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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
HERE'S A CHANCE

Over at Keiths this week is a who mysti-
ies scientists and the rest of plain ordinary folks
by his apparent ability to read the thoughts of
another person.
He has come to the right town. And he ought
to find his stay pleasant and long
He might, for instance, call those six citizens
who formed the last grand jury and discover exactly
what they meant when they told the court that 'un-
der conditions they exist in the grand jury"
the only possible report urging the next
grand jury to dig deeper.
He might wander around the favorite club of
most of these members and get something which
every citizen Of this county would like to know Ap
parently In authority is going to take steps
to find out
jaunt to the Statehouse would be a revealing
experience. If he could peek back into the domes
of few men In that building, he would have the
most startling political story of the year.
And If he ever got chance to look at the gray
matter of D. c. Stephenson he would solve the
question of whether the former ruler Of Indiana the
maker Of Governors and Senators, the dictator of
Legislature just a plain buffer when he said
he could prove all sorts of things against high off,
Gals or whether he really had the goods And if ha
could find out why he refused to produce any such
documents, he would scoop the world
The Legislature might try to keep him here
indefinitely. Apparently In closely knit 81 stem
Of machine politics, mind reading is the peoples
final hope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
ETH
/ r aCY
Americans Alike in Aims,
Achievements and
Thoughts
BY Nj. e. Tracy

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Jan. a.
Travel never fails to impress me
with the idea Of how much alike we
Americans are coming to be, not in
a hopelessly standardized sense, but
In thoughts. aims and achievements
that are common understood.
If anything our inventive genius
is overshadowed by that of the
adaptability. The fact that a thou
sand Americans may have con-
tributed devices for perfecting the
auto is of no greater importance, per
haps, than is the fact that 2O,00O,000
can drive it. Other nations have
their prodigies. but we have our
alert, wide awake multitude.
But for it's peculiar and beautiful
setting Knoxville might be any one
Of a dozen cities in this country. Its
store windows and street cars look
the same, its traffic problem presents
the same kind of difficulties; it's
hotels operate according to the same
system and. whether from local or
national standpoint, its people are
interested in about the same ques-
tons.
Highbrows condemn all this as
making for monotony. but to me It
speaks of a new and more whole
some order. IT is the product of a
machine age. to be sure, but who
would swap 1t for the bitter
provincial good old OK cart days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
Honest Views

= Knoxville is particularly interested
in four things now-the proposed
Smoky Mountain National Park, bus
regulation, power development and
whether Judge Ben Lindsey will be
allowed to speak over the protest of
certain Baptist ministers.
To take the last first, Judge Lind
sey was invited to speak in Knox.
vile by the Optimist Club, which
has undertaken to raise a play
ground fund and which thought he
would be a good drawing card for
that purpose.
Some Baptist ministers took ex-
ception to this. declaring that no
man who stood for open adultery
should be allowed to speak in Knox
vile.
When Judge Lindsey heard Of
their protest he wrote a scorching
letter which appeared in Sundays
issue of the News-Sentinel. and that
is where the matter now stands.
The ridiculous part of 1t is that
Judge Lindsey has been speaking
under the auspices of religious or
CARNATIONS all over the country and
is generally regarded as one of the
purest and sincerest of men.
However, one may disagree with
his views, they are obviously the
product of a trained and honest
mind. That should be enough for
any community to accord them not
only a fair but attentive hearing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
THE REAL ARTICLE Is "ONE
INCREASING PURPOSE"

