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The evening world., 1921-11-18
THEY STEAL YOUR
GOLD TEETH NOW
IN EUROPE! SURE!
Take 1t From the Lancet,
They Do-Wouldn't Think
of Doing 1t Here!
LONDON, Nov. 1s.

4 young man who recently
opened a cut-rate dental surgery
in Temesvar, Hungary, has been
arrested charged with extracting
gold weighing moro than a pound
from his patients teeth. says the
Lancet, English medical journal.
HIS method was TO remove the
gold, after telling the patient 1t
was badly fitting, take a wax
mould for the replacement work
and then instruct his victim to re-
turn in two weeks. Before the
fortnight was up he had disap-
paared. Upon his arrest he was
found TO be q grocers clerk.
The evening world., 1921-11-18
BRITAIN FAVORS
THE OPEN DOOR AND
AN UNBOUND CHINA
Wants the Country Free to Garry
Out Her Own Destiny,
Delegates Declare.

WASHINGTON, Nov IS (Assooiat-
ed Press) Great Britain has come to
the Arms Conference, British authori-
ties emphasized to-day. for the pur-
pose of doing everything possible %
enable China to assume her proper
place in the commercial world.
with this aim In view Great Britain
Is satisfied that this may best be at
talned through the open door and
by leaving China free to carry out
her own destiny.
The evening world., 1921-11-18
ELECTION EXPENSE
LISTS BY SENATORS
ARE NOT REQUIRED
Candidates May Spend Any Amount
They Desire Under Daugnerty
RulinP.
Ruling.

WASHINGTON. NOV. l8-Thc Su-
prcme Court decision in the case OF
Senator Newhcrry. Michigan. makes
II unnecessary for "A candidate for
the United Stttes Senate 10 file any
expense statement whatever IN con
ncctlon with either his nomination or
election. Attorney General Daugherty
ruled to-day in an informal opinion
TO Representative Luce, Massachu-
sets. OF the sub Committee on Elec-
TONS.
Under tho ruling candidates for
the senate are given a free rein to
spend as much money as they please
without accounting SO long as they
remain within other roquirements Of
the corrupt Practices Act.
The evening world., 1921-11-18
CO-EDS OF RIVAL "U'S"
IN HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT
stanford Pennant Is Torn and Din
ner Becomes "A Riot.

MODESTO, Cal, Nov. 1S.-Rivalry
between University of California and
Stanford University brought to unusual
pitch by the approach of their annual
football game tomorrow resulted in a
clash of men and women alumni at a
dinner OF the two institutions here last
night.
Some one tore n Stanford pennant
from the wall OF the dining room and
Stanford graduates, both men and
women, rushed the California alumni
section.
Tables were overturned, dishes scat
tered and several women roughly
jostled before the Stanford contingent
recovered the pennant. which had been
torn to shreds.
The evening world., 1921-11-18

Admiral Sir Percy Scott. the naval
expert, characterized the suspension
as IA red letter day for the taxpayer"
declaring "it will save him a hundrs /
million pounds (at present abont
s4OO, ,Ooo,oOo)." He further expressed
the belief that the work on the four
ships specified would never be re-
sumed.
''The decision Is the logical outcome
OF what is occurring in Washington"
declared Admiral Mark Kerr. ''Thero
is no use in spending money in build
ing ships IL all are to be scrapped."
The evening world., 1921-11-18

A Nv York druggist has been granted
the first permit to sell real beer IN the
United States. Samuel Kinds, OF 40.
1894 Amsterdam Avenue. to-day received
from Prohibition Enforcement Director
Yellowley Permit I-4O49. Mr.. Kinds
sent telegram TO Washington Wcdncs-
day asking for the license Yesterday
he received notification that the appiica-
tlon had been approved and Mr.. Yell
lowley also passed It.
The evening world., 1921-11-18
STRONGLY RESENTS COURSE
TAKEN BY MAYOR.

81 realize that it was your full priv
ilege to follow this course, but.
strongly resent It. NY faithful SER
vice of nearly four years justities my
claim that | should have been the first
to have been called upon to explain.
81 shall ask my personal attorney
to advise with the District Attorney
in order 10 obtain either the indct-
mcnt OF tre Street Cleaning Commits
sioner for official misconduct or an
Indictment for criminal libel against
his traducers.
when at your urgent request
came Up here in January last l found
that owing to the long continued ill
ness OF ray predecessor. and the gro
tCsquely incompetent mana cement by
the office deputy as Acting Commits
sioner, together with the manage
ment OF the Brooklyn office by the
then incumbent as deputy, and
which later developed such an exhi-
bition OF moral turpitude as to COM
pei his practical removal, together
Continued on Eighteenth Page)
The evening world., 1921-11-18
LEO RESIGNS lob
AS THE BOSS OF
STREET CLEANING
Resigned, He Says, Because of
Defamatory Statements
Made to Hylan.
NO CHANCE TO REPLY.
ReSentS Action of Mayor in
Turning Scow Charges
Over to HirSlfield.

