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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
The. Evolution OF Man
Science Believes That He and the Anthfopod
Apes Had Common Ancestor
By GARRETT P. SERVISS

Again, Huxley says that certain
parts of the brain, which are re-
garded as peculiarly human, "srs
among the most distinctly sinian
("apelike'D peculiarities which
the human organism exhfbfts.~
But there is a second kind 81
evidence which, to the scientific
mind, is still more conclusive
This is based upon the study Of
embryology (the science Of the
development of an organism from
its rudiments). One OF the most
wonderful facts brought out By
such study is that the embryo Of
an animal, as it develops from
the earliest germ of living SUD-
stance, runs through a rapid
course OF evolution before birth.
during which it exhibits pecu-
harittes that characterized its rs
mote ancestors in their adult
forms. Thus the brief history Of
the development of an individual
is sort Of summary OF the long
history Of the development OF tina
race to which 1t belongs.
Common Ancestor. -
When this principle is applied
to the. study OF the human en-
bryo, it is found that most
astonishing story is revealed,
connecting man with the anthro-
poid ape. For illustrations of THIS
read the third chapter OF Metch-
nikoffTs book on "The Nature NJ
Man"
More recently another iins Of
evidence has been discovered
which shows an actual blood re-
lationship" between men and
apes. This depends upon the fact
that serum prepared from the
blood Of any animal shows par
ticular reactions only when min
gled with the blood of animals ~
e. closely related species. A Sc
rum OF human blood when mixed
with the blood Of other animals
shows no reaction Of this kind.
except whom the blood 10 that o.
a gorilla, a chinrpanzee or oraru.
cutang, or a particular species Of
monkey. Then the telltaIe reao-
ton is perfectly produced.
have only space for a mere
reference to the most marvellous
feature OF the evolution Of man
after his development from the
mysterious common ancestor
the growth Of his mental powerA
1t is this practically infinite SUI
periority Of man to all other ami
mails which forms the stumbling
block that prevents many per
sons, even now, from fully accent
inc the teachings of evolution ar
applied to man But that yerv
power Of mind which he possesses
has enabled him to discover his
relationship to the lower animals.
and, in the end, it will probably
reveal to him the complete story
of his own development.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
The Senate Should Carefully
Consider Mr.. Vanderlip's Pro-
gressive and Practical
Currency Plan

The should make hay decision in the matter of
the Currency bill
distinct plans before Congress- invol-
ing system of regional banks and the other Government
central bank with branches embark the
change without difficulty disturbance
important to select the right plan.
good deal said in of the Administration plan
regional banks the plan for Government central bank
e4vanoed by Frank A. VANDERBILT be dismissed
unworthy Of serious consideration The fact that is advanced
this by leading Anance with large Wall
should prejudice the Senate against any the really
valuable points of this plan not originated by MIR Van
dsrlp The idea Of central bank has been
pressed the radical thought of this country many
A far back 1892 find the Popust partyfounded
the powerful Changers and Farmers Alliance at this
idea In their Omaha platform But clearly and emphaticay
find IL expressed in the first national platform of the Indepen
party then representing foryou States and Terri
tories adopted at Chicago in 1908 and reading:
Independence party declares the right to issue
money is inherent in the Government AND 1T FAVoRS
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
BANK through which the money issued shall be put
general circulation"
Moreover the idea has found practical expression
tua operation other The
idea the Rechsbank Germany idea by
altogether theoretical and certainly essentially
dictionary.
It possible that the interests of which Mr. vanderp
leading representative not be altogether pleased with the
vanderp plan By their public utterance may
that they Mr. Vanderp however, by
submit what he believed to be the best possible plan
currency reform and being American citizen probably
enough pride enough patriotism respond sincerely
suggestion and to submit plan which he honestly believed
be the best one for the country whole.
At any Mr. Vanderps plan be in accordance
with the general sentiments of Wall Street Furthermore
vandeps plan in accord with the actual experience
countries
Therefore The Georgian the Senate of the United
States consider this plan carefully to consider
product of Mr. Vanderp mind and associations but
expression the plan which through many
has been agitation by the radicals of this country.
The Georgian urges the investigate operation
of somewhat similar plans in France and Germany
lightly that plan which in the main successful
might be successful here The objection made
be conducted here much greater than business
conducted abroad make the plan unfeasble here
sound objection Americans accustomed to doing business
much larger scale than done abroad They would
difficulty in extending and adapting the principle if it
rect principle to the larger business of this country.
The Vanderlp plan be practical progress
is radical plan than the Administration plan
not much of experiment plan like Mr. Vanderlips
has been the popular ideal and the people should
their ideal simply because Endorsement of
great banker who plan possible and
most practical one for the whole country.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
Earliest Man-Animal.

