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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-02
DELLA

/ VERY WELL have Lieutenant Mag
ner relieve him."
Yes, sir"
He turns his chair so that the
light from the window by his desk
falls across his shoulder and studies
the note again.
Have a seat, Cap'n," indicating
a chair. Read that
While the captain reads, the SUI
perintendent disposes of the two re-
naming letters and steps into the
next room to place the entire batch
on the Secretary'S desk.
"A woman wrote it, all right" the
captain says. land with her left
hand, probably"
ION a piece of mans stationery"
says the superintendent. "The other
half of that sheet ought to be in
teresting."
I'll send somebody out right
away" Captain Leroy rises. Want
me to enter this on the book?"
Eyes, but let me have the letter
back when you finish. =. And
Cap'n.
Eyes, Sir" The captain comes
back to the doorway.
Give me a report as soon as you
get anything"
yes, sir
THE captain goes through the
L secretary's office, across the
marble corridor, and through the
door into the Enclosure behind the
desk.
Lieutenant Magner pushes the
chair back and gets to his feet.
Here's letter the Super just got
in the mail Look it over and send
couple of men right out. Tell
them to telephone the desk at once
if they find anything"
Lieutenant Magner reads the note
and returns it to Captain Leroy.
Then he goes out the side door OF
the Enclosure.
Two minutes later big touring
car rolls out into Field street, turns
left, and is lost to view.
A young man ambles in the main
entrance of the station and leans
against the grill before the desk.
Anything doing, Cap'n?" he asks.
mot now, Don," answers the cap
tain. But I may have something
for you within an hour"
The young man strolls down the
corridor and passes through the
door into the city hall proper.
Half an hour passes. The desk
telephone rings.
Police station" announces Captain
Leroy. "Oh, yes, Joe. E. What?. -.
1 see. No, stick around until the
detectives get there. If they don't
need you, come on in
The captain speaks to uni
formed attendant behind him. ASK
Captain Keegan if he can come
down to the desk for a minute"
Captain Keegan of the detective
bureau comes in, bends over the
desk, and listens intently. Then he
reads the transcript of the note.
The original has gone back to the
superintendent.
I'll send Carson and McCullen
right out, he says.
=
HIS footsteps have hardly died in
Il L the upper corridor when Dan
Carson, f1nger-print expert, and
Lieutenant McMullen come down
the stairway and go out the. rear
door. Another touring car follows
the course of the first.
TO Be Continued
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by st. Johns parish house and the
ElkS home, and to Willow street
where she crossed and started back
down West Main.
Il wonder" she asked, what
would happen if l wrote letter to
the police and didn't sign my name
to it? I could write it with my left
hand and drop it in a street box
She felt in a pocket of her jacket
and took out Bob'S note. The lower
half Of the sheet he hadn't touched.
She folded it neatly, tore it in two,
and put the note back into her
pocket. From the same pocket she
produced a pencil barely two inches
long, and badly in need of sharpen
ing.
But I'll have to have an envelope
and stamp" Would they remem-
Der her if -.
Before she had time to argue the
question, she cut across Central av-
enue and went into the drug store.
No, the clerk advised her that they
didn't sell single envelope, but she
might have one and gladly. Yes,
he could furnish her with a 2-cent
stamp.
But why drop it into a street
boX?" she wanted to know, as she
walked through the green. People
are going in and out of the post
office all the time and it'll be easier
to write it in there. 1t sure will look
funny if lean up against a street
box to write a letter"
60 she walked up Leavenworth
~ street and along Grand and
hoped into an opening in the re-
volving door at the postoffice. The
lobby was empty.
Quickly she put the bit of note
paper on the high glass-top table,
grasped the abbreviated pencil in
her left hand and scrubbed with
painstaking effort:
Superintendent of Police-There
is a murdered woman lying on the
piece of old highway to the left
of the new highway running out
East Main street to Cheshire,
about half way to Cheshire. 1
know she's there because I saw
her right after she was killed Fri
day night. The Red Mask killed
her, because I saw him, too. He
tried to kill a fellow, too, but
didn't get away with it. He was
driving a touring car. 1 don't
know whether it was black or
dark blue, because it was very
dark. I'm sorry can't tell you
who am, but it would get me
in plenty of trouble. But if you
catch the Red Mask I'll be a wit
ness against him.
THE GIRL IN THE DARK.
She didn't know why she signed
it The Girl in the Dark" EXCEPT
that she had been in the dark and
and it didn't give her away, and
she had to sign something, didn't
she? She thought so, anyway.
Then she addressed the envelope,
still using her left hand, and
walked over to the slot marked
Local"
Now" she said, showing the en-
elope through the slot, now the
fireworks begin"
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The sleeping problem vexed Korak. He knew
she could not balance herself in the crotch of a
tree and sleep as he and the ape did. To sleep
on the ground would make her prey for prowl-
ing beasts. There was but one Solution-he cut
some boughs and made bed for her to sleep in.
With Akut on one side of her and the boy upon
the other, she was guarded by two faithful SEN
tries. But even with her faith in Korak, terror
of the jingle kept her awakeshaH the night.
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Merlem spent an evening and night of
terror. Once they hid her while they hunted.
Her natural terror at being left alone in the
awful jungle was submerged in a greater horror
as she saw the man and the beast spring upon
their prey and saw the handsome face of her
preserver comfort in bestial snarl Nor could
she eat the meat the two so evidently relshed
and Offered her So Korak brought her some
luscious fruit. !
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THE SON OF TARTAN

