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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-04
important Decision

A Rhode Island electric company
sold power to a Massachusetts con-
Germ. The Rhode Island public
utilities commission undertook to in
validate the contract on the ground
that it was against public interest.
The United States Supreme Court.
before which the case was brought
on appeal, has just decided that it
had no right to do this, that a State
commission has no power to regulate
the sale of power into other States.
Such a decision brings us face to
face with a problem WHICH promises
to become very Important
The sale and transmission Of cleo
trio power is already an interstate
affair. If States have no right to
regulate it, then we must turn once
more to the Federal Government OF
take chances with an unregulated
apprenticeship
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States, but against the men who are lessening the
prestige Of the United States.
''The hour is critical" he said. Latin America
is with Mexico The American press is not backing
their Government in this dangerous venture. The
American people not supporting this policy.
II insist that protests of Mexicans should be d-
rected against the invasion moved by Wall Street.
And presently, as was bound to occur in such a
speech, and heard in various forms from other
speakers during this excited hour this
1.-THE Mexican people will know how to die fight.
ing"
That brought wild applause and cheering.
These deeply stirred deputies not threat
ening the United States. They threatened
only to defend their country against oppression by
our country and-to die fighting The years have
proved they will do just that
Do we wish to put them once more to the proof?
Or do wish to square the American Govern
ments course with the clear desire of the American
people?
Our Government is asking to align ourselves
with it. Isn't it time we asked our Government
align itself with us instead?
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TRUTH is DANGEROUS

George Dale, editor Of a paper at Muncie, must
go to jail He is sent there for saying things about
a grand jury which indicted him on liquor charge
but which was never tried because of lack of any
evidence.
His real crime, aside from telling the truth
which the Supreme Court says is no defense when
the truth concerns judges or juries, is a lack Of
funds to get his appeal in printed before the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Unable to pay for the printing of the record he
Is also unable to have that court pass upon the legal
ity of the sentence So he will spend six months at
the prison farm.
Not a very pleasant spectacle in this year
1927 in State which is proud of it's constitutional
guarantee of freedom of the press and proud of it's
many newspapers
Dale blurted out lot of things about the grand
jury which indicted him. The judge said that the
printing of such charges interfered with the work
of the jury.
Dale offered to prove that his charges were true
The Judge who is not hampered by any jury in such
a proceeding, said that the truth was no defense
and proceeded to give him the sentence to jail and
a heavy fine
Here is place that the right of a trial by Jury
for what is a crime, if it be anything is denied
And judges are becoming more and more Jealous
in their of this power which they take to them
selves.
They do not like criticism.
Just what Dale might have DONE if he had
evidence that his charges against the jury which
was, he said, prosecuting him. is left to the magma
ton.
Perhaps he should not have tried to expose con
ditions which he thought against the public
good. He might have copied the tactics of other
editors who are blind to anything which their party
or their particular politicians happen to be doing
He oio1f have
of the profits of illegal businesses.
But Dale as it would appear, happened to be a
different sort of editor When he saw the truth
he mad the mistaken idea that he ought to print It
and let the people know. But he knows better now
He has learned that truth is dangerous thing in
the hands of an editor He has discovered that It is
no defense when you are before judge for con-
tempt to offer to prove everything you have printed
jury trial for every case of contempt com
mlted outside the presence of the Judge might make
truth little safer in Indiana But perhaps the peo
pie do not want the truth.
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of work. Ais and Miss Pullman first
appear in their eccentric talking
sldt. This gives Ais a chance to de
velope his individual method Of de-
Ivering his fun. He Is a fast think
er and always works with his audi
ence. His makeup. if l may call it
that, is so commanding that he lands
solid the second he gets upon the
stage. Following the close up
comedy offering of the two, the cur
tains part and Syncopation Favor
lite Band, as it is named, starts a
melodious parade of tunes. Ais Of
course as well rs Miss Pullman gets
mixed up with the melody and when
Ais starts that pair of feet of his
doing their funny dance stuff, we'll
the triumph of the act is so secure
that there is no argument.
Then for good measure he brings
on Dorothy Ellsworth, what L call
and acrobatic dancer of many move
ments. Ais sells" her in a comedy
way before she starts her work. He
makes the going easy for Dorothy
because Ais brings into play his
natural comedy manner. But she
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-04
BY Walter ID. Hickman

