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City Has Become
P Outlet for Wealth of Val-
W ley of Mesopotamia.
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JC*The ancient city of Antioch, in
jft ria, which already has yielded rich
measures of antiquity, is the scene
A? explorations which have Just dis
posed an early church on a -site
{Where Paul and Barnabas are believed
have preached.
bulletin from the headquarters
W the National Geographic Society,
on a communication by William
JK. Hall, says:
I{“For a thousand years Antioch was
capital city that ruled the in
tjwstries. trade, and commerce of the
pJuphratcs and Tigris Valleys. And
the turn of fortune's wheel has
jSealn directed the stream of trade
jPitst her doors.
ip.*“She has become the natural out
let for the wealth of cotton, corn, and
Wjptes produced In the Valley of Meso
potamia.
(Ji, Plundered by Persians,
vt " ln tlle days of its glory, the
gcuple of Antioch were gathered in
great theater listening to a fa-
Mous actress while the Persians were
SWtsieging the city. They trusted to
Jfrelr splendid fortifications and
Wared naught. At a point in the play
tile actress paused. While, with arm
jyutstretched toward the mountain
above the city, she exclaimed, 'Behold.
<he Persians are comer There was
applause, the audience thinking
a fine bit of stage play; but as a
mower of arrows darkened the sky,
fhc people turned to behold that in
stead of play it was reality. The
was within the walls, and
plunder and destruction had already
pegun.
iV'When we read the story of Ben
Kfir and follow him about the streets
ipf that splendid city, or enter with
gitm the palaces of the rich, or see
Jilessala gaming with his friends in
<hc magnificent palace on the Island
the Orontes, or watch with breath,
■feks interest as the hero guides the
stour fleet Arab steeds through the
*uaze of the chariot race, Antioch
Seems a fabled city of ancient times,
•jying in story only.
Hast and West Conflict.
‘‘lt Is hard to come to reality and
think of American Fords and Italian
fiats rushing along the roads where
Jhjn Hur guided his matchless Arab
'fllpeds. or of 'great motor lorries
trundling across she plain where the
Tbng trains of camels brought their
jtaravans of rlchejs from the east. The
hippodrome where Ben Hur. the Jew.
Contested with Messaia, the Roman.
Win ruins, but the east and the west
•re just as surely In conflict today.
,’i “According to the Roman reformer
and satirist, Juvenal, from Antioch
piso, ‘the waters of the Orentea over
iftdwed into tine Tiber.’ and thence
superstitions and indulgences
arid excesses that caused the corrup
tion of Rome. This may be true, but
also it was ‘in Antioch that the dis
ciples were first called Christians.’
fc“The most magnificent splendor of
Antioch was its great street. This
Jjan straight through the city from
east to west. At each end there was
impressive gate. The eastern gate
*-as later known as the ‘Gate of St.
jpaul.’ It was still standing 45 years
flgo, almost complete; but now even
the foundations have been removed
• for buildings In the modern city. The
Apstern, or Daphne gate, was called
Jlhe 'Gate of the Cherubim,’ for over
this gate Titus placed the golden
ipherubim he had taken from the
flempie in Jerusalem,
a “These two gates were about four
}Roles apart. Between them was a
flf'rand boulevard.
Fifth Avenue ot the Ancient*.
■;i “On each side of the street was a
Rouble row of columns. The outside
•isle in each case was roofed over,
•burnishing a shady walk in Summer
s.nd a dry and sheltered way during
Winter storms, between the in
ker rows of columns was a. broad
■highway for chariots and horsemen.
It has been estimated that if these
jioJumns were the same distance from
•aich other as those still standing in
s&e street of Palmyra there would
Jiave been .6.800 in all.
-J “This street was lined with mag
|tijficent public buildings, temples,
•lirines and palaces of the nobles.
•I “Imagine, then, this grand high
way, with Us long vista of granite,
ifnbrble and porphyry columns, its
jeovered promenade rich in statues
jfihd carvings, its marble pavements,
ate beautiful Grecian architecture,
jand, terminating all. the golden dec
rtfi'ations of the western gate, blazing
([lit the light of the setting sun.
