The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
HUNTER HEEDS
CALLOF WILD
Chicago Man Ends Big
Game Hunt in Africa and
Asia at Yokohama.
WIFE MAKES JOURNEY
Old Trails Of Roosevelt Fol-
lowed Through Pathless
Jungle Lands.
WIFE MAKES JOURNEY

When life is dull and the call Of
the wild comes, which II does about
once a year. Mr.. Stewart Hodges. Of
Chicago. stops constructing concrete
buildings, looks up steamer sched-
ules for Africa, India or China, and
goes to shoot big game. Mr.. Hodges
has just finished one Of these ex-
peditions and. finding himself on
the fringe Of the interesting coun-
tries Of China and Japan. has de-
cided to see a little thrre before re-
turning TO his home and business
in Chicago. He is accompanied by
his wife who. when her husband
strikes into the wilds. goes TO the
best hotel nearest the point OF his
departure and awaits his return.
Groups Of Immense Animals
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges left Chicago
over a year ago for Africa They
followed the route taken by eK-
President Roosevelt down TO Nom
hasa and then to British East Al
rIca. At Nairobi Mr.. Hodges
struck into the wilds with porters.
guides and gun bearers.
According to Mr.. Hodges. there is
no place in the world that has such
a large population Of rhinoceros,
and not the small ones that are seen
in the zoo either-bUt great fellows,
6 feet, ?. and 4 inches high at the
shoulders. and it is possible occa-
sionally 10 see a little gathering OF
thirty or more at one time.
Forget About Shooting Them.
1T is an unforgettabIe expert
ence," said Mr.. Hodges. to see this
procession Of immense animals You
forget all about shooting them
And animals, as rule. pay little
attention 70 you. II Is a great falla-
cy that wild animals are danger
Gus. They are not. unless wounded
II let alone, they just sniT the air
and walk on. But wound one-weIl.
you draw a fight then. And curl
oUsly enOuEh-it IS the female that
is the fiercer. It is she who does
the killing for the family. not the
male-he comes in for the tidbits-
AN animal little known in Amer
lea is the chetah. part dog and part
cat. Formed like a cat he is Un-
able to extend his claws. which are
immovable, like a dogs. The Ma
ra jahs OF India send their men into
Africa to secure the young Chetah
which they train for hunting pur-
poses There is no animal in the
world that can get away from a
chetah at 50 yards. He makes one
dash only for his prey: II he misses
he stops"
Mr.. Hodges has sent home s tons
OF trophies. Among them are some
huge tusks. He spoke enthusiast
cally about this game.
Elephants Dfncuit TO See.
In the thick brush. il is possI-
Bile to stand almost against an ele-
phant and not see him. The male
with four or five cows stalks along
quietly but when danger threatens.
the cows 60 out while the male
waits for their report. The male is
the prey. There is fine for shoot
ing females and. besides. they car
~ very little ivory. You worm
your way to the male and shoot.
He begins TO rock. his trunk will
go up and then with a terrifc
scream he sinks to his knees At
the roar. scores OF natives scramble
out Of the brush and then il is a
case OF lighting for your trophy"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges are now
enjoying the pleasures Of civilized
life at the Grand Hotel. Yokohama
awaiting their steamer TO America
They Will return to Chicago to STAY
until Mr.. Hodges next call to the
wild.