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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
10000 JEWS LEAVE
POLISH SOIL AFTER
EXPULSION ORDERS
Russian and Ukrainian
Refugees Quit Poland
Hurriedly.

Warsaw, April 17.--Virtually all
the Russian and Ukrainian Jew re-
fugees, who were ordered expelled by
the Polish government, have left
Polish soil.
1t is estimated that between $4,000
and 10000 persons were involved in
the expulsion order.
Several thousand had obtained pass
ports and American vises.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
VOLCANO is ACTIVE
Hot Stones and Ashes Fall In South
American City.

Guayquil, Ecuador, April f7.-The
volcano Tunguaragua is in state
|of strong eruption.
Huge flames are rising from its
Icrater and showers of rock are being
shot into the sky, dispatches from
Rio Banda say.
Hot stones are falling in the en-
|virons Of the city. which is covered
with ashes and fine sand.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

box and read it carefully, and that is
how / came to take the Vegetable
Compound myself. 1t has given me
quiet nerves so that ! sleep all night,
and better appetite. / have recon-
mended it already to all my friends
and relatives. Mrs. ENGLEMANN,
2032 Palmetto ST., Ridgewood, Brook
Ign, N. Y.
For the woman suffering from ner-
vous troubles causing sleeplessness,
headache, hysteria, "the blues,'.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will be found splendid medi-
cine. For the woman of middle age
who is passing through the trials of
that period, it can be depended upon
to relieve the troubles common at that
time.
You should give it a fair trial now.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

pound four years
ago, and am TAX
ing it now for the
Change of Life
and other trou-
bles and / receive
great beneftfrom
it. / am willing to
let you use my
letter as a testi-
monial because it
is the truth. |
found your book
of in nv letter
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE ACE
Relieved of Nervousness and Other
Distressing Ailments by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Brooklyn, N. Y.-"I first took
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

satisfactory Explanation Of what power or
faculty enables these fanatics to 60
through with, and that frequently, their
various forms Of torture without death or
81 least illness and serious hurt ensuing.
No Arab, not even one who has been
converted To Christianity and with there
foresno reason for making . mystery, could
!. tell me anything and the skilful French
doctors and scientists with whom have
Z tifllyed 81 80 II szlcdI as anyone.
i an assured sAl 1s u sting OF tkasscorpion
iS srlnt lH iseiere 1t is swallowed,
/ Trough thai of course, there is no means
1 ef proving
. The confrateynity 81 Tie Aiissaouia com
{ p9aSes a1foUt Gilansana defchec8, ofsNhom
not more than Atty are fully Initiated into
the performance of the rites. These 81
ter start their initiation and training
the age OF about seven years, and pos
s}blg. t.ey may lave haened trio Is by
WITCH to destroy tlae poison Of the
scorpion before 1t has time to arm them,
and to eject eventually the nails and the
pieces of broken glass that they have
swallowed. But the sword that is driven
through the centre OF the holy .inevitably
tierces one Or more vita, osEans, and the
Arab has extremely li,.,ited medical
knowledge, and not the smallest under
standing of sterilization OF disinfection.
Cnce or twice III the history OF tie
rites, I believe, men las died, hnt it is
extremely rare, AMI tlian generally from
haart failure, and many OF the perfol mers
I've to be very old men There is no
question of crowd nlesmerisn, such as is
supposed to explain away tile perform
nces of the Indian falsirs. have actue lis
tauc'se,t the swords and the slsewers lie
still quivering in the performers bodies
ind could hear them rattle, and ii lad
wished. could have handled tie SEQ. pions
before they were swallowed.
One cannot say whether it is religious
exalt ,tion, like that of the Fiaggellants
of old, or a reyersion to the barbarism
and savagery that suppose lies con-
cealed under many layers of civilization
in as all. The sect of the Aissaouia has
existed as long as has the Mohammedan
faith in North Africa, and no efforts of
their white conquerors can stamp out it or
it's practices. The strange power, whether
divine or devil-sent, with no matter how
skeptical mind one studies it, is Just
one of those strange things that have
come out of the mysterious East past
Western understanding.
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

