Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1931 — Page 13

'APRIL 3, 1931.

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in Madison Square Garden, where the Rlngling-Bamum show snaps Into organized shape for the summer rounds. But even in the “biggest show on earth,’’ elephans and clowns remain the basic circus symbols. The elephants are still the elephants, what with "Uncle John,” the famous pilot of the herd, maintaining a disciplined leadership taught him in the days that old P. T. Bamum himself was king of the white tops. But the clowns are not exactly the clowns of yesteryear. One of the last and best of the old-timers went to caper in the Elysian fields during the winter; Jules Tournour, the jester whose exploits are preserved between the cover of Isaac Marcossens’ book. The clowns are younger today; almost an entirely new generation of them. A veritable veteran and ranking entertainer is, for instance, Felix Adler, who has spent but six to eight years with the big show. There’s Blutch, who was uncle to

the late Lillian Leitzel, whose tragic death leaves the circus with no “queen of the air” to fill her place. And there’s Charlie Smith, also one of the chief lunatics of the younger generation. The talking and singing clown practically has disappeared from the arenas of all but the smaller and more Intimate tent shows. The “wlk around” gradually has “eased out” the old solo-star—the clowns must keep moving now, working in fast acts and quick gags that will take them all around the Hippodrome without disturbing the other acts. Most of these new clown numbers use “props” and require several persons for the “cracker.” The

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old tableau is fast passing and the clown in the “No. 1 spot” is more rarely seen. A "producing clown,” one who contrives rapid-fire original stunts, is the highest paid of the prankers. IT’S ""perfect bridge J. M. Hegarty I* Dealt Thirteen Spades in Game Here. Perfect bridge hands, like Kansas cyclones, are becoming frequent and inevitable in Indianapolis. Another was recorded here Thursday night, when J. M. Hegarty, 330 Eastern avenue, was dealt thirteen spades, forced to the limit bid of seven, and won without a double.

U. S. LAUNCHES FIGHT TO ROUT GOTHAMGANGS Campaign, Similar to That in Chicago, Based on Income Tax Law. NEW YORK, April 3. -A drive to rid New York City of bootleggers,

racketeers and gamblers was launched today by federal revenue officials along lines similar to the campaign against Chicago gangsters. George Z. Medalie, United States district attorney, revealed that flft/ federal operatives were being brought here from Chicago to invoke the income- tax law against gangsters in the same way that resulted in the conviction of Ai and Ralph Capone, and other Chicago underworld chieftulns. The special squad is expected here the beginning of next week. David Burnet, commisisoner of internal revnue; Elmer L. Irey, in charge of the revenue department intelligence bureau, and Hugh Mc-

Quillan, head of the intelligence unit here, were in conference most of Thursday. It was believed they had completed plans for the investigation, in which McQuillan is to have full co-operation of the Chicago unit. McQuillan Is expected to draw oil the current vice investigations and the forthcoming legislative inqury for considerable evidence to be used against gangsters and racketeers to secure convictions for violation of the income tax law*. After experimenting for five years, an Omaha physician has bred wingless and almost clawless chickens, which he believes will be prolific egg producers.

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RARE BIRD ON RESERVE Utah Marsh Is Home of 78 Different Fowl Species By United Prtta SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 3. —The Bear river marsh, great bird reserve in north central Utah, is the habitat for at least seventy-eight different species of birds, according to George E. Mush back, superintendent of the refuge and connected with the United States biological survey. The rarest bird yet found is the “Ruddy Turnstone,’ 'a shore bird and wader