Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1929, Page 28

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1929—-PART Y. SRGERER'S GAREER 7 \‘ WZN OCTOBER_6, ENDED BY FRENCH African Who Told Natives He Could Turn Bullets Into Water Slain. ~ FAILI ~ PENING Special Dispatch to The Star. PARIS, September 28.—The recent oy native revolt in High Sangh, French! Equatorial Africa, brought into the limelight one Karinoo, whose influence le for several uprisings. d omplishing his pro- gram of driving the French out of the country, but his operations caused a serious loss of “white prestige.” G. L. Manue describes this native leader and his work in Le Journal. He H “Karinoo exploited carefully all the discontent and all the ambitions of the natives, Karinoo was already famous among the High Sangha men before he came to see them.. There was a halo of legends around him. They knew he had traveled a great deal and had gmcd a lot from the French and “Karinoo also had the narvelous dis- tinction of being a ventriloquist. He knew how to handle hit native audi- ence; his career as a prophet had started by selling medic'ne and amu- lets. His hypnotic power was great. He believed firmly in his mission. The / 2 is god — had given him the / / Two more pages in addition to this one in today’s Star contain news of interest to home.makers. A useful and valuable gift is given free with every purchase of $25, $50, $75, $100 or more, cash or charge account. Chifforobe 15 The home limited closet space will welecome a chiffo- robe like this; stoutly built of golden oak and carefully finished. appa — hi = given power of turning the bullets of the white men into water, he claimed. e Sl 95 “He asserted he had ‘eaten the heart’ “ ° of the white men; that is, that they \ were afraid of him. He said they would leave, because they feared him. Then A charming and colorful armchair for the bedroom—spring seat; covered all over in figured cretonne. Finished with val the great era of happiness would begin \ for the natives. The soil, without ever being tilled, would produce all the food they needed. Edible animals would run about freely and would allow them- 'alm wine would flow in rivers. course, were hear siasm. “When Lieut. Laporte called together ance. Genuine Walnut-Veneer and Maple-Poster Bedroom Suite all chiefs to a meeting, only 42 came, while the others sent messages to tell him: ‘We don't know you. Go away or we'll kill you.' “When he went on a reconnoitering trip the lieutenant and his soldiers ‘were surrounded by hostile natives who hid in the underbrush and whose poi- soned spears wounded some of the sol- diers. The lieutenant was able to get hostile or because they were intimidated by Karinoo’s successes. Sent 118 Troops. “As soon as the governor general heard about Karinoo's rebellion he sent troops to the district. How many? Ex- actly 118 men for a front of around 300 miles. Thereupon the governor him- self set out for the troubled region. It was not a comfortable trip. The gov- ernor general was still on his way to High Sanga when Karinoo was caught by the French soldiers and killed by the men of Lieut. Boutin. “The fight started with a curious in- cident which might have had grave re- sults. The men who. had discovered Karinoo sitting quietly in the midst of { his idols wanted to_fire, but one rifle would not go off. Terror was writte on the faces of the native soldiers of | the French army. Was Karinoo be- witching their rifles? Fortunately a machine gun started to gvork at that moment and mowed downl Karinoo and three of his courtiers. - 00 was dead. The French even took his body. But now the news spread among the natives that the sorcerer ‘had gone on a voyage to see Zapps, his god, and confer with him concerning the expulsion of the white | men.’” CROCODILE ISLANDS NATIVES ARE STUDIED Have No Religion and Men Let Women Do Work, Anthro- pologist Reports. SAN FRANCISCO (Special).—In the Arafura Sea are the Crocodile Islands, where a man with 17 wives is not the | exception; where there are no tools; where the work is done by the women. is the country from which W. | ‘Warner, an anthropologist and . He has been ying aborigines of North Australia and the Crocodile Islands for the Rocke- feller Foundation and the Australian | National Research Council. ~Warner will go to Harvard University, Cam. e aborigines cook food in holes heated by hot stones. They have no religion. They have not even invented bows and arrows, Warner said. On the and strong, ha organization and marked rules of eti- quette and conduct. ‘Warner had to travel for a month from Port Darwin, North Australia, to Islands. it 4,00 tive people left, living almost naked. They do not know weaving. Their only weapon is a stone-headed spear. ‘They have no liquors or intoxication, but smoke a primitive . They know nothing about firearms or their uses. HOMING PIGEON BEARS NOTE ON KIDNAPING R o 55 i Detroit Police Told to Hunt in| Nearby Village for Ab- ducted Boy. By the Assoclacea Press. DETROIT, Mich., October 5.—Police last night said they possessed a possi- ble clue in the kidnaping of Jackie mpson, 5-year-old son of a wealthy Detroit_real estate man, with the re- turn of a carrier pigeon to its home here ‘bearin g a note. “If you want to find Jackie Thomp- 50c a Week! - é..&'. | L French Vanity and Robe ¢ PH % € One of the outstanding specials during The Hub’s Fall opening “sale is this elegant looking walnut vencered bedroom suite. Aside from its attractive design and ex- cellent finish there's a long period of service built into each piece. EASY TERMS *129 Oc a Week! As illustrated, a four-poster bed, chest of drawers with deck top, generous size artistic dresser with plate mirror and a French vanity to match. Genuine walnut veneer on gumwood decorated in maple. 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