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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-07
WHO is TO BLAME

IT HE Mankato Free Press, in a recent issue,
published revealing report Of the sixty
nine cases in bankruptcy closed during
the year by H. w. Roberts, referee. The three
last paragraphs of this published report given
here
1.-THE total liabilities amounted to
$1,S95, 184.13 and the assets $32,2S3.12.
"Most of the bankrupts were far
r1ers, thirty-three tiers of the soil be-
ing listed while sixteen were wage-earn-
ers ten were merchants and ten came I'M
der other classes, such as housewives
and statesmen.
Among the bankrupts having the
greatest obligations were John F. Halo
ran, liveryman of Luverne, whose list
ed liabilities totalled about $1s70Oo Two
farmers also had outstandingly large
liabilities, one from Pipestone and the
other from Worthngton. The P.pestone
farmer was Edward G. Schaffer, who
had listed obligations totalling about
$113,0OO. William N. Shanks of Worth
ington had liabilities amounting to about
$1O6 OOO."
1t is almost impossible to imagine that
man operating livery stable in a town the siz'
of Luverne would be given credit until he hat
piled up $4,000 worth Of debts that he had M
possible chance of paying. 1t is also rather hare
to see how two farmers could obtain credit t.
the amount of $4,000 and 100000 respectively
without the people extending this credit maxim.
careful Investigations to see what were tn
chances of payment The most of the fault lies
of course, with the man who will permit himsel
to pile debt upon debt until the tower become
so high that it topples over and brushes him
But it would seem that there is also some res
possibility upon the shoulders of the creditors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

tons Numbered away in opposite di
rections. / was glad to see them go.
and if ever Il friend of mine fires at
Il buffalo herd again while I am with
him he viii not be friend of mine
any longer.
our camp is full of small stock
already Our boys sprinted after a
baboon troop aud captured three
young ones. We have some cages of
birds, a mongoose- like animal. that l
have never seen before, and the young
gnu.
I'VE broke camp and started back
along the lake and, just as we
We're coming in. the game herds ran
afternoon the herd of Wildebeests had
augmented TO more than zoo and they
were rather tired. We walked stead
lily along. but they had been in front
or Us all day, running backward and
forward and doing a lot of prancing
around.
I'VE chased them and they became
demoralized. getting into the water,
this time deeper than before. A
short gallop there tired out the young
sters We dashed in close and the
herd passed us. There was all sorts
of confusion and splashing in the
water. and when it had quieted a bit
saw six groups of our natives. each
with Il calf. unnurt. One got away,
r3rt with the one we had before we
now have an even haf-dozen gnu
calves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
ONE OF THE RAREsT OF ANIMALS.

OF all the animals the giraffe
largely because the children of Wash
ington were so anxious to have one
Of the jungle daddy-lOng1egs as d
permanent pet. AS q matter of fact,
1t was more to satisfy that yearning
than any other single factor that Mr..
Chrysler contributed the $4,000 with
which to pay the expenses of the trip.
There are, however, some animals in
the collection which are far more
valuable than the giraffe.
Outstanding among these is the
pangolin. When DR.. Mann set sail,
he set his heart at the same time upon
capturing at least one ~pangolin No
zoo anywhere in the world ever before
boosted one of these queer creatures.
A pangolin is something like a giant
armadillo. The name is derived from
the Malayan word ''pengolin," which
indicates a creatures ability to roll
itself UP. That is just what pango-
lin does when an enemy approaches
rolls itself up-and ii is seldom
hurt, as a result.
The pangolin is one of the few re.
naming examples of dinosaur species.
1t is directly descended from one of
the armored saures, being consider.
ably smaller. OF course, than it's ante.
diluvian ancestors. From the crown
OF its head to the tip of it's tail it was
covered with leaflike overlappine
scales. Its claws are developed to
enormous size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

