Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 69, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1921 — Page 4

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Jutata Qdilu aitnrc INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA. Dally Except Sunday, 26 29 Soutb Meridian BtreeL Telephones—Main 3500, New 23-351 MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. A l Chicago, Detroit, Bt Lout*. G. Logan Pa JM Cos. Adrt*ing oSicas } fc-. w \ ort Boston. Payna. Burns A Smith. Inc. THE PERSON who disposes of the street railway property ordered sold by the Federal Court will have to be some salesman. THAT intended victim who shot a member of the Ku-Klux Klan in Texas has discovered one way to determine who comprise those mobs. THE SLOWNESS of that Japanese reply in arriving, indicates Postmaster General Hays might have something to do with its delivery. WHY SHOULD NOT the Taxpayers’ Protective Association, when it defeats the taxation amendments, turn its efforts toward bringing about a reduction in tax levies? THE LATEST assurance of the Government that the rights of small nations will be protected probably will not meet with the approval or Ambassador George Harvey. THE NEW certificate of title law Is to bring the State ?600,000 a year and its administration does not cost nearly so much as does the raising of revenue through the employment of political oil inspectors. Besides, the people are getting something for their money under the automobile law. A Suicidal Plea The action of the public service commission in extending the 6-cent fare order In effect on the street railway system was to be expected, and it is some satisfaction to know that the commission was not stampeded by . ihe “suicidal” plea for an S-cent fare Des Moines got an 8-cent fare tJid service was ordered suspended. Indianapolis has no desire to follow In its footsteps and there is no real reason why jt should. The admitted difficulty of operation of the local company on a 5-cent fare is competition from jitney busses. It is generally conceded that jitney busses ought to be regulated, not encouraged. An 8-cent tare would be the greatest encouragement that could be given to the jitney competitors of the company, and it is strange, indeed, that the company should not realize this. The public .service commission has indicated that it expectod the city council to regulate Jitney busses. Certainly the expectation will not be realized while the commission considers S-cent fare petitions The city council appears to be the only body that now stands between the people of the city and the apparent willingness of the company to raise trans-.l portation rates to a point where the street car system will be operated solely for the few who can afford to ray the fares, and have little use for the accommodations. It must also be conceded that the jitney bus competition of which the | company is now complaining is the result of very poor street car service, j Remove the cause and the result is crippled. The truth is that instead of endeavoring to compete with the Jitney busses that are now taking thousands of dollars of its revenues, the street car company is Inviting jitney bus competitions on lines heretofore unaffected by failing to maintain proper service. In evidence of this Is the fact that Saturday morning there wns no service on College avenue north of Fairgrounds avenue, between 8 ~.nd 8:30, the period of the day when hundreds of thrifty housewives sought ■ transportation to market A Princess Visit In years gor° by, when kings and princes were everything and common people were nothing—almost the opposite from now—the visit of a prince was a great occasion. In these latter days such an event does not stop the wheels es industry, nor does it create a holiday, but it 13 in teresting. The Crown Prince o? Japan has been to Europe and paid his respects to the heads of the various governments. One prime minister whom he met was a commoner —Lloyd George, whose sympathies are with labor, and who, after years of public service, has no title. So possibly the titled Japanese learned the trend of western event*. Had he visited Switzerland or Holland he could have seen a king out of bis Job. Had he come a generation earlier he would not have heard the voice of all people asserting rights which they never heretofore thought they dared to possess. The World War created a changed order In Europe. In America, tco. progress is noted. So the visit of the prince may not be amiss, nor without result, especially when it 1s remembered Japan's government was patterned after Germany, and that little nation of the East still struts and sweats in military style, while the rest of the world Is endeavoring to forget things martial. 4 An amusing incident was related after the prince left France and England. He did not speak thp languages of these countries, but Met prominent people and conversed, through interpreters, to them. His answers were diplomatic and wonderfully comprehensive at art times. It was observed that the Interpreters were no less personages than the res'pective ministers to England and France, and they probably answered ail questions without the help of the young prince. He was even clever in letting other people make clever answers for him. Other Orientals have done the tame thing. All of which shows that the visit of a prince is not very Important. The Fire Hazard A recent incident illustrates how easily fire risks are incurred and what damages may arise from unexpected sources An electrocuted bird fell, setting fire to a field and for a time threatening an entire neighborhood. The crow alighted on heavily charged electric wire, near Rochester, N. Y.. and dropped, a mass of flam'es, into a field of uncut Fortunately the fire was eventually contf-olled. This is one of the unexpected things which may easily cause a conflagration. Times change. It is observable that houses wired in strict conformity to underwriters' requirements years ago are now regarded as bad risksDaily it Is Found some revival of vigilanoe is necessary. Generally speaking, Americans live in combustible houses and yearly an awful price is exacted for such occupancy by the destruction through burning. Not only electric wires cause fires but spontaneous combustion may •rise from the presence of rags or other conditions Especially is there danger from oil soaked materials. Then rats and mise are sometimes blamed, in some manner, with causing a blaze. Every time there is a fire there is a corresponding loss to the com munity. It may be insurance compensates some, but there is ai ultimate waste in money, material or convenience. The burning of frame dwellings in this country has contributed in no small measure to the act teness of the housing problem. Fires, like unloaded guns, begin their destruction when least uspected. With both, it is most advisable to take no risk, to run no chances. A fire Is,, easily made and often tremendously to stop. In any event he waste is really irreparable. Unconcealed A great detective once said that every crime left behind it some clew whereby detection was eventually inevitable. The incidents at times seem stranger than fiction. This is particularly true when so many Illicit distilleries are endeavorirg to meet surreptitiously the demands of thirsty people. In Pennsylvania t. party of men went out to dig up Grover Bergdoll's pot of gold. They struck something metal Hand prohibition agents removed the machinery and destroyed 600 gallons of corn whisky. Chicago had a still, the cost of which was estimated as at /east $25,000. It was discovered when It became overheated and the fire department came to put out the supposed fire. No one was found in the house at the time. Arkansas found several dead cows. The cows had found mash to make, liquor, but lye had been added either to hasten the fermentation or furnish the kick. It killed the cattle. When officers came the still had been removed. ' A finger print, the spending of too much money, a chance remark, the failure to cover some track will often upset the best laid plans of the shrewdest criminal. The use of the automobile instead of the horse has changed methods of crooks some, but it permits the police also to change the old manner of combating crime.

