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6 Jwiimim Uaihj Wmm INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-361 MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. <Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, G. Logan Payne & Cos. Advertising Offices j w York, Boston, Payne, Burns A Smith, Inc. —"THIS IS THE YEAR”— WHEN, may ve ask, will the governor's committee tell how excellently the penal farm is operated? NOW that the primaries are over, perhaps Mayor Jewett can settle the asphalt workers’ strike and get a few' chuckholes filled. WILL THE PRIMARIES have any effect on the purchase of those new fire trucks? THE NEWS now solemnly assures us that the sentence of the negro to the electric chair will be carried out It must have some inside informa tion as the percentages are all to the contrary. PRESIDENT WILSON’S "ERRORS’* appear to be of vastly more im portance to the republican correspondents at Washington than to the gov ernment. THE “ANTIS" of Marion county have the courage of their convictions. They do not intend to give up their fight against either machine or race domination. THE PROPAGANDA for the instruction of delegates in favor of Gen. Wood will fail of its purpose for two reasons —such instructions were not contemplated by the primary law and the plurality accredited to Wood Is not an honest one. Goodby, Mr. Wyckoff The fiasco which has resulted In the latest tender of the resignation o t- Stanley Wyckoff as “fair price’’ commissioner serves again to call at tention to the swashbuckling and eager publicity seeking that has marked Id® career a a “war official” of Marion county. Ever since he sprang into the limelight as a “fair price’’ commissioner, Mr: Wyckoff has served as a ready agent through which those persons who were doubtful of their ability to justify increased prices in other ways cotlld “get by” with a higher scale. He has been the willing mouthpiece of the price raisers, and in no Instance of importance has a "conference wlth-Wyckoff” resulted In the announcement of anything else than a higher price. for some commodity that the average person need3. Mr. Wyckoff may, as he loudly asserts, have attempted to serve the pub He. If he did the public has not discovered It. He was particularly unfitted, by his connection with the poultry busi ness. the ice dealers and others, to be entrusted with the duties of adjust ing* prices. Mr. VanNuys has demonstrated that Wyckoff was also unfit to co operate with the department of justice in the handling of profiteers. The wonder is, not that Mr. W r yckoff should resign, but rather that he was not forced to resign before this. What Constitutes Contempt? The law, as it is enforced in Marion county, is a wondrous thing. Where Its influence will be felt and when is as erratic as that of the light ning that accompanies a summer storm. For illustration, take the recently decided cas~ of state vs Ki'gallen In this case the criminal court of Marion county decided that although he had nothing whatsoever to do with tho publication of a certain expression Os editorial opinion In The Times. 1-e was responsible therefor and ought to be punished for contempt. The alleged contemptuous article for which- the coart decided Mr. Kilgallen should be punished, although he did not write or order it published, was as fol lows: To the Indianapolis Bar Association: Charles W. Rollinson, a practicing at torney of Indianapolis, has publicly de clared that with the knowledge and con sent of Claris Adams, prosecuting nttor ney of Marion county, he appeared with witnesses before the Marion county crim inal court grand Jury and there “con ducted a defense'’ of two clients charged with receiving stolen property. He further declares that following his "defense” of these two clients as con ducted before the grand jury one client was freed and a faulty Indictment re turned against the other. You gentlemen, as reputable attorneys of this county bar, having a high regard for the ethics and standards • f your pro fession. can not afford to allow condi tions to obtain in this county which make It possible for men accused of felonies to place their representatives in the grand Jury room with the intention of defeating the very purposes for which the grand Jury is maintained. You can not afford to have the courts wherein you practice debauched and stul tified in this manner. You can not afford to have the sus picion retained that it Is possible, in this county, by the use of money, to Influence the deliberations of a grand jury charged with the investigation of crime. You owe it to yourselves, to the com munity, to the courts, to the good name of Marlon county to demand of James A. Collins, Judge of the criminal court, a complete and open Investigation of this trifling with the means of justice in this county. •Are you jealous, or ashamed, of your profession ? This, according to tJe ruling of the criminal court, which has of course been appealed. Is contempt of