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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
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ELECTION of Edgar Hart as
Il Marion county Republican
county chairman Saturday after
noon, continuing the domination of
George v. Coffin. will prove costly
to that party in November, they
tell me.
Pevpetuation Of Coffin control. as
Hart will prove to be only puppet
for the Vaccinations of the G. o. P.
boss, may mean the difference be-
tween Republican success and fall
ure in the general election.
But victory in November means
little to Coffin-he apparently cares
not whether the Republican ticket
goes over, for it is in the main
composed of men who have read
him out OF the party.
Coffin IS shooting at the 1888 city
election. with the patronage and
important posts in the city hall as
his goal
That. to him is the most impor-
tant thing. If he can continue in
power until 1888, he believes that the
wheel of fortune may turn and put
the Republicans back in and with
it the patronage which perpetuates
organization.
In 1929 the Republican precinct
committeeman played into the hands
of the Democrats by keeping Cap in
the saddle. giving "Cofhnism" as a
rallying cry and the opposition won.
Apparently unable to learn a les
son. the same committeeman in 1880
again voted to retain Cap. and again
"Coffinism" cost them dearly-the
Republicans lost the courthouse and
statehouse.
Last Tuesdays primary, at first
blush. spelled the end for Coffin.
His candidates for prosecutor, treas
urer. coroner, and other posts were
defeated
The nomination for circuit Judge
went to an avowed enemy, because
Coffin realized the utter futility Of
attempting to bring out successful
opposition to a jurist so widely re-
spected as Judge Harry o. Cham
berlin.
Reform candidates nominated
Tuesday Immediately issued a state
ment, asking the committee. once
and for all, to remove the yoke of
Coffinism. The appeal brought
some result. for the steam roller
tactics of yesteryear were almost
defeated, Ralph B. Gregg. reform
choice for county chairman, losing
only by a margin of 376 to 255. In
former years he would not have re-
ceived more than ten votes.
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Gregg lost because his side was
composed of generals and field
marshals. and had no sergeants
and corporals to whip the privates
into a band wagon rush which
seemed possible several times dur
ing the convention.
Defeat of Gregg broke the morale
of the insurgents and, with but
little dissent, Schuyler Haas. i'm
portant Coffin cog. was elected
Twelfth district chairman; Mrs.
Paul c. Wetter. wife of the former
municipal judge and Coffin floor
leader in the convention. was named
district vice chairman; Mrs. Bloom
field Moore renamed county vice
chairman, and Wayne Emmelman,
backbone of the organization, was
reelected secretary.
Coffin won because his ward
chairmen beat the committee
men into line. They knew that if
Hart was elected, they could con-
tinue in their posts, fattening on
political drippings. while Gregg
first move would be to replace them.
Therefore, it makes no difference to
the ward leader whether they win
Or lose this fall, as long as they
hold on for the future.
Just a suggestion: Coffin well
could substitute the hickory knot
which Clinton Givan welded as
convention chairman, for the
spreadeagle as the party emblem on
the fall ballot II would lend an
appropriate touch.
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Lionel Barrymore searching to find
what was beautiful in life, TO COM
plctly dominate the movie.
And in that way Lionel Barry
more as Preysing gives by far the
greatest performance Of them all.
although his idea Of the role is
