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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-16
Treasury Statement

TDI UU-TVU FT01SI
WASHINGTON oct. Government
expenses and receipts for the current
fiscal year TO oct. IL. compared with the
corresponding period Of the previous fiscal
year.
This Year Last Year.
Expenses Sl7g9 78i 362 - 81 l08 80l 39l %
Receipts lie. $50 Sol 43 8f7. 222. 343 %
Dehcir 68- 21l ST. 0I 26l $40 048 O5
Cash Bal 1902 .365 223.72
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Retail Coal Prices
'eu DoMEsrIo RETAL PRICEs

The following prices represent quotations
from leading Indianapolis coal dealers
A ascent carving charge Der ton viii be
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Chicago Futures Range

LOCAL CASH MARKET
CITY grain elevators are paving SO cents
for No soft red wheat. Other grades
on their merits. Cash corn No. yellow
6s cents. and oats - cents.
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Money and Exchange

INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
llearings --.-----.-------.- - 30 900 ~
Debts Observation-Disclosures. 1891 600 00
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Latest Stock, Bond and
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The BOys GrOw Colder

GONE very stalwart pacihsts have abandoned their
~ position within the last few years. Professor
Einstein weakened little while ago and confessed
WILLINGNESS to arm against the Nazis. Here in Amer
lea that old war horse Roger Baldwin did complete
right about face and announced that he would not
refuse to wear the uniform in the event OF another
conflict He admitted that he had been converted to
the Communist position, which holds that a non
resistant is a little more harmful than man with
bayonet in the first wave.
Although I have read much about the neW-tan-
gled notion it may be that I misunderstood 1t be-
cause it seems to me so very silly The people VINO
call conscientious directors. romantic fools assert
that those who are against should sign UP and
then bore from within. If you go to LeavenWorth
or Atlanta you lose contact with the masses and be-
come quite useless in the movement.
At least that is the way the argument runs But
I doubt whether any Of the people who advance this
suggestion are at all familiar with the psychology or
the physical formation of an army. When war comes
it is extremely difficult for any citizen behind the
lines TO express himself The preachers and the
publishers are under careful scrutiny. They must
either wave the flag stand stock still. But where
on earth did anybody get the idea that somewhere
within the army ranks free forums and Sunday night
debating societies have existed?
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Your Health
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN,

WHETHER YOU live n a rural community or in
w a large city. the health Of your family and
those about YOU depends upon the effective control
Of disease and epidencs by your local health depart
ment.
In larger cities. in fact, it is only the work of
their modern health organizations that makes II
possible 10 live there.
Control of epide7nics of diseases carried by con-
taminated foods milk and water proper disposal OF
sewage adequate ventilation and the smoke NUS
ance, all are problems which come under the scope
of the health department.
When each OF these measures Of sanitation
installed. II reflected very promptly by definite
lowering in disease and death rates With these I'M
provements life expectancy at birth has risen by
more than a score OF years.
IF continued progress is TO be made, there must be
l. continued expenditures as new causes Of death
and diseases are determined. Now it has become
possible for health departments 10 state very def
nitely that certain minimum standards must be OBJ
served or the health department of the community
is a failure
low infant mortality rate. q low death rate
from typhoid fever scarlet fever and dphtheria and
prevention of epidemics and plaques are matters
which can be controlled scientifically.
IN these times taxpayers are subject TO great bur-
denS Nevertheless. you. as taxpayer should real
lie that the money spent for prevention of disease
probably brings greater return for each dollar than
money spent in any other way.
BECAUSE Of the stringent economic conditions
ID the budgets Of health departments have SUI
fered along with the others. However, they suffer
far more than 90 ether departments Of the govern
ment, simply because it has been exceedingly diff
cult IN the past 10 get sufficient money 10 permit
any health department 70 perform, 10 the fullest ex
tent what it might accomplish.
II has been said repeatedly that public health is
q purchsSable commodity. The amount Of money
spent for health purposes is reflected very promptly
In the death rates in the community.
In times of economic depression dangers from
poverty, worry and malnutrition are increased
lie heal
have 70 be organized and operated much more eff
esentlY than at any other period.
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wrote off a lot of red on their
books when they exhibited King
Kong"
King Kong" was a mechanical
marvel with its mountain of big
ape called king Kong" and many
prehistoric animals.
The destruction Of certain parts
of New York City by King Kong at
the end of the picture we're
marvels in faxed photography.
Where the movie King Kong"
had imagination and fine techni-
cal accomplishments, "Son of
Kong is just a mess, so far as
the story is concerned. Part of
the photography is good but the
story is so utterly impossible that
I had to laugh when I was sup
posed to be thrilled.
Son Of Kong" is sissy COM
pared to his old man. I expected
to see Kong Jr., expose a slave
bracelet any second and if he had
worn a red tie, I would have COL
lapSed.
Somebody out in Hollywood
must think that movie audiences
have the minds of 4-year- olds. I
apologize to any 4-year-old for
that statement.
Robert Armstrong and Helen
Mack struggle helplessly with sad
material. The picture seems to be
total loss
Now at the Indiana.
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Fair Enough
By
Westbrook Peqler

