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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

NEW YORK. January 4.-The city
of New York is about to try an ex-
pertinent which clashes with all the
tendencies of the times. 1t is going
to give the morals Of its people rest.
That is the mea ming of the abolish
ment Of the special service squadron
of the police department. These spe-
cial service police have grown up in
virtually every American city in the
past few years They have been used
for many purposes-not all of them
moral by any means.
In some instances the special service
police have been used to get some.
thing" on somebody" Even in
Washington, where the national law
makers spend so much of their time,
the special service cops have been on
the job and intimations have been al
lowed to leak out that the police wom-
en- of the National Capital as well as
the policemen knew good deal about
certain private lives which would not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Feed Immigrants
At Lowest Price,
McCarl's Demand

Hereafter United States immiEra-
tion stations must accept the lowest
bid for meals to feed immiGran ants,
even though it run as low as -.
cents per meal.
This. in substance, is ruling by
Controller General McCarl. in
Seattle. Wash. case, which pre-
sumably will affect all future busl-
ness at immigration stations.
A sliding scale of meals also Is
mentioned under which Europeans
and others" would fare better than
"Asiatics."
Bids as low as 9s4 cents were re-
ceived to feed Asiatics. according to
the decision. and the immigration
authorities awarded contract at ID
cents for all meals. which is ol4
cents above the lowest bid for
Asiatics and ( cents above the low
est bid for EuropearS and others. "
"i'urthermurc. said McCarl,' the
administrative report indicates that
the present Contractor, under other
names. submitted SIX other bid.
ranging from o.. cents to Is cents
for Asiatics and 10 cents to Is cents
for Europeans and others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Prevented Wedding

1t was Queen MarSherita veto that
prevented the marriage of the Duke
of Abruzzi to Miss katherine Elklns,
now Mrs William f. 4. Hit of
Washington. ID. e.
Charity throughout her life caused
Margherita Marietta Giovanna. widow
of King Humbert, to be especially be-
loved.
When n bullet fired by the anarchist
Bresci killed flumbert the hearts of
the world were filled with sympathy
for her.
She was ever ready to organize
benefits for many philanthropic in
stitutions under her patronage.
Even in her teens she obtained work
for women in want, for she did not
believe in indiscriminate aims giving.
She was a regular visitor to hospitals
and asylums.
Gave Child Doll.
Once she visited in hospital a tot
who had been badly hurt by an omni
bus and asked the little patient what
she wished more than anything else.
The wish was for doll.
Very well, YOU shall have beauti-
full one and at once bGt YOU must
call her Mar-he"iia." said the Queen.
Narcher'ia %1NvavS wore clothes OF
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
DUPONT CITIZENS
LOSE ZONE CASE
Appellate Decision Favors
Erection of Apartment
in Section.

Residents of the Dupont Circle sec
ton today lost their fight in the Dis
trict Court of Appeals to reverse the
decision of the Zoning Commission OF
the District of Columbia permitting
a Twenty-first street and Massachu
setts avenue. Justice Van OrSdel ren
dered the opinion of the court and af
firmed the action of the lowr Court
denying an Injunction.
Among the residents Interested in
the litigation were Mrs Ruth j.. j.
Larrabee, Lars Anderson, Mary J.
Jennings. Eliza !. l.. Phillips Ed
mund A. and Carrie Narela and Others
The appellate court upheld the "a
ton of the ZOning CommisS'on in des
iCnatinC its executive nft,cel to give
the notice of hearing in reference
to change of Zoning. 1t WAS claimed
that the notice was given at The re
quest of the architect of the building
and not of a property holder. ant
therefore was illegal.
The court refused to take this view
pointing out that the law provides fol
the beginning of hearings on tn.
initiative Of the commission. ant
whether that was prompted by thu
'Nt'Oi liolii tilc vi any olIlcl
citizen will not be inquired into by the
court.
The court also denied the claim
of the property holders that the n"
tion of the commission violated The
fifth amendment to the Constitution
and deprived them of property rights
Justice Van Orsdel upheld the zonins
act as an exercise of police power
and pointed out that it can only b,
enforced in strict compliance will
its terms, but declared he is convinced
there was no such departure from thu
letter of the statute in this case a:
to bring it under the limitations O
the fifth amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
QUEEN MARGHER|TA
OF ITALY IS DEAD
Beloved Mother of King
SuCCumbS to PleuraI
Pneumonia.
BY the Associated Press

