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evening while the telIers counted
Che vote of the Chicago election
and permitted programs to come
flowing to receiving sets freely.
Fading was rather pronounced I'm
some sections and tile South did
not seem 70 be as responsive as Il
has been. On the whole there was
less noise and clearer signals with
greater volume than for several
nights.
Elizabeth Gutman, soprano soloist
OF the n-American program broad.
cast BY NAA and the Apollo Musi-
cal Club Of Chicago az they sang
from WON. were the stars Of the
wave lengths last evening with
Gilda Gray. motion picture star and
blues singer extraordinary, crowding
them mighty close for first honors
in the loud speakers. In fact, the
chances are that Miss Gray. who
Jumped into the WEAF radio caval-
cade program with both feet, and
what seemed to be a quivering body.
from the way her voice sounded,
has probably been given first place.
by wide margin by a number Of
her listeners. Certainly nothing with
more distinctive character has been
heard in the air for weeks nor has
any artist registered more certainly
the meaning Of the music she sang.
The voice Of Miss Gutman came
with crystal clarity and the purest
Of soprano tones in the two groups
she contributed to the extraordinary
performance given by the United
Service Orchestra under Lieut..
Charles Benter and Capt. william
Stannard as the thirty-fourth con.
cert in Latin American music and
the last of this season. The singer
devoted her entire program to bal.
lads or folk songs Of four different
American republics, each a bit diff.
ferent and each carrying story
which the artist Enthusiastically told
In tone. Second only to the singing
OF the soprano, and probably even
more important from a distinctly
musical standpoint, was the per.
Torrance of Rosita Renard, concert
pianiste, who came from Chile to
present her two groups OF numbers,
the compositions Of the famous Chill.
can composer, Enrique Soro.
SERVICE ORCHESTRA
MAKES IMPRESSION
For the second time this year the
combination Of musicians of the
". s. Army and Navy Bands made
= distinctly fine impression in this
semiofficial concert Of the Americas
"A real concert OF the musical
powers of the western Hemisphere.
And for the second time the oper-
Rtors of Naval station MA gave an
excellent broadcast, although their
work this time was not quite so
good as 1t was on the first occasion
six weeks ago. The sponsors of the
concert need to learn that the radio |
audience is the most important
audience they have to serve on such
occasions, and must not be kept
waiting, as they were for is minutes
last night, with all due respect to
the convenience of the diplomats and
official representatives of the 81 ma.
lions who were in attendance on
the exercises.
A distinct novelty OF the program
last evening was the recitation by
James L. Clark, Of the American
Museum Of Natural History, of the
perilous journey Of his expedition
through TurkeStan. Siberia and Mon
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essary for the protection of An1eri-
can lives and property. and to pre-
tect the canal rights which the
United States purchased from Mic
aragua in 1914 at cost of 49,.
900 900.
1.-THE proprietary rights of the
United States in the Nicaraguan
canal route, with the necessary i'm.
plication growing out of it affecting
the Panama canal, together with
the obligations flowing from the in
vestinents Of all classes of our citi.
zens in Nicaragua, places us in a
position Of peculiar responsibility.
II am sure it is not the desire
of the United States to intervene
in the internal affairs Of Nicaragua
or Of any other Central American
republic.
Nevertheless It must be said
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CHILDREN ARE VICTIMS
IN STAMPEDE THAT
BLOCKED EXITS

MONTREAL, Jan. 10,-As gref-stricken parents today
claimed the bodies of their children thorough investigation
progress into the disastrous fire in the Laurer Palace
Picture Theae which yesterday caused the loss of 76 lives
mostly those of children. ~1~
The proprietor Of theater Ameen Law 81 and three
pyes of the eater placed under and released
hail today The employees arrested the assistant
managf Nickel Ariey the tckettaker Cam Bazzy and the
police to be Syrians.
Police claim that they have evidence that many of the chill
by law.
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bodies. Arrangements were made
for many funerals during the day.
Fined Year Ago ll~
James McIsaac. chief inspector Of
the fire department, said today that
the proprietor Of the Laurier Pal.
ace had been fined about year
ago because Of a blocked exit in his
theater. This had been remedied.
he said, and he would have to refer
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Right usage Of the Situation Wanted
Ads Of the Times and Herald CLASSIC
fled Section will bring satisfactory re.
suits, not regrets.
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Cites American Right

