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FARM BILL SIGNING IS DELAYED DAY Rainey’s Absence Postpones Sending of Measure to White House. By the Associated Press. ‘The administration geared its newly- designed farm relief-inflation machinery today for a start on a vast price-lifting experiment aimed at breaking the de- pression’s grip. Only the signatures of Speaker Rainey and President Roosevelt are needed to make this unprecedented legislation law. Final congressional approval was given yesterday. Representative Byrns, the Demo- cratic leader, said, however, the ab- sence from the city of Speaker Rainey will delay sending the farm relief- flation bill to the White House until BOMOITOW. The Speaker of the House must sign the bill before Vice President Garner and President Roosevelt may affix their signatures. Rainey was delayed in Columbus, Ohio, by weather conditions which pre- vented his flight back to the Capital. By a special resolution the House could authorize a Speaker pro tem. to sign the bill, but Byrns said he did not think this course necessary. Wallace Prepares to Act. “If Speaker Rainey does not get back today, as I am advised he will not,” Byrns said, “we will meet briefly to- morrow to permit him to sign the bill en. Secretary Wallace headed home from Boston, where he made a speech last night, ready to take the first steps toward restoring the farmers’ purchas- ing power within 36 hours after Mr. Roosevelt pens his name. The man who will direct the Federal Reserve Board’s operations in expand- ing credit as much as $3,000,000,000 under the inflationary provisions— Eugene R. Black—planned to tak office during the day. Designated to become governor of the board, Black was appointed by the President only yesterday. Wide Powers for Wallace. The farm relief-inflation measure gives the President authority to order the expansion of currency and devaluate the dollar as well as inflate credit through the Federal Reserve System. The Secretary of Agriculture has the widest powers to raise commodity prices through marketing agreements, produc- tion control and processing taxes. This permissive authority for Wallace was granted by Congress about the same time as the Department of Agri- culture estimated the Nation's 1933 wheat production at the lowest in 29 years. This was hailed as a start on Teducing the huge surpluses piled up in recent years and a likely factor in in- creasing_prices. This gdc‘i'clnpmem and the indications of improving conditions in industry raised questions whetner it would be necessary to use many of the powers conferred by the new bill. oSccretary Woodin indicated that the infiationary provisions might not be invoked to a great extent if continued improvement was noted. Meetings to Be Called. Wallace's first steps to put the farm program in_operation will consist of arrangements for commodity meetings of processors, dealers and others. He will submit to them his policies for bet- tering prices and curbing roduction of basic commodities listed the bill— wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, rice, tobacco and dairy products. One of tge Secretary’s first lfl({fl-l to boost_ prices will be through ‘“trade agreements” in which processors will be extended the support of Government en= forcement of voluntary agreements which will be free of anti-trust law prohibitions. Minorities who refuse to Jjoin in the agreements may “be brought in line” by use of powers to license processors of both basic and “competing products.” A processor operating with- out a license is subject to stiff fines. At the commodity meetings it will be decided whether taxes will be levied this year. Wallace regards curtail- ment of production as vital to the suc- cess of the program. To obtain acreage reduction he has an appropriation of $100,000,000 available under the bill for paying benefits or bountles to growers Who cut their output and to use pro- ceeds from processing taxes for addi- tional payments. Immediate Reaction Unlikely. i At the cotton meeting a decision wil e reached on the use of the Smith cot- ton option plan, under which Wallace could set aside more than 2,000,000 bales on which the Government has made loans, pool it and sell options to growers who cut their acreage tl 0 per cent. b vgthe officials of the Federal Reserve system have asserted they expect _to do their part in carrying out the inflation plan through the purchase of $3,000,- 000,000 in Government securities, it was not deemed likely that the effects of this step would be felt at once. With the system already holding $1,- 800,000,000 of those securities, it was believed unlikely that any more of the present securities would be purchased and that the open market operations would not be expanded to any consider- able extent until new securities were issued by the Government or by the ‘Government-owned corporations. B SPECIAL NOTICES. 0SS COUNCIL. JR. O. U. A. R!he picture, “‘Fruits of Fr: on _the RST FLOOR inste: 808 Eye st. n.w., starting tonight be steppers! E. Hez Swem, " oy Gentennial Bap. Ch. Free easy chairs. : D RATES ON FULL llApoln‘u d'llhl:ilcgl.fll(‘)’fl ranteed service: lo- .