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: BY DAVID DIETZ

ME expanding universe will be of the chief
topics of discussion in the astronomical world
during 1884. 1t requires no prophetic courage to
make this prediction, only glance at what took
place during 1888
While few astronomers advanced the suggestion
in 1888 that the observations on which the theory
OF the expanding universe is based could be ex
planned in other ways the great majority of astron-
omers accepted the expansion of the universe
an established fact.
The most important development in the theory
was the announcement Of the So-called "stagnant
spots" by Able Georges Lemaitre at the Cambridge
meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in
November.
Let us review hurriedly the past history of the
theory. 1t began when Lemaitre pointed out that
the Einstein equations for the universe contained
feature Of instability. Soon after, the Mt Wilson
astronomers discovered that the spectrum of every
distant spiral nebulae revealed shift toward the red
This red shift" is similar to the lowering of the
pitch of locomotive whistle as the train recedes
from the observer and could be satisfactorily ex
planned only on the basis, namely, that the
nebulae were receding from the earth. The further
away the nebulae WERE the faster they appar-
emily moving, the very distant ones exhibiting such
incredulous speeds as 2,4OO miles per second.
This state Of affairs was to be explained salts
factorily only by assuming that the whole universe
expanding, like soap bubble into which az
is blown.
IF our universe is growing larger and larger with
l. the passage of time it is reasonable to suppose
that as one goes back into the past, he finds the
universe was smaller and smaller. On this assump-
ton Lemaitre advanced the idea that the universe
began as a single super-atom containing all the
material now found in the universe.
Expansion, according TO Lematre began when
this primeval super-atom blew up AS a result his
hypothesis frequently called the theory OF the ex-
plodng universe
Lemaitre's announcement in November was an
attempt to explain how the universe as we now
know it took form after that original explosion.
Two forces, he says, at work in the universe.
One was the force which made the universe ex-
pand.
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form, The Private Life of Henry
VIII" she Done Him Wrong"
state Fair" When Ladies
Meet" "Tugboat Annie" Animal
Kingdom" and The Power and
the Glory"
1 had six out of the ten best.
Animal Kingdom" took eleventh
position in the official poll;
"Tugboat Annie" was twelfth and
when Ladies Meet" thirteenth.
Those three I included in my ten
best. I had no majority agree
ment of other critics on THE
Power and the Glory"
A total of 384 critics voted this
year in comparison to 1858 last
year. Out of the 1874 votes cast,
"Cavalcade" received 304 votes.
The Apollo theater showed
"Cavalcade" here. as did English'S
Last year Grand Hotel" led
with 296 votes out of 1868.
The Circle is now showing
Henry VIII"
TOHN w. ALLOCATE, editor and
u publisher of the Film Daily,
has sent me the following in
depreciation of the poll:
Among several unusually inter
esting aspects of the 1888 poll was
the fact that two foreign pictures,
'Maedchen in Uniform and Henry
VIII were among the winners.
In the twelve. years history of
this annual event only two pic
lures from abroad had previously
won places among the ten best.
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draw distinction between the sort of gambling
which is carried with ordinary pair of craps
dice or a little white marble spinning on the tire
of a wheel and that somewhat more genteel but
morally identical kind of gambling which I have
seen conducted in brokerage offices hither and yon
The market a source of revenue, almost is
dead. and seems to be growing deader day by day.
but 1t is my belief based considerable observation
OF the people at play that if the government were to
acknowledge various table sports and undertake to
guarantee the citizens fair shake, perhaps under
the auspices the internal revenue department there
would be great boom in these pleasures with con-
siderable benefit to all concerned except of course
the losers However the losers we always have with
us and no way ever has been discovered to 90 any
thing for them, even in Wall Street.
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it go. Clip the tail off comma
for a period and it'll fit"
DORN in indianapolis, Eddie
I'D went to Manual Training high
school, where he started gaining
sports fame as a baseball player.
He was an outfielder and a good
one as Wabash college discovered
when Eddie moved over to Craw-
louisville.
One of the greatest one-armed
baseball players in history" they
called him. And we think he's
one of the greatest one-armed
writer's in history.
Eddie played amateur football,
too, and participated in some
track sports. He was a swimmer
and an ice skater Gin season..
He chuckleS reminiScently when
they talk about the old days. He
remembers that he usually brought
home the bacon competing in foot
races at the "old groceries picnics."
II It
EDD1E has seen many things
- in his career as the sports
editor of The Times and he still
gets a kick" out of everything he
goes to see. He went to work in
the sports department of the old
indianapolis Sun back in 1911.
In 1913 he moved over to the Star
and in 1917 he came to The Times
as the sports editor.
He's covered state and city golf
tournaments, state and city bowl
ing tournaments, state and city
tennis tournaments, basketball
games and Journeys, college track
meets, big college football games,
swimming meets, canoe meets,
bicycle races, 500-mile races, the
Kentucky Derby and Grand Cir
cult harness races, countless prize
fights and wrestling shows, includ-
ing several championship fights,
roller polo billiards, and baseball
games from every angle.
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The Need of a Long Windup

