Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands
Soviet Government
/ Seeks Buried Treasure,

Soviet Government
Seeks Buried Treasure.
Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Vienna One
OF the newest occupations of the Rus
sian Soviet authorities is the searching
Tor buried treasure. In a check-up the
SOVIET has found that at least 100000
600 gold rubles are missing from the
old Russian coinage. All this money,
and much more of other valuations, be-
sides jewels and many other articles of
value, are buried in Russia and Siberia.
hidden by either the original posSessors
or by looting soldiers of the various
armies that raYaged the land during
the war and in the revolutions and
other disturbances since then. Some
people with golden noses" have more
flalr than others for finding these Eel
DoradoeS," and such are being COM
missioned for the delicate task of re-
storing these deposits to Soviet assets.
Rough Streets
Prevent Speeding.
A. B. c., Madrid.-The pavements of
Madrid, as we have pointed out on
lhllnlte occasions, while lamenting the
deafn SIS OF those whose province it is
10 apply the remedy, surely leave much
TO be desired, Bad enough as most of
the streets are for carts and carriages,
WHICH travel at comparatively slow
speed, and leave the impression with
the occupants of these vehicles that
tney are being transported over a series
oil almost lnsurmountable obstacles. the
sensations are much more horrific for
the passengers in automobiles, even on
the streets most recently paved, all of
winch give evidence OF hasty and i'm
perfect construction.
There is velocity limitation of 40
kllometers in the metropolitan area of
MADRID, but such an ordinance is en-
tirely superf1uous, because of the physi-
cal hazard to the operators of automo-
olIes, II they rashly attempt to drive so
fast.
In recent days we have reviewed the
case OF Dona Eva Schuman, who took
a taxi on June IT, 1928, and directed
the driver to conduct her to the Barrio
de Salamanca. Due to congestion OF
traffic and state of the roadway, the
vehicle travelled at a leiSurely pace I'M
VI reaching the street Diego de Leon,
winch, being entirely deserted, seemed to
offer the taxi driver the opportunity to
make up d little time.
Prompted by the accelerator. the car
leaped forward, and travelled at a fair
rate of sped, but before it had trav-
Schuman had her head through the
roof of the automobile, uttering cries of
grief, and justihable protests. The
brakes were applied, the car stopped
Then WHAT" Well, we all know the
sequel! Dona Eva Schuman was injured.
She had to be taken to the hospital
Upon her recovery there was a lawsuit
against the chauffeur, and the inevita-
bic penalty imposed upon him. His
punishment was two months of arrest,
and payment of damages to the amount
Of ! 500 pesetas-and Tor what? How
was he culpable for the mischance? He
merely drove his car over the streets of
Madrid, and at a rate or speed well
within the limits set by law. Is the
driver of car responsible for the con-
dition Of the paving? The topic is one
that readily lends itself to debate. The
attorney for the defense claimed the
injuries to his client wtre due to reck-
less driving Then the pecuniary in
iuries to the driver were due TO the
faulty construction of the pavem ents Of
the City of Madrid