Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 76, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 August 1927 — Page 4

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The One Issue One question and only one is involved in the sentencing of Rev. E. S. Shumaker, head of the Anti Saloon League, to the State Farm for contempt of the Supreme Court. - That is the question of free speech and the •right of any citizen to comment on decisions of the court or the capacities of judges of that court. If it be true that this court is above criticism, its decision beyond comment, then the dry leader should be in jail. If it is not true and if its decisions are open to comment, then this court has introduced anew and very dangerous doctrine into this State. The eagerness of sixty ministers to serve each one day of his sentence suggests that these men who should be leaders of thought have missed the whole point of the proceeding. They wish to take the place of a dry leader, a prohibitionist. They are not protesting against an invasion of the sole and only right which gives them their places in pulpits to speak as they please and teach whatever doctrines they may wish. That is a personal tribute to the power of Shumaker and the grip he has held upon certain portions of the clergy and the laity of . this State. But this is a mater which is bigger than Shumaker, more important than prohibition. It reaches right down to the foundations of this government and the right of citizens to discuss, as they please, the actions of governmental agencies, including the Supreme Court of the State. There may be something ironic in the fact that the dry leader has pleaded that the Bill of Rights, which includes freedom of speech, freedom' of worship, the sanctity of homes from illegal search be sacrificed to the enforcement of the arbitrary law he dictated and is now, in the opinion of the Tignes, a victim of the sacrifice of that Bill of Rights. Unfortunately the dissenting doctrine of the minority judges is not placed on the high level of protection of the right of free speech. It is more unfortunate that the ministers 'who are now rushing and who will undoubtedly rush in increasing numbers to the side of Shumaker have caught a misleading phrase . from the dissent of Judge Clarence Martin. “Constructive criticism is not to be stifled,” , says that opinion which takes the whole question back to one of fact, and not of principle. It suggests that the criticisms of Shumaker were constructive and therefore not contemptuous. It would be difficult to establish in the public mind that the matter complained of by the judges and for the utterance of'which Shumaker is being sent to prison, were in any de- ' gree constructive. He merely took decisions which he did not like and misstated their meaning to his followers. He interpreted the judicial affirmation of the constitutional guarantee of the sanctity of homes from illegal search and under warrants which do not comply with the constitutional provisions as “wet” and destructive of the law. He may have done this through mistake of the meaning of the decisions. He may have done it deliberately and maliciously. He had a right to say it from either motive, un- ' less the people are willing to give to the Supreme Court the arbitrary power to punish • those who may not understand their decisions ' or who purposely distort their meaning. The safety of this country depends upon - the right of all citizens to discuss in any man. . ner they choose the decisions of courts. The late President Roosevelt went so far as to declare that the people should have a right not only to discuss decisions of the Supreme Court bat to set them aside at the polls by a direct vote upon them. He called it the “Recall of Decisions.” The Supreme Court has created a question that is too big to be fogged or clouded . by the personality of Shumaker. It is not a question of “wet” or “dry,” --or admiration for Shumaker as a martyr or hatred of him as a fanatic and a bigot. . It is a question of whether the Supreme ■ Court has the power to shackle discussions of _ its decisions. In the past the courts have limited their “inherent power to punish for contempt” to discussions of cases which had not been decided by them. They have never asserted that they could control discussions of eases which were settled. Will the followers of Shumaker take the broad, clear and patriotic stand for the protection of the right of free speech against invasion from any source ? A surrender of this right, to any power or any institution, may mean the surrender of every other right. The foes of Shumaker and all that he stands for, his intolerant attitude in the past, his de-

