New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1922, Page 1

— News of the World By Associated Press ‘TORNADO ROARS THROUGH SOUTHWEST, CLAIMING BIG LIFE AND PROPERTY TOLL 50 Buildings Are Wrecked In Sulphur, Oklahoma, Where 150 Persons Are Made Homeless 11 Persons Killed and Many Injured When Cyclonic Fury Levels Towns of Gowen, Okla,, and Sun- rise, La. McAlester, Okla., March 14.— Nine persons were killed and a number serfously injured by a tornado that levelled a path through Gowen, a mining village 15 miles east of here last night, according to Dr. W. W. Bames of Hart{shorne, who returned to his home today after assisting in relief work at the stricken town last night. Most of the dead and injured are Mexicans, Many persons were slightly injured. Wilburton, Oklal, March 14.—Nine persons were killed and 25 seriously injured by a tornado vhich struck Gowen, a village 15 miles west of here, last night, according to advices received this morning. Town Demolished. Baton Rouge, lLa., March 14.—Sun- rise, La., in West Baton Rouge parish, was practically obliterated this morn- ing by a tornado. Two persons were killed, 16 injured and a number of dwellings were demolished. Dafage of $10,000. Sulphur, Okla., March 14.—-One man was dead and half a dozen other persons were in a hospital seriously injured today as a result of a tornado which ripped through the west side of this city late yesterday wrecking about 50 buildings, with property damage estimated .around $100,000. Several of the seriously injured were not expected to live. 150 Are Homeless. Volunteer workers began clearing away the debris at daybreak. Ap- proximately 150 persons are home- less. Several score of persons are nursing minor injuries. The courthouse and the Presbyter- jan church were demolished and the roof of the Methodist church was carried away. Carr's chapel school house, two mileg riorth of here was demolished, injuring three children. 10 Die In Arkansas. Pine Bluff, Ark, March 14.—At least six negroes and four whites were killed in a tornado which passed through the northern part of this county early today. TRAFFIC MANAGERS WANT BETTER ROADS C. of C. Body Also Takes Up Freight Routing Problem Senator Edward F. Hall and Rep- resentatives Arthur N. Rutherford and Richard Covert will be invited to attend a special meeting of the traf- fic bureau of the Chamber of Com- merce some time next week, accord- |ing to action taken at a noon meet- ing today. Fifteen members of the bureau were in attendance at a lunch- eon at the New Britain club. The local legislators will be invited to attend this meeting to participate in a general discussion for the im- provement of roads leading out of New Britain. A letter was.read from Senator John H. Trumbell, who said he would do anything he could to have the roads improved and expect- ed to take the matter up with Com- missioner Charles . Bennett, It was reported that the roads are so bad it is impossible to go any dis- tance outside of the city in any direc- tion on a good stretch of road. High- ways from here to Plainville, to Ber- lin and to Hartford were reported to be in bad shape. A. P. Marsh, chairman of the com- mittee on the proposed new road to New London connecting with the trunk ‘line at Middletown, reported that due to weather conditions the various routes proposed have not been thoroughly investigated yet, but would be as soon as possible. The question of a contemplated harbor for ocegn liners at New Haven was discussed. It was in the sense of the local trafic men that if any ad- vantages were to be obtained from a port at New Haven it would be so0 small that it would not warrant the expense of constructing the port. New Rritain is not in a position to guaran- tee tonnage. (Continued on Eleventh Page). —_————| TOMORROW I‘S LAST DAY TO FILE INCOME BLANK; CLERKS EXPECTING RUSH Tomorrow is the last day for filing income returns. The clerks at the revenue office in the post- office building will be on duty until in the evening, but since they cannot accept cash, the P. 0. money order dept. closes at 7 p. m. and if they desire to pay by money order they should plan to get there before that time. Checks are acceptable in payment. Reduction In Price of Shoes Is Announced By SON RESCUES FATHER Milford David@ Leland Clarke of saved When Younger Man Carries Him From Burning House. Milford, aMrch 14.