Scene In Street.
■ i“Fill this street with its busy
throngs of men and women; here a
Ijssilgtous procession, the priests clad
the many-colored vestments of
itltelr office, the animal for sacrifice
Mieckcd with wreaths and garlands of
•flowers and the company of singers
.chanting the solemn processional;
•there a gay throng of revelers in
wjpdding procession, escorting the
pair to the beautiful -Nymph
feeitnn, near the riverside, a great cir-
JcUlar. dome-covered building, rich in
tfchlumns and statues, and with cool,
itiiaslung fountains —an institution
special accommodations for the I
‘Celebration of nuptials;, or, again,
Mlqwn the great, street there might
|ame some victorious general, return
‘ing In triumph from his foreign cam
't|iign—slaves, soldiers, sovereigns,
t|Sl following his triumphal car.
|j *‘Thus> came the great Caesar him
iHlf, while the city, resounded again
again to cries of loyalty and
|fc4°i'atlon.
j'! (“Many other streets crossed the
•gfeat street, always at right angles.
}*dd at every intersection arches were
Wheeled, called ‘tetrapyii.*
j! '.“About the middle of the city an
.Cther broad street, also colonnaded,
Extended from the river to the moun-
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tain. In this Street, .near the river,
was located the Nymphaeum, men
tioned previously, and where It
crossed the great street was created
the 'Omphrflos.*
“This altar was the center of the
city and was devised In imitation of
that at Delphi, which had been erect
ed by the ancient Greeks, suppos
ing Delphi to be the center of the
world. Here was a sitting statue
of Apollo, the patfoc. god of the
Seleuclds. -
"Outside the’ eastern gate for a dis
tance of two miles King Herod of
the Jews built a continuation of the
great street.
"Herod’s street also had a row of
columns and was paved with marble.
It traversed the portion of the city
known as Herod's Suburb.
“From the western or Daphne gate,
a great highway extended for some
six or eight miles through the sub
urb of Heracles to the noted Grove
of Daphne. This road skirted the low
foothills. At frequent intervals there
were fountains, and on both sides
were the magnificent villas of the
nobility of Antioch."
BAN ON “KICK” REMOVED
FROM BEER IN GERMANY
Lid to ZtoAifted In January, When
All Government Restrictions
Will Be Rescinded. 9
By the AiwucUted Treat.
MUNICH, Bavaria, November 27.
German beer Is to have a little more
kick after January 1 next, when all
government restrictions as tbalco
hollc content are to be removed. Ever
since the war brewers have been
limited to the amount of strong beers
to be brewed, but during the last
'•ear or so the lid has been lifted
gradually, and recently It was an
nounced that with the new year the
lid is to be taken off altogether.
Under the present regulations only
20 per cent of the total output of
the breweries may be made With an
alcoholic content of more than 10 per
cent, but when the restrictions are
lifted beer may be manufactured
with all the strength that the master
brewers desire to give it.
Likewise, there is happiness in an
ticipation of the "bock” beer season,
which la to open soon. All the big
breweries. such as Pschorr, Loewen
brau, Hofbrau, Spaten and Salvator
are busy concocting this special
beer, which contains more alcohol
than the ordinary beverage.
January 1 is the date set for be
ginning the sale, and orders are com
ing in from every part of Germany
for kegs of It. In Berlin, it is antici
pated. this year’s vintage of Munich
bock beer will prove so popular that
a number of Berlin breweries are
busy getting up a supply of their own.
This probably will be placed on the
market at Easter lime.
Easy street isn’t so attractive.
People who live there seldom spend
the Winter or Summer at home.
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THt; EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1924.
CURB ON EPIDEMIC 4
IN CATTLE COMPLETE
Department of Agriculture Antici
pates Ho Farther Extension
; : Trouble With Disease.
The spread of the hoof-and-mouth
disease throughout the United States
Is under complete control, according
to the United States Department of
Agriculture. Slrfce the infection
which terrorized California during
the month oT October eradication
work has virtually wiped out all
traces of the disease. In Texas,
where the appeared during
the month 'of September, active con
trol measures are in effect and thei s
Is little chance of the epidemic break
ing out again.
