Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 139, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1930 — Page 5

OCT. 2D, 1930.

EXPERTS SCAN SKIES, WAITING FOR ECLIPSE Scientists Are on Tiny Pacific Island, Ready for Event Tuesday. E v United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 20— American and New Zealand astronomers are scanning the skies anxiously above Tin Can island in the South Faciflc today, hoping that for ninety-two seconds Tuesday, when the moon intercepts the light of the sun, the weather and heavens will bs clear. The resources of two great governments and navies, and weeks of tim§ and energy of two dozen astronomers have been devoted to allowing science to add a few more seconds of total solar eclipse observations to the brief golden hour of observations available since modem exact astronomy ushered in the new era of eclipse studies. Mails Dropped In Can's The tune at which the sun will be extinguished momentarily by the moon along a narrow’ strip of Pacific ocean will be 2:51 p m., < central standard time) on Tuesday. On Tin-Can island, so named because passing steamers drop mails j overboard in a tin can rather than J try to land a boat in on its rocky j coast, the eclipse will occur shortly j after 9 o’clock in the morning, local time. Motion Picture Men on Hand Or. Niuafou, as Tin-Can island is : more properly named on geograph- j ical charts, the scientific work of j the United States naval observatory j party lias lived for weeks on this j isolated volcanic island in the hope of having less than two minutes of eclispse observing time. The navy also has sent motion J picture photographers to record the ; event and aid the scientific observa- ; tions. The New Zealand astronomers J have had the aid of the British navy in establishing their observation j station close to that of the Amer- I icans and they will be concerned j especially with the changes in radxi reception and atmospheric electricity that occur when the light of the sun is interrupted briefly. KENYON TO STAY ON CRIME COMMISSION Effort to Quit Over Dry Attitude Refused, Newspaper Says. E a United Press DES MOINES, Oct. 20.—The Dcs i Moines Register said in a copy- j righted dispatch from its Washington bureau today that Judge William S. Kenyon, an ardent dry, has tendered his resignation as a member of President Hoover’s crime | commission tw r o w r eeks ago because ha w’as dissatisfied with the com- j mission's attitude toward prohibiti an. The resignation was refused, the Register said, and an understanding w’as arrived at between President Hoover aiad Judge Kenyon by which the lowa jurist would continue on the commission. FASTER TELEPHONE SERVICE ARRANGED T iblic Advised of Means to Speed Long Distance Calls. Still'further service on “hold-the-line” long distance calls wall be afforded by anew method for which public co-operation is asked by C. R Woods, general traffic superintendent, Indiana Bell Telephone j Company. To get quicker connections un- | dor the new plan, it is necessary t that the called party or person and j telephone number, if known, be j given the operator before the name j of the person calling and liis telephone number. In this manner the operator at j the distant point is obtaining the j connection while the Indianapolis ! operator is completing details of the j call from this end of the line. If ! the call is "collect,” this Item would be given with the called-place details. BISHOP GRISWOLD ILL Chicago Episcopal Diocese Head Is in Critical Condition. liif United Press EVANSTON. Hi.. Oct, 20.—Conditions of Bishop Sheldon M. Gris- I wold, 69. of the Chicago Episcopal ‘ diocese, was reported as critical to- j day by his physician, Dr. Dwight F Clark. ‘ Bishop Griswold has had a general breakdown,” Dr. Clark explained. "A period of complete rest j is imperative.” DOCTOR’S PLEA DENIED ‘Goat Gland’ Physician Loses Appeal for Practice Bar Review’. tin United Press WASHINGTON, Oct, 20. Dr. John R. Brinkley, “goat gland” doctor, storm center of the Kansas j drive on alleged questionable medi- J cal practices, today was denied a I review of his challenge to the state i , law’ under which he was barred j from practice. • Brinkley recently announced his intention of running for Governor to seek “vindication.’ j STUDY STREET CAR PLEA Eond Holders to Explain Proposed j System at FTiday Meeting. Bond holders’ committees of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company will explain the proposed Insull plan for hehabilitation of the street railwe- stem at a luncheon meeting of the civic affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce at the chamber Friday noon. City officials have been invited to be present and any interested per- ! sons may attend. Pay Day May Be Late Bn Timet Special ANDERSON, Ind.. Oct. 20.—City employes here are facing a possibility if missing pay day Tuesday. The Indiana public service commission has refused permission to transfer $60,000 from the municipal light plant fund to the general fund, to meet the semi-monthly pay roll.

