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The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Mixtures Of Bloods
Among Earfh's Races

Racial relationships go a good deal
deeper than the facial kind, according
to H. Muro Fox, professor of zoology
at Birmingham university, England.
The relations of the races are literal
ly blood relationship, he declares.
for the composition Of an American
Indians blood Is not like that of
white man or negro and there are
even differences between the blood Of
certain European nations. If biolo-
gist prepares serum from the blood
of one animal and injects It into the
veins Of an animal of a different spe-
cies, the serum Is Immediately pre-
cipitated-in other words, thrown out.
This Is accomplished by things called
anti-bodies, about which nobody
knows very much. There are four
serum groups" and they have a def.
mite relation to the various races Of
men-and monkeys. Chimpanzees
have one kind of substance, orang-
utans have two, South American mon.
keys have kind different from the
chimpanzee, and still other monkeys
nave neither. In northern and cen.
trail Europe there is one type of blood,
further east quite another kind, and
still another in India. But the vari-
Gus characteristics have an odd way
of appearing in MISUNDERSTANDING
that the various races of mankind
have been mating with one another
for a long, long time.-The Forum.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Gem Worn BY Musician
Idea of Old Greeks

When we sit at a concert listening
to a great violinist, we are often di.
verted by the fash of q large dia.
mond on one of the fingers of his
bow hand. If we like the music and
the artist we dismiss the impression
with the thought that it is merely a
bit of personal vanity on the part of
the player.
But when we read that the practice
Of displaying handsome rings to the
audience was in vogue at musical
contests 2,4OO years ago, and learn
that the eminent Greek Tyre players
Of the time of Timotheus wore jewels
on the right hand, the hand which
held the plectrum and sounded the
strings, we find that we are confront
Ing long tradition of professional
practice.
Perhaps this persistent habit may
be traceable to the Greek desire to
discover and reveal beauty every.
where, and to harmonic glints of
color with musical tones, if such q
combination is possible. Granting
that this was the aim of the Greek
artist, we must then be dealing not
merely with the momentary within of
vain musician, but with traits of
Greek character which are also hu.
man, showing themselves in similar
guiSe wherever similar situations Oc-
cur, and persisting, therefore, through
long years in the practices of a guild.
Charles Burton Gulick, in Modern
Traits in Old Greek Life"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Thinkers Haze Ever
Seen Trouble Ahead

We are all more or less nervous at
times-especially when something
goes wrong with us-about what is
going to happen to the human race.
The psychiatrists are particularly ap-
prehensive. DR.. Max Shlapp, for in
stance. told the Academy of Medicine,
at New York that he feared that the
whole race of tomorrow would either
be grossly damaged or lowered in gen.
eral efficiency as result of the high
tension lives we lead-though, to be
sure, all of us don't lead that kind Of
lives. Twas ever thus. Greece saw
trouble ahead; so did Rome. Those
who watched the moths flutter round
the Louis XIV candle in France were
gravely apprehensive, and so were
those who frowned on the gayeties of
the court of Charles II in England.
Trouble was ahead then as 1t is now.
Some pretty bad messes followed, but
humanity survived. and, on the whole,
improved. But trouble is always
ahead. We never catch up with the
direst of it. Surely there is comfort
In the thought that the worst Is yet
to come-and probably will never get
here.-Indianapolis News.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Little Visible Charm
in CAPTURED Mermaid

That the belief in mermaids should
have survived all these years is ex.
traOrdinary; but there is another
curious side to the matter-that each
successive mermaid seen through the
centuries seems to have been uglier
than it's predecessor.
Of this there can be no doubt If one
contrasts the description of the "mer.
maid" of the ancient Greeks with
those of more recent times.
In an account of a mermaid" cap.
tured off the coast Of Natal, writer
describes 1t as having screamed like
a woman when caught. and goes on
to state that it had seven ribs on each
side, lungs, kidneys and heart about
the size Of an OK heart. According to
the writer, the mermaid" was II
feet long, had huge tail instead of
legs, lacked tongue and teeth, but
had a heavy chin, flat nose, eyes, and
a kind of hair that grew in tufts. Not
very prepossessing "mermaid"l
1t is more than probable that this
S00-pOund monster was dugong,
which, though once a land dweller, is
now an inhabitant of the sea and un-
doubtedly responsible for many of the
mermaid" legends.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Fly a "Free Animal"
Not Pesf-in Italy

