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Evening star., 1926-11-26
OCTOBER PASSES JUNE
FOR PARIS MARRIAGES
Dressmakers Blamed by Some
French Writers for Attempt
to Sell Clothes.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November o6.-Wedding
bells jingling merrily and continuously
since the beginning of the month and
the unprecedented number of mar
riage notices posted at the mayories
Of the ultra smart wards of Paris
show that. although June may con-
tinue to be known as the month of
brides and roses. october has passed
it in the number Of actual marriages.
Licenses issued in the aristocratic
eighth and sixteenth wards were far
in excess of the number for the cor
responding period last June. October
brides are not married in fluffy chif-
fon or georgette dresses, and the
dressmakers have been doing a rush
ing business in wooden fabrics.
Some French writer even charges
that the dressmakers are responsible
for the october marriage craze. so as
to create a market for their heavier
materials Sports types and modern
models have even been chosen by some
brides for the city hall ceremony, but
the long train, slim, graceful fitting
dress still rules for the church func-
ton. Velvet predominates.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
GERMAN FILM STARS
IN EXODUS TO AMERICA

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 26.-Movie fans
and critics are getting worried about
the exodus of film stars and directors
to the United States. IF the pace
keeps up" said one reviewer, "the
German film industry will be crippled.
There will be SO many new and un.
known faces on the screen that movies
will lose their drawing power"
Eight directors of note have gone or
have contracted to go to the States,
including Ewald Andre Dupont, the
first movie critic in Germany and now
regarded as one of the greatest film
directors in the world OF the stars
Germany has lost, at least temporarily,
Emil Jannings. Conrad Veidt, Paul
Wegener and Goesta Eckmann. Eliza
beth Bergner has gone on the legiti-
mate stage for this season. About the
only popular star left is Mady Chris
tian. who is considering signing an
American contract.
Heinrich krause. former teacher at
Broskau. is showing the world that
one can still play the piano at the age
of 100. Though he gave up regular
teaching 81 years ago, he continues to
play for an hour or more every day,
and his Interpretation Of the classics
like Bach, Beethoven and Mozart is
said to be an inspiration to tia stu
dents who come to hear him al his
home.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
AUTOIST is FREED
IN DEATH OF BUTLER
Boyd Haislup Exonerated of
Blame-Stone Carver. r.
Walked Into Truck.

Boyd Haislup, 40 years old, 12l4 y
street. was exonerated by a coro-
ners jury at an inquest held at the
morgue today in the death of Charles
". Buhler. - years old. sculptor
and stone carver who was fatally
injured Wednesday afternoon as
result of walking against Haislup s
motor truct near Twenty first and
N streets.
Haislup was detained at No. 5
nolice state until police learned the
particulars OF the accident They
reported 10 Coroner NeYttt that the
pedestrian walked against the truck,
whereupon the coroner directed that
he be paroled in custody of his at
torney to appear at the inquest.
II developed that a rear wheel OF
the vehicle passed over and frac-
tured both legs and pelvis of Buhler
Funeral services will be conducted
at St Stephens Church al 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, Interment will
be i'll Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-11-26

ditions and is rather narrow In its lin
it's. 1t is highly desirable that regu-
lations should be made which will bet
ter apply to present conditions and
enable the Commissioners to appoint
special policemen under circumstances
which urge that step, but which are
now not covered by existing laws.
In addition to the powers specIh-
cally outlined, 1t is asked that the
commissioners be empowered to make
all regulations and ordinances that
they may deem necessary and proper
for the effective administration of the
municipa lity or which they may deem
proper for the protection OF life, limb,
health. comfort and quiet of all per
sons and the protection of all prop
erty within the District, and to en-
force all municipal laws and regula-
tions by the imposition Of d fine or
by Imprisonment, as they may deem
proper, Congress will carefully study
this proposal, because 1t is a principle
of municipal law that municipal au-
thorities may not enforce their regu-
lations by Imprisonment unless they
have specific authority to impose such
q punishment. A much more effective
enforcement of police regulations
would be possible. 1t is claimed, if the
Commissioners are given the power
TO punish by imprisonment. There ~
decided opposition to this proposed
provision.
Specific and definite statement in
Law that the fact that Congress has
already legislated upon any Of the
subjects mentioned above, or may
hereafter legislate, shall not be deemed
a limitation upon the powers of the
Commissioners to make other and
further regulations upon the same
subject" 1t is explained that this is
desirable because of certain decisions
of the Court of Appeals. For exam
pIe. that court had declared that two
acts of Congress relating to the re-
noval of ice and snow were unconsti-
tutional and then had denied the
right of the District Commissioners
to pass regulations upon the same
subject because, the court said, this
subject had been withdrawn from mu-
nicipal action by Congress, which had
taken II into its own hands to regu-
late the subject. In another case the
court denied the right Of the Com
missioners to revoke the license Of
plumber who had fagrantly violated
the plumbing regulations, upon the
ground that the statute provided only
for a fine in the police court for such
violations.
A definite and positive statement by
Congress of its intent is asked as part
of the legislation that is expected to
be enacted enlarging the powers OF
the Commissioners, making the action
conclusive to date.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
teen blocks of dwellings, were reported
demolished.
The ma jority of the eight dead in
Moscow We're believed to be negroes.
) KNOWN DEAD IN MISSOURI:

