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Have you something for sale? Augusta Herald Want Ads sell EVERYTHING. Phone us—296. VOLUME XXXI, No. 294 LEASED WIRE SERVICE. AUGUSTA FEELS LIGHT ’QUAKE ******* * * * * * * * * * * * ****** *** ?•* ♦** **** Davis Restates His Position on League Issue Direct Reply to Inquiry Is Made WASHINGTON, Dem ocratic national headquar ters here has received the following statement by John W. Davis, the party’s presi dential nominee, replying to a direct question whether he favors the entrance of the United States into the league of nations. In my speech of acceptance opening th e democratic campaign, I expressed my attitude on this ques tion with complete frankness. I said, speaking in the sheerest terms of national interest, it was not wise, or prudent, or safe that 54 nations of the world should sit toqether in conference on world affairs and America be absent. I said while this nation could not join the lea gue of nations helpfully unless and until the common judgment of the Ameri-an. people supported such a step, the day will come, in my judg ment, when we should see that both interest and duty dictated that step. “I do not believe that the league of nations is perfect, I do not be lieve that it has assumed its final ferm. I believe in life and growth and custom and habit. I am not c-ncomed even about the terms on which we shall appear at the coun cil table of the world. Out of that anpearance and out of such confer ence in God’s good time will grow a f-iendly habit among men. the cus tom of calm and reasonable discus r’on and a proper yielding, not to fn-r.e, not to a superstate, not to a r-mmand but in the language of Declaration of Independence i l —lf: To a decent respect for the rp'olon of mankind.” NASHVILLE. Tenn.—Reports r'vcn John W. Davis, democratic roninee for president, during the I-st 24 hours by Tennessee demo- t —'tic leaders here were summar ised by Mr. Davie Monday in a s -tsment declaring that the na t onal and local tickets in this state will be given ‘‘an old-time plural ity” two weeks from Tuesday. “All of the reports received by me in personal contact with the Tennessee democratic leaders, in cluding Representative Cordell Hull and the other party representatives indicate that this state is safely democratic,” Mr. Davis said. "It will give me an old-time plurality to the national and local tekets two weeks from Tuesday. “The same enthusiasm and earn est interest which has marked my tour through New York, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, has been met with here. The cause of democracy is gaining everywhere. TTie voters understand the issues and are de termined to order a change in the conduct of the government at Washington.” SAYS REPUBLICAN RANKS FRIGHTENED Mr. Davis nlso reiterated his pronouncement that although he believed the DaFollette-Wheeler in dependent ticket would "snatch star or eight states,” from the repub lican columns in November, he saw no reason for the democratic par ty to fear that result. That the republican ranks were frightened by the prospect of La- Follette success in the six or eight states the candidate said, did not furnish sufficient reason for alarm in his party's councils. Mr. Davis spent his time Monday between confereneces at his hotel quarters, and two addresses he was to deliver before meetings at the Vanderbilt stadium and later at a dinner given under the auspices of the Nashville chamber of com mere©. Senator Ralston, of Indiana, re tained the Davis party here Mon tnv and will remain with the can didate probably through the re turn trip irrto that state. As plans are drawn at present Mr. Davis will leave Nash vie Tuesday morning for Louisville, Ky, departing Tuesday night sot Vincennes and Evansville, Ind. The candidate will speak Thursday eve ning in Cleveland and leave that night, arriving in New York about 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. U. S. Attorney For Hawaii Drowned HONOLULU— William T. Car den. United S-stes district attorney for Hawaii, was drowned Sunday afternoon, when caught in the undertow while swimming at Waimea Beach. His body was washed out to sea. More than fifty persons have been '’rowned near where Mr. Carden.lost his life. Vavv seaplanes have been dis patched to search for the body. Carden was in company with John C. Daly, department of Justice ag*nt from Washington Fishermen familiar with the spot where Mr. Carden was caught said persoss who have been pulled out towards the sea in like manner, fc-ve been plrked up as far as a mile from shore ants have survived, alter being In the water five or six hours, THE