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POPE IS FRIENDLY TO ITALY.
In EncycIicsI Virtually Renounccs
Claim for Temporal Power.


ROME. Nov. ia consideration OF tho
first cncycical OF Pope Benedict leads
to the conclusion that the new Pontlns
sentiments toward Italy are of tho mos,
friendly character and that reconcilia-
ton with the kingdom is not an inn
possibility.
The conclusion Of the document. which
covers IA full page in he OSSsrr0torc
Romano. Is the most important part In
that II implies a virtual rcnunclation OF
the Pope's claim for temporal power.
The Pontiff does renew the protest
against the loss of such power. but eN-
presses his opinions In the mildcst Of
terms. lie does not use the words tenn
moral power" but merely says that he
lacks the power to accomplish his duties
owing to tho abnormal condition in
which the Holy See is placed.
Although this is the longest encyclicM
vet issued and is one Of the most I'M
portant IL deals principally with Catholt-
cism and constitutes essentially "A rcli-
rious document. Incidentally II bellies
the report that Pope Benedict was 10
institute a different policy from that of
his predecessor.
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WOMAN SEES
MURDER VICTIM
LETT BARREL
Body Dropped in Long Island
City Street-Few Clcws
to Mystery.
POLICE THINK MAN WAS
SLAIN IN MANHATTAN

A woman walking along Vernon avenue
in the Ravenswood section of Long
Island City early last evening saw three
men drive past her with A light delivery
wagon The wagon was drawn by one
horse and In the back end Of II was an
upcnded barrel. When the men were
near Graham avenue they stopped and
two of them rolled the barrel off the
wagon into the gutter.
Five minutes later William Cassidy Of
16S Vernon avenue, Astoria, came along
and his eye was attracted by some burlap
sticking from the end Of the barrel as
il lay upon its side in the gutter. Cas-.
sidy works in a glass factory and uses
burlap aprons. lie decided to take the
burlap. lie found three clean pieces.
The fourth one was saturated with
blood When he lifted that up he saw
the body of a man jammcd into the
lower part OF the barrel
Cassidy called Policeman close Of the
Astoria statioT1ud the policeman COM
muncated with Capt. Herbert Graham.
The barrel with its CHASTITY contents was
taken to the police station. The body was
So tightly TANNED into the barrel that the
barrel had to be broken in order to get II
out.
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UNIONS DEMAND
$4,000 ALIENS
QUITSUBWAYS
One Contracting Company
Stops Work Because of
Old Law Threat.
COMMISSION FEARS
4 COMPLETE TIEUP

Stoppage OF work on the entire dual
rapid transit system, throwing out of en-
ployment $4,000 men who are drawing
s2,OoO.oOO week. tying up the citys
great investment and delaying the sub
ways until court contests can be de-
cidcd is threatened by the action of labor
unions. revealed to the Public Service
Commission yesterday.
To each contractor building the dual
system the Brcklayers Union. IN concert
with all the other unions affected by sub
way and elevated work. mas sent let
ter saying that ANY contractor who con-
tinues to violate the LABOR Jaw Will be
prosecuted"
The violations complained OF are the
employment Of alien workers and the pay
ment of less than tho prevailing rate Of
wages Ninety per cent. OF the iaborvrs
are not citizens of the United states The
subways cannot be built without alien
labor
But assuming that the unions have the
law on their side until the courts decide
otherwise. one of the contracting firms.
the Oscar Daniels Company. stopped
work on tho elevated lire in White Plains
road The Bronx
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shington without News.

