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Other Costs, Losses

2-The cost of dredging out the rivers that have
been filled with silt, of filtering their waters to
make them potable, and of replacing machinery
destroyed by the SILT
3-Many incalculable losses caused by the effect
on climate of loss of moisture in the air and the
intangible loss OF wild life and recreational areas
once there were 800 million acres of virgin forest
IN the United States. Now there are not more than
LOG million acres
Counting full growth timber land, second growth.
cord wood and cut-over areas approximateIv 615
million acres are classified as forest land TODAY
President Roosevelt's National Resources Board
reports that the forest on 3O8 million of these acres
eHerts major influence on stream flow and erosion
ana thaC on an additional 141 million acres it exertS
moderate influence. In addition the reforestation
OF % million of abandoned crop and pasture land
is considered necessary to prevent continued dis
aStrous erosion.
Public agencies own less than third of the
country's forest land. Some 400 million acres are
owned by individuals and exploited as they choose
Most OF them have chosen to mine" the forests
instead OF cutting them scientifically and growing
q new timber crop for the future.
Inc United States Forest Service estimated in
one OF its reports shortly before the New Deal that
of the acres of devasted or poorly stocked
forest land, 100000 or -tenths is privately
owned.
49, "Of the $4,000 acres devastated each year about
30 per cent are in private ownership About
30 per cent of the burned annually during the
last lew years is privately owned"
Tagging GrOUth
BETWEEN 1925 and 1923 forest growth amounted
10 only about half the timber of all sizes taken
OUT OF the forests and to about onefth of the saw
tmoer DRAIN The board warns also that the United
states supplying less than half its total REQUIRE
ments in pulpwood.
1t estimates that each year we are losing more
fertile soil through erosion than Japan requires to
sustain her population. 1t estimates the cost at
$4oO00OO0O year.
1t finds that already IS million acres of good land
nave peen destroyed for farming-an area as large
as pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connections
combined. In addition the rich top soil has been
removed from 125 million once fertile acres and 100
mllnon more IS beginning to become depleted.
One whole segment of the New Deal was working
on prevention of soil erosion even before the AAA
was turned into a soil conservation program and
the CCC has done more to safeguard public forests
from destruction by fires, insects and disease than
had been done in the previous decade But the
problem of conservation privately owned land
remains
NEXT-Our Metal Resources.
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RESETTLEMENT- WHAT IT MEANS
MoUing of Thousands From Poor Land Fertile Farms Is Aim

wide field manifold
are deioed
and Times special writer this being the
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dollars and cents, would be stag
gering.
To measure the cost of the
wanton destruction of forests un-
der preceding administrations it
is necessary to compute not only
the loss of timber where acres
have been so carelessly cut over
and burned that forests will
never grow there again, but also:
q =
Other Costs, Losses
1.-The cost of the floods that
result from forest destruction, the
top soil washed away by waters
that should have been held back
in forests, the farms that have
been made unfertile, and the
havoc wrought by drought and
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NEXT-Our Metal Resources.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-08
GOLDEN GLOVES FIELD DWINDLES TO 81
ShOrtridgerS
Trip Lebanon;
Manual Wins
Mueller Leads Blue Devils
to Second Victory
in Row.

Two triumphs in a row-their
longest sustained victory record of
the season-were on the books for
Shortridge high schools basketball
warriors as they rested today after
scoring a decisive 33-to-2l verdict
over Lebanon. The game was played
last night at Lebanon.
The Shortridgers jumped of to
7-to-4 lead in the first quarter and
never we're headed. After leading.
81 to 6, at the intermission, they
withstood a driving last half rally
by the Tigers.
Ravens led the Lebanonites with
six points, while Bud Mueller tailed
six baskets for the Blue Devils. Jack
Clayton, newest addition to the
Shortridge varsity, flashed rare form
and hit two baskets in the closing
minutes of play.
Shortridge has now won eight and
lost eight games, and only three
more remain on the schedule. They
are Bloomington, Manual and An
derson. Summary:
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Classic FavOrites
Featured in Test
Cavalcade, Discovery In
Cluded in Coast Race.
By United Press

