, z RURAL ENTERPRISE This Will Withstand Earthquakes Ja p a n I n tak in g no chance« w ith e a rth q u ak e « In th e c o n itru c u o u of the new im perial diet building, which whs s ta rte d before the 1923 e a rth q u a k e and will be com pleted In th re e m ore years. P hotogruph allows th e re m a rk ­ able am ount of steel which Is being used to stre n g th e n the building. Tibet Has Real American Indian Find T hrow s Light on O rigin o f N atives o f This C ontinent. W ashington.— In fnr aw ay T ibet, rt,- 000 mile« d ista n t from th e n e are st point of the A m erican contin en t, th ere exist tru e Am erlcun Indian typos Tills conclusion, w hich throw s m uch Im por­ ta n t light ou th e q uestion o f th e origin o f th e Am erlcun Indian, Is one of Die profoundly significant fru its of a re ­ m ark a b le Journey of 50,000 m iles, cov­ e rin g h a lf tile glohu und occupying (even m onths, which I)r. Ales llrd llrk a m ade un d er the Joint auspices of the Sm ithsonian In stitu tio n and the B u f­ falo Society of N a tu ra l Science last year, and th e first account of which now a p p ea rs In the atinttul explo ratio n pam phlet of th e S m ithsonian In stltu tlon. D octor Ilrd llc k a , who Is c u ra to r of physical anthropology In th e I'n lte d S ta te s N ational m useum and who r e ­ cently published a descrip tio n of the new type of w hite A m erican, u n d e r­ took his Journey to survey w hat bus been and w hat Is being done In the study of ancient m an a n d of th e fossil apes In F rance, In India, In Ceylon, Jav a, A u stralia and South A frica. Such a world survey of th e position of phyalcal anthropology Is p e rh a p s unique, and It produced re su lts of g reat significance. O f th e ty p es found In T ibet (and elsew here In e a s te rn A sia) D octor llrd - llcka sa y s th a t they a re so tru e to th s t of th e A m erican Indian th a t If they w ere tran sp liin te d Into A m erica no­ body eoulil possibly ta k e them for a n y ­ th in g hut Indian. Men. wom en and children resem ble th e A m erican a b ­ origines In behavior, In d re ss and even In th e Into n atio n s of th e ir language. T he Im portance of the light Ids dis­ covery throw s on th e origin of Ihe n a ­ tiv e A m ericans Is obvious. A ftpr a b rie f sto p In F ra n c e D octor Ilrd llc k a early In April last y e ar took ship to India, stopping to exam ine som e A rab types at P o rt Snl*l and Aden. O f th e p u re blood Arab, the an thropologist say s th at be show s a lively, Intelligent w hite m an's p h y si­ ognom y (though m ostly brow n In col­ o r), and th a t th e h igher class pure Arali Is often a s light us th e so u th e rn E uropean. In India D octor Ilrd llc k a v isited the Klwallk hills, an a rea th at probably Is th e ric h e st source of unthropold ape fossils In existence. W ithin th e last tw o y e ars five or six new v a rie tie s of such fossil an th ro p o id s h ave been found there. Migration of Negrito. At p re se n t olie of th e m ost In te re s t­ ing problem s In a n thropology Is to e x ­ p lain th e p resence o f th e N egrito In the P hilippines and A ndam ans, llo w did he get to his p re se n t hom es? H is n e a re st re la tiv e s a re a p p a re n tly th e pygm ies of c e n tra l A frica, hut a g re at liidiridged space h a s till now s e p a ­ ra te d th e two. If lie extended from A frica lie m ust have left tra c e s of Ids p assin g in A rabia a n d India. Such trac es, so fa r at least a s the Indian const lands a re concerned. D octor 11 rd lleku becam e satisfied do exist. T hey occu r In P ú rg an o s, n o rth w e st o f C al­ c u tta , In at lea st one a re a along ttie e a ste rn coast, h e re and th e re am ong th e D ra v