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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-28
Ambassador Books
New ArIiss Film

Starting tomorrow, the AmbaSsa-
dor will present a de luxe first
showing of George ArlisS in 1.-THE
Iron Duke" In Mr.. Arliss' new
picture he portrays the role of
the mighty Wellington, an army
general who loves the roar of thun-
dering cannons, clashing swords and
the moonlight with beautiful women.
Wellington, eager to defeat the
mighty Napoleon, lay his plans for
a battle to the finish only to have
them interrupted by a naughty
duchess beauty whose bitter fued
with Wellington, nearly brings him
defeat.
A married woman almost becomes
involved in a scandal with Duke
wellington, owing to the willy plots
of the duchess.
One of Wellington's officers per-
ishes before firing squad, and
when Wellington is informed of the
tragedy, he carefully chooses a ball
room party for the attack that
wipes out the duchess and the great
Napoleon.
1t is said several thousand per-
sons take part in the lavish pic
ture and the production cost
amounted to nearly one million dol
lars.
AS an added featurette Thelma
Todd and Patsy Kelly will be seen
in Done in Oil"
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casino De Paree Revue Will
Be Indiana Offering;Screen
TO Show >McFadden's Flats
Lyric Will Have Company of Nearly 100 on Boards and
Bill Also Will Include Comedy Film,
TRAVELLING SaeSady'

TOMORROW the Indiana will feature show addition
feature will be the
offering.
This whcih has so the features Marty May
was Seena at Eng
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Metro GOldvyn Mayer. producers
OF the Van Dine thriller, have added
Alison SupwOrth 10 the cast 10 play
the part Of Mrs. Llewellyn. wealthy
old dowager whose life was in dan
gcr. Donald Cook IS seen as Lynn
and Rosalind Russell as Doris the
pretty secretary who falls IN love
with the detective.
Ted Healy is the comic Sergeant
Heath.
Others include Louise Fazenda.
Eric Blore. Arthur Bryon, Isabel
Jewell. Leslie FentOn, Louise Henry
and Purneu Pratt
The story involves a perplexing
murder plot in which three persons
collapse and one dies after drinking
a mysterious water.
Detective Vance starts on the case
when a prominent man suddenly
collapses on the floor Of packed
cssino-dead. murdered-but the
action Of the water does not show
as a poison az the inquest.
Short subjects to complete the
program include another Thelma
Todd Patsy Kelly comedy entitled
Treasure Blues" also a Pete Smith
Oddity Donkey Baseball" Edwin
c Hill will act as a commentator
for Hearst MetrOtone News.
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Beery Contest
Awards Made
Mrs. Henry Bolt Wins $15
as First Prize.

