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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
Luck Played Prominent Part

GONE of us turned square, thanks more to our
~ luck and breaks than any morality within us,
and thanks, too, doubt, to timidity which gave
us to quit short of jobs which would have been
record the Squeal 5ookmat the precinct
station-house. But few went and and be-
came, 1 understand, criminals in a serious way.
There were two pioneer automobile thieves in
OUR set who used to steal Ramblers and Simpsons
and chain-drive Queens in the evening and drive
them until they gave out. Some of us could have
or two these exploits.
There were some pooroom yawners of the harm
less, but susceptible and utterly useless kind and
of course, quite plurality of the type who grow up
to call themselves statesmen" word which covers
multitude OF failures. And some, to give set
its due, turned out domestic and conscientious
pulled their black sateen sleeves and green
celluoid vSors, mounted their high stools and voted
as respectable intelligent Americans for the regu-
lar party nominees
Well Sc that was the way it was in my neighbour
hood, and don't think the youth of that block
two were any better than their parents Nor do
believe that if you to turn the entire lot of
of them upside down and shake them you could
pick up many gems. Those of us who matured
seem to have had nothing very startling to offer
followed type or trend and here now. those
who are left of us, close onto middle age with our
world in a hell of a fix.
Our class of youth were neither hot nor cold as
a class but Observation-Disclosures and I wish
could agree with myself of recent date that youth
Is clear-eyed and original and crowded to the pores
with principle. But afraid youth is just father
to middle-age and old-age and only average after
all.
have had some letters dissenting from nv
praise of youth but don't think any of them did
the job as well as have here. Always set chlnu
to make chump Of chump.
Copyright 1884 by Feature
0ShulCaOe' me-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
Messrs. BOrdh and Nye

TIME most dangerous of the reactionary foes lined
IN against cutting hours and raising wages are
senators Borah and Nye. They are about TO lay
in supply of crocodiles and flood the Senate noor
with tears They will talk of the small business
r,an" They will say that he not meet these
Conditions and they will ask our hearts to bleed
AT this poor little fellow who is being ground unoer
the heels of the trusts -.
But I think it would be well to look and see just
who is being ground under the heel of the small
business man" The SweatShop boss is small pusl-
ness man. and so is the fellow who insists to his
EMPLOYEES that anything less than twelve or four
teen hours of work a day will mean ruination Ior
him. .
am willing once more to grant certain num-
her of exceptions but generally speaking tne silalI
business man" is the harshest employer OF the lot'
He has to make up for his fundamental economic
inefficency by small wages. long hours ana INFERIOR
working conditions.
That there is tragedy in his lot Will not deny
ut can not agree at all that the entire wage scale
and the entire working week must be Kept unNer-
sally at Furnishing levels to preserve economic
snachronisms and heirlooms. If there must De SUI
fering let it be visited upon the few and not the
many. - 49,,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
'SWiped Mix and, Later, Pies

A FTER training thus man naturally would find
L n himself tired and without immediate occupa-
ton, the family being not yet awake and life not
yet generally astir in the town. The milkmen we're
around, however, cat-walking up and down the
wooden back stairs their sneaker Soles, setting
down a quart of Grade here and few cents
worth of cream for the coffee the kitchen steps.
And the pie wagon from the wholesale bakeries
were making the rounds of the neghborhood deli
catesSens in the dawn dropping stacks of pies and
bushel sacks of cinnamon rolls and coffee rings into
wooden lock boxes which stood on the sidewalks
in front.
The young bucks used to follow the milkmen
around few minutes behind and steal the milk
and drink much as they could and wantonly
smash the other bottles against the pillars of the
a." And presently, somehow, a stencil of the
ter key to the pie boxes fell into hands and we
followed the pie man around too swiping, which is
a tolerant euphemism for stealing, merchandise
of value
If we had been caught we certainly would have
ents came and pledged out and, If we had been
caught time two again, would have been
housed up in a fabulous place called Pontiac, where
the nogoodS found themselves in time, to stay until
we were 18 to 20.
We had other vices. We would hop on the street
and ring up ten a dozen fares on the poor
conductor while he was inside pokng coal into the
stove and hop off and run. We rugged the slots Of
gum-vending machines with paper wads, trick too
involved to explain in detail, to steal few pennies
per machine per day and we were pretty bad char
acters, weight for age.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29

