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RIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS CHILD FOR SALE! MOTHER DESTITUTE. New York, Feb. 11. Deserted by ' her husband, ill and penniless, Mrs. Anna Kalman, 31, has offered her 9-day-old' son, Morris, for sale for $1,000 on condition that the pur chaser is of Jewish blood and guar antees to bring the boy up in the Jewish faith. Mrs. Kalman says her husband, Harry, who is a clock and watch re pairer, left home about seven months ago and has not been heard from since. She has been living with different families at her present address since then. She says if she can only get $1,000 for the child she can pay her debts and make a new start in life. She has been support ing herself by working in a sweat shop. MUST EXPL'AIN MANY LIQUOR PRESCRIPTIONS. Houston, Tex., Feb. 11. With rev ocation of permits or prosecution both at stake, 1( Houston physicians have been cited to appear in the dis trict attorney's office here. Before a board of five state offi cials, they v ill he asked to explain the hundreds of prescriptions for liquor wr'tten by them. LEGION MEN NEARLY MOB EVANGELIST. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 11. An at tempt was made by American Le ction and service men after services at Si. Pauls Reformed church -to mob Evangelist Henry Stough for having declared in an address that many men in khaki were "riff-raff and scum." The evangelist was surounded on the street ami ordered to leave Lan caster and cries of "lynch him" were heard. He managed to escape to his hoarding house, which is being guarded by police. A crowd of several thousand peo ple who had gathered were con trolled with difficulty. A deputation of legion men have waited upon Mr. Stough and de manded that he leave the city. He is expected to go. MOST DEADLY COCKTAIL CONTAINS NITRO-BEN20L. Chicago, Feb. 11. Police arc searching for the maker of a new kind of "coroner's cocktail," more deadly in its effect than wood alco hol. Twenty-five victims of the drink are in hospitals in a serious condi tion and one has already died. An analysis of the homemade liq uor showed the ingredients to be ni-tro-benzol and grain alcohol. FRUIT Sf ANDS TO DOT CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS. San Francisco, Feb. 11. Fruit stands, to bo open day and night and to rival roadside resorts, are to dot the highways of California if plans of a company incorporated here for this purpose materialize. . The company plans to construct steel buildings along the roadside convenient for tourists, where fruits plucked from nearby orchards are to be sold. The corporation expects to extend its activities all over this state. EDISON THINKS MARS COMMUNICATION POSSIBLE. Orange, N. J., Feb. ll.Thomas Edison, in a speech at a birthday dinner given, by his employes, gave his views on a number of topics. The inventor, was 73 years old Wednesday. He said it might be possible for Marconi to communicate with Mars and that prohibition was a good thing. "We don't need that stuff," he remarked of liquor. WANT WAR DECLARED ON WARLIKE TOYS. Berlin, Feb. 11. Not only the days of the great German army, but also those of the tin soldier, dearest of all toys to the heart of German boys, are over if a campaign launched by a section of the press is success ful. The German Peace society is urging parents to declare war on all "warlike toys." "German mothers, vou who gave life to your children,' says the ap peal, "should never again allow them to play with toys that glorify death. Abandon forever the custom of giv ing them tin soldiers, war books, toy cannon or any other such gifts." SAYS JELLICOE FLUNKED AT BATTLE OF JUTLAND. London, Feb. 11. "I came, I saw, I turned away." Thus Admiral Lord Jellicoe's con duct in the great sea battle off Jut land is stigmatized by Commander r" -1 .. T? .i 1 ! t i r mpmlipr of narlia- ment, in a remarkable book, "The Battle of Jutland, just published. Tirltoin Hip nntnr rharces. has never told the world the truth about the famous battle. "TV, r,aht" tie write, "is one of the war's greatest mysteries. The admiralty s dispatch was a iairy tale. The first hint of the truth was ;,., lw ripptrv who. a subordinate. became" an earl and got 100,000, while Tellicoe remains'. a viscount nd gets 50,000. "The failure' to destroy Von ckoor'o wpak fleet when it was in desperate condition was due to neither lack ot lnrormauon nor xo ntVir ransp. such as 'low visi bility or mist, but it was a deliberate step taken by Jellicoe, whose one controlling tnougnt was me preser. ..:nr, hta i-twn chins. "TV,. vr-h1ampd mist IS at Once a veil of timidity and a screen of skill. "ME AND BRYAN," RAYS BILLY SUNDAY. r-iu Vo Fsh 11 William Jennings Bryan for president and tr:n:nm AcIiIpw Simrfav for vice president. That is the ticket that will be named dv tne arys n ine republicans ana aemocrais imuic "wet" candidates: at least that's u r "Rlllu" Snndav an nual ivv. v. ....j ., , f nounced here. Also he said that if this ticket Should