Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 274, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1923 — Page 11

TUESDAY, MAKOH 27, 1923

IS. JOHN Mill * SUCCUMBS; AGE, 70 Mother of Detective Inspector Was Native of Ireland, \ Mrs. Bridget Mullin, TO, mother of John Mullin, inspector of detectives, died of pneumonia Monday night at her home, 726 S. Missouri St., after three weeks’ illness. Mrs. Mullin was born in Ireland in 1853. She came to this country flfty-two years ago. She had lived in Indianapolis thirty years, coming here from Edinburg, Ind. Surviving: The husband. John Mullin, Sr.; three sons, John Mullin, Jr.; James and Clarence Mullin, four daughters, Mrs. Arthur Worley, Mrs. David Newman, Mrs. Joseph Fisher and Mrs. T. C. Davis, all of this city. Funeral arrangements are not complete. FISH FANS RELATE' BAD LOCK TALES Sportsmen Count the Days Until Season Opens, True disciples of Izaak Walton, the Fish Fans, a small group of Indianapolis sportsmen. gather weekly around a festive board at the Lincoln to tell about the big ones they got and the bigger ones that got away. But their serious interest is in conservation of American fish and game, and forest lands. They are a part of the Izaak Walton League of America. Members announced today that a meeting open to the public will be held Thursday night in the Severin. Bob Becker of Chicago, explorer and sportsman, will tell of experiences on his recent Alaskan trip aqd a tour across the Peruvian Andes. Ilis talk will be illustrated by colored pictures. Miss Charlotte Carter of Indianapolis will tell of experiences of alligator fishing ii\ Panama. hors£ dies in collision Animal Impaled on Tongue of Wagon When Teams Meet. A horse, one of a team belonging to the Marion County Construction Company, driven by Fred Duvall, 1611 Hoyt Ave., a foreman, was killed today near State and Woodlawn Aves. when the team ran into another driven south on State Ave. The horse was Impaled on the tongue of the other wagon. Duvall is a foreman lor .the construction company. * IGHT HOURS ANNOUNCED Because a numbei o i persons on probation from city court work during tne day. Laurel C. Thayer, city court probation officer, today announced she will meet probationers so occupied from 7 to 9 p. m. each Thursday. The probationers report to Miss Thayer at her office at police headquarters.

MRS. G. W. HALL SICK FOR YEARS Wants Women to Know How She Was Made Well by Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Lima, Ohio.—“lndeed, your medicine is all you say it is ! I had very se'Vl l 11 11 1111 1 111' t' ! vere t rou t>les such | IjiULtlMil fla3 women often I t] have, and could do no heavy work. I ißk wa3 f , - ,r scy - H eral y ears and ■ from re ad in sr your % Wn ads. I finally dem. ;*fj|||cidedtotakeLydia | and • E. Pinkham’sVeguui^wjiyl am n ° w d °>ng which I haven’t done for several years, and can wajk long distances without those dragging .pains and weak feelings. The VegetaIble Compound is fine, and I never forget to say a good word for it to other women w hen they say they need something.”—Mrs. G. W. Hall, 639 Hazel Avenue, Lima, Ohio. There are many women who find their household duties almost unbearable owing to some weakness or derangement. The trouble may be slight, yet cause such annoying symptom as dragging pains, weakness and a run-down feeling. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is a splendid medicine for such conditions.lt has in many ca#ts relieved those symptoms by removing the cause of them. Mrs. Hall’s experience is but one of many. For Piles ~ It Is Pyramid Pyramid Pile Suppositories Have Brought Relief to Thousands Who Had Suffered Severely For lea r*. You will quickly realize that Pyramid Pile Suppositories are simply wonderful to ease pain, relieve Itching-, allay that aggravating sense of pressure and enable you to rest and sleep with comfort. The fact that almost every druggist in the U. S. and Canada carries Pyramid in stock at 60 cents a box shows how highly these Suppositories are regarded. Take no substitute. Tou can try them free by ■ending your name and address to Bfd r !"§ar?&i?. mcL 627 - Pyramid

Old Bookbinder’s Press Reminder of Early Days of Printing Shop

ABOVE. WILLIAM P. LEVEY, FOUNDER, AND A. M. GLOSBRENNER, PRESENT HEAD OF LEVEY PRINTING COMPANY; BELOW, OLD WOODEN BOOKBINDERS PRESS AND BIBLE BOUND IN EARLY DAYS OF THE COMPANY.