entirely different from that OF Sam
Jaffe on the stage. Barrymore
passes up the spiritual and sad side
OF the character. while Jaffe Spe-
cialiZed in the silent and wistful
suffering of the clerk. Barrymore
goes in for broad comedy strokes
and firm dramatic strokes.
Doing as great work as Lionel
Barrymore in the movie version is
Joan Crawford as the stenographer.
Personally. will not remember the
work OF Greta Carlo as Grusin-
skaya. the dancer. but I will always
remember the work Of Lionel Bar
rymore and Miss Crawford.
Oh, we are all going 10 have A
lot Of fun picking the best act
ing in Grand Hotel" and I would
not be bit surprised that there
would be a fight or two.
Wallace Beery has been somewhat
handicapped because OF the movie
rule Of Will Hays that sex appe-
tite can not be too sincerely or real
istically treated on the talking
screen.
His Preysing never becomes the
sex starved man that Siegfried Ru-
mann made him on the stage, but
Beerys work is interesting.
This same rule used so completely
by the movie director prevented
Greta Carlo from staging her hot
love scene with the Baron. I had
the feeling that Carlo made her
scenes with John Barrymore as the
baron at a different time from most
Of the others in the cast. I found
CARLOS work artificial most of the
time. She never seemed TO become
the classical dancer at any time.
For goodness sake be your own
judge and don't throw eggs at me
IN public for not liking Carlo this
time. I Just can't. that is all.
Lewis Stone as Doctor Ottern-
schlag and Jean Hersholt as Semi do
splendid character work. Robert Nc
Wade. Purnell B. Pratt. Ferdinand
Gottschalk. Tully Marshall and
others are in the cast.
In capturing the hotel spirit or
atmosphere. the director is at his
best in the opening and closing
scenes. he then seemed to lose the
moving and continual realism Of the
hotel in other scenes.
To my way of thinking. Grand
Hotel" was far greater on the stage
than on the screen. Be your own
judge On the screen. the movie
director has proven that he can
gather a greater cast of famous
names than on the stage.
Now at the Ohio, twice daily.
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stunts by accusing Mrs. Ferguson
OF carrying on an affair with a bank
cashier. There is nothing wrong
but the sensational newspaper men
point the accusing finger at the bank
clerk. While his wife is being
shamefully treated by the tabloid
press, she faints and dies because
she was about to be a mother.
The good reporters are led by
Martin Collins. splendidly played
by Grant Mitchell. Clarence Will
son is Bob Parks. the sensational
newshound. and he sure makes the
character nasty. Joan Blondell, Tom
Brown, Adrienne Dore, Leslie Fen
ton and others. The ending is a
sort Of let down.
Here is light melodrama played
as melodrama.
Now at the Circle.
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director jazzes it up with splendid
effects. One second the story o.
the witness becomes real by use Of
the fiashback. The next second a
knife is hurled close to the body
Of most important witness. Then
as suddenly another witness is MUIR
dered and man hunt takes place
in the criminal court building.
The comedy is obtained by zasu
Pitts and Skeets Gallagher putting
the scenes Of the trial on over the
radio. Zasu Stayed me when she
told about the way the woman wit
ness and the defendant were
dressed
Allan Dinehart is good as the
prosecutor and Herbert Mundin as
Boggs. a witness. gives a characteri-
zation you will remember for
months.
Better put THE Trial Of Vivienne
Ware" on your must shopping list
this week.
Now at the Apollo
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CALL HO0SIER IN QUIZ
L. :. Postal Lease Probers Issue
Subpoena for Brown.