“r:e‘gl’h.yllfll‘. NAT. Stopped; would Pastor. ' Sun 7th_and Ev( per cent (137%) on the Bla% series of 1027 preferred stock of the Potomac Electric Power Company have been declared pavable June 1. . to holders of said stock of record on May 13. The books for the transfer preferred stock of the company will be closed from e sald the close of business on May 1. . o the opening of business on May 1 00, H. M. KEYSER. Secretary. f£OST—CERTIFICATE NO. C3530 FOR 8 shares, dated June 1, 1927, of the 5%% preferred stock, and ‘certificate No. C-420 fo- 5 shares, dated December 1. 1925. of Pm'e(en'éd stock: ‘ol :l?e. n!nu;m:% ver Company in am . FShvder. and. certificate No, C1008 d Dece 1, 1926, of the & tric Power Company in .~ Application_has been the Potomac Electric Power Company for the issuance of duplicate certificates of said stock 1n lieu of the ones lost, ~Any pel having or coming Into possession of certiicates of stock is warned to return ssme fo ALEXANDER H. BELL. Attorney, Invest- ment_Building. Washington. D. C. AIRED AND UPHOLSIER- e; A-1 references; free es Box 226-H, Star office.11° LONG-DISTANCE, MOVING BETWEEN ALL rn points. ~ “Bervice since 1896." Da- ster ‘& Storage Co. 117 K —on old Make ] placing or new buildings. he investment pay our order with this d materials, 33 years' expérience “Approved Roofers’ The Barrett Company Johns-Manville us or refer to any Consult veputable architect, bullder or realtor. KOONS 58 RSl his year | step. ¢ | make many of the farm allotment pro- ¢t | may be required for this fund. son | econcmic recovery and when the con- Inflation Powers Expansion of Credit and Currency Are Main Provisions. By the Associated Press. Here are primary provisions of the inflation section of the farm bill: It authorizes the President to em Federal Reserve credit by three dollars through agreements between the Reserve Board and banks, whereby the latter would purchase Government securities in the open market in that amount and hold them for specified periods. Banks would be relieved of graduated taxes on reserve deficiencies and no automatic increase in rates of interest or discount would be required. ‘The board may require the banks to “take such action as may be n to prevent undue credit expansion.” The President is further authorized, if the credit provision proves in-| adequate, to— Direct the issuance of three billion dollars in new currency in denomina- tions of $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, | $1,000 and $10,000 to meet maturing Government cbligations and for pur- e of Government securities and provide a fund for cancellation of 4 per | cent of the new money annually for 25 years. Lower the gold content of the dollar | 1 by 50 per cent efther by proclamation | cr by agreement with foreign nations to | stabilize international currencies and exchanges. | Provide for unlimited coinage of gold and silver at a fixed ratio to be deter- mined by the President. Accept $200,000,000 in silver at a maximum price of 50 cents an ounce as payment on war debts due or overdue in the present fiscal year, issue silver cer- | tificates against the metal in denomina- tions deemed adyisable and coin the metal to meet any demands f<r redemp- tion of the certificates. —e FARM BILL LEADS ALL OTHER ACTS Inflation and Other Parts Place It in Class by ltself. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Although called “the farm bill” the measure which has just been made ready for President Roosevelt's signa- ture contains more items bearing upon ! what is hoped will be & national re-| construction program than anything passed by Congress since the new ad- ministration came into power. In fact, with the possible exception of the bill which created the Recon- struction Finance Corporation no measure since the war is as far-reach- ing in its financial and economic pow- ers as the so-called farm-inflation legislation which has been ironed out in conference and before another 24 hours will be signed at the White House. The new law will give the Secretary of Agriculture wide powers over the principal commodities of the farm and will give the President the most com- prehensive power ever given a Chief Executive over the currency and mone- tary system and also will be the first step in a huge refinancing program of farm mortgages involving perhaps, $2,- 000,000,000 in that activity alone. Eight Billions Involved. If the possible Government obliga- tions are added up, it may be said that the measure involves at least $8,200,- 000,000, which is the biggest total ever contained in a single law in American history. First, of course, the President is given authority to issue $3,000,000,- 000 in currency. Second, the President can arrange to expand Federal credit by the sale of $3,000,000,000 in Gov- ernment bonds. Third, Government se- curities up to about $2,000,000,000 may be issued to refinance farm mortgages. And, finally, about $200,000,00 is made available through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as_an aid to farmers for loans to refinance debts through compositions with creditors. ‘The