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The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

have a strong part to play in rul-
ing mems destinieS.
O'Nelll has been accused OF en-
ploying melodrama in Mourning
Becomes Electra" Any powerful
clash OF emotions and its result
is melodramatic-hfe exaggerated.
The Greeks and Shakespeare en-
ployed meIodrama less obviously
than ONeill, who was describing a
civilization neither poetic nor
glorlded.
ONeill, actor. wanderer, the
atrical bum and finally play
wright, has had a special gift for
disturbing the public. He ripped
conventional drama to shredS and
created seemingly i'm ssible
styles. He has brought to drama
devices rarely used before. He
revived the Greek use of masks,
because he believed that there
are certain poses men take on to
tace the world. One reflects the
superficial man AID one the inner
man.
II
TN The Great God Brown" he
Il uses masks particularly well to
portray a hard, sardonic mask
hiding the sensitive soul of a
dreamer wounded by life, and the
painted. weary mask of a prosti-
tute covering the shreWd and
kindly observant Mother Earth.
He employs the use of sound
to give a definite tone to the
play. Sound strikes the thematic
pitch-the Whirring noise of the
machines in Dynamo" and the
maddening beat of the tom-toms
in Emperor Jones" The aside"
was revived in Strange Inter-
lude' to describe the real thoughts
of the characters as against the
spoken word.
O'Neill has waged a strong fight
on behalf of unhappy persons ne
elected by society-the laborer
whose only weapon is Drawn, the
sensitive idealist, and the victims
Of mental twists. His artistic
adolescence was spent under the
guidance of "eXpreSSionism." (Ex-
pressionism is the attempt to
show not what man does, but
What he feels and thinks. De-
vCtees Of this school had a strong
social doctrine, attacking the ma
chine age and its evils. There is
an artistic conceit which says
that art prophesieS reform. The
dreams Of many eXpressionaliStS
have seen reality in present en-
lightened social policies adopted
by various governments.
Stormy tragedy, sweeping irony,
angered demands for an improved
social order have marked Eugene
O'Neill as the greatest dramatiSt
since Ibsen and one who has
completely revolutionized the art
Of playWriting.
He has written two plays since
the production of Mourning Be
comes Electra" In one he be-
comes a tolerant humorist scoff-
ing kindly at the harmless follies
of youth and in the other an
advocate of religion as a possible
salvation.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

Drained and there is Just a half
chance that some chain of trivial
events and issues will come
along in the meanwhile, such
as the bonus. the air mail thing.
unemployment. strikes. starva-
ton and political scandals. to
crowd the subject out of the
papers and out Of the public
mind.
Then Max Baer enters the
ring almost Unexpectedly one
night wearing a loose. 1utter-
ing fold of hide and tallow
around his center and is showed
all over the place for fifteen
rounds and the public is taken
by surprise.
That is one of the troubles
with tho urorId inst now ppO-
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

sinks into a lethargic condition
broken only by hate for his sister.
After Christines death, the pO-
SitiOnS Of the characters change.
Lavinla assumes the sensuality of
her mother, becomes her mother.
Grin becomes Ezra, to whom La
vinia is bound by reason of their
double guilt in numbering Adam
as Christine was bound to Ezra
by marriage. Orin even has a lust
for his sister. The shadow of
his guilt shuddering over him,
and disguised, Orin kills himself.
Then Lavinia achieves nobility.
She returns to the house which
had held secret greed lust and
hate and announces, I'm the last
Mannon! I've got to punish my
self! Living here alone with the
dead is a worse act of justice
than death or prison! I'll never
go out to see any one! I'll have
the shutters nailed closed, so no
sunlight can get in! Ill live alone
with the dead, and keep their Sc
cretS, and let them hound me,
until the curse is paid out and the
last Mannon is let die. with
strange smile of gloating over the
years of self-torture) 1t takes
the Mannons to punish them
selves for being born"
n n
THIS action is a queer perver-
Il sion Of the glorious redemp-
ton found in Greek drama and
in the drama from which this
was modelled, Electra" ONeill
unmasks the living lie and finds
that the gods have been tamper-
ing with mems minds. But the
gods in this case are the forces of
heredity and environment, in
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Your Health
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