NEW YORK. jan 22-NOt since Mr. Roosevelt
Y took office last March have I read in the
papers of Mr. viii Rogers having dropped in on the
President to crack few jokes as he would put it,
and my friends among the Washington journalists
now advise me that, as court jester. Mr.. Rogers
definitely is out
do not know whether this would be any blow
to Mr. Rogers who seems to be doing very we'll for
himself in the moving pictures, but suppose it
would be likely TO have an effect on him as a news
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Today's Science
BY DAVID DIETZ

MATURE, it seems, may have decided to let BIZ
oogsts in on part of the secret Of how evo-
luton works For biologists believe that for the
first time in history subspeces of bird is orig
mating naturally under circumstances which permit
close observation
Biologists are more convinced today than ever
that evolution is fact. But while they agree COM
pletely with Darwin about the fact of evolution
they are not inclined to accept DarWin's explana-
ton Of the way in which evolution works
The bird which apparently is undertaking to show
biologists how evolution works is the common bob
white Ordinarily this bird is brown and white But
within the past ten years, hunters in the south
eastern part of the United States have reported see
ing some dark brick-red birds which were like bob
whites in every respect but color
Hobart Ames, who maintains large bird-hunting
preserve at Grand Junction, Tenn. in 1926 noticed
red quality in bobwhite covey The following
year he trapped several.
MIR. AMES was greatly surprised to find that
1V1 these red quail bred true to color When they
were mated with ordinary birds Of the same family
the red color was decidedly dominant in the off,
spring.
Because it was possible to protect the red oua1
from hunters on Mr.. Arnes estate, the environment
was unusually favorable for the production of a new
species.
At present, the red quail constitutes about half
the coves on one part Of the estate.
DR.. Herbert Friedman curator Of birds of the
Smithsonian institution, sent to various institutions
Tor specialized investigation, particularly of the
1t seems probable that the red bobwhite has been
In existence for some time. but that without protec
ton it has not been able to make much headway
Search Of the literature shows that the red birds
were first reported in Virginia as far back as 1921
ME manner in which new species or subspecies
arises has never been satisfactorily explained.
1t is OF fundamental Importance since it is vital
step in the evolutionary process
Darwins theory of the survival of the httest has
not been able to explain the matter satisfactorily.
Darwin called this process natural selection"
In other words nature automatically selects those
which to survive.
Evolution, according to Darwin, slow proc
ess resulting from the operation of characteristics
already present in species, but not the appearance
Of characteristics
theory which attempts to do this is the theory
of mutations advanced by the Dutch biologist Hugo
De Vries. His theory is that new species result from
the sudden appearance OF offspring which are
freaks. or mutants. differing radically from their
parents.
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ton to which he still reveals traces
of ardent loyalty-and worked on
the old Notre Dame Daily and
Scholastic.
One of his Notre Dame profess
sors assigned an original short
story as part of the months work.
Carlos never completed his work.
He couldn't hand in anything, as
he had nothing.
Wondering what the quarters
grade would look like, Carlos one
day met his professor coming
down the hall.
We'll, thought Carl, here it
comes. No yarn. No pass"
Good afternoon, Mr.. Lane"
said the professor, smiling. THAT
was splendid story you wrote.
It's the best thing you've ever
done"
Carl pulled at his ear, looked at
his professor quizzically. He could
see the professor was Sincere-but
laboring under a false impression.
yes" answered Carl finally, Il
think so, too"
He still does.
OARL LANE can write beauti-
~ fully-and at times does.
The day Knute Rockne lost his
life in that tragic plane crash at
Bazaar, Kan, Carl sat at his type
writer and wrote for The Times
the most beautiful, plaintive, and
majestic story of Knute Rockne's
passing any paper in the United
States ever printed. We think
so, anyway.
1t left a lump in our Threats
and we in the office never think
of that tragic airplane crash
without remembering Carl Lanes
story.
But he has done other things
for The Times.
He covered the southern In
diana flood by plane in 1890. ,.
He covered the Marion lynch
ing, the Marverine Appel murder
in South Bend; the Rockne. fu-
neral, the Virgil Kirkland trial
for the Staying of Arlene braves,
and almost a dozen bank rob-
berries.
Carl broke into the newspaper
business in an odd manner. Driv-
ing through Mishawaka shortly
after leaving Notre Dame, he
halted to chat a minute with a
former classmate, who was work.
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tanned distinct White House flavor or gave off
White House odor or some such matter that
There was while there, shortly after Mr. Roose-
welt nominated when it looked as though
comedian named Eddie Bowling had the inside track
and would become the court jester of the new deal
The reproach is on me, I suppose and not Mr.
Bowling, that never have been quite able to place
him. 1t seems to me that there is always a comedian
named Eddie Bowling and this lacked identity
with me. 1 do remember that ne was the young
man who hoped up on the speakers bridge at the
Democratic convention in Chicago that morning
when the leading statesmen went off to the Congress
hotel to decide on Mr.. Roosevelt as the peoples
choice Young Mr.. Bowling stepped up there Just
as he was, without SO much a wad of gum, a bang
Of hair over his eyes or a single, home spun
philosophical "ain't" and conducted a childrens
hour, ad lib. He introduced various persons of the
type known celebrity and uttered a series of re-
marks in the manner commonly described as run
ming fire.
1t is my recollection that Mr. Rogers was present
at the time and that when they turned the conven-
ticn over to this Mr.. Bowling made mental note
that this action definitely pegged Mr.. Rogers as
Republican humorist. True, in his act he had al
ways referred to ''us Democrats"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-22
The Effect Of a Belt

