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The Alaskan., 1929-08-23
venereal diseases are pretty oovov vooyo
common.
Why They Are Broke

why AuGy Arc DTOKc
 'The Northern tribes are all broke, and no wonder.
 "There has never been an itemized accounting of tribal funds rendered to the tribes which own these funds-never!
 There has never been an item ized accounting of the funds be- longing to an individual Indian, so far as the committee could learn.
 They talk about making the Indian a self-supporting indi- vidual farmer. Nothing has been done to help him to self support.
 He gets about a sixth-grade !education in the schools provid- led for him, with no special training. Then they put him | out on land so barren that nc white man can succeed on it. Eith no capital, no training, nc real guidance, and tell him to gc to it.
 Almost without exception, he land assigned to Indians iA of the poorest sort, and with nc exceptions at all, every reclama- jon project on Indian lands has been 9 practical failure.
 Then take the Indians that Ire getting what are called ra- lions. These rations are what Tou can buy with from $1.O6 to o1.20 per month for each indi- vidual
 Forced to Eat Horsemeat "Of course the stuff supplied for such a sum is unfit to use | lone old Indian told us they had fed him horsemeat until he whinnied in his sleep.
 We asked them for recom- nlendations for the betterment of the service, One of them said that he would recommend any thing that would make the h. dian appreciate and be grateful !! for what was done for him! Another said his recommend ation was, No more investiga- tions.'
 "The situation is worse than a scandal. It is a national dis grace; and something must be done to clean it Up" ."-LABOR.
The Alaskan., 1929-08-23
THE LAUNCHING or THE
 MISSING LINK
~P ''----

The launching and cArlSCeIl~ ing of the gasboat "Missinglink" was performed with impressive cere onies at Hardscratch,, Shumigan Islands, on June 10.
 The most popular native Wo- man of the neighborh00d broke a bottle of sourdough over it's nose as it slid gracefully down the ways and into the water. The American flag, hoisted on the occasion, gave an extra flourish as she touched the waves, to show it's appreciation of the honor of being .hoisted on this occasion.
 The "Missinglink" now proud ly riding at her mooring, the pride of Hardscratch and the Snunl2a0 4SIdIlQS.
 The "Nfissinglink" is only 2C feet over all, 6 feet beam and A feet draft. She is especially de- sionod for salmon fishing O1 salmon poaching, or pirating which means the same thing nowadays in this part of Alaska She is powered with a second hand 4 horse power, Cliff gaso- line engine, (the Shumagin Is- land fishermen cannot afford to buy anything new in that line) and a brand new Armstrong Motor, homemade. The gaso- line engine is intended for use during clear weather, when the fish warden, (the enemy) can be seen at a safe distance, and before he is able to pick up the "Missinglink" with it's low free board. Tn foggy weather, when the enemy cannot be seen before he is too close for safety, the Armstrong" Motor is used eX- clusively, as fish enough cannot be caught outside the limit to pay for oil and gas.
 The model of the Missing link" is a cross betWen a dory, 9 V-bottom boat and a submarine If chased by the enemy, the shallow draft and submarine quality of the "AIissinglink" en- ables it to run into shaU0w wa ter. dive through the breakers. and : dodge behind reefs and rocks, where the enemy cannot follow, and enables the owner t0 get home and feed his hungry family, if he was lucky enough l to get some fish before he was chased off the grounds.
 The designer of the Missing link" has another model to be patented soon to be used when the enemies are increased, max ing it dangerous to go fish pi- rating. A full description can not be given before the patent is applied for, but the main fea~ lures may be told without any danger of infringement. The hull resembles 9 diving bell, with two compartments, one for the operator and the other for his family. The engine is a new in vention and it's motive is sour dough. You nave 70 geC CIle ell zine drunk before it will oper-
 ate. The most valuable as well
 as the most complicated part oi l the whole mechanism is an at-
 tachment for regulating the en-
 gine's antics after it gets drunk
 This new appliance is intend
 ed for the purpose of diving tc
 the bottom of the ocean, where
 there generally is an abundance
 of sea eggs, starfsh, crabs, cut
 tIefsh or octopus crawling on tAe bottom, for which there is nc punishment in the law fo1 catching. An attachment, to b> patented, will pick up these
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
Watson to
Top His
Own Show
WeII-KnoWn Comedian Is
Ready to Present
Laughs.

