Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1949 — Page 27
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Inside Indianapolis
By Ed Sovola
DO YOU THINK 100 years after your birth 85 will gather to discuss what a terrific pL you were? Don't say it, I know what you mean. You'll have to admit that it’s quite a tribute to a man's life, a man's work when such meetings take place. Very few of us can hope for such a distinction. It makes me ‘a little sad, too. Might be fun to have people talk about you. Right now I wish I had never attended a meeting of Indianapolis art teachers in the John Herron Art Museum. What took place gave me an urge to do something constructive and you know how much effort doing something constructive involves. . Wilbur D. Peat. museum director, was scheduled to give a 'pep talk about the coming exhibition of the paintings of the noted Indiana artist, William M. Chase. The name meant little when the receptionist or guide or hostess or whatever they call ushers at art meetings told me to go Hit in, “we are ready to begin.”
Material for Research File
MY MAIN purpose of attending the shindig was to take a few reams of notes on art teachers in order to fatten my research file, Three short sketches, all more than 11 years old, is all that I
* have to turn to in an emergency. Even of an art
teacher a sketch that old might not be accurate. Theodore Van Voorhees, director of art edueation in Indianapolis schools, acted as a host. The way he greeted a person you half expected to be Jed to a table of martinis. Could have been the
hour, 4 p. m., but. that's the way I felt. Art teachers hurried into the auditorium. Most of the older ladies wore low, wide, comfortable Crooked stocking seams were noticeable.
shoes,
Art... Wilbur D. Peat is preparing for the
showing of William. M. Chase's work.
Real Money Mart
Mannish-looking hats, set on a rakish angle cov-
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ered many a head. Here and there a.slip peeked an inch or more from under a skirt. The files Were! in good shape In good Drs that 1s, for the most part. 1 was heartening to see several women dressed to) the hilt, so to speak. Probably not very good artists, Four young men were also present. Mr. Voorhees assured me they were teachers. Could have fooled me. It would take a good man to tell them | from young businessmen or athletes. Something to note for the files. When the meeting finally got under way, there was absolute silence in the room. Every person | in the room was attentive. School kids should have seen how it's supposed to be done. Once, right in the middle of Mr. Peat's discussion, I noticed a teacher struggling for breath,
and reeling out of the room. You won't believe it.f
The poor soul was stifling a cough, Then as real consideration for the speaker. Mr. Peat's opening remarks. dealt with the slides to be shown that day and the slides which | would be available to the schools. He said he was| sure the children would be interested in seeing a representative number of slides of, the most famous paintings of William Merritt Chase, | Background . material rolled easily off Mr. | Peat's tongue. Mr. Chase was born. in Nineveh! a few miles south of Franklin. At 12 he came to Indianapolis and worked in his father’s shoe store.
“It's remarkable,” said Mr. Peat, “that although his early life, his environment offered little: incentive to inspire Chase to a creative life, that he should have gone on to become one of the outstanding American painters of two generations, and unquestionably the most enrinent painter ever! to come out of Indiana.”
Scorned Fences; Barns
IT SEEMS that the artist started early to "out x Scorning fences and sides of barns, young Chase did all his ' ‘drawing on paper and canvas
himself a notch in the history of art.
He stuck to his calling through many rather lean years until the breaks came and he went abroad. He did so well that in 1875 the Royal Academy at Munich offered Mr. Chase a professorship. He preferred New York. Six slides were shown the art teachers good. Looked like photographs. slides were in black and white. “Mr. Chase was never happy unless he painted,” said Mr. Peat. There's the secret of accomplishment. Work. ’
Must find time to catch the exhibit when it opens-next month at Herron. If the slides were, good, the paintings. must be better. Am I getting cultured?
