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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
SENATE BODY TO PROBE
UTILITIES NOMINATIONS
subcommittee to Investigate Quail
fications Of Adams and
Childress.

A subcommittee of three to inquire
Into the qualifications of Benjamin
r. Adams and John w. Childress for
confirmation as members of the new
Public Utilities Commission, was Gre
ated yesterday afternoon by Chairman
Capper of the Senate District COM
mittee.
The subcommittee Will consist Of
Senators Jones, Republican, of Wash
ington; Sackett. Republican, of Ken
lucky, and King, Democrat, OF Utah,
the same members who handled the
nominations of the District Commits
gioners.
A number of letters bearing on these
appointments have been received by
the District committee and will be
turned over to the subcommittee. If
the President dominates a people S
counsel before the subcommittee con-
cludes it's inquiry into the qualifica-
tiong Of Mr.. Adams and Mr. Childress,
the nomination also will be referred
to 1t for consideration. The subcom-
mittee has not decided when it will
meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
FEAR FOR PRESIDENTS HEALTH
RAISED BY LACK OF EXERCISE
Family and Friends Concerned as He Cuts
Down Daily Walks and Curtails
Other Limbering-Up Stunts

crowds. Not only does he delight in
rubbing elbows with the street crowds,
but the shop windows along the way
never fail to interest him.
Until he commenced shortening his
walks and passing them up entirely
day after day, he generally walked
distance of about a mile and a half
in the morning and trifle longer in
the afternoon. In all these walks he
has never been known to go to Rock
Creek Park, or Potomac Park, or the
nearby country sections, as did Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Taft.
The President seldom goes for a
motor ride. He appears to look upon
the automobile merely as a medium
OF transportation. Only once since
he has been President has he been
horseback riding, and then only for
very short distance In West Potomac
Park
Another form of outdoor recreation
in which the President no longer in
dulges is his Mayfiower trips. He has
been on only one cruise since return
ing from his vacation in the Adiron-
dacks last Summer, and that trip was
only as far as Quantico. Previously
the President went for a cruise at
least twice q month, in the Winter
as we'll as Spring and Fall.
His abandonment of the Mayf1ower
is looked upon as TRANCE. too, because
he has so frequently spoken of the
pleasure he derived from these trips.
He never failed to come back to the
White House refreshed and well rest.
ed after a week end aboard the yacht
The Presidents tendency to lessen
his exercise and outdoor recreation
became noticeable shortly after his
return to Washington last Fall from
his vacation in the mountains. Dur
ing the 10 weeks he was at the camp
he did no end of exercising, principal.
ly trout fishing. He returned to Wash
ington rudy faced and hard, but since
then he has done virtually nothing to
keep At. Nevertheless the President
is in splendid condition His physician
Is # that opinion, and the President
himself says he never felt betteS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
SAYS COAST GUARD
FIRED UPON YACHT
Captain of Vessel and Two
Guests Cite Alleged InsoI-
ence of Federal Officer.
BY the Associated Press.

