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BY r. A. EMERSON,

Professor of Plant Breeding, Cornell Uni
versity.
(Copyright. 1881, by The Associated Press)
ITHACA. N. Y, July 81 have a
kind of corn which ordinarily has white
ears, but If the husks are removed be-
fore the kernels have hardened in ripen-
ing, the ears become red. If the husks
are stripped Off frcm only one side of
the ear, the kernels thus exposed to
the light become red and those kept in
darkness remain white. The heredity Of
the whole ear Is the same; and yet the
kernels that ripened in one environ
ment, sunlight, are red, while those in
another environment. darkness, are
white.
l have another kind CT corn that al
ways produces red kernels, whether ex-
posed to the light or not have also
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surroundings. It behooves us to give
them as favorable surroundings and as
good an education as we can.
We hear much about softening the
fiber Of human kind through the in
f1uence of a pampering civilization.
There is. perhaps, some truth in this
idea Although a soft environment does
not change the heredity OF an individ-
ual, does not make weak individual
heredity out of strong one, such an
environment does make it possible for
weak hereditary strains in the human
stock to propagate their kind, whereas.
in more rigorous environment, only
the more virile strains of humans could
persist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03

$500 PITTSBURGH
SATURDAYS, July lii August
Lv. Washing t0n. 1880 PM.
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POLICEMAN LOSES JOB

do it yourself" Policeman w. A.
Pennington is said to have told his
sergeant, w. H. Bailey, when the latter
commanded him to order removal CT
motor trucks parked in front of private
residences in his precinct.
Pvt. Pennington stands recon
mended by the Police Trial Board for
dismissal because he uttered those three
little words. The board heard testi-
mony yesterday and submitted its re-
port to the District Commissioners for
approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
MAN GETS TODAY TERM
FOR "CHARITY RACKET"
Seller Of Ad Space in Guide Book
He Said Would Be Issued Sen
fenced by Mcmahon.

John ]. Biggs, 35 years old. was
sentenced by Judge John P. Mcmahon
in Police Court yesterday to serve jail
sentence of 100 days for having OPP
Grated a so-called charity racket"
here for several months. Biggs had
entered a plea Of guilty on charge
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
In soliciting funds from a Washing
be selling advertising space in the
Building Trade Guide and Informa-
ton Book He said part of the pro-
ceeds would be devoted to charity. The
prosecution contended no such publ
cation had been seriously contemplated.
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CULBERTSON FLIES HOME

William S. Culbertson, Ambassador to
Chile, left Washington shortly after
noon yesterday, en- route to st. Louis in
an Army plane piloted by Maj. W. F.
Hale.
The Ambassador, who is returning to
his post at Santiago, expects to have
lunch tomorrow in Topeka with Vice
President Curtis and Senator Capper of
Kansas, after which he will go to his
home at Emporia. Kans. From En-
poria he plans to fly to Santiago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03

$1,000 TOLEDO, OHIO
DETROIT. MICH.
SATURDAY, July II
Lv. WaShing ton. .l1:05 AM.
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lowing list Of subjects scheduled for re-
search: Human and animal bones, for
differentiation by ultraviolet ray;
gastric contents, deaths by hanging,
industrial accidents, infanticides, occu-
pational deformitieS and diseases,
paternity tests, poisons, psychiatry,
wounds. explosives, shoe and foot
prints. forgeries. typewriting and script
Identification, invisible inks, counter
feiting, ammunition and guns. teeth,
textiles, seals, soils. jewelry and stains
Inspector John M. Keith, dean" Of
the crime detection school conducted
for investigators Of the Bureau of In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
a third kind that never has red kernels,
even when the developing ear Is exposed.
Partly Environment.