Bob likes books, good movies
and is not an ardent sports fan.
He is CRAZY" about baseball. The
others he looks on with a tolerant
eye.
Floyd, on the other hand, en-
joys sports of all kinds and his
burning ambition is to become a
sports writer. 1t is rumored that
Floyd has a yen for ping pong
and should the rumor strike the
ears of one Eddie Ash, Mr.. Baker
should have a difficult time crack
ing into The Times sports de-
partment.
Both Floyd and Bob, by the
way, are bachelors, but from all
indications may not retain that
status for long. Mr.. Thopy's lady
love, it's said, is a charming
young lady whom he met while
covering the brokers' offices. Mr..
Bakers romance dates back to
school days.
They are Conscientious young
men and they turn out an &C
curate and very presentable mar
kets page for The Times each day.
While they've never frightened
anybody, it seems to be an office
rule to let well enough alone.
After all, feet inches and
100 pounds, and feet even and
100 pounds could be a dangerous
proposition if some one wanted to
go picking around in gas tanks
with lighted matches.
Don't you think so?
MISREPRESENTATION correspond
ent. n fet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
John BoIeS SinqS

THE stage show, Varieties" at
Il the Lyric this week, certainly
lives up to its name. 1t is sparse
ly spotted, however, with really
good vaudeville
Diminutive Frank Conville and
his partner Sunny Dale, almost
a foot taller than he Isl lead the
parade with an Interesting and
amusing charade of nonsense.
Conville, although he lacks punch
in his scenes, merrily chases over
the stage in an impersonation of a
burlesque queen singing her hit
song with the old disrobing act.
This is followed by an unusually
good impersonation of Charlie
Chaplin. Conville not only has
mastered ChapIin's walk, but also
many of his manneriSms and
tricks Miss Dale makes an ideal
partner in these cut-ups.
Frank De Voc knows how to
put over song. He has some
clever and tuneful lyrics, linked
with snappy continuity. His is an
old type, that of the happiness
man." but when it is handled APP
propriately it is still good. And
De Voc handles his act extremely
well. His last number was the
peak of the show.
John and De Pinto are two
municipal specialists who do some
fair duos on the violin and &C
Gordon.
The chorus does two very nice
routines, the military march be-
ing outstanding.
The picture on view this week is
Beloved" starring John Boles.
Boles sings, very little, but well.
The story stretches from 1887 to
1888, and from Vienna to the
United States, via the Civil and
the World wars. Gloria Stuart
does splendid work in the picture.
The story is quite sentimental and
quite jerky in sequence.
Now at the Lyric.-(By the OBJ
server0
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
Ted Lelis at Peak of Career Is Presenting Finest ShOv
of His Life at Palace Laurel and Hardy Do Well Screen

this time takes a mere shadow
of role and bleSseS it with good
acting.
Of course, Mr.. Barrymore will
be remembered for his work as
the down. and-out movie actor in
Dinner at Eight but such plays
as this are not written every day.
AS far as Mr.. Barrymore is
concerned, this is just another
movie. He is cast as a man OF
the world who is so worldly wise
that he manages a SWanky night
restaurant for titled English
gentleman.
He had not seen his daughter
since she was just baby. The
two are brought together when a
will of one of their relatives is
read by lawyer.
Both were in such bad stand
ing that the rich old aunt left
them practically nothing. The
girl is a song and dance artist and
Auntie thought stage people were
something awful.
John received nothing because
he was so worthless and so forth.
Quite by chance, the daughter,
played by Helen Chandler, is given
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
Today's Science
BY DAVID DIETZ

