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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
Fat May Be in the Fire

TNHE League council has been summoned to meet
on April Is. This is just four days after Foreign
Secretary Simon, Premier Benito MusSoini and
French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval are due TO
meet in the Italian city of Stresa.
The purpose of the council meeting is to pass
judgment Germanys rearming in open defiance
of the Treaty of Versailles. If it condemns the
Rech-as it hardly fail 10 do under the covenant
inasmuch as the German action became matter
of official record when Hitler decreed rearmament
on March 16-the fat might be in the fire. At
least so the British argue
Britain France Italy and the other major powers
have urged Germany to return to the League of
Nations and take her place at the disarmament
table. Then all together, the whole problem of arms
limitation and Germany'S other claims for revision
of the Versailles Treaty could be thrashed out to
the general satisfaction.
If Germany is condemned by the League, it is
almost certain that she will wash her hands of the
League for good and all From her point of view,
to go back to Geneva would be to stand trial for
her sins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ-

out OF the west blow the dust storms darkening
~ the sky and reddening the sunsets When the
sun goes down. Sullen rsd ball in darkened sky
Is &c predicting the twilight Of mankind? There are
some scientists who think
The dust storms arise from mans destruction Of
forests and his methods OF farming. They arc the
result Of the erosion for which he has paved the way
They Just way in which some scientists thlnk
man is preparing his own exit from the planet earth.
Geology tells the story Of ever-changing earth.
The dinosaurs rose and declined Changing condi-
lions ushered them out and made way for the man.
mails. Finally TO supremacy
The changes noted by biologists took hundreds
OF thousands Of years. even millions But man, the
scientists point 0ut. works much faster than nature.
He changes til face Of nature so fast that he may
accelerate the mex change in world dominance &C
cOrdnEly.
The Ereat meddIer. DR.. Harley J. Van Cleave, pro-
fessor OF zoology at the University Of Illinois. calls
him Wri-lug IN The Scientific Monthly DR.. Van
Cleave SAYS.
"without qualification. civilized man is the most
destructive influence that has ever been introduced
upset The delicate balance OF reaction and inter-
action between organisms and their environment
DEFORE civilized man came on 10 the scene. all
ID nature hung IN a delicate state Of equilibrium.
Dr.. NaI Ceave reminds us. This condition has been
called by biologists the balance OF nature"
Man Immediately began 10 destroy It. Take. for
example his conquest Of The American continent. He
cut GcWu the forests. turned fields into farms ex-
terminated the buffalo and the passenger pigeon.
himself. More recently he has been killing OF the
fish by using streams for Industrial sewers.
TO-DAY. man is paying for the conquest Of nature
Il IN a number Of ways. One is the appalling
rapidity with which erosion IS increasing The other
IS the terrific and rapid spread OF insect pests
Mans activities killed of such forms OF life as
the buffalo and the passenger pigeon But they favor
the insect pests. When he plants a farm he con-
CentratCs food for them as We'll as himself Thus the
growth Of insect pests and such other pests as mice
Is the direct result OF mans own activities
DR.. Van Cleave calls for wise and well-planned
system OF conservation based upon what biologists
know about the balance Of nature. He thinks that
too much OF the conservation program Of the past
has been the result OF sentiment political activity
For example. he points out that dumping fish n a
polluted stream Is a rather meaningless gesture.
Needing. that growing out OF the best Of
intentions. must be replaced by intelligent under
standing and actions before conservation MAJ be-
eore reality he says.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

MIR. MELLON, Of course, had
IVl nothing to do with the New
Deal. But Pittsburghers see no
great political difference, except
for party label, between him and
the effulgent Joe Guffey.
For years Joe has played the
Mellon game and voted the Demo-
cratic ticket Today he has not
changed. He campaigned for
mr.. Roosevelt and the New Deal,
simultaneously being credited with
thwarting New Deal policy by
preventing a labor election in the
famous Weirton Steel Mills case.
In return for this, Joe got
healthy campaign contribution
from the Weirton owners.
However, George Earle, PennSyl-
vania's first Democratic Governor
in years, has turned out t. be the
real asset to the Roosevelt Admin
istration. After a campaign in
which he touched a high water
mark for intellectual lethargy,
Gov. Earle pulled himself togeth-
er and is winning reputation for
dynamic honesty and ability.
He captured many Pittsburgh
hearts when he withheld a ST.
100000 state grant from the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh unal he
could investigate Chancellor Bow
mans suppression of free speech.
1t will take many more like
Gov. Earle if the New Deal is to
repeat its record of 1884 and
again capture this rockribbed
home Of Republicanism for the
Democratic party.
Copyright. 1895. by United Feature
Syndicate. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
Future Depends on AnSUer

