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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
With an Island and Forty Wives Waiting Az

down and were always kept closed
in rainy seasons.
But the harem is off at a dis
lance and during my stay there I
never set eyes upon any of the
wives. | do not know personally
what they look like, though they
are probably young and pretty, be-
cause the custom is to sell them to
less prosperous rulers when the
women grow fat and past thirty"
Sergeant Mclean has taken his
religion as he found it. Although
his mother and his father, who died
last December, were of Protestant
faith, the son has fitted his religion
to the cline. Down in the south
ern Philippines everybody is Mahom
etan and SO the devil dog"
adopted that faith. The faithful
Of Mahomet baptized him with sand
as they chanted the Arabic ritual.
That, perhaps, more than any
thing else, won him the esteem of
the old Sultan and led I'd his adop-
ton.
He WAS eighty years old them"
recalled the son and heir, ''and so
he must have been about eightv-six
when he died. guess he was sort
OF IN his dotage, for he grew so
fond of me that he said he wanted
to make me his legal son, for he had
no legitimate male heir. You see.
the heir to be legitimate must be
the offspring of the sultana, or first
wife.
Il thought he was joking about
making me his heir, but one dav
received a summons to come to him
at once and bring along two of nv
friends. | took Frank Korncum.
who was killed IN France, and Ser
geant Walter, of the Marine Corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
sIgnor .Siiuio MontaaoreiIa

vlndlcate her sacred heritage, to
safeguard her destiny.
The Nitti government is one
thlng-a group of paid officials. BIT
the voice of the people, the true gov
crnment, acclaims d'Annunzio at
Fiume. Fiume is Italian, by lam
guage, by tradition, by SYMPATHY
She has always been recognized as 4
separate entity by the Austrian gov
ernment. To Italy the question is
settled. The heart of the Italian
people viii not yield the Pearl of
the Adriatic' to artificial claims
ID Annunzio is the outburst of the
Italian spirit claiming its own.
THE italian people offer the
American people true friendship
and appreciation, none more so than
d'Annunzio; witness his messages to
the recent convention of aviators al
Philadelphia.
but-America must not try to
dictate to Italy. America saved
Europe from the Germans, but she
must remember that the Allies also
saved her
The Jugo-Slav is barbarian bv
an infant in the family
OF civilization Has not italy her
self helped to give HIM BIRTH
President Wilson cannot know the
Jugo -Slav as the Italians know him
He has seen only one or two com
superior representatives.
He does not grasp the profunditv of
the ignorance of the people them
selves. nor into what unskined
hands he would give the vital port
of Fiume.
No one can tell the solution of
the problem, but if Fiume were
granted her, probably Italy would
ratify the league
None Of which will strike the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
Broken Silence

otherwise, all is conducted in 6;
lence or whispers. The preceptres<
with expressive facial movemon.
asks questions in silence and tbuS
they are answered.
1t was also to be observed tho.
even among gre ~nups boys will bo
boys, for one Laldheaded pnpil ex
tracted an unholy JOY from punch
ing a male neighbor on the sbop,
der most remote from him and
looking as innocent as an inperus
1fr-re ore, indeed, enough of these
pranklsn rassages to warrant tbs
belief that schoolroom exerts
psychological effect upon the ST
dent which is seldom outgrown
Il regret very n 1ch that soldiers
whose hearing ha. been innpairea
in service do not take advantage Of
this course" said Miss atorganstern
when class had been dismissed g,
am sure it would do them ,aod and
would mentally get them aw. from
their misfortune. Lip read,ns ;s
not difficult of attainment, thorgb
the ability of the pupil will depend
upon practice and concentration
But even a rudimentary schooling
in it will take away the feeling Of
helplessness and give the student an
ability to follow conversation. Il
has also the value of good mental
stimulant."
The comparative difficulty of pro.
file and full face lip reading is a
matter that need not here be consid
cred, nor the ability of the facile
lip reader to detect the little verbal
arrelevancies which are popularlv
at tributed to screen actors and
&C +.resses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

