Show MAGAZINE T J section THE MAGAZINE SECTION SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY MAY 13 1917 HERALD-EEPJJBMCA- N N - ‘a visitors s many C7 Land of Gorgeous Mountain Peaks and Volcanoes Is Paradise for Sightseers—American Goods in Great Demand — New Chapter in Latin American Travel When Palatial Steamers Tenadores Pastores and Calamares Visit Costa Rica Under Special Charter V 1 By HAMILTON M WRIGHT QAN JOSE' Costa Rica May 12— The swift transition from tropical wonderlands to the cool highlands of Costa Rica with their fine coffee 'plantations wonderfnl old Spanish their visions of distant moun-- l tain peaks and volcanoes and g vistas across gorges whose wides are cloaked with primeval for-'cs- ts is one of the amazing features of the railroad journey from Port IXimon on the Caribbean sea to San pToee the capital of Costa Rica The railroad line waq constructed ' under the direction qf Mr Minor C fXeitlt It is one of the great rail-ftw- jr engineering feats of the world Within a distance of sixty miles one passes from a jungle paradise where-ji- n snr-passin- ‘ are seen brilliantly colored birds of many kinds up to a lofty plateau region where the climate is like that of eternal spring Happily many Americans are gaining personal acquaintance with the quaint cities and interesting' peoples of the Latin American republics Many persons took the railroad over the Costa Riean Cordilleras this year Indeed a new chapter in Costa Riean travel was ushered in when the palatial steamers Tenadores Pastores and Calamares of the United Fruit eompanj’ ’s fleet were specially chartered to bring American visitors to these green shores Special steamers every little while are something new to Costa Rica The visitors who came from all parts of the U S A were entertained in fine style Special trains with observation coaches met them at the wharves and earned them up to San Jose The ride is one of the most thrilling in the world ' A mile below the traek the roaring Reventazon river seems a ribbon of white In a half day the visitor has ascended from the lowlands of the tropics with their giant ferns orchids in bloom great forests villages banana plantations orange and cocoa groves to the high plateaus where one looks upward to the volcanoes Turrialba Mt Irazu Poas and others Cart ago in the bright eool highland tropics at 5000 feet elevation sits like a modern Pompeii at the base of Mt Irazu In 1910 the town was shattered by an The ruins have disearthquake appeared Part of them have been crushed up and rolled under modern American steam road rollers to make good streets for Cart ago Thus is the American spirit in evidence in America Mt Irazu rises 11200 feet Mt Poas another volcano is not as high A pistol shot will cause a The finest public building in Costa twenty-foupheaval of the waters in Rica is the National theatre in San the lake in its crater Chirrupo Jose It cost $1000000 gold without Grande is 13400 feet within a thou- its furnishings The exterior is in sand feet of the height of Pike’s Peak white marble The interior is both but these mountains spurs of the in white and colored marble The great Andes ascend almost from the foyer is a splendid work of art in sea and so seem higher Louis XVI style Mahogany furnishSan Jose the capital of Costa Rica ings sculptures in marble and bronze is fourteen miles from Cartage and mural paintings tapestries and gold on the Pacific side of the divide It enamels contribute to the magplate has an altitude of 3800 feet The nificence of the structure At the eity has many automobiles It has National museum in San Jose are fine stores well-pavstreets splen- ancient Indian potteries gold and did churches in Spanish architecture silver filigrees The wild Halamanca convents good hotels An American Indians mine their gold for onra-ment- s dollar is worth $260 to $280 Costa Stuffed specimens of the Rica money Except for imported wonderful birds and animals of the articles the Costa Rica dollar called are exhibited In the Nathe colon will buy about as much as country tional penitentiary are woodworking an American dollar will in the and other shops Twenty years is United States the longest sentence in Costa Rica ed in pgNrnsMTiAwy Poas VolcanoSPoernNO Tn ot 5 VOQKtfCO even for murder The National liis in San Jose There are unibrary versities both in San Jose and Car-taIn Port Limon is the fine hospital