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IF A GOUGE LEASE
IS FORCED ON YOU,
HERE'S WHAT TO Do
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which the tenant might do. First,
sign the lease, as demanded; then in
October bring il into court on q con.
test diSputina its equity. The court,
I believe, would have power to amend
or annul the lease. Second, refuse to
sign. Let 1t to so 20 October. Take
chance on having the apartment
rented over your head. Then let the
landlord try to evict you. The court
viii have the power to let you remain
in the apartment not more than ons
year at rental which the court con-
sidered equitable"
Justice Genung in Part l.. 9th Dis
trlct Municipal Court, advised ten
ants not TO Vaeate their apartments
when their landlords sought TO get
them out because thOy refused to pay
eStortionats rentals. He advises ten
ants 10 make an offer of a fair in
crease and if landlords were not will
ing TO accept this let them prove in
court that their dema nds are fair.
Justice Panken of Part H., 9th Dis
trlct, said: The laws are designed
to protect tenants from rapacious
landlords. And the courts are here
to see that justice is done TO all
parties"
Judge Harry Robitzek, who is him
self confronted with I25 per cent.
increase in rental, said.
Il advise that tenant whose rem
tai Is being increased from $1,400 to
$2,100 to follow my example. l shall
make my landlord an offer of a fair
increase and IL he doesn't accept it, !
shall make him come into court and
show that he is justified in asking
such an exorbitant increase"
Civil Justice 10. n. Doughty Of the
Seventh District Municipal Court
Brooklyn, has given the following opin-
ion in the case where a landlord tries
to force a tenant TO sign a lease al
extortionate rental:
Where a tenant is required to give
four months notice as to whether hs
will renew his lease, and the landlord
tries TO force him 10 sign at a renta
in excess OF what the tenant thinks he
ought TO pay, the tenant can sign o.
not. just as he sees fit.
Assuming he does not sign by Oct
1, and the landlord has leased the prem
iseS to another. the landlord could &c
TO court and ask an order requiring tht
tenant to show cause why he should
not vacate. When the case came uT
the tenant would have the right h
show he has no other place TO 20 and
the court would have the power =,
grant him stay OF not more than on,
year, Should the landlord inSIst n,
receiving the greater rental the conr,
may hold an inquiry to detern1ine
| whe ther Ihe landlords claim is reason
able"
The evening world., 1920-04-17
FREIGHT MOVING
IN RAIL CENTRES
AS MEN RETURN
Strikers Bow to Ultimatum, but
Workers in Other Indus
tries Are Kept Idle.

CHICAGO. April 17.--To-day was
set by railroads an the times limit for
Outlaw strikers TO return to work
and with substantial dessrtions Of in
surgents already reported a complete
collapse OF the strike Is believed to
be IN sight.
Freight moved to-day in central
and far Western States on an In.
creased scale and in many sections
conditions were rapidly approaching
normal. Railroad officials went ahead
with preparations to replace strikers
who failed to heed the uitlmatum TO
return TO work.
A. r. Whitney, vice president OF the
brotherhood OF Railroad Tralnfnen,
declared to-day all members Of the
organization remaining on strike
would be dropped.
Railroad of1cials reported n marked
Improvement in trafic conditions in
Chicago yards.
Little change In the strike situa-
ton in Michigan and Ohio was re-
ported to-day. Several hundred
thousand industrial workers re-
mnined idle awaiting the reopening
of factories closed by a shortage Of
fuel and raw materials.
Increasing movement OF freight at
nearly all points in the Far West
was reported by railway officials.
Al st. Louis freight embargoes we're
lifted ar groups Of strikers were
returning TO work. One thousand
maintenance OF way men and shop
iaiborers at Springfield. Mo, returned
TO work.
BOSTON, April 1T.--Continuance
Of present railroad passenger sched-
ules and the operation of industrial
establishments depend upon the
amount OF coal arriving by Monday.
The New York. Now Haven and
Hartford Railroad announced that 1t
would make drastic cuts in passenger
service on Monday unless a sub
stantial amount OF coal comes
through. The food supply was re-
ported as still SUFFICIENT for some days.
PHILADELPHIA, April Ire
ports received by the Pennsylvanla,
Reading, and Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads showed that there was a
general return to work to-day. Pas-
senger service was normal. An eN-
traordinary effort was made TO move
freight. Empty. coal cars were rushed
to the mines.
WILMINGTON. Del. April 1.-THE
strike of 1000 insurgent railroad en-
ployees in this city was broken at an
early hour this morning. when train
men OF night shifts began reporting
for work.
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SINKING STEAMER
BEGS ASSISTANCE
Last Wireless Said She Was Filling
Fast and Pumps Are Out Of
Commission.

