Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1935, Page 82

THE - SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 27, 1935—PART FIVE BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. HE 3-cent Michigan commemo- rative stamp will go on sale at Lansing Thursday, in Wash- ington Friday. As already an- nounced, it will show the State seal and will be subject to classification with the “seal” stamps of Massa- chusetts and South Carolina, issued in 1930. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Michigan Historical Society favored a reproduction of a painting known as “The Treaty or; Saginaw,” depicting Gen. Lewis Cass anc other pioneers in a treaty cere- mony with the Indians. Michigan, by the way, was not ad- mitted to the Union until January 26, 1837. Wise cover enthusiasts, for that reason, will put aside a few copies of of the forthcoming issue for use on January 26, 1937. Postmaster General James A. Farley announced last night that he had au- thorized the issuance of a new airmail postage stap of 25-cent denomination in connection with the inaguration of the trans-Pacific airmail service on November 8, 1935, also that the postage rate for this new service will be 25 cents to Hawaii, 50 cents to Guam and 75 cents to the Philip- pine Islands. The new airmail stamp will be| placed on first-day sale at the San Francisco and Washington post offi- ces on Friday November 8, and on general szle at post offices throughout the country the following day, or &s soon thereafter as distribution will | permit. | ‘The new stamp is to be arranged | horizontally and printed in blue ink and in size will conform to the cur- | rent special delivery stamp. Acrossi the top of the stamp will be the in- ecription, “trans-Pacific airmail,” im- | mediately beneath which will be| printed “1935.” Across the bottom | of the stamp will be the wording, “U. S. Postage,” with the denomina- tion designation “25¢” in each lower corner. The central design will depict the sun rising from the shores of America, while in the air over the water appears a model seaplane. In the upper left-hand corner will be | : the United States shield and in the upper right-hand corner the shield of the Philippine Islands. On the lower right side of the stamp is a reproduc- tion of a portion of a modern ocean liner, while to the left is a Chinese Junk vessel. On the water in the distance is a three-masted sailing ves- sel, also a reproduction of a ship of the midnineteenth century period, both being symbolic of a early water | transportation. The four vessels and seaplane shown on the new stamp represent the development in the | methods of transportation employed | in bridging the Pacific. Stamp collectors desirous of obtain- ing first-flight cancellations on the hew trans-Pacific airmail service may send any desired number of envelopes bearing their home address under separate cover indorsed in the upper left corner, “By first contract trans- | Pacific flight,” to the postmaster, San | Francisco, together with a cash or | money order remittance, in accord- ance with the following schedule: Number of 5 stamps require Ban Francisco to Hawai__ 1 & Ban Francisco to Guam___ 3 San Prancisco to P. Islands i Hawan to Guam . __ Hawaii to Philippirie Is; 2 Guam to Philippine Isiands 1 (These covers should be received at 8an Francisco no later than Novem- ber 7, and stamp collectors are re- quested to file their orders immedi- | ately in order that they may be re- | ceived at San Francisco as soon as possible.) Each self-addressed envelope sent to the postmaster, San Francisco, for dispatch by first contract flight should | bear a lead pencil notation in the upper left corner showing the scope | desired, as, “San Francisco | “San Francisco to Philip- | pine Islands,” “Hawaii to Philippine Islands,” etc. Upon completion of the flight, such covers will continue in the mails to the addresses. The post- master, San Francisco, will also ac- cept requests for first day covers of the new airmail stamp to be sent by Tegular airmail direct to the ad- dresses. Such covers should be made up as a seperate inclosure appropri- ately labeled with remittance allow- ance of one stamp for each such cover. Collectors desiring to mail covers bearing the new stamp on the return flight may send self-addressed en- velopes, under separate inclosure, to the postmaster at Guam and Hono- | lulu, Hawaii, with postal money order remittance to cover the value of the stamps required at the same rates | specified for the outgoing flight. In | order for such covers to reach Guam in time to be returned by the east- bound flight, it will be necessary to send them by airmail to the post- master at Guam by the first west- bound flight. Stamp collectors desiring first-day covers from Washington on Novem- ber 8 may send any desired number of self-addressed envelopes to the post- master with a cash or postal money order remittance covering the value of the stamps to be affixed thereto. Envelopes to receive pairs and blocks of four stamps should be appropriately marked in the upper right corner. It should be understood, however, that ME_STAMP CO. Ave. Alexandria. Va. * STAMP SHOP W.. Post District 1212 P MART Met. 6393. 