainment
playing the leading role.
Here another of these underworld gangster stories
which be rather fashionable the these days.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

WIN Cne SeCJlngS or
costumes of the
players. Even down
to the twisted
cigars which Cap
tain Remy smokes
the picture agrees.
Victor Jallot wins
a barber shop and
+ e n C ing academy
on a bet, and on
his way to look at
it, he assists Miss
Antoinette Frobelle
across the muddy
street and accrues
the enmity Of Jean
Delicado.
A. k14A e,AAnxv ~ax.,
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
Values Love at $4,000

BIZ 1tn1e8 NDectdE
JEFFERSON. Ind, Dec. 26.-
Claude M. Kirk asks $4,000 in a
suit against Jennie Mace, alleging
she alienated the affections of his
wife, Elsie B, Kirk. The husband
says the alleged love theft occurred
while he and his wife were living
in the defendants home. The couple
was married eighteen years ago.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
FINDS YOUTH HAS FAITH
Sunday School Buttons Still Used,
Says EndeavOr Teacher.

BIZ Times Special
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec. %
"There are still many young folk
who wear Sunday school buttons In
preference to fraternity pins and
whose pocketbooks contain small
Bibles instead of cigarets," in the
opinion of Stanley Vandersall, voca-
tional superintendent of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society, which is
meeting here. !
THE only trouble is" he said,
"that this portion of the American
youth does not receive enough pub
licity. One misdemeanor, however,
is shouted about in loud and sure
terms. Thousands of young people Of
the Christian Endeavor who remain
faithful to their pledge to read a
portion Of the Bible daily, are un-
sung.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
SAX0PH0NES FOUND
IN, MEXICAN RUINS
Jazz Old Stuff Below Rio Grandc,
ArchaeoIOgist Says.


ArchaeOIOgist Says.
BIZ United Press
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 26.-The
aborigineS of Mexico, may too, have
had their saxaphone pests, their
"syncopating Sues" and their black
bottom days.
On the other side of the Rio
Grande, in the land of revolutions
and short-lived presidential candi-
dates, the Mexican Irving Berlins
were versed in jazz music thousands
Of years ago, according to Harold
Lyman Brown, archaeologiSt, of
Portland, Me., who stopped here on
his way to Chicago from Mexico
City.
"Excavators in the Mexican val
ley" Brown said, "have unearthed
strange implements which resembis
modern instruments of Jazz. These
discoveries bore evidence of a pre-
historic race with propensity for
syncopation."
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26
FIELDS AND CHESTER
CONKLIN TEAM UP
Verdict of the Movies

DIANA"The Love Mart" good drama and meodrama mixed
Charlie and band good.
APOILO-Feld Conkn strut their comedy
Flaming Youths
CIRCLEHer with good comedy situations
all are well handled.
ooTom Meghan has better than usual in "1he City
u Gone Wild"
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

If a man were as strong in COM
parison to his size as a flea he
could pull a seven-ton load on a
wagon.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

md plunged down a flight Of steps.
His body will be sent to Dubuque for
burial.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-12-26

There are more than 40,000,OOO
savings accounts in the United
States.
, 1927-05-17


tive Nav 10. 1927.
10 a~ccoIoance WV - 45r0 ~ ~ ~
T~oSLInasIeF Gcnefai ny, ooo0 u Hp.' ~;
1Sz'' ~ataehuIng lnF foalaI ANS ""e
6egoialI03s OF I9z4 oy Tue aoolt'o" ~
oec1l lo 4s92, P,SIQjSi Leg0lZej[ am 4g3 ~,
10 RH4nIo 6 "a d APLE ~ 0L1-Nu
GONo- 2LED w EIS5GE are
oteciafeu 70 Oe NJ " IL = az"
sndil hoI o5 GgpoSIi7G !" u 1"1ilgo ny ln7
mans or ueHFereo ny any postmaster
le.tef caItles' u o.nel pTIs"1 ~ on7
poSlal service frO'.509. Inae soch ar
1IcIes u1ay ~ roHrtS9 ~ II ~ ~. ~.
ger Sucn Legu'au'nS a. 2. ">l:'' yer
General $na'. pIe9[1 .:e' 1T - - 0on.
uectIoh VIZ" '"5ll oLic'@i oo'S' ~ NIA.7l9
0 o Cle amy, NaNy' "a'iat lips or
03lICe1S IeSeI4e ~. ~ 'lLiCsIso ..5
NNationaI 9ualu VI I''Sl" ! = Z seEe4aI
o6aIeS' ieII'toI'5S' a'u |'..'.ees vince
oIHtIal GUY ~ u "S:Nt tI-o1s9 o. We
rants OF aIIe9I OF n5IJtLs4 1 oI con n'Il-
ine9t; 70 elnpioyseS " IHe IoSta' aetNc'i
the nroperfv Of The Omitted etlfes he
several States. Territories. and dIst,.ct..
And proUlded FURTHER, That such articles
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
DR.. Moore Is Elected
Head of Fishermen