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON. May "a sub
pcna has been issued for Raymond
d. Brown OF Indianapolis 70 appear
as a witness next "Wednesday before
the special senate committee in
vestigating postofiice leases.
Brown is said 10 be one Of the
nations largest owners Of property
leased by the post Office depart
ment. He and his associates. it is
reported. own flfty-Seven buildings
now under lease as post Offices.
The investigating committee,
headed by Senator John J. Blaine
rep, Wis). has been dclving into
post Office leases for more than a
year and in that time has exposed
a large number Of leases at exorbi-
tant prices.
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FIND GIRL-WIFE
DEAD IN CREEK;
HUSBAND HELD
Body of Ohio Victim Nude,
MutiIated by Ratchet:
Bloody Car CIew.
By United Press

By United Press
MILLERSBURG. o. May o.
Herbert w. Meeker. q. was de-
tanned for questioning today a few
hours after the nude. battered body
of his 1S-year-old wife was found
in a shallow creek near here.
They're got me in jail. but I
didn't kill her" Meeker protested.
The young husband was arrested
by Sheriff John Stevens Of Holmes
county while he was at work on his
farm near Sterling. He had returned
home after going TO Wooster early
today to report the disappearance
Of his wife and his auto.
The car, Spattered with blood.
was found on a lonely road near
the stream into which Mrs. Meek
er'S body had been tossed.
Sheriff Stevens said stains, re-
sembing blood. covered the youths
shirt. He was TO be questioned
later today.
The body Of Mrs Meeker had been
stripped OF all clothing except shoes
and stockings She had been mutt
lated. evidently by Ratchet. on
GERS said.
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rupt in real life. And that calls for
great acting. This picture proves
for the first time that Anita Page
deserves the title of being an actress.
She is nearly perfect as the good
little wife OF the taxicab driver who
suddenly finds herself in the power
of the crooked judge and his gang.
She is magnificently appealing when
she is suffering at what fate had
hurled her into. She made me cry
when she was begging to be allowed
10 return to her baby and husband
Oh. here is mighty fine acting and
I am glad to give her credit for a
fine job of acting.
Phillips Holmes as the taxicab
driver. who finds himself a victim Of
the cruel Judge is magnificent. He
brings a fine touch of realism to this
movie
And Lewis Stone as the good
judge? Magnificent as you would
suspect. John MILAN and Tully
Marshall as two crooks? Perfect.
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Marian Hopkins. who sympathizes
with the rich and the mighty. The
conflict for control is fought out by
the sailor and the dancer. The
story is very theatrical. but it does
have some measure OF suspense. The
settings give the right picture. but
Bancroft seems a wee bit miscast.
Be your own judge as to that
Here is another melodramatic
story OF the red days in Russia. Miss
Hopkins walks away with the act
ing honors and she doesn't have
much competition. To me it comes
under the head OF being another
movie. Be your own judge.
Now at the Indiana
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
AMERICAN LEAD SOLD
Busy indianapolis Concern TO Keep
Same Management.

Purchase OF the American Lead
Company. 1900 East Twenty-frst
street. but the American Lead Cor
poration. subsidiary Of the National
Lead Company. was announced to-
Gay by Max Robbins, vicc-president
Of the local firm.
The American Lead Company. the
only smelter in Indiana exclusive
OF the Chicago area. operates day
and night continuously, with be-
tween fifty and sixty men regular
" employed. It, gross business is
in excess Of si0OO.OO0 a year.
The company. organized in 1928.
will continue TO be operated by
Robbins. vice president and gen.
ersl manager. and F. J. Menninger.
controller.
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BANCROFT Is A
RUSSIAN SAILOR NOW

George Bancroft is a Russian
sailor. Kylenko, one of the leaders
OF the reds at the time the car
was being pushed off of his throne
and the aristocrats were trying to
get out of the country in World
and the Flesh"
Most OF the action takes place on
train, peopled by the aristocrats
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FINE MECHANICS ARE
IN "VIVIENNE WARE" MOVIE

Am going on record by telling
YOU that the mechanics which Gre
ates suspense. awful. lingering sus-
pense. makes The Trial of Vivi-
enne Ware one OF the leaders o.
that group Of movies.
William K. Howard, the director.
by his supreme mechanical knowi-
edge Of effects kept me on the edge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
SLUGS YOUNG MOTHER
Woman Attacked by Purse Snatcher
While Walking With Child.

A young mother walking at State
avenue and Prospect street with her
3-year-old daughter was slugged by
a young purse snatcher Sunday
night.
The mother. Mrs. Irene Osborne.
%, Of 1852 Prospect street. was in
iured slightly. She succeeded in
preventing theft OF her purse.
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leading characters
around which the
life of the hotel
conferred.
Not so with the
movie version.
The director has
permitted Flaem-
chen, the stenog-
rapher; Preysing,
the director OF in
dustry, and Otto
Kringelein. the
clerk, who was
going 10 die. and
who was vainly
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graft and the cor
ruption of a mag
istrate of a night
court in a large
city. Night Court"
gives Walter HUI
ston as the cor
rupt night court
Judge one of the
most pow erful
roles he has had
lately. And it is an
acting triumph be-
cause 1 had the
feeling that this
crooked judge
could actually live,
e~j,op,a aud rOr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
HOTEL ON
STAGE AND SCREEN
Concerning What the Best Known Cast in Hollywood Has
Done With vic Baum's Splendid Play Of Life.
RY WALTER D. HICKMAN

THE best thea that the legitimate had in the last ten
Hotel
Of the revolving Herman shumn able to give the stage
version the movie tempo Of rapdity.
tremendously interesting consider what Edmund Gouoing
director has the biggest that the has
years. I
Goudng placed biggest Of that
assembled Of injecting novelty
the story
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Railway Urges Gardens