AUGUSTA HERALD DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. "Slush” Inquiry Shifts to Washington DAVIS' ELECTION DIM CHANCE 10 OBTAIN DEFORMS. MIOOjTATES WASHINGTON—AIthough pre vented by illness carrying out plans to make an extensive speak ing trip in behalf of the democra tic ticket, Willian G. McAdoo in formed Senator Swanson, of Vir ginia, head of the democratic speakers’ bureau, in a letter * pu lished Monday and through mes sages to friends, he was doing his "utmost to help the cause.” The letter written at Johns Ijlop kins Hospital, Baltimore, where he recently submitted to an opera tion, asserted that “the alternative to Davist is Coolidge, reaction and chaos.” The election of John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan, he added, offers the only chance to "purify the government and to ac complish the reforms demanded by the people.” It was his first ex tended statement on the campaign since the democratic national con vention. “If the forces of reaction repre sented by the Coolidge administra tion succeed in November,” he said, "it will he due solely to the division in the ranks of the prog ress and liberal forces in America. It Is a great pity that the prog ressives led by LaFollette and Wheeler, and the democrats led by Davis and Bryan cannot present a united front against the common enemy.” 377,332 TONS Of Cottonseed Crushed In , Two-Month Period WASHINGTON CoStonseed crushed in the two-month period, August Ist. to September 30th/ amounted to 377,332 tons compared with 304,304 tons in the same pe riod last year and cottonseed on hand at mills September 30th. Amounted to 380,443 tons compared with 421,746 tons a year ago. the census bureau Monday announced. Cottonseed products manu facteured during the period and on hand September 30th, were: Crude oil produced, 109,678,383 pounds, compared with 80,651,931 and on hand, 44,115,692 compared with 34,620,024. Refined oil produced, 70,073,850 pounds, compared with 52,827,568 and on hand, 50,343,673 compared with 41.649,527. Cake and meal produced 173,742 tons compared with 140,310 and on hand, 47,711 tons compared with 47,351. Linters produced, 69,690 bales compared with 57,517 and on hand, 65.766 bales compared with 35,596. Exports during the two months were: Crude oil, 741.785 pounds, com pared with 774,280. Refined oil, 1,531,765 pounds com pared with 2,335,259. Cake and meal, 17,398 tons, com pared with 16,827. Linters, 9,562 bales, compared with 7,567. FOUR N. Y. BANKS Concede Right of Employes to Organize NEW YORK — Four New York hanks have conceded the right of employes to organize in labor un ions, according to a statement is sued by Ernest Rohm, secretary of the Bookkeepers, Stenograhphers and Accountants’ Union. Among them is the Federal Reserve Bank. Sumraray of the News GENERAL. Earth tremors felt in Southeast. Davie again states position on league question. ‘‘Slush Fund” probe shifts to Washington Tuesday. Standard Oil of Indiana repliet to government suit. McAdoo pleads for election of Davie and Bryan. Strikes charged with contempt entitled to jury trial, eu preme court holds. Daniels to testify in oil lease cases. Coolidge begin* work of tax reduction speech. Miami counting damage after heaviest rein in It* history. GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. Bulloch county at poll* to elect tax collector. State Fair open* at Columbia, S. C. Boy killed by uncle'* euto at Anderson, S. C, SPORTS. Epinard it withdrawn from track. Intermediate Football League opens here Monday. Kilpatrick’* 69-yard run her* high mark of season. Columbia end Knoxville invited to enter Sally League. Only eight eastern eleven* hev* clear »lat* so far. LOCAL. Augusta feels light earthquake. Football gems pronounced splendid success. Dr. Jot. R. Sevier resign* peetorate. Bar honor* memory of Irvin Alexander. St. James revival comet to an end. Revival begin* et Greene Street Presbyterian. Woman charged with shooting at husband. Four bound over in prohibition case*. Bishop Renee coming to Augusta. Clem Castleberry to cook Greenville 'cue. Superior court begin* session. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 20, 1924 (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Probers Now on Way to Capital CHICAGO—William F, Borah, chairman, and other members of the special senate commltttee in vestigating campaign conributions and expenditures Monday were en route to Washington, after having started their initial Inquiry here. Tuesday In the senate office build ing the committee will resume Its investigation of reports that a huge republican slush fund is being raised for use in doubtful states, although the democratic national committee's collections, expendi tures and the proposed budget for the remaining days of the cam paign, and expenditures of the La- Follette forces also will be brought under the committee’s scrutiny. The committee will have as fresh materia], the statement of William M. Butler, chairman of the repub lican national committee, Issued here Sunday night, that 100 La- Follette leaders at Wllwaukee. September 9th, decided to raise $500,000 In that state alone to fur ther the presidential candidacy of the senior Wfscprsin senator, and the assertion from Madison, Wis., Sunday night, of Eric Onstad, La- Follette leader, that Wisconsin had contributed only $40,000. Mr. Onstad said there had been announcement that such a fund would be raised, but it “was more enthusiastic than actual facts justi fied." Upon resuming Tuesday at Washington the committee will center its attention upon the La- Follette charges of a republican “slush’* fund. Sumpoenas have been Issued for Joseph R. Grundy, Bristol, Pa., yam manufacturer and chairman of the ways and means committee of the republican na tional committee: E. T. Stoesbury of Philadelphia: Nathan T. Folwell, treasurer of the Manufacturers' Club of Philadelphia, and other wit nesses from Philadelphia and Washington. Senator LaFollette will be rep resented by F. P. Walsh, of Kan sas City. He expects to have asso ciated with him Samuel Untcrmyer, of New York, a supporter of the democratic national ticket. Senator LaFollette has request ed that several other witnesses be called from Kansas City and New York. SMALL BOY KILLED When Uncle Backs Auto Over Him ANDERSON, S. C.—Charles Mar tin, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin, was almost Instantly kill ed Sunday when an uncle. .lames Harper, backed an automobile over him The tragedy occurred In the yard of W. J. Harper, grandfather of the lad, four miles east of the city. , , Little Charles and several other children had been called into the house when Mr. Harper went out to start the car. Mr. Harper said he thought Charles had remained in the house and did not see him before getting Into the car. His first warning was the lad’s scream, which came too late. Both rear and front wheeles passed over the body. CAMPAIGN PROBERS Borah Committee Gathers In Chicago to Look Into Candidates Expenditures if Mb * >v.k ; This Is a picture of the Borah committee Investigating campaign expenditures In session In Chlcn.-- go. Lincoln Dixon, the Democrats’ western campaign manager, Is seen testifying before It. Around the table from left to right are R. D. Bowen, Paris, Texas, official stenographer; Senator ltayard, Demo crat, Delaware; Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas; Senator Borah, and Senator Shlpstoad, Pro gresslve, Montana. CONTEMPT STRIKERS ENTITLED TO TRIAL, HIGH COURT RULES WASHINGTON, J>. C.—Railroad employes who joined, the shopmen's strike of 1922 were entitled to jury trial when charged with contempt of court, was held Monday by the su preme court. That part of the Clayton act which provides that employes may demand a trial by jury was declared by the court to be constitutional and valid. The relationship of the employer and employee do not cease, the court held, when a workman goes on strike and the provisions of the Clayton act for proteetion of the employee there fore apply under such circumstances. MIAMI IS COUNTING DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAVIEST RAINFALL MIAMI, Fla.—Miami Monday was taking stock of damage done after the heaviest rainfall iu the history of the weather bureau here. From Friday evening until Sunday night more than ten inches fell while eleven inches were reported at Al lapattah, a suburb. Cellars were flooded; orange groves are knee-deep In wnter and seawalls have crumbled in at points. Fire engines were used in the busi ness district to pump out. overflows and Saturday night shoppers wad ed home in their bare feet, but the total aggregate damage is found to have been small. Several vessels, among them the Ether Weems, with freight and passengers for Baltimore, are still held in port as another tropical dis turbance Is reported moving north ward from near Key West. Streets in many parts of the city were impassable Saturday, as un usually high tides,backed up the sea water into the sewer outlets and prevented rain drainage. Restaurant and barber shop em ployes worked In their bare feet and, at points, men charged ten cents each for carrying passengers over the floods on their hacks. Throughout Dade county, dozens of automobiles were temporarily de serted when the machines overtim ed Into ditches unseen because of high water. FIVE SHIPS HELD At Key West By Reports of Storm KET WEPT, Fin.