Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; moder- ate temperature; lowest temperature tonight about 30 degrees. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today—Highest, 35, at ! 1 il 2 p.m._today; lowest, 27, at 7 day. Full report on page 7. Closing New York Stocks, Page 18. No. 28,379. post office Wasl IGNORANT OF SUM SPENT, NEWBERRY SAYS IN DEFENSE Michigan Senator Declares His Innocence Before the Senate. ASTONISHED WHEN TOLD CAMPAIGN COST $195,000 Asserts He Did Not Have Faintest Idea of Amount Until Re- port Was Filed. A sweeping declaration of his nocence w made by Senator New berry, rupublican, Michigan, today in the Senate. Taking the floor for his own de- fense in the ouster proceedings brought by Henry Ford, the defeat- ed democratic candidate, Senator Newberry emphatically denied per- sonal knowledge of the collection or expenditure of the large campaign fund spent in his behalf. “As God is my witness, I am not 1o this day and hour conscious of having done in connection with either the primary campaign or the gen- eral election, of 1918 in the state of Michigan,” said Senator Newberry, “a single act that was, or is, in any way unlawful, dishonorable ‘or corrupt, | and this I say to the Senate of the Tnited States without reservation or qualification. Has a Clear Consclence. “Upen these facts, as 1 then be- lieved them to be, and as I now be- lleve them to be, I shall abide the result with a clear conscience.” Mr. Newberry added in a dramatic conclusion of his prepared address. His colleague, Senator Townsend, an- nounced last Saturday, that Mr. New- Verry would submit to quesfioning by senators, but not to heckling or cross-examination. A business man and not an ex- perienced public speaker, Senator Newberry. of short, sturdy figure, with glasses over his blue eyes, said he de- sired to give the Senate what little in- formation he had personally regarding the charges made against his manner of election. At the outse the asked that he be not interrupted until he concluded his prepared address. Cannot Be Silent Longer. “I cannot remain silent any longer during the consideration of my right to represent the state of Michigan as one of its senators,” he said. “I did not volunteer to appear before the committee which took testimony in this matter because I really had mno information that would assist in the investigation of the charges filed by my opponent. It seems to me that the time has come to speak, because my silence might be misunderstood by my friends. “As my colleagugs in this body know, and as is also well known by my associates and constituents in the state of Michigan, 1 am not ac- customed to public speeches, and ‘whatever service I have been able to render to my country or to others has been entirely along lings remote from oral debate. Therefore, 1 earnestly request my associates in the Senate to permit me to prodeed with my statement without interruption. Lays Case Befors Senate. “I shall state the whole case as I know it—fully, frankly and honestly, as in the presence of God and before my fellow senators in this great tribunal, and I shall do this just as completely as I am able to do it. I can add absolutely nothing to what I am about to state to the Senate. I must abide by whatever effect it may have upon the conscience and the udgment of the members of this ody. “It is perhaps unnecessary for me to say that 1 shall confine myself strictly and entirely to the facts as I know them to be, and shall not at- tempt In any sense, either by argu- ment or appeal, to affect in the slightest degree, the judgment of this body. So far as I am concerned, I desire that the facts as they are ®hall determine this matter. Commissioned in Navy. “On the 6th day of June, 1917, I was commissioned a lieutenant com- mander in the United States Navy, and on July 23, 1917, T was assigned to the third naval district with headquarters in the Brooklyn navy yard. 1 immediately took up my duties there, and from that day, July 23, 1917. until after the signing of the armistice, November 11, 1918, I was never in Michigan a single hour. ® * * The primary election and the general election of 1918 occurred during my absence from the state of Michigan. “In the early fall of 1917 I began to receive visits and letters from men active in public and political affairs in Michigan, urging me to become a candidate on the republican ticket for United States senator. 