now stationed at Mare Island, Cal
When we reached the Sultan's
home we were ushcred into the
public hall, which was really only a
good-sized tent pitched high on
stills. There found the Sultan
looking very stately and important
MY friends and were taken into
an adjoining room and dressed in
long flowing robes, and then we
were brought before the Sultan,
who first barred his own chest and
made little slash in it with a Moro
kris. Then he made me open nv
robe and bare my chest, while he
cut the same size slash. Takinp a
drop Of blood from his chest he
mixed it with drop of my blood,
and from then on I was his adopted
son. | loft the next week and have
never seen him since "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

much more to his liking than sultan
ing, and he told the senior so.
But the forty wives?'
"I'll sell en-
"And the island Of Llang-Llang?"
'l'll get a sub-sultan.
And the pearls? You know you
are entitled to 10 per cent Of all the
pearls taken by your subjects.'
Here business took hold Of the
advertising man, where romance
had failed. One pearl out of ten is
not to be sneezed at on an island
whose principal industry is pearl
ing. There are $500 natives on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
When Ford Came

In fact, Bob says he had almost
forgotten about the incident. He
has been kept pretty busy at the
Marine Recruiting Office on East
Twenty-third Street It's a long,
long way to LANG LANG. and his
hearts been right here until word
came a few days ago from the Moro
Commission of his bcqucst. Senior
Fernando Gorgas brought him word
that his kingdom awaits. AT that
moment Mclean had finished up his
marine work for the day and was
doing little outside work for an
advertising agency.
Specifically. he was writing copy
for an advertisement of brand of
shampoo. You may have seen some
of his earlier shampoo copy in tie
subway stations AID writing is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

Llang-Llang, and their chief occupa-
ton is going out in canoes and dig
ging up pearls in the shallow waters.
And custom has decreed that the
Sultan gets a 10 per cent rake off
That settled it. These business
affairs must be looked after. Ser
geant Mclean applied for his re-
lease from the Marine Corps, aud
last week he got it. Last week he
left for the Philippines.
'I'li be back in New York as soon
as possible" he said. 81 can write
better advertising copy here than
in Lang Lang"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

reader as particularly new. only, By
virtue of what the reporter calls
his astonishing Vigor and alert
ness it takes on kind Of new
significance. Also, it must be re-
membered that all this WAS pro-
nounced by the son-in-law OF
d'Annunzio. Throughout, although
relterating much that has already
been SAID on the Fiume question.
he did SO with a vehemence which
made one realize afresh how close
the matter hes to every Italian
heart" AS for the little pocket
dictionary, che always produced il
with naive apologies especially il
the middle of his most intense SEN
fences"
Signor Montanarella was told
that The Tribune would Ike to pub
lish his picture, whereupon ne
frightened. All" he cried, Il. TOO.
am journalist. And | have de-
sire to see the workings of a great
American newspaper. You show
me the machinery Of your Tribune
and then, after, not before, give
you my picture Which little ar
rangement, observed the reporter
afterward, made clear the fact
that, in spite of his suave grace OF
manner, Signor Montanarella really
is a very shrewd business man.
Therefore, during the better par
OF a Saturday afternoon they
toured the Tribune hmlding-tne
reporter and Signor Montanarella~
from the great presses in the base
ment to the lair Of the engravers
on the fourth floor. Then SignoF
Montanarella CALAMITY braved the
Ozark room of kaplan, the photog-
rapher, from whose clutches he ala
not escape until he had paid his dept
in full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

gle invited me and my two
friends to visit him. Several DAYS
later we hired native canoe or
hanco and went from Police TO the
snalier island of Llang-Llang. This
led TO pleasant friendship which
tasted for more than year.
The Sultan lived on this island.
three miles in circumference, which
ne owned. His house vas two stor-
les high and made Of nipa fibre. 1t
was set on stilts eight feet high and
aad twenty rooms. The COWS and
pigs and chickens were all kept in
me space underneath the stilts.
mere were no windows Of glass.
bnt, instead, they were made of the
same nipa fibre, which slid up and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