mand for regulation of personal habits at the expense of established constitutional liberties, have much more to lose than has Shumaker or his followers. The people through their legislatures still have the fright and power to defend that right of free speech whenever and wherever they may believe that it is being from them. When they lose that right, this country . ceases to be the lahd of liberty founded by the fathers. The Passing of General Wood Home on leave, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, governor general of the Philippine Islands, died in Boston Sunday. In many ways a great favorite of fortune, General Wood died pretty much a broken-hearted man. Educated as a doctor but entering the Army, step by step through Indian wars and the war with Spain, the general rose to the position of chief of staff. But when the World War came it was not he, but Gen. John J. Pershing, an officer much his junior, who was chosen to lead the American expeditionary forces overseas. Much neediess mystery has been thrown about this historic incident. But the facts seem to be that while President Wilson held the general in high esteem, he believed him unable to submit his judgment to his superior in command. Controversy and conflict of judgment in the fighting zone would have been fatal. This, of course, was a bitter disappointment to General Wood. But, be it said to his everlasting credit, he remained at home and “carried on’’ in every way worthy of the Distinguished Service Medal he received. In 1920 he was one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination. His enthusiastic friends led him to believe the nomination was virtually his, but again he was to be disappointed. .The nomination went to Senator Harding. Sent to the Philippines in 1921 on a tour of investigation, he was subsequently named governor general. He was already a sick man and had undergone an operation for recurrent brain tumor, which, it seems, was later to end in his death. And from the first weeks of his administration he faced an organized native opposition which made his life anything but pleasant. For six years without a let-up, without relief from the heat of the tropics and without once returning to the States, the general stuck to his post. A dying man, to all intents and purposes, he refused to give up until he had completed the job he set out t® do, If at last he was obliged to yield to his physical infirmities, figuratively he dies as he had always wanted to die, with his boots on. A favorite of three Presidents—Cleveland, McKinley and Roosevelt—distinguished governor general under two more—Harding and Coolidge; colonel of the famous “Rough Riders” and organizer of Cuba; chief of Our general staff and a leading candidate for the presidency—fiere are honors indeed, and enough for any one man. But three great disappointments—not being allowed to lead the A. F. F. in 1917, the, collapse of his presidential hopes and the waning of his strength before he had done what he wanted to do in the Philippines—these three reverses, no doubt, somewhat dimmed the real satisfaction which should have been his at the end. With his passing, however, there can be no doubt that the Nation has lost one of its most courageous soldiers and loyal servitors. They Get the Cash Members of the Legislature will now draw their $lO a day for their services last winter. Their right to increase their own salaries is affirmed by the Supreme Court. Attorney General Gilliom fought bravely and to the finish for what he believed was a constitutional protection against just such an expenditure of money. He lost. He insisted that the method by which the Legislature raised its own pay was an evasion of the constitution and that it opens the way for future assemblies to dip into the public treasury as they may please. The Supreme Court overlooked the most important and most daring sentence in his pleading. It might seem that judges who are over-sensitive aa to their dignity and the good repute of the court would have easily found it and at least referred to it. In his final futile effort to save what he decared was the constitution he boldly declared that the brief filed by the attorney for the legislators who wanted the money served no other purpose than to call attention of the Supreme Court judges to the fact that the same law makers had raised the wages of those same judges. It would be rather difficult for any one who was deliberately seeing some way to get into contempt of court to find a more significant phrase. If Gilliom's comment was correct, the lawyer who made such a suggestion showed little reverence for judges. If not true, what should have been the prompt reaction of self-respecting judges to the Gilliom suggestion? But the law makers have the money. The people pay. Every one seems happy. There is no action for contempt on this startling phrase. The Upholsterers’ International Union has given A1 Smith a hand-carved presidential chair. To be on the safe side the union should have made 101 more chairs, for Mi*. McAdoo, Governor Ritchie and the 99 dark horses. Cameras clicked in the Black Hills but the trout refused to bite. It seems the fish have no public relations department. This certainly would be a dull summer were it not for the airplanes, worms, flagpole sitters and Stillmans. His wife .fired at him with an old-fashioned revolver, a dnicago man testified in a divorce action How romantic!

