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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
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GET 0OCS Easy 10 SLEEP
AND SON WILLIE PERSISTS
In BlOJikS ON HIS TOY NORN
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the brush by Russell. At intervals
we came to log huts or forts con-
tanning couple of police and a few
carriers These l added to the expe-
dition. both for purposes of speed and
also in order to bring the biggest
possible force to Russell. On one oc-
casion, while following the blazed
line along the top of a backed
spur, we came to where it narrowed
to a crumbling knife-edged track,
with a sheer drop on one side, look
ing down upon clouds, and on the
other the dull murmur of a river a
thousand feet below.
am a fearful man, and l hate
heights. My head always whirls on
them. and my muscles become as
faccid as those of a pampered lap
dog. l gazed at that spot, and then
said to Lario, Surely Mr. Russell is
not a tight-rope walker. or fool
enough to go over there"
Il don't know" said Lario; "the
blazes lead to it, but I've not been
here before"
The carriers swore that Russell had
not been that way. but 1 did not be-
lieve them, as they were always full
of reasons why we should turn back.
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The Open Road to the Sea

movable glass windows had been ar
ranged for protection against rough
water and storms.
All in all, the Cuspidor presented
a picture, and while not striking for
its beauty, it was ideal for its pur-
pose Capable of carrying four men
in comparative comfort, eight men
completed her personnel for the trip.
Floor boards which were elevated and
rested on interior seats provided
cramped but necessary sleeping ac-
commodations for six men. Three
were assigned TO sleep in the for
ward space. while three others found
their rest in slumber over the engine.
The remaining two were forced by
circumstances to bunk on the sway
ing roof. with a scant two-inch rail
to guard against falling into the
river. In bad weather, the two roof
tenants had only the kitchen for a
bedroom, with pots and pans for
cushions.
Every inch of space is utilized
on a trip of this sort. With mat
tresses, blankets and dufie bags
stuffed under the forward seats, sit
ting space was scarce. A cooler OF ice
water monopolized most Of the re-
naming room in the forward COM
partment.. The engine room created
heat that defied encroachment. In the
kitchen, a folding gasoline stove oc-
cupied one side of the compartment,
while baskets of foods aad a tin
box continuing eating and cooking
implements occupied the other side
and the floor. An ice box was perched
periously aft, its bottom washed by
reaching waves. The roof held a
small Canadian canoe. made of thin
.. cedar-strip wood. This was covered
with sail cloth, mattresses and pom
chos to protect 1t from the hot sun
which sought to warp the thin planks.
Overflow mattresses and life-savers
occupied the remainder of the top
space.
To be truthful. 1t must be admitted
that the Cuspidor presented an un-
graceful picture while en- route. With
| human arms and legs protruding
from the windows in search of
stretching room, the ice box prom
inent on the stubby rear deck, an
anchor monopolizing the space of the
abbreviated forward deck, its top
covered with the variegated para
phenalia of a day cruise and with
persons clad I'm bathing suits stand
| ing on the narrow outside rail, clutch
| ing the deck rail for support, it's
presence always was conspicuous for
it's incongruity with other water
| craft.
The lure Of the water is no re-
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
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~ UMMER beckons with an allur-
ring finger to the open road.
To some, this highway leads
- overland along the edge Of blue
lakes fianked by fragrant balsams.
through winding valleys. upward to
mountain peaks. To others. the sill
yer ribbon of water that flows De-
tween overhanging trees that lean to
touch the heaving bosom of the pass
ing stream, through country whose
hillsides are patterned with crops and
trees, is the only roadway to the en-
chanted land of the open.
short distance above the new
Key bridge at Georgetown Is the
home of the Washington Canoe Club.
1t is perched on the very edge OF the
historic stream, to be nearer the
water. Tie clubs roster is made up
of water lovers who gather there to
WELD to ths fascination of the river.
At least once a year a score or
more of the club members willingly
succumb to the temptation of the
sparkling open road flowing past at
their feet and follow it's path toward
the sea. Some go in motor boats.
outfltted with cooking and sleeping
accommodations. Others utilize ca
noes. equipped with small motors or
snowy sails whose size dwarfs the
little boat: beneath. The remainder
grimly seizse their paddles and propel
their way with man power.
mi 10
starts dowI the river. seeking adven-
ture in the: land of fancy. And 1t is
not a futile quest. The Potomac is
thickly fringed on both shores with
innumerable creeks and little streams
that extend surprisingly long dis
tances into :the interior. These by
ways must :be explored to find the
land of make believe. The waters
TEEN with big-mouthed bass and
other Ash that thrive In the secluded
waters. Scenery Of wild beauty un-
folds before: the eye in constantly
changing pictures, as the boat pushes
forward along a tortuous path.
