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Evening star., 1934-04-16
Eskimos Have
Their Strange Creatures.

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Wierd monsters haunt the imagina-
tions of the Bering Strait Eskimo.
One of the most dreaded Is the ami
kuk, large, leathery sea animal with
four long arms which it can throw
around a lone hunter and his kaiak,
dragging both to its lair on the ocean
bottom Once it sees its prey, at
tempted escape is useless. 1t can
burrow under the land about as
swiftly as it can swim. Occasionally
one of the beasts will make its way
by such subterranean route to some
inland lake and dwell there for a
time When it returns to the ocean
it takes with it the lake water The
ESkimos point to dried-up lake basins
as evidence that this is no fable. A
hunter pursued by an amikuk may
get to the land, but the creature can
burrow as long and as fast as its in
tended victim can run. Once he stops,
the monster breaks through the
ground underneath him, entangleS the
hapless man in its long arms and
drags him back to the sea. The ami
kuk image may have been derived
originally from the octopus.
One of the most dreaded Of the
Northland monsters is the kakwha-
Observation-Disclosures killer whale
that can change into a wolf at will.
The metamorphosis takes place at the
edge OF the sea. The creature feels
an especial emnity for man. Wolf
tracks sometimes are found which
end abruptly at the waters edge
This means that the monster has
undergone one of his transformations
Hunters dread milughorjuk. the sea
Shrew-mouse. 1t is a tiny creature
which lives on the ice. When It sees
hunter it bores through his boots,
rms OVer his hodv
Evening star., 1934-04-16
ACCIDENT BLAME
|. PUT ON DEAD MAN
Coroner Probes 18th Street
Crash Killing Two and
Injuring Six.

Investigation Of the head-on auto
mobile crash in which two persons
we're killed and six others injured at
Sixteenth and UpShur streets early
yesterday was closed today by Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald. who de-
clared he considered an inquest un-
necessary.
The coroners decision eXonerated
Robert P. Smith, driver of one of the
cars, and placed responsibility for the
SmaShup on Lawrence L. Howell. op-
orator of the other machine. How
ell, who was 38 and lived at 9l8 M
street. and Miss Mildred o. Holland,
%, of 1125 Twelfth street, who was
riding with him, we're killed.
List of Injured.
Those injured we're Smith. his wife,
Mrs. Ethel M. Smith, IS; Russell G..
Rankin and his wife, Mrs Elizabeth
Rankin of New York; William Stitley,
25, and Miss Mae Gunther. The Ran
kins were riding with Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, while Stitley and Miss Gun
ther we're passengers in Howells au-
tomobile.
Smith, Stitley and the Rankins es-
capped with minor hurts, but Miss
Gunther, who shared an apartment
with Miss Holland. suffered possible
fracture of the lower spine, possible
fractured pelvis and other injuries.
Mrs. Smith received severe cuts and
bruises.
Detective Sergts. George E. Dar-
nall and Walter S. Beck made a
thorough investigation of the case"
DR.. Macdonald explained. They
learned that Howell pulled out from
behind line of northbound traffic,
swung over to the wrong side of the
street and crashed into Smiths car.
which was headed southwark in the
proper lane.
Admits Drinking.
'Stitley, soldier stationed at Wal
ter Reed Hospital, told the detectives
he and his companions drank home
brew, wine and highballs from about
z pm until short time before the
mishap.
After the crash Miss Gunther
climbed out of the wreckage and
started to walk away. Stitley also got
out, overlook Miss Gunther and es-
corted her home in a taxicab. 1t
was some time before police located
them and learned that they, too, had
been injured"
Both Stitley and Miss Gunther were
taken to Emergency Hospital. where
Hiss Holland had died soon after her
arrival there Howell, meanwhile.
had been pronounced dead at Walter
Reed.
Miss Hollands body lay unidenti-
fed in Emergency until the arrival OF
Miss Gunther.
Both young women were employees
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Smith, who lives at 5001 Sixteenth
street. is an attorney.
Rufus Smith, 81, of 101 Fourth
street northeast. and Mrs. Ruth E.
Staap, IS, Of l42 Carroll street south
east, were injured, the former seri-
Evening star., 1934-04-16
WHISKY AND GEMS
TAKEN BY ROBBERS
Liquor Stores, Dress Shop
and Residences Raided
by Thieves.