In Florence you get over expecting
things to be done and learn to take
what Is given In mild spirit of
thankfulness and to let the rest 60.
The fly question is an example. We
were Americans and we were deter.
mined that we were not going to be
tormented by flies, Italian flies at
that, lazy, insolent brutes unused to
molestatiOn. We combated them with
screens, with sticky paper, with de-
'termined slaughterings. They merely
returned in slow, persistent clouds
the moment the holocaust was over.
1t seemed as though they were born
both wise and wary, for screens could
not keep them out nor fly paper en-
trap them. This was seemingly mex.
plicable until we discovered the
kitchen windows invitingly open and
Litizia placidly peeling potatoes with
a sort Of black halo moving about her
head. She listened to the storm of
expostulation unmoved and rather
amused.
"Ah, signora," she explained, ~"but
there is no way to keep out fly-a
fy-he is free animal"
Failing Seeds" by Elizabeth @. Chap
man.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
A LESSON FROM THE PRESENT FLOOD

The present flood conditions in the South giving the
world many serious things to think about AS
preservation Negroes naturally think about themselves affected
by the flood Only glance at the situation
Negro in the flood other place gets the
worst of it. 1t thus
Rescue parties sent by the relief workers to the aid of
some hundreds of Negroes who marooned
sssp plantation and their oves consod the relief workers
by saying They alright leave them here We don't know
all the facts in the but have believe that
this incident occurred for other than that
Negroes and their lords feared the rescue work
would take their property too far away dear old
farm.
Such is the condition where ignorance reign su
preme We know too well the horrors that Negroes experienced
recent Florida disasters and the older among the
Galveston floods still alive in memory and the brutality
these inflicted upon the Negroes
incident
Arkansas suffering heavily from the flood disaster and
lief organizations and phlanhropc individuals all
try sending the sufferers aid Negroes the u S. outside
flood contributing generously to the aid sufferers
and just to show how much they appreciated help sent by
groes more than 1000 white ran Little Rock wild
over murder story reported Negro and proceeded
search the state prison at Little Rock and then load hundreds
into autos and drive to nearby towns and search the
Tor the Negro who had been spirited by officers for safe
keeping
These socaed superior Nordcs opinion merely acted
the role of the yellow who bites the hand feeding
They to the rest of the world help the and to extend
them brothery Kindness and return for they act the
Of not but beasts of They sought
lynch child 16 years old.
AS the facts that brought light from the
various calamtes have mentioned point
very clearly that bothery love and the socaed milk
kindness" will not solve the race problem
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
What She Wanted to know

A woman called up the Times office
the other day and asked the able and
efficient young woman in charge of the
telephone:
as there bureau of information
in the Times Officer"
"What do you want to known"
asked the obliging young woman.
"That's what | want to know"
swell, but what do you want to
know"
THAT'S what 1 want to know. Is
there a bureau Of"
II know, but what do you want to
known
"That's what l want to know!"
"There's no bureau of information,
but if you'll tell me what you want to
know I'll"
''Thank you. That's what wanted
to know. acknowledgements
Times.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07

"News" is commonly believed ia
be formed from the initial letters OF
the four directions. north, east, west,
and south, but 1t is authoritatively
claimed that the interesting sameness
Is merely coincidence. There are
synomous foreign words nova" and
"nouvelles," which employ various
letters to mean the same thing. In
our own language the word was for.
merly spelled "newes." It is likely
that the German word "das neue" is
the origin of ours since their phrase,
"Was giebt neues?" means the same
as our, "What's the news?
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Childish Frankness

Speaking of embarrassing moments,
Mrs. F. S. R. writes that she took her
four-year-old daughter with her when
calling one afternoon and they had
not been in a woman's house long
when the little one remarked:
"You may as we'll start getting din.
ner, Mrs. Brown, cause daddy's out
of town an If you ask us we can stay
to dinner just as well as not"
Needless to say" adds Mrs. f. S.
R., 1--WE got the invitation and I was
very much embarrassed."-Boston
Transcript.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Cannot Harden Rubber

