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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
GIaSS-Like

A N important fact which must bs
L y taken into consideration In any
theory attempting to solve this prob
lem is the essential difference in
composition of the continents and
ocean beds,
The continents in general consist
Of light rocks. known as GRANTEES,
while the ocean beds consist of heav-
Ter rocks, known as baSaltS.
This fact has given rise to the
theory known as isostacy. According
to this theory, the lower half of the
earth'S crust consists of very heavy
basaltic rocks which possess a glass
like structure.
Most of the surface rocks Of the
eart1S crust are made Of crystals.
This lower strata, however, is
thought to be lacking in crystalline
structure. 1t is described technical
ly as amophorouS.
Now such amophorous material,
though solid, possesses many of the
qualities of a liquid. When sub
jected to sufficient pressure, it will
flow very slowly, somewhat after the
fashion of sticky liquid-cold mo-
lasses, for example.
According to the theory Of iSo-
stacy, the upper layers of the crust
of the earth literally are floating
on this sub-stratum of glass-like or
moIasseS-like baSalt.
The continents, consisting of light
GRANTEES, float high, while the ocean
beds, consisting of heavy basaltS,
sink further down into the sub
stratum.
Many biologists feel that there is
a considerable body of evidence to
support this theory of isostacy.
But while this accounts for the
height of the continents, it does not
account for the division of the up
per layers of the earth's crust into
light GRANTEES and heavy basalts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
Times Readers Voice Vices

young snakes by the parent snake
for the sake of protection?
A-Some pseudo scientific writers
have reported cases of the mother
snake swallowing her young for pro-
lection from enemies and later al
lowing the young snakes to crawl
out, but, according to the best au-
thorities on reptiles in the United
States not single case has been
authenticated. Most of these cases
are really instances Of one species
of large snake swallowing small
snakes of another species.
I recall having killed a water
snake which was approximately
three feet long. When first seen,
she was slowly moving over some
rocks in a shallow stream. The mo-
ment she became aware of danger
she moved rapidly among the stones
about her. I was astonished to see
a number of small snakes swiftly
moving toward her. She hastily
swallowed these, one after another.
After I had killed her these little
snakes Immediately and rapidly
came running from her mouth.
There were twenty-four of them.
ALI were of the same color and size.
They would have measured between
five and six inches in length. I
destroyed all of them.
The impression that this unusual
phenomenon made upon me is one
1 never shall forget. This much is
fact, the question can be answered
truthfuly in the affirmative
GEORGE II. REIBOLD.
Danville, Ind
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No legitimate Use

IF the right of self-defense justifies
l. nation in providing such in
strumentalities as will enable it to
crush an enemy, whether at home
or abroad, whether by starvation or
battle, then the submarine qualities
under it.
But if the right of self defense
includes only such instrumentalitieS
as are necessary to prevent actual
invasion, the submarine does not.
Apart from that, the submarine is
one craft, and about the only one,
for which there is no legitimate en-
ployment in time of peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
.R. HARLOW sHAPLEY, famous

DR. HARLOW SHAPLEY, famous
II Harvard astronomer, in making
his recent suggestion for the sinking
of a three mile shaft to study the
interior structure of the earth's
crust, proposed that the shaft be
placed near a sea coast
If this were done, and the shaft
could be carried deep enough, 1t
might throw some light on why
the earths' surface Is divided into
continents and ocean beds.
This is one of the great mysteries
facing the student of the earth.
Several theories have been adj
vanced, but no theory finds univer-
sal acceptance among biologists.
Many biologists think that at one
time the earth was covered by a
universal ocean, that the ocean ex-
tended from the North Pole to the
South Pole and all around the
equator.
They think that something then
happened to the earth, causing the
crust to change, parts Of it sinking
and becoming the ocean beds while
other parts rose and became the
continents.
An old view was that the internal
shrinkage of the earth left the earth
with crust too large for it and
that the crust broke and collapsed.
the parts which collapsed and sunk
forming the ocean beds. There are
objections to this view, however.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

the French settlement is go per cent cancellation
and on the basis Fascist Italy got cancellation
of approximately 30 per cent.
The American taxpayer must make up the balance
10 good can come of trying to hide that dsagreeabe
fact
l. is just one more thing that must be charged
up to the war AS such it is an added incentive for
making the Kellogg ant-war pact effective, join
ing the world court, for reducing naval ornaments
at the London conference and for cooperating with
the league and other nations in every practicable
method for prevention of war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