The writer was assigned place for
the cruise on: thirty-two- foot motor
boat affectionately named the Gus
pidor 1t must be confessed that in
appearance the craft lacked the smart
lines of shiny:yachts and racing boats
that roared past us in seeming dis
dain. The Cuspidor was built with
a round hull whose capacity COM
pensated for: her homeliness. She
had been divided into three COM
partments, forward. engineroom and
kitchen. These lines of division. how
over, were more or less imaginative.
the whole being left free of parti-
tions to insure a full sweep Of air.
With a roof overhead that protested
alarmingly under human weight,
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discovered the helpless position they
had placed us in.
Corporal Sara now came to me with
fresh alarm. How many car
tridges have we got, sir?" he asked
About three thousand rounds" re-
piled. Have you looked at the boxes %
he queried next. NO." was my answer,
they are ordinary service cartridges,
1 suppose?" "They are nothing of the
Sort" said Sara; with the exception of
the rounds in the mems pouches md
one box of 800. they are all cartridges
condemned by Capt. Butterworth years
ago. They burst the rifles when you
attempt to fire them" 1 examined the
ooxes' and found they were filled with
patent cartridge which was supposed
to consume its own case when fired.
made certain experiments with
these cartridges, by firmly securing
riHes to trees and firing them with a
strlng attached to the trigger, and
found that they did one of three things
or every occasion-either the ex-
pfosive consumed the case entirely
ard generated gases which blew the
breech block clean out of the rife. or
1t did not completely consume the case
and effectuaily blocked up the car
fridge chamber with the remains: or IL
iert the brass case Of the cartridge and
cap stuck firmly to the fire pin of the
rlne. If / could have got hold of the
government storekeeper then, / would
nave shot him. and cheerfully have
hanged for doing it. Fifteen men left
among some thousands of the SUD-
posedly widest savages in the world
and the larger portion Of our ammuni-
ton more dangerous to the user than
to an enemy!
+ r II
nNE day. being tired of sticky salt
" water baths, I followed q small,
stream inland to where there was a
waterfall In gully. Here the falling
water had scooped out a hole about
three or four feet deep. Sending nv
boys back to the mouth of the gully
| stripped. and. standing in the hole,
inouiged In a shower bath under the
fall. While l was SO engaged. re-
volver and rife lying on nv clothes
some few feet away. a native walked
out from the bush, suddenly caught
sight of me, and giving a loud
screech, promptly hurled his spear
at me and then fed.
1 jumped from the water hole as the
spear few, and instead of catching
me in the chest it caught me lust
above the knee, fortunately just as
my knee was jerking upward in my
jump. the spear therefore turning to
one side. and merely tearing a slit
in my flesh and skin, the scar of
which, however, I carry to this day.
My yells brought up my boys. who, run
ming straight into the flying native,
caught and held him. AS soon as my
bleeding was stanched, we found
that he had a slight knowledge of
Dubuan. language with which one
Of my men was acquainted.
After we had soothed down his
funk a little (for he fully expected
to be Immediately killed and eaten)
he was asked what he meant by
hurling his spear at me. His ex-
planation was that he was returning
from an expedition inland. that he
had never seen a white man before,
and when he saw me disporting in
the water he had taken me for a
devil, and flung his spear with the
laudable intention Of killing a devil
before turning to fee from the un-
canny thing.
Another day, while I was busily
engaged with my police in the erec-
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ton or our station buildings being,
as thought. the caly European with
In miles of Cape Nelson, 1 was told
that diminutive whaleboat, with a
white man and a native woman as
its sole crew, was crawling up to the
station; and soon Ernie Patten, late
ships boy on the Myrtle and prisoner
| at Samarai. appeared
What are you doing here"
asked. This coast is no place for
solitary traders"
Trading for beche-d -de-mer and
black-lipped she'll" he replied. "and
been doing well"
You are mad" told him. 81 have
no village constable at or near that
point, and the winiapi are particular
ly unsafe at present. 1 cannot guar
antee you even the slightest measure
Of protection there; in fact. 1 have
large bone to pick with them on my
own account"
Il go at my own risk" he said,
"and there is no law to prevent me-"
Very true" answered. "If you
are determined to commit suicide
can't stop you. But what do you
want with me? l presume this is not
social CALL
"A divorce from my wife" he re-
piled.
