Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1934 — Page 8

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G. OF C. HEARS STRAWN ASSAIL NEW DEAL PLAN Prosperity Awaits Return to Gold, and Balanced Budget, He Says. By Cntfr'l Prrt WASHINGTON. April 3 —America must balance her budget, return to the gold standard and revise her secutities act before there can be any real prosperity, Silas H. Strawn, distinguished Chicago attorney, insisted today. His prepared address before the twenty-second annual convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce was one of the most vigorous criticisms of the new deal yet voiced by an American business leader. Mr. Strawn's remarks were addressed to the same 2.000 executives who heard H. I. Harriman. president oi the chamber, defend the administral on’s recovery policies yesterday and indorse the principles behind the national recovery and agricultural adjustment acts. Most of the executives had heard also an impromptu address by Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson before the American Trade Association Executives banquet at which he told them that events of the next few months would determine whether the NRA would become permanent. He safd that a new drive to popularize the blue eagle would start in six weeks or so. Mr Strawn gave voice to many of the leading objections to the recovery program. Tax burdens, he said, are becoming more unbearable, if not “indeed confiscatory’’ while lack of confidence and restrictive legislation is holding back business and driving capital into hiding.

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Reviewer Favors Judges’ Decision on Award of Pulitzer Prize Play

THE controversy over action of the Pulitzer prize committee in arbitrarily reversing the unanimous decision of the playwriting judges is spreading over the country. Not only are the judges, the trustees of Columbia university, authors, and critics expressing their opinions, but people in every walk of life who do not have anything to do with the decision are displaying interest. The judges always have been considered an advisory group and it has been understood that they act only in this capacity. The judges’ committee which selected Maxwell Anderson’s "Mary of Scotland” as the best play of the year is composed of Clayton Hamilton, who has spoken here many times on the drama and dramatic literature, Walter Pritchard Eaton and Austin Strong. These men have announced that they voted unanimously for “Mary of Scotland.” The prize committee arbitrarily reversed the opinion of the judges in selecting Sidney Kingsley's “Men in White.” Indianapolis has not seen “Mary of Scotland’’ and we only have had “Men in White” in movie form. The only excuse I can see for “Men in White” being selected is that its scene is American —a modern hospital. Both have their military merits, but I throw my opinion on the side of the three judges who were reversed. From a strict literary viewpoint, I see no comparison between the two plays, as “Mary of Scotland" stands heads and shoulders over “Men in White.” Anyway this fight will increase

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BY WALTER D. HICKMAN interest in both plays. Out of this rather foolish controversy, it is interesting to realize that New York in the past season has had two plays worthy of being considered Pulitzer prize winners if that carries any weight with those who have bought tickets in New York and have supported both plays for capacity runs. It is known that the committee has frequently overruled the juries in the past and has done so in nearly every field this year, especially as to the prize novel. It has been announced that "Mary of Scotland” will play English's in Indianapolis next season. No word has reached here concerning whether “Men in White” will play here. r News of Local Theaters THE Christian Endeavor Society of the Zion Evangelical Church, North and New Jersey streets, tonight will repeat a fouract play, “The Attorney For The Defense.” The cast includes Charles Downey, William Henzie, Eileen Schopp, Forrest Pauli, Phylis Mattern. Harold Cron, Lydia Werner, Lawrence Roesoner, Florence Schultz and Carl Schopp. Tomorrow. El Haren, astrologer, will open a week's engagement of answering questions on the mezzanine floor of the Lyric. He will appear in the afternoons from 2 to 4:30 and in the evenings from 7 to 9:30. Indianapolis theaters today offer: Richard Barthelmess in "Massacre” and Otto Kruger in “The Crime Doctor” at the Indiana; “Three On A Honeymoon” at the Apollo; “Tarzan and His

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Mate” at Loews Palace; “We’re j Not Dressing" at the Circle, and vaudeville on the stage and j "Glamour” on the screen at the Lyric. Taxes had not been levied in Orsa, a parish in Sweden, for fortyseven years, but now there are taxes to relieve unemployment.

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INTER-SORORITY SWIM MEET DATES ARE SET Annual Event to Be Held on Monday, Tuesday at Butler. The annual inter-sorority swimming meet of the Butler university Women's Athletic Association has been set for next Monday and Tuesday in the Butler pool, it was an-

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nounced today by Jane Crawford.! chairman of the meet. Sixty-seven co-eds have entered the contest. Thirty-five will compete Monday and thirty-two Tuesday. Twelve events will be included. Miss Nellie Eastburn and Miss Martha Alexander, instructors, will officiate. Miss Crawford is being assisted in arrangements by mem-

bers of the Butler Bluegills, co-ed swimming organization. ACTRESS GIVEN DIVORCE Incompatibility Plea Wins Decree for Katharine Hepburn. B)t T'nitrd ERIDA. Mexico, May 3.—Deep disagreement as to life, incompati-

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bility of character and separation for more than 300 days at a tims formed the basis for a divorcs granted to Katharine Hepburn, American movie actress, it waj learned today. A secret decree was returned after Miss Hepburn, without oppo- | sition from Ludlow Ogden Smith, her insurance broker husband, pleaded the grounds mentioned.