Ito Be Continued)
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The sun was well up when she awoke At
the sight of tie apes hairy back she shrank
away. then realized some one was holding her.
and turning her head she saw the smiling eyes
of the youth regarding her. Akut saw she was
afraid Of him. He rather enjoyed that fact He
extended his huge hand, as though to seize her.
She sErank still farther away. Akut's eyes were
busy drinking in the humor of the Situation.
He did not see the narrowing eyes Of Korak.
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LIS footsteps have hardly died in
Il L the upper corridor when Dan
Carson, f1nger-print expert, and
Lieutenant McMullen come down
the stairway and go out the rear
door. Another touring car follows
the course of the first.
ITO Be COntinued)
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MAY 2. 1890
by Ahern
BY Blosser
BY. Crane

The apes fingers were about to close on the
girls arms wfen the youth suddenly with
a short, vicious growl His fist few out landing
on the snout OF the astonished ape With an
explosive below, Akut reeIed backward and
tumbled from the tree. Korak glared down upon
him. As the brute scrambled to his feet there
came sudden swish in the bushes. then mass
OF spotted fur shot straight for Akuts back. It
was leopard.
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CHAPTER TEN Continued

Mrs. Chubb You think 1 want
you to mess up my kitchen? There's
the Sunday paper on the shelf by
the sink"
There was nothing about at" on
the first page. Slowly she went
through the paper, reading every
caption, but failed to find a word
about The subject in which she was
most interested at the moment.
Tea and toast disposed of, Mary
Della went into the living room and
caught up her coat and hat.
Tell Nom I'll be back in time for
dinner. Pop, I'm going out for a
little air"
Better wear your artics" Mr..
Chubb advised. It's been showing
since midnight"
COMETHING caught at Mary
- Della's throat. Absently she
pulled on a pair of close fitting top
shoes and exchanged the coat for
the leather jacket.
That poor thing, she groaned, as
she went down the stair. That poor
lonely thing, out there under
the snow. Oh. E" She put an
arm over her eyes and leaned heav-
lily on the railing. And here am
she accused, afraid to tell the
truth :"
She crossed at Grand street and
walked slowly along. gazing into the
shop windows.
At Leavenworth street she passed
Paul Barry. police reporter for the
Republican. Paul raised his hat and
Mary Della smiled. Boy" she
thought what a story I could give
you-f I had the nerve. Or the
courage. more like it."
Passing the Chase Office building
she saw Lieutenant Wagner turn out
of the walk from the police station
and stalk on down the street. And
you," she added to herself, and en-
tered Church street.
Il can't go on like this. I'm just
yellow. that's all. She'll stay out
there until somebody tells the police,
and it looks like I'm elected
But then. there's Bob. I can't give
him away"
She watched Mr.. Burial come out
of his house and drive away in his
car.
If it was Just me, I'd go over to
the station and come clean on the
whole works. But Bob had a reason
for wanting to keep out of it, and
I can't double-crosS him !"
GOOD morning, Mary Della"
Good morning, DR.. Lewis"
Happy"
"Sure?" She supported the state
ment with broad smile.
DR.. Lewis went on up the steps
and into the rectory.
But I've got to do something, and
do it soon. I'll go crazy if they don't
get her out of that road. And the
snow on her, too :"
A COUPE came around the cor
4 n ner of st. Johns church with
both glasses down to the bottom.
10. Mary DellaI" with a genial
wave Of gloved hand
Hello, Miss Crowley" Gee, there
weren't many people out. but she
knew most Of them that were,
Wonder what they'd all say if I
ted EN- what was on my mind
p"
she walked with an easy swing,
The Washington times., 1930-07-28
HEDDA HOPPER
POSTPONED
HOLIDAY

