y'- r'-' t.'.. VOL. L. VIII. NO. 18,428 Entered at Portland (Oreson Post of fie aft Spcond-Clasn Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, ' DECE3IISEK 18, 1919. PRICE FIVE CEXTS I MAN ELECTROCUTED CLEARING ICE AWAY SECRETARY LANE'S ENGINEER LEAPS AS COOS TRESTLE FALLS li.(iLMi AXD CARS CRASH 2 0 FEET; BOILER EXPLODES. LUMBERMEN BITTERLY PROTEST CAR FAMINE FINLEY OUSTED AS MRS. BILLIIMGS WINS $15,000 TACOMA CASE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POINTS OUT STATE BIOLOGIST RISK FAILURE HIGH-POWER WIRF. IS STRUCK WITH IRON BAR. WASHINGTON TOLD INDUSTRY IS -PRACTICALLY PROSTRATE. i LOSES SUICIDE CONTENTION. ROADS' RETENTION ASKED OF WILSON Union Labor and Farmers Make Request. LEG ON JOB UE ONE WAR : I' i-t - RATE INCREASE FORECAST Delegation Informed Presi dent's Mind Still Open. PEACE-TIME TEST URGED Enactment of Legislation to Be Dc. layed by Differences Between Senate and House. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. President "Wilson's mind ia still open on the question of returning the railroads to private control. Secretary Tumulty today told a delegation representing union labor and farmers' organiza tions which called at the White House to present a letter asking the execu tive to delay return of the roads for two years. -, This was the first authoritative ex pression on the subject which had come from administration quarters since the president . informed con gress last May that he planned to relinquish federal control by Jan uary 1. The president, Mr. Tumulty said, would be glad to get the views of the labor and farmer representa tives, who Insisted that a fair test of government operation In peace time should bw given. Cummins Rear Request. a hue the delegation was at the White House the senate was speed lng up consideration of the Cummins railroad bill and apparently was near- lng a final vote. Under the measure the roads would be returned to their owners within 30 days after the bill became law, but there was no pros pect that final enactment of any rail road legislation would be completed until well after the Christmas holi days, owing to differences between the senate and house. Before going to the White House, the union labor and farmers' dele , . : ; gation, which included Samuel Gom pers, president of the American Fed '."k.s" eration of Labor, and representatives ...'"y ot tno railroad brotherhoods, called on Senator Cummins, chairman of the aenaie interstate commerce committee - . . and asked that his bill be withdrawn. He indicated he would lay the re Quest before the full committee. '.' ' The letter from fh lnhtr r - . ers delegations to the president said proponents of the Cummins bill -. - ptatmpH tliot Ilia ,3 . 1 . v. ificomciiL piannea . -- -" lo return the roads by January 1 and ' that some legislation providing for BUC" "turn must be enacted imme '' dlately. V i Rate Iarrm. T-.1 . "Director-General Hines and merri . ? ! ol lne interstate commerce com- ' . t mission have shown florn. .v. . . v. .. . . . J 1.11 ' , return of the railroads will involve yi an Increase In freight rates of close . j,uuu,uuu,uoo. This increase will be " ; ',- renectea in an increased cost of liv .- ing of at least S4 (inn nnn nnn - "f possibly 15,000,000.000. The American . - ' - neonla pannnt anH ehnut . . , . . k w..vu.u UUL BL0.11U .1- -1 such an increase. . ' '... " respectrully request that you '.' "top the rumors that you plan to .... return the railroads to private con trol and that in view of the changed conditions and unrest .af.hii.i. 4 v ""..v. i.uiuiutin;o ujr auvocating tnat i -v. i"iiuu ui Bovernment operation ."- e continued for at least two years. ... . - uiaiivcjv accepted an amendment by Senator Jones, repub lican, Washington, designed to pre vent ioreign-owned railroads and ship lines from discriminating against American carriers by cutting their rates on shipments to points within the United States. Senator Jones ex plained that the amendment is aimed especially at. certain Canadian rail roads, over which, because of reduced rates, such American goods are shin pend in bond through Canada to Pacific coast cities of the Unite States and also railroad-owned ship lines touching Alaskan ports. The anti-strike provisions were con sidered briefly tonight, but went over until tomorrow. A substitute for the anti-strike clauses, introduced by Senator Mc Cormick, republican, Illinois, will be considered tomorrow. His plan Is similar to the Canadian law and would prohibit strikes or lockouts of employes until 60 days after decisions by an arbitration board. The Mc Cormick plan also would require the arbitration board to dispose of all controversies within 90 days. Senator Cummins said American labor leaders were more opposed to the Canadian system than to the provisions of the pending bill. The letter to the president was signed by the following farmers' rep resentatives: George P. Hampton, managing director of the Farmers' na tional council, and Fred J. Chamber lain, representative of the Washing ton, Oregon, Idaho and Colorado state granges, and others. TIGER'S CONDITION GOOD Last Bulletin on Premier Clemen ceau Reads: "Satisfactory." PARIS, Dec. 17. Tonight's bulletin on M. Clemenceaus condition reads: "The premier's condition is very satisfactory." There will be no further bulletins, Vrtliur N. Nicholson, Manager of Park Apartments, Dies Instant ly, on Fire Escape. Arthur N. Nicholson, 3S years of age, night auditor at the Multomah hotel and manager of the Park apart ments. 