~ CHtte1 Press
ARCADIA, Cal, Feb. 8.-CavaI-
cade and Discovery, horses that
have made racing history, today re-
new their long standing rivalry
when they clash in the $500 San
Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita
track.
With almost every one of the top
nominees for the 100000 added
Santa Anita Handicap entered, to-
days mile and an eighth feature
was expected to reveal the real con-
tenders for the rich classic.
Only Top Row, considered by Dis
covery's handlers to be more dam
gerous than Cavalcade, was not
nominated for the San Antonio
Handicap.
Others entered in today's race in
clude Azucar, Time Supply, Rose
mont, Head Play, Ariel Cross, POM
pegs Pillar and Prince Abbott.
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One of these must bow next week
when the final stanza of the tour
nament is staged at the Armory to
decide the ultimate kings of 16 divi-
sions. Delbert Hutton, Anderson,
defending open class middleweight
champion, will oppose Johnnie Den
son, Oliver-WPA fighter who moved
into that division after winning the
welterweight crown last year.
Hutton moved into the titular
round by deposing an arch rival,
Johnnie Chesunas, Fort Harrison
scrapper who won the title in 1888
and 1884. The veteran soldier who
announced he would retire after this
year put up a game attempt to win
one more trip to the Windy City,
but lost a close decision when Hut
ton finished strong. benson drew
a bye into the championship round.
Big Eliza Halls Champ
Big Eliza Thompson, mammoth
Washington A. G. Negro whose first
appearance in a squared circle was
last week, shifted to the Open Glass
last night, to upset two topnotchers
of the heavyweight race and plod
his way to the finals. The 215-
pound mauler out-slugged and out
pushed a veteran and more formid-
able foe to take the decision from
Russ Bennett, Richmond, Miller A.
of In ~
year by the final winner, Jack Cof-
felt, and had much experience in
the ring.
Coffelt, Fort Harrison, defending
champion, also was pushid out of
the picture by Thompson. Big Eliza,
who takes his new sport seriously
tried to make victory complete with
a knockout, but each time he meas
ured his opponent for the kill. the
target moved into a clinch.
Healing Comes Through
Marshal Healing, Colonial A. G.
veteran, earned crack at Thomp-
son by xayoing Frank DeVault
Shelbyville, in one minute and four
seconds.
A two-fisted sharpshooter wended
his way to the open welter finals
with two victories. Harry Brown
Wallace Monaghan A. G. scrapper,
who knocked out Dave Williams
Bess A. G. flash, last week, scored
two decisive victories last night
Winner of the middleweight crown
at Vincennes in 1884, Brown was
too tough for Ken Kastetter, un-
attached, and scored a technica.
Knockout in one minute and 40 Sec
onds. In the final bout of the eve
ming he floored William Campbell
Negro, Senate Avenue A. c., for tbs
count at the start of the second
round.
In one of the classieSt battles of
the evening, Norval Binninger,
Oliver WPA, slashed out a clean,
narrow edge over Jimmie Kruke-
meier, Shelbyville, who displayed a
left hand with lots of whip and
snap and right-handed crosses to
Turn to Page Five)
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The former Martinsville High
School star, Woody Peyton, pictured
here, is expected to figure pronli-
nently tomorrow in the continue
ton of the Dearborn basket tour
ney at the Dearborn gym on E.
Michigan-st He is member OF
the fast Inland Container squad
which will battle the Liberty Elec-
tries in one of the feature tits at
9:5C a. m.
Several of the city's topnotch in
dependent fives are to see action in
the well-balanced schedule. Com
plete schedule of games at Dear
born tomorrow, including tourney
and non-tourney games, follows:
Morning
e:oo-weber Milk W. ST. Joan Of Arc.
9:5o-Inland Container vs.. Liberty Elec-
Io:4o-Hooks Drugs VS.. Garfield A. G.
veg.
1:3o-Rivoli Sandwich Shop VS.. New
Bethel Cubs (non-tourneyl.
2:2o-Universal Carloading VS.. Link Belt
Dodge fnon-tourney).
3:lo-Winner 8 a. m. tourney game VS.
winner $50 tourney game.
vs. winner 1890 a. m. tourney game.
5.00-Hornaday Milk VS.. South Side
Merchants (non-tourney).
5:40-Indianapolis Flashes B. vs.. Forest
A. c.. MONTGOMERY.
Night
7:00-East End DIARIES VS.. Furnas Ice
Cream tnon-tourneyl.
7:50-Real silk Girls vs.. Ferndaie Girls
s:40-winner $40 tourney game VS.. win
ner 400 tourney game.
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NobIesvi|le Spurts in Final
Period to Hand Locals
Fifth Loss in Row.

