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THE TWO. LEADING FIGURES Gre NOT MEN
BUT WOMEN.


80 80 " 80 .us, 49,. 10y
or 200 [peoplel north Of Cape Barring
The Ekalluktogmiut are about the
same number as the Prince Albert
Sound people.
There are said to be the Tununiro-
hirmiut. north or northeast of the
acknowledgements. I could get no idea
Of how many they are: my informants
are not even sure that they are on
Victoria Island. These are said TO have
no bows and To dress onlv in seal.
(They may be q fabulous people.
though l think not) Besides these
groups there are the people from the
Nagyuktogmiut east, for whom I have
no data. The west coast north of
Mimic Inlet and the north coast where
the same [Prince Albert Sound1 peo-
ple sometimes reach It are said TO be
uninhabited. This sea to the north Is
said not to thaw all summer hut the
coast has carbon and there are seals
on the ice. People sometines reach
IL by shedding through rough country.
but when the snow Is hard yet- in n
generally northern direction from The
foot of Prince Albert Sound
Witchcrnh Among Eskimes.
Shamanism-May Is We missed
cur primus stove "needle"-it NAV
have been taken by some one or II
may have got lost. A woman anRat.
kuk [shamanI, I-ku-tok [by name1.
offered 20 get IL for liz INV witch
craft) IL paid for the performance
This I refused TO do unless IL were n
success-in which event I would give
her a small file. That suited her and
the performance began.
As NatkusiaL unders,apa. than,
1.-THE shamanistic performances1 some-
what better than 7 n WAS arrangad
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CAUGHT in A THAw WITH FULL WINTER
EQUIPMENT

and q tent roof [nine-tenths OF all the
houses hadI; it has a peaked tent
roof tthree-fourths OF the houses had
audience: What sort OF gear is out
side the house? Tell us and we will
recognize the house.') There is a
bag full Of clothes tevery house had
one or morel. There Is a seal spear;
there are two seal spears Ia common
number-most houses had two fami-
lies]. I cannot see more, the fog
darkens. Here she became more
quiet. After being possessed by the
spirit she spoke in hoarse shrieks. BY
now she was out OF breath and tired.
I am now myself again; am now no
longer so-and-so."
shamsn Fails to Find Thief.
OF a sudden the shaman staggered
as II to fall backward, then regained
herself and began to mutter rapidly
and not harshly. 1t was now said she
was possessed by a Kablunak [turnn-
rak. Kablunak means white man.;
turnnrak. spirit. There were appar-
entity no real words in this muttering
II. O.. no Eskimo or any other speech i.
but II was said she was now speaking
Kablunat twhite men'sl language.
There were constant repetitions Of
-a-tji, -la-tji, &C. reminding one
strongly of Athabascan Indian speech
and almost exactly like our Tannau-
mirk's alleged limitations OF Loucheux
talk.
When all was done tabout ten min
utes Of mutteringsl the woman an
nounced that the thief had left the
village. She then assumed her natural
voice and the performance was over.
As two or three families had left that
morning. starting east toward the
bottom OF the Sound 1t was concluded
one OF the women [of those families ]
was the thief. A man offered TO go
get the needle from theml. No one
seemed to doubt he would get II. 7
offered the man the file If he would
go, as the woman acknowledged she
had failed to get the needle for me.
She was, however, to get some pay
also IL the man succeeded. The man
was gone about six hours and came
hack unsuccessful. With him came
back the whole suspected party, appar-
emily to assert their innocence
Man Witch Tries His Luck.
A man angat!luk now offered to try.
His performance consisted in "cere-
monially" removing from the primus
stove box every article it contained
except the [glass alcohol bottle.
This he feared and had to take 1t
out for him. Fearing this was con-
Gl1prpd nv q nf
great wisdom. None of them had
| known enough to fear 1t and several
had touched ii flor II had looked
| harmless to them and It was only the
supernatural wisdom OF the Great
Shaman that saw the insidious peril
OF this transpa rent thing that looked
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"ral way what had become of the
money. but 1t was gone" said the i'm
presar.o, and I had to get out OF
own. A wire to New York for as
'urance that the second two hundred
had been deposited to my credit
brought no response. What could |
do? I had to go to Pittsburg and the
walking wasn't good. l suggested to
my friend the hotel man that It would
be convenient TO pay my bill with
check. expecting a rebuff. Quite the
reverse: he took me to the cashier
himself and babe that gentleman
give me anything I wanted What
/ wanted was a receipt for weeks
board and $50 IN currency. got
EN- both and took the train for Pitts
burg feeling like millionaire.