K. o. II. as a trade mark may not
mean anything as you look at the
initials standing alone, but in "One
Increasing Purpose" the dramatized
version of A. S. Hutchinson's novel
being shown at the Colonial this
week it has a significant and beauti-
full background.
K. o. II. was the simple way a
rustic philosopher termed the one
thing paramount in a good and kind
~ life. Kingdom of heaven kindness
were the words from which he took
the three letters. his one belief
hinged on the soul satisfying pow
err Of those words, K. o. II. kind
ness.
The story tells of family in Eng
land. There are three brothers, Sim.
the youngest who has come back
from the war with a thought that he
had been saved from the horrors of
battle for a purpose. then Andrew,
the financial power of his generation
and the head Of the family and last
Charles. the wea4c-willed and sorrow
full brother.
AS he makes a visit to the family
of n former comrade who had been
shot down in France, Sim comes in
contact with the philosophy of the
fallen boys father. Although blind
and without his son the old man Is
carrying on with a spirit that
prompts Sim to ask the reason.
Then he is told of the belief in K
o. H., the old man impresses his
point so forcibly that Sim realizes
that here is his mission, to tell
others of this thing that will bring
the world back to it's senses after
the excitement and danger Of the
war.
This may all sound as If the
picture were but a sermon, but It is
not. Running through the story is
a romance that is as appealing as
one may wish Lila Lee is cast as
the girl and Edmund Lowe as Sim.
And another thing about the
picture. Never have we seen such
real and inspiring scenes of London
and parts of England. The exteriors
were taken in England and the re-
suit is a most impressing series of
living photographs Of the places we
have all read of, but which it has
been the misfortune Of many never
to have seen.
II you feel that a serious thought
would interest you along with a good
romance we think you should see
this picture.
Also on the bill are a comedy,
news reel and Floyd Thompsons
Singing Orchestra.
At the Colonial all week. QBy the
ObserVer.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
FOREIGN POLICY

snoyed evidently by widespread criticism of
lmbling Secretary Kellogg's dealings with
b, Nicaragua, Russia and other countries,
emit Coolidge's spokesman" asks unanimous
<aper support for the foreign policies of his
8istration.
fitting upon a phrase, the President says the
z ought to adopt, presumably along with Kel
The American attitude"
#aving aside for the moment the question of
the press ought or ought not to do, there are
merican editors able to follow such gifted
\ contortionist as Kellogg has proven himself,
10 they wished
Rriously, 1t is hard to believe the President
q thinks 1t is duty OF American editors, or
citizens, to swallow whole and approve auto
lily the views of foreign relationships Of his
n larry Of State, whatever they may be. Such an
Ne would indicate belief that our Constitution,
Ats free speech guarantees, is merely piece
p sounding but meaningless language.
be newspapers of this country are not all
Z by timid and Eighty men of advanced years.
VI one reason why few of them can enthuse over
Ativities of e Secretary of State who is afraid
20 let the Countess Karolyi enter the country:
will not permit the lady who represents tSa
IN government at Mexico City land at one of
sprts for fear OF dire consequences to our ma
& institutions.
bw newspapers of this country are edited by
y pleaders for big oil interests. Few are run
Ators willing to have their thinking done for
even by President of the United States or
more or less efficient Secretary of State.
hat is why the press is not generally sold on
I the information, the wisdom or the common
8y of purpose Of a State Department, a. high
of which has the cheek to ask independent
Psponsible press associations to father yarns
Bolshevik influence in Mexico that it can not
and that 1T lacks the courage to father on it's
Recount, or that states one day that there is
lifted States censorship in Nicaragua. only TO
the contrary fact proved within forty-eight
resident Coolidge may have been too busy
Homestic affairs to be aware of the extent tc
be and his country have been misrepresented
de to appear ridiculous by Frank B. KELLOGG
*N Kellogg administered State Department. II
"a pity, but If the President wants stronger
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
THE NICARAGUA RUMPUS IN
WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE
BY Gibson Gardner

