Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08
KNIGHT AUTOS
FORM
lars Used In African
Expedition Form
Unique Show

eEoDai F~howrooEs have been
~ many purposes. but few,
80 hnEe been transformed into
1f.Abie museum Of natural his
80 broadway in the fifties can
- o. an exhibition that outrivaEs
OK the smaller town museums.
Ampse Of an African jungle
: attending difficulties of
@o1ef transportation in uncivilized
eEeral countries. are viyidly por-
@~gea nc tie New York WHY'S
1tsfi&rds Inc showroom, where the
43meroan trophies obtained BY the
13nons Martin johnson Expedition
N the actual automobiles,
49, eamern n equipment en-
1870 ~ the explorers complete
us Interesting display.
The two Willys-Knight aAtomo-
@laes relied upon BY Mr.. and Mrs.
@nnnson 90 transport their miscel-
s@n~e1s equipment through trackless
gehRirs of Ceatral Africa in their
1917 year separation from the out
f.as world. forn the setting of one
~ fhe striking displays ever
Esen on Broadway. IL il estimated
1ere people have been attracted BY
tEis exhAbifien than aay similar
cixpisy made along the Great White
~&F Tor several years.
Great Six" WilIys-Knight fit
tee with q native built caravan body
having gun racks alongside the driv-
UkKs md Vulnerable compartments for
carrying the extensive equipment Of
tne expedition proves the center Of
Ihe aHfomobiles set amidst tropi-
rni fhirkets and underground are
surrounded by the mounted heads
q eAephantss zebras, tigers. buffalos,
~ vel N skins and the spears,
nnsaloss poison arrows and knives
81 the natives obtained BY the John
Except for the presence Of the
nufomcblles the display has the ap-
pezfanee and atmosphere CT q mu-
seam Eniargements made from
phofos taken during the expedition
TIVE q clear picture Of the extreme
e~aFrieulfies snccuntered in a trip Of
this kind.
The expedition Of Mr.. and Mrs.
sehnson 20 Africa was instigated By
y American Museum OF Natural
History for the purpose Of obtain
ing motion and still pictures Of big
game In their natural haunts. II
was o scientific exploitation and in
20 sense D hunt. Less than 20 ami
mails Of all kinds we're killed by the
1.-nsons and many Of these had TO
% shot In self defense only when
tire animals scared BY the clicking
q the cameras charged the operat-
orE
The znfailirg reliability Of the
trnA<ing through the unknown for
eHfs was ore Of the most important
f&etorb In the success Of the expe-
eifinn. Mr.. johnson states. IN many
secfiona where white man had never
been - before.
The lives % Mrs. johnson and
nysslf were saved Mr. johnson re-
pnrta. @when both % us. stricken
with fever we're forced 90 send the
aufomohiies t~hirtyfsve miles through
dense gnaxles. ard trarkless bamboo
fkikkets Up 20 the ut. Kenye. I
woal6 net have believed this posi-
BE had ] net seer TIE cars make II"
Many times the csrs crossed
<9eked rivers when the water was
fbcse the tops Of the tenders. In
- four years these cars saw ser
vice I'm Aries we did not have the
slightest trouble with them. They
wsrs standard chassis n every re-
srsrf ard are virfunIly In the same
ecn6ition todny n when they were
fkipped abroad. IN cur next expe-
6ftion 70 AfrIca which commences
next spring gre -fil certainly de-
rend nppn wiIlys-Enirht cars
sxair." Mr.. johnson concludes.