Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1920 — Page 13

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IVOLVEDIN THIRTEEN THEATERS IN MONUMENT LOOP" DISTRICT :.■ ■ ■■ v> *--r. •' ■ r WMCONTRACIFRAUDS NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE OLD TOWN ENTERTAINED

U. 8. UNCOVERS MANY ILLEGAL TRANSACTIONS

PAYMENTS ARE HELD UP

WASHINGTON. April AttorneyGeneral Palmer haa announced that Inveatigation by the department of juatiee of alleged fraudulent war contracta had "uncovered illegal tranaacttons involving mflliona of dollara.” and that through civil and criminal ( prosecutlona now completed er under way large auma would be saved for the government. ’ r , . “Queationable vouchers unearthed in one ciaas of contracts alone have vaulted in the withholding of paynewts by the government amounting to approximately f«.42#.PW/' the department said in a statement. "These contracts have been under investigation for months and they affect a very lestricted area. Reports to the department Indicate that, as a result of indictments already returned against fifteen defendants in the northern Pacific division at Seattle, about *150.000 wiil be recovered from shipbuilders and former represents!!ves of the United States shipping board emergency fleet corporation in that section. Similar cases In the same district involving approximately *2«».000 will be presented to grand juries

within the next few days. bureau of investigation of the it now has before it fifteen raud cases in which special

L i have been ordered. All »f these Involve large euma claimed

the government. One of them.

id now being prepared for presentation to the grand Jury in Ohio,

involves *M5,0«o“

Interesting Theatrical Situation Develops in the Building of the New Loew Vaudeville Theater in Pennsylvania Street and the Proposed Picture House of the LaskyFamous Players in the English Hotel Block — Illinois Street Now the “Cay White Way/* With Pennsylvania Street's Side of the “Loop"

Bidding for the Honor.

SAY THANK YOU

In support of ths campaign to makt Indianapolis tbo most courteous city, directed by ths board In charge of arrangements for the convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. June the "silent! orator’ on ths Merchants Hast and Light Company building tonight will carry the following words: “ *fiay ti snk you'—We want Indianapolis to be known as the world's most courteous oily—'Sav thank you’—Remember this splendid slogan of the Advertising Club, preparing for the world’s advertising convention—Ksy thank you’—Saturate yourself—Make

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HAT is the limit of Indianapolis's demand for amusement? The day does not pass without ita rumors of another theater in what is known as “Monument loop." the four streets bounding the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors' Monument—Washington. Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania streets. Last weak the story was current that the Denison hotel was to be replaced with a new hotel and theater, the coat of which would run Into millions. Gossip frequently eilps the tip that a new picture hobse. more magnificent than any yet built, soon is to supplant tbs Vinton-Pierce building st the southwest corner of Pennsylvania and Market streets. Other equally desirable sites get in on the rumors. Wreckers are at work rasing several buildings at Pennsylvania and Court streets, where the Marcus Loew theatrical interests are to erect the Loew theater and cater to the demand for popular-priced vaudeville The cost of the new theater is to mount Into seven figures, and it will be a beautiful amusement house. The B. P, Keith theater, which plays metropolitan vaudeville, is to close for a time this summer to make Important changes and improvsments.

Theater* la the Loop.

"Monument loop" haa undergone many interesting changes in s theatrical way hi the last fifteen years The moving picture, of course, has been responsible for most of the changes and there now are thirteen theaters in the "loop,** ten of which specialise in pictures. Two of them. B. P. Keith’s and the Lyric, make vaudeville their features, but use pictures as “added attractions.'* English’s is the one theater in the "loop" not playing pictures during the regular season, but it usually has “movies ' when running through the summer. The Orpheum was the original picture house in the "loop." It was in Washington street, near Pennsylvania street, on the site of the W. K. Stewart book store. Baht of It. In Wash- | it gton street, is.the Bijou theater, one the of the pioneer movie houses of theH city. It and a theater known as the Nickelodeon, which was in ths old Occidental hotel building In South Illinois street, played pictures when there was mors flicker than picture, and It only cost a nickel to see the show. The Alhambra. In Washington street, near Illinois street, has grown from a smalt picture house to one of the city's largest. It. too. is a pioneer la the picture bu«iness. Other picture houses In the “loop" are the Isis. Crystal. Royal. Smith s. Palme. Keystons. Ohio and the costly and capa-

