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Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling-.—Phil. 2:12. ' Our greatest glory consists not iu never falling, but in rising every time we fall.—Goldsmith. V The German Spectre I r-pjHE election of Field Marshal Von Hinden--1 1 | burg as president of Germany presages incalculable ill for Germany, Europe and the world. Only the other day Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary, made the statement that Europe faced two alternatives: Either she would have to enter some sort of mutual security pact against war or else return to the old system of balances of power which never yet had failed to end in a cataclysm. He appeared very hopeful for the pact. Today any such pact is deader than the proverbial door nail. Von llindenburg is the living, breathing embodiment of the old militarized, Prussianized, kaiserized empire of the llohenzollerns that arbitrarily considered any treaty that stood in the Mjay of Germany’s place in the sun as rnrrp scrap of paper. Imagine then, if you can, France and Belgium and Holland, and the rest of Germany's neighbors, scrapping their armies and relying for their national existence on the signature of such a man. Von Hindenburg’s election has stunned and stupefied Europe. Already she can hear the ominoiis tramp of hobnailed hoots as the spirit of pre-war Germany goes goose-stepping defiantly up and down the land. And as Europe listens she trembles. Not that the kaiser's old warrior, now that lie is in the sac die, will at once attempt to restore the monarchy and subjugate the world. He is no such fool. He himself has said that it is the substance, not the name, of a government that could stand. The old general will be quite content to rule as a .-amouflaged president over a so-called republic, holding it in trust for his royal masters against the day when a restoration will he practicable-a monarchy in all hut name. France is already in a.cold sweat. She not only sees {he Dawes plan—her only hope of getting badly needed cash from Germany—• seriously menaced, but her frontiers as well. The present Painleve-Briand-Caillaux government, liberal and friendly to Germany as it is disposed to be, is doomed. France’s natural reaction to the Von llindenburg slap, in the face will he to swing the right and to demand the leadership of Poincare, Clemenceau, Tardiu and Marshal Foch, or men like them. Anew era of frightful uncertainty in

Weekly Book Review Martha Fought to Be Good, Then Made Surrender

By Walter D. Hickman a woman wants to be l\X/| good—she can be good. i ' I When such a woman decides that she wants to be "bad,” well, the surrender is much worse than her first moral victories. Such a woman was Martha Baker with a mixture of American Indian and English blood in her. The mixture might be blamed for Martha's action in the early gold rush days in the West. You will meet this woman in Percy Marks’ new novel, "Martha,” published by the Century Company. Ton will recall that Marks flashed into public gaze by "The Plastic Age," an alleged expose of moral or rather lack of moral conditions among college men and women. Frankly, "The Plastic Age” disgusted me, but Marks appealed to me much differently with his “Martha.” I know there will be much talk about the literary value of "Martha," but Marks does spin a yarn of power; in fact, it commands your interest. In his first novel of importance Marks just touched t.hfc surface of his characters, but in "Martha" he seems to get much nearer tine heurt, mind and soul of his characters. This man Marks is improving, although his stories still are essentially sex. Martha had a "bad” start in life. Her mother was just a squaw, possessing no brains and generally in need of a bath. Her father, not in the legal sense, nCrs an English rotter who went as far west from London as possible. In time, this Englishman turned over his squaw and baby daughter to another man. Always While But Martha had that strange something in her makeup which caused her to demand that she be considered white. She wouldn't talk

