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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16
She Splits the Bracket

COMPARISON between a recent memory and an
u ancient one is difficult. would like to AVOID
the necessity Of decision by calling the inevitable
conflict a good draw Jeanne Eagels, think, was
more effective III the beginning OF the play, out
Tallulah Bankhead finishes it of with greater effec-
tivenesS
In the opening act Miss Bsnkhead seems perhaps
a shade too self-Teliant. Her personality suggests
that she need have no particular fear OF the Rev. MI
Davidson no matter what ammunition he may pos
sess one feels that even without the assistance OF
Marines she might down him any minute with good
right hook to the jaw But the pathos Of Sadie re-
duced to abect submission is heightened by this very
fact You Will see few scenes in any play more
moving than Sadies farewell to Handsome.
It is fun Their to know that in the dark ages OF
decade ago some spots were bright and not every
one was 4 dufIer. I agree that in the theater we
begin to do things little better Slowly the scope
OF the dramatists imagination enlargeS. He is be-
ginning take his players out Of the drawing room
and put them the picket line or in the hall OF
strike committee. Labor is longer the Stepchild
Of literature The things which count for most in
life are beginning to get passing nod from the
intellectualS.
Rain" by no stretch of the imagination can be
called 4 proetarian play. but it remains good show
and drama not unconcerned with fundamental
human problems.
Copyright. 1851
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It's an Old Story

ID AIN" Of course. was never new story. ana
N tole France did it very well in That's" and ne
was copying much earlier models But the theme
OF the man who mistakes a passion for dedication
will still continue for a while a proper subject
for the playwright It is possible that John Cotton
and Clemence Randolph dealt over-harshly with the
methods OF the missionaries among the South Sea
natives But the world is far from having been
graduated out Of a slight confusion regarding Joy
and sinfulness. Even certain economic movements
have had some difficulty in Kidding themselves OF
an inherent Puritanism which remained even after
al appeal to theology was gone.
But the lively rebirth of Rain" at the Music
Box theater can not be scored wholly as triumph
for the generation which is gone well on its way.
The younger set also has to point with pride
When a fine actress dies. for that matter highly
talented practitioner in any art, the fame OF the
missing one may often be used as club to impede
the progress Of those who follow after. Often the
brilliant work Of newcomers is received cOndeScend-
fngIv and with some mention Of past masters from
whom the method is derived
Miss Bankhead accordingly faced grave risks when
she essayed the role of Sadie Thompson. Tallulah
had temerity for If she did mere copy the critics
would have hailed her as talented mimic. on the
other hand If she departed wholly from the estao-
lshed tradition there would be raising OF eye
brows and a lowering Of hands
In my opinion she has neatly split the bracKeI.
Physically and vOcay there is no suggestion OF MISS
Fagels. But in essence the old conception gets
its due.
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7 IBYA is part of Africa and
IL perhaps the astute Mussolini
was starting to build his bridges
in big way.
Italo Balbo, Emilio De Bono,
Cesare De Vecchi and the late
Michele Bianchi were the men
who formed the Great Quadrum-
virate" behind MuSsolini in the
famous March on Rome" De
Bono was the organizer Of the
march; each actually commanded
the Fascist bands in the march.
And the record tells the tale.
Benito Mussolini has never cast
aside the three living members of
the quadrumvirate. Several times
he has been forced to push out OF
the limelight one or the other for
political expediency, but each time
they have been catapulted back
into the government in even
higher positions.
Gen. Emilio De Bono just a.
month ago was named high COM
missioner of the East African
colonies, namely Eritrea and
Italian Somaliland. Cesare De
Vecchi is still in Rome, the Duce's
minister of education and the
royal Italian ambassador to the
Holy See. Yes, it seems that Mus
solini takes care of his own.
In Africa, then, are the Fascist
dictator'S two most trusted men-
De Bono and Balbo. Commander
of the Italian expeditionary force
is Gen. Rudolpho GRAHAM, former
vice governor of the Cyrenaica
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and Emperor of Ethiopia" RaS
Taffari is no sleepy African
savage. The willy ruler of the
Abyssians is reputed to have
bested many great European
diplomat, and the battle Mussolini
has chosen for himself is no
paltry skirmish.
Gables from Adds Ababa in
dictate that Ethiopia will be able
to muster almost 100000 fighting
men. Deadly at short range, they
will give brave Italians many a
bad day and night. The army it
self actually numbers only about
100000 Semi-organized men, but
Swarms of natives supplement
the regulars when trouble comes.
And trouble has come.
Back in the days of the Cay
Nineties," little Abyssinia taught
Italy an expensive lesson. The
italian forces we're slaughtered by
old NIenelik's warriors. But 1885
is another year-it's the year ct
tanks, of mechanical military
units that move swiftly and eff
fciently, of gas, of light artillery
and, above all, of swift. powerful
bombing planes.
Benito Mussolini has plenty of
bombing planes.
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structure, Ethiopia is peopled by
proud and warrior people.
Ethnologists say that "the true
Abyssinian type contains no
Negro blood whatsoever" Ras
Taffari Makonnen, who will be "A
in July, is a grand nephew of the
Emperor Menelik, and he claims
that his ancestry can be traced
back to the Queen of Sheba.
The official title of the nation
reverts to the name Of the coun-
try Of which it anciently formed a
part. The modern name of Abys-
Sinia is corruption of the Portu-
guese form of the Arabic word
"habash" or "habesh" meaning
mixture in reference to diverse
tribes.
Some features of the language
(Anharic) indicate contact at
some time with Jewish tribes. The
country has been Christian since
the fourth century, but in spite
of efforts to introduce other forms
of Christianity, the Coptic church
rite forms the basic part of the
Ethiopian religion.
DESPITE his awe-inspiring title
- of Halle Selassie I, king OF
kings of Ethiopia, Conquering
Lion of Judah, the Elect of God,
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A far from rosy picture is
painted by Senators Tydings, Glib
son and Mcclellan, of the Terri
tories and Insular Affairs Com
mittee, who returned here the
other day from our far-off pos
sessions.
Tuesday, President Manuel
Ouezon of the Philippines Senate,
likely first president of the Philip
pines republic, sailed for Wash
ington from Manila at the head of
the most imposing mission the
islands ever sent to this country.
The Quezon mission is bringing
the constitution of the common
wealth, just adopted in the islands,
to lay it before President Roose-
welt for his approval. 1t is known,
however, that Senator Quezon
plans to urge changes in its
economic provisions.
Just how far the findings Of the
Tydings mission to the Philippines
and the Quezon mission to the
United States will dove-tail re-
mains to be seen. But Senator
Mcclellan, for one, has come back
to Washington convinced that
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He's Picking on AbySSinia