LONDON. April 16.--The British tank
steamer Hotham Newton. from Ardros-
san. Scotland. March IL for Phlladel-
phlA. which this afternoon sent out a
wireless call for assistance. tonight re-
ported by radio that she was fast hlling
with water and her pumps were out OF
commission. The wireless said:
Necessary TO reach us with all de-
spatch. Dynamo viii last about one hour.
Water gaining fast and all pumps use
less Main fres all awash. Weather
moderate"
The destroyer Terarch reported by
wireless that she expected to reach thu
distressed vessel at l.. N.
The HOtham Newton is q vessel OF
2.GiS gross tons and was built In 1898.
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Thousands in Hartford Clubs.

HARTFORD, Conn, April H.
overalls made their first appearance
here to-day when clerks in the
Phoenix and Connecticut Fire Insur-
ance Companies came to work in
denim. Next week hundreds in other
insurance offices are expected TO
emulate this example.
Mayor Richard ]. Kinsella has ap-
proved the movement and says he
may discharge his duties garbed in
overahs.
An endless chain system by which
each pledged member of the Hart
ford overall Club agrees to bring in
two more members has brought the
total up to several thousands, which
will be doubled now that women's
pledged cards have been printed and
issued
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VOLUNTEERS STICK;
BRING IN 2l TRAINS
/ ON LACKAWANNA
Only Missing Fireman Had to Quit
Early Rising Or Lose
Prize Maid.

with only one deserter from their
ranks. the commuters who have been
Aring their own way to the Hudson
River every morning over the lines
OF the LAokawanna Railroad to-day
brought in 21 passenger trains
out OF a possible twenty-one. Off,
cials es the railroad declared that, 30
far az accommodation OF the puOlic
Is concerned. suburban passenger
service is back where II was before
the strike. The volunteer fireman
wiso failed to show up was unable
to report.
''lIe called mp late last night" the
Tranic Superintendent said. "and
with tears in his voice declared that
the issue had been put up to him 20
choose between the Lackawanna
Railroad and the best hOusewO-k
gh1 In all the Oranges.
Il didn't mind It for two or three
days" said the maid OF all work. but
81 you think / am going TO set break
fast every morning at 4 o'clock so
you cen get into overalls aud make
q show OF yourself. I'm done. To-
morrow morning you stay in bed
until some Christian hour or you get
your own breakfast"
The LAokaWannR announced II
would have at least thirty outgoing
e0mmuting trains. starting about
noon.
Practically all OF to-day's volun.
teers were members OF the American
Legion who served as commissioned
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BRIDE TRIES SUICIDE
IN LEAP OFF BRIDGE
Woman, Eighteen, Jumps in Pei
ham Bay While Quarelling
With Husband.

While auarrelling with her husband
Paul. according to the police, on Hunter
Island Bridge. Pelham Bay Park. last
night. Mrs. Louise Lass, eighteen. a
bride OF three months. who said she
lived at No. 1910 Forest Avenue. Brook
lyn. attempted suicide by jumping into
flfteen feet OF water. The husband and
Patrolman Hector Hemingway of the
City Island Police Station, in q roWbOat.
rescued her in an unconscious condi-
ton.
She was treated by Dr. Epstein Of
Fordham Hospital. 1t was said she will
recover. Both the man and wife re-
fused 10 discuss the alleged quarrel.
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Newspaper staff in Denim.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-The
vogue OF overalls for business wear was
spreading throughout the Pacific Coast
from California to Vancouver. B. c.,
to-day. Members OF the editorial stan
OF the San Francisco Examiner. from
assistant managing editor 20 copy boys
agreed to wear oYerallS during work
ing hours beginning Monday.
All employees OF the Salem, Ore. Post
once. except carriers. appeared to-day
in overalls.
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Minister to Preach in Denim.

LIBERAL. Mo-. April 1.-THE Rev.
W. Il. Matthews. pastor Of the Mstho-
dist Church here. will wear overalls
In his pulpit Sunday. j. b. Bundy,
superintendent of Schools, is wearing
overalls in his school work and is ad-
vlsing the boys of the senior class OF
the high school to wear them at the
commencement exercises.
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WASHINGTON, April i7.-An In
crease OF i6S per cent in the last ten
years IN the population OF MuskegOn
Heights, Mich. announced to-day by
the Census Bureau, IL the largest ye,
population OF 1880 In 1910 the city has
grown to 9.bi4. The largcst increase
previously announced was that ol
SCOTS Blum, Neb.. which showed 3
growth OF 1853 per cent.
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Louisville MayOr in Denim.