The President "deplored" the need
for intervening in Nicaraguan af-
fairs, but declared that it was nee
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Bodies Of the tiny victims Of the
fire were taken chiefly from a
stairway, barely 30 feet long, lead.
ing from the east end Of the theater
gallery to the street, and there was
mute evidence that the children
were trapped here in panic when
within few feet Of the street and
safety.
There were poignant scenes Of
grief today as parents, sisters and
brothers claimed the bodies Of the
child victims. Coroner Mcmahon
has remained on the scene during
the night to permit the removal of
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COOLIDGE ACCUSES ME- C0 IN 15i;ass
WEATHER

official U y Weather BurWau
Fair tonight and Tues
day; continued cold; low.
est temperature tonight
about 20 degrees; gentle
to moderate north winds.
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The Times 10 the Only Washington Paper
Served by the international News Service
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Carroll was sentenced to two
years in Atlanta Federal PEN
itentiary on charge of falsifying
before grand jury when hN
testified that no unclothed girl
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+ Mr.. Coolidge aid not ask Congress
for any additional authority to meet
the situation that has arisen below
the Rio Grande. 80
His message, in fact. asked for
notlung-it merely reviewed the sit
iuation existing there, the events
leading up to 1T. and explained the
Administrators present policy.
! Concerning Mexico's relation to
the situation. the message said:
"As matter of fact, ! have the
most conclusive evidence that arms
and munitions in large quantities
have been on several occasions since
August, 1926, shipped to the re:olu
tionists in Nicaragua.
Boats carrying these munitions
have been fitted out in Mexican
ports and some of the munitions
bear evidence Of having belonged
to the Mexican government.
/ SIT also appears that the ships
were fitted out with the full knowl.
edge of and, in some cases with
the encouragement of Mexican off.
Gals, and were in one instance, at
least, commanded by a Mexico
naval reserve officer.
consequently" his message con.
cluded, II have deemed it my duty
to use the powers committed to me
to insure the adequate protection
Of all American interests in Mica.
ragua, whether they be endangered
by internal strife or by outside in.
reference in the affairs of that
republic"
Cites American Right
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Earl CAROLS Appeal
Denied--Faces Jail

NEW YORK, JAN 1O-The conviction of Earl Carroll thea
rlca producer charge of perjury growing out of his
famous 'wine-bah party upheld today in decision
returned by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals
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1t was opposite this pier, on the
Virginia shore, that George Bash
ford, Navy Yard worker, found Mrs.
Houck's blood-stained scarf.
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Hesse Orders Action
In Houck Case

Following the virtual collapse Of the probe Of the Houck
mystery, Major Edwin Hesse, chief of police today
personally assumed direction Of the investigation to
what has become of the young wife of the St.
Elizabeth's Hospital physician.
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BOMBING Of 4
LAID To RUN

By International News Service
MARION. ILL.,, Jan. 10. -Sheriffs
Of three Southern Illinois counties
had Joined forces today in an effort
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champagne at a party on the stage
Of his theater here. ..~
His only recourse now is an az
dipped into a bathtub full OF
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Major Hesse announced that he
would not be satisfied with the
superficial search of the river by
harbor police, but would order a
thorough dragging just off the old
pier at Giesboro Point.
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P|NCHOT TAKES
SLAP At Ware
By international News Service

Dy HHleFHaLFOudI NeWB BeFVIc0
HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. TO-
Clifford Pinchot, who will retire
from the governorship Of Pennsyl.
vania January Is, took a final slap
at his political enemy. william s.
Ware, United States Senator-elect
today when he made public q letter
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Read the who's Who" Columns Of
today's Times and Herald Classified
Section for timely guide to depend
able Washington business, commercial
and professional men.
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HOuCk Case Action Ordered
IN MESSAGE,
ACCUSES MEXICO
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

President Coolidge today answered the critics of his Next
canNcaraguan policy by sending to Congress special
message in which, after reviewing the events leading the
dispatch of Is American warshps and 5000 to Carb
bean waters he virtually accused the Mexican Government Of
fomenting the present Ncaraguan revolution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-17
Jewish Issue

1t would be better for every one
concerned if the Jewish issue could
be eliminated from the Sapiro-Ford
libel case.
1t would be better still If this is-
sue could be eliminated from the life
work Of Henry Ford.
It is an issue that should never
have been raised, especially in an
age and country like ours.
1t makes for irritation without
benefit.
BY and large, the Jews have
played most constructive part in
the development Of this republic.
BY and large, they have played
most constructive part in the de-
velopment of all modern nations,
even though they suffered all kinds
of humiliation while doing so.
If their temperament is peculiar,
and If they have enjoyed success
in particular lines Of epdeavor, it
is mainly attributable to the injus-
tice with which their progenitors
have been treated by a Christian
world for more than 1850 years. So
No people on earth deserve greater
indulgence for their faults, or are
entitled to greater praise for the
heroic manner in which they have
"muddled through"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-17
BY Walter ID. Hickman

