Show timely topics WANTS QUOTA LAW OBEYED washington aug 6 special correspondence A resolution ahat will rill make the secretaries of war and commerce sit up and take noties notice has been presented to the house by congressman roscoe C mcculoch McC of ohio in it he recites the fact that the conscription law directs that the quota of the several stated shall be determined in proportion to the population thereof but mr mcculloch charges that as a matter of tact fact ifie quotas have been apportioned in accordance with the registration of june ath and he would require the officials above mentioned who are charged with the administration ot of the tion act to furnish the house with their reasons tor for so ignoring the express provisions of the conscription law it will be interesting to read the replies that will be sent to the house it the resolution Is adopted ba RELIEF ron for MINERS DURING TIM THE wait the president has given his approval to a resolution relieving owners ot of mining claims who are in the military service from performing assessment work during the period of the war congressman burton L french of idaho has given his earnest attention to legislation along that line and early in the session introduced a bill very similar to the ono one which has become a law he favors favor s also the extension of the exemption to all holders of 0 mining claims contending that men may work much more profitably on the farms and orchards of the country at the present time than in perfecting their claims A bill with that object in view Is now before the house and it la is sure to have the votes oi of mr air french and other western republicans republic public ans DATA ON AVIATION congressman simeon D foss fess of ohio has the honor of representing represent lne the district in which is located the great wilbur wright aviation field t the he largest of its kind in the world he i le has had the privilege of witnessing some of the early experiments of 0 the wright brothers and was one of the spectators of 0 the first aeroplane trip which carried merchandise from one city to another th these e se facts have mr air fess to take a great interest in heavier heizier than air machines and have led him to make a study of the history of the art of flying the result of his researches he has placed before the house in a most entertaining manner in connection with the discussion of the aviation bill passed recently by that body ba criticized BY democratic LEADER criticism of the bureau of public information is not confined solely to the republicans the other day the energetic democratic chairman of the appropriations committee exhibited to the chuse eight copies ot of the official bulletin which he ill declared contained a discussion d ise of the various phases of the aeroplane program of the government information regarding the number 0 planes number of student aviators location of camps their acreage and much other definite data was set forth in the publication mr fitzgerald went on to say that it anybody thinks germany does not know more about our preparations in that regard than any member of congress he is living in an atmosphere of delusion from which he some day may awaken ASK ASIC IJ the german chancellor in his maiden speech to the reichstag Belch stag declares that germany though wanting peace will not ask tor for it there is an old adago adage in our tongue which says bays that what is worth having is worth asking for pa NO dictatorship the expectation that a single food administrator will be the result of the conference committees deliberations on the food bill cannot be founded upon the vote of the senate upon this proposition sixty three to ten the senators went on record in favor of an administrative board of three more than five to one Is a percentage ot of preponderance which cannot be overlooked for tho the senate to reverse itself upon a |