Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1929, Page 26

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Do .T\\I'\RT 27, 1929—PART T. DRESSMAKERS WAR' []N SmE [H”EVE 'DYOTT, LEADER OF RESCUE EXPEDITION. BELIEVES Paris Shops to Deliver After Retuin Home of Foreign Buyers. BY JOSEPH B. PHILLIPS, By Racio to The § PARIS, e big king. e to in individual world, mn nhuf | Years Coming to Open War, Pari 2 to open ¢ * with the cold feroy cold ferocaety speculators outer world pt them coming enemy. That nine ted foreces is con- | a miracle, Half s they will ient long The best evidence, | that several of at least equal | nine, have remained | outside the combine. or failure waits at | the end the experiment .the next| few w of Spring openings will be among the most exciting in the histor; > J]a Paix.and those othe s given over to the de luxe | \\)n h is the heart’s blood of rank with skeptical Wh the and trade Paris Will Be Felt In Many Wa While the restriction upon delivery is | the only announced plan of attack against the style thief, a matter of fact the new belligerency will be feit in numerous way ourceful. For the style thief m‘ And the prize at stake most precious in the fashion world— originality of designs emanating from talented designers who are the idual _genius of -cach maison de { couture. The delivery restriction is im posed for obvious reasens. In the p most houses delivered the new dre ses | as soon as the were sold.. That meant | ery in Paris. And that also meant hat many unscrupulous buyers held | what amounted to second showing their own hotels, where des copyists of rival and cheaper ses could have ac to the models days, often weeks, before they are put on the market. Even those houses which re- | fused delivery in Paris and tried deliv- | ery to a transatlantic steamer the last | minute before sailing found the safe- | guards not sufficient, The delayed and supervised delivery, however, it is rec- ognized won't wipe out the style thief. | Possibly nothing will, so long as that | queer gift known as the “photographic | mind” is bestowed upon man. That | photographic mind is one of the great- | est aids to the style thief or unscrupu- | lous buyer. 1t is a‘blow struck from | within the camp: the fashion open- openings are among the functions of our time. is easier to m an invitation to a presidential reception than to a leading couturier’s opening. Guests to De Supervised. But most buyers jhave assistants. And that assistant may be an artist with a retentive memory. The guest who at- tempted to sketch during the showing of the models would be promptly asked out. Nothing, however, can censor the mind of the artist who is seen to leave empty-handed. Strict supervision | of the guests list is to be tried, but it is admittedly a weak rampart. In addi- | tion there is the question of accredited fashion artis for newspapers and magazines. They have made a reputa- tion for the couturiers. The reputable enes suffer by lack of scruples of the foshion thief. To do away with the owing for their benefit would ssible. ~Already a plan to delay after the showing for the TS has raised prot 1t would be much like inviting the dramatic critics 0 a play only at the end of the first week. (Copyright, 1920.) With $2,000 collected from motorists who damaged signals, St. Louis will buy new “stop-»nd-go” lights. Guaranteeing The Trade Mark tisfaction THE LEFAX JOTTER A Pocket Companion of Inestimable Use and Value Keeps HANDY what you wany PRICE $2. 75 one needs personal Jotter d for such a a Map howing and measures, We Are Local Representatives of Lefax 'COLONEL FAWCETT SLAIN IN BRAZILIAN JUNGLES BY INDIAN CHIEF SEEKING KNIVES AND CLOTHING. Story of Quest in WI|CIS To'd | by Commander of 1 Relief Party (TRAIL TERMED SUICIDAL No Doubt About Fate of Brit-| ish Explorer, Son and Aide, He Says. have | Comdr info tne B to solve t fate. tells ten " exel Notth A h 1t story ‘of adventure in unexplored v and g rness. Fo r. Dyoit's art BY G. M. DYOTT. “It is risky, be_killed. These | by Co. of course, and we may words the Briti: were the last P. H. Fawcett, | plorer, who went to Brazil in 1925 When I left New Yo rly in 1928 in search of him, the.sentiments he expressed found an_echoing onse in my own heart. It was risky busi- ness, without a doubt. Previous cx- peri savage tribes of the Amazon had taught | it One cannot penetrate the :d regions of South Ameri with impunity. The great unknown i full of ri Danger may lurk on the further side of a distant hill. It may close at hand—around the bend of Maybe it is lying ape of a poisonous malady may some innocent ‘river. at your feet in the s reptile; or some jungle snufl out your life. In a land of plenty, existence should | the | Yet s explorer, not be difficult. great enemy of the rvation, stalks | among the trees, and that silent mes- senger of death, the arrow of some nostile tribesman, is a danger that no amount of precaution’ can avoid. Area Held Evil Reputation. The area Col. Fawcett chose to ex- | plore had anh evil reputation. All