John p. Leo. Commissioner Of
Street Cleaning sent letter of res
ignation to Mayor Hylan last night
The resignation was accepted this
morning and Alfred A. Taylor, Gen
eral superintendent OF the Depart
ment, was made Acting Commits
sioner.
In his letter to the Mayor Com
missioner Leo said:
at is with sincere regret that
feel called upon to send you this
communication.
'I was informed yesterday afternoon
that some blackguard had made a
statement to you. which. IL true. would
indicate that in hiring scows for ser-
vice in this department | had ignored
the city's interest for the advantage
of the lessor of the scows. Further,
that without being given n chance by
you to make any statement in regard
to the matter, you had sent the mem-
orandum to the Commissioner of Ac-
counts with directions to investigate,
which results in placing me in a very
humiliating position. in that appar-
emily I am an object Of suspicion not
alone before the underlings OF the
Commissioner Of Accounts office but
also to the employees of this depart
ment
The evening world., 1921-11-18
- Men,. O,erconl oc suLl. sIl.nn.

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Clsy -. lu.p NODTuTth Bilgj, R.u BEL ..-.ly
and SATURDAY or SIS Iea's and Young Msu =
Winter SUITS and OyeTcCa's 10 -..s saa-Jr reS u
sgados Of Hlr. browne. LefriDs a0geS and hea'Arr
MIXTURES single and double irsssted all szfs: ,li
ekewhere AZ S25 Our SPECIAL Prices '0r fo-iay
sai saturday. Si4 a5 ard Sl1S5 -Orsu saturday
nizht u,lt 10, HUB c.-t.4-R B!oadNE. eOF.
BARCLAY Ss-AdVt.
The evening world., 1921-11-18

THE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAU.
Arcade. Pulitzer tWoTldl Building 5S-B3 Pan
Row. n. y. City Telephone BeeAmsn 400.
Cheok room for baggage sud parces open day Ard
utght' Money ordsP and ua'sLsrs' eseeAS for
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CONTINUED on Second Page)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07
PR0FITEERlVC
BANKS" COMEIN
FOR CRITICISM
Comptroller Addresses the Los
Angeles Convention Matter
of High Interest.
(By the Associated Prss,l

Los ANGELES, Oct. 7-Bankers
who during the recent period Of fl
nancial stringency have imposed ex-
,essve interest rates will find il
rretty nearly useless to protest issu-
mace of charters for new and compet-
ing national banks within their terri.
Tory" Comptroller of the Currency
Crlsslnser today told the national bank
section of the American Bankers as.
sociatioh convention here The number
of such bankers, he added. is not very
great. but ii will do no harm for me
10 say that we have our eyes on these
over-cautious ones, and that we are
not much disposed in their favor"
The bank that gets advances from
lhe federal reserve system, and only
seeks TO increase its profits by that
privilege is not doing its part" Mr..
Crissinger declared You are ex.
pected to understand that banks are
convenience and facility to bust.
nsss-not that business is the ever.
ready support Of high and yet higher
banking profits.
Bank Profiteering
THE other day | saw a report of
days application for rediscount of
paper with one Of the federal reserve
banks Of the west Notes were offered
as security for advances of money
al 6 per cent. Now, 30 of these notes
we're at 10 per cent; 81 at per
cent; at S1a per cent: IA at per
cent; IL at 7h per cent; at Z per
cent; 2 at 6la per cent and at 6
per cent. That is what is meant by
bahl, proflteering.
An application came for ma.
tional bank charter in a small town
where there We're already state and
rational bank. | looked them up, and
/ learned that they were Of the class
J call profiteering banks-and charter
cd the new one"
Mt. Crissinger remarked that there
was now evidence of "vast improve.
mont in the general business and f.
nancial loans and persistent in.
crease IN the volume of cash available
fer accommodation of current busi.
ness"
Touchine upon international finance
the comptroller renewed his recent
proposal for the establishment of an
international bank OF exchange backed
ty the financial power of the United
States. to alleviate what he called
'the chaos of European currency"
Referring 10 the steady flow Of
gold into the United States during the
postwar area. he said that it imposed
responsibility upon this country to
take partnership in the reconstruc-
>tion CT the warbroken credit machln
cry of Europe In association with
bankers OF other nations. he said, the
United states could set up such an in.
stlrution whose operation would tend
to stabilize exchanges. In furnishing
the gold support for its operation, he
asserted. the United States might also
fairly urge the removal Of tariffs and
economic restrictions raised at all the
, ftottisrs o. New European states.
that freedom of commerce might assist
the rehabilitation,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07
Lions Endorse the
HOkeday Trail at
MONDAY Luncheon

Plans of the Hokeday trail to pass
through Carter county from north TO
south were endorsed by Lions Club
at the MONDAY luncheon today at
Hotel Ardmore following a talk by
Frank Wood Hokeday A committee
was appointed to go over the details
Of Mr.. Hokeday at o'clock this af.
ternoon.
The trail which will be made from
Oklahoma City to Fort Worth Texas,
will doubtless go through the Arbuck
lie Mountains, one of the most beautiful
spots in Oklahoma. On account OF the
hill at Turner Falls it will be neces.
sary to make the trail and to build
roads accordingly through the valley
to be approved by the state. Mr.
Hokeday said in part that the trail
would be completed before Ardmore
done G. A. Ramsey chairman of the
Good Roads Committee of the Cham.
ber of Commerce is very much in
favor Of the road and trail through
Turner Falls. He said that travellers
would miss Ardmore by the Sulphur
Road and would turn off to Durant
Mr.. Ramsey said that if there are
good roads east. west, north. and
south the famous Hokeday trail that
is is evident that Ardmore would be
on every map.
c. III. Woodruff secretary and Grow
or Wells assistant secretary were in
troduced and made impromptu talks.
Russell Brown, new president presid-
ed. He appointed committee to get
together quartette for the club. The
committee is comprised of George
Poulter, chairman, Harry Kessler c
A. Corcoran and D. II. Stiles.
In concluding the business of tht
meeting the president announced the
invitation received from the Lions OF
Greenville, Texas TO Ardmore club
TO be present at the formal presenta
ton of the charter TO the Green.
vile club
Guests at the meeting introduced
were: r. w. Hokeday OF Wichita,
Kansas, Charlie Crowley of Indian
apolis, Indiana, Jack DUNCAN CT Dal.
las. Texas. j. l.. Zumwat of Dallas,
Texas. and r. l.. Disney Of Ardmore.
The Southern -Four" comprised of
Morgan Eddleman, pianist, Alfred Lu.
bovitz. saxophone and violin; Eugene
Poole, trombone and cornet and Kyle
Mcintyre, drums and xylophone, who
were pleasing ENTERTAINERS were in.
troduced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07
MORE THAN 5000
OKLAHOMA LEGION
MEN TO CONVENTION

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct -Four
special trains carrying more than g.
900 members of the American Legion
Of Oklahoma will aipive at the union
station at Kansas City on the eve
ming of October 80, according to the
announcement of Earl j. Litteer,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements for the national legion
convention. At a meeting with divi-
sion passenger agents of the four
roads here today final arrangements
were completed.
1t is probable that the Rock Island
special will start from Waurika at
about o'clock on the morning of
October 80. It will stop at cities hav-
ing legion posts until it reaches the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07
new FLASHLESS GUN
POWDER INVENTION
TRIED OUT TO-DAY

WARRINGTON, Oct. 7.--Flashless
eunpowder making possible night fir
ing without illumination one OF the
recent developments of the army ord
nance corps win be demonstrated TO-
cay at the third annual meeting Of
the army ordnance association at the
Aberdeen proving grounds.
Since the invention and smokeless
powder, which eliminated the loca.
tion OF guns In daylight. ordnance ex-
perts have been working 10 prevent
similar 'spotting" at night. This has
now been accomplished, II was learn.
ed today. Night firing with guns
as large as five inches in which the
inuzzle was barely visible to observ.
ers fifty feet away have recently
been conducted with no more than
a momentarlly duh red glow and no
illumination whatever. II also has
been demonstrated that the report
10 appreciably lessened with flashless
charges
Other features OF the program
include the firing OF the heaviest
single unit Of ordnance in the world,
calibre gun mounted on disappear
ING carriage The guns measures GO
1eet In length, weighs 10000 pounds
and requires $50 pounds Of smokeless
powder TO ptopel its 2,400 pound pro-
tectlle approximately 90 miles. Al.
though the gun and its mount weigh
nearly 500 tons. IL can be rotated
Though s60 degrees by one man and
elevated or depressed 30 degrees by
another. IL is operative at the rate
Of one shot per minute. Special
equipment also permits the manlpu-
1ston Of the piece by electricity.
Another rifle OF the same type
has besn mounted on O barbette car. |
liare, permitting an elevation OF IS
degrees, and Is expected 10 have
grsatef range than any gun now
carried BY naval craft.
\ new and enlarged Browning rapid |
alfe gun Of so calibre intended for
defensive use against aircraft and
TANKS win be demonstrated. The
ammunition used by this weapon Is
twice as large IA that used in the |
world war. and the rate OF fire has
been greatly Increased.
9slS.ptopelled gun mounts carrying
IS INN. guns and 1903 and 1856 MN.
howitzsrs, viii compete In races from
u given point 10 the firing line where
they viii open fire at u distant tar
yet.
Night operations viii include the
firing Of tracer ammunition at free
balloon. permitting the trajectory Of
ahe peojsctiles to be observed during
hhelr pight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07