JEFF TESREAU the former Giant pitcher, once
y wrote a love letter which came to the press
through the happy accident of a breach of promise
suit In this ardent missive he wrote: Honey
bunch those PhilleS knocked me out of the box
Yesterday but it cold day and I couldn't get
I'D a sweat When I can't sweat L can't pitch.
1 always have felt that Mr. Sundays message
seemed a little tepd except afternoons when he
was able to work himself into lather.
OF course 1 am asking too much The bout has
been fought many times to bring out the best IN
Billy BY now the devil is not so much bona f1de
opponent as mere sparring partner Mr. Sunday is
too familiar with Lucifers style to be in anyWlse
bewildered by it. He can hang right on that satur-
nine chin whenever he is disposed. And the devil
always has been a sucker for a straight left.
The footwork of William Ashley Sunday is not
what it used to be- 1 remember back to the
davs when Billy was wont to cross the platform in
two leaps peer down toward the press section and
invite old Nick to come up to the platform and take
his licking.
During a New Jersey tour this particular stunt
began to get on the nerves of Frank Ward OMaUey
Billy" he said I've got relatives along here and
when you denounce the devil and then shake your
fist right in my face it embarrasses my Uncle Al
bert Would you mind working the other side of the
platform tonight and point at Joe ONeiI?"
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In CITY TheaterS

THE PURSUIT OF HAP
- PINESS," with Effie Shan
non and Kenneth Harlan, closes
four-day engagement at English's
this afternoon and tonight.
Other theaters offer: "Fads and
Fancies," on the stage, and Lady
Killer" on the screen, at Lyric;
Dinner at Eight" at the Palace;
THE Private Life of Henry VIII"
at the Circle; THE World
Changes" at the Indiana; "Coun-
sellor at Law" at the Apollo, and
burlesque at the Mutual and Co.
lOnial.
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Nation Film Critics Rank CaUaIcade Best Picture of 1885,
2Md Street Giz9M Second Place and Life Of Henry VIZ Third
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN -
tense drama with strong human
interest plus a timely sociological
angle.
'Maedchen in Uniform" was an
expertly handled study, a bit in
the class line, yet possessing such
clarity and tensity that it ap-
pealed to a wide circle.
"Rasputin and the Empress
with Ethel, John and Lionel
Barrymore, was distinguished
production and so gripping in
melodramatic content that it
could not help but impress a great
many persons"
nICKING the ten best for the
Il last season was quite a prob
lem for most critics because of the
necessity of leaving out worthy
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Like Leonard and Dundee

