The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 August 1936 — Page 3

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pother the movement. Buchnianism. Is a truly outstanding religious ^ oiopment or whether it is another of those passing evangelistic Pr'.' T '* t,,,a table. but the fact is the movement, authorized by Rev ank Buchman of New York, is assuming international proportions, than sn ni0,t recent national assembly, at Stockbridge. Mass., more „ (> l f 000 supporters irom ma.,, attended Buchman. himand nown to his followers as "the soul surgeon", is a Lutheran »ie ' 'S'ondant of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. He started the movef, ln| 1,1 lh< * Orient in 1918 with a major assembly. One of the t, v “ n ' ent al principles of Buchmanism is to “cleanse" the novitiate 1 " C him "confess his sins" to another member of the group. '.. "ashing his soul” of past transgressions The Rev James a Scotch Communist, is prominent in support of Buchmanism.

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Previews and Reviews AT LOCAL THEATERS | " — — War-time intrigue is the background, but the sacrificing love and courage of a woman is the theme of “Suzy.’’ with Jean Harlow in the title role, which opens at Voncastle Sunday and Monday. Franrhct Tone and Cary Grant appear in support of Miss Harlow who is cast as an American chorus girl, stranded in London just as the war begins. The story reveals the European war-time spy system. The girl marries a young inventor who is shot under circumstances that point to her guilt. Believing him dead, she runs away to Paris, heart-broken ahd alone. There, as time passes, she meets an aviator anti thev are married. The bridegroom becomes involved with spies and the first husband appears on the scene He and the American girl realize the depth of

their love and at the same time their helplessness, but destiny takes a hand to help them. There is stark drama in the climax, which restores these matried lovers to one another in a scene of spectacular heroism. “Avenging Waters.’’ with Ken Maynard, is the picture tonight. Chateau Although "Scarfacc" which comes to the Chateau theater Sunday and Monday is not a new picture, it is 1 one of the best gangster films that has come out of Hollywood. The plot evidently was taken from newspaper headlines and many of the characters , are easily recognized as former public enemies. Another feature of unusual interest is the number of stars that were j “made" by the production. It was | Paul Muni’s first stai ring role on the screen. Known as a clever character | actor on the legitimat stage, he was i unknown to movie audiences. Ann 1 Dvorak, who has since played many leading roles, was l iken from the |

ranks of extra players for her part in the picture. George Raft, now a star, was a comparatively unknown Broadway stage dancer who was sele 'ted because of his resemblance to the late Rudolph Valentino. Others in the cast are Tully Marshall, now deceased; Karen Morley, a “Wampus Baby Star” of 1931 who showed promise but never achieved st; rdom: and Boris Karloff, of “Frankenstein” fame. The story, which was written by Ben Hecht, is outstanding in that it strips the glamour from criminals and shows the yellowness of supposed "heroic” gangstcis when they meet their inevitable end. The film in splendid entertainment and well worth seeing. “The Outlaw Deputy.” with Tim McCoy, v.’ill be seen tonight. Find Bodv. Prove Confession True

SEEKS STATE LEGION OFFICE.

LEWIS J. MURPHY.

