Evening star., 1939-06-04
By JACQUES FUTRELLE. Jr

Scribblings: Legend has it that
Reykjavik, Iceland, was founded
by the Norwegian .chieftain, Ingol-
fur Arnarson, who one day at sea
vowed he would settle wherever the
gods would take him. He tossed
over the sacred pillars of his high
seat" and after three years OF
search found them in the harbor OF
ReykJavik. There he settled.
The tourist in Holland can visit
America before returning across the
sea, for there is little town by that
name in the province of Limburg
And in Germany, three hours from
Berlin, the American can discover
New America, and also visit nearby
villages OF Maryland, Florida, Hamp-
shire, Pennsylvania and Saratoga
Travellers on Trans-Canada Air
Lines need not be fearful of STUN
bling over reptiles and cats or bump
ing into birds while in fight. Such
pets. and even the family dog, are
barred. Only one type of animal
is allowed to fly with his master
on T. c. A. planes-the Seeing
Eye" dog.
Montreal, Canadas S largest city,
has 1S hotels; Quebec City, IL. But
the 395-acre Principally of Mona
co and its gambling capital, Monte
Carlo, have IS.
Venice has less than $50 yards
OF motor highway, yet it boasts of
the largest garage on the continent.
Unable to drive about the city, mo-
torlstS who arrive may park their
car In a garage capable cf storing
$500 autos
Take your chauffeur or hire one
II you take your auto to Puerto Rico
The motorist who drives himself
about the island is considered either
eccentric or just about too poor to
have car.
II, in wandering about Mexico
the visitor sees an animal hat looks
like a cross between a cat and a
rodent, he is not seeing things
but has encountered a cacom;stle
or cunning cat squirrel. About the
size OF a cat, with a face like a
fox and long bushy tail, cacomis-
Ties live on rats and mice and have
penchant for staying in Jrees
They can be domesticated, but ac-
Qulre a taste for chicken and duck,
Americans who watch such things
may attend an apple blossom festi-
val here, a dogWood pageant there
and a rhododendron fete in the
mountains, but in July may see
Names Potato Blossom Festival.
Lined up like massed ranks of
little soldiers in field, the plants
present an unusually colorful spec
tacle. The dark green foliage is
topped by white and gold flowers
In clusters 3 or inches wide. The
festival will center at Caribou, in
the Aroostock vicinity, with a po-
tato queen, a parade and tours to
vantage points for viewing the
fields. The date is July "a.
About the Great Smoky Noun
tains National Park, which Presi-
dent Roosevelt will open formally
on June % with ceremonies at
1NC"Aouild zap. DIN covers 90 D
square miles in North Carolina and
Tennessee, is peaks more than 5000
feet high. topped by Clingman's
Dome, 6,642 feet; 600 miles of trout
streams open for fishermen, a
natural arboretum with 129 species
OF native trees, including red maple,
yellow birch, hemlock, spruce, chest
nut, and veritable pageant of wild
flowers from 1000 kinds of plants,
500 miles of hiking and horse trails,
with the Appalachian Trail running
along the crest; one area set aside
for foot travellers only; modern
campgrounds at Smokemont, N. c.,
and Chimneys, Tenn, with other
camp sites and outdoor facilities
for mixers and riders; name of
mountains derived from deep blue
haze that hangs over area.
So honest are the Danes that
they may charge their street car
fares. If the passenger forgets his
change, he explains and the con-
ductor issues a slip of paper. The
next day the slip and the fare are
forwarded by the passenger to the
company, which reports a negligible
loss from the deferred payment"
plan.
Equal in height to nine Niagaras
are the Upper Falls of Yosemite