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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-10
Chauffeur Discs Smaller.

Bigger numbers but smaller discs
will be the mode in 1928 chauffeur
licenses. Mark Rhoads, State license
bureau head, has signed contract
for $4,000 of the smaller discs with
the John W. Hano Co., Indianapolis.
Discs will cost cents each and will
be supplied with each 81 chauffeur
registration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-10
HUNT BURGLARY PAIR
Police Report Men Loot House;
Family Absent.

Police today were investigating a
reported Thursday night burglary
at the home of John Kincaid, 638
N. oxford st.
R. F. Pruitt, 637 N. oxford ST.,
reported he saw two men enter the
house by the front door and later
leave by window, carrying box.
The Kincaid family was not at
home, it is understood. Pruitt said
he followed but lost the men.
Carl Neisse, 5187 Pleasant Run
Blvd, told police prowler attempt
ed to force entrance to his home
Thursday night, but was frightened
away. Police have description of
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-10

committeeman, Indianapolis Cham
Der of Commerce; Jesse Hutsell,
Indianapolis fire chief; Horace w.
Carey, indianapolis fire inspection
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-10

Ren,ember-You Haze Wide Range of
Suites and Pieces from Which to Choose!
Now furnish three the $4,000
take full this
designated pieces of furniture You have wide of suites
and pieces which choose Outfit
at a saving that is decidedly worth while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Arterial Highway Completion.

Acting on the recommendation of
the traffic office the commissioners
yesterday approved the establish
ment of n thirty-mile speed limit on
certain sections of Connecticut ave
nue. In the suburban district. This
move. which will probably meet with
the unqualified approval of all those
who use this arterial highway as n
means of entering and leaving the
city, practically completes the am
bilious boulevard system which was
begun when the traffic Office was
created. Washington now has sew
eral fast traffic streets which pro-
vide a convenient and safe route for
those who live III the outskirts.
Stop signs have been placed at all
intersections and the system Is now
functioning for the greatest ad-
vantage of the public. The Commits
sioners' action was logical carry
ing out of a plan which has worked
with success in other cities and
which is now being accepted as the
modern theory of traffic movement.
The National Capital is to be con-
graduated on it's treatment of this
phase OF its traffic problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

same hours and on the same waves
the result is exactly what radio
listeners have had to put up with
for the last few months, simply
chaos.
1t Is to promote tho orderly ad.
vance OF radio broadcasting and re-
ception that legislation Is now pend.
Ing in Congress. The White bill
would put this power back into the
hands OF the Department OF Com
merce. which handled the licensing
and control successfully before the
adverse court ruling; while the Dill
bill seeks to appoint a separate com
mission.
The public Is willing to accept
either one OF these measures or a
compromise OF the best features Of
both, but 1t Is becoming impatient
as night after night of what Is char
acterized as good radio weather"
goes by and nothing Is accomplished.
There Is a large amount of money
invested In broadcasting stations and
there are some twenty million radio
receiving sets. Should not this vast
host of Americans receive prompt
recognition of their desires in the
halls Of Congress?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

der the present regime, enter into any
negotiations save through Picking"
The Ledger believes that ''Hankow
has been q demonstration that an
other technique or a new policy is
necessary in dealing with Il militantlv
nationalist China"
Turmoil is the chief expression OF
ChinaS awakening" nevertheless
states the Oklahoma City Times
civil wars have flared up with fire.
quency in recent years. There Is divi-
sion among the people and lack Of
stable government. China must dem
onstrate ability to manage her own
affairs before foreign pressure and
domination will cease" The Albany
knickerbocker Press reviews the SIT.
uation with the conclusion that "a
consultation of the powers upon which
of the Chinese factions to support and
resultant whoie-hearted support OF the
favored faction to bring peace to the
war-torn country might not be mad
visable. together with clear.cut, con-
else restatement Of the entire Chinese
policy"
Still another factor in the situation
is emphasized by the Christian Science
Monitor, which observes that "obvi-
OuSly LHeF0 Is IL ulNlSlOn among the
powers that ''tha unity which Il was
customary to observe in the face of a
menacing situation is absent. and
without it the prospect OF a happy
solution is remote. Meanwhile atten-
ton is centered upon Hankow." con-
tinues the Monitor. What is happen
ing there may have an important bear
ing upon the future of China
A change in British policy is hailed
by the Oakland Tribune with the
statement: Recently a British gun
boat 1eveled q Chinese village. This
week the same nation abandons its
Hankow concession rather than be
responsible for the bloodshed which
would follow a defense. The newer
policy reflects the popular reaction in
England to what has been called q
needless assault. 1t may be rich in
promise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
A Tennis Outburst.

