Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 10, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1931 — Page 21

Stay 22,1931.

AIR ARMADA TO ! MEET ‘FOE’ IN SEABOAIM DRIVE Giant Flotilla Converges on New York to Combat Mythical Enemy. By United Press NEW YORK, May 22.—'The greatest flotilla of aircraft ever assembled in the history of aviation moved on New York today, prepared to meet a hypothetical foe that already has “destroyed” the Panama canal and “demoralized” both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Some are coming by a southern route, through Washington and Aberdeen. Two other large groups are crossing the Alleghenies, one by way of Pittsburgh and Middletown and the other through Buffalo and Rochester. It is likely that all of the 672 will be berthed at five Long island airports by 5 p. m. Millions to See Flight Then on Saturday at 1:30 p. ir. the entire fleet of the army air corps will head up the north shore of Long island, across Oyster Eay to Huntington. Thence they will fly across the sound to Connecticut and northwestward to a point near Peekskill. At Peekskill the air army will j - maneuver into position for the roaring jaunt straight down the Hudson, past Ossining, Tarrytown, : Dobbs Ferry and Yonkers. Millions will watch the air procession, which will be strung out in a line ten to twenty miles long, as it moves down the northern shore of Manhattan. ► The fleet will fly straight to the Battery and Governor’s island, then across the bay and around to Floyd Bennett airport, where chiefs of the army’s air force will review the sky procession. Protest Demonstration ' While the maneuvers are in T progress over the city Saturday, . various groups of Pacifist organi--zations will hold meetings at six different points in the city to protest publicly against the demonstration, which they consider to be against the spirit of the Kellogg peace pact. The largest group of planes ever assembled before for a single operation was at the Argonne during the World war, when 356 ships joined in maneuvers. BIGAMIST LINKED TO MURDER OF ONE MATE Youngstown (O.) Man’s Wife Found Shot to Death in Stream. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., May 22. Louis Vitullo, who, police say, maintained two separate households for ,'the last nine years, was held today in connection with the death of Miss Elizabeth Pelko, 25, one of his asserted wives, t Miss Pelko, .who as Mrs. Louis Taylor, was the mother of two of Vitullo’s children, was found shot to death in a stream under a Trumbull county highway near hero. One bullet had pierced her body. Slaying Climax of Quarrel By Times Specinl NEW PROSPECT, Ind, May 22. Accused of the fatal shooting of John M. Felknor, former Orange county treasurer, Henry Flick, is being sought tocay. A quarrel over division of crops from a farm owned by Felknor and on which Flick was tenant, led to the tragedy.

ftS/ “The PAVILION” <1 “WHERE COOL #\ BREEZES BLOW” Music as You Like It by Barte! and His Orchestra DANCE ALL EVENING V; j$M NINE TO MIDNITE \ \ Follow West 30th Street to Riverside Golf Club (| . /Admission 50c

I IS A sv°v. 0 t i?o w 0 , ;65 c | <sge|JCi |TwoZiegfelciF^lvorite^^ B l | M%KUQm | lu 4 LEST IR ALLEN in Person ■Y* . ** - v 1 *,vvv2 / st of Ziejfcld “Follies.” George White’s ■ v. ( A. I *™.\sh£SO ’Scandals.” & Earl Carroll’s “Vanities” in I VW/ “OH, LESTER” FLORA R VESTOFF DY mayo E &' R xlr?e S I \ is

Belasco Presided at Rickety Table in Lavish Setting as I High Priest ’