He prepared to 90 through the perform
ance all over again, his face congested,
eyeballs staring, foam dripping from his
mouth and never pausing ii his bowling
and his dance. but the priest came up to
him, making quick sign of blessing over
him and nurmuring something IN his ear.
As If by magic the madness seemed to die
out of the man, he swayed Imply and i
thought would have fallen If two men had
not supported him to the back of the
mosque, where he sank inert and motion.
LESSON mat covered with burnous.
Another man was swallowing four-inch
and six-inch nails by the dozen, and he
was so near me that could see that he.
really did swallow them. All round the
mosque over half dozen different forms
of torture were going on, and the { ems
OF the audience was intense; everyone
was simply drunk with savagossNciten1enL.
man quite close to mo seized an eigh72
teen-inch skewer and pressing it right
against his eyeball, drove it in witkaall
his night
Az this point had to look away. Ny
artist friend had some time since left the
mosque, and | heard afterward had been
AAlStiy 9tlh III lit strut. am dStt1IllGu
to say that though | felt sick and dizzy
and Mortified, and realized afte: VA d that
| was trembling so tEat / could hardly
walk straight, | could not for the life Of
me have left the place till the very-end of
things. The music, the heavy scented at
mosphere, the eontagion Of frenzy and
mania and exaltation, have some queer,
horrible magnetism which cannot be real
lied or explained away till it has been
experienced.
| have seen the ceremonies OF the Ais
saouia at various times since in little, re-
mote desert cities, and In Tnnia, where q
living sheep is brought in and thrown to
the maddened crowd, by Mhom it il torn
to shreds and stlevottsd in a very few
minutes, 0ae eannaa tn! 4 Rlerllter of
the Aiasaouia fts34 aay slaIc orthodox
Mohammedan bill tone HIS saun hita III lis
devotions, when the nio2i sts4id and gentle
and respectable soul, casting aside his
clothes and tuIban, suddenly becomes a
raging icnd, frenZ'etl savage.
Under the influence of his frenzy he
may imagine, whether deliberately or not
/ do not know, that he is some kind of
animal, a wolf, bear, a iackal,
leopard lion, or camel and will emit
the noises of these beasts and initiate their
movements with an uncannily life-like
accuracy. He seems possessed of the
strength of ten men and will not cease his
self-inilicted tortures until adjured by the
priest. Sometimes if his frenzy becomes
dangerous he may have to be knocked
down and even then it will take, several
strong men to hold him.
Never have ! been able to obtain any
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

The musicians played AZ men possessed,
with deep throated bowling and sudden,
almost feminine. screams. Sometimes one
of them would cast aside his turban, toss
ing the long lock of black hair that, while
the rest of the had is shaved. Ii allowed
the Mohammedan to ensure him s-om be-
Ing defled by the touch of an unbeliever
J in the event of decapitation in battle, and
to assist the Angel Of Death in carrying
him to Heaven. Among them on all fours
crouched the youth with mad eyes, shud-
dering and writhing in an ecstatic agony,
A short, hystericaI giggle, followed by
a shrill "you-you-you!' behind me, made
me look round, and | saw bright eyes
peering behind heavy grille. So much
are Arab women allowed to partake in
the ceremony
The two rows of old men were swaying
and rocking furiously, singing through
their noses, and the leader of them, who
was foaming at the mouth, seemed to be
melting someone or something to further
efforts The queer, tuneless music had a
mesmeric effect, the air was surcharged
with electricity and one felt that one had
sat forever thus, and that one, too. was
swaying. Suddenly the youth with the
middle of the floor. For full two min
utes he stood, twisting his meagre body
violently above the waist, his distorted
face working as II in death spasms.
Suddenly he Ncrouched, and writhing to-
ward the Imaun, fawned on him. clasping
him about the knees. The Imaun held
something over his head in his right hand,
something alive and wrigglng. 1t was a
scorpion that the boys eyes followed with
painful intensity, the saliva dripping from
his open mouth and slowly, very slowly,
the sheik lowered the scorpion into the
mouth twisted into a grimace of longing.
| saw it kick as the boys teeth closed
on it. He chewed and swallowed it with
tears of ecstacy rolling down his enact
ated cheeks, then on all fours he followed
the sheik round the mosque whining and
fawning, while the women behind the
grille shrieked in a hysterical running
lgo3 Inv American Nyeekiv Il
The Washington times., 1923-01-07
By Lady Dorothy MilIs.

