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The Washington times., 1928-07-14

Does Baltimore want dirt or
art?
The question is exercising the
best minds of our leading suburb,
and the debate makes the Balti.
more weather warmer than usual.
Baltimore never before bothered
to think what it wanted in its
theaters. The matter has just
been called to its attention by
w. P. Farnsworth, late co-direc.
tor of the Auditorium Players,
a stock company.
Mr.. Farnsworth walls publicly
that "The Captive" and Cradle
Snatchers''- literally rewarded
the box-office. but productions
less S. A. did not so well.
Respectfully, Mr.. f. has folded
his tents, thrown his posters off
the Old Bay Line dock. and has
gone away from there. He left
i. the quivering air a blazing
statement 20 this general effect:
Baltimore does not want art.
I. wants dirt
AS far as that's concerned,
Steve Cochran's company at
Ford's Opera House had no diff.
ficuIty in making expenses with
clean plays. Cochran imported
Glenn Hunter for Merton Of
the Movies" and Young Wood
le-.' He paid heavy money, but
l. made money on it.
But we must remember the hit
scored i'm Baltimore by that prize
pumpkin of undress drama, "Se-
n 81 va
hot operas all too easy to call to
mind.
We should say that Mr.. Farns-
worth is partly right and half
wrong. Baltimore favors neither
dirt nor art. 1t likes the dirty
art" that falls in just between.
If you are unable to find any
paragraphs on talking pictures in
this column today land If you do
find any, it will be a huge joke
on the writer, ha, hal. it's because
we are sick and tired of writing
about them.
Already we are beginning to
think fondly and a little sadly,
too, of the cool darkness OF an
old theater, when only the whir
of the electric fans and the steady
click-click of the projection ma
chine disturbed the ear. the while
a flicker of romance was unreeled
upon the screen.
All. blessed silence! Then a
man COULD sleep!
After years OF precarious liv'
ing. never knowing when they
would be out of job and looking
for another, the thea trical press
agents of New York are organic
ing.
Their new associa ton is de-
signed to protect them against
abrupt notice of dismissal by
managers, and from the prac-
tice of "doubling'-that is. the
employment of one man to do
two mems work. They also are
to insist on contracts with en-
ployers.
The union is said to have 200
members, but hasn't gone much
further than the appointment OF
temporary officers.
Ruby Keller. the best girl tap
dancer in the country. last seen
here with Ray DOoley in THE
Sidewalks Of New York" has
made the grade.
She is TO be starred on Broad
way next season. with Eddie
Cantor, in Ziegfeld's new musical
comedy. "Whoopee. !" Ruby just
now is doing some featured hoof-
ing in West Coast theaters.
She began her career in one
of Tex Guinan's first night clubs,
and the Committee of Fourteen
can comb that out Of it's whis-
kers.
The Washington times., 1928-07-14
Doomed to Skirts

sgd Chaplin, hero of "Skirts,
now playing at Loew's Columbia,
seems doomed to play most of his
parts in skirts since his tremen-
dous hit in "Charley's Aunt"
The Washington times., 1928-07-14
MAYOR WALKER

MAYOR WALKER
THE SNAPPY Mayor OF Moo
Yawk. accusing the film industry
Of having been delivered into the
Republican camp. Is being bar.
ragged by denials from near, far
and stations south and west.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
HONOR BUTLER men
City to Fete Those Who
Created Bigger University.

