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Evening star., 1926-10-19
COST OF CONGESTION
PUT AT $10,500 A DAY
Loss Due to Traffic Result of In.
adequate Facilities in Big Cit
les, Road Builders Declare.

Traffic congestion is costing the
United States approximately $10,500
per day, the American Road Builders
Association estimated today on a sur
vey of traffic conditions throughout
the country. The total loss in time,
accidents and property damage was
estimated at $3,832, 100000 for the
year, exclusive of the loss in insur-
ance as the result Of over 10000 IA
talities.
"The enormous cost of congested
traffic is the result Of inadequate
facilities in and near thickly settled
communities, the association de-
clared 1.-THE Improvement of streets
has been carried on in relation to
the increase in automobile traffic, but
the amount of traffic the improved
streets will carry Is little greater
than two years ago. The situation de-
mands the immediate widening of
highly travelled streets and highways
throughout the Nation"
The statement said congestion cost
the City of Chicago nearly $20O,O00,-
900 annually.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
YORKTOWN H0NORS
REVOLUTIONS HEROES
145th Anniversary Of CORVALLIS
Surrender Commemorated in
Patriotic Celebration.
By the Associated Press.

YORKTOWN, Va, October 10
Tribute was paid to heroes OF the
American Revolution today by thou
sands of persons who assembled here
to commemorate the one hundred and
forty-fifth anniversary of the surren-
der of CORVALLIS.
The placing Of a wreath on the
Yorktown Monument by representa-
tives of the Sons Of the American
Revolution, the Daughters Of the
American Revolution and other pat
riotic organizations will open the exer-
cises, which are under the joint
auspices of the Sons and Daughters of
the Revolution Of Virginia.
The principal address will be given
by Representative S. Otis Bland Of
the first Virginia district.
Yorktown first came into being fol-
lowing the act Of ports In 1891, on
the site Of the village Of Pamunkey
Cheskiack, which was settled soon
after the English founded Jamestown,
about 1880.
The village led a placid existence
until Revolutionary days, when it was
converted into battlefield by British
troops, who were subsequently bot
tied up by Washington's army and
the French fleet. 1t was here that
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the
American commander-in-chief on Oc-
tober 10, 1776.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
POLICE WILL GUARD
AGAINST SKATING HORDES
Residents on Maryland Avenue
Northeast Appeal for
Protection.

The District Commissioners today
ordered that a special police detail be
assigned in the vicinity of Eleventh
and Twelfth streets and Maryland ave
nue. northeast to protect pedestrians
and private property against large
groups of skaters that gather there
every night.
A petition Of protest was received
by the Commissioners recently from
residents on Maryland avenue between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, com
planning that the ''hordes Of skaters
that congregate every evening make
the night ''hideous with their noise, -
the sidewalks unsafe for pedestrians
and destroy private property.
MAJ. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent
of police, advised the Commissioners
that the only effective method to cor
rect the situation is to enact a regu
lation prohibiting roller skating on the
sidewalks. The Commissioners, how
ever, decided that such a regulation
would force children upon the streets
which would not be desirable.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
CUBA PICKS ENVOY.
Quesada to Represent Nation at
Roosevelt Memorial.

Cayetano de Quesada, attache at
the Cuban embassy here, has been
appointed by the President of Cuba
to represent that government at the
Roosevelt memorial celebration to be
held in ST. Petersburg, Fla, on Octob-
er 27, the anniversary of Theodore
Roosevelt's birth.
Senor Quesada will leave for Flori-
da late this week and return to the
embassy Immediately after the cere-
monies. He is a member of the
United Spanish War Veterans, being
the first foreign born person to be
elected to membership in that society.
The President of Cuba and Senor
Rafael Sanchez Aballi, the Ambassa.
dor from Cuba. were the second and
third to be elected.
Theodore Roosevelt, of all Ameri-
can Presidents, is especially revered
by Cuba because Of his active service
t0- the war of lndapendenoa In 1SsSs
Evening star., 1926-10-19
Mail Robbers Use
".Just Married. Tag
In Fleeing Jersey

