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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
Trends
Henry Ford Voices
Faith by Vast
Spending.
; By VINCENT 8. LYONS =
Times Financial Editor

HENRY FORD. the nations
II leading automobile magnate.
continued to display his faith in
the country's soundness in a dem
onstrative manner. Yesterday ne
announced that an additional So
100000 would be spent for improve
ments and betterments on the
FLYER Rouge plant, making total
expenditures on this project in the
last 10 months Of S20000.O00.
Dove-tailing 49,. 49,. tcis was the
word from Washington that the
Administration is giving further
study to the possibility Of lending
funds for industrial expansion.
Under the contemplated program
the funds loaned TO various units
Of industry would be utilized for
the purpose Of making needed bet
termentS and Improvements on the
same scale as those undertaken by
the Ford organization.
Taking the country as whole,
undoubtedly the plant efficiency Of
the nation has experienced a slight
letdown during the last few years.
It is true of course that there has
been no test Of this presented, for
industrial production today Is
sharply under capacity. In the last
few years little money has been
spent by big business in modern
izing and improving its facilities.
But meanwhile, depreciation and
obsolescence continued to work IN
their ordinary manner.
n
GONE companies, of course, hav-
- ing the funds with which to do
1t, did improve their properties.
Many others we're DESTROYS of max
ing similar expenditures, but their
financial condition was such that
this could not be done. A few years
prior, the company could float
bond issue or an issue of stock and
apply the proceeds of such an oper-
alton to the institution of this pro-
gram, but the breakdown of the
new capital market has prevented
that.
Henry Fords action can not be
construed as a definite indication
that long list of companies will
fall into line and make huge ex-
penditures. This is not possible in
the greater number of cases because
of the above mentioned reason.
Henry Ford no longer can be re-
garded as merely the head OF
business enterprise; he is an indl-
ridual institution. Consequently
it a. rather difficult to read into his
announcement any general corpo-
ration significance.
But there can be no denying the
fact that such expenditures, wheth-
er made by Henry Ford or any one
else. can only have the effect OF in
spring confidence. However, in
this particular instance the impli-
cations are stronger because of the
hand of Ford, who it seems has de-
veloped the ability to do things at
the right time.
q
TINE Administration would like
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11

Latest Stock, Bond and
Commodity Quotations
Evening star., 1934-12-15
"THE MENACE"
PUTS PROBLEM
TO AUDIENCE
Story at the Metropolitan
Cives Customers Chance
to SoIUe Mystery.

Menace" a decidedly swift and
puzzling mystery yarn, opened here
yesterday at Warner Bros Metro
politan, with Gertrude Michael, Paul
Cavanaugh, John Lodge and sundry
others in the cast. Telling the tale Of
three persons, two men and a woman,
who have been threatened with death
by maniac intent upon revenging a
brother he imagines they have killed
(the man actually shot himself during
a sullen mood of Disappointment, the
picture is one of the creepiest who
dunit thrillers" manufactured around
the show shops in recent months.
Two out of the three intended VIC
tins get knives in the backbone can
take it, and the other dies-but, ere
the final curtain, the villain is re-
vealed, and we don't mind saying this
is the first and only mystery plot we
ever solved before some one drew a
map of it on the screen. Especially
recommended to your attention are the
antics of a certain butler, who is the
key man of the whole ghastly busi-
ness. If you can unravel him, as it
were, the rest is easy.
The Met this week has its usual
ample quota of shorts and double
length news reel. Suggest you miss
the current Broadway Brevity" If pos
sible. 1t is embarrassingly terrible.
R. B. P, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
PRESENT A COMEDY.

