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The New York herald., 1921-01-16
BURIED TREASURE
IS SOUGHT UNDER
OLD PARIS HOUSE
Court to Decide Rights of
Present and Former Own
ers to Explore.
AN ANCIENT TRADITION
One Theory Dates 1t Back to
Charles de Sayoisy, Ban
ished in 1904.

Special cable 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright. I9sf by THE NEW YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Jan. Is.
Deep under the musty cellars of a
fifteenth century building at 13 Rue
Pavee a vast gold treasure may be dis
covered if the Paris courts give the
present owner the right to explore and
the past owners relinquish their legal
rights to any wealth which may be
unearthed. The application for per-
mission to explore is now pending be-
fore three special experts appointed
by the Seine Tribunal, and it is hoped
to commence work before spring.
So confident is the present owner that
the tradition is reliable that he has
raised large sum of money to erect
the necessary structural supports to
prevent the collapse of the age worn
building.
No one knows just when the gold. es-
timated to represent as much as 5,00O,-
600 francs. as we'll as great quantities
of gold plate and jewels, actually were
buried. Some say it was during the
religious wars in the latter part of the
sixteenth century. Others whose family
records do not reach back so far are
inclined to believe the fantastic tale
had it's origin during the Revolution.
Still another theory is that Charles
de Savoisy. banished from France in
14O4 by Charles VI, buried the fortune
there and escaped. When the King
heard of De Savoisy's escape he ordered
his house destroyed. In later years De
Savoisy captured a rich Saracen eX-
petition and regained the Kings favor.
whereupon he was allowed to return to
Paris. but he could never get permission
to rebuild his house 1t was not until
1917 that his heirs reconstructed the
place. but the De Savoisy family records
do not mention anything about fortune
having been hidden there.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
FRENCH SORCERER
SENTENCED TO JAIL
His Fervent Prayers Cured a
Wife Of Caring for Hus-
bands Friend.
SpecioI cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
con,1.igyt 1921. bu TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
II. In

Specfdi Gable to THE NEW YORK hEkALp'
Copyright. 1921. By TIE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. 10.
Details reminiscent OF ancient WITCH
craft have just been revealed TO a jury
in Tours. which condemned religious
fanatic named Chateau TO two months III
prison for sorcery. despite the fact thar
the man contended his miracles were
the result of his fervent prayers.
The case centred around the recital
of Nine. Selleron, who asked Chateaus q
advice on how TO cure her growing love
for friend of her husband Chateau
prescribed prayers and a constant in
vocation OF st. Michael. meanwhile re-
peating mumbling phrase BY the
strength of the lion of Judah
Then he poclzeted a 10 franc fec. and
even the woman says her unrighteous
love departed from her heart.
A few weeks later, when her husband
showed signs of hot temper. she, sat
isfied with her previous experience,
again called on Chateau. and for nve
francs received a new prescription-no
prayers this time, but Just little sack
filled with salt. sprinkled with goose
grease. to be sewn in her hubby's go-to-
meeting pants. His peppery temper dis
appeared but her husband declared the
mystic power of the salt baS so weak
ened him physically he thought Chateau
ought to pay damages.
The alleged sorcerer called numerous
psychic experts from Paris, who testi-
fled he had probably worked his wonders
by suggestion.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
PORTUGUESE WOMEN
OFFER TO BE HOSTAGES
Wanted Political Prisoners to
Go Home for Christmas.

Special Correspondence to THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
LISBON, Dec. 24.--Inspircd by true
Christmas spirit about 100 Portuguese
women, headed by two poetesscs. Dona
Branco Colaoo and Dona Masia vaz dc
Carvalho. offered themselves as hostages
to the Government to-day so that politi-
cal prisoners might so home and have
Christmas dinner with their families.
Premier Liberato Pinto. who received
the delegation of women. declared that
while he was in sympathy with the
spirit OF their offer he could not grant
their request without submitting Il to
the entire Cabinet. SO the Premier
called a meeting OF tho Cabinet which
after praising the women for their noble
spirit decided that the question had to
be decided by Parliament. But 1t was
then too late 70 bring the matter before
that body and so no prisoners were re-
leased.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

