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Mr. Popenoe, Plant Explorer, Gives Some Impression
of His Late Trip Through This Ancient
Neighbor of Mexico.
By NORMAN C. MCLOI‘D
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The parks and bundles belong to
Indian carriers, who, quite naturally.
were not visible at the moment. The
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from tho sinrtlfi three hundred mile
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11111 11w itill‘iiflis 01" those inmarr‘nitlw kingdom of Guatemala. embracing this hotel one gets more for his money Guatemala. The traveler into the outsider they are declared by Mr. the comage' Guatemala is Lake Amatitlan. .11...
(minimum. or (\f indinns who iinvwiail of Central America as far south than any place I have ever seen in interior 0: Guatemala finds that in Popenoe to be on a much higher Witchcraftsun Prevalcnt Antigua. 4.030 feet above sea level.'
cmnn to town with form 111‘ grit-111111 as tho l'anama Canal. The kingdom any land." declares Popenoe. "For the addition to speaking Spanish 1: is moral plane than most civilized 1111- In one of the pictures instruments andwith orchards of Avocados or Al-
prmiuots was a vice rm‘nltv. under the Spanish equivalent of $1. 25 a day I was pro— necessary for him to imrn .some tions. of f‘Brujeria". or witchcraft are iigator pears on its shores. ’
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To .1 large number of the Indians
libero is irresistible appeal in the
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1nf annui‘dicntc. The potent forces of
this staple native drink are such as to
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‘h111‘ni11g water” Americans who
ihuxc made its acquaintance Call it
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ho is l’rcsident of the United States
.:1nd 1 'entral America as well. When
.thc lndians leave their packs outside
Fund disappear into the Cantina they
iknow nothing more of burdens of any
sort till licxt day.
E “These cantinas are as thick as the
waterfront saloon used to be in our
seaport cities. and the sign-of—the—
park is not their only means of mak-
ing their presence known. Any one
of them may be spotted by the sense
of smell for 11 considerable distance.
and a prohibition officer could not
escape them it he tried.“
The First. Capital
Antigua is a city with much history.
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Crown. At one time the city had a
population of 100,000, but it was de-
stroyed by 11.11 earthquake in 1773.
and has never been entirely rebuilt.
Its present population is about 20.-
000. The city is 5.100 feet above sea
loyal and is located in a valley ten
miles in length and two miles wide.
‘ “This valley is a beautiful region.”
said Popenoe. “It is flanked by lofty
mountains. all of which have been
volcanoes in their day. One of thcm--—
the small peak near the center of the
which produce the finest coffee grown
in Guatemala. The general average of
Guatemalan coffee is superior. and the
product of this valley is especially
prized because the high altitude gives
slow maturity, allowing the berry to
gather added flavor and aroma from
its longer stay on the trees. In the
picture of the valley the coffee trees
are not visible. The trees shown as
covering the region are the cover
trees, grown for protection of the cof—
fee trees from the danger of sunburn."
High Cost Of Living Not Eflcctlve Here
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room and three meals a. day-«two of
the meals being five course dinners_
The food is remarkable for its excel—
lence. Exchange rates have fluctuated
since I was there and my expense un-
der the prevailing rates would be
about 75 cents a day.
"During my stays at the hotnl at
various times 1 formed 11 close friend-
ship with a. {allow—student of plant
life. in the person of Josclito, the head
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shown. ‘ The man who uses these is
called a Brujo. or witch doctor.
“The instruments are big crystals of;
quartz and colorful red .beans." Isald'
Mr. Popenoe; "The Brujo takes the:
hotel and has a lavish and luxurious
collection of roses. violets. pladiolas.
jasmines, bougainvillia. Palms and
various tropical plants. Joaciito 1.114115
his work very seriously, and is on tho
job every day with his Watering pot
and'gardcn tools. Many an older
gardener could learn something from
this youngster.”
A place of great interest to the tow
travelers who visit it is the city of
San Cristobal \‘crapaz. 125 miles from
Guatemala City. This is strictly on
Indian town. with a population of
25.000 members of the. chchi tribe.
and disinclined to learn Spanish.
A Peculiar Custom
An ancient custom which still‘pre—
vaiis is the use of twenty as a unit or
counting. Instead of going above
twenty the natives start all“ over at
that point and for forty count “two
twenties", for sixty “three twenties".
and so on.
The Kekchles are progressive and
industrious and among the most i1;-
tclligent peoples in Guatemala. They
are honest, clean as to personal habit,
patronize the schools for their chil-
dren, are fairly abstemious in the mat-
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time. The floor of the valley is a custodian: of m; flOWETs'andupiants. phrases in the language of the A Ceremonial—0f Black Pepper or Circles, following this by""c'b'uiiting_
solid series of coffee plantations. His “garden" is in the Dam) m. the hekchies. as the tribe is self—sufficient In one or the pictures Mr. Popenoe the beans 0‘,“ in "#10115 W333,”
singly. in pairs and in threes._
is shown receiving the hospitality of
the most important man in the town.
This man owns nine little farms and
is regarded as a prosperous and sub-
stantial citizen. Vi’ith his family. he
is shown in the picture. at the cere.
many or serving his guest with
“batido,” a native drink. made of
ground chocolate seasoned liberally
with black pepper. This drink is
served hot—in more ways than one--
and the drinker takes it from half a
calabash.
The necklaces worn by the women
are made of Guatemalan coins. now
out of circulation because the silver is
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cordingly as they come out odd or,
even he‘ settles grave questions with'
‘yes‘ or ‘no'.
