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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

termine such central point would
be extremely difficult.
From 1920 to 1924 this numerical
center of telephones moved about
one mile in a northerly direction
and approximately thirty-nine miles
in an easterly direction. Statistics
are not yet available to show the
movements of the point since the
beginning of 1925, but the available
data seems to indicate that the gen.
eral easterly movement has con-
tinued since that time, but at con-
siderably lower rate. This move
ment apparently has been on about
the same parallel of latitude, that is,
40 degrees, As minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
scYTHE FARM FOR SALE
Place Made Famous BY Old Tree
Put on Market.

WATERLOO. N. Y, July Is
Clarence L. Schafier, owner Of the
famous Scythe Tree Farm has de-
cided to sell out and retire. The
historic old place was named after
a scythe that was hung in a sapling
by James Wymann johnson when he
went to war in 81. He died in war
hospital and the tree gradually
wrapped the tool that Wyman had
left there as a memorial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
M'VEY FAMILY. REUNION
Program to Follow Picnic at River
side Park Sunday.

The McVay family reunion will
be held at Riverside park Sunday
After the picnic dinner, the Beriault
School of Expression will give a
program.
Misses Marie Tolin and Lois Meid
will present a playlet, Fast
Friends" Others on the program
Edna Lahore, Mary Ward, Her
mine Ernsting, Edna Trent, Audrey
Sheets, Don Hoffman.
Mrs. j. E. Hessler is president and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
None so Perfect

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Army
Air Service experts say that 80 per
cent of airplane accidents are di-
rectly traceable to human error and
only 10 per cent are due to me-
chanical defects.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
BIG OFFICE, NO PHONES
Jangle is Barred from Ears of 500
Government Workers.

WASHINGTON, July l5.-The
Claims Division of the general gov
eminent accounting office has 500
employees and not a single telephone.
S. B. Tulloss, chief of the division,
says its business is best transacted
by correspondence, but his policy
has drawn fire from many who criti-
ciZe the slow sthods employed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
NEW BRIDGE is SOUGHT
County Council Will Be Asked to
Appropriate $4,000.

Appropriation of about $4,000 for
constructing new bridge on the
Wall st. pike at White river to re-
place the wooden structure that
burned recently will be sought when
the county council meets July 20.
Notice for the meeting was given
yesterday by county auditor Harry
Dunn.
Commissioners and councilmen
will discuss advisability of rebuild
ing the bridge for preservation as a
land mark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
SHAVE FOR PORCUPlNE
Lightning Clears Quilts in Strip from
Head to Tail.

SARANAC LAKE. July 15.-John
Rays, State fire observer on Good
now Mountain. found a porcupine
that had been struck by lightning.
A strip three inches wide, from head
to tail. had been cleared of every
quill. The animal had not been
killed. but was stunned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15

Mrs. Brice Eberly secretary of the
organization in charge of the re-
union.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
Method of Speeding
Up Brings Progress

"a city should first be sold to its
own people" once said Mr.. George G.
Smith of Baltimore, a nationally
recognized authority on the industrial
possibilities of community.
Once realtors, bankers, railroad men,
department-store owners and mana
gers tell the same consistent story
about the industrial advantages of
their city, the cumulative effect is GER
tain to make itself felt.
Growing industries offer the best
opportunities to city's business prog
ress. When a plant attains certain
capacity the directors will consider
the advisability of building a branch
elsewhere instead of rislzing the likeli.
hood of corresponding the old plant.
Thus city that has called on this
Industry with personal representation
is more likely to get consideration
than many other cities which have
been content to circularize.
New enterprises are always possible.
The man who knows a business or the
man who is able to finance business
is indispensable. Such men in a CITY
will usually solve the bulk of the
problems incidental to securing new
Industries and developing the cily's
present industries.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
Champion Tree Planter

T. G, Luther Of MechanicsyilIe, N.
4, celebrated his sixty-third birthday
in an unusual celebration, because Luz
Their is an unusual man. The record
of being the champion tree planter in
America was already his. But he
started out on his latest birthday to
break that record He began ON a
program to plant million more pine
trees. President Pack of the Ameri-
can Tree association voiced the opin.
ion that Luther is putting more idle
land to good use than any other man
in this country, and that by so doing
he is setting an example to the Amer
lean people by leaving a birthday pres
ent for succeeding generations to share
and enjoy. 1t Is an example that
should prompt emulation In all parts
OF the country in which forestation
on large scale is feasible.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
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Conditions in alabama
viii Apply ELsesDheye

