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WEATHER.
Pair 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
2 p.m. today; lowest, 27, at 7 a.m. to
day. Full report on page 7.
Closing New York Stocks, Page 18.
WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
Saturday's Net Circulation, 87,318
Sunday'* Net Circulation, 89,4*1
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WASHINGTON, D. G, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1922.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
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 in
nocence was made by Senator New
berry, rup,ublican, Michigan, today
in the Senate.
Taking the floor for liis own de
fense in the ouster proceedings
brought by Henry Kord, the defeat
ed democratic candidate. Senator
Newberry emphatically denied per
sonal knowledge of tile collection or
expenditure of the large campaign
fund spent in his behalf.
"As God is my witness, I am not
to this day and hour conscious of
having done in connection with either
the primary campaign or the gen
eral election, of 191S 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
United States without reservation or
qualification.
Has a Clear Conscience.
"I'pon these facts, as I then be
lieved them to be, and as I now be
lieve 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 Townseud. an
nounced last Saturday, that Mr. New
berry would submit to questioning
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.
"1 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 no
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 colleagues in this body
Know, and as is also well known by
my associates and constituents in
the state of Michigan. I 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 lines remote from
oral debate. Therefore, 1 earnestly
request my associates in the Senate
to permit me to proceed with my
?tatement without interruption.
I.?7? fane Before Senate.
"I shall state the whole case as I
know it?fully, frankly and honestly,
8s in the presence of Uod and before
*ny 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
judgment of the members of this
body.
"It is perhaps unnecessary for me
to say that I shall confine myself
strictly and entirely to the facts as
1 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
shall determine this matter.
Commissioned In Navy.
""On the 6th day of June, 1917, I
*as commissioned a lieutenant com
mander In the United States Navy,
and on July 23, 1917, I 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
1917-, Vntil ?fter the signing of
the armistice, November 11, 1918 t
was never in Michigan a single hour.
? The primary election and the
general elect.on of 191s occurred during
my absence from the state of Michigan.
In the early fall of 1917 I began to
receive visits and letters from men
fctiYf J." ?ubl,c an<* Political affairs
in Michigan, urging me to become a
candidate on the republican ticket
for United States senator. I 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 oliice, and that I
could not take any personal active
Interest in a campaign while I con
tinued to be an officer on dutv In
the United States Navy.
Hoped for Business Men's Aid.
"While I 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 said to Mr. Allan Templeton, a cit
izen of Detroit, who was actively en
gaged 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 I 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 1 shall live
"Mr. Paul II. 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. I I. new
Mr King but slightly. My last con
tact with him had been in when
?we were political opponents.
"In my judgment. Paul King is a
man of the highest chnracror and
iContiaued oil .Pagu 2t rwinmn a }
COL. HARVEY NEAR DEATH
WHEN HURLED FROM AUTO
American Ambassador Has Narrow Escape
When Axle Breaks?Suffers From Shock
and Bruises?Wickham 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
Wick ham 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
arise, but was rushed back to his ho
tel in a dazed condition.*,
Physicians, who were rfurriedly
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 at
tempt to attend to any official du
ties. Mr. Crane was uninjured, but
Mr. Steed suffered from bruises and
shock.
As soon as news of the accident be
came known to the delegates to the
allied supreme council, 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 Great 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
ly before noon that the ambassador's
injuries were confined to severe
shock and bruises.
Quiekly Recovers.
Ambassador Harvey returned to
normal condition so quickly after his
accident as to l?e able to read and
approve the medical bulletin regard
ing his mishap. He was especially
anxious to h**<i it known by the
State Department 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 Ambassador
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:
"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 thai
his injuries were not serious."
DEFEAT DE VJU.ERA
BY GO TO 58 VOTE
FOR MOTION
Wild Wrangle in Dail When
Leader Resigns and Is
Renominated.
By the Associated Ptmr.
UIBLIN, Junrr 0,?The mo
tion to re-elect Kamoa Ue Valera
president of the Irish republic
waa defeated la the da 11 rireanu
today by a vote of 38 to BO.
Arthur Griffith nan placed la
nomination thla afternoon la the
dall etreaan for the office of ehlef
executive, to form a provision* 1
government for Ireland. Michael
Collins placed Griffith In noaalna.
tlon aad the motion was seconded
by John McKfonn.
DUBLIN, January 9.?The dall |
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.
