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WEATHER. Showers and cooler ton! row partly cloudy and c perature for twenty-four at 2 p.m. today. Highes p.m. yesterday; lowest, today, Full report on page ight; tomor- ocler. Tem- hours ended 76, at 2:15 at 6 am. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 25 No. 28,862 1 AMERICAN 1S SLAN AS CHINESE TROOPS BATTLE BRIGANDS; BOTHERS STILLHELD 15 Captives Now in Hands of Suchow Bandits — All Women Released—$2,000; to $50,000 Ransom Asked, | i 1 | PRISONERS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO WORTH Outlaws Splitting Into Groups and Scattering Into Hills With Cap- Entered_as second-class matter post omce Washington, D. C. Cabinet Stirred By Chinese Acts; Talks Solution “Provinclal .lawlessness,” was the term applied to the situation in China by a White House spokes- man today, who declared President Harding regarded conditions there as almost wholly the result of weakness of the central govern- ment. The kidnaping of American and other nationals by Chinese bandits occupied attention of the President and his cabinet today. Secretary Hughes laid before the meeting papers showing the situation pre- sented to him. The episode, it was explained, s serious to the extent that it shows the Chinese central government is in need of having its powers greatly strengthengd. The State: Department is of the opinion that ihe bankers consortium could be very helpful in solving the present problem Ly affording the necessary financial “strenigth ~which is so 8reatly needed by the central gov- ernment NATIONS T0 URGE tives—Brutalities of Forced March Revealed in Dramatic Tales of Those Who Escaped. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, May 8.—Fifteen for- eigners, all men, eight of them Amer- fcans, still are in the hands of the Suchow train bandits, according to a list compiled here today. Two others scaped and have reached Tsinanfu. Two lives were lost, Joseph Rothman, British, shot down at the scene of the holdup Sunday, and an unidentified American, killed in fighting between bandits and pursuing troops, Monday. List of Prisoners. Following is a list of the foreigners held by the brigands: Americans: 3 Maj. Roland Pinger, Manila. Roiand Pinger, jr., Manila. Maj. Robert Allen, Manila. Robert Allen, jr., Manila. Leon Friedman, China Motors Cor- poration, Shanghal. 1. B. 'Powell, editor, wview, anghai. Lee Solomon, Shanghal. J. A. Henley, China and Far East Finance and Commerce Periodical, Shanghal. Other natlonalitles: Chavaller Musso, attorney (Itallan), Shanghai. Fred Elias, broker (British), Shang- Yai. - Weekly Re- Sdward Elias, broker (British), Shanghai. Theodore Saphiere, ish), Shanghai. mile Gensburger, broker (French), Shanghai. Manuel Ancira Verea Guadalajara, Mexico. F. W. Pratt, natlonality not known. Classified as to Worth. Two escaped Chinese passengers, arriving at Tsinan, related that the captives were marched ten miles into the hills and there classified by the outlaw chieftain according to their probable worth. After questioning it wi decided that foreigners would be held for a ransom of $50,000 each: Chinese of the “first class” for $30,000 cach; those of the second class for $10.000, and those held to be of lower value for $2,000. The Chinese newspaper, Shun-Pao, published in Shanghai, reported that Kang Tung-Yu, its Sunday editor, Wwas captured and released. The brigands are said to be split- ting into groups with their captives and scattering into the hills twenty miles from the railway, A regiment of Kiangsu provincial troops has been sent from Nanking. 17 CAPTIVES STILL HELD. broker (Brit- (Mexican), Most of Bandits’ Prisoners Are Americans—Ask $1,000,000. By the Associated Press. PEKING, May 8—WIith seventeen foreigners, most of them Americans, still held by the Chinese bandits, who seized the Shanghai-Peking express traln near Suchow, Kiangsu province, early Sunday, the latest report here | at this hour, 10:35 am., wgs that a ransom of $1.000,000 had been de- manded for ‘the return of the cap- tives. The desperadoes also were said 10 be holding out for their own par- don. Diplomatic representatives of the foreign governments were conferring 1his morning in an effort to find the most_effective way to deal with the situation. United States Minister Schurman, who had gone to Tsinanfu before the hold-up, was In touch with the other members of the diplomatic corps by telegraph today. Mrs. Schur- man left for Shanghal this morning over the railway on which the raid occurred. She was to be joined by her husband at Tsinanfu. One Woman Still Held, Reports that all the woman captives had been released lacked complete confirmation this morning, and there was nothing to