1 was not unmindful of the suggested honor, and_yet, I fully realized that I cer- tainly would not :esign my commission in the Navy to become a candidate for any political office, and that I could not take any personal active interest in a campaign while I con- tinued to be an officer on duty in the United States Navy. Hoped for Business Men's Aid. “While 1 was considering whether or not it was my duty to become a candidate for the United States Sen- ate at the November election of 1918, I sald to Mr. Allan Templeton, a cit- izen of Detroit, who was actively en- ®aged in a large industry in which I was a stockholder, and who was also president of the Detroit Board of Commerce, that if I should decide to become a candidate 1 hoped it would meet with the approval of my Detroit business friends and associates, and that I trusted the campaign might be looked after by business men of that description. This is as far as I had any direct connection with the selec- tion of the committee of business men, whose management of the cam- paign in my behalf I shall remember with gratitude as long as I shall live. “Mr. Paul H. King was induced to accept the active management of the campaign. The selection of Mr. King did not originate with me. It was not in any way arranged by me. [ knew . King but slightly. My last con- t with him had been in 1912, when were political opponen: In my judgment, Paul King is a man of the highest character and " (Contlnued on Fage 2, Coumnd3 & -|arise, but was rushed back to his ho- am. to- hington, D. C. - The Entered as second-class matter WASHINGTON, |.COL. HARVEY NEAR DEATH WHEN HURLED FROM AUTO American Ambassador Has Narrow: Escape When Axle Breaks—Suffers From Shock . and Bruises—Wick ham Steed Injured. By the Associated Press. CANNES, January 9.—George Har- vey, American ambassador to Great Britain, narrowly escaped death here today"in an automobile accident. Ac- companied by Richard Crane, former American minister to Czechoslovakia, in whose car he was riding, and Wickham Steed, editor of the London Times, Ambassador Harvey was on his way for a round of golf. The axle of the machine broke, and Mr. Harvey was thrown out, landing heavily on the road. He was able to tel in a dazed condition., Physicians, who were urriedly summoned, found him suffering from shock and from severe bruises on his back where he struck the road. His dazed condition after the accident lasted more than an hour. The phy- sicians expressed the opinion that he would be confined to his bed for sev- eral days and said he should not ai tempt to attend to any official du- ties. Mr. Crane was uninjured, but Mr. Steed suffered from brulses and shock. As soon as news of the accident be- came known to the delegates to the allied supreme counci), at which Am- bassador Harvey was acting as ob- server for his government, they sent expressions of sympathy and con- gratulations at his escape. Premier Lloyd George of eat Britain visited the hotel in person to make inquiries. The physicians of both Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand, who attended Col. Harvey, said short- 1y before noon that the ambassador’'s injuries were confined to severe shock and bruises. Z Quickly Recovers. Ambassador Harvey returned to normal condition so quickly after his accident as to be able to read and approve the medical bulletin regard- ing his mishap. He was especially anxious to hsve it known by the State Departmneat and his friends in the United States that his condition was not serious and that he was con- fident he would be able to attend the closing sessions of the council. It was understood that Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador at Paris, would replace Ambassador Har- vey at the council meeting until Mr. Harvey had sufficiently recovered to attend the sitting. Ambassador Herrick was informed of the situa- tion in a telephone message to*Beau- lieu, where he was spending a vaca- tion, and he hurried t> Cannes by automobile. The bulletin issued at noon by the three doctors attending Ambassalor Harvey read: “The American ambassador was in an automobile accident this morning, which caused the bruising of the dorso-lumbar region. Although this will confine him to his bed for a few days, it will entail no serious con- sequences. The bulletin was signed by Dr. E. W. Binner, and Andriolli and Dr. Pruvost. Cables State Department. Ambassador Harvey cabled the State Department today from .Cannes that he had been only slightly in- jured in an automobile accident, but said he had requested Ambassador Herrick to act as American observer temporarily at the Cannes conference | in his place. The following communication was issued by the Department of State shortly before noon today: 4 “The Department of State received the telegram from Ambassador Har- vey this morning stating that he was temporarily confined to his room as a result of an automobile collision at Cannes. Mr. Harvey reported that his injuries were not serious.” DEFEAT DE VALERA BY 60 70 58 VOTE FOR RE-ELECTION: Wild Wrangle in Dail When Leader Resigns and Is Renominated. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, January 9—The mo- tion to re-elect Eamon De Valera president of the Irish republic defeated in the daill cireanu vote of 38 to 60. | Griith was placed in momination this afternocon in the Eovernment for Ireland. Michael Collins placed Grifith nomina- tion and the motion was seconded by John McKeown. DUBLIN, January 9.—The dail eireann adjourned at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon until 3:30 o'clock with the | motion for the re-election of Presi- dent De Valera, who handed in his resignation when the deputies recon- vened this morning, still under dis- cussion. i As soon as the dail eireann was convened this morning De Valera arose and placed his resigpation for- mally before the house. i ‘Woman Moves Re-Election. | Mrs. Thomas J. Clarke moved u-ei re-election of Mr. De Valera as pres- ident of the republic. Liam Mellowes seconded the motion. Michael Collins, one of the leaders in support of the Irish treaty, which | was ratified Saturday over Mr. De Valera's opposition, sald that no onel in the dail wishing to be put in the, position of opposing President De! Valera. Says Election Would Kill Dail. Arthur Griffith, speaking after Col- lins had concluded, said the question of the treaty had been constitutional- ly settled and that there was nothing to prevent its terms being carried out. After the renomination of De Va- lera for the presidency Michael Col- lins addressing the dail, said he would not object to the re-election of President De Valera, but that if Mr. De Valera were re-elected the people would turn out the dail, as the dail would be the laughing stock of the world. - Miss Mary MacSwiney was next to speak on the re-election question. “We must carry on the republican government untli it is disestablished by the Irish people.” she said. She (Continued on page 3, column 7.) GOV. RITCHIE IMPROVES. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, January 9.—Gov. Al- bert C. Richie, who is ill at the executive mansion with influenza and bronchitis, was slightly improved to- day, according to Dr. J. O. Pur- veis, his physician. The governor had a fgirly good night and reports from the sickroom were that he felt better. p Today’s News In Brief Ambassador Harvey in automobile ac- cident. Page 1 Chairman Madden of the House ap- propriations committee announced today that the $240 bonus would be given federal employes. = Page 1 Government wins fight to abolish ca- Ble monopolies. Page 1 London press sees ultimate peace in Treland through treaty. Page 3 Y. M. C. A. declared menace by Turks. . Page 10 Hawailan orchestra among the at- tractions at music center. Johnson- Powell School, tonight, Page 13 Reasonableness of telephone here to be inquired Inrt’o on J?x}:, wry 20. Page13 | i CHODLBOARDHEAD SHARPLY SCORED Criticised at Committee Hearing for Offering to Sell Compositions to Pupils. Daniel A. Edwards, president of the board of education, was severely crit- icised at recent hearings before . the Distrlct subcommittee of the House appropriations committee because ha and his brother, owners of the Colur- bia Information Bureau, sent broad- cast 35,000 copies of a circular adver- tising to write original compositions for eighth-grade school pupils at $2 each and to furnish duplicate coples at 50 cents each. Chairman Davis of the subcommit- tee started the inquisition, with Rep- resentatives Johnson of Kentucky, Evans of Nebraska and Buchanan of Texas all joining in pressing-the in- vestigation. Chairman Davis, holding a copy of the circular in his hand, which con- tained pictures of Mr. Edwards and his brother, asked who the owners of the Columbia Information Bureau are. It was printed in the circular and admitted by Mr. Edwards that he and his brother, the owners. Papers for 50 Cents. The paragraph In the circular, which particularly interested the subcommittee on District dppropria- tions was as follows: “Papers for Eighth Grade; Fifty Cents Each. “We have recently had so many calls for short elghth-grade papers that we have concluded to write them instead of returning the money. They will be from six to seven Rundred words long and In keeping with the Intellect of an elghth-grade pupll. “as these papers will be much short- er than others, and require less re. Search, we will write the original copy for $2 and sell duplicates for 50 Gents each. They will be written by our regular staff, all of whom are Sollege graduates. “Be sure that you order by number and specity eighth grade, as there may, in time, be considerable sime flarity In the names of these bpapers and those in the other list.” Representative Buchanan of Texas pressed Mr. Edwards hard o the Secrecy and collusion promised fo the eighth grade puplls who might ass these compositions to deceive their teachers. Representative Buchanan pointed out two lines in black-face T¥pe frequently repeated. throushout the circular: VA mall sent seatea.” 5 correspondence strictl; - dential” vicont Fraud on Teacher Intimated. Chairman Davis, in guestioning Dr. Ballou, superintendent of schools, had emphasized in the record that the writing of compositions is part of the school curriculum. He then em phasized, in questioning Mr. Eflwlrds.l that by “issuing and circulating this circular he was aiding the child ta perpetrate a fraud upon the teachers. ! Representative Buchanan in ques- tioning Mr. Edwards drew the re- sponse that it was,none of his busi- ness_as to what use any of these Thomas Edwards, are o henin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, LIMITING AIRCRAFT HELD IMPRACTICAL AT PRESENT TIME Committee on Limitation of Armaments Is Considering Program Today. FIVE-POWER TREATY NOW IN HANDS OF EXPERTS Naval Building Holiday Principle | Likely to Be Maintained in Final Draft. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The committee on limitation of armament today adopted a resolu- tion carrying out the recommenda- tions of the subcommittee on air- craft, which was to the effect that 1t was fmpracticable to limit the numbers of military aircraft, since they are o similar to aireraft for commereiul and scientific purpoxes. A commission will be created to study rules for the uxe of aircraft in war, which will report later. When the committee ndjourned at 1 o'clock it wax to mect at 11 o’clock tomorrow, At that time it in expected the question of the rules of warfare, ax reported upon by another subcommittee, will be constdered. Alrcraft, their limitation and their use in war, were before the commit- tee’on limitation of armaments when | that body met today. It was expected that the committee would carry out the recommendations of the subcom- mittee, which Saturday made a re- port declaring it was impracticable to limit aircraft, except the lighter- than-air kind, and that the rules re- lating to the use of aircraft in war should be considered at a future con- ference, in which, it was understood, other nations might also participate. A resolution embodying the views of the committee, it was said before the meeting of the committee today, would be presented for action. ‘The naval limitation treaty—pop- ularly spoken of as the five-power treaty of the Washington conf. ence—is now in the hands of the dif- ferent delegation experts and will be laid before the full committee on limitation of armament when they have studted its provisions. gy The naval limitation treaty, as it will be submitted to the committee on limitation of armament by the naval and legal experts, it was learn- ed today, will maintain the principle of the naval building holida; far as capital ships are concerned, which (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) FLTRATION PLANT MEETS BREAKDON D. C. Has But Two-Thirds of Water Supply Today. A serious breakdown in the ma-| chinery of the filtration plant, 1st and Douglas streets northwest, last night left Washington with dnly two-thirds of its normal water supply today. and furnished a forceful illustration of the need for construction of the new conduit as soon as possible. Maj. M. C. Tyler, officer in charge of the aqueduct, requested the District water department to reduce pressure in the first and second service sections of the city to avoid the necessity of turning unfiltered water into the mains while the breakdown is being repaired. Repair men are hard at work on| the broken machinery and hope to have it in working order within thirty-six hours. The city is now using approximate- 1y 65,000,000 gallons of water a day. Maj. Tayler estimated that today the filtration plant will only be able to | pump about 40,000,000 gallons of filtered water, or about two-thirds of the average daily consumption. Section Affected. ‘The first and second high service sections, in which pressure will, be reduced today, take in practically all of the older residential neighbor- hoods north of H street. The first high service extends to Florida ave- nue. The second high takes in a large area north of Florida avenue. The Capitol Hill section is in the first high_service and a considerable part of Georgetown is in the first and second high zones. ‘The engineer's office stated that if consumption exceeds the capacity of the filtration plant. during the break- down there will not be an actual shortage of water, but it will be necessary to use unfiltered water. (Continued on Page 2, Column > GARLAND NOW TAKES $1,000,000 HE ONCE SPURNED IN LEGACY By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 9.