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Evening star., 1925-03-05
Archaeopterya, Most Primitive Bird,
Had Movable Teeth in Sockets
Lived Eight or Ten Million Years AgO-SkeIetOn
Is Preserved in British Museun-COn.
Meeting Link With ReptiIian Life.

fidelity there is little doubt, however,
that had the bird a general feather
covering some definite trace of II
would remain. There is no possibility
that the bird had a covering of scales
similar to its ancestors, the reptiles,
as was once believed, for the time
that must have intervened in evolving
the very perfect wing and tail feath-
ers would have made this impossible
Feathering seemed to have been
confined to the legs. forming a. boot
ed" condition similar to that OBJ
served in the falcons. There is also
some slight evidence Of the presence
of ruff about the base of the
neck, while the remainder of the
body was apparently nude, or pos
sibly covered with down or small
feathers, which disappeared during
the decay preceding the entombment
From the presence of a distinctly
perching foot scientists infer that a
considerable portion Of its life was
spent in trees, which are known to
have been abundant at that time, and
further. that the curious hooked fin
gers were of assistance in climb bing
about among the branches, as are
those OF a young hoactzin of today
On account of the relative slender
Eess of both legs and feet and to
their position far back on the body
1t Is doubted If the bird stood erect
All things considered, archaeopte ryx
was most remarkable animal While
1t possessed numerous points of struc-
ture Enthusiastically similar to those of
reptiles, it was. on the whole, much
nearer the birds than to the reptiles.
1t is clearly a connecting link be-
tween the two classes, and yet we
are undoubtedly still very far from
the original point where the branch
was made from the reptilian stem.
Evening star., 1925-03-05
NEW D. c. CONDUIT
WORK IS FINISHED
Will Be Opened in July, When
Tests and Exterior
Are Completed.

With the sealing of the siphon al
Cabin John Bridge, Conduit road, the
new conduit to carry the water sup
My of the District Of Columbia was
completed yesterday. The now made
quate water supply of Washington
will be tripled July /, through the
new system, according TO Maj. J. A.
OConnor, engineer in charge, when
the water from the gates at Great
Falls. Nd, will be sent through the
IL miles of conduit and new pipes
to the Dalecarlia reservoir.
The date for the formal opening of
the water system was announced
for the early Spring, but due to en-
countering slide of deteriorated
rock in the tunnel at Great Falls the
work was delayed until July.
The siphon at Cabin John Bridge,
the second largest in the world. was
completed last week, the sleeves OF
concrete and steel being sealed and
the District end connected to the
Great Falls side, earth being filled
in around the siphon to protect 1t
from the weather. This siphon, which
is 10 feet in diameter, crosses the
creek at Cabin John, dropping at an
angle os As degrees, covering over 100
feet of ground and rising again on
the Great Falls side of the bridge at
2nOtner angie OF 40 OeSTeeS.
The interior of the giant steel pipe
was filled with water during the
construction to prevent it from
shrinking or warping and false bulk
heads built at both ends. Into the
siphon water was pumped at suffi-
cient rate to maintain the proper
size while the concrete lining and
exterior was dried on. Upon the COM
pletion of this the center of the
siphon was concreted. Last week the
siphon was connected and the con-
crete joints connected to the conduit
on both sides of the bridge.
The tunnel at Great Falls, driven
through blue granite, one of natures
hardest known rocks, has but 40 feet
to go before the water can be run in
Great Falls. Maj. O'Connor explained
that, although the tunnel is COM
plete, the Interior is to be enlarged
and the finishing touches necessarily
put on. Testing and exterior work
will consume some time.
The work on the conduit system
to date has cost the Government
s4,o00,000 and when completed will
have cost $9.169.0o0. More than 500
men have been employed on the sys-
tenn since the opening of work.
The completion of the system will
include a huge new reservoir at
Dalecarlia, Conduit road. which is
under construction at present, and
various improvements to the old wa
ter system, which on completion of
the new system will be used as a
utility supply, the conjunction of
both systems being used to supply
water to many parts of Maryland
and Virginia.
Evening star., 1925-03-05

