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Planning Commission has plans provid-
ing for the future development of oul
city, including an area of 500 square
miles, which comprises all land within
radius of 20 miles of the White House
These plans represent the results OF
studies and recommendations of the
foremost architects, engineers, city
planners, transportation experts and
economists of the Nation and provide
for the most elaborate park system.
recreational facilities and public build
ing program of any city in the United
States.
Washington is an economic mecca
whose influences reach all shores of
business thought. What destinies seek
this spot? What a city in which tc
livel"
Mr.. Clendaniel spoke as follows:
washington is the best city in which
to reside. 1t has many advantages
This is the Capital of the United States
of America center of worldwide
visitors. Many of them, attracted by
our ideal living conditions, return and
establish their homes here.
Surrounded by Beauty.
Living here, one is surrounded by
beauty. Hundreds of beautiful parks,
magnificent and impressive buildings
and memorials. wide attractive thor
oughfares lined with trees, the beauti-
full mountain and country territory of
our neighboring States. The Capital
City is well located. It is within one
days travel of more than rs per cent
Of the population of the United States
Washington is notable educational
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01

center. It has the highest per capita
student population of any city in the
world. The students and scientists here
have the facilities of the Library OF
Congress, the Smithsonian Institution
the Medical Museum, the Carnegie In.
stitute, the Art Galleries and the Ma
tional Academy OF Science.
Washington is one of the most pros
porous and progressive cities in the
entire country. Its population has
gained rs per cent since 1920. 1t has q
fine deep-water harbor and excellent
rail and highway communications. This
city Is both a market and a source OF
supply. 1t has more than 500 manu-
featuring industries, whose output oil
finished products exceeds 500, 000. 00C
annually.
More than 800 national organizations
maintain headquarters here. Uncle Sam
employs one-fourth of the city's work.
ers, thus helping to stabilize business
conditions. The income of our average
citizen is high. Thirty per cent of our
families own their own homes. We have
l03 automobiles for every 100 families
Unlike most cities, We are entirely fires
OF public debt. We are on a pay-as-
you-go basis.
Future Called Assured,
"Only 1872 years ago, in 1898, George
Washington purchased lot Is in square
534. He built a house there, to en-
courage and promote the DEVELOPMENT OF
the new Capital City. Today, more than
100, 000, 900 American citizens own the
Government property here, and the Dis
trict has more than 10000 individual
property owners.
THE future of this city is assured
Necessarily the National Government
organization must continue to expand
For many years the Government will be
spending millions of dollars for new
buildings and Improvements. Just con-
slider the enormous amount of public
work going on here right now. The
Mall extension, Union Station Plaza
Pennsylvania avenue, the park improve
mentS, the Department of Agriculture
additions, the new House Once Build
ing, the Supreme Court Building, the
Congressional Library addition, the
permanent buildings for Walter Reed
Hospital, the Internal Revenue Building
and the beautiful new Memorial Bridge
And in addition to all of this, the Dis
trict of Columbia is about to erect a
large group of modern municipal build
ings. Certainly. we have a greater
future than any other city. People want
to live here This is the adopted city
of wealth and society. Hundreds of
prominent families prefer to live and
entertain here.
ITO sum up-Washington is a clean.
beautiful. progressive, American city. A
community of high-class people. The
Capital of the finest country on earth.
A wonderful place in which to work and
play. and live in an atmosphere of
culture and charm. Fortunate is the
American, who can live in Washington,
the soul of America"
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OPTIMISM FOUND
|NOFF|CE SURVEY
Practically All New Building
Space on Market in Last
1929 Quarter Taken.

