Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1930, Page 7

HOT WINDS CRACK MIDWEST RECORDS Scorcher Runs Mercury Above 90 in Cities Recently Having Freeze. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 11.—Baking breezes, bred in Texas, blew like a-furnace upon the Middle West yesterday and today. People who wear flannel underwear were caught entirely unprepared. Earlier | this week the temperatures had been around freezing, and as recently as 16 days ago Chicago had one of its worst snowstorms. 4 Readings in the 90s were numerous. Cedar Rapids, Towa, had a 94; St. “Louis, Mo, a 93, and Peorla, Il 'a 93 —all record temperatures for April 10. Chicago officially was two-tenths of a degree better than 90 degrees late yes- terday afternoon. and was headed back that way early today. Prospects of | showers and clcuds augured more moa- erate temperatures for the day, here and throughout the Middle West. | Simultaneous with the heat wave oc- | cured the first drowning of the season in the Chicago territory. Bruno Gizona, swimming in Lake Calumet, went down POLAR RESCUE 40 YEARS AGO RECALLED BY STAR NARRATIVE Evelyn B. Baldwin of Peary Expedition Names Eskimo Hero. Saved From Snow Bridge by Poodluna During Cru- cial Experiment. A story in last Sunday’s magazine section of The Star entitled “Ship- | wrecked 700 Miles From the Pole” re- | vived memories of nearly 40 years for an Arctic explorer now in Washington revealing the name of the Eskimo who saved his life when a member of Rob- ert E. Peary's second expedition, Evelyn B. Baldwin, explorer of the Polar wastes, who utihzed aircraft mn his efforts and who is now doing special work in the office of naval records and library at the Navy Department, was | quietly reading his Sunday paper when he ran across the story about the schooner on the rocks in the Arctic. Mr. Baldwin's eyes flashed when he read this passage in the story: ‘A boatload of Eskimos suddenly ap- peared from nowhere. It contained EVELYN B. BALDWIN. Mr. Baldwin's life when exploring a glacier. Poodluna was a-boy when Mr. Baldwin was meteorologist with the sec- N | ond Peary expedition in 1893-4, termine the fl]‘."‘ of the body of the glacier. With scientific instruments, Peary sta- tioned himselt on the south shore of the glacier, while Mr. Baldwin and the two natives made their way toward a Iarge headland on the opposite side of in rorats ak odiana, " careyiok ), una, cai g bamboo poles, set out in a lmllh?{\nt i Peary directing the movement by s! nals from a flag. Poodluna was in the lead. one end of a long walrus-hide line made fast about his waist, while Imen- nia was at the middle point of the line, which was likewise made fast about his waist, In the rear was Mr. Baldwin grasping the end of the line and car- rying a pole. following in the footsteps of the natives, who made soundings of snow accumulation on the broken surface of the glacier, through the body of which were yawning chasms. After the trio had proceeded about 500 yards, there suddenly arose “an in- describably uncanny crackling of the in every direction, as though we were standing on a field of disintegrat- ing glass.” Suddenly Poodluna dropped up to his elbows through a snow bridge crossing one of the subterranean sub- fll“m crevasses. but, of course, Wwas eld fast owing to the strength of the line of walrus hide. Regaining his foot- ing, the native exclaimed, wan- 8a . . . cape wanga” (‘I am afraid”), peali to Mr Baldwin not to go farther. Being so near the goal, how- ever, the explorer decided proceed, and this was done, _ Facing Real Danger. “It became now my turn to drop plummetlike through a snow bridge which gave wa; nd I found myself hanging with a tight grlp with my left hand on the walrus-| the pole crossing the walls of the gla- rate of motion of various | cial ide line and to | his al chasm, and peering over the fey wall into the face of old Immennia, warned of my danger by the su mumg on the line about his walst,” . Baldwin reminisced. “His bronzed features appeared at this moment al- most bleac! ‘Then, with an excited noise like a very rapidly puffing loco- motive, Immennia slipped the line oft | Col his body, grasping it in his hand and making his way to where I was. I watched his every maneuver with the interest of suspense, to 'say the least. Gnaglnl my left wrist with a grip which I can feel to this moment, he dragged me once more to safety.