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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
EhrenSperqer Rites Today

Funeral services for John Adams
Ehrensperger, retired shoe mer-
chant. who died at his home, SIS
E. 61st-st. Monday were to be held
this afternoon at the Flanner &
Buchanan Funeral Home, rs w
Fall Greek pkwy. Burial was to be
in Crown Hill. Mr.. Ehrensperger
was 20.
MIR. Ehrensberger was a lifelong
resident of Indianapolis. He was a
member of the New Jersey-st
Methodist Episcopal Church, Orien-
tai Masonic Lodge and the Mystic
Shrine.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Anna Ehrensberger; a son, Robert
Ehrensperger; a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Sarah Irene Richards, all of Indi-
annapolis: three brothers, Charles
Louis Ehrensperger. Hammond; Ed
ward Ehrensperger, Michigan City,
and Joseph F. Ehrensperger, Indi-
annapolis, and a sister, Mrs. James
Stalker, Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

Lionel Barrymore A. ca easiIv into
the action of the story that the
characters seem to be figures in a
great living painting rather than
actors in motion picture.
This is a compliment to the in
dustry. To use as many outstand-
ing actors and actresses as are seen
in David Copperfield" and yet TO
have them characterize so thor
oughly the parts they play that one
doesn't realize he is seeing Holly
wood stars-that is great direction.
Of course, the complete story is
not picturized. There are some of
the well-known characters who do
not appear. But there are so many
more who do and the incidents
have been so arranged that one does
not miss the abSentees.
To tell the story of David Cop
perf1eld" would be useless. Suffice
it to say that the film deals in a
broad sense with the time just be-
fore and after the lads birth; with
his life in London with the Mi
cawbers; his life with Aunt Betsy
and the Wickfields; and of his
marriage to Dora, her death and
the realization of his love for Agnes.
Freddie Bartholomew makes
splendid young David. He has fine
enunciation, good facial exp sssion
and more than a usual amount of
child acting talent. Frank Law
ton is also fine in the role Of David,
the young man.
When one tries to think of out
standing performers, one recalls not
the actors but Of the characters.
For instance, it is a mastery Mi
cawber which is done by the willy
w. c. Fields. He appears as the
immaculate gent who is continu-
ally lodging his creditors and at
the same time is hourly expecting
something 10 turn up" The way in
which Mr.. Fields elects the flowery
phrases is just the way one would
have expected Mr.. Micawber to say
them.
Dan Peggoty, he of the curly
DCoAO anu VIC oOou hAAN SAAoA
acter, has been wildly portrayed
by Lionel Barrymore. His button
bursting sister, Nurse Peggoty,
played by. Jessie Ralph, is a por-
trait of the lovable old lady who
accepted the offer when she heard
that "Barkis is willin'" Barkis is
played comically by Herbert Mum
din.
Edna Mae Oliver fits adeptly
across the screen as Aunt Betsy,
whose kindness overcomes her sour
disposition. You'll scream when
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
theatrical World--
David Copperfield' Is
Masterpiece of Screen
by JOHN w. THOMPSON

when she drives the donkeys on her
front lawn.
One of the surprises in the pic
ture Is the Characterization Of that
immortal snake-in-the-g1asS, Uriah
Heep. by the usually droll comedian,
Roland Young. Bereft of his mus
tache, Mr.. Young makes Mr.. Heep
fairly crawl with reptilian humility
Observers may be interested IN
the fact that Mr.. Walpole, the
novelist, who adapted the story,
plays a small part in the picture
as the Vicar of Thunderstorm.
The romance has been deity
handled with Dora played by Maui
reen O'Sullivan) and Agnes played
by Madge Evans supplying the con-
trasting types Of love which enter
David's life.
The entire support cast is excel
lent.
Here is one of the best fllmiza-
tons of a literary classic that has
been done by the motion picture in
dustry.
1t opens tomorrow at Loew's
Palarp
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
Brown Rites Arranged

Funeral services for oscar Brown,
1850 Adams-st, who died yesterday
OF heart disease while in the automo-
bile driven by his son, Claude Brown,
2739 Adams-st, will be held tomor-
row at the Adams-st residence. Bur-
ial will be in Highland Cemetery.
He was 81.
Mr.. Brown is survived by his son
and two daughters, Mrs. Fora Abney
and Mrs. Grace Holder, both of In
dianapOlis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
Longtime Resident Taken