--Dadd Leland Clarke, wealthy and prominent resi- dent was saved from death early to- day in a fire which virtually destroy- ed his home on West River street, by his son who carried him down a ladder from .a window of the second story. The son, who lives in the house adjoining, heard his father's shouts for heip. The fire started about 2 a. m. and Mr. and Mrs. Clarke were asleep. Mrs. Clarke found her way through the smoke and cscaped by the front stairs. The house was one of the old colonial residences of this town, some of the timbers used in its construc- tion being taken from the first house built in Milford. The loss was esti- mated at $10,000. Queer Rock Shower in California Continues Chico, Cal, March 14.—The rock- fall which has been showering the J. W. Charge warehouse in the indus- trial district here with stones for the last four months, was rencwed late yesterday. A vagrant shower of recks fel on the warehouse of J. H. Priel, adjoining the Charge warehouse. The shower was witnessed by Paul Reim- er, commander of the Chico post of the American Legion and heard by Priel and one of his employes. Resi- dents regard the rockfallias a mystery equalling that of the Antigonish ghost. Looks Prosperous But May Be Bad Check Man New York, March 14.—David Wil- loughby, 44, a prosperous looking en- gineer, was arrested today on a charge of defrauding the Hotel Tour- aine of $106. DPolice saild he was wanted in Brookline, Mass., where he was alleged to have jumped his bail after being arrested for passing a worthless check for $690. A number of other complelnts aiso are pending agaicst him. Brockton Makers Whole Rates to Be Slashed 25 to 50 Cents a Pair— Wages Are Cut 10 Per Cent. y Brockton, Mass, March 14.—A re- duction in the price of shoes was announced today by the manufactur- ers of this city and the Old Colony district generally comprising one of the largest men’'s shoc making cen- ters in the country. Although au- thoritative ~ announcement of the amount of the cut was lacking it was understood to be between 25 and 50 cents a pair wholesale price. The price reduction follows im- mediately the award last night of a wage cut of ten per cent made by the state board of conciliation and arbitration. KS LANDIS' ADVICE Rommell, Athletic Hold-Out Pitcher, Has Argument. Ed. Baltimore, March 14.—Some caus- tic remarks in a newspaper interview attributed to Manager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Americans con- cerning Ed. Rommell, holdout pitcher of the Athletics, prompted Rommell to send the clipping to baseball Com- missioner Landis as illustrating Mack's attitude toward him. He also requested the high commissioner’s ad- vice as to the proper course to fol- low. ' Rommell received a reply It read: “Replying to your letter of March & with enclosure. 1 have no desire to contribute anything to that cruel newspaper war. today. AK. M. LANDIS.” BROOKS-CUDAHY. Alonzo Brooks of 95 Iairview street and Miss Esther M. Cudahy of 388 Hart street were married last Satur- day. A simple home wedding was performed by the Rev. John L. Davis, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Crampton of Plain- ville. BILL HAYWOOD GETS CONCESSION FOR RUSSIAN WORK 1. W. W. Leader Given Control of Nadejdinsky Iron Works, Coal Mines and Auxiliary Factories MUST OBTAIN HELP FROM 4,800 SKILLED AMERICANS Soviet To Furnish $300,000, Build Homes and Assign 27,000 Acres of Land For Agriculture—Government To Take Whole Production, But Will Give Workers Rations and Al- lowance For Future Development, Moscow, March 14 —Willlam D. (Big Bill) Haywood heads a group of American 1. W. W, to whom Premier Lenine has granted a concession to operate the big Nadejdinsky iron works in the [U'ral mountain region part of the coal mines in Kosnetz basin and auxiliary factories. It is stipulated that 4,800 fully qualified American workers with a technical personnel shall be brought into Russia to operate the properties and that each of them must purchase $100 worth of tools or instruments for his own equipment and sign an undertaking to observe all the rules of the soviet labor code. Government To Aid. The announcement states that the government ‘has assigped $300,000 towards financing the undertaking. It is also to provide wood to build homes for workers and assign 27,000 acres of land for agriculture. The Ameri- can workmen are to be organized into a trade union association. The ghole production of all these concessions is to go to the government which undertakes to supply the work- men with a ration and allow them part of the production as necessary means to carry on further work. Two Year Agrcement. The agreement is to hold for two years. If the workmen desire to leave Russia earlier the government is to assist them to return to their country after they have handed over to the state the works and factories that had the installations and instru- ments brought from abroad. Haywood disappeared' from the United States last year while under $65,000 bail after he and about 90 other I. W. W. men had been convict- ed of espionage and