Thl. U the list of four ttoriee reletln* in dramitle fashion the drm* that was the life of David Beiaxo. BY GILBERT SWAN NEA Service Writer JUST .over the stage of his Belasco theater, the most lavish of David Bela sco’s productions stands, packed with the extravagant curios of the world, but strangely empty without its leading character. . . Here were the far-fanied pnvate offices of the great producer and star-maker. The rooms fairly overflowed with the “atmosphere” that “the governor” piled about him as his fame rose and his years waned. Each morning would come Miss Ginty, his head secretary, and Miss Cerco, her assistant, who for twenty years had arranged the office scene in preparation for the entrance of the “leading man.” They would place on a pretentious teakwood table a half dozen finely sharpened pencils and a neat pile of paper and a pair of eyeglasses. Soon “the governor” would arrive. And the same thing would happen day after day; he would impatiently push the table aside in favor of the rickety old favorite table on which many of his early successes had been penned. Belasco was superstitious. He always used it when working on new material. a tt tt THE entranceway to this “sanctum” was an iron-grilled gate. There was a tiny elevator, less frequently used, by which entrance could be gained from the theater rear. Priceless treasures from every land turned the study into a sort of museum. Art treasures crowded tne walls; the mantelpiece dominating the room was faced with tiles which had come from the Alhambra; drapes and curtains worth a fortune . . -and just above this a little balcony leading to a miniature banquet table that had belonged to his friend, the late Stanford White. Here it was, after a successful opening night, that the master and his cast of players • would gather. Then there was “the nook, a restroom where had been collected the rarest Japanese art, and off this the Gothic room, a vaulted, baronial hall hung with the banners of the ages, with shields and coats of arm and medieval armor; baubles from many courts, wands carried by royal jesters—and, hidden beneath a screen, a scarred old desk where manuscripts were dictated. And behind big painted panels that opened at the press of a button, the vast Belasco collection of jade. The collection was begun after the death of his youngest daughter. She had been fond of jade, and each year he would add to this shrine—one rare piece after another, until it became one of the world’s greatest jade collections. a a a AND finally the interesting Napoleon collection; Napoleons under glass, Napoleons in stone, and in marble and in ivory. Napoleon in every post and posture. Here “the governor” would stand for hours, first in front of one replica; then another. Was he not the Napoleon of the theater? Yes, Napoleon was the favorite character of both Belasco and the late Charles Frohman. Hanging incongruously above this collection was the Charles

MOTION PICTURES

Frohman painting of Napoleon, sent to Belasco as a “peace present” after the two old friends had been estranged for years—just another of “the governor's” little feuds. A note came with the painting, saying: “This is our mutual deity; and that is a horse he is riding, though my friends say it’s a cross between a cow and an antelope.” Such had been for years “the stage set” in which Belasco spent most of the hours of his life. Here had come the youthful Eagles seeking a job. Belasco happened to be hard hit financially at the moment. Later, when things improved, he gave her a role in “Daddies.” On her opening night she marie a terrible faux pas. Called before the curtain, she took all the bows. It had always been customary for the new star to come out with the producer and give him his chance for a few words. Not Jeanne! Belasco was enraged.

FRANCE GREETS U. SJAYORS Gay Celebration Is Held to Welcome Officials. By United Press HAVRE,* France, May 22.—Touring mayors from America, most of them abroad for the first time, stepped ashore to start a month’s sojourn as the guests of the government of France. Chief executives of cities from all sections of the United States, eager as schoolboys to “get going;” spent Thursday night on board the liner lie de France, in port off Havre. A gay celebration was offered in Havre, their first point of contact with the French nation on a visit which is to last a month. POPPIES TO BE SOLD Proceeds Will Help Needy Victims of War. Poppies will bloom for the dead of the World war not only in Flanders fields Saturday, but throughout the United States, as the American Legion Auxiliary takes to the field again on its annual Poppy day. In Indianapolis, as in many other cities,. sentinels from the auxiliary will guard street corners with orders to let none by without proper credentials—a red poppy, made by some disabled veteran of the war. Proceeds of the poppy sale will go, as in former years, to relief of needy victims of the war.

AMUSEMENTS ENGLISH ‘tk’sr

UP P°?/i

Exciting, fast-moving comedy! Sunday Nite —Seats Now . . . human as "Madam© X” . , • bigger than "Strang© interlude” “STREET SCENE” Casey Cast Includes Dora Misha MERANDE FEREXZO Eleanor WESSEEHOEFT Os original N. Y. Cos., and Milton Byron, Carl Brickert and 50 others!

Sensible Prices and Good Shows < . . AT THE LYRIC every day, week and month in the year—l Till \v%. 25s 11 00 Till 6:00 ! sc-35cl Sindays i sc-50c I {INAL “6 CYLINDER LOVE” I HERMAN TiMBERG TODAY with Edvrard Everett Horton :nd Great stag© show BrtowT-iwy .M iNßiAmPour WW’ Famous Dancing Yt sW-* Comedian Star of “New I ROXY LA ROCCA j THELMA ¥ I 1 WHITE 3 fe I O’BRIEN and \ lB m r*SL I — I “ Steps and Riddles ’* 1 nIPU & CO-EGS 1 A Riot of l ays BELTON Riwn “ . I Rip-roarinc^^€gßP^TlC|i| I Se.” 1 I WHAT WAS SHE? 1 “Just B ■ i ABIMcIR & nJuSUn t antu sho tried to quit the | LlV“*”*. s „ I racket—and then she found—???? u JwL. w MaiCiarkb ■ . ‘jKi Blal 9 “let ©very man. The romance es

