Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 151, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1930 — Page 7

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9.000 SAMOANS LIKELY TO BE U. S.JITIZENS Congressional Commission Proposes Self Rule for Tropic Island. Thf* Is the first of a series of articles American Samos, recently formally annexed hy action of eontress’ after American naval occupation for thirty 'ears. A congressional commission has lust completed a survey with the pur. rose of recommending an organic act to congress. BY REUEL S. MOORE United Press Staff Correspondent PAGO PAGO, Tutuila, American Samoa, Nov. 3.—IT congress follows the recommendations of the American Samoan commission some nine thousand Polynesians will be gven American citizenship. Tropical, verdant Samoa offers many things foreign to the lands and peoples under the American flag, foreign even to the other tropical possessions of the United States. Samoa is a primitive paradise, where no orphans and no aged go begging and uncared for, where one man shares his brother’s and his cousin’s food and property under a peculiar family communal system, and where the name of God is uttered more frequently in reverence and His benediction more frequently asked than in Christian America. The Samoan’s wants are simple. Almost every Samoan, man and woman, goes barefooted. Few Clothes Are Worn Instead of trousers the male wears a cotton or tapa cloth lava lava, skirt-like garment which he wraps around his waist. Often his flody is bare from the waist up, although at other times fye may wear a shirt and sometimes a tie and coat. The women for the most part find, a cotton dress sufficient clothing, although sometimes they, too, wear a garment similar to the male’s, only fastened mostly above the breasts. The Samoans, have adopted some of the simpler household conveniences, such as oil-lights and utensils, and they use the island’s only transportation utility, a governmentowned bus line. The American Rule But despite their remoteness and the difference in their custom the people of American Samoa have shown a strong attachment to the flag of the United States, which was first concertedly manifest in 1000 when the chiefs of Tutuila ceded their lands to the United States, followed by similar action on the part of the Manua chiefs in 1904. Since that time until the present they have been governed by the navy, without any guarantee of a voice in their government, although the wishes of the Fono, or council of chiefs, has generally been accepted by navy governors They have not held citizenship. Citizenship Is Urged But the American Samoan commission, after conducting hearings in various parts of the islands, has recommended that the Samoans be given American citizenship, a representative government, privileges of court appeal to the courts of the United States and a bill of rights. An organic act embodying these principles and setting up the machinery for anew self-government being drawn up by the commission and will in all probability be submitted to congress in December. The commission, which here recently concluded hearings and which is now working on the report to congress included Representative Government Senator Hiram Bingham, Connecticut, Republican, chairman; Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, Democrat; Congressman Carroll L. Beedy, Maine, Republican; Congressman Guinn Williams, Texas, Democrat; High Chief Mauga, one of those who signed the 1900 treaty of cession; High Chief Tufele and Chief Magalei. Spokesmen for the Mau, organization seeking a representative government for Sampa and American citizenship, asserting they represented 6.000 of Samoa's population, asked for a civil government as one cf their points. In answer to this the commission . will recommend that the President of the United States be free to appoint a civilian, or an active or retired army or navy man, as he sees fit. to take the governorship of American Samoa. Bank Case Jury Disagrees Bv United Press LIBERTY. Ind., Nov. 3.—The jury which for more than two weeks heard the trial on embezzlement charges of William F. Kennedy, former cashier of the closed Citizens Bank of Liberty, was dismissed after failing to reach a verdict in forty-four hours of deliberation. Embezzlement of $2,387.43 was charged against Kennedy, who went cn trial Oct. 15.. No announcement was made as to whether a second trial would be held. Train Kills Deaf Man S u United Press HORTONVILLE, Ind., Nov. 3. John Dare, 76. deaf, stepped into the path of a Monon passenger train near his home here and was killed.

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CIVIC THEATER GETS MIGHTY FINE START Ricca Scott Is Wonderful as Fanny Cavendish in ‘The Royal Family,’ by Kaufman and Ferber. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN NEVER in the history of the Civic theater has that organization had such a brilliant start as this season. There are three big reasons why the start this season is so wonderful. In the first place the play, ‘ The Royal Family,” Is one of the sweetest and best plays ever written about show folk. In the second place, George Somnes, the director, has never done more polished work at the Civic, and in the third place the cast is nearly of professional importance because of the 'great work of Ricca Scott Titus as the aged Fanny Cavendish, the oldest living head of a famous stage family that kept alive the finest traditions of the theater

It is my opinion that the Fanny Cavendish of Mrs. Titus is the most authentic, the most colorful and the best executed character conception I have ever seen on the

