Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 261, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1934 — Page 5

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It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun MIAMI. March 12—If you try to pick a fish and fail it casts you nothing. And so I spent one of the pleasantest afternoons of my life yesterday close to the heart of Nature on the edge of the gulf stream. The sun beat down out of an azure sky. and no fish was fool enough to go out into the burning blaze. Time and again I said to myself. ‘ Now isn't this a lot more sensible and a lot more fun than wasting your money at the race track trying to guess which horse is going to come in ahead of the other horses? After

all, what do you know about horses?” But after I asked myself exactly the same question for the twenty-fourth time I grew a little annoyed at this self-crass-examination, and I regret to report that I screamed at myself. "I've already said that this is a great deal more fun. so please don't ask me any more unless you want a good poke in the nose!” I shouted. a a a A Momentous Question F'ISHING for fish when there are no fish is one of the most restful things in the world.

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Mil* Min takes the top of your head off, and there is ample leisure to look inside and note the contents. I took one peek and said. ‘ I'm ashamed of you.” rfT on the purple horizon was a little smudge of distant coast. This was the shore upon which Ponce df Leon landed. They say here in Florida that he was not really looking for the fountain of you h, but for a certain shellfish called the conch. According to the legend of the Seminoles, each drop of the juice of the conch takes five years off your age. I began to speculate as to just what dosage I should try if a conch came up and bit at my line. I wondered whether I would dare chance so much as an entire drop of the elixir. I would not want my employer back home to look at the column and say: 'Broun is turning cute on us. Tell him to start his vacation tomorrow morning.” And so I pondered whether it would be wise for me even to haul in the conch if I caught him. I might be tempted to take that half drop or even a full one and immediately exclaim, Wheel A1 Smith is the greatest statesman in America!” And with two drops I would be back in that uncultured period of my life when I thought “If Winter Comes” was a novel. a a a Would Wisdom fie the /‘rice? AND with three drops! I shuddered at the very . suggestion. Suddenly I would once again believe in warfare designed to make the world safe for democracy. The thing became a mathematical proposition. Was I willing lo trade off accumulated wisdom for lower blood pressure, for my lost youth? For six or seven teeth and that romantic and advent ti’-ous zest which once I knew? But on rechecking the problem I remembered that I never did have any romantic and adventurous zest to speak of and that most of the molars were not in the front. Os course. I could make the great, the supreme experiment and toss off nine drops of the juice of the conch. I would then be three months old, going on four, though wearing 5-year-old sizes I would have my life to live over again. And the second time there would be a chance to avoid all the sins and .oil the follies. Mnyly on this second turn of the track I would follow' the course of wisdom. I might be preacher, president, merchant, maybe beggar man. chief, maybe thief. Some may say tiiat modern psychology has made it possible to condition a child to any art and any talent or proficiency desired. You see, before I took the draught of transformation, I could write a little note and pin it to my shirt, which w’ould presently become a pinafore, ‘ make this child a good newspaper man." I could choose a convenient doorstep on which to abandon myself. But before I broke the vial and exposed myself to metamorphosis I would think twice. Infeed. I mignt tinrk thrice. tt tt tt Wlint I‘once Decided to Do \rOU see, the slate would be wiped clean. To drink deeply of the nine drops of the juice of the conch would be to have spinach once more before you. It would mean to forget every one you ever loved and gamble on a brand new set. It would mean not to have seen Dempsey hurled out of the ring in the first round of the bout with Firpo. And you would not lie the one who watched the hills of Haiti come up out of that violet ocean as they did a year ago in spring. And I was the man who saw Man o' War win his first race. And I wrote for many years a column called ‘‘lt Seems to Me.” On many days it gave me a great delight. Well, on a few’ days. And would I want to disinherit myself from the proud estate of being the angler who caught the biggest pickerel ever to come out of Hale Lake? And we sank the submarine off Bordeaux on that afternoon when a double orandy tasted better than it ever had tasted before, or since. It was I and not this new stranger of a potentiality who made the third hole in one. Something tugged on the line. Through the clear water I could see that it was a shellfish—pink and purple. I cut the line. I will never know whet Ivor or not it was a wise decision. But by a coincidence it was the same as the one arrived at by Ponce de Leon. He. too. stood within reach of the elixir and considered how his years had been spent. He chase to keep the life he had knowm. I do not know the Spanish for it. but I believe he said: “Oh. what the hell! It has been, maybe, a poor thing, but it is mv own.” (Copyright. 1934. bv The Times'

