Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 116, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1932 — Page 13

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Le Roy MacLeod

Another Hoosier author is receiving more praise because of his latest novel, “The Years of Peace.” Le Roy MacLeod is the author, and he was born at Anderson, Ind., and was educated at De Pauw. He started to write when he became a reporter in Colorado Springs. Later he founded an advertising agency in Los Angeles. Now he is devoting all of his time to writing. His publisher is the Century Company.

BY WALTER D. HICKMAN IHAVE before me a merry little book called “Who’s Hooey?" by Arthur Zipser and George Novack, with caricatures by Rainey Bennett., Jt is published by E. P. Dutton & Cos. and sells for sl. As the title page tells you, this j book is a collection of the nit wit- i ticisms of notable men and women. These nitwit expressions, often \ funny as well as ridiculous, have j been culled from newspapers and magazines. The remarks range on j the male side from Herbert Hoover to Rudy Vallee. and on the other j side from Mae West to Aimee McPherson. Here is not a joke book, but a j collection of remarks and opinions of men and women who always make the front page the second they open their mouths. Take Mae West's bright remark—*T'm afraid my play writing efforts have been terribly misunderstood"— and I believe that you will agree with me that here is a most pro- j found statement. Then consider the wTighty statement of Mahatma Gandhi and w hen you consider his attire you will appreciate the statement more than ever. Gandhi states— “I was never made to be ornamental.” And Ely Culbertson, voices his feeling when he states,” I am tired of bridge experts.” J. B. Priestley lets the w'orld know —“Pretty girls are delightful creatures, but they are not necessarily the noblest w'orks of God.” But the one I like best of all is the expert opinion of Norma Shearer—"Blondes have to keep cleaner than brunettes.” If you want a new' type of a book, then by all means get hold of "Who’s Hooey.” It is a honey, believe me. 0 0 * "The Bulletin of the Art Association of Indiapapolis, Indiana John Herron Art Institute” for September is a splendid edition because it concerns "American Paintings" and lists those in view at John Herron. “The story of American painting j Is more effectually illustrated in the collections of the John Herron Art Institue than is generally realized." the bulletin states. It is pointed out that the special showing of American paintings now , going on at the institute “has been undertaken to call attention to the scope of this collection and to help the visitor understand the changes that have taken place during the last 100 years. The bulletin is beautifully illustrated to prove the contention that great strides have been made in American painting. The collection also shows the worth of the contributions of Indiana painters, past and present. 0 a * Have just received a copy of The Poetry Contest." a dramatic phantasv in three acts with a prologue J and epilogue in verse by Henry Brenner, published at St. Meinrad, j Ind.. by the Raven. I have not had time to get into this but I wdll in a verv short time. I firmly believe that this man Brenner is a comer in the field of verse. 000 Sometime ago I told you about a great book for children. It was "The Cruise of Mr. Christopher Columbus," which told the life story of the discoverer of America in a way that any child could understand it. The authors. Sadyebeth and Anson Lowitz have done the same! thing with George Washington. They have called the book General George the Great," and It has just ! been published by Ray Long and Richard R. Smith. Inc. These books were started by the authors when their 4-year-old daughter wanted them to tell her stories about real people. There were no such books. Now there are, thanks to these parents. In the latest book the authors tell the real story "of a real boy who lived two hundred years ago when this country was brand new and brimful of Indians.” Don’t deprive your child of enjoy, ing “General George (he Great.” It sells for $1.50. a a a The Poetry Society of South Carolina has this year awarded its Sinkler prize to Allen Tate for his volume, "Poems IMB-1931," which the Soribners published this spring.

