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Evening star., 1921-05-15
By Charles Mayer

far better than the average white
man who goes to work in the archi-
pelago. For the most part the whites
make no effort to understand them
and are thus largely responsible for
the troubles that arise. In recent
years the attitude of the colonial
governments has changed for the bet
ter and there have been fewer
disturbances.
THE natives came to have conf
dence in me. especially after the
capture of the python, and accepted
me as a friend. often during the
evening, when the hadji and I sat
talking on his veranda, thirty or
forty natives would squat near US.
listening to the conversation. If the
hadji or I cracked joke they would
laugh uproariously-not that they
understood what had been said, but
simply because they wanted to do the
proper thing.
The hadjis nephew, Ali. became my
devoted servant. He was about
twenty years old, and far more intel
ligent than the average; also he was
brave and sourceful-qualitieS that
made him my most valuable aid until
he was killed during one of our ex-
petitions several years later.
python I took Ali with me, and for
weeks after he entertained the
natives of Palemhang-and me-with
his stories of what he had seen and
done. 1t was an excellent example of
the feats that Malay Imagination can
perform.
In Singapore I found an agent of
Cross, of Liverpool, of whom I have
spoken, and sold the snake to him for
$500 Mexican). which was consid-
ho ~ eylo fn
have the opportunity of making my
self known to the agent, because l
foresaw future commissions. He, like
many others, was tired of doing busi-
ness with Mahommed Ariff, who took
every possible advantage Of his GUS
toners, and he was pleased to find a
white man in the field of collecting.
We recrated the python and shipped
him off to Liverpool, after feeding
him twelve ducks each day for five
days. With that stomachful he could
last out the entire voyage and arrive
in England with good appetite.
1t was difficult 70 get the Malays
from the coast to go up into the
jungle. They fear it and have super
s.itions ;,. about the hantu that live
point-blank when 1 asked them to &C
company me, and others thought of
various things they had to do at
Palembang. Ali was willing. how
ever, and he developed into an expert
jungle man. Boatmen from the coast
poled US up the rivers, but they re-
turned to the coast Immediately be-
cause they were unwilling to remain
away from their families.
1t was after my return to Palem-
bang that I became acquainted with
the inland of Sumatra and with the
Orang Ulu, who are quite different
from their brothers on the coast.
They are more Industrious and have
not lost their simplicity and honesty
by coming into contact with Chinese
business methods. They received US
kindly and had no difficulty in max
ing friends with them. During the
next year I spent much of my time
inland in hunting and fishing, and
field for collecting that had expect
ed it to be. But it served my pur-
poses Of learning the language and
becoming acquainted with the people
Evening star., 1921-05-15
DR. SIMON FLEXNER, head of the
- famous RockefeIler Institute said

DIR. SIMON FLEXNER. head of the
famous Rockefeller Institute, said
at a dinner in Philadelphia: a"
Don't be surprised at the faith
cures you hear about. Even in legit-
innate medicine faith plays q large
part.
"A friend Of mine treated an old
Manayunk woman for typhoid fever.
At each visit he put his Thermometer
in her mouth to take her temperature.
She improved, and finally a day came
when my friend could dispense with
his temperature taking. That day he
merely prescribed and departed.
But he hadn't got far from the
house when the old woman's daugh-
ter ran after him and called him
back.
Mothers much worse she said.
my friend went back to the old
woman. She looked at him reproach-
fully from her pillow and moaned:
doctor. why didn't ye gimme tho
jigger under me tongue today? Th"t
does me more good than all the rosa.
- -. .rash.'"
Evening star., 1921-05-15