Indianapolis will honor those
helping to create the greater Butler
University, Friday, at the Chamber
Of Commerce open forum lunch
con.
All civic organizations have been
invited to take part in the celebra-
ton. Kiwanis and Gyro clubs, and
several other civic and Luncheon
clubs have made reservations.
The luncheon will start at noon.
CITY officials will be present.
Mayor L. Ert Slack will Scpeak.
The luncheon precedes the
Butler Illinois football game, Satur-
day. A.
Dick Miller, chamber president,
will preside.
Speakers will be Slack, represent
ing the city; G.. A. Millett, chamber
education committee; William For
tune, chamber civic affairs commit
tee, and Hilton U. Brown. Butler
directorate chairman, and Arthur
v. Brown, director, representing
the university
The parade Saturday preceding
the game will begin at 1870 a. m.
and will be from the union station
to the. Chamber of Commerce, in
stead of the original route.
In the parade will be the l60-piece
Illinois band, Butler band, various
fraternity and sorority floats and
representatives Of the student body
No commercial floats will be in
cluded. because of congested traffic
at the noon hour.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
FACES TRIAL IN
BRUTAL KILLING
Negro Accused of Staying
Illinois Teacher.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-Selection OF
a jury in the trial of David Shanks,
Negro, for the brutal Staying of Miss
Jennie Constance, graduate student
of Northwestern university, cUntin-
ued today.
Picking the jury probably will
take two or three days, it was in
dicated from the delay yesterday,
when the trial got under way.
ShankS has confessed to killing
Miss Constance, a school teacher
seeking a masters degree at the
university.
The murder was committed Aug
7, but the slayer obtained several
continuances on account of shifting
lawyers. Residents of Evanston,
where the young woman was
clubbed to death, demanded an i'm
mediate trial.
Miss Constance was returning
home from the university library
about 10 o'clock at night. When
she passed a hedge on the edge Of
the sidewalk, the Negro stepped
out, seized her and hit her on the
head with piece of iron pipe, ac-
cording to his confession.
He dragged her body behind tho
hedge, where it was found next
morning, stripped of all valuables.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
JURY DECISION
NEAR ON Fate
OF ASSASSIN
0bregon Slayer Calm as He
Awaits Verdict; Nun
Is Nervous.
BIZ United Press

BY Chtted Press
MEXICO CITY, Nov. s.-Some
time today Jose De Leon Toral
probably will know whether he is
to die before a firing squad for the
assassination of President Elect AL
varo Obregon.
The trial of ToraI and Mother
Superior Conception, who is accused
of being the intellectual author of
the killing Of the former president,
moved into it's last stages today.
Arguments are to be made before
the jury, after which the verdict is
expected.
The defense has little hope that
Toral will escape the fate that most
Of the aSSaSsins in Mexico'S turbu-
lent history have met.
Demetrio Sodi, chief counsel for
the young draughtsman who ad-
mitted killing Obregon, said he ex-
pected the jury to return the death
verdict against Toral.
He also expected the nun to re-
ceive the most serious punishment
possible for her-twenty years im-
prisonment.
However, Sodi said that if the
verdict was for the death sentence
he would appeal to the supreme
court.
Toral remained calm. His face
is paled by the weeks of imprison-
ment, but he has withstood the trial
ordeal and the one violent outburst
when Obregonistas rushed the
courtroom shouting for his life
with a ca1mness that approached
the martyrdom he has sought to
assume.
The nun, on the other hand, Is
beginning to show signs of nervous
ness. Ever since her arrest she has
indicated a desire to die rather than
go to prison.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
CURTIS PLANS
REST; BACK IN
WASHINGTON
Vice -PreSident-EIeC Quiet
on Special Session
of Congress.
BY STANLEY WHITAKER,
rniteh Press Staff Corresnondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Vice-
President-elect Charles Curtis ar
rived here at BIS a. M. today from
Topeka, Kan, where he finished
his campaign and voted.
He was met at the station by his
sister, Mrs. Edward E. Gam.
Curtis planned to attend to per-
sonal business neglected during his
campaign and said he had made no
other plans.
Curtis arose at $50 a. m, his
usual hour and ate an early break
fast. He told newspaper men he
felt much in need of a rest and
after disposing of his personal busi-
ness would take vacation.
He made no comment on Herbert
Hoovers proposed plan of a special
session of congress to obtain farm
relief but after noticing a flock of
sheep on an Indiana farm, said:
There soon will be more of them
in the country"
There was only the usual travel
ing crowd at the station and none
of Curtis many friends were on
hand to greet him.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
RASKOB WILL
remain CHIEF
OF DEMOCRATS
Not Fair to Quit Now, He
Says; Elected for
Four Years.

0U OHHeW FTt6S
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-John j.
Raskob, the financier who made his
first acquaintance with national pol
itics in the campaign just ended,
intends to stick to his post as chair
man of the Democratic national
committee.
"I do not think it would be fair
to the partysfor me to retire from
the chairsnanship at the present
juncture,' he said. II was elected
for four years"
Raskob's business plans for the
immediate future remain undecided,
he said, but he will not resume his
former Office as finance chairman
of the General Motors Corporation.
The first task before him, Ras-
kob said, win be to clear away the
Indebtedness incurred by the party
during the campaign.
The national committee has spent
more than $2,OOO,ooO, he said, in ex-
cess of receipts.
The chairman hopes to. erase this
sum from the books in the next
four years so that the party may
start preparations for the 1882
campaign free from debt. -
Raskob said he was at a COM
plete loss to account for the Repub-
| lican landslide. Il
Before make up my mind
about what caused it, I would like tc
see the total popular vote" he said
when the final figures become
available, we will know great
deal better what they indicate"
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
DEFENSE LOSES
FIRST ROUND IN
hot CAR CASE
Bill of Particulars Plea Is
Denied in Preliminary
SkirmiSh.

