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DAMASCUS OLDEST
CITY IN WORLD;
NEWEST CAPITAL
, WASHINGTON, D. C., Juno 21.
The oldest city In tho world be
comes the newest capital by the
recent French proclamation crea
tine the Republic of Syria.
Damascus, 4,000 years, old, will
bo tho center of the new, govern
ment which is a successor to the
proud Kingdom of Assyria, a
name linked with dread and ter
ror In the Old Testament.
''France has carveddthe Repub
lic of Syria out of the- Syrian
Mandate gra n tad her- byN tho
liPHRue of Nations," says a bulle
tin of , the National Geographic
Society from its headquarters in
. Washington, D. C.
In creating tho Republic," tho
bulletin goes on to point out,
"Franco has followed in tho foot
steps of the Great Britain. Out of
the Palestine - Transjordan and
lrai mandates Britain created the
Kingdom uf Trunsjordun and the
Kingdom of Iraq. , . .
Does Not Cover Kutlrc Mandate
"The Republic of. Syria, how
ever, up pen rs seven years after
the establishment by France of
the'' first republic' in her Syrian
Mandate, that of the Lebanese
ilepublic- which, incloses-the fa
mous mountains of Llban or Ieb
unon and runs down to the Medit
erranean shore. . The now republic
with Us capital at the ancient
Moslem center of Damascus, in
cludes by nb . means all of the
area of the mandate. In addi
tion to omitting the Lebanese Re
public it also, excludes the State
uof the Alouites. and the State of
jDJobel Druze,. mountain home of
tho fiery Druze tribesmen, the
Unltaritarians of Islam.
."Religion, -draws the political
boundaries in the Syrian Mandate.
Not only is the Independence of
the Alouites and tho Druses rec
ognized for religious reasons, but
also the new Syrian Republic and
the Lebanese Republic represent
a Moslem republic and a Chris
tian republic respectively.
"Four religious states in an
area no larger than Georgia still
leave many creeds out in '-the
political cold. To recognize them
all would require: cutting Syria
up Into more pieces than Blue
Hen rd ever chopped h is wives.
"Syria's creeds and peoples are
woven of many human odds- and
ends. Three-fourths of the popu
lation of 2.000.000 are Moham
medans but part of them are Sun
nltcs and part Shiites, and as dif
ferent In point of view as Catho
lics and Protestants. Then there
are tho Alouites whoso secret re
ligion is believed to be halfway
between Mohammonanlsm and
Christianity, and the Druzes who
usually attend the Unitarian
church when they emigrate to
the United States, and the beret-
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leal Ismatlls, who were the orig
inal Assassins of Crusader times.
1 1 44 ml of Many Creeds
"Christians in TSyria are even
more divided. Most Vumerous are
the Maronitc Christians in the
Lebanon, but there are also Greek
Catholics. Armenian Catholics,
Syrian Christians, Chaldeans and
Uitlns, not to speak of Greek
Orthodox, Gregorian Armenian,
and Protestants of various sects.
"Because it Is the custom to
voto and fight as one worships
In Syria, the problem of bringing
governmental order out of the
racial and religious melee has
been colossal,
"Syria, at tho eastern end of
the Mediterranean, finds Itself
wedged between Turkey and Pal
atine and with Its back against
Iraq and desert Arabia. . Heavier
rains give agriculture a bettor
chance in Syria than in Pales
tine, so improved political condi
tions should see an increase In
such standard crops as licorice
to flavor American tobacco, olives
cotton, tobacco, and wheat.
"The country hopes to regain
its ancient privileges and perqui
sites as doorkeeper to Asia. That
Damascus should recover .tb.c
prestige that enabled It-to stamp
its name, 'damask' on silk and
Damascus on fine steel, is out of
the question. But the regular
desert-- caravan using American
automobiles thnt piles between
Damascus and Baghdad on the
Tigris and the regular air mail
service from Cairo over Syria to
Baghdad, hint that the trade of
Syria, is cracking open again.
. Needs Hallway Completion
"Beyrouth, capital of the Leb
anese Republic, and principal sea
port of Syria, has been bartering
for the Mediterranean terminus
uf the oil pipe line Iraq may
eventually lay across the country.:
Tho vast trade of both Persia and
Iraq with Europe and the New
World that now goes clear around
tho Arabian Peninsula could find
a short cut across Syria If only
the Berlin to Baghdad Railroad
could be finished. Recent com-:
pletion of the last link in the
Asia Minor rati lino which makes
possible through service from Cai
ro to Calais, has already brought
Syria Into a more favorable posi
tion. J "But at present the country Is
living on hope and America.