When Hedda Hopper signed a
contract for one of the leading
roles in Pathe's Holiday" the
episode was destined to prove any.
thing but a holiday for her. Oh,
brutal director!
Hedda has arranged with Di-
rector Edward H. Griffith to place
first on his schedule the scenes in
which she was to appear, so that
she could make a trip to New
York. This was done and Hedda
packed her bag, took the train and
settled down to watch the miles
fly by with the prospect of a
pleasant visit to New York at their
end.
However, when the rushes of
the last days work were run, 1t
was decided by Director Griffith
that certain scenes should be re-
made. A wire was dispatched to
Miss Hopper, who was obliged to
leave the train at Gallup, New
Mexico, and return to Los Angeles
posthaste. postponing her con.
templated holiday indefinitely.
What dye think of such luck?
In addition to Miss Hopper the
cast of Holiday" now at Warmers
Metropolitan Theater includes
Ann Harding, who is featured,
Mary Astor, Edward Everett Hor-
ton, Robert AmeS. Hallam Cooley,
Mabel Forrest, Monroe Owsley,
William Holden.
The Washington times., 1930-07-28
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

FOX-Frank Albertson in wild
Company" At 1850 a. m, 1855,
4:02, SAB, 1853 and 9:59 p. m.
Stage shows at 1:20, 1884, 7:17
and 9:31 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Ann Hard.
ing. in Holiday" At 1925 a.
M, 1:25. $3.50 $50, 7:3O and
$50 p. m.
EARLE-Joe E. Brown in TOP
Speed" At 11:40 a. m, 1:40, $40
5:35, 7:40, and 9:42 p. m.
R-K-O.KEITH'S-Edward Ever.
EFT Horton in "Once a Gentle
man." At 1880 a. m, 1872, 3:34,
5:31, 1888 and 9:35 p. m.
PALACE-Jack Oakie in Sap
From Syracuse" At IL 2:20, 4:50
1880 and $50 p. m. Stage shows
at 1:40, 4:o5, $50 and 9:10 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Ronald Colman in
"Raffles." At 11:15 a. m, 1:15,
3:20, 5:25, 7:35 and 9:45 p. m
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This Movie Actor Is
ReaLtOr on the Side

Hallam Cooley is one man who
has been quite as successful in his
avocation as in his vocation. This
popular young screen actor is q
widely-known real estate operator
in Southern California. His efforts
are largely responsible for the
development of Laguna Beach,
one of the most beautiful sea.
side colonies along the Pacific.
However, Cooley is not per
miCting this to interfere with his
screen work. He is seen at
Warmers Metropolitan Theater in
the Pathe screen version of "Hoh.
day." Philip Barry'S stage sue
cess.
Ann Harding has the featured
lead in Holiday other stage
and screen favorities playing i'm
portant parts in the picture are
Mary Astor, Edward Everett Hor-
ton, Robert Ames, Hedda Hopper,
Elizabeth Forester, Mabel For
rest. Creighton Hale. William
Holden and Monroe Owsley.
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Glen Echo CrOWded
With, MerrYnGkers

Heat may slow up some activ.
tiles. but not the weekend trek
to Glen Echo, Washington's free
admission resort. From the clos
ing half-holiday hour. on Satur-
day until Sunday night the
crowds arrived to find their fun
on the more than so devices.
Picnic parties were numerous.
enjoying the shady dells, where
lunch could be eaten with the
aid of a few breezes.
The airplane swing, derby
racer, roller coasters, whip, ferris
wheel, old mill, in fact all the
thrillers. were enjoying their
usual popularity. Saturday eve
ming, the dance crowds enthusi-
astically responded to the excel.
lent music provided by McWil-
hams and his orchestra.
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ThrOngs Take Boat
For Potomac Outing

