Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-25 | Page 6 | This is Unusual

t s Is Unusual t ji j i With Its us larger neighbors seeking ways and m means ans to end the so ro called business depression Liechtenstein diminutive European principality reports a 0 healthy treasury surplus Liechtenstein which is five lve square miles smaller than the District of Columbia is carved caned out of dl f Austria on the cast east bank of or the Rhine about 30 miles south of Lake Constance A single mountain range range with a 3 dozen peaks thrusting their summits more than a mile into the sky forms Liechtenstein's backbone with fertile valleys and plains at its feet AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican cotton Is shipped to its weaving wea mills and some of the natives are ad adept pt pottery makers but agriculture agriculture ture and dairying which have ha been the chief Industries of the country for centuries still occupy most of the 12 inhabitants Liechtenstein has long Ions been almost self sel governing Its ruling prince was wasa a a. member of or the upper house of Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria until the early carly part of this century century century cen cen- tury and anet largely ruled l his s domain by telephone from Vienna It de declared declared de- de dared its complete independence of Austria in 1918 A diet of 15 members members mem mern- bers bets elected by universal suffrage e every four years assists the princely ruler in governing his domain Greenwich observatory England most widely known of or the worlds world's stations stations sta sta- sta- sta for observing the stars and marking out time is to have a large new nevI telescope that will put it more nearly on a nar par with its less famous but more efficient competitors Greenwich Is an unpretentious borough patch of London It has world importance in spite of itself On practically every map and that is published the longitude lines conspire to bring to prominence this community on the south bank of the Thames two and a half halt miles mUes below London brid bridge e. e Nearl Nearly every country country coun coun- try In the world and practically every ship that sails ails the seas de de- de scrib its scribes sits position as so man many de decrees degrees de- de crees grees ees east or west of Greenwich for through th the center of or the dome of Greenwich observatory 1 luns uns the worlds world's generally accepted z zero ro me me- Fronting the deep waters of the lower Thames Greenwich has aiwa al always ai- ai wa ways s 's had a nautical flavor As early a nO as 1011 an Invading Danish fleet leet made its b base e at lc Grene as the place was th then n called