"As rare as hens teeth" conveys to
the modern mind that which rarely,
if ever, happens. If man had lived at
the time of the oldest known fowl,
however, this old saying would not
have applied, for the most primitive
birds had not only teeth, but movable
teeth in sockets.
Archaeopteryx or lizard tailed bird,
as this earliest bird form was called,
was first found fossil in the Ntho-
graphic limestone of Solenhofen, Ba-
varia, in 1861. Students were rather
skeptical at first regarding the ex-
istence of bird remains as early as the
Upper Jurassic, perhaps some eight or
ten millions of years ago; but the
first find, which was represented by
a single feather, was verified by
second discovery a few years later
showing much of the skeleton, now
preserved in the British Museum in
London and a reproduction of which
is in the New National Museum at
Washington.
Teeth Set i'm Groove.
This rd-tailed bird, so called
from its slender lizardlike and Curl
ously feathered tail. was about the
size of a common crow, nearly IS
inches In length, and represents the
connecting link between reptilian
d
long, narrow body, while the head
was small. pyramidal. nearly fiat on
top and provided with large openings
for the eyes. The upper jaw, and
probably the lower as well, was pro-
vided with numerous teeth, which ap-
pear to have been set in a groove.
There was no beak, for the teeth ex-
tended to the very tip of the jaw.
The backbone consisted of some so
Il
Der 10 or IL are regarded as belong
ing to the neck, a less number than
is known in any modern bird.
In place of the short, usually solid
bones of the tail found in the present
birds, archaeopteryx had a long, slen-
der tail of about 20 free bones exactly
as in many reptiles. Certain of these
bones, perhaps each of them, sup
ported a pair of long tail feathers.
Archaeopteryx had four toes, and the
whole leg and foot appeared very
much like those of an ordinary perch
ing bird. except that the tibia and
tibula were distinct, as in most rep
tiles. The wings were rather short
and rounded, very much as in the
common fowl, but unlike all known
birds there were three long slender
fingers on each wing, each of which
was armed with a hooked, sharp-edge
claw, with relatively large flight
feathers. The labor of sustaining
flight with such short rounded wings
may have been compensated for by
gliding, for which the wings, quilted
legs and distichous tail were ad-
mirably constructed and which his
torically must have preceded true
flight.
Covering Is Doubtful.
The covering of the body has been
a subject of much discussion. From
the fact that the feathers of the tail
and wings were preserved with such
Evening star., 1925-03-05
OFFICIALS TO SEE
AERIAL MANEUVERS
Members of Congress, Army
and Navy Men Leave To-
night for Fort Monroe.

About As members of Congress and
officers of the Army and Navy will
leave Washington tonight on ithe
new Norfolk & Washington Steam
boat Company's steamer District Of
Columbia for Fort Monroe, Va,
where tomorrow they will view a
comprehensive demonstration of
anti-aircraft attack against towed
airplane targets and other branches
of aerial welfare.
Exhibition Is Planned.
The new steamer will leave the
Seventh street wharf at $50 o'clock
and will arrive at Fort Monroe at
Z am. tomorrow. After breakfast
at the fort and a review of troops
the delegation will proceed to Lang
ley Field, where an aerial demon
stration and possibly bonn bing and
gunnery exhibitions against ground
targets will be given for the visitors
At $50 o'clock the firing by the anti
aircraft gun and anti-aircraft ma
chinegun batteries will take place
at Grand View, the attack to be
against a towed sleeve target. The
target, towed by an airplane, will
represent a loaded bombing plane,
the normal target for guns, and will
be about 10 feet long and 4 feet in
towline approximately 1000 feet long
Free balloons will be turned loose
for 30-caliber and 50-caliber machine
guns, which will fire tracer ammuni-
tion visible at an altitude Of 1900 feet
by night and 5000 feet by day.
AS the boat pulls out into the bay
at 6:45 o'clock, a Searchlight demon
stration to determine the ability of
the beam to hold an airplane in flight
will be given. The searchlight also
will attempt to illuminate smoke
puffs caused by bursting shrapnel.
This exhibition can be viewed from
the vessel as 1t proceeds homeward.
but accommodations will be extended
those who desire to remain overnight
Conditions Are Fixed On.
The anti-aircraft attack against the
towed sleeve will be made with the
speed and altitude of the target un-
known to the battery, the War De-
partment announced today. The tar
get will be towed over a restricted
course due to the safety precautions
necessary both to protect the person
mel towing the target and to prevent
fragments of she'll falling so as to
endanger any one upon the ground
The projectile used will be shrapnel
rather than high explosive shell which
is the prescribed service ammunition
for firing of this nature, because
shrapnel is available and can be used
with greater convenience. Bursts oc-
curing within SO yards of the target
as viewed fro mthe firing battery
and 35 yards short or Is yards over
as viewed from the plane are con-
sidered to be within the danger zone
of the target.
The battery conducting the firing
Evening star., 1925-03-05
]. B. CLEARY DIES.
District Native Expires on His 68th
Birth Anniversary.

