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ruins meal would be found on the
return OF the payee. The Carnegie In
yestigators saw no reason for confusing
fellow archeologists by losing twentieth
century coins in Mayan ruins
The expedition unearthed no less
than II sculptured figures, l6 OF which
stood in front OF the western temple on
the smaller aeropois.
They found that the Etznains usually
arranged their monuments at the bases
Of steep pyramids and platforms sur
rounding courts and plagas. OF the n
figures three were carved on the side,
and only one had the carving extending
around To the rear This strange prac~
ticc Of the Mayan sculptors works 10
the advantage OF modern archeolOgists.
The limestone shafts became SO woe
fully weathered after being exposed for
centuries that II Is frequently imposst-
BILE 10 decipher inscriptions, hut when
the figures tOtter to earth with their
faces down they are well protected
against agents Of weathering And
most peculiar Mayan monuments have
habit of falling face down, as II In
bending their heads TO lowly dust they
fnd ignomlny,
Or. Morley says that Mayan monu-
ttlfBlL9 nilitEI ItHht ithG
because that Is the natural way. Great
blocks of masonry from the superstruc-
tlre come crashing down the steep slope
and Whack the monuments In the rear
The stone men fall fiat on their faces,
like 20 many wooden soldiers. Such
was the case at Etzna. al least or the
n monuments discovered only three
we're stil erect. OF the Ia which were
PROSTATE II had their faces in the
virgin dust. The afcheologista Wrestled
with the fallen stone men and finally
turned them over on their hacks, and
for the flrst time III. say. l1 centuries
the ealcareous faces haw daylight.
II war Was not the background nf
Et2na's existence, Then surely II was
factor, for IN her monuments she cast
fame upon her warriors and generals
And II in these deathleas statles there
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is no mention OF poetry, astrology, phil
osophy and folklore, II may be that in
those halcyon days, as in the davs of
Caesar and Alexander a soldier carried
in his head the nations intelliRence
There IL one exception to this precedent
and that Is In the case OF priests and
the native doctors. These worthless
take their place In the ranks OF Etzna' $
hall of fame.
II only these stone figures could talk
and tell what they did In life, II they
could relate the intrigueS and momen-
touS problems that surely worried
EtgnA's gray heads But mute, dumb
and blind, they are content 10 be mere
figures among ruins II the science of
archaeology uncoyers Etnas loghook
the pages will be spotted with stains of
blood. Tor the statuesQue figures In stone
relate the victory gained with arms
strength and fear nj the expense oi
blood Is a qulntessential virtue
=
WHILE Etzna immortalized her gem
erals. clothed In regalia aud mill
tafy tIappings. her enemies are Dor
trayed as kneeling, cowlng, snivelina
wretches sans clothing. The foe bends
his back beneath the hoof OF the con-
aueror, who stands nonehalantly In this
position, as II It we're an everyday exef-
else These magnifioenees wear pIumeN.
pendants. bracelets. anklets, rings, col
lars and sumptuous headdTessea, What
splendid sight they must have been
In the fieshl Each piece of parapher-
MALTA had It's color and import and how
dazzling tapestry these heroes made
when assembled The coiors OF man
ElIT0IW Nt4A with fha traVsigaf is.h
II was the fortune OF Dt, Morley 10 be
able to deeipher two dateglyphs, In ad-
dltion To the one read by Senar Pala-
clos OF the Mexican department OF arch
eoloRy, The three readings definitely
FiK Etana's chronological position as ex.
tending from the middle OF the middle
period OF the old empire dawn 10 the
heydey OF The great period Ia Christian
reckoning from A7a AID, TO $50 AID,
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By DON GLASSMlAN.

" GYPT6 Sphinx faces the scorch-
ing desert, expressionleSs. But
Etznas Temple meets the de-
l. structiYe advance Of the Yucatan
Jungle with sour grimace. And
Chichen liza, the Temple of Warriors.
iGlgt restored, crowns Mayaland with all
the dignity becoming an American
Ecropolis.
The PICK, spade and Yankee enter
prise are al last pushing aside creeping
1ungles and crun2biing rock and unfold
ing q vast panorama that giorifles
Americas native civilization.