As soon as the dail eireann was
convened this morning De Valera
arose and placed his resignation for
mally before the house.
Woman Moves Re-Electlon. j
Mrs. Thomas J. Clarke moved the
re-election of Mr. De Valera as pres
ident of the republic. Liana Mellowes
seconded the motion.
Michael Collins, one of the leaders
In support of the Irish treaty, which
was ratified Saturday over Mr. De j
Valera's opposition, .said that no one |
in the dail wishing to be put in the ,
position of opposing 1'resident De
Valera.
Says Election Would Kill Dall.
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 until It is disestablished
by the Irish people." she Baid. She
(Continued on page 3, column 7.)
GOV. RITCHIE IMPROVES.
8pecial Dispatch to The 8tar.
ANNAPOLIS, January 9.?Gov. Al
bert C. Richie, who Is ill at the
executive mansion with influenza and
bronchltip, was slightly Improved to
day, according to Dr. J. O. Pur
vels, his physician.
The governor had a fairly good
night and reports from the sickroom
were that he felt better.
Today's News In Brief
Ambassador Harvey in automobile ac
cident. Page J
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
Ireland through treaty. Page 3
Y. M. C. A. declared menace by Turks.
. Page 10
Hawaiian orchestra among the at
tractions at music center, Johnson
Powell School, tonight. Page 13
Reasonableness of telephone rates
here to be inquired into on Janu
ary 20. Page 13
i
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 befdre the
District subcommittee of the House
appropriations committee because
and his brother, owners of the Colum
bia Information Bureau, sent broad
cast 35,000 copies of a circular adver
tising to write original compositions
for eighth-grade school pupils at f2
each and to furnish duplicate copies
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. Edward* 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 Tirother, Thomas Edwards, are
the owners.
Papers for SO Oats.
The paragraph in the circular^
which particularly interested the
subcommittee on District appropria
tions was as follows:
"Papers for Eighth Grade; Fifty Cents
Each."
"We have recently had so many
calls for short eighth-grade papers
that we have concluded to write them
instead of returning the money. They
will be from six to seven hundred
words long and in keeping with the
intellect of an eighth-grade pupil.
"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
cents each. They will be written by
our regular staff, all of whom are
college graduates.
"Be sure that you order by number
and specify eighth grade, as there
may, in time, be considerable sim
ilarity in the names of these papers
and those In the other list."
Representative Buchanan of Texas
pressed Mr. Edwards hard on the
secrecy and collusion promised to the
eighth grade pupils who might jse
these compositions to deceive their
teachers. Representative Buchanan
pointed out two lines in black-face
type frequently repeated throughout
the circular:
"All mall sent sealed."
"All correspondence strictly confi
dential."
Fraud on Teaeher Intimated.
Chairman Davis, in questioning 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. Edwards,
that by issuing and circulating this
circular he was aiding the child tr.
perpetrate a fraud upon the teachers, i
Representative Buchanan In ques-1
tioning Mr. Edwards drew the re
sponse that it was,none of his busi-J
ness as to what use any of these
? (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
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
Pinal Draft.
BY (i. GUILD LIX'dl.V.
The committee on limitation of
armament today adopted a resolu
tlon carrying out the recommenda
tions of the subcommittee on air
craft, which wan to the effect that
It waa Impracticable to limit the
numbers of military aircraft, slncr
?hey are so similar to aircraft for
commercial and scientific purposes.
A commission will be crented to
study rules for the use of aircraft
la war, which will report later.
When the committee adjourned
at I o'clock It wns to inert at 11
o'clock tomorrow. At that tline it
?a expcctrd the question of the
rules of warfare, as reported upon
by another subcommittee, will be
considered.
Aircraft, their limitation and tlieir
use in war. were before the commit
tee on limitation of armaments when
that body met today. It wan expected
that the committee would carry out
the recommendations of the subcom
mittee, which Saturday madf* 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.
Study fire-Power Treaty.
The naval limitation treaty?pop
ularly spoken of as the five-power
treaty of the Washington confer
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 studied its provisions.
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 holiday, so far
a# capital ships are concerned, which
(Continued on-Page 2, Column 8.)
FILTRAiTPUNT
MEETSJHDOWN
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 rfnly 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 Bervice sections
of the city to avoid t"he necessity of
turning unfiltered water into the
mains while the breakdown is being
repaired.