Burlington, Conn, Aug. 10 Up
DR.. Emmeline Moore. Investigator
of the New York state conservation
commission, was this afternoon
elected president of the American
Fishers association at the field
day meeting of the association be-
ing held at the state hatchery here.
Other officers elected for the ensu-
ing year are: president. c. f.
Cutler of the United States bureau
Of fisheries in. Washington: secre-
tary, Carlos Avery. secretary Of the
American Game and Protective asso-
citation; and treasurer, T. E. s. Pope
of the public museum OF Milwaukee,
Wis.
Next years convention OF the as
ISOLATION will be held Seattle, Wash
ington. at a date to be determined
later by the executive committee of
the association and the executive
! committee Of the international as
ISOLATION Of fish and game commits
sions.
! Today, the third day OF the asso-
cations fifty-seventh annual meet
ing has been spent at the state
! hatchery here in listening to papers
read by various members and in
! watching the results Of experiments
| on the feeding OF fishes.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Funerals
Mrs. Helena (O'DelD Hcslin.

Rev. William F. O'Dcll of Elm
wood, nephew OF Mrs. Helena
tO'DelD Heslin who died Monday
morning at her home at so High
street, celebrated a solemn high
mass of requiem at the funeral
which was held this morning at 8
o'clock at St. Mary's church. AS
sisting Father ODell were Rev.
Matthew J. Traynor, pastor. deacon;
Rev. Thomas F. Lawlor. sub deacon;
and Rev. Walter A. McCrann, mas
ter Of ceremonies.
AS the remains were being borne
into the church. OrganiSt John j.
Cream rendered Chopin's funeral
march. At the offertory Mrs. Mary
7. Cream, Mrs. John G. Connolly.
and Mrs. Kathleen Crowley Solom on
sang. Ave Maria and when the
remains were being brought from the
church, the trio rendered Beautiful
Land on High"
Tho pail bearers were EX-Mayor
George A. Quigley. William Dunn,
Aloysius O'Dell OF Elmwood, Ber-
nard Kenney of New Haven,
Michael Martin and Theodore He'll
stein. Flowers bearers were Louis
Faker. Leo Fortier, Thomas Heslin,
Kenneth Heslin and William Heslin.
Father O'Deaf Father Lawlor and
Father McCrann conducted commit
tai services. Interment was in st.
Marys cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Last Day In Prison

Boston, AUG. 10 P-Determina-
ton to persist to the end in his hun
ger strike was shown by Nicola Sac
co when he refused tho proffered
breakfast IN the state prison death
house today on what may be the last
day of his life. Bartolomeo Van
zetti also declined to eat.
For more than three weeks Sacco
has gone without food. Nanzetti has
eaten occasionally.
The third man in the death house
Celestino Madeiros. has eaten all his
meals with apparent relish. This
morning he seemed to enjoy the oat-
meal, crullers. coffee and milk,
Sacco and Vanzctti showed no in
dication that they felt any hope of
the success of the final legal efforts
Of their counsel to obtain stay OF
execution. Sacco was apathetic, Van
zetti restless. Madeiros, for whom
no appeals are pending. showed no
emotion in the face of death.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Deaths
Mrs. Maria DeConti

Mrs. Maria DeConti. As years old
wife Of Angelo DeConti Of 1870 La
Sale street died at the New Britain
General hospital this morning short
ly before 5 o'clock. She was ad-
mitted to the hospital last night
about 10 o'clock.
Mrs. DeConti was born in Italy
and had been a resident of this city
for the past 90 years. Besides her
husband she leaves five sons.
Charles. Louis. Peter. Albert. and
Maurice and brother. Philip Of
Italy.
The funeral will be held at the
home, 100 LaSalle street Friday
morning at $50 o'clock and at st.
Mary's church at o'clock. Inter-
ment will be in St. Marys cemetery,