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Evening star., 1924-11-01
TELEPHONE RATE
INCREASE DELAYED
C. & P. Abides by Maryland Com
mission Order on Advise
.. of Gov. Ritchie. -.
Special Dfspa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. November L.
Following a conference late yester-
day between officials of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Co
and Gov. Ritchie. in which the Gov
ernor said the company would make
a big mistake by putting the in
creased rates in effect before the
hearing by the Public Service Com
mission was finished, ,notwithstand-
ing its legal right to do so under the
decision of Judge Stein. President A.
f. Berry was summoned from Wash
ington and two hours before mid
night notified the commission the
company would abide by it's order to
defer the increase until January ],
1925.
In withdrawing the new schedule
the company announced it would be
put into effect on the first of the
year irrespective of whether the
hearing before the Public Service
Commission and the valuation of the
companys property was finished at
that time.
Gov. Ritchie today was the recipient
of hundreds of telephone calls and
wires from all over the State con-
graduating him on his success in de-
laying the increased telephone rates.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
GILBERT ASSUMES
PREPARATION OFFICE
Owen D. Young Formally
Turns Over Work and Pre-
pareS to Start Home.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. November 1.-Owen d
Young yesterday formally turned
over the Office of agent-generaT for
reparation payments to S. Parker
Gilbert, former Assistant Secretary
of the United States Treasury Mr..
Young gathered around him at a
formal farewell dinner 30 of the ex-
ecutive members of the agent-gen-
erals organization. Today he will
leave for London and thence sail for
the United States.
AS proof of his statement that the
Dawes plan was operating smoothly,
and as evidence of his faith in it's ul-
timate success. MIR. Young displayed
brand-new 10-mark German bank
note, it being number 2 of the Reichs-
banks new issue of gold currency.
Number /, the present issue, is held
by DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, president of
the Reichsbank and German currency
commission.
Mr.. Youngs optimism was coupled
with evident joy over once again be-
ing a free agent after 10 months of
wrestling with the reparation prob
lem. His contact with German Of
fetal quarters has furtheer served
to galvanize his reparation plan. with
which he has been more actively
identified than any of the numerous
international experts.
To the newspapermen who sought
a farewell prediction as to the future
development of the reparation issue,
Mr.. Youngs reply was one rejecting
pronounced optimism and assurances
of implicit confidence in the organ
ization with which Mr.. Gilbert has
been surrounded. Mr.. Young's last
official act as temporary agent
general was as chairman of the first
official meeting in Berlin of the trans
fer committee, which was attended
by all the American and entente
members. The committee perfected
it's organization and adopted a reso-
luton safeguarding the priority Of
the German reconstruction loan and
payments to bandholders out of repara-
tion funds.
Following this gathering Mr.
Young and Mr.. Gilbert were guests
at luncheon given by DR.. Schacht.
Late they attended a meeting of the
directorate of the Bank of Industrial
Obligations, of which Baron krupp
Won Bohlen and Halbach Of Essen
who is the husband of Bertha krupp,
daughter of the late head of the
great krupp interests, was elected
chairman.
Evening star., 1924-11-01

impossible to isolate and extract
them.
Even if secured the problem of
administering them would be almost
unsolvable. In man or animal the
antitoxins can simply be injected into
the blood streams and the natural
processes of the body tend to dis
tribute them where they are needed
to resist the inroads of the disease
germs. The plant has no blood
stream. The nearest phenomenon ap-
preaching this is the passage of
water upward from the roots through
the stem and leaves. This process
would be too slow to carry anti
toxins and would at the best dis
tribute them in limited area.
Process of Selection.
He said that plants do not have
the faculty of developing disease re-
sistance after one attack-aS in the
case of humans, who, once cured Of
measles, mumpS or smallpox, rarely
fall sick of the same malady again.
The best hope of plant doctors. DIR.
Blackburn said, is to breed disease
resistance into the plant species by
process of selection. He explained
some of the problems of fungi which
distribute poisons through the plant
system. resulting in eventual death.
DR.. Blackbu lecture was illus
trated with number of colored
slides
Evening star., 1924-11-01
j: s. WILL REDEEM.
LOAN IN FEBRUARY
$780, 900, 900 Issue Used as
Security for Bank Notes
to Be Paid Up.

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
announced last Night the Treasury
has prepared to redeem the loan OF
1925, one OF the issues of Federal
obligations used to secure national
bank notes. The redemption will be
another step toward eventual replace
ment of national bank notes by cur
rency issued under the Federal Re
serve act.
in formal statement Secretary
Mellon said:
THE Treasury announces that It has
called for redemption and payment
on February ,, 1925, the United States
per cent bonds of 1925, dated Febru
airy l, 1895, and that such bonds will
cease to bear interest on that date.
Urges Prompt Action.
"In order to facilitate redemption.
holders are urged to present their
bonds well in advance of February =.
so as to insure prompt payment when
due. This is particularly important
with respect to registered bonds, as
payment cannot be made until reg
istration shall have been discharged
by the Treasury Department, division
of loans and currency"
The call will end the life of
s11S, ,459. .0OU in Federal securities. 1t
equal amount of national bank notes,
issued against the bonds now scat
tered widely over the country in per-
haps 500 different national banks. The
banks now holding the bonds, how
ever, have an alternative in that they
may obtain through purchase other
Federal bonds bearing the circulation
privilege and merely substitute the
outstanding securities for those to
be retired.
The loan of 1925 automatically
natures next February under it's
thirtyyear life and the law providing
for its retirement specifies that the,
Treasury shall give three months
notice to the holders of the securities.
The dlnouDcement of plans for re-
demptiou was made in accordance
with that provision.
Huge sum Outstanding.
In addition to the sI1S.00e, 900 to be
paid off. there will remain outsta nd =
ing bonds bea ring the circulation
privilege to the amount of almost
three-quarters of a. billion dollars.
Six hundred million dollars in these
securitieS-the per cent consols-
will mature in 1880, and the re-
mainder fall due in 1886 and 1888.
AS the maturing bonds are believed
by Treasury officials to be held in
every section OF the country, the
amount of national bank note circula-
tion to be retired in each locality is ex-
pected to be relatively small. Some Off
cials believe the actual retirement in
February will be materially reduced,
as many of the banks, they said, al
ready have anticipated the retirement
and have purchased other Federal Sc
curities to place behind their own cur
rency issues.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
US. RULES WORLD,
BR|T0N DECLARES
Eng|and's Sun Is About to
Set, Cecil Roberts Says,
in Address.
By the Associated Press

BY fhe Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 1.-Deciaring &
that the government of the world
has pa ssed into Americas hands. "
Cecil Roberts, British war corre-
spondent and editor of the Noting
ham Journal, in an address yesterday,
added:
"AlI we ask of you is not to act too
hasty."
AS to the fall of the Labor govern
ment of England and the triumph of
the Conservatives, Mr.. Roberts said
that the Liberal party in his country
has no future for at least 10 years"
He regretted the defeat of Herbert
Asquith, former premier.
You are going to have in America
a new phase-a phase in which the
mental and intellectual will clash
with the physical and Industrial" he
said. ''If they cannot combine with
out; physical struggle, God alone can
save the Nation"
England and America stand as the
last two units in the trial of civiliza-
tion," he added. Our 'England's' sun
is about to set-but it will be a glori-
our sunset"
Evening star., 1924-11-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
MOntEomery County Federation

Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs, will hold annual
meeting November Z, at 1890 am, in
Court House, Rockville. Md.
The Soroptfmist Club will meet ut
luncheon Wednesday, 1915 pm, at
Lafayette, Hotel; to celebrate boost
ers' day."
Stuart Walcott Post. American Lee
gion, will give a mardi-gras costume
ball. November IL, at City Club.
Red Triangle Outing Club hikes to-
morrow morning; meet at Cabin John
at $3.50 for all-day outing in vicinity
of Great Falls Afternoon. meet at
Rock Creek Bridge station, Calvert
street, Chevy Chase line, at 2:30 for
walk in Rock Creek Park.
The board OF directors Of the Ju-
venile Protective Association will hold
its eighth annual meeting Monday,
s PM, in the gold room of Shoreham
Hotel. Rev. u. B. Phillips. D. D., rec
tor of Church of the Epiphany, will
speak.
Pnrents' League Of the District will
meet Monday. 8 p.m., at New Bethel
Baptist Church.
Takoma Park Civic Study Club will
meet Tuesday, 2:30 pm, at Takoma
Theater. General subject, Child We'll
fare" Speakers: DIR. June Hull, Mrs.
Florence v. Watkins, Walter S. Uf-
ford and Miss Lydia Birklyn.' All
women welcome.
North Washington Citixens' Asso-
citation will meet Monday, pm, in
Sunday School of United Bretheren
Church.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
DROUGHT RECORD
OF NATION BROKEN
Different Cities Report on
Dry Spell of Month-Some
Pray for Rain.
Ry the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RIDGEWAY. Pa, November IA
prayer for rain was offered last night
by residents of Marienville, Elk
County. as a result of forest fires that
have been burning in the section.
One fire was reported yesterday to
have burned 20 acres of timber near
the head of Wagner Run, and trains
on the private railways of the
Wheeler and Dusenberry and the
Central Pennsylvania Lumber Com
pany have been forced to cease opera
tions.
No Rain in Month.
NEW ORLEANS, November Il
Drought records for New Orleans
since 1874 were shattered when the
Weather Bureau announced last night
that the month of October had closed
without a drop of rain. The same
condition existed in October, 1S47, and
the nearest approach to the zero
mark was in October, 1886, when
only % of an inch was recorded.
The entire State has been suffering
through the summer. a total of only
556 inches of rain having fallen since
July l. The normal rainfall for the
period is 1884 inches.
1O.-Year Record Broken.
. BOSTON, November L. October
closed with record of being the
driest month here but one in 107
years. Only 6-1e0 of an inch of mois-
ture fell the cumulative result OF
three traces of rain early in the
month.
Dryest in History.
NEW YORK, November 1.-October
was the dryest month in the history
of the local Weather Bureau. 1t
rained on only one day during the
month, and in that instance the rain
fall amounted to but 30-100 Of an
inch.
Tempest Sweeps Coast.
PARIS, November 1.-Several days
of unseasonably mild and rainy
weather eliminated yesterday in a
tempest of unusual violence, which
did much damage along the channel
and Atlantic coasts. Fishing boats
were obliged to remain in port, and
many coastWise services were sus-
pended. *ef.
A cargo steamer and pilot boat
were driven ashore in, the Boulogne
roadstead. '-.t
Country Inundated by Rain.
SAN SALVADOR. Republic of Sal
vador, November Heavy rain
storms, which have lasted for the last
five. days, are reported from Mica
ragua. Rivers are overf1owing, wash
ing away railroad tracks in many
places and paralyzing communica-
tions generally. Trees have been up
rooted. crops destroyed and many
cattle have been drowned.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
PLAN $4,000 THEATER.
Hyattsville Business Men Purchase
Site on Boulevard.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. November
(SpeciaD. Hyattsyilie Amusement
Company, Inc. the directors of which
are local business men, has bought prop
erty on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard and will erect motion pic
ture theater at a cost of about $4,000.
1t win be a modern. fifeproof building.
about so by $50 feet, containing two
stories and basement. The main audi
700. There will be a lobby IA by 30
feet, with a store room 1S by 80 feet on
each side. The second floor will con-
tain a reception room, a rest room for
women, a smoking room for men and
gallery with $50 seats.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
STRIKE IN PORTUGAL.
Soldiers Called to Restore Order il
Factory Town ~-~ !:

LISBON, November. 1.-Rots and
disorders accompanied a 24-hour
strike by workers of the large indus
trial center of Guimaraens, North
Portugal, in protest against the low
ering Of wages 20 per cent, because
of the rise in exchange. .
Two bombs were exploded and one
of the factory owners houses raided
and his furniture destroyed. Military
rule was proclaimed, the ringleaders
arrested and quiet restored
Evening star., 1924-11-01
Lieutenant to Be, Named.

A competitive examination will be
held among applicants from the 29th
Military Police Company for commits
sion as second lieutenant in that
company. The examination will be
conducted in academic and military
subjects. General suitability and
recommendations of company COM
mander and instructors will weigh
equally with the examination men
toned above in the selection of a
successful candidate, according to an
announcement made by Gen. Anton
Stephan. 1880 'yf' f'----''-'- --0~-
Evening star., 1924-11-01
Ex-EMPRESS ZiTA SUES.

MADRID, November Former
Empress Zita of Austria, who has
made her home in Spain for more
than two years, has brought charges
agafnst} German jeweler named
Menevelf. a resident of Madrid, for
illegal retention of Austrian imperial
crown jewels valued at 10000, 900
pesetas."
The Spanish courts have begun IN
investigation into the charges
Evening star., 1924-11-01
Challenge Leads to Arrest.

CAMDEN, N. j.. November LIN re-
sponse to a challenge of come and
get me-" from Abel JONES' Norfolk.
Va, riveter atop. the Delaware
River Bridge tower, $50 feet high,
Howard Smith, Camden detective,
yesterday ascended in the crude
elevator used by the workmen, and
arrested Jones on a warrant charging
non-aupport of his wife and three
children in Norfolk.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
Boy Slayer Gets Life.

ELLSWORTH, Me-, November l.
Roland Mcdonald, 15-year-oId Am
herst youth, convicted yesterday in
the supreme court of the murder of
his school teacher, Miss Louise Ger
rish, last Spring, was sentenced to-
labor at the State prison at Thomas
ton.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
RAIL OFFICIAL DIES.
Elias Summerfield Stricken While
on Street Car.

NEW YORK, November 1.--Elias
Summerfield, 80, prominent railroad
man of the Middle West, was seized
with a heart attack while riding on
a surface car yesterday and died
soon afterward.
An immigratant boy from Germany.
he began his railroad career as a
fireman on the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte and Northwestern railroad, of
which he was later made general
manager.
His home was in Lawrence, Kan,
but since his retirement from active
business, rs years ago, he had spent
much OF hisftime. when not travelling,
In New York.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
BRYAN PLANS 4 MORE
HOME STATE SPEECHES
Will Talk Within 6O-Mile Radius
of Capital-Welcomed Home :
After Trip.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., November 1.-Hav-
ing CURED most of the eastern part of
Nebraska early in the campaign and
western towns and cities this week,
Gov. Bryan. Democratic candidate for
Vice President, left here early today
by automobile to fill four more home
State speaking engagements within a
60-mile radius of Lincoln.
Gov Bryan was welcomed back to
his home city last night after trip
that carried him from Ohio to Wyom-
ing.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
War on Window Breakers.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, November ]
Especially Prince Georges school
authorities, determined to- curb
breaking of windows and other dam
age to school property, announce a
reward OF $40 will be paid for in
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction Of such offenders
Evening star., 1924-11-01
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODA Y.

The Society for Philosophical In
quiry will meet, 4:45 o'clock, in Cor
coran Hall, Twenty-fi first street below
Fl. Topic: Discussion of President
Richardson's paper on ultimate
Truth
The Vitalic Hikers will meet 2:30
o'clock at Sixteenth street and Co
lumbia road. f. Il. Pabst, leader.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
Boston Marks First Home.

BOSTON, November 1.-The site of
the home of Boston's first white
settler, William Blaxton, who set up
centuries ago, was marked yesterday
with q tablet by the Boston Commits
sion on Marking Historical Sites.
Evening star., 1924-11-01

The League for the larger Life will
give supper of baked beans and
pumpkin pie to members at it's lodge
at San Souci Beach, Va, at z o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-11-01

Eventually, why not this
Fall?" is tn slogan of Artie
Small, cannydate fer sheriff,
who's out fer Government own
ership O bus lines.
A Mexican dog is TIL only ami
NAL left that don't finally end up
in a fur coat or neckpiece.
Copyright. John f. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1924-11-01

American Association of University
Women, 1884 I street, club night,
o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-11-01

TX House dance, $3.50, in Recrea-
ton Hall of Government Hotels.
Evening star., 1924-11-01

The Tivoli Pastime Club will hold a
dance in private ballroom of the Ar
cade. Proceeds will be used to help
furnish radio sets for shut-ins at
hospitals and other institutions.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
Susan B. Anthony Foundation meet
ing, s O'Clock, at 1909 H street.

Halloween dance, Community Serv-
ice Club, $3.50 o'clock, at 1912 Ninth
street.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
TONIGHT,

Washington Academy of Sciences
and the Philosophical Society of
Washington will hold a joint meet
ing, Sis o'clock. in assembly hall of
Cosmos Club. Prof. H. N. Russell of
Princeton University will give ad-
dress on Recent Advances in Our
knowledge of the Interior of the
Stars"
Evening star., 1924-11-01

Stuart Walcott Post. American Lee
gion, will give a mardi-gras costume
ball, November IL, at City Club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Editors Table

Fer many years "ehatterbex" has
been published to gladden. the hearts
of the little folks. and each Fall
thousands of children are eagerly
awaiting the appearance of the new
issue. The 1925 volume is just out
and like it's predecessors is filed with
new stories and articles which are
just the sort the children appreciate.
Among the interesting stories are:
"Bushrangers Gold" by A. A. Meth
ley: "The Wooden Heads" by C. L.
Hales; and dragons at Home" by
c. H. Murray Chapman. There are
poems which appeal to children, and
many valuable articles such as "The
World of Machines" which explains
the working Of the steam engine and
other kinds of machinery. Wonders
of the Railway" Opening the Gates
of Tibet" An Old church's Story"
and Swords Of the City of London"
are among the titles of other stories
and articles included in the new is
sue.
The stories have been written es-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-28
Railroads and Steamboats,
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Stamp. Stamp stamp!
Went Betsy. the Old Gray Mare.
The Big Horse Fly who is bother
ing her
Had better have a care.
"Botheration." she exclaimed.
swishing her long tail to and fro. III
that disagreeable fly doesn't leave
me alone I'll call the Kind Farmer"
"Ha. ha!" laughed the Big Horse
Fly to himself, settling on Bstsy's
fiank, almost out of reach of her long
tail. Then, thrusting his long sharp
bill, which points upward from the
underside of his head. into her glossy
skin, he commenced to suck blood
through 1t.
Swish, swish. swish.
Went Betsy's silky tail,
Till 1t brushed the fly from of her
side
Into the water pail.
There, now will you behave your
self" asked the old horse, turning
her head around. III I'm bothered
again. I shall ask the Kind Farmer
for fly net. ] can't be worried all
day with such pesky creatures as
you"
Just then the Kind Farmer him
self opened the kitchen door and
walked towards the Big Red Barn
Bow, wow, WOW,
Where are you going now?"
barked Old Sic'en, the faithful
watch dog, peeking out of his nice
wooden bungalow by the fence. But
the Kind Farmer paid no attention
to him, thinking. perhaps. that only
tramp was coming down the road
Tramps never worried him, for none
ever dared to come into the Farm
yard while Old Sic'em stood guard
near the gate. No. indeedy, tramps
don't like dogs. and dogs don't iiks
tramps. So, there you are.
AS the Kind Farmer bucklsd the
leather collar around Betsey's neck
he watched the Big Horse Fly dry
himself. After passing his fore legs
over, his head as a cat washes he,
face. he rubbed his. wings with his
hind legs to dry them. III the Kind
Farmer had looked through q magni-
flying glass he would have seen that
the big fiy's body and legs were COW
cred with hair, and that the lower
joint Of each leg was like stiff
brush.
Come. let's get out Of here,
laughed the Kind Farmer. 1--WE must
get to town before that Big Fly gets
In shape to sting u.s." and leading
the old horse out to the buggy, he
harnessed her between the shafts.
Bow, WOW. WOW!
Please take me along.
I'D like to run through the Shady
Wood
ID hear a brides sons."-
barked Old 6icem.
Guess I'll take the old fellow,
muttered the Kind Farmer, and un-
doing the clasp on the rusty chain
he climbed into the buggy and drove
down the road, followed by Old
Sic'em. the good dogs tail waggins
with happiness at the thought of d
trip to Rabbitvilie.
) Tho Cnldan rod oInu,s h.. fh. MAO