HUSTON IS A GOOD ACTOR ANY PLACE Like All Talented Men on Stage and Screen He Is Happiest in Certain Kinds of Dramatic Roles. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN WALTER HUSTON is proving that he is a good actor in any place, but like all men of the stage and the screen he does certain things better than others. The other night at a private screening I saw Walter Huston as Abraham Lincoln in the D. W. Griffith directed picture and it is my opinion that i his Lincoln is the greatest character drawnig he Jias given the screen.

It is a far cry from his Lincoln to his Pancho Lopez, a romantic ! bandit who yields to female bjondes as well as to men who have befriended him, in “The Bad Man.”

In the hands of j the late Holbrook Blin n on the stage, Lopez was quite a chaiacter. He was cruel, I sensitive, hard, romantic and even a dreamer, but all the time he was a humorous being of a , very definite type. | I mean the type (which res ull s from bucking the world. In the hands of Huston,

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I Lopez at times is a volcano of cruelty and then he swings into some periods of smart comedy relief. I rather think that Huston had a better conception of the play than the director. Here is a difficult play to bring to the talking screen because there is so much talking. Oh, there is a lot of gun , play and several pretty good chases when the law gets after the bandit, but so much talking precedes the big moments on part of the minor characters. Huston has a number of punch lines anc’. his makeup is splendid, but somehow he does not seem to fit into the shoes of Lopez, the bragging but very human at times bandit. Huston’s Lopez will kill anybody at the drop of the hat, not to protect himself but to bring happiness to men and women who are in trouble. Lopez is quite a baffling character at all times. Probably the outstanding bit of work is done by O. P. Heggie, who spills the beans by telling the truth about everybody. Heggie was with Blinn oh the stage and that of course helps him to give a finely, drawn character of the crippled uncle who talks himself out of trou- | ble and the others into trouble. There are several good comedy i scenes especially when Lopez attempts to straighten out the affairs of several love sick couples. I admit that Huston does an intelligent piece of acting, but to me it doesn’t seem to be just in his line. Os course be your own judge, but write and tell me about it. Huston is a .good actor any place but better in some places than others. Now at the Circle. a an I MAY HOLD UP TEE JURY THIS TIME If you. I and ten others were ; on a jury to give a verdict of not guilty on the merits of “Up the River,” I might be guilty of keeping the jury lacked up for many hours. I always have maintained that certain far-fetched types of entertainment, such as farce, appeals to,

certain people in different ways. I beg of s’ou when you see “Up the River” that you will not approach it in a serious way. It is nothing but farce and bur lesque upon the so-called prison movies of the last year. I think that some of the finest moments of this farce are so overdrawn and so in definitely brought out by

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the director thatmuch of the value is lost. In other words, the author and the director have created such an overexaggerated prison atmosphere that much of the comedy is lost or side-tracked. I may be all wrong in this. I personally believe that I am all “wet” on my opinion that the majority will vote it a mighty funny picture. But I have my opinion and I am telling it to the world. Have heard a lot of praise for the comedy in this picture, long before I saw it. But I maintain that the basis of all farce as well as burlesque is realism. In this prison yarn, two of the worse crooks in the pen go nuts over the idea that they must be cupids even in prison and they make their escape to go out into the wide wide world to help another crook’s sweetie who is about to be cheated by another crook, one of the type not in the pen. After their good deed for the day 1 is done, they return to prison just : in time to help one of the prison baseball teams win over another gang of prisoners. Even Claire Luce as a female crook couldn’t get me interested in her sa<i face. The bitter pill of this story to me is that both men and women are housed in the same jaii. Tell me. Oh, tell me if you have ever heard of a co-ed jail. That is going just a little too far in farce to make me laugh and you know I ■ laugh easily. ( Even William Collier Sr., as one ! of the big shots in the prison base- • ball team, couldn't make me laugh, j Maybe I am hopeless and all out of step, but this picture handed me only £ few laughs. And yet I know people who have. ; just about tumbled out of their seats laughing at the overdrawn situa- | tions. So be your own critic this time. Now at the Apollo. St B Si CHEVALIER BECOMES A SINGING WAITER A waiter who can sing, of all wonders, is a millionaire. That is Maurice Chevalier in "Playboy of Paris.” Rather unusual to say the least, and a wide field for some good comedy And Maurice is funny in his own way. Still there is something lacking, and just what it is is rather a puzzle to me. For one thing there is not the punch in this picture that ‘ The Big Pond” contained. Some of it is real fun and some of it is tiresome, and that should never happen where Maurice is concerned. It might be the music. When we ttfink of Chevalier we always think of his singing, and although he sings three songs in this one, not one

