October 1931 Issue [Article] Drowning in oil Adjust Share by Avis D. Carlson, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Economic conditions Oil industry workers Overproduction Petroleum industry and trade Petroleum products Prices United States More from Avis D. Carlson The Jitters Fear is an old emotion, laid down deep in the nervous system. Without its promptings no species of animal life could have survived and civilization could not have developed. Certainly… St. Louis wakes itself up Courage for To-morrow Adjust Share