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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16
MENTAL TRAITS ARE
 BELIEVED INHERITED

"If it were true that heredity can deal only with the physical and not with the mental, then eugenics would have little excuse for existence, writes the editor of the Journal of Heredity, in answering the psycholog- ists and educators who deny that mental traits are inherited. Dr. Boris Sidis, lately professor of psychology at Harvard, is one of those against whom the editor takes up the cudgels.
 As evidence that mental traits are inherited, he cites:
 1. The analogy from breeding ex- periments with lower animals. Young rats sired by a wild rat, but kept ex- clusively with their tame dam, are all ways very wild.
 2. The segregation of mental traits; the children of a feeble minded par ent and a sound parent are almost all ways sound, while some of the off | spring of two parents of tainted stock, though neither of these parents be de. fectiye, are sure to be unsound.
 9. The persistence of like qualities in spite of environment This is con. spicuous in the case of twins in whom resemblance often perists throughout life, although the two i've under diff ferent conditions. Again, the infiu- ence of matrnal and paternal grand parents is equal, but, as Dr. Frederick Adams Wood has shown, royal chil- dren brought up at the fathers or their paternal grandfathers' courts, never perhaps seeing their paternal grandparents, take after" the latter just as much as after the former.
 4. Persistence of unlike qualities in spite of sameness of environment. This is seen in brothers or sisters nearly of the same age and brought up together in exactly the same surroundings, who may be as dissimilar as it is possible for boys to be.
 ,. Twin brothers are more alike in qualities which are not subject to training than they are in qualities that have been educated, although they have received precisely the same edu cation
 6. Pearson's careful measurements of mental traits in brothers and sisters prove that their resemblance is on the average equal to their resemblance in physical traits.
 Broadly speaking" says the editor. it is of course true that man inherits nothing more than the capacity of making mental requirements. But this general capacity is made up of many separate capacities. All of these ca pacities are variable, and the varia- tions are inherited. Such is the un- mistakable verdict of the evidence"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16

Vim. McGregor, Harry McIver, H. T. Martin, Joe Nelsin, Joe Meyers, Gus Moren, Joe Murphy, A. Y. Nelson, Wm. Neteson, J. R. Nichols, s. A. Nisemith, Mike O'Kelley, c. II. Olastin, II. Olsen, Charles A. Olsen, Aleck o. Olsen, Peter S. Peterson, Tom Pierce, W. Ramona, Elmer Rens, John Richard son, Max Rosenberg, Agnes Safor, M. E. Sanford, Mrs. Fanny Shera, Howard spanks, Joshua Stevens, Annie Slut ton, Mary Thompson, Annie Thomp- son, Charley Tonneson, Mrs. K. J. Warren, Nellie Wright
 When calling for the above, say "Ad- vertised." Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed All letters unclaimed by Nov. 25, 1916, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washington, D. c. - M. E. SWINE FORD, Postmaster.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16
WHY GOLD PIECES ARE DOCTOR
 ED."
(Popular Science. ]

Why don't jewellers melt up $10 and $20 gold pieces in order to use the metal in the manufacture of gold jew elry? Indeed, gold pieces were used some forty years ago by enterprising jewellers and with success, too-untii the practice was stopped in a very novel but effective way. In those days jewellers bought enough $10 and $20 gold pieces for the work in hand The gold was melted, the necessary alloys were added, and all manner of fine Etruscan work was turned out.
 It was not long, however, before the government began to wonder what was becoming of it's gold pieces. The off cials knew the people were not hoard ing gold, so a quiet investigation took place. It was then discovered that the makers of gold jewelry were to blame. Having found the cause, it was not difficult for the officials to find a cure. They did it by "peppering" the coins with iridium. Resembling black emery in the crude state, iridium re- quires a heat of 3,542 degrees Fahren heit to melt it. Gold, on the other hand, can be melted at 1913 Fahren. heit. It is easy to see, then, how the unsuspecting jeweler, melting up his gold pieces at the temperature re- quired, got a large number of un melted specks of iridium in his metal when it cooled.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16

