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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-02-22


miscellaneous receipts.
Sec. 16. That this act shall take
effect immediately upon its passage
Mr.. Gooding, from the committee on
agriculture and forestry, submitted
the following report:
The committee on agriculture and
forestry, to which was referred the bill
Is. 447S) to promote agriculture by
stabilizing the price of wheat, having
considered the same, report favorably
thereon with certain amendments, and
as amended, recommend that the bill
do pass.
The amendments are as follows,
Page l. Strike out lines to 10 an
elusive, and insert in lieu thersof the
following:
Sec. 2. That when used in this act
the term "corporation'' means the
wheat stabilizing corporation organ
lied under the provisions of this act.
Page 5, strike out lines 10 to Is, in
elusive, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Sec. 9. (a) That the guaranteed
price for number ] northern spring
wheat of the crop of 1923 shall be
$1.75 per bushel. The guaranteed
price Of such wheat of the crops of
1924 and 1925 shall be established and
made public by the corporation upon
July /, 1923 and 1924, respectively.
Such price shall be based upon the es-
timated cost of production of the
wheat, including the estimated cost
of transportation to the nearest term
inal, as specified in section s, and in
cluding reasonable profit for the
producer The guaranteed prices for
grades of wheat, other than number ]
northern spring wheat, fixed by the
United States official grain standards
shall be established by the corporation
upon the basis of the guaranteed price
for number ! northern spring wheat,
and shall be made public as soon as
practicable after the passage of this
act, in the case of the wheat of the
crop of 1923, and upon July l, 1923
and 1924, in the case of wheat of the
crops of 1924 and 1925, respectively.
Page 6, strike out lines IS to %,
inclusive, and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
Sec IL. That the corporation shall
hold wheat so purchased by it and dis
pose of such wheat at such prices and
on such terms as it deems best, for the
public welfare. To cover the cost to
the corporation of the handling trans
insurance, storage, and 9th
er charges with respect to the wheat, |
the corporation is authorized to deduct |
5 cents from the guaranteed price for
each bushel of wheat purchased by the |
Page s, strike out lines 3 and 4.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-02-22

1926, the corporation shall as quickly
as is reasonably possible discharge ali
Of its remaining obligations, wlnd up
us business ana affairs, anu hquldatc
ali its remaining property held III pur
suance OF authority exercised by it as
a government agency under this act.
Upon such winding up and liquidation
the corporation shall disolve in ac-
cordance with the laws governing the
dissolution of corporations in the Dis
trict of Columbia SO far as such laws
are applicable, and all assets and
property of the corporation shall be
converted into cash and covered into
the treasury of the United States as
miscellaneous receipts.
Sec. 16 That this act shall take
effect immediately upon its passage.
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"A PERSON BORN ON THIS DAY
is LIABLE TO MAKE SOME
MAN UNHAPPY"

April 2 and give the horoscopes Of
same beginning with March 81.
March 31.-A person that is born on
this day will genally always be born
with no clothes on and their 1st
errand in life is to go out and buy
themself a suit of civilian clothes
Blue serge, Scotch cheviots, or tweed
homespun is the best material for
parties born on this date. 1t is re-
markable fact that no females was
ever born on this date, just men.
A person born on this date should
wait a few yrs and then either shave
themself or get shaved at high class
barber shop at lease every 3 days as
their whiskers is libel to be laugh
able.
The old adage comes in mighty
handy in this horoscope, namely that
if March comes In like a lion II will
go out like a lamb. Truer wd.- was
never spoke in jest. So if the new
born babe comes in roaring like a
lion its parents should try and get
them a membership in the Lambs.
Most people born on this date is
very funny. The 1st wd. they say is
libel to create a sensation amongst
the wits of the present era and before
they get to be 8 yrs. old they will be
q big trial to their other.
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mer-the only language in which We
could converse-if the savages did not
sometimes make him little anxious.