—Charles Garland, who more than & year ago announced his refusal to ac- cept & legacy of $1,000,000- willed to him by his father, the late James A. Garland of this city, has reconsidered his decision and will accept the money, according to the Boston Post. His brother Hamil- ton, who likewise declined a legacy of equal proportions, has accepted his share of the family fortune, the Post declares. Garland, who liv with his mother and two brothers in a tumble-down farmhouse at North Carver, Mass., declined, the Post said, to discuss his reasons for reversing his decision. ug::‘:rll::t in declining his. inheri- C year, condemned a sys- tem which starved !hol{nl:nfll ‘while hundreds were stuffed, “It is such (Continued on Page 2, Column 3, a system that offers me a million dollars,” he then said. “It i8 blind to the simplest truth known to every child, the truth that the hungry should be fed and the naked clothed. I have had to choose between a loss of private property and the law which is written in every human heart. I choose the one which I believe to be_true.” Hamilton withdrew from Har- vard College last year in his sopho- more year, giving as the reason that he was not getting enough out of college life.. According to | the Post, he was secretly married soon after and he is now the father of a two-week-old child. Hamil- ton is twenty-one years of age and his brother Charles, who also is married and is the father of a one- year-old daughter, is twenty-three. A third brother, James A., ac- cepted his share of the estate last year withlgt comment, ) MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1922._TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. 5 {E, e Sundsy's Net Circulation, 89401 PEPPER APPOINTED SENATORBY SPROLL Philadelphia Lawyer Named to Fill Out Term of Boies Penrose. GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER. By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, January 9.— George Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia lawyer, was appointed United States senator by Gov. Sproul today to suc- ceed the late Boise Penrose. Under the law the appointment stands until a successor is selected at the Novem- ber election to fill the unexpired Penrose term, ending in 1927. George Wharton Pepper is not un- known to many members of the Sen- ate. During the time the Versailles treaty was under consideration Mr. Pepper attracted wide attention by opposing the ratification of the league lof nations covenant in joint debate Hitchcock of Nebraska in this city and with Senator Pomerene of Ohio | in Indianapolis. " From an 0ld Family, Like Boies Penrose, Mr. Pepper comes from an old Philadelphia family. He will be fitty-five years old on March 16. The new senator is widely known in many activities, but up to this time has declined all offers of sal- aried public oflices. During the world war he was a member of the Council of National Defense and of the Penn- sylvania public safety committee, and was also a member of the commission to revise the state constitution. Mr. Pepper is a prominent member of the Episcopal Church and an ex pert on the canonical law of the de- nomination. . In his university days, Mr. Pepper was a hammer thrower on the Penn- sylvania_track team and also played foot ball. He defended organized base ball in the Federal League suits and had much to do with the draft- ing of the present national agreement of the American and National leagues. Gov. Sproul, in announcing the ap- pointment, sald that in order that|. there may be a full understanding of on the public platform with sennnrl | | the situation, he desired to say that he expected Mr. Pepper to be a can- didate to fill the unexpired'term of the late Senator Penrose. Tender Not Restricted. Mr. Pepper in a formal statement said if nominated and elected to gerve out the term of the late Mr. Penrose it was his intention to do so. “The tender,” he said, “has been made without any restriction, expre: or implied, upon my freedom of choice respecting my term of service.” Gov. Sproul talked over the tele- phone with Vice President Coolidge and arranged that Mr. Pepper be sworn in tomorrow. Mr. Pepper will leave for Washington tonight. Praised by Governor. Mr. Pepper's commission was read and signed by the governmor in_the ‘presence_of the new senator, Chief Jastice Robert Von Moschzisker of the Pennsylvania supreme court and Gen. W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania Rallroad Com- any. P21 fecl that we are_ fortunate in being able to command the services of 80 able and distinguished a citizen as Mr. Pepper, sall the governor. | “An outstanding fighre anforig ' thie ontinued on Page 15, Column 3.) Rules for The Star’s $1,000 Prize School Essay Contest The subject of the essay is: “The Arms Conference and Its Significance.” i The contest is open to all pupils in the public, private and parochial schools of the District of Columbia who are included in the two following classes: Senior class—Students in the senior high schools and the ninth grade of the junior high schools; students in the pri- vate and parochial schools between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, inclusive. ; Junior class—Pupils in the seventh and eighth grades of the junior high schools and similar grades of the elementary schools; pupfls in the private and parochial schools between the ages of twelve and fourteen, inclusive. ] Eighty-eight cash prizes, aggregating $1,000, will be awarded winners of the contest. There will be forty-four prizes, amounting in all to $500, for each of the two classes. The Star will award a grand prize of $100 to the winner in each of the two above-mentioned classes. The grand prizes will thus be two, aggregating $2c0. The second prize in each class will be $350, making a total of $100 in second awards. Phiere will be two prizes of $25 each in each class for essayists whose work is adjudged third best. total of $100 will be awarded as third prizes. The fourth prize group will consist of five prizes of $15 each for each class, making a total of ten prizes, amounting to $150. ere will be twenty prizes of $10 each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten prizes in each class, making a total of $200. Fifty prizes of $5 each will be awarded as sixth prizes, twenty-five prizes in each class, amounting to $250. General rules for the essay contest follow : . Participants must be bona fide pupils in the schools out- lined above and must be certified as such by their respective teachers. The section teacher shall certify the contestant in the high and junior high schools. In the other public schools the teacher certifying shall be the regular teacher of the contestant. In parochial and private schools, the principals shall certify. 5 Essays must be written on one side of the paper only, preferably with a typewriter, or else in ink, in a neat and legible manner. A nom-de-plume’ must be chosen by the contestant and written in the upper left-hand corner of the essay, together with the name of the school and c¢lass, if in public school, and age if in private or parochial school. The contestant’s own name must not be written on the essay. 'i'hc correct name of the contestant, together with the nom-de-plume and name of the school and class if in public school and age if in private or parochial school, must be written on a separate sheet of paper and that placed in a separate envelope and sealed. This envelope must be sub- mitted with the essay, pinned to the first sheet. Entrants in the contest should follow this form: Write at the top of the first page of the essay— Nom-de-plume Schooll. ..o ool one 5 Class (if in public school). Age (if in private or parochial school). Write on separate sheet to be inclosed in sealed envelope and the envelope pinned to the first sheet of the essay— Name...... Nom-de-plume. School = 55 5 Class (if in public school)...............cooeieia.. Age (if in private or parochial school)............ Contestants wjll be put on their honor to receive no actual aid in the writing of the essays. They are, however, urged to consult the daily press, libraries, authorities on the subject and any other available source of reference. The date for closing the contest will be announced later, as it will depend upon the adjournment of the conference on the limitation of armament. : In sending or bringing the essays to The Star office, contestants should address them as follows: ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR, 3 The Star, Washington, D. Special rules for the two classes outlined above are as follows : .Senior class—Essays must not be morg than 1,000 words in length. Junior class—Essays must not be more than 600 words in length. - The board of judges will be composed of Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman of the joint congressiopal school investigating committee; Alexander T. Stuart, director of intermediate instruction of the public schools and, former superintendent ; Associate Justice Wendell P. Stafford of the District Supreme Court; Mrs. Lyman Beecher Swormstedt, president of the Women’s City-Club, and'Prof. Kelly Millei o&floward University. ' Therefore, a_ Net Circulation, 87,318 TWO CENTS. MADDEN PLEDGES BONUS TO FEDERAL SERVIGE EMPLOYES Chairman of House Appro- ipriations Committee Declares Campaign Is Unnecessary. LEGISLATION WAITING ON RECLASSIFICATION Why $240 Addition to Salaries Was Omitted From Budget Ex- pleined—Clerks Need Not Worry. The government employes have no need to worry about the $240 bonus. It is going to be continued. They have no need to make any campaign for it, because Congress has every intention to do what is right by the government employes, even if they do not raise a finger or whisper a syllable or petition. - This assurance was given today by Representative Martin B. Madden of 1llinois, chairman of the House ap- propriations committee. Mr. Madden explained that the $240 bonus was not estimated for in the budget. His attitude on the floor n explaining that it was left out of the Treasury Department’s appropriation bill, was that he thought that provision for the | bonus ought not to be included in any one bill until the end of the regular supply bill, when it could be appropriated in a lump sum. Waiting on Reclassification. The idea in thus leaving it out of the several departmental appropfi- ation measures was that members of Congress are hoping that the reclas- sification measure, which has al- ready been passed by the House and which absorbs the $240 bonus, will have been passed before the new fiscal year. In that event, there will be no need for the bonus provision in the current appropriation biils. The Senate committee which is now considering the reclassification meas- ure expects to report it out soon and gét it passed by April 1, if not sooner. “There will be some kind of a bonus if the reclassification measure does not pass,” said Chairman Madden to- day. Other leaders in Congress said that if it becomes necessary to make a lump sum appropriation for the bonus, stop-gap legislation until the reclassification bill is passed, the government employes can rest as- sured that Congress will nmot touch the $240 bonus ii the employes have been receiving to help meet the high cost of living. No Need for Campaign. “There is no necessity for any campaign on the bonus question,” de- clared Chairman Madden. “Such a campaign would not add to or de- tract from the generous feeling in Congress toward. the government employes. There is the kindliest feel- ing and members of Congress are in sympathy with the difficulties of the government employes in meeting ex- penses. We realize that many are getting much smaller pay than they ought to receive. “There are two contending factions among the -government employes.” Chairman Madden continued. “One faction wants one thing and another faction another. My thought in leav- ing out the bonus provision from the different supply bills was that if we did not give the bonus now it might induce these two elements among the emploves to get together along rea- sonable lines on reclassification. Pe: sonally, 1 am in favor of a reaso j able reclassification act which is com- mensurate with the needs of the service.” CLERKS TO CONSIDER ‘RIDER.’ Legislative Committees of Six Unions Summoned to Meet. Legislative committees of the six local unions here will be called to- gether by the National Federation of i Federal Employes the latter part of the week to consider a “rider” on ap- propriations bills so that employes will not lose the $240 bonus while Congress is considering reclassifica- tion legislation. Officers of the national organization will meet the legislative committee of Federal Employes’ Union, No. 2, at 1423 New York avenue tonight to go over the matter preliminary to the gathering of all six local unions. ¢ In addition to the members of the {1egislative committee of Union No. 2, which today opened .its big member- ship campaign, legislutive commit- tees of the other unions will take part in the gathering later in the week. Union No. 2 is the largest in the national federation, and is com- posed of branches representing all government departments and inde- | pendent establishments. Local No. 89 is composed of Dis- trict_employes, No. 105 of women of the bureau of engraving and print- | ing, No. 249 of men of the bureau, No. 71 of colored employes of the govern- ment service here and No. 250 is com- posed of employes of the Washington navy yard. McCUMBER NEW CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE COMMITTEE Chosen by Senate Committee on Committees as Successor of Iate Boies Penrose. Senator McCumber of North Dakota was selected today by the committee on committees, as chairman of the Senate finance committee to succeed; - the late Boles Penrose. Senator Frelinghuysen, republican, of New Jersey was selected to fill the vacancy on the finance committee. Elevation of Senator McCumber to the chairmanship of the finance com- mittee will leave vacant the chair- manship of the pensions committee, Dbut the committee on committees de- ferred selection of & chairman of that commiittee. PRINCE SHOOTS TIGER. BOMBAY, January 9.—The Prince" i of Wales shot his first tiger while on a hunt in Nepal Teral measured nine feet six hose to end of tail. The animal inches from A