The Daily Progressive-Miner Is for sale at both the Walker Drug store and the kyus Drug Sore.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16

one. These persons will be missed in Metlakatla this winter. With the return of families from diff ferent places of work, the attendance of the government school is increasing but it has not yet passed the two hun dred mark. Children seem to enjoy their work and the five teachers speak quite well of them.
 Mir. and Mrs Joshua Wells from Port Simpson, B. C., are visiting with Mir. Wells sister, Mrs. Henry Ridley, and they expect to be with her much of the winter.
 The Mayor, in the course of his re- marks in the hearing of large crowd one evening last week, said, that the presence of the government teachers and some other white friends from Ketchikan at that gathering for we'd ding celebration and meal was to him good lesson. It conveyed to him the idea that because of the Indians change of life and the right adoption on his part of the good ways of civil ized people, his white friends are no longer afraid of him and they can sit with him around his table for an even ing meal.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16
Advertised Letter List
Of The Ketchikan, Alaska, Postoffice,
 For Week Ending Nov. II, 1916.

Nels Bereneland, Emery Berg, P. Black, Wm Burgess, John A. Carlton, w. L. Clark, David Coulter Roy Cross (two), A. c. Flames, Louis Eliassen, J. w. Geeslate, w. H. Gilson, Chas. D. Gordon, Eugene Graffs, A. w. Harris, H. H. Heyler, J. Hicks, J. A. Hogue, T. J. Howard, J. o. James, Paul Jones. Ebert Kovdohe, Criss Landon, R. E. Linton, Sadie Louis, Wm Mccarthy,
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16

~Old Trinity, as it is familiarly known at Wall and Broadway, New York, is not so old as churches go. The first Trinity was erected on the site in 1897, and burned in 1776. And the second became unsafe in 1846, when it was demolished and the present church built
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-16
METLAKATLA ITEMS.

MT. and Mrs. James Howard left for Hidden Inlet cannery where MT How ard is watchman. Mir. Howard is president of the Metlakatla Musical and Literary Society, and If there is any evidence wanted in which an h. dian can be entrusted with the per. formance of a faithful duty, here is
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
PANAMA CANAL IS
STILL VERY EXPENSIVE

Panama. April 20.-The building
division of the Panama Canal has
drawn plans for operations next year
Involving the expenditure of SlO,-
900 600 provided Congres appropri-
ates the money.
Plans are made for Is new two
and four family frame houses for en-
ployes; hotels at Ancon, Balboa
Balboa Shops and at Cristobal; sew
sral new school houses and about
100 small frame cottages. The larg-
est Of the new school houses is tc
Be built at Balboa which now is the
capital OF the Canal Zone. 1t is tc
be the high school and will replace
the present wooden building which
does not conform with the remainder
Of the buildings in the town
The United States army also con-
templates the erection of many new
frame buildings for quarters. Inc
army already has constructed many
new buildines at Military Heights
East OF Balboa proper, and at Coro'
lal where the cavalry, artillery anu
engineer detachments have thell
barracks
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
HOOSIER POET IS TO STOP AT
JACKSONVILLE BRIEFLY
UPON WAY NORTH

jacksonville, April 2O.-James
Whitcomb Riley, the IIoosier poet,
will spend forty minutes here on the
night of May while en- route to
indianapolis from his winter home
in Miami according to announce
ment made yesterday by George Ray
Of the Indiana city, who came here
with his wife for q day at the Hotel
Seminole for the express purpose of
shipping the poets automobile north.
Mr. Riley will travel in a special
car from Miami to this city over the
Florida East Coast railway, arriv-
ing at 1850 p. m, and depart at
$40 p. m. on the Royal Palm over
the Southern railway and the Queen
and Crescent route. He is to be ac-
,ompanied by Mrs. Holstein, hei
maid and the poets nurse, They
will receive no visitors during their
stop
The famous Indianian has been in
Florida since early in November,
when he came South to stay at Hal
cyon Hall. his winter home near
Miami At that time his passage
through Jacksonville was sought to
be made a gala event at which he
would he introduced to the school
children. but the condition of his
health prevented carrying out the
plan.
"Mr. Riley would be glad TO meet
anyone desiring to see him on the
return trip" said Mr.. Ray YESTERDAY
afternoon, "as his health is much i'm
proved. However. Mrs Holstein
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
PROTECT MILE STONES