cook and storekeeper. Ali was in
tensely Jealous of him but they
worked well together.
x x X X
THOUGH the natives made a
sport of spear-throwing they had
given over that method of hunting.
They were armed with guns that I
honestly believe dated back to |revo-
lutionary times-old muZZle loading
fintlocks. Where they got them I
have never been able to discover.
They were fascinated by my 50-110,
Of course, and when Ali cleaned it
they squatted about him wide eyed.
Whenever I saw a native about to
shoot his old muZZle-loader I yelled
to him to wait until 1 got well behind
because the thing sometimes ex-
ploded. 1t was wonder to me that
it didn't always explode.
Except when he was after small
game. a native loaded his gun nearly
to the end of the muzzle with powder
before putting in the wads and a
huge slug of metal When he pulled
the trigger he closed his eyes and
f1inched because the recoil always
knocked him fiat. But he expected
that and cheerfully picked himself up
from the ground with the question.
Did hit it?" And often he did hit
tiff the barrel did not explode. l
have seen some of. the natives with
ordinary iron pipe fitted on their
guns to replace the barrels that had
not been able to stand the strain.
I learned in the jungle that the
hunter must always be on the lookout
for the unexpected. At first it was
difficult for me to distinguish between
all the sights and sounds and to in
terpret each of them. but I soon
learned under the tuition CT the ma
tives. One great danger came from
the leopards, both spotted and black,
who lie along the limbs of trees and
sinks away when disturbed in the
daytime, but leopard almost always
stands his ground and springs as one
passes beneath him. And he can do
more biting and scratching in one
minute than a tiger can in three or
four minutes.
Ali's alertness saved me one day
from a terrible mauling. if not from
death. We were breaking through
the jungle on our way to some traps;
Ali shouted and pushed me to one
side. showing my gun into my hands.
black leopard sprang. Ais spear
whizzed by my head. 1 fired, catching
the animal in midair squarely in the
chest with an explosive bullet. Ais
spear hit him in the side. / took it as
a good lesson in carefulness. 1t was
well enough to be on the alert for the
animal I was trailing. but it was also
important to be on the alert for the
animal that might be trailing me.
A favorite native method of hunting
is with birdlime, which is a mucilage
made from the gum of tree. In
catching tigers or leopards the hunter
spreads out the birdlime where they
will pass and carefully covers it with
Evening star., 1921-05-15

THE entire population of Palem-
bang came to marvel at the
size of the python. and, be-
fore I realized it, I had ac-
quired a wonderful and widespread
reputation as a collector. I was soon
besieged by requests to go out and
capture all kinds of enormous ami
mals-most of them imaginary, Of
course, for a Malay can imagine any
thing. Once he starts with "Sahya
fkir Il think)," you may expect to
hear many wonderful tales If you
have time to stop and listen to him.
To MaIays nothing seems impossi-
BILE, and it is difficult to hold them
down to actual facts. They will
hedge about with II think" and
"barang-kali (perhaps)" until you
give up in disgust; and then they will
offer to bring their brothers or other
relatives, who will repeat the per-
{ormance. Sometimes 1 used to spend
hours in wondering how their minds
work, and / came to the conclusion
that they talk merely with desire to
please. They want to tell anything
you want to hear, regardless of
whether it is true or not. 1t is exas-
perating and occasionally funny: /
For instance, several years after 1
left Sumatra l was travelling through
the jungle looking for elephants. At
one village 1 talked with the Malay
headman, who represented the gov
ernment in that locality, and the con-
yersation turned to large elephants
inches, had died, and 1 had it in my
mind that i should like to find an
animal big enough to take his place.
NHave you ever seen twelve-foot
IL L.
as quick as a flash he answered.
How many do you want?" He could
not understand why 1 rolled back on
the floor and laughed until my jaws
ached. The headman was a true
Malay.
I found it best in trying to get
Information from a Malay to ask
my question and then, before he had
chance to speak, say: Jangan hkir
-jawab va tidak. Sahya bulih fikir:
do the thinking)." Then he would
generally admit Immediately that he
didn't know. but he would always
offer to bring his brother or some
other person that he thought might
know. 1t is trait that makes busi-
ness relations between the whites and
the natives difficult, and is to large
degree responsible for the fact that
much of the business in the archi-
pelago is done through the Chinese.
The Chinese have sufficient patience
and understanding to deal with the
Malays. and they know how to make
them work.
THERE are two distinct classes of
Malay-the Orong Ulu, living in
the Jungle, and the Orang Laut, liv-
Ing on the coast Through their as
sociation with the Chinese merchants
some of the latter develop into clever
dealers, but for the most part they
are content to spend their lives in
loafng. They work when they need
money. but they need so little of it
that they can afford to idle along
through life. When the supply of
food runs low they put out in their
boats at daybreak and return at sun
down with fish. These are sorted and
Evening star., 1921-05-15