contradict last night's advices that at least one woman, Se- nora Ancira of Guadalajara, Mexico, was among the hostages. The American hostages include two Army officers stationed at Manlila, aj. Roland Pinger, ordnance de- artment, and Maj. Robert _Allen, Medical Cor, Their sons, Roland Pinger, jr., and Robert Allen, 4r., also were held. N. F. Milner a Los An- geles merchant, and J. B. Powell, a Shanghal newspaper man, were emong_the captives. Others were . A. Hinley, Lee C. Solomon, Fred PUNITIVE AGTION Will Demand, Today, That China Take Immediate Steps Against Bandits. The council of ministers in Peking has decided to make urgent repre- sentations to the Chinese government and recommend that punitive meas- ures be taken by it to secure the re- lease of foreigners still held captive by Chinese bandits who held up the Shanghal-Peking express train Sun- day morning. Reports from Minister Schurman, telling of the council's decision, were recelved today at the State Depart- ment, where it was announced that results of the council's efforts would probably be awaited before inde- pendent representations were renewed by this government. The United States government would prefer to act in concert with the other powers represented by the councll, it was sald, rather than pursue a separate course of action. All Women Freed. Minister Schuman reported that the bandits had released all the women taken prisoners when the train was wrecked, but still held fourteen men for ransom. The department issued this statement, paraphrasing its re- ports from its officials in China: “The department has received in- formation to the effect that Miss Aldrich, Miss MacFadden and Miss Schonberg are now safe in Tsinanfu. “T. H. Day of Ridgewood, N. J., es- caped from the bandits and arrived safely in Tientsin. “Robert Scripps wa; wrecked train’ and. has’ arrived 'at Peking. & “Messrs. Henry i Hainovitch escaped "after the - mretk and reached Tientsin May 8. ‘Will Protest Today. “The following men and children have not been heard from and evie dently are still being held captive: Maj. Pinger and son, Mr. Henley, Mr. Levy, L. C. Solomon, J. B. Powell, L. Friedman. “Mr. Lehrbas escaped and Thomas Day of Oliver and Company, New York city, has been released. “It {8 reported that all the women have been released, while the men are being held for ransom. “Fourten men, Americans and other nationalities, are still held. “The department has been advised by Minister Schuman that at a con- ference with the dean of the diplo- matic corps (the Portuguese minis- ter) and the British and Italian min- isters, it was decided that the dean on the morning of May 8 should make urgent representations that:the Chi- nese government should at once ran- som our nationals, and that punitive measures should be taken against the bandits afterward. The American minister, who, follow- ing_his first report on the raid yes- terday, was instructed by the depart- ment to make strong representations to the Chinese government in the matter, which is regarded as seriously threatening the friendly relations between the two countries, is neces- sarily at this stage proceeding on his (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) By the Associated Press. An estimate of the existing mili- tary and political situation in China, prepared by government officials, shows that China s controlled to a large degree by a number of pro- vinclal military leaders, each having a separate force of uncertain al- legiance to the central government at éllas, Edward Elias’ Leon Friedman nd Levy, all of Shanghal. Use Captives as Shields. Those on the list other than Ameri- ®ans were belleved to include Senor end Senora Ancira (Mexicans), Emile Gensberger (French), G. 7" Masse Itallan), Theodore Saphiete and V. aimovitch. Most of them were res: ents of Shanghal, Ancira is a paper i1l owner of Guadalajara; Musso is prominent attorney. Yesterday it was reported that one r two of the prisoners had been illed, in addition to the English. pas- nger named Rothman, who was lain during the raid. Other unconfirmed advices were to ¥he effect that the bandits were using elr captives as shields against the ullets of the pursuing troops. A rellef traln was sent to the acene #nd picked up the passengers who . ecaped or wers released. TELLS OF BRUTALITY. Three Captives Back in Tientsin. Describes Merciless Handling. [BY the Associated Press. ‘TIENTSIN, China, May 8.