NEWARK, N. J., October 19.-
Tagged as a wedding party, four
men believed to be members of the
gang Of eight bandits which
robbed a mail truck at Elizabeth,
after killing the driver and wound
ing three other persons, escaped
in an automobile into Pennsyl-
vania, the authorities learned yes
terday.
Joseph Stull, gate tender at
the Frenchtown. N. j., end Of the
toll bridge over the Delaware
River, reported that a blue sedan,
containing four men and the rear
license plate covered by a "just
married" sign, dashed across the
span yesterday without paying
toll.
Pictures Of suspects in the hold
up were shown Stul.. He picked
that Of James Killer Cunniffe,
suspected in the Elizabeth hold-up
and other recent robberies in
which murder was committed.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
SPECTATORS HOLD DRIVER
Kept Him From Leaving Machine
After Crash, officer Says.

Three spectators held Harmon A.
Cook of 724 Eleventh street southeast
when he tried TO leave his machine,
at Fifteenth and p streets last night,
after the car in which he was riding
had collided with two other auto
mobiles, it was testified in Police
Court this morning by Motorcycle
Policeman Avon Shockey of the Traf.
fic Bureau. Cook was still in the
grasp of w. A. Long, II. L. Long
and Herman Freeman when he ar.
rived on the scene, the officer said.
About $50 damage was done to the
two machines Cook is alleged to
have struck.
Arraigned today, Cook pleaded not
guilty to a charge of driving while
Intoxicated and demanded jury trial.
Bond was fixed by Judge Isaac r.
Hit at 81 900.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
OLD COMET RETURNS.
German Scientist Rediscovers Sky
Visitor of 1918.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, October 19
R.-Rediscovery Of a comet, origi.
nally observed by Inicobini in Paris
and Zinner of Bamberg, Germany, in
1913, has been made by Schwa ssman
ht Bergedorf. Germany. A cablegram
received by the Harvard College OBJ
Bervatory from Copenhagen said the
comet was observed by Schwassman
on October Is.
The comet is Of the fourteenth mag
hitude and therefore invisible except
with large telescopes. 1t Is now in
the constellation of Ophiuchus, which
IS slightly west Of the constellation
Aquila and 20 degrees north Of Scor-
Oio,
Evening star., 1926-10-19
MAI. DONNELLY FUNERAL.
Services Here Tomorrow for Re.
tired Army Officer.

Funeral services for Maj. Walter
M. Donnelly, Quartermaster Corps,
U. S. A, retired, chief finance officer
at the port Of embarkation, New
York, during the World War, who died
Sunday, in the 56th year, at his home,
1918 Park road, will be conducted to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock at Sacred
Heart Church, followed by interment
in Arlington Cemetery.
The following will act as pallbearers:
Capt. w. E. eastman, James Callan,
Herman Friedlander, Edward Shinn,
M. J. Mcfarland and M. T. Lehane.
Maj. Donnelly is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Esther Donnelly:
three sons, ]. Lee, Walter NJ, jr., and
T. A. Donnelly, and a daughter, Miss
Mary Anita Donnelly.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
SCR|VENER MURDER
STILL IS MYSTERY
Detectives Without Clues,
But Hopeful of Unearthing
Popular Officers Slayer.

