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;HNatural History Givien Important New Chapters Expedition Gathers Mammal and Bird Specimens. New York. ? After six solid years of utorin and still, sun and swelter, as I leader of the Whitney South Sea ex pedition which has been collecting birds and other specimens for the American Museum of Natural lllstorv In the South' Pacific, William F. Coul tas, leader of the expedition, has Anally returned to New York. Since 1929, when Mr. Coultas took command of the expedition, sponsored by Harry Payne Whitney, and later by Mrs. Whitney, he has cruised more than 2.r),000 miles In the South Pacific aboard the "France," a 7.r?-ton auxiliary schooner, nnd visited some DO Islands and Island groups. In the course of these visits, he collected about 10,000 specimens of birds, mammals and rep tiles for the American museum plus several thousand insect parasites and fully 75,000 various kinds of shells. During the past three years, Mr. Coultas was accompanied by his wife who created a sensation among the na tives on many islands who had seen few white men and never a white woman. According to F. Trubee Davison, president of the American museum, . . . the Whitney South Sea expe dition during almost a decade and n half of ceaseless research and explor ation in the smith seas, has added chapters of untold value to man's knowledge of natural history, particu larly bird life, In that remote section of the world. Many New Specimens. Mr. Coultas contributed about four score specimens toward these new dis coveries ? mainly land birds ? during the six years he headed the expedi tion. Chief among these is n type "megapode" from the Nlnigo islnnds. The queer thing about this strange bird Is that It was first discovered and de scribed by Bougainville, one of the early French Pacific explorers, and has not been seen by an ornithologist since. There has never been a series of this bird taken previously ? a drnh-colored bush fowl as big as a hen, anu Its chief claim to fame Is that It lays a 8V&-inch egg. Another bird collected by Mr. Coul tas Is the "DJahn," native name of a bird not unlike our barn owl. It Is about 18 Inches tall and has a peculiar high-pitched cry that sounds somewhat like a traffic officer's whistle. "My time In the Admiralty Group Is lands," said Mr. Coultas, "was a diffi cult one. The natives were surly, ar rogant, treacherous ? the most difficult we found in the whole South sens and due to their laKlness nnd cunning they were of no assistance whatever. A case in point is the Island of Manus, where very few whites have ever visit ed the Inferior. Here we were practi cally ordered 'out of the bush*. But we wanted to get a 'DJahn.' "From generation, nntlves have rev CCC Workers Find 1 Search Aided by National Park Service Maps. Washington. ? Fortifications used by French troops In the siege of York tow o have been located by members of the civilian conservation corps working on the site. When the CCC started work at York town the fortifications had been oblit erated by farming operations and their exact location wiis in doubt. Maps of the historical staff of the national park service had Indicated the fortifications probably ran perpendicular to the York llampton road. Working on that Information, the O'C men ran test trenches through t lie area parallel to the road. Points soon were uncovered which by soli strat ification and xlgns of disturbance indi cated they once had been dug out. By connecting the points whole lines <tf trenches were identified nnd now are being reconstructed. As a result of the CCC work nnd technical advice of historians It was possible to locate not only the first po sition of the French grand battery but STALIN TELLS THEM I. 'V. Statin, dictator of tfovlot rtwv in . Chnrncterlstlc poao iih h?? do llar* a speech during tin- socond All Union (2ongreftM of Collective Knrm 8hock-Worker? In Mo#cow. ' - erenced this owl. They say that when It cries, some one will die. And should anyone kill one of the birds, that Is a sure sign of death. "By sheer luck I had obtained a fe male along the seacoast, but I went about 15 miles Into the interior in the mlddje part of the Island of Manus to Investigate some chalk caves where I was told I could find more of this par ticular species. I arrived on a Friday, made a camp and bepan my hunt In the chalk caves. The old chief of the village accompanied me the first two days. His name was Puwai, from the village of Metawari. He was friendly but uneasy. Hunting these owls was defying the gods. Natives Are Surly. "One Sunday, for some unknown rea son, the old chief became suddenly ill. and on Monday morning, when 1 set out on another trip to the caves, 1 found that he was lying. unconscious in his house. This was about six o'clock In the morning. 