WASHINGTON, jan 3.-'Suppose you had bought
automobile. Suppose you had paid for the auto
mobile. Then suppose when you asked the seller to
deliver the automobile he set up cry of Stop theft
and began chasing you down the street-how would
you feel2"
That, says DR.. Putney, for years State De-
partment expert Nicaragua, describes the situation
in Nicaragua present. DR.. Sacasa and majority of
Nicaragua people in the position says of the
who has bought and paid for the automobile
Daz and his friends in Wall Street and State De-
partnent in the position Of the who has sold
the automobile; and the United States Government
it's marines the police who being summoned
to protect the rights" of the man who won't give up
the sold machine.
1t is all rather simple, he explains it.
Back In 1912 some American bankers Brown &
Co. and Selgman Co.. undertook to re-inance Mica
ragua, its bank, it's railway and its government. A
threeparty treaty" (never ratified by the United
States Senate, it treaty., entered
into between the bankers, our State Department and
the Diaz government set up by our marines. Oaz
graduated suddenly from a $25 week bookkeeper to
president of the republic)
BY this treaty" American elected by the New
York bankers would be in charge of collecting the
customs and running the bank and railway On these
terms some thirty-three millions were loaned.
For while all was as merry a wedding bell.
But in time prosperity got the better of things and
the Ncaraguans although paying usurers' interest,
how they could off the debt and get possession
again of their own country. They did They bought
back 81 per cent of the stock in the bank and the
railway and paid off practically all OF the Then
they said:
"Give us back country"
Did the bankers and Mr.. Secretary Kellogg give
them back?
They did not.
There have been several presidential elections in
Nicaragua since 1912 Zone every four years. and
years ago there one in which DR.. Sacasa was
elected vice president In due time the president
signed and Sacasa became CONSTITUTIONAL president
Then the rifles began to crack. Our State Depart
ment began to shoot propaganda about rebels
against the established government Of Diaz.' The
bankers party had; the money and arms and when
the Supreme Court didn't their way they put the
court into jail BY Christmas they had got about a
thousand political prisoners in Jail.
So Mr. Kellogg fastened to recognize" Diaz as
the government.
But somehow the insurgents under DR.. Sacasa
who happens to be the only CONSTITUTIONAL president)
the better of the armed forces of Diaz except
American marines came ashore and "dsarmed" every
body that did not support Daz, and made neutral
zone of everywhere they did want the insurgents
to come.
So that is the present status The real issue is:
VIII Mr.. Kellogg, acting for the American bankers
able to support dummy president and enable the
bankers to go exploiting Nicaraguan properties
or will this push by the party under Sacasa be able
to take back the country they have already bought
back?" >auh
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
CONGRATULATIONS
MIR. HEARST

In open letter TO the editors of his news
papers, published Sunday, w. R Hearst asks them
to advocate cooperation Of the English speaking
peoples of the world to maintain peace.
Mr. Hearst names specifically the United States,
Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa. He points out the CON-
interests and ideals of the people Of these
countries which he believes are based on a common
language and literature
Such association Of English speaking nations
has long been editorial objective of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers
The best interests of the United States and of
the other English speaking nations will be greatly
served by Mr.. Hearsts we'll stated and logically con-
ceived announcement of his present policy.
Our heartiest congratulations to him and his
newspapers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
w ork
Conventional Bidding Is
Road to Proper Final
Bid.
BY Milton @. Work


Partners who bid cOnVentfOnally
should reach the final bid they
would have selected had each seen
the cards Of the other.
The above pointer is the founda-
ton and beginning of all sound de-
claring. so it is well to remember
it at the beginning of a new year.
During the past week this series
Of articles has been devoted to a
consideration of Major-suit denials
"a most important topic and one
which is Tar from being generally
understood, even by otherwise sound
bidders. I hope that my readers
have followed these denial illustra-
lions and now know just when TO
pass their partners Major suit-bids,
when to raise them, and when to
deny them. The information con
veyed by the denial, when properly
made and when properly omitted, is
almost without limit and a perfect
understanding Of it is essential. 1t
is important that player when ini
tial bid of one of a Major suit is
passed by both Second Hand and
partner, should at once realize that
the partners pass announces either
satisfaction with the suit that has
been bid and normal support for it,
or q hand too weak for a denial.
Sp, X. lit: xxx. Di.: Queen
Xxx. CT; Jack-x-x-x would be only
too glad to announce his weakness
in partners Spade, but he should
not do so because the denial would
show some strength tat least one
sure trick, probably plus other as
sistance) and the hand is without
such strength.
Suppose South bids one Spade,
West passes, and North should hold.
Sp. 4-3-2. lit: Ace-King- Jack-9-s.
Di: 7. CT: Ace-Jack-S-7
Having normal assistance for the
Spades and being barred from all
thought of a No Trump by the
worthless singleton in Diamonds.
North should pass; but supposing
that after North passed, East bid
two Diamonds, and that South and
West both passed, what do you think
North should declare on the second
round? Answer tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