conspiracy. He has since taken part in ‘the delibeta- tions of the third internationale here: 6.000- Are Going New York, March 1 H. 8. Cal- vert, one of the men ‘associated with Willlam D. Haywood in obtaining & concession to operate an iron works and coal mines in Russia, says that |a party of engineers and technicians will soon leave for Russia to prepare the way for six thousand American workmen. Calvert, like the other concession- aries, is a member of the I. W, W. and was formerly a foreman in the Ford automobile plant at Detroit. The others in the group of con- cessionaries. Calvert said, are Thomas Barker and D. Bayer, who are well known in I. W. W. circles in this coun- try but are now in Russia with Hay- wood; and C. J. Rutgers, a native of Holland who has been identified with the I. W. W. movement in the United States. Terms of Concession. Under the terms of the concession Calvert said, the soviet government will collect a revenue of 7 per cent from the properties and reserves the right to commandeer approximately 50 per cent of the colony's output of coal, iron and machine products, for which it agrees to give the workers credits with which they can purchase other supplies. The remainder, he said is to be left to the workers to L.dispose of as they see fit. The Nadejdinsky iron works are about 1,600 miles cast of Moscow and the Kusnetz basin is about 3,000 milgs cast of Moscow in the Tomsk district of Western Siberia. BET GETS INTO COURT Man Who Held $4,000 Appeals When Creditors Have It Added to Man's Debts. * Bridgeport, March 14.—Peter F. Callahan, who was stake holder of the Edward 17, Hall election bet to- day entered an appeal from the de- cision of Judge Keogh in the bank- ruptey court which made the bét a part of Hall's bankrupt estate .and asked federal Judge E. S. Thomas to review the case. Hall bet $4,000 at the last election that Clifford B. Wilson would be re- clected mayor. He lost. Later he failed. His creditors heard of the bet and demanded that the $4,000 be applied to debts. Judge Keogh so ruled and declared that the money was a part of the estate and should be turned over by Callahan to the re- clh'cr_. STRIKIES INEVITABLE Washington, March 14.—A general strike in the bituminous coal indus- try on or about April 1 is inevitable, Secretary of Labor Davis and John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, agreed today, following a prolonged conference at which they discussed the situation growing oyt of the controversy be- tween the miners and mine operatora. EALY FOR STRONG TALK New York Clergyman Advocates Sensational Preaching CONDEMNS~ “PUSSYFOOTING” Says There's No Use Trying to “Heal the Cancer of Sin With Soothing Syrup”—Says Saints Were Sensa- tionalists. New York, March 14,--Ip addressed to ‘“discriminatMg New Yorkers ‘‘Rev. John Straton, pastor of Calvary Raptist church to- a letter Roach day pleaded of “pulpit pussyfooting, and the adop- tion of more “sensational preaching.' It was from Dr. Straton's pulpit that Willlam A, Brady, theatrical pro- ducer recently defended the moraias of the stage and moving picture studio in an open debate with the pastor. for the overthrow Rev. Dr. Stuart MacArthur, pastor emerftus, recently withdrew from the congregation after criticizing his suc- cessor for sensationalism. Straton’s ldeas “There is no use in trying to heal the cancer of sin with soothing syrup’ Dr. Straton declared in his open let- ter, and it is idle to sprinkle cologne water upon the putrid iniqui- ties of a rebellious race."” To counteract the “appalling loose- ness and rottenness of the times" he asserted, “‘every real preacher must be sensationalist because religion is the most revolutionary thing ever given to earth.” Would Speak Truth “With ten millions of the human race rotting in untimely graves be- cause of humanity's sins and war lust, and with such a saturnalia of crime and vice and shamelessness as ciety has never known before surely some preachers are needed who will dare to speak the truth at any haz- ard—yes some who will cry aloud and spare not, even though they are quartered in the streets and nailed to a cross."” The clergyman declared that if it was a crime for a preacher to be a sensationalist then Amos, Elijah Daniel, Peter, Paul, “and even the Divine Son of God Himself' would have been convicted as criminals in their day. s0- CAUCUS SHOULD GIVE PAONESSA ADVANTAGE Ward Represented by Al- derman to Have Greatest Number of Votes Alderman Angelo. M. Paonessa should: have advantage gQver his op- ponent—whom it is expected will be ex-Mayor Joseph M. Halloran—at the democrat caucuses, since the sixth ward, now represented in the council by Paonessa, will have more votes than any other