Some time ago on front page of
the dailies. It was printed the story
that "Revelry" by Samuel Hopkins
Adams had stirred Washington, d.
c.. as no other scandal" of recent
years.
l am glad that waited until
"Revelry" took it's place for some
time as one of the best sellers in
the country before l read it.
Most places that 1 go, the chief
conversation at various times seems
to be "Revelry," a story of "a presi-
dent of the United States" who was
boob" but a jolly good fellow good
fellow; "a president under who
graft and special oil stealing took
place on the part of a member or
members of the cabinet"
The many with whom I have
talked about this novel point to it
with no hesitation as a certain re-
cent administration. 1 read now that
certain politicians are raising a
nervous finger against a certain
Broadway producer of shows who
claims he intends to make a drama
out of "Revelry."
SO to keep in the swim of CONVEX
sation as we'll as to do my share of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-17
World Anarchy

The United States has rejected
the League of Nations on the ground
that it required too great a surren-
der Of sovereignty. Complete ma
tional sovereignty bears the same re-
lationship to internationalism that
complete personal sovereignty bears
to nationalism.
There will be anarchy In a State
where citizens reserve the right to
do as they please, and there will be
anarchy in a world so long as ma
tons reserve the same right.
The leaders Of our present Ad-
ministration are striving to square
the idea Of unrestrained national
sovereignty with international law
and order.
Knowing the thing is impossible,
but unwilling to admit it, they throw
up a smoke screen of independent
palavers which mean nothing.
Until the United States is ready to
sit at council table with other ma
tons, necessary TO create and sus-
tain that kind OF central authority
which goes with law and order,
whether in the village of a thousand
souls or in the empire Of four hun
dred million, she might just as well
quit comforting.
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Times Readers
Voice Vices
Editor indianapolis Times:

Editor Indianapolis Times:
Relatives to the UNUSUAL and' ex-
traordinary legal procedure to pre-
vent the impeachment of Judge
Dearth we would, as a matter Of in
formation, ask few pertinent ques-
tons:
/. Is the statute of 1897, provid-
ing for impeachment proceedings,
still law or has it been declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court of the State?
2. If the statute in question has
not been annulled is it not the es?
tablished law governing impeach-
ment proceedings until declared UNI
constitutional by the Supreme
Court?
8. Has the attorney general Of
the State authority and power to
annul a law and make it inopera-
tive by declaring it unconstitu-
tional?
4. Is it the proper legal function
of the State attorney to hinder and
obstruct the impeachment proceed
ings instituted by the House of Rep
resentatives of the State OF Indiana,
thus coming to the defense of Judge
Dearth, and in reality. espousing his
cause?
5. Is it not the legal duty of the
attorney general Of the State to
abide by and enforce a law until it
has been, by proper procedure, de-
clared unconstitutional and void by
the Supreme Court?
6. Is it not the duty Of the State
attorney to protect the people OF the
State against infraction and VIOLA
ton of constitutional law?
Z. The defensive action of counsel
for Judge Dearth is conceded to be
right and proper, but has the attor-
ney general any moral and legal
right to hinder due process of law
and thereby obstruct Justice?
CITIZEN.
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'Revelry Gives Severe Jolt to Hero Worship

to accept it as a novel, not pure and
not simple.
AS far as l am concerned, just be-
cause a man is elected TO the high
est office in any land, that does not
make him n saint and a perfect man
and a wise official.
But in "Revelry' you will find
chief executive who was so sma
and yet so loyal 20 men he thought
were his friends that he failed to
measure up to his most important
job.
At no time did I have any sympa.
thy for the chief character in Rev
elry." To me he was just a small
town boob politician who became
more powerful and bigger politically
when he closed his eyes TO all ru
mors Of graft and corruption aaa
made pretty speeches to the dear
people.
Even when Willis Markham took
slow poison by mistake and passe d
on, 1 did not become sympathetc
because the character I'm this book
was not even a consistent boob lie
didn't dream the right kind OF
dreams and he played with the
wrong gang while the head Of a
great people.
The Effects
All people who are honestly inter.
ested in better government. both as
applied to communities as we'll as
the Nation, would do we'll to read
"Revelry," because It does raise the
wool from the eyes OF those who feel
that a man in a high Office can do
no harm.
'Revelry' is not great literature,
True 1t is the sensation Of the hour.
1t raises plenty Of scandal and the
author is clever and he knows crook.
ed politics and shows clearly that
he understands how crooked politics
may be sold" to a nation.
I do not ask you to agree with me
in my idea OF this novel. Read it
and be your own judge and jury.
Boni G. Liveright have published
a novel which is the talk Of the
Nation because of its daring and SEN
sational subject matter.
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New MaIadies

William Jones of Weston, Ont,
died Of cancer in the brain. 1t was
one Of the first cases of its kind on
record.
We are constantly hearing Of new
maladies. Some of them are clearly
anomalous and not likely to occur
in large numbers. Others seem like
trumpet blasts to warn us of attack
by death on a new and unguarded
sector.
There is palpably an evolution in
disease. A German professor, after
examining more than 10000 mum
mics, has traced this in the history
of Egypt. More recent records offer
even stronger confirmation.
The very agencies by which we
are able to check old time ailments
appear to produce new ones.
Cholera and yellow fever have lost
their terror, but diabetes and cancer
are becoming more common.
This is particularly true Of can
Ger.
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BIG BUSINESS METHODS IN
SAVING<OF SOULS
BY N. ID. Cochran .