302 12th St. N.W. € i COLLINS STAMP SHOP 927 15th St. U. S. and Foreign. STAMP ALBUMS Btock Books, Catalogues, New Sets, Single Stamps. Philatelic Supplies. Call and see me. I also BUY Collections. Harry B. Mason, 918 F N.W. first-day covers from Washington will not be carried on the Trans-Pacific flight. It is unlikely that the proposed Navy stamp will appear. Originally suggested for release tomorrow, it has been “talked to death” for the present. A final drive for the Mark Twaln stamp, wanted for the centenary of the great humorist-philosopher’s birth, November 30, is being staged by col- lectors in Connecticut and Missouri. The assistance of philatelists at large has been requested. A stamp for the tercentenary of the founding of Providence, R. I, has been requested by New England col- lectors for next year. Karl B. Pauly suggests a commemo- rative for the sesquicentennial of the Northwest Territory, 1937-1938. Representative Sol Bloom of New York continues his campaign for a series of stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Constitution in 1937. Those interested are in- vited to write the Post Office Depart- ment anc to send copies of their let- ters to Mr. Bloom. Critics of the Boulder Dam stamp are reminded of the difficulty of the subject. One defender has said: “It able to make anything artistic of so across a desert canyon of stone; not a tree in sight, not even a bit of a shrub to relieve the monotony of the view.” Third Assistant Postmaster General Clinton B. Eilenberger reports that there were 12,896,950 Byrd stamps issued, of which 7,161,006 were re- leemed, leaving 5,735,944 as the total December 1 last, the Philatelic Agency had 391,248 on hand. The Soviet Philatelic Association, Moscow, announces four stamps for the 60th anniversary of the birth of M. I. Kalinin, president, Central Ex- ecutive Committee, U. S. S. R., as fol- lows: 3k, lilac, Kalinin as a workman at Reval, 1901; 5k, green, Kalinin working in a hay field; 10k, slate, Kalinin addressing a meeting: and 20k, brown, last portrait of Kalinin. Such of these issues as are used November 20 will be canceled with a special mark. A second series announced by the association is a philatelic tribute to Tolstoi, the novelist and social philos- opher—3k, lilac and black, portrait of the author in the '60s; 10k, brown and blue, portrait in old age, and 20k, brown and green, Tolstoi monument at Moscow. Constituting a third set there will be three stamps in commemoration of “men of the revolution”—2k, violet, M. V. Frounse, Soviet military leader; 4k, lilac, N. E. Baumann, murdered in 1905 by imperial police, and 40k, gray and brown, S. M. Kirow, secre- tary, Central Committee, and inti- mate friend of Stalin, murdered De- cember 1, 1934. V. V. Savialov is the designer of all of these new types. Color specifications for the new Western Samoa series are: 1:p, gleen; 1p, lake and black; 2p, orange and black; 2!:p, blue and black; 4p, brown and black: 6p, bright rose lilac; 1sh, brown and violet; 2sh, dark brown and green, and 3sh, orange brown and blue. The set is a hand- some example of the best type of modern engraving. The complete list of the divisional issues of the King George V Silver Jubilee stamps is: Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas, Barbadoes, Basutoland, Be- chuanaland, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Solomon Islands, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, Cyp- rus, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Gold Coast, Grenada, Hong- kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Islands, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Newfoundland, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, St. Helena, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Seychel- les, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South- ern Rhodesia, Straits Settlements, Swaziland, Trinidad, Turks Island, Virgin Islands, Canada, India, South Africa, South West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Papua, New Guinea, Cook Islands, Niue, Nauru, Tangier, Morocco Agencies, Spanish Zone and French Zone. The children represented in the re- cent Royal Charity Society stamps of Belgium are, left to right, Prince