Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1925, Page 28

THE EVENING STAR. WASHIN (‘r'I'(L\. D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1925. Blue Plate Lunch, 50c Luncheon, 75¢ Dinner, $1 and $1.25 Room near bath, unfur., $35 and $40. Room and bath, $50 and 355. Room and bath, fur., $42.50, $47.50, $57.50, $62.50. Room and bath, complete hotel service, $75, $90 and $100 mo. $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 with bath. BURLINGTON HOTEL Vermont Ave. at Thomas Circle Main 8980 Rooms in Annex. $1.50 to $2 Day < the second of a from ol Faweeti. the Britiah who has rmbarksd an one of & exploration trips ever Fawcetl. with his son Rimell rien ol thres P. H. FAWCETT The Stas and North Newepaper Allanee INTO THE UNKNOWN. FORT BAKAIRL Matto Grosso. Brazil. May 22 (by courier to Rio de Janeiro.-In our final preparations for the coming months ¢ nd archeological research. which we hope will reveal the cradle of the old est of all American civilizations, we | have been making some important | studies and inquiries regarding the savaze tribes which will surround us lin_the jungle. The ‘Brazilian Indian savory reputation. He has never re sponded 1o advances from the Bra- zilian goverpment uctantly héfore the invader, until the vast state of Matto Groseo is his “last stand.” and here the white man has left_him alone and defiant There are dozens of Indian tribes in this unknown land. Some of them are cannibals: others have habits and cus toms almost equally unpleasant —-such 1s the stick throwers. who first hreak vour leg and then inquire vour busi ness. Practically all the tribes regard banditry as an honorable profession | and the white man as their natural enemy Yet I believe ourlittle party of three BY (0L, Special o Have Your Shoes Repaired Now— And Here SPECIAL The famous has an un- Goodyear Wing Foot Rubber Heels and best White Oak Tan Leather attached for f exploration | He has retired re- | 9 EXPLORERS COUNT ON UKULELE TO QUELL TRIBES OF CANNIBALS Flashlight Also One of “Weapons™ Carried by Col. Fawcett’s Parly in Wild Jungle Recesses of Brazilian State. Northwest of Bakairi are the Gaza bis. a tribe of Indians with a peculiar light-reddish complexion. They are mentally of a superior tvpe and in advanced iden of art ‘merous enough to command the r of their neighbors. they are jealous of their libertfes and have no use for | such elvilization a< they have met | among the outlying posts °f the Bra | zilian governmen®. A trading station was recently establishel in their tey vitory, with a staff of inspectors fiem the government's Indian Bureau, hut it_was promptly burned by the Gazi bis, and no atienipt has heen made to replace it. Of the other Indian fribes which Awell in 1he regions hevond the Gaza bis and Caiapos very little is known even hy the zovernment officials. In fact. the latter seem rather eager not to know much about them. The ficials have a wholesome respect the warlike attainments of the sa ages. and a desire not to make any in timate acquaintance with them sess e Cannibal Tribes Described During my few days here 1 have succeeded in meeting representatives oth the neighboring tribes. to her with a group ¢f the Minaco In dians. wha live farther north. They told me, too. of the cannibal tribes of | Makiri and Toya. who are also north | dwellers. The Toyva are troglodytes, living in subterranean caves. But the varfous tribes are not well | informed about each other. and their languages have apparently little in common. he Minac a brown type of the Ningn River region, and wear their hair cut all around like a | plorer on a trip along the telegraph | line to the Rio Duvida, he m-u not | ! really know any of the wil age ‘tribes of the interior anxious to meet them. On his official i Inspections into this region he travels { with & small army Indians Shun Camera. These savages seem also to have the camera, and one Brazilian who was commissioned h vy fatto Grosso | Ppears to have vesorted to somewhat doubtful pr his contract recently published and America as a tvpe of Mat 5o Indian proves to he the fai Para guavan porter of the Grand Hotel of Cuyaba, dressed up in Indian costume There are few real explorers in Brazil today. and the old-time exploi inz spirlt which ch crized the early Portuguese in Brazil has volati lized under the softening tropical in-| fluence. We <hall be in touch with our oh jective in about a month. and =hall probably have reached it by the time V!H\ dispatch is print Before tha time we shall be ahle send out only one article—ahuot 10 days hence. we shall write our final messag preliminary character, from the inte. rior point” where our two Brazilian | “zuides” will leave us to the mercy of | the cannibals and savages I take this opportunity, therefore to hid farewell to thousands of Ameri jeans w ho have followed the prepara jtory stages of onr expedition through | the colnmns of The Star and its asso 'r-m[m! newspapers, and to express 1o [ them my confidence that in the full ‘HV~.