Old Grand Opera House, Original in Pennsylvania Street District, a Theater in Which Many Famous Stars Appeared in Days Cone By— Now B. F. Keith Theater, Catering to a Vaudeville Clientele—English’s and Grand Only Theaters in District for i Many Years — Thousands Now Crowd the “Loop” Theaters Nightly.

RAILROAD'S VMHON FOR TAIAHON UPHELD

MASTER IN CHANCERY RULES ON TAX BOARD'S FIGURES.

COMPLAINT BY C. & E. ROAD

The valuation of $32,0««.000 plaesd on the Chicago * Erls Railroad Company by the state board of tax commissioners for the purpose of taxa-

»ly the I

tion is approximately

true cash

value of the property, according to a report filed late Friday by Charles Marttndale, master in chancery, of the

federal court.

Rules Per Dismissal. The report was mads In tha case filed recently In the federal court by Walker D. Hines, director-genera! of the United States railroad administration, on behalf of the C. A E. against the state tax board to enjoin tha latter from taxing the road on ths valuation established by ths board. Ths master in chancery ruled that the bill of complaint should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. In its bill of complaint, the railroad company stated that it, ae a railroad corporation, was assessed out of proportion to other classes of property in Indians. In this relation the master observed that the board effected an assessment increase of S.t times in ail property and of 2.S times in railroad property. He explains that this is due to the fact that other properties were assessed proportionately higher under the former tax

law.

Board’s Method Approved.

In another part of ita complaint tha i company alleged that the board should have given paramount consideration to its net earnings, which were averred to be insufficient to bear a tax burden of the else to be levied. The master found no fault with the method of the board In assessing on ths basis of the company's balance sheet valuations of invest-

priced vaudeville. The Lyric is surrounded by motion picture houses that draw an immense patronage. Illinois street s “Gay White Way” is a lively place after 6 o'clock in the evening. Then the throngs begin to appear and they pour into the Tsls. the Keystone, the Crystal, the Ohio. Smith's, the Palms and the Royal for pictures. The vaudeville fans take to the Lyric, which runs continuous variety from I o’clock in the afternoon until 11 o’clock at night.

Changes la Sight.

The Circle theater, which has done an immense business since Its opening four years ago. draws crowds into Monument Circle, and has served to create rivalry for the picture houses in the “Gay White Way." B. F.

Keith's has played an important role I ments.

in attracting amusement seekers into j

Pennsylvania street. The new Loew F0UND QUILTY OF MURDER house will be another factor in the Pennsylvania street business. When j mm9m D , ©dell, ladleted Wltk Bride, the Lasky-Famous Players' house fo D|e Week of j BIle 13> opens it will be expected to help hold ROCHESTElt, N. Y., April 24.-After

SECTION OF INCUieW HOTEL- BLOCK TO'BE "REPLACED J&Y LASKY-TAMOVS PLAYERS' TMEATET*.

Circle theater, in the southeast segment of Monument Circle, are the only theaters directly fronting the Monument. A realty transaction made on December 1? of last year gives promise of a third theater there, however. one that will go into competition with the Circle. If the tentative plans are carried to completion the Market street end of the English hotel building wiil, in 1921. become the site of a motion picture house operated by the Lasky-Famous Players combination. The Lasky-Famous Players' plan is to build a large picture house, seating approximately

SEVENTEENTH REUNION.

clous Circle, one of the finest picture 3.000 persons and fronting in Market houses In the country. street. * The north wall of the LaskyEngttsh s. a pioneer legitimate the- Famous Players' house would run sl-

ater in the English hotel block, and most to the south wall of English’s stock company, which was one of the

theater. Immediately west of the Lasky-Famous Players’ theater site is the Royal, a movie house catering

largely to thrillers.