MIAMI, Fla, February 3
Charges that their private yacht. fly
ing the American flag, was fired upon
by Coast Guard patrol boat 24S at a
point 40 miles off Miami, were pre-
ferred by Capt. 3. Z. Schubert, mas
ter and owner of the yacht Elsie IL,
and his two guests, Francis Williams
and Samuel Hawkes., prominent citi-
Zens of Corning, y. Y, upon their ar
rival here tonight.
Mr.. Hawkes., president of T. c..
Hawkes. & Co., nationally known man
ufacturers of crystal glass, announced
his attorneys here were preparing
affidavits to be forwarded immedi-
ately to the Navy Department. Sena-
tors Fletcher. Florida; Wadsworth.
New York; Mclean, Connecticut. and
the Bahamas colonial government,
protesting against the reported Incl.
dents.
The three men said the shooting
occurred shortly after noon last Sun
day while the yacht was proceeding
from Miami for the island of New
and the fishing banks nearby. Their
pleasure craft, they asserted. was
laden with a quantity of old clothing
for distribution on the Bahama Is
lands for victims of the Summer hur-
ricanes.
When the first shot from the patrol
boat splashed near the yacht, Capt.
Schubert declared he hove to. The
three men declared the Government
craft raced straight ahead and fired
as 1t approached, adding that their
lives were endangered by this subse-
quent action. They stated they rec
ognized the patrol boat as the same
rum-chaser which had anchored
within 100 yards of them in Biscayne
Bay at Cape Florida, miles south.
the night before they started.
Capt Schubert declared he invited
the Coast Guard commander follow
ing the shooting to come aboard and
make a search, but was told to pro-
coed.
"Why did you shoot IL you didn't
want to make a search?" Capt. Schu.
bert said he asked the ranking Off
GER. who gave his name as T. E.
Rawlins.
why didn't you stop" Capt. schu-
bert said he was questioned
The yachtsmen replied that he had
stopped at the first she'll, and an
argument ensued in which Mr..
Hawkes. declared he announced he
would take the case before WaSh1ng-
ton officials.
go ahead and write to Washing
ton, Washington will only refer it
back to the Coast Guard base at
Fort Lauderdale and it will be for
gotten" Mr.. Hawkes. said the guards
men responded.
The yacht then continued to Nassau
and the water contiguous for weeks
fishing exnedition before returning to
Miami tonight. They said they had
reported the matter to Bahamas Off
Gals also.
Mr.. Williams is president of the
Board of Education, a bank official,
and a practicing attorney of Corning,
where he has resided for IS years.
He maintains Winter homes here and
at Daytona Beach. Capt. Schubert
is we'll known here, having come to
Miami years ago from Greenwich,
Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
OPORTO IN CONTROL
OF REBEL FORCES
Portuguese LoyaIists Avoid
Fighting Which Would
Affect Residents.
BY the Associated Press.

LISBON, Portugal, February s.
President Csrmona's government is
having difficulty in suppressing the
revolutionary movement which began
at Oporto several DAYS ago. At that
important city the i1utIny soldiers and
their supporters are entrenched in the
center of the town and have offered
strong opposition to the government
loyal troops seeking to eject them.
Carmona's forces sue ceeded in enter
ing Oporto, hut failed TO dominate
the rebel position. Wishing 10 spare
the civilian population as much as
possible. the comma nder of the loyal
forces ia endeavoring to find way to
overcome the revolutionaries without
further bombardment.
An official note issued here today
declares that the military instruction
took place only at Oporto, Figueira da
Fog, a seaport In the province Of
Beira; the garrison Tavira, in the
province of Algarve, and on the gun
boat Dengo, anchored near Faro.
The revolutionary soldiers and
sailors OF those Rarrisons and the
ship" says the official statement,
were overcome and their leaders ar
rested. The Oporto instruction has
not yet completely been dominated as
the rebels are entrenched in the cen.
ter Of the town and the government
ia DESTROYS of avoiding as much as
possible destruction Of the city of
Oporto.''
Notwithstanding the governments
optimistic announcements, reports are
current that the revolt has spread to
various parts of northern Portugal.
Meanwhile Lisbon remains peaceful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
FRE|GHTER RAMMED
AND SUNK;;31 SAVED
Steamer Michael Tracy,
Bound for Newport News,
Hits Wooden Craft.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 5.-The
freight vessel Cape Cod was ramned
by the Sound steamer Michael Tracy
in the East River. opposite Ninety
second street, late this afternoon, and
sank within five minutes. ThiFty-one
men, believed to be the entire crew,
were saved.
The Cape Cod, wooden vessel, was
bound down the harbor and the Tracy
in the opposite direction The crash
stove a great hole in the Cape cod.
She was a craft Of 557 gross tons and
Isl feet in length, owned by the
Thames Steamship Co. and built in
1900.
Marine fire and police boats went to
her assistance, but she had gone down
before aid arrived Other harbor
craft stood by to assist in rescuing
members of the crew struggling in the
icy water.
The 81 men were picked up ard
taken to hospitals suffering from sub
mersion and exposure.
The boiler of the freiglnter exploded
as she was sinking. The steel rruw
of the other boat had ripped open her
bow at the water line.
The Cape COD was en- route to Nor
wich, Conn, and the Michael Tracy
was bound for Newport News, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
SENATE TO HURRY
DISTRICT MEASURE
Subcommittee to Consider
Local Appropriation
Bill Tomorrow.