There are events in the theater
that require special and separate at
tention.
Such an event is Dunninger who
presents mind reading extraordi-
nary"
In all fairness to all concerned, I
admit from the very beginning that
these so called mind reading acts"
were pain in the neck to me.
With my years of association with
the theater, | often recognized the
trickery possible with mind reading
acts and 1 have often wondered how
in the word such stuff got by under
the guise OF entertainment.
And so 1 approached Dunninger
after a mental battle with myself in
the light that he would have 70
prove his big assertion that he had
no confederates or helpers with him.
And so on last Sunday morning, !
rolled out of bed to carry out my end
of an invitation issued by Gus Sho.
walter and Phil Brown at Keith's to
see Dunninger work at a IL O'Clock
noon breakfast at the Columbia Club.
The other critics and other news
paper people of the city were pres.
ent. And 1 make this complete con-
fession-Dunninger did one marvel
GUS demonstration after another not
ten inches away from me and he
didn't have a confederate.
And so in one blow, Dunninger
convinced me that he is the best in
his business. He shows marvellous
intelligence. He did practically
right under my nose about every
thing he does in his act and then
some.
He asked four members present
to mentally think of numbers with
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Give Your Partner Assist
ance by Bidding In :,
ta
diligently.
BY Milton G. Work

The pointer for today is: i"'g
After once passing partners Major
bid, bid of another suit is not a
denial e1r'
Yesterdays article contained the
following North hand: a%s
Sp.: 1872 Ht.: Ace-King -Jack-9-Sl
Di.; Z. CT. Ace-Jack-S-7.
1t was stated that South had
opened the auction by bidding one
Spade; that West had passed; that
North, deferred from bidding No
Trump by his singleton Diamond and
from bidding Hearts by his normal
support for his partners Spades, had
passed; that East had completed the
first round by bidding two Diamonds;
and that South and West had passed
on the second round. The question
was what North should do then
Had North bid two Hearts over,
South's Spades on the first round,
that would have been a denial OF
SPADES and a positive announce
ment that the hand contained not
more than two Spades--or not Ace.
or I<ing-X if only two. If WeM
had bid two Diamonds on the fir ~
round, North's duty would have been
to bid two Spades rather than two
Hearts because, under those condi-
tons, the two Hearts would have
been a denial of Spades But North'S
first-rOund one word "Pass" said:
Partner, either I have normal sup
port for your Spades and am salts
fied to play at Spades; or am with
out normal support for your Spades
but have a triclxless hand and would
not be justified in bidding" The for
mer of the two contingencies would
be the more probable. On the sec
ond round, when North's turn ar
rives, he can bid two Hearts safely
If he had held a trickless hand and
for that reason could not bid and
deny the Spades, he could not be Bid
ding now; consequently the Heart
bid on the second round shows q
strong Heart suit, plus normal as
sistance for the Spades and gives
South the choice between the two.
1t announces also that the assistance
is not more than normal because,
with four Spades. North would not
now bid Hearts. North's double
declaration Dass and two Hearts,
gives South a valuable option be-
! tween Hearts and Spades.
Here is a new question for to-
morrow. Suppose South bid one
Spade and that West holds the fol
lowing:
L. Sp.: Xxx. Ht.: K1ngSJacHz9
Dr.: Queenrx-x C1.: xxx.
e. Sp.; Xxx Ht.: Ace-Queensx.x *.
JDi.-: Queen-x-x. CT: xxx.
| What do you think West should DO
in each case?
Copyright, John B.. DiI1e Co.. ~
Work, the international authOI
fly on Auction Bridge, will answer
questions on the game for Times
readers who write to him through
The Times, including q seIf-ad-:
dressed, stamped envelope
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The Vagabond King Is Best Musical
Play to Visit This City in Many Years

