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Evening star., 1923-09-23
BURIED TREASURE
TALES STIR MEXICO
Hidden Hoards of Dead Revolu-
tionary Leaders Sought
Eagerly.

MEXICO CITY, September 22.-
Hunting for buried treasure and a
revival of legends of hidden wealth
is noted throughout Mexico. The
death of Francisco Villa in an am
buscade at Parral. with the resultant
disappearance of the fear of that
dread outlaws vengeance if any of
his supposed hidden boards were dis
covered, is one of the causes of the
revival.
From Acapulco comes a story of the
discovery by an unnamed German of
15.000.0o0 pesos worth of gold and sill
yer bars popularly reported to have
been hidden by the Mexican revolu-
tionary general, Vicente Guerrero. He
captured this bullion, it is said, from
treasure trains hurrying from the
Guerrero mines to Acapulco when it
became plain that Spain's days of
domination in Mexico were numbered.
An expedition has left San Pedro
de las Colonias, Coahuila, in search
of several million pesos worth of bull
lion, jewels, money and other valuable
objects reported to have been buried
in 1914 by villa somewhere along the
Parras road.
Ancient documents are being re-
published to prove the existence of a
treasure said to total 20. .000, 900 pesos.
in gold and silver, hidden in a cave
on the banks of the Rio Hondo, be-
tween Mexico City and ToIuea. This
hoard is reported to have been ac-
cumulated by the revolutionary
leader Antonio Balizan in raids con-
Quoted between 1912 and 1915 against
Spanish bullion, trains carrying metal
from the mines of Sultepec and
TemascalRepec. 1t has been sought
before. and again is being hunted
with renewed yigor.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL
ENROLMENT Is 1856
Six New Teachers on Staff at Be-
ginning of Banner Year
for Institution.

Dunbar High School began what is
expected to be a banner year, with
an enrolment of 1885 pupils.
The walls of the corridors of the
school have been painted during the
summer~and the general appearance
of the school is greatly improved.
Six new teachers have been added TO
the faculty. They are: Miss c. NJ.
Scott, graduate of Wellesley College,
who will teach English; Miss e. I.
Harris. Howard University, mathe-
matics; Mrs. A. c. Daily, Cornell uni
versity, Spanish; w. NJ. Brewer, Har-
ward University, history; Mrs. l.. E.
Tibbs. Howard University Conserva-
tory of Music, music, and Mrs. p. b.
Curtis, Howard University College OF
Arts and Sciences and Library School,
librarian.
Miss l.. F., Johnson. Simmons Col
lege, is teaching typewriting in the
absence of Miss Lydia Brown. Mrs
H. Q. Anderson has returned from a
years study at Leland Stanford, Jr..
University, where she obtained the
degree of master of arts.
The department of physical training
has arranged a schedule for the Dun
bar Girls Hiking Club. to start on
October s and to extend through No
vember s. Nine teachers will be in
charge. The girls of the major physi-
cal training class will form the
nucleus of the club, to which other
girls will be added later.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

An insect migration, the mystery OF
which scientists are unable to faith
ON, is taking place over the District
these chilly evenings. The moths OF
the cotton caterpillars from. the Caro-
linas are flying north for the winter
These insects, according to Depart
ment of Agriculture entomoiogists
reverse the accepted law of bird and
insect life. They come north while
all the others go south.
They were particularly abundant
in the cotton fields this summer.
Hence the migration is much heavier
than usual. They are most notice
able in groups flying against light
ed window at night.
Damage Fruit Crops.
These moths, according to DR.. A, l..
Quaintance of the department of ento-
mology. are causing considerable dam
age to local fruit. They attack peaches
grapes and figs. Washington is one of
their favorite stopping places and they
have been observed year after yea.
with the first cold evenings.
= The defiance covered by these moths
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Veteran Teacher at Eastern
Buried on Day School Opens
Flag at HaIf-Staff for Miss Van DOren,
Member of Faculty for
OUer Thirty Years.

