Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 218, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1926 — Page 6

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The Health Board Controversy mHREE members of the Indiana board of health are seeking to “fire” Dr. 'William F. King, secretary. Governor Jackson is seeking to “fire” the three members of the board of health. Nobodj^consents to be “fired.” The three health board members say their changes against Dr. King are of an extremely serious-nature. Governor Jackson characterizes them as “trivial.” The health board has not transacted any business to amount to anything for six months. The people of Indiana would be well pleased if they could “fire” the board and Dr. King. Perhaps if a clean sweep could be made of the entire department something could be done in the interest of the public. After all, the board, its secretary and its, employes are supposed to be public servants. Wo wonder if any of them have considered the affairs in that light. That New Courthouse WO members of the board of county commissioners say that when the Chamber of Commerce produces evidence that the south half of the courthouse property can be leased for ninety-nine years for enough money to build anew courthouse they are ready to go ahead with the plan. Otherwise, they indicate, they favor remodeling the building. i “The suggestion sounds fine, but will it work?” Commissioner Ilogle is quoted as saying. ■ x Do the commissioners want the Chamber of Commerce to go ahead and lease the property, too? ' It is the job of the commissioners to find out whether the business-like plan of the Chamber of Commerce will work before they needlessly spend thousands of dollars of public money for remodeling the old ruin. That’s what commissioners are for.

Uncle Sam, AbleBodied Seaman EHE Bumor that your Uncle Sam has lost his sea legs appears to be unfounded. Since "he took to sea again in his great government operated merchant fleet eight years ago, Uncle Sam has made exactly $336,903.93 profit. That is the report of a special House committee, headed by Representative White of Maine, which has just ended a two years’ inquiry. Uncle Sam is now carrying about 40 per cent of the total American commerce. Before the World War less than 10 per cent was car ried in American vessels. The Government fleet, according to the committee, has kept ocean freight so low as to cause complaint by the New York Journal of Commerce. Up to June 30, 1920, the fleet had earned $50,090,616.80, which sum has been cut down by losses during the last five years due to a general slump in shipping which affected privately operated vessels also. The committee asserts that the fleet in 1924 saved $650,000,000 for American farmers. There were 250,000,000 bushels of excess grain in the country that year. The excess demoralized the American market and reduced the price to $1 a bushel and less. The Government fleet, by carrying the excess grain abroad, sta-

A Woman’sViewpoint

Woman Has No Such Vanity By Mrs. Walter Ferguson ini| OMEN have long since grown accUstomed U> the charg'e of —■ —** vanity. And in their springtime when they walk in youth and beauty, tliey may preen themselves unduly and lay'claim to more power than they possess. But by the time they have reached forty and have taJcen on too much flesh and can no longer boast swan-like throats, they hav% usually acquired enough commonsense to know that they cannpt sway tf\e other sex by beauty alone, nor do they aspire to human hearts merely by reason of existing. Men, on the contrary, seem to grow in personal vanity as they advance in years. It is quite pathetic the sights one sees these days. In every hotel dining room, In every restaurant. In every show house in the land, hundreds of men past maturity gadding about with girls young enough to be their daughters, married to them in a great many instances. Sometimes one recognizes one of these men; knows that he ha a divorced a wife with whom he had for ten or fifteen years.

bilized the price and saved the farmers. The fleet lost $1,000,000 on the transaction; American agriculture gained $650,000,000. The committee was appointed to determine what should be done with the remnants of the great $3,000,000,000 fleet built by the Government during the War. The shipping combine for years has been spreading propaganda tending to showHhe Government fleet was operating at a loss. It has sought repeatedly to get Congress to junk the remainder' of the fleet. The committee estimates that the Government has spent $3,492,888,835 on its fleet and that on the open market now the ships would bring less than $200,000,000. The committee recommends that Uncle Sam keep his fleet and expand it as shipping conditions improve. Ballooned Tires w7| HIDE Congress gets its gun and trains its telescope on the antipodes in search of the famous man-eating British rubber gouge, suppose we go hunting a bit nearer home. Maybe Wc can find the animal's twin brother, the genus gougeus Amerieanus, not on the other side of the world, and out of range, but within easy gunshot. i Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover tells us the British rubber gouge forces us to pay from S2O to S3O more for each set of light automobile tires than we should. But docs all this money go to foreigners? Let’s figure it out. , Small-car tires'weigh from 12 to 16 poundß, we are told, depending on quality. The average would be about 14 pounds. But this is not all rubber. Cotton fabric, cords and other materials make up approximately one-quarter of the weight. The other three-quarters, according to the bureau of standards, in Mr. Hoover’s own department, is “a rubber compound.” Now this rubber compound, the bureau states, is only 40 to 60 per cent crude. The rest is sulphur, zinc oxide, gas blafck and other chemicals, plus reclaimed rubber, the price of which has not advanced. It would appear, therefore, that the whole tire would average only three-eigfiths crude rubber. Weighing 14 * pounds, as estimated, there would be five and a quarter pounds of new rubber in its make-up. Before the rubber gouge began wo ‘king rubber sold from 20 to 36 cents a pound. Os late it has been above sl. But it is understood on good authority that the average cost of the rubber now going into American-built tires is around 96 cents. Between 36 and 96 cent rubber is a boost of 60 cents on the pound. But small-car tires have been boosted some S2O to S3O a set, Mr. Hoover says, and average of $25, or $6.25 per tire. Tht 60-eent boost on the five-and-a-quarter pounds of rubber in this .fire would come to only $3.15. .Granted Hie foreign rubber gougers get that, who pockets the other $3.10? It’s the old story. The Baltimore Sun tells us that in May and dune, 1924, when crude rubber was low, the stock of eight big tire manufacturers listed on the New York Exchange averaged only sl3. During the last three months of 1925, when the price of crude rubber was high, the same stocks averaged $47. They had more than tripled in value. Four of the stocks actually quadrupled between, low in 1924 and high in 1925. So much for Wall Street ’s opfhion of how the British rubber gouge has hurt American tiro manufacturers. As for Representative Black of New York, his idea is that some of them “should send complimentary balloon tires to the British colonial office instead of firing a couple of congressional popguns at it.”

knows that* he has grown-up sons and daughters, knows that the poor thing has met disillusionment and sorrow and hard luck in many ways. And thip is the reason you can't help regarding such a man with wonderand astonishment. Just what queer quirk of nature urges him to seek always women so much younger than himself? Just why do men who' are powers in finance and business, who .are reason-, able and logical upon all other matters, insist upon picking feminine companions who are so far from their age? One can imagine a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman enjoying themselves together; their mental perspective is the same; they have many things in common, both have looked on at life. But it 'is hard to understand why a man will pick out for a playfellow some undeveloped little girl'. Don’t thesq men realize that the children about with them are out .after their money? Can't they comprehend that youth anil beauty finds nothing fascinating in old age- and decrepitude? Or Just what do these men think whom we see every day showering their attentions, and their dollars *jpon ■ mere girls? Do they enjoy being plucked like this? Or is their intelligence only hitting on one cylinder? Can you tell me the meanings pt the following; “Deutchland über alles” and “Wilhelm über alles.”? They are: “Germany over all,” and “William over all.”

Ask the Times , Vou can ret an answer tq any quea'.oiiot fact or information by wntinr lo The Indiai /.Dolls Times Waahiryrton Bureau. 1322 New York Ave.. Wash•neton D. C. inciostnr 2 cents in Bt .mos for reply. Medical, leral and marital advice cannot be riven nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a perreply Unsigned requests cannot M answered. Ail letters are confidential.—Editor. How long was the hunger strike of Terence MacSwiney and when did he die? Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, died in Brixton jail, London, England, as a result of voluntary starvatiqn_jjet. 25, 1920. Ills hunger strike, undertaken as a protest against a sentence of two year's imprisonment, had lasted seventyfour days. What does the ending “thorpe” mean on proper names? The name “thorpe” or “throp” is an old English word meaning village and occurs frequently in Chaucer and the early writers. It was revived in Tennyson's poem "The Brook.” It occurs in a number of familiar proper names, as Winthrop, Harthorpe, Denthorp, Westhorpe, Gawthorp, etc. What chemical or chemicals mixed with hot melted solder will retain it in Its liquid state? The United States Bureau of Standards say there are no chemicals which, when mixed with hot mpited solder, will retail! it as a liquid. Freezing and melting depend on temfierature alone, not chemicals.

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RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA

By GAYLORD NELSON

NEW SHORTRIDGE BYE AND BYE mHK Indiana polls school hoard, at ita regular session today, will probably continue discussion of the project of the new Shortridge High School. That’s the usual status of that project—it is discussed. For a few moments in the closings days of the late school board the Short ridge project gave the illusion that it was moving and actual construction would he started soon. The bond issue was voted and approved; plans were drawn; the old Shortridge site was sold. Within a week after the new school commissioners took office the whole program curled up. It now seems pretty thoroughly gassed. • The proposed bond sale was Improperly advertised and may have to be readvnrtised, so 'tls said. Plans must be exhaustively studied and revised, according to the new majority faction of the board. Delay and more delay portends. Minority members Bay the hoard's actions may delay the school’s completion at least a year. Present members of the board befqre election promised the voters they would do all possible to expedite the school building program. They doubtless meant * it—And still mean It. But It looks as if we wouldn’t have anew Shortridge until bye and bye—very much bye and bye. The whole, project threatens to sink again into a permanent state of coma.

A TEASPOONFUL OF SOOT mNDI ANAPOLIS only ranks as sixth smokiest city in the United States, H. C. Murphy, air filter manufacturer, told a gathering of Indiana scientists and technologists recently. St. Louis. Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Detroit and Chicago are ahead of us in smoke nuisance. We are slipping. Still each inhabitant of Indianapolis inhales a teaspoonful of soot daily, according to his calculations. That amounts to 22,000 bushels of soot a year drawn into Indianapolis nostrils. Try that on your household linens and curtains. Despite a succession of city smoke Inspectors who have acquired writer’s cramp from writing notes to ordinance violators Indianapolis still has an umbrageous atmosphere with a sepia lining. Citizens grope through the downtown section as the city continues to smoke. As far as the smoke nuisance is concerned It acts as if it had never heard of the abatement campaign that has been waged against it. This fall a couple of the larger industries In the city were cited to court as smoke offenders. The cases against them still smolder on the dockets. And the city still smokes. The fact Is the Indianapolis smoke nuisance will never be bleached by writing warning notes to a few conspicuous industrial offenders or by standing a leading industry or two up before a judge. The city's murky blanket is woven principally by the chimneys of thousands of homes, apartment houses and such places, rather than by a few industrial stack i. The smoke abatement campaign, to lie effective, must become a family matter.

THE VERY IDEA! By Hal Cochran

Pipe and Book • • • You kin guess perhaps a million things that women like to own. They have their fads and fancies jest as soon as they are grown. The seed of great desire for things is very quickly sown, and ’mong their wants you’ll always flYid most everything that’s known. The latest style In dresses and the nifty type of shoes. As soon as things are advertised there's little time they lose. From bricabrac to nicks and nacks; for things like that they’ll roam. They get a thrill from new things for their person, or their home. • But men—well, men are different and I guess it's just as well. They haven't time to fret about the things that people sell. Perhaps it's ’cause around their home they spend most of their lives, and leave the fads and fancies to the picking of their wives. Y’a take the average fellow and he seeks real peace, of But things that he’s desiring come from quite a different source. Just bring him forth a worn-edge book and pipe that's true and tried, and stick hint in' a cozy nook and say, he’s satisfied. ' *• * Parents are welcome to this friendly tip; The best way to Induce a youngster to go to bed is to let him stay up a little longer. • • • It isn’t safe to refer to a man as a “fellow with good stuff In him.” Everybody would follow him to see where he gets it. * * * “It took six weeks for me to learn . To drive.my oar,” said Dolly. “And all I got for all iny pains Was liniment, by golly." • * * NOW, HONEBTLY Isn't that nice—you have anew auto. Y’ou'vg joined the great army of drivers—you've deserted the ranks of pedestrians. Where you used to cuss auto drivers for having no Regard for pedestrians. have you now turned to thv sort of driver who deserves cussing, yourself? No matter where you are heading for, It's easy to go half way when It comes to consideration for the man who walks. telve an.l take is a great idea—take your time, and glye the pedestrian a chance.

DRY LAW * SENTIMENT R. HARRIS, deputy prohibition administrator in f Indiana, has instructed some of his agents to make inquir- , les in cities over the State as to the popularity of the Federal prbhibition law—sort of sound public sentiment on the dry question. ' Civic, fraternal and business leaders and other citizens off South Bond have already been Interviewed. It is said. And’ a similar mission will be undertaken in Ft. Wayne next. The names of the Interviewed will not be divulged. Probably the agents -will get an earful of divergent views. Public sentiment is divided on the prohibition question. There are vociferous wets, drys and damps. Some people favor complete nullification', othdrs liberal enforcement, and others would even abolish yeast because of its fermentatiouß properties. These different opinions are visible to the naked eye—they don’t need to be unearthed by Sherlock Holmes’ methods. Suppose the agents do find sentiment in favor of modifying dry law enforcement what change should that make in their activities.’ Their only concern about the law is to enforce it as it Is—according to Its provisions. It’s the law. That's all prohibition agents need worry about. If public sentiment has anything ft vorable or unfavorable to say abiut It. public sentiment can spiak through Congress and the Ipdlana Legislature. Meanwhile the only duty of enforcement office s is to grind away, no matter' ’chat peoplo think.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY NOT SO BLOODY fTyIjILLIAMSON COUNTY, TillI W| noiß, known throughout the .. J country as “Bloody*’ Williamson, where life Is popularly believed to be short, tempestuous and punctuated by the bark of one-arm guns, had only ten murders last year, compared with eighteen in 11*24. Apparently Williamson is getting less bloody. For years* this county, in which is located Herrin and other mining communities of evil repute, has enjoyed distinction as a murder center. It has been advertised far and wide as the home of the smoking six-shooter. There, it is supposed, a citizen does not venture on the streets unless fully armed and when they pass the time of day they say it with lead. That's Williamson County's reputation. Compare it with Indianapolis. The Hoosior metropolis is called a friendly, peace-loving community. intelligent folk. A city where commerce. Industry, culture, art. music and literature flourish. A sort of Middle Western Athens, whose citizens go in strong for the higher things of life. Vet in the past two years barbaric Williamson County Yas had twenty-eight murders, while In the same period there have been 114 homicides m Indianapolis. The cold statistics reveal our preeminence in billing over the Illinois county. It would seen we don't properly advertise our murder Industry. “Bloody" Indianapolis. How would that look in the headlines of the newspapers from coast to coast?

| Husband (who has been teaching wife to drive new car) —Now, are you sure you know wbat to do when the engine gets hot? Wife—Why, certainly—just strip the gears. , • • • It seems that manta's yearning capaeity is always a hop, skip and jump ahead of papa's earning rapacity. * • Hurrah. Must invented a good proverb for kids; Put off until tomor* raw the little devilish things you shouldn't do today. FABLES IN FACT He used to be a conductor comma “fid he Isn't now comma and here’s why colon a fresh fellow got on his car comma asked for a transfer and Btarted wise-cracking about conductors In general period and did It get the conductor’s goat question mark use your own judgement period the conny punched the man's face instead of the transfer which gives me a chance to .say that he lost his temper comma and his job went with it period but they got another conductor comma so the car's still running period. (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.) Does air weigh the same on a hot day as a cold day, nnd on a wet day as a dry day? The weight of air is affected by both moisture and heat. Moist air weighs less than dry “air; warm air less than cold air.

Stage Verdict ENGLISH’S—Eugene O’Neill in “Desire Under the Elms” has given the stage naked, honest, morbid and stark realism. A masterpiece and as well acted. KEITH S3—Abner, Cicero and Sister Elvira Wekver turn out to be the best comedy team of the current variety season. LYRlC—Chappell and Stlnotte and their pianist ’ are a hard working group who get themselves over In songs and dances. PALACE—RIva and Orr ant] the Manila Band have a vary, pleasing of dance andl hand t,r wa >'-*2i§

Outer Walls of Cabot Farmhouse Part to Reveal Stark and Morbid Realism

By Walter D. Hickman mWO great elms mursed and cursed the farmhouso of Kphrium Cabot in New England seventy-six years ago. And the thing, the terrible, deathdealing, narrow past of the inhabitants of the household seemed to prey even upon the elms as they drooped wearily over the roof. The walls of the house part at various times, revealing certain rooms or a room, dressed in all of the possible nakedness of stark, morbid and natural realism. The shadows of the house put a creepy and nasty touch iff curse

upon the souls of fhq narrow souleil people the house 1 shelters. The curse of ' soul poverty, sensual desire, i falpe ideals and narrow religion | and even superstition is branded' upon the souls of the Cabot family. The Cabot family exists in Kugeod CNeill’s "Desire Under the Elms.” The play has become great, because the characters act as if they ]

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really lived and bucked up against certain small arid vital exr>erienres seventy-six years ago. The lust that may creep into the very beings of soul-starved humans living on a farm made of rocks, is spparent in some form in every character in this O’Neill play. At times it stinks with Its own realism of natural tilth, but it towers as a mighty drama, demanding respect, because of its strength of realism. The characters always speak and act in perfect harmony with the morbid and terrible evil of the theme. There is no sunshine, and the only God present is the misconceived idea of the maker of The' sunshihe and Joy of living. “Desire” is a powerfully constructed story of morbid but natui*al tendencies of a family group which stinks with its own crimes. Motherhood is not sacred In this household, it is merely the sign of a duty performed. The sorts hate the "old man” and even the neighbors call him a “skunk..” Ephriam Cabqt, always heard voices or a voice. That voice he thought fume from God. He thought God was “hard” and gettin' to God was hard. The rocky earth was hard, but he had conquered apd had produced grain from the rocky New England soil. I A house he had created, but It was always call] pm] miserable. The old man could not find warmth and happiness in the house which- he claimed he had built upon barren soil, out of the rocks. He found happiness and peace in the barn with the cattle. He was tough and hard at 75. And at that, age he raarried for the third time, bringing Abble Putman. 35, to be the “new maw" of his three sons. Eben, Simeon and Peter. When the “pew maw” arrived, Peter and Simeon went on a freedom strike and escaped from the soil which had claimed their sweat and their , youth for more than thirty years.’ Only Eben, the youngest, remained to “welcome,” hate and insult his new “maw,” and then later ravish In terrible glee because he thought he was gettin’ even with his own “paw.” Out of this terrible soil came pot only physical mu>'der but also the hardening and the death of the soul. No tender and sweet impulses remained. Even when Eben gets "sweet” with his new “maw” after she had tempted and bartered her way by trickery into his confidence bv creating hate for his own dad, this sweetness is an awful sickening disease.

And out of this distase of the .squl and the body in the house under th-> drooping and spreading elms, the .murder of anew born infant, the supposed son of Ephriam Cabot at 75 suul his new third wife, takes place. But. the trick had been played. Old Ephriam had been cheated. He was not the father, his own son, Eben, was the of this innocent victim of-hate. • ... The walls of one of the upper rooms part antj Abbie snuffs out the life of her first born

because she sees a sneaking and criminal way to win Eben back to her lustful side. Eben rushes away to tell the sheriff that murder had been done. Then in a fit of weakness he returns to the side of this Y’r ecliecl thing lue calls “maw” and asks for forgiveness and then shares her crime. Epliriajn Cabot towers over the “weak numb-

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skulls,” spits upon them and relishes the glory that he still lives, a ‘‘strong” and hard man at seventy-five. That Is my conception of the story that Bugene O’Neill relates in "Desire Under the Elms.’ It is a great play,'terrible and at times ghastly | and even revolutionary in its realism. It is probably the most discussed and cussed play of the last ten years. It is honest.- It deals with facts. It deals with people, clods, hunks of clay. Please remember that these characters always speak In perfect tune with their harsh and cruel surroundings. When they curse, damn and speak of the nasty babtts of men and women, they talk as real humans would If placed in thq same conditions. That is tho reason shat the stArk realism and the artistry of O’Neill will live. Just a second for the cast. We have at English’s this weak the i riginal Abbie as played by Mary Morris (a great tragic artist) and Charles Elite as the original Eben Cabot (another startling and tower-, Ing study in a weakness that possesses strength). Robert Harrison Is the brutal, “hard" and uarrow-souied, specimen named Ephriam Cabot. Afore powerfully true but acting. The entire cast breathes the

O’Neill spirit. A perfect cast for such an O'Neill drama. It is evident that there is, all over the country, a wide difference of opinion regarding the entertaining value of "Desire,” but there seems to be £ unanimous agreement that this play is one of the most startling and true examples of realistic playwriting yet given to the stage. "Desire Under the Elms” remains all week at English’s. I- -I- -ISISTER ELVIRA LEAVES ARKANSAS FOR THE STAGE First it be Abner and Cicero, (he urjilo of the family, who left Arkansas to give the world a roarin’ gpod time. Now it be Sister Elvira, fresh and clean from the hills or mountains or what evbr they be down there,'who cornea to help Abner and Cicero to ' make the world safe for musicians and eomedlars. Am jest trying to tell ye that the Weaver Brothers and Sister Elvira

are present at Keith's this week. Oh, gosh and many a gosh. This team is now one of the funniest acts on the variety stage. It makes the men In the audience ' howl with genuine masculine fun. It causes the women to forget sheik heroei and to laugh loudly at the antics of human funmakers. Cicero has a brand new watch, about the size of a town clock- It has

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1 a chain whirtli re.minds one of a log chain. lie gets more bashful with each season. Brother Abner admits he doesn't know what Cicero is cornin’ to because ho moves so slow. And then, there Is Sister Elvlba, who sings the most terrible songs about Jesse

Cherniavskys Due Thursday

The Cherniavskys, who arc appearing here on Thursday afternoon in the Ona B. Talbot ]nt]me concerts in the ballroom of the Columbia Club, are much traveled artists, having visited more than thirty different countries. The funny experiences they have come in contact with are necessarily numerous. A unique story was told by the young artists to a reporter recently. The last time they were in Africa they decided to ccoss the wild Transki from the western district to Durban by a specially hired “six-in-hand” for the purpose of satiating their spirit of adventure. They had not proceeded far before they were held up by a Negro tribe. It seems the reputation of the artists harl preceded them even to the primitive Kufl'rs, and the chief of the tribe good-humoredly detained the musical cavalcade and demanded the magic music of the “macoola moolong” (the great white men). The Cherniavskys entered into the spirit of the thing, and with a tropical sunset behind the mango trees for a back drop, an apology for a piano was dragged out of the chief's kraal, and the 4>lack sons of the toil listened to the magic music Whether it was the inspiring sunret or the spontaneity of the proceedings the Cherniavskys have not not yet discovered, but, strange to say, they played as they seldom played before. The response of the people to the charm of the music was wonderful.

MR. FIXIT Downtown Parking Situation Brings Complaint From Reader.

Uot Mr. Klxit solve your trouble# with city official#. He is Tim Times’ representative at the city hull. Write him at The Times. City streets have been leased for money as parking places, according to a Times subscriber's letter to Mr. Flxit today. DEAR MU. FIX IT; On last Thursday night I came downtown and saw a fine parking space on Market St. near the Circle. As I drove up to park a man in uniform similar to that of the police department, but not a police uniform, told me “no parking” there, so 1 drove around to the Circle Theater and gave my car to a man to to the —— garage. Now, Where do you think I found my car? In the very same place I tried to park just a few minutes before, and the company charged me 45 cents for street parking. Do they rent Market St., or does it go with the garage? Is tljat part of Market St. between the Circle and Illinois St. closed by 1 the police department? JIBBED. There is no legal authority for such 1 proceedings. The board of safety will undertake an immediate investigation. DEAR MR. FIXIT: Traffic at Belmont and Washington Sts., has been heavy lately due to Improvement of Belmont Ave. I would suggest a stop and go signal because there have been a few accidents. TIMES READER. • The hoard of safety will investigate your proposal. Funds are low but favorable action may result. * What races of people predominate in northern Africa? Tho Berbers, who form three-fifths of the population of Algeria and an even greater proportion of Morocco, belong to the Hamito-Semitic race. So do the Egyptians, Riffians, Nomad _Apabs, etc. The eastern part of north Africa is principally Hamitic; the western part is partly llamltlc

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Jamas and the girl from down her way, who went up to the big city and wasn’t, treated right. Slsteri Elvira throws a wicked hoof when' she starts dancin'. Sister Elvira admits she jest can’t dance until she gets warmed up. Oh, yes, the Weaver Brothers play the saw and a bunch of home made Instruments. They are a riot and with Elvira present, this act is the greatest natural comedy sensation that Keith’u has sent us since I have been telling you about shows. The word is traveling fast that the Weavers and Sister are a riot. Alma Neilson is a mnrvelous toe dancer. Her work Is splendid, but she should sit ou't In front and see the ragged way the act opens. It loses class and artistry at the very beginning which It does not get back until she does her toe dancing and two men do their acrobatic stepping. The act ends up a riot when it should start that way. Paul Kikland and Company have a reul novelty called "The High Steppers.” It is a surprise act. Wonderful. Margaret Romaine Is a gifted singer and musician. She makes her greatest bid for popular favor when she sings the "Indian Love Call” from Rose Marie.” Eddie Carr and Company offer “Oil.” Some of the comply is smart, but one of the comedians leaves a bad taste, entirely overdrawn. , The Three Australian Boys turn out jnzs melody which Is the real article. Bert Ford nud Pauline Price have a wire net which is ui delight. After the regular acts, (he performers get together and stage an afjerpieoe. Tho movlo l s “A Punch in the Nose.” At Keith’s all week. -I- + ILOOKING OVER NEW BILL AT THE PALACE Castanets clicking merrily to the melody of an orchestra of piano, vlu- . lln, banjoes and r

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bass viol, Rivtt and Jeanne Orr dance their way into favor in the Palace show for today anil tomorrow. Tho band and the dancers alternate In numbers featuring themselves, first a dance, then music, then a dance again. This makes for a wellbalanced program for tho act. A quite spectacular dance at the finish of the act was giv-

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en by the man in a Spanish costume and carrying a great red eloak. Paul Rahn and compahy have a little sketch in whieli a young fellow has had the nerve to propose to five girls at the same time. In order to find ou,t whleh one ho wants to marry. he makes them all show what artistic abilities they have. Os courses the end is a surprise. Some good® comedy is present In the act. Murdock and Kennedy Sisters have a little bit of evurything, including dancing, singing and some more dancing. Tho two girls are featured in harmony singing nnd the boy shines as the stepper of the three. Lloyd .and Christie, two men, do nothing but talk to each other. They get the laughs with their many bright comments on the fair sex of today. The Oeorgalls Trio opens (he hill with cxhlbitlonr of marksmanship. At the Palace today and tomoirow. (By tho Observer.) -I- -I- -!- SNAPPY STEPPING ON VIEW AT LYRIC Snappy stepping interspersed with individual offers in the line of tap dancing characterize tho act of “Dance Carnival,” at the Lyric for the week. Numbering six people, the act sets a fast pace all tho while they are on and give some pleasing dancing entertainment. Chapelle and Stinette, and a hard j working pianist whose name was not given, is a colored trio whose efforts run tq comedy and song. During the performance witnessed by tho writer these people stopped the show long enough to run out of material witli \\;hich to go on. So, as a last offering, they did just about tho best thing of the act. The girl stepped ; out front and gave a dance version| of the Charleston as it was danced lifteen years ago in the old southern town of Charleston, S. C. And It was some dance. Oliver and lyee stage a little drama oMhe stage door sh which a “Rube,” who has been badly smitten with tho charms of on actress tries to take her out. Mrteh comedy ls gotten out of this, part of the act and it has a surprise finish that Is a sure fire laugh*getter. The man in the act plays several numbers on a “Uke 1 ’ that show some very clever handling of this tricky little instrument. The ‘‘Mahon and Scott Revue," consists of two dancers and a Hawaiian stringed orchestra of five. String orchestras are of sufficient novelty to prove entertaining no matter what selections are played and this group have u number of fine pieces. The dancers center their talent on an “Aparflie” dance done In a very good manner. “In China,” a comedy act, deals with some sailors in the Chines# city of Hong Kong and the troubles encountered when one of them gets too inquisitive a# to the merits of a certain statue of love that is in the place. la>onard and Boyne offer somi© comedy laid on a boat ifi which tho young fellow ls supposedly running away., from a girl but meets her on the same ship. The “Summers Duo” hav* some features on a. trapeze In whiqh tho j woman takes the loading parts. At the Lyric all week. (By the observer.) *1- -I- -!• Other theaters today offer! “His People,” at the Colonial; “The Eagle” at the Ohio; “Infatuation” at the Circle; “The Splendid Crime” at the Apollo; “The Man from Red Gulch” at the Isia and burlesque at the Broadway,