Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 58, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1921 — Page 11

LIEBER TELLS li)F BIG RICHES f OF HOME STATE Millions May Yet Flow in p From Oil Supply in Inexhaustible Shales. EXPERIMENTS NOW ON £2 [Editor's Note—This fs the first of '■ series of nrtlrles on the conservation of nat'iral resources written for the Times by Mr. Lleber, one of the -foremost authorities on the subject in ladlana.) BY RICHARD LIEBER. it rector Indiana Department cf ConserI”- ration. The science of ecology and the practical pplication of that sconce through State nd national geological surveys find an wportant place In any constructive proram of conservation. The geologist in J* study of the natural resource* of the state is quick to detect waste or nonuse nd is in a position to suggest methods f elimination and improvement. Tke natural resources which are subjffto investigation by the geologist are els. agricultural materials, building laterials, road materials, and water ower. These may be subdivided and enum■sted as follows: The soil is necessary to the welfare of' be people and must be conserved. Waste tears through mechanical erosion and hemicai solution. Science shows us that ■ahte is most rapid on steep lands and -can by proper treatment be prevented '♦rtllizers must be discovered, developed fid conserved. Limestone and marls are eesential to orrect acidity before leguminous crops an be grown and again to restore nitroen. Tbs matter of fuels Is of vital lm- ; tortanee and are essential to both life ifid Industry. Man mnst be kept warm. Industry must have power. Oil Is essential for fuel, power and In- 1 irication, while natural gas is the most •erfect fuel and coal and peat the most ibundant of the fuel resources. All of these are being wasted. ML SEPPLY KEY r© r. S. PROSPERITY. Because the demand for oil has been so [Teat in the last half of a decade, due to ostallation of oil burners in many inlustrial concerns, a larger merchant matne, gasoline for the motor car indusrr and the like, known fields have been t axed to their capacity. Men prominent 1 n international affairs freely predict that he Nation which acquires the bulk of Sis fuel resource is destined to become in international competition, today we see England and America ivals for this, great economic necessity. | | Geologists are cognizant that a sub- : ■finite for otl procured from driven ; wells is necessary If industrial progress ts to continue uninterrupted and some' States, notably Indiana, are investigating rtl shales in hope of obtaining a possible substitute for the waning petroleum fftrw. I fndisna possesses almost an inexhaustible supply of shales from which experiments to date conducted by the tongervation department has resulted in obtaining from twenty-five to fifty-five gaffons of oil per ton of shale distilled. At this time the division of geology s cooperating with the Federal UovernH*nt to work out processes best to ob‘*in this oil. Butldirg materials are in greater de-

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Mother at School ,* Dad in Army , Babe Taken by Grandma Special to The Times. SHELBYVILLE, Ind., July 19. Judge Alonzo Blair has granted the petition of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Thurston of this city, in which they asked to adopt their grandson, *Paul Jarvis. The grandparents asserted that the child was receiving no attention from his parents, Clyde Jarvis, who Is enlisted in the O. S. Army and Mrs. Ruth Jarvis, a student in nursing at Indianapolis. The child has been at the home of his grandparents since his birth four years ago. 1 mand now due to a national housing shortage. Because known supplies are only procurable at unprecedented prices and facilities so far are inadequate to meet the demand, possession of new supplies of , cheap structural materials presents a problem that geologists of the country seek to solve. Good, hard-surface roads are essential to lndnstry and agriculture. They are t of as paramount Importance as were railroads a few decades ago as developers of ! the nation. i Materials must bg investigated because the selection of this Is most important ! viewed In the light of location, quality, |et cetera. Immense sums are spent an- , Dually by Federal and State Govern- , ments in the expansion of State and 1 transcontinental highways. WATER-ELECTRIC POWER PREDICTED, Scientists inform us that in the future when fuel resources wane and their acquisition becomes more costly—probably prohibitive to some localities—the intensive development of hydro-electric power is our next step In industrial evolution and economic necessity. Potential water power sites must be investigated, streams measured, power computed. As States and Nation progress and the 1 consumption of industrial materials increase, the determination of new fields where industrial materials are obtainable, presents an ever-increasing perplexity. Raw materials for the manufacture of cement, ceramics, iron, foundry sands, glass sands, mineral wools, coke and other products are essential in the industrial life of this Nation. These raw materials require careful, painstaking Investigation in both the fl f ld and laboratory. Wasteful method! of mining, transportation and milling must be eliminated. Thus we see that the science of geology must ever bear an Important relation to the conservation of the Nation's natural mineral resources. The division of geology of the Indiana department of conservation has been taken over by Indiana University and through this coordination the State department receives the service of a corps of trained specialists and also the use j of a miiion dollar laboratory. The result! is the people of Indiana—the beneficiariea —obtain this service at negligible cost compared to what it would be if the department was forced to employ a staff of trained geologists and maintain a costly laboratory. The university vacation periods Dr. W. N Logan. State geologist for the eonser'atlon departmefir. who also beads the division of economic geology at the university, accompanied by a corps of as- I sistants, does several months work 1>- the field, gathering specimens which are later investigated and analyzed. INDIANA LARGELY INDEPENDENT STATE. Because of the dependence of manufacturing and Industrial development on fuel this resonree Is of primary importance and Indiana's possession of coal, peat, petroleum Bnd natural gas place

