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Evening star., 1933-08-27
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The fellows who make up the race
dope sheets had better enroll for some
courses in higher mathematics II they
expect to keep abreast Of their profess
sion.
Otherwise they will be quite muddled
when they try to compute such things
as biological handicap f1uctuation cen
ters, mean-souare deviations from Men
delian probability indices, etc. etc"
These are the very latest wrinkles in
horse racing.
They are described in report to the
National Academy of Sciences by Harry
H. Laughltn of the genetics department
Of the Carnegie Institution Of Washing
ton. who for several years has been
making an intensive study Of the influ-
ence OF heredity on the performance Of
running horses. From these studies, by
the application of higher mathematics,
he has derived general formula of
heredity," which not only can be used
to predict the racing capacity of foals
but. by introducing the appropriate
variations, many other completely in
herited capacities
The derivation Of this formula Is con-
sidered notable step in the science of
genetlcS. 1t happens to be applied to
race horses because they offered an ex-
ceptional opportunity 20 work it out. In
the first place, Laughlin points out in
his report, racing capacity is undoubt-
edly inherited. That Is why SO much
attention is paid to horse breeding.
Corner Stone Of Genetics.
But it is not inherited, according to
the Mendelian formula This is the
corner stone of all genetics, but it Is ap-
plicable for prediction only when the
trait to be inherited depends upon only
one or two genes" or unit factors Of
heredity, transmitted from the parents.
Such a quality might be color Of the
hair.
Racing capacity is apparently far
more complicated. depending on the in
teraction of possibly several hundred
genes. This gives a chance for all
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Sciences Race Horse Formula
Difficult for Dull ''Dopester"
biological Handicap Fluctuation Centers
Must Be Studied, With Cenetical
Chart and Variations Considered.