I'VE made hammocks of burlap bags
and poles. with holes out in the bur
lap to put the calves feet through,
and got them here. where we have
just made camp. Now they are teth-
cred to trees and all but the youngest
are contentedly munching grass. To
collect a fine little herd of good ante
lopes in an hour, without hurting an
adult. or getting any boys wounded,
is for US an event.
X *
81 IFE in camp Is interesting, AS
soon as we stop marching our
cook starts a fire and dinner, using
a piece of corrugated iron as a stove.
We shoot a bit of game each day.
so far we have eaten wart hog, bush
buck, reed buck, gnu. Egyptian goose.
spurwinged goose, ducks, guinea fowl
and francolin. Our natives who do
not join in the hunting unload the
packs, each man carrying so pounds
on his head. Our tents go up, and
in an hour we are having dinner.
Mosquitoes are only moderately
abundant. Flies are especially bad
about native villages. and in some
belts we have fed hosts OF tsetse flies.
While these do not carry sleeping
sickness here as they do in Uganda,
they are, nevertheless, nasty biters
and most persistent.
Our boys live on posho. which is
ground native corn or rice Each
gets 2 pounds a day and in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

evening they line UP and come one by
one to get the allowance. each hold
ing out a part of the rag he wears
as cup to hold it. When we get
game they divide it with much gusto.
There is no limit to the amount of
meat that native can absorb.
AT night they scatter in small
groups and build fires, around which
they sleep. The other night a lion
coughed near us, and you should have
seen. them coming into the camp near
the bigger fires.
1--WE took a short cut back to
Cmbugwe Never take short cut
In Africa. For miles we waded in
swamp water up TO our knees and
in elephant grass so high that we
could see only the back of the man
in front. Then we got out on a plain
where the ground was hard and
bumpy and this made our feet sore.
But we are safe in camp again now"
That letter was written just as the
expedition was getting started. Since
then many others, more thrilling and
each telling of new, remarkable cap
lures, have been received by the Off
Gals of the Smithsonian Institution.
so that by now they have a moder-
ately complete idea of the kind of col
have succeeded in completing, Until
the crates are unloaded at the Zoo.
however, no one but the members of
the expedition will know all of the
species that have been obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

The natives of Tanganyika territory
are superstitiOus about the pangoln,
and they do not care to have many Of
them removed. Each of the native
tribesmen always wears at least one
pangolin scale around his neck. con
tldently believing that so long as that
scale is in place he Is immune to at.
tacks from lions. This superstition
developed, probably, from the fact
that once the pangOlin wraps itself
up In its armor. a lion may claw and
tear to it's hearts content without
the slightest danger of it's breaking
through and injuring the beast inside.
When the expedition started forth
it sought animals touching the two
extremes in size. 1t sets it's heart upon
getting creatures ranging from the
size and ferociousness of lions and rhi-
noceroses je.Tn to the diminutiveness
and docil.ty Of the :ygmy mousa.
which is no larger than a bumole BE-:
In bulk. and the tiny coney or hyraX.
which Is smaller than a rabbit and.
believe 1t or not, the nearest of kin To
the elephant.
Another species that has never been
exhibited in the Washington Zoo and
which will now be well represented, Is
the zebra. DR. Mann has succeeded
In bagging "A regular herd of these
muielike animals. Still other animals
which the Smithsonian Institution
officials believe are included In the
collection are the rare sable antelope.
u Continued on Sixth Pagsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