CHE will return to Geneva only when the crucial
- first three points of the Hitlerian program
recognized These are:
/. The right of union Of all Germans, by self
determination, in great Germany.
2. Equality of Germany with all nations lin arma-
ments and otherwse) and the abrogation of the
Treaties of Versailles and st. German.
3. Land and territory (colOnes) sufficient for the
feeding of the German people and for settlement Of
Germany's surplus population.
On these points, the writer understands, Ger
many purposes to stand fall sink or swim. And
Herr Hitler is said to have told Sir John that it
is up to Britain France Russia and the rest to find
a way to swallow this large and bitter pill.
The immediate future of Europe-and eventu-
ally OF peace or war-depends largely upon the
answer which, in all likelihood, will be provided at
StreSa.
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Questions and Answers

Q-What was the selling price Of wheat per
bushel so to years ago in the states Of New York
and Pennsylvania?
A-Nnety-two cents.
Q-Give the name for nine-sided poygon.
A-Nonagon.
Q-What is the name of the furniture factory in
New York in which Mrs. Roosevelt is interested?
A-The Waikiki Furniture Co.. with Offices at 33l
Madison-av, New York City.
Q-How many Negroes are in the United States?
A-The 1890 census enumerated 11,s9l,143.
Q-How is the smoke made that is discharged
by arpaneS in "skywrting"?
At comes from cylinder attached to the side
of the plane consisting of smoke pot containing
tar certain amount Of rosin and Solidfed alcohol
Some planes use ordinary lamp black or other
mxtNeS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
BOBBY, 3, GETS FREE
CYCLE TRIP; OFFICER
is TAKEN FOR RIDE
By United Press

By United Press
EVANSTON, Ill, March 90
Motorcycle Patrolman Robert Bor-
land found Bobby Walshaw, 3,
ambling precariously down the
middle of a street. He offered to
take Bobby home. Bobby said he
didn't know where home was.
Officer Borland put Bobby on
his handlebars. They put-putted
and chug-chugged Dip and down
the neighhcrhood for an hour.
Bobby said he was certain home
was far off"
Chivalry died when Officer Bor-
land detected Bobby waving super
ciliousy at a blond damsel of 5
or so. Under pressure Bobby ad-
mitted the lady was his sister and
the house before which she stood,
and which Officer Borland had
passed three times previously. and
within so feet Of which Bobby
vas found lost" was home.
And don't ask me-" warned
Officer Bor!and, who took whom
for a ride"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

my mind revcrts 20 Frank Moran. In MS declining
DAYS when ne had practically nothing left Frank
managed 20 coast through several fights By the
simple process 81 waving his right hand and daring
tho adversary 20 come in and mix with him. Once
there was dynamite IN that glove and It was known
% sporting writers as Mary Ann MOrans glare and
tho reputation Of his right made the timid keep
their distance.
once 7 watched him take the first six rounds
from Bob Martin by this simple process Of ntimida-
ton. Quite By accident the younger heavyweight
slipped within range and found that the old field
piece had become air rifle After that he needed
70 do no more than measure Moran, plod IN and
make his kill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

Thus by ambition and energy
America developed within this
century one of the great granarieS
of the world, and through lack of
foresight she may lose it in less
than so years after it was opened.
America gave her western
wheatlands a short haircut in the
early years of the century. Now
they are having a close shave.
The situation is grave, but not
hopeless, if sweeping and intelli-
gent steps are taken to remedy it.
Next: What can be done about
it? What merit is there in the
forest belt, and in other proposed
plans? What's being done today?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
13 BAND MEMBERS AT
SHORTRIDGE HONORED

