New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
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Washington. D. c.. June "a =
DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, president Of
the National Geographic Society.
with Mrs. Grosvenor and daughter.
Miss Lillian. have just returned on
the "Homeric' from six weeks
abroad during which they motored
$500 miles in French and Spanish
Morocco and 1000 miles in South
ern Spain.
The French Protectorate. DR..
Grosvenor said, has built in Moroc-
co more than $1,000 miles of sur
faced road and many thousand
miles Of dirt road during the last
years. Wide and straight avenu S
radiate in all directions from the
capital OF the Protectorate, pene-
trating even into the High Atlas
Mountains which has peaks as high
as the Matterhorn and the Hottest
SUBMITS Of the Alps. The French
have planted trees for almost the
entire length of these roads, on both
sides OF the roadway. employing
hundreds OF thousands OF eucalyp-
tus, poplar, locust and plane trees.
Visits Moorish Chief
DR.. Grosvenor followed one Of
these roads Just completed to
Khenifra, in the High Atlas. where
is the resident Of Ell Hassan. a
Moorish Chief who can muster 49,
600 horsemen and who owns 5000
cattle. 5000 horses and 10000
sheep.
The Chiefs tent OF black cloth
woven from camel and goats hair.
in which DR.. Grosvenor was enter
tanned measures 30 by $50 feet the
entire floor being carpeted with
purple rugs and the walls decorated
with handsome draperies woven by
the women OF the clan.
FL Hassan Is one Of the IA sons
Of the late Moorish Chief. Maho
Hammon, who long resisted the
French advance. One day all his
sons appeared at the French camp
and surrendered whereupon the
French commander sent word to
him that as his sons had laid down
their arms. 1t would be wise for
him to follow their example The
old chief replied that he had order
ed his sons to come in and render
allegiance to the French. but that
ne was TOO old to change his habits.
He continued his defiance and was
soon afterward shot and killed by
men commanded by his own sons.
By making his sons surrender the
old pasha saved for them his vast
property and ensured that one of
them became his successor as chief.
Think Literacy Effeminate
Gel Hassan can either read nor
write, such accomplishments being
regarded by the Berbers as too eff
terminate for the Chieftain of $4,000
horsemen," DR.. Grosvenor said. He
employs secretaries to keep the tale
OF his flocks and herds. Shortly
before our visit the French. on COM
plAtion Of the road over the noun
tsins. had presented him with a
powerful automobile which he is
Learning to drive"
at Fez DR.. ard Mrs Grosvenor
were entertained by the Governor
General and Countess de Chamburn,
the latter Is the lister of Nicholas
Longworth. Speaker Of the House;
the former is direct descendant Of
Lafayette and once was military at
tache OF the French Embassy in
Washington. At their PALACE they
met general professor Of aviation
who had won great fame several
years before their visit by saving
the lives OF beleag CURED post by
dropping from an airplane bundles
Of ice. Day after day. the general
skillfully eluding the Moorish gum
ners. had maraged to replenish the
water supply OF the besieged French
by dropping ice inside the fort unit,
the garrison was relieved by rein
forcements.
Had Running Water Before Paris
Fee is probably the most inter-
esting place in Morocco" DIR. Gros-
venor continued. ut is city Of
10000 peopl, and is probably near
~ TWO lHOuSdIlu years olI. II u IL
tains many splendid examples of
ancient Moorish art and ARCHITECT
ture. 1t has water supply system
and running water that was INSTALL
ed many centuries before Paris or
London lad running water. The at
fairs Of the city are directed by the
hereditary Pasha of Fee who ap-
points all the policemen and city
officials and administers justice
without any Interference from the
French
Property and life are SO secure
that murder is a ten years sensa-
ton. Shortly before our visit an
American from Washington had his
pockets picked while in the bazaars
which are always as crowded as
New York subways in the morning.
He reported his loss 70 the Pasha-
ten one hundred franc notes, $40.