MIR. SUNDAY always has been ready to meet the
WI devil at any weight and in any ring. The mere
mention OF Sodom GomOrrah has reused MN 10
his most fiery pitch Of eloquence. Those doomed
and long desoated cities Of the plain are easy pick
ink for Billy But when he turns to regard the
turrets and spires of Manhattan the Reverend is
straightaway transformed into pillar of piatitudes.
Is it by any means possible that Mr.. Sunday has
always been a tank town Torquemad? In his tri-
umphant tours through the sticks may be that ne
has sought only setups to devour.
certain part Of the evangeliSt's glamour always
has resided the fact that he was in the dlStanC
past big league ball player. But I have examined
the records which he compiled in his diamond days
and they reveal that while Billy was fleet upon the
paths he never could hit the size Of personal 90
nation. Moreover I am informed by one veteran
who knew him when that Mr.. Sunday was batter
who always sought the water bucket with his OIL
heel He did not like it much when the opposing
twirers sought to dust him off.
Possibly certain congratulations may be built
Justly upon these researches. It is my theory that
all Devil fighters tend to go soft and sour in their
later years. There stood in the pulpit of Calvary
Baptist church the Rev. William Ashley Sunday and
he was a paunchy prophet in pin-striped trousers
and a morning coat. Not once during his afternoon
discourse did he generate enough heat to remove any
of his garments In fact drop of moisture was to
be observed upon his temples.
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This was the first time that
two made the grade in a single
year, and also the first foreign
films to win since the coming of
talking pictures.
In range of subject matter, no
two pictures in the winning list
were of identical type.
'Cavalcade' was a historical
epic in a British setting.
Forty Second Street. an out
standing musical, blazed the trail
for the return of this class of pic
ture, besides presenting Warner
Baxter in his best role since In
Old Arizona
Private Life of Henry VIII"
commanded attention principally
by the compelling performance of
Charles Laughton, backed by an
elaborate production.
Lady for a Day" was strong
doWn-to-earth human interest
story, with May Robson making
the most of grand role for her.
State Fair" hit home because
of its imaginative handling of a
story dealing with ordinary folks
and their dreams.
Farewell to Arms was a ten
der love tragedy, enhanced by the
fine work of Helen Hayes and
Gary Cooper.
She Done Him Wrong" in adj
dition to establishing Mae West
as dynamic new screen person.
ality, broke down lot of sham
prudish barriers and poked fun at
sex in a way that was disarming,
refreshing and great fun.
Il Am a Fugitive From a Chain
Gang" had an exceptionally fine
performance by Paul MUM in a
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THE pictures on which the bal
loting took place included those
nationally released in the fiscal
year ending Nov. l, 1888.
Pictures like Berkeley Square,
which received ShoWingS in only a
few key cities up to this date, will
be included in the 1884 ballot.
STARS, directors and other pro-
gram details on the ten best fol-
low:
"Cavalcade Directed by
Frank Lloyd, from the Noel Cow
ard play, adapted by Sonya Lev
len, Reginald Berkeley and Will
liam Cameron MenieS, with cast
headed by Diana Wynyard, Give
Brook, Herbert Mundin, Margaret
Lindsay, John Warburton, Beryl
Mercer, Ursula Jeans, Merle Tot
tenham.
"42nd Street (Warner Brothers.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon, from
a story by Bradford Ropes, adapt
ed by James Seymour and Rian
James, with cast headed by War
ner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George
Brent, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell,
Guy Kibbee, George E. Stone,
Ginger Rogers Una Merkel, Eddie
Nugent, Allen jenkins, Ned
Sparks.
Private Life of Henry WIZ
Gondon Films, United Artists re-
lease, directed by Alexander
Korda, authored by Lajos BRO
and Arthur Wimperis, with cast
headed by Charles Laughton,
Binnie Barnes, Claude Allister,
Robert Donat, Lady Tree, Elsa
Lancaster, Wendy Barrie, Miles
Mander, John Loder, William
Austin, Sam Livesey.
Lady for a Day"-(Columbia) j.,
directed by Frank Capra, from a
story by Damon Runyon, adapted
by Robert Riskin, with cast
headed by May Robson, Warren
William, Glenda Farrell, Ned
Sparks, Jean Parker, Walter Con-
molly, Nat Pendleton, Robert Bos-
worth, Wallis Clark, Robert E.
O'Connor, Barry Norton.
state Fair'-(Fox), directed by
Henry King. from novel by Phil
Stong, adapted by Sonya Levien
and Paul Green, with cast headed
by Janet Gaynor, Sally Eilers,
Victor Jory, Louise Dresser, Will
Rogers, Lew Ayres, Frank Craven,
Norman Foster, Frank Melton.
Farewell to Arms" - para
mount, directed by Frank Bor-
cage. from novel by Ernest
Hemingway, adapted by Ben
Glazer, Oliver H. P Garrett,
Charles Lang, with cast headed
by Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper,
Adolphe Menjou, Mary Phillips,
Henry Armetta, Jack LaRue,
Blanche Friderlci, Gilbert Emery.
She Done Him Wrong
Paramount, directed by Lowell
Sherman, from story by Mae
West, adapted by Harvey Thew
and John Bright, With cast
headed by Mae West, Cary Grant,
Gilbert Roland, Noah Berry,
Rafaela Ottiano, David Landau,
Rochelle Hudson, Owen Moore,
Fuzzy Knight, Arthur Housman,
Lee Kohlmar.
"I Am a Fugitive Warner
Brothers., directed by Mervyn LIE
Roy, from book by Robert E.
Burns, adapted by Howard j.
Green and Brown Holmes. with
cast headed by Paul MUM, Glenda
Farrell, Helen Vinson. Preston
Foster, David Landau, Sally
Blame, Noel Francis. Berton
Churchill, Robert Warwick, Sheila
Terry, Roscoe Harms. Oscar APPEL.
"daedchen in Uniform" Film-
choice, Inc). produced in Ger
many, directed by Leontine Sa-
gan, authored by Christa Winsloe,
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in which Eddie can shine. For
instance, they used to talk about
the Wabash and Franklin WON
der Fives." They still talk about
wonder fves." Do you know
where the phrase came 1rom?
Eddie Ash, 10, these many long
years ago, was writing an art cap
ton for some pictures of the Wa
bash college basketball team. 1t
was a grand team and it hadn't
been beaten. Eddie'S pencil how
cred over the paper. Here's what
he wrote
Here They Are, Boys-the Wa
bash Wonder Five"
The name caught on and ever
since they've been tagging great
basketball teams as wonder
Fives.' The teams can thank
Eddie.
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Y AUGHs? Eddie's full of 'em.