ld la n s and In th e M alabar hills. T hese discoveries bring th e N egrito a long w ay f a rth e r to th e w e stw a rd and so m uch n e a re r A frica, m aking Ids d e riv a tio n from th a t con­ tin e n t so m uch th e m ore probable. W ith re g ard to the bulk of th e p re s ­ ent p opulation of India, D octor Ilrd - llcka believes lie cun say w ith confi­ dence th a t It Is m ainly com posed of rfiree e th n ic elem ents th e Sem itic, Ihe M ed iterran ean , and In c e rta in p a r ts th e lla m itlc , o r N orth A frican. T h e A ry an s show ev ery w h e re e ith e r th e S em itic or th e M e d ite rran e a n type. D o cto r Ilrd llc k a saw n o th in g th a t could he re fe rre d to th e ty p es o f cen ­ tr a l o r n o rth e rn E u ro p e. It w ould seem , th ere fo re , th a t th e A ryans cam e from P e rsia am i Asia M inor r a th e r th a n from or th ro u g h w h a t Is now E u ro p ea n R ussia. Hears of Wild Men. P s ss ln g th ro u g h C eylon, w here he re p o rts no definite tra c e a s yet o f geo­ logically a n cien t m an, D o cto r Ilrd llc k a proceeded to J a v a , touching Ht S u m a ­ tr a and th e S tr a its S e ttle m e n ts. O f S u m a tra , a c o u n try not yet p e rfe c tly know n, he sa y s th n t " th e re still pre­ vail In th e Island, am ong th e w hiles ns well a s th e n a tiv e s, beliefs In the e x iste n ce of w ild men. T h e re a re said Io he tw o v arieties. T h e O rting Pan- dak (o rn n g m an. p n ndak sh o rt) is said to live In Ihe alm ost Im p en etrab le m ou n tain fo re sts of th e cetilrnl and so u th e rn p a rrs o f th e island. T h e uh liv e s d esc rib e him a s black, sh o rt, lo n g h a ire d and wild, hut not In su r­ m ountably shy. T h e second form Is th e D ra n g Sedapnk. l ie Is sAid to live In Hie u n h e alth y low lands of th e so u th e rn p a rt of S u m a tra . H e is de- FARM VALUES DECREASE 25 PER CENT IN FIVE YEARS Shrinkage From $66.316002.602 to $49 546.623,759 Reported After Agricultural Census. W ashington A sh rin k a g e In th e v alu e of A m erican farm s and farm build ngs from iikl.31il,i«i2 ik)2 In P.rjii to $ Ui.’-»tl.52;t,75p In 1929 w as e s ti­ m ated In Ihe D e p artm en t of Com­ m erce In a p re lim in a ry re p o rt on the la te st a g ric u ltu ra l census. T h e dis c re a se a m o u n ts to a little m ore th an 29 p e r cent. F arm a cre ag e In th e sam e |>erlod d eclined from P99.tM3.T1S to 9 2 4 * « ,- 9R0 acres, and th e d e p artm e n t s dlvl- alon of land econom ics c alcu la te d the decline In th e av erag e a cre value of la n d and b uildings a t 22 per cent, and fo r lan d alone a t 24 per cent. T he v a lu e o f fa rm buildings. It ex plained In c re a se d H per re n t. 'i lie 1929 figures, co m pared w ith th o se for 1910, In d ica te d au Increase scribed as having the body of a ehlld o f tw elve, with long red hair on head and body. H e Is very shy and runs but does not climb. In th e m ountainous re g io n s o f the up p er p a r ts o f th e M alay pen in su la according to Inform ation given to Doc to r Ilrd llc k a , th e re still live th o u sa n d s o f neg rlto ld [ieople, a n d th e re are | m any old cav es w a itin g to be ex plored. T he visit to J a v a w as m ad e chiefly to in sp e ct th e site of th e P ith e c a n ­ th ro p u s, hut D octor I lrd llc k a also de sired to sa tis fy h im self a s to a n y pos j slhle c u ltu ra l tru ce s of e arly tuuu, and as to th e p re sen t population. W hen th e a ctu al site o f th e Plthe- i c a n th ro p u s w as reach ed by D octor Ilrd llc k a , a w hole gang of n a tiv e s ad 1 vised by th e police w ere a lre a d y w a it­ ing th ere, each brin g in g a little pile ot fossils g a th e re d from th