—Five ocean - golng vessels am among the craft bring held nt thin port until morn detlnUe Information In motived eonor”nlng the tropical disturbance, central Sunday night off the eas tern end of Tuba and moving north ward rapidly along the line of the gulf stream The Peninsular and Occidental a* earner Governor Cobb, which sailed Sundnv morning for Havana, was recalled by radio and returned to port shortly after mid-day. The wrecking tug Bier arrived In Key West Rundav night towing the oil tanker W. F. Burden, which had been around on Molasses Reef, 29 miles from here Saturday, and which was floated by the Tiler. Efforts by radio to locate the Norwegian motorboat Folkhosrd, bound from New rleans to Ravan rtah, have failed . The vessel left Pensacola October 12th. Shenandoah Is Off Coast of California SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— The Shenandoah was report ed moving clone to the Kara lone Inland,), 25 mllen west of San Francisco at 7:35 Mon day morning, the radio opera tor on the island, reported. The aircraft was going to ward San Francisco Bay. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif—The naval dirigible Shenandoah was re. ported off tho California coast In sight of I’ort Bragg, 145 miles north of San Francisco in an air line at 4:30 o’clock Monday morning, ac cording tV a message put Into the air by the aircraft at that hour and picked up by the Radio Corpora tion at Marshal. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Resi dents of California coast cities rose early Monday morning In their de sire to calch a glimpse of the navy dirigible Shenandoah, which left Oregon behind late Sunday night and traveled down the Oregon and northern California shore line on Its voyage from Camp Lewis, Wash., which It Vft at noon Sun day, to San Diego, en route back to Its Lakehurst, N. J„ hangar. The only deviations from the straight line of Its southward flight were a circle over Spittle, a trip In land. up the Columbia River from Astoria part way to Portland, and back, Sunday aftenoon, snd a flight ove San Fanclsco Bay scheduled for Monday morning. The voyage of the hlg airship down tho coast Sunday afternoon and through the night was ahead of a storm which'the weather bureau announced was sweeping down from north. Wireless messages from on board It, declared that It. was expected it would reach Its moor ing mast at North Island, near San Diego, about 6 o'clock Monday night. COST OF LIVING IS 70.6 HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER, 1917 WASHINGTON—The cost of lov ing in the United State* Increased nine-tenths of one p»r cent, from June to September of this year al though for the year period begin ning with September, 1923, the gen. eral level decreased by the same amount. These changes, set forth in a statement Monday by the bu reau of labor statistics of the de partment o# laboi , din ‘da net general Increase of 70.6 per cent from December, 1917. to Septem ber. 1924. Increases between June and Sep tember were topped by 1.9 per cent, in Mobile. Boston was second with 1,7 per cent; Houston reported 1.9; Portland, Me., and Birmingham, 1.5; Scranton, 1.4; Richmond, and Jacksonville, 1.3; New Orleans and Indianapolis, 1.2; Portland, Ore., San Francisco, Los Angeles and Cleveland, 1.1; Ruffalo, 1.0; Mem phis. 0.9; Pittsburgh, 0.7; Chicago, Norfolk and Washington, TO; New York, 0.5; St. Louis and Savannah, 0.4; Clnelnnati, I>enver and Balti more, 0.3, arid Atlanta, -Seattle and Philadelphia, 0.1. Only three of the 32 cities con sidered In the survey showed de crease* during the period Tli’y were Detroit, 0 0 per cent; Mlnneo poili, 0,3; and Kansas City, 0.1. Epinard Not to Race Again NEW YORK.—Eplnard, famous French thoroughbred, will not race again end will be retired to stud upon his return t< t France. Pierre Wertheimer, owner of the horse, said Monday that his deci sion was prompted by a foot Injury which Eplnard sustained last Sa turday at Laurel, Md„ where the horse was defeated for the fourth successive time since his American invasion. FIERCE FIGHTING ON SHANHAIKWAN FRONT THROUGHOUT SUNDAY CHINA WA N O TAO—A fierce battle raged throughout Sunday on the Hhanhalkwan front, Chang Tso- Lin's Manchurian forces making Continued attacks which, however, were repulsed by the Chihli (Pek- Ink government) troops. Wu Pel- Fu’a forces remained on the defen sive about. Chinamen, where reln foreemnts arrived to participate in an enveloping movement which Is expected to bear important results. Reports from