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The Washington times., 1924-01-31

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The Washington times., 1924-01-31
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Who lives as he Wishes but the who leads up
right e who reoces in the performance Of his duty who
has considered well and thoughfuly the path Of life he
ought to pursuef
Praise and not faultfnding, is the teachers best
weapon
The who does not have hard time in his earlier
years rarely has an easy time in his later
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased;
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow;
Raze out the written troubles Of the brain;
And with some sweet, oblivious antidote
Cleanse the stuffed bosom Of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the hearti
Shakespeare.
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ordinary mortal before she mother and she con-
tinues to be an ordinary mortal after she becomes
mother with all ordinary mortas tendency to be
fair and silly and shorsghed But there's one quality in
good mothers love which is mned straight on the divine
mold without any dross alloy, and that's her faith in
her youngster. That wonderful belief Of mother that
The Washington times., 1924-01-31

'NDER the title Of "The Man Who Should Be Pfes-
dent" Clam Frank the editor Of the Century Mag
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in us" such belief the most commonplace func-
ton earth But it is actually miracle, great
miracle raising the dead For by her faith she restores
to life that which dead in and makes quick again
That is the test Of the motherthat she shall give
her child life only during brthn hut and
over through all his existence.
Features
Evening star., 1924-12-31

River provinces, and FenE showed
signs OF revolt, so the fighting was
still going on in a desultory fashion
when the year closed.
On this side of the Atlantic there
was the long-drawn-out rebellion in
the state of Rio do Sui. Brazil the
chief effect of which elsewhere was
the increase in the price of coffee:
and, early in the year, an attempted
revolution in Mexico, which caused
the federal government a lot of trou
BILE. Gen. Plutarco Gales was elected
President of Mexico and was inaugu-
rated on December 1. Gonzales Cor
dova was elected President of Ecua
dor, Horacio yasquez of Santo Do
mingo. Carlos SolorZano of Nicaragua
and Gerardo Machado of Cuba. There
was a rebellion in Honduras in the
Spring that was ended through the
Intervention of the United States, and
a treaty of peace by the Central Amer
lean nations was signed. In Chile a
military group came to the fore and
caused President Alessandri to resign.
However, the Senate refused his res
ignation and gave him six months
leave in Europe.
Evening star., 1924-12-31

such circumstances. ought to be vcr~
great
The foregoing conditions have pro-
duced wide pread spirit of optimisn,.
lhe unfaVorable features seem TO b.
fewer now than at any other time
in recent years"
James Simpson, president Of Mar
shall Field & Co, said:
think there can be no question
that business is distinctly on the up-
grade. There seems to be every good
reason to believe that we are enter
ing new era, which will take us
into a period of prosperity Conf
denee in the sanity and solidarity.
of our national administration. in
suring splendid tone to business in
general, is the foundation for this
belief.
The wise and successful admins
tratlon of our financial institutions
is matter for which business men
can be especially grateful. Today til g
banking and mercantile credit sitII-
alton is fundamentally sound" -
Business in 1924 was fairly eoods'
considering the amount of effort tina
business men put forth" said Edward
n. Hurley, former head of the United Z
states Shipping Board. and a Chicago
manufacturers: 1926 will be better if
our executives themselves will speed
up and set a pace for the EMPLOYEES in
office and factory. {
Let us concentrate and put forth
that extra effort that we all hold in re-
serve and 1925 balance sheets will speak
for themselves
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Var Witnesses Many Progressive Steps 1oundPeac
AdOptiOn of Dawes Plan Marks
Beginning of Rulr 4 greement
Elections in Various Countries Hold First
Importance-World Flight
Leads in AUiatiOn.

caused protests from Toxic and boy
colts and threats against Americans
in Japan.
Mosul OIL Issue Settled by League.
They insisted the agreement must
provide that any nation might ask
the league to arbitrate internal af-
fairs of any other nation, and the
league assembly yielded to them and
adopted the protocol with such
amendment. Assent of the legisla-
tive bodies of all member nations. of
course, was requisite, and as. time
went on 1t became evident this could
not be obtained. The British Parlia-
ment, it was believed, was almost
certain not to agree, since Canada,
Australia and New Zealand were bit
terly opposed.
In October Great Britain and Tur
key were at swords points over the
old Mosul oil fields dispute, but they
submitted the matter to the League
of Nations council, which ordered
the status quo be maintained for the
present.
Another international conference
opened in Geneva in November for
the purpose of devising some way of
regulating the traffic in opium.
America was represented by Repre-
sentative Porter of Pennsylvania and
others, and they presented plan
which may ultimately operate to
suppress the opium evil, though 1T
was fought by India and other ma
tions that profit from the poppy and
it's product.
Important Treaties Are Signed Dur
fnE Year.
Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of the Egyp-
tian army and governor general OF
the Sudan, was murdered by Egyp-,
tian nationalists in November. The
British government, swiftly moving
warships and troops to strategic po-
sitions. demanded an apology. In
demnity of s2.300.oo0. punishment of
the assassins, and, most important,
concessions concerning the Sudan and
the great irrigation project there.
Premier Zagloul Pasha resigned and
Ziwar his successor, yielded to all
the demands. The root of the trou-
BILE was the control Of the Sudan,
which was claimed by both nations.
Among the more important treaties
signed during the year were the An
clo-American liquor search and ship
liquor pact, a treaty of friendship
between Italy and Jugoslavia; an
American Canadian treaty designed
to suppress smuggling of liquor and
narcotics; one providing for the eVac-
uatlon of Santo Domingo by the
United States military forces, and a
commercial treaty between Austria
and Czechoslovakia. The Labor gov
ernment of Britain negotiated trade
and general treaties with Soviet Rus
sia but these were rejected by the
Conservatives when they came into
power.
Evening star., 1924-12-31
COOLIDGE ADMINISTRATION CETS
BUSINESS LEADERS, BACKING
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. December 3I.-Business
is on the upgrade. bankers and busi-
ness men agreed in optimistic fore
casts for 1925, issued as their last
word of the old year.
Optimistic statements of anticipa-
tion of increased prosperity in the
new year were accompanied by ad-
jurations to work hard, and warnings
against too much optimism A sane
national administration was coupled
in most forecasts with confidence in
the railroads being able to contribute
to the general prosperity, sound cred
it, improved agricultural conditions
and a good tone to business in gem
eral
The country is assured wise.
able and helpful administration at
Washington" said George NJ. Rey-
nolds, chairman OF the board of the
Continental and Commercial National
Bank. LAS a rule, good crops have
been harvested and farm products are
bringing high prices. Thus the pur-
chasing power of the farmer has been
largely restored. There has been de-
cided recovery in iron and steel and
other barometric industries. There is
every reason to believe that the rail
roads are not to be unduly barassed
or throttled in the future. Therefore,
these great aids to prosperity are in
position to furnish efficient transpor-
tation and buy literally of equipment,
materials and supplies. Their contri-
button to business activity, under
Evening star., 1924-12-31
EUROPE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY Fl
REFLECTED IN EXCHANGE LISTS

tfon on moneyed capital, and during
the numerous crises that developed
over the reparations problem, prior to
the adoption Of the Dawes report
Shifting of funds from New York TO
London to take advantage of the
higher interest rates in the British can
ital also was factor in the advance.
French exchange, which touched
3.42 cents in March, the lowest price
in recent history, rallied to SIS cents
in the next six weeks, following the
announcement that J. p. Morgan & Co.
had placed credit of $100, 900, 600 at
the disposal of the Bank of France in
order to permit it to combat the often
sive against the franc, which had been
launched by speculative interests, tax
ing advantage of Frances vulnerable
financial position. So rapid was the
advance in this currency that the Bank
of France found it necessary to sell
francs and go short of its own cur.
rency in order to prevent the disrur-
ton of French. export business. Tc~
ward the close of the year the rpes
seemed stabilized between 5A and 5,S
cents.
The only important new coin to
make its appearance in international
trading was the Polish zloty, quoted
!. ound 10 IL cents.
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Disasters

While there was in 1924 no such
terrific disaster as the Japanese
earthquake of the previous year, the
list of quakes, conf1agrations. mine
explosions, tornadoes and other vfsi
tations was long and the loss of life
was heavy. The Red Cross was kept
busy throughout the year. The worst
of these occurrences were as follows:
January 3, explosion in starch fac
tory in Pekin, ILL.,, SO killed; January
10, British submarine with crew of 43
sunk in collision; January Is and 16,
severe earthquakes in Japan, India
and Colombia; January 26, coal mine
explosion at Shanktown, Pa, 40
killed; February 5, AZ killed when
pond broke through into iron mine
near Crosby, Mimi: March 1. ex
plosion of INT at Nixon, n. j., killed
Is; March 4, San Jose, Costa Rica,
half wrecked by quake; March s,
mine explosion at Castle Gate. Utah.
titled 17s. M"-ch 9s iardslide near
--...a:-, .,.-.. -..ltc4 100; April 2S,
Evening star., 1924-12-31

