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Show J, W. Fordriey Announces His Retirement CCT TO On-y A NXOCVOEMENT by Represcnta- tive Joseph W. Fortlney of Michigan Michi-gan that he will not seek re-election to the house this fall means the probable prob-able elevation of Representative Green of Iowa, to the chairmanship of the powerful ways and means committee at the session following March 4, 1923. Mr. Green now ranks next to Mr. Fortlney In seniority among Republican Republi-can members of the committee. lie has served In the house for eleven years, having previously for seventeen years terved as a judge in the state courts of Iowa. Representative Longworth of Ohio !s next in order among Republican .members of the ways and means committee. com-mittee. It la considered a possibility that Mr. Longworth may aspire to the . chairmanship. Mr. Losgworth participated in a movement to overthrow over-throw the seniority system when the Republicans regained control of ttie house and probably would have been named chairman of the ways and means committee instead of Mr. Ford-ney Ford-ney if that movement had been successful. suc-cessful. Mr. Longworth has served In the Hoise loafer than Mr. Green, the present pres-ent term Vsing his ninth, but his serv- Ice has not been continuous and hence he ranks below the lowan. If Representative Green becomes chairman of the ways and means committee com-mittee it is likely to affect the policies ot the committee in some resperts. Mr. Green has disagreed with Mr. Ford- i ney on various questions, such as American vuluation and high surtax rates. Mr. Green is lukewarm on the question of American valuation and has favored higher surtax rates on Individual In-dividual incomes than Mr. Fordney. Congressman Fordney has notified his home newspaper at Saginaw, that he will not be a candidate for reelection, re-election, lie represents approximately 200.000 people In six counties. He I sixty-nine years old. |