of them Is overwhelming with a catchy lyric or melody. They will pass, but they do not come up to the standard set by “Sweeping the Clouds Away” and “You’ve Brought a New Kind of Love to Me,” sung by him in previous productions. 'the giri who plays opposite Maurice, is in her first leading part. Frances Dee brings a grace and charm to the screen that is welcome. Stuart Erwin gives a subdued comedy performance that is really funny. Appears dumb, but not so •dumb, you know the type. O. P. Heggie as the case owner and Eugene Pallette as the chef, both do justice to their parts. “Play Boy of Paris” is fair entertainment. but needs an added punch to bring it up to standard.. On the stage this week 'Charlie Davis and his orchestra are again featured in “Twenty Minutes of Whoopee.” Sweet and hot music, with a comical dance ending make it nice going. • The regular stage show is called “Ole Virginny” and features Slim Timblin and company. Here is a lot of fun, and some good harmony singing on the part of the California Crooners. Now showing at the Indiana. (By Connell Turpen). a st a “THO&E three french GIRLS” NOT SO HOT. One French girl was not enough for this picture as the title calls for three. So three we have in Fifi Dorsay, Yoola d’Avril, and Sandra Ravei. All three are easy to look upon,” and no doubt'that is the main reason for this attempted comedy farce. I say attempted comedy, because as a whole it fails to be funny. It

has its bright spots, but when the last scene fades away, the satisfaction that sends one • smiling from the theater, is not there. Cliff Edwards is funny at times, but even his wise cracks and freak noises fail to pull this film above the average. Reginald Denny as the nephew of a British earl,

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playing around in France, overacts to the extent that he appears silly. A young Englishman of the type he portrays might be funny in his speech and actions, but not so much that he is right down silly. George Grossmith as the earl of Ippleton contributes some comedy that is rather funny, and Edward Brophy helps out Cliff Edwards with his antics. Going back to the French girls again, their main' assignment seems to be running about in fashion show clothes or nothing much at all. And there you are. From a box office viewpoint, “Those Three French Girls” may dra wthem in, but as to its quality of entertainment, it rates with me as just another picture. Now showing at the Palace. (By Connell Turpen.) Guy Maier and Lee Pattison will appear in a two-piano recital at Caleb Mills hall tonight as the opening concert for the Teachers’ Federation. Other theaters today offer: “Scotland Yard” at the Lyric; “Animal Crackers” at the Ohio; Buddy Kane at the Colonial, and “Rarin’ To Go” at the Mutual.

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BY WALTER D. HICKMAN a If there is any doubt that people in this city are hungry for good music, it was forever erased yesterday at the John Herron art institute, Sunday afternoon. When I arrived every seat was taken, men and women were standing on the stairs, draped over the balcony, sitting on steps and jammed into,side rooms. Was just about going to dare to climb up on a horse's back, meaning a work of art, when the horse was saved from being treated an animal of burden. I was directed to a little side room. And I was thankful. I know it is most difficult and unsatisfactory to discuss a concert by hearing it from another room. There is bound to be a difference in sound. At times I had the impression, because I was not able to see Bomar Cramer at the piano, that I was listening to a radio concert. No reflection because the greatest artists are now heard on the air. I consider Bomar Cramer one of the most intelligent and at the same time a wonderful artist from the standpoint of technique, among the younger artists. Was told that Cramer has been ill and that explains a certain nervousness which j I noticed. And yqt I probably should not state that because I was in another room and I know that j things sound differently. I enjoyed the splendid way in „ which he handled the delicate beauty of Chopin in ten Etudes. Here was complete mastery of the piano and of the composer. That one group alone was enough value to please the, hundreds of people who were present. I also had the thought—it is a civic shame that we do not have a civic auditorium where such great artists as Bomar Cramer could be presented to advantage to the artist and to the satisfaction and comfort of a vast audience. I am finding no fault with the Herron Art institute, am simply recognizing the fact that the in- | stitute was ten times too small yeserday to accommodate those who wanted to hear Cramer. Thieves Without Loot Bv Tltpr* Rncciol BAINBRIDGE, Ind., Oct, 20 The Monon depot, the Bainbridge Lumber Company and the Miller elevator were ransacked by thieves. No money or other property was taken although considerable damage was done. ■