I'll DUCE, on his part has ratified his blade and
i shot his lower lip at many nations in training
for his career as conqueror Dut, perhaps with
Primes example in mind, he has selected for his
first opponent the Emperor Of AbySsinia This
match may be compared in its prudence and safety
and the effect which it is expected to have on the
Italian morale with Primo'S opening battle in the
United States. Primo fought on that occasion one
Big Boy Pete rSon, who folded himself away without
delay. Primo left the ring thinking he must be
pretty good which was a delusion.
The manner in which II Duce promoted his fight
with his first victim seems 60 follow the conven-
tional pattern. The Italians intruders, ntrud
ing upon country where they had no right to be,
which is the way that civilized nations make their
living, and some one threw rock at them. This
made the intruderS indignant so they asked an
apology for the affront to something which, with
their gay sense of hunor, they called their honor.
The invaded people, a backward race in need Of
civilizing were long accustomed to being intruded
upon but they had their pride and, moreover, they
more than half suspected that the Italians had
thrown the rock at themselves pretext for start
ing fight. This is civilized procedure with which
all invaded, backward nations are thoroughly
familiar from old experience. The Chinese and the
American Indians could fill the Abyssinians in on
anything they haven't learned.
OF course there may be thought in the back
of II Duce'S mind of Squaring up very tasty lick
ing which the AbysSirianS handed the Italians in
1896 when an invading force of 5000 Italian troops
forgot to duck and reduced to about 1000 before
they could strut their footWOrk and leave the
premises.
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independence spells economic
suicide for the islands.
xxTINsTON CHURCHILL,
w when in this country, said
that when the American flag was
hauled down in the Philippines
that of Japan would go up in its
place.
Senator Gibson takes a some
what similar view. Both econom-
ically and politically, he holds,
Japan is stepping in as we step
out.
Vicente Soto, delegate to the
Philippines constitutional conven-
ton, in a communication to the
writer, takes issue with this view.
1.-THE Japanese peril" he said,
"is greater under American SOW
ereignty than under the Philippine
republic" And he cites the fol-
lowing reasons:
l. japanese have "mortally
hated" the Americans for quar-
ter Of a century-ever since the
California conflict and exclusion.
2. For some time now Japan
"has been provoking the United
States to war;" beating up Ameri-
can consuls in China, etc.
8. The American Navy admit
tedly can not defend the Philip
pines.
4. If the American flag is not
over the Philippines, the other
powers interested in that part OF
the world-Britain, France, Hol-
land and so on-out of self-inter-
est would not permit Japan to oc-
cupy the Philippines.
CENATOR MKELLAR says the
- independence program must
go through if the Filipinos want
it. He hopes, however, they will
ask for modification. Dominion
status or something like that, ne
seems to feel, would suit the
Philippines better. Under such
status the United States would re-
tain sovereignty and keep control
over the national defense, tariff,
immigration and foreign affairs.
A bitter fight, reminiscent of IS
years ago, can hardly fail to de-
velop over the widely separated
views of Congress. One faction,
paraphrasing Senator Schall's
hectic comment on Europe, says:
ITO hell with the Philippines!
They asked for freedom. Now let
them take their medicine!"
Others insist we can not shed
our responsibilities thus lightly.
And if we are to have the respons-
Utility, we must have the means to
make it effective. BY which they
mean an army. navy and air force
out there plus some degree Of
sovereignty.
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colony in Africa. Long minister o.
colonies, De Bono knows the
ground over which the battle will
be fought. Balbo has not been in
Africa with his eyes shut, it is to
be assumed. And GRAHAM knows,
also, it would seem, what it is all
about.
No trifiing punitive expedition
is Benito Mussolini sending to
East Africa.
UNI the best leaders he can
find ne ready has 10000 colonial
troo.-. And from Florence and
Messina are coming two full di-
visions-75, 900 more men-to put
Abyssinia in her place.
MISUNDERSTANDING official
u title-would be a nice catch
for a land-seeking power. A noun
famous, volcanic country, Ethio-
pia has great, undeveloped miner
al deposits and a wealth of I'M
used water power.
Iron, gold, silver, copper, anti
mony, salt, sulphur and coal
abound there. The forests yield
rubber and valuable timber. On
the uplands stock raising is the
great business, but very little
land is cultivated.
Essentially nation feudal in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16
BY NORMAN E. ISAACS
Times News Editor.

