Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1920 — Page 5

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VARIETY MARKS FILM FEATURES COMING WEEK Lionel Barrymore in ‘The Copperhead’ Heaviest Attraction on Screen Here. COMEDY AT THE CIRCLE MOVIE vamps, dogs, little hoys. an emotional stage star, pigs. Indians and about everything else imaginable will be found on the local movie screens next week. In most instances the offerings will be of a light vein with the heaviest one being Lionel Barrymore in “The Copperhead.” Nearly every movie house in 'town includes anew comedy on next week’s bill, and in some instances the comedy is the featured offering. News weeklies also will hold an interesting place on many of the movie hills. ••DOWS OS THE FARM." There is a bunch of comic film shadows coming to town next wwi. Included in the list are Louise Fronde, Ben Turpin of the funny face, Billy Arm strong, an English funmaker; little John Henry. Jr., a cute kid: Teddy, a big dog. and Pepper, a cat. Then there will also be pigs, chickens, mice and other things which grow down on the farm. This is a Mack Sennett comedy and the way this picture has been going over the country it is a whirlwind. This comedy is a five reeler ami will afford the major part of the entertainment at the Circle all of next week. Little John Henry, Jr., has all kinds of tough but funny luck-in the movie, as hi* pal. Teddy, the dog, finds it necessary to pick him up'by the seat of his pants. It’s Just in fun, you know. Then there is a mischievous flirtation between Pepper, the cat, and a trained white mouse. And Pepper gets only milk for his lunch. Louise Fazende is said to have some ••fat” comedy scenes, one of which allows Louise to steal a couple of baby Pig*. Everybody who has had a glance of this Sennett movie in other cities, tell us that it’s "some picture.” “Down On the Farm” can be seen at the Circle all next week. • BLIND YOUTH.” There are good women and the “other kind” in “Blind Youth.” a movie coming to the Alhambra the first of next week. The “other kind” of woman was married to the hero, an artist, in his wild student days in Paris, where she served i as a model. • She left him for a man who could provide more of the luxuries she craved, j but reappeared when and where she was least expected—in New York, just as th n artist, having found true love at last, was planning to ask another to I>his wife. It is then that the complications com mence—and they are plentiful. A jealous, selfish brother end a so- I ciety loving mother do their best to j keep the pot of trouble boiling. , But the habit that virtue has of'tri-1 umphing prevails in this instance, the *

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LOIS WILSON -■ .1 .. An unusual photoplay, “Who’s Your Servant?” . comes to the Ohio, opening Sunday for a week’s engagement, with Lois Wilson in the leading role. Thp movie was adapted from Julian Johnson's play of the same name. It is a Robertsou-Cole special production. climax coming when the two women meet. “Blind Youth” is-adapted from a stage play of the same name, which was used by Lou TelJegen. * The movie cast Includes Walter McGraii. Beatrice Joy, Ora Oarewe,- Clara Horton, Claire McDowell and others. The bill will iuclude a Christy comedy. “THE COPPER HEAD.” A season or two ago a really worth- | while play was written, Augustus • Thomas, from a story by Frederick Lani dis of Indiana. i It was acted by Lionel Barrymore, one ,of the famous three Barrymores who ; made such a record on Broadway this 'season. The play was called '.‘The Copperhead,” a genu 1 no, honest and convincing thing as acted by Barrymore. | “The Copperhead” has been done in I the movies with Barrymore in bis old role, that of Milt Shanks. Milt Shank* was one of President Lincoln's secret men during the war and even after the war he finds that he is an outcast because his village does not understand. Milt Is actually hated by Ids townspeople because they do m>t think that he Is loyal. m 0 The movie cast also includes Doris ltankln, Richard Carlyle, William P. Carleton and others. ' "The Copperhead” comes to English's Sunday for a week'* engagement. An added feature in connection with the showing of “The Copperhead” will be the appearance of Col. Pattee's .original “Old Soldlr Fiddlers,'' a quartet of veterans of the Civil war. two who wore the blue and two the gray, in their musical offering. Col. Pattee fought at the battle of Gettysburg as did one of the other “old boys” in the quartet. Anew booth for the operating machines has been constructed in the gal-