Funeral rites for August l..
Woerner, 500 East-dr, Woodruff
Place, who died Tuesday in st.
Francis Hospital, were to be held
this afternoon in the Valid I'm
dertaking establishment. 1887 N.
Illinois-St. He was 81. Burial was
to be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr.. WOerner worked on the old
German Telegraph until his retire
ment about 20 years ago. He had
lived in indianapolis sc years, COM
ing here from Germany.
Surviving are son. August j.
Woerner; a daughter, Mrs. Eva NJ.
Dickey. and two brothers. Anton
Woerner and Alois Woerner, all Of
Indianapolis.
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Great PrevieW Tonight

60 impressed was the Indiana
- management when it saw
Claudette Colbert in The Gilded
Lily" that it was decided to give
Indianapolis a special preview at 10
tonight.
The last complete showing of THE
Lives of Bengal Lancer" will start
at BIS tonight. This film will move
tomorrow to the Circle to continue
its run in the city.
Miss Colbert has a new leading
man in THE Gilded Lily" He is
Fred MacMurray, who promises to
become a favorite of film follow
erS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
Rites Are ARRANGED

Funeral services for William D.
Sanford, who died Tuesday in his
home, 1911 N. Keystone-av, were to
be held at ? this afternoon in the
Montgomery Funeral Home, 1922 N.
nlinois-st. Burial will be in Grown
Hill.
Mr.. Sanford was formerly buyer
for several departments in the Pet
tbs Dry Goods Co, where ne was
employed 16 years. He had lived
in indianapolis 80 years. His widow,
Mrs. Amy K. Sanford, is the only
survivor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
BOY SCOUTS IN
TITLE CONTESTS
Eight District Events Are
Scheduled for City
Troops Tonight.

indianapolis Boy Scout troops to-
night will compete for district cham
pionships in signaling, fire building,
modifying and potato racing. Rep
resentatives of So troops will par
ticipate.
The eight winners Of tonight's
district contests will compete for the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
YOunu Artist Dead

Funeral services for Austin Pra-
ter, commercial artist, $40 n. PERISH
ing -av, who died in st. Vincent's
Ho pital yesterday after a weeks
illness. will be held at 2 tomorrow
in the COnkle Funeral Home, 1884
w. Michigan-st Burial will be in
Floral Park Cemetery.
Mr.. PTater, who was 20. studied
at Technical High School. Sur
viving are his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine Prater; > sister, Betty Jane
Prater. and his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Knobb, Terre Haute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

have done admir-
ably with the
story.
II is inconceiv-
able that the cast
could be any bet
ter selected. Al
though the list of
performers / n =
cludes a great
m a n y star"
names, no one in
the picture ap-
pears as a star.
The characterize
tions have been
rf4T ! - 49,,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
Weightv Loot Taken

An automobile owned by E. S.
Royce. 100 E. North-st, containing a
motion picture protector. amplifier
and sound equipment weighing 100
pounds and valued at $1,000 was
stolen from parking place last
night and later recovered by police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24
DAvID COPPERFIELD" is Hol-

NAVID COPPERFIELD" is Hol-
- lywood's monument to the
glory Of Charles Dickens. It de-
serves TO be placed high as one Of
the masterpieces Of screen history.
Faced with the tremendous task
Of condensing and writing into
scenario form the ponderous clas-
sic. Howard Estabrook. scenarist,
and his capable aid, Hugh Walpole,
Evening star., 1935-12-12

When 1t came TO the present NAM
ma spelled it out SLED.
After iDhile Johnnie got hold
of the letter and hurried NTH II
to cook, to find out 1Dhat the nIys-
tertous tDord pdS. Cook. being
subtle soul, lodged the issue.
Deed honey, don't knot0 tDhdt IL
1t says, cause I can't read Santa
Claus tCrittno."
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GOLD IN THE Isl
NOW that the new Winter-Spring
= telephone directories are out. the
company is receiving the usual furry
of inquiries from subscribers who have
left something they wish to recover
between the pages Of the old books.
Typical was the plight of thrifty
housewife who had deposited IS bill
in the rs, or another who had tucked
away a valuable cooking recipe IN the
directory after telephoning it to 9
friend.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
End Bad Cough
Quickly, at One
Fourth the Cost
ms-Mixedl No cookingl EasyI