Jehol say Feng Yu- Hlnng's "ironsides” arc making good progress against the Manchurians In the vitfinily of LlangoUlenfeng. The situation Monday on the Hhanhalkwan front Is quiet, but tho Manchurian lines beyond Hhanhalkwan are under bombard ment from the sea. General Hsu Shu-Tseng, "Little Hsu." one of the 13 Chekiang mili tary leaders recently arrested in the international settlement and subse quently released, Monday applied unsuccessfully to the mixed court for a writ of habeas corpus to pre vent his deportation from the set tlement. Hsu contended that his srrest and the surveillance maintained over him after his release were Illegal, but the British assessor, A. J. Mar tin, ruied that the court was with out Jurisdiction over the settlement of police In the matter. Hsu’s sttorneys asserted that their client yas utterly Isolated, guards about his residence prevent ing anyone entering or leaving. The situation through the city generally remained unchanged Mon day. BATTLE IS WITHOUT DECISIVE REBULTB TIENTSIN—Further fighting took place near Hhanhalkwan Sun dny without decisive results. Portmanteaux containing bombs were found in the east snd central railway stations here last night with clock attachments set to ex - p'ods them at 9:45 o'clock. Wu Pel-T"u, commander-ln-chlef of the central government forces has sent, a letter to the foreign commandants requesting that no further International trains he sent to Hhnnhalkwsn nnd promising that, regular paasenger service will be resumed on the railroad. 18 CENTS A WEEK. M/CATI4PD Auflunta and vicinity: Generally fair WCMinCn tonight and Tuesday; sTTghtly cooler. Tremors Heavy In Sections of the Carolinas Slight tremors, thought to be due to some earth dis turbance, were reported to the United States Weather Bureau here early Monday morning by residents of The Hill section of this city. Telephone calls to the Augusta Herald also reported that a ’quake had been felt in the hill section. Dr. James E. Lovejoy, government official here, said the tremors caused his home to shake and set dogs in the neighborhood to barking. The ’quake was felt here about 3:30 Monday morning. STANDARD OIL OF INDIANA REPLIES TO SUIT STARTED BY GOVERNMENT CHICAGO—Many of the con tracts mentioned by the govern ment in Its suit started Inst June under tho Sherman act agalnHt some 60 oil companies, expired long before the suit was filed, the Stand-- ard Oil Company of Indiana, set up Monday in its answer. Dhe Texas Company recently filed a general denial of the charges. The licensing of one company to use the patents of another was the result of many patents, some of which overlapped others so that nome of the companies were threat ening each otlrer with Infringe ment suits, according to the an swer. To obviate this situation, the a newer set forth, It was agreed to adjust these controversies for use of ’’cracklng”patents by licensing tho companies. These so-called pooling agree ments were not combinations in re straint of trade or commerce nnriong the state or foreign nations as | charged by the government, the answer asserted, hut on' the con trary the Standard Oil Company, of Indiana, "has endeavored to and has observed In latter nnd spirit the laws of the United States of.Amcrl ea." BAYB 23 VALID PATENTB OWNED The defendant company, accord ing to answer, owns 23 different valid United States patents for the cracking process. Early In Its ex perience in licensing other com panies to use its patents, the an swer said, there were restrictive clauses in the contracts ss ad vised by its legnl counsel for the protection of Its business, but that •'all contracts containing the re strictive provision" about which the government complained, expired more than six years before filing the suit. The snswer says that In 1923 when domestic production og gaso line reached seven and one-half billions of gallons, 80 per cent, of it was what Is known as "straight run” gasoline and not produced bv the cracking methods as patented. “Straight-run” gasoline, it explain ed, is produced by the use of heat and stills. "This defendant denies,” said the answer, "that the British patents Issued to James Young In 1865 dis closed an invention for the produc tion of cracked gasoline.” The answer says the company believed that some of its licenses In using its processes havs sold crack ed gasoline In Its territory In viola tion of their agreement In the con tracts but that it never has en forced the contract provision. LEAGUE COUNCIL To Meet October 27th on Irok Boundary Question GENEVA.