davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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the tooth was found later bore him out The
tooth had been the first step in one of the
most important discoveries ever made in
human evolution.
In the same way, we now have clues where
to look in Java and China for our giants. And
we already have not only teeth but jaw.
They come from different individuals, and
from different areas. That, in itself, is pre-
sumptive proof that we are not on the trail
of some isolated freak, some prehistoric gland
case. Actually, we have even more scientific
proof. Glandular giants always have abnormal
bone development; the man with the jaw did
not Again. glandular giants always have
normal-sized teeth in their diversified jaws.
These teeth are tremendous. Both the man
with the jaw and the man with the teeth were
perfectly healthy individuals.
He Was Husky!
How big were they? To get an answer to
that question is one of the reasons for an ex-
pedition to find more fossil remains. The
teeth and jaw don't tell US enough to recon-
struct the whole man. DR.. Weidenreich, how
ever, from long and careful study of the jaw
found in Java, has determined that the man
to whom it belonged probably was massive
rather than tall. He must have weighed
around 45O pounds.
The other men - China's men with the
tremendous teeth - were even bigger Two
or three times as big, in fact, though we don't
know yet whether they ran to breadth or
height Their teeth were six times as large
as ours.
The existence of these human giants fits
right into the whole story of mans evolution
as we have come to know it. We don't know
in just how many regions primitive humans
came into being in prehistoric times; but one
of them was certainly that part of the Far
East where our jaw and teeth were found.
Manlike apes, such as the gorilla, de-
veloped with man from common stock,
known as the Forest Ape. Some of them
spent more and more time upon the
ground. They began to walk on their hind
feet, leaving their hands free for the use of
sticks and stones. Along with the erect pos
ture and the consequent use OF their hands,
their brains developed. Some died out without
reaching human status. Others progressed up
the ladder to become primitive humans.
In Java and China there happened to be
places where the geological conditions were
favorable for the preservation of fossils. The
finding of such important remains as those
of the Java Ape Man (Pithecanthrobns erectas),
and Peking Man, gave scientists proof of
these evolutionary developments These early
men, however, were small - even smaller
than we are today.
Evening star., 1944-12-17

Had there not been some earlier, larger
missing links? Many other mammals, during
their evolutionary development, were known
to have grown to gigantic size, until Nature
found that enormous size was liability in
stead of an asset. Why hadn't there been
similar development in the case of man?
Now we know that there was. And evi-
dence suggests these stages of evolution:
I. DR.. Weidenreich thinks it probable that
the South China man with the tremendous
teeth is not only the biggest but the earliest
man whose remains have yet been found.
1t seems likely that some men, at least,
started as huge giants, and that such giants
existed in South China in the beginning of the
Ice Age or earlier, perhaps as much as a mil
lion years ago.
2. The Java giant with the great jaw might
well have been descendant of the men from
South China. He was not more than half as
big as the South China man. This indicates
that Nature was already scaling mans size
down.
3. The jaw of the Java giant was found
in the same fossil beds that produced the
Java Ape Man, Pihec0nthrobus erectus. The
giant, however, was definitely more primi-
tive. This indicates strongly that the smaller
Java Ape Man was an evolutionary descend
ant of the race of giants - that Nature had
further scaled mans size sharply downward.
(. The fact that modern man is larger
than the Java Ape Man suggests that Nature,
having given up on giants, went too far in the
other direction, then swung back, and gave
man as much additional size, through the
centuries, as he could proftably use.
Natures Experiment.
DR. WEIDENREICH advances this idea purely
as theory, however; there are not yet sufh-
cient facts to prove it. What is certain is that
we will never again develop into race of
giants, even though we have been growing
larger in recent generations. Nature tried that
experiment, and it failed.
hope and believe that we shall find enough
more fossil remains where the jaw and teeth
were found to give us many more facts. We
already have our preliminary plans made for
an expedition to Java and South China.
But scientific progress, like so much other
progress, must wait on war. Even after the
war, we will have to negotiate with the gov
ernments which will control the areas. But
though the war delays us now, it may even
tually help us speed things up. Bulldozers,
developed for war, will be very useful for
removing the upper earth above the fossil
layers in hurry.
Thus will modern man put modern giant
tools to work unearthing ancient giant
secrets. The End
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22

Recn1kovi v bondove kampa-
nj pTedlozil jeden z poslucha-
ca tuto otazku:
"Myslfte, re clovek zadluze-
ny a ma pokraji bankrotu ma
kupovati bondy?"
Recnika to nepfivedlo do
rozpakd a odpovedel:
"Podle meho nahledu by ne
mel byt takovy clovek donuco-
van Ike kupovan1 valecnych
bond1, ale uvazte, az budete
opousteti tuto m1stnost a Dude
mezi vami jeden, jenz bond
nekoupil, jak 81 budete septa-
ii: "Aha, to je ten bankrotaT!"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22
Ma 1000 Nsmci zabito " DO
jich ma Slovensku.

