The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
COLLEGE YOUTHS PREPARE ID HUNT
 JUNGLE FORTUNE
British Guiana Will Be Bombed to Locate Storied Wealth Lying in Chimney" of
 Diamond Deposits
By Associated Press

By Associated Press New Yorh. t'eDraary 26-Iwo youns -mericans sailed from this port today ~r South America to search for a vast ere of wealth supposed to lie in the chimney of the diamond deposits of rtish Guiana. At Georgetown. the cap at of the British possession, they viii .e joined by q third fadVentaresonS ..g.cr.Aan wno has ootfitted in Parts me expedition Is unueg the patrona5 harvard university And the oin.thsois Ii inss,tution of ", ashngton, for wnes ] will carry on geog-aph, cal explorts
 asons Willam J. La yarre, Jry HaEs ard graduate of I9i9 heads the par.s ,ad his fellow explorers are James Ma 1onaid of Lima, Ohio, and Dudley Lewa 9f Springfield, Mass. They expect t pend more than a year in the jungle. Besides an attempt to follow the sea C eted deposits of precious stones several Aundred miles through tangled, reptile infested wilderness to their source, lona
 known to exist some where in the hiii country, but never discovered the expe dition will take observations of the aoe
 original inhabitants and geological fea tures of the country. as well as capturs
 specimens of native wild animals for t,i
 smithsonian institution.
 Before his departure on the Brazii,a
 steamer Uberaba, MT. LaNapra outlina
 details of the venturesa,ne proiec
 Though still in his twenties, the youn eN plorer has accompanied three exped tions to South and Central America,
 aiuding difficult mission into the hea
 f the Andes.
 After provisions are provided z
 Georgetown the expedition will board
 'anoe houseboat with a crew of doz, go 70 oarsmen and laborers and begin At IA. ntt, ali, out of the area settled by white men ill
 , few days padding. After that it will one has to deposit $500 bond with the city authorities before he is grant ed a license and the bond is forfeited if the taxi is used in violation of the prohibition or vice laws. Consequently the drivers are much more careful thaa they used to be.
 A village on wheels is used by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com psny to repair lines distant from in- kabited sections. The village" con :, sists of two large motor trucks and seven trailers, three of which are lodging houses with beds, toilets and shower baths. Another is kitchen, while the others are used to carry re- pair materials and other supplies.
 Here's sure sign that Mexico Is mending it's way after it's long de- hauch of revolution and bloodshed A national automobile show is scheduled to be held in Mexico City during March. All prominent auto manufac- turers with distributing agencies in Mexico have been invited to partici- pate.
 During 1920, 500. 900 freight cars were used to carry automobiles. trucks anl finished parts from the manufactur- CTS to distributing centers. This does not include cars used for hauling raw materials, gasoline, oil tires or ac- cessories. Because of the freight car shortage 570,Ts0 autos were delivered over the highways.
 Our weekly don,t--Do not use the brakes of your car unnecessarily. If possible, coast to stop. If the clutch is engaged and the engine throttled, the drag will serve as a brake down to SIX miles an hour. Useless application of brakes is hard on both the brakes, themselves, and the tires. especially in the winter time.