—Messrs. Day and Jacobsen, and Miss Coralti, three of the forelgners who escaped from the bandits who raided the Peking express at Suchow early Sun- day, arrived here this morning. They {Ild that Miss Lucy T. Aldrich, sis- er-in-law_of John D. Rockefeller, Peking. Chiefs Have 1,200,000 Men. Under the various provincial lead- ers there are forces under arms ag- gregating about 1,200,000 men, of whom not more than 10 per cent are controlled by the Peking government. The power in China north of the great wall lles in the hands of Chang Tso Lin, who has probably 150,000 armed troops. He is th bi dictator of the Ml-nchllflln' Dl."m.r?rlng:: and his power at the present time is said to be limited only by Japanese lnflu?ncé'l;‘ Lin is one of tl men in China possessing great weal He 1s said to be worth at lallleulnk,l 000,000 and his troops are the best equipped of any in_China. He has a private arsenal. He formerly was one of the chief bandit and guerilla leaders The greatest power between the Yangtze and th t wall is_the Chihli military Y, of which Tsas Kun is nominally in charge, although Wu Pei Fu is acknowledged to g. the real leader. controls ‘about 100,000 men. Bandits Only Oppesttion. Tsas Kun and Wu Pel Fu have lit- tle opposition from other leaders in China, except those who still operate at the head of smaller bandit group. and they control the government of Peking. One of the men afllated with the (@) ¢ Fhening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION - y Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 8§, 1923—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. WOOD TO REVEAL OFFICIALS WHO GOT George S. Parker; Writer, Paid 50,000 Pesos—Inquiry Involves Senators. {LAVISH EXPENDITURES " EXPOSED BY RECORDS Names of Adam Carson and T. M. Ansberry of Washington on Vouchers Quezon Approved. BY JUNIUS B, WOOD. By Wireless to 1 News. Copyright, 19! MANILA, May 8—The names of senators, representatives and others prominent in Washington soeial life, who recelved payment from the Philippine independence commission for espousing the cause of independ- ence for the islands will not be made public by Gov. Leonard Wood until he concludes the investigation now in progress of disbursements made | trom the million pesos fund voted by the Philippine legislature to bring about secession from the United States. Quezon Holds Authority. Developments here today, however, threw additional light upon the pur- poses for which the independence propaganda fund are being used and the sole authority for the spending of which rests in the hands of Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senate and Manuel Roxas, speaker of the lower house. In addition to the 20.000 pesos paid to Charles Edward Russell, promi- nent American writer and lecturer, for his advocacy of the cause of in- dependence, it became known that another voucher for 50.000 pesos had Dbeen made payable to George S. Park- er, an American magazine writer, “for services.” Articles Fall to Appear. According to the explanation which the independence commission gave to the insular auditor’s office, Parker re- celved advance payment for prepar- ing magazine articles advocating the cause of independence, which- were to have appeared in certain American magasines of wide circulation. The articles so far have failed to appear. The independence commission fur- ther explained that Parkers articles were expected to bring about the in- clusion of a plank in the democratic platform in 1924 pledging that party to independence for the Philippines. Carson’s Name on Vouchers. Parker, who was in poor health some time ago, accompanied Adam Carson, former judge of the Philip- pine supreme court and now a prac- ticing attorney in Washington, on a trip to Manila. Records of the insu- lar auditor's office ghow former Judge Carfon's name on vouchers paid out in previous years. The records also contain the name of T. M. Ansberry, former repre- sentative from Ohio and now practic- ing lawyer In Washington, as re- celving regular monthly payments. While in_public life Ansberry fre- quently advocated the cause of inde- pendence for the Philippines, both in speeches and in newspaper inter- views, according to vouchers, he re- ceived 3500 a month salary from the independence commission for his | partisanship. The names of nu- merous other past and present mem- bers of Washington officialdom are said to also appear prominently in the disbursements of the Independ- ence propaganda funds. Paid Secret Salary. According to a few government of- fictals who clalm to have reliable in- formation regarding the independence “pay roll” list, a certain influential employe of the bureau of insular at- fairs in Washington, who has been entrusted with the handling of all Philippine matters under the War Department, has been recelving a higher secret salary from the inde- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1,200,000 Chinese Under Arms; Peking Controls Only Tenth importance from the standpoint of power is Feng Yu