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in other parts Of the world The remains Of other MEM
bcrs Of the subfamy have also been found in California
The strikingly peculiar character Of the group IS OF
course the extraordinary development OF the upper
canine teeth the "sabcrs from which the animals de-
rive the common name. These cats were among the
most powerfully destructive Of any Of the prcyng types
Of animals, and however the remarkable ~sabers were
used were apparently fitted for the destruction Of the
much larger vegetable feeders with which they were as
socated
The bones of the big cats are found together with
those Of the ground soth bison and masodon in such
way as to make it seem probable that the latter spe-
ces though many times the bulk weight Of the saber
tooth, were regularly proved upon by them Such be-
ING the case it is easy to imagine the desirably OF
such a tremendous stabbing weapon as the cats pos
scssed useful as it would be in reaching vital point in
huge animal otherwise, from its size, invulnerable to
the attack Of such comparatively small aSsalant.
The asphaltum has yielded few specimens OF huge
cat Fe ayor babbD strikingly similar to the modern
African lion. and Of approximately the same size.
From the small number found as compared with the
numerous examples Of the saber-tooth, it would seem
that the lion was either much less abundant in this part
of the world or else that it inhabited a very different
type Of country.
OF all the animals recovered from the tar there IS
none more remarkable than the huge, extinct ground
soth so utterly different from any living creature, its
great SIZE clumsy proportions, and peculiar covering
all serving 20 set it apart from anything we are
familiar with today. The ground sloths had their or-
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gin in South America, where they were exceedingly
abundant, and in Pleisoccnc time they extended
as far as the United States There representative
Of the group living the present time; but there are
distinctly related animals confined almost entirely to
South and Central America.
The bones Of the cames (Cqmeiobs hes'erHH) on ex-
hibtion in the to the average visitor OBJ
ects Of greater interest, perhaps, than almost anything
else that has thus far been recovered from the asphalt
and it altogether probable that there peri
DDS when their numbers great that the herds Of
cames much a feature Of the American praircs
as were the bison Of recent times
The bison Bison aHtiqHHS) found in the asphalum
OF the Rancho La Brca IS Of seven species of
this genus fossil remains of which have been dis
covered in various parts Of North America. Bison
agfiqnD is distinguished from any Of the Others by
the different shape Of the horns, the horn standing
at right angles from the skull From the modern
bison Of the western plains it is also to be dstin
guished by its great SIZE well as by other lesser
differences in structure.
Fossil horses )EgHHs occideHiaiis) have been lis,
covered in other parts Of California; but the spcc
mems from Rancho la Brca, though of a species
already known TO science, far more perfect and
complete than any previously found on the Pacific
Coast Horses are not so abundant as are some
Of the other species; but a number Of good skulls
have been uncarthci as well as a fair number of
body and limb bones, enough % indicate the general
appearance Of the animal II is Of approximately
the size Of the modern domestca,cd horse from
which it differs IN having "a rather heavier and
coarser head, and in lesser details Of structure
During Plcis,occnc time and earlier horses
ranged over North and South America including
many species and a vast number of individuals
The cause Of their extinction is probematical, but
they are believed 10 have vanished utterly before
the advent Of man in this hemisphere.
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done % identity number ot specie. ne"
to science and others not previously srown
70 inhabit this region.
Perhaps the most striking Of 40 tie
birds recovered from the asphalt beds IS
the huge, vulture-like species caiil. I9l-
i01uis meyyiamL This bird is knaH- lniy
from the Rancho Ia Brea spcc.w u
winch several skulls have thus Or been
recovered, and more or less pcrt... bones
Of the wings and parts Of the body
The avian discovery Of perha. The
greatest interest &C. the paloouta,a- .. "
20 the student of The distribution H1i-
mails, is that Of the fossil peacock Fr0
csiioWiuN The group of birds .o which
this species belongs, including pea..ss
and phcasants, is al present restrict. 90
the eastern hemisphere. and this Ire
only instance on record Of lis occur nee
IN America ar any time.
OF plant life, some seeds, cones. ri
acorns have been recovered, as well as NE
tcring pieces Of limbs and driftwo0i no
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Sabcr-tooth tiger.