Despite the stock market crash, the
business of the Nation was sufficiently
active to absorb practically all of the
new Office building space that came
on the market in the period between
October 1, 1929 and January /, 1880,
according to the January rental survey
made by the National Association of
Building Owners and Managers, cover
ing 40 of the largest cities of the
United States.
The October survey showed that the
new space which would be ready for
occupancy on or before December 81
amounted to 1.61 per cent of the total
Office space in the Nation. At that
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those who contemplate ofAcs bui1zRng
construction. It WIN be vital to ssae
success Of all new buildings that tsxy
be designed so that they can be orw-
ated with the utmost efficiency, and
that a careful study be made of local
rental conditions, as some cities are d.
cidedly oyerbujlt."
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mendous amount of construction Of
ONCE buildings now going on. The
records from the 40 cities show that
there are 90 large Office buildings under
construction, which will bring onto the
market 14,983,442 square feet Of space.
This is 1927 per cent of the present
total amount of Office space reported
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in the 40 cities. It will tax business
severely TO absorb all of this space.
In fact it viii be some years before 1t
is absorbed.
''Thus It will be seen that while the
office building business is at present in
a fair economic position, the future
does not hold an alluring prospect to
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time a vacancy Of ii.s5 per cent was
recorded. The January survey, how
ever, shows that the percentage of va
cant space has not increased, but in
stead was actually lilo of / per cent
less than was reported three months
previously, or HAS per cent, the as
ISOLATION reports.
Covers 145,912,4S1 Feet.
The January survey is the most COM
prehensive of the surveys made by the
association, which has made quarterly
reports each year since 1924. It covers
total of 1,767 buildings with an aggre-
gate floor area of 45,912,481 square
feet of which 1918 ,499 square feet
were found to be vacant.
while the January 1st survery gives
the Office building industry a measure
of satisfaction in the fact that the
percentage of vacant space has not in
creased" said Clarence NJ. Turley of
St. Louis, chairman of the committee
on renting, nevertheless, the vacancy is
abnormal inasmuch as it is las per
cent over the ordinarily accepted nor
NAL of 10 per cent vacancy. 1t must
also be remembered that we are now
dealing with many more millions of
square feet of floor area, and hence the
actual amount of space that is vacant
reaches q tremendous total. In fact,
the amount of vacant space equals the
total amount of space in all Of the
Office buildings of Detroit, Cleveland
and Pittsburgh.
Prospective builders must likewise
recognize the fact that there is a ire
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8 YOUTHS Held
AS SUSPECTS IN
DRUGS HOLDUP
Narcotics, $500 Cash Is
Loot of Trio in Robbery
of Pharmacy.

Tablets Of narcotics and 5000 cash
was loot of three youths in a hold
up of the w. L. Baker pharmacy,
1872 College avenue, Sunday night.
B. w. Billeisen, "a. of 1872 College
avenue and Francis Buring, 1855
Broadway, clerks, were forced to
yield the narcotic tablets from the
prescription counter.
Three youths, giving names of
Paul Blaidel, 10, of Arlington ave-
nue. and Thirtieth street. driver, and
Earl Hunter, %, of Dover, N. J., and
Edward Fry, 10, Of Celina, o.. were
arrested a short time later on va
grancy charges. Police say they an
swer descriptions Of the holdup men.
Two bandits took SOS from Frank
Heath, 81, of 1926 Congress avenue,
attendant at Great Western fill
ing station at Northwestern avenue
and Twenty-ninth street, police
were told.
A young woman waited in an
automobile while two men robbed
Max Schwartz, Chicago, of SAT early
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PAGE

