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Evening star., 1921-03-06
TWO WASHINGTON SCIENTISTS "FLIVVER
$500 MILES THROUGH DARKEST AFRICA
REPRESENTATIVES, and Smithsonian nitu
= Jazz the OneSp Away Down Near the
Along the Kongon the Area Where Col Roosevelt tdWhen
LLioness Traied the Evver
BY AARON HARDY ULM.

NX 7 HlTE girls, wearing silk
M stock ings and Partisan
gowns. tearing New York
'f jazz out of an old piano
on a Lake Kioga boat; lions stepping
from the bush to gaze wonderingly at
a couple of fiivvers chuGging through
their wild domain: European hotel
without walls roof floor: river
steamers that stop at night SO that
passengers may get out and sleep
under palms; a Central Africa that is
less dangerous than Broadway and
as livable as 10th street. Washington.
d. c.
These are some OF the impress
Sions conveyed by DR.. II. l.. Shantz of
the Department OF Agriculture in a
talk with the writer the other day
about recent 9.500-mile exploring
trip through Africa.
Or. Shantz stood before a big wall
map of the dark continent. but from
cede the word dark His finger
moved from Capetown to Bukoma. on
the border of the Belgian Kongo.
where they entered the wilds.
The distance?" l asked.
''Oh. should say about $500 miles"
Pretty rough travelling wasn't it?"
He laughed.
Just little rougher perhaps than
riding on the Twentieth Century
Limited. For the last ESQ miles there
were no sleeping cars or diners. Out
side of that it was all right
X x !. x
DUT the railroad which ena bled
them to get around with civilized
comfort in most of the area between
Cape Colony and the kongo ended at
Bukoma- And he and bis companion
H. C. Raven. who represented the
Smithsonian Institution. proposed to
go into the interior of the great
Belgian colony.
Bukoma, though a railroad ter
minal. cares little for the tourist
trade"
where is the hotel?" they asked
You'll find the European hotel
down the lane just little way"
they were told. A five-minute- walk
took them to the establishment SO
named. 1t was bare spot, The
hotel was nothing but a vacant lot
set aside for the camps of tourists.
But =, the scientists We're able to get
a room in the home of Portuguese
trader and they were mighty glad.
too. for they decided il would be wise
to await the Louis Cousin before pro-
ceeding down the kongo into equa-
torial Africa.
The Louis Cousin, it appears, is the
skipper is a Swede who bears the odd
Evening star., 1921-03-06
BY STERLING HEILIG.
MONTE CARLO. February .. 10.

MONTE CARLO. February %. 1921.
A RE there sure and steady win
~ ners at the gambling tables?
~ Public interest. for the mo-
ment. is occupied with queer
set of rather stuffy elderly men and
women. some of them almost shabby.
They are the steady winners.
Big wins excite no interest. Like
big losses. they are too common.
Two days ago man broke the
bank" That is to say. he won the
150.000-franc roll of his table-capi-
tai sum with which every trente-et-
quarante table starts in the morning.
and the bank" stayed broke" tast
ilalf an hour-to be certified and
given new capital. 1t could have been
done in five minutes. The ceremony
is to impress the public.
This win made stir. because the
mans friends carried him in triumph
tthe management permits it. in mod
Grafton. to impress the public). But
folks said it was silly for those fell
lows to demonstrate about a paltry
10000 francs. And it was forgotten.
But they talk continually about a
little elderly man with big turquoise
studs, four gold chains around his
neck and white hands loaded with
fancy rings. although he never wins
above go francs per day and quits
when it is won.
The reason is-he never loses; he
wins always.
= :: = ::
WITH all other players it is chance
w get up winner or a loser
but this man and about thirty other
so-called "boarders" of the gambling
tables Seem to defy the laws of
chance-they are different Widely
speaking. they are certain seasoned
players who stay at Monte Carlo most
of the year. who make "a living at
the tables. and who do it unobtru-
sively, avoiding fracas. They win
their modest five or six louis CO.
franc notes) per day, and when the
sum is won they rise and depart.
Sometimes they win their daily
bread with trimmingsD quickly
Other days involve long waiting.
playing await favorable intervals
or continue "piking" calmly-always
with fat bets. no mathematical pro
gressions." martingales or doubling
up.
Their methods vary. You cannot
watch them long-they' stop or fool
you. Many Of them have very tidy
capital. and all haT enough to con-
tinue to the magic Moment when they
shall be few fiat bets ahead. And
then the~ quit.
Have the stuffy parties found the
sacret"".
Men and women have attempted to
'n'n the'r confidence. One. known as
Martini (white n'ustache a limp
in walking sarcastic silent. carry
ing volume of AIferi'S poems which
he reads on the terr"ce). was an
preached by I confess it).
yes" hH said. in a caressing tone.
II will tell yon my secret. Once. at
tendinp English morning serr-ic" 7
stepped into the Casino with the last
hvmn ri-~ing - my oars. 4 rroupier
nasse" And | ~emembered that the
down all tho rronev in nv pockets on
that rr'>her-thirty-t It won.
~ainnd 500 hounds. saw the road 10
fortune sf-aic before ne.
7 pretended to believe the venerable
lia-
"rInv-. vo,, ohi.r.io~, osl<ed ti,rr-
iT1-- "tf,at ] shc.'l.1 t~v tha svStor0 49,
''t~o-,'. hn fo.-., a~Swered dirk
~ 'T|"t ;S wh~ vorI 500 me SIT hnrn
Tta+ J'-rIirh nr"~o~-"o~-a nna told
hi,7 "~I row NO has kffrcd all rha"ce
hymn under No. 81 shall ever be used.
Evening star., 1921-03-06