Il VEN dignided science occasionally goes in for
IL true confession" story. Such document has
been made public by the Smithsonian Institution
1t is the autobiography Of a southern Cheyenne
Indian woman The story was obtained by DR.
account of her early days illustrates that the life of
children everywhere has many things in common.
Her story follows;
"At first" she says, I'VE girls played what we
called tiny plays Our mothers mace rag dolls of
women men, boys, girls and babies. We useG forked
sticks for ponies, and mounted the tiny people on
the fork of the sticks, pretending to move camp.
"As I grew little Older played what we called
large play. This play consisted of real people,
namely boys and girls. The boys would go out hunt
ing and bring meat and other food. We girls would
pitch tips and make ready everything as if it
were real camp. Some of the boys would go on
the warpath and always come home victorious.
A S she grew older, so she tells, various braves
n tried to force their attentions upon her, but
she repuised all her sutors. One day, however, she
came home to find that she hardly knew by
sight had been negotiating with her father for her
hand.
And so, after she had consented to the marriage,
her relatives escorted her to place the camp
of her future husband.
folks met me- carried in blanket the rest of the
way, and let me down to the entrance Of his tipi
walked in and sat beside him. He stranger.
He had never come to me. I wondered II would
ever learn to love him." ---.4a-
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scheme. People who blthely declare that they would
like to be rid of the whole proposition are ether
careless or callous about the consequences. Ihey
seem to forget that the instant NRA is enoed Ine
children will be trooping back into the mills again
and banished sweatshops once more revived
am not naive enough to think that child LABOR
in its entirety has been ended by NRA. After all
/ have seen the proposed newspaper CODE Natu-
rallv We need the child labor amendment ana 90
not saw that sweatshops things of the past But
General johnson and his men have actually mace
some inrOads on these abuses.
Moreover there simply is no chance TO quarIei
with the undoubted fact that the promise oil the
right of collective bargaining as brought hunoreoS
of thousands of unorganized workers INTO unions
The law lacks clarity The right OF collective par
gaining in many cases has not the vigllant ana nr
support to which the government has pledged ltsel
And. even So 1 wonder why advocates OF the
eagles demolition can not that an Imperfect MIA
is better than none at all. I'm for building up the
eagle and not for cutting it down. The process OF
making the system stronger Is, in general Simple
enough There must be greater and more powerful
representation of labor 1t is ridiculous to act on the
principle that only employers can bring IN cooes'
The people most acutely aware OF abuses IN any IN
dllstrv are the workers. and it should DE tner
privilege in any activity to submit their Suggestions
and demand that the bosses give an account OF
themselves.
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not Bob ever made an error, but
the fact remains that several
months later he was made assist
ant to the markets editor.
After five years of service as the
markets assistant, during which
time he learned all the 'inS and
outs" of the daily stocks transac-
tions, in addition to the current
figures on hogs, ct cetera, Bob be-
came the full-hedged markets edi-
tor (he's radio editor at the same
time) and even though he him
self shouts in stentorian tones for
copy boy" he wiggles uncomfort-
ably when some one behind him
shouts in turn, Say, boy!"
=
ELOYD BAKER was born in
Il Terre Haute just as the clock
struck midnight one July 26th and
to this day his parents still argue
over whether he is a July 26th or
a July 9th baby.
HIS parents moved to Indanap-
oils when Floyd was about 2. A
few years later he began his
school career at School 16. He
finished his public school educa-
ton at Schools 4 and 5.
1t was about that time in his
life that the elder Bakers decided
to make at least one member of
the family musician. They pur-
chased a violin for Floyd. Floyd
took nine lessons. Then, perhaps
Intentionally, he broke his arm
and succeeded in convincing his
parents that it would be phys
ical impoSsibility for him to prac-
tice further.
The subject, it is understood,
never since has been brought up
in the Baker household.
Floyd attended Technical and
Shortridge high schools and broke
into newspaper work in 1926 with
the indianapolis Office of the
United Press. His boyhood train
ing of tinkering with mechanical
things stood Floyd in good stead
and he became the unofficial f1xer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29

