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Evening star., 1924-11-06
LODGES CONDITION
CALLED CRITICAL
Senator Remains Uncon.
scious After. Stroke Suf-
fered Yesterday.
by The Associated Press.

1fS The Associate Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, November O.
The condition of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. who suffered a stroke yester-
day at the Charlestown Hospital here,
was declared, in a bulletin issued at
the hospital shortly after noon, to be
unchanged"
Senator Lodge was still unconscious
at tho time the bulletin was issued.
having remained in that condition
since he was stricken "a hours before.
The brief statement was signed by
Drs. John H. Cunningham and Fred
erick Fl. Winslow, who have been in
constant attendance on Senator Lodge
since yesterday.
In a statement issued early today,
DR.. Cunningham said the Senator's
condition must be considered crit
ical,' and reviewed the history of
Senator Lodges case since July 81,
when he submitted to an emergency
operation from which he made good
recovery. On October 20 a second
operation was performed.
The Senator's convalescence was
surprisingly good.'' DR.. Cunningham
said. He was out of bed on the third
day and sat up daily thereafter read
ing and debating letters. and the in
dications were that he would leave
the hospital next week with every
assurance of being better in health
than he had been for some time pre-
vious to the operation. There was
every indication that he would be
present at the opening of Congress on
December l.
"Yeste rday at noon he was sudden
ly seized with a stroke and became
unconscious. He has remained un-
conscious since, and his condition
must be considered critical"
Evening star., 1924-11-06
SEE SCORES POWERS
FOR OPIUM POLICIES
Drug Too Easily Obtained by Chi
nese in Alien Countries,
He Says.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November 6.-Sao-ke AL
fred SEE, Chinese Minister to Wash
ington, and his nations delegate to
the International opium conference,
enlivened today's session by vigorous
criticisms of the opium policies of
the great powers which have Far
Eastern possessions, where opium
spoking is customary.
Accusing these nations of making it
too easy for the Chinese to obtain
opium, Mr.. SEE alleged that the Por-
tuguese colony of Macao thrived upon
opium out of Indo-China this proved
that if the French could not keep
opium out of Indo1China, this proved
the inefficiency of the French admin
istration there.
Answering these criticisms, English
French and Japanese delegates as
serted that the Chinese representative
made his criticisms in order to fore
stall attacks on his own nation. The
Portuguese representatives insisted
that if Macao derived revenue from
opium, this money was employed in
improving the morals of the Chinese
residents.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
CO. P. House Majority Sure;
242 Seats already Captured
May Increase Strength, as 9 Districts
Are DOubtfuI-MeMls Freedom From
Control by Blocs or Groups.

publicans have 220, with 2ls neces-
Sary for control. while the Democrats
have 200, with Il scattering of three,
and six vacancies. So the Republi-
cans have a real achievement in this
congressional campaign in winning Il
safe ma jority.
The nine districts vet to be
heard from are: The twentieth Hi
nois. where Representative Henry L.
Rainevr Democrat, and a sitting
member. Is opposea by Guy l.. Saw,
a former Republican member: the
fourth Missouri, where Represe ntative
Charles l.. Faust. Republican. has a
Democratic opponent; the thirteenth
Missouri, where Representative J. Scott
Wolff, Democrat, has q Republic
can opponent: al large in New Mexico,
where Representative John Morrow
Democrat, has Republican and Pro-
gressive opposing him. the TWEEN
tieth Pennsylvania. where former
Representative Anderson II. Walters,
Republican, is now thought to be
ahead of Warren Worth Bailey, DEM
ocratic Socialist Labor candidate, and
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column p
Evening star., 1924-11-06

The Republicans come into the House
III the next Congress with Il clean-cut.
lmpregnable majority. This will allow
them TO do business according to the
party policy, without having to d.cker
or trade-~Gr compromise or truckle TO
any bloc interest or La Follette OF
other group.
With only 3 districts now in doubt,
the Republicans have 242 seats, the
Democrats 179 and a scattering of
tive--one an outright Socialist, one
running as Socialist, but really a
La Toilette independent, and three
Farmer Labor candidates. The number
necessary for majority action is 21S. So,
as the record now stands, the Repub-
!icaus have a majority over the Demo-
Gratis of 63 and "a more than the
majority needed. and 80 plurality over
all. Besides this the Republicans will
probably capture one-half of the nine
districts yet in doubt.
In the present Congress the Re
Evening star., 1924-11-06
THREE DRY AGENTS
OUSTED FROM Jobs
Man Suspended in Shooting
of Senator Greene Among
Those Discharged.

Prohibition Agents Thomas f.
Wheeler. Otis f. Fisher and w. E.
Burrell, operating out of Washington
headquarters of the fourth division,
were dismissed from the service to-
day.
Dismissal follow ed an extensive in
vestigat ton by the special intelligence
unit Of the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue into the activities of the agents
throughout St. Marys County. Md,
and especially in and around Leonard
town. The investigation lasted sew
eral months.
Details Not Public.
While details of the charges
against the agents were not made
public, either at the Treasury De-
partment nor by officials of the pro-
hibition unit, it is known that the
investigation resulted following com
plants from Maryland against the
manner in which the agents conduct
ed them selves in making their raids
and in their attitude in and around
Leonardtown. One of the specific
charges is understood to concern the
actions of the agents at Leonardt own
Prohibition Agent Fisher, among
those dismissed today, was the
agent suspended from the service
temporarily, following the shooting
of Senator Greene of Vermont. SEN
ator Greene was shot in the head
when passing an alley on Pennsyl-
vania avenue near the Capitol during
a pistol battle between prohibition
agents and bootleggers. He was seri-
ously i'll for a time, but recovered.
Agent Fisher was suspended, but fol-
lowing an investigation at the time
he was restored to the service.
One of the matters known to have
been investigated was the relations
of the agents with High Sheriff Abel
of st. Marys County. The agents, at
one time, accused the sheriff of fail
ing to cooperate with them in the
execution of the revenue laws, while
the high sheriff, on the other hand
accused the prohibition agents of
having attacked him when he warned
them not to shoot, and of having re-
moved his badge of Office
Evening star., 1924-11-06
ELECTION IN DOUBT
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Coolidge Keeps Lead, But La
Toilette Vote Piles Up
Rapidly.
By the Associated Press.


FARGO, ". Oak, November 6-Re-
turns from 1.64S precincts of North
Dakota's 2.160' for President gave:
Coolidge, 1,174; La Toilette, 70,56O;
Davis, 1897. In the last IS precincts
La Toilette registered a gain of II
votes a precinct. La Toilette man
ayers, however, expect him to make
an even better gain than this when
more complete returns come from NC
Lean, Mckenzie, Mount Rail, Mercer,
Hettinger and Burke counties. where
La Toilette is piling up a large ma
jority.
These six counties always turn in
large plurality for Progressive can
didates and the Non-Partisan League,
and it is this slow movement of the
returns that always throws doubt as
to the winner of an election in North
Dakota. With the remaining pre-
cinctS claimed by La Toilette, it is
believed the Presidents plurality in
the State of 1864 will be cut down
rapidly.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
MEXICAN CONSULATES
IN BRITISH LANDS SHUT

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, November 6.-AH
Mexican consulates in Canada and the
other British dominions have been or
dered closed beginning November 20.
The order was issued yesterday by
the minister of foreign affairs in
carrying out the policy to sever COM
mercial relations with Great Britain.
which suspended official dealings with
Mexico after the recent withdrawal
at the request of Mexico of H. S.
Cunard Cummins, the British charge
des archives here.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
.BROOKHART WINS;
HOLDS 1,16O LEAD
More Than Half of Counties
Rechecked, Showing In
creasing Majority.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc ted Press
DES MONIES. Iowa November C
An incomplete recheck today OF the
senatorial ballots showed Senator
Brookhart leading Daniel T. Steck
Democrat, by 1.160 votes at 1916
pm. The totals We're: Brookhart
447,204: Steck, 446,0+4
More than one-half the county to-
tails had been check ed. Many OF
them revealed small errors that ia
vured both candidates at times. but,
as a whole tended to raise the Brook
hart majority. The lead of l.l60
was the greatest recorded for the
Senator since Steck took the lead
Tuesday night.
Senator BrookhaEt earlier this
morning said that he had private
advices indicating his election was
assured He had admitted yesterday
with more than 100 precincts missing
that his defeat seemed apparent.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
PANAMA REPUBLIC BUYS
BUILDING FOR LEGATION
Purchases Home of Late Rear Ad
miral Glover in New Hamp-
shire Avenue for $4,000.

