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CAPRI R AM
“PICTURE ISLE”
Panorama of Beautiful Blue
Bay of Naples Seen
From Steamers.
NAPLES, January 16 —In the pic
turesque harbor of the Bay of Naples,
crowned by the vast bulk of Vesuvius,
and where Sorrento lies in patches of
gun and shadow, rises the mirage-like
Island of Capri in a blue setting which
has intrigued the poets from the
Odyssey to modern times.
The steamer coming from the north
enters the bay through the channel
of Procida, a small island dominated
by a castle, and further to the right
the larger island of Ischia, dominated
by Mount Epomeo, is sighted. Cape
Miseno is soon passed and the entire
bay is then seen in all its magnifi
cence, with Mount Vesuvius rising in
the background, the clear gray cloud
of smoke on its summit almost in
visible in the blue sky. From here
picture after picture unfold in a con
tinuous rising curtain of scenes.
Beginning with the week of April
SO. Capri will stage its two celebrated
Spring events, which for pageantry,
setting and costume reveal the ata
vistic routes of an island habitation
steeped in the traditions of the six
teenth century. The "Grand Pag
eant” is a religious festival in allegori
cal characters, while the “Procession
of the Islanders” revives the carnival
spirit and brings forth the picturesque
life of bygone days.
At uapri, wnere US people nave a
firm affection for things of the past,
ancient folklore and the faded prince
of the ages each Spring step into life
as in no other festival of the Medi
terranean. Contrary to the popular
conception the island is mountainous
and presents a post-card picture of
delightful little old houses, embowered
in flowers, rising tier upon tier from
the water's edge.
At the beginning of the Christian
era Augustus made the island his im
perial residence. Among the known
sights are the Gardens of Augustus,
which zigzag down to the sea. Oppo
site the fishermen's houses, which still
present an Old World print by its
harbor scenes of colored sails, is the
venerable church of St. Andrea, sur
rounded with the legendary “roof of
the sirens” on the old-standing Ro
man walls.
tip Mount Tiberio, on the eastern
half of the island, is the historic
church of St. Maria del Soccorso, sur
rounded by the imposing ruins of Ti
berius 12 ancient villas, while direct
ly below is the “Leap of Tiberius” and
the standing Faro, the ancient light
house mentioned by Statius in the
first-century classics. At the Grand
Marina, reached by funicular railway,
the harbor of Capri becomes aggran
dized In its views and is the poet's
inspiration of the island.
Church Rides on Rails.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
January 16 — A church on wheels has
recently been dedicated in Salisbury,
Southern Rhodesia. It is a new rail
way coach which has been given to the
Church Railway Mission by the
Rhodesian Railways. The central
compartment forms a chapel, with a
portable altar, and is capable of hold
ing a communion service and Sunday
School for children. There is also a
bed room for the missioner and a
kitchen and a room for a native cook.
Pancakes Make
Dehut Yearly on
Shrove Tuesday
Europe Celebrates With
Fetes, Great Britain
With Flapjacks.
Carnival or Mardi Gras, Shrove
Tuesday or the Fete de Boeuf Gras,
that great day, on February 9 this
year, tops the list of outstanding cele
brations in Europe during February.
In Vienna travelers join the resi
dents of the city in celebrating it as
"Fools’ Evening”; on the French
Riviera at Nice great crowds witness
the burning of His Majesty King Car
nival, while in Germany a merry pop
ulace will celebrate at Augsburg, Dus
seldorf, Berlin, Coblenz. Cologne,
Baden-Baden, Mainz and Munich.
At Taormina, in Italy, carnival means
& calvacade of donkeys with cos
tumed riders, or north, in Tuscany, a
solemn procession of peasants to the
fields, where they invoke blessings on
the crops about to be sown. In Eng
land it is known as “Pancake Day,”
and is often the only time in the
year when English families eat flap
jacks. At Onley. in Buckinghamshire,
a "Pancake Race” is held, while in
Westminster School in London the
students celebrate with the “Tossing
of the Pancake.” The boy who gets
the largest piece of the cake is re
warded with a guinea.
Jerusalem and Holy Land
Dramatic on Easter Sunday
JERUSALEM. January 16.—There
la no place In the world where Easter
presents such Intimate pageantry as
in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, nor
where the modern and the ancient
exist side by side in the natural setting
of biblical scenes.
To see the sun rise over Jerusalem
on the holy day Is like dreaming an
old dream. The sky is tinged with
deep rose, the long crimson streaks
come flaming over the Mount of Olives,
a great ball of Are rises above towers
and roofs, and the walls of Jerusalem
change from cream color to catch the
reflected glory.