A short three-act comedy, For
Rent. Furnished" was presented by
the Parish Hall Players of the Atone
ment Lutheran Church in the church
hall last night.
The comedy. however, was spotty,
the main wit eminating from the role
of Laura Waugh AS Ada, the young
daughter of a married couple living
in an apartment, Miss Waugh carried
the major part of the comedy.
The play concerned the trials and
tribulations' of young married
couple. Several conflicting stories
are told and enacted by the cast, the
principal one being the husband
doubling his wife's love. In the mar
ried couple roles were Clifford Vaughn
and Lucille Johnson. Both did credit
able work despite the sometimes no
ticeable lack of proper lines. George
Hunt, as an old suitor of the newly
married wife, also put forth a good
effort. The kid next door, (Ada)
just about carried" the play, how
ever.
Others in the cast who had lesser
roles but fulfilled them acceptably
were Evelyn Mcdonald, Mrs. Rosser
Robert Volland, Mrs Borden, Aagot
Nordby and William E. Tribe.
r. B. H.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
PUPILS GIVE PLAY.

Friends and patrons of Little Gun
ston, the junior department of Gun
Ston Hall. have been invited to at
tend the Nativity Play given by mem
bers of the school this afternoon at
o'clock in the auditorium, 1906 Flor
ida avenue. The play is opened by a
professional chorus of % former jun
ior school girls who are now in the
upper school. The music used is the
Kol Nidre, an old Hebrew theme,
played by Mildred Kolb Schulze at
the piano and Carolyn Randall, vio-
lin. The Sargent Frieze of the
Prophets has been used as the pic
torial background of the first scene,
while the music is based upon au-
thentic Hebrew melodies.
Sunday night the senior school will
hold a candlelight service followed
by scenes from Little Women" in
which the following students will take
part: Harriet Freeman, Fame Craig,
Anne Woolworth, Betty Joe McNar-
ney, Mary Ovelton Zurhorst and Helen
Patton.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
In Local Music Circles

Peter Wagner, who was Ill. Mrs.
OLeary's program included two Yugo-
slavian folk songs and songs by
Foudrain, Richard Hageman and
Lehar and two encores. Mrs. John
HutSon. pianist, accompanied Mrs.
OLeary in her songs and also played
three Hungarian folk songs which she
arranged especially for piano.
The Y. w. C. A. will present its
annual Christmas caroling program,
starting Thursday, under the direction
of Mary NJ Burnett, music secretary
of the Y. w. c. A. The schedule is
as follows: Thursday evening, Blue
Triangle Club, Seventeenth and K
streets; Friday noon, staff at GA E
street and Seventeenth and K streets;
Friday evening, Elizabeth Somers Glee
Club; Saturday noon, staff at Seven
teenth and K streets; Saturday eve
ming, Business and Professional Wo-
mems Glee Club Monday noon, De-
cember "a, staff at Seventeenth and
K streets.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
"THE BLACK FLAMING0"
BY MONTGOMERY GROUP
Young Players Present Thrilling
Stage Story of Some Mys-
terious Doings.

The Montgomery Players last night
turned their ample artistic talents 10
costume and mystery, playing piece
by one Sam Janney, called The BLACK
Flamingo," and in so doing had those
ample abilities taxed to the utmost by
an opus only slightly less heavy and
dreary than the cold stone walls OF
the Black Flamingo Inn, wherein the
action occurs.
The story is about various attempts
by various gentlemen to recover for
various reasons a diamond necklace
belonging to the Queen Of France. II
has a very good first act curtain
wherein a fellow looks up chimney
for something and gets yanked up into
darkness by the neck, and very good
second act curtain wherein the same
fellow bOunces down out Of the CHM
ney to fall limp before most OF the
cast.
But any complaints must be against
the play itself. for there can be none
against the players. Each and every
one of them reads his lines in thor
ough manner. Walter NJ. Mcintosh
does the best job as an eager Would-pe
murderer of any and all French aris-
tocrats of the year 1892, fully deserv-
ing the smashing salvo of applause he
received for an especially rousing
TRADE against said aristocrats. Eliza
beth Moore is another who deserves
the laurel crown for a noble piece of
work. She has herself hypnotiZed
beautifully, screams loudly and well,
smiles sweetly and in general does an
all-around grand piece of acting.
Doris Dewey Day. Margaret j.
Buckley, Edmond E. Soper, Ralph S.
Fowler and J. Mahlon Selby are also
of much help, with the burden of COM
edy relief being placed upon the
shoulders of Mr.. Selby, who achieves
it by being an effeminate and pretty
lover of roast piglets. Others who do
their bits we'll are Margaret B. Key
hoe, James Russell Nicholson, J. A.
Bishop. Clarence L. Click, William J.
Mcintyre and Harold S. Norton.
THE Black Flamingo' was directed
by j. A Bishop 1t will be repeated
tonight at 800 at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School. H. NJ.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
"THE TINKER" STAGED
BY CHURCH PLAYERS
Young People of National City
Christian Church Do Well
With Eastman Play.