The government emerged victori-
Gus today in first preliminary skirm-
ishes to trial of the interstate motor
theft conspiracy case in federal
court.
Motions for bills of particulars
sought for defendants Edward Trau-
gott and Fred Binzer, by Attorneys
Ira M. Holmes and o. B. Harris, the
latter of Terre Haute, were over
ruled by Federal Judge Robert C..
Baltzell.
The court also overruled motion
of Wolf Sussman, presented by At
torney Frederick Van Nuys, for a
separate trial.
The latter motion outlines Suss-
mans defense against two overt acts
listed. The motion explained a
81 900 loar on a stolen car as fol-
lows.
Sussman has been in the business
of loaning money on chattels thirty
years. On Jan. Is, 1928, one Robert
Palmer sought loan of $1,000 on a
La Sale coupe. Being unfamiliar
with the value of cars, SuSSman
called in his son, Harry SuSSrlan
also indicted, for an APPRAISAL. After
checking the title at the statehouse
Harry Sussman reported the title
clear and the car easily worth the
81 1000 loan, which was made, Suss-
man taking possession of the car as
security. He denies knowledge al
the time that it was stolen.
Explanation of a $500 check tC
Sussman from Edward Traugott &
Co.. signed by Harry Sussman, was
Sussman, each Saturday, loaned the
Traugott company $1,500 to casf
workingmen's pay checks, $1,5O(
. check being given him the follow
ing Monday in repayment.
In denying the motions for bill'
of particulars, BaltZell said defend
ants have a right to know with wha'
they are charged, but they are no
entitled to every detail Of evidence
prepared by the government.
Hickey intimated at the trial o.
the case Tuesday he will seek tt
prevent admission as evidence b!
the government Of any overt act
not listed in the indictment.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
CITY MEN HELD
IN TERRE HAUTE
Police Believe Four May Be
Auto Thieves.
By Times Special

BJ Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. g.
Four Indianapolis men heavily
armed, and possessing sheriff's
badges, are in custody here after
creating disturbance at resort
upon being told by a waiter that
liquor was not served in the place.
Those held are Lawrence Hyatt,
q, of 1340 South Belmont avenue;
Edward Dicks, 25, of 1926 South Bel
mont avenue; Pierce Sluder, %, of
742 East McCarty street, and Claude
Brown, %, of 254 South Harlan
street.
Police here believe the men can be
connected with an auto theft ring in
Indianapolis, in which several men
are already under indictment and
that they can also be charged with
rum running and hijacking.
Indianapolis police have advised
local officers that Hyatt, Dicks and
Sluder have been convicted there at
various times for liquor law viola
tions. Claude Brown is not known
to the capital city police.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
DOCKS GEAR
GOES FOR RIDE
Body Of New York Gang
Chief Found in Car.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 8-The body
of Jimmy Monahan, Gear" of the
North river docks, was found neatly
folded up between the front and
rear seats of a stolen automobile
parked on midtown street,
Wednesday.
Monahan had inherited the steve
doring rights along the North river
from Linky Mitchell, murdered in a
Greenwich village resort a few
months ago.
There were two bullet holes in
Monahan's head, and his torn
clothing indicated that the short
term Gear" had put up a fight
when he was taken for ride"
No arrests have been made.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
1926 IN RING THEFTS
REPORTED TO POLICE
House and Office Entered by Bur-
glars; OvercOat Stolen.

glars; OVercOdC OVOlen.
Ring thefts totaling 1925 were re-
ported to police today.
A burglar who used skeleton key
stole a $100 diamond ring from her
home, Mrs. Edgar Haught, 521 Berk-
ley road, reported.
Two diamonds rings worth $225
were stolen, from the Office of the
standard Metal Company, 125 South
Pennsylvania street, Miss Emma
Stikwell, 81 North Tacoma avenue,
told police.
A burglar stole $50 from the home
of Ben Smith, 3015 North Pennsyl-
yania street. Seven doors and win
dow shades Of a total value OF $35
were stolen from a vacant house of
Mrs. Charles Koerner, 1902 South
Meridian street, at 218 West Ray
mond street. Robert Wand, R. R. l,
reported his. .oyercoat stolen, and Al
bert Washburn, 34O5k East Tenth
street, a suit of clothes, neckties
and ST.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
FORMS NEW CABINET
Rumanian Ambassador Accepts JOB
of Governing Nation.