After careful celebrating over
the essays and picture identifica-
tions by the hundreds of wallace
Berry fans who answered The
Times-Loew's Theater contest. the
judges awarded first prize of SIS
to Mrs. Henry Bott, 1890 Hamil-
ton-av.
Mrs. Katherine VanDyke. 1926
Stanton-av, was given second prize
of $40.
Pairs of tickets to Loew's were
sent to the following:
Carrie tombstone, School for the
Deaf; Mrs. James Lenox, SO w
21st-st, Bernice Collier, 1543 Eng
lish-av, James Smock, SO N. Audu-
bon-pl, Lorril Harper, 4145 Win
throp-av, James Demetrius, 1886
Brightest, Sara j. Adams, 3484
Birchwood-av, Thomas j. White,
625 N. Gladstone -av, Marion Ira
bandit, 1913 E. Vermont-st, Margery
Taylor, 1417 E. Market-St, Paul
Shields, zoos Ruckle-st, John E.
KIeinhenz, P. o. Box 1241, Kathryn
Jones, 861 N. LinWood-av, Mrs
Myrtle Potter, 1401 N. Pennsylvania
st and Gertrude Fox, 442 N. Pine-st.
The tickets were mailed to the
winners late Tuesday night and
checks for the first and second place
winners will be mailed at once.
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co-starring Joan Blonden and
Glenda Farrell.
La Vie Paree" is produced by
A. B. Marcus who brought his elab-
crate Continental Revue" to the
Lyric earlier this season. This
French revue, which has been
toured by Marcus throughout Japan.
China and Asiatic countries, will be
presented here in II spectacular
scenes among which are Red and
White Fantasy" Lady of the Span
ish Shawl" Garden of Golden
Grapes and the unique jade num-
ber
The cast of La Vie Paree" in
cludes Leon Miller, eccentric dancer
Harold Boyd and his jig saws,
knockabout funsters; Ben McAtee.
featured comic; Harvey, Young and
Kaye, ballroom dancers: Les Sc
christ, accordioniSt; Three Mcbride
Sisters, harmony vocaliSts; Lee
Mason. tenor soloist; Lillian Nc
Coy, soprano; Four Karels. adagio
dancers; Mango Busch and Elmer
Coudy, comedians and many others,
including several chorus groups.
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Busby Berkeley, responsible for
the spectacular numbers of "42nd
Stree" Gold Diggers Of 1888"
Wonder Bar" and "Footlight Pa
rade," not only created and staged
the Spectacles in Gold Diggers of
1885" but directed the entire picture.
The story, by Robert Lord and
Peter Milne, is said to be a rollick-
ing comedy with three separate love
tangles. There is a play within a
playa wealthy widow producing a
milk fund show at a swanky sum-
mer hotel. Dick Powell and Gloria
Stuart have the romantic leads,
with Frank McHugh and Dorothy
Dare in a semi-comic love affair and
Glenda Farrell taking an eccentric
millionaire over the jumps.
Alice Brady has the role of the
rich widow who is bilked of conSid-
cradle money by a theatrical pro-
ducer, a part played by Adolphe
Menjou; Joseph CawthOrn in the
role Of a scenic and costume artist,
and the hotel manager, Grant
Mitchell.
Winifred Shaw, former musical
comedy star, sings the Broadway
Lullaby" number, assisted by Powell.
Powell also sings catchy songs writ
ten by the famous song team of
Warren and Dublin. The most SEN
satiOnal of these numbers is Going
Shopping With You" Berkeley is
thought to have outdone himself in
producing The Ballet of the Baby
GTandS"
An entire new program of short
subjects will accompany Gold Dig
gers of 1885" on the bill
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Heavy Wafer, New Contribution
Of Science, Provides Theme for
Mystery Of Murders by Poison
Gold blazers of 1885, Warner Bros Musical Show,
Remains at Apollo; Roberta Moving to Circle
for Third Week in City.

. VAN DINE mystery pucked
- basis Of his murder plot in the film The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-28
Success Moves to Circle

Jerome Kern's Roberta which
winds up its second week at the
Indiana Theater today, will move to
the Circle for a third week tomor-
row.
This is the first time in several
years that a motion picture has
proved strong enough to be held for
a third week in Indianapolis in
theaters with the large seating ca
racity Of the Indiana and Circle.
During its first week at the In
diana Roberta" played to more
persons than any other motion pic
ture had played to in the history
CT the theater.
During its second week it showed
TO more persons than any picture
had shown to in a second week at
either the Indiana or the Circle.
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Others prominent in the cast Will
be Chiffon and Thomas, Tom. Dick
and Harry, Annette Ames, Barbara
Jason and Carol Dee.
Of course, in this type of a revue,
there are many girls and every one
of them claims to be a beauty
Manager Bud Somers of the In
diana went to Cincinnati this week
to see the revue ana he returned
raving over it. He maintains that
it is a new type of a stage show
built along night club lines.
The movie feature will be NC
Fadden's Flats. which became quite
an institution on the stage seasons
ago.
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Musical Comedy Held Over

Gold DiggerS Of 1895" Warner
Brothers new musical spectacle.
Will hold forth for the second and
final week. starting tomorrow, upon
the screen OF the Apollo.
Important in this announcement
is the fact that Dick Powell, former
local matinee idol, is seen in the
starring roe
The new Gold Diggers of 1885" 80
n continuation Of Wsfner Brothers
Cole Diggers" series created a few
years ago. IS said TO carry more
unique and unusual musical num-
bers. greater song hits and more
hilarious fun than any of its
prcdcrc sOTs.
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Revue at the Lyric

LA Vie Paree." extravaganza with
company on the stage numbering
almost 100, including beauty en-
semble of 49 girls from all nations,
will come to the Lyric for the new
program starting tomorrow.
The featured film on the same
bill will be Travelling Saleslady," a
Warner Bros. comedy production,
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Asare and his perfect dancing feet will be in
at starting tomorrow.
his in Gold Diggers OF
the Apollo.
ALLISON bass important "The Casino
Murder murdered this movie which will
a LOews Palace
Genda Joan BlOndeI play the three
Salesady which will be the screen feature at
the tomorrow
WaIter c. Kelly Darwel prominent in the cast
engagement tomorrow at
the Indiana.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
FINAL CONVENTION
CHAIRMEN NAMED
A. S. 0ffutt and Mrs. Siddons to
Aid in Hot Springs Bank
Program.

