Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 130, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 October 1931 — Page 14

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BOOZE CAUSING MARITAL RIFTS, JUDGES ASSERT Most Divorces Involve Rum Issue, Officials of County Reveal. Drunken husbands who beat their wives Me sending scores to the divorce fturts. Marion county fudges observe, despite the eighteenth amendment. •'Did I understand your plaintiff to say her husband was sober only once or twice a week?” Judge John Kern asked in superior court one today. ‘‘Yes, your honor,” the plaintiff's council answered "The same old story,” the judge continued, "it is alarming the number of divorce complaints which mentiof liquor as a cause of trouble.” Repeated Often Each Day This scene is repeated several times each day in the county’s five superior courts. Judge William A. Pickens declares that the liquor question is involved in most every divorce hearing in superior court three. He agrees with Judge Kern “That even in these prohibition days, the majority of divorce cases have the liquor problem entering into them in some form.” Freedom Also Blamed Freedom of women and frequency of liquor parties in the home are given as two of the chief causes of divorce in the opinion of Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams. "Women working in factories in close proximity to men in this day of freedom of the sexes is one of the prime causes of divorce,” Judge Williams stated. “Divorce is the inevitable result of hasty marriages growing out of familiarity in industry and business,” he believes. PARALYSIS Oi\l DECLINE 110 Fewer Children Suffering From Disease, Report Shows. /'.// Science Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—A decrease in infantile paralysis all over the country appeared in the reports of state health officers to the United States public health service here for the week of Oct. 3, the last for which figures are available. The total was 955, which is 140 less than the previous week's total. States still reporting large numbers of cases were Massachusetts, 142; New York, 135; New York City, 140, and Michigan, 112. These figures are all lower than those reported last week by the same states, however.

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TWELVETREES TO OPEN AT CIRCLE _________________________^ Star Has Role of a Woman With a Bad Past in ‘A Woman of Experience/ Which Starts Its Run Today. HELEN TWELVETREES opens on the Circle theater screen today in her latest vehicle, “A Woman of Experience." This production is a wartime melodrama without a single battle scene, and the action takes place in Vienna against a lavish background. The story deals wth Elsa, a registered woman of Vienna, who finds that the primrose path does not lead to service to her country. Volunteering as a nurse, she is turned away, but Major Schmidt sees in her beauty the opportunity to trap a spy. Her "experience” proves fruitless as she falls in love with Karl Runyi, idealistic young scion of a noble Hungarian family. Ten glorious days

and a forgotten mission. Then Karl is forced to leave for a dangerous submarine mission. Alone, Elsa realizes she is unworthy of Karl’s love. She sends him a note telling him of another sweetheart as she prepares to keep her promise to Major Schmidt. Elsa then becomes a constant companion to the conniving Von Lichstein, until obtaining the- information he was after, he attempts to escape to his country. In a plan to trap Von Lichstein, to prevent his departure until officials arrive, Elsa is wounded. When Karl returns, a hero, Elsa is convalescing, she promises at last to marry him. Karl’s mother defiantly comes to Elsa and says she will tell Karl of her past rather than permit the marriage. In answer to the mother’s words that their marriage could not last more than six months, Elsa reveals the fact that she can not live longer than that. Karl’s mother can no longer withhold ner consent. Miss Twelvetrees appears in the role of Elsa, William Bakewell is seen opposite her as Karl, and Lew RADIO IS IMPROVING Sun Spot Activity on Wane, Professor Reports. IS,’/ Science Service DELAWARE, 0., Oct. 9.—Radio reception is getting better, and it will continue to improve during winter months, attaining conditions not duplicated since the great improvement in radio receivers and the advent of high-powered transmitting stations of recent years. This is the observation and prediction of Dr. Harlan T. Stetson, director of Perkins observatory of Ohio Wesleyan university, here, who has made careful studies of the relation between sunspots and radio reception. Dr. Stetson says that during the last six months radio reception improved 400 per cent. During the same period, sunspot activity became less, the sunspot index for September being only half its March value.

Cody portrays Captain Von Lichstein. Others in the cast include H. B. Warner, Zazu Pitts, Franklin Pangborn and George Fawcett. A comedy with Chi Sale, “Cowslips,” is a highlight of the added attraction program. a a a Other theaters todsfy offer: “Five Star Final” at the Indiana, “Arizona” at the Lyric, “Palmy Days” at the Palace, Eddie Quillan in “Sweepstakes” at the Ohio, “The Road to Singapore” at the Apollo, and burlesque at the Mutual.

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REFINANCE PLAN TO CUT COUNTY LEVYj. CENTS Tax Rate Slash Proposal Is Drawn Up by Harry Dunn. Recommendation that the state tax board slash' an additional 5 cents from the Marion county tax rate, proposed for 1932, was submitted today by the county council. Councilmen announced they have approved a refinancing plan prepared by County Auditor Harry Dunn-by which the burden of $375,000 of bonds due to mature in 1932, would be distributed over a twentyyear period. This reduction would lower the county’s tax rate to 29 cents, the lowest in several years, and s’g cents below last year’s levy. The 5-cent cut must be approved by the state tax board at its meeting Saturday, before it becomes

effective. The board has indicated its approval, according to Dunn. “This reduction is made to offset increases in taxes necessary to finance poor relief expenditures,” Councilman Roy Sahm declared today. At a rate of interest not to exceed 3*2 per cent, cost of refinancing the bonds will not be more than $6,000 a year, Dunn explained. This action by the council reduces the sinking fund levy from 13.5 cents on each SIOO taxable property to 8.5 cents. The tax board is expected to leave the other three levies, general

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Nature Is All Mixed Up SALEM, 0.. Oct. Nature is “aii mixed up" in Mahoning county, according to E. G. Boyles, a farmer near here. Autumn leaves and cherry blossoms are falling together.