that the rather natural assumption follows Of tropical
conditions surrounding their existence The presence
Of these various animals however, is not OF itself an
indication Of a much warmer or more tropical climate
at this point at the time they enombcd. Nearly
an Of them belong to groups individual species Of which
NAV occur in regions either much warmer or much
cooler than Southern California of the present day
lust because there formerly existed here elephanhke
lonliLe, and tgcrlikc animals, together with others
whose modern descendants are associated with the
tropics in our minds it does not necessarily follow that
tropical conditions prevailed during Peistocene times
in what is now Southern California.
A huge. extinct wolf CaHis dirnsl is about as dis
tinctvc feature Of the Rancho Il Brca deposit as Is
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one ontlrC trCc. Inc IaST menuOned the iCa'H- 7
greatest interest of course, has been idcntit. us
CHbyessaS mGcEabiGHa, cypress still existent IN -.r
parts of California though not IN the region who- he
Rancho La Broa is situated. This tree. Judging Dr. 20
the manner Of its occurrence, actually grew Ca. -e
point where 1t was exhumed and was killed and 5uu..
by the flow Of aSphaltum without lis position beng
disturbed Its principal branches and roots are s,-
intact and was discovered in upright position ev
IDENTIFY just as it had grown, with the topmos branchc
but few feet below the present surface Of the ground
The presence Of numbers of sabcr-tooth wolf s0th,
and other bones closely packed about the trunk, seems
unequvocably 20 indicate It's period Of existence O.
being the same as that of the ancient animals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09

