Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 119, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 September 1930 — Page 4

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BACKGAMMON IS FORCING BRIDGE INTO BACK SEAT Auction Being Taken for Ride by Old Game's Revival. BY ARCH STEINEL They've backed up the hearse In Indianapolis and are preparing to take Mister Auction Bridge for a "ride.” For months Bridge addicts have read the portents, and reading, could whisper but one name as putting Mister Auction on the "spot"—Backgammon. In clubs you hear it muttered, at sales counters in department stores of the city they crouch over rule books and dice boxes, searching out the whimsy that has made a game that took a Rip Van Winkle snooze into the latest of parlor amusements. For backgammon dates back to the days when Cleopatra and Mark Anthony shook dice for the drinks. It is as ancient as Coleridge's mariner

"Why the poker chip sales have been bluffed out by backgammon like a. straight flush does ‘fours,”’ declared one clerk. “Yeah! "How do you play backgammon” Is all I hear,” chimed In another clerk. The result of all this backgammon back-talk has been that one city department store plans to school Its clerks In the rudiments of the game in order that they may be able to switch from last night's bridge finesse to a discussion of how "I moved my backgammon men.” The public library announces "The Modern Backgammon,” Nicholas, 1928, and "The New Backgammon,” 1930, Boyden, awaiting students of the new "twosing” game. For backgammon's favor is vivified | by tne fact that two persons play it and police have hopes that it will reduce the "wandering husband” calls they receive nightly from lonesome wives.

Backgammon sets may be purchased In the city at prices ranging as low as $1.25 for the board up to $27.50 for dice, men and board with special backgammon tables ranging as high as S4O The sets are made of cardboard cork, leather and wood with the dice ranging from cheap bone to ivory. So if you hear a couple in a club lounge talking about “doublets" instead of “doubles" don't misunderstand and think a Shakespearean play is being produced or that some one's just got twins—it's backgammon. SUICIDE EFFORT FAILS Russell Sanford Recovering From Effects of Poison. Russell Sanford, 627 Russell avenue. is recovering today at city hospital from effects of poison taken ' Thursday night in a suicide attempt. Sanford’s home is not known. He had taken a room at the Russell street address earlier in the day. Pictures found in the room were addressed to his mother. Mrs. Amy Sanford. Dayton. O.

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SOMNES TO DO ‘JOB’. IN CINCINNATI SOON Civic Theater Hopes to Do Eight Plays in Indianapolis This Season After a Drive to Sell Seats. GEORGE SOM* ES is scheduled to do "The Book of Job” for Stuart Walker at the Taft auditorium in Cincinnati. Somnes has been in Bermuda after directing some former members of the Stuart Walker company here in the east this summer. Somnes hopes, according to the press agent of the Civic theater in this city, to have an eight-play season, opening probably on Oct. 27 at the Playhouse with "The Royal Family.”

"The Royal Family" by George Kaufman and Edna Ferber, judged one of the ten best plays in 192728 and the play which New York theatergoers instantly associated with the Barrymore family, may be Somnes’ opener, provided that the necessary negotiations can be arranged by that date. Another of 1927-28's "ten best,” "Paris Bound" by Phillip Barry has also been purchased for production during the winter. "Holiday,” another Barry play and another vehicle for Ann Harding in the audibles, is also one of the prospective offerings. "Second Man” by S. N. Behrman, "Ned McCobb's Daughter” by Sidney Howard, "Spread Eagle” by G. S. Brooks and W. B. Lister, "Meteor” by S. N. Behrman and "Rope’s End,” complete the list of plays to be submitted from the Playhouse stage. "Rope’s End” first apeared as a novel by Rex Beach, w’as adapted by F. Halsey and appeared as a photoplay. “Sainted Devil.” * “Ned McCobb’s Daughter” is one of Sidney Howard's outstanding plays, presented several seasons ago by the New York Theater Guild and a runner-up for the Pulitzer award for that year.

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Indianapolis theaters today offer: Davey Lee at the Indiana; “Dixiana” at the Circle; “Common Clay” at the Ohio; “Oh Sailor Behave” at the Lyric: "Madam Satan” at the Palace: "Sweethearts on Parade” at the Terminal; "The Sea Wolf” at the Apollo; movies at the Colonial, and burlesque at the Mutual. RITE DANCE SCHEDULED Fall Social Session to Be Opened Tonight at Cathedral* Fall social season of Scottish Rite will open at the cathedral tonight with an organ recital and dance. The recital will begin at 8:15 in the auditorium and will be accompanied by a program on the Rite carillon, olayed by David L. Neafus. Members may bring their ladies and guests, Marshall T. Levey, entertainment chairman, announces. French Auto Sets Records Bu United Pres* PARIS, Sept. 26.—Running continuously for seventeen days and eighteen nights a Voisin automobile has broken thirteen world automotive records, including a number held by American cars.

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'PAPER LOSS' ON WHEATJS HUGE Grain Board’s Stock Drops ' Millions in Value. Sv Seriivs-Hward yewipaper Alliance WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.—With wheat selling at 79T4 cents in the Chicagq market, the federal government’s Grain Stabilizatioh Corporation now has a paper loss somewhere between thirteen and thirty million dolars on the wheat it bought last spring in the hope of maintaining a high price level. The stabilization corporation has about 65,00 bushels of wheat. It bought it in small quantities at prices ranging from $1 to $125, over a period of five months. At the smaller purchase price, the paper loss today is $13,568,750. At the higher price, it is $29,818,750. The actual loss, if the corporation were to liquidate today Would be somewhere between those figures. However, thp corporation has no intention of liquidating and says it does not consider that it is in danger of any loss. It plans to hold the wheat it has indefinitely, and hopes that when it does sell it will be able to get for it as much as it paid. It has no legal power to destroy or give away or otherwise dispose of its wheat to remove it from the market. Rubio Not to Visit U. S. Bn United 'Profs MEXICO CITY. Sept. 26-Follow-ing persistent reports President PaScual Ortiz-Rubio of Mexico was planinng to visit the United States during his forthcoming tour of northern Mexico, the President's office issued a statement today denying the rumor.

DEBTOR STUDENTS TO MISS MAJOR GAMES Harold Blacklist* Under-Grads Who Fail to Fay Bills. Bu Cn ted Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 26.—1f Harvard under-graduates want to see their football team play its major games this season they must pay their bills to the university. A blacklist containing the names

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RACKETEERS BLAMED FOR SLAYING TWO Bullet-Riddled Bodies of Father, Son Found Near Lonely Road. Bu United Pregg HERKIMER, N. Y.. Sept. 26.—The bullet-riddled bodies of two men. identified as Rocco Malkoon. about 25, and his father Louis, about 47. both of Utica, were found today alongside a lonely road between Frankfort and Utica. Herkimer county authorities and

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