WASHINGTON, April 20. Two OF
the original milestoneS marking the
boundary line of the District of Co
lumbia and located by Major Andrew
Elliott in 1891 and 1892 under the
direction of President WASHINGTON,
are to be protected and preserved by
iron or steel fences three by three
feet and five feet high to be erected
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Secretary Baker Of the
war department has given the So
ciety permission to erect the fences.
The stones are located on the north
west boundary line running from the
Potomac river to the northernmost
point of the District Of Columbia.
near Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
ON CEN. SCOTS DECISION
RESTS THE future POLICY
Of U.S.N MEX. SITUATION
BIBLES COST MORE
MONEY THESE DAYS

Atlanta, Ga, April 20.--South-
ern headquarters of a number of
large publishing concerns, which are
located here. have notified dealers
that the price of Bibles will soon be
raised on account of the European
war
This action follows a recent an
nouncement by the largest publish
ers of Bibles in the world that their
stock of Bibles printed in European
languages and imported from Ger
many before the war is practically
exhausted An increase of $50, 600
in the next years supply of white
paper is given by the Methodist book
concern as the reason for their ad-
vance in Bible prices. Practically
every material entering into the
publication of a Bible has felt the
effects of the war Paper is higher,
as all newspapers can testify. and
SO is ink: while the price of leather
bindings and glue have also ad-
vanccd. according to Bible publish
crs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
/ WILL Be TEN DAYS BEFORE
GERMANY WILL REPLY To
j. S. note: CONGRESS Will
TAKE NO ACTION At PRESENT
PAY OF PREACHERS
GOVERNED BY CROPS

Glasgow, Scotland, April 20
One result OF the phenomenal grain
prices ruling in Scotland is that the
salaries of the parish ministers of
the Established church will be in
creased this year by anything from
90 pounds tc 200 pounds (S25O to
Sl,OOO). This is due to the fact that
the amount OF these salaries is gov
erned by the prices of wheat and
barley, and big prices for the former
mean big wages for the parson.
On the other hand, the professors
OF divinity in the Scottish Universi-
ties will suffer loss in salary of
5000 or so. Like the parish mini
sters, their stipend fluctuatcs with
the price Of grain, but when Grain
goes up their rewards 90 down.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
WORKING TO GET U. S.
CONSENT TO RECLAIM LAND

Bradentown. April 20.-Represen-
'ative A. NJ. Wilson, of Miakka' ana
Mrs Potter Palmer. of Osprey, have
Nturned from Washington, where
'ney appeared before the govern
nent engineers in connection with
he Miakka river drainage project
hrongh which 1t is the purpose 10
reclaim more than $4,000 acres OF
FERTILE land and open the river 10
aaviration for small boats
representative Wilson. in the ~ |"
session Of the Legislature. obtained
ae passage of a concurrent resolu-
aon memorializing Congress ard Pc
uhoning for an appropriation toF
he work.
A survey was made last summer
'ad an adverse report was made on
'ocount OF the lack Of commerce N
'aat direction
through efforts of Representa- g
"iison and Mrs. Palmer the case
S reopened. they were permltted
V appear before the board OF engl-
'sers at WASHINGTON and the matter
'ss again referred to Major W r.
@oue, in charge of government
orr in Florida, for further investi-
'''0o and report
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
EXPRESS MESSENGER WILL
NOT BE PROSECUTED

Columbus, Ga. April 20 when
NJ NJ. Sadler. the young express
wagon driver charged with having
recently stolen $1,000 from the
Southern Express Company, was ar
raigned before Judge John l. Lewis
in the municipal court this after
noon he waived commitment trial.
Ed Wohlwender, his attorney asked
that his bond be reduced from ST.
500, but Judge Lewis refused to do
so.
Representatives of the Southern
Express Company, who were present,
stated in reply to questions, that the
company would not prosecute Sadler
as full restitution had been made
Attorney Wohlwender stated that
one Of the officials Of the company
had written letter TO Sadlers ex-
pressing sympathy over his plight.
Sadlcr's pretty young wife was pres
cnt at the hearing and showed eiens
of grief and worry
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
DELAY OPENING OF CON-
VENTION OF CANAL ASSN

