Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 313, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1931 — Page 5
MAY 11,1931
MARBLE STARS PRACTICE FOR TIMESTOURNEY City Champion Will Be Sent by Times to National Meet in East. Entrants in The Times city-wide marble tournament started tuning up in earnest today for the preliminaries which will open next Saturday at four city playgrounds. This is the last week for preparation and scores already have filed their entries for the preliminary clashes. Winner of The Times tournament, to be staged for boys and girls between 6 and 15 years of age, will be tent to Ocean City, N. J., the week cl June 21, to compete in the national marble tournament, w'here he will compete with players from sixty or more other cities. Tie will make the trip with *.ll expenses paid, with a chaperon, who will look after his welfare during a week of entertainment at the Jersey ocean resort and at other historic places in the east. Centers Are Chosen Twelve sectional centers were selected last week by Hugh (Wally) Middlesworth, city recreation director, for the championship series. Centers, in every section of the city, are Willard park, Ellenberger park, Brookside park. Spades park, Fall Creek playgrounds, Sixty-first street playground, Riverside park, Municipal Gardens, Hawthorne school playground, Rhodius park, Riley playground and Garfield park. Rings for the marble games will be drawn in the vacant spaces between the baseline and wire screen oi tennis courts on each playground or park. Play Starts Saturday On May 16 tournaments will be held at Spades park, Rhodius park, Willard park, and Garfield park. On May 23 play will be at Municipal Gardens, Ellenberger park, Riley playground, and Sixty-first street playground. On June 6 tournaments will be held at Brookside park, Riverside park, Hawthorne school playground, and Fall Creek playground. Winners and runners-up at each playground will compete in the finals at Willard park, Monday, June 15. At each playgrounds entrants will be divided into groups for first round games. Winners of first round games will meet in second round games, and so on until the field is narrowed to a winner and runner-up at each center. Boundaries Are Given Willard District—Bounded on the south by Prospect and Virginia avenue, west by Meridian, east bv Sherman Drive, north bv Michigan street. Ellenbercer Park District—Bounded on the north bv Tenth street, west by Sherman Drive, east by city limits, south by city limits. Brookside District—Bounded on the north bv Thirtv-elghth street, west by Rural street, south bv Michigan from Rural street to Shernran Drive anti Tenth street from 81 errnan Drive, to city limits, east by city limits. Fall Creek District—Bounded on the west bv Meridian street, east by Rural street, south bv Nineteenth street, north by Thirty-eighth street. Sixty-First District —Bounded on the outh bv Thirty-eighth street, west, north and cast bv city limits. Riverside Park District—Bounded on the erst bv Meridian, north by Thirty-eighth street, south Fall Creek and Burdsal boulevard. west bv city limits. Municipal Gardens District—Bounded on the east bv Meridian street, south by Big Four Chicago Division Railroad and New York street, north bv Burdsal boulevard extended, west bv city limits. Hawthorne—Bounded on the east by White river, south bv the Pennsylvania Railroad. St. Louis Division, north Big Four Railroad. Cnicago Division, and New York street, west bv city limits. Rhodius Park District—Bounded on the north bv the Pennsylvania Railroad, St. Louis Division, east Harding street, and bv city limits on south and west. Rilev District—Bounded on the east by Meridian street, west Harding street, north by New York street, south by Raymond 6treet. Garfield Park District —Bounded on the. north bv Prospect and Virginia, west by Meridian street, from the Circle to Raymond street, thence west on Raymond to Harding, south by city limits, east by 6herman drive. Spades Park District —Bounded on the west bv Meridian street, south by Michigan street, north by Nineteenth street, east bv Rural street. DENY UNToFme¥IrE CALLED BACK TO JOB 4 Jungclaus Cos. Has Not Given In to Demands, President Says. Statement of Marion County labor union officials that the William P. Jungclaus Company, general building contractors, had called back union craftsmen to work on the new Coca Cola building was declared incorrect today by F. W. Jungclaus, president and treasurer of the company. The correction declared that the company “has not employed union craftsmen on the Coca Cola building at the old scale.” As yet the Marion county crafts have taken no action on the arbitration proposal submitted by the Associated Construction Employers. ROB "CHURCH QF~WINE Failing to Find Money, Burglars Drink Sacramental Liquor. Vandals broke into the Advent Episcopal church, 3261 North Meridian street Sunday night or early today, and ransacked church offices. Finding no money, they drank a pint of sacramental wine, police were told today.
Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Carmen Jackson. 5236 East St. Clair street, Chevrolet coune, 757-434. from Twenvt-elgbth street and Park avenue. William Wilson. 2353 Yandes street. Ford touring. 731-594. from Sixteenth and Y’aades streets. Pete Prazza. 829 South Noble street. Chevrolet sedan. 733-296, from Morris and Shelbv streets. Walter Harris. 910 Olive street, Chevrolet cabriolet, from Woodlawn avenue and Laurel street. Charles Moorefield. R. R. C. Box 666. Chevrolet roadster. 58-917. from Holt road and Kentucky avenue. Charles Wiggins. 2256 Indianapolis avenue. Buick roadster. Irom West street and Indiana avenue. Isa Walker. 1042 Division street. Chevrolet coach. 755-181. from College avenue and Fortv-second street. BACK HOME AGAIN Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: D- J. Carnev. 2251 North Illinois street. Ford roadster, found at Missouri and McCarty streets. Pete Prazza. 829 South Noble street, Chevrolet sedan, found at 3000 Prospect street. , _ Hildred Irons. 1041 Woodlawn avenue. Ford coupe, found at State street and English avenue. Ford sedan. 444. found at 730 North Delaware street. Buick roadster. 81-658. found at Paris avenue and Fall Creek boulevard. Auburn sedan, on Dandy Trail, two miles south. Os Ro&d 67.
MEIGHAN FINDS IT IS A HARD CLIMB The Movie Version of ‘Young Sinners’ Is a Pretty Weak Attempt to Be Modernly Naughty and Silly. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN TOM MEIGHAN probably now realizes that it is much harder to climb up the same hill to fame a second time than the first. Years ago, the name of Meighan on the silent screen meant gold in the box offices, but Tom became careless and he slipped. When the talkers came in Tom was forced to retire until he mastered the art of talking while acting. Now his name' as a member of the talking cast of the movie version of “Young Sinners” does not excite the amusement world. At one time Melghan’s reappearance on the screen would have caused as much talk
as Charlie Chaplin’s infrequent appearances of late. And even Chaplm is learning that it is dangerous to be absent too long from the public. “Young Sinners ’ was supposed to bo something of a sensation on the stage because it showed the rich sons and daughters of rich modern parents going the limit. In the
movie version the pace seems to be more silly than deadly. Meighan is cast as a trainer who specializes in making men out of rundown sons of rich men. It does not give any actor much of a chance when one scene requires the actor to rub down the body of one of his patients. The patient in
this case is played by Hardie Albright as the good-fer-nothing son. Eut he comes out all right, although the playwright permits his sweetie to make a fool of herself. I can defiintely state that I do not care for Dorothy Jordan as the alleged heroine or sex impulse in the story. She is guilty of some terrible overacting. At times “Young Sinners” is not even fair entertainment. Now at the Apollo. * tt a AGAIN BROOKE JOHNS SELLS A SHOW Another experience of seeing Brooke Johns as a master of ceremonies convinces me more strongly that my first verdict is right. Here is a showman who knows how to sell acts in a unit show to the extent of making each turn
standout in their own right. Last week he “sold” Dessa Byrd as she has never been sold before, and this week he is doing the very same thing with Dessa. S 1 i has the ability . ust the same to mi'et the e n t e r t a fixment price that Johns puts upon her head. Johns again rips the applause wide open with his banjo work.