Baudouin, Princess Josephine Char- lotte and Prince Albert, sons and the daughter of King Leopold III and the late Queen Astrid. The original photographs from which the new “costume” stamps of Germany were made have been re- produced in the German newspaper and magazine press. Ten young women, each arrayed in the tradi- tional costume of her home territory, posed for the series. Hans Retzlaff was the camera artist, Karl Diebitsch the designer. The official list of values and localities is as follows: 3pf, East Prussia; 4pf, Silesia; 5pf, Rhine coun- try; 6pf, Saxonia; 8pf, Kurmark; 12pf, Black Forest; 15pf, Hesse; 25pf, Bavaria; 30pf, Friesland, and 40pf, Franconia. Poland is bringing out a scenic series, announced to include: 10 gr, green, Lake Morskie Oko; 20 gr., gray-lilac, Czorsztyn Castle; 25 gr., blue green, Belvedere Castle; Warsaw, 30 gr., red, Mir Castle; 45 gr., violet, Podhorse Castle; 50 gr., slate, Suk- is remarkable that the designers were | barren a theme—a wall of concrete | ctually sold. When the sale closed | Participant MRS. CATHERINE L. MANNING, Philatelic curator of the Smith- sonian Institution and first woman vice president of the American Philatelic Society, will be an ac- tive participant in the first Amer- ican Philatelic Congress to be held at the Ritz Cartlon Hotel, Phila- delphia, Friday and Saturday, De- cember 27 and 28. She will read a paper on a subject to be an- nounced and will share in the discussion of essays submitted by others, —Harris-Ewing Photo. rinnice Passage, Cracow; 55 gr., blue, Library of Count Raczyraki, and 1z, Vilna Cathedral. New York dealers report a vastly increased demand for the stamps of Ethiopia. Linn's Weekly remarks: “Funny what war will do.” The State Printing Office of Austria, located at Vienna, has manufactured stamps for Albania, Bulgaria, Liech- tenstein, Luxembourg, Siam and Tur- key during periods varying from 1906 | to date. Postal meter cancellations are avail- able from 70 different nations, Abys- sinia to Uruguay. Louis XI customarily is considered | to belong among the “bad” Kings of France. Born at Bourges in 1423, “his ambitious and unscrupulous character was early manifested by re- volts against his father, Charles VIL"” He attained the throne in 1461 and soon thereafter was attacked by a coalition of nobles led by the Duke of Burgundy. Unable to defeat his enemies in the field, he bought them off “by the large concessions of a treaty which he intended to violate at his own convenience.” Then, “by crafty policy, superior abilities and vigorous measures, he | greatly increased the royal power” at | the expense of the nobility, the trades- | pedple and the artisan classes. When | Charles the Bold was killed at Nancy in 1477, Louis initiated another war by seizing large domains belonging to the slain prince. His last years were spent in a gloomy seclusion, a feared | and hated dictator surrounded by “a swarm of astrologers” and other fol- lowers who “prayed upon his fears— and his purse.” The death of “the terrible King” in 1483 was an occasion of national rejoicing. Multitudes danced around bonfires lit to celebrate his passing, and he was hooted to his grave. But, for all his faults, he left an enduring monument to his name in his country. Lippincott's Biographical Dictionary sums up his distinction in a single pnrase: “Post offices were first established by him in France.” He was, in effect, the founder of the French postal system which now ex- tends to the remotest parts of the world. s ‘What are the 20 rarest stamps in the world? The answer of John L. Kuhn to that question is: U. S. 82, 3-cent, 1867, grill 18 by 15 mm.; British Gui- ana 13 1c., 1856; U. 8. 1a, 5c, Alexan- dria on bluish; U. S. 11a, 5c, Bosca- wen; U. S. 6, 10c, Baltimore, black and bluish; U. S. 16, 5¢c, New Haven, blue on buff; U. S. 1, Alexandria, 5c, on buff; U. S. 4, 10c, Baltimore, black on white; Mauritius 1, 1d, 1847, post office; Mauritius 2, 2d, 1847, post office; Baden 5, 1851, 9kr., green, error; British Guiana 1, 2c, 1850: Spain 9a, 5r, red brown, error in color; Sweden 1a, 3s, orange, 1855, error; Hawalii 1, 2c, blue, 1851 missionary; Western Australia 3a 4d inverted frame; U. S. 13, 5c, Lockport; France, 8b, 1fr, ver- milion, tete beche; France 2la, 1fr, lake 1853, tete beche, and France 2b, 15¢, yellow green, tete beche. Gardner Teall writes: “Robert Louis Stevenson tells how the children of the old manse used eagerly to collect the stamps of outlandish countries that came on letters from far, far away. And must we not believe that these same children asked their elders questions about the places irom whence these stamps came and that the knowledge thus gained made them more precious in their sight? Is