At the tore Of this work Of research
ard restoration Is the Carnegie Institu-
ton o. Washington, backed by endowed
resources and guided by understanding
men
The earn gle stan has just finished
restoring the giant Temple Of Warriors,
in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula,
and through q discovery by Earl Morris
mas Just added 70 It's collection the
finest wofk u art ever recovered from
the MAY. country II IL the Chichen
mosaic plaque inches in diameter
nd mace " ak3llfuliY matched pieces
II tJrouoiSe-a priceless relic especially
becau6e lfk source and date of burial
are know. exactly
Eot many miles from the Temple VI
WsrTiOrg and tie hiding place of u1e
turquoise DiagBs Dr SglYanus o. Morley
associate Ia afcbeol0gy, recently ex
pioreo tne ruins of Etz}s, 4 buried city
whose presence first became known last
yesY The humid cllmsl. and tropical
Jungle have DyfB the oHce magnificent
buildings into rocky m0unoss but
enough remains ~ convince GkepticA
1h&t cary American culture IN Maya
land c4c not concern Itself with doo-
dsnE gtzi4s naE statues. carvings
frlezeas monuments. facsces and aTcni-
DectuTsi technique that epssk Of lis
gLost.y wonders s. dramatically a. Ihe
ruins u the PsrthenOn
Wh&t oynastiee, what heroes, what
American splen6or must have spread
eyer tbiE tropical land where today tho
3ungte stalks among heroic monuments
ike q beast! Eaked walls that once
1ncloSec tile si1F1neE of d great people
nov stand gaping ann gTimacing like
animated senIneis.
IL xss the fortune of Egypt and
CfseDe 81 b. settled by man from The
ea3 iieet Gays ~ history snd u vas evil
fsfs that allowed Ametless civilization
t0 suCcumb ~ rff enGToaehmsnts of q
s4ngle And sHst irspspiTed ia this
American e4sdBalaRd only the cTumDlsn
stones csn tell What Kind of men
vers these Americans who DUiii temple
after temple on he same AiSe, Like tiis
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many tortreSses piled on the Mound CT
Megiddo?
Could 1t be that the Temple Of War
rtors is Megiddo? That, like the
fortress at the Carmel Ridge In Pales-
tine. she was manned against ferocious
hordes that swarmed Africa and Asia
The Carnegie Investigators are Ger
tain that Etzna, for instance, was a
frontier city. II may have stood at the
threshold Of two nations, and as such
was surely point Of salient command.
"Etzna" is compound Of two root
words, meaning house" and 'grimace.
The main temple might be called the
House Of the Grimace" or the House
That Makes Faces" To foe such
fortress would indeed bear q grimace.
for It's defenders fought with no merry
faces.
There In the Yucatsn jungle stands
the great Temple of Etzna, and all
about IL for a radius Of half mile or
more are heaps Of stones fallen from
buildings and monuments. BY such
ruins whole civilizations are heard Of.
A IS archeoIogista have Dieced the his-
tory. about the fourth century Nd
Maya Indians first penetrated the coun-
A1 tJh4S tN1E A4t1 JSo8 VI 1aIilkItANt A4t
effect they we're coIoniSts, and hailed
from the hinterland which Is known as
the Old Maya Empire, now partly IN
Guatemala, western Honduras and the
southern half of British Honduras II
b. claimed these coloDiAts slTRed over
the new country IN q series Of waves.
The cause of the migration Is u subject
NJ speculation, but II is alleged that IL
vas economic pressure that drove the
Mayans 10 the virgin land
During that memorable fourth CEN
tury group VI pioneers, IL is believed,
settled the central sector of what IL nov
the state of Csmpecbe, They founded
= new city-~Etzna. They reared A mon
uHental acTopoiia, about 500 feet
square, and upon It's summit they raised
five impressive temples. surrounding an
immense sunken court
The Temple ~ Etzna predatAd Man
hattaus skyscfapeTE Viewed ht an
angle, II presented the identical Teced~
Ing pr0nle characteristic of 0ntham's
aerial masterpieces.
Nature WorshipeFs, the pioneers looked
with awe upon the end Of things Like
the Aztecg 10 the north, the Mhyans
were sun w0rsbipeTs Theif deity Wak
not the new rising sun, but the sinking
sllp. The main faesds 0f their ncf0p~
oils looks upon western skies
The temple proper consists ~ FIVE
Fecsding stories. the i0pmost being The
sanctuary, The Aanetufg, tWO-eham
DFred structure, IL slTmOiinifd by q high
wall. added Aeleig for decorative pur~
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poses. A broad grand staircase leads
from the court To a terrace In front Of
the fifth story At least one step was
found 10 be carved with a band of
hierOg!yphicB
Another important temple on the
western side Of "A smaller acropolis. has
l6 carved monuments IN front Of It..
most Of which have fallen and crum-
bled But this does not end the acroD~
0lises and temples They are scat
tered iu all dircctlous from the princi-
pal temp!e~~m0und upon mound of
fallen masonry, monuments Of dead
civilization yanqul8hed on a jungle bat
tlcRround Read In these ruins the
records of the struggle between man and
the elements See the ghasty death
that overlook man This Elzna was "A
verilable Florence for art III It's epoch
il marked the supreme emnence Of ma
tive American sculpture
FITIEA was discovered or at least
brought tO general notice bv
Nazarlo Qulntana BeliO Inspector of
archaeological monuments Of the Mext
can government When 9enor Bello
first saw the topped city, January l3.
