El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-18
DIE RER
GOING To
BRAZIL
Frenchman viii TraceMan
Unnamed Rivers to Their
Sources.
HIGH TAXATION is
WORRYING FRENCH

Paris, France. Nov. 1S.-TO penetrate
unknown Wilds OF Brazil, Venezuela
and Columbia, to discover and trace to
their sources unnamed rivers. and last
" TO seek 10 find the habitatiOn Of
supposed tribe of mysterious indians
are the objects Of DR.. Hamilton Rice. Of
Boston, who will soon leave Paris on
tour OF exploration to South America
under the auspices Of the Royal Geo
graphical society Of England.
me doctors previous visits to the
Wl1QerneSses Of northern South Amer
leo nave convinced him Of the existence
OF strange tribe Of indians some
where in the direction of the source
or the Or1nOcO- The women Of the
tribe are said to live apart from their
husbands IN secret city the greater
part Of the time.
Dr.. Rice viii start well eQuipned for
extensive meteorological examination,
and hopes to contribute valuable data
on the diseases prevalent in the dis
Jrlcts he visits With the exception OF
an attendant. he will be the only
American in the party He intends TO
make up his exploration caravan just
DeIore entering the wilderness. or at
some city like BOgOto, and he viii car
~ cloth, mirrors, beads, accOrdiOns,
caps and gloves with which to pay his
helpers and barter with the natives.
These are the articles which experience
has taught the explorer appeal most
strongly to natives OF the far inland.
The Taxation Burden.
Henri CherOn, in a report on the
budget for 1912. which will shortly be
presented to the chamber Of deputies,
calls attention to the growing burden
of taxation in France, which, including
state, departmental and communal
charges, amounted in the year 9O7 to
over SO per head Of the population, as
compared to so in 1903. Since 1907
the increase, for which the figures are
not yet communicated. is described as
having been still more striking.
NJ Cheron also calls attention to the
excessive number OF officials nd func-
tiOnaries Of all kinds OF whom there
are nearly 1000. 600 in France. 664. 600
being IN the pay OF the state and 27S-
600 in that Of the departments and
communeS- These figures do not in
clude the employees of the state rail-
roads and Industrial enterDries such
as tobacco and match factories. In
spite of, or rather, because of. the ex-
cessiYe number Of officials, the admin
istratiOn is not conducted in a satisfac-
tory or expeditions manner.
According to the report. there is ex-
cessive fOrmality and delay in the
dispatch OF business and a general
tendency to shift all responsibility to
the central administration in Paris
which is so Overburdened with ar
rears that in many cases administra-
tive questions are decided on purely
formal lines instead of upon their err
its.
MIX Price Rises.
FARMERS ana manufacturers who use
milk to any extent. have been reduced
to the last eXtremities by the enforced
rise in the price Of that commodity.
and have been experimenting with an
artificial substitute for which great
things are claimed
1t has been discovered that bv steep
ing the beans OF the sofa plant. va
riety Of pea Indigenous to Asia. and
grinding them afterwards in a mill.
white HON Ogeneous liquid is obtained.
strongly . n 81
ton. From this quite passable cheeses
have been made. although its use for
drinking purposes does not seem quite
practicabl