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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
BOIFEuILLET QUITS
SENATORIAL PRIMARY
Try Associated. press.l

ATLANTA. oct. i5.-W;th ,hs
special state Democratic primaryato 10
nominate "a successor to the iatc
unit"d states Senator Thomas T.
atson set for October i1. the with
drawal OF John T. Bolfcui.ict. Macon
tonight narrowed the field to ftur
candidates.
Boheniilst made no mention Of the
other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r. "
HhrdWlck. Seaborn Wright. John f.
tco?cr and Walter +. Georgr--,n re
firing hut bitterly attacked what he
termed 'despicahie and base tactics
employed oy sundry persons in this
state 10 array religious prsjhdices.
against him.
They hay" circulated the rcpc IT
that am Catholic" he said. 81
am a Presbyterian by baptism. a
BAPTIST by education and a Methods.
ny marriage. believe In neither
political nor religious iutoI.raDc,.
No one should he denied III. price :
less privilege to bend the knee To
any altar and the inestimahlc right
to pray in \ manner agreeable 70
one's conscience"
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ODD FELLOWS AID
SEARCH FOR n. Y. MAN
tBy Universal serviccl

NEW YORK. Oct l5.--Odd .~,,cI.
lows throughout the country have
enlisted IN The search for Stau!slaus
= f'eiShcr. Il. restaura,cur. who
myst"r.onSly disappeared from his
nome mere three weeks ago today
r4eiahcr. ~ho has been married flf
cen years ana has three children.
'aie" MS wife, An!Ietta. on the dele
."""t on 'Fa' date and asked her
can a. ms p.ac" Of business That
was tn" last that Mrs. FIeish,r h.,rI
.: her husband
The IN ssing man had no business
or Gomc"t'c troubles. IL was said II,
is described as about i've fc,t ~
lachcs ia height. weighs about $50
hounds. has dark brown eyes. dark
brown hair and smooth shaver. He
mas hcch Il member of the odd Eel
lows TOR over twenty years
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
RAINSTORM INCREASES
REFUGEES SUFFERINCs
Try .Associated prese !

ATHENS. Oct. IA torren;ial
rainstorn has brought renewed sut-
ferinHs TO several hundred tho,,and
refugees In Greece who are obiir.,
10 sleep In the open. As the rainy
season has begun. the problem
preventing Increased misery. pestil
enee and death is becoming NOR
acute.
\ movement has been begun so-
the opening OF royal palaces for the
refugees The newspapers join in
expressions OF gratitude to America
declaring that America realizes tina
this now Is not political. bu, :,
humanitarian question. One Gree.
doctor said:
The people or your country prob
ably Will never know hoy deeply
we are moved by their noble gcner
osity."
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SMALL FIGHTS ENLINEN
PROCEEDINGS OF DAY
Nearly Every Section Is Treat.
ed to Some Kind of
Battle.
POLICE COME TO RESCUE
several RinKienders Seiy-d and
Held Until Trouble Has Sub
aided.
fHy Universal. s,rxlce.

BERLIN. Oct. ID tSpecla, Wire
tSs).--Moto- lor.i.s loaded with DO
iIGo rushing down rut.r den Linden
filled with sunday crowd. and
ci=1hrs between Communists a:d Ma
tiona!!s,s. which resulted In Two
deaths and the wouniirs Of NOR.
than dozen persons. threw the cit,.
!n,o fever of e1c!temeu, today.
Tho ,roubi. was caused b! ,h. az
tempt OF groups OF Communists 70
Itevcnt Naclonali-,!c demons,,i.
lion at the C!r>u. Busch
Tho meeting called BY The Soci-.-
'oT Freedom and order -ra. .., for
- O'Clock ,his cnOrn!nE 81 p'cloc..
tr""ph a! Communist. attempted 10
enter ihn c!rcu. bu,lding 10 for.
stall Ia" meeting 81 III" members -.
mo League Thcy began ,ne attari.
WIN .ho"crs Of paving stones Tn.
Nat!ona!ists defended III. cntiamg.
hsain5t tho ragged EanE.. mostly O..
unemployed. forming the vanrua.I
OF the Com nunistic attach
The attaching party wa. nmau,.
beaien on with the help Of squad.
o! police, Who drew their :cvoiy.rs
and lc"e!cd autuuhtic rifles .t them.
The police rushed tn. lighting
cFp"t- OF into ;u- noivh5vring
stf"aia and est. 1lished cordoaa aouut
Ins oH'!hing. Several cf the ring
leaders we're grabbed rs the policc
and held Until the trouble subsid-o
Re-enfov ctrnGnt. for The mob tried
TO push the police OF the embark
ment Into the River Spree small
hShts oceoreed all day In almost
every part OF the city. In these az
rays one policeman and one WORK
man "as ethbbed 10 death
There was 'ioting and fighting 90.
several hours IN the lower part oe
Inter Den Linden. in front ot ths
university and library. featured By
IN" use OF knives and clubs
Marching columns OF .o,ice pro-
tec;ed the Nationalist Demonstration,
aiteT the meeting 10 save them from
the fury OF the attaching mobs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
WOMAN'S PARTY TO
MEET IN WASHINGTON
Try Universal Service !