Your Health BY I)R. MORRIS FISHBEIN

'll J HEN you get a cinder in your eye. be careful * how you try getting it out. Here is probably the most annoying minor emergency condition that a person encounters, and wrong treatment may cause serious harm If the foreign substance happens to be lying loose on the surface of the eye. or on the inside surface of the eyelid, it causes merely irritation and difficulty with vision. But when it actually is imbedded in the eye, extreme care must be taken to avoid serious difficulties. • Experience shows that more harm comes from the wrong kind of emergency aid to persons who have had injuries to the eye, than from any other common injury. Frequently, experts who take care of such injuries find the surface of the eye marked with furrows and scratches, the result of efforts of unqualified people to take something out of the eve. a a a one but an expert should attempt to remove anything from the eye. except a small cinder or piece of dust lying loosely on the surface. In making such removal, you might follow this simple routine: Tell the patient to look down, then gently pull the upper lid downward by the eyelashes and double it back over a match or toothpick covered with cotton, or some similar device. If the foreign substance is easily visible, it can be removed with a wisp of cotton or gauze, or with the comer of a clean handkerchief Never use a hard object in removing a foreign substance. a a a IF you detect an injury to the eye. or you find a splinter of glass, a piece of metal, or some similar substance imbedded in the eye. the best possible thing to do is to moisten a piece of clean sterile gauze with warm water, put it over the eye, and get the person to a competent eye specialist as soon as possible. Sometimes, after a cinder or piece of dust has been taken out of the eye. the eye still will be painful because of scratches that have occurred. It is useless, under such conditions, to keep on turning the eyelids backward and keep on scratching the surface. If the pain is not relieved promptly after removal of a cinder or piece of dust, you should get professional attention immediately. *

"THE LIFE OF OUR LORD"

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CHAPTER THE SEVENTH AS Our Saviour sat teaching the people and answering their questions, a certain Lawyer stood up, and said "Master what shall I do, that I may live again in happiness after I am dead?” Jesus said to him “The first of all the commandments is. The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord Thy God with all Thy heart, and with all Thy Soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thv Strength. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.” Then the Lawyer said “But who is my neighbour? Tell me that I may know.” Jesus answered in this Parable: “There was once a traveller,” he said, ‘‘journeying from Jerusalem to Jericho, who fell among Thieves; and they robbed him of his clothes, and wounded him. and went away, leaving him half dead upon the road. A Priest, happening to pass that way, while the poor man lay there, saw him. but took no notice, and passed by, on the other side. Another man, a Levite, came that way, and also saw him; but he only looked at him for a moment, and then passed by, also. But a certain Samaritan who came travelling along thgt road, no sooner saw 7 him than he had compassion on him. and dressed his w’ounds with oil and wine, and set him on the beast he rode himself, and took him to an Inn, and next morning took out of his pocket Two pence and gave them to the Landlord, saying ‘take care of him and whatever you may spend beyond this, in doing so, I will repay you when I come here again.’ “Now which of these three men.” said our Saviour to the Lawyer, “do you think should be called the neighbour of him who fell among the Thieves?” The Lawyer said, "The man who showed compassion on him.” "True,” replied our Saviour, “Go thou and do likewise! Be compassionate to all men. For all men are your neighbours and brothers.” And He told them this parable, of which the meaning is, that we are never to be proud, or think ourselves very good, before God, but are always humble. He said, "When you are invited to a Feast or Wedding, do not sit down in the best place, lest some more honored man should come, and claim that seat. But sit down in the lowest place, and a better will be offered you if you deserve it. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and whosoever humbleth himself shall be exalted. a a a HE also told them this Parable. “There was a certain man who prepared a great supper, and invited many people, and sent his Servant round to them w’hen supper was ready to tell them

Kay Francis Is Wasting Her Time in Cheap Melodrama, Says Times Critic; Harry Delmar’s ‘Revels’ Worth Seeing at the Lyric