The name Of this actor and the
answers to the questions appear on
page IA:
1-Who is shown in the accom-
panying picture?
2-Who is president of the Ger
man republic?
3-What is the total number of
degrees formed by the angles of a
triangle.
4-Where is the University of
Michigan?
Slow many sentences are
there in the preamble of the United
States Constitution?
6-Who wrote, There never was
a good war or a bad peace?"
7-Whote wrote the poem, Evan
geline?"
8-What are the three largest
cities in the United States?
9-Where is the Eiffel tower?
10-Who is governor Of Pennsyl-
vania7 "a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
Regulating Buses

Bus regulation has become a ma
tion-wide problem. There isn't a
State or community in the country,
but what is bewildered by it.
Ideas range all the way from long
term, exclusive franchises to licensed
competition.
I have never thought there was
any virtue in extremes. The public
is entitled to protection against
monopoly, especially on the roads Vt
has built and paid for.
At the same time, those who pro-
mote bus companies are entitled to
q fair return and a reasonable
guarantee against promiscuous inter
ference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
Movie Verdict

COLONIAL-"One Increasing
Purpose" from a novel by A.
s. Nj. Hutchinson, is a fine
combination of romance and
serious thought. A picture OF
after-war condition in England.
OTIIO--Conrad Nagel, with
the support of Edith Roberts
and George Fawcett, has given
us a comedy that is great fun
and worth seeing.
CIRCLE-"Bardelys the Mag
nificent," q movie that is as
magnificent as its title. One Of
the delights of the season.
APOLLO-Mae Murray has
her most unsatisfactory picture
in Valencia" a poor story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
PoWer-ItS Future

Power development meets with
the same kind of reaction in Knox
vile as everywhere else.
The people of this country. espe.
cially those engaged in manufactur.
ing. want cheaper power and more
of 1t. They are willing to discount
future difficulties for the sake OF
getting immediate results.
The demand for electricity has OBJ,
liberated realization of the fact that
great trust is forming. the great
est trust, perhaps, this country ever
know. trust that If allowed to form
and function without restraint, will
one day dominate the economic life
Of the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

out OF the rapid
young daughter of "the boss and
next in line is George Fawcett as
"the boss" and the father of a
rather disrespectful daughter.
The comedy in this picture is
taken care of entirely by these three.
There are other members in the cast
of course but Nagel, Roberts and
Fawcett are the ones that make you
laugh.
Nagel is cast as the head clerk In
a brokers' clllce who has about all
the romantic ability of a Boy Scout
mo offense meantl. and who carries
in his insides some place a deep and
burning desire for the daughter Of
his boss. OF course the daughter,
Miss Roberts. gives him about as
much attention as she should, con-
sidering the way he is made up.
One night it happens that these
two are left in the Office alone and
father calls UP and gives his clerk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

and citizen support for his foreign policies the
remedy lies in his appointment of supportable
Secretary of State.
In event of war actual national danger Amer
lean editors will support their government, prettN
nearly a right or wrong basis. But these are
peace times, and in such times good editors and good
citizens will continue to speak their minds To do
so is a function of citizenship in democracy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

Other theaters today offer: 1.-THE
Vagabond King" at English's; Ros-
coe Ais and Katie Pullman, at the
Lyric; Dunninger, at Keith S; Rose
mont Troubadours, at the Palace;
burlesque at the Mutual; 1.-THE Speed
ing Venus" at the Uptown; Spar
rows" at the Sanders; Hold That
Lion" at the South Side, and "A
Regular Scout" at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
THERE YOU ARE" HAS
A MIGHTY FINE CAST

Conrad Nagel whom all the femin-
inc hearts have placed on a little
shrine as one of the worlds best
lovers has deserted his post as one
of the chief sheiks and has turned
to light comedy. And we think it
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
CONCERNING MAE
MURRAY AND VALENCIA"