Three liquor stores we're burglariZed
over the week end of whisky. wine and
other beverages valued at s420. Some
$3.50 in cash and jewelry and cloth
ing worth more than $500 comprised
the loot of burglars and hold-up men
in other thefts reported over the week
end
Seven cases of whisky and a case
of brandy, valued at S27O, was stolen
from the store of Patrick McCauley,
28lO Fourteenth street. The thieves
gained entrance to the place by re-
moving an iron grating protecting a
rear window and forcing the window
The store of John M. Morris. 20l3
Fourteenth street. was robbed OF
liquors valued at $3.50 by burglar
who broke through a rear door.
Store Window Broken.
A large window in the store of John
Gabriel. 11O9 Ninth street. was
smashed and two small bottles OF
whisky. valued at 80 cents, taken.
Gaining entrance to the Green VIM
dow Dress Shoppe, 1745 Connecticut
avenue, by breaking a front window,
thieves took dresses, capes, pajamas
and other apparel valued at 1910.
A 22-stone diamond ring, valued at
$3.50. was stolen from the home Of
Mildred K. Daniels, 2034 Twentieth
street
George R. Butcher of New York
CITY said he was robbed of $50 in his
room at a downtown hotel
Three bandits. two of them armed.
held up Thomas Ceresta, night man.
ager of a lunch room at 1857 Seventh
street, taking S14 from the cash regis
ter and SIS from Ceresta's pockets.
Robbed by Visitor.
Thomas Gonzales, who lives at
rooming house in the 800 block Of
Twelfth street, reported he was struck
with a pitcher by a man who visited
his room and robbed of $50.
Others reporting robberies and
their losses were: Saul Topper, 6l2
Indiana avenue; Isadore PaskoW, 1880
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast; Harry
Friedman 342 Twelfth street south
east, and George w. Beasley, 3l1 Fiji
teenth street southeast, whose COM
bined losses amounted to SIS in cash
and personal property; Harry A..
Scroggins, 1923 New Hampshire ave-
nue., whose home was robbed of jew
elry and two guns. and Howard B.
Payne, 1920 Thirtieth street, whose
apartment was broken into and $3.50,
a watch and chain stolen.
Evening star., 1934-04-16

wonder of the Eskimos. They at
tribute them to a gigantic subterra-
mean creature which burrows under
the earth, sometimes coming close
to the surface Sometimes he acci-
dentally breaks through the crust. A
single breath of air will kill the mon
ster. All the bones. the natives ex-
plain, are found a few feet under the
surface. This would not be the case
if they belonged to an animal which
lived above ground. They must be-
long to the kiluguwak
Hunters are in continual dread of
the walrus dog. 1t is long, slender,
black creature with the head and
teeth of a dog and four legs, which
accompanies a herd of walrus, and
has an especial emnity for man.
Many hunters have seen the animals.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
DEISEL-POWERED, STREAMLINED
TRAIN TO BE HERE ON SATURDAY

The Capital will get another look
at radical departure in passenger
carrying machinery Saturday, when
the Burlington Zephyr" described
as Americas first Diesel-powered
Streamline train" goes on exhibition
here at Union Station.
Built of stainless steel and capable
OF speed of two miles per minute,
the train is the Midwestern railroads
entry into the freely competitive
field of transportation.
The Zephyr" is constructed in
three units, so fitted together, how
ever, as to form one continuous body,
Evening star., 1934-04-16
TRIO ACCUSED OF THEFT
Arraigned in Police Court on
Charge of Stealing Piano,

Arraigned in Police Court on
Charge of Stealing Piano.
Three persons charged with theft
of piano valued at SIS from the Shell
bourne Church. Eighteenth and M
streets, we're arraigned in Police Court
this morning and their cases con-
tinued until Wednesday. Rev. Phillip
E. Smith, colored pastor, said the
piano had been there Saturday for
services, but that its disappearance
disrupted services Sunday.
Police reported they had found the
piano in a house on Wylie place
northeast and had arrested Bernice
Wilson, IS, of the 1900 block Wylie
place northeast; Aubrey Patterson, 81
of the 1900 block of Bladensburg road
northeast, and Arthur Hammond, "a
Of the 1900 block Of Lewis place north
east, all colored.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
WILL SEEK SENATE SEAT

WILMINGTON, Del, April 16 LP).-
j. Wallace Woodford, mayor of Dover,
yesterday confirmed the report that he
will be a candidate for United States
Senator on the Democratic ticket to
succeed United States Senator John
G. Townsend, jr., Republican, of Sci
bYyille.
Evening star., 1934-04-16

and wind resistance is reduced to a
minimum. The total weight is only
IS tons, as compared to about 300
tons for regular equipment.
The train was constructed by the
Edw. G. Budd Manufacturing Co. of
Philadelphia, and will be christened
there Wednesday by Miss Margaret
Cotsworth, daughter Of A. Cotsworth,
jr., passenger traffic manager of the
Burlington. 1t is due in here at 8
o'clock Saturday morning from Bal
timore, and will be on view until 10
at night.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
THREE COTTAGES BURN
By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
HIECApEAKE REANI Axl