The District appropriation bill,
which passed the House, Friday after
noon, with provisions aggrega ting
s3s,21S,495. will be given prompt con
sideration tomorrow morning by a
subcommittee OF the Senate appropria-
tons committee and probably will be
reported to the Senate within a few
days.
Indications are that comparatively
few changes Will be recommended by
the Senate appropriations committee
The District subcommittee of the
Senate committee is headed by Sen
ator Phipps of Colorado and il Is
known that he already has familiarized
himself with the details of the meas
ure as drafted by the House.
Probe Teacher Increase.
II is understood that Senator Cap
per. chairman of the District legisla-
tive committee. and also member OF
the subcommittee on appropriations,
has been looking into the merits OF
the item for "a additional public school
teachers. which was eliminated from
the bill by the House COMMITTEES. This
NAV be one of the questions consid-
cred by the Senate committee before
the measure Is reported.
Senator King of Utah has filed In
the Senate a proposed amendment to
the bill to increase the salary of the
chief engineer OF the Fire Department
to $500 year.
IT is reported that another amend
ment NAV be proposed to provide for
the adding of an assembly hall to the
Iol,p Eaton School.
Early Action Expected.
With the session rapidly drawing
to close. every effort is being made
bv Senate leaders to expedite passage
of the appropriation bills and 1t Is
likely that request may be made Tor
of the District supply
measure on the floor of the Senate be
fore the end Of this week.
Senator Phlpps, who will have
charge of the measure in the upper
branch of Congress, has handled the
District bill for a number of years and
is thoroughly conversant with the re
ouirements of the District govern
ment.
Senator Oddie of Nevada suggested
a few days ago that provision might
be made In this years bill for the
of plans for proposed
Junior college as new feature of the
public school system here, but what
course the subcommittee will take OF
this proposal Is not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
INTERNATIONAL BALLOON
RACE TO BE HELD IN u. S.
Gordon Bennett Contest Date Will
Be Between July / and
September Is.

The Gordon Bennett international
balloon race will be held this year in
the United States, according to a de-
cision of the Federation Aeronautiuue
International announced here yes
terday.
The exact date will be fixed by the
National Aeronautical Association, and
will be between July l and September
10. The date and place will be an
nounced not later than April 1, and
entries must be filed with the associa.
ton not later than May /.
The Navy Department recently an
nounced that 1T would enter a balloon
in the elimination race to determine
American representatives in the inter-
national event.
Lieut.. Comdr. NJ. r. Pierce has
been chosen us the commanding officer
of the naval unit which will partici.
pate in the elimination race to de-
termine who shall pilot the American
entry in this years race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