All" he said. shifting his huge
frame and stretching his arms, my
word! Suppose fifty men he come, me
no fright
l believed him. He knew, as every
white man in the New Hebrides
knows, that he might expect short
shrtft once the natives got him in
their power, but he trusted to fate
and took reckless chances.
= =
THE captain of the Pacifque
l. agreed to take US to Vac, al
though it was fifty miles off his
course. We dropped anchor off the
island just at daylight and were
surrounded almost Immediately by
canoes filed with naked savages. The
imposing size of the ship and the i'm
pressive quantity of by baggage
sixty-five trunks, crates and boxes
gave me a great deal of Importance
in their eyes
When my things were all unloaded
we sat on the beach among our boxes
and watched the Pacifique until she
was just a cloud OF smoke on the
horizon, then set about making our
selves comfortable in the little stone
house in which Father Prin had lived
About four hundred savages live in
the three villages of Vac. Their huts
CHI
permit a man TO stand erect-contain
nothing but a few bits of wood to
feed the smoldering fires. Pigs wan
der freely in and out.
Many Of the inhabitants of Vac are
refugees from the big island of Male
kula who were driven off by their
enemies. Soon after our arrival a
powerful savage named Tethlong, one
of the Small Numbers people, arrived
on Vac with twenty of his men. The
natives of Vac received the newcom-
ers as a welcome addition to their
| fighting force, and Tethlong set about
to insure his position among mis- new
neighbors. He invited the entire pop
ulation to a feast, and set his men
to neighboring islands to buy up pigs
and chickens for the occasion. The
devil followed logs,
carved roughly to represent human
faces, which are erected everywhere
| in the New Hebrides to guard against
evil spirits-were consulted to find a
propitious time for the feasting. The
celebration began with much shout
ing and singing and dancing and
beating of tom-toms. 1t lasted for
several days. Before it was over
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other over her body. He felt her
cheeks and her hair and pinched and
prodded her speculatively.
She was pale with fright. 1 would
have shot the savage on the spot,
but knew that such a foolhardy act
would mean instant death to both of
US. I clenched my hands, forced to
my lips what 1 hoped would pass for
an amused grin and stood pat.
x x X e
n TAGAPATE released Osa and
IN grunted an order at the savages
who surrounded US. They disap-
peared into the bush. ordered the
three carriers to pick UP the ap-
paratus and we started for the trail.
We had gone only a few steps when
we were~seized from behind. We had
no chance to struggle.
In the minutes that followed 1
suffered the most terrible mental tor
ture / have ever experienced. l saw
only one slim chance for .us. osa
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ed me with a letter, which had been
left for me at Tanemarou bay by
the commander of the patrol boat
who had been assured by our boys
that we We're in the immediate
vicinity of the beach and were about
to return TO the boat
Dear sir,
Il have been endeavoring 10 find
you with d view to warning you
against carrying out what l under
stand to be your intentions. | am
told that you have decided to pene-
trate into the interior of this island
with a view to coming in contact
with the people known as the Big
Numbers The whole interior of this
Island of Malekula is, and has been
for a considerable time. in q very
disturbed condition, and it has been
necessary in consequence to make
two armed demonstrations in the
Big Numbers country during the
last three years. For these reasons,
on the part of the joint administra
tion of this group, l request that you
will not proceed further with this
idea, and hereby formally warn you
against such persistence, for the con-
sequences of which the administra-
ton cannot hold itself responsible.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) IN. KING,
III. B.. NJ. Resident Commissioner
for the New Hebrides
'In any case I trust you will not
take your wife into the danger zone
with you. M K"
Osa and I were sure that we had had
enough of cannibals to last US for the
rest of our natural lives. But in about
year We found ourselves in Villa, the
commercial center as we'll as the capt.
tai of the New Hebrides, preparing
again to visit the Big Numbers. There
we found good old Father Prin retired
from active duty.