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M. E. TRACY, SAYS: Nothing Proves This Country’s Prosperity More Vividly Than It’s Pleasure Resorts.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. B.—This is the season of week-end trips and vacations, when most people are thinking how they can spent a few days in the big outdoors, or at least give the children an airing. No doubt they ought to be paying more attention’ to the serious things of life—the Geneva conference, farm relief, whom the Republicans will nominate, and like matters —but they are not. Their thoughts are centered on a little recreation, if not a little rest, and who shall say they do not deserve it? I took Sunday off anyway, and went from Toledo to Put-in-Bay, some forty miles down Lake Erie, along with three thousand other people on the excursion steamer Greyhound, and though we got a good drenching from one of those quick-fire storms that are common in this section, I have an idea that the majority not only felt better for the outing, but learned a thing or two. Famous in Two Ways The country at large thinks of Put-in-Bay as the scene of Commodore Perry’s victory over the British. Toledo and other nearby cities think of it as a pleasure resort. What the naval hero did to make it famous, Tom Alexander has done to make it enjoyable. Tom Alexander began operations by wooing and winning John Brown's granddaughter some thirtyfive years ago. Her father, John Brown Jr., selected Put-in-Bay as his home right after the Civil War. But we are getting ahead of our story. S Picturesque Manner Put-in-Bay is a'vivid illustration of the strange assemblage of men and events which is required to create a center of industry. Commodore Perry made it immortal by selecting it as his hiding place before the battle and by returning to it as a haven of refuge afterward. Some forty years later a Porto Rican bought it for its timber, raised sheep, planted grapes, sold off the acreage in small tracts and made a fortune. It harmonizes with our picturesque way of doing things that this fortune should have disappeared when an ambitious son tried to corner the sugar market. Commemorates Peace The Perry monument is a fluted shaft 250 feet high. It was begun in 1913, and completed within two years. It is designed not only to commemorate. Perry’s victory, but the unbroken era of peace that has ensued between the United States and Canada ever since. In the crypt of the monument rest the remains of three American sailors and three English officers whom Perry interred at Put-in-Bay right after his victory. Vineyards Priceless Geographically, Put-In-Bay Is a harbor, but politically it is a township including eight islands, and commercially it is a pleasure resort. On Government maps you will find Put-In-Bay designated as South Bass Island. This island contains 1,750 acres of land, not to mention four limestone caves, and some remarkable vineyards. The vineyards were easy to buy at moderate prices before prohibition went into effect. Now they are hard to buy at any price. What Andrew Volstead did for grape growers not only at Put-In-Bay, but in most other parts of the country, is apparent, though hard to explain. Tourist Business Nothing proves this country’s presperity more vividly than its pleasure resorts. The tourist trek has become a serious business. Something like a million go to Maine each summer, and something like another million go to Florida and California each winter. Every sizeable city has its amusement parks, its quiet outlying suburbs, and its far-flung communities for those who cannot be absent for long period, but feel they must get out of town. There is a Coney Island for New York, and another Coney Island for Cincinnati; there is a Belle Isle for Detroit; a North Shore for Boston; a Santa Monica and Long Beach for Los Aygeles. Towering above all these, and serving the country as a whole rather than particular localities, are such famous watering places as Bar Harbor, Atlantic City, Miami and Colorado/ Springs. Tom Alexander's Entry Put-in-Bay is Toledo’s favorite spot for daily excursions during the summer—a beautiful island, not spoiled by too much jazz, and rich in those historical traditions that intrigue the fancy. Tom Alexander, who came there to spend a vacation thirty-seven years ago, saw its possibilities; his vision made clearer, no doubt, by the attractive granddaughters of John Brown. He was an actor playing in stock at the time. An artist trained in the school of hard knocks, one of those singular geniuses of the stage who had run away from home at the age of 8 to become a leading man at 19. In playing bridge, if the bidder bids four clubs, ordinarily twentyfour points, but is doubtful and he makes the bid, which would give him forty-eight points, is he entitled to make—l2s points? . Yes.