at- | tempts to probe. its secrets had ended in tragedy. “From the Xingu country no one| ever comes back.” Such was the re- uring information handed to me prior to my departure. In Brazil, I heard my expedlhun spoken of as the “Suicide Club,” and | our untimely death. predicted on sides. Now that I can reflect at lure on the exciting experiences which my party have been through during the past six.months, it seems surpris- ing that these prophecies were not ful- filled. It is with the greatest regret that I have to announce Col. fate. Both he, his son, Jack, and Ra- leigh Rimell were killed by hostile In- dians five days after crossing to the T, some time during the month of July, 1925. There not the slightest doubt about this, ‘The story of how it occurred was told us too often, and we heard it from too many sources to leave any room for argument. The only question that arises is, who killed them? From information obtained on the spot an Indian chief named Aloique was the culprit. If not the actual murderer, he was certainly the prime mover in the killin which was prompted by robbery. To those who | tread the civilized path it seems im- | | possibe that the ownership of such Fawcett's | nee in Matto Grosso and with the | | trifling things as knives and clothing could drive a man to murder, Yet an| Indian has no compunction about such | rifies. In his eyes murder is justified | | by the mere desire to pos The expression of greed that came info Aloique’s treacherous eyes when he | viewed our own belongings made us| clutch our weapons closer to our sides and wonder what trickery he was capa- ble of. Fawcett Man of Indomitable Will. How all of this came about and the many events which led up to our | final discove! I will outline in the | ' | following paragraphs. | Before procceding it is essential to | | throw a few sidelights on Col. Faw- | cett’s personality. He was a man of indomitable will, infinite sources, | fearless of danger and with a strong | leaning toward mysticism. A ‘veteran explorer in tropical jungles, he had a core of expeditions to his credit in | South America, whither he had gone | in search of clues that would lead him to the object of his dreams. For many years he had been obsessed with lhe‘ idea of finding a lost civilization } which he had reason to belive ex- isted in Central Brazil. When he set out on this, his ]flsl. trip Col. Fawsett felt he was on the eve of making momentous discoveries. Like all explorers, he had methods of | working that were peculiar to himself, He was not a believer in big expedi- | tions, with muny mouths to feed and | much baggage to cart through the in- | | hospitable wilderness. He pinned his faith on ‘making friends with the ]ul\- {gle folk and persuading them to a | him as he went along. 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Fawcett and his companions disappeared. v is gen lled the Xingu countr vast embracing _some 5,001 squa miles of territory. supplies and personnel fo the limit. Accompanied by his son Jac , he planned his venture into what and a | young friend, Raleigh Rimell, he braved | the hazards of the jungle unaided.| After mules had been abandoned the| put an elaborate search party in the | field. They naturally felt that at the ‘ best of times it was like looking for a | BANKER IS SENTENCED. | Maple's death was attributed to an |unknown murderer by the verdict of | W. H. McGrew, coroner. No arrests trio carried only such material as they | needle in a haystack, and a small ex- |Indiana Man Enters Plea of Gullty ln\r been made in cnnnv‘c(mn with his could pack on their broad shoulders, | Any help they may have received was| confined to the occasional assistance of | some wandering Indian. Few Agreed With His Views. The outcome of a venture conducted on such lines into a country known to| | be hostile was difficult to forecast. Some | agreed with the colonel’s views. Others ‘ had no sympathy with his methods and termed his policy suicidal. | "1t was no surprise when news of his| ess ceased to trickle through a | couple of weeks after p | the blue haze north of Baikari Post. Wecks ran into months and even years clapsed without any apprehension being felt, since Fawcett said he might settle | down with some Indian tribe for a | couple of years if it suited his purpose. It was not until nearly three years lnd | gone by that people began to get unea: Cables were sent to Rio and the British | Ambassador asked the Brazilian govern- | ment for news on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society in London. At this juncture, when no news could be obtained through normal channels was asked to undertake an expedition of inquiry, or, if possible. carry aid to | the unfortunate explorers. After such | a long sojourn in the wilds, they m be in a plight. Their clothing alone would have rotted to pieces in the| | steaming heat of the equatorial sun. To be living naked like the Indians and | | entirely dependent on Indians for sub- | sistence could not be pleasant under any circumstances It could hardly have