An actor in a comparatively small
role turned out the best performance
last night when the Dramatic Club
of the National City Christian Church
presented 1.-The Tinker" by Fred
Eastman. That actor was Harold
Minor, who played the part of Jermey
Whitney, drunken wreck, broken by
a life spent squandering his inheri-
tance. He played the part without
once stepping beyond the realm of
probability or indulging in over-dra-
matte gestures.
S. Whitman Cordes also did well as
David Whitney, Jermey'S brother.
He is bank clerk in small New
England town, burdened by an ex-
travagant family who spend more
than they can afford in the hope that
supposedly dead uncle has remem-
bered them in his will. When they
do read the will they find that what
the uncle has left them is their love
for one another, the JOY that comes
with old age, the appreciation of good
literature and the beauties of nature.
The part of the tinker is played by
Theodore Freter. He comes into the
Whitney home to repair a clock, but
before he leaves he shows the family
that love and understanding mean
more than money. Jane Seymore
mildred Smith, clever little miss,
finally reveals him as the very much
alive uncle, who indeed has enough
money to help the Whitneys out of
their financial difficulties.
Another player deserving mention is
Laney Payne Sadler, who played the
role of Marjorie, David's daughter.
"The Tinker" will be presented again
this evening at the social hall, 1910
Vermont avenue, at 8 o'clock.
G. E. H.
Evening star., 1934-12-15

WHILE this weeks stage show at
w the Earle is unpretentious it
seemed to us to be also particularly
agreeable. 1t starts off with the Five
Balabanow, good accordian act. that
is cheered along by the dancing talents
of its maestro and the buxom beauty
of some of its frauleins. 1t continues
with the Three Queens, fast-stepping
trio who have timed their act exactly
right. 1t features William Hall,
giant baritone, who fooled his audi
ence yesterday by proving that he can
sing without mike" which un-
expected gesture (Which some fellow
in the audience demanded) gave
him an ovation. And it ends with
those Show Boat" radio comedians,
Molasses and January, whose some
times new and sometimes old (and
sometimes not SO nice) jokes get roar
from the multitude.
TOE PENNER'S duck and college
Rhythm go merrily quacking
along for second week at the Palace
thus proving pretty definitely that we
were all wrong when we said that the
picture wasn't so good. According to
the box Office. Mr.. Penner is a riot,
Lanny Ross is Barrymore, Miss Brian
is Duse and Jack Oakie is Charlie
Chaplin-only we don't think so.
Still-it's not one of the worser mu-
steals, being gay in spirit, full of good
music (some of which is we'll sung by
that excellent singer. Mr.. Ross and
amusingly motivated by LYDIA Roberti,
a swell comic. and by the occasionally
drole Mr.. Penner.
If you like Mr.. Penner, you'll like
the film very much If you don't,
you'll get along well enough with Mr..
Oakie conceded by many to top Pen
ner), Miss Roberti and George Barber
as the department store magnet whose
foot is the cause of much interest.
The picture has at least two of the
seasons best songs.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
Another Aviation Story
With Mr.. Baxter as Hero
Hell in the Heaven" Shows Battles in the Skies
and All the Excitement That Goes With
Them-Estele Taylor on Stage.