Ma 1000 nemeckych d6stoj-
nfk1 a vojakd bylo zabito v
bojich ma Slovensku die zprav,
ktere dosly csl. vlady.
Nemci Sc boil nebezpec1, hro-
zlcfho jejich ustupuj1clm vol
skim re severniho Madarska
podel Nfzkych later.
Nemci ma zacatku tohoto
mesice Sc znacnou silou voJ ska
a materilu zahajili soustfede-
ny 1tok proti partisanskym po-
sicim v horach, ale V petidennl
bitve utrpeli tezke ztraty.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22
POHRBY.

= Dne ID. prosince zemTel
krajan p. Frank Svehla, 1907
N. Chester st. We start 75ti let.
Narodil Sc Ceskoslovensku.
Byval domovn1kem v kostele
sv. Vaclava. Zanechal zde tru-
chlfc1 manzelku p1. Josefu
svehlovou a d1tky: Frank Sve-
hla, Anna Pivec, Josefa Svehla,
Elizabeth Svec a Helen Hodek
Pohreb zesnuleho konal Sc
v sobotu, 16. prosince re Cva-
chova Pohr. Domu do kostela
sv. Vaclava a odtud ma hfbitov
Nejsv. Vykupitele.
= We etvrtek, IA. prosince
zemrela ceska starenka PAM
Kalalova, (rozena Svec), vdo-
va pc Janu Kalalovi, Belair
Road, Hartford County.
Bylo il SO rokG. Narodila Sc
v Ceskoslovensku a prijela do
|Spojenych Statd pred 75ti le-
ty. Jest oplakavana dcerami /:
pf. Josef1nou Horky a p1. An
nou Pazourek.
Pohreb konal sc v pondel1,
10. prosince re Schimdnkova
|Pohr. Domu do kostela sv.
Frantiska v Abingdon, Md. a
pohrbena ma hTbitove vedle
koste1a "a assistance Father
lSkrynski-ho.
Nosici rakve byli pp.: Al
bert Poyer, Edward Vojlk,
John Svasek, James Bocek,
Frank Kaplan a Tomas Petr.
" sobotu, 16. prosince
zemTel nahle mlady krajan p.
Emanuel j. Pokorny, 829 N.
Kenwood Ave., We staff AZ ro-
XII. Narodil Sc v Baltimore a
povolanim byl mestsky hasic.
Krone truchlfc1 manzelky p1.
Lillian Pokorny, (roz. Voj1k)
a ditek Lillian a Mary Jean
truchli pro neho maticka p1.
Antoinette Pokorna a souro-
zenci: Edward Pokorny, Ma
ME Ceselsky, Albfna Pokorny,
Pvt. Joseph Pokorny a Sgt.
William Pokorny.
Pohreb konal Sc We stfedu,
20. prosince z domu smutku
ma hrbitov Nejsv. Vykupitele
"a assistance vlp. FIR. Vonaska.
Nosici rakve byli pp.: John
Kaisler, Joe Svoboda, Joseph
Cihlaf, Joseph santora, Frank
lRokos a Frank Hruby.
Pohreb byl vypraven p. Kar-
lem E. SchimGnkem.
" 1tery, 10. prosince zem-
rel V Maryland General memo
cnici krajan p. Albert Horak,
|Sr.. 1928 Weitzel Ave. We start
72 let. Narodil Sc v Ceskoslo-
yensku a do Ameriky prijel asl
pred 55ti Lefty. Byl pekafem
nynf ma odpocinku. Jeho man
zelka Stella (roz. Krubiscek)
lei pred nekolika Lefty predesla
ma vecnost. Pan Horak zde "a
nechal syna p. Alberta Hora-
ka Jr. a dceru Amelia De Puey
PohTeb kona Sc dnes, v pa
TEX We 2 bod. odpol. re Schi-
mnnkova Pohr. Domu ma Ces.
Narodnf Hrbitov "a assistance
Rev. J. M. Vondracka.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22
DalSich 100 tisic dslnikHH potfe
ba pro municni prGGmysl.

