Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 302, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1931 — Page 5
APRIL’ 28, 1931
WOODS RETIRES! HINT AT BREAK WITH PRESIDENT Relief Proposals Believed to Have Met With Hoover Rebuff, By United Press WASHINGTON. April 28.—Immediately follow.ng withdrawal Monday of Colonel Arthur Woods and six other officers of the President’s emergency committee for employment, reports were current that the retirement of Woods and his associates war the rc'Ult of disagree ment with Mr. Ho-ver on unemployment relief methods. According to White House announcement, Woods will go abroad to study employment insurance and labor conditions, and will return later to resume his duties, 'Woods himself said that would “depenci upon conditions.” It was learned he had given up his house in Washington. According to reports in well-in-formed quarters, the retirements were due to refusal of the President to approve relief measures recommended by Woods, and involving federal expenditures of about three billions of dollars. These were said to include: 1. A federal appropriation of about $€,500,000,000 for highway improvement, to provide work for 340,000 men. 2. Bringing up to date the reforestation program of the department of agriculture, adopted nine years ago, to cost about $70,000,000. 3. Repairing army housing facilities at a cost of about $40,000,000, exclusive of new construction. 4. Distribution 6f garden seed, either free or as small loans, to unemployed miners and others. 5. The Wagner employment exchange bill, vetoed by the President. The reforestation project was said to have been rejected on the ground that it would be politically inadvisable for the administration to reveal how far behind the department of agriculture had fallen in its program. The army barracks repair proposal was reported to have been turned down for like reasons.
BUILDING CONGRESS TO ELECT OFFICERS Speakers Included on Program for Annual Meeting Thursday. Officers will be elected at the annual meeting of the Indianapolis Building Congress at 7:30 Thursday night in the Architects’ and Builders’ building. Robert Frost Daggett, president of .the congress, has been nominated for re-election. Other officers nominated are: Vice-Presidents, Leslie Colvin, S. B. Meadows and G. M. Sanburn; treasurer, E. J. Wuensch, and for secretary, G. E. Pierson. G. E. Hines of Lebanon, vicepresident of Ulen & Cos., and H. M. Richter of Bedford, vice-president of the Indiana Limestone Company, will be the principal speakers. REALTORS ISSUE PAPER 4,000 Property Owners to Receive Copies of Publication. More than 4,000 Marion county property owners will be sent copies of the ’’Realtor,” weekly magazine of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, publication of which has been authorized by the directors of the board. The magazine is being published to acquaint property owners with activities of the prcpertly owners’ division of the board. This group will have as Its chief purpose the equalization of taxation, and participation in the national fight for new taxation methods, according to Lawrence G. Holmes, executive secretary. PREPARE ROCKNE BOOK Manuscript Being Edited by Former President of Notre Dame. Manuscript of the life, of Knute Rockne now is being prepared in South Bend for publication in the near future by the Bobbs-Merrill Company of Indianapolis, according to officials of the company. The book, which will contain pictures and accounts of Rockne's life work, his teams and associates, will have the personal indorsement of Mrs. Rockne and will be edited by the Rev. John Cavanaugh, literary scholar and former president of the University of Notre Dame. 34 NURSES GRADUATED Three Represent St. Vincent's Training Class at Services. Thirty-four student nurses were graduated from the St. Vincent's hospital training school Monday. Although the majority of the graduates were on duty in the hospital while exercises were held, the class was represented by Mildred Ferguson, Evelyn Seal and Marcella Knudson. Addresses by the Rev. Joseph Barer and Esther McClain, superintendent of nurses, followed a pageant depicting the history of the Sisters of Charity in Indianapolis. YOUTH ADMITS THEFT Confession of 522 Robbery Claimed by Police; Faces Larceny Charge. Said to have admitted theft of $22 from the residence of Emerson Nable, 2427 North Delaware street, James Shaw, 19, of 920 North Temple street, today was charged with petit larceny. According to detectives, Shaw was spending Saturday night at the Nable residence and said he stole the money before departing Sunday. WALES IS IN FRANCE British Princes Have Luncheon With Exiled Queen of Spain. PARIS, April 28—The prince of Wales and his brother, prince George, en route home from South America, visited President Gaston Doumergue today. They had lunched) with the exiled queen of Spain and her children at Fontainbleau. The plane in which the princes will fly to London was transferred from Le Bourget to Orly to permit the princes to avoid the greater crowds At Le Bourget.
