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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14

Another reason for the success ig
that George Raft does some fine
straight acting. He is assisted ably
by Leo Garlic, again seen as an
Italian comic.
Mr. Raft as Enrico Scaffa, immi-
grant, sees Miss Russell Gas Mrs.
Beatrice Newnes) twice; first while
on board the ship which brings them
to America, and second while he and
his pal. Giuseppe, are digging bitches
on a construction job.
Inspired by the beauty Of the
woman and a red flag, which he
finds will stop anything, Mr.. Scaffa
rises to mastery of the citys poll
ticianS.
When Mrs. Newnes' husband is
faced with Jail sentence, Scaffa
fixes things while the husband hides
in Cuba. During his absence Scaffa
and Mrs. Newnes fall in love. She
asks her husband for a divorce,
naming Scaffa as the reason. New
mes convinces her that he needs her
most during the crisis and the di-
vorce is postponed.
Husband Arranges Charge
Then Newnes contracts with Scat
fa's enemies to fake bribery charge
against the political boss, and Scat
ia is about to run away when his
Mrs. Newnes accuses him of cow
ardice. He grabs the old red flag,
walks in on the grand jury and
clears himself.
He then charters plane to carry
his loved one to Reno for a divorce
and starts after the persons who &C
cused him. You can hear the we'd
ding bells family as the picture
ends.
Strangely enough, Mr.. Raft and
Miss Russell make fine team. The
picture travels rapidly, romantical-
ly, and engroSsingly. Mr.. Garlic
doesn't slip once and provides some
of his best comedy.
The supporting cast is excellent.
You probably will notice that the
sound is improved greatly by the
new equipment at the Apollo.
(By j. w. To
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14

When Professor Theremin came
to New York, she became his pupil.
She has played with the Buffalo
Symphony Orchestra.
Her present instrument has been
developed to five octaves. Professor
Theremin's early ones had only two
and a half. When she isn't prac-
ticing she is busy persuading other
musicians to give the Theremin a
trial.
"Most of them" she said, "scoff
at first. Some are downright ,n-
dignant. They think it's an attempt
to replace the cello or violin. When
they find out it isn't that at all,
they change their tune.
Its like the voice of a dance.
Every gesture is transformed into
sound. It's the nearest thing to the
human voice we have found so far.
The electric current is it's breath,
the loud-speaker it's mouth"
She stood before the wooden box.
Her left hand was over the hori-
zontal bar. Her right arm was bent,
hand close to the shoulder. She
lifted the left hand, moved the right
one at the wrist. A note rose, fell
to the strength of a whisper, held
there.
IAN odd thing about it," she said,
sis the penetration of its tones. That
whispering sound can be heard by
a deaf person. It's one thing that
has endeared the instrument to me.
During the last year of her life, my
aunt was SO deaf she couldn't hear
the loudest shout. But she could
hear the soft notes on the There
min. played hours for her"
aside from it's musical value, it
really has great possibilities for
teaching young music students con-
centration. You have to have per-
feet self-control while you're play
ing. You can't sneeze or scratch
your nose or even wink. Do and it
comes out in the song"
She waved her finger. Another
soft, breathing note.
Like a conscience talking" she
said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Rathbone and
Connolly Cast
Awarded Parts in Film 1T
Can't Happen Here

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. IA Basil
Rathbone and Walter Connolly were
signed this week for the film cast
of cit Can't Happen Here" Sin
clair Lewis new and successful
novel which is to star Lionel Barry
more.
Mr.. Rathbone, who achieved
screen fame in Anna Karenina'
and David Copperneld," recently
closed an er1ga cement as Tybalt in
Katharine Cornell's production OF
Romeo and Juliet" In the pic
ture he is to play Sarason, secre-
tary to the president, portrayed by
Mr.. Connolly.
Hero of this story Of future Amer
lean life is Mr.. Barrymore in the
role of Doremus Jessup, militant
Vermont newspaper editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Author Rates
Picture Over
Legitimate
Howard and Davies Star
in Film Showing at
Indiana.
BY JOHN w. THOMPSON