This animal was more manlike
than apelike, but 1t possessed suf-
ficient resemblance to both types
to lead some men of science to
regard 1t as specimen of man
as he was before he had pro-
gressed very far from the point
where he and his ape relatives
struck out into their divergtng
roads of evolution. Haeckel has
given to the earliest man-animal,
after his separation from the
original common trunk, the name
alalus (speechless). because he
thinks that the arst man did not
possess o true language,
Now, as to the proof Of these
statements about the evolution
airy origin Of man. The ABSO-
Lutte PROOF which would be
furnished by the discovery of IN
doubted remains OF the missing
link" together with remains of
intermediate types leading toward
the apes in one direction and man
in the other, may never be OBJ
tanned, and that for the following
rea son:
The separation OF the human
from the ape type occurred rela-
lively Lar in the geological his
tory OF tn earth. 1t is generally
believed to have happened in tho
later Tertiary ages, perhaps only
few hundred thousand years
ago, after the surface of the earth
had assumed very much the char
acter which 1t possesses to-day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03

ing you II you VIII kindly write
something about Evolution.
would like to know what proofs or
grounds there, are for the belief
in Evolution Of Man. c. ii.
TN answering this question l can
for lack Of space, go no fur
Their back than the fork In
the road where the earliest repre-
sentatives of the human family
are believed to have parted com
pany from the earliest represen-
tatives Of the family Of the an
thropoid Cmanlike) apes-such az
the gorilla, the chipanzee and
the gibbon.
Up to that point there had been,
in the world, neither apes nor
men, but there had been mann
NAL (animal that suckles its
young), which was to become the
comm IN ancestor OF both Of them.
That animal has now disappeared.
It constitutes the famous miss
ing link" Search has, from time
to time, been made for possible
remains Of 1t, but without any
certain success. The nearest ap-
proach to tho missing link" thus
far, is furnished by the creature
called pithecanthropus erectus
upright ape MANI, some remains
Of which were found in Java in
1904
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
Stars and Stripes

Favorite sport Just now appears
to be building cup defenders.
What does Colonel Goethals
know about the Panama Canal?
All ne did was dig il.
Foreign nations have been tip
ped of to keep their fingers out
Of the Mexican chile-con- carne.
American girl marries duke
despite opposition of Kaiser. II
an American girl wants a duke
she'll get him.
Two girls are walking 100 miles
TO win 5000 from their father,
who says modern girls are molly
coddles. Lucky for the father he
only pct S2oe,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
Holding the Ideal, Not the Abnormal

T AM in receipt Of a letter. from
the president Of an ad club
wherein he requests state
ment from me. He explains that
he has sent a similar request to
upward of a hundred different
writer's. So here is the request:
please name three prominent
false standards in business that
exist to-day, and how to remedy
them"
Here is purely negative prop
osition.
Forget the Evil,
The gentleman isn't interested
so much in beauty, excellence,
order, harmony, progress, success
as he is in false standards. Not
only will he not be satisfied with
one false standard, but he asks
for three.
l hope he does not consult me
as an expert.
My correspondent has simply
forgotten that we live in an age
that is essentially affirmative.
There is no use dwelling on the
evil. Forget the evil. Let 1t be
swallowed up i'll the good.
Detectives looking for evil are
in danger in time of taking on the
character Of criminals,
There was q time perhaps,
when false standards were com
mon, but they were not univer-
sal, otherwise business could not
have been carried on at all.
In medicine. however, you will
find that the study of the abnor-
NAL prevails. Pick up any medi-
cal journal-of which there are
about forty published in Amer
ica-and you will find that the
diseased. the abnormal, the mon
strous. the peculiar the unusual.
the toxic afford a theme for both
writer's and artists.
In school teaching we have had
studies Of the abnormal. The de-
rectiyes have been given great
space, and specialists assigned to
look after their needs.
A New Orleans Plan.
But one of the distinctive signs
of the times is a bulletin sent out
from the United States Bureau
Of Education, giving memoranda
of q plan that is being tried in
the public schools OF New Orleans
10 give information in reference
to the pupils who are exceptional.
Ana this word exceptional"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
By EBERT HUBBARD