M QVIELAN D gm Lillian Gish MILLIONS LOVE HER

How to Get Into the Movies I wrote no article on Just this one subject not long ago, but so many requests have come In asking questions which It answered that I am going to give once more the Information given in that article. 1 First of sll. It is almost impossible to get Into motion pictures uulets you can apply in person, either at the motion picture studios, which are located In California and New York, or at the office of one of the agents through whom the casting directors engage people for their productions. N The offices of these agents are in Los Angelee—or Hollywood—and New York City, and before having anything to do with them you must be sure that tuey are reliable, and that they really have some connection with tho.se who are making pictures. These agents do not advertise that new faces are wanted for the movies; in fact, ’most of them do not advertise at all, because they have so many more applications than they can take care of that they don't need to take this way of getting new people. When you register, you leave with the agent or director a photograph or two. showing your face in full and also in profile. He also makes a note, on a special card, of the derails of your appear-ance-height, weight, coloring, what type you arc. He makes a note, too, of the things you can and you can dance, swim, ride —all that sort of thing —and of what previous experience you have had, if you have ever done anything in pictures before. Ha takes your address and 'phone number, and if he is an agent, you pay him a registration fee. as a rule. To those who can not go to one of the cities where pictures are made, and live there until they get a start in pictures, It seents unfair that, only those who can afford to do this have a chance to get into motion pictures. They think that It ought to be possible to register merely by sending In a letter and some photo-