355 Harrison Btreet, was in stantly killed by electrocution yes terday when ne accidentally struck a high power wire with an iron bar while clearing ice from a water pipe leading from the root of the apart ment house. Acting Harbor Master Prehn and Officer Ahern, of the harbor patrol, went to the .scene with a pulmotor and an effort was made to resusci tate the man. Dr. H. F. Leonard was also called. The body was turned .over to Leo Goetsch, deputy coroner, who announced there would be no inquest. Mr. Nicholson was standing on the fire escape at the . apartment house and as the fire escape was wet it was a good conductor. When he struck the wire tenants in the apart ment house slw a flash. Assistance was summoned Immediately and the police were notified. Mr. Nicholson had been a resident of Portland for the past 19 years. coming to this city from Victoria, B. C. He was for a time associated with the Portland hotel, later trans ferring to the Multnomah. He is survived by his widow and a daughter Dorothy, 8 years of age. He leaves a mother and a brother. Dr. Frank Nicholson, both of whom live in Victoria, B. C. RESTAURANT PRICES STAY 50 00 Xew York Houses Defeat Rise to Consumers. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Representa tives of 5000 New York restaurants in convention today decided that de spite heavy increases in operating costs and losses due to prohibition, they would not Increase prices to con sumers, but would meet the situation by effecting economies of operation. Joseph Burger, president of the united restaurant owners' association, said a resolution to increase charges had ljeen defeated. An earlier report said the restaurant men had decided upon a 10 per cent rise to become ef fective January 1. Mr. Burger said the association had collected $100,000, which, will be used to . help smaller members keep in business. HEAD OF CHRIST IS "SEEN" Picture Drawn During Period of Spiritual Inspiration. LONDON, Dec. 17. (Special.) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who in his lec tures on spiritualism repeatedly has declared he has been in communica tion with the spirit of his son. writes to the Daily Mail describing "a most marvellous" head of Christ which, he says, was drawn in a few hours under spiritual inspiration by Airs. Spencer. daughter - in - law of Viscountess Churchill. He asserts that Mrs. Spencer nor mally has no power of artistic ex pression, and he affirms that the pic ture. now exhibited at the Walker gallery, New Bond street, is "the finest head of the founder of christi anity that ever has been conceived." HOUSING CORPORATION HIT Congressman Charges Organization With Extravagance. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Charges that the United States housing Cor poration In revising salaries of its officers moved the majority of them upwards were made in the house to day by Representative Clark, demo crat of Florida, in opening debate on the bill to dissolve the corporation. "Grafters are grafters, whether democrats or republicans, and you will find them about equally divided in this housing corporation," he said. Extravagant expenditures had been made Representative Clark said, on construction of emergency buildings and dormitories during the war, par ticularly those in Washington, to house volunteer war workers. FAMILY LOST IN SNOW Travelers Not Heard From Since Start Across Mountains. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.) That L. E. Williams, his wife, three i small children and brother, George ' Williams, who started from Fall Creek with a four-horse team and wagon on November 3 to cross the Cascade mountains on the .way to Harney county may have perished in the snow or that they are snow bound somewhere In the mountains, is the belief of their friends and ac quaintances in Eugene and Fall Creek. . Sheriff Fred G. Stickels yesterday was informed that the family has not been heard from since. SEIZURE LAW IS UPHELD Illinois Statute for Liquor Search Held Constitutional. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 17. Con stitutionality of the Illinois "search and seizure" law as far as it pertains to hunting out and confiscation of li quor illegally possessed, was upheld today by the state supreme court. The court held invalid that part of the law which provides for the de struction of liquor and other confis cated property without due notice be- ing given owners. Wish to Quit Wilson Cab inet Long Known. TEAM WORK HELD DIFFICULT Disagreement With Chief on Many Points Clear. RETIREMENT SOON LIKELY Report of Resignation Premature, but Secretary Makes Xo Denial of Desire to Get Away. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 17. Premature publica tion today of the announcement of the resignation from the cabinet of Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the in terior, served to emphasize as news what has been common gossip in Washington for more than a year. In denying this afternoon that his resignation had gone to the presi dent, Secretary Lane offered no con tradiction of the statements as to the reason for his proposed retirement, which the unauthorized announce ment carried. It has been generally understood for a long period that Secretary Lane had not been in agreement with the administration on many matters. Him self a big man of broad experience. it has undoubtedly been difficult for him to work in harmony, at all times with some other member:- of the cab inet who were not selec -t -ause of their special qualifita' wi- Clash 'With Baker ik.e-n.'ld. One of his first disagreements was with Secretary Baker early in the war, his criticism ot some or me a.a- mlnistrative acts of the secretary of war being In harmony with what was the common opinion at that time. While other cabinet members have been quick to shout "me, too,' to every new pronouncement of their chief, Mr. Lane has always reserved his judgment and later approved or maintained silence as his wisdom dic tated. There is no doubt that the latest occasion Tor his displeasure was tne manner of settling the coal strike. Secretary Lane was the only man in the cabinet who had any detailed or expert knowledge of the coal mining situation. It is the business of his department to know all about the coal mining industry of the country and it was his department that sup plied Fuel Administrator Garfield with the information on which the strike was being settled. Lane aturally DlMitleaMed. To have the plan of settlement of fered by the fuel administrator on the advice of the secretary of the in terior suddenly set aside to serve the ends of politics was of course dis tasteful to Mr. Lane, who has played no politics at any time in the admin istration of his office. He regarded the white house Interference in the strike settlement as uncalled for and unfortunate for the ordinary consum ers' of coal, who are more numerous (Concluded on Page 12. Page 2.) . i , ;; Driver, Feeling Structure Give Way, Jumps 30 Feet to Mud Flat; Injury Is Slight. MARSHFIELD. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) A 20-foot trestle over which coal from the Llbby mine had been delivered for a period of from 25 to 30 years went down today with a locomotive and three cars of coal, at a point opposie Englewood, and En gineer Enoch Holland, the only per son on board, escaped with only a few bruises. A3 the train moved from solid ground on to the trestle. Engineer Holland felt the structure giving away and Jumped to the opposite side on which the engine and cars fell He struck a support and landed about 30 feet from the trestle on a mud flat. The engine and two cars went into the marsh and the boiler of the en gine exploded. Mr. Holland had been engineer on the train for nearly 20 years. The property belongs to the Rey nolds Development company, but is operated by George Drfll. U. S. MAY SELL BUILDINGS BUI for Disposal of Many War Structures Passes House. ' WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Without a dissenting vote the house passed and sent to the senate today a bill order ing the sale of housing facilities erected by the government during the war to relieve congestion In many industrial centers. The measure also abolishes the United States housing bureau, transferring the properties to the treasury for sale to private per sons. Debate on the measure centered largely in an attack on the housing bureau. Charges of profligate ex penditure of government funds were made, and assertion was made that the senate public buildings commit tee was investigating with a view to determining where it should recom rrtnd prosecutions by the department of justice. PYTHIANS TO MEET CHEF Supreme Chancellor to-Attend Con rention Opening Today. THE DALLES. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) The 20th annual district con vention of the Knights of Pythias will oplti here tomorrow with the of ficial visit of Charles S. Davis, of Denver. Colo., supreme chancellor. The Dalles being the first city to receive Chancellor Davis In this etate. He will later pay visits to two other lodges In Oregon. Three hundred visiting members and officers are expected at the con vention, which covers the counties of Wasco. Hood River, Sherman and Gilliam. A class of 125 will be in itiated. USE OF SWAMPS PRESSED Oregon Delegation Asks Klamath Project for Soldiers. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Utilization of 10.000 acres of government-owned swamp land near Klamath lake. Ore gon, as a soldier's settlement project was urged by the Oregon delegation in the house at a conference today with Secretary Lane. The government now Is negotiating a contract with private Interests to reclaim the land and secure its use for 80 years. FARMER: "NO USE OF TALKING, SAM, THEY WONT HITCH.' Telegram Demands Assignment ol Experienced Railroad Man to Handle Coast Traffic. ' SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 17. Tele grams alleging that a car shortage has rendered the "Pacific northwest lumber Industry "practically pros trate" and unable to handle the "heav iest volume of the most attractive business ever offered" were sent by the West Coast Lumbermen's associa tion of Seattle today to Secretary Tumulty, the Oregort and Washing ton members of congress and Wash ington (D. C.) 'officials of the United States railroad administration. Approximately 30 large - mills in Oregon and Washington haye been forced by the car shortage to close down, according to reports reaching the association headquarters here. Mills are closed at Everett. Eugene, Bellingham. Astoria, Brighton, Albany, Hoquiam, Falls City and other points, the association has announced. The telegrams asked "that If the roads are to continue under govern ment control that there be some per son in the car service department at Washington, D. C. who has a knowl edge of the traffic problems of this section or who will at least pay at tention to the suggestionsa and rec ommendations of the railroad men ot this region who have made them selves proficient in the handling of the northwest traffic affairs by years of daily contact, study and experi ence." HUNTER SHOT FOR CAT Companion of A. II. Janes Fires at Bushes, Kills Friend. PENDLETON. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) Ashley H. Janes, 25, rancher of the southern end of the county, was shot fatally yesterday by his hunting companion, Edward Warner, according to word which reached here today. The two men, both experienced woodsmen and hunters, were out searching for a bobcat which had been making inroads in their stock. According to the report here, on the way back, Warner fired into a clump of moving bushes, the shot striking Janes 'who died instanly. Janes leaves a father and five sisters. FAMOUS LIBRETTIST-DIES Lugui II Ilea, Who Developed "Madame Butterfly," Passes. ROME, Dec. 17. Lugui Illica, Italy's foremost grand opera librettist, died today. In all he gave the words to 50 operas, including works by Puc cini. Mascasnl, Cilea, Giordano and I Franchetti. The libretto of Mascagni's I "Iris" and Puccini's "La Boheme' I were written by Illica. who also, aid I ea by liiacosa. developed tne liDretto of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." Illica had been 111 for several years and unable to write. GERMANY EXPECTS CLASH Possibility of Revolutionary Ris lugs Seen by Minister. BERLIN, Dec. 16. Dr. Karl W. W, Heine. Prussian minister of the in terior, declared In the Prussian Na tional assembly today: "We must reckon with the possl bility of revolutionary risings thi winter. We know how to deal with them." Game Commission Acts Because of Friction. OFFICE IS DECLARED VACANT Attempts to Bring Harmony Repeatedly Fail. AD CLUB VOICES PROTEST Naturalist Asserts Proposal to Sub mit Resignation Blocked; Trou ble Is of Long Standing. William L. Finley has been removed as state biologist of, the Oregon fish and game commission. This action was taken at a meeting of the com mission held in Portland December 11, but was not made public until yester day. Mr. Finley was removed from of fice, it is announced, because he was Unable to work In harmony with members of the commission. The statement Is made also that he was to have been given an opportunity to resign had he so desired, but this he failed or declined to do. The office of state biologist has been declared vacant, effective December 31. Mr. Finiey last night protested that he had been dismissed without a hear ing. The Portland Ad club at its meeting yesterday passed a vote of protest against the action of the com mission and telegraphed Governor Olcott to that effect. Lack of harmony Is given as the sole reason for Mr: Finley's removal, In an official statement issued yes terday "by F. M. Brown, secretary ot the commission, and written under the direction of the commission. Office Declared Vacant. "At a meeting of the fish and game commission held December 11, ad journed from Dc-iember 10, Commis Blone'rJack brought up the subject of State Biologist Finley continuing in service, a matter whiciv.had been un der consideration for some time." reads the o-flclal statement. "It was unanimously voted that owing to the Inability of Mr. Finley harmoniously to co-ordinate his ideas and work with the idaaa and policy of the board that the office be declared vacant January 1. 