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Show SCALE FOR KAYS Harding Defers Naming Successor Until Formal Resignation Is Tendered NEW YORK. X Y.. J.-in 14 John jQulnn. general manager of the Yltn-l Yltn-l graph Film corporation today announced an-nounced that the first duties of Will Hays, should ho :iccept the offer of (motion picture men. would be the organization or-ganization into a single co-operative unit of 65 Amoricnn producing and distributing corporations with a capital cap-ital of riioii- than $ 2 T. 0 t' 0 0 , ( 1 0 0 . lie said .Mr llajn' salary had leen tentatively ten-tatively fixed at lieOtOOO, V. 11,1. RE PL Ml old'. The new organisation! Mr Quinn said, probably will supersede the pres-ent pres-ent National Association of Motion Pictures industry of which William A Brady is president The latter association asso-ciation has a membership of ZOO pro-ducing pro-ducing and distributing corporations subsidiary industries and exhibitors .Mr llus" chief duties, Mr, yuinn said. Will be "'to work for the general good of the motion picture industry bj getting get-ting before the public facts concerning it. to counteract tho evil impressions gained by moving picture fans through circulation of false reports.'' HAYS LEAVES SOON. W ASHINGTON. Jan. 14. The date Of his retirement, Mr. Hays said would depend largely on the wishes of his prospective employers. He declarod. however, he would not give up his ernment dutle.s until the president hae had time to select his successor It was said at the White House that nothing would be done toward selection selec-tion of a new postmaster general until Mr Hays formally tenders his resignation resig-nation SCi CESSOR IN DOI BT. Names mentioned in connection with the appointment of Mr. Hays' successor succes-sor Include: Harry S. Now, senator from Indiana. Dr. Hubert Work of Pueblo, Colo . present first assistant postmaster genera). V. niter S Dllckey, Kansas City manufacturer, Represcn-j tutive Bteenerson Of Minnesota, chair- ; man of the house postofflce commit-tee; commit-tee; William Boycs Thompson, Now York banker and Charles. D. Hllles of New York, former chairman of the. Republican national committee I rlends of Senator New discounted , any possibility of his giving up nisi .-at In the benate to enter tin' c al l net. |