Millions of housewives have found
that, by mixing their own cough medi-
cine, they get a much more effective
remedy. They use recipe which costs
only one-fourth as much as ready-made
medicine, but which really has no equal
for breaking up distressing coughs
From any druggist, get 212 ounces
of Pinex. Pour this into pint bottle,
and add granulated sugar syrup to fill
up the pint. The syrup is easily made
with , cups sugar and one cup water,
stirred a few moments until dissolved.
No cooking needed. It's no trouble at
all, and makes the most effective rem
edy that money could buy. Keeps per-
fectly, and children love its taste.
Its quick action in loOsening the
phlegm, helping clear the air passages,
and soothing away the irritation, has
caused it to be used in more homes
than any other cough remedy.
Pinex is concentrated compound
of Norway Pine, famous for its sooth-
ing effect on throat membranes. q
Money refunded if it doesn't r.
please you in every way. IS
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Random
SAD STORY.

SAD STORY.
~ OMEHCW or other the wisttul-
ness of a taxi driver seems more
wistful than that Of lots OF
- other persons.
There was the case, for instance
of the one who took a tired Ways1oe
operative home the other evening. No
sooner had the nice lady seated her
self in the cab than he began to mar
rate the story of an unfinished story
he had heard on the radio the other
night. He recited it dolefully, right
up to the climax.
That" he observed, "is all I know
of the story. because the meanest man
i'll the world got in my taxi at that
point and made me turn off the
radio"
1t made such a sad story his
attentive fare refrained from spelling
it by telling him the end of "The
Gondoliers," the tale he was trying
to relate.
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COLORFUL.
Ladies With blue hair are becom-
ing general nowadays.
1t seems that tOhen gray hair is
mashed at hdirdreSSer'S shop the
practice is to rinse it NTH laundry
bIutng in uery dilute solution. Blue
happens to be the most difficult
color to detect under artificial light.
1t is easy for the hairdreSSer to
lcdDe blue tint Which cannot be
detected until the lady appears
under natural light. The effect is
quite charming.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
chase some ribbon every day until I
overcome my reticence."

SANTA SCRIPT.
Days approaching Christmas are
hectic ones for parents. especially
When grandparents are acting as
Santa Clauses also. Mamma re-
ceiued a letter from such grand
parent and t0as reading 1t to papa
in the presence OF little Johnnie.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Washington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

Accompanying his best girl home,
he offered to help carry her numerous
Christmas packages. She handed
him a large package Of Christmas
cards she had Just purchased and he
tucked it under his arm. Suddenly
there were filters and giggles from the
other passengers on the elevator and
our Virginia swain glanced down at
the package he was carrying. Printed
in large letters was 1.-THE Stork Shop"
He thrust the package back to his
girl, turned up his coat collar and
began the long process Of trying to
forget.
LIFE RENEWED.
THREE fire engines came charging
u down broad Thirteenth street,
sirens wailing and bells Changing.
They turned in rapid succession at
the F street intersection (where you
can't turn at all unless you are a
fireman) and shot down F to Twelfth,
made another perilous swing to the
right and came to a halt.
A MONDAY crowd jammed the four
corners at Thirteenth, watching this
welcome diversion with a kind of
amused patience. When the engines
had disappeared, there was moment
of almost complete silence. that in
slant during which a crowd waits for
somebody to set life in motion again.
1t was done by newsboy. He step
ped bravely into the street, papers
under his arm, and shouted, Read
all about it. folks. Read about the
big fire. Peppahs heah. Get youah
peppahsl"
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PRACTICE.
There is a story going around the
mercantile district TO the effect that
a handsome, well-to-do, middle-aged
man goes into a store every morning
and buys two inches of red ribbon.
Likes the pretty girl at the ribbon
counter. who has such happy dispo-
sition and such a fetching smile, you
will say. No. That's not the reason.
He never looks at pretty girl unless
his wife Is with him.
II have sort of an inferiority COM
plex," he confided to a friend. II al
ways was much embarrassed when
asked to buy any kind of women's
apparel. So I decided I would pur.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
6-Tube Royal Radio

