Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1933 — Page 5

APRIL 24, 1033

—Dietz on Science — IGNORE DIETING AND LIVE LONG, ADVISES WRITER Van Loon Credits Longevity of Family to Eating , ‘What They Liked.’ BY DAVID DIETZ fieriptv-Howard Science f.dilor Hendrik William Van Loon, distinguish'd historian and philosopher. tells that his great-grandmother died at the age of 90 to the great surprise of relatives who wondered what cut her life short. The Van Loon family standard seemed to be the the neighborhood of 97 or 98. Dr. Van Loon ascribes this old age of his family to tne fact it always followed one important rule: ‘They never eat anything except what they like.” His great-grandmotner. Dr Van Loon tells us, successfully ignored thirty-seven food fads during her lifetime. “No matter whether people insisted on living like cows, six pints of milk a day, or like whales, fish on Monday, fish on Tuesday, etc., or like squirrels, an exclusive nut diet, great-grandma ate whatever pleased her fancy of the moment and prospered exceedingly,” the noted historian continues. It is significant that the Van Loon family has a record of long life. And they were undoubtedly wise in eating whatever they pleased. Long Life Inherited But the chances are that the wise dictor’s great-grandma might have adopted a milk diet or a fish diet or a nut diet or any other kind of diet and lived equally long. The plain facts of the case seem to be that long life is inherited and that the people whose ancestors lived long have the best chance of living long. George Bernard Show is proof that an old man may live on a vegetarian diet and be spry, active and witty, providing that he was spry active and witty to begin with. Viljaulmur Stefansson, the arctci explorer, lived for almost two years on an exclusive meat diet just to show that it could be clone. Eats Only rMat I talked with him when he had been on the diet for about ten months. He looked no different at the time than he had ever done, and said that he felt absolutely no different. Dr. E. V. McVollum of Johns Hopkins university, pioneer student of vitamins, once said that the ideal meal was the French table d'hote dinner including ttie wine. It consisted of a tasty variety of al sorts of foods. The story i stold of a fomous doctor. a specialist upon stomach ailments, who tlod a patient he could eat anything he wished except creamed oysters. Pressed for an explanation, the doctor replied: "I had some last week and they almost killed me.” Much advice on food springs from similar sources. Danger In Overdose Dr. Van Loon's great-grandmother had the right idea about foods, even though following it may not necessarily enable you to live to be 97 or even 90. But itw ill help you to enjoy life. Present-day fads seem to concern vitamins. It is significant that a number of experiments, being carried on in important laboratories in various universities, are beginning to indicate that they may be such a thing as getting an overdose of vitamins. Apparently, the average person gets all the vitamins he needs from a varied diet which includesa normal amountof milk, butter, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits.

Great Concert Ends Season

BY WALTER D. HICKMAN In the same sentence I want to give credit to the Mendelssohn choir and to Giovanni Martinelli. In the next sentence I want to give credit to Mrs. Nancy Martens who was responsible for this great concert at Keith's Sunday afternoon. Never has the Mendelssohn choir under the direction of Elmer Steffen given as great a program as it it yesterday afternoon. Besides being in great voice, Martinelli was in the best of spirits. He is one of the mast human singers I have ever encountered. I could center all my attention upon his encores and that would take all my space. This tremendous thing did happen. The choir and Martinelli gave excerpts from ‘‘Cavalleria Rusticana '' When the choir and the soloist had finished with the famous • Drinking Song” an ovation rtarted which proved the worth of this fine number And then came an encore with the choir and Martinelli. And that is something unheard of in this sort of a concert. I must admit that I was lifted up as Martinelli sang "La Fleur quo tu m'avais Jetee” from "Carmen." Then the audience went mad. Then the big encore—“Pagliacci.'' Then the audience really went mad. Here was great singing with a big soul. I got wet around the eyes. That was the magic of the man. The choir excelled itself in singing "The Sower” as the third number in the choral suite of "Spanish Dances." j'ever has this choir appeared to better advantage than yesterday afternoon I am willing to go on record saying that this concert was the best Mrs. Martens has given this season. Nearly forgot something—the excellent work of Dorothy Knight Green as the accompanist for the choir and Frederick Schauwecker for Martinelli. This ends the Martens series for this season.