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Europe will begin. The powers of reaction automatically ciper into play and the continent will see them with plots and counterplots as every discredited old war party everywhere rallies around the standard Von liindenburg lias raised and tries to stage a comeback. And no one will be hurt more by all this than Germany herself. The confidence of the world, so vital to her if she is to succeed in getting back on her feet, has already been badly shaken. And soon she may find herself entirely deserted by all the friends she has recently gained. During the World War Germany was led into many stupid blunders because she misread opinions abroad. It begins to look aR though she still has to learn the lesson of that Avar. For whatever the Germans themselves may think of it, the spectre raised by the Sunday election is the most sinister sign that the world has seen since the ultimatums of 191-1. Ship Subsidy in Sight? | VEX before an end lias been made of Gov-eminent-operated ships, the Administration lias begun to feel out the sentiment of the country with regard to a subsidy for privately owned and operated ships. The “President’s spokesman” let it he known in Washington a few days ago that the is seriously studying the subject and that if anyone has a plan for a ship subsidy the President will look at it with interest. The private shipping interests haven't rested in their efforts to discredit Government operation. They have been aided by the fact that the United States Shipping Board and the United States Fleet Corporation, to sav noth ing of the White House, are utterly opposed to the idea that the Government can operate a merchant marine. So opposed are they that they are hastily abandoning such services as that built up on the Pacific and, in the processof getting rid of the ships bought with the people's money, making deals that arouse 1 lie doubts of American lousiness men. The situation must mystify the average taxpayer. Why, if they can not qperate ships profitably without a subsidy, are the shipping interests so desperately anxious to force the Government out of the business? Why? Answer: They don't expect to operate the ships without a subsidy. They expect the American people to throw away their enormous investment in ships, just when efficiency in operation is beginning to make it look like a paying investment, and then to pay a subsidy to private operators of those same ships.

to the Indians or half-breeds. She was “white, white," always that When she married a- man of no education or refinement, Martha thought that she would be considered "white,” hut her husband turned about to be a terible mess. She divorced him. She became a seamstress, worked and stayed "straight" although gossip had her "bad.” She attracted attention of one of the wealthiest ranch owners in the West. When Martha was seen with him, her "social” position changed. She was somebody. He was straight, honest, wealthy and loved her with all his heart. Martha hRd victory in her hand long before she betaine engaged to this man. But Martha was not sure of herself. She began slipping, mentally. She wanted something. One day she saw him. He was a good for nothing individual with

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white and Indian blood in him. She had fought and won. but she wanted to surrender. And she did. She became then the yoal article that society shuns. (omplpte Surrender Tin-owing away her diploma of having won the degreq of being a good woman, Martha becomes "low life.” And she paid her price for her surrender. In the end she becomes a squaw with a fatherless white child at her breast. That’s the story of Martha. The characters have been well developed. At times the story ha* complete power. I had no sympathy for Martha when she surrendered, but I was interested. Here 1s a story tfiat is sex, hut it could happen in real life. To some, "Martha" may be cheap sensation. but those of us who rub against life every day in its many forms will realize the fact that here is life.

bj' further rolling and polishing It Is reduced to the required thickness. If further passes through a smelting oven which thoroughly hardens it. Then it Is again polished. When was Indiana organized, and when was tt admitted to the union as a State? The territory now Included in Indiana formed a part of the Northwest territory. In 1800 Indiana territory was erected, and on Dec. 11. 1816, Indiana was admitted as a State. Papa Spank! By Hai Cochran New* Item: Moultrie < Oa. I judge rulee that, with sufficient provocation, a man may justifiably spank liis wife A warning to missys: You won't know what bliss is—ts T must be perfectly frank —unles* you’re exacting in ways you are acting. Be careful, or papa will spank! A judge down in Georgia, has actually scored ya. by saying. If naughty you be. that daddy may tyJte you. In effort to break you, and turn you right over his knee. If dinner's not ready when father has said he will be on the Job to be fed (imagine the riot, if papa would try it), he’ll spank you and send you *o l>*d. Perhaps some occasion brings quite an invasion of bills for things purchased anew. Dad pays, to stop action, but gets satisfaction by taking it out upon you. Tt may be real clever-—this plan—but It never will make any women folks swerve. The judge is a kidder who failed to consider that father Is shy of the nerve,.