Partly Environment.
We cannot say that red kernels, as
SUCH are inherited. What actually Is
inherited is the ability to develop red
color in the presence of strong light, the
ability to react with Light to produce
red and to react with darkness to pro-
duce white kernels.
I suspect that all peculiarities of
plants, animals and man are in part
a matter Of environment and in part
a matter of heredity. I do not think
of these effects of heredity and Of en-
vironment as being at all antagonistic.
Many questions grow out of this con-
ception of the interaction Of heredity
and environment. What about chang
ing ones heredity or, at least, the
heredity OF ones children by changing
ones environment? Will training our
children in music make our grandchil-
dren natural musicians?
Terms Evidence" Worthless.
Some have believed that these ques-
tons could be given an affirmative an
swer, but know of no crucial evidence
to support such answers Most of the
so-called evidence that has been pre-
sented is worthless. We cannot conduct
controlled experiments with humans,
and even our domestic animals leave
much to be desired in this respect.
Plants afford much better material
for such tests. Wheat, for instance, is
elf-pollinated and, barring rare acct
dental cross-pollination, the seedlings
grown from a single wheat plant all
have identically the same heredity.
Weaker Stocks Continued.
In the matter of educating out chill
dren we shall continue to give them
such advantages as we can. If they have
inherited the ability to react we'll to
good environment and less well to poor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
.HERED|TY CARRIES
ABILITY TO REACT
Power to Develop Passed on
by Plants and Humans,
Savant Says.

Peculiarities Of plants, animals and
environment and in part a matter of
hsredity.. says Prof. R.. A. Emerson. The
ef1ects OF heredity and environment are
discussed in the following article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
BONES OF ARMADILLO
FOUND IN FLORIDA
Giant Beast Armored Like War
Tank Roamed Jungles Of State
10000 Years Ago.

BRADENTON, Fla, [P).-An extinct
beast armored like miniature war tank
moved through the Florida jungles
10000 years ago. It was the giant arma-
dillo, whose hide was biteproof.
Parts Of its armor and bones and
teeth have been discovered near here by
Walter w: Holmes, field worker in
paleontology for the American Museum
OF Natural History and his associate,
the FIRST specimen ever found Of a new
genus of armadillos. and has been
named Holmesina Septentrionalis, In
honor of Mr.. Holmes.
The hard, bony plates that covered
the giant armadillo's bach were flexible
as the chain mail OF King Arthur's
knights. When danger threatened the
animal could roll up in q ball that. was
tough enough to discourage even the
Saber- toothed tiger. which also lived in
Florida in those days.
INCLUDING its tail the giant armadillo
must have been nearly six feet long
and as large around as q man, says
Holmes. Its teeth show that it was a
vegetarian. They have fiat surfaces
for grinding food instead of points for
biting.
The giant arnadilIo died out, perhaps
because the Florida climate did not
remain warm enough to produce the
food 1t needed, it is suggested by Bar
mum Brown, curator of fossil REPTILES
at the. museum. There are no arma-
dillcs In Slorida today.
The ancestors of the giant armadillo,
scientists believe, migrated from South
America to Florida after the Isthmus
of Panama rose from the sea and con-
nected the continents q million or more
years ago.
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SAVANTS WILL PROBE
JOAN OF ARC STORY
Events Leading Up to Execution
of Maid of Orleans to Be
Re-Enacted at Meeting.

