Show PEIRCE RETURNS TIGERS TIGER'S PELT GIVEN BY Gift From Ousted td Con Consul General Handed Hack Back uck When Statements nrc Made to Commit Committee e. h Ma May 3 Third 3 Third Assistant Assistant Assist Assist- ant Secretary of If State Peirce of Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas Mas- whose nomination Is await awalt- ing confirmation by the senate as minister min mm ister Istel to Norway late this afternoon returned re re- re turned a tiger skin to former formel Consul Geneia E E. E C C. Me Uc ade Wade at Canton China ChInn through the medium of a negro negro negro ne ne- ne- ne gro messenger of the state depart depart- ment Mr Vado l was ousted from tho the service on charges formulated by Peirce who several years ago made madean an inspection of the tho oriental consul consul- ates ales Today roday Mr Mv Ic 1 was given an un opportunity to clear his record by thc the house homm committee on foreign af at- fairs fahs Ho lie presented affidavits from irmy Imy nd n navy officers missionaries and business men of China with whom he came In contact while exercising his official duties and these affidavits declared that Mr Vades Vade's record was clear The Tho affidavits attack tho the reputations of the men who brought the charges against 1 c Got ot ot the flu Pell lehi Representative Charles Landis of or Indiana bi ought brought out during Me Wades Wade's m statement that Mr 11 r. r Peirce had accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac from him us as a present a tiger I skin valued at Mr 11 l Ic admitted admitted ad ad- that ho lie had presented the pelt pell to Mr Mi- Peirce but claimed that h lib h had toad lone done so 50 o unwillingly Mr Peirce ho testified told him him that he admired the tho skin and that he had not nol time timeto to Jm buy one that he lie would ouid sail in iii the morning and ended with a suggestion I to Air Mr h Mc that his record Wa was as clear Under the circumstances Mr Mi Mc declared that he could not Go to o otherwise than hun hand over the It Is Ix an infraction of the tho law foran for foran foran an official of the government to accept accept ac accept ac- ac pre presents ent from a subordinate and It IL is J possible o that the charge will play an Important part In an attempt to defeat PeIrce's nomination as minister minis minis- ter tem to Norn Norway ay The foreign affairs committee will meet tomorrow to con- con alder Mer the he matter When hen Mr 1 Pelt Peirce heard of Mc ades I statement ho to promptly prompt sent the tho pres p cat back |