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and Percy Coffin of the c'vil service commission. Cpffin authorized the employment at high salaries of real estate experts when some advised that such em ployment did not conform with law, say those who support Sergei, and say he is only trying to keep looters fro mthe city treasury. Coffin and Sergei wen? the limit in their row. Sergei seems the victor for a while, at least Meanwhile city workers are won dering what they will tell the grocer and the installment furniture man when they want to know why the bills are not paid. Mayor Thompson today prepared to put the issue up to Gov. Dunne and to ask for immediate relief even if a special session of the legislature must be called. BRYAN MAINTAINS FRIENDSHIP FOR WILSON Washington, Nov. 6. Former Sec'y of State Bryan today issued another statement in which he renewed his assurances of friendship for Presi dent Wilson. His statement follows: "I have no plans formulated. I am doing what I believe to be the duty of every citizen to do. How can the president know what the people think unless individuals express them selves? "Those who approve of his plan do not hesitate to express themselves. Why should those who differ be silent? The editors of metropolitan newspapers who daily fling incense before the special interests do not hesitate to express an opinion as to what the country needs. "When did it become unpatriotic for a citizen to differ from a presi dent? When did it become disloyal for a Democrat to differ from a Dem ocratic president on an issue which the president declared to be nonpar tisan 9 7 " -resHent said he would ask those who differed from him to ex i..co their opinion. He certainly will 'be the last to complain because his request is complied with." KITCHENER'S ABSENCE MAY MEAN GIGANTIC BATTLE London, Nov. 6. That Lord Kitch ener's absence from the British war office, where Premier Asquith is still presiding temporarily, is connected with some military movement of capital importance is the growing belief throughout England today. The tone of comment in the Lon don and provincial morning press left little doubt that the official denial of Kitchener's resignation as war min ister was truthful. His ostensible re tention of the post of minister of war, however, would not prevent his taking a field command. o o IT'S UP TO THOMPSON MONDAY A resolution passed by the Building Trades Council and by the city coun cil against the ordinance creating a board of standards and apportion ment was presented to Mayor Thompson this morning. "We believe that this is an attempt to reduce the salary of the city em ployes below those paid by private manufacturers and request that you veto the ardinonce," the resolution reads. The mayor explained that the cor poration council was olut of town. He will be back next Monday and the mayor has till Monday night to veto the ordinance. THIS HAS A QUEER SOUND Madison, Wis., Nov. 6. Professors at the Wisconsin agricultural college were today teaching the students how to get chickens "stewed." They didn't order champagne, high balls or any other fancy drinks, but just plain Scotch whisky. And that did the work nicely. The theory has been advanced that if a hen is intoxicated it will lay three eggs a day and several of the stu j dents are working out an experiment 1 to see whether the theory is true. , ,im.Laa M-ft-tWtitf-iaaafitiML-jc-.. jmfciafeiA -&&f:ji.'&'M