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The Washington times., 1922-07-02

accepts the offer. When he has got her
in his power he makes her do all the hard
work and treats her as slave. Then.
when she is dead or broken down, he ac-
cepts new wife.
"Enterprising Americans ought to look
into New Guinea as field for trade ard
adventure. There are a large number of
very valuable plantations, and It is the
lone place in the world where there are
no serious labor troubles. The supply Ia
plentiful and cheap. My firm belief is
that American capitalists win in time
have the dominating power in the coun-
try. I realize the immense possibilities
which far-seeing people like the Ameri-
cars are not likely to let Slip"
The Washington times., 1922-07-02

slider they are entitled
to it as the result of
tribal victory and because they are under
the belief that their victims strength is
transfe. ID to them, while their flesh is
strong, nourishing food. Cannibalism Is
a kind of perverse demoniac religion.
Its attraction appears to be fearful and
irresistible
"They keep the skulls of their victims
to decorate their grass-roofed huts, and
l have seen cannibalIstic natives wearing
necklace of human hands around their
necks.
Loot is generally at the bottom of all
their tribal wars. Their quarrels are usu-
ally confined to near neighbors, so that
their whole existence is based on mur-
der"
"Were you not in constant danger of
your life among such murderous gang,
Miss Grimshaw?" the interviewer asked.
"Oh, few times, but / was always able
to fight my way out" said the fair ex-
plorer modestly. "Once a man attacked
me in a fit of blind rage with knife, be-
cause | had taken back kettle he had
stolen from me.
"These people are usually very muscu-
lar, and as this wild, insanely furious
black waved his murderous knife at me
felt that my last moment had come. But
it was necessary to keep calm to save my
life. grasped his right hand firmly and
looking into his eyes, | said:
"'Go, or will put curse on you!
"For a moment my heart stood still as
wrestled with this mad, black, red-eyed
cannibal. Perhaps the sound of my Eng
lish voice, so different in intonation from
anything he was used to, had a SOLDERING
effect on him. He hesitated and lowered
his knife.
81 had time to run into my house and
seize .44-calibre revolver. He knew
tile power Of this and Immediately fled.
"on another occasion l came upon a
man in a forest path executing a mad
dance over dead human beings he had
slain. He was in a state Of bloodthirsty
fury, In which he would have tried to kill
anybody, and saw him just In TING to
The Washington times., 1922-07-02
20 =. o. NoepF,
LONDON, June 26.

~ cultivation, Miss Beatrice Grim
shaw has Just returned for a visit
after spending fifteen years among the
worst cannibals in the world-in New
Guinea.
New Guinea is one Of the largest and
least known of all islands, lying just
south of the equator and north of Aus
tralia.
Again and again Miss Grimshaw's life
was in peril, but by her physical strength,
determined presence and good luck she
escaped.
Miss Grimshaw has written several
novels which are remarkable for fantas-
tic adventures, and she will probably
make use of her cannibalistic experiences
to produce something even more thrilling
In the prime of life, tall and massive in
proportion, with her hair turning a sill
very gray from the hardships of her life,
her piercing eyes shining through eye
glasses with intense earhestness, the ad-
venturous authoress presents an impress
sive and formidable figure.
"All my life," she said, 'T have been
hunting for Strange, wild places, where
men are untouched by our civilization,
and have found what l wanted in New
Guinea.
"Cannibalism is rampant there, be-
cause the island is immense, quite un-
policed and the islanders are the most
primitive kind of savages. The British
Governor of the country is always send
ing word to them that they must not eat
one another.
"The savages answer, why not, if we
want to?' The Governor can't argue
with them because they don't understand
logical reasoning.
"They raid one another's villages at
night and seize sleeping mem and women
in their little huts and carry them away
TO devour them. The horrible superst
tion of these people makes them want
especially to eat the inhabitants of neigh
boring villages, with whom they have
long fought, rather than more distant
tribes.
"They hold their cannibal orgies Sc
cretly in their own villages. If any out
siuer should look in at them they would
kill him, and if the outsider were strong
enough to stay and witness the feast the
cannibals would feel eternally disgraced.
"The prisoners are fattened up for a
month. Then a stone oven six or seven
feet long is dug in the hill side, and in
this the bodies Of the victims are thrust
for roasting.
"The cannibals alternate between boil
ing and roasting their victims. When
there is a boiling feast they use a huge
caldron, large enough to contain an en-
tire man.
"a heard stories that the natives broke
the bones of their capt'ves to keep them
from running away, and soaked them in
the river before death to make them ten
der. These matters are difficult to verify.
"I doubt If any traveller has ever seen
a cannibal feast. The natives hold Sc
crecy about this matter more important
than anything else on earth. II stran-
ger by chance entered the village on such
an occasion he would never be allowed to
go away alive.
at is often said that these savages do
not know any better than to be cannibals,
but their methods have convinced me that
tLeir conscience really tells them they
are committing a great crime and that
they are anxious not to let their misdeeds
be reported in the outside world.
The Washington times., 1922-07-02

