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by the thousands. Singing flies set.
tied on his face; he could not drive
them off; one hand was busy with the
key, the other held a waterproof sheet
over his head and instruments. Then
the lamp went out; still Bus kept at
it. The message had to be sent.
Course those flies! Damn the ants!
To hell with the rain"' The phones
were out of business and the signals
had to be repeated. The job done, we
went back to camp in the darkness
and to darkness and to bed, itching
from head to foot. Poor old Bus. He
had a hard time Of it.
We left Navaite next day in our
three canoes. Further troubles with
batteries put all future wireless work
out of court AS we had abandoned
our dugout in the Jungle, so we dis
carded the wireless equipment. On
the sandstone flats lie batteries and
boxes. 1t broke Bussey's heart to see
valuable wireless apparatus thrown
away. Our charging dynamo, for in
stance, and the motor that had driven
it so faithfully. They had served their
purpose.
With all this gear flung away there
was less to worry about, and less re-
manned to be carried around other
rapids still to be met.
We started down the river with
lighter hearts. We were encouraged
with the prospects and confidence
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down ~ the Job and piece by piece
each box and bundle was transferred
| to another camp on sandy beach
whe, three large burity palms lowered
into the blue. These we the very
trees OF which Roosevelt wrote in his
| book:
I'm the water a. the middle point of
the beach stood a group OF three burity
palms, their great trunks rising like
columns. Around the clearing in
, which our tents stood were several
verv bi" trees; two of them were rub
Der trees
Confirmation of the fact that we
were on the self-same spot to which
the colonel referred was found in the
usual collection Of tin care lying In
the ~rass.
Down the river we sailed once more
in our canoes. Another bad passage
lay ahead Of us and it took us just
10 minutes to reach it. Out on the
bank we jumped, a hurried survey. a
short trail cut through the jungle.
then over this with canoes and cargo,
| into the water and we were off once
more, the whole task occupying a
little less than three hours. Another
! Is minutes and we were brought to a
halt on the lip of steep drop, down
which the river slid like an avalanche
More carrying Of boats, and another
camp with the usual find Of rusty
tins. This was Roosevelt's ninth
camping ground and our sixth.
| On February 10 we slipped out from
under overhanging boughs and sped
northward once more on the swirling
waters of the Rio Roosevelt. We
| found that the data compiled by the
1914 expedition helped in a general
sense. That Is to say. we knew in
advance what sort Of conditions we
would run up against. On the other
hand, we were frequently misled by
statements that canoes passed
easily" because the river had under
| gone considerable changes during the
last IL years. Again where a dugout
could be easily lowered by ropes
through a difficult passage, a canvas
boat had to be carried overland. In
some places where trouble was ex
pected we found nothing but an easy
passage. Whirlpools were the most
| troublesome things for us to navi
gate In our lightweight boats. 1t was
disconcerting to be suddenly swung
around and find ones self going up
stream at an appreciate rate.
TEN days after we left the tele
graph line we came to the rapids
Of Simplicio, where tragedy first over
took the Roosevelt party. We recog
nized them at once by the colonel's
description:
Round a bend we came on them
a wide descent Of white water with
an island in the middle at the upper
edge"
It was here that Kermit Roosevelt
was nearly drowned and one Of the
camaradas lost his life as the canoe
in which they were travelling was
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Personalities in Monkey World Discovered by Visitors Zo(

has been established and all of the
hardy species live far longer in the
monkey house than they would in
their native jungles exposed to their
natural enemies.
The lemur group, the lowest occu-
pants of the sinliam family tree. is
well represented in the Washington
collection. This includes such grace
full, alert little animals as the true
lemurs, the galagos and the kinka jous.
On one side they are half-brothers of
the monkeys and on the other Of the
bats and bears, which represent the
next step down in mammalian classic.
cation.
The kinkajou, which ranges from
Central America southwark to Brazil
and modern Peru, is the only New
World representative Of these print.
tive monkeys and Is the least develop
ed OF the family. There is one speci-
men at the Zoo--a shy. seclusive crea-
ture which remains curled up in the
back Of his cage most Of the time and
seldom let's visitors get good view OF
him. The true lemurs, which might
be mistaken for large squirrels. are
found chiefly on the Island of NADIA
gascar. There is family of three in
the local collection. The galagos are
the African representatives OF TINS
group. They are the most intelligent
and highly developed of the lot and
make excellent household pets The
Smthsonian-Chrysle expedition last
Summer brought back small family
of them. They have become accli.
mated and thrive in captivity.