Pretty Of course, the
* <¢ o Mary Lou Cummins, freshman at St. Academy, hopes to get a copy of “You, Too” when she graduates—1053. Miss Cummins, let's be more optimistic, please, Six votes struggled inta the office today for a .lotal of 2113. Thirty thousand requests is the goal. A request doesn't commit | you to buy, you know. : |
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By Robert C. Ruark
NEW YORK, Sept. 22—You've read of the big financial turmoil in some ‘16 countriesdsince the British pound took a kick in its value, but nowhere have you seen the mention of a little Moroccan hick town named Tangier. And there, my devalued constituents, is where the big operations are taking place right this minute, There is where a lot of the deals are being made; there is where the world is adjusting itself to the fresh concept of what money is worth. Money's funny. A lot of time has been spent, since Bretton Woods, in telling us what it's supposed to be worth or what it ought to be worth or what people say it's worth. There is only one
. place I know where money is worth what it's
actually worth, and that's Tangier. Tangier is a little town on the coast of Moroc-
‘eo, just outside the Straits of Gibraltar. It is an “international settlement—a ‘slim slice hacked out
of the Sultanate of Morocco. It is administered by a handful of nations, including us, on a joint responsibility that never goes a very far piece. As an experiment in one world (jg) Tangier is a pretty lousy object lesson, because it is the last haven for the spoilers of all nations, including ours,
No Restrictions on Anything
THE REASON Tangier became a sailor's rest for freebooters is fairly obvious. It has no real restrictions on anything, including murder. And so, Tangier has become the financial hotspot of the globe, With negligible customs regulation, and no rules whatsoever on currency of any "kind, Tangier “is a seething snakepit of smuggling, of black market, of finagling—and most af all, it is the physical home of uncontrolled currency. On an average day, the financial handle in this little town—it censured less than 100,000 two years ago, and most of that number was native stock—rivals the handle in New York's Wall St, and in London. The Tangier quotation, supplied on the radio, sets-the black market figure for all of Europe on any day. Because Tangier is the home of the hard money-—the money that would buy exactly what it was worth, and not a mill more, Tangier’s Bourse, which turned over nearly as much dough as Wall St, was a neighborhood movie called the Cenema de Paris, It was a stock
exchange in the morning—in the afternoon you! saw Bing Crosby. The Bourse always gave you a fine free show. Everybody always was in the act. Buying and selling in the heavy millions, you would see curly bearded old boys from Bucharest, wearing black Homburg hats. You would see! Nazis who got out early with the loot. You would see Senor Franco's representatives, doing _their best by the peseta—and you would also see the front-folks for God-fearing American big business, in there pitching to profit off the exchange. In a world where gold is practically verboten, I have seen huge transactions in bullion, in American double eagles, in English sovereigns, in French Louis d'or, in Tangier. For a’ European populationsaf 12,000 now swelled to 60,000, there were 30-odd banks two years ago, and when I was “there last they were completing their 49th - bank.
Sold at $2. 10 Year Ago
THE BRITISH pound sterling has just been devalued to a dollar equivalent of $2.80. I could buy that pound for $2.10 in Tangier, nearly a year, ago, and take a short trip to Gibraltar and sell it for four bucks. When the Spanish peseta was a red hot 13 per dollar in Spain, you could buy em at 33 in Tangier. If you were frané-minded, two years back, you could buy them legally in the banks for about 265 per dollar when the going rater in Paris was 119. And send them, again legally, by bank draft, to any portion of the globe which dealt in francs— French Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria or France itself. Just so long as there is a Tangier there will never be a complete control of money value, be-| cause you cannot arbitrarily say what a pengo! or a peso or a pound or a lire is worth if a flock of realists, down the worth of the money to what it willl
actually buy in goods. There will always be mar- 3
ket for the spoilers in the difference between what it’s supposed to be and what it actually is. I'd give a pretty—prewar gold, of course—to be in Tangier this minute. I bet there's so much|
commotion in the Cenema de Paris that nobody’'s||
had time to slip over:-to Le Cafe Parade for a| swift aperitif. Those boys play for keeps, in that town.