The bureau of standards says when
rubber is melted it is changed both
chemically and physically. It cannot
be hardened. Contrary to what seems
to be the quite common impression,
rubber goods are not cast by pour
ing the melted material into molds.
Instead the crude rubber is worked
between steam-heated rolls and at the
same time the sulphur and other in
gradients are mixed up. The warm,
plastic mixture Is then nodded and
heated to vulcanize the rubber-that
is. to cause the sulphur to combine
with it.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Ancient Jewish Tribunal

Sanhedrin was the name of the su-
preme judicial council Of the Jews
from the time of the Maccabees to
the destruction of Jerusalem by the
Romans under Titus In the year II
A. D. This council consisted of 70
members, including the chief priests,
elders and scribes. and was presided
over by the high priest. Its jurisdic.
ton extended to every Jewish settle.
ment. After Judea became Roman
province the power of inflicting the
death penalty was taken from the
Sanhedrin.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07

If you are not member, what is your aibi?
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Minneapolis Notes.

Minneapolis Notes.
Mrs. Ella G. Berry. Grand Daugh-
ter Ruler Of the Elks, attended the
seventh annual birthday party Of the
Minnehaha Temple. Mrs. Gertrude
Thomas, Daughter Ruler of Mime
haha Temple, read its history. One
Of the outstanding accomplishment
was the completing of a course in
Red Cross training by IL Daughters.
Certificates were issued under the
name of the Mildred Brooks Red
Cross Circle.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07

Entered second class matter post Office at
St. Paul, Mimi, under the act of March 3, 1879"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
The Crisis

1t Is a common saying that men
and women hate to pass forty and put
on glasses.
There is a greater trial ahead Of
them; to have all their teeth out and
buy set of the kind that never looks
natural.
False teeth are as easily detected
as a wig; but people are rather more
charitable for false teeth-Somehow
they expect man to boldly face bald.
ness.-E. W. Howe's Monthly.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
THE N. A. A. G. P.

If there organization in the United States formed to
promote and protect the interest of American Negroes
endorse without reservations the National Association for
the of Coored People, There
about this great Association which out so boldly that thew
sgnfany separate from all other organizations similar
nature.
Of-handed, we think of these
L. This Association conceived and brthed for the pur-
pose of procuring for ALL Negroes the freedom and
rights guaranteed them under the Constitution It is selh
One does not have to be member to it's benefits
e. Its staff of workers. added faculty of any university
in America would raise the average that faculty in learning
and intelligence
g. There has never been history an instance of tempor
lzng when the principles for which it at stake
A. Neither the honesty integrity nor the courage of anv
member of its staff be questioned by it's bitter opponent
o. The learning the efficiency and the ability the ndi-
Vdua members of it's staff such that the whole of Amer
lea to pick FROM do not believe that single substitution could
be made that would strengthen the organization.
g. Its many accomplishments that almost any sim
gle one uses its organization maintenance and continuance
Consider few:
ta) The Anti-Iy nching fight and program
(b) The residential segregation victory.
(c) The overthrow of the White Primary
( The stopping of the Grandfather disfranchse-
ment farce.
(e) The Expose of Peonage
(f) The Sweet Case
(g) The Arkansas Cases.
(h) The Aiken Expose.
The of this organization has been economically
conducted that the cost capita the Negroes the
States during its seventeen years successful has
practically nothing
the 100000 Negroes the United States were compelled
to for its work. this work has extended period
enteen seventeen of warfare required qun-
essence of and bns the would cns
per person.
We therefore, endorse of this organization We
stand sod behind these who responsible the
wonders which it has performed The Negroes best opportunity
for complete freedom political equality opportunity
well as unhampe1ed justice largely
hands of the National Association the Advancement of Col
ored People.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-07
Sure Winner

Buddy Cohen was Dragging about
now much his father knew. He
knows everything" declared Buddy,
but little Bertha was skeptical and
finally Buddy did remember that he
had asked his father a question or
two that he couldn't answer.
Still loyal to his argument, however,
he finally said: "Well, my father may
not know everything, but we've got q
dictionary that knows the rest"
Wonder HoU She Felt?
George was bringing the one-and-
only out to meet the family, and nat
urally the family was striving to
please the girl, who was a prim and
quiet individual. Everything went off
fine-dinner, dancing and converse
ton.
George stepped out to get some
smokes while the girl was in an ad-
joining room putting on her wraps,
preparatory to leaving, the door to the
room being slightly ajar. At this time
Georges brother came in and without
warning, exclaimed:
"Where'd George pick up that dumb
hen9"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
PURCHASING POWER
OF DOLLAR ADVANCES
National Industrial Conference
Board Sees Value GIL Cents,
Compared With 1914.