An old wooden and iron bookbinder's press, standing unused in the shop of the Levey Printing Company, on Ohio St., north of Che Statehouse, is the only material relic of the first Levey Printing Company, founded in>.Madison, Ind.. seventy-five years ago. The binding of books dates back several hundred years, but even as late as seventy-five years ago the machinery was crude as compared with the efficient presses used today. Unfortunately, the company does not have any of its original printing machinery. so that a comparison could be made between the machines of IS4B and the monster presses of today. The history of the Levey Printing Company parallels In many respects the history of Indiana. The commercial center of Indiana was originally at Madison, but it soon moved to Indianapolis and the Levey Company moved with it. The concern was founded by William P. Levey. The present head is A. M. Glossbrenner. Louis H. Levey, a descendant of the founder, is still connected with the com pany. An interesitng story is told of the

THE A. B. C. —An Aid to Advertisers Both Local and National HPHE Audit Bureau of Circulations is an Association * of publishers, advertisers and advertising agencies who are cooperating to standardize and verify circulation data, and thus place the buying of space on a basis of “Known Value.” * The Bureau was established in 1914 and now numbers among its members the majority of the leaders in the publishing and advertising" fields of the United States and Canada. Twice a year the publisher makes a report to the Bureau showing total circulation and details of distribution by states, cities, towns, suburbs and rural districts; also subscription rates and facts about contests, premiums and club offers. Once a year these statements are audited by one of the Bureau’s experts. The publisher-members agree to permit examination by the auditor of all records considered necessary by the Bureau. * By means of the A. B. C. Audit reports, which are issued on all member-publications, the advertiser can analyze the circulation of a paper and determine its value to him as an advertising medium. By patronizing A. B. C. papers, advertisers guard their own interests and also participate in this nation-wide movement to place advertising on a sound, business- . like basis. The Indianapolis Jaimes is a member of the "A. B. C. and would be pleased to submit a copy of the latest circulation report INVEST YOUR ADVERTISING DOLLARS BY USING A. B. C. PAPERS

old Bible shown in the picture. It was re bound in the old press in the early days of the concern. Fifty-five years later the same book was taken to the Levey plant to be rebound again. In the early days, it is related, many Bibles were frequently rebound. Nowadays there are very few. Persons connected with the Levey company say they believe It is because there are not so many “fighting parsons” now as there used to be and the Bibles do not receive such rough treatment. ALL WORLD MOURNS SARAH BERNHARDT (Continued From Page 1) Rapids. Mich. James K. Harkett, the act&r, also called. • With Bernhardt’s passing goes the last link binding the present to the

TidLE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

mighty playwrights of France’s past, to Victor Hugo, to Coppee, to the whimsical Rostand. Died Within the Church The actress died within the church. The extreme unction-r-the last sacrament —was administered shortly before her death by the Reverend Risser of St Francis De Sales Church. “Toward the end of the service,” tho priest said, “she only half recognized me, hardly understood, and was unable to talk.” Forty-five minutes before the immortal had passed, she sent her secretary, Madame Normand, with a farewell message to her admirers in America. To the people of America she addressed these words; “I am deeply touched with the sympathy and interest of my beloved American public in my hour of pain." “The Divine Sarah” was born In Paris, Oct. 23, and duly christened Rosine Bernard. Her father was a Breneh Catholic, her mother a Dutch Jewess. Baptised In her father's faith, she received her early education In a convent school. At 15, she entered the great training college of the French stage, the Conservatoire. A year later, in 1861, she took only the second prize In tragedy. In 1862 she took another second prize in comedy. Was Failure at First Nor were her regular stage debuts any more startling. She went from the Conservatoire t* f the ComedieFrancalse, and played a classic role or two, but without reaction from the critics of the time. Quitting the “first French theater" In disgust, she was next seen In two plavs at the Oymnase, a leading boulevard theater, but with no marked success. Disgruntled, she gave up the theater for a time. In 186 G she cam© back to the boards at the Porte St. Martin with tolerable success. Encouraged by that and by the aid of Influential friends, she made a try at the Odeon, considered the “second French theater.” This time she was launched. Bernhardt soon made her mark In an interpretation of "Hernanl," which won ner a most touching letter from i its author. Victor Hugo. By 1875 her place at the Comedie-Francaisc was | secure. She had "arrived.” Kings Vie for Favor Barely 30 years old, beautiful, ardent, in love with life, she rapidly 1 became the idol of all Paris. Emperors, kings, great nobles and minor princelings vlt-d for her favor, it was about this time that there came into j her life one of her most famous miit- | ors, as well as on© of her most genI erous friends—the Emperor Don Pedro |of Brazil. In fact, her palatial home |in the Boulevard Peretre In Paris is | understood to have come from him. Her successes, however, could not . but excite the Jealousy of her fellow i artists In the Comedle-Francaise. j Shortly after 1897, the administration | of that august playhouse publicly rej monstrated with her for “tentatlves j made outside the theater, to attract J attention to herself by the deployment : of a universal activity, or by the ec- : oentrlcity of her way of Hving." ; being Sarah, naturally fought ■ back, with the result that she and