applies to those who are excep-
tionally talented; not those who
are exceptionally dull. We live
in a world round like an orange
and slightly fattened at the poles.
Stupidity has always received
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03

That being the case, the remains
Of animals, and especially of ami
mails like men and apes, would
not be preserved so perfectly as
were those Of earlier creatures,
which, living In or on the shores
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
By REV. c. F. AKED, D. D.

manded that Lord Tennyson give
him the address, for he was quite
certain that the medical mission
airy would soon go creeping after
It'll He was right!
It is impossible to give the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03

analysed for US the emotions Of
q native who sees for the first
time an automobile somewhere on
the road beyond the Simla Hills.
DR.. Patton, just back from India.
writes enthusiastically Of the
utilization OF the automobile
the epitome of modern civiIiza-
ton" He pictures for us DR..
Kate Scudder. out in Southern
India: "a finer sight can hardly
be imagined than DR. Scudder re-
turning from one of her medical
trips. her touring car, fitted up
as a dispensary, loaded down
with the garlands Of grateful pa
tients she has ministered to along
the road.
They Preferred Death.
They meet her at designated
points, as at a bridge, or under a
large tree; and it is an unusual
day when she has not treated one
hundred such cases and brought
back several patients to her ex-
cellent hospital at Vellore." And.
TO so back to the writer in The
Worlds Work: I'm 1900 there
was tragic testimony to the sue
cess of foreign missionary work
In China, for during the Boxer
outrages more than thirty thou
sand Christian converts chose to
be killed rather than deny their
faith"
San Francisco, or the religious
part of 1t, is 10 take hand in
this business of Outstanding
the world in 1915. 1t is probable
that a great building, approved
by the exposition management,
will he erected on the fair
grounds by the Christian orga-
nizations of the country. Here
will be arranged exhibits, showing
in massive proportions and splen-
did detail the progress of this
great business"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
A Big Part OF the Worlds Work

r \ TIE october issue OF that very
fine review, THE Worlds
Work." there is an article en-
titled "The Business OK Christian
izing the World" The article is
in Itself rSnarkabIe; but the real
Iy striking thing Is that it ap-
pears, not in missionary maya
zine, but in "The Worlds Work"
one needs minute or two In which
to take in some OF the impiica-
tons OF this fact. hut there Is
no escaping the conclusion. The
business of Christianlzing the ma
lions Of the earth is now a part
Of the worlds work! 1t is not a
fad II is not an amiable weak
ness on the part OF gushing sim
pletons 1t Is not a diversion for
tho idle leisure of maiden ladies
OF certain age with more money
than sense 1t is not even le-
climate outlet for Christian en-
thusiasm too exalted for this
workaday life of ours In the
Judgment Of sober magazine edi-
tors and publishers who are not
in the editing and publishing
business for their health" mis-
sionary enterprise is a substan-
tial part Of the worlds work.
Times Have Changed.
Times have changed since the
best that Charles Dickens could
do to help on the business Of
Outstanding the world" was TO
represent Mrs. JeIyby. who car
red the world In her eye" as in
tent upon supplying flannel petit
coats to the Hottentots and moral
pocket handkerchiefs to the ma
tive populace OF Borrioboola- Cha!
One wonders what Dickens
would have said OF a business"
whose success enables this
Worlds Work" writer to report
that It was a missionary who first
explored Africa and gave the first
impetus toward the development
and enlightenment OF that great
dark continent. a missionary
made the first complete ascent of
Mount Mckinley. An American
missionary manufactured the first
set OF movable types for the Chi
nese, thereby making possible the
development Of the Chinese news
paper. The jinrikisha comes from
tho inventive genius OF another.
More than twenty-five years ago
the American Board NJ Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions was
able to I'll largo book OF 500
pages with record Of the con-
rrlbuuous OF missionaries to sci
ence.
When Teunyson pubiished-hi
"Locksley Hail Sixty Years After"
literal minded person fastened
upon one descriptive line. There
the smo'dering fire OF fever creeps
ACROSS the rotsed hoor. and de-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03

