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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-28
THEY TELL Me

bet each day on the ponies with
bookmakers over the state. That
means that approximately 100000
is bet in year.
A 10 per cent tax on that amount
would bring the state 100000 an
nually.
Then, also, the bookmaker should
be made to pay license fee which,
for instance, could be placed at
$1,000 year.
The peculiar thing about such a
statute, which would carry heavy
fines for attractions, would be that
it would accomplish something that
all the police can't do-and that is,
drive many of the small time book
makers out of business.
Then, too-why should police off,
Gals get the protection money?
Licensing of the bookmaker would
divert thousands of dollars being
paid for protection, from pockets of
the law enforcement officials into
the public Golfers.
The last legislature took a step in
the right direction when the house
passed, by vote of 5 to SO, the Al
lardt bill legalizing pari-mutuel
betting on horse racing.
1t went to the senate and there
died in the committee on agricuI-
ture.
Among the things that the spon-
sors of the measure claimed for the
bill was that it would raise millions
annually.
The Allardt plan provides for the
licensing of promoters at a daily fee
of $4,000.
This fee and 20 cents charged on
each race track admission would 20
INTO the general fund. The pro-
moter's end would come through the
right to retain 61z per cent on the
total wagers passing through the
machine.
This was logical bill. Thou
sands of dollars are wagered on the
Grand Circuit races held during the
state fair. Approximately 100000
a year is spent by citizens of north
ern Indiana who visit the tracks
near Chicago, and by those living in
Evansville and vicinity who patron
lze the Dade park track.
It's Indiana money and, to be
patriotic, it should stay at home.
There's an untapped source of in
come, but of course the question will
be raised: us it morale"
The answer is: why not? They
are betting anyhow"
Oh, well.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-28
TAXPAYERS TO
HOLD SACK ON
VACANT LOTS
Neglect by Ex-Auditor Dunn
Is Intimated in $61,360
Land Bubble

Marion county offered today at
public auction several hundred va
cant lots, reminders Of a real es-
tate bubble" that took SOL $3.50 from
the common school fund in 1923
and 1929.
II no bidders appear, the county
auditor must redeem the lots for
principal, interest, damages and
costs on mortgages, which borrowers
Of school funds have failed 10 pay.
Loans from the fund, The Times
revealed Saturday, we're used to
start a subdivision. Rainbow Ridge,
near Speedway City.
Wesley Ryan, indianapolis con-
tractor. secured the 100000 in
loans, it is said, using names Of
his friends to obtain the funds.
Taxpayers Garry Load
Now the burden must be borne
by taxpayers, who must repay
amount of loans into the school
fund If the lots are not sold.
Ira Haymaker, county recorder,
has admitted acting as go-between
in the transaction, aiding in loan
negotiations with Harry Dunn,
county auditor.
Ryan was q business partner of
Haymaker at the time.
Further investigation today re-
vealed Dunn failed to follow
recommendations of appraisers of
lots.
Several loans, records show, far
exceeded appraisers recommends
tions. Appraisers we're Frank P.
Huse, Edward Adelay and j.
Stephen Fullen.
Denies Knowing of Alterations
Dunn denies he knew the ap-
praisement blanks had been altered
with pen and ink.
Records show Albert C. Danner
obtained a loan of $4,000 on Dec
81 1929, giving twenty-five lots as
security. Huse had appraised the
lots at $500, plus $40 improve
ment, and recommended a loan
not to exceed 81 300" This is
stricken out by pen lines.
Statutes require the county au-
ditor to make sure of titles tC
property by getting legal opinions
However, the Danner loan was
made six months before any opin-
ion was given by Clinton Givan,
county attorney, records revealed.
Givan's opinion is dated June e,
1880, while the loan was executed
Dec. 81, 1929
Dunn accepted vacant lots as
collateral on another loan of $4,000,
in the name of Carl Isenhou, al
though appraisers recommended a
loan of only $4,000. This recon-
mendation also is stricken cut with
pen.
Il cannot explain those altera-
tons" Dunn said. and, if there, l
will have to take blame for them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-28
Holds Too PreSidencieS

TUice q
president
is
Marie
SchindeWolfe,
aChO has
been chosen
this
semester
as head
Of the
Germdn\CLub
and
of the choir
at
Arsenal
Technical
high school.
Miss
SchindeWOIfe
is q senior.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-28
INSTALL BOOTHS FOR
REALTOR EXPOSITION

Manufacturers Building Interior Is
HemOdeIed for Show.
Booths to house equipment and
appliances exhibits are being set up
in the Manufacturers building at
the state Playground in preparation
for opening of the realtors home
complete exposition Saturday.
Interior of the building is being
remodeled completely for the show
Landscape architects and gar
deners are arranging flower beds and
rsrdens in the center of the build
ing. in a floor space of $4,000 square
feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-28
DOGS R0UT W0ULD-BE
CRIMINAL ATTACKERS
Women's Screams Call Animals to
Aid; Intruders Flee.