DOCTORS 1000 years ago did all their medical
- diagnosis with their eyes. hands, ears. noses.
and even their sense Of taste. Gradually, however,
instruments were developed to aid these senses.
The doctor of today is surrounded by vast
amount of machinery which Is used IN diagnosing
and treating disease The instrument with which
we are most acquainted is the clinical thermometer.
The first thermometer for measuring changes IN
temperature of the human body, occurs when
there is fever, probably was developed by an
Italian named Sanctorius in the fifteenth century.
He filed glass tube with expanslve liquid which
served to register changes in temperature.
THIS same Sanctorius also weighed the body to
L find out whether it really was absorbing the
food eaten at meal
1t took long time after development Of this first
thermometer in the sixteenth century before final
development of the small fever thermometers which
are used today They were perfected during the
last fifty years.
Now you can have in your home small fever
thermometer which will register, in anywhere from
one-haf to TWO minutes the changes that take place
in temperature of the body
Fever Is a symptom that demands medical at
tention Whenever the temperature rises above 986
degrees for any considerable time whenever there is
rise in the temperature Of the body evening after
evening you should call the attention Of your doctor
to the condition that he locate the infection,
if possible
IN the vast majority Of cases fever means Infection
l. Sometimes it is just small spot in a tonsl or
sinus; it may. however be tuberculosis malaria.
The counting Of pulse changes is another i'm
portant determination made by doctors and also is
dependent on machinery II requires the use of
watch which registers the passage Of time second
by second.
The ordinary pulse beat is from 72 to 81 minute.
Slight variations in pulse rate not important
Usually in the presence Of fever the pulse rate
is more rapid. 1t is also fast when there is over
activity Of the thyroid gland. A rapid beat Of the
heart is called tachycardia
In other instances, for example in the presence
OF fracture Of the skull other Of pressure
on the BRAIN the pulse rate may be slow. This is
called bradycardia.
In some conditions which affect the heart, the
pulse beat becomes exceedingly irregular since the
beat of the pulse is reflection of the beat OF the
heart.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
CHEMISTS TO CONVENE
State Society to Hold Student Ses-
sion Here April Is.

The Indiana section. American
Chemical Society, will hold its
seventh biennial student meeting
April l3 and IA in indianapolis.
An excellent program has been
prepared for the junior and senior
college students Of Indiana. Speak
ers will include Edgar B. Carter,
Abbott Laboratories, Chicago; DR..
H. H. Willard, Michigan, and DR..
Charles Allen Thomas.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

pie allow themselves to be fascinated by glttering
nonessentals to the neglect of the fundamentals
and the first thing they know famous fighter
comes down the aisle as fat as a ball a pennant
is lost before their very eyes or Notre Dame beats
Army IN outstanding upset of the weekend
They weren't that way for while there how
Why. for about ten years there, from 1919 to
1929 cur citizens almost perfect in their blow
by-biow. their -by-innngS and their play-by-
play and almost of the letters that a received
from parties who wished to disagree with what he
had to say, interested in nothing but main
issues
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

the Coward bril-
lance. Some Of
the juicy lines
of gutter origin
placed in a Tif-
fany setting fall
from the lips of
Robert M o n t.
gonery as the
chap who chases
and covets the
charms of Miss
Shearer, L n e
only difficulty is
that Norma in
"R iptid e" is
married to an
E n g lis h m a n
Herbert M a T.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

caught the flUtter Of a number
Of distinguished ghosts who had
gone forth from this grim, gray
building to achieve worldllke ac-
claim.
Il was here that the two
Roosevelts served their appren-
tlceshlp in what is known as
craftsmanship. 1t was here that
Al Smith first embraced the doc
trine Of human liberalism that
was later TO make him one OF
the great Americans Of the gen.
Grafton. II was here that the
austere, stifish Charles Hughes
began a career that led ultimate
~ to the supreme court bench.
And it was here that bril-
liant young New Yorker, still
~f10ffI1fTv,r. 0o+v4raor0 u faction
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
POST PLANS AUXILIARY
Colonel Shelby Branch Sets Tuesday
for Organization Meeting.

Overseas veterans hape been in
fitted to takea their mothers, wives,
daughters and sisters to the hall of
Colonel Shelby Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Troy and Carson ave
nues, at Tuesday night.
At that time an auxiliary to the
post is to be formed and the charter
sheet signed.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
ROTARY CLUB TO HEAR
STATE SENATOR WEBB
Members Will Listen to Address on
RambOuillet Sheep.