e m uddy ledges of th e riv e r ns th ey w ere e x ­ posed by th e receding w ater. T h ese fossils w ere e ag e rly ex am in ed a n d a good selection was m ade fo r th e N a ­ tional m useum , but th ey Included no I re m a in s o f any p rim ate. In th e e a s te rn portio n o f J a v n Doc j to r Ilrd llc k a found tra c e s o f th e pre- M alay H indoo p opulation w hich pen pled th e Island In e arly h isto ric tim es In th e c en tra l p a rt of J a v a th e s e peo- ple ev id en tly reached a r a th e r high d egree o f c u ltu re und left Im posing I ruins. Full blood and o th erw ise full-col ored A u stra lia n s, hut w ith tow hair, w ere one of th e phenom ena observed In a boat Journey along th e w e ste rn coast o f A u stralia. D octor I lrd llc k a also a tte n d e d som e of th e Im pressive cerem onies of th e n a tiv e A u stra lia n s. ^ g TALE o f KIDDIE KÀTYDID Arthur Scott Bailey KITTY DID! T H E h o u rs sped by a n d th e A S moon a t la st cro ssed th e sky and dropped out of sight, K iddle K atydid saw th a t th e re w us going to be trouble. H e w as w orried ab o u t B enjam in Bat. E arly In th e evening B enjam in hail begun to a m u se Mr. Frog. And he wus so busy doing th a t th a t he w ouldn't ta k e th e tim e to go aw uy and snatch even a bite to eaL N a tu rally , B e n ja m in 's tem p e r grew worse us the night lengthened. And K iddle K atydid had to a d m it to him ­ se lf th a t tie w ould be m ost u nw ise If he did any Jum ping o r flying Just then For B enjam in B at w as In so fierce a hum or th at he wus ready to sn a p at anybody w ho w as sm a lle r th an he Sheds New Light. "V ery w e ll! T hen th e re st o f us will leave a t once." Mr. F rog to ld him. And callin g good-by to all his frien d s, Mr. F ro g flopped him self brisk ly aw ay. T h e sm a lle r folk, too, v a n ish ed as If by m agic. T hough B enjam in Bat w atched sh a rp ly , he d id n 't even see F red d ie Firefly w-hen he slip p ed aw ay. " T h a t’s s tr a n g e ! ” th o u g h t B e n ja ­ min. “ He m ust have put out h ts light, to fool me. But I don 't care, because K iddle K aty d id Is hidden so m ew h ere in th is tree. And Tin going to find him —for I'm te rrib ly h u n g ry ." So B enjam in began flying in and out am ong th e m aple bran ch es. No­ body hut he could h av e tw isted and tu rn ed in such a h e lte r-s k e lte r fa sh ­ ion. It m ade K iddle K atydid alm ost dizzy Just to w atch him. But K iddle d id n 't ta k e his ey es off B enjam in, be­ cau se lie Inten d ed to Jum p— a n d jtnfip fa st a n d f a r —In c ase B en jam in should spy him. Now. a lth o u g h th e B at fam ily w as a b le to see in th e d a rk a s well a s F a rm e r G re en ’s cat could. B en jam in fulled to find K iddle K atydid a n y ­ w here. C rouching m otionless upon a leaf, and d re sse d all In green K iddle K atydid w as alm ost invisible. B ut If he bail moved th e least hit. B enjam in B at would have found him out. L ooking only for a tiny green figure am ong th e green leaves, B enjam in Bat paid no a tte n tio n to the g ray ish b ra n ch e s of th e tree . H e w as really stra n g e ly careless. Q uite u n su sp ec ted by him. w hile he w as w ra n g lin g w ith Mr. Frog, the c at had c rep t out of th e w oodshed a n d stolen so ftly Into Unit very tree , w h ere sh e lay m o tio n ­ less along a limb. She bail coine out upon an e arly m orning hunt for birds Slip w as a fierce old cat. T h e re w as nothing, alm ost, th a t she w a sn 't ready a n d w illing to fight. Even old dog Spot had lea rn ed to shun her. And now sh e w alled p a tie n tly un til B en ­ jam in B at should cotne w ith in reach of h e r quick paw s. T hat stu p id , blu n d erin g