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Evening star., 1926-12-13
HEAD OF HARVARD u.
20 YEARS OLD TODAY
President Lowell Celebrating Ami
versary, Receiving Numerous
Tributes-Took Post in 1909.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, December 13.
President A. Lawrence Lowell of
Harvard University today celebrated
his SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary.
DR. Lowell succeeded Charles w.
Eliot as president in 1909 and has
been connected with Harvard for
nearly 80 years.
He was graduated in 1877 from the
college and In 1880 from the Law
School. Returning after II years of
the practice Of law. he became. sue
cessively, an instructor and profes-
sor in government.
The Crimson, undergraduate daily,
gave over most of its Issue to tributes
TO President Lowell.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WOMAN ROBBED OF S465.
Unidentified Colored Man Grabs
Money From Mrs. Mudrick.

Mrs. Robert Mudrick was robbed
Of $465 by an unidentified colored man
while tending her husbands grocery
store, at 655 Morton place northeast,
early today.
Shortly after Mr.. Mudrick left at
5 am. to go to market the young
man entered the store and asked for
a package Of cigarettes. He told Mrs
Mudrick she would hav~ to change
$40 bill, but failed ~ display such
bill.
She withdrew roll of bills and
was proceeding to make change when
the customer suddenly grabbed them
and ran.
Mrs. Mudrick told the police that
the thief was about % years old and
wore overalls and a jumper. Besides
the bills there were checks valued at
SIS in the roll.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
JAPANESE BIDDING
FOR FUGA ISLAND
Company Negotiating for
Purchase of Philippines
Unit, Offering $3.50, 900.
Rg the Associated Press

MANILA. r. L.. December l3.-
Negotiations are progressing for the
purchase OF Fuga Island, part Of tn"
Philippines group. by a large japanese
company. says the Manila Times.
Fuga Island is about 40 miles north
of I.uzon and some 200 miles from
Tormosa. Vincent Masigan. owner -
Fuga Island, is now in Manila. wher"
il is said sale OF the property soou
will be completed. The island iS
nearly 10 900 acres in area and was
handed down to Masigan from his
ancestors who obtained grant from
the Spanish government eco years
ago.
The price mentioned is $250,000. II
is said the Philippine government
may attempt to prevent sale OF tn"
island to foreign interests.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
MERRICK DEBATE DUE.
Georgetown College Teams to Con.
test for Honors Tonight.

The annual Merrick debate, princi-
pal scholastic event at Georgetown
College during the year, will be held at
SIS o'clock in CASTOR Hall.
Two teams representing the Philo-
demic Society will debate the ques-
ton. Resolved, That the United
States should grant independence to
the Philippines" Each of the four
debaters was chosen by competition
from the seniors among the Philo-
demic Society. The Merrick medal is
the highest scholastic award at the
college.
Upholding the affirmative side in to.
nights debate are Joseph A. Kozak and
William l.. Corbett. The negative
will be defended by Francis I. Brady
and Daniel w. ODonoghue, the latter
81 Washington boy. Christopher
Clarke, vice president of the Philo.
demic Society. will be chairman.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CONK[|N SENSES
EVOLUTION HALT
Any Change in Man Is Seen as
Retrogressive at Pres
ent Time.
Nv the Associated Press

PRINCETON, y. J.. December "a
The progressive evolution Of man has
leased and whatever change is taking
place at the present time is retrogres-
sive. Edwin Grant Conklin, head Of
The Princeton department of biology
declared today.
Prof. Conklin. the authO, OF m2n5'
works on evolution, said it was the
opinion Of many careful students oi
he subject that no modern race is
The intellectual equal Of the ancient
Greek.
Evolution. either temporarily or
permanently, has halted" he said.
o Points to Changes.
Since the beginning of recorded his
tory there have been few and wholly
minor evolutionary changes in the
body of man, but what changes nave
taken place have been retrogressiVe.
Chief among these are the decreasing
size Of the little toe ana perhaps
corresponding increase in the size OF
the great toe. decreasing size of the
teeth and probably a general lowering
OF the perfection of sense organs.
These changes are mainly degenera-
tive ones, due to the less rigid elimina-
ton of physical imperfections under
conditions of civilization than in .
state of barbarism or savager!.
Mental Progress Slow.
There has been no notable progress
in the intellectual capacity Of man in
the past two or three thousand years.
and even in the most distant future
there may never appear greater
geniuses than Socrates, Plato. Arls-
InI -
win"
DIR. Conkiin expressed the belief that
by selective mating some important
characteristics might be isolated as
they appeared and thus be preserved.
But he stressed his conviction that
eugenics would not lead TO progress
sive evolution with the formation of
new characters and the emergence of
a new type of man.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
FUGITIVE is ARRESTED.
Denver Stock Salesman, Long
Sought, Captured in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. December 13 F).---
NJ. J. Dobson. Denver stock salesman,
sought since last May on a Federal
indictment at Pittsburgh. Pa, charg
ing use Of the mails for the fraudu
lent sale OF stock in the Consumers
Service Co, was arrested here yes
terday.
Dobson was picked up by postal in
spectors while he was calling ut the
general delivery window at the post
office for his mail. He was arraigned
and held on $500 bond. which he
was unable TO furnish
Dobson said he would resist removal
10 Pittsburgh. a removal order will
be asked in Federal Court Monday.
'OObson was indicted with five others.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CLAIMS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Thomas L. Hume, Stockbroker,
Brings Charge Against N. Y. Firm.