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Our Hero in ‘Man Power’Makes His Entrance Into ,Town in His Private Car—A Box Car on a Freight —BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

A private car is the thing these days, even if you have to use a box car on a freight to come into town. That is exactly what Richard Dix as Tom Roberts uses in “Man Power” to land in town. A box car may not have hot and cold water, but if one wants spacewell, there’s lots of room. Am glad to tell you that Richard Dix in “Man Power” has a corking good little story of a tramp (a

gentleman and a former sol dier temporarily out of work), who arrives in a small town where the chief industry was tlje making of tractors. And these heavy tra c t ors were the “joke” of the town, because the villain of the play was doing mo n key business to ’em. Things 1o o ked mighty bad for the head of the

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factory, a man with a mighty pretty daughter, until Tom’ blows into town. He there discovers a former soldier buddy working in the tractor plant. Tom drove a car tractor during the World War, and it didn’t take him long to discover several ailments of the tractor under construction. Tom falls into the traps of those who do not want the tractor to be a success. Os course Tom falls in love with the daughter of the factory owner. And, as Alice Stoddard, Mary Brian does some of the cutest and prettiest work she has ever given the screen. •Tom Roberts is a corking good hero, who knows what ails tractors, ana he has a good valuation of good women. It is this natural homespun characatrization of Richard Dix that gives the photoplay much of its charm. The big scene is when Tom drives the tractor through a heavy rainstorm while hauling a load of dynamite. The explosives were needed to blast an opening in order to give relief to a dam. If the dam broke the town would be flooded. So Tom becomes the village hero, the tractor becomes a success and Alice Stoadard decides to change her name to Roberts. “Man Power” is a good, strong, wholesome and interesting story of how a man makes good in a small town. It is good theater. I liked every minute of it. Was much impressed with the Publix presentation, “A Mural Painting,” in which the figures in the painting come to life and sing what they represent. The voices are splendid and the ensemble singing is most impressive. The idea back of this representation is new. Fro ma scenic standpoint, it is one of real beauty. As an extra presentation the Indiana this week is offering “Rushia” in which the “Volga Boatman” song is splendidly presented as to voice as well as from a scenic standpoint. The dancing is pleasing. The bill includes an overture, Harold Ramsey at the pipe organ and several film novelties. At the Indiana all week. “CAPTAIN SALVATION” IS A STRONG MOVIE “Captain Salvation,” a tale of the days of the clipper ships that sal . ' the eastern coast of

the United States, is perhaps as good a portrayal of the days when men went down to the sea in ships as any film that has as yet been made. It gives its leading character, Anson Campbell, as played by Lars Hanson, a chance to do a bit of acting that is different. Hanson as Anson Campbell has a difficult part to do. He is cast as a

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young man that has been educated

for the ministry, but who still can’t shake off the call of the sea. By saving Bess Morgan, as played by Pauline Starke, a notorious woman of the Boston waterfront, from a fate worse than death, he lays himself open to the infamities of the bigoted religious people of the village. This part* is hard to do because of the feeling that has been aroused lately upon the same subject. Hanson has a touch to the part that causes no animosity toward him and even puts you in the same frame of mind and makes you agree with his views. The part of Pauline Starke as a harlot of the Boston waterfront is one that is not easy ot play. Her acting is without reproach and the scene in which she dies is not the usual "sobby” scene which is in so much vogue in filmland. She makes you feel that she has accomplished her purpose in life. In this scene also Hanson gives the best demonstration of a man on the verge of losing his mind that I ever saw. It shows the turning point in his life. Among other outstanding character parts is that of the Captain, played by Ernest Torrence. He is the captain of a certain ship and consequently is hard-hearted and hard-boiled. He tries to impress by assuming a smirk and a religious manner, while underneath he is as ruthless as the worst pirate that sailed the sea at that time. His little ingenious devices for making his men respect him and the convicts obey him would put some of the Inquisition ideas to shame. Torrence plays his role in such a manner that you could see no one else in the part. As the sweetheart of Anson, Marceline Day does not have much of a role but she put her whole heart into the part and does wonders with it. While she tries to hate him she loves him, and in the end she wins back his love. On the stage is Paul Specht and his orchestra, in a presentation of his own invention, “Rhythmic Symphonic Syncopation,” which he explains is anew form of musical expression. Johnney Morris, the singing drummer, and Lou Calabrese, the trumpet playing banjoist, are featured in the series pf popular numbers hat is presented. The nucleious of the orchestra is the “Georgians,” who have for many years made records for the Columbia Phonograph Company. They present a novelty quartet number. A news reel and a comedy conclude the program. At the Circle Theater all week. (By the Observer). TRYON IS MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF There is one young man in the movie business who is trying to become ap individual player. His name is Glenn Tryon. and after seeing him in “Paintnig the Town” it seems to me that this man

is blessed with a corking good comedy sense and some individual mannerisms that carry with them a comedy punch. Tryon is cast as a Main St. “hick” who longs to be a second Edison and another Ford all wrapped up in one person. He is really a genius when it comes to mechanics, and he perfects a car