President Coolidge's lack Of exer-
else is beginning to give his family
and close friends much concern.
There has been a growing tendency
on his part, during the last six months
or so, to pay less and less attention
to those things that were supposed to
be essential to his we'll being and gen.
eral physical fitness.
The President has even cut down
on his walking, much to the distress
Of those about him, and although he
appears to be in excellent health and
contends that he never felt better,
there is a general feeling that sooner
or later his now rugged constitution
will suffer for the want of proper
exercise.
Not only does the Executive walk
less, but those little limbering up
stunts in which he has INDUCED each
morning for a number of years i'm
mediately upon arising have been cur
tailed, and the electric horse which he
used most relisiously and earnestly
for more than d year as a means of
exercise Is now seldom used.
No explanation is offered by the
President for this apparent indiffer-
ence to those things judged as being
so beneficial to his health.
The President had always been a
great walker, and since coming to the
White House, where his official duties
have been burdensome and combining,
and affording little time for recrea,
ton, his indulgence in walking was
looked upon as the real solution of
the exercise problem.
Until the last half year Mr.. Cool
idse never missed a day without a
good walk. Generally he walked twice
day, before breakfast, or imme-
diately after, and late in the after,
noon. Peculiarly enough, he con.
fined his walking TO the downtown
section of the city and invariably
during the rush hours.
Apparently he enjcys being in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
PRESIDENT FAvORS
E. ECONOMIC FARLEY
Asks Congress for $4,000
to Send Delegates to
Geneva Conference.
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
American participation in the
Geneva economic conference called
by the League of Nations was rec
commended to the Senate yesterday
by President Coolidge.
Requesting an appropriation of
$4,000 for the expenses of delegates
to the conference which will begin
May 4, the President said that this
country should stand ready TO aid in
the study of means to promote eco
. nomic progress"
Government Not Bound.
His recommendation went also to
the House, and with it Mr.. Coolidge
forwarded a copy Of the invitation
from the council of the League of
Nations and called attention that
delegates to the conference cannot
in any way bind their governments
and will not be qualified to act as
spokesman Of an official policy"
Il consider il important" the
President said, ito participate in the
appointment of members, not only
in order that this Government may
be adequately informed of discus
sions in their relation to American
interests, but also in order that the
American point of view may be duly
presented in the hope of contribut-
ing to the development of sound
economic foundations of friendly
intercourse and prosperity
THE United States is taking It's
part in the study of the problem of
arms Limitation at the invitation of
the League of Nations. This country
should also stand ready to aid in the
study of means to promote economic
progress.
Affect American Interests.
This is not the occasion to dis
cuss specific problems outlined in
the agenda. It is sufficient to note
that the conference contemplates an
inquiry into important problems af-
fecting American interests. This
Government will have the benefit of
its deliberations. but will not be
bound by its results
The President said that the pre-
paratory committee which laid plans
for the conference set forth its pur-
poses as intended to organize
general consultation in the course of
which the various programs and doc
trines may be freely exposed without
the freedom of discussion being re-
stricted by any immediate necessity
to transform the conclusions of the
conference into International engage
ments."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

that easily might be utilized for three
or four extra lanes of traffic with q
tremendously beneficial effect upon
the whole movement of the city's vast
fleet of motor vehicles.
Advantages Are Obvious.
1t is obvious that utilization of
the full width of the only radial ar
teries of the city. with all drivers
making conscientious effort to keep
at the greatest legal speed consistent
with safety, would be the equivalent
of adding a great many more streets
to the Capitals highway system.
The advantages to be reaped from
an end so easily accomplished are OBJ
vious. 1t is patent that they would
include greater safety, freer and
faster flow of traffic and an enormous
saving in time. Washington, how
ever has failed to take these advan-
tages for years. That it will con-
tinue to fail is an assumption held
by those who point out the enormous
waste that exists at present.
Left-lane driving has become a
fixed habit and breaking a large
body of motorists of any long in
dulged vagary has been demonstrated
10 De an almost Iull1e ldSh. "A Hcictt
measure that will get around and
not try to overcome the habit is held
to be necessary.
In only one instance, 1t Is argued,
does left-lane driving fall to interfere
with the even and easy flow of the
vehicular tide That is on the one-way
street, where passing is permitted on
either the left or right of an over
taken car.
Passing on Right Dangerous.
Skirting around another car on the
right on the heavily travelled thorough
fare under present condition Is recog-
nZed by all to be dangerous. The
driver who attempts to advance in
this way may have been spurred to
act by a situation that would make the
most law-abiding citizen desperate,
but this is no defense in case of an &C.
cident.
The factor that contributes most to
Washington driving that has impress
ed many experts and even casual OBJ
servers OF traffic conditions. A traffic
engineer has labeled this character
istic as "a dangerous inclination to
wobble.'
He explains his definition as mean
ing that while Washington Is filled
with left-lane drivers, one cannot be
certain that the very moment the man
behind gets desperate enough to pass
on the right the first vehicle will
not wobble toward the curb. Left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
The Evening Star
Offers to its Readers
A New Map of Europe.