Kty.'ix'S.uS"""' ??.<?
ii.Trh-ennntnn!>S n0.T usln^ approximate
ly J?-?00-000 gallons of water a dav
,TayIer, estlmated that today the
filtration plant will only be able to
SwTJL a^?.U.t 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 avenu^
The Capttol 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 unfllterori 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 a year
ago announced his refusal to ac
cept a 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 lives
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.
Charles, in declining his Inheri
tance last year, condemned a sys
tem which starved thousands while
hundreds were stuffed. "It is such
a system that offers me a million
dollars," he then said.
"It is 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. X
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 thin! brother, James A, ac
cepted his share of the estate last >
year without comment.
PEPPER APPOINTED
SENATORBYSPROUL
Philadelphia Lawyer Named
to Fill Out Term of
Boies Penrose.
GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER.
By the Associated Presn.
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 I'epper 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
of nations covenant in Joint debate
on the public platform with Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska in' this city
and with Senator Pomerene of Ohio
in Indianapolis.
From an Old Family.
Like Boies Penrose, Mr. Pepper
comes from an old Philadelphia
family. He will be fifty-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 offices. 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 Kpiscopal 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
toot 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, said that In order that
there may be a full understanding of
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 Sot Restricted.
Mr. Pepper in a formal statement
said if nominated and elected to
serve 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, express
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 governor in the
presence of the new senator. Chief
Justice Robert Von Moschzlsker of
the Pennsylvania supreme court and
Gen. W. W. Atterbury, vice president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
"I feel that we are fortunate in
being able to command the services
of so able and distinguished a citizen
as Mr. Pepper." said the governor.
?"An outstanding flgore atrtortg' tUe
(Continued on Faze 15. Column 3.)
Rules for The Star's $1,000 j
Prize School Essay Contest
The subject of the essay is: "The Arms Conference and
Its Significance."
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: pupils 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 $200.
The second prize in each class will be $50, making a
total of $100 in second awards.
"There will be two prizes of $25 each in each class for
essayists whose work is adjudged third best. Therefore, a
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.
Tnere 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.
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 class, if in public school,
and age if in private or parochial school.
The contestant's own name must not be written 011 the
essay.
The 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
School "
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.
Class (if in public school)
Age (if in private or parochial school)
Contestants will be put on their honor to receive 110
actual aid in the writing of the essays. They are, however.
1 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:
v ESSAY CONTEST EDITOR,
1 * The Star,
Washington,
- . D. C.
Special rules for the two classes outlined above are as
follows:
Senior class?Essays must not be mor^. 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 congressional 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 Miller
oiLHoward University. $
* ... ? 1
MADDEN PLEDGES
BONUS 10 FEDERAL
SERVICEEMPLOYES
Chairman of House Appro
priations Committee Declares
Campaign Is Unnecessary.
LEGISLATION WAITING
ON RECLASSIFICATION
Why $240 Addition to Salaries
Was Omitted From Budget Ex
plained?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
Illinois, 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 in 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 RecIn??lfication.
The idea in thus leaving it out of
the several departmental appropri
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 bills.
The Senate committee which is now
considering the reclassification meas
ure expects to report it out soon and
get 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 not touch
the $240 bonus th^ the employes
have been receivings help meet the
high cost of living.
!?? 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
employes to get together along rea
sonable lines on reclassification. Per
sonally, 1 am in favor of a reason
able reclassification act which is com
mensurate with the needs of the
service."
CLE&KS 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,
j In addition to the members of the
legislative committee of Union No. 2,
which today opened its big member
ship campaign. legislative commit
tees of the other unions will take
part in the gathering later in the
i week. Union No. 2 is the largest in
the national federation, and is com
1 posed of branches representing all
government departments and inde
pendent establishments.
Ijocal No. 89 is composed of Dis
trict employes. No. 105 of women of
the bureau of engraving and print
ing. No. 24i? 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
Late 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 Boies Penrose. Senator
Frelinghuysen, republican, of New
Jersey was selected to fill the vacancy
on the finance committee.
Elevation of Senator UcCumber to
the chairmanship of the finance com
mittee will leave vacant the chair
manship of the pensions committee,
but the committee on committees de
ferred selection of a chairman of
that committee.
PBIftCE SHOOTS TIGEB.
BOMBAY. January 9.?The Prince '
of Wales shot his first tiger while on
a hunt in Nepal Teral. The animal
measured nine feet six Inches from
hose to end of tail.