lery of the theater and the projecting difficulties which were encountered during the early part of this week have been wholly overcome, the management states. ) -I- -ITHE ISIS. / A triangle is on view at the Isis the first half of next week. The triangle in unraveled in “The Valiev of Tomorrow,” a etorv of mountain life. Mary Thurman heads the supporting last and has the assistance of William Russell, v The story was written by Stephen Fox and filmed at Lake Tahoe, The bill will include a Billy West farce. -|- -1LOFTSB GLAUM IX "BKX Twenty-four gowns are worn by Louise Glaum in “Sex,” a movie. Miss Glaum appears in the role ol Adrienne Renault, a gorgeous creature of New York's tumultous nlght-ltfe, daaztlng butterfly of the Frivolity roof. In this role she never steals the love of a man from another woman—she merely finds the “love the other woman las lost.” Then, as a dtfferent Adrienne, married, devoted to her husband and her home, she gives an insight into the heart of the woman who is destined to pay the price for despoiling the happiness of others by the destruction of her own castle of dreams. The cast Includes Irving Cummings, Myrtle Stedmdn, William Conklin and others. Can be seen next week at the Colonial. -|- -j* -1REAL INDIANS. ‘Custer’s Last Fight.” depicting the thrilling story of Custer and Ills fight against the Indians, will be the fsature attraction at the Regent the first four days of the week starting Sunday. A big cast appears in the production. In addition to tuls feature. Snub Bollard will be seen In one of his latest comedies, “Trotting Through Turkey.” -I- -I- -IWILL ROGERS. The droll Will Rogers, former comedian and lariat artist with the Ziegfield Follies. comes-to Mr. Smith's theater tomorrow for a week's showing in his latest picture, "The Strange Boarder.” His 4 year-old sou Jimmy makes his spper.rance ns a star with his father and exhibits a number of tba talents that have contributed so largely to the success of the elder. In the story, which fs by Will Payne, a writer for the Saturday Evening Post, the former Follies' star has the role of the big, bluff westerner, who, though a victim of confidence men, refuses to let their duplicity shake his faith and trust in the inherit goodness of his fellow men. The cast will ineludelreno Rich. James Mason, Doris Pawn, Lionet Belmore. Jack Richardson, Sydney Deane and Louis J Durham. The bill at Mister Smith's will Include a Chaplin picture called "The Pawnshop." Appeals Cost Two Heavier Penalties Judge James A. Collins of the criminal court yesterday afternoon fined t’nnzil Shanneff, charged with operating a bl!n i tiger, 1200 and sentenced him to the state farm for sixty days. in the city court Shanneff had been fined SIOO and sentenced to forty days. Otto James, who was fined $lO aijd j costs and sentenced to the farm for ten slays on n charge of keeping a gamine house, was fined SIOO and sentenced t>>! serve sixty days by Judge Collins. The criminal court sustained a fine of $lO and a ten days' sentence in Jail I lit posed on George Lesser, 1406 South i’einiont avenue, charged with keeping a gaming house.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1920.

WOMAN SO OLD GOD FORGETS? Antoinette Smith, 108, Asserts Her Age Is Burden. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 15.—Illinois’ oldest woman—Mrs. Antoinette Smith, aged 108 years-wants to know if God has forgotten her. She believes He has, for she wants to die. To her life is a trial. On the day before she celebrated her 108th birthday, April 18, Mrs. Smith said: “God hrtfc forgotten I’m here.” The woman’s history is an interesting one. It dates back to 1812 when she was born on the island of Mndeiria, near Portugal. Mrs. Smith is a Portuguese. Before her marriage her ngrne was Alves. When a child the family, through persecution, was forced Into exile.' Religion was the cause. Her mother was condemned to die, but appeals were taken to Queen Victoria of England by interested friends and her sentence was commuted to a fine. Queen Victoria obtained the commutation through her friendship with Queen Donna Marie, the ruling sovereign of Portugal. But Mrs. Smith's mother could not pay the fine, so she was kept in prison for twenty-three months. When released the family fled to TrlniI dad. After two years’ residence there they emigrated to America, Shortly after arriving in New York the family came by tedious stages to Illinois, settling in Jacksonville, a few miles from here The Alves family probably 1* the oldest living family In the I nlted/ State*. All Its members are noted for longevity. John Alves of Salt Lake City, mho is only 80 years, is the “baby.” Manuel Alves, a farmer living near Jacksonville, is 96 years old; Mrs. J. Flgueria of Brooklyn, 87, and J. J. Alves of Farrnlngdale, 111., 83. Mrs. Smith is the oldest member of the family. But the Smiths are vying with the ! Alves for the longevity record. ! Mrs. Smith has five living children, ! twenty-seven grandchildren, forty greatgrandchildren and five great-greatgrand-children. Her oldest child is 81 years and her youngest 64. The latter, Incidentally, could easily pass for forty. Last fall the “baby" of the Alves | family visited Springfield. It was the 1 first time In sixty years that he had seen Ills sister, Mrs. Smith. LUMBER INQUIRY ON IN ONTARIO TORONTO. Ontario, May 16— The manipulation of timber license* and th* general traffic in aucL permits when ob- j rained from the government of the ' Province of Ontario, is now the sub- j Jert of a searching investigation which j has been Instituted by the Ontario government, through a special commission. ! The trend of the investigation is bring- j ing out the fact that the amount of tlm- j her cut, or the amount which is report- I ed cut by the Jog cutter* In not the amount reported to'the government, but: that percentage deductions are made , from this reported amount in order to ! “adjust the books.” Just what the extent of this “ad- i vantage” has beeu, or to what extent ! it has militated agatust the government 1 has not yet been ascertained, but hundreds of millions of feet of lumber are Involved.