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her in a position of great economic independence. Ili view of the fact that the State possesses vast deposits of shale showing evidence of considerable oil accumulation. Dr. Logan is devoting much time s o working out a process whereby oil may be obtained from shale through distillation. An experimental plant Is now in operation in southern Indiana, near New Albany, and also a smaller pt’nt is operated at Indiana University. This New Albany oil-bearing shale occurs in considerable at undance In the State. It la a black, highly carbonaceous rock which outcrops in the counties of Floyd, Scott, Jennings, Bartholomew. Jefferson and Johnson. It also underlies the 'other counties to the north, but there is concealed by a covering of glacial drift. It has a maximum thickness of 125 feet. The Kncbstone shales occcupyiug a belt of territory west of the New Albany outcrop, are oil-bearing in some horizons “Here is a promising source of oil and many by-products,” says Dr. Logan, in a report to the conservation commission, “and because of our rapidly diminishing supply of petroleum and the greatly Increasing demand for oil for power and fuel, such Investigations are rendered Imperative." The development of oil shale it of national Importance and the attention of numerous Eastern capitalists is now directed to Indiana because of a potential new supply of this vital resource. Os coal reedurce* says Dr. Logan. Indiana produce* annually It* five ton* per capita, the per capita consumption of the United State* and a surplus of nearly twelve and one-half million ton*. The coal bed* of the State occupy an area of approximately 7.000 square mile* in the western and southwestern part of the State. STATE RANKS WELL AS COAL PRODUCER. According to Ashley, the total amount of coal in Indiana approximates fifty billion tons. Approximately twenty-six and one-haD

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I The pacifists of Germany recently held j a huge demonstration in Berlin to huve j France return ttie 115 war prisoners that ! she is holding at Avignon. The photo--1 graph, taken in front of the Reichstag, shows the huge crowd that collected for j the demonstration* million tons are being mined each year. The Indiana coals rank well among the bituminous coals of the Interior basin. They contain high moisture and volatile matter content and only a medium ash and sulphur content. Although belonging to the bituminous division, they contain a variety of high fuel value for domestic use: also a variety of cannel coal which is a good gas producer. Indiana ranks sixth in the production of bitnmlnous coal and one of Its mines holds the world's record for production of bituminous coal from one mine In a single day. This is the American mine located at Bicknell, Knox county. Stimulated by the demand for coal to help prosecute the war, this mine on Feb. 8, 1918. mined and loaded 6.12$ tons on 128 railroad cars In eight hours . According to Investigations of the geological dlv | in of the conservation department, the waste in mining coal In Indiana is greater than the average waste In mining bituminous coal In many other fields. legislation was enacted at the Seventy-Second Genera! Assembly that will tend to reduce this loss. Waste in coal mining may be connected with the system of mining used or it maybe Independent of the system, the same form of waste occuring under all systems The principal sources of waste are classed as follows: Not robbing the pillars Is the room and pillar system. Unclean mining In the strip pit method. Leaving coal containing partings In any system. Producing nnrecovered culm. Leaving coal around horse hacks, bells, etc. Mining lower beds before upper ones. At this time the department has completed the preliminary work and placed

j such data In the hands of the attorney j general for recovering approximately nine million tons of coa! underlying the Wabash River contiguous to Terre Haute, j This amount can be removed with safety I and without endangering the bed of the . river. Dr. Logan asserts. Two mines ! have sunk shafts under the river and are I engaged In removiug coal from beneath the water. Indiana has been one of the leading States in the production*of oil and gas. The total value of the petroleum produced exceeds $96,000,000 and the -value of the natural gas exceeds $102.000.IKK). I The discovery of natural gas In 1886 i lead to a much more rapid expansion !of the manufacturing Industry of the ■ State, particularly the northern and east--1 ern regions. The largest natural gas .area of Indiana lies in the eastern portion in the counties | of Delaware, Blackford, Hancock. Henry, Jay, Madison and Randolph. Limited development of gas has taken place In Sullivan, Pike, Gibson, Lawrence and a few other counties. The peak of prodnetion was reached in 1902 when the value of the gas produced exceeded $7,000,000. At this time the value of Its production Is somewhat under $1,000,000. Much untried territory exists in the State and lends encouragement to the hope that production may again soon be on the increase. The largest amount of gas has been found In the Trenton sands. Some baa been obtained from the Cornlferous, sums from the Mlsslsyipplan and some from the Pennsylvania rocks. OIL DEVELOPMENT MAY TAKE SPURT. The discovery of petroleum In the eastern Indiana field came shortly after the discovery of natural gas. For a time little attention was paid to Its production because gas was considered more desirable. Gradually, however, the pro- ! duction of petroleum through Blackford, I Delaware. Grant, Huntington, Jay, Madl- ' son and Randolph Uountles along the \ borders of the gas territory, and the ; field In 1901 reached tts peak with a '■ production of over 11,000,000 barrels. The j

‘Silenf Nuptial Pact Renewed | for Nine Years •NEW YORK, July 19.—After nine years’ sharing of the same apartment, during which time neither spoke unless It became absolutely necessary, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Baumann today renewed their documentary agreement for another period of nine years. Baumanr is 75 and his wife 45. To their difference In age he ascribes the original difficulties which led to their signing an agreement to live together but never to speak when it could be avoided. “Under onr agreement,” Baumann said, “I disavow all control over my children. My wife must support herself and the children while I take care of myself.” There are twelve Baumann children, six the offspring of a previous marriage. V J —. * - oil of this field Is abtained from the Trenton limestone, which Is known to contain oil as far west as Monroe County. The southwestern field extends from Martin through Daviess, Pike and Gibson Coaintles and is being extended. Sullivan County contains an area which is producing both oil and gas. Wells ire being drilled in untried territory in Martin, Monroe, Lawrence, Jackson. Jennings and other counties. Much untried territory lies In the State, but It Is Impossible to determine the structural conditions only in the- non-glaciated region. It Is frebly predicted by oil experts that Indiana is regtined to he an important oil production center and many thousands of dollars are being invested in experimental drillings In what appears feasible territory. The annual prodnetion of oil In this State Is still In excess of one and one-third million barrels. EXPORT TRADE SHOWS DECLINE Department of Commerce Figures Tell Story. WASHINGTON. July 19—The stagnation In European buying was emphasized today by a statement from the Department of Commerce showing large decreases In the exportation of most commodities during the fiscal year ending June 30. The European need for food was indicated by the fact that breadstuff's was one of the few commodities which showed an incrcasf in exports. Breadstuffs exports during the fiscal year Just ended were valued at ‘51,071,866,000, an increase of $203,499,000 over the preceding year. Other groups of exports reported were cottonseed oil $31,392,000, a decrease of ■ bout $5.000.000; meat and dairy products $403,358,000, a decrease of about $107,000,000; cotton $000.1.86,000. a. decrease of more than $700,000,000; mineral oils, $535,000,000, an Increase of $111,000,000. HEADS DEAF ORGANIZATION. Harry C. Anderson of Indianapolis was re elected grand president, and Arthur 11. Norris and Harry V. Jackson, also of Indianapolis, were re elected so the grand division ritual committee, at the annual : convention of the National Fraternal So- , ciety of the Deaf, at Atlanta, Ga. Indian- ] apoiis failed to obtain the 1924 conven- i tton being defeated by St. Paul.