Noblesville High Schools basket
ball team came from behind in the
fourth quarter to defeat the falter-
ing Continentals, 81 to 90, at the To-
cal Washington goalhouse last night.
After grabbing an early lead,
Washington was trailing at the end
of the first period, 4 to 3. The Mil
lers kept their one point lead
throughout the rest of the half,
holding the advantage, Is to IL.
Shoemaker led a West Side rally
in the third period to put the Pur-
pile out in front, 81 to 20. In the
final stanza, the visitors, with Stew
enson shining. opened up with a
fast passing attack to smother the
local five.
Noblesville's cagers already boast
ed wins over Shortridge and Cathe-
dral and their victory over the
Jones Boys" keeps their record
clean as far as Capital City COM
petition is concerned. Last nights
defeat was Washington's fifth
straight. Tonight the Purple team
will play at Peru.
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OK st. Louis Cardinal rockies will
~ report at training camp this
spring with an average of Al stolen
bases each, recorded last season
Lyle Judy, with LOT, leads the pack
followed by Lynn King. SIS; Ed Nor
gan, 30; Stu Martin, 81; Lou Scoffic
%, and Pat Ankenman, 81. Who said
automobiles we're taking the run
out Of the kids of today?
Ard one of the greatest track men
ever developed in the history OF
Amherst College is enrolled there
now. He is Bob Stewart, who has
yet to meet defeat in the middle dis
tances! He won the 220, 44O and
$50 events in a dual meet with rival
Bowdoin last spring.
II u
CTART the presses. Here's flash
- Owner Tom Yawkey has signed
a ball player who didn't cost him a
cent. He's Joe Prizina, 10, rookie
Red Sox pitcher, who was gathered
into the Boston fold right after he
was graduated from high school
Connie Mack finally was caught
asleep.
Billy Treest, Chicago battler who
defeated Hank Bath, protege of
Jack Kearns, will be ready for
Brown Bomber Joe Louis as soon as
he can put on 20 pounds, his hand
lers say. They fatten 'em and dress
'em up to make the meal more ap-
petizing for Joe.
THE Brooklyn Dodgers have II
n. outfielders on their roster. But
that army of fly chasers doesn't
mean a whole lot. Only three may
play at time. In the meantime
Indianapolis is standing by in a re-
ceptive mood. The Hoosiers are
short in the pasture department and
Brooklyn "owes" for Vim Sherlock
and Johnny Cooney, taken up from
the locals last fall.
DOB FAUSETT. new Indianap-
D oils third sacker, has quit his
job on the docks at Galveston, Tex.
He said the heavy labor was cutting
off too much weight. He shall now
endeavor to sell autos before report
ing to Red Killefer's Redskins. The
Tribe chief is due in indianapolis
Feb. 20.
A baseball writer minstrel told as
how Manager Rogers Hornsby of
the Browns had thrown Pitcher
Dick Coffman off train last sum-
mer and how Manager Bill Terry of
the Giants had picked him up,
what are the Giants using for
scouts nowadays, track walkers
countered the stooge.
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Basket Results
COLLEGES
State Colleges

COLLEGES
state Colleges
Butler, ss; Marquette. IS.
Franklin, 80; Hanover, %.
Indiana Central, a.: Anderson, IS.
other Colleges
Kentucky, 80; Alabama, 81.
Georgetown, IS: New York T.. 81.
Harvard, 35i Williams. %.
Creighton, 40; Grinneil. IS.
Case, AZ; 0berlin, 90.
Georgia, 10; Florida. 80.
Arkansas, 81; Southern Methodist. %,
Baldwin Wallace, IL; Toledo, 20.
Marietta, IS; Heidelberg, 81.
Mt. Union, Al; Bowling Green. Is.
ST. Olaf, "a; Ccncordia tMoorehS : u.
20.
Tulsa, ss; Washington est. Louisl, %.
Paramount Teachers. SO; West Virginia
Wesleyan As.
TransyIvania, 81; Union, 81.
Mt. st. Mary's (Emmitsburg. Md. Sc;
Davis Elkins, ~.
Louisiana State. Sc; Tulane. 81.
Mississippi state, 80; University Of Mis-
sissippi, IS.
Baylor. AZ; Texas A. and NJ, Is.
Doyola Chicago, 49, 81. Louis univers-
ily, 81.
Illinois Wesleyan, 81; Eureka, %.
western uiiinois) state Teachers. So;
MeKendree, IS.
Ripon. &c; Knox. "a.
Augustans. As; Monmouth, 80
uliaois State Normal, 80; Eastern 0lli-
uois) state Teachers, sc.
Nebraska wesieyan, s6; Midland, 40.
Central. so; Iowa Wesleyan. a. tover-
4imel.
Carleton. ~; coe Cedar Rapids). es
{oyertinisl.
seuthwestern College. ISL wichita. e.
Utah. a.; Montans state. "a.
Arizona State. IS; University Of New
Mexice, ~.
Washington State, fe; Idaho. ga.
czlliornia, 70; southern California. ~.
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Manuals city champions were
riding high today with record of
three victories in four starts since
capturing local honors in the annual
public high school tournament. De-
catur Central, last years county
ruler, bowed to the Redskins at the
South Side gym last night. % to 26.
After gaining the lead, II to 9, in
the first quarter, the Redskins held
their edge in the second, which
ended Is to ID, but lost it twice in
the third before regaining it to
lead at the end of the third period,
Is to 20.
Schwomeyer's basket and COINS
foul toss concluded scoring activities
in the final quarter for the Red and
White, and then the suburban team
let loose sudden but futile burst
of steam.
Gallamore. of Manual was high
man with nine points. Cohn of
Manual, and Lugar of Decatur,
shared second place with seven
points each. Summary
Manual 1881 Decatur Central 1867
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High School Basket Results
Rockville. 10; oerstmeyer (Terre Haute,.

