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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15

lesques of current dramas that he
first showed his latent tear-jerk-
ing powers.
But long before the tremolo and
vox humana music master who
said, IF you don't want her-I
want her." was the Shadrach Les
chinski who said, For ten thou
sand dollars I marry an ostrich"
Warf1eld Hopper, Willie Collier,
Fay Templeton and Joe and Lew
themselves, incidentally, are the
only surviving principals of that
legendary era.
TINE theater which housed the
l. Weber and Fields productions
gained all its fame during their
regime. When they got it, it was
a rather disreputable variety the
alter known as the Imperial.
The stage was but sixteen feet
deep and in the days Of their
spectacular shows they used to
paint the back drop on the bricks
of the rear wall.
The critics of the day, headed
by Alan Dale of the American,
Acton Davies of the Evening Sun
and Rennold Wolf of the Morning
Telegraph, were consistently kind
to the Music Hall shows.
Perhaps the quaint Joe Weber
custom of allowing newspaper men
free credit at the cafe in the base
ment had something to do with
the good will of the press.
At the end Of every month Joe.
who reigned over the business af-
fairs of the team, tore up the
newspaper checks.
But the Music Hall was a para
gon of Sobriety among its con-
temporaries. The bar always was
closed during the actual perform
ance, opening at intermission.
The Weber and Fields bur-
lesques of stage hits could have
existed only during a great the
ater-going era.
Personalities abounded on the
stage and the shop girl and her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
THROW OUT SUIT ON
SCHOOL ANNEXATION

Tcohnicality in Title of Case De-
feats Perry Township Battle.
Suit to set aside annexation of
the Perry township school by the
city school corporation today was
out of court on technicality in the
title of the suit when Judge Joseph
r. Williams, superior court two,
sustained demurrer by the city.
Williams sustained the city school
corporation contention that title of
the suit should read Perry town
ship of Marion county instead of
merely Perry township"
Annexation of the school grew out
Of a fight between Omer Green,
Perry township trustee, and city
school officials over difference in
tuition fees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
a tired feeling has no place in
the happy homework hour
then pause moment and reason in a common-s sense
way what may be the and it's relation to the blood

MO matter whether it is the mother who is
~ weak :. frail f.. rundown or
whether it is the children-the home Is not as
happy as it should be.
In all humanity, and particularly among wo-
men and children, deficiency of hemoglobin
in the blood-a lowered blood count it is often
called-is very frequent complaint. Among
the common symptoms, one or more of which
is usually found in this condition, are, lack of
appetite, poor digestion, paleness, nervousness,
skin disorders, weakness, and rundown con-
dition generally.
Hemoglobin plays an important role in body
vitality and enduring strength is the carry
ing agent in the blood which takes oxygen from
the lungs to all parts of the body-epen to the
Sktn-and carries off the waste product.
SS.S. stimulates the production of hemo-
globin, when deficient. Furthermore it pro-
notes keen appetite and improves digestion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
Erring Saver of Sidewalk
Souls Is Released on
Mann Act CHARGE.

Mercy jingled with retribution
in the laws tambourine in the fed
eral building Wednesday for a Sal
vation Army captain, and the man,
who had saved sidewalk souls, him
self was saved from cell doors.
The Salvation Army captain was
John G. Hall, Rocky Mount, N. c.,
arrested on Mann act charges by
department of justice agents. VINO
charged he left his family to run
away to indianapolis with a woman
with whom he was infatuated.
Hall, facing a lengthy prison term,
appeared before Howard S. Young
United States commissioner.
A. G. Cavins, assistant district
attorney, was called to prosecute
Hall at the hearing. The prisoner
sat with head bowed as the case
was explained to Cavins.
''Mr Commissioner" said Cavins
I'VE don't want this man. I move
that the case be dismissed"
Cavins explained that a recent
ruling by the Encouragement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15