of the United Fruit company People come all the way from Panama to get treated The United Fruit company has done a great work Mr Sheppard G Schermerhom executive vice president of the United Fruit company is one of the constructive figures of Central America having the spent several years there during ' period of expansion of the United Fruit company’s interests and like Mr A W Preston and Mr Minor C Keith has won the respect and admiration of the peoples and governments The public school system is very good Ten times as much is spent on schools as is spent on soldiers Almost fifty years ago the government go - ' of brought in more 'than two-scoto initiate the sysEuropean teachers tem of education which has since been improved In San Jose you may buy strawberries on the street for 5 cents a box Overcoats come in handy at night Milk is brought in cans by men on horseback The dairies are right in town There are concrete floors and concrete drinking troughs The premises are for ’the cows clean and are flushed scrupulously with water three 'times a day Almost all the people in the highlands are white Many of them boast the finest Castillian blood Golden hair is sometimes xseeu The women dress attractively Here too is the rebosa of old Spanish days The men are in American costume though sometimes you see the short jacket re ’ reaching hardly below the waist with broad shoulders of picturesque old Spain The stores carry large stocks of American goods and American fashions are coming more and more into evidence Fine shoes are made by hand with white and russet insets Costa Rica is more than twice as large as Switzerland Its great mountains plains and valleys are as a Garden of Eden for wild life Wild turkeys wild pigeons wild ducks and quail abound Deer tapir and hogs are found Some of the latter resemble the wild boar of Europe but are smaller In passing from one feeding place to another they are seen in droves of hundreds sometimes thousands There are jaguars spotted leopards and mountain lions in the distant sections The jaguar sometimes preys on calves and colts The horns of bulla are tipped with steel so they may fight the big cat off when it raids the herds There are all sorts of tropibal song birds as well as parr rots macaws and many monkeys Some of the finest coffee in the world is raised in Costa Rica Between San Jose and Cart ago are many coffee fincaa or plantations and in drying season great mounds of coffee may be seen on the concrete floors of the coffee drying plants The coffee districts are very attractive with fine nty - old homes often like those in th south of the United States before tin war Nothing could be pleasantei than a morning horseback ridi through the coffee district where thi air is cool and brisk In the lowlands near Fort Limoz are immense banana plantations foi Costa Rica is an important source ol supply for this popular and healthful fruit The railroad spurs running through the plantations aggregate 40L miles in length Enormous sums have been invested to assure the success ful handling of bananas which an one of the riskiest of staples and an handled on a vast scale to assure sue cess Yet despite their risks today you can buy Costa Rica bananas in thi states far cheaper as a rule than apples or oranges And last and most important th people! The people of Costa Ricj are courteous and hospitable They are generous to a fault No travelei will ever lack a meal And sucl meals I With almost everything ir the world raised right here in Costa Rica And they are artistic and tab ented The evening concerts of thi municipal bands in every town teD the visitor that They are a liberty-lovin- g people Thus Costa Rica the mountain republic welcomes strangers and hopei to see more Americans in file future SIXTH EPISODBi comiKht 1 uir By FRANK H SPEARMAN Adopted From Ike Weote Pletvro Version Produced by Blaial Film and Featnrla Helen Corporation Holmes The Overland Disaster If Wilson returned with his party to Mountain Springs cherishing thi idea that his troubles were over be An officer at wa3 greatly mistaken the station informed him of the robbery of his car but as Wilson was about to explode in anger his informant added: “Burke ran down the Burke listening to Desmond’s talk hurried apprehensively toward him took the telephone from his hand stared at him Desmond smiled ‘Burke we all talk alike perhaps we think alike’’ Burke ignoring the remark spoke sharply into the telephone himself Desmond turned to Helen Holmes: “Is there anyone on our pay rolls whose first name is Tony f " believe there is I’ll see" Picking up an employees’ register she found Anthony Marshall listed as th'e back door Inside he found Mar- now" continued “and tried to pull the trigger Desmond rapped Burke over the head and cov- ther had gone with Webb to tbs shall and Lowenstein and at once be- there’ll be no more looting-- undess I struck at the muzzle and his fingers ering Marshall the handy superin- penitentiary to see him “As soon gan abusing the pawnbroker for care- say so" closed on Btirke’s wrist Both were tendent stood master of the situation as your double is brought to trial lessness in telephoning Desmond outThe three men looked at one an- powerful men but Desmond was too When Burke recovered conscious- she said consolingly “yon will bi side and listening to the noisy recrim- other “That puts my hand on the into ness ducked the Lowenstein he still refused to surrender freed" quick inations stepped back and threw his table" continued Desmond bullet-proback the safe of at the insolently leadership and left the room with the Masters was taken to Marshall ’i full Desmond ’ weight against the door It gave and he broke into the room Burke whirling drew his gun and covered the intruder Desmond with a laugh pushed the gun away and gazed at the three men “You’re a nice outfit" said he sitting coolly np on th'e edge of the table Burke was very angry “I am general superintendent here of “Declare yourselves" Burke realized that Wilson’s representative was a crook but he stepped boldly forward: “I’ll be boss here or nothing" room and the next instant Burke’s arm was twisted behind him in a hammerlock As the gun dropped from Burke’s hand Marshall sprang “Desmond scanned him unmoved on Desmond’s back4 but Desmond an“I guess’’ he said quietly “you’ll be ticipating the move stooped suddenly knd Marshall spilled over his shoulder nothing" It was a showdown ' Burke shoved to the floor like a piece of jelly' 'Deshis gun into Desmond’s belt As he mond th'eri whipped out his gun open threat 'he 'would yet get evenWhen he had gone Desmond called for an expression of views! “The first thingto do ’’"declared Marshall “is to get Masters out' of jail” And on Desmond learning ' the situation must be this done agreed At Webb’s home Helqn was telling her good news’ “The capture of Buck Masters" she exclaimed ‘ ‘ means my - thieves and caught them’’ Wilson found Burke upstairs He at Waynes listened to the story of the robbery agent “Has Waynes been robbed recentand congratulated his subordinate ly 1” asked Desmond further Helen And took from her desk the data on the FRANCE WELCOMES FIRST U S SHIP TO RUN NEW BLOCKADE father’s release" Desmond was standing by But Desmond was making ready to of the Remington company for through some obscure mental process claim release Masters At the prison he stolen typewriters he reached as he listened the con- the-Desmond tried an for interview Guards gave now satisfied walked him no chance to in Burke was all talk clusion that proba- over to Wilson “Burke is a crook” privately to the prisoner and Desmond being a said he bility a thief himself to Masters the ' two could stranger “Burke f” With the head of the operating deexclaimed Wilson ' understanding no reach Desmond “Nonsense!" to involved in an intrigue partment not baffled down sat at a table easily smiled “Watch me’’ was wreck the road and a crook running allDesmond before the and grating taking a penhe said a pair of handcil from his the claim department the division cuffs from a Taking pocket began tapping in draw he walked toward an absent-minde- d way while he talked faced a hard time Wilson now con- Burke again sitting at his desk and ' to Masters The lateer canght the ferred with Desmond as to the quick- reaching ont unobserved he slipped - Desmond idea and listened one over Burke’s wrist At the sudden est means of forcing enough stockthe telegraph code gapped : ‘ South touch of the steel Burke sprang to his to to end jail yard 230 watch for rope ’’ holders part with their holdings feat Masters signified he understood give Wilson and his friends control of “What’s this!" he demanded “ Do Desmond left and the line “And to give you a clear you take me for a crook f" At 230 that afternoon the priseyed him the special field’’ said Wilson finally “Frost Desmond oners stood lined up in the jail yard ’s face reddened under the cold will go east with me You will take agent Desmond for ' inspection!