IT seems that Kay Francis is not giving the talking screen serious characterization. After seeing her in a cheap waterfront lady of the orient in “Mandalay," and as a cheating wife of a millionaire banker in “Wonder Bar.” it appears that Miss Francis is making her characters look and act a k". regard- |

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loss of social position. ••Mandalay” is cheap, lurid melodrama with little to recommend it. except its photography and sound. Miss Francis is cast as Tanya. a woman who is bad under many different names. Finally, w hen she realizes that she has no right to associate with

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decent people. Tanya tries to go straight with Dr. Burton 'L\le Talbot), whose weakness is strong ! drink and whose mission in life ! is to help cure the \ictims of j black fever. Tanya attempts to become noble and decides to aid Dr. Burton to find himself. She attempts to use the Hollywood formula of r in? good, but many melodramatic things happen before she becomes "noble." Ricardo Cortez as Tony Evans is the meanest man in Tanya's life. He always shows up just when Tanya desires to be "great and glorious." The acting of Cortez, Talbot and Warner Oland as Nick, a leader of the underworld in the Orient, do a little to strengthen a weak and over-melodramatic story. Nearly all the characters in "Mandalay" are most unpleasant. Miss Francis is too interesting an actress to waste time on such weak stories. Now at the Circle. B B B Under-Sea Dance Sensation HARRY' DELMARS "Broadway Revels," current stage attraction at the Lyric, is a spicy, fast-moving revue packed with as much variety as a five-ring circus Bob Carney, chief comedian of the show puts on several amusing scenes with the aid of his hilarious cohorts. On<' of these is a scene in which Carney, as a pompous general, attempts to drill his army of three men. One of them faces one direction and two face the other, when the drilling begins. The resulting action, when the general tries to get the soldier who is out of place back into line by using only military commands, makes up one of the funniest sequences seen in a long time. The chorus of the show is unusually adept. The girls dance well, and the numbers are unusual. There is a "Rhythm of The Rain" routine in which the girls ! wear slickers, and ram falls upon j

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they were waited for. Upon this, they made excuses. One said he had bought a piece of ground and must go to look at it. Another that he had bought five yoke of Oxen, and must go to try them. Another, that he was newly married and could not come. When the Master of the house heard this, he was angry, and told the servant to go into the street, and into the high roads, and among the hedges, and invite the poor, the lame, the maimed, and the blind to supper instead.” The meaning of Our Saviour in telling them this Parable, was, that those who are too busy with their own profits and pleasures,

the stage in a delightful illusion. And the ladies of the chorus demonstrate their ersatility when they form a very acceptable drum corps in the ‘‘l Love a Parade” number. The under-the-sea piece, done by the chorus and featuring Ray, Ellis and Laßue, adagio dancers, is a high spot in the show. The dancers are good and their spot is satisfyingly graceful and intricate. One young man does an entertaining dance number, after having apparently swallowed a lighted cigaret. Paddy Cliff. the company’s tenor, sings acceptably; the threi Michael Sisters clip off several nicely-handled dance steps, and Betty Girard performs her agile bit well. All in all. Harry Delmar has quite a show. It is funny, fast and fascinating. The photo on view this week at the Lyric is “Ever Since Eve,” starring George O'Brien and Mary Brian. But it really is Herbert Mundin’s show. He. as the younger of three foster-papas to O'Brien.

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark fji _ , hi m iitjbfni CJ934 - • SERVICE. IWC. RCG U. S. PAT. OfT. - ' ; ’’

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to think of God and of doing good, will not find such favor with him as the sick and miserable. It happened that our Saviour, being in the City of Jericho, saw, looking down upon him over the heads of the crow’d, from a tree into which he had climbed for that purpose, a man named Zacchaeus, w 7 ho W’as regarded as a common kind of man, and a sinner, but to w’hom Jesus Christ called out, as he passed along, that He would come and eat with him in his house that day. Those proud men, the Pharisees and Scribes, hearing this, muttered among themselves, and said “He eats with Sinners.” In answer to them, Jesus related

In the Theatrical World

BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

sets a fast comedy pace foi the picture and furnishes relief when the going gets a bit too melodramatic. The story concerns Neil Rogers, a young man from out west, and a young girl from the east, who meet in New York. Os course, love develops. Mundin, sent as a protector for the young Neil, gets entangled in circumstances beyond his apparent control and before he Knows it, Neil and the girl are married. The ensuing events, in which the two old men back home take quite intimately to the young bride, and Neil takes to traveling after he finds out that the girl married him only for his money, make a decided setting for a melodramatic climax. But the thrilling rescue scene is manufactured by the three old daddies for the express purpose of bringing the two love-birds together again. The entire cast performs creditably. Now at the Lyric.— (By the Observer) .