La Toilette became the candidate of
third party that called itself the
Progressive. He was indorsed by the
John w. Langley Of Kentucky was found
guilty of liquor removal plot and re-
ceived a sentence of two years.
The Grand Army of the Republic met
in Boston and elected DR.. L. F. Arens-
berg of Pennsylvania commander-in-
chief. The American Legion held its
convention in ST. Paul, Mimi, James A
Drain of Washington, D. c., being elect
ed commander.
Congress began the short session on
December /. President Coolidge in his
message urged economy and tax reduc-
ton and measures to relieve agriculture
declared himself in favor of further re-
duction of armaments, adherence to the
Permanent Court of International JUS
tce, against joining the League of Ma
tions and against cancellation of war
debts owed the United States by other
nations.
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Many National Leaders Cross
Ouer Into ''Land of Rest
Wilson, Lenin, Lodge, Brandegee, Colt,
SHINES, Wallace, Murphy and
Gompers Claimed by Death.

mine explosion at Wheeling, W. Va.
fatal;to Ill: April 30. destructive and
fatal tornadoes In Southern States:
May 81, tornadoes in South, killed AS;
May 2S, Bucharest arsenal blew up
with great loss of life; May 81, %
inmates of defective girls school in
California burned to death; June IL,
turret explosion on battleship Mis-
sissippi killed AS; June %, tornado
killed $50 and did vast damage at
Lorain, Ohio; in August thousands
killed in floods in China and Formosa
and 80 lives lost in Virgin Islands
hurricane: September 16, mine ex-
plosion at Sublet, Wyo., killed 49,:
September 81, storms in Wisconsin
fatal to 5S; October 20, IA killed by
explosion on u. S. S. Trenton; No
vember II, hundreds of lives lost in
earthquakes in Java; November IA
and 16, destructive confiagrations in
Jersey City, N. J.
Evening star., 1924-12-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, December 31.-Tho
market improvement in foreign ex-
changes this year was generally con-
strued by bankers as a reflection of the
progress made in the economic reha-
bilitation of Europe through the adop-
tions of the Dawes plan.
Three European currencies, Swedish
crowns Swiss francs and Dutch gull
ders, returned to parity, and Were oc-
casionally quoted at small premium.
The Canadian dollar also was quoted
at a premium for the first time since
1922.
Sterling I'm Striking Rise.
Sterling exchange, which had been
quoted as low s4.241a last January,
rose above $40 this month to within a
couple of cents of the peak price estab-
lished in the Winter of 1929, which
was the nearest approach to parity
since the war. The final stage of this
advance, coming at time when the
normal course of exchange is down
ward, due to unusually heavy grain
and cotton shipments, represented the
return of British capital, which had
migrated to America when the labor
government came into power In Eng
..,l.,. ,.ii h ieiI u dd, crse legisla-
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Neurology

OF the many notable men and
women who were claimed by death
during the year these were the more
famous: In January, Mrs. Martha
Foote Grove, author and educa tor;
Rev. S. Barring Gould, English author;
former Senator Nathan b. Scott of
West Virginia; John Leyland. Eng
lish naval authority; Alfred Gruen-
field, Austrian composer; A. f. Adams,
impressario of musicians; DR.. Basil
Gildersleeve, American savant; for
mer Senator W. V. Allen of Nebraska
George Cram Cook. author and play
wright; DR.. Maurice Francis Egan,
diplomat and author; Nicolai Lenin,
premier of Russia; Gen. Lee Christ
mas, soldier of fortune; w. c.. Fox,
former Minister to Ecuador; Grand
Duchess Marie of Luxembourg; w. w.
Appleton, publisher; Theophile Braga,
former president of Portugal; George
Manierre. leading realtor of Chicago;
James Private" Dalzell.
In February: DR.. L S. McMurtry,
noted surgeon; Woodrow Wilson.
twenty-eighth President of United
States; Rear Admiral T. o. SeIfridge:
Col. William Lightfoot visscher, SOL
dier and writer; Pierce Anderson,
Chicago architect: DR.. Jacques Loeb.
biologist; Rev. Mother Vincent de
Paul, superior general of Gray Nuns
of the Sacred Heart; Bishop Alexan-
der b. Garrett in Texas; Bishop J. L.
Gum of Mississippi; r. f. Goodman,
millionaire lumberman of Wiscon sin
Representative H. G. Dupre of Louisi-
ana; x-Representative J. l.. Slayden
of Texas; George Randolph Chester
author; Mrs. Lydia Coonley Ward
writer.
In March: Ex- x-Representative J. NJ.
Levy of New York; w. +. Lee. Chi
cago publisher; A. II. Smith, president
New York Central: Daniel Ridgeway
Knight, American artist; Gen. p.
Danglis, Greek soldier and states
| man; Lopez Gutierrez. de facto presi-
dent of Honduras; Federal Judges F.
f. Baker and G. w Jack: DR.. w. O.
Stillman, head of American Humane
Association; Dean n. G. Kicker OF
University of Illinois: Newton
| Fuessle, novelist; Barney Barnard
comedian; Gen. Robert NivelIe, de-
| fender of Verdun; DIR. T. C. Menden-
hall, educator; James McNally, Chi
cago publisher; Sir Charles Stanford
Irish composer; DR.. P. A Baker. gen
| eral superintendent Anti-Saloor
| League; Glen Marlborough, musical
comedy librettist
In April: Charles A. Mum, pub.
| Usher Scientific American; ex-Sena-
! tor NJ A. Smith of Arizona; Hugo
| SHINES, German Industrial magnate
William Bayard Hale, American Jour
nalist; Louis H. Sullivan, eminent
! Chicago architect; +. Y. Leyendecker
artist; Elenora Duse, Italian actress
Marie Corelli, English novelist; Lin
don w. Bates, American waterway
expert; Karl HeIfferich, German
statesman; J. Sloat Fassett, New
| York political leader; q. STANLEY
Hall, psychologist; Charles f. Muir
ply, head of Tammany Hall; ex-Gov
' E. l.. Norris of Montana; NieIs Gron
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Domestic Affairs

Politics consumed a vast amount of
time and energy in the United States,
as is the case every four years. There
was little doubt from the first that
the Republicans would nominate Pres
ident Coolidge to succeed himself.
Both Senator Hiram Johnson and
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette were
candidates in the preferential pri-
mary States, but the former won al
most no delegates and the latter only
those from Wisconsin. The conven-
tion was held in Cleveland, opening
on June 10 with Frank w. Mondell
as chairman. The Wisconsin dele
CATION presented La Follette's sub
stitute platform, which had no sup
port outside that delegation, and it
also cast it's vote for the Senator.
Coolidge was nominated on the first
ballot, the vote being: Coolidge, 1,O65
La Toilette. "a Johnson, 10. Frank
o. Lowden of Illinois was nominated
for Vice President, but declined, and
the place was given to Gen. Charles
Gates Dawes of Chicago.
The Democrats convened in New
York on June "a and did not complete
their work until the early morning
of July 10--the most protracted ma
tional convention in the history of
Anne rican politics. Nearly a score Of
names were presented for the presi-
Dental nomination, with William 6.
McAdoo and Gov. Al Smith of New
York leading. The former was cred
tied with support from the Ku Klux
Klan and the latter is a Roman
Catholic, therefore the religious is
sue became deplorably prominent.
Democrats Avoid Troublesome Issue.
mi n
struggled over two points especially
whether or not the Klan should
be denounced by name and whether
or not the party should declare itself
definitely in favor of American mem
bership in the League of Nations.
Both questions went before the con-
vention in minority reports and
many fiery speeches were made. The
delegates decided not to name the
Klan and not to declare for league
membership.
Balloting for presidential NOM
inee began June 80 and it was i'm
mediately apparent that there was a
deadlock, for neither McAdoo nor
Smith would give way unless the
other would do the same. Day after
day the voting went on, most of the
other aspirants dropping out one by
one. AS the one hundredth ballot
drew near the vote for John w.
Davis began to grow. On the one
hundred and third BALLOT the break
came and Davis obtained majority.
The nomination was then made unan-
imous. Out of a dozen names put
up for vice presidency Mr.. Davis
selected that of Charles w. Bryan,
Governor of Nebraska and brother of
william J., and he was nominated.
In Toilette Enters
Lists rs independent.
,.n.ie this mas SctnE on Senator
Evening star., 1924-12-31
;BY EDWARD w. PICKARD.

