Show w- w I ASIC ASI SALES S. TIO New York Dec Dee 1 The Tho Tho New York Merchants Merchants' association has appealed to the council of national defense defenso to modify the tho agreement as existing between the retail merchants an and the council whereby the merchants were ere ere to advocate advocate cate the tho purchase purchase only of useful useful I Christmas gifts and to employ no extra ex ex- salespeople tr tra during the holiday hollday season sea sea- son Tho Tito app appeal appa was made upon the assumption that tho tiro need for restricting restrict restrict- ing tag manufacture of nonessential products products products prod prod- Is not now so BO urgent as whorl the tho agreement was made |