Changes Are laterestlag. It is interesting to follow ths changes theatrically in the "Monument loop” district in fifteen years. It seems only a little while since the old Grand opera house and English’s theater were the only amusement centers in the cHstrict bounded by Washington, Illinois. Ohio and Pennsylvania streets. The Grand, long a legitimate theater., playing stars of the-first magnitude theatrically, became a vaudeville theater after the passing of the locally famous Grand

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most popular organizations that ever played in Indianapolis. Elita Proctor Otis was the leading woman and had a wonderful following in this cify. Then came vaudeville of the Orpheum circuit and the Grand continued In that program for several seasons. About ten years ago ths B. F. Keith interests took over the theater. For several seasons it was known as

Keith's Grand, the Keith interests being smart enough to identify the name of Grand with the old house. And there are hundreds in Indianapolis. who still speak of going to the Grand, although that name has been d- 'ned by the management. Only Memories Left. The building of the Lemcke Annex, of which the Keith theater a part, caused the old Grand and its memories and traditions to undsrgo a change. Keith vaudeville now holds the house through both winter and summer seasons, but the oldtimers delight in recalling when Denman Thompson, Jossph Jefferson and other famous stars trod the boards of the Grand. English's opera house has continued with its policy of legitimate attractions during the winter season. During the last seven summers it has gone into popular-priced vaudeville and pictures. Just what effect the building of the new Loew theater is going to have on the Illinois street "Gay White Way” will be interesting to observe. The Loew circuit plays popularpriced vaudeville. The Lyric, the big theater of the Illinois street amusement district, also plays popular-

the business In the Illinois street district. The Alhambra, in Washington street, has a loyal clientele that keeps the ticket seller busy. The Colonial, in Illinois street, one block north of the "loop." has been going big during the winter season. The Rialto, Regent and Broadway are attracting crowds south of Washington street. • Sixing up the situation from' the viewpoint of business in the box office, it looks as if a merry battle soon is to begin for "Gay White Way" honors in Indianapolis. B. F. Keith’s, the Circle and Loews are on the Pennsylvania street side of the "loop.” The Illinois street show clan will go the Umit to keep the crowds going that way. The coming of the Lasky-Famous Players’ theater to the Illinois street end of the "loop” will favor that clan.

But Why Worry.

But why should any of them worry? All the theaters In the "loop" district and outside of it are playing to capacity business every night. What effect the new theaters will have on a division of this business is yet to be seen. The new Loew and the new Lasky-Famous Players' house will make fifteen theaters in the "loop," and unquestionably more are to come If rumors are worth con-

sideration.

The Pennsylvania street clan has on its side of the line the Little Theater Society, for that organisation maintains its workshops and studio in the ^Vinton-Pierce building at Pennsylvania and Market streets. And. although well removed from the Pennsylvania street end of the “loop," the Murat theater has Its theatrical influence on that side of the Monument. Juet how' many more theaters will it take to meet the Indianapolis demand for amusement?

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seventeenth annual reunion of the Indiana Encampment, # Spanish-Ameri-can War Veterans, will be held in

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THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

Two letters for me, in the morning 'mail: one from ths Cynic, saying "thank you" as only he can say it, for our hospitality of a few days ago. and one fsom Margaret and Doris, filled with all the dear nonsense that womenfolk writs to their nearer-than-klnfc Iks. Sometimes t wonder, a bit wistfully, if PH lose the little girl who haa been mine for eo many years, whog I gain a daughter-in-law. If I do. I’ll never forgive that boy of mint! Probably something of the sort was in Doris's mind, the other day. when she perched her small seif on my chair arm. and asked, in a perfectly serious tone, what she was going to call me. after next June. "You see, dear.” ahe said, "t can’t go on calling you ’Aunt Mary Elian.’ and If I call you Mother Machree.’ I won’t seam aay more kin to you than other folks who do that." Margaret smiled eerenely. "Bob and I fixed our part of the problem, while he was at heme.” she volunteered. "He eavs ‘Mother Margaret* sounds avan better tp him. than ‘Auqt Margaret.’ ” C "Mothar—Mary—Ellen." Doris tried It. slowly and tentatively, and then slipped her arm around my shoulder. "I guess you’ve been my Auftt Mary Ellen a lot longer than Bob’s been enything st all tp ma " she began. but I interrupted her. "1 think, my dear." I said, "that you'll have to admit that Bob’s been Something to you ever since you were old enough to toddle at his heels, while he dragged a protesting pup with one hand, and carried your coil cradle in the other. Do you remember Speckles. Doris?” Ports smiled reminiscently. Do yee remember" she ashed, "the Hme we played circus out in your woodshed. and Speckles was a leopard, because he was decorated with such