The walls that the visitor views from
the hotel veranda are those built by
Suleiman the Magnificent, a mere 400
years ago. The Jerusalem of King
David, more than a thousand years
before Christ, lies far below the sur
face, beneath the roads and streets
where the restless crowd of men and
women of many nationalities, in many
strange garments, pass ceaselessly to
and fro. But the hills and scene about
Jerusalem and the life of the people
goes on as it did centuries ago. The
Bible stories are vivid and real as
never before when one sees their set
ting and realises the fidelity with
which they were told in the immortal
language of both Old and New Tes
taments.
Out beyond Jerusalem one comes to
the Oarden of Gethsemane, with Its
ancient olive trees, Its rosemary and
its carefully tended flowers over which
a smiling friar hovers as he answers
the questions of visitors. On Easter
morning steps are turned to th.- tomb
in the garden over which there has
been much controversy. If one ac
cepts the garden tomb as the true
tomb, then one must reject what has
been regarded for centuries as the
Via Dolorosa and the sepulcher; yet,
without doing so. one may stand In
this peaceful spot and look back to
time immemorial.
A hundred pictures pass which the
New Testament portrays—of a flock of
sheep and goats, with a shepherd lead
ing them; the women drawing water
at Mary’s Well In Nazareth; the first
glimpse of the Sea of Galilee, lying
blue and still below; the ruins of the
synagogue at Capernum, with Its
memories; the garden of Father Tap
per, sweet, colorful and glowing In the
heat, and the queer contrast made by
a string of camels and donkeys resting
by the wayside.
Easter takes on the atmosphere of
pageantry In the various sacred places
of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
and one looks and listens In the soft
lighting as the procession of Francis
can friars, nuns and people carrying
candles move singing through chapels
| and down dark steps. *
DATE FOR “SNOW BALL”
SET AT ATLANTIC CITY
Charity League's Annual Affair
to Be Held Feb. 5—Ice Carnival
Scheduled Later.
ATLANTIC CITY. January 16
Plans are nearing completion for the
annual affair of the Charity League,
composed of the younger women mem
bers of the resort's social set. This
year the event, generally recognized
as the high light of the Winter sea
son, will be the “snow ball” and will
be held in the Hotel Traymore on
February 5. Miss Florence Cowanpva.
danseuse, is coaching the chorus and
soloists who will entertain.
No definite date has been set as yet
for the ice carnival, which will be
staged on the rink of the municipal
convention hall next month. The
affair has become an annual feature
and in the past has attracted great
numbers of visitors to the resort.
Ice hockey in the convention hall
has proven to be one of the major
Winter attractions for the visitors.
Boardwalk strolling, rolling-chair
riding and bicycling continue as the
favorite pastimes for thousands.
Others prefer golfing on the nearby
courses or horseback riding on the
beach and mainland bridle paths.
There is also swimming in the indoor
salt-water pools at the various hotels.
INFORMATION GIVEN
Jacksonville to Dedicate Tourist
Bureau Tomorrow.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January
16.—Monday the city will present to
the Jacksonville Tourist and Conven
tion Bureau its information head
quarters in Hemming Park. Built at
a cost of $3,000, this attractive white
clapboard structure with its setting
of palms and other tropical foliage
will be Jacksonville’s official reception
room for Winter and Summer visi
tors. Panneled in native cypress, the
interior presents an attractive setting
for the 15-foot counter behind which
will be housed the office staff of the
recently created Tourist and Conven
tion Bureau.
It is the plan of the bureau's man
agement to have available all infor
mation which might interest the city’s
guests. Details on golf, fishing, mo
toring. tennis, boating, hunting, night
life, dog racing and kindred subjects
will be filed for ready reference.
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Devaluation of Swiss Franc Favors
American Traveler.
GENEVA, January 16.—With the
devaluation of the Swiss franc. Swit
zerland has turned the tables entirely
in favor of foreign tourists. The
American dollar now has a 42 per
cent greater purchasing power in this,
Europe’s beautiful vacation country.
Fare reductions up to 45 per cent
remain the same, and there are, in
addition, remarkably cheap week end
tickets and other advantageous com
binations. There are hotels and pen
sions to suit every taste and purse
and their rates have not been In
creased.
Bathing Suits of Bronze.
MIAMI, Fla., January 16.—Sun suits
and bathing suits of bronze and cop
per mesh are the latest novelty beach
attire in Miami. Developed by the
Copper and Bronze Research Associa
tion, the suits are rustproof and keep
their brilliant metallic luster after
submersion in the ocean.
BALL SEASON OPENS
IN LIVELY VIENNA
Bright Uniforms Again Appear.
Peasant Costume Fetes Add
Dashes of Color.
VIENNA, January 16.—With the
opera ball today, Vienna opened a
crowded schedule. Besides a long list
of Winter sport events, the world
championship in figure skating, there
' will be the great representative balls,
j including the world renowned opera
, ball, the ball of the City of Vienna,
the ball of the Author's Association,
the ball of the Nations, the “ball in
the palace,” the "ball at Schonbrunn”
(the imperial Summer residence), the
“Franz Josef ball” and the “fashion
ball.”