"Big Numbers plenty bad" he warn
ed us in beche-de-mer. And Osa and
replied in the same tongue, Me no
fright
1 bought nearly a thousand dollars
worth of food and trade stuffs in villa
and made arrangements at Espiritu
Santo for three .schooners with big
crews to join me later, at Vac. and ac-
company me on my visit to the tribe of
the Big Numbers. We obtained one of
the schooners. from a young French
man, Paul Mazouyer. a most picturesque
daredevil. A giant in size and strength.
boiling with energy, always singing,
sometimes dancing with his boys, he
did not. understand the meaning of
fear. 1 asked him once in. beche-de-
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and l each carried two revolvers in
our ebreeches pockets; so far, the
savages had not discovered them and
1 hoped there might come some op-
/ portunity 10 use them. Every
| CHASTITY tale l had ever heard came
| crowding into my memory, and as l
! looked at the ring Of black, merciless
faces and saw my wife sagging. half
swooning, in the arms of her can
nibal captors. my heart almost stop
| ped it's beating.
Al this moment miracle happened.
Into the bay far below US steamed
| the Euphrosyne. the British patrol
! boat. 1t came to anchor and a ships $
boat was lowered. The Savages were
| startled. From lip TO lip an English
word was passed. man o. war-man
o war-man o war" With an as
| sumption of satisfaction and conf
dence l tried to make it clear TO
! them that this ship had come to pro-
| tect US. though | knew that at any
| moment it might up anchor and steam
away again Nagapate grunted an
| order, my carriers picked up their
| loads, and we were permitted to start
| down the trail. Once out of sight we
| began to run. The cane-grass cut our
| faces, we slipped on the steep path,
but still we ran.
Halfway down, We came to an open
place from which we could see the
! bay. To our CONSERVATION. the pa
troll boat was putting out to sea! At
once, from hill to hill, sounded the
vibrant roar of the -conch- shell boo
! boos-a message to the savages on
the beach to intercept us. /.
| We hurried forward; soon we found
that we had lost the trail. Darkness
came down, and we struggled through
the jungle. Thorns tore our clothing
and our flesh. We slipped and fell a
hundred times. Every jungle sound
| filled US with terror.
! But at last we reached the beach.
| We stole toward the water, hopeful
! of escaping notice, but the savages
caught sight of US. Fortunately, our
| Vac boys, who had been lying off
| in the whaIeboat. sighted us, too. and
| poled rapidly in to cur assistance.
I We splashed into the surf and the
| boys dragged US into the boat, where
we lay, exhausted.
| x x !:
| TT took us three days 10 get back
i to Vac, but that nightmare story
of storm and terror does not belong
here Suffice it to say that we at
last got back safely and with my film
unframed.
! One of the native boatnen present
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FEATURES

for long time, afraid TO go to bed
and afraid to go out in the open.
After q while a weird chanting and
the beating of tom-toms began IN
the village nearby. The noise kept
US awake all night.
Next morning our house-boy. Ar
rec. who had attended the mission
school at Wilma, came up with his
story of the nights revels. Tho
savages continued to dance and
sing until their meal was ready. Tho
rest of the night was spent In feast
ing. Such orgies as this. Arree said,
were fairly frequent. The natives
often even purchased slain enemies
from the bush savages Of Malekula,
to eat as they would so many pigs.
Two days after this incident Flul
Mazouyer dropped anchor off Vac.
We were glad 70 see him and told
him so in emphatic beche- de-mer.
We promptly put my apparatus
aboard his little schooner. or cutter,
as the craft was called in those
waters, and set sail for the country
of the Big Numbers. A hundred
naked savagcs watched US in silence
from the beach. The two other
schooners had gore on ahead to
meet us in Big Numbers bay, known
locally as Tanemarou. They were
all recruiting schooners, with cx-
perienced crews, armed with regu
lation rifles, as permitted and, in
deed, insisted upon by the govern
neut
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ing matted hair completely encircled
his face; his skin, though glossy and
healthy looking, was creased and
thick, and between his brows were
two extraordinarily deep burrows.
