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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16
The Elements of
MendeI's Law of Heredity.

To make long story short, the
method has since been tried out upon a
great variety of plants and domestic ami
mails with the net result that while it is
not accepted in its entirety by the scien-
tifc world, it is regarded as having given
us clearer idea, a closer picture of the
actual mechanism of inheritance than we
ever had before
Just to give a single, simple illustra.
ton from the poultry yard, when Black
Spanish rooster is mated with a Silver
Spangled Hamburg hen. one being a
glossy, raven black and the other beau.
tifully notified and spangled white.apd-
black, and fifty of the resulting eggs are
Matched in an incubator, the chicks when
feathered out were found to be not equal
mixtures and nothing of white and black,
but one-fourth of them glossy black like
the father one-fourth spangled white like
the mother and onehalf of them a beau
tiful slaty blue with black trimmings"
These intermediate, slate-colored birds
are known as Blue Andalusians, and,
curious as 1t may seem, this beautiful
and popular breed has to be produced
afresh each generation in this same fash
ion, because by the further working of
the same ingenious law, If pair of blue
chickens are mated together, their Off
spring, instead OF being all blue. like
both parents. proceed to split up into a
perIecI haleluoScope OF u1nefent colOrs,
again according to a definite rule of pro-
portions. which are too complicated to
be further followed. On the other hand,
Ii you play both ends against the middle"
and mate one OF the black chicks re-
sembling the father with one of the white
spangled chicks resembling the mother,
the same combination viii repeat Itself
80 per cent OF Blue Andalusians, rs per
cent Black Spanish and rs per cent Silver
Spangled Hamburgs.
When we attempt to discover whether
the Mendelian law applies to human spe-
eies. we are, of course, cut OF from the
most valuable resource of all, the expert
mental method, partly because human
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16

having happened This. of course, does
not prove that 1t never did happen-still
less than 1t never will. But 1t does make
Il. to say the least. highly improbable
that such a gruesome calamity ever oC-
Cured.
oddly enough, the only apparent IN
stances of any such Hreyersions" occur
ring that could be discovered by the Com
mission we're the appearance In the family
group of two mulattos or OF auadroon
and mnlatto of very dark, or even coal
black negroid children, much darker and
more negro-like than either of their par
ents. This is not at all uncommon, and
tho writer has found several instances OF
1t in our own Southern States, but, OF
course, II is easily explained by the fact
that both parents being mulattos lad each
two factors OF black, SO that 1t was posi-
BILE for any child by inheriting all the
blackness OF both parents to be born
black.
Mathematical illustrations are not
always illuminative. but. perhaps, brief
arithinetical statement may make the
matter little clearer. Between black
parent and a white parent there are. of
course, four possible combinations of
color In the offspring: White-white,
blackjack, black-whits and white-bIack.
Now. applying this formula TO the mating
OF two mulattos, we might have one white
white, which would mean iightcolored
child, inheriting all the white blood OF
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16

both parents, and probably lighter in
color and more apparently white than
either of them. Both white-blaek and
black-white children would be of the ap.
proximately same grade of color as their
parents, and the one black-black child in
heriting all the black blood of both
parents 1.-TWO factors in EACH would have
the full four factors and be pure black
negro. But In the mating of a pure white
with pass for white 1t Is, to say the
least, highly improbable that any child
could be born more negroid in its appear.
ance than its darkest parent.
Incidentally another biological inaccu-
racy In the play may be pointed out. and
that is the tense and spectacular moment
when the mother, who can no longer be
denied seeing her newborn baby. leaps
from her couch, bursts from the arms of
her husband and discovers. to her horror,
that her baby IL black, followed BY an in.
human revulsion of feeling against her
innocent child. The only defect In this
situation is that Il could never have hap
pened. for the simple reason that negro
babies, even of purest African strain, are
never born black, or any tint approaching
1t, still less child OF such highly diluted
mixture 40 represented In this situation
Negro babies at birth are of n dull,
slaty or blush white tint skin. and re-
main SO for several weeks. The reason
for 1t is the same as for white babies
never being born with black. brown or
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16
Interesting Researches
by the Carnegie
Institution DisprOUe
the Popular Notion
By DR.. Woods Hutchinson