WhsHiNGToN. Nov, l1.-No conhrms-
ton has been received at the Navy De-
psrtmeut of The report that the launch
OF the Tennessee was fired on at smyrna
The Tennessee is In command OF Capt.
Berton Z. Decker. who is regarded by
the Department as a careful, level headed
officer
Secretary of tho Navy Daniels expressed
doubt that the Tennessee was at smyrna.
According to the latest reports OF the Navy
department from the warship she Is at
Mitylene. No order has been sent nor to
leave that place. but she is at liberty TO
so elsewhere II the commanding officer
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.>pecio, cdtje Despatch 10 Tuv srS

ATHENS, Nov IA despatch received
here SAYS the American armored cruiser
Tennessee anchored at Nurla. in Asia
Minor. and sent a party In launch 10
confer with the authorities at smyrna
with view to obtaining authorization for
the cruiser TO enter the harbor.
The forts fired on the launch. which was
obliged to return to the Tennessee. The
commander of the American warship then
notified the Vail that he had received
orders from the American Government 10
enter tho harbor and hc was determined
to comply with his instructions
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Announce That Army Has
Penetrated rs Miles Into
Russian Territory.
ENGLAND EXPECTS TO
SPEND So 100000
Official Report Is Given Out
of the Pacific Naval
Battle.

The French War Office conmuniquc
announces that during the last two days
the Allies have gained perceptibly at
several points along the long battle
line. particularly just west Of -.
Mhiel. on the Meusc.
The Petrograd official statement say
II new battle has started along the
front Of the Nistu'a and Wharf.-The .rive-s
in Russian Poland, whore the Germans
have resumed the offensive. In East
Prussia tho Russians report that
they have pushed the Germans back
upon the Gumbinncn-AngcrShurG front.
bur have failed to di>lodgc them from
the passages Of the MaSuran lakes
north.
\ correspondent of the London Ddug
Man in rctrocrad reports that the Rus
slams are disappointed because the
Allies have not driven the Germans OH
Of France and HriGium and because
Great Britain and France have not pa
larger armies in the fed.
The Gcrmnu General SIAN Announces
tina, there w"r" No iml"r''ut nl'"rH
tion> Yesterday on the western front
aud that on the eastern front The ,itut.
ton was fa,"rah,c
According to- IN" Turkish War Office
Ia, Mi -. sf.h
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TENNESSEE AT EURLA.
The Tennessee TO Protect Allies
subjects In Asia minor.

PARIS. Nov. 1.-THE Athens corre-
sponden, Of the Havas Agency says that
the American armored cruiser Tennessee
has arrived at Nurll, asia Minor. to pre-
vent further Il. treatment OF British.
French and Russian residents
The authorities of smyrna, tho CORE
spondent continues. have lcf, for the in
terror. fearing a bumba dment. There ara
now $4,000 Turkish soldiers IN smyrna
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'l' has been accomplished and its ac-
'ompli .hment Is of the deepest significance
both because of the things il has done
away with and because of the things it has
supplied that the country lacked and had
long needed. II has done away with aEi-
ttto and suspicion because II has done
away with certain fundamental wrongs.
Il his supplied means of accommodation
n the business world and an instrument
ial'v by which the interests Of all with
ogt regard to class may readily bc served.
1--WE have only to look back ten years
or so 10 realize the deep perpleNities and
dangerous in hunIors out of which We
lave now at last issued as If from y
h' HildcriuC fog = noNious miasma. Ten
or twelve years ago the country was torn
md excited by an agitation which shook
OBJ" very foundations of her political life
brought her business ideals into question,
udemned her social standards, denied
80 honesty of her men of AFFAIRS, the
Integrity of hcr economic processes, IN"
morality or good faith of many OF the
t0IuPs which her law sustained,
"ThHa who had power, whether IN
business or i'm politics, were almost univer-
silly looked upon with suspicion and
tic attempt was made To distinguish the
JUST from the unjust They in their turn
tocmed 20 distrust the people and to wish
20 limit heir control. There was an
'nuous antaEunism between classes.
Capital and labor were in sharp conflict
With NJ prospect IL accommodation be
'Uc.n Them Interests harshly clashed
which should have coopcrated.
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BILLIE BURKE GUSTS SENATOR.
wouldn't Let sherman Of Illinois
Ride In Her Private Car.