ST. LOUIS, November &c IP.-Five
persons are known to have been killed
and an undetermined number injured
by a tornado which swept over the
southern part of Missouri late yeSter
day and last night. Reports of loss of
life and property damage were re-
ceived from several rather widely sep
arated points.
Three dead and 20 injured was the
known toll OF the storm at Brands
Vile, about 10 miles north of the
Arkansas line. Practically every busi
ness building in the town was de-
stroyed, including the community hall
and a church.
Competition, northwest of Brands
vile and about so miles from the
Arkansas line. listed two dead and an
undetermined number injured. Many
of the homes and business houses
there were destroyed and others badly
damaged.
The storm was believed to be an off
shoot of the tornado which struck
Arkansas late in the day. Telephone
and telegraph wires were down over
the section. and reports of the storm
reached Springfield location of Frisco
Railroad offices, largely by messenger.
Late reports there were that num-
ber of towns between Brandsville and
Rolla We're in the path of the storm.
but it was impossible to establish
communication with the points.
The storm found most Of the vic
tins at their evening meal. John
Johnson. a Thayer business man, one
of the victims at Brandsville, was
killed when the storm wrecked his
automobile while he was driving home
and crushed his body in the wreck.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
TWO SUE PEPCO.

Moses Reichgutt. 1900 Spring road
today filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to recover $4,000 dam
ages from the Potomac Electric Pow
er Co. and the District of Columbia
for alleged personal injuries, sustained
October 4, last. he says, when he
fell over a pile of dirt and lumber
near an exca walton at Fourteenth and
L streets, which. he charges. was
not properly guarded. lie is repre-
sented by Attorney IT, Morris Wam-
pier
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
also was named as defendant in a
suit to recover $4,000 damages filed
by Edward M. kunkle, 1907 Third
street. kunkle was in the employ
of the company August %, 1929, and
while he was working on wall OF
the company's property a plank Of
the scaffolding gave way and threw
him to the concrete floor, inflicting
permanent injury. the plaintiff says.
He is represented by Attorney Jacob
N Halper.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
SOUTH CLAIMS FIRST
STEEL PLATE SHIP
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WILMINGTON, n. c.. Nov. %
Facts have been unearthed by Of
ficials of the Chamber of Commerce
which refute the claim that Phlla-
delphia is the birthplace of the first
steamship constructed of steel plates.
A member of the Chamber of Com
merce recently informed General Man
ager Garrish Gassaway that several
years ago while touring in the South
ern section Of the country, he Travelled
on the Cape Fear River in a YES
sci which bore nameplate showing
that it had been built by the Pusey
Jones Co. in 1859 Then anne of the
steamer was the 4. +. Hurt.
Mr.. Gassaway communicated with
the Chamber of Commere of Whining
ton, n. c., and learned that the A. u.
Hurt had piled the Cape Fear River
for q number of years. About three
years ago the boat sank at the
Orange Street Wharf in the South
ern city and has not been Salvaged.
The records of the Pusey G. Jones
Co. show that the A. +. Hurt
was built by it in 1859 and was
the first ship to be constructed OF
steel plates. While iron plates had
been used since 1s43. records indi-
cate that this was the first time that
steel plates were uSeO III snip COT
struction. The Hurt was the twenty
third boat built by the company here.
The vessel was 100 feet long. with
a beam of II feet and a draft of
4 feet. 1t was constructed for the
Cape Fear steamboat Co. Co
incidentally the first iron steamship
built by the Pusey & Jones Co. was
in 1853 for the Cape Fear Steamboat
Co.
About IL years ago the a. P. Hurt
was overhauled by the Skinner Co.
in Wilmington, n. c., at which
time it was renamed the II. L. Lyon.
Later, the name was changed back
to A. p. Hurt. After rebuilding. the
vessel ran until three years ago.
The vessel was built to run be-
tween Wilmington, n. c., and Fay
etteville, n. c., 40 miles up the Cape
Fear River and from information re
ceived, was always the most success
ful boat ever run on the upper Cape
Fear River.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
WHARF Of MORGUE
WILL Be REPAIRED
$4,000 of Emergency Fund
TO Be Used to Recondition
BuIkhead Wall.