were white people from boarding school
in London.
1t was southeast OF Lake kioga or
in British East Africa and Up in the
vicinity of Juboland. that the scientists
introduced American tiivvers to the in
habitants of what might be called God s
choice menagerie. The country through
which they f1ivvered is the prime big
game area of the world. 1t is the sec
ton where Col Roosevelt hunted
:: :: x
CHANTZ and Raven toured 1t from
~ Nairobi. the capital city and a
very up-to-date pace. say they. where
men who hunt lions and elephant can
get recreation in movie houses that
show American pictures.
When the scientists reached Mai
Evening star., 1921-03-06

ever been in. says DR. ShantZ.
But eIoriously unciviliZed%" was
suggested.
In some respects. yes. But We were
constantly running into civilized
things even in the widest localities.
For example, the two girls in North
Uganda
Then he told Of the plea SAINT evening
OF the La kc Kioga steamer, near the
equator when two pretty girls bat
tered a lot of New York jazz out Of
an old piano. spoke the latest civilized
slang and danced the latest steps with
feet covered by Partisan pumps and
whose snappy short skirts displayed
silk stockings.
The girls had just returned home. in
one OF the few settlements where there
Evening star., 1921-03-06

robi. after a'trip from Lake Tangany ika
via what was German East Africa to
Zanzibar On the Indian Ocean. and then
back into the interior through British
East Africa they found local automo-
bilists there raging about the price of
gasoline. The current price Of motor
fuel was as high az IS a gallon. though
som" cou'd be purchased through gov
ernmental auspices for less. Their gas
aline comes from America which was
being DlameH II the SO. city and high
price.
TIL. scientists had very little trouble
in getting a coupl" Of Wartruck flivvers
to drive through the big gam. country,
which they both wanted to explore.
But the fuel problem comprised equa
tons worse than mere scarcity and
high price. Nortnward in the direction
Evening star., 1921-03-06

name of Just Bent-and he is a very
amia skipper when he likes you.
For frst-class passengers the river
steamer provides staterooms but no
bedding. In Africa generally bedding
is mostly an individual matter like d
toothbrush. everybody caring for such
a refinement takes it with them even
or most Of the trains. But for no
bassenger does the elegant Louis
Cousin of the Upper Congo obligate
itself to provide food. Yet. If the cap
tain likes your face. he will let you
mess with him. He liked the two
American scientists. which fact added
much to the pleasure of the trip. On
the lesser boats there are no state
rooms and every passenger must take
along his commissary and kitchen.
All boats anchor at night and let the
passengers get OF and prepare dinner.
Most Of them sleep on the ground and
after getting breakfast go aboard the
boat in the morning. when the jour
Hey is resumed. The stops are made
because the river is tortuoUs and
can't be safely navigated at night.
Then the native passengers usually
are too crowded on the boat 10 bd sso1e
20 do their cooking and sleeping
thereon. Crowd psychology some
times gets busy and produces trouble
among the native passengers. who
have many of the characteristics OF
their brethren in America The cap
tain OF river steamer on the Kongo
has pretty wide authority. He pre-
serves order among his guests with
a long strip Of rhinocerous hide. which
he doesn't fail 10 use on the black
backs of unruly passengers when the
needs of discipline so requires.
= :
f.IT wasn't bad travelling along tn.
Kongo." says DR. Shan,z. The
river winds through picturesque
swamps inhabited by many wild amt
mails. of which the hippopotamus is
the biggest"
They got off the boat at Mabclc.
where they found real provision for
tourists II consisted of unfurnished
@rass huts that they could live in at
a cost OF ) francs n day each. From
Nahelle they went on to kongola. AL
most in the center of the kongo.
where one would imagine civilization
and its tokens would be far behind
YOU" They are just in front of you.
instead. There they were able to take
a train for Kindu. from where they
could have gone by rail and water 10
tho Atlantic seaboard. But. after
making exploration trips out of Kim
DUN an American automobile sup
piled by a Belgian ofiicial-they turn
Evening star., 1921-03-06