CHICAGO. May 9.-The right-of-
way Of the Pennsylvania railroad
will blossom with vegetable gardens
this year to add to the income of
employees on enforced furloughs.
The railroad announced today
that all suitable. vacant land it
owns will be made available TO the
idle employees and to working en-
ployes as well.
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and a boat OF the
car which was try
ing to get the up
percrust to safety.
Bancroft | a IL G h s
" h i ! c he deals
harshly with the
blueblcod Of the
days of the car
He suffers terribly
at their hands. But
a woman as usual
causes him to near
" betray his oath
10 the Reds. The
woman this time is
a dancer Dlayed bV
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BAD REPORTERS AND
GOOD ONES ARE PRESENT

Daily newspaper reporters who
print real news and the other crowd
Gin this movie indicating the
tabloid crowd who go in for I'M
warranted sensation and control Of
the news. are to be found in The
Famous Ferguson Case"
Old man Ferguson, a wealthy
and powerful New York City
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FORD FAVORS
HOME GARDENS
FOR EVERY ONE
Tells Sims OF Nation Wide
Campaign as Insurance
for Unemployment.

Henry Ford is irving 20 End a way for
industry 10 use farm products, and -
part n that effort ia enEaEed IN a
nationwide gardening campaign. Re
has explained TO the United Press his
purpose and interest IN the campaign.
Herewith Is the FIRST Of three rziieles In
which the manufacturer ideas are r.
planned.
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Of my seat most OF
the time. Here is
the story in a nut
she'll: You have
Vivienne w are.
PLAYED nicely by
Joan Bennett. on
trial for the muir
der OF her fiance,
who turned out TO
be a cheater and a
rotter. She is be-
ing tried in an I'M
friendly courtroom;
even her own at
torney thinks that
she Is not telling
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5000 DOCTORS AT
ASSOCIATION SESSIONS
Variety of Subjects to Be Discussed
at Medical Meetings.

IN NfffNft 81 tAA
NEW ORLEANS, May 9.-How to
diagnose and treat infantile paraly-
sis according to the latest sicen-
tific discoveries, and how to man
age the business end Of medicine,
which is becoming increasingly i'm
portant because of present economic
conditions, will be explained by spe-
cialists and leading men in the
medical profession to the 5000 gen.
eral practitioners attending at the
annual session of the American
Medical Association. opening here
today, to continue through Friday.
Other important subjects to be
discussed are cancer, heart disease,
and the use of such physical agents
as heat. massage and radiation for
treatment of disease. Diseases pc
culiar to warm climates. such as
pellagra. leprosy, fungus disease and
worm infestations. occupy places of
special prominence on the program.
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BY AIARBEN GRAHAM
Jnitsd Press stan Correspondent

DETROIT. May 9.--Henry Ford
IS engaged in a national gardening
campaign as a part Of his effort 10
make industry buyer Of agricul-
tural products because the best
unemployment insurance 7 know Is
the land he told the United Press.
He has begun a nationwide edu-
cational effort to induce every family
10 grow part or all OF its vegetables
tbs summer. At Dearborn, Macon
aid Yysilanti, Mich. he is cultivat-
ing 20.500 acres 70 employ thousands
Of iobless men producing crops
ranging from sunhowcrs 70 SOY
beans
These crops. Ford explained. Will
not compete with any market crops.
since most OF them arc 10 be put
10 use in the Ford chemical labor
qfo.v al Dearborn
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banker, had been
murdered in his
country home. His
wife was found
bound and gagged.
She m a n t a i ned
that robbery was
the m olive of
the two men who
entered the house.
The small town
editor, a young
man, believes her
and starts to print
the truth. The sec
ond that the tab
loid reporters ar
rive they st ar I
DulIiOC son catiOna I
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BE SURE AND SEE
NIGHT COURT" AT PALACE

Right off the bat. I am going to
tell you to be sure and see Night
Court" at the Palace this week.
Here is vigorous. human melo-
drama built around the efforts Of
good citizens to break down the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

IN the stage version. the ire
mcndous suffering Of Grusinskaya
Eugene Leontovich. the dancer,
who was growing old and losing her
public, and the stealing adventures
OF Baron Won Gaigern, we're the
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school for Traffic vioIatOrs