1 went to a cave alone and obtained a beautiful male. 1 was highly elated, but my joy vanished 1 when I returned to camp about 0:110. I was horrified to hear the death wall of The women. Who had died? I learned soon enough ? It was the old chief. The natives were far more surly than they had been heretofore ? almost threaten ing. Our next 18 hours were un Lost Graves Yield Bones of Soldiers Arras, France. ? Once bloody bat tlefields, now flourishing farms and busy factory sites, still are yielding the bones of soldiers from unmarked groves of 20 years. Many of them are Identified to be sent ?. ttome to rest In the village churctiyard. Often a pencil, a watch or a ring Is the meons of naming thqtt) again after two decades on the "I-08* In Action" lists. Uniden tified bones are placed In a common Vhurnel house with a last tfllef ab solution by the village priest. A corps of searchers, divided into teams of three, Is pacing off nearly every foot of earth where battle was known. comfortable because the nntives gath ered around our camp in droves, and one eveh attempted to assault us. We were vastly relieved when we succeed ed In getting a runner down to the sea coast for some of the coast dwellers to paddle us down the river and take us out." The Whitney expedition had no un friendly lilts with the natives, but there were times when Coultas had to proceed with tactful diplomacy. ThU was especially the case in the Admir alty Islands where he found the natives surly and irritable. He laid the blarne for their disposition on the climate, poor food and the congested conditions under which they live. Here's an Odd Way to Make a Living When yachtsmen at Santa Monica. Calif., want their anchors laid at tho bottom of t he harbor they engage the service of Dave Foster and Frank Quinn, young college students, who have though' rp this odd way to pay their expenses in school. Their catamaran anchor pulh is 1K feet long and Is propelled by an outboard motor. It has a lifting capacity of one-half ton. Frenches at Yorktown also the first of n serifs of parallel trenches used by the French in their advance on Cornwallls. The historical staff of the pnrk serv ice believes the fortifications tlrst were constructed hy British forces for the defense of Yorktown when it was learned that the combined French and continental troops were marching on the Important colonial seaport. September 29, 1781, however, the con tinental forces pushed toward the York river. They were surprised to find that the British had deserted the outer for tifications and had moved back to the Inner trenches immediately above York town. Hy order of General Washing ton the allies took possession of the abandoned ground. Farmer's New Fox Alarm . Proves Its Efficiency Bryantvllle, Mass. ? Willard Snow has become the Kdlson of this little town with his new fox alarm. A crafty creature has been stealing Snow's poultry and evading capture with ease, so Snow put his inventive genius at work. He tied a string to the foot of n dead duck and ran the line through a window to the table beside his bed. where lu fnstened It around 11 tin can full of pebbles. The other night the can went rat tllng across the floor, and Snow, shot gun In hand, made a heel i ne for the hen coop. He found a fine red fox had Invited Itself to a duck supper. Now Snow has the brush to show for his new alarm. Town Election Turned Out to Be Family Affair New Durham, N. 11.? -The town elee tlon here turned out to be a family affair. Of tbe 2(1 elective ofllcors. 14 are held hy five families. (Jrover C. Hayes was elected as selectman and moderator of the school district, while his wife won, the office town clerk The ofllces of moder utor, auditor and trustee of trust funds went to Walter II. Miller, whoso wife was made clerk of the school district, l/.ah Berry Is town treasurer and fax collector and his wife Is a library trustee. Nelson Berry was elected a member of the hoard of su|?ervls<>ra. while Ids wife was selected hs chair man of tlu? school hoard. Mrs. Ressie Willet won t h<? position as member of the school hoard and her daughter, Jessie, th-? town librarian, is now a library trustee. FAVORED BY HITLER This Ik (Jen. Joachim von Hlhhentrop I who lias been promoted by Chancellor Hitler of (?ennany to a high command In the Nazi (Juard troops and. accord ing to rumor, will be given the rank <?f amhassador-at large, filter. |t In believed, he may he made secretary of state for foreign ali'alrs. Tricks Fail to Help in Case of Dog Ownership Cincinnati.?