THE Stars Special Correspondent in
France Tells of Winnings at Gam
bling Tables of Famous Casino-The
American Deacon" and the 'Mysteri-
Gus Young Englishman Tales of Per-
sistent Luck at Roulette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
ORIGINAL NOTICE
In the District Court, State of Iowa,
In and for Winneshiek County.

w. A. Branhagen, Plaintiff
VS..
Regina Amusement and Enterprise
Company, Defendant.
To said defendant
YOUR ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED,
That on or before Goth day of July
A. ID. 1921, the petition of plaintiff
in the above entitled cause will be
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court in the State of Iowa,
in and for Winneshiek County, ask
ing judgment against you for $4,000
and the enforcement of landlords
lien against your property in the
Branhagen building on Water st. De-
corah, Iowa, which you leased from
him Feby. 1921, and for costs, a
landlords attachment has been issued
as prayed.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend before noon of the
second day of the next term, of
said Court, which will commence at
DEBORAH on the 10th day of Septem-
Der, 1921, default will be entered
against you and judgment rendered
thereon.
E. r. ACRES,
30-4-w. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10

respective interest in such estate.
At the time and place mentioned
you or any Of you may appear and
show cause why the prayer Of said
petitioner should not be granted.
1t is also ordered that this notics
be published once each week for
eight consecutive weeks in the De-
corah Public Opinion, a newspaper
published in and having general cir
culation in the said county of VIM
neshiek and that personal services
thereof be made on all parties to
whom this notice is addressed resid-
ing in the State of Iowa in ths
manner and for the length of time
as is required for the service Of
original notices, proof of which SER
vice, shall, at the expiration of the
period indicated above, be filed with
the petition in said cause.
The foregoing notice was ordered BY
the court on the 9th day of May,
1921.
Witness my hand and seal of said
court hereto affixed this % day Of
June, 1921.
(SeaD S. ]. MOORE,
Clerk of the Distcirt Court in and
for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
26-Sw.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
FORT ATKINSON

Mrs. Tom Horton and grandson OF
South Dakota are visiting the Mrs
John Sluka family and her brother
Ed. Budke.
Anna Martinez left for Marley
Iowa to visit relatives several weeks.
Adolph and Alois Scheidelmantel
of Ossian were visitors at the Jake
kubiSh home one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner of st. Lucas
visited at the John Schiller home on
Friday.
Joe Sobolik and Adolph Doubek
and families autoed to Calmar on
Saturday.
John Hauel of Calmar spent Sun
day at the Tom Barloon home.
Dan Hruinker of Calmar visited
his sister Irene last week.
Frank c. Smith and family were
DEBORAH callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsen and chill
dren of Waucoma visited friends in
town last week.
Attorney Goheen of Calmar was a
business caller in town Saturday.
Miss Euphemia Meyer is an as
sistant clerk at the Joe Huber store
during the sale.
Percy Billiard of Ossian was in
town Friday.
Louis Huber of Cresco visited rel
atives in town Sunday.
Anton Mikesho of Mitchell, S. D.,
visited his sister Mrs. j. Kubish on
j Tuesday and Wednesday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lansing Miss
Meyer and brother were Calmar cal
/ lers Saturday.
] Anton Scheiber autoed to Decor
/ Saturday.
Glen Smith and family of Wau-
coma, Phillip Smith and family of
Ossian were Sunday guests at the
F. c. Smith home.
: Wilma Suaboda of st. Paul is Wis
ting her aunt Mrs. John Sattler.
John Novotny and family of Lit
tie Turkey spent Sunday at the Mike
Hayes home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vsetecka and
daughter Loretta visited friends in
/, Protitin Sunday.
Miss Agnes Novot tiny of near Lit
tie Turkey visited her cousin Clara
Hayek last week.
| Frank and James Neuzil and fam
| lilies, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Doubek auto
ed to Maple Leaf Sunday to visit
I the Joe Shimek family.
Clarence Hayek is visiting his UNI
Gle John Busta and family near Lit
tie Turkey.
Mrs. j. Kubish and daughter Ida
spent the latter part of last week
with the Ed Schneider family near
OsSian.
Fred Houdek and Frank Puffer
autoed to Calmar Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
CANOE VALLEY.