chiefly because the well-known result in
point of color, hair, features, ETC., of the
interviewing of white and negro races
has been used as one of the strongest
arguments in disproof of the Mendelian
theory of inheritance. 1t had nothing to
do with the question of miscegenation,
or the desirability or undesirability of
the mixing of races, merely a cold
blooded scientific desire to get at the
facts of what actually happened when
two diverse races were inter-mated. To
avoid the possibility of misunderstand-
ings and for other obvious reasons, the
studies were carried out not in the
United States, but in some of the British
West Indies-the Bermuda Islands.
The Mendelian theory, to put 1t very
briefly and crudely, holds that in place
of inheriting "fifty-ffty" combination
of the characteristics Of both parents,
and consequently representing a position
half way between their two extremes,
say, of color or height or mental ability,
child receives them in most unequal
and varying proportions often twice as
much from one parent as from another
and vice versa. Indeed 1t undertakes to
lay down law which would govern the
variations of these resemblanees to
father or mother; namely. that OF any
large pouy Oh OFFSPRING, One-Iourtn Nould
closely resemble the mother in respect
to the particular character, one-fourth
the father, and one-haA would present
nearly equal mixture Of the traits, and
either resemble both parents or stand
half way between the two. This Men
del had worked out and corroborated by
thousands of most ingenious and pain
stalking experiments in crossing various
garden plants and flowers, notably the
sweet pea, with astonishingly accurate
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16

'bTT HE theatre Is one of the most
powerful influences in the build
ing up Of morality. Upon its stage
are presented in vivid colors and high
relief the problems which are puzzling
US in our daily life.
/ It is therefore a matter of great In
terest and Importance when the theatre
presents ably and graphically gripping
play which deals with live problem in
racial morality. But it will sometimes
happen that while presenting a real
moral problem or struggle between
higher and lower sanctions of conduct,
instead Of holding the mirror up to
nature, play presents the reflection of
some purely imaginary or legendary
event.
An interesting Illustration is a play
now running with much interest and
SUCCESS which presents with great
Artistic ability and skill the tragic prob
&em of a man apparently white, but with
slight and perhaps questionable strain
negro blood from some remote an
81 estor, who marries a white woman. only
We have his secret and shadowy misfor.
tune shouted to the whole world by the
birth OF black child!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16
A Very Deeply
Rooted Popular DelusiOn.

Inc mOLlI, OF course, is not new, any
more than that OF Shakespeares most
famous plays, but has been utilized to a
vivid and narrowing effect in score of
different stories, novels and plays on
both sides of the Atlantic under such
titles as 1.-THE Black Frankenstein," THE
lnescapable Blot" The Dark Secret"
etc
Further than this we have all heard
lurid and sensational stories usually
rather vague as to name, date and place,
Abut most circumstantial and convincing
b all other Details of similar catas-
pphes. In fact, the belief that an an
Earently white man OF woman, even one
whose ancestors on both sides have
passed for white for several generations,
may at any time be suddenly confronted
by his or her family skeleton in shape
Of a negro child, is as universally be-
lieyed and we'll attested as William Tells
apple, George Washington's Ratchet,
madstones, centenarians and hoop
!. snakes.
7 am not concerned with the general
merits of the play. its bearing upon race
prejudice. etc. Theeonly point to which |
wish to call attention is the fact that the
episode upon which its whole appeal is
based has never yet been known to hap
pen. In fact, we are able to say that 1t
Is highly improbable that it ever could
happen.
This may sound rather like a sweeping
! and dogmatic statement and 1t is. of
course, impossible to establish a uni
,.yersal negative and deny the possibility
of anything happening. but here are the
facts:
Some five or six years ago very care
full and well-planned investigation was
begun, In the Eugenies Laboratory of
the Carnegie Institution, of the exact
way and proportions in which racial
!. characters were inherited when two dis
Efnet human races intermixed. The
problem was purely scientific one and
undertaken very largely for the purpose
of throwing light upon the now famous
Mendelian theory of heredity, which
deals with the way In which parental
characters are combined and reappear
in the offspring.
A The mixtures between the negro and
white races were selected, chiefly be-
cause the racial characters were so
strikingly different and easily distin-
gulshed. Also because 1t was the only
mixture of the human races which was
accessible for study In large amounts,
under civilized conditions. where reliable
vital statistics could be secured. But
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14
TRACK MEET NEWS

