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Evening star., 1915-11-28

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That such changes should occur SO
quickly is truly a marvel when 1t is
remembered that at home in their ma
tive land the characteristics of a race
remain permanent through genera
tion after generation. and these stable
and hereditary traits are cherished as
the distinctive lines of demarkation
that stand as signposts of nationality.
These, by all of the accepted laws of
centuries of belief. are supposed to
stand steadfast and unalterable. as long
as there is no mixing of races.
While the question of the assimila-
tion of immigrants under American
conditions has long been considered
vital and been much discussed, very lit
tie accurate information was obtained
that explained the gradual change in
the habits of life of immigrants; and
little or no effort was made to account
for the apparent effect upon the chill
dren of these immigrants.
1t was suggested to the immigration
commission. whose special mission was
to discover all the phases and ramifica-
tiohs of the immigrant question, that
If the measurements of the bodies OF
European immigrants and their de-
scendants could be taken at different
ages and under different conditions
inuCn valuable Information might De
obtained. The idea was at once adopt
ed. 1t was, of course, necessary that
any such method of procedure should
be directed by scientific anthropo-
metrists; and, accordingly, Prof Franz
Boas of Columbia University was in
vited to direct the investigation.
AS there is a difference in American
environment in large cities and small
towns and rural communities, and as 1t
seemed all important to ascertain the
conditions of life in the congested por-
tions of our large cities, New York
seemed to offer a uniform environment
There, also, the foreign population
was large and varied
In planning the investigation, only
such measurements were selected as
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by red, black and yellow pins. Photo
graphs of the prominent officials of
the Department of State were shown.
and on the third screen were photo
graphs of the entire diplomatic corps.
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-
draws up treaties and issues passports; ;
publishes laws and resolutions of Con-
sress. amendments to the Constitution
and proclamations declaring the admis-
sion of new States into the Union, and
has in its custody the priceless his
torical papers of the United States We
prepared the exhibit with view to
present as graphically as possible a
representation of these activities.
We had material to fill ten cases and
three screens, and my first duty after
my arrival in San Francisco was to sort
and arrange the large shipment for ex-
hibition.
owing to the great value of many of
the State Departments most interest
Ing documents and the great care which
Is expended upon their preservation, 1t
was impracticable to exhibit the origi-
nal papers Those sent to the exposi-
ton, therefore, were Photographic re-
productions, accurate and faithful, how
ever, even to the ripened color to which
time has melloWed the originals
The most important of these papers
and the one generally considered the
greatest. said Mrs. Blandford, lis the
Declaration Of Independence. The first
draft. of which we showed a copy ap-
pears in the handwriting of Jefferson
The original copy, engrossed on parch-
ment. is Theoretically sealed between
sheets of glass to prevent the sigma
lures from fading. and is placed in a
steel cabinet in the State Department
with the Constitution. 1t is only shown
upon direct order of the Secretary of
State.
In the same case with the Dcclara-
tion OF Independence were shown a
drawing OF the house at the south
west corner of Market and 7th streets
Philadelphia. where jefferson wrote
the draft Of the Declarations; a photo
graph of the steel safe where the
original engrossed copy is preserved: d
drawing of Independence Hall, Phila-
delphia. where Congress held its ses-
sions, and a photograph of the Liberty
bell
We also displayed a copy of the
Constitution-reprod of the en-
crossed sheets of the original. which,
like the Declaration. are protected be-
tween sheets of glass and deposited in
the steel safe.
'Tn the case which contained the
seventeen amendments to the Consti-
tuition. the seventeenth which. you
know. provides for the election of
senators by popular vote--was shown
in all of the detail which illustrates
the method by which an amendment is
made.
The papers included were the joint
resolution as introduced into Con-
Rress. the printed copy Of the resolu-
tons, the report of the committees
thereon. the engrossed copy of the
joint resolution, copy Of the letters
of the Secretary of State to the various
states informing them of the submis-
sion Of the amendment, reply from
one of the states transmitting its rati-
ication. and. finally, the proclamation
of the Secretary of State putting the
amendment into effect.
The preliminary negotiations lead
ing to the presentation of a. treaty usu-
ally cover an extended period of time
In the exhibit illustrating the making
OF treaty it was impossible to ex-
hibit this diplomatic correspondence.
But in my little talks I would make
clear that when the text of the treaty
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governments at Washington and pic
lures of all the signers of the Decla-
ration of Independence. The Pan
American Union was also represented
by photographs OF its officials and
samples of its publications.
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would be characteristic in defining the
stage of development and the regular
racial types of each group. Hence the
weight. height, general physiological
development of the individual were set
tied upon to give data for the first part
and record was made of the length
and widths of head, width of face and
the color of hair, eyes and skin.
1t was also considered essential to OBJ
tain with all of the accuracy possible
the descent of the person measured, and
the record of his immigration Much
of this data was obtained through the
colleges and schools: and in those OF
New York where there were bathrooms
1t was possible to obtain the weights of
children without clothing.
To facilitate matters observers were
trained for this work, of whom thir-
teen were engaged, and three of them
sent to each school to insure greater
uniformity.
The investigation of the material OBJ
tanned in the schools showed remark
able differences in type among the
children according to the period Elapsed
between the arrival of their parents in
this country and their own birth. These
differences we're so peculiar and unex-
pected that additional data seemed
necessary, and for this reason the
school measurements were supplement-
ed by an extended series of measure
ments of whole families, the observers
making a house-to-house canvass for
this purpose.
OF course considerable opposition
was encountered. and doubtless this
would have been much greater but for
the appeals of the newspapers of the
various nationalities, urging their peo-
pie to submit to the measuring process,
While in the schools this was done
without shoes. it was not possible to
obtain the measurements without shoes
in the family canvass.
Altogether 1881 people were meas
ured, of whom 10,509 were males; their
ages ran from children of three years
to adults of twenty-six and over; this
last class, however, were not classified
The races and peoples included in this
family and school canvass included Bo-
hemians, Slovaks. Hungarians, Poles,
Hebrews. Sicilians. Neapolitans, Italians
and Scotch. These were selected be-
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is agreed upond it is then prepare
for signature by either printing en-
crossing. and sent to the President to
sign and transmit to the Senate. When
the Senate's committee on foreign rela-
tions reports favorably upon it the
Senate consents to it's ratification by
the President Then this ratification
Is signed by the President and the
Secretary of State and the seal of the
United States is affixed.
"bn the day set for the exchange Of
ratlfcatons between our government
ana the other power a protocol of ex-
change is signed by the two plenipo-
tentiaries. setting forth that the copies
have been compared and found con-
1ormable to each other. Then the
treaty Is made public by the Presi-
dent
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Under Potent Spell of
the New Land, Chill
dren of European Inn
migrants Change Both
Physically and Men,
tally - They Follow
What Is Known as the
American Type-How
Investigations Were
Made and the Results
Obtalned-Nearly 49,
900 People Measured.
Physical Changes in
the Various Types.
Other Conclusions of
the Immigrant Com
mission.
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1OUNesTERs LIKE These K
SoON BEcOr1E ArERIcANIzEp