The Republic of Panama today pur-
chased the home of the late Rear AG-
miral Glover at 1885 New Hampshir-
avenue for its legation. 1t is expect
ed that within two or three days thr
present legation at 1929 Massachu-
setts avenue will be vacated and TIL.
new quarters occupied.
The purchase was made on behalf Of
the republic by the minister, Dr. R.
Alfaro, from the daughters of Admiral
Glover, through the office of John r.
Maury. The consideration was $4,000.
The new legation building contains
20 rooms and nine baths and is on =
corner lot at the intersection of New
Hampshire avenue, Q street and
Eighteenth street.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
BRAZILIAN REVOLT
GATHERS HEADWAy
Garrisons Rebel, Refugees
Flee Over Border, Towns
Are Attacked.

MONTENIDEO. Uruguay, November
G.-Dispatches from the Brazilian
border indicate that the revolution in
Gus proportions. They say the gar
risons at Bage, Lavras and Sac Fran
cisco de Assis have revolted.
\ great number of refugees have
crossed the border into Uruguay.
Rebels Attack Towns.
BUENOS AIRES, November G.
Dispatches received here from news
paper correspondents on the Argen
tine Brazilian border say the rebels
in the state of Rio Grande do Sui
Brazil, hsve commenced a strong at
tack on the town of Itaqui.
The dispatches add that a second
attack by the rebels upon the town
of Alegrete was repulsed and that a
train carrying 20 rebel dead or
wounded has returned to Cruguayana.
Later dispatches said the rebels at
tacking Itaqui had been repulsed out
side the town.
Rebellion in Navy.
The censor at Rio de Janiero per-
mitted the correspondents TO send to
Buenos Aires yesterday some further
details of the mutiny in the Brazilian n
navy. These details, it was stated,
were taken from the Rio de Janeiro
newspaper, the GaZeta de Noticias.
1t was stated that the mutiny be-
gan at s o'clock yesterday morning.
when the battleship Sac Paulo fired
upon her sister ship, the Minas Ge-
raes. and also at the two harbor forts.
The account failed to mention wheth-
er any of the shots took effect. 1T de-
scribeS how the minister of marine,
Alencar. and his staff hurried to the
naval arsenal and took launch to
the Minas Geraes. being fired upon
while Ell route by the Sac Paulo. None
Of these shots, it was added, took ef-
feet.
When Minister Alencar arrived at
the Minas Geraes, it was said, he was
greeted by the officers and crew with
assurances of loyalty.
Rebel Ship Escapes.
The shots fired by the Sac Paulo,
according to the Gazeta de Noticias,
were signals to the MinaS Geraes to
adhere to the mutiny. On her failing
to do so, the Sac Paulo weighed an
chor and proceeded to sea, whereupon
the forts opened fire. Three projec-
tiles took effect, one striking the
combat tower, but the battleship. in
her damaged condition, steamed away.
A mutiny also seems to have broken
out at the naval aviation station in
Rio Janeiro harbor. Prior to the de-
parture of the Sac Paulo, a hydro
airplane manned by three men was
seen to rise from the station and fly
low over the battleShip. AS it did So
it is reported, one of the three jumped
landing on the deck, apparently
safely.
When the hydro -airplane came down
the other two men were arrested.
Private advices from Brazil declare
the purpose of the rebels in taking
the battleship Sac Paulo from Rio
Janeiro was to release political pris-
oners deported by the government to
Rasa Island, lying between Rio ia
neiro and Santos.
La Nacion's Rio correspondent says
the position of the Sac Paulo has not
yet been determined, but that she will
be pursued by the battleship Minas
Geraes as soon as she is located by
the aviators.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
''Bloody Breathitt'' County in Kentucky
Votes Exactly Same in All Cases
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November s.
The voters of Bloody Breathitt"
County, as it is known in Ken
lucky, are fairly evenly divided in
political sentiment, but they do
not scratch their ballots Nearly
complete returns today from
Breathitt County in Tuesdays
election showed exactly the same
totals for each Republican can
didate, presidential, senatorial
and congressional, and, likewise.
for the Democratic candidates.
The vote on the proposal to issue
$75,000,000 in bonds for roads and
State institutions also was the
exact total of the votes cast in
the other contests, 1t being the
only county in the State where
Evening star., 1924-11-06
POLISH BORDER RAlDED.
Bands of Alleged Bolsheviks Ter
rorize Inhabitants.

WARSAW, November 6.-Raids by
bands of alleged Bolsheviki upon
towns in the eastern provinces of
Poland continue and there is agita-
ton for the appointment of a strong
minister of the interior to deal with
the situation. Former Premier Witos
has declared in the Diet that there
are on the average two cases of such
looting daily in the eastern provinces
The latest incident occurred at
Ostrog, where a gang attacked and
burned a large warehouse used for
the storage Of goods for trading
with the Soviets. The watchman and
a policeman who came to his aid were
killed.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
KLANSMAN ADMITS THEFT.
Organizer Pleads Guilty to Rob-
bing Cathedral.

BURLINGTON, VT, November O.
William c. Meyers, an organizer of the
ku Klux Khan, who has been held in
Jail here in default of bail, charged with
robbery of st. Mary's Cathedral on Au-
gust s, entered a plea of guilty today.
Gorden Wells and William E. Nc
Greedy Of this city, are facing trial on
similar charges. Meyers, said to be a
kleagle of the Klan, came here from
Tennessee in connection with Organise
tion work.
Evening star., 1924-11-06

every voter marked the separate
ballot.
The county went Republican
this year by 1000 because a large
percentage of the Cox vote of
four years ago stayed at home.
Three years ago in a gubernational
election Clay Hole precinct, in
Breathitt County, was the scene
of a Republican-Democr cleo.
tion fight in which four men were
killed and II wounded. Testimony
at the trial of the participants in
dicated Republicans had en-
deavored to influence voters in a
normally Democratic precinct, and
the Democrats expressed the
strength of their convictions with
piatolS.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
Secretary Weeks III,

Secretary John w. Weeks OF the
War Department is remaining at
home for few days to nurse a cold.
which he contracted while returning
to Washington election day. He is
not confined to his bed, however, and
Is expected to be back at his desk in
a day or two.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
SEVERE DEFEAT, BRYAN
SAYS; LOOKS TO FUTURE
Plans to Make Statement Soon,
Holding Analysis Impos-
Sible Now.
az the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, November 6.-'It was
a severe defeat and we must begin
al once on the campaign for 1925"
William Jennings Bryan said in a
telegram received here from Sun
bury, Pa. today. 1T is too early to
analyze returns, but I will make a
statement soon.". the telegram added.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
Three Men Drowned.

WATERTOwN, N. Y, November g..
Three men were drowned in Lake
Ontario, near Cape Vincent, early this
morning when the steamer Grand
Locke went ashore on Charity Shoals.
Evening star., 1924-11-06
October Circulation
Daily. 96,927
Sunday. .1O3,635

District of Columbia, S.:
LEROY w. HEBRON. Advertising Manager
of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR. does
solemuly swear that the actual number of
copies of the papers named sold and distribut-
ed during the month Of October. AID. 1924,
was as follows:
Evening star., 1924-11-06
WEATHER.

Cloudy and probably rain tonight
and tomorrow, slightly warmer to-
night, cooler tomorrow.
Temperature for "a hours ending at
pm. today-Highest. 81, at 3 pm.
yesterday; lowest. SO, at $40 a. IN. today
Full report on page =.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-24
A JEFFERSON DAVIS LETTER

From the new ten-volume edi-
ton of the letters and papers Of
jefferson Davis, lately issued by
the Mississippi department Of
archives and history, the Review
of Reviews reprints the following
letter written in 1895:
Dear Sir Your request on be-
half of a Boston journalist for me
to prepare a criticism of Gen.
Grants military career cannot be
compiled for the following rea-
sous:
Il. Gen. Grant is dying.
"2. i Though he invaded our
country ruthlessly, it was with
open hand, and. as far as | know,
ne abetted neither arson nor pill
age, and has. since the war, | be-
lieve. shown no malignity to Con-
federates. either of the military or
civil service.
"Therefore, instead of seeking to
disturb the quiet of his closing
hours, | would, if it were my pow
CT. contribute to the peace of his
mind and the comfort of his body.
jefferson Davis"
We do not know the identity OF
the Boston journalist" The re-
quest for the criticism represented
no doubt the enterprise of an in
genuous and enterprising newspa-
per maker. But of the quality Of
this letter, written by the former
president OF tine Confederacy four
years before his death. there can
be no doubt. Reading it today stirs
emotions. 1t is worth printing
here. it leaves such a good taste
in the mouth.-Boston Herald.
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<a4h9c an8l@A