The cooling waters Of the Po-
tomac. and the breezes and bath
ing off Chapel Point proved a
magnet to weekend crowds, who
walked up the gang plank of the
City of Washington.
The water at Chapel Point was
ideal, and hundreds of bathers
made the most of it Saturday
and Sunday. Picnic parties. boat
ing and other diversions also oc-
cupied their attention.
The moonlight cruises of the
City of Washington were also
well attended. Dancing was en-.
joyed by most of the passengers,
and still others found pleasure in
bridge, and in sitting on the
broad deck chairs. taking in the
mercury chasing breezes that arc
always available On the river.
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be said that we RONALD cOLMAN
also have such an actor as Ron
aid Colman to challenge COM
parison with Kryle Bellew, the
polished Britisher who played
"Raffles" supremely we'll nearly
80 years ago; and Colman, as
any old-timer ought to be will
ing to admit, does not suffer by
the comparison.
In other words, the talkie
which has been made of this
old favorite is a vastly superior
piece of work to that which Hol-
lywood has succeeded in making
of Sherlock Holmes; in fact,
It furnishes Ronald Colman with
one of the best roles Of his
career, as any film addict who
witnesses this United Artists
production at the Columbia this
week will tell you.
"Raffles" Is rather pink-tea
stuff in this age Of scintillating
crime plays; but 1t is perSuasively
likeable and interesting, much as
its forerunner was; and the man
ner in which this gentleman
thief wins the onlooker's SYM
pathy and puts him in league
with burglary, for the nonce, is
deft and skillful to the nth de-
green.
An amateur, even dilletante,
of crime! Here is theme which
is more subtly alluring today
Snan it was in the age in which
E. w. Hornung created the char
acter. And there is a vanilla
flavoring of romance running
through the narrative, provided
by the excellent actress, Kay
Francis, who does for Ronald
Colman in this film what she did
for William Powell in "The Street
of Chance" some months ago,
and adds appreciably to her rep
utation.
Laurel and Hardy furnish the
comedy at the Columbia this
week, and to say that it is charac-
teristic Of the team is to say all
that need be said of it. There
is interpretative music about
Manhattan and the Hearst Metro
tone News brings a closeup, au-
dible and ocular, of the events
of the day.-A.M.J.
The Washington times., 1930-07-28
JOE E. BROWN
HELPS OUT
DOCTORS

Some persons support musical
comedies, they are called angels" /;
others support prize fights, they
are called promoters; some sup
port doctors, and one of the most
famous of these is Joe E. Brown.
Brown estimates that if the doc
tors bills he has paid during his
20 years on the stage, 20 years
spent in being funny by throwing
himself from the stage to the or
chestra piano for a continuous run
of IA months, Tuesday and Satur-
day matinees, would be placed one
on top of each other and let down
to the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean it would have saved him a
great amount of money.
During the filming Of Top
Speed" First Nationals musical
comedy at Warmers Earle Thea
ter, Joe E. Brown had the follow
ing injuries to prove that being
funny was no fun at all:
A scraped nose, chin, and fore
head for diving deep in shallow
water in q motorboat sequence.
A turned ankle for jumping
from a balustrade 20 feet above
ground to get away from the
enormous advances of Laura Lee.
Two square inches of neces-
sary and important skin torn
from his right shoulder during q
shot depicting him fixing an au-
tornobile that's supposed to run
away while he's still under it.
A bleeding nose from a higher
dive than he'd like to have taken.
A strained back from being
folded UP in the hood of a motor
boat, a trouble he could have
avoided If he knew Director Mer-.
vyn Leroy was going to cut that
scene out anyway.
And a tiny bit of a stomache
ache from eating location food. {
ALI of which tends to prove,
as Joe E. Brown claims, that the
A in S. P. C. A. stands for Actors.
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LATEST STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

william Anthony McGuire's
new play. Onward Christian
Soldiers" is to be produced first
as a stage attraction with
cast Of screen players, and
later may be talkerized by
United Artists according to re-
ports. Walter Huston and
Mary Duncan have been men,
toned as possibilities for the
leading roles.
Tom Weatherly. co-producer
with Brady and Wiman Of
"The Second Little Show" and,
of course, its sensationally sue
cessful predecessor, The Little
Show" has purchased a musi.
cal book by Dwight Taylor
called "The Gay Divorce"
Weatherly will put it into re-
hearsal soon after ''The Sec
ond Little Show" opens on
Broadway. which is on August
25. Arthur Schwartz and How
ard DietZ have been engaged to
write the music and lyrics.
The Theatrical Artists Repre-
sentatives' Association will hold a
special meeting tomorrow night
at the Astor Hotel, for the cleo
tion of new members who have
been granted Equity permits tc
function as agents in the branches
Of show business under Equity
supervision.
Ed Wynn is expected to make
an important announcement this
week concerning his plans for the
season. The musical comedy
comic begins work today on a new
film, but hopes to complete
that will permit hin
to make his legitimate stage plans
public soon.
The Washington times., 1930-07-28