Frederick P. H. Siddons, president
of the District Bankers Association,
announced the appointment yester-
day Of A. Scott Offutt, vice president
of the City Bank, as chairman of the
Sports Committee of the 1885 conven-
tion of the association, to be held at
Hot Springs, Va, May 80 to June 2,
inclusive. Nelson B. ONeal, assistant
vice president of the Riggs National
Bank, will serve as vice chairman.
Other members of the committee
are: r. Earle Haycock, auditor, Riggs
National Bank; S. William Miller,
treasurer of the Union Trust Co.; c.
D. Ratcliffe, vice president of the
Munsey Trust Co., and James A. Soper,
vice president and cashier of the Lin
coin National Bank.
President Siddons also has appointed
Mrs. Frederick p. H. Siddons as chair
man of the Ladies Committee. Mrs.
Charles H. Doing will act as vice
chairman of this committee and its
members will be Mrs. Karl w. Corby,
Mrs. Thomas j. Groom, Mrs. Albert
S. Galley, Mrs. H. G. Hoskinson, Mrs.
Ord Preston, Mrs. william Simmons,
Mrs. L. P. McLachlen, Mrs. Barnum
L. Cotton, Mrs. Robert H. Lacey, Mrs.
A. Scott Offutt and Mrs. Robert L,
Flather.
1t is customary for the Ladies Com
mittee to be composed of the wives
of the association officers and COM
mittee chairmen. With the an
nouncement of the complete selection
of the convention committees, plans
will progress rapidly.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
CLEAR|NCS SHOW
D. c. TRADE GAINS
March Total of S74,112,669
Is $11,9O2,795 Ahead
of Previous Year.

Bank clearings in Washington in
March revealed substantial improve
ment over March, 1884, standing at
s74,112,66972, as compared with s62,-
09,874.10 a year ago, or an increase
of Sll,902, 1852, the figures being
reported by Charles E. Bright, mana
ger of the Washington Clearing House
Association yesterday.
The advance of nearly $4,000, 900
in checks passing through the Wash
ington Clearing House indicates no.
table business progress over the same
month last year, as the picture painted
by bank clearings is considered as one
of the very best barometers of trade
and banking conditions.
Clearings in this city in the first
three months of the present year to-
tailed 204,635,874.42, against $751;
039,095.93, or an upturn in the first
quarter of s37,606, 6,76849, an even
more striking step forward than the
monthly statements.
Clearings in the first three months
of 1885, compared with the like months
in 1884, are as follows:
1885. 1894.
January .. $50 .566,9 ,923 S55737. .297
February 49,. 60,956.2S1 1901 924
March $500. 74112. $50 62209. .S74
Trade is reported as going along
unusually well, while Easter visitors
already have swarmed into the Capt.
tai until the hotels are crowded to
the doors. These and many other
factors are certain to keep clearings
on the increase.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
D. C. UNDERWATER
PAID HIGH HONOR
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr., Will Be
Delegate to Chamber of
Commerce Meeting.

President Theodore M. Richie, OF
the National Association of Life Un-
derwriters, has announced the ap-
pointment of Thomas P. Morgan, jr.,
as delegate to represent the associa-
ton at the twenty-third annual meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States.
The National Association of Life
Underwriters has membership of
20,S45 throughout the United States
and Hawaii.
Mr.. Morgan is a grandson of for
mer president of the District OF CO.
lumbia Board of Commissioners.
Thomas P. Morgan, last year was
president of the District of Columbia
Life Underwriters Association, is now
national committeeman, and Is a
member of and secretary of the COM
mittee on Law and Legislation OF
the national association
Evening star., 1935-03-31
Bureau Reports
Drop of General
Farm Price Level
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A drop of points in the general
level Of farm product prices since
February Is was reported by the
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics.
The price index stood at 108 per
cent of The pre-war average on March
IS, compared with Ill per cent ON
February Is. The drop was attributed
to "a general decline in crop prices
and seasonal dowrturns in prices of
dairy and poultry products"
Live stock prices continued 10 ad-
vance, hogs reaching s810 per hun
dred pounds and beef cattle S6.55 per
hundred, the highest point since 1880.
Prices Of most goods which farmers
bought increased by l point during
the month to 1913 per cent of the pre-
war average, bringing the parity"
level-or purchasing power of farm
commodities-to "a per cent of pre-
war.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
COAL FIRMS END
FIRST PROFITABLE
YEAR SINCE 1880
Bituminous Industry Now
Faces Labor Troubles
and Control Bill.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

special DlSpatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 30-The vol
ume of bituminous coal produced this
year, around 360,000,oo0 tons, is well
above the previous coal year, which
ended April l, 1884. Present prices
of all bituminous grades are above
the levels existing prior to October,
1888, when the N. r. A. code became
effective. Bituminous coal producers,
taken as a group-for there are many
small mines in a desperate financial
plight..have enjoyed, in the coal year
just ending, their first profitable year
since 1880.
This is a rough economic outline
of the industry which faces a walk
out Monday. if demands of the United
Mine Workers of America are not
met by the operators, or if some sort
OF compromise is not reached through
conciliatory efforts Of the N. r. 4.
The miners want a 30-hour week
at present they are on a 35-hour
basis-and 10 per cent increase in
basic pay.
Guffey Bill Awaited.
The coal trade, however, seems less
interested in strike prospects than in
an event scheduled for Tuesday. On
that day the Guffey bill, which would
restrict profits and management of
coal mines. will come before the Sem
ate Interstate Commerce Committee
for vote on reporting the bill
The Guffey bill, which is supported
by the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, would put the soft coal industry
on the same basis as public utility,
and would control that industry
through the National Bituminous
Coal Committee.
The coal industry has been adversely
affected by competing fuels and by
various government proposals for con-
struction of hydro-electric plants,
especially in regions where cheap coal
abounds. Furthermore, 1t has been
hit hard by transportation charges.
Nearly all large consumers through
out the country have on hand a Co.
day stock of bituminous coal, which
would prove ample unless strike were
protracted. There has been heavy
industrial stocking of coal for some
six weeks.
N. r. A. Stops Practice.
This buying explains why, even after
a comparatively good Winter, the coal
mines produced at steadily increas-
ing rate for more than six weeks. The
N. r. A., few weeks ago, put a stop
to practice. prevalent hereabouts
since early in January, of booking
orders and promising a discount on
scheduled prices after April /.
With a wage increase in sight-and
wages constitute about IS per cent of
coal operating costs-either through
a strike and the usual wage agreement
or through passage of the Guffey bill,
which, among other things, proposes
that the Government buy up and
withhold from production marginal
mines, it was logical for consumers to
anticipate coal needs.
Several of the heavier industries
stocking up coal, however, emphasized
future needs for the fuel, rather than
higher prices for it, as the factor
which motivated their more liberal
buying attitude. 1t would be heresy
to say this in Wall Street, where coal
stocks have discounted just about any
possible future, but some of the big
coal consumers believe the industry
will experience brisk upswing in the
next six week.
(Copyright. 1891
Evening star., 1935-03-31
CONGRESS BLAMED
FOR TRADE FEARS
Business Men Hold Back
Because Of Uncertainty
Over Legislation.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 30.-In its
weekly summary of the general busi-
ness situation, the Standard Statistics
Co. of New York. currently comments
as follows:
Business sentiment continues to
suffer from the multitude of over
hanging legislative uncertainties which
have been threatening since Congress
opened its present session three
months ago. Industry, at the present
time, is in a greater state of confusion
as regards future legislation and its
effect on profits and activity than al
any time since the inception of the
New Deal.
'The fact that business is dominated
by political trends rather than by its
own individual problems is a clear
indication that the future course of
activity rests largely in the hands OF
our legislators. 1t is obvious that such
a condition Is unhealthy. As long as
it prevails, arrangements will limit
purchases to hand-to-mouth basis:
funds will not be borrowed for ex-
pansion purposes and new productive
enterprises; and private initiative will
be largely eliminated.
Statistics for March indicate that
activity for the full month was mod
erately below that for the preceding
month, after correction for the normal
sharp seasonal increase. April volumes
will be below March on both an actual
and seasonal basis, although auto
mobile production will continue to be
supporting influence. This support
will diminish in the succeeding two
months, however, indicating that a
fairly substantial decline in activity
will then be witnessed. The degree
and intensity of the decline will be
either tempered or accelerated by
political developments"
Evening star., 1935-03-31