The lemurs and galagos have not
the free use of their hands which char
acteriZes monkeys. Nor do they L.s-
play the same psychological qualities
of curiosity and imitation. The gala.
gos especially are capable of develop
ing great deal of affection for indi.
Viduals who feed and care for them
but they never acquire clever tricks Of
their own accord.
FROM this group it is a long ster
10 the true monkeys. of which
/ there are approximately 40 varieties
f; in the Zoo collection. They include
| macacques, veTvets. balloons. manga
beys. marmosets and mandrilla, as the
, chief claSsitications. each of which /;
characterized by distinct physical pc
! culiarities and includes several vi
rieties.
4 The macacques are East 1ndiaI
balloons, notable particularly for theil
short tails. In the Zoo collection are
two Philippine macacques, the onl,
mammals from the islands now in the
United States. All others are barred
because OF certain diseases which, j
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ntess Hardships Overcome in Trip Along the River Doubt

swept into some rapids and capsized.
They had taken IS days getting to
this point. We had taken 10. began
to think that l was pushing the men
too hard because they were all show
ing signs of weakness. One Of AL
fredos legs had swollen as IL he had
beri-beri and he could not carry heavy
loads. LUZ had fever. Vitalino suf-
fered from toothache. Doc was also
hobbling about like an old man, with
his limbs in a terrible state of infec-
ton.
Being short-ha nded, we wanted to
avoid carrying our canoes as much as
possible. A long portage looked inevi-
table. but We made careful survey
of the rapids to see il the canoes
could be run down light. We finally
decided that there was reasonable
chance and it proved successful be-
yond our expectations. Not only the
canoes but half the cargo ran the
rapids without hitch. They rode the
big waves in grand style without nos
ing under or shipping much water. So
satisfactory was their performance
that the camaradas vowed they would
never travel in any other kind of ca
noe.
Coon after this incident we nearly
came to grief While sliding down
the river at a great rate we encoun-
:ered a bad passage. 1t did not ap.
pear so to us as we glided up to It,
but in reality 1t was a sharp drop.
just as if a small dam had been
thrown across from one bank to the
other. Juan, in the leading canoe, did
| not take the trouble to stand up and
get look ahead. He steered straight
| for it. l saw his boat disappear over
the edge. 1t was then too late to stop
or back-paddle. The next moment !
| myself was on the brink looking down
a steep slide Of water that curled up
over itself in a crest of foam at the
| bottom. Had we wanted to choose a
worse place to pass we could not
have succeeded. Down the incline we
shot like an arrow straight into the
angry waves below. Whitecaps
pounded down on us but the canoe
stood the shock, and when we emerged
| Sasping for breath our canvas boat
was half full Of water. We pulled
hard for shore and quickly bailed 1t
out. THE other boats were more fortu-
nate; being less heavily laden they did
| not ship as much water as we did,
but 1t was narrow escape for all.
Later the same day we swung
around a sharp bend and came sud
denly upon new string of rapids.
We never seemed to be free of these
obstacles. and instead Of getting bet
ter they were getting worse. 1t was
a fine sight to see the water running
mountains high. but there was no time
to enjoy 1t. We slipped into back.
water and there, with the rain pour
ing down. we pitched camp in the
dripping forest
Day by day we had had to drive
ourselves forward to greater effort
The treacherous rapids shouted def.
ance at us with increased viacr and
malignant nature extended no help
ing hand to get us out of our troubles.
Since leaving Navaite we had been
dimly conscious of Indians-invisible
| shadows following us through the
jungles. The day was not far dis
tant when they would materialize and
we would meet them face to face. o..
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to suffer, especially the first night be-
fore things have had a chance to set.
tie. The small fire ants which at
tackled us on the night in question
are arboreal, and when we devastated
their homes and broke up families
numbering millions it took some time
for brothers and sisters to reunite.
