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Evening star., 1924-04-23
Democrats Also E'riendIy.

But the interesting thing is that
fiepubiicans and Democrats seemed to
agree that economic Co-opera ton
with Europe was necessary, as the
President said. to get increased cx-
port markets for Agricultural and
manufactured products
Mr.. Coolidge was admired for his
courage In continuing his espouSal of
the world court, Notwithstanding oD-
position within his party. He was
given an enthusiastic ovation when
ia ke the initiative in n conference TO
reduce further the burden or arma-
nent. Indeed. those who regarded
the substance Of the Coolidge address.
rather than its delivery thought X
was tuned to the right note Of con-
serVatism which predomiuated as the
characteristic of the audience.
Dissenting expressions were largely
confined To those who assessed the
speech in political terms and who
unconsciouSly We're governed in their
judgments by the natural divisions of
party and economic creed liberia
radical or stand-paJ On the whole.
Mr.. Coolids" revealed himself as the
safe-and dSane type Of President which
the business man. be he from the
north or south, likes. and the conven-
tion contained more business eXecu-
tives than editorial writers. An alto
gcther different reaction might or
might not have been obtained from a
group of editors alone accusomed to
an appraisal in political values. Mr..
Coolidge gained friends by his trip 10
New York. To that extent his journey
was to his political profit.
(Conyricht 1924
Evening star., 1924-04-23
PINCHoT NOT DIsHEARTENEp
Will Fight Harder Than Ever,
Governor Declares.

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 23.-Gov.
Pinchot, in a statement today, de-
cIared 1T appears the vets have
elected Strassburger and have beaten
me-" and asserted, This vote does not
represent the conscience and heart
of Pennsylvania"
The governor said he had made no
campaign and asserted the vote 'is
merely proof that the old alliance
between liquor and gang politics in
Pennsylvania remains in full force
and effect" He warned the friends of
law and oruer ito give no credencc
to the wet claim that my defeat Is
a setback for the cause of law en-
forcement," declaring he proposes
to take this matter in hand more
vigorously than ever.
The governor said:
Il would infinitely rather be beaten
as the enemy of liquor than win as
It's friend
Evening star., 1924-04-23
JOHNSON OVERWHELMED.
Coolidge Has Lead Of $4,000 Votes
in New Jersey.

NEWARK, y. J.. April 2$.-Presi. .
dent Coolidge yesterday oEerWheimeG
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia in the New Jersey preferen
tial primary With 479 election dis
tricts still unreported, the Presloenl
mad a lead OF nearly S0,0 votes.
which was being Increased by belated
returns.
President Coolidge captured the
entire slate of thirty-one Republican
national convention delegates. seven
of whom were elected at large ana
twenty-four by districts. The Cool
ldge delegates at large were leadin :
their Johnson opponents by approx
mateIy 10000 votes. while in the
confessional districts the Cooldse
candidates were we'll ahead in ever
contest, although there were d.
visions within the Coolidge forces
and the Anti-Saloon League opposed
two of the Coolidge delegates at large
Returns from Zoo election dis
tricts out of 2.J14 in the state gave
for presidential preference: Coolidge,
s0.274; Johnson. 1o.4S1.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
DAUGHERTY DENIES COIL DEAL7
FIGURED in HARDING'S CHOICE
Freest Man Erer Entering White House, Says Ex-At.
forney CeneraL-Neuer Took Drink Himself
Since 1921, He Declares.

procuring of testimony in an impor-
tant case. I discovered that he had
neglected that duty and was engaged
in other work against my positive in
structions and discharged him
finally. He has gone about the coun-
try complaining because he has been
indicted
Refused to Resign.
Mr.. Daugherty asserted that he
was told by those in high position,
not the President, however" that if
he would resign as Attorney General
voluntarily the resolution of inquiry
introduced by Senator Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, Montana, would not be pressed.
This. he would not do, he added, be-
cause 1T would be a constructive ad-
mission of guilt of whispered charges.
Senator Wheeler. he charged, in
pressing the inquiry was carrying
out "a public promise made to the
l. w. W.s in Montana" that If elected
to the Senate he would drive the
Attorney General from the cabinet"
Evening star., 1924-04-23
II. L. FUQUA ELECTED.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 23.-
Henry L. Fuqua of Baton Rouge was
elected Governor of Louisiana and al
the other candidates who were nomi-
mated in the Democratic primary in
February for state and parish offices
Were formally confirmed in yester-
days general election.
Little interest was taken in the
election and a light vote was report
ed. No tabulation of the vote was
being made.
The nomination of j. Zach Spearing
for Congress from the second district
IN fill the vacancy caused by the
death of II. Garland Dupre was for
mally ratified.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
SENTIMENT FOR SMITH
Hartford Ipdorses Candidates for
Delegates.