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ONE great name after another crossed the threshold—E. H. Sothem, Lenore Ulric; Frances Starr signed her contract without reading it; David Warfield, Helen Gahagan—the whole big parade of Broadway. Stars came and stars went. New ones rose as old ones left. And Broadway built a legend that Belasco fell in love with each beautiful new one that came his way. This probably grew from another legend that “the dean” would not tolerate the marriage of any of the beauties that he had built into famous actresses. It was marriage that caused his breach with Leslie Carter. But vanity and pride were probably the true causes of his annoyance. Had he not found the spark of genius in them; developed it and brought it out? How ungrateful—to marry and desert him! As for his own marriage, the girl he had wed in his western youth calmly accepted every quirk and eccentricity of his character. Viewing him as a genius, she accustomed herself to his changing moods, and though they had not lived together just before her death, neither had they legally separated nor considered divorce. The End

MOTION PICTURES

Which of these made her own love laws

1 COHRMJ NN6EL S H SIOHEY 1

AMUSEMENTS

ORPHAN HERO LOSESHIS LIFE Edward Nichols, 15, to Be Buried Saturday. Last rites for~an orphan boy who drowned in an attempt to save the

life of his chum will be held Saturday morning at 9 at St. John’s Catholic church with the funeral of Edward Nichols, 15. Nichols, a former pupil at St. John’s school, died Wednesday in C o lumo us, 0., when he attempted to save the life of another playmate who was swimming in a

IS® Ufa

Nichols

clay pit near that city. The St. John’s school and former city schoolmates of the youth will attend the funeral. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. The boy lived, up to a year ago, at McCarty and Michaels street. Hp was an athlete, and shortly before the double tragedy won the shotput in a field and track meet in Columbus with a toss of 36 feet 5 inches. Three brothers, Francis and Bar-

SELLING OUT

OUR COMPLETE HIGH-GRADE STOCK OF FURNITURE a 3-Piece Living Room Suite Multi-colored jacquard velour. H <; T g w a wj*. v 1 - Well built, walnut finish. End LAWN BENCH l^ 2M value * Sellins ° ut SI.OO WSRmSwsr cac.s*** Capitol Furniture Cos. ™ win Hold Any . _ ___ made ar*"s£?*■' 211 East Washington St* r *" seme!,t, . . so that As we hare r&sss*. Opposite Courthouse überiiten “ for storage ac- . > can be had. eommodations. "

Hm 1 i |eX salt completely designed and hand- | l ar Appofnentent. CaU Lincoln 9443 ■

New Envoy

;'v ' ® *4 ,■’& ™ g — P9 ™ g ” a^‘

First ambassador to the United States from the new Spanish republic, Salvadore De Madaringa is shown above as he arrived in New York en route o Washington. He is an internationally noted historian. He minimized the gravity of recent attacks on church property in Spain, describing them as the ‘‘product of mob uprising,” and not a “definite movement.” nard Nichols, of Columbus, 0., and Lawrence Nichols, Indianapolis, and a sister, Rose Nichols, survive.

ANNOUNCER HOOVER l President to Go on Air From Study Tonight. WASHINGTON. May 22.—President Hoover will play radio announcer for himself in the White House study tonight. Broadcasting companies have &r-

MOTORISTS URGED TO BUY DECORATION DAY TIRES NOW

The purchase of tires, the most important item to the success of the Decoration day, or for that matter, any trip, should not be left to the last minute. “Motor is t s are taking advantage of the splendid values we are offering

ART ROSE

in Miller Gearer-to-the-Road Tires and the unusual trade-in allowance on old tires to start the season with that question settled not only for the present but for many thousands of miles of future motoring,' stated Art Rose of the Rose Tire Company.

PAGE 21

ranged at his request to eliminate the services of announcers at the White House. Mr. Hoover has been coached as to his cue for beginning his speech and will plug the microphone in himself. The occasion is the national advisory educationl aassociation dinner to Professor Robert Millikan, in New York, and Mr .Hoover’s cue will be given by Millikan from California. He will try the same thing Saturday from his Rapidan fishing camp.

Miller Geared-to-the-Road Tires are built with the extra quality and stamina that warrants the makers and the Rose Tire Cos. to Issue a wTitten guarantee that they will outwear any other tire in the same price class. The Rose Tire Cos offers motorists the convenience of a charge or budget account. Commenting on service, Art Rose said: “We have plenty of space and plenty of extra help so that we can give quick, efficient, courteous service.” The radio feature of the Rose Tire Cos. will be presented Saturday at 3:35 P. M. over WKBF with Cliff Nazarro as guest artist.