Washington (OWD- Pred
soda komise pro pracovn1 silly
Pavel McNutt prohlasil, re
pres 1870 tis1c dals1ch delnlk1
je potfeba pro municnf pr1my-
81 vyrabej1cf stfelivo pro della,
pusky a minomety. Zvysena
potfeba delnictva je nutna k
splnen1 zvysenych valecnych
pozadavkG.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22
Csl. odbojove publikace
" literarnim vestniku.
(Tiskova sluzba Csl. N. r.

"The Pamphleteer", mesfc.
mix pro sfren1 dobre cetby (roc
V. {. A. pTinesl recense O ne.
kolika nedavno vyslych spi
sech, zabyvaj1c1ch Sc ceskoslo.
venskymi vecmi.
Jsou to "Czechoslovak Poll.
cy for Victory and Peace" 90
presidenta Edvarda Benese
Good Neighbors in Europe.
cd III. Sabin Blanchardove.
Unknown Country cd Nicho.
lase G.. Balinta a "Slavs in the
U. S. Census" cd Tomase Cap
ka.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22
Valecni zlocinci a zradci ma
Slovensku sepisovani.

Londyn (CTK) = Novy ca
sopis "Nova sloboda", vydava-
ny ceskoslovenskymi voJaky,
ma vychodn1 fronte plse, re slo
venske narodnf rady ma osvo-
bozenem 1zemi pripravuJl
zpravy O valecnych zlocinclch
a zradc1ch.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22

v ruskem rozhlasu bylo O.
znameno, re volby do nejvyssl-
no sovetu (zakonodarneho sbo
ru) byly odlozeny az ma prosi-
nee r. i945. Nynejs1 clenove,
zyoleni ma ctyTi leta, budou pc
kracoyati v zakonodarne praci.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22

V jinych castech Slovenska
nedaleko fronty rude armady
slime csl. guerilove oddly jsou
v cinnosti a 1tocf ma nemecke
posice a zasoby gasolinu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-12-22
Vazeny pane Cihlar:-

Zasflam Yam pTedplatne ma
"Telegraf" $3.50 S pfanim ma
Vesele Vanoce a Stastny a We
sely Novy Rok.
S pozdravem ma cely personal
Joseph Ekr,
703 Mace Ave.
Baltimore 21, Md.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
Catholic Thought And Opinion
BIZ REV. JOSEPH F. pONNELLY

those worked was s-i0 Of per cent"
o9.a per cent Of labor has been on
the Job. And we have heard so
much Of that elght-tenths Of one
per cent? Labor can look at the
record, regret what has been lost
but be very proud Of Its loyalty to Its
Job, q loyalty probably unequaled
In any other year Of either peace
time or wartime.
OUTRAGED ESQUIRE
We think that the Post Office De.
partment did q good job with
Esquire in depriving 1t Of its Sec
ond-class mailing privileges. The
publisher laments that 1t will cost
him $500. 900 o year. But right now
the taxpayers Of the nation are
paying that half million dollars for
him. For what7 In order that he
might distribute magazine which
Is morally offensive to all but q
small segment Of the nations citi-
zens. SO the editor Is going to bring
his $500 900 worth Of outraged in
decency to the Supreme Court, II he
can get away with 1t.
AND you PAY FOR THIS
A far more serious and more mys-
trying abuse Of the taxpayers on
the United States, most Of whom
are advocates Of the moral law, Is
the printing and distributing by the
Health Service Of the United States
such immoral doctrine as this taken
from Manual Of High Schools and
Sex Education.
at Is necessary" the Manual
states, ito detach ourselves from the
earlier moralistic assumptions and
vague fears about sex. ;. Assuming
this point Of view, any self-induced
sensual pleasure f. is not so umch
to be overcome aS outgrown."
And you are paying for the propa-
cation Of such immortality and pa
ganism. It seems high time to tell
those responsible that we object to
the few immoralists In our Govern
ment spending public money to
propagate teachings SO utterly and
shockingly opposed to the moral
principles Of the vast majority OF
the people Of America.
NO LUNCH FOR WELLS
You may remember our mention
Of the invitation extended TO Mr..
H. G. Wells by the editor Of the
London Catholic Herald to lunch
with him and discuss "a errors Of
fact which he claimed were made
about the Church III Wells latest
book "Crux Ansata". IN subsequent
developments Wells first accepted
the invitation, then postponed the
date and finally pulled out Alto
gether. It does not require great
intelligence to pass reasonable judg-
ment on the intellectual honesty Of
the bigoted Mr.. Wells.
1t is interesting to note, too. that
when Wells book was first noticed
by the Catholic press in England the
opinion was expressed that the lies
In 1t would form excellent Na1
propaganda. Since then the British
Broadcasting Corporation has picked
UP broadcasts from Germany quot
ing Wells book as the official Brit
ish opinion Of the Church.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
TANNERY STRIKE
NEARING CLIMAX
"a New Hampshire ExeCu-
tiveS Eat Meals Via Mail
Orders