BY Stan CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH. Md. April
16-Three unoccupied Summer cot
tages were destroyed here early yes
terday by a fire of undetermined
origin.
Famed by high wind, the blaze
threatened 40 cottages before firemen
from North Beach, Marlboro, Forest
vile, Galesville and West Annapolis
could bring it under control
The destroyed cottages belonged to
Mrs. Kate Perrelo, Herbert Simon
and Mrs. William Parks.
Evening star., 1934-04-16

and then bur-
rows under his
flesh straight to
the heart. The
only defense is
to stand notion
less Whe one is
in the neighbor-
hood. Hunters
tell of standing
like images on
the ice for hours
after S e e n G
something which
looked like a
Shrew.
M a m NJ o I h
hnnnS aYcisa the
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Church Card Party Tonight.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, April Is.
"A card party will be given tonight
at $3.50 o'clock in the parish hall of
st. Margaret's Catholic Church, Seat
Pleasant. under auspices of the Build
ing Fund Committee of st. Matthias
Catholic Church.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
0akton Home Club to Meet.

OAKTON, Va, April 16 (SpeciaD -
The local Home Demonstration Club
will meet tomorrow at pm. at the
home Of Mrs. Hugh Bell, at which
time a demonstration on the making
Of slip covers will be conducted by
Miss Sarah e. Thomas, county home
demonstration agent, assisted by Mrs.
Bell.
Evening star., 1934-04-16

ClUSt W d W dICl
hole inhabited by
one of these
CT e a t ure S. the
serpent would fix
its eyes upon the
i'll = fated animal.
The prey would
be drawn irresist-
IDLY in t o t h e
water W h er e it
would be seized
and drawn to The
b o t tom. T h e
horned snake ate
only the tips of
the noses of its
victims
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Great Horned Snakes
OF the Muskogean Indians.

The racial imagination of the Mus
kogean Tribes of the Southeastern
United States created strange snakes.
There was the great horned snake.
1t lived in deep water holes and
had horns as large as those of "a
stag. A fragment Of one of these
horns was valued greatly as a hunt
ing charm. Many of them were in
circulation. The snake never in
jured a man. 1t had a magnetic
power over deer. When a stag came
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Sea Serpent Refuses to Stay
In Dark Depth of Habitat
Racial Imaginations of Muskogean
Tribes of Southeastern u. S. Gre
oted Strange Snakes.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The sea serpent, with irritating
persistence, refuses to stay down in
the dark depths of its habitat.
1t is about time for somebody to
encounter some of the native Amer
ican serpent monsters-quite abun-
dant and troublesome hereabouts in
the old days, as the lore has been
gathered by explorers and ethnolo-
gists.
Evening star., 1934-04-16
Roof Strength Questioned.