For the first time in years
through the medium of 1.-THE Petri-
fed Forest" which opens at the In
diana today, the movie industry
scores a direct hit on that lofty
American tradition-the "Theatah."
When the author Of the play,
six-foot Robert Sherwood, went to
see the movie adaptation he ex-
pected the worst. He came away
grinningly admitting that the
movie men had done better with his
story than the legitimate theater
producers and thought the film cast
was better than the stage cast.
Alan Squier, disillusioned writ
er turned philosophic hitch-hiker,
arrives exhausted at a way-Station
In a barren desert beauty spot. He
meets Gabby Maple, man-hungry
girl who likes to paint, and falls in
love with her over couple Of ham
burgers he can't pay for. She finds
him the answer to her prayers, gives
him a dollar and sends him on his
way.
He gets a ride with the CHS
holms, unromantic business man
and romantic wife, touring in
limousine. They bump into Duke
Mantee, escaped gangster and his
mob. All return to the station
under surveillance of Dukes gun,
and clustering wind storm.
In the station are: Duke, his
two henchmen, Gramp Maple, Mr..
Chisholms, willing to pay for his
release; his wife, who would like to
know the gangster better; Mr..
Squier, who doles out philosophy;
Boze Hertzlinger, college boy with
Horatio Alger ambitions, and Gabby
Maple, who confesses she would like
to go back to her native France.
Hero Goes PhiIanthropic
Going suddenly philanthropic,
Squier asks Duke to kill him after
he signs over a $4,000 insurance
policy to Gabby. Duke, who seems
to understand Squier better than
any one, agrees.
Boze herOically reaches for a gun
and gets shot in the hand. A sher-
ifs posse arrives but before the
bandits attempt to get away, Squier
holds Duke to his promise and dies
happily in Gabby's arms.
Too much can not be said for
such an ending. 1t is a noble ges-
ture and saves this picture from a
weak finale.
Fundamentally 1.-THE Petrifed
Forest" is melodrama, but the fine
writing of Mr.. Sherwood, highlight-
ed by the poetic speeches of Leslie
Howard, the hero, lift it high above
Observation-Disclosures classification.
Bogart Dominates Film
Mr.. Howard is his usual grand
self and goes through the picture
with the nonchalance that has en-
cleared him to theater goers, but it
is Humphrey Bogart, the killer
who dominates the picture.
1t is safe to say that there never
has been better gangster portray
al. Somehow we got the idea that
the Illustration which sent Alan
Squier hitch-hiking was the same
that drove Duke Mantee to law
breaking.
Neither the picture nor Bette
Davis go into tantrums over the
grand work they do. Congratula-
tions also are in order for Charley
Grapewin as Gramp, Genevive To-
bin as Mrs. Chisholm, and Porter
Hall as Jason Maple, proprietor OF
the station.
There are quite few obviously
painted sunsets and cloud forma-
tons which are the only artificial
tiles in the film.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14

Lucie RoSen was putting the fin
ishing touches to her practice for
her Theremin recital in Town Hall.
Her slim, long hands were making
slow gestures in the air, plucking at
invisible strings, touching imagin-
airy stops, and with each movement
a tone was born, swelled, faded.
Now finger pointed, and a high,
silvery note filled the drawing room
of her home. Now her hand shook
from the wrist, like a debutante say
ing mo more cake" and low, throb-
bling music emerged.
Mrs. Rosen is a leading exponent
in America of the novel electro
magnetic musical instrument de-
vised a few years ago by Professor
Leon Theremin, a Russian scientist
which literally picks its tones out
of the air.
Every Gesture Translated
Before her was dark wooden
object like an eighteenth century
desk on-frame. Sheet music lay on
the Slanting front. A polished metal
rod projected upward from the right
top corner. At the left was another
rod, horizontal, bent into an oblong
loop. Behind her head, like a
canopy, stood the square sounding
board of a radio ioud-speaker.
cts called a Theremin," Mrs.
Rosen said, latter it's inventor. The
instrument is the center of mag
netic field. The player stands with
in this field, which extends out two
feet, and becomes a definite part
of it. Every gesture of the hand
every movement of the body is
translated into sound by the radio
tubes in the box"
If you recall how your old peanut
tube radio set used to screech when
you moved away after having tuned
in your station, you know the prin-
ciple. Only Professor Theremin did
things to the screech, transformed
it into the soft. voice of the reed
and cello.
Mrs. Rosen first heard of its in
ventor when she attended the Salz-
burg festival in 1929. She was an
argent student of the violin then.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Bowe's Dog Act
Fools Daughter
Washing Machine Is Big
Help in Shifting Animals.

Times Special
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-What par
ents haven't had the problem Of
replacing their baby's wornout toy
with a new one, only to have the
youngster raise the most strenuous
objections?
Morton Bowe, MIC tenor, and his
wife faced and solved this prob
lem so successfully that other par
ents might profit by their method.
The Bowe daughter, Judith, got her
first toy "woof-woof," "bow-wow,"
or to adults, just plain dog, when
she was a year and one-half old.
1t never left her side, day or night.
But even a toy dog will show
signs of wear sooner or later. The
pups fur began to rub off, the
stubby tail was torn out and even
the ears and button nose diSap-
peared. The toy was so dirty that
it's presence in the house was I'M
hygienic. What to do? Take the
mutt" away? A TRADE of most I'M
ladylike indignation would ensue.
Replace the doggie with new one?
That stunt had been tried twice but
to no avail.
Grandmother Finds Way
When Judy's grandmother dis
covered an exact duplicate Of the
dog, a way out was found. 1t was
announced that the 10000" was to
be given a bath in the washing ma
chine. Judy protested loudly, but
the bath was carried out and july
watched tearfully.
The stage had been set with the
new pup being in the dry washer.
First the filthy "pooch" was put into
the machine. The soap and water
was added. After little sleight-of -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Thespis Pledges SET
Date Of Production

Pledges of Thespis, Butler Uni
versity dramatic society, have
chosen March 81 and q for their
annual production.
This year the neophytes are to
present four plays, "Wurzel-Flum-
merry" comedy; 1.-The Stolen
Prince" a Chinese comedy; will
o'-the- Wisp," a tragedy, and 1.-THE
Warriors Husband" a farce.
Both performances are to be
given in the Thespis workshop, anc
all scenery and costumes are to be
designed by pledges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Local Artists
Show Paintings
Work of Wheeler and Mess
on Display Here.

Paintings by Clifton Wheeler and
George B. Mess, local artists, are
on display this week at the Rhoda
Selleck Memorial galleries at
Shortridge High School.
The group includes landscapes by
both artists and few portraits by
Mr.. Wheeler.
Next week a selected set of paint
lngs by Hazel Heilman is to be
shown, and the following weeks
exhibit will be made up of the
works of Carl Graf, Nashville artist
The Selleck gallery is open to the
public on week days from to 3.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
BARRYMORE Likes Variety

Lionel Barrymore has one of the
oldest collections of pets in Holly
wood-a dachshund, a wire-hair, a
monkey and a turtle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14

hand, the new clean pup was
brought forth.
Would Judy get wise? The chance
had to be taken. The household
went about it's usual business and
the new 10000" was left in Judy's
care. Gradually a beam of immense
delight spread over the child's face
and joy was supreme in the Bowe
household.
The original "purp" is among tn
clothing and first toys of Judith Am
BoWe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
WHERE! WHAT! WHEN!

APOLLO
''It Had to Happen" with George
Rafe, Rosalind Russell and Leo Car
rillo, at 11:41, 1:41, BAL. Sal. TAI
and 9:41.
1.-THE Lady Consents" with Ann
Harding, Herbert Marshall and MarS
garet Lindsay, at 11:45. 1850, $780,
5:55, and 10.
INDIANA
"The Petrified Forest" featuring
Leslie Howard and Bette Davis, at
IL, Ill, $3.50. $50, sos and 1925.
L0EW'S
Rose Marie" starring Jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson Eddy, at Ills,
1:24. $3.50, $40. 7:55 and 10.
"Radio City Follies," on stage at
/, 1853, GAS and $3.50. My Mar
riage," with Claire Trevor, Kent Tay-
lor and Pauline Frederick, on screen
at 1882. 2:25. 5:18 8:11 and 1914.
OHIO
picture Snatcher," with James
Cagney, at Ii. 1:54, 4:47. TAO and
1902. Also whispering Smith
Speaks" featuring George O'Brien,
at 1911, 3:04, 5.57 and $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Admits "Pilfering. Characters

When she was little girl, Edna
May Oliver and her brother staged
shows in their backyard, written by
Edna May, who says she shame
lessly pilfered" characters from
Dickens "Child's History of Eng
land"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-14
Pupil OF Inventor to Present
Theremin Recital in New York
Lucie Rosen Is Leading American Exponent of Move
Electro Magnetic Musical Instrument.
BY LEONARD FALKNER
Times SneciaI Writer

YORK, Feb 14-Johann sitting there on
nice white cloud today heard his Praeud Minor
before
decided VIOLIN flute It sounded something three with
a O. in. =
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26
Dunbar High School
Baccalaureate Service