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Members of the American legion in South Bend. St. Joseph county and the Third district are waging a campaign for the election of Lewis J. Murphy, of South Bend, commander of the Indiana department of the legion in the annual state convention to be held Aug. 22 to 25 in Muncic. Formal endorsement of Mr. Murphy, now Third district commander, has been voted by all six of South Bend’s legion posts. These are of his own post, No 50' Pulaski post No. 357; tobert Johnson post No. 309; South Bend post No 272; River Park post No 303 and Flanders Fields post No. 299. Similar action has been taken by members of the county’s outlying posts—Mishawaka No 181; Lakeville No. 363; Walkerton No. 189, and New Carlisle No. 174. Assurances of support have ben given by virtually all other posts in the Third district, according to Capt. Ernest A. Sehleuder, chairman of the joint committee of South Bend posts in charge of forwarding Mr. Murph/s candidacy. In contacts with legion leaders and rank and file members in virtually all quarters of the state we have been pleased to receive encouraging reactions to Com. Murphy's candidacy,” asserted Capt. .Sehleuder. "His deep interest in the more serious aspects of the legion's program of service has won for him a host of wellwishers everywhere he has appeared.” Membership Record Broken. Com. Murphy was formally notified this week hy State Adjutant William E. (Bill) Sayer, ot Indianapolis, that under his leadership during the last year the legion had broken all membership records in the Third district and in so doing has won the coveted Raymond Springer state membership banner awaroed annually to the district which attains the highest percentage of increase in membership during the year. This means that Com. Murphy’s district will head the annual paracie of Hoosier legionnaires in Muncie Momlay, Aug. 24. This is the first time the Third district has won that honor. Known widely throughout the state as an authority on the large number of state and national laws affecting the welfare of veterans Com. Murphy, according to his sponsors, has assisted hundreds of South Bend and other veterans with claims for hospitalization, compensation for war injuries and other benefits due under the law and where necessary has represented them in court actions. Much of this activity was carried on by him as his post’s service officer and later as Third district service officer and before and since he occupied those positions. Serves Overseas as Marine. Com. Murphy was born on a farm near Linden, Montgomery county, Indiana. He had hardly

IRON RIVER. tVis , Aug. 1. (UP) A blanket wrapped body, dragged : from beneath a clump o f hushes on i an unfrequented wago”, road last ! night apparently substantiated the story of 19-year old Laveme Marks ; that he wantonly killed Robert Bernj rtein. his friend anil companion while I on a hunting trip. The body, badly decomposed, was ' tentatively identifies by John Bern- | stein, father of the missing 24-year- | old youth late last night Search for the body had been con1 ducted along the side roadn of northwestern Wisconsin since Tuesday, when Marks allegedly told Tacoma, i Wash . police of the slaying. I The elder Bernstein knelt beside ■ the body at the edge of the country j road, arose slowly anc' told close(oiowding possemen; i “Yes. that’s mv boy.” Marks directing the scorch for his ; slain companion in telephonic conversations from Tacoma was held in custody there. I He was quoted by Ta-oma police as having told a rambling story of a hunting trip with Bernstein, which ended when he shot his friend in the head wth a .22-caliber rifle, without motive or premeditation.

LETTERS *.'> TEAKS LATE BUT BRITAIN APOLOGIZES LONDON. (UP) Several persons in Britain have just received letters posted betwen 1908 and 1918. Workmen removing an old pillarbox in the postoffice at Myddleton Road, Bowes Park, found a numbev of letters and postcards, some of them posted more than 25 years ago. An official of the postoffiee said the letters and cards must have slipped between the fittings and the wall of the pillar-box. The correspondence v as at once forwarded with a note of apology. OLD TIME UK! K< H SINGING When New England was first settled. there were no hymn hooks available to the church congregations. So, eaeh chuixih nod a pro-' centor whose duty it was to lead the singers by reading the psalms, a line at a time, and setting the tunes. According to the studies made by \merican Guide workers in writing up the historic brick ground of this part of the United States, the congregations knew at fust about twenty psalm tunes. Tl e guide is a six-volume travel handbook which is being prepared under the auspices of the works progress administration. As people did not have i\vmn hooks in which the tunes were written down beside the words whii ii properly went with them, the prec ntors were sometimes unable to prevent the con-

NOTU'E Ol AII.MINISTRATION No. 7827. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Putnam County. State of Indiana, Administrator of the estate of Gus Neal, late of Putnam County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Frank Stoessel. Administrator. July 31. 19.".6. Attorney. Albert E. Williams. Homer C. Morrison, Clerk of the 1 Putnam Circuit Court. l-3t

gregations from shifting from one tune to another. When the loudvoiced individuals who started the crowd off on a wrong track were identified, they were fined. The court records of Massachusetts refer to many instances of this sort. One report from Worcester roads as follows: "Deacon Hart, the chorister, one Sabbath day in setting the psalms, attempted to sing the Bella tune. Your memorialist, being used to the old way. did not know the Bella tune from the Pax tune and supposed that the Deacon had aimed al the Cambridge short tune and had set it wrong. Thereupon, this petitioner raised his voice in the Cambridge short tune ami the people followed him except a few who .saner the Bella tune. So. there was an unhappy discord and the blame was all imputed to your poor petitioner and John Hooke, Esq., assistant, sent for him and fined him.” From year to year the church singing steadily deteriorated and the tunes tended more ard more to blend together; so that each finally seemed to be made up of fragments of all. When things were at their worst, John Tufts, a young Harvard graduate, brought out th ■ first hymnal to be published in a British colony. Most of the clergy greeted the publication joyfully, hut s one of the politicians saw a chance to make capital of it and declared that it was calculated to corrupt the New England church. Their followers went to churches which were supplied with the hymnal to howl down the hook singers. Stories o f disturbances ! appear in the files of the New EngI land Courant of two hundred years I ago. Practicability finally won the day. Mr. Tuft’s hymnal came 'nto such demand that the first feur editions | were simply worn to shreds and vanI ished and only one copy >f the fifth I edition is known to have survived. It | is now one of the treasures of the | Boston public library.

completed his high school education when the United Stales entered the world war He enlisted as a private in the United States marine corps and served overseas with the Sixth regiment of that organization, which was a part of the Second division. He took part with his outfit in all five of the major engagements from Chateau-Thierry to the Argonne and in so doing progressed through all of the non-commis-sioned grades. It was during the St. Mihiel offensive thc.t he was commissioned a lieutenant on the field of battle at the age of 21. He served through the rest of the war as a commissioned officer. He was gassed and wounded twice. A severe wound received Nov. 1, 1 18, necessitated his evacuation to a general hospital where he remained for several months after the armistice and was not released from the service until May 10, 1919. Upon returning frum the war he joined and assisted in the organization of the Byrcn C x post No. 72, American legion, Crawfordsvill, Ind. Then coming to South Bend to study law the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 1919 he served as chairman of a student service lub committee to raise a fund to provide a memorial on the University campus to the veterans who lost their lives in the war. Later he was elected commander of Notre Dame ■ -' No. 286, Veterans ot Foreign Wars, and served in that capacity for three years. He also served as the commander of South Bend chapter No 6, Disabled American Veterans, and later as state commander of that organization. Joins Post No. 50 Here Immediately upon coming to South Bend he affiliated himself .'.it h South Bend post No. 50, American legion. is membership has been continuous in that post since. For many years he has served on the legislative committee of the post and as such has had a part in designing and forwarding veteran legislation sponsored by the legion. Interesting himself chiefly in service to his fellow veterans Com. Murphy served for several years as service officer of post No. 50 and later as Third district service offir, r. His widely recognized activitie in this function were followed by his election last year as Third district commander. AH jgh busy .n leading his district to first place in membership in the state he has continued to take an active part in the service activities which led to his election as district commander. Com. Murphy is married Mrs. Murphy has served many years at an active member if the women's auxiliary of post No. 5C. His ron, Robert, aged 12, is a charter member of squadron No. 50, Sons of the Legion His daughter, Beverly, 10, is a member of the junior auxiliary unit.