But I am sane now.
l want him, he is mine. Give him
back to me. He is all / have. Even
though the world says I am rich, l
am the poorest mother this earth
holds, for have given my child for
the money and fame of cold world.
Sydney has probably told you of
my great success in moving pictures.
There are compensations, John. 1
never would have been able to have
pictured love had not loved. I
never would have been able to have
pictured suffering had l not suf-
fered. >Everything that comes to us,
John, comes to us for purpose.
will confess that when l helped
to write my first picture I was still
hurt and unhappy and I wanted to
make you suffer. If you have seen
it you will understand. No one else
world, except Sgd, knows our story.
love my work apd am deter
mined that it shall now be the love
of my life, for have resolved that
no one shall ever be able to make
me again as unhappy as you have
| made me-,
Don't worry, John, will not, make
you any trouble unless I find that
cannot live without my baby.
| Sgd tells me he looks like you
| That is not strange, for at that time
you were more than God to me.
PAULA.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-24
REDRESSING 4 BUREAUCRATIC
INJUSTICE

What would 4 well-managed and
reasonably humane private firm or
corporation do when satisfied that
one of its faithful employees had
been the innocent victim of cruel
mistake 49, false charge of en-
iJeZzlement. say. or of ordinary
theft?
The wrong would be righted
without avoidablc delay. No red
cape and no technicalities would
bar the way to simple justice.
There is the case of George f.
Taylor. a former clerk in the post
office at Richmond, Va. In 1911
he was accused of stealing from
the government and was dismissed.
He had served for sixteen years
and his record had been irreproach-
able. During mis- trial the prose
cutting attorney found that the
governments only impol tant wit
ness was unreliable and notorious
ly dishonest. AS conscientious
man, the prosecutor asked t:le
court to direct a verdict of mot
guilty" This the court readily
did, and Taylor was acquitted.
Naturally, Taylor applied for re-
instatement. Red tape blocked
him. and only after an interval of
eight years did postmaster-gen-
eral issue reinstatement order.
Taylor at last returned to his po-
sition at an advanced salary, but
remained only fortnight. The
comptroller general ruled that
Taylor could not he reinstated
and legally paid, as he had passed
the age limit. He had grown old
waiting for bureaucratic attention
and redress.
If justice is to be done in Tly
lor'S case, congress must pass a
bill affording him financial relief
by awarding him back pay from the
TIME of his discharge. SUN a
bill is pending. The plain, un-
adorned recital Of the facts in the
case should produce unanimity in
granting appropriate relief.
incidentally, there is an object
lesson in the affair for doctrinaire
advocates of bureaucratic opera
ton of various industries and
bureaucratic control over scores
Of thousands of additional en-
plOyes.-ChicagO News.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-24
LETTER FROM PAULA PERIER TO
JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT

JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT
CHER AMI:
Our good friend, Sydney Carton.
has told me all about my baby, and
my heart was SO hungry to hear of
him.
He also has said some very dis
quieting things.
John, you are not going to keep
my baby from me forever. Now I
can be his mother. Now l can take
care of him. Now want him. Oh,
! can never tell you how much
want him.
When | loaned him to you l had
heard that your wife was, very ill
and that only baby to cuddle in
her arms would save her life or at
least restore her reason.
Now she is well and some day
soon perhaps she may have a baby
Of her own, while my arms are emp
ty for mine.
But it is time that changes many
things, John. Once Thought you
should have part of the care of my
baby, especially as it was impossible
for me to even feed him. Now
know was wrc.(:. He was my baby
Mine alone and I should have cared
for him even at the cost of my owr
life.
/ was not quite sane, John, wher
| / laid him outside your door tina
: night.
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SYNOPSIS.

At a first night performance IN
NeW York. a beautiful yo'.ng
1Uoman attracts attention by rising
and leisurely surveying the aadl-
ence through her glasses. ClaDer-
ing. q newspaper columnist, and
his cousin. DinOiddie, are particle
larry interested, Dinariddie dectar-
ing that she is the image of Mary
Ogden, belle of thirty gears ago,
acho had married Count Zattiamy
and Tired ABROAD. He IS convinced
that this is Mary's daughter, but
all efforts to establish her identity
prove futile.
Clauering manages to meet her,
and she tells hin, she is the Count
ess Josef Zattiany, cousin of
Mary Ogden's: That she had mar
,1ed relative Of Mary's husband :
that Mary is III in sanitarium IL,
Vienna.
He does not believe her story
and frankly tells her 80. Each is
oacare of a more than passing in
terest in the other, Clovering, as
time goes on, becoming so dis
traught ouer the affair that he
goes for advice to his friend. Cora
Dwight, avho is Just creating a stir
with tho publication of her frs:
novel.