—Officials of the league of nations announced Monday that a sufficient number of favorable replies had been received from member nations to assure that a special meeting of the council to settle the difficulties between Great Britain and Turkey over the Irak boundary would be held. This meeting, It was stated, would be held at Brussels October 27th In stead of at. Paris as had been ori ginally intended. Considerable clrltlclsm of the policy of holding the council end other league meetings outside of Geneva has arisen on the ground thst such procedure Is unduly ex pensive and because Oeneva Is con sidered neutral. The council has adopted the prin ciple that It shall not meet outside of Geneva more than once a year and the December session this year will he held In Rome. The forth coming special meeting at Brus sels will he considered ns excep tional. The agenda probably will be mnflned to the Mosul boundary problem. HOME EDITION Delia Burns and the members of her household at *542 Central av«- Hue were among AiiQustang who cfls* tinctlv felt tho earthshock between 1 and 4 o’clock Monday morning... **l was sound asleep at the time, but easily recognized the sensation through It lasted for only a few *•<*■• c ids." said Mins Burns. The shock wan not of N sufficient In tenaii/ or duration to‘ cause Miss Burns to do other than raise up in bed to discover if others of the house hold bad hotieed the disturbance but •t was the general top.c of remark* when the familv assembled at th* breakfast table Mond*v morning, MBurn* remember* with vivid ness the experience shared In bv ail the pronto of Augusta the night ft Augu*f 3tT 18R6. when the earth rock, od with startling and frighf.installing madness and prayers ascended to heaven from manv throats that never before had given thought, nerhapv to a Higher and Unseen power. Onee experienced, the sensation of an earthquake Is never forgotten, and to hundreds of peoni* throughout tho city Mondav morninq were ♦he d*v« of August and Srnt*mher. 'B6 recall ed with uneasy distinctness. FARTH TRPMOR FELT AT ATHENS ATHENS, Ga.—Menv residents of Athena were startled from sleep about 3:30 o’elo-k Monday morn inq by an earth tremor. It the first pereantlblr quake in thin reqlsrr elne- 1186. No damage has been reported. i MANY AWAKFN-0 NEAR SPARTANBURG SPARTANBURG. R. C.—Thou sands nteeplng in Spartanburg and Greenville counties were awekerv d Monday morning by an earthquake whoae tremors were distinctly felt In the city and at points within a radius rs 75 miles from Spartan burg between 3:34 and 3:36 o’clock. The trembling of the earth waa felt only slightly here. DISTINCT SHOCKS AT ABHEVILLE ASHEVILLE. N. C.—Distinct earth tfiock* were felt in Asheville and Hendersonville at 3:3D o'clock this morning. The quake lasted about one minute. At Henderson ville the shocks were more violent than In this city. Window panes were rattled, mirrors and kitchen utensils were shaken. No damage was reported In this section. Weather bureau officials have no data on the shocks. The earth quake la the first ever felt in this section, since the Charleston, S. C., eaithquake in 1886. TREMORS THROUGHOUT PIEDMONT SECTION COLUMBIA, S. C—A slight earthquake shock was felt general ly throughout the Piedmont, region of South Carolina early Monday, according to reports received in Columbia. Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson and Greenwood each re ported that the shock was suffi cient to awaken sleeping persons and to rattle windows and crock ery. No damage was done, If was said. A number of persons said they felt the shock In Columbia, but tho weather bureau had no record of the earthquake. NO RECORD ON BEISMOGRAPH WASHINGTON—T h e George, town University seismograph, which registers earthquake shocks from all over she world, failed to give any Indication of the tremors reported In North and South Caro lina and Georgia during the night. Father Tondorf was inclined to be lieve the disturbance was not of seismic origin. CLARKSVILLE. Distinct earth auake tremors were felt here at 3:30 londay morning and lasted about one minute. Persons were aroused from sleep by rattling of wlndowpanes and Shaking of beds. Seek to Reward Jules Jusserand A movement Is under way to re ward Jules Jusserand, French am bassador to the United States, for his distinguished services as a dip lomat and ns a writer by bringing about his election to Uie French Academy. Emile Daeschner, who will suc ceed Jusserand In Washington, ac cording to semi-official pronounce ment on contemplated changes in the French diplomatic service, pro bably will not go to Washington before the end of the year. Noth ing as yet has been arranged ns tu the time of the transfer of M. Jes serand's duties.