first general plan TO be worked
out in America for the study Of
the strongest, best and most able
types-that is, the normal type.
The intent is to first interest
the parent. and there is no doubt
this can be done. If a parent has
an exceptionally bright and tai
ented child he is pleased to have
the fact recognized by others.
If the child Is defective you
may have hard task in getting
the cooperation of the parent
in studying biological or genetlc
conditions.
But the experience so far, in
New Orleans, shows that parents
are cooperating with the teach
ers. And you must have the
hearty cooperation of tho par
ents in the matter OF school
teaching and school tests If you
would succeed.
Building the Ideal.
The problem in teaching school
is to control the parent.
There are tactful social work
ers delegated to get information
from the parents as to the con
ditions under which the child has
been reared. The whole purpose
IS to study the apparently excep-
tional child and find out why he
is strong and well and happy,
and cheerful and helpful, and
progressive joy to his teacher
and a Joy to his parents.
SO II will be seen that the In
tent of this most excellent plan
is to fix the attention OF teach
ers, school directors and parents
on the exceptional, and to I'LL
their minds with the ideal, II
possible, to the end that these
conditions that environed the eX-
ceptional child may be repeated
Such information massed ove5
period OF years would do for
the world what Darwin's ORR
gin Of Species" did for science
Darwin simply collected a vaH
amount of information in refer
ence TO animals ana plants, VIII
a multitude Of significant facts
There is no doubt at 81
that if we had, say, Just one
book containing brief and aocuS
rate data in reference to 100 eSs
ceptionsl school children
would be studied with great in.
terest by parents, teachers snc
pupils themselves.
Holding the ideal before tbs
public instead Of the abnormal r.
certainly g thing much 70 be de-
sired.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03

of shallow seas. were buried in
deposits of mud and fine sand
that subsequently, while the wa
tiers Withdrew, or the land was
elevated, were transformed into
layers of rock. It is for this rea-
son that the remains of many of
the very earliest inhabitants OF
the globe, creatures of compare
lively simple organization, are
among the most abundant and
of the best preserved, while those
of the later land animals are
comparatively rare and imperfect,
because they have been more eX-
posed to destructive influences.
What Huxley Says.
But, while the direct proof just
mentioned may never be obtained,
there Is proof of smother order,
even more conclusive. This is OF
two kinds: First, the structural
Resemblance between men and
anthropoid apes are so numerous
and striking that there seems to
be no other reasonable explana-
ton of them than community OF
origin. I have not space to go
into details, but Huxley has
summed up the case in a single
sentence: For the skull no less
than for the skeleton in general
the proposition holds good that
the differences between man and
the gorilla are OF smaller value
than those between the gorilla
and some other apes"
New-York tribune., 1913-12-30
3 FIRE OFFICERS RETIRED
Deputy Chiefs Guerin, Callahan
and Mccartney Served Long.

Deputy Fire Chiefs William Guerin.
Richard w. Callahan and James J. Nc
Cartney were retired on pensions yes
terday. They had served total Of
eighty-one years. TO take their places
Commissioner Johnson promoted Bat
talon Chiefs Edward J. Worth, Peter
Sloane and Joseph Crawley.
Guern entered the department in 1889.
Callahan in 1855 and Mccartney in 1884.
Guerin became lieutenant in 1896, Gala
han in 1891 and Mccartney in 1857. Guerin
was made a captain in 1897, Callahan in
1895 and Mccartney In the same year.
Guerin was promoted to battalion chief
in 1900 Callahan in 1898 and Mccartney
in 1929 Guerin became deputy chief in
1906 Callahan in 1906 and McCsrtney In
1907
Deputy Chief Guerin has been in charge
of the Fire Prevention Bureau, and be-
cause Of his efficient work the city has
honured him with a pension Of S31JO.
Chief Mccartney won the Stephenson
medal in 1895. His pension will be $500.
Captains James J. Henry, John W.
Raab and Joseph f. Hennessy were made
battalion chiefs, and Lleutenants James
Sherry. Daniel r. Dawson and John j.
Pitzer were promoted to captaincies.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-30
ROW IN PLYMOUTH CHURCH
Proposed Amendment to Con.
stitution Causes Friction.

