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but when their number grows. the
environment becomes artificial and
useful arts and inventions are born.
Without the acquisitions of arts pop
ulation could not have increased.
1t is thought that the human race
stood still at one time, in the age
represented by some of the crudest
tools that have been found. But man
with his simple art persisted through
geological changes and both pro-
crossed, slowly at first and then at a
rapid rate, to the present day. Man
is becoming man through his arts"
DR.. Hough said.
He pointed out that the meat-eating
tribes have a slow rate of increase,
but that agricultural races have in
creased fast. The first art that per-
mitted man TO increase his numbers
was primitive root culture. Tribes
of the lowest culture today, such as
the Negritos, Veddahs and Austria
lfans, increase but slowly and have
very few arts.
Stone Age Changes.
In the latter part of the Stone Age
a profound change occurred, believes
Dr. Hough, for the primitive arts and
industries We're elaborated In fact,
the Neolithic. or New Stone Age, was
the dawn of the Industrial Age. Pop
ulation increased far beyond the
sparse peoplinE of older times, which
suggests thai means of sustenance
had been organized and agriculture
developed as well as transportation
and commerce.
copyright. 1920
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over the world. In The file with pro-
grams at Madison Square Garden are
bills from Brighton and Covent Gar
dens and Drury Lane, in London, that
date back as far as 1894. There is a
first edition of Phineas FIetcher's
"Sicelides, a Piscatory," drama in
,, verse printed in 1881.
Those early editions. early copies of
| theatrical Journals and the bills are
| worth more, in cold cash. with each
passing year, yet Tom Connolly, pick
ing over musty bargain shelves in
out of -the-way book stores here and
abroad, bought them with the pocket
change of a plasterer.
Included in the collection are many
specimens from limited editions OF old
books; the original signature book of
London's famous Lambs Club; two
| copies OF the "Breeches Bible" Il copy
of the She Bible and one of the
"Murderers Bible of 1875; an old
Russian Bible and one in Italian, the
records Of the Athenian Society in
London, in 1890; dozens of perfect
copies of the suppressed political and
social satires of Great Britain, and a
rare copy of Charles Dickens Sun
day Under Three Heads"
His stamp collection includes. with
| rare foreign stamps, the postage of
| the colonial villages before there was
| q national mail service and the pony
express stamps OF later days. many on
| letters addressed to Abraham Lincoln
and with rotations in his hand.
Eventually the treasures will prob
ably go to historical societies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29
TWO PORTUGUESE
ARTISTS ARE GREAT
WiIheImina Suggia, VioIon.
Ce||ist, and Regina Pac-
chi. Singer, Stars.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LISBON. January 29.-Wilhelmina
SugSia. the world renowned violon-
cellist, and Regina Paccini. star of the
operate armament, share the stage of
famous Portuguese women.
Because of environment and rather
restricted educational facilities, wo-
men of Portugal have rarely sought
TO employ their talents in scientific or
political work. But many succeed ar
tistically, with Suggia and Paccini the
most shining examples.
With complete mastery of technique
and possessed of great depth and eN-
preston. Wilhemina Suggia ia de-
scribed as approaching the perfect
cellist Many musical critics credit
her with having an even greater en-
presto Il that of the Spanish vir-
tuoSu. i'shlo CasalS, whom Suegia
married soon after her debut in 1906.
In 1872. however, she was separated
from her husband and again took up
her brilliant career.
Attracted Royalty.
-:uggia'S genius became evident in
childhood She began at the age of
: to take lessons from her father.
also a musician, and continued them
until she was Is. Her remarkable
talent attracted the attention OF roy
ltv and in 1904. Queen Marie Amelie
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STONE, WOOD, BONE
MOD|F|ERS OF MAN |
Dr.. Hough Says Tools Re-
curing Force to Use Were
First Employed.