While on the subject of ants /
might as we'll say few more words
about them. Many of you who sit at
Office desks think of ants in terms of
large and small ants; whereas they
are to be found in dozens of varieties.
shapes and sizes. You could study
ants for lifetime and still have more
to learn. You could write books by
the score and still have material for
a hundred volumes. Red, white and
black are the national colors Of ants.
They live in trees, on the ground, or
else under the earth. Some have
wings. They are found in families
numbering half dozen or more up to
as many millions. and in any size
from a trif1e over an inch in length
to microscopic dimensions.
COME bite, some sting, others do
~ neither, but are just as trouble
some. If you attempt to kill certain
varieties the moment you point your
finger at them they run. Others will
stand up on their hind legs and bite
and how they can bite. Different ants
have different smells, none Of which
is pleasant. Ants also make noises.
The large black fellows hiss like
snake If pinned down with a twig.
The carregador, or umbrella, ants also
make quite a racket when they chew
up leaves to carry home to their fami-
lies. Some ants have good dispositions;
others have bad Some move clumsily
about and others keep up an inces-
SAINT nervous run. There are the long,
legged kind, the square heads and the
round heads, but in one respect all
ants are the same-they are an in.
fernal nuisance.
The day after our arrival we made
a careful tour Of inspection. We struck
out along the bank, cutting a trail as
we went till we came upon an open,
rock .strewn area free of trees. Here
the river performed an acrobatic trick.
From a width of IS yards it suddenly
narrows down to barely 2, and through
this narrow gap the water runs at
moderate speed with no noise or eX
element. I have seen big rivers in
many parts Of the world suddenly
squeezed into narrow canyons, but
they rip their way through like an
angry buzZ-saw, whereas the Roose.
welt never utters sound; it just slips
by as if it were a snake.
At the narrowest point four rough
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forehead, is such as people night
mares. Yet, according to DIR. William
Nj. Mann, director of the Zoo. he is
very friendly old fellow whose face
becomes one broad grin when some
body he knows comes before his cage.
He is continually begging for candy.
He has a curious way of shaking his
milton.
He is growing old, however, and In
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most famous inhabitants of the Zoo
Napoleon--the mandrill. He has been
there nearly IS years since he first
was obtained from defunct travel
ing circus and is named after IA
nous old animal which was well
known to circus crowds 20 years ago.
Napoleon Is described by one WIS.,
itor as "a perfect picture Of the Cal
whistle Devil" His face, with it's
thin lips, leering smile and furrowed
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BY G. NJ. DYOTT.

TT was late in the afternoon when
we arrived at the head of the
treacherous rapids named Navaite
i by the Reconsideration eXpe-
iition We picked out for our
camp a level piece of ground that
was free of heavy timber. and as we
cleared away the underbrush we real
a2ed that civilized man had trodden
tle same spot years before. We saw
are marks of his ak and machete on
hearby trees-wounds that had healed
nter. leaving an ugly scar to tell the
t.ory: it was obvious that we were
Clearing up the very piece of ground
O., which Roosevelt had camped in
i114.
en- compiling my daily notes / found
that we had come a considerable dis
lance; TO be exact we had covered
III two days what had taken Roosevelt
fur. That was a good beginning
and spoke well for the future. Before
darkness set in q gerat deal had
been accomplished. All the cargoes
had been removed from the canoes
and we had finished a preliminary
survey of the upper rapids. No canoe
Of any kind could pass down those
cascades or the broken reaches Of
water that lay below them. A long
portage was the only solution.
I RECALL our first night at this
place because antS--the bane of our
eXistance-drove us to distraction. /
got up about midnight feeling rather
thirsty and walked over to where our
wuter bucket stood. l had barely put
the drinking cup to my lips when /
was conscious of pain in my feet and
ankles. The inflammation spread
right up my legs is if 1 were on fire.
Rushing to my tent l sat down, and
by the aid of a flash lamp saw that
millions of small red ants were crawl
ing over me. 1t took me Is minutes
to get rid of them and while thus
occupied l heard Bob Young calling
out. He was saying something about
being on fire and to send the fire
brigade. He and Eugene Bussey were
having a much worse time of it than
]. because the ants were besieging
them in their cots, whereas my camp
bed had not been invaded.