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‘Kong’ Is a Big Treat for Those Who Want Thrills Mussolini Does a Lot of Talking in His Own Favor in a Film That Is History as Well as a Record of Deeds. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN AM not so interested in what any one person does in “King Kong.” Here is a movie that makes a success of those who controlled the mechanics of the production. "King Kong” is about the wildest and the most far-fetched thing I have ever seen on the talking screen. This picture is great theater, but it is wild and beyond any reason. Here you see a man who has a fantastic dream—that of taking an expedition back years before man thought. It starts in a modern way with a heroine. *

He takes a boat with its modern crew and lands back thousands of years. The heroine, played by Fay Wray, is given as a gift to a strange god—Kong. Then the chase of the men to rescue the heroine. From then on you will have thrills and

more thrills. Ancient animals fight the brute as he tenderly carries our heroine from one adventure to another. I marvel at the way the sound nas been recorded as Kong, a giant cf an “ape,” fights one enemy after another. I ask you to watch the fight he has wish a big snake. Then get ready for another thrill

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as Kong fights a gigantic bird, which nearly snatches the heroine from his grasp. Fight after fight lands Kong as a captive on Broadway. The beast still is in love with our heroine and he about wrecks New York. He wrecks an elevated train and then climbs the Empire State building with the heroine in one big hand. Kong grabs an airplane out of the air as he fights on the top of this building. Do not ask me just how this picture was made. I dont" know. From the standpoint of mechanics, here is one of the movie of the world. And it is great theater. Here is a rr.nvia via is different from anvth i n<’ " e seen lately. Now at the Apollo. nan MUSSOLINI TURNS OUT TO BE AN ACTOR When you go to see "Mussolini Speaks” I ask you to be in a frame of mind that will absorb a pretty big dose of “I.” Shaw has the reputation of being the best one-man show in the world. After I saw ‘Mussolini Speaks” I

was convinced that here was the best cne-man movie cast I have ever seen. Here is a movie record of what Mussolini claims he has accomplished in Italy. This picture is causing a lot of talk. It is a heavy dose of this one-man power in Italy. It is not theater in the regular sense. It is dangerously near propaganda. and yet it

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is history cf what this man has accomplished by anew system of government. There are no failures recorded. but everything presented is a success. After seeing this picture I have a better idea of the man then I ever had. Mcst of the picture is devoted to one of his great talks in hour ring th" black-shirt march upon Rome. Then the cameraman takes you back by the means of flashbacks to what Mussolini has done in changing the map of Italy. Lowell Thomas gives a good and intelligent talk as Mussolini speaks in his native tongue And Thomas has done a good and honest ,tcb in tossing the entire argument into your own lap. He asks you to watch the man. study his career and then form your own opinion. That is fair. But the proof that he gives is the proof that Mussolini desires the wo'ld to accept. H"re is strange and 'confusing theater, but it does give one a good id "a of what Mussolini thinks of ’•imself. And as far as I can judge it is a bill of sale. Now at the Circle. a tt a THIS MOVIE HANDS OUT MANY REAL THRILLS The fact is that “Today We Live” is a story of the World war with a new idea behind it. Yes, we have the girl who loves

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with the sweetheart of her youth. But this movie has more than that as a reason to see it. It has anew idea in thrills. I saw : for the first time on the screen a series of motorboat raids upon an enemy boat. Here is action that is different. because it is contrasted with what the boys did in the air to make , the world safe for

j somebody. The fact is, the story is more important than anything Joan Crawford does in this movie. The scenes showing the air raids during the World war are not different from those we have seen many times, but the raids at sea are different and daring. And these scenes make “Today We Live” more than just a sex movie. Joan has three leading men this time. They are Gary Cooper. Robert Young and Fanchot Tone. Watch this man Tone. He is tremendous and lives up to my prediction that he would be a somebody one of these daj's in the movies. And so you will not get w-orried Miss Crawford has not smeared up her eyelids and her lips with too much of makeup. And that is a relief. This movie has been beautifully photographed. And it is full of flights in the air and on the water It has thrills and real suspense. Miss Crawford is in the cast, but her three leading men stage all the thrills. Now at the Palace. e u o THINKING AGAIN OF AMOS AND ANDY' It may be a little late to discuss the personal appearance of Amos and Andy as they concluded their two-day engagement at the Indiana last night. Here are the first two individuals making a "personal appearance” that I have seen who have not dis-

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: point—their act is right. Then they found time to go to the studio of WKBF for me to interview them. I have interviewed some of the biggest names in show business over this station, but Amos and Andy j gave me the most satisfaction. Telephone call after telephone call, as well as personal conversations with many people since that broadcast showed me at least that Indianapolis enjoyed everything they did while in the city. Ace Berry has done a lot of big things in his career in this city, but his Amos and Andy booking is his biggest accomplishment. Today, without Amos and Andy, the Indiana is offering "Girl Missing.” with Ben Lyon. Glenda Farrell and Mary Brian. Here is a comfy movie. Ed Resener and the orchestra is presenting a drinking song overture, ; which I told you that Ed was plan- ! ning to give some days ago. Other theate's today offer: Louie j Lowe, at the Terminal; "Under the Roofs of Paris,” at the Ohio, and burlesque at the Colonial. Rebekah Lodge Party Set Capitol Rebekah lodge will give a card party at 2:30 Wednesday at | the lodge hall, Hamilton and Wash--1 ington streets.