A1us AHbTuueTS ICE
Two women escaped criminal at
tacks when their dogs came to their
aid, they reported to police Sunday.
At midnight Saturday, Mrs. Sadie
Hampher, as, of 119 South Liberty
street, said two men kicked in the
door of her home. Her screams
brought her dog to her aid and the
men fled, she said
Raymond Curran, 3718 East Wash
ington street, and Carl Ruddick, 502
Massachusetts, avenue, are under
arrest.
Both men waived preliminary
hearing when arraigned today be-
fore Municipal Judge William H.
Sheaffer, and were held to the
grand jury under bond of $4,000
each.
Mrs. Mary Gardner, 142 South
Liberty street, said two men, who
forced their way into her home, fled
when she called her police dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-18

body of Miss Maize Cartel, 10, was
found by her sister. Acting Coro-
ner F. E. Smith of Lisbon deemed
an inquest unnecessary and rendered q
verdict Of strangulation self inflicted.
No motive for her act has been revealed.
Miss Gartrell is survived by her aged
invalid father, William A. GartreI, two
sisters. Miss Lillian Gartrell, at home;
Mrs. Maude Nichols, Frederick, and one
brother. Walter Gartrell, manager OF
Baltimore hotel Miss Gartren was
lifelong resident OF Upper Howard
County and well known throughout the
entire section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-18
COMMITTEES NAMED
Laurel Elementary PIT. A. Names
Groups to Handle Affairs.
Epecial Dispatch TO The Stal

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Nd. January I8.-At the
meeting Of the elementary school Par
ent-Teachcr Association the following
committees were appointed: COMMITTEES
IN charge Of a bake sale. Mrs. z. w.
Whitman, chairman: Mrs. william
NiColl, Mrs L. B. Rowland and Mrs. F.
Hill
A committee was named to arrange
for a card party consisting of Miss
Spiker, Miss FISHERMAN and Mrs. Albert
Kicks. The association decided to pre-
pare copies Of the recently adopted by
laws and distribute them among the
members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-18
WOMAN, BODY FOUND
HANGING, HELD SUICIDE
Inquest in Death of Miss Mazit
Gartrell of Howard County Is
Dispensed With.

Special Dispatch &c The Star.
MOUNT AIRY, Md, January 10
Suspended from rafter in the spring
house at her home near Lisbon, Howard
County, by a piece of heavy rope, the
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Evening star., 1932-01-17
Growth of a Theater

THE Group Theater, which brings
Paul Green's play, "The House Of
Connelly," to the National Theater jan
uary rs, sponsored by the Theater
Guild. made it's debut on Broadway
only last Fall, but already it has his
tory. This very production Of the
Green drama was hailed with cheers
and it attained enough popular success
10 establish the Group Theater. An
other play, "1931-," by the Siftons,
has already been offered in New York.
and now the organization makes brief
tour of the principal Eastern cities to
play "The House of Connolly" for Guild
In February, 1928. two young men
who had been connected with the The
ater Guild, Harold Clurman and Lee
Strasberg. assembled q group of actors
In do experimental work aside from
their professional activities. Their in
tent included rehearsing one or two
nIavs with more attention given the in
Sividnal actor than in the orthodox
producing. world. Public showing was
po mart of their plan then. They hoped,
however, that by developing actors they
might Law the foundation for new
theater. Waldo Frank and Padraic Co
lum offered plays for unoffclai tryouts.
So. without remuneration, the group
rehearsed day after day Tor over l!
weeks. The first private showing OF
their work, despite the enthusiasm OF
Evening star., 1932-01-17

