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Ingenious Restoration.

TN England there is employed an
= interesting process, called grout-
ing, whereby old buildings are re-
stored. In its original sense grout
means no more than Cruel. In its
building sense 1t is mixture Of sand,
cement and water sufficiently thin to
be poured 1t is not a new thing. for
it was probably used by tho Romans,
and has been employed very much
since their time in engineering work.
The comparatively new thing is the
srouting machine, which enables the
grout to be driven into places where
1t cannot be poured.
1t Is simple machine, consisting
Of two parts, cylinder of compressed
air, the pressure being one hundred
pounds to tho square inch. and a
churn. A flexible hose connects them
and another flexible hose with a noz-
zle leads out Of the churn.
The dust and decayed mortar are
blown out of tho cracks between the
stones with jet of compressed air:
clean water is then blown in to dam
pom the masonry Just enough to make
the cement adhere. Meanwhile the
cement is put into the churn or grout~
ing pan and is beaten up until it is
about tho consistency Of cream. The
OF it must be made care
fully or the cement will grow hard
in the churn and the hose. The wall
being ready, tho nozzle is inserted
into crack, the cracks above and
below it are covered with clay to
prevent tho cement from leaking out,
the compressed air is turned on and,
passing through the grouting pan,
drives the cement deep in between
the stones.
Starting at the base Of the building
and working upward, the grouting
machines will fill the whole OF its
walls with a new cement that reaches
every crack and hole, SO that when
lie has grown hard the building is as
arm as il it were cut out of one
stone. And It does this without
breaking the weather-crumbled sur
face Of its masonry or even rubbing
of the. mosses and lichens that have
grown there.
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escapes from . watery grave. The
little Indian women especially, on
account OF their small stature, were
constantly in trouble, and periodi-
cally carried their loads while they
swan tho deep passages.
had troubles OF my own With .
vengeance, and my bare feet were
horribly cut about on the sharp
rocks Furthermore, I succeeded in
jamming q long hardwood splinter
cruciatingiy painful OF minor pests
tho sand dies were on hand by the
million and settled on every piece Of
exposed nesh-not . dimoult task,
seeing that no ono had any clothes
on except myself. and that was only
. hat
After days Of such dihac1lt travel
ing we speat q quiet night on the
banks OF . torrent called Pomara,
and then struck ont on . moro west
erly oourso up an interminAblo siope
to very high ridge. In q hollow
near the summit was q clearing
freshly planted with yuccas. bananas
and sugar cane. which showed un-
mistakable sisns Of morn intelligent
cultivation than any Indian ever be-
slows on such things. Any doubt that
there might have been in my. mind
was soon dispelled by the sight OF
we'll defined trail leading out OF the
forest on the opposite side which
was certainly not the work OF
savage
Along this open pathway We moved
with case and freedom that con-
trasted strangely With what we had
been accustomed to in tho past For
an hour We fairly ran along tho
smooth surface up to the crest Of the
divide, which was covered with coarse
grass and bracken.
WHAT . wondrcus change it WAS
not q single tree; just open sky
and pure, fresh air! could hardly
contain myself with joy. Upward our
course lay for a short distance, and,
beholdi the scales OF blindness
dropped from my eyes completely and
I could sec once more. Sky, land and
rivers now lay before me like an
open book. No longer was I a worm
crawling blindly through the brush
among the roots OF the underworld,
but a condor on a crag surveying the
tops that stretched away north and
south into the illimitable blue Of 70
motenesR
In front the great peaks OF the
Andean divide jutted up toward the
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NC oCCoDSE udS, "iiic ScotcA
as usual on my log. staring
vacantly at the undulating
waters Of the river with my
thoughts thousands of miles away,
was startled by defiant shouts from
behind. Swinging round in my seat l
saw party of savages emerge, as II
daring me to come on and fight.
So unmistakably hostile was their
attitude that had my small automatic
with its six rounds of ammunition
been available, I would have used it
without hesitation. AS it was, Provi-
dence had relieved me of it during my
march through the forest, and if /
was to save myself now 1t would only
be by the exercise of friendly tactics.
There Vas no chance of the Indians
springing surprise attack, since I
was out of range of their weapons and
tho gravel bar afforded them no cover
1t would be case of fighting out in
the open or not at all. This was de-
cidedly in my favor. as every move I
made would be clearly seen and less
liable to mininterpretation in conse-
Guence.
To have advanced toward this ex-
cited pack of savages, even with
friendly intent, would have been con-
strued as q form of attack; to have
run away, like an enemy trying to
seek cover, would have been just as
bad. Hence there was nothing else
to do but to sit absolutely still.
Have you ever come across a rab-
bit, when out shooting, crouching in
the grass at your feet and refusing to
bolt. You try to make it run for its
life and give it a so-called sporting
chance-and if it does. what happens?
Unless you are q very bad shot it goes
10 swell the number of the slain. II
that same rabbit had remained
passive, as they often do, you would
probably have caught it alive, put it
in your pocket and taken it home for
the children to play with.
Human motives are the same all
tho world over-so, like the rabbit,
] refused to run. Just to show them
that was alive and not up to any
tricks I pointed alternately to my
stomach and my mouth, then hung
my head dejectedly-in plain English,
l was tired and hungry.
The Indians stopped their hullaba-
loo, came little nearer, and then re-
tired to the forest to think matters
over. They had never seen an animal
act like that before. and were not
Evening star., 1924-02-24
Il SAW A PARTY OF SAVACES
EMERGE AS IF DARING ME-
TO CONE AND FIGHT"