That the tools of stone, wood and
bone which 1t. requires force to use
were the first and most profound mod
ifiers of man in many ways is the
opinion of DR.. Walter Hough of the
United States National Museum here.
THE crude tools required attitudes,
postures and repetitions not demand
ed from any animal in nature" DR.
Hough said. They prepared mans
hands and body for the use of other
and more complicated tools and nipple
ments needing more skill. 1t is pos
sible that the human spinal curves
are due to work with tools. Mans
spine has a double conca We convex
curve. while the apes is simply curved
once"
Progress OF Invention Cited.
The progress of invention, Dr.
Hough said. is linked with the growth
Of population. When people are few,
conditions tend to remain natural
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granted her u subsidy to go to LeipsiG
to complete her musical education.
She became a pupil of kiengel and
made her triumphal debut by playing
a concerto under the direction OF the
great maestro Nikisch. Upon her
marriage TO Casals she retired from
public life for number OF years. After
her return to the concert stage
the Portuguese government In 1928
bestowed the grand cross of st:
Thiago upon the country's celebrated
daughter.
Regina Paccini, the noted Portu'
guese soprano, became famous over
night. She possesses one of the
Worlds finest voices, but the public
has been deprived of it's beauty be-
cause she has passed from the operate
stage to be the wife of Don Marcello
de Alvear, President of Argentina.
The statesman met the singer while
she was touring in America.
PacciniS artistic career began in
Lisbon, where she was born and where
her family, of Italian origin, occupies
a prominent social position, Her first
y appearance was at the Royal st. Car
los Opera House at the age of Is, in
Somnabula."
The st. Carlos was then n trial thea
ter. Its audience was most critical
and singer who received its approval
might safely face all other musical
critics.
Ovation at Debut
Unprecedented scenes of enthusiasts SIN
followed her debut and the Portuguese
royal family, with whom she became
n special favorite, warmly congratu-
lated her. { ontracts We're offered
from all parts of the world and the
Young singer became the Portuguese
prina donna.
Her repertoire included all the
operas sung by Adelina Patti. with
whom she is frequently compared for
purity. fiexibility and range of voice.
Fortune followed favor and success
for the great singer, but by an agree
ment with her husband, who also is
Paccini bequeathed her
wealth to her mother. who lives in
Lisbon.
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TELLS
HISTORY OF STAGE
Workman's Hobby Is Gather.
ing Theatrical Bills and
Signatures.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 29.-For two
years an English plasterer carried
around in his pocket an oddly-in.
scribed little book given him as
curio. One day he showed it to the
librarian Of the British Museum and
learned the volume was a rare short
hand" Bible, engraved in phonetics in
1856.
Today the plasterer, still following
that trade, Is bibliophile known the
world over and possessor Of a great
collection of theatrical and operate
playbills. He knows books and the
stage.
The playbills are part of an init.
mate history Of the legitimate stage
which dates back as far as the early
part of the seventeenth century, but
the collection also is most complete
and valuable in its record Of American
drama and opera.
In his modest Chicago home Thomas
Connolly has the bills which ad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29

This horn has loud clear tone,
and is finished In black enamel.
Comes complete with bracket for
immediate installation on any make
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29
Photographs Teach English.

Photographs are employed in teach
ing English i'll many schools in the
Philippines. In one division, that or
Nueva Ecija, Island of Luzon, they
are used in this way in 90 central
schools and II barrio schools. Educa-
tional authorities in the islands desire
that the English spoken shall be as
similar as possible to the language OF
the United States, and, as it Is i'm
possible to employ the thousands OF
American teachers that would be re
CURED to bring this about, the use OF
Photographs with correct American.
English records is strongly advocated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29
That Considerate Waiter.

From the Adelaide Observer
Waiter. my bill should be 13 shil
lings: you've made It Ia shillings"'
yes. sir; l thought you might be
superstitious. sir"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29

The salvation Army is now estat
lished in 81 countries and colonies and
proclaimS its messages in So Ian.
guageS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29

Torches guided coal men in deliv-
ering fuel during a recent fog in Eng
land
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Here's typical value in this
great sale. This 10 the cup
grease that's used in the besl
garages and by skilled motor
ists everywhere.
Evening star., 1926-04-21
SONS OF AMERICAN
REVOLUTION IN DRIVE
Teams and Chairmen Named in
Campaign for More Members
for District Society.