Thousands of Syrians have come
to both North and South Ameri
ca. Whole villages in the Leb
anon have t been abandoned for
fruit . stands in the , New World.
Sometimes tho ex-Syrians send
back money;' sometimes they go
back''" with tlieli ;'rn'oney and live
like lords; and in honor of the
source of their ' wealth rename
their streets." One town now has
a Brazil Street nijmed so by re
turned and retired emigrant
1 0 civ5
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"Stabilization of tho govern
ments of the Syrian Mandate will
undoubtedly bring a higher tide
of tourist travel because Syria,
although eclipsed In European in
terest by the Holy Land to tho
south holds some treasures worth
going miles to sec. Baalbek's
ruins nre second only to Athens'
Acropolis. Palestine holds no
surviving Crusad.er castle to equal
Kalat el Husn into whose ban
quet halts keeps, and battlcment-
ed towers the Arabs have, moved
like hermit crabs. Damascus, an
overgrown oasis on the edgo of
tho desert, still lives and breathes
tho atmosphere of tho Arabian
Nights, while not far to the werft
a new summer colony develops on
the cool heights under, tho shade
of the cedars of Lebanon. Ameri
can visitors are always interested
In Beyrouth because the collego
the promontory overlooking
the Mediterranean that has 'edu
cated many of the modern -Near
East leaders of every creed la an
American college.
'Syria still has the luro of the
unknown; unknown religions, un
discovered cities of the-past, ' un
explored Crusader castles, uneX'
cavated . fortresses, secret 1 socie
ties, and Ilttlc-known races. Is
It true, as some travelers roport,
that" the Ifmaili make a girl child
born on. a certain day virtually
a goddess, denying her the right
to marry, forbidding her to work
or cut her fingernails, but requir
ing her to provldo every man
with a bit of her hair or dress to
wear -in hla turban? Is .the' great
er Arabia movement launched by
Iawrencc of Revolt Jn the Desert
fame nnd scuttled at Versailles,
still alive? Such mysteries thrive
even whero crops will not grow,
Proclamation of tho Republic of
Syria answers one question, but
immediately propounds a dozen
new ones." , ; v
SCIENTISTS SICI'.K IMIKTTY
riNII ON UKMOTi: ISLAND
- CHICAGO, June 21 () An ex
pi-dition to AitutakI, a remote is
lahd of the Pacific ocean, has been
organized by tho Field museum.
Scientists, led by Philip M. Chan
ccllor of Santa Barbara. Cal., wlil
collect beautiful fish which abound
around the coral reefs of tho m
land.
Itarety has a white man sotfojt
on tho island. It Is populated by 0
few naitivea Whoso livos are un
modified by civilization. Under
water pictures, both motion and
still, will bo made.
Ni;W CHINESE IIAILUOAI)
WILL "CUNT $I8,H7;MMH
SHANGHAI, June 21 (P) Con
struct Ion Is scheduled to start
soon on a new .117-milo railroad
line from Hangshow to Kiangsi.
Orders for construction mater
lals 'Will bo placed with foreign
companies, It Is reported. The
total cost of the line Is expected
to reach $18,873,000.
2,000,0(M) tTT SHOWN
IN KUMA HAIL TltAIU'IC
PER LI N, June 21 .(VP) G er
mun railways carried 1,080.000,
000 passengers in 102!), or 20,-
000,000 fewer than In 1928..
More than half of these pas
sengers traveled at r&duccd rates,
Only three in every 10,000 pas
e tigers rode first class.
WARSAW, June 21. (P The
Warsaw Nurstnir School. Intended
to'carry American nursing meth
ods into fill parts of Poland, was
opened here. The Rockefeller
Foundation gave $100,000, but the
fir contribution was $10,000 by
Mrs. Hlmson Jamaica, an Amerl
can nurse. ...
ROME, June 21WP) Summary'
of a recent royal decree reveals
that 13,456 honor badges, with
accompanying bits- of ribbon, will
be distributed before the end- of
tho year to Italians and foreign
ers. Of these 12,081 will grant
membership In the Order of the
Crown of Italy.
BRISBANE. June 21 i7P) An
Australian eagle, measuring eight
feet between wing tips. Interrupt
ed wire communication between
this city and Sydney by getting
entangled In the lines. The bird
strangled Itself trying to escape.
.
Mor than 70 foreign countrlM
re using Amrlcnn-mnrt bathlnj
Vacation Equipment Inspection Advised
By HICISAUI) M ASSOCK I
NEW YORK, Juno 21 At aj
White Iluiirto dinner unco Theodor.
Roosevelt leaned over the table and
interrupted the conversation with a
characteristic ejaculation:
"Oh, aren't wo having a. good
time!"