Rockville. 10; Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute g.
49,
Russelville, "a: Ladoga, 10.
%.
st, Bernice. 30; Valley West Terre
Haute). %.
Salem. 10; scottsburg. 10 double over
timel.
Silver Lake, "a; Talma, IT.
South Side fort Wayne). %; Hartford
City, 81.
Spartanburg. "a Lynn, Is.
Springfield Township, 40; Alquina. 81.
Swift City, %; Lyons, 20
Thorntown, IS; Cfarks Hill. 81
Union City, 80; Centerville. %.
Valparaiso, 80; Whiting. %.
Veedersburg 81: Roachdale 10.
Washington Township. 81. Lucerne, 30.
Whitewater 20; Boston, 49,
Wilkinson. %; Fortville 10.
Williamsburg. II: Fountain City, IS.
Winamac rs; North Judson, "a.
Wingate. Al; Hillsboro. "a
yorktown. "a; Burris (Munciel. 20.
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Smith, Bright Seek
~ Handbau HOnOrs

Tom Smith and John Bright
were to represent the Indianapolis
Y. M. C. A. in the State Y. M. c. A.
handball singles tournament at
Kokomo today. Smith won the local
~" championship in tourney last
December and Bright was runner
up.
Kokomo, TT. Wayne. Muncie and
Anderson each are represented by
two players. while Gary has three.
Bright is playing In his second state
tourney. !.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-08
MATSUYAMA DEFEATS
LOCAL TRI-RAIL RIVALS

In two billiard exhibitions yes
terday, Kinney Matsuyama, Japa-
nese cue artist, easily defeated To-
cal players. The dirninutive three
rail performers won over Doc Bus
son, so to II, in so innings at Co.
lumbia Club yesterday noon, with a
high run of nine, Last night he de-
feated Frank Dougherty Jr. at
Dougherty's parlor, so to Is, in 50
frames,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-08
Cleveland Mailman
to Test Smithers
Wild Bill Johnson Signed
on Monday Card.

wild Bill Johnson, aggressive
Cleveland performer. has been
signed TO meet Jack Smithers of
Chicago in the first of the two main
events of the mat show at Tomlin-
son Hall Monday night to complete
the card.
In return go Eddie Pope, popu-
lar New Yorker, will meet Dick
Griffin, another "meanie" from De-
troit. Both of the feature events
will be for two out of thrfs falls
with Commute limit.
Speedy O'Neill. veteran middle
weight of Shelbyville, is to return
to local action against Red Strassin-
ger IN . one-fall. So-minute limit
at $50.
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Cathedral Five Tiumphs;;
Mllers Rap Washington
Irish Limit Southport to
Single Field Goal in
Last Half.

Southport High Schools basket
men tried to elude' their losing link
last night at the Cathedral gym, but
fell victim to the hoodoo and the
Irish net snipers, tallying a &C.
to-12 decision. handed the Cardi-
nails their eighth straight setback.
Trailing by single point, IL to
10, at intermission, the Cardinals
were almost BANKED in the second
half, counting only one field goal.
Conner and Broderick were spear
heads of the Irish rally. the former
collecting II points. Webb scored
twice for the losers. Summary:
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Ambers Advances
in Drive for Title
Hands Out Sound Beating
to Mexican.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Lou Am
bers, Herkimer IN. " boy. rele-
gated to the pugilistic scrapheap
last summer with a broken jaw,
was we'll on his way to winning an
other shot at Tony Canzoneri's
lightweight title today.
Ambers soundly whipped Baby
Arizmendi, bull-shouldered little
Mexican, in a 10-round bout in
Madison Square Garden last night
for his sixth straight triumph since
he returned to the ring. Ambers
weighed 1884,, Arizmendi 1914.
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EXIT SHARKEY
By United Press