Seat Torture
By Frederick C. Othman §
~ WASHINGTON, Sept. 22—When I reviewed movies in Hollywood many a long year ago, 1 came to the conclusion that the quality of the picture improved in direct ratio to the softness of the seat, The best films I: saw were those of 20th: Cen-tury-Fox, where the projection rooms had enormous, overstuffed red-leathér rocking chairs. When seen from a seat like that Betty Grable Mature another Barrymore. : Paramount. at the time had chairs salvaged from a bankrupt nickelodeon. I never sat on apything harder and after the first 30 minutes Bing Crosby made me squirm, while. Bob Hope somehow wasn’t. funny. On a chair like that it was difficult even to stay in love with Dorothy Lamoar, This direct connection between the quality of the entertainment and the softness of the seat is equally important in Washington. It is, in fact, the reason I can't say much fof the historic speech of Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan in favor of the billion-dollar bill to buy guns for Western Europe. I suffered too much. The seat bit me.
Senator Gets: Fine Start
THE WHITE-HAIRED international expert of the: Republicans started out fine. “Whether it is to be regarded as fire insurance ar life insurance,” he intoned, “this bill {s a bargain policy for peace.” He went on in that vein, explaining the law section by section, and pointing out what he hoped it. would do in the way of persuading those Ruspians to stay in. their own back yard. Only trouble was I missed a good deal of what he said. The pain was too intense. It wasn’t long before I was ignoring the gentleman from Michigan
The Quiz Master
and worrying about the fiend who decided back in the last century that reporters at the Senate should sit on stools a scant 10 inches in diameter. Finally, IT had to stand up and stretch, And while so standing I had a good chance to examine my stool. rubbed off by the pants of at least twe genera-| tions of unhappy newsmen. Toward its middle this stool was concave, made of hard leather with! a fleur de lis stamped upon it. The leather was attached to the wood rim by brass tacks with gnarled heads.
Imprints in Anatomy
THERE WERE 15 of these tacks and each one] of them had imprinted itself into my anatomy by| the time the. Senator -had Jot around to telling: how the billion was going to be spent. Half of it would go for cannon this year and half next. And, said he, only $100 million would be avail-| able to the Europeans to spend for shooting irons until Congress has approved all their plans to defend themselves, Who could ask for a better safeguard than that? Sen. Harry P. Cain of Washington said $100 million seemed like a lot of money to take a chance on going down the drain. Yes, said Vandenberg, but isn't that better than gambling on the whole billion going for lollypops? Sen. Cain didn’t reply. He sat down in his fine, big, soft, luxurious, | red-leather chair—not much different from those that the Fox Film Co. provided for happy re viewers of movies—and gave his rapt attention’ to Sen. Vandenberg. I'd liked to have done the| same, but when you hurt, how can you listen? I limped out of there. -If the Senate wants better reviews of its productions it can buy some softer seats for the critics.
??? Test Your Skill 27?
When did the theft of a diamond necklace threaten to overturn the throne of France? The necklace, valued at $320,000, was stolen by an adventuress. The Queen, Marie Antoinette, had ne Ahowindys of the plot, but was falsely accused
by the of Paris, ‘Later, on her way fo He she was teunted with this accusation '
What is the main function of the Intérnational Red Cross fomulated under the Treaty of Geneva? The main purpose of the body is the care and treatment of the wounded and ill and prisoners of war. It also provides, along with national Red Cross societies, a Stein | of communication “between free civilians living in’ countries a war with each other.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1049 ny PAGE nn
Night Classes Help Foreign-Born Tackle Task Of Learning English
- %. Photo Story by Bill Oates, Times Staff Photographer Le
The Lielmezs family is greeted at the class door by oe veachar, Mrs. Nash Stewart (center), and by Mr. and Mrs. Dmitro Sutkowyj, displaced persons who ilirrived here Aug. 21 and promptly joined the class at Manual. Mr. Lielmezs spedks only a few words of English—not enough to allow him to work at his trade as sassy maker. His wife, whose English is no better, has found domestic employment Janis has a good command of English. His facility increases every day as he works with an electrical firm installifly heating units. Janis Jr. studied two years at a unis versity in Stuttgart, Germany, and hopes some day, to become a civil snginpir, . The daughter, Arija, can also speak English quite well.