WHEN. as a war correspondent was instructed
w to wear a sam Browne belt came closer to
militarsm than have been since or ever expect to
be again. Indeed. knew radical who in a trench
picked UP a rifle and fired at men who were not foe
at all according to his philosophy.
believe that those who hate war should keep
away from the sound of the bugles. I believe that
they should cease to go about saying TITS too bad
but inevitable"
Who saws that it is inevitable? You and your
friend on the cornerl All right I'll get 302 to cry
YOU down. Possible? Yes. Probable? I'm afraid
So But mention inevitable and the many mill
lions Of us will reply: You can't make war without
us and you can't make war with US. We've made up
our minds-no more war
"Inevitablel" Oh yeahl
Copyright. 1884. BY Tmesl
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Rogers Served TWO Presidents

OUT he had served, so to speak, in two Republican
- administrations and his great personal wealth
and his social intimacy with all the noted Republican
statesmen of the time seemed to identify him with
the Republican party
But, although Mr. Bowling appeared in the news
with Mr.. Roosevelt now and again during the next
few months he quietly dropped back after inaugu-
ration day and he did quite accede to the post
the prerogatves and the perquisites of the court
jester Possibly he decided that humor should be
nonpartiSan and declined 10 limit himself to a
Democratic following, knowing that Democratic adj
illustrations come far between. Or it may be that
Mr. Roosevelt on looking around him. decided that
there enough clowns Glowing it in dead earnest
in Washington.
Prestige and receipts aside Mr. Rogers may feel
well satisfied with his at the American court
1t is no feat of main strength to make Mr. Roose-
welt laugh even though the man has had personal
trials OF kind to stif1e the hurnor in most people,
But the man who made Mr.. Coolidge and Mr. Hoover
wrinkle their features into that curious, hurt look
which, in them passed for hilarity. accomplished
something on the order of an achievement
He was the only who could do it.
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The Theatrical World
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