quite as well as any other part Of the
archipelago would have done; and /
was too busy studying jungle craft
from the Orang Ulu to think Of
leaving.
Ali. who was always with me, was
an invaluable aid. He was a hrst-rate
spear thrower. but he wanted to be
good shot. He took great pride in my
50-110 express gun, which he carried
behind me. He had a trait peculiar in
Malays-he was always busy. And
he spent a great deal Of his energy in
cleaning and polishing the gun, hop
ing for the great reward of being al
lowed to shoot it. Eventually he be-
came a good marksman. The other
servant who accompanied mo on my
trips into the jungle was a Chinese
coolie. He had been my rikasha boy
and I promoted him to the position Of
Evening star., 1921-05-15

leaves. Immediately after a cat ami
NAL has put his foot in the stun he
becomes so enraged and helpless that
he is easily captured.
1t is very much like putting butter
on house cats paws to keep him
busy until he becomes accustomed to
a new home. The tiger or leopard
that steps in birdlime doesn't step
gracefully out of it and run away; he
tries to bite the stun from his feet
and then he gets it on his face. When
he tries to rub 1t off. he plasters it
over his eyes. Finally, when he is
thoroughly covered with it. he is so
helpless that without much danger he
can be put into cage. and there he
spends weeks in working patiently to
remove the gum from his fur. Birds
and monkeys are captured in birdlime
smeared on the limbs of trees; they
Evening star., 1921-05-15

proficient in patching up people. They
believed that most ailments could be
cured by their own DOCTORS who heal
by magic, but they were glad to have
me prescribe for them when magic
failed to work.
X X
THE Malay doctor is supposed to be
favored by a spirit, and a batu
bintang (star stone) is given to him
while he sleeps. In other words, he is
Evening star., 1921-05-15

swimming. to collect the fish that
come to the surface.
Dragging fish is another method of
capturing them wholesale without
much trouble or work. For this pur-
pose the natives use a mixture of
lime and the sap from the roots of a
tuba tree. They first warn the VIII
lagos downstream so that the people
they pour out the white liquid. 1t
spreads over the stream, making the
Evening star., 1921-05-15

Mr.. Mayer will tell, in
the Magazine of next Sum
days Star, how he cap
tured a herd of sixty ele-
plants in Trengganu.
Evening star., 1921-05-15

CECOND Article of Series Deals With Life the Waste Places-A
- Palembang Mays and Their GamesSng the
Hands the NativesSpear Some
EepansThe Incident the LepA Business With
Mahommed AriH-OF fora Excit Elephant Hunt
Evening star., 1921-05-15

cook and storekeeper. Ali was in
tensely jealous of him but they
worked well together.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25
NelUs' Famous Automobile
Campaign Ends Promptly al
s O'clock Saturday Midi

With the final hour 500 y. M. Sat
urlay night embIazoned firmly or the
minds OF all. the candidates in the
News famous campaign are eaaefing
thrilling scenes in their struggle fer
additional votes 10 help them to secure
a place in the distribution Of the
SO 500 90 worth of prizes Saturday
night. Swiftly drawing 10 close the
campaign is hourly growing in force
and yigor. sending mighty wave of
enthusiasm out over the territory
where we are operating. Candidates
are fully aroused tn the opportunity
of winning one OF the handsome ears.
Every passerby is approached By the
question. VIII you subscribe to the
Daily News and help me- win one of
the prizes - Every passing hour is
installing new vigor ann enthusiasm
into the tireless workers.
All the territory is a vivid picture
of mighty struggle tempered With en-
thusiasm bordering on frenzy The
outcome is unpeBetrable. And as TO
the candidates. who viii they be that
viii stand serene and ultimate at the
summit Of achievement On the PIN
nacIe their ambition has placed them
No one can tell Such capacity as
has already been displayed Will I'm.
doubleday measure up 10 this demand
with superb adequacy. but nothing
will atone for time that has passed
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25

