Saturday, January 5, 1924.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE NINE
CONVERSED BY
'WHISTLING
I Ho described tho mon as hy,
- 'adding that the women "were like
I door.
I "At tho. sound of my voice," he
f explained, "tho women fled into
J the canyons.
I He auid the Indiana led him to
th nearest forest service telephone
station and by signs conveyed to
i I him that they had seen forest
rnngers using this Instrumont and
Of CfllifOmian In- had h,mselva experimented with
u in ineir wnimnng tongue. This
explained the mysterious sounds.
Saxon believes that the isolated
clan of "whistling people" is an
-jouscuro on snoot oi ine Karok tribe
BERKELEY. Cal., (AP) A.or Klumath Falls Indians,
tribe of Indians whose members Professor Kroeber , said the
OOismunlcate anions thcmsulvesJKaroks were an unusually Intclll
onlr by whistling and who can talk.ei'nt and Industrious tribe, num-
Tribe
dians Used Whi'stlin'
Language to Talk With
to birds in the same manner has
been found' In the Siskiyou ntoun
tains in northern California. The
discovery was reported to A. L.
Kroeber, curutor of anthropolof?
Joa-i museum of the University of
California by J. It. Saxon of the
United States forestry service.
Saxon said that for weeks for
fat rangers In a remote part of the
ttlaklyous had heard uncanny
whistlings over the service wires
Hint stretch from station to sta
tion through the mountains. He
wnt fto investigate and after
nightfall was caught In a mountain
Htorm. He found a smalt cubln of
Indian construction. It- was empty
tuid he prepared to spend the night
there.
Tho ranger recalled t lint he left
the shack to stable his horse In a
lean-to nearby. When he return
ed, he said, he found steaming food
laid on the floor, and beside it a
bed of denr and bear skins pro
vided for him. Hut no onewus In
igtt.
Tor two days, related Saxon, he
lived there In this way. When he
left the cabin food would be spread
or him, hut with no amount of
ability could he discover tho un
seen dispenser of hospitality.
Finally, on the third day, several
Indian men appeared at the cabin,
und in sign language Informed him
that he had been their guest.
'To my amazement," ho said, "I
learned that they did not speak to
one another in any language of
words or In the ordinary urticu
late sounds of huimut beings, but
lhat they conversed only with stac
cato whistlings."
At a whistled command birds
would flutter from the trees to a
clearing to eat food scattered there
by the women, according to Sax
on's narrative.
For Sale!
berlng toduy about 2.0U0. He is
investigating tho report of the
whistling Indians.
QUEEN OF SPAIN
TOOK PART IN A
CONCERT IN ROME
HOME ( AP) Queen Vic
toria of Spain was tho central fig
ure in tin impromptu concert
held utiroad Jn the Spanish battle
ship "Jaime Prlmero" just before
tho Hoyal party left Naplei on
their return to Spain. Tho Klni;
and Queen of Spain lunched
board the battleship with tho
Duke of Aosta, the thiko of Pistolu
General prlmo do Rivera and oth
ers, when someone expressed a
wish to hear the crew sing.
An lmprpmptu concert was ar
ranged and both the King and Qu
een of Spain joined in several chor
uses. Queen Victoria was incited
to sing, and having a fine con
tralto voice she smilingly obliged,
much to the gratification of the
assembled guests and crew. En
cores wero demanded and given
Her Majesty's solos proved tho
"star" turn of the entertainment.
General Primo de ltivera was a
good second with his renderlgn of
the Fascist hymn "Giovlnezza."
The Dictator afterwards said lie
ELGIN MASONIC
0. E. S. ORDERS
INSTALL HEADS
Six-room modern. JJoypo .
2760.00 tioo.00 cash, bal
ance J40.00 per month.
i
! tprjllnff.
nlnl To Buy ,
Seated.
four or five room
orn house, centrallyfficatcd.
L. S. Weeks
Realtor
New Foley Building.
K1.GIX The 1924 Masonic and
Eastern Star officers were install
ed In an impressive joint ceremony
last Thursday night, a: Mason!,!
hall. Following the exercises the
members of the two' lodgei and
guests at tho installation wera
served with refreshments.
V. F. Weiss acted as Installing
officer for the Masons nnd MrA
Ida Hallgarth took the same office
for tho .Eastern Star.