Ye TOWNE GOSSIP Copyright. 1021. by Star Company. By K. C. B. ONCE ON a tlma IN A moment of wnkn I BOCOHT myself A PONGEE suit AND THE first thing 1 and .. I DROPPED 8 piece OF BLUEBERRY pie ALL DOWN the front AND REACHING hen)# BY A roundabout wav 1 RAN right into A GROUP Os kids AND ONE of them spied me. AND EOCDLT veiled •'HERE'? A guy what s murdered. "AND HE'S bleeding to death." IT'S BEEN cleaned since then • • • AND THE other day • • • I PUT it on. • • • AND WENT Out Os town • • • AND COMING borne THE BAIN came down AND THERE wn* no shelter AND I went right on AND VERY soon • * • ALL I had on • • • WAS STICKING clou* ! TO MY manly form • • • I AND ONCE again. • • • j THERE CAME th* group • * • OF HEARTLESS kid* HENEATH A porch • • • AND A A I went by. THET CALLED to me • • • "TIE GI.I Ed his clothes on: "HE GLUES his Mothes on'" AND TWO of the kids NOT MINDING the rain RAN OUT after me AND FOLLOW ED behind AND ASSURED a young woman. WHO SAT on the porch OF ANOTHER house THAT THE man who was passing, • * * HE GLUED his ciolhea on * * * AND SO it was WIT UN I got hack I PEELED it Off AND DISCARDED it • • • T THANK you.

BRINGING UP FATHER.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 1,1921.

graphs. But you see. you can’t tell a great deal from a picture of a person—you know yourself that sometimes a picture will look like a person, and yet it won 1 look like them, either. And especially if you are considering someone as a screen possibility, you have to see them, If you are to form an opinion of their ability and of whether they will screen well or not. There's another thing to consider, too. Asa rule, when people are wanted for a picture, they are wanted in a great hurry. They must be right on the ground, so that a 'phone call will reach them. They may be asked to report at the studio in an hour. Now, you can readily see that if you are even a hundred miles away, and some ons else is right on the ground, there isn't much chance of your gettlug the engagement. If you really want to get into pictures, you must make a business of it. You must eithei\be able to earn your living in one oft& cities where picture mak nig goes on, or you must have money enough to live on while you are getting started. There'll be plenty Os things that are hard for you to face, things like discouragement and disappointment and ail the rest of the bugbears that face tb* aspirant for honors on the screen, with out your adding the burden of not having money* enough to see you Through One more thing, I would strongly ad vise against any one trying to break into pictures Just now. For various reasons, many of the Independent producers and big producing organisations are cutting dowu on their releases just now, and several of the studios are closed altogether. In New York, for Instance, there is not a great deal of work being done, al though most of the studios are epea. We are muking a picture at the Griffith Studios. and Vitagraph Fox and Selr.niek are all producing. The big Famous Flayers Lasky studio, at Icing Island City, is Open, hut one hears frequently that soon it will be closed. So this really Isn't H good time to try to break in, and I’d advise any one who thinks of doing It to stay home and save money this summer, and postpone making the attempt until things have picked up a bit, QI ESTIONS AND ANSWERS. R. A. 1) Shirley Mason and Eileen Percy should be addressed at the Fox Studios. Hollywood, Cal. Shirley became a star after several years of really good work, Just because the Fox people believed in her ability and popularity Wallace Reid is married to Dorothy Davenport ; they were married about six years ago. I believe You riin reach Ethel Clayton at the Lasky Studios, Vine street, Hollywood. <al. Elsie -Tom Moore's second wife is Ilem-e Adore-e. very beautiful French girl. Ruth Roland l cot married, and you were right about her pictures- sh only plays In s#rias Wallace Redd is not divorced from his wife. Anita Hfewart is at her summer home st Baywide. Long Island, st present, and I am sure that she would snd you her photog-aph if yon ask her for one. Phil W—Yea, I heard that rumor about Thvda Bara a having married Mr. Bis bin, the Fox director; their hag been rumored for some time, but this report about their marriage can't be verified. G. R—l think you’ll find that this *r flcio tells you what you want to know about how to go about getting Into pictures I'm glad that yon wrote me, and If there s anything else that I can tel) you, I II be glad to do so.—Copyright, 1021.