John Bright Webb, state senator,
will be the principal speaker at the
Rotary Club luncheon Tuesday at
the Claypool.
His subject will be, "By Their
Sheep You Shall Know Them" Mr..
Webb a member of the state board
of agriculture, is a recognized au-
thority on the subject of Ram
bouillet sheep, which he raises.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Kin of Mrs. Harding Asks Divorce

~ L NfteI Press
MARION, O.. March 30-Mrs.
Dean De Wolfe We'll, "a, grand
daughter of the late Mrs. Warren
@. Harding, today had filed suit for
divorce from Charles c. We'll. The
petition charged neglect and cruelty
and failure 10 provide for her and
their son. They were married
June l, 1881.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

for the theater and urge for public service, first
appeared obscure assemblyman from the
Greenwich Village district of the metropolis.
From the start his flashing wit and personal
charm established him general favOrlte. They
still talk about him around here with mixed emo
tions OF sympathy and admiration. They still re-
member how, When ne was just yOungster, he de-
feated censorship bill with devastating sentence
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
1t Seems to Me
By
Joe Williams
MARCH 81, 1884

4 LBANY March 3l-They were holding public
"A hearing the matter Of whether It was poison
Gus 10 the soul Of to back his judgment with
silver on the relative speed Of race horses.
They we're holding this hearing in the assembly
chamber IN a grim gray building that frowns down
on a smudgy city from the top Of hill.
If you listened hard enough you imagined you
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Fair Enough
By
Westbrook PegIer

ME problem OF getting Max Baer down to really
u serious training for his fight with Primo Car
hera along IN June IS a very important thing and
hope It receives the play which it deserves in the
papers and over the air between this hour and he
night when he climbs into the ring I shouldn't have
to remind any one Of the Importance of Max Baers
training but press and public little bit rattle
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

The Mannon family lives alOOf
from the rest of the world in a
small New England town, hiding
its secrets behind mask-like faces.
There IS furious intensity
mingled in their blood An in
tense hate stalks between Christine
MannOn and her daughter, La
Vinia Lavinia loved her father,
Ezra Mannon, and has a re-
pressed affection for Captain
Adam Brant, Christines lover.
Repression has incased Lavinia in
hard brittle shell of sharp
cruelty and ruthlessness.
Adam is the son of Ezra's dis
graced brother. When Ezra re-
turns from the Civil war, his wife
poisons him and the crime is dis
covered by Lavinia, whose burden
of hate is multiplied. She resolves
. to cruelty her mother who wishes
only to flee to happiness, and
emotional security.
II n
ME action switches rapidly
L back and forth as Lavinia and
Christine struggle for the SYM
pathy of Orin Mannon, the
brother and son who has returned
from war aching with wounds
and disguised with battle. Orin
loves his mother jealousy and
Lavinia plays ruthlessly on his
feelings by revealing Christine's
affair. Christine uses Orin's affec-
ton as a weapon, but jealousy is
the stronger. Orin murders Adam
as Christine is preparing to escape
with him from the stiff and
ghostly silence of the Mannon
mansion. Wracked with grief and
frantic hate, Christine kills her
self Already mentally broken by
the war, Orin feels the stain of
his mothers death on himself. He
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
DR.. W. E. ArbuckLe Seeks
denomination as Coroner
Democratic incumbent Was Appointed Feb. 27, 1882:
Other ASpirantS File for Various Offices.

Or Wl1am Arbucke
andoa Tor denomination on the Democratic ticket was
appointed the office Feb
expired Vehng
in oils
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
KINGAN SOCIAL CLUB
HOLDS EASTER FETE
Plays Host to ConvaIescent Chill
dren at Riley Hospital.

Kingan Athletic Social Club held
an Easter entertainment for con-
valescent children at the Rotary
unit of the Riley hospital last
night. On the program were the
Geno Cosmopolitan orchestra and
pupils OF Elizabeth Houser dance
studio. Following the entertain
ment presents we're distributed.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Daughters of the Nile to Meet

Koran temple, Daughters of the
Nile, will meet at 8 Wednesday ct
the Lincoln. Officers of the or
ganization will rehearse at 2 Tues
day in the same place.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Just Being Sacrificed