James B. Cleary, an employe of the
Washington Gas Light Co. for Is
years and a lifelong resident of this
city, died at Georgetown University
Hospital yesterday, his sixty eighth
birthday. He had been ill about five
weeks.
Mr.. Cleary was member of Keane
Council of the knights of Columbus
and Division No. l, Ancient Order of
Hibernians.
Funeral services will be conducted
al the Shrine of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery
Mr. Cleary was the husband Of the
late Mrs. Johanna Cleary. He is sur
vived by two daughters, Miss Mary
Cleary and Miss Nellie Cleary; a sis
ter, Miss Johanna Cleary, and a
brother, Michael Cleary.
Evening star., 1925-03-05
Heroic Ancestry
SnUes Sick Horse
Doomed to Death
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANHATTAN, Kans., March S.
Riley County CKans.) is boast
ing of a horse that is eligible to
membership In the Sons of the
american Revolution.
The animals proud lineage re-
Gently saved its life in the veteri-
nary hospital of the Kansas State
Agricultural College here. The
horse was brought to the hospital
with an incurable foot disease, and
veterinarians recommended killing
it. The farmer, however, objected
strenuously to parting with his
steed. He said that his own
grandfather, a major in the War
of the Revolution, had ridden an
ancestor of the horse. and that
his line had remained in his fam
lily ever since.
The horse has gone into hon
orable retirement in the hospital
here.
Evening star., 1925-03-05
college Romances Last.

Miss Agnes Husband, dean of women
at the University Of Kansas, has
come forward with the statement that
college romances which result in
marriage seldom end in divorce. Miss
Husband does not agree with the pop
ular misconception that the principal
function Of a dean of women in a
college is to smash up college love
affairs, but on the other hand main
tains her function Is partly to en-
courage marriage between college
men and women.
Evening star., 1925-03-05

Final plans for the public school
exhibit will be discussed at a meet
ing today of the committee appoint
ed by Supt Frank w. Ballou to ar
range the exhibit and Director Stern.
According to present indications, the
schools will be forced to condense the
proposed elaborate exhibition on ac-
count of the lack of space.
Evening star., 1925-03-05

will consist of four 3-inch anti-air-
craft guns, mounted on trailer
mounts. These guns have a vertical
effective range of $4,000 feet and a
range of about 10000 yards.
They are to be replaced by newer
model gun having a vertical range of
$4,000 feet and horizontal range of
about 12,700 yards. The guns now in
use may be fired at from IL to 20
rounds per minute.
Evening star., 1925-03-05
VANDERBILT is BETTER.
Medical Aides Are in Close At.
tendance However,

SCARBOROUGH, N. Y, March S.
Frank A. Vanderlip, who has been ill
for several months, first of influenza,
then of typhoid fever, and lastly OF
pneumonia, is now getting on very
well" Mrs. Vanderlip said today
Several nurses are still in constant
attendance. however. and a physician
spends each night in the vanderlip
home.
Evening star., 1925-03-05
HOOVER lNSTALLS AIDES
Two Take Posts in Commerce De-
partment Today,

Two new personal assistants were
installed today by Secretary Hoover
at the Commerce Department.
They are James II. MacLafferty,
former Representative from Cali
forna, and Harold N. Graves. for
merlv on the staff of the Govern
ment's Bureau Of Efficiency.
Evening star., 1925-03-05
One Line of Duty.

From Life.
90 course, wot they're sayin' about
her mayn't be true, Mrs. Higgins, but
as I allus says If this be hearsay. make
tn most of it -
Evening star., 1925-03-05
100000 War Widows Rewed.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
BERLIN. February O. More than
100000 German war widows have re-
married, according to official statis-
tics of pension officials, and 5000
war widows are still open to matri-
moniai proposals.
A total of 597,380 widows and chill
dren get support from the state by
virtue of military service rendered by
their deceased husbands and fathers.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-13

John j. Sturgis Jane Mclean Matte Mclean, j. c.
Piatt Daisy Patt, Robert H. Jones, Mary JONES' Isa
bell Annuay Rose Mclean John Hubregtse, James M.
.McClintock, Gertrude McCntock, S. G. Priest, Mary
NJ Sturgis Sadie E. Gorsuch, Gretta Gordon, Susan
Mclean, Martha +. Steele.
1905, IS New Members 1906 New Members
1907, 10 New Members.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-13
HOW OLD IS YOUR
DOCTOR BILL?