law also would permit the ac- ceptance of $200,000,000 in silver in payment for war debts and authorizes the President to fix the gold content of the dollar as well as remonetize silver on an unlimited basis. ‘The President has indicated he will use his powers sparingly and some per- haps not at all. But there can be no doubt that the President is vested by the measure with a control over infla- tion such as never before given the executive branch of the Government. It is assumed that the issuance of new currency will depend on the way other steps in the credit expansion program work out. Similarly, the use of silver to mp{:lemenc gold is another policy that is looked upon as last resort rather than an immediate Held Best Strategy. The combination of the farm relief and inflation powers in one bill was largely a matter of strategy in pilot- ing the measure through Congress. The exact use of the discretionary powers by the Department of Agriculture is very much in doubt. ment plan insist it will not operate very long without material changes and per- haps abandonment altogether. Most of the interests who dislike the plan are counting on their opportunity to convince the department by actual practical experience that it Will not | work. But the administration is determined to experiment with it just as its prede- cessor tried stabilization through fi’le‘ Farm Board. No estimates are avail- able as to how much money the farm plan will cost, as very little has been said about this, but the net cost of the Farm Board arrangement was $180,- 000,000 over a period of three years. ‘The Roosevelt administration believes American agriculture is worth, from time to time, a laboratory experiment | of any reascnable amount. | The possibility that rising prices will | visions unnecessary is counted upon by administration officlals as a ‘“break” | they may get and thus be saved any big expense. | All these items will have to be audited up to June 30, 1934, before the country will know whether the budget has been balanced. Budget Item Necessary. ‘The farm item is one of thcse that has not been expected to unbalance the budget, but undetermined advances, nevertheless, will have to be made against collections of processing taxes. It has been suggested that $800,000,000 Money is being spent liberally in the hope of producing a momentum for gressional campaign of 1934 comes the people will decide whether the ex- penditures have been worth while. (Copyright, 1933.) SEVEN-INCH SNOWFALL Southern California Peaks Resem- ble Winter Scene. LOS ANGELES, May 11 (#).—Snow which at one point measured 7 inches fell on Southern California’s high mountains yesterday as heavy showers descended upon valley and plains re- gions. Starting about midnight, snow created Those who oppose the domestic allot- | ¥ THE EVE U.S. QUITTING GOLD | ISHIT BY SNOWDEN British Statesman Declares} Inflation Is Form of Repudiation. BY VISCOUNT SNOWDEN, Former Chancelior of the British Exchequer. (Through Courtesy London Sunday Express.) LONDON, . May 11 (N.AN.A).—No responsible person will write dogmatic- ally as to the consequences on world conditions of America’s departure from the gold standard. This action has added confusion to & situation which was already beyond the comprehension of human understand- ing. The reasons for this move can only L2 surmised, but declarations by Presi- dent Roosevelt, and in Congress, per- haps offer a partial explanation. In his statements on the debt ques- | tion the President has intimated that | America must be given compensation for any concession and that it must | take the form of freer access to Amer- ican goods in foreign markets. See Export Advantage. It has been assumed that depreciated currencies of the 50 countries which are off the gold standard have given them an advantage in their export trade, and that the tremendous drop during the last 12 months in America’s exports has been due to this cause. ‘We may assume that this is the main reason for the step she has taken. It is a challenge to these countries| either to stabilize their currencies ori face the competition of a depreciated | American dollar. ! This challenge has thrown the inter- ! national exchanges into chaos, and the | te results must be a further stagnation of world trade. ‘The ultimate effect of America's ac- tion will probably be good, as it has created such an impossible state of things that international action has be- come an urgent necessity. ‘The policy America will put forward is fairly clear. She will insist on an international return to the gold stand- ard, with a reduced gold content of the dollar. Another explanation of the dramatic action of America is to be found in the | agitation which has swept over the country for a policy of inflation. Despairing Policy. Inflation is the despairing policy of a country in financial difficulties. It is a respectable form of repudiation—like | taking to drink to get an artificial stimulus. The effect of such a policy is seen in the orgy of speculation which is already sweeping over America. This will result in @ temporary and umsound increase in