The hunt for the murderer of
Arthur B. Scrivener, detective SER
geant, who was slain week ago
tomorrow, continued today with no
results.
The detective bureau is awaiting the
report from the factory experts or the
arms manufacturing company which
produced the pistol which. with its
identification serial numbers filed off,
was found at Scrivener's feet. Little
hope is held out, however, that the
experts at the factory will meet
greater success in attempting to
bring out the f1led-off numbers than
was met at the Bureau of Standards,
where acid baths failed. Detectives
are confident, however, that the mys-
terry will be cleared up.
No Relaxation i'm Activity.
far in hand has not resulted to any
marked degree in lessened activity in
the case. Inspector Henry G. Pratt,
Detectives Kelly, Sweeney, WaldrOn,
O'Brien and Nally and several other
Investigators continue exclusively to
devote their activities to the probe.
A woman acquaintance of Scriv-
ener was interviewed yesterday in the
hope that she might throw some light
on obscured events in his recent past,
but she proved to be of little assist
ance to the police. Virtually all of
Scrivener's friends have been inter
viewed for some possible sign post to
a motive for the crime. but it was
found he had divulged nothing
tangible to them which could push
the investigation further forward.
Bankers Express Deep Regret.
A resolution Of regret at the death
Of Detective Scrivener was adopted
and spread on the records of the Dis
trict of Columbia Bankers Associa-
tion at meeting last night.
The resolution recorded deep re
gret at the untimely death Of Detec-
tive Sergt. Arthur B. Scrivener,
who was one of the ablest officers OF
the Metropolitan Police Force"
The resolution continued:
"On many occasions he rendered
for the Bankers Association excel.
lent service in apprehending crimi
nails who were operating in and
about Washington. His daring, his
expert knowledge and bravery made
him feared by the criminal world His
contact with our banking officials, as
we'll as his pleasing personality, won
for him host of friends"
Evening star., 1926-10-19
MOST PARENTS ASK.
LATE SCHOOL HOURS.
Some Disapprove Change,
Answers to Stars Safety
Ballot Indicate.

