New Britain herald., 1926-10-20


 The queens refusal to 20 to Cali fornia, which has been coupIed with the decision of the Southern Pacific railroad to require her to pay her way In any such trip, has fed to numerous inquiries here as to the legal status of the arrangements she has made with other roads.
 It was explained today that these concessions were secured in a per- fectly legal way. although it took a special order of the interstate com merce commission to accomplish it,
 Cheap Rates Permitted
 The law prohibits absolutely free transportation except for railroad employees, but permits the commits sion to make rates which are en- tirely nominal, provided the rail- roads concerned consent. Under this provision the Baltimore and Ohio in behalf of itself and eight other railroads, got the commissions con- sent to special passenger rate schedule, put into effect practically without advance notice, and with drawn as soon as used for the queens train.
 The exact schedule of rates to be charged the queen was not present. ed to the commission but her repre- sentatives have indicated that the transportation of her party from coast to coast and return would cost a total of s3.
 Similar steps have been taken to enable other noted visitors to the United States to enjoy practically free transportation.
 Her Changed Program
 The latest version of Marie's itin-' erary revised to eliminate all Cali fornia points. substitutes for the Golden GatC swing trip from Spo- kane through Glacier National park an Billings, Mont, to Denver and sets forward by eight days her ar rival at all points to be visited on her way back across the continent.
 It also adds short stops to be made Oct 25 at West Point, Albany and Syracuse, New York. The Can adian tour remains unchanged ex- cept that the queen expects on No
 
 ish Columbia, as well as Vancouver !
 Changes of a. few hours in train | schedule have been made during the | first days of the trip, which begins i from New York, Oct 25.
 Exempt From Tax
 Queen Marie is immune from Americas income tax
 While tax experts wern a bit per- plexed over the problem today, Gar rard B. Winston, nder-secretary of the treasury. decided that the queen was not liable to tax on her earn ings in this country.
 Mr. Winston took the view that international law. mutually provid- ing immunity for diplomatic repre- sentatives, would exempt the queen.
 Bars California and Press
 Queen Marie prefaced her depart ure from the nations capital with tn announcement Of two last-min- ute changes in plans for her Ameri- can tour after the conclusion last night of its supervision by the state , department. The gorgeous, diademed queen who graced last night the first royal banquet ever held in the White House. let 1t be known through a spokesman that she will not visit California, as planned originally, and I the press representatives will be ' barred from her train for the re- mainder of her trip because of her I desire for privacy. l Colonel John H. Carroll, general I counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio f railroad. in charge Of her itinerary, ' said that difficulties with the South a ern Pacific railroad, which refused c to grant a rate of s1 for transport ing her special train over its lines, were responsible for the elimination of San Francisco, Los Angeles and n other California cities from her a route. c As regards the other changes, the h state departments arrangements for C her transportation to Washington tl and her return today to New York included the presence of three press t association representatives on her ft train, as has been the custom with S; the official trips of other eminent S, visitors or American statesmen. Il
 She Wants Privacy
 But. after 36 hours in the United ir States. during which she has been b. heralded, photographed and inter- " viewed as few visitors to this coun- cl try have been the most beautiful queen in Europe" said that the the "original object" of her trip to W this country has been neglected. ot She desires privacy, and is here, sr she insisted, solely as the represen- nj tative of her government in the dedi cation of the Rumanian room of the ,.c Maryhill fine arts museum at Mary o, hill, Washington, for which she has ,,l brought over many treasures from her country. yU Her last appearance In Washing ", ton, the continuation of the diploma IT. tic and official functions of yester- lay, was at the White House dinner given in her honor by President and o, Mrs Coolidge. Here she appeared so before members Of the cabinet other in government officials de md members of the diplomatic tb corps to the number of so, in all tb he glittering panoply of her rank. ice
 Wore Regal Crown nn A regal diadem circled the shingl- W. d auburn locks of this modern mon co, rch. Inherited from her royal Russian mother, the Grand Duchess Pr darie, daughter of Czar Alexander, we he crown dripped great pear-shap- wi d pearls which harmonized with we he three ropes of pearls that, with Ia Ter decorations, compie'eu her UT Be aments. The decoration over her heart +be