Night classes at Mors) Yesining High School i in which foreign. born persons are taught to speek, read and write English have aided many displaced persons recently arrived in Indianapolis. Those of them who wish to find work here, especially skilled technicians and those in professions, know the ability to speak English is a necessity. Janis Lielmezs, 52-year-old master candy maker from Rega, Latvia, and his family arrive at-Manual to register for class. Seated (left) is Mrs. Amalya Lielmezs, 47, and her daughter, Arija, 20. Janis Jr., 23 (left) and his father watch at E. Edward Green, director of fhe night school, indicates where Arija i is to sign er name.
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As father, mother, son and doughter take seats in the rear of the classroom, they join approximately 20 other foreign-born persons who study English in this class two nights each week. There are three other such classes at Manual High. The teacher, Mrs. Stewart, speaks no language but English. By patient repetition and through unending patience she instructs pupils bearing such names as Wygodny, Posener, Kaplan, del Rio, Zalkoskis and Eickholz. It is difficult for persons born into English-speaking families to realize how intricate our language is: compared with most others. Mrs. Stewart so far has managed to overcome all the problems which have arisen.
py on dbo i Braun and his wife, Annaliese, spell out the words which form come to aur English class." Of German exfraction, © the Brauns find that learning Englishis a slow process but they will keeg' at it until they have mastered at least the basic fundamentals of the language. Several of the pupils in this class began last year. Depending on their progress, it may be another full year before they feel at home with what at first was a collection of esent, the Foplh are struggling with the they are used in various ways.
sounds and noises meaning nab; ing, Al present tenses of the verbs
Israel Challenges UN Proposal
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Blaze Causes $5000 Estimated Loss
Carries on Plan for
Jerusalem as Capital By GEORGE WELLER
: Times Foreign Correspondent | ROME, Italy, Sept. 22—Israel is challenging United Nations plans for internationalizing Jeru{salem by building a giant new |congress dite there, dispatches re[ceived here indicate. This’building is intended to be| lused for Zionist and other inter-| {national congresses: until Israel [ptiravaties the United Nations to {abandon the internationalization idea. It will be capable of seating 2000 delegates and 1000 visitors] and will be known as Congress| Hall. It is part of Israel's plan for building up Jewish Jerusalem {before taking over. The Tel Aviv government has insisted that all plans for this area be ‘submitted to itself by the! municipality which is- now partly, {under United Nations jurisdiction.