not the value of anything beyond that which we find in its superficial at- tractiveness greatly enhanced by what we know of it? Certain we may be that it is, and surely no collectable object is more provocative to the in- telligent mind of a desire to know something about it than a postage stamp. I make no exceptions, al- though I do call attention to the fact that I have qualified the term ‘mind’ by the adjective ‘intelligent.’” More than 40 countries have shown railroad trains on their stamps. ‘The mail coach depicted on recent stamps of Belgium may be seen in the Postal Museum at Brussels. For use as an album inscription, Frank W. Crane’s fine tribute to the post office is recommended. The text reads: “Bringing the news of the day from the ends of the earth, imparting to thousands comfort and cheer, an international medium of communica- RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. tion making for good will and friendly intercourse, the post office, with its multitude of tireless workers, stands as one of the greatest achievements of civilization to humanity. “By land and sea, beneath the earth and through the air, the post office sends without ceasing the mis- sives intrusted to its care into every region where the voice of man is heard—to the great marts of trade as well as the simple hamlets in the quiet places of the world. “The post office is the great com- mon carrier of the world, never sleep- ing, alert to every line of progress and universal in its recognition as the friend and benefactor of all peoples and races.” Covers bearing fort or camp post- marks of the 90's or earlier bring good prices in the philatelic market. Machine cancellations first ap- peared in the United States about 1876, but were not common until about 1895. Eugene Klein, Dr. Herbert Munk and Dr. Emilio Diena, distinguished philatelists of the United States, Ger- many and Italy, respectively, have the same birthday—June 26. But they did not make their debut on the world stage in the same year. Paul Herminghaus, Offenbach-on- Main, writing to E. Irving Fulton, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, describes his personal phila- telic ideals and practices. “In arranging my collection,” he says, “I was guiced by the following senti- ment: the older philately has become, the more it has developed from a mere hokby into a kind of science, and many collectors have concen- trated on the reconstruction of the processes of production of individual issues, studying details to find hardly traceable differences in otherwise identic specimens. Because of the stress laid on this indubitably valuable scientific research, it has been for- gotten that certain stamps are minia- ture works of art, designed by artists of fame and reproduced with steadily increasing perfection. The subjects illustrated in the various stamps have been neglected; their importance as historicai, political and cultural ma- terial has been overlooked. “My work is intended to counter- act this trend. I have specialized in ‘pretty and interesting’ stamps, con- sidering them for their beauty or for some other intrinsic significance of particular interest to me. Naturally, I realize that my definitions are in |no way conclusive and that my classifications might be open to dispute. But I have believed it worth while to try to show the attraction of stamps as esthetic forms and edu- cational instruments.” Mr. Herminghaus has arranged his collection under the headings: Charity stamps, historical-jubilee stamps, portraits. history of art and culture, | flora anc fauna, races and peoples jof the world, landscapes, airmail, Christmas stamps and “fakes.” Albert F. Kupze has brought out a second edition of his “Stamp Ro- | mances: the Lore and Legends Associ- ated With the 1934 National Parks Series of Stamps.” The text is sup- plemented with the story of the re- mounting of illustrative specimens. Stamp News for ‘When the editorial mind evolved the ‘study circle’ idea in our issue of September 16, we had little expectation that its realization would be a matter of only several weeks. It shows that others have the same idea that we tried to advance in our advocacy of assemblies where the educational features of philately may be emphasized. President Klein of the American Philatelic Society will have the loyal support of Mekeel's in promoting the December ‘round table’ and it will be represented at the mid- | Winter meeting. Our columns, from {time to time, will give all detalls of interest, and we desire to put the { wholehearted support of our publica- tion back of the enterprise.” Reference, of course, is to the First American Philatelic Congress, to be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Phila- delphia, Friday