court. Time to Call a Halt It Is with a feeling of regret that the-law-loving citizens of this city who have had occasion to come into contact with some of the less desirable classes of residents observe the growing laxity in the enforcement of legis lation intended to stop gambling and the sale of liquor. It is almost beyond conception that men of such standing in the busi ness world as Alexander Taggart and Felix McWhirter should be able to reconcile their duties as members of the board of safety with such condi tions as are now being openly tolerated in Indianapolis. It is contrary to the popular belief in the Integrity of Jerry Kinney, chief of police, to assume that he is bo far forgetting the trust that has been universany placed in him as to police the city with one eye shut to certain law violations. But the-fact remains that craps and poker games are being conducted in publlo places without molestation by the police. The fact remains that baseball lotteries are being openly conducted and tickets sold in many business houses. The fact remains that race horse pools are being 6old, bets paid and special arrangements completed for the receiving of results on which this gambling can be conducted. \ The fact remains that there are open blind tigers in the city and an unconfirmed rumor is abroad that members of the morals squad recently laid aside their maces and revolvers and engaged in a free-for-all in one blind tiger whose proprietor is declared to have been more* hospitable than discreet. The only explanation that can absolve Mr. Taggart, Mr. McWhirter and Mr. Kinney from censure for these things is that they do not person ally know about them. This Is a fleeting explanation and one that will not long be regarded as acceptable. For by reason of their official positions these men are charged with knowing of these conditions. The public is willing to give them ample time in which to acquaint themselves with what appears to be a demoralization of the morals squad of the police department, under cover of which demoralization the city is rapidly degenerating Into a "wide-open" town. But no one of consequence wants a “wide-open" town here, and we do not bellevp that either Mr. Taggart, Mr. McWhirter or Mr. Kinney can longer afford to permit the general drift toward a condition where law3 are laughed at and public sentiment defied. . Several days after this publication wit nesses were being examined under oath In the city court of Marlon county. In the course of the e- --ilnatlon 800 !e My ers testified as follow “He (liarry Parsons) told mo that tie bad paid Charlie Rollinson too much i money, and that he didn’t do anything ' for it, and that Mayor Jewett told him j that he must not diseharg* him, but not to have anything to do with him. “Mayor Jewett said ’1 will get you another attorney and between Judge Collins and myself, we will get you out, but you must stay away from Obarllu Rollinson. ’ “He said that he and Judge Collins would get him out, and then they would go after Charlie Rollinson and get hltn and the *1,000” This testimony was given under oath on April 23, 1920. The extract here Is a part of the certified transcript of the evidence as reported by the court re porter. Harry Parsons, the man who is herc’n reported to have made these statements, is under bond waiting trial In the crimi nal court, presided over by Judge James A. Collins, on an indictment charging receiving stolen goods. Parsons has never publicly denied making this statement to Miss Myers. These statements, however, do not ap pear to have been regarded by the of ficers of tho criminal court ae contain pt, At any rate, none of them has even gone so far aa to deny or resent these state ments, let* alone citing any one for con tempt. VVALKER ENGAGES FOUR STARS Lively Hills at Keith's and Lyric—Murphy at Park ± Stuart Walker will bring to Indianapo lis for his summer season of stock at the Murat at least four well known people. 'The Imposing array at the present time includes Blanche Yurka, who was fea tured in “Daybreak”; John W. Kay, a ■newcomer to Indianapolis, who recently left the cast of “The Ouija Board,” now a hit in New York City, to come to the Murat; McKay Morris, recently with “Aphrodite”: Judith Lowry, who is so popular here; Elizabeth Patterson, Al rieh Bowker and I.nel Davis, the last three being old favorites here. The Stuart Walker season will open May 31 with “Two Kisses,” anew com edy by Harry James Smith, who wrote "Mrs. Bnmpstend-beigh” for Mrs. Fiske and “The Tailor Made Man” for Grant Mitchell. / The comedy is a quaint little mid-Vic torian romance. -I- -I- -I- B. F. KEITH’S. . There is a touch of spring in the cur rent Keith's bill, but it has no spring fever, as the bill races 'along merrily. The heaviest art is the headliner, Amelia Stone nnd Armand Kaliz in “A Song Romance.” A gorgeous stage setting is used and unique lighting effects add distinctness to the offering, which breathes class. In this sort of oriental atmosphere, Miss