HARTFORD, Conn. April o3.-May-
or Richard j. Kinselia and Mrs. John
J. Kennedy of West Hartford were
indorsed as candidates for delegates
from the first congressional district.
and Thomas J. Spellacy as a candidate
for delegate-at-iarge to the Demo-
cratic national convention, at meet
ing of the Hartford delegation to the
Democratic state convention held last
night. Sentiment for the nomination
of Gov Smith of New York for Presi-
dent overwhelmingly predominated.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
PLANS PERSHING BOOM.

ROCHESTER,, Mimi. April @3.-
Mark A. Woods of Lincoln. Neb.,
Coolidge delegate to the Republican
chairman of the Pershing for Presi-
dent Club four years ago, in a state
ment issued here last night indicated
that he proposes actively to launch
the campaign of Gen. j. J. Pershing
for the Republican vice presidentia
nomination.
"Pershing," said Mr.. Woods state
ment. would be an ideal running
mate for President Coolidge. Born
ia Missouri, with Nebraska as his
home state, he would appeal to the
middle west
"Pershing as Vice President would
help the administration to command
the wholesome respect of the people
Of all foreign countries-they know
him,
Evening star., 1924-04-23
ATTACKS PRESIDENT.
johnson Says Tax Reduction Is
False Issue.

CANTON. Ohio; April 2S.-President
Coolidge and those close to his ad-
ministration were, attacked by Sem
ator Hiram Johnson last night for
attempting to capitalize the dismissal
of Harry NJ. Daugherty, former At
torney General, and for asking
Ohioans to elect Daugherty and his
hand picked slate" to the Republican
national convention.
Senator Johnson declared there can
he no political issue on reduction of
taxes. He also said people do not
know the governments foreign
policy.
Everybody believes in reduction of
taxes" Mr Johnson dSclared. ITO
inject tax reduction as false politi-
cai issue in campaign Is to cuttlefish
Evening star., 1924-04-23
HOLDS COOLIDGE ISSUE.

Representative Ware of PennSyl-
vania one of the leaders of the fight
against Gov. Pinchot in yesterdays
primary in Pennsylvania, declared in
a statement issued here today that
Pennsylvania republicans were de
termined to show their faith in
President Coolidge by sending a
solid Coolidge delegation from Penn
sylvania and keeping out of the
Cleveland convention any delegate tie
who they believed might strike a
diScordant note.
Evening star., 1924-04-23

the political waters SO that nothing
else may be seen. If the reduction
Of taxation Of small incomes only
were involved, there would be no
propaganda, no pretended political
issue about tax reduction.
Our opponents have relegated in
ternational affairs to the obscurity of
the State Department and with their
overwhelming power of publicity
would have an inevitable tax reduc-
ton, a smoke screen foreign policy
The American people today do not
know the foreign policy of our gov
ernment. 1t may be because we have
none. but even if we have none the
American people have the right to
know"
Evening star., 1924-04-23


cent of this amount would be only
SlSl, 200. Then the federal govern
ment would get credit for $4,000 of
the fund collected from the sale of
automobile tags, bringing the con-
tribution down to $14l.000.
\ large part of the street work
would be done under the Borland law
Of assessing half the cost against
abutting property owners. and the
United States would get a further
credit for 40 per cent OF those as
sessments, which might, District Of
ficials say, amount to more than the
S141 900.
U. s. Might Get PROFIT.
The ultimate effect might be, there
fore, that instead of paying anything
toward street work, the United States
would stand a chance OF getting a
profit on the street work from its
share of the assessments collected.
Commissioner Rudolph viii prepare
a letter to Gov. Ritchie OF Maryland
within a day or two, informing him
that the gas tax law is now in effect
and advising him that the Commits
sioners regard the temporary reci-
procity agreement as permanent.
Although the letter which the Com
missioners wrote to President Cool
idge before he signed the bill has not
been made public, il is understood
that they explained to the President
just how the federal government
could escape its share of the cost
OF street work as the law is now
worded.
1t is understood that the city heads
may endeavor to have the gasoline
tax measure clarified in so far as it
affects the cost of street improve
ments when they go before the Sen
ate subcommittee on District ap-
preparations within Il few weeks.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
Widow Made sheriff.

BATON ROUGE, La. April 2S-
Mrs. Eudora S. Day, widow of the late
Sheriff Robert 3. Day, who was killed
during a raid on a negro gambling
house near here recently. was elected
sheriff of East Baton Rouge parish
today over DIR. Ed Young, reputed to
be a member of the Ku KluX Klan.
DR.. Young was the nominee of the
parish Democratic executive commit
tee and Mrs. Day ran as an independ-
Evening star., 1924-04-23
CAR VICTIM SUCCUMBS.
John Moore, SO. Dies as Result of
Injuries Received Monday.

John Moore, tifty-eight years old.
who fell from a street car at Wiscon-
sin avenue and Porter street north
west Monday morning. died at
Georgetown University Hospital early
today.
Moore had resided in the vicinity OF
TenIeytown thirty years. and had
been employed at National Cathedral
School Coroner hewitt Will hold an
inquest at the morgue tomorrow
afternoon.
The Stars classified columns pro-
vide a ready ref, rerce for home seek
ers-those who are in search of a
place to 1--we.
Evening star., 1924-04-23

tative George W. Edmonds, Republi-
can, losing to Benjamin NJ. Colder IN
the fourth Philadelphia district, and
Representative George NJ. WertZ los
ing to Ande rSon II. Walters in the
twentieth Cambria county district.
Opposition TO Gov. Pincnot and the
administration program Inquired III
numerous Legislative contests.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
CITIES PILE 200, 900
MAJORITY AGAINST
GOVERNOR PINCH0T

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minds and to the extent that Mr.
Coolidge showed himself concerned
about tax revision and other factors
that might contribute to the business
welfare of the American people. his
speech made a profound impression.
For, II the truth be told there was
little partisanship in the comments
heard. 1t was not as republicans or
democrats. but as persons Interested
IN economic progress and readjust-
ment that the visiting delegates
spoke. Mr.. CoOlidre'S conservatism
Struck sH!npa thcuiC response on tho
part Of those of his school of thought.
irrespective of political affiliations
Democrats. for instance, said they
were glad Mr. Coolidge had come TO
! recognize the nece SSitS Of economic
cooperation with E.urop4 even
though he was against formal pe1it-
zeal ndingS with the rest Uf
the world
Many of the early advocates Of the
league OF nations favored that organ
lzaton largely because of Il coEyic-
t'on that it would bring economic
concord if America were to partici-
pate. What the Dawes Young
Robinson commission has been able
10 accomplish in the matter of reDa
ratlons. they said. might have been
done sooner had America not been
swung too far away in its isolation
policies since. 1920
Evening star., 1924-04-23
C00LIDGE'S SPEECH
HIGHLY APPROVED
BY BRITISH LEADERS

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PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL
MAKING RECIPROCITY
ARRANGEMENT FINAL

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Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1924-03-06
SEEK TO EQUAL|zE
D. c. FREIGHT RATES
Trade Board and B. & o. Of
ficiaI Would End Schedule
Aiding BaItimoreans.

Amicable adjustment of freight
rates into and out of Washington,
which have Handicapped Washington
some Of the business which goes to
Baltimore, is in sight, according to E.
F. Murphy, chairman of the industrial
Interests committee of the Washing
ton Board of Trade. This announce
ment was made following a meeting
in the boards rooms in The Star
building this afternoon, at which ap-
peared D. NJ. Fisher, representing the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The committee has been working
diligently on this freight adjustment
Tor some time and Mr.. Murphy is par
eicularly pleased that the matter
seems near adjustment in an amica BILE
way. 1t was pointed out by Mr..
Murphy that Baltimore and Washing
ton draw their supplies from prac-
tically the same eastern territory, ind
that Washington pays a higher rate
However, when the local merchants
sell their goods in their southern
markets, they have to pay the same
freight rates on it, although Wash
ington is forty miles nearer the des-
tination.
This gives the Baltimroe merchants
handicap which to some extent
stffles the competition.
AS soon as the freight rate matter
Is out Of the way, Mr.. Murphy said
his committee would begin the dis
cussion Of a change in rates with
the express companies, through which
the Washington merchants suffer a
similar handicap, and there is every
belief now the express companies will
make an adjustment as soon as the
unfairness OF the present rates is
pointed out.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
From Yesterdays $50 Edition of The Star
BETTER ADVERTISING
CONTESTS PLANNED

Plans for better advertising week
at date to be fixed later, were laid
before the Advertising Club of Wash
ington at its weekly luncheon yesterday
afternoon and approved.
John F. Cassidy, secretary of the
club, presented the plans for the
committee. The purpose, he said, is
to create more general interest in
advertising as well as confidence in
it, and during the week ii is planned
to have discussions for the better
ment of advertising to the end that
more goods may be sold at less cost,
The plan calls for the raising of
a fund of $4,000 from the five news
papers of the city, to be divided into
two contests, with first prizes of $500
each and five prizes of 500 each and
prizes of cash or merchandise by In
dividual merchants for advertise
ments relating to their stores.
Allen V. De Ford read a paper on
electric sign advertising in New York
city, telling of the high prices which
are paid for some of it, and William
H. Wagner, president, started a dis
cussion on the advantages of split
ting up advertising and spreading IL
in several places in the newspapers.
The club had as its guests Miss
Katherine Cuddy of Seattle, Wash,
and Miss Betty Plass of Poughkeep-
sic, both winners of beauty contests
in their respective cities.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
HAWKS SCHEDULED
FOR FOREIGN POST
State Department Information
Head Likely for Service
in Turkey.

Stanley Hawks. chief Of the divi-
sion of current information, Depart
ment Of State. who was recently ap-
pointed a secretary in the United
States diplomatic service, is scheduled
for service in an eastern European
country. probably Turkey. He will
be succeeded as head OF the informa-
ton bureau by Hugh Robert Wilson
of Illinois recently transferred to
this city from Toxic, where he served
a. counselor at the United States
embass for more than two years.
Mr.. Wilson has been in the diplo-
matte service about twelve years and
has served at Lisbon, Portugal; in
Guatemala, and in Buenos Aires. Ber-
lin, Bern, Vienna and Toxic. He
was stationed in Berlin in 1916 and
again in 1920, when he was attach ed
to the United States commission and
pointed secretary Of class one in De-
camber, 1919, and still holds that
rating. He was graduated from Yale
University in 1906 and then studied
at the Ecole Libre des Sciences Poli-
tiques. Paris. For three years and
a half he was employed by a whole
sale house in Chicago and in Decem-
ber, 1911, entered the diplomatic serv-
ice, after examination. He is re-
garded as especially well equipped
for his new duties at the State De-
partment, involving the dissemiAa-
tion of all official information to the
public
Evening star., 1924-03-06
DRIVE TO WEAKEN
PROBE IS CHARGED
Senator Harrison Says G. O.
P. "0rgan" SIurs Daugh-
erty Committee.

A deliberate campaign by the re-
publican party to undermine public
confidence in the committee which
will investigate the Department of
Justice was charged in the Senate
today by Senator Harrison. democrat,
Mississippi.
Senator Harrison declared the Ma
tional Republican, which, he said, was
the official organ of the party, was
circulating matter showing a clear
intent to destroy faith in the commit
tee. A second objective of the pro-
gram, he said, was to "whitewash
every one connected with the oil scan
dal." '.
One of the articles quoted by Senator
Harrison gave what purported to be
the chronological history of the
Daugherty inquiry, beginning with the
early public service Of Senator Wheeler,
democrat, Montana, author of the in
quiry resolution, and including sugges-
tions of radical affiliations of Senator
Brookhart, republican. Iowa, the COM
mittee chairman.
The Mississippi senator warned re-
publican leaders the effect Of their
campaign might be to further injure
public confidence in all government Of
ficialS.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
GLASS CASKET CASE
IN HANDS OF JURY
Verdict Is Awaited on Charges Of
Conspiracy to Defraud
Against Promoters.