and Saturday, De- cember 27 and 28. The Collectots’ Club, Branch 8, Society of Philatelic Americans, will meet at the Thomson School, Twelfth street, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Jacques Kilcher of Atlantic City will exhibit stamps of Switzerland and visitors will be welcome. ‘The Washington Philatelic Society will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six- teenth street, Wednesday evening at 8. J. Harry Jenkins of the Associated Press will conduct an auction of 254 lots of selected stamps and covers, including material from the estate of the late James H. Houston, British colonies, Egypt, Newfoundland, Ger- man States, Great Britain, Haiti, Nor- way and Spain. The public is in- vited. Plans for the organization’s annual guest night, November 6, are pro- gressing under the direction of Philip Simms Warren, treasurer and chair- man of the Membership Committee. Admission will be by card only, but invitations may be had by applying to Mr. Warren, 1702 Hobart street. The 30th birthday dinner of the society will be held at the Carlton December 11. * RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. [ ] At the TRAYMORE rolling chairsrell on —people walk briskly on the boardwalk, riders canter at the ocean’s edge, the sun is warm | prints, and spaces are allowed for the Bright Sun Picturesque Land in Pyrenees Gay and Charming. TARRITZ, France, October 26. —In the shadow of the B Pyrenees, between the At- lantic Ocean and the Medi- terranean, between France and Spain, lies the romantic land of the Basques. Giant peaks capped with virgin snow dazzle the eyes of all visitors who come to this regipn, but the snow is too far away to interrupt the en- Jjoyment of sunshine. Tremendous forests of pine, palms, olives and semi-tropical vegetation help explain why thousands crowd to the famous resorts of Pau, Biarritz, and the spas at Luchon, Cauterets, Vernets and Eaux-Bonnes every Winter. ‘Would you hunt, fish, yacht golf, or merely rest and breathe the sunny, healty, snow-cooled air, then hunt out the surf-beaten coasts of the Bay of Biscay. the vivid blue of the Medi- terranean, or any of the quaint valley and hill villages between the two seas? Those who seek medicinal springs have a choice of over 500, most of them in French territory. Those who find foreign languages an added charm of any region have a choice of four here, Spanish, French, Basque or Catalan. English, too, is well under- stood, for several generations of visitors have taught many of even the huinblest inhabitants to converse on those subjects which travelers wish to know more of. | "T'O SEE the picturesque villages, it | is well to stay at Biarritz and make excursions from it, for it is the Paris of the Bay of Biscay. The streets are full of fashion and joy. Colossal Atlantic breakers hurl themselves | against the rocks. At Hendaye, where a famous liqueur is made, a curious little Basque sea- port provides amid its torturous streets a visit to the Middle Ages which can seldom be duplicated any- where in Europe. Pau is popular. While not as warm in Winter as the Riviera, it has less wind and is sought out from Decem- ber to March by hundreds of travelers in delicatc health. Here one may take a drive up the Val d'Ossau, which is one of the loveliest valleys in the Pyrenees, and affords splendid views of the range. In this valley peasants still retain their ancient costumes and on feast days follow age-old customs which are almost forgotten in other places. GOOD excursion is to travel from Biarritz via St. Jean de Luz and Sant Estaban to Pamplona and return by San Sebastian, or as others prefer, from Bayonne to Pamplona via Elizondo, returning through Ronces- valles and St. Jean Pied-de-port. This second route takes one through the Forest of Ustaritz, the confines of which were long held sacred by the Basque people, the mystery of whose racial origin and quaint cus- toms still give romance to a tour of the Pyrenees lands. —_— Travelers Ignore Scare. LONDON. October 26 (#).