The District of Columbia Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution
is working out a plan for increasing
the membership of the local society
and has named teams to work toward
that end.
The teams and their chairman are
as follows:
Army teams. Col. Alonzo Gray: edu-
cation team, Arthur d. CALL clergy
mans team, William X. Cooper:
finance team. William S. Corby; real
estate team, Lisle S. Lipscomb; team to
canvass the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and the Children of the
American Revolution. Maj. Harry A.
Davis; Navy team, Admiral George
w. Baird; merchants team, Frederil1
A. Fernald; miscellaneous professions.
Charles A. Burdick, chairman Of team
No. /, and Charles Y. Latimer, chair
man of team No. 2; law team No. l,
Quincy Adams Gates, chairman, and
Jesse Anthony, chairman of team No.
?: physicians and surgeons. DIR. Gains
NJ. Brumbaugh, chairman of team
No. l, and DR.. Andrew Stewart, chair
man of team No. =.
Four teams have been appointed
to get members who occupy Govern
ment positions. They are, team No.
/. Alexander T. Britton chairman;
No. 2. Evelyn 3. Baldwin; No. 3,
Robert II. Dodson, and team No. 4,
Paul Cockerville.
The society will meet in the
Lafayette Hotel tonight at O'Clock.
Capt. Sam w. Small, chaplain-in-
chief of the Naval and Military
Order, Spanish American War, will
be the principal speaker.
Evening star., 1926-04-21

to the States probably would mean
that it would be promptly rejected.
Mr.. Classic replied: "If you had the
power to grant us representation in
the House and provide for our voting
in national elections and would do this
for us, we would build bonfires to-
night, but you haven't the power"
Representative Montague, Demo
crat Virginia, questioned whether the
District advocates would be satisfied
to- have the German proposal offered
as Il constitutional amendment, and
was answered by Mr.. Classic that a
representative in the House would not
aid much in the Senate.
The judiciary committee was amazed
when Mr.. Classic made a statement
that at meeting of the American
Bar Association he found that many
Of these very able men did not realize
that the people of the District have
no part or representation whatever
in the governing body.
The committee asked that table be
Evening star., 1926-04-21
Oldest Postmaster
Coming g to Capital
To See President

J. \. Van Zandt. the Oldest post
master in point of service in the
United States. will come to Wash
ington tomorrow to meet the Post
master General and President
Coolidge in celebration of the six
tieth anniversary of his appoint
ment as postmaster at Blawen-
burgh. n. j. He was appointed by
President Andrew Johnson, and
has served continuously for the
past 90 years.
Accompanied by Representative
Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey,
Mr.. Van Zandt will greet Postmas-
ter General New at 1870 o'clock,
after which he will proceed to the
White House to meet President
Coolidge shortly after noon. Pres
ident Lincoln is said to be the
only other President with whom
Mr.. Van Zandt has shaken hands.
He is about 50 years old.
Evening star., 1926-04-21

miles away. and send in a ballot
which might destroy him.
Mr.. Classic and Chairman Graham
engaged in a friendly discussion
when Mr.. Classic argued that Sen
! ators formerly represented the State
when they We're elected by the Leg
islatures, but that now the philosophy
is that they represent the people who
vote for them in a popular election.
MIR. Graham said that changing the
mode of election of Senators does not
change the character of their repre-
sentation, and expressed the opinion
that 'the quality of the higher body
has not been improved by selection
at primaries
Mr.. Graham made it plain that in
asking questions he was not speak
ing in any way antagonistic to the
proponents for national representa-
ton, but to bring out full information
which would guide in adequate pro
lection against destruction or impair
ment of the National Government.
Wants Congress Control.
Representative German. who through
out the hearings has seemed partic-
ularly interested to bring out any
reasons why local self government is
tlOI uPSiIeui was answered. DyS tIldlf'
man Graham, who said that the
primary object was to establish a
place for Government headquarters
and that the idea of transferring local
selfgovernment would infringe on the
control of Congress and is one pro
posal to which he would be eternally
opposed. What / want he said, ''is
to help secure for these people some
fair measure of representation"
Mr.. Summers pointed out that Con
gress is your local governing body
and If you had one or two represent
atives added to the 435 already in the
House and one or two among the SO
already in the Senate, | do not see
that you would be able TO take the
governmt mt away from us"
Mr. Classic declared that with rep
resentation in Congress the people
would have a better chance of secur-
ing legislation of major importance
to them, pointing out that it is more
important that we should have a
model permanent code than a mum
Der of minor laws applied to the lay
ing out Of streets"
Reports Are Sought.
Evening star., 1926-04-21
PARENTSASK VOICE
IN SCHOOL POLICY
Suggest Those in Authority
Consult With Them Before
Changes Are Made.