ANDREW WAHL, FORMER CITY OFFICIAL, DIES Taken at Home Following Indigestion Attack: Active Democrat. Andrew H. Wahl. 62. of 24 North Holmes avenue, former city councilman, died Sunday in his home following an attack of indigestion, which he suffered after return from an automobile ride with members of his family. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 Wednesday in the home, and at 9 in St. Anthony’s Catholic church. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Mr. Wahl was an active w T orker in Democartic politics many years. He served as a member of the board of public safetv from 1914 to 1917, and as a representative to the Indiana general assembly in 1911. He had been a resident of Indianapolis fifty-two years, coming here when he was 10, from his birthplace in North Vernon. Native of Canada Taken Following an illness of several days. Mrs. Louise Van Liew, 62, a native of Canada, died Sunday in her home, 315 Buckingham drive. Services will be held at 3:30 Tuesday in the Flanner <fc Buchanan mortuary, 25 West Fall Creek boulevard. Place of burial has not been decided. Mrs. Van Lieuw had been a resident of Indianapolis eighteen years. Former City Woman Dead Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Stace, 71. a former resident of Indianapolis, who died Friday in her home in Concord. N. H., will be held at 10:30 Wednesday in Richmond, Ind. Burial will be in Richmond. Survivors are a son. Walter L. Stace; a sister, Mrs. L. C. Schwerin, and a brother, Leslie E. Peck, al l of Indianapolis. Mrs. Stace formerly was a member of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, here. Long-Time Resident Dies Following an illness of two days. Mrs. Florence Case, a resident of Indianapolis thirty-five years, died Sunday at her home in Peru. She had lived in Peru five years. Funeral services will be held at 10 Wednesday in the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry Ball, 15 South Kitley avenue. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Funeral Rites Are Held Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel C. Hatt, 79, a resident of Indianapolis thirty-seven years, who died Saturday in her home, 1540 College avenue, were held at 10:30 this morning in the home. Burial was in Marion. Retired Farmer Buried Last rites for Jonathan Yoke, 87, a retired farmer, who died Friday in his home, south of Acton, where he had lived all his life were held Sunday afternoon in the home. Burial was in Acton cemetery.

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NEW SHOW TODAY! Doe* One Mistake Ruin A Girl’s Life? STARTS '—MAURICE CHEVALIER FRIDAY with WONDER BABY LeROY in “A BEDTIME STORY”

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appointed me. Their entire act was con cer n e and with the way they broadcast the many characters of Amos and Andy as well as the Kingfish and Brother Crawford. And that is right. I watched two capacity audiences react to the honest methods used by these two men. Straight to the

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

BY. W. E. M'KENNEY Secretary American Bridge League T HOPE that all of my readers are by now thoroughly familiar with the original three forcing bid in the one-over-one system. It is true that it does not arise very often, but when it does, what a thrill it will give you to arrive easily and successfully at that grand slam! Grand slams are today worth a lot of points under the new scoring, and you do not want to miss them. The three bid entirely eliminates the duplication of values. Here is one that was played by John Rau and his partner recently at Deal, N. J. You will remember Mr. Rau and his partner. William Barrett, were the two young boys who made such a name for themselves a few years ago by carrying away a national championship before they were 21. And to prove that it wasn’t entirely luck, these two boys have continued to make a remarkable tournament record for themselves. If you are the dealer on this hand, you know that if your partner holds the ace of spades, it is a sure slam in hearts. Mr. Rau. in the South, opened the bidding with three hearts. This is the forcing bid which says, ‘‘Partner, I am not interested

in whether or not you hold hearts. I want definite information regarding your ace holding. Name your highest ace. regardless of length of the suit. If you have no ace, bid three no trump.” MR. Rau’s partner responded with three spades, thus definitely showing the ace of spades. Mr. Rau then bid four spades. The naming of a second suit by the original bidder is asking for the king of that suit. Mr. Rau’s partner, not having the king of spades, should respond with the original suit. How'ever, partner was void of diamonds and held three hearts. Therefore he could bid diamonds to Inform partner that there was a possibility of getting into his hand. Mr. Rau now knew that there w>as a sure slam in hearts after the bid of three spades. He also knew that his partner did not hold the king of spades. However, the king of clubs would prove just as valuable now that he knew that he could get into partner’s hand, therefore he bid