1927, he called II Tiymucuy. after the
nearest village 0f the same name. o
miles 10 the west
Jose Reygadas Vertiz director of
archaeology and f. Paiacioa Of the
departmental staff. IN company with
Federico Maribcal, leading Mexican
architect, visited the ruins the follow
ing March and ordered the main temple
cleared of underground
Senor palaei0s of the Mexican arche~
ology department uncovered an initial
series date, which he declphered. It
placed ille iu EtHna during the great
period of The old empire, from 4T2 AID
10 $50 a H.
Then If Morley assisted by other
membefs IT the Carnegie staff, explored
The Jungle mound and made other dis
c0Yefies They @ere Told by the natives
that II money we're left on the Mayan
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Jungles Are Being Pushed Aside as New
Discoveries Are Made Concerning
America Earliest Native Civiliza-
tion-Carnegie Staff Completes
Giant Temple of Warriors
and Uncovers Mosaic
Plaque.
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, November 8 Cp.-Bar
silver. 5TSS. Mexican dollars, 433z.
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against $2,s1s,2sl in the FIRST nine
months of 1927.
Penn Central Light 6s Power Co. Of
Altoona, Pa, and subsidiaries, for IL
months ended September 80, report net
income of $1,318,773, compared with
81 .076, ,732 in the preceding IL months.
Net income Of the Virginia Public
Service Co. of Newport News, Va, and
subsidiaries for the year ended Septem-
Der 30 was S761 .933. compared with
$446,5 6,554 in the previous year.
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. OF
Beimar. N. j.. and subsidiaries ended
the year September 80 with net income
of 81 ,443,586, as against 81 ,264,771 for
the preceding IL months.
Net income of the Municipal Service
Of New York and subsidiaries for IL
months ended September 80 was
$3,552, ,233, against $3,440,789 in the
previous year.
Consolidated Railroads of Cuba earned
1852 per cent preferred share in the
quarter ended September, against SLAB
in the same 1927 period. Cuba Rail-
read Co., in which all the common
stock is owned by Consolidated Rail-
roads, earned 7Sc preferred share in
the third quarter, compared to $3.50 on
the preferred In the third 1927 quarter.
Colorado Fuel 81 Iron Co. of Denver,
Col, ended the first nine months with
a profit of $563,411, against sass, $40
year ago.
Evening star., 1928-11-08
CARRIER MERGERS
BELIEVED LIKELY
Business Men Expect Hoover to
Assist Movement for
Rail Combines.
speciaI Disuatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November S.-There
was never any doubt in the Wall Street
mind of Herbert Hoover's election. This
was plainly indicated in the two politi-
cal barometers in the financial district
namely, the stock market and the bet
ting ring-which for weeks have been
indicating Republican success. So
while there was no element of surprise
in Tuesdays results, the overwhelming
character of them was sufficient to
bring about another remarkable market
demonstration.
: This follows the precedent established
in 1924, except that the numerous new
high record prices yesterday supple
ment four-year period of advances
ard therefore reveal the tremendous
vitality of the market and the scope of
public participation in it.
Bankers and brokers are endeavoring
to measure the probable effect during
the next few months of the Endorsement
which the American public has given
mine the direction in which most ac-
tivity Is now likely to occur in carrying
out such a business administration as
Mr. Hoover will establish.
It Is confidently believed. for one
thing, that the position of the public
utilities has been strengthened by the
election. This was suggested by yes
terday'S buoyancy in stocks of electric
light and power companies. It is also
felt that the influence of the President
elect will be behind the strong tendency
toward consolidation that is apparent in
the industrial world This also may
reach over into the field of tranSporta-
ton. In fact. one Of the strongest
hopes is that Mr.. Hoover will get be-
hind the railroad consolidation move
ment and insist that railroad executives
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion formulate a workable plan for
mergers in the Southwest and In the
Northwest.
One of the main issues before Con-
gresS this Winter will be the admins
tration of the Federal Reserve System
and probably an investigation into the
matter of brokers' loans. There have
been runnors that Mr. Hoover would re-
quest Secretary Mellon to continue In
Office and carry out the financial pro-
gram of the Government along the
same lines as for the past four years.