Hsiang. He has charge of the troops in the metropo! tan or the Peking district, numbering about 50,000 men, of whom 10,000 are id to be excellent and loyal soldiers. South of the Yangtse, some of the loaders acknowledge allegiance to the Chihli party and some to Sun Yat Sen. Their power is said to be more mominal than actual. Conditions are chaotic that it is impossible to imate the strength of any one leader. ' Commissions Bandit Leader. Under this form of decentralized government a policy has been follow- ed by the Peking authorities under which they usually compromise with bandits and effect any adjustment of difficulties either by use of money or commissioning _bandit leaders into high ranks of provincial military force The bandit who recently captured & number of forelgn missionarles in Honan province, including _several onel” whe, he repased the mission: el when mission- aries at the request of Peking. Bandits 40000 Strong. Bandit forces still operating In Shantung province are estimated at between 30,000 and 40,000 strong. This province is under the nominal control of the Chihli militarist party, and the military governor of Shan- tung, Tfen Chung Yu, has a record which shows an uncertain allegiance at/times to the Peking government. In addition to the 1,200,000 men under arms, there are hundreds of thousands of armed bandits in China, and it is 5ald the intérplay of intrigue knows no boundary between them. Over these it is known that the war office i PHLPPINEHONEY 1 | 1 MILLS T0 TESTIFY INSTUDENT DEATH Taken From Akron Jail to Chi- cago, Father Fights Son’s Return. By the Associated Press AKRON, Ohio, May 8.—Akron po- lice admitted today that Joseph Mills, former Northwestern University stu- dent, was taken to Chicago last night for questioning on the death of Leighton Mount, another Northwest- ern student, whose skeleton was found hidden under a pier on the Evanston lake front. Mills returned in custody of As- sistant District Attorneys Louls Blu- menthal and John Czarzos of Chicago. The three this morning for Cleveland, where they were to take a train for Chi- cago. The return of Mills was held- up for several hours by his father, J. C. Miils, Columbus advertising man. The elder Mills retained two attorneys to oppose the return of his son. An agreement was reached, however, and the father consented to let Mills go with the Chicago officials. CALL MOUNT'S PARENTS. Grand Jury Summons 100 Wit- nesses in Death Probe. CHICAGO, May 8.—The parents of Leighton Mount, missing Northwestern University student, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mount, were the first witnesses ordered before the Cook county grand jury to- day in its investigation of the finding a week ago of a skeleton which has been identified by Mra Mount and Dr. F. H. Ivey, the family dentist, as that of the youth who dropped from sight after a freshmen-sophomore class rush in Sep- tember, 1921, Miss Doris Fuchs, to whom young Mount was attentive and who received a letter from him the day he disap- peared: Charles W. Leggett, chief of police of Evanston, the Northshore sub- urban site of Northwestern University and policemen present, when the skele ton was removed from under a pler are others in_the list of more than 100 sub- poenaed before the grand jury. Students, former students, university officials and private dectective agency operatives go to make up the witness list. Subpcenns Guces tecum were {ssued for representatives of the W. J. Burns and Pinkerton detective agencies em- ployed by the Mount family to trace the youth, The investigators were instructed to bring reports of their work. The grand jury first must decide whether Mount came to his death by violence. Should it reach that con ociusion, Michael F. McKinley. chief Justice’ of the criminal courts, will instruct it on further procedure. Concerned with the investigation into Mount's death, as Northwestern University 18 » Methodist institution, Methodist ministers of Chicago, meot- ing yesterday, voted to conduct an inquiry of their own. Dr. John Thompson, sponsor of the resolution, oxpressed’ confidence in the high ideals of Walter Dill Scott, president of the university, and its trustees and sald he desired the committes should co-operate with -the univer- sity in ita work. Trustees Meet. President Scott and trustees of the university were in session last night and, while no publio statement was made, it was reported the grand jury investigation was discussed. Robert Jamar, former student, em- ployed as a liteguard along the pler where the skeleton was found, was questioned by state authorities and reports were he denied that the hole in the pler planking through which the skeleton was removed ‘was there during the