The purchasing value of the dollar
as measured by living costs for the
American wage Garner and other per-
sons of moderate means today stands
higher than 1t has for more than two
years past, according to the National
Industrial Conference Board. The
dollar is now worth, on the basis OF
present living costs. Gil cents as
compared with the pre-war u91D
dollar It was lowest in July, 1920,
when II stood nj 4S.9 cents.
The purchasing power of the dollar
has been enhanced by the steady de-
cline in average living costs through
out 1925 and 1925, which last April.
however, We're still 63.7 per cent high
err than they had been In 1914. But
the average weekly earnings of in
dustrial workers, owing to higher
wage rates and more steady employ
ment, at present are more than twice
as high as they were in 1914, so that
in spite Of the higher living cost, the
wage Garner on the average draws
weekly pay of about 81 per cent
greater purchasing power than he did
Just before the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
PICTURE FOLDER OFFERED
Real Estate Firm Prepares illus
trations for Visitors.

AS a service to visitors to Wash
ington, a pictorial folder containing
approximately 100 illustrations of
the show spots of the National Cap
ital and including an aerial photo
graph of the city has been published
for free distribution by the real estate
Arm of Maddux. Marshall Moss &
Mallory. Inc, operators of the An
hotels OF this city.
of the District of Columbia. it's gov
eminent. facilities and other interest.
ing features. as we'll as pictures Of
many of the Government buildings.
art galleries, statues and monuments,
giving n birds eye view of the Ma
tional Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
COMMERCE BODY WANTS
ESTATE TAX REPEALED
Federal Government Asked to Allo-
cate Revenue Source En-
tireIY to States.

Repeal of the Federal estate tax
and ALLEGATION of this source of rev.
enue entirely to the various States is
advocated by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States in state
ment of its stand on tax adjustment
which has just been made to it's men,
Der organiZa tons. Such a separation
of sources of tax funds as between the
Federal Government and the States
has for some time been "a part of the
platform for tax adjustment advocated
by the National Association of Real
Estate Boards.
The general principles of taxation
emphasized by the National Chamber
are as follows; General reduction of
tax rates, wide distribution of personal
income tax levies and differentiation
between earned and unearned income.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16

There is one-fifth more building cor
struction in Ger many than q yea
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
Realtor Hickman Honored.

Emmett S. Hickman Of Wilmington.
Delaware, first president of the VIII.
mington Real Estate Board. has been
appointed chairman Of the State COM
mission of three who will have the
duty of administering the new D!ea-
ware real estate license law, whic.l
went into effect July /. Other men,
bers appointed by the governor OF the
State on the commission are William
p. Tappan of Rehoboth, treasurer. and
Francis Z. Gallagher. jr.. present sec.
rotary of the Wilmington Real Estate
Board. secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
REALTY STUDY TOPIC.
Johns Hopkins University Con-
tinues instruction in Practice.
gpecial Dsnatch IN The Star

BALTIMORE. July 16.-The course
In real estate principles and practice
lnaugurated last year at Johns Hop
kins University, under auspices of the
Real Estate Board. Is to be continued
and extended next year. it was de-
cided this week at n meeting Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
TAXES TO BE STUDIED.
Minnesota Will Specially Examine
Revenue From Mortgage Loans.

A State commission to study the
tax laws of Minnesota, with considera-
BILE reference to the taxation of mort.
cages, money. credits and shares of
stock in banks and trust companies,
mortgage loan companies and invest
ment companies, has just been created
by the Minnesota Legislature.
The commission, which is to consist
of three members of the Senate and
three members of the House of Rep
resentatives, is authorized by the act
creating it to take steps in co-opera-
ton with the authorities OF other
States, If possible, toward such RENE.
dial legislation in relation to the tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
EDUARDO ORTIZ DIES.