Sunday at Illinois and South streets,
according to a police report.
Carl Haton, SO, of 847 Broadway,
taxi driver, reported two men robbed
him Of $40 at Butler avenue and
Washington street, after engaging
his cab downtown.
Carl CBudD Moulden, SAT East
Market street, taxi driver, reported
two Negroes held him up and took
So and his cab at Shelby street and
Pleasant Run boulevard early to-
day.
Jewelry valued at $500 wa taken
from a window of the L. II. Russell
81 Son jewelry store. 1913 Oliver
avenue. by a man who hurled a
brick through the plate glass.
A collection box containing a
small amount of money was loot of
a thief from the Pentecostal church,
1547 West Ohio street, the Rev.
Charles Faulkner, pastor, reported
to police.
After two boys had reported to
police the license number of q car
they saw speeding away from tn.
Miller Tire Company store, TIT Full
ton street, after a side window had
been broken. Douglas Drury, 20, of
221 North Fulton street, was arrest
ca on vagrancy charges. Police seek
another man.
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AS drama it does not approach
Journeys End" or "All Quiet on
the Western Front" 1t really does
not throw any light upon any ques-
ton in the controversy upon the
justice or the injustice Of the Ger
man high command upon the Rus
sian front. 1 consider gloomy
theater instead of being ar anthem
tic document upon how prisoners
were treated by the Germans.
At no time was 1 able to muster
up much sympathy for Grischa, who
escapes from a terrible German war
camp and then assumes the name
of a dead Russian soldier, the
brother of Babka, who becomes the
sweetheart of Grischa.
I do not consider the work OF
Chester Morris as Grischa as a
well-sustained piece of dramatic
Characterization. He is better at
times showing the mental suffering
of Grischa than at other times.
The most sympathetic work in the
GIJuG plCbuI6 ID JlldO hOAAC W nv
B. Francis as Won Lychow, very
human German official, who fights
TO save the life of Grischa on the
grounds of justice.
The best piece of acting is that
contributed by Gustav Van Seyffer-
titz as Schieffenzahn, the Ger
man in high command Of the forces
fighting Russia.
Here is remarkably cruel acting.
The actor gets right at the very
heart of this man of iron. He is
cruel and powerful. Fine work, but
mighty unpleasant.
Betty Compson overacts most of
the time as Babka.
To me THE Case of Sergeant
Grischa" is just a fair movie, too
gloomy to be good theater. To me
it is not dramatic realism, but
gloomy sentimentality
Be your own judge as usual.
Now at Loew's Palace.
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as
stolen belong to:
Wilbert Kegley, Bargersville. Ind, Ford
roadster. from Capitol and Kentucky
avenues.
Capitol Auto Parts and Tire Company,
821 North Illinois street, Dodge coach,
M 2tOSS' from limos ana New YORK
John E. Ennis, 146 West Eighteenth
street, Apartment IA, Pontiac coach, 80
529 from Dillinghams garage, S24 North
Jack Drummond. 100 East Twenty-sec-
ond street, Auburn sedan, from rear OF
Indiana theater.
Otto Paris, 401 North Wallace avenue,
Buick coupe, from Gray and Tenth
streets.
G. L. Stark, 1904 Madison avenue. Odds
mobile coupe, from 1904 Madison avenue.
William H. Bassett, 729 North Talbot
avenue. Rickenbacker coupe. 735-S68, from
5000 East Washington street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
POLICE SEEKING
HIT-RUN DRIVER
IN AUTO DEATH
Messenger on Bicycle Hurt
Fatally by Motorist;
Headlight CIeW.