Stone and Kaliz present a number of songs concerning love and romance. Both the artists and their offering is purely a class offering and is decidedly of the big time. Fine work on the part of both singers strike an original note in presenting songS. Harry Dolf is a chap who sings nnd the way he landrd the evening we were present is a sure sign that he will havo everything his own way before the week is over. His sailor song is a gem. A bottle of what looked like booze received an ovation when exhibited by Eva Taylor and company In “Virginia Rye,” a comedy sketch. The stage hands must haTe thought that the bottle contained the real stuff as they were most liberal In raising The Young Lady Across the Way V fl* — ' - ~~ — — Th** young lady across the way nays nothing is harder on one’s uervea than tossing about at night and not being able to sleep and sh*- should think a victim of pomnabiill-.ni would give it up and get up and take n walk. BRINGING UP FATHER. TANARUS“ TANARUS“ 7 ~ r T - - 1 BT CO.-I.V- I'D LIKE ‘bONE OF THAT n SOfiß’Y-'bA.R-eOT ]•' T WELL- I cant VILU TOG HAVE w , Ml ) g, ' i|! COJLC EAT CORNED BEEF GENTLEMAN SOMEOE-ftERT j and CABBAGE, "too HAVE OUDT LEFT HERE , here- J AFTERTHAT -7 U toDax ; r _,_ thm- DONE ate i ' .11 ii ■, 1 — ■ ABIE THE AGENT. t jusr when svvren v.cna wnt gsgsrra'' * HofAe v\€U> me a §2? I Are: / ‘ASS CHE —fk. =( Company, next [ - How many people V\ cwnv SKSSSmSSS?* ill yssS-H Ha ■ i zsn \Massys; tSw?Jjg|uSSßg; BOOBY HATCH. . il -ii: i u>vo*. PO VC 0 “TW.MK 4 J but voo Neocß swu BUT IME BEEKi| J , VEST - wwewws’ttaaaiV' I MWHLTO3V UP 4 ' J , , V/ L A INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1920. BLANCHE YURKA Remembered for her work as leading woman for E. H. Sothern in “Lord Dun dreary" and other notable successes, Blanche Yurka. n recognized emotional actress, will be one of the members of the Stuart AValker Company, opening May 31 at rim Murat. Miss Yurka will have a prominent part In “Two Kisses," the opening bill of the season. the curtain many times at the close of the act. Arthur Btuart and Hazel Keeley, In dianapolis actors, are on the current bill and were well received. Crawford and Broderick have as fine a comedy offering as one would Xvant to see and the dry humor of the woman of the team is a great laugh getter. The remainder of the bill Includes Jinline Savo and partner, fair: Kartell!, a wire walker, and Hubert Dyer an 1 Ben Coyne. -I- -I- -I -I.OOKS HEAL. The Germsn3 destroyed Rhelrns and now an energetic genius has put the crime on the stage noise, airplanes, fire and all. A < ons< ientlous attempt has been made to reproduce the destruction of ftheims and the result U realistic as a visit to the Lyric this week will prove. The lights and other equipment used to lend realism to stago spectacle are well handled and we might say that (be pro duction gives a thrill. The audience broke out with applause !a*t night when we saw Rhelrns fall and the Yankee troop* flood the scene. * Verna Mersereau and company appear in a dance offering in which steps of the peat aud present are Introduced. The remainder of the program consists of The Clippers, A1 Conrad and com pany, In n musics Bla>k and Mel ford. In a rural school sketch. In which an old school professor appear* ambi tious when he *eca n young woman do the sttmmy; Harry and Etta Conley, in “At the Old Crossroads.” and Lynn and I.oraye, in blackface. At the Lyric all week. ± -I- -I* "KtO" MURPHY. The name of Frank Murphy, known a* "Rags” Murphy, has been favorably heard on the extravagansa stage for many years. Murphy is with The Monte Carlo Girls" this season and he wears his famous old dress suit with Its long hroad tall as In former seasona. In the last act he has a comedy bit about cigars and the method to be used In selling both good and bad cigars* John Hudgins in black face has hie song hit In “Mississippi,” and he throws in a dance. Sarah Hyatt as usual wears a bunch of costumes made along Individual ideas and has several song numbers. Fred Reed appears as Dolph Wiffle in the two comedy sketches, which makes up the action of the two acts and four scenes. Among the song numbers' are “I Used Jo Call Her Baby,” “Wild Women,” “Vamp” and “Flowers That Bloom in the Spring.” There is also a lively chorus. At the Park all week. , ' -I- -I- -I INVITATION TO Cl BA. Holding out at the Broadway this week is a musical comedy called “All Aboard for Cuba” and the closing lines of the v lnst refrain are “I’ll meet you in Cuba.” Some of the audience at least took It for granted they would as they cleared their throats. Several chorus girls, two male prin cipals and a woman singer sing and dance on the deck of a yacht. The remainder of the vaudeville bill In cludes Thorndike and Curran in “Join ing the Navy,” Hayden and Violet, Paul Armslroug and company, Nadolny and the Moore Sisters In a dance offering. The uinth chapter of the Jack Dempsey aerial, “Dare Devil Jack,” completes the show. -I- -I- -I* GEORG WALSH. In “The Dead Line,” George Walsh has a thrilling time of it, as ail of the action concerns a hot Kentucky feud. Signal Mountain, which Is one of the highest peaks of the Blue Kidge moun tains, is seen in this movie and was the scene of a bloody battle during the Civil war. Many of the east are known ns moon shiners and keeper* of a still. In tho cast are lr-ne Boyle. Al Hart. James Milady and Frances MeUulness, a child actress. This movie nnd a vaudeville bill make* up the current bill at the Rialto thl* week. -I- -1- -|- THE MOVIES. Constance Talmadge baa a splendid comedy vehicle in “The Love Expert,” now at the Circle. Mae Murray is doing a big business at English'* in “On With the Dance.” Real acting Is done by William Far num in “Lea Mlaerables,” now at the Nazlmova has iotne dancing scenes™ In "The Heart of u Child,” to be seen at the Colonial. Mr. Smith's Is offering Norma Tal madge in “The Woman Gives.” and Bobby Vernon and Helen Darling In "Petticoats and Punts” Four movie* make up today’s bill at the Regent. Hoodlnl ia presenting many of hi* fa mous stage stunt* In “On Terror Island" at the Inis. Enid Bennett i* seen as a lady crook in "The False Hoad" at tin- Alhambra. -i- -I- -I "The Smarter Set,” a show using col ored troupers, opeua Thursday at the Murat. Irhe Right Thing at the Right Time By MARY MARSHALL 8. nt FFKK. s J About Urging One of the reason* why the smateur musician ia less often heard nowadays In our drawing tooma and living rooms ia beiiauae of tho awkward aud embarrass ing five minutes of urging and c>y re fusal that usually precede any perform ance either of the voice or on the piano. If we wish a tittle tangle from a music machine, it ia a simple matter of decid ing on the selection, turning the handle and releasing a lever; hut the young girl who sing* or play* usually needs coax ing First, she complain* that she Is quite out of practice; that *h did not bring her music; that he fesr* the piano ha* a strange action: but she does not make these excuse* with an air of finality a* a real reason why she should not play— mSTeS.r.'ll, Ceei Clotht M>flco, list Underwear that will make you Cool and Comfortable > comfort begins with cool, com hC sortable fitting underwear. Many men choose their underwear with as much care as they do a tailored suit. Men who want absolute comfort and fit will find a trip to the WHEN underwear de partment worth while. Assortments are at their best—a correct fit for every man; no % binding, no excess folds, garments just right. Lisles and nainsooks; yarns and zephyr weights; long sleeves; short sleeves and no sleeves; legs and lengths you like. Athletic styles. In a range of prices to suit all purses. simply as a reason why you must con tinue coaxing her. , , .. . To aay that this shows bad breeding and Ignorance would hardly be fair, for you find it among well-bred p-rsona ns much as any others In fact, ft was once regarded as the proper manner for the performer. One of the earliest hooks on manners that was ever written (Cnstlgllpne * Book of the Courtier,’’ published not long after Columbus discovered America), shows that this attitude was considered the fashionable one among cultivated Italian women of the day. He says of the Ideal court lady. “When she starts to dance or make tun s'. -of any kind she ought to bring her „..;f to It’ by letting herself be urged a little, and withs touch of shyness which shall show that noble shame which is the opposite of effrontery. ’’ This is hardly the manner that we ad mire today.- Copyright, I!'2<). LAST NIGHTS DREAMS —WHAT THEY MEAN— Did you dream about club* and sticks? f-uch a dream is of mixed significance, according to the mystics, and the omen depends upon how you use the *'blg stick,” Simply to see foretells that you will soon have a quarrel. If you lean upon It for support It Is a sign that your fortune. If you happen to have one. Is in unstable condition and a warning to you to put your affairs on a more solid basis. If, however, you dream you used your club or stick as a weapon the augury is that the most devoted friendship I* sooit to be shown you In many ways and profit is coming to you through your friends. . YOU MIGHT CALL AROUND TOMORROW, SAH! BOOBY SHOWS WISDOM ± OK UiSUJii. It Is also said to show you are Cl a charitable disposition and that what you do, or have done, for others Is likely to be reciprocated In many cases to your great advantage. It Is an unfavorable omen, however, to dream that someone hits yon with a club, for it shows you are of a violent temper and are likely to get into trouble if you do not curb your passions. If you dream you break a stick look out for much hard work ahead if yoo wish to succeed. It is also an admonition to yon not • o be disheartened by any temporary disappointments.—Copyright, 1920. LAFAYETTE—A movement is on foet among the members of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhang trs of America to build a home costing *IBO.OOO in this city. AND SO IT GOES.