BORDIGHEEA. Italy. January A.
MarSherita, beloved Queen Mother of
Italy, died ut the royal castle here 1T
IL O'Clock this morning after apparent
ly having won Il brave fight against
pleural pneumonia
Her son, King Victor Emmanuel
and other members of the royal family
were at the bedside when the end
came, having been hurriedly sum,
moned yesterday when the sudden
turn for the worse was first noted.
The patient late last night sank into
a coma. from which. despite heroic eff.
forts by her doctors. she never
emerged
The widow of King Humbert who
was aSsa ssinated at MonZa, July 20.
/ 1900, Marsherita celebrated her 14th
birthday anniversary on November 20.
Cerebral Blood CIot.
The actual cause of death was a
cerebral blood clot, which developed
last night. but heavily contributing
cause WAS the serious weakening of
her powers of resistance by the attack
of pleural pneumonia which began
early in November.
Throughout the night the end was
postponed by frequent administration
of oxygen. The actual coming of
death was hardly apparent To the lit
tie group around the bed.
From the beginning of the 24-hour
battle between the Queen Mothers as
tonishingly strong constitution and
the cerebral obstruction, it was appar
ent that the result was merely a ques-
ton of hours, and all the members of
the family hurried here.
The King and Queen came from
Rome; Margherita' S favorite grand
child, Crown Prince Humbert, and her
brother, the Duke of Genoa, from
Turin; and her nephews. the Count of
Turin and the Duke of Aosta from
Florence and Naples.
Best Beloved Queen.
News of the sudden change for the
worse in Margherita S condition and
then the announcement of her death
caused wave of profound emotion
to sweep over the nation.
Margherita was the best beloved
Queen Italy has ever had not only
because of her personal sweetness and
charm but because she was herself
an Italian, being born princess of
Savoy.
Extreme JUNCTION was administered
to the dying Queen by Father Sismon-
dini who entered the death chamber
at o'clock this morning and remained
for nearly an hour
THE first message of coincidence to
arrive at the castle was from Premier
Mussolini Others followed from Sig
nor Tittoni, president Of the Senate;
Signor Cazertano. president of the
Chamber of Deputies members of the
cabinet and other notables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
COUNTESS WINS POINT
IN SUIT TO ENTER u. S.

Justice William Hitz of the Dis.
trict Supreme Court today issued a
rule requiring Frank B. Kellogg. Sec
retary of State. to show cause Feb.
ruary why he should not be COM
PEELED to order the American consul
at Paris to issue visa on the pass
port of Catherine karolyi allowing
her to visit this country
Countess Karolyn last Saturday
filed a petition for a mandamus, tell.
ing the court that the American con.
sui at Paris, upon orders from the
consul general and the State Depart.
ment. recently refused to issue the re-
quired permit. 1t was claimed at the
time that the Hungarian countess en-
tertained sccialistic and bolshevik ten.
dencies. which charge is denied by
her in her petition. Attorneys Howe
Swayze & Bradley appear for the
countess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Traffic Ills Aggravated by New Rules,
Dill Claims as Senate Debates Problem

Traffic conditions in Washington to-
day were criticized in a brief debate
that came UP Unexpectedly on the
floor of the Senate this afternoon,
participated in by Senators Dill of
Washington, King of Utah and Nickel
lar of Tennessee. Democrats
In answering a question of Senator
Mckellar as to whether the traffic law
passed at the last Congress had cor
rected conditions that then existed.
Senator Dill declared they had been
aggravated by the adoption of many
new regulations.
Senator King of Utah, a member of
the District committee. made the as.
sertion that hysteria on the subject
Of trafic existed in Washington year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
WOMAN RESCUED
IN $4,000 BLAZE
Man Leaps as II Others
Make Way to Safety on
East Capitol Street.

