Evening star., 1934-01-23
~ COMMERCE., Quito-Don Juan
Marino del Mar, who acceded to
the executive power Of Peru in
- 1859, during the illness and con-

- 1859, during the illness and con-
sequent inability to ofhciate OF
the President, Don Ramon Castillo, was
born near Nepena and within territory
which once pertained to Ecuador. His
first interests were archaeology, despite
disposition which showed later so much
evidence Of military and political acu-
men. It was through his efforts and
suggestion that many ancient mounds
and temples were excavated and ex-
plored: 1t was he who discovered q most
valuable treasure Of half-concealed
sculptures and vast structures of stone,
which renewed the convictions Of many
noted scientists contemporary with him
that all this northern sector of the Pa
cific Coast was centuries ago the home
of a civilization remarkably advanced.
Don Juan was throughout his life
student of these primeval edifices ana
their ornate carvings which last, IN q
multitude Of instances, remained In
tegrally complete despite their long OBJ
liberation by successive growths OF veg
citation and various displacements OF
the soil.
He was particularly given perhaps to
the comparative study of the various
implements, arms, utensils and other
relics found within these precincts OF an
tiquity, and 1t Is said that from devoting
years of his leisure from the cares OF
state he became expert in determining
the origin. epoch and development OF
every specimen. So complete became
his surrender to such researches that
when he had largely exhausted the field
of his Peruvian discoveries. he turned
to a similar investigation OF the Cru
sades.
Whether or not Don Juan had ever
visited Palestine we do not know, but
certainly few historians have concen-
trated their attention more metlcu-
lously upon this vast and glorius sub
iect. He could at any moment give de-
tailed descriptions Of each pious enter
prise and relate the long sequence OF
those laborious endeavors IN accurate
chronological order. Don Juan, 1t Is
said, could distinguish at glance the
genuine from replicas OF the armor and
accouterments used by the knights OF
the various orders and couio assert
with finality and assurance whether
this or that helmet. sword or lance be-
loneed to the eleventh, twelfth or thir-
teenth century.
II seems veritably demonstrated by
all the annals Of those ponderous cam
paipns that notifications and better
ments were constantly being made IN
the euuipment of the expeditions, and
that in the final crusade the armor
devised both for men and horses and
the whole category Of camp and siege
paraphernalia had been vitality trans
formed in order to initiate more ade-
ouately against the exigencies Of ter
rain and climate, as well as against
the peculiar weapons and strategy OF
the Saracens.
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Fascist and Communist
Papers Both Barred.
Manchester Guardian - Manchester
Libraries Committee yesterday decided
not to accede to request that the
Fascist paper, the Blackshirt should be
available in the reading room. To be
consistent, they also decided that the
Communist organ, the Daily Worker,
which is at present available, should be
withdrawn. It was stated that the
committee has had so many requests
from various bodies that copies of their
| Journals should be provided that 1t has
had to draw q line.
A reason given for the ban was that.
| as both papers were the organs OF
minority movements opposed to one
another, both would have to be either
admitted or forbidden.
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Noisy Motor Traffic
Deplored in Ceylon.
Ceylon Daily News. Colombo.-Ev-