NEVER subject to any
foreign power III its
history, Abyssinia today
stands on the brink Of a
bloody conflict which may
grind her under the heel of
Benito Mussolini's Italy
an Italy that must expand
or burst.
There seems little chance
that Italy can be checked in
her determination to pun
ish Ras Taffari for the Dor
der raids by tribesmen. 1t
seems quite apparent that
France and Great Britain
have given II Duce tacit
leave to do as he will with
Abyssinia.
To believe that Mussolini has
been calm and patient is, to say
the least, just little naive. The
dictator Of the cooperative state
has had his eyes pinned on East
Africa for long time. All he has
needed has been the green flag
from Britain and France-and an
excuse. The go" sign he was
given by Pierre Laval, Frances
foreign minister. The excuse has
been made public this week.
Mussolini, to take his spokes-
men at their words, is raging
mad over the Sayings of colonial
troops, of the destruction of his
outposts in italian Somaliland
and Eritrea. Protests to the
Abyssinian government, Italy
roars, have been ignored. Formal
apology and payment for dam
ages are demanded. OF course,
the damages are a fraction high
-S5,000,000, is the money in
demnity, according to cables from
Rome.
To expect Ras Taffari to swal-
low Italy's demands is pushing
matters slightly far. Ras Taffari
is a proud black emperor and
already thousands of native war
riorS are on their way to Adds
Ababa to join the forces Of the
king of kings"
Mussolini by no means has kept
his ambitions a secret to Abys-
sinia. A review of his moves in
the last year tells more than a
tale of preparation. When the
Duce sent Gen. Italo Balbo to
Italian Libya, America was given
to believe that the dictator had
become displeased by some ambi-
ton on the part Of the flying hero,
and was ext ing Balbo to the
colonies.
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Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ

TTOW world might exist at a temperature of 80
i i degrees below zero in which liquid ammonia
would play the role which water plays in the every
Gay world about US has been demonstrated by DR..
Charles A KrauS. professor Of chemistry and direc-
tor Of chemical research at Brown University.
For this work and other important chemical re-
searches DR.. KrauS has Just been awarded the Will
lard Gibbs medal of the American Chemical Society
for 1855. The award. named after Josiah Willard
Gibbs famous American pioneer scientist, is one of
the worlds highest scientific hOnOrs.
Since he was graduated from the University of
Kansas in 1928. DR.. KrauS has been studying the
chemistry Of liquid ammonia. His own primary
interest was that Of pure science, desire TO con-
tribute new knowledge 10 the world. But as is so
often the many practical data have come out OF
his researches.
HIS researches have had important bearing upon
the preparation Of various materials by electroysS,
among them copper, zinc and chlorine. He Is ike
wise credited with much Of the research which LED to
the discovery Of pyreX glass.
When tetra-ethyl lead was found to prevent
knocking IN gasoline. DR.. Kraus asked to solve
the problem Of preparing the material on a large
scale and solved the problem after three months
work
XXTATER is the great solvent Of the world around
w Us Salts. sugars. alcohol. acetic acid and
many Other substances dissolve in water. After
these substances dissolved in water then all sorts
Of chemical reaction can take place in them.
Water is one OF the important constituents Of
life. Protoplasm. the physical basis Of life. ranges
from 60 10 81 per cent water.
II Is possible TO show that the chemistry Of the
world around Us is sort Of system based on water.
Under certain circumstances the molecules Of water
associate into electrified particles known ions.
There is positive ion which consists OF Of the
hydrogen atoms with positive electric charge Then
there is the hydrol ion which consists Of the other
hydrogen atom and the oxygen atom, the two to-
gether exhibiting negative charge.
THE commercial product called ammonia is really
Il ammonium hydroxide. Il is ammonia, which is
normally a gas, dissolved in water.
What Dr. KIauS did 70 take ammonia gas
and cool il unth il turned into liquid. This hap
pens at 80 degrees below zero. He then carried on
experiments using this liquid ammonia as his SOL
vent instead OF water.
He found that a system Of acids. alkalis and salts
based on the ionization products OF liquid ammonia
SOuld be worked out. These differed Of course from
what Is normally meant b. acids and alkals.
o-what is the chemical symbol for radium7
Ara.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16
LOCAL ALUMNI HEAR
PHILLIPS HEADMASTER
Schools Financial Position Best in
History, He Says.

DR.. Claude M. FueSs, headmaster
of Phillips Academy. Andover, Mass,
told local alumni at a dinner last
night in the indianapolis Athletic
Club that the school was never in a
more satisfactory condition as re-
CARDS finances, attendance and the
quality of work being done.
He told of a building program
that has been responsible for more
than 100 buildings on the campus,
involving an expenditure of 10 mil
lion dollars. Accompanied by As
sistant Dean James Adriance, DR..
Fuess is making a tour of the mid
die west and meeting alumni groups.
Hugh NICK Landon presided at the
dinner last night.
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EuEnough
BY
WESIBROOK PEGLER

VXTHATEVER else one may say about Benito
w Mussolini, it will have to be admitted that.
like his distinguished counrynlan, Primo Camera.
the Italian Duce is a careful matchmaker when, at
last, he decides to climb into the ring and start
tossing furious efS and rights to the face and body
Primo was an imposing gladiator with tusks like the
Jagged edges Of broken water pitcher and big, blue
veins which twined about his hairy calves like poison
ivy mounting the stalks of mighty oaks. When Primo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16
CENATOR ALvA B. ADAMS is