- In an effort to settle a court milt over the ownership of a Imagle hound, .fudge Samuel Hell had the dog brought into court here, bill, the canine was too full of tricks to bex of any aid. One claimant of the dog said his name whs Colonel and the other said I it wag Hud. Vhen the first, .fosepn llourgenls, Called Colonel the heag'.c came and nt Ids command did tricks. Then the second. I'aul Marlschen. called Hud, and the hound responded also and again did his tricks routine. Judge Hell finally decided the case would have to he Mettled strictly on h legal basis. After taking this tentl tnony he awarded the dog to Mav schen. Shirtwaist Wedding Gown Is Chic By CHERIE NICHOLAS NKWS. thrilling iiews! Spring and summer brides-to-be will please 1 take notice. It's about the white satin I shirtwaist dress which Is the very ' newest tiling In wedding gowns. See ; this perfectly charming new fashion 1 as worn by the lovely bride stariding to the right In the picture. More news! You would never guess unless you were told, namely, the j shirtwaist and train are built In one j ii nd worn over a sleeveless evening I gown of the Identica' satin. Which we think Is a decidedly practical two i In-one costume proposition of which i every style-seeking bride ought to i know. As to looks. Isn't It adorable? I After the nuptial day when the hap . py newlywed Is Invited to parties and | formats she Just leaves the white satin shirtwaist en train with the tulle veil i en masse done up In their wrappings ' of tissue and sachet while she dons the sleeveless dress which served as the foundation of her wedding gown. The captlvutlnu simplicity of this exquisite shirtwaist bridal gown Is Its big appeal. The trim row of neat little satin-covered buttons and the girlish wide turnover collnr with Its plentlngs of satin about It and at the wrists ! are hegulllngly youthful In aspect. From a coronet of pleated tulle falls a halo and short cape supplemented with ynrds apd yard: of tulle trail FOR TOWN WEAR H? CHKRIK M('HOI.A? Thin Drown mid white printed Jarket dress Ih smart for town weor. The dress tms an Interesting stitched down scarf. The buttons on the tailored Jacket alternate hrown ami white. The belt In hrown a*nd the hrown and white iNuitonnlere time In with the color xrheine. Wftiitlinf! T*k?? Lower Trend in Lnt?st Style* The latest trend to watch Is the lower waistline favored by LcI/oiik. This designer has aklrts whirred fonr Inches helow the waist In hack of eve ning gown* nnd wraps. I.nnvln's most (Clamorous gowns also have low waists and low fullness. Many of her hlouses of silk or cotton sre worn over skirts and belted a? the norms I waistline. ttchlapnrellt Introduces new double belt* twisted In hack and fastened by large metrtl-Htndded plaque* ii'K out over the con ventional long satin train. The other bride iu the picture yields to the lure of lace which Is what most everybody In fash ion's realm is doing this season. This lovely gown Is most euchautlng ? an aristocrat among wedding gowns. The .coronet of pearls and tulle pleatings la attached to one of the very new and smart long-hack and short-front wed ding veils. We have been hearing a lot of late In regard to personalitj fashions. In other words the spirit of the times is to dress to type. This feeling for modes tnned to the Individual Is particularly evidenced In hridnl array. So much so, designers are displaying a daring In originating wedding party ensembles. We have In mind an away-from-tra d 1 1 Ion wedding group that goes In for color even to the bride's gown and veil. Her dress is fashioned of chif fon in n most delicate tint of blue and her Mille veil is In the same subtle blue. Her bouquet of pale bluish, al most white orchids together with Ulles of-the-valley is framed with a plented ruftle of the pale blue tulle. The four bridesmaids' costumes are | of the same blue chiffon us the bride's dress. The high waistlines are ac cented with pink velvet ribbons such as also tie the pleated capes and trim the hlue straw hats. The nmid-of-honor wears pink chif fon trimmed with blue velvet ribbon and her bouquet of pink butterfly roses and blue lace lowers Is repeated In ? wreath on her hat. The matron of honor wears a tunic dress <>f sapphin i blue lace with a matching straw hat. ? Went em N'ewnpaper Union. SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN STYLE PARADE A word t<> the wise in the country where summers are hot nnd Inng, against