Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 90, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1931 — Page 12

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BRITAIN GROANS UNDER BURDEN OF HEAVY TAX Rate Is Highest of World Nations; Commerical Crisis Imminent. Once the eommercie.l mi.itresi of the world. Great Britain today la supporting a hnge army of unemployed, facing dwindling foreign markets and is burdened with the heaviest taxation Imposed on any nation. Following is the first of a series of article* reviewing the economical, industrial, commercial, agricultural and financial life of the country. BY ARTHUR F. DEGREVE United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON. Aug. 24.—Great Britain has ner back to the wall, struggling firmly, but proudly, to regain lost industrial prestige and maintain her position as a leading world power. The mother of the great empire that covers one-sixth of the world’s surface is asking for no sympathy in the most serious economic crisis of modern history. Although a readjustment of Britain’s war debt to the United States would be welcomed, her statesmen have not made and are not considered likely to make the first move in this direction. On the other hand, leaders of all political parties here supported the government’s quick decision to accept President Hoover’s proposal for a one-year moratorium of war debts and reparations, even though it meant a loss to the budget of approximately $55,000,000 in payments from the dominion** for the fiscal year. World War Troubles Britain’s economic troubles date back to the end of the Wforld war. During the four years of strife, an unestimable amount of capital and wealth was destroyed. The national debt increased from $3,380,000,000 in 1914 to $37,175,000 - 000 in 1919. For two years after the Armistice, prices of commodities and wages remained high. The nation went on a spending spree. Everything was done to make England a land “fit for heroes to live in.” The national debt was further increased. Municipal debts soared. The standard of living of the British workmen was raised higher than that enjoyed by any others except in the United States. Prices Took Tumble The bubble burst in 1921, however, and during the next twenty months prices fell from 225 per cent to 155 per cent. The slogan “British and Best” no longer was sufficient to sell goods. The price was an essential item. On the eve of the general strike of 1926, Britain realized for the first time since the opening of the nineteenth century her supremacy of world markets was broken. The great strike, according to economists, nipped the nation’s best efforts to stage a comeback. Thus, for the last five years Britain has been suffering from a depression which is not transitory a?; that of other nations. Per Capita Tax Soars Taxes per capita have been raised from approximately $17.50 a year in 1914 to $75 in 1930; approximately $1,160,000,000 is spent each year on social services and another $1,535,000,000 yearly as interest on the national debt, which in 1930 totaled $47,515,000,000. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent in providing unemployment insurance, or—“the dole”—to the more than 2,500,000 unemployed, and the labor government in power steadfastly has resisted any efforts to lower the payments and in some instances has increased them. In 1921 a married man with a wife and two children received $5.25 a week unemployment insurance, when the cost of living index was 238 and now receives $7.25 which, with the relativee reduction in the cost of living has the same purchasing power as SIO.BO had in 1921. Urges Lower Rate A commission appointed by the government to investigate unemployment insurance conditions, recently made its report in which was included a recommendation that the amount of payments be revised drastically downward. The government, however, is expected to limit its activities to correcting well-known abuses of the scheme. The powerful labor unions have fought every effort to reduce wages which manufacturers and some economists insist is vitally necessary if costs of production are to be lowered to such an extent that Britain can compete again in foreign markets. Salaries have been cut in many crafts, yet because of the drop, in the cost of living the British workman still has a standard of living far in excess of that enjoyed by his continental colleague. Seek Jobs for Butler Students Part-time employment for as many Butler students as possibfe is being sought by officials of the university. Co-operation of local firms and residents has been sought. A large number of students each year find it necessary to earn part of their expenses while they are attending school.

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‘SILENCE’ IS GOOD MOVIE MELODRAMA Clive Brook Develops a Lot of Interesting Theater Into a Story That Is No Longer Very Young. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN AFTER you see Clive Brook in ’ Silence’’ you will have the feeling that you have seen some interesting melodramatic theater. “Silence” belongs to the handkerchief using era of theater and the screen. You will feel awfully sorry for the chief character, a rotter in life, but really noble in spirit. Our hero gets your tears and your sympathy right from the start because he has just a few hours before he is led to the electric chair. He refuses to talk to save himself. Then suddenly he begins his confession to a priest.