sonally acquainted with the native
chiefs there: Stephen Haweis. natu-
ralist. author and artist, and Charles
Charlton. Pathe motion picture man.
\ few scientists were permitted to
join the expedition abroad.
DARE,S- SALAAM, little port on
the east African coast, was the
first objective of the expedition, Il
journey of 81 days through insuffer
ably hot climates from London. Ar
irving there early in May, the mem
berS of the party rode as far inland
as a single-track railroad would carry
them. and then hiked the remaining
distance on foot until they were 400
miles in the jungle country--a half
dozen white men. surrounded by
countless numbers of barharouS ma
tives and ferocious wild beasts.
Accompanying The hunters. whose
mission was not to shoot the animals
they found. but TO capture them alive.
make friends with them and bring
them back TO Washington in good,
healthy condition. Mas a "Safari' OF
$50 natives. British colonial law
stipuiates that each native in the ga.
fari he provided with one hat one
shirt and one pair of trousers. This
provision was faithfully carried out
and. in addition. the expedition car
Red a trunkful of trinkets of no value
g white man. but priceless in the
eyes Of the poor native.
The story of DR.. Mann's start into
the real brush is best told in his first
official letter back to eile Smithsonian
institution. which follows. in part
After securing a number of VAN
buru men and having obtained por-
tiers FROM the Sultan at Cmbugwo.
we headed for Lake Manyara tabout
100 miles north of Dodema) \ file
Of So men took our equipment At
first we followed elephant paths
through high grass and swampy land.
and then into open. dry mimosa scrub.
and finally onto the broad fiat near
the shore of the lake. Things began
TO happen immediately.
We saw a small herd Of Eiraffes
just as we left the forest. and on the
fat there was a mixed herd of gnus
and zebras, some 200 strong. AS we
walked along The shore OF the lake
we kept driving the herds along
ahead of US. until I do not know how
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many there were in all Two days
of easy going brought us to camp
here, by the side Of a stream that.
directly behind us, tumbles in cas-
cades for about 700 feet down the
mountain.
(The camp DIR. Mann referred to
was located due west of Mombasa, in
the kenya Colony, and north Of
Dodoma.)
Our natives consist of a head man
from Uganda, a cook from Rhodesia,
a camera assistant from Zanzibar and
the two tribes, Umbugwo and Wam-
buru. The latter are a fine lot
The other day, while stalking a
gnu. I saw a fine male lion stalking
a herd of impalla that paid not the
slightest attention to him, evidently
knowing that they We're more swift
than he and therefore not in any dan
ger. They ran from us. however, and
attracted the attention of Mr.. Lion
who walked slowly back into the
bush
CON our return from this jaunt
~ the herd of wild beasts, or
gnus. kept in front Of us, three bulls
staying behind and shaking their
heads and tails at us. Finally they
rounded a bend of the shore, and
when we got near camp we saw the
lot in the woods, half mile distant
inland.
THE lake here extends almost to
the foot Of the hills. Several Of us
Crouched in the bush and one crawled
through the bush back of the herd
and started them up. They galloped
along the shore of the lake until they
with the loudest yells possible The
herd scattered; some shot into the
bush, some passed us and others
turned back and went along the lake
But 80 or so took to the water. There
was "A young one with them and we
went after it. running it into reed
bed where we finally got a rope over
its neck. 1t nearly got one of our
boys. but we rugged carrying case
from d gunny sack and two poles and
got it into camp.
81; is just about months old, fine
and husky ana feeding we'll. and
there is a splendid chance of getting
ii home. 1t Is II a little corral 20
feet from where l now sit. calmly
eating grass. II Was a beautiful drive
nobody hurt and everybody tired. even
lhe herd Of s2.uS.
Tn the WY back III the morning
We were following a herd of congeni
on the shore when we heard some
snorts and one Of our boys reported
a buffalo There was Il herd of 200.
The books tell YOU not to fire into
a herd like that but George did,
trying to bring down a COW with a
calf l saw big splash of mud and
then George yelled:
Look out they're coming.
Il did not see exactly where to
look out. but ! followed him. break
ing all known records for a hundred,
yard dash through mud shoe deep, ab
with the handicap of having TO knocha
down bushes as / went. The herd
parted in the middle and the two Sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
A MELANCHOLY LOOKING MARAeoU

Expedition, Which Has Been Spon-
sored by Smithsonian Institution and
Walter p. Chrysler, Succeeded in It's
Enterprise in African Wilds Beyond
Observation-Disclosures of the Search
for Valuable Species Are Told by Leader.
Adventure and Thrills of Big Game
Hunting Brough hit Home Wildly to
Washingtonians, for Whose Benefit, as
Well as for the Advancement of Science,
the Big Collection Has Been Made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
RY HAROLD X. PHILIPS.

LOWING it's way through
seemingly endless miles OF
troubled ocean. a modern ark
L is bringing back To Washing
Ton possibly the greatest col
lection of wild animals ever consigned
10 any one zoo.
It is the triumphant return of the
Smithsonian thrysler expedition,
which journeyed to darkest Africa last
March for The purpose of bagging
rare specimens of animal life. which
would make the National Geological
park here the finest 200 beyond all
question.
Not only did the expedition realize
IT'S highest ambition by capturing
alive fine Young giraffe. but 1t Is
bringing home, also, several huhureo
other species from the animal king
dom. some of which have never before
been seen out OF their Wild state. ana
several creatures which not even the
experienced mamma logiSts OF the eN-
podrion have vet been able 10 CLASSIFY
The collection. the Smithsonian In
stitution. which sponsored the eNpedl-
tiuu together with Walter +. nrysier.
The automobile manufacturer. has
been advised. runs the usual gamut OF
commonly known wild game from
creatures aS a pangolin, which traces
It's ancestry hack to the dinosaur. and
species OF monkeys. birds and reptiles
which have never before been seen IN
geological collection in the United
States. at least.
Headed 10y Or. William NJ. Mann.
the newly appointed director OF the
National Geological Park here. and a
wild game hunter of international re-
pute, the expedition headed direct for
the Wild Tanganyika territory. on the
cast coast of Africa. There. il was de-
termined, the expedition would make
its base Only handful Of men was
selected to accompany DIR. Mann. each
being a specialist in some particular
branch of science interested in such
Journey.
In this group are. Dr. Mann. who
already has contributed many animals
10 the local Zoo. Albert j. LeNeredge
Of the Museum OF Comparative Zoo
Icgv of Harvard University. who was
formerly assistant game warden of
the Tanganyika territory and was per-
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: Co.,: Is: ;: g.: 4: !;
ION nnSSihlN the greatest col.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
$4,000 RADIO
HOMES ARE
UNDER WAY