10,000 Amphitheater
Congress Hall will be flanked by| {an amphitheater seating 10,000| persons as part of the over- all} |plan to make Jerusalem Israel's {capital regardless of the attitudes] {taken in the United Nations by| | representatives of Christian and Moslem faiths. Gardens and parking lots are planned to be placed on the remains of the Byzantine and Roman. Legion camp. The building
itself will be raised about 10 feet - on pillars and set on glass. Build- Thieves Get $839 Plasmatic: Therapy ing will start next month. ‘Reunion Opens Today
hand extinguishers before. city fi firemen were called. h k Ts CORT tainane Dolls awn ion, Times Cash and Checks Approximately 350 practitions Red Cross Aids 13 ‘Country Judge’ Gives nd Chicaxo Dail Uotcre. tan’ $300" tn ‘cus’ and. AE y p
Made Homeless in Fire ‘Chicago Lawyers a Tip Ex-Aid to Prague Mayor|$539 in checks. was stolen last] * O° RIASIALIG tiers Y Sel ek
ted here today for the opens - Ey night by burglars whogimmied a. pec SEYMOUR. Sept. ica) CHICAGO, Sept, 22 (UP)--Bif ‘Makes Her Escape to U.S. file case door at the Kroerle Tire/ing of the four-day Internatipnal u id lawyers who appear before NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UP)—|Co- Inc. 2421 N, Meridian St,|Plasmatic - Therapy Physicians’ {Red Cross officials today rallie a “country judge” in county court! Ip, L. Siejght, general manager, Ft yon : {to the aid of 13 persons made {ody will have to measure up to Mrs. na Pelantova, 63, 1,14 police. i . . » homeless when fire destroyed Boone County standards: of dili-| former. deputy mayor of Prague, Mr, Sleight, of 2216 N. Merid-| AR old-timers’ session was their five-room home in Grassy gence oF Tisk having their. cases ..iq4 today she escaped from lan, Sisco ered burglary upon be held today & Tue we Fork Township. Emergency quar. dismisse Czechoslovakia to urge the world °Pening_ the e tel, followed by demonstrations
County Judge Frank Al Oak- e today. He sald the burglars ap-| o motio ters and clothing were sought by jay, who normally presides at fo fight communism “more mill- narantiy broke a lock on a rear|! i atment ae a. color n
Of Russian descent, Mr. Sutkowyj watches as Mrs. Stewart thumbs’ through his Russian-American dictionary.to find the. verb | "go." Mr: Sutkowyj was trained as an architect, but at present. is working as a laborer in a machine shop. His wife, Anna, is Polish. Like Mr. Lielmezs, Mr. Sutkowyj hopes to learn enough English to be able to resume his profession.
Fireman John Sehr of Company 4 sprays a smoldering truck fire at 232 W. 18th St. where fire broke out in a shed yesterday. The blaze, which spread to two residences, caused damage estimated at $5000. Flames were discovered by a Methodist Hospital fire fighting class which unsuccessfully fought the fire ‘with
the Jackson County chapter. Belvidere, 111, population 8094, tantly.” window, The ome was ran- picture. Driven by flames from their has been called to the/ Cook. Mrs. Pelantova arrived at La sacked. " Speakers on tomorrow's; prohome Tour miles west of Crotheis- | County Court to help [clear a Guardia Field from London yes- Edward Gurnall, 2117 Parl gram include Dr. J. E. G. Wads
tville were Ed Deaton, 78, his wite, out ast po called 16 canes rer” pier fralx mothe Hit eo. reported heer, valued at dinglon of Dettol, DF, Laie {esterday e called 88 w s. WAS 8 - and daughteiMrs, Mary HaddiX pore he found one whose at- oD. las, Won Brepantk Wa bile in his unlocked garage last Billotte, - Malden, Mass.; DF? A. nnd her two daughters, and Mr. torneys were ready for trial, caped fom | Caschoslovakia. thresi DBP: Billups McNatt, Oklahoma City, nd Mrs, Walter Deaton and five Judge Oakley said the mext wo... .oo'wpy weibine across the Okla., and E, B. Simmons, San oR dre, |time: the same lawyers appear ee a i wh fve any BAIN PARALYZES BOMBAY _ (Antonio, Tex. | ‘Mrs. Walter Deaton's hair was and, ask for more time their etalls, give any =o OMBAY, India, Sept. 22 (UP)| Saturday night a banquet, singed when she carried her|cases will be dismissed. —8eventeen inches of rain de-{show and grand ball will be 3-year-old son from a blasing up-| Of the 200 cases on the docket,| * “I like the Russians in their! \luged this city today, paralyzing/Ralph .Lillard’s orchestra stairs room. Nothing was saved he-said, 130 were called and not Own countzy, hot in: mine,” she, play. The meeting will close Sune ‘and the family 14d Ho insuranes ope was ready tor tris officers,
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