BY the end of this week 1t is hoped
that ESQ boys will have signed up.
The school has organized six regular
companies. They are commanded for
the present by the first sergeants of
last year: Prescott. Company C.;
Davis. Company G: Swingle. Com
pany F: Burton Company q. The
two new companies are under w. c.
Cheek and p. Doerr. The meeting
Tuesday was addressed by B. G. Fos-
ter. c. Boteler, +. Haworth, forme r
major, and Leland Cheek. last years
victorious captain, who Joined in
urging the boys to become cadets.
There will be meeting OF the
Merrill Club tomorrow for the pur-
pose of greeting new members.
DIR. Rothermel of the physics 4 de-
partment returned last week after a
leave of absence of two years.
Install steel Curtain.
The installation of steel curtain
in the auditorium interfered with the
holding of regular assemblies last
week. The curtain, which weighs
approximately six tons, will be COM
pletely installed within the next two
weeks. This is the only steel cur
tain possessed by a school in this
part of the country.
An assembly will be held Tuesday
for the purpose of bringing the vari-
Gus collateral activities to the atten-
tion of the pupils.
The officers of the school bank for
this year are: President, Ralph
Swingle: vice president, Dorothy
Tripp; cashier. Helen Bapp; teller
William Ford; bookkeeper, Margaret
Shua, and manager of the book ex-
change, James Bridges.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
ENROLL FULL CLASS
IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
Y. M. G.. A. Officials Announce
Closing of List for Account
ancy Course, as Well.

The class in public speaking. con-
Quoted by the Young Mems Christian
Association College. which was limit
ed to thirty students. had a full en-
rollment on the opening night, Mon
day The course is conducted by
James A. Bell. director of education
of the association. The students are
preparing for the medal contest to
be held in January.
The largest enrolment in science
classes in the history of the associa-
tion is reported by the Young Mems
Christian Association Preparatory
School. These classes are taught by
Peter Valear, who Is also an in
structor at George Washington Uni
versity.
1t is the policy of the Young Mems
Christian Association to limit enroll
ment in class in subjects where large
numbers of students would not get
the full benefit of the instruction
For this reason 1T has been necessary
to close the enrollments for the
courses in public speaking and ac-
counting systems. Director of Edu-
cation James A. Bell. A. NJ. is con-
Quoting the public speaking course
and Joseph X. Meyer, NJ. c. S., c. P
A., is the Instructor of the account ting
systems course.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
MARYLAND U. SHOWS
LARGE ENROLMENT
Launched on New Term, With
More Students Than Last :
Year at This Date. .
By II stan Correspondent.

By n Staff Correspondent
COLLEGE PARK, Md, September
22.-Student activities at the Uni
versity Of Maryland have reached the
even tenor of their way after two
days given over to registering and
in holding entrance examinations and
three days to- becoming adjusted to
classes. While many more students
will enter prior 20 the 1st of October.
the registration already has exceeded
considerably the number listed at this
time last year.
A call. has been issued by the
Sophs for the Fresh to be on hand
get their orders" All day dodgers"
meaning those who do not live on
the campus, are warned to be present
Albert F. Woods, president of the
university, and Mrs. Woods, assisted
by the deans and other faculty mem
bers, gave an informal reception to
the student body in the dining hall
last night.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
dairy husbandry building, and it is
expected to be ready for occupancy
directly after the Christmas holidays.
1t will be one of the most complete
plants in the United States for teach
ing the dairy business from A to q.
II. V. Truitt, professor In biology,
returned from an all-summer trip to
Europe just in time to be on hanQ
for the opening of the university. He
declared that American money was
eagerly sought in all the countries he
visited.
E. C. Embrey, a Washington boy,
was a member of the university's
cattle judging team that won second
place in the eastern states exhibition
held at Springfield, Mass, this week.
Maryland was nosed out by Connecti-
cut State College, but scored over a
number of other large institutions.
Fred Chase, Washingtonian, again
will be editor in chief of the Dia-
mondback, the official student publi-
cation, which makes it's appearance
each Wednesday. The first edition of
the year will be published October 2.
Six clay tennis courts are under
construction, and matches with all of
the teams of the colleges in the Dis
trict, and Hopkins and others are
expected to be scheduled for next
spring. Sod removed in building the
courts was used to patch barren spots
in the new athletic field.
Miss NJ. Marie Mount, dietician and
head of the department of home eco
nomfcs, spent six weeks in taking
postgraduate work at Columbia Uni
versity. She returned to find her dou-
BILE task had increased, there being
more mouths to feed than last year
and more students in her department..
Evening star., 1923-09-23