Kansas line and then 60 forward with.
out stops to Kansas City. The Santa
Fe and Frisco specials will start from
Oklahoma City at about z o'clock the
same morning. The NJ, X. & r. spe.
cial is to start from Muskogee.
Many legion posts are Arranging
with railroad agents for special cars to
be attached to the trains. All legion
post adjutants have announced that
hotel reservations must be made so
that they can be forwarded to state
headquarters Of the legion here before
October 10.
To speed up the trains and add a
touch Of old army experience to the
trip no stops will be made for meals
on the way. A baggage car with
commissary will be attached to each
train.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07

A lighted cigarette stub thrown
into dry grass started a fire that
destroyed 500 acres of pasturage
and 21s miles OF fence belonging TO
o ranch at Santa Rosa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07
PROGRAMME

2:3O to 2:5O-Formation flying over field.
ESQ to 3:OO-AnnOuncement of new ships.
800 to Demonstration of landing
- with stopped motOr-DOrsey
Askew, pilot.
$3.50 to 3:45-BOmbing contest by planes
dropping dummy bombs on
field targets.
3:45 to 4.l5-Wing- walking, Arthur Oakley.
4:l5 to 4:35-Parachute DROP Lemon
4:35 to Demonstration of DR.. Hardy's
ambulance aerOplane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07

The spontaneous combustion Of oily
rags left in the cellar by painters
caused the destruction OF q $4,000
home at Buffalo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07

As an added attraction, spectators will
be permitted to view what is believed to be
the first private sanitarium aerial ambu-
lance yet placed in service, and which will
be flown with physicians and patients"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07

The performance will contain all the SEN
satiOnal feats which can possibly be enacted
with ships of the air representing the height
of Twentieth century invention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-07

A succession of thrills, participated in by
Americas foremost flyers, parachute jump
ers, and aerial acrObats!
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15
LOWMANSvILLE.

Quite crowd from Lick Log at
tended church at this pisce Sssnaa y
Chas. George and wife OF Van Lear
attended church here Sunday and took
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. $. M. Chand-
Ter.
Miss Effie Chandler. who has been
at Charleston w. Va, for while, was
visiting her parents at this place last
week. AIR. and Mrs $ NJ Chandler.
Mrs. Mary Chandler OF Ashland Is
visiting relatives at this place at pres
emit.
NJ. L. Lowe and wife took dinner
with Frank Chandler and wife sun
day.
iona Castle. Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Bur-
ton. Mrs. Lizzie Young. Mrs. Frantic
and Angle Debord took dinner with
Henry Griffith and wife Sunday.
Mrs Francis Griffith Is no better
at this writing.
lay HATFIELD and wife werethe af-
ternoon guests OF Lyss Hannah ana
wife Sunday.
Misses Carrie and Shirley Debord
were the Sunday dinner guests OF Miss
Beulah Griffith Sunday.
Miss Marie Chandler was the over
night guest OF Miss zanie Lowe sat
urday.
Elias George. Jr, got his foot badly
sprained while playing hall sunday.
Mrs Shirley Young took dinner WITH
Mrs. 5. NJ. Chandler Sunday.
Jasper Estep was out motoring SUM
day. SLIM.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15
COAL FIELDS TO BE
LINKED WITH ROAD