LOUISVILLE, ny. April Ito
further the cause OF the newly formed
overall Club here. Mayor George
Smith appeared at the City Hall yes
terday afternoon attired in denims
The overalls were presented to him
by IA large Louisville clothing con-
eern. which in an accompanying note
requested to see the Mayor. thus at
tired. lead the parade or overalled
citizens next week
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HuFTy UNhIeF OF Ihe AmeFlcAn CIoak
and Suit Manufacturers Association
announced to-day that representative
Of this and other garment manufac-
tlrers' organizations will 20 To Albany
on Tuesday to urge the passage nl
legislation 20 relieve the high rent sit.
uAtion In loft buildings. He said he
believed consumers Org, ,nlEationH would
also lend their influence because after
an In said and done II II the ultimate
consumer who has TO pay. He said
rents on some lofts had been raised
| 200 per cent.
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Students Buy OyeraIIs.

SCRANTON. Pa, April l7.--Stu-
dents and faculty members at Key
stone Academy. Factoryville, Penn
sylvania's only Baptist preparatory
school, joined the overall movement
All pledged themselves to wear over
alls until clothing Is cheaper.
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OVERALLS MOVE
SPREADS TO MANY
CITIES AND SCHOOLS
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money raising campaign decided yes
terday that students of Smith Col
lege ought to start an overall club"
As the college colors are orange and
white, IL was recommended that
members of the club wear white
neckties and skirts OF golden khaki. "
The following telegram was sent to
DR.. Ada COmBtoclS. dean OF the coll
lege; Conference this afternoon de-
cided to have girls wear khaki skirt
and white necktie."
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Village Club Bans New Clothing.

WINSTBD, Conn, April 17,-Henry
L. Philipps OF Falls Village was the
prime mover in the organization OF
the Old Clothes Club, which has
adopted a rule that none OF its mem
bers shall wear anything new, includ-
ing oVeralls, until prices have dropped
The club has forty members. To wear
overalis might boost their price, club
members argued. so II was decided to
ban them also,
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CwdOn&Dlworth
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ORANcEllAnlAIADE.
OIED.

,IPPMAN Services CAMP
BrLL FUNERAL CHURCH. Broadway
0Oth a., Monday, +. N.
VAn-At Baltimore. Nd, ON Friday
norr,nr, April Is, 1890, THEODORE
N VAIL. in the TSth year Of his age
Funeral services will be held In the
church at Parslppany, n. j. At ll'SO
A NJ. New York time. sunday Apn'
"a Friends from New York dssirins to
.,tsna services villa please telsphone
cort. l2OOO with reference to 'ranSOor-
tation, arrangements
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oUIJA SOLVES $1,000 THEFT
Leads to Arrest of Three Men In
SILK shirt Robbery.

Detectives Wey and McCarton early
TO day arrested Fred Buckers, Lewis
Tarkin and Thomas Igo In an apart
ment at No. 1921 Cambrelling Avenue
Bronx, on a charge OF burglary. Ac-
cording to the police, the three men
early yesterday robbed the Daner hab-
crdashery store. No, S97 Prospect Ave-
nue.. the Bronx, OF $4,000 worth OF silk
shirts. forcing a door made OF stee
sheeting.
Asked how they came 10 accuse the
three men. the detectives looked the
reporter squArely In the eye and said
"Ouija did IL. She told us where We
could find the stolen silks
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AMHERST. Mass. April I7.-Presi-
dent Alexander Meiklejohn OF Amherst
College announced to-day an increase OF
so per cent. in salary for all members OF
the facdlty. The trustees have also de-
cided to expend 90 per cent more money
for maintenance OF buildings and
grounds. Tuition fees will be increased
to help In meeting the advances.
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WOULD ORDER SALE OF SUR
PLUS MOTOR VEHICLES.