Then began race between my
checks and the promised 5000 per
week. to see which would get into the
bank in New York first. I was al
ways in doubt. and this made an ele-
ment Of dramatic suspense which kept
M trips from place to place highly
exciting. never knew when the
check would beat the deposit, and the
passing interest of a stranger gave
me the uncomfortable feeling that he
was about to arrest me for beating
my hotel bill. Nevertheless, I kept
on smiling and writing and signing
checks.
IF the manager OF the Fort Pitt
had been different type, less genial,
less conf1ing, these memoirs would
have come to n uuic< clnse Tn ordar
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Unfortunately the 81 had not grown;
instead by "a process of small but UNI
avoidable tips 1t had disappeared
A Letter Saves the Day.
AS l was beating my empty skull
for an eNpedent came q letter for
Warded from New York, written by q
friend who had gone to Kansas City to
assume the direction of Society Of
Fine Arts recently founded there. He
explained that a singer engaged to an
pear in recital ut the opening OF the
rev building had fallen III and wanted
to know If my prima donna was avail
able. The concert was dated s>wools
off.
Before wiring TO my star / showed
the letter TO the Blackstone manager,
confessing my predicament WHY. nv
dear boy said he, date your check for
us week ahead and make a current
check for what currency YOU need
This man was a New Yorker and a
clever business man, and by coming
to my rescue he !nisified all traditions
but IL he had been n woman nothing
could have prevented me from kissing
him.
THE prlma donna wired back nc
cepting the engagement and set off
en- luxe for Kansas City to meet her
there. All went merry as a wedding
bell. She sang Observation-Disclosures
Der that | had never heard her sing
until then. She received her check
for $3.50 above expenses and she paid
me social that was coming to me.
81 had succeeded In getting her ten
ongagements, one each in Baltimore
and Washington. two in Pittsburg, two
in Cincinnati and three In Chicago.
Also the Kansas City date must he
placed to my credit. although il came
by chance. The total fees amounted
to 50 $40.
Naturally she wanted me TO con-
t'nue hut I couldn't: the strain had
heen too great, / needed rest and n
quiet mind 80 | took the train back To
New York.
Miss Alcott tells story OF lecture
trip made by her father. Bronson AL
colt, which terminated one snowy win
ter night with his arrival at home 10
relate to his anxious wife the Incidents
OF the tour. lie spoke OF the warmth
of hospitality he had enjoyed. tho
pleasant and intellectual men and
women he had met. But said his
wife, what money did you bring home.
Bronson An answered the philoso
pher. the money? That reminds me
] owe the cabman dollar. my dear"
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Of Victoria Island. Pamiungittok has
never heard of any white men having
Eskimo wives Tor living in any part
of Victoria Island-this question
asked with reference to the blond
traits OF many members of this tribe1.
1t Is Gin the nature OF Eskimo to have
light hair and blue eyes" The told me.
and ell his countrymen agreed with
himl.
Wednesday, May 17.-Have given
up going farther in direction Of Banks
Island, as there are no people that
way. Started $3.50 P. NJ. heading for
Cape Black. about true southwest.
Camped 1880 p. NJ. to get chance to
write up some Of my briefer notes be-
fore the fillings-in are forgotten or
misremembered.
Game-No seals seen on top the ice
-ugrug (bearded seals) are to be ex-
pected nearer land and seals are not
up yet. Crossed about 400 or 500
caribou tracks, three-quarters Of them
over a week old. Migration seems over,
or at least there is lull. Saw three
bands Of eight, seven and three. The
latter two Natkusiak tried but got
shot at last only-three misses on the
run at 200 yards. Ptarmigan seen
every day. mostly Cor all?) rock ptar-
migan. Crows every day. No snow
buntings since leaving Walliraluk.
Dist. lance travelled IL [milesl.