summer of either 1921 or 1922. Clement Reeyes, now attending the Colorado School of Min at Golden, Col, in an afidavit reported to have been recelved by the univer- sity, substantiated Jamar's asser- ticns, it was said. 5 Question Police Chief. Members - of State: Attorney Crowe's staff questioned Chief Leg- gett about the change in police rec- ords regarding the hazing of Arthur Persinger, a student who was hazed the night Mount disappeared. Timothy J. Fell, attorney for the Mount family, also was questioned and at the conclusion both he and Assistant State’s Attorney Gorma who examined him, declared that the laste note written by Mount to Mi Fuchs was “just a kid love not: Previous reports stated that the note intimated Mount uight.end his -own lett here at 1:30 o'clock | | PROMISED! NaEP S |Bronze of Kaiser ! ! Willed Corcoran | . Gallery of Art| Will a bronze bust of the ex ‘ kalser be placed in the Corcoran Gallery of Art? A decision on this question may have to be made shortly by the regents of that Institution because of a bequest contained in the will of Franz Ulrich von Puttkamer, who died recently in Connecticut. The testator leaves to the Cor- coran Gallery of Art a bronze bust of the “Emperor Wilhelm IL” The document was executed in 1892 before the vicissitudes of war had deprived the kaiser of his glory and had made him known as Wil- liam Hohenzollern of Doorn, Hol- land. An exemplified copy of the will has been filed with the reg- ister of wills here. The bulk of the estate of the testator is left to his daughter, Ottany K. von Puttkamer of Pome- rania, Germany. The father ex- presses the wish that the daughter be taught the American language, customs, ideals and history. CONVICTCAMP DEATHS! TOTAL NINE IN YEAR ‘Woman Springs Sensation in State Hearing; Tells of Shooting ° of Two Women. [ By the Associated Press. TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 8.—Nine | convicts serving at the convict camp | of State Senator T. J. Knabb, in Baker county, met death during last year, six of these dying since last Septem- ber, the joint legislative committee investigating convict camp brutalities was told today by Mrs. Thelma Franklin, a social worker of Glen St. Mary, in Baker county. Mrs. Franklin declared she had con- Qucted a personal investigation into the records which showed that a cor- oner's inquest had been held over each and that death, according to jury verdicts in each instance, was “due to natural causes.” The wit- ness was on the stand for more than two hours during the morning ses- sion of the hearing and will resume her testimony after the noon recess. Two members of the committee jumped to their feet and Senator Knabb swerved around in his chair when Mrs. Franklin related that Mary Shelfield, a negro woman, and her daughter, said to have been about twenty vears of age, were shot and killed last Wednesday by Wardéen Thompson at one of the Knabb camps. The Shelfield woman was to have been used as a witness before the committee. Thompson is now In a hospital, having been cut by the KRUP T0 15 YEARS IN JAIL Fine of 100,000,000 Marks Also Imposed by French Court- Martial in Ruhr. P IS SENTENCED By the Associated Press. ‘WERDEN, May 8.—Dr. Krupp von Bohlen, head of the Krupp works, ‘was sentenced tg.fifteen years in jail and to pay a fine of 100,000,000 marks today, as a result of the trial by court-martial here growing out of the shooting at the Krupp plant on March 31. Directors Hartwig and Oesterlen also were sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment each, Dr. Bruhn to ten years and Bauer and Schaeffer to twenty years each. All were also sentenced to pay fines of 100,000,000 marks each. IDAHO COUNTY OUSTS 251. W. W. SUSPECTS Promise Never to Beturn Baid to Have Been Given as Men Were Unloaded Across Line. BONNER'S FERRY, Idaho, May ‘Twenty-five alleged members of the In- dustrial Workers of the World were un- loaded across the Montana line, ten miles northeast of here, late -last night by _an organized citizens’ committee. ‘The men deported were said to have promised. never -to-return- to. Boundary bA MERICANS WIN INBRITISH GOLF Ouimet Defeats Darwin; Will- ing and Herron Victors; Johnson Is Beaten. By the Associated Press. DEAL, May 8.