out what the dreams meant One day
he shot down a plane flying the baron's
banner. and it seemed the curse had
been lifted. He was about to skip of
to matrimony with the merry French
laSS-mucho schmolzo, as Mr.. Peters
lisps-when he is informed the victory
was somewhat silly, as the baron's
brother was flying his plane in that
battle. Oh. well, the baron shows up
Steve leaps out Of his go-to-wedding
suit into plane and they have very
pretty shooting match in the clouds
When Steve's machine gun jams he
solves his predicament by smacking
straight on into the baron's plane
They both tumble earthward; both get
a mere scratch or two for their fall
Steve runs off to ring wedding bells
In the meantime various other men,
bers of his. troupe have met various
tragic fates. Thought you'd like to be
forewarned. to send flowers.
Miss Estelle Taylor is the stage
show headliner at Fox this week. A
decidedly charming person, she sings
a rather mixed assortment of songs
in good voice. We thought "Contin-
entail" out of place on her program
and the semi-sentimental numbers
the best.
Perhaps the most exciting piece OF
theatres seen around here is the act
staged by the Great Yacopis. top
notch teeter-boa act which achieves
the impossible approximately six times
over. Don't get in late and miss this
one They open the bill.
The inning on the boards is filled
out with Miss Helen Compton's ade-
quate Bryn Mawr Orchestra, all girls
and few specialties, and a comedy
turn by ST Will and Joan Davis.
The Fox also has the usual news
reel, very familiar if you have been to
the other theaters around town this
week. The topical photographers seem
to be running in coveys these days,
aping one another like SO many
monkeys At least the results are
horribly alike. r. B. P, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
Where and When
lCurrent Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Ode to Liberty" at 2:2O
and 500 pm.
EarIe-"Limehouse Blues" at 10:40
am, 1880, $40, $50, 755 and 1905
pm. Stage shows at 1905, 2:30, 4:5Or
tbs and 9:25 pm.
LOew's Fox-"Hell in the Heavens,
at IL am, 1885, 4:2O, 7:10 and 9.55
pm. Stage shows, with Estelle Iay-
lor in person, at 12:40, 1925, 6:l0 and
pm.
Metropolitan-"Menace." at 11:25
am, 1:l0. 2:55, 4:4O, 6:25, S:15 and
10 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Man Who Re-
claimed His Head" at 11:54 am,
1854, 3:54, 5:54, 7:54 and 9:54 pm.
PaIace-"College Rhythm" at 11:25
am, 1;3O, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and $40
pm.
Columbia-"The Painted VEIL" at
1870 am. 1:3O. 3:35. 5;35, TAO and
GAS pm.
Tivoli-"Big Hearted Herbert" at
2:2O, 4:30, $50, $40 and 9:55 pm.
Ambassador - The Last Gentle
man, at 2:15. 4:2O. els, 8 and Gas
pm.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT.

A Christmas pageant, written and
directed by Mrs. Thomas w. Pyle and
sponsored by the Bethesda Woman's
Club, will be given tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School. Principal
players will include Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor, Mrs. Roland Marshall, Mrs
Maud Howell Smith and members OF
the Montgomery Players. The Low
cite Choral Club, directed by Mrs. Eva
Whitford Lovette, will furnish the
musical background.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
GARB0 FILM BACK
FOR ANOTHER WEEK
"The Painted Veil' Opens at the
Columbia for a Run of
Seven DAYS.

