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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
CARRIAGE USERS
/ JOIN IN FIGHT BAN
Mrs. A. D. Addison to Test
Law Restricting Horse
Drawn Vehicles.

A fight to the finish between those
leaders Of Washington society who
cling to the ultra distinction of horse
drawn equipaga and District Off
Gals who have decreed that horse
drawn vehicles are to be banned from
certain main thoroughfares OF the
city, doomed today with a declaration
Of fiat refusal from the officials TO
consider resembling or modification
OF the regulation.
The attitude taken on the question
by Police Commissioner Fenning and
Traffic Director Eldridge. however
appeared only to solidify the opposi-
ton to the new regulation among
families which still cling to the dis
ttnction OF the carriage, barouche or
Victoria.
Absurd, ridiculous, unjust. unneC-
eSsary these Wee some Of the
epithets applied Ivy members of these
families to the ban on horse-drawn
vehicles.
Will Test Provision.
Led by Mrs. Arthur ID. Addison. 2O09
. street, the group of fashionable
Marriage users have combined to test
the regulation, and will carry their
cause into court.
Il shall drive when and where 1
please" Mrs. Addison declared. and
if Mr. Eldridge chooses to have me
arrested l shall pay fines or fight the
case in court until the question is de
Cided TO he as discriminatory rs it is"
Mrs. James Parmele2. who lives
81 her palatial home, the CauSeWay.
On Macumb street, has informed Mrs.
Addison that she and her hSuhand
viii back her in the court fight. Mrs.
Henry T. Dimock. 1901 Sixteenth
street. also will aid in the test if
leeded
Meanwhile. ii was disclosed that Mr..
lldridge's order had its inception in
a mistake in the preparation of a pro
posed amendment to the police regu-
lation and that he. who more than
a quarter Of a century ago took up
the cudgel against carriages for mo-
for-driyen machines, decided to keep
the restriction against the carriages
In the new regulation.
Want Carriages Excluded.
Col. I. c. MolIer. engineer Of the
traffic department in drafting the reg
ulation prohibiting hard-tired vehicles
and horse-drawn conveyanCes from
the congeSted portions of Sixteenth
street, Rhode Island avenue New
Hampshire avenue and Massachu-
setts avenue. unwittingly included a
phrase which brought the pre-auto-
mobile vehicles under the scope of the
prohibition.
When the attention of Mr.. EldridEe
was called to II, he asserted: NO. it
Is not mistake. II is just as l want
1t. These carriages should be eXclud-
ed from these congested streets; they
: tie up traffic for blocks"
Mr.. Eldridge said yesterday With
tinge of pride that he was influential
in getting the first permit granted for
the operation of a motor vehicle on
District streets. When commission
merchant asked for a permit way
back in 1902, the Commissioners re-
fused 1t because the engine would
scare the horses" Mr.. Eldridge re-
counted.
Mr.. Eldridge, who then was en-
pioyed at the United States Bureau of
Public Road Inquiries. tried to per
suade the Commissioners but it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
Not Nuisance i'm New York.

why should it be necessary to ban
the use of carriages here when ! can
always get a cab at the Plaza Hotel
in New York every year when ] am
here? They are not deemed nuisance
in New York traffic"
Mrs. Parmelee pointed out that
when she attends functions at the
White House she is always one of the
first to be able to get Il conveyance
to take her home when the affair is
over. Her footman must stay with
his horses, and responds in a minute,
while those who use motors must
have the doorman call and call for
their chauffeurs, who have often gone
into a nearby restaurant to keep
warm. Hundreds of my friends have
told me they envy me for having a
carriage" she said.
Mrs. Addison is equally emphatic in
her denunciation of the order. What
right" she asks. have traffic officials
Evening star., 1926-12-02
POLITICAL HORIZON CLEARER.
Kings Message to Averescu Gives
Hone of Coalition Cabinet.