—War alarms that rang through Eu- rope early in 1914, driving American and other overseas visitors to stam- pede for the first ship home, find little or no parallel here today. Such, at least, is the report of steamship and tourist companies. “Well-traveled people, with a knowledge of international affairs, be- lieve the Italo-Ethiopian war will stay localized,” said an official of one of the big London steamship offices. “They have seen crises like this down | the years, and are going about their regular business or pleasure.” A survey of the 10 major shipping companies here showed that except for sending some cruise ships down | the west coast of Africa instead of through the Mediterranean and di- verting calls at Italian ports, due to strained relations between Italy and Britain, shipping is going on nor- mally. Airport Nearly Ready. GATWICK. England, October 26 (#). —The most modern airport in the world, its builders claim, with provisions for the simultaneous land- ing of six large planes with their pas- sengers, is expected to be ready and open for traffic early in November. The new Gatwick airport will bring London half an hour nearer the con- tinent in air travel, its builders claim. A railway station is to be part of the airport facilities, with air passen- gers to be brought from London by train instead of by bus or automobi! RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, . 3. =7 AN TIC The Traveler’s Notebook By Jacques CRIBBLINGS: A statue is to be erected in the Epernay cham- pagne region of France to honor the discoverer of the bubbling wine. He was Dom Pierre Perignon, a Benedictine monk. . The palm grove of Elche, a curious little city in Spain, contains 115,000 date palms. The trees tower 65 fee!, far above the walls of the town. Amsterdam is preparing for a world's exposition in 1939. The Ginza is Tokio's Fifth avenue and Broadway combined. Nine countries of Europe—Albania, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland — have either abolished visas on American passports or do not charge for it. Pulque, the popular Mexican wine, comes from the agave plant. Pizarro founded Lima, Peru, 43 years after Columbus discovered America. Irvin S. Cobb describes it as a “fine little combination of Paris and Wash- ington, with that piquant dash of| Seville thrown in for seasoning.” Hals’ “The Laughing Cavalier” is in | the Wallace collection, Hertford House, London. Turner's “Bridge of | Sighs” is in the Tate Gallery. ONE of the most beautiful altars in the world is in the Mission San | Luis Rey, an hour'’s drive from San | Diego. The mission was built in 1770 and is still occupied. Switzerland is less than 16,000 square miles in area, ignoring the| huge surface in the ups and downs of its hills and mountains. The hardest language in the world to learn is that of the Basques, who live in the Pyrenees Mountains be- tween France and Spain. The ap- praisal is made. by Prof. Watson K. Connel of Wesley College, Winnipeg, | who says the tongue is cluttered up | with so many prefixes, suffices and infixes that only the natives know what to do with them. Prof. Connel | has a speaking acquaintance with 55 languages. The circular marking painted on the | side of a ship, indicating the depth | the vessel may be loaded, is known as the Plimsoll Mark. A liner’s glory hole is aft, where the stewards live. Lake Titicaca is reputed to hold much of the gold Pizarro failed to find when he conquered Peru. The Incas sank it to foil the invader. Ramon’s well, at San Diego, Calif., also holgs a treasure. Legend has it that those who drop in a coin will find happiness and see their wishes | fulfilled. Thousands have risked coins, large and small, to bribe fate. JAMAICA is Indian for “land of many waters.” It is the third largest island in the West Indies. It| is 1,457 miles from New York. Six thousand square feet of white sand from the beach at Ostend, Bel- gium, was imported to create the Lido Beach aboard the liner Colum- bia. The real Lido Beach, by the way, | is opened customarily by Lucerne, Switzerland, on May 15. The Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi, less than 2 miles above New Orleans, is scheduled to be opened about December 1. It is 3,524 feet long and was begun in 1932, Vina del Mar, where Chile’s fash- ionables play, is known as the Monte Carlo of South America. The resort’s beaches, casinos and the race track are perhaps better known to Europeans than to Americans. Easter Island, so named by Admiral Roggeveen because he landed there in 1722 on Easter Sunday, has been established a national park by Chile. It is about 2,000 miles from the coast. The Aleutian Islands were named for the Aleuts, whose hab- its were those of the Eskimos and their appearance Asiatic. IN COMMON usage, the Seven Seas are the North Atlantic. the South Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic, Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans. The northern Adriatic used to bear the large-sounding name alcne. Bats led to the discovery of the world’s largest cave, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. They reside in a different part from that open to visitors. It takes six hours for the thousands of the flying mammals to leave the cave, winging away in close formation. Peshawar is India's largest caravan city. On the Jungfraujoch Plateau, Switzerland, stands a huge glacier. As the supporting ground