"The governor, counsel and all the
courts Of New Guinea can't undo your
marriage" I told him. You had bet
ter fix up things with your wife. or
tell me all about il. Has she been
doing wrong?"
'It was like this" said Patten. my
wife went ashore in small canoe we
had got from the natives to cook our
dinner and took my revolver with
her. She was long time, and sud
denly I noticed that she had gone to
sleep alongside the cooking fire. I
yelled at her and threw a piece OF
ballast that got her in the ribs"
What did you say to herr" l
asked.
Here some awful language came.
and he added: II got a ropes end and
showed 1T to her; then I started to
pull up the anchor to shove the boat
ashore, when she said: You -!
-! Stop it. and ups with the re-
volver and lets fly at me. I lodged
below the gunwale. and every time |
put my head up she let's go at me
again. She kept me like that for
hours, until swore that would not
Touch her"
Fetch your wife. Patten." l told
him, and he did so. Mrs. Patten.
what do you mean by potting at your
| husband?'
II am tired Of being hided with
ropes end" replied that injured lady.
We'll, Patten." I remarked, "the
only thing that can see for IT is to
| shove you both into jail; you. for lick
| ing your wife; her. for shooting at
you. I can make you both very use
full, but, of course. you will occupy
separate cells and will not be al
lowed to see one another"
Patten and his missus gazed dis
mally at me, then at one another. and
then jawed rapidly together in Suau.
| a language I don't understand.
At last Patten said: I'VE want to
make 1t up; please let US off,"
Mrs. Patten also clamored to be let
| off, and turned on tears.
.'Ar right; clear out-the pair OF
YOU" / said: but don't let me hear
any more Of ropes ending or revolver
practice"
The reunited couple then left, to
resume their dangerous trade.
Copyright, 1923,
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ill-adapted for the work in which
they were engaged. That night
through Lario-they asked my per-
mission to hold prayer meeting.
Afterward Lario told me that they
prayed that the. hearts of myself.
Lario and the police would be soften
ed toward them:
DAY after day Of climbing over
- awful country passed, as we fol-
lowed a line cut or blazed through
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were exhausted and most of his am
munition spent. Replenished with
fresh police, stores and ammunition.
1 left him. taking with me all the
sick and exhausted carriers and worn
Russell remained for a week, to COM
plete some survey work. i took my
sick By easy stages and at the Laloki
camped for three days, spending the
time in shooting game of all sorte
and gorging my charges on meat
until they were a happy and con-
tented lot of men.
1 then received a note from Capt
Barton, asking me to take up my
quarters at government house until
the return of the governor from Aus
tralia. He also told me that it had
been decided by council that the un-
touched part of the northeast coast
Of New Guinea was to be taken in
hand and that I was to be sent there
as the first resident magistrate. You
will be glad," naively remarked Capt.
Barton, ito have settled and perma-
nent work"
At last 1 was ready. and on the 1st
Of June the Merrie England pushed
her way through a mass of canoes.
full of bowling men. women and
children, wailing for their relations
In the constabulary, whom they
thought they were never to see again.
Arriving at Cape Nelson, my three
months stores. men, ETC., were land
ed. A Flagstaff was then erected, the
station ensign hoisted, the men of
the detachment presented arms to the
governor and, dipping her flag. away
sailed the Merrie England. leaving us
lin the midst of q new bowling mob
of excited natives.
\ HUT had been constructed by the
"A natives out of sago palms, for
which the governor had left payment
on his last visit. and in 1T the police and
now took up our quarters. 1t was
situated in grass patch Of about an
acre, on a bluff overlooking the har-
Dor. Bush extended from the grass
patch along the top Of a shelving pla-
teau of sabout thirty acres in extent.
The following morning I decided to
. build stockade round our hut, inside
which no native was to be permitted
to enter. Upon some hundred Of men
appearing, we arranged with them to
bring US posts and timber for the
stockade, telling. them we rished to
erect a fence to keep pigs in. We paid
them for each piece of timber brought,
in beads. or broken glass bottles. which
they used for shaving. Some men we
kept and paid for digging series Of
holes all around the camp.
