Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

the year and half consumed In the
work and tun of wine. The magma
/ ton boggles at the thought of what
some Americans would be willing to pay
for Ii today. y Y Il
Trans Jordan ia.---Not least interesting
Of the many archaeological enterprises
afoot or in prospect Is the great expe-
/ dition of Yale University and the Brit
| sh School of Archaeology at Jerusalem.
which proposes to explore the ruins OF
the Hellenistic and Byzantine periods
Of Jerash 1.-THE ancient GeraSa} in
Transiordania. A famous pundit de-
clares Jerash to be the most precious
classical site from the psychologists
point of view in the world. which is
saying much.
Of particular splendor are said to be
the remains of the temple of ArtemiS
and the theater. but the expedition is,
| / understand, especially interested IN
the ruins of the Christian churches of
the Byzantine period; in particular, the
Church of St Theodore. Much of the
finest detail of churches, of course, was
Incorporated from the Pagan structures
There Is a unique baptistry which OBJ
viously was used for total immersion,
a fact of interest to the clerical con-
troverSialistS.
Jerash should be a perfumed name,
not only to those who profound them
selves IN rellgues of ancient art, but
also to lovers of horseflesh. for in the
Hellenistic period the city was re-
nowned center of horse breeding and
here. we are assured the breed Arabian
was evolved.
South America.-~In view or The very
great inadequacy of the existing trans
portation facilities of the old kinds in
South America and the very great diff
ficulties in respect of terrain and en-
pense in the way OF supplying this in
adequacy. Ii Is obvious how commercial
aviation should offer an especial allure
to our South American sister republics,
especially to those, as Peru In which
the terrain is particularly rugged, EN-
ample: OF old 1t required month to
traverse the route of mountain and
jungle from Lima to Iguitos. Now
government subsidized airline carries
passengers mail and freight from city
to city within few hours, Greatly
needed surveys of the valleys Of the
upper Amazon and Its afiluentS are
being executed by airplane.
Our airplane manufacturers will he
advised to beStir themselves in compe-
tition with the French, German and
British manufacturers who are bidding
for the expanding South American mar
ket and have secured notable footholds.
The Junkers Co. for example operates
three -day-a-Week service between
Buenos Aires and Montevideo. and plans
a line between Buenos Aires and Rio dc
Janeiro.
Another German company has just
| begun operation OF a line between Rio
dc Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sui As
recently related In detail, French
company. subsidized by the French gov
eminent is operating a mail service
between Natal, Brazil and Buenos Aires
with st,ndry stops en- route) being
section of mail service partly by hydro
plane partly by land plane. partly by
, dispatch boat, between Paris and Buenos
Aires, A very considerable use of by
| droplanes In Brazil Is Indicated by rea-
son of the very large number of streams
IN which they could aiight
II
United States Of America. In all,
923 new acts adorn the statute books as
J result of the late sessions activities;
these being the survivors presumably
the 'fittest'') of l9.770 measures offered
The fiscal year i927-28 ended on June
80, with a budget surplus for the Fed
eral Treasury OF $398 10000 total or
binary receipts S4,042 900 900, expendit~
ures ehargeable against them S3,644.-