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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ.

A Petrol EUM shortage may hit the Unlteo states
n within the next five to eight years. two emil
nent authorities told the American ChenCa society
now in session in San Francisco. Dr. BENJAMIN /
I3roots consulting chemical engineer and L. c.
sni6or poologist Of Henry L. Doherty & Co, were
the two. .-. -, :;
crease in imports, will skyrooket prices ana force
more general use of small w-powered cars.
There never has peen any question but thal
some time our petroleum supply would approach eX-
haustion" they reported. But long before the e%-
IRENE condition of exhaustion IS reacheo' We SHAH
experience a shortage of petroleum.
The essence of the question Is when a shortage
will be reached We believe that there are not sum
clint facts to give reasonable answer 10 that queS
ton There Is abundant evidence that We may eX-
pect shortage Of petroleum sufficient to necesState
a marked increase in our imports and CONSIDERABLE
increase IN the petroleum price structure within hve
10 eight years.
TINE two experts believe that when the price OF
petroleum rises high enough that substitutes
Will begin to make their appearance IN the field.
Manufacture Of gasoline from shale oil and by
the INSTRUMENTATION Of coal Will be undertaken they
believe. The INSTRUMENTATION process Is aHeaoy pc
inc used in England on a small scale under the
protection OF special high tax on petroleum PROD
ucts they point out
THE manufacture of shale oil from the shale OF
Colorado. Utah and Wyoming can hardly checK me
rise in petroleum prices until the price of average
crude has attained level two and one-haf TO
three times the present price OF crude oil and then
only after the shortage has lasted several years,
they say.
"CEVERAL billions of dollars would be required
- even assuming that most of the refining and
distribution equipment of the petroleum industry be
utilized" the experts assert
The amount Of our reserves is fairly accurately
known and Is believed be 10 TO u billions OF bar
rels" they say.
The magnitude of the oil reserves IN foreign
fields is not known accurately as is our own. but
much of our petroleum requirement will within
few wears. come from South America. and possibly
Russia and Persia.
An American company has recently built one OF
the largest refneres in the world the island OF
Arla of the coast OF Venezuela
The experts say that there has been tendency
to dscredit predictions because every prediction up
TO 1925 has been exceeded by actual production.
These facts" they continue have created
entirely unfounded and unscientihc widespread be-
lief that OF, would continue to be found"
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"The Circus of DR.. Lao"

DUT on my must" list of things you ought to read
- would put along with Days Life With Father
a book by newspaper man which is neither auto
biographical nor long I refer to The Circus OF
DR. Lao" by Charles G. Finney.
Some I know. have found it ribald. and they may
he ricnt I have never been sure that ribaldry was
a vice I certainly don't think it is when hankeo
bv both skill and guSo. The publishers have Stateo
IN some of the ads that they unable to tell What
THE Circus OF DR.. Lao" is all about That's their
fault. . &c.
1t is true that this book is rather different from
any YOU nave read. II doesn't fall under any easy
Label and vet the gcrmnal thought behind 1t Is PLAIN
enough Mr. Finney has written of a uavelng circus
which has NEUROLOGICAL characters instead OF freaks
in it's sideshow 1t comes to Arizona town with
its wonders and most of the inhabitants OF Aoalone
resent them Instead of the hound of the hedges
tbev would have preferred 10 10, the dog-faced BOY
G. M Finncv is saving in W particular
form a thing which has been Sa.~ before II Is
tr1,e saving and worthy to be believed that beauty
f1chtens man when it comes to him IN any I'M
familiar euise He will often mistake his unlolIy
for righteous anger. Accordingly, / recommend 10
readers that they become better acquainted WIN
The Circus OF Or. Lao
Copyright 1880
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
BY CHARLES c. STONE
Times STAFF Writer