r AUGHS? Eddie's full of EN-.
~ One day the boys were hud-
died around talking about the
good old days"
How did you make your first
dollar, Eddie?" he was asked.
well, it's a long story"
drawled Eddie. You see, L didn't
make a dollar. My first job was
delivering milk. Somebody down
the street wanted a special brand
of milk and I got the delivery
Job. One bottle a day-5Oc a
month.
But after two weeks 1 came
down with measles. 1 lost the
Job. but I got paid off. Twenty
five cents. Match that!"
Next-YOur movie eye.
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BY NORMAN E. ISAACs
Times News Editor

Edward but when knee
folks calling him Eddie,
will
Years sturdy who
Indianapolis post
His desk Of the Office when the shining
and feeling swell herubcike his face
cracks ripple off his steady stream.
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In an OFF Moment

EE AR. SUNDAY obliged He always was gracious
1VA and polite to newspaper men off stage. While
the act was on. OF course he would include them in
his denunciation One night he prayed publicly for
a certain columnSt VINO shall be nameless. He
prayed that he should be delivered from drunk
ards grave 1 happen to know that the columniSt
thanked Billy profoundly in his dressing room after
the performance and the evangelist explained that
his intentions of the best and that he had not
intended to embarraSs of his good friends of the
press.
Yesterday when Billy in his morning coat was
growing away at the devil I hao somewhat the
same impression. 1 felt that the gentleman in the
pin-striped trousers really had great animuS to-
ward MephStopholes in his dinner suit AT any rate
those two old cronies ought to get together and
shake and say No hard feeling old fellow. Same
time same place tomorrow night Same act
Copyright 1894 by
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Day. state
Fair, " Farewell
to Arms" She
D on e Hi m
Wrong, " L Am
a Fugitive from
a Chain Gang"
M a e d C hen in
Uniform" and
"Rasputin and
the Empress
My own vote
which was sub
mitted to The
Film Daily was
a S folio wv S:
&C a V ale a de-"
Il a dy for a
DAY." "Maed-
TTs
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with cast headed by Dorothea
Week, Emilia linda, Hertha
Thiele, Ellen Schwannecks, He'd
wig Schlichter.
"Rasputin and the Empress
(M-G-M, directed by Richard
Bolslavsky, from story by Charles
Macarthur, with cast headed by
John, Ethel and Lionel Barry
more, Ralph Morgan, Diana Wynn
yard. Tad Alexander, G. Henry
Gordon, Edward Arnold, Gustav
Won Sevffertitz
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his act properly IoT d HleIIO-
politan audience.
1t is not my contention
that Manhattan is more So
phisticated than its sister cities.
About the best that can be
said for us is that We never
have fallen for the Billys or
the Aimees. And they them
selves have been powerful con-
tributors to the slackening Of
the worlds appeal in this
neighborhood. To be quite
frank about it, both Aimee and
Billy have been seized in some
miraculous way by the absence
of tongues at such times as
they have tackled the magical
city. Pulpit fear has aSsailed
them. which is an even more
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it from us.