ward. Since the al- derman has been acceptable to the voters in that district as their repre- sentative in the governing body, they having re-elected him on several oc- casions, it is expected that he will be backed by the delegation from that ward. Under the rules governing the pro- ceedure of ‘the democrat caucuses, cach ward is allowed five delegates, with one additional delegate for each 100 dempcrat votes in the ward at the last election, local or state. The sixth ward, a democrat stronghold, regis- tered 1,222 votes for the democrats in the voting of November 2, 1920. This makes the ward's representation, 17 delegates. The fifth ward will be next, with 13 delegates. The second wvard will have but eight. Following is the vote by wards and the number of delegates to be sent to the city convention: Itirst—447 votes, nine delegates: votes, cight delegates; 0 votes, 11 delegates; fourth votes, nine delegates; fiifth— 8§10 votes, 13 delegates; sixth—1,222 votes, 17 delegates. The fifth ward, which will be sec- ond in the number of delegates, is the district represented for a number of years by Mr. Halloran. Tt was while he was living in that ward that he was elected mayor for the first time. Announcement of Mr. Halloran's candidacy for mayor is expected to- morrow. s Iy COSTLY KISS, Palo Ponto, Tex., March 14.--Fifty dollars fine and 30 days in jail for kissing. a . young woman was the penalty imposed upon C. 8. Maddux, 70 years old, in county court here. Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, based on combplaint that he quietly approached the woman and kissed her. MAYFLOWERS OUT Plymouth, Mass, March 14.—May- flow the first of the season, were picked here today. Ko WEATHER — Hartford, March 14—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably rain to- night and Wednesday; coldér Wednesday. THE ——— Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business THREE CENTS PACIFIC TREATY CALLED AT 4P. M.; " BONUS WRANGLE IS YET UNSETTLED His 11th Bride Sk of His 12th Ma Isaiah Moore, Arrested in Bigamy and Embezzlem Some of His Brides Whom He Deserted. Indianapolis. March 14, Isaiah | Moore's twelfth marriage was to have taken place in Minneapolls today, ac cording to local authorities who ar rested him ay on a charge of higamy and embezzlement He is al leged fo have had several aliase among them being George 8. Melros The charge of emt ‘ment wi preferred by his last wife, Harriet [tvans, a Hoosier school teacher and lis 11th bride He is said to have embezzled $500 from her. He desert- e¢d her after they had been married less than a week. Moore told the police he had pro yosed to several Indianapolis women since his arrival here last week. vester ows up on Eve | rriage, Spoils All | Minneapolis on Charge of | ent—Forgets Names of Of the 11 women he he mar ried, he conld not remember the last names of two | His first Dolf, of Wyoming, Penn, whom he married 12y ago. They had child s said. Moore is 32 years old. sald wife was IMlora rs one Tacoma, Wash., March 14— Death| overtook laura Shields, five months| &po, without her suspecting that she| had heen duped Dby her hushand, Howard Melvin, alias Isaiha Moore, alias George Melrose, who is re- ported to have confessed to the In dianapolis police that he had married 11 women. NEW YORRK GIRLS N AT LEAST 8250 A Y TO CLOTHE PROPERLY New York, March 14Tt costs New York girls at least $250 annually to clothe them- selves properly, members of the league of girls' clubs announced today. To keep appearances up to New York business standards, New'York girls claimed in a re- port to the league that their clothes allowances can be not lower than given in the follow- ing items: One suit, $30; one coat, $50; shoes, $16; hose, $11; lingeries, $34; h $2 gloves, $10; waists and dresses, §8! MAY ASK ANNULMENT IN ELOPEMENT CASE Mother of Broadway Chorus Girl Does Not Want Her Wifc of Young Mil- lionaire. New York, March 14.—Annulment may be sought of the marriage in Milford, Conn., last week of Geneva Mitchell, 17 year old Broadway chorus girl, to Robert Savage, 20, wealthy school boy, who is preparing for Yale. S. W. Rice, the girl's grandfather, stated today that her mother, Mrs. Verna Mitchell, probably would start an action this week to have the cere- mony set aside on the ground that both parties were under age. Mr. Rice also confirmed a report that the young couple had separated last Saturday night and that the next day Savage had started for La Jolla, Cal., to see his mother. “It's a mystery to us why Geneva ever married him,” said Mr. Rice. “The day after they were married an uncle of hers accompanied her to young Savage's apartment in his hotel for dinner, when she told him she to live with him."” Miss