fort and, also, just what he
thinks of any person who would
be shallow enough to feel that
way. He walks out.
But the turning point in the
seemingly impossible reconcilia-
ton is the interference of two
lovers whom LYDIA and Don had
had occasion to meet one night
at a speakeasy. The man, a
reformed crook, played by George
Raft, has promised his sweet
heart, Eve Haron, played by Helen
Mack, that he will go straight.
And he does.
But into the perfect picture
comes a stool-pigeon and cop.
The crook is sent up the river and
the sweetheart, a most loyal little
standby, is put into the charge
of a state home, as she is expect
ing a child.
Eve appeals to LYDIA in an eff
fort to get word to her sweetheart
in jail. LYDIA becomes a go-be-
tween and even aids the two N
an effort to escape. From their
rough but real show of emotions
LYDIA sees what love is and re-
allies that she has that kind of
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federal building, where he served
two months. He worked two
months on the copy desk, and
then turned photographer. For
six months he toiled as the demon
photographer. Then he left, only
to return last year as assistant
sports editor.
His qualifications for the job?
He says himself that he made
all the second and third teams
in everything that you can think
of
He sits across the desk from
Eddie Ash, The Times sports
editor, and takes advice from that
veteran of sports.
But before we close let us tell
you the prize story, about Mr..
Lane, your friend and our friend.
The day a bandit gang held up
the Clinton Qnd.) bank, and held
off posse with machine gun
mounted in car, Carl dashed off
to Clinton in a National Guard
plane.
The plane veered over to Sidell,
Ill, arriving there just after three
of the bandits had been killed
and two others captured.
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man, played by Lew Ayres, who is
headed for a western lumber
camp, and blond Sue Fleming,
acted by June Knight, who eX-
poets to be married at the end
of the trip. The man whom she
plans to marry is a fellow passen-
ger who turns out to be only a
petty racketeer, but who already
has wife. These are Alan Dine
hart and Minna Gomben.
Things go fairly well until the
bus reaches Denver, where Dine
hart, for the sake of simplicity,
finds it eXpedent to commit muir
der. When the law catches up
with the travellers, things begin to
look pretty black for Sue, but the
sleuthing by Ayres results in JUS
tice being done, though not until
the bus and a police airplane have
been wrecked in a spectacular
scene. Miss Knight is, Of course,
rescued from the debris by Mr..
AyreS and eventually find happi-
ness in the lumber camp.
While all this is going on, Eu-
gene Palette, as disappointed
courier, furnishes many good
laughs. Alice White, show girl,
promotes herself passage from
coast to coast by finding favor
with the bus drivers; manages to
get herself engaged to Palette
only to find that he is wanted as
bigamist. Although Gross Coun-
try Cruise" is fast-moving and at
times exciting, it is nothing out
Of the ordinary.
Bill Telaak, late of Earl Car
rolls Vanities, heads "Frivolities
Of Today" on the stage, which is
well above the average run for
local vaudeville. Telaak, with his
droll jokes and ridiculous falls
draws many laughs and he tops
the act off with an able encore.
Rod and Morley Carter, assisted
by the Dame Sisters, prove them
selves to be infectious comedians
with a wealth Of good stories well
told.
Fid Gordon does amazing things
With his violin. 1t appears that it
doesn't much matter what he does
with It, ne gets alleged music as
the result. The three Vanderbilt
boys are back again-this time
with even more collegiate capering
and less Of what generously might
be classified as singing.
Mills and Cappy contribute sew
eral tap dance numbers. Dorcis
and Eddie, dance team, and Ruth
Racette with her songs, remain for
the second week, the dancers ex-
hibiting much better perform
ance than before.
And still the streamline chorus
improves, being at their best this
week in a tableau and dance in
front Of a back drop which is a
notable reproduction, in color and
lighting, Of Maxf1eld Parrishs
"Daybreak."
Now at the Lyric. CBy the OBJ
server)
q
Roman Scandals now is on
view at the Palace. Eddie Cantor
is the star. 1t has been reviewed
in this department. 1t is doing
tremendous business.
Burlesque is On view at the
Mutual anc Colonial.
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Fredric March, gets an oppor-
tunity to strike out for himself
IN an engineering enterprise in
the west, and he offers LYDIA the
opportunity of becoming his life
partner in the big game of ex-
istence. she fools herself into
thinking she is doing the right
thing and tricks him into giving
up his enterprise by telling him
that she is to have baby.
This. of course, changes his
mind until he discovers that she
has tricked him and then, in a
grand and glorious herman man
ner. the professor tells his pretty
maid that she is afraid of losing
her social prestige, scared Of los
ing her clothes, money and COM
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Without Benefit of AgitatOrs