The various committees of the
Sedgwick County Track Meet have
been busy the past week making prep
aratiOns for this big event to be held
Oct. 10 and II as was announced in
this paper last week. The program
has not been completed, but indica-
tions point to very strong program
and in all probability 1t will be an
nounced in next weeks Grit-Advocate
in full. Advertising matter has been
put out announcing the Dates and
more will follow soon. Great en-
thusiasm is being manifested and each
OF the committees are working hard
in their respective departments. We
are informed that ". T. Bowers name
should have been placed on the
grounds committee along with the
names published on that committee
last week. and G. r. Ewing on the
concession committee. Look for . de-
tailed program to appear in this paper
soon and make your preparations to
he here on Oct 10 and H. There will
be plenty Of entertainment.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

tire Republican ticket will be elected
in November and II is certain that a
large part OF the ticket will go through
without trouble.
Belated reports seem TO Indicate
that for superintendent of schools on
the Democratic ticket, Mrs. Reed is
carrying the county over Mary Dar-
ling by small margin The margin
would necessarily have to be small
even II Mrs. Reed got all the Democrat
votes that were cast yesterday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14
THE PRIMARY Election

Last week we promised to give to our
readers = full report OF the results OF
the Primary Election. 1t was the big
gest primary election In the history OF
the preaent primary law. Weather
conditions were most favorable to the
polling of large vote. The fact that
it rained all day the day before and
turned Of with a full clear sun on
election day is no doubt accountable
for the large vote cast. The most re-
markabte thing about the election
was thai most OF the vote cast was Re
publican. Notwithstanding the fact
that there was but one local contest
on eacs1 OF the Republican and Demo
cratic tickets and the Democrats and
Reprb,icaas were equally interested
In the outcome of the election. there
was no comparison between the total
vote caSt by each party. The entire
county Democratic vote looks more
like the precinct vote Of the Republican
party in most any one OF the votingpre-
cincts OF the county. On any line OF
reasoning it must now be conceded
by all that the Republican majority
In this county IL indeed very large
The beS feeling seemed to prevail
throughout the day and true prim-
ary election spirit prevailed with can
didates and voters everywhere. The
oufy coWteat on the Republican ticket
WAS for the once Of Sheriff. and Hum
berstone had everything 40 far his
own vay that predictions Of even his
most h0ee1ui friends were discounted
end Il seems certain now that election
of this Candidate is assured
We must stop right hero TO say that
the result Of the Maine election has
brought much Joy to our good Repub-
lican heart and proves beyond all
question that all of the Democratic
talk. when they say that Hughes does
not still retain his old time force and
ability to convince. is sroundless, 70,
in Maine the Democrats made most
desperate resistance and rotwitl;
standing the Republicans -n''ed uo a
good $4,000 majority. With Maine
nov. a. that state always has been q
good indicator Of what will happen
throughout the country. the election
OF Hughes seems to be more than a
possibility.
Governor Carlson was conceded al
ready last night. At this writing We
are not able to get full reports.
Considering the primary election
from every angle possible. it seems
now to be quite possible that the en-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The opening night at the Lowe Bros.
Hall will be next Saturday night, Sent.
Is. dance 10 to be held on that night
and first-class music has been secured
for that occasion. The building is
now completed for dancing purposes
and Messrs. Lowe inform us that they
have the best floor in Sedgwick coun-
ty. A good time is assured for Satur-
day night.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS

- II. AUSTIN. candidate for re-eleo
~ ton to the office of County Judge
wish to announce To the voters OF Sedg-
wick County that am a non-partisan
candidate for the office of County Judge
My name will not appear on the pri-
mary ballo, but will appreciate your
vote at the November election.
q. H. Austin.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