4 resolution urging that parents
Of District school children be con
suited by school officials and others
in authority to obtain their conf
dence, approval and support" before
putting into effect any radical
changes in the policies, organization
or curriculum of the schools" was
adopted at q meeting of the District
Of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations yesterday after
noon in the Hamilton Hotel.
The resolution also urged that
courses in the junior high schools be
altered SO as TO conform to the courses
in the regular high schools.
Issue Over Uniforms Cited.
Although the resolution cited no
specific instance of failure by the
school authorities to consult the
views of parents in school matters,
it was recalled that some criticism
recently was aroused when the Board
of Education prescribed uniforms for
The boys in Junior high schools, on
the ground that parents had not been
given an opportunity to express their
views on the matter. The resolution,
however, it was explained, was in
tended to have general application.
Another resolution urged amend
ment of the pending GaSque elective
school board bill SO as to clarity the
eligibility of persons with ones years
residence in the District to vote for
members of the board even though
they may maintain legal voting resi-
dence elsewhere.
4 third resolution urged that the
Sl04, 900 originally appropriated for
an addition to the Parkview School,
which it was found impracticable to
,ISe for that purpose. be reappropriat-
cd for assembly halls for the West
and Petworth Schools. The associa
ton also urged enactment of the
pending bathing beach bill.
Delegates Elected to Convention.
The following were elected dele
gates to the annual convention of the
National Parent t-Teacher Association
to be held in Atlanta. Ga, May 3 to
s. Mrs. Louis Castell of the Cen
trail High School Association; Mrs.
w. G.. Lady of the Peabody Hilton
Association; Mrs. Z. II. Young of the
Gage School Association and Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. president of the
District of Columbia Congress Par
entTeacher Association.
Tentative plans were discussed for
a banquet to be given by the congress
in honor of visiting delegates to the
Middle Atlantic conference here, April
80.
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ing as we'll as the Introductory para
graphs and signatures to the petition
When Chairman Graham asked who
desired to speak in opposition, G. W.
self as an individual and that several
other individuals would like to be
heard and estimated that one hour
would be sufficient for the entire oppo-
sition.
The president of the Dupont Citi-
zens' Association said he desired to be
heard In opposition to the resolution.
Chairman Graham called the next
hearing for a week from today at 10
o'clock
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Continued from Fourth Page)
District of Columbia, and declared
that I'VE do not ask that it be changed
or diminished.
He explained the double obligation
that resulted with the establishment
of the Federal Government, one for
| the sovereign States and the other
to the Federal Union. He said that
the founding fathers feared that al
legiance to the State might interfere
with the Federal administration and
80 formulated plans that there should
be one place in which there would be
hut one sovereignty, one law and all
else excluded But this did not imply
how Congress should be made up, he
argued.
There was no question of perma-
nently excluding the citizens of the
District of Columbia from partlcipa-
ton in Congress, he said, or that
they should he forever disbarred from
the right of suffrage. He pointed out
that the petitioners before the COM
mittee today, after 100 years, have
found the solution which Monroe said
must be found to grant ordinary,
normal political rights without in
fringement on the provision of the
Says Two Bodies Purposes Differ.
Chairman Graham raised the ques-
ton that Senators are intended to
represent the sovereignty of the
State and that this is a different prop
oSition from Representatives. who are
in Congress to present the views of
the citizens.
Mr.. Classic argued that it was
always the intention of the founders
not that this should be a place where
employees of the Government would
come and go, but that 1t should be a
great National Capital and that it
should become a great social unit.
Representative Summers of Texas
interrupted with this suggestion: Re
gardless of what was in the minds of
the founders, all that they could do
was to meet the responsibility of
their time to the best of their judg-
ment. That's the same situation that
meets us today. The fact that the
House represents one part of Con
greSS where legislation has to be ap.
proved, and the same applies in the
Senate, shows that one spokesman
in the House cannot help you in the
Senate.
1T is not a question Of what the
founders did or intended. I am. will
ing to meet my own responsibilities
as they present themselves today We
have here a limited territory, the
workshop Of the Federal Government.
People from all over the Nation are
flocRing in here"
Representative Summers questioned
whether the Federal territory should
be limited for Government activities
and general residence restricted. Mr..
Classic replied that since the people
of all the country and all the world
have been encouraged to come here,
and we'll rounded citizenship has re
suited. it would be impossible and
preposterous to change this situation
at this late date
Evening star., 1926-04-21
DR.. w. A. SINCLAIR DEAD.