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‘MELTING POT’ SWAMPED BY FUN DEMANDS Lack of Games to Amuse New Americans Hampers Settlement Work. \ AID EVICTED FAMILIES i Already Over-Taxed Families Now Must Care Also for Shantytowns. The city's “melting pot” is boil- ' ing over with no outlet for its amusement steam. The “pot,” where the four corners of the earth meet, is the American Settlement, 617 West Peyl street. It is there that hourly in the day or night that the foreign L born and their children come to play or learn how to play American games. But ill times are made worse in ' the settlement by the lack of games for evenings of amusement and too few books for those learning the A. B. C.s of Americanism. “I’ve read all the books on the shelves. Haven't you got something I haven’t read,” is the plaint received by Miss Mary Rigg. superintendent of the settlement, from Slovakian curlyheads and darkhaired Rumanians. Serves Evicted Families An extensive program of social activities and "play” parties for the j is handicaped by the need : of 'Artificial stimulus in more checkerboards, more backgammon ; tables, more puzzles, more books in both foreign and English languages, i Anew factor, that has increased the need for recreational facilities, is the addition of the evicted communities of Hooverville and Curtisville, on the west bank of the White river, to the settlement's! patronage. Where, in prosperity years, the settlement was the educational and j social haven of those of foreign | birth or extraction, now it has at its doorstep pleading for aid. amusement. and medical help the tenants of the tinned shacks along White river. Bank Failure Worst Enemy They are Americans by birth and ancestry but in the settlement no j creed or race line divides, and so a community fund body that has i helped new-born Americans for ) years is proving itself a true melt- ; ing pot by adding the evicted unemployed to its rolls. “The foreign-born and their families don't form the charity lists of the settlement. Someone in their faimilies has a little bit of work and someway, somehow they get along without asking for charity,” says Miss Rigg. She estimates that outside of a dozen or so w* ’ows in the 3,000 foreigners living in the settlement district, the rest are able to eke out an | existence without recourse to j "made-to-work” baskets. “One city bank failure proved to be the settlement’s worst enemy,” Miss Rigg said. Health CL|nic Is Necessary Another threat to the settlement’s j calm is that of abolishment of the | health clinic. The clinic's doctor was paid by another social agency! of the city. A cut in the budget of the companion agency forced the; burden of payment for the clinical service on to the settlement. “Our budget is around $7,000. a year, and if we can possibly see our j way we want to include the clinic's j cost in next year’s budget,” Miss ! Rigg said. But while the settlement awaits ! the answer to this question, the j clinic is being continued for par- 1 ents and children through the kind- j heartedness of the attending physician. Building Is Inadequate The settlement’s building has been totally inadequate for years. It has been termed “firetrap.” “matchwood.” by fire wardens. E v ery possible precaution is taken to prevent a blaze in the twostory wooden structure. It is estimated that the settlement serves a little town of approximately 4.000 persons through its nursery, educational rooms, sewing classes, and social events. DIES ON HEALTH TRIP Mrs. Lois Knefler Succumbs in Tucson. Ariz. Mrs. Lois Pratt Knefler. 1214 Golden Hill drive, died Thursday j in Tucson. Ariz., according to word received by relatives. Mrs. Knefler, j widow of Ernest Knefler, left Indianapolis Monday on a trip for her health. She was born in Indianapolis, and lived here all her life. She was widely known for her interest in civic and music affairs. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

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HUNT IN VAIN TWO YEARS FOR JUDGE

Justice Crater Entered Taxi and Rode Into Oblivion

This is the second sterv in a series of six on the stranee cases of America s most famous missinc nerons. a subject made timelv bv the disappearance of Colonel Raymond Robins, friend of President Hoover. B 1 ROBERT TALLEY NEA Service Writer tCopyright. 1932. NEA Service Inc.! IN a lifetime which no shadow seems ever to have crossed. Joseph Force Crater had worked his way upward from a law* clerk to a position of honor and .trust as a justice of the supreme court of New York. He served in that high office just four months and then, in August, 1930, he did this: Returned unexpectedly to New York City from his vacation at Belgrade Lake, Maine, telling Mrs. Crater that he had just received a telephone call relative to political business. Silent three days in his chambers at the New York county courthouse and on the last day was seen tearing up papers and putting other papers in a brief case and in four cardboard boxes, according to his secretary, Joseph Mara. Sent Mara to cash two checks totaling $5,100, which Mara did. Took the money and the boxes of papers and the brief case to his apartment on Fifth avenue, and then said he was “going up in Westchester county for a swim.” He never went for the swim; at 6:30 p. m. he purchased one theter ticket at an agency in Times Square; an hour later he” dined with friends in a restaurant in West Forty-fifth street; when the meal was finished he stepped into a taxicab, weaved a smiling goodby—and rode away to the Port of Missing Men. tt o a SINCE that day in early August, 1930, New York police have conducted the most intensive search in the history of the department—and the most futile. Upward of $200,000 has been spent, will-o-the-wlsp clews from many parts of the United States and even foreign lands have been run to earth, every known or conceivable avnue of possibility has been explored. And yet, after two years, ■ the mystery of Justice Crater today is as deep as the mystery of the grave itself. Equally baffling is the mystery of the motive. Whatever this motive was, it has never been disclosed. Os course, there were countless rumors—hints of clandestine romances with Broadway Chorus girls, of secret love trysts, of political scandals. The latter seemed to be most likely, for Judge Crater dis-

