Show I MILITARY COMMITTEE l COl KEEPS r VACANT CHAIR Washington ton Jan Jaim 30 To To obviate charges that the th House military committee committee com corn was packed either cither for tor or against universal military training Republican leaders have virtually agreed l 1 not 2101 to fill fin a vacancy on the tho committee which Is framing an army reorganization tion bill The Thc vacancy was caused b by the time resignation res res- ignation n o of former Representative La nual New Ness York Representative o Harreld Republican Oklahoma nominated nomi nomi- as successor declined to serve after ter protest amon among Republicans had hadde de developed loped against his because of oC his opposition to universal train train- I in ing n g The military committee now como composed com corn posed o of or twenty members is understood understood under under- stood to fri be lie evenly divided dl on the question question ques flues tion of or universal training though no test of or strength has been recorded b by formal committee action |