On his fingers were four gold rings
that could have come only from the
hands of his victims.
got out some trade stuff I had
brought with me and presented it to
him. He scarcely glanced at it. He
folded his arms on his breast and
stared at US speculatively. From
among the tall grasses of the clear
ing there peered black and cruel
faces, watching US in silence. There
were easily a hundred savages there.
My only, course was to pretend cool
Indifference, so got out my cameras
and worked, talking to the savages
and to Osa as if 1 were completely
at ease.
! soon saw. however khat We must
get away If we were nas'to be caught
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Vao, where Father Prin, an aged
aside for US one of the three rooms in
his little stone house.
Though he could speak many native
languages, his English was limited to
beche-de de-mer, the pidgin English of
the South seas. In this grotesque
tongue. which consorted strangely
with his venerable appearance, he told
us that we would never trust our
selves among the natives If we had
any real understanding of their
cruelty. He said he was convinced
that cannibalism was practiced even
on Vac, though the natives, for fear
of the British gunboat, were careful
not to be discovered. He cited hair
raising incidents Of poisonings and
mutilations. He told US that he had
done everything he could to eradicate
1he native custom Of burying the aged
alive, and to no end.
But. despite his warning, Osa and I
aaoured a twenty -eight-foot whale
boat that belonged to trader who
made his headquarters on Vac, but
was now absent on recruiting trip,
leaving his store" in charge of his
native wife. With the aid of five Vac
boys, we hoisted small jib and a
mainsaiI, scarcely larger. and were
off.
4 Better you stop along Vao," Father
Prin urged Osa. Bush too bad" But.
Osa was not to be dissuaded. IF you
go. I'm going, too" she said. turning
to me, and that was final.
We landed at a point on the Vac
side of Malekula, where there were a
few saltwater villages, whose in
habitants had learned to respect gun
boats. We picked up three boys to
carve as guides and carriers then
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DESPITE extreme precautions,
- tragedies happen. \ friend OF
Paul Mazouyer's had been killed at
Malula. whittier we were now bound.
There were only few savages on
the beach and one of them promised
to go into the bush to recruit If his
people were given half a case of to-
bdcco. The rccruiter foolishly sent
his covering boat back to the cutter
for the tobacco, and the savages sat
down on the beach to wait. Another
savage came out of the jungle,
walked slowly down the beach with
his hands behind and waded out into
the water until he could get behind
the white man. Then he suddenly
placed the muzzle of a gun against
the white mans back and pulled the
trigger.
y French gunboat vas sent from
Noumea to avenge the murder, and
a month after the tragedy Paul led
an expedition into the lush which
razed a village and killed a number
of savaGeS.
We reached the bay where this
event had taken place on the first
nigkt after our departure from Vac.
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"a PERSON BORN ON THIS
DATE SHOULD WAIT A FEW
YRS. AND THEN GET SHAVED
AS THEIR WHISPERS Is LIBEL
TO BE LAUGHABLE.@

The majority of people born on this
date is libel to be born with arms bare
and should ought to make haste 10
cover up these highly sensitive organs.
X x x y
4 PRIL This is generally known
"A as all fools day and person
born on this day is nessarily Y wit
ted. Most of the people born on this
day is the opp. sex.
A person born on this day is libel
to make some man unhappy. They
should never get their hair bobbed
until of age. They should never try
to look funnier than nature made
them.
They should realize when they grow
up that ash trays is not enough fur
nituTe for home.
April 2,-These people is born mur-
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THRouGH the talented sufferer

THROUGH the talented sufferer
l. who knew beche-de- l learn
ed that the chief of the tribe. Naga-
pate, was 4 short distance away
in the bush. Guided by a small boy,
Osa and plunged, into the dark jun
gle, followed by our three carriers
with nay Photographic apparatus. We
slid and stumbled along a trail made
treacherous by ~miry streams and
Shiny creepers, and up sharp slopes
covered with tough canes. At last
we found ourselves in a clearing
about 5000 feet above the sea.
