Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
The President. and Mis- ,Cooaidxe,, OBJ.

by George Washington, received the
representatives of the governments of
the world at the White House on
New Year day. Following the formal
reception to the dignitaries, the Presi-
dent received the citizens, who filed
past him for hours.
The year which closed saw a heavier
toll than ever before Of traffic deaths
In the United States. with 40 large
cities reporting higher rate and
20 q lower rate. Some of the figures
are nothing short of astounding.
Chicago reported 1877 deaths. New
York $40 deaths in the first 10 months
of the year. Washington's death list
was smaller, this years figures be-
ing SO, as against 81 last year.
The world at large has, II seems,
an overpowering curiosity as to whom
and when the Prince of Wales will wed.
Food for such gossip was furnished
last week in a dispatch from london
which said that the Princess Astrtd,
a niece Of the King of Sweden, would
be a guest at Buckingham Palace as
soon as the period of mourning the
death of the Queen Mother ends. The
Princess is 90 years old. and is con-
sidered one Of the prettiest and most
Of European royalty.
The job of being King does not APP
peal to Carol. who, up until the latter
part of last week, was Crown Prince
of Rumania. After he attended the
funeral of the Queen Mother in Lon
don some weeks ago Prince Carol de-
cided to take a vacation from the ardu-
Gus tasks of the royalty, and was
heard from at different times in Ven
ice, Turin and Milan, where European
society gathers for rest and entertain
ment. He was reported to be enamr
CURED of a beautiful Italian woman.
and his frantic mother. Queen Marie,
sent for him to come home. Meantime,
a grave political situation was created
in Bucharest by the continued alb.
sence Of the willful heir apparent,
which was solved only when Prince
Carol notified his father, King Ferd-
inand, that he no longer was mem
Der of the reigning household and re
nounced the throne. His son, years
old, will be formally declared the heir
apparent in a special decree by Parlla.
ment some time soon.
Frank A. Munsey, wealthy publisher,
left SIS 100000 or more TO the Metro
politap Museum Of Art in New York,
1t became known last week, when his
will was filed for probate. The. be
quest. disposing of a fortune estimated
variously from $4,000 900 TO $40 ,ooO,-
900. came as q surprise, for his name
has never been associated with the ad.
vancement Of art. He orders that his
newspapers and magazines be disposed
OF within a designated period.
The sixty-ninth anniversary of the
birth of Woodrow Wilson was observed
generally throughout the country last
Monday. Hundreds of wreaths and
flowers were placed on his tomb here
at the Washington Cathedral. while
banquets were held in various cities
under auspices Of the Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Foundation. A special IL
cent Wilson memorial stamp was is
sued in Washington. New York,
Princeton and Staunton, Va, and a
collection of records and personal let
ters was placed on exhibition at Am
herst, Mass.
Burton K. Wheeler. Senator from
Montana, and two of his associates
were exonerated last week in tho
District Supreme Court OF charges
filed against them by the Department
of Justice involving conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government in obta lining
gas and oil permits in Montana. The
court sustained a demurrer 10 Senator
Wheeler's Indictment. The Senator
was indicted, tried and acquitted of
the same charges in his home State
some time ago, and considerable criti-
cism was levelled against the Gov
eminent when he was indicted In the
District.
Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler is back
with the marines. After a leave of
absence of a year, which he took to
assume the position of director of
public safety of Philadelphia. the gen
eral resigned his job with the Marine
Corps He encountered difficulties,
however. when the mayor of Phila
deiphia discharged him. Whereupon
he withdrew his resigrTat ton from the
marines and has gone back to sol
diering.
Gen. John ]. Pershing. who has
been at the head of the Commission
selected to conduct plebiscite to
determine the ownership of the
provinces Of Tacna and africa. in
Chile. Is coming back home because
Of failing health. There is no secret
about the serious difficulties met by
Gen. Pershing in, carrying out the
arbitration between Chile and Peru
so successfully begun here in Wash.
ington. The State Department, how
ever. vigorously denies that Gen. Per-
shing's withdrawal is in the nature
of diplomatic retreat while Pres
ident Coolidge has let 1t be known
that the United States will not with
draw as arbitrator in the dispute.
Floods in Central Europe last week,
caused by unseasonably warm weather
which melted SHOWS and swelled riv-
ers already swollen by heavy rains,
caused the loss of many lives and
heavy property damage. Pennsylvania,
Western Rumania, Eastern Hungary,
Poland, France. Holland and England
have suffered catastrophe losses.
A report was received last week
from Afghanista-n that Russian troops
had captured the Afghan post of Dark
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