| Show DAY RESIGNS AS UMPIRE ON ONI I CLAIMS BOARD iU IT U S-German S War Dis Dis I Too Much for I Former Justice I I I WASHINGTON May 21 21 Parker of ot Texas now serving as AmerIcan member ot of o tho the claims claIms commission has been select select- selected selected selected ed to act as umpire In the pro pro- proceedings proceedings pro succeeding former Sir Su- Su premo Court Justice William n I IDay Day who who resigned WASHINGTON May 21 21 Wll Wil William liam Ii It Day former associate justice of ot the supreme court to- to to today day daf presented to President Hard Hard- HardIng Inc log Ing his resignation as umpire e or of the mixed claims commission Mr Ir Day explained to the tt e pr president I- I Ident dent nt that his desire to resign WU ws duo due to recognition re of ot the enormous amount of or work ork ori facing the tho com com- commission commission mission with lib claims amounting to 0 to be settled and to hIs belief that a a younger and stronger man should be bo in charge ot of the world work of ot adjusting claims on which the American and Ocr Ocr- German Ger German man commissioners are ore unable to agree The Tir biomes I 0 immediately A former secretary of state staf eel 1 for or 20 years a Justice of the high high- highest hIghest highest est court Mr I r Da Dav was as regarded retarded h both and German tates blate- men men as a II partIcularly p fortunate s- s r-lection r lection tor Zor the post from which he heIs heis heis Is now retiring Ills hits appointment as as by mutual agreement of ot the two governments and the necessity ty of selecting a new now umpire is e- e ex expected to dela delay somewhat the orl oric ot of adjustment nt on which hleb the claims commission already hab has entered In Iii some omo quarter It was wa suggested to- to today today to today day that Cd Parker parler of Te- Te Teas Te oa lIS as the tho American member of the commission might be chos chosen n un Dire because of or his familiarity with the steps already taken n toward set set- set settlement of ot the tha war claims Justice D Diy Dy y had passed tho the r re rA retirement ego ago before he lie resign resign- d from the supreme b bench lat last Oc- Oc October October Oc October tober and ho he h has haa been re- re retired re retired tired pay as well aa as a l salary alary as umpire lie He Is 74 14 years old HA H said H-said said today thit t he expected o the th ret rest of or his lifo life In r re retirement J- J at t his horn homo home In Ohio The Tho agreement with Germany for settlement of the war Lar ar claims forI I signed In Berlin last August pro pro- pro provides Ide vides that tho the commission umpire shall be bp chosen by tho the tw two gO- gO gov I by agreement and shall base ha a voice In the tir proceedIngs on oni when hen tho the American and Gor- Gor Gorman German Ger man members are unable to agre agree At the time the agreement was wag Un- Un Under un under der dr negotiations however JustiN Day was agreed upon for tor the place with the result re that the G- G r G-r- Grman man s man government formally ex- ex x td pres ed Its desire that tho the pret- pret president dent of or the th United States designate te the tho umpire rh The fhe appointment fol tol foi- foi followed lowed towed I |