Harlan. KY. July 11.--Appalachia.
Va. and Lynch. KY the model mining
town of the United States Coal and
Coke Corporation. in this county, viii
be linked by a twelve-mile concrete
highway through the Black Mountains
Plans for construction Of the road were
completed today.
The route followed will be. from APP
palachia to Inman and up Looney
creek. AT Appalachia connection will
be made with the Wise-co.. Va. sys-
tenn of highways, giving an outlet to
the East, and a Southern connection
will enable automobile travellers to
reach Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Harlan. Evarts. Poor Fork. Benham
on other points on the upper cumb-
crland river will be open to traffic
through Lynch.
The United States Coal and Coke
Corporation. subsidiary Of United
States steel Corporation. wili.supply
half Of the money required TO com
plete the road
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

fellow who has never been able 70
commence on the ground i;oor and
come along up gradually and econom-
Ike and save a fow thousand dollars
for himself the voters should refuse
absolutely <, ----s,se shss kind OF man
into taking charge OF the finances OF
Lawrence county.
surely, those fellows who are 20 fire.
quently asking the people TO put them
IN office could stand back once In q
while, at least. and allow the voters 10
cody select a ticket OF progressive
business men and let fhem try out
their strength before the people. a.
well as 70 work for the people four
years. and then II they are failure
why we can then 30 back and give
the chronic 0ifice seeker another
chance at IL
Allspeople were made FREQ and equal
and II some fail 70 make good use OF
their time and talents aud thus make
a failure In life. why they should not
expect 10 throw themselves upon the
people 10 be taken care OF through
public office. It's true. however. thnt
we have the office 10 give out by our
vote. but we should expect a dollars
worth OF active work for every dollar
of our taxes paid out. Yours.
A LAWRENCE co. TAXPAYER
THE above article was received from
the northern part OF Lawrence county
too late for publication last week. al
though the letter accompanying II urr
ed that It appear IN that issue. Wf
trust this explanation will be sufTl-
Client 10 the author.)
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15
BLAINE

Mrs. Moilie GambiIl OF Texas, Is Wis
iting friends and relatives at this
place.
G. W. Kouns and wife were called
to Louisa Saturday to see their son
who is very sick
A. j. Holton is having his house
painted.
Ice cream festival at this place last
Saturday night was largely attended.
Chas Ledford and wife have return-
ed to their home at Ayersville.
Steward Cox has moved Into the q.
NJ. Wellman property.
Miss Annie Young, who Is attend
ing school at Louisa was calling on
friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Morton Young OF Webbviile was
the guest Of Mrs. J. B. Fraiey last
week
Mrs. Jess Burton and daughters OF
Columbus, o., are spending few
weeks with her father Pharmer Chand
Mn. VIM. Kitchen still continues
very sick. x. Y.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

We are authorized to announce
THOs. S. YATES, OF Carter-co.. as a
candidate for Commonwealth's Attor-
ney of the district composed of Law
renee. Carter and Elliott counties, sub
ject to the action Of the Republican
party in the August primary, 1891.
We are authorized to announce w.
r. CAIN. of Lawrence county, as a
candidate for Commemorative Attor-
rey OF the send judicial district, sub
feet to the action Of the Republicans
in the August primary. 1921.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

Chicago. July is.-&crlme rtntraIIt
decreased ~ Cincinnati. Ohio. and Lou
issilir, KY, under prohibition accord
ing 70 statistics published today by
the Board Of Temperance. Prohibition
and Public Morals Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
For the last wet year June 20 1918.
70 June 20. 1919, the figures showed
1914 arrests for drunkenness ia lou.
issiiie compared 70 AZ for the iIrtf
dry year
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15
Eor county ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to announce the
WICK. Of Estep, for the nomination for
the office OF County Attorney, subject
ITO the action Of the Democratic voters
-of Lawrence at the primary in
. August, 1921.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

We are authorized to announce II. L.
WOODS, OF Olive HILL KY as a can
didate for Circuit Judge of the Sind
Judicial District. composed Of Law
renee. Carter and Elliott counties, sub
4eet to the action OF the Republican
party at the primary election. August
6. 1921.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

FOR sALEs--22oo ri. 8 in. casing
100 II. In. casing; 1850 Il. 10 In. ca :
sing; so n. Is IN. casing. All second
hand. but In good condition. now. IN
Pike county. KY. ready for immediate
delivery. Address LittIefofd Brothers.
CInclnnnti. Ohio. 6-24zft
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15
For Justiee q the Peaee.

We are authorized to announce ADJ
SKEENS as candidate for Justice OF
the Peace in Magisterial district conn
posed of Falisburg and Bear creek pre-
cincts. subject to the Democratic par
ty in August primary.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

a case has been discovered in which
Gov. Morrow can not grant pardon.
1t is that Of the 1s-year old boy who
killed Frank McGrath. Of Louisville.
recently. with an automobile. The At
%orney General says the Governor can
not pardon the boy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-15

In Congress Wednesday Represent
tative Carew Of New York. a Demo-
cratic member Of the committee, att
tackled the American valuation policy
embodied in the tariff bill and also de-
parted from discussion Of the bills de-
tails to declare that the country's in
terest in the tariff was tagging to the
point where it no longer regarded con-
gressional action on the measure in a
serious manner.