ROUEN, France (P).-Whether the
story of Joan Of Arc is true or false
is to be searchingly investigated by
her martyrdom.
The savants are to assemble in a
building fronting the market place
where the Maid Of Orleans was burned
at the stake on May 80, 1881, their
meeting being part of the memorial
observance by which the city will COM
memorate in the week beginning May
%, the 50oth anniversary of her death.
Historians have expressed varied
views on the life history Of the peasant
girl who saved the throne of France
for Charles VII. Manuscripts, old and
hoary, have been scrutinized and an
effort made to gather the most emf
nent students of fifteenth century his
tory to discuss disputed points in her
history.
Gabriel Hanotaux Of the French
Academy, who has written one of the
histories Of the Maid, and is looked
upon as an authority on her, Is TO pre-
side at the congress.
While this discussion Is being held
the city will be re-enacting the events
which led up to her execution. One
of the chief of these will be a repro
duction in faithful detail of the grand
entry which King Charles made to the
city after the victory at orleans had
saved his throne.
Another will be a solemn procession
the evening of May 20 from Joan of
Arc Tower, where the Maid was i'm
prisoned, to ST. Ouen's Church.
1t will be followed by religious exer-
ciseS in the market place at the spot
where she was executed. The hour of
Nxyi11 he AIlc <aary
by a solemn high mass in the cathedral.
Costumers and pageant directors
have been busy for weeks preparing for
this pageant, and every detail has been
worked out to the limit of historical
accuracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
EXPELLED BISHOP
. PLANNING BATTLE
Rev. w. NJ. Brown Will Seek
Reinstatement After
Seven Years.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GALLON, Ohio, May 9.-Secluded
from all but few o. his fellow towns
men In his 1O-room house where he
lives with his wife and writes prolif-
icallv for the cause of labor, Rev. Will
liam Montgomery Brown, "a, plans an
other attempt to free himself OF the
stigma of heresy.
he is going before the House of
Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church next October to ask acceptance
back into their fold for the rest Of his
declining years He wants to be rein
stated, yet still adhere to his liberal
views on such subjects as evolution,
creation and divinity.
Since he was expelled and the title OF
bishop taken from him seven years ago,
he has written a half dozen books for
In addition, he writes numerous articles
for labor magazines.
Arises at 2 AM. Daily.
Although frail after a considerable
loss of weight in recent years, he arises
daily at 2 am, to go to his little brick
office at the rear of his home to study
and write until or am, when he
breakfasts. After breakfast he dictates
until noon to a stenographer, and from
noon to pm. sleeps. He arises for
dinner, takes little recreation and re-
tires for the night at $50 or 9 pm.
His recreation consists mostly of driv-
Ing his automobile with his wife sitting
In the rear seat. He receives but few
visitors and never attends church.
AS retired Bishop of Arkansas, he was
brought to trial for heresy shortly after
he published his book, Communism and
Christianity" The trial took place at
the Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland
where he was christened, confirmed and
ordained. and where he preached his
FIRST sermon.
First Convicted Bishop.
His conversion to liberal religious
views came gradually as he read books
of such writers as Darwin, Spencer,
Haeckel and Karl Marx. He came to re-
gard the miracles of the Bible as myths
and the story of Christ as a survival of
pagsnism. His trial attracted wide at
tention. He was the first bishop in
America to be convicted of heresy.
He appealed to the Court of Review Of
the church, but the conviction was up
held. Despite the conviction he main
tains his right to retain the title of
bishop with the belief that once a man
is consecrated no one can take the title
from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
100 IN COSTUMES PLAN
PART IN MAY FESTIVAL
Growing Of Queen and Maypole
Dance Features of American
University Scene

An elaborate May festival with a cast
Of about 100 in costume, to be climaxed
by browning of the May Queen and
Maypole dance, will inaugurate the
Spring fete at American University
this afternoon at the Sylvan Theater
Of the campus, Massachusetts, and Ne
braska avenues
The ceremonies which will be open to
the public without charge started at
2:30.
The May Queen will be Miss Mar
garetta Moore Of Somerset, Nd, a men,
Der Of the senior class. Miss Moore
was seleced for this honor role by a
vote Of the girls Of the College OF Liberal
Arts She Is a blonde. and the daugh-
er Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Moore
of 325 Cumberland avenue, Somerset
She viii graduate from the college
June l.
Miss Moore, the first May Queen OF
American University will be crowned by
Robin Hood and his merry men. The
role Of Robin Hood Is to be taken by
Prutia PIERCE.
The ceremony will open when Robin
Hood and his men appear from the
wooded section of the forest on the
campus. There will be folk dances by
more than 10 girls in the costumes OF
ii different countries.
Miss Dorothy Wulf director Of
women's athletics, Is director general
Of the festival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