Sigrid Onegin, Swedish con-
tralto, yesterday afternoon at Eng
lish's proved beyond any doubt that
she is one of the greatest dramatic
singers on the concert stage. Nine.
Onegin has that rare combination
of a great voice, technical per-
lection and remarkable dramatic
acting ability.
For my own part, I wish to re-
member her as the best singing
actress" I ever have heard. Great
dramatic acting was revealed
while she sang Schubert's Der
Doppelgaenger" and also in der
Erlkoenig."
1t was in Der Erlkoenig" that
her great dramatic gifts were re-
vealed. Her concert Immediately
became great acting theater Of
dimensions of a Bernhard or a
Duse.
In all registers, both high and
low, was found perfect tone. Her
dramatics only increased the
beauty Of tone.
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Your Health
-RY DIR. NORRIS FIsHBEIN

-rOvU vou like to have your eggs in the morning
should depend on how your stomach can take
them. A strong 'cast-iron" stomach, for example
might be able to get away with raw egg' without
harm 10 your system. But if you're subject to at
tscks of indigestion. a hard-boiled egg quickly
mashed, is best for you.
And the reason most of us eat soft-boied eggs
is because this kind meets the demands of the av-
erage digestive system.
Babies now have some form of egg added to their
diet at a very early stage, unless they show some
special senstivity to this food by reaction Of the
skin. Many physicians begin with egg yolk after
the third month and add the egg white, to which
sensitity is more likely to occur after the child is
year old
The United States uses about s5OOOOOOO 900 eggs
a year, or $50 person.
VOU can tell freshly laid egg by the amount of
air space there is in it. When the egg is still
warm it completely fills the she'll but it cools the
egg substance contracts and leaves a space at the
blunt end AS the egg grows Older. the space be-
comes larger.
The white of an egg is almost pure protein. The
yolk. however is a mixture of proteins fats. choles
tero and lecithin. containing minerals and vtamns
An esq laid in winter usually has a lighter colored
yolk than one laid in summer This depends on the
diet of the hen. If the hen fails to obtain certain
grains like yellow corn the yok gradually will be-
come paler.
The COW transfers these substances to the butter
fat of the milk. the hen to the yolk. The yellow
color is due TO chlorophyl and carotin.
Egg yolk is fairly rich in vitamin A and vita
min d.
The amount of nourishment you get out Of an
egg depends its digeSbility and the nature of its
protein The amount Of energy you get out Of it is
not great only about seventy calories.
You won't get much vitamin c out of it. either
in it, besides the fats proteins and other substances
already mentioned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29
Sigrid Onegin IN Great Voice Here

Nine. Onegin is a singer of
moods, but one of her finest &C
.complishments is that she never
over-actS.
Another treat on her program
was an aria from Lady Macbeth"
in original Shakesperean text.
Nine. Sigrid is not dramatically
one-sided. She has a fine sense
OF humor and revealed it in her
last number and she modestly
stated she wrote the lyrics. 1t
was a comedy song about a maiden
who didn't know whether she
wanted a man or wanted 70 be a
man.
Herman Reuter- is recognized
as one of the leading accompan-
lists. He lived up to that reputa-
ton yesterday. The singer gra-
ciously shared all of her applause
with him.
Again Mrs. Nancy Martens has
given indianapolis another glo-
rious afternoon of song. CBy
Walter D. HickmanD
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ride. The speedometer, it was re-
ported, touched the ninety-seven-
mile-an-hour marx. Floyd wasn't
so wild for speed after that.
One day, while covering a
story with Floyd, member of
the staff of another newspaper
handed our Mr.. Baker picture
by mistake and Floyd promptly
displayed a true taste for art.
He forgot" to return the pic
ture. Mr.. Clark promptly dubbed
Floyd a picture snatcher."
We'll" said Floyd, sit was a
good picture, wasn't it. They
print up nice in our paper"
On New Years day of 1888,
Floyd returned to The Times Of
flee to become school and lodge
page editor During the summer
months he handled the play
ground page and assisted in man
aging the annual Times marble
tournament. At the close of the
city tournament he accompanied
the winner to Chicago.
-Four months ago he was shifted
temporarily to the markets desk
as assistant to Mr.. Thopy.
4 SIDE from their size, Bob and
L y Floyd have only one thing
in common. Neither plays the
stock market.
Sure I get tips" says Bob.
why should I take 'em? Ever
since I've been on this desk, I've
found that what goes up must
come down."
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and there is not a sour or dull
second in the whole, long act.
Mr.. Lewis has many comedy
scenes in his show, but two stand
out. The peanut number is going
to be the talk of the town. Ted
throws peanuts all over the thea
ter. He exhibits expert show
manship in the handling of a
simple comedy situation.
Charles Whittier, a Negro lad.
gives an expert impersonation of
Mr.. Lewis. It's perfect. Two of
the cleverest Negro boys on the
stage are with Lewis and they
stop the show cold. A good Negro
quartet also entertainS.
Mr.. Lewis has excellent singing
and dancing support from Carroll
and Shalta, Esther Pressman,
Doris Deane and Mildred Gage.
He is carrying his largest and
best orchestra with him and the
musicians are working in perfect
accord with this genius Of song.
The years have been kind to
Ted Lewis. Today he stands as
one of the two best showmen on
the stage. Where many have fall
len by the wayside, Lewis has
climbed on and on. He is at his
peak right now.
The management wisely has on
the screen Laurel and Hardy in
Sons of the Desert" Here is a
clean little. picture showing the
two comedians convention and
lodge minded.
Charles Chase is in the comedy
support of these two and the COM
bination is right.
If you have been looking for the
ideal family show then the Palace
has it this week in Ted Lewis and
Sons of the Desert"
Nnxr a< the Pa1aCo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29