Mr. Mclaughlin OF Michigan, a Re-
publican. joined with Democrats in
asking that the bill incorporate a pro-
vision directing the Secretary OF War
10 sell all surplus motor vehicles. Mr..
Kahn said the bill carries a proviso
that no motor vehicles shall be pur-
chased with money Appropriated by
the bill, and that is true, except for
what might appear TO the uninitiated
the trifling fact that the prohibition
does not apply TO vehicles needed
"solely for experimental purposes"
''The provision should be iron clad, :"
declared Mr.. Mclaughlin. Congress
passed a law directing the Secretary
Of War to turn over TO the Depart
ment OF Agriculture surplus trucks
which could he used in road work.
The War Department has turned over
to the Agricultural Department GER
tain trucks under that provision OF
law. but these trucks have been
stripped down to their running gear
and are useless to the Agricultural
Denartment. The dumping ma
chinery and upper works which would
make the trucks useful in road Work
have been taken of. have a letter
from the Secretary OF War admitting
that this Is so and setting up the ex-
cuse that the War Department has q
legal right to keep snch motor We
hicies as the army thinks may be
needed
Then Mr.. Madden threw his verbal
+ oh ey-nIosive. Chairman Kahn said
that in view OF the startling
charges" which had been made by
Mr.. Madden he would Immediately
get in touch with Mr. ReaVls about
The motor vehicle question and with
other committee chairmen.
From the subject OF army motor
vehicles It is a natural step TO the
problem Of the vanishing horses ana
mnles OF the army. A burning Ques-
tion at this time Is:
Do all the horses and mules in the
| army die every year7 Does the army
start in on the Hrst or each July
without a horse or q mule in the
military barns or cOrrals?
The appropriation bill for the mill
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Wear OveraIIs and Ginuham.

PEORIA, ILL.,. April 17.-An over
alls Club was started yesterday among
male oftice employees of one OF
Peoria's big industrles. while the girls
came 10 work in Bingham dresses.
Monday county ofiic.als and Court
House employees win appear in over
ala.
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have been laid out 10 New Jersey for
two weeks.
Twenty-Five Of the steam hremen
also returned to work. relieving coll
ieeo students and other volunteers
who had aided IN restoring the com
pany's eastern lines TO normal pas
uenge- trahlc.
Though the Erie moved out some
freight overnight and its passenger
service, with the aid Of partly vol
unteer crews. was constantly I'M
pyoving. ognicals reported a dis
uppolntinSly small number of men
returning. The ofHciaas said that
talks with some Of the strikers
showed 6eeiing had run 90 high on
the road-where the strike hrst be-
cuHne eftocttve-that the men who
washed 70 return were afraid 70 do
80 singay for fear OF being attacked
BY members Of the radical minority.
They oeai0vod the men would not
come back until they could come
e,aras IN q body with mutual self pro-
tection.
NEW HAVEN MOVING FREIGHT
MORE FREELY.
: The New York. New Haven and
Hartford reported practically oil OF
its men back In the 9Iarlen, Bridge
port and STANFORD freight yards and
said il was able to handlo the limited
amount OF freight II was receiving
from other roads. -Four freight trains
between New York and the South
crossed HIeiI Cate Bridge in the fore
noon. The curtained passenger
schedule for suburban trains was
nsDying regularly. Men were re-
ported returning 10 work In small
groups trregIaarly.
The New York Central found no
difficulty in maintaining the freight
traffic, which II invited yesterday by
removing embargoes on freight east
Of Yonlxers and on transfers TO con-
meeting tines. The company refused
70 give out exact figures as TO the
number Of men returning. saying that
the most satisfactory showing us to
the abaity Of the road TO keep going
was the large and increasing sched-
uIes of freight trains sent and re-
celved without any interference with
an uninterrupted passenger schedule
Tho North River was dotted with
car floats bringing freight from New
Jersey terminals to Manhattan.
showing at the same time evidence
OF the disappearance Of the marine
worker strike aS a factor and the
clearing out Of the jammed fredght
yards across the Hudson.
The Pennsyivania was close behind
tho Now York Central in the volume
OF freight receipts and wNs able 20
add general merchandise TO the In
coming deliveries of rood stuffs
There were lines Of returned workers
at the doors Of all the freight offices
this morning.
No hint OF Pesturation Of service
came from the Hudson and Manhat-
ian tubes. though SCORES OF former
employees have left strikerS meet
ings declaring they were going back
10 work ana have not been seen again
where strikers congregate. A secret
meeting OF the strikers was held at
EIancOclk Hall. No. 14S Lewis Avenue,
Jersey City, to-day, attended Tor The
most part by those who felt that there
was not freedom OF action for the
tube inen in the general meetings at
Grand View HAN.
-
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Vail Funeral at PArHIpPahy, n. j..
TO-MOFFOVV MOrninn,

Funeral services for Theodore n.
Vail Chairman OF the Board OF Dl-
neetors OF the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. who died IN BaltI-
more Yesterday, will be held I In the
A. ~, New York time Tomorrow.
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HORSE MYSTERY IS PASSED UP
WITHOUT SOLUTION.