The Manuscript Kept Secret for 85 Years

this Parable, w’hich is usually called The Parable of the Prodigal Son. “There was once a man,” He told them, “who had two sons: and the younger of them said one day, 'Father, give me my share of your riches now’, and let me do with it w’hat I please.’ The father granting his request, he travelled away with his money, into a distant country, and soon spent it in riotous living. When he had spent all. there came a time, through all that country, of great public distress and famine, w’hen there was no bread, and when the corn, and the grass, and all the things that grow

More Thoughts on ‘Nana’ THIS department previously has had much to say about Anna Sten in “Nana” which is now on view at Loew’s Palace. Miss Sten seems to have captured the admiration and the imagination of this city as well as every other city in w’hich she appeared. Miss Sten is the mast important new star to reach

Hollywood since Greta Garbo. Miss Sten, judging entirely by her work in ‘ Nana,” is a splendid actress who reaches intense dramatic and emotional scenes w r ith as much ease and understanding as she puts over a light comedy scene. I don't believe she can stand much

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heavier emotional vehicles than “Nana,” although the picture is a most suitaole vehicle in which to make her an American star. Notice the tragic ending when

Anniversary Celebrated by Girl Scout Troops

Camp Reunion Attended by 800 of Organization at High School. The twenty-second birthday anniversary of the Girl Scout organization was celebrated Saturday afternoon at Emerich Manual Training high school. About 800 Girl Scouts met in a camp reunion at the school. Borne by two Golden Eaglets, Helen Collins and Pauline Vonnegut, a huge birthday cake, nine feet in circumference was brought in. The escort of honor was formed by twenty-two Girl Scouts, from Troop 22. bearing tall green candles. The cake was cut by Betty Jean Towles of Troop 22. It was filled with colored birthday kisses. Pennies were deposited in the birthday box, for the Juliette Low Memorial fund: English country dancing was presented by members of various troops; a basketball game between Troops 30 and 46 was played, and a playlet, “Alice in Scotland." was given. Mrs. E. H. K. McComb, chairman, was assisted by Mesdames C. K Calvert. C. Willis Adams, George W. From, council members; Miss Ellen Hathaway, Betty Bowman. Agnes Calvert and Marjory' Jenkins of the local staff; Mesdames R. R. Scott, Ernest Rupel, H. C. Caldwell, Theodore Layman, Charles R. Weiss, W. E. Van Talge of the district committee; Mesdames Louis Reber, R. G. Jackson, Carl Major and Miss loma Jean Hodson, troop leaders.

in the ground were all dried up and blighted. The Prodigal Son fell into such distress and hunger, that he hired himself out as a servant to feed swine in the fields. And he would have been glad to eat, even the poor coarse husks that the swine were fed with, but his Master gave him none. In this distress, he said to himself “How many of my father's servants have bread enough, and to spare, while I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father; I have sinned against Heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called Thy Son!” a a a AND so he travelled back again, in great pain and sorrow and difficulty, to his father's house. When he was yet a great way off. his father saw him. and knew him in the midst of all his rags and misery, and ran towards him. and wept, and fell upon his neck, and kissed him. And he told his servants to clothe this poor repentant Son in the best robes, and to make a great feast to celebrate his return. Which was done; and they began to be merry. But the eldest Son. who had been in the field and knew nothing of his brother’s return, coming to the house and hearing the music and dancing, called to one of the servants, and asked him what it meant. To this the servant made answer that his brother had come home, and that his father was joyful because of his return. At this, the elder brother was angry, and would not go into the house; so the father, hearing of it, came out to persuade him. “Father,” said the elder brother, “you do not treat me justly, to show 7 so much joy for my younger brother’s return. For these many years I have remained with you constantly, and have been true to you, yet you have never made a feast for me. But W’hen my younger brother returns, w’ho has been prodigal, riotous, and spent his money in many bad w’ays. you are full of delight, and the w’hole house makes merry ” “Son,” returned the father, “you have always been with me, and all I have is yours. But we thought your brother dead, and he is alive. He was lost, but he is found, and it is natural and right that we should be merry for his unexpected return to his old home.” By this, our Saviour meant to teach, that those who have done wrong and forgotten God, are always w’elcome to him and will always receive his mercy, if they will only return to Him in sorrow for the sin of which they have been guilty. (Copyright for North and South America 1934. by United Feature Syndicate, liic., all rights reserved) (Continued Tomorrow.