The use of $4,000 of the District $
emergency fund for the immediate
reconditioning of the bulkhead wall
of the morgue wharf was authorized
today by the Commissioners.
David +. McComb. superintendent
of bridges of the District, and MAJ.
J.. Il. Atkins, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner. urged the repair of
the bulkhead wall because of it's re-
ported unsafe condition for the sup
port of the structure resting on 1t.
The inquest into the death of De-
tective Sergt. Arthur Is. Scrivener
was held in the boardroom of the
District Building because OF the
condition.
In his report to the Commissioners
Mai. Atkins said the pilinS under the
wharf has rotted to such an extent
that it is impracticable to make
further repairs, and it should be en-
tirely renewed.
pending approval of the plans Tor
the development of the harbor,' de,
clared Mai Atkins. "it is not desirable
to rebuild the wharf at this time. The
wharf will undoubtedly stand for a
year or two if no concentrated loads
are placed thereon, and no one should
be allowed on the wharf except on
official business. Automobiles are
already prohibited. 1t should be
borne in mind that the present unsafe
condition of the wharf in no way
affects the stability of the morgue
building"
Evening star., 1926-11-26
TORBERT HEADS GROUP.

The appointment OF William S. Tor
bert Of the Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens' Association as chairman of the
committee on fiscal relations of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
was announced today by James G.
Yaden, president Of the federation.
MIR. Yaden made known his selec-
ton Of Mr.. Torbert to head this i'm
portant committee in a communication
to the District Commissioners asking
them to make use Of this committee,
as well as the Citizens Advisory
Council, in their efforts to procure
legislation to establish permanent and
equitable fiscal relations between the
District and Federal governments.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
ANTI-COLLAR LEAGUE
ORGANIZED IN PARIS
Stiff Article Declared Instrument of
Torture by Writers in
New Club.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 26.-That the
starched collar is an instrument Of
torture. strait tjacket for the neck,
and must disappear Is the first article
In the bylaws Of the Anti-Collar
League. recently organized in Paris.
The founders are all writer's Of some
note, but the collarless fashion is max
ing timid progress.
At the first meeting of the league
Andre Antoine. a noted author and
theatrical critic. was elected president
and an executive committee formed.
Press photographers in attendance
asked the committee to pose for a
picture. When the picture appeared
in the newspapers 1t was found that Z
out of 8 on the committee were wear
ing stiff colors. The attention of the
president was called to the fact. He
declared:
This was not an oversight; it was
done on purpose to show how miser-
able we were and how uncomfortable
we looked and felt
Evening star., 1926-11-26
TEN WORKERS DIE
WHEN DAM BURSTS
Heavy Rains Cause Collapse.
Sending Swift Floods
Through Tunnel.
BY the Associated Press.


MARTINEZ. Calf, November @c
Ten men met sudden death III t.!
Contra Costa hills last ni-ht whe'
San Pablo Greek, swollen by heav,
rain, burst temporary dam and sen
a torrent of water rushing into "a tun
mel in which they were working
The workmen, a shift boss and min,
laborers, had not chance for their
lives. They We're working in the far
end of the bore. 1900 feet from the
entrance. and the flood, coming with
barely an instant's warning, ingulfed
them.
Tie victims bodies still are in the
tunnel with no chance of being re-
covered until the flood recedes and
the water can be pumped from the
bore.
Three Men Make Escape.
Three men working at the base of a
shaft which extends upward from the
tunnel at point about 700 feet from
the entrance escaped by jumping into
an elevator and ascending as the
swirling torrent roared in on them.
The tunnel. ! miles south of here.
was part of a project to carry
domestic water from the MOkelumne
River to Oakland and other East Bay
cities. The mouth of the bore start
ed in the bottom of d deep Sully
through which runs the creek. To
prevent the creek from running into
the tunnel q temporary dam had been
erected i the gully. AS a result of the
pressure caused by today's heavy rain
the dam burst.
The dOwnpour was general in the
San Francisco Bay district, flooding
streets and easements, stopping street
cars and automobiles and turning
sewers into geysers. San Francisco
observers reported "A of an inch of
rain fell in 13 minutes. setting what
is believed to be a record for pre-
cipitation there.
One San Francisco man was hurt
when a truck, skiddins in the blind
ing rain, struck him, and two girls
were nearly drowned when the auto
mobile in which they were riding over
turned, casting them into miniature"
lake. Another machine was buried
when it was caught in landslide.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Wife Seeks Divorce.