—Six Americans, all members of the Walker cup team, sur- vived in the tournament for the British amateur go}f champlonship, when the second round was completed today.. Francis Oulmet, Boston, continued his triumphal march, eliminating Bernard Darwin, one of England's leading ama- teurs, 3 and 2. S. Davison Herron, Chicago, who played his first match today, defeated J. B. Beddard, of South Staffs, 2 and 1. He later was eliminated in the second round by R. K. Finley, St. George's Hill, 4 and 3. Dr, O. F. Willing, who drew a bye in the first round, playing the same care- ful, consistent game that won him a tie for first place at Sardwich last week, eliminated Robert Grant, jr, of the Prince's Club, 3 and 1, in the second round. o Other Americans who came through the second day unscathed were: John F. Neville, San Francisco, who de- teated C. D. Chard, the Dover cham- pion, 7 and 6; Max Marston, Philadel- phia, Beaconsfleld, 2 and I; George V. Ro tan, Houston, Tex., who defeated Les- lle Schon, Roval Cinque Ports, 7 and 6, and Fred Wright, jr., Los Angeles, D. E. Langdale, Royal Liverpool club, 5 and 4. Ouimet Plays W Darwin was consistently outplayed by Ouimet, who took the lead on the third green and was ahead by a com- fortable margin all the way through to the seventeenth, where the match ended. The cards: 54536353538 46646553 4—42 RS suveerak & 6 6 8 5 4 At the sixteenth hole Oulmet made a remarkable shot out of the Bunkers to the pin for his third stroke. This enabled him to halves the hole and thus win the match, as Darwin, who bad been one In two, required two putts. A stymie was responsible for Quimet's loss of the short fourteenth. Herron played well against Beddard, who i{s the midlands champion, the' American’s putting being especially a work of art. He sank a 6-yard putt at the eighth and one of 10 yards at the ninth, where the match was all square after Herron had been 2 down. Herron wofi the tenth by placing a chip shot dead to the pin, and there- after took command of the match. He was 3 up at the fourteenth. Bed. dard won the fifteenth and sixteenth, but could get no better thar"a half on the seventeenth, leaving him 2 down. ‘The card ‘Herron, out. Beddard, out. Herron, in Beddard, in Dr. Willing lost the fourth hole in his match with Grant, but won the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) who won from R. H. Howle, j “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Net Circulation, 93,570 Sugar Boycotted By Mrs. Harding To Hit Gougers NEW YORK, May §.—The White House today was added to the list of households which- are attempt ing to force down the price of Sugar by means of economy in its consumption, it was learned in a letter from Mrs. Warren G. Hard- ing's secretary to Mrs. Louis Reed Welzmiller, deputy commissioner of public markets. The letter, sent in reply td a request that the presidential household ald in the fight to lower sugar prices, read: “Mrs. Harding has seen your telegram of May 3. She asks me to say to you that the White Hou: is_economizing to the full- €st pessibl ree in sugar con- sumption, use. it is beleved that d consumption 5 the eff edy with which 10 meet all unreasousble prices, CHOICE OF BISHOP | STIRS . G. CHURGH Episcopal Opinion Divides on Suitability of Local or Out-of-Town Man. ‘Whether a local or out-of-town man shall be selected as bishop of the diocese of Washington seems to be the big question agitating Episco- pal Church circles here, following the death of Bishop Harding. There is precedent for either selecs tion, as the first bishop of the local diocese, Bishop Satteriee, was chosen from Calvary Church, New York, and the second bishop, Bishop Harding, was selected when he was rector of St. Paul's Church here. Whatever locality is favored at the election to take place at 10 a.m. May 31 at the Church of the Ascen- slon, leaders of the faith here made plain today that the choice will be made according to the highest tradi- tions of the Episcopal Church in America. Not Partisan Struggle. It will not be a matter of high church arrayed égainst low church, or partisans of one man fighting ad- vocates of another, it was stated, but will be a reasoned selection of the man whom the majority of the lay and clerical delegates to the conven- tion think best fitted to carry on the arduous duties of a great dlocese. Diocesan duties loomed foremost today in the minds of those who are {interested in the coming elcction. The affairs of the diocese of Washington are so multitudinous that there is lit- tle doubt among those conversant with the situation that_the thought foremost among the delegates at the convention will be the election at once of a bishop of Washington. For this reason, a simple, but ur- gent one, it is deemed likely that no particular attention will be paid at the convention to any other business than that of electing a bishop of Washington. So, at this time, at least, thero seems little likelihood of selecting a bishop suffragan, who would act as an_assistant bishop to the presiding bishop of the church in America, but who also would be bishop of Washington. Will Avold Long Delay. This latter proposition has been put forward, but it was said today that the needs