Pamiungittok tells: The Banks
Island people used to be we'll Off They
killed so many deer and tmuskl oxen
that their dried meat sometimes lasted
the year round. They got to killing
each other. One man killed had rela-
tives in the Sound. For this reason
de. because of wkchcraft practised by
the dead mans relatives in the Sound)
food became scarce lin Banks ISL
and1; there were no seals for food or
fuel and the people died Of hunger
those that had not been murdered in
the feuds. This happened some AZ
teen years ago.
Population OF Eskimo Villages.
Population-In the village first
visited MAY 49, there were twenty
seven dwellings. These were, on the
average. much larger than among
other groups because skins are more
plentifulD. In one house there were
nine persons and this was probably
not the largest number. There were
forty-one married women-none single
as 1 found out in giving one needle
to each tattooed woman. l was told
there were many unmarried men. and
children seemed numerous. This vii
lage. therefore. had over $50 persons.
That OF May Is had eleven. There are
four houses that we did not see-that
have moved TO shore about north Of
the May l6 village Estimate these at
fifteen. This gives 176 for Prince AL
bert Sound group las a minimum esti-
mate-the true number Is probably
higher]. There are four families in
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Through With

81 couldn't take a train to any
1t without the least objection raised
from the hotel I didn't go back to
New York but on to Chicago.
The manager OF the Sinton had
obliged me more than l knew; he had
wired to the manager OF the Black
stone Hotel in Chicago that l was
coming and that gentleman, who had
been trained at the Waldorf. sent his
own car to meet me at the station and
started In TO treat me like prince
The prince on arrival had exactly 81
IN his pocket.
But while this treatment was cheer
ing. the best glow came from n tele-
gram awaiting me. 1t said $500 de.
posted in your bank Friday" For
the first time in three weeks I breathed
long free breath; at least for the
moment l was free from dishonorable
arrest. But was /? I made hasty
calculation; yes. IL all my checks wer.
totalled up the $500 deposit would
cover them and leave a balance of
$40 TO my credit. l felt rich.
Successful Tea Party,
"My tactics in Chicago were sug-
gested by the pervading evidence that
/ was persona grata TO the Blackstone
management and suggested big tea
party for a number OF society women
and to include all the women who were
ut the head OF musical clubs in Chi
cago and in Evanston and other sub
urban places. The ballroom was put
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Unfortunately the 81 had not grown;
instead by process of small but I'M
avoidable tips It had disappeared.
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like ice, but wasn't. He then stuck
his head in the box and kept 1t there
three or four minutes, lifting and set
ting down the top several times mean
while This head all the time in the
box1. He finally emerged and an
bounced he could not see the road by
which the needle went. He said he
had not been looking for the thief
merely for the road" OF the needle.
General Comment. The Sound peo-
pie are evidently the most prosperous
Eskimo we have seen; they are the
most travelled and the best informed
about their own country Victoria
Islandl and Its surroundings. While
they have been to the Bay of Mercy
on North Banks Island and west
beyond Nelson Head on South Banks
Island they do not seem any OF them
to have been across the dolphin and
Cnion] straits to the Akuliakattok
summer hunting grounds [near Cape
Bexley on the mainlandl or to the sea
anywhere on South Victoria Island ex-
cept among the Haneragmiut and
Puiblirmiut. Those who have been to
little west of Uminmuktok have
come from the east to it as visitors Of
the Ahiagmiut in most cases HAN
bury's Arctic Coast Huskies?l
H!tkoak. about the most travelled
Of any, has been at the Bay Of Mercy,
we'll west OF Nelson Head, to Cmin-
muktok and into Bathurst Inlet, and
to the Arkilinik (near Chesterfield In
lett. He looks not over 35. He says
he has ceased travelling. for he has
seen "many places and none are so
good as the tPrince Albert1 Sound
country He told us that he and some
other families with him killed not a
single seal last winter-lived on polar
bears alone. They got seal oil to
hum from others in trade for bear
fat and meat.
Superstitions In Arctic Regions.
Superstition" Is per-
haps more in evidence here than any
where else. At the large village I
could get no single individual to be
photographed. An attempt to get a
sample of auburn" hair was futile
and caused much [unfavorablel com
ment and suspicion. 7 tried first to
trade some of my hair for a sample Of
the hair of European looking Eski-
mo. then to buy it.