Dr. John C. Mohler, chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, said to
day that the Government is prepared
to cope with any unexpected “new
development that may arise, and new
plans of the department Include the
study of the disease from every
angle, with provisions for seeking
a closer co-operation between the
Government workers and the Slates
In which the disease has been found.
-Quarantines, ."which have been
called unreasonable, such was In
effect In Lower’Callfornla and Texas,
will not be qs tight during any fu
ture difficulty with the disease, since
this department has new information
for -State health men In- animal epi
demics. The outbreak in Texas has
demonstrated that the policy of de
stroying and burying all cattle in
infected regions, although drastic. Is
the-.corrective means of suppressing
the disease promptly. Dr. Mohler de
clared. Rigid 'enforcement of the
quarantine law also was a factor in
suppressing the disease in those
regions.
threTMISSING IN FIRE.
Employes Trapped in Blaze in Ex
tract Plant.
November 27.—Three
persons are reported to have lost
their lives in a fire caused by an ex
plosion on the premises of the Mount
Royal Extract Company, Ltd. Fire
men were Informed that three em
ployes were in the building and it
is thought they have perished.
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COMMITTEE IS THANKED
FOR CONVENTION WORK
Testimonial Dinner Given for Suc
cess of Brlth Sholom Meeting
Last Bummer.
Bernard Danzansky, chairman of
the committee which arranged for
and promoted the, convention hero
last Summer of the Independent Or
der of Brlth Sholom, was tendered a
testimonial dinner Tuesday night by the
committee members. The dinner was
in appreciation of the “splendid
manner in which he managed all ar
rangement* of that convention.” ,
Those present at the dinner last
night included Harry Neff, B. Hay
man, H. Klavans, S. Hocman, S.
Kessler, William Tash, L. Sciar, M.
Garflnkle, M. Abramson, L. Blumberg,
B. Brill, J. Poretzky, N. Plotnlck.
Mr. Danzansky, organist of the
local branch of the order, and known
as George Washington Lodge, in u
brief address thanked the committee.
George Washington will
give an entertainment and box party
Monday night at Moose Hall.
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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
BALL PLANS ARE LAID
Delegates From Various Organisa
tions Meet—Extension of
Work Urged.
A preliminary meeting of the com
mittees on arrangement*. for the an
nual Charity Bali for the Children’s
Hospital, to be held January 2 at the
New Willard Hotel, was held Tues
day at the residence of Mrs. Mary
Roberts Rinehart. Expansion of the
work for the hospital was urged.
Delegates from various organizations
attended.
Dr. Allan Talbott said that
the hospital’s needs, duo to In
creased cost of caring for children,
had jumped from 86 cents to ap.
proximately $4 per capita. Mrs.
Frederick Brooke declared that the
annual ball was the principal means
of covering the deficit incurred in
operating the Institution. Pledges of
assistance were given by Mrs. Vlr
ginia White Speel. A. Shefferman,.
Clyde J. Nichols, William Shelby and
E. W. Bradford. Frederic William
Wile discussed the wide range of
patients cared for, and laid emphasis
on the fact that no partiality was
shown in the work.
Among those present were: Clyde
J. Nichols, Gavel Club. Master M»-
sons; E. W. Bradford, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows; William
Shelby, Elks; >. Shefferman, Bn'nal
B’rith; Mrs. St. John Oreble, Women’s
City Club: Dr. Mina Kerr, American
Association of University Women;
Mrs. John Lorentg Steele, Women’s
City Club; Miss Gibson; Mrs. Vir
ginia White Speel, General Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs; Miss Hetty
Anderson, Miss Armes, Y. W. C. A.;
Mrs. McPherson Crichton. Women’s
Welfare; Mrs. H. A. Colman, League
of Pen Women; Mrs. Charles A. Haw
ley, Women’s Welfare;' Miss P. H.
Gibson, Children’s Hospital: Dr. Tal
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