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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-26
new FEATURES
ARE PROMISED
AT STATE FAIR
Eightieth Annual EXPOSE
ton Will Be Held from
Sept. 3 to g.

Increased entertainment and ed
ucational features will be the aim
of the eightieth annual Indiana
state fair, Sept. 10 g, according
to officials.
In addition to usual events, one
of the features of the 1882 edition
of the fair will be the finals in the
Indiana state pushmobile contest
The race will be held Sept. in
front of the grand stand.
A week Of Grand Circuit racing
again will be on tap for follow
ers of the harness horses.
indianapolis will come in for
celebration of its own. The city
Will observe its Tooth anniversary
as q municipality on the first day
of the state exposition. Special
celebrations will be held at the
fair in recognition of the century,
old Hoosier metropolis.
Farm folk will be given special
entertainment the first night Of
the fair when the WIS national
barn dance program will be pre-
so.l.ad in s..s Coliseum.
One more contest will be added
to the list of those in which Indiana
and Purdue universities compete.
The school which shows the greater
number Of former students and
graduates registered at its building
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Roosevelt's campaign in Massa-
chusetts, will be the principal
speaker at the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club rally at Playland park
amphitheater here Sept. 8.
Twenty-Five thousand Democrats
from Indiana and southern Mich
igan are expected to attend the
huge rally. Included among those
attending will be Frank Mayr Jr.,
secretary of state; Paul V. McNutt,
candidate for Governor; Frederick
Van Mugs, candidate for the United
States senate; R. Earl Peters, state
Democratic chairman, and Repre-
sentative Samuel 3. Pettengill.
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live stock, the best grain, the best
fruit canning, the best embroidery
and so on, will be held. Hundreds
Of entrants are expected in the race
for the blue ribbons Of Hoosier-
dom.
Railroads and interurbans nave
announced that visitors to the fair
may take advantage of round-trip
rate of fare and a third during
the week of the exposition.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

viii be awarded a silver loving cup.
Indiana university will be given the
edge in the contest. rs building,
recently completed, will be dedi-
Gated Sept. 6, and a large number
Of graduates are expected to at
tend.
Hoosier industry will take its
place beside that Of agriculture.
The first annual Pageant Of In
dustry will be presented.
Manufacturing companies from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-26

all parts of the state are expected
to contribute exhibits
Fair officials declare that MANY
of the products will be unknown
to most Indiana residents.
The girls home economics school
met today for the fourteenth year.
The school is held to prepare the
girls for their demonstrations dur
ing the exposition.
In addition to other features, the
usual contests to determine the best
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-26
DARK HORSES
JOIN RACE FOR
BROWN DERBY
Excitment at Fever Heat;
Votes Pour In to Con-
test Editor.
of with the straw lids! Salute
'Tenshun


'Tenshun!
Nov that you're ready to give
the bird You voters In the Brown
Derby contest, and If you can get
your optics away from those skull
standings long enough, we'll an
nounce the entry Of couple of
more Black Beauties-dark horses,
to you plain-spoken ones-in the
race sor tie most distinguished
citizenship crown.
Meet w E. Williams. president
and general manager of the Mer-
chants Trucking Corporation, who
operates the Merchants Arnored
Truck Service in indianapolis.
He's Bill TO those who know the
number of headaches he has from
wearing hats other than brown der
bies So, now he wants to ban
those eye-strains with the autumnal
lid OF lids-the Brown Derby.
And Here's the Judge
Next there's Municipal Judge Will
liam H. Sheaffer, who pounds no
mans gayel" but his own.
Thirdly Chats Jo-Jo's world
meet Clarence push" Marvel, of the
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Push" is supported by those who
make the wrong number" right.
Last, new mystery man, and an
other devotee of Gladstone's works,
the Hon. Elias w. Dulberger, has
tossed his legal shingle into the
derby tilt
Now despite all efforts Of Harry
Bason, WKBF ivory FOUNDER, the
ladies Just won't let him withdraw
from the standings.
Harry wanted to throw his votes
to "Cootie" McGinnis, but the ladies
dug down into their stockings and
drew out enough ballots to keep
Harry in for another day or two.
Soon Cut to Ten
Remember that Monday the
skull standings" will be Whitfield
to ten leaders, so get your ballots
in if you want to keep your can
didate's name in the contest.
Any one can GUST one of these
ten leaders at any time by sending
or bringing to The Times sufficient
ballots to edge into the list of the
big ten.
Back in the ruck of the votes
piling into The Times, to name the
one 10 be crowned at the state fair
on Sept. 8 with the saffron kelly
are candidates who deserve honor
able mention.
They and their votes follow: Bert
Risk, 40; Samuel j. Lang, SO; Carl
Ashley. 80; L. Ert Slack, 81; Shorty
Burch, "a; Orel Chitwood, %; F. c..
Coval, Do; John j. Giesen, 81;
Harry L. Schopp, 10.
Ballots to Be Dated
Next week, some day, the ballots
will be dated, so that nisers can not
come in at the last minute with an
avalanche of ballots and make the
Judges work overtime. Watch for
the announcement.
Photos of the ten leaders, with
their skull measurements will be
published shortly. Crown fittings
will be taken before the race ends
on Sept. 3.
The winner will receive the Brown
Derby, a plaque hailing him as the
city's most distinguished resident
and will speak to the state fair
multitude on the night of Sept. 8.
Vote any time, anywhere, any
hoW-but VOTE!
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MRS. BLOOM IS DEAD
Rites to BE Held Saturday for Life
long City Resident.