More than $4,000 worth OF homes
are now under construction or have
been completed by John 7. Wilson Jr.,
on Furr Drive in North WoOdlawn
Terrace.
During the past few days two of
the homes were sold before compile
ton: one to D. Z. Proper of the
Uvalde Rock Asphalt company, and
one to j. W. Francis, who handles
contractors equipment, each for a
consideration of $500. These are
of the Radio" type homes.
Mr.. Wilson has three homes under
construction, one a frame, one
brick and the other a stone-tile stuccO,
at prices from $500 to $4,000.
He started a home Thursday for
Harry Sample, with the Marland Oil
company, in the second block on FUR
Drive. 1t will be a home in the $4,000
class.
Il am more than pleased with my
building operations in North Wood
lawn Terrace" says Mr.. Wilson, "and
have purchased additional lots in an
ticipation of a more active continu-
ance of our present building boom.
incidentally, l am receiving a large
number of inquiries from other cities
regarding my Radio homes. The
feature is copyrighted by myself and
involves the installation Of eight tube
sets in the homes with special wiring
to other rooms in the house, The pub
lie is invited to inspect any Of my
homes"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
BENNETT OPENS NEW
DWELLING ON WEST
MISTLETOE SUNDAY

Another beautiful Sam Bennett
home will be open foF public inspcc-
ton Sunday. 1t is located at 14l1
West Mistlctoc avenue in WOodlawn
Place and has been attractively fur
nished by the Eagle Furniture Com
pany.
The house has six rooms and has
many new features which will prove
greatly interesting to home lovers,
Mr.. Bennett says. The Sam G. Ben
nett Company, home builders, have
just completed seven new dwellings on
Mistletoe and the one open for in
spection is among this group.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
WINTERS-BUECHE
NEW SAN ANTONIO
REAL ESTATE FIRM

Howard Winters, who has been en-
gagged in the real estate business with
offices in the Gunter building for the
last few years, announced during the
past week, the forming OF a partner
ship with Walter Bueche, the new
firm to be known as Winters and
Bueche, with offices in the Gunter
building.
Mr.. Bueche has been engaged in the
insurance business in San Antonio for
a number of years and is well known
in business circles. The new firm
will handle city property, farms and
ranches, and it is their intention TO
install a general insurance department
In q few months.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
INTERESTING MEET.

CONTINUED On Page %
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
J. B. GREGORY MAKES
LARGE S. A. DEALS

]. Il. Gregory, former partner of
Gregory & Gregory, developers Of Blue
Bonnet Hills, is now in business for
himself. Mr.. Gregory is now located
at 204 Calcasieu building. He has
been very successful since he opened
his new office.
His first deal was a $3000Gpiece
Of property at the corner of Third AMI
Taylor streets. Next. a $1G.O00-piece
Of property on Broadway. Also three
pieces Of property on Josephine
street ranging from $4,000 to S25 5000,
including the Schober Brewery. Also
a large and attractive corner on Jones
avenue and several other small pieces
of property.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
REM0DEL|NG
WILL COST
$4,000
Commerce Street Structure
to Be Made Fine Span
ish Playhouse.