1920. "Messrs. Flelschner and Jack desig nated a committee to consider the ad visability of filling the office. "It was also voted that Commis sioner Stone and Governor Olcott be advised of the action and that they be requested to express their senti ments for record. This was done. The action taken was ' approved by them, the board being in full accord In the matter. Lack of Harmony Kenrretted. "When Mr. Finley was notified of the attitude of the board he requested that he be given an opportunity to resign. All the members agreed to this course except Mr. Jack, who lias not yet been heard from. This agree ment of the commissioners was to be (Concluded on Page 4. Column S.) Defense Scores Foster-Fatlicr of Deaf and Dumb Girl Alleged to Have Been Wronged. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 17. Minnie E. Billings, widow of Orville Billings. Tacoma capitalist and politician, won her suit In the federal court here to day, when a jury brought a verdict in her favor for $15,000 which Mrs. Billings was attempting to collect from a life insurance company. The jury was out but a few min utes and its finding is taken also as a verdict that Billings did not com mit suicide is contended by attorneys for the Insurance company, but met death through the accidental dis charge of his own revolver. The case has been on trial here for two days following a recess of several weeks due to a Juror's illness, and has excited considerable interest, as Bill ings was widely known in the Pacific northwest. Exhaustive evidence was presented by both sides and the defense in at tempting to prove its suicide allega tion dragged into the case a criminal action which was to have come up for trial in Seattle the day after Bill ings died. Counsel for Mrs. Billings in closing his argument bitterly scored W. H. Utter, foster-father of the deaf and dumb girl who It was alleged had been wronged by Billings. The de fense argued that It was this im pending action'whlch had caused Bill ings to take his own life April 22. 1919. ARMY SHELLS EXPLODE Northern New Jersey Shaken; Ar- senal Takes Fire. DOVER. N. J.. Dec. 18. An ex plosion of loaded ammunition at Pica tinay arsenal shook northern New Jersey last night a few minutes be fore midui'ht. Government officers at the arsenal telephoned to Dover to send all available fire apparatus and a few minutes late wire communi cation with the arsenal was cut off. It could not be ascertained if there was any loss of life. Flames at the arsenal could be seen for several miles. At 1:15 this morning shells were exploding at frequent intervals in the burning arsenal. Several hundred men have been employed at the ar senal, which has maintained opera tions since the signing of the ar mlstice, manufacturing powder. SEATTLE TO PAD CENSUS Absentees and Transients to Be Counted if Chamber Can .Work It. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 17. De termined to see that every Seattle resident is counted in the coming census, chamber of commerce of flcials today launched a campaign intended not only to educate the people how to give the census data but also to get all residents who may be leaving Seattle during the first part of January. A course in census Information may be introduced in the schools In order that parents can be informed. Minis ters are to be asked to urge their congregations to assist. Hotel clerks. ticket sellers and railroad men have been asked to assist in gathering the names of .people who leave the city while the census Is being taken. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERHAVS Maximum temperature, 37 derrrees: minimum, 30 dejerees. TODAY'S Rain: moderate southeasterly winds. National. Lesion points out war risks failure. Palte 1. Secretary Lane's position In Wilson cabinet admittedly Irksome one. rage 1. Lanslnx awaltlnc reply from Mexico Page S. Early action on treaty is likely, as both parties express nesire tor com prom ise, linorltig president. ratte s. Congress to hold army to 'KO.O0O. Page Government retention of railroads asked by delagation of labor ana larmers. rise l Publishers urged to make 10 per cent cu in consumption of paper. Page S. Iomettic. United States court starts Investigation of alleged coal mine conspiracy. fage o. Taert?eTf Is opposed by "good governmen league." Page 2. Pacific Northwest. Northwest lumbermen protest against car shortage. Page 1. Coos trestle falls: engineer saved. Page 1 Mrs. Billings wins $13,000 Tacoma suit. Pare 1. Oregon property valued at nearly billion. Page 8. Chenoweth release to be recommended to Historic structure at Willamette university almost tota.iy owinijto uj . Page 12. Waahlngton action on prohibition amend men l a tanas. nn Sports. Oregon football squad to leave for Pasa dena toaay. i- McCredle goes on with 1920 plans. Page 18. Swimming center may be transferred to Vancouver, n. v.. rig- ip. Commercial and Marine. Potatoes In northwest severely damage by cold wave. Page 23. Corn higher at Chicago, owing to advance In sterling exenange. fage z.j. Coast guard cutter batters way through Ice pack tor Kose i.iiy ana turscao, wnic arrive in stream, rage m. Portland and Vicinity. Woman, charged with robbery, defies own lawyer