MEXICO CITY, July 16 P.-Eduar-
do Ortiz, undersecretary of communi-
cations, died yesterday at n nearby
health resort from an intestinal dis
order.
Senior Ortiz was an active worker in
the Pan.American Congress and was
responsible for many improvements in
the Mexican postal service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16
Alimony Payments Ordered.

Frank w. Holmes, produce dealer In
Center Market. has been ordered
by Justice Bailey, in Equity Court, to
pay his wife, Mrs. Helen r. Holmes,
alimony at the rate of $35 per week
until her suit for absolute divorce can
be heard on it's merits in the Fall
Counsel fees were also ordered paid
to the wife's attorney
Until the trial of the case, the wife
will have custody and control Of three
minor children. it was decided in the
order. Attorney Raymond Neudecker
on behalf of Mrs. Holmes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16

boards directors, with a view ult
mately Of establishing a compr,
hensive two-year course, leading to
certificate.
New subjects to be included wi
be appraisals and land law, while tn
foundations will be laid for later add
ton Of courses in trusts. brokerag
and other phases of this fundamenta
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16

alton OF shares of stock Of national
banks as is for the best interests Of
the State and to make report of it's
work and its recommendations to the
next regular or special session of the
State LEGISLATURE
The Washington times., 1927-03-08
CARBON FIGHTS
BODY GERMS

A bubble may be only ephemeral,
but il it is a globule of carbonic
gas in your favorite beverage it has
important work to do and does it
well. says DR.. j. w. Sale. chemist
in charge. Water and Beverage Lab.
oratory U. s. Bureau of Chemistry.
Addressing the fjfty-fifth annual
meeting of the american Public
Health Association, DIR. Sale de-
clared carbonation prevents the
presence Of harmful germs in a
bottled carbonated beverage, COM
monty known as s'soda water"
"Carbonated water says Dr.
Sale. "is used in the manufacture
Of soft drinks to give a pleasant,
sharp taste. The bubbles of gas
rising up through tie liquid when
poured into a glass give the bev-
erage an attractive appearance.
Carbon dioxide not only inhibits the
growth Of bacteria, yeasts, and
molds. but actually exerts a dis
tinctly harmful effect upon mem.
bers of the colon typhoid group.
The medicinal value Of carbon
dioxide, supplied in the form of
carbinated beverages, is based on
clinical evidence and such beverages
are well thought of by some clint
clans for lessening nausea and gas
trio distress. -
The Washington times., 1927-03-08
TO Those Who Suffer Stomach
Distress, Gas and Indigestion
Peoples Drug Stores Make This Offer
Money Back If One Bottle Of Dares Mentha Pepsn Doesn't
Do You More Good Than Anything You Ever Used

The way has been found to com.
bine Pepsin with other corrective
stomach agents so that 1t will do
the most good in the shortest pos.
sible time.
Why bother with slow actors,
since one tablespoonful Of this
splendid and pleasant liquid remedy
usually causes gas, bloating. heavi-
ness, heartburn or that upset con.
dition of the stomach, when due to
excuses or faulty elimination to
speedily vanish.
And why should any man or
woman suffer another hour with In
digestion or annoying stomach mis-
cry from such causes when the
remedy that acts almost instantly
can be easily procured?
But there is more to say about
this remarkable remedy-something
that will interest thousands of
respondent people.
The Washington times., 1927-03-08
Irish Courts Settle
Illinois Estate Claims

DUBLIN, March S.-The nephews
and nieces of Joseph Veage. of
Rathfryland, County Down, have
been declared heirs-at-law to one
third of the estate of jefferson
Doyle. who died intestate in Far
mer county, Illinois, in February,
1928, leaving an estate worth be-
tween $250,000 and $500, 900.
jefferson Doyle, who was born
at Hilltown, County Down, eloped
as an apprentice with his masters
daughter and, sailing to the United
States, settled in Illinois and pros
pered there.
Legal fights over his estate have
lasted for four years and involved
so law courts with commissions on
four continents. Originally there
were over 500 claimants to the
estate.
Tonnage of Danish ships driven
by motors has increased more than
threefold in three years.