In brief, its features: Automatic volume control,
full superheterodyne circuit visual tone control,
six genuine R.CA. tubes, illuminated airplane dial
complete coverage of wave band. A regular 1926
radio, but $40 allowance your present radio
makes it cost
Evening star., 1935-12-12
WITH METAL TUBES

When people these beautiful radios with all desirable features
they sa looks good be ruetoo much for
So we'll explain themRoyal radios made
especially for Because Royal radios not highly adver
tsed (Which involves much expendre is not to add
additional cost take of advertising costs and EVERY
CENT YOU PAY FOR ROYAL RADIOS IS FOR ACTUAL VALUE
RECEIVED! Every radio listed here brings you WORLDWIDE
RECEPTION!
Evening star., 1935-12-12
BEAU GESTE.

BEAU GESTE.
WTAYSIDE OPERATOR NO. 5, JR.,
w knows another story-this time
about a gallant Virginia gentleman
whose ears turned very red the other
day and haven't become natural yet.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
7-Tube RoyoI Radio

It's main features as follows: American and
European reception, full-range tone control, air.
plane dial, dynamic speaker, tubes. regular
SO so radio, but $40 allowance on your present
radio makes it cost only
Evening star., 1935-12-12
1O-Tube Royal Radio

Features in brief as follows >All-wave reception,
full-range sensitvity CONTROL high fidelity switch,
micrometer airpane dial, automatic volume
control, full-range tone control, improved lO-ln.
but $40 allowance your present radio makes
Evening star., 1935-12-12
12-Tube RoyoI Radio

Features in brief as follows: All-wave reception
full-range senstivty control, high fidelity SWITCH
15-watt undstorted out put gves precision of tone
whether at whisper or concert-hall volume), diode
automatic volume control fu-range tone control
A regular 1880 radio, but $50 allowance for
your present radio makes it cost only------------
Evening star., 1935-03-17

provocative character as far as Japan
is concerned.
Opponents of large-scale high seas
maneuvers overlook the fundamental
necessities Of modern naval prepar-
edness. A feet, to be ready to do its
full duty in an emergency, must be
kept in training. Its enormous per-
sonnel requires regular practice in the
handling of fleet units and Of squad
ron and division formations. These
things cannot be taught theoretically
ashore or aboard anchored vessels.
They must be learned at sea under
circumstances as nearly like actual
war conditions as peace time permits.
The new naval problems posed by
scouting and bombing aircraft give
feet maneuvers an aspect utterly un-
known a few years ago To acquaint
officers and men with all the posi-
bilities which naval aviation presents
is of itself a sufficient justification
for such long-range maneuvers as
both the American and japanese
navies plan to carry out in the Pa
ciflc this year.
Evening star., 1935-03-17

which the staggered hours of open
ing and closing may be applied.
Opening hours cannot be moved con-
veniently to earlier than eight o'clock
in the morning. nor extended beyond
five in the afternoon.
One of the complications, as far
as vehicular traffic is concerned, has
been added by the closing Of Thir-
teenth and Eleventh streets below the
Avenue, which increases Avenue traf-
fic. Another Is furnished by the
greater demands for street cars to
transport the Office crowds.
While the authorities have per-
sistently Stunned attempts to control
the movement Of pedestrians-as
signal lights now control the movement
of vehicular traffic-it is a question
how long such control can be de-
layed. 1t is not a matter of depriY-
ing the pedestrian of his rights. It
is a matter of protecting his life
Under common law, suicide once was
regarded as crime.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Avenue Traffic.

The extent to which an already
serious traffic problem has been COM
plicated by concentration of so many
Federal employees in the Avenue tri-
angle is sharply outlined in TRAFFIC
Director Van Duzer's statistics. From
Ninth to Fifteenth street about 10000
more pedestrians are crossing the
Avenue between four fifteen and five
fifteen o'clock in the afternoon than
were counted last year; about 5000
more between eight and nine O'Clock
in the morning. Moving along
Pennsylvania Avenue at the same
hour in the afternoon are some 1000
automobiles and 800 trolley cars.
This congestion reaches its peak
at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
Avenue. The total number Of pedes-
trians will be increased with compile
ton of the Archives Building and
the Pennsylvania Avenue extension
of the Internal Revenue Building. II
will always increase, Of course, with
normal population growth.
Staggered hours in the Government
departments may ameliorate, but moi
eradicate, the seriousness Of prob
lem which endangers pedestrians, or
the one hand, and slows the move.
ment Of vehicular traffic on the other
There Is q relatively short time tc
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Gentlemen's Agreements.

