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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-

DR.. Henry Fairfield Osborn's
Decision to Retire as M
scum President Regretted
By Friends.
MEWSPAPERMEN, as wen -
= scientists. viii regret the deci-
sion Of DR.. Henry Fairfield Osborn
to retire from the presidency of the
American Museum of Natural His
tory. For DR.. Osborn possessed the
faculty, rare among scholars of the
older generation, Of knowing how to
get along with newspaper men.
Let no reader infer that am say
ing-or even admitting-that news
paper men are a strange and hard
lot to get along with.
But scholars, imersed In studies,
sometimes highly abstract, have not
always taken kindly to the reporter
who sought to translate their find
ings into language which the lay
man might comprehend.
AT a meeting of the National
Academy OF Science some years ago,
a meeting at which DR.. Osborn was
kept extremely busy, I commented
on his kindness in giving me a
lengthy interview.
A slow smile spread over his face
and he replied, "Tn tell you a little
story. Many years ago, a man
walked into my Office one day and
laid check on my desk. There's
the $4,000 you need to send that
expedition on its way he said.
Il stared in surprise and finally
managed to ask, Where did you
hear about it?' He replied, I saw
an item in this mornings paper
Since that day. always have had
time for newspaper men"
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A Money Parade
THE treasury viii issue $500, 900,

THE treasury will issue $500, 00O,-
l. 600 worth of bonds on June Is.
They will draw 31s per cent in
tereSt, mature in eighteen years,
and be callable in fifteen.
1t is expected that they will be
overSubscribed.
The same conditions which make
it hard for people to get work make
it easy for the government to bor-
row money at low rates.
When times are good, business
men forever are talking about what
they could and would do if money
were only cheaper. When times are
bad, they talk just as convincingly
about what they could and would
do if money only paid more.
You can't explain such a para
dox in any other way than that
money rates do little more than re-
fleet the general attitude.
In other words, it isn't money
that counts so much as what peo-
pie believe they can do with it.
Probably our greatest economic
mistake is the idea of trying to
translate everything into money
value.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
Future Strife Horrible

OUCH inventions as that Of Mr.
- Aubrey are much more pro-
phetic of what future strife will be
like than such maneuverS as were
held last week.
Preparedness, as we call it, has
ceased to be a mere matter of mo-
bilizing so many men and ma
chimes.
In no field has science become
so predominant.
If the destiny of nations is to be
determined by their power to COM
nit wholesale murder, we might as
well admit that the inventor, me-
chanician and chemist will reign
supreme.
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mildly antiSeptic and which de-
velops oxygen.
In addition to the conditions that
are particularly diseases Of the
mouth, many general diseases, such
as tuberculosis, cancer and syphilis,
and various forms of poisoning,
such as from lead, mercury and bis
muth, may affect the mouth, caus-
ing the teeth to fall out and aSso-
ciated with development of ulcers.
Thus the person who attempts to
treat diseases of the mouth must
have not only a complete knowledge
of the structure of the mouth, jaws
and teeth, but also of diseases in
general.
For this reason, speciality has
developed in medicine called ston-
atology, dealing particularly with
diseases of the mouth.
Moreover, good dentists and good
physicians work together constantly
to control conditions which demand
the special knowledge that both
may apply to the situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
The Dawn Man
.R. OSBORN has announced that

.DR. OSBORN has announced that
- he will retire on Jan. /, 1888.
At that time, he will round out
twenty-five years as president of tbs
museum.
He was born in Fairfield, Conn.
on Aug. 8, 1857. In 1877, he was
graduated from Princeton, receiving
his electorate from the same insti-
tuition in 1880.
He began his scientific career as
an instructor in comparative anat-
omy at Princeton, leaving in 1891
to become professor Of biology at
Columbia university.
Within recent years, DR.. Osborn
has created stir in anthropological
circles with his Dawn Man" theory
Of the origin of mankind.
DR., Osborn does not reject the
idea that mankind developed
through process of evo luton. But
he feels that mans relationship to
the anthropoid APOSTLE gibbon,
chimpanzee, orang- outang, and
gorilla is not as close as other
anthropologistS would make out.
His feeling is that mankind -
very much older than has been sup
posed and that Homo sapiens, the
man of today, was preceded by a
more primitive type which he has
called the Dawn man."
He admits that the Dawn man
and the anthropoids had common
ancestor, but he puts that common
ancestor back many more millions
Of years than do other anthropoIo-
gists.
DR. Osborn does not believe that
man ever lived in trees. He believes
that mankind emerged upon the
high plateaus of Central Asia.
He believes that the museums
expeditions to Asia eventually viii
find fossils to subStantiate this
theory.
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ARMY OFFICER ORDER