The Theological Institute Of America
will convene in annual session at the
National Academy Of Sciences and Ma
tional Research Council Building Mon
day. The institute has for its purpose
the production OF better mechanicians
in the United States.
Prominent among the speakers will
be William Ramsay. we'll known Wash
ington jeweler and matchmaker, who
will relate experiences of pioneers in
the field of time observing. Other
speakers will be Milton F. Manly, Lam
caster, Pa: DR.. r. Buckley of the
Bureau of Standards, and William H.
Samelius, director of the Elgin Watch
makers College. E. H. Nufnagel of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, president Of the
institute, will preside. Edwin F. Lilley
of Milford, Mass, president Of the
American National Retail jewelers.
Association and former vice president
of the institute, will be a guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
ARIZONA COPPER MINES
TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION
One Company Plans Six-Week
Vacation" Another to Shut
Down Indefinitely.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz, May 9-Arizona
copper mining activity already reduced
TO less than 40 ger cent of normal in
the face Of continued low prices, will
be cut still further soon.
The Magma Copper Co. at Superior
announced today it would cease oper-
ations June II for six weeks in OBJ
servance of its annual Summer va
cation" Last year the suspension was
for 80 days.
The company said the shutdown will
mean the laying of of 900 men, but
they will be put back to work July 81
The United States Verde Copper Co.
stated that on or about May 81 it will
discontinue production of copper at
Jerome and Clarkdale Arizona, for an
indefinite period
Gov. George w. p. Hunt has called
business, professional and agricul-
tural leaders TO meet in Phoenix next
Monday TO work out definite program
for placing a tariff on copper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
MOVIE GRAND OPERA WITH HAPPY
ENDING PLANNED BY WOMAN
Sponsor of Music Museum Project Would PoPularize
Great Works by Changing Lugubrious Plots.

aside one Of them during the next
Music week, q year from now.
Original plans are for q $1,000 900
outlay. Whether funds will be raised
by private subscription or sought from
Congress she said her hackers had not
decided.
Taking the murder and suicide out
of opera Is a natural development"
Miss briggs said. 1T Is necessary to
60 through the dramatic episodes to
get dramatic music, but after the lis
tener has gone through all the agony.
he ought to have happy ending and
not start home feeling like he'd been to
q funeral!'
The institution Is intended to "pre-
serve and teach the history. science, art
and utility of music, by museum meth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
CAPITALS TRADE
PROGRESS SHOWN
Chamber of Commerce Gives
Picture of Industrial
Growth in rs Years.

The commercial progress OF the Ma
tional Capital during the past quarter
Of a decade was brought to the atten-
ton of members of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce as an "encour-
aging aspect" yesterday by Harry King.
president of the chamber, at the May
meeting of the organization in the
washington Hotel.
Much encouragement Is afforded
the Districts industrial development by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsocIhteu FTesB'
Happy endings in celluloid grand
opera were espoused by Miss Alice
A. briggs, leader of movement for an
American Museum Of Musical Art and
Industry.
"It is my intention that the insti-
tuition commission companies pro-
duce opera in movies, with fresh young
American voices and with happy end
ings." Miss briggs said.
Lieut.. Col. u. 8. Grant, Sd, the d.
rector Of Public Building and Public
Parks, has shown Miss briggs three
sites available for the institution she
proposes. She will ask Congress to set
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DDS and visual instruction" II would
also sponsor legitimate grand opera
with endings unchanged.
The movement will succeed" Miss
briggs said. Music Is taught in every
high school and in 232 colleges, but
We have no museum TO which students
can go to learn as art students do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
mn rvE8rye STAR WASHINGTON d G, SATURDAY.

Twenty teams have been appointed, Is
of which reported actively functioning
at the meeting. y
The chamber adopted resolution
reducing the number of stated meetings
from to each year, the dates to be
fixed by the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
GERMAN EXPOSITION
OF BUILDING OPENS
United States Is Represented With
Exhibits of City
Planning.
r. the Associated Press.

p the Associated Press.
BERLIN. May 9.--Germany's huge
building exposition, one of the largest
ever held, opened today with speeches
by Mayor Sahm and Adam Stegerwald,
the minister of labor. 1t covers 80
acres with eight great halls encompass
ing the entire scope Of modern build
ing.
The United States Is represented by
elaborate charts and pictures showing
the development OF city planning in
such cities as Washington. New York,
Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
One hall Is devoted entirely to cubis-
tic architecture. and on a big outdoor
tract inclosed by a striking glass and
steel pergola are models OF farm build
tngs. garages and h!eiwayS.
Mere than 100 conventions will be-
held. during the exposition, which closes
90 august 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
DAWES SEND BLESSINGS
Bride Of Adopted Son Is Welcomed
Into Ambassadors Family.