IF Indianapolis music lovers that summer
municipal opera baked entertainment
Louis Municipal Opera would
quickly that attitude.
OF production, Sgmund Romberg
that good productions can be
thaer under city auspices will be found any
where.
baritone of rich powerful voice and command
role the Red Shadow and Pierre
Although than 5000 nightly Tor seven
complete silence during MS SOLO WORK. notably
niee of One
Ruby prma charming and capable Mar
her performance either as an actress OF
.irnar hat able portrayal
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The comedy roles Of Ben and
Susan, played respectively by
Bobby Jarvis and Audrey Chris
tie. hardly could have been more
ably presented.
The performance probably has
never been equaled from the
standpoint of color. The st. LOUIS
Theater was able to attain this
distinction because of its huge
stage permitting use of scores OF
brightly uniformed French SOL
diers and chorus girls in at
tire of almost every hue.
But the ensemble work had
more than color Movement was
an important and impressive part
of the picture.
TOR seven performances The
L Desert Song" drew a total at
tendance of $4,000. 1t was the
tenth performance of the season.
The season attendance for the
first 10 productions was $4,000.
The ST. Louis season opened
June 3 with "Teresina," an Oscar
Strauss work. Six performances
we're given. with total attend
ance of 41.000.
Rio Rita" the next offering,
drew total attendance of $4,000;
Madame Sherry" 41,0OO; The
Chocolate Soldier $1,000; Good
News" $4,000: "Vagabond King"
$4,000: sunny" $4,000: Beloved
Rogue" $4,000; The Cat and the
Fiddle" $4,000.
The St. Louis production of
"Teresina' was that works Ameri-
can premiere.
Among those appearing in casts
this season were the following:
Evelyn Herbert, Gladys Baxter,
Alexander Gray, Ada May, Roy
Atwell, Leslie Adams, Roscoe Ais,
Gertrude Niesen, Nancy McCord,
Odette Myrtil, Marguerite Sylvia,
Katherine Darlington, Jerry Golf,
Gil Lamb, Helen Gray, Jane Sey-
mour, Rosemary Deering. Lorraine
Manners, Polly Ollie, Rosita Or
tega. Una Val, Roy Gordon, Duke
McHale. Victor CaSmore and
Marion Huntley.
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THIEVES TAKE S57,
S248 IN JEWELRY
Three Homes RanSaCked
by Providers.

Police today are searching for
sneak thieves who entered three
homes last night and stole $57 in
cash and jewelry valued at $248.
Raising a screen and entering the
house through an unlocked window,
the providers got $14 and jewelry
valued at 5000 at the home of Ray
mond L. Pickett, 2012 Central-Av.
At the home of Mrs. C. R. Bur-
roughs, 1908 N. New Jersey-st a
prowler was discovered but escaped
with 81 in change and jewelry
valued
While Miss Ruth Clifton, Miss
Awilda Setrow and Miss Louise
keenan,, all of 1903 Central-av, were
at work yesterday their apartment
was entered and S42 taken.
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justice New Deal ballyhOoers can
point with pride" to the fact that
there were enacted:
The ,0OO,OO0,O00 works-relief
program.
The social security bill.
The wealth sharing tax bill.
The central bank bill.
The Wagner labor disputes bill.
The Guffey coal bill.
On the surface this is an i'm
pressive record. Few sessions can
equal it, Yet. when the legisla-
tive tally sheet is examined in
detail. it becomes clear that the
President actually fell short of
his goal.
Congress did enact a social Sc
curity bill, a tax bill, a central
bank measure and so on. But the
laws on the statute books were
put there only after terrific bat
ties, and in some cases are dras-
tic notifications of the acts
Roosevelt desired.
This was the case despite I'M
precedented majorities in both
branches of Congress.
Il VEN some of Mr.. RooSevelt's
Il close friends believe he has
himself chiefly to blame for this.
They point to the momentum
of the record breaking popular
Endorsement in last November's
elections and to the tremendous
majorities in the House and SEN
ate. The fact that despite this,
he was able to wiring only COM
promises from Congress- they at
tribute to three factors:
! Mr.. RooSevelts failure to
backStop himself on Capitol Hill
with able. loyal fighting leaders.
? His lack of carefully thought
out plans and objectives.
3. His failure to stand firm on
his demands. plus the impression
among his own ranks that if he
were resisted with Sufnclent Vlg0r
he would give ground.
Among New Dealers there is
much private resentment against
Speaker Joe Byrns, Chairman
John O'Connor of the Rules Com
mittee, Democratic Whip Pat .Bo-
land and other House leaders
who repeatedly sabotaged Admin
istration measures.
Yet this could have been diff
ferent story-if the President had
asserted his authority last De-
cember.
The scramble for the leadership
posts was a wide open fight, and
Mr.. Roosevelt was strongly urged
by some Of his advisers to throw
his weight behind men who be-
lieved in him and would fight TO
the last inch. But he did not
do so.
The result was that the weak,
reactionary. back-slapping Joe
Byrns grabbed off the honors-
and the President paid for 1t every
dav Of the session. Instead of
loyal. aggressive leadership sup
porting him in the House. Mr..
Roosevelt was undermined by the
very men upon whom he had TO
depend.
THE Presidents failure to for
IL mulate specific programs and
measures is graphically illustrat-
cd by the tax and central bank
bills
Early last December. Treasury
advisers urged him TO include a
tax plan in his legislative pro-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
MARINE MOTORS TAKEN
Thieves Steal Two Water Craft En-
gines Valued at $3.50.