prices, which will quickly bring its nemesis. Mr. Roosevelt's action has probably peen dictated also by a desire to put himself in a position to prevent the wild inflationists from rushing their disastrous policy. The new situation calls for the utmost caution in dealing with it. Tt is to be hoped that the prime min- | ister's advisers will never leave his elbow. (Copyright, 1933. by North American News- paper Alliance. Inc.) — GERMANY DELAYS TARIFF ARMISTICE TO STUDY U. S. PLAN (Continued From First Page.) American dollar, such ‘as might upset existing trade agreements, import quu- tas and foreign commerce during the period of the truce. It was these parts particularly which both governments were at great pains to explain yesterday to Germany ana France. A summary obtained by the Associ- ated Press follows: Paragraph 1. It is essential to the success of the World Economic Con- ference that measures which misdirect or paralyze trade should be forbidden by mutual agreement from the outset of the conference, the terms of inhibi- tion to be laid down by a mutual agres- ment at the conference. Paragraph 2, clause 1. Governments represented in the organizing commit- tee of the Economic Conference “them- selves agree” and recommend to other governments, as a matter of urgency, that each should undertake from now onward and for the duration of the conference to refrain from any fresh initiative calculated to aggravate exist- ing difficulties which tend to paralyze international trade. Protection of Dollar. Clause 2. After July 31 any power | wishing to withdraw from the economic truce shall be able to do so on giving one month’s formal notice to the con- ference. Clause 3. This is an escape clause providing for withdrawal or adjustment in event price levels are unduly dis- turbed by the truce. Paragraph 3. All nations are urged to surmount by every means possible all obstacles to an increase in trade and the betterment of world economic con- tions. The British interpretation of the first and third clauses of paragraph 2 is that they are protection against un- due devaluation of the dollar, it was said in American circles. All other countries of the world are to be called upon to join the agreement soon as the first eight express their adherence. ABANDONING OF CHICAGO FOR N. E. A. MEET URGED Missouri State Superintendent of Schools Sends Letter to Association Head. By the Associated Press. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 11.— Charles A. Lee, State superintendent of schools, yesterday wrote Joseph Rosier, Washington, D. C., president of the National Education Association, sug- gesting that the annual meeting of the association in July be changed from Chicago to _some other city. “It is diffiicult to see how educators and teachers could gather in Chicago with any heart in the meeting,” Lee wrote. “It would appear impossible for any members of the profession to draw inspiration from programs held in a city which gives its teachers such ap- parently unfair treatment. “If this plan does not seem feasible, we respectfully submit that as an ade- quate protest it might be well for us to abandon entirely the meeting of the National Education Association this Summer.” ‘Theodore W. H. Irion, president of the Missouri State Teachers’ Association, and Thomas J. Walker, State director of the National Education Association, joined Lee in signing the letter. NEW NOTES OFFERED Treasury Issues More 91-Day Bills on Market. The Treasury has put.another issue. o{( 91-day bills on the market to be sold to the highest bidder May 15. They will mature August 16, when they will be redeemed at face value. The | s typical Midwinter scene at Lake Ar- rowhead, mile-high resort near San Bernardino, money received from their sale will be used to retire an equal amount of 1of Qklahoma, took exception to Bu- VIRGINIA ATTACKED ON ROAD FINANGING Failure to Help Pay for Ar- lington Bridge and Mount Vernon Highway Hit. Failure of Virginia to contribute to the cost of the Arlington Memorial Bridge or the new Memorial Boulevard to Mount Vernon was criticized in the House today by Representative McClin- tic, Democrat, of Oklahoma, when con- sideration was resumed on the 1934 in- dependent offices appropriation bill. McClintic’s attack was provoked by an item in the bill providing $198,000 for the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, of which $25,000 would be available for widening and resurfacing the present road from the memorial entrance of Arlington Cemetery to the southeast corner of the cemetery if Vir- ginia completes construction of the Lee Boulevard to that point. McClintic declared the Federal Gov- ernment has spent $5,000,000 on the memorial boulevard, which runs en- tirely through the State of Virginia and serves the people of Alexandria. De- spite this fact, he sald, Virginia did not contribute to the cost of this project and neither did it furnish the ground on which the Virginia end of the memorial bridge stands Woodrum Defends Course. “I don’t think this kind of discrimi- nation, ought to go on,” McClintic de- clared. “Neither can I understand why it is necessary to maintain the Arling- ton Memorial Bridge Commission in perpetuity.” Representative Woodrum, Democrat, of Virginia, in charge of the bill, replied that it was never con- templated that his State pay any part of the cost of the Arlington Bridge or the memorial boulevard. These were Government gro)ecun he pointed out, for the benefit of the people of the Nation, while the boulevard in addi- tion is a memorial to George Wash- ington. The bill, carrying a legislative rider designed to effect new economies in the Federal service through selective retirements and rotative furloughs, is expected to be d by the House today and sent to the Senate. ‘With general debate on the bill com- pleted the House is ready to give con- sideration to the various items making appropriations for _the establishments, together with the legis- lative provisions so vital to the future of thousands of Government employes in Washington and elsewhere. Pas- sage of the measure with the legisla- tive rider intact is virtually assured under a special rule which prevents| all amendments except those sponsored | by the Appropriations Committee. Savings Estimated. During five hours of general debate yesterday, Chairman Buchanan of the Appropriations Committee revealed that the new economies expected to result from administration of the legislative provi- sions, would add approximately $200,- 000,000 to Government savings in the coming fiscal year. The 30-year retire- | ment feature, he said, would save $30,- 000,000 of this amount, and the ro- tative furlough with a reduction in the rural carriers’ equipment allowance, $20,000,000. The provision authorizing a furlough of Army officers, he ex- plained, would provide a saving of $9.- 500,000 if 4,000 officers are furloughed. Another provision giving the President authority to increase charges for serv- | ices rendered by and the articles sold by the Government, he declared, would save $100,000,000. Buchanan also advocated a reduction of at least 25 per cent in the civilian personnel of the Government service to add to these savings. “The salary roll of the Federal Gov- ernment,” he declared, “is about $1,042. 000,000. In 1916, just before the war, the total revenue collected, including postal service, was only $1,094.000,000 from all sources, and the total of all expenditures was $1,034,000,000. “Tax Burden on People.” “It matters not whether these em- ployes are Federal, State, municipal or ccunty, or other public agency. They are a tax burden upon the American people that constitute these govern- ments and we should start a campaign to reduce the number of employes in the Federal Government at least 25 per cent.” Representative Lanzetta, Democrat, of New York, asked Buchanan if it would not be a better policy to advocate the dismissal cf Federal employes in better times rather than at a time when there are 15,000,000 people out of work. “Has it not been the policy of the Government in the past two or three years,” Lanzetta said, “to advocate to private industry the employment of ad- ditional help in order to alleviate the situation? If that is so, does not the gentleman think the Government will set & bad example by dismissing all sur- plus Government employes?” “How in the world can industry prosper, how can it escape the bank- ruptcy now facing it, unless we decrease the burden upon it?” Buchanan replied. “How can this be done without reduc- ing the number of employes and other expenses, & principle for which the President in the White House stands, and for which I hope and pray he will continue to stand until this Gov- ernment gets upon a sound economic "Holds Ability Prime Factor. Buchanan, however, registered vig- orous opposition to a provision in the bill which would force employes out of the service from States over their quota. He said ability and efficiency should be the primary factors in con- sidering separations from the service. Representative Hastings, Democrat, | chanan's proposal, and declared dis- missals as well as appointments should be ordered on a State quota basis. He introduced in the Record, a tabulation of employe totals by States which showed that the District and four States, Maryland, Virginia, Iowa and ‘Vermont were over the quota, and Dela- ware and New Hampshire had their quotas filled. “My opinion is,” he declared, “that from every State of the Union, the quota can be obtained and the Civil Service Commission and the heads of the various departments here in Wash- ington shonld be required to see that the intent and purpose of the civil service law regarding apportionment among the States should be observed.” WEALTHY PHILADELPHIAN DENIES INTENT TO WED Charles Newbold Welsh Answers Chicago Divorcee’s Breach of Promise Suit. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 11.