Evening star., 1928-05-27
The Story the Week Has Told

PENNSYLVANIA. He was one of the orig
inal staff of the Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research and from 1904 to
his death was associated with that in
stitution. He is not unworthy TO be
mentioned along with Pasteur.
United States of America.-On May
% the President vetoed the Nc
Nary Haugen farm relief bill. On May
25 the Senate sustained the veto, the
vote being so to 81 in its favor; 81 yeas
being required to passage over the veto.
In his letter transmitting the veto the
President raked the bill fore and aft.
All citizens will be we'll advised to read
that document. Says the President: "A
detailed analysis of all of the objections
To the measure would involve a docu-
ment of truly formidable proportions.
However. Its major weaknesses and
perils may be summarized under six
headings:
Il. Its attempted price-flxing fallacy.
3. The tax characteristics of the
equalization fee.
IS. The widespread bureaucracy
which 1t would set up
a. Its encouragement to profiteering
md wasteful distribution by middle men
IS. It's stimulation Of overproduction.
IS. Its aid to our foreign agricultural
competitors"
The President recently has vetoed Il
other bills. Both House and Senate
have passed three of those bills over the
Presidents veto by overwhelming votes:
namely bill providing for pay for war
emergency officers disabled In line of
duty to equal that of regular officers re-
q ~ g{t -
allowance for rent. fuel and light for
postmasterS Of the fourth class: and a
bill providing for a 10 per cent increase
OF pay for night workers III the postal
service.
In vetoing the bill relating 10 fourth
class postmasterS. the President stated
that poStmasters of that class usually
perform their duties as postmaster in
conjunction with private business and
that their overhead would be the same
II they were not acting as poStmasters;
moreover, he thought the compensation
for that class of officials already ade-
quate. In vetoing the bill respecting
night workers, he invited attention to
his signature in 1926 Of a bill providing
for increase of pay for all postal en-
ployes. and said that one Of the argu-
ments used 10 persuade him TO sign
that bill was that 1t especially contem-
plated bettermcnt Of pay for night
workers. He further remarked, 1T Is
well known that the pay received by
those so employed is in excess of that
paid for corresponding work in private
enterprise"
The White merchant marine
bill has become law by the Presidents
signature.
On May 25 both Senate and House
ln ha
Muscle Shoals bill My understanding
Is that the bill as 1t emerged from con-
ference Is the House bill described in
my summary of Sunday. amended only
so as II cut out authorization sale of
fixed nitrogen for use In fertilizers,
Under the compromise agreement the
Government is authorized Ito operate
existing plants for experimental pur~
poses, to construct, maintain and oper-
ate experimental plants at or near
Muscle Shoals for the manufacture OF
fertilizer or any Of the ingredients conf
prising fertilizer for experimental pur-
poses"
on May II the la2s bin was passed
bv the Senate by viva VoCe vote,
The bill as passed by the House called
for n total tax reduction OF $2Sa, 10000
As passed by the Senate the total was
amended to Sa05H7S. 900 and tupon the
occasion of slim attendancel n Sec
ton had been added calling for puh~
lefty of income tax statistics, Secre"
tary Mellon'S safety limit" Ii S9oi ,0oo,-
900. The conference compromised on
S2a2, ,405, 900. On the twenty~t1tth tht
Senate accepted this compromise, but
struck from the bill the section calling
for publicity Of income tax statistics
On May rs tho House passed. with~
ont a roll call, the Swing Johnson Boul"
der Dam bill An amendment makes
IL mandatory ON the Government
To build power plant IN connection
with the project
Charles A. tindbergh has Joined
Transcontlnental Air Transport, Inc, a.
chairman OF It's technical committee,
u -
The Areilc~-The driglhle Italia an@
nonneed by wireless from the North
Pole her arrival there about midnight,
May 2a-aA. After some cireling above
the Pole (lpon which great eTusS
blessed by the Pope, was droppeel the
italia started back IN the teeth OF a
strong wind, As this Is heing written
word Of her arrival back at her base
Kings Bay. apltshergen, has not been
received, and great deal Of appfehen-
sion has been felt as Ia hes gssvtg, -
mTesH geNaAtnie sey6N nee forming from
seg broke, ,her wireless entenna.