Inc principal question involved in
the engineers study is whether the
sanatorium has been constructed to
stand live roof load" Opinions of
the architects Office and the engi-
neers' differ over this issue and it
was for this reason that Mai. Hodgson
ordered recheck.
Necessity for a solarium was re-
iterated today by DR.. j. w. Peabody,
superintendent of the Districts tuber-
culosis institutions. He said a porch
type OF roof was one of the prime
needs of the sanatorium and expressed
the hope the alteration could be made
before the institution opens about
June /.
DR.. D. L. Finucane who will have
charge of the sanatorium, echoed his
super1ors' sentiments and said:
"Heliotherapy is considered a very
important feature in the treatment of
tuberculosis. particularly in children.
AT the Children's tuberculosis
sanatorium, very little use has been
made of natural sunlight. While a
large lamp will be installed to give
artificial sunlight to about 20 children
at time, nevertheless it is considered
most advisable to have some method
OF giving the children natural sun
light. Conversion of the roof into a
solarium would accomplish that"
George S. Wilson. director of pub
lie welfare, whose Office has charge of
the Children's Sanatorium. said it
would be very, very desirable" to have
the roof converted into a solarium.
We have wanted that done from
the start" he said. but understand
1t was lack of money that prevented
the work being done in the beginning
If 1t can be done now I will be very
glad to see it,
King Shown Building.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, executive sec
retaryl of the tuberculosis Association
and chairman of the Children's Tuber-
culosis Sanatorium Committee. saic
she had attempted vainly to have q
tiled roof laid at the time the building
was being constructed. She said she
had taken Chairman King of the Sen
ate District Committee to the sana
torium, at Buena Vista, Md, to show
him the advisability of making use
OF the roof as a solarium.
Il think it is a gross waste of needed
space not to use the roof" said Mrs
Grant. For only a small amount ot
money a tile roof could be laid and
an elevator shaft extended to the
roof so the young patients could obtain
the benefits of sunlight. I sincerely
hope the Commissioners can obtain
funds to make this very necessary
alteration
Commissioner George E. Allen
meanwhile, revealed that the Board OF
District Commissioners plans to COM
plete the two large wings which were
dropped from the institution plans
because of insufficient funds, as well
as to build new adult sanatorium if
plans for obtaining public works funds
are successful.
Conference Tomorrow.
The Commissioners will confer to-
morrow at the regular board meeting
with Frederic A. Delano, chairman OF
the National Capital Park and Plan
nirg Commission, and Arno B. Cam
merer, vice chairman and executive
officer of the Park and Planning Com
mission, over the plans for obtaining
P. w. A. funds on the basis of repay
ments to the Federal Government OF
s1.00O,000 a year, to be split between
the District and the parks office, under
the Capper- Champion public parks bill
Evening star., 1934-04-16
ROOF SOLAR|UM
MAY Be ADDED IN
SANAT0R|UM PLAN
ReCheck of Building Ordered
to Determine if Change
Can Be Made.
ADDITION is DECLARED
TO BE SERIOUS NEED
Structures Ability to Garry Live
Roof Load Questioned-In
Original Design.

As direct outgrowth of The Stars
revelations concerning changes in the
plans for the new children's tuber-
culosis sanatorium, District engineers
prepared today to recheck the design
of the building to determine if the
roof may not yet be used as a solarium
for patients.
Maj. Paul A. Hodgson, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, has ordered
a technical review of the plans to be
made Immediately. 1t was indicated
that if the building can be altered
without the outlay of a great deal of
money the work would be done.
Original plans for the institution
called for the laying of a tile roof
on which the young patients could
bask in the healing rays of the sun.
But governmental economy, as prac-
ticed by the Budget Bureau and Con-
gress, so curtailed funds for construc-
ton of the building that it was impos-
sible to lay such a roof
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-07-12
sons, and Levi Baker made a bust.
ness trip to Grey Eagle and Little
Sank Sunday.
60 COUNTIES REPORT

ERA projects active in 62 re-
porting counties during the week
ending June 81 employed 2O,5S7
persons, according TO a summary Of
telegraphic reports made by the
state ERA work division.
OF these employees, 744 were wo-
men, mostly engaged in public well
fare and education projects.
The payroll for the week amount
ed to 1921, 1928, the tabulation of the
budgets showed.
In addition, PA persons, earning
$685., were employed on various
drouth relief projects.
Counties having no work projects
were Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston,
LeSueur, Mower, Scott, Steele, Wa
basha, Blue Earth, Carver, Clear
water, and Watonwan. OF these,
Wabasha, Steele, and Blue Earth
were not organized as part of the
state ERA. In others, projects were
in process of originating or the re-
lief load twas insufficient to make
a comprehensive work program
practicable"
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English Grove

Misses Esther and Alpha Norling-
er, of Minneapolis, spent from Tues
day until Saturday at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Norlinger.
Miss Audrey Grundman return
ed home Saturday after spending
the past month at the home of her
grandparents, south of Sank Cen
tire.
Bill Duclos spent last Tuesday
and Wednesday in Freeport and
Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Baker and
family spent the Fourth attending
the Fair in Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norlinger and
daughters, Esther, Alpha, Viola and
Evelyn, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Grundman and children enjoyed a
picnic dinner in the park at Alex
andria the Fourth.
Mrs. John Norlinger and son,
John, called in st. Cloud Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Zehrer and
family spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Grund-
man and family.
Miss Pearl Baker and Henry
Selensky, of Forada. spent last
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Spider Not an Insect