realistic spots T"

Margaret groaned in mock anguish. "Never mind about all that." sh-t exclaimed, “daughter:" "We endured enough at your hands, aloixr about that time, without having to relive any of the agony -jf it. But I can still see that little procession. Mary Ellen.* she added: "Elotse and Bob in front, playing pioneers, more than likely, because that always gave Bob a chance to see Indians behind the currAnt bushes: and that long-suffering pup tugging along at the end of a string. Yes. Doris. I agree with your Aunt Mary Ellen that fate certainly intended you two for one another, and began the training process very early:” "She means by that. Aunt Mary Ellen,” said Doris, “that FU be tagging at Bob’s heels as long as I liver "That’s a dare, for me.” I said, "to tell you how utterly miserable you

made him for a few years, my dear; but I don t want to spoil you by any such tale! However, I’ll admit that It was very good training for him."

Doris sat very quietly for a moment,

and then slipped down off my chair arm, with a murmured word about the children, and joined them on the porch. Margaret's eyes met mine with a pathetic little smile. T wouldn’t admit it to Bob. Mary Ellen.” she said "and Doris would probab# deny it earnestly to all of us, but Bob has a lot to answer for. over the shadows that have come Into her

eyes, a few times:” , “But he has always loved her." I

protested. “I don’t thing he has ever *&vered for an instant in his genuine loyalty toward her." Then I made an unfortunate remark: "I’ve never doubted for a moment* during all these years that these children of

ours would marry some day.” Margaret stiffened slightly and

then relaxed with » wry little smile. “Oh. Mary Ellenr she exclaimed v “it would be rather far-fetched for me to remind you that Doris isn’t the sort of girl whose love any man could calmly take for granted. It would be almost as much an Insult as though I told you that you hadn’t brought up Bob properly, and ifs hard to say where your training left off and mine began with either of them. But it has occurred to me that Doris had to defend herself against the three of us. And there’s nothing more certain to antagonise a girl

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does care.”

Then we both smiled reminiscently, for every woman has tucked away in her memory one or more stories of romance that were blasted by the too cordial approval of the heroine's family. and all too often the antagonism of her family arouses in a girl’s heart a sweet sympathy which she will probably mistake for love. The tragedy of it is that all too often the man never has anything to offer her but more cause for more sympathy as the years roll by. I had become so absorbed in my letters and the memories they aroused thai the Little Mother's presence in the dining room doorway startled me. That she was worried was obvious, and that the letter she carried was the reason for her perplexity was even more certain. “Mother Machree. will you listen to this? Did you ever get one of thAe endless chain letters?” Then she read a rambling sort of an epistle which began with “God bless our soldiers and sailors.” and ended with a dire threat of tragedy if the chain were broken by her refusal to copy it seven times and mail It to “seven married ladies.” As a postscript it was remarked that these