One man was killed and more
than a score of persons were in
jured in weekend auto accidents in
and near Indianapolis, according to
i police and hospital records today.
Harry Losey, IS. Of the Home ho-
tel, Western Union messenger, died
at city hospital early today after a
hit-and-run auto hurled him and
his bicycle against a steel utility pole
in the 500 block Kentucky avenue.
Police continued their search for
the hit-and-run car and autoist to-
day. The car is said to be a BUICK
sedan. One of the headlights was
smashed in the accident.
Taken to Hospital
Bernie Spaugh, As, and his daugh-
ter. Maxine, II, of Westfeld, were
injured today when the car Spaugh
was driving collided with another
driven by Edward Logsdon, BIT
Traction Terminal building, at
Eighty-sixth street and Spring Mill
road.
Spaugh suffered a possible skull
fracture and his daughter suffered
cuts and bruises. They were taken
to the Methodist hospital.
Mrs. Burl Spaugh, 20, who was in
Spaugh's car, was not injured. Logs
don was unhurt.
Ionic Grimes, 10, of ZOOS West
Morris street, suffered a possible
skull fracture when he lost control
of his car at Sherman drive and
Raymond street early today and it
overturned in ditch. He was taken
to city hospital.
Says Car Hit Dog.
Grimes told police he struck a
dog, but police believe he went. to
sleep at the wheel.
Others injured in weekend traffic
mishapS were: Harold Messersrnith,
R. R. Is, Box 1913, leg bruises; Paul
Beechler, "a, R. r. Is, Box 1853, cuts
and bruises; Mrs. Mildred Beechler,
his wife, bruises; Miss Mildred
Brunson and Miss Louise Thomson,
both of r. R. Is, Box 800, leg and
body cuts and bruises; Mrs. Jessie
Roudebush. 81, of SIG Kenwood
avenue, cuts and bruises; C. P.
RoudebuSh, 81, her husband, cuts
and bruises; Walter King, 90, of
Chicago, bruises; Mrs. Frederick
Rice, 1914 Euclid avenue, and her
son Frederick, 8, cuts and bruises;
Mrs. D. G. Bray, bruises; Emory
George, 5, of 1880 Brookside ave-
nue.; Miss Thelma and Miss Louise
Clark, % and 81, leg and body in
juries; Leo Klinger Jr., 5, of 4316
East Washington street, cuts and
bruises; Albert Piper, 81, of BOT
Euclid avenue, broken leg; Thomas
Louden, Is, of % North Gray street,
head injuries, and James King, IL,
of 4719 Caroline avenue, head and
body injuries.
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I would any girl who was on the
level as she was with Frederic
Marsh. To be scorned and refused
by the bridegroom, before a large
crowd, and especially when you are
the bride, is rather embarrassing to
say the least.
But Clara does not quit-she
usually gets her man, and this one
is no exception. Both Frederic
March and Harry Green, as I said
before, make this talkie nice en-
tertainment. The director is also
helped with a well-built climax and
anti-climaxes. The stage presenta-
ton, Dancing Keys" brings Art
Kahn, a well-known pianist, to the
Indiana. This man plays in me-
chanical style that could get very
tiresome to listen to, but as a show
man he knows just when to stop.
By this Go not get the idea that 1
do not like his playin, because I did,
and only wish I could get my fingers
as fast across the keyboard.
The Charlie Davis band, with Ed
Resener conducting, plays some
mighty sweet tunes, and if you have
never seen Ed and these boys
dance, you have a treat in store.
This makes the second time I have
seen them dance, and I hope not
the last.
The rest is pleasing enough en-
tertainment and the settings are
pretty
Desc Byrd at the organ and
Newsreel complete the bill.
Now showing at the Indiana
(By Connell Turpen)
The Apollo is offering Janet
Gaynor and Charles Farrell in
High Society Blues" This was re-
viewed in this department when it
opened several days ago.
Other theaters today offer: Men
Without Women" at the Lyric;
George Fares at the Colonial, and
1.-THE Light of Western Stars" at
the Ohio.
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pose as the false son and heir. Be-
fore this greatly drawn-out story is
finished, our hero, when he falls in
love with Consuelo, turns regular
and prevents the other bad men in
the scheme to rob the grand old
lady of her wealth. And so We have
the very happy ending with the hero
-heing every inch real hero. The
greatest difficulty with this movie is
that it has been padded too much.
To me the story is not convincing. 1t
is true that the audience. when I
was present, got some laughs out OF
-Gooper's embarrassment of being
kissed and paved over by the grand
old lady.
: The story does not require great
acting and the cast at no time tries
to deliver anything but just an av-
: erage performance.
I may be all wrong on "The
Texan" You may like it. If you
do, that's that.
: Now at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
10 AUTO DEATH TOLL
Six in Cars, Seven on Foot
Killed During May.

Thirteen persons lost their lives
during May in traffic accidents in
side the city limits, monthly report
of Lieutenant Frank Owens of the
police accident prevention bureau
today showed. @ ~
Forty have been killed inside the
city this year to date, the report
sets out. During May. 268 persons
were injured and 913 have been in
jured this year to date in traffic
mishaps.
Of the May fatalities, six were of
persons in automobiles and seven
were of pedestrians.
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WALKING TO NEW YORK
Veteran of "Bunion Derby" Re-
sumes Cross Country Hike.

Bearing a letter of greetings from
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan to
Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York,
Sam Richman, veteran of Pyles'
"bunion derby" resumed his cross
country hike from Los Angeles to
New York today. Richman has been
in indianapolis more than two
months. having participated in the
Mad marathon in Cadle tabernacle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
HOWARD LEAD GROWS
FOR TYPO PRESIDENT
Incumbent Holds 10000 Lead; City
Man Also Out in Front.

Charles P. Howard, Chicago,
increased his lead in the Interna-
tional biographical Union presi-
dental race today as returns from
$50 locals were announced unoffi-
cially.
Howard, the incumbent, with a
vote of 1906, held a 10000 majority
over the combined vote cast for his
two opponents. Fred Barker, Spo-
kane, Wash, had 1885 votes, and
r. D. Soderstrom, Streator, Ill,
9,401.
Theodore Perry, indianapolis, was
ahead in the count for Office of first
president. George Bentley,
New York, led the candidates for
second vice-president.
For secretary-treasurer, Woodruff
Randolph, Chicago, was given 81 AIT
votes, and John j. Buckley, New
York, 1920.
All leaders are incuinbentS.
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along the Russian
German front suf-
feTed so much that
I was glad that
death gave him a
holiday from all
Of his troubles. I
did not read the
book. and all that
I tell you about
the story is as told
on the talking
screen. Here is
about the most
gloomy story Of
war that I have
seen reflected upon
a. A1fIxsy~~ ecrnoFl
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SLOIy, DuI Jul
hero then poses as
the fake son of a
wealthy woman OF
title in South
America. Cooper
as the hero"
starts out to beat
the grand old lady
and her niece,
played by Fay
Wray as Con-
suelo, out of a lot
of gold. He is
teamed up with a
bad man who in
duceS our hero,
when he is run
ming away from a
murder charge, to
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JUNE 2. leso
GRISCHA Is GLOOMY
STUDY OF LATE WAR
Herbert BTenon Allows the Hero in Movie to Be Shot
and Killed at the Very End of the Picture
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