In speaking of this experience I
have been asked why we did not
choose a place free from ants. You
might as well ask a man in mid
Atlantic why he does not sleep on
the jungle in which to pitch ones
tent there are dozens of trees and
bushes to be chopped down. In so do
ing the homes of myriads Of insects
are turned topsy-turvy. They must all
seek new places to nest, and in the
confusion that follows man is liable
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tlOnal LOOlOBICal IdFk-WuSTN
is assembled the most diverse
collection of the simian family
in the United States-is lab
oratory of primitive psychology.
To the casual visitor, of course. 1t
is only group of physical specimens,
each with curious bodily character
istics, which have been gathered from
far corners of the earth. But to those
who have been in touch with the col
lection for years each individual has
a character and a personality almost
as marked as would be- found in
community of human beings.
Love, hate, sociability. jealousy,
misanthropy, courage, loyalty and af-
lection can be studied there as raw
elements, on lower level than In men
and uncomplicated with the inriumer-
able factors which make difficult the
study of human psychology. One
monkey is trivial and superficial. lie
loves applause and crowds and pines
when he is not attracting attention
by his fOolishness. Another IS con-
templative and secluded. He shrinks
into the corner of his cage when spec
tators gather round and registers only
disgust at this intrusion into his hap
by solitude. One monkey is affection
ate. makes friends easily and becomes
attached to different individuals. An
other spends his life in vain battling
against the world and fate. There are
instances Of maternal devotion, of
tickle friendships and of lifelong devo-
ton.
1t is picture of mind. and perhaps
soul, in the making. Nearly all the
monkeys have one characteristic in
common that differentiates them from
most other animals. They are not
merely imitators but eXperimenters.
They think out simple problems for
themselves, crudely and primitively
of course, and delight in the mental
effort. They are on a distinctly high
err mental level than the cleverest of
Eogs or sea lions.
While more specimens are included
than could be found anywhere else
= in the United States, the COLLECTION
still is far from a complete represen
tation of the monkey population Of the
world 1t is being built up as rapidly
as possible, but some of the choicest
varieties never come on the market
and others are too delicate to keep in
captivity in a cold country. All the
major types are represented, how
ever, and many of the minor varia
tons from the simian family tree.
An excellent record for longevity
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In the third chapter of his &C.
count of the expedition which followed
the trail of Roosevelt and Rondon down
the River of Doubt. Condr. Dyott de-
scribed the beginning of the perllous
voyage down the river. In the fourth
chapter. published herewith. he re-
counts the hardshps encountered in the
and Anal article of the series will ap.
pear in the magazine of next Sundays
Star
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xloahon fCo
vhdTIs ndrhn-Te hh Bees First
Wa sBkzaTh Canoe
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BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

"f1 HE monkey house at the Ma
tional Geological Park-where
is assembled the most diverse
collection of the simian family
An tho Tinted StateS-iS a lab
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-25
BABY CONTEST

The Baby Contest in st. Paul was
a success. Eugene Reed, LIST prize;
Nathaniel Foster, End prize; Mary
Jane Syris, 3rd prize.
A large crowd was in attendance
and listened attentively to the ad-
dress of William Pickens, National
field secretary of the N. A. A. C. P.
Sunday, June 20, at A P. NJ, Mr..
Pickens spoke particularly of the eff
feet of recent victories in the South
upon Negro Civil Status.
Mrs. Hattie Oliver. sang two spir-
ituals; Alfred Shute sang number;
Miss Penford, piano solo. Musical
numbers were very good and were
very enthusiastically applauded by an
appreciative audience. Mr.. Pickens
was entertained by the Sterling Club
at their club house Sunday evening, in
a public reception. There he spoke
by request about his tour of Europe,
speaking at length of his visit to
Russia. It is the opinion of Mr..
Pickens that Russia is making sue
cess of her government and that,
despite rumors to the contrary, the
Russian people are kindly disposed
and are in the midst of a struggle to
establish true democracy.
After expenses were paid there
was $125.00 left of the drive.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-25
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES

Madison Jackson died at his home
on 2003 Franklin Ave. S. E., Monday
June Goth, after an illness of three
months. Mr.. Jackson has been with
the Soo;railroad for Is years and was
one of their best employees. He came
to Minneapolis in 1901 and has been
one of the foremost in work of the
community.