WASHINGTON. Oct. lj.--Founders
OF the National Woman's party will
n.eoi here neXt month TO draft and
SIZE 'ieC!a ration OF principles"
Tails declaration will he las ear
reaching and as Significant as the
declaration Of sentiments adopted by
the first womans rights confer,nc,
In 1915" said Miss Alice Paul. vino
today sent out the conference call.
The meeting Viii be held November
II ana -.
The founders Of the party are 100
women from twenty-five States and
the District OF Colu!r bia They Nil
have their names Inscribed on tab
let In front OF the national head
quarters here "as revcrert tribute
to the service tncy have rendered In
making possible the work Of .he
woman'S party for the freedom or
all women"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
AMERICANS ATTEND
GROWING OF KING
fly Associated Press. !

ItCl1AREST. oct. l5.--Ec preSan-
tat.ves of tho United States govern
ment At the ceremonies In conrcc-
tion with the. cnronAtion ot King
Ferdinand and Queen Marie are Pc
ter a. Jay. the American minister
acting rs ambassador eXtraordiuary: /:
J. Theodore Marriarr. scconu s,cr.-
tary of legation; Lawrence Dennis.
third secretary: lieutenant Colonel
Arthur roili"n, military atiache. and
Captain Raymond II Hasbrouck, l..
: -
The crown Of King Ferdinand Is
the same as that used by the lat"
King Charles 1t is made OF steel
from Tnr!tish guns captured n;
Gncyna IN 1877
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SIX CRIMINALS SAW
WAY TO FREEDOM
[ BY Associated Pre.s.1

ST LOUIS. Mo-. Oct. l5.-six
prisoners. all described b" police az
desperate criminals. sawed ,aeIr ws,
To freedom from the 81, Louis coun
~ jail this afternoon. The men
beat the jailor. William C;rupp. into
insensihility and fed Ia all antono-
bile belonging 10 The jailc-.
All available deputy sherifTs and
constables In st. Louis County i'm
medtately organized 4 hunt for the
escaped men. Iai!er Crupp was
walking through the prison. when
Parr and klesson. who had sawed
their way out OF their cells. feiied the
1ailer with piece OF iron bar. Grupp
was bound and gagged and his keys
seized.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
Hold Election December Z.
fly Associated Pvtss.l

EEELtN. rc:. !a-A!th"ueh ,A,
Cnhinc, has Officially designated y, :
c"mber as the date for The presI.
dental election. the coalition parti-i
and the German peoples party al.
virtually In agreement respecting I! ,
stability OF postponing the con
tcst uaul 1923. caanccl!or Wi.;h
on Monda:. will discuss the tssn
With tn" Re.chslas leaders. the ma
jor!ty OF whom believe an e!ectio I,
under prevailing economic cnnditlp,s
no. only I. !n,o ,orart!cable hu, ,ikcly-
to be accompanied hy part!sa /,
aceroitics. which had better be dIs
penscd with for the present.
Field Marshal Won H!ndenburg ha
n1nde enphaiic denial Of the repor
he had been requested hy the Ma
tionslists 10 run as their candidate
His availability Is also being oues
toned IN the ranks o. his admirers
who believe tho hc.d marshall al this
late date would make poor show
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
WRECK RAILWAY
SYSTEM OF RUSSIA
tHv Universal Serv;c. f.,

