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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-23

last year?" Whereas, Shirley Tenn
pie ruled the movie world in the
national resume of box office at
fractions, the late viii Rogers drew
more Hoosiers to the movie houses
than any other star. Miss Temple
was a close second, however. Next
in line were Clark Gable and Joan
Crawford.
In answer to the query, HAS radio
helped or hurt movie business?" II
operators said it hurt, five said it
helped and 13 said it had made no
difference. Several remarked they
thought radio helped build movie
personalities, but kept folks away
from the theater.
As for bank night" or gift night"
enterprises members of the associa-
ton were about evenly divided In
dianapolis theater managers strong
ly were against it, and many of the
larger out-of-toWn owners said they
thought such attractions would low
er the grade of Hollywood's product
If continued. Several said they were
sorry to say it helped their business"
Newsreels Attract
Have you ever stopped to consider
the newsreel you see almost every
time you go to movie? We wanted
to know how other movie fans felt
about it. According to most movie
owners, the newsreel is indispensable
in their theater programs. How
ever, II said it merely was a "fill in"
put there to take up time between
features. The popularity of the
newsreel, of course, depends greatly
on it's timeliness.
What day do you go to the
movies Most Indiana people go on
Sunday, according to the poll. Thir-
ty-three Indiana theater owners said
Sunday is their best movie day. One
said Friday.
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Will Rogers Is Tops

We were bit surprised by the re-
suit of the poll in regard to what
star did the most business for YOU
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In view of Hollywood's announce
ment of a series of opera pictures
for 1896, this is significant. How
ever, in questioning managers from
the larger towns and cities, we found
the heavier musicals were mora pop
ular there.
Interest Is Mounting
owners said interest in movies is
increasing. Nearly all reported gain
in movie business over the preced-
ing year. The average gain through
out the state was Is per cent. Aver
age gain in Indianapolis was be-
tween 16 and 18 per cent. The high
est reported gain was 80 per cent
Remember the organists who used
to play at nearly all the neighbor-
hood theaters? They seem to be g
dying race. The Hoosier theater
managers report there is little or no
popularity for such entertainment
and that they rarely present it any
more.
Movie fans who have complained
about double feature programs may
feel comforted by the fact that In
dianas theater managers don't like
the idea either. Asked What is the
general reaction in your theaters to
double features?" the executives al
most were unanimous in the opinion
that double features tended to pull
down the quality of the motion pic
managers don't want thing its
pretty sure to be dropped.
Westerns Declining
We wondered about the popular
ity Of westerns those action
packed horse dramas" which at
tracted us as a lad. We asked the
movie men about them.
rs there an increase or a decrease
in 'westerns?" The Times Question
naire asked. We discovered that in
so per cent of the state theaters,
popularity of western pictures is de-
clining. Folks are awakening to
reality, 1t seems. There still is a
large group of youngsters (and old
sters) who grip their seats at Tom
MiXian "drammer."
The taste Of the movie public is
going up. according to the survey.
In only three localities did theater
owners report slump in audience
demand for better films. Those who
pay their hard-earned money to see
the "flickers' want their moneys
worth and they want it to be fit for
their children's eyes, as we'll as their
own.
Will Rogers Is Tops
We were bit surprised by the re-
suit of the poll in regard to what
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Greets Swimming Coach

Johnny Weissmuller had re-
union in Chicago with Bachrach,
the Illinois Athletic Club coach, who
taught Johnny to swim. They had
not seen each other for years. Dur
ing his eastern trip, Johnny is to
visit his mother and brother, Peter
in Chicago; teach swimming to a
class of Boy Scouts at the I. A. C
there, and then go to join his wife
Lupe VeleZ, in New York.
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Our Gang at Work

Second Childhood" a new Our
Gang comedy, is now in produc-
ton under direction of Gus Mems.
Adult members of the cast include
zeffie Tilbruty, Sidney Bracy and
Greta Gould.
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Poll Results Place Will Rogers as Leading Fayorite of
Indiana Audiences, With Shirley Temple
SeCond-IntereSt in Pictures Gains
BY JOHN w. THOMPSON

