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Evening star., 1924-09-23
NORTHWEST STORM
DEATH TOLL NOW 50
Scores Left Homeless in Wis
Consin-MinneSota
Tornado.
By the Associated Press.


ST. PAUL. Mimi. September 2S-
The death toll of Sundays storms IN
Wisconsin and Minnesota today reached
80. and the continued isolation OF many
Wisconsin communities caused the tear
that the list in that State might be
further increased.
While crews worked today to re-
establish communication with the devas-
tated area relief was being rushed TO
the scores left homeless. bereaVed ana
crippled in the wake of the tornado.
Definite plans for systematic reiler
were expected TO be made today.
The vicinity about Thorp and owen
in Wisconsin, still was tangled mass
of debris and efforts were made 10
reach the heart of that section, which
suffered the greatest destrucuon-
1t was known that 80 persons were
injured but il was evident that the
number probably would be greatly IN
creased.
Evening star., 1924-09-23
HUNTING ON LINKS.
Sportsmen to Combine Game Pre-
serve and Golf Course.

CHICAGO, September 23.-Sta eine
lion or tiger hunt between rounds
of golf in California instead Of going
to Africa or India for big game OF
the jungleS. i one of the aims OF
the Pacific Coast Sportsmen'S club
which planned to file incorpora tion
papers at Sacramento today. accord
ing to +. l. Sims of Chicago. one of
The directors.
acre hunting preserve and country
club in central California and stock
the preserve with lions. tigers,
ieopards. pumas, bears. buffalo and
other game, Mr.. Sims said.
The club is TO have 1000 members.
Evening star., 1924-09-23
COTTON BOOSTED $40
BY FEDERAL REPORT
All Months Reach 200-Point Limit
in New Orleans and
New York.
Rv the Asso~iafed PreSs

By the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, September 23.-
Cotton jumped $40 a bale, the trading
limit for one day, upon receipt Of the
Government report today. October
touched 1885 and December 22.s2. The
200 point advance affected all months
NEW YORK. September 23.-The
Government cotton report today prov
ed so sensationally bullish that big
buying movement set in on the mar
ket here, quickly advancing prices
1870 points, or $3.50 a bale. October
sold at 1890. thereby reaching the
2o0-point limit permitted in any one
trading day. December touched 1926.
Mill interests were among the heavi-
est buyers.
Evening star., 1924-09-23

When people organize a mutual ad-
miration society, the accent is never
on tho mute.
Evening star., 1924-09-23

The most carefully planned budget will spread over
garments for every member OF the family
dollars will go farther than usual in the purchase of silks
and wooens during this offering Consult the Standard
Designer Fashion Bookshelf the style and then buy
your correct yardage here at Sewing Week prices.
Evening star., 1924-09-23

The most fascinating OF the new season are
here arrayed in all their spendor Glorious slken fab
RIGS, rch warmth -radiang woolens and exquisite vel
Fabrics that will make the snlartest most fash
ionabe garments-eaoh in the best coors and weights
priced unusually low.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
ONE. CHARGE AGAINST
LANGLEY Is DROPPED
Individual Indictment Dismissed,
But Joint Accusation
Remains.
LEAVES FOR KENTUCKY
Representative to Reply to Com
plant in That State.

The Department of Justice today
authorized United States Attorney
Gordon to dismiss one of the two in
dictments reported March 27 against
John w. Langley, representative from
Kentucky. charged with conspiracy
in connection with the alleged re-
moval CT whiskv from the Belle of
Anderson distillery. near Louisville,
Ky. in May. 1921.
Assistant United States Attorney
Bilbrey appeared this afternoon be-
fore Justice Hitz in Criminal Division
l and announced that the government
had decided to enter nolle pros to the
indictment which was reported
against Mr.. Langley alone. No action
was taken on the other Indictment,
which charges Mr.. Langley, former
Assistant Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Millard F. West of Tennessee
and four others with conspiracy in
connection with the withdrawal from
a warehouse in Pennsylvania of
whisky for sale for beverage pur-
poses.
Attorney Henry E. Davis of counsel
for Langley stated that the repre-
sentative will leave for Kentucky this
afternoon to answer the indictme ent
reported against him by the grand
jury in that state. United States At
torney Gordon declared that the rea-
son for dismiSsing the individual in
dictment was that the principal overt
acts were committed within the state
of Kentucky and are covered by the
Kentucky indictments. The Kentucky
judge, it is reported, has set the case
in that court for trial next Tuesday.
Indictment which was dropped to-
day by the government is regarded
as unique in the annals of criminal
procedure in the District of Columbia.
in that it charges Langley alone with
the crime of conspiracy. Lawyers say
they cannot recall similar indict-
ment ever being reported in this ju-
risdiction. The charge contained in
the indictment is that Langley con-
spired with Elias H. Mortimer to
commit offenses against the United
States in connection with the removal
and transportation of liquor in viola
tion of the Volstead act The grand
jury also stated in the Indictment
that it exonerated Mortimer because
of the testimony given by him before
that body. This statement in an in
dictment is also looked on as un-
precedented in this jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
PERSHlNG RETIRING
is UP TO CONGRESS
General Will Automatically Step
Out Unless Action Is -
Taken.

Cnless Congress specifically author
ICES the retention of Gen. John j. Per-
shing, chief of staff, permanently on
the active list of the Army, as recon-
mended by Secretary Weeks. he will
automatically be transferred to the
retired list by operation of existing
law on his Sixty-fourth birthday an
ntversary, September 13 next.
At the War Department it is stated
that the retirement of Gen. Pershfng
naturally would relieve him from the
duties of chief of staff of the Army
and leave that office open to the as
signment. of another officer, but that
he would still be available for any
special military duties that the Presi-
dent might assign him in the inter
ests of the government, and his judg-
ment and advice would still be avail
able to the service regardless of the
change in his official status.
Gen. Pershing declines to discuss
the matter, but 1t is understood that
he plans to take long rest follow
ing his relief from his present duties
and devote most of his time to writ
ing his memoirs of the world war.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
WORLDS EXCHANGE DICTATOR
EXPERTS MOST STRIKING PLAN
Significant, Novel Proposal Elaborated-PoaUer.
tut Body Probably You'd Be Headed by an
american as Neutral

the committee from time to time Tor
their approval.
1t would be in part the business
OF the committee to go into the world
exchange market and buy foreign
trade balances to be used in the
transfers for reparation payments.
The committees representatives would
most likely be stationed permanently
in New York, London and Amster-
dam, so that the head of the COM
mittee. whose office would be in Ber-
lin, would direct the contact with
the great exchange markets.
This official would most likely be
a neutral, probably an American. be-
discussions that only a neutral financier
cause II was declared in the experts
would have sufficient detachment from
Germany's creditors to be able TO exer
else properly the immense powers be-
slowed upon him.
The dangers of such a dictatorship
were discussed at length by the ex-
perts' committee, but il was conclud-
ed that such a control must be adopt
ed in order to avoid other equally
dangerous contingencies to which al
fusion is made in the report. In this
connection It is declared in section S
of the Dawes report:
I'VE do not deny that this part OF
our proposals will present difficulties
Continued on Page 9 Column IL
Evening star., 1924-04-10

approximately s450o.0oO surplus reve-
nues the District Columbia
the federal Treasury and recon-
mended that these revenues be made
available for appropriation for the
District was called up in the Senate
this afternoon by Senator Phipps OF
Colorado, chairman of the joint COM
mittee
Senator Phipps urged upon the SEN
ate the necessity of prompt action on
this measure,
He explained that the joint COM
mittee has gone very thoroughly into
the fiscal relations of the District and
the federal government and that it's
findings were intended to be a settle
plus revenues of several years stand
ing.
Senator Phipps said the report of
the joint committee did justice both
to the District and TO the federal gov
ernment.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas sug-
geSted that the bill was of too great
importance to pass it hurriedly and
that IL should go over for further
confederation. Senator Phipps was
seeking to obtain unanimous consent
for the consideration of the bill while
ton bill was awaiting consideration.
Senator Phipp.i replied that the
joint committee appointed by Con-
gross had worked very hard upon
this report, which was submitted to
the Senate more than a year ago.
He said he felt that the committee
was entitled to some consideration and
that its report should be considered,
adding that for several weeks he mad
been seeking an opportunity to get it
considered.
Senator Robinson, Senator Glass of
Virginia and Senator Overman of North
Carolina suggested that there would
probably be considera BILE opposition in
the House to the proposed settlement
and for that reason it would be better
to wait until the House had acted upon
the bill.
Senator Phipps replied that he had
no reason to believe the House was
opposed to the settlement in accord
ance with the report of the joint COM
mittee.
He said that he thought the House
was probably waiting for the Senate
to act on the bill
Senator Overman finally objected to
immediate consideration of the bill and
it went over.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
BY the Assoc 'ated Press,