NE best example Of the ending that time
I IS to be found in The Case OF Sergeant Grischa"
Herbert Brenon allows GTscha
ana that startling Thel Gscha is the hero of the
claimed that the majority
sad ending regardless Of the whether ending logical
1t requires lot Of the allow his
to be of a the Of the story
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RETIRED CITY MAN
DIES AT HOME HERE

Bartholomew ID. Brooks, Passes;
Lived 81 Years in Indianapolis.
Bartholomew D. Brooks, "a, re-
tired business man who had lived
here Sixty-one years, died Sunday
afternoon at his home, 1899 Blaine
avenue.
Mr.. Brooks formerly was Secre-
tary of the United Ice Company, but
retired several years ago. He was
prominent in the lumber business
at one time and served as the first
president of the Marion County
State bank.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. No close relatives
survive.
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HOW THE NAVY
THREATS A GOLD DIGGER

As a soda fountain clerk, Clara
Bow. in her latest picture, True to
the Navy gets herself in deep
waters with the sailor boys. You
can not give line of chatter to
scores of sailors, and get by with it
for any length of time. You find
out sooner or later as Clara learned,
and much to the sorrow of Harry
Green. cast as druggist, in whose
store the boys staged battle for
Clara'S favor.
= This picture starts out in this
manner. as you might expect any
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police
belong to:
coupe. found at 512 West Washington
j. T. Belliu. e7s Uden street, Ford
coupe, found at California and Washing
ton streets.
Leo N. Davis, 1914 Kenwood avenue,
Marmon sedan, found in rear of 921 West
Whippet roadster, 24s-577 found at
Adler and Meridian streets.
Yellow Cab Company, cay No. 81,
found at Ritter street and Greenfield
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New Augusta, fractured ribs, and
Mrs. Carrie Pierce, SO, Fl. Wayne,
cut on head and shoulders. Both
we're riding with Pierce. They we're
treated at CITY hoscital.
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GARY COOPER is
NOW A MOVIE STAR

They have made Gary Cooper a
movie star. but they better watch
cut and get better stories for him
than THE Texan"
Cooper really hasn't so much to
do after the story gets started. 1t
starts out like a two-fsted fighting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
Skull Is Fractured in Fight

William Woods, Negro, suffered a
fractured skull and John Mcintyre,
Negro. 408 Patterson street, is held
on charges of assault and battery
with intent to kill as result of a
fight at McIntires's home Sunday.
Woods is at city hospital.
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R. R. IT, BOX 149, and Francis
Pierce, %, of New Augusta, collided
at State Road 90 and Sixty-hrst
street today.
They were: Miss Bessie Wagle, 80,
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Cara BOW picture,
givin G Clara a
chance to show
that "it" person.
ality. Many people
like lit. but I am
one that does not.
My interest was
not attracted until
Frederic March and
Harry Green be-
gan quarreling on
the bus. that was
taking them across
the border into
Mexico. AS long as
Miss Bow is cast
with leading play
-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
LEE BACKED FOR POST
Anderson HaymakerS Offer Candi-
date for State Keeper.

Candidacy of William Lee of An
derSon for the post of state keeper
Of bundles in the Indiana Hay
makers viii be supported by Ander-
son chapters of the lodge upon
their arrival in indianapolis for
the state convention, June Z.
Lee is a veteran member of the
Kamala loft.
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two. her pictures viii be fair enter
tainment, and as good as the aver
s age. This is my own opinion.
The climax of True to the Navy
II might say. IS far more interesting
and fun Of suspense than most Of
= her pictures. / zelt sorry for her. as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02

The story as told in the movies
is so gloomy that even the sad end
ing rather gave me a sense of relief
Because GriScha as a Russian SOL
dier taken captive by the Germans