Nana, after all of her unfortunate male conquests, kills herself and dies in the arms of two of her lovers, were brothers. The killing of a star in her first vehicle is dangerous business and as far as I am concerned, it was a good idea, instead of using a weak Pollyanna-Hollywood finish. Nana is an interesting “bad” woman who became the toast of the gay places of Paris around 1871. If you are interested in architecture, watch the many interesting sets. The period costumes are a delight. The entire cast is just right. * Now at Loew’s Palace. In Other City Theaters XT TILL ROGERS is in his sec- ▼ V ond big w r eek in “David Harum” at the Apollo. The Indiana is offering a double movie bill—“ The Meanest Gal in Town” and “The Ninth Guest.” These pictures have been reviewed in this department. Tonight at 8:30 at Caleb Mills hall the Civic Music Association presents the Musical Arts quartet in recital. The Mutual offers burlesque.

NEW AIRLINER TO BE DEMONSTRATED HERE City Officials Invited to Make Flights in Plane. One of the speedy, comfortable new Douglas luxury airliners, to be placed in operation through here soon by Transcontinental-Western Air, will be demonstrated at municipal airport Wednesday afternoon. The air line has invited a number of city officials and other civic lead-! ers to take short flights on the new 1 plane. Under the direction of Captain E. V. Rickenbacker, the plane re- j cently set anew record for transport planes between Los Angeles to j New York, making the trip with a load of passengers in thirteen hours, two minutes. Later, it flew from Chicago to New Y’ork. 735 miles, in three hours, ten minutes. The plane, which is the latest word in luxurious air transportation, has a cruising speea of about one hundred and ninety miles an i hour, and a top speed well above two hundred miles an hour. Tire Store Defrauded A man and woman visited ihe Guarantee Tire and Rubber Company store, 2118 West Washington street. Saturday, and worked the short change racket with a S2O bill, getting away with $5, police were notified by a clerk, Pat Mitchell.

Fair Enough

By Westbrook Pegler MY friend, Warren Wheaton, a journalist of much experience and beautiful illusions, has been engaged as chief well-poisoner for the Republicans in their struggle to redeem the country from the Democrats and new deal. This is a very difficult job because up to this time Mr. Roosevelt and his administration, far from being made ill by the poison, have seemed to thrive on it. They have been accused of distorting the United States Constitution and the Citizens have said,

“What of it?” They have abridged the free American's right to toil as long as he can and the citizens have agreed that was a smart thing to do under the circumstances. They have undertaken to spend the country out of the red in violation of all the old reliable wallmottoes and the citizens have thought this o. k.. too. In fact, up to this time, the only act of Mr. Roosevelt's administration which seems at all likely to make good political poison for Republican use is the cancellation of the air mail contracts. The Republican statesmen cherish a hope that this will prove to have been a disastrous