actors and actresses, showed that the
hour had not yet arrived to step out as
definite producing group. Intensity
of rehearsals was relaxed, but those
most interested continued to meet usu-
ally each Fridy night late, SO that those
engaged in current plays could attend.
Always they talked of organization.
Late last Winter Miss Cheryl Craw-
ford came into the picture, taking her
place as director along with Clurman
and Strasberg Miss Crawford had
been casting director for the Theater
Guild through term of years, and re-
Gently she was made assistant to the
board OF managers. With this new
alignment, decision was made to go
ahead and start the new theater.
The first step was to assemble actors,
a genuine group" not so large as to
be unwieldy, but large enough to pro-
duce any play reasonably and function
ing as permanent company.
The three directors gathered avail
able actors-in particular, who had
been faithfully attending discussions
and went into details with them,
proposing definite policies. Finally they
selected IS actors, and with these they
retired early last June to a farm near
Brookfield Center, Conn, to begin re-
hearsals lasting 10 weeks. The actors
were not paid, Of course. and they never
gave formal performance.
Attention centered on The House of
Connolly" and finally all the rehearsals
were devoted to MIR. Green's play. 1t
Evening star., 1932-01-17
I Community Institute Events.

SEVEN unusual events. featuring
~ music, literature and other matters
OF varied interest, will be offered
on alternate Tuesday evenings at Gem
tral Community Center by the Com
munity iny Institute of Washington, at
"half-SeaSon" prices.
tuesday, January 19, at 8:15. Stod-
caro- King, "a jester of royal descent, I"
whose humor plays over ali life, will
be featured. King is the "go-ahead-
and,oe-funny man with the spokane
spok,esman-ReWew and is well known
as the author of ITS a Long Long
Irah; Grand Right and Left and 4
Like My Neckties Wild"
ne VIII be followed by Sylvia Lent.
Washington violinist, February q:
Ellery Walter, Americas supreme ad-
yenturer," February l6; Herbert Adams
gibbons, world traveller, March !: clara
Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain,
March IS; Albert squier, word-builder
and master of camera craft, March 20,
ana John Erskine, who will speak on
Music IN Our Daily Lives" April -.
Information and tickets NAV be had
at the Community Institute ofice in
Franklin Administration Building, at
the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
a. A. A. and the Willard.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
The Players the Thing,
Not the Playwright, Out
Where the Studios Grow
Author Totheroh Explains the Smallness of the
Writing Man-But Search for Stories 1ndi-
Gates Revival in This Species.
By E. de S. Melcher.

yond their reach. So, in the new
order of economy, while story buy
ing is at Standstill, a great hue
and cry has gone around for the
writing man.
1t would seem, then, that suG-
denly Mr.. Totheroh'S sad-fated
writing man has risen in the
scheme of things, and it might be
of interest to mention the kind of
story and play which the studios
have purchased for their use, for
the coming year:
Paramount, for instance, has
the play Tomorrow and Tomor-
row." by Philip Barry; Two KINGS
of Women" based on the Shel-
wood play, This Is New York ,:
mo One Man." from the novel py
Rupert Hughes; Dancers in the
Dark" an original" by James A.
Creelman, and THE Miracle Man."
by Frank L. Packard. (ThiS Is
only a very small list.) United
Artists has just bought the rights
for "Cynara," the New York The
ater success, for Ronald Colman.
M-G-M has such works as
OIL dllSC 1lGcIluuc NLculcIllUcr
having dinner in the middle of
it?), Hall Gaines novel, THE
Christian; After ALL" the play
by John Van Druten, and Upton
Sinclair's novel, wet Parade"
R-K-O has Margeret Aver Barnes
novel, westward Passage; Dis
trict Nurse" by Faith Baldwin;
"Symphony in Six Million" by
Fanny Hurst, and Women Need
Love-" which is an original story
by Ursula Parrot. First
National has THE Poor Nut" the
Nugent play; the Friedman play,
"Mendel, Inc; Edna Ferber's
novel, $50 Big" and the Vida
Hurst novel, "Tarnished." Uni
versal has the rights for the Milne
play, Michael and Mary; "Adven-
ture Lady" and others, and Tiffany
has the Wexley play, THE Last
Mile; Hotel Continental" and
the Suta novel, Silent Thunder"
This will give you an idea of the
sort of thing the studios are buy
ing-and not buying. Originals"
are strong for the market. In
other words, Mr. Totheroh's shah
by writing man is perhaps coming
up in the world
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Return to Vaudeville.