Six new nations were created by the
World War, and the boundaries of a
majority of countries in Europe were
changed.
The names of more than so impor-
tant cities, including many capitals
OF Europe. have been changed.
Russia has recently been mapped
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revolution.
Old maps of Europe no longer give
correct information. A new map has
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Every home. office and school will
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through the Washington Information
Bureau of The Evening Star at post.
age and handling cost of 10 GEMS.
Use the attached coupon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
U. S. OIL COMPANIES
GET STAY IN MEXICO
Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Sc
cures Injunction Against
Petroleum Laws.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, February 5.-Dis-
patches from Tampico say that the
Tuxpan District Court, sitting at Villa
Circumference. in the State. of Vera
Cruz, has granted two more general
arnparos against the new Mexican oil
laws, making four such blanket in
functions which this court has an
nounced. The amparos suspend ap-
plication of the new oil regulations
until the Mexican Supreme Court can
act on the constitutionality of the
legislation.
The companies granted amparos to.
day were the Atlantic, Gulf and West
Indies Oil Co. and the Mexican Crude
Oil Co.
Meanwhile all other district courts
are refusing other similar applica
tons, leaving the situation funda.
mentally unchanged awaiting action
by the Supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
SACASA TO DEMAND
PREPARATIONS OF u. S.
4eSht Here Preparing Request for
Funds to Pay for Damage"
by Marines.

A demand for repara lions for al.
legged outrages by American Marines
In Nicaragua is being prepared by DR..
T. S. Vaca, confidential agent here
of DR.. Sacasa, head of the Liberal
government there for presentation to
Secretary Kellogg. A similar demand
already has been submitted by the
Liberal Foreign Minister Espinosa to
the American consul at Bluefelds,
The acts for which reparations are
20 be claimed are the alleged dump.
Ing OF 100000 rounds OF cartridges
into river and the disarming by r.
o. Davies, who claimed to be an
American. of Is Nicaraguan soldiers
and the searching of their barracks,
rs the result of a personal grievance
Davies is said by Vaca to have led
20 Marines in the assault upon the
barracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
SLAIN IN BARBER CHAIR.
Alleged Gangster Riddled While
Face Is Covered With Towels,

CHICAGO. February (P).-Sittinr
in BARRIERS chair, a hot towel about
his face, John Petrack, alleged gang.
ster, was riddled with bullets tonight
and probably fatally wounded by
assailants who made their escape.
The police saw in the shooting a.
fresh outbreak of Chicago's gang
warfare. and attributed the act to
desire for vengeance on the part of
friends of Jules Portuguese, gang
chieftain, slain several months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

area of the city daily, are emphatic
examples of the condition that is in
terfering with the safe, smooth and
speedy flow of traffic.
Any one who has driven on these
thoroughfares at any hour of the day
will have difficulty recalling a time
when he ever was able to pass another
vehicle without having TO put at least
two wheels of his car on the car
track. Connecticut avenue is 80 feet
wide and will permit three-lane travel
on either side of the car tracks with
comfort. That one vehicle cannot pass
another under present conditions
without going into the tracks certain
ly is indicative of an enormous waste
of street surface.
Speed Rule Purpose Defeated.
Massachusetts avenue is a particu-
larly conspicuous example of the de-
plorable effects of 'middle-of -the-road"
dpiving. The best traffic thought of
the city last October decided that a
speed of 80 miles an hour was permits
sible with safety on this street. The
thoroughfare is wide enough for three
lanes of travel, but the slow traffic
takes to the center and the purpose of
the higher speed limit is defeated, and
o"iOts Ioc iIC4uCIliy DcCOiIlcS d IIIdl-
ter of chance.
The long, but not steep ascent, is
regarded by many as contributing to
needless blocking of traffic on this
street merely because the driver who
Is unable to make speed persists in
retarding all others behind him in
stead or moving over to the slower
speed lane. The same situation is to
be found on all other important thor
oughfares.
Left, left, left some invisible SER
geant of speed and greed seems to be
commanding the Washington motor
car operator.
Left, left, left and the street sur
face within 20 feet or more of the
curb is ignored as useless. Thus are
Washington drivers accused of rob-
bling themselves of many hundreds
OF valuable lanes of travel on all of
the more important streets of the
city.
Left, left, left-there is where
Washington drives, and yet the man
who passes on the right is, tech
nically law violator. There must he
a remedy for this evil situation, and
1T should be found Such is the
opinion of those students of motoring
conditions who are earnestly inter-
ested in the promotion of a safer and
freer flow of both pedestrian and
vehicular traffic through the streets
and highways of Washington.