Health Magazine.
TINE human palate tends to be-
l. come jaded so foods of more
and more variety are created. The
farina, oatmeal and wheat products
which formed the breakfast foods
of an earlier day have given way to
highly developed cereals prepared
by various means which appeal to
every possible factor involved in the
sense of taste and in the appetite.
The psychology of appetite is i'm
portant. The more agreeable the
food, the more likely one is to begin
secreting juices previous to eating
and the more likely it is that the
food will be we'll digested
Hence it is important that foods
should be suitably seasoned or fla
vored so as to attract the appetite
When food is properly prepared,
eating becomes a pleasure.
Condiments also have the value,
if they are not too strong, OF stimu
lating the activities of the intestinal
tract without injuring the tissues
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
Brainy DryS

MFRS. DORIAN has realized this.
WI She may be only q prohibition
ist, but that does not prevent her
from possessing, in the secret places
Of the heart, some conception of
LIES amenities.
A good joke on the diners-Here
are the cocktails" says the prohibi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
When was .cBlack Fridax?n

The original Black Friday, Dec. s,
1745, was a day of panic caused by
the progress of the army of the Pre-
tender toward London. There was
a run cn the Bank of England for
which the invading army had a
special antagoniSm, because the
bank had been regarded as Wing
institution. The American Black
Friday occurred Sept. "a, 1869, and
was due to operations OF a specula-
tive clique at New York, the mem
bers of which created corner In
gold.
How near did the German armies
get to Paris during the World war?
About seventy-siX miles.
How large was the largest steam
shovel used in the excavation of
Panama canal?
1t had a capacity of five cubic
yards and was ninety-hye-ton
self-propelling shovel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

Editor Times-Among the an
swerS to questions on the editorial
page of4Dec. 4 of The Times I find
the following:
Q.-Is there any scientific author
ity for the stories of swallowing of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one Of Americas most inter
esting writers and are pre-
scented without regard to Their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
Daily Thought

Wine is a mOcker, strong drink
is raging; and whosoever is de-
ceived thereby is not wise
Proverbs 20:1.
Man maketh a man act like an
ass in rich paSture.-zahir Ad-din.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
NJ. E. Tracy
The Navdl Conference Is
Attracting More and More
Attention as the Time for
It's Start Approaches.
SAYS

INDIFFERENT, or skeptical, as
l. some people may be toward the
naval conference scheduled for Lon
don in January, it is coming to oc-
cupy more and more space in the
news.
Statesmen and diplomats, at least,
appear to regard it as of primary
Importance.
Not only are preliminary CONVEX
sations being held by the govern
ments concerned, but each govern
ment is making obvious efforts to
clarity it's position beforehand.
No one can review the situation
without getting o. distinct impress
sion that those interested are trying
to reconcile rather than magnify
their differences.
To a measurable extent success
of the conference depends on public
opinion, while public opinion, IN
turn, depends on the way different
demands and propositions are I'M
derstood. For that reason it seems
desirable to point out some of the
more important ones.
Great Britain and the United
States have agreed on parity, which
means that each of these countries
is willing for the other to maintain
an equally large navy.
But, since the United States pre-
fers large ships, while England
needs more small ones, on account
of her colonies, it has been agreed
that we shall be allowed greater
number of 10,000-ton cruisers, while
she offsets this disparity with a
greater number of inferior cruisers,
destroyers and gunboatS.
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ton hostess. She takes a. sip her
self, but keeps a straight face for
the sake of the surprise.
First one and then another tries
the stuff. There is a moment of in
credulity, and then the ice breaks.
mean in the part, not the shaker.
Jim bursts into a guffaw, and
madame smiles little wryly. They
realize that the joke is on them,
but good sports can take the grape
juice in the spirit in which it is in
tended.
Nor need anybody's feelings be
hurt permanently by the ingenious
imposition. Jim winks across the
room at Fred K. Belcher, and, TAX
ing the grape juice in his hand,
says: EXCUSE me a minute. I
think left my handkerchief in my
oVercoat outside"
Fred mumbleS some excuse a Sec
ond later, and follows him. They
do not return. Mabel goes out to
see what it is all about. Eventually
the hostess is left alone, and so
naturally she comes to see what
has happened to her guests.
Grape Juice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-