~ of time we shall return with news of those lost civilizations which | we have come so far to seek wyricht 5 an United States. canada | | reveds | Radio dealers in Aust |cense of $4.50 monthiyv in sendi ne. such as \ Braz m towns with |~ he 22 NATIONS TO OBSERVE GOLDEN RULE SUNDAY Response to Appeal in Behalf of Near East Relief to Be World Wide. Sunday will he observed by the peo the world in | ple 6f 60 nations of A% Golden Rule Sund with the appeal of the Near ast Re. Association Fach family o show its appreci itions of the suff 1y accordance the relief orga he tvpical Amer give as much to rifice of a lavish dinn. [but probably would nt family could nse if no sac were asked aid Harold Coke and | hey | 1". Pellegrin, Potomac director of 'hn‘ ar East Rellef, today. in uwkinnl a widespread m.sn-mn:p of the mlun | | " “We wouldn't_give as much to the| !help of the Near st Relief or-| phans if we were not taken through some of the simplicity of their daily life,” he said. The meals in the orphanages cost 4 Break- | . milk and bread; dinner, onions, oil, bread: supper. | 8 (driea). hread simple, they are ) sufficient calories 1o nourish the orphans. heans, Six Die in Rum Boat Wreck. DAYTONA BEACH. 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During our few days in Fort Bakairi we have had an opportunity to try the ukulele as a weapon of friendship,” and it ceeded mightily Tomorrow we plunge into the wilds mop. Like all the Indians of that region. they have a two-inch beard.. which dees not appear to be due to| - fany (atholic missionary influence, | but to he much older and tribal in | |origin. The Minacos are distinetiy Tupi. or Polvnesian. in type You ecan picture us giving my Min aco friends a concert, to their eat | delizht—my son Jack with the ! myself with a ukulele bhanjo. T scene was a hare mud hut. lit by th flares on the floor: our listeners were naked Indians, two of them women some on the floor. others in string hammeocks. At the ¢ { the con {cert they were so with the ukulele an enthusiastic their villages. One of the hizh government 1!hv|ll~ here who has frequently posed forelgners as a greal expert on Bra: zillan Indians proves to he a goor deal of & farce, Although he accom panied 4 distinsuished Awmerican_ex ulation and $1.8% in 10 ulation of less than J. Maury Dove Company | Phone Main 4270 1625 H St. N.W. on Savings Vanity Case or Clock B O\Wh New Accounts Central ia\mg< Rank 10 14th sues A Fast-Growing Town. i Fort Bakairi is a growing frontier settlement. 1t has grown from one hut in 1920 to 20 huts in 1925 But it has no particular reason for existence. It is a monument to the utter futility of Brazilian attempts to make friends with the Indians of the jungle. There are about 60 or 70 in habitants, but their contacts with the | ivages are infrequent and purpose- less. Occasionally a few of the milder Indians drift into the post to see what 2. but there is or Intercourse TRAVEL COMFORT : Stops and prevents the nauses of Sea, Train and Car Sickness. 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The witch doctor the soothsayer bav> full rein in th backward communities If any place ever cried (ut for the | services of a good British or Ameri an medical mission Bakairi There are a b mis sionaries in towns river. where I think their not so necessary s here place would pleasant Able station—it! healthy and it would an nnparalleled opyo his ministrations an ing Indian tribes A GOOD-LOOK ING personalized areeting card will “Merry Christ- for vou Select yours our wonderfully variety, that in- hand - painted and richly grectings. 5 1o o0 go— \Now Year A mas r quently. trom wide cludes engraved decorated LIS our ing See can. elo- TN NG GRY o Y o Tk Our prices are really moderate; individual engrav- service prompt us as soon as vou NN he neghhor Gl thees Hos : Our Indian Neizhhors. 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