Then we have a series of finely executed flashbacks showing his life, his one real honest love affair, the crime which he did not commit and for which he was willing to go to the chair to protect the name of a

; young girl, it is the way the director has been able to merge the action of the flashbacks into the action of the present condition of the prisoner that gives this story a really big punch. In stories with a trick punch or climax, I I know I would not appreciate somebody tipping me off to the lowdown of the story. BPo I will not even

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tell you the strange twist, although I think “Silence” was done t as a si,lent movie. Maybe not, * but it was a stage melodrama. You are going to be interested in the melodramatic work of Brook, and he makes an unconvincing role very real. Here is a polished actor and he is good in such roles. Peggy Shannon is cute and sweet and really does some nice juvenile work. She really has two roles in this movie. I believe that this girl is growing rapidly. Marjorie Rambeau plays one of those rather tough molls who always seems at home when a beer keg is present. Rather think this pitcure will have no trouble in keeping you interested. Now at the Circle. MR. LAUREL AND MR. HARDY GO FULL LENGTH Always had the feeling that to make short length comedies successful was a harder job than making a good full length comedy. For several seasons, Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy have been my favorite short reel comedians and I was worried when I heard they were making a full length comedy. When rumors became more current and that they were really

making a burlesque on the “The Big House,” my fears became more acute and that feeling has not been all together erased even after I have seen “Pardon U s,” I know that many people did not like the last Charlie Chaplin movie because Charlie was not a comedy riot every second he was on the screen. And there are going to

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be many people who will expect Laurel and Hardy to knock ’em off of their seats because they were able to do it most of the time in two-reel comedies. These two comedians have several stunts that they do better than anybody in the business. Laurel is the most dumb looking thing in the business. This time he has a whistling tooth and the noise is rather raspberries in tone when in operation. And that gets Mr. Laurel in dutch with the prison guards. The funniest thing that Laurel and Hardy created was their going to bed in the same berth in a Pullman and they use the same idea when they try to go to bed in the same upper bunk in a prison cell. This picture to me is funny only in situations because the director has passed up some good comedy chances. This is noticeable in the

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cotton picking scene when Laurel and Hardy go blackface because they have escaped from prison. The reason that they went to prison was that Mr. Laurel sold some homemade beer to the wrong man—a the wrong man being a copper. While in blackface Hardy sings and the result is not pure comedy. Then Laurel bjeomes a hoofer and he gets by with that. It is not fair to think that Laurel and Hardy can make one laugh every second in a fulL length feature. Entertainment is not made that way. The reaction of a mass audience will tell the future of these two comedians in full length comedies. I think their forte is in two reel comedies. We will let the audiences decide that question because I probably will be in the very small minority. To me this picture did not cause me to break down and laugh madly. Be your own judge. Now at the Palace. KID HEROES * # RETURN TO SCREEN Huckleberry Finn (Junior Durkin) and Tom Sawyer (Jackie Coogan), return to the screen once more. You will find these two delightful youngsters of Mark Twain’s

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you the verdict of just a lad and his father. So when a picture can please all ages it must be a darn good picture. The story is just as clean as a hound’s tooth and it is honestly acted on the screen by Durkin and Coogan. This Coogan lad is growing up in the right direction. The main part of the siorv and 1 the best in the movie version is when Finn and Tom become pirates and hook up with two tramps. It is the fight in the basement of a southern home when the two lads ruin the plans of tramps to steal $14,000 buried in a barrel of apples. Here is a good and splendid fight and the boys turn out to be true heroes. Take your boy and girl to see this movie because it will make them forget paved streets and city life. And all will love the cute work of Mitzi Green as the little sweetheart. Here is a picture that the entire family should see and see together. Now at the Indiana. ft tt ft “Bought” with Constance Bennett is now in its second week at the Apollo. Judith Lowry is starred in “Skidding” now at English’s. Other theaters today offer: “The Star Witness” at the Lyric; “Caught” at the Ohio, and burlesque at the Mutual.

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i‘BROWN DERBY' BEGXONIN6 TO I THE EARLY BIRD They're Hopping Into the Race as Thick as Flies in Honey. The old early bird that caught the worm before it turned may be emulated in the Brown Derby contest. Ballots in the contest to name the city’s “most distinguished citizen” and crown him with the “kelly” and award him a bronze plaque on Sept. II at the Indiana state fair are breezing into the office of the Brown Derby editor of The Times. Old stagers know that in a few days the ballots will be dated and that hoarding of votes will mean they’ll be thrown out. So get your precincts in whether they’re Saturday’s votes or today, and whether they’ve been cast in a fish-pond or a bath-tub. Up and at ’Em Up and at ’em, early birds! Late Saturday night as the shades of day were falling as fast as a lean meal during Lent came a man from the camp of Frank C. Riley, attorney. He laid a sheaf of ballots on the derby editor’s desk and said, “There’ll be more where these come from.” The first list of standings will be published in Wednesday’s Times. But the big news for Tuesday is the naming of the judges. Every “Who’s Who” printed, dictionaries, old almanacs, mail-order catalogs, and train time-tables were scoured for suitable arbiters in this greatest of great contests. And at last they’ve been selected to do or die for old Brown Derby. And if the Bertillon experts can have their “mugs” ready in time you’ll see the pictures of this most infamous trio that £ver graced a Slickersham commission for the Brown Derby. Vote Today! Everybody! Don’t forget to vote the Brown Derby ballot in today’s paper. It’s in every edition and every day. Mail or bring to The Times’ derby editor. Here’s an early list of candidates in the field for the royal headpiece and the placque; Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, Police Chief Mike Morrissey, Rabbi Milton Steinberg Frank Mayr Jr., “Louie” Schneider, L. L Dickerson, “Shorty” Burch, Fire Chief Harry Voshell, Adolph Fritz, A1 Farb Roltaire Eggleston. A. C. Zaring, George Marott, Hugh McK. Landon, Emerson Chaille, Dick Evans, Tommy Dillon Hoosier Pete, Harry Wangelin, Louis Sagalowsky, Walter T. White, Tom Quinn Joseph McNamara, T. N. Taylor, “Mayor" Charles O. Ford (Ravenswood), Arthur L Gilliom, Lee Hottel, Fred Bates Johnson, William H. Remy. Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker, Art Rose, Ed McConnell, E. Kirk McKinney. “Rosy” Rosenberg, Dr. Walter E. Hemphill, Ralph Stonehouse, “Chuck” Wiggings, Judge W. H. Sheaffer, J. C. Vandiver, L. E. York. Merle Sidener, Frank C. Riley. Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner, George L. Winkler. Ed Burk. Alf Hogston, Robert McGregor, James A. Collins, Claude Worley. Prosecutor Herbert Wilson, Glenn B. Ralston. Ira Holmes, Lawrence Shaw, Norman Perry, James E. Deery. Judge John Kern, Judge Smiley Chambers, A. C. Sallee, Charles Cox Jr.. Billy Arnold, Nil Mclntyre. Tracy Cox, Archibald M. Hall, Howard Cadle.

fiction on the screen in a talking movie version of “Huckleberry Finn.” I will let the remarks of a youngster that I heard on leaving the theater give my verdict of this picture. The boy turned'to his father and said with glee, “Gee, dad, that was a fine movie.” And the boy’s father smiled at his son and said “it was great.” So I give

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CHILD DIES DF BURNS IN FIRE Girl In Family of Eleven Seared Trash Blaze. A trash fire in her back yard touched little Elizabeth Ann Nieten's childhood lust for daring, and she stepped too close. A spark, a flash, and her little dress was 5-year-old Betty's flaming shroud. Seared from her ankles to her head, she died in city hospital Sunday, a few hours after she was burned. Joseph Nieten. 571 North Tacoma avenue, her father, witnessed the mishap, grasped the child and the flames, but not before she suffered burns over her en- * tire body. While neighbors called police he applied unguents to the burns, until a city hospital ambulance arrived. Funeral services will be held at 2 Tuesday afternoon at the home, and burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Eleven brothers and sisters, besides the parents, survive her. The children are: -Edward, Ralph, Louis, Thelma, Richard, Melburn, Charles, Marie, Rose Mary, Raymond and Robert.