r asst Spring, in Tunis, heard tales,
as any traveller viii. OF the Aissaouia,
that curious fanatical MohammedaR
sect Of which the guiding principle seems
to be the infiiction Of almost incredible
bodily torture with the view of producing
estate of abnormal religious frenzy.
Having seen the religious rites of
Dervishes and unorthodox sects in various
parts of the world. and having in almost
all cases detected, or al any rate suspect
ed flake" and ingenious but simple con-
juring ticks. felt curiosity and desire
to do a little amateur detective work on
the Aissaouia.
Upon inquiry found their head
quarters to be Khairouan, called by the
Arabs .the Holy" and "city Nearest to
Heaven" that stands In the centre Of
great desoiate plain some hundred and
fifty miles to the southwest of Tunis, In
Algeria. It's Zaouia Tan institution Of
something the same kind as the old abbeys
of England, semi-religious, semi-educa-
tional), Is the centre of instruction for
its most inspired disciples, and from it
the minor congregations of Southern
Tunis and Algeria receive their instruc-
tions and commands.
On my arrival by automobile at
Khairouan / tried 10 And out the origin
of the Aissaouia. but no one seemed to
have any information that they could or
would give They appeared to be con-
nected with no other form Of dervishes
or fanatics In the world, and to form q
kind of free masonry confined exclusively
TO the countries bordering on the
Mediterranean. Some say that their
founder was sldi Mohammed BOu Aissa,
of Meknes, In Morocco; others derive the
word Aiasaouia from Benz Yssou, "Sons Of
Jesus" believing the faith to be de-
based offshoot from Christianity and bas-
ing their belief on the text in our Bible
luke X. l9l: Behold give you power
to tread on snakes and scorpions and over
all powers Of the Enemy, and nothing
shall by any means hurt you"
No outward objection was made by the
Khairouanis when Il announced my inten-
ton Of attending the ceremonies, though
quite evidently they did not like II.
went to the mosque Of sidi Bou Aissa on
the Friday evening, or rather in the late
afternoon, with an Arab who had been
recommended to me by the authorities.
1t was 0 small dark, almost dingy place,
giving of small courtyard, supported by
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

We're propped against the walls. An at
tendant at the door removed my shoes,
replacing them with yellow, heelless Cha
bouches," and motioned me TO q mat at
the back on which and my guide sat
cross-legged. No attention was paid me
beyond an occasional inquisitive glance
toward the corner where sat half hidden
by pillar.
In the centre of the mosque squatted
half dozen musicians with flutes,
haut-boy and tom-toms, which from time
70 time they warmed and frightened over
tiny fire of wood shavings. Round
them sat a heterogeneous collection of
boys and half-grown youths singing and
chanting In snatches. In front of the
door stood double row of old and mid
dle-aged men, most of them wearing the
green turban of the lineal descendants of
the Prophet, who swayed in unison to the
music.
In. and out among the crowd crouched
and doubled a youth with unkempt
won1anish hair and wild eyes, Each time
the little FIRE of wood shavings burned
down 1t was replenished. The Imaun, or
high priest, started proceedings by throw
ing down pile of cactus leaves, green
hRa splkey ana two boys, half naked,
rushed forward and throwing themselves
down, rolled upon the cactus with every
appearance OF enjoyment, while third
Doy seized large section of leaf, taking
large mouthfuls and greedily scrunching
it, thorns and all.
The music, which for half an hour had
been rising and falling in whining mo-
notonous chant, growing in intensity,
broke into kind of rhythmic scream. Two
tall youths, naked except for loin cloth,
rushed round the mosque saving at their
breasts with long, sharp swords. From
time to time one of them kneit while, At
ting the point into the soft depression at
the base of the throat, the Imaun drove
the sword in, two, three, four inches deep,
afterward staunching the wound, while
the crowd which had by now nearly over
flowed the mosque. swayed forward howl
ing greedily
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

crescendo. Five times the performance
was repeated, and each time the frenzy
Of excitement among the audience in
creased.
Men bit their hands and screamed; a
boy. not more than ten at the most, threw
down q bottle on the stone floor, where It
broke in = hundred pieces, and ssuffing a
handful Of them into his mouth. scrunched
them ferociously. The musicians we're
playing louder and louder, their eyeballs
protruding, the sweat pouring OF their
faces.
The youth who had eaten the scorpions
subsidized into an inert heap at the back
of the mosque; someone threw burnous
over him and he did not move again.
Fresh heaps OF cactus were brought in
and the crowd, throwing aside their
clothes, rushed upon it, but | had had
enough and crept out into the sweet, clean
evening air.
A week later / went to another cele-
bration of the Aissaouia in little hye-
street Of Constantine, Algeria Here the
decoration was gaudier; the mosque was
draped with flags and brilliantly colored
silks, and two tiny girls and some little
boys Of not more than four or FIVE years
old at the most were among the perform
ers. This time besides an Arab cicerone
| was accompanied. by European, a
French artist who had come to- try to
make surreptitious sketches or notes for
sketches. They produced no scorpions,
but the boys and the girls, pretty little
creatures, ran long skewers through their
cheeks till the points protruded, and
through their threats and arms; and, Gu
riously enough, when the skewers were
withdrawn there was no trace of scar
or cut.
Two men bowling respectively like a
wolf and hyena knet while the priest
with heavy mallet drove three-foot
sword right through their stomachs from
the front till the points protruded at the
back. Then he withdrew the sword and
zone of them, seizing it, with an expires.
sion of horrible rapture on his face, drove
1t himself with good deal of effort right
through his body, and stood swaying and
bowling in kind of rough rhythmic
dance.
There was no possibility of ''fake"
about it; he was almost touching me
where | sat, and. indeed couldn't help
shrinking sometimes against the wall as
he writhed and hinged, though I'm as
sured that accidents never do happen
The swords went in scarcely three inches
apart on the pit of the stomach, and their
points stuck out six inches, just on either
side of the spine and back and front he
was covered with long-healed scars
showing white on the brown skin, though
when he withdrew the sword there was
no trace of blood.
Great britain Right. Reserved.
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