In no part of this country is it easier
to have beautiful gardens than 1t is
In Mobile county, whether in the city,
or in outlying districts.
The lay and general character Of the
land is favorable, and the season for
flowers and shrubs Is all the year.
Nor is landscaping difficult. 1t is new
er difficult where the land rolls, or
In fiat areas even where the soil is
right and climatic conditions are IA
vorable to the growth of plants. All
these favorable conditions are to be
found In this city and county, and that
is one reason why we have so many
attractive gardens here.
Probably we are not making the best
possible use of our exceptional nat
ural opportunities In all cases; but
gardens here have long been prime
assets, and they are likely to become
even more important as we make prog
ress In beautifying plans and work.
There is not home In the city or
county of Mobile that ought to be
without garden of rare beauty, for
1t does not take much work or great
expense to keep gardens in first-class
condition In this part of Alabama.
Certainly nothing adds more to the
attractiveness of the home setting than
beautiful garden.-Mobife Register.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
Roadside Markets

There ought to be corking good
suggestion to the average thoughtful
farmer in the fact that last year in
this country the roadside markets of.
fering products to passing motorists
did business aggregating little
matter of $25,000,0OO. Why not more
roadside markets? Why not 90 at the
thing Systematically and In a construc-
tive way? Why not standardized
roadside markets handling compre-
hensive and specifically advertised
lines? Why not a systematic effort to
please the public in place of cunning
attempt to skin somebody by unload
Ing inferior or impossible goods on the
stranger at the gate? The filing sta
ton is bound 70 give good service and
honest goods and honest prices. The
roadside market ought to build upon
standardized honesty and popularize
instead of discredjiing the farmers
roadside Lafayette Journal
and Courier
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07

H. B. Kramer has moved his large
bottling machine to Elkins where his
son, Cecil, VIII operate another bot
Ting works. They finished moving
today.
There is a story going in McCalls
entitled "God and The Grocerman"
that every modern mother and
daughter should read. This is Harold
Eel Wright's latest production.
Miss Charlotte Brownlee, a mis-
sionary from Korea, gave a very
interesting and entertaining lecture
Sunday morning in the M. E. Church.
She is a native of Kentucky.
F. E. Thompson who was one of
the invited guests at the "West
Virginia Dinner" given by the West
Virginia Review in Charleston Wed
nesday evening was there and glad
to know that West Virginia produc-
ed so many good things to eat. The
food, dishes, etc. Were West Virgin
ia products.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
THE ID. L. CLUB MET

The D.sL. Club met at the home Of
Mrs. M. R. Keyser Wednesday even
ing.
The evening was pleasantly passed
playing bridge. At an appropriate
hour delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Members present We're Mrs. Ralph
barrow, Mrs. Omar Thompson, Mrs.
D. B. Casio, Mrs. Rease Woodford,
Mrs. o. H. Gall, Mrs. R. c. Boyles,
Mrs. N. Y. Wetzel, Mrs H. A Mccoy,
Mrs. Dave Gamer. Guests: Mary
Cook, Mrs. Edward Cook, Dorothy
Church and Hostess Mrs. M. r. Key
ser.
High Prize to Mrs. Ralph barrow.
Second prize to Mrs. D. B. Caste.
Consolation prize to Mrs. Omer
Thompson.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
Home OlUners Lipe Longest

Insurance companies claim to be
able to show by statistics gathered
over long period of years that those
who provide for comfort during de-
Ginning years live longer than do those
who give no thought of tomorrow.
Real estate men and bankers con-
cur In this opinion, the former insist
Ing that owning ones home Is the best
Kind OF Insurance against devastation
of health by fear and worry.
To be constantly worried about
moving, increased rents and the other
cares that make the renters life one
OF uncertainty tends to shorten life, it
~ argued.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