Tho following wero tho newly
seated Masonic officers: C. 1.
Bean, W. M.; H. E. Uowlus, H. V;
F. C Terpnny, J. W.; G. F. Smith,
treasurer; V. l Weiss, secretary;
L. E. Hill, J. D. ; W. J. Hazel wond
and Guy I. Patten, stewards; H.
L. Willis, chaplain and J. W.
Rhodes, tyler. EiJS-Bailey will be
lnstallcdiu-"SeTiior deacon at a la
te.
J'he Eastern Star officers instali
the following: Etha Hill W. M.;
MoIHe Allen, associate matron; L. .
Dcnliam, secretary; H. Hug trcas-'
urer; Haltie Rallard, marshal;
Theodoslr, Weiss, champlain,
Francis Gettlngs, Ada; Esthoi
Meyer j, Ruth; R:n Uatef, Esther;
Lizzie Willis, Martha: Helen Hug, '
Electa; Emma Rice, warder. Elsii
Ueun, conductress, and Aldn Bean, j.
unauvmin couu ueircss, win uo. in
stalled later.
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Jiamsay MacDonald, leader of the Labor Party, is shown here with
his daughters. Sheila, Am and Ishln'1. Dofhirt lool' - "fierce" as when
so is fiehting on the Hour of the House.
turo Wallace would offer congress
a plan covering the-entire agrlcul
turn I question In Alaska.
SOLON
FOfi 'LIBEL'
WASHINGTON (AI')-KrancM
C. Harley, former mayor of Aa
torla, who' WodnuJiday sued Waynu
1. Wheeler and other dry Icadura
for tioo.ooo for libel, extended hu
offeniilvu Thursday to include Hep
rcaontatlvo cramton.
He launched a null for $5U,00)
attains! Crunipton on the chnriro
that ho m:.de a. HbelouH . attack
aKalnal Hurley from tho hotlo
floor.
Loud Snores Opened Way
For. China's President
and a sensational military career,
culminating In Tsao's advancement
to the highesi ranks and elevation
to the presidency, followed.
TITO GET
DEVELOPMENT
SHANGHAI, Chin;-. (AD With ,
the accession of Tsao Hun to the
presidency of China, the usual I
crop of fnntastic stnricM purport -1
Ing to uccount for tho rise of anvj
notable figure has appeared, not!
the most funtastic being one ob- j
talned from native sources in,'
Tsao's own province of Chili. j
According to this account, ,
Tsuo's enlistment and subsequent j
rapid advancement as a Noldtcr In
the armies of the old Manchu dy
nasty would have been Impossible !
but for his sonorous snores. j
Taso, originally, was a cloth nicr I
chant's apprentice, having been '
put in that service by a father no-1
ted for his stern disposition, the
story goes. Becoming proficient,
ho was provided with a barrow
and stock of goods wherewith to
make rounds among prospective
buyers and chaffered keenly with
the housewives of neighboring vll-jnow pending before the Council of
llnges. He was discontented with '.Statu, is regarded by Its proponents
this prosaic occupation, however, 'as a most important step In the
and sought soluce for the pangs it propesU to develop Haiti for the
caused his adventurous spirit by Haitians. Its nassaire. it is deelnr-
engaging in escapades which fall-'ed. will murk the beginning of ai
ea io mm ni minum uppruvui. m.w Ptt ln (h(! hBtory of tni8 ru
I IIU litll-ML UU.1l UUI1K J I plllillC.
Successful Era of Land
Development Is Prom
ised Gulf Country.
I'OliT-AH-PltlNCi:. Hulll. (AP)
-The Hulllun agricultural hill.
NINE REPORTED
DROWNED AT SEA
BABYLON, N. Y. (AP) A mon
Bter wave awept nlno men from
the deck of the powerboat Hid Into
Ureal South buy Thursday night,
after the craft had fironc to the res
cue of three men in a speedboat
that had grounded In a storm ln
llro Island inlet.
I 'li-ei Loss Is i3,aei
Kl'OENK. or. The cHtlnmtod
loss to properly In KuRcne by fire
durlnu 1923 was 13.89l accordluir
to the annual report of William
Nuslmiuu. chief of tho local
fire department. The report says
that approximately 76 per cent of
the losii wan covered by Insuruuco.
i no oepanmeni made 147 runs
durlns the year, seven of them to
points outside tho city limits, nnd
a total distance of 6H2 miles was
covered In going to nnd from fires.
department's bond sinking fund In
the past 13 months than in tho
preceding year. Through a sys
tematic method of collecting lic
enses and other fees the general
revenues of the city for the psst
year wero approximately $7000
In excess of those for 1022.