and sisters are decidedly perceptible.
for the American-born youngsters show
type.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
DON'T FORGET THE
 DEESTRICT SKULE.

If you want to give your support toward keeping Everyman's club house open for the winter be sure to 90 to the Liberty theatre next Thursday evening, where the "Dees- trict Skule" will be presented by a company of local artists. Below are few of the great attractions:
 Professor Davis as Jedediah Jud- kins will debate the all important questions of the hour at the Liberty next Thursday.
 Harry Whitley as Si Spareribs will take the dunce stool at the Liberty next Thursday.
 = George Robbins as Danny DoOlit- tie will tell what little he knows.
 Mrs. Harrington as Faith Flanni- gan will make speech.
 Harry King, the sweet singer of the Copper do stunt.
 Dr. Cockerille as Peter Pullman debate.
 Miss Spence, as Weany Worster.
 Mrs. Caswell as Betty Bobbitt, and Walter Elliott as Willie Wiseman.
 You will be convulsed with laugh ter and declare 1t the best thing you ever saw in your life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
Antiquity of the Hoa.

The two most important and most intimately associated products of In. diana are corn and hogs. The Chinese claim to have bred aud dolneSticated the hog 4.000 years before the Chris, tian era. The ancient Egyptians knew tine hog. and this animal is depicted on their monuments. The use of the meat of the hog was prohibited by the Jews. and it was considered that in hot cour- tries 1t produced skin diseases. The Mosletns under Mohammedan law are also prohibited from using pork. The hog was unknown in America until in troduced from Europe by the early nav igators. In the South American forests are great drOves of wild hogs. the d. scendants of hogs brought over by the Spaniards.-Chicago Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
The Story of a Long Name.

A northern man who was visiting in Baltimore stopped on the street one day to have his shoes polished. A bright eyed little black boy stepped forward to give the desired shine. Re- coming interested ill the little chap. the northerner asked his name. to which the boy promptly replied:
 Gen. sah" $"
 After a few moments of silence the northerner continued. "l suppose that is an abbreviation for General. ,."
 The word "abbreviation" gave the little fellow pause. However. he was equal to the occasion and. recovered himself "No. sah." he said; tain, 'Xactly dat. Ma shore 'nuMgh name am Genesis xxx, 3:}. So Shall My Right eousness Answer for Me in Time rc Come Washington Carter hut dey jest calls me Gen for short" ."-Youth's Com paniOn.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
EMIL HURjA WILL
 G0 ID EUROPE
Alaskan Student at Washington Uni- versity will go to Peace Con-
 ference, at The Hague.