Fred Booth of Stringtown was in
town this evening.
o. j. Woodford of Philippi was a
visitor here this evening.
Miss Alma Edmond of Clarksburg,
was home over the weekend
MIR. and Mrs. G. L. Ballah were ia
Elkins Sunday.
Louis Lazarus was a business visi-
tor in Elkins Wednesday.
S. A. George was business visi-
Tor in the city to-day.
s. L. Mathew of Montrose Route
was a business visitor here to day.
Wade Findley has erected new
auto repair shop on Pike street near
The handle factory
Mrs. Delphia Thompson of Gassa-
way is here visiting relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Waters of Graf
ion were visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Shinn, Sunday.
Misses Kathryn Brydon, Opal Kerr
and Kathryn Cain were in Philippi
Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kline were visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lazarus Sun
Gay.
Miss Martha Jollifee of Grafton
was visiting friends in Belington the
week end.
Jack Johnson, Pete Earle, Bobo
Griffith and Rod Mac Intire were in
Belington Sunday.
Miss Kathryn Ramsey of Harding
was visiting Miss Helen Keyser Sun
day. SIS
The Misses Mable and Mary Kath-
ryn Koontz were in Elkins Thursday
evening.
Misses Jean Hamilton, student
of Davis and Elkins College, and
Natiline Wright of Ellxins hiked to
Belington last Friday.
Gale Hillyard has returned from
the hospital, with his tonsils remov-
ed. He is getting along very well.
Luke Fisher who has been attend
ing Marshall College is visiting his |
sister Mrs. D. R. Beard of this city. |
NJ. E. Hill who has been suffering
with some carbunkles on his fingers
is able to be back at his job in Elkins
this week
Misses Elizabeth Mccoy, and Sally
Thompson and Mr.. and Mrs. H. a.
Mccoy were in Philippi Sunday visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Howard Wilson and daughter
Of Castine, Maine, are visiting Cap
tain and Mrs. F. P. Rease of the
West Side.
Elder and Mrs. Jacob Cross were
here last week on their way home
from the funeral of Clark Phillips
in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Tibbets are
visiting relatives and friends in
Maryland and Penns They will be
back home this week.
Anyone wishing to express the
Easter Spirit can do well by making
q contribution to the Davis Child
Shelter, Charleston w. Va. Do it nowi Il
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-07
Appearance of Tomn

The town that attracts strangers is
often the one that takes the most IN
terest In its physical appearance and
sanitary condition -Ashlsnd (Ala)
Progress.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

As the added attraction, Emmett
Welch Will present Norma Norton and
Joe Davis in a new revue entitled a
Minstrel Fantasy" in which Maa
Besson, Agnes Willis, the Accaris
Brothers, Angelo and William, and
Billy Lang, all appear conspicuouslv
This is declared one of the most pre-
tentious acts Of it's kind in vaudeville
Other offerings will embrace JacA
Hanley in Making the World SAFE
for HOkum." Helen Groody and WaHy
Davis in ''Oh, Henry" a skit by FRANK
G. Joyce, in which Myron ColVin ID
featured, and Maize Clifton and Billie
De Rex in a dance speciality entitled
They're Different" Clifton and Dt
Rex are so different from other 40
cepted dancers that they were fol
several seasons featured in George
Whites Scandals" Additional acti
will be added to the bill. but these
being of a surprise nature will not be
disclosed in advance.
A distinguished feature Of the week
viii be the appearance of the Army
Band, the Navy Band and the United
States Marine Band, who will partici
pate in novel fashion in aiding the
drive for the necessary funds to com
plete the war memorial.
Inc photoplay feature VIII he First
Nationals production. "All Aboard. =
starring Johnny Hines. a favorit(
comedian of both stage and the silvei
sheet. The added short reel subjects
have been specially selected for theif
appropriateness and will offer quab
ity f entertainment unique in chan
acter. The customary house features
will not be omitted
The Earle's customary scale OF
prices will prevail without increase al
any performance.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

THE age-long losing struggle OF the
American Indian to retain his pre-.
carious foothold on the land over
which he once reigned supreme,
which formed the basis OF 1.-THE Van
ishing American" assumes different
phase in Drums of the Desert"
Paramount's screen translation Of
Zane Grey's story, now in production
in northern Arizona.
It pictures one of the most roman
tic episodes of Indian history In the
southwest, one of the rare instances
on record in which the Indians won,
the discovery of oil on the reservation
and the unscrupulous efforts of a
group of avaricious whites to rob the
red men of their rights.
The film is being given a lavish
production under the direction Of John
Waters, with Marietta Millner, noted
Viennese actress. making her Amer
lean debut in the leading feminine
role, opposite Warner Baxter. Ford
SterliuG plays the comedy part. and
Waliaee Macdonald ts the heavy
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Observation-Disclosures" {"

