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also would be an extra holiday on De-
cember %. not designated as any par
ticular day of the week. Sunday always
would be the first day of the month.
Easter also would be set at a perIna-
nert time, instead of being governed
by the position Of the moon. as under
the present Gregorian calendar. Tenta-
lively, April s. the middle point between
| the earliest and latest Easter under the
present system, has been selected as the
permanent date. -.
! The Gregorian calendar. with it's
lent to present-day business and domes-
; tic life. MI Cotsworth declared. While
| salaries. rents, accounts and budgets
| in many cases are on a monthly basis.
the discrepancies in the length OF
, months cause much confusion. he said.
Should the new calendar said to have
the approval OF representatives or a
number of countries. be adopted ma
tional holidays might be dated at will.
but a translation of birth dates into
| terms of the new system would be nee
| essary.
Suggests Labor Panacea.
| Profit sharing as a means of terrni-
mating labor difficulties was suggested
by DR.. Joseph Mayer. president of the
New York Chapter of the Society OF
| est in the sharing of profits with en-
, pioyes has been ahown by industrial
concerns since the war, he said. some
of the concerns having adopted the plan
! of giving stock as the employees share
OF the proceeds
The possibility of employees sharing
in the management as well as the
profits also was touched upon. DIR.
Mayer declaring, however. that among
fifteen typical profit-sharing plans
the management sharing features. If
labor shares in the management possi-
by IL also would share in the losses,
the speaker suggested. -.
Halls Potash Discovery.
A. discovery regarded by some as
possibly greater than that OF oil has
been made with the finding of ex-
Texas. according to Charles w. Dab
ney of Houston. Tex, who addressed
the social and economic science group.
The deposits. thought to be the re-
of the sea during the Permian age. If
developed probably will supply all
of the demands of the United States
and leave a surplus for the rest of
the world. Mr.. Dabney declared.
Salt deposits, with which the potash
is associated. are known to underlie
central Kansas. Oklahoma, New Mex
leo and Texas. he said. warning, how
ever, against speculation in the
properties without further investiga-
tion.
Radio Needs One Language.
The development of the radio may
force. the adoption of an iRterna-
tional language, S. w. Stratton. chair
man of the committee on an interna-
tional language, told the association.
Broadcasting in Europe, where a
strong transmitting set is able to
reach persons who speak several
| languages. has brought a demand
from both commercial and amateur
all might understand be adopted. AS
| it is now. Stratton said, many of the
persons able to receive the programs
of broadcastlng stations are unable
to understand them, Many CONNER
| cial concerns also are urging the
adoption of universal means of
| communication. he added.
Through Organization of a United
States section "of the International
Auxiliary Language Association, it
is hoped to get the subject of the
new language. which would not dis
place the: present-day English, but
serve only for international COM
munication. before the people. STRAIT
ton said. -.
Years of work and the expenditure
of probably million dollars would
be required to carry out any COM
prehensive; plan, 1t is believed.
Commlttee Elected.
The following were elected members
of the executive committee of the
American Association today:
! H. L. Fairchild, professor Of geology,
] University Of Rochester; w. A. Moves,
professor OF chemistry, University OF