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stage of the Civic Theater. When I saw Hadies Wright several seasons ago as Fanny with the original Broadway cast of ‘‘The Royal Family,” I told you that I had my most comfortable evening in the theater. And I had that same feeling Saturday night at the opening performance of the Civic Theater production of this fine

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healthy play. There Is such a richness and a natural beauty about j the work of Mrs. Titus that I do ; not hesitate to rave over her work. J I can as truthfully state that | George Somnes has never given a play at the Civic a more competent acting cast, including those who are making their first appearances. Although the role of Fanny is the big. one, there is no serious fault to be found with the carefully planned work of Mrs. Robert C. Winslow, especially when she mounts to the fine curtain in the second act when she reads the riot act to her acting family and rushes off without dinner so she will not be late at the j theater. Donald McGibney certainly gives a healthy two-fisted performance of Anthony Cavendish, a member of this temperamental family who is always getting in bad. I also liked the work H. Coucheron Aamont as Oscar Wolfe, the manager. Here is natural work and not overdrawn. The fact is that all of the characters ring true. That is another accomplishment that goes to the credit of George Somnes. Should also lay stress on the naturally sweet work of Elizabeth Jane Hassler as Gwen. The entire cast is so satisfactory j that it deserves to be given in full as follows: Della Mrs. Julian Fix Jo Julian Fix Hallboy ....• Robert Oberreich McDermott .... Arthur C. Shea Herbert Dean .C. C. Robinson Kitty Dean Dorothy Robinson Gwen Elizabeth Jane Hassler Perry Stewart Lauren Stokesberry Fanny Cavendish Ricca Scott Titus Oscar Wolfe H. Coucheron Aamot Julie Cavendish. Mrs. Robert C. Winslow Anthony Cavendish Donald McGibney Another Hallbov Carroll Reynolds Gilbert Marshall ...W. B. Leggett Gunga ~. .Henry Willis Miss Peake Vera Cox Chauffeur Bay Bennett Here is another grand production from a scenic and acting standpoint j that more than justifies the existence of the Civic theater.■ I urge j you not to miss this one as 1 it is the j high spot in the acting*and produc- j ing history of the Civic: Now each night this week at thej Civic theater at 1847 North Alabama j street. st tt tt NOW, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? After seeing “Renegades,” with Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and Noah Beery, I wonder where do we go from here in the way of talking movies? This one about goes the limit in human brutality, fights, loud talk and dark melodrama Even the

ending also is brutal, with the leading woman, Miss Loy, picking up a revolver and I 'hooting'the leading man, Baxter, tone dead. Oh; lear, my nerves will never be the name after seeing his story of the Foreign Legion done in sound and everything. Just where ' are we getting to in the name of stu-

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pld and noisy melodrama? Oh, you may rave over it and like all the noise and rough fighting and the like. If you want hard l -boiled melodrama done in exaggerated moods, then “Renegades” will fill the bill. But if you are a quiet person and like your memdrama more quiet and lady-like—well, then, you will yell, “Oh, my nerves!” The whole thing seems to me to be a more brutal treatment of the “Beau Geste” idea. The cast does the best it can with so much fighting and noise. The story just is too theatrical to be realistic. As usual, be your own judge. I i have my own idea. Now at the Apollo. a a a "AS EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH” “Billy the Kid,” directed by King Vidor, is a picture dealing with the old southwest, just before the law became established satisfactory to

the point of safety. One shooting match follows another; in fact, I have not seen so much gun play since viewing “All Quiet on the Western Front.” John Mack Brown, as Billy draws a mean trigger and he makes killing his business. But do not get me wrong; he only kills those who need it, and ap-

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parently there was a lot of them needing: it in “them there days.’’ For the most part the action is fast, although there are a few dragging spots. From a scenic viewpoint, Vidor has succeeded in giving a convincing picture of life in New Mexico, as lived at this time. Most of the interest lies in the doings of Billy, and as the picture 1 advances, the suspense created by his escape, capture and second escape from those who would like to put a bullet through him, stacks up just enough to hold your com- ! plete attention until the end. In me cast with Brown is Kay

Johnson. Karl Dane has a comedy role. Both Brown and Miss Johnson do nice work. Good western entertainment. Now at the Palace. (By Connell Turpen.) a tt it HOW TO BE A DADDY JUST BEFORE THE WEDDING The movies have shown and taught us many odd things, and many perplexing situations, but never before that I can recall have we been told how a man can become a father before his weddipg. “Little Accident” does this very thing, and what

a lot of fun it is. t Os course, there is ! a catch in it, but that is where the fun comes in. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is the young man who finds himself a daddy, the day before his wedding is supposed to take place. He handles the situation very well, and gives a performance that will no doubt increase his fan mail