Scientists Seek Reason Why
Edrth'S Surface Is DiUided
Into Continents and Ocean
Beds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
Grape Juice

COOD old Jim-The whole COM
" pany is clustered around good
old Jim. He is telling Mabel. I've
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19
BY DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN,

Editor journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

suit of occurs (hearts) denotes the
church, carreaux (diamonds), or ar
rowheads, are symbolic of the vassals.
the class from which the archerS and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

bowmen were drawn; tredes, or clover
(clubS), signifies the husbandmen, and
piques, or points of lances (spades), the
knights themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Pictures on Cards.

Playing cards have been in use so
long that their origin is lost in the
have undergone some change from
time to time. It is supposed that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
VERMONT TRACTS
TO Be SOLD TO u. S.
Forest Service to Acquire
Reservation in Southern
Part of State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BRATTLEBORO, VT, February o.
Although but q short time has elapsed
since the National Forest Reservation
Commission at Washington voted tc
buy 100000 acres of woodland in South
ern Vermont many owners have signi-
fed their willingness to sell forest land
They we're told to take the matter up
with the United States Forest Service
ut Washington, which has complete
charge of the project.
AS vet no definite boundaries of the
purchase area have been announced
but it is expected that the first pur-
chases of land will be made in the
towns of Stratton, Somerset, GlaSton-
bury, Sunderland, Winhall, Peru and
Mount Tabor all of which are located
south of Rutland and between there and
the MasSachusetts-Verm State line.
Owners Must Prove Title.
Before taking over any forest lands
the owners will be obliged to prove that
their titles are good. No exorbitant
prices will be paid. When the commits
sion met to arrange for acquiring
forest lands in different States the
statement was made that the forest
lands under consideration in Southern
Vermont could be acquired at about
$40 an acre.
Eventually this Green Mountain ma
tional forest should prove great asset
to Vermont as we'll as to the Federal
Government The tract will protect the
head waters of the Deerfield River,
supply timber to permanent woodwork
ing industries of the region and offer
recreation possibilities to more than
80 ,000, 900 people within radius of 200
miles.
While the Federal Government pays
no land taxes, it does pay IS per cent
of the receipts from the timber sales to
the road and school funds of the State
and an additional 10 per cent is spent
In roads within the forest boundaries
After a few years the receipts which
the Government will turn back into
this regian should be far in excess of
what is now raised annually by tax
alton by towns in the lands to be ac-
quired.
Officials Back Movement.
The chairman of the Vermont COM
mission is Wallace H. Gilpin of Bar
ton. Other members are Mrs George
G. Robinson of West Rutland, clerk;
Robert M. Ross of Montpelier, State
commissioner of forestry; Linus Leav-
ems of Montpelier, State fish and game
commissioner, and Horton d. Walker of
Brattleboro.
Last Summer E. C. Beaumont of the
Forest Service examined forest lands
on the range of the Green Mountains
from Mount Tabor on the north to the
Massachusetts line in Readsboro and
Stamford on the south, an area Of
260,584 acres. In this area are IL
townships Tabor, Glastonbury,
Peru, Readsboro, Searsburg. Stamford,
Sunderland, Winhall, Woodford, SOM
erSet and Stratton-whos total popu-
lation in 1920 was 3,198. Mount Tabor
is in Rutland County, Somerset and
the other towns are in Bennington
County.
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Herom of the $4,000 North Carolina who fought for the Con
Guzon Bgum The memorial receiving its finishing touches the
North Petgre battle
of Wide
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Compilations
by Miss |. Goodrich
of R. Louis

All this week in our toiletries
shop! She'll select the powder
for your type! That's only one
of R. Louis preparations that
Miss Goodrich will demon
Strate!
ToiIefries Shop-SfYeef Floor
The Washington times., 1929-11-15
Armour Escapes
DrO wning In
Hawaiian Surf