Alleging misconduct and naming a
correspondent, Margaret A. Grimes.
6O4 Aspen street today filed suit in
the District supreme Court against
George A Grimes, Center Market.
FOR an absolute divorce and alimany.
They were married in this city April
1s. 1921. and have no children. At
torney W. a. Coombe appears for
Mrs. Grimes.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Out of Condition.
Boston Herald

From the Boston Herald.
Robert, aged :. came i'll from
school one rainy afternoon looking
rather pale. and ! anxiously inquired
how he was.
"Oh, I don't know. mama. Il guess
maybe my side is all out OF condi-
fion."
Evening star., 1926-11-26
One Killed at knObyiew.

ROLI.A. Mo-. November IS N)-
An unidentified man was killed when
a tornado struck knobview, Is miles
northeast of Rolla. last night. reports
received here today said. The Frisco
depot and other buildings were re-
ported destroyed. Striking about s
o'clock, the storm tore a path ap-
proximately miles wide. demolish-
ing houses. barns and timber.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
MOVEMENT FOR WIDER POWER
FORD. C.. HEADS TO BE PUSHED
Many Obsolete Regulations Are Hamper
ing Activities Of City-Congress Bur-
dened by Minor Details

city are under control of the United
States and policed by separate Fed
eral force. the park police. The Metro
politan, or local police force. has no
jurisdiction over these areas, except
perhaps in the matter of mlsde-
meanors. and no control over the park
police These areas are not USED lof
Federal purposes and should be SUD-
iect to municipal authority. as parks
usually are in cities. and should be
policed by the local police force.
The Commissioners should have
power to sell or lease propery. Tor
the reason that it frequently happens
that their inability to do so at present
results in valuable property lying
idle without benefit to any one.
The commissioners should have au
thority to enact regulations as theS
may deem proper to meet exigencles
attendant upon inauguratlons. con
yentions, professions or other SUCH oc
casions or emergencies. 1t is now
necessary in each such case tor the
commissioners to recommend ana loi
Congress to pass special Legislation
dealing with each particular occasion
Want Fire Safety Control.
Authority is also asked for the Com
ing erection of fire escapes and other
fire protection measures, including the
fireproofing of buildings. This Is de
signed to cover types of buildings no,
included under the present law, ano
for additional f1reprooting. The pres
ent law was passed many years agt
and does not meet conditions as tneA
exist today ard does not enable the
Commissioners to afford proper protec
ton for occupants of certain classes
of buildings.
The Commissioners are now EN-
powered by law to make rules anc
regulations respecting the production
use and control OF electricity for light
heat and power purposes" 1t Is
claimed that this authority should bt
broadened, as uses not contemplated
when the act was passed by Congress
in 1904 are now present. For example
radio communication involves certain
hazards to person and property. but II
seems the Commissioners are without
authority to regulate it.
At the present time a permit to In
stall electrical work may issue to any
person regardless Of age or compe
tency. and as result much work is
done by Incompetent persons, causing
a public complaint. 1t is proposed
that the Commissioners be authorized
to limit electrical work to persons
licensed by them and to require pub
lie service corporations or others fur
nishing current for electrical purposes
to any building to cease such service
on failure of the owner or agent tC
correct defective or dangerous wires
or apparatus.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Would Handle License Fees.

In,position Of license fees upon
trades and professions is strictly
municipal function generally exer'
cised BY muni cipal authorities
throughout the country, and should
be controlled by the Commissioners.
This is because the Commissioners
are better acquainted with local con-
ditions and are qualified to adopt
regulations for the conduct OF such
trades and professions, and can do
so promptly when circumstances re-
u,1ire an adjustment to meet chang
inc conditions Inequalities existing
under present law could thus be
properly corrected.
The corporation counsels office has
been for many years attempting to
have a fund with which to compro-
mise claims brought against the Dis.
trict. There has been opportunity
Frequently to compromise these
claims for small amounts, but the
claims were afterwards forced to
trial and the District compelled to
nav a Judgment of two or three times
the amount at which compromise
could have been effected. 1t Is be
ljeved that a considerable amount
can be saved If the Commissioners
have the power to adjust claims out
of court.
It should be made clear and
definite that the Commissioners have
10 define the distinction between
venders, peddlsrs and hucksters, and
to make all needful regulations to
control such business in the streets.
The courts have held that a person
with a peddler's license may sell on
the public streets in view of the fact
that Congress has not specifically
barred him from doing so, although
the intent of Congress in the license
act of 1902 was that persons holding
peddlers' licenses should confine
themselves to making sales from
house to house.
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