The National theater, corner West
Commerce and Santa Rosa streets,
will be remodeled at cost Of ap-
proximately $4,000 into a fine Span
ish playhouse and will entertain the
leading vaudeville companies and ar
fists out of Mexico City.
This announcement was made fol-
lowing the closing Of a contract of
sale by the JoSkc Estate to G. A. and
Sam Lucchese.
The Luccheses arc paying SIP, 500
for the property.
START JUNE 1.
Mr.. Lucchese announces that work
on remodeling the building will be
started June 1. II is planned to en-
large the seating capacity to 1900,
redecorate the entire interior and in
stall new fixtures and equipment and
generally beautify and improve the
structure.
The property being purchased In
cludes a two-story building in which
is included theater with several hun
dred seats on two floors, two stores
on the ground floor of the Commerce
street front of the building, basement
and offices on the second floor. The
structure covers a space 64x1R feet.
FINE THEATER.
q. A. Lucchese stated that he and
Sam Lucchese, the latter a pioneer
boot manufacturer Of San Antonio,
had been occupying the property dur
ing the last eight and one-half years
and that they are buying it shortly
before the expiration of a ten-year
lease.
eve are arranging to give San An
tonic a fine, up-to-date Spanish thea
ter" Mr.. Lucchese said, "and will
spare no expense in preparing a play
house where leading artists of Mex
leo will be glad to perform. Leading
companies of Mexico City will visit
San Antonio and play at the new
National theater in the near future.
We are equipping the structure with
facilities for motion pictures as well
as regular vaudeville. performances"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
EZZELL LOW BIDDER
ON NEW APARTMENT

Bids have been opened for the new
two-story, hollow tile and stucco
apartment house TO be built in the
100 block of West French Place for
w. NJ. Pardue and G. w. Ezzell is
low on n bid of $4,000. Jud and
Ormond bid S29S2 on the plumbing
and A. II. Shafer bid $722 on the
wiring
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
SAN JUAN BUILDS
MASONIC BUILDING

4 site has been purchased for 4
two-story Masonic building TO be
built in San Juan for the Masonic
order of that city. The structure will
be Of brick and concrete construction
and will be modern in every respect.
There will be stores on the first floor
and a lodge room on the second.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
ANNEX TO SUNDAY
SCHOOL FOR MASON

Bids will be received until 10 o'clock
April II for the new Sunday school
annex to be built for the Methodist
church at Mason. The new building
will have two stories and will be Of
frame. concrete and cement block CON
struction. Roy i. Thomas is archi-
tect
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TO REMODEL SOON

The Episcopal Church at Corpus
Christi will be remodeled, it is an
nounccd by Richard King, chairman
Of the building committee. John Mar
riott is drawing plans for the work
and will have set on file at the
San Antonio Builders Exchange
about April Il
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
FORT WORTH WILL
BUILD JUNIOR I'll

A now junior high school with
floor space of 10000 square feet y
70 be built in Fort Worth It VIII
be Of brick, stone and reinforced con.
crete construction and win be fire.
proof. W. G. Garrison and Com.
pany are architects for this $500 00o
structure. The new school Is 20 b.
known as the Arlington Heights Ja-
Nor High School
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
HIGHWAY NO. 81
GETS NEW BRIDGE

A new steel bridge is to be erected
across the CibOlO creek on Highway
No. 81, near Floresyillc, at II cost OF
$4,000. Plans are being drawn tor
the work by Fred L. Hess, engineer,
The bridge is to be built by Wilson
county
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-11
NATIONAL NEE
Of REALTORS
JUNE III

San Antonio realtors are preparing
TO turn out in force at the national
meeting Of real estate boards in
Tulsa, Okla. June I to II, accord
ing to Alfred w. Rohde, newly ap-
pointed chairman of the San Antonio
On to Tulsa" committee. Mr.. Rohde
was made chairman at the meeting
Of the San Antonio Real Estate Board
last week and is already stating that
many local realtors have announced
their intentions of making the trip.
Mr.. ROhde says that he expects to
have at least 80 San AntOnians in
Tulsa for the national meeting. Real
tors can make reservations for pull
man through Mr.. Rhode but hotel
reservations will be made by mail.
INTERESTING MEET.
Early reservations are advised. Mr..
Rohde says. Tulsa hotels include /:
the Brockman, Bryant, Cotton, Regal,
Boulder, Westland. Bachelor-Inn and
Illinois. Special rail rates have been
secured for those attending the meet.
Delegations from ten new real es-
tate boards in South Texas are ex-
pected to attend, according to Char
ley Rush, executive secretary of the
board.
At the meeting Of the local board
last week. Ray Mackay was chairman
for the day. T. L. Eubanks gave sew
eral piano selections and !. /. Kauf-
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