Four out of every five parents who
cast ballots today in The Evening
Stars. poll to determine public senti-
ment on changing the opening school
hour as safety measure indicate that
a change from o'clock to $50 would
be favored. OF the majority who
favor a change in the opening hour,
only 20 per cent have registered for
an opening school hour of $3.50
o'clock. The minority group of par
ents who are content with the pres
ent 9 o'clock opening hour in many
cases explain they are convinced the
solution Of the problem Of protecting
school children from traffic lies
through stricter police regulation and
more intensive safety education.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent Of schools, and other school Off
cials, who daily have been interestedly
following the results Of The Evening
Stars poll, are maintaining an open
mind on the subject pending it's
formal presentation tomorrow after
noon at the meeting of the Board OF
Education.
Board Studies Opinions.
Members Of the Board Of Education
have expressed a determination to
study intently the wishes Of the par
ents on questions vitality affecting
their children. and they are expected
to exhaust all of their methods of
contact with it before they announce
any conclusions.
In casting her ballot today Mrs.
Clyde Kelly, wife of Representative
Kelly Of Pennsylvania, says: I'VE
would favor an earlier hour for open
ing school, rather than later, as our
little people are always up very early
in the morning."
Change Is Opposed.
Mrs. ]. Lynn Yeagle. 5000 Connecti-
cut avenue, in opposing the change,
says that mothers will help the situa-
ton by giving their children time to
get to school leisurely. She says: "In
changing the hour would we not be
encouraging the motorist to disregard
slow signs?"
Registering the viewpoint Of a
visitor, Harry A. Porter, 1903 Irving
street, says that Washingtonians
should bestir themselves earlier in the
morning. He says he not only favors
an $50 opening hour for school chill
dren, but also an earlier opening hour
for the Government departments. Il
don't know" he concludes, why
Washingtonians should be so tardy in
getting started on the business of the
day."
Parents are urged to fill out the bal
lot today, as all received by tomorrow
morning will be included In the official
report to the Board of Education.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
WORLD FINANCIERS
URGE REMOVAL OF
BARRIERS TO TRADE
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industrialist; Nicola Pavoncelli, presi.
dent of the board of the Bank of
Italy, and Felice Guarneri, director
general Of the Association of Italian
Corporations.
Austria-Alfred Heinsheimer of the
Vienna Bank Verein; Dr. Arthur
krupp, steel manufacturer; Baron
firm, and DR.. Richard Reisch, presi-
dent Of the Austrian National Bank.
Belgfum-F. Hautatn, governor Of
the National Bank Of Belgium; M.
Despret, head of the Bank of Brus-
sells; j. Jadot, governor Of the Societe
Generate de Belgique, and F. M. Phil
lipsson, banker.
Czechoslovakia-Dr. Vilempospisil.
governor Of the CZechoslovak Nation
al Bank; DR.. Josef Barton, head of
the Textile Manufa cturers' Associa-
the sugar association, and DIR. Adolph
Sonnenschein, iron manufacturer.
Denmark and Others.
Denmark-A. o. Andersen. head Of
the Danish Steamship Owners Asso-
ciation, and Lensbaron Rosenkrantz,
managing director of the National
Bank of Copenhagen.
Holland-C. f. Ter Meulen, banker;
DIR. M. w. F. Treub, former minister
Of finance, and DR.. G.. Vissering, head
Of the Netherlands Bank.
Hungary-Gustavus Gratz, former
foreign minister; Baron Maurice
Kornfeld, director of the National
Bank of Hungary; Count Ladislas
Somssich, president Of the Agricul-
tural Union, and John Telesky, for
mer finance minister.
Norway-Caesar Bang, head Of the
Federation of Norwegian Industries;
Kamstrup Hegge, president of the
Association of Norwegian Private
Banks; N. Rye, head Of the Bank Of
Norway, and H. Westfal-Larsen,
president Of the Norwegian Ship
owners Association.
Poland-Stanilaw Karpinski, pres1-
dent Of the Polish Bank, and Marian
Szydlowski Of the Mining Industries
Association of Upper Silesia.
Sweden-J. S. Edstroem, electrical
manufacturer; Victer Moll, governor
of the Bank of Sweden, and Marc
Wallenberg, chairman Of the Swedish
Bank Association.
Switzerland-G. Bachmann, presi-
dent of the Swiss National Bank;
Leopold Dubois. chairman Of the
Swiss Banking Society, and Rudolf
Sarasin, president Of the Chamber OF
Commerce of Basel.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
SEVEN CITIES SEEKING
NEXT PORT CONVENTION
Cooperative Marketing and Farm
ers' Organizations Urged In Ad-
dress at Norfolk Meeting.
By tho Associated Press

BY tho Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, October 19.-Invi
tations from Montreal, St. Louis, San
Francisco, Philadelphia, Charleston
Chicago and st. Petersburg, Fla, were
received by President J. Spence Smith
yesterday for the 1927 convention of
the American Association of Port Au
thorities, which opened it's annual con
vention here yesterday.
Advocacy of cooperative market
ing organizations and organization OF
farmers to work with the Government
in the solving of agricultural problems
was made by Lloyd S. Tenny, acting
chief of the United States Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics, who made the
principal address Of the day.
The convention continued in session
today.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
HOLLYWOOD TURNS
Legitimate STAGE
Film City Bids for New York Pres
tige as Home Of
"First Nights"

