Show I SENATE INACTION LEAVES STATE DEPTS DEPT WITHOUT HOUT HEAD HEA S W WASHINGTON March The The Tho state department today W was wart t- t technically technically tech tech- without a head I L. L Polk who has acted as secretary since nc tho the resignation of Robert nobert Lansing Jansing resumed d his duties as undersecretary un un- ders la law officers of ot the tile department having held beld that he could not serve a as secretary ad Interim for tor more than thirty days Senate torel foreign lt relations committee commit commit- tee members considering the tho 11 nomination nom uma- of ot Bainbridge Colby to to-be to be behead behead head of ot the state department say that under the wartime Overman act President Wilson can assign to som som oth other r official the he secretary's duties s and consequently dela delay In acting on Mr Colby Colby's nomination should not embarrass the govern govern- ment |