Arizona republican., 1919-02-23
MOVIE MAKERS BACK
 FROM SAVAGE TRIP
tSan Francisco Bulletin)


 Mr. and Mrs, Martin Johnson. eN- rllfeaa and movie folk. have arrived in S4n Francisco, after spending a year in the Wtls ct the South Sea Islands. where they induced caunihals and other Naflei'ea pt savagcs to look pleasant "Hu restrain thcir appetitcs while beins photographed.
 Many and varied were the exper- iens which heipil them. not the leasL Of WWch occurred on the Island of Mal- l'dlA where Naganate. Che Chief High F'tA"m oi lIn Big Number tribe, showed fuulroes f0r their company "nI took 'rps to drtaiu them Naga- l"i" alr1iE has between sixty and 'N. hundred wives and a large number oi t.,i1ens. au thc Johusons thought he could comfortably get along without them Hence tHey escaped
 Johnson svs ht brought hack sev- cfi thousand teet of ce.luloid show lur scoaes new % tho white mans cHre. as #eH gs collection of carioS.
 Johnson hHs been iu the islands be- fNrD hn Was a mCmher of the late tt"h London party which penetrated out of Che Way uo<s and corners sev. trll years ago lu tho little craft. the SuHt, So he knew something of ths problems which confronted him. He N.H. lirHt Co sydney and there char l.Nd and outUued a schooner for ''taec ,o Che Solomous. They had po- A protection in an their visits tO t'" islands aud hdd mo harroWin- 'Hn- cs But dt MllUcala it was ol'erenJ They had 70 visit Mallicala tuiici only by eight savaoe and naked bo1tmon.
 tuanson wanted his young and pretty NHD Co romau iu tbe boat while he went 1ehur" to make au investigation. i'Nl NHH. Johnson voted to accompany i.l aehlsau tells thc story.
 Captured by Armed Natives
 We Nete greeted by a party Of say ages ou tht shore al armed with mod trn Winchester rifles and bows and ar io"s. tuc latter poisoned One of them Nnoh" % 'aW words of pidgin English We asked ior the chief and were told lHtl hc was not very far away up ou ii" hiN. We started Mrs Johnson was clad i1 mems clothes -khaki-and carried. Ila myself a revolver in eacp iip pocket. We travelled for two or Three miles and finally reached the top Q, the mountain
 We stopped and started to unlimber Inc camera apparatus Co take some pictures of thc savagos who were the Ltfeest looking human beings ! had seen s1 far suddenly Na0apate ap- i"ued lls gave curt order and our r|NN. noE~ dropped the camera and i'm. Then, without a sound. there rose up out of the surrounding bush the INops and rctalners of Chief Naga- iiJr. There must have been hundreds u. them and aH wcrc armed
 We We're surrounded The chief
 Fe some more orders and his men llcd Co tIts Mrs. Johnson one way .i myself another. ] did not dare to a"Iw mS revolver and begin to fire. as "efo loo greatly ouuumhercd.
 At tnis time there appeared in the .' a British mau-of-War carrying the irnch and British governor of the .hus who had heard we were visit hhIIlcald and had come in search ~. Hs Two white men. it seems had
 iltir Nffs on Nailil-llu year be- ... and lhis had led the authorities '" become more Watahful
 Escaped Safely
 lNc presence Ot tho warship tflF.d thc atv1cCv tu release us ana Nr started back But before we got 't'k to thc beach tho vessel had sailed ""ar not being ahle Co locate us. ana "r we're again u danger We rnaln .'.hod the t1y aud found our sman
 fti' lNI''ttA|I N" laNta4 N .Ipcd safely lut last one camcra Hnd omr other rphcrnllia. Mrs. Johnson kept her head well. but does I't clre Co repeat Che experience.
 iNc followers of Nagapato arc can u.nait. fact which vc established be- t9nd @ doubt hv finding evidence on the beach. consider myself fortunat, Co have made a few feet Of film of Nfgtp1fc and h.s men before the row -.arted.'
 Johnson sdid tbat in the Solouons ''uud race distincr from any ..Hfr south Seq Islands peoule because H t.r diminutiNe si4e. The larges, r Hour fee. siy inches fqfl. while th. E'raea is g ltle over three feet In sbt.
 lohr+on found that the job Of maS- .H the world sata for democracy is lslng Inconvenience to the ponu;a .'n i1 the south Sea Islands as well
 elsewhere in tho world. Every large
 sal has been communicated bv the taVorumcut and the smaller craft are "'rcr. lle had to pay 800 a day for maH schooner
 Mrs Johnson is from New Yorh. 'Hhuaus home IS ot Independence l.lu as.