THE man from the finance company presently
4 came around and repOsseSsed the other one
Maybe I am courting trouble, though, in referring
to Mr. Hoover the greatest of all the Presidents
because the Democratic citizens will have differ
ence of opinion as to that and the Republican kind
will suspect me of tossing of nasty crack 1t is
hard to describe Mr. Hoover to the satisfaction OF
those who admire him most If you loW-rate him
they are indignant and if you call him a great
President they know you are being sarcastic.
AS one who believes with Mr.. Roosevelt that any
critic claiming the right to be heard ought to bring
along constructive plan, would propose revival
of the conditions which obtained during Mr.. HooVers
campaign and the early months of his reign. would
start by quoting radio up around 500 more ana
would put AL Virgins and Charlie Mitchell back
in the banks. I would tear out Of Page One of the
papers all this foolishness about the new DEAL the
NRA and the common man. and devote the space
to the box scores and Bobby Jones card and good,
sound essays on life by Jack Dempsey
We had fun in those days and would point out,
as something very significant, that the people were
reading and talking of matters much different from
those which have them porng and fretting and ge,-
ting into fights now. don't wonder whittier we are
drifting 1 know. and unless there is big awaken
ing in this country between this time and June our
citizens are going to wake up one day to find Max
Baer climbing into the ring for his fight with Primo
Camera as fat as an apple lot Of good your read
ing about the new deal will do you when that crisis
comes.
Copyright. 1884 by Unite Feature Syndicate. Inc)
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

i OF a artc Timesan
Be
Eugene
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
TINE leader in writing sophisti-
4 Gated dirt which has sparkle

Edmund Goulding, who is Nor
ma Shearer's director, has been
longing for a smartly Noel Coward
created role for his star.
Not finding one available, he got
hold of "Riptide" and spanked it
naughtily until it sparkled some of
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
TOBACCO ACRES
BEING CUT

]. B. Hutson, chief Of the Farm
Administrations Tobacco Section,
reports that tobacco farmers
are making acreage reductions
which they agreed to last winter.
The July report estimated the
tobacco chop this year at 1,O39,-
$4,000 pounds. This is the ap-
proximate figure set for limitation
Of this years crop, Hutson said.
The prospective crop is as much
below the annual world consump-
ton Of United States tobacco as
the 1893 crop was above, he added.
In addition, farmers have made
progress toward reducing surplus
stocks, Hutson said, asserting this
years crop would result in remov-
ing approximately 100000. 900
pounds of the 950,OoO,000 pounds
Of surplus.
The most favorable situation ex-
lists for growers of flue-cured to-
bacco grown in the CarolinaS,
Virginia, Georgia and Florida,
HutSon said, where q reduction Of
20 per cent has been secured.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
Business Ne1us
Spotlight

New life insurance production
during June showed q gain of
1913 per cent over the like month
Of 1888, while total new business
for the first 6 months was 1853
per cent greater than the
amount for the corresponding
period last year. -. "A futures
market for trading in potatoes
will be inaugurated on the New
York produce exchange early in
September. Deposits f. New
-~-Ork State mutual SavinI banks
increased $16,92O,68O in the
second quarter. %. The volume
Of business in the Ninth Federal
Reserve District remained in
June at the level Of May, &C.
cOrding to the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Minneapolis. Money
in circulation in the United
States on June 30 tOtaled
$5,37S,582,45S, compared with
$685., ,372,O4S May 81 and $5,-
72O,764,3S4 June 80, 1888. &C.
cOrding to the Treasury Depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
FREIGHT LOADS
FALL IN WEEK

Loading Of revenue freight for
the week ended July z totalled
SIG, 9,8O7 cars, a decrease Of 124,765
cars under the preceding week and
23,7O3 cars under the correspond
ing week in 1893, according to the
American Railway Association.
Miscellaneou freight, 1877 ,568,
a decrease Of So 1886 and 4,399: less
than carload lots, 137,935, a de.
crease of 22,632 and S.825; grain
and grain products, 37,132, a de-
crease of 5,919 and 1896: forest
products, 17,443, q decrease of
6,S14 and 4,4OS; ore, 29,273, a de-
crease Of $500 and increase Of H.
1885,: coal, 8O,66S, a decrease of
$3.50 and 1857; coke, 4,136, a de-
crease of 2,282 and 2,164; live
stock, 1858. a decrease Of 2,670
and increase of 1000.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
June BU|[D|NGS|CANAD|AN CROP
CONTRACTS DIP OUTLOOK MIXED