Winchester, N. H., Jan. 18-(UP)-
Twenty-four self-exiled executives
Of the Winchester Tannery Co., who
imprisoned themselves in the plant
during labor dispute, ate their
seventh mail order breakfast today
as union employees met to discuss a
proposal that may end the walkout
by Thursday.
President Alfred E. Hayes of the
A. G. Lawrence Leather Workers
Union Independently said he hoped
"the dispute viii end by Thursday
and everyone win be back at work
because that's what they all want"
Hayes said he had devised a plan
he believed would be acceptable to
the company and said it would be
presented for approval at a morn
ing meeting Of about 400 union
members at the community house.
thought he declined to reveal de-
tails, he said he had discussed it
with Conciliator Harry Smith of the
U. g. Department Of Labor.
Meanwhile, officials OF the COM
pany, who had remained in the plant
since Wednesday when $50 employees
walked out during a dispute over
payment for lunch periods, said they
would continue to hold the fort
pending settlement. Pickets re-
NAMED on duty at the gates and
warned those inside that II they
left they would not be permitted to
return.
The executives were being sent
food and changes Of clothing
through the mail by their families.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
FOURTH ST. MAN
LOSES CONTEST
Samuel Davis Makes Wig
OrOuS Denial Of Charges;
Fined 500

A fine Of 500 was imposed upon
Samuel Davis, "a, Of "a Fourth street
In common pleas court today after
he vas found guilty by Judge John
F. McDonough on charge Of oper-
ating q motor vehicle while under
the influence Of liquor. He appealed
from city court fine of 500, with
$50 RENTED.
patrolman walter Ogrisek and
Lieutenant Barney Burns testified
that the accused was Intoxicated on
the night Of Sept. 10. He was ar
rested after q truck he operated
knocked down q picket fence near
his home. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sheldrick were other witnesses who
testified Davis was intoxicated.
Davis, who has claimed he is q
"teetotaler," had pleaded not guilty
to the churge and denied it vigor-
ously from the witness stand this
morning. Execution Of the fine was
suspended for one month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, The United States
Treasury Department has desig-
mated the period from January IS
to February Is for the Fourth War
Loan and has set the Connecticut
quota at $426, 900, 900 of which the
sum of $50, 000, 900 is the quota for
sales to individuals in Series E
Bonds.
NOW, THEREFORE, I designate
each and every day from January
10 to February IS es a special
Back The Attack E. And
appeal to every resident of our
state to accept personally share
In the responsibility for surpass-
ing the quota set for the bonds in
'E" series. During each of the
previous War Loan Drives our
state has met and exceeded its
quota but this time especially we
must meet the quota for our share
of the personal security bonds of
Series E.
During the year just passed our
fighting men and women by deeds
Of valor unsurpassed in our his
tory have hurled back the enemy
on battlefronts in every known
cline. In this New Year they con-
tinue the attack everywhere with
increasing strength and fury. Just
as l943 saw the tide Of victory turn
in our favor SO 1914 must see us
further along towards the goal of
ultimate triumph. We personally
want q share in that attack. We
here at home can have a share and
an increasing share in that attack
by purchasing to our very limit the
bonds Of our government-bonds
that equip and supply our fighting
men and women with the things
they must have. Victory depends
upon each and every one Of us
doing his utmost.
Our purchase of bonds not only
backs the attack on the fighting
fronts, 1t helps us on the home
front by keeping down imitation
and by putting in our hands a re-
serve purchasing power in the
form Of savings in the best secur-
ity the world can offer - The
United States OF America.
THEREFORE, let us, each and
every one, highly resolve that we
in Connecticut will do our utmost
to support our loved ones abroad,
that we will work and save and
buy war bonds to the limit of our
ability as our personal share and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
H. E. LIVINGSTON
WILL PROBATED

The will of the late Hiram E.
Livingston, who died December %,
was today admitted to probate
court. The will, which contains five
articles, leaves the bulk of the
estate to the deceased's wife, Hattie
Curtis Livingston.
Following direct payment of all
bills and funeral expenses a bequest
of $500 is made to the daughter,
Clara Ellis Packard. The rest of
residue and remainder of the estate
is left to the wife and to her heirs
to assign forever.
Provisions are made whereby if
the wife should die preceding the
testator the estate shall go to the
aforementioned daughter. The final
provision mans the wife as execu-
trix subject to the same death pro-
vision relating to the estate proper.
The will was drawn up January rs,
1911.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
REPORT RECEIVED
ON SCHOOL FIRE
Alertness of Student, AS
sistant JanitOr Praised
By Fire Marshal

Praise for the alertneSS of Frank
J. harrington, assistant superinten-
dent of the Crosby High school
building, and George Heiser of As
Mansfield avenue the student who
turned in the fire alarm Jan. II
was made in letter received by DR..
Thomas ]. Condor, superintendent
Of schools, from Fire Marshal Den
mis- j. Lahey and read at last nights
meeting Of the Board OF Education.
The fire official said that quick
action on the part of Mr.. Earring
ton probably prevented the fire from
having more serious consequences.
He also pointed out the value of
fire drills at the schools. The
school superintendent told the
members of the board that the
damage was slight and repairs
would have to be made only to sew
eral small sections of walls which
had been broken open during the
fire.
Dennis Stack. substitute fireman
at Crosby, was promoted to fireman,
succeeding Frank Murta who re-
signed. John Sugrue, janitor in
Wilson school, was transferred to
Hopeville school, while Patrick Coyle,
assistant janitor in Leavenworth
high school was transferred to Will
son school. Mr.. Sugrue succeeds
Guy winston, who resigned.
The members authorized the trans
fer of $l93.24 from the coal, wood.
and oil appropriation to pay $12.25
for school enumeration work and
$1,000 for light and power. Trans
fer Of SIC from the child care in
struction item to equipment also
was approved.
A recommendation was made to
grant the use OF the Porter school
property for playground purposes
to the park department for an in
definite period. The matter will be
referred to the board Of aldermen.
The board also voted to allow the
child care center to charge Is cents
for breakfast and also for supper, if
the parents request 1t. Under new
government regulations only three
meals. dinner and two in-between
lunches, are authorized, with the
payment per day set at so cents.
1t was pointed out that several Of
the local children are left at the
nursery early in the morning or
taken home late In the evening and
the extra meals are necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
.LEPKE QUARREL
APPEARS ENDED
Government to Surrender
Former Leader of MUIR
der, Inc. to N. Y. State

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 1S.-(UP)-
The long controversy between New
York state and the Federal govern
ment over custody of Louis Oepke)
Buchalter now serving a 14-year
federal narcotics term, appeared
ended today.
In formally accepting the gov
ernment's offer to surrender the
former leader Of Murder, Inc, At
torney General Nathaniel L. Gold
stein wrote U. s. Attorney General
Francis Biddle last night that he
had forwarded a copy Of the bid
to Acting District Attorney Thomas
Craddock Hughes of Kings County,
where Buchalter is under death
sentence for murder, and that he
had instructed Hughes Ito be guild
ed accordingly"
Goldstein's acceptance letter said,
in part:
From your letter, I take 1t that
the surrender of the custody OF
the prisoner is unconditional In
the event of execution, so that he
can be dealt with in accordance
with the laws of the state Of New
York.
Accordingly, I assume that the
district attorney of Kings County
will make the necessary arrange
ments for the appropriate transfer
Of the prisoner"
Buchalter, who has been held at
federal detention headquarters in
New York city since he was taken
into custody, must be returned to
federal authorities to finish his mar
cotics sentence If he is not executed
by the state, according to Biddle's
offer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-18
STATE FAILING in
QUOTAFOR NURSES

Miss Mary Donnelly. state con-
sultant for the Red Cross nursing
service, met with members Of the
local nurse recruitment committee
yesterday at the chapter headquar-
tiers to discuss plans for obtaining
more enlistees.
1t was pointed out that the ma
tional quota has not been attained
and that the states with the lowest
number must make up the lacking
number. Connecticut Is among them.
The local group was reminded that
nurses interested in entering mill
tary service must be cleared first
through the state procurement and
assignment committee. Miss Joan
Bradley is local chairman on pro-
curement.