SEATTLE, Nov. 30.--When Henry Ford's peace ship sails from New York for Europe, carrying the American peace advocates ito The Hague conference, Alaska will be rep 'esented in the person of Emil Hurja former Fairbanks newspaperman
 When Henry Ford requested Pres dent Suzallo. of the University of Washington, to appoint a, ,representa- tive of the University to go to Flu 'ope he selected the young Alaskan who will leave immediately New York, as the steamer sails at an early date.
 Hurja has been attending the Uni. versity, of Washington since coming from Alaska and has acquired con- siderable fame as a writer of short Alaskan stories.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
WANTS sl2,o00 FOR
 BREAKING CABLES
Government Starts Action in Admi-
 ralty Court Against Alameda for Breaking Lines.

The United States government, through U. s. District Attorney Spence's office, has started suit in Admiralty to libel the steamship Ala meda, of the Alaska Steamship com |pany's fleet, for $12,0O0 for having caused breaks in the government ca bles in Valdez harbor on December 17, 1913.
 The complaint charges that the AL ameda in raising and lowering her anchors fouled, broke and severed the cables, resulting in the libelant being forced to expend in the sum of $8O00 in the repair of the cables. That the cables were out of commits sion for period of few hours over six days and that libelant was dam- aged in the further sum of $4,O0O.
 The complaint further alleges that the anchors of the ship were allowed 70 drag for some hours and were per- mitted to become entangled in the ;ables through carelessness and that he fouling and breaking of the cables ,ould have been avoided.
 It was believed the papers would De served on the Captain of the Ala neda while she was in port last night, ,ut for some reason the vessel was allowed to depart without their hav- Ing being served.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
THE HOLY GRAIL.
Story of the Green Crystal Vase of th'
 Ruins of Cssarea.

Story of the Green Crystal Vase Of the
 Ruins of cssarea.
 Few places are more absolutely cit les of the past than Cesarea. Some one has spoken of the remains of It's ancient glory as the ruin Of ruins. :" Ihe medieval town which was twice rebuilt by the crusaders covered scarcely tenth of the area occupied by the city as St. Paul knew 1t. ana the ruins that we see today are chief iy the relics of the medieval city. which was itself built out of the ruins of the ancient city.
 What a rich quarry Cesarea has been for other city builders is shown by ths fact that. though it has been drawn upon for all these centuries for mar ble and granite and sandstone. it is not yet absolutely exhausted, but still affords building material for the peas. ants of the vicinity.
 The green crystal vase which was found here when Baldwin l.. the great crusader. captured the city at the be ginning of the twelfth century. says the Christian Herald. gave rise to the story of the Holy Grail. which has ill., spired so many legends and poems. for Baldwin and his followers believed that it was the one that was used at the last supper by our Lord. when he gave his disciples the cup of wine and said: Drink ye all of it. This do in remembrance of me-"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
SEX ATTRACTION.
It ls the Controlling Force In About
 Every Human Effort.

It is the Controlling Force In About
 Every Human Effort.
 We cannot escape from the fact that sex attraction is the great event in hu- man life. Sex is the controlling force in nearly all of human efforts War. for instance. is only an exaggerated form of the sex instinct. Neither lit- erature nor art would exist in any ap- preciable degree without sex. Men work, fight, sing, paint. live and die for the love of woman.
 In only one field of human activity is there no taint of sex feeling. and that is science. Science is cold and dispassionate. It has imagination. but the imagination of the explorer and not the lover. Science has only one aim and end--the discovery of truth. Science is another world from the hot earth of economic and military compe- tition. which have for their ends the attainment of love and marriage.
 Through science mankind will grad ually throw of some of the sex slavery and reach a new and possibly happier stage in it's development-RichmonG Times Dispatch.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
Either Way.

Silicus--l can't decide which one oi those two girls l want to marry. Gym icus-Well. marry either one of them and you'll discover that you got the wrong One.-Philadelphia Record.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30

Before the gangplank Is on the deck, Joe is there your baggage to check. He knows just where you want to go, And his auto bus is not 50 slow. < When leaving Valdez 1t Is just as we'll To wait until you hear Joe's bell. He never yet has missed a boat But connects with all that ever floats Joe never sleeps day or night, He does his best to treat you right. The traveiing public we'll can bless The man who runs the City Express. All you do--Just Phone Eight Two, The City Express will see you thru. --
 If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
Basketball League Formed.