fellow hum ped sq u a re ly Into her nt lust. And how he escaped is slill a m ys­ tery. T h e old c at alw ay s claim ed th a t w hen sh e found B enjam in w a sn 't a bird she w as so su rp rise d th a t sh e let him go. And a s for B enjam in him self, h e n e v er w ould discu ss his a d v e n tu re w ith anybody. K iddle K a ty d id w as th e only o th e r one who saw w hat h a p ­ pened. B ut tie w as so frig h te n e d a t ttie tim e th a t he only knew th a t B en­ jam in B at to re aw ay to w a rd the sw am p a s If a th o u sa n d c a ts w ere fol­ low ing him. And people do say th a t for som e tim e a fte rw a rd . K iddle K a ty ­ did sh rille d a slig h tly differen t d itty . It w as “ K itty did, K itty d id ; sh e did, sh e d i d !” But w hen Mr. F rog m entioned th a t new s, w ith a laugh, to B enjam in B at, o ver In th e sw am p, B enjam in only said, “ Stuff and n o n se n se !" Yet he looked m ost u ncom fortable. “T h e d a ta o b tain e d in A u s tra lia ," w rites D octor Ilrd llc k a , "th ro w a very In te re stin g a n d to som e e x te n t new light on the moot q u e stio n s of both th e A u stra lia n and T asm a n ian a borigines. A ccording to th e se o b se rv atio n s, the A u stra lia n a b o rig in es d e se rv e tru ly to lie classed a s one of th e m ost fu n d a ­ m ental and o ld er ra ce s of m an k in d , and yet It Is a race w hich show s close connections w ith o u r own a n c e stra l stock not w ith th e n egroes o r M ela­ nesians (except th ro u g h a d m ix tu re ), lint w ith th e old w h ile peoplo o f post T he C at Lay M otionless Along a Limb. glacial tim es. As to Ihe T asm a n ian s, th e in d ic a ­ was. All th e tin y flying folk gave him tions a re th a t they w ere hut a brunch a w ide berth . And it began to look of the A u stra lia n s, m odified p e rh a p s a as If he w ere going to spoil th e n ig h t's little In th e ir own country. B oth peo­ fun. ples have lived Hint th e A u s tra lia n s of B ut all th e w hile Mr. F rog never (he N orthw est live largely to th is day. once lost his tem per. E ven when ill a paleo lith ic sta g e of sto n e c u ltu re. B enjam in Bat called him a long-leg­ T hey lire still m aking u n p o lish ed stone ged, flat-headed, p a ddle-footed m ed­ tools, which In Inatances re sem b le th e dler, Mr. F rog only sm iled und tu rn ed M o u sterian Im plem ents o r la te r E u ro a few so m e rsa u lts b ack w ard . « " W h a t’s th e m a tte r w ith you?" B en­ peun p a le o lith ic types. B ut th ey a re also c ap a b le of .a m uch h ig h e r class jam in B at a sk e d him u t lust. ‘'C a n 't o f work. T oday, a bout D erby, h o tties you spea k ?" a re used in m aking b eau tifu lly w orked “C e rta in ly ! C e rta in ly I" Mr. Frog s p e a r h eads." said then. 'T v e been try in g to think From A u s tra lia D octor H rd llc k a 's o f som e w ay to p rev en t so m uch q u a r ­ Journey led to South A frica, a n d d is­ reling. It h ardly seem s fa ir to K iddle e m b a rk in g a t D urban, N a tal, th e first j K a ty d id —th is u p ro a r In Ills dooryard. task w as to see as m any a s possible of And since you a re th e one th a t's m ak ­ th e Zulu, ab o u t w hose e x ac t blood a f ­ ing th e g re a te s t d istu rb a n c e , I'd su g ­ finities th e re w us som e doubt. From g est th a t you go a w ay a n d leav e us an e x a m in a tio n of m any In d iv id ,ad s to enjoy th e re st of th e night In the a n th ro p o lo g ist reach ed th e con- | p eace." " I ’ll do n o th in g of th e k in d ! ” Ben­ elusion th a t th e Zulu Is unqu estlo n a- j hly a tr u e negro, though now and then, ja m in B at scream ed . " T h is Is my a s In o th e r n egro trib e s, show ing