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Show GEINKGO LEAF AIDS SCIENCE Spokane Pro'sssor Discover dene Showing Japan and A merles merl-es One Connected. Spokane, Wash Prof. T. A. flonset, member of Hie faculty of Bpnkane college, col-lege, haa marie a find of Importance Is scientists the world over by the discovery dis-covery of a gclnkgo loaf In a deepest near this city. He declares thla cot-firms cot-firms the theory that North America and Japan were connected by lanl centuries ago, adding: "The golnkgo la distinct among plnnts, In that It la without near relatives. rela-tives. There I only one genua ant one apeclea ot It extant, and thla II found only In Japan. While to th la-I la-I lb finding ut the gelnkgo, burial deep In the soil, means little or nothing, noth-ing, to eclentlats It Is a very Imports! discovery, confirming the theory that aom time In the dim paat thla continent conti-nent and Jnpan were connected by land." I'rof. Ilnnser believes that as soot aa the newa of his discovery Is give to the world some of the foremost scientists sci-entists In the country will come to this part of thu northwest to carry on restore!) re-store!) work In the Columbia basin and near by hills. |