The flag on Eastern's memorial
flagstaff was flying at halfstaff when
the doors of the school were opened
Monday. On that day the funeral of
Miss Charlotte A. VanDoren, for over
thirty years teacher in the school,
took place. Miss Van Doren was head
of the art department at Eastern. She
was an exceptionally fine teacher, and
had done much to further the growth
and development of the department.
Her loss will be felt greatly by hoth
faculty and pupils. to all of whom
she had endeared herself Resolutions
of sympathy have been sent by the
faculty to the family.
A large number of new teachers
have been added to Eastern's faculty
| in the various departments. They are:
Wood working. Mr.. Rick: printing.
Mr.. Pierce: physical training, Miss
Alexander: mathematics. Misses Rup-
domestic art and science. Misses Bell
and Jonas; drawing, Misses Culbert-
son and Brown: English. Miss Beam
7 French. Miss Franz.
Two of ERstern's teachers have not
yet returned. due to illness. They are
Miss Bass who will probably return
this week, and Miss wilkins. The
latter has heen seriously i'll in New
England. Recent reports, however.
give the encouraging news that she is
improving.
Large Cadet Corps.
At a military rally of the boys
Tuesday 1t was found that more than
200 had decided to become cadets
Evening star., 1923-09-23
FEWER MOTORISTS
VIOLATING LAWS
Only Six Washingtonians Ar
rested in Maryland
During Week.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September ga
Only six Washington motorists were
penalized for violations of the motor
vehicle laws the past week. according
to the weekly report of the automo-
bile commissioner. made public today
Richard Queen. 1897 9Th street. had
his license suspended indefinitely
pending investigation of fatal acct
dent; James T. Holmes, o139 9Th
street northwest, had his license sus-
pended for thirty days for driving a
car at sixty miles an hour; John
Douglas, 405 A street northwest, ten
days for passing vehicle at top of
f1ll. and Cassin Young, Fort Wash
lngton. ten days for passing vehicle
When way ahead was not clear, while
Lindsay M. Beckham. s07 I0th street
northwest. had his license refused for
ninety days for operating without a
license and operating a car while in
toxIcated, and Christian Schweitzer,
1873 X street northwest, license re-
fused for thirty days for using H.
cense issued to another party.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
NEW F|UME DEALS
HALT SERB DEBATE
Pachitch, Facing Home Foes,
May Reach Agreement
With italians.
BY Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public
Ledger Copyright. 1929.

By Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public
Ledger Copyright. 1923.
BELGRADE, September 22.-With
the Macedonian and Fiume questions
hanging fire, Jugoslav foreign poll
tics is being fought out more bit
terly now on the floor of parlia-
ment than on the frontier. Interest
now centers in the attempt the OPP
position is making to overthrow Pre-
mier Pachitch, which If il succeeds
which is considered unlikely-would
compHcate Balkan affairs.
Premier Pachitch. amidst an uproar
in parliament over Fiume. succeeded
in adjourning debate to Monday by
limiting that a favorable settlement
might be reached before then.
French senator Arrives.
The French senator, Berenger. ar
rived this morning. The newspaper
Politica says:
"Berenger has made a speciality on
questions of armament, especially
naval armament. He has shown very
great activity in this field. For that
reason Poincare chose him to make an
economical and. financial inyestiga-
tion in Jugoslavia, Poland, and Ru-
mania. 1t is known that those three
countries have asked credits from the
French.
France recently gave Jugoslavia a
credit of 900, 100000 francs for the
purchase of French war material The
Italians protested, but it is under
stood the Serbs lately have received
the first shipment.
1t is believed Premier Pachitch will
De willing to consent to Italy's formal
annexation of Fiume If Premier Mus
solini offers Serbia sufficient tan
gible compensation. In addition to his
former proposal. in return Jugo-
slavia recognizing Italian sovereignty
in Ffume. Italy withdraws her troops
from Della Port Baros, recognizing
Serbian sovereignty there, and gives
the Serbs ninety-nine years COM
pIete control of the Fiume port.
New Promises Made.
am reliably informed MussoIini
now. promises to give Serbia a free
hand in dealing with Hungary and
Bulgaria, Italy unaiding them and re-
naming neutral in case of trouble
Premier Pachitch apparently is
tempted, but the shrewd old peasant
fears being double-crossed.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
WExLER EXECUTORS
ATTACK "WILD- CLAIMS

