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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

"bixa" plant. This substance, which
is widely employed in the United States
and elsewhere for coloring butter and
cheese. is an important article of COM
merce on the upper Amazon and It's
tributaries. being exported in large
quantities to Europe. Famous for their
bark cloth, and for the hammocks
they make out of vegetable fiber. are
the Zaparos. who in appearance some
what resemble Chinese. being small of
stature, with eyes set slantwise. They
have no words for numbers beyond
three. and old men of the tribe are
always buried head-downward, though
why nobody knows.
Alleged To Have White Blood
Particularly repulsive are the Cas-
hivos, who practice cannibalism. while
the men of the Lorenzos wear not a
stitch Of clothing from one years end
TO the other. save on ceremonial oc-
casions, when they decorate them
selves with gorgeous headdresses of
bright-colored parrot-feathers. These
Lorenzos are Of very light complexion.
and many OF them look so like white
folks as to lend verismilitude 10 an
interesting mi-historical tradition.
According to the story. the Spaniards
three centuries ago attempted to wipe
out the tribe. but on one fateful night.
in 1893, the savages surprised a Span
ish town. won a complete victory. and
carried off all the white women. Hence,
IL the tale be true, the light color of
these natives at the present day.
It would be q mistake to imagine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14
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are on a piece easure basis. so given
satisfactory conditions they will do
their part. as the farmers of America
| have in every situation or crisis tina /
has faced the country. But this cues
ton of satisfactory condition is a big
one. 1t is not satisfactory condition
for the farmers to receive reduce d
prices for his pork. wheat. hides. while
the prices of his machinery, lumber
and shoes are raised. 1t does not con-
duce to a pleasant frame OF mind on
the part of the farmer. or spur him to
greater production, to be obliged to
sell his products for half or less than
ne later sees them sold for at retail
The dairy farmers of the country
wonder II they are treated fairly when
they receive IS to 40 cents for butte r
and see IT retail at IS cents The pouI-s
try men wonder why. when they re-
ceive 40 to so cents for eggs, they REL
tail as high as a dollar per dozen.
The hog growers wonder IL they are
not in hazardous business when
they buy fencing and all other supplies
at greatly increased prices. and then
see their produce fall SO per cent and
sold by them at an actual loss. in an :
swer TO demand on the part of the
rest of the population for a reduced
cost OF living.
The farmers OF America are willing
10 assume their part OF the responsi j
biltties as American citizens in NEE, u
ing any problem threatening the well
fare and stability of our country. bu u
this high cost OF living problem is "A
m utual one. and they ask that II bel
approached by all the people as NJ
common problem
The farmers are willing and anxiou
to meet The problem of reducing theI
cost OF living as mutual one TheyI
seek the cooperation, support AID
sympathy of the business world, and
receiving it they will do their part and
more"
It does not look as II those who are
really studying the matter have dc.
tected any serious Boishevik sym ptoms
among the farm population or Amer
lea.
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These Jivaros of the Maranon are
the people who preserve the heads Of
slain enemies in such "a wonderful way.
IN order to utilize them as trophies.
The head Is cut squarely off. and the
scalp split up the back to the crown,
80 as to remove the skull, the knife
being applied around the eye-lids ears
and lips. in such a manner az to Leave
them attached to the skin of the face.
The incision at the back being sewn
up. the head. thus smpted of skull
and brain. is filled with hot pebbles.
which are replaced again and again
with others freshly heated. This proc
ess long continued. has the effect of
reducing the head OF a fuli-grown
man TO the size of a small dolls head,
the effect being almost inconceivably
groteSqua
To the eye of person crossing
Equatorial South America in a balloon
there would be presented the spectacle
of an apparently limitless area of YER
dure extending continuously over mil
lions OF square miles With here and
there the silvery line of a river wind
Ing its sinuous way through the dense
tropical forest. ..
Oddities OF Savage Tribes
Savages OF the Napo tribe, found
along the stream of that name, bury
their dead in canoes. and. when a
woman loses her husband. they wash
her in the river to make her fit for
another experiment IN matrimony.
The fierce-looking Cunivos wear coins
N their noses and paint their faces In
brilliant stripes with anatto--a red
powder which covers the seeds con-
tanned in the pricky burrs of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