sorts Of variations in the offspring OF
any particular pair of horses. The
Mendelian formula breaks down, espe-
cially since the different genes have
different effects at different stages in
the life OF the animal Race horses
generally resemble their parents, but no
specific status can be predicted for a
specific horse under the old formula.
Laughlin derives his new general
formula from a complex mathematical
treatment Of the capacity of a con-
siderable number of kin" of the horse
under consideration, rather than the
mean of that Of its immediate an
cestors alone
Adaptations OF the same formula
also have been applied to height in
man and 1t may be applicable to many
other human qualities which can be
measured with any degree of exactness,
and which apparently descend from
generation to generation, but not in ac-
cordance with any hitherto stated law.
Such qualities may be, for example,
human intelligence.
Another adaptation Of the formula.
Laughlin says, is that Of determining
the direction and measuring the rate
of evolution"
The Prediction Formula.
All studies in heredity," he says,
look primarily to the development of
prediction formula. The present re-
searches compose an accurate mathe-
matical picture of how nature transmits
measured hereditary quality from one
generation to another"
The great difficulty is that it will re-
qufre persons highly trained in mathe-
matics to apply the formula or to work
out the variations necessary to apply it
to some other completely inherited
trait.
Applied 10 race horses, according to
the Carnegie Institution Yearbook, lit
gives close approximation to the facts.
The formula is like a machine into
which we put the measures of racing
capacity for each of number of ante
cedent near kin, direct and collateral
of a potential foal and from which we
get out the probability that this par
ticular foal will, If it races. develop a
racing capacity within a definite ca
pacity range"
The formula, Of course, does not pre-
dict what any horse is going to do in
any particular race. It only reveals,
with high chance Of accuracy, what
any particular colt can be expected to
do, on the average, according to the
ancestral qualities within it. 1t cannot,
of course, take into account accident in
the development Of the, colt eor the
effect of unfavorable environment, poor
care. etc.
The formula itself. with accompany
ing geometric charts. is published in
the August issue of the proceedings of
the National Academy
Evening star., 1933-08-27
INSOLVENCY SUIT
HITS LIFE COMPANY
Missouri Action Charges
State Concerns Assets
Are Impaired.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, August ga State suit
charging insolvency of the Missouri
State Life Insurance Co. was filed in
Circuit Court here today preliminary
to efforts to reorganize or sell the
concern.
R. E. O'Malley, Missouri insurance
commissioner, in bringing the action,
said he believed the company, which
should be restrained from doing basi-
ness.
He attributed the impairment Of as
sets to depressed values" ana men
toned wholesale charges Of frightful
mismanagement" He explained, how
ever, that he believed the present
management, in control for about q
year. had done the best it could.
O'Malley asked a permanent In
junction to restrain the company from
doing business, for a temporary re-
straining order pending hearing OF the
application, for a decree dissolving the
company and for the appointment OF
an agent to take temporary charge.
Representatives of the Equity Cor
poration of New York, a general man
agement investment trust, were In St.
Louis today working on plans to &C
quire the company. Walter w. Head
of New York was mentioned as the
new president of the Missouri concern
If the deal is completed.
Commissioner O'Malley said the COM
pany has suffered large impairment Of
assets which would have to be written
down substantially below the present
book value of about s155 100000. The
write down" was expected to total
more than 27,000,0 900.
He expressed confidence there would
be no impairment of maturity or death
benefit of policies It is proposed to
cover the loss by Hens placed against
cash surrender and loan values Of
policies.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Rockefeller Asks National Ss,
Co-0peration for N. r. Il. Success
PhilanthrOpist Declares
to Turn Back Is
UnthinkabIe. -
Advocdtes Collective Bar.
gaining to Settle La.
Dor Problems.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
SEAL HARBOR, Me-, August 26.-
John D. Rockefeller, jr., pleaded to-
night for Nation wide cooperation 20
assure success Of the great adventure
in reconstruction, the national recovery
act" and declared that Ito turn back
is unthinkable."
He described as one Of the "enor-
nous important" advantages accruing
from success of the N. r. A. the pre-
vention of unfair competition based
upon exploitation Of labor" and advo-
Gated the principle OF collective bar
gaining in settling labor problems.
Attainment of the goal of the NJ r.
A, which he characterized as fulfill
ment of two purposes, the return to
work OF millions of men and the pro-
vision Of wages that will restore normal
buying power is worth reaching "at al
most any cost or sacrifice" said the
noted philanthropist.
May Need to Be Modified.
President Roosevelt has pointed out
on number of occasions" he said, lin
connection with the various recovery
measures he has brought forward dur
ing the past few months, that neces-
sarily many features Of these measures
must be regarded as experimental and
subject to revision in the light OF ex-
perience.
Covery act, both the President and
fnhrSnr1 N
it clear that the act is an ex-
pertinent directed toward solution Of a
great problem and that it may need to
be modified to make it workable.
The fact that those in authority are
SO open-mlnded and so desirous
of retaining those features which COM
mend themselves as sound and help
full, should inspire public confidence and
the heartiest cooperation with the ex-
pertinent"
Rockefeller said that in addition to
the dual goal of the N. r. A. there are
some enormously important" advan-
Lagos to the nations that are being
brought about by the movement.
Cites Co-cSeration.
"One," he said, lis the making pos
sible of cooperation among the various
units in each industry looking toward
desirable and proper economies, the
of waste and the conserva
ton of our natural resources
Hitherto such cooperation has been
prevented by law, or impossible OF
achievement by agreement.
Another collateral gain Of equal
moment is the prevention of unfair
competition based upon the exploitation
of labor Heretofore the pressure OF
economic conditions has too often made
it possible for certain industries to OBJ
Evening star., 1933-08-27
22PERSONS HURT
IN PIER COLLAPSE
Injuries Are Slight as IS Are
Thrown Into Water at
New Haven.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, August 26.-
Twenty-Five persons were injured, none
seriously, late today as section of a
docking pier collapsed at Lighthouse
Point, q bathing resort, and threw ap-
proximately rs persons into the water
Of the harbor. The crash occurred at
the finish of a cross -harbor swimming
race
OF those injured. five were taken to
hospitals for treatment. Meanwhile the
water near the wreckage of the pier
for bodies.
Those injured and in hospitals wertV
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, 10. of Nauga-
tuck, mother Of Alex Sullivan. winner
Of the race, submersion and cuts.
Mrs. Mary Kavanaugh. 66, Of Nauga-
tuck, shock and submersion.
Mrs. w. A. Coleman and her daugh-
ter. Genevieve, both Of West Haven
submersion and shock.
Matthew Scully of Union City. who
suffered an injury to his arm.
Rush to End Of Pier.
The collapse occurred, New Haven
police said. after spectators who were
watching the swimming race rushed to
the end Of the narrow pier used as
q dock by a croSs-harbor ferry, and
the sudden added weight caused the
timbers to break.
All the persons on the end of the
pier were thrown into the water, IA
feet deep at that point, and a scene
Of the widest confusion followed
Seven ambulances from New Haven
were dispatched to the scene as life
guards, swimmers in the race and by
ISLANDERS jumped into the water to save
the struggling men. women and chill
dren. Tales of heroism were told as
swimmers pulled aged women and
babies in arms from the water.
One man, Edward ODonnell,
wrestling instructor at Yale University,
saved Mrs. Kavanaugh, and then turned
and rescued a 2-year baby as the
child and It's mother, whose name police
did not learn, were sinking below the
surface of the water.
Woman Saves Child.
Another woman, Mrs Frederick Web
Ster. who was thrown in the harbor as
she stood on the dock with her husband,
reached shore with a Swear -old child,
who had fallen in also in her arms.
Ropes used to tie up the ferry were
thrown into the water by rescuers who
rushed to that part of the pier which
was not damaged as soon as word of the
accident reached the nearby beach,
thronged with a week end crowd.
Others dove into the water and
helped to safety persons who could not
swim. Boats which had been lying
along the course Of the race sped to the
scene and rescued some of the en-
dangered persons.
Firemen from a nearby station also
fos,,
three-quarters Of an hour after the
collapse occurred police announced that
apparently all persons who were on the
pier had been accounted for.
Nevertheless the authorities continued
tonight to drag the water by the aid
Of searchlights to learn if any one might
have lost their lives
Evening star., 1933-08-27
CADDY HELD AS SLAYER.
viii Get Hearing Tomorrow in Deaf
Of Golf Star,

viii Get Hearing Tomorrow in Death
Of Golf Star.
RICHMOND. KY, August 26 R).-
Lloyd May. 15-year-old caddy, was
held today for trial Monday in Juvenile
Court on charges arising from the
shooting last night Of Clarence Tidy"
Agee. 10. star golfer and caddymaster
at the Richmond Golf Club.
County Attorney James s. Lackey
said May admitted to him in the pres
ence Of Judge Vernon Leer. who pre-
sided at today's arraignment. that he
shot Agee. The warrant charged May
with delinquency by reason Of having
killed. slain or murdered" Agee. Under
it, Judge Leer could order the caddy
confined in the Greendale Houses Of
Reform until 81 without right Of parole.
Gas RnIJTS RANnuTs
Evening star., 1933-08-27
STRICT PAROLE ASKED.
Judge Would Overhaul Illinois Law TO
Deter Crime.


CHICAGO, August Is (Pl.-A sug-
gestion that a general Tightening up"
of the Illinois State parole system
be undertaken In conjunction with
Chicago's drive against crime was made
today by Judge Ross G. Hall, one Of
seven judges who has given up . vaca-
ton to help clear up the Criminal
Court docket.
Judge Hall said that many OF the
200 defendants sentenced In the three
weeks court campaign were "old Of
tenders" on parole. He suggested that
the entire parole system be overhauled.
Two sentences OF one year to life in
prison were imposed by Judge Hall to-
day. The defendants were Peter
Dwyer, II. and John Tribue, 81, co3ored,
charged with burglary.
Several other judges are expected to
return to the criminal courts next week
after service In the civil divisions, tend
ing to accelerate the anti-crime cam
paign.
Miss Florence Quinn, ~, was shot
and killed today by two robbers as she
sat in Q restaurant. Albert PappaS,
owner Of the restaurant. fired at the
bandits and one Of the shots they fired
in return struck Miss Quinn.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
ARMORED VEHICLES
USED BY BANDITS
Pair Use Tear Gas to Get
$36, 900 In Downtown Den.
ver-TraiI Lost.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, August 26.-police in Col
orado and nearby States were seeking
the trail tonight Of two men who held
up q bank car on Q busy downtown
street, fed with $4,000 in currency to
a spot q few blocks away, transferred
to another automobile In which q man,
a woman and a baby were waiting, and
escaped today.
The robbers held up Richard Bowden,
Dalton Brown and Vern Walker, en-
ployes of the United States National
Bank. grabbed q money sack and
sprayed the trio with tear gas. Several
passersby also were incapacitated tenn
porarily by the gas, police said.
Witnesses said the men drove away
In a small dark-colored sedan bearing
a Nebraska license Police did not know
the license number.
A few blocks away. Capt. Of Detec-
tives William Armstrong learned, the
bandits transferred to waiting ma
chine in which were q man, woman
and a baby, and fed eastward.
The $4,000 was being transferred
from the Federal Reserve Bank to the
United States National.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
GAS ROUTS BANDITS.
Fleeing Pair Shoot Two Bystanders
After Robbery Fails,