were very sad, like myself, because
did not come home. 1t was a mental
picture OF my domestic affairs which
was well within their comprehen-
sion, and In two days time pink
shadows Of hope once more loomed
up on my otherwise gray horizon.
1t was my stanch friend, Tehi,
who made the first overtures to ac-
company me to the Chinchipe, where
the mythical wives and children were
pining. His father was talking of a
hunting trip to the Chinchipe river.
far away to where the great forest
came to an end and where the rocks
were SO sharp that they cut the feet
numerically. I might come along
with them il we could find "a third
man for the bundles.
So spake Tehi, and to say that
was thrilled with excitement would
poorly express my feelings. Yet out
wardly I remained impassive, and
grunted in Aguaruna style, as if it
were immateriaI to me what did,
This was to be my one great chance
Of getting away. I would stake
everything / had on it and would not
conceal anything from view. I even
displayed a suit of pajamas. some
old flannel trousers and a soft shirt
or two. My wish to trade for the
services Of one man to go on the ex-
pedition with me bore no fruit what
soever. Not a single member Of the
household came up to the scratch.
X y !: X
TEHI. true to his word, was back
again in the afternoon with his
spected my wares. The sdit of paja-
mas seemed to strike their fancy
more than anything else, but, seeing
that 1 could not give it to both Of
them. with tho wisdom Of Solomon,
presented the top half to father and
the lower half to son, an action which
met with unstinted approval from
both.
Ny last twenty-four hours Of cap
tivity were about as trying as any
ever experienced during my entire so
journ with the Aguarunas. All the
morning I waited for signs of the
third man, as promised, but he never
turned up. In desperation l went OF
to Tehfs house in the afternoon to
make inquiries, only to find that
worthy sound alseep on his rack and
not worrying himself in the least
about the matter. After much per-
suasion I got him to go with me to
couple of other houses, but we
drew a blank at each. No one
wanted to undertake such q, long
trip.
At length Techis familiar form ap-
peared out Of the evening shadows,
closely followed by another Indian
whom I had never seen before. He
was a large fellow, heavily built and
rejoiced in the name Of Wahu-Yata-
He examined one of my bundles,
lifted 1t up carefully, as If to gauge
its weight, and then expressed him
self as willing to go with me. I soon
had his promise in return for a
ragged khaki shirt, along with other
Evening star., 1924-02-24

size to distinguish the final dried-up
diminutive from the original. To
give them a nice finished look they
are smoked black. polished, and fire.
Quently painted with red dye.
With this gruesome token hanging
round his neck the victor feels pretty
certain that his enemy is dead, but
before putting the finishing touches
to the trophy there is one very i'm
portant ceremony. which il neglected
might lead to trouble: the conqueror
places the head In front Of him and
curses II from one end of the alphabet
to the other. but he does not want
any back-chat from the spirit of the
departed, so he takes the precaution
Of sewing the lips up tightly with
long threads of fibre, which are left
dangling down a foot or more and
ornamented with feathers.
The dead man is now out of harms
way, for there is his head, and with
the lips permanently sealed his spirit
has nothing moro to say.
In the course Of time, when felt
was mine, I once more broached the
subject Of my journey, spreading out
a few Of my trinkets and proclaim
ing my desire to get three Indians
to 20 with me to the Chinchipe river.
In vain I waited for offers-not q
soul came forward: I increased the
price to almost everything I pos
sessed. but still they remained
apathetic to my appeal. A day or two
later tried again, with no better
results, SO that sat down, after
hercuIean efforts, completely baffled
and mystined by their reluctance to
assist me.
There was no question about our
being on friendly. terms-every one
smiled and laughed at my efforts to
induce them to join in trip, yet 1t
was painfully evident that no help
was forthcoming.
I pondered over the situation for
some time in every detail, until it be-
ran to dawn on me that the refusal
for the moment, at any rate-was
prompted only by overfriendly mo-
tives: in my efforts to win their re-
gard had surpassed my expectations,
and now they did not want to lose me-
This was all very well, but I saw
how impossible 1t was to remain.
my anxiety to get away
was becoming an obsession, and the
unreality Of the life led was getting
on my nerves. Imagine sleeping every
night on the floor of small hut
housing forty-eisht naked savages,
eating with my fingers, like an ami
mai, washing with sand, talking in
grunts, or else waving my arms about
Evening star., 1924-02-24

