Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 87, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1930 — Page 7

AUG. 20, 1930.

HINDU CASTE BARRIER SLOWS DRIVE 50.000,000 ‘Untouchables’ Are Segregated From Higher Classes. Tbi I* *•> third i • eri* f St* nr.aur.4 irtirki eo India by W>bb Mill'r. *b r.fmlly returned from an ailend'd tnT. stif*tion to tbe roaotry. BY WEBB MILLER Cmtd Preia SUIT Cnrre.pondent DELHI. Aug 20— A screaming Hindu mother frantically was to save her infant child. Her child was drowning at the bottom of a well From a nearby field came running a Hindu man to attempt to save the child. But the mother motioned him away in horror and let her child drow^. The mother was a high-caste Hindu, but the man was a Hindu of the lowest caste—an “untouchable.” His shadow falling across the child would defile and pollute it. The mother preferred death for her. That is a story often told in India to illustrate graphically the vast gulf between the upper caste Hindus and the pitiable human beings Known as "untouchables.'’ 50.000,000 Are “Untouchable” There are some 50.000,000 ‘ untouchables” in India. They constitute one of the gTeat obstacles to creation of a sense of nationalism among Indians which is the aim of tbe Swarajists, and an immense problem for the government of India. This is only ohe factor of the unbelievably complex system of caste and religion in India. Caste has been called the foundation of the social fabric of Hinduism. There are some 2.200 known castes and minute subdivisions of castes. At the top is the Brahmin caste which claims a monopoly of the priesthood and possesses a virtual monopoly of higher education, government officers’ and places of authority. At Bottom of Scale At the bottom of the scale is the “untouchable." The “untouchable" can no more become a Brahmin than an animal can become a human being. A Hindu is bom into the caste of his parents. Escape from the caste and entrance into another caste is nearly impossible. And marriage into another caste is prohibited or severely punished. Except a few hundred thousand, the “untouchables” are wholly illiterate. Although they are Hindus by religion they are forbidden entry into Hindu temples. Their children are not permitted to attend schools with other Hindus. "Untouchables" are forced to labor at the most menial tasks and vocations considered degrading, such as scavenging and leather work. Use Different Wells They are not perrmitted to utilize the same wells as other castes, and draw water farther down the rivers from other castes to prevent pollution of the river. In towns they are usually segregated in separate quarters. Under the direction of Mahatma Gandhi, the congress of swaraj party is conducting a campaign designed to break down rigid barriers of caste and create a sense of Indian nationalism. Gandhi made the abolition of “untouchability” one # of the principal points of his program. (To Be Continued) Father of Four Dies ROACHDALE, Ilid.. Aug. 20. Funeral services were held for Abraham B Freeman. Indianapolis, who died here. He leaves four children, Julian Freeman, Manuel Freeman and Miss Ella Freeman, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Joseph Bernstein, New York. Bride Attempts Suicide fiv Times Special GREENCASTLE. Ind., Aug. 20. Mrs. Claude Wilson. 17-year-old bride, is seriously ill at her home after attempting to commit suicide by drinking lye after quarreling with her husband. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster.

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INDIANA TO BRING BROWN TO STAGE “All Quiet on the Western Front” Has Been Definitely Booked for an Engagement at the Circle. fN line with their policy of presenting only super-programs during I Greater Show Era. the Indiana and Circle theaters have announced a list of future attractions that is made up of some extraordinary productions. Besides a group of big pictures, there will also be a number of personal appearances by famous stars of the stage and screen world. The first of these notables in the entertainment field to be presented here will be Joe E. Brown, the celebrated comedian, whose renown extends from "Listen Lester ’ and “Greenwich Village Follies” on the stage through “Sally” and “Hold Everything” on the talking screen.