HOROSCOPE "Tbo itsri Incline, bat do not compel!” | TUESDAY AUG. f. Astrologers road this ns s fairly for funate day. Jupiter Mercury and Paturn nre ail In boneftc aspect Trade and commerce should benefit at this time, wnloh auspicious for better understanding between nations It was predicted, when the Sun entered Caocsr that there would be many drowning# and -wvu-ning la giveu that loss of life among swimmers will be heavy until the end of the season. Persons whoso birtbdate It is have the forecast of an active and successful year. Business should prosper and money returns should incre.iH#. Children born on this day are likely to be very lucky all through life. These subjects of Leo arcusualiy ambitious and natural leaders.—Copyright, 1921.

I)o You Know Indianapolis?

This pic.iure was taken in your city. Aio you familiar enough with it to locate the scene? Yesterday's picture was of the "jog" in East Michigan street at Highland avenue.

KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERS

(Tbe Hoopers, an average American family of five, living in a suburban town, on a limited Income sill tall the readers of the Dally limes how the many p.csent-day problems of tbe home are solved by working on the budget that Mrs Hooper has evolved and found practical Follow them dally in an interesting review „of their home lire and learn to meet the couditlon* of the high cost of i living with them.) MONDAY | Now the question of financing tha va cation trip for Henry and Roger and Helen had been so satisfactorily adjusted. Mrs Hooper realised that th“ greater ; par* of her spare time th's week wooM ! have to be used to got them ready, and ;to plan for their provisions Sh** and Mrs. Chapin had gone over it list of sup piles that they had known were p..l lively needed; then there was a smaller . list of things that could bo eliminated If it seemed n> -essary. either because of the extra expense or because of th additional spnee they would tube up in th< automobile. XV ll h the exception of the fish they would catch In (ho stream, thsre was hardly anything edible that the campers could purchase near the spot where they planned to pitch their tents for the two weeks they would b away, so that a! ! their food would have to b planned for and arrled with th-tu from Mayfield Also a* the greater part of the cooking Would be done by Henry, and not by Mrs. Hooper, herself, she realised that a little extra thought on her part as to what she provided for hint to prepare the meals would make all the rtit'erouce in the world in the comfort of his trip | There would be four people to feed for two weeks. Henry and Roger and Billy j Chapin. Who was 17. would be counted as acults and Helen and Anne Chapin, 12 artblh respectively, as children, so that Mrs. Hooper figured that s+o would cover sll the food they would need for the j time they wet, gone. ! Mrs. Chopin was inclined to dispute

Right Here in Indiana

—Hohenberger photograph lent by State Library. Spring on William Harrison Farm, Harrison County.

this as she aid Mrs. Hooper sat on the porch sewing, while Helen served tea I am sure you arc putting the amount to be spent for their provisions too low," Insisted Mrs Chapin. ‘I spend at least s3d- a xrsek for food sot the four of us when we are at home. BlUy and Anne hay® such tremendous appetite! that they r<-aily eat mo'-j than either Mr Chapin nr I and being out of door* all day will make them even hungrier thnn ever." 'But you forget Mrs t'bapln," said Mrs Hooper, that you also have a maid whose food has to be provided for with that ISA." ' That s true," agreed Mrs. Chapin I always torget that Item in my reckonntg and Just count her wages against my j budget for expenses.” j Thirty five dollars a week, T suppose, isn't too much for you to spend for food." Mrs. Hooper went on. ' whfln you consider that Mr. Chapin’s Income ts twice that of Mr. Hooper's and that it adds so greatly to the cost of living If you have someone besides yourself in your kitchen " "I know it.” said Mrs. Chapin. "I have a perfectly terrible time trying to regulate my house expenditures. When it cotn#s to the purchase of food supplies and keeping my gas and fuel bills xrllhin the limits that I have set down for them is almost impossible If I could only manage to dispense with a maid. 1 know we could save money something iw > don't do now I assure you.'’ '.Vhy don't you try it for a while with ! out a ntaid?" asked Mrs Hooper. "And Just have a -leaning woman—once a week since your house is so largo." "Oh. Mr Chapin wouldn't Ifsten to It." added Mrs, Chapin. “He insists that I'd be tied to the kitchen with no time to go out, snd that T'd always be too tired j to enjoy anything with him, and that I'd Just be a 'back number' that would be of no comfort to him or pleasure to the children.” ■ Well, 1 don't agree with him." said Mrs. Hooper, laughing "I think you have a great many more nerve wrecking troubles with the Incompetent and extravagant maid that you always seem to have, than If you simplified and regulated your housekeeping to a 'one man business' and went at It yourself." "Well. I'm not so sure but yon are right nodded Mrs. Chapin. "That’s why I told the club president that I wanted to join your little Friday group aud go Into the matter of household management and see what I can do. 1 expect to be on hand here to begin a confidential rehearsal of my troubles on Friday.’’ "There are to be six besides myself l understand," said Mrs. Hooper, "and we are to be perfectly frank about our iucomes and present manner of expenditure In tbe hope that we esn work out some plan that will help us open up the subject at the club in the fall as well as !o be helpful to us as individuals.” “But how about this food budget for tbe camping trip?” inquired Mrs. Chapin as she prepared to leave. “Suppose w# put $.50 into supplies and divide that sum between us when we go marketing neyt week. ’ “But I have an extra person to be fed in n.y party.'* objected Mrs. Hooper. “But that extra person is also to be the cook," laughed Mrs. Chapin, “and I'll