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, October 19.-
This city, long the headquarters of
the motion picture world, is making
bid for some Of New Yorks pres
tige as the home Of first nights" on
the legitimate stage.
Edwin Carewe. screen producer, an
nounced today that he had purchased
all rights to the play, THE Heaven
Trappers," by George Scarborough
and Annette Westbay, and said that
he and his producing friends were
willing to spend some Of the money
made from the movies to prove that
Hollywood can do what New York
has done with stage plays"
Carewe has announced as members
of his first legitimate cast Dustin
Farnum, Bessie Barriscale. Henry
Kolker, Howard Hickman. Sarah Pad.
den and William Burress.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
Is Minutes Late,
Man Finds Farmer
Has Hanged Self
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special D1spateh 10 Inc star.
LURAY, Va, October '19.-Wor-
ried because he had leased right Of
way through his sisters property
to power company, Fred s.
Coontz, prominent farmer of Page
County, committed suicide by
hanging himself from a rafter Of
his barn late yesterday.
Coontz, who was guardian for
his insane sister, had been advised
by his attorney that he should not
have signed the lease. He asked
the power company to return the
agreement. which it agreed to do.
Its representative was to have ar
rived at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Arriving Is minutes late,
he found Coontz dead.
The coroner's jury today rem
dered verdict of suicide. Coontz
was 35. His widow and child sur
vive.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
6,763 Were Killed.
l37,435 Injured on
Railroads i'm 1925
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Railroad operations in the United
States caused the deaths of 6,763
persons in 1925 and the injury Of
137,435. The figures, announced
today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, represented an in
crease over 1924 of 149 in fatali-
ties and a decrease of 6,304 in in
jurieS.
All efforts to lessen highway
grade crossing accidents failed
during 1925. the commission added,
in reporting 5,479 such collisions.
as compared with 5,127 in 1924
Last years grade crossing acci-
dents resulted in 2.206 deaths, 81
more than in 1924, and 6,555 in
juries, an increase Of 30.
OF the accidents at grade cross
ings 8S per cent involved automo-
bileS.
Evening star., 1926-10-19

Representative Stephen W. Gam.
brill of the fifth Maryland con-
gressional district and Mrs. J. NJ.
6oggs will address the National Dem
ooratic Club Of Washington tonight
at o'clock in the gray room Of the
Raleigh Hotel. Maryland campaign
reports will be read at the regular
weekly meeting presided over by Fred
p. Myers, president Of the club. :,
Evening star., 1926-10-19
COAL PRICES PROBED.
New York Inquiry of Alleged Com
binatiou Ordered.

NEW YORK, October 19 R).-An
investigation into an alleged coal
price fixing combination was ordered
today by Supreme Court Justice
Tierney. He appointed Joseph Rosal-
sky as referee, who was directed to
begin his investigation Thursday
morning in the county courthouse.
The appointment was made on the
application Of State Attorney Cen
eral Ottinger.
Evening star., 1926-10-19

Here there Is unlimited area for de-
velopment which is practically wild.
It lies between Rhode Island avenue
and Brentwood road. There is now
a spur track into this area, which is
a Parsons and Hyman development
with two warehouses already estab-
lished there. This Is considered by
no means q desirable location for the
farmers market and would meet with
extensive opposition, as being too far
removed from the other two units of
the market system rs weli as from
thu public.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
MARSHAL SAVES WOMAN.
Attack Of Man, Accused by Mother,
Fails

United States Marshal V. w. Burke
stepped in the way today when Nick
Christ, who described himself as a
Macedonian, made a lunge at Mrs.
Isabelle Price, 623 Allison street.
Mrs. Prices testimony had just re-
suited in Christ's being held for action
of the grand jury under $4,000 bond.
She told Judge Robert z. Mattingly
that the man grabbed her and tried to
take her pocketbook away from her as
she was walking along the street near
her home with her children Sunday.
The attempted attack came as Christ
was being led back to his cell.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
JAILED FOR ASSAULT.
Two Men Given Year Each for At
tack on Two Others.

John Thomas and Ray Dent. both
colored. were given a Jail sentence of
one wear each, following their con-
yiction by Judge Robert E. Mattingly
in Police Court today on charges Of
assault.
It was testified that the two de-
PENDANTS deliberately picked quar-
rel with Elias Sorrell and Harry
Jones in a drug store yesterday at
Eleventh and K streets southeast, and
later struck them with a heavy
plank. when they went outside.
Policeman r, C. -Speith Of the nth
precinct made the arrest,
Evening star., 1926-10-19
BAND CONCERTS.
TODAY.