‘Death Takes a Holiday, ’ Riding Plane Over City
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN Death flew over Indianapolis In an airplane. He was pleasure bent and not on "business,” as he soared over the city, at times as high as 6,000 feet. I admit that I had a rather strange feeling when I climbed into the four-seater cabin plane of Dick Arnett at the municipal airport and took my place by the side of "Death." “He” was clad in the black robes and black hood of his office as Arnett warmed up the motor for one of the weirdest joy rides on record. The face of “Death” was not sinister on this trip, because underneath the blackhocd smiled the kindly and intelligent face of Donald Woods, leading man of the Arthur Casey company at English’s. First Air Jaunt “This may not be the first ride for Death, but it is the first air jaunt for Donald Woods,” the actor told me, as Arnett lifted the big ship into the clouds. I then became the reporter and took out my pad and interviewed “Death,” way up in the clouds. This week at English’s, Woods is wearing the same black garment and hood as he plays the character of Death, in “Death Takes a Holiday.” I will admit that once or twice I had a rather creepy feeling about the black attired fellow at my side and wonderec} if Fate might play a freak trick on us way up in the clouds. Arnett guided the plane near the ball park where a game was going on. He Enjoys Ride “Well, my boss (meaning Arthur Casey), is there in the park seeing the game,” “Death” told me. “How small, how very small, human beings look down there. “People miss a lot by not seeing the world from a plane,” he told me. When the instruments registered more than 4,000 feet, we discovered that the sun was shining on the clouds. At 6,000 feet, “Death” had a rather strange feeling when the
GREAT ACTING IS DONE BY WOODS
‘Death Takes a Holiday’ Definitely Proves Dramatic Ability of the Arthur Casey Company, BY WALTER D. HICKMAN AM willing to go on record and tell you that Donald Woods as ‘'Death” in ‘‘Death Takes a Holiday” gives one of the most complete and powerful performances I have seen on the stock stage in the last ten years. The way that Arthur Casey has produced this play and the way that William Blair has directed this complicated production supplies added proof of the sincerity and the ability of this company. As you know I went to Cincinnati last season and saw the original New York play “Death Takes a Holiday.” And I marveled at the magnetic performance given by Woods in the stock production at English’s this week. ,
“Death” is not a pleasant subject, but Woods finds the difficulties of the part merely little problems. He is letter perfoct in his lines, understands the powerful shadings and above all he looks the part. Here is a dramatic characterization which helps to make “Death Takes a Holiday” one of the ten best plays of the season produced in New York. In considering the set, the handling of the lights as well as the acting of the entire cast, “Death Takes a Holiday” is a masterpiece in the hands of thei Casey company. If you want to see really great dramatic acting, if you want to meet up with a strange and an exciting experience on the stage, then by all means see what Donald Woods does to the part of Death. “Death Takes a Holiday” should make theatrical history at English’s. It should definitely give the Casey company that power which will put them over the top. Here is a tremendous ..play, done in a tremendously powerful way from the second it starts until it ends. About this time you will discover that I am wild over the merits of this performance. There are several other splendid performances. Especially the work of Will Lloyd as Duke Lambert. Here is polished and smart work. This man is a. wonder. Frances Dale as Grazla, who loves and understands Death, gives a sweet, impressive and a smart performance. Walter Davis makes a good impression as the soldier, who often has faced death. Others in the cast are Kathryn Van Esse, Freddie Sherman, Jane Wheatley. Dick Elliott fgets the laughs and the play needs lighter moments’', Edna Severy, Edward Fitzgerald, Lulie Simmons and Jack Mabry. I know of no better dramatic buy ever given us in stock at these prices than “Death Takes a Holiday.” Now at English’s. u a tt FAVORITES FIND THEY ARE NOT FORTGOTTEN Idabelle Arnold, Milton Byron and Larry Sullivan, for years the favorites with the Berkell company in this city, must feel pretty good to know that they are still favorites in this city. The audience is being asked this week on the 'screen if they want