be elected, Will iam H. Anderson, superintendent of the Anfi-Saloon league jn New York, will be wc'1 ambassador to ureal umuuv The VOL. 49 NO. 205. NO EVIDENCE OF BAD FAITH (CASE Bar Commission's Report De clares Furlough Practice .Il legal But Finds No Basis for Recommending Proceedings. SIMILAR ACTION TAKEN IN 52 PREVIOUS CASES Minority of One Declares Gov ernor Responsible Even Though Absent From State At Time of Release. The State liar commission filed two reports with the supreme court at Lincoln yesterday relative to its investigation of the release of Beryl C. Kirk from the state penitentiary on a "furlough" signed by State Senator Bushcc, then acting gov ernor. The majority report, signed by Members McCandless, Fradenberg, Ledwith and Goss, finds that the is suance of furloughs, in this case and 52 others extending through six state administrations, is without au thority of law, although sanctioned bv custom. 'It recommends that the practice be discontinued. r-urther than this, the majority finds no evidence Xo support the charges of bad faith or other mis conduct on the part of attorneys or state officials involved in the case. The minority report, signed by Bernard McNeny, approves the ma jority report, but adds that "the full responsibility is on the governor, and bis absence from (he state does not excuse him in that responsi bility." Reviews Kirk's Crime. The majority report includes a detailed statement of the crime for which. Kirk was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary, the mur der of Police Detective Jfrank Kooney of Omaha, following the Malaschock jewelry store robbery. It continues with a recital of the facts of the application for a fur lough to Governor M-cKelvie and its issuance by Acting Governor Bushee during the absence from the state of both the governor and Lieutenant Governor Barrows. "This order releasing Kirk on what is called a 'furlough' is not a new thing in the executive depart ment of this state," the report states. "The practice seems to have been followed m at least the last six -administrations. Lists in evidence show that 52 furloughs have been granted in the last seven years dur ing the administrations of Gover nors Morehead, Neville and McKel vie, releasing parties convicted for crimes ranging from hog stealing to murder, and from wife desertion to rane- Reviewing provisions ot tne con stitution and the law as to executive clemency the report continues: "A 'furlough is evidently not a reprieve. Jo one nas seriously as serted that it is a commutation. If it came under any of the descrip tions it must be under that of par don. It is, we think, either entirely (ContintiPd on Pk Two, Column Four.) Show Proprietor And Sisters Heavy Losers to Thieves paftlp Wash.. Feh 11. Two rob bers obtained between $17,000 and $20,000 worth of jewelry and a small amount of cash here late last night when they held up Cyril u conen, proprietor of a number of Seattle motion picture theaters, and his twr sistprs. at the noint of revolv ers, as the Cohen party entered a private garage in their automobile, according to a report made by Co hen to the police. The robbers forced the Cohens to alight from the automobile and then escaped in N KM Sweet Cider "Stag" Greets "Bill" After War Lay-Off A tear of fond recollection of the "eld days" glistened in many an eye at the "stag"- social of Omaha Elks at the club rooms last night. It was the first "stag" held there since America entered the war and since prohibititon entered Nebraska. The liquid refreshment of the eve ning wa3 sweet ciderl '"Tisn't like the old days, eh, Bill?" was the most frequent re mark heard among the 300 sturdy Elks who crowded the club rooms. Still, the absence of that liquid to which the Elks were never ir reconcilably opposed did not inter fere with the hilarity of the evening. Not so you coulud notice it. The beaming countenance of Dan B. Bugler, master of ceremonies, city comjssioner and jolliest' soul in Omaha, beamed good cheer ev erywhere and answering beams came back from the 299 other counte STORIES FOR BOYS AND Enteral MOond-elMI ultH Mur 21. I90. t Omaha P. 0. undir ct o Mireh 3, 187 START PARING SIDE ISSUES IN TREATY FIGHT Negotiations Resumed Privately For Compromise on Main Points in Controversy. Washington, Feb. 11. Steps to eliminate many collateral issues of the peace treaty fight were taken today on the floor while negotia tions were being resumed privately for a compromise on the two princi pal points remaining in controversy, article 10 and the Monroe doc-: trine. j Modification of eight of the 14 re publican reservations on the basis '. of agreements by the bipartisan k conference and in a way said to be satisfactory to many democrats was proposed formally by Senator Lodge. Four of the remaining six are said to have been accepted al ready without change by the demo crats, leaving only those which re late to article 10 and the Monroe doctrine. Frogress also was claimed in ar ticle' 10 negotiations, a new draft of the reservation being declared by the mild reservation republicans to have received approval from Senator Lodge and from some democrats. The draft was denounced by Senator Hitchcock, democratic leader; how ever, as constituting "not a com promise but a surrender," and much doubt remained as to its ultimate acceptance. The new reservation, said to have been drafted by a democrat, would deny this nation's obligation to pre serve the integrity of other league members "by the use of its military or naval forces, or by the economic boycott, or by any other means" un less congress acted in each case. Un der the original republican draft the denial of the article's obligations is made directly, Senatorr Lodge's move in propos ing modifications was in accordance with a plan agreed on by republican leaders. Not all of the changes em bodied in his proposal had been ac cepted by the democrats in the bi partisan conference, it was said, and some democratic opposition was forecast to parts of the revised pro gram. The-general impression was, however, that these differences could be disposed of with little debate. PRESBYTERIANS TO JOIN INTERCHURCH WORLD MOVEMENT Decide to Enter Evangelistic Campaign "Whole-Heartedly And Completely." Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 11. The Presbyterian church of the United States will enter the world evan gelistic campaign of the Interchurch World movement "whole-heartedly and completely," according to a de cision made by the executive com mittee of the general assembly. The committee also approved budgets for a militant Christian campaign of evangelism and educa tion calling for an expenditure of more than $45,000,000. Of this sum $19,828,870 is for the use of the boards and agencies of the Presby terian church. This amount is ap proximately $6,828,970 more than the record budget of a year ago. The committee accepted a recom mendation from its budget commit tee that $3,000,000 be raised and set aside as an endowment for the gen eral board of education and the Presbyterian board of ministerial re lief. Dr. W. M. Houston, secretary of the department of vacancy and sup ply, reported that more than 500 pulpits in the country are vacant as a consequence of an unprecedented shortage of ministerial material. The committee on ministerial sup port favored a recommendation that $1,500 per annum be made the mini mum compensation for pastors and that provision he made by the next general assembly to make good the difference where congregations fail tc raise sufficient funds to meet this figure. nances. Even T. F. Swift, whose sad duty it was to preside over the sweet cider bowl, as well as the doughnuts and hot wieners, beamed as cheerily as he could. The air was thick with the smoke of good cigars and music swelled the breeze nearly all evening. Ernie Reese's orchestra dispensed the tunes and John McCreary, Charlie Haverstock, Clinton Miller and Harry Hahn favored the crowd with vocal solos. ( W. R. Huntington, the celebrated amateur magician, mysJificd his brother Elks with magic, slight-o' hand, 'egerdmain and everything. John Bloodhart drew funny pic tures and made cartoons of promi nent Elks. After the shows, at the Orpheum and Gayety theaters, actor Elks came in and entertained their breth ren with stunts from their profes sional repertoires'. m GIRLSIN THE LITTLE FOLKS' CORNER Omaha OMAHA, THURSDAY, AIR nlU AT NOGALES Teutons Fought in Carranza's Army Which Engaged Ameri can Troops August 27, 1918, Testimony at Probe Shows. DISCOVER TWO BODIES AMONG MEXICAN DEAD Also Learned That Those Who Fought Yanks Were Not Civilians But Soldiers, Though Attired as Former. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 11. At least two Germans were fighting in the Mexican army on August 27, 1918, at Nogales, according to testimony of Captain Frederick T. Herman, of the Eighth cavalry, before the sen ate subcommittee investigating the Mexican situation today. He said their bodies were found among the Mexican killed. -Captain Herman, a lieutenant colonel com manding at Nogales at the time of the fight, denied the official state ment of the Mexican commander that the Mexican force was com posed of civilians. The investigation of the action and the incidents preceding it, he told the committee, indicated clear ly the greater part of the Mexicans engaged were soldiers, although most of them had dressed in civilian clothes, and that the fighting had been planned and was directed by their commanding officer, and his associates. The American casu alties were five killed and 31 wounded. Mexicans Buried. Three civilians also were killed and five wounded. The Mexican losses never were learned but United States Army intelligence re ports were submitted to show the Mexicans buried after the fight at least 115. Much of the testimony taken to day was in executive session. It had to do with the forced evacuation of the Mormon colonies in Chihua hua. The committee also learned the details of the efforts made by the American military authorities to have brought to trial Lieutenants Juan Azpeitia for the murder of David Troib, December 28, 1918, an American soldier. He was killed on the Mexicai side of the river near El Paso. The return of his body to the American side, where the autopsy was held, was made the basis of a protest by the Mexican authorities against any action by them. Negotiations resulted in three examinations of the body, one (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) Silk Clothing Found In Rooms of Hotel; Occupants Arrested Several hundred dollars worth of of silk waists, men's silk shirts and various other articles of wearing ap parel were found in the rooms of Frank Jones and Edward Goldstein at the Flomar hotel, Seventeenth and Capitol avenue, last night according to the police, when a raid was made by Officers Summit and Kruger and tne two men arrested. Suspicion was directed to the men, police say, as they were endeavoring to dispose of the clothing about the hotel. Both are held. Some bonds and a pair of tortoise shell glasses, which police say were stolen, were found among Gold stein's effects. According to police Goldstein answers the description of the lone burglar who has been robbing homes of clothing and jewelry valued at hundreds of dollars. The entire force of detectives has been detailed for night duty to run down the, bandit. Both men arrested last night are being held for investigation. Gaby Deslys Is Dead; , Throat Trouble Kills French Actress-Dancer Paris, Feb. 11. Gaby Deslys, the French actress and dancer, died Wednesday. Gaby Deslys had recently under gone several operations for an in fection of the throat. Early in De cember she was considered to be in a grave condition and her relatives were summoned from America. The name of Gaby Deslys be came known after former King Manuel of Portugal displayed his infatuation for her. That was .10 years or more ago. In 1911 she arrived in America and made her appearance on the tyew York stage. She made a second visit to America in 1915. She returned to London and Paris the following year. ' The throat infection from which the actress suffered is said to have been a complication of influenza. GERMAN GIVEN MEXICO Daily FEBRUARY 12, 1920. J) D Women in Suffrage Jubilee, r i m.' i. uonvenuun, at omcago, to reorganize . Into National League of Women Voters Twenty-Eight States Have Suffrage Other Eight To Assure Ratification Regarded Certain. Internal iuiml cvs teenine bluff Chicago, Feb. 11. Representa tives of more than 2,000,000 women in the 48 states of the union as sembled here today to attend a con vention that will witness the pass ing of the -Nation.al American Wo man Suffrage association and the formation of the National League of Women Voters. The convention which began today and will con tinue until next Wednesday, will mark the transition of the suffrage movement from an organization planned to obtain the rights of the ballot for women to an organization EDWARDS MAKES . SLASHING ATTACK ON WM. J. BRYAN Calls "Hysterics" About Pro hibition Mask to Drive Against Cummings. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 11. Answer ing William J. Bryan's latest at tack on him by declaring that per sonal liberty is involved in the ques tion of prohibition and not merely the ability of one to get a drink, Governor Edwards has issued a statement intimating that Bryan's "hysterics" about prohibtion is sim-i ply a mask to cover an attack on Democratic National Chairman Cummings who, the governor said, was a "fomidable obstacle" to the Nebraskan's political designs. Mr. Edwards reiterated his determina tion to take the matter of prohibi tion before the democratic national convention. "If it be true," Governor Ed wards said, "that the remote places and the wilderness are able to send enough delegates to this convention those who either blidly or stubborn ly will eject from the convention those who either blindly or stub bornly will eject from the conven tion those who desire for each state a doctrine of personal liberty, then this is only another indication of the path along which the democratic party is to tread in the November elections. The governor said the question at issue was whether the people were so dead to the spirit of the constitution that they would al low their personal liberty to be tak en from them. Many were indig nant, he said, because "fanatics have laid hands upon the ark of the covenant, the United States con stitution." "The spirit which gave us life a a country is sinking jnto extinc tion," he said. Kill Messenger and Steal Payroll of Oil Company Washington, Feb. 11. Theft of the $30,000 pay roll of the Aguilar Oil Co. at Tampico, Mexico, by rob bers, who killed the messenger car ryingjthe money to the company's refinery and wounding three other men on the street car where the hpldup took place, was reported to the State department. The com pany is a British corporation, but has many American stockholders. The robbers escaped into the brush. Plebiscite in Schleswig Results in Denmark's Favor Copenhagen, Feb. 11. Latest re turns of the plebiscite -held yester day, in, Schleswig to determine the future status of that district show that Denmark secured 72,733 votes against 24.793 for Germany. OF THE BEE EVERY DAY Be r Mill (I rur), Dally. WW: 8itlaj. 12.60: Dally and Sua.. 17.00: avttlda Nab. Malaaa antra. mm c 3 Mrs. j.jnu?i through which it is expected the women of the courjtry will make use of the electoral privileges granted them. , To Hold Jubilee. The convention further will be a jubilee celebration of the success the National American Woman Suf frage association has had in obtain ing Suffrage rights for -vomen of GRAIN MEN WILL SEND COMMITTEE TO WASHINGTON Representatives of Omaha Exchange to Seek Recall of Loading Order Affect ing Corn Market. A coinmitte of Omaha grain men, representing the Omaha Grain ex change, will leave for Washington, D. C, Monday to seek a recall of Director General Hines' railroad order prohibiting the shipment of corn out of Omaha from February 8 to 18. Otis M. Smith, president of the exchange, was instructed to appoint this committee by the board of di rectors at their meeting yesterday afternoon. Mr. Smith will announce his appointments today. Several terminal grain elevators of the city closed down yesterday as a temporary measure, following the refusal of Hale Holden, regional director of the Railroad administra tion, to act in their behalf with re gard to the recent order. The local market was unaffected by the inability to ship out grain yesterday, according to Mr. Smith, who further stated that the price was somewhat higher on the ex change yesterday, on the heels of a sudden drop in price Monday. The market here continues to be somewhat congested, because of the fact that many country shippers have refused to move their corn, according to Omaha grain men. The purpose .of the order, ac cording to the message from Mr. Hines, is to move the surplus stocks of corn from country markets to the large terminal elevators. . But these latter are mostly flood ed now, according to Mr. Smith, and inability to ship out leaves no room for country stocks. Own Soldiers Hoist Kolchak on Bayonets London,' Feb. 11. Admiral Kol chak was executed by his own troops to prevent his rescue by 1 "white" troops moving in the direction of Irkutsk for that purpose, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Herald. The Moscow soviet sent a wireless message asking his captors to spare his life, but the appeal was too late. The Moscow wireless service on January 31 transmitted an extract from an article from the official bol shevik organ Pravda, which said: "Only a few days ago Supreme Ruler Kolchak was hoisted on his e TWO CENTS. "Fifty First -n VtlW Trovtt the United States. It is the 51st and final convention of that asso ciation. Although the requisite number of states have not yet ratified the amendment that will make equal suffrage a tenet of the national con stitution, the movement has reached the stage where its leaders are con fident that constitutional equal suf (Contlnued tin Tuge Two, Column Six.) DEMOCRATS FLOCK TO JOIN ARIZONA PERSHING CLUBS Leading Citizens and Ex-Service Men Join by Hundreds . Texas Also in Line. Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 11. (Special.) Well-known business and profes sional men of Douglas have been joined by hundreds of others, in cluding more than 50 ex-soldiers, in the organization of a Pershing-for-prcsident club. George E. Buxton, head of the Douglas Chamber of Commerce, has been elected presi dent of the club, which, in co-operation with similar clubs at Naco, Bis bee, Nogales and other towns throughout the 1 state, is going to work to send a Pershing delegation to the national republican conven tion at Chicago. "Both democrats and republicans are enrolled in the Douglas Per-shing-for-President club," said Mr. Buxton. "A large number of ex service men were instrumental in getting the club organized and on its feet. Other ex-service men have since subscribed to the club's pledge. The sentiment for Pershing is strong here, as it is elsewhere in Arizona, and we are going to do ef fective work in the campaign to make General Pershing the republi can presidential nominee. "I am interested in only one filing in this matter," Mr. Buxton con tinued, "and that is to see General Pershing nominated". "The way democrats are flocking to the Pershing standard throughout this section of the west, including both Texas and Arizona, should not escape the attention of party lead ers. Democrats as well as 'republi cans stand ready to flock to his standard of Americanism." Alpinists Who Fall Into Deep Crevasse Are Beyond Succor Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 11. Three Alpinists, Paul Schultess, Rob ert Moser and Manis Pahl, all of Zurich, fell into a glacier crevasse more than 400 feet deep while as cending the Bcrnia summit. The men w?re joined together by a rope so that when one fell into the crevasse lie dragged the others with him. ' Two guides passing nearby heard the men groaning. A relief expedi tion was sent out from Pontressina, but returned and reported it was im possible even to recover the bodies from the crevasse. Undoubtedly the men died as their groans had ceased. THE WEATHER Fair and warmer Thursday; Fri day partly cloudy probably becom ing unsettled in east; colder in west and north portions. ,' Hourly temperaturf : 6 . m SS 1 a. ni 3 S3 3 SI 31 HI 34 33 33 . HI, M, p. m. ...... 31 ii, m. 81 p. ni. ...... St p. m p. in. ...... tt p. m 30 Ii. Di 21 in. m, ii). in. S 4 ft la. 9 111 a. II a. m 14 noon juL T DECIDE Failing to Reach Agreement 1 With Representatives of 2,000,000 Railroad Employes On Wages, Hines Sidesteps.,. UNION LEADERS REQUEST APPEAL TO WHITE HOUSE Matter Will Be Put Before Wilson Today, When He Shall Determine Whether or Not Increase Be Granted. Washington, Feb. 11. Failing to reach an agreement with the repre sentatives of the more than 2,000,000 railroad employes on demands for increased wages, Director General Hines decided tonight to submit the whole case to President Wilson for decision. The appeal to the president is to be taken at the request of the union leaders after they had conferred with Mr. Hines for two hours late today, and afterj he had informed them there was no hope of an agreement under present conditions. Mr. Hines will send to the White House to morrow the statements m of the unions together with-Ju's own repre sentations in the controversy. The president thus is called'on to determine whether the government ' will grant the increased wages or transfer the wage demand contro versy to the corporations soon to regain control of their properties. No Final Break Meant , Submission of the claims and ar guments to the president, while tern porarily ending the general negotia . tions, does not mean A final break.-. railroad administration officials ex-,J plained. Neither members of Mr . Hines staff nor the union spokes men indicated that they felt that a deadlock had arrived, although the discussions were ended. Regardless of the president's decision, in the matter, the difficulties could be ironed out after return of the roads through machinery likely to be set tin by pending legislation, it was ex plained. .Mr. Hines refusal to grant flie employes' demands apparently was based entirely on the fact that fed eral control soon will cease. The director general was understood to . have kept this angle cpnsistently be fore the union men together with ; argument that it would be unfair to : the thousands' owner of railroad ' stock to increase the expenditures of their corporations when 'the gov; , ernment would be responsible for the revenues obtained for so brief a period. ' Statement of Hines. In explanation of his action. Mr. Hines issued the following state ment: "Since February 3 the director , general has had frequent confer ences with the chief executives of the railroad labor organizations for the purpose of devising means for wage increase. During these con ferences fhe executives of the labor organizations have expressed tlieir .. .views with treat ability and frank- : MUS ON DEMANDS OF TRAINMEN ness. I ne director general has not been able to agree with them as to -how the problem should be disposed of in view of the early germination., of federal control and is now laying' before the president the representa- tions of the executives of the organ izations and also his own report for the purpose of obtaining the presi dent's decision in the premises. In any event, the conferences have been decidedly helpful in bringing out a clearer development as to the real issues involved and as to the char acter of evidence pertinent to those issues and the discussion throughout has been characterized by courtesv as well as candor and with a sincere purpose on the part of all to try to find a solution." Presents Data Early Today. - At the White House late' tonight it was said that Mr. Hinas woul.l present the data in the controversy to Secretary Tumulty tomorrow morning and that it would be sent to the" president immediately. Submission of the maftcr to tha president was in accordance witn information given out earlier in the day at the White House that after making a decision in the matter, Mr. Hines would report to the president. While the director general wan. said not to have made any final an swer to the union leaders, his state ment of disagreement with their claims could be considered as a 3ef- ' inite answer. . " Living Cost Not Reduced. In a statemen tonight, Mr, Lee declared that the government had " not succeeded in reducing the cost of living by the campaign begun Jast summer and he, therefore, felt he could no longer hold the demands in abeyance. "I expect to get the written an. swer of the dirertor general to the ' trainmen's request at the next con- , frrence with him," said President Lee. "After which the special com mittee of 20 officers and general chairmen, authorized by the interna- Continued n Pan Tw. Goluma - 1 Ii I i soldiers' bay one- " K