NEW YORK, September 22.-Set-
element of the accounts of the execu-
tors accounts of the estate of the
late Solomon wexIer. a banker of
New Orleans and this city, who died
April %, 1921. was applied for in
surrogate's court today to bring
about division of the estate, and ac-
cording to the executors attorneys
to bring into the open wild claims"
made since Mr.. Wexler died.
One of the claims is for S125,000
brought by Thomas Ross Bennett,
state superintendent of Georgia
banks. His attorneys contended in
court today that the surrogate lacked
Jurisdiction to allow distribution of
the estate, as the claim is in federal
court.
The claim involves J. s. Bache and
Company, of which Mr.. Wexler was
member. The state of Georgia
claims that money misappropriated
by officials of the Marietta (Ga-1
Trust and Savings Bank was invest
ed with the Bache Company, and that
II is liable for restoration of the
funds The wexler estate is valued
at $953,239
Evening star., 1923-09-23
RANDALL JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL OPEN
Auspicious Event Noted as of Re-
opening of District Educational
Work for Year.

Organization of the new Randall
Junior High School in the Randall
building, 1st and I streets southwest,
was one of the auspicious events in
: the reopening of the public school
classrooms of the year 1923. The
new Junior high school is in charge
of G.. Smith Wormley, principal De-
spite handicaps due to the fact that
the faculty was not entirely made up
at opening, organization moved off
without hitch. Teachers who were
detailed to assist in the organization
until the junior high school faculty
might be chosen, entered into the
spirit of the occasion and deserve
special commendation. In one case
classes in woodwork were held by a
woman. teacher.
The. corps of teachers now engag ged
at the Randall was selected from the
various divisions of the public schools
and from Baltimore. In general, 1t is
conposed of college graduates. CO.
operation of parents and community
has been warmly evidenced during
the period of organization. Approx
mateiy $50 students are now enrolled
A meeting of parents and teachers is
called for the early weeks of October.
Scno0l colorS nave tDeen selected
and VIII be awarded for scholarship
and athletics. A full program of
military drill and track work will be
put into effect. Splendid material for
dramatic work has been discovered
and Will be organized for the purpose
of weekly assembly and for public
presentation.
The faculty consists of DR.. Sarah
Brown. general science; Mrs. S. S.
Stewart. drawing; Raymond Contee,
athletics and drill: Miss. 1. C., Will
liams, French and English; Miss G. E.
Sheffey.. mathematics; Miss N. E.
1oyd. mathematics; Lieut.. Peter
Robinson, woodwork and drill; Miss
S. R. ouander. geography; Mrs. NJ. H
Marshall, physical training: Miss E.
r. Clarke. English; e. H. Lawson.
English; Mrs. G. ]. Hughes, domestic
science; Miss C. E. Brooks, domestic
art. Mrs c. S, Brooks is matron. q.
A basket of American beauties.
hydrangeas and gladioli was presented
TO Principal Wormley on the opening
day by the faculty of the Miner Normal
School. of which he was formerly
member.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
INSECTS NORTHERN MIGRATION
MYSTIFIES SCIENTISTS IN CITY

is another mystery. Some have been
known to fly from North Carolina as far
as southern Canada. They are waited
on the wind for the most part, DR..
9uaiHtance believes.
These insects formerly were the chief
cotton pest of the United States. With
the coming OF the boil weevil they have
been relegated to second place. Some
scientists, in fact. hold that they are a
benefit. preying upon the boil weevils.
Killed I'm North.
They are thought to originate in
South America, flying over the gulf in
the spring in time to attack the cot
ton shoots. These invasions are by
no means annual. Sometimes three
or four years elapse between them.
1t is likely that the moths are all
killed by the cold northern winters
into the grip of which some strange
Instinct seems to pull them.
During the past week the migra-
ton over Washington has been on
the wane. Early in September mil
lions were observed about the city.
They do not seem to arrive in great
swarms, but in small groups. They
were the cause of numerous inquir-
les from local fruit growers, who
feared some new insect pest has
arrived,
Evening star., 1923-09-23
TWO KILLED WHEN AUTO
RUNS OVER EMBANKMENT 7