VAUDEVILLE, the polite term for
what was once known as the
varieties" which was actually wiped
off the face of the earth around Wash
ington with the advent of the motion
picture, seems to be once more climb
ing back into its own.
The latest champion of its renas-
cence is Managing Director Hardie
Meakin Of the R-K-O Keith's Theater,
and we'll he might be, for Mr.. Meakin
was in the glorious heydey of his life
when Roland Robbins and the B. F.
Keith Theater were enjoying their
proudest days Roland, rather than
give an inch. preferred to dash into
the seething sea Of commercialism, and
the talkieS eliminated the B. F. and
substituted the R-K-O in the moniker
OF the famous old theater at Fifteenth
and G streets.
But Hardie Meakin has not forgot
ten the glories of those days, and he
has not rested, since assuming the
managing direction of the old theater,
In trying to bring back to it that which
mad apparently vanished forever. Fad
ing receipts under the picture policy
nave played into his hands The pic
ture diet alone did not help to a full
grown appetite. 1t was too shadoWy,
WIN all It's "concourse of sweet
SOUNDS Hardie wanted vaudeville,
ana, at last, he persuaded the powers
that-oe to give him a rich cut, or a
rare decoction, as you will, of that
which had brought Joy to millions in
the days of long ago.
Ihe lndlspenSability of real flesh and
blood IN an entertainment, which other
was nolsny feathery, also dawned upon
Ine magnates. And now Rvk-O
kelthS takes up the scattered links
10 mend the broken chain of years
ago which had been laid away among
me souvenirs when B. F. Ksitfs 5
ladeo out. Hardie has vaudeville now.
and with it new policy of opening his
ne" Dill on Saturday instead of Friday
to know it.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Heralding a Prima Donna.

GERTRUDE LANG, prima donna Of
~ The Student Prince" which comes
to the Belasco Sunday, January "a,
does not hail from Russia at all, as
has been generally related in Broadway
accounts. She was born on the Chicago
west side shortly after her parents had
come over from Russia. Her mother
was Luba Paritz of the Russian Grand
Opera Co., and of the wealthy class.
Over in the old country Gertrude
undertook to follow in the footsteps Of
her mother and private singing les
sons were provided. Then the father
died. and mother and child returned
to America After an addition con-
Quoted by S. L. Rothafel (Roxy), in
New York, the young singer was
launched at the Capitol Theater.
j. j. Shubert was much impressed
with her singing and eventually she was
engaged to play the role Of Mitz in
Blossom Time" From THE Daring
Duchess" and White Lights" she went
with Leon Enrol in Yours Truly" then
for a period in vaudeville, to Roxy
again and then "Maytime." Now she
comes in the 1881 production Of Sig
mund Romberg's The Student Prince"
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Boy Actor Thanks The Star.

A WAY out there in the seething mass
of ambitions, hopes, fears and jeal-
ousies of Hollywood, there is boy actor
who is waiting for a break" closely
following the comments upon the pic
lures in which he appears and very,
very grateful when his name Is men
toned along with those which usually
"hog the spotlight" to use crude pro-
fessional expression.
David Durand is his name, and he
had role in Rich Mans Folly" which
was shown at Loew's Palace the first
week of last December. The Star critic.
in reviewing the picture. wrote, "Dsvid
Durand'S work, as the very young sorr of
the ship magnate. is different from the
customary juvenile effort in that 1t
shows accurately the changes IN emo
tional quality"
David saw it, in his Los Angeles home,
and among the holiday greetings that
flowed into The Star Office from all
corners of the land was one from the
boy screen actor.
Dear Mr.. Critic" he wrote. II want
to thank you so much for the fine praise
you gave me in Rich Mans Folly I
always try to be exactly the character
play, instead of just David. But this
was a hard one, because I'm not really
very quiet, and this boy was. never
got my break yet, but may be shall
have TO- That's all" 1t was signed
VERY truly, David Durand."
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Fanchon-Marco Celebrate

r Asst Friday, marked for Tanchon
- and Marco, famous producers of
concentrated musical shows called
Fanchon and Marco Ideas, their tenth
anniversary of production and on that
day the 10,0O0th Sunkist Beauty
Ca Fanchon and Marco chorus girl
trade mark was introduced to the
American public.
Fanchon and Marco are sister and
brother team, who left the stage 10
years ago to become producers. Their
idea was to condenSe the highlights of
q musical comedy into 40 minutes of
entertainment for presentation in film
theaters. Their idea was so successful
that now, 10 years after their first
Idea was produced in San Francisco.
they are producing shows for Fox
Theaters throughout the country and
many more
Only few months ago Publix Thea
ters thought so well of Fanchon and
Marco Ideas they discarded their own
stage entertainment department and
signed up for the SunkiSt shows.
Instead of garnishing their 10th
birthday anniversary cake with candles,
Fanchon and Marco will introduce to
the stage fans of America their
10 0,000th dancing girl. Every year they
have brought to the stage more than
1000 new faces, many of which have
gained fame on Broadway, among
them Mary Lewis, Frances Williams,
Abe Lyman, Jack Haley and Nancy
Carroll.
The Fox Theater is continuing the
Fanchon and Marco tenth anniversary
celebration locally by the presentation
Of the "On Parade" Idea, featuring
Natacha Nattova, Four Flushers, Paul
Sydell and Spotty, Joe Rose and l6
Sunkist Beauties.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Pleasant Una Merkel.

