Show r ll 11 1 p J PANORAMA OP IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ily peter keegan Kcf fan washington continues to jio con elder sider ably exercised over the enforcement of the dry law with governor pinchot of pennsylvania causing president Proal dent coolidge as much is t not more trouble that ho he did over tho the coal strike situation a tow few weeks ago tho the presidents Proal donta conference with the state governors has como come and gono gone and it now remains to bo be een if it tho the allent man in the whito douso has beon been successful in passing the enforcement buck to the chief magistrates of tho the several states tho the trouble that pinchot is causing the president in passing the enforcement buck back to the administration is of course largely political aud and it has been suggested that it might clear up matters somewhat it if coolidge would delegate dol thu the pennsylvania governor to talo charge ot of federal prohibition enforcement just as its ho lie asked him to end the coal strike and as bo he got out from under the darkening agricultural clouds temporarily at least by turning tho the problem over to former governor lowden of illinois also a contender for the republican presidential nomination members of tho the american D debt funding commission have added up the figures in the european column and found that our allies in thu tho world wor owes us a trifling seven billion dollars great Dri tain is the only nation that has contracted to pay so tho administration is planning to send duns around again to try to bring in some cash As fast as thiu this money bonici in it will be used to bilic out internal indebtedness ednes in tho form of liberty bonds and other war timo held mostly by americans samuel compers the veteran head t f tic tle american of la lor 1 or r boals oal that thousands of labor throughout the country are ure preparing to take an active part in ili the forthcoming presidential and congressional elections though their activity wui bo be nonpartisan non partisan labor w will ill oppose or endorse candidates candidate a according cc to compers Gom pera on the basis oc of their records as compiled at A F L headquarters here and by state and local branches in all states william tyler page clerk of df the house of representatives who has a passion for figures and statistics s says lys that tho congressional death oil bluco lost last march Is the greatest tl ii c iii il r rv nf of the country three in goteri ton and fifteen representatives have bare died ltd lt d since march 4 making h ha morality mort lity rate about tour four per cent tho gath congress congre sg lost ten sona senators tors and fifteen congressmen but the deaths were scattered over a longer period further indications that there will bo be plenty of fl fireworks reworks in the next pon grois over the price of coal were riven by tho the statement of the united st itt s coal commission that the profits of wholesalers are per cont more than they wore were before the war aar tho the commissions figures were landed to tho the president and he will and nd them up to congress alth ith somo some i f fr sr legislation to reg cinto the coal industry along with lin li adf |