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18, 1986.

ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE AIR

SECRETS OF ANCIENTS WRESTED

FROM PERSIA BY AIR-SCOUTING

TACTICS OF U.S. ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Rich Finds Already Made by Museum Expedition Undertaking the Most Extensive Survey in History

Philadelphia, March 7. "Archacology in (the air!” This seemingly strange caption might well be placed above the picture of modern scientists who probo into the secrets of the dead and buried past.

For the airplane is playing a leading part in archæological explorations of to-day-especially those in progress "East of Suez."

At present, Lowin B. Barringer, object discovered is, after all, only the Philadelphian aviator, is wing-a moans toward a purpose. Ar ing his ship over the rugged moun-chaeology is confined not merely to tains and fertile valleys of ancient diering up objects, but rather in Persin. Barringer was called-in-using such specimens for deter to service by a joint expedition of mining the development and cul the University of Pennsylvaniature of a raco."

Io declared that the spirit of Museum, the Oriental Müxount of

of friendliness and co-operation Chicago, the Boston Museum

Eamon Do Valera, President for the ine arts and the American In-flected in the nets of the Iranian Irish Free State, who was suffering stitute of Iranian Art and Archaeo-government was most carnent and

from n similar

discase of the eye for helpful.

which Mr. MacDonald was recently logy.

Ench of these Institutions has Among other highly pertinent treated, photographed during his trip carried out considerable work in discoveries searched out from un- to Zurich, where he was treated by a Iran and other eastern countries, der the very earth are gold coins special oculist. With Mr. De Valera but the current adventure is be of Iran, Byzantium and Egypt, and is the representative of the Free lieved to be the most extensive

n Chinese bowl which dates to 1100 States in London, Mr. Dulanty. ever to have been undertaken. A. D. This last is aignificant be- cause it supports the belief that

Value Of Plano Stressed

The principal work being done

The value of air-travel to ar-trade was carried on at the time chaeologists is emphasized by Dr. between the Byzantine Empire and Erich F. Schmidt, field director of China, the joint expedition in Iran. With kin wife he has returned to Phil-now by the University of Penn- adelphia for a brief vacation be-sylvania and Boston Museum units fore resuming his duties with the in at the Islamic city of Ravy, which was ransacked and ruined by expedition.

Although a young man and a Genghis Kahn, the Mongol conquer- scientist of the modern school, Dror, in the 13th Century-United Schmidt has achieved a wide rep-Press, utation in his field. For the past Ave years he has developed sig- nificant projects in re-creating the history of ancient times.

In his opinion, the airplane is indispensable to 60 vastly con- ceived a programme as the one un- der way in Iran. He pointed out that it was only by air-travel that necessary contact with the nu- merous men in the field could be made.

"The plane," he said, "Is the key to the success of such a co-opera- tive enterprise as thint being con- dueled in Iran."

Astaire and

Rogers See Lawyers

£200,000 OFFER IN DISPUTE

Quetta Orders by Grace Moore, the opera

For Britain

to

The British Department of Overseas Trade has been asked find British manufacturers who can exécute big orders, at once, for various parts of the Empire.

One of the contracts that are to be placed is for the rebuilding of the whole of the city of Quetta, which was destroyed by earth- quake.

Mounds Sighted From Air "In many cases," he continued, "before we started our excavations, we flew over the country we were exploring to get a good view of the

This will not only involve the pro- terrain and make aerial photo-vision of building labour, but huge graphs. If we saw a mound which contracts for steel, cement, might conceivably be an ancient ware, and drain pipes. site. we would swoop down and continue our investigations."

The plane used by the expedi- tion is named "The Friend of Iran." It was presented to the joint societies by Mrs. Schmidt, who first accompanied her husband on his explorations in 1934. She is a student of the science.

Among the discoveries unearth- ed by the group were eight stone tablets, cach inscribed with_cunel- form characters which related the histories of the Iranian kings.

Traced To Darius The Great Some of the tablets discovered

New York, Apr. 5. Hard upon the announcement singer and film star, that she will not return to Hollywood until it treats her "more like a human being and less like a machine," comes a report that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at logger-heads with Radio Keith-Orpheum.

Trouble arises over a £200,000 con- tenet for four pictures which R.K.O. is reported to be seeking to thrust upon the cinema's cleverest dancers and put into effect without undue

lelay."

WANT A REST

The couple, having capered their legs off for a couple of years or so, think they are entitled to a rest of at least six or eight months. For one hard-thing, Fred plans to visit his brother-

Boys Sit On Rails, Stop Express

SAY IT-GAVE THEM- "TICKLING SENSATION"

at Persepolis, the ancient capital H

[OW seven schoolboys stopped a Portsmouth to Brighton of the once-powerful Persian Em-

two Tect express was described to the pire, were more than long. They were embedded deep magistrates at the Children's beneath the cornices of the King's Court at Littlehampton last castle. Among the most important month,

in-law and sister, Lord and Lady Charles Cavendish..