Indiana movie patrons shown today
by results of The Times
ciated Theater Owners of Indiana
The survey questions answered by whose thaters
attended by more than 10 million last
In to the question What think Holly
woods pctu?" good
rial
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Goes to New York

Bruce Cabot, who has completed
a new role in ''The Robin Hood of
Ell Dorado" has arrived in New York
for brief stay.
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Claypool last night concluded the
convention program.
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Liberal Viewpoint
BY HARRY ELMER BARNES

THE announcement of the necessity of suspend
Il ing institutional aid to the college paper, The
Teachers College News, at Teachers College in CO.
lunlbla University is symptom of critical situa-
ton, in which the sympathy of forward-mnded
teachers and observers will go out to Dean William
F. Russell.
It is well known that Dean Russell had an ar
dent personal interest in the purposes for which the
college paper was established. He has given out
under his own name one of the most eloquent and
forceu statements of the value of the press and of
the necessity of maintaining its freedom unimpaired
Whoever thinks let him speak. Whoever would
muzzle another, let him stay his hand. Bring on the
opposition. Let it be heard Then we shall have
all the forces in full play"
This might even be adopted by Roger Baldwin
the slogan of his American Civil Liberties Union.
So cogent it that the Teachers College News
was statement broad enough to protect full acad-
emic freedom well the freedom of the press.
TINE students apparently were conscious and APP
L preciative of the brave stand OF their dean.
They did fine job with the college paper, main
tanning good taste but not evading the issues of the
day. The Teachers College News has been one of
the most important and best edited college papers
In the United States Even the issue published
after the announced necessity of suspendng nstitu
tional support very restrained in tone.
His attitude toward the freedom of the press
and Of teaching has not been the only evidence of
Dean 2ussells progressiveness and of his keen SYM
pathy with the underdog in the present social crisis
In notable article some time back he came to
grips with the current problem of unemployment
and the economic impasse He declared that we
must find new frontiers" in the way of new types
of industrial training and opportunity. This must
if we are to provide outlet for surplus man.
power.
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Shouting Their mferiority

THE Nazis' feeling of nferortty never was more
l. clearly betrayed than in the pathetic bombast
with which their captive journalists exploited petty
athletic victories explained away unimportant fall
ures in the so-called winter Olympic games at Gar
misch-P artenkirchen. After ALL in any nation which
actually feels itself to be great and strong, win
ming performance on skates, skis bobsled is not
to be reckoned as glorious achievement.
The Americans, for example, have been produc-
ing great athletes for many years and their trumphs
in international competition have become so COM
monplace that American sport writer's long ago
ceased to wave the flag and turned instead to ex-
plotting the intelligence of certain of our super
athletes Fad the Americans won the winter Olym-
pics that would have been ofttold story so when
they made poor showing this year that news.
The German journalists however did not accept
failures merely that and nothing else but
stretched their language into strange shapes explain
ing that although Ludwig CT Otto finished last he
went down fighting gloriously for the Fatherland
and, considering his handicaps might be said to have
scored moral victory for Hitler and the spinning
pinwheel of the Nazi banner.
But began to report great envy of the United
States dscernible in France where the love of
country is fierce but where every and woman
constantly is of the menace which blows
from the Eastern frontier like cold wind Germany
always Is there Hitler has proclaimed that France
an enemy and must be destroyed and the airline
from the front is shorter than in the old days.
So inevitably, some day, the bombs will fall
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sect, exact rulings would govern
| the attitudes at which crossings
were to be made.
Planes would report their entry
into each block by radio. For this
purpose, all blocks would be num-
bered.
Thus, for example, a pilot would
report United Airlines Iii. Block
10. Altitude 6000 On top" The
last phrase would refer to where he
was with reference to the clouds.
1t would either be "On top" Blind"
or Under s...
Such system of flight control
would enable the flight control Of
ficers and the control tower men to
know at any given instant every
plane that was in the air over the
United States.
When ships were flying blind, it
would enable the officers to keep
them widely separated in differ
ent blocks and at different alti-
tudes. 1t would enable them to
land ships in airports and to clear
them with the minimum loss of
time.
AS already mentioned, it would
enable ships of the Army, Navy
Marine Corps and Coast Guard to
fit into the commercial schedules
and fly the radio ranges without
fear of confusion.
In addition, it would permit pri-
vate pilots whose planes were
equipped for blind flying to use the
radio ranges in the same fashion.
Flight control would also give the
officers the right TO order down
those private ships which were not
properly equipped for flying in bad
weather.
Adoption of this unified system of
flight control will mark a significant
step in the development of American
aviation. First came the develop
ment of the airplane itself. Next the
emphasis was placed upon the in
struments necessary for flying, alti-
tude meters and the other devices to
be found upon the instrument board
of every adequately equipped plane.
The third step was the develop
ment of the Federal Anyways System
with it's beacon lights, it's radio range
beacons to show the direction of
flight, and its marker beacons to To-
cate specific points.
Now comes a standardized, ma
ton wide traffic code of the air.
TOMORROW-The future of
privately owned planes.
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Roosevelt Wants
Norris Back Again
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

