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Show U 1 1 MAJOR RAY LOSES CASE Court Holds that President Pres-ident Can Appoint an Officer Over His Head Washington. Aug. V Major Beech-er Beech-er B Ra. s ipplicatlon fr an injunction injunc-tion to prevent Secretary Garrison for promoting another officer in the army pay corps over his head was denied here today by the district su preme court Although Ray Is in line of senloritv, the war department, In view of disclosures before a congres sional rommlttee. asked Attorney General McReynolds If the president might not name another man. Mc-Re Mc-Re nolds held that the president could. Ray appealed to the co'ir; In its decision the court held in pari : The court recognises that some one must hae -..ni" discretion in the selection of officers to be promoted or . i (pointed to higher grade and that it would be difficult to pass a law that would operate automatically v about such discretion The personal equation 16 one that must be considered consid-ered and personal fitness for an office of-fice should be determined bj those who are responsible for the proper execution of the duties ol such officer. offi-cer. "The question seems to be one for an executive or administrative officer offi-cer rather than one for the count |