KANSAS CITY, Kans, August 20 Up.
by tear gas released by a
bookkeeper, two young robbers, firing
wildly, wounded two bystanders as they
fed after attempting to rob the Quin-
daro State Bank here today.
T. Parker Smith, q 56-year- old Negro
educator, was shot in the left hip, and
Sam Brundage, 48, q radio repair man,
was scratched by a spent bullet
When Wesley Burton. 26-year- old
bookkeeper. pushed tear gas button,
the bandit pair began shooting. firing
at least eight shots as they fought their
way through the binding fumes to
their car. parked by the curb.
They continued firing outside and
then escaped in their machine
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Guardsmen Hurt in Crash.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt, August 26 Up.
Twelve Connecticut National Guards
men, returning from Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt. were injured today as two loco
motives one of them drawing a troop
train, collided in the yards Of the Gen.
tral of Vermont Railroad.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
NEW COMPANY PROPOSED.
Equity Cooperation Offers Plan fsr
Missouri State Lhe.

NEW YORK. August 26 R-The
Equity Corporation announced today it
had proposed to the Missouri superin-
tendent of insurance the organization
Of q new company, to be known as
the General American Life Insurance
Co., to take over the business of Mis-
souri, State Life
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Old Cask Found.

Believed to be hundreds of years old
a cask, scooped out of an oak tree and
containing traces of butter, was found
eight feet underground in bog near
Bishop Court, Ireland, recently.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Poets Memory Honored.

To celebrate the tercentenary OF
George Herbert, the clergyman poet,
6r q B. Allen, Bishop of Sherborne'
nreached at a service in the church
Yard in Fugglestone. England, recently
Evening star., 1933-08-27
BUS CRASHES INTO POLE
Swerves to Avoid Truck, Injuring
Nine PASSENGERS.

PHILADELPHIA. August 26 (P.-A
st. Louis-bound bus. operated by the
Nevin Lines out of New York. tonight
crashed into a telephone pole along
the Lincoln Highway in suburban
Devon, injuring nine passengers.
Police said the pus was forced from
the road In an attempt to avoid COL
lision With q delivery truck.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Founder Visits Scouts.

Lord and Lady Baden-Powell re-
Gently visited 1900 Boy Scouts and 500
Girl Guides in camp In Bedfordshire,
England,
Evening star., 1933-08-27
EMERGENCY REPAIR
PROGRAM ENABLES
TRAFFIC TO MOVE

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AK::QK
a DAY.
~ BRUCE CATION

TN Log of the Sea" Felix RieSen-
4 berg looks back at the life he
lived as sailor before he Swal-
lowed the anchor came ashore and
became, among other things, a
novelist.
If you have read his Under Sail" "
you don't need to be told that he is
one of the best living writer's on
seafaring topics. He served his APP
premiership under sail, rounded the
Horn on a three Skysail yarder, as
he proudly informs us, survived the
transition to steam. and developed
the ability to tell of his experiences
entertainngly.
Consequently, if you like stories
of the sea YOU are advised not to
miss Log of the Sea"
1t is collection Of short
sketches. Some of them are almost
too light for preservation in book
form, but their general level is very
high.
Mr.. Rosenberg tells, for instance
OF the old training ship st. MaryS
and the way in which it turned
ardent boys into competent sailors
He rambles from that to a discus
sion nf the famous old liner St
Louis, lucky ship which
served II. vars and carried pas
sengers ana ght across the At
lantic for a qu@ster century.
He tells what it is like to sail on
a coasting steamer, discusses the
sinking Of the Notwithstanding
acidly that passengers on modern
liners aren't nearly as safe as they
think they are-and says that he
owns bottle of 1912 port taken
from the British frigate Macedonian
after its capture by Decatur.
Rambling and informal his book
will be good fare for the great race
of armchair sailors. Published by
Harcourt, Brace and Co, it costs So
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INSTALLATION PLANNED
Masonic Masters and Wardens to
Meet at Southport SATURDAY.,

installation of officers for 1888
VIII be the feature of meeting of
the Actual Masters and Wardens'
Association of Marion County, at
Southport Lodge No. 270, F. & A.
NJ, Saturday night. Charles Van
Meter, retiring president and a past
master of Broad Ripple Lodge No.
643. Will have charge.
New officers are: president,
George Van Cleave, master of Capt.
tai City Lodge No. 312; first vice
president, John L. Reagan, master
OF Bridgeport Lodge No. 1862; second
vice. president, Harry Epply. senior
warden Of BrookSide Lodge No. 100
and secretary treasurer, w. P. Boem-
Ter, past master of Logan Lodge No
SIS.
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SOW 60 on VIM rHE STORY.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