boy friend-there weren't many
office girls-who today read movie
fan magazines, then fed on details
about Mrs. Leslie Carter, Pauline
Hall, John Drew, Olga Nethersole
and the Farnums.
Their interest was shared by the
box holders. A united interest
focused on the stage.
Il
MOT only was the plot of each
~ great popular success famil-
lar to all New York-the lido
syncraSies Of each player were
equally common property.
Thus when Lew Fields confined
his remarks to Italian-learned it
from his favorite barber-in
burlesque of 1.-The Hunming Bird"
nobody in his audience needed
to be informed that he was kid
ding young Lionel Barrymore.
Barrymore had played the part
of a deceived Italian husband,
picking up his English cues in
purest Tuscan, triumph of lit
eral Interpretation.
Or when in "Du Hurry" the
comedians fried an egg over Fay
Templeton's hair, the house knew
they were referring to the red
haired Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Du
Barry"
Of all the Weber and Fields
burlesquerS, none was cleverer
than giant Pete Daley, an east
slider himself. Daley was a noe
turnal animal if ever one lived
and he abhorred matinees.
Company discipline was strict,
and Pete, half awake, would be
dragged into box at, say, Sap
who" at Wallack's theater, where
he promptly would fall asleep.
But when the curtain call came,
his travesty was always the most
apt. He was a Jim Thorpe Of
comedy-he didn't have to train.
"And dance" Max Weber, Joe's
brother, speaks awefully. 1.-TWO
hundred-and-f1fty pounds and do
a back flip like a kid"
and sing" choruses Fields.
"Lu-Lul How love my Lu, Lu, Lu,
Lubs you? deed do, Lulu, you are
LULU!
Lulu, you're my love-. for true!"
Through the hotel room plas-
tered with photographs struts a
ghost-the ghost of a broth of
man.
Pete Daley" says Weber,
there never was any one like
him"
And quick at repartee!
y
THERE was a time Charlie
Il Bigelow, a mighty good al
belt bald comedian, tried to kid
him ad lib, in a scene together.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15

put on your hat!" bawled bold
Peter, You're half naked" His
remark echoes through the dec
AIDES wherever there is small
time vaudeville.
Nobody ever knew quite what
his co-player was going to say.
That was the charm of the hall.
Edgar Smith provided a mere
skeleton of dialog.
And if a new importation from
legit protested, Fields, the partner
in charge of production, said,
"Well, you're supposed to be good.
Think Of something to say!"
Like the time Collier asked the
chlorine, who are you?" and she
answered, Virginia Earle (pro-
nounced as in Joisey City,.
And Collier, that mad wag, an
swered just like that, How is your
sister, Omega?"
1.-THE company was just like one
big family" says Lew, land that is
no gag. They were all stars, so
nobody could feel stuck up"
There was a struggle for the
spotlight between Hopper and
Charley Ross, a handsome light
comedian, after which Ross re-
signed and once frankie Bailey
went for Dave Warfield with a toy
horsewhip, but those incidents
over a stretch of eight years,
stood out.
"DEsIDEs," say the collabora-
ID tors, Frank Wilstach, our
publicity man, probably made that
up about frankie. Horsewhips
and hatpins were the favorite
publicity props for actresses in
those days.
From the windows Of the Hunt
ing room at the Astor, where they
have met for luncheon almost
every day for twenty-five years,
the comedians look down upon
the Broadway crowds, hurrying
to get into movie houses before
the afternoon tariff goes into
effect, tapping up cocoa nut milk
and near beer, buying pirated
copies of popular songs dashing
between the wheels of taxicabs.
What do they do now when
they are insulted?" Weber muses.
aloud. There are no more horses.
There are no more big hats"
Next-The break between Weber
and Fields and their reunion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
J0BLESS; PLEA WINS
Judge Withholds Action in Suit OF
Divorced Wife.

Judgment was withheld Wednes-
day by Criminal Judge Frank P.
Baker in the case of a jobless man.
Goebel Tudor, 68S East Eleventh
street, apartment r, charged with
failure to pay support money for his
two children, Goebel Jr., s, and
Gene, 4.
Mother of the children, Mrs.
Elizabeth Tudor, of Ravenswood,
filed the charge. She testified that
since June 81 of this year, Tudor
has paid but 50 for the children's
support.
Tudor pleaded that he has been
unemployed since June %, a week
after the couple was divorced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
BY A. J. LIEBLING
Times staff Writer