Block Letters Awarded to 3-Year
Musicians at School.
Robert Shultz, director of Short
ridge High School band, announced
today that 10 boys will be rewarded
for three years service in the band
by block IS" cut by line repre-
senting a baton.
The S is the usual school letter
and the baton represents leadership.
The boys rewarded are Herbert Arm
old, James Bowling, Harold Flieg,
ROLAND Fraser, Earle Galyean, Ar
thur Henschen, Alexander Kahn,
Edward Lilijeblad, Julius Maurer,
Edward New, Forrest PAUL., Richard
Robbins, Jay Schilling, Hugh Smelt-
ger, Chaplin Smith, Maurice Taylor,
William Troyer, Robert Virden and
James link.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
DUST STORMS CAUSE AND EFFECT
BvNEA Serrfcs

hV y IA NfTffce
II ANSAS CITY. March 29-The
N pity Of il, as you look over
the wind-stripped miles of bare
prairie 70 the westward, is this:
Man did these things to himself.
Enough is definitely known of
the menace OF dust storms that
the scientists can say almost with
certainty that If foresight had
been used in developing the plains
region, this would not have hap
pened.
Here is the story of vast fer
tile region turned from grassy
plain 70 "breadbasket Of the U. S."
and then TO near-desert. as worked
out by government scientists and
other close students Of the re-
giOn:
In the days when covered wag-
ons numbered westward into the
prairie region, travellers we're
amazed at the lush growth of
grass that rippled across the
plains. tossing in the wind like the
waves Of an inland sea. 1t rose,
II places. to the horses shoulders.
EVEN then, in places where the
Il ground had been tramped
bare around water-holes and on
the edges of stream-cuts, minia-
ture dust storms were occasionally
reported. For strong winds swept
across the endless level stretches
then as they do today.
The cattleman followed the
hunter and the immigrant, but
years Of grazing did little damage
except in certain localities where
grazing was too intensive, and the
grass was pulled out by the roots
and given no chance to reproduce
itself.
II was not until this century
that the fertile prairie grasslands
began to be turned under with the
pillow. Gradually the farmer fol-
lowed the stockman into these
plains areas. and patch by patch,
farm by farm, the native grass
roots were turned under for the
specialized raising of wheat.
In 1909. Congress passed a new
homestead act which is blamed
for much of the present troubles.
This act provided that homestead
ers could be given 800 acres Of
land instead of the usual 100
acre quarter section" The pur-
pose was to enable the farmers to
produce as much wheat as form
erly. but still keep only half their
land in cultivation each year.
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storms. The continued drought
throughout last summer caused
every western farmer to Craze and
cut off every blade of forage and
grass and even stubble that he
could find, to keep alive his tor
tured cattle.
Last winter again proved cry,
and spring rains came late or not
at all. There was nothing to an
Choir the pulverized, dusty fields.
The dust storms began, they
still rage, and they will probably
continue until widespread and
heavy rains come. Land that has
been in cultivation only Is or 20
years is already seriously DAM
aged or made permanent desert.
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TINE other half was to stand
i each alternate year under a
dust mulch" which would keep
soil moisture from evaporating.
This was known as dry farming"
1t was practiced for years in
western Kansas, eastern Colorado,
Wyoming. eastern Montana, west
ern Nebraska and the Dakotas. 1t
meant the turning under of mil
lions more acres.
The World War finished the job.
When Europe sprang to arms,
the pillow stood idle in the wheat
fields. The price of wheat shot
up, up, up. 1t reached SO a BUSH
ell at one time. Every acre that
could be put to the pillow lost its
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

protecting mat of stubble or grass
roots. America fed the world, but
at terrible cost.
The war over, the damage was
not Immediately clear. Rainfall
was adequate for many years. The
stripping away of root cover, the
custom of burning stubble to make
blowing easier, as we'll as the in
creasing acreage that had been
too closely grazed, did not reveal
their menace.
y u
DUT three years ago the dry
ID cycle began. Millions of dusty
acres were unprotected when the
spring winds swept over them.
Last spring there were bad dust
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

Confronted with this ultimatum
from Chancellor Hitler-and ultima
tum is not considered too strong a
term-the British government is
understood to be considering whether
to ask the former allies. either at or
before the coming conference at
Stresa, to postpone the scheduled
meeting of the League council at
Geneva and invite Germany to a
general European parley instead.
The only question now is whether
it is not too late for such confer
ence to do more than put its Off
cial O. k to Germany's fat accompli
On the other hand, not to do so,
and to permit Germany to go ahead
rearming without let or hindrance,
spells certain disaster to Europe in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
EVANGELIST TO SPEAK
The Rev. Charles A. Shreve to
Preach at Gospel Tabernacle.