been described | as a convenient time for me to embark lon such an enterprise. I was to be married in Februar Yet unless some effort was immediately forthcoming to rescue Fawcett it might prove too late. Upon being asked to reconsider the pro- | posal my wife bravely consented to let ! me go, and my sole regret is that Col. | Fawcett will never know the sacrifice | she made on his behalf. ‘ Queer Angles Lure Searchers. | As Fawcett's fate became more gen- | erally talked about there were many | prog who wanted to go in search of him. | The circumstances surrounding his_dis- appearance made a great appeal to | the imagination. The rescue of a man from the jungle, the possibility of find- | ing some ancient city long since for- | gotten, and contact with strange or \unknmm Indian tribes, to say nothing | of penetrating a land of mystery which had so far resisted invasion by white | men, made an irresistable combination | that' few adventurous spirits could re- The Royal Geographical Society i was inundated with applicants all eager | to undertake the work providing $100,- He cut down | 000 or a trifle less would be provided | to defray expens The society was not in a position to DO Your EYES Feel Tired? ACHE Do You Have Trouble Defective Visi for G SMART BURN Reading With Comfort? on is the Cause Hunoreos Have | FOuND RELIEF and COMFORT 7 lasses nines Fach Cage Pertonally and Guarantees action or Glasses that will give you Comfort s low as D L. Rose With H. M. Jacobson & Son $5 00 Optometrist Optician New Glasses Free —at this price no one can afford to neglect his eyes. 929 G St. N.W. Est. 50 Years ad passed into | | pedition of inquiry was the only feasible | | Plan to foster. To this end they ex- | pressed themselves willing to help any | [xum fide traveler, going in the direction | o Central Brazil, to the extent of fur. nishing data and instruments. After many delays my small party of five embarked for South America | on board the S. S. Voltaire, l-(‘hru:\ry 19 | (Copyright. 1929.) (In his next article Comdr. Dyott | tells of the start for the jungle from | Baikari_Post, the jumping-off place {of the Matto Grosso. | PEASANTS FORM PARTY. 'French Agriculturists Will Begin Contesting Seats. PARIS, January 26 (4).— French | | peasants’ have begun organization of | their own party, similar to that now in power in Rumania and to the peasant parties in Czechoslovakia and Germany. At an organizition meeting today\ messages of sympathy were read from the heads of various peasant parties throughout Europe. The president of the meeting. M. Fleurant-Agriculo, de- | clared that 48 per cent of the French population was agricultural and that it | should have representation in the coun try's aff The new faction, to be known | Agricultural and Peasant par | beein contesting seats. Two Trammen Killed. BRYAN, Tex., January 26 (4).—Con ductor R. L. Perry of Houston and | Brakeman G. Eitel of Spring, Tex., were | killed this afternoon, when nine cars of | a Missouri Pacific local freight train left | the rails between College Station and | Navasota. The two were riding on a flat car near the center of the train when this car and eight others were de- railed and piled up, pinning the crew- men beneath the wreckage. | | to Forgery. SULLIVAN, Ind, January 26 (#). Jessup ‘F. Bolinger, First State Bank of Shelburn, years in the State prison. Bolinger was arrested after he con- fessed the forgery of approximatel £80.000 in notes heid by | National Bank and Trust Co. | vice president, Edgar D. Maple. | found deadt in 4-Free Lectures-4 By M. Y. KHAN AT THE PLAYHOUSE 1814 N St. N.W. GOOD MuUSsIC Subjects: Love, Human and Divine Sunday Night Marriage and Divorce Monday Night Sufi Yusuf Khan represents in the West the Sufi Philosophy of India, Persia and Egypt, whose sacred inner teachings are world known. from 2to4PM. in the of the president of the | Ind., pleaded guilty to uttering a forged note | in Circuit Court here this afternoon and | was sentenced to serve from 2 to 14 | the People’s whose | mondo was | Count Volpi, bank on January 16. | American ath. i Named in Fascist Counc\l ROME, January 26 (/P).—Premier Mus= solini has named eight members of the newly formed Grand Council of Fascism for a three-year period. Those named were Signor Bottai, undersecretary for corporations: Dr. Aless Andro Chavo= lini, Prof. Enrico Corradini, Prof. Al- | bert de Stefani, Lando Ferreiti, director of the premier’s own press bureas Rossoni, A'tilio Teruzzi and negouiator of the Italos ar debt settlement. In response to numerous requests, we will continue the COOKING CLASSES and DEMONSTRATION Tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday MODERN KITCHEN Washington Gas Light Company New Business Department—419 Tenth Street NW. —under the personal direction Mrs. Mary Harris Hoar Director The HOME SERVICE BUREAU Come and bring a friend with you Che PALATS ROYAL G STREET AT ELEVENTH — TELEPHONE MAIN 8780 Note In this stances are not cas 50%. Four Days—Monday. 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