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He uses Dessa at the pipe organ this week instead of at the piano on the stage. Brooke calls one of the boys from the band and causes him to play and sing with him. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised but that the band members don’t know just who will be called by Brooke. The hardest thing to sell on the stage is a ventriloquist act, but Johns knows that Valeine Vox and Miss Walters are the best in the business. I gave them that rating more than three years ago. This season they are even more adept at their art than ever before. They stop the show ccld and that is something. Also notice the way that Johns sells the harmonica work of Larry Adler. Brooke does this by telling you how Eddie Cantor discovered the lad in New York. After Brooke gets the attention of the audience, Adler arrives and starts a panic with his work. Here is showmanship. Brooke is constantly getting the audience nearer the actor. Douglas Stanbury is a dramatic tenor and he puts over his only number in the right way, meaning the way to get applause.^ Maureen and Sonny are good dancers. The setting it a unique one, a beautiful china plate breaks in two pieces, revealing a charming stage set. So you see that the stage shows are now taking on added life and importance because of the ability of the master of ceremonies. Dessa Byrd has a good organ number this week. She has the pleasing services of Peggy Hoffman, a singer. The movie is “Born to Love,” with Constance Bennett, Louise Closser Hale, and Joel McCrea. Now at the Indiana. a tt CONCERNING A FINE TRAVEL PICTURE Don’t think that I am trying to be highbrow, but the movie that appealed to me the most on the double bill at the Circle this week was the travelog of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, called “Across the World With the Johnsons.” You may think you are fed up on the African jungle pictures, but 1 believe that you will revel in the authenticity of this one. Johnson, his wife and the three boy scouts as they talk to you informally by the means of the talking screen of their thrilling experiences gives one the visible proof that this travelog is upon the level. I can easily state that the lion shots are the most natural and in ti-
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mate I have seen upon the screen. The elephant shots are magnificent and the savage native scenes look savage. The pigmy village shots are also highly interesting. Here is a travelog that has a definite place in any program, be it educational or just plain amusement. Here is a movie for the entire family, it really educates one without preaching. The comedy feature of the bill is “Cracked Nuts,” with -Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey and that funny Edna May Oliver. “Cracked Nuts” gives these three a great chance to be funny. The comedy is clean and about twothirds of the time the situations seem to be new. The fun starts when Wheeler buys “a revolution” in a foreign country so he can become king. Even before Bert spent his money, Woolsey had become king by shooting better dice than King Oliver. I know the audience howled at this one when I was present at the Circle. tt tt tt MONTGOMERY IS NOW A MOVIE STAR Robert Montgomery after just a few years in the movies is now a star. His first starring vehicle is “Shipmates,” one of those comfortable little stories of the navy and the sea. The fact of it is the women are quite wild over Montgomery and I
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by Ernest Torrence and Hobart Bosworth, the latter being an admiral. You would expect both of these veterans to get every ounce of effect out of their roles. And the comedy is safe because Cliff Edwards is cast as the buddy of Montgomery. Both Montgomery and Edwards go in for natural comedy work. The scenes on the battleships have been well directed and photographed, especially the heavy gun practice. “Shipmates” comes under the head of darn pleasant entertainment. Now at the Palace. a tt a Other theaters today offer: “Strange Interlude,” at 5:30 p. m., at English’s: “Dishonest,” at the Ohio; “Subway Express,” at the Lyric; “Come Along,” at the Colonial, and George Douglas at the Mutual. GAZE FRIGHTENS THIEF Remembers Natural History; Unswerving Stare Shakes Gunman. By United Press ST. LOUIS, May j. James Morkides, night manager of a restaurant here, remembered from his natural history book that a lion could be frightened away by a cold unswerving stare. So when a bandit entered the restaurant when Morkides was alone, he merely stared intently at the thief, who thereupon lowered his revolver and ran out. Asthma Treatment On Free Trial! D. J. Lane, a druggist at 1413 Lane Building, St. Mary’s, Kan., manufactures a treatment for Asthma in which he has so much confidence that he sends a $1.25 bottle by mail to any one who will write him for it. His offer is that he is to be paid for this bottle after you are completely satisfied and the one taking the treatment to be the judge. Send your name and address today.—Advertisement.