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Shriners Knock ’Em Dead With ‘Omar’; Variety Stage Crashes in With Hits

M r ™" 11 TANARUS, how times do change! Can’t you remember when all the home-talent shows were “dramatics,” and the onty hope for amusement was in the fact that

the villain’s mustache had a habit of falling off. Not so any more, for new we have the Shrine revue. “Omar,” the 1925 Shrine revue. at the Murat this week, is the first one of these annual affairs .1 have seen, and I found a lot of entertainment, and nobody lost his mustache, either. “Omar” is a great tiig spectacular revue, not in

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the professional class, but certainly the class of tlie amateur shows. The biggest part of the evening's entertainment Is furnished by the Gun Club, the Chanters, the Symphonic Band and the Patrol, organiza tions of which the Shrine should be, and doubtless is, very proud. Murat's Gun Squad and Drum and Bugle Corps offered a military production called “Dawn to Sunset.” This drill with rifles and bayonets was done with a beautiful precision. The drum corps furnished the martial music and showed that they could do n wicked “left right'' themselves. With the rich and colorful uniforms, the raising and lowering of colors and the perfection of the drill, this outfit created a picture not to be soon forgotten. Murat's Chanters sang "Sweet and Low" and“. Tune Night" so well they were forced to do an encore. “All Alone." A line glee club. The band also delivered a couple of num hers the way they should be done. The Arab Patrol went through another excellent drill with machine like precision. The near plot concerns the hap penings at an Oriental court, where Omar (Bertrand A. Orr) romes to woo Zeebeedee (Don Morrison), daughter of the Potentate (Charles .1. Orbison). Gives us an opportunity to view tlie Potentate s dancing “girls." Their refined Oriental dance offering is a knockout from a comedy standpoint. You w-ill like these dancers. The principal comedians arc Pink Hall as a gentleman of color and John Goll as his Jewish companion in exploration. Hope Goll watches his make-up a little hetter the rest of the week. The crepe hair was extremely scarce on one side of his face on opening night. The hoys pull some good gags, pome brandnew and some a trifle older. Second In the comedy department are A1 Hoffmelster aqd Otto Krauss. Each of thse hoys scores with a song number as well. Clifford Richter is the Potentate's AVeezer. Robert Zehlleke prologues each scene. Zehllcke is the Spirit of Omar—with a Dutch dialect. It may be an imitation of Ralieff. The costumes are magnificent and the scenes are many ( and several of them beautifully picturesque. Whoever directed has done a good job. “Omar” Is at the Murat all week.— (Reviewed by Shaffer B. Berkshire.)

AND HORSES COMPETE FOR HONORS To head these remarks as 1 have done sounds rather silly, but that is exactly what happens at Keith's this week. The girls in question are the Albertina Rasch Girls anil the horses are known as Jack Joyce's Wonderful Horses. Both separate acts. Will talk of the girls first. This week these girls present dancing that one expects and demands in the Music Box Revue and the Follies. The toe dancing of the principal dancers is both beauty and art. The burlesque of Zozo and Kiki, two comedians from Europe, is a smart howl. This dancing act, from ensemble and Individual talent, has not been excelled this season at Keith's. The lights are handled with care. Notice another thing—how Abe Ham merschlag conducts the regular house orchestra while the girls dance. Here is cooperation for you. An act of real beauty and novelty. When I go to a. circus I do not put up the false excuse that the children dragged me there. If I am not wrong Jack Joyce and his horses were a feature last season with tho Mingling circus. The horses arc present at Keith’s this week. As far as I know these horses are bet ter trained than any others In the world. 1 may be challenged, but I think I am right. Here is perfeet work. Even the dancing is perfect. Splendid! Want to tell you about Mabel McKinley, an American soprano. Am told that she suffered terrible inju Ties’ to her spine some years ago. It is necessary’ for her to use crutches all the time, even on the stage. Not because of her handicap, but this woman wins in the manner she puts over her songs. She has chosen her program wisely. She has a strong voice and realizes that words are necessary in putting across the song story. She deserves the Splendid ovations she is getting this week. Some expert barrel jumping of real merit is offered by Rose. Ellis and Jack, known as "The Jumping Jacks.” This act will give you a thrill. Ray Fern and Maree still give their Impression of a minstrel show. Should change their material. Gabon (hope I have spelled this name correctly for once) combines smart conversation with ladder balancing. It takes a little while for an audience to get "cavSght on” hut when those present do, this man walks the ladder of success. (I admit I am clever.) Fred Ardath does his familiar "drunk” Impression. Still gets the laughs and much applause. At Keith’s all week. (Renewed by Walter D. Hickman.) -I- I- I' MISS ELLIOTT DOES some Vocal work It is a queer situation when a man spends the first night of his honeymoon sitting up with a friend. As one of the characters says "It will never be popular."l But is it papular at English's t’lla 4eek .Lor is the

funny situation in “Little Miss Bluebeard.” the new offering of the Berkell Players. “Little Miss Bluebeard” is another typical Avery Hopwood play. It runs the scale from smart comedy to hokum farce, contains a lot of laughs and Is a satisfactory hill for a stock company to present tle week between “The Bat" and “The Fool.” Edythe Elliot. In the part written for Irene Bordoni, has her biggest chance of the season as the French lady with too many husbands, none of them real. These French dialect things seem to be candy for stock actresses and Miss Elliot Is no exception. Think she will gain a great many friends this week. She is also the first member of the comoany to warble this season and doesn't do badly with the songs either. Milton Byron and Tommy Evans are Larry Charters and Bob Talmadge. Collette's two husbands It seems that Rob married her, after ten drinks, but since he already had a wife and child he used his friend's name. Then he brings her to Larry to keep until the divorce is arranged. Os course the lady learned the truth before it was too late. Gives Byron a chance to suffer a great deal, especially as he falls in love with the girl. Y'ou guess the rest. Larry Sullivan, as the Honorable Bertie Bert. Charters’ "oldest and most annoying friend," is a comedy hit : a "silly ass” type of stage Englishman. Small parts are filled acceptably by I-dabolle Arnod. Mary HU. Martha Morton. Rohert St. Clair, A1 C. Wilson and William V. Hull who directed the production. There are two good looking scenes. At English's all week. (By Observer.) -1- *l' -I- ---< IIINESE COMEDIAN TOPS Cl RIIENT BILL AT LYRIC Harry Gee Haw, Chinese cQmedi an. is a wise man. Coming from China, he admits hv his material that he has studied American variety audiences. He surprised me by giving impressions of A1 Jolson. George White. Frisco and Eddie Cantor. He has studied their way of putting over songs and dances, as the cae

RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

THE UNSTABLE EARTH mN DIANA t’Oh|B felt an earthquake Sunday night. Os course it wasn't much of a shake—just a momentary twitch that didn’t even damage highly strung

nerves. However, it was sufficient for advertising purposes and to satisfy the local demand. The cause remains obscure. The disturbance occurred while the mayoralty campaign was slumbering. Anyway. that campaign hasn't been sufficiently violent to shake the

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Indianapolis voter’s lethargy, to say nothing of his windows and glassware. Nothing gives people a more appalling feeling of helplessness, or is more demoralizing, than the rocking of the earth beneath their feet. The solidity and stability of the earth is taken for granted. If tt can't be trusted to stay put, what can a person trust? Rut in reality the solid earth is merely a figure of speech. Mountain ranges are pushed up, creep across country and subside. There Is constant movement of the earth's crust, though slow and difficult to gauge because in determining them man must hook his tape measure to a star. Sudden, extensive movements are rare, fortunately, for a shake of only a few Inches will flatten a city. Active, healthy earthquakes are more pleasant to read about than as civic visitors. SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS S’ HTATE highway police report that safety laws are i__J being flagrantly violated by many drivers of township school busses. Dangerous overcrowding of the vehicles and failure to stop, look and listen at railroad crossings are charged. Several months ago near New All*any (Ind.) a school bus was struck by a train. Three children and the driver were killed. A few week* later another school hack was demolished by a train in the same locality. Only four of the occupants were Injured In that smash. \ Following that accident. State authorities strictly enjoined drivers of school vehicles to obey the law requiring a full stop at all railroad crossings. Apparently the Injunction made little impression Many drivers Jearn nothing about safety rules. They trust to luck that their cargoes will be delivered to the schools Instead of the undertakers* fonsolldated schools with free tramportation mark a great advance In rural education. They give country children school facilities equal to those of boys and girls in towns and cities. But what advantage is it to a chilli crushed to a pulp in an accident due to the carelessness of a school bus driver? If drivers persistently ignore safety laws, pupils might better plod afooi to old-fashioned, oneroom schools. There they won’t learn so much possibly. Neither will the learning they do acquire be ppilled over highways nor along railroad tracks.

may be, and the result is satisfactory. Haw has a Chinese set built along modern lines. His opening song is about "Buddha." lie tells that they are getting civilized in Chiiyi now. because his sister has been divorced twice and is working on the third one. Here is good fun, done in a pleasing and interesting way. And this man has real showmanship in his makeup. An easy winner any place. Rather impressed was 1 with the way Jack Allyn. Alice Tyrrell & Cos. presented a mixture of dance, saxophone and other instrumental music. The set is impressive, although built along simple lines. They go about their business with quiet ease. And they do not spoil their act by attempting comedy. The Royal Scottish Clans, including the Sutcliffe Family, bagpipes and all, have the closing position on the bill. They open before a castle exterior and then move inside. This act has a good Scotch flavor. Ray and Frank Doran appear as a dancing team. The “female" of the team was nifty on "her” feet and graceful. So was the man. These two danced with so much spirit and dash that I suspected that something was different. The “woman" tprned out to be a man. Pleasing act. 1 do not care to see on the stage sketches dealing with old men who think they can rharm any girl. Jack Trainer has such a sketch. Don’t appeal to nie for one minute. Leonard and Wilson base their little sketch on the efforts of a girl to break into Hollywood. Dunbar and Turner have a noisy hokum of sering. Their comedy is noise. AVhen they get down to eccentric dancing they register with a hang. Should do more of that. At the Lyric all week. (Reviewed by AValter D. Hickman.) I I -I NOW WE UNDERSTAND IMPORTANCE OF GOLF There are lots of us who just can't see any sense in golf. For a time I was one of those individuals, hut when I realized that golf had turned many a nervous old man into a healthy being I took on anew idea about golf. It is a common sense health plan.

BANDITS AND CHIVALRY m\VO young bandits held up a College Avc. grocery late Saturday night. They pillaged the cash register and three men In the store but did not molest a woman who was present. "We won't bother you. lady, we don't rob, women," they told her, to allay her evident agitation over their presence. Perhaps they were actuated by a high sense of chivalry in refraining from plundering one of the weaker sex. t Moro likely they were afraid she would scream and attract undue attention to their nefarious enterprise. Bandits from Robin Hood to Raisuli and Gerald Chapman have often made groat pretense of chivalry. They have boasted that they spare the weak and prey on the strong. Asa result some of them have been surrounded with the glamour of romance. But such vaunted chivalry is all bunk. No bandit ancient or modern ever operated except when he had the advantage. If the lady present in the grocery had unwittingly displayed a fat roll of bills the youthful holdups would have snatched it. Their chivalry would have shriveled In the presence of easily acquired loot. In truth, there is nothing more chivalrous about any bandit than there is about a rattlesnake.’ The latter Is a higher type of creature. He at least gives warning before striking.

TRACK ELEVATION IS SLOW WORK | r—-' I 111-! board of works and | I railroad rep r e sentatlves l f have approved final plans for raising the tracks of the Belt Line Railroad. Plans ci 11 for giade separation at twenty-one street intersections, besides a bridge over White Itiver. Almost two years have elapsed since plans were asked for this , project. Only in recent months, upon the insistence of city authorities, has It reached the blueprint stage. Now all that remains to be done is to find $14,000,000 to finance the project, and the actual construction. Either Is a pretty fair chore by’ itself. Probably the actual work of raising tracks will not start oefore next yet^r. Despite Its recognized benefits to the community and to the railroads, the latter move, deliberately In track elevation. They move only as they' are pushed. City officials are now endeavoring to settle a bill against the railroads for $1,500,000 for track elevation work as far back as 1913. N) public improvement undertaken in Indianapolis has had a greater Influence on the development of the city than track elevation. Grade-level rails were steel hopes constricting certain sections and preventing logical growth. Completion of the Belt Line project will open up much of the south side. Until it is a reality that part of town is at a disad vantage and the city will grow more and more lopsided. But track elevation is slow work, even when the task is at tacked' with hot enthusiasm. Coneequently, unless city authorities keep everlastingly’ at it, Indianapolis won’t gat loose from its steel shackles during the life of the present generation.

Stage Verdict English’s—Edythe Elliott has a chance to sing as well as act in “Little Miss Bluebeard." Light entertainment but gets across. Palace—A good all-round entertainment buy with Chester Horton, golf authority, leading the field. Murat—“ Omar,” annual Shrine show, proves that there is lot of real talent in this city. Well staged and presented. Lyric—Harry Gee Haw walks away with this bill. This man has talent and knows how to use it. Keith’s—With one exception every act Is a winner. Interest centers upon the Albertina Rasch Girls, .Tack Joyce a,nd his horses, and, Mabel McKinley, American soprano. Capitol—More wonderful costumes are worn by Lena Daley In hbr summer season here. New comedian enters company.

Really, one of the finest health formulas in existence. Now comes Chester Horton of Chicago, a recognized teacher of hetter golf playing. He is now present at the Palace. He declares that “the most important thing In adult life is to learn to play a good game of golf.” On the stage, Horton gives practical as well as fancy instructions on how to play golf. No one can see Horton at work and at play and have the Idea that golf is just plain hunk. It is a science that carries health with it. Right now. I am go ing to make a plea for hetter and more use of the golf links in this city. • When a fellow laughs at the sight of a man carrying a bunch of golf sticks around with him the laugh is not on the golf player but the other guy. Horton has framed his act for laughs, as he has the assistance of Eddie Hume, a comedian. For a finale, Horton and Hume hurl golf halls right Into the hands of members of the audience. One of the finest health sermons 1 have ever heard. The two ice skaters with The Alaskans are experts. Some of the W'or kof the man stamps him as an expert. Eddie Clark and Plii 1 VII* lanl. two wop characters, still have their funny conversation about the Income tax. Kurt Kuehn and Marjorie Faye have musical ability and showmanship. Some of their comedy is poor and should be eliminated or cut down. Their flute playing, whistling and piano work rings the bell. They are favorites when they stick to their featured line of material. "On The Campus” is another one of those college things which is much better than the general run. There arc two real principals, two men, present. Their human "uke" impressions stop the show.' The comedian has an individual way about him which puts him over with ease. Saw about half of the feature picture. Tom Mix in “Teeth." Here is

A Love Song From ‘Carmen’ and Sacred Music Are Concert Hits

By Walter D. Hickman LOVE song of Spain and a, I /V I sacred song. “Tantum Ergo,” F i were two of the outstanding program of hits included in the nnjuial spring concert of the Mendelssohn Choir at Caleb Mills hall last night. The "Carmen” love song was done by Marguerite D'Alvarez, mezzo-con-tralto, as an encore to "En Calesa" which was a sensation because of the tango spirit of its melody. "Tantum Ergo" was a sacred message presented In the form of a double choir. In such numbers, I believe that Elmer Andrew Steffen, conductor, excels because he has had years of training and work in this particular field. Tn Marguerite t)' Alvarez, the choir had a guest artist who flashed upon the stage in all of her haunting Spanish beauty. In appearance she was striking. In voice, she was wonderful. Asa showman, she was an expert. She was gracious, lovely and generous. This woman, excepting only Galli Curci, scored the most pronounced personal triumph of any individual artist I have heard in the last two years. The next approaching this triumph was that of Madame Homer. Being of foreign birth, Mile. D'Alvarez brings that foreign something that I call poise and training which is such a needed thing on the concert stage. Technically, she is a great artist, being the oomplete mistress of song at all times. She was wonderful In what I personally call “mood color." This was noticeable in both of the Spanish love songs. Still another brand of "color” was present when she was singing “The Angelus,” arranged for soloist with men's voices. Dramatic color, despair and fear, pleasure and mirth reflected while she sang "Sea Fever.” Then sweet alluring color in “Do Not Go, My Love.” Here is a voice .rich in color and exquisite tone under perfect control. Then the singer possessed personal-

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Tom Sims Says YVe had rather be disgusted with our pay than disgusted with our Job.

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take advantakr of the silly season to clutter up our minds with trash One of (he best business friends you can have is a. clean shirt. 'The older the argument the harder it falls. It takes nerve for n young sprue" tree to grow up knowing it may liecome paper for a cheap novel. Traveling to see new things Isn't always as interesting as sit!lng still and seeing the old ones change. a Mix picture that is the real article. No wonder this man is a great favorite. At tiie Palace today and Wednesday. (Reviewed by Walter I>. Hick man.) Ii I LENA DALEY STARTS ANOTHER WEEK HERE For the third week of the musical comedy stock at the Capitol, the Daley company is presenting a bill called "Brevities of 1925." Anew comedian, Jack "Smoke" Gray, a blackface funster, Is among those tea turgd. Gray is seen in his sing ing specialty and a scene from the former production “Broadway Brevities." Gray i an experienced minstrel man who understands the business of burnt cork comedy. Billy “Bozo" Mack is again a bum. mistaken for royalty, with the usual comic results. Quite a favorite, this "Bozo." Lena Daley is also in evidence, leading numbers with a display of pep and personality. The rest of (he east Is shoot the same, including Denny, Dorothy Alexander, Tommy Seymour, Arthur Harrison and Lillian Enter son. There seems to lie no end to the wardrobe of gorgeous costumes that Daley provides for his chorus And the chorus looks good and works hard At the Capitol all week. (By Observer.) • * • Other theaters today offer. Gloria Swanson in "Mtre. Sans Gene" at the Ohio; Nick Lucas in person and Milton Sills in "As Man Desires" nt the Circle; Laurette Taylor and Tom Moore in “One Night in Rome" nt the Colonial: “The Great Divide" at the Apollo and "That Devil Quetnado” at the Tsis.

ity to the degree that she swept the audience from one feverish stage of excitement andVapture to another stage of the same brand. Operatic training furnishes a background which some of our soloists lack. Not so with D’Alvarez, as she brings the magnetic charm of the opera right onto the concert stage. Both the voire and the personality of this singer twill linger .with me for a long time. Her accompaniment was Morton Howard, an expert at the piano. Many concert singers would do well to hear Mile. D’Alvarez and learn something about showmanship. A* lo the Choir In the Mendelssohn Choir this dtv Jia* an organization which should bo included In every list of good things that Indianapolis has to offer. This one organization alone is doing a masterful job in bringing great and good music to us. The large audiences that attend the concerts of the choir is proof of the regard that citizens have for the organization. Steffen, since the last concert, in the fall, ha* done even more won-i riers with the choir a* the entire' tonal picture seemed to be more rounded out, fuller in volume and more certain. We are getting splendid choral harmony here. The way the choir hnndled “Viking Rong" and "Tantum Ergo" is sufficient proof of this. Berta Miller Rulck was organ accompanist and Paul It. Matthews was at the piano. Again I repeat that here we had a concert that was as near perfect as one could be. Information Cops BERLIN, April 28.—A squad of special police with white armbands is now on duty in Berlin streets to give Information to foreigners. Each one of the squad miwt he able to speak three languages.

Why argue about who is head of the house? The boss of the ha'p pie. st home we have seen is four months old. Women are so e tt r i o u s. They refuse to believe things unless they are true. Ins t e ad of spring cleaning many ’of us