Special Gable TO THE NEW YorK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. 15.
If the French Government carries out
its present plans to develop the mastery
of the worlds wireless telegraph SER
vice. as was Indicated in the commence
ment OF the sixteen tower station near
Melun. Il may be I'm a position to take
all business from the cable companies
In France. as these companies are now
handling only between 10000 and 5000
words a day. and even then with great
est difficulty
The new wireless station near Melun
Is to be completed in two years and VIII
be able to send 100000 words a day.
The apparatus designed wfll be able TO
send seven and receive five separate
dispatches simultaneously and will have
radius OF 10000 miles and the power
to transmit urgent signals as far as
i5.OCo miles.
Thus. with Eiffcl Tower reserved for
official and scientific dispatches. such
a. noonday signals: the Nantes station
reserved for maritime purposes. and
with both Lyons and Bordeaux handling
hundreds of despa tches daily for the
United states and European countries
France will be in wireless contact with
the uttermost points Of the globe.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
NO SMOKES, NO TAXES,
IS FRENCHMEN'S EDICT
HoUl Against Tobacco Mo-
nopoly Becomes Louder.
Special Gable 10 THE New YoIx iIEsALD.
Copyright, 1884, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Copyright, 1874 by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. is.
You cannot get Frenchman to pay
taxes unless you give him his weekly
share Of tobacco. is the latest argument
by devotees of Lady Nicotine, who are
appealing to the Minister of Finance
to terminate the unwieldy system of
tobacco distribution here. and which
American tobacco interests last year
tried to revise by the outright purchase
of the French tobacco monopoly.
Cigars, cigarettes and the ordinary
packets OF the weed are obtainable
only in Government controlled shops
which usually are conducted in conne1-
ton with small cafes. Naturally the
proprietors of these places save their
French tobacco supplies. which are
cheaper than the imported. for drink
ing guests, while ordinary citizens are
forced to give up smoking because they
cannot pay the prices demanded for
the expensive imported tobaccos.
The Journal dcs Dcbuts, leading po-
litical newspaper of Paris. has taken
up the campaign for a modern system
of distribution. and declares: 'Dlsor-
ders are contagious in an orderly Gov
ernment. The tobacco monopoly is dis
orderly When the clocks show the cor
rect hour. when telephone operators be-
gin TO give correct numbers and when
other details of daily life become or
derby Frenchmen will give their loyal
cooperation in rebuilding the finances
of the country"
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
WOMEN OVER 40 ASK
FOR PROPER CLOTHES
Plenty for the Young, but
London Neglects Motrons.
Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Ccpvright 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Sgcciol Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Jan. 10.
London matrons, especially those or
the three E"' variety. arc getting pretty
much worried over the trend of modern
fashions for women. which seem TO take
only the slender charmers into considera-
ton. In considerable dismay one Of the
matronly matrons has addressed letter
to the editor of the London Times which
reads in part as follows:
surely after the many months during
which our designers have been planning
and devising fashions attractive and
otherwise for the young II will not be
encroaching on their privileges IL a
matron begs that sometimes little
thought and consideration may be de-
voted to her forty years and over, She
and her like require clothing as much
as their younger sisters and are not too
old TO take pleasure in beautiful things
and to desire still to look their best. and
their best often equals and sometimes
surpasses the fleeting charms OF youth.
After visiting ten West End shops and
being shown no coat and skirt that could
be walked In with any comfort / asked
exasperatedly: "Do no shops provide
clothes for women of forty and upward?"
Not In this shop. madam" was the
answer given with n siclsly smile.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
OLD LAW BARS WOMEN
FROM PARIS BOURSE
They May Go Only as Far as
Steps of Building.

Special Gable to THE NEW YoR1S liEaALo
Copyright, 1921. by TIE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. IJ.
Woman suffrage advocates have not
yet reached the hearts of French law
makers to such an extent that they are
willing TO abrogate the eighteenth ccn-
tury decree barring women from setting
foot inside the Paris Boursc. Five to
ten thousand women frequently are
spectators OF the lively scenes that take
place on the steps of the Boursc. but
apparently the sight OF the bowling
brokers is a sufficient warning to them
to remain at safe distance behind
iron bars watching the sterner sex
battling for fortunes.
New York and Chicago stock ex-
changes and boards OF trade are visited
by tens OF thousands of women during
the year, but the guardians of the Paris
Bourse dug up an old law reserving
the building for men only when French
women desiring 10 follow the days
operations beside their accredited finan-
ciai representatives braved the specu-
lntors and penetrated as far as the
inner barriers.
The ukase apparently ls inviolable
forever III n woman client with mill
ions at stake requires to have an inn
mediate consultation with n salesman
et the Bourse she must call him from
the floor and'talk with him I'm the open
air. for the oldest freauenter of tho
Bourse cannot remember ever having
seen n feminine visitor inside the por-
tails.
4 lively dispute quickly followed n
recent attempt by q budding suffra-
gette to see how men managed things
there. But when the police threatened
10 remove her forcibly she satisfied
herself with the disdainful threat:
wait until we get the vote. Things
will be changed then"
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