There is no way of gathering statistics to show
just what the result in sousaving is in the Wig
evangelism Of such outstanding stars as Billy
Sunday and Aimee Senple MCPHERSON but OF It's man.
cial there be no question. Billy Sunday
has piled up vast fortune and Aimee Mcpherson has
miIon-dollar plant In Los Angeles.
So there is nothing chimerical about the plan OF
e. Howard Cadle. announced from Tampa, Florida, to
build string Of tabernaces in cities Of over 100000
all over the country and stage big revivals with
troupe Of evangeists headed by Sunday and Nc
Pherson.
The plan is based on sound business principles,
and ought to pay. Mr.. Cadle is owner of $S5OoOO
gospel tabernacle Indanapolis-so the story from
Tampa goes-and has smaller structures of the
same character in other cities. His experience, to-
gether with the tremendous financial success of Billy
Sunday and Aimee Mcpherson, evidently convinces
him that such venture would pay big.
The experience of both Sunday and Mcpherson
has proved that in every large American community
there thousands of people who deeply inter
ested in od-fashioned religion with its hella fire and
birthstone peary gates and golden streets Back of It,
of course is the hope and sometimes the fear that
there is life after death-that the hell and heaven of
grandmothrs not myths but actual realities.
Anyhow vast crowds pack big tabernacles when
Billy Sunday conducts revival, many hit the sawdust
trail and there is always liberal financial reward
EvenN the voice of scandal didn't shake the faith of
her followers in Aimee Mcpherson; for the member
ship at her tabernacle has increased from $500 to
$4,000 since publication of the story of her abduction
1t would be interesting know what the many
thousands of earnest but poorly paid preachers all
the country-think of this high priced evangelism
They too may preach the od-fashioned gospel, but
they don't Jazz up to such sensational degree as
CO the professional evangelists who not only have a
Place lay their heads but big money besides
When they read of Aimee going in swimming at
Tampa with Homer Rodeheaver-of her mliondoar
tabernacle Los Angeles, with radio station and all
the comforts and convennces that heart could desire
money buy, it must be saddenng to the multitude
Of preachers who work just hard in the vineyard OF
the Lord and have tough time of it making both
ends meet.
There is some comfort in the thought, however
that they will get their reward in Heaven where there
mion-dolar tabernaces fashionable bath
ing beaches,
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GET THE BRIDGE

While two departments of the city government
are quarrelling over the way to get the money the
College avenue bridge is closed and every one is in
convenienced.
Of course the people of the city will pay the
bill in the end, matter how it is financed.
The city council, for it's own reasons, wants to
take the money from the gasoline tax which is ap-
portioned to the city and which is available.
That would, theoretically give the council
chance to make a record for economy and not In
creasing the burden of bonded debt.
The board of works, representing the mayor,
wants bond issue because it wants to use the gaso-
line funds to repair streets 1t cannot raise money
by bonds for street repairs.
The mayor, quite naturally, wants to make
record for decent streets and there Is denying the
necessity for many repairs in the streets.
The deplorable conditions of many streets, the
huge holes and the deep chasms, are costing the resi-
dents of this city thousands of dollars in auto tires
and auto repairs.
The collapse of the bridge and the condition OF
the streets can be traced finally, to political con-
troll of the city government in years past Had the
bridge been guarded against changes in the current
of the river by taking out gravel there would be no
need And had the pavements of other years been
@under more critical scrutiny and inspection when
laid there would not be the crying need for many
repairs.
The city needs both the street repairs and the
use of that bridge and our present system of gov
eminent seems to be able to produce only debate.
common sense and business system of gov
eminent ought to enable the citizens to get the neces
stiles for public convenience without delay and with
out pickering.
That bridge should be open to the public as soon
as possible. There may be necessity for an entire
" new bridge That might be the economical way
out
Will it be necessary for outside civic bodies to
get engineers in which taxpayers will have con-
dence to tell the quarrelling branches OF the city
government what ought to be done?
Or will the city continue to suffer in order that
the two branches may make paper records of some
sort or other on which to justify their existence
while nothing happens?
One thing is certain. The people need bridge
at College Ave. and will have to pay for it. Therest
is as uncertain as political and partisan and fac
tional government make it.