Look through your unpaid bills,
Is the oldest bill there the doctors
Don't penalize your doctor just
because he has tried to be easy
with you.
lie came willingly-without a
crouch, without a fret. He tried
humanely to help you or your dear
ones.
And now that the trouble is past
the crisis over-are you as faith,
full to himY
Stop now and think.
How old is your Doctor Bill?
The Doctor
Note: Those whose names begil
with letters from A to F, come or
Monday; those from G to S on
Tuesday, and those from T to Z
on Wednesday. This will avoid a
long waiting line at the office.
9 VARIETIES OF ICE CREAM
At Middlings. Try it. 5-29-tf
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-13

the date of their Bazaar from Dec.
S to the 4th.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
Weber Wednesday November IL.
A good crowd was present.
The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. Jensen November q, at l 80
Are you an advertiseri
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-13
vAsHoN ISLAND NEws.REooRD
Anniversary Services

Continued from first page)
Ministers who have served the Church
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11
PITTSFIELD

The New Era Auxiliary of the
Baptist Church will meet THURSDAY
afternoon, Nov. 18th at the church
parlors and the hostesses will be
Mrs. Edythe Coolidge and Mrs. Flor
ence Healey. 1t will be the Thanks
giving meeting and every member
is asked to be present.
Eden Taylor went by train Sun
day to Amesbury, Mass, where he
has accepted a position as overseer
in the blocking room in hat fac
tory.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Roland Brown Of
Philadelphia, Pa, who have been
guests at the home of Mr.. Browns
parents the past few days, returned
home by train Sunday.
A meeting of the w. G. T. U. viii
be held Thursday afternoon and the
subject will be 1.-THE Task We Face
To-day" The hostesses will be Mrs.
Ellen Cowan, Mrs. Lila Hall and
Mrs. Sadie Noble.
A whist party was held under the
auspices of Somerset Lodge, X. Of
p. in their hall Tuesday evening
A good time was enjoyed by all
present.
Elmore Huff of Clinton, Mass,
who called here by the death of his
father, Alfred Huff returned home
Monday.
Mrs. r NJ. Fairbanks who passed
Sunday in town at her home in
Park street returned to Unity, Mon
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11
nj. C. /. Notes

At short meeting of the Girls
Hockey team Friday afternoon, Theo
Davis. of New Appleton was chosen
captain. Games are being arranged for
some date this week with the Oak
Grove team.
Faye Marble OF Shirley returned to
the campus Saturday after week
absence at his home.
Dominique Placement passed the
weekend at his home in Brunswick.
An infirmary room has just been
completed at the girls dormitory. be-
ing furnished by the generosity of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank l.. Besse Of Clinton.
The room is on the right front corner
of the second floor and is completely
equipped in every detail. No expense
was spared in making this room what
it should be and in case of a tonta-
gious case the room could be wholly
isolated from the rest of the dormf-
tory.
No school session will be held on
Wednesday, Nov II. In the forenoon
M. C. I. will Ylay the University of
Maine Freshman team and in the aft
ernoon many from the faculty and
student body plan to attend the Colby
Bates game at Waterville.
The Freshman Preliminary Prize
speaking will be held Thursday after
noon in Societv-hall at . O'Clock Tire
10 best speakers Will be chosen at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11
NEWPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bruce and daugh.
ter of South Paris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Reid and son of Fairfield were
weekend guests Of w. D. Bruce and
other relatives In town.
Friends of Mrs. j. NJ. Holbrook re-
greet to learn that she suffered an i'll
turn Saturday night although she is
some better at this writing.
Miss Donna Bennett was in Pitts
field Sunday playing q violin SOLO at
the morning. service Of the Baptist
church. (.
Miss Edrie Bradbury, commercial
teacher IN the Skow hsgan High school,
passed the wesk-end with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Bradbury on Park
avenue. -
Harold Folsom. student at U. of
NJ, Orono, passed the weekend here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11

last Saturday. Mr.. Chadwick pur-
chased four head Of Jersey cattle OF
Mr.. Nary.
Forest Boynton has moved into the
so-called Charlie Glidden house for
the winter; he is working for Mr.
Hilton.
Forest Partridge and family have
gone to Portland for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. McManus were
Sunday visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
Nary's.
Ralph Moody, clerk for Mr..
Douglas, Is taking a vacation Of two
weeks.
Norman Irving, who was injured in
the auto accident in Augusta, Is
staying with his grandmother,
Laura Moody. for a few days.
Gussie Goodwin, who has been
visiting few weeks at Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Places. has taken up her
duties at the hospital. Saturday. .
Miss Rosine Stouky is working for
Mrs. Herbert Johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11
ASK YOUR NEIGHBoR