Brow;: will open his engagement at the Indiana next Friday. Incidentally. It will be his first personal appearance in a motion picture theater since lie entered film work. The next personal appearance scheduled at the Indiana is to be ; made by Bernice Claire, equally prominent on the audible screen and the operetta stage. Miss Claire will j come to the Indiana stage the week of Sept. 12. Here in Desert Song At the same time, her newest picture, “Top Speed,” in which she is co- featured with Joe E. Brown, will be shown on the Indiana screen. The last time Miss Claire appeared on a stage in this city, she was playing at English's in “The Desert Song” with Alexander Gray. Immediately following the road j tour with that show, slie accepted | one of the several movie contracts which was offered her. On the screen. Miss Claire has been featured in “No, No, Nanette. "Song of the Flame.” "Spring Is Here,” “Numbered Men" and other vehicles. With the exception of the last-named picture, the films in which she has played have been musical productions. This is doubtless due to her ability to sing. At one time, she was a. protege of Mmc. Jeritza, noted operatic star. The Indiana has also announced that it is trying to make definite arrangements for Davey Lee, Buddy Rogers. Jack Oakie and other stars to appear in person on its stage this season. Stars to Appear Cullen Espy, general manager of the Skouras-Publix theaters, operators of the Indiana and Circle. Terentiy made a visit to New York in an effort to obtain these players and other personages. Although schedules for production of new films interfered with the coming to an agreement on definite dates. Espy expects to be able to sign most of these stars for appearance here in the near future. While the Indiana has presented several stars in past seasons, such as Eddie Dowling. Sammy Cohen, Anita Stewart, Bobby Agnew and others, it has seldom received quite so an enthusiastic response as it has met with this year with its receht presentation of Helen Kane. Judging by her record of shattering all existing box office marks at the Indiana theater, the management is said to believe that the public desires to see popular players of the screen in person more than ever this year. Good Talkies Listed No less formidable is the impressive array of talking pictures which are listedddfpr showing at the Indiana and the Circle theaters within the next few weeks. Among the productions which will play at the Circle are Richard Dix's new starring film, “Shooting Straight"; “Anybody's War”; Moran and Mack, the Two Black Crows; “All Quiet on the Western Front.” the greatest motion picture of all time, as the critics declare everywhere; the Four Marx brothers’ hilarious new musical comedy, “Animal Crackers,” with Lillian Roth assisting, and a weird, undersea drama. “The Sea God,” with Richard Arlen, Fay Wray and Eugene Pallctte. An equally promising lineup is announced for the Indiana. There will be “Queen High,” with vivacious Ginger Rogers and Charles Ruggles; striking Claudette 'Colbert in “Manslaughter.” with Fredric March: Walter Huston in “The Bad Man,” the former Holbrook Blinn stage hit; “Top Speed,” a whirlwind musical film with Bernice Claire and Joe E. Brown, and “Let’s Go

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Native,” with Jack Oakie, Jeanette MacDonald, Skeets Gallagher and many others. These pictures have been chosen from the best of the new product ; now’ available at the foremost studios in the industry. Paramount, First National. Radio Pictures and | Universal are among the producers represented. n a Other theaters today offer: “For the Defense’’ at the Indiana, “The Dawn Patrol" at the Circle, “Holiday” at the Ohio, “Common Clay” at the Apollo, Miss Lee Morse at the Lyric, “Way Out West” at the Palace, and “Unguarded at the Colonial. S7OO TOTAL OF BURGLARS' LOOT Apartments Plundered of Clothes, Jewelry. Burglars did a profitable business Tuesday night, stealing more than S7OO worth of cldt'nes and jewelry from houses and apartments. The residences robbed and the loot: Charles Becker, 3773 Washington boulevard, clothes, S2OO. Miss Maude Shelby, Apt. 205, 730 North Illinois street, jewelry, $100; Miss Catherine Bosley, Apt. 307, 3540 North Meridian street, clothes and jewelry. $110; Clarence Burbridge. 2902 Paris avenue, jewelry and money, $111; Miss Mamie Jones, Apt. 106, 1129 North Alabama street, clothes, S9O, and Isaac Clark, 520 Willard street, clothes. S9O. Disease at Orphanage Bv Tunes Special KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind., Aug. 20. Thirty children between the ages of 3 and 4 years are under quarantine at the Soldiers and Sailors orphans home here due# to discovery that Myrtle Phelps, 3, is suffering from infantile paralysis. She is in the Riley hospital, Indianapolis.

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BANKERS VISION GOOD TIMES BY LATEAUTUMN January Latest Date Set in Nation-Wide Poll on Prosperity. Bji Times Special NEW YORK, Aug 20.—“ Good times” will return to America In October, bankers of the country voted, 2 to 1, in a poll analyzed In the forthcoming issue of American magazine by Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of the department of commerce. The remaining one-third of the bankers polled put the date no later than Jan. 1- All predicted a healthier condition than that which preceded the 1929 debacle. “The climb wil be healthier than that after any previous depression,” Klein declares. “The condition of 1929 was hysterical. We are heading toward ar earned prosperity rather than an hysterical one. We will arrive at the

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