My question brought the only smile
30 his face during the entire inter
view. He said the cherished flags were
presented 10 him at Philadelphia IA
1917 "
Fl IS generally recognized in Paris
that kiyiani's trip is Tor something
more Important than formal greet
inss.
Frances pride will allow no pubIic
expression on the subject OF her I'm
ancial obligations to the United States
hut Aiviani VIII undoubtedly feel ont
President Harding. Senator Lodge and
Secretary of the Urea surer Mellon on
The subject in private conversations.
iu weE-infoFmed political circles
here It i9 said that Viyiani was In a
savage temper over going away from
France al the present time.
Presidenf Milleraud and ex-Pras5-
dent Fojueaire are at sword points
but Niviani has been the bridge be-
tween them II is generally under
stood be- fixed IN peace whereby tho
next vacancy in the premiership was
10 90 to Niv5aai again. with Poincaira
minister of foreign affairs
Bnt Premier Brand not only .ar-
red Parliament Dx. AIs eIoeuence bnt
astHfe ~taaidaa gtsg
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25
BY MILTON GRoNNER

PARIS. Mar. "a interviewing Rene
Viviani, the former French premier.
Just before he boarded the Larralne
tor America, IS like talking TO rein
carnation OF the leopard whose skin
lies on the floor Of Niviani's magazine
ent library
The great Frenchman paced up and
down while utteriug short, sharp
. nos to many questions
"Do you think | am COINS to ten
YOU IN advance all / am going To say
to President Harding? | don't make
my speeches twice he growled
He paced up and down some more.
then broke out
Here is the message / want to give
TO America through the Newspaper
Enterprise Association:
Seine weeks ago the French gov
eminent asked me to greet President
Harding. -Four years ago had great
honor with Marshal Joffre OF going
to greet Your American democracy on
the eve of its entry into the war for
right which found our allies and our
selves united with America.
IL qu4ee 1aturssl thai after eiec
zion OF your new new president.
r'zase -f8Al4o n, - p..v one ,,t Ter
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unheeded; visions of the fnttfe m
involve into realities OF The ,uees.fs
but only for those who considlf poSk.
ing TOO difficult to overcome. -
road 10 victory may be strewa s;s1s
barriers, but those who 20 .feS5lls
onward with the vim and defsanilSS.
tion will be the ones that vii, rSs.'
the harvest.
From today on ambition viii reaek
its highest pitch, and the batlls III
be waged relentlessly until the han1a'
of the clock point to the closiaa NM
Who viii be the winners can tnly a
told after the final ballots hav3 beep'
cast and the official judges read On ~
names Of those who have worbe "a III
hardest and won.
0verconfidence at this stage or the
race will only lose what earnest ef.
fort has gained for you during the
past weeks don't underestimate the
ability of your opponents. for fhsy
may have worked as hard as you and
possibly have done AS well. While
no extra votes are TO be given each
subscription counts so many votes,
AMI although the amount is rather
small in comparison with what has
been offered they still count taNard
the winning OF either of the cars b
your best in these last few hgsEs--
make every minute count in yosif be-
half-don'f fall down now.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25
LUzADER-SIMON