that all of the many tribes of the up
! per Amazon and its tributaries are
on dead-level of savagery. Some OF
them. indeed, are comparatively civil
ized--for example. the Mundurucus,
of Brazil, who dwell in the neighbor-
hood of the Tapajos River. They are
industrious, raise valuable crops. and
export their products in large quanti-
| ties. Mandioca is their principal crop,
and they sell many thousands Of
bushels of 1t annually to traders who
| transport it down the river Also they
gather rubber and tonka beans receiv-
| ing for these and other merchandise
such articles as cheap cottons. iron
hatchets and cutlery. The opposite
extreme is represented by tribes which
find their homes in partly-submerged
forests. living in the tree like orang-
outangs, and travelling about In them
for considerable Journeys. These, in
deed, are the most distinctly arboreal
people on the earth. The Parauates
are intractable robbers, and pas their
lives in roaming. having no fixed
abodes and raising no plant. When
they come to stream. they improvise
rude canoes of bark. throwing them
away as soon as they reach the other
side AT night they sling their ham
mocks from the most convenient trees.
Animal Life or The Forest
The tropical forest is crowded with
animal life. Among cats the "yow-
wow" is chief-a formidable beast
which in books is named jaguar. That.
indeed, Is the proper spelling. but the
pronunciation Is ''yow-wowp--imita-
tive OF the creatures nocturnal cry.
Blood-sucking bats are numerous
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

system; each handler getting his profit
from the transaction; each man, after
the foodstuffs have left the farmers
hands, adding to the price, with a
quick turnover. and thus ensuring that
he cannot lose. But the original pro-
Queer. the farmer, must take whatever
he can get for his product. Each crop
is gamble for the farmer, whose
yield depends so largely on the wealth
er, and whose return depends on mar
ket conditions. Prices prevailing many
months after he has made his invest
m ent are the determining factor as to
whether the season shows a profit or a
loss.
Farmers Get Together
1t Is this helplessness. this utter de-
tendance on others this eternal tax
ing chance" season after season-with
the odds against him now as never be-
fore-whtle other people in other lines
of industry have definite assurance of
some net income. large or small. that
made the farm producers of America
look about them and see what steps
others were taking to make both ends
meet. They have simply come to the
conclusion that they must get together
and work together. That is What they
are endeavoring to do now.
Everything about farming makes it
pursuit that leads 20 constructive
rather than destructive thought. The
farmer is property owner. He is The
head of a family. There is nothing
H. k,5S tyas h 1y.1r l;,-,
or his place in society that can be CON
strued as socalistic or anarchistic. He
loves his home, and is certain TO sup
port government that guarantees the
enjoyment of the domicile whieh is his
very own. Under these conditions
bolshevik propaganda If il has been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

( Several species OF great saurians arr.
found in some of the rivers, including
crocodiles twenty-five feet in length
II is said that this kind OF crocodile
when once 1t has tasted human flesh
never fails thereafter to assaii man
even out of the water. In the dry
season 1t bures itself In the mud OF
strea m bottom, which hardens above
| it. and thus spends a few month";,
sleeping and waiting for the water ri
come back.
| In many OF the streams in that par
OF the world one Is apt to come acros.
the electric eel--an unpleasant crea
ture whose power to do mischief ~
reckoned in ohms and volts. 1t Is pro
vided with very complex apparatu!
which is actually storage battery
being composed OF a great number 4
cells that serve as miniature Leyderz
jars. In some Of the rivers 1t 10 dan |
gerous to battle. owing to the presence
of certain small and incredibly ferofl
cious fishes. which. a number or them
together. will attack a man and literal.s
w bite him to pieces in few minutes
II he is so situated as to be unable te
escape from them promptly. To ride
a horse through bit Of water infested 1
by them is q perilous experiment. Al
sight of a wound caused by the prick
OF a spur. the Ash will rush at 1t anc
Quickly disappear into the very bowel.
OF the animal
1t goes without saying that insect
life in the great forest is wonderfully
profuse and varied. There is q gigan- !
tic species of beetle, measuring SIP,
inches in length and Weighing q quar-.
ter of a pound. which Kisses wher
caught like cat splitting. Hunting
ants travel in armies. which can onl,
be stopped by scattering corrosive sub.
Innate In front Of the advancing col
umn, whereupon the tiny creatures at n
tack each other so furiously that the
military formation Is soon broken and
transformed into balls Of struggling
soldiers and workers.
All In all 1t L. a country which few
North Americans would care to live In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