ARMY OFFICER ORDER
June 2
ON June 2, 1917, Brigadier.
~ General Henry P. Mccain, adj.
jutant-general Of the army, issued
a statement revealing plans for the
training of officers for the drafted
forces.
His letter said in part:
ITO provide officers for the
drafted forces Of the national army.
the war department has adopted
the policy Of commissioning new
officers Of the line Infantry, cav
airy. field, and coast guard artillery
purely on the basis of demonstrated
ability, after three months observa-
ton and training in the officers
training camps.
THE present camps viii pro-
vide line officers sufficient in ullan.
tity and quality for the first 500 600
and reserve for that increment.
ut is proposed to officer further
increments raised under the draft
by promotion from the ranks Of
the regular army, the national
guard and drafted forces previously
in service"
On this day General Won Hin.
denburg announced that the French
and British offensive had come TO .
Definite conclusion. The French war
of1ce reported the capture Of $4,000
prisoners.
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Daily Thought

For from within, out of the
heart of men, proceed evil
thoughts, adulteries, foundations,
murderS-St. Mark 1921.
Evils, ike poison, have their uses,
and there are diseases which no
other remedy can reach.
What is the highest mountain
peak in the world?
Mt. Everest In the Himalayas,
which has an elevation OF %, 141
feet.
Which city was the first regular
capital Of Ohio?
Chillicothe, from 1900 to 1910.
Does the Bible say that a mans
life Is "three score and years and
ten?s
It Is in the Ninetieth Psalm.
Do racing autos use the same kind
of motors as ordinary autos?
Racing cars have specially de-
signed and built motors.
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story in yesterdays newspaper-or
tomOrrow's, for that matter.
1t Has Its Moments
TN my opinion 1.-THE Barretts OF

TN my opinion 1.-THE Barretts of
Il WimpoIe Street" falls very far
short of being great play. In my
Judgment it ISN'T even good play.
But there are scenes so lively and
engrossing that the entertainment
Is worth any mans attention.
During full twenty minutes I
wept copiously. This is not par
ticularly profound tribute, for I
happen to belong to the clan of
easy weepers.
Yet there are a great many plays
through which 1 can sit with dry
eyes. And to me the chance to get
a little moist during a performance
is far more appealing than the pos
Sibility Of laughing now and again.
Tears indicate to my mind a closer
tieup between the person in the or
chestra seat and the player on the
stage. The theater errs In going
too far to the left Of laughter.
Most Of us find good many de-
vices in every day life which are
sufficient to amuse us. We need far
more the vitalization of being
stirred.
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Questions and
Answers
what docs NTizpah mean

What does Mizpah mean
MiZpah (Hebrew-watct, outlook
is the name of several places in Pal
estine, the most important Of which
is the heap Of stones and pillars set
up by Jacob and his brethren as
witness of the covenant between
Jacob and Laban. The use Of Miz-
pah as a memorial inscription on
rings is based upon the words Of
Laban, who said: "Mizpah; the
Lord watch between me and thee"
How tall were Abraham Lincoln
and George Washington?
Lincoln was 6 feet inches tall
and Washington 6 feet inches.
Are the Wright brothers, who flew
the first airplane, stin living?
Wilbur Wright died Of typhoid
fever at Dayton, o., May so, 1912,
at the age of As, and Orviile Wright
lives In Dayton. He is So years old.
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No RemorSe for Tears

NTHEN I have been tricked into
w either laughter or tears, I
leave the theater somewhat resent
full. But I have no remorse about
growing more than a little damp
while watching the play at the
Empire.
Miss Katherine Cornell and also
Bryan Aherne play in q manner
which justif1es the position of the
theater as medium to tear the
spectator out of himself and make
him a participant in the proceed
ings.
I never have been believer in
the theory that there was long ago
a golden age of acting which has
passed away for all time.
I doubt profoundly that the '70s
or the 80's set any people on the
stage more moving than Miss Cor
nell or Mr.. Aherne during the best
parts of THE Barretts of Wimpole
Street"
If there used to be players more
skilled than they, I am not at all
sure that I would have cared to go
to see them. It might have been
an agony beyond my capacity. This
is enough.
Copyright. 1881. BY The Tines
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A Great Teacher

A s matter Of fact. I believe that
4 n DR.. Osborn did himself a huge
injustice in telling that story. I be-
neve that his willingness always
to find time for newspaper mem
grew out OF q much more funda-
mental thing in his nature.
DR.. Osborn is not only q great
scientist. He is a great teacher. And
he Is interested not merely in train
ing disciples to follow In his own
footsteps.
He is interested in teaching every
body. That is what made him q
great museum executive. And that
Is what made him realize, much
earlier than many of his colleagues,
the great role which the newspa-
pers of the nation could play as In
terpreters of science to the public.
DR.. OSborn'S career has been
unique in many ways. Either his
work as a scientist or his work as
q museum executive would by itself
be an adequate claim to fame.
He has built up a worldwide
career as an authority in paleontol-
ogy and anthropology, and has
written many books and more than
1000 scientific papers.
And at the same time he has
guided the American Museum Of
Natural History to a point where 1t
is one Of the best-known museums
in the whole world.
DR.. Osborn Is tall and broad
shouldered. His hair and mustache
today are gray. His manner COM
bines dignity and kindness in a way
that makes him equally at home
talking to group of wealthy trus-
tees or bunch of school children
who are wandering through the mu-
scum.
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Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine,

Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
THERE are many diseases that
l. constantly occur in the month.
In addition, the month is subject
to the effects of diseases affecting
the body generally.
Diseases that are particularly
mouth diseases include pyorrhea,
which usually begins about middle
age and which may be responsible
for the loss of most of the teeth;
dental decay, which may be particu-
larry a disease of children and
young adults; assesses at the roots
Of the teeth, which occur at all
ages; Vincent's disease, or Vincent's
angina, sometimes called trench
mouth.
Studies made on dental decay in
recent years indicate that if the
teeth are kept clean, if the person
eats a proper diet with adequate
amounts of vitamins A, B, G and D,
and if suitable dental care is given
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
Works Both Ways

NEW YORK authorities are con-
IN sidering the proposition Of
piping prisons for tear gas.
1t sounds all right, but, like most
everything else, has two sides.
The idea of squelching a riot,
or preventing break for liberty,
merely by turning on the gas and
putting all the convicts out of COM
mission seems feasible, if a little
unfair.
But suppose some Of the convictS
were to get control of the system
and put all the guards out of COM
mission?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
Getting Out of Touch

WITHOUT doubt, the life of the
w theater depends upon a great
err realization of the necessity for
projecting emotion. On the whole,
books deal with problems which
touch us rather closely.
The stage has fallen into the
habit of dealing too much with ma
terial which is familiar. I don't
mean at all that every comedy,
farce and tragedy should touch
upon the present economic depreS-
sion or the fve-year plan in Rus
STA.
But I do think that there can be
no life for the theater unless 1t
buckles down to interpreting our
immediate concerns. This does not
bind all authors to adventure only
in realism.
Last week, for instance, I saw
1.-THE Barretts of Wimpole Street.
Robert Browning is hardly a figure
calculated to be, of himself, sensa-
tional in the minds of most.
The day of Browning clubs and
attendant discussion as to what the
poet meant is done. Professor
Phelps, at Yale, strives valiantly to
keep his memory fresh and green.
But it is not to be denied that the
works of the dead master tend to
find a refuge in half calf and upper
shelves.
Still something does come alive in
Besier'S play when Browning sud-
denly strides through door and
meets Elizabeth Barrett for the first
time.
There is in the situation enough
of present experience to give it the
thrill and interest OF a first page
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Ideals and opinions expressed
In this column are those Of
one of Americas most inter.
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard TO their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
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M. E. Tracy

1t Isn't Money That Counts
So Much, as What People
B eLieve They Can d o
With 1t.
NEW YORK, June 2.-Robert E.
IN Aubrey flies an airplane over
Houston, Tex, by means Of radio
control.
1t is the first public demonstTa-
ton of a principle which he dis
covered seven years ago, and which
has been used for guidance of
driverless automobiles many times.
Whatever its commercial value
may be, its suggestiveneSs with re-
gard to war is appalling.
The thought Of piloted planes.
raining death and destruction, is bad
enough, but what about the pros
pect of a manless feet, capable of
just as great deStructiveneSS, though
incapable of being hurt?
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goes into spectacular productions is
not inevitably necessary.
The movement toward stripping
the theater down to its essentials
has made marked progress in the
field of musical comedy. The sue
cess, for instance, of the first Little
Show" was largely based upon the
fact that less gold and silver cloth
was displayed before the audience
than usual
Twenty young women, each kick
ing right leg, can be less exciting
than one or two engaged in the
same pastime.
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AS result Of the downfall Of royalty even care
players are looking upon the king as a joker.
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You can't accuse symphony conductor of bein
high hat because he puts on arias
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XXTHEN pessimistic people speak