Having been young myself not
so long ago, but that I can re-
member my own exploits in
petty-thievery and malicious
mischief in distinct detail, I
must allow that l sometimes
marvel that I did not become a
minor league stick-up or auto
mobile thief and go down the
line from a first arrest and pro-
baton to the status, presently,
of hoodlum, with a record, sub
ject to arrest on sight. I did my
growing in a moderately
crowded neighborhood of Chi
cago on street of three-story
apartments. where most of the
families had freckled, buck
toothed, ordinary children. The
L" ran behind the row and the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-29

Herbert Marshall as an English
chemist with an inferiority COM
pick; William Gargan, who knows
what life is all about, and Mary
Boland as a birth control leader.
These four go in for melo-
dramatic adventure as they seek
way to escape from the island.
Leo Garlic has the role of a
guide, but he pays the price when
Gargan kills one of the natives.
From a production standpoint,
this picture is right because Cecil
B. DeMille directed it.
This is amusing melodrama,
well acted and directed. The
formula has been used many
times but under the direction of
DeMille it looks and sounds brand
new.
Now at the Circle.
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q -
MO one even joshes Bob about
IN his size, He's just little too
big for joshing.
Bob was born approximately
twelve miles south of Shelbyville,
near the Flat Rock cave, a spot
well known to all Hoosier fisher
Men. He attended school first at
Norristown, Ind, and later in a
dilapidated, one-room schoolhuose
in Hendricks township. Soon after
his graduation the Thopy family
moved to Indianapolis and Bob
went to Technical high school.
Quite a few years ago, Bob
started as copy boy on The Times,
a job he held for approximately
a year and half.
Early one morning when the
full-f1edged reporters had not yet
crawled out of their beds, the city
editor of The Times worked him.
self into a towering rage. An
aged couple in the north end of
the city had been robbed and help
was more than scarce.
The city editor regarded Bob
with a Skeptical eye.
You're big enough" he said,
Lets see if you're smart enough"
Thrilled almost to the point of
death, Bob Thopy dashed out to
cover his first story. He arrived
back safely with all the details,
and, chatting at the bit to get at
a typewriter.
Fine" said the city editor.
Give me the dope. You'd better
get back to hustling copy"
DOB admits that never before,
ID or since, has he felt such
terrific pangs of disappointment
as he did that morning when a
cruel, hard-hearted city editor
hadn't even the courtesy" to let
him write his own story.
Likeable and ambitious, Bob got
his first promotion when he was
assigned to copy figures for the
markets department. 1t is not re-
corded in the books whether or