XXTASHINGTON, April 16.-Although Senator
w George Norris has said he was not candi-
date for reelection, the Administration is ready to
force him into the rather than take chance on
the new Democratic senatorial nominee in Nebraska
former Rep Terry Carpenter, filling station owner
who made freak campaign on the Townsend plan
Senator Burke Nebraska Democrat, is ready to bolt
and support Norris, a pro-RooSevelt Republican.
SUGGESTIONS that DR.. Rudolph Leitner is be-
~ ing recalled from his German embassy post here
to be chief of the American section of the German
Foreign Office because of what happened at a re-
cent German beer party at the embassy are with
out foundation.
Ten days ago Ambassador Luther gave his an
nual Bockberabend attended by more than 100 SEN
ators. Representatives, officials and newspaper CORE
spondents. Afterward one version got into print
that Senators cracked jokes at Hitlers expense and
that Senator Barley of Kentucky in his exuber-
ance picked up pickle, stuck it under his and
gave the Na1 salute. If any such breaches of hos
pitality occurred the embassy staff of course had
nothing 70 do with them
DR.. Leitner's promotion was decided upon some
time back, but announcement was delayed because
Ambassador Luther tried to persuade the Foreign
Office to keep him here counsellor of embassy.
He carries the main load of work and is expert at it,
But the Nazi government feels it has not made
particularly favorable impression American opin-
ion and it was thought that because of Dr. Luthers
intimate understanding of this country he would be
valuable In Berlin in dealing with this situation.
TALL Austrian by birth, DR.. Leitner is one of the
most popular members of the diplomatic corps, a
gofing partner of White House Secretary Early and
regular guest at Gridron and White House corre-
spondents dinners. DR.. Leitner, as career man in
the German diplomatic service, has not participated
in the domestic politics of his country He has been
here IL years
VOU can take your pick of apparently conflicting
s. l. Labor Department employment statistics de-
pending upon your politics. In one recent govern
ment publication there two sets of figures One
group shows that last year employment was per
cent nearer 1929 than industrial production-that
is unemployment not only was keeping up with in
creased production, but was running slightly ahead
of it, few pages later, another set of figures
shows that in December and January, employment
was tagging some 20 per cent behind production.
Dr. Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Sta
tstics can tell you how the figures do not conflict
but he leaves you as befudded as ever unless you're
economist and know the tricks.
AS they stand, the figures are perfect for CAM
paign year. You can make case for either side
by choosing your figures
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of Miss Perkins in disbanding the
notorious squad of so-called "in-
migration inspectors" who during
the Hoover Administration, even
raided churches in their drive
against alleged aliens.
He did not point out, however,
that when Miss Perkins fired these
immigration inspectors" she also
fired Mr.. Hushing's brother.
TINE fact that Shelley wrote a
= poem extolling the "blithe
spirit" of the skylark does not
make that bird welcome to United
States customs officials. An unde-
sirable alien, the skylark is ex-
Guided as being injurious to agri-
culture and horticulture" The
well-laid plans of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union for new admins
tration building on Constitutions
av, near their present quarters,
were blasted by Secretary Ickes,
who wants no other structure so
near his new Interior Department
building. Government labora-
tories claim credit for the fact
that more than half million
boxes of oranges went into canned
juice last season. They developed
a process of flash pasteuriza-
ton" which avoids the cooked
taste and keeps the f'bite."
Copyright 1896, by United Feature
Syndicate. Inc)
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HE'S A REAL GEAR