warrant that your preserve closet will furnish many more ‘extras' than mine, which will even things up.” The menu for the thres meals on Tuesdays - is: BREAKFAST. Melon Cereal Shirred Eggs Coffee Toast. LUNCHEON Stuffed Eggs Nut Bread Fruit SaUd. DINNER. Vegetable Soup Belied Ham Potatoes Splnarh Sliced Tomato Salad Chsrry Roly Poly. Copyright, 1021. PRIZES OFFERED FOR POSTERS Chamber Seeks, to Advertise Industrial Exposition. In order to secure a suitable poster to be used in advertising the Indianapolis Industrial Exposition to be held in the Manufacturers' building at tbe State fairground Oct. 10 to 15 the manufacturers’ committee of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce has announced that a prixe of SIOO in gold is to be given for the best poster submitted before Saturday, Aug 27 In addition to the first prize a second prize of SSO In gold, a third prize of $25 and honorable mention and season passes for (he following ten best posters, will be awarded. According to Claude S. Wallin, director of the exposition, any artist eithsr ama tear or professional, living in Indianapolis is eligible to enter the poster contest. Among the rules which have been determined upon is that thh official slogan of the exposition, “Industrial Indianapolis Under One Roof,” must be included in any acceptable poster. The contestant's name must not under any clrcurrfstances be printed on the poster. A fictitious name instead must be printed and the contestant's actual nam# along with the fictitious name, must be enclosed in a plain sealed envelope which must accompany the poster. A committee of five will act as Judges. Specifications for tbe pester have been worked out and may be secured from the publicity offices of the Industrial Exposition in Rooms 501 2%3 Chamber of Commerce building. Columbus Woman Poisoned by Spider Spectal to The Times. COLUMBUS, Ind , Aug. I.—Mrs. C. F Rogers of East Columbus is suffering from a severe infection on her neck, caused by the bite of a spider She was awakened from sleep by a severe sling back of her ear and reaching up brushed awav a large spider. The insect had bitten her four times and the spot swelled like boils. The poison spread through her system, and she became seriously ill. Her physician says she will recover.