and judge. Page Ii. Apartment house manager killed by elec trocution. Page I. Lucas' "psychology" denounced as bogus by Oregon university educator, fage 10. Old world wags on, despite Porta'a "bump- off" prophecy. Page 10. W. L. Finley removed as state biologist Page 1. Lumbermen act to aid ex-aervlce men. Page 19. Santa Claus' candy supply this year will be limited one. Page li. Leonard Wood presidential campaign I launched by Oregon supporters. Page. Speedy Action by Con gress Is Demanded. SPECIFIC NEEDS SET FORTH Passage of Watson and Sweet Bills Desired. FULL POWER TO BE USED Bureau Chiefs Are Questioned, and Told Present Care of Disabled Is Not Satisfactory. WASHINGTON'. Dec. 17. Speedy av ion was demanded in congress on all matters affecting- the government's dealings with former service men. In resolutions adopted tonight by na- ional and" state offices of the Ameri can Legion at the conclusion of - hree-day conference with officials bf he war risk Insurance bureau. The resolutions also warned congress of he imperative necessity of providing relief for men who have met with in- ustice through the Inadequacy of laws under which the present Insur ance and compensation regulations are administered. Throughout the afternoon' session an evident spirit of concern was evi denced that"' the legion's power must be exerted if the nation is not to undergo again the burden of pension payments. The pension system was characterized as unnecessary and un just, and as adding a burden on the coming generation which the tax payer's of these years should shoulder. Specific Complaints Made. Brigadier-General Lord, director of finance of the war department; V. M. Lamkin, chief of the rehabilitation di vision of the federal board for voca tional education, and Surgeon Lavln- cer, representing the public health service, appeared and were questioned closely in regard to the activities of their departments. Specific cases were employed In rapid succession by the legion delegates in developing compla-ints of inefficiency and illus tration of changes in administrative practice requested by the former serv ice men. Franklin D'Olier. grand commander. assured government officials the legion had no- specific complaint against them, but that such must not be interpreted to mean the legion did not recognize failure on the part of the war risk bureau, the public health service and the vocational education board "to function satisfactorily." At the conclusion of the discussion. delegates summed up their views of needs for the former service men, as demonstrated by their study 'of the situation as follows: Paaaage of Bills Asked. "The Watson and Sweet bills should he passed by congress forthwith. "The bureau of war risk Insurance, federal board for vocational educa tion and the public health service especially the sections of the two lat ter agencies dealing with ex-service men should be combined under a single head, and one representative of the unified agency should be placed in each state. "The following modifications re garding insurance should be adopted: "Premiums should be payable . through the local post off ices. Re strictions based on relationship of beneficiaries should be removed. The amount of the Insurance under both term and converted policies should be payable at the option of the appli cant in a lump sum or otherwise, and If the applicant has exercised no option, then at the option of the bene ficiary. A partial disability benefit should be paid under all policies. Disabled Provided For. "That all disabled persons having war risk insurance while in the hos pitals, or while receiving benefits un der the war risk Insurance act, or while training, should have the pay ment of all Insurance premiums re mitted during the continuance of their disability and training, and that all forms used should be simplified. "All men receiving vocational training should have their mainte nance pay in full and a vocational training official should be perma nently stationed at every hospital where disabled ex-service persons are being cared for, to give personal and Individual information. Immediate and adequate steps should be taken to reach all persons at present en titled .to vocational training and not receiving it, and to acquaint them fully with their rights and to give training to all who are entitled to it; recreational features should be added to the vocational training pro gramme. "Substantial increases in all pres ent rates should be granted. Im mediate liberal and effective action should be taken on all claims. "Persons suffering from tubercu losis should be considered as totally disabled during the continuance of the disease and as compensable ac cordingly. "Hospital facilities at present pro vided are inadequate and congress should make a far more liberal pro vision for same." WASHINGTON. Dec IT. FTanklin D'Olier, grand commander of the American Legion, made public tonight (Concluded on Faga 2, Column 1.) . ' . - - - t . . - t - - " t. - -a i ; c--. - i -