Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1934 — Page 8

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PRESERVE U. S. PUBLIC LANDS. URGES ICKES Taylor Bill Will Safeguard 173,000,000 Acres From Ruin. BY HAROLD L. ICKES of th* Interior iWritten lor th* ard Npvspapers) WASHINGTON. April 24 Approximately 17,000.000 acres of public land will be saved from destruction by passage of the administration's grazing bill. This measure, introduced in the house by Reprrsentatve Edward TANARUS, Taylor of Colorado already has passsd that body and now is before the senate public lands committee for action. The acreage represents unreserved. unappropriated public lands still held by the federal government, situated almost wholly in eleven western states, the chief value of which is for grazing. This vast area, larger than all of France, is in the process of rapid deterioration and heading toward certain complete destruction because of overgrazing. There has been no charge and no restriction in the past, and there is none now. The result is that the land is badly overgrazed. Deterioration of such land is progressive. Removal or considerable reduction of the covering forage crop makes the land a ready prey to wind and water erosin, which in time reduces land to a desert status from which it can not recover for many centuries, if ever. Grave National Problem The situation facing my department as custodian of the public domain should be a source of grave national concern. Certain stockmen are seeking assured grazing privileges, regardless of the ultimate result, while the federal government is working for the conservation and wise development of this valuable natural resource. The bill, which has my full indorsement as well as that of Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace, addresses itself to a more orderly use of the grazing resources. The Taylor bill makes no disposition of this public domain. It provides for creation of grazing districts to be administered bv the interior department in co-operation with interested local stockmen's associations. Specifically, the measure seeks to stop injury to the public domain, provide for its orderly use. improvement and development, and to stabilize the livestock industry. Mineral resources are fully protected by extension of mineral laws to areas that may be included in grazing districts. Rights-of-way through grazing districts for railroads, highways, canals, power lines, and the like, are protected in the Taylor measure. Also, authority is contained in the bill for continuation of 160 and 320-acre homesteads for lands within contemplated grazing districts where the land may be found to be more valuable for agriculture than for its native forage crop. Plan Has Wide Support The bill in substantially its present form was supported by some of my predecessors in office, and has the unqualified indorsement of the national land use planning committee, the American Game Association, the American Civic Association. the American Forestry Association. the American Farm Bureau Federation, as well as that of numerous grazing .associations and individual cattle and sheep men. Two grazing districts such as the Taylor bill contemplr es are now being successfully ana lisfactorily operated by the interioi department —one in Montana known as the Mizpah-Pumpkin creek • grazing district, the other in California known as the Owena River Valley grazing district. The success there in itself justifies the conclusion that regulated grazing on the remaining public lands will prove a decided advantage to the grazing industry and to the public generally. Grazing on national forest lands has been regulated since creation of such reserves, and has proven a complete success. Grazing on public lands is primarily for winter forage, whereag the national forest lands, national forests grazing lands are essentially for summer grazing. Passage of the Taylor measure will co-ordinate the grazing use of both areas.

NEW SCOUTMASTER WILL BE INSTALLED Dinner Meeting to Be Held at Irvington Church Tonight. Installation of Joe Macv as Scoutmaster of Troop 9 of the Irvington Methodist church will feature the dinner meeting at 6:30 tonight in the church. Mr. Macy suceeeds.S. C. Ging as head of the troop. The troop committee to officiate at the installation ceremonies is composed of Allen Vestal. Pierre Van Sickle and Charles Teeters. The Rev. Guy O Carpenter, pastor of the church, also will lake part in the program. AUDITION IS SET FOR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Kappa Chapter Announces Tests Saturday at Jordan. Audition for the musical scholarship offered by Kappa chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary musical sorority, will be held at 3 Saturday at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, Thirty-fourth and Pennsylvania streets. Application blanks may be obtained from Miss Green. 1204 North Delaware street, or Miss Buskirk at 106 East North street, and must be returned not later than Saturday. I. U. PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK BEFORE CHURCH Dr. William Lowe Brvan to Talk to Missionary Society. Dr. William Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana university, will speak on "Victories oi Life" at the annual luncheon-meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Second Presbyterian church Fririav. Dr. Jean S. Milner will introduce Dr. Bryan and conduct devotions.

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More "gold" has been added to the "gold and glory" of the annual 500-mile automobile speed classic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. Above is a picture of the beautiful Pyrcil trophy, which goes to the loading car using Pvi-oil products, along with SI,OOO in cash. The award, sterling silver with four columns, each three feet in height, holding "Victory" aloft, is offered by the Pyroil rompanv of La Crosse. Wis.