By United Press
BOSTON, Feb. 8.-Age and a
- pair of beefy props threw
10 a stop sign today in the
path of the Jack Sharkey
comeback.
Youth in the person of Tony
Shucco, a clever, willing boxer
nine years Jacks junior, rele-
gated the one-time heavy
weight champion to the has
beens before a capacity crowd
of $4,000 at the Garden last
night.
Only some desperate hang
ing-on by the 33-year-old
mauler, coupled with his OPP
ponent's lack of haymaker,
saved Jack from a knockdown
or two. Shucco got the UNI
animous mods of referee and
judges aster 10 rounds.
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with Is points.
Robert Brizendine performed in
place of Robert Dyer at center for
the Giants as the county rivals got
under way. Dyer was out because
of illness.
In the first quarter, Gale got off
to flying start, accounting for six
of Warrens eight points. Spreckle-
meyer and Row made field goals for
the Giants.
The second quarter was played
on even terms, with Ben Davis
knotting the score at 12-all as the
half ended.
After the intermission Warren
Central ran the score to 20 to IA on
field goals by Waterman, Gale and
Bottomley. Ben Davis trailed, % to
II. as the third quarter ended.
The final period started with
Robertson and Rowe making fouls
good, and Pullman hit another
from the field. With Warren Cen
trail out in front. 26 to %, and
four minutes to play, the scramble
started. Robertson sank long
one. Harry Moore, star Giant for
ward, dribbled the length OF the
floor and tossed in one of his
heralded one-handed shots to tie
the score at 26-all.
Immediately after the next tip
CT, Gale shared the ball and sank
topper from mid-court Lewis
duplicated on the next play and
Warren led, 80 to 26. with two
minutes remaining. Flash" Rowe
then scored to bring the Giants
within a single bucket. In the re-
naming time both teams fired Wild
ly at the hoop.
Ben Davis (28). Warren Central 30.
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By Eddie Ash
SOUTHLAND DOTES ON SLOGANS
ASK THE HOLSTERS, THEY KNOW

A CCORDlNG to big league gossip the Cleveland Amer
leans going to take old Indianapolis spring
training camp 1887 1t is at Sanford Fla in the celery
belt Which means the Cleveland FASTENERS will be begged
to eat more celery.
Cleveland has been training in New Orleans for many
years, where the slogan is Eat More Oysters The Indian
apos Indians spent spring in another slogan town in
Louisiana at Crowley where it EAT More Rice"
AS matter of fact the lived
movnes the Southland
Sea Food Cuttings, suh
In the where you up
happened that
However, the Tbes
they Hot Drink More
And thinking
the
crowdng the vapor Valley stylish
trips in the history of the cub-10
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VXTHOA, Ollie! Whoa, Joe! You
w can't fire two basketballs at
the same time and expect both to
sail through the goal hoop. no mat
ter how anxious you are to ring
up few points and snap that
eight-game losing streak. That's
Joe Langley, Southport High School
guard, at left, matching losses with
team pal, Forward Ollie Schmoll.
They're hoping TO get a few wide
open shots like these when the Car
dinals play at home against Plain
field tonight. Southport bowed to
Cathedr Il last night, 26-12.
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Washington 1881
City and County
TONIGHT

lON1Oh1
Marion at Technical
Cathedral at Martinsville.
Washington at Peru.
Broad Ripple VS.. Brownsburg at
Shortridge gym.
Plainfield at Southport.
Portland at State Deaf School.
Warren Central at West Baden.
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JIM wINFoRD SIGNS

~ Unttfd PFfss
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8.-The st. Louis
Cardinals announced today that
Jim winford, 26-year-old right
handed pitcher recalled from the
Columbus co. Red Birds last fall
had signed his 1886 contract,
making the sixteenth member of
the squad to do so. Winford Won
n. lost II with Columbus last year.
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'Times-Legion Boxers Fight
Way to Titular Bracket IN
Session Before 1000 Fans
Championship Round; Thompson, Dckerson
Move Into Open Division.
BY HARRISON MILLER

seeting which whirled
starting fnneng process
Golden terminated after midnight
Armoy another capacity 1000 enhus
astic fight fans.
alike maeStrom action
Tournament of Champions Chicago Feb "a.