make the snakes bite others at will. When
a man is to be removed the magician
leaves a snake secretly in the victims
sleeping place. The reptile, finding itself
in strange company, bites the man with
fatal effect.
"Many of the natives practice hypno-
tism by means of dancing. They execute
strange, slow rhythmic dances, which pro-
duce hypnotic effect on those who wit
ness them, and cause them to lose their
will power.
. "The most terrible and gruesome insti-
tutton in the whole island is called The
Ecbo House No person who has en-
tered It has ever been known to leave Il
alive. II Is known that as soon as a man
The Washington times., 1922-07-02

great uanger lay III running
across them when they were
excited or in arousing their
child-like greed.
81 found that the native
women everywhere in the
South Sea Islands had q
cruelty unhappy time. I,
strove to arouse them to a..
sense of their rights and
wrongs. They become wives
in exchange for pigs, shell
bracelets or beads paid to
their parents. Seven tiny
pigs is considered good pay
ment for a healthy young
wife. If she proves unsatis-
factory her husband beats
her or even kills her. Very
often the infuriated husband
makes a meal of her dead
body and nobody raises any
objection.
Strange to say, the girl
is the one who makes the
proposal of marriage. Usu-
ally when she is about thir-
teen years old the parents
send her to offer herself to
some man. If she is pretty
and well built he generally
The Washington times., 1922-07-02
Miss Grimshaw Seized the Cannibal's
Wrist and Twisted Out Of the Saw
ages Hand the Upiifted Knife Which
Would Have Carved the Authoress
Up for His Dinner Feast.

pear in truly beautiful costume, con-
sisting of birds of paradise plumes spread
out above the head like peacocks' tails.
"Some of these dances, participated in
by young men and women, are of very
lIcentious character, and the missionaries
are making efforts to suppress them.
zone of the greatest mysteries of New
Guinea is the existence of piebald race
Of men-people who are covered with
large white spots on a background of
black. They look quite attractive. They
are called the 'Motu Motu' people and
have thought their piabald appearance is
caused ny a disease due to eating fish,
but they seemed to be exceptionally
healthy people.
THE people of New Guinea and the
Western Pacific generally are very
tieacherous. They will pretend to be
friends with you for days and weeks, In
order to get a good chance of smashing
your head with a stone club when you
are alone.
81 always kept my revolver ready for
use in the interior of New Guinea, but
on the coast it is different, as the white
authorities maintain good order there.
"When I was travelling never both
cred whether they were cannibals or not.
l understood that their cannibalism was
almost entirely among neigllboring tribes
and that they would not attack white
woman from the far outside world. The
The Washington times., 1922-07-02

make a dash into the
thickest part Of the forest
and avoid him.
"In most cases the can
nibals eat only their
enemies, but | knew at
least one village where
they eat one another and
devour the dead bodies of
their families and friends.
The husbands there make
a banquet of the corpses
of their wives.
"Sorcery is rife among
the New Guinea savages,
and some of the native
wizards can perform won
ders in the way of raising
up demons and spirits
and causing apparently
magic happenings. They
can produce the death of
any man mysteriousiy If
paid for it.
"They train poisonous
snakes to coil around
their bodies without Bit
ing them, and they can
The Washington times., 1922-07-02
Cannibal Dance
in Head Dress and
Weird Ornaments
With Necklaces of
Human Teeth.