of the diocese are so urgent that it_must go over until a future date. It was pointed out that there | will not be a general council meeting until October, 1925, and that if any such proposition as making the na- tional head of the church the head of the Washington diocese should be taken serlously it would involve waliting until 1925 to put in into effect. Thus such a course of action would involve the local diocese going with- out a head until 1926. Such waiting is regarded by some as entirely out of the question, so it is declared the local convention of May 31 will ad- dress itself to the work in hand, the election of a bishop of Washington, and let the question of making Wash- ington the real national head of the church in America take care of itself until some time in the future. Those interested in the selection of the successor to the late* Bishop Harding, as far as could be learned today, are dividing themselves some- what_ as follows: Those who would 1ike to see & man of national prom- inence made bishop, and those who want, first of all. to get quickly a bishop to take care of the affairs of 'the diocese. Sentiment Is Divided. Then there seems to be a division of opinfon also, and as vet mild, on the whole question of electing a lo- cal or out-of-town man. Some think that one chosen from some other city would be free from any local likes and dislikes, and therefore more like- 1y to administer the trust free from any charge of bias. The others declare that a local man, with his intimate kfowledge of the local situation, could better adminis- ter the affairs of the diocese, and that the little likes and dislikes he might have would not in any way imperil the work intrusted to him. The new bishop, if chosen from out of the city, may be a rector of any church, but if taken from the ranks of the present bishops must be either a bishop suffragan or a missionary bishop, as outlined in The Star of yes- terday. U. S. Scholars to Rewrite Bible In Light of Today’s Learning By the Associated Press. . NEW YORK, May 8—Présent- day, -sclentific, ethical and philo- sophical theories will be employed in rewriting the Bible “in the light of the* twentieth century,” it was an- nounced today by the Tyson Lecture- ship Foundation, Inc., which was or- ganised yesterday at a meeting of clergy, scholars and laity in the li- brary of J. P. Morgan’s home. ‘The modern interpretation will be carried to all parts of the country by the Rev. SBtuart L. Tyson, honorary vicar of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. A statement issued by the new or- ganization declared the conception of the Bible as a single Inerrant vol- ume to be “an unfortunate Inserit- from medieval Burope.’ The : '*The old order has awal nd with it much of traditional theology.” The foundation was declared to have been incorporated “to make accessible to men and women in general the re. sults - of the research of modern scholars.into the origlns.of the Chris- 11 tian religion and its interpretation, and particularly in regard to the Bible. “Its conceptlon as a single inerrant volume, equally inspired by the spirit of God and altogether consistent and harmonious with every other por- tion, is an unfortunate ‘inheritance from medfeval Europe, which makes it impossible for a great many peo- ple to understand it at all. but mod- has given us back our Bible. It is no longer an impossible book, full of moral and intellectual stumbling blocks. ® ¢ Man 4s as ‘incurably religlons’ as in forwer days, and is eagerly asking for a faith which shall be at once consonant with reason and veriflable in experience.” Important members of the new body Include Bishop Herbert Ship- man, Appellate Justice Finch of the New York supreme court; former At- torney General Wickersham, Very Rev. E. S. Rousmaniere of Boston, Frank L. Polk, Maj. Gen. Bullard, U. 8. A.; Mrs. Henry P. Davison, the Rev. Dr. A. G. Cummins of Pough- keepsle, editor of ti Chronicle, an organ of the Prot Church, and Mrs, Herbert L. Satter- ee, ern. critical and historical research tant Eplscopal TWO CENTS. WILL RECLASSIFY ALLU. 5. WORKERS IND.C.BY JUNE 1 Personnel Board Plan Settles Question of Jurisdiction in Capital. !DEPARTMENT LEADERS TOLD OF PROCEDURE i :Previous Survey Results to Be | Used to Speed Work, Me- Reynolds Directs. ihe personnel classification bo moved to reclassify all governmer employes in Washington within fits scope by June 1. A preliminary survey of govern- ment departments and bureaus herc will be made as of May 15, reviewing all previous classifications by the bu- reau of efficiency, and changes ei- fected since that survey .was made “As far as practicabie” information collected in the former ciassificatic will be used. Returns