Mrs. Elizabeth Anna Bloom, life
long resident OF Indianapolis, So
died Thursday in her home, $40
North Temple avenue, She had been
Ill some time. She was a member
Of the Second Church Of Christ,
Scientist.
Funeral services will be held at
Saturday in the Johnson a. Mont
gomery funeral home, 1922 North
Meridian street. Burial will be in
crown Hill cemetery.
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BOSTON MAYOR
STATE SPEAKER
Roosevelt Leader Heading
South Bend Program.
81 Timea SnecinI

81 Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 26. -
James NJ. Curley, mayor of Boston
and leader of Governor Franklin D.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
Billie Burke Signed.

DILLIE BURKE, distinguished stage
- star and wife of F1orenz Ziegfeld,
noted "Follies" producer, has been
signed by R-K-O Radio Pictures and
Bill of Divorcement," Clemence Danes
famous play, which played both in New
York and London for year.
One of the outstanding personalities
of the American theater, Miss Burke
has starred on Broadway in long list
Of successes, including Marriage of
Convenience, Caesars Wife," In
innate Strangers" Rose Briar," "An-
ME Dear" Noel Coward's The Mar
quise" and The Happy Husband" J"
Her latest New York appearance was
in THE Truth Game" with Ivor No
vello. She is equally well known on
the road, having appeared from coast
to coast in her New York hits.
Miss Burke attained international
popularity in long list of silent films,
starting with Peggy" for Triangle,
"Glorias Romance" and then under
the Famous Players banner she starred
in Arms and the Girl" Land of
Promise" Ewes Daughter" Lets Get
a Divorce" "In Pursuit of Polly"
Make Believe Wife" misleading Hus-
band,' Sadie Love-" ''Frisky Mrs.
Johnson" and Education of Elizabeth. "
Bill of Divorcement," In which Miss
Burke will play the mother role which
was created on the stage by Janet
Beecher, will be placed in production
Immediately. George Cukor, respon-
sible for the direction of Constance
BENEFITS latest success, What Price
Hollywood" will direct the screen play.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
New Barrymore Picture
Has Capital Background
Washington Masquerade" However, Slips
Slightly IN Recording Social Afairs-The
Famed Lionel Poses as Senator.
By E. de S. Melcher.