Idabelle, Milton and Larry to play week after week in sketches. Os course there will be five other acts on the bill. So far the applause is all in the affirmative. The sketch this week, Milton bets Idabelle that she can pot keep her mouth shut for ten minutes. Well all the trouble that this bet causes Milton, Idabelle and
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Larry—well that makes the story. There Is a place in vaudeville for this idea of stock sketches. So far, the receptions have been splendid. When it comes to splendid tap dancing, the Five Hot Shots are winners. Here is a great dance act. One that you will remember from one season to another. Brooks and Rush, two girls, first appear as eccentric scrub women and before they get through they are - <ioing close harmony work
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pilot told him how far away from earth we were. “It is all so beautiful up here,” he said, “but tell me, I can see nothing ahead. Suppose another ship would appear suddenly and strike us?” Arnett only smiled when I remarked that “Death” should know the answer. Appropriate for Death And when we started down from that dizzy height, Death was told that we “were flying blind.” “And that is very appropriate for Death,” Woods smiled as he lighted another cigaret. For forty-five minutes Woods told me how he makes up for Death in the play, how lights playing upon a certain makeup sent special from New York gives Death the strange, pale appearance. And when we landed safe and sound, Woods said: “Death certainly had a most pleasant afternoon of his holiday.” The actor tossed off his black and sinister attire and became the Donald Woods, just a citizen.
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which stops the show. Another real act and it is different. Thank goodness. “Girls From Toneland” is a female orchestra that does things in a different way. The girls are talented. Campbell and Lloyd are young dancers. Fair. Everett's monkey hippodrome is about the best trained monkey act I have seen in many moons. About the liveliest racket and gangster movie I have seen in months is Spencer Tracy in “Quick Millions.” Here is excitement for you. I had a thrill every minute. See this one. Now at the Lyric. Other theaters today offer: “Trader Horn” at the Palace; “The Millionaire” at the Apollo; “Honor Among Lovers” at the Ohio; double movie feature bill at the Circle; ‘Tarnished Lady” at the Indiana; “City Lights” at the Terminal; movies at the Colonial, and burlesque at the Mutual. Auto Injuries Fatal By Times Special HARTFORD CITY. Ind., April 28.—Lloyd Huggins, 25, died in a hospital here of injuries suffered in an automobile crash at Kokomo.
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BRITISH BUDGET AROUSES WRATH OF CAROWNERS Snowden Levies Additional 4-Cent Tax on Gasoline. BY KEITH JONES Cnited Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, April 28 —The voices of Britain's propertied classes and of many of her 2,000,000 automobill owners were raised today in protest against the budget presented to the house of commons by Philip Snowden, chancellor of the exchequer. Motorists were particularly vigorous in opposition to Snowden’s action in imposing a further tax of two pence (4 cents) a gallon on gasoline, affecting what was described as already being the most heavily taxed utilitarian trade in Britain. It was estimated that the additional tax, bringing the total to six pence a gallon, coupled with the existing tax of one pound ($4.87) a horsepower, would make the average tax on an automobile more than SIOO annually. The gasoline tax is effective today. Land Owners Are Indignant The land owners also were indignant because of the new tax on land —a tax of one penny in the pound on capital value of land—and thus the antagonism between the propertied classes and the Labor party appeared to be intensified. The Conservative party was expected to fight the proposal, but it was generally believed the Liberals would support Snowden, since David Lloyd George attempted to introduce such a measure in 1920. The fact that the land tax was introduced into the budget prevents the house of lords, which is the stronghold of the large land owners, from interfering, as the peers are not empowered to reject financial measures. Lure for Liberals Many followers of Lloyd George were describing the Labor cabinet’s budget as a lure for support of the Liberals. Snowden also was considered to have made a strong point when he announced that he never would be a party to a revenue tariff which was “a method of relieving the well-to-do at the expense of the poor and constitutes an attack on wages.”