is level, it does not move. Man has taken some liberties with it on this ac- count. Ice experts have carved out huge halls, created virtually a fairy- land of crystal. Winding steps, with guard rails and mats, lead down to the frigid palace, 65 feet below the surface of the glacier. The bar comes first—a room equipped with furniture fashioned from pure ice. In the spacious room adjoining is RESORTS. NEW YORK. PENN POST HOTEL in the heart of New York City S.W. Cor. 8th Ave. & 31st St. CLEAN MODERN ROOMS Single, $1.50 up Double, $2.50 up Comfortable —LowFares— 1/ NO ADDED COST— GREAT NORTHERN rai LWAY [ EMPIRE BUILDER off Alaska | Futrelle, Jr. the skating rink, with two huge frozen pillars supporting the ceiling. The Island of Cyprus is about half | the sizes of Wales. Mountains rise | on the southern part, and here is located Mount Olympus. 'ONVENTION cruises recently ar- ranged by a travel agency which specializes in this sea-going novelty include the 1936 meetings of the Bar Associations of Georgia and South Carolina and the Virginia Pharma- ceutical Association. The Carolinians will leave Charleston in April for a five-day trip to Havana. The Georgi- ans sail from Savannah in May to visit Havana and Nassau. The Vir- ginians board their liner in June at Norfolk, steaming to Bermuda. A new hotel is being built as a part of the devolpment of Canyamel Beach, on the east side of the Island of Majorca, which lately has enjoyed in- creasing popularity as a Mediter- ranean resort. In a move to permit larger craft to enter Lake Champlain, N. Y., civic groups are pressing for the removal or raising of bridges over the Cham- plain Canal. | Five thousand acres of greenhouses are devoted to the cultivation of tulips at Aalsmeer, Holland. | ‘Water in Everglades is from one to | six feet deep. Sea grass grows up to six feet above the surface. One of the greatest colonies of peli- cans in the world lives on the islands | of Great Salt Lake. Drought has af- fected their feeding grounds, and the | birds are facing extinction in that | region, where they lived before the white man came. Travel Habits Change. T. LOUIS, October 26 (#).—Behind | the shovel-nosed tip of streamlined trains, speeding through the Middle West at a 25 per cent faster clip, rides a radical change—first in half a cen- tury. Ride by night and sell by day, long the doctrine of the traveling sales- men, is dropping into disuse, accord- ing to Willlam B. Dixon, general pas- senger agent of the Chicago, Milwau- kee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Increased speed has made it pos- | sible for travelers to make the long| ride between Midwestern cities in many hours less, automatically elimi- nating the necessity of night trips, Dixon told ticket agents of the Na- tion, here for their annual conven- tion. Originally, Dixon said, it was the distance between Midwestern cities, | when compared to Eastern cities, that | popularized night travel among trav- eling salesmen. It enabled them to | leave a city at sundown, sleep en route and arrive at their next stop in the morning. | With “streamliners” however, it | has become possible to make the same | trip in the late afternoon or early | morning without seriously hampering | their selling time. So the commercial traveler has taken his place with women, babies and basket lunches, in the daylight travel of the Middle West. — Ready for Halloween. ATLAN'HC CITY, October 26.—The | spirit of gay abandon will pervade the city next week in celebration of | Halloween. The hotel grills and sup- | per rooms are being transformed into | veritable witches’ dens for parties and | merry-making, while the Boardwalk will be the promenade for one of the | largest assortments of clever and orig- | | inal costumes to be seen anywhere. { The opening of the night indoor | | foot ball season in the auditorium on | | November 9 is regarded as one of the outstanding social functions of the year. Society, in formal attire, will fill the boxes to see Pepnsylvania Military | College play Delaware University. A | | full-fledged rodeo, patterned after the Western spectacles, will be staged by | the Morris Guards before the audi- | ence. TOURS. CALIFORNIA BY FAST TRAIN —Only $34.50— —via North Western-Union Pacific from Chicago, in comfortable coaches without chang: nd note this—breakfasts 23c. lunches 30c. dinners 35c. Besides. free pillows. drinking cups. porter _service: dimmed lights at night: air-conditioned cars. On Los Angeles Limited exclusive coach for women and children. with Stewardess-Nurse attendant Omaha west No other form of travel offers so much for so little. _Ticket Offices. Union Pacific. 