Evening star

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j Griffin weuld make no statement.

I Cllngmans Dome is on the dividing

i line between North Carolina and Ten- I

nessee.

SNAKES DISAPPEARING

IN ISLAND OF HAITI

Republic Soon to Resemble Erin

in Being Free of

Reptiles.

CAPE HAITIEN. Haiti CFt—TliLs

tropical Island, which is about tne same

size as Ireland, but always greener, be

cause Winter never comes, soon will

equal the Emerald Isle in re

spect.

Snakes are rapidly disappearing in

both Haiti and the Dominican Repub

lie, although no St. Patrick has ap

peared to drive them into the sea.

When Christopher Columbus landed

here there were quite a few snakes,

i although none was poisonous. The

reptiles have been gradually extermi

nated as agriculture developed and only

small species remain. a

MINIATURE GAS ENGINE

USED TO RUN TOY BOAT

j Power Propels Small Craft at Rate

of Four Miles Per Hour, Is

Claim.

SEATTLE. Wash. (A 3 ).—What he be

lieves is the smallest gasoline engine in

the world has been built by Daniel

Calkin of the University of Washing

j ton.

Calkin built the motor, which he

estimates develops about one-sixteenth

horsepower, to run a small toy boat

1 about 30 inches long. It operates on

i the same principles as an outboard

motor, and travels about 4 miles an

hour.

j The 3-inch flywheel makes about

i 1,000 revolutions a minute. An eye

j dropper is used to fill the gasoline

tank.

I Calkin spent about 600 hours build

ing the motor, but in money it cost

him only about 75 cents.

Exiled Statesman

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How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1930). Washington, D.C., 1930-07-06. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1930-07-06/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1930-07-06.