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Mr. Fixit—At Holly and Oliver avenues there is a terrible bump in front of the Kentucky restaurant. Also the car track is so bad that one has to drive almost to the opposite side of the street to pass this intersection. Will you please turn this over to’ the proper authorities? H. M. City- Engineer A. H. More advises that the street railway company plans to improve its tracks at this point this year.The bump in the street is beinz investigated by the street repair department. Mr. Fixit—There Is no alley back of Gray street, between Newton and Meredith streets. When it rains we have to pick our way through the vacant lots so as not to get stuck. We would like very much to have a few cinders. S. S. The city has no rizht to trespass on private property with cinders, nor has it any rizht to spend city money to improve private property, accordinz to Street Commissioner Wilbur Winsbip, However, a blank petition askinz for openinr of an alley in this location is beinz mailed to you and may result in action permittinc the placinz of cinders later. , Mr. Fixit—Nowland avenue between Drexel and Bosart is unimproved, just cinders. The natural flow of water is west but two houses at the corner have cinder driveways, blocking the gutters and causing the water to run in my basement. A CITIZEN. Gradinz of the street will be required to remedy this situation. Street Commissioner Wilbur Winship has been advised by inspectors, This will be taken care of when zradinz work is begun for the year, probably the middle of May. Dear Mr. Fixit—There is a vacant lot at Thirty-sixth street and Northwestern avenue with bushes and small trees bending over the sidewalk, making It difficult to walk along the sidewalk. It looks very bad as well as being a hindrance to pedestrians. J. L. T. This was referred to A. C. Sallee, park board superintendent, who ordered an investization to determine name and address of the owner, who will be notified to trim the bushes and trees. Mr. Fixit—De Quincy street from Twenty-first street north to the railroad, about one block, is nothing but holes from one end to the other. If you could only get it graded and some cinders or gravel on it we would appreciate it. MRS. E. D. Gradinz work will not be started until'the middle of May. but Street Commissioner W. H. Winship said he would try to zet cinders or zravel on the street within a week or ten days. GOOD-BYE ITCHING SKIN Soothing, healing and tremendously efficient, invisible Zemo brings • cool relief to Itching Skin. Ever* j where skin is raw and peeling, I thousands have found that Zemo ; quickly restores comfort. It helps j smooth away blemishes and clear up Pimples, Rash and other annoying itching skin and scalp irritations. Keep clean, antiseptic Zemo always on hand. Use it freely. It is safe, pleasant. 35c, 60c and SI.OO, Sold everywhere.—Advertisement.
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'SUNSHINE TALK' HIT •Took Us Too High, Too Low/ Says Business Head. By United Press DETROIT, April 28.—Indulgence in too many “wishful thinking” and “sunshine talk” by American business leaders “took us up too high and down too low in 1928-29,” R. E. Hutchinson, vice - president and treasurer of Chrysler Corporation, declared at the opening meeting here Monday of the semi-convention of the Association of National Advertisers. “When those of us who are business men hear the word prosperity we are expected to hang our heads in shame, look like criminals, caught red handed, or at least, in all decency, assume the aspect of professional mourners,” Hutchinson said. More than 200 executives of the leading industrial and merchandising companies of the nation heard Hutchinson’s address. LARGE STILL SEIZED Three Arrested Near Warsaw With 500-Gallon Outfit. WARSAW, Ind., April 28.—An alcohol still, capable of producing 500 gallons daily, was seized by prohibition agents at the farm of Mrs. Dolly Fries, near here. Mrs. Fries and two Italians were arrested and taken to South Bend for preliminary arraignment. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur W. Lowman, residing across the road from the Fries place, were arrested on a charge of selling liquor.
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AUTOS CAUSE 6,230 DEATHS Total for First Quarter of IS3I Is Peak Mark. CHICAGO. April 28 —Automobiles caused the death of 6.230 persons during the first quarter of 1931. figures compiled by the National Safety Council showed today. This was an increase of 450 over the same months last year and the highest total ever recorded for a similar period. Last month. 2,150 deaths were reported, compared with 2,020 for March. 1930. Omaha, with a population of 214,000, was the largest city in the United States to report no fatalities in March.