Washington Loan & Trust. 21474874
It is understood that the controllers
call was dated at the close of business
March S, in order to make an extra
good comparison with the call Of
March S, 1884. and with March 4,
1888. March 4, 1888, was the last
day before President Roosevelt de-
clared the bank moratorium all over
the country.
Consequently, these three calls dates
make possible accurate comparisons
revealing the progress made by the
banks since the national holiday.
Along with the marked increase in
total deposits. the figures reflect
return to confidence in the banks
highly gratifying to officials.
Money Awaiting Investment.
The call of March 4 found the local
banks in excellent condition from the
standpoint of deposits. Deposits have
been climbing steadily for long time.
A great deal of the money is being held
by depositors who are awaiting what
they consider more favorable invest
ment opportunities. Should such op-
portunities arise in the not far dis
tant future, bank deposits would I'M
doubtedly turn downward.
The great number of checks given
out for the payment of income taxes
had not been returned to the banks in
large numbers until after March Is.
This fact helped keep deposits at
higher figure than they may be today.
Almost every bank in the Capital re-
ported gain in deposits since the
first of January. Riggs National re-
ported the highest deposit on record
and several other banks appeared to
have reached new deposit peaks.
The controller of the currency has
to make three condition calls each
year. He usually sends out four.
Treasury records show that the state
ment Of condition has been asked on
March 4, only five times since 1914.
In the past the Spring calls have gen.
orally been later in March or early
in April. Two calls are always dated
December 81, the end of the calendar
year, and June so, the end of the
Governments fiscal year. The Spring
and Fall call dates are much more un-
certain.
Reports from other cities indicate
that higher deposits will be the rule
all over the country.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
COPPER PRICES RISE
ON EXPORT MARKETS
Accord for Reduction of Output
Already Cause of Favor
able Results.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30-Announce-
ment OF an accord by the International
copper Conference for reduction of
foreign production was the outstanding
feature of the week in copper. News
OF the agreement prompted active
European buying at advancing prices
in the export markets. The European
price reached 7.50 cents a pound. as
against 6.82la q week ago.
Better domestic buying appeared.
and the trade expects that total March
sales will reach the code allotment of
10000 tons.
The international agreement Affect
ing producers outside of the United
States would reduce output abroad by
100000 tons annually from June / to
July l, 1888. The agreement also pro-
vides for uniform trade practices.
Tin rose approximately ~ cents
per pound. Lead advanced 81 per ton
in reflection of continued absorption
of smeker production by diversified
consuming trades.
Zinc was firm, but sellers held firm,
in apparent expectation that consum-
ers would soon be forced to buy for
replacement. Anthony was quiet and
unchanged throughout the week.
Evening star., 1935-03-31
SERIOUS SHORTAGE
Of MEAT FORESEEN
Live Stock Experts Give
Adverse Reports for
Western Areas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 30-America,
the National Live Stock Marketing AS
sociation was told here, faces its
greatest meat shortage during the
next two years.
Twenty-four marketing managers,
reporting on live stock conditions in
their areas. made the prediction to
the association, which represents
25o,000 live stock producers.
The most dour report came from
F. E. Hanks, manager of the Inter
mountain Marketing Association at
Denver, Colo, who said grazing lands
east of the Great Divide for hundreds
Of miles are in worse condition than
a year ago.
In this area, normally the finest
grazing land in the Nation, only
cactus remains for cattle feed" Hanks
said. Fifty thousand head of cattle
must be moved out Immediately"
Western Kansas, Hanks said. which
is normally a green lawn of new
wheat, looks like mo mans land"
Dust Storms Spread Ruin.
P. G. Evans, manager of the Pro-
ducers' Commission Association, Kan
sas City, Mo, reported dust storms
have ruined feed lands in Kansas and
Nebraska.
Dick Arnett, jr., general manager
Of the Texas Live Stock Marketing
Association, at Fort Worth. Tex, re-
ported acute shortage of cattle and
hogs in that State.
Lower receipts and predictions of
further new lows came from Iowa,
Indiana and the Chicago areas. Most
of the managers reported good stocks
of lambs and sheep.
Drastic reduction of live stock pop
ulation, besides affecting meat prices,
has been reflected rather sharply in
the operations of the packing in
dustry.
Jobs Index Starts Down.
This was shown in employment and
pay roll figures for the industry in the
Nation as a whole, indicating that
employment and wages have turned
downward from near an all-time peak
established last Fall.
Government figures gave the en-
ployment index for February in meat
packing at 87.2, compared with 943
in January and 95.5 in February.
1884. An index figure of 100 would
be equivalent to the average employ
ment for 1928 through 1925. Pay
rolls in February had an index of 76.5.
compared with "a in January and
1916 in February 1884.
Production during February was at
the lowest level for any month in the
Chicago Federal Reserve Banks rec
ords, which have been maintained
since January, 1921.