The American mastodon ranged over most { wha.
is now the United States from Southern Cana.s south
10 Northern Mexico and % Florida and from e man.
ner in which its remains have been found Il believed
20 have occurred in great abundance perhar 10 num-
bcrs equal to the bison Of recent times.
Evidence has been found tending 90 show '.a. The
mastodon may have persisted in North Amc-.a until
after the appearance Of man, as human bones, as
well as pottery and implements have been found as
ISOLATED with mas.odon remains in q manner appar-
emily Indicative Of their being of the same age While
the mastodons are so different from the mammoths
and elephants in the shape Of their teeth, they all
alike in the peculiar in which these organs are
renewed.
The imperial mammoth or elephant F.s6tl' mn
beyafoy) ranged over what is now the Western United
States from the Missouri River 70 the Pacific, and
south to Southern Mexico Il is believed % have been
the largest of the mammoths elephants, with an
tmated height at the shoulder Of thirteen feet SIX
inches. as compared with shoulder height . nine feet
six inches in the American mastodon and eleven feet
six inches in the modern African elephant.
A CONSPICUOUS feature Of the Rancho Ia 3rea IS
the large quantity of bird remains that aaE. been
discovered. Bird bones from their small size .r. DELI
cate structure, do not generally lend themselves The
methods Of preservation whereby many mammal
and reptile skeletons have been saved, and SLICED
avian remains are consequently extremely rare. The
tar beds however, have yielded up a vast quantity OF
such material and, while but a relatively small rrHp1r-
ton Of IL has been studied andcassHed enough been
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the sabcr-tooth tiger, and occurs IN
equally large numbers Hundreds Of
skulls have been removed, and it seems
probable that altogether several thou
sands OF the animals must have been
cnguIfcd in the tar. As with the sabcr-
tooth tiger, vol! remains are found in
manner suggestive Of their having been
lurcd into the bog through the previous
capture Of other animals on which they
habitually prcyed.
This animal is sufficiently ike cx-
listing species Of wolves 10 be classed in
the same genus, Cdnis but it possesses
strong specific characteristics distin-
gushing it from all other known forms.
Its size exceeds that Of any other North
American species.
\ few skulls and other bones Of
species Of gray fox lUyocyoH ollGorHiclH)
have been discovered in the asphalt,
which are not to be distinguished from
those Of the animal now existing in
Southern California. Apparently the
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gray fox has thus remained unchanged in the region
during period Of time that has brought about most
profound notifications of the fauna in other respects.
Few remains Of bears have been found and these OF
the most fragmcntary and disconnected nature:
rather surprising condition Of affairs considering the
abundance Of The animals in the general region in mod
ern times. The bones found are recrabe to two diff
cent groups Of the bear family Aycioeym and UySH.
Cave bears Of the genus Arct0heyiHm ranged over
North and South America during Peistocene times,
but became extinct, and known only from their
fossilizcd remains. They characterized by their
enormous size being far more huge and powerful than
the largest grizzly or brown bear Of the present day
The genus UySB includes the modern North American
species, the black bear and grizzly, and few parts OF
skulls and other bones have been found that evil
IDENTIFY Of the same general type.
DERHAPS the most striking Of the many curious ami
mails preserved in the tar is the saber-tooth (SmlodH0
Cai'orcns both from its peculiar structure and from
the vast numbers in which has been found II
unfortunate that the name tiger should have been
associated with this animal has BEEN for the word
at once suggests the striped Asatic tiger with which
the ancient sabcrtooth has no more in than
has with the modern lion or leopard We have, Of
course no knowledge Of the character Of the animal
external covering, no means Of telling whether 1t had
strongly conras,ei markings Ike the prcscntday tiger
or leopard or whether ii was plainly marked Ike the
American puma.
The California saber-t5oth was one species Of an an
cicnt group Of cats which occupied North and South
America, Asia, and Europe They were the descend
ants the last survivors, Of still more primitive types
and finally disappeared, entirely supnantel by the
more modern forms which were then beginning 90 APP
pear the torcruuners of our presentday FeiidF The
California sabcr-ooth is not known 20 a. other
points though closely related species have been found
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
A FAMILLE.vERTE VASE, $3.50.
Mrs. Ogden Mills . Buyer ~ Art As
sociation's Porcelain sale.

In the sale OF Oriental porcelains yes
terday at the American Art Association
the most important item was No. 346. q
tall famille-verte vase, that sold 10 Mr.
Henry for $3.50. II was OF the k'ang-
hsi period and was decorated with pic
ture OF tho eight steeds OF the Emperor
Muh-wa
Robert Samuels bought No. 343, a club
shaped vase decorated with figures, for
$500. and No. 3+5. "A vase decorated with
IA picture Of n war god. for $3.50,
Mrs. Ogden Mills paid $3.50 for No.
1856. n royal blue bottle, Sil5 for No. zoo,
fambe water dish, and s6J for No.
277. a green Ming bottle.
Other sales were No 3+l, familie-
verte vase, to Mr.. Benton for s3l0; No.
33s, a powder blue vase, to Mr.. Franklin
for $3.50 No. 375. "A pair of Jade bowls
with covers. to kaldenberg Son for
5000; No 374. an amethystine quartz
vase with cover, to Edward T. Blum for
sl25; No. cs7, a celadon bottle 10 W. W,
Seaman, agent. for $3.50; No ?sS, a clair
de-lune jar. to Miss X. II. Lorenz. agent,
for 800. and No. 37., pair OF
cloisonne candlesticks, to Miss Maynard
for 800.
The total for the session was sl1,a32,
making tho grand total s2A6395o, Tho
sale continues to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
HARMONIC CLUB MAY
BUY COUNTRY HOME
Said to Seek GlenwOOd's Prop
erty That Caused Trouble
Among Crescent Members.