The next day 1 thanked by starr
| for that stockade. The constabulary
had purchased from the natives a sup
ply of betel-nut and prepared lime,
which they chewed. Then. to my hor-
ror, 1 suddenly discovered that, with
the exception of three men, the whole
squad was stupid and drugged from
the effects of some narcotic contained
| in the lime. The three men had been
on guard, and had not used either the
betel-nut or the lime. ! thrashed the
slumberers, but without effect; then
administered huge doses Of castor oil
and colonel. which in a. few hours got
in its work and restored them to their
| senses. A very frightened lot OF men
| they were when they recovered, and
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AS for the police, so long as l went
over. they would foliow-eyen into
the nethermost pit. Fine men were
the old New Guinea constabulary.
1T is no good looking at it. Lario," g."
/ said at last. Il am half-paralyzed
with funk, but here goes" Then,
afraid to look down. l walked as far
as could, with the cold sweat of fear
streaming from me; then 1 sat, strad-
died that fearsome spur with my legs,
and slowly-leap-frog fashion-be-
gan to work my way across the thirty
feet of the worst part. the stones and
their impact sent up no sound. Half
way across, my cotton khaki breeches
began to tear badly with the stones;
and as / went 1 suddenly felt as if
ten thousand red-hot pincers were
tearing at the portion of my anatomy
exposed by the torn garments. stood
the agony for a second, then-unable
to bear it any longer-leaped to my
feet, and ran like a tight-rope walker
across that narrow, crumbling ridge.
Reaching safety and a wider part
of the spur. 1 sat down and tore a
score of bulldog ants from my skin.
1 had worked my way clean over a
nest of the malignant little beasts.
Then l turned and looked at Lario.
His teeth were chattering and his
knees knocking together. "Oh, my
God, SIR" he walled, you did fright
en- me-"
Come on, Lario," 1 replied; If
spent the remainder of my life in the
mountains. nothing will take me over
that place again." .-
Lario set his teeth. walked as far
as had done, sat down and started
my leap-frog method Of progression.
Suddenly he stopped. his eyes bulged,
and he jumped to his feet and ran
to where 1 was standing, when he
also began to tare those Internal
little pests from his person. Curl
ously enough, though the carriers
were f1at-country men, they did not
mind heights. nor did they suffer
from vertigo; and after one OF the
police had walked out and swept the
ants into eternity with a leafy branch
they marched steadily across.
X X X \
t0NE afternoon we marched into a
~ large clearing in which stood a
/ log but surrounded by ring Of ma
tives camped at a safe distance from
Russelps men in the hut but closely
| investing 1t. 1t was the last post
Russell had placed before disappear
ling across to the Yodda- We soon
swept away the surrounding natives.
who had been patiently waiting until
the men in the hut were starved into
the open. AS the rattle of our rife
| fire died away in marched Russell
from the other side. covered on his
rear by a wide-flung patrol Of mine.
Russell had been having a very
tough time. He had by degrees
broken up his force. leaving them in
| log huts to guard his line of COM
munioation in order to insure the
| safety OF his sick and returning car
riers. Eventually he and Macdonald
| (head jailer) had penetrated into the
Yodda, SO weak in force that they
! were easily driven out by hostile
\ natives
| When I came up he was falling
back upon a. weak CAMP surrounded
iby, or!des of sayages:. His stores
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In this article Capt. Monckton con.
tinues with the thrilling narration, be-
gun last week, Of his experiences va.
rIously as senior officer Of the armed
constabuIary, high sherif. baiiiff, and
resident magistrate, among the saw
ages OF New Guinea. The third article
Of the series Of six will appear next
week; the other three at later In
tervai,
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Capsized Whirlpool Caught Crumbng Ridge
no Endangered When Natives Constabuay Attacked Wit
Leader of Government Party Has Thrilling Escapes-Fortunate
Men From Annihiaion-M Matrimonial Complications
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-28
The Fear OF Truth

And Herod feared John. knowing
that he was righteous and eholy
man." Mark go.
Read Mark 614-29
There are errors which are a. fierce
rs wolves and as pitiless as hyenas,
they tear faith and hope and love to
pieces"
MEDITATION: To invest life
whether by long years of toll, or by
one supreme sacrifice. TO truth and
righteousness, is to build that life
into the enduring structure OF the
Kingdom. May we not count the
hazards for truth, Gut rather the op-
portunities.
HYMN:
Fear not, am with thee, 0 be not
dismayed;
For I am thy God, 1 will still give
thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee. help thee, and
cause thee to stand
Upheld by my righteous. omnipotent
hand.