Mile. Lenglen, the temperamental
French tennis star, now in this coun-
try under the banner of professional
ism, predicts dire things for American
tennis. In an interview in Atlanta
yesterday she commented caustically
on two Of the great stars Of the
American courts. OF Helen Wills, her
greatest rival when she was still an
amateur. Lenglen remarked that she
is getting too fat to play good tennis.
and as for Tilden-well, he is past his
peak and will never recover. At the
same time that she brought the
charge of stoutness against Helen,
Mile. Lenglen is reported to have ad-
mired her own slim figure in the mir
ror and to have told the reporter that
a. natural tennis game, such as she
possessed. required no practice and
little training. Great stuff! And in
teresting, If true.
At the risk of falling for the pub
licity stunt that is evidently at the
base of this latest outburst of the
French star, it is necessary to point
out to her and the public at large
that William T. Tilden. I'd. is very
probably the next singles tennis cham.
pion of the world and that Helen Wills
of California will doubtless occupy a
similar position as queen of the
courts. This prediction is made de-
spite the fact that Tilden is ION de-
cline" and that Helen is allegedly get.
ting fat, because Tilden, past his
peak" and Helen, with large amount
of avoirdupois, are more than a match
for any tennis player of either sex
who now enjoys life in this dear old
world.
Tilden possesses the greatest game
Of tennis that has ever been known
His defeats last year were not be
cause he had lost his skill but because
OF business worries which prevented
adequate preparation, and perhaps Tia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

amount Of theory and practice OF
| harmony.
/ The ukulele is an adaptation OF the
| Portuguese guitar, invented" about
1870. first used principally as sort
of drone bass for the hula dances Of
the island.
| 1t derives It's name, ''ukulele" tmean-
Ing skipping hea"). from the rapid
play of the fingers of an expert across
the four strings, which are unusual
In having the second from the player
tuned lower than the string nearest
| him, as he holds the instrument.
| The predecessor OF the ukuleie was
the ukeke. a one string affair utilizing
merely a fiat board, which must have
brought forth a most unromantic, un-
pleasant sort Of tone, IL It could lave
been so dignified.
The beauty Of the ukulele lies
principally in its pleasing tone. which
can be secured only IL the player IL
content TO think Of music as softness
rather than as loudness.
| All the ukulele instruction books
OF 10 to ID years ago the only ones
with which we are acquainted) eau
toned students against heating" the
strings The true charm OF the in
strument was to be secured. they
said, by gently "strumming" upon 1t.
| This is true.
| The reverberation in the body OF
the instrument. secured by means OF
the sound hole. is what makes the
, peculiar humming roar OF the luke,
and the best players are content to
secure this by rapidity OF stroke
rather than force.
| Mediocre performers, or those pos.
| of an 0% $r% fn
force the matter by humping upon
| the strings with might and main,
when the beauty of the little guitar
is Immediately lost. It is in this mat
ter as 1t was I'm radio, loudness was
at first sought, but finally every one
turned to tone as the ideal.
| * X !, "
A young woman with a true but
| light soprano voice makes an ideal
performer upon the ukulele. She can
play the instrument as 1t was intend
ed to be played. and still not have
| her solo drown out the accompani-
ment.
Ukule1e instructors are fond of say
ing that one may get more pleasure
| out OF the luke" in a month than
out of any other fretted instrument
in year, and this statement is more
or less true. since three chords, In
the key of G. say, will allow one. to
accompany a startlingly large number
of simple tunes.
| Most of the old college songs, such
as the "Yale Boola" song. can be
properly accompanied with two, or
| three chords, at the most, without
any sighting Of the harmonic re-
| quirements.
| AS soon as the performer has dis
covered in which key he can sing
or whistle the best he can rapidly
learn all the related chords which
may be used legitimately in it.
Our personal belief is that the
| ul1uele should not be used to play
tunes, but should be confined to its
| traditional use as an accompanying
| instrument. In this it Is at It's best,
| whereas as q solo instrument 1t must
| necessarily be a poor second to the
mandolin. the guitar (steel or other
| wise) and the banjo.
| AS simple accompaniment to the
folk songs, the music of the ukulele
is altogether charming and adequate,
and perhaps here finds its best usage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