st. Augustine, April 10 NO ses-
sion was held by the Florida East
Coast Canal Association yesterday,
the officials of the association decid
ing to postpone the convention until
today 1t Is scheduled to open this
morning at 10 o'clock. A number of
members of the association from
points along the east coast are here
in attendance on the meeting, among
them being Vice President Hamilton,
of New Smyrna. This convention
will be purely a business one, no
provision being made for entertain
ment. 1t is expected that the invi-
tation extended to Governor Tram
nell and other officials to address
tho meeting will be accepted The
association will work for the better
ment and the maintenance of the
east coast canal, and will also use
it's influence in having the u s.
government purchase the canal .
Delegates from the lower east coast
state that there are strctchs of the
canal wher shadows Xist and that
they are desrous of having the
shoals dredged and at least five feet
of water at all times. Many sug-
gestions no doubt will be offered as
solution when the association con
venes this morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
FORCE PROBABLY
WILL SOON Be
WITHDRAWN
OTHERWISE, MILITARY OPERA
TI0NS WILL HAVE TO BE CON.
QUOTED ON MUCH LARGER
SCALE THERE THAN EVER
BEFORE
(By Associated Press.) }

San Antonio, April 20-The opiu-
ion of army officers here is that
there will be an early withdrawal
of the punitive expedition from Mex
leo or the authorization of military
operations on u large scale as a re-
suit of General Hugh L. Scott's in
vestigations Of the situation
Gen Funston and staff have the
entire written record of their fail
ure to capture Villa ready for the
chief of stag, who is cnroute here.
pershng"s force is awaiting further
orders
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
COL. F. K. SCHUYLER
DEAD AT ORLANDO

Orlando, April 20 Col r A'
Sehuller, well known and popular
citizen. died this afternoon at one
OF the local hospitals, where he had
heen under treatment for seyeras
months. Col. Schuller was % years
of age and had been resident oi
the city for about fifteen years. lie
was formerly actively associated
with the National Guard OF Florida
and attained the rank OF colonel be-
fore retiring from the service some
FIVE or six years since. He was a
member of the Elks and the members
will attend the funeral in BODY
services will be held at the home on
Ridgewood avenue, Rev 4 A.
Riekert officiating. Mr.. Schuller Is
survived by his wife and two Droth-
ers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
Found a Carboy

Another statement is made to the
effect broken glass carboy was
found in the immediate vicinity OF
the house. An examination of the
ground whereon the carboy was
broken is said to have revealed
trace of sulphuric acid Those who
saw the trunks delivered to the mouse
and watched the deliveries of paint,
saw they are not sure whether there
were any carboys in the delivery or
not-they are sure there were a
number of cans of what appeared to
be paint,
Waterfronters say were 1t not a
serious proposition the search Tor
bomb plotters and evidence tending
70 implicate certain people here in
the attempts TO destroy ships by put
ting fire bombs abroad, or in the
manufacture of the bombs, would be
considered ridiculous Every man on
the waterfront who stops to talk
with another Is the object of the
closest scrutiny Members of the
Cotton EXCHANGE now greet each
other of a morning with the query:
"Wel. how many bombs have you
got this morning?" and the little
group of brokers and others who
used to stand, first on one foot and
then another. for hours, at a time,
are no longer seen together. Every
Individual is looking at the next
man and no idea can be gained of the
number of amateur sleuthsa that are
involuntarily enlisted in the search
for further evidence which may re-
veal the meat of the bomb plots.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
MILLIONS ARE PROVIDED
TO PREVENT THE FLOODS

Washington, April 20 Forty
five millions for flood prevention
work on the Mississippi, distributed
over a period of five years, will be
provided by the bill agreed on by
the House committee on flood con-
troll today. Humphreys. of Mississip-
pi, chairman of the committee. and
members visited the inundated sec
tions of the lower Mississippi river
recently.
The bill also carries an appropria
tion of five million six hundred
thousand dollars for the Sacramento
river in California, providing Cali
fornia contributes a like amount.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
kOTE TO Be
DELIVERED
This AFTERNOON
|EEATOR KERN SAYS CONGRESS
WILL NOT DISCUSS NOTE OR
TAKE ANY ACTION NOW; IT
ONLY DO HARM
(By Associated Pres }

Washington, April 20. Senator
kern, the Senate majority leader,
laid at the White House that he be-
Eieyed there is a disposition in the
Senate not to discuss the Wilson ad-
|dress on the German note Such a
discussion, he said, would do nc
good. and could cause harm. He did
hot expect any congressional action
1t is expected that Wilson will
Eait at least until the end of the
|yeek before taking further action
boarding the submarine question
Ehe note published last night set nc
Eime for Germany's answer, but it is
believed that four or five days will
b. enough.
Ii was learned late today thai
|German diplomats regard the receipt
|of reply this week as impossible
h. will take ten days to get an an
kwer back.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
CUNARD OFFICER.
PARTLY GERMAN
HAS TO RESIGN