Abandoned by his Ilalf-caste In
dian guide and boatman to die in
the wilderness. the author. armed
with a penknife, had endured nine
days and nights without food. He
had also experienced the nameless
horrors of jungle solitude. There,
in addition to the almost palpable
presence of the formless and I'M
seen, one night a big jaguar had
moved out of the density and
walked across his PROSTATE body.
Mr.. Dyott. when lost in the
forest, was on his return from an
expedition to Iquitos. examining
the region as to possible aero
plane routes for DR.. 4. b. Leguia,
now President of Peru.
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Il INCREASED THE PRICE TO
ALMOST EVERYTHING / POS
SESSED."

sundries Of little Importance, and so
tho bargain was finally sealed
In tho morning our departure
caused no excitement Neither was
it attended by any demonstration
whatsoever. An extra amount of
chatter took place, which increased
in volume up to the last moment,
whom every one stopped simultane-
ously and with the usual "Pumata,' -
spoken in subdued tones, the party
moved or into the forest. Tehi
Iwanch. Wahu- -Yata, two women and
q small boy made up our number. ]
fell into line with tho rest Of them,
and in true Indian file We settled
down TO the long march ahead OF rs.
Repeatedly ~ Aad tho narrowest
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
STATE FAIR PREMIUM
LISTS READY FOR PUBLIC

PHOENIX, Oct 9.-With the an
nouncement from the state fair COM
mission that the premium list for the
twentieth annual Arizona state fair is
off the press, big demand has been
created for this publication which car
ries a listing Of the prizes offered in
all Of the IA departments which will
go to make up this years splendid
exposition.
All persons intending to exhibit at
the fair this year are advised to Sc
cure one of these booklets at once.
They may be obtained without any
charge upon written application to
Joseph p. Dillon, secretary Of the
state fair commission, Phoenix.
The splendid attractions offered at
the fair this year, coupled with the
general prosperity of the state, fore
cast a large attendance, and this will
be augmented by the fact that the
railroads have granted special rate
of fare and a third for the round
trip, good for 80 days, beginning No
yember 8. The dates Of the fair are
November 1915, inclusive.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

to govern, and protect its industries
and its people, and not drive them out
Of business by unfair competition.
The Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals;
the U. S. shipbuilding efforts, are hor-
rible examples of extravaganza and
waste in government construction,
with political inspectors and political
bosses. Who pays the bills? You!
Bosses who never earned dollar in
their lives would order things, and
write out acquisitions (the government
pays the bills) for the most extrava-
CANT nonsense. They would throw to
scrap whole carload of good tools
to give an order for some other kind
because they got rakeoff on the or
der. | know it. | stopped many an
order Of the kind myself You'd have
had a bigger war debt today if this
had not been done, and some machin-
cry dealers would have had bigger
bank accounts from their war profits.
| don't care much who builds the
Boulder dam, but let's kill this poll
teal "dog in the nanger" and let some
one build it who can stop that water
running to waste. We can't use the
water next year that runs to the Pa
cific this year. In the name Of hui
manity let us get the benefit OF the
water and power that's running to
waste now. The politicians can con-
demn it 20 years hence, if they get
through making speeches by them,
and Well have had 20 years benefit
of the water to keep us alive while we
endure those speechmakers.-Le
Ballet, in the Tonopah (Nevada)
Daily Bonanza.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
MANY REPUBLICANS FAIL
TO CAST THEIR BALLOT

