Show THROWS LIGHT ON EVOLUTION THEORY Professor Experiments at Making Making Making Mak Mak- ing Animals According to toI I Specified Plans SCIENCE SPRINGS SPECIES Work of Investigation at Lon Long c. c Island Station Island Station Produces Results Washington April H. H It Much Much valuable p Information lec ar regarding lIng the tue development i of or the species has been bern gleaned from Crom fromI I tests with pl pigeons eon chickens cats goats plants and other living objects conj conducted cont con con- t- t j ducted during ing the tue last year ear at the Iong Island experiment station of the Carner Carrie Carne f r gin Klo In institution at Col Cold Spring Harbor lI New ew York Scientists are laboring at lot that place with wilh funds furnished by hy the tho Iron Iroll master to solve the mysteries oCI of oC I nature as os presented In tho question of evolution the results to bo be applied to the improvement o of the human race This work vork is being prosecuted under i ithe the direction of Prof Charles Chores B. B Daven n port Ho lie has sent to the Carnegie in institute In- In in this city a report truing telling the result of two years year's Investigation New Newlight Newlight light ht ha has bl been n thrown on tile thc problems ls I of or variation and mId heredity and certain marked characteristics have been compiled com corn piled ll In s succeeding generations o of both bolh plants and beasts SIe Scientists from all an allover allover anover over the world ar are operating co with the Investigators at Cold CoM Spring Har lIar bor 1101 J Fifty colony houses hO were recently erected reet to lo further the experiments r tint that L nl are alo being carried O on with poultry Prof Davenport Is IR keeping tab on the breeding breed ing lug opera operations of dl different L il varieties of chick chickens ns so KO as to produce a hen lien that will lay 11 an egg cg ever every day in the year yeni- I Cat CalM tutu null I irge flocks of or canary birds s and finches have been reared at the sta sta- tion thou Prof Davenport Da started out a year ago to produce a cat caL with six Mix toes I blue eyes Cr long Jong hair hall and a n short tall tail He lie has eloped developed a Tabby with certain of the these characteristics hut but I Is no not I rend ready yet L to take the tue public full fully hit into Ills hits confidence nc on the thC subject A highly important conclusion hn has haR been l reached 11 by Prof Davenport bearIng bearing bear bear- Ir- Ir ing on tIn the question of evolution r As 11 a result of nr If his he lie 1 that nf now species are arc not develops gradually hut bt that runt the they spring Inline inline- into existence knowledge of the principles o of evolution shows ShOWN that organism Inn may best bes be he modified ld to m meet t out our requirements o of beauty food material and ancl powers said ali Prof Davenport Da In his Th Ilie carnation can be made not only onh crimson crim crim- son on but lUt can COil be bo matTe made as large as a t. t ChrS Chr'S chrysanthemum or dwarfed rim j X T J- J EggS J. J Yield Tho e egg g yield of oC the hen lien ma may be he In Increased in In- Increased creased from mm rom J I ifO lJ to over 1 Z I j per er year ear i Thu strength of oC th the tIie cotton fibre may maylie h bg lie Improved rd and Its length Increased f x rite hardiness of or fruits may III changed SI no HO that sub tropical plants will hear In 1 temperate el The brooders breedt rs attribute their success in Improving r s the liC I of or lh t liv tip tip- 11 a si school hocI arisen that maintains maintain that within I narrow limits selection tion IH iii Impotent I Our re results are arc giving sl u an exact In Insight insight In- In sight into the truth of the lie matter and Justify jusUf to a n main certain extent the tite brooders breeders operations while offering a n new mw explanation lion tion fr for them |