A mere two weeks downtown would
never be enough for any Garbo film,
hence the return to F street of "The
Painted Veil," which opened yesterday
at the Columbia for the third week.
On the screen, Somerset Maugham's
tale is a sort of jumbled-up affair, but
it has Garbo, more than which no film
could have. 1t has Carlo, maybe not
at her best, but far, far from her
worst. First of, she is smiling and
happy Garbo with brand-new hus-
band acquired, from all indications,
because he could take her places she
had never been), then later, through
press of circumstances or Mr..
Maugham or Director Richard Bole-
slavski she is a saddened and trouble
ridden creature with a disillusioned
husband, lover and problem on her
hands.
"The Painted VEIL" dreary as it may
be, is an excellent vehicle for the
glamorous one, handing her an oppor-
tunity in the earlier scenes to be a gay
and zestful young lady, then turning
around (when she gets to China and
has a lover in addition to husband)
and providing for her all the sorrows
she needs to evoke her more tortured
moods. But merry or moody, she is
Garbo and If you are one Of the SO
out of a 100, that is sufficient recon-
mendation for any film; there is only
one Garbo.
Herbert Marshall, the husband In
the case, runs Garbo close race for
acting honors, but, of course, excellent
acting is expected of Mr.. Marshall
George Brent plays the cad who almost
breaks up more or less happy home,
! and in our opinion at least, he does
that sort of thing well. Jean Her
sholt, Warner GLAND and Forester
Harvey have only bit roles, but do
them well. H. M.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
BENEFIT SHOW.

A benefit performance, showing Joe
E. Brown in Son of Sailor" an
Our Gang comedy and Walt Disney
Christmas cartoon, will be given at
the Takoma Theater Wednesday, De-
cember 19, at $3.50 pm.
Admission by contribution of new
articles of clothing, food and toys.
The benefit is sponsored jointly by
the Lions Club and Takoma Theater
All contributions will be distributed
by the Lions Club to needy families
of Takoma Park and vicinity.
Evening star., 1934-12-15

about the two aviatorS? Or
was it one? Well, however
twas, they have told 1t
again rather attractlvely
and with the usual frills in film
called Hell in the Heavens" which
opened yesterday here at Loews Fox
Theater.
At this stage of the flying picture
game, characters, plot and settings
are beginning to wear that slightly
tarnished look of a road company at
its 3O8th performance of double
Uncle Toms Cabin" but don't let
that worry you. Warner Baxter is
the hero of the latest cinematic ven-
ture into the skies, the feminine in
terest is accented by Conchita Monte
negro and there are a lot of we'll
trained minor actors following up the
procession with impersonations OF
(a) the young man who is too full
of ginger to think of his own thick
skin in aerial dog fights; (b) the
bright eyed boy scared to death by his
own dreams, and darned good i'm
agination in re: The pleasures of be-
ing shot down in flames; (c) the
comic orderlies and the grim me-
chanics, proud of their motors and
rather harsh critics of the flyers
handling them.
In case you are worried about the
fates of these gay Devil Dogs 1--WE liked
their bottle dedicated to death, as
grandiose a gesture as has been made
since Diamond Jim Brady's transpor-
tation set, you may be sure Mr.. Bax-
ter wins his sky-high tussle with the
mighty baron, German ace who hap
PLY is not to be slain by mere fall
of few thousand feet. You see. Lieut..
Steve Warner (all good Americans in
France are named Steve, We believe)
was so scared of the baron the name
held fatal fascination for him. Every
night he dreamed the German ace had
shot him down. Every day he went
scooting around the heavens to find
Evening star., 1934-12-15
TWO FEATURE FILMS.

The unusual prospect of witnessing
two different feature films in the same
week, faces Loew's Palace Theater pa
irons. When the current attraction,
college Rhythm" with Joe Penner,
Lanny Ross and others makes its
exit on Friday morning, "It's a Gift, )"
a comedy with w. C. Fields and Baby
Leroy will take its place.
Its a Gift" will remain on the
Palace screen for four days only, with
"Forsaking All Others" the drama
that brings together for the first time
Clark Gable, Joan Crawford and Rob-
ert Montgomery. slated to open on
Christmas day for an indefinite run.
Evening star., 1934-12-15