Mrs. H. L. Hansen and family en-
Joyed visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Vine on last Sunday.
Mrs. o. Haugen spent a couple of
days the latter part of last week at
DEBORAH with Mrs. Edwin Haugen.
Bessie Haugen was a caller with
Miss Swenson on Sunday forenoon.
Carl Haugen left for Des Moines
on Tuesday morning last week.
Amanda Hanson was a short cal
Ter at Haugen's on Wednesday of
last week.
Alvin Haugen assisted home folks
with stacking on Saturday.
Albert Alvin and Bessie Haugen
spent last Sunday evening at the
home of o. Lien and family.
Stella Budahl enjoyed a visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny
Anderson during last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Langaas auto
ed to Spring Grove last Sunday to
visit the latter's sister Mrs. Ed.
Rauk and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Haugen were cal
lers with Mr.. Budahl and family on
Sunday evening.
Harry Haugen spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Sigler Swenson.
Mrs. Skip Pearson from DEBORAH
was caller in our neighborhood on
Monday.
o. Haugen was an over Sunday
visitor with home folks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10

Many man thinks that he is put
ting up strong argument when in
reality he is only making loud
noise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
gnblif opinion.
SPILLVILLE.

4
Anton Balik was at Protivin last
Thursday with his auto hearse to at
tend the funeral of old Mr.. Pro-
chaska.
Joe and John Bena have been
hauling lumber from Calmar the past
week for the purpose of having
their home remodeled.
Joe Ptachek and wife were out at
Protivin last Thursday visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mock
les.
Adolph Fisher left Friday for
Ellen Creek, Neb., to resume his de-
pot duties after short vacation with
home folks.
Mrs. Frank T. Kapinois and son
julius left Thursday for Elgin for a
visit with DR.. Hutchinson and wife.
Anton Mikesh of Mitchell, S. OAK,
and brother James of New Haven,
Conn.,, returned Tuesday from Mil
waukee after a visit with their bro
Their Martin.
Miss Margaret Balik is at Chicago
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Philip Herold and Mrs. Glib
uzer accompanied by Mr.. Adolph
Ira and wife autoed to Mason City
to visit Mrs. Cibuzer's son Charles.
Joe Kuhn and wife accompanied by
Jim Soukup and wife of near Ridge
way autoed over to DEBORAH last
Sunday and spent the day at the
park.
Frank Poshusta and son Wilmer,
John Hrushka and daughter Olga
and Miss Caroline Hrushka autoed
out to Bluffton last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Kovarik departed Satur-
day for Cedar Rapids to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. Riha and daughter Anna were
over from Festina the fore part of
the week visiting the formers mo-
Their Mrs. Bena.
Mrs. Nockles returned Tuesday to
her home at Calmar after a weeks
visit with relatives.
Ben Novak and wife, Frank Dvor-
ak and John Frana of Minnesota
were entertained at dinner at the
home of Ed Sbiral west of town
Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Cesar of Protivin was in
town shopping Saturday.
Charles Andera was a Fort Akin
son visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Uher were down
from Calmar Saturday visiting at
the Frank Benda home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
OSSIAN.