would win without it although Ais,
method is the best. Then there is
another dancer, Cecil Graham.
When the audience got so warmed
up when 1 was present, Ais told
those present, and those present filled
every available inch of room in the
theater and in the lobby, that just
as long as he was welcome the act
would stay on the stage and every
body did.
OF course Ais and Miss Pullman
did their toy soldier number but it
was when they did their own con-
ception of Black Bottom that the
audience went even wilder than ever.
Ais and Miss Pullman have the
widest and the most untamed dem
onstration of this human upheaval
that have ever seen on the stage.
You know how hate this dance, well
these two artists made me like It
and even applaud And that is 60
ing some
Be sure and see Ais and Katie
Pullman at the Lyric this week,
the act Is beautiful mounted. 1t is
the real goods In entertainment.
The audience also got excited over
the eccentric comedy work of Lewis
and Anes in 1--WE Know a Thing
or Two" 1t is the final song mum
Der of many verses which causes
this couple to panic the audience
1t IS just hokun, but they seem tC
know how to sell it. I am letting
the audience judge this one.
Chisholm and Breen offer a sketch,
Frozen Romance" which is full OF
mystery. Monte and Lyons appear
in "A Letter From Italy" Dancing
is offered by Melissa Ten Eyck with
the services Of Boyce and Evans
The bill includes Potter and Gamble
and, the GoIem Troupe of Persian
Entertainers
The Lyric has d whale Of n great
show this week
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younger members OF the family have
juvenile personality which would win
anybody over. Their collegiate num-
Der, done as a duet and then as a
dance is q wonder. The so-called
dramatic sob number Of the woman
has no legitimate place in tie act,
but this does not prevent the oct
from being 81 triumph.
Ray and Dot Dean have an eccen-
trio Offering in which the man, by
his strange red head makeup, gets
tons of fun out of bis material. Here
is one eccentric act that pleases.
Arthur and Morton Havel, with the
aid Of Helen Lockhart and Others,
have worked out a clever sketch idea
in "Oh, Uncle"
Sergeant Franklin is O. crack rifle
shot. Harry Jolson admitted that he
had throat trouble but he kept on
the job as he said the show must go
on. File has winning numbers. Lot
tie Atherton styles her act. IA Uni
que Dance Offering"
At Keiths all week.
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WILL WE WAR ON MEXICO?