FAIRBANKS. Nov. 30.-Fair-
 banks now has basketball league
 with four teams representing local business houses in the league.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
SEVERE WINTERS ARE
 EXPERIENCED IN SERBIA,

WASHINGTON: Serbian winters are severe and cheerless with dull skies and sharp, damp winds SCOUT ing the valley, while intense cold set ties upon the exposed uplands. In the alowlands adjacent to the Danube winter weather is milder, but the ground through many days in spongy with dampness. In the mountainous districts, however, the cold is as bit ter as that which deadens the Rus sian steppes during January and Feb ruary, and most of Serbia is includ ed in the mountainous area. The north central section in the Danube valley, the northwest section, in the Save valley, and belt northwest, through the heart of the country, the / Morava valley, together, constitute the sum total of the important low land areas of Serbia. In the north ern lowlands, the winters are like those of central Germany, while in the Morava valley the cold is much greater.
 Upland Serbia has only two clearly defAed seasons-winter and summer. There are scarcely any transition pe- riods between the cold! and the heat. Summer lasts between May and Oct ober, which latter month is wet and chilly. The chill wetness lasts some times we'll into November, Mists hover over the valleys until toward noon and congeal on the mountain sides. Going Is accomplished thru characterless damp, which is not snow, or slush or mud, but an inde- terminate combination of all three, |fupported oyer the ground in DOT bus coating by a ribwork of frozen
 w. The snowfall is considerable
 generally covers the hills thru
 ktha winter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30

Fluctuations in temperature are great. A humid heat of 100 to 10s degrees sometimes expressing the val leys for days at time, where win
 ter temepartures are experienced ire quently of from 13 to 20 degrees be- low zero. In the mountainous dis tricts, on the other hand, summer is
 cool and pleasant among the high
 groves of conifers and oaks. Tray elefs who have spent winters in search of sport have brought back arctic stories about buying their cream in chunks and carrying it or their wanderings wrapped in a sheet of paper, and of handling fresh eggs without the shells as successfully as though these had been hard boiled. Winters in the high lands of Serbia are as strenuous as those of Russia. The lines of the contending armies are now drawn up through the areas visited by the coldest winter, which are found in the southern and cen Itral parts of the kingdom. Here, in the southern and central mountains, despite the fact that Serbia's climate is generally described as being mild, winter reigns with stern arctic sway. Among the hardest peasants in the Balkans, people inured to exposure, labor and all manner of difficulties, are bred in these cold uplands, and it is their homes which are now com ing within the battle zones.
 The Serbians are noted for their Hove of poetry and song, and are a home-loving people, collecting in the community houses of an evening, where the young people sing the old songs of war and love, which they are so fond of, while the old people knit or play a kind of game resembling chess.
 Immense herds of hogs roam. the woods in summer and fatten on the oak mast.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
\ Match For Him.

A cockney angler, thinking his nigh land boatman was not treating him with the respect due to his station. ex' postulated thus:
 Look here. my good man. you don, seem to grasp who am. Do you know that my family has been entitled tO bear arms for the last 2OO years?"
 "HOots: that's nothing" was the re' ply. My ancestors have been entitled to bare legs for the last 2.OOO years."- London Mirror.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
Had to Cater to All.

''I don't like the way this hotel 1s run!" carped peevish young travelling salesman. r ..
 Neither do l." replied the iandlor, of Pruntytown tavern. but I've got to entertain all the fools that come along as well as the sensible people. Judge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30

! Realize that doing good Is the only certainly happy action of . mans life.
 Sir Philip Sidney '
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-30
All q Risk.

"It's case of love at first sight"
 "Well. maybe 1t will work out an right. took four years to select my husband. and look what | "--De- troit Free Press.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-16

This silk glove is for the travelling
Govn-the shopping costume or the
tailleur It is Of white with black
wrist frill and fine black pointing
The "Quccn Elizabeth as this glove
is termed, also comes in all white in
putty. sand and the fashionable neu-
tral tints. II already has host OF
admirers among the women who like
to be fit TO the finger tips"
There are many new ideas shown
in the stitching and pointing on the
silk gloves One rich effect is OBJ
tained by the combination Of black
and white stitching, giving a mottled
effect This comes on both long and
short silk gloves and is one Of those
little inspirations that raise the most
conservative costume above the COM
monplace.
The day has certainly passed when
the well-drcssed woman can absent
mindedly reach in her top bureau
drawer and take any glove she finds,
BY her gloves shall the well-dresed
woman be known,