T>VEN the agitator VINO speaks carefully behind
Il the palm of his hand is likely to be detected
The most difficult to make protest against
armed conflict lies with those who are already
signed up with the organization.
And I think there is another valid objection.
Very few OF 100 per cent proof against the
sound of fife and drum. heavy drug seduceS civil
ians in time of war and makes them shout Hip,
hip. hoOrayl" But the lure OF the infantry and the
cavalry and the engineers is still more potent Burnt
children OF this world. I you, dread the fire.
Don't think that you put on khaki and still
avoid its subtle seduction.
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20 further It seems to that another war IS dis
tinctlv probable The whole lineup OF the nations Is
propitious for conflict. The stage Is set even more
completely for hostlites than it was in 1914
T3ut This second world war is not inevitable. 1t
IS within the power of mankind to prevent IT, Wars
are made by man. They do not fall under the de-
featist phrase which Classics other catastrophes as
'acts OF God"
I won't fight Now if that is true Of you and
Won and YOU there will be no war. OF course, l
have read that the attitude of nonresistant pacsm
is old-fashioned have even heard 1t pointed out
that It plays into the hands of the war makers
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Chortling gleefully, Carl trained
his camera on all and Sundry He
took pictures of practically every
body in the posse, of the guns,
the shooting scene, and every
thing you could imagine.
Smiling complacently, he loaded
his camera into the plane and
back to indianapolis they flew,
Carl blissfully dreaming of his
city editors whoop of joy when he
would see the magnificent photo
graphic display.
Down to Stout field swooped the
airplane and into the hangar it
TAXED. Down jumped Carl. AS
he lifted the camera out, the plate
magazine came open and down
on to the hangar floor crashed a
dozen priced plates.
Carl sat on a box, chin III hand
and stared at the plates.
you should never cry over
spilled milk" he told Lieutenants
Robert Taylor and Matt Carpen-
ter, "but in just what way shall I
word that when I tell the city
editor?"
Next-He covers the courthouse.
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anne" is mighty fine all-famlly
theater with the marionetteS
doing opera. and gigantic stage
dance numbers just as II they
were human beings.
The story is built around the
marionettes because the hero,
Tony. played in romantic matinee
style by Gene Raymond, loves
them more than he does Suzanne,
played by Miss Harvey.
The puppets representing Miss
Harvey, Mr.. Raymond, Charles
Chaplin. Will Rogers and the
others are masterpieces. They
actually are lifelike.
The puppets act like the
originals and those responsible
for recreating the voices are
splendid. Mr.. Raymod turns out
to be a good mimic.
1t is a sweet, but not too sweet,
love story, which is built up
around Suzanne and Tony. When
Suzanne ca tight wire walker
and dancer) falls and becomes a
cripple, it is Tony and his
friends who nurse her back to
health.
Tony considers Suzanne just a
marionette and Suzanne becomes
Jealous of the puppet because she
wants to receive the kisses of
Tony and not the puppet
Here is a Pollyanna story that
is not too sticky. 1t is comfortable
entertainment and proves that
marionettes may be great enter
tainers.
Leslie Banks is very effective as
the old-faShioned villain. the
manager of Suzanne. Watch his
crooked eyes. It's quite a trick
Of makeup.
Miss Harvey is miles away from
being a good actress. At this stage
of her development. she is just
cute.
Now on view at the Apollo.
Here's an InSipid Story
TINE most insipid story I ever
1have seen on the screen is Son
Of Kong"
Exhibitors all over the country,