NH Exc Is no accounting for
tastes, even among military
A little 1berian village
where he might be foremost ap-
pealed more than second place in
Rome to julius Caesar, regarded as
quite fighter in his day.
But Sergeant Robert A. Mclean
Of the Marine Corps. would rather
write good shampo advertisement
than be sultan of South Sea isle.
He would rather be near Broadway
than claim the forty wives that are
awaiting him in LANG LANG, off the
coast of Borneo.
Before he sells his harem Bob is
going to give his inherited wives the
once over. Last week he left New
York for San Francisco. The first
boat Will carry him off to the South
ern Philippines to his throne, his
household and his realm-all gifts
OF the old Sultan of Lang Lang.
who died four months ago.
To-day he has his discharge as a
marine, after eight years in the SER
vice-eight years which have
brought this youth of twenty-nine
more romance than most men find
m their lifetime. He was just out
of high school when he enlisted out
IN San Francisco. He was looking
for adventure, and he got it.
Off to the Philippines he went.
with no mother protesting, because
she had died years ago, and with
the consent of his father, professor
in the University of California.
Down in the southern part of the
Philippines, where the natives are
light in skin and Mahometan in
religion, duty took Sergeant Nc
Lean. He was one of twenty ma
rines stationed on the island Polloc
They used to 60 hunting deer and
Wild hogs and other game. On one
OF these hunting expeditions Bob
Mclean and two friends met the
Sultan of Polloc and his guest, the
Sultan of Llang-Llang.
The Sultan of Llang-Llang
spoke fluent English" said Bob the
other day in recalling the meeting
He had spent several years in
syria where he learned English
from American missionaries He
was better educated than his host
and wore the green turban signify
ing that he mad made a pilgrimage
70 Mecca.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

quainted with a comparatively new
subject.
The preceptress, who is herself
deaf, asks questions or composes
sentences which individual pupils
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

n NHE reporter who was sent III
to the Biltmore to interview
a Signor' Montanarella says
that from 3:45 until 7:2O
fate hung in the balance She lin
gered over a chocolate-malted milk
and amused herself with specula
tons as to what sort of person the
son-in-law of d'Annunzio would turn
out to be. "a rather short young
man." it developed; about twenty
six or twenty -seven, with dark hair
and very expressive dark eyes: a
pleasant voice. which did its best
with the difficult English: a manner
suave and highly courteous-verv
alert. Also, d man distinctly not a
feminist"
The reporter was sent up to call
on Slgnor Montanarella, both be
cause he is son-in-law of DAN
nunzio. and because, according to 2
news report, he is in America ON a
secret mission. The reporter came
away with mistaken faith in his re-
lationship to the famous captain of
tlume, but also with firm denial
of any secret mission at all. 81 am
here just to study, to see this great
country" He made it quite en-
pnatlc. The secret mission part had
to be dropped out of any scheme
which may have involved .soul-stir-
ring headlines.
But the fact Of the relationship
remains to us. According to the re-
porter Signor Montanarella is the
first spokesman of the extreme ma
tionalist shade of Italian opinion to
arrive il this country'
The newspaper with which Signor
Montanarella is connected. the "Gior-
male d'ltalia,' of Rome, is consid-
cred, with the Idea NazionaIe." as
the leading organ of the nationalist
group.
And now this ardent Italian Jour
nalist IS in America. According to
the reporter, 'his smile was most /
disarming' Cone would think the
reporter must have gone in some |
way prepared" as it were) land his
broken English delightful" As is
always urgent in the case of inter
views staged in the corridors of
great hotels at noisy hours, the two
hrst found nook out of earshot Of
the chattering tea drinkers" Their
the solid part Of the interview wa,
negotiated with the frequent aid
1t seems, of Signor Mantanarella's
little black pocket dictionary. c'I;
locked almost exactly like a PRAYER
oook.D The reporter quotes hi,-,
as saying:
D'Annunzio is the only man in the
wcrld not touched by self-interest.
speak not as his son-in-law. bus
as his compatriot. For years he has
oeen celebrity, has been accorded
honor and recognition by the seri-
JUS lntellects of the world. It was
not for personal distinction that he
arose III the cause Of Italy. but to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

