Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1938, Page 1

WEA' THER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) « Fair and slightly cooler tonight; tomor= row fair, with moderate temperature; gentle, variable winds. Temperatures to- day—Highest, 77, at 2 at 6:30 am. pm.; lowest, 66, Full report on page A-2, Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 18 86th YEAR. No. CANTON AFLAME AFTERTHIRD RAID OF DAY FROM AIR Standard 0il Works and Lingnam University Are Struck by Missiles. U. S. CONSUL PROTESTS TO JAPANESE OFFICIALS Blaze From 0il Tanks Spreads to Rail Terminal, Destroying It and 16-Car Train. BACKGROUND— Fighting in 11-month-old Jap- anese-Chinese war continues to center in Central China provinces and in effort to stop flow of war supplies from Hong Kong to Chinese government at Hankow Japanese have bombarded Canton in the south from the air every day since May 28. The invaders also are menacing provisional Chinese capital and Chinese leaders are planning evacuation, probably to Yunnanfu. Arms supply by way of French Indo-China will still be possible . By the Associated Press. CANTON, China, June 8.—A big fire burned furiously tonight after Japanese warplanes in their third raid of the day dropped incendiary bombs on this terror-stricken city, where the air raid toll since May 28 was con- servatively estimated at 3,000 dead and 5,000 wounded. Two American-owned properties, Lingnam University and a Standard ON storage plant, were struck by bombs in two earlier raids today. (The American Government pro- tested to the Japanese Consul Gen- eral at Hong Kong today against the bombing by Japanese airplanes of the campus of the American- endowed Lingnam University at Canton. (The State Department said this country's protest was delivered to the Japanese official by Addison E. Southard, United States Consul General at Hong Kong. (The department said Southard cabled that three Japanese bombs fell on the western end of the cam- pus at the edge of the athletic field, * 200 yards from houses occupied by Americans. (No buildings were struck. (In protesting to the Japanese consulate general, Mr. Southard pointed out, the department said that the property was partly owned by Americans as well as the direct American participation in the in- stitution’s financial support and administration. (The Lingnam University is joint- 1y owned by Chinese and American missionary societies. ‘The univer- sity is directed by an interdenom- inational board of trustees in New York City, the majority of whose members are American.) It was the twelfth successive day | of air attacks on Canton or its en- virons. Tonight’s raiders came at 10:30 pm. (9:30 am, E. 8. T.), ap- parently aiming at Canton’s old pow- er plant, the only one not yet put out of commission by bombs. They missed that target, but started & big fire within 400 yards of Sha- meen, Canton's International Settle- | ment. It was believed the raiders came from bases established by the Jap- anese Navy on islands off the coast, near the Portuguese colony of Macao. Flames Destroy Terminal, The Standard Oil tanks hit in one of the two daylight raids burst into flame, spreading fires which destroyed the terminal of the Canton-Hankow Railway and a 16-car train just ar- rived from Hankow, China's provi- sional capital. At least 300 new civilian casualties | were inflicted on Honam Island, an industrial district. Several Japanese bombs, apparently aimed at the Pearl River bridge, exploded in Honam's congested areas, demolishing about 100 houses. It was estimated fully 500,000 inhab- itants of this war-crowded city of about 1,000,000 had fled. About one- third of its residences have been va- cated. Many Bodies in Debris, No accurate list of dead and in- Jured could be compiled because many bodies still were buried in the debris of wrecked buildings with rescue squads unable to keep pace with the destruc- tion, A direct hit on Canton's power sta- tion cut off electric power, disabling the city's air alarm system and crip- pling hospital services. Police dashed from house to house ringing doorbells to warn inhabitants as the Japanese planes came over, first before daybreak and later in mid- morning, Hospitals lacked current for re- frigerators to preserve serums and operate X-ray apparatus, and the work of caring for thousands of the injured was handicapped. The city’s telephone system was silenced, making more difficult the Work of relief and public safety. Besides the power station and rail- road terminal, the Japanese explosive and incendiary bombs caused heaviest damage at a cement works and a Brit- Ish-owned water works. Government buildings, the Sun Yat- Ben Memorial Hall, commemorating the founder of China’s republic, and several schools and universities were damaged. ‘Three bombs, dropped from 31 raid- ing planes, struck the American. endowed Lingnam University which is attended by several exchange stu- dents from the United States. The university is about a mile and (See CHINA, Page A-4) —_— Merchant’s Son Dies. PHOENIX, Ariz, June 8 (#).—J, C. Penney, jr., 34, son of the nationally known merchant, died of pneumonia here yesterday after a three-day ill- ness, He came here about four years ago to grow citrus but recently sold insurance. L4 . 