The United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:I5
o'clock, John S. NJ. Zimmerman T, .
leader; Emil A. Fenstad, second leader.
Evening star., 1926-10-19
DEBS' DEATH EXPECTED.
Socialist Leader Sinks Rapidly To-
day at Sanitarium.

CHICAGO, October 10 @.-Eu-
gene v. Debs sank rapidly early today
and the death of the Socialist leader
was momentarily expected at the SUBJ
urban sanitarium where he has been
confined for some time, suffering from
tions.
His wife and Theodore Debs, Q
brother, were at the bedside. Nr. Dehs
ls ~ uzeaEs ola
Evening star., 1926-10-19
Definite LOCATIONS
FOR FARMERS MARKET
NOW BEING SOUGHT

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-10-19
LAUREL ENTRIES
FOR WEDNESDAY.
tray Parr and R. W. Carter entry.

| SECOND RACE-Purse 81 300; claiming:
| 3-year-Olds and up: 9 furlongs.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
LEGAL INVESTMENTS.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES

At the other extreme from those in
vestors who insist on taking the risks
which go with common stocks are the
capitalists, large and small. who re
strict their holdings to bonds which
are legal investments. BY the term
legal investments is meant securities
which the law allows savings banks
or trustees to hold. The object of the
legal restriction is, of course, to III
sure safety and to exclude every pos
Sibie element of speculation. To this
end the law preScribeS the conditions
which securities must comply with be-
fore they can be admitted as legal in
VestmentS
1t would seem at first thought that
an investor who voluntarily bound
himself by similar restrictions would
need no other guide. and to many peo-
pie the statement that certain bond
is legal investment is sufficient
recommendation. Now, it cannot be
disputed that legal investments as a
class do offer a very high degree OF
safety, but even they cannot be bought
blindly.
In the first place, there is 40 uni.
formity about the laws of the different
States in the matter OF legality. \
security may be a legal investment in
ones State and not in another. In the
second place, the provisions laid down
in the law are of necessity general
and not specific. 1t sometimes hap
pens that a bond. for instance, will
meet these requirements, but at the
same time not be a high-grade invest
ment. This does not occur very often,
but often enough to make implicit re-
lance on the fact of legality unsafe.
When real estate mortgages are un-
der consideration a decision as to le-
gality frequently requires an opinion
which a layman is not in a position
10 give Finally. there is never any as
surance that what is a legal invest
ment will remain so indefinitely. 1t
follows that q trustee needs expert
advice in selecting securities from a
legal list almost as much as one who
takes legal bonds simply because he
aims to avoid all possible risk.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
ADVERSE BALANCE
OF TRADE INCREASES
Larger Imports of Crude Materials
With Small Exports, Ex-
plain Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTesS.
Larger imports of crude materials
combined with declines in exports of
these products and foodstuffs were
explanations given by the Commerce
Department today for the excess of
approximately $70,000,G00 of imports
over exports for March, when the ad
verse balance of trade against this
country reached $125,O00,000 for the
calendar year.
Imports of crude materials in March
were valued at $19S,351 900. compared
with $144.597 900 for March, 1925.
Finished manufactured goods reached
s7S,975. 1000. as against $6786S, 900;
semi manufactures $74,697 900, as
against $75,S90, 900: crude foodstuffs
s51, 1O2, 900, as against $50, 1874, 900, and
manufactured foodstuffs $40, $4,000,
as against SAC, $4,000.
Finished manufactures made up for
47.2 per cent of the exports with a
valuation of $172,267, 900, as against
S171, ,637. 900 for a year ago. Crude ma
terials were next with S3,031 900, as
against $122.S ,O00 semi-manufac-
lures s53,520, 900, against $64,666,000;
manufactured foodstuffs $40526.00o.
against $55,585,000, and crude food
stuffs $15,596,00O. against $31, ,10l 900.
AS a result of larger foreign sales
of automobiles, machinery. iron and
steel products and chemicals, how
ever, exports of finished manufac-
lures gained about 20 per cent.