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Zasu Pitts and Slim Summerville j increase the already natural comedy interest, in this mixture of matrimonial affairs, with their own style of creating humor. ‘‘Little Accident” was first a stage ! play, which I did not see. This talkie version, though slow in getting started, once it gets under way proves to be funny. The laughs begin in the hospital scenes and continue through the rest of the picture. Others in the cast are Anita Page, Sally Blane, Joan Marsh, Roscoe Karns and Albert Gran. Humorous entertainment. On the stage Charlie Davis presents the “2nd Annual Follies.” Because of a large chorus and scenery effects, the orchestra is in the pit this week. But nevertheless Charlie’s boys entertain from there with some new arrangements. 1 Now at the Indiana (By Connell Turpen). a a tt Fred Stone with Dorothy and Pula Stone opens a week’s engagement tonight at English’s In “Ripples.” Amos n’ Andy in “Creek and Double Check,” are now in the second week of their engagement at the Circle. Other theaters today offer: “Africa Speaks,” at the Lyric; “The Office Wife,” at the Ohio; Patricia Salmon .at the Colonial, and burlesque at the Mutual. | New Symphony BY WALTER D. HICKMAN Indianapolis now has its own symphony -orchestera, composed of about sixty men and women who have labored to create such an organization. When Ferdinand Schaefer lifted his baton Sunday afternoon at Caleb Mills hall before a capacity audience the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra officially existed. There was evidence that the many musicians enjoyed their work and it also was equally apparent that the audience was most friendly. In fact, the orchestra and the audience became so friendly that Schaefer On two occasions repeated movements which is rarely, if ever, done by a symphony. This is something new 1 nthe attitude of a symphony conductor. I will be interested to see how this new human system works out. The fact is that it did work out to several fine ovations yesterday afternoon. I think that the orchestra was best, in Wagner’s “Vorspeil” to “Lohengrin,” and in the second movement of the “Peer Gynt” suite. This orchestra is deserving success and I give you the names of the members as follows: Violin—Herman Arndt. George Bauman, Neil Certain. Wm. H. Fox. Norma Feltensteln. Thelma Fulkerson, Kenneth Glass. William Greuline. Harold Jaffe, Olive Kiler. Elmer Kruse. William Miller. Fred Noble.’ Caryl Oakes. Frank Panden. Mary Rogers. Marg. Billo. Sam Bremen, Ernest Ryan ■ and Martha Stickle. j Viola—Sam Kaplan. Mrs. Wm. H. Fox. ! Maurice Fiseus and Noble G. Smith, j Cello—Yuba Willhite, Clarence Morrow, I Harold I. Smith. Lucille Springer, Okah | Lieber and Helen Dauner. ! Double Bass—F. G. Downey. Fred Lutz, Louis Katzenberger and Lew Terman. Flute—Arthuur Demming and Paul C. ! Whittaker. Oboe_-Frank w, Cure and Robert Lawrence. English Horn—Robert Prletz. I Clarinet—Elmer Prange and Ralph Leucht. Bassoon—William Schumacher and Edw. W. Schaefer. French Horn—Thomas Cox. Frederick Schaub. Lowell Lore and Carl Kiefer. Trumpet—Louis Ruth. John Schumacher and Charles Kiefer. Trombone—A. A. Davis. Alden Cote and Alfred Worth. Tuba—Edward Hesse!. Tvmpani—Hermann H. Rinne. Drums—John H. Goll and Glenn B Buchanan. Harp—Pasquale Montani. Accompanist—Mrs. Arthur B. Monninger. I believe in supporting every movement to give us more and more of good music. And this organization deserves fine support, because it must be patronized to live. BUY NOW!~SS Allowed For four Old Stove on Any New or Rebuilt Stove. EASY TERMS LEWIS FURNITURE CO Tnlird Trade-In Store * K 44 S. Meridian St. Phone Or. ttSI EXPERT TRUSS FITTING AT 129 W. WASH. ST. STORE Abdominal Supports and Shoulder Braces HAAG’S j CUi-PiyCE DRUGS