WASHINGTON, Oc, ~
-.ussi" TRANSFORMATION system. al
ready greatly deteriorated ;s
wrecked by wholesale hrihsr. ,,,,
ferage and corruption Of officials = nd
employees after the manner OF th,
OLD bureaucracy under the Gear
This fs reported in n sta;eme,,
made today by r. u Durand. chinf
OF the Eastern European and L..
fantine division OF the Department
or Commerce. who says his facts are
translated from the Soviet press It.
self.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
COTTON INDUSTRY
MENACED IN GERMANY
tHy Associated Pre.s. |

BREMEN. Oct. Ia.-Tne cotton OK.
rhanGe hero has wired the govern
mcni authorities ia Berlin that the
deere" restricting dealings in foreign
moneys threatens STANDARDIZATION TO
the cotton indaatry In Germany.
The protest says the decree forces
home soinners TO buy raw supplies
In the United States. instead OF I'm
E:emea and that IL will soon bring
thc domestic cotton industry to a
stsndatil. I; also maintains il is
essential that sales shall he made
on dollar basis. since supplies
must be bought with American cur
rency. t.t
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Complete Markets
Mary Pickford Very Ill;
Pneumonia Threatened
IN rnly.rsnl scrvlcc. l

CHICAGO. oct. l5.--Mary Pick
ford is Ill. She has been indis-
posed FOR two or three days. but
tonight physicians Mere called !"
he- suite at tn. Elackstouc Hotel,
where Sin" Is stopping with her
husband. Douglas Fairbanks.
Miss Pichtord has a high fever
and there are grave fears that She
may develop pneumonia" said MIR.
Fairbanks. Doctors have ordered
her to remain In bed until tho
trouble can be fully diagnosed.
|, was expected that Mary and
Doug would attend "R"biu Hood"
featuring her husband. at local
thest.r tonight. The seriousness
of her condition did not become
known unt!l tn" thcatcr hour.
-; frs; We thought Miss Pick
forts trouble was merely a bad
cold" said her husband. but her
condition has become steadily
worse for the las, two days. She
has Il high fever and We are
greatly worried"
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Announce EvncuntIon Plans.
Iby Associated Press ]


ADRlANOpLE. oct. l5.--Th. Greek
military authorities have announced
tat the evacuation or the Greek
army In Thrace will take place In
three stages: first. In the Adriaanplc
district: second. around Rodosto. and
third at the Martha River. FIVE
days viii be allowed each section to
evacuatc.
Tn" allied officers have been d.
rccted To refuse inGexibly any OK
tension Of the five days period The
Greek troops will he responsible for
the maintenance OF order until the
tim" of their departure. The ex-
pccthtion was that tho Greek civil
authorities and g"ndarmerle after
that date would maintain order: but
IN most 90 the districts the civil Of
hciala aud the SrndarInerie already
are packing up and departing Greek
hrh hdnuart"rs will remain 2, R,dosto
until October 20. Afterwards II will
Dc transferred 10 DedcaGhatch.
one of the questions whlci, arose
today w..s concerning the telephone
and tcl"Granh wires and cnuirr,.ut
which n" Greeks We're iismantl;ny
FOR transfer to Greece. Thev said
they found the country dcnudcd n.
2uch means ~: communication when
ShrE entered and. therefore thev
Hnrp"scd "a leave II in The same
stat" when ,hoy quit the territory.
Allied officials have hlc6 pro..s.
aEainSt the action OF the Greeks
which has been referred 20 IN.
Athens government
The food situation In many nlsc.s
W serious. owing TO SUSPENSION Of
distribution
n" Italians will be the frs, q. Tn.
allied detachmsnts to take over al .
,hihistration in Thrace. They will h.
IN charHe at Tchorlu at the end Of
the first five day period.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
White House Abandons
Winter Social Program
ne rniyer,al s.rNLcr-

WASHINGTON. oct. 1.-THE
Wh!te House let Il Dc known to-
day that the program ot social
activities. usually beginning IN
December, has been completely
abandoned.
Even with tho most :Ortunat.
con ralcsc.uce. II was said Mrs
Harding VIII not be able 70 en-
tertain this winter. Hor recovery
Ia confidently expected bu, should
she h: aolc TO leave the SICK room,
her physicians will forbid her un-
derkoinK the strain of presiding
OF one Of the White House re-
ccpt!ons.
TITS. with the fact tina, The scs-
sion OF Congress viii Doubtless be
brio; one. has mat.r..il!. cast
the CAMPER on what promised to
be Il s"asOn Of unprecedented So
cial "aycty
the d"huit" announcement
from I'll" White Hous. was re-
c.iv"d with regret.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
HEALTH ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN CLEVELAND
IEy ASSOCIATED Fressl

CLEVELAND. OHIO, oct. 1.-THE
hfty-hrst annual convention Of the
Nmeriran Public Health Association.
which opens here tomorrow, is ex-
r"cted to mark an epoch In the
struggle TO proionE life.
Reports viii be presented 20 show
thai ten years have been added to
the life OF the average individual
in civilized countries Committees
which viii submit these reports de-
clare public health forces ar. pre-
pairing for a Mtcer-ycar goal.
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TWO KILLED. ONE HURT
IN TRAIN COLLISION
| Ey AsS0ciated Pres. !

EAST ST LOUIS. ILL. Oct. ls.,--
i~" persons were Killed and one Sc
r!ous!y injured when two trains al,
the Lake Erie and westorn RailronJ
ooi!ided hcad-on near Rankin, a sub.
urb. this morning.
The dead are Fred Reaves. OF Tip.
ION IND. fTeman ~ one OF tn.
trains. and an unidentified transient,
known by the name OF Brady. John
"akeiey. also Of Upton. Ind, was
injured badly.
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NINinnn Why Elcctinn.

GuERET, FRANCE. oct IL. Rene
Niviana. former Premier. now q
member OF the Chamber "f Deputies.
today was elected Senator for De e..
par;mcut Of Cruise. on the irst
ballot. Niviana received Es ont OF
62S ballots cast. The highes, num-
bsr Of votesl received by any OF his
opponents was siXty-four.
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only 900 Cars Available.
INV Aasnciat.d t,

NofcSTo. THRACE. Oct. l5.-Onlv
400 freight cars ar. .vail,ti
!or evacuation purposes. according
20 Ta !"ay officials Therefor. ali
railway transport will be strictly p.
served f"r the Greek arny diirin,,
the next fortnight.
u" Mudania pact requires She
moving out OF the whole army in
nt'een days which means that tho
"".o"" soldiers must bc cyacuat.,
al .he rate OF 1000 daily. with MI
'he.r equipment and materials. IA
'"'" ''"'Eht car Will be required
"ehFiE tour days for the round trim
from Eastern rh:ace TO the new basa
.nc ..s r"ii way men expect tha, a daily
'Coniihued on Page .. Col. s,
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Mc,ic" to Tn~ Automobiles.

I
MEXICO CITY Oct. l5- Au,o,ro.
bilrs whici, previously have been
exempt from Import duties viii he
subject 10 10 per cent al vAlorcm
import tax following the publication
tomorrow In the diario 6n.ciai OF a
presidential decree 30 this effect. The
exemption OF duties on automobiles
was decreed by former President
Ca-anza In the BELIEF that 1t would
be OF bcncht To farmers and business
generally.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
MASONS TO HONOR
PRINCE OF WALES
In rn!versal Servlce.l

NEW YORK, oct. l5.-The pr,ncs
OF Wales viii soon be made senior
grand warden OF the Grand I.odgs
OF Masons OF England. according to
Eohsr; Judson kcnworthy ana Oss!an
Lang. who arrived here tonight from
Eri"pc Lang and kcuworthy are
ohctals III the New York State Grand
Lodge OF Masons
While abroad they visited King
Christian y. ot Denmark, who. they
said. Is an active Mason.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-16
America Now Is Leader
III Fashions; Paris Ends
iBy uniyer.aI so,yl,..