BV JnltCd PTC8s
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Nov. g.
Nicholas Titulescu, Rumanian am
bassador to London, accepted COM
mission from the regency today to
form a so-called concentration
government.
The Titulescu cabinet would in.
cIude representatives of the National
Peasant party as well as the Ma
tional Liberal party, but observers
doubted that it would be successful.
Titulescu was former member
of the national liberal cabinet Of
Vintila Bratianu, which resigned
last week on demand of the regency.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
LOSE OWN PRECINCTS

RU Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Nov. g.
Both Harry E. Rowbottom, Repub-
liesn, and John w. Boehne Jro
Democrat. lost their home precincts
in the election for First district rep
resentative in congress, won by
Rowbottom with a majority of ap-
proximately $500.
In his own precinct, Rowbottom
received S2l votes to Boehnes 974.
Boehne received 259 votes in his
home precinct, and Rowbotttom,
4O5
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
Noted Barytone Is Dead

By United Press
RIETI, Italy. Nov 8-The noted
barytone, Malta Battistini. died to-
day at 10. He had a distinguished
musical career and was known in
England, France, Spain, Russia and
South America. as well as Italy.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
EIGHT SEATS IN
SENATE, SCORE
IN HOUSE WON
Landslide Crushing Blow to
Democrats; Veterans
Lose BerthS.
lNSURGENT GRIP BROKEN
Edwards, Gerry, Bayard
and Bruce Among Those
to Pass On.
lNSURGENT GRIP BROKEN
BY PAUL X. MAL.ION

United Press STAN Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-+Repub-
licans will hold definite whip hand
In congress as result of the Tuesday
election, United Press returns
showed today.
The Hoover landslide swept aside
many veteran Democratic congress-
men in both senate and the house
and the President-El will take
Office with a congress definitely
aligned to his policies. He will have
even a greater majority than the
Republican congress during the
Coolidge administration.
q Returns this morning indicated
the new congress would find the
Republicans with eight more seats
in the Senate and perhaps twenty
more in the house than the majority
they held in the last congress. This
will give them a definite margin.
Insurgents Lose Grip
The chief result of this lineup
will be that the balance of power
n olonger will rest with the Repub-
lican insurgents of the midwest.
Their strength had been such that
they could vote with the Democrats
to stave off Republican legislation
and manv times in the course Of the
last congress their votes succeeded
in bringing about paralysis OF I'M
portant legislation.
& The Hoover landslide apparently
has carried away with it many FAM
iliar figures of the senate.
Senator Peter c. Gerry OF Rhode
island apparently was defeated by
Judge Felix Hebert.
Senator Edward I. Edwards OF
New Jersey was defeated by Hamll-
ton S. Kean his Republican OPP
ponent.
Senator Thomas F. Bayard (De1n.,
Del) also was defeated.
Senator David Bruce, Maryland,
was defeated by a Republican, l.
"A. Goldsborough.
Republican Succeeds Reed
There even will be a Republican
senator from Missouri to replace
Senator James A. Reed, who has
announced his retirement from poll
tics. Roscoe C. Patterson Rep0
apparently has defeated Charles M
Hay Dem) candidate for Reeds
seat.
Many of the eastern Democrats
were listed as vets and their defeat
could be considered as strengthening
the dry majority of the senate.
Two contests remained in doubt
this morning for senate posts, those
in Washington and West Virginia.
In the former state Senator Dill
s(Dem) is leading slightly over Ken
meth D. Mackintoch, while in West
Virginia Senator Neely (Dem) ap-
pears to have been defeated by
Henry D. Hatfield CRep0.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
MEMS CLUB TO MEET
Stanley Krebs to Speak Friday at
Presbyterian Church.