W. T. Bowers and P. R. Mcdowell
While there we visited the Chappell
Register office and became acquainted
with Editor Neuman, whom we found
very pleasant gentleman to meet in
deed. Chapel should be proud of the
newspaper he is giving them and he
has model shop in which to execute
Ii
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Peterson Nero. Co. is offering
= bargain on Percales for Bargain
Day. Sept %. selling a regular 15c
value for lie per yard and have a dis
play ad in this -'o-'''s issue announ-
cling this bargain.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Sedgwick County High School
is starting the year with much better
enrolment than WAS expected A
goodly number Of the nonresident pu-
pills are enrolled and the pupils are
getting down to business in real ear
nest. Prof. Young expects great re-
suits this year.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

DYE Bros arc advertising line Of
Granite Dish Pans as a Bargain Dav
Special Read their ad elsewhere in
this paper. They are also quoting
some other attractive prices on ar
tices in their store. 1t will he TO your
benefit to look over their ad and visit
their store on Bargain Day.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The grade teachers of the Julesburg
public schools consist of Miss Emma
Carson. primary; Miss Taylor of Gree
ley. second and third grades: Miss
Wickstoun OF Clay Center. Kansas.
fourth and fifth grades; Miss Bess
Morgan of Boulder. sixth and seventh
grades; Prof. Lanning, eighth grade.
Everything is starting off in first-class
shape and this school year Promises
to be successful one.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Julesburg Lumber Co. an
nounces in their Bargain Day adver-
tisement this week that they have a
complete line of Building Material for
your inspection and invite you to come
and see them on Bargain Day. Read
their ad.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The several restaurants OF Jules
burg are offering you Special Bargain
Meals for Bargain Day. Saturday
Sept. 23. You are assured of getting
all you want to eat in Julesburg on
that day. Read their different adver-
tisements in this weeks issue.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

We know We are safe in saying that
the S. A. d. Club entertainment to
night will be big success. The girls
have been rehearsing almost every
night recently and no doubt have the
lines of the play down pat. The pro-
ceeds Of the entertainment will be
used for the benefit of the club.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

2. N. Cleveland. our popular drug
gist. is offering to his patrons on Bar
gain Day. Sept. %, all Csc Talcum
Powders sold by him for l5c. Note
his ad in this paper this week telling
you Of this bargain. ,.s>
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Cash Store is offering Outing
Flannels at big reduction for Bar
gain Day. Saturday, Sept 90. and have
an ad in this wee.i'a sue ;lllng you
about it. 1t will pay you to read their
ad carefully and take advantage Of
their offer on Bargain Day.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The John Cass Lumber Co.are ad-
"ertising in this issue Pinnacle
Coal. They are exclusive dealers for
this famous coal and are using some of
our srace to tell YOU about it. They
also give Free Moving Picture Tickets
on Bargain Day to their customers
Read their ad
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

W. NJ. Labaree is offering real 2jc
grade of Hawaiian Sliced Pineapple
for 15 cents on Bargain Day. satur-
day Sept. 90. This is one of the many
bargains being offered by our mer-
chants for that day. Read Mr. La
baree's advertisement in this issue.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Rev. Rassweiler. the new Methodist
minister in this city. occupied the pull
pit in that church last Sunday. both
morning and evening. He left last
Monday morning in his auto for Og-
den. Utah. and will soon bring his
family to this city. We welcome them
to our thriving little city and hope
that their residence here will BE- .
pleasant one
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Reed Hardware are one Of our
stores who are putting on a real Bar
gain for Bargain Day and they are
offering a Cooking Outfit Of regular
$500 value for CSC for that day only.
Read their advertisement in this issue
and note their offer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

While our banks have no bargains
to offer you on Bargain Day in Jules
burg. they wish to inform you that
they invite you to call and see them
on that day and make yourself at
home with them.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Bruce Campbell Grocery store
is ohering some good bargains in
Easy Seal" Fruit Jars for Bargain
Day. Sept. 90. 1916. and announces this
fact in this issue Of the Grit-Advocate.
Read the ad and you will note the bar
gains offered.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