BETROTHAL OF WALESHINTED Prince Again Is Linked With Ingrid of Sweden. By United Press LONDON, Sept. 23.—Europe’s royal matchmakers revived their whisperings Thursday when the prince of Wales, world’s most eligible!, bachelor, departed by airplane for Scandinavia, home of the world’s most eligible princess. It has been two years since rumor connected the names of Britain's royal heir and the slender, goldenhaired Princess Ingrid, granddaughter of King Gustav V of Sweden. On this occasion, as before, reports of an impending engagement are almost certain to be denied, but society circles profess to see unusual significance in this visit. For one thing, it was described as “a private family visit.” Just before leaving, moreover, the prince spent some time with his royal parents at Balmoral. Still again, those who observe formalities point out that it is the prince's first visit to the Swedish court and, as such, the most appropriate occasion for asking the hand of 22-year-old Ingrid. The prince will not reach Stockholm until about Oct. 1. FETE STORE EMPLOYES Leader Officials Give Winning Sales Team Dinner. Sixteen employes of the Leader store, members of the winning team in the store’s anniversary sales contest, were entertained at dinner in the Washington Thursday night. A theater party followed the dinner. Aaron Unger, president, made a brief talg congratulating the winners.

IT MEANS CHILLY BATHS FOR FRESHMEN

Rome fell. Marc Antony did, too, when he saw Cleopatra. Summer always takes a fall to Autumn. In fact today's the day that summer hits the canvas. , And today's the day that the “frosh" of Indiana Central college are due to fall in Lick creek. Freshman and sophopiore classes at the school are shown here in the annual tug-o-war along the

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 23, 1932

Two years and the expenditure of $200,000 by investigators has y deepened the fog of mystery that veils the strange disappearance Justice Force Crater, shown at the left. Above is Sally Lou Ritz. r Broadway dancer, who, with her parents, dined with Crater on . in/'r o nATr the hight he vanished and was one of the last to see him. At'right UUbTICc USATeB is Mrs. Stella Crater, the missing jurist’s wife.

appeared just when wholesale graft charges involving other New York judges were daeing investigated. Yet, after long inquiry, the at-torney-general's office could find no connection between the Crater disappearance and the judicial probe. The papers that Mara helped Crater take to his apartment were never found. Ttt a tt HE driver of the taxicab in which Justice Crater drove away into oblivion never was located, despite the best efforts of New York detectives. The single theater ticket he purchased that evening had not been used. Every clew led to a blank wall of mystery.

Social Insurance Aids Germany in Post-War Period of Distress

Billy the Kidder Famed Outlaw of Old West Not Slain as Supposed, Says Rancher.

Bn L nited Press Mentone, Tex., sept. 23. Billy the Kid. famed outlaw and killer of the old west, still is alive. That is the contention' of a ranger living near here who has refused use of his name “for fear friends of Billy might make it tough for me.” His story is that Sheriff Pat Garrett, credited with slaying the outlaw, was fond of Billy, and in his place killed a Mexican. The kid supposedly was shot to death in a dark room.* It is not certain his body was ever positively identified. Billy, now an aged, whitehaired man. lives in the hills, and comes into the settlements only to play his fiddle’ at dances, the rancher said. WHISKY SEIZED BY COPS Two Held After Police Find Booze in Auto. One ten-gallon keg and a gallon glass jug containing whisky were found Thursday night when police stopped the automobile of Samuel Dove, 23, of Bainbridge, in the 600 block Kentucky avenue. With Dove was William Cheshire, 33, of Greenfield. Both men were charged with blind tiger and transportation of liquor. Dove also was charged with failure to have a certificate of title for his car.

banks of Lick creek near the campus. As the photo was snapped the “frosh,” shown on the left, were on their way water-ward. And about the only blessing the "freshies” find in the annual ducking is the fact that it comes on Friday—today—and there'll be no need of a Saturday night bath.