LONDON. Oct. l5.--."I'aris. as n
leader 81 fashion. ,B finished. II,
ID Americas turn"
mus declared Lady Dun Cor.
uoh. whose oxperiencn as "Lucilo"
resulted In her going into hank
rupicy laa, week.
far!. dooa very little In tho
way or initiating fashions now
hdays. America is doing Quite
well without hsr.
But tho English women canno,
dress. They are the loveli-st
women /" the world. but they
s.mpiy cannot wear beautiful
clothes"
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tContinred on Page .. 20
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yellow Fever In Ta,npl.o.

MEtNICO. CITY. oct. l5..-lt Is said
tn have been definitely disclosed that
yellow fever exists In Tampico. Tux
pam and tiudad. Victoria There has
been one death from the disease In
!t'iudad. Victoria. according To dis
patch to FL Univcrsai, from Tampico.
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Sir o.r"rec rnI,h to sp..h.

NEW YORK. oct. ij.-Sir George
Faish. british economist. sailed on
Saturday for this country to de-
liver an address before tho ,hir-
tecnth annual convention OF tina
American Manufacturers Export As-
sdciation. iu New York. on October
2S2s. tho association announced to-
day He Will speak ona Foreign
Trade and tho InternatIofal Debt."
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RANCE PLAYED ROLE or
rEAcI:MShEu IN CRISIS
lRy Associated rress.l

rAEIS. oct. l5.-An inspired note
Issued today In answer To Lloyd
Gc' rgr's Manchester speech and Brit
! Ii newspaper commcnt places
France in the role OF a pra,.Wakcr
Continued on Page .. Col II
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senntor Lodge Ia nj.

b Lemon. MASS. Oct i5.-Uuited
States Senator Henry Cabo, Lodge.
was reported ton!gh. az being III
with cold at the home OF Henry
White. here. DR.. Brace w. Paddock,
of plttsheld, was in attendance.
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Remain i'm Air 3D. Hours ii
Minutes and 50
Seconds.
& A 5 OLINE GIVES OUT
Travel 5000 Miles and Suf.
fer Greatly From
the Cold.

Ll HDcEG!:T. FRANCE. oct. IL
ne French svIaiors Lieutenant
h"Ss"mtrot aud NJ Drouh!n. who Az
Cshnef tn Goliath tlplane a, s:I3
9"'-'o"y morning ia AN attempt Ia
h"hi the American duration r,yb,
enuy mahc at san Diego. Cal. by
I-tn-"nani JOHN 4 Macr.adv and
." ""!c: Kelly landed In the a.rd-o,n.
n"T" Il; i:@7 tails afternoon. having
s'nhih"9 In III" ar thlrty-!our hour.
i|Hr'ccn minutes ana th.rtv-,wo
seconds. 1.'.y thu. :aii.d 10 cana
'"' record ~ Macrcady ana Kelly.
"h.ch Was ,"!T'! !ivc hours. siNtenn
minutes ana t",I seconds
IN" French Aerial Federation
h"""tfr. considers The marx So, hy
''ssoi'To' and Drouhln. an ot,icial
"'''" record. conttnd!rg thar the
American n!ght was cnnductcd uu.
der such conditions as VIII no, b. .r.
e'ht"d b. tn" international t.der..
t!on. ot which Ihc United S,a,.. 10
d member.
Travelled 1890 Miles.
II have been to America and half.
,rot saId "a the As.oc!at.d rr.ss
ttoFrtSpondcn, as The latter greeted
MN on alish,ine from the p,an.
't aNiat"'s were forced TO land
'At"nEh lack OF easolinr. OF which
'h'" mad taken $500 !lters uEe ,h,v
''"fted Wncn informed that hi.
reriormance did not break Macready.s
h'sh'. Hossout.ot remarked:
don't see how he could do q,
YIN iae gas he Is reported TO have
had aboard"
The Goliath travelled $500 miles.
according - The Instruments u.hi,t,
v cd !.
ana remained within 500 TO {, 600
fEst altitude FOR tho nrs, tw.Jy.
m"uTs' When ,he gasoline load
"sh'ehed IL asccnGed 10 1900 f,.,
"H0 remained thcre ;hEoughou, sun.
o.i!' ~ always KEEP; wi,hin siphr
cf IN. walls o: Parts. and was In
con. 'hni communities ;!on by ntrcIes.
with i-c Eou-e.;
suffer From Cold.
~ midnight, after he.rg 4. She
ar '"T eighteen hours. D.ouh,n com.
r',.ned o! cramps. owing 20 cold
.o'!te from inadcquately heated bot
.'eS hos"outTot took command. re.
w" aiming az the helm for seven hou-.
He Was then almost exhausted ma
aroused D7ouhin from the cannh.d
within. saying: There is nien,y ~,
gas ir't. Shall we land? am An.
At this time they were within
S'aht OF Lc isourget. but D-ouhio
tr'iFed at the thought Of landing
fhysical endurance proved su,c-ip,
10 mechanical devices. as the 80,
E!ne gave out before the pilots nj.
,h"ugh Hosson,ro; was a so-ry.IonI..
irS sight as ne al!gh:ed. with bino.,i
shoi eyes and puffed face from III.
"StTeme cold. while Drouh,n s,ag-
F"red from the fuselage. u.bero ,,o
had been attempting 10 reoaIr ,h.
ieft motor. This motor dIod abou,
o'clock and the plano continued i,s
h'sht with on: the right motor for
'""nty-seveH minutes longer
The French Aerial Federa,io,
through Paul Rousseau. announced
mere was no; the s!ightes, douh,
ma: the record would he ratIhe,,
me aviaiors complied with all IN.
regulations Of .l,r Aero club and
we're In communication with EjreI
'o"er every half hour While No,
questioning the American record. the
.eoeraNon considers that uu,i,
tursher aovices are received from,
america. the highl which ended
mere this evening will he REGARDED
as worlds record.
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Prnisr for Mnn,i~Il.