CHAPTER ill f BK joined a touring vaudeville ^ ^ company at $18 weekly. Under pressure of necessity, he could take part In any act on the bill, and frequently did. As performers dropped out of the troupe, Fields would step Into their roles. He juggled, did burlesque, acted In alleged drama and manfully handled any other odd Jobs that happened about. Frequently, playing two parts In one play, he would be forced to carry on a conversation. or even wrestle and tight with himself. Sometimes his tightlng was so realistic that he wore thumb prints on his neck for weeks— prints of his thumb placed there in a choking scene with too much realism. The act toured the East for several weeks. Fields didn't collect a single cent of pay but ate regularly wlueh pleased him mightily. Eventually the manager of the troupe absconded with the scant proceeds leaving his “little flock'' stranded. Not a whit daunted. Fields walked back to New York. He couldn't land a job anywhere until he met his late manager, who promptly hired him again at an increased salary. Again the troupe went on, lour. This lime they got as far as the Mid West before the manager departed hurriedly. and with stealth, at midnight. As usual. Fields had eolleeted no salary and was broke. He managed to persuade a Kiudhearted ticket agent at a small railroad station to

with the manager, and again at a raise. The troupe went on tour. This time the actors, warned hy Fields, kept a close check on their employer. At times they even took turns standing guard over his room. But this was old stuff to the manager. One night he casually slippi d out and v anished. Fields hoofed his way hack to New York. These three pay-less trips, however, had done two important things for Fields. They had made him a master juggler and they had given him the basis for the act that was to make him world famous. Fields had no money to buy costumes. equipment or costly paraphernalia. He Juggled w ith anything he could lay his hands on—liiiItard balls, tennis balls, pool cues, kitchen utensils — anything that could be thrown Into the air and caught again. Lacking

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night, dreaming that the • ife had been blasted open and iaili!> d. The next day he got Ins g il l back and kept it with him. At the end of the second week, he was handed an additional $35 which lie placed ill Ins porkel wi:h the rest. Walking home from the theater, he passed hy a dark illey. A heavy blunt Instrument was applied to the top of his skull and Fields knew no more for several hours. Whet) he Anally came out of It. Ills $70 in gold was gone. Years later Fields was to lose a fortune in the stock market crash of lO'JO And when a well known New York bank folded It almost wiped him out But even that loss didn't disturb him half as much as the loss ot $70. "I was compotely heartbroken.” tn II tell you today "1 actually felt sick Not ovei ttie tap on the seotiee but over the loss ot that money From then on 1 decided I was going to spend my money lust about as fast as 1 got It. If I was going to work hard to earn it — then I w is going to have the fun of spending it. too ’’ Fields stuck to

provide him with passage. The agent also pressed $10 on ,he amazed Fields, who could not believe bis good luck. It was more than two years later that Fields paid him back, with Interest, but he had kept his word. He promised he would repay that agent the first time he collected any salary. It took him two years to do It. Back in New York. Fields haunted the booking offices without success until for the third time he met up with that same disappearing manager of defunct vaudeville troupes. Fields resented the man’s actions, but, he recalled, he at least had eaten regularly whenever he worked, which was more than he was doing now. For the third time he slaued

spangles and tights, he adopted a battered suit of clothes that eventu ally developed into a tramp costume. His juggling act. entirely In pantooiitne, began to gain recognition. He was moving. Anally, In constantly better circles, gaining fame, and It wasn’t long before he was headlining Important vaudeville circles. One trip took him to San Francisco, where occurred on event w hich changed the course of his life. They paid off in gold In San Francisco in thbse days and at the end of a week Fields was handed $35 In $5 and $10 gold pieces. He never had seen so much gold at once and was at a loss to know what to do with It. Finally he gave It to the clerk of his hotel for safe keeping and suffered ulghtuiares all

when he was the highest paid comedian In the world, and was making money faster tha_ he could possibly spend It. he Degap Investing. And when the stock market collapse and bank (allure ruined him. he wasn’t much upset. He’d already had his fun. Fields has been In almost every country on earth. His travels never took him to South America or to India hut you can’t menlton another country that hasn't seen and cheered him. With the exception of a short time tn 1914, when be appeared with McIntyre and Heath tn "The Ham Tree." he was almost -onitantly on ttie go until 1921. /To be continued)