The Harmonic Club. East sixtisth
street. has offered $4,000 for the Glen
wood County Club property at Glen
Head. l.. l.. according to Fred n. Dalsell.
PRECEDENT OF the Glenwood Holding Com
pany and ex-president OF the Crescent
Athletic Club Of Brooklyn. yesterday
Members OF the Crescent Club were
peculiarly interested In the statement
lnasmuch as their board of governors
were defeated at the last election because
Of the charge that they favored buying
the Glenwood property. The opposition
bitterly opposed the acquisition lest II
be used an a reason for oisposng of the
country house on the bay. Mr. Dali
selrs connection with the Glenwo0d club
and the holding company resulted In the
defeat OF himself and the rest OF his
ticket
Some Of those who had supported Mr..
Dalzell insisted yesterday that the whole
trouble originated over a question OF price.
They said that some Of those who had
opposed Mr. Dalzeii objected to 100000
AZ an exorbitant price. and pointed glee-
fully 10 the fact that the Harmonic Club
was willing to give $4,000 more than
that.
Tho Gienwood Country Club Is COM
posed almost entirely OF Crescent Club
members. In 1911 the holding company
purchased the estate Of Supreme Court
Justice Townsend Scudder--lSs acres
for about eS60,00o. II IL said. giving the
Crescent Club an option to buy NJ cost
plus carrying expenses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
WILLS AND APPRAIsAIS.

DIR. JARED q. BALpwIS. who died Apr,i
IL. 1919. left an estate Of s2Is,2os. He
gave $4,000 to his nephew, Jared A. Bald
win. and sS7,2oi each to his two sons.
Jared q. Baldwin, Jr.. and Alfred =
Baldwin
JuuA 8. NEWMAN, who died at Hast
ings. Mich, left $4,000 In New YORK
real estate. She gave $1,000 to Roosevelt
Hospital to establish a memorial bed for
her husband, Edward Gustave Newman
and $4,000 to the Palestine Commsndery
OF the Masonic Order. She also gave
$4,000 to the Rev. Or. Charles Z. JefYer.
son. pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle
for tho mission work In his church. and
$4,000 to the Bowery Mission She Ief,
$4,000 to Leonard II. Evarts q nephew.
and left her residuary estate TO twely,
nephews and nieces.
ABRAHAM A. FEucHrwANoER, who dice
February &c. 1912. and was the father Of
Mrs. Louise untermyer. left an estate o.
&23l.13i and net estate OF $l76,4bO He
left $4,000 to Mrs. Cntcrmycr ana tho
surviving life estate In si2s.45o and gave
the rest OF his property to his widow
Mrs. Clara Feuchtwanger. The appraisal
shows that he owed $4,000 70 his wifi.
and sIl,30s to his daughter.
EDWARD j. BRADLEY, who died on Ma,
IL. 1919. and was n retired Junk dealer
in The Bronx. left an estate OF sss. EOS 20
his son, James II. Bradley, and dauehtss
Margaret J. Bradley.
MRs. MARY +. HEATH. who died Febru
airy II. left more than s3s. 900 and the
residence In which she died at 1871 Eaa,
Thirty ninth street to her daughters, Mrs
Maud Ogden Jessur. Miss Ella Heath and
Mrs. +. WyckofY
DIR. WALTER C. GsLpAY. one OF the hes.
known consulting physicians and surgeons
In the city, who was hotel physician for
the Marlborough Normandie and Imperis
hotels and who died May 81. 1919. Ieft
an estate OF only s2.30s and had debts
OF $3.50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
@. J. GOULD, H., HOW A 'DEKE."
Fsllews II FeSssssDs 81 Father enA
Brethers at Colombia.