—Charles Newbold Welsh, wealthy Philadelphian, today flatly denied he ever promised to marry Mrs. Estelle M. Wolon, Chicago independent | ing C., THURSDAY MAY 11, 193 STATE JOB QUOTAS THREATEN MERIT BASIS OFCIVIL SERVICE | PENED App ortionment Provision Is Proposed to Be Invoked in Dismissals in Reorgan- izing for Economy. Note: This is the first of a series of articles on_the so-called appor- tionment of ofices law. A 50-year-old incubus of the civil service law is threatening the basic principle of the law—merit. The apportionment provision, which succeeding commissions have sought unsuccessfully to administer equitably, now is proposed to be invoked under the new reorganization—economy legis- lation to govern dismisssals, with the result that workers claiming residence in the District of Columbia will bear the brunt. To a less degree, the same outlook is faced by those from the nearby States of Maryland and Virginia, and from Iowa and Vermont, the four States which also have more residents in Government service than the law says they should have on the basis of population. This new threat is contained in a provision inserted in the independent offices supply bill—now before the.House—which says that when reductions of personnel are made “due regard shall be given to the apportion- | in | able in the industries, do not attract ment of appointments as provided the civil service act.” The present situation is not new. The “excess” of employment here and elsewhere has been under fire before, but the broad attitude of the Civil| Service Commission, while conceding the right of every part of the country to have representation in the machinery which operates it, was summed up by William C. Deming, at that time presi- dent of the commission, in a speech be- | fl:’e the Federal Club here seven years Competent Workers Is Aim. “It should be borne in mind, however,” | he said, “that the primary object is not to provide jobs for those wh‘o seek employment, but to select competent workers for vacant positions. This be- the case, selection according to grade is more important than a question of geography. For that reason, the Tove the suggestion that in reduction of fores only the condition of apportionment with respect to a State, and not the efficiency record of the employe, should be taken into consideration. The principle of apportionment, a part of the basic law of 1883, provides that “as nearly as the conditions of good administration will warrant ap- pointments to the public service in the and territories and the District of Co- lumbia upon the basis of population as ascertained at the last preceding cen- us. It is applicable to the executive estab- lishments and independent agencies, in which there are, on round figures, 33, 000 workers. This is less than 50 per cent of the Federal personnel here under civil service, and s about 6 cent of the total cl.uz‘.tmnd service. P D. C. Has 10,714 Positions. Of the apportioned positions, the District has 10,714 as compared to. its quota of 132; Maryland has 2,094 in service, against a quota of 441; Vir- ginia, 2,254, with & quota of 655; Iowa, 124, with a quota of 97. New Hampshire has its full quota of 126, and four other states, West Virginia, Delaware, Rhode Island and Maine are near their quotas. The five “over quota” areas will be the first hit if the “preferential dismissals” go through, and then in order will come those states that are around the g:m fixed by law, and so on down the e. In this particular section the under- lying tause of the “excess” employment {hu been the fact that the majority |of gmmnm filled have been_those for which residents out in the States did not care to qualify. In its report for 1927. an excerpt from which was reprinted last year by the Commission in pamphlet cover- ing the subject of apportionment, this statement is made: “The bulk of these (apportioned) po- sitions are_clerical, paying an initial salary usually of $1,320 per annum, and subclerical, paying less. The low sal- ries paid, compared with those obtain- | eligibles from a distance, but the ab- | sence of industrial enterprise in Wash- ington makes it easy to recruit from the jmmediate vicinity in filling these posi- tions.” And this is the same strain that has run through commission reports since establishment. | At the same time, however, in these same reports it has been brought out that residents of the District have made a study of employment needs and have sought to equip themselves accordingly. Interest Keenest Here. In 1912 the commission sai “There is nowhere a keener interest in Government positions or a greater effort to ascertain the needs of the; | service and to acquire those qualifica-; tions which are most in demand than | among persons residing at the seat of | Government. ‘The World War showed up the fallacy of the apportionment scheme. Then workers were wanted, irrespective of demicile. And it was a war condition— | I:.h’rew apportionment further out of joint. By executive orders. large numbers Qf persons who had been appointed with- out a classified status during the war | emergency and had remained in service were given classified status. These ap- pointments were thus brought under | civil service law and became subject to | the apportionmen 8o today there are also the war “hold- | overs” who figure in the “excess” em- | ployed. | But it should be emphasized in pass- ing that this class is not representa. tive of a citizenry of “stay-at-homes, for Washington sent more soldiers to | camp and to Europe than seven States | and in percentage of volunteers to the | total force surpassed 43 States. INUTE YSTERY Can VYou Solveit s~ Dr. Fordney is professor of crim- inology at a famous university. many cities when confronted with par- ticularly bamling cases. This problem has 'been taken from his ook ons. Try your wits It takes but ONE MINUTE to read! Every fact and every clue necessary to its solution are in the story itself—and there is only one an- So This Is London. BY H. A. RIPLEY. ¢ HE foggiest morning in Lon- lows know, a favorite phrase of English detective fiction writers,” said Prof. ing college. “Well, 1 actually encountered one of their celebrated fogs on my first visit to his majesty’'s capital,” he continued. “The fog was ac- could -hardly see two feet. Having an important ap- Scotland Yard and as vehicular trans- tion was out set out on after obtaining di- rections from the hotel. It wasn't long, however, be- fore I was hopelessly lost. half an hour or so, the fog as thick as ever. Just as I came to the mid- dle of a block, I heard a shot fired. the sound seemed to come, I soon found myself at a street corner where a small crowd was huddled about s “A y was soon on the job (great chaps, these London police) and I was about to go on my way when I heard Catch him!’ As a figure dashed ahead, not a foot from me, I tripped him and after a struggle the constable slipped took him vice is often sought b; m case covering hundreds of criminal investiga- on it! swer. How good a detective are you? don’s history’ is,"as you fel- Fordney to members of the police train- Britannic tually so thick one pointment at New of the question, I foot hall porter at my “I stumbled and wandered about for Walking in the direction from which prostrate figure. bobb some one shout, “There goes the blighter! the cuffs on and away. “Now, you fellows who expect to be DENTISTRY ~ 15 ~ 15 What You’ve Been Accustomed to Paying A Conservative Dental Office, backed by long experience, known ability and reputation, offering you the same high class of service at one-third to one-half you have been accustomed to pay. EASY TERMS A New Dental Material That Restores Normal Facial Expression —Helps Remove Wrinkles strongly recommending like) denture materials nally considered so many of them as not FREE X-RAYS T have hesitated a long time in the new all pink (natural because I persos 'REPEAL ACT IS UPHELD BY COURT IN ALABAMAI Constitutionality of State Law ! Calling Convention Questioned After Governor's Veto. | By the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 11.—The Alabama Supreme Court, by unanimous decision yesterday, upheld the consti- tutionality of the Mullins act calling a | convention to consider repeal of the | 18th amendment. | The act binds the convention dele- !gates to the will of the majority as | expressed in a referendum. | The decision was handed down on |request of Gov. B. M. Miller, who vetoed the measure when it was sub- |mitted to him by the Legislature. It | was passed over the veto. Under the provisions of the measure the delegates will meet in convention ir;ree ‘weeks after the election, on July —_— TWO DIE AFTER PARTY; | COCKTAIL MIXER HELD | Colorado Prisoner Admits Using Cooking Extracts From Cafe, Officials Claim. | By the Associated Press. COLORADO SPRINGS, May 11— Tainted cocktails concocted from stolen cooking extracts were blamed by police last night for the death of two women and the serious illness of Harry An- dersop. Ray Waugh was held on charges of providing the liquor. Nadrene Keefer, 29, and Mrs. Thelma Bray, 25, died in a hospital, where they | were taken after being stricken at a |party. Anderson was reported to be | dying. Clyde L. Starrett, district attorney, said Waugh admitted stealing the ex- tracts from a cafe. Waugh said he drank a quantity of the mixture and suffered no ill effects. He was held by police at the request of Coroner J. Coghlan. real sleuths and crime investigators, should eufliube able to catch me on this story,” ghed Fordney as he fin- ished. WHAT 1S WRONG WITH IT? Perhaps you have a story or problem you would like to submit to Prof. Ford- ney. If so, send it to him in care of this paper. He will be delighted to receive it. 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It had contended that the opin- ion in the Circuit Court's recent decision upholding the convictions indicated the Bure ELL-ANS P court had overlooked certain imj matters. i Mann, who is president of the Kan- City Chamber of Commerce and head of the department of fairs and bazaars for the fraternal order of Eagles, was convicted along with Hering and McGuire on charges of sending lot- tery tickets in interstate commerce in connection with charity balls conducted | Fi by the lodge. Hering, a former Notre Dame professor, is editor of the Eagle's magazine. McGuire is a professional promoter. o not GET PILE-FOE toda: BISHOPS’ SALARIES CUT NEW YORK, May 11 (#).—A 20 per | cent salary cut was voted for Bishop | William T. 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