Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-12
HARDING NOW MAKING
MANY APPOINTMENTS
by JOHN PAGE


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WASHINGTON. u. c.. April H.
Before comforting with railroad cNccu.
lives and representatives Of the ship
pers and producers regarding "a policy
60 be adopted by the administration %
bring about the desired transportation
relief, President Harding ~ giving
thorough consideration to that phas, "
the problem which more directly az
fects the railroad workers.
During the last few days he has dis
cussed the problem with hlgh officials
Of railroad workers unions. among them
Representative u the powerful brother.
hoods.
Additional Information from the
standpoint of the employees was obtain.
ed this morning from W. l.. McMcnimon
VICE president o. the Brotherhood uf
Railroad Ttainmen, and this afternoon
from W. \. Garter. the president ~ thu
brotherhood Of Engincmen ana Fire.
men. lie viii confer tomorrow with
". s. Stone. the president 81 the Bro
thehood of Locomotive Engineers
While practically every angle or fcl.
ture Of the problem II bcing pointed out
10 the president. that he may be- prop
ery informed before making any rec
concentrations 60 congIrSs, the prcsi
dent has made Il clear that he will not
send a rpecial message 81 congress
dealing with the railroad problem. hut
will DIAL with Il In thc snecial message
which ha Will read To che assembled
body NJ the Capitol GA Tuesday after
noon.
II was announced NJ the White Hous,
today that Former Senator AISLE ].
Gronna. Of North Dakota. has been q
fered the posi- ~ Minister Ia Denmark.
and wall probably accept H.. senator
Gronna N Of himself a Scandinavian
extraction and adviccs from Denmark
are 20 the effect that his appointment
will be Welcomed by the Danes The
keph &. Grew, formerly secretary ~
the American psucc commission IN
Paris, and a Wilson appo.ni,,.
Appointment by President Harding q
William T. Netting VI California. 40
auditor for the Philippine Islands was
announced az the White HOUSE. An.
other wesierner appointed by Mr Hard
Ing to-day was William T. Ritter. 81
Salt Lake city 90 be assistant attDr,
.ney general This appointment was
made at the Recommendation u attor.
neg General Daukherty
President Harding was urged today
BY group q prominent italians ~
New York city. 10 appoint D.. Vincent
oierdano. editor ~ the Bollctino. an
Italian American daily Il that city. o.
q consular position. preferably In Italy
DR.. GlordAno was an ardent supporter
Of the cause u the Allies during the 1
war. and of Mfr. Harding In the Prcsl. :
Dental campaign las; fall. He will
likely secure a g',od posi-.
The release of soldiers who are sery.
Ing long terms In military prisons for
minor offenses was urged az a meeting
q the American Legion Posts 81
Washington, which was held In the
District Building last night. Speakers
81 THE meeting declared that before
clernency was extended 10 Eugene V.
Dtbs II should be shown 10 those good
Americans who are serving time In
rfison for breaches 81 army rcgula.
ions much less serious than that q
disloyaity to the country In time Of
peril.
Z Controller ~ the Currency Crissin.
ger issued a statement today IL the 81
ret that his department believes that
the pfices Of commodities have reach. 4
ed their low level. and that a reaction .
to somewhat higher levels might be- "a. I
fscted before long All that n needed
20 start the reaction. says crissinrer.
h . Gighi buying movement People arr .
nav waiting for s;ill lower prices BE-.
fore doing their buying are warned by
him that they are likely TO be forced
b. their waiting policy 20 pay higher
prices In the near future. The con
froiier IL of the belief that the present
selling wave, which has been In con.
tinuance for several months. VIII BE-
succecded by buying wave. and the
price pendulum will swing backward To .
higher prices. but no; 20 the high levels .
q year ago.