Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1923 — Page 7
SATURDAY, MAY 5,1923
HUSBANDS LEARN MANY LESSONS IN CIRCLE MOVIE ‘Souls for Sale’ to Be Held Over for Second Week at Ohio. HUSBANDS will have an opportunity to learn many things in the marriage game next week. The Circle will present next week. What A Wife Beamed.” adapted from a story by Bradley King. Milton Sills. John Bowers and Marguerite de la Motte will be the featured players in this movie of domestic knowledge. The Ohio will hold over for a second week. ‘‘Souls for Sale.” which has been playing to large audiences all week. Mister Smith's will present Charles ..'ones in "Snowdrift” next week. -I- *1- -IOliio to Hold Over Hollywood Made Movie Owing to the popularity of Rupert Hughes’ picturization of his story 'Souls For Sale.” which appeared serially in a magazine, the Ohio management has made arrangements to show it again the coming week. The picture tells of a young girl's rise as a film player and tells the truth about Hollywood, showing the private life of famous screen players, together with the making of many famous pictures. During the story many prominent players of the screen outside of those taking actual part in the picture are Introduced. The cast includes Eleanor Boardman, Richard Dix. Frank Mayo. Mae Busch, Barbara LaMarr, Lew Cody, Roy Atwell. Arthur Hoyt, David Imboden, William Orlamond. Forrest Robinson. Edith Yorke. Snitz Edwards, Dale Fuller, Rush Hughes. Aileen Pringle, Sylvia Ashton and Jed Prouty. In addition to the players in the story are Johnnie Walker. Charlie Chaplin. Eric Von Stroheim. Marshall Neilan, Milton Sills. King and Florence Vidor. Kathryn Williams, T. Roy Barnes, Sazu Pitts, Anna Q. Nilson, Dagmar Godossky and Mabel and Hugo Ballin. Scuvlar Alward’s New Ohio orchestra will provide music. "Round of Fighting Blood,” will also be held over and a news weekly are added features. -I- -|- -i- ---“ What A Wife Learned” At Circle Next Week “WHAT A WIFE LEARNED is the featured attraction at the Circle beginning Sunday. Adapted from the original story by Bradley King, and featuring Milton ( Sills, John Bowers and Marguerite de la Motte, “What a Wife Learned” j concerns Sheila Dome, a novelist, who marries Jim Russell, a cattle rancher, after he promises that he j will not interefere with her literary j career. He soon regrets his promise
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I Xo. I—-Marguerite de la Motte in ] from Snowdrift •at Mister Smith’s "• a scene from "What a Wife next week. am# v s ' * M T ... . ... , , , 3 Richard Dix. who plays W / - V Learned at the Circle next week. ; one of the leading roles in "Souls R Nte e gram t ta# week will be ' Set l Player Returns to Screen | dianapolis First” motion pictures • Charles Ruggles, u former motioi SHII ■ 9howlng SCPnes of Indianapolis homes. picUlre actor who ln receru years ha 5833e3l no jJP: parka, public institutions and officials, Jftji - parades, baseball games, and busy confining himself to stage work ABM®*SMBnUEaIr people in the downtown districts. kius returned to the screen and wll A comedy cartoon. Olrclette of News pluy the light comedy rolo of "Gas and the overture, "Orpheus” by Offen- j pard ..‘ fn ~ Thfl Heart Raider.” whlcl x HgT bftch ‘ complete t ( he | P T gram ' his brother. Wesley Ruggles. is direct attraction Charles Jones in "Snow-, rein”
as he sees that her writing is taking too much of her time. He goes with her to the city in the Interests of her work, and accepts a humiliating position in order to make a living Rudolph Martin, a playwright, becomes interested in Shelia’s novel and In Sheila. Jim does not fit in with the new friends in the city, but Sheila remains loyal to him, and still loves him. His brutal attitude on the eve of her success makes her hesitate in agreeing to return home with him, as she had planned. From then on their lives grow more and more unhappy, and they are separated. Their reunion comes after a thrilling climax, and after concessions are thade on both sides, they face a happy future together. John Bowers appears as Jim, Milton Sills as Rudolph Martin, and Marguerite de le Motte is Been as Sheila. Others in the cast are Aggie Herring. Francelia Billington, Bertram Johns, John Stopling and Ernest Butterworth. Os special interest on the Circle pro-