BUCHAREST. December P).-
On her arrival home Queen Marie
will find a much clearer political
horizon than has been the case in
past days since reports of the seri-
GUS illness of her husband, klng
Ferdinand, gained circulation.
This clarified atmosphere is due
in a large measure to King Ferdi-
nand's letter to Premier Averescu on
Tuesday, in which he said his con-
dition was growing better, that he
purposed to continue on the throne
as long as he lived and that he was
unalterably opposed to the return
to Rumania of his wayward son,
Carol.
Ferdinand's letter caused the poll
ticians quickly to sense public senti-
ment. They were stimulated to sink,
at least temporarily. their differences
and agreed to stand behind a coan-
ton cabinet to be formed with NJ.
Averescu retaining the premiership
and with lionel Bratiano, former
premier and one of the strong politi-
cal personages in Rumania, having
representation in the new govern
ment by several of his principal
adherents.
The government insists that the
condition of King Ferdinands health
continues as satisfactory as can be
expected.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
employees TO GET
$35,0DO,0lO GIFTS
Wall Street Business Houses
Bonuses Also to Include Big
Cutting of "MeIons."
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 2.-E,m-
ployes of Wall Street business houses
will get Christmas bonuses this year
estimated at from $35,000,000 to
$50 900, 900.
$50 ,000, 900, the most generous ever
given except possibly during a few
war boom years.
The year 1925 has been prosperous
for practically every department of
business, finance and industry, and
many firms which never gave bonuses
before are starting the custom this
year. Perhaps the largest Christmas
bonuses will be given by the banks.
Gifts ranging from a week s to a
months salary are usual in such
institutions.
Stock Exchange firms are preparing
to give employees substantial per-
centage of their earnings. New York
Stock Exchange workers share in A
Christmas pot contributed by members.
Many of the large commercial and
industrial orga MIA tionS whose execu-
tive operations center in Wall Street
have this year done the biggest bust.
ness in their history.
The year-end distribution will not
he confined to employees. Many COM
panies are preparing to cut melons"
between now and Christmas. Already
a vast amount of money has been
ordered paid to stockholders during
December either in cash or stock
dividends. Several hundred million
dollars-the largest aggregate dis
trlbution on record-will go into the
pockets Of stockholders this month
and soon after New Year day.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
HUNDREDS THRONG
CHARITY BAZAAR
Tearoom Conducted in Con-
neCtion With Sale Proves
Popular With Patrons.

The tearoom that is being con-
Quoted with the rummage sale at
1915 F street by the Child Welfare
Society proved yesterday afternoon
to he a cozy retreat for scores of the
hundreds of shoppers who jammed
into the store to buy from the medley
stock.
Throughout the day following the
opening of the doors at 10 am.
constant stream filed through the
iron -griled entrance. The store be-
came so crowded that 1t was neces-
sary for a policeman to he stationed
in front of the building to admit
newcomers cnly as the preceding
shoppers came out of the salesroom.
AT 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon the
tearoom, under the craftsmanship of
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, was opened
and many of the buyers dropped into
the palmed nook for a. cup of tea and
a crisp waffle from the hot griddle
that was presided over by Mrs. John
Rodgers and Miss Lydia Loring.
Mary Roberts Rinehart and Sinclair
Lewis, novelists. were among those
who patroniZed the tearoom yester
day, and other notables will be pres
ent today.
In addition to the tea hour. waffles
and hot coffee are being served in the
tearoom at the lunch hour shortly
after noon today. This was decided
upon at the end of the day yesterday
and Is for the accommodation of the
crowds of buyers who must interrupt
their shopping tour and go out into
the cold wind for luncheon. The
waffle coffee menu will be served each
of the remaining days of the sale
and the last day Is next Wednesday.
The sales depa rtment yesterday and
again this morning reports unqualified
success. 1t was estimated that $500
was taken in on sales during the open
ing day and this amount is expected
to be increased as the days proceed.
Additional stocks are being brought
In today to replenish those that are
rapidly depleted and so every pros
pective purchaser Is assured Of goods
to buy when he calls at. the store.
Mrs. James Lee is today's chairman
of the debutante committee Of assist
ants in the tearoOm. and she and Miss
Allison Roebling, general chairman OF
the seven young women, will be
hostesses. Several of the seasons
debutantes will act as mattresses" in
the tearoom during the twohour
period today to serve patrons, 800 of
whom can be accommodated in an
afternoon.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
MRS. ANNA RANDALL DIES.
Sister of George Ade Had Lived
Here for 20 Years

Mrs. Anna l.. Randall. - years old.
sister of George AIDE. playwright and
humorist, died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs Fl. O. Plugge, 265S
Connecticut avenue, today.
Mrs. Randall had been a resident of
this city for the past 20 years and
was the widow of John W. Randall,
who served as a clerk in the supply
division of the Post Office Department
for many years.
She is survived by two daughters
Mrs. j. o. FoutZ of Richmond. Ind,
and Mrs. Plugge; two brothers. George
AIDE and Joseph AIDE OF Lafayette.
Ind, and two sisters. Mrs. w. T. Nc
Cray of indianapolis and Mrs. j. G..
Davis of kentlan nd Ind. She also
leaves three grandchildren.
Funeral services will he conducted
al the residence of her daughter. Mrs.
Plugge tomorrow afternoon at 1880
O'Clock. Rev. DIR. John c. Palmer,
pastor Of the Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
tnterment will be in kentland. Ind.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
ROAD SURVEYS ASKED.
Fairfax County Petitions State High.
way Commission.