The conspiracy case against James
w DeCamp, promoter of the Crystal
Glass Casket Company: Ralph A.
Howe, former vice president of the
company, and Edwin c. Reed, one
time secretary OF the corporation, was
submitted today by Justice Hitz to
the jury in Criminal Division L. The
jurors were celebrating over their
verdict late this afternoon.
The trial has been in progress for
stveral weeks and the government
contended that De Camp and his as
sociates concocted scheme to de-
fraud the purchasers of the stock Of
the company and in furtherance of
the alleged conspiracy used the mails
to persuade investors to buy the stock
Counsel for the defense claimed that
the accused never had any intention to
defraud; that they believed caskets
could be made Of glass so as TO De
commercially profitable and that 1t
was not shown that any one had suf-
fered loss, although $165,000 worth OF
the stock was sold. The business
might vet be made a success. 1t was
contended, when the holders or the
stock might realize on their invest
ment.
Attorneys T. Morris Wampler, Harry
A. Hegarty and Robert E. Lynch rep
resented the accused, while Assistant
United States Attorney Bilbrey con-
Quoted the prosecution.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
LAKE POLLUTED, CITY
DEPENDS ON SPRINGS
Cleveland Gets Strong Taste of
Phenol and Chlorine
From Erie.
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March o.
Virtually all of greater Cleveland de-
pended on springs and the distribu-
tors of distilled water for their
drinking and cooking supplies today.
This situation, one of the most acute
in the city's history, was brought
about by the strong taste of phenol
and chlorine in the water pumped
from Lake Erie.
Hundreds of Clevelanders stood for
hours awaiting their turn at seven
approved springs. They were armed
with jugs, bottles, pitchers, pals and
even wash tubs-in fact any kind
of utensils in which they could carry
water home. So great was the rush
that policemen were stationed at the
springs to see that each person left
after they had obtained a gallon Of
water so that the next in line could
move up.
The lines at the various springs in
different parks diminished but little
at midnight. In Wade Park at that
hour there were sixty men and wom-
en-. At Rockefeller Park the same
number. were fighting drowsiness.
while the same condition existed In
Edgewater Park and at other springs
which given clean bill by the health
department
One woman at the Wade Park
spring said that she had come four
miles for the water.
Not only was the water of Lake
Erie charged with a strong taste of
manufacturing plant phenol, but 1t
was saturated with chlorine putsinto
the water at the filtration plant. The
situation was brought about by a
q 0f tho iro q olnufncr ha nt,n
to flow into the lake past the in
takes.
Evening star., 1924-03-06
DENIES MORSE PLEA
TO ADD TESTIMONY

Justice Siddons Of the District Su-
preme Court today denied the ap-
plication of Erwin A. Morse, son of
Charles w. Morse, New York ship
builder, for leave to present addition
al testimony bearing on the motion
of United States Attorney Gordon
for the removal of Morse to New
York to answer an Indictment charg-
ing the use of the mails to defraud
Morse was one of the men acquitted
last August of a charge of conspiracy
to defraud the Shipping Board in
connection with war contracts.
Attorney Nash lockwood OF New
York, for Mr.. Morse, stated that ap-
plica ton would now be made to the
court for a hearing OF argument on
the law points involved in the Ques-
tion of the sufflciency OF the indict-
ment before final action is taken in
the habeas corpus proceedings by
which Morse Is attempting to prevent
his extradition to New York.
Justice Siddons in denying the ap-
plication to receive further testimony
pointed out that at hearing more
than eighteen months ago before a
United States commissiC ner Morse
was given sufficient opportunity to
present evidence. and announced he
had no further testimony to offer.
No injustice is done the accused in
denying further testimony and no
right of Morse's, constitutional or
otherwise. is invaded.
Assistant United States Attorney
General Warner was associated with
Maj. Gordon in the prosecution.