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CREAMERY WAR OF EAST SIDERS GOESTOMAYOR Civic Groups Cite Alleged Violation of City Zoning Law, Battle of east side residents to block the move of the city plan commission and the zoning appeals board to permit a creamery of the Benner Dairy Farms, Inc., to operate at 1011 North Gladstone avenue, a residential section, was carried to Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan today. Letter of protest and a resolution opposing the city board’s action was sent to Sullivan and members of the board by Sherman-Emerson Civic League members. The board Tuesday is to act on a petition for use of the site for a year after previously refusing a permit for permanent use of the structure. Set Out Contentions In the letter to Sullivan and the board, the league members contended : The property is zoned for ’ residential purposes; creameries can not be considered in residential classification; a creamery will attract “hordes of flies” that will carry disease; a smoke nuisance will be created; stench from souring cream and other products is objectionable; noise during the night of milk trucks loading and unldfcding and rattle of milk bottles is not conducive to sleep, and the use of steam boiler and refrigeration machinery will create a distinct hazard of explosion. Cite Purpose of Law In closing the letter it was set out that the creamery would lower the neighborhood until persons would be forced to move and that the “zoning law was written to protect districts from this sort of imposition upon owners of residential propert, and we believe the zoning board should uphold the law in this case.” The league’s resolution set out similar reasons for the opposition to use of the site for a creamery. 100 CAMPAIGN MEETINGS SET G. 0. P, Speakers to Make Appeal to Women. Efforts of the Republican county organization will be spread over 100 or more meetings scheduled for the week as the final stages of the campaign opened today with a series of radio, noon-day and evening addresses by candidates and others. Particular appeal will be made to the woman voter. Archibald M. Hall, congressional candidate, made a radio address over WFBM at 11 today, stressing the importance of electing a representative • who will support the President. A meeting of Republican workers of the Thirty-eighth, Thirtyninth. Forty-sixth and Fortyseventh precincts of Washington township will be held at Fortysecond street and Broadway tonight, with Delbert O. Wilmeth presiding. Principal speakers will be William Remy, former prosecuting attorney; Pritchard, Will Wetter, Sheriff Winkler and Paul E. Teegarden. A meeting at 152 Downey avenue tonight will be addressed by candidates. HEALTH THE TOPIC Nursing Chiefs to Talk in City Wednesday, Philip P. Jacobs, director of education for the National Tuberculosis Association, and Mrs. Violet Hodgson, of the National Public Health Nursing Association, will speak at an institute sponsored by the Indiana Tuberculosis Association Wednesday in the Lincoln. The institute is one of six called by the state body in Hoosier cities Similar institutes have been held at Evansville and New Albany and later this week meetings will be held in Lafayette,' Ft. Wayne and South Bend. , • ■ The institute iwll study problems of the 1930 Christmas Seal sale in addition to methods of nursing. One hundred persons, including the Public Health Nursing Association, school nurses, and Marion County Tuberculosis Association's staff, are expected to attend the institute. LEGION .INCORPORATES Bruce P. Robison Post 133 Takes Out State Charter. Incorporation papers for anew American Legion post in Indianapolis were filed with the secretary of state today. The unit is known as the Bruce P. Robison post, 133, and incorporators were: Dr. Frank E. Long, Forest Marlette, Roland E. Daley, John Paul Ragsdale, William S. Mayer, Willard S. Boyle and Dr. William H. Long. SMOKES IN BED; DEAD Detroit Woman Dies of Burns from Cigaret. By United Press DETROIT, Oct. 20.—Smoking a cigaret in bed cost the life here of Mh. Emma Steinberg, 38. She died in Highland Park General hospital Sunday night of burns suffered earlier in the day when bed clothes at her northside home were ignited by a cigaret. Her husband, Louis, a musician, survives. STATE BANK IS CLOSED Cates Institution Goes Under Doe to Lack of Business The Cates bank of Cates, Ind., a private institution, was closed today by Thomas D. Barr, assistant banking commissioner, dufe, to lack of business. v

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