HONOLULU, Nov. 15.-Tom-
my Armour, 1927 open golf
champion of the United States
and formerly pro at Congress
sional Club, Washington, D.. c.,
narrowly missed drowning here.
While taking an early morning
plunge in the surf at waikiki
Beach, his head struck the bot
tom In shallow water. Tenn
porarily stunned, he managed
to get back on land. Had he
lost consciousness he would
have drowned as there was no
one near to help him.
Armour suffered a diSlocated
vertebrate and twisted ngarnentS
in the back and neck and q
slight paralysis Of the spine. A
physician examined him three
times and he has also under
gone two osteopethic treat
ments. He came here to take
part in the 72-hole medal play
$4,000 tourney that starts to-
day, but Armour'S injury may
force him TO withdraw.
The Washington times., 1929-11-15

T0R!,lAL!.
lkK1RK MILLER -

nights ago, the home town
folks at Sudlersville, Md, came
through with a blowout for
Jimmy Foxx the likes of which
was never seen before over
there in the wild duck, wild
turkey, tame ham and domesti-
Gated oyster belt.
A week from next Tuesday,
up at Hazleton, Pa, the
domestic tribe will turn out In
honor Of Joe Boley and John
Picus Quinn, both Of whom are
natives Of that region. The
Hazleton Elks are. in charge of
the Shindig and they say moth
ing is to be left undone to
let Boley, who belongs in
Mahanoy City, and Quinn, who
was born in Hazleton, know
the gang up there is proud Of
'em.
Besides John and Tom Shibe
and Connie Mack, among the
Of Tamaqna, years ago a cat
guests are to be Charles Fumer
cher Of the Athletics; Stanley
John and Harry Coveleski. of
Shamokin, all stars in their day;
Chic Fullis, Of Girardville, out
fielder Of the New York Giants,
and Sparky Adams, Of Girard-
. vile, second baseman Of the
Pittsburgh club.
Dimmy Blackstone, newest
young reporter on the Washing
ton Times, and a bridge expert
with 1t, tells us q player can
go stale in bridge, the same as
he can in baseball, fighting or
basketball. O. K. .Dimrny, we
The Washington times., 1929-11-15
TwO Major Games
Broadcast
TOMORROW

Washington football fans will
be able to tune in for radio
broadcastS of both the Yale
Princeton and the Notre Dame
Southern California football
games tomorrow. The Yale
Princeton game will be sent
through the MIC. system with
WRC, of Washington, included
in the list Of stations.
The Notre Dame-Southern
California game also will be
hooked UP in the N.B.C. chain,
with the following stations in
cluded in the l1ook-up: WIZ,
WBz, WBzA, WHAM, KDKA,
WIS, KWK, WTMJ, KOA,
KFI. KGO, KPO and KHQ.
The Washington times., 1929-11-15

G.. u. Alumni to Hold
Annual Smoker Tonight

Georgetown alumni returning
for tomorrow's Homecoming game
between the Hilltoppers and West
Virginia will be the guests Of the
local alumni chapter at the an.
nual smoker in the willard Hotel
tonight. William Leahy, local at
torney. is master of ceremonies
in charge of the affair. which
promises to eclipse any of those
of past years in way of varied
and diversified entertainment.
The party begins at 8 O'Clock.
"A part of the evening will be
given over to a pep session with
Coach Lou Little scheduled to
deliver the principal talk. George
O'Connor and Matt Horne, favo-
rite entertainers Of past years,
are scheduled to play an impor-
tant part in the fun program.
Tickets may be procured at the
door.
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uhoonie in behalf Of George
towns homecoming game To-
morrow with West Virginia VIII
actually get under way tonlgnG
at the willard when alumni
Of the Blue and Gray viii lore
gather to recount old days AZ
the Hilltop and to remlnlSce
athletically. -.
Bill Leahy will try to keep
the gathering in order, and al
we can say is that II BlA
doesn't, it simply can't be done;
The affair has been announced
as a "pep" meeting, and II
seems to us that adherents OF
Georgetown shouldn't have
much difficulty enthusing over
a team which has come down
the stretch to its important
home game in the manner the
current eleven has done.
\ Particularly in the last two
games has the Georgetown
team righted itself from a
mediocre. early showing to as
Formidable a team as any in
the country would want to
meet. Coach Bill Ingram, OF
Navy, is authority for the fact
that Navy was at its best for
Georgetown. and was unable
to score against a team that
out-gained it over head ana
afoot, and that threw 1t for
5 loss upon loss.
In fact, so splendid was the
Blue and Gray showing against
New York University and the
Midshipmen, that Lou Little,
Hilltop coach. has been fighting
over-confidence on the part OF
his team during the closing
days Of this week. Little has
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seen enough Mountaineer teams
in action to realize they are al
ways dangerous, and he believes
if his outfit can come through
tomorrow with any margin at
all, their chances Of taking
Detroit two weeks hence will be
somewhat enhanced psyche
logically, at least, as q team
that is up and going such as
Georgetown has been here
lately, should be hard to stop,
especially with a two weeks
rest in between their last two
games.
They are still throwing
parties for members Of the vic
toriouS Athletics. Over on the
Eastern Sho' . couple OF
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Prospective Champion
Beats Veteran Turner