LONDON, May 8 (P).- Ambassador
and Mrs. Charles Gates Dawes today
gave their blessing to their adopted son,
Dana. and his bride, Miss Eleanor Dill
ingham, whose marriage a month ago
was disclosed yesterday at Williams
town, Mass.
Mrs. Dawes and knew the young
people were interested in each other"
Gen. Dawes said.
When my son wrote us of his mar
riage We sent him and his wife our love
and best wishes. We welcome the young
lady into the family"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

the fact that the last census Of distri-
button reveals that 43 new industries
have been started up here during the
period between 1927 and $780," Mr..
King said.
Outlines 5-Year Program.
The chamber president outlined to
the members the scope and detectives
of the five-year exp@hsion program of
the organization, the second year of
which is being inaugurated this week
with a week-long membership drive.
Mr.. King pointed to the record of the
first year of the program, pointing to
the high lights marking the chambers
activity during that period.
Thomas P. Littlepage, in charge of
the membership campaign of the
chamber, addressed the members of the
drive which will continue until next
Friday. The campaign, he said, will
be conducted after the fashion of the
successful drive of last year, which ex-
ceeded its quota by approximately 10
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
FACES COAL CRISIS

From Galleries.
BRUSSELS. May 9 H1. Belgian
collieries. with 1900, 900 tons of coal on
hand. are threatening to close down I'M
less the government yields to demands
of joint miners and owners commit
tee for compulsory consumption of do
nestle coal in certain home industries
establishment of import licenses and
opening of a bank of credits
Nearly 40 per cent of the collierieS are
involved and the issue will be taken up
by the cabinet next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Electric shoe brushes form part Of
the equipment of new bath house at
coal mine in Warwickshire, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Nearly so 10000 felt hats were made
in Italy in the last IL months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Four Divisions Planned.

The organization will be split into
four divisions, headed by George E.
Keneipp. Col Edward Goring Bliss,
Harry T. Peters and Bernard A. Baer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

This Annual Spring Event brings you New Summer Clothing Furnish
ngs M correct and cooror mkero much less thar
you will be able purchase merchandise Of quality this event
The Mems Store these vaeson most quantities
are limited prompt selection advisable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
S New Summer-Comfort Suits
Same quality in
Regular Stock SIS

fabrics tailoring and better placed
order for these suits weeks And now that they are here we are positive
Tropical Woreds, Fanne and Wool Crashes skeleton silk
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FOUND
FLOATING IN
RIO CRANDE


The bullet pierced body az an
unidentified man was taken from
the Rio Grande about 10 miles south
or Brownsville Sunday morning
The body, estimated 10 have been
In the water for "a week. was badly
decompoSed and was buried later
In the day at the old Brulay Gene
terry.
The body was nude. leading Of
ficrS 10 believe the man had been
shot, clothing stripped and thrown
into the Rio Grande. The bullet
wound was on the right side, just
below the collar bone.
Justice OF the Peace Fred III. Kow-
alski. who acted as coroner. believ-
ed the man 20 have been a Greek
or American.
He appeared 70 be about 40
years OF age. about five feet six
inches tall and weighed approx
mately It's pounds. His hair was
black and inclined 70 be wavy. The
teeth were In good condition. but an
upper left m0lar was missing.
Officers from both the American
and Mexican sides OF the river
viewed the body In an effort 60
identify the man.
Justice or the Peace KowalSkl was
OF the opinion the wound was suffi-
Gent 10 produce death.
Some officers expressed the opin-
ion thatthe man might have been
an alien who was killed by men
he had hired 70 smuggle him into
the United States.