Thomas L. Hume, stockbroker. to-
day filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages from
J. Clarke Dean and others comprising
the firm Of Dean, Onativia & Co.,
New York brokers.
Hume says the brokerage Arm had
in It's possession 100 shares of
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co, 100
shares of Sears Roebuck & Co. and
100 shares Of the Baldwin Locomotive
90. belonging to him and October 19
last converted to their own use" the
shares which they knew belonged to
him. Attorneys Douglas, Obear &
Douglas and J. V. Morgan appear for
the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
DANVILLE, Va, December ia
local committee of investigation has
established the authorship Of nine
anonymous letters signed The
Devil" which were sent through the
mails to the nine Danville ministers
who recently voted against extend
ing an invitation to Evangelist NJ. F.
Ham to come to Danville.
The development is likely to add to
discomfort between laymen and the
organized ministry in Danville, and
is upsetting the movement started
by older churchmen who are trying
to relegate to the background an is
sue in which they see danger to the
church generally.
The anonymous letters, typewrit-
ten. express to the ministers the
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WIDELY KNOWN POET DIES
Uean Richepin, Novelist and Play
wright. Succumbs in Paris.

PARIS, December 13 R.-Jean
Richepin. widely known poet, play
wright. novelist and journalist, died
at hts home here yesterday. He was
born in Medea, Algeria, February i,
1649.
Much of his work was known in
the United States and included g.
musical comedy, Nine. Napoleon, :"
played in New York in 1903.
He was a commander in the Legion
Of Honor and chancellor of the French
Academy since 1923.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
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Evening star., 1926-12-13
Named Trade Commissioner

r. G.. Pauly of Baltimore has been
appointed trade commissioner for tn"
United States at Melbourne, Austria
LA. Mr.. Pauley Is now assistant man
ager Of the New York district otfc"
of the Commerce Department.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
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Evening star., 1926-12-13
ACCUSES TREASURY.
Vrooman Senses Move to Dominate
Farm Loan Board.

BY the Associated Press
Further domination of the Federal
farm loan system by the Treasury De-
partment" cannot be tolerated by
farmers, Carl s. Vrooman, president
of the National Association of Federal
Farm Loan Borrowers, said in a
statement today.
The plans of Secretary Mellon
and his assistants to discard the Farm
Loan Board and make the system
mere bureau of the Treasury would
still further depart from the intent
of the act" he added.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
LACK OF FUNDS HAMPERS
u. S. TRADE COMMISSION
Federal Body Reports Field Work
Is Restricted, Some Work Being
Necessarily Suspended