QUINCY. H.. Nov. l7--BIllie Burke,
leading woman in Jerry" ordered the
conductor this afternoon to have Senator
Lawrence Y. sherman leave her private
car. The Senator was on his way here to
a Republican joilif'ea,'on.
Senator sherman hastily entered the
rear goa, i % the train ~ Springfield and
proceeded to read some mail Directly
across the aisle sat an attractive young
woman. who soon called the conductor
and that official approached the senator
what are YOU doing in this car"'
asked the trainman.
"Why. | have "A ticket tor Quincy"
senator sherman replied, and will pay
the extra for riding in the Pullman
Nothing dom get out Of here as quck
as YOU entered, This is Bilie Burke's
piiNnte car
The Senator complied, Billie Burke was
told whom she had ousted tonight and she
enjoyed the joke as much as the Sena or.
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This is tho second Winchester brought
across the Atlantic by Mr. Rouss The
first ono. now the Flying Fox had CON
siderable trouble getting here and was
nearly los', The second one, that which
has Just been sold was conveyed across
by a tramp steamship.
Tho Winchester, being British built and
not having AN American registry, few
the British flag when she left port The
Kanawha is an American built yacht
and she will ny the stars and stripes
until her registry Is changed. Cant
Sandin. who has had charge OF her here.
will take the yncht to her new port.
The HcrWudian. which has been char
tered, VAS built at Sunderland, England
In 1904. She is n steel vessel Of $500
gross tonnage aud her general dimensions
are, Length. 425 feet, 80 feet beam. and
"a feet . inches draught She has twin
screws and is driven by two three cylin-
der triple expansion engines,
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Police Find Body SIN Warm.

The body when II was stretched out on
tho station house floor was still warm A
physician called from st. Johns Hospital
said that the man had not been dead more
than An hour
II was about 80 o'clock when TN"
woman. Mrs Marie Meyers Of sal Han
cock street. Long Island city. saw the
three men throw the barrel into the street.
The dead man appeared 20 bc about %
years old. lie WAS dressed in We'll made
suit Of blu" serge blue striped shirt
with no collar. gray underwear and black
socks and laced shoes The hands were
those of man who did not do manual
labor.
About four inches above the heart there
was a revolver wound and powder marks
around II indicated that IN, weapon had
been held within SIX inches OF the breast
when it was fired. The bullet took
downward course and probably penc.
trated the heart.
In one pocket Of his clothing was found
ticket tor the ball If III" Society Of
Castanimiui. which was held at Stuyve-
SAINT Casino. $40 second avenue. on Sep
tembcr q. la another pocket was found
prescription signed by Di. GosuliCi Of
Second avenue and Twelfth street When
the prescription was read over the t"lc-
phon" 20 br Gusuici h, said that il was
for the treatment ~ traChoma. & common
disease of tn" eyes. He could not identify
the man from the description given him.
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TURKS DETAIN ALLIES.
HIT Few Imprisoned. Reports Amer
lean Cruiser.
SPECIAL cab,- p,.poich 70 THr sr>.

LuNnoS. Nov ia despatch from
Alexandria to the Morning Post says the
American arnored cruiser North Carolina
mas sent the following wireless to the
American Consulate at Alexandria
Beirut IS tranquil Very few subjects
OF the Allies have been imprisoned. but no
British, Russians OF French are allowed
TO leave Turkev"
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100000 GERMAN CASUALTIES.
bt0,2t7 IN OfhciRI List, Not In-
cIuding Three Armies