EEW comedians have won the
u reputation in burleSque as has
Sliding Billy Watson, who brings his
own show to the Mutual, beginning
Sunday matinee.
1t is, according to advance repre-
sentation, a new show with many
novelties, both in a comedy as well
as in a musical line.
Substantial support is promised
for the leading comic, whose par
ticular line Of work is Dutch char
acter.
To help him put the show over,
carefully selected cast has been
assigned, it is claimed, and reports
from previous stops on the circuit
to date would seem to point to sue
cess in this endeavor.
Among the performers who will
be seen with Watson are Eddie MUIR
ply, Jew comic and dancer; Frank
Mallahan, characters; Al Allen,
straight; George Montford, juvenile,
and Esther Lang, brunette ingenue;
Bobbie Eckard, another ingenue, and
Lilly Lewis, prima donna. This does
not include the chorus, which, &C
cording to the management, is one
of the fastest yet to be seen in bur-
lesque. Specially numbers by George
Montford and Esther Lang, both
singers who have won considerable
regard among burlesque fans, are
promised as one of the numerous
features.
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Lyric Will
Give Big
Bill Here
Britt Wood Tops the New
Variety Program
Today.

TIME Lyric ushers in the widely
l. heralded Prosperity Shows Of
1880" today and with a program OF
super stage and screen entertain
nent.
The feature picture on the bill
today is NIX on Danes" new all
talking Fox Movietone production
Britt Wood, well known vaudeville
star and prime local favorite heads
the stage show.
mix on Danes" was written fol
the screen by Maud Fulton, well
known actress-author, who gave the
stage such successes as 1.-THE Brat
and "The Humming Bird" Mrs
fulton also appears in one of the
principal roles in the picture. The
story concerns two-women- hating
buddies, who eventually fall in
love with the same girl and then
the trouble begins.
The action of the picture is set
amid the color and glamour of an
actors boarding house in New
York. Robert Ames and William
Harringan are the two women
hater5 and Mae Clarke, who was last
seen in Big Time" has been chosen
to play the girl who changes their
minds.
Two of the country's best-known
songsmiths, L. Wolfe Gilbert and
Abel Baer, wrote three song hits for
Nix on Danes" and Mae Clarke
sings them. They are 1.-TWO Pals, -
a Song of the Heart" and Say
the Word"
Britt Wood, a prime favorite with
local theatergoers, heads the vaude-
vile bill with his ininlitable comic
alities, original stories and red-hot
harmonica playing. Because of his
country-boy Characterization, Britt
is billed as The Boob and His
Harmonica."
Another featured attraction on
the stage show is song and musical
playlet called Georgia" to be pre-
scented by Maud Powers and Vernon
Wallace, two widely known variety
artists. Peach blossoms. coal
black nanny, wedding night and
the fellow who didn't get his girl,
these channels of sentiment are
brought into play in their act, which
was written for them by Will
Ahearn, the music and lyrics being
furnished by William Colligan.
The other standard Keith vaude-
vile acts complete the stage show.
A special midnight performance
New Years eve and dance party
in the newly renovated ballroom are
announced by the Lyric management
as special events this week. Music
is to be furnished by well-known
local band.
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For the last six months certain
alleged press agents have tried to
put their ideas across. I have kept
their copy of reviews" in advance
and if I become sore enough men
tally there is going to be even more
proof.
News is news. That is true. But
there is no guy or guys in this city
who can get by on this desk with
their fake news" of a review done
as news.
To me the talking picture is just
as legitimate as the legitimate talk
ing stage. And that I mean.
Read this and why is not Indian
apolis on the advance list as a
promise:
"At the present time in New York
is the farewell appearance Of Will
liam Gillette, Americas most emf
nent actor, in his favorite role, 'Sher-
lock Holmes
This indomitable old melodrama
has withstood the wear and tear of
years so that today standing room
only is the slogan at the New
Amsterdam theater where the
Messrs. A. L. Erlanger and George
c. Tyler are presenting the amazing
revival.
1T took Tyler over two years to
persuade Mr.. Gillette to sally forth
from his estate in Connecticut and
give the present generation a
glimpse of his exquisite art. Mr..
Erlanger recently expressed himself
as being honored in being connected
with so distinguished presentation.
Nov that the harried days OF
rehearsal are over, and the first per-
Torrance of the revival in Spring
field, Mass, on Nov. Is, proved to
Mr.. Gillette that his memory was
warm in the hearts of the theater-
going public, the gracious thespian
is entirely enjoying the sensation OF
again appearing before audiences
after his retirement of several years.
"'Sherlock Holmes Is as well
known to the younger generation as
to the older, inasnucl1 as this de-
tective is the model on which all
others are nodded. Every detective
in modern day fiction has at least
one characteristic of the famous
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
Civic to
Resume
Season
Two Plays Will Be Given at
RemodeIed Home
Here.
TONIGHT at $50 the Civic

