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thought tho Guards might fight rath er than be disarmed. There was talk of calling in the Carabinieri. At last it was decided that the Vatican Gen darmerie could do the job. The Guards gave up their arms without a murmur. It was stated at the Vatican later that Pope Pius is considering serious ly the dissolution of the Guards,, as the best means of putting an end to the strike. o o MERRIAM'S RESOLUTION IS DEFEATED BY THE COUNCIL Aid. Merriam's effort to have the city government investigated by the bureau of public efficiency, an or ganization backed by Julius Rosen wald, was defeated by the adminis tration at last night's meeting of the city council by a vote of 33 to 28. ' Mayor Harrison's plan, to have the investigation made by the efficiency 'division of the civil service commis sion and three members of the coun cil finance committee, was substi tuted. After the defeat of the Mer riam resolution Aid. Lawley moved that Aid. Merriam be included among the investigators, and the proposition was carried. Merriam will probably ask for open meetings of the probers. Through routing of cars and uni versal transfers on the "L" roads were practically assured when the council passed the new "L" ordi nance, aimed to relieve congested traffic in the morning and afternoon "rush hours. " The only fight on the ordinance came over a subway which could be constructed by the city within five years, to be rented to the traction companies entering the loop. This section was removed from the ordi nance. Other business transacted by the council: Passed the elevated ordinance, pro viding for through routing and trans fers, but shorn of its subway feat ures. Raised the bond of City Treasurer Plynn to $5,000,000 and allowed him to retain school funds. Indorsed the Third Congress of Re frigeration. Found the "anti-noise" ordinance was discriminating and oredered" a new one drawn. - Ordered the finance committee to investigate affairs connected with the building of the Municipal Tuber culosis Hospital. Hundreds of women crowded the galleries and floor of the council chamber to see the aldermen at work. The majority of them were interested in the garbage disposal contract, which did not come up be fore the meeting. In the afternoon the council finance committee appro priated $10,000 for an investigation of garbage collection and disposal. Suffragists won a signal victory when Miss Mary McDowell and Mrs. William B. Owen weer put on the investigating commission. oo BOTH RED "Are you certain that the danger signal was set before the accident?" demanded the chief of the examining board after the train wreck. "Absolutely sure," replied the switchman. "The danger signal was there as plain as the nose on your face."