CHINESE PROTEST DUTCH JAVA RULE Naturalization Law Is Cause of Discontent. PEKING. China, May 15.—Four representatives of Chinese residents in Java recently arrived in Peking to lay before the government a list of their grievances against the Dutch administration in Java. The Chinese who live in Java come chiefly from the two provinces of Canton and Fukien and some of them belong to familie.s which have been in the Island for tjtore than 30f> years. New legislation has been enacted during the last few years and this has affected the status of these residents to such an extent that they believe that their rights are being interfered with. They Claim that many of them are restricting the education of their children. The chief soatree of discontent is that the new legislation seems designed to compel the Chinese to become naturalfled, whilo they prefer to continue their loyalty to China. The yclalrn that many of theme are descendants of families which were in Java before the Dutch traders came there and that they have vested interests which ought not to be disturbed. Teaching Profession Is Chosen by Few ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 15.—Replies to a questionnaire sent out to the superintendents of schools of the 114 Missouri counties by the Associated Industries of Missouri show that less than one-half as many persons will enter the profession of teaching this year as in 1915. The replies from thirty-nine counties have been tabulated. They show that the number beginning teaching careers this year will be les* by about 25 per cent than the number itartlng in 1919. The teacher supply in the rural districts probably will be short by more than 17 per cent. AMUSEMENTS.

MuraT-tomy 3 Today Matinee and Night, The Smarter Set Cos. Starring I Salem Tott Whitney and J. Homer Tntt I In Their Sensational Mtniral Comedy THE CHILDREN CF THE SUN I I’rlcea—Tonight, sOc-73c-sl-$1,50. Today Matinee—.loc, 73c, SI.OO. MOTION PICTURES.

44 ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS THE COPPERHEAD ||| WITH j|| Jb 1 BARRYMORE ALL NEXT WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY AFTERNOON ‘ H7 1 TWT ¥ ¥G ¥ ¥ 9 Continuous 1 Until 11 P. M. Prices: Afternoon 15c and 25c, Evenings 25c and 50c

Betting on Course of River Not Gambling DENVER, Colo., May 15—To risk your money on the exact course of the Missouri river is not gambling, according to Magistrate Bray. When police officers heard suspicions sounds such as “I raise it,” along with the clinking of silver dollars, emanating from a downtown room, they investigated. Three men were arrested for gambling, but the arresting officer was unable to say what game they were playing. “We were not gambling,” said the spokesman of the trio when arraigned before Magistrate Bray. “It was like this. “I said the Missouri river crossed tho Canadian line, while the other two men ■aid it didn’t, so we were making a wager. “I still maintain that the Missouri does cross the Canadian line.” The men were exonerated of the gamMing charge, and the opposing sides

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were reaching for their coin to make another bet on how the Missouri ran when they left court. South Forms Body to Advance Negro NEW YORK, May 15.—T0 make every one of the 10,000,000 negroes of the south more thrifty and industrious Is the On ject of the Colored Civic League of Louisiana, recently formed here through the efforts of prominent white business and professional men of the city. Prof. A. E. Perkins, principal of one of the white public schools* of the city, has been named head of the league, while M. L. Alexander, president- of the Louisiana state department of conservation; Charles 8. Amer, dean of the hotel proprietors of the city, and Oliver If. Van Horn, a leading member of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, are the directors One of the principal objects of the league will be to disseminate information among the negro population as to opportunities for labor, wage conditions.

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markets for produce, prices for produce, and similar practical InfovraM rlon which will put the negro in bett* position to make the most out of !in industrial and commercial opportunities and abilities. Poor Mail Service Not All Up to P. O. URBAN A, 0., May 15.—The postal system alone is not responsible for the failure of many persons to receive their mail. There are other reasons. Here are some of them: One postcard bore a message to “Dear Ruth” from “Mother,” but the card was not addressed. Another card to “Dear Niece” was from “Aunt Jen.” It, too, bore no address. A third card, although addressed to “Miss bore no sign of an address besides the name of the miss. The name and street address of the person to whom it was written was found on another postcard, but the name of the town, or city, was missing.