are expectcc from the departments by June 1. A circular was sent out today heads of departments and independ ent establishments’ by Warwick of the buard, explaining ts procedure 1o be followed, The information required by th~ classification board will be tabulated on a new classitication sheet som: what similar to that used by tbo bureau of officiency and former known as “job classification sheet ‘This form, Known as personnel ciax sification board form No. 3, is now in the hands of the public printer. I: is expected to be ready for distriby tion by the board in departments i a few days Four Divisions, logether with anouncement of tas preliminary survey to be made of Washington, the classification board announced that two divisions had been created in the board: the District of Columbia division. and the ficid diviston. The District of Columbia diviston, ¢ was said, will be in charge of W. H. McReynolds of the bureau of efiicien- cy, and the fleld division will be charge of Ismar Baruch of the Civil Service Commission. Action of the personnel board to day settles a question agitating gov- ernment circles since the reclassi- fication act was passed—whether the board would reclassify Washington. Naming of Mr. McReynolds of the bu- reau of efficiency to have charge of the classification of this city and the use of a form similar to that used in the previous classification indi- cated that the old controversy be- tween the bureau of eficiency ratings and the new legislation has been suc- cessfully closed and a satisfactory basis of proceaurs reached. The data to be collected in this pre- liminary _survey, the board an- nounced, “will be used in making a tentative allocation of all positions in the District of Columbia to which the classification act applies in order to establish the requisite basis for com- piling the estimates of expenditures and appropriations for personal serv- ices in the District for the fiscal year 1925." Applies to Civilians. The classification to be undertaken by the board applies to the civillan personnel in the departmental service in the district, This includes all de- partmental clvilians and the civilian personnel of the municipal govern- ment of the District of Columia, the Botanic Garden, the Library of Con- gress, the Library bullding and grounds, the government printing of- fice, the Smithsonian Institution and the equipment shops of the Post Of- fice Department. The reclassification, according to the circular sent out today, will not apply to employes of the following classes: (8) Teachers, iibrarians and school at tendance officers and employes of the cemmunity center department under the board of education of the District 0° Columblia; (b) officers and members of the Metropolitan police, the fire de- partment of the District of Columbia and the United States park police; (c) the commissioned personnel of ' the coast guard, the public health service and the coast and geodetic survey; (d) employes in positions the duties of Which are to perform or assist in ap- prentice, helper or journeyman work In"a recognized trade or craft and skilled and semi-skilled laborers, un- less they are under the direction and control of the custodian of a public bullding or perform work which is subordinate, incidental or preparatory to work of ‘a professional, sclentific or technical character. How the new forms are to be fllled out is explained clearly in sections of the circular sent out today. The board has provided that posi- tions which for any reason were not reclassified by the bureau of efficiency “will be tentatively allocated to grades by department heads in ac- cordance = with the schedule promul- gated by the bureau of efficiency. If the schedule contains no specifica- tlons exactly defining the work of particular position the head of t department or establishment will al- locate the position to the grade which in his judgment contains the specifi- cation of work most nearly compara- le. P eed 1 necessary in making the preliminary survey and classification (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) e SNOW AND SLEET SWEEP 3 STATES By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 8.—Snow and slce! fell in Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa today. This followed a heavy fall of snow last night in Minnesota and North Dakota—one of the latest snowstorms for the season record. The May blizzard is reported from Asheland, W to be making navi- wution diflicult on Lake Superior. Freezing temperatures, with Kill- ing frosts, are predicted for Iowu tonight by the state weather crop mervice. Orchardists are urged to get out thelr smudge pots and truck farmers and gardeners are cautioned to cover up their plants, I