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Evening star., 1935-12-14

ton. The fragment of his learning that
he finally did presume to put into writ
ing brought down upon his head the
wrath of theological opposition and he
was confined in prison for ten long years
for his impertinent hardihood.
But gradually, beginning with the
Renaissance and the rediscovery of "the
glory that was Greece" new relation
between science and the human race
has developed. A certain tolerance now
characterizes both genius and democ-
racy. The gain to all concerned is OBJ
vious and unquestioned. Yet much re-
mains to be done to perfect the bond
between professional students of the rid
die of life and the millions for whom
they labor. And it is in recognition of
that need that the Carnegie trustees
welcome their guests three days each
year. But the public also has an obliga-
ton in the circumstances-an obligation
to respond in like spirit.
Mr.. Carnegie himself indicated the
desired cooperation when he outlined
the purpose of the Institution in the
words: ITO encourage in the broadest
and most liberal manner investigation,
research and discovery, and the appli-
cation of knowledge to the improvement
of mankind" His generous intent, sure
ly, will be fulfilled progressively as the
decades pass, science prospers and the
people learn to understand.
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cases of such relationship between Sc
lected kin and foal for each of the fol-
lowing relationships: Sire Offspring,
dam-ofSpring, sire's sire-offspring, sire's
Offspring, dams sire Offspring, dams
DAM Offspring, full sib-full sib, foal-par-
ent, grandchild- d-grandparent, uncle or
aunt-nephew or niece, first cousin-firSt
cousin.
The calculation of a "manerkon." as
DR.. Laughlin terms his mathematical
formula, is extremely complex and hardly
can be explained except in mathematical
language. The work is the subject of
one Of the featured exhibits at the an
nual scientific exhibit of the Carnegie IN
Stitution of Washington which was opened
to the public at the institutions head
quarters, Sixteenth and P streets north
west, today. 1t is considered one of the
outstanding scientific accomplishments
of the year.
The value, of course, lies not in the new
tool which is placed in the hands of race
track handicappers.
Few of them will be able to use it, un-
less they take university course in
higher mathematics. 1t covers the whole
field OF heredity. Says DR.. Laughlin:
"One of the principal tasks of the future
for the Eugenics Record Office is to pre-
pare in its laboratories, and to preserve for
ready and permanent reference in its
archives, many such prediction fornulae
for specific, measurable human qualities
physical, mental and temperamental.
Similarly, other research laboratories of
human anthropolgy and PSYCHOLOGY
would serve science If they should work
out and save for reference accurate
formulae for specific measurable struc-
.tural and functional qualities in def
mite racial and family stocks, and other
population groups of mankind. Also the
laboratories and experiment stations for
plant and animal breeding would find it
profitable to work out specific fornulae
of heredity The task is too big for any
one institution or group of Laboratories"
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tact with such materials-which seems
to have been the cause of this latest
blaze-are permitted with none of the
safeguarding supervision which is cpplied
to private properties.
Each unit of the Governments estab-
lishment is subject to the supervision of
the Federal authority, but it is manifest
that that supervision is not adequate or
efficient, else the conditions which led
to the fire of Thursday night would not
occur. Yet when fire does develop the
Districts fire-fghting establishment is
relied upon for extinguishment. This
is an evident anomaly, which should
be at once corrected. Yet to require
District supervision over all Government
buildings would entail heavy burden
which could not be borne without a
material enlargement of the Districts
organization. Thus would in turn impose
additional expense which in equity
should be. wholly borne by the Govern
ment.
There is reason to believe that the
fire hazard conditions that have now
come to, light in the case of the Post
Office Department blaze are duplicated
in practically all other Federal build
ings in Washington. The great enlarge
ment of the Federal service during the
past two years and half has caused
congestion in every branch. In some
of the new buildings other than that
which was visited by fire Thursday night
filing cases choke the corridors. A COM
plete inspection would undoubtedly dis
close a situation that would never be
tolerated in the case of private estab-
lishmentS.
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Naval Disagreement.