904 Girard Trust Co. Bldg. 1400 8. Penn Saquare. Philadelphia. Pa. or Chicago & North Western_ 1002 Girard Trust Co. Blds.. 1400 5. Penn Square. Philadeiphia. R 3 ATTRACTIVE VACATIONS On superb new "SANTA" Ships of Grace Line (all out- side rooms with private bath) FASCINATING GUATEMALA | PLUS 7 OTHER INTEREST- | ING PORTS—Four delightful | Cruises, sailing from New York, Nov. 9, 23, Dec. 7, 21— | visiting Barranquilla and| Cartagena, South America, | Panama, Salvador and spar-| kling Havana (24 days), sight- | seeing included, also meals | and hotel during 3!;-day visit | in Guatemala—$375 and up| from New York—An ideal va- cation. CIRCLE TOURS TO CALI- FORNIA—See California and enjoy the charm of Spanish | Central America en route. Visiting South America, Pan- ama, Salvador, Guatemala, Mazatlan—Go by steamer and return by rail with choice of 8 attractive routes, or go by rail and return by steamer— Frequent departures—I18 days or longer—Cost, including rail and steamer transportation, also stateroom and meals on steamer—$340 and up. 3. CIRCLE TOURS TO MEXICO —A charming sea voyage via Barranquilla and Cartagena eI ALL EUROPE wia e V0l JoriThzsn S RTa SAVOI NOV. 2 o NOV. 3OIA Only gyro-stabilized liner.To Gibraltar, 1 Naples, French Riviera and Genoa. REX NOV.16 e DEC.14 o JAN.18 to Glbraltar, Naples, French Riviera end Genoa. Apply toTravel Agont or 624 FIfN Avense. New York ITALIAN [ clascow IRELAND ano SCOTLAND ANCHOR LINE IS THE DIRECT ROUTE Cross on roomy, comfortable liners whers your own language is spoken, your own customs the rule, with a friendly cheeri- ness from master to cabin boy. Arrive in Londonderry, Belfast or Glasgow. 8 glori- ous days at sea and the cost is the essence of thrift. NEW YORK TO GLASGOW via Londonderry or Belfast Nov. 2—T.5.S. TRANSYLVANIA® Nov. 16—T.5.S. CALEDONIA Nov. 30—T.5.S. TRANSYLVANIA *Via Halifax Special Christmas Sailing Dec. 14—T.5. 5. Caledonia Rates on application ANCHOR LINE 1723 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Phone: Rittenhouse 6366-7 Or Your Oicn Travel Agent BERMUDA | NASSAU | NESS riang'e Cruiset Also Regular Trips to BERMUDA! 0. ROUND T Enjoy the brilliant Fall season! Frequent zs on the Mon- of Bermuda and r- ic s arch . Also_low al expense trip rates. in- cluding private bath aboard ship and ac- commodations st & leading Bermuda hotel. or Furness Bermuda Line, Whitehall St., (where Broadway begins), New York. from Baltimore at low Autumn rates MIAMI Ex large Inxarioas Besmery (13 cruise over warm south- (ay$ ern seas; stay Hotel Ever- 561 CUBA-MIAMI to ride the luxurious air-condi- tioned Empire Builder to the Pacific Coast. Butyou get added value. The scenic Pacific Northwest with its great cities (stopover privileges here) —300 miles of Rocky Moun- tain grandeur by daylight—the famed Shasta Route to California. ‘Travel by new Luxury Day coach, ‘Tourist sleeper or Standard sleeper. socornMAIL COUPON TODAYowrsros ¥ Empire Builder service to Pacific Northwest .“Snimmwumblhtu pire ler (S. A), Panama, Salvador, Guatemala to Mazatlan — Then an interesting tour through Mexico, featuring vis- its to Guadalajara and Mexico City—Return by rail via St. Louis—27 days—Cost, includ- ing rail and steamer trans- portation, also stateroom and meals on steamer—$250 and up. AMERICAN EXPRESS Travel Service 1414 F St., N.W., Willard Hotel Bldg. Washington, D. C. Phone National 1076-1258 American Ezpress Travelers Cheques Always Protect Your Funds above the sun decks. ... It's easy to picture you here at the Traymore—enjoying its inimita ble food, its activities, its undis- turbed quiet, or the gayeties of its Stratosphere Room. Why not join us? The raf moderate. RESORTS. RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. ATLANTIC CITY, N. g sy sy mbassador ATLANTIC CITY 7, For the pleasure of an Autumn visit—fashion. able Boardwalk location —unusual comfort features — famous cuisine — attractively low rates for both American and European plans. GOLF « HORSEBACK RIDING + ROLLER CHAIRING INDOOR SEA WATER SWIMMING POOL Washington Office. Ph. Na. 5387. Wim. Hamilton, Gen. M. T S Hal e Every Friday 6 p.m. sail 'o:trlz with l:Imm 3 days in Miami, 4 full days in Havana. Hotel, sightseeing...including tour of Cuban country- side...covered in fare. Other tours. @Regular Bal- timore-Florida 1 Sun Parlor—2 Shower Bath—3 Radio— 4 Barber Shop— S Ladies’ Lounge 6 Low-priced eal Armistice Day All-Expense Week-End ot Atlantic City’s Distinctive Hotel $16.5057 | #asmim 1 e Person | T Steel Pier. Just ocross ‘Two persons in & Toom Rates from $5 European— with meals $8 BENNETT E. TOUSLEY General Manager Travel Bureau, 1416 H St,N.W., ‘Washington - or Tourist Agts. MERCHANTS & MINERS LINE Friday to Monday : The Seaside PENNSYLVANIA AVE. AND BEACH for_Boskies X o a4 Low Waski A ‘ATLANTIC CITY