Ambitious thieves made away
with two motors valued at $3.50
yesterday.
An cupboard motor valued at $3.50
was taken from the garage of DR..
B. K. Westfall, 1850 Guilford-av.
Breaking the locks on the front
door the thieves stole a marine
motor valued at s400 from a stor-
age house at $50 w. 14th-st.
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EuEnouh
BY
WESIBROOK PEGLER

WHEN Congrsss sdjourns and Mr.. Roosevelt at
w last has few minutes that he call his
own perhaps he Will be good enough 10 call up Mr..
Cummings at the Department of Justice and ask
him the score to date in the of the people
against the money changers.
1t has been two years and more since the bank
holiday declared. and some OF the banks which
were closed at that time have not vet reopentd II
a bank is so nsovent that il can not reopen in two
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The End. y
START a MORE WPA
PROJECTS IN COUNTY
Work Provided for 1876 Men, Seven
Women, Officials Announce.

-Four more WPA projects provid-
ing employment for 1876 men and
seven women in Marion County,
district No. 6, and 16 projects which
gave jobs to AS men in five other
districts of the state, were started in
Indiana today, it was announced at
state WPA headquarters here.
Starting of the additional projects
brought the total number of men
now working on WPA projects in
the state to 1921, and the total
number of women to 1853. Districts
in which projects got under way to-
Gay were South Bend, Franklin. La
fayette, Terre Haute and Vincennes.
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ADULT KITE filters Is
TAKEN FOR OCEAN RIDE
Pilot of Home Made Craft Carried
to Sea, Rescued by Guard.

By HitCd Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Stephen
Yankondes, though 40, likes to fly
kites-big kites that fly high. He
couldn't find room around his home
yesterday for a new monster, so he
went to the beach There was a
strong offshore wind.
Yankondes tied the kite string
around his waist, the better to hold
the kite. A life guard rescued him
few minutes later when he was
so feet out being propelled swiftly
toward Europe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
SHAKESPEARE FLIGHT
MAY BE MADE IN FALL
Geographic Society Studies October
Weather History.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The
National Geographic Society today
announced it is studying October
weather history for the Rapid City
S. D., area, with view of deter
mining whether to attempt another
stra tosphere balloon fight this fall
Collapse of the giant balloon Elk
plorer II as it was being inflated
near Rapid City July II was due to
failure of the rip-panel, it was de-
termined by a special investigating
board. The top of the balloon is
being rebuilt and strengthened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
COUZENS WILL RECOVER
Michigan Senator Much Improved,
Say Mayo Physicians.

By United Press
ROCHESTER, MINI, Aug "a
Seator James Couzens. Michigan
millionaire, was reported greatly
improved" at Colonial Hospital
today. He was operated on Thurs
day for the removal of kidney and
at first it was feared he would not
survive.
Physicians at the Mayo clinic
said the Michigan statesman will re-
cover.
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years, then the insolvency probably
will have to be regarded as
permanent. OF course. mere in
Solvency need not bespeak mis-
doing. but. on the other hand, it
might and in many cases did.
Anyway, many of our citizens
would still be interested in a little
daily box in the paper-perhapS
somewhat on the order of the
standing of the ball clubs-giving
the number of banks investigated,
indictments. prosecutions. acquit-
tails, convictions and length Of
terms imposed, together with
composite figure representing the
batting average of the Depart
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length sketch OF a New YORK ouSl-
ness man. It has humor and in
sight. a little pathos and vast
economy Of expression. Mr.. Day
lets us use our imagination as well
as his own.
If Life With Father" is
sketch ard not a novel. then the
fault lies with the form and not
with Clarence Day. I'd like to see
a campaign for more sketches and
fewer novels, and I would certainly
enlist eagerly under the banner OF
any inspired leader who raises the
slogan Fifty thousand words IS
plenty for a book" I think they
might even come a little simmer
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Time is a great healer and of the saving
people who trusted their money to the banks which
closed. apparently forever have forgotten by
that there ever such thing as money But
there few elephants among the losers including
one who sends out large mailing list every year.
in lieu Of Christmas card. plaintive and vindic
tive brochure not at all IN the holiday spirit entitled
Why isn't my banker in PRISON.
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Injured in Gas Explosion