a 1 p a rty . I th o u g h t o f It In th e first tra c e of S em etic (A ra b ) ty p e due place. And I'm going to s ta y here u n ­ til d aw n ." p ro bably to old a d m ix tu res. ((g) by Grosaet A D u n lap ) T h e tw o multi o b jec ts of th e visit to South A frica w ere th e Investig atio n of th e sp o t o f th e Im p o rta n t find of th e Ithodeslun skull, and of th e recent dis­ covery of th e skull o f a fossil an lh ro - poid a p e a t T uungs, w hich h a d been re p o rte d a s being possibly u d irec t link In th e line of m an 's ascen t. T h e By H . K IN Q Ithodeslun skull, found In 1921 nt B roken hill, show s a m an so p rim itiv e ' In m any o f Its f e a tu r e s th a t n o th in g J LOVE SUPERSTITION like It h a s been seen before. D octor 1 Ilrd llc k a whs able to c le a r u p som e NE o f th e v a rio u s s u p e rstitio n s “ 'V D C c e rta in ly have a good m em ­ of th e m oot p o in ts In c onnection w ith | ory," com plim ented ttie H ouse re g a rd in g love m a tte rs w hich Is th is Im p o rta n t find, a n d he collected ; com m on In th e ru ra l d is tric ts of th is D etective. for stu d y bones o f a n im a ls from th e ■ a n d m any o th e r c o u n trie s c o n sists In “I’ve a good fo rg e tte r, too, K elly," cave w hich gave th e Ith o d eslu n skull, | d ivining by th e d o d d e r p la n t, a gold­ re m a rk ed th e H otel S te n o g rap h e r. " If a s well a s tw o a d d itio n a l m in e ralize d i en th re a d lik e p a ra s ite w hich grow s I h a d n 't a good fo rg e tte r th e re hones belonging to tw o Im llvlduala, ■ a b u n d a n tly upon bushes. T a k e th e w o u ld n 't he m uch In life for a poor all o f w hich w ere d e p o site d w ith th e I d o d d e r and, w h irlin g It th re e tim es hut p re tty w orking girl like me. e a rlie r re lic s In th e B ritish m useum . "W hen som e nice boy ta k e s my hand a ro u n d y o u r head, th ro w It on a bush If It lives your love Is r e tu r n e d ; If It a n d looks Into my blue eyes a u d tells L an d R ich In M aterial. dies th e re v erse Is ttie ense. F or so me th a t he nev er knew w hat th e nice T h e fossil skull o f an a n th ro p o id m any c e n tu rie s h a s th e dodder been girl Was u n til th a t first n ig h t he u[>e, found In T a u n g s In 192». belongs, used by ttie su p e rstitio u s fo r th is p u r­ danced w ith me. and th n t I m ade all a cc o rd in g to D o cto r Ilrd llc k a , to a pose th a t Ils com m on n am e h a s be­ th e re st of 'em look like selling-platers. species of a n th ro p o id ni>e of nhont th e I forget th e o th e r boys who held the com e "D ove Vine." slz.e of a c h im p a n ze e anil ev id en tly Its renl a n d a n cien t nam e, dodder. sam e hand, looked Into th e sam e blue re la te d to tills form , tho u g h th e re a re Is d eriv ed from a T eu to n ic word eyes and said the sam e thing, b u t who c e rta in d ifferences, e sp e cially In the a re now ru sh in g aro u n d w ith gome of m ean in g like th e yolk o f an egg—yel brain . T h ese d iffere n ce s su g g ested low ish, and co n n ectin g It up w ith the those sa m e sellin g p late rs. th a t th is apt* m ay possibly h ave been ! yellow light o f th e suit. Ancient “ W hen I s ta n d In fro n t o f a big som ew hat su p e rio r to th e chim panzee m y th s and folk lo re ta le s show th n t sto re and see n m illion d o lla rs' w orth and n e a r e r to th e h um an. B ut It Is th e c onception of th e m an ns a tre e of fu rs and lingerie and Im agine m y­ not n e c e ssa rily a form th a t stood in a n d th e woniiin hs th e clinging vine se lf w earing all of 'em a t th e sam e th e d irec t line of th e hum an phylum . 