The announcement, made today Of
the wedding on Wednesday, March ~
at DeLand, of Miss Edna Simon ana
Bon Luzader. both of Daytona Beacn'
came as great surprise to their many
friends, the couple having kept their
secret Wen for more than week
Tho couple were accompanied 70
Dcl-and Wednesday afternoon By MIS-.
Harry Horn and Mrs. Horns father
AIR Wolfe, The party motoring TO me
county seat, tho ring ceremony Pc
ing performed by DR. Nichols. son.in
law Of Judge g. Lee McCrory, al the
home of the Judge
As a prize IN keeping the wedding
i secret for a week, The happy couple
we're presented with . beautiful chest
Of silver by Mrs Agner, friend q
The iriic
Air aad Mrs Iuzader viii MAKE
their home at 400 Earl street, Dayto-
ua Beach. after April l. in the neHF
furnished bungalow which the groom
had prepared
Alr L8Lader is employed with /. o
bauiicit rs carnenter-contraetor. WINS
iae bride was with the Daily News
this season. until The time Of her wed
ding.
The couple are receiving congratli--
aiions from their many friends o.
tae happy conclusion Of the roInanes
OF which their friends were unaware
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Plngng along through the final battle
while the candidates The News
$500 Salemanhp Club Voting Campaign will night wind
before these
he swell coming! like mighty that experience
wonderful beach, that laughs all obstacles and
everything before voting almost unbelievable proportions
the widest predictions shattered
avalanche
Office Like of the charging they ceasng
faering
All previous records for subscriptions has been shattered mark
the There
indication that the finish will be
the the
Who the be and what will
apparently faeed while others have
a motto rcar!
that
tomorrow night. You may need every
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OF them. call up at once so that we
may make it clear to you. For after
the campaign closes there will be no
excuses aliowed-you must get things
correct.
j. The campaign will close right
on the minute of 500 p. N. on Satur-
day night. March 26th.
2. All subscriptions must be in the
ballot box by that time in order to be
counted. Remember that it is 500
p. m, and not few minutes after
100, for that would be too late.
g. In making your report to the
ballot box. each club member must
see that her report checks up evenly
She must carefully check over each
subscription and see that the money
to cover is in the envelope. DO NOT
MAKE A MISTAKE.
4. In the envelope goes Just two
things, subscription stubs (the same
as you have been turning in 10 the
campaign Office heretofore) and money
to cover the subscriptions. Each
club member before she comes to the
office to drop her envelope into the
box must check everything up and
place it in the envelope and seal it
and then write her name on the out
side. and some time before $500 O'Clock
she must drop this into the ballot box
| ). In checking up your report be
very careful that you do not make a
mistake. for subscriptions without the
money to cover will not be counted
and money without the subscriptions
will not be counted If you have made
a mistake, there is no chance in the
world of getting it corrected. for after
the campaign closes no mistakes will
be corrected. Make sure everything
is right before the campaign closes.
! 6. Place NO CHECKS in the bal
lot box. Nothing but CASH MONEY
will be counted by the judges. Re
member, no checks-all cash money
Z, At the stroke of 500, the chair
sliaa' of: the pudges' committee will
EanrDauoe the campaign officially
/ closed and frcm then on it will be inn
possible to place another envelope into
the box-get yours in before the close.
s Remember that the report that
| you make Saturday night is Just like
the one that YOU have made previous
4 to this time, the only differences is that
! YOU put it into an envelope Rather
than give II to the campaign manager.
/ y. Don't forget the closing hour
S:eO p, m.--not few minutes after.
but before that time is the time to
make your report And be careful to
check everything up correctly-for
mistakes will not be corrected after
the close.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25
Tom Mcqueen Uses
Unique Means for
Advertising Flyer

There Is no more familiar sight
aboat the Triple Cities than the one
shown ID the accompanying picture.
the rear of Tom MCQueen's car, car.
1ying his trade mark OF the Dixie
Flyer
Tom, as one comes to know MIN
after meeting him once, Is the yater-
en- 81 che Passenger agents ia Davt0.
na' pending the seas9a here each
year Ior the convenience l4.e-+ourists
AIns TO make reseFya l0as north
"aIs. The present Is Tom tenth
sea on here in The interests IL inc
bS'e Flyer having made headati.r.-
tis ih previous years AZ tbe Hotel
lle5p'aud, being master of ceremonies
etcn year 4 the ing of the dining
room 81 'he big local hotel This wear
.'6sioer With other passenger AGENTS.
he mas maintained offices 5a The n r
7thaite offices at ia South Bl 4ch
Stree. Aith second office in fac car.
winch bring Ion as much business.
"ett''s@ ol the aeeampu sign on
lhe roar as does his regular Office.
Tom expects f. remain here nnt5f
about the middle nf April. FINISHING mn
reservations FOR tha rcinains9e f.tltt-
lists Vine have picked She fnxie FLYER
lnt thslF relWH rs Hoflhala hat5r.
men be viii drive aatE H. bis head
quarters at knoxville. rrsu,5.-.. i.
c8tlE on those wjta hu ufJ are Ii
able 10 get Reservation oa tH. D5zi.
tlyee
Tens iag5an ot irana. ia rhi v4
cinji< viii miss hfs elatllaa ...,5t
1nEe and ever f.4r.s-.- st
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Following is list of the club men,
efs that are still in the race for the
r!ze automobiles and other valuable
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-25

pf"la 70 81 10 America ana at4g
H5'aitd thus oprgenefsIed tbe hrl-.
mos IMPORTANT uen ia Francs
az the same time SENDS rs 4u l.e4
ner mosi eloquent SON durinz III ,..,.,
thsee crucial weeks fn French 1aafls,.