U. S. MAY USE BIG CLUB ON BRITISH SHIPS Fair Treatment of American Merchant Marine to Be Demanded. WASHINGTON, Aug. I. Shipping Board representatives will confer with British ship owners in London Tuosday in an effort to obtain fair treatment for American merchant vessels in the award of trade privileges in foreign ports. In making this announcement the board said Captain Ferris, the district manager at Xndon, had been instructed to make strong representations particularly against alleged discrimination in the awarding of contracts for. carrying Egyptian cotton to British and American ports. SEEK EQUAL FOOTING. It was considered probable, however, that the conference would have a still broader aspect, and that the board would insist that its vessels have equal footing with British ships in the awarding of contracts for the transport of all classes of freight. The board is understood to have complained to British shipping lines that American vessels had been denied cargoes of Egyptian cotton, although in many instances their bids were lower than those of British ships, which got the contracts. Captain Ferris is understood to have Instructions not only to protest against such discrimination, but to insist that half of both the direct and indirect cotton shipments be carried in American bottoms. THREATS OF REPRISAL. In negotiating with British shipping interests, officals here say, the board probably will take the position that If the vessels are not asurod fair treatment it may be deemed advisable to invoke retaliatory measures as provided for by the merchant marine act. Chairman Lasker has discussed with Eugene Meyer, director of tbb War Finance Corporation, the providing of additional tonnage for American ships. Mr. Lasker was said to have urged that the finance corporation, in advancing funds for export of American goods, stipulate that they be shipped in American vessfi^. GREEKS REPORT ARMY ADVANCE Turkish Losses Since Opening of Offensive, 30.000. ATHENS. Aug. I.—The Greek army on the Anatolian front H extending its drive southward from the Angora route, said semi official advices from Smyrna today. A Grt-ek detachment has passed the Meandre River and advanced along the Aidin railway. The losses of the Turkish nationalist* since the opening o' the Greek offensiva were tabulated as follows: Killed and wounded 12,000; captured. 0.000; deserted. 9.000; total. 30,000. Greek warships have shelled Trebizond on the Black Sea coast.

PUSS IN BOOTS JR. ————— p r David Cory. " Jingle bells! Jingle bells! It’s getting cold as ice. Put your furs and mittens on. Wrap up warm and nice. 1 Pus Junior awoke with a start. My! bow oo)d It was! The porthole glass was covered with a network of frosty lace, and the little dove, who slept in Puss .Tnnior's cabin, pulled her head out from under her wing and shivered. ' What bss happened?" asked Puss, sitting up in bed and looking about Mm. Perhaps be expected to see .Tack Frost sitting in the rocking chair! Quickly pulling on his red top boots be ran to the porthole to ask his good friend the Weathercock the reason for this sudden drop In the temperature. Puss found Mm, as usual, perched on the flagpole His comb was very red. as if Jack Frost had given it a nip. and now and then he raised one leg to his breast so as to warm his toe# ; in the fluffy feathers. “Good morning," said Puss. “Isn't it freezing ?’’ “Do you wonder,” answered tbe Weathercock, pointing to a largo iceberg close at hand. Puss turned to look and sure enough., just a few feet away, was a great mountain of ice. "We're aground on an iceberg," went on the Weathercock, "we ran into tn j Mo flow last night, and the Ark slipped iup on the ledge of the Iceberg and grounded.” - "Goodness gracions!" cried Puss, “what are we ever going to do?” i "I’m sure I don't know.” answered thq Weathercock. “I'll have to get soma woollen socks end a pair of felt shoe# or my toes will-be frostbitten!" "Perhaps Mrs. Noah will knit yon S pair,' said Puss. "She's been knitting helmets for the boys over there. I’nt going down to breakfast now and I’ll speak to her about It.” "Thank you," replied tbe Weathercock. “And tell her I wouldn’t mind having a worsted muffler, too." Down below matters were even worse, for the fresh water had frozen during the night, so that 1t was impossible to give the animals a drink. Mrs. Noah had been forced to melt a piece of ice In a pan over the fire in order to havs water with xvbich to make the coffee. “sVh#wexclaimed Captain Noaa, coming in from the deck and closing the door as quickly as possible. "My hands are almost frozen. This is al bad as a trip to tbe North Pole. Perhaps worse, for we are totally unprepared for this kind of weather.” Just then Mr. Jonah and the boys cam# in. rubbing their hands and stamping their feet to keep warm. "Merry Christmas!" laughed Ham! “the skating's fine out on the ice floe." "How .Jolly." cried Puss, “let's go skating after breakfast!" "No sir—e—e.“ said Captain Noah. "The boys must help me float the Ark One of the rubber-tired wh##ls Is crushed, snd it will take a lot of hard work to get her off." And in the next story yon shall hear what happened after that.—Copyright, 1921. (To Be Continued.)

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