Five days of the Naval Conference at
London have only served the purpose
of accentuating the fundamental differ
enceS that seem to make a new agree
ment for limitation or reduction of
ornaments utterly impossible. Japan
remains adamant in her demand for
unqualified parity with the respective
fleets of Great Britain and the United
States. That insistence is the rock on
which a new accord, to supplant the
Washington and London treaties eXpir-
ing in 1896, is doomed to go to smash.
Tokios sturdy spokesmen in London
talk of common upper limit of ton
mage" as the goal at which the japanese
aim. Their position is that such equal
ity would mean security for all" They
favor reduction in total tonnage, but
decline to accept in future such posi-
ton of relative inferiority as the 5-5-3
ratio imposes. The japanese would like
abolition of capital ships and. aircraft
carriers on the ground that navies with
out such vessels could never embark upon
aggressive warfare in regions far re-
moved from their home waters.
What Admiral Nagano and his col
leagues in London fail to disclose in
arguing Japans case is that what she
actually seeks is sea power which Will
make her supreme, invincible and un-
challengeable in the Far East. What
Toxic wants is naval strength sufficient
to enable her to prevent any possible
sort of outside interference with Japanese
plans for domination of Asia. Having
in mind, of course, mainly the British
and American fleets, Japan's naval
strategists are convinced that with a
navy of their own as powerful as those
of the Western nations, the japanese
could successfully resist all attempts to
impede Nippon's progress in China or
anywhere else on the other side Of the
world.
Britain and America are naturally not
blind to Japan's underlying object in
seeking naval parity. They are con-
scious that for them to acquiesce in 1T
would be to abdicate their rights to
equality of opportunity in trade and
other fields throughout the Orient and
to concede Japan's overlordship there.
It is these aspirations and purposes of
the island empire, as manifested by
present-hour events in North China,
that virtually destroy prospects of fur
ther naval agreement. The Western
world is not ready to accept uncondi-
tional japanese mastery of the East.
Therein lies the crux of the debates
and differences now current in London.
All else is of minor consideration. Once
that is thoroughly understood over here,
Americans will realize why the only pro-
spective result of the conference, re-
grettably, but inevitably, is the resQmp-
tion, sooner or later, of worldwide COM
petition in navy building. Sad as it is
to chronicle such an outlook, no other is
in sight at this time.
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STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
'otebook of Science Progress in Field.
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Science has gone to the races-not to
bet on the horses, but to find an answer
to one of its most fundamental and diff
cult problems.
This is the problem Of complex he
redity, aptly illustrated in the inheritance
Of racing capacity by thoroughbred
horses. The records of the track, kept
exactly by breeders over many genera
tions, provide by far the largest body of
precise data available. From them DR.
Harry H. Laughlin, geneticist of the
Carnegie Institution of Washington, has
been able to derive mathematical
formula for the inheritance of racing
capacity which promises to become one
of the most valuable tools yet placed in
the hands Of biologists.
He has worked out this formula by
assembling the racing and breeding
records Of more than $4,000 individual
thoroughbred running horses, chiefly
American, but including some from Eng
land, Ireland, France, Germany, Canada,
Australia and South America. The great
value of this formula is that it can
be applied to the prediction of almost
any other hereditary complex, the end
results of which can be exactly meas
ured-including various human qualities.
X 4
1t has been obvious from the begin
ming that qualities of parents tend to
reappear in modified form in their
offspring.
Nearly a century ago the Austrian
monk, Gregor Mendel, observing success
sive generations of sweet peas In the
monastery garden for the first time,
derived formula for simple inheritance
which became the corner stone of the
new science Of genetics. The colorS of
parent flowers appeared in exact ratio
in their descendants. For this simple
case Mendel's law applies as well today
as when it was formulated and appar-
emily is one of the basic laws of nature.
But this was case of simple in
heritance. Only two hereditary factors
were involved-the "olors of the two
parents. They were unit factors. The
law had a rather limited application,
because not many problems. of heredity,
especially In the higher animals, were
so simple.
Racing capacity of horses, for example,
long has been recognized as hereditary.
Generally speaking, with proper allow
ance made for nurture and training, the
offspring of fast parents is itself a good
runner. This simple observation is the
basis Of the ancient science Of horse
breeding.
But racing capacity is not unit-fac-
tor In genetics. The speed at which a
given horse can run depends on such
considerations as body build, muscula-
ture, nervous constitution, and perhaps,
above all, the extremely complex ele-
ment known as temperament" Not
two unit factors present in the parents
are involved, but probably several hun
dred, all re-acting upon each other. The
maze is altogether too difficult ever to
be solved completely, as Mendel solved
the problem of his sweet peas.
DR.. Laughlin's contribution has been
to derive formula which has higher
and higher speed prediction value as ac-
curate data on more and more factors
entering into racing capacity are secured
and plotted. The analysis to date has
required the study Of more than 1000
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Denial of Taxpayers Plea
For Sidewalks and Lamps