Moreover, Miss Rogers and he are said to fear that too many films starring them would tend to diminish their popularity. Hence, their respective neats being already rather more than comfortably feathered, the reputed lure of an addi tional £200,000 does not possess the attraction it otherwise might.

At least that in the version going the rounds of Hollywood, which never talks of contracts in terms of less than a million dollars,

R.K.O are credited-with-not-assing. eye-to-eye with the two stars and both sides are reported to be seeing their lawyers.

Meantime, the president of R.K.O.

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126

ACROSS

120

1 The trafle may be, but not' as an

example (two words, 4, 2).

5 Reptiles, but before decapitation

joined in a round game.

8 Turned out by the baker, but

dogs love thein. Stir to

activity 10 Looks after his own interest

black, were eyes 11 Both her

presumably. 12 A bird that decides who wrote

about the raven.

14 You can't say there's no harm

in mother and her secret.

4

18

great British city.

5 In two halves,

6 Sign of ownership disguised In

remark.

24

7 With a little tea, he might be-

come a aource of caviare..

13 No one but the King can

this word.

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15-Mix-up at a duel might well-ba................

flatter.

19 The end of the race is near-or is it the end of the cat? (two

4 and 3).

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as thick and fast the

burning words which quake to (Macaulay's "Virginia")

hear."

21 Termed "The Scottish Velu-

squez."

Marlene Dietrich, the "blonds Venus," 10 Travel cannot leave you thus. who recently walked out of her 17 The chemist's rejoinder.

22 Ho calculates risks. ski run betrays a great art- chambermaid part in the Paramount 18

fortnight's shopping 19 but farmers hate you to

one inscribed under the direc- Mr. C. A., V. Connolly, for the film "I Luved a Soldier," will go to exhale might serve the pur-

tion of Darius the Great, the railway company, sald on January Paris for founder of Persepolis.

28 the boys, whose ages ranged before visiting London, where she will The ancient capital played a from 10 to 13, were playing on the mak

a picture for Mr. Alexander. significant role in the rumble of line between Angmering and Ford. Miss Margaret Sullavan . to take world-history. It lay only 35 Some of them were sitting on the her part in the Paramount film. miles northeast of what is now the metals.

modern city of Shiraz, Part of the Although the driver repeatedly great city was pillaged by Alexand-blew his whistle they did not move, er the Great about 330 B. C. The Eventually he brought the train to northern_section of the city was a standstill. unharmed, however, and It was in

The railway company considered this sector that the successful work it was a most serious thing as it was executed. The ruins of this caused serious inconvenience to city have yielded the most pertin passengers. Although the charge ent links in the chain of history was only one of trespass it was a which contemporary archaeologists most dangerous proceeding, are fashioning of the anclent king- All the boys pleaded guilty and dom.

the Probation Ofcer said they gave

Dr. Schmidt, displaying a res-him as a reason for sitting on the tive energy and desire to return lines that the approach of a train soon to his work, said that the gave them a tickling sensation down **nds," in themselves, are not im- the spine.

portant.

Used To Trace, Culture "In fact," he said, "we do not like to refer to them as finds.

An

Fines of 53. on the parents were imposed, and the chairman pointed out to them what might have occurred.

Korin.

Russians Losing

Taste For Vodka

As Communists Moscow, Apr. 15. The Russion is losing his tasto for vodka, according to the com- missar of food whose department manufactures and distributes the national drink.

During 1935 consumption drop ped 13 per cent in comparison with

1931.

"The vodka industry is the only Industry in the U.9.S.R. which is not advancing but going back. ward," the commissar said.

Consumption of vodka. now is' only 56 per cent of the amount

revolution drunk before the United Press.

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Mary

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26 Chattel (anagram).

27 State of conflict, and most of it

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28 Has often made its record round. 29 Squanders dance.

30 Vehicle always available in April

and August, 31 "Our peace will, like a broken Hmb Grow stronger for the (Henry 1V., 2nd

32 Not so common. 38 Mochanical safety-valve, 94 Popularise like a lobe.

DOWN

1 Mixture never prescribed by the doctor, being something out of the common.

2 A bad one is not necessarily at the masthead (hyphen, 4 and 3). 3 And now to introduct a gifti

23 Reflection

the

never affords...

24. A sentinel.

looking-glass

25 Lenders may be, but scarcely

their purse.

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