he replies. Then again, in a sec
tional glimpse of the city, the
camera has been very up to date,
even SO far as catching a picture
Of the elaborate light fixtures on
the Department of Commerce
Building. Such SnatcheS of color
are meant to invigorate the local
patron-and undoubtedly they do
So, too, when Miss Morley says,
washington is full of handsome
mem" x X x X
SAID George Brent, two-fsted,
clean-shaven, smooth-spoken
and honest to-goodneSS polo-play-
ing leading man of the films to
the millionth and first question
asked him about his marital plans
and the marital plans of Miss
Ruth Chatterton: "There is moth
ing to say. Nothing has been de-
cided." And with a disarming
smile the most discussed subject
in current film circles was dis
missed.
Mr.. Brent, for the benefit of
those fifty thousand young ladies
who pressed their noses against
the iron bars Of the station
platform at the moment of his az
rival with Miss Loretta Young
tthis city's most engaging film
star up to date is a tall, well
hammered young man who mod
estly admits to nothing at all A
replica of no one but himself, he
has a fondness for progress in the
films, for eating little, for the eli
mate of Hollywood and for sitting
around in a sweater minus the
customary shirt. Youthfully versed
and nursed in the theatric play
grounds of the famed Abbey Thea
ter in Dublin, he is a natural,
pleasant = to talk = to gentleman,
who has worked hard on the stage,
equally hard on the screen, and
who will tell you that dark-haired
actors have tough" time in the
films playing opposite blondes
because the blondes get all the
breaks. 1t seems that in the light
ing of these ight-haired creatures
the male element Gf he is shady
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is
something new to think about.
Also new to think about is the
exceedingly blonde comelineSS CT
Miss Loretta Young, who says that
she would rather play "L'Aiglon"
Sarah Bernhardt's famous role)
than any role in creation. Miss
Young is a very young young lady,
who has a mind of her own, who
talks easily and brightly and who
evidently reads volumes and vol
umes. She does not think she was
very good in week End Marriage"
mostly the stage play Saturdays
Children") and she hopes that
the public will like her better in
Life Begins" She is, incidentally,
as pretty as she is on the screen,
which is saying lot.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
Several New Dramas for
GOtham's Autumn Season
Some Advance Information Concerning Plans OF
New Yorks Producers Lynn Fontanne and
Alfred Lunt in Noel Coward's Newest.
By Percy Hammond.

Well, Elmer Rice. author Of Street
Scene of last seasons Left Bank"
and "CounselIor of Law Cstill runntng).
cation in Russia, with all the luxurieS
that country affords, which aren't any
too many, nowadays, so that there's at
least that prop to popular romance.
In the same breath in which this
pleasant report of Mr.. Rice'S activities
reaches us, there also arrives the fol-
lowing letter:
"It is with no little hesitation that I
write as I shall here to all my friends
and acquaintance everywhere. Yet I
feel that l must tell them OF how des-
perately my situation is becoming, in
order that they may keep me In mind
should they hear of any work, or that
they may suggest where may turn my
steps to find job.
I'm a few weeks my wife, my new
born son and myself will be pennileSs
and will have nowhere to turn. Is 1t
possible that you can think of some
place where I can teach or write or di-
rect plays or run an elevator or tend a
greenhouse or anything? Or do you
know of some place where can go for
emergency employment? I have been
searching for work for months. Recent
ly my one slight source OF income drled
UP, and so my situation is as painted.
with many thanks for your kindly
expressions about my work and with
best wishes, am" etc. etc.
The writer Of this letter is the author
Of play produced last Winter in New
York. Although its commercial success
was slight, partly because of the mex
perience Of its producers in marketing
their idea, it was fresh, sincere and OF
unusually solid worth. We last saw its
author at a tea given in his honor.
and he was then at work on another
piece, but remarked a little ruefully
that he was going to have some trouble
in making ends meet until he could
get it produced.
One might write a little sermon to
the effect that in the theater, as In
other lines of endeavor. intelligence and
imagination and sincerity, even when
combined with practical experience, fire.
quently seem to have little to do with
selling" ones self with profit, but we
have no intention of doing so. The let
ter is quoted here for the same prac-
tical purpose as that which drove its
author to write tin order that If any
of its readers have concrete sugges-
ton to make, they may feel like send
ing it in to this column, whence it will
be promptly passed along to the man
who needs it.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
A WASHINGTON Director.

IRVING CUMMINGS, motion picture
director, is a Wasningtonian. He
married a Washington girl-and a.
though he has his own home in Holly
wood he makes periodical visits to his
home town.
1t was so years ago that Cummings
was a juvenile leading man on the
Broadway stage. Fifteen years ago he
was one of the popular movie stars.
Today Mr.. Cummings IS regarded as
one of the foremost directors of Holly
woodland he has been so considered
for the past decade, ever since he re-
moved the grease-paint for the last
time and centered his efforts upon
directing.
Cummings first discovered the dog
star, Rim Tin Tin. He also first brought
Janet Gaynor from the ranks of the
extras to prominence when he was
directing The Johastown Flood Dur
ing his seven years as Fox director
he made many noteworthy productions,
including In Old Arizona" the first
all-talking outdoor picture, with Warner
Baxter. Later Cummings directed Be
hind That Curtain" another successful
picture, and then directed Edmund
Lowe in Dressed to Kill"
Now again Lowe and Cummings
worked together and the result is now
being shown at R-k-O Keith's as The
Attorney for the Defense"
Evening star., 1932-07-17
From Foot Ball to Pictures.