Tractor Rears Up, Falls Back on Man Special to The Times. COLUMBUS, Ind., July 19— Dillard Shaw, living east of this city, was Injured seriously when he was caught under a tractor which upset near Graiumer yesterday. He was crushed about the legs and body and Is in a critical condition. Shaw was plowing with his tractor when the plows struck hard ground and the pull of the tractor caused the entire machine to fear up. Before he could shut off the power, the machine fell back upon him. MYSTERY SHIPS BOOZE RUNNERS Vessels Operate Under Cover of Darkness and Discharge Cargoes of Liquor. FAIRFIELD, Conn v July 19.—Mysterious ships, their hulls painted a dull gray have been seen maneuvering off the Connecticut coast, it was reported here today. Under coyer of darkness, the vessels discharge cargo after cargo of bottled goods and hare succeeded in making th's section the center of a gigantic booze traffic with operations extending throughout the East, according to the reports. The vesels which are of low cutter design not more than 45 feet in length and which travel at high speed, were reported to opefate on moonless nights with the aid of lanterns. Scores of figures clad in oilskins, paddling row boats unload the cargoes from the vessels and pass It along to waiting auto trucks. , j HOOSIER DEATHS | GREENSDURG—Mrs. Eliza King, 71. took suddenly ill at a ball game here yesterday afternoon and died while en route home in a ta.yicab. Heart trouble agitated by the excessive heat Is believed to have caused her death. She Is survived by two sons. Cooper and John King, two brothers and one sister.... Ignatius Geigrich, 29, ts dead at his home, twelve miles north of here, -of a heart attack following an operation for acure appendicitis. He Is survived by his widow, one daughter and his parents. _ HARTFORD ClTY—James G. Spence, 70. Civil War veteran, and for many years a resident southwest of this city, is dead. SANSON TO ADDRESS KIWANIANB. A. Wayne Hanson, Y. M. C. A. worker in France, who Is home on a furlough after two year# of service, will address the Klwanls Club Wednesday on the topic, "Industrial and Social Conditions In France.” Frank C. Lory, chairman of Manufacturers' Division No. 2, will have charge of the program A Kiwanis golf tournament Is contemplated for the August recreation of club members. Wife ‘Looked Old;’ Kills Her With Ax Special to The Times. GARY. Ind., July 19.—Because his wife ‘‘looked too old” William Dublin, confessed to police that he killed her with an ax. Dublin said his wife gave her age as 25 when they were married 'but she looked more like 45.”

PALMER RULING REVIEW ASKED OF DAUGHERTY Sacramental Wine Issue Is Raised by Clergy and Rabbis, Claim. WHOLESALER STATUS UP WASHINGTON, July 19.—Attorney General Daugherty will be asked to reconsider an opinion by his predecessor, which outlawed wholesale liquor dealer*. This became known today after a formal appeal by representatives of the clergy was filed, asking for a review of thfi opinion as far as It relates to the distribution of sacramental wines. The entire question of the status of wholesale liquor dealers, therefore, under the so-called “permissive” provisions of the Volstead law, will be reopened. The clergy, representing many denominations, was vigorous in its criticism of present regulations. Their earnest plea that they be less restricted in obtaining sacramental wines, in required quantities for different ceremonies, won a promise today from prohibition heads for a material modification of the rules now in force. Officials at the Treasury Department, supervising prohibition enforcement, together with Prohibition Commissioner Haynes invited the attorneys for the various groups of clergymen to submit their briefs relating to proposed changes in the regulations. To meet the objections raised by the clergy, the regulations are being redrafted In certain provisions, governing distribution of sacramental wines. Officials agreed t ofurnish the clergy with copies of the proposed changes for further suggestions If they choose to offer them. Chief criticism of the regulations, as voiced by representative members of the Catholic and Episcopal clergy, and representative rabbis from many cities,, is that in their present form, the regulations are not flexible enough to allow the representatives easily and without some embarrassment to secure such sacramental wines as they regard essential for the rights of the various faith* represented. Ontario’s Prohi Law Effective Today WINDSOR, Ontario, July 19. —The prohibition law which forbids importation and transportation of spirituous and intoxicating beverages containing 214 per cent alcohol into or within the province of Ontario became effective today. Fail to Hire Agent Special to The Times. RICHMODN, Ind., July 19.—Failure to muster a quorum at the meeting of the county board of education resulted in the postponement of the election of a county agricultural agent for next year. A special meeting has been called for Saturday afternoon, when the matter again will be taken up. J. L. Dolan, present county agent, has been recommended for reappointment by T. A. Coleman, county agent leader, of Purdue University. Dolan’s contract expires Aug. 16. HAS BIG WHEAT YIELD. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., July 19. The best yield of wheat in Blackford County was produced on the J. P. Cronin farm, with an average yield of twentyfive bushels to the acre.

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