From where we stood we could see,
like a little dot upon the blue of the
ocean, our whaleboat hanging of
shore. The scene was calm and beau
tiful. The brown green slopes were
silent. except for the sharp metallic
'-cal of birds. 1 turned and saw
standing in the trail four armed saw
ages. with their guns aimed at us.
Lets get out of this" I said to
Osa, but when we attempted to go
down the trailr the savages inter
cepted us with threatening gestures.
Suddenly there burst into view the
most frightful yet finest type of
savage 1 have ever seen. We knew
without being told that this was Ma
'gapate himself, His every gesture
was chiefly.
He was enormously tall and his
powerful muscles rippled under his
skin. :He was very black; his fea
lures were large; his expression
showed strong will and the cunning
and brutal power of a predatory ami
NAL. A fringe of straight outstand-
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Lardner, On Dreams,
Says Don't Sleep"
no the editor: I have been asked
by several stupid readers to
devote a few paragraphs this

wk. to horoscopes and the in
terpretation of dreams.
1t seems like a good many people
aint satisfied with what they are get
ting along these lines in the daily
prints as they figure that the so call
ed experts that is writing in regards
to same has not got the proper back
ground or have not put the proper
amt. of study into the subject whereas
it is a pretty well established fact that
I am a witch along these lines and
practally all have done in the last
) yrs is study these subjects until
have now reached the pit where CIV
ing a horoscope or Interpreting
dream is like rolling on log as far
as | am conserned.
Well it looks like the best way to
dispose Of this subject on this occas-
sion is to pick out the 8 days which
is most appropriate to this occasion
like for inst. March 81, April 1 and
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Seaer for Adventure Tells How Man and Wife Ventured Into ungs
New bdes and Had Thrilling With After
Being Power Chief-Pursud Through
Black Waorsncen Of Life Next Door Man Hunting SavagesVst
Repeated After Arranging
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by darkness. made last show of
assurance by shaking hands in fare
well with Nagapatc. Osa followed
ny example. but. instead of releas-
ing her, the savage chief held her
firmly with one hand and ran the
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seven hundred and twenty pigs had
been slaughtered. AS a result of his
political strategy Tethlong became
the big chief
Though our savage neighbors and
Eot over their curiosity concerning us
about half dozen loafers continued
to appear every morning and beg for
tobacco. They grew checker day by
day. The limit was reached one eve-
ming when Osa was playing the uku-
lele. Several natives wandered over
from the village to listen 1t was
pretty music, and Osa was fattcred
when some of the boys came to talk
to us about it. But it soon developed
that they were demanding tobacco as
compensation for listening!
We found our neighbors far 200
friendly with the unregenerate Male
kula bushmen to be entirely trust
worthy The bush people had no
canoes. But the Vac men would go
after them and bring over fifteen or
twenty of them at a time. We were
sure that the Malekula men came to
participate in savage orgies. for often
the sound of the tom-tom and of
savage chanting drifted through the
jungle from the native villages, and
our little clearing seemed haunted by
shadows that assumed menacing
shapes Finally, there occurred an
incident that changed what had been
merely nervous apprehension to vivid
fear.
WE had been a week on the island.
w The schooners we were awaiting
had not yet arrived. We could ex-
pect them any day, but another week
might pass before we should see them.
1t had been hot and rainy and steamy
and disagreeable ever since our arri-
val, but this night was clear. with a
refreshing breeze. After our timed
dinner, Osa and / went down to the
beach. The moon was full. The
waves lazily washed upon the soft
sand. white in the moonlight, and the
fronds of the palm trees along the
shore whispered and ratified above our
heads. Osa was strumming very
softly on the ukulele. All at once, we
heard the wish-wish Of canoe paddles
coming around a rocky point. We
moved back into the shelter of some
bushes and watched.
Presently ten natives landed on the
beach and drew their canoe up after
them. Soon the men disappeared
down a dark pathway leading to the
village.
For several minutes we did not
move. Then we hurried back to the
house and got our revolvers and sat