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gram t 'up week will be the See Indianapolis First” motion pictures showing scenes of Indianapolis homes, parks, public institutions and officials, parades, baseball games, and busy people in the downtown districts. A comedy cartoon, Clrclette of News and the overture, “Orpheus” by Offenbach, complete the program. -!• -I- -ICharles Jones Returns To Mister Smith’s Screen Mister Smith’s offers as next week's attraction Charles Jones in Snowdrift.” It was adapted from the novel by James B. Hendryx. In this story of the Northwest Jones is seen as Carter Brent, also known as "Ace-in-the-Hole, a mining engineer from the States, who is in love with Snowdrift, a white child who has grown up with the Indians. A French Canadian rum-runner and the captain of a whaling vessel bribe the Indians to help them ln their at tempt to steal the girl and sell her in Dawson Johnny Claw, the rumrunner. exchanges his liquor for the furs of the Indians, and then, seizing Snowdrift, starts over the frozen trail to Dawson. Brent arrives at the In dian village soon after and hurries to Dawson, where lie finds the girl held prisoner in a dance hall. After a terrific fight "Ace-in-the-Hole” rescues Snowdrift, who soon learns to love her rescuer. Those in the east supporting tno star are Irene Rich. Dorothy Man<l. Raymond Nye, Colin Chase. Evelyn Selbie, and Lee Shumwa.v. A comedy and news reel complete the pn -gram.
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from “Snowdrift” at Mister Smith'* next week. No. 3—Richard Dix. who plays one of the leading roles in “Souls for Sale” at the Ohio.
Player Returns to Screen Charles Ruggles, a former motion picture actor, who in recent years has been confining himself to stage work, has returned to the screen and will play the light comedy role of “Gaspard” in “The Heart Raider." which his brother, Weßley Ruggles, is directing with Agnes Ayres ln the star role. Ruggles’ latest stage work has been In “The Girl ln the Limousine,” “Ladies Night" and “The Demi Virgin.” Ferguson Returns to Screen Margaret Turnbull is at the Paramount lamg Island Studio writing the scenario for "Declasse,” which will be Elsie Ferguson's next picture and which will be made following the closing of Miss Ferguson’s road tour in her stage play, "The Wheel of Life." Characters in Real life The two principal characters ln “Anna Ascends.” Alice Brady's latest picture, have prototypes in real life. “Anna Ayyob," the Syrian immigrant girl, about whom the story revolves, is modeled after the famous Anzia Yezlerska, Russian immigrant, who won fame in this country as the writer of “Hungry Hearts” and many articles on Americanization. The ither character, Howard Fisk, a millonaire newspaper reporter, suggests ’omelius Vanderbilt Jr., now a reporter on the New York American.
k Rupert Humes' Ml *lfi£BKMl thrilling red-book magazine '%&£ ym STORY (/STUDIO life wzr X C (/ \ / //mmllMmk 35 ramoiis stars Vtfc-Jillv includmd tM Eleanor Boardman I, :>¥• /Cl chard Dix J?X /W* Barbara La Marr Frank Mayo • Mae ** ~' , !2£§|| . ;w'f Lew Cody I Tfc||j Vv, nPv *1 l 318 Milton Niu* Hint Tldor Trod Wlblo AHeo I^ko M v ) Elliott Poster (lalfo TVtnd%or Ofitic LoTe T. Roy Barnet Robert Edttoa CharUo Chaplin |mn HerfboU Johnny Walker Wlltton Mart hall Mr I lan Hortnc* Vidor Chester Conklin '* ' asjfe w Some of the J A Thrilling Story of Motion Picture Life! Thrills P —-The struggles of a young girl to win fame on the —A girl’s fight lor fame. — A frank and truthful exposition of the daily lives —The leap from a fast express. of the famous film stars, their careers in the studio, Life in Hollywood. —Perils of studio work. their absorbing love affairs, their gay activities in How Films are made. —Home life of the stars. happy Hollywood. — —— —Rupert Hughes has brought his famous novel to J <<Ot* Rlnnrl ,> the screen with all the action and romance of the Round 6 rigming oiooa orisrlnal work that atartled Amerloa by lts truths win Alao Be ° ver fulness and daring. SCHUYLER ALWARD AND HIS NEW OHIO ORCHESTRA