MOBILE, ALA.-Big Bethel A..
M. E. Church, Mobile, was honored
with the Baccalaureate Service Of
the Dunbar High School at the
eleven o'clock service Sunday, May
s1st.
The service was the most out
standing in the history Of the
school, and the first dime in the
history Of the school such SER
vice has been held in Bethel. The
church and school felt themselves
honored to hold the Baccalaureatc
Service in old historic Bethel, the
mother Of African Methodism in
south Alabama.
Rev. Thomas D. Driver, B. D. d.
D. is the pastor and delivered the
message which was a masterpiece,
and was complimented by the fac
nifty and his immediate church
members, visitors and friends. Rev.
Driver is one Of the outstanding
educated Ministers of the African
Methodist Episcopal church and an
applicant for the bishopric from
the state OF Alabama in 1910.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26
Writes On Negro
And Retail Business.

NEW YORK. (C) Garnett d.
Hargrave, member of the grad
uating class at Hampton Institute.
writes on sThe Negro and Retail
Business in June Opportunity
magazine. Hargrave says in part:
More and more the Negro is be-
coming aware OF the necessity for
sound business education. This is
shown by the number Of colleges
that offer courses in business
training. There is a need for the
trained youth Of today. True it is
that experience in business as such
is a good teacher. but it is a cost
" one If not preceded by gener-
al business knowledge. The Negro
retailer must learn his business,
and know its possibilities. He mslst
pride his operation in an .-.rsPaf'd
direction. with sound judgment, ami
intelligent utilization e lis profits.
The Negro retailer must be not
only retailer, hi a good mana
ger and sound investor. Business
enterprise is 4 great field for the
Negro. He must work hard, and
exercise Intelligence if he expects
succsss.y
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26
PLAYFIMD NEWS

Three riayfiedls IN this district
swinging iato the third week 81
their summer FUN program, al
ready have received hundreds of
votes from mentioning children as
the best ever"
The youngsters win participate
IN one Of the biggest all-city recre-
ational programs the Park Depart
ment ever has attempted, accord
ing to Ben Evans, director OF play
grounds. IN addition the plagfields
win maintain the regular weekly
features 70 entertain children Of
an age groups.
AIl-eity tennis tournaments, soft
ball leagues for boys, girls and wo-
men, volleybal tournaments for
boys and men, hikes, relay carni-
walls these are but a few Of the
fun-fests promised to augment the
pet shows, treasure hunts. pirate
days, and other special events at
each playground
The playfields in this district, all
supervised BY trained playleaders,
are as follows:
Miller. 10th N. and q. Harrison;
Collins. 18th S. and Washington
St.; Garfield, oath ave. and Z.
Cherry St.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26
EDITORIAL



The Brown Bomber bombed as all fighters must be
before their careers over but is that any reason Why Race
men 81 H York and Chicago should harass and abuse white
citizens after the Sight is natural that group shedld
be burt and chagrned BY this defeat but not equally
rsAn and proud the long list of previous wins by the
Brown Bomber On reflection after these wins white
opponents none Of us were assaulted stoned which raises the
We be good losers any other race or
uoup
The demonstrations that occurred after the fight were
disgrace 70 the entire and regret that much more than
We ID Joe Louis defeat least losing Joe fought game
hs and maintained the respect and admiration of the entire
world That however be said Of you hoodum Easten
efs that are good sports hen you win and such throw
back to savage ancestry when you lose
has been ofimes said that cclored heavyweight will
never again fight the championship Than do pot believe
but ii does prove true demonsative Race citizens will
be more responsible than white citizens Let hopeths defeat
viii serve as beneficial experience to all demonstrators as it
has o the Bomber which taught him that he was sucker for
right hand punch You demonstrators suckers for what you
might think Race Pride but which in reality Race Disgrace
and ignorance
Thank Heaven no such demonstrations occurred in the
West which proves again the superiority Of the Western Negro
over the boerous Fastener who has the population but lacks
the class you could only realize what disgrace this has BEEN
which is probably asking too much of feeble mind that would
participate in such outTages
No tribute too great to pay Joe Louis for the manner in
which be has represented us especially in this last encounter
for he lost ike all real champions goTiousy even in de-
feat Best Of luck to you joe your comeback You can do
these Black Ku Kuxes will let you do the fighting instead
Of fighting for you
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26
BLISTER RUST

