Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1933 — Page 12

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—Dietz on Science—■ ARCHAIC BEASTS FOUND SEALED IN ASPHALT PIT Deposit in West Gives Up Secrets of Animal Life in Past. BY DAVID DIF.TZ RrrlDD-Howard Science Editor Saber-toothed cats, big as tigers elephants, great mammoths, ground sloths larger than rhinoceroses, huge wolves, and camels once roamed where the city of Los Angeles now stands. Where the movies are now made in Hollywood, the big cats stalked their prey. Where the scientific laboratories of Millikan and his associates stand in Pasadena, the wolves ranged in herds. That was 100,000 years ago or more when the glaciers still held the northern half of the American continent in their grip and the world was just beginning to change from archaic to modern forms of life. The story of those ancient days has been revealed by excavations of an asphalt pit, known as the Rancho La Brea, which is within the boundaries of the present city of Lo s Angeles. The pit has proved to be the richest single deposit of fossils of an earlier geological age and more than 3.000,000 bones, most of them perfectly preserved, have been removed from it. Discovered in 1006 The Rancho La Brea site first was noticed in 1006 by Dr. John C. Merrinm, president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. During the next few years, excavations were carried on under Dr. Merriam's direction. Bones taken from the pit have been studied by Dr. Chester Stock, paleontologist of the Las Angeles Museum whose interest in the subject was first aroused when he was a student in Dr. Merriam’s class. Surface Is “Snare” The site consists of a great asphalt deposit. Oil, seeping up from hidden sources, forms surface pools of an adhesive, tarry substance. The edges of these pools become hard and dry but the center remains soft and sticky. Dust and dirt collect upon the pools and during the rainy season, they become covered with standing water. Birds and animals, unaware of the treacherous nature of the pools, wander out upon the deceptive surface where they are caught fast in the sticky tar. Once caught, they slowly sink below the surface, because of their weight. Skeletons Are Assembled When the asphalt pit was excavated, tons of bones were found in it. Over a period of years, the bones have been cleaned and fitted back together. Asa result, the Los Angeles Museum today has the most complete representation of the skeletons of animals of the Plestocene period to be found anywhere in the world. It includes the skeletons of elephants, camels, extinct species of horses and bison, mammoths, mastodons, gigantic bears differing from any species known today. Negro Woman Hurt in Fall Jenny Sims, 24, Negro, incurred a fractured perlis when she fell from a second-story window at the rear of 411 West North street, where she lived with Earl Campbell, 28. Negro. Campbell and Elnora La Mott, Negro, 411 West North street, are held on vagrancy charges pending outcome of police investigation of Uie ease. Sunlight in the tropics may contain twenty times as much ultraviolet as northern sunlight.

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The Indiana Roof radio broadcast will offer something unusual tonight with Fats Waller and his Rvthm Club orchestra staging their rvthm session over WFBM at 8:45 until 9. Later, at 11, the band will present a regular dance program, lasting until 11:30. Singin’ Sam, who lives in rural peace on his Indiana farm these days, leaving it only for his wei klv broadcasis. will sing of The Shade of the Old Apple Tree." during his program over WFBM and the Columbia network at 6 p. m.. Monday. Gene Arnold’s rendition of his own salute to Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. "Your Chicago and My Chicago.” will be a feature of the Minstrels’ program over WLW and an NBC network at 7 p. m. Monday. Phi! Dewey, baritone, who has made 1 many appearances as guest, on the Melodv i Moments program, will return for the 1 broadcast at 7 30 p. m. Monday over WLW I and an NBC network. HIGH SPOTS OF MONDAY NIGHT'S PROGRAM 6:4s—Columbia Frav and BragRiotti. two piano team. NBC iWJZI Phil Cook and the Shavers. NBC iWEAF) —Ferde Grofe's orchestra. 7:OO—NBC (WJZ) —Minstrel show’. 7:3o—Columbia —Au Evening in Paris. NBC (WEAFt Test of the Radio Audience. B:oo—Columbia—Country Club, golf lessons. 8 45—Columbia —C olumbis symphony. 9:3o—Columbia—Ted Lewis and orchestra. NBC (WJZ)—The Phantom Gypsy. 10:45—NBC iWEAF) —Hollywood on the Air. Nat Shilkret's orchestral version of Parade of the Wooden Soldiers'’ and j young Dana Suesse's "Jazz Nocturne” will I be among the musical highlights of "An ! Evening m Paris." to be broadcast over "FBM and (he Columbia network from .:30 to 8 p. m. Monday. Howard Barlow will present a program of operetta and musical comedy selections. with Charles Carlile and Mildred Rose as soloists, Mondav front 8:45 to 9:15 p m„ over WFBM and the Columbia network. With Director Morgan L. Eastman back after a siege in the hospital, his twentvstx piece orchestra will offer the Spanish waltz. "Gertana," and Flotow's Stradella Overture' during the program over WLW and an NBC network at 8 p. m. Monday.

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RECOVERY BILL START TOWARD U. S. PLANNING Definite Economic Program for Nation Urged Quarter of Century Ago. BY RUTH FINNEY, Time* Special Writer WASHINGTON, May 29.—“A man with a plan, however much we dislike it, has a vast advantage over a group sauntering down the road, complaining of the economic weather, and wondering when the rain is going to stop,” said Nicholas Murray Butler during the second year of the depression. His voice was one of many lifted | in protest against the blind, hit-or-miss economic struggle in all major countries with the exception of Soviet Russia, the lack of direction and foresight that has brought the world to the verge of economic disaster. Yet it was not until this year, the fourth of the depression, that the government recognized the need for action. The national recovery’ bill makes the first provision this country ever has known for a planned economy. The bill proposes government regulation of industrial agreements on production, wages, working hours and prices, and recognizes that such

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regulation, in order to be sound and benefiicial. must be predicted upon a far-seeing grasp of economic conditions at home and abroad; an ability to forecast accurately the results of certain action and to predict all possible contingencies. It provides, therefore, for creation of “an industrial planning and research agency.” The use to be made of this agency, the extent of its powers and duties, are not defined by the bill. They are left to the President to make much of or little. But if the administration of the bill follows the spirit of its farmers, economic planning will become an important part of our life for the next two years at least. In taking this step the United States is following after European countries The Soviet five-year plan has been widely publicized, but it is less well known that Germany, France, Great Britain. Italy and practically every other country of any importance has established planning organizations of more or less power. Platforms of the Progressive party in America advocated economic planning nearly a quarter of a century ago. No action was taken. Senator Robert M. LaFollette FRep., Wis.), revived the plan in the early years of the depression, and presided over enlightening hearings before the senate manufactures committee which received scant attention from congress. Testimony of financiers, business men and economists as to what precipitates the depression, and how it might have been avoided with a little intelligent action on the part of government bore no immediate fruit.

CITY YOUTH KILLED BY TRAIN IN YUMA Young Man Was En Route Home After Job Search. Charles Bell, 25. son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bell, 742 North Tremont street, was killed by a train I Sunday at Yuma, Ariz., while en! route home after a fruitless search for employment in California. He was a baker. The body will be returned here! for funeral services and burial,! probably Wednesday or Thursday. Besides his parents, he leaves 1 three brothers and four sisters, all j living in Indianapolis except Mrs. ( Everett Beaman of Anderson. The others are Reid, Harley and Harry Bell; Mrs. Willard Dixon. Mrs. Ray- j mond England and Miss Leona Bell. Bov Drowns in Flooded Stream WABASH, ind.. May 29.—Wabash county's first drowning of the sea- j son occurred Sunday when’ Clyde j Lovelady, 14. succumbed to the j swollen waters of Wabash river

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