The Strand Theater presents thi,
week, beginning this afternoon, the
Strand Players, with Irwin r. Hamp,
in their revue entitled Hollywood
produced by William Grant. Among
the outstanding comedy scenes are
''She Did" Ma, Look at Him"
Willie the Weeper," Hats" The
Doctor" and Sally" Tereta SheaffeI
and Mary Deery viii lead the beauty
chorus i'm the ensembles. such as
South Wind" Death Valley" "Chu
Chin Chow" Chinese Moons
Dreamy Waltz" and The Parade OF
the Movie Star"
Garner and Wolf, harmony boys
will be held over with an entirely
new cycle Of songs, dances and in,
strumental music. Speciality dances
will be interpolated by Grant and
Adair. Foot and Lamonte and Bud
Brewer, and Lew Lewis, singing come.
dian, will sing his ballad. Russian
Lullaby"
The screen attraction. running
through Tuesday, will be slide, Kel,
ly. Slide" with William Haines and
Sally O'Neil. From Wednesday and
running through Friday a first-time.
shown Tiffany production, THE Bro.
ken Gate" featuring Dorothy Phil.
lips and William Collier, jr, will be
shown, with comedies and news reels,
at matinee only.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Appeal for War Memorial.

CTATES, cities. towns and even viii
lagos throughout the country have
honored, by the erection of fitting
memorials, some of them unusually
expensive in type. the gallant men
and women of their homes who
answered the country's call at the
time of the World War.
Washington, the Capital OF the
Nation, has not yet so honored the
$4,000 who went forth from the Dis
trict of Columbia, nor the 535 who
gave their lives in their country's
cause.
There is, however, a project on foot
at the present time, sponsored by the
Congress of the United States, and
furthered by commission created by
it's direction, to remedy this seeming
forgetfulness.
The memorial proposed by this COM
mission will take the form of a Doric
temple of white marble, to be erected
in Potomac Park, upon whose ceiling
shall be carved the names of the sons
and daughters of the National Capital
who made the supreme sacrifice in the
Evening star., 1927-05-01
GAYETY--''4.1I.44"

Hurtig & Seamon are sending their
latest all-colored musical novelty,
ALA" to the Gayety Theater this
week. 1t was this firm of producers
who exploited the famous team of
Williams and Walker. and now in
Eddie Hunter. who started his climb
in life bY running an elevator in q
New York apartment house, they
seem to have the successor of the
lamented Bert Williams. At least,
New York critics hailed him as such.
The book Of '4-11-44" is the work OF
tho comedian, who also teamed with
Chris Smith in the lyrics. The plot is
woven around the meanderings of a
colored frenzied financier. Rastus,
from Mobile, to a bootblack "parlor."
a Chicago rendezvous for bootleggerS.
Ludicrous situations are many.
Thirty of the highest-stepping girls
in the chorus, called THE Vampin'
Shebas," with eight boys, called THE
Dancing Spades" and Lieut.. Tim
Brymn and his orchestra are out
standing features.
In the big cast are Hunter, George
w. Cooper. Grayce Rector. Aurora B.
Greeley, Norma Astwood, Andrew
Tribble, Anon Davis, Duke Charles
Victor and Leroy Broomfield
Manager La Motto announces a mid.
night show Friday.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Glen Echo Preparation

WITH it's more than so standard
amusements thoroughly over
hauled and in some instances greatly
improved, and with many new fea-
lures added to the big midway OF fun,
the management of Glen Echo Park
announces the 1927 opening for Satur-
day. May IA.
The same liberal but careful policy
of operation noted in the past will be
maintained, with admission at all
times free.
An innovation will be the 'Vibra-
phone" not a mechanically operated
instrument, to augment the 10-piece
novelty orchestra that has been organ
lied for the ballroom by David Nc
Williams, a popular local dance band
leader.
Already Glen Echo has on its excur.
sion reservation books a larger num-
ber of Sunday school and fraternal
picnics than at any time previously
so early in the year.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The French adaptation OF ''The
Comic" current in New York, will
probably soon be acted in Paris by the
Guitrys.
Paul Whiteman, in addition to lead
ing his band in Lucky" started play
ing i speaking part in that production
last week.
Millicent Hanley has replaced JUL
cite Crosby in Chicago" Miss Crosby
leaving the cast to join her husband,
Arthur Hornblow, in California.
zone for ALL" play by Ernest and
Louise Cortis, will be produced by the
Whitehouse Production Corporation.
1t will open in New York next month.
Chief among the Fall productions of
Carl Reed, lessee of the Greenwich
Village Theater, will be John Colton's s
play entitled casino"
Win Fyffe, the Scotch comedian, has
been signed for three years by the
Keith.Albee circuit He will sail for
home soon, and begins his tour next
season.
Talk About Girls" a musical com
edy, with book by W. Carey Duncan,
lyrics by Irving Caesar and music by
Harold Orlob and stephen Jones, will
shortly be produced by Harry II. Osh-
rim and Sam II. Grisman, owners and
operators of the Waldorf Theater,
New York,
Rufus lie Marie announces that he
has signed Lester Allen. comedian Of
his affairs" revue, for "The Crimson
Shawl" a musical comedy which he
plans to produce early next season.
Monkey Island a satire by Lajos
Luria. author of THE Comic" will be
produced by Scholl & Perlman next
season.
Arthur Hammerstein's production
of "The Golden Dawn an operetta,
with music by Emmerich Kalman and
Herbert Stothart and book and lyrics
by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammer
stein, will open Mr.. Hammerstein' 8
new theater the Temple of Music.
during the last week in October.
Louise Hunter will sing the leading
role.
Reports as to the progress of the
all.star production of "Trelawney of
the Wells across the country con-
tinue to tell OF sell-outs everywhere.
Last week the play crossed 30,837,
the maximum capacity of the theater
in Chicago, where it played nine per-
formances.
Pauline Lord, who triumphs this
Evening star., 1927-05-01
NATIONAL THEATER PLAYERS.

CHARLES HAMPDEN and Percy
Winter signed contracts this past
week to return to the National PLAY
ers for the new season, opening on
Nav 8.
Since leaving here last Fall, Mr..
Hampden has been playing in stock
and In production. Mr.. Winter has
spent most OF the Winter at his lodge
in the Adirondacks.
Casting of the National Players is
said to be now complete, except for
the leading man. The company to
date is composed Of Leona Powers,
Kathryn Givney, Dorothy Tierney,
Adelaide Hibbard, Billy Phelps, Ro-
maine Calender, Charles Hampden
and Percy Winter, the latter a son of,
the late critic, William Winter.
The seasons opening attraction
win be 'Laff That on" farce that
had seasons run at the Wallack
Theater in New York and also a
lengthy tour on the road. The story
concerns three young men, rooted
deep in friendship, who admit to their
bachelor quarters a stranded young
actress. Pledges are taken that none
will make love to her. though such
are her charms that they all promptly
succumb. The war breaks up the
Evening star., 1927-05-01

year have been more artistic than
commercial, Is to finish out the season
in vaudeville. Lewis & Gordon are to
present her in a sketch not yet def
nitely determined.
1t has been definitelv announced
that Katherine Cornells next play
will be Somerset Maugham's THE
Letter." and that 1t will be produced
by Messmore Kendall. who has had
the script in his office for two years
in the patient expectation that Miss
Cornell might be free to act its lead
ing role.
Julie" by Corning White, has been
placed in rehearsal by the Homeric
Productions Co. It's cast will include
Alison Skipworth, Edward Arnold,
Betty Pierce, Earl House, Blanche
dred Southwick and Carlton Rivers.
1t is described as a character
comedy"
Lenore Uric opens a Summer sea-
son in vaudeville in Chicago this week
in one-act playlet dealing with the
Northwest Mounted Police, written
for her by Willard Mack. One of
Miss Ulric's greatest hits was made in
"Tiger Rose" by Mr.. Mack.
The Lionel Production Co. an
nounces that a comedy with music by
Sarah Ellis Hyman, "The Seventh
Heart" is already in rehearsal under
Edward Elsner's dictatorship and will
open in New York tomorrow night
Arthur Brander, Sylvia Beecher and
Robert Farrell are among the mem
bers Of the cast
Robert Milton plans to produce in
September a new play, called "All the
Kings Horses" by Fulton Oursler
The author describes it as a play
within four walls and a door, and it's
method is said to embody a novel
means OF projection.
Harold Shubert has completed FIVE
uninterrupted years in the one role
of Able in "Abie's Irish Rose" having
begun what looks like a lifelong en-
gagement April "a. 1922.
Jane Cowl gave her Tooth perform
ance of "The Road to Rome" last
Wednesday night in New York, set
ting a record for the Playhouse by
playing to absolute capacity for every
one of the 100 performances.
Joseph Hergesheimer's novel, Tam
pico," is to be dramatized and pro-
duced next Fall by Jones & Green.
Bartlett Cormack, the Chicago news
paper man, will make the dramatiza-
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