mistaken confidence that he was su'
preme without training. This year he
has announced that he will devote his
time TO getting back his lost iaurels'
And this announcement Is almost
tantamount to the championship. be-
cause Tilden In training and at his
best, even now. Is unbeatable by any
man who treads the court.
With the possible exception OF Mile.
Lenglen. Helen Wills stands at the
head in woman's tennis. She has DEM
onstrated her right to this position
and. but for illness last year. would
undoubtedly have maintained her su-
premacy. One OF the chief dlsappoint-
ments felt by the public when Lenglen
turned professional was that Helen
would no longer be able to try conclu-
sions with her for the right to be
called world champion. Lenglen is
conceded to have the finest game
among the feminine contingent. but
Helen's skill Is increasing daily and T
she does not gain more than one hum
bred pounds I'm the next year she
might vanquish even the French star.
Ii a match could be arranged.
So. publicity stunt or not. and with
all due respect to the gallant holders
IF the present championships. Rene La
Coste Of France for the men and Mrs.
Mallory for the women. ii is timely to
inform the world that Tilden and Wills
are hot on the trail and that when
the shades OF 1927 are finally drawn
their names are most likely to stand
at the head of the lists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
THIS AND THAT


| Hearing a gentleman play THE
Stars and Stripes Forever on a uku
iele. we thought about the performance
much az DIR. johnson did about the
dog walking on It's hind legs.
| rs 1t not wonderfui?" some lady
| exclaimed.
Madam said the ponderous old
man, "the wonder is that he is able tc
| do II at all
The ukulele, national instrument oi
| Hawaii. Is at It's best when used as
originally designed. simply as all nc
campaigning instrument for the voice
| Its roaring hum, in the simple
| fundamental chords In the various
| keys. makes IL "A unique instrument.
| at once plaintive and bright, must.
, cianly sound. yet possessed of an
| exotic character all It's own.
| We have never been able TO Join
! the chorus Of those who sneer at the
| queer, diminutive guitar which made
| Honolulu famous. Properly handled
| too often ii is nut~-the ukulele Is a
real musical instrument, at once fasci
mating to player and auditors.
The great vogue for this little in
strument came in the United States
l3 or IA years ago, before the World
War. first striking the Pacific Coast
naturally enough, and then making
| its way to the Atlantic.
Musical persons who had visited
Honolulu previously had brought back
few of the curious instruments, with
the different stringing which distin
guishes 1t, but to the great mass OF
the people the ukulele was unknown
Hence, when the students at the
Pacific Coast universities made a
| fad" of it the novelty of the luke
spread over the Nation. Everywhere
"A
as "a Eodsend, acceptable to those but
little gifted with musical ability OF
technique.
Any one could learn a few chords
and strum them to the sounds of his
own voice. Many became alarmingly
good at it. some even proficient.
But the great majority were hope
lessly mediocre performers, even upon
the ukulele, so that of latter years
the tiny affair has fallen into i'll repute
During the past five years or so huge
numbers of them have been sold as
children's toys
X X * II
AS matter of fact, there is many
good violinist, for instance, who
might take up the study of the ukulele
with great profit.
The luke" gives one the funda.
mental hafmOnleS IN the various Keys,
with musical progressions, and the
various diminished chords, as they are
called.
These are all matters which are
learned in the study of the theory OF
| music. but the trouble is that SO
many students of solo instruments to-
day do not study theory to any great
extent.
Too many players of various instru.
ments-~and often, alas, even of the
piano, king of instrumentsi-fail to
have a correct working knowledge of
| harmony.
To have a technical knowledge rs
one thing; to know harmony in
stinctively, as 1t were, is decidedly
another.
We know performers who can play
the most difficult cadenzas on the VIC.
lin and do double stopping, too. yet
who, if thrown on their own, would
not be able to tell you what chords
should be sounded for any change.
A month spent with the humble
ukulele would enable these musicians
to pick up an astonishingly large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15

Philadelphia has taken the big jump
the jump that is inevitable Tor an
cities which find themselves with IN
sufficient street space TO care for the
number of automobiles registered. Ell
fective at once. the City Council has
barred all parking between $50 am.
and Z pm. throughout the central
business district. Philadelphia mo-
florists therefore will be unable TO park
in a strip of the city mile and half
long and a mile and a quarter wide.
For those who have daily garage space
in the downtown section the drastic
new regulation will have little sig
nif7cance. but for the many thousands
who have been accustomed to park
Ing for shopping It will mean an en-.
tire readjustment of routine.
Washington at the present time
faces almost the identical condition
that caused the Pennsylvania metrop-
oils TO make this startling move. With
the automobiles here numbering
persons. the streets have become
so congested that a no-parking edict
looms as a regulation Of the future.
The streets are lined from early morn
ing until late at night with rows and
rows of standing cars. Although
Washington, with its one-hour limit,
treats the parking problem with lib
crafty, violations of this regulation
have been SO numerous that difficulty
is experienced in finding space, and
business as well as normal transporta.
ton is handicapped.
A move to ban parking in downtown
Washington would probably meet with
little support at present. It would be
inconvenient not only to the profess
but the merchant as well. 1t would
for a time have the effect of causing
a slump in the business of the city.
But with the number Of cars daily
increasing along with a corresponding
increase in the number of reckless,
thoughtless, incompetent and law
breaking drivers, the situation is
reaching the point which calls for
drastic action.
II every motorist would conscien.
tiously obey the parking regulations
the day when this action will have to
be taken will be showed further in the
future. A steady movement through
out the congested section Of all park.
ers after their time-linlit was up would
automatically create openings for
others and would result in a much
greater mobility Of the thousands OF
automobiles comprising Washington's
traffic, thus using street space to the
fullest advantage Of the majority and
not the selfish advantage OF the few.
The parker who stays two hours in
the space that he is entitled to use
for one hour only IS robbing some one
else Of his rights and il the type Of
lnotorist that compels the enaction Of
radical regulations.
No one wants a rlo.parking ban In
Washington. And no one wishes to
contribute share to bringing it about.
So that the best thing to do is to avoid
abusing the privilege that is now
granted to motorists here and to make
1t unnecessary. for as long a time ~
possible, for the authorities to adopt
an unpopular regulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Europe and Nicaragua