LADY Dorothy Mills, the Traveller and Novelist.
HAHE readers Of this page already familiar with
Of the travels. explorations and experiences Of
Lady Dorothy Mills, the weknown English
hitherto unknown Of the Sahara Ongthis
page to-day Lady Dorothy describes visit the Holy
City Of Kharouan in Algeria and what she saw 1t
religious ceremonial Of fanatcal Arabs IL hard
understand how these holy and their frenzed follow
swallow the deadly scorpions drive swords
through their stomachs and survive
The Washington times., 1923-01-07
Self Tortres BY the Arab Fanatics in the
Frenzy Of Religious Exaltation IN a DmIy
Lighted Mosque II the Holy City"
Of khairouan

"It vas scorpion that the boys eyes followed with
painful Intensity the saliva dripping from his open
mouth and siovIyv slowly the Sheik lowered the
scorpion Into the mouth It kick IS the boys teeth
closed III Five times The performance was repeated,
and each time The frenzy of excitement among the audi
encs increased. Hen bit their hands and screamed
The Washington times., 1923-01-07

massive pillars and
diInly lit by two naptha
lamps.
One or two dilapi-
dated flags bearing the
Crescent of the East
hung from the cell
ing, and bundles of
long naked swords
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Informal Reception at
The Wiis0nian

Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Wilson
were az homo informally on Monday
evening. from I until II o'clock. az
The wllsonlan. Banks OF choice
roses. gorgeous chrysanthemums and
potted plants made charming set.
ting for the occasion aud during tho
evening most delightful musical
program was rendered.
Assisting were: SIR. and Mrs,
Frederick W. Graham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tenny. Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Souies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Meisnest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taikncr Mr.. aud Mrs.
John Heltzman. Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Condor. Dean and Mrs. Landes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. McKernan. Mr..
and Mrs. II. w. Green. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Grinnell. AIR Horace Chapman. Mr..
and Mrs. Ned Douglas. Mayor and
Mrs. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Fitchett. MIR. and Mrs. Hogue. MIR.
and Mrs. II. Lindsey. Or. and Mrs.
Robert Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Read. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs, A, w. Myirose. MIR. and
Mrs. \. u. shIrrcff. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Il. Kline. Mr.. and Mrs. Asnhcl
Curtis. Col. and Mrs. Hanson. Lieut..
Gov. coyle and Mrs. coyh, DR.. and
Mrs. +. NJ. Padelrord.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
RAISE THIRD OF
GERMAN QUOTA
Thanksgiving Offerings Swell
Funds for Children

one.thlrd OF seattle's quota for
starving German children was pro.
vidod FOR on Thanksgiving day.
when State Chairman william Pig.
OFT forwarded $4,000 to tho Ame-l.
can Quaker organization, in New
York. in response 10 nm urgent tel.
egram from Maj. Gen. Henry t. Al.
len. national chairman.
Gen. Allen stated in his wire that
Conditions In Germany among the
masses OF the population arc grow.
ing daily more pitiful. Rush funds
from Seattle immediately"
Tho collection from the community
Thanksgiving services OF the Queen
Anne Hill churches nt tho Christian
church, Thursday morning, were
sent TO the relief headquarters. 3902
White building, and will provide one
meal day for 1920 days for one
German child, at n cost OF 2 cents
a meal.
Tho -Four Minute Men are bolng
organized by j. l.. sutthoff, for n
drive on the thcaters and moving
picture houses Of the city.
The workers will continue 10 meet
nj noon until seattlc's quota for the
children Is taken caro- OF.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Backun are
sailing from San Francisco early Ia
january for Europe. where they will
spend several months In travel. Mrs.
Backus will leave In about n fort.
night for California 70 spend Christ.
mas with her son and daughter. Mt
school there. Mr.. Baekus win re-
main in Seattle to enjoy the holidays
with two sons attending tho Lakeside
school. and viii Join Mrs. Bnckus
later in tho South.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Gray will leave
Saturday morning for Southern Gail.
fornia. motoring down. TO spend the
winter.
SIR. and Mrs. II. +. Alexander. with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Carmen OF
Tacoma. returned this morning from
Portland. where they spent Thanks.
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Carmen. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs Niles Trammell Gsllxa.
beth HUH have returned from their
wedding trip TO California. and are
at home at The Washington Arms.
-.
Lieutenant Commander John w.
Gates and Mrs. Gates Giarie Fischer.
with their small son. Thomas Fischer
Gates. arrived Thursday from San
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