That a factionsl fight may occur at the
annual meeting Of the Plymouth Society.
of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn. Janusry
II. was indicated b. the reading on sun
day morning from the pulpit by the Rev
". l.. Tcnney, assistant pastor. OF pro
posed amendmenJ to the constitution pre-
venting a trustee from succeeding him
self
According 10 the rules Of the society.
the trustees are elected by its members
and the board is the financial body OF tho
church. The proposed amendmVl' pro-
yides that no trustee, so elected, can
hereafter succeed himself at the expira-
tion Of his term OF Office. but must wait
at least year before his name may
Ggain be presented Vacancies arc TO be
filled by special election. instead OF By
appointment By the trustees, az in the
past
Mr. Goddard said YESTERDAY the. pro-
posed amendment was simply intended 10
prevent the continuance OF one-mar
Oligarchy i'm the business end Of the
church government General Ioratio G.
King. clerk or the church, doubted IL the
new rule would work
DR. Newell Dwight Hills the pastor
briefly commented on the amendment al
the Sunday service. but said the matter
wds in the hands OF "the lawyers in the
church
New-York tribune., 1913-12-30
SAVE WOMAN FROM RIVER
Police Sergeant and Another
Man Respond to Screams.

Screams drew Police Sergeant Casheil
and Edward Farrell. Of No f23 East 18th
street last night 10 the Harlem
River at Lincoln avenue, The Bronx.
where they saw woman struggling to
keep afloat and at the same time sum-
mon help by shouting and waving her
arms. They got a fowjoat and rescued
her. She was about forty years old.
on shore Cashel! and Farrell rolled her
over barrel and then applied a pull
motor. When the woman was revived she
refused to answer any questions, and per
sisted i'm this attitude when DR.. Slavin
took her to Lincoln Hospital She car
ried nothing indicating her identity. She
will probably recover.
How she got into The water is rot cx-
planned. DR.. Slavin said she had evident
~ been a sufferer from nervousness for
some time. Her skir; was OF black satin.
She wore broadcloth coat and black
silk waist She is feet inches tall and
weighs 10 pounds. Her eyes are blue and
her hair IA dark brown.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-30
NEW POISON NEEDLE CASE
Girl Overcome by Drug-Was
Seized on Streetcar.

George r. Nielsen went to Police Head
quarters late last night and told bieuten-
ant Fogarty that his sister-in-law, Miss
Marion Brindle. eighteen. OF No. 352 West
I'D street. had been jabbed with a poi
soned needle.
According to the young womans story
10 Nielsen. she left her place OF employ
ment, at No. 595 Broadway, where she Is
a stenographer. at $50 p. m. and boarded
Broadway car. Not long afterward she
experienced a strange sensation in one
OF her arms Sut she did nothing until she
got home There SHE was overcome by
dizziness and she cola psed. DR.. Schned-
er OF East 22d street. said the girl had
been poisoned What the poison was has
not been determined.
Nielsen was directed TO make the report
at the West 18th street police station. He
did so. and two detectives were assigned
TO the case.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-30
ISRAEL is A WONDER
Run Over by Auto, He Runs
Home, Bawling, but Unhurt.

Four-y old Israel Marvin. Of NO.
80 Grafton street, Brooklyn. viii prob
ably be regarded as wonderful child
in that district for many day, and
with good reason. for he still lives
after having had a big automobile roll
over him He was bruised, but not a
bone was broken.
The child was playing with a kitten
in front of his home. when the kitten
jumped from his arms and ran across
the roadway. He chased ii and fell dl-
rectly in front Of an automobile owned
and driven by George Fadden, OF Rock
Vile Centre. Long Island.
Mr.. Fadden had not chance to save
the child. The wheels OF the car
bumped over him, and for an instant
he lay still. Then he let out baWb
and gaining his feet, ran home.