The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-09-15
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HAWAllANS
PROT. Felix Won Lusohan Arrives
For Research Work in Con-
nectiOn With His Study Of
MystiiyinG POIynesian Race
SCIENTIST is GUEST or
ppocToR W. 7. BRIGHAM

Skeletons Of Large Bodies Re-
Gently Found on Island Of Ha-
wall May Help Visitor Settle
Theories Relative to Heredity
Prof Felix won LiIschan Of the Uni.
wersity Of Berlin, the world 8 foremost
anthFopologist, arrived in Honolulu
| yesterday morning by the oceanic
steamer Ventura, TO continue his in
| qpifies into the secret Of the origiI Of
the Polynesian race.
Fresh from the enthusiastic sessions
I'of the British Association for the AL
lyanceThefit Of Science, which have Just
been held in different cities Of Austria.
Yin, Professor Won Luschan has come
to.fIawRii 10 make his first scientific in
sestigation into the anthropological
eyidenees here.
DR. w IT. Brigham Of the Bishop
Museum isYaeting as the host Of Pro.
lessor Won Luschan. Doctor Brigham
4 Viii assist the German savant in his
Btnaies here. Together they will make
1 I've ouA NAAALhAH " tut DuHtN VI ElNlN AA|T
4 Wniians, and in other WAYS collect data
\ N support of Professor Luschan's the
oEya on the origin of the PoiYnesian
4 sPolynesians Are Mixture
A Much of the interest in the anthro.
biological discussions in the late Sos
siops Of the British Association for the
4 AdFAneement Of Science centaeel en-
the nnaettled question OF the origin Of
the Polynesian race, Of which the Ha-
Eaiians are a branch. Or. r. r. Arnrcft
Iof the University OF Oxford and Pro-
fessQr won Luschan contributed largely
/ to the subject.
That the PolyneEians originally were
u cbmposition Of Monaghan and Hindu,
with "a niQht Caneasian influences. was
the opinion genernlly agreed upon BY
Il the savnnts that assembled in Austria
Iia, and that the race originated in
jlpdonesla.
Il Professor won Lusehan has contrib
1afted much to science on the Polynosian
4 rqeps subject. but this is the first time
4 hls estndies have brought him here
n eAnfhr6polOgists all over the world
Y will nwHit eagerly the results OF the
Y 9etrhhn scientist 3 riHvestiRations here.
Y Being at the head OF his branch of sci-
III VII ~ MS tNHLtAu1A0mu 'uuuUuULUuII Viii
n be given full, credit.
n Giants Once Lived Hore
H Within the last few months skele.
4 tons Of large bodies have been found
\ ON Hawaii, apparently indicating that
J, at one time ,or another men OF unusu-
i ally large stature lived on these Isl
ands What influence, IL any, these
, discoveries win have on the studies Of
. the professor is not known now. At
1.-THE bishop Museum there are numerous
skeletons OF Hawaiians of the early
idayB, and these may be sufficient for
The purposes Of the savant.3
U tSciehee 80 far has only unsucceas.
fully COPIED with the mystery Of the
I P0lynesian races Beginning. Numer-
Gus theories have been advanced, only
70 6e set aside one by one.
/, la party leader under a good luck star
has been rising ncsiceably Of late. For
x , while there was much depression
I among the large Washington eontin-
I gent, that looks to politics for a live
; llihQDd. Everything seemed going to
c the bowwows for Den0crats CONF.
, dence about retaining a majority even
7 lin the, house,, now two 10 one Demo
!. cfatin, was shaken. The country seem.
: led to be giving ear to. Republican crit.
i, eisnis and making ready for a swing
: back to the grand old party.
o Material for Democrats
Y But this has been measnrabIy chang.
: ling within the last fortnight. The out.
: eoqe Of the Mexican revolution and
, the cohtrast between the President 4
n lpolicy toward il and the activities Of
? lEropean diplomats gave the Demo
= Gratis something TO talk about. They
y ltalked II In the state campaigns, which
have been under way, and felt that tn,
. popular response was strong. They
I 4 profess TO believe that the presideni
Ie has doomed rs q safe official, during IN,
3 emergency period and find themselve.
hl IN a far better position than they eve
10 dpeamed of TO make their campaign fol
q the reelection of Democratic Hous.
Is and a Democratic Senate They haf
a. supposed the administration would b.
g thrust on the defensive as 20 tariff
q. currency. Panama Canal and other to
b. nics. Now Il seems sNthat all thesl
things are 10 be in, the background. Il
z short the campaign Is TO be wages
\ much upon the European War.
* Few Speeches by President
At The President had been planning b
TO make number of political speeehe
10 during the autumn, plainly for the pni
T. pose Of getting the record of his admin
IL istration squaTely before the people
"a tits now said that he win make Few. /
ne any, speeches, feeling that tho politl
al cal situation calls for no special cxei
Ell tion by him.
es \ Moreover the vitality Of the Bul
A Moose movement assuaqes the Demo
ID cratic bYethfen The Third Party al
lg pears still to be strong in spots. Bu
lie canvass of States shows Democrat
at detection only here and there. Me-
as York will probably 20 Republicans an
on IL will be 4 sad thing t. the Demol
ne racy, But Roosevelt and the Repuhl
4 cans have failed TO effect a innetur