Among the artists’ festivals will be
the riotous “Gschnas Revues," the
children’s festival and the hunt ball.
The masked balls, always noted in
Vienna for their splendor since the
historic uniforms and costumes, both
those belonging to the great families
as well as those in the possession of
the state, the historic societies, the
military academy and the regiments
then put in appearance, include the
“ball of Prince Orlofskis," the "Scan
dinavian Redoute” and the masque of
the Schubert League. The peasant
costume fetes include the balls of
Salzburg and Upper Austria, of
Corinthia, of Styria and of Tyrol as
well as the Edelweiss ball and the ball
known most appropriately as “A Riot
on the Alpine Meadows.”
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PURE OLIVE OIL USED
j TO ANOINT GEORGE VI
Impressive Ritual of Coronation to
Make ‘‘Lord's Anointed" of
New British King.
LONDON, January 16.—The anoint
ing of King George VI. the most im
portant part of the coronation cere
| mony, will be carried out with pure
I olive oil, which will previously have
been consecrated by the Archbishop of
I Canterbury, who will place the oil
j during the ceremony on the King’s
! head, breast and palms. As soon as
the ceremony has been completed, the
| King will become the “Lord’s
j anointed.”
The ceremony is the most impres
sive and solemn part of the corona
| tion ritual. The King will remove
his crimson robes and will take his
seat in the great King's chair, while
four Knights of the Garter hold a
golden pall over him. A spoon con
taining the consecrated oil, poured
from the golden Ampulla, will be
handed to the Archbishop, who will
carry out the ritual.
The spoon is the oldest article in
the regalia, and has been in use since
the fifteenth century.
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MIAMI. Fla.. January 16.—Con
tinuing with Its parade of events of
national Interest, Florida tomorrow
offers Its Winter visitors from the
North an attractive diversion with
the opening of the annual metropoli
tan deep sea Ashing tournament.
While approximately 50,000 North
ern sportsmen, and women, too, com
peted last season for $3,000 In
trophies, the event has been made
more enticing this season, with the
total prize valuation having been
boosted to $10,000.
A Aotllla of Ashing craft, valued
at many hundreds of thousands of
dollars, will Ale out, Inaugurating the
opening of the tournament, which
will end April 18. The marine parade
will start in Biscayne Bay and con
tinue through Government Cut, where
the boats will spread in fan formation
and then head for the Gulf Stream
to take part in the day's sport.
Sponsor of the tournament, the
Miami Rod and Reel Club, which has
an exclusive membership of 400
sportsmen from coast to coast and
from New Zealand, Canada and Cuba,
will be the center of activity through
the months of competition.
Twenty-seven varieties of game Ash
have been declared eligible for entry
In the tournament. They are blue
marlin, white marlin, sallflsh, tarpon,
wahoo, tuna. African pompano, alllson
tuna, amberjack, barracuda, boneflsh,
bonito. dolphin, cobia, grouper, Jack,
kingflsh, mako shark, permit, redflsh,
pompano trout, blue-fln tuna, snap
per. snook, ladyfish and mackerel.
Weigh-in stations have been estab
lished at Miami, Miami Beach, Blmlnl
and Key Largo.
Main requirement Is that fish must
be caught within established boun
daries and hooked with rod and reel
and without any assistance given the
angler.
Swiss to Stage Frolics.
LUCERNE, January 16. — Carnival
frolics are a happy feature throughout
Switzerland and towns such as Basle
and Lucerne have acquired fame for
their unusual festivities. Among the
many resorts which are planning spe
cial programs for the carnival season
are Bienne, in the Jura region, where
a fete with parade and performances
is scheduled for February 14-15. At
Davos an ice carnival will be held on
February 14, and at Andermatt. in
Central Switzerland, carnival doings
are promised for February 15-16.
Wife Bolts Home Discipline.
Mrs. Sarah M. Wilson of Durham,
England, was granted a separation
from her husband because his step
father, with whom they lived, would
not allow her to be out after 9 p m.
2 Vi Gallons of Gas
Daily Limit of U. S.
Envoy in Madrid
By the Associated Press.
MADRID. January 15.—Foreign
diplomats in Madrid went on
gasoline rations yesterday, with
United States representatives
limited to approximately 24
gallons a day.
The gasoline, doled out by the
government to a diplomatic com
mittee, is then redistributed
among diplomats.
Norway got the largest amount
—31 gallons a day—because her
envoy heads the committee. Other
rations included, Rumania. 22;
Argentina, 104; Great Britain. 5,
and the United States. Haiti,
Uruguay and Ecuador, 24 each.