George J. Gould, Jr.. . freshman At
was among the initiates to the
Greek letter societies announced yester-
day. He WAS selected for the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Of which his
father and his two older brothers. King
don and Jay. were members.
The list Of those chosen a. initiates Of
the fraternities includes:
Delta Kappa Epsilon-Otto Culman.
Frederic Lincoln Dean. Lawrence 6trana-
han Scoheld. Bert Rice smith. John Hesss
Titc0mb. John Clrick WaSenar and Ster-
ling Macintosh.
Delta Psi-Francis Tracey Henderson
and Robert King Munroe.
Psi Cpsilon-Douglas Hedden Allen.
Edmund Zoe Smith. Edward Everett
Schwind. Sterling Halves van de Water
and Frederic Huntley Waycott.
Alpha Delta Phi-Archibald Campbell
Dennison. David Ker. George William
Ely, I'd. Jacob Stinman Langthorn. Jr.
and Anton Frederic Won Bernuth.
Delta Phi-Richmond Tweedy Colt.
Harry Cooke Cushing and George Nor
man Fsrquhar.
Zeta Psi--John Archibald Burchell. Da-
vid Austin Cochran, Pierre Purcell Mans
bach. Frank Emerson Mcmillan. Jr.. and
Kenneth Everts Robb
Beta Theta Pi-Dakim Bennett Ferris,
Thomas Joseph Geraty. James Ballard
Donoho. Arthur Calvin Elliott, Jr.. Clar-
ence Alfred Francis Gaynor and Edwin
Rogers Nodine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
A. F. A. BANDELIER
Is DEAD IN MADRID
Famous a. Archaeological and
Authority on Prehistoric
America.
GREAT WORK UNFINISHED
Was Writing Four Volumes,
Which He Expected to Be
His Magnum Opus.

Adolph Francis Aaphonss Bandeiier,
archeologist and historian and . leading
authority on he prehistoric civilization
Of the American Southwest Central Amer
lea, Ecuador. Bolivia and Peru. disd on
Thursday IN Madrid In his seventy fourth
year. He lived In this city at ssi West
ibsth street, but recently went to Spain
to complete q four volume work which.
ne told q reporter for THs Sur last SUM
mer. was to be his maEnum opus. He
destroyed the f,rst volume because II did
not suit him and died before his task OF
rewriting was finished.
Bandeiier was born In Berne. Switser-
land. on August 8. 1870 He had no school
ing after his eighth year. He came 10 the
United States As a young man ana AFTER
falling in several kinds of business he
found his life work In archaeology. The
Archaeological Institute Of America sent
him In 1880 to examine tho ruins Of tho
ancient Pueblos and TO study the native
races OF New Mexico. Arisona. Mexico
and Central America In Zuni he met
the late Frank Cushing and together they
made important discoveries.
Starting in Mexico. Bandelier followed
the path taken by Coronado in his ex-
petition to what IL now our southwestern
States and established the fact that the
tabled Seven Cities OF Cibola were merely
Indian villages whose riches had been
greatly exaggerated In reports OF the
early Spanish explorers.
He lived In Santa Fe. N. NJ. from 1888
to 1892 and for three years In that period
he was in charge Of documentary studies
for the Hemenway archaeological expedi-
ton. In 1892 ne transferred his re-
searches to Ecuador. Bolivia and Peru.
heading an expedition sent by Henry VII
lard and gathered a great collection Of
antiquities for the Amer .can Museum Of
Natural History In this city
Bandelier demonstrated the faisity Of
various historical myths. notably those
concerning the Inca civilization of Peru,
He also Investigated the story OF FL
Dorado and found that II originated In
the district about Lake Guatavtta- In Co
lonbia where dwelt q tribe OF Indians
who whenever q new chief was chosen
nad n habit Of gliding him and throwing
him into the lake. He was FL Dorado
the gilt man.
After July, 1904. Bandeller was a lee
turer At Columbia University. He wrote
many hooks and scientific papers and one
novel OF Pueblo life. Tho Gift Makev.
His works include The Art Of War and
Mode OF Warfare" Tho Gilt Man." 'Ar
Outline Of tho Documentary History Of
the Zuni Tribe" '"rhe Indian and A6.
original Tribes Of Chachapayas, Peru
The Romantic School Of American
Archaeological and Tho RuinA Of thu
Pueblo Of Pecos' He also edited ''Ths
Journey Of Alvar Nunes Cabesa de vacs
From Florida to the Pacific" which wa
translated by his second wife. who WA
Miss Fanny Ritter OF Lima, Peru. HI
accompanied Bandclier on many Of mn
expeditions. His FIRST wife was Mis-
Josephine Huexy of Highland. III.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
william A. Grant.