New York, April 20 Herman
Winter, for five years assistant gen
eral manager of the Cunard Steam
ship Company in this city, has been
forced to withdraw from the COM
pany by the British government,
The only complaint against him
is that his father was German sub
iect who became naturalized
American citizen 20 years before Mr..
Winter was born in Baltimore, Md.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
BAN ON TEACHERS OF
FAT AND FLUFFY TYPE

Pottsville, Pa, April 20. .-Candi-
dates for positions as teachers in
Pottsville's public schools must be
neither fiat" nor fluffy F." The
school board has 50 ruled.
not climb the steep hills in the town
and that fluffy" teachers pay too
much attention to their personal ap-
pcarance.
One applicant, who was too "fluf-
fy" was turned down, and another,
who weighed ia pounds, lost out
because she is too fat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
RUSSIANS JOIN
fRFNCH AND
BRITISH ON
.WESTERNFR0NT
COME TO THEIR AID WITH A
STRONG FORCE: FRENCH
TAKE OFFENSIVE IN THE
VERDUN BATTLE
GERMANS WITHDRAW FORCES
From All Other Fronts to Combat the
the Stern Resistance of French
at Verdun
(By Associated Pres. }


London, April 20. Russia has
come to the aid of the French and
British on the western front. A
strong force disembarked at Mar
seilles today The arrival was noted
in the order of the day by General
.Ioffre, the French commander in
chief.
The Russians are believed to have
embarked for Franco from Archan-
gelon while at sea This is the only
port through which there has been
free communication between Russia
and the allies in the west 1t is
considered probably that transports
carrying the troops made wide
sweep into the N2rth Atlantic W.
fore heading for the Mediterran aan
to avoid submarines in the vicinity
of the British Isles 1t is noted in
this connection in private advice!
to New York it is said that Archan
gel has been closed to all but gov
orrment traffic This would indi
cGto that further troop movement!
are under way or being planned
The French have again taken tn,
offensive in the Verdun battle The,
launched their attacks against th'
Germans on the tight bank Of th
NeGse Paris deCiarcS tho Frencl
have made gains This follows close
ly for the three successive German
attacks. On the extreme right fanl
II the French forces of this secto
the Germans were repulsed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
Suspect List Growing

Persistent rumors on the Bay this
morning lined the name Of a res
taurant man, while the list of those
who are commonly thought TO be
under a strict watch has increased
TO seven. simultaneously with the
printing Of the bomb plotters story
there has been an unconscious in
crease in watchfulness along the
waterfront and every stranger along
that beat is carefully looked over by
at least ten or fifteen amateur de-
tectives on a still hunt for bomb
plotters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20

Minneapolis, Minn has s0'Ioo'
where boys are taught to bake cakes
nias and bread and to become accom-
nlisbed in various other domeslle
s,,+ias The records show that IN
re majority of instances the boys
40 quite as well as the girls oh
.bo other hand in schools where
pirls are taught branches which IN
s-;nee on the boys duties they snow
equal aptitude.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
EFFORTS TO KILL BOIL
wFFVII. ARE WITHOUT RESULT

Washington, April 20.-Ihe DOH
weeyil will infest the entire cotton
scot ion of the South before its prog
ross is checked. according to the re-
nort Of a special committee OF the
rbambar Of Commerce OF the United
states made public today. Attempts
- DESTROY the weevil by spraying
and poisoning have met with scant
success because the weevil bores into
the plant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
MANY LOOK FOR
BOMB PLOTTERS

Savannah. April 20.-What was
only three trunks yesterday, today
proved to be more than that num-
her. according to statements made
by n number of those who have been
keeping a watch on DEVELOPMENTS OF
the bomb plotters story. 1t is now
stated there were at least six trunks
delivered to the mysterious house on
whitaker street and later taken from
there and conveyed to the water
front.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-20
FORD HAS BIG
LEAD FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATION
BY Associated Press.

Omaha, April 20 The latest re-
turns from Tuesdays primary in
crease Henry Fords lead for the Re
publican presidential nomination
They also indicate the denomination
of Senator Hitchcock on the Demo-
cratic ticket. William J Bryan is
to the Democratic national conven-
tion. Kieth Neville is five thousand
ahead of G.. W. Bryan, the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidate