Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1928, Page 7

| BRITISH CHAUFFEUR BLAMED IN MISHAP Eldridge Finds Sir Esme’s| Driver Responsible for Let- ting Boy Have Wheel. A prelmina facts surrounding the injury of Bea- | v investigation into the trice Mae DeForest, 12 v the automobile carrying Howard, the Britis driven by his 14-vear conducted by M. O, Fldridge, a traffic directer, has led him to the con- clusion that the chauffeur of the car, Charles Edward Hadley, a British sub- Ject, is responsible f¢ the accident which ocourred to the young girl as she stepped from a street car Satur- day night. Mr. Eldridge, who has forwarded | his findings to the District Commis- | sioners for final ‘action by them, ex plained that the Ambassador’s son, ac- tually was responsible, but as he was | under age and held no permit, the lia- | bility shifts to the person in charge of | the car, who in this case was¥the chauffeur. Sir Esme vesterday informed Secre- tary of Siate Kellogg of his regrets | over the misfortune that had befallen | Reatrice and accepted full responsi- bility on behaif of his son and Nim- self for the accident. Today he told newspaper men that he has a stand ing offer of assistance to the DeFor- est family and that if it were pos sible for him to ve the diplomatic fmmunity with which he is clothed he | would gladly do so in order to comply | with any legal action with which an | American citizen would be faced. Can't Waive Immunity. However, Sir Esme emphasized, h\‘ Ris opinion’ it is impossible to waive! the immunity as that is a protection which diplomats have been accorded universally for more than 200 years and cannot be set aside at will. His | explanation of the matter made it | plain that in no way was he seeking | 1o escape liability or punishment on the charge that his automobile failed to stop while a street car was dis- charging passengers, if that charge could be pressed. Sir Esme declared if he were as. ®essed a fine for the offense he would hasten to Secretary Kellogg and his own government for permission to pay it. but he predicted he would be met with the hich wall of immunity which could not be excepted for par- ticular cases. no matter how much the individual receiving that protec tion desired that it be waived. The Ambassador said today he was happy to learn that the injuries to the little girl are not as serious as first reporis of physicians had them and that there ne longer is ground for the belief that she has concussion ©of the brain. Emphasizing that his young son| ¥ill rot drive about the streets of | Washington, no matter by whom he | is accompanied. until he becomes of the lagal age 10 receive a permit, the Ambassador confessed that he was in ignorance of the law governing op- eration of automobiles by minors or | he never would have permitted Henr: 20 take the wheel. *““Once is enough, the Ambassador added. Not Always Immune in London. Even though the District authori-| ties ey full responsibility on the | €hauffeur, which Sir Esme has vol- untarily assumed, Ha is clothed | with the same immunity, and he like- wise could not walve it, no matrer | how much he desired, the Ambassador | explained. The Ambassador and his son find eonsolation in the fact that the car| was moving slowly when it struck | Beatrice as she stepped to the street. | Kir Esme xaid he had not observed the | Birect car closeiy. hut his recollection | was that when the rear door closed | the car started forward, only to be| met by the opeging of the front door and the little girl. LONDON, January 10 (®).—In con- Beotion with the Guesiion of dinio- | matic immunity raised in Washington | When a 12-vear-old girl was siruck b an automobile driven by the British Ambassador's 14-vear-old son, it was | pecalled today that foreign diplomats | had not always been granted immu- | Bity here. In Juiv. 1922, the son of the Bra.| silian Minister 1o Great Britain was fined for driving a car dangerously | through the streets of Maidenhead. The magistrate rejected the claim of $mmunity entered on behalf of the dip- Jomat’s son. On the o'her hand, Justice McCardie fuied in High Court in October, 1923, | n;.: an ambassador'’s fudicial immu. | nity e amee ] A. H. McCORMICK, JR., DIES | OF HEART AFFLICTION | Depertment of Justice Lawyer Had Been in Failing Health for Months. H. McCormick, jr. lawyer of the Degattm nd i Welong re died st iz home in Apsrtments laxt night, 3 1o heart Qimease, bisd been in failing | monhw, but had Alexsnder Yeurs ol MR. AND M Mr, and Mrs. R. L. Alley will cele- te their fiftieth wedding anniver- ary as host and hostess to a large group of their friends at #n informal reception to be held at their home at 4410 Fourteenth street tonight, their golden wedding day, from 7 to 10 o'clock. SUNDAY CLOSING Judge to Give Ruling Satur- day on Charge Against Le Paradis. The managers of four resorts charged with violation of the Sunday closing law New Year eve were arralgned to- day before Judge John P. McMahon, presiding in the District branch of olice Court. r.)':oland Robbins, manager of Keith" fense. The case against Robert C. cases against the Carlton Hotel and the Gavety Theater were continued until January 12 at request of the de- fence, The case against Robert C. Kehl, manager of Le Paradis Cafe. was heard, but as neither the prosec jon nor defense could present suffi nt authority to sustain their posi- tions, Judge McMahon refused to hand down a decision, but said he would de- ide the case Saturday. Before any evidence was presented, counsel for the defense, Lawrence Koenigsberger, entered a demurrer to the information. The information charged that Le Paradis management ran a public place of amusement, whereas the law specifies that in this public place of amusement the man- agement must not conduct, permit or take part in a public exhibition. Called Arbitrary. The demurrer urged that dancing by the patrons in the cafe ix not an exhibition; that the regulation is ar- bitrary and unreasonable, as it does not prohibit such exhibitions between the hours of 2 and 11 o'clock Sunday evening. He held Le Paradis Cafe is not a public place of amusement un- der the meaning of the statute, as it is not a theater where exhibitions are given, but a place where patrons dance for their own amusement. The demurrer was overruled and the testimony was heard. Sergt Odessa 8. Hunt of the second police precinct testified that he, with Officer Herbert B. Rector of the same pre cinct, entered Le Paradis at 1:15 o'clock on the morning of January 1. They saw two or three hundred per- mons in the place, some of them danc- ing and some sitting at tables. warned Kehl that he was violating article 16, section 16, of the police regulations and that a warrant would be applied for. Mrs. Juanita Whitney, who accom- panied Harry N. Douthitt. field secre- tary of the Citizens' Service Associa- tion. toid the court that he entered Le Paradis at 12:45 o'clock Runday morn- when he s o f Inte Admira) | ormick and the late | oward ScCormick, He hir widow, Mrx, Marie | McCormick, and three | Mre. William Khiver of | Mims Irabells MeCormiek via McCormick, both of | eriente have mot | ot et eg MRS. MAGGIE B URCH DIES. b 10 The Siar, { LY KCHBURG | Mis Sagie Burch Wite of Sl Burch O Ler hugue Catnsiie § hie 10| e memler of Moty Churen sna a duugh Cross ved frw ¥ s wr by o y reh, ana tv 3oand ). A —_— d DANDRUFF 1A ‘Sure Way to End It ? | | | = 1 ! g ! SUlt you may hing and CASE CONTINUED He | WEDDED 50 YEARS TODAY MERCHANT MARINE Committee Reports Adverse to Coolidge Policy Sub- ‘mitted by Senator Jones. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, Senator Jones of Washington, Re- publican, ll{l! brought into the Senate a favornble report from the commit- tce on the development of the Ameri- | can merchant marine along lines ex- | |actly opposite from those recommend- {Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Alley Will Entertain Mr. Alley, who served as a postal clerk for 32 years and was promoted to the rank of clerk in charge, was | retired at the age of 65 The couple were married on the 10th of January, 1878, in Petersburg, Va., and some years later moved to Wash- ! ington. Grand Jury Urged To Avoid Acting | -As Public Censors Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 10 grand jury should not be a box censors attempting to control the habits of the people of Baltimore, Judge Owens asserted yesterday in charging the incoming jurors for the January term of court. He urged them to avoid the dis- semination of propaganda and to concentrate on curbing hold-up men, burglars and reckless auto drivers as the chief menaces to the community. ing and left at 3: there she witnessed an exhibition dance by a young lady, dressed in what was termed scanty clothing. The counsel for defense moved to strike out all evidence tending to show that there was an exhibition dance, | as tnis was not charged in the infor- mation. The motion was overruled. Motion Overruled. | Mr. Kocnigsberger also contended | that since the regulation specifically | states that theaters or other public places of amusement are what it is coneerned with, it means only other public places of amusement that are similar to theaters. This motion also was overruled. Judge McMahon, in summing up t:e | cane. declared that there were two «questions 1o be decided. First, whether Le Paradis is a public place of amuse- | ment as meant by the regulation, and whether there was any pub- ition, on New Year eve and whether dancing by cafe patrons can be conxidered s an exhibition, As neither the prosecution nor the defense could present sufficient au- thority to oppose either side of these | question. the judge ruled that the case must be continued in order to permit him to look up such authori- ties as might have a bearing on the case. TWO ROB JEWELER. BALTIMORE, Md., January 10 (®). | =Two unmasked bandits last night entered the jewelry store of William L. Lipman, held up the proprietor, his wife and two customers and es. caped with -jewelry valued at $3,000, Ordering their four victims to re main quiet, the robbers stripped a diamond ring valued at $1,000 from Lipman's finger and took 35 rings with a total value of $2,000, from showcases. An electrical expert says that if an electric bulb only 2 per cent more ef- | ficient than the ordinary lights in use could ba invented it would save $100,. 100,000 a year. Wiping out the “?” Behind the Used Car o'clock, and while | CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPAN Convenient Terms Are Always Available If you could know that information given you about a used car was the whole truth, you would have no fear of dissatisfaction with that car after you bought it. If the salesman enjoyed your confi- dence, you would trust him abso- lutely. The Cadillac-LaSalle dealer in your city is trying to deserve just such trust and confidence in selling his used cars. Cadillac Motor Car Company as- sures you that you will find your dealings with the Cadillac-LaSalle dealer, or any of his used car repre- sentatives, always satisfactory. Distsion of General Motors Corporetion DETROIT, MICHIGAN |ed by President Coolidge. | Mr. Jones takes the view that the | retirement of the Government from (he shipping business is a vain hope at this time, as is also the idea of subsidy for private operators, and that the alternative is further Gov- ernment appropriations for replace- ment ships, The big issue which had been raisad by the foes of further Governme: ownership hinged on the matter of {the place of those passenger and out, Sale of Ships Urged. Various erganizations have insisted ihat the Government sell such ships as it has and let the private owners wrestle with the replacement problem by perhaps getting the Government to lend them money at 2 per cent interest or by other Government aids. Senator Jones in hi report sweeps aside the possibility of subsidies and insists that until the private operators are able to take over Government <hipping, the duty devolves on the Federal Government to maintain pres- ent trade routes and add others. The sentiment in Congress for con- inuing the Government appropriations on, merchant shipping is pi#rtisan. Representatives from se ports which would in the ordinar course of events get no consid from private lines beca would be unprofitable, see in a C ernment merchant marine continued opportunity for port development lience the strength of the C ment operation program has re Iv little to do with the princ Government ownership or operation. Sees “Parting of the Ways.” “We are at the parting of the ways,” says the committee report “on our merchant marine l’\rnl;lg Our merchant ships are getting ®ld and out of date. o steps are being BILL UP T0 SENATE spending more money for ships to take | cargo vessels which are being worn | tion | use such calls | JANUARY' 10, M. C. CANADA, 49, DIES. Phenix, Va., Merchant Leaves Wife and Six Children. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., January 10.— Morrell Calvin Canada, 49 years of age,'a merchant at Phenix, Charlotte County, died at the Memorial Hospital here yesterday morning after a fliness. He was a son of Henry C. and Mrs. Eliza Canada and a native of Halifax County, and a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mr. Canada_is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nannle D. Canada: five sons, Robert Canada of Galax, E. B. and Donald of Garland, Joseph and Jesse Canada, and one daughter, Mrs. ley Andrews of Pherfix; four brothers, 1. L. Canada of Lynchburg, J. W. D. Canada of Pamplins, W. H. nada of Clover and H. C. Canada of Lennig, and five sisters, Mrs. John Horton and Mrs. W. R. Walker of Lennig, Mrs. Samuel Bass and Mrs. W. M. Myers of Clover and Mrs. Sue Moore of Vernon Hill. o DIVORCES SHOW GAIN. Special Dispatch to The Star. ERICK, Md., January 10.— For every seven marriage licenses issued In Frederick County during the past year there was a divorce decree granted, figures complled by the clerk of the court reveal. There were 855 licenses issued, just 17 more &r previous year, taken for replacement. The amount of our overseas commerce carried in ships under our flag is sjowly de- creasing. Unless something is done at this session of Congress to bring about replacement the building of up- to-date ships and an assurance of permanent service, we will find our- selves in the position we were in at the breaking out of the World War, markets.” Tmportant Amendment Proposed. An important amendment in the present law proposed by the commit- tee is that ships shall not be sold un- | less an affirmative unanimous vote of the Shipping Board is duly recorded. This will enable the members who rep- resent certain sections of the country to hold the veto power against the sale of any trade line to private oper- ators which does not guarantee the maintenance of the service previously rendered. The administration has made no provision for replacement ships in its budget so the Senate { commerce committee led by Senator Jones will have to fight jts own battie for the necessary fund: Copvricht, 19 hort | than during 1926, and 125 divorces | nted, an increase of 27 over the | dependent upon foreign ships to get | our goods to and from the world's | 28. PROBE OF NAVY’S SICK LIST URGED Retired Medical Officer Says Un- trained Doctors Are Accepted for Duty in Corps. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 10.—Declar- Ing that during the fiscal vear 1927 more than half of the American Navy was on the sick list, and that this casioned a cost of “upward of $3.000.- 000." Dr. W. Armistead Gills, U. 8. N. (retired) of Richmond, urged that an official investigation be made, in an Address before the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Society = here yesterd: Dr. Gills' suggestion was supported by the mociety, which passed a renoli tion favoring” an investigation, and sent it to Maryland members of Con- Bress, “For Congress to probe Admiral Magruder's charges and to ignore the frequgnt changes in personnel due to preventable sickness is contrary to national welfare,” Dr. Gills said. 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