at Public School SO gathers on the
third floor in small study room.
The method of instruction is unique
and interesting, particularly to one
who has been previously unac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
Where Words Without Sound Are Plain as Lilo

silence Is broken by the unccnsc;o,,.
utterance Of some pupil, which
spoken in the sing-songy vein of ono
whose hearing is impaired, produces
an effect that is moderately start.
ling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

mality. Women are taught more
easily, attend classes with greater
regularity and outnumber the men
three to one"
The advanced class in lip reading
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

vanced class in lip reading there
are thirty pupils, quarter be-
ing men.
"Men are difficult to interest in
this SCIENCE" said Miss Morgan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

are required to answer or repeat,
after her.
While the majority of the pupils
are able to articulate, no word is in
tentionally spoken. Yet often the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12

stern. when a mans hearing be-
comes affected he seems unwilling
to try to better his condition.
although statistics prove that con-
tinued deafness makes for abnor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
Like Billiards

For lip reading is essentially per
ception and is based upon a study
of" the various formations of the
lips in speaking.
Lip reading is not a new thing.
Books have been written upon it,
Miss Morganstern among others,
and this is the second year that
classes have been conducted at Pub
lie School SO, which was first to give
the new science a place among it's
night school classes. IN the adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
<<"HE teacher asked the
little chap who discov-
II cred America,

A simple sentence and
yet it is something else again"
when delivered without sound. If
under the circumstances you could
correctly decipher the statement
you would qualify for the upper
class in lip reading for the mute at
Public School 93, Amsterdam Ave
nue. and Ninety-third Street.
Here are other sentences which
Louise Morganstern, the precep-
tress, gives her pupils and which
you may try upon your friends:
"The boy is playing with his
pal.
"A mans a man for a. that
Are you baseball fan?
"The soldiers were fighting a
sham battle.
care you afraid of bats?"
In each of these sentences there
is felicitous arrangement of
labials, mutes, gutturals, palatals,
sibilants, etc. There is a modern
consonant system which separates
the consonants into their places of
formation; hence the back, or gut
tural, and the front, or palatal. But
the lip reader presumably is one
whose hearing has been impaired
and, consequently, a labiodental, a
fricative or a nasal may get by his
guard unless he defends himself
with extreme perception.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-12
SOn~I;ya-.Luau
Visits Us

%HE reporter who was sent up
4 to the Biltmore to interview
~A Signor' Montanarella says
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03

converted and unconverted, the Third Loan and the Fourth Loan the principal of which does not exceed S30,000 in the aggregate, owned by an individual, corpora tion, partnership O. association, will be exempt from surtaxes, excess profits now or hereafter imposed by the United States. upon the income or profits"
 This exemption is in addition to any other heretofore confer red and is independent of any subscriptions to the Victory Loan and immediately effective. This act also provides for the Secretary to extend the priyi lege of converting per cent bonds of the Second Loan into Al per cent bonds, the higher in terest rate to be effective from the semi-annual interest pay ment date next succeeding the kate of presentation for eonyer- sion
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03
C-asaz Report By Boy Scouts

The boy scouts very quickly and thoroughly obtained the cen sua of our home town. They worked about an hour each on their allotted territory and ac- comphshed what it would have taken one person two or three days to have done.
 Tine boys at one of their round table talks began to talk about defr town so the scoutmaster suggested that they take the census and know for certain how many people live here and here H. the report handed to me.
 There are now 975 people re siding in Carlisle.
 Whenever the boy scouts do anything it is for the good of the comm unity and I thank them fer their good service and being U. to the minute in obeying or- ders
 Frank Faulkner,
 Assistant Scoutmaster.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03
No Income Tax On Liberty Bond h.
 terest

An important matter to be considered in the buying of Lib erty Bonds. and one that will ap- peal to those who pay income tax to the Government. is that for the next five years following the termination of the war there will be no income taxes to pay on the interest received on bonds, according to section 2 (a) Of the Victory Liberty Loan Act, as ex plained by Secretary of the Treasury Glass.
 It is perhaps not generally understood Mir. Glass says, that under the terms of that section, the interest received on and after January l, 1919, until the expiration of five years after the termination of the war, on an amount of bonds of the First Loan converted, the Second Loan
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03
Velvet Beans