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that will stop within two car lengths while going at a high speed. He goes to a big city and falls in love with a Follies beauty. Our hero pulls a lot of small town jokes and stunts on the wise city guys and they fall mighty heavy for his alleged comedy. It is in these scenes that on recognizes the individual comedy power of Tryon. He has a good eye for comedy business and although some of his stunts are old, Tryon dresses them up with his individuality to such

an extent that they seem new. “Painting the Town” gives Tryon a chance at comedy as well as some spectacular stuff such as driving the fire commissioner through the streets of the city more than a mile a minute. This stunt gives one a good thrill because the camera has been so trained to give every one in the audience the feeling that they are in the car. Patsy Ruth Miller plays the role of the Follies beauty with whom our hero falls desperately in love. Miss Miller isn’t calletd upon to do more than look cute and put on a few love scenes of unusual design with our hero. Jack Tilson, singer, continues to please again this week. He is singing three numbers. The orchestra attempts an Italian novelty song as an orchestral feature but it doesn’t impress me as anything ou of the ordinary. Bill includes “Why Girls Love," a news reel and Earl Gordon at the organ. At the Apollo all week. COMEDY AT OHIO And out of the age old idea that makes “Abie's Irish Rose” the wonder of the time, come, another plot that involves the Irish and the Jews. Sally O’Neil In “Frisco Sally Levy” has a father that is a Jewish tailor and a mother that is as Irish as they make ’em. She falls in love with a rich Jewish broker and an Irish cop. And then the fun begins. Sally O’Neil plays the part of the hoyden to perfection and while she

keeps the family in hot water all the time she keeps the audience in laughter at her pranks. Her Irish wit and her JewlCTi humor make the picture as much a hit as she made “Slide Kelly Slide.” Roy D'Arcy plays the role of the Jewish broker, Mr. Gold. He still is the same old villain that he always has been. He is the suitor that is favored by

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mama. But poppa is in favor of the “Irish,” who is so hard on Mr. Gold when he catches him speeding. Sally leaves her home because of the opposition that is put up when she goes out with Mr. Gold, and gets a job dancing in a night club as Frisco Sally Levy. She wants to go home Christmas eve and Mr. Gold takes her away instead. The cop sees him speeding and then all end well. Poppa is sorry that he drove Sally away from home and he is overjoyed when Pat brings her back. And poppa is right when he says that Pat will be the father of his grandchildren. While none of the work is outstanding it must be said that Sally O’Neil does some real comedy work in this, her latest. Her supporting cast is madfe up of people who afford the greatest amount of fun and give her a chance* to show what she can do. While the baises of the film Is an old one, the treatment is so different that it does not remind one of “Abies’ Irish Rose” except in the mixing of the nationalities and in the fun that ensues therefrom. From a comedy standpoint it is as good as Ann Nichols's venerated comedy. “With Love and Hisses” is the comedy that is shown; also a news reel. At the Ohio theater all week. (By the Observer). Other theaters today offer: “The Show-Off” at Keith’s: "Stop Thief” at English’s; Olga and Mishka at the Lyric; and “Spurs and Saddles” at the Isis. What is the size of the largest turtules that ever lived? The largest of known turtles are fossils uncovered in India that were from 12 to 14 feet long. The largest fossil turtle unearthed on the American continent was in South Dakota. It measured about 12 feet.

[AUG. 8, 1927

By Charles Fltzhugh Talman Authority on Meteorology

Why the Weather?