“The chances are for fifty per cento‘
accuracy. of course. and this percen-
tage serves to keep the people believ—’
ng. A boy who worked for me lost"
110:; and the Brujo told him that the“
animal was gone for good. The fact
that the boy found the hog two week!
later did .not seem to shake his belief 7
in the Brujo in the slightest degree.
for he had known too many cases in
which the right answer had been
given to let one experience discourage
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the t'unzirimn northwest which chives
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wiry to tin the m‘eutest acting of his
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American tiri'rnturer. who ruthlessly
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l‘axihtl‘t‘ils (Rose Dione), in a pic-
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Shams-h colonists in America.
lirv‘e silt.- loses her heart to‘ Sandy
Buchanan (Carl Gantvoort). a hand-
1.211111.» American mining engineer who
i“ lim't‘lniring the rich oil lands or her
('uunt's cs‘zuc. ,
5 Thu wily Don Felipe. a. neighbor.
with the Duke of Otherno
to win H10 hand and fortune 0! Met-
; I‘etlr's. The girl's aunt approves or the
1suit 111‘ the Duke and so it remains for
, Don FUIillf: to get rid at Buchanan.
An attempt is made upon the angle.
necr's life, but by a mistake Mqrcodu'
own brother is seriously injured. Don
Felipe skillfully turns this error to hiI
own advantage by inflsminz the coun-
trysi‘ 2 against Buchanan. The Coun-
less waving the engineer to tie at
fault dismisses him, and when Mer-
cede; attempts to Join her lovor the
distracted aunt locks 11111 girl in their
castle home.
Buchanan organizes an expedition
and‘ rescues flowed“ from a high
tower. Their escape. is impeded by an
angry mob of natives under the lead-
ership at Don Felipe. ‘ Forced to seek
refuge in on old Inn, Buchanan to aid-‘
ed by a. traveling group of American
circus people.
A despot“.
which Don Felipe ma tlic heinous:
Duke of ethane are the victims of ,
the circus min-ills loosened by finch,
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“Across The Continent.”
One at the most thrilling scenes ever
pictured is said to be shown in Wal-
lace Reid's picture, “Across the Con-
tinent." when Mr. Reid. who is driv-
ing a..fiivver in a transcontinental. au-
tomobile race. dashes through a blaz-
ing roadway at more thsn'eis‘hty mils:
an hour.
In the story. Mr. Reid; is pilotin‘s
his little csr at. tremendous odds
across the country. and leaving his
larger and more powerful contestants
behind one by one. To prevent ulti~
mate victory, one of the contestants
set: fire to .tall grass in the roadway.
in the belief that the driver gt the
flimr would be stopped indefinitely.
But not so. As the flames gather.
force, Mr. Reid dashes into the bias-
in: inferno at. tremendous speed and
dashes through the are bolt unharmed.
"Across the Continent” marks the
return at Mr. field to His now famous
automobile speed driving picture's.
HiI loading woman is Mary Mac-
Loren. Theodore Roberts has a prom-
inent role. y.
Owen Moore
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in Ireland.
States when he} Was 1.11111. years old.
getting his education in Toledo, Ohio.
and at twenty he mound his‘ stage
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Compte,- society debutante, who de-
plores the lack of physical fibre
among the men of her acquaintance.
including Frederick Van Cort. 111.
(Bryant. Washburn). an ardent suitor
to:- her hand. When word arrives
that. Ninon has been left vast fur trad.
hm- interests in the wilds or the find.
eon Bay country by the death of a.
relative. she decides to take possession
arson. Unable to altér her de-
11, Frederick Van Cort and Flora
Hm Nlnon’s friend, accompany
her.
My Canadian in charge or the
post, is openly hostile to Frederick
was“? a threatens to turn _
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hours. i
Follows than the burning down at
the warehouse in which the valuable
furs are stored, Ninon’s pursuit with
young vim Cort and an Indian. In "'a
blinding blizzard they are driven to
seek refuge 1.3 an old cabin. There
they find Lazar. There is a. terrific
fi3';ht. Lazar temporarily outwit: his
pursue”. Then young Van Cort dent--
Misti-ates that he is more 01' a man
than Ninou had thought him to be.
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Truman Van Dyke. who ice-stars
with Elinor Field~ in the saints serial
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"The Jungle Goddess}? is unanimoum
lit: a leopard in an airplane while
three thousand feet in the air. He
stillrbears many scars from this stunt.
In another chapter the scenario called
for the horns sacrifice to alligators.
Van Dyke was use victim. Without
previous training and with but brief
instructions he tackled one of. the
reptiles and a barehanded conflict
with the beast took place for the
cameras, one o: the most remarkable
thrill scenes ever filmed being secured
at this time.
Jackie Conga]: In “Oliver Twist“
_ It has remained for Jackie Coogam
the famous 7 year old star of the
silent drama. to give the screen a beau-
211.11 and. collarrul. impression of that
famous volume “Oliver Twist".
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of‘twelve and two in the morning!
And all the time we had thought. of "
Claire as such a nice girl.
‘ However, Claire does not make her
entree with a “jimmy" a. lantern and
a "bowl of soup". During the filming
of. some of her recent pictures she A'
has been called to make night scenes ' ‘
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forniagBanl-t and the First National
Bank or Hollywood. Claire must have
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SPANISH SUGGESTIONS :
;: This is. a Y‘Spanlsh year." according
to the ones who dictate the styles.
Antonio Moreno. the one and only
Spaniard of the silver sheet. offers a:
few Spanish suggestions in the matter
of dress:
Do not dye. There are many blonds
beauties in Spain.
Allow yourself to become fat. {the
giants}: idea. at a beautiful figure is a
corpuient one. '
Do not powder. Sidney red noses
are still popular in Don Juan’s count?!
‘—they continue to grow gram (or
something besides grape juice. '_
The stilleto is worn in the count-o.
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