POLICE RECORDS ALTERED 10 SAVE SCHOOL'S NAME Coroner Says Evidence Shows Boy Was Killed by Northwestern Students, By f nited Press CHICAGO, May . 5. —Police records dealing with class warfare at Northwestern University in 1921, when Leighton Mount, freshman, disappeared, were altered to “save the name” of the institution, Oscar Wolf, coroner, announced today. The coroner, accompanied by other officials, visited Police Chief Leggett I of Evanston and learned he altered | the records of hazing on orders from : Mayor Harry Pearsons. The mayor \ had been requested by President Walter Dill Scott of the university to make the changes Leggett said. Simultaneously, Wolf announced evidence was uncovered which proved beyond doubt Mount was killed during class fighting. Suicide Theory Scouted Wolf said the suicide theory or Mount’s death was fantastic, as 500 pounds of rocks weighed down the body under the pier reaching into Lake Michigan, nineteen months after the class battle. j The records admitted changed by j Police Chief Leggett dealt with the hazing of Arthur Persinger by Mount’s classmates. Persinger - was tied head downward to the pier and was discovered nearly unconscious by a fishing tug. A few hours later I Mount fttsappeAred. Leggett admitted after the finding \ of Persinger, he had ordered a police I captain stationed all night at the pier under which Mount's body was later found, to prevent more students being thrown Into the lake unless they were unbound. Three had been hurled j into the lake, tied hand and foot, before the police captain was stationed ! at the pier. Thirty Thrown Off Pier The officers reported at least thirty j students were dropped off the pier ! while he was at the post of duty, his only precaution being to see that the victims were not tied. J. Allen Mills, president of the Freshman class ln 1921 Is the only student mentioned in connection with the fighting still unquestioned. He left the university a few months after the class battle and has been reported ln various parts of the country since. Bed Clothing Fired Smoking cigarettes in bed proved expensive for Harry Bryant of Danville. 111., a guest at the English Hotel, today. The blaze destroyed the bed clothing. Bryant put out the fire with a pitcher of wator and towels.
STUDENT PAYS DEBT AFTER THIRTY YEARS Widow of College Professor Receives Letter With S6O, By Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., May s.—Mrs. Jessie F. Croan, widow of William M. Groan, who conducted a college at Shenandoah, lowa, about thirty years ago, has received a letter containing S6O cash. The letter, dated Feb. 12, came from the dead letter office at Chicago. The letter, unsigned, read: “My Dear Professor: While a student in your college I owed you for tuition and supplies. My regret Is that I could not repay your kindness before this time.” The place from which the letter was mailed was not revealed. GIRL. 22. INJURED BY AUTOMOBILE Margaret Smith Walks in Path of Car, Margret Smith, 22, of 1010 N. Pennsylvania St., was cut about the head and suffered bruises on the body today when she was struck by an automo- ! bile at Pennsylvania and Washington j Sts. Witnesses told Traffic Officer Barge, who Investigated and sent Miss Smith I to the city dispensary, that the young woman alighted from a street car and walked from the middle of the safety zone to the curb. It was said she did I not look toward an automobile approaching and a machine driven by j A. R. Jones. 2512 Central Ave., struck her. Jones was exonerated. PERSHING WILL BE GUEST OF RAINBOW VETS HERE j Gen. John J. Pershing and General j Gornud of the French army will at- ! tend the national convention of the I Rainbow Veterans' Association in In- | dianapolis July 14, 15 and 16, it was I announced today. Judge Delbert O. j Wilmeth received a letter from PostI master General Harry B. New saying the presence of General Pershing Is | assured. Members of the association in : charge of arrangements are planning to make the monument registration headquarters. Tentative arrangements include a 100-mlle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a parade. Local Man Gets State Office Calry Littlejohn of Indianapolis has been appointed chief inspector of the department of mines and minng, now separated from the State industrial board by a recent legislative act. by Governor McCray, it was announced today. John Hessler. John A. Tem pleton and William Mitch, all of Tei+e | Haute, and William Johnson of Vln ; cennes were appointed members of the board.
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EXHIBITS SHOW THINGS 10 EAT FOR GOOD HEALTH Chamber of Commerce Plans Instruction of Public in Food Values, Improvement of public, health through education diet is the aim of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce In the annual health week cam-' palgn to start Monday. Exhibits are being put in place today on the seventh floor of the Chamber of Commerce building to instruct the public what food is proper for good health. Food served ln the cafeteria of the chamber during the week will be show value in calories, on the menu. The public is invited to visit all exhibits. For some time the chamber has published the calory value of food on its menu. During the health week, the public is invited to patronize the caferteria and learn of food values. The Indiana chapter of the American Red Cross and the Marion County Tuberculosis Association are cooperating in a carnpaign. Miss Agnes Cruse, secretary' of the Red Cross, announced that Miss Clyde B Schumun of Washington, director of the nutrition service of the Red Cross, will lecture Tuesday'. Special exhibits of the Riley Memorial Hospital, the Community Chest and the Boy Scouts will portray the activities of these organizations in health work. COMMISSION APPOINTED : Governor McCray Names Body to Select Site for Blind SchooL Walter E. Rich, Scott R. Brewer ; and J. Frank Cantwell of Indianapolis. and Ralph S. Todd of Bluffton are the commission appointed by Governor McCray to select anew site for the State School for the Blind and arrange for removal of the present buildings. Property held by the school is part iof the Memorial Plaza site. ProviI sions of the act call for purchase of ! a twenty-acre tract in Marion County, i George S. Wilson is an ex-offlelo ; member. Horses Burned to Death ' By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind.. May 5.— A. C. Hosj tetler Is suffering today from burns j received when he attempted to res- ! cue horses ln his burning bam Frl- : day night. Eight horses were burned ito death, and hay and grain de- ; st roved. Damages were estlrriated at $6,000. Baxter to Speak. Arthur R. Baxter, State Senator, I will speak on “Business Men and PolI itics” at the luncheon of the Rotary * Club at the Claypool Tuesday.
WAR VET PAYS HOMAGE TO MAN DEAD 50 YEARS Burial Plot of General to Be Decorated by Attorney He Befriended. Being dead more than fifty years did not erase Gen. Edward R. Canby from the memory of a man he befriended during the Civil War. President Harding directed the War Department to ascertain the burial place of General Canby in response t > a letter from Charles Hall, a 69-year old attorney of Bay Minnette, Ala., who wrote that he wanted to place a wreath on General Canby’s grave. A massive monument marks the grave of General Canby at Crown Hill here. He previously was buried ln the lava beds of Oregon, "where he was killed by Modoc Indians. “General Canby gave us food when we were hungry,” Hall wrote the President, Tastes Run to Linen A thief today entered an unlocked garage in the rear of the home of Harry Thomas, 2022 N. New Jersey St., and carried away a box containing three bed sheets, a bed spread, a table cloth and other linen. The missing loot was valued at sls. New House Robbed Ralph Wycoff, 1144 Cruft St., told police today a thief stole S2O worth of carpenter tools from anew house at Central Ave. and Fortieth St. W. M. Wachstetter, 1321 Denny St., reported tools valued at sls stolen from the same building. MOTION PICTURES
TOMORROW And All Week AT MASTER CMITH’C THEATER Illinois, South of Market Your Old Friend “BUCK” JONES In New Surroundings See Him — In a vigorous story of the gold fields of the Yukon, fighting fate and man- “ made perils. A Drama of Flaming Heart* in the Frozen North
Charles Jones has rapidly developed Into one of the screen’s leading actors and In "Snowdrift he has packed more action than usual. He successfully battles with drink-crazed Indians, rum runners, the captain cf a whaler and Northern blizzards, all for love of a little snow waif. Also Showing “HOLD TIGHT” A Christie Comedy KINOGRAMS News of the World. AT MISTER SMITH’C THEATER Illinois, South of Market All Week Starting TOMORROW
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