prayers originated on the v battlefiei4> "Well, I’ll take issue with that last statement to begin with." I told her. "It occurs to me that our boys wers quite too busy attending to the affair in hand over there on the battlefields to start anything like that.” Emma’s shining face appeared in the' background. "Is you-all goin’ to make that there sta’ch fo* me?” she inquired, and then her gaze dropped to the sheet in the Little Mother’s hand. “Wha’s mattah. honey? Is you-all gettin’ bad news fum some o’ youh relations?*’ The Little Mother gave a little vexed laugh, and explained that she was just annoyed because of the absurdity of such a letter. Emma's eyes rolled in grave* concern. "Don’ you go talkin’ lak that, honey." she warned. "You-all bettah git youah pencil and papeh and set youh self right dowp and git that lettah wrote; Sumpin’s sho t* happen to you. ef you don’t do lak they tells yon!’*' f "That's nohsense. Emma." I began, but the Little-Mother interrupted by asking gravely: "Did you ever receive a letter like this, Emma?" "Ah sho did! Ah ’spect Ah’s got mo’ of dem kin’ of lettahs dan any cullud lady in ouah chu’ch.” she proudly proclaimed. "And Ah’s a-tell-in’ you that it’s sho bad luck to not answer them. Jes lak they says! Why. Ah could tell you," she continued earnestly, "of all kinds o’ things that sho happened to folks what thinks they's too smart to call on de Lawd A’mighty in a prayeh lak that." This with an ominous frown for me. ■Well, you'll have to admit." I began my defense, “that more of them are written through fear than through any feeling of religious devotion.” "Ah don’ know about that,” her tone was one of stern reproof, "hut Ah* jes tells you oncet mo that you-all will sho know what trouble means." Then, to clinch her argument, she told the sad story of Sistah Aithena Myrtilla Jackson, who “mighty nigh sprained her wrist, the first day afteh she got a praeh letteh.” “Well. I broke my wrist a few years ago. Emma, and that was surely worse than a sprain, and I hadn’t disregarded any such letter, or anything of that kind.” I told her. "You sho’ly had done sumpin.” she answered suspiciously. “Oh yes, I admit that I 'done something’," I agreed. "I threw out my arm to save myself from a nasty fall, and it snapped. That was all there was to it.” But she was not to be cheated out of a sensation, and eagerly inquired if I recollected whether I had broken a looking glass, within about seven ye *More than likely.” I told her cheer-

fully, ‘T've broken enough mirrors to guarantee my having nothing but ba '« L ,uc ! t * or n >nety and nine years.” She shook her head as though my case were beyond hope, and sorrowfully followed the Little Mother to the kitchen and the clothes that were waiting to be starched. I don’t suppose I cap ever make Emma understand It, but there is something almost vicious about a letter like this. I resent the imputation that the Creator will "send us bad luck” unless we hypocritically repeat some certain phrases. My faith in prayer is unlimited, but I can't believe that He wants us to come creeping to the throne, mumbling words that mean nothing to us, beyond a

chance to escape misfortune. If bad luck, so-called, comes to me, It Is because I have deserved it, and I should be worse than a coward to annoy my CrqpUor with a whining appeal to be saved from the results of my own folly. The chances are that nine out of ten of these letters are written by women whose consciences are so clouded and whose spirits are so craven that they seek to appease the wrath of a just God by such hypocritical means. They are as evil in their results as any other anonymous letter, and If I had the power, I’d break every such "chain” as now exists, and send these writers to their knees with a sincere prayer for their own hypocrisy. MOTHER MACHREE.

VARIETY IN KELLER’S PICTURES

(By Bessie Hendricks] The seventy-three tempera pictures by Henry G. Keller, of Cleveland, shown at the Art Institute, will be on view until the latter part of next week, when they will move on to Chicago. Their variety and direct expression of the spirit of the subjects they interpret are giving interest and pleasure to gallery goers. Mr. Keller’s "The Old Brewery at Norwalk. Ohio," is an example of ths

slbilities in the matter of design. His "Beach Patterns” show on the shore where the water draws back after the breaking of a big wave. He has painted "Moving Patterns" of waves on Lake Erie, and "Sunflower Patterns.” a post-impressionistic rendering of the flowers in the sunshine. There are harbor pictures and open lake pictures: there Is a “Gypsy Camp.” "Pavlowa in a Solo Dance, "The Rendezvous." expressing the romance the name suggests. There are subjects from New Hampshire to California. The present exhibition in

Institute during the centennial celebration in June. Interesting visitors to the Art Institute on Wednesday were Wayman Adams, the portrait painter; Mrs. Charlotte Herbine Mock, whose collection of antique furniture and other interesting objects has long been on