Copyright. 1892, by che New York World
Telegram Corporation)
a SIX the Weber and Fields of
IN today what was their best
show.
'Fiddle-de-Dee,'" Joe Weber
will answer, and in the same
breath. Maybe Catherine.
"'Pousse Cafe" Fields will
contend. Maybe The Con
Curers.'"
still Barbara Fidgety' was
good show
Fields forgets his lumbago,
Weber his rice and milk diet, the
dispute grows more animated and
more aggressive, and presently it
appears that they we're all great
shows at the Music Hall.
well, then, take 'Fiddle-de-
Dee just as an example" the Wis
itor curious to learn Weberflelds-
ian lore persists. What was the
big laughs?"
"They were all big laughs" the
white-haired Weber insists Sc
riously. The kindly Fields just
looks injured.
And it is probably true. There
is a magic of success which
makes it appear on some nights
that a particular gambler can
throw nothing but sevens, some
days baseball player can hit
nothing less than two-bagger.
Comedians, too, have streaks,
when every gesture, every crack,
is for the evening funny.
But some Of the Weber and
Fields hokum remains funny
through the years.
THERE was the scene when
4 Fields and Bernard sold
Weber the exclusive rights to a
wonderful doll.
Read me the contract" re-
quested the hapless Weber before
signing.
"Oh, no." said Fields. 1--WE write
the contract after you sign"
The same gag is serving the
four Marx brothers in their latest
picture, and serving them we'll.
The business Of breaking a fid-
die on Weber's head at every per-
Torrance was made famous by
Fields forty years before Milt and
Frank Britton went into vaude-
vile.
And where would burlesuue
comics be today without War
fields triumphant quip;
you might bring me a demi-
tasse."
Bring me the same, and cup
Of coffee"
Warfield, the first Jewish genre
comedian, was music hall deveI-
opment. He came to the hall from
a variety show called THE Comic
World" and it was in the bur-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
NAB PAIR AS THIEVES
Two Accused of Many Purse
Snatchings in Recent Weeks.

An epidemic of purse snatching
which has prevailed for several
weeks, and in which scores of wom-
en- pedestrians have lost pocket
books, was believed ended today
with the arrest of Benjamin Friend,
%, Of 1910 Bellefontaine street, and
Arthur Abraham, %, of SO Park
view avenue.
Detectives said Friend has con-
fessed several robberies, and that
the pair used a stolen car and
stolen license plates in cruising in
search of victims and making their
escape.
Both men are held on vagrancy
charges on $4,000 bond each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
MORTGAGE PLEA
OF LITTLE help
TO BORROWERS
Moratorium Urged on Home
Foreclosures Fails to
MateriaIize.
BY NED BROOKS
Times STAFF Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The
administration plea for sixty-day
moratorium on home mortgage FORE
closures has had little effect on the
policy Of lending institutions toward
borrowers, results Of nationwide
Scripps- Howard survey showed to-
day.
The survey showed, however, that
in many cases the institutions
themselves had found it desirable
for their own interests TO adopt a
more lenient attitude toward home
owners.
Many cities reported that fore
closures are being made only in eX-
trcnee cases, in which the borrowers
are hopelessly in arrears, and there
is no indication that they will be
ale to catch up on back payments.
The survey was conducted as a
result of conflicting reports on the
effect of the appeal by Chairman
Iran in Fort of the federal home
lean board for a general suspen-
sion Of foreclosures until the home
.oan system is in full operation.
Forts Statement Disputed
Forts proposal was put in the
form of an order to all closed ma
tional banks and later extended to
closed state banks in forty states.
Solvent national and state banks
were asked to join in the move
ment.
Fort later said the effect of the
sugges ion was widespread among
all lending institutions. Reports
from borrowers indicated the con-
trary
The Scripps- Howard survey, con-
Quoted through newspapers in all
sections, revealed these facts.
/. That in no district covered by
the survey has an absolute mora
forum on foreclosures been de-
clared.
2. That the increasing leniency
Of lenders is move of economic
necessity rather than a result Of the
administration appeal.
3. That in most cases adoption
of a less stringent policy toward
foreclosures preceded Forts plea.
4. That lenders are skeptical of
the benefits of the $134,000,000
federal home loan system, with
some expecting a Tightening of re-
quirements on the mortgaged home
owner.
Called Political Move
Several officials of financial in
stiSuticns suggested that Forts pro-
posed moratorium was for political
consumption.
n large number of cases, reports
indicated that lending institutions
already have more money tied up in
reel estate than they desire, and
would prefer to have overdue notes
ra her than more property.
Foreclosures in many cities are be-
ing resorted to only when the Dor
rover is unable to keep up interest
and tax payments, and then only If
he IS in arrears six months or
yer.
Ire leniency toward borrowers
VS. reported in New York, Wash
ington, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Bal
t,more, Cleveland Knoxville, Biz
mlnrham, Albuquerque, Houston, TT.
Worth and San Francisco.
Cincinnati and Columbus reported
no change in the policy Of lenders
Toledo reported a virtual mora
forum for the last two years, ex-
cept in extreme cases of delinquency
Akron reported similar condition
during the last eighteen months, but
no actual moratorium, because of
legal complication demanding some
foreclosures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
LAUNCHES CRUSADE
Campaign Against Gaming
Is Started by Wilson.