JULY WEATHER—AND MURPHY July, 1927, has passed and the Ameriacn farmer is cheerful. Most of the great staple crops of this continent are flourishing. Wheat will be a bumper crop. Corn has made rapid recovery from the effects of adverse conditions last spring. The weather of the past month was in no way exceptional or remarkable. The unofficial prognosticator who threatened us with devastating cold waves in July took a long shot. The odds were a hundred to one against him, but he might have hit the mark. Such things have happened. There was the case of Murphy. In England, after the lapse of nearly a century, they still talk of “Murphy’s Winter.” Daniel Murphy published a “Weather Almanac,” in which among a number of vague and haphazard prophecies, he declared that the lowest temperature of 1838 would be experienced on January 20. This prediction was verified In the fullest measure. January 20 was the coldest day England had known for generations. The prophet became famous overnight. People flocked to the booksellers to buy copies of his almanac. The edition was soon exhausted and this work actually underwent more than fifty reprintings to satisfy public demand. Meteorologists have since compared the daily predictions in Murphy’s almanac for 1838 with the weather that prevailed day by day during that year in London. The announcements for 197 days were decidedly wrong. The others were wholly or partly right, but were i mostly as indefinite and elastic as almanac weather predictions are wont to be. One lucky guess made the author immortal, and, incidentally rich. (All rights reserved by Science Service, Inc.)

Times Readers Voice Views

Dear Editor: Dr. Herman G. Morgan asserts that it is only “overflow’ ’or “back water” that flows through the old College Ave. and Fifty-Fourth St. sewers. Perhaps there is some truth in that statement, but would he try to say the same thing about the Raymord St. sewer, and the larger one just north of the Belt railroad? Within only three blocks of the main sewer, why'is it they are not connected? Dr. Morgan also asserts that, "Reconstruction would be expensive and it would have to be worked out by the city departments concerned.” Well, why not? That's exactly whit they are getting paid for, and if they are so incapable of working out a problem as simple as connecting a couple of sev.ers onto a main line, then it’s high time we were getting rid of “all concerned" including Dr. Morgan, and putting men in who will execute their duties earnestly and efficiently for the betterment of all If “one” health officer takes it upon himself to close a place like McClure Beach because it is insanitary, then by all that Is Just, he should also take it upon himself to force the responsible one (which is the city) to correct said insanitary conditions without further delay, as he would a private individual. If, in 1914, the Board of Health saw fit to order that “all” sewage should be disposed of by treatment, it evidently meant “all” and not "part.” The same order should be enforced in 1927 and without controversy. It would have been a very clever idea, to take the money that went for green tile roofing and the best brick obtainable, and bits of artistic masonry, and used it to connect all sewers properly in the beginning. Even the city hospital, the police station, city hall or any others that I have ever seen, can be compared to that hidden-away garbage disposal plant when it comes to beauty. Plain red brick would have been just as serviceable and would have saved thousands of dollars of the taxpayers' money. The inefficiency of the plant should also be investigeted. There is always one department or the other closed down because “something” goes wrong whith doesn’t seem to be easily explained by those employed out there. Could it possibly be a graft, too? If the city itself violates laws and orders, then it cannot expect anything else of its citizens, for "what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.” and we shall go right on swimming in McClure beach, riskins our life and limb and at the same time enjoying ourselves immensely. It is a little cleaner than Pogue’s Run used to be. MARGARET O. STEARNS.

Brain Teasers

The first few questions in this quiz deal with Government, the rest are selected at random. Answers are on page 14: 1. What body alone may impeach a Federal official? 2. What body alone may try impeachment cases? 3. Who presides at an impeachment trial? 4. What United States territories are under the control of Governors? 5. What number is considered a quorum in the Senate and in the House of Representatives? 6. Who is president of the Red Cross? 7. What day Is the Mohammedan Sabbath? 8. In what novel by what American author is Phillip Nolan a character? 9. What States touch the Great Lakes? 10. What is the largest gland In the human body? 11. Where is the Indiana State Prison located? 12. Who is the warden?

Do You Know — That the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum, an agency of the Community Fund, has maintained care for an average of 186 children a month since last November? The usual capacity is 175.