The bars to employment on the
Federal blister rust control project
were dropped today so that any
one on relief since May 1st Of last
year ana still in need IS eligible
for work. according to a statement
issued this morning by James E.
Bradford. state director Of the Ma
tional Emergency Council.
A ruling Of, the question Of what
constitutes relief was made by Ben
Tldball, district manager in Seattle
Of the State Department of Public
Welfare who declared, THE blis-
ter rust project Is open to any man
who can be certified to WPA aa
on relief any time since May /,
1885 providing he is still in neea.r
Attention Is called by Mr.. Bird
ford to regulations governing fed
eral trans,Ants' or men who have
come into washington from other
states. These transients are not ELI
gible for blister rust work unless
they are registered with the state
Department Of Public eWlfare pri.
or 10 September goth, lcst year,
he sad.
TO be cert'f cd by the State De.
partment Of Punlic Welfare for
blister rust ellg;rility, each person
shall report to his zone office. II
a persons nome IL in the state and
he is temporarily away fro1a home
end in Seattle or some other large
cities he should report to the Stale
Department Of Public Welfare in
that city and explain that hs de-
sires 20 go on TIE blister rust pro-
ject.
Workers on tie blister rust cam
paign win receive the standard &C.
curity wages starting vito $44
After the men have assembled 81
the camps. one cut Of three will be
promoted to crew leadership. Lead
ers win be raise-i to $50 per month
for the semi-skilled or intermedi-
ste wage scale.
Good food, comfortable beds, ade-
quate bedding and scuitable shelter
viii be provided at each camp. Men
are housed in portable camps back
in the mountains of the Inland
Empire Of Northeastern Washing
ton and Northern Idaho and work
III crews Of three.
This program is being conducted
by the United States Department
of Agriculture. Millions of dollars
in timber has been destroyed by
this disease, which is spread thru
the pine forests of the country by
wild currant and gooseberry
bushes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. T..
NJ. Davis, Pastoral last Sun
days morning service. the pastor
preached a splendid sermon to a
ltlrge congregation. At eight o.
clock, the services were under the
auspices Of the Order Of Sir
knights and Daughters of Tabor.
A splendid program was rendered.
Rev. Davis preached the annual
sermon which was well received.
This week is the termination of
the Vacation Bible School which Il
under the direction Of the pastor
and his corps Of teachers. a large
attendance has been enjoyed this
year, and great enthusiasm Is evil
denced concerning participation n
the pageant which viii be given
Tuesday evening in the University
OF Washington stadium.
The pastor viii occupy the pull
pit at both services next Sunday
All are cordially invited to wor-
ship at Mt. Zion. Strangers and
visitors especially made welcome.
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Everett, wash.


Mrs. W. W. Casmon, State Supt
Of Sunday School. Mrs. M. Smith,
Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Cooke II
Seattle were visitors at the See
ond Baptist Church sunday.-The
dinner given for the benefit of Bal
ley Chapel A. NJ. E. Church last
Friday was a success. Rev. and
Mrs. c. H. Stone Of Des Moines,
Iowa. are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Davis. Miss Gladys Davis of
Oakland. Calf, arrived Saturday
to spend several months WITH her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Davis.
Miss Bernadean Richardson left on
Tuesday for a visit to Los Ange-
les. Calf.
Miss Gladys Davis Of Oakland,
Calf, arrived Saturday to spend
several months with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Davis.
Miss Bernadean Richardson left
Tuesday for a visit in Los Ange-
les, Calf.
Mr.. M. F. Bird of Seattle was in
the city visiting his father, Mr.. M.
e. Bird Accompanying him were
his wife, Mrs. zorah Bird and sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Clay
Miss Clara Gildon, Mr.. Roy Ish-
ell and Miss Geraldine Hunt OF
Seattle were In the city to visit
Mr.. M. e. Bird who has been III
for some time. Miss Gildon spent
few days with her grandfather
and brother, Gilbert Gildon.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-26
Cleveland Italians
Are Criticised

CLEVELAND, o., (C)-Eugene
F. Cheeks, editor of the Cleveland
Guide, in Letter to DR.. Romeo
Montecchi, italian consul, dated
May "a. said: "a few days ago /
drove through Little Italy" the
local Italian settlement on May
field road and observed that the
streets were illumin tied and dec
GRATED. I asked what the celebra-
ton was and found that Italian
Americans were celebrating TIE
slaughter Of Ethiopia. Accord ing
to the Cleveland Plain-Deaier of
May 6, you participated in the Gel
ebration by delivering a speech. 1
assure you and your dictator that
every American Negro considers
such celebration brazen insult. =