TONIGHT at $50 the Civic
- theater will give its second reg
ular production of the season with
1.-THE Lady From Alfaqueque, a
comedy by Seraf1n and Joaquin AL
varez Quintero, preceded by one
act play by the same authors entitled
"A Sunny Morning"
The performance will be given in
the remodeled Civic theater play
house at Nineteenth and Alabama
streets, and is open to the public.
1.-THE Lady From Alfaqueque," as
previously outlined by this depart
ment, is a hilarious comedy of
Madrid, having enjoyed long success
in Spain. The Civic theater cast is
as follows:
ggssrnsndita .........Mrs. KURT F. Painter
Adoracion ...... Mrs Alexander Hamilton
Paloma ........... Mary Florence Fletcher
Don Pasc,iai '.'.'''''''.''''ioberf T TyIsT
rsnpe RlVaS .............. Ineooore Seqam
N Ms1his. ................A Albert Pc Luse
se esiit5o :R Ronald do van A Gfife
"A Sunny Morning" is a little
vignette laid in a public park. A
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grabbed old gentleman, accustomed
to sit every morning on the same
park bench, finds that on this par
ticular day it is occupied by an ell
derby lady. After some fretting he
shares the bench with her, and q
desultory conversation begins. Even
tually the old chap began to open
up and in the course of his reninis-
censes he mentions an old castle
where, as a young man, he met the
most beautiful woman he has ever
seen.
The old lady is, of course, the
girl he has known, and together
they discuss the old days, each keep
ing his identity a secret, yet each
realizing that the other is the one
involved. Both debate inwardly the
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Sherlock, but there will never be
another like him, especially when
brought to life by the incompatible
Gillette.
Perhaps the most alluring thing
in the whole revival is the fact that
Gillette's performance is as fresh,
as spontaneous as when he first
played it thirty years ago.
Indeed, spectators in the dis
tinguished first night audience,
probably the smartest and most dis
tinctive seen in any New York thea
ter in years, were amazed at the
youthful presence of the actor and
the fact that his performance ap-
proXimates in the smallest degree
that of three decades ago.
There is talk of prolonging his
New York engagement because of
the great demand for tickets, but
following that, whenever it may end,
Gillette will be seen in Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark,
Providence, Hartford, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Pittsburgh, and other eastern
cities later in the season, touring as
far west as Chicago and st. Louis"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
Bert Goes Back to Stage

That daShing, amusing and per-
sonable young man, Bert Wheeler.
star of ziegfeId productions, vaude-
vile and motion pictures, is back
in vaudeville with several new songs
and his own amusing band of enter
tainment. Bert will be remembered
for his hilarious performances in
both the stage and screen versions
of Ziegfeld's "Rio Rita" the latter
a Radio Pictures adaptation of the
famous stage play, in which Bebe
Daniels is starred.
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SHUBERTS IN
BIG SUCCESS

English'S will have for it's attrac-
ton three days, commencing Mon
day, Jan. 6, Mark TWain'S classic,
"A Connecticut Yankee" adapted
for musical comedy purposes by
Fields. Rodgers and Hart. 1t was
first given at the Vanderbilt theater,
New York, in October, 1927, and ran
at that playhouse for a solid year
TO record breaking receipts. The
production is owned and directed by
Lew Fields and Lyle D. Andrews.
In the company, headed by Rich
ard Laneand Mary Adams, are many
well-known musical comedy and
dramatic entertainers, among them
being Mana Bryant, Paul Everton,
George E. Mack, Starke Patterson,
Helen Gates. Francelia Waterbury,
Gordon Burby, Bert Saunders and
others. The chorus is famed for its
dancing qualities and agreeable
looks and the orchestra will be aug
mented for the engagement.
One of the outstanding features
OF "A Connecticut Yankee" is the
beauty of its musical score. Several
Of the songs are Familiarity known
here.
The story has to do with the wan
behring's of a 1923 American through
the court of King Arthur in the year
52S, when knights we're in flower and
men were men," 1t is made possible
by the dream world route and the
various episodes are treated with
satire, rare humor and subtle COM
edy.
"a Connecticut Yankee" is called
q gorgeous combination of pag-
eantry and wisecracks.
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MUSICAL HIT
is BOOKED HERE