commission. has reported a case of
German school mistress who fell under
suspicion by the control experts. AL
though she protested that she did not
know an airplane part from a pretzel
forty magnetos were discovered under
her Kitchen table. When officers tried
to open what was supposed 10 be a
childs bedroom this patriotic frau dra-
matically placed herself in front OF
the door, swearing by all Deutsch-
lands gods they would enter the room
only over her dead body. She is still
alive. however, but the control officers
found fifty complete helices, score OF
magnetos and numerous altitude ba-
rometric appliances.
Not the least striking feature OF
this case arose a few days later when
the woman demanded damages to the
amount Of 100000 marks for violation
of the privacy of her domicile. but
Gen. Nollet personally interpreted the
treaty's clauses for the German judges
and the case was dropped.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

now without the press revealing de-
tails Of thrilling holdups of taxi chauf-
feurs. working girls and late pedes-
trians, but in only few cases is any
bodily harm done.
Prefect RauX. however. is confident
that he can hold the crime wave in
check and is doubling the police force
in certain sections. besides conducting
night raids in disreputable quarters in
an effort to cleanse the city of it's un-
desirable foreign visitors, now said to
number 10000. chiefly from central
Europe. The situation is complicated
by the cessation of emigration to the
United States.
Tens of thousands now in Rumania,
Austria and Serbia are said to be seek
ing entrance to France in order to be
ready to embark should the bars be
lifted Shortage of work. however, will
force these new arrivals into the
streets, and unless France watches her
frontiers crimes by foreigners are GER
tain to increase.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
BULGARS BLAMING
WIVES OF LEADERS
Being Called to Account for
Influence in War.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Thc wives OF prom
inent Bulgarian politicians and Generals
are being called to account by the Bull
garian Government whenever II IS
proved that their influence over their
husbands has caused political or mill
tary disaster to the nation.
The wives of several public men and
Generals have already been made respon-
sible by the Bulgarian Government for
the disastrous results Of the war owing
to the influence they exerted over their
husbands, says the newspaper Atrc. pub
Hshcd i'm Sofia.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
POLAND TO AID ORPHANS.
Unique Provision In Country's
New Constitution.

LONDON Jan. 15.-Poland's new con-
stitution probably will contain a pro-
vision for care OF children by the state
which will make 1t unique. in opinion Of
officials here who have seen tho draft.
The article reads:
Each child deprived OF parental care
or who is neglected morally or materi-
ally has the right TO secure care and aid
from the state. Tho sphere OF the states
duties In this capacity will be defined
separately by laws which viii foresec az
well the protection OF mothers who may
require aid before the birth OF the child
and the protection OF the child in
infancy"
AS far as known here no constitution
In the world includes such provision.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

Special cable 20 THE NFw YoRK IlrauD.
Copyr'0It 1891. ty THE NEW YORK HEsAtp.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Jan. rs.
There was more than purse OF 800
at stake when the two young boxers,
John Shear and John Staple. engaged
in furious ten round bout in Hammer
smith Hall. The real prize for which
they battled and which made the fight
all the more desperate was the hand OF
Miss Rose Clarke, pretty telephone
operator. who simply could not decide
which one of the two young men she
loved the more. Unable to decide the
great question In any other way. she
finally agreed to marry the winner OF
The boxing match.
Shear cut off Staples hopes by win
ming the match on points. But staple
was not satisfied with the referees de-
clsion and protested. But the referee
only shrugged his shoulders and said:
TELL II TO the girl
In desperation staple went to Shear
and asked for a return match.
"Righto." was Shears cheerful reply
After the honeymoon
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
WOMEN LESS HONEST
THAN MEN IN BRITAIN
Subway Official Says This
Applies to Dodging Fares.

