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quently, they contend, the publica-
ton of d letter delayed by purely
fortultouS circumstances, can in no
way modify Frances attitude nor
diminish the satisfactory results OBJ
tanned in London.
Must Get New Diplomats.
This view is not shared by Premier
HerrlotS critics. who, reused to fresh
fury by the letter. continue to attack
him. Thus the Echo de Paris, nation
alist organ, declares that. having de-
fined Frances new foreign policy at
the London conference, NJ Herriot
must recruit Il new diplomatic staff to
put 1t into force, the existing staff
be ing inapt to the task
The newspaper hears, although
merely as a rumor. it adds, that Count
de St Aulaire is to be succeeded as
Ambassador to Great Britain by Leon
Blure, Socialist deputy
Premier Herriot is to read declara-
ton before both houses of Parliament
tomorrow, giving complete report
of the work of the London conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
BANDITS USE PEPPER
IN NEW YORK HOLD-UP
Messenger Blinded and Robbed in
Midst of Congested
Traffic.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, August 2o.-Momen-
tarily binding Henry Vogherio,
Y. w. c. A. messenger, by throwing
red pepper into his eyes, two ban
dts today made off with $500 in cash
and a check for 5000 which the mes
senger was carrying. The hold-up
occurred at Eighth avenue and
Fourth street in the midst Of con-
gested pedestrian and vehicular
traffic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
FILIPINOS' TRIALS END.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, August 20.-A court mar
tial trying 200 Filipino Scouts, on
charges of mutiny. growing out of
their refusal to obey orders, today
concluded the taking Of evidence, and
took the case under Amusement.
During the trial, some of the de-
PENDANTS testified they didn't obey
orders because non commissioned Of
ficers gave conflicting and irregular
commands. The accused scouts, when
called as witnesses, showed an ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
10-CENT BUS FARE
DUE FOR DECISION
Action by Utilities Commits
sion on Company's Plea
Expected Tomorrow.

y decision on the application Of the
Was hington Rapid Transit Company
for 4 l"-cent fare probably will be
handed down by the Public Utilities
Commission at a meeting tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. The bus COM
panE'S petition, together with the
mass Of evidence submitted at the re-
cent public hearing, has been re-
viewed carefully by the commission
and final action is not expected to be
delayed.
Endorsed by Patrons.
SIXTY letters have been received by
ttt" commission from patrons of the
bus lines irdorsing to 1O-cent fare.
Tw" bus users opposed. ii. How much
Influence these communications have
made on the commission was not in
d.cated. although it was forecast to-
day that the 10-cent fare will be
denied.
A. result of the study of figures
submitted by the company stipulating
IL operating expenses for the first
seven months of the current calendar
year. tlr commissions expert account
ants have deducted S5.723 from the
total on the ground that this amount
vas not used for the benefit of the
riding public, and, therefore, was not a
legitimate expense.
Charged 10 Other Accounts.
These deductions include s1.123
when The company charged to unpa id
hillS, 5000 for newspaper advertising
and s3.@on for salaries of certain Off
rial>. which the commission regarded
a. 100 high.
With these items deducted from the
operating expenses, the company, ac-
EDFG 4 the
ants, earned Il return of $50 per cent
on IFS investment for the seven-month
period. The company claimed il earned
less than per cent. The accountants,
on the other hand. claim that had a
id-ceit fare been charged during the
Seven-month period. the company
Wou ID have earned a return of % per
cent.
More comfortable buses and an i'm
proVement IN service has been prom
'Sed by the company if a 10-cent fare
X granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
REPORTS OCCUPY
REPORTER SESSION
Shorthand Men Hold Silver
Jubilee Anniversary Exer-
cises This Afternoon.

Committee reports constituted the
mornings program of the Nation |
Shorthand Reporters Association.
holding its twcnty-tifth annual con-
vention at Wardman Park Hotel to-
DAY MI" the reports We're beiI :,
made all delegates were looking for
ward to silver jubilee anniversarv
exercises. under way this afternoon
Reports We're read this morning by
FRANKLIN II. Farascy. chairman of the
committee on new ideas and Sugge<-
lions: Capt. Godfrey Dewey chair
man OF committee on professional edI-
cation William Comstock, chairman IF
committee on legislation; Henry f.
Weller, chairman of committee on
rates and charges; Ernest j. Mott,
chairman of committee on ethics:
Horace a. Edgecomb. chairman Of
committee on public relations. and +.
W. McRee, chairman of committee on
organization.
At the celebration this Afternoon
old members of the association who
joined at the time of its inception in
chicago in 1899 will give restrosper-
tive talks on the progress of the as
ISOLATION from its beginning until
now. Among those are J +. StrachAn
OF INDIANAPOLIS, who was a rnenb. =
of the original organization commit
tee; Richard A. Mabey of Minneapo-
lis, John r. Gregg of New York CITY.
+. l.. Toobs of San Francisco, L. T..
Schrader of Wheeling w Va: E -
Shaw of Joliet, Ill, and c. G. Nalen-
tine.
Banquet TO be Fenture.
a feature of the convention Will
be banquet at the hotel tonight.
There will be brief addresses.
Yesterday afternoon delegates Jour
neyed to Fort Lincoln Cemetery,
where they unveiled a monument to
Fred 1rland, who was for 80 yea IS
shorthand reporter in the House of
Representatives. The eulogy was de-
livered by Lafayette B.. Temple IF
Baltimore, Md. Response was made
by Frank Irland, a brother of Fl ID
lrland. who expressed appreciation
for the statute in behalf of the Irlaud
family.
The stone was simple, with the
name 1rland inscribed on one side
and brief record of his work in the
House of Representatives inscribe d
on the other side.
Committee reports will feature d
session at the hotel tomorrow morn
ing. while in the afternoon the DELE
gates Will make a trip to Alexandria
and Mount Vernon. Business session
and the election of officers will he
held Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20

The highest cable railway in the
world-13, 600 feet above sea level
is being constructed at Mount LAi-
guile Du Midi, Switzerland.
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Let the women run the Govern
ment and the men the industry is
tho slogan of Miss Mary v. King, in
dependent candidate for mayor Of
Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20
RED|SCOUNT RATES
CUT; AIDS FARMERS
Federal Board Announces
Reduction to 5 and q IL
Per Cent.

tn" Federal Farm Loan Bard last
night ANNOUNCED reduction If r"discount
rates by tn. iItrrn"diat" credit
banks /" = per cent for financial insti-
tuti"ns and ~ per cent for co-opcra-
tive marketing associations.
The reduction follows Il cut in ,he
rediscount rates of Federal Reserve
Ranks. and an easier money market
throughout thu country.
The rates for tn. INTERN ediate
credit banks had ranged up to per
cent on SON" classes OF paper and to
Sig per cent orr others. The board in
an official statement said the rcdur-
tions We're due largely To tn" lower
interest rates which il mas had To pay
on debentur"s of the intermediate
credit system.
Aid for Farmers
Farm Loan Board officials declared
the reductions, coming 1T this time
would mean great saving to The az
rIruitur" communities particularly
through The direct loans to co-upera-
tives. II was said that a majority of
the volume Of farm products viii be
marketed in the next few months and
the lower rcdisCnunt rates for the CO.
operatives viii bring u corresponding
saving 10 them and their members.
Loans thr"ugh the intermediate
credit system now outstanding az.
grcgat" something III excess Of SS1.-
00o.9o0, with a constant call for more
money at this season Of the wear.
Commissioner Cooper of the board
said that some of these loans are ma
turing and such renewals as are
sought VIII bear the lower rate of
interest. The renewals are expected,
however, To be smaller than usual,
because Of the improved position of
agriculture generally as a result of
better crops.
Easier Money Market.
Back of all the benefits which. il
was pointed out. the farmers will de-
rive from the rate cuts is the gener-
ally easier money market which has
absorbed Federal Farm Loan Bank
and Intermediate Credit Bank secur-
tiles rapidly and at interest rates
lower than have prevailed at any
time since the credit system was or
gained
The securities are tax exempt and
have been readily taken up upon an
nOuncement of each issue. The Farm
Loan Board has taken advantage of
this fact to market securities at a
lower interest rate, thereby obtaining
cheaper money for loaning to agri-
culture.
The rate of per cent to financial
institutions. which in turn make di-
rect loans to farmers, ought to make
it easier on the class of producers
who go direct to their local banking
houses, members of the board be-
Heve.
Members of the board have express
ed satisfaction with the way the CO.
operatives have taken care of their
obligations when they have become
due in the last few months. The
credit banks have had little trouble
except in isolated cases in getting
settlement of maturing obligations,
and in as equally few cases has 1T
been necessary to refuse renewals of
loans on paper offered by the CO.
operatives, the boards records show.
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New species of insects are being
found and classified at the rate of
5000 a year.
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REICHSTAG SURE
TO RATIFY PACT
MADE IN LONDON

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SLAYERS UNMOVED
BY DEATH PENALTY
DEMAND OF STATE

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DEMOCRATS POINT
TO 27 GOVERNORS
AS VICTORY OMEN

Continued from First Pagc.)
Evening star., 1924-07-13
BY c. COULD LINCOLN.

HE south-the real dyed-in-th wool
Democratic south-had an opportunity
to nominate a southern man on the
Democratic ticket for President at the
Democratic national convention in Madison
Square Garden and turned away from it.
John w. Davis. the nominee of the party,
halls from West Virginia. border state.
His business in recent years has taken him to
New York. His chief opponent in the closing
hour of the struggle for the presidential nomi
nation was Senator Oscar W.0Underwood of
Alabama. Had the delegations from the
southern states supported Underwood in the
final drive a very different story would have
been written, in all probability.
70 of so7 Votes From South.
glance at the 1o2d ballot taken in the
convention, the last before the final ballot
which the stampede to Davis occurred.
shows the Underwood strength at it's maxi
mum. Senator Underwood polled So7 votes
and Mr.. Davis 415h this ballot.
OF the 307 votes Mr.. Underwood received
only 26 were from southern states. 1t is
astonishing that this should have been the
case, particularly in view of the fact that
thirteen southern states, If united, could have
given 295 votes. or 269 more from the south
than he received. Add 269 to the 307 Mr.
Underwood did receive. and he would have had
a total of 576-26 than a majority of
the total voting strength of the convention
With such vote back of him he would have
been hard to stop, indeed.
Reasons for Failure.
There are number of reasons. however,
why the south did not to the support of
of her most distinguished in this
race.
First, in the back of the heads of many
of the Democratic leaders of the southland
of the rank and file also-lingers the belief
or fear that southerner could not yet be elected
President of the United States. This in spite
of the fact that the civil has been
nearly sixty years and two foreign wars in
the interval have helped to solidify the United
States, north and south, east and west. And
these southern leaders anxious to elect
President if they So strong has been
this feeling i. is doubtful that any southerner
would have received the unanimous support
of the southern deleeations
Evening star., 1924-07-13
First Chance to Nominate SOutherner
Since Civil War Defeated by South

Senator Underwood labored also under two
other handicaps, il they may be SO called He
has been labeled in many quarters as a
"wet"-principally because he opposed the
resolution proposing a constitutional amend
ment for prohibition. That Senator Under
wood, If chosen Chief Executive of the land,
would not have pressed for complete enforce
ment OF all the laws would not occur to any
one who knew the Alabama senator who
had followed his career.-As a matter of fact,
other senators voted against the national pro-
hibition amendment because they believed
that prohibition was matter which should
be handled by the states and escaped the
reputation of being wet" also. But the "drys"
have succeeded in applying the wet label to
Senator Underwood.
Khan Stand Hinderance.
The second handicap-though he would be
last to admit that 1t was a handicap-was the
firm stand he took the question of the
Ku Klux Khan. 1t was Senator Underwood
who defied the K1an in his preconvention cam
paign in the southern states. 1t was Senator
Underwood who permitted the Klan question
to be forced to the floor Of the national con-
vention. and raised an issue which caused all
the bitterness Of religious warfare between
klan supporters and the Catholics.
The south is very "dry"-as is the west. The
south also is supposed to be the stronghold Of
the Klan, though that organization has pene-
trated into the north and west Such being
the case. 1T not strange that the
southern delegations failed to rally to the
Underwood standard. Yet he has been for
years the outstanding public man in the south.
He has been a leader Of his party in the
House. and later leader of the party In the
Senate. He has shown a courage in political
life that few have equaled
Only 2 Scattering votea-
hat
Senator Underwood received were "a from
Alabama whose delegation stood by him from
first to last: / from Georgia, and 1 was
from Kentucky. Senator Underwood's support
in the western and northern states was
markable after the elimination of Gov. Smith
of New York Members of the Maine delega-
ton, Pattangall among them, believed that
this southerner should be nominated and that
he could be elected-difering in their attitude
from the delegates of the south
Evening star., 1924-07-13
CLOUDS
MENACE AGREEMENTS
Poincare and Cohorts May Seize Any
Pretext to Block Herriot
and Macdonald.

But Herriot had not agreed to for
sake the reparations commission, nor
did he intend to weaken the cause Of
France. He only proposes to take
the high road to common sense set
tlement. which he believes, and a
great section of France believes. can
be achieved through adoption of the
Dawes report. plus agreements be-
tween the allies which will lend Sc
curity to France at all future periods.
When the pretext, fiimsy as 1t was,
came. it appeared so serious Premier
Macdonald hastened to Paris and
cleared the atmosphere by making 1t
plain that Herriot had not commit
ted himself to the British viewpoint
as expressed in the British notes.
Cause OF the Trouble.
There has been some n1isunder-
standing as to the purport and con-
text of the British notes sent with
the invitations to various allied gov
ernments to participate in the Lon
don conference. The causes of the
fury raised by Poincare and his CO.
horts is best revealed in the white
paper sent by Premier Macdonald to
Baron Moncheur. Belgian anrbassa-
dor in London, which sets forth the
British viewpoint 1t says:
Foreign Office, June rs. 1924. AS
your excellency is aware. have been
in personal consultation with the new
Frehch prime minister regarding the
steps to be taken to put into immedi-
ate operation the scheme embodied
in the Dawes report.
This report has already been ap-
proved by all the governments con-
oerned, who have declared their readi-
ness to adopt it in its entirety. The
informal discussions which have taken
place with M. Herrot, even as the
former conversations which had the
honor to have with the Belgian min
listers have centered therefore not 50
much upon the principle Of the report
- upon the exact measures which
must be taken to give effect to its
recommendations.
O. Those recommendations will i'm
gether beyond what was laid down by
the Treaty of Versailles. 1t will be
necessary therefore that they should
be embodied in some kind of formal
doucment or agreement to be signed
by the powers who will be responsible
for their execution. If Germany is to
give her assent she for her part will
justihably expect to receive as a
counterpart to the obligations which
she will assume in adopting these new
undertakings corresponding under
taking on the part Of the other powers
that the economic and fiscal sane
tions which have in the past been i'm
posed upon Germany shall be with
drawn.
3. It would be undesirable to give to
the instrument Of agreement a form
which would have the appearance of
a treaty explicitly modifying the
Treaty Of Versailles The most con-
venient form would be that Of a.
protocol which might contain provi-
sions covering the following points:
(1) An Undertaking by all sigma
tory governments to stand by tho
recommendations OF the Dawes report
In their entirety.
(2) A pledge by the German gov
ernment to put into execution by
given date all the Legislative or other
measures prescribed by the report.
Evening star., 1924-07-13

Twelve states in the west and middle west
cast votes for Senator Underwood on the 1920
ballot follows: Arizona, 3; Colorado, 6h:
Illinois. 20; Indiana, 10; Michigan. -. Mime
sofa. II: Nebraska. 2; North Dakota 5; Ohio,
Z; Oregon, l; South Dakota, 2. and Wisconsin.
H. See what the north and east did for
Underwood on this ballot. Connecticut gave
him II votes. Maine 8, Massachusetts, 8, New
Jersey 1e, New York 81, Pennsylvania 22k,
Rhode Island 10, Vermont 4. A pretty good
indication that far the north is con-
cerned sectionalisni> is thing of the past as
between the north and the south. The south
may wake up to this some day and be willing
to nominate southern for President
Not Regarded as Southerners.
OF course, there have been southern-born
men who have been nominated and elected to
the presidency since the civil war. Woodrow
Wilson. native of Virginia. is an example.
But Mr.. Wilson had been away from the south
for many years. and was governor Of the state
Of New Jersey before he became a candidate
for the presidential nomination, William
Gibbs McAdoo. who went into the convention
just closed with a greater number OF dele
gates than any other man placed in nonina-
ton. is native Of Georgia, though he has
been identified most of his adult life with New
York and with California But Wilson and
McAdoo when they were being balloted for
were not regarded as southerners. They had
the delegations of big northern western
states behind them.
Since the civil but southern
has sat In the White House President
that Is. a man who designated from a
southern state That Andrew Johnson of
Tennessee, Republican, elected Vice Presi-
dent with Lincoln in 1864 and Lincoln's
cessor after the assassination. The nominees
of the Democratic party since the civil
have been designated from the following
states: George B. Mcclellan. New Jersey;
Horatio Seymour, New York; Horace Greeley.
New York. and Charles o'Conor. New York:
Samuel Tilden. New York; W. S Hancock.
Pennsylvania: Grover Cleveland New York;
W. J. Bryan, Nebraska; Alton B. Parker, New
York; woodrow Wilson, New Jersey, and
James M. Cox, Ohio. And finally John
W. Davis West Virginia. Having reached a
border state. perhaps the nomination will go
further south four years hence.
Evening star., 1924-07-13
By OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

bY OL1t En- wv
TINE cause Of peace still is in
danger.
Economic advance for con
tinental Europe still is the tar
get of political sniping, notwith-
standing the fact that people gener-
ally want settlements, not continued
chaos.
The governments of Premiers Her
riot of France and Macdonald OF
England are earnestly striving to end
petuated by selfish political inter
| ests, those who would barter inter
national veal for the sake of gaining
personal ends. But more storm
waters have to be passed over be
for the ship Settled Order" reaches
safe ports.
Readiness II Revealed.
The readiness of the nationalists
of France to take advantage of any
contingency to further their ends in
baking settlements contrary to the
expressed viewpoints of the most
of politicians was never better re-
vealed than during the course of the
past ten days, when they made a
British memorandum of British view
points the target for assaults upon
Premier Herriot with the hope of
overthrowing him and preventing ad-
justments along the lines forecast
Lx1 iore 4f o~1
France.
The memorandum dispatched to the
British embassies when they were
asked to hasten arrangements to the
London conference on the 18th, and
the invitations to the allied govern
ments themselves, which sought only
to outline the British viewpoints,
were seized upon by French national
lists as revealing the insidious things
to which Premier Herriot had COM
mitted himself during the conference
of the premiers in Chequers, in Eng
land.
Assumption was taken as fact, in
asmuch as assumption best lent it.
self to purposes antagonistic to Her
AicI- ihC A>oSioAoAASs pi COO -SIiiA SIiA5
ing to the doctrines Of Poincare,
which will be repudiated If the
premiers of the two larger allied
powers ever are permitted to work
out present plans for the application
of the Dawes report-excoriated Her
riot and charged attempts to make
the treaty Of Versailles a shambles
and subordinate reparations settle
ments to the dictation of the league
of nations through its financial COM
mittee or through the league court.
The British, naturally, always an
tagonistic to biased reparations
commission dominated by the Nation
'alist element of France and the tool
OF Poinoare and extensionist elements
of French political life, would like to
see this accomplished, but even to
the more conservative of Frenchmen
the reparations commission is con-
sidered a bulwark against betrayal Of
the treaty of Versailles by Germany,
and until some system is evolved
that will absolutely protect French
interest, or France has definite guar
antees that abe will not be alone in
application Of sanctions against Ger
many In case Of default, France In
measure will resist encroachment
upon the powers of the reparations
commission.
Evening star., 1924-04-10

This is the first social event of it's
kind to be given for the ladies in
several years, and the occasion will
be one which promises much pleas
ure for the many who will be present
to participate in this hospitable en-
tertainment of Almas.
All members of the Mystic Shrine,
whsther members of Almas Temple
or not, are cordially invited to be
present Owing to the limited accom-
modations, each Shriner is requested
to bring but one lady. Admission will
ers will be expected to wear their
feZZes.
Entrance will be from the r street
side of the New Willard.
The president and board of governors
of the Woman's National Democratic
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-10

and Mrs. Zechler Sunday. later going
to the musical and tea given by Dr.
and Mrs. Thomas 5. Lovette in honor
OF the Secretary of Labor and Mrs
James J. Davis.
Mrs. Seymour Davis of Philadelphia
arrived in Washington yesterday and
is at the New willard. where she will
spend several days.
Lieut. Col. T Worthington Holly
day is in New York and is staying at
the Hotel AStor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Moore of
Brockton, Mass, who have been in
Evening star., 1924-04-10

the south, arc now in Washington at
the Hamilton Hotel With them are
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis II. Carr OF Brock
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs +. M. Barteline Of Chi
cago are at the Wardnlan Park Ho-
tel. They are accompanied by Mrs
NJ. S, Tuttie and Miss Mary Nc
Caughey of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. r d. Book and daugh-
ter OF Sewickley. Pa. are at the New
Willard, where they arrived yester-
day.
Miss Katharine Lee Bates will be