To the Editor Of The Star:
In one of the suburbs of our beautiful
Capital City there has come to my notice
an incident which makes me wonder just
what has become of the rights of tax
payer in the District of Columbia.
The question in my mind is just this:
Why should any one or group OF tax
paying residents have to get down on
their knees to the District Of Columbia
governors" who hold sway in the big
building on Pennsylvania avenue and beg
them to bestow sidewalks and lights on
the thoroughfare on which they have
been living and paying taxes for fifteen
years? Just whose streets have been
given the benefit of these said people
taxes? Not theirs.
Has it come to the point where the
residents of this un-District thorough
fare, located in residential A restricted
zone" must keep on wading through the
mud on this pitch dark road at night
and paying taxes much higher than
property owners on improved adjoining
streets? Don't consider for one moment
that the District supplied these homes
with sewerage or water. The expense
of the water and sewerage was borne
entirely by the owners when they built
their homes with certified District Build
ing permits.
Repeated attempts have been made by
these property owners to get some action
on this disgraceful situation, but to no
avail. A visit to the District Building
gives one the impression that ID Is a
convict camp since they all are so ready
to tell you their hands are tied.
This thoroughfare is just one-hah a
block from Rhode Island avenue, and
leads one to the beautiful Langdon Park,
on which the District government has
been spending the taxpayers money for
several years, and since this is one OF
the streets leading to this beautiful park
1t does anything but enhance the beauty
of the park.
Adding insult to injury. a kindly neigh
Dor, himself filled with the spirit OF
charity, and at present erecting fence
about his property, remarks that he could
close up this said thoroughfare If he
wanted to. And we all thought Hitler
was in Germany. ROY L. FORD.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Artificial Skating Pond Is
Proposed for Washington
ro the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
am very much interested in ice skat-
ing. There are very few places in WASH
ington where one, in Winter, may enjoy
that outdoor sport. The Lincoln Me-
mortal Pools are seldom frozen to the
extent of 3 inches and the weight OF
the crowds soon causes cracks therein.
I understand that generally in the
West a damp spot is located, Of suitable
dimensions, 8-inch boards are laid hori-
zontally, with the edge up, and these
boards are nailed to upright stakes. Sand
or dirt is piled inside and against the
boards surrounding the area, to keep the
water from leaking through. The
ground is allowed to freeze. Then the
area is filed with water and this freezes.
Thus the rink will have perhaps 6-inch
thickness, instead of the usual 2 or 8
inches at the Lincoln Memorial Pools.
Such a pool should not cost much.
Won't you help get some action In this
matter and oblige2
CHARLES r. sTEBBINs. jR.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Has courtesy any place in modern
life?
If you listen to some of the so-caIled
bright young things, you might get the
idea that 1t has not.
To say thank you," honestly and
plainly, and mean it, is not the thing
at all.
One must coyly declare, "a thousand
thanks" or the like.
Waiting at door to permit another
to enter first is regarded as comical, to
say the least.
1t is a great waste of time, too. Any
one who does not believe in such simple
acts will tell you so. He even will give
you statistics to prove the point.
If all the time wasted every day at
doors, in a futile endeavor to be polite,
were expended in some useful way, he
will assert, the world would be twice as
busy land twice as dulD as it is at
present.
With the best will in the world we are
unable to agree with this.
We believe that great many persons
feel that there Is not too much courtesy,
but not enough Of it.
SL11 1otIildS, VI d14 oCdoO44og OhSAI W
lead to a revival Of common every day
politeneSs, because 1t is based upon 1t.
Kindness is nothing but courtesy.
When you are kind to another human
being, or to any other living thing, you
are courteous, whether you think OF it
that way or not.
The beauty of courtesy, in the best
sense, is that it is gentleneSS. One has
I,,,4 90 f..lr 80 af I,a
to realize the necessity for this. Despite
the underlying cruelty, in every age-this
one, too-there has been a strain Of
gentleness. The beauty of the best type
of Christianity has been that it has
conserved and built up kindness.
& y
If we give over courtesy in the every
day life, even as pose, we give up too
much.
1t is possible, of course, to laugh and
joke about politeness, without really
giving it up, and that, we may suspect,
is what many of the youngsters do.
Even with all their pretense, they are
not as impolite as they would have us
believe.
If we watch what they do, rather than
what they say. we see easily that they
are mostly bluffing. But bluff, in itself,
is type of impoliteness, if we regard
the latter as essentially dishonest.
Discourtesy is especially dishonest If
one is not by nature discourteous. And
we may be afraid that one must grow
older and older before really realizing
what one is.
The trouble with youth is that it
thinks it knows so terribly much No.
body knews quite so surely as the sec
ondary school pupil. He knows! Just
why he feels SO sure must remain a
mystery. Almost every one has been
through the stage, and can remember
easily that he so thought. Still, perhaps,
he does not know why. Maybe it is just
another of the fortunate possessions of
youth. The Skids would be knocked from
under life too quickly if youngsters did
not haye some good delusions.
Perhaps courtesy is delusion; we are
not sure, but If it is, it is another of
the good ones.
1t is pleasant, TO say the least, TO
believe that other humans are worth
being courteous to, that life is not all
hard knocks, that good deed, in little,
is as worthy in its ways as large deed
in large.
If for no more than the effect on the
doer, courtesy in the every day is very
much worth while.
The practical effects are wonderful
Evening star., 1935-12-14
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
YOuth.About.TOwn.

Tad danced the "piccolino" many night
But every now and then he took fight
To river mission where the only toll
Was gospel rhythm left In his jazz soul.
Brother, come! Your soul save.
Come-make your feet behave;
Come and hear evangels
Shout about the angels;
Sway In the mission meet,
Tap time with both your feet;
All your follies smother,
Every man your brother,
AS you pray for pardon
BY the flowing Jordan.
To Groom the gospel rhythm now and
then
Was worth the shoulder-rub with river
No cover charge or floor fee on this bat;
Free offering, Tads cash In mission hat.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Eternal Dicker.

Eternal Dicker.
Dickerin' with the grocer
Bills are overdue.
A Eyes, sir" and mo, sir"
Assert themselves anew.
Dickerin' with the landlord
And tax collector grim.
Perhaps thoult understand, Lord,
Our fear of such as him.
Dickerin' for our pleasure,
Dickerin' for our pain
When Doctors take our measure
To cure us up again.
For harp we're hoping
When Golden Stairs we climb,
Through penances we're cropping,
Dickerin' all the time.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Faded Jokes.

Faueu jokes
The mother-in-law life now reveals
AS a protecting saint.
When slipping on banana peels
The laugh becomes more faint.
Old jokes no longer can amuse
AS in the days gone by,
And mostly when we read the news
We simply want to cry.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Attorney General Cummings is opposed
in his proposition to select a utilities
case for trial. There is no objection even
in the strict lottery laws to putting all
the names in hat and selecting one
at random.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

The United States Chamber of Com
merce demands that the Governments
budget be balanced and is contemplated
as a visionary intruder who desires to
= terrupt poetic idealism with crude
4.-cts.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Financial affairs are vital in present
concern, but relief and pension calcula-
tions will hardly succeed in substituting
a compound interest table for the United
States Constitution.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

The Lyddane case will soon be up again
at Rockville, Md. In the meantime the
Montgomery County correspondents will
have dance in anticipation of the rest
and recreation they will so richly deserve.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

A court case becomes a physical ordeal
in many instances. Muscles are not
tested, but sometimes glands and other
paraphernalia hooked up to the nervous
system often compel their owner to take
the count.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Fears are expressed that Uncle Sam
has so much gold that the demand for
the yellow metal will cease. Gold unpop-
ularity is something that has not yet
happened in the history of the world.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

"reminiscences Of American wealth
show the right to human happiness even
when that happiness depends on the
privilege of being trifie silly.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 70
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
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Evening star., 1935-12-14

While other Ethiopians were studying
munitions and defenses Gugsa was study
ing the italian bill of fare. The food
problem always comes uppermost.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

World diplomacy resembles dance In
which it becomes proper to change part
ners, but with no one to call the figures.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Humble Wishing.

I do not ask for Fortune vast
Nor wish the Trump of Fame
Would sound complimentary blast
At mention of my name,
But one request have to make
AS through the world roam
I hope the motor car I take
Will bring me safely home.
Education" said Uncle Eben, consists
of readin', ritin' and 'rithmetic. A poll
tician kin mix 'em up together SOS you
can't make sense of either one"
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Conversation.

"Do you ever talk back to your wife?"
"Just a little" said Mr.. Meekton;
enough to make her aware that have
not gone to Sleep"
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Gugsa suggests as Ethiopia's national
anthem the song, "It Amt No Disgrace
to Run When You Are Scared"
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Japan is insistent on a new deal that
will give her naval parity, but question
arises as to propriety of her drawing SO
many cards.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Economic authorities now contemplate
the League of Nations as study IN fac
tions.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

The Republican party is now said to
be studying the question of whether 1t
has no leaders or too many.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

In African history Gugsa will not be
credited with full native complexion. He
will probably be described as having a
yellow streak.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
Monopolies.

From the Helena CMont) INDEPENDENT.
"Both parties" says Senator Borah.
"will advocate the elimination Of mo-
nopoliss." And do nothing about them.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Jud Tunkins says everybody works to
give youngsters a happy holiday. AS
guide to human conduct, Merry Christ
mas" is older than the U. s. Constitution
and as indestructible.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
PerYnanencY.

"What would you suggest to protect
Post Office records?"
make 'em fireproof," said Senator
Sorghum. "Use asbestos instead of
paper"
Evening star., 1935-12-14

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Evening star., 1935-12-14

@. What was the name Of the actor
who gave the expositions on snoring in
Broadway Melody Of 1936?"-H. p.
A. His name is Robert Wildhack.
Evening star., 1935-12-14
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@. When did Capt. Taylor Branson
become leader Of the Marine Band?
IT. c.
A, He was annointed Nav 1907
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-14
ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO
BE OBSERVED

Hoosier Athletic Club members
will celebrate st. Patrick's day at a
dance Saturday night. A floor show
will be presented, and music will be
provided by Jack Berry and his or
cheStra.
Early reservations have been
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mad
dux. Alfred Eggert. j. E. Bauer. j. A.
Lyons. Otto Roos. Robert Barnes,
Paul Blackburn, Thomas Sheridan,
Jack Berry and Perry Whetstine.
Virgil Rupp has announced that
the contract bridge section for
members and their wives will play
tonight in the Chinese room. At
2:l5 tomorrow the women's auction
bridge section will play under direc-
ton of Mrs. George H. RosSebo, who
has arranged a st. Patrick's party.
On Sunday afternoon the auction
bridge club for members and their
wives will meet in the Chinese room.
Harry Shariowe is chairman.
The wOmen's contract bridge sec
ton will play Monday afternoon In
the Chinese room.