Special Cable to THE Nrw YonK nrsaan.
Copyright 1921, bB THE New NosK ItxRnD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Jan. IS.
An official OF the underground. as ths
London subway is called. Is responsibl-
for the statement that women are mo-c
dishonest than men, at least when 1t
comes to lodging the paying of fares.
Recently while two Government girl
clerks were being prosecuted for travel
ling on the underground without paying
tho proper fare. a solicitor said IL was
remarkable how many women employed
in the Government departments com.
mitted these frauds. Women as a rule
do not understand what men regard as
commercial honesty" he said.
An official OF the underground said
records showed that far greater mum.
bcr Of women than men are caught try-
ing TO put this trick over He said II
was his belief that this kind OF offence
had become general among women only
IN the last few years.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
MOVIES BEAT LEGIT, 27-1.
2et Motion Picture Theatres -
for spoken Drama.

BERLIN, Jan. t5.--The silent drama
here. az elsewhere. recently has won
surprising favor with The public. Tho
Berlin statistical year book says attend
ance al moving picture theatres now Is
90 10 ! IN favor over the spoken
drama"
There are 26i motion picture theatres
Ia Berlin with a seating capacity OF
i17.oo0. and 90 Legitimate" theatres.
with capacity of $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. rs.
How Fortune smiled on an abandoned
baby has just been told by Councillor
Rebeillard OF the Paris Municipal Coun-
Gil in a report on the administration OF
the poor funds. Just before the war the
police here found an infant we'll wrapped
and in basket which had been left on
one of the Seine bridges. Without sign
of Identification. the baby was taken to
a public orphanage. whore few months
later she attracted tho attention of 4
wealthy visitor from the north Of
France who agreed to adopt her as hVr
daughter.
This woman died last month, and whom
her will was read there was found \
codical leaving a. substantial sum for
the care of the homeless children OF
Paris, while the remainder of her es-
tate, estimated to be worth between a
million and a half and two million
francs. goes to her adopted daughter.
The identity of this woman is not men,
TONED in NJ Rebellard's report lest IL
might in the future prove injurious to
the social career of the one time waif.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Jan. 10.
Total losses from robberies and bur-
slaries in Paris last year amounted to
$4,000, 900 francs. OF this 100000
francs represents the losses Of the
French Ministry of Finance in Treas
ury bonds and 100000 francs by for
geries of various kinds in connection
with the drawing of soldiers pay.
French sociologists are perturbed
and declare that the increasing idle
ness and accumulation of debts are
responsible for this crime wave, and
that unless the crisis is solved by the
Government before spring anything
from a revolution to state OF un-
organized rioting can be expected.
Apart from the raid on the under
ground vaults of the Treasury the
average loss in burglaries, &C., is said
TO have been less than 10000 francs.
The fact is that hardly day passes
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
opera Prices soar In vienna.

VIENNA. Jan. 15.--prlces Of the state
opera and the state theatre again have
been increased. until box at tho opera
now costs oSS, 900 crowns for 200 per-
formances, as against 1850 crowns in
the old days
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Confident Prediction.

Meanwhile the Financial Nclcs says:
"If Russia's supply of rubber is con-
tingent upon Regan's realizing in this
country on Russian rubles I am afraid
shipments Of rubber to Russia will be on
no very great scale
Mr. Regan. like Mr.. vanderlip, caused
a passing furry here with his Russian
trade talk but neither he nor any other
person has been able to show any sound
business man how he is going to get
paid.
1t was learned officially that the whole
British Government trade deal was tied
up by the question Of how to get Rus
sian gold. even when it was melted and
recoined into Swedish money. without IL
being attached in England by persons
claiming Russia owes them money.
This has proved such n problem for
Krassine and the British Board of Trade
that the Russian trade envoy has re-
turned to Moscow for further instruc-
tions.
Meanwhile Mr. Regan has got his safe
full OF rubles. which are now quoted
in Moscow the only place listing them,
at 100000 to the pound sterling and
10000 to the dollar.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16


Paris, Jan. Is.
The duplicity the Germans employ
in secreting airplane equipment in
violation of the treaty Of Versailles is
frequently giving rise to amusing in
cidents, according to reports reaching
official quarters here. The latest of
these occurred in one OF Hugo Stinness
Berlin factories, where interallied con-
troll officers agreed to inspect the three
lower floors of a six story building in
the morning and the other three floors
after luncheon.
All went well until one of the French
officers during the afternoon returned
to the second floor for notebook he
had dropped there. 10 his surprise he
found the employees Of the place dur
ing the luncheon hour had transferred
there sixty complete motors from the
upper rooms.
Gen. Nollett, head of the control
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
MILLION SURPLUS
WOMEN IN ENGLAND
Only Chance of Their Marry
ing Is by Er1igrdting.