- Policemen and detecgaze no word tives 'walked down the line to dishis place as general superintendent" transfixed with hisuttering eyes the dishonest cover if possible any professional Frost of course had no choice but officer and Burke turning pale proOn the stone wall above crooks' tested stammered and asked what he to acquiesce in the arrangement a guard in the sunmotley group meant shine During this interval Tony Marshall sat examining his: rifle Taking Never answering Desmond unlocked a to Lowenstein 'long rope from the back seat Mar“Telephone the handcuff “Just an extra reported I pair shall coiled it and while Desmond Burke’’ said he to the pawnbroker thonght you might be able to use’’ crouching behind the car with a small the BuTke’s set in “that I got away’’ The boldness of sard he laying ' mirror in4: his hand flashed the sunthe raiders in using the wires now hand Burke hotly demanded explalight into the guard’s eyes Marshall nations but Desmond only returned to further enmeshed them At the mo- Wilson' flung his rope It fell over the top leaving the special agent to the wall the loose end dropping inof ment the call for Burke reached the wipe a cold sweat from his forehead side the jait yard' Masters saw it office Wilson summoned him Des- Wilson himself now convinced was When and the prisoners were on the mond passing Burke’s desk took up for discharging Burke instantly back to their cells he ran to the way “Don’t do it" said Desmond “He ' the telephone to answer' “Is it you climbed' The wall the rope of the: arrival Orleans at'Bordeifc' may be just the man I need" ' ' to the Burke f " asked Lowenstein slid down the outside and top At noon Burke left the office for The Orleans the first American freighter to sail unarmed through the new German “zone of ' the into tonneau Marshall frightfulness jumped Desmond lunch Desmond followed him The arrived safely m Bordeaux The people turned out and “It is’’ answered the andcrew a gave warm shows captain Photo threw robe him and the car over a reception got here all right’’ “Tony — special agent walked straight to Low- the vessel at her dock and a part of the great throng that greeted the vessels The Orleans carried a SiZMi hurried v general cargo away enstein ’s and was admitted through and had fifty motor cars strapped to her decks Thirty-tw-o “Tony what Tony!’ Americans are in the crew4 Helen faithful to her devoted fa - - - ' - hand-over-ha- nd t - T ' ' t i- h” r s' jT' YY 0 ’ - V1 I ' V quarters Somewhat bewildered M ters began to thank Desmond ‘‘Every body knows you with' that mustache ' said Desmond coldly “Shave it off’1 to Marshall he addedi “Keep away for a while from Waynes" He then handed him somi baggage checks “Have duplicates made of these and yon can get a nes outfit from the baggageman" Losing no time in preparing thi false checks Marshall and Masters presented them and got away with a trunk 'and two suitcases: But in these they found no clothes that would fit And when the victims of the theft r ported' to the claim department an angry scene followed Helen hearing the complaint telephoned Webb: “This looks like Raiders’ work" she declared explaining “Bring down a grip and we may land more of them alongside Masters Webb losing m time started' for the office Wilson was now about ready to go east to leave the field to Desmond He bade Roy bood-by- e and with Frosl boarded his ‘special train The train on a fast schedule was descending the hill east of Mountain Springs when a wheel unJer Wilson’s car gave way on a curve The car jumped the track and rolled forty feet down an era bankment A hurry Call sent by emergency telephone to the Springs brought' a wrecking crew Desmond and Roy with it Under the car they found Wilson and Frost both were Turning : dead- ' - Roy bent over his father Then rising dazed he perceived Desmond He clutched at Desmond ’s arm and hid his face against his shoulder Desmond' was plainly uncomfortable He muttered an attempt at consolation “You’ll be ! the road’s next president" he said at last Shocked at the beartlessness of the words Roy drew back Desmond’s eyes dropped With a shrug he walked away leav ing Roy wondering' vj (End of Sixth Episode) - 1 -- $ |