1t seems to me that Dimitri
Buckewetzli will have a pretty hard
time living down Valencia" as a
.s"~Yie.
For the life of me, cant see why
Valencia" was ever made into pic
ture
The only reason that I can see is
that Valencia" is a WOW of a popu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

What is the volume of hydrogen
and oxygen ip water and air?
Water Is composed Of two parts
hydrogen and one part oxygen. Pure
normal dry air is composed OF
1922 nitrogen, 20.941 oxygen and
O937 argon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

was very well done
for even as the Sc
date office clerk
Nagel finds time to
do a little high
powered meek
ing" when the oc-
casion arises.
There Y o u
Are" is the name
of this latest pic
ture Offering by
Nagel and a splen-
did cast is sup
porting him. First
there is Edith
Roberts in the
leading feminine
role who makes an
adorable persOn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03
Are black and white colors2

The sensation called color when
looking at any ordinary object is
due to the incidence upon the eye
of q train Of waves of a definite
wave number. Scientifically, black
and white are not colors, the for
mer being the absence of color and
the latter a combination of all col
ors; but in art both terms are used
to designate pigments, black being
the darkest and white the lightest.
1t depends, therefore, upon defini-
ton whether black and white are
colors.
What are the meanings of Oscar
and Raymond?
Oscar, ''Leaping Warrior" Ray
.mond, Wise Protector"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

are among LuS
brands in the ex-
tensive collection
of Mr.. Gilbert as
Bardelys, the very
magnificent. And
this movie is as
magnificent as its
title. 1t is the
Sea Beast" Of
the new year. The
stories are not
similar, but both
are outstanding
pictures. Bar
delys," because of
Gilbert and be-
cause of King
Vidor, who direct
ed It, stands
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03


being the best romantic comedy
story that the screen has ever shell
tered. Here is a costume picture
which is actually popular with near
ly every type of an audience. No
wonder that people. many of them.
We're unable TO get into the Circle
Theater yesterday. I heard and saw
people on the streets stop their
friends and tell them 10 be sure and
SEQ this picture. "Bardelys" was
written by the leader of romantic
and historical. fiction today. The
picture was made under the direct
supervision Of one of the best direc-
tors today-King Vidor. and this pic
ture has in the lead a man who is
famous because Of his wonderfully
human and romantic work in THE
Big Parade"
/ am sure that there isn't a dull
moment in "Bardelys" because the
story has been so cleverly adapted
from the very beginning TO the end.
The world loves a lover, and If he is
willing to fght-well, the lovin is
more exciting.
The picture starts out with a
laugh The ladies of a French court
are talking about the great lover.
great lover planting a kiss and
handing out the love bunk to a mar
ried woman. In comes friend hus.
band and he draws his sword. But
Bardelys continues the kiss only to
start fighting when the sword point
gets dangerously near the point of
cutting Oft the kiss as we'll as the
"kissor." While the duel" is going
on, Bardelys pokes jokes as well as
q sword point at the husband. So
successful he is that the wife and
f'iend hubby exit smilingly. but still
fighting.
"Bardelys the Magnificent" is the
story of q chap who made his own
moonlight for his romantic love-mak-
ing. He had the same line of blair
ney for all but one, and she was
RoXalanne, played by Eleanor Board
man. The magnificent creature gives
all of the ladies of the court a locket
and a lock Of hair. He told each
and everyone that he was true to
them alone. But so many of the ladies
wore the lockets, the lockets were
ordered in wholesale lots.
All of these clever comedy points
have been intelligently developed,
both by the director and by Gilbert.
And all of these interludes of love-
making are bound together by a NOV
ing story of a certain period Of
French history. Those were the
days when the word of a king was
the law.
The great lover gets into all kinds
of trouble, but really he was too mag
nificent to hang. although his neck
comes mighty close TO the rope. The
would-be hanging scene is one of the
cleverest things in the entire pic
ture.
Because this picture is so impor-
tant. l tell you that It is a Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer picture and that the
cast is as follows: