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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-07

Key West was abuzz with talk
today concerning one of the most
interesting stories ever to break
In this or any other city of the
nation. and. according TO observ-
ance. the rest of the nation is 90
ing TO hear of the story too. for
two leading news services have
placed If on their wire and tele-
photo releases 10 subscribing
members.
Karl Tanzler Van Cosel, aged
~ resident of Key West for
the past ten years is the center of
all attention here today, follow
ing the revelation yesterday that
he had kept the body of his
sweetheart, Elaina Hoyo Mesa.
beside him in a room of his
isolated house on Flagler avenue
for the past seven years.
Van COscl, then employed at
the Marine hospital as an X-rav
expert, met the young lady. de-
clarcd to have been very beauti-
full whcR she was admitted to
that institution suffering from
tuberculosis. That was in 1881.
She was 10 years old.
According to the aged scientist,
he had come to the end of long
trail which started with a dream
he had back III Germany which
had compelled him to search the
world over for the beautiful
lady pictured in that vision. He
found her in Key West. only to
lose her, at least temporarily
when she died at the hospital and
was buried in the city cemetery.
Then followed the train of
events, just now uncovered,
which at once lifts Van Cosel to
a position of national interest
and, except for the grueSome as
poets of the case, TO recognition
as one of the trueSt of romanti-
cistS Of all time
Little did county and city au-
thorlticS think. about two weeks
ago, when investigating reports
of grave robbing" in the city
cemetery that those investiga-
tions would be followed by the
astounding news closely related,
II is now thought, to the damage
created to several vaults
For it was from one of those
vaults that the body of Elaina
had been removed-but not re-
Gently Over seven years ago
the crime. as some called it, was
committed. Placed in a vault
built by himself with parental
permission. the beautiful young
lady was visited regularly by her
aged lover, and the story now re-
leased is that he could not bear
to think of her body slowly rot
ting away to ''nothingness''. and
IT was then, approximately two
years after death. that he deter
mined TO take her remains and
do what he could to preserve
them.
In brief. these facts stand out
in the arrest made yesterday. fol-
lowing discovery of the body on
a bed next to one on which Van
Cosel slept:
The search warrant was sworn
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90 Days.!

City laws now require all resi-
dents living on streets on which
sewer laterals have been installed
to connect up their house lines
with the system.
Ninety days from date Of pub
lication-September %, 1940-is
the time limit.
FOURTEEN DAYS HAVE
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-07

On Friday, a fishing party was
arranged for DR.. Turner, and ex-
cellent luck, it was reported, at
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

People who don't like to have
black cats cross their paths tas
if anybody could change a cats
courseD probably will be more
than commonly upset if there are
dark feline streaks in front OF
them today.
Oh, yes. it's Friday the 18th.
And there's nothing to be done
about that, short of amending the
calendar, which involves more
complications than a mere act OF
Congress.
Those who avoid the under
side of ladders no doubt are be-
ing unusually vigilant, lest some
ladder suddenly slant itself across
them.
And there'n. be those that will
put off starting a journey or get
ting married or moving into a
new apartment or downing a
third planters punch.
It's said there are some so
superstitious they won't get out
of bed on Friday the 18th. 1t
would serve such a one right to
have a piece of plaster sock him
on the nose.
On the other hand, it's hard to
tell which are the more trying,
those who shake q pinch of
spilled salt over the shoulder and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
SuDerstitious Tread TimidIy-
Its Friday, the 18th

turn away from third light on
the same match or those others
who are militantly unsupersti-
tious. The opponents of super
stition make themselves even
more of bore, perhaps, by chas-
ing black cats-who don't like
to be chased and will soon tell
you so-and standing under lad
ders and trying to get up dinner
parties with Is at the table. If
these debunkers encounter bit
of bad luck, like having a full
house run into four deuces, they
can thank only themselves.
Science, naturally, can't afford
to countenance superstitions, but
it does study them for such light
as their origins and practices may
shed on human conduct.
DR.. Lawrence w. Miller, Univer-
sity of Denver psychologist, for
instance, points out that if you
are desperately fearful some
thing may happen to you on
Friday the 18th, you might as
VII stay in bed.
You may be so upset" he ex-
plains, you'll be off your guard
or you may concentrate so deeply
on one fear that your alertness
to other dangers will be dimin-
ished. Something entirely diff
ferent from what you had ex-
pected and planned a deefnse
against may happen and take you
unawares."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

commission of crime. On the
other hand, such complaints or re-
ports cannot be properly and thor
oughly handled without an efficient
investigative division Experience in
other cities has taught that COM
plants and reports of this kind can
be handled best and much time
saved when the investigative unit
is an integral part of the prose-
cutor's Office and responsible as such
to the United States attorney.
For that purpose I have created
a new division to be known as the
Department of Investigations and
Complaints and have designated as
head of the new division, Detective
Sergt. Joseph w. Shimon, an in
vestigator of long experience with
the Detective Bureau of the Metro
politan Police Department. Detective
Sergt Shimon has been assigned to
this office through the fine co-opera-
ton of Commissioner John Russell
Young and Maj. Ernest w. Brown.
Il wish to emphasize that citizens
of the District may safely come to
this new division with the full
knowledge that it is responsible
part of my Office. created for the
purpose of providing private con-
fidential conferences and assistance
as a part of the service we owe the
public. The new division will serve
the further and very important
function of checking on complaints
and furnishing a safeguard to pre-
vent citizens from being charged
with crime in doubtful cases without
full and careful investigation. I
intend that the work of the new
division shall develop and its facil-
tiles expand as fully as the public
need demands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Latter Day Saints Plan
Survey of Needy

A survey of needy members of
the Church of Latter Day Saints
in this section will be undertaken
during the next six weeks with a
view to placing a relief plan into
operation, it was decided at a meet
ing last night.
j. Reuben Clark of Salt Lake City,
first councillor in the presidency of
the church, conferred with members
of the Washington church on the
survey. The territory, with some
5000 members, includes Washington
and Baltimore and other cities be-
tween Fredericksburg, Va, and
Waynesboro, Pa. This section is a
newly-organized stake" a geo.
graphical subdivision of the church.
Ezra Benson, president of the
stake, presided. Samuel r. Carpen-
ter, first councillor in the stake. said
existing organizations, including
mems groups and the Woman's Re-
lief Society, would make the survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

Three children were injured, one
critically, while riding bicycles yes
terdaS in Washington and vicinity,
while two otner youngsters received
only minor hurts in traffic mishaps.
Richard HONG, II, of COL Bunker
Hill road, Cottage City, Md, was in
serious condition at Casualty Hos
pital after being struck by an auto
mobile while riding a bicycle along
the Washington-Ba Baltimore boule-
ward at Cottage City. He suffered
internal injuries, a broken arm,
fractured leg and cuts about the
head, and was taken to the hospital
by the Bladensburg fire rescue
squad.
MOtOrist Free on Bond.
Maryland State Policeman w. NJ.
Boehler arrested Francis E. Gray,
colored, %, of Brandywine, Md,
who, he said, was driving the car
The motorist was released on bond
pending the outcome of the boys
injuries.
Also at Casualty was Joseph A..
Wathen, 10, of 451 Fifteenth street
NE, with head cuts. He was not
in a serious condition. Police said
he lost control of his bicycle at Six
tenth and sherwood streets NE,
crashed into the curb and struck
his head on an iron post.
The third child in a hospital was
Joseph L. Curtis, jr, II, colored. of
1904 Seventeenth street NV, who
was at Freedmen's with a possible
fracture Of the leg and minor cuts
on the head received when his BIZ
cycle was in collision with a car at
Kalor9 ina road and Champlain
street NV. His sister Alice Mae,
:, riding with him, received only
minor cuts and was sent home after
treatment at Freedmen's.
Child, 4, Hit by Car.
Struck by car as she walked in
an alley in the rear of her home at
131 N street S. E., Patricia Thorn
ton, 4. colored, was treated at Prov
idence Hospital for a slight cut on
her face and released.
Thaddeus Milton, 81, of Norbeck,
Md, suffered a broken jaw and a
broken arm last night when his
machine left the road and crashed
into a tree near Wheaton Police
said the accident occurred when he
turned into Viers Mill road from the
Seventh street pike. Silver Spring
Fire Rescue Squad took him to the
Washington Sanitarium at Takoma
Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

ward on the floor of the dead
youths bedroom. A .22-caliber rifle
was nearby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F. Peterson,
divers parents. and their other
son, Edgar F. Peterson, jr., twin
brother of William and an employe
at the Naval Proving Grounds at
Dahlgren. Va. were out for a short
automobile ride when the boy was
shot.
The bullet, police said. struck
Oliver in the heart. DR.. LleWellyn
Powell, city coroner, who made an
investigation, said he would issue
certificate of accidental death later
today.
The Petersons live at 27O2 Rus
sell road. Mr.. Peterson is an en-
ploye of the Fruit Growers Express
in this city.
In addition to his parents and
two brothers, Oliver is survived by
two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Peterson
and Miss Dorothy Louise Peterson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

pion weight-lifter, will be featured
in a lifting contest between Wash
ington and Pennsylvania teams.
Fireman Rudy Hard will ascend in
a balloon and Harry Mystini will
escape from a barrel. There also
will be ballet dancers and bandolier
tumbling.
District ana Federal Government
employees able to furnish identif1-
cation may purchase tickets now at
any police or fire station and pay
for them not later than October
3, the Ticket Committee announced
yesterday. 1t was explained this
arrangement is designed to enable
such workers to attend, although
they find themselves unable to
spare money for admission before
receiving their mid-month pay
checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Human |c;cIe' Cured Cold
By Being Buried in Ice Block
Will Attempt to Breok
Record at Field Day
Of Police, Firemen

There must be an easier way to
make a living but Tim Hammock
At, self-styled Human Icicle," in
sists that being enclosed in 1900
pounds of ice for almost an hour
three times day is not to be
sneezed at
That's the way he makes his liv-
ing; clad only in bathing trunks
and equipped with blood that must
contain generous measure of ice
water he entombs himself in a
followed block of ice for the ediflca-
, ton of laymen who tremble at a
shoWer-batn from September tc
| March.
Mr.. Hammack holds the world
endurance record in his profession
81 minutes. which he set here last
year at the Police ireman's Field
Day.
Being cold isn't so bad after a
while, it's the lack of oxygen that
bothers me mostly" Mr.. Hammack
said. deity lodging a vagrant sun
beam
Cured Cold With Ice.
Mr.. Hammack was asked if he
ever caught cold
mo. I never have caught a cold
in the ice but I cured a cold I'd
had for two weeks by staying on
ice orce for IS minutes in Beau
mont. Tex"
A system of hash-light signals
with his trainer and his wife, Irene
who acts as a nurse, are The Icicle's
only communication with the out
side during his ice-bound stays. II
the trainers light winks and Mr.
Hammock winks back, all's well; il
The Icicle doesn't wink back, that
means he wants out"
The oldest thing that has hap
pened to him in his eight years OF
pneumonia lodging was a painful
case of sunburn he acquired in an
open air performance 1t seems the
sun shone Though the slabs of ice
and nearly cooked the Icicle before
he could be defroSted.
| The Icicle is a medium sized man
unobtruSive in manner, with a small
dark muStache
He says there is nothing abnormal
about him at all.
ANY one can do the same thing
if he can take it, the Icice said.
Will Appear Tomorrow.
Mr.. Hammack started his career
about eight years ago after seeing
a friend performing on ice He lives
at 622 jefferson street NV. He has
been a portable engineer, a res
| taurateur and a professional mara
thoner.
He will appear tomorrow on the
program of the annual poiice-fire.
mems field day benefit at Griffith
Stadium. Ticket sales so far indi-
cate a crowd of nearly 10000 per-
sons will be on hand for the events
The program opens at II am. with
a softball game between the tradi.
tional rivals. police and firemen
The climax will be fire department
drill on 65-foot tower.
Between these events come IL
track meets of various types, rodec
show by Bill Gee, fencing, tumbling
gynnatic. jiu jitsu and tug-of war
Then Hammack will attempt to
break his worlds record of 81
minutes buried in 1900 pounds OF
ice Ray Weigand's eight daughters
will tumble and the volunteer fire
departments of Maryland and Vir-
GINA will hold a beauty contest.
Judges of Contest.
Judges of the contest will be
Emile Beauvais, beautician; Gene
Ford of the Capitol Theater ano
John Cassidy of the editorial
staff of The Star.
| Johnny Grimek, worlds cham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Three Young CYcIist,
Injured in Traffic.;
All Are in Hospital
Two Other Children,
One Four Years Old,
Treated for Cuts
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, 0.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 3.
Motorists arrested, 339.
Pedestrians injured. 7.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton of pedestrian control reg
ulationS. 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

gunshot wound
suffered at his
home last night
while his family
was taking an
automobile ride
The poy' S
death was dis
covered by a
brother, William
Peterson. 20, a
pupil at the
Capital Radio
Engineering In
stitute in Wash
! n g t n, who
found the body
living faro doun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
McInerney Is Sworn In
As U. S. Attorneys Aid

Maurice McInerney was sworn in
today at District Court as a new
assistant United States attorney, in
the presence of United States At
torney Edward M. Curran. Ad-
ministerinE the oath Of ONCE was
Harry M. Hull, deputy clerk Of Dis
trict Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Agencies to Be Abandoned

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. Is (P).-
The State Corporation Commits
sion granted the Railway Express
Agency permission yesterday to dis
continue its agency at Dunn Loring
September % and another at
Prof.tt October 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Youth Finds Brother
Shot 10 Death
In Alexandra
Gun Wound FutoI
To Oliver Peterson;
Rifle Near Body

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 13.-
Oliver Bernard Peterson, 18-year-
old George Washington High School
student, was accidentally killed by a
Evening star., 1940-06-28
The "LIFE" HOUSE IS
OPEN FOR INSPECTION

Tomorrow, OF 47ll Reservoir Rood NV, YOU
con inspect the life" House furnished BY
The PoIois Royal according to the specifications
Of Life Magazine
Evening star., 1940-06-20
hine Junior Hioh
Graduates Discuss
Social Problem
Grotz punkum Presents
Diplomas TO Gloss
Of More Thun 10

The health, recreation, welfare
and housing problems Of the COM
munity were discussed yesterday as
. feature of the graduation exercises
of Hine Junior High School.
After June Schultz gave the greet
ings Of the class, June Green led
the discussion on the phases of
community life. Jane Hix, George
Houchens. Dorothy Mclean and
Warren Anderson took part.
Mrs. Mary Steele Ross Of w. p. A.
presented Z painting Of Hine Junior
High School to DR.. H. =. Warner,
principal Of the school. Mary Di
Benedetto recognized the honor
students.
oratz =. Dunkum, member Of the
Board Of Education, presented diplo-
mas to the more than ITO graduates.
They are:
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Pastors to Attend Session

The following pastors will attend
the convention Of the Eastern Dis
trict Of the American Lutheran
Church in Birmingham. Pa, june
24-29: The Rev. j. A. PfeifIer, Ia.
koma Park: the Rev. q. E. Lenski
Grace; the Rev. +. p. Fricke, st
Matthews; the Rev. r. A. Voeeley
Christ; the Rev. G. j. Grewenow
Faith.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Five Navy Graduates
Are Named Instructors

Five members of the June 6 grad
uatine class at the Naval Academy
who did not receive commissions
because Of physical disqualification
have been assigned to the institu.
ton As instructors, the Navy De-
partment announced yesterday.
With Is others of the class who
did not receive commissions for tho
same reason, the group was placed
In the Reserve Corps. There were
70 Of the class of 466 who were
physically disqualified.
In view of the emergency defense
program. the department said spe-
cial efforts were being made to re-
tain the services Of these men.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Argentine export trade in
creased 81 Fer cent in the first
quarter Of 1910.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

A new Japanese corporation will
distribute Central China sugar.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Powell Junior High
Presents Diplomas
To More Than $50
Elizabeth Armes Gives
SoIutotory Address and
Victor Nush VuIedictory

Assistant supt. Of Schools Jessie
La Sale yesterday presented d.
plomas to approximately l60 gradu.
ates Of Powell Junior High School.
Elizabeth Armes gave the saluta-
tory address and Victor Mash the
valedictory. Principal Lester T.
Walter presented the class for sradu-
alton.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Richard Crooks Presents
Art for the People
Audience Agrees With Singers
View and Demonstrates
Its Enjoyment
By ALICE EyERsMAN.

No before the public today mastered the nue
sentiment into his singing
yesterday afternoon Constitution
Of the gifted and his
OF Interpreting In this his
him as a singer who understands
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Piano Recital
Is Given at
Sulgrave Club
Capacity Audience
At Mr.. HOlden's
Varied Program

Mr.. William Holden Of the faculty
of the Washington College Of Music
played an unusual piano recital yes
terday afternoon at the Sulgrave
Club before a capacity audience.
The Tschaikowsky "Doumka" is a
blending of several Slavic melodies
and 1t served to introduce a truly
unhackneyed program. The Chopin
Sonata in B Minor" was the work Of
greatest import. 1t perhaps lacks the
power and compact thematic inter-
est of the B fiat minor opus of this
composer, but 1t afforded opportu-
nifty for enjoyment of the intimacy
OF the art of both creator and the
interpreter. Delicately shifting to-
nalities, subtly supporting lines Of
lyric beauty characterize the first
movement, while ingenious orna-
mentation is the idiom of the
scherzo, demanding facility of exc
cution; the tranquil beauty of the
largo, like reverie of lovely tune,
was played with such self -efface-
ment and dwelling on the softly
melting harmonies as to satisfy the
most eXacting taste The virtuosity
of the final movement had dramatic
fire and brilliancy.
The last half OF the afternoon was
devoted to performance of works
for the most part heard for the first
time locally. Jean Francaix's La
Capricieuse' and La Tendre" are
ingenious bits from his Five Por-
traits of Young Girls" These were
followed by an effective Ara
besque" by Walter Nieman and an
excerpt from the Villa -Lobos "Baby's
Family" the naive Paper Doll"
A rarely heard "Etude XII" of Claude
Debussy was impressive both from
the standpoint of it's subject matter,
SUGGESTIONS of arpeggiated harmo-
MES. and the skillful manipulations
| which Mr.. Holden gave them. The
final Poulenc Caprice was played
with an engaging freedom Of style
with encores later which included
the cluster chord composition,
Tides of Manaunan." by Henry
Cowell; "Valse Oublie," by List: a
Poulenc Perpetual Movement" and
recent writing by Mr.. Holden him.
self, Ritual" music for a ballet.
This was the seventh annual con-
cert given by this Washingtonian.
The repertoire played has included
some 10 representative works from
the literature for piano and it has
been evident that each year Mr..
Holden has added to his artistic
stature with the growth in technical
and interpretive powers which
brings him at present to a well-mer-
tied recognition as a musician of
distinctively superior attainments.
S. A.
Evening star., 1940-04-08

Palestine paid $6.646,00O for
products from the United States last
year.