IL.
In addressing his letter to Mr..
M"i!u'Ii. "ho - the Republican can
o'dat- '"r tho senate from Wyoming.
'hr P!.si!ent asserts lie does 80 in
ies';n'cry of my appreciation ot a
great puoiic service. Of your.
i"f as The majority leader; lie
ala" praises sir. Moudel's nm. "r.
sources of patience. sound Judgment.
candor and Legislative experience"
The executives letter. written under
o4;e OF October II. fellows:
! am addressing YOU IN tcstimonv
of III: appreciation of,thc great pub.
!lH service q the present Mouse o I.
htHEcSrntativ.s and Of yourself as
ts majority leader. II is an ac-
hru" l"dSm"ut which accord In this
fnnUncr With the more satisfaction
h'ch use of my warm personal sSuti-
H"nt for yourself as well az my hiyh
es-e%m Of your performances In one
of IN" most trying posts under cur
so"er'. mer,. II has been pleasure
and r'aHSuranc" To know that your
hne resources OF patience. sound
judgment candor and ieSislat.v. ex-
rtri-nc: we're always reSdy .or AN.
3I!cailon 70 the problems wh!ch have
confronted the administration.
Few Congresses have been called
upon for such arduous service us
has been 'N"c,ed from the SIXTY
seventh. IL mas been in approx.
matsiy oon;iauous sitting from the
dag II camc into existence In the
realm OF achievement. is record IS
ro'aoie. doub, /. any Congress in
our n!stor! has accomplished SO i'm
pres.iNe volume Of work. touching
so ".ds range OF natona! inter.
est.
Decentralization Period.
oae mast dissent from the 100 pre-
Fa'en' idea taat our plan Of CON
gTess.ona! government Is not prov
Ing equal 20 the strain of these times
TIE most casua. student OF history.
comparing thc legislative record Of
thr reconstruction period following
the Civil War with that OF the period
I".io wing the World War. must rcal-
:ze that We have gone far toward
lesscn:na partisan. ractional. personal
ana sectional strife in the llyrnak
'ns process. Whoever Will compare
the turbulent period of Legislative
anG political h!story from the close
Of tn" civil War 20 tho end OF Pres
ident Hayes administration a.ith the
record made since the arm!s,ice
TOUR years aEo. must aSrhc with thiy
Judgment. He VIII h=d In the
earlier period. such convulsioas as
marked the impeachment OF one