Mr. Jones wanted TO know what
became OF the 10000 or 10000 horses
which the army had on hand sixteen
months ago.
He wanted to know what has be-
come OF the $2.500OO0 appropriated
for the purchase of horses during the
current year "if that sum should be
needed"
He wanted to know II the commit
tee had made any effort to find out
what had become OF the 10000 or So
900 horses or what has been done
with the S2,500.000 appropriation for
the purchase OF horses.
Chairman Kahn. Of the Military
Affairs Committee admitted that he
couldn't answer the question. He and
other members of the committee read
from the records OF hearings but the
matter read did not touch upon the
subjects brought up by Mr Jones Of
Texas. The House sitting as a COM
mittee Of the whole, voted down an
amendment offered by MIR. Jones re-
duclng the horse fund appropriation
for next year to 100000 and that
appears to be. the end of the vanish
ing army horse and mule mystery 50
far as this Congress is concerned
This matter OF the vanishing horses
and mules illustrates a vicious feature
of the system of making appropria-
lions under the prevalent praetcc
and there are many who believe. tie
proposed budget system will not
prove 10 be a remedy. Here is the
system:
A depa rtment chief or bureau head
submits an estimate Of the money he
will need next year
A committee or sub committee of
the House takes up his estimates and
sends for him and questions him.
His sole effort is to defend his
request and show that il is wei
founded. Seldom is an attempt made
TO discover what he did with the
money given him the year before.
Finally the committee, from informa-
ton gathered TO a great extent from
the man who is to spend the money!
recommends that he be awarded a
certain amount
From that time on the committee
or sub committee, having committed
itself. is unconsciously the champion
of the department CHIEF or bureau
chief associated with this particular
appropriation.
However. the department chief or
bureau chief has not exhausted his
persuasive ammunition on the House
Committee or sub committee. He
still has a chance with a Senate COM
mittee or ub-committee and very
often his arguments are more effec-
tive there than they were in the first
instance, as witness the action OF the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs
in raising the appropriation for the
purchase Of horses $500, 900 last
year when the army had just sold
SO, 900 horses and had between 10000
and 10000 horses and mules on hand.
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Funeral services will he held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock In the Church OF
the Most Holy Redeemer. East Third
Street, FOR the Rev. Elias Frederick
schauer, c. S. S. r.. who died yester-
day in the church rectory after an i'll
ness OF three days. He was born IN
Bavaria eighty-eight years ago.
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a carrying out OF the idea to eX-
tremes, but good sensible wearing-out
OF our old clothes"
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senator Sutherland SHES Hia Ha'
Into Political nanE.

WASHINGTON. April ~. - senator
Howard Sutherland OF West Virginia
to-day announced his candidacy for the
Republican PTes,ssRtlqi nomination.
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that army ofieers were helping
favored insiders to make millions OF
dollars solely ON ais responsibility as
member OF Congress.
Mr.. Madden. In eject. declared
that the cfacers in charge OF sales
make a practice Of Withholding GER
tain supplies from sale By the pro-
cess Of neglectinE to declare suoh
supplies surplus material until
favored merchants or mlddlomen
have sold the goods At a profit. In
other words, he charged that outsid-
ers sell army goods which they do
not own and then 30 TO certain on
GERS in the surplus sales division and
purchase the articles. or materials
they have already disposed OF. He
charged that except where there Is a
very large supply, which cannot he
handled by the favored clique, the
War Department does not declare
surpluses other than In the fraudu-
lent manner alleged.
The accusation was promptly de-
MED, but 1t is generally agreed that
the case does not admit OF disposition
by denial Mr., Madden has started
something.
He was challenged by Representa-
tives Fields of Kentucky and Gard OF
Ohio to name the persons in OF out
of the army he had in mind and re-
fused to take up the challenge. Mr..
Gard said there had been too much
loose talk about crimes and corrupt
practices coming from members of
the majority protected by their posi-
tions as public officers.
Mr.. Fields said:
at 10 the duty Of the gentle
man from illinois to name the
ns he indiots and give those
names to the Department Of jus
tieS."
SThe Department Of Justice will
know when they read what I
say" replied Mr.. Madden. II make
my charge on direct Information
and think ! will be able 70 prove
IT,"
Mr.. Madden's accusations were
made Just before the close Of dis
cussion on the Military Appropria-
tions Bill. Democrats and Repub-
hcans had Joined in accusing the
House Committee on Military Affairs
of failing to investigate charges that
the army has allowed thousands Of
motor vehicles to fall into decay by
exposing them 10 the weather because
motor vehicle manufacturers had
asked that the army's surplus supply
be withheld from the market
Mr.. Kahn OF California, Chairman
of the Military Affairs Committee.
said that a sub committee of which
Mr.. Renvis Of Nebraska Is Chairman,
had been investigating the motor We
hieie matter for months and would
aoo0 rannrf