Eddie Ash was covering base
ball when Indianapolis was in two
leagues, the American Association
and the Federal. He saw Indian
apolis win two Federal League
pennants in successive years, 1913
and 1914, and saw Indianapolis
win two American Association
pennants and two Little World
Series" in 1917 and again in 1928.
And from 1917 to 1888, inclusive,
he has covered nearly every A. A.
game played in Indianapolis.
That's a record for you!
=
LIE knows officials in the
Il Il minors and majors, owners
and managers, scouts and coaches,
players and hot-dog vendors.
But baseball isn't the only spot
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"CAVALCADE' today was de-
~ clared by 384 movie critics
in this country as being the best
picture of 1885," according to The
Film Daily, which conducts this
annual nationwide poll.
The other nine winners, accord
ing to position, are as follows:
And Street" The Private Life
of Henry WILL" Lady for a
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to owe itself S31 ,OO0,O0O,OO0 by
June. 1885.
Parties to whom I mentioned
the idea in Washington last
winter scoffed it away on the
ground that the government
never could accept the wages Of
sin, although efforts had been
made even then to exact a fair
dividend in the guise of income
tax from some of the more IA
nous sinister characters who
made their money running
breweries contrary to law. Then.
too. the treasury long has de-
manded a government kitty"
on the gambling transactions
which are conducted on the
Stock Exchange.
IT seems a little SlIrerciIiOr1c IN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-10
MINERS INVITE LABOR
SECRETARY TO SPEAK
A. F. of L. and Legion Heads Also
Asked to Convention.

A r. Oh IL. ana Legion hSauS Also
Asked to Convention.
Invitations to address the biennial
convention of the United Mine
Workers of America Jan. % in
Tomlinson hall, have been extended
to Miss Frances Perkins, labor sec
rotary; William Green, American
Federation of Labor president, and
Edward A. Hayes, American Legion
national commander.
1t is expected the convention
will be attended by at least 1000
coal miners, representing a mem
bership of about 100000 John E.
Lewis, international president twelve
years, has invited city, state and
federal officials to attend.
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pictures which
they would have
lik e d to in
clude," a d d e d
Mr.. Allocate.
"A n i m a l
Kingdom a n d
Tug b GA t An
ME- for exam
pie, we're among
the topnotchers
in e n t e r tain
ment that could
not make the
l i S t. w h e n
L dies Meet
Morning Glory
Reunion in vi
emma and The
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PETERSON NEW HEAD
OF SECURITIES FIRM
Resignation of Dick Miller Is Ac-
cepted by Directors.

Resignation of Dick Miller as
president of the City Securities Cor
poration was accepted yesterday by
directors, and j. Dwight Peterson
was named to succeed him.
Mr.. Miller will remain director
and serve in an advisory capacity.
Mr.. Peterson has been in the Sc
curity business fifteen years, and
has been president and general
manager of the City Securities Cor
poration three years.
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II Seems TO Me
By
Haywood Broun

DuLY SUNDAY is back in New York after an
ID absence of seventeen years and still not getting
anywhere. Mr. Sunday may blame his failure, as ne
did the last time the lack Of religious feeling IN
New York And yet it barely is possible that the
preacher himself is at fault He never has routlned
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Fair ENOUGH
By
Westbrook PegIer

My plan to establish a great national chain OF
WI government gambling rooms, including facili-
ties for betting on the races never has received the
consideration which I think it deserves, but am
wondering if the proposition could make some
progress now that the national treasury is planning
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SH0TWELL INSTALLED
AS LAWYERS LEADER
Takes Over Dgties as President of
City Association.

Grier M. Shotwell yesterday was
installed as president of the Law
yers' Association of Indianapolis,
succeeding James c. Jay.
Other officers seated were Joseph
E. Hartman, president; j. Ed
win Mcclure, treasurer: Charles w.
Holder, secretary, and Russell j.
Dean, Telford B. Orbison, and Paul
F. Rhoadarmer, directors.