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WET TREND IS MORE MARKED, AVERSHEARST Publisher Calls on Drys to Look for Practical Temperance Policy. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES. Nov. 3.—There is no question but that opposition to prohibition is gaining strength every day, and that if this drift continues the United States will abandon prohibition, William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, said Sunday night in a radio address during Collier’s hour. % Hearst declared the time has come for conscientious temperance workers to look for more practical temperance policy to’ take the place of “impractical prohibition,” and that plans should be made to prevent the situation from reverting to its pre-prohibition status. “There is no question that the policy of prohibition, as far as its intent is concerned, was a ‘noble experiment,’” he said. “But there is equally no question that in operation, it has proved an ignobla failure. Failures, Evils Must Go “Whatever good has been accomplished by prohibition must be retained; but the failures and the evils of prohibition must be corrected. “In a word, temperance people must not go down to defeat obstinately with a failure, but must remain in a position to strive for and to obtain a better temperance measure.” Hearst said the ardent prohibition advocate will ask why it must be assumed that the wets will become strong enough to reject prohibition. “The reply to that question is that it no longer is a matter of the wets voting against prohibition,” he answered himself. “It is now a matter of the average, open minded, good citizen voting against it.” He mentioned two remedial plans. Rum Control to States The first was to give liquor control to the states. The weakness is that it continues all of the evils-of prohibition in prohibition states, he pointed out. The second plan is “first, to retain the control of liquor in the federal government; second, to allow restricted manufacture of alcoholic 'beverages under federal licenses; third, to monopolize the distribution of such alcoholic beverages, maintaning a high standard of quality and price; fourth, to sell such alcoholic beverages, preferably light wines and beers, in limited quantities, to licensed hotels, restaurants and homes, but not to any institution or individual whose license shall have been revoked because of misuse or abuse of its privileges,” FUNERAL RITES SET Mrs. Charles H. Wood Dies of Pneumonia. Last rites for Mrs. Charles H. Wood, member cf an old Indianapolis family, who died Saturday in the William H. Coleman hospital, were to be held at 2 this t f ternoon, at the home of her sister, Mrs. William H. Coleman, 1006 North Meridian street. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery wil be private. Pneumonia caused Mrs. Wood's death. Born in Brown county, she came to Indianapolis with her father, M. A. Downing, when a girl. Her father was a city official for a number of years and was known widely as “Colonel” Downing.' Mrs. Wood was a member of the First Baptist church, the Propylaeum and the D. A. R. Her sister, Mrs. Coleman, and Charles H. Wood, her husband, survive. Purdue Man Will Speak “What Price Advertising” will be discussed by Thomas R. Johnson, director of publicity of Purdue university, Thursday noon at a meeting of the Advertising Club of Indianapolis in the Columbia Club.

DANCER Be Certain of a Capable SHERIFF—One Whose Past Service Speaks For Itself I VOTE FOR Geo* L. Winkler REPUBLICAN FOR SHERIFF No. 39A Voting Machine THE HAND OF PROTECTION Tot the past 22 years -a* a law enforcement officer. George L. Winkler he# shown unusual ability to provide protection of the highest degree for Marion County, let’s continue the good work by voting for him Not. 4. He is a member of Logan Lodge No. 575, F. * A. M., Keystone Chapter Rapier Commandery, Modern Woodmen, Loyal Order of Mnose and Christian church. jft

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MUSTER TO CHICAGO POST The Rev, W. I, Caughran to Change Pastorates. The Rev. William I. Caughran, pastor of the First Congregational church, Sixteenth and Delaware streets, for the last seven years, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Austin Congregational church, Chicago. His resignation was presented to his congregation here at the close of morning services Sunday. Mr. Caughran a native of Conway, Mo., and a holder of pastorates in j Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, was guest speaker at the Austin church a week ago. The call followed. A dismissal council, composed of representatives of Congregational churches throughout the state, w’ill be called shortly to act upon his resignation, according to the rules of the denomination. He will continue to serve here until Ja.n. 1. The First Congregational church dates back to 1858, when it was organized as the Plymouth church. INTANGIBLES’ TAXING IS L URGED BY CANTWELL “Tax on Indiana's $5,000,00.0,000 of ! intangibles, with assessments at onefourth their actual value, would give a 25 per cent reduction in cur present tax load,” Guy Cantwell, member of the state aid school commission, told the Indiana University Club at luncheon today at the Columbia Club. “It would be possible to raise from $5,000,000 to $12,000,000 through luxury and amusement taxes and $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 by income taxes,” the speaker declared. He strongly urged adoption of new tax forms to put the schools on a basis of state financing.