A T those fields which have in
n stalled control towers, the man
at the microphone is the command
ing officer of airport operations. No
plane may take off from the field
or land upon it without his per-
mission. They must follow the di-
rections which he gives as to ap-
proach, etc.
The rapid growth of air travel has
made these control towers necessary.
Traffic is too dense around airports
to permit any one to leave or arrive
as he pleases.
The need for the control tower is
doubly important at night and triply
important when the weather is bad
and the ceiling is low. Then it is
up to the control tower man to
watch his step. Planes have to be
brought into the airport with care.
If conditions get too bad, they must
be ordered to nearby ports where
conditions are better.
At an airport like that in Cleve-
land, the control tower man is a
busy man. There is an average of
100 incoming and outgoing planes a
day. At a given moment there may
be planes approaching from every
direction of the compass. One air.
liner is winging its way in from New
York, another from Pittsburgh, a
third from Chicago, a fourth from
the West. On the ground, trans
ports are getting ready to take off.
The man in the tower must get
them in and out without a hitch.
Unbelievable as it may sound,
the air is getting crowded. There
is problem of congestion. Yes,
there is plenty of air over the
United States. But that is like
telling a Sunday motorist that the
countryside is broad. He has to
keep his auto upon the concrete road
and the road is crowded.
The planes are flying the radio
beacons. They are headed for the
same airports. They propose to land
upon the same airways. And so,
adequate control, particularly at
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Times Books

TN american Chamber of Horrors" (Farrar and
Il RiEehart; $3.50, Ruth de Forest Lamb rounds I'D
all the evidence that has been brought forward in
connection with the famous Copeland bill, and offers
it to the public in compact. easily digestble FORM
1t makes appalling exhibit. Its force is in
creased by the fact that Miss Lamb does not take
the incorporating attitude of some of the advo-
Gates of that bill. Half loaf in her viewpoint is
great deal better than no bread at all; and she Is
concerned here with showing how very greatly even
half loaf is needed
She simply proves that the present situation Is
intolerable, and presents enough evidence to show
that the Copeland bill, In It's present form, is about
mild q remedy the consumer can afford to
demand By Bruce Catton1
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Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