June construction contracts In
|37 Eastern States were seasonally
lower than the May total, drop
ping 5 per cent to 127,131,200 &C.
cording to F. w. Dodge Corp. They
were "a per cent above the like
|1933 month. Contemplated con-
|struction at $313,882,30O was
about 80 per cent above May
though almost $75.OOO,O0O below
June, 1888.
public funds financed $73,3O8,',
200 of the June building, consti'
tuting about 81 per cent Of the
total against SO per cent in May
and % per cent in the like 1888
month.
The cumulative total for the
|six-month's period this year
amounted to 1854, 10000 which Is
almost twice last years total Of
$432, 49, 400 and % per cent
|greater than the 1881 total Of
$667 ,O79, 200 for the corresponding
period.
Work privately financed reached
Ia total Of $282, ,4S7, 100 during the
first half Of this year as compared
with $270, ,648, 900 for the first half
lof 1888 and 1891, ,904,300 for the
first half of 1882. Publicly-fi.
nanced projects attained a total
of $571,833,10O for the first six
months of this year as compared
with $161, ,464,80O for the cor
responding period of last year and
$685., ITS, 400 for the first half of
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
RISE
IN N.Y. STATE

Deposits in the savings banks
in the State have increased $l6,-
92O,6S0 during the last quarter
and over $41,O00,0OO since De-
cember 81, 1888, the Savings
Banks Association of the State
of New York reported yesterday.
Total deposits on June 30 stood
at $5,127,569,8 1884. During the
quarter the number of depositorS
rose to 5,840,78O. a gain of asst
for the second quarter. The net
gain in the number of depositors
was over 10000 for the first half
Of this year.
The increase in deposits and
depositors is taken as an indica'
ton that New York State is shar-
ing in the uptrend which has
been reported from all over the
country by the American Bank
ers Association in their recent
statement. Henry r. Kinsey.
president, said. He continued:
eve believe it reflects con.
tinued unemployment and n
better wage situation aS well as
. definite confidence in the i'm.
pr0vement in our whole bank.
ing structure. This quarter the
increase has been spread
throughout the State and has
not been confined to industrial
sellers as it was some six
months ago.
"The recent splendid state
ment Of condition Of the Sav.
ings Bank Trust Company
and the institutional Securities
Corporation, showed that the
savings banks in the State
had paid off practically all Of
their indebtedness and had in.
creased their liquidity to q con-
siderable degree"
The Washington times., 1934-07-14

D0Sn" "OuA0 came evident.
Mining shares were the outstand-
ing strong spots as United States
Smelling hit new record high.
Demand for the sugar stocks
continued evident in today's light
trading when American Sugar ad-
vanced nearly point to a new
high for the year. Cuban Ameri-
can and South Porto Rico sugar
also were in fair demand and raj
lied fractionally.
Selling in the rails again ap-
peared to converge principally on
Southern Railway, which got
down fractionally and almost
duplicated it's low for the year es-
tablished yesterday. Chicago and
Northwestern, Chesapeake and
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
Haven also ruled lower.
Motor stocks were quiet and
firm with General Motors and
Chrysler holding around their
previous closing levels.
Utility stocks were inclined
towards heavinesS as American
Telephone continued to meet
with offerings which depressed
it fractionally.
Oils continued to mark time
as did aviations, and specialties.
The merchandising and farm
stocks were strong and frac-
tionally higher in sympathy with
the firmness in the commodity
markets.
Chemicals were among the
best performers today under the
leadership Of dupont.
The Washington times., 1934-07-14
TRADING HOLDS.
IN MINNEAPOLIS.

The volume of business in the
Ninth Federal Reserve District
remained in June at the level Of
May, according to the Federal
Reserve Bank. of Minneapolis.
After allowance for seasonal vari-
ations. the index of bank debts
remained unchanged at So, and
the index of !. C. |. freight car
loadingS continued at 81. The
bank adds:
"The index Of city depart
ment store sales declined from
"a in May to II in June, and
the index Of miscellaneous
freight carlOadings declined
from 81 in May to Sc in June.
On the other hand the country
check cIearings index increased
from 1O1 in May to 1O6 in
June, at which level it was
the highest since February,
1880.
Retail trade in the district
during June continued to be
in larger volume than a year
ago although the increases
were not as great as those
reported for May. City de-
partmet stores reported a S
per cent increase in sales dur
ing June over June last year,
whereas in May they reported
an increase of IL per cent.
One hundred and 46 country
stores reported an II per cent
increase in sales during June
over June last year, whereas
the 482 country stores which
reported for May had an in
crease of "a per cent in sales
over May last year."