So many thousands of women nave
been restored to health by Lydla r.
Pinkhau1's Vegetable Compound ina.
there is hardly neighborhood In any
city, town or hamlet IN TINS county
wherein some woman mas nol LILLY nt
health In this good old -Iashipne9 rpo !.
and herb remedy. II you are suile In lnst
from some womanly ill.,. why don
Wi, trv II? For a great many years
lydia e. Pinkham.s Vegetable Com
noInd has been restoring sick wont
en- of America TO health aud strength.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11

In connection with the presenta-
ton of the book playlet. "a Fantasy
in a Garden" by the pupils of the
Smith school eighth grade as one OF
the features of the entertainment in
Cony High school. assembly hall.
Tuesday evening, it was revealed that
the splendidly conceived play, which
was so successfully staged by the
young students, was written by Miss
Angela Lou Mclean, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest l.. Mclean.
The writing of the playlet was
part of the work in English compost
ton and grammar in the Smith eighth
grade during last year, in line with
the project method of teaching. Miss
Lou Buker supervisor of primar,
grades in the city schools in explain
ing something of the objects Of pro-
ject work, said that 1t was the effort
to make possible present day appli-
cation of the departments of English
and composition studied.
Book plays was the project under.
taken In the eighth grade at the Will
liam r. Smith grammar school, I'M
der the supervision of the principal
Miss Edgecomb, and the instructors
Mrs. Benner and Mrs. Tillson. Plays
were written by individuals, groups
and by the class, and when the re-
suits were submitted for judglnc
there were no names on the original
compositions. and 1t has but recently
been determined that the play select
ed because of its adaptability to
staging, and general merit was writ
ten by Miss Mclean.
The young playwright was then
L nf nv
member of the freshman class al
Cony High school, and of course was
an interested spectator at the pres
entation last evening by the pupils OF
the present Smith eighth grade. Miss
Mclean has many times demonstrat-
ed particular ability in her English
composition. and has been also sue
cessful in the writing of essays and
verse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11

Picking, Nov. 1o-(AP)-Cayalry
attached to the forces Of Chang Tso-
Lin. Manchurian war lord, has pen
etrated the metropolitan area. which
IS regarded as under the Jurisdiction
of Feng Yu-Hsian. the christian
general" (Chang's men occupied
several towns near bungalow. twen-
ty miles from Peking,. Feng's fore
es thus far have Withdraw without
returninE the Mukdenue fire. and
are preparing to evacuate Tung-
rnoW. Tuar Chi-Jui. chief executive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11

at the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Folsom.
DR.. j. C. McCrillis of Lewiston is a
guest in the home Of his sister, Mrs.
w. r. Bennett.
Newport people were we'll represent
ed at the fair and supper given at the
Baptist church, Pittsfeld, Friday eve
ming and felt well repaid for going.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Barrows were in
Orono Saturday attending the Maine
Bowdoin football game.
Bill Sawyer had the good fortune
to shoot bear while on hunting
trip last week.
Mrs. Augusta Dow was in Pittsneld
Saturday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McCully.
Victory Temple, Pythian Sisters,
will have their annual inspection next
Thursday evening and all members are
requested to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11

that time and after further training
will compete before the end of the
term for prizes. First and second
price are given to the boys and girls
separately.
At the meeting Of the Girls Ath-
letic Association. Tuesday evening,
plans were discussed for a dance to
be given some time next weekend.
Helen Mitchell of Shirley was a
caller at the girls dormitory Mon
day noon, while going through town
on an auto trip to New Jersey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11
Card OF Thanks

We wish to express our heartlell
thanks to our friends for their many
acts of kindness during our recenI
Bereavement, also for the beautlIul
floral offerings.
NEWTON LEE,
JOSEPH LEE AND FAMILY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-11

home for the winter, with Mr.. Nary's
brother, Charles Nary.
lIr. and Mrs. Arthur McCarty are
the proud parents of baby girl
born last week. Mother and baby
are doing fine. &.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Chadwick were
dinner guests at Mr.. and Mrs. Nary's