ONE of Hollywood's most untheatrical
" girls, Una Merkel, is the heroine of
THE Secret Witness" the current pic
ture at the Rialto Theater.
Una is said to be natural, frank and
dly-characteristics she couldn't help
but have, coming, as she does, from
Kentucky.
Her first big success IN pictures came
in Abraham Lincoln" when she was
seen as Ann Rutledge opposite Walter
Huston as Lincoln" Her greatest
stage success was with Helen Hayes in
"Coquette" q
Una Merkel loves the novels of Sigrid
Undset and Sheila Kaye-Smith, Paul
Whiteman's music and French cooking.
On the other hand, she hates narrow,
minded people, yellow wallpaper and
bad films. .,-.-
Though she was married early this
month and believes that matrimony
and a career can be happily combined,
she Is superstitious and likes the legltl-
mate stage Indeed, she declares she
will return to it, but the movies keep
her so busy she hasn't had a chance.
Mystery stories are her favorites.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Marian Gave the "Hunch. V

MARIAN MARSH. whose nrst star
IVA picture, Under Eighteen" Is now
at the Earle Theater, is said to be IN
directly responsible for clever new
camera device by which the intensity
of studio lamps Is so melloWed and nj
tered that the most elusive light and
shadow of the hair can be Photographed
with extreme accuracy.
The invention, which will be used by
Warner Bros. and First National, is the
work of Herman Schloss, a comparative
newcomer to the studios. He was asso-
ciated abroad with Josef Ferenc, noted
hungarian Photographic expert, and
brought to this country.
It was the conviction Of the cele-
brated visitor that the cameras were
missing something Of the blonde beauty
of Miss Marsh's curls, which is said to
have led him to his valuable discovery.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Creator of Novel Music.

THE throbbing, pulsating music whlch
Il has made his original Cotton Club
Orchestra world famous is not Duke
Ellington's only bid for fame. Even
without the orchestra for which his
dancing fingers set the tempo on the
ivory piano keys, Duke would be recog-
nized as a composer of weird, distinctive
melodies, such as Mood Indigo" and
BLACK and Tan Fantasy" which have
become identified with his band.
other orchestras might not interpret
them as successfully as the musicians
under Dukes personal guidance and
supervision But he would have written
them anyway, as an expression OF the
melody and rhythm which has been
surging within him since boyhood. His
ideas are said to have created an en-
tirely new style Of music arrangements.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

seemed to give most scope to the COM
nanv and at the same time it had gen.
uine Importance as drama. But the
Theater Guild held producing rights to
the play and application had to be
made to that established parent organ
ization. The guild asked Mr.. Green's
opinion, and after he had expressed
satisfaction with rehearsals, the guild
released rights, sponsoring the groups
production. All of which furnished
considerable ground for satisfaction
after THE House of Connolly" opened
at the Martin Beck Theater on Sep
tember 20 and scored the success that
1t did.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Knows 1t All.

HE ORAN," mystic and crystal gazer
~ and headliner at RKO-Keith's
Theater this week, is said to have at
tracted such large audiences elsewhere
that it was decided to bring him to
Washington although it required re-
vision of his route"
Koran is first a Snowman, and that,
with his claim of being able to look into
the future and foretell what is going
to happen, he has achieved quite a
vogue both as an entertainer and "ad-
wiser" He answers questions from the
stage on business matters, u1atrimony,
love and finance.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Stage and Screen Attractions This Week

ON THE STAGE.
NATIONAI-"Love Is ALL" Opens tomorrow evening
GAYETY-"Fapper Foies" burlesque). This afternoon
evening
ON THE SCREEN
PALACE-"Tonight Never" This afternoon evening
FOX-"Dance Team" This afternoon and evening.
EARLE-"Under Eighteen" This afternoon evening.
R-K-O KEITES-Lades of the Jury" This afternoon
evening.
RIALTO-"The Secret Witness This afternoon evening.
METROPOLITAN Mad Parade" This afternoon and
evening
COLUNdBIA-"Private Lives" This afternoon evening