XXTHEN peSSlmlSt1c people speak
w of the death of the theater,
they merely are referring to the
possible passing of the stage as we
know it. To few it must consist
of large and elaborate theaterS,
stars, expensive scenery and Or
chestra seats costing $3.50.
During the actors strike, when
Equity was born, one old trouper de-
clared: 1--WE don't need to have a
theater. Any street corner is a
stage when actors get together and
people come to listen"
It seems to me no sorrowful thing
that some process of deflation
should take place in the American
theater. have feeling that much
of worth has been Smothered and
checked by primary costs and the
overelaboration Of mechanism, both
artistic and economic.
For instance, it is far more diff
f1cult to get play produced than
to have a book published. The cost
of a book is sufficiently low to make
it possible to take a chance on
things which do not see likely to be
| Sure-fire.
For the UngeneraI Public
THE head of a publishing house
i need not deal entirely in terms
of the public taste. He knows that
in his business he is concerned not
with one single group, but with
many.
Of course, he would like to sell
100000 copies or, better yet, 100000,
but it is perfectly sound business
for him to issue O novel which never
will go above the 1900 mark.
And the theater can be rear
ranged in such a way as to meet
the varying taste Of a complicated
mixture of individuals. AS things
stand today a run Of less than 800
nights probably indicates a losing
venture.
That Is sheer nonsense. A play
likely to appear to no more than
$4,000 or 10000 persons deserves its
chance just as much as "Abie'S Irish
Rose"
And if audiences turn toward a
new simplicity of accoutrement,
there is no reason why many fine
things can not be done for limited
runs. AS matter of fact, there is
evidence already that much which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
Trade Is the Key

IF we ever could get into our
l. heads that trade depends largely
on what people eat, drink, wear and
employ to amuse themselves, and
that prosperity depends largely on
trade, we only would not have fewer
depresisons, but a better under
standing of why they occurred and
how they could be cured.
In spite Of all the innovations and
improvements, this still is a world of
men and women, and its economic
condition still is determined by what
those men and women do.
It is the way they spend their
money, not the amount they have,
that counts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02
Shade of Jefferson

Should the secretary of labor of the United
States act indirectly hangan for foreign despots?
Not If we understand American history or con-
stitutional law But this is where Mr. Doak is head
ing for right now
The labor departments policy has departed two
stages from sound American tradition and prece-
dent We started out by offering asylum to foreign
radicals and proud Of their presence here JEFF
ferson numbered them among his closest personal
friends
Then, after the World war; we began to get
nervous, in spite of 12Oo0ooOO souls and the wide
expanSe OF the Atlantic and Pacific to protect lis
against the Red plague abroad, we launched the de-
portations delirium of the Mitchell Palmer days.
But in the first stage of the deportation furry il
was the custom to let deported man 90 TO the land
OF his own choice and designation 1t was enough to
get the source of poison off our own sod.
Now the secretary Of labor has advanced to an
oVher stage He assumes to act indirectly as the
executloner of foreign radicals. He will not let them
go back to the land of their choice but insists upon
sending them to the country of their nativity where
death is the almost certain result
There have been several notorious cases. among
which the pending of Guido Serio the anti
Fascist leader and Tao-Hsuan Ii fellow alurnnus OF
Leano stanford with President Hoover and vigorous
opponent of Chinese Imperialism, are the most
striking
Ii Serio Is sent back to Italy he will be shot or
condemned to slow death on one of the penal COLONY
islands Ii most certainly will be shot If he is re-
turned to China
LII is eu-educated man. a graduate of Leland
stanford and at present graduate student in eIec
Tical engineering in New York university. Both
these men will be welcomed in Russia
II we wanted to remember American history. we
would let these men stay in our midst But if we
nave chills and want to get rid of them. then our
protection is assured once we head them to fore;pn
land where they will be received be this Russia OF
LichtenStein.
There would seem to be Justification for our
secretary OF labor to act indirectly as lord high
executioner for II Duce or Chang Kaishok.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-02

AS any golfer will tell you, distance is three-oua
ters stance.
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Inc man who hates to be told how to run his ca
o1ten grateful for driving lessons at the golf links
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Diet and Cash
XXTE used to think of crops
Wv coroethinC IN eat and TIC

XXTE used to think Of crops as
w something to eat. and used
to be glad when they were big, be-
cause it meant more and better
food.
Now we think of them as mean
ing SO much profit in dollars and
cents.
What we have on our tables has
come to be regarded as rather less
important than what we have on
the bank book.
1t is more than possible that the
craze for money has had something
to do with all this dieting.
Certainly the dieting has had
great deal to do with the unexpect-
ed SURPRISES of wheat and potatoes.
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Lucky Land! No Experts

ICELAND has no army, no navy, no
i skyscrapers, no night clubs, and
no deficit.
What is more significant, it has
practically no unemployment.
Maybe the explanation of Ice
lands good fortune in these re-
spects is the fact that it has no ex-
pertS.
Iceland is rather old-fashioned
country.
It knows very little about the
slide-rule method of producing
wealth.
The people of Iceland go right
along eating and drinking much the
same as their grandfatherS and
grandmothers did. Consumption re-
mains steady and the country's COM
mercial structure is not subjected
to such terrific fluctuations as occur
elsewhere.
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other essential Interest is the heaviest burden Of
modern man. Whoever invented interest invented
treadmll" Henry Ford