Two years and the expenditure of $200,000 by investigators has only deepened the fog of mystery that veils the strange disappearance of Justice Force Crater, shown at the left. Above is Sally Lou Ritz. fair Broadway dancer, who, with her parents, dined with Crater on the night he vanished and was one of the last to see him. At' right is Mrs. Stella Crater, the missing jurist’s wife.

A $5,000 reward for information as to Justice Crater’s whereabouts was offered by the New York board of aldermen. Ten thousand circulars bearing his photograph were mailed to sheriffs, police chiefs and American consulates in every land. False clews sent detectives hopping about the country on wild goose chases—a barber in North Dakota had shaved him, he had been seen in the Adirondacks. he was a patient in a Virginia sanitarium, his body had been found floating in the water off New England. Over long distance telephone from Montreal came a report to New York police that seemed hot. Avery calm voice said:

R. Clyde White, professor of sociology and director of the bureau of social research at Indiana university, has just returned from Germany where he completed a study of social experiments. His observations on unemployment insurance as carried on in Germany are contained in the following article, written exclusively for the United Press. BY PROFESSOR R. CLYDE WHITE Director of Social Research, Indiana University (Written for United Pressi BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 23.—Social insurance has given political and social stability to Germany without which the nation probably could not have survived the post-war period Os distress, in the opinion of the Association of German Industries as well as the labor organization. The workingman has been assured that if he is sick, he will have care; if he is injured, he will have compensation, and if permanently disabled, he will receive a weekly benefit for the remainder of his life. The effect is to give the workingman a feeling of security. The threats of old age and illness are mitigated by the certainty that provision has been made for them by the nation.

Before the depression began, the unemployment insurance system was strong enough to care for idle men. It met all its* obligations up until 1930. At that time, because of continued unemployment, the government loaned the fund a large amount of money. Probably much of this will not be repaid. As unemployment mounted to six millions, other relief means had to be devised. Poor relief was the second line of defense. This is paid out of local taxes. But this was not enough, so an intermediary system of relief was thrown between unemployment insurance and poor relief. This was called emergency relief, and was financed by the national government. These three kinds of unemployment relief are not to be confused. No German mistakes the dole for unemployment insurance benefits. Investigation of need strongly is emphasized. Unemployment insurance is from six to twenty weeks. If at the end of that time a man still is unemployed, he passes to emergency relief, which is less pei week. This extends from thirteen to thirty-eight weeks.

“I can’t tell you my name because I don’t care to get mixed up in it, but Judge Crater is now in Room 761 at this hotel. I am in the hotel now.” By the time the caller hung up, New York police had Montreal detectives on the phone. A squad of the latter rushed to the hotel, loudly rapped on the door of Room 761, forced the occupants to open it—and embarrassed a young couple on their honeymoon. The joke cost the practical joker $lO in telephone tolls. He, too. never was found. t tt 8 REPORTS that Justice Crater had been kidnaped for ran--1 som or murdered for the $5,100

When the investigator considers the man has received emergency relife as long as the situation warrants, but still is unemployed, he passes to poor relief, which is a still less amount, . Employers have sharp criticisms of the unemployment insurance system. They say unemployment does not lend itself to actuarial estimate, and they believe the legai right to benefits without investigation is unwise. They would make the receipt of unemployment benefits depend upon need which would be determined by investigation. Furthermore, they would inject as much local responsibility as possible into all unemployment relief, insurance or otherwise. However, they do not believe there has been inefficiency in administration of social insurance. That was striking, in view of the common American opinion that “politics” and inefficiency would be inevitable. No German believes social insurance can prevent depressions. But since the famous message of Kaiser Wilhelm I in 1881, Germans have believed the workingman is entitled ! to protection against the inevitable | vicissitudes of life. —— Strawberry Growers to Meet By Times Special LAFAYETTE. Ind., Sept. 23. Spring Mill state park, near Mitchell, is to be the meeting place for near 1,000 strawberry growers from the several berry-producing counties who will attend the first annual Southern Indiana Strawberry day program at 1 o’clock the afternoon of Oct. 1.

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he is supposed to have had with him at the time of nis disappearance persisted, but they, too. still lack confirmation. From time to time bodies thought to be his have been found at various places in the United States, but none could be so identified. Justice Crater's dinner companions on the night he vanished could offer nothing to clear the mystery. They were William Klein, a Broadway attorney, a show girl named Sally Lou Ritz and Miss Ritz's parents. They left the retaurant at about the same time he drove away in the taxicab. He seemed in good spirits and there was nothing to arouse their suspicions Another factor, in the case, which it seems would make Crater easy to identify, was his unusual physique. Though he was six feet tall and weighed 185 pounds, his head was so small that,he wore a size 6Ns hat and. despite his bulk, he wore a size 14 collar. Further details of his description say he wore tortoise-shell glasses for reading, a yellow gold Masonic ring, a square-shaped gold wrist-watch with leather strap and that he affected colored shirts. He was 41 years old. n * tt JUSTICE CRATER was a former law associate of United States Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, and had also taught law at Fordham. He was appointed to the supreme court bench of New York by Governor Roosevelt on April 8, 1930, on the recommendation of Senator Wagner and others. The senator ha# been unable to penetrate the fog of mystery that ha 6 enveloped his long-time friend. Clinging to the hope that her husband is still alive, Mrs. Crater believes he is either temporarily deranged or is being held captive. “I know of no reason why he left me or should have abandoned his career,” she says. “I do not believe he would have done so voluntarily and without constraint if he was of normal mind. Nor do I believe he would remain away, if still alive, save by mental infirmity or restraint.” Police Captain John Ayres, head of New York's missing persons bureau, says it is the strangest case he has ever experienced in his fifteen years in that kind of work. NEXT: The stranee disappearance of Dr. Charles Brancati. . the ex-harber, who became a millionaire. . . . Did he write those letters and telegrams that floated baek for weeks after he vanished—or were they written by his murderers?

HOOVER HEARS RAIL PAY PLEA | " * Protection Demanded by Million Workers. By Scripps-Howard Xewspaper Alliance, WASHINGTON, Sept. 23,-Presi-dent Hoover had before him today i the demand of a million railway workers that the nation protect ; them as it protected their employj ers, who now are demanding a deeper wage cut. The Railway Labor Executives ; Association, representing these men j told President Hoover, in effect, that he should have the Reconstruction Finance Corporation demand wage maintenance of railroad managements as a condition of further financial assistance. It was believed that while the interstate commerce commission, which must give joint approval to R. F. C. loans, probably could not make wage maintenance a condition of its approval, that the corporation itself probably has authority to do so. No comment on the demand of labor was made at the White | House. Franklin D. Roosevelts announced railroad program says railroad workers should be paid the highI est possible wages railroads could afford. i The labor executives’ statement said that new, when there are some hopeful signs that the depression may have run its course, and when i there; is renewed hope of economic recovery, “the railway employes find themselves menaced by a threat of further reductions of wages.” BURNS Jfc FATAL Coal Oil Stove Explosion Causes Woman’s Death. I By United Press RICHMOND, Ind., Sept. 28. j Burns* suffered in a coal oil explosion at her heme caused the | death of Mrs. Ruth E. Crane, 18, of Liberty, in Reid Memorial hospital here. STATE 20TH IN ROADS Spends Less for Highways Than Any Other of Neighbors. Indiana was twentieth in expenditures for .state highway construction in 1931, according to a tabulation made by the federal bureau of roads. The total expenditure for Indiana was set at $19,171,371, which is below that of any neighboring state for the same period. The total far Illinois was $38,345,977; Ohio, $32.465.921; Michigan. $34,634,765, and Kefttucky $224)52,577. S7OO Watch Reported Stolen Theft of a wrist watch valued at S7OO was reported to police today Mrs. Ida Langsenkamp. 3060 North Meridian street, Apartment j 202,

U. S. FOREIGN POLICY HINGES UPON LEAGUE • Action on German. Japan Crises Anxiously Is Awaited Here. ARMS FUTURE AT STAKE Nippon's Bridges Burned Behind Her in Bid for Power. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.—Future i foreign policy of the United States today hinges to no small degree upon what takes place at Geneva during the next ninety days Monday, in the little Swiss city by Lake Leman, the thirteenth as- ; sembly of the League of Nations will be called to order. On that day admittedly will begin a life or death i struggle for that body's very existI ence. Whether it will be death for the league depends upon how it handles the two paramount problems before | it, Japan’s armed seizure of Mani churia in violation of the covenant, and Germany's ultimatum demand- ; ing equal armament rights with | other powers as the price of her cooperation in world disarmament or i with the league. Although the United States is not j a member of the league, no major member is more vitally concerned ! over the outcome. Its national defense policy, as well as the whole j nature and extent of its participa- , tion in the post-war world peace machinery, will turn upon what happens at Geneva. America’s future Involved America's future in the Pacific also is directly involved, and the fancied security of the Philippines upset. In return for the security offered by the nine-power treaty guaranteeing China’s territorial and political independence, and by the fourpower pact of the Pacific safe- ! guarding its insular possessions in , those waters, the United States ; agreed ?o sink the better part of its j navy and virtually disarm the Phil- ; ippines and Guam. Basing its action upon the sanctity of these treaties, the United States scrapped fifteen of the mightiest dreadnaughts ever designed, totaling 618,000 tons, plus 227,000 tons of older battleships, and abandoned plans for further forti-i tying its possessions in the western ; Pacific. Today the sanctity of these agreements is challenged. Japan asserts the nine-power | treaty no longer applies. She has i invaded Manchuria, and virtually j converted that part ‘of China in a ; protectorate. Can Treaty Be Scrapped? If that treaty can be scrapped at will by any of its signatories, it is ! held here, no treaty—be it the four- ; power pact of the Pacific, the Kel- ! logg pact, the covenant of the j league, or any other—can any log---er safely be relied upon as a basis of international policy. Whether Japan gets away with her bold challenge is now up to the league. The league must decide whether to proceed with moral j sanctions, recall of ambassadors and boycott or with a policy of whitej wash. Japan has burned her bridges. ; She vows nothing can make her swerve from the course which h®r | “manifest destiny” dictates She ! intimates she will quit the league. | if the league will not whitewash her. The issue as viewed from Wash- ; ington is clear. The fate of all the post-war treaties and pacts upon i which the present hope of world | peace and disarmament, definitely | is at stake. Fateful Day Is Nearing If Germany makes good her j threat to quit the league, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey may go along with her. The final showdown at Geneva is not expected next week. The league i itself is reported almost in panic, and is playing for time. Japan has asked for a six weeks’ delay, and readily will be accorded it before her crucial case comes up. But observers here fear nothing can stave off. the fatal day much longer, however dilatory the gentlemen of Geneva. FOUR BOUND TO JURY ON ROBBERY CHARGES ! Accused of Staging Holdup of S. Meridian St. Car Man. Four men were held to the grand jury oft robbery charges today by Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer after their arrest by detectives I in connection with the robbery of Thomas Wilson. 951 West Thirtyfourth street, operator of a South Meridian street car, Aug. 17, 1931. It is alleged that Alex Tolson, 31, of 1413 Hanson avenue, and Leon Raymond Brittain, 26. of 218 South Warman avenue, robbed Wilson of $26.98. Charges of conspiracy were made against Frank White, 42, of 2338 Howard street, alleged owner of the revolver borrowed for use in the robbery, and Herbert Taylor, 218 South Warman avenue, who is alleged to have obtained a one-fourth share of the loot. BRENNER'S TO REOPEN Women's Apparel Shop Remodeled With Four Departments. W.th new fixtures and floor covering. Brenner’s women's and msises' apparel shop. 26 East Washington street, will be reoponed formally Wednesday night. The shop has four departments—dresses and coats, millinery, shoes and hosiery. An economy basement is operated in connection. The store front has been remodeled in modernistic scheme of black and silver.