+ 1t remains unknown even TO the travel
or todaY--a wilderness which. though
destined al some future time 10 Weld
'ncaiculabje WeaIth in rubber. hard
woods, and other valuable products, is
now familiar only TO Wild beasts or
san wilder men. Il Is NINE OF flu
ture riches for mankind this Equa-
toIia, botanic garden through which
run the streams Ut the mlGhtiest river
system In NE world several OF the
Amazon's tributaries being much
greater in size and length than the
Missouri.
Each Of the great tributaries which
through devIous Wtndiug~ find their
way eventually TO the Amazon. has
many atfiuenis, and along these
n the waters. occupy
!ng primitive villages on the hanks. or
sometimes dwelling like nonKevS in
he trcc-tops--the explorer finds the
naked savages. Most OF ihe n hes are
migratory. travelling Up and down the
water-courses in struggling bands, and
az rule they have no form OF govern
ment When there is lighting to he
done, the warriors are summoned by
beating drums made. out Of hollow
logs, the. chief NATIVE for war being
he capture of women for wives.
Magnitude OF The Amazon
The Amazon, like one OF its own
gigantic crocodlles. yswns TO receive
the Equator. which enters its very
mouth. going west. Large steamers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

out inquiring into the nature Of the
dissat isfaction. or of the conditions, or
OF the farmers themselves. some of the
country got rather frightened
It would be idle folly. as the presi~
dent of the National Farmers Union
said recently. to talk Of contcnjed agrI-
culture with conditions as they con
front the farmer today. There III no
denying that the nation $ food produc-
ers are dissatisfied with The present
slim chances OF making a living on the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14
Make \ Shorter Trip
Between Farmer And Consumer


The farmers are resentful over the
fact that many consumers are accus-
ing them OF being a large factor in the
| high cost of living. They resent that
the various handling of foodstuffs in
distribution bring the ultimate price
OF their products, in many cases, to
double or more the price that ii
brought at the farm. They feel that
much economy could be effected by
strengthening the circuitous route over
which farm products are now forced
10 travel before they reach the con-
sumner
Another cause for dissatisfac tfon Is
that while the returns for farm prod
ucts have increased. the increase n
costs has scared beyond all proportion
TO the increase in returns. Added ex-
penses have gone ahead OF added rev
enue This means decreased net rev
enue and in some cases absolute net
loss to the farmer--the real producer
while others profited on the same
goods. Meanwhile prices are way up
and the farmer. getting really less than
ne did when prices were lower. facing
the high cost OF living in everything
that he buys for himself for his family
ana to maintain and operate his farm.
Secretary Meredith
The sound basis for the dissa tisfac-
ton which the farmers of America feel
toward existing conditions in their
business was recognized by Edwin II
Meredith, the new Secretary OF Agrf-
culture, when he recently said:
The farmers must certainly nro-
duce. They have produced and Will
produce-that is their business. They
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

farm. They face a scale Of costs that
is unprecedented, They cannot get the
hired labor that they need to maintain
their operations on a big scale. And
The labor that they do manage 10 en-
pley IS so costly that they are com
PEELED 10 operate to a conservative ex-
tent. They are, unquestionabIy taking
steps which aim a a betterment of
conditions.
They see the product of their farms
going through an intricate distribution
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14
Farmers Uniting for Mutual Support - Every Season
Means Gamble With Fate As To Crop Results
Sec. Meredith Discusses the Problem

NE OF The greatest problems Of
recorstruct.on facing the United
Estates Is TO develop agriculture so
~ that Il will keep pace with the
development OF industry. Herbert
Hoover said recently In Chicago. Wth
city industries constantly drawing
workers away from the farms he said
that The agricultural industry must be
u AIDE economically attractive. and as
serted that Il exports OF indus RIGS de-
ve}oped In the next flve years as rapid-
" as they have during the last cse lt
would recess3'ate importing food uas
Hooser's Remedy
Rs recon- mendat{ons for brfrEinE
farm ng back 70 normal staba zed
status are rot IN the direction of at
lacking tie farmer for state Of af-
fairs tsst exists after me crops leave
ne farms. They include. rather. such
constructive steps as the development
OF WATERWAYS from ths Great Lakes 10
tire Atlantic. replacement OF special
cenfrol ot refriseratjnE cars. elevators
and oekyaTds By pgbUe service. gov
errment regulation 20 provide free
competition in produce: cooperative
markets; reduction Of imitation to re-
Guce the number o. people partaklng
n food distribution. and SO en-.
"BoIsheyik a word ca~nlessfy ar.
perhaps jok.ng'y applied 10 the farm
'rs by a member Of Con@"eSs NOS lore
'go, when some agricultural com
olaiHts we're up for Iteration by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