Mitchell according to the re- port of the separation, allowed Sav- age to sce her to her grandfather's apartment where she had been mak- ing her home even after her mar- riage and when they reached the door handed him her wedding ring, de- claring she did not want it any longer. CITY ALLOWED $2,800 This Is Scttlement Reached By City Hall Commission And Adjusters On Recent Fire. An adjustment of damages on the recent fire in city hall has been reach- ed by the City Hall commission and representatives of insurance compan- ies holding policies on the building, allowing the city The commission met this morning with the mayor to discuss plans for repairing the parts of the building damaged by the fire. Adjusters age working on a settle ment of damages td the New Britain club quarters. 1t was in this section of the building that the fire broke out. Much of the damage done re- sulted from the pouring of water in- to the dining hall to fight the fire $100,000 Blaze Razes Block in Nassau, N. H. Nashua, N.H., March 14.—The Tele- graph block on Main street formerly occupied by the Nashua Daily Tele- graph was virtually destroyed by fire today. The loss was more than $100,- 000. The Indian Head National bank and the waiting room of the Nasuua Electric Railway company occupied the first floor. AN TO BOOZE san Irancisco, March 14.—Customs inspectors today located and confiscat- ed 224 bottles of Scotch whiskey tied to the anchor of the steamship Mel- ville Dollar. didn’t think she cared enough for him! CLOTHING (0. NAMED "IN SUIT FOR $20,000 Main Street Concern De- fendant in Action to Recover on Note |Mellon, Cr Advocates Argue That If Congress Rejects Pact, Harding Should Carry Issue To Polls e inger and Gov. Harding Called Upon to Give Views on Loan Pro- visions of Soldier Bill. Washington, March 14.-~Supporters of the four power PPacific treaty again took the offensive when the senate resumed debate on the pact today un- der an agreement to vote late this afternoon on the first proposed amendments, For And Against Senators MeCumber of North Da- kota and Lenroot of Wisconsin, hoth republicans, led off for the ratification advocates, praising the treaty as a jong step towards international un- derstanding and denying that it em- bodies dangerous entanglements, On the opposing side Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana was given right | ot way for a legal argument attack- |ing the treaty's obligations. & Emphasizing the importance of tis | four power pact as an integral part of the arms conference program Sen- ator Lenroot suggested that if ratifi- cation of this treaty failed. President Harding would be justified in with- drawing the others produced by con- terence and asking for a popular ver- dict on the whole subject at the No- vember eleétion. Alex Gruszcynski has brought snit against the New Britain Clothing company, Inc., for $20,000 0 recover on a note of $15.000, together with interest due and rosts of prosecution. !senting the plaintiff. The case is re- turnable in superior court on the first Tuesday in April Constable George writs of attachment yesterday on members of the corporation. Prop- grties on. Broad, High, Beaver and Orange streets, and Farmington and Rockwell avenues, were placed in at- tachment. The corporation is made up of a number of Polish residents. The store is the one formerly conducted by Peter Curran on Main street Tt was taken over by the corporation upon its organization two years ago. The plaintiff, according to allega- tions in the suit, advanced money to the amount of §15,000, to the cor- poration, and refcived a note there- fore, June 11, 1021, The note was to draw interest at six per cent, payable semi-annually. It was stipulated that $1,500 should be paid on the prin- cipal in June, 1922, and $1,500 every six months thereafter until the entire amount was paid. It was further agreed that, should an installment re- main unpaid 30 days after due, the entire amount should become payable upon demand. The plaintiff alleges that interest to amount of $450, due December 11, not paid; also that taxes due July 1, 1921, to the amount of $3,858.80 and water rentals, remain unpaid. On January 30, the plaintift made formal demand for the payment of $15,000 and interest due, in accord- ance with agreements in the note. The papers were then drawn up and pro- ceedings for law suit instituted by Lawyer Norwicki. DODGE KEEPS SILENT A. Stark served Young Girl Was secriously Injured During Auto Ride. Kalamazoo, Mich.,, March 14.