Despite the heavy property loss
es resulting from tho (Ire, $46.-
000 more In street assessments was I
collected In 1923 than In 1922. !
During tho last year of tho conn- ;
cllnianlo administration tho city's I
general rund showed a deficit of
$ll,oon, but tho municipality clon
ed tho past 12 months with a sur
plus of $10,604 in Its generul fund.
20 years hence very difficult. The
canon says he has advertised for
a curate In the most likely church
papers (or several week! In iuo-
cession, and has not yet received
a Blnglo Inquiry,
SHERRY'S
3
Curates Seme in Ungluiul
LOIJClllllOltOliQH (Al" Can
on ltriKgs of this town Is much
concerned at tho luck of curates,
which ho thinks will imiko the flll
Ing of high offices in the church
Aturia Makes Itcctml.
AHTOKIA. Or. Despite the
handicap of tho big conflagration,
Astoria closed tho rirst year of lis
administration under a city man
ager with encouraging results so
far as finances are concerned.
As a result of the fire the rev
enues of the water deoartment
wore $11,600 less than In 1922. yet
QUO more was placed In the
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ROUTir McKKNNIN
Salesman
For Union and Wallowa
Counties
Phone Farmers 25X
adrift nnd the lud, bethinking him
self or a career which would sup
ply his demand for activity and
color, sought to enlist nt a mili
tary camp not. .many, miles from
his home. He was rejected be
cause of Inability to provide a prop
guarantor. Although despond
The main purpose of thOvmca
sure are the education of the peo
ple In the field of agriculture, and
the safeguarding of the natural
resources or the Island. This iu
slruclion will begin in the rural
districts und prepare students for
ent, ho was determined not to re- """"s'n ' '" l oiyiecnnlc. in
turn to. his family and sheltered i3"11"" ' I'ort-au-Prlnce. Oradu-
hlmsolf In a haystack, where he!uls '"' w, n versed In modern
presently fell asleep. jagileullural melhods. and capable
An officer from the camp, slrol-!of going back In the country dia
ling through tho vicinity. hear! Iliels to Instruct the people In Im
the lusty evidences or Taso's slumb Proved ways of caring for slock
er and roused him unceremonious-land crops. Also they will be able
ly. In response to the officer's in- lo serve prlvale enterprises us agrl
quiry as to why such a robust cull urul experts,
young man should be sleeping the I In aildlllen lo educational work,
uay uway. 'l sao told his story ulilhu new bill provides ror agrlcul
eviciion irom Home and rejection
by tlie recruiting ofl'iclals.
Tim officer became Interested,
turel ri'Si-arcdi. Ihe Installation of
u quarantine syslem, and a forest
ry department Research will, bo
Correct this sentence: "It is gel- lw" '"""encc to obtain the waiv- iHlong the linen of clini.-.llc and geo-
tlng thinner every year." said the J ?f lnc necessary guarantor In OKica conditions and the diseases
man, "but I never use any tonic n". ami me jomn eiuisi- of pluMa and unimals. The quar
in an effort to save It." t c . . "'s rapid grasp of military jttnlln H0,.vi,.,. ,vlM conlrn, ,,. ,,.
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ANCIiOIlAOi;, Al;isn. (A1-) j
Territorial Senator M. I). HnodKrays:
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posed leak of )fi(jf,'Otio unnuully In'
Alaska's treasure cheat. The Item!
j Is said to be represented in food
stuffs, hay, grain and mill Teed
now shipped into the Alaskan ruil-
road belt from the I 'nlted Htates.
Senator Hnodgrcsa saltl recently ,
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;lhe necessity for aid thnt would
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(thdr feet and begin taking from'
the ground some of the substances!
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ju tlioi'fiind farmers oti the way iojj
oiisidi r this past expenditure, but!
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territory can be developed, Alusksj
need fear nothing for the future." 'i
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t produced, but on u hiiiuII scale be-j
icaiiKe of Die scan It y of stock mil
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