committee. mas run across fhe country
like wildfre
Facts concerning existing farm
problems which we're well-kn0wn 20
Government agricultural experts and
TO the editors of the nations farm
publications aud which have been an
Ger open discussion In ne farm press
Tor months, came AZ . surprise and a
~hocn 10 many in Washington. whose
attention had been focused on facts
other than farm matters And they
we've startled
Coming no, long after the n5stnter-
pfetcd results of the po4losFiee depart
ment's farm QUESTIONABLE which gayA
,he casual and erroneous impression to
many people that the faymcrs OF
America were on the verge Of a tlo-
lent npheayal. there was con ference
at the Capital where number Of ma
tional farmers organIzat ions were rep
resented
Producers Dissatisfied
The sensational idea of a "bla-6e-
viz farm population having been
given start. this conference vas To-
garded by some unthinking people as
indicating a massed action OF radjr4Is
who had assembled to make a show OF
force and to threaten the Government
INTO dong things that would not he in
The best interest of the nation. They
did announce frankly that they were
dissatisfied with conditions. And with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

IA NE OF The greatest problems Of
Reconstruction facing the United
states Is TO develop agriculture SO
~ that IL will Keen mace with the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

Be.t of the world follows he
path of the Equator around
:" the earth. II you VIII pursue
that track with your finger on geo
graphical globe. You will hnd that II
passes through the basin Of he Congo
in Central Africa. through the arChi-
rpeiagoes Of Oceanta. and IN South
America through the vast and little
known territory Hatered by the
Amazon and It's tributaries Ia AL OF
iiese regions human beings generally
speaking. dispense with clothing ex
cept for mere ornament. the lane Of
no latitude being likewise mat or no
costume.
Nc people IN The world however
= attain- such an eNGseme Of habitual
nudity as The saVages Of the great
basin of the Amazon both men and
women Of many tribes wearing literal
~ not one stitch. In all important re
spects, they live as do the other wild
animals Of that region the habita-
lions Of some OF them being hardly
more permanent;
\ Vast Sea Of Trees
From the foothills OF ire Andes In
Peru and Ecuador extends this mighty
forest east ward across Brazil 1t Is a
continuous sea Of tropical vegetation
--a mass of nt-growth no dense as
10 be well-nigh impenetrabie. On this
account Il Is. indeed. that so much OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

Prim tive Savage Tribes
That Dwell Along the Trib-
utaries of the Amazon -
Most of Them Wear No
Clothes; Some Are Canni-
balls, and Others Live Like
the Monkeys of Their Ma
tive Forests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14

introduced. cannot go far 1t has moth
ing attractive to him to offer.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-05-25
G o N v o G A R E /.

Socictatea romina dc ajutor 81
cultura ,,Cuza Voda" din Massi-
lion, Ohio. convoaca pc toti mem
bril- sal din loc 81 din jur a lla
parte la sedinta generala lunara
care va avea loc Dummeca, 80
Maiu 1920, in hala societatii din
Columbia Nights. lnceputul Sc
dintei va fl la oreles 1.3O p. m.
Toti fratii mcnbrii sunt rugat
a lua parte la aeeasta, sedinth,
fiinlca printre alte puncte i'm.
portante la ordmea zilei vom a.
yea 81 alegerca unui dclegat pen
tru .adunarea generala U. S.
r. A. Deci in speranta ca toti
fratu menbrii vor lna la cunos-
tinta acessta, am ramas: salutin-
sdu-ya Gu dragostc frateasca.
/ I'm nunelc societatii ,,Cuza Vo-
da" din Massillon, Ohio:
SIS Prezidiul.
(2O-21)
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-05-25

mini din loc 81, din jur lua par
te la Marea Petrecere imprcunat;l
cll dams, care rse VI tlrita Dumi-
nec$, 80 Maiu 1920 (ziua de sim
.tele Rosal:!i i'll hala socictatii
.Romana t5.rpatina'' din 1903
West. 5S-th Ss;tree: Cleveland. o..
!. l. La orele l p. m. Clubul Tea
't..' Romin ,,Vasile Alexanlri's
ya face 0 frnnuasst dcfilare. pc
strazile prirc.r"l. iocuitc de Ro-
miri in costume rationale romi-
Eesti. Dupa defi!a:. Sc Va inccpe
.:,lasul pima "a orele 7.30 p. M.
ia care sc va. jllea din partea lnam
trilor 81 a mcmhrclor frum oasele
jocuri nationale ,Cadrilnl' 81
,.Romana' sub eon.succrea d-lui
George Arti,n,n 81 ..Caluserul''
sab conducacaa d.lui V. PaStir.
d. asemenea SO v0r preda mai
:multe. ciatecs din partea nlelnbri-
lor 81 membr:iOr. - Du?a Jocu-
rilc rationale va ineepa dansul
pima la orcle Ii din noapte.
Muzica ,,Desteapta-te Romi,le''
de sub condrreerea vestitului 81
mion Dlca din cleveland, Ohio
va distra onoratul public ell ccle
mai frumoase arii dc dams 81 cIn-
fece rationale. III.
Prctnl de intrarc. Domnii 80
Damele 80 cent.
Sulprasolviri Sc primesc ell ma,
re mHltmita 81 Sc vor cuita pc
Gale ziaristica.
Bufetul va Fl aranjat Gu cele
mai gustoase mczeluri 81 bauturi
recoritoare. i.a
Deci asteptind zi1la mare ca
sa mai vedem joelr national romI-
nesc, va asteptam ell cea mai ma
re dragoste frateasca:
Comitetul aranjator.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-05-25