LONDON. Jan. 15.-"Jackless Jills' arc
emigrating in considerable numbers frcm
England in the hope Of finding suitable
"Jilless Jacks for husbands I'm the
United States. according TO Moran
March. bachelor of science. Her com
ments on Englands "marriageable
women who may never marry" before
the National Birth Rate Commission
have been widely discussed in the British
preSs.
Government figures show there is =
surplus OF million women in England
whose only hope OF marrying depends on
their migrating 10 some part of the eartl'
where there Is more even distribution
of the sexes According TO Miss March.
they are doing IT, She says she Is re-
ceiying letters from America that are
"significant Of the loneliness of some
mems lives"
"Women are entcrprising to-day" she
added 'NTany are emigrating who a
few years ago would have feared to take
the great adventure"
Judging from an official report prepared
by the Census Bureau in Washington in
dicating there are nearly ten million
bachelors in the United States above the
ago of 20. there Is considerable consola-
ton In store for the English "Jills.'
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Big RUBBER DEAL
WITHSOVE'TS HAS
UNCERTAIN BASIS
w. F. Regan, Holder of Con-
tract, Has Safe Stacked
With Russian Rubles.
TRYING TO SELL THEN
London Financier Remarks
They Won't Be Accepted
Even as Wall Paper.

Special Gable to TIE New York HERALD.
Copyright. 1921. 5y TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Jan. Is.
With Leonid <rassine, Bolshevist
way back to Russia, there are plenty
OF Russian ruble notes here. if any one
wants to take "fiier" at such an I'M
certain medium OF exchange. They
can be bought of w. #. Regan, secre-
tary of the Rubber Planters Union.
who has been spreading much pub
licity for some months about firms re-
opening trade with the Soviets. His
reputed contract to supply the Rus
slams with f2,0O0000 worth of rubber
was heralded in certain circles as in
dicating .he possibilities of Russian
trade even without official relations
between the two Governments.
But peep given THE New York
HERALD correspondent here into the
safe in Mr.. Regan's office only served
to emphasize the possibilities" which
cloud all these Russian trade deals. in
cluding Sir Robert Hornes audiences
with Krassine on this side of the At
lantic and Washington B. Vanderlips
difficulties in the United States.
Method of Payment.
Mr.. Regan, in telling how he is getting
payment for his rubber. reached his
hand into the safe and pulled out five
notes. each for 5000 rubles. with piles
of similar notes stacked up in the safe.
He said he was selling these notes in
London to get payment for his goods,
but his stuffed safe did not speak well
for the activity of the London market
for rubles.
Mr.. Regan is a vigorous Irishman. who
speaks as intimately of all the. American
States as he does of his own County
Galway. Recently he figured that class
optimists were trying to settle the Irish
problem by bringing the factions to-
gether.
He came into the limelight here In
connection with his Russian trade deal.
He said that the first shipment of rub
Der to Russia was going directly from
Malay: that he was satisfied to take
rubles in payment, and apparently he
cenfiyshe advertised in n financial daily
newspaper:
I'VE can sell in small lines up to 100,-
900 Russian republican rubles received
In exchange on rubber contracts"
This was answered by one financ.er
with the statement that Russian rubles
won't sell here even for wall paper, be-
cause it is badly designed"
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
FRENCH WATF FALLS
HEIR TO FORTUNE
Inherits 100000 Francs
From Foster Mother.

Special Gable TO TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. By THE NEw YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Jan. rs. (
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
GERMAN RUSES TO SECRETE
ALRPLANE EQUIPMENT FAIL
nterallied Control Officers Discover Trick in One of
Hugo Stnnes's Berlin Factories-Hausfrau
Concealed Magnetos in Child's Bedroom

Special Gable TO THE New York HERArD.
Copyright. 1921, by TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. Is.