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Following is the explanation of Ripley’s “Believe It or Not,” which appeared in Saturday’s Times: The Pitch Lake of Trinidad— This “lake of asphalt” is located on the highest part of La Brea Point, Brighton, on the island of Trinidad, off the coast of Venezuela. The lake was discovered by Sir Walter Raleigh, March 22, 1595. I-Ie described its contents as stone pitch far superior to the European pitch. The asphalt is of excellent quality, and is used commercially for street paving and roofing, and from it are extracted many chemical by-prod-ucts. Geologists say the lake had its origin in an earth fracture of sufficient depth to reach a large oil and gas reservoir deep in the earth’s crust. The escape and gradual volatilization cf the extruding masses has left the present enormous asphalt deposit. Tuesday: Mother of many sons. * Army Deserter Captured B)J Times Special CLAY CITY, Ind., Nov. 3.—Andrew Rhode, 23, Ravenna, 0., a deserter from the United States army, was found by members of the Ernest Harbaugh 'family hiding in a spare bedroom of their home. He will be turned over to army officers at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Business Man Kills Self Bu United Press BEDFORD, Ind., Nov. 3.11 l health was blamed for the suicide of J, M. Winstanley, 64, for many years a local business man.

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LANDIS IS SPEAKER Logansport Editor to Open T Meetings Series, Frederick Landis, Logansport editor and former congressman, will open the twenty-seventh annual series us Big meetings of the Y. M. C. A. in Keith's theater next Sunday. “Armistice Celebration” will be Landis’ topic. Other speakers and their subjects during the 1930-1931 series are: Miss Anne Frierson of Charleston. C. 0., lecturer, singer and banjoist “Drama of the Gullah Negro.” Nov. 16: Captain J.| H. Hedley. English World war ace. “Rambling Through the Air ” Nov. 30; C. Roy Hansen of Chicago, government agent assigned to investigation of racketeering in Chicago. “Government by Gangland,” Dec. 7; Dr. Alpha H. Kenna pastor of the Roberts Park M. E. Church Dec. 14: Arthur J. Beriault, “Rip Van Winkle ” Dec. 21; Noah Beilharz of Cleveland 0., “The Hoosier Schoolmaster,” Jan. 4: Capt. L. R. C. Robinson of England. “From the Amritzar Riots to Mahatma Gandhi,” Jan. 11; E. T. Bailey of Los Angeles Cal., Jan. 18; R. E. BendeU of Chicago, “The Humanness of Lincoln,"’ Feb. 8; Captain T. ,D. Upton of St. Louis Mo., “Life in Various Forms,” Feb. 15; Dr. William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana university, “Commemoration of Washington.” Feb. 22, and John Bockewitz impersonator, March 1. Speakers have not been selected for Nov. 23 Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. A. H. Godard city general secretary of the Y. M. C. A., will be chairman of the meetings. He will be assisted by A. L. Roberts ■ ■

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RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL. HOWE ADVISES MARY Miss Garden Has Tea With Editor, but Will *Rip His Hide’ on Stage. Bu United Press AMARILLO. Tex . Nov. 3-Gena Howe, newspaper columnist, who has been called “The Tactless Tex* an,” believes in returning good for evil, and suggested teday that Man' Garden, operatic star, assume a similar attitude. A year ago Miss Garden sang here in “Thais.” Howe, in his column, declared she was “too old to sing,” and that she “tottered about on the stage.” That, 'Howe admitted, was “evil.” When Miss Garden and her company planned to play in . Amarillo again this year, Howe invited her to his home for “an old-fashioned supper,” that, he said, was ‘‘good.” Frock Tail Coats Worn She replied that she would be delighted “to attend tea” at the Howe home*. Howe thinks also that wai evil. But a tea it was. complete with frock tail coats, the first ever worn by Texas Panhandle plainsmen. Miss Garden said she felt highly honored. That, Howe said, was "good.” But Miss Garden has not forgotten the criticism Howe made of her voice and appearance last year. In her own words, she is planning to “rip his hide” in a speech from the auditorium stage tonight. He Will Give Her Bouquet | “I do not resent criticism and | have no ill feelings whatever toward I Mr. Howe,” Miss Garden said. “The j only thing that causes me to become exasperated was, his rudeness in critcising my show. I’ll rip his hide for that.” And that, Howe, maintains will be, “very evil.” Howe plans to present her with the “biggest bouquet ever assembled” when she makes her appearance tonight. That, he-insists, is good and suggests that Miss Garden also follow the scriptural advice.

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