A prospective mlddIeWelght
champion, in the person Of Dick
Gravely. a 23-year-old wrestler,
defeated Joe Turner, veteran Of
countless duelS, in a sizzling one
hour match last night at the
Strand Theater. Neither was
able to gain a fall, but Gravely
was declared the winner on points
by Referee Henry Touberville
The Washington times., 1929-11-15
FORMER ORPHAN

Corporal IZzy S chwartz, fly
wight, boxer who was raised in
the New York Jewish Orphan
Asylum, earned $4,000 during his
professional ring career Of seven
years.
The Washington times., 1929-11-15

O.. $50: internal Revenue, S22. High
team sets-G. P. O.. LTD: Navy, LAO:
Treasury. Lis. Hight individual game
Simon &C: P. Oh 1907: Weidmsn
Navy, 1856. High Individual sets
Barnard. 400: Reiff, sS6; Burton. 1856;
Simon, 3SS
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Leda Am d on, Billie Butler,
Eaena Kohler, Elsie Romero.
While these are outstanding can
didates, every woman bowler in
the District is eligible for office.
II is hoped that regardless
Of who the offices are, all
the leagues will get directly
behind them and cooperate
With them whole-heartedly at
an times.
Among leagues who are expect
ed to be capably represented are:
the. new independent Ladies
Lague, Eastern Star League, In
ternal Revenue Ladies League,
Lutheran O.adies) League, Ladies
Agriculture League, washington
Ladies District League.
Also plans for the forthcom'
ing annual w. w. d. C. tourna.
ment, the eighth, will be dis.
cuSSed.
Frank Thornburg, tireless
worker Of the Typothetae League,
is following out a new and ambi
tious idea In the bowling racket
He aims to send the whole Typo
thetae League. q very large group
Of pin addicts, to the forthcom
ing National Bowling Congress
at waterbury. Conn.
To finance this unique en-
terpFise the league will give
dances now. and again. The
first Of this series Of dances
win take place tonight at the
City Club, 1920 G st. N. w.
Thornburg, a hard, persistent
worker, is given a good chance
of succeeding in achieving his
end. He has the hearty good
wishes Of the bowling fraternity
The widely-diScuSsed Northeast
Southeast match scheduled fol
Temple tonight has been post
poned until tomorrow night, tc
make sure that both teams will
have the strongest lineup avail
able. Tomorrow night five games
will be rolled at Temple, anC
Monday night five will be rolled
at Queen Pin.
In the high-ranking Fedora
League, Treasury increased its
lead by three games. while CiSs
Post Office fell by the wayside
losing two.
Both P. o. Department anc
G. P. o. swept their sets keeping
pace with the leaders. Barnard
anchorman for the Printers
rolled q 400 set for a new season
record. Statistics follow:
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understandings are necessarily
soon patched up and forgotten.

understandings are necessarily
soon patched up and forgotten.
7 The current officers are
Mrs. Rose MuIrOe, president,
:. MIS-. Leda AHnidOn, treasurer,
captain Of crack Arcadia
team in the Ladies District
League and Miss Lorraine
Gull, secretary, ranked No.
/ among the women DOwIerS
of the u. S. A.
All of these officers have EN-.
phatically stated that they vii
not run again. They feel. after
having served two years, 1t Is
time for them to step out and LEI
new blood take hold Of the reins
Among those prominently men
toned for the various offices ar'