Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1927, Page 4

i 1928 PROSPECTS PROBED BY G.0.P. Cahinet Members and Borah Are Coolidge Break- fast Guests. situation gener and the pros- arty in the were at a The throug pec St elections the prineiy ed bhreakfast conference this morning the te White House at 15 Du- Presiden: this asion are h in.the counc Yican p 1w this administration, much interest durin < n aftery d to William M. former ator fr Massa- and chairman of the ll~pvi:1 can national comn give his ob. - ‘.y-j'h n" v‘ .‘-‘.1'! as he found n on the trip he just completed to Far W Outlook Ts Excellent. to several who tended the chairman of the e returned from his that the present popular and s in a strong pos and that the outlook ical battle is ex- Butler was repre- wered any num- rding the situ- sections of the us members apany > is understood to pa in the discussion n, but was keenly inter: t was said and to have shown pla s pleasure at the plegsing and reassuring nature of Chairman Butler’s report. Aside from the fact that this break fast conference was so strongly flavored with national politics, it was of more than ordinary interest and significance because of the pe r«mnf\l +of the President’s guests. Besides hi: intimate friend and politics ser, former Senator Butler, there were present Secretary of State Kellogg Secret of the sury Mellon, ‘Wilbur and Sec ker Long- Senators Curtis ansas, Re publican leader of the Senate, 4:\"\\ Borah of Idaho, Representatives Snell of New York, cl n of the power- ful Pules committee of the House, and Treadway of Massachusetts and C. Bascom Slemp, Republican national committeeman from Virginia and for- merly secretary to President Coolidge. Candidate Not Discussed. Although the President has had fre- quent br st conferences during the past two or three years, he seldom has included members of his cabipet in these informal gatherings. The fact that four of his official family were present during the political dis- cussion this morning contributed con- siderably to the interest in today's af- fair and to the speculation that arose afterward. The fact that Senator Borah, al- though a close friend of the President, is not recognized as being_especially high in the councils of the Republican leadership, called for no little com- ment. However, the White House ac- counted for his presence by saying that the President’s br fast was merely for social purposes. It was stated afterward that the question of the party's candidate in 1928 was not mentioned on this occa- slon. Nor was the question of a con- vention city discussed. Builer Maps Plans, Besides' giving his opinion of the aituation generally in the States visit- ed by him, Chairman Butler is under- stood to have disclosed in some little detail just what steps he could take in the matter of improving party or- ganizations in those States, with the view to bolstering up the party in spots that were considered weak. The national chairman was represented as now being weil satisflied with what has been done by the national com- mitteemen, State and County chair- men in the States he v ed in the matter of improving their organiza- tions. Mr. Butler is understood to have announced at the breal t his tenta- tive vlans for visiting shortly all the Southern and Midwestern States, in the interest of the party organization. WORLD PROSPERITY AIM OF U. S., GENEVA CONFERENCE IS TOLD (Continued from First Page.) discus: mporary g guests on vir I of whom ils of the Repub- sned with the mi and im- administration that the par tion in the W for man ber of ation que in particul West asked by t of the hreakfast Pro it C have taken no on this occasi estqd in all adv retary of Inter have increased the Nation's productive power, which in turn_increased the consuming power of the people and jmproved the position of the workers in wages, hours, general working con- ditions, standard of living and educa- tion. Improved efficiency in management and the substitution of machinery for hand labor permitted higher wages and resulted in better understanding and confidence between employer and employe, while the tendency of men to mount from the ranks of labor to positions of responsibility greatly stimulated the industrial situation gene: 1 Urges Care in Cartels. The success of the suggested inter- national cartels, or ng combines, he said, depended on the good pur- poses of those 1. If improp- erly directed rtels might lead to monopoly and tion. lling attention to the American ymental interference n private business, ssed the belief that ably influence the de t ard organiza- ifested any on or g se participati Robinson expr would rerican tions that mental part pledged the s toward m the Bees Mr British R a pratt, sh re- r did nation in favor tated that rubber y introduced to raw stry supply o Mr liveri speech in the his text to tion He had discussing ndit from Unite parte he said, of nvolved in under gov- but he wanted Eritish comment men to say puzzled ed, “how i on output A assure continuity @a high level and prove benefit to the world He wonder ther the fact that over 75 p € the rubber out- put is con in a non-producing o the United Stat controlling the re strictions const uly 7 per cent of the total supply, “might not be look- ed upon as discrimination.” £ of ultimate d w cent umed iry (me while the countr res LR i Chile plans an extensive system of Quiomobile roads -igken e re prominent in | | with Mills in speech after speech that | scrapping Democrat proposed that the t|to attend the ceremonles of inducting supply at | MEMOIRS A CHAPTER V. NCLE JOE CANNON'S story of the way in which McKin- ley routed Morse, which I repeated yesterday, brought about a natural question. “What was the most dramatic scene you ever saw tn your long service in the House?” |1 asked. #le laughed. “The most dramatic scetne was ¢wo,” he answered. “That ouuds Irfsh, but each of them sug- d the theater more than the legis- lative assembly, and I can’t say on my oath which was the most moving. I'll tell you both, but I'll begin with Tama Jim's sacrific “More than once I've said to you that the: House of Representatives is a very human body, whose emotions are easily aroused. It is a responsive audience; .t can be moved to tears or laughter, but its mood is merely of the moment. The orator's magic can sh the clamor of party bittern nd then in a moment passion again rages. It is a curious assemblage, this House of ours. Grant Was Nearing Death. “That explains the first of these dramas I'm going to tell you abou It happened a long time ago, 1885. Congress was dying, and the thing uppermost in the country’s mind was whether it would adjourn without sing the bill restoring Grant, who the War of Secession had gone broke through the treachery of business a: tes, and now, in hie last wee he was working desperately to pay off his debts and leave his family a com- petence before the Inevitable came. He knew he was doomed, and the end was to come before Congress met again. “The Democrats, who were in con- trol of the House, had unseated a good many Republicans—among others Mec- Kinley—and one of the contests still left undecided was that of James Wil- son of Iowa, familiarly known as Tama Jim. When the Democrats un- seated McKinley they did not know they were unseating a future Presi- dent, and the first selection that Presi- dent made for his cabinet was Tama Jim to be Secretary of Agriculture, an office which he held under three Presidents—the longest service any cabinet officer ever had in our his tory. But that's not the story. Both in Fighting Mood. “The report of the committee de- claring Wilson had not been legally elected did not come up until Febru- ary 28, four days before, under the law, Congress was to adjourn. The isste involved was whether the Demo- crat who was contesting Wilson's seat should get it and draw a two-year back salary for doing nothing. There THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, E-UNCLE JOE CANNON ,As Told to L. WHITE BUSBEY, His Confidential Secretary for Many Years. o with visitors come to the inaugura- tion ceremonies, and among them were many old soldiers who had fought with Grant and men who had fought against him; and the former Confeder- ates had the same feeling for the dy- ing commander as his own men. As the old bluecoats in the galleries and on the floor roared out their cheer: the piercing rebel yell mingled with them and rose above them. Departed Amid Cheers. “Without a word, without even a son had been illegally clected and that his opponent, Frederick, was entitled to the seat and the that went with it. Frederick was instantly sworn in, and as this was being done Wilson slowly walked up the main aisle, the galleries and the members again cheering him, and left the House. Instead of the Congress end- ing in disorder and bittern: good A Shouted out that if the House would was really nothing in the fight but politi but both sides were in a mood for a scrap, and the Republicans determined not only to fight the re- port and save Tama Jim's seat, but to filibuster till the end of the ses- sfon, if necessary. As only four days remained and the old easy-going rules were still in force, they could take the House by the throat and prevent any legislation from being passed, even though they were in the minor- ity. “It was the Saturday before adjourn- ment and the inauguration of Grover Cleveland, the first Democratic Presi- dent since before the War of Seces- sion. The filibuster started in the good old-fashioned way, and all day long we prevented any business being done except to call the roll on motions to adjourn. The House adjourned over Sunday, and on Monday a bombshell was thrown into the Democratic ranks. “On that day Roger Q. Mills of Texas, one of their leading members, offered a resolution that the House should refuse to take any part in the inaugural ceremonies two days later. Imagine the rumpus this raised. Here was a Democrat proposing that the Democratic House should stay away from the inauguration of a Demo- cratic President. What had Cleve- land done to merit such an insult be- fore he had even become President? Didn’t Like House's Seats. “Mills, always a vigorous speaker, was furious. It turned out that the President-elect hadn’t done anything, but the committee on arrangements had assigned seats to the members of the House at the rear of the plat- form. This was an affront to the dignity of the House, and Mills an- nounced that he would not consent to sit with the servants and the boot- blacks while the Senators sat in the place of honor. Of course, we agreed with Mills and resented the insult, but aside from that we were delighted at this unexpected recruit to our fili- buster. Thanks to him, precious time W being used up, which was ex- actly what we wanted. We agreed And when a it was a dirty tr Capitol police should be mobilized— just what they were to do no one knew—we egged him on like hty boys trying to make a pup Finally, the Democrats saw were making themselves ridicu- [lous and voted down Mills' motion, but in the -meantime a lot of time | had been used up. Now we returned | to the business of moving to adjourn and calling the roll each time, so as to bar any approach to the business yre the House—the unseating of ma Jim. ey | ¥ | “Tama Jim’s” Sacrifice. ite Tuesday night, March 3, the fore inauguration and adjourn- . Samuel J. Randall, the Demo- : floor leader, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill giving the dying Grant the rank of general. Speaker Carlisle held the motion to be out of order. Randall next moved | to displace the election case, but this lalso was ruled out. The fight con- tinued to grow uglier hour after hour, | and on the morning of March 4, when | members should have been preparing 2 new President into office, the cham- | ber was filled with as mad a lot of I ever saw without calling it It looked like a deadlock un- the moment of final adjournment. About an hour before, legally, that time was to arrive, moved to take up the bill for the relief of Grant. Bennett of North Carolina, who had the bill in charge, jokingly said he would consent to the passage | of the Grant bill after the election case had been voted on. “Agile as a cat, Tama Jim sprang to the top of his desk and began to wave his long arms in an effort to secure recognition. When the turmoil s Wilson shouted out that if the House would put Grant upon the retired list he was willing to he sacrificed. Randall again | sided enough for him to be heard, | feeling prevailed, a wave of patriot- ism and sympathy swept aside par- tisanship, and all legislation was prop- erly completed. “Strictly speaking, Grant was never legally restored to his rank and never legally commissioned. You look sur- prised, but, nevertheless, it is a fact, and it simply shows, as Tom Reed once said to me: ‘There are times when to obey the law is to make an ass of the law.’ As soon as the bill was passed by the House it was rushed over to the Senate, the clerk of the House having hard work to worm his way through the corridors, thronged with former soldiers and others, who were still excitedly ap- plauding the House for having honored their hero. It was now past 12 o'clock, the legal hour for adjournment. There was no longer a House of Representa- tives, the Senate of the Forty-eighth Congress had passed out of existence, the term of the President had expired. If you want to be a strict constitu- tionalist, there was at that precise moment no Government. Clock’s Hands Turned Back. “There are times when Congress can be so punctilious that failure to dot an 1 or cross a t is sufficient ground to make one House reject the legislation of the other; and there are times when one House might leave out all,the t's and i's and pretty near the whole alphabet and no one would care. Twelve o'clock had come and gone, but the hands of the clock in the House had been turned back. The Senate had been tipped off about what ‘was going on, and it, too, haZ turned the hands of its clock back. The pre- siding officers in both bodies were prepared to look at the clock and say that it was not yet noon, if the que: tion should be raised. Officially 12 o'clock had not arrived, no matter what the heavens might say. ““As soon as the Secretary of the Senate received the bill he presented it to the presiding officer, who was Senator Edmunds of Vermont, and he signed it and sent it to Chester A. Arthur, who was no longer President of the United States by the sun, but was still President by grace of the House and Senate clocks, and who was waiting in the room set apart for Presidents in the Capitol Building, across the corridor from the Senate chamber. Mr. Arthur immediately signed the bill and simultaneously sent his last presidential message to the Senate, nominating Grant to be general. What Are Rules Between Friends? “There was another great burst of applause when his message was read, Senators on the floor joining the oc- cupants of the galleries. The Senate rules forbid applause, and Senator Edmunds was a stickler for the rules, but he did not follow the usual prac- tice and cut short the applause with his gavel. After all, Busbey, what are rules between friends?” “If everythnig had been done in order a motion would have been made to refer the nomination to the com- mittee on military affairs, but with- out waiting for such a motion the chair himself, the same Kdmunds, proposed—again violating all rules and precedents—that the nomination be considered in open session. It was instantly done and the nomination, made by this President who was no President, was unanimously confirmed by this Senate which was no Senate. And all this time Grover Cleveland aiting to be apprised that he Furnished Rooms Are in Demand It only remains to let people secking furnished rooms know of your rooms. This can be most effectively and economically done by an advertisement in The Star un- der classification of Furnished roll call, the House declared that Wil- | was the President and was to be sworn in. Ended in Love Feast. “The commission had already been made out and signed by the horologi- al President, Arthur, and as soon word reached him of the confirmation by the Senate he immediately dis- patched it by special messenger to Mount McGregor to gladden the last days of the great commander. “Representative Charles Boutelle of Maine, an intense admirer of Gen. , had followed the bill from the House to the Senate and from there to the President’s room. As the gavel was about to fall in the House and peaker Carlisle was beginning to in- form the members that the moment of final adjournment had come, the main ce 1 doors were flung open, Boutelle hurtled through them as if as willing to be sacrificed. | Instantly the House was stunned fito |silence, The salieries were crowded Rooms. he had been picked up by a cyclone, nd, to me, it seemed as if without / / iy 7L 7 put Grant on the retired list he was touching the floor he landed more than half way down the aisle. The Spealker, with his gavel still suspended, asked, ‘For what purpose does the gentleman rise? The breathless Bou- telle was just able to gasp out that the Senate had confirmed Grant and he was now restored to his former rank. Once more the House rocked with cheers. Everybody looked around for Tama Jim, the man who had made all this possible, but he was nowhere to be seen. His spirit, however, still ruled the House. “I suppose the Speaker did adjourn the House, or perhaps it just ad- journed itself, but Republican and Democrat in brotherly love, the bit- terness of the past forgotten, linked arms and made their way through the choked corridors to the platform on the east front, where they meekly took the places assigned to them in the rear. And even Roger Q. Mills himself forgot his annoyance and his ruffled dignity at having to sit with the ‘bootblacks of the Senate.’ " (Covyright. 1927.) TAGGART STARTS WOOLLEN BOOM TO CONTROL STATE (Continued from First Page.) been put through his paces at the con- vention, then will come the rub. 1t is possible, of course, that Mr. Woollen might show great strength in the convention. In that event, Mr. Taggart and the Indiana delegates will stick fast to him, just as they did to Ralston, when it appeared that he had a good chance to be the com- promise nominee for President. But if Mr. Woollen, after a reasonable num- ber of ballots, is clearly out of the race, then the Indiana delegates will be given a free rein. In 1924, after the Rallston announcement that the Sena- tor would not permit himself to be nominated, the Indiana delegation split, 5 voting for Smith and 25 for McAdoo. The delegates swung this way and that until the final 103rd ballot, when 25 of them were found voting for John W. Davis and 5 for Senator Underwood of Alabama. Plan Removes Friction. By adopting the favorite son plan, Mr. Taggart and other Democratic leaders in Indiana avoid pre-conven- tion rows and provide for harmonious selection of the Democratic delegation, at the district conventions, later to be ratified by the State convention. In- cidentally, under such conditions it may be far easler for Mr. Taggart to “Shouldn’t be in debt” | “You say I shouldn’t be in debt, If you had had sickness in the fam- ily all winter like penses piling up for doctor, nurse, hospital, and medicine, I rather be- lieve you would be in the same boat that I was. “In spite of the setback I am pretty well straightened was able to borrow at The Mortis Plan Bank.” Morris Plan Bank UNDER SUPERVISION. U.S. TREASURY. {1408 H ST.INW) CHINESE RADICALS MENAGE SWATOW Large Force Reported Ad- vancing on Eastern Kwang- tung Province Port. | By the Ass LONDO! —An admiralty communique today says it is reported that “a Chinese Communist force” is advancing on Swatow, important port | of eastern Kwangtung Province, with | the intention of burning the city. The | force was said to be 17 miles from Swatow at last repor! The British cruise Danai is guarding the Brit- | ish intere: there. It stated at the foreign office | that Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign | secretary, is expected to make a full statement on the Chinese situation in the House of Commons Monday, MME. BORODIN TO BE TRIED. Allow Foreign Attorney Before Civil Tribunal. PEKING, May 6 (@) din, arrested with Soviet when the Soviet steamer Lenina was seized by Northern Chinese troops early in March, Is to be given a civil trial, allowing a for- eign attorney to represent the ac- cused, it was announced by the North- orn Chinese authorities today. The date of the trial was not announced. WILL DEDICATE SHRINE. Leaders of Catholic Clergy Will Conduct Rites at St. Paul's. A shrine of the S: ed by the congregation of St. Paul's Catholic Church. in memory of Mgr. James Mackin, will be dedicated there tonight at services starting at o'clock. Mgs, Mackin was for many years pastor of St. Paul's parish. Clergy taking part in the services will include Bishop Shahan, Mgr. George Dotigherty and Mgr. P. C. Gavan, who will preach the sermon. Mme. Boro- courfers Pamiat obtain a delegation composed of many men friendly to himself and ready to follow his leadership. In this connec- fon, it may be remembered that Mr. T t is no longer in control of the Democratic organization of the State; that two years ago a group of younger Democrats took the bit in their teeth and put in a State chairman over the Taggart candidate. But Mr. Taggart has not sulked in his tent. He has gone along with the victors. He has played the game and played it with- out any double-crossing. So he will go into the next Democratic national convention still a power. And if Mr. Woollen’s candidacy for the presiden- tial nomination gets mnowhere, Mr. Taggart may yet emerge with the delegation in vest pocket, so to speak. Indiana, where the Ku Klux Klan was organized in the last few years on a greater scale perhaps than in any other S re be reckoned an Al Smith stronghold. It the New York Governor is to obtain support in the next conven- tion from Indiana, the thing must be handled carefully. It is not beyond the possibilities, indeed, that Tom Taggart, even if Woollen is not suc: [ ful, may swing to some candi- date ofher than Smith, if the Smith candidacy does not look good to him at the time. It has been reported now and then that Taggart is Cathplie, but. this is denied by Indi- anans hereé in Washington, who know the former Senator intimately. He has no family connection with that church, it is said, for his wife and children are Episcopalians. Is Prominent Banier. 1t is pretty clear, at all events, that it Mr. Taggart should announce him- self for Smith for President, the party . organization, which he no longer controls, might turn him down cold. By adopting the favorite son method, Taggart not only keeps him- self in good trim with the organiza- tion. but he also renders the party a service by preventing trouble among the Hoosler Democrats in the preconvention campaign. Evans Woollen is a man of wealth, a banker of high standing in the Mid- dle West, and might have been Sec- retary of the Treasury during the Wilson administration if personal rea- sons had not caused him to look askance at an offer to take the job. He is highly regarded in Indiana by Republicans and Democrats alike, He labors under one handicap, however, in the race for the nomination next year. He was defeated last vear in the senatorial election by Senator Rob- inson, Republican. This leaves him in much the same position as former Senator Pomerene of Ohio, for ex- ample, who lost out in a Senate fight, too, last year. Mr. Woollen is geo- graphically happily located, if the Democrats are to make a bid for the Presidency in the West and the South. ana is, in part, at least, included in the “corn belt,” and s an ag tural State as well as industrial. Even though he is a banker, he will, it is | id, have the support of many farm- | ers and farm organizations when the | |fi time comes for the election, if he be | nominated Employ your lawyer to prepare your will—but name our bank as executor and trustee. FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK [ I I had, with ex- out because I ‘WASHINGTON D. €, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927.\ BAR ASSOCIATION WILL ELECT FIRST WOMAN TO MEMBERSHIP Miss Etta L. Taggart of Georgetown Is Chosen for Premier Honor. Lawyer Is George Washing- ton University Graduate in 1921 Class. Miss Etta L. T rt, Georgetown and a graduate in law at George Washington University, this afternoon becomes the first woman member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Her election is to take place at a meeting of the board of directors of the association in its rooms in the Courthouse at 3:30 o'clock. Lawyer Three Years. Miss Taggart was graduated f!wh\‘ George Washington University in 1921 and had served as vice president of he class for three years. She w admit- ted to the bar three years ago. Last February she and a classmate, Miss Fred Lee Woodson of New York, were admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. t Miss Taggart is the daughter of the late Hugh T. Taggart, who for 14| years was special assistant to the At- torney General of the United States, |c and for 25 years chairman of the bar |i examining commission. Starts Progressive Body. Recently she came into prominence | s an organizer of the Georgetown Pro- | native gressive clude Georgetown Citizens’ a the Columbian Wo MISS ETTA L. TAGGART. Citizens' in- membe A; d of male members, had voted not admit women. She was e to women pos o president of the progressive group. Besides bei ociation of the V can Asso active in the citizens’ s Taggart is a member n's City Club, the Amer- ation of University Women, :n, the Southern ty of Washington and the Society tives of the District of Colum- which she is a past vice presi- PAN-AMERICA PARLEY DELEGATES FAVOR h TARIFF REDUCTION (Continued from First Page.) and export trade of the countries of America, in order that definite in- formation may be obtained relative to the obstacles, either technical or other- wise, that affect the interchange of | ¢ commodities between the countries of Uniformity of nomenclature in com- mercial terms. Wider application of the metri tem in inter-American commerce. That commercial conferences similar to this one be held at least every four years, sys: Would Help People. Inclusion in the agenda of future conferences ‘“the subject of improving the material standards of life and labor of the masses of the people of the respective countries in its rela- tion to commerce.” Interchange of students and pro- fessors between the American na- tions. Simplification and, if possible, elimi- nation of the requirement of obtaining passports in going from one country to_another, Elimination of restrictions now ex- isting in inter-American commerce with respect t¢: agricultural products. Co-operation between various Amer- ican chambers of commerce and an exchange of their publications. A luncheon was given in honor of the groups attending the pan-Amer- ican sessions today, at which Secre- 'y of Commerce Hoover was the ab- sent host. This afternoon the dele- gates planned to attend the all-America aircraft display at Bolling Field ar: ranged in connection with the con- ference. Tonight there will be a din- ner in their honor at the Carlton Hotel, York, p to Mount Vernon and Arli tional Cemetery, when the ¢ will be the guests of The Evening toric church where Wa Vernon, where wre the Western Hemisphere. on the tomb of Y wreaths will be pl of the Unknown Soldier at Ariin ardization se: when John L. Me sident of the I be the host. 1l of New All-American “ables, w Will Visit Mount Vernon. Pilgrimages will be made tomorrow gton Na- slegates A stopover will be made in Al ia to permit them to see the his shington wor- ve luncheon. The delegation then will proceed to Mount ths will be placed hington. Other d on the 'omb ‘The National Press Club host at a dinner to the delegat tomorrow night, after which they wiil be entertained at a th Keith's by the Washington New Conference Monday. The sessions of the Standardization Conference will open Monday and con- tinue through Wednesday. The stand ons will be devoted to discussions dealing mainly with the chief export products of Latin Amer- ica, the object being to present to the delegates the classifications which are used in trade re, in the hope of getting producers to conform more nearly to these practices. At the close of this conference the Latin-American delegates will he taken on a two weeks’ tour of the great commercial, industrial and edu- W Times. cational centers of the United States. This trip is being ar ged under the auspices of the Highway Educatior Board. It will extend as far West as Chicago. MEROE L Transalpine Air Mark Broken. FRIEDRICHSHAFE: Germany, May 6 (#).—A Dornier airplane to- day flew from this city to Milan, Italy, in two hours and five minutes, record for thi a new ted | REPORT ON FLOOD CONTROL IS ASKED |War Department Calls orn Commission to Revise Plans by October 1. Department Mississippt yesterduy the Rivet 1 revised report oy flood control on thd ies, providing for Jadwin, chief of | the Engineer Corps of the Army, toid the ec n request has thy approval of the Secretary of War and | is in line with wishes of the Pre: dent Would Include Tributaries. Engineers requesis ssippi River Commissic imates of costs n for the proj ssippi River an and outlets, to provide od on the Mississippi,” Edgar the fand s 1 time of the with a rea any probat This revision should include foi flood control purposes the tributaries tlets to the extent necessary tg insure against possible overflow and damage by water from. or bach water caused by the Mississippi. 1f should also inciude a study of any modifications desirable in the plans fot improving the low water navi \d the stabilization of the M between Cairo and the head of pass Asks Early Partial Reports. “He desires to secure your repor revised as above by October 1, 1927, and if practicable, partial report prior to that date. 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