34,371, By WILL P. KENNEDY. After word was spread among the Democratic membership of the House today that President Roosevelt had ap- proved the $500,000 item in the de- ficiency bill to start work on the '$3,- 000,000 Thomas Jefferson Memorial, | the item was passed by a vote of 121 to 67. For more than an hour and a half the House indulged in the liveliest debate for many days with Democratic leaders urging approval of the memo- rial item while the opposition was al- most exclusively¥from the Republican side. Representative Culkin, Republican, of New York, a member of the Me- morial Committee, declared opposition to the memorial was organized by | Washington business interests “for ths | purpose of compelling this Congress to | build a public auditorium for the Dis- trict of Columbia free of charge.” He attributed the opposition of Gilbert D. Clarke of White Plains, N. Y., recently elevated to the chairmanship of the Fine Arts Commissin, to & desire “to | get some professional advertising.” | Two amendments were offered, the | first by Representative Scott, Demc- crat, of California, who led the suc- cessful fight that had an identical itemn stricken from the bill last year. Representative Woodrum, Democrat, of Virginia, in charge of the appro- priation bill, offered a substitute | amendment which would provide that | the site and design be approved by | the President. He said he nad been Lhe i enin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g Sftar WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1938—FORTY PAGES. #%% House Votes $500,000 to Start Work on ]effqrson Memorial Approval, 121-67, Follows as Democrats Learn of Presidential Support. Lively Debate Is Staged. in confetence with Mr. Roosevelt and could assure the House that the me- morial and fine arts commissions would reach an agreement promptly if the amendment was approved. There was a howl of protest from leaders on both sides of the House against surrendering the duties and authority of Congress to the Presi- dent. The Woodrum amendment was rejected by a voice vote. Chairman Boylan and Representa- tive Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, members of the Memorial Commission, urged approval of the $500,000 ap- propriation. Other prominent Demo- crats who spoke in favor of the ap- Ppropriation were Chairman O'Connor of the Rules Committee, Representa- tive Snyder, Democrat, of Pennsyl- vania, a member of the Appropria- tions Committee; Representative Hobbs, Democrat, of Alabama; Chair- man May of the Military Affairs Com- mittee and Representative Phillips, Democrat, of Connecticut. The two Democratic members who spoke against the appropriation were Representatives Johnson of Oklahoma and Maverick of Texas. Among the Republicans who spoke against the item were Representative | Treadway of Massachusetts, ranking | Republican on the Ways and Means and Library Committees, who two | years ago was conspicuous in the fight | against the Tidal Basin site for the | memorial and the threatened de- (See MEMORIAL, Page A-3.) SEAPLANE SINKS EAGLSH VESEL Five Shells Hit Dredger in Spain—Bomber Believed German-Mahned. - | BACKGROUND— In new drive and backed by hun- dreds of airplanes and batteries of artillery, Gen. Franco's insurgent troops have as ultimate objective conquest of Valencia, key Mediter- ranean seaport of government Spain proper. Offensive started at dawn yesterday after government troops in days of bitter fighting had blocked insurgent attempts to drive down the Teruel Highway to Valencia. By the Associated Press. GANDIA, Spain, June 8.—A lone seaplane bombed and machine-gunned this British-operated port on govern- ment Spain’s Mediterranean coast in a moonlight raid early today, damag- ing a British dredger so seriously that she sank a few hours later. ‘The harbor of Gandiz, 36 miles south of Valencia, is a small, modern port owned by a British company. The plane, believed to be the same one which bombed two British ships in Alicante Harbor yesterday, dropped about 30 bombs, five of them hitting | the dredger. Warehouse Destroyed. Twenty railway cars and a ware- house were destroyed and another warehouse was damaged. The ware- houses were machine-gunned, but there were no casualties. Edwin Apfel, British manager of the port, said he believed the plane was German manned. It carried two pilots and was clearly visible in the moon- light. Flying only a few hundred feet high, the plane circled the port slowly for a half hour, placing bombs wherever it pleased. The dredger, named the Gandia, was the only vessel in the harbor. The manager placed the damage at 1,500,000 pesetas (about $87,000). He said the raid was a “deliberate and brazen attack on British property.” Established 50 Years Ago. “The sole aim,” he declared, “was to destroy the port, which British capital established 50 years ago. Incendiary bombs destroyed one warehouse and damaged another. The dredger had three holes below the water line and is lost. “I picked up machine-gun bullets all over the harbor. The harbor was never used for anything except legiti- mate shipping, mainly fruit and vege- tables.” (A Madrid dispatch, however, said Gandia had been used for about two weeks as a port of call for British destroyers and cruisers, owing to the frequent air raids on Valencia. Roofs in Gandia were clearly marked with British colors.) REBELS NEARING VALENCIA. Fight Their Way to Main Defense Lines Guarding City. HENDAYE, France (at the Span- ish frontier), June 8 (#) —Insurgents fought their way to the Spanish gov- ernment’s main defense lines ing Valencia today while bursting bombs from night air raids on Barce- lona, Valencia and Alicante added to yesterday’s hundreds of casualties. Heavy reinforcements, backed by hundreds of patroling planes and massed artillery, were thrown into the battle on the coastal sector and forced the strong government outposts about Albocacer to retire to prepared defense lines. ‘The government militia held fasc on these lines, however, and made fre- quent counter-attacks, striking hasty blows at the relatively unprotected insurgents who clung to trenches has- tily dug for the night. The insurgent capture of the village of Adzaneta, only 18 imiles northwest of the important coastal city of Cas- tellon de la Plana almost the same distance south of , