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Old Altar Reveals
Buried Treasures

Turquolses and other rare and beau
tiful objects which were buried beneath
an altar in Chichen liza some TOO years
ago, have been discovered by Earl Nor
ris, srcheGiogist Of the Carnegie In
stituti0n of Washington
A 4iegraphic report from Mr., Nor
sts states that the space beneath the
altar has not been fully explored, but
articles which have been removed from
their hiding place under the altar prove
IL 70 be the most important cache oi
Maya objects known IN Yucatan A
maPnjflcent mosaic disk, containing
] 900 beautifully cut and polished tif'
0u0iaes, is pronounced the most elab'
crate and beautiful product Of the
Maya civilization that has ever beer
discovered.
The altar md was made IN the
Temple VI the Warriors. which Is 0iis
Ut the masterpieces of Maya architec'
tiife. Each column IN The temple u
craven with the figure Ut warrior IL
! fun regalia. and IL IL believed that tht
eighty or more warriors are all por'
traits 1f real Maya heroes The tam
pie, however, was built In honor Ut th'
/ Plumed Serpent, an important Mays
! deity.
Dr. J. e. Merriam. president VI tn,
Carnegie Inetittiti0n III Washington, anf
! Dr A. v. Eiddef. a stan member, al
! rived ut Cbichfn Itza on d tour ~ IN
! spection juaF IN time " witness tn
| remarkable discovery u the objects be
Meath tbs altar,
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65 Per Cent of Commercial Airplanes
Powered With ON5 Engines: Supply Low

by the end of this month March,
The Threatened engine shortage may
have tendency IL slow down the
booming airplane production that has
been stimulated by the QuickeninS ayis-
ton interest III this country. One
manufacturer last year pr,suced more
than one aiyplane per working day Of
one OXS enstned type alone, and the
production possibilities % this plant are
now said 10 be as high as eight air
planes day. Several other uaanaSsc-
tugerS are contemplating large scale
production.
Realizing the need Of cheap and
reliable engine tN take the place % the
CNS. several engine manufacturers are
producing eNySrimentAlly On a small
scale low powered motors, most ct shem
air c
led Nine established engine
manufacturers are ps(sducsnS III this
country, but many ct them are c<cu-
pied With the cgciUcttoa cf the larger
engines for transport, mail and nAIA-
tary atrplaneS and have nos yet en-
tered tAS how price field, Scsne SSe N
the Ford Sircratt activities \ prNssssSinS
future source NJ inexpensive engines for
the atrcraft shat Americans are eeSsn~
ming ~ demand III much the SAME
spirit that they houSAt automobiles IN
the early wears ~ thN ce0tary
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This is the story Of all engine, The
numerals OXS deserve prominent place
IN the aviation history that has been
made in the past few years.
To those In aviation ONS means the
CurtiSs water-ccoled 90-horSepower en-
gine that has powered SO many air.
planes In the decade since the war,
Last year during the boom In aircraft
production that accompanied the ex-
traordtnarv development OF airwayS,
flying fields and aviation exploits. IS
per cent Of the estimated i6Ss air
planes produced for commercial use
we're powered by OXS engines.
For the OXS Was the airplane engine
produced In quantity for war Use.
Probably no ether airplane engine has
had such quantity production Some
10000 were In storage at the end Of
the war, Uncle Sam sold them cheap,
cheaper than they can be produced to-
day And that Is the secret NJ air
planes being quoted on the market to-
day at the cost Of u medium priced
automobile You can buy an aiyplane,
{, y, b, the tiying field. for as little as
s., 500,
The supply Is about exhausted. Air
plane manufacturers estimate that the
last Of the easily available. cheap OXas
will he installed In airplaneS To bs built
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Long and expensive expeditions Of
astronomers " distant parts Of the
earth 70 photograph the feeting pine
3lonIenA Of total eclipse Of the sIn
nlsY be s"oicec in the future The
suns corona. the outer layer of which.
until nov. has only been observable
shen the nom obScJres the bright
ful! daylight by DR.. O. Eiunck. German
astronomer.
IL the past many experiments have
been MADE by astronomers 10 achieve
tfe pll9togrs p3y of the corona without
waiting f0g an eclipse, but they have
III failed. For ordinary colors. the
brightness Of the corona lis just about
the tame ss that o. the SKY Itself
sg0unc the sun. - that photogTa aphs
other begins The sky ITSELF gives of
iig1s largely Of blue and the shorter,
Invisible. Witfa ~yioiet. while ,argf
part ~ tie corona S light is in the red.
sfH the longer wave. invisible, mira
red EccoFoingly Efforts have been
made ~ take the c0fJla's picture with
yec Or inffz-red, HgDt. So far. these
~ Ye also been unsuccessful
Or. Islunck explains that the reason
fof these failures is thst the previous
experiments naPe been mace with rays
that were not long enough. For .
Maye-leiagth of 1000, which Ia In tie
.isible red part of the spectrum. the
corona is only eight~tsnths Of one per
cent brighter than the eky, he says
This IL scarcely enough difference u.
permit good picture. However, fof
3nfra~red light u $500, the corona IL
"a per cent brighter than the SKY, while
ri $500 ii il rs per cent brighter
which should be- enough difference u.
pfFnit pllotogfaph " bf made.
The difficulty comes in securing
photographic plates sensitive ~ thsSs
longer waves. Ordinary plates are HlDsl
,rusitiYe " The blue, hence they sf'
1eyeloped ln red light. Special plate
austtized before uge by immersion II
J. oye called DeocyaiIiD are most seIlkl'
I've 10 ligbt ~ wave length ~ s.gDo
Dr EIanek tells 0f new 0ye, caDef
f,sGeyk1.0I. thst hs hss used. WIN ~ilci
Use glstes cen DH sensitized ~ Dghi
- sod and il is with these pistes tha
effofl& have been successful,
!aactoa, api1s mace lakt year by III
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Antarctic Regions Possess Enough Ice
To Cover Whole Earth to l20-Foot Depth

Antasrtlra, whose deSolate ice sieidS
Will soon re-echa the rcar of Comdr,
Hyrd'S motors. has enough Ice ~ cover
tho whole earth ~ depth es laN or
$50 feet, and has been gathering shk
vast store " Saltdifled cold for a quarter
Of a million years or mase.
This Is the opinion Of prut W. Mem.
ardus NJ the University ot uoettmsen,
who has heen engaged lately N Aa en-
deAver to estimate the bulk OF the Ice
that covers the south polas continent.
he Is Of the opinion that sIily a small
part of the elevations ot from e,olo te
10000 feet reported fM the surface NJ
the Antarctic plateau can be made ur
OF solid land, Most M the mass, ne
thinks, consists of accumulated Ice,
piled on u foundation ot rack not mate
than about 1000 feet IN mean eleya~
sien Prof, MeinarvuS derives this eStt-
mated land height M Antarctica tlvln
an average et the mean elevations et
the nearest continents South America,
Africa and Australia, Everytatns aheNe
that Il tee,
Multiplying the estimated averase
thickness Ut this massive sheet ny the
area a Aasaret.ea, the German selentlss
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Convinced that there IL a vast field
of living archaeology among the little
known modern Indian races of Mexico.
that 1t can cast as much light on their
ancient past as ruined temples and
hieroglyphics. DR.. Frans Blom, arche-
ologist of Tulane University In New
Orleans, has left Mexico City for
Chiapas.
Before leaving Mexico City. DR.. Blom
stated that he would study the modern
scenes OF the ancient Mayan empire
that flourished In the early centuries
after Christ In southern Mexico and
Central America. He will penetrate
territory as yet unexplored. and hopes
TO I'LL In many blank spaces on modern
maps OF southern Mexico.
DR.. Blom Is heading truly cosmo-
politan group OF explorers. six In num-
ber He himself is Danish archeolo-
gist and geographer with about four
having flrSt worked with DR. Manuel
Gamio. we'll known Mexican archeolo-
gist.
Two Americans In Party.
With him are two American college
boys, who. DR.. Blom said. are boys in
years and looks only Louis Bristow, II
years old. q medical student of Tulane
University. will have the Job Of collect
ing anthropometric data. such as the
taking OF foot and hand prints OF
modern Indians. as well as blood SAM
Piles. and making measurements OF any
ancient bones or skeletons that may be
encountered. This data will be studied
later by scientists at Tulane University.
The second student. Felix McBryde,
aged 20, has specialized In natural
sciences, Ills hobby Is birds. and he
expects TO be- able 10 make many origi-
nal observations on the side, In the
Land Of the Quetzai" the bird whose
feathers made the "plumed serpent" Of
Mexico famous, The two students were
picked tive months ago by the president
OF Tulane University and have been
preparing for the trip ever since.
McBryde studying photography. as he
viii take photographs and motion pie
ture films OF the expedition.
The fourth member Of the party Is
uustave kanter, - years old. a Qua
temalan boy OF German parentage. who
speaks two OF the Indian it lges that
will be encountered IN tne tropical
iungles Chug and Jacalte IN The NTH
IL a Mexican Of Spanish md Indian
blood, Ciraco Aguilar. aged 20, who
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obtains a tcta, at swenty-Ssx QssadyllisINs
tsS,eoo eea, ,ISN0 eoNeeol eS,esc SaIysS Ct
Ice, Weighing aeo0s twenty QCAdyllltSal
tons, There Is enough ice there, ne
SAYS, to cover all kesrcge IL a depth Cf
over $500 feet, ~ - blanket the wANie
earth under lAyes between iSo and
lSl teet thick Melted down, il wrula
raise the worlds general eSeaN level
approximately Ice ret,
Frrm the SsewneSS ~ gsaesAi move
ments IN the AatAvetlc regtsaa, pyet,
MetnatdtlS has come se the cS,alcllasscn
that as leaSt Vars as tAe southern kce
mass has Nesn there Ssg,ee paeistcscens
geological times This II vArtassSly eS-
tlrnatea At fsVin sSlNeGp IL 4esAssse wears
aso, ~ that tae he ~ ANsasSnsA has
eeen IN e>Nld storage A. least = quarter
NJ MIlston wears,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Motor roads will open new territory aud
also give cheaper transportation,
Abysslnia has been All independent
kingdom far back into the past, II Is
now. and has been for centuries. the
only area IN Africa wholly independent
Of foreign control OF ownership In
1919 Abyssinia was admitted To mem
bership In the League Of Nations, or
the 100000 population about one
third are OF the Christian faith, Mo-
hammedanism has a strong foothoid
and many natives are pagans, The
capital city has %, 600 Inhabitants II
Ii at All elevation OF about 1000 feet,
as Abyssinia Ia the most mountainous
area IN Africa. but tropical conditions
prevail In much of the country,
The stage II now set for the interna-
tionai commercial race, Britain, France
and Italy, as land neiahbors Of Ahys"
sinia. are allowing disposition 10 he
friendly. and the competition for trade
aivea promise of being good~natured,
though spirited, Ras Taftari h credited
with \ broad outlook IN desiring Tn
utilize Western economic ideas II IN
np 10 American business men 10 do
tltsir part,
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German Scientist Able to Photograph
Corona of Sun Without Aid of Eclipse

Blunck show details that make them
appear 10 be OF the actual corona. AS
a test of his methods however, 1t has
been suggested that tie method might
be tried at partial eclipse Of the sun.
while the moon obscures part OF the
sun and part OF the corona. II Or.
Elunck's method Is really successful.
then he should obtain on his plates
the outline Of the moon, even where II
Is not in front Of the actual solar disc.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
"IIVINC ARCHEOLOGY" SOUGHT
AMONG MEXICAN INDIAN RACES
DIR. Frans Blom of Tulane University Heads Expedi
ton on Seven.Nlonth Trip-Two Americans
i'm Exploration Party.

speaks the Tzeltac tongue. Aguiiar will
manage the transportation OF the party.
The sixth member OF the party Is
Prof, Carlos Basauri. ethnologist OF the
Mexican Department OF Education. who
has made numerous chronological studies
of Indian races of Mexico for the de-
partment OF rural education. Prof.
Basauri will study manners. customs.
religions and other characteristics OF
the little-known races TO be encountered.
as we'll as gather physical anthropologi-
cal data,
The expedition will be seven months
on the trail which will take them
through Tapachula, Comitan. OcoSingo
and Ell Desierto de TyendaleS, all In the
Mexican state OF Chiapas. to Flores in
Lake Petcn and Uaxactum In Guate-
mala, and then through Quintara Roo
and Yucatan. The expedition will end
at Chichen lisa. where the Carnegie ex-
pedition OF Washington. D. c.. Is nov
eNcavating under the direction Of DR..
Sylyanus Morley
DIR. Blom Is by temperament Pc
culiarly fitted for exploration among
strange people In unknown territory. for
he has the reputation OF having a
way" with the Indians, The party will
depend for the most OF their food upon
the success Of these ways" with the
natives. and upon their rifles Asked
what Indians do who have never seen
white man when an exploration party
approaches. DR., Blom replied that they
TO town. They stand around and stare
md poke their noses into the baggage
and equipment,
The party Is taking along the min
imnm Of impedimenta. The only food
they carry Is rice beans, sugar. salt
and coffee, Two college boys have had
training In flrst aid and the party is
equipped with medicines. They have
all been inocu,ated against every
thing" the archeologiSt stated, They
viii arrive In Chiapas at the beginning
OF the dry season, The first part OF
the trail will hc through tropical jun
giles where there Is plenty of shade and
water but they are running certain
risks when they set up into Quintana
Roo and fucatan later. unless the rainy
season begins In time for them,
Differences Pointed Out.
The difference between the archeolog-
icai expedition and others In the field Is
that they are especially equipped Ia
strange races they viii encounter. as
we'll AS the ruins OF ancient temples and
carvings on rock Many races OF In
dians now existing In the territory they
win cross have changed very little from
prehistoric times. pr, hlom said, and
many cnstoms exist today which can
threw much light on archaeological
mysteries,
An areheologist will dig some strange
object from the ground near ruin,
said pr, hlom. and while he Ii theuris~
ing as To what Il Ii. u i:..s Indian boy
may come up aud look At II and say,
why. my mother has one ot those,
too" Thus many times. the explana~
tion VI ancient relies may lie In modern
customs Of the Indians, and the story
OF the past can be much better recon-
strleted by a study OF the present, TO-
sether with archaeological remains,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

A leap wear II Skasned IN eryter H.
keep the calendar straight and takes
pa0s At tae eslNSe NJ - eSntary wasn
the wear Is nSt alylStele by Aea Thus
snoN, Mln ee lean wear, eat iscA
A'eao1lSh dNeSlass eN four, Was MINt. Ae~
ear<lsnk 10 the liNstsS MasAAkns,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Stern flnance rather than romance Il
opening exclusive clubs Of taudon 70
wonien, according to those on the know,
Heavy taxation has cut down the men,-
herahips, Tor many men who formerly
belonged 70 q number ot clubs nov halsl
eatds IN only nne az two, This has de-
pleted the lists OF soMe OF the old dresr
lahllshea organizations.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
1927 Trade Heiow xa0.000,

Our trade with Abyssinia for 1927
baEatsiie in lhe hiee '' Total Of nearly
80 ,10p, 900 900 for The world al large,
but tbe United States Department. af
Commerce and Department 0f Stale
look beyond the present. A survey oi
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Continued on Third Page.)
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freud and his arrangennent Of
Albeniz sAEalaguena and Tango
and Leahrss 'F'rasQuita Sersnade. q
B. M.
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|ZIEGFELD OPERA OPENS
Kreisler Plays to
Standing Room
Only

The usual no more standing
room audience greeted Fritz
Kreisler and Carl Lamson yester.
day afternoon in Polls Tfeater.
And as usual the crowd would not
depart even after four encores until
the curtain fell and the lights
went out.
IA master IS not criticized, neither
is his accompanist, when 1t is
Carl Lamson. These two artists
always give the best OF themselves
In every concert. Long ago the
list of adjectives was exhausted In.
telling Of Rreisler's virtuosity. TO
say he is a master, Is to say every.
thing.
The audience, as a whole, as
usual, was either incapable Of app
preciating the finer part OF Kreis-
ler's program the first two num-
bers), Or was too lazy to follow
them. 1T was to the more melodi-
Gus group that it thoroughly
warmed, and became enthusiastic.
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Hits M
Red Pepper
Heat Ends
Rheumatism