FOOT BALL ability got Charles Star
rett his first job in motion pic
ture. His ability as an actor. four
years later, got him his first contract
as an established featured player in
important picture roles.
AS an undergraduate at Dartmouth,
Starrett, with several foot ball pals,
journeyed to New York during the
Summer for work as "bit" players in
Richard Dix's THE Quarterback" The
bug" bit Starrett. He wanted a career
in pictures. After graduation he joined
the famous stock company Of Stuart
Walker in Cincinnati, playing there
for three years. Then came two heart
breaking flop" shows on Broadway.
To repair his fortunes, Starrett joined
a picture troup for seal-hunting ex-
pedition film in Labrador.
Paramount. executives, impressed
with his work in this film, assigned
him to the role of Miriam Hopkins
sweetheart in Fast and Loose" He
has since been featured in Touch
down." "Sky Bride" and Lady and
Gent" coming to Loew's Palace Thea
ter Friday.
Starrett won letters at Dartmouth in
foot ball, swimming and track. He Is
feet 2 inches tall, weighs 180. has
dark browntpair and brown eyes.
Evening star., 1932-07-17

tu-e OF the mOderns and its locale Is
principally New York City.
"CuriCsities," this weeks stage show,
is headed by the well known team OF
Yorke and King. comedians. Others
in the cast are Dorothea and her Vel
low Jackets, an aggregation Of acrobats
and dancers; Harry Losee, who was a
featured dancer in several Broadway
shows; Charles Chesney and Carol
Atherton, singers: Rosemary Deering
toe dancer. and the Chester Hale Girls
in three new novel routineS.
Wesley Eddy Is doing another one OF
his novelty acts. and Phil Lampkin,
conductor of the Loew'S Fox Concert
Orchestra. is presenting an overture
called Classics Moderne.'
Evening star., 1932-07-17


which Samuel ZolotoW Is wont
to distribute to interested members of
the profession and the metropolitan
press. OF very practical use in the thick
of the theatrical season, to those who
want to know what Is coming next week
or the week after next, 1t gives one now
the eerie sense of crystal gazing, Of
watching the march past Of a column
CT raw recruits who don't yet know that
they are going into battle!
September, october, November, De-
cember. even, let alone a few of the
outposts for 1e33-here is a whole army
of untried plays, marching out of the
mists of authors and casting directors
brains and toward their unknown fu-
ture.
To start at the further end, there's
Noel Coward's Design for Living" in
which Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and
Mr.. Coward himself will appear round
about the New Year. In December
Charming Pollock plans to launch
Wake UP America" and there will be
a musical version of Camille" with
music by Jerome Kern; a dramatization
of Christopher Morleys Thunder on
the Left: Ivor Novellos "I Lived With
YOU" now playing in London. play
about Catherine the Great Of Russia,
and one called East of the Sun"
In November there will be pieces
based on the life of Jane Austin, Of
Shakespeare. of the Bronte sisters and
on the Versailles Peace Conference.
Miss BARRYMORE will appear in the role
of an opera singer in Encore" and
Katherine Cornell as girl of musical at
tainments immured in a prosaic small
town in Sidney Howards Allen Corn"
In october will come the dramatization
of Pearl S. Bucks "The Good Earth. "
Vicki Baum's new piece, And Life Goes
on: Dinner at Eight" by George S.
Kaufman and Edna Ferber; play
about Aimee Semple Mcpherson, with
Helen Rowland as the child, Edith Bar
rett as the girl and Texas Guinan as
the mature woman, ana a variety OF
foreign adaptations and guest COM
panies. including Irish and italian.
The August openings are mostly revues
and musical shows, while piece from
the Hungarian called 1.-The Chancellor"
is thus far about the only solid offering
announced for July. The above are only
a handful from list that already COW
ers some seven typewriter pages OF
single space representations, suggest
inc that there's life In old Broadway
vet whatever the hard times and how
ever soundly it may appear to be sleep
ing.
THERE is a popular notion that play
i wrights are all rich, that they fit
abroad every Summer as matter OF
course. 90 South when it's cold and go
North when it's hot, and in general live
like New York mayors or chewing gum
kings.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
Tanet to Plav Tess.