Littleton Looney is one of those
good guys, you know, saves his
money, has a complex (Na-
poleonic in this case), drives
a steam,shovel on the Erie Canal
building project and dreams of
great deeds. He inherits $4,000,
sails for Europe, only to find him.
self a great parsonage on the
liner over.
His friends back in Syracuse
fix it so that to everyone but
himself he is a great engineer
travelling incognito. Things hap
pen. Looney falls for sweet,
little girl, Ginger Rogers, who
has mines in Macedonia and is
in need of expert engineering ad-
vice. She gets it but not from
our hero, the pride Of Syracuse,
but he does manage to save the
mines and win the girl and how
he does it is good for long
laugh.
The stage offers a Cheer Up"
revue featuring Ted Claire, who
takes pleasure in introducing
Evelyn Wilson: late of the Scan
dals," Paul Sydell and his tricky
little dog, George Dormonde,
comic cyclist, Emily Adreon. &C.
centric dancer and the Four
Flash Devils. a uuartette of rapid
tappers. Oh, yes; and introduc-
ing a chorus not trained by
Chester Hale.
Dick Leibert plays bits from
the better-known compositions Of
the old masters. Mr.. BorjeS and
the boys in the orchestra play
melodies from "The Vagabond
King" and conclude the overture
with bit of clowning.
Hearst Metrotone news takes
us here, there and everywhere and
the program is made complete by
the abundance of cool air prev
alent.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-07-28
An Alternative

Wesley RuggIes, who has tested
nearly every actress in Hollywood
for the part opposite Richard Dix.
in "Cimarron," with no favorable
results, has about resigned him.
self to one of two alternatives.
He says he is either going to. wait
for MitZi Green to grow UP or sign
Julian Eltinge.
JOe's Hobby
Joe E. Brown is the third actor
in the film colony to form a base
ball team. The two other mai
ager-players are also comedians.
Lucien Littlefield conducts the
destinieS Of the "Lucien Little
field Tigers" and Buster Keaton
is at the helm of his M.-G.M.
Club. All three teams meet sma-
teur teams around southern Cali
fornil Sunday afternoons.
Before entering pictures Brown
was in professional baseball, hav-
ing played with the st. Paul Club.
Later he went to the big league
and spent most of seven months
on the New York Yankees bench.
He is playing shortstop on his
team.
The Washington times., 1930-07-28
HORTON STARS
In KEITH'S
FEATURE

Edward Everett Horton is the
dominating figure on the R-K-O
Keith screen this week and so you
may be assured "Once a Gentle
man. has an abundance Of COM
edy.
Given a straight farcical role,
that of a butler who is forced
while enjoying a short. vacation
to become a gentleman" with
all the social obligations and
niceties the position requires, Hor-
ton calls on all Of his extrava-
CANT expressions with the result
a Characterization which is highly
comic.
That screen Apollo of the silent
day, Francis x. BuShman, makes
his talkie debut and does very
nicely. Another favorite Of the
silent era, Lois Wilson, makes
the most of the part where there
are few opportunities to be- bril-
liant. King Baggott, Cyril Chad
wick and old reliable George
Fawcett are other principals.
Freddy Clark and the R-K-
OlianS are presenting as over
ture such a realistic interpreta-
ton of a circus as to make every
last one think that the only
thing lacking is the pink lemon
ade and the peanuts.
An interesting traveltalk on the
Imperial City is both instructive
and enjoyable. And varied news
reel and a rather crude animated
cartoon round out a bill which
should prove excellent fare for
this warm spell. H. K.
The Washington times., 1930-07-28
Radio HeadIiner

On Wednesday afternoon at 5
p. m. If all goes well this de-
partment will make it's debut
as national radio speaker over
some 81 stations of the Column
bia Broadcasting System.
BY some objectionable careless.
ness neglected to look at my
engagement book when Bill
Doherty, public relations counsel
for Columbia, rendered the in
vitation and duly booked the
date for the Bill Schuldt's Going
to IreSS" hour. Had I noted it
was July 80 and that Washing
ton was playing the Mackmen my
radio public would have been
forced to wait while I lent moral
and vocal support to Heine
Manush and partially offset the
John Riseling cheers for AL Sim
mons.
AS it is for Is minutes I am
scheduled to talk on THE Future
Of the Talkies." The announce
ment led my old boss, Avery C..
Marks, of the National Broadcast
ing Company. to forward a clip
ping from the New York prints
with brief but significant COM
ment, as follows: "Oh. yeah"
This, I take it, is the subtle
method pursued by the opposition
to express disappointment and
chagrin over the good fortune of
q progressive rival.
From Lake Placid. in the
Adirondacks. Wesley Eddy sends
word he is enjoying long va.
cation. Regards to all. in fact.
all of Washington. Will see you
at the old stand around Labor
Day." he writes. Which means
the w. w. w. Club will meet at
Thirteenth and F. Streets the
first week in September.