Sreciat Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, December AT
Yesterdays meeting of the Fairfax
County board of supervisors the
board addressed to the State High
way Commission petition asking
that highway surveys requested ny
Arlington County be extended as to
determine the route through Fair
fax County Of q road from Airing
ton Memorial Bridge 10 the proposed
Shenandoah National Park, the cost
Of this survey to he paid out of
state funds and not deducted from
the State aid maintenance fund OF
the county.
W. s. Hoge. chairman of the right
Of way committee of the Lee High
way Association. read to the board
iet;e from DIR. Johnson and Chair
man Shirley stating that State funds
We're available for such survey. A
copv OF the petition was given to
Mr.. Hoge, who was instructed to de-
liver it in person to Mr.. Shirley.
The supervisors addressed petition
to the State commission asking that
the seven miles of road between
Manassas. in Prince William County.
and Centerville he completed during
1927. This has been in the State
system since lHls. OWlnE TO Ine sup
perv character of the sand and clay
Of which the present road is con
structed. travellers are frequently In
the ditch. 1t is pointed out in the
resolution that Mana ssas is town
of unusual historical interest to the
travelling public of the Nation. and
i'm view of the fact that the Lee High
way is rapidly approaching compile
tion this seven-mile stretch will con-
stitute the only construction necessary
to link all the county seats of north
ern Virginia hy hard surfaced roads.
The new district almshouse for Alex
andria City. and Fairfax. Prince Will
liam. Farouier and Culpeper Counties
apidly nearing completion. is located
on this road. A delegation of 80
went from Prince William County to
Cha rlottesville to back up this Pc
tition. Messrs Harry Leigh and
George Harrison were appointed 10
represent the Fairfax board when the
Manassas and Leesburg road projects
are taken up.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
j. S. DESTROYER
SENT TOFOOCHOW
Plea of American Consul for
Aid Expresses Fear for Mis-.
sionaries in City.
BY REGINALD sWEETLAND.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dali,
News Copyrirht 1925

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright 1925.
SHANGHAI, December Am
American destroyer left here late last
night for Foochow following an urgent
request from the American consul, f..
B. Price, for additional protection TO
American lives and property as a re-
suit of an outbreak Of hostiiities
within the city. Two hundred Ameri-
cans, mostly missionaries, are left in
Foochow.
Local authorities feel that Han
kow's anti-foreign strike may spread
to Shanghai, though reports from
Hankow indicate that the situation
has eased considerably following the
dispatch Of American, Japanese and
British destroyers to the central
China metropolis.
Evening star., 1926-12-02

ways. Mr.. Hoge was also to have
addressed the commission this morn
ing, but arrived after Arlington Coun-
ty had been allotted it's time. Mr..
Hoge said he had intended presenting
much the same argument as Mr.. Nc
Nemar for an impartial survey of
both routes and to say that the Lee
Highway Association did not consider
the two propositions as aktagonistic.
The straight -to-the bridge route would
an SO-foot road for the bene-
fit of citizens in certain communities.
whereas 1t is planned to make the Lee
boulevard a great national highway
with a 200-foot right of-way.
The Arlington County delegation
lent it's support also to request sub
mitted by the I.oudoun County dele
cation for completion of the road run
ming from the West Virginia State
line through Winchester, Leesburg.
Fairfax and Alexandria.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
PLATA FUND SWELLED.
Donation Made, Although Relief
Crisis Has Been Met.