delphia, until recently a trustee. of
Howard University, where he was
graduated nearly so years ago. died
in Philadelphia last night. The news
of his death was first received by
members of the Alumni Association
of Howard University at a meeting
at 800 Florida avenue. when DR.. Sin
clair, who was supposed to attend
the meeting failed TO appear.
AT the time of. his death. DR.. SSfr
clair was a field worker for the Red
Cross movement and financial score
tary of the Douglas Hospital in PhiIst
delphia.
He was a native of Georgetowu.
& O.
Evening star., 1926-04-21
MRS. MARY CONRADT DIES.
Succumbs Here After Illness of
About Four Months.

Mrs. Mary Conradt, Ga years old, a
resident of Washington for the past
l3 years, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. George F. Cook, 1855
Calvert street, yesterday, after an i'll
ness of about four months. She was
the widow of J. H. Conradt of Leaven-
worth, KanS.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Conradt
is survived by a son, Robert Conradt
of Leavenworth, Kans., and five grand
children.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Evening star., 1926-04-21
COMMITTEE PLANS
ACTION AS HEARING
ON SUFFRAGE ENDS

Continued from Fourth PageD
Evening star., 1926-04-21
THIEVES SMASH WINDOW.
Local Jeweler Robbed of Watches
and Jewelry,

Thieves smashed the window of the
jewelry store of Leon Krooler, 1889
H street northeast, last night and
stole watches and jewelry valued at
between 500 and $3.50
A piece of pipe was used to smash
the window. The broken window was
discovered by a policeman of the
ninth precinct. while patrolling his
heat
Evening star., 1926-04-21
Opposes Absentee Voting

Replying to the suggestion that res
idents in the District maintain the
voting privilege in certain States. Mr..
Classic said that this was contrary
to the scheme of suffrage; that TO
vote for member of Congress one
should live in his district and not / 900
Evening star., 1926-04-21

Farmers of the Clogher Valley of
Ireland have registered complaint that
installation of the first telephones in
this district was intrfering with their
use of the telegraph, which has been
their only means of rapid communica-
tion for many years.
Evening star., 1926-04-21
Reports Are Sought.

Mr.. German asked whether the peo
pie of the District would be satisfied
with representation in the House
predicated on population and with
some sort Of provision for voting for
President and Vice President. lie
argued that to send the present pro
posal for a constitutional amendment
Evening star., 1926-04-21

prepared by Theodore w. Noyes show
ing the number of native-born resi-
dents in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Montague asked that copies of
the Jones report on this same pro
posal for a constitutional amendment
made in the Sixty seventh Congress
be provided for members of the COM
mittee.
Star Editorial Praised.
Mr.. Dyer asked that the editorial
by Mr.. Noyes in The Evening Star
last night on this subject be included
in the record and Chairman Graham
asked that copies of the editorial be
provided for each member of the com
mittee. Several members of the COM
mittee. including Representative Her
sey, Republican, Maine, praised the
editorial in The Star
Mr.. Noyes asked that the argument
which is an integral part of the peti-
ton of the citizens joint committee
be included in the record Of the hear