WEST POINT EAGER FOR PAINTING WHICH SHOCKED ADMIRALS

By United Urrsx WASHINGTON, April 24. Found, a home for "The Fleet's In." This famous public works of art painting, depicting sailors on shore leave with their girl friends, in what navy officers termed a "most disgraceful, sordid, disreputable brawl,” will be welcomed as a decoration in the mess hall of the future generals at the West Point military academy. In fact, the “generals” have forwarded a request to the P. W. A. P. committee here for the painting, which was banished from the navy department a few days ago. But the committee is a bit worried. It hasn't the custody of Paul Cadmus’ picture any more. It is at the home of Assistant Navy Secretary Henry Lathrobe Roosevelt, who has hidden it from view. PYGMY PRECINCT TO RETURN FIRST VOTE Twenty-one Registered Citizens Ready for Primary. The first vote returns in the primary on May 8 will be brought in by the Third precinct, Center outside. This is foregone providing the precinct distributes ballots on primary day to its twenty-one registered voters. But it's questionable whether n legal vote can be held in the precinct for seven members are needed for the election board and obtaining those seven voters to serve as canvassers of the vote is doubtful. The precinct, with its pygmy registration, is located south of Massachusetts avenue, from Emerson avenue to Sheridan road and south to Twenty-first street. NEW V. F. W. POST TO INSTALL OFFICERS Eleventh Infantry Commander Will Speak at Ceremonies. Colonel O. P. Robinson, commanding officer of the Eleventh infantry, Ft. Harrison, will speak at formal installation of officers of Burns-West-Striebeck past. Veterans of Foreign Wars,! at 2 Sunday in the Brookside community house. Officers to be inducted into office are Charles N. Herman, commander; Harry R. Crooke. senior vice-com-mander; Russell H. Wrenick, junior vice-commander; Archie J. Everett, quartermaster. Hugh H. Myers, chaplain: Thomas E. Miller, officer of the day. and Leslie Ashby. John P. Wheat and Sidney F. Scarborough, trustees. JERRY S. ROBERTS. 84. DIES IN OAKLAND. CAL. Body of Former Resident to Be Returned Here for Burial. Jerry S. Roberts. 84. retired business man. is dead at Oakland, Cal., it was learned here today. Mr. Roberts was formerly a resident o's Indianapolis and was employed by the Acme-Evans Milling Company. The body will be returned here to the home of a brother. Sherman Roberts. 32 North Belmont street. Funeral arrangements will be made later. Club Federation to Meet Question of civic interest will be discussed at a meeting of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Ci' ic Clubs in the Waashington at 8 Friday. Paul C- WetteV. president, announced yesterday. The meeting 1 will be public.

CHURCH SCHOOL GROUP TO MEET Director of Vacation Body to Gather Saturday Afternoon. Directors of Indianapolis vacation church schools will meet at 2 Saturday in the Central Christian church. The Rev. Olive McGuire, executive secretary of the Federated Baptist Churches of Indianapolis, will preside. Devotions will be led by Dr. A. H. Backus, area director of religious education of the Methodist Episcopal church. A discussion on "Possibilities. Values and Necessities of the Vacation Church School" will be led by Mrs. C. H. Scheick. "Vacation Church School Set-Up” will be the subject of a talk by Miss Mabel Gutterv. director of religious education of the First Presbyterian ; church. Miss Nellie C. Young, director of children's work for the Indiana Council of Religious Education, will present new books and materials. She will speak on "The Point of View in the Vacation Church School.” A second institute for leaders and teachers will be held Wednesday night. May 9. Aluminum Factory Opened Anew factory in Sweden is to produce enough aluminum to meet ; Swedish requirements.

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The Theatrical World Devito and Denny Spend $5,000 a Year on Fiddles by WALTER D. HICKMAN

STAGE comedians often spend a a fortune in getting laughs, and DeVito and Denny are no exception to the rule. They spend about $5,000 a year for violins and neither play a single note. They buy the violins in wholesale lots and w'hen they get through with them there isn’t much left. When you sec the.se two comedians Tit the Lyric this week you will un-. derstand why they use 1,000 violins a year. Each violin for comedy purposes alone costs them $5. But the way these two get laughs proves that they are wise in being the champion fiddle buyers of the year. Recently when they claimed tax exemption for the price of their 1,000 fiddles, some expert in the treasury department in Washington thought they were trying to kid Uncle Sam and threatened to have them haled into court. Five grand is a lot of money for stage props, but these funmakers get results. *f BO Club Gets Its Charter THE Variety Club of Indianapolis today is in possession of its charter. I was personally delivered to the club yesterday by John H. Harris, national president ol Pittsburgh.

The presentation was made at a luncheon in the Florentine room at the Claypool. The club soon will open permanent quarters at the Claypool. Three rooms have been reserved. Movie and legitimate thpater managers, critics, movie exchange men and employes are members of the club. Mr. Harris traced the history of the Variety Club and showed the splendid charitable and good fellowship work that the eleven clubs in this country’ are accomplishing. ana On View Here Today INDIANAPOLIS theaters today offer: "The Devil Passes,” a Civic theater production, at the Playhouse; Dave Apollon on the Prompt Relief From Itching Eczema It’s wonderful the way soothing, cooling Zemo brings prompt relief to itching, burning skin, even in severe cases. Itching stops the moment Zemo touches the tender and inflamed skin because of its rare ingredients. To clear away Rashes, Pimples. Eczema, Ringworm and restore the skin to normal, always use clean, soothing Zemo. Insist on genuine Zemo; it's worth the price, because it brings relief. 35c. 80c and sl. All druggists'.—-Advertisement.

stage and "Mystery of Mr. X’’ on the screen at the Palace; De Vito and Denny on the stage and "I'll Tell the World" on the screen at the Lyric: "All Men Are Enemies” at the Apollo; "You're Telling Me" and "WTiarf Angel" at the Indiana, and, "Wild Cargo" at the Circle. Parents See Tech Film "Tech at Work." a movie depicting all departments of Technical high school, will be shown to parents of freshmen at the school this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon.

BOWLING EQUIPMENT. GOLF CLUBS STOLEN Sporting Goods Taken From Doctor's Parked Car. A thief, apparently interested in sports, broke into the car of Dr. Herman H Glick. 451 Eastern avenue. and stole a bowling ball, bowling shoes and eleven golf clubs, valued at $64, police were notified early today. The car was parked on Washing-

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ton street between Meridian and Illinois streets. A S4O overcoat and other articles were stolen from the car of C. N. Steppe. Terre Haute, and a sls fur jacket from the car of E. F. Bergen, 1649 North Alabama street, during/ the night. Hoke to Speak Over Radio "Public Employment Service will be discussed by Fred Hoke. Indiana director of the National Emergency Council, in a talk over radio station WFBM at 6:10 tonight.