By United Press
LOGANSPORT, Ind. Aug. "a
Del Hendree, So, mechanic, suf-
fered serious burns in an explo-
sion of gas fumes in the repair pit
at the Central fire station.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24

Q-Is Tho Tale of Two Cities" by Charles
Dickens fiction?
A-The book is fiction, and the principal charac-
tiers all fctona but the background of the story
is historical and gives good picture Of Paris during
the Terror.
Q-How WORKOUT motion picture films dis
L0sed Of?
A-Generally they sold for the silver that
can be salvaged from them. Some companies store
prints Of exceptional pictures in vaults for future
use.
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II Seems DM
BY
Haywood BROUN

| HATE novels about farms. The wheat doesn't
= grow or there is something wrong with the
tobacco and after that the locusts come. The liter
ature Of the year has Just been chock-a-bock with
locusts. And don't think the boil weevi offers very
much relief TO readers.
do not like novels IN which the chief character
Is one-hour old at the beginning and then gradually
Is brought up through sex and measles TO become
newspaper man. Some years ago I wrote one like
they don't grow up.
Not long ago I read something from the Scan
dinavan about a little girl. When I reached Page
336 and found that she not vet years old gave
up. She didn't even have the measles.
Books which deal with three generations Of the
same family and include the cousins and the aunts
are terrible Practically all novels too long. One
exception which I have read recently IS Life With
Father" by Clarence Day. But I suppose that isn't
novel. It merely happens to be complete and full
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than that Possibly could take up that old ma
tional fighting cry of "Fifty-four-forty or fight!
LEGISLATION would hardly solve the problem For
instance 7 s,ppose the Constitution would be in
voked against us If law we're passed which pro-
vded that every story of more than 10000 words
must be sent back to the author for revision ana
cllrtaiment before publication. The Supreme Court
might hold that this interference with free press
and free speech.
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Succumbs to Crash Injuries

By UHitCd Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. "a
Mrs. Anna Waczynski, 60, died here
late yesterday from injuries suf-
fered four days ago in an automo-
bile wreck.
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Centenarian to Celebrate

By Lnittd Press
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24-Mrs. Helen
Van Amburgh will celebrate her
one hundred fourth birthday tomor-
row. Between Mrs. Amburgh and
the youngest of her IL grandchil-
dren is an age difference of a GEN.
fury.
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DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
By Drew Pearson and Robert S. AAel

WASHINGTON. 24The eght-monhs session of Congress
exhausted
gle and much of the conflict behind its lines
With
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Your Health
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN-

NEVER let your body go to extremes. Too much
IN or too little both unhealthy. And that
is especially true in the activity Of the thyroid gland
l have already described the way in which over
secretion of the thyroid affects the system Well, I'M
deractivity is just dangerous.
Underactivity of the thyroid is called myxedema
and cretinism.
Under this condition, a person becomes cold.
fabby slow and dull His body is bloated with fluid.
The skin is dry and everything about the system Is
torpid The heart, also becomes enlarged and fabby.
Persons suffering with this trouble be supplied
with the extra thyroid gland material that they
ought to have. and this can be given by mouth.
WHEN the right amount is administered, the
w effects are striking In few days the patient
feels warmer and begins to be alert. He is able to
talk fuently and to his muscles
accurately.
The fluid which makes his body soggy begins to
be excreted and the bloating disappears. His skin
becomes active. Sometimes the skin grows fast
that these persons practically shed some of it.
The hair which has been brittle, becomes soft
and grows faster. Usually in two three weeks the
patient tends to return to a normal appearance.
IF, however too much thyroid is given there is an
i aching and tenderness in the muscles, the heart
speeds up and there may actually be pain of the
type of angina pectoris Cases have been reported
in which the heart has collapsed because of
dosage of thyroid material.
1t must be remembered that the heart has become
habby and Doggy, from the material which accumu-
lates the result of the thyroid deficiency, and
that time must be allowed for the tissues return
to normal before pressure is put the damaged
organ
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AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Famous Singers in Great Operas Thrill Thousands ST. Louis

il the las of hre.
which presented
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opera premiere in 1881. Blossom
Time" and the second presenta-
ton of The Desert Song" were
among the 1882 presentations.
Included in the 1888 repertory
was Bitter sweet" and MY
Maryland" Last year tie presen-
tations included Show Boat"
The Last waltz and "Cyrano
de Bergerac."
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BLOND BEAUTY FOUND
DEAD NEAR SAWMILL

Missing Four Days; Youth Held.
By United Press
BIDDEFORD. Me. Aug. "a
The body of Florence Grenier. pref
ty 17-year- old blond who had
been missing since Tuesday, was
found today buried under rubbish
behind Goodwin's mill.
Police said she had been MUIR
dered.
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gram. They submitted a compre-
hensive and detailed list of desir-
able enactmentS. Mr.. Roosevelt
was sympathetic to the detectives,
but did nothing about them.
Then in May, when talk of ac
journment was on everybodys
lips he suddenly sprang a tax
message on Congress.
1t was a stirring declaration,
but that was all there was to it.
Behind the bold words there was
no substance. 1t was followed by
no bill, no schedule of rates, not
even a demand for immediate &C
ton.
1t was three days later, after
Senate liberals had announced
there would be no adjournment
without a tax bill, that the Presi-
dent added his voice to the de-
mand.
In the weeks of tax hearings
that followed, the White House
refused every request from floor
leaders for an indication of its de-
sires. Secretary Henry Morgen-
than, closest Cabinet officer to the
President, was summoned before
the House Ways and Means and
Senate Finance Committees. He
expounded at length on generali-
ties. But about rates and Sched-
ules he would not say word.
The result is a bill that is
neither a reform nor a revenue
producer.
THE history of the central bank
L measure closely parallels this
record. AS drafted by Mariner S.
Eccles, young, able governor of the
Federal Reserve Board, the Presi-
dent permitted it to be sent to
Congress. But that was as far as
he went. For months he refused
to have it branded as an Admins
tration measurement though it
was one of the most vital and far
reaching reforms of his regime.
AS result, Senator Carter
Glass and other Old Guard
monetary spokesman were able to
rifle the bill of part of it's potency
AS enacted, it is still an advance
over the existing privately con-
troled credit system, but falls
short Of what it might have been,
had the President supported the
form proposed by Mr.. Eccles and
put through the House by Rep.
Henry Steagall. chairman of its
banking committee.
A CLOSE friend of the Presi-
N dent recently described him
as "a happy warrior but a poor
general" There is much truth in
that phrase.
Few Presidents have stood up
under the terrific ordeal of that
grueling Office with as much good
humor, high spirits and excellent
health as Mr.. Roosevelt. His per-
sonal charm still works its magic
But the politicoS. canny judges
of men, discovered the weak
points in his armor.
If they yelled loud enough. if
they raised enough fuss and flu
ror. if they sabotaged an impor-
tant Administration bill in COM
mittee. they knew they could
wiring a concession on something
else from the White House.
Thus was waged one of the most
intense. and sometimes bitter, bat
ties in recent congressional
history.
Copyright 1885 by United Feature
Syndicate. Incl
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WIN0NA MINISTER TO
HEAD EVANGELISTS
Interdenominational Body Will Go
to Dayton in 1886.

BIZ United Press
WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 24-Dr.
John S. Hamilton. Winona Lake,
was elected president of the Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL Evangelistic Asso-
citation here yesterday.
Dayton, O.. was awarded the 1886
meeting.
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THE Presidents failure to for
IL mulate specific programs and
measures is graphically illustrat-
ed by the tax and central bank
bills
Early last December. Treasury
advisers urged him TO include a
tax plan in his legislative pro-