This remark Is recalled now by
one of the guests, Owen Whiter,
tho western story teller, who was
a close friend of tho rouh-iUlins
president for almost 40 years.
Wistcr has written a record of
those years In a book entitled
"Roosevelt; The Story of a Friend
ship," a charming collodion of let
ters and romfniscenccs, containing
almost as much of Wlsier f as it
does of Roosevelt.
It seemed that they ncurly al
ways wero "having good times, the
natural consequenco in T. It 's cu.se
of an exceedingly active life.
It is Roosevelt the man, rather
than tho president in his oft'lcv,
whom Wistcr reveals hi his narra
tive of a friendship that began !n
the Harvard days of collego the
atricals and club initiations.
Roosevelt relaxed his mind in
his letters, knowing that what 'e
wrote his friend would be free of
political effect. Thus ho couM
make tho admission that perhaps
he acted unwisely In the dinner t'
Booker T. Washington and the ap
pointment of a negro to be collector
of the port of Charleston, "though
each was absolutely justified from
every proper standpoint save that
of expediency. "
Alluring Ijamki
Life is hard In Tibet, easy in
UhII.
One Is written about by a woman
traveler, Constance Bridges, the
other by a young man tired of
New York civilization. Miss Bridges
chose tho hard route for 4the ad
venture she made.
The Vale of Kashmir had al
ways been an alluring sound, so she
and her husband, with an English
friend. made the frigid trip
through the Himalayan passos
when their globe-trotting brought
them noar.
The luxury of houseboat Ing, f -
vi;aiKt: r. -ma mm
5 ixi;
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Before itKrtmg on an auto camp
ing trip, it is adviiabla to check
over the automobile and camping
eouipment, making the necessary
additions and changes to prevent
inconvenience and delay, states
the Weitern Auto Supply Company.
The tires and storage battery should
be in good condition, and if neceo
rVf replaced, to insure success to
a motor vacation trip. .
Above photos show ft family
checking over their . camping and
automobile equipment prior to start
ing on their camping tour.
lowed by the hardships of tho jour
ney over a chilly ' upland deserr,
are described graphically, In u
sprightly, conversational tdylc.
Polyandry obtains In Tibet, but
it's Bali, an Island near Java, that
Hickman Powell calls "Tho Last
Paradise."
Jjifo there was a continual lazy
ecstacy, the women brown and
beautiful, the people childishly
happy In their singing and danc
ing. The photographs by Audio
Roosevelt, distant kin of Tleodoiv,
and the grotesque illustrations ny
Alexander King, mako the book
even more colorful.
31 on War
Still tho novels of the war como
forth.
There seemingly is llttlo left un
said on tho effect of the war on
minds nnd emotions of tho oppos
ing combatants. Yet "Her privates
Wo," the story of an English sol
dier who calls .himself merely
"Private 19022," ranks high in tho
top-heavy list.
"flonerals Hip In Bed," by f'ha.i.
Yale Harrison, a New York news
paper man, is a tale of the Cana
dian forces in France and Is dis
tinguished only by its account of
the looting of tho city of Arras and
the bayonetting ot a German.
W I fH K I M S 1 1 A F KEN. Juno 21.
() tier man medical men have
found a 10 foot layer of mud at
an abandoned harbor entranco
hero containing curative salts and
tho city plans erection jot bath
houses to attract sufferers from
rheumatism, gout and similar Ills.
CASING No. 92624451 (6.50-20 6-ply Silvertown)
Taken from stock January, 1929. Placed on Silver Fleet .
. . . Driven 29,764 miles without leaving rim. Trans
ferred to the 1930 Silver Fleet. This actual photograph
shows exact condition of tire when retired from service.
Total mileage, 47,892. Blow-outs, none. Carcass breaks, i
none. Reason for removal, two nails embedded in tread.
1 I I l ve
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THRRF. It la. In the picture
up above. Through! Worn
out I Ready for the scrap heap!
That Silvertown we showed you
In one of our advertisements a
while ago.
' It traveled 3,M0 miles with
last year's Silver Fleet. Made
the entire tour through 46 states
without ever coming off the rim.
Transferred to the 1930 Goodrich
Silver Fleet... and punished for
I7,S9 more miles.
Now It's through . . . with
service record of 47,892 miles.
Proud? Naturally we're proud
of It! Because we sell tires like
that. Tires capable of giving
unheard-of mileage.
' There's nothing special about
this Silvertown. Nothing out of
the usual run. It came straight
from stock for Its grueling trip
with the Silver Fleet. And it re-
ceived no care ... no attention
. . . you can't give your tlrcs
That's why we're sure of our
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