NtI1AI ] E5iL J. lI4AN 4 L -<%fAA
1T was several months before
4 Zine Feathers" played Jerrys
home town Shcila had not written
to him. but She was sure he would
know of her arrival. Posters an
nouncing that she was the featured
member Of the company had pa
pcred the town for two weeks.
And so she was disappointed on
reaching the hotel to find that
among her letters, there was no mes
sage from Jerry.
Perhaps he would telephone. That
was more likely. She remained in
her room, having lunch there, and
hoping for call, but it did not
come.
The Fine Feathers" engagement
in Spencer was for three nights. AL
that first day Sheila toyed with the
idea Of telephoning Jerry.
At last she took uri the directory
There was no Wyma, 1isted except a
bicycle shop on a spie street. Ger
tainly She could not reach Jerry
there.
Well, if she could not find the
correct number, she could not call
him. That settled that!
After the way I treated him last
summer of course he won't call me, -
"She told herself. Hell think that
if I want to see him III send some
word"
Deep in her heart she knew thi,
could not be true. The careles.
camaraderie of the theatrical worlc
did not apply to Jerry Wymany
circle.
These girls did not telephone tc
young men. They waited for them
to call. No, jerry was not expect.
ing to hear from her.
Then it occurred to her that she
might send a telegram. She coulc
write a discreet message and they
would know at the telegraph office
where to deliver it. She consid-
cred this plan, but hesitated, hop
Ing Jerry would come to see her.
The first performance passed
without word from him. Nor die
he appear at the stage door later
No flowers arrived and no message
She was much surprised to find how
much this depressed her.
AS Sheila undreSsed for bed thai
night she tried to make excuses tx
herself. The excuses were unsatis.
factory, and she could only hope
that the next day she would hear
from him.
DUT there was no message the
ID following day or that evening.
Sheila worrying about this, knew
that her performance was not up
to standard.
AS she bounded into the wings
after her first number, graceful and
light-footed, the comedian spoke to
fier.
Anything bothering you, Sheila?"
he asked.
Her heart sank. So It was as
obvious as that! The applause
which almost invariably called her
back for an encore was tonight
only polite, brief pattering.
Sheila shook her head. mo, I'm
all right" she said.
The comedians keen eyes showed
he was not convinced. If there is. ~
he told her you know I'll be glad
to do anything I can
She smiled. Thanks. Maybe I'm
a little homesick for New York"
The juvenile appeared then at her
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1T was several months before
4 zine Feathers" played Jerry's
home town. Shcila had not written
to him. but she was sure he would
know of her arrival. Posters an
nouncing that she was the featured
member Of the company had pa
t,nnnA ~ An,L-1a for. Am-n m-nnke
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RECT~ UFRF ToDAY


SHEL1A sHAYNE dancer is DISCHARGED
from q rev plar because MARIAN RAN
DOLFH. Tho star ia Jealous o. nor.
ShcIa scarcher for work and finally
secures part in musical show soon
10 60 on tour
DICK STANLEY. rich and socially
prominent. ASKS her ~ marry him. but
Sncila refuses Her idea 81 marriage
. home !u "a little town far from
BroadVae
The company departs on the tour
end 90 little micWreteTu CITY Shelia
poets JERRY WHMhN. He seems 20
% hard working Young man with Nl-
Tie MONEY 6hcua is not aware mat
Jerry'S iather owns the factory where ne
works
jerry SIS attentive and Sheia falls in
love Wfh him After She leaves, now
ever. Jerry affection seems 20 cool. ne
writes lnfreq1cnt.Y and this makes ShelIa
BacE in Nov YORK again. She gets
a JOB in a night club. Weeks pass ana
then one night while dancing anc secs
Jerry sitting al a table. He comes 70
speak 20 her 0ut does not introduce
her 10 the others Iu n.s pagtf
Jerry tells ShcIa nc has itt9 70
call her Shc does not believe ibis a.u
refuses 10 make an engagement WIN
him. .,
shcia is hired as the featured principal
in another road company. Inc COM
Nam sets OF on 4ts tour
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