PHOENIX, Oct. 9.-Republican
campaign managers here today sent
out a general warning to all county
chairmen and precinct committeeman
that the success of the republican CAM
paign November lay in getting all
eligible citizens registered and to the
polls,
State Chairman Hi CorbeH, of THE
republican committee, pointed out the
fact that in one county the republicans
got out only AZ per cent of their. reg
istered strength, as against sc per
cent on the part of the democrats, and
that the average in all counties was
55. per cent of the registered repub-
lican vote as compared to i per cent
for the democrats. 80 tT =,
The total primary registration was
28,28T republicans and 60,659 demo-
Gratis, with 2121 registered non-parti-
san Of the republicans registered,
16,4S1 were men and 1896 women,
while the democrats had registered
3G,781 men and 1880 women. The
republicans cast total of 1864 votes
in the primaries, and the democrats
Al ,525, or 81 per cent Of registration
for the republicans and 68 per cent of
registration for the democrats.
In Santa Cruz county the republic
cans polled but AZ per cent of their
Registered strength, whereas the denlo-
Gratis polled Sc per cent of their reg
istration. In every county in theestate
with the exception of Navajo; the
democrats polled a greater percentage
of their registration than did the re-
publicans.
The percentage Of registered Yates
noIlad hx7 countiec foIlo4Uc.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
HUNT RETURNS
TO DUTY AGAIN

Gov. George w. P. Hunt returned
to his executive offices at the state
capitol Tuesday and remained there an
hour for the first time since he was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital for an
operation for appendicitis more than
two weeks ago after having been sud-
denly stricken.
The governor conferred with his
secretary. H. S. McCluskey, during his
stay at the capitol and dictated num-
ber Of letters.
He probably viii visit the office
daily until he can again fully assume
personal direction of the duties of the
it was stated.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

Professor Muracka, a japanese sci
enlist, has reported some curious re-
suits obtained by him during the SUM
mer while experimenting with the lighs
of glowworms. He operated with 300
glowworms at Kyoto, and he says that
the light which they emitted. when I'll
tered through cardboard or copper
plates, showed the properties Of x
rays. or Becquerels ffuorescence rays.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
GIVES OUT LETTER OF MRS.
COOLIDGE ON SONS DEATH

A letter Mrs. Calvin Coolidge wrote
to Mrs. Oliver Ronald Ingersoll OF
Brooklyn III response to a message of
sympathy at the time of the death of
Calvin Coolidge, Jr., was made public
by Mrs. Ingersoi.
In giving the letter to the Associat-
ed Press, Mrs. Ingersoll said she be-
lieved she ezwas filling Mrs. Coolidge's
desire to send a personal message of
appreciation to each of the thousands
of persons who sent their condolences
to the White House-a task made
physically impossible by the number
of letters.
Mrs. Coolidge expressed regret that
she could not answer every letter,
adding:
"The little cards seem so cold in
response to such warm expressions Of
sympathy"
Her letter to Mrs. Ingersoll, written
from the White House on August IL,
follows:
"Thank you for your very kind let
ter of sympathy. 1t is one of the
comparatively few letters laid aside
from the many thousands for me to
read and, somehow, wanted to thank
you myself. 1t is a great regret to
me that | cannot answer every letter,
the little cards seem so cold in re-
sponse to such warm expressions of
sympathy. But that is a physical
impossibility-I cannot even read
them all, so I satisfy-or try to-
myself with writing very sincere
appreciation to a few, hoping in some
miraculous way that it will spread
and make itself felt wherever a kind
ly thought has been sent out to me.
"Do hymns ever sing themselves
over and over to you? This is the
one which has come to me most often
since Calvin went home Rather, it
it is a part of the last verse of a
hymn:
"'I know not where his islands lift
Their fronded palms in air,
only know | cannot drift
Beyond his love and care
Sincerely yours,
"GRACE COOLIDGE"
Would Try 1t Out.
Possession of a big fur coat makes
a man almost hope for at least one
4
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
SOCIAL SERVICE MEETING

The Social Service circle will meet
with Mrs. T. E. Pollock on next Tues
day at o'clock p. IN. This is the first
meeting of the year at which election
of officers will be held for the ensu-
ing year and business transacted over
the past period Of service.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

American and Partisan authorities
on hirsute adornment are launching a
propaganda campaign which it is
claimed sounds the death knell of the
bobbed hair fad. Just how the bobbed
ones are going to instantaneously re-
vert back to "woman's crowning
glory" is not explained by the fixers
Of fashions.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