"They eat human
flesh because they con-
slider they are entitled
tn Il nn Tho rasiilf Of
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
Aupirs OF WAR CONTRACTS
BEING PUSHED AND MONEY
BEING RECOVERED FOR U. s

a cleanup OF war contract audits is
being carried on by the finance dlsi-
sion of the war department under
the direction OF Secretary of War
Weeks.
During the war total of 10000
individual contracts were entered In
to by the department. An audit OF
all financial transactions growing out
Of these contracts has been going on
since Secretary Weeks took charge
OF the department. To date $1,000
cases have been disposed of and ST.
s9i. GOO has been recovered from con-
tractors who have sent In their
checks voluntarily upon being noti-
fled and convinced Of errors in the
way of oyorpayment.
In addition to this amount the
finance division has turned over 9th,
er audIts TO the department Of Jus
tlee for. collection from contractors
by legal procedure the sum Of S..
$4,000.
Moreover. II Is said by the war
finance division that other audits
which have not been perfected indi
cate recovery OF s26.C45.o00 more
for the government.
In order to expidate the work OF
auditing the $4,000 contracts yet re
manning. the senate has Just approved
an increased appropriation Of $500. .o6t
for the war finance division. TO be
used exclusively for this work.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06

kerosene in April amounted to ISIS.
s09.3s5 gallons. Exports and ship
ments during the month consisted o;
10000 900 gallons. this being the larg
est amount since December. 1920.
Production OF gas and fuel oil de-.
creased 5s.0oo,O00 gallons during
April. and stocks increased $4,000. 900
gallons, indicating a substantial de.
crease I'm the consumption OF this pro.
duct. The months output of gas and
fuel ell amounted to ,9i.si2.7iO Gal.
Ions, ard stocks on hand May /
amounted to 72.9f5.16S gallons. The
daily average production Increasing
$1,000 gallons during the month.
Stocks of this product remained prac.
tically stationary. amounting on May
/ to 237.25o.sii gallons.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
HOLD ALL WARS UBIQUITOUS
Why the Mennonites for Four Hun.
dred Years Have Been Wanderers
Over the Earth.

Religious pilgrims, thousands of
them, wandering countless miles from
one country to another, seeking land
where they may obey the dictates of
conscience.
All this has the flavor of bygone
ages. One is reminded of the flight
of the Hebrews from Egypt and Of the
wandering of the pilgrims 300 years
ago. II is somewhat startling to dis
cover that pilgrims for conscience
sake exist today. And yet, remarks
the Boston Globe, 10000 Mennonites
from Manitoba have been making ar
rangements to leave Canada. cross the
United States and settle in land Of
promise Of their own which they have
purchased from the Mexicans.
Since 1925, when their sect wns
founded In Switzerland. the ancestors
OF this branch Of the Mennonites have
been wanderers on the face Of the
earth. They stayed for couple Of
centuries In the German Baltic prov
lnces. then they moved over into Rus-
sin for another 100 years. Half a
century ago they took up land in
Canada. And now they are again on
the move. The whole tribe is to cross
this country in special trains and set
tie on great tract in chihuahua.
Mexico.
The reason given for their depart
IRE from Canuda is their dislike OF
the law which requires English be
taught In their schools. II is more
likely that there Is n deeper cause.
a question OF language has scarcely
the power TO drive n people from one
wilderness TO another for four centu-
ries.
The Mennonltes hold strictly TO nm
affirmation OF the inlqulty OF bearing
arms. This branch could not stand
the beginnings OF German mlltarism.
They fled from the Russia of the cznr.
They are now trying TO find spot
on the earth where they will not be
obliged 20 swallow modern national.
ism.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
How Spider Causes Phone Troubles.

Certain parts Of South America are
the habitat Of large spider that
weaves Its web around the telephone
wires strung on the crossarms Of poles.
The spider Is enormous and Its web is
heavy and Of thick texture.
The telephone companies were much
perplexed when In the late evenings
and nights frequent short circuits tied
up their lines. After u time they dis
covered that the trouble arose from
the heavy spider webs. When the sun
was out. the webs were dry and there
was no trouble: hut nj night when the
webs were covered with dew, short cir.
cults occurred. The only remedy Ia
constant brushing away OF the webs
from the telephone wires.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
Gasoline Reserve
892,267 ,766 Gallons