1 w as a s fa m ilia r a sym bol to early man tim e and ste p p in g Into a five-thousand as It Is to us as a m odern m etaphor. d o lla r 'H om e Ja m e s ' I forget th a t th e Mr. C avem an w as an observing per ed larg ely for th e d e clin e In Iowa, ihe tim e I sp en d th e re should he used at e x p e rts re |a irte d , w hile th e d e c re a se son—his w its w ere sh a rp e n e d by his hom e to w ash out the silk stockings I In G eorgia w a s due chiefly to th e holl- c o n sta n t stru g g le to e scap e a n n ih ila ­ w ore to th e dance last night so I can w eevll and th e exo d u s o f n egro w o rk ­ tio n ; o b serv atio n o f m in u tiae and dry them on th e ra d ia to r In tim e to ers. In th e ra n g e c o u n try am i m oun­ d ra w in g of d e d u ctio n s th ere fro m w as w e ar them to a n o th e r one tonight. ta in sta te s, th ey said, d ro u g h t mol th e one o f h is stro n g points. H e saw th e “W hen I w atch the heroine a t a collapse o f w h e at p rice s w ere th e lea d ­ dixlder clinging to th e hush a s th e Ivy m ovie' and Im agine I atn she, b ath in g clings to th e oak. H e saw th n t the at Balm Beach In th e w in ter and ing causes. T h e in c re a s e In fa rm vnlites In th e d»>dder w as yellow like th e light of skiing In N orw ay all sum m er. I forget N o rth w e ste rn s ta te s w as a ttrib u te d to th e su n , like th e yolk o f an egg. T he th a t If I m ake th irty bucks a week a g re at e x te n t to th e d e v elo p m en t o f egg c o n ta in ed th e germ o f life, th e w ith thia ty p e w rite r and m anage to w as a m ystic, vivifying get a few clo th es a f te r I have paid th e d a iry Indftatry. th e fa v o ra b le p o si­ su n lig h t tion re sp e c tin g m a rk e ts, a n d an In­ force from th e sun god. In his i*'x-up my m o th e r room and board I am a c rea se d dem and fo r fa rm lan d for of th in g s m a te ria l a n d th in g s sp iritu a l right lucky girl. ha concluded th ere fro m th a t th e dial recreation«» purposes. "When I think about g e ttin g m ar­ d e r m ust possess m ystic q u a litie s ried to «..me nice guy and having a w hich re n d ere d It m ost a p p ro p ria te bungalow In th e su burbs w ith my owl) O ffic ia l G r e e te r for w orking m agic w ith re g a rd to love car. flower garden, police dog. own affairs. And he p assed th e IO ps onto chickens and a few of my own kids, I F a s t O range, N. J. M iss M ildred llu o to o n , tw e n ty -fo u r a n d a College us. I l l s s u p e rstitio u s descendants. forget th e poor flsh m ost of my girl | g ra d u a te . Is th e c ity 's official g re e ta r. (G by McClars N cwsrapar Syadicata.) frien d s have m arried »-ho i....... ... : T he c h a m b e r of com m erce h a s niude of 99 p e r cen t In th e a v era g e farm value, hut c o n sid erin g th e d rop In the p u rc h asin g pow er o f th e d o lla r d u rin g ttiat In te rv a l, th e eco n o m ists co n clu d ­ ed th e re w as a c tu a lly a net decline of lit to 12 p e r c en t d u rin g th a t period. T h e decline d u rin g th e la st five y e ars w as not gen eral, th e d e p a rt nient'a e x p e rts found, th e sh rin k a g e In v alues having been g re a te s t 111 th e ra n g e c o u n try , th e w heat and corn belts, and th e e a s te rn cotton sta te s, w hile s slight In crease w as recorded In New E n g lan d and th e Middle At la n tle sta te s. In th e M ountain sta te s, th e decline am o u n ted to 41 p e r cent, In Iow a :n p e r re n t, and In G eorgia 40 tier cent. T h e In c re a se In New E ngland w as ft p e r cen t and In th e Middle A tlan tic s ta te s I p e r cent I'a rifle co ast values rem ain ed co n stan t C ollapse of th e w a r lan d boom, w ith a fall o f corn aud bog price's, account ]