Another contribution to the la
Plata relief fund was received by
The Star today and, although the fund
is oficially completed, 1t will be sent
along with previous donations for use
I'm the storm area Of Charles and
Prince Georges Counties by the Red
Cross.
The amount that the Red Cross
asked for was received from Wash
inxton, Baltimore and the TIVE
stricken counties Themselves nearly
q week ago and, despite the announce
ment that no more funds were needed
imperatively, WashinEtonians have
continued to contribute. The dona
tions that have been received since
the completion Of the fund will he
used, the Red Cross declares. to per.
form it's work just a little more com
pletely than the urgent demand r.
quired.
Contributions received to date H.
The Star are as follows:
Previously acknowledged. 80. 81, ,4sa.7.
William W. Dodge. ...... 1890
lotdl ......'..... .*o,oU!.i =
Evening star., 1926-12-02
Beware Peddlers.
Is Warming; Some
Are Not Honest

Like a swarm Of mosquitoes. on q
hot night. the door-to.door peddlers
have fallen upon Washington with
the approach of Christmas.
From breakfast dishes to supper
dishes the tinkling OF doorbells
continues. Watch them. warns
Edward d. Shaw, secretary Of the
Mercha nts and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION. Some OF them sell hon
est goods. A good many OF them
don't.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
w. R. T. SALE HELD
TO BE VIOLATION
OF UTILITIES ACT
Continued from First Page.)

Coz to purchase the bonds and stocks
Of the Washington Interurban Rail.
way Co. In July, 1918. the Washing
ton, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Rail
way was before the commission seek
ing approval Of it's purchase Of stocks
and bonds Of the Washington, Arling
ton & Falls Church Railway Co., as
we'll as consent to mortgage bond
issue on the combined properties.
approval was refused by the com.
mission following an opinion by its
general counsel that 1t fell under the
prohibition of the La Toilette amend
ment (section II of the public utilities
acU and that Congress had sole juris-
diction over foreign holding corpora
tions.
Declares Control Needed.
II particularly invite careful consid-
Grafton by the commission or order
In the Public Utilities Commission.
No. 2265. This was the applica ton
Of the Washington Gaslight Co. to
purchase. acquire and hold the stock
and bonds Of the Rosslyn Gas Co. and
was granted.
II feel sure that this case. decided
by a former commission, will con-
clusively show the very great need Of
the exercise OF this control by the
commission and what benefits can
flow to both public and corporation
from a full use Of this power dele
gated by Congress to the commission.
Numerous other cases could be
cited. I have gone but little beyond
the compass Of the first year of the
commissions life. but enough has
been adduced from the records OF the
commission to have put any public
service corporation embarking upon
the great adventure Of operating
utilities in Warrington upon notice
as to the practices Of jurisdiction and
control of the commission and the
general and special laws affecting the
operations Of public utilities in the
District of Columbia.
Will Give Opinion.
"Corporation are notoriously poor
payers for legal services. and 1t may
be that the ST, 900 paid for both the
old and new managements OF the
Washington Rapid Ira nsit Co., for the
years 1925 and 1925 for legal advice
was not SUFFICIENT to completely in
form the company not only OF It's own
rights and privileges, but also those
of the public, the Commission and the
Congress"
Mr.. Clayton pointed out that there
has been conflict Of opinion az to
whether the La Toilette intermerger
act or whether paragraph 81 OF section
of the public utility act prevails. The
La Toilette act he said apparently re.
serves to Congress the right to ap
prove the sales of stocks and bonds
by one public utility service corpor-
alton to another while the public util-
ity act delegates that power to the
Commission.
This question has little bearing In
the case Of the company now under
discussion" he remarked. for that
company applied neither to Congress
nor to the commission with legal eyes
closed. It kept on in the middle OF
the road. seeing neither section 8 or
IL of the act. and plunged headlessly
ahead towards the goal of a 10.cent
fare. / have made a careful study
Of these two sections of the law, and
have arrived at very definite conclu
sions a. to whether Congress or the
commission controls in the present
Evening star., 1926-12-02
BENJAMIN Chiswell Buried.

Funeral services for Benjamin
White Chiswell. prominent insurance
and business man. 5711 Sixteenth
street northwest, who died Monday.
were held at his late home yesterday
afternoon At 2 o'clock. conducted by
Rev. Fl. II. Sterrett, All Souls Church.
The pa'lbearers. employees OF the
Peoples Life Insurance Co. Of which
company Mr.. Chiswell was secretary,
were: J. n. Marshall. e. T. Hughes,
c. z. Thomas. Fl. n. Cole, ". J. Uz-
sell and George Gaver. 1ntsrment
was In Rock Greek Cemetsry,
Evening star., 1926-12-02
SHOP OFFICIAL SHOT.
Mexican Labor Representative
Kills Man Reporting Boycotters.