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DRY CHIEF WILL PUT OWN X-RAY ON PROHIBITION Woodcock Names Ten to New Commission for Study of Law. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 11. A “Woodcock commission” of ten university professors will make an intensive study of “the vexed question of what really is happening in the United States as a result of prohibition.” Prohibition Director Woodcock today named an “advisory research council” of distinguished professors in the social sciences, who will work with graduate students in making the survey. Two questions that will be asked are: “How has the operation of the eighteenth amendment affected child delinquency?” “How has it affected juvenile drinking?” The council will serve without pay, and will, it is said, work along “purely scientific lines.” One of them is a woman. Members of the council are: Richard Clarke Cabot, professor Os social ethics, Harvard: Samuel McCune Lindsay, professor of social legislation, Columbia; Wililam Seal Carpenter, professor of politics, Princeton; Roderick Duncan McKinsey, professor of sociology, University of Michigan; Charles W. Pipkin, dean of the graduate school, Louisiana state university; Charles Emerson Gehlke, professor of sociology, Western Resefve; Walter R. Miles, professor of experimental psychology, Stanford; Emory Richard Johnson, dean of the Wharton school of commerce and finance, University of Pennsylvania; Samuel C. May, professor of political science, University of California, and Susan Myra Kingsbury, dean of the graduate school, Bryn Mawr. The council will meet here late this month to work out its plans. No announcement was made as to
will not be jealous, he deserves his promotion to the rank of a star. “Shipmates” gives Montgomery a chance to clown, fight, love and turn out to be an OK person. He starts out as a deck hand on an oiler and then becomes a gunner on a big ship in the navy. He is always getting into trouble with his superiors, played splendidly
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how the material gathered will be used, but apparently no recommendations or conclusions will be made, as was the case with the Wickersham commission. Henry H. Curran, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, derided the new venture as “a little more prohibition propaganda paid for by taxpayers who don’t believe in prohibition.” GETS BRIDE BY~MAIL lowa Farmer Courts Girl in Germany by Letter. By United Press STANWOOD, la., May 11.—Alfred Koch, a farmer, has returned from Germany with Miss Greda Starkie, whom he married following a correspondence courtship. The couple never had met until after their engagement by mail.
DESCRIBES MOB, REPORTER HELD TO GRAND JURY Memphis Newspaperman Is Arrested for Stories About Slaying. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 11.—Gerald Kelly, Press-Scimitar reporter, is back in Memphis after being arrested in Greenwood. Miss., on charges growing out of stories he wrote about a mob which formed at Water Valley, Miss., following the slaying of a prominent north Mississfppian and his wife. Kelley is free under SI,OOO bond signed by two Greenwood citizens pending action of the grand jury June 8. Kelley was sent to Water Valley by the Press-Scimitar to report developments in thes laying of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wagner, wealthy residents, found buried in shallow
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FEAR SAN DIEGO MAY NAVE NEW MURDERRIDDLE 17-Year-old Girl Missing as Polic.e Work on Four Deaths. By United Press SAN DIEGO, May 11—Police feared today that another girl might have become a victim of killers in San Diego as they sought Louise Kesler, 17, and continued their attempt to solve four sensational slayings committed here within as many months. As the search was extended for Miss Kesler, who disappeared Friday, an extensive questioning of all recluses in this part of the state led to the arrest of Richard Ward, 56, in connection with the kidnaping and slaying in February of 10-year-old Virginia Brooks. The Brooks girl was the first victim in the series of killings.