University of Arizona's football
squad will clash with University of
Southern California eleven at Los
Angeles coliseum Saturday afternoon.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
: %##**##A~#*%@@4~#
|. NATIONAL HAPPENINGS
! BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
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Tabulation of 1,451 ,591 votes re-
tional presidential straw vote gives
Coolidge 808,340; LaFollette 351, ,178;
Davis 275,674. Arizona's vote gives
Coolidge 1858; Davis 1889; LaFollette
1916. In New Mexico the vote thus far
cast gives Coolidge 1863; LaFollette
955, and Davis 954. California gives.
Coolidge 68,049; LaFollette 58,378, and
Davis 910O.
Shenandoah, United States giant
naval dirigible balloon, sailed from
Lakehurst, N. j., at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning and is due to arrive in
San Diego some time today, flying
over Tucson and Yuma, enroute from
El Paso to the southern California
naval station. Proceeding from San
Diego, the giant airship will sail over
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Port
land for Seattle, Wash. From Seattle
the Shenandoah will later sail again
for the Atlantic seaboard.
Employment and general industrial
conditions throughout the United
1tctbC0 tSl Z GAAttcNl4N 1i1lB%ONl1tS1 e@NH
cording to reports filed with the cabi-
net in the national capitol this week
by Secretary Of Labor Davis and Post
master General New. The latter also
reported an increase Of 10sper cent in
postal receipts during the past month.
General rains over California, Ore
gon and Washington during the past
few days have practically ended the
disastrous forest fires, which during
the summer months did damage ag
gregating many millions Of dollars as
well as taking toll of many lives.
Niagara Falls IN. W bandits re-
lieved a party of crap shooters in that
city of $4,000 in cash and gems.
By order of Obregon, Mexico's re-
tiring president, the international
boundary gates will be closed between
Juarez and Ell Paso every night at z
o'clock hereafter, and all visiting
gamblers and other concession patrons
will be deported. Women crossing
from the American side, even during
the day, are now compelled to show
marriage licenses.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

Presidential campaigns in Cuba are
resuming their pre-Spanish-American
war status, according to cablegrams to
Washington. Seven rioters were killed
and so injured in one fray in the
southern republic recently.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

TABLE BOARDERS WANTED
$3.50 per week. Mrs. Boone, 20 E.
Cherry. Phone 325-J. 10-3-2tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

ROOMS FOR RENT. MODERN.
home Rates reasonable. 126 w. Cot
tag'e st. 9-26-3tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

ROOM AND BOARD-MRS. IDA
Plunkett, 300 Leroux St., Telephone.
1O-2-2tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
classified ADVERTISEMENTS /
Direct and Economical Medium for Buyer
and Seller Use This Column - It Pays.

FOR RENT-NICE CLEAN ROOMS.
Is f. Cherry, Presbyterian manse.
Phone 378. 9-26-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

FOR SALE S-YEAR-OLD ARA
bian pinto saddle mare, weight 1240.
Gentle and we'll broke. Inquire by
letter to DR.. R. N. Ashley, Flag
staff. 9-26-3t
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

WANTED TO RENT-A LARGE
house suitable for roomers and
boarders. Mrs. d. D. Boone, 20 E.
Cherry. Phone 326-J. 10-3-2tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

WANTED-FIVE ROOM HOUSE
central. Furnished or unfurnished.
Will take years lease. Answer care
The Sun. 9-12-tf
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

FOR sALE-7 LOTS ON DALE AND
Humphrey streets, at their assessed
valuation, S2150. Address P. NJ. Fal-
der, 1916 First St., San Diego,
Calf. 10-1-4t
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

FOR RENT-FURNTSHED ROOMS,
modern conveniences, good location,
furnace heated; phone 340-W, or
call 116 E. Cherry. 8-29-tf.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

BABY CHIX-BARRED ROCKS, R.
T. Reds, Black Minorcas, Golden
Buff and White Leghorns, every
week. Enoch Crews, Seabright,
Calf. 10-3-2tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

WANTED-EMPLOYMENT AS A
housekeeper, cook or waitress, or
chambermaid; or would care for in
valid. Mrs. Birdie FARRELL, 20 E.
Cherry ST., Phone 26-J. 10-9-2tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

MRS. MILAN IS SERVING REAL
home cooked meals at 20 E. Birch.
Opposite Babbitt's garage. Come in
ard try them 9-f0-4tpd
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

HICKS ROOMS ARE LARGE AND
comfortable, we'll ventilated, reas-
.opable rates by day, week or month.
Manager, Mrs. P. L. Zion. If
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

WOOD-YOU HAVE TRIED OUR
wood and our guarantee of salts
faction. We will continue to sell a
truck load for $3 Richardson Wood
Yard-Call McWilliams' Store.
10-3-2tpd