Arbitration of commercial disputes in place of avoidable litigation increases business efficiency by promoting good will and mutual confidence.

Mrs. Juliette V. Harring may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of Commerce without regard to the civil service rules.

By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by 'An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes', known as the 'Trading with the Enemy Act', approved October 6, 1917, and amendments thereto, I hereby make the following order, rule and regulation.

Paragraph (d) of Regulation VIII is relettered (c), and appears above.

The growth of public hospitals in this country is one of the finest manifestations of the equality of opportunity that is the foremost aspiration of the American people.

Our citizens will never rest content until the poorest children in our cities, the loneliest mothers on our most isolated farms, have the comfort and protection of such institutions.

I am glad to lend the encouragement of the Presidency to the movement symbolized by National Hospital Day.

Increasing interest in international affairs fostered by more complete journalistic reports and editorial discussion tends to improve international relations and reduce difficulties in the way of mutual good will.

I am sorry I haven't anything

Well, I have one question today, and I am not quite in a position to make an adequate reply to it, so this is a famine day, I am sorry to say.

It is hereby ordered that Lot 1 (NE¼ NE¼) Sec. 24, T. 36 N., R. 42 E., W.M., Washington, containing 39.24 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use by the State of Washington as a lookout station.

I have nothing on my mind, and apparently you have nothing on yours very much.

I am thinking of going away about 10 or 11 o'clock.

I GREATLY REGRET that I cannot accept your kind invitation to be present at the ceremonies attending the unveiling of the bust of President James Madison at the Hall of Fame on Thursday or to make an address by radio.

Ceremonies of this character are a noble inspiration to the young and they help us all to keep alive the great tradition of our self-government by recalling the parts played by the great men and women of American history whose participation in public affairs shaped our ideals and moulded our institutions.

ON THIS, the five hundredth anniversary of the raising of the siege of Orleans by Jeanne d'Arc, I wish to extend to the inhabitants of the Municipality of Orleans, who during the war so unselfishly and devotedly cared for our wounded, my felicitations and greetings.

Nothing else is reduction.

They have expressed their desire for full and frank discussion which would lead to the development of the American formula into a practical step.