There didn't seem to be much ex-
citement in Julesbury last sTussday
over election matters and everything
passed OF very quietly.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Auctioneer Gilchrist will be the
auctioneer At the FREE Auction Sale
to be held in Julesburg Bargain Day,
Saturday, Sept. %. II you have any
thing that you wish sold. bring it in
and 1t will be sold free Of charge. This
is Julesburg's treat. .-r
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Elmer F. Gangwisch closed a deal
Tuesday with G. Lavelle whereby he
assumes the ownership of the Johnson
blacksmith shop, located west Of the
Lowe Bros. hall. Mr.. Gangwisch will
open the shop at the old location in
the near future. We wish him sue
cess.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

THE Buzzard's Shadow" at the Hipp
Theatre next Wednesday night. This
is FIVE reel feature that you cannot
afford to miss.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Quite a number of our citizens re-
manned up town last Tuesday night
until late to get the latest returns Of
the election. Quite little interest
was manifested
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The H. O. Virgins big store is ad-
vertising big Gingham Special, reg
ular l5c value for lie on Bargain Day
Sept. %. Read their display ad in
this weeks Grit-Advocate.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

d. o. Stockton and family Of venan-
20 we're in Julesburg last Sunday Wis
iting Mr.. stockton's cousin. Mrs. I. f.
Peterson.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

THE Grit Advocate is authorized to
! announce the name of Lily Y. Lab
aree ior the office OF county clerk and
recorder. She will make the race as a
non partisan candidate.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Dr. Myron L. Babcock. eye. ear and
nose specialist. came up from Sterling
last Saturday night and spent Sunday
in our city attending to his regular
practice here which he has once each
month.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

will sell or rent my high grade pi-
ano cheap. Slightly used but like
new. Write P. L. X. care Of Grit-Ad-
yocate. s14-2S
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Knight Campbell Music Co. has
two beautiful high grade pianos in
this territory which they will sell or
rent cheap. Write their representa-
tive, P. L. Kellerman, Sterling. Colo
s14-28
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

II you want a bargain in hats. read
Mrs. H. A. Conover's ad this week an
nouncing her Bargain Day offers for
Saturday. Sept %.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

d. c. Stockton and wife and daugh-
ter, Genevieve, of Venango, spent Sun
day in this city with L. e. Peterson
and family.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The W. H. Pound Furniture Store
will offer an Iron Bed Bargain DAY
Special for Saturday. Sept. -. Read
the ad in this issue quoting you the
price these will be sold for on this
day only.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Miss Elsie Kelly O. ytGl-ney, Nebr..
stopped in Julesburg . few hours
Wednesday visiting Miss Tela Scott.
She Is on her way to Ogden. Utah.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Next Wednesday night is Feature
Night at the Hipp Theatre. Don't fail
to see 1.-THE Buzzard's Shadow" on
this night.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

The Miller Blacksmith Shop make
an offer In their ad tis week to the
effect that the first horse brought to
that shop on Bargain Day. Sept %
will be shod free. Read their adver-
tisement.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

STRAYED-A young red COW. red and
white face, with halter and rope. on
last Monday night. Finder plea Sc
return to L. J. Lundell. sl42l
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Wilson Cissna. who has been visit
ing his brother Jay Cissna for the last
two months, returned to his home in
Dunlap, Iowa, last Sunday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Miss Bess Morgan arrived in Jules
burg Sunday. She will teach in the
sixth and seventh grades this year
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

FOR SALE-Set Of trap drums at =
bargain. They are in tirst-class
condition. Apply at this Office.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

E. E. Austin. who has been sick for
several weeks, is still in . critical
condition.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

J. A. Cass, who has been sick fo'
the last week, is much improved.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14
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II. II. Dee OF Haxtun was in Jules
burg on business last Tuesday.

Miss Tela Scott visited friends il
Oshkosh the latter part of last week
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

A carload of Canned Goods being re,
ceived at Winterbotham's.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-09-14

Election returns were given at the
Hipp Theatre last Tuesday night.