bs Ihe ASSOC afed Press.
PARIS. April 10-The installation
of world exchange dictator. who
would probably be an American. is
one of the most significant proposals
in the reparation experts report. Tho
proposal would create a reparation
transfer committee consisting Of IAN
agent for reparation payments and
five persons skilled in matters relat-
ing to foreign exchange and finance.
representing five of the allied and
associated powers" namely, United
States, France. Italy, England and
Belgium.
Each member would be appointed
by the reparation commission aTter
consultation with the members OF the
general board of the bank OF issue OF
the same nationality. The president
of the committee (the agent for repa-
ration payments) would also be ap-
pointed by the reparation commission
and 1t is considered that if he should
be strong man he would direct the
committees work and be in hinself
the controller of the transfers from
the new bank of issue to the Tebtor
nations. choosing the time and r.eans:
but calling together the members OF
Evening star., 1924-04-10
BOrah Chairman
Of Body to Probe
WHeeIer's Record

Senator Borah. republican. Idaho,
was named today as chairman of
the special Senate committee which
will investigate the circumstances
surrounding the indictment by a
Montana grand jury of Senator
Burton X. Wheeler of that state.
Other members of the committee
are Senators Mclean, Connecticut,
and Sterling, South Dakota, re-
publicans. and Swanson. Virginia,
and Caraway, Arkansas, democrats.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
WIEDFELDT MAY RETIRE.

BERLIN, April 10-Reports are in
circulation here that DR.. Otto Wied-
feldt, German ambassador to- the
many in the course of the next few
weeks, definitely retiring from the
diplomatic service. Official quarters
declined today to discuss the subject.
Evening star., 1924-04-10


committee are in unanimous agree
rnent- a vote Will be taken the
House Monday, which > District
day, TO take up an appropriation bill
which is being urged for prompt
passage.
This was the decision of House
Leader Longworth today after a con-
ference With the republican steering
committee, when subcommittee
composed of the ranking members
of the House District committee,
again called upon him, notifying him
that in a special meeting OF the Dis
trict committee today it was decided
to insist upon bringing up the bill
to extend the life of the District Rent
Commission on Monday
House Leader Longworth said that
this same subcommittee has agreed
bills on which there is no controversy
in the committee. and that sticking
by that agreement. he would insist
upon those measures being disposed
of before other District legislation
was taken up.
In the District committee TODAY
Representative Lampert of Wiscon-
sin, author of the Rent Commission
bill; Acting Chairman Zihiman of
Maryland, author of the 14th street
extension bill, which is one of the
non controversial measures, and Rem
resentative Thomas L. BIanton of
Texas told the committee that there
was no intention or understanding e
on their part that this was a contin-
ulng program of District legislation
that was not subject to change.
RfantOn AUnfnSt Rent min
Representative Blanton, however
who is avowedly opposed to the Rent
Commission bill and who declared his
intention to fight to a finish" TO
defeat it. caunseled his COMMITTEES
colleagues that it would be very
unwise for them to antagonize III.
House leader and suggested that they
could have an agreement with Mr.
Longworth to make the rent hill
special order of business on the fol-
lowing District day, when other nom
controversial measures had been dis
posed OF.
representative Charles L, Under
MIL, republican, of MasSa chusetts. in
sisted that he intended to stand bv
Ihe agreement with House Leader
l-ongworth and that he was opposed
10 a breach OF faith. He declared his
intention of lighting the rent bill on
the floor OF the House when it comes
up.
Representative Kunz of Illinois.
democrat, declared he opposed the
rent bill
representative Lampert said that
TINS is a matter of far greater impor-
lance to this community than any
other legislation that can be taken
up. He emphasized that the element
or time, because the present act ex-
pires May %, forced the necessity for
giving priority consideration to this
measure.
Representative Blanton insisted
that the committee would save time
by not, antagonizing the House lead
ership and that by acceding to his
proposal now they could win his CO.
operation in getting through other
measures.
Urge Firm Stand.
Representative Hammer, democrat
North Carolina, said that while he
himself favors the 14th street ex-
tension bill, which is the principal meas
ure on the uncontroverted program,
he is advised that members of the
House who are not members of the
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Evening star., 1924-04-10
sTREsEMANN's MIND OPEN.
Declares Report Will Be Thorough
ly Studied Before Reply.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 1O.-The German
foreign minister, DR.. Stresemann,
questioned by the Daily Express cor
respondent regarding the report of
the reparation experts. is quoted as
saying:
My colleagues and myself are
carefully studying the momentous
document. It is too early yet to
make any comment beyond saying
that we realize that the report is the
product of earnest and impartial
study by a body of amen who are
anxious to solve the reparation prob
lem. We approach our study OF the
report with absolutely open minds
and with the conviction of The i'm
partiality of its authors"
An agency dispatch from Berlin
quotes Chancellor Marx as comment
ing on the experts report in phrase
ology almost identical with that at
tributed to Dr. StreSemann
Evening star., 1924-04-10
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
. LONDON, April 10.-Lieut. Col. l..
c. M. S. Amery, former first lord of
the admiralty, and the Glasgow labor
ite, George Buchanan, went home with
battered faces last night after live
ly bout on the floor of the house of
commons.
Near midnight, just before the
house adjourned, eviction of unem-
ployed tenants was being discussed,
when Lieut.. Col. Amery referred con-
to the laborites' argu-
nents as sob stuff"
Evening star., 1924-04-10
PARIS VIEW UNIFORMED.
Finds Satisfaction in Confirmation
of French Stand.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
PARIS. April 10.-After twenty-four
hours consideration of the reports of
the two expert reparation committees
spokesmen for official circles today de-
clared no official opinion had been
formed of the recommendations con-
tanned in the documents. Satisfaction,
however, was freely expressed that the
experts had found evidence tending to
confirm the French attitude regarding
Germany.
1t is assumed by the officials that the
Dawes report justifies what the French
have been saying for three years as
TO these four points
That Germany was allowing her cap
ital to be sent out of the country, that
she was practicing mad prodigality in
her budget, that she was neglecting to
impose proper taxation and that she
was excessively developing her entire
Industrial installation in f1agrant con-
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Evening star., 1924-04-10
''SAND HOGS" QUIT WORK.
Protest Dangerous Conditions Un-
der Hudson.

NEW YORK, April 10.-"Sand hogs
employed in the construction of the new
vehicuiar tunnel under the Hudson
river, who quit yesterday, refused to
go to work again today Their refusal
was in no sense strike, according to
Patrick Day, a member of the executive
committee of the Compressed Air Work
ers of America. but was a protest
against alleged dangerous working con-
ditionS.
Day declared the workmen became
alarmed yesterday, when they learned
that thirty-eight of their number had
been taken to an emergency hospital in
the previous forty-eight hours suffering
from the effects of compressed air.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
Fist Battle in Commons FOIIoaUs
ROw on Floor Ouer EUictiOn Act

James Maxton of the Glasgow labor
ite delegation shouted: You dogr
while Buchanan calculated: Never
mind that swine. He is only little
guttersnipe" The speaker rebuked
the members for their remarks and
the house almost Immediately ad-
journed.
In a moment Amery and Buchanan
were punching one another's faces.
Other laborites tried to reach the for
mer minister. but their colleagues
held them back, and further violence
was prevented by peacemakers, who
persuaded the principals to leave.
ItTwas the first personal encounter
in the house for nearly year.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
STONE TO DEMAND
LAW enforcement
Attorney General, in First Ad-
dress, Tells Woman's Commit
tee of His Ideals.
TASK SEEN as DIFFICULT
Secretary Wilbur and Commission
er Haynes Also Speakers.

Harlan Fiske Stone. in his first pub
lie address since assuming the cabi-
net post of Attorney General. told
the Woman's National Committee for
Law Enforcement at the Washington
Hotel today the vital principles Of re-
spect for, and enforcement of law
should be made applicable not only
to the enemies of society" but also
to all the reinforcement agencies of
the government"
Evening star., 1924-04-10
Coolidge Felicitates King.

President Coolidge yesterday sent
a personal cable message to King
Albert of Belgium, extending hearty
to your majesty and to
the people of Belgium" on his birth
day anniversary and also expressing
ION behalf of the government and
people of the United States and of
myself the earnest hope that your
majesty may enjoy speedy recovery
from the indisposition of which l trust
INC 4. o. : are greau. exaggerated.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
BELGIUM PREPARING
TO REPAY U. S. LOANS

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, April 10.-Intention to
move toward the funding of the
Belgian debt to the United States was
announced by Premier Theunis today
There is an important part of our
debt which does not correspond with
any budgetary receipts, but which
We must regularize just as soon as
possible" said the premier to the
council of ministers this morning
I'VE must, without delay, fund the
United States loans to US before and
after the armistice."
Evening star., 1924-04-10
new NAVAL POLICY
GUARDS OIL LEASES
Secretary Wilbur Announces That
Contracts Must Have
His Approval.
CONGRESS o. K. NECESSARY
Authorization Required to Prevent
Future Fraud.

A new naval oil policy, designed to
safeguard the government against
any such leases as those granted
under former Secretary DENLY, was
announced today by Secretary Wilbur
In a letter TO Senator Hale of Maine,
chairman of the Senate naval commit
tee, Mr.. Wilbur declared that mo
leases or contracts will be made by
the Navy Department without the
personal approval of the Secretary of
Evening star., 1924-04-10
Minnesota Bank Closed.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 10.-The
first state bank of Boyd, with a capi-
tai stock of $150,000 and deposits ag-
gregating s150,00o, was closed today
because of depleted reserves. the
state superintendent of banks an
,ra-oppa
Evening star., 1924-04-10
GLOBE FLYERS START
ON JUMP TO ALASKA

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., April 10
A squadron of American Army flyers.
on flight around the earth, TAXED
into the air here at e:22 this
morning, and winged their course for
Sitka, Alaska, 800 miles northwest.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
Grateful to Americans.
The government feels particularly
grateful TO the Americans, believing,

first. that without American partici-
patton, the work never would have
been undertaken, and second, that
American influence has been con-
stantly on the side of moderatin and
pacification.
German public opinion, as reflected
by the press. can be divided clearly
into three groups, united only on the
expected protest against the height
of the figures of payment after the
moratorium.
The first, or business group, consist
Sen Zeitung, the Deutsche Allegemein
Zeitung and the Vossische Zeitung,
want political occupation of the Rhur
abolished, but are not opposed to the
report in all it's phases. Bernhard,
in the Vossische Zeitung. asks the
basis of the experts figures, expresses
the belief that direct negotiations
with France following the Wirth-
Rathenau policy would have given
better results and holds the recalci-
the height of the figures and the pro-
posed plethora of supervisors.
Radical Group Satisfied.
The democratic radical group gen.
orally finds the report satisfactory.
although the communist Rote Fahne
laughs bitterly over the idea that the
German standard of living can be
kept equal to that of other countries
when Germany is asked to pay two
and a half billions yearly.
The reactionary papers are the Sa-
voge kreuZ Zeitung, which foreseeS
failure of the entire plan, thanks to
Premier Poincare; the Deutsche Zei-
tung and the Deutsche Tages Zei-
tunS. IA agbearers of renascent Ger
man military pride and organizers of
secret associations of youths, which
call a fulhllment policy an enslave-
ment policy and assert that the plan
would mean permanent political
domination of Germany by France.
These papers say that no consequence
Of refusal could be worse than those
of acceptance.
Naturally, these are only first i'm
pressions. The government received
the full text only Wednesday, and it
has not yet been published.
Evening star., 1924-04-10
SENATE POSTPONES
SURPLUS BILL ACTION
Measure to Give D. C. 81, SOC, 600
Goes Over on OBJ
lection.
HINT OF SOME OPPOSITION
Senator Phipps Denies House
Against Bill.
HINT OF SOME OPPOSITION
MILLlL WhIlA INvlgLLglIhl and lNnnl

The bill to make effective the re-
port of the joint congressional com
Evening star., 1924-04-10
D. C. BILLS MENACED
BY CONTROVERSY
Unopposed Measures Only May Be
Brought Up Monday, Long
worth's Edict.
RENT MEASURE IS FOUGHT
Effort to Push Extension May De.
lay All District Legislation.
\ DrOEram Oi measures m which thr

Either the House District com
mittee will stick to its agreement on