- bothered about leak" trouble.
Elec led in 1882 as a Progressive
Democrat, the little Colorado
banker was once sorely discom-
fitted by a leak from a barred
committee room to the effect that
he had voted to ema5culaUe the
Stock Exchange Control Bill.
Now another instance of his
undercover warning on the Ad-
ministration has leaked out.
When the Presidents $4,800,000,-
900 work-relief bill was being
fought in the Senate Appropria-
tionS Committee, of which Adams
is a member, he not only joined
with the Old Guard Republicans
in trying to slash $2,000000,000
from the fund, but was the spon-
Sor of this motion.
Copyright. 1885. by United Feature
Syndicate, 1nc.)
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Your Health
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN-

WHENEVER the least little pimple or blemish
w appears on your face or scalp, don't try to
pick at it with your fingers, no matter how clean
they may be. Doing may make the condition
worse and cause the spread OF what is generally
called acne.
Acne usually refers to that type of eruption
which comes on in young men and women In the
period between youth and manhood and woman
hood The scalp is scaly, the skin slightly greasy,
and marked by considerable number of blackheads
and pimples. Sometimes these pmples break, form
crusts, and leave either tiny pits in the skln' or
scars.
Since this condition is associated usually with an
infection by germs which are almost constantly
present on the skin, cleanliness is Of greatest I'M
portance.
It is particularly important that the material
from the scalp does not spread down over the SKIN
DLENTY of good soap and warm water is Of great
L help in this condition. Soft water is preferable
and any good non-irrtating soap VIII help TO Gear
up greasy, scaly skin.
If a cloth IS used in washing the face, this cloth
should be boiled each time after use and rev
cloth should be taken frequently. 1t is sometimes
helpful in such cases to apply repeated hot towels
or to steam the face.
The flow of perspration carries with it good
deal of infected material. After series Of such
hot applications, it is well to apply cold briefly 10
contract the swollen blood vessels and pores
The question often is raised about the use OF
makeup on face frequently covered with pirnples
and blackheads. Makeup will do no harm j. it is
completely removed each night and applied freshly
the next day.
TINE lotions used on the face preferably should
l. include those that are antiseptic by their con-
tent Of alcohol, and which at the same time
astringent.
In many cases, it will be found that persons with
acne are constipated and that they overeat Both
of these conditions should be corrected.
There are many cases in which the condition IS
very resistant and in which the skin needs to have
its resistance stimulated. This be accomplished
sometimes by suitable treatment applied to the
blood including the injection Of non-specihc pro-
TENS.
right use of the X-ray.
Q-What was the maiden name Of the wife Of
&aoxyDn riodo
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ordered fish he meant nothing but
whale and when he sat him down
to his f1agons he didn't tease him.
self with the rum Of weaklings but
bawled for doubles of nitric acid
with sheep dip on the side.
Like Benito Mussolini, a proud
and mighty terror was Primo Car
nera whose muscles, when he made
them jiggle, conveyed the same
awful threat that I. Duce implies
when he clanks the hardware Of
his terrible swift sword.
But, when Primo went out to fight,
he selected as his opponents the
most humble, docile, decrepit and
generally pathetic roster of relics
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16
Russell Ryan Resumes Practice

Russell j. Ryan, former judge Of
Superior Court room 5. whose term
expired Dec. 81, 1884. has entered
private law practice with the law
firm of Baker and Daniels, $40
Fletcher Trust Bldg. he announced
today.
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DISCUSS BEAUTY BILL
Union to Study Measure Passed by
State Senate.

The beauty culture bill passed by
the Indiana Senate will be discussed
at the meeting of Beauty Culturists'
Union, Local 247-A, at $3.50 Monday
night. The union is affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.
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BRAKEMAN KILLED IN
SWITCHING ACCIDENT
Crushed Between Iron Hook on Box
Car, Loading Platform.

VI OCtnCCA HUI AAOOh OAA A/O%A
Car, Loading Platform.
Martin LIGHT, 90, of 1856 Grand
av, a brakeman employed by the Big
Four Railroad, was killed instantly
early today when he was crushed by
an iron hook attached to a box car
he was switching at the railroad
yards, Alabama-St and Virginia-av.
John H. Johnson, 329 Leads-av,
conductor, told police that LIGHT,
who was adjusting a coupling in the
rear of the box car, gave the signal
to back and that a few seconds later
began screaming.
He had been crushed to death be-
tween the loading platform and the
iron hook. The engineer was Wal
ter Harding, 1910 Orange-st.