Follow Thru" the current SEN
satIon of New York, London and
Los Angeles, sponsored by Laurence
Schwab and Frank Mandel. who last
presented st. Louis with GOOD
News" and THE Desert Song,
comes to English's soon.
This new play comes direct from
q six months engagement at the
Apollo theater, Chicago, and the
cast is headed by Bobby Jarvis, Olive
Olsen, Dorothy Daw, Warren Hull.
Harry Tighe, Nayan Pearce, Dave
Thursby, Eddie Tamblyn, Peggy
ONeill and Helen Darlington.
The play is filled with tunes writ
ten by De Sylvia Brown and Hen
derson, and some of them are But
ton Up Your Overcoat," 81 Want to
Be Bad" Lucky Star" You
wouldn't Fool Me, Would Your" and
II Could Give Up Anything but
You"
The comedy Is furnished by a
wornan-shy young man who has a
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pair of twitching eyes that get him
into all sorts of trouble; a tired but
poppy manufacturer of ladies' Cir
dies, a Cracking flapper and
two youths who are in the midst of
growing pains. The love element is
furnished by a beautiful young golf
girl and a champion, and intrigue
is lent the plct by a bewitching and
scheming young widow.
The chorus is a whirlwind of
youth and beauty and was picked
especially by Laurence Schwab for
the production to play Indianapolis.
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Facts You
Should KnOzg,

Virginia Bruce, whose fragile beau
ty and winsome smile brought her
screen success over night. is a ma
tive of Fargo, N. .. She was the
towns reigning beauty before Para
mount discovered" her.
Kay Francis, actress under con-
tract to Paramount, is known as
one of the best dressed women in
Hollywood.
William Austin, screen comedian,
was born in British Guiana. Before
embarking on theatrical career he
was in the exporting business in
Shanghai.
Gary Cooper, the film star. owns
a large boarding" ranch in his ma
tive state, Montana.
Frank futile, one of Hollywood'S
f1rst-rank directors, is a Yale grad
uate and former associate editor Of
Vanity Fair. He is under contract
to Paramount.
Regis Toomey, who scored such a
hit in "Alibi" that Paramount
placed him under contract, Is a
graduate of the University Of Pitts
burgh. He made name for him
self In college in staging many OF
the student amateur tteatricals and
acting in them.
Harry Green, Jewish dialect CO..
median of the screen, was a vaude-
vile favorite before coming to Holly
wood. On the stage he was known
as George Washington Cohen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
Opera Singers In Films

Charles Hackett, tenor of the Chi
cago Civic Opera Company, has
made new vitaphone variety at
the Eastern studios in which he
sings I'll Mic Tesoro," from Mo-
zart's Don Giovanni" and 20 Par
adiso," from "L'Afrieana. Arthur
Hurley directed. Mr.. Hackett is &C
companied by Scion Albert.
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"A Connecticut Yankee and Follow Thru Are Among thu
Attractions Booked for indianapolis Audiences
and More Hits Will Follow

ONE the Kreuzberg
~
the English house Dec and 81 F. King letters
editor of Literary
outstanding
Kreuergs
him Reinhardt production
Nights Dream"
Keutzberg
with Yvonne Georg devoted considerable
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
Great Singer Is Booked

Charles Massinger, the popular
American tenor who has also been
a Victor recording artist, is to do
an act for RKO. This talented sing
er offers favorite songs and Herbert
Goode assists at the piano.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
ROUNDING ROUND
THEATERS Wit1 11 WA52E z52

notice certain alleged
declaring beyond that the
copy
unless it will
theater is just sacred" legitimate the
be used.
the agent right
through trying find OF agent reviews about the
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advisability of disclosing themselves,
but each decides that he is by now
too old and withered. So each goes
his separate way without making
himself known to the other. 1t is
sketch of great charm and con-
siderable huInor.
The players in "A Sunny Morn
ing" are:
Donna Laura ......, Mrs. Mary H. F1snner
Don GouzaIo ............F. Rollin KautZ
Juanito ........... Kenneth Rothschild
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-28
They Made 3 Short