the heavy man-tailored suit with Its accompanying tweed topcoat. The casual lighter weight dreasmaker type with or without a long coat will give better and longer service. Don't forget that spring means new costume Jewelry, and keep an eye out for necklaces. Hats are with and without brims, up and down, out In front, and some thing less than nothing flat in the hack. For colors, blue seems to be In the lead, but gray, brown, yellow and the dusty pinks and z.lnnla tones are Im portant. v Never In years have dainty feminine lingerie touches been more Important. Smajrt women are carefully studying their types and dressing them. Even the strictly tailored clothes must have a feminine touch. Velvet is carrying on into summer. With lace daytime and evening clothes, wear Utile velvet capes. Jackets and scarfs. They make the richest, the smartest and the most attractive com bination Metal Luce Extensively Used in Spring Jewelry itracelets. earhohs and clips <?f metal Ince are among the new feminine deco rative Jewelry notes for spring Very clever add something different are those do-dads In which lace de signs. both in edging and Insertion, have been Impressed Into metal In bright colors? pink, light blue, green, yellow and In brown, black and navy. Some of the bracelets are an Inch wide, others two Inches. The clips re semble a cluster of lace and one de sign that Is fan shaped is especially clever The earbobs took their Inspi ration from rosettes. "Snow fop" Fur The high spot In fur is a cape of "snow top fox." n new dye which "snows" the surface and leaves the fur dark underneath Kuatiinft Silk* to Pl?aa? Hunting silks and flattering furs wll) be worn by Indies to please their slra HOMES IN NORTH CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL AND CORK Two por'able dwellings of steel frames and cork board walls and roo's went to Alaska to replace hotnes destroyed In the Nome tiro a few months ago, says Popular Me chanics Magazine. The experiment has shown that this type of construc tion, In which the Insulation Is the structure Instead of an addition to the structure, I* admirably suited to cold regions in particular. | The material for the homes was cut to size at the factory, the parts were numbered and the houses were ! sent by boat to Nome where, despite adverse weather conditions, the dwellings were erected In ten days. Tt Is estimated the rust of such construction Is about one-fourth more than for ordinary frame struc tures, hut to offset this, n saving of fifteen per cent, or more In fuel Is claimed. In addition to complete Insulation the cork and steel hotnes are fire resistant, vermin proof, Immune to dry rot and Impervious to moisture. The houses can be knocked down, moved and reassembled easily if the steel frames are bolted to timbers as a base. The corkbonnl la squeeze- tit ted between the steel angles and secured with wire. Lumber is used over the corkboard roof at^d on this is laid composite roll roofing. Each Alaskan home Is eighteen by thirty feet, suttlcient for four small rooms, and each struc ture required two and one-half tons of sjteel and feet, board meas ure, of corkboard. This type of construction j>ermiti optional finish. Inside and outside, with stucco, brick veneer, sheet iron or stone as outside choices, and plas ter, veneer panels or other finish for the Interior, Provision Is made easi ly for Inside plumbing and wiring. Standard specifications call for steel doors and window sashes with provision for storm windows. Floors are of wood. IN ONE-THIRD LESS TIME WITH THE i Reduce your ironing time one-third . . . your labor ono-halfl Iron any place with the Coleman. It'a entirely self-heating. No cords or wires. No weary, endless trips between a hot stove and the iron ing board. The Coleman makes and burna its own gas. Lights instantly ? no pro-heating. Operating coat only Vitf an hour. Perfect balance and right weight make ironing just an easy, guiding, gliding motion. See your local hardwaro or house furnishing dealer. If he does not handle, write us. Th? Coleman Lamp Cr Stovo Company Dept. WU309, Wichita, Knn? : Chicago, 111.; Loa Angelrt, Calif.; t'hiladalphla, Fa.: or Toronto, Ontario, Cmna/lm (6309) PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Komovefl Dandruff-Stops Hair Falling Impart* Color and Beauty to Gray and Faded Hair and $1 .00 ?t I>rup(f ima. Hlicox Chpm. Wk?.. t'Btrliogno N v I FLORESTON SHAMPOO ? Ideal for use In connection with Park?r'?Hatr Balaam. Makes tho hfcir soft and fluffy. 50 ccnta by mnil or at dnig irlsta. 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