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six clubs, realizing that if his part- j ner did not have the king of clubs, be simply would bid six hearts. As his partner held the king of clubs, he bid seven clubs, and Mr. Rau went to seven hearts. The bidding had definitely located the ace of spades, the king of clubs and an entry into dummy. Os course the grand slam was a' lay-down. (Copyright. 1933. by NEA Service, Inc.) SEVEN KILLED IN I GROSSING CRASHES Four Lives Are Lost in Portland Wreck: Three at Anderson. Bv I'nited Press Grade crossing accidents took seven lives in Indiana Sunday. Four were killed at Portland when their car was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train, and three died at Anderson. Gerald Sisk, 31, driver of the Portland car, failed to heed an electric flasher signal, officials said. Others killed in that accident were Glen Bricker. 22; Edward Steel. 29. and Helen Gibson, 20. Sisk. Bricker and Steel lived in Pollingrtown. Miss Gibson was from Portland. Victims of the Anderson accident were Hubert Hood. 29; Lillian Hood, j 26, his wife, and Miss Gladys Hood, j 19, his sister. Their car was struck by a Penn- j sylvania passenger train at a cross- ! ing on the north side of town. | Hood's vision was believed to have been obscured by a string of freight cars. SNEAK THIEVES ACTIVE Operations Over Week-Ena Net j Loot of Several Hundred Dollars. Sneak thieves and burglars obtained a miscellany of loot totaling I several hundred dollars in their i operations over the week-end. Rob- \ beries reported to police include: Katherine Pruitt, 339 1 North Noble street, diamond ring, S9O; Arthur Valinete. 4826 Broadway, $27 in cash; Jean Stout, 2452 North Pennsylvania street, $2 and toilet articles; Elmer Daniels, 515 East Forty-eighth street, $11.75 in cash; Harry Nicholson, 5103 Park avenue, $5.50 in cash; Mary Dugan, 416 North Gladstone avenue, diamond ring, $200; Lester Tower, 2241 Brookside Parkway, south drive, 250 pennies and old coins. Card Party Is Slated Banner temple, No. 37, Pythian Sisters, will give a card party Tuesday night at 8 in the hall, 119 East Ohio street. Pillow case prizes will be given. Bridge, euchre and bunco will be played.

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WHERE BIG PICTURES PLAY A Gove Story That Spans the . Ages Robert Armstrong I Kiddies 10c Bruee Cabot I NEXT FRIDAY KATHARINE HEPBURN In “CHRISTOPHER STRONG”

a Anfbfji hL vr ' ICTI)RE VVILL \ 6e shown’ 25c TO 6 P M V IN ANY OTHW i 1U O I . .H. y THEATRE IN J \IMIS CITY y LAST 4 DAYS JOAN" CRAWFORD and GARY COOPER In “TODAY WE LIVE” A Mrtro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture e ttttrK mart STAJ'' PICKFORD FlMD** In “SECRETS’* WITH LESLIE HOWARD

Today and Tomorrow Only Continuous 5-11 Indianapolis Premiere of First French Talking Picture “Sous LesToitsDe Paris” ("Under the Roofs of Paris”) By Rene Clair No knowNue of French required to understand the pictnre

INDIANA L Now Playing! ; “GIRL MISSING’ 1 with pf| Glenda Farrell—Mary Brian Ben Lyon and ????? ||| ED RESENER and the H Indiana Concert Orchestra 25e [4o* after 6 j flj

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NORTH SIDE BWHpTjffHI Talbot at Double Boris Karloff “THE OLD DARK HOUSE” William Powell—Joan Blondell “LAWYER MAN” ■> i H Double feature Warren William "THREE ON A MATCH” Edmund Lowe "HOT PEPPER” 1300 Roosevelt Double Feature ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Karloff “THE MI’MMY” Frederic March—Claudette Colbert “TONIGHT IS OURS” WEST SIDE ~ Wash. Jt Belmont q,, [tjJU Double Feaiure MmnmH "MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM” John Barmnorf—Mvrna Loy ■TOPAZE" P— ivto W. Mich. St. lITI Am A Double Feature ■aAAKfIUi Dee "KING OF THE JUNGLE" Edw. G. Kobinaon "SILVER DOLLAR"

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