rrlE marriage OF Miss Lucia
i Mcacham. daughter OF Mr.
George u, Meacham, 10 Mr.. Cordcl
stevens smith OF st. Louis viii be
solemniscd "Wednesday evening, 10
ecmhcr IL. at $50 o'clock.
The service VIII be read by the
Rov. w. A. Major at the homo OF
Tho brides uncle and aunt, DR.. and
Mrs. James Il. Eagleson.
Miss Mcacham win have as her NJ
PENDANTS her sister, Mrs. Robert
Donald McAusland. and Mrs. Wen
dell Blake Myers, as ma,rons OF
honor. Mary Mills Meacham and
Lucia McAusland viii be ribbon bear
crs. and Janice McAusland win be the
flower girl,
\ reception viii follow the service.
Among the entertainments planned
for Miss Meacham Is linen shower
her cousin. Miss Margaret Eagleeon.
Is giving NJ her homo ON Saturday
afternoon. with only the close friends
OF the honor guest in attendance. and
q boudoir shower Mrs. A. Rookie Rob
ertson IS giving at her home on
"Wednesday afternoon. December 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30
CASTLE
MARRIED AGAIN
Becomes Bride Third Time
After Paris Divorce

CHICAGO. Nov. s0.--Irene Castle
famous dancer. and MAJ. Frederick
a. Mclaughlin. Chicago millionaire.
were married here on Wednesday
night, II was announced NJ Nc.
Laughlin's office today. The couple
left last night for a Western honey.
moon trip.
The marriage ceremony was per.
formed in Mcfaughlins apartment
here and was private Mclaughlin
Is secretary and treasurer Of the w.
Il. Mclaughlin company, coffee i'm.
porterg. Ho IL a champion polo
player.
Irene gave her age az 20. The
major said no was 45.
Mrs. Castles first husband was
Vernon Castle, tho dancer. Az his
dancing partner, she achieved inter.
national reputation. When tho war
broke out, Castle enlisted in the
British aviation service. He was an
Instructor at n Texas flying field
and was killed when his plane foil
there.
Some time after Castles death tho
widow married Robert fireman, Jr.,
a wealthy broker of ithaca, ~. Y.
Tho wedding was at tho Little
Church Around the Corner, and IL was
followed by announcement that the
bride has retired from dancing and
also from the movies. In which she
had appeared after her bereavement.
For months Mrs. fireman lived
quietly al ithaca. and then IL was
rumored that residence I'm that quiet
city was palling upon her. that she
longed for tho gayer surroundings
or New York, London and Paris. She
also reappcared ia the moves and
posed in tho New York style show,
wearing beautiful gowns.
Mrs. fireman went 10 ParIs. and
IL WIS reported that sho had filed n
divorce suit. Her husband followed.
They were photographed together on
the sands Of French beach resorts,
and both made. repeated donials OF
the rumors that divorce lmponded.
n was generally understood thnt
fireman Was making last effort 10
regain tho love Of his wifc-that a
second wooing was going on under
tho eyes or n skoptlcal world.
But, II 30. the wooing was unsuc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-30

Francisco. Commander Gates has
been assigned TO tho new cruiser
Cincinnati. now under construction
at Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Houston will
leave Sunday by motor for Portland.
Astoria and oearhar,. TO spend a
week.
Mr.. Dwight Paul and Mr.. Waiter
Harvey. Jr, left this morning By mo
tor for Vancouver. - C.. 10 DO away
several days,
Mr. and Mrs, w. Il. Conan spent
Thanksgiving In Portland
Miss Thclma Thompson arrived TO.
day from Pendleton. Ore. 10 mako
short visit In town.
Mlas Mnribe,h Gerbci IL spending
tho weekend as tho guest Of Miss
Alison King in Vancouver. Il. c.
Alss Ilecn Reddlng. who has been
visiting friends In town for several
weeks, has returned 10 her home In
Medford. Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Pitt Trlmble
loft Thursday for New York TO spend
tho winter months.