Campaign against drinking and
gambling resorts in Marion county
was launched wednesday by Prose-
cutor Herbert Z. Wilson, who turned
over numerous complaints to Sheriff
Charles Sumner for investigation.
Complaints against restaurants.
barbecue and hamburger stands
south Of the city, have come to the
prosecutor since a raid Friday night
at the Rome restaurant, S05S Madi-
son avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
VENUE CHANGE SOUGHT
Vehling Seeks to Take $4,000 Dam
age Suit Out of County.

Change Of venue from Marion
circuit court was sought today by
Fred w. Yelling, former coroner
in petition fled in a suit for $25,-
600 damages for an illegal autopsy
in which he is a defendant.
The suit, by Temple Timer,
widow Of Vernon Timer, Negro, al
leges that Vehling and DR.. Clarence
N. Harris, Negro deputy coroner
performed an illegal autopsy Aug
5 on Timer. who died at city hos
pital from natural causes following
an attack of spinal meningitis. DR.
Harris Ira joint defendant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
URGES HEALTH SAFETY
Speaker Warns Against Cutting
Public Expenditures Too Much.

Dangers TO public health resulting
from curtailment Of city expend-
itures for preventive measures
against contagious disease were
cited by DR.. Phillip P. Jacobs of
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton in an address Wednesday be-
fore officials of the Indianapolis
Council Of Social Agencies at the
SEVERN.
Curtailment of school medical in
spection and infant welfare clinics
will bring disaster in the form Of
increased death rates, DR.. Jacob
predicted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
SSISTANT DEAN NAMED
IS Kiper, indianapolis Teacher,
Given Indiana u. Post.
! Times SpecidI

Times Spect0s
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. Is
The position of assistant TO the
deans of men at Indiana university,
formerly held by Max M. Sappen-
field of Bloomington, will be filled
by James Kiper OF Indianapolis, who
received his A. B. degree in political
science from the university last
June.
Sappenfield resigned the position
to do graduate work at Illinois uni
versity. Kiper will do graduate
work at Indiana in addition to his
duties as assistant to Deans G. E.
Edmondson and G. j. Sembower. He
will take up his new work at once
and will deal especially with men
students of the freshman class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
Salvation Army Captain
Is Saved From Prison

barred prosecution of white slave"
cases, where there is no evidence
Of criminal intention Of CONNER
cialiSm.
Hall sobbed silently, shook hands
with officials, and promised to start
home to his family and resume the
task Of aiding the unfortunate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
JAIL TRAFFIC TERROR
Drunken Driver Fined Sill, Given
Term of Thirty Days.

Thirty days imprisonment and
Sill in fines were the aftermath
Wednesday in municipal court of a
traffic reign of terror" caused La
Dor day by Taylor 'HouchieneS, 90
Negro, ASS West Sixteenth street,
Houchienes, arrested on charges
OF drunkenness, operating a Car
while under the influence of liquor
and failure to stop after an accident
backed over a pedestrian, democrat
Esd traffic and figured in two other
accidents in five minutes time
sohert and Sylvester Vaughn, Ne
,coes, passengers in his car, also
ere fined for drunkenness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
Pedestrian Is Injured

John Polouich, %, of 764 Ketch-
am street, incurred cuts on head,
back and hands Wednesday night
when ne was stuck by an automo-
bile while walking in the 500 block
South Tibbs avenue. Driver Of
the car was William Poland, "a, Of
u South Harris avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15

so necessary in food assimilation.
You can feel the rejuvenating effect SSS.
brings the body by its tonic action. AS it in.
creaseS your red-cells and restores your
hemoglobin !. you will begin to feel better
-. look better.
A distinctive thing about s. SIS is that it is
made from fresh roots, barks and herbs +.
and being in liquid form it is readily absorbed
by the system. 1t will not interfere with any
other treatment you may be taking. It's eff
cacy has been proved by Scientific tests and by
its use for more than I00yeA
Try SIS. yourself give it to your children!
Get it from any drug store. In two sizes:
regular and double-the latter is more economi-
cal and is sufficient for two weeks treatment.
1t may be the means of bringing better health
andnaOre happiness to you and yours Then why
not begin the SIS. course of treatment today!
Insist on S.S.S.-the proven blood tonic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
What part does hemosIobin
play in the blood picture2
son avenue.