ANY events of great moment
mn marked the year 1924. First
of these in Importance un-
i Il doubtedly was the formula
ton, adoption and putting
into opera ton of the DAVIS plan for
the payment of German reparations
and indirectly the financial and eco
nomic regeneration of that country
and Europe generally. The success
of this scheme means much for the
entire civilized world. Having been
devised mainly by Americans, it adds
to the prestige of America.
Wars were few and not especially
Important internationally. The out
standing ones We're the civil war for
the control of the government of China
the attempt of Spain to conquer the
rebellious tribesmen of Morocco, the
suppression of a rebellion in Mexico
and a long g-drawn-ou revolutionary
movement in Brazil There were also
several of the always-to-be-e expected
internecine conflicts in Central America
On the whole Mars had rather an
Idle year. For n time the alarmists
talked of war between the United
States and Japan over the japanese
exclusion clause in the new American
immigration law, but the crisis was
passed safely, for the time at least.
Election Holds .
Spotlight During Year.
Great Britain experienced the nov
city of being under a labor govern
ment which was fairly successful un-
I'll it got tangled up with the Russian
Soviet, whereupon it was ousted, the
Conservatives winning the parlia-
mentary elections by large majorities
low Ra1I IyI-iYl in,
minister. During the first quarter OF
the year the Soviet government OF
Russia Won recognition from almost
every important country except the
United States, but the Soviet leaders
continued to recede from their boil
shevik principles. Socialists captured
the government of France and Her
riot became premier President Mus
tapha Kemal of Turkey and Dictator
MuSsOlini of Italy were subjected to
severe attacks from political oppo-
gents and were forced to more liberal
attitudes.
In the United States the biggest
event of the year was the national
election, together with the sensation
al Democratic convention which re-
suited in the nomination of John W
Davis and Charles w. Bryan, and the
independent candidacy of Senator La
Toilette and Senator Wheeler on a
radical platform. Despite the oil re-
serve scandal that had laid the Re
publican administration open to at
tack, the voters of the land, by a
plurality of about 10000 900, decided
that Calvin Coolidge should continue
in the presidential office, with Charles
Gates Dawes as Vice President.
During the long months of the
campaign business in the United
States had languished but imm ediate-
ly after the election it revived rapid
ly, and at the same time there began
a considerable boom in securities on
the stock exchanges. Until Autumn
American agriculture was in the
dumps, and statesmen spent much
time trying to devise measures to re-
Heve it, but this relief, for all its
branches except live stock raising,
came naturally with substantial rises
In the prices of grains and other
produce.
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Industry. and Labor

Labor in the United States had
prosperous and in general a quiet year
There was not one general strike; wages
maintained their high level and in many
instances were increased. The New
York Central Railroad Co. increased the
pay of $4,000 employees on January % :;
Chicago teamsters won an increase in
February by short strike, and so did
several other local unions later Wages
of various classes of railway employees
were raised during the year by the Fed
eral board. Only the textile workers of
Maine suffered a reduction, in Novem-
Der. Silk workers of Paterson, N. j.,
went on strike, and so did the garment
workers of both New York and Chicago
The American Federation of Labor
held its convention in El Paso, Tex
Communism and the labor party move
ment were again squelched, and Samuel
Gompers was reelected president. He
and many of the delegates went to Mex
leo City for the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Gales.
Organized Labor
Wins in Court Decision.
OF strikes in other countries the most
important were those of the lockers in
England, postal employees of Canada in
June, Silesian factory workers in July
and plantation workers of Hawaii in
Septe mber. There was also a general
strike of union labor in Cuba in Feb
ruary.
In July the Federal Trade Commits
sion ordered all steel companies to aban-
don the Pittsburgh plus system.
which was said to work injustice to the
Middle West. The commission also ac-
cused the Aluminium Co. Of America of
questionable practices.
Drtpa Ia
on October 20, when the Supreme Court
of the United States ruled that Federal
courts must grant jury trials IN con-
tempt cases growing out of labor dis
putes.
Congress voted in favor of an amend
ment to the Constitution that would put
an end to child labor. In November the
National Grange went on record as op-
posed TO this amendment.