Evening star., 1926-11-25
MANY DISPUTES OCCUR.
Trail of Impaired Friendships I."'t
After Tour of West.

NEW YORK November 25 (P).-lu
spite of Queen Marie's departing state
ment that every moment In America
was a happy one" she left behind her
q trail of impaired friendships among
those who, through personal loyalty,
squabbled over how best to serve her.
Disbursements ut the outset of her
transcontinental jaunt remained uN-
healed, despite the Queens repeated
employment of the diplomatic aCumeu
for which she is famous abroad. In
public utteranceS, as we'll as i'll person
al contact, the Queen defended friend
ships, which. she said. might seem
strange to others.
The first disturbance came in NeW
York soon after Marie's arrival. when
it became known that half of the pro
ceeds Of a Metropolitan opera per
formance by the Loie Fuller dancers.
which the Queen attended, Wore u
go to Miss Fuller. An upheaval
in New York society among patrons
Of the performance was followed by
disclosure that the Queens itinerary
linked up several cities where similar
performances ware to be given. The
same performance already had been
presented for the Queen once preVi-
ously, at the Sesquicentennial eXpOsi-
ton in Philadelphia. However, the
ballet never was presented again,
although Marie had planned to at
tend a performance in Atlantic City
had she not curtailed her trip.
Ayers Restored to Favor.
At Vancouver trouble arose over tine
published statements of j. A. Ayers,
Ford representative charged with
supplying the royal visitor with au-
tOmobile transportation. that Ford
was to supply this transportation, ana
incidental expenses of the trip. 10
the tune Of $500,000 He was dropped
from the train at Seattle. Subse-
quently, on the Queens return 10
New York, he was restored To favor
and accompanied the Princess lleana
on her motor trips to Tuxedo anu
West Point and was present to bld
the party farewell on its sailing.
New disputes wrecked the tram
when Miss Fuller and Samuel Hill
Joined it at Spokane. Mr.. Hill, mil
lionaire owner of the Maryhill Mu-
scum, In Maryhill, Wash, which the
Queen dedicated, wished to be IN dl-
rect command of the train. ThlS STU
alton reached crisis when IN i'ort-
land, I'm the Queens box az q morse
show, Hi told Maj. Stanley NaShburn,
personal aide to the queen at her own
request. that his orders were TO be
obeved, cor I'll crush YOU" Wash
burn left the box "ith Col. John ii.
Carroll, railroad official host TO the
Queen over the railroads on which she
travelled for a nominal fee.
Hill Leaves Train.
The differences continued until the
party reached Seattle on the return
trip. where, after conference by the
Queen. Carroll, Hill ana Miss Fuller,
A fiN,7.,
Il was announced that her majesty
desired Mai, Washburn TO remain with
the party:
At Mafyhill Marie defended her
friendship for Hill and Miss Fuller.
euIogizing both while dedicating the
barnlike, unfinished museum. Never
theless, Miss Fuller, and her press
representative. Miss May Birthead.
who ouarreled with Col. Carroll over
reported statements Of hers, left the
train at Denver. A business engage
ment in New York was said to be the
reason for their hurried departure.
Miss Fuller saw the Queen when she
returned to New York. but left before
her sailing on the Majestic. Miss
Birkhead sailed on the Berengaria,
trying to keep her identity unknown
to the press.
The Rumanian party. including the
Queens ladleS III NditlfS, anu IrOi.
l. PretrescO, who declared himself to
be official Rumanian government cen
sor for the Queens statements and
writings to the press, dsapprOVed OF
the disturbances aboard the train.
They found themselves at odds with
both the Carroll and Hill groups while
approving of the entertainment plans
of Ira Nelson Morris, honorary
Rumanian consul general at Chicago.
His arrangements were not always
satisfactory to Col Carroll. and on the
Pacific Coast oir. riiii handled The pre-
gram himself
Mr.. Morris was host at Chicago
however, and the four-day program
was in his hands there, as IL was for
the last three days in New York.