You know we breathe oxygen into
the lungs and exhale carbon dioxide
BUT did you know it takes red
blood-cells, rich in henoqLobin, to con-
vey the oxygen throughout the body
and to throw off the poisonous waste
product?
When nourishment enters the blood
stream it is burned" This process
makes for body heat and energy.
but in the conversion process carbon
dioxide gas is given of. This is
poisonous to the system. 1t should
be rapidly removed
The hemoglobin, in the red-cells Of
the blood, picks up this carbon dioxide
turning the blood blue-and con.
veys it to the lungs to be thrown of.
Then the hemoglobin takes up the
oxygen from the air, breathed into the
lungs,-turning the blood red again
and carries this very important
agent-so necessary for life-to every
part of the body-eVen to HE skin.
This is a continuous process. Com
plete circulation occurs about every
eight minutes. You see how very.
very important it is for the blood to
have its full strength of red-blood-
cells and hemoglobin.
Overwork, worry. colds, sickness and
diet neglect frequently reduce the red
blood-cells and their hemoglobin con-
tent.
When the red-blood- and their
hemoglobin content are lowered, the
system is not expelling the carbon
dioxide as fast as it is accumulated
-. neither is the system getting
sufficient oxygen.
Some Of the things which may re-
suit from such lowered blood count
are pallor Of the skin. poor circula-
ton. exhaustion, weakness, quick
fatigue, faintness. numbness, prick.
ing sensations, stiffness, heart PAL
pitation. nervousness. habby flesh.
underweight, disturbed digestion.
lack of appetite. nausea. constipa-
ton, diarrhea. pimples and boiIs.
Dangerous consequences may follow
lowered blood count.
Extensive scientific research has
proved thevalue of S.S.S. in increasing
red-cells and hemoglobin TO the blood.
Q The SIS. Co.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-15
Cavein Injuries Are Fatal

Internal injuries received when he
was Scrushed in a sewer cavein
Wednesday at Rural street and
Rowland avenue proved fatal to
John Means, Negro, 1856 North
West street, at city hospital.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-09-02

Mrs. Brown wish you would
take that old pipe out and clean it..
Mr.. Brown-Wait till next Mon
day, that's wash day.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-09-02

The Boss-The fact that your
grandfather has married again
seems 10 please you, Willie.
Office Boy guess so. Amt l got
another grandmother to die now
when l want ter go to de ball game?
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-09-02

IF Kate told you her age, you can
secretly figure out when she was
born"
Judging from what she told me
her age was, / should say she was
born on her fourteenth birthday"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-09-02
ENJOYMENT'S HEIGHT

Johnson-Wasn't your wife lone
some at that mountain resort while
you were spending your time fishing
for trout?
Woodson-No, she found a place
where there was a splendid echo,
and she enjoyed nothing better than
70 go there and carry on a conversa-
tiOn with IL by the hour.
Milford chronicle., 1932-06-10
VERNON

The Milford and Houston Sunday
schools treated the Harrington NJ
p. Sunday school on Tuesday eve
ming. the former being the losing
side in the recent attendance con-
test.
Rev. Mr.. Watson and wife of CAM
bridge, the former being the newly
appointed pastor of the Wesley Nj.
f. Church, have been visiting their
parishioners, near here. They expect
to remove to the parsonage about
the second week i'm June.
Mrs. Ida Garrett has been visiting
in Chester, the guest of her daugh-
ter. Sadie.
Mrs. Alice H. Ross has been Wis
iting in Maryland and attended the
Townsend Decoration Day celebra-
tion on Monday evening. Mrs. Ross
was the invited guest at the annual
meeting and banquet in the Gold
Ball Room of the du POnt BiltmOre
Hotel of the Delaware Safety COun-
Gil in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Chance have
been entertaining their daughters
and friends of Swarthm0re.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clancy
have been on an enjoyable motor
trip, including Scardale, Ardsley
and other places of interest
Mrs. Bertha Thomas Jobes has
returned to her home at Palmyra,
N. J.
Charley Hopkins has been visit
ing in Virginia.
Fred Greenly has been on a bust
ness trip to North Carolina.
Clayton Stafford has recovered
from an operation of an injury TO
his hand, he having been confined
in a Wilmington Hospital.
Jesse Ward and son Jesse nave
been visiting Cape May and also Mr.
and Mrs. Smithers Ross in Phila-