Mr.. jackson leaves to mourn his
loss devout wife and three daugh-
tiers, Marvel, Helen, and Zelma. -Four
brothers, and one sister, Mr.. Charles
Jackson of 1888 N. Dale St. and all
of the other brothers and sister are
in Cleveland, Ohio.
All of Mr.. Jackson's daughters at
tended the University of Minnesota.
Helen, having won the honor of Phi
Beta Kappa, the highest honor that
can be bestowed on a student. Mrs.
Jackson has been active in club social
and church work.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-25
MRS. ROBERT L. BUTTNER
PIONEER MINI EAPOLIS
CHURCH WORKER, DIES

Many were shocked this week to
learn of the death of Mrs. Robert l.
Buttner, Monday afternoon at 8
o'clock at the Lutheran Deaconess
hospital in Minneapolis. Mrs. But
tner's illness was of short duration
and came as surprise to her fam
lily and friends. Mrs. Buttner, came
to this city Is years ago from St.
Louis, Mo. She and Mr.. Buttner who
survives her, Immediately identified
themselves with st. Peter A. M. E.
church, and she was active in this
congregation up until the time of her
demise, being president of the Pastors
Aid Society for the past few years.
She was also member of the Stew
ardess board of the church, having
served in that capacity for five years.
The late Mrs. Buttner was born So
years ago in La Gene, Kansas, and is
survived by her husband, Robert L.
Buttner, three daughters, Mildred
Buttner Winesberry, Katherine But
tner Reed, and Roberta Lois Buttner.
The other survivors include Robert
Winesberry, grandson, Mrs. Maude
Quinn, of Kansas City, Kansas, a sis
ter, and Marion Gossett of Wichita,
Kansas, a brother. The deceased was
married in 1895 in st. Louis, Mo-, to
Mr.. Buttner. The family home is at
2313 Fifth Ave. &c., Minneapolis, and
church circles of our city lose an
lent citizen. Funeral arrange
Is had not been completed as we
10 press. The S. w. Neal Co.,
al Directors, will have charge
'angements.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-25
SPORTS
sQUIBs OF SPORTS
By Hamlet skid" Rowe

"Big' Bill Tate, trainer of cham
pions," will meet Jim Savage, West
Side Chicago heavyweight, in one Of
the supporting numbers of the
'Tiger" Flowers Make Rosenbloom
bout which will be staged at Comiskey
Park, Chicago, July 4th. The Eight
ing Deacon" has been given the run
around by Walker and Jack Kearns
since Benny Yanger gave them the
tigers" title but he has been kept
busy by his capable manager, Walk
Miller. The firm of Miller and
Flowers has been kept busy in the
heavyweight division, while the
pseudo-champion, Mickey Walker, has
not earned dime at the fistic game,
since the Flowers Walker fiasco at
Chicago, December 4, 1926.
Tony Canzoneri, the Italian, will
meet the bantamweight champion,
Bud Taylor, in bout for the title at
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Thursday
night. Abe Goldstein, former cham
pion of that division, will meet Ignatio
Fernandez, the latest Filipino SEN
sation, in the ten-round semi-windup;
Goldstein claims he can beat both the
champion and the challenger; Chick
Suggs, the only challenger of our
group, was recently eliminated by
Taylor out in California, when Taylor
won by a technical knockout.
Johnnie Baker Post, All Star base
ball club, under the efficient manage
ment of Martin Brown, will play
Crystal Bay at Minnetonka, Sunday,
June Goth, at $3.50 P. M.
Mike McTigue who won the light
heavyweight title from the late Bat
Ting Sikh on one St. Patrick's Day,
and subsequently, lost it to Paul Ber-
lenbach, will get an opportunity to
vie for it again with the present hold
er, Jack Delaney, if Tex Richards
plans materialize next month.
In the recent Interscholastic Meet
held at Soldiers Field, Chicago,
Eugene Beatty broke the Worlds
Interscholastic record for the 22O
yard low hurdles; John Lewis team
mate Of Beatty, both of Northwestern
High School, Detroit, won in the 440
yard run, setting new record of
80 1-3 seconds for that event. Eddie
Tolan, of Cass High, Detroit, won the
century and the furlong: Quite an
achievement for the colored opponents
of the cinder path.