PRAYER: 0 Lord, support us all
the day long Of this troublous life
until the shadows lengthen, and the
evening comes. and the busy world is
hushed, and the fever Of life is over.
and our work is done Then of thy
great mercy grant us a safe lodging,
and a holy rest. and peace at the
last; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-28
The Editor S
MAIL
Farmers and Riches

TO the Editor Of The Times
To your query: what does
America CThe United 'statesJ need, p"
viii say;
The basic industry" Of the United
States Is Agriculture"
The secretary Of agriculture said
that the farmers commodities or
products Of the year following the
worlds war failed by over 5000. 00O. 600
dollers Of bringing the cost Of produc-
ion"
We note report Is current In the
daily press that there are 10000 more
milIionares now than before the
world war
We are constrained to inquire how
many, If any. increase OF mlluonaIres
belong to the basic industry" ana il
none. why not7
We may get some information as 10
why there are no farmers among this
increase OF 10000 milionaires, name
ly:
A principle of economies that has
never been abrogated or cancelled
says, Everything else being equal
the amount Of money per capita cir
culation controls the price Of all farm
products" Taking the above as being
uncontroverted. the conclusion must
be that tho "dehation" Of the cur.
rency IS the direct cause Of the reduo-
ton Of the price of farm com
modlties."
The rapid and almost perpendicu
lar "deflation per capita of a oircula-
ding medium Is responsible for the
fall in price Of the farm commodities.
Then why not maintain the law Of
supply and demand for control Of the
volume OF money, seeing that this sets
the price OF the basic industry" prod
ucts.
L. w. HUBBELL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-28

Stone, they decided, might re-
turn to Cincinnati a free
woman. Mrs. Raizen, they de-
cided, must go to the Auburn
prison, there to reflect and
soften or else-break, under
prison regime.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-28

Ellis G. Kinkead was a
lawyer in Brooklyn. DR..
Abraham GIickstein was a
Brooklyn physician. Brook
lyn jurors, regarding the two
women, acted upon their
eases differently. Olivia
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-28
MUSSOLINI ONCE
WAS DITCH DIGGER
Michigan Fruit Farmer Knew
italian Premier
BY EEA Ssryios

A MN ARBOR. Mich, Feb. 28-
"a n Benito Mussoini. italian
premier. has no more stick.to-
itfveness ga statesman than he once
had as n ditch digger his eclipse is
near.
Henry Albor-.0i, owner OF a small
fruit farm on tho outskirts Of this
city seat Of the University OF Mchi
gan. says 50. And Albertini, a Swiss.
knows all about Mussounis ditch
digging ability.
For once hs worked shoulder to
shoulder with the present Fascist
head at that lOwly vocauonl
''That was I'm April Of 1909" relate
Albertni. Gin Zurich Switzerland.
mo one had ever heard OF the pres
ent premier lie was one OF us-fve
worl,men Socialists, out Of Jobs. broke
and hungry.
"Leav4uE my companion one after
noon I found a Job digging a base
ment.
THE next morning we started work
-Mussoljni just as eagerly as any OF
us. In a day or 80 be began to solder
on the Job.
He tried TO dictate where and how
each OF us should labor. He grew
arrogant and domineering.
In 1911 he requested I get him
the commission to translate into
italian history Of tho French revolu-
ton. written by Prince Peter Kropot.
kin. tho Russian anarchist. 7 secured
the commission for him.
up to this time Mussolini had at
tracted no attention. He was still a
common workman But this work led
him into Journalism and ne quickly
won a national reputation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-28
TOM SIMS
SAYS:

Kansas Supreme Court has de
cided beauty parlors are not
even bobber shops any more.
Pasadena, Cal, has 1000 wild
Owls. Go East, young man. Go
East.
Learning to write movie see
nariOs is like learning to write
checks. Cashing in on either is
the hard part.
Only a short time now until
April showers Will bring May
foods.
When the Omaha (Neb.) stock
yards burned, people miles away
thought it was bride cooking
her first dinner.
Some day a woman will mis-
take a burglar for her husband
and shoot him.
IF gasoline keeps going up it
may get high enough to drink
some day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humes Of Tndi-
annapolis are walking to Califor-
MIA and every man will wonder
how many times Mr.. Humes
says, "Aw, come on!''
The Germans are saving marks
because if you get enough you
can swap them for cigar store
coupon.