The small amount for the Wash
ington representative was ex
plained on the ground the em
bassy had been moved officially
to Valencia and diplomatic
negotiations were conducted from
that city.
F oreign-Speaking
Conductors Placed
On Rome’s Trams
ROME, January 16.—Of In
estimable value to the tourist is
the new service Inaugurated by
the motor-bus and tram service
of Rome. The Governor of Rome
has provided for foreign-speaking
conductors for the principal lines
which are naturally patronized by
numerous foreigners who hereto
fore suffered from the drawback
of not knowing Italian and there
fore could not make their wishes
known.
The new conductors have been
provided for their special benefit.
They can be recognized by the
black badge on their uniforms
with the word "Interpreter"
written thereon and with the
flags of the countries whose lan
guages they speak, embroidered
underneath.
GALVESTON TO OP N
MARDI GRAS FE . 5
Colorful 5-Day Pageant Include*
Masked Frolic on
Street*.
GALVESTON. January 16—Ro
mance of Treasure Island, Jean
Lafltte and his swashbuckling crew
and other features of pioneer days
will mingle with the modem progress
of today as Galveston. Tex., celebrates
its 1937 Mardi Gras, February 5 to 9
Searchlights from visiting warships in
the harbor will add their brilliance
to spectacular displays as parades,
coronation ceremonies, balls and other
social events contribute to the spirit
of conviviality and merriment that
has marked the Mardi Gras at Gal
veston since its inception.
Texas’ neighboring States, as well
as Galveston's sister cities in Texas,
will be represented by duchesses, who
will do honor to King Frivolous and
his 1937 queen. In addition to the
coronation, another outstanding fea
ture of the five-day celebration will
be the parade of electrically-illumi
nated and electrically-operated floats.
A huge military and naval parade
also will be held in connection with
the coronation.
Oeneral masking on the streets will
prevail throughout the celebration and
a monster street frolic will add to the
gayety provided by the more formal
affairs, which include the Queen's ball,
the King's ball and the Duke's ball.
CANADIAN HOUSE VOTES
LOYALTY TO GEORGE VI
Unanimous Action Follows Op
position of Woodsworth to Step
as Prematura.
By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, January 16.—The Cana
dian House of Commons unanimously
voted loyalty to King George VI
of Great Britain yesterday, but not
until J. S. Woodsworth had taken
strong objection to the procedure by
which his majesty became King of
Canada.
The sharp voice of the bearded
leader of the Co-operative Common
wealth Federation injected the only
note of controversy into the adoption
of the address of loyalty.
Woodsworth made clear he did not
oppose passage of the resolution, but
argued It ahould not be adopted until
Parliament had passed the bill chang
mg the succession to the throne.
He declared the Canadian govern
ment had no authority to associate
Canada with the act of the British
Parliament which gave effect to Ed
ward VII's abdication and George Vi's
succession.
If the prime minister had that au
thority, he said, then he had the right
to declare war without Parliament's
consent.
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Week's Death Toll Is Raised to 12
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By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, January 16.—The
discovery of the burned wreck of a
mining Mexican airliner with all Its
nine occupants apparently killed
raised to 12 today the week's loss of
life in Mexican air accidents. The
plane carried six passengers and a
crew of three.
Three persons were found dead
previously after a plane crashed near
San Cristobal Las Cabas, Chiapas.
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the ship "deep in mountains, south
of Playa Vicente, totally destroyed
and burned.’’ 8torm winds apparently
had blown it far oft its course.
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days in wUd Jungle country of Vera
Cruz state.
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LET*THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
TRAVEL SERVICE SHOW YOU
ITALY’S FINEST AT MINIMUM COST
WHEREVER you. wish to go in Italy, no
matter HOW you wish to travel, the Ameri
can Express will get you there comfortably,
conveniently and most economically. With its
well-rounded facilities ... its complete of
fices and travel staffs in the principal Italian
cities reducing the cares and details of travel
to an unseen routine ... cutting comers on
expenses at every turn, but never for a moment
"economizing'’ on your personal comforts or
sightseeing activities.
Complete Spring Tours visiting Sicily^?
Naples... Pompeii... Sorrento... Amalfi.. .1
Capri... Rome... the Hill Towns... Florence I
...Venice... Milan ... Lake Como... Lake1
Lugano..'. Lake Maggiore and Stresa... can be 1
made in as short a time as 26-daya. Itineraries |
may be arranged to suit your individual wishes, I
either shorter or longer, including other Euro-j
pean countries if you desire.
Costs vary according to type of service selec
ted and class of accommodations required.
MAIL THE COUPON miLOVUordescriptive liter
ature, itineraries ef various leers, all expense tests
and details ef American Express Travel Semite.
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEI, SERVICE
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Gentlemen—Pleaie send illustrated brochure and in- |
formation on how 1 can include Italy in my'trip to.'Europe. ^
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