y woman n was carried down a nre
ladder to safety; a man saved himself
by jumping from the burning second
story of 291 East Capitol street TO
The ground. and l. other occupants
of the house made their way through
dense smoke TO the outer air when
a threc-a,aIm fire of undetermined
origin spreading rapidly. caused
so 900 damage 10 three houses IN
historic Grant Row early today.
Mrs. Clara Haworth. - years old
was trapped in a second floor BACK
room when the fire apparatus arrived
in response to an alarm turned in by
James Stewart. colored. janitor OF
nearby property. No ! Truck Com
Dany threw up a ladder to the win
dow. Private James j. Ogle OF that
company carried Mrs. Haworth, VINO
was semi-conscious, through the WIN
dow and down to the ground, where
she was revived.
The man who jumped from the
second story window refused hospital
treatment and disappeared.
Path to Safety Perilous.
Others were unaided as they rushed
through a periloNis route down the
stairways, which were beginning tc
catch fire.
George H. Bond. resident of an ad
Joining house. was assisted TO safety
bv roomers there when smoke had
affected him.
The fire is believed to have started
in the basement OF 221 East Capito
street. 1t was discovered about ii.
o'clock 1t spread eastward, anc
smoke and flames caused heavy dam
age to 2l9 and 217 East Capitol street
before the fire was under control. The
$40 900 estimated damage covers al
three houses. Much was caused by
smoke and water.
Back in the early 70s. when ole
Washington was expected to grow tc
the east from the face of the Capitol
Grant row was built in elaborate style
after designs by a German architec
named Griebel. in the belief that EN-
bassies and legations would be attract
ed to Capitol Hill and that the sector
would become the most attractive resi-
dental section of the city.
Occupied BY Legislators.
Capt. A. Grant. who is believed Il
have been one of the first connected
with the project. is generally credited
with being responsible for the name
Grant row. which Washingtonian OF
a generation ago knew as familiar
name. Failing in the original plar
of becoming a focal point of the elite
of Washington society, these houses
nevertheless, held place of their owl
in Washington realty. Well con
str,~ted. favorably located and with
a history of their own connected with
them, but few O. the old Capitol Hill
families could not telf IN a minute re
mote points of interest about them
Many members of Congress occupied
these houses after their completion
but for some reason the emba ssie.
did not spread in that direction
More recently the houses becam,
rooming places for attaches of tn.
Capitol, and other Government EN-
ployes.
The house at oe1 Fast Capitol
where the blaze originated. was lea ser
by Mrs. f. P. Myers from out-of-towr
owners; the house at 219 is under
| lease to Mrs. Nellie Club and tn,
house at 217 is owned by c. W. Neu
hauSer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

ago. and that it forced through an
improvident and unwise law"
Senator King expressed the belief
that the old regulations, if properly
enforced, would have been ample with
an increase in the number of traffic
policemen. The District Commission
ers, Senator King said, had authority
to make any addition to the regula-
tions that may have been needed.
The Senator added that as a mem.
Der Of the District committee he fire..
quently received complaints of present
traffic conditions. He said he under
stood that accidents had been more
numerous under the new regulations.
although Congress was not in session
during the Summer months, which
had the effect of reducing the number
OF people using the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
WEALTH WASTER DEAD.
Capt. Bower, Who Lost Several
Fortunes, Found Lifeless.

LONDON, January CP.-Capt Ar
thur Decourcey Bower. who ran
through several fortunes. including
one made out of Chilean nitrate con-
cessions and another through break.
ing the bank at Monte Carlo" was
found dead today in a furnished room
on Haverstock Hill.
Bower spent his money as freely as
he made it. He was twice married,
his second wife being widow, a Mrs.
Smith. to whom Prince Batthyani.
Hungarian sportsman, left nearly $5,-
900 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
WOULD SPEED D. c. BILLS
House Subcommittee Seeks Rule to
Expedite Consideration.