- Our ears caught the sound of pleces of ice which, dislodged from the walls of the chasm by my sudden precipitation, were heard to strike the cold waters of a subglacial stream hundreds of feet be- neath the spot where we stood. Through all this, Poodluna was the anchor that had held both of us fast.” About a month later, Mr. Baldwin said, Admiral Peary informed him that he had made observations of the movet ments of the various stakes he had placed to dctermine the rate of motion of the various sections of the body ot the fllclen ascertaining that the stake whic] had advanced the farthest downstream had moved 150 feet, about 5 feet a day. ‘George Rice, nephew of the late M. P Rice, noted Washington photogra- pher, lost his life in the Arctic when crossing a glacier alone. He is sup- posed to have fallen through a snow bridge while on his way to obtain fond for other members of the expedition. Thanks to Poodluna, Mr. Baldwin says that he was saved from a like fate. e A Hollywood comedian uses a movie wind machine to protect the fruit on 20-acre ranch -near Escondido, Calif, from frost, THE EVENING VSTAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930. he will construction of $4,000,000 in coal-mi "’E"""’L,“‘ Southern Ukrainia, for which the Soviet govern- ment contracted last dyur Col. Roberts sald that about 50 American engineers would direct the surface construction. — Milk valued at $20,000,000 was sold by North Carolina farmers last year. STARTS SOVIEY PROJECT Roberts L‘nvu Istanbul to Begin $4,000,000 Ukraine Job. ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 11 (®— l. Warren Robe: Roberts & Schaefer Cc. of Chicago, will leave here today fc: Odessa, Where Thousands of Beautiful ROSES In a Sale. Chayming Buds—fine healthy specimens—in the various shades of Pink, Yellow, Red and the new Talis- man Brown. Special Sale Prices to distribute them quickly. § &7 Your Phone order will receivg exacting attention 3 Doors West of 14th St 1407 H Street National 4905 <) 4 The Avenue at 7th Confirmation old Peary man, named Poodluna, and | explorer recalled that Poodluna was one his family of husky young men and | of two Eskimos that went with him to women. ~ They came aboard andcross the Bowdoin Glacier, about 1 1-7 promptly went to sleep in a small bin | miles wide, near the face of which was in the engine room, eight of them in |jocated the headquarters of the second damp skin clothing, using each other | peary expedition. {as pillows. When not engaged in gas- S p— tronomic excesses, their waking mo- ments were employed in useful 18bOF | Desiring to conduct sclentific explo- rations, Lieut. Peary wished to set a | about the schooner.” line of stakes across this glacier to de- from the shock of the cold water and cramps. ‘The Chicago beaches, especially the oak street beach of Lake Michigan, along the Gold Coast, had its quota of people in bathing suits, but nothing nearer bathing than a few timid touches of tender toes to icy water was at-| tempted. Kansas City, Omaha, Little Rock and Des Moines were among cities having temperatures of 90 degrees or higher. C. A. Donnel, Government forecaster her called it “a scorcher—a real heat wave. In Kansas and the Southwest it was something more than a matter of un- seasoned perspiration, for crops were badly in need of rain. Slight hope for immediate. relief from the drought was given by Federal Weather us. Mo NEW KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OPPOSED Garfield Citisens’ Association Pro- tests Transfers of Teachers to the Elementary Grades. and Easter Blues! IF THE BOY'S SUIT IS A 4-PIECE “KARLTON JR.” BLUE CHEVIOT, IT IS THE BEST VALUE IN THE CITY: ¥14.95 BLUE Cheviot is the thing— and the Karlton Jr. Blue Cheviot has both the looks and the service. We are show- ing the new Spring models in both plain and herringbone weave Blue Cheviots — and each is mighty smart. You know Karlton Jr. tailoring—it i character. vest and two pairs of full-lined golf knickers with each suit. Sizes 7 to 18. Saks—Second Floor EASTER IS SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH The Avenue at 7th Saks Stresses Fashion Saks Stresses Quality Saks Stresses Variety 2.-TROUSER SUITS that sum up the question Poodluna! This magic name stirred tvid memories of the native who saved Other Wearables For Confirmation W hite Shirts and Blouses . W hite Silk Shirts..$4.95 W hite Ties. ......35¢-50c W hite Gabardine Knickers. .. Opposition to the proposal to transfer teachers from kindergarten to ele- mentary grades was voted Wednesday night by the Garfield Citizens’ Associa- tion, meeting at Garfield School. The association further went on record against the elimination of assembly halls in certain suburban schools. A membership rally was planned for the next meeting, on May 14. An enter- tainment program will be presented and refreshments served by a committee of ladies headed by Mrs. Addie Ambush. Another feature of last night's meet- ing was the election for the third con- secutive year of W. H. Lewis, jr., to the Citizens’ Advisory Council. WALKER IS ASSIGNED Lieutenant Commander Is Sent to Duty on U. S. S. Arctic. Lieut. Comdr. Robert J. Walker will bz detached from the office of the As- sistant Secretary of the Navy, about May 15, and proceed to duty aboard the U. S. 8. Arctic. This was made known yesterday in orders published at the Navy Department. Comdr. Ernest W. 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