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"OLD BREWERY AT NORWALK. O..” BY H. G. KELLER.

artist’s realism. The picturesque old building is painted in harmonious defafi There is a touch of humor in "Gallantry in the Garden” realistically painted. An imposing red-combed rooster is giving way chivalrously to a little brown hen in the matter of a tempting grasshopper. The artist expresses cold somberness In "A Raw Winter Evening.” one of the tonal paintings. The tired horses pulling homeward, showing dimly against the sky at the crest of the hill, add to the sentiment in the picture. Mr. Keller sees ' patterns” in an Interesting way that wakes one to poa-

tempera Keller’s

brings a desire to see Mr. ■ work in other mediums.

The series of early Japanese prints from George C. Calvert’s collection, now on view in the lecture room, will be replaced after Sunday by a number of his Japanese prints of a later

period.

Professor Alfred Mansfield Brooks, of the Indiana University, curator of rrints of the Herron museum, will lecture on "Botticelli as an Illustrator of Dante” in the lecture room at 8:80

on Sunday afternoon.

A collection of pictures and art objects of the pioneer period of Indianapolis trill be exhibited at the Art

HERRON ART INSTITUTE

Hours—Sunday, 1 to 9:80 p. m.; other days, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Admission—Saturday and Sunday, free: other days, 25 cents. Soldiers, school children and teachers, free every day. Exhibitions—Group of paintings by Henry G. Keller, of Cleveland; work by members of the Keramic Club; collection of Japanese prints; collection of pewter; Ball collection of paintings; M. W. Kelly collection of arms and armor; Art Institute's permanent collection of paintings. Lectures—Tuesday. 3:30 p. m„ history of architecture series. "Our Architecture Today; Its Sources. Notable Features and Tendencies." Thursday. 3:45 and 4:15, children’s series, "Flowers and Gardens.” by Harold Haven Brown. - - 1

deliberating for eleven hours and fifty minutes, a supreme court jury last night brought in a verdict of murder in the first dsgree against James D. Odell, indicted with his wife. Pearl Beaver Odell, for the murder of Edward J. Kneip on the night of January 7. Immediately after the verdict was announced Odell was sentenced by Justice Robert Thompson to die in the week of

June 13.

The crime of which Odell and his bride of a month were accused and which police and county officers say they confessed was described by county official^ as most brutal. Young Kneip, whom Mrs. Odell accused of causing her downfall, was taken In a taxicab from the factory where he worked by Odell, posing as a police officer, and after they had been joined by Mrs. Odell, the three were driven to a lonely spot south of the city. There, in the bed of the old Genesee valley canal, Kneip, according to Odell’s confession and story told on the stand, waa handcuffed to a tree. Mrs. Odell, according to the confession, then beat him on the head with a heavy iron file until he collapsed. He was dragged to a culvert nearby, stripped of clothing and left. Later ths Odells returned to the spot and, according to their story. Kneip recovered and attacked Odell. With the aid of I'is wife, according to Odell’s stbry, Kneip was beaten off and felled with a club. Mrs. Odell will go on trial

May 28.

SPEAKS HI FIVE PLACES. J. W. Fester Makes Aatemohlle Tone of Shelhy County. [Special to The Indianapolis New*] SHELBYVILLE. Ind., April 24.—J. W. Fesler, of Indianapolis, candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, made five addresses in Shelby county yesterday and met a large number of voters. He traveled by automobile. Mr. Fesler spoke at Morristown in the morning and at Shelbyville, Blue Ridge. Waldron and Falrland during the afternoon and completed his speech making with an address at Fairtand at 5 o’clock. He was greeted by big crowds at all of his meetings 11 spite of the fact that only one day’s notice of his coming was given. In his addresses Mr. Fesler outlined hie platform, speaking only of state issues. He was introduced at the meeting here by Elmer Bassett, a local attorney and candidate for the lir publican nomination for prosecuting attorney in Shelby county. TO TEACH GRAIN GRADING. Expert Will Hold • Twelve Meetings In the "State. [Special to The Indianapolis News] LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 24,^~Arrangements are being made to hold a series of grain grading schools in various cities In the state from May the aus-

view at the institute, and Mrs. Chauncey Blair, well-known connoisseur and collector, of New York. It is hoped that Mrs. ,Blair wiil, within the next few months, lend some of her pictures and museum objects to the Art In-

stitute.