Stanley L. Kreps, nationally rec
ognized author Of books on sales
manship, and former adviser of
John Wanamaker, Philadelphia
merchant prince, will speak at the
November dinner of the Mems Club
at the First Presbyterian church
Friday evening.
The dinner is to start at p. m.
President Will Adams is urging all
members, particularly those in busf-
ness, to make a special effort to
attend.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08

SaUing SOUietS
BIZ United Press

By United Press
LONDON, Nov. 8.--The Daily
Mails Vienna correspondent
said today that the Soviet gov
ernment had inaugurated a
monkey farm for promoting
gland rejuvenation.
1t was reported that the
Soviet government intends to
rejuvenate, by compulsion, per-
sons whose longevity would be
esential to the welfare of the
nation.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
PRESS HUNT FOR THREE
IN THEFT RING PROBE
Trial for Defendants Now Held Set
for Monday.

With arrest of Louis Wyndt, Chi
cago engraver under federal indict-
ment in connection with the inter
state motor theft ring, deputy
United States marshalS renewed
their search for three additional
new defendants in the case.
Trial of the defendants under
arrest will be held Tuesday before
Federal Judge Robert G. Baltzell.
Wyndt, who is being held at Chi
cago pending a removal hearing, is
charged with having made counter
felt motor plates for stolen Cadillac,
Lincoln and Packard automobiles.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
Steal Milk From Stores

Theft of milk from six south side
Standard groceries this morning was
reported to police by the Banquet
Ice Cream Company. Thirty-four
quarts and six pints of milk were
stolen.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
REFLECT Porto Rico Official

By UHlted PTeSS
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Nov. g.
Felix Cordova Davila, resident COM
missioner of Porto Rico to Wash
ington, has been reelected, final re-
turns from Tuesdays election
showed TODAY,
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
NEW PARK PROPOSED

st. Clair Estate May Be Purchased
by City.
The park board this afternoon
was expected to adopt a resolution
to acquire the st. Clair estate,
Forty-Second street and Boulevard
place, for a community center.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-08
STRIP SUIT DUMMIES

$3.50 in Mems Clothing Taken From
Showcases.
Six blushing clothing dummies,
three of them without any clothing
at all and the others wearing only
vests, were on display early this
morning in a large showcase in
front of the Liberty mems furnish
ing store, 80 North Pennsylvania
street.
Burglars had broken the lock on
the case and taken three overcoats
and three suits of clothes off. the
dummies. In their haste they had
neglected TO take the waistcoats of
the suits. The stolen clothing was
valued at $3.50
Evening star., 1928-06-10
Fine Character Work.

THREE fine character portrayals are
assured in the work of three well
known character actors of the SCREEN
william Austin. Lawrence Grant and
Claude King--in Clara Bows Elinor
Glyn story, RED Hair" The American
Judge. lawyer and doctor are the sub
iects portrayed by these three actors
and they introduce an added comedy
note to the lifting story which features
Miss Bow.
Austin is the man who made the funny
Englishman famous on the screen, and
In the Clara Bow picture he undertakes
To present an eccentric American physi-
clan The role is an important one to
the story. but under Austin's handling
1t has an added significance of its own.
Clever business Is introduced through
out the many sequences In which he
appears TO produce interesting sidelights.
Grant achieved real successes with his
character portrayals In "Serenade" and
Service for Ladies'" In Red Hair" he
Is cast for the part of Judge. Digni-
fled and restrained, he carries the COM
edy note throughout
Claude King Is cast as the lawyer in
this new Paramount picture. Playing
In close harmony with Grant and Austin
throughout the picture, Kings charac-
terization Is thought TO measure equally
In strength with that of his associates.
Evening star., 1928-06-10
Sorrow and White Hair.

SUFFERING changed a woman's hair
- from black to white In Pola Negris
latest picture, Three Sinners"
Science cannot explain the strange
reaction OF nature TO prolonged
period OF terror or pain. yet many such
cases are on record. People who have
passed through night of agony on
shiphoard when each moment threat
ened to be their last. or who have gone
through nights OF suspense In war,
frequently are amazed to discover their
hair turned snow white.
Such change takes place In pola
Negri's hair In the picture, Three
Sinners" which Rowland v. Lee
directed The transition occupies a
longer period OF time. but the cause
and the results are the same. Driven
from her home and loved ones by q
swift blow OF fate In the story, she
becomes woman of the Parisian
night clubs. brilliant, beautiful, fasci-
mating, but with her youthful face
crowned by a mass Of snow~white
HART