Harry Lang and Bernice Haley,
vaudeville favorites, have made a
Vitaphone variety in the east I'M
der the direction of Arthur Hurley.
It Is called who's Who"
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In Style

Deemed the most fiattering
of furs by Travis Banton, Gre
ator Of Paramount fashions,
red fox adorns many OF the
smart street costumes designed
by this stylist for Paramount
productions. Ruth Chatterton
wears an excellent example Of
deity used red fox IN her role
in Paramount's production.
Sarah and Son" An ensemble
Of dull red roma boasts a short
jacket that Is bound at the hem
and cuffs with wide bands of
red fox.
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their remarkable talents. The
Literary Digest of Dec. IA, this year,
carries another article on the dan
GERS, captioned, Another German
Defeat of Russian the Dance"
The article was illustrated with pic
lures of three outstanding numbers
Of the dancers, Three Mad Fig
Ires," The Flag Dance" and
Angel Of Annunciation."
The dancers will appear in a
matinee program Sunday and again
On New Years eve.
The programs are as follows:
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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TUESDAY NIGHT
alag Dance"
"Angel OF Annunciation."
Dance With Sticks
Testers Dance"
From Ballet Don Morte'J
aGavette"
'KasSandra."
sRural Dance"
nTTERMIsSION
''Warlike Dance"
s'Mournful Dance"
"Capriccio."
bad Dreams"
S'Waltz"
sPotpoUrri"
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ADJUSTMENTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22
A Strange Drummer.

There was a strange drummer in the
Green Forest. Peter Rabbit was sure of
it. He had heard it two or three times
from a distance. The first time he
hadn't thought much about it. The
second time he sat up to listen. The
third time he became curious.
II thought 1 knew all the drummers
around here" said Peter. Yes. sir, 1
thought 1 knew all the drummers
around here. I've listened to Downy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

The following morning just after day
break Peter was in the Old orchard.
He discovered Goldenwing the Flicker
there also. Goldenwing was very busy
getting breakfast of ants. He was so
busy that he merely nodded to Peter.
You see Goldenwing had discovered an
ant hill and the way that long tongue
of his shot out and back again, taking
an ant with it each time, was wonderful
to see.
Peter sat down nearby and watched
hira for few minutes. Then from over
in the Green Forest came a rat-a-tat-
tat that caused Peter to prick up his
ears. He listened. He didn't believe
that either Downy or Hairy. the Wood
pecker cousins with wnom he was best
acquainted, could possibly drum like
that. OF course. it might be another
Flicker He knew that Goldenwing
could make great racket when he once
set out to and so, of course, could other
Flickers.
Where is Mrs. Flicker?" demanded
Peter suddenly.
Right here" replied voice. And,
sure enough. there was ME- Flicker
looking down at him from an apple
tree. She flew down to join Golden
wing at the ant feast. Did you want
to see me?" she inquired of Peter.
yes and no." replied Peter. Il just
wondered if you might be the drummer
over in the Green Forest. Now know
you are not. Is it member of your
family who is making all that noise?"
Mrs. Flicker turned her head to listen
for a moment. NO. said she, no
Flicker ever made a noise like that.
My, what fine ants these are!" Then
she turned to Goldenwing. Why didn't
you call me before?" she demanded.
But Goldenwing was too busy to
make reply. Out. back, out, back,
out, back, flew that long tongue of his.
and each time it went back an ant
went with it. He wasn't inclined to
talk. 1t was clear that he intended
to make the most of his opportunity.
Finding that he could get no Satisfac-
ton from either Goldenwing or Mrs.
Flicker Peter finally went on his way
to the dear Old Briar-patch and he still
wondered who the strange drummer in
the Green Forest could be.
(Copyrisht 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22

the Woodpecker and his bigger cousin,
Hairy, every Spring since l could re-
member. l know the drumming of
Goldenwing the Flicker as far as 1 can
hear it. The fellow who is drumming
now isn't one of those three. The only
other drummer that I can think of
over here in the Green Forest is Thun-
derer the Grouse. and his drumming is
altogether different from this. Whoever
is making all that NOSE is drumming
on wood. 1 wonder who under the sun
1t can be"
But Jolly. round bright Mr. Sun was
rapidly climbing higher and higher in
the blue blue sky. and Peter knew it
IVES high time that he should be back
in the dear old Briar-patch. So away
he went, -lipperty-lip, and soon
he had forgotten all about the strange
drummer over in the Green Forest.