CoprNHAGEN. Nov. i7--An official lis,
shows tina, the German casualties 90 "a"
have been 1924 in killed, wouu led an /
missing This is cNclusv, of the clsu-
alties In the Bavariln SAXON and Wurt-
temberg armies, which are estimated al
more than 100000.
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This was not merely the work of ire
spous,hlo agitators. There were real
WRONGS which cried uu' to be righted and
.rar'"ss men bad called attention to them,
demanding that they be dealt with by law.
We We're living under a tariff which had
been purposcly con'rved To confer private
fav.rs upon those who were "COPPER" ting
p" Keep the party that oriG,natcd II IN
power; and Ia that all too fertile soil all
'rs had interlaccd growth and jungle of
monopoly had sprung up.
credit, the very lifc Of trade, the very
air men must breathe II they would Ipeet
ear opponents WAS Too largely Ia the
control OF the same small groups who had
planted and cultivated monopoly. The
control of all biz business, and by con-
sequence OF all little business. too, was
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The police were inclined At irst to be-
lieNe that the dead man was Tony Maca-
luso, the Young Italian who was impli-
Gated In the troubles Of carl Flschor-lIan-
sen few years ago. \ reporter who
looked AT the man informed the police
that h" knew Macalusr and that there
was no resemblance between tho two mon
tn" dead man was smooth shtNeu and his
nalr appeared To- have been close Cropp'd
recently. The body was removed To the
undertaking rooms of +. r Iiallctt, at I"a
Fulton avenue. \u autopsy will he per
formed this morning
capt. Graham aud Inspector Thomas u
Kelly. who have charge of tho case he
LEV" that the man came from the Italian
nriFhborhood around Frs: avenue and
Eleventh street, Manhattan. They think
than the man was murdered ~ Manhattan
and that the body was taken immcdiatelN.
/" Long Island city.
Mrs Meyers said She thought the
wagon came from the Astoria ferry. The
barrel i'm which the body was wicked
was an old sugar barrel helr'ng tho
name Of Hugo Jos phson, produce mcr-
chant Of Washington Market. They At
tdch little Importance to the barrel as a
clue.
Detectives huron Won Wclsens'elu
and Powers came to Manhattan last
ncighborhood in which the dead man is
supposed to have lived. Detectives Tee
Ven and CaputO took finger prints OF the
man with the hope of Identifying him
through the police re ods.
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HARDEN SAYS WAR
IN BELGIUM is JUST
One Time Critic Of kaiScr's Close
Friends Calls on Germany
to Throw OFF Mask.
"ELBOW ROOM" TIE NEED
Spsoo' ccbi, bespa,rl 70 rut ST,

. a.. - ,,-..--t,.-
',''N' ~ '''N''''''''" ''"'"'''
proprietor OF the |"H"V' ana me most
influential puhlcist IN Germany. urges
Germany to discard her hypocritical mask
and confess oven hoas, that she do
,,,..,,o,, o,,,,iro., ,. - H.. H.,
N"e '"' ""'' ''''
zen says
we ~'led IL, We had 10 Will Il. our
might viii Great" a now Law for Europe
II is Germany tI,, s,ril,e. When sh,
~. .o,,,,,orod ,oo. a,,,,..,s TO- ~
- 80, -, ,-,,, =,
7'''"' ,'e' Wv ~ VI gu '''
GouS VIII Pflls' the So"d war
Germany Is not making this Mar To
punish sinners or free oppressed peoples
and tbo, r,at ir tho c,ns,tuusues. Of her
,,.i.......,, ,....,.....,,.,,i,, Ga. -. go,
w.
from 'H' '"'h'"Nd p'' COM '''"h 'H"' nor
achievements enti'le nor 10 demand more
elbow room ON thu earth and wider outlets
for her activity.
NOW that ,;crmauNs hour has struck
Power Any peace "hch did not win her
lhe INST position "oulu ne no reward Tor
h'l eUorls. max Germany needs l. IRE"
access to the ocean ana the uhGneston'd
NahdIty "t hcr sp'rf ana sp'ech hcr goods
ana BINS 81 'N'hdnS'.
In regard To Belgium n''r Hard, de-
olareS:
'rhere WIS never = no-" righteous war
| than ,hlS one NNl.l has crushed her.
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Report y. S. Flag Fired On
by Turkish Forts at Smyrna
Athens Despatch Tells of Resistance Offered by OtOan
TO Launch From the Tennessee Sent Ashore
With Message.

thinks Il necessary. Naval officers II not
believe she has gone to Smyrna. oec1uye
weeks ago tho United states was notified
of the mining Of smyrna harbor.
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tue WHITE HOUSE,, November II,
"MY DEAR Nix. SECRETARY l warmly APP
rrecatc your letter of yesterday. for |
t14cr your feeling entirely about the sig
ndcauyr about the opening of the Fed
ertl reserve banks fos business.
81 d. not know that any special credit
belongs to IN, for the part | was priv
legged 10 play in the establishment of this
new system. Of which We confidently hope
20 much. In II the labor and knowledgc
and forothouSht and practical experience
and sagtcity of many men are embodied
who have coopcrated with unusual wisdom
and admirable public spirit. None Of
them ! am sure, viii hc jealous of the
distribution of tho praise for the great
piece of legislation upon which the new
,p>t"m rests-they will only rejoice unset
fshlv to sec the thing accomplished upon
which they had set their hearts.
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GREEN STRIPE scorer
ANDREW USHER a. co, Edinburgh.
Ask tor the Black Bottle With the Green stripe
-A6t. -
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What the other contractors viii do IL
TO be decided tonight at meeting in
tn" United Engineering Societies Build
ing in West TMr;y-ninth street Some
OF them have already informed the COR
mission that they can't comply with the
law, which holds them liable for viola
tons and subjects them to the danger of
fine and Imprisonment.
Chairman Mccall Of the Public Service
Commission last night described the situa-
tiun rs serious" The commission and
IT. counsel are planning for An immediate
court test of he law \ statement from
the commission said:
"If other contractors should take tho
same view as the oscar Daniels COMPANY
work On the now rapid transit lines would
apparently ne in danger IT complete
shutdown unless tho law is amended or
unless the courts d"clar" the PROVISION in
question unconstitutional
The allen Labor section No "a. ~ the
stat labor law. va passed seventeen
years ago II not only says that oniv
United States citizens shall be employed
on state or city work hut that preference
shall he given To- citizens ~ tuis state
II cnmpclS each contractor in a city Of
the first class to keep a LIST Of EMPLOYEES
setting forth whether they are nHturaliZ.d
or native. Violation Is q uisismstuor
punishable by = fine ~ from $50 to $500
or by from thirty to ninety days mpr.son-
meut or both.
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sot, til Of ANGoSVURR BiTTEKs.V ~nSu'
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FUTURE BRIGHT,
SAYS PRESIDENT:
PAST BAD DREAM
Reserve Banking System. He
Asserts. Will Break Bust
ness ShacklcS.
RAILROADS WILL GET
JUSTICE IN NEW DAY"

wASHiNGroN, Nov. II. President
Wilson sounded IN optimistic note on
business to-day in letter addressed to
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
Taking as tho occasion for a pros
pcrity" keynote the opening Of the Fed
eral reserve system the President in
acknowledging a brief letter from Mr.
McAdoo announcing the successful
opening Of the reserve system declared
that the country was in a fair way to
prosperous conditions
The President disclaims personal
credit for the financial legislation and
graciously Acknowledges the efforts OF
others who with Labor and knowledge
and forethousht and practical expert
enc> cooperated with unusual wisdom
and admirable public spirit" to bring
II about.
Incident ally the President recognizes
the efforts of the banks and the rail-
roads to meet the situation and sug-
gests that the railroad problem will
have to be dealt with at an early day
in spirit of "candor.' The Prvs!-
dents utteranco ON this point is looked
upon in Washington as profoundly sig
nihcant and a suggestion that railroads
must not longer be forced to carry on
their business at loss.
II has been limited for some time that
the President WAS not entirely salts
nd with the evident reluctance Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
recognize the plain needs Of the COM
merce carriers of the country.
Railroad Interests Essential.
There IS no other interest so essential
20 the business welfare or the country
as this" the President writes in his
letter 10 Mr. NcAdoo
"A new day has dawned for the beloved
country whose ldsunt prosperity and hap
p.ness We 80 earnestly desire Is the
felicitous and optimistic way in which
the President concludes his prosperity
Letter"
The communication of Secretary NJ
.Adoo TO the President which called out
the letter VAS rs follows
DEAR Mr.. PRESIDENT have the
honor to inform you that the twelve Fed
eral reserve banks authorized by the
Federal reserve act. approved December
%, 1913, were formally opened for busi-
ness to-day. May | take advantage Of
tie opportunity to fecitatc you. as well
as congratulate YOU, upon the actual
,stabl shment of these banks, which arc
the result of the great piece of financial
legislation with which your name is inn
perisha bly, associated and which promise
n my judgment. tmmrasurable benefits
10 the American people,
Faithfully yours
November Is. ". q. McADoo."
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"hc Winchester was soon made ready
ard IN" sailed after having been quickly
.,,,rn,ui.j Tho Wr'N. s'er was 20 cor,
mission last summer and no; much work
" ..- ...t.. COB ~ he. o.,.. hu' the X 'uaW ..
has not be-. In Cnmmissior FOR two
. ... Hs
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Holiday Gifes--Art Calendars and stand
ard" desks chas, E, Mathews. 81 II. :sth ST.
--AdU.
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II has been treated rs dead letter
law. AS Ia - constitutional ". tie
minor courts which hayc passed upon E.
have differed The superior CoIrt o.
Buff 10 lie | r d ( unconstit Ition Al ~
contravenug "a treaty with Italy iul IN
terfcring with personal berty. on tho
ruled in 1911 that The safe has the right
To- say who shall be empoyed OF public
works. that treaties do no. cover tn" ON
poymert Of alien labor on public works
and hat the section is valid.
In this city the unions have been pro
pairing Tor several months for iirht.
TIL" General Contractors ASS citation
knew last summer whrt was cont & and
arranged q 'cst case. hut there have haeu
10 indictments. The unions have m an
while shoWerod the Public Service Com
mission with complains against III WY
contra The Lri,k'aNcrs. tie ma
sons tho electrical workers aud others
figured IN the protests. showing tina, the
who'll, central Federated Union wa, he
hind he agitation.
-Four cas- es ~ grievances wers al-
capitalization OF the eight hour re-
Uuircment. failure to pay the prey Hing
rate of WAGES, the employment Of Jour
nryncn mechanics ostcu sibly as helpers,
and the employment of aliens,
In some cases tho commission ordered
the contractors 10 discontinue Violations
In the present case tho oscar Daniels
COMPANY has taken its step voluntarily,
saving that il * unwilling to incur the
penalties OF possible prosecution
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Continued on Sirth Page.
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That 30 per cent, Of the pick and shovel
men are aliens Is admitted ny the con-
tractors They say they cant get native
Americans to do This work Even among
skilled laborers the percentage of aliens
IL large The Public Service Commission
SAYS in its statement
"rhe penalties prescribed tor violations
of the law include not merely the for-
fixture Of the contract but also the
punishment OF Offenders for misdemeanor.
II is also said that II the Public Service
Commissio should countenance such
violation It's members would be liable t.
prosecution for malfsasance."
Chairman Mccall said last night: THE
commission is obliged to enforce the law.
As to whether or not 1t is unconsttu-
tiona ! can only say that we have no
authority to interpret the law ourselves,
We would not he justified in paying
vouchers n we were aware Of violations,
and | doubt II the Comptroller would
recognize them II We did issue them. We
ere considering steps 70 test ths law as
quickly as possible