The Ione independent., July 26, 1929, Image 2

OUR COMIC SECTION
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ECROI'E'S newest king ta bull J
ttig new palace In one of
Europe' newest capital!. The
king li Zof I (formerly Zogu)
of Albania, who stepped to hit throne
from toe President's chair last Sep
tember; and bis million-dollar palate
la rising In Tirana which became the
eat of government after the WorlJ
war, when It was decided that the fur
mer capital, Durazzo, on the coast
rat too exposed.
Until this move was made Tirana
was as little known as the rest of Al
bania Is today. Boat loads of tourUts
drifted down the Albanian coast, stop
ping now and then at some picturesque
Island, or at a coastal village.
At Dnrazzo, ey took one glnnre at
the lmpassuble roads to the Interior
and another glance at the sprlnglees
ox-carts and donkeys which were then
the only Albanian taxis. Then most
of them decided to see Tirana when
conditions were Improved.
The capital tins changed, however,
since President Zogu established gov
ernment headquarters there In 1H25.
Bus service on the new road from
Tirana to Dnrazzo brings increasing
cumber of travelers and the once
quiet little Moslem city Is making
splendid progress.
' The mosque, domes and niinureta
that once dominated the city's sky line
are being encroached upon by modern
government buildings and legations of
foreign governments who recognize Al
banian sovereignty. Hotels are also
poking their upper stories above the
red roofs of old Tirana's mud-nulled
Structures, and new avenues, purks
and public gardens have been laid out
for the enjoyment of the city's Inhabi
tant! and guests.
Markst Plac of Tirana.
The Tirana market pluce Is one of
the few spots In the city that bus not
been disturbed by the newcomers and
there, among the vegetables ami fruits
piled on the cobbles, roam folk of the
surrounding mountains and valleys, ap
parently unmoved by the changes Hik
ing place In their capital
Both the fihcjri of the north and the
Tosks of the south crowd the aisles.
Mingling with the lively throngs, one
tees bewhlskered Moslem holy mnn
Whose somber robe- sharply contrast
with the flaming colors of the nntlves'
garments. The Ghegs, three-fourths of
whom are Moslems, run he singled out
from the rest of the crowd by their
gray half-size feir.es which resemble
the aluminum lids which keep pancakes
warm on American restaurant tables,
f hey nlso wenr loose-fitting, sleevelets,
buttomess Jackets, tight-fitting trousers
nd homemade sanduls of ox hide.
The Tosks are les conservative than
their northern compatriots. They like
ornamentation, and their costumes are
colorful. There may he enough silver
nd gold In their regalia to pay a
Brut-class passage from Duru.zo to
l'ev York.
The Albanian are a rugged, prlmi
the inountuin people who, It bus been
anld, "occasionally d from oriliimr)
disease, but more often from differ
ences ot opinion." They ore classed
long with the French, Portuguese and
Wullooni a members of the (J rem
Latin branch of the Aryan rare. Their
mountain life has fostered a pasxloii
te love of Independence and they cling
to their language and their custom
wltb vigorous tenacity, even when
groups ere transplanted to other lands.
The name of the Albanians, meaning
"people of the snow-lnnd," bus been
fastened upon them by their neigh
bors; they call themselves "Sklpetni'l,"
or mountaineers. One Important tribe,
the Catholic Mlidltes, bitterly oppose
the settlement of any Mohammedans
la their vicinity.
What Visitors Buy and 8s.
Tirana ll In the west central par
f Albania, 20 tulle Inland from Im
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razxo, the country! principal port Co
lli the outbreuk of the World war the
only well-paved highway In the coun
try linked these two cities.
The visitor to Tirana can acquire
as souvenirs specimens ot locully-uiade
brass work, distinctive and beautiful
embroideries, done by the Tirana worn
en and sold by them In the market
places, and whether smoker or nut.
be will wish to take along one of the
oddly and Intricately carved pipes. The
city covers a larger area than It 13,
f0 or so Inhabitants would seem to
need. Judged by our standards. Yet
one would have difficult time con
vincing a Tlraulan, with his cottage
and garden, that a more vertical mode
of living. In crowded apartments,
would be more civilized. Once one
strolls beyond the bounds of Tirana.
however, be will encounter mud house.
and the "simple life" to an extreme
degree.
An Albanian family Is sufficient onto
Itself. Except for the trading in few
cities la Scutari, Korytza and A r gyro
cant ro, besides those already men
tioned there Is no semblance of an
economic system.
A woman In a country district works
hard, but she Is not mere drudge. Sim
makes bread of maize and cooks It
over en open hearth fire The remain
ing woo J ashes she uses In place of
soap. She weaves woolen cloth and
plaits black braid for Die garment!
she makes of It
Before the Christian era, the ances
tors of the present Albanians occupied
practically the whole of the peulnxiilu
norm of Greece, to the Ianute. Tiny
are. in fact, the remnant! of the oldei
race In eastern Kuroie. The conquest
and policing of the region by Home
did not displace these early Inhabi
tants; but when the Slavs burst south
ward into the peninsula In the Sev
enth century A. D., only those who
lived In or lied to Albania kept their
blood and customs unaltered by tlot
newcomers.
Thtlr History On of Struggles.
It has been the fate of the Albanians
to struggle constantly agnjuxt aoint
powerful neighbor, r'irst It was Im
perial Itome. next the Slavs, then Tur
key. When Turkish power waned. Al
bania found Austria coveting her land.
Just before the World war. Auxtrla
had succeeded In placing a Germanic
prince on the throne of the newly cre
ated Albanian state; bill tills arrange
mem did not last long. Since the
W-orld war Albanlii has found herself
between two forces. Gn the east and
north Yngo-Sluvla hns advanced her
frontiers to Albania, and eye her ter
ritory with Interest; on the west, Italy,
sepnrnte-l ouly by the narrowest part
of the Adriatic, bus shown a desire to
control Albania.
The euMern frontier of Albania,
where, Ituly tins charged, the Yugo
Slavs huve been making prepurutlons
of a supposedly military character. Is
much lean Isolated today than before
the. World war. Then the region had
Just been liberated from Turkey and
huil been Utile develoH-d. Monustlr,
second among the cities of Turkish
Macedonia, hud mil connections only
southeastward to Salonlkl, the metrop
olis. Now a Una also extends north
ward connecting with the trunk rail
wi.y Into old Serbia.
The region about the two Inrge
lakes. Ohrldii uud 1'resbu, midway of
the present Alhuntun-Yugo-Kluv line,
wus ulso Isolated Now new mil
nay from L'xkuh and the beun ol
Yugo-Slnvlu beyond reaches (low n to the
city of Uhrlda on the luke. This hike
country of the Yugo-Sluvlun borderland
has both geographic und historic Inter
est The claim has been put forth for
Uhrlda that It Is "the clearest hike In
the world." fish may be plainly seen
swimming about at a depth of 00 fed
or more. Dense chest nut forests cov
er the slopes of the hills surrounding
the luke,
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