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Show COL GOETHALS ACCEPTSOFFICE Unqualified Acceptance of Governorship of Canal Zone Announced by Garrison. TO MAKE STATEMENT Law Fixing Salary at $10,000 Annually May Be Amend-ed Amend-ed by Congress. Washington, Jan. 29. President Wilson sent the nomination of Colo-nel Colo-nel George W. Goethals to be cover-nor cover-nor of the Panama Canal zone after H April 1, to the senate today. Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. Secrc- IB tary Garrison announced today that Col. George W. Goethals had slgnl- IH tied lib Intention of accepting .the gov- H crnorship of the Panama canal zono to be proffered him by President Wil- IH son. Mr. Garrison intimated that Col. Goethals' acceptance was un-qualified. un-qualified. "I am not able to give out the terms cf Colonel Goethals' acceptance at H the present time," said Secretary Gar- IH rison, "but it was whole and com-plcte. com-plcte. When President Wilsons sends jH his name to the senate. I shall prob-ably prob-ably bo able to make an interesting statement." As chairman of the Isthmain canal commission. Col. Goethals now is paid $15,000 a year. The Panama canal act fixes the salary of the gov-crnor gov-crnor at $10,000. Representative Britten of Illinois today Introduced a bill to amend the law to make the IH salary of the governor 15,000, so long IH as Col. Goethals holds the office. |