The nations gasoline reserve is
continuing its record-breaking climb,
according to figures compiled by the
United States bureau of mines. which
show that on May l. the total stocks
ON hand amounted to s92.267.766 gal
lons, an increase OF 3s.00O.Oo0 gal.
lens over the previous record mark
OF April /.
While the production records are
being broken. the figures for the con
sumption Of gasoline are also on an
upward spurt. Thus. while domestic
production for April. 1922. registered
an increase Of 1886 per cent over
the production in April, 1921. domes-
tic consumption OF this produc, In
April. 1922. shows an Increase Of ll.57
per cent over the consumption f,g-
nres for April. 1921.
While the figures for domestic pro-
duction plus imports Of gasoline for
April. 1922. registered an increase OF
l3.i3 per cent over similar figures
for April. 1891. The figures for do
nestle consumption plus exports and
shipment for April OF this year show
an increase OF 1851 per cent over
similar figures for the correspond
Ing period last year.
The production OF gasoline during
April. which amounted TO i27.e20.isa
gallons showed practically no In
crease over March. Total consump
tion figures. including exports and
shipments 20 insular possessions. how
ever. show nm Increase OF I2.000.00C
gallons. Exports for April amounted
TO bS.O77.495 gallons: shipments "a
insulnr possessions. 1.s94.42G gallons:
Imports. Io.bsi.720 gallons: domestic
consumption asb.b63.s70 gallons.
A daily average Of 1867 900 barrels
Of oil run through the stills Of the
800 rcfneries reported TO the bureau
Of mines nv operating during the
month Of April. These figures show
n decrease of $4,000 barrels In the
dail., average run. and alno three less
operative plants thnn the report ol
the pr.yions month. The April re
ports show operative plants 10 b.
running efenty.sc,en per cent nj
their daily indicated capacity
The seasonal decline In the enso
line stock curve. occurring GENERALS
during April or May. has not vel
started, IA IN evidenced by the shart
Increase In reserves.
Both production and atocka Of kero
nene showed an hcrcaao during the
month Of April Stocks Of this ma
tcrial on hand IN May amounted d
3ab,s5e.i2o gallons. Production ol
4
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
FATHERS ADVICE

Once In every young mans life,
Though maybe future or past,
He stops to think OF home once more
And Of his fathers advice.
Is too late for me just now
To think OF the deed have done,
That has set me behind the cold blue
bars
or Buena Vista town.
Father ard mother both talked TO me.
explaining the straight side OF life;
y only had stopped to consider
The truth In fathers advice.
But onward through life | strueglei
Fer one step cunning ana bold.
But now my heart goes back again
To the truth that father has told.
II may never he too late to learn
or this great world OF strife:
II may never be too late to see
The straight side OF life.
When locked within the cold. cold
bars
On many dreary night.
You lay awake and think once more
or the truth In fathers advice.
The above was written by George
Russell. who Is now at Bnena Vista
The COW that makes the golden
butter is more useful than the goose
that laid the golden eggs.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
WE nv yyyvs1.-ygIElyyssgysl
The Earth IL Not Flooded With
Light at Night

Why Is. the sky not Illuminated at
night us 1t Is during the day? The
space In which the earth moves is con-
stantly flooded with light from the
sun; why, then, is not the sky ut
night as bright as in the day except
for round shadow cast by the earth?
Ought not the sky t.ltside that sha.
dow, visible in wide expanses, to be
as bright, sunshiny blue in clear
weather as during the dayf NM
This is question that has often
been asked, but the explanation is
simple Z: Il 'Ssisstfsssi syssstfs ~
Rays of light, unless they enter the
eye, are not visible. Therefore the
rays from the sun that pass by the
earth are not visible to anybody on
the earth unless they are reflected
back into the eye from some opaque
substance in the sky, as the moon,
acting like mirror.
In addition to the direct rays of the
sun the earth is Illuminated by rays
that would pass it by were 1t not for
the myriad particles Of dust and mos
ture that are in the atmosphere. Thee
rays are reflected to the earth fIom
the particles. If the atmosphere en-
veloplng the earth were several MIL
lion miles deep instead of only 40 to
so, which is a mere film in comparison
with the earth's size, the twilight
which is caused by the light reflected
from 1t for short time after the
sun drops behind the horizon would
last far into the night.
1t is reflected light from the at
mosphere that gives the sky its beautl-
full blue color. When the particles
Of dust and moisture in the air are
large enough they reflect the light
completely. When they are sufficiently
small the light waves are broken up
and parts of them scattered and the
component of light that is easiest =,
broken Off and scattered in this man.
ner is the blue.-Cleveland News
Leader.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
How New Fue, II Made.

Successful experiments huve recent.
ly been made with n fuel composed
of n mixture OF anthracite dust nm
almost pure cnrbon obtained by dlstil.
lation Of coal.inr pitch. The stun IA
pressed into briancts. the ccnl.tnr
pitch product serving NJ binder. In
this shnpc It is hard. dense and In col.
or silyery TO rrnyish black. The brl.
quets burn like anthracite. not going
10 pieces like coisc.-Milwnukcc senti
mel.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
Aow cleveland chana.d Name.