ST. LOUIS. May s.-Youthful
trafic violators. under IS. will have
TO 60 TO school II they don't want
10 pay their fines. Each violator
will be required to attend four
courses in driving instruction upon
conviction OF a traffic violation
charee,
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others we're injured. two seriously,
in weekend traffic accidents.
Frank McCord, II, Of 5773 West
washington street. died Sunday
night a short time after being
-- struck by an auto while
1 crossing the street in
OH front Of his home.
~ His death raised the
~ traffic toll in Marion
- county to thirty-nine
since the first Of the year.
Car Driver Arrested
Charge Of manslaughter was
placed against David Fleming, AZ.
Of TAG South Missouri street, driver
of the car. Chester Barekman. 20,
of 2lis South Butler avenue. a pas
senger in Flemings car, was ar
rested on drunkenness and vagrancy
charges. A young woman in the
car left the scene before police ar
rived.
McCord. who had been to a filling
station across the street from his
home, sustained fractures Of the
skull and both legs.
Losing control Of her car on
river road near Noblesville, late
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mile Tillie,
so. of Ravenswood, incurred ex-
tensive cuts and bruises as the
vehicle crashed into a tree. She is
in city hospital.
Man Seriously Hurt
August Logging. 40. of 5l4 Gin
cinnati street. was injured seriously.
when he was struck by an auto
mobile while he was crossing TT.
Wayne avenue in the 800 block, late
Sunday night. He is in city hos
pital.
Other persons injured are:
John Ferguson. 7. OF iOs North Elder
avenue bruises: Marie Russell. 4. OF S42
South Missouri street. cuts on the face and
neck: Mrs Linda Dunlap. 40. OF 6l4 North
East street. fracture OF several ribs; ANDY
Tanner. 6i2 South State avenue. body and
leg injuries. and holland Stingent, r. r. ?.
BOX 7i5. cuts on the face and head.
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Build up your system gain new strength

Il Az one of those who can't afford
hospital treatment or 70 90 TO
health resort when worry and over
work cause me TO become run
down'-my position would be at
stake my family is dependent
upon my earnings.
Il have the sense TO know that a
lowered blood count makes one
feel weak -. and when l become
rundown SIS. quickly puts me
on my feet again"
If YOU require a tonic you should
BY all means try S.S.S.-this long
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the truth. The story seems ordi-
narysA Yes. but watch the way the
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TAX PAYMENTS GROW
Seven Of Nine Million Dollars Ex-
pected, Collected by County.

The Marion county treasurer's
Office at noon today had collected
seven Of the nine million dollars ex-
pected TO be collected in the spring
tax installment. Fay Wright, chief
deputy, announced.
Two lines of persons waiting 70
pay their taxes were stretched half
the length of the courthouse today.
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Jean Hersholt as the honest, but
dumb janitor? Perfect.
The direction. lights, recording?
All perfect. Here is a melodramatic
triumph.
Night Court" is my favorite movie
Of the week.
Now at the Palace.
Dusolina Giannini, soprano. will
be guest artist with the Indian
apolis Maennerchor at the Academy
of Music tonight.
other theaters today offer: Louie's
Chinese revue at the Lyric: Frances
Dale in why Men Leave Home"
at Keiths and ice Bound" at the
Sutherland Presbyterian church.
Neighborhood theaters tonight of
fer: "Disorderly Conduct" and
Forbidden" at the Belmont! The
Man Who Played God" and plat
mum Blond" at the Talbot: Pas
sionate Plumber" at the Stratford;
''Tarzan. the Ape Man" at the
Rivoli; Fireman Save My Child
at the Hollywood: Behind the
Mask" at the Daisy: Taxi" at the
Garfield: "One Hour With You" at
the Emerson: Unexpected Father"
at the Tacoma, and Sky Devils" at
the Hamilton.
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TRAFFIC DEATH
TOLL RAISED TO
SO BY ACCIDENT
One Killed, Seven Hurt in
MiShaps Over Week
End.

One person was killed and seven
others we're injured, two seriously,
in weekend traffic accidents.
Frank McCord, II, Of 5773 West
washington street. died Sunday
night a short time after being
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Third Row-Paul Irwin, Ivan
Ellwood, William Schneider, Rich
ard Joyce, Bozidar Stoshitch,
David Everroad.
Fourth Row-Gerald Morford,
Mark Cristman, Charles Roster.
Bob Ashley, Dorothy Noblitt, Viola
Gearries.
Bottom Row - Walter Fraser,
Lloyd Merrifeld.