\ special subcommittee on rules of
the House District committee. with
Representative ZihlInan of Maryla nd
as chairman, met today and adopted
g report to the full committee on
rules designed to expedite considera-
ton of District measures before the
committee. The general rules of the
House were adopted. with a special
rule covering reports from subcom-
mittees and another special rule re-
stricting debate in the committee.
The report will be made by Mr..
Zihlman to the full committee at the
meeting Wednesday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Ten Weeks Given
Doctor for Death
OF 10 Children

By the Associated Press
TASHkENT. Russian Turkestan.
January 4.-AlthouSh charged With
causing the deaths of 10 children,
whom he inocuiated by mistake
with diphtheria germs instead OF
with anti-to.,in, DR.. Ivan Shorko-
hov, chief physician of Tropical
Medical Institute has been given
sentence of only ~ weeks inn
priSonment.
At his trial before the Supreme
Court he placed the blame on
nurse. whose negligence. he said.
had resulted in the deadly solution
being placed in the wrong bottle.
The nurse received a similar sen
:enCe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Named Steamer Supervisor.

President Coolidge today nominated
Dickerson n. Hoover of Maryland to
be supervising inspector general sof
the Steamboat Inspection Service.
Hoover has been serving as deputy
under Supervising Inspector Uhler,
who has resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
BOYS-fathers and moth.

Turn to the sports page
today and see the surprise
party.
A real he.boy Boys Club.
Maj. John L. Griffith, COM
missioner of the Big Ten,
and executive vice president
of the National Amateur
Athletic Federation, is max.
ing a little talk to BOYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
WAGE LAW HELD INVALID
Oklahoma Statute Declared Uncon
stitutionaI by Supreme Court.

The current wage law" of Okla
homa, applying 10 labor employed on
State contract work. was TODAY de.
clared by the Supreme Court to be
invalid as a criminal statute, and un.
constitutional.
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Radio Prosrams-Page Is.
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w FATHER.

~. ,. weather Bureau Forecast.)
Rain. tonight and probably tomor-
row, slowly rising temperature. mini.
mum temperature tonight above freez-
Ing. Temperatures: Highest, 81, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 80. at | am.
To-Day. Fun report on page T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block aad the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-12
MANCHESTER

I. Warren Hawkes., who has been
quite seriously indisposed for the
past week, is much improved.
A new road Is being constructed on
the Silver Beach property which was
recently purchased by Edward Wor-
ceSter of Pennsylvania.
Herbert Childs was calling on
friends Monday night.
Miss Pickett of Augusta, and Miss
Long, both of the Boston schools, are
at the Lake House for a week.
The harrington family have made
several successful BURBERRY trips to
Mt. Vernon.
The Rev. Charles Replogle of Indi-
ana, preached at the Friends Church
on Sunday. He and his wife have
been visiting and preaching in this
vicinity for several weeks.
Mrs. William Blossom and son
Robert, have returned to their home
in Auburn, after q weeks visit at
her old ONE
Mrs. Sophia Hawkes., who has been
on visit to her former home, has
returned to her home here.
Mrs. j. A. Monier of West Medford,
Mass is visiting at j. T. Collins.
Mrs. Alden Spear is visiting at
Penlaquid for week with friends.
who have a cottage tfere. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Davis took Mrs. Spear
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Human Fly Finds
State House a Very
Tough One to Crack