PAssAIc, n. j.. March 20.-Prof. Will
lam A. Grant, we'll known chemist and
soap manufacturer. died to-day In his
home, 81 Pasaic avenue. OF heart disease
lie was horn in Kingston. Ont. In 1857
He lived in Passaic since last August. He
was the first man to patent q formula
and machinery for making soap by cold
process and In 1910 won the Grand Pr'S In
Brussels. He made researches In India
In 1911 for the utilization Of great waa<e
products Of that land. He II survived by
three sons. Lovett a.. Albert =. and Will
lam NJ. Grant: a daughter Miss Grace A.
Grant, three brothers and a sister. who
are. Major r. A. Grant, ]. A. Grant Of
Walsh Can II. s. Grant OF Los Angeles
and Miss Mary Grant Of East Orange.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
TAPESTRIES BRING $l6,7l4.
Mrs. Rurke-Rorh~ Pays $500 for Oue
At SiIO's Sale.

Silo's Fifth avenue art galleries were
crowded at the second session In the sale
OF period tapestries and other art furni-
ture yesterday.
Mrs. Burke Roche paid $3.50 for No.
a67. n Flemish yerdure tapestry OF the
eighteenth century. Edison Bradley bought
two old Italian renaissance tapestry arm
chairs for s2i2 and AN antique Rakka
jar with seven handles for $50. j. T..
Stevens gave st2b for "A sixteenth cen
fury Spanish tapestry panel. No, 27o OF
the catalogue. and s?75 for No, 27l. an
early renaissance verlure tapestry panel
James EMERSON OF Philadelphia gave 5000
for a replica OF "a marble clock by fal'
comet and Mrs. Paul u, Mills gave s4oo
for "A pair OF French tapestry chairs with
Pavot floral device.
The sessions receipts were Ns,7lA siv-
ing q grand total OF &2l,l2t,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
r. A. MAST LEFT $s5, 900.
win Filled Yesterday Gives Half 90
Brother and Adopted slater.

Frederick A. Mast, connected with the
publishing house of Harper n Bros for
forty eight years. left an estate of $4,000,
according to the will fled yesterday In
tho Surrosate's Office In Brooklyn. There
was no schedule of Values, but the be.
quests aggregate that much.
About half the estate ID SGT aside In
two trust funds for tho benent Of an
adopted sister. Jesstcs Il. Reed. and =
brother. Henry. who 10 also named A.
executor. The tr,iAt funds eventually 30
to two brothers. Charles and John. and
another adopted sister, Margaret. wife OF
Dr. Warren II. Lewis Of Baltimore. The
rest Of the estate goes to tho two younger
brothers and 10 Mrs. Lewis, with the OK :
csption OF about $4,000 to Ave niecss,
81. n0N tn Mathodist Episcopal charities
and an indefinite sum to women nov or
formerly employed by Harper 4 Bros
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21

Marie Jansen was the stage name nj
Miss Hattie johnson. She was born
In Boston. and made FER stage debut In
1881 in the Lawn Tennis" company. then
playing at the Bijou Theatre, New York.
In 1883 she Joined the forces OF Col Nc
Caul. and appeared In THE Beggar
Student" which was her first big success.
Charles wyndham took her TO London tho
next year. and she created for him the
title role In "Featherbrain. which ran In
I,ondor for eight months. Upon her return
she became leading woman for Francis
wilson's company. n position she retained
for several years. In 1901 she organized
a company Of her own and toured the
country. shortly after this she retired.