There were continual requests that
I should next summer think away
sickness from them and think them
plenty of game and good fortune
There have been requests of this sort
| at all villages. but nowhere so serious,
insistent and often repeated. Pamiun-
gittok gave me a pair of breeches and
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Undertaking Tough Proposition the Impresaro Pulls
Flying Colors But Shattered Nerves

self with the thought that he had o
contract for 500 for the appearance
OF his singer at a club in the forme
city and a note of introduction TO Mr.
woodrow Wilson the first Mrs. WI
SOM In his pocket. and these first sue
cesses he accepted as good omen
The second especially looked like a
gift of the gods: ne had remembered
woman whom he met crossing tn
ocean and a call on her, prompted by
mere politeness, had brought out the
rtct that she was friend of the
PRESIDENTS wife. On to the capital
with limp purse but high heart!
The Shoreham is n pretty and COM
Portable hotel not overrun by Con
gressmen. and as II happened its man
ager lived in Baltimore and had for
merly managed tho hotel there at
which the impresario had registered
Unknown to him this hotel man had
been notified by phone of the impre-
sario's arrival and on descending at
the Shoreham there was the manager
to greet him exactly as IL he was a
person of Importance.
on Tor PittsburE.
Your suite is ready for you" said
he, and personally conducted him to
show the parlor. bedroom and hath
which were too ornate and expensive
for an ordinary purse. The manager
did not weaken in his attentions while
the impresario was his guest Cat Sc
per day.. but arranged for a meeting
with the woman who has been the
White House social secretary through
uinny administrations. and sent n call
out for the reporters OF the capitals
dailies In order to food them with
Items about the coming singer. II he
had been asked to stage manage the
call on Mrs. Wilson it Is probable the
hotel man would have undertaken the
delicate task and carried II through
but the virtue of the letter Of introduce
ton from Baltimore rendered that
iiplness superlative. In brief the
whole Washington week was a success
eliminating in a promise OF an en-
gagement of the artist for the first
state dinner and the moment came
for the imprcsario to depart to new
fields.
II couldn't have told save in a gem
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narrowed her eyes till they were
finally held closely shut. Then OF
sudden she changed her tone OF voice,
evidently now trying to initiate an
old man both by tone OF speech and
by hoarse laughing. She now an
nounced that she was so and so Cthe
named escaped met was no doubt
the name OF the spirit that now pos
sessed herr. "Ha, l see the road.
1t did not go out by the tent door;
II went out by that corner of the tent.
LAS a matter Of fact. our visitors
used to come and go under any but
the back side OF our tent.) She goes
to the village! II is not a man: it is
a woman. She has hidden the needle
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in her boot. She has on a pair OF
fancy boots" (Here followed a de-
tailed description OF 1.-THE thief'sl cos
tune, but as most women dress alike
no one could recognize the descrip-
tom
1.-THE listeners now commenced ask
Ing eager questions OF the shaman.
Tell us Is she old or young? Is she
big woman" &C. tBut the sorceress
kept on as IL she did not hear.l "Oh,
now I cannot see clearly; there is a
fog coming over me. But / see one
thing. She goes to a house little
east OF the middle OF the village. UThe
audiencel: which house? Which,
house?" The house has snow walls
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Launching Prma Donna on a Check Book and a Smile

TINE credulity OF mankind is
without limit. ana judging by
actual experience an ANA
teur impresario says that with a
pleasant smile and check book he
could go round the world without a
dollar OF real money.
His story is interesting and may,
be profitable. In August of 1919 he
was approached by friends of a singer
possessed OF some reputation In Eu-
rope which had reached this country
vaguely: her agents had disappointed
her and she saw the season opening
without an engagement. To obtain
these 1t was proposed that the ANA
teur make a trip to the principal cities
OF the country at a fee of $1,000, the
money to be placed in his hands be-
fore he started.
The offer was tempting because. as
II happened. the bank account OF the
man to whom It was made was pretty
low and he saw no immediate way to
increase It. Following the law Of
needs must" he accepted the offer.
although he fully realized that the
work he was expected to do should
have been started six months before.
and with an unknown singer would
have proved difficult. But the thou
sand In hand looked big.