Shortage Of funds is seriously ham
pering the Federal Trade Commits
sion in its work of investigation, the
commission declared today.
Field work in the inquiry into open
price associations has been restricted
by fund shortage. while the inquiry
into the organization and practices
o. trade associations in the lumber
industry has been suspended. due to
la ck of money.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
B|G-GAME HUNTERS
FINISH WILD TRIP
Americans Arrive in Cape
town After Desperate
Adventures.
Sy the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 13.-Dr. III. L.
Magoon formerly of Chicago, and DR..
Dan w. Mcmillan of Birmingham,
Ala, big game hunters. have reached
Capetown after an expedition into
the African jungle, begun last May,
which was replett, with most trying
times. DIR. Magcon has been prac'
tising dentistry in Salisbury, Rho
desia, for some time.
The huntsmen reached CapetoWn
Saturday night, says a dispatch to the
Daily Express. DIR. Magoon was suf'
fering from an injury 10 his eye due
to the explosion of his gun, and
dislocated shoulder, sustained when
he fell from his spirited horse. Dr.
Mcmillan is nursing an infected arm
growing out OF decorations made by
thorn. DR.. Magoon's negro house
keeper, who was brought back by the
party, has jungle fever.
Nearly Die of Thirst.
Dr.. Mcmillan, who financed the ex-
pedition, joined the hunters when two
cars in charge of DR. Magoon reached
Grootfontein, British Bechuanaland
in mid-June. II was his intention to
shoot black named lions and giant
rhinoceri. The expedition went
through territory previously unknown
to whites and suffered terribly from
thirst. When almost dead from lack
Of water they saved some natives from
enemy busfmen and We're rewarded
by the natives revealing to them hid
den water holes
AT Angora. Portuguese West Africa,
d white official of the Portuguese out
post suspected them of being British
spies and kept them under native
guard The original guide OF the
party, a professional hunter named
Pienaar, supported the Portuguese.
He Is said to have bribed six natives
to say that DR.. Mcmillan tried to MUIR
der him. The expedition escaped one
night, leaving Pienaar and his wife
behind. Eventually the party reached
the coast after a series of desperate
adventures.
Plans Another Trip.
'It was the worst African country
l ever Travelled in," said DIR. McAiil-
Ian after his arrival in Capetown.
But 1t Is not going to be my last ex-
pedition," he added.
The Americans learned upon arrival
at the port of Lobito, in Portuguese
Africa, that relatives long had been
anxious for their safety and that re-
lief expeditions were being contem-
plated.
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not been chosen before the time fixed
for the beginning of his term, what
officer shall then act as President, and
such officer shall act accordingly until
the house of representatives chooses
President, or until the senate chooses
a vice president.
The many attempts to change the
time of the sessions of congress have
usually included a provision for a
change in the date of Inauguration day.
Two grounds have been advanced for
the proposed changes in the date OF
Inauguration day: One is that inaug-
uration day should come at a season
more likely to give pleasant weather.
The other is that the Presidents term
should fit logically into the plans for
changing the beginning and ending
dates OF congress.
Is a constitutional amendment neces-
sary to change the date of Inaugural
ton day? The Constitution itself fixes
no exact date for the Inauguration
The constitutional sharks appear to be
at variance on this point Some hold
Others hold to the contrary. The ar
gument in favor of the necessity of
constitutional amendment is briefly
this:
The Constitution fixes the term of
the President at four years. A change
in the inaugural date would result in
an extension or curtailment of that
period. That extension or curtailment
can constitutionaIly be effected only
through an amendment to the Consti-
tuition. The yeas appear to have it.
Anyway, since 1876 more than fifty
attempts have been made to change
the inaugural date. In 1876 the date
fixed by a proposed resolution was
May i. Ten years later an attempt
was made to fix it on the anniversary
of George Washington's first Inaugural
ton at New York-April 80.
The weather likely to obtain on in
auguration day is a factor that has
been much discussed. Custom has
made this inauguration of the Presi-
dent an out-of-doors pageant which
lllC WCtlAAlCt N1A AAA ENtJ AhtAnC VA mo- .
When President Coolidge was inaugu-
rated March 4. 1925, the weather was
ideal and the vast crowd of spectators
packed the entire space inclosed by
/ the east face of the capitol, the con-
gressional library and the senate and
house Office buildings. And with the
powerful amplifiers used every word
of the Presidents inaugural address
was distinctly heard by every person.
William H. Taft's Inauguration day,
March 4, 1909, was complete con-
trast. It was so stormy that the cere-
monies had to be held indoors.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts In
1898 sponsored a resolution fixing the
last Wednesday in April as Inaugural
ton day. But weather bureau reports
showed that from 1873 to 1897 the
weather was little, If any better, on
the later date.
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There have been number Of won
en- who were ambitious to be recog-
nized In the istic ring. AS early as
1922 daily paper in London printed
the following challenge: IL Elizabeth
Wilkinson Of Clerkenwell, having had
some words with Hannah Hyheld. and
requiring satisfaction. do invite her
20 meet me upon the stage and to
box me for three guineas. each wom-
an holding half crown in each hand,
and the first woman that drops the
money to lose the battle" The an
swer to this was: II. Hannah HytieId.
of Newgate Market. hearing Of the
resoluteness OF Elizabeth Wilkinson,
will not fail. God willing. to give her
more blows than words desiring
home blows. and from her no favor