Europe Is talFlE tcNcfhS as s
nation over the imperialism or the
United States as the result or the
landing OF forces to protect American
and European lives and property IN
Nicaragua. The press of Europe can
see in it nothing but brutal design
against the liberties OF weaker nations
and deliberate purpose to make our
selves bv force masters of the West
ern Hemisphere. Apparently what al
WAYS has been all right for European
nations to do In other parts OF the
world is all wrong for the United
States to do on this side Of the At
lantic.
Europe heartily agrees with the
views of those American critics or
their own Government who are. for
themselves. happily free from respon-
sibility. Europe believes, or processes
to believe, that the United states
should sit back and let nature and rev
olution take their course. II, as a re-
suit, American lives were sacrificed
and American property destroyed. Eu'
rope would be able to view the losses
with passable eQuanimity. But sup
posing 1t should fall out that Euro
pean lives were sacrificed and Euro
pean property destroyed? Would Eu-
ropean governments restrain them
selves from punitive measures through
regard for the rights of weaker ma
tons? Is there any American so sim
pIe-minded as to believe they would?
1t is a wholly safe prediction that
IL It had not been for the Monroe
Doctrine British forces would be in
Nicaragua today. And yet the con-
tention is advanced that the Monroe
Doctrine is not involved In the MIC
araguan difficulty. Fears are ex-
pressed that we are making ourselves
disliked in Latin America. We would
have made ourselves despised had We
sat back and left the duty Of inter
vention to Great Britain or some other
European power.
There is talk that we are sowing the
seeds Of war by our policy toward
Latin America. It is difficult to
believe that any informed person is
really fearful that we are going to
war against either Nicaragua or Mex
leo. But we would, indeed, be sowing
the seeds of war If we shirked our
responsibilities and made it inevitable
that some European power would Land
armed forces on American soil to pro-
tect the rights of its nationals. Had
the American Government followed
this course in the present Nicaraguan
difficulty, the American people would
have had to choose between one of
two alternatives. Either they would
have had to abandon the Monroe Doc
trine or be prepared at some future
time to fight war with Europe to
re.establish it. The Monroe Doctrine
is not a thing which the United States
can put on and Off like a cloak. 1t is
respected, even il it is not loved, by
Europe today. Once establish prece-
dent by putting it aside, and respect
for 1t will die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
The Public and Radio.

Despite the pleas OF millions, Con-
gress has shown little tendency to
move radio legislation forward to
early enactment. Stressed as one of
the most important matters to be
taken up when the short session con-
vened, the problem Of adequate radio
control still remains unsettled by the
two houses. The Dill bill in the
Senate and the White bill in the
House, radically different in terms
but both with the same purpose, have
not been harmonized to the extent
necessary to give the millions OF
radio listeners what they desire, well
regulated and thoroughly controlled
broadcasting.
In the meantime conditions in the
air are becoming steadily worse
Even on the better radio sets there
are certain wave lengths that give
forth nothing more than doleful
howls which cause the sensitive per
son to decide that no longer will
he tune In. On the cheaper and less
selective apparatus enjoyment Of the
wonders of the new invention is
confined strictly to the home station
Since the Chicago court decision
which stripped the Department Of
Commerce of power to regulate
| broadcasting, an increasing number
of stations have jumped their wave
| lengths and are now operating OF
the waves assigned to other broad
casters. Two stations. broadcastine
| on the same wave length, are MOI
Ineligible To the listener unless one
| has much greater power than tht
other. When two or possibly thres
stations elect to broadcast at Ehs