Miss Angela Klein came from Cal
mar Tuesday to visit, at the f. j.
and M. j. Klein homes.
/ Mrs. Eva Gilbert went to Chicago
Monday to visit Mrs. Frank Gilbert
from there she will go to Boston foi
an extended visit with her daughter
Mrs. VIM. Bryan.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Kobraigel
left for their home in Woodsocket
S. d., after a visit with his mother
/ Mrs. John Moe Mrs. A. C. Saboe
and Mrs. Ed Gremstad entertained
the Lutheran ladies aid society in the
church basement Wednesday.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Stacy and
baby, Mrs. Hattie Buchanan and chill
dren of Usage spent Wednesday at
the ID. Weitgenant home.
I Thelma Mosby entertained num-
Der of little folks at party at her
home "Wednesday afternoon.
/ H. A. Station and Howard Hard
of DEBORAH transacted business here
Wednesday.
/ Miss Joyce Gilbert visited relatives
in Chicago last week.
Will Collins and family, Mr.. Thos.
Kane and daughter Frances autoed
up from Cedar Rapids last week to
visit relatives and friends.
| Helen Bernatz is in Milwaukee
spending a few weeks with her sis
ter Mrs. Walter Zeigler.
/ Miss Minnie Christianson of Cal
mar was visiting 0ssian friends on
Monday.
Mrs. McAloon and daughter Elaine
returned to New Hampton Thursday
after visit at the George Cooper
home.
Miss Charlse Meyer returned from
Calmar Friday after weeks visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gunderson and
babe of Dubuque came Saturday to
visit his parents Mr.. and Mrs. g. F
Gunderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Dowd and Marie
and Mrs. Frank Dowd and Mrs
Welsh were Fort Atkinson visitors
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Luenbergel
and son and Mrs. Henry Lpenbergei
of Spillville were i'm Ossian Friday
where the former, Mrs. Luenberger
had some dental work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hauber went
to Rochester, Mimi, Tuesday where
the former will consult the doctors
Mrs. Asa Fan returned from Peo
ria, ILL.,, Friday after spending 6
couple months taking medical treat.
ments.
Esther Spillman gave a party t
the young folks at her. home OF
Thursday evening.
F. A. Sobolik went to Calmal
today to see his son DR.. c. F
Sobolik.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartz and son o.
New Hampton came Saturday tc
spend a few days at the home Of
his daughter Mrs. Fan.
Solemn Hammersland's remain!
were brought here Friday from over
seas. He wass taken to the home
of his brother Harold Hammersland
The funeral was held Sunday af
ternoon from the home at 2 o'clocl
and from the stone church at 800
o'clock. The American Legion anC
ladies auxiliary had charge of The
burial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
BLUFFTON.

Molly O'Brien and Marie Madden
of Chicago are visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. Brittendall is introducing some
Italian Queen Bees among his bees.
The Queens arrived all safely. He
hope to have good string of bees
another year.
Paul Ward autoed to Cresco on
Thursday
Terry Mcconnell is helping James
Carolan this week
Mrs. John Greenslade was very
busy this last week putting up
pickles of various kinds.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Ward and daugh-
ter Dorothy visited Brittendalls on
Thursday.
Doc Green is helping Terry O'Brien
with threshing.
Mrs. Ash and daughter visited
the Sunday school yesterday.
The Olson family, George Cassel
and lady friend autoed to Granger
Sunday for pleasant trip.
Harrison Marcy and family Of De-
corah were to Bluffton Sunday for
an outing.
One of the Olson boys is working
for Guy Bentley.
James Weldon of the Bethel
neighborhood took dinner with Brit
tendalls Sunday.
Margaret LANCE of DEBORAH visited
friends here last week a couple of
days.
Ralph Taylor and family and Mrs.
Gordon Baker and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Rupert Greenslade of De-
corah visited Mr.. and Mrs. August
| Bergman Sunday.
Henry Crawford is assisting Brit
tendals with their honey extracting
today.
Archie Ward and family visited
Jake Dingers Sunday.
Mrs. Supplee and daughter Of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
RAVENA

AL Lansing and Joe Broghammer
are working on the road south of
Ossian.
Quite a few of our young folks
attended the dance at Castalia on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Brandt were
to Postville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schroeder
and children visited relatives at Fl.
Atkinson on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lansing and
Henry Lansing spent Sunday at the
Stortz home north of DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Klisart and
son spent Sunday at Wenzel Lansing
home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
adding TO the Dictionary.

New words appear now and then.
The old-tiIne real estate agent is now
"realtor," and the one-time under
tnker is "mortician." The other day
hobo came into get dime and said
he was a lefsurist. And so II goes
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10

Wisconsin are visiting Brittendalls
this week and win return home
some time this week.
Miles Wilbur and family of near
Cresco visited I. Murdock's Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
s6O,OOO,OOO.OO.

S60,000,0O0.00.
was illegally collected during 1920 by
the railroads of the u. S. through
overcharges on freight shipments.
Part of this overcharge is due YOU.
I will audit your freight bills with
out cost and charge you commits
sion only on the money / collect for
you.
l will also collect Loss and DAM
age claims.
Twenty years experience.
Prompt attention given all CORES
pondence. Write or phone for de-
tails.
c. L. DOAK
DEBORAH, la.
Phone 235 Box BAG
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
MOTH-EX

Has a pleasing odor
Cedar, Naphthaline, Lavender and
Para Formaldehyde
The i'm 1 Moth Preventive
For sale by
+. j. PARMAN