While the governments of the United States and
Mexico apparently are further apart today than they
have been in many years, the people of these two
countries seem to friendly understanding.
A curious situation exists-curious, unfortunate
and dangerous.
The American people, whole, see the be-
ginnings of "a sound, stable government in Mexico
and are giving it their good wishes and moral sup
port. The Mexican government recognizes this and
SO do the Mexican people. The American Govern
mept blind to this mutual feeling of good WILL today
7askA futely for the peoples support in course cal
culaed to destroy it, With perverse stubbornness it
persiSs in its attacks on the sovereignty of this
aneighboftug nation, seeking the while to enlist
America people behind it.
The Government, in this instance is meant the
White House and the State Department. Americas
official policy is in the hands of President Coolidge
and Secretary Kellogg The latter seems to have
made 1t or blundered into 1t, the former now asks
y the American press and public to support it. To-
gether they seeking to lead the American people
into war That is what it means if they do not
take warning from the peoples attitude and aban-
{ don the course on which they embarked. They
may not know this. 1t may be one Of the many
things in the present situation which they do not
know. But 1t is the fact If does not suppant
the present policy of our State Department. this
country will soon be launched upon as shameful
military undertaking besmirched a proud
nations history
New Years eve, at midnight, with merrymaking
reaching its height in Washington, very different
scene was being enacted in Mexico City. There the
Chamber of Deputies in an extraordinary session
ringing with bitter denunciation of the Govern.
ment of the United States-the Government not the
people of the United States And the galleries roared
their approval.
Speaker after speaker condemned our State
Department and the group Of oil concerns response
BILE for the departments policy.
Deputy Soto Cana, leader of the Agrarans,
asked 'if the descendants of Washington and Lin.
coin, descendants Of those men who in 1857 in
Mexico fought for liberty and those men who went
Europe to fight for the rights Of weaker nations
have taken into account the actions of their Govern
ment In these days." He added that protests should
not be directed against the people of the United
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In all questions except the first
two n sentence is written Incorrect
ly. Answer the first two questions
and correct the eight sentences. n
check your work turn to Page IN
for the correct answers:
What is the plural Of radius?
What are the comparative and
superlative forms of good?
What errors appear in the follow
ing sentences:
3-Each of the members are re-
sponsible-
ITO who did you give the mes
sage?
5-Neither Herman or Arthur
could go.
6-Everyone has their troubles.
columbus is the capitol Of
Ohio.
st don't make any difference.
9-"Where shall I go he asked?'''
10-He only saw you.
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Following these are numbers BY
a dancing team and a soprano, all
good We think this is one Of the
best offerings in the line Of good
music and dancing the Palace has
had for some time The act is a fine
start toward a good new year.
Hamilton and Hayes have taken
the -'old man cat" and put In some
new things. Instead Of the usual
old man with a line Of rather raw
Cracks" we have a bit Of old ro-
nance that carries g. good measure
of human interest along with the
comedy inherent in the act
Tower and Darrell might well dis,
pense with the services of the man
in the act. He does nothing but
take up space on the stage that
could wen be used by the woman
with @go-getting7 personality. The
feature of the act is the eccentric
comedy of the woman
Groh and Adonis is somewhat of
a surprise in that you do not see
what you expect ACT is a man and
three very clever dogs, who show
the evidence Of careful and kind
handling. Great act for the chill
dren.
Fred Henderson heads a blackface
act in which the comedy is $3.50, but
which features some different mel
ody on several brass instruments.
Included on the bill is a photoplay,
'Gigolo." with Rod La Rogue, and
news reel.
At the Palace the first half of
the week.-(By the Observer
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7 attIing

Risberg's tattling puts that of
Dutch" Leonard in the shade. The
baseball scandal has been materially
enlarged. Instead of three besmirched
stars we now have a dozen.
have been one of those skeptics
who doubt whether a sport can be
commercialized and remain the real
thing for very long.
Organized baseball has weathered
it's obvious temptations for a sur
prising length of time, or, as some
think, has covered them up.
This latest outburst, which is real
ly hangover of one that occurred
seven years ago, will prove whether
you can set eighteen men to play for
money while $4,000 pay to look on
and keep the game straight.
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A REAL WATCHDOG