she may expect a good humping"
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members of the preceding congress
determine the choice-they see the
possibility Of two congresses com
peting for regularity.
The Constitution Cart. 1, Sec. A pro
vided that congress should assemble
March 4, 1889, and thereafter Sin ev-
cry year on the first Monday
in December, unless they shall by
law appoint different day. Up to
and including May 20, 1920, eighteen
acts were passed providing for the
meeting of congress on other days of
the year Since that year congress
has met regularly on the first Mon
day in December.
Several joint resolutions providing
Tor this Twentieth Amendment have
been introduced in this congress. Rep
resentative Benjamin L. Fairchild, for
example, introduced this joint resolu-
ton on the opening day:
Joint resolution Oh. J. Res 1s) pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States fixing the
commencement of the terms of Presi-
dent and vice president and represen-
tatives in congress and the terms of
representatives and fixing the time OF
the assembling of congress-; to the
committee on election of President
vice president, and representatives in
congress
What these proposed constitutional
amendments purpose to do is indicat-
ed by the constitutional amendment
before the Sixty-eighth congress.
March IA, 1924, the senate voted on
this amendment. Note the vote: Yeas,
So; nays, Z. The amendment did not
come to vote in the house. This
apparently was not due to any partic-
ular opposition to 1t. 1t simply got
lost in the shuttle of short session.
1t is difficult to see why, in view of the
practical unanimity of the senate vote.
it should not have passed the house,
had it come to a vote. The amend
ment. as passed by the senate:
Section 1. The terms of the Presi-
dent and vice president in office at
the time this amendment takes eff
feet shall end at noon on the third
Monday in January and the terms OF
senators and representatives then in
office at noon on the first Monday in
January of the year in which such
terms would nave ended If this article
had not been ratified, and the terms
Of their successors shall then begin.
Section 2. The congress shall as
senlble at least once in every year
and such meeting shall be on the first
Monday in January unless they shall
by law appoint different day.
Section 8. If the house of represen-
tatives has not chosen a President
whenever the right of choice devolves
upon them, before the time fixed for
the beginning Of his term, then the
vice president chosen for the same
term shall act as President until the
house OF representatives chooses a
President, but If the house of repre-
sentatives has not chosen a President
before noon on the fourth day OF
March next following, then the vice
president shall become President dur
ing the remainder of the term; and
the congress shall by law provide that
in the event the vice president has
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tation store counter and was gravely
weighing sand and putting 1t into
packages.
Are young dogs so very different in
their play from young humans?" Neg
ley asked the colonel. Bruce and the
spaniel are enacting a grown-up wolf
dght-the way grown wolves struggle
is singing make-beieve baby to
sleep. Those romping boys are imitat-
ing murder-fght, though they think
they're just fooling. That other kid is
pretending he's making living by
keeping store WHAT'S the difference?
Nine-tenths of child-play is an imita-
ton of grown-up work or battles All
young dog play is an imitation Of the
things their parents do or their an
cestors did.
by and by, one of the queer things
about collie Is the way he can soine-
times get back home. over hundreds
of miles of unknown country that he
has never set eyes on before I've
taken the bother to prove the truth
of couple Of cases of the kind. Here
they are:
"A few years ago man in North
Carolina put his collie in a crate and
shipped him by express to southern
Georgia. AS soon as the owner took
him out Of the crate the collie disap-
peared. A fortnight later he showed
up at his old home He had Travelled
a little more than 400 miles over
strange country and he had swum two
wide rivers though the average collie
hates to swim. How did he find his
way2
IA much queerer case was in all
the papers two years ago. A collie
belonged to Fort Scott (Kans.) wom-
an. She let her brother take him to
Albuquerque, N. M. A fortnight
after he got there the dog van
ished. Eight months later he limped
into the Office of his mistress at Fort
Scott He was lame and almost
skeleton and his coat was SCARED
from fights. But he was (and Isl still
alive.
HE had made the S56-mile Journey
to Albuquerque in closed express
train. Yet he had been able to get
home. From the length of time the
journey took, he must have been
caught and tied up by people along
the route; and must have taken weeks
to get free. From the cuts and
wounds on him, he had fought his
way against many fierce wolf In the
desert. But the yearning to be with
his owner had kept him going. His
mistress said TO me once:
1.-The only clue to his adventures
that we have is that he gets to his
feet and snarIs in fury whenever he
hears the bowling Of the wolves in the
Fort Scott ZOO
"By the way. do yon notice how
Bruce lowers his head when he growls
and throws it upward when he banks?
A growl is battle-sign. So the head
is held low. to guard the throat A
bark is just hail. 1t has nothing
to do with warfare. so the head isn't
lowered. Ever notice that, coIoneI2"
tCopyright by the McNaught Syndicate. Inc,
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The ''Wee Bit

have elsewhere quoted the pro-
found remark Of the Russian artist
Bryulov on art, but cannot here re-
frain from repeating it. Once when
correcting pupils study, Bryulov
just touched It in few places and
the poor study Immediately became
animated, why. you only touched it
wee bit and II is quite another
thing said one Of the pupils. art
begins where the wee bit begins, re-