A spider is not an insect, but an
arachnid. The phylum Arthropoda,
or jointed invertebrate animals,
has three principal classes, insecta,
arachnida and crustacea. The class
arachnida includes such familiar
creatures as spiders, order Aranei-
da; scorpions, order Scorpionida,
and harvestmen, or daddy-long-legs,
order Phalanjida. True spiders are
distinguished from insects by pos
sessing four (instead of three) pairs
of walking legs, and by having the
body divided into only two main di-
visions separated by narrow
waist; cephalothorax, bearing the
legs, mouth parts and eyes, and an
unsegmented abdomen, which is
short and rounded and bears two or
more spinnerets at the posterior
end, for spinning silk threads.
Spiders are predacious and have
poison glands near their jaws, some
being able to inflict bites painful
or even dangerous to man. The
young develop without a metamor-
phosis, such as Is typical Of insects.
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Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Baker and family.
Miss Marvel Baker is helping
Mrs. Grundman with her work at
present.
Mrs. Harry Breese and sons and
Dorothy Harmon, spent the Fourth
in the park at Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Breese and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hentzge, took
dinner and spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Casper Skierieski.
Henry Norlinger spent last week
at the home of his parents here.
Carol Grundman spent Thursday
at the Norlinger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Baker and
family visited at the August
Swanke home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Schultz, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Schultz and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schultz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerrat Dummert and
son enjoyed a picnic dinner at
Smith Lake the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grundman,
Magdalene and Harold, were Sank
Centre visitors Saturday and called
at the George Grundman home.
Mrs. H. Roeenow is spending sew
eral weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Breese and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-07-12
Digni6ed st. Bernards
Splendid Mixture of Dog

A pinch of Newfoundland-a
drop of oodhound-mixed with a
good measure Of mastiff-and en-
bellished with q dash Of Great
Dane!
Such are the ingredients which,
when blended in their proper pro-
portions, have given US that ex.
ceedingly fine race OF dogs-the
modern st. Bernard, observes an
authority in the Los Angeles Times.
True, he Is a cross-breed. But where
in any breed can be found a dog
more admirably suited In DISPOSE
ton, temperament and dignity for
the owner who demands size In a
companion and guardian?
Docile and patient, his indulgent
tolerance of the thoughtless abuse
by children, Is characteristic. En-
tering into their play In his somber
way. he adopts them as his personal
charges. overlooking their annoy
ing pranks, and is ever ready to de-
fend and guard them against in
truders. His great size and i'm
pressive voice-deeper and OF ire
mendously greater volume than
other dogs'-is their protection
against molestation. In his own
way he will inspire hope and con-
fidence within even the most dog
timid child.
His size, strength, loyalty and
bravery are traditional Legends
Of his noble work in the snow-cov-
cred Alps in his native Switzer-
land are many. A decade ago. no
artist ever portrayed him without
the customary restorative-laden bar
rel tied about his strong neck.
Smaller than our present-day st.
Bernard, he was developed orig
inally by the monks Of the Hospice
Of st. Bernard, from the Danish
bulldog and the mastiff sheep dog
Of the Pyrenees.
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showed until the top struck an electric light wire
Constant flashing of the wind caused the insulation
to wear, charging the entire truck, which mostly
OF metal. Coming out after the storm, with the
ground wet, Mrs! Hanson accidently touched fend-
er on the truck giving her a shock which rendered
her unconscious for five minutes. Her daughter
Daisy was unable to free herself when she at
tempted to rescue her mother and it was only after
much effort that Hanson able to release his wife
who had turned blue from the shock.
NIeanest Person Steals Flowers From Grave
MORTON-Tell-tale footprints and missing
pot of flowers told the tale of kind of felony
in the cemetery at Morton last week, when decora-
tons were removed from grave and placed
another. No names mentioned in connection
with the incident but the footprints revealed the
identity of the possibly well-intentioned but misd-
rected individual, who wished to decorte the grave
of wellloved and recently bereaved relative.
Solid Ice Remains Under Drift In Road
ALBERT LEA-Beeve it or not, but six inches
of solid ice survived all the heat that King Sol could
turn on during June and remains few feet beneath
the ground in Eolandale, near Albert Lea Traffic
has been kept from the road for the past months
following the drifting of soil spring. The soil
came from miles away with the heavy winds and
piled up six feet Deep closing the roadway Beneath
this drift investigators found recently is depth OF
six inches of solid ice, which defies the to melt
it.
Drives Into Swarm of Bees At 60 Per Hour
BLUE EARTH-With freshly made honey dripping
from the windshield of his car, H r. Roosevelt emerg
ed from contact with cloud of bees last week with
out picking up single sting. While driving his
over go miles hour Bancroft he noted a small
black cloud whirling down the road on the same
level as windshield Before he could slow-up
the main portion of the beecloud plastered
against the glass; making sound similar to gravel
thrown by high speed pitcher. Rosewan ducked
his head and lay low while the rest of the singing
crowd swarmed through the front window. They
flew about the car for moment, but it slowed
down, the draft whsked them out of the window
again. Rosewall did not receive single sting, but
the honey from the bees left thick but transparent
the windshield