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JANET GAYNOR will play the title
= role In "Tess OF the Storm Coun-
try" as her next Characterization for
Fox Films. Alfred Santell IS to direct
the picture The screen play will be
written by S. N. Behrman and Sonya
Levien. Miss Gaynor has just COM
pleted work on her latest Fox photo
play, an adaptation of Frank Craven's
play, The First Year" in which she
is co-starred with Charles Farrell un-
der the direction of William K. How
ard.
Tess Of the Storm Country" was
originally a novel written by Grace
Miller White The story achieved such
extensive popularity that it was drama
tized and has been played in stock in
most sections Of the country.
Evening star., 1932-07-17

lldIIl, NOl tildll T Us
ter, Anita Page
and Jean Hersholt
It was directed BY
Edgar Selwyn. whC
was responsible 70!
such successes as
War Nurse" anc
THE Sin of Mad
elem Claudet." The
picture was bookec
into LoeW's Fo;
straight from Cali
fornla. It has no
te-n slov.n in an
C:h1- theater IL
krcri-a a and We s
rushed here two
days before the
opering via air.
ooajl IF js q mir.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
AGAIN The White Sister.

METRO Ro-GoLDWYNMAYERh OIL AVER has a;us;. ae.
to 1.-THE White Sister" the play and
novel by F. Marion Crawford. Made
as silent film in 1923, under direction
Of Henry King. THE White Sister" was
reissued in 1929. Lillian Gish had the
title role and Ronald Colman was seen
in chief support. Many leading Italian
actors were in the cast Of the picture,
whictAyas made "on location" W Rome.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
Screen Attractions This Week

pAIACE-"Lady and Gent" This afternoon and evening
EARLE-he Man From Yesterday This afternoon and eve
ming.
KE1Ts-"The Attorney the Defense This afternoon and
evening.
LoEWs skyscraper Souls" This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN-"The Missing Rembrandt" This afternoon
and evening
co1uMBIAHe Fire Austin" This afternoon and evening
Evening star., 1932-07-17
WILSON LINE.

THE terrific heat of the past few days
has sent many Washingtonians to
Wilson Line trips for relief. The S. S.
City CT Washington has large open
decks, which, equipped as they are with
comfortable armchairs afford every one
an opportunity to enjoy the ever-cool
Potomac breeZes.
Organizations are finding moonlight
trips popular form of Summer get-to-
gether, for more than 80 clubs have en-
gagged dates for Wilson Line river trips.
Last week trips were taken by the A. &
Sorority. Phi Sigma TAU Sorority, Co
lumbia Heights Zion Church, Washing
ton Assembly, No. 81, and the District
Of Columbia Dental Assistants Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
PALACE-"Lady and Gent"

II
~ duction, Lady and Gent" is the
current attraction at Loew's Palace
Theater. Once again Bancroft tackles
the type of part that made him famous
in movies-a hard-boiled man of the
streets. Although his work is typically
heavy" the picture is more of comedy
than anything else.
Besides Bancroft and Wynne Gibson,
well known players include James Glea-
son, Charles Starrett, John Wynne,
Morgan Wallace. Joyce Compton, Tom
Kennedy, William Halligan, James
Crane, Charles Grapewin, Lew Kelley
and Hal Price The film was directed
by Stephen Roberts from story by
william Slavens McNutt and Grover
Jones.
The story deals with pugnacious in
dividual who falls in love with night
club lady.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
Career of a Gent

GEORGE BANCROFT, the gent" of
~ Lady and Gent" now playing at
Loew's Palace Theater, has led a color
full life. He's been a naval hero, a
blackface comedian, q motion picture
Evening star., 1932-07-17


through its many amusement devices
OF special interest at this time is the
big swimming meet to be held at the
Crystal Pool tomorrow at $50 pm:
sharp. Many favorites (both men and
women) will participate in this meet,
and a big crowd of fans is also ex-
pected to be on hand. The Crystal Pool
offers cool diversion both day and night
and, of course, there are the thrills Of
the roller coaster, the whip, the air.
plane swings, dogem ride, old mill,
midway, shooting gallery and other
joyous devices too numerous to men
ton
Every evening except Sunday the or
chestra entertains the dancers from
$3.50 until 1880 pm. Car service along
the banks of the Potomac can always
be counted upon, while motorists are
never worried about parking tickets,
plenty of free space being available at
all times.
Evening star., 1932-07-17
LOEW'S FOX-"Skyscraper Souls"

LOEW'S FOX-"Skyscraper Souls"
I~ EySCRAPER SOULS" the
nm version of Faith Bald
wins novel, is being presented
~ this week at Loew's Fox Thea
ter. along with stellar stage
show, which marks the return to
Washington Of Wesley Eddy, master OF
ceremonies.
Prominent roles in this film are taken
by Maureen O'Sullivan, Warren Will