MEXICO CITY, December 2 R.--
Assistant Master Mechanic Santillan
was shot dead last night in the shop
of the National Railway at Rincon by
labor union representative while he
was attempting to report the names
of men who We're refusing to work,
owing to a boycott called by the Me-
cha MICS Union in all the shops Of the
railway system. The boycott was or
dered because of the dismissal Of sew.
era! workers.
The labor union has decided to sub
stitute the boycott with a strike, which
has begun In various shopa
Evening star., 1926-12-02
GUARD IS CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Stealing From
News Boxes He Was to Watch.

Stewart Y. Mosley. employed by a
local newspaper to check up on the
daily thefts from the corner news
boxes, gave way to temptation him.
self and was convicted in Police
Court today on two charges of theft
from the boxes he was employed to
protect. A sentence of four months
was imposed by Judge Robert f. Mat
tingly.
The theft of pennies amounted to
$1.11, and was accumulated in the
vicinity of Connecticut avenue and X
street.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
Mexico Awaits Flyers.

b, TAMPICO. Mexico. December ? tAP).
A large landing field is being pre-
pared here for the arrival from San
Antonio. Tex. Of the American Army
aviators who are to participate in the
pan-American flight. They are ex-
pected to arrive here December Is.
Every facility will be extended the
atrn,eN,
Evening star., 1926-12-02
BOY, 13, FREED IN DEATH.
Killed Stepfather to Defend
Mother, Coroner's Jury Finds.

CASPER. Wyo.. December LP.-
Lyle Derr, 13 years old. was justified
in shooting his stepfather, John
Patton, to save ahis mother from
injury. a coronerS jury decided here
yesterday. Patton died as the result
of wound inflicted by the boy Sun
day evening.
Patton was beating and choking
his mother, the boy testified, and she
called to him to get the gun.
Dad, II you don't stop I'm going
to shoot YOU he said he warned his
stepfather, Then he fired. intending,
he declared, merely 10 frighten Patton.
Evening star., 1926-12-02

case. but reserve opinion thereon till
called for by the commission"
Mr.. Clayton said that the c 4 p.
Telephone Co. stands clear on the
books of the commission in 90 far
as compliance with those sections Of
the act.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, At Stanley Hail, S:4s
o'clock, John s. NJ. Zimmerman.
leader; Emil A. Fenstad, second leader.
Evening star., 1926-12-02
MARIE AND CAROL
CONFER IN CAFE
Queen to Reach Bucharest
Friday Night-SiIent on
Talk With Son.
BY the Associated Press.

ny tHt <AeSp'fdtCu ICES.
PARIS, December Queen Marie
Of Ruma mia, who cut short her stay
in Paris on her return from her tour
of the United States, is due Friday
night in bucharest, where her hus-
band, King Ferdinand, is ill, and
where the political situation is report
ed disturbed.
Before departing from Paris the
Queen conferred in a private room at
a restaurant on the edge of the Bois
de Boulogne with her son, former
Crown Prince Carol, who some time
ago renounced his right to the throne.
They conversed for the better part
of an hour. The Queen acknowledged
that she had gone in a taxicab to
Neuilly. suburb, where Carol re-
sides, but asked what they had talked
about. she threw back her head and
replied: II really cannot discuss that
Marie bought a number of books
for reading on the train to bucha'
rest. Carol did not come to the sta
ton to see his mother off. as was the
case when she left Paris for Cher
bourc to embark for the United
States.
Resents Questioning OH Carol.
The Queen seemed sure that the
problems in Rumania would be over
come successfully. Talking with
Nine. Helene Nacaresco, Rumanian
poetess. the Queen said: 1T will be
very difficult. but we have been
through many difficult times before.
and | hope we will go through to the
end"
Prince Nicholas and Princess
Ileana are accompanying Marie pack
TO Rumania. On the train also are
six newspaper correspondents and
four photographers.
The Queen, in going to meet
Carol. rode in taxicab. 1t is said
she considered it would he unseemly
to visit him in the cottage IN Wnlch
he Is residing with Nine. Lupescu.
Therefore she took him to Sc
cluded restaurant, where. Tree from
observation by outsiders, they con-
ferred in a private room.
When asked what took place be-
tween her and Carol she departed
from her usual good humor and ap-
reared to resent questioning on the
subject.