Supported by strong party element
in Congress, Mr.. Hoover would be able
to resist any effort to upset the Federal
Reserve System and to keep the bank
ing business Of the country out of
politics. and In this he will have Mr.
Melons assistance.
There seems to be more doubt as to
Mr.. Hoover's attitude on the question
of foreign loans and reparations than
on any other with which Wall Street is
concerned. The feeling exists among
some of the largest private banking and
national bank representatives that he
is not in favor Of loans to foreign gov
ernmentS of an unproductive nature
and that he is unsympathetic with the
general subject Of reparations and en-
phatically opposed to debt cancellation.
Evening star., 1928-11-08
EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, November 8 (P.-war-
ner Bros. Pictures, Inc. of New York
ended the year ON August 81 with q
net profit Of $2,o44,641, compared with
s3o,426 in the preceding year. equal
to $3.72 a share on $4,000 shares Of
combined class A common stock against
S cents a share in 1927.
Directors have authorized the pur-
chase of a controlling interest in
So0uras Bros. Enterprises. Inc. OF st.
Louis and in the st. Louis Amusement
Co.
Stockholders will meet December
to ratify the company's acquisition of
785,603 shares of stock in the Stanley
Co., which were deposited by share
holders Of that company desiring to
accept en- exchange of stock offer.
American La France g. Foamite Cor
poration of Elmira, N. Y, ended the
third quarter with a profit of $g2, 100
from fire apparatus, Foanite and sun
dry sales operations, and loss of S102,-
539 from commercial truck operations.
Profit for the nine months from fire
apparatus, Foamite and sundry sales
operations was $412,119 and loss from
commercial truck, operations was $685.
439.
Consolidated Film Industries, Inc, of
New York. reports net profit for the
third quarter of $41e,025. equal to 81
cents share on 400, 900 no par common
shares, as compared with S350,032 in
the preceding ~''""+"r ond S35l,344 in
the quarter ended March 81.
Profit of the Calumet & Arizona Min
ing Co. of Calumet, Mich, totaled
81, ,32 VT N the nr5t nine months,
Evening star., 1928-11-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, November 8 Especially -
White Danish cabbage from Central
and Western New York was in plentiful
supply today and the market was dull
Jobbing sales were conSummated at
5000 to $500 per ton.
New York cut carrots, washed stock,
sold at $50 to Its bushel basket
Unwashed carrots from the Midwest
wholesaled at 200 to $50 per 100
pound sack.
Twelve-quart baskets of Concord
grapes peddled out at mainly As to so.
Western New York celery in the
rough sold at 2.25 to 500 per two-thirds
crate.
Most of the Upstate New York
round white potatoes in bulk peddled
out at 200 per 100 pounds. Maine
green pototoes realized 2.20 to 2.35.
The undertone of the market on
State barreled and basket apples was
steady on the Mcintosh variety, but
dull and weaker on most other kinds.
Evening star., 1928-11-08
CAR FIRMS TACKLE
TAX|CAB PROBLEM
Movement Started to Compel
Classification of Bus as
Common Carrier.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 8.-Traflc
congestion. experienced In practically
every city in the country during the
political campaign and eliminating
Tuesday night, has crystallized the de-
termination OF traction lines and bus
organizations throughout the United
States to compel the reorganization OF
t2xicabS as common carriers. This was
made plain today by officials of the
National Electric Railways Association.
Many Of the traction men are urging
that the traction companies take over
and operate the taxi units. The trac-
ton men say taxicabS, particularly
those Of the cruising" type. are chiefly
responsible for traffic congestion in
urban centers, and this condition is due
to the fact that taxis are permitted to
run Wild in most cities in as large
numbers as desired by owners. The
only form Of regulation in most cities
is by the police, and admittedly this
is very elastic.
StOrrs' Statement.
LuciuS s. Storrs, managing director
Of the American Electric Railway AS
Sociation, has just given public ut
terance to the feeling which is declared
to be general in traction and some bus
circles.
$50 far" Mr.. Storrs declared, 'the
public servant, the taxicab, has not
been subjected to any measure of regu-
lation and doubtless this accounts for
a large measure of the traffic problem.
1t would seem desirable from all stand
points that steps should be taken to
aSfa lakf II
agency by which a better traffic super
vision may be effected"
In half a dozen or more instances,
notably Philadelphia and Minneapolis,
the local traction companies have
bought up taxicabs. But the invest
ment has not always been tremendous
success.