Velvet beans should be planted the early part of April. Don't plant the seed more than 1E inches deep. Plant one bean every twenty four inches apart in each row of corn. Purchase beans from local merchants if possible. Consult your county agent as to the best place to buy seed. The Early Speckled is we'll adapted to Arkansas. Let every farmer plant some velvet beans. The Hays Stores Go. of Little Rock has just received two cars for sale.
 Jim G. Ferguson.
 Com. Mines, Mfrs. and Agr.
 
 A nice full line of paints and oils at the Arkmo Lumber Co.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03
10 Inc People Of Lsnoke Ceunty

The Annual Rural School Pro &losiOa Day exercises wifi be held at ehe Lonoke high school building on April l2 At this time we are going to have the best program, and expect bv far the largest crowd that we have esas had
 These contests are held annu ally for the purpose of stimulat- sng tue rural school boys and girls in their school work, and creating an interest, in better school conditions and more eff cieut schools. in the minds of the patrons and directors.
 Qulte few of the schools of the county are going to have representative in these con tests, and we feel that it is the duty of the patrons of these schools to come with these pu> stls and show them that they have tue support of the older folk of the district from which they come.
 It IS to be hoped that every teacher in the county will be present. It is true that many of you teach in the town schools and your pupils will not be admitted to these contests, but your pres. ence and encouragement will be felt and too, we want you to know something of the work that Is being done in the rural schools.
 We would like for every rural teacher. that has some work that sile can exhibit, to bring it and same will be placed on exhibi ton This is a new feature that we are adding this year and we hope to have a splendid exhibit. | Some mem Der of the State De | partment of Education and other Uated school men will be present ssrd an interesting and helpful program will be furnished the patrons and directors. Do not forget the place and date. Lonoke, April 12. Very respectfully,
 W. c. Davis.
 County Superintendent.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03
To All Persons Interested In Extensisu
 Work In Loneke County

The feature of extension work that is being stressed at the present time is the organization of Agricultural Clubs in the diff ferent schools of the county. The boys and girls club work IS strictly an American organiza- tlon; one that is modern in every respect, and is today giving, through the efforts of the exten- sion workers, new vision of life to thousands of boys and girls of our great state. We feel that this work deserves the commen dation and support of every per- son in Lonoke county, believing as we do, 1t is thoroughly prac. tical and that it will tend to make better farmers and more patriotic citizens of the mon and women of tomorrow.
 The county farm agents and l have succeeded in organizing Clubs at the following schools. Shiloh, Red Oak, Mt. Carmel. Oakdale, Fsirview, Prairie Grove and Gibson Special. in the north. ern section of the county, and at Keo, Pacan Grove. Oldham and Carlisle in the southern section. The teachers of these schools have put forth every effort possi- ble to help in the organization of these clubs, land to them we ex- press OUT thanks for their coop eration, and trust that we may have their further assistance in carrying on the work that these clubs shall be expected to do. Much good can and will be de. rived from the work done by these clubs if the proper cooper. ation can be secured from the parents of the boys and girls who are members. The parents are not expected to do the work for the children but to encourage them and to show them the good to be derived should the work be properly done.
 Any information as to this work or any other phase of the extenslon work will be cheerful ly given to anyone. Thanking every citizen of the county for any assistance given heretofore, or that may be given in the flu ture and assuring you of my sin cere desire to serve you in ev- cry way possible that will tend to make the extension work a success in Lonoke Co.,, I am,
 Very respectfully yours.
 Julia Etheridge,
 Home Demon. Agent
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03

If President Wilson would con- fese being prodical son con gress might kill the fatted calf or something.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-04-03

We have prepared an interesting comparativ prlce table It shows the current publishe prices on 5000-mile Non-Skid tires of variou makes and proves that substantial savings ca be made We will mail this table togethe with facts and figures on American Rubbe company and what an investment Ill it's stoc olds forth--if you will phore or mail tn coupon.