The trouble with government
through "gentlemen's agreements" is
that so few gentlemen participate in
the agreements. The theory of demo-
cratic government is that all the
gentlemen-and all the ladies-eligible
to agree shall reach such agreements
openly and through the legislative and
other channels marked out for that
purpose.
Here in the District, government is
maintained through agreements
reached by the ladies and gentlemen
elected to Congress through the votes
OF all the ladies and gentlemen of the
country qualified to vote. The only
ladies and gentlemen who cannot par
ticipate in the government Of the Dis
trict of Columbia are those who live
IN the District of Columbia, aliens and
convicts.
The dlff1culties Of attaining repre-
sentative government for the District
of Columbia, therefore, are increased
when government by "gentlemen's
agreements. in which only two or
three gentlemen participate, is sub
stituted for government by agreement
of all the ladies and gentlemen of Con-
greSs.
If "gentlemen's agreements" are
made to serve the public welfare, there
is no good reason why they should be
confined to one or two gentlemen.
They should be reached by all the
ladies and gentlemen qualified to make
them. When gentlemen agree to do
thus and so among themselves the
agreement is not always predicated on
desire to serve the public, but on the
desire to serve the few gentlemen par
tlcipating in the agreement, The
fewer "gentlemen's agreements" in
government Of the District the better
the government will be.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Fleets in the Pacific.

On March 4, in the course of a
New Deal anniversary review Of
American naval policy and activities,
Secretary Swanson referred to this
Summers maneuverS of the United
States Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. He
had evidently had brought to his
notice suggestions current in Japan,
and which have been echoed in this
country, to the effect that these pro-
jected operations have caused some
resentment and anxiety among the
Japanese. Here and there the idea
seems to have cropped up that it
might be good thing, in the interest
Of Japanese American friendship, to
call of or materially curtail the ma
neuvers.
Secretary Swanson drew attention
to the fact that the operations in
question not only merely constitute
the normal training practice of the
fleet, but that no American ship par
ticipating in it will approach within
two thousand miles of the japanese
mainland. That circumstance of it.
self divests the maneuvers of any
Evening star., 1935-03-17
OUR IDOLS
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES FREEMAN D. d. IL D., D. c. l.,
Bishop Of Washington

The worship of idols Is not neces-
sarily the bowling down to images Of
wood and stone. We become idolators
when we make a fetish Of conceits
and practices and regard them as the
supreme arbiters of our thought and
action. Prejudice, bias, intolerance
and other expressions Of our thinking
and habit where they govern us in
our life become idols that we pay
homage and reverence to and IN doing
so narrow our vision, limit our affec-
tionS and restrict the area of our field
of operation. Our modern life Is
characterized by much Of this practice
and many of the old ideals and whole
some conventions that we once re-
garded as the high standards Of con-
duct have been displaced and in their
stead we have set up our selfish con-
ceits and to them we pay unfailing
homage.
In one of the ancient prophecies.
namely, that OF Ezekiel. xiv.4, are
these words: Every man Of the
house Of Israel that setteth up his
idols in his heart, I, the Lord, will
answer him according to the multi
tude of his idols" These ancient
prophecies have never had greater
pertinence as applied to modern con-
dltions than they have today; indeed,
some Of the utterances of these great
statesmen-p prophets have a distinctly
modern flavor
Evidently the prophet Ezekiel was
dealing with conditions that we're
threatening the peace and security
of the people. The abandonment Of
their religious convictions and the
setting up of new standards of con-
duct had carried them away from
the wholesome practices and usageS
that had governed and controlled
them in other and more prosperous
days. While religion was indif-
ferently held or its practices lightly
maintained, they had ceased to be
largely operative in the life Of the
people.
There Is something about this con-
dition that is suggestive of our mod
ern life. We may not be prone to
pay tribute to external objects that
constitute idols. 1t is certainly true
that We have come to pay devotion