VINELAND, N. J., September 22-
Mre. V. L. Anderson and Oscar Tigue
both of Pittsburgh, were killed when
the automobile in which they were
riding ran down a steep embankment
and overturned near Landisville, n.
]. today.
William Mullendore. attached te
the department of commerce at Wash
ington, another passenger in the
automobile. was cut and bruised or
the face and body. His wife suffered
spinal injuries. Both were taken tc
the vineland hospital ! in a critical
condition.
The party was bound for Atlantic
City from Pittsburgh. Mullendore
was driving and suddenly lost con-
troll of the car on slippery road.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
ORGANIZE TO HELP
NATION, C0LLIDGE URGES
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE COMPOUNCE, Conn.,, Septem-
, Der 22.-President Calvin Coolidge sent
words of advice and greeting to the
Third Ward Republican Club of New
Britain in a message read at an outing
of the organization here this afternoon.
couragement should be given the study
and serious consideration of our national
problems and also to all efforts at
organizing in behalf of their proper
solution" the President said in his mes
saye. "No matter how earnestly we
may devote ourselves to the contem-
plation of our great social concerns,
we will not get far toward a crystali-
zation of theories into politics and ad-
ministration unless we have organiza-
tion.s
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Neys and Gossip Of Washgtons Various Public Schools and
Promise Student
Bricklayers Big
Wages for York

The well-remunerated art of laying
bricks will be taught to a bricklay-
ing class. to be organized tomorrow
morning at the Cardozo Trade school
at 1st and streets southwest. 1t was
announced last night by Garnet c.
Wilkinson. assistant superintendent
in charge of the colored public
schools.
Graduates are promised salaries
ranging from $12 to s14 day and
will be given an opportunity TO earn
money while under instruction. A
common school education is the only
requirement to admission to this
class.
High wages paid bricklayers at the
present time are expected to attract
a number of bricklaying/ students to
the class.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
SPANISH SCHOOL BEGINS
18TH YEAR OCTOBER |
Applications for Entrance Being
Received by Director
r.. Granados.

The Spanish School of Washington
will begin it's twelfth year of Ian
guage teaching October 1. r..
Granados. a graduate of the Urf1ver-
sity of Seville, is director of the
school and is now receiving appIi-
cations for entrance to the courses at
his offices in the Federal-American
National Bank building. 1917 f street
northwest. The, school occupies a
suite on the fourth floor of the
building.
Spanish, French and Portuguese
are the Languages which will be
taught. The conversational method
Is employed by the professors, who
begin the pupils with the familiar
phrases of everyday life and strive
to fmpart the vernacular as 1t is
heard, besides the grammar. The
instructors are all native to the tongue
they teach.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
U. S. ASKS BID ON SHIPS
TO BE SCRAPPED BY NAVY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 22.--Adver-
tisements calling for bids on the
twenty-one battleships and cruisers,
ordered scrapped in compliance with
the armament limitation treaty, ap-
peared todaS in New York newspa-
pers. At the first sale, October 25,
six. vessels will be disposed of-the
South Dakota and the Indiana, at
Brooklyn Navy Yard. the Montana, at
Mare Island, Calf, the North Caro-
lima, at Norfolk, Va, and the Con-
.stftution and the United States. at
Philadelphia-
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Keeping Tab on H. r. II.
the Boston Transcript.

From The BOSTON Transcript.
The fact that the Prince of Wales is
living incognito does not serve to
keep from the American public
knowledge of the number of flap
jacka2he eats for breakfast
Evening star., 1923-09-23

New comets are usually discovered
the past six months the only new
conner to the heavens was seen by
an English boy of sixteen living in
Athens.