Art Totes.

Durr Friedley. now of New York, in visiting Indianapolis. Mr. Friedley has severed his connection with the Metropolitan museum and will devote his time to painting. John E. Bundy, the painter, was unanimously made president of the Richmond Art Association at the recent annual meeting in place of the retiring president, William Dudley Foulke. The addresses of the evening were by Mr. Foulke and Harold Haven Brown, director of the Herron

Art Institute.

Clifton A, Whealer will paint a portrait before the member* of the Indiana Artists’ Club and their guests next Wednesday evening. The meeting will be held in the rooms of the Woman’s City Club, on the invitation of Miss Ann Todd, executive secretary. The artists and guests will begin the evening with a dinner in the Women’s

City Club dining room.

A group of batik pieces by Mrs. Ida Stiawn Baker and Miss Henrietta Coleman. art director of the Rnshville schools, and a number of pieces of costume jewelry by Mrs. Alfred Potts, have been accepted by the Boston -

Society of Arts and Crafts. Accept-, national congres#-

ance of work admits craft worker* into membership in the Boston organ-

isation.

A writer in the current number of the American Art New*, speaking of the picture's in the twenty-seventh annual exhibition of work by members of the Women Painter*’ and Sculptors’ Association, says: “Coast of Maine,” by Susan Kelcttam. is proof of her knowledge and understanding of the subject.” Miss Ketcham went from Indianapolis to New York a number of years ago. Her summer* are sjmhU. og Ole Maine ooaatt.

24 to June 6 under

pices of Purdue University, the federal grain inspection bureau, and the Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association. The schools ara to be held for the purpose of acquainting farmers and elevator men with the various standards. according to which grain now

is bought and sold.

Twelve meetings will be held, six in the north and six in the south part of the state. The program has not bean coftipleted. A representative of the soils and crops division of Purdue University. R. H. Rhodes, of Indianapolis, federal grain inspector for Indiana. and C. B. Riley, secretary of the Indiana Grain Dealers' Association will have charge of the school*.

MISTRIAL IS DECLARED.

Jnror Mays Hey KJag Passed Twe Al-

leged Fraadnleat Cheeks. [ Special to The IndiuupoUs News)

KOKOMO. Ind.. April 24.—W, H. Cole, a farmer of this, county, announced Friday, when he retired with the other Jurymen In the Howard circuit court, In the case of the State

against Roy King, accused of ing fraudulent checks, that he was present in a local store when two of

the alleged fraudulent checks were passed by King. The court was Informed of the incident, and declared

a mistrial.

Mr. Cole said that when he was examined for jury service he did not know that lie had been a witneee of the incident which later was related in the trial. He remained silent un-

til he reached the jury room. Former V. S. •easier Dead.

CLARKSBURG, W. Va.. April *4 — Nathan Goff, former United States senator from West Virginia, died at his home here last night. He apparently had been In good health.' and the serloneness of his condition was not realized until a few minutes before he died. Paralysis caused

, attending physicians said. Mr.

la the

death, _ „ Goff was born in eight years ago. * he waa a

lltteal and business

. £ In addition to serving as a United States senator, he we* for six years a representative from the First West Virginia district in the

‘ ■ many swat*

He was sec in President

this city seventy For more than half

* ' c ' n, '’’S:.mc.T"nS S5SS!' «8TO

this state. ■

he was a federal ju

ret ary of the i*av

Hayes’s cabinet.

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Pope Confer* Ned Mat, ROME. April 24.—Pope Benedict yesterday conferred the red hat symbol of elevation to the college 4Mt cardinal* on Monalgnor Jean Soldevil* de y Romero. archWehop of Sarageusa. ttpain. The ceremony took a consistory preparntors canonisation of Joan of