the Comedie authorities finally agreed to an “armed truce.” Her first reception in London was cold, but England's indifference soon turned to Infatuation. In 1880, piqued by a bad reception accorded her performance of a role at the Comedie-Francalse, she left that august house in a huff. She started off on her own, first to England and then to America. Next she made a triumphal tour through provincial France, Italy, Denmark, Russia and other countries of Europe. During this, the first of her long and great tours, she met M. Jacques Damela, who acted In her company. She married him In London In 1882. Returning to Paris, she took over the direction of the Theater Do L’Ambigu on the boulevards, In the name of her son, Maurice. Who Maurice's father was, by the way, Bernhardt has never divulged. In later 1882 Bernhardt created the title role of Sardou’s “Fedora ” The next year she bought the Porte-Salnt-Martin Theater. Revived her great success, “La Dame Aux Camelias” — 1 better known as “Camille” In the United States. Shortly thereafter Sardou wrote for her a pretentious historical drama entitled “Theodora,” which ran 300 consecutive performances. Then came other trips to England and the United Sfates, more lucrative even than the first. The year 1893 finds her directress of the Renaissance, and with it begins i the “Rostand period,” perhaps the greatest of her career. In “The | Kings," in “Izell,” “The Wife of i Claude,” “Quismonda,” “Magda,” “Loronzaccio," “The Faraway Princess” ; and “The Samaritaine” she scored success after success. She was the uncrowned queen of Europe, nothing I less. And as a queen she acted, on ! the stage and off. | Those were the golden nights of the ] after-theater suppers at the old Case ! ’3rebant, at the corner of the boulei vards and the Ru Du Faubourg Mont- | martro, an old hostelry now fallen i into decay. There, fresh from anew ' triumph at the Renaissance, Bernj hardt would repair, flanked by the raithful Rostand, her manager,' and perhaps one or two other men friends. Sarah would never pillow another woman, no matter how highly con cerned, to sit at her table. To suggest such a thing meant an Immediate scene, better than anything the Renaissance could off^r. At Montmartre Bernhardt held court ; to princes and grand dukes and grandees of Spain—the late Edward VII then Prince of Wales, was no stranger ito thos© parties—but let a German i princeling appear and Sarah would inj suit him so stinglnglv and publicly ’ that It almost amounted to an interj national incident. Imperious Queen Although an Imperious queen. Sarah ■ later was capable of real queenly ! actions. Thus it was that she brought ! her great Italian rival, Duse, to play | at the Remaissance, In order to introduce her to the Paris public In 1898. Duse, touched by the Invitation, came ' and gave a magnificent series of repI resentations of D'Annunzio's "The Dead City." Jn spite "f the inevitable frictions of “temperament,” Bern hardt anti Duse remained affectionate

Indianapolis Recalls Last Visit of Great Actress at English’s Theater Six Years Ago

Indianapolis citizens recalled today the last appearance here of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, noted actress who died at her home in Paris Monday. She appeared at two performances at English’s Theater on Nov. 8, 1917. It was in the height of war feeling and her program was partially patriotic. She appeared in the afternoon in a scene, “Du Theatre au Champ d’Honneur.V in which she depicted the death of a wounded soldier, and in the death scene from “Camille.” In the evening she appeared as Portia in the trial scene from “Merchant of Venice” and In “The Death of Cleopatra.” Frail Even Then Even on this appearance, more than five years ago, the frail appearance of the actress was a subject of comment. Many felt death was Impending. On the occasion of her last local appearance, The Times said, in commenting on her performance: “Bernhardt, the indomitable; Bernhardt, the marvelous; Bernhardt, the -truly divine; Bernhardt —the one and only Bernhardt—again has passed this way and has gone. Perhaps it was for the Jast time. And yet, again perhaps she may return to us for another

friends to the end, each recognizing and admiring the genius of the other. Soon after the visit of Duse, Bernhardt established the theater in the