This is the way Uncle Sam spends the taxes
he collects from you:
Congress appropriates the money to run Gov
eminent departments taking the dollars you pay as
a part of the four billion needed each year.
The administrative departments spend the
money and their expenditures are then subject to
check by Comptroller General McCarl, who decides
whether the Governments executives have spent the
money Congress decreed
How often these executives embark on at least
doubtful spending sprees is shown by McCarls last
annual report, which said he had discovered $780,
100000 in illegal payments.
Now Senator Couzens proposes a bill to elmi-
nate such payments and to make McCar a complete
watchdog of the Governments purse.
1t would transfer the administrative auditors
who decide for the departments whether their money
is being spent legally, to McCarls bureau He would
then decide before instead of after an expenditure
is made whether it is legal
The bill also would give him power to rule on
the payment of refunds to taxpayers and on customs
drawbacks. These two important expenditures are
not now under his supervision although STA 900
was refunded last year to $4,000 American taxpay
ers. And it should not be forgotten that the Couzens
investigating committee questioned rulings under
which hundreds of millions of dollars were secretly
abated or refunded in the last six years.
If you believe what he tells you, you're in love-
The faster you travel the sooner age catches
you.
Accountants and detitians keep figures straight
Firemen have an easy life; they can park by
water plugs.
Chiffon hose at least give you a run for your
money.
Love doesn't always want to hRs the way.
Now, If we just had an oil commissioner.
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Sale; the stirring drinking song,
"a F'lagon of Wine; the most power
fully dramatic of all the numbers,
the moving and swaying "Song of
the Vagabonds" which is the key
melody of this play; Some Day."
only A Rose" Love Me Tonight"
and Tomorrow" You also know
that ''The Vagabond King is based
upon Justin Huntley McCarthy's ro-
mantle drama, IF 1 Were King"
With such a start and with the mel
ody gems of Rudolf F'rirnl, the only
thing that is needed is a cast and a
production.
And I can tell you now that 'oThe
VaGabond King" as being presented
at English's this week, has a most
satisfactory cast and Il beautiful
production, an exact duplicate in
every detail that I saw in New
York. This is also confession this
cast on the whole is just as good
as saw in New York. I hesitate
to say Il" so often, but it IS neces-
sary to call upon past experiences
to drive home a positive statement
Of fact.
The story, as you know, centers
about the Vagabond poet in the I'M
derworld life of Paris. known as
Francois Nillon, the poet dreamer
thief, during the reign Of Louis XII.
On one of his unannounced tours
of the underworld taverns, Louis,
the King. hears Villon boast of what
he would do if he were King. He
gets the chance at power and a great
love. but tho penalty is the gallows.
Interest. of course, centers upon
John Mealey as Francois Villon. He
is magnificent in the first act, espe-
cially the great dramatic moments
leading up to the first singing of
''The Song of the Vagabonds." Mea-
ley and every member Of the COM
pany makes this song the real key
as it should be of this moving story
of old Paris.
AIealey at all times speaks and
sings every word so that the most
far away person in the theater may
hear every word. And this is a
great accomplishment today, when
so many actors seem afraid or are
unable TO make people hear.
In the second act. Mealey of
course runs into a comedy situation
which really has no bearing upon
the play. In the second act the
comedy events are skillfuny handled
by Mark Smith as Guy Tabarie and
Oliver lie Dain, keeper of the bath,
played by Emil Hoch.
In the love scenes with Katherine
De Naucelles, played by Gene Wallin
in both a lovely manner and a de
lightful voice in song, Mealey is at
his romantic best. He is possessed
of great energy and he never let's
| down during a performance which
started last night promptly at S:l5,
! and which closed about II 80 o'clock.
Mealey is convincing as Francois
and you have the feeling that
Francois actually is living before
you. His makeup, especially in the
first act. is well created. Here is
mighty fine work in a most trying
role.
And in this large cast OF
characters, the influence Of H. Coop
er CIiffe as King Louis is felt
throughout the entire play. He looks
the part and he knows how to act
it, not over act it.
The cast of THE Vagabond King"
is so satisfactory at English's this
week that l give it to you in full as
follows:
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Coolidge Is Late

President Coolidge resents criti-
cism Of his foreign policy by the
press. He thinks it is peculiarly
harmful because it shows lack of &C
cord and may encourage govern
ments that disagree with it to take a
firmer stand.
Whatever you may think Of his
viewpoint. it is regrettable that he
did not adopt it before, that he did
not express it under circumstances
where he himself had less at stake.
1t would have been n splendid
thing and would have made his po-
sition seem entirely consistent had
Calvin Coolidge counseled his party
to give Woodrow Wilson's foreign
policy the kind Of support he now
wants for his own.
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BY Walter ID. Hickman

The verdict of my best possible
judgment is this-"The Vagabond
King" is the best musical play to
visit this city during the years that
1 have been telling you about shows.
l do recall the beauty of Rose
Marie" the dramatic quality of ''Blos-
tom Time" some of the haunting
tunes of 1.-THE Student Prince" and