mistake and that the citizens will turn on Mr. Roosevelt and the entire new deal in great fury. But somehow they hate been slow to annoy about this and the popular feeling plainly is that even if there was nothing downright larcenous about the air mail contracts they would not have been canceled if they had been all right. My friend. Mr. Wheaton, does not speak of his poison as a poison. He speaks of campaign issues and the great wrongs which are trying to be righted by the statesmen of the Republican party. But then Charlie Michaelson, another ex-journalist, did not speak of his poison as poison either, when he was preparing public sentiment for the election of Mr. Roosevelt. Yet Mr. Michaelson is admired by Democrats and Republicans alike as the man who achieved the greatest job of poisoning ever accomplished in this republic. a a a It's Beautiful Politics IT was Mr. Michaelson who carried on steadily, from his headquarters in Washington where he holds a $20,000 a year job with the Democratic organization, the campaign of propaganda which eventually made a hopeless and incurable political invalid of Mr. Hoover. You can not expect the Republican statesmen to love Mr. Michaelson for doing this but, as members of the same grist, or racket, they can not but admire a perfect job of work. It was beautiful politics. “Please,” Mr. Wheaton said, holding up his hands in horror. “Do not speak of well-poisoning in connection with the Republican campaign of education by w’hich w T e are trying to save our country. The statesmen of our party are patriots. They live but to serve and it is our purpose to show the people the terrible folly of the present administration before it is too late.” “What folly?” I asked Mr. Wheaton. “What folly, for instance?” “Well, the air mail situation, for instance. It is very dreadful.” “I think that is bum poison,” I told Mr. Wheaton. “I do not think you can steam up the citizens about the air mail folly.” “My friend.” Mr. Wheaton said. “It is a great outrage. Avery outrageous outrage. When I think of the air mail situation my blood boils and my neck swells up. I think our citizens will feel the same way about it.” “And turn the rascals out?” “Yes, turn them out,” said Mr. Wheaton. a a a He Man Be Nuts “W /"ELL,” I said to Mr. Wheaton, “you know I VV wish you great success in your new job. but I think you are nuts if you think the citizens are going to turn the rascals out for that. I think Roosevelt could go before the country without a party right now 7 and win all over again.” “You need education, too,” Mr. Wheaton said. “Give me your address and I will start sending you some ” “Some Republican peon?” “No, dammit,” Mr. Wheaton said irritably, “and don't say ‘poison’ again. I will send you some patriotic literature about the Republican party and the folly of the present administration. When you read it you will see that the only salvation of our beloved country is the return of the Republican party to ” “To the helm of the ship of state which is fast nearing the rocks. What are jobs in a crisis like this? We wish to rescue our beloved country.” We did not speak any more for a moment. Then I said, “Well, maybe this congress will do something to get Roosevelt in a bad jam with the citizens before it adjourns, and provide you with some good—” “If you say ‘poison’ again I will bust that sugarbowl on your head.” said Mr. Wheaton. “Say ‘educational matter’.” “All right, ‘educational matter’.” (Copyright, 1934. by United Feature Syndicate. Inc)

Today's Science -—— BY DAVID DIETZ

THE Age of Physics may be the next great division in the industrial history of the world. Since the beginning of the century, industry has leaned so heavily upon chemistry that, as many authorities have said the machine age might just as well be called the age of chemistry. The increasing need for physicists in industry is pointed out by Dr. Paul D. Foote, famous physicist, who has just completed his term of office as president of the American Physical Society. While admitting that there are men engaged in scientific research because they wish to devote their life to the search of the truth. Dr. Foote seems to be of the opinion that? most scientific developments pay. “Business, wealth and commerce have usually been the directing agencies in the great moral and cultural developments of the past,” he says, "and science is no exception.” a a a THE life of Pasteur, says Dr. Foote, “illustrates this universal trend of science as a function of its capabilities for the improvement of human welfare.” Pasteur, in Dr. Foote’s opinion, became the hero of France because he applied the , truths of science to the immediate benefit of humanity. Superstition and other agencies attempt to combat science, says Dr. Foote, but “the fundamental principle is emphasized again and again that when science demonstrates its power to benefit humanity physically, physiologically, psychologically, industrially, and financially, it can be deterred, but not defeated by opposition.” a a a THE petroleum companies, Dr. Foote says, have expended at least $50,000,000 in the past eight years in improving the technique of applied geophysics. Ore mining companies have likewise spent vast sums to extend this branch of science. Physicists from one petroleum research laboratory in the last year have laid down a network involving more determinations of gravity and with greater precision than the combined determinations of all the academic and governmental agencies in their entire history.

Questions and Answers

Q—Who is the librarian of the Congressional Library at Washington, and how long has he held the position? A —Herbert Putnam, who has served since 1899. Q —What is the source of the quotation: "The female of the species is more deadly than the male?” A—“ The Female of the Species," by Rudyard Kipling. Q—What is the home address of Claudette Colbert? A—Brentwood, Santa Monica, Cal.

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