—Miss Immeling Kwakerneck, 19 years old western state normal student, injured when she jumped early Sunday morn- ing from an automobile driven by John D. Dodge, son of the late mi lionaire automobile manuracturer of Detroit was said this morning to be in a serious condition at the hospital where it was stated she was suffering from a f tured skull. All visitors were denied admittance to her room. Dodge, arraigned yesterday on weerdenied admittance to her room. charges of driving an automobile while intoxicated and’ illegally trans- porting liquor is under bond of § 000 to appear for a hearing Tue March 21. Miss Ethel Clemens Miss Sue Stengenga also western state normal students who were in the machine with Miss Dodge and Rex Barl of th been summoned as witnesses at hearing. Aside from denying he was intoxi- cated and asserting it was planned to give the young women “a little ride™ Dodge has refused to discuss the af- fair. Wall Street Brokers Still Going on Rocks New York, March 14.—An invol- untary petition in bankruptey, W filed in the federal district court to- day agalnst Gerard and Co. dealers in investment securities, at 35 Wall street. The creditors petition estim- ates the liabilities at approximately $20,000 and the assets at between $5,- 000 and 87,000 city have Lawyer Henry H. Norwicki s “epre- | as | Declines to Talk on Case in Which | Kwakerneck, | the ! Where's G. O. P. Pledge? Senator McCumber also declared {the four power arrangement was the key to the whole armament program, Lut asked what had become of the republican campaign pledge of 1920 | for an “association of nations” em- | bracing the entire world in its scope. | Although not regarded by leaders |as a test vote with direct bearing on | the question of ratification the roll call to be taken at 4 p. m. today was { expected to show for the first time the | attitnde of minds of various senators. | who have not previously taken an ac- tive part in the treaty fight. No Use Of Force Senator Lenroot's suggestion that withdrawal of the other treaties? | might be considered should the. four power pact fail was made in connec- tion with a long prepared reply to charges that the four power agree-. ment would hind the United States to use force. Not only was such an in- terence wholly unwarranted, he said, but the treaty canstituted such an im- portant peace step that its failure on “may mean failure of all the treaties.”* “If the nation that called the Washington conference shall be the first to reject one of the treaties, then there need be no surprise if other treaties are rejected by other powers and the work of the Washington con- ference destroyed. Danger Is Grave “So grave is the danger that if this treaty is rejected, I believe President | Harding, if he should receive infor- mation that other treaties would be rejected by other powers should con- | sider the withdrawing of all the other treaties transmitted to the senate and inform the other parties to the | treaties that further action upon them | will be postponed until the next con- | gress convenes so that the country at | the elections next November will Have | the opportunity in the election of senators whose terms are expiring to express itselt upon this important is- sue. “Whether the president would take this course, 1 do not know, but he would he abundantly justified in tak- ing that course. “If *nis treaty be rejected I pres dict that no democrat endorsing that action will be elected to the senate in any northern state. If this treaty be | rejeeted the republican party major- ity next November will be equal to that which it had in November, 1920." Officials Called 1In. Secretary Mellon, Comptroller of the Currency Crissinger and Governor | Harding A1 the federal reserve board, will be asked to appear before the house ways and means committee this afternoon to give further statements |with regard to the bank loan provi- |sion of the soldiers’ bonus. The motion to I in the three ad- ministration officers Wwas adopted 13 to 11, after a sharp contest. Seven republicans joined with six democrats in voting in the affirmative. The re- | public were Longworth, ‘Tilson, Bacharach, Tradway, Watson, Young and Mott, Two democrats, Tague and Carew, voted against the motion. In announcing that Secretary Mel- lon, Governor Harding and Comptrol- ler Crissinger would appear before the committee at p. m. today in open session, Chairman Fordney said it had been decided to call them be- |cause they had “made statements conflicting with one another.” | No Cash Features. | The ways and means committee :\nh‘\l down a motion to reinsert the |cash feature of the bonus and to re- impose the excess profits tax and an- other motion to restore the war-time ncome surtax rate of 65 per cent. These were said to have been the only important amendments brought up at this, the first meeting of the entire committee to consider the bonus bill, (Continued on Eleventh Page).