IL UllC Olu, Olu tllCIltC vi viz
broken-hearted Oriental falling in
love with a young girl who Is fond
Of him only in a great big Girl Scout
way. But it is made bearable by the
oily Mr.. Raft, Anna May Wong as
the sinister Chinese who loves him
more than she should, and one or
two others with horsehair mustachios
who make splendid background. Who
ever. had the brilliant idea of casting
docile Miss Parker as a fiery pick
pocket of Limehouse must have since
gone off on a long, long trip. We
can think of no one in Hollywood
who is so totally unsuited to the role.
Since, however, Miss Parker Is an
up and coming young actress who
can tackle any assignment with a
fair degree of success, the result OF
her Limehouse ramblings are not so
delirious as you might suspect. She
is, nevertheless, much more pleasant
when she falls in love with that dog
fancier, Kent Taylor (this, by the
way, is new occupation for 'hero'D
than she is when she is lolling around
Limehouse, gloomily fog bound.
The return of Miss Wong to the
screen is an event of Importance
made less important, unfortunately,
by the role to which she has been
assigned. One of the really better
actresses of any hemisphere, Miss
Wong is given only few stilted
moment of love, hate, passion and
what-have-you, and makes her bitter
exit (she stabs herselD almost COM
pletely in the dark.
In spite of this, that and the other
there is something eerie enough and
exciting enough about ''Limehouse
Nights to give average patron an
average kick. And when Mr.. Taylor
goes up in that elevator, supposedly
to his doom, the lady next to us yes
terday let out such yell as must
have been heard even in Hollywood
by Mr. Raft-for whom, no doubt,
1t was intended.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
LEGAL NOTICES.


SUPREME COURT OF The DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Holding Probate Court.-No.
A. .391 Administration This Is TO Glye
Notice: That the subscribers. OF the
District of Columbia have obtained from
The Probate Court OF the District OF
Columbia Letters Testamentsry on the
estate of GIsham NJ. Hill late OF the
sons hay, lg claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the vouchers thereof. legally authen-
ticated TO the subscribers, on or before
the oath day OF November. AID. 1888;
otherwise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit Of SAID estate nA, Giyen
ber 1894 GRAHAM L. HILL. 621 Far
ragut st N. W. SUSAN B. HILL. 1907
Shepard St N w Seal Attest:
THEODORE COGSWELL. Register OF Wits
for the District of Columbia Clerk OF
the Probate Court deS. .l0.2I
Evening star., 1934-12-15
WILLIAM J. CONLYN. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia Holding Probate Court.-No.
A. SOB. tion.-This is to Give
Notice: That the subscriber, OF the state
Court Of the District of Columbia. Letters
of Administration on the estate OF Suzle
NJ McCol late of the District Of Columola,
deceased All persons having claims agalnst
the deceased are hereby warned 10 exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof. legally
authenticated to the subscriber. on or
before the 9Th day of December, AID. 1898;
otherwise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. Given
under my hand this 9Th day of December.
1894. TELFAIR B DORSETT Upper MARI
boro Nd. (Seal) Attest. THEODORE
COGSWELL. REGISTER of Wills for the Dis
rrrf >
Evening star., 1934-12-15

The Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church choir, under the direction OF
Mrs. Albert w. Volkmer, with Mrs
Dudley C. Jackson at the organ, will
present its annual Christmas carol
yesper service Sunday at 4 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
JNO. II. SMALL. Attorney.
FOG Southern Building.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Holding Probate Court.-No.
4747S Administration.-ThiS is to Give
Notice: That the subscriber, OF the State
Probate Court of the District of Columbia.
Letters testamentary. on the estate of
Taylor Grandy, late of the District OF CO.
lumbia deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof
or before the eth day of December. AID.
1895: otherwise they may by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate:
Given under my hand this 9TH day Of
December. 1894 LILLE GRANDY. Flizs-
beth City N C (Seall Attest: THEO-
DORF CCGSWELL. Register of Wills for