One of the Biggest Events of the Season! . For One Day —Wednesday Only! 1.000 Un- t 0 • C>r. A Very Special Purchase Accounts for This Unusual Selling! Think of it—hats at this price just before Easter —a sale including the season’s wanted styles and colors. Just a few trimmings and presto, you have an Easter hat for a few cents. SHAPES INCLUDE: COLORS ARE: Off-the-Face —Drooping Brims —Red —Henna —Jade —Pokes —Mushrooms —Periwinkle —Matrons’ Hats —Copen and Black

Special Sale of Trimmings Jj |P| We will also place on sale Wednesday 300 wreaths, flowers # H and fruit (wreath sufficient to trim a hat). Regular 79c ■ I quality for

No C. O. D. Orders. No Deliveries. No Exchanges. Remember, One Day Only. Be Here Early! They Won’t Last Long!

“Lee Union-Alls” $0.98 Specially j - " ■ Priced The practical one-piece suit for automobilists., garage men ; machinists and farmers, in tact, it is handy for all uses. Sizes 32 to 44. Extra special at $2.98,

THE Wm. H. BLOCK CO.

visit before finis is written to the life chapter of this wonderful woman. Who knows? Knew no Limitation "What remains to be said of the art of the woman who knows no limitation and yecognizes no age? Os the art of the woman who plays In only one tongue yet ,has been extolled in all tongues? Os the art of the woman who, after fifty-five years of continuous appearance before the public, still triumphs, and that over physical disability that would send a person less courageous hurrying from the realms of Thespis? Os the art of the woman who sways and grips and enthralls her hearers as does the art of no other player? “It has been suggested that Mme. Bernhardt’s death scenes have gained In majesty as the sunset of life creeps over her. It may be so. But that is absolutely the only trace Time has left in Its passing. The years have touched Madame lightly. Gazing upon her and hearing her marvelous voice, it Is difficult to credit the accuracy of the statement that she has passed the alloted three-score-and-ten. And the fact that she doesn’t move about the stage as formerly Is forgottemin the beauty of her acting."

Place Du Chatlet, which today hears her name. Until her death she remained its titular manager. On its stage she Interpreted all the plays of

TAI BASEMEMT STORE

the latter Rostand period, “L’Aiglon” and the rest, and after the death of Edmond Rostand she continued to interpret the works of his son, Maurice. Her 1921 Maurice Rostand vehicle, "La Gloire," showed her as radiant as ever, “the golden voice” unimpaired. The offering following that was “Regine Armand,” written by her son-in-law, Louis Vemeull. "L’Aiglon," which she created in 1900, and “Chantecler,” ten years later, are the two Rostand pieces wherein she is best known to AmerPatriot in 1914 Despite her advanced age, the 1914 outbreak found Bernhardt as ardent a patriot, as devoted a worker, for the cause of the wounded and orphans, as she had been when she organized her hospital relief work in 1870. During the thrilling years that followed she gave lavishly of her time and strength in organizing benefit performances for various war funds. Struggling all the time against ill health, she managed to keep up her foreign travels even In spite of war restrictions. The entry of the United States into the war In April. 1917, found her stretched upon a bed cf pain, in- Mt. Slnal hospital. New York, where Rene Vivianl and Marshal Joffre went to salute her and to celebrate with her their triumphal welcome. Just how many fortunes Bernhardt ran through in the course of her remarkable career probably will never be known. Lavish to a fault in caring for those she knew and loved, she was always short of money.

Easter Novelties Complete assortment of- Easter novelties, suitable for favors or the kiddies’ Easter surprise— Ducks Chicks Rabbits Bunny Wagons Easter Eggs Easter Baskets Fancy Filled Candy Boxes Candy Specials for Wednesday HIGH-GRADE ASSORTED CREAM EASTER EGGS—4Oc quality, on special, pounds uj C FRESH MADE CREAM BUNNIES—40c quality, special, 0 4 pound HIGH-GRADE JELLY EASTER EGGS— Assorted colored fruit flavors; o s special, pound Zt^rC

11