e s. + t VI
Red Pepper Rub takes the ouch
from sore, stiff aching joints. lt
cannot hurt you, and II certainly
stops that old rheumatism torture
ait once.
When you are suffering 50 YOU
can hardly get around, just try Red
Pepper Rub and YOU VIII have the
quickest relief known. Nothing has
such concentrated, penetrating heat
A. red peppers. Just ais soon as
you apply Red Pepper Rub you will
feel the tingIing heat. In three
minutes Ii warns the sore spot
through and through. Pain and
soreness are gone.
Ask any good druggist for jar
Of Rowles Red Pepper Rub. re sure
to set the genuine, with the name
Rowles on each package.
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j oSeph Urban
settings an d
j o h h Hark-
rider costumes
are items Of.
lovelipess; his
girls are ador-
able; his Alber-
tina r a 5 c h
d a n c es and
ballots, rhyth-
n1ical gems of
c horcography:
his r. j c h a r d
b o ! e s Iavsky
groupings, roll
lie king and
rich, are Wig
nettes Of viril-
ity and vivac-
r.. - nErsnI
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Your ear should receive regular and
reliable attention an auto repaIF
shop can be located through tOdayss
Times and Herald who's who an.
Nuneementaa =. :,
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ing 1aSc0ny,
d rousing con-
certed number
in the first
act dreams,
X v o n m b
D'Arle Is regal
theme; Love
is the Sun, Z n
trio OF beauty;
'H e a + t D Il
Mine !, Noah, ,
m q b ell
j o s e p h Ma
cauley y "hit !"
number In act
t w b; ~ u +
Eyes, z queen
Of MY Heart
GOSSIP. " and
t h q exquisite
1n~4F@k - .nEfRm
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After such q cycle, Doctor
FrinnI can well afford to vaca-
ton for six months, secure in the
satisfaction OF having composed
his greatest and most gallant
score, conducted last night under
the precise but emotional baton
Of Milan Roder.
Dennis King, In the D'Artag-
nan role, Is the apotheosis Of ro-
nance, certainly Kings finest
creation; q vivid, poised and hand.
some characterization. Vivienne
Segal. she OF the lyric voice and
sculptured figure, brings a ricn
reserve to her Constance Bon
acieux; Vivienne Osborn's Lady
De Winter is projected as a per-
feet etching, the Osborn beauty,
a meIlifluous magic in itself.
Yvonne DIARIES Queen Anne, IL
the adagio of resignation, and
her singing moments, intense and
Gothic.
Reginald owen CAST here in
''The Marquise" with Billie Burkel,
in faultless makeup and attire,
makes OF Richelieu q living fig.
ure, dominant. daring. diplomatic
in terms of the silken and suave.
OF the others, John Kline, Clar-
ence Derwent, as the king who
doubts and regrets it: the three
musketeers," Detmar Poppen,
Douglas Dumbrille and Joseph
Macaulay; Harriet Hector, and
John Clarke, last here in Mon.
sieur Beaucaire," contribute por-
traits of Importance in the Zieg-
field schema, matching their tai
ents frequently with those of that
coTnedic midget, Lester Allen, who
has two rousing numbers and a
wealth of comedy at his disposal.
Allen scored q sound, individual
hit.
The Mcclure book divides itself
into two acts and numerous Vurban
pastels. The action follows Dumas
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exclusive class of European pro-
ductions-I am here referring to
intelligence of presentation, not
Babylonic structure or accoutre-
ments-emanating from the mas.
ter minds of Richard Strauss,
Hugo Van Hofmannstahl, Rein
hardt or Kari VolImoeller.
Ziegfeld, with 1.-The Three Mus
keteers" takes his position in the
sun-a veritable monarch of
grandiose, and giant operettas.
He has amazed vocal chords,
physical beauty, poignant pig.
ments, sartorial sweetness, brains,
talent and the genius of Rudolf
Friml; organized the elements,
tinted the completed design with
aristocracy and brought to com.
pletion a thing Of beauty and
a joy forever"
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Three Musketeers'
A Smashing
Success
Rx FRANK BAER

Rudolf Friml. first among Ameri-
can composers in the light opera
genre: Florenez ziegfeld, peer Of
American producers, and Dennis
King, foremost of American ro-
mantle actors, are the three mus
keteers' who must draw swords
to decide the placement Of credit
for the amazing and fascinating
success with which The Three
Musketeers'' symphonicd It's world
premiere at the National last
night, running long after the mid
night bell had tolIed.
The operetta is enchanting and
superb. Al work OF magical quail
ity, eclipsing anything any one Of
the trio has achieved III previous
years.
Zigefeld, master indeed of such
advertisements, has tempered his
lavishness with excellent taste; his
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Kreisier opened his concert with
Bach's E-major Sonata. q group Of
dances, and followed it with Men.
delssohTi's Concerts tn E-minor, the
most delightful number on the pro-
gram.
He ended the program with six
short selections, some OF his own
composition and others arranged by
him. These were the numbers that
were more thoroughly understood
by his listeners. They included
Kreisler's Shepherd Madrigal, q
Gypsy Caprice, = and "Liebes-
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RUDOLF FRIML

it seems fair to believe that Rom
berg, Kern. Gershwin and the
Others are dwarfed into dWindling
significance.
The FrirnI musical setting Of
fers startling series Of iIlnni-
mated highspots, chief among be-
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lam Anthony Mcclure. genuinely
fine libretto, based on the Dumas
classic; his r.. g. Cliff
ford Grey verses, adult and allur-
ing.
Not since Franz Lehar composed
Alone lit Last" and Victor Her.
bert. THE Madcap Duchess" has
such score az F'rinI has written
come to living spIendor under a
battery of flood lights.
1t Is an elaborate .-.iIsicai pat
tern, rich, picturesque, original.
saturated with the witcheries Of
melody, and lifts him at once to
such pinnacle Of Importance that
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to the letter
and t h o u & h
THE Three
M u 8 X eteers"
ran late at it's
debut, a. tight.
ening of scenes,
a ] u dici GUS
cutting away
of deadwood in
A c t o n e,
Scenes o n e,
T h r e e a n d
Four and Act
Two, Scenes
Two and Six;
and a. perfec-
ton of playing
time will place
the new Frinnl
operetta in the