The Rev. Charles A. Shreve will
be the guest speaker at the Indian
apolis Gospel Tabernacle, 61O N.
Alabama-st, beginning tonight.
He will speak tonight on "A Young
Girls Choice and What Came of It.;
Saturday night, When Jesus Comes
to Earth Again-What Will Be the
Program and Who Will Take Part?";
Sunday morning, How to Find Your
Place at Such Time as This" and
Sunday night, Traffic Rules on
Glory Boulevard"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
CITY WOMAN WRITES
CHILDREN'S MYSTERY
Short Story by Mrs. jeanette Nolan
Published by Magazine.

Included in the April issue OF
Child Life" is a mystery short
story for children, THE Black Cat
Case" written by MIS-. jeanette
Covert Nolan, 4341 Central-av well
known authoress and the wife of
Val Nolan, United States District
Attorney.
Mrs. Nolan's most recent novel is
THE Young Douglas" a story OF
Mary, Queen of Scots, and her es-
cape from Lochleven, the island
fortress of the Douglas clan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
./MNu World
BY
VIM. PHILIP SLMNS

NTASHINGTON, March 29.-Only a second YER
w sailles, a new European accord reached with
Germany sitting in as an absolute equal with the
other powers can the world from topping over
the crumbling precipice
This information from high sources has reached
Washington. 1t was the same information. impaired
to King George and the British cabinet upon Sir
John SlmonS return from Berlin, which caused
gloom 10 settle London like a pea-soup fog
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
RHOADARMER ELECTED
BY RAINBOW DIVISION
Marion County Chapter Names
New officers at Meeting.

Paul F.. Rhoadarmer was elected
president Of the Marion County
Chapter, Rainbow Division Veter-
ans Association, at a meeting in the
Hotel Washington last night. He
succeeds Audley w. Durham. Other
officers are r. E. Cornelius, vice
president, and Harmon w. Young,
secretary and treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
WoOdmen to Hold Party

The Modern Woodmen Of Amer
lea will hold card party at 8:15
tonight at 1925 Prospect-st. Those
in charge of arrangements are
Henry Sauter, Fred Bly, and Harry
Schurman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
Missionary Income Increases

Income of the United Christian
Missionary Society for the eight
months of the present fiscal year
ending Feb. %, it was reported to-
day, shows 6 per cent increase
over receipts for the same period q
year ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
HAUPTMANN'S APPEAL
Is SET FOR JUNE 20

Der Denied by Court.
By United Press
TRENTON, N. j., March 90
Bruno Richard Hauptmann's appeal
from his death sentence for the
murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.
will be heard by the Court of Err
rors and Appeal on June 20.
The court of nine jurists and five
lay members set the date after de-
Tense counsel had pleaded for a de-
lay until October in order to per-
feet their appeal and have time
to read the 1890 pages of testi-
mony taken in this important case"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
Mill Closes; $50 Lose Jobs

By United Press
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March
%. - Japanese competition was
blamed today for the decision to
close the Butler Mills, employing
$50 operatives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
UNION VETERANS SONS
TO HONOR COMMANDER
State Members of Organization to
Hear National Chief.


Hear National Chief.
Members of the Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War and it's
auxiliary from camps thrOuGhOut
the state will gather here at 512 N.
Illinois-St at tomorrow night for
a reception in honor of Frank L..
Kirchgassner, Jamaica Plains, Mass,
communicative hief of the order,
and Mrs. Gertrude M. Sautter, Will
kinsburg, Pa, national leader of the
auxiliary.
The program has been arranged
by Benjamin Harrison Camp, No.
356, and its auxiliary. A. w. Dem
rec and Mrs. Maud Moore are in
charge of arrangements.
Visitors are expected here from
Martinsville, Bloomington, Terre
Haute, Richmond, Muncie, Anderson,
Lafayette and Frankfort.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

kept forever IN MS opponent AdCr
and Dean Martin couldn't seem 70
get set. He let some haymakers
rs I'D from the floor but each time
the opening was so wide that
Strachey scored twice or thrice and
danced away in time TO avoid dam
age
Mr. Martin. the Cooper Union
veteran. has had far more expert
ence IN public speaking than his
adversary. but u has been Of a sort
not altogether useful. Everett Dean
Martin has been a local champion
for such a long time that he takes
too much as a matter Of course.
In enoEfur q ur1uiiicflc analogy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
PROMOTION URGED FOR
STATE GUARD OFFICERS
Majors Straub and Spencer May
Become Lieutenant Colonies.

Two National Guard officers, Maj.
Elmer F. Straub, who also is state
adjutant general, and Maj Forest
H. Spencer, have been recommended
for promotion to the rank Of lieu
tenant colonel.
Maj. Straub is on the staff Of the
18th Division in charge Of person
mel and Maj. Spencer is division
quartermaster. Both officers would
retain their present posts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
: BIZ DreW Pearson and Robert S. Allen

DITTSBURGH March 29Wherever this the industrial
of agreement that
mentally when they it,
of the depression would out
they admit
will universal agreement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

the not dlStanJ IuIuTe.
Capt. Anthony Eden, youthful British lord privy
SEAL is comforting in Moscow, and next week
will proceed to Warsaw and Prague to continue his
sounding-out process in those capitals. What he
finds out there is expected largely to determine
BritanS immediate course.
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him has slipped also the enthusi-
asms which once were pinned on
the New Deal.
II is not merely a political ca
taStrOphe. 1t is a human tragedy.
For the new light of hope which
the Presidents name kindled in
peoples eyes one short year ago,
was a hope born not of faith in
party labels. but in Mr.. Roose-
velt's promise of a genuine new
deal.
That light no longer kindles.
Its disappearance is due chiefly
to two factors:
1. The party label has been
uppermOSt. Joe Guffey, Demo-
cratic Senator and spokesman of
Pennsylvania, has brushed away
all illusions on that point. His
motto has been that of Jim Far
lev: "A job for every Democrat
and a Democrat for every job"
Merit. ability, service have mat
tered nothing to Joe.
2. The New Deal has turned
out TO be the Old Deal. busted
off and refurbished with a few
new alphabetical agencies.
This. undoubtedly. is the opin-
ion Of the majority in the area
around Pittsburgh and extends
into western New York in Buff
falo and Rochester. What they
see is a growing cleavage. an in
oreasing gap between two classes.
ON one hand is the fact that
~ one-fourth of the population
OF Allegheny County-the city
Of Pittsburgh and its suburbs-is
on relief. Every day a total Of
s65,OOO is spent for feeding them.
On the other hand stand the
balance sheets Of the big Pitts
burgh companies: and more strik-
ing still are the figures Of the
Mellon fortune.
These have been droned out
day By day in the dull voice of H.
NJ. johnson. Mr.. MELONS conf
dental secretary. and not one Of
them has been missed by Mr.. Mel
Ions townSmen.
On Dec. 81. 193l-in the middle
OF the representation No.
citizen set his personal wealth at
se7.s03.OO5. This did not include
s6s. 900 600 in CoaleSced, Co, the
organization which the govern
ment claims Mr.. Mellon set up in
order to reduce his income tax.
The profits from this company
were paid 10 him.
This did not include also the art
collection. valued at $4,000, 900.
which was given TO the Capital
only a day or two before the in
come tax case opened.
Also it did not include the s14.-
100000 given 10 his children. Paul
and AilSa. in 1927. in order to see
what they could do with money.
Again, when he was appointed
Ambassador 10 London. Mr.. Mel
lon gave his two children $4,000.
O00 Next. just on the eve Of sail
ing. he gave them another S.
100000 Then from London he
cabled them 100000 shares Of Gulf
Oil stock worth SOCIOLOGY plus
$4,000 shares Of Standard Car.
Again he telephoned from Lon
don and ordered sl,250,000 to be
given 70 them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29

School to Give Skating Party
Warren Central High School will
sponsor a skating party at the
Riverside Rink Monday night,
April 8.