Cleveland. Ohio. was settled In 100.
under the direction Of Gen. Moses
clenvelnnd Of Connecticut. and r..
celyed his name. The spelling was
changed IN 1891 by mn editor who. II
ls snid. wished TO economize spncc for
n licndllnc. lie left out the first "n'
and "cicyelnndT the name has since
been
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06
EYEsIeHr SPECIALIST
COMING AGAIN

]. Z. Hartman. your weli.known eve
and nerve specialist. will be at the
Savoy hotel Friday and Saturday.
July 1i-i5. Protect your eyes and
nerves against the hot weather. Stop
the headaches and dizziness. See me
and see better.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06

In this age OF easy divorce, many
women who wouldn't think OF hnying
n used ear do not hesitate 10 acquire
used husband.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06

Gin destroyed by lightning" Cot.
ton gin OF course. Mere lightning
couldn't handle the other kind you
get now.
Phillips County herald., 1922-07-06

MEATS. GALLON JAMS, JELLlEs.
PRESERVES FOR HARVEST AT
THE PALACE MARKET.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-24
SEC. MELLON DROPS
DOVER APPOINTEES
Are Combined, Thus 0usting Their
Chiefs.-VietOry for Blair.

WASHINGTON, May 24-Another
chapter was added yesterday to the re-
cord of differences between Elmer Dover,
assistant secretary of the treasury, and
David H. Blair. commissioner Of inter
nal revenue, when Secretary Mellon is
sued an order consolidating two units
of the internal revenue bureau and
thereby Flegislated out of office their
two chiefs who owed their appointment
to Dover. On the face of this develop
ment Blair seems to be on top.
The offices consolidated are the ac
counts unit and the supervisor of col
lectors Offices The chief of the first
was A. ID. Summers of Iowa, who had
the title Of deputy commissioner. The
other chief sSlegislated = out is c. G.
Childs of Ohio. who came from the ship
ping board. The two units will become
the accounts and collection unit and
Deputy Commissioner Charles r. Nash
will take charge of it. He has been a
supervisor in the bureau a long time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-24
MRS. F. w. JEFFORDS
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Well Known Hinsdale Woman. Daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. f. C. Robertson,
Had Been Ill Long Time.
Especial to The Reformer.l J
HINSDALF. \. n, Nav

HINSDAIE, y. h., May IA
Mrs Christina (Robertson) Jeffords,
b, wife of Frank W. Jeffords, died at
s o'clock last evening in the BrattleborO
Memorial hospital. She had been i'll a
long time and was operated upon Monday
morning. She seemed to rally from the
operation as. well as any patient could,
but symptoms for the worse developed
toward night, heart trouble causing her
death.
She was born in Hinsdale. \. H,
March 24, 1890, a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. C. Robertson. She attended the
public school and the McDuffee school at
Springfield. Mass. On June -, 1910, she
married Frank Wesley Ieffords of Hins-
dale. Two children were born to them,
Rose Helen and Eleanor.
Besides her husband, daughters and
parents. Mrs. Jeffords leaves one brother,
Winfred f. Robertson of this town.
Mrs. Jeffords was interested in the
Parent-Teacher association, was past
matron of Naomi chapter. No. 36, o. e.
s., and had acted as past grand Esther
to the grand chapter of New Hampshire.
She was devoted wife and mother and
congenial companion. She always
made her home with her parents. Much
sympathy is felt for the family
The funeral viii be held Friday at ,
o'clock at the Robertson home, Rev. J.
H. Sargent, pastor of the Congregational
church, officiating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-24
Red Men S Hall

Thursday. May %, s p. m.-Regular
meeting of Pocahontas Council, No. 4,
ID. of =. Members please attend
All members of Brattleboro Lodge,
9O3. Ioval Order of Moose, are requested
to attend Bro. Laurence Waite IS fun
eral in a BODY Thursday, May % at ,
D. m, at Mitchell 5 undertaking rooms.
Bring badges.
A special meeting and initiation
Thursday night. MAY %, at Red Men S
hall at 10 D. m. All Loyal Moose are
requested to be present at this time.
Officers please meet at Brother john
son IS store at p. m. Fifteen candi-
dates and number of visiting brothers.
Members of /. O. r. NJ. are requested
to meet at the hall at l.30 Thursday
afternoon to attend the funeral of Lau-
renee Waite. Please wear white gloves
and badges.
Dance every Saturday night.
The meeting of Squakheag tribe OF
Hinsdale. which members of Quonekticut
tribe planned to attend, viii be held
Wednesday, May 81, instead of May "a
as announced Members with cars are
requested to take as many brothers as
possible.