In some cities taxicab men are going
into group carrying, along lines not
dissimilar to the operations Of jitneys
Of dozen years back. The only differ
ence Is that they are charging higher
fares. The jitneys. trying to operate
for S cents. were failure. Legislation,
urged by traction men. also aided in
putting them out of business
The new plan that is being followed
by taxicabs is to carry passenger to
any part OF the city for stated sum,
usually 90 CClbSs ElC uTlYEC TC5cIBeS
the right, however, to pick other pas
sengers on the way at 25 cents a head
If he has an opportunity. These
vehicles are cutting in on the receipts
Of regulated carriers.
ID. c. Plan Recalled.
An attempt by taxicab companies in
Washington recently to furnish peak
hour service at. 10 cents q passenger
failed. The plan of the taxicab owners
was to render service to crowds during
the rush hours and return to their
regular taxi service during the re-
mainder Of the day. The scheme
worked all right for a day or two, and
then rain came up. OF course, the
demand for taxicabs at the regular
rates Of fare, far above 10 cents, was
great, and the result wos that all of
the taxis granting the 10 cent service
quickly deserted their posts.
Evening star., 1928-11-08
SEEK MARKETING PLAN.
Potato Growers Of Four States
Meeting Today.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, November 5.-The
problem of marketing the potato crop
Of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina
and South Carolina will be one of the
principal matters to be considered at
a two-day conference, opening here to-
day, of the marketing experts from the
four States named. The conference
was called by the Virginia Conservation
and Development Commission and, in
addition to experts from the State gov
ernments, will be attended by repre-
sentatives Of the Federal Government
and growers.
It is the purpose of the conference,
according to William e. Carson. chair
man Of the Virginia commission, to
work out some systematic method by
which the potato crop next season may
be disposed of at a profit to the growers.
Evening star., 1928-11-08
Record Steel Billings.

NEW YORK. November 3 GP).-Oc-
tober billings of the Otis Steel Co. of
Cleveland were s3,139.266, a new Oc-
tober record, against $2,261.738 in Sep
tember and $1,961 ,255 in October, 1927.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-03
LAUDS 6. Q. P.
 FOR WORK OF
 PAST 8 YEARS
Keynoter of Colorado State Convention Issues
 Clarion Call FIRST-LAUDS q 0 P

DENVER, Col, Aug. 3.-Laud- ing legislative and executive achievements of the last eight years of the Republican admin istration and exeorciating the Democratic Party and it's stand ard bearer, John Coen. State Chairman and keynote speaker, in an address today before the Republican State Convention is sued a clarion call fer the voters of Colorado to rally to the ban ner of Hoover and Curtis in the November election.
 Coen acted as temporary chair man of the State convention called to designate the Republi- can Party's candidates for places on the State ticket in the Sep tember primary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-03
FRED STONE
 INJURED ON
 SOLO FLIGHT
Plane Engine Goes Dead and Crashes to Earth
 in Nose Dive

NEW LONDON. Conn, Aug. 8. Fred Stone. comedian. is in a hospital here suffering from a badly crushed right leg and in iuries to his head received when biplane he was flying solo crashed near Groton Airport when the engine went dead.
 Stone was in the air 10 min utes and was returning to the flying field when the motor stepped and the plane went into a nose dive.
 Stone was flying low al the time and was unable to right the plane and the machine continued down burying it's nose in the ground.
 Stone was pinned in the wreck age until persons living in the vicinity helped him extricate himself.
 The veteran actor holds stu dents license. He came 10 the Groton Airport this morning with his daughter Paula in the plane. He later crashed but at that time was being piloted by a flight in structor. After the trio landed, Stone decided to try solo flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-03
HIS BUSINESS WAS
 PICKING UP UNTIL
 POLICE FOUND HIM

CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Peter Manisralli. 1 years old, was carrying an armful of sweat CTS and coats yesterday afternoon when Policewomen Quinn and McClerry halted him near the Oak Street branch.
 People leave 'em on the grass and l take 'em, the lad explained
 'I wear the ones that fit me, pop wears the ones that fit him, the rest of the fam fly wear some more and we sell the rest" Peter con fided.
 He will be turned over to the juvenile authorities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-03
Jews Walk with Arabs
 In Peaceful Palestine

GENEVA. Aug. 3.-Relations be- tween Arabs and Jews in Palestine are improving. says Britain's con- missioner, Lieutenant lone | symes. but are not good enough.
 Answering questions concerning the success of Jerusalem as a cen ter for Jews scattered throughout the world, Colonel Symes said that the past few years had shown q decline in Jewish immigration into Palestine.
 He said that England had put into practice the principle of self government and had achieved inn portant progress. A civic spirit, he said, was developing. and the population appears to appreciate the value of sound organization. He described projected reforms designed 10 place agriculture and industry on a firmer footing.