Pentru pflnla sOafd uela rdZ--
boiu un ministrrk de finante, Eek
pune plblicului 0 situate gene
4 rala. sumara a lfinantelor Statu-
lui 81 tceva mai mutt, indica in r.
nil generate masurile, Gu carl
creae sd faca fata sarcinelori ere
seinde ale. RomIniei marite, PEN
| tru ca sd ajungem la I'm budget
echilibrat.
d. Argetoianu are meritul ne
/ tagadnit de alsi fl format, in
deosebire de predecesorii sal s.;
Gu toate na nu specialist un
| Ian de politiea financiara, care
sd imbratiseze problemele cele
mai urgente pentru punerea in
ordine finantelor noastre a.
/ dine sdruncinate.
j in discursul d-sale della. Cra-
] iowa sc arata ca datoria noastra
Il publica Sc va ridica la 30 mill
ardc, dintre carl 10 mlliarde re-
4 1prezmta vcchea datorie 81 chel-
I tuielile razboiului, lar 20 mill
4 arde lichidarea razboiului, refa-
4 ccrea, destaeubirlic Gotta parte 4
ssdatoriilor Alrstro- Ungariei 81 Rn-
Il siei lasate de tratatul Gle pace in
| sarcina noastra 81 deficitele bud
4 getare de pima aclm. Dobnnilc
! 81 amortizarile la s,lma de 30 mi
liarEde reprezinta mai mutt dc !
miliard annual.
Il Daca calculele acestca sunt G.
!, xacte, .datoria publica ar apasa
Gu aproximativ 1000 lei pc fie-
care cap de locuitor din Rom1nla
! Mare, sau anual Gu 110-120 lei
Facind comparable en- starea dl,
nainte de razboiu, aceasta pro
PORTE apare foarte mare. Cacl
I in ve'chiul regat revenea pentru
ficlcare locuitor approximately 20o
lei din datoria publica Gu 0 do
Eintla 81 amortizare de. 80 lei
| annual; dar daca rapOrtam Ia
Lva.Garea actuala a leului 81 la
umflarea mNmentanat venitll-
rilor 81 caIpitalurilor ca poatc f
smportabila.
\ DE aceca d. ministru de finan-
/ te Sc arata optimist mai alcs
eilsd Sc gandeste la datoriile al
tor state.
Datoria puhlica a Fra1itei d.
pilla reprezinta la l Martie Q
sar.ina anuaia de 8 miliarde 35t
milioanc, adica apreape $50 dc
ffanci des locuitor.
r. Cand insa valoarea lucrurilo,
Sc va anroba de normal, atune'
datoria noastra publica 1hu va
mai aparea asa usoara. De acees
! Edesi ca n,l poate Fl suportata MI
mai de generatia actnala, trebus
.sa ne SLIM. 0 micsora cit ma
mutt cit timp pensista 'deprecie
rea monetara. Acestaa este, d
} altfel 81 sistelnul enslcz 81 anne
/. rican.
4 d. Argetoianu preconizeazi
pentru liohidarea datoriilor emu
n merate mai sus 81 lasatc de, raz
boiu alcatuiroa unui budget cx
traordinar, aAnentat din impru
7 Imuturi, despaguIbiri|lc de obtinu
4 della vrasmasi s. un impoait p
~ iaveri, indeosahi de lhMlgetnl o.
k| dllar aleatnit din cheltuielila
/ ,veniturile pemanente ale Sta
|. 1tului.
hi Aceakta sistemizarc logica !
Elmetodica, 0 gasim 81 in proiec
|sItele blfdgetarc din Franta.
.I Analizin'd dedcan6data clemer
lteae date pentrn aleatnirea btld
Iretului extraordinar ohservam g
]cifra de 20 miliartle pentru q
iii mai prcjos Dc realitate, d
lpinde IN bunA par 9 M nrtnai ]
D Iclsea tnieli1o ~ rAennare. dax