VX7ASHINGTON, April 16.-The
w Securities and Exchange
Commission is being sued by five
large corporations to prevent pub
LEGATION of the salaries and other
compensation paid their officers.
Yet, simultaneously, the sala-
ries are matter of public record.
The suit eventually will go to
the Supreme Court, but until then
the SEC is not supposed to di-
vulge the salary secrets of the
five firms.
Any one who really wants to,
however, need only look through
the Treasury's income tax report
sent to the House Ways and
Means Committee recently.
Here are the salaries which the
five companies pay:
American Can-H. w. Phelps,
president, $121,53O; G. E. Green,
vice president. $4,000; F. S.
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night and when the weather is bad,
is absolutely necessary.
Likewise it is increasingly i'm
portant to know where planes are
along the radio ranges. There is,
for example, the problem of planes
on different anyways crossing each
others path. If both planes are
flying by radio and instruments in
a dense cloud bank, it is important
to know where each one is.
AS more and more planes take to
the air, the problem is going to be-
come more and more important. It
is for this reason that the United
States Bureau of Air Commerce last
April launched a movement for uni
form airway and airport traffic
control. Under the plan, the bureau,
which maintains the airways, will
likewise take over the job of coA-
trolling the traffic upon them.
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wheeler, chairman OF the DOarQ,
$76,360.
Evans Products-E. S. Evans,
president, $4,000 in salary and
$4,000 in bonuses.
United States Tobacco-John l..
De Voc, president, $4,000 in SAL
airy and $27,820 in bonuses; L. A.
Bowers, vice president, $4,000 IN
salary and $27,82O in bonuses;
j. D. Cahart, vice president, S18,-
500 in salary and $6155 in bonuses.
Mathieson Alkali-E. L. Allen,
president, $86.400.
National Biscuit-R. NJ. Tomlin-
son, president, $106,500; Frederick
Beers, vice president, $59,450.
FREDERICK LIBBY of the Ma
l. tional Council for the Pre-
vention of War, who has offices
just opposite the War Depart
ment, was selling Peace Bonds"
to finance a drive for reduction
of armament. He hit upon the
idea of selling them in Holly
wood.
One Of his buyers was Anita
Louise, young screen actress. After
the bond was purchased, Miss
Louise consented to be interviewed
and pose for the photographers.
Miss Louise" asked one news
man, what is your opinion of
peace and WARP"
"Oh," replied the movie star,
applying a touch of rouge, It think
peace is nicer"
TINE American Federation of
l. Labor, which maintains a.
regular Legislative agent" usual
ly called '1obbyist") On Capitol
Hill, is wondering just who he
really represents.
The gentleman in question, Will
liam G. flushing, recently appeared
before the Senate Immigration
Committee in favor of the Kerr
Coolidge bill. This would give
immigration officials discretion
not to break up families by de-
porting worthy aliens.
The A. F. of L. is for the bill,
and flushing gave a perfunctory
Endorsement. Suddenly fiery
tongued Senator Reynolds of North
Carolina burst into the picture.
He wanted to know if the Kerr
Coolidge bill really received Hush
ing's Endorsement.
flushing stammered, fumbled for
words, finally said:
I'm terribly handicapped, SEN
ator. But I have TO go along
with the views of my superior of
ficers, of course"
well, what about Sec. ~" de-
manded Reynolds. Are you for
that or against it?"
Il am not supposed to express
personal opinions. But I am 60
ing to do so anyway. The section
is very bad in my opinion.
would never agree to it."
Starting from there, flushing
ripped into the entire bill and as
sailed both Secretary Perkins and
immigration Commissioner Daniel
w. Mccormack.
flushing particularly was re-
crininatory regarding the action
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ministration building. Newark,
Cleveland, Chicago and a number of
other airports now have such towers.
The switches control field lights
and radio facilities. That chart, re-
senbling the playing board of some
new game, is a model of the airport
itself. The big dials indicate wind
direction and velocity. From the
radio loudspeakers come the voices
of pilots as their planes approach
the airport.
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RAIL SYSTEM rs MODEL

TINE plan calls for the establish
l. ment of control towers at busy
airports which do not now have
them and the appointment of flight
control officers" Their duty would
correspond in many ways to the
train dispatchers of railroads and
would supplement the flight agree
ments now in existence between air.
lines as to crossing attitudes, etc.
The plan, discussed at a series of
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meetings which eliminated at a big
conference in Washington in No
vember, 1885, would divide the air
into a three dimensional lattice
work of roads with a block system
to mark it off into blocks like those
of railroad
Properly designated beacons would
mark off the blocks usually, while
radio marker beacons would desig-
nate their boundaries in stormy
weather..
The United States Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard have
all agreed to the development of
such a system. When their ships
flew the Always they would be
treated by the flight control officer
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ALTIMETERS NECESSARY

THE fundamental provision of
Il the system is that all planes
be equipped with a standardized
altimeter. This is absolutely nee
essary, since the operation of the
system depends upon an exact
agreement on this point
Eastbound planes would travel at
attitudes in odd thousands of feet,
5000, 5000, 1000, etc. Westbound
planes would travel at even alti-
tudes, 1000, 1000, 5000, etc.
Where routes of airlines inter-