Unfortunately. 1t did not come TO
hand: the promises of singers
friends are apt to be piecrust, and
when the day arrived when the new
agent had arranged to begin his
travel the proposition on the money
side took this new phase; 5000
would be put in his hands for imme-
diate expenses and a deposit OF an
equal amount would be made In his
bank weekly for four successive
weeks. He fell" for this new ar
rangement, although he did not need
to be told that he would be depending
on a reed. Hoping for tho best, how
ever. he boarded a train for Balti-
more and began the first lap of a trip
about the wide United States without
that first safety for a traveller. actual
coin.
The Roll Starts Melting.
Two hundred dollars Is n lot of
money II you spend 1t In Hauppauge.
but II wastes away rapidly in a big
city where you are expected to live at
the best hotel. to go everywhere in
taxis. to buy wine for a possible con-
tract. and when the impresario left
Baltimore for Washington 1t had
shrunk saaiy. But ne consoled him
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(To be continued IN nert Sundoys
SUN.)
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-02

negro in her home. Thirty
eight similar crimes have been
reported since June /.
Mrs. N.iscner was attacked,
according to her story TO military
and police Officers. by a negro who
entered her home and threatened to
kill her and her TWO children, 8 and
II years old, in case of an outcry.
The Wisener home is on the western
edge of the .black belt The negro
bound and gagged her with towel,
the woman said, Her oldest child
called her brother. Ralph ellison,
who rushed home and loosened
the rags with which the negro had
bound her. He notified the military
authorities. and a Gordon of troops
was placed around the district and
no one was allowed to enter or to be
around
Military Authorities are taking
every precaution 10 prevent a repeti.
ton of the riots md lynchings Sun,
Cay night, which resulted in three
deaths and tie burning of the coun.
ty building with a loss estimated al
s1,000,00U.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. COM
manding the troops, ordered the pa
trolls strengthened and in order
to keep down public indignation
requested the newspapers to with
hold details OF the assault.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-02
C|NCY WILD OVER
VICTORY Of
REDS
Reuther Proves Sensation
in Opening Game of the
Worlds Series. Cicotte,
Idol of Juniors, Falls.
Especial United Press Wire.

Especial United Press Wire)
Redland Field Cincinnati, Oct g
After half a century of baseball
famine, Cincinnati fandom came into
its own yesterday when the Reds
crowned their sensational National
league season, by coping the opening
game Of the world S series from the
Chicago White Sox AS the result
of the victory, during which Moran's S
sluggers forced the retirement of two
Of ChicagO's pitching t'aces" after
connecting for hits that meant runs,
the old town went wild yesterday
afternoon and last night and r0seate
predictions that The Reds would win
the series in straight games were
made.
The outstanding feature of the
opener was the star work Of Reuth-
er, who, more than any one man on
Moran's team, was responsible for
the Reds Overwhelming victory. In
addition to pitching a star game,
Renther's stickwork assisted mate
rally in making the score what it
was At bat three times, Dutch
connected with the bail each time,
winning two triples and a single. And
the sad part of the performance,
from the standpoint Of the White
Sox, is the fact that it was leuther's s
Wallop in the fourth that started the
romping of the Reds around the
bases for five runs and the retire
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-02
SITUATION
BECOMING
SERIOUS
Transport Workers Confer
With Lloyd George. Rob
ert Smile Predicts Com
plete Tieup.

London, Oct 2.-The strike con-
ference which was called by the
transport workers and representing
the majority Of organized labor,
voted to send deputation to confer
with Lloyd George. The premier
agreed to receive the committee
whose representatives We're in ses-
sion to decide whether Il strike OF
their o25,O0o members should be
called to support the railway mems
nationwide strike.
AT the conclsion Of the first SEES
sion Of the transport federation
meeting, it was announced that the
delegates had unanimously reaffirm.
ed that the strike was purely i
trades union affair regarding wages
and conditions OF work.
1t was arranged that II delegates
from the transport workers meet the
premier. The conferees did no,
reach {. definite conclusion, and il
was officially announced that The
conference would be resumed today
The impression was gained from
the delegates that progress was
made and the outlook was more
hopeful.
Glasgow, Oct. 2.-Robert Smile
leader of British miners and one o.
the sponsors for the movement de
manding direct action in the recen
labor congress here, predicted tina
| so per cent of the manual workers
of the country will be idle within ;
| week. He declared he expected thu
mines, steel works, shipyards and al
| factories to shut down.