Although eventually reaching the
tip top of the state House and stand
ing on the shoulders of the 15-foot
statue which surmounts it, George
Policy, the human fly. found the build
ing too tricky to scale unaided and
was obliged to enlist the aid of ropes
to complete the climb Wednesday eve
ming. AS it was, he descended from
his lofty perch nursing several raw
places on his hands and arms where
toe skin had been removed by the
abrasive surface of the building.
Policy started within a few min
utes of the announced hours o'clock
and at Z o'clock was roosting on the
statue, where he was roundly applaud
ed by the crowd. But in making his
climb he encountered difficulties which
obliged him to have recourse to outside
aid on several occasions
Swarming easily up the Corner pill
lar On the front steps of the State
House, he quickly reached the balcony.
Here he announced that to save time
he would go inside the building and
come out of one of the windows of
the council chamber on the same
floor, thus avoiding the taking of time
to work his way around the outside of
the building.
Attempting the outside of the build
ing again, he was obliged to step upon
the top of the window of the council
chamber. This window was rounded
on top and wavered considerably and
TO reach the next small window above
he enlisted the aid of an employe at
the State House, who reached down
and took him by the arm, there being
no place for a hand-hold. From the
little window to the roof he made it
easily, going over the cornice with
out trouble,
The base of the tower or dome of
the State House is made of smooth
stone and assistance via the rope
route was again required for short
distance Reaching the row of pillars
which runs around the base of the
dome. he worked his way to the top
of the pillars by getting between
them and the wall and slowly creep
ing up. Arriving at the top where it
was necessary to swing out clear OF
the pillars to get up over the top
onto the balcony where visitors are
allowed to view the city. he found that
the supposedly stonework there is in
reality tin, covered with sand, and he
was averse to risking his life on such
a surface He accordingly descended
to the base again, losing much skin
in the process, and went up the stairs
inside the tower.
Coming out on the balcony. he
reached upward and secured a hold
upon a rope which was stretched from
the little cupola on the summit of the
dome and then worked his way up
over the slippery copper. He had an
nounced before making the climb that
this would be necessary because OF
the nature of the dome. Once on the
TOP of the dome he climbed quickly up
the small pillars of the cupola and
thence up the statue. Here he stopped
for some announcements and then de-
scended to the cupola and thence down
a ladder inside to the roof Of the
south wing. Quickly shining up the
flaepole, he did a couple of stunts
there and then returned to the ground.
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Water Peddlers
Fight Modern Method

Picking, Aug. 11.-(P)-In China the
conflict between the old and the new
is continually going on. Now 1t 's
the water peddler, whose screeching
barrows are one of the commonest
relics of the old order, making des-
perate fight against the modern meth
cd of distributing water through I'M
der~round pipes.
Having failed to frighten consun-
ers into refusing to use the city wa
ter by causing terrifying reports to
be published on the unSanitary char
acter of the Picking water works, the
peddlerS' guild has taken to sending
gangs Of coolies out to beat up work.
men engaged in laying the pipes.
While the new system slowly is be-
ing extended, the water barrow with
it's big wheel flanked by two wooden
tubs, still plies the streets delivering
water drawn from shallow wells that
dot the city's thoroughfares.
Although sixteen years have elapsed
since piped water was established,
the war goes on undated.
LOOKING FOR house? Read the
Real Estate classified ads.
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Final Arrangements
Made for Meeting
Kennehec Co. S. of V.

Final arrangements for the Ken
nebec County Sons of Veterans Field
BAY. which is to he held on Saturday,
Aug. II. at the farm of Frank Small
on the Thomaston road, have been
completed by the committee in
charge and it is expected that a very
enjoyable time will result. One of
the features will be the making of
plans for the 1927 Division meeting
of the G.. A. R. and allied bodies,
which will be held at Augusta on the
first Wednesday and Thursday of
June, 1927.
A dinner is to be served from IL
to at the meeting next Saturday
and entertainment will be provided in
the afternoon. Among the speakers
will be Division Commander Jesse
Hallett. of Oakland; Judge E. K.
Gould. of Rockland, and Commander
Nathaniel White, of Aufusta, of the
c.. A. r.
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MADISON

The Goth annual reunion of the
Gilman family is to be held on August
10 at the Methodist Episcopal church
in Madison.
Rev. Charles II. mckinney, who has
been with his family in Boston for the
past 10 days, has returned to Madison.
Edgar A&senault arrived home
Wednesday forenoon from Panama,
where he has been serving in the U.
S. army. Mr.. Arsenault has complet-
ed his enlistment and says he will
not return, as he has had enough of
army life.
safeteria supper was served
Wednesday night on the lawn at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. r. E. Gilbert
on Madison street under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
church.
Mrs. J. w. Blackwell left town
Tuesday for Portland to visit her hus-
land, who is a patient in Maine Gen.
eral Hospital.
Charles Dealey of Skowhegan has
opened up tailor shop in the store
on Main street formerly occupied by
Nashan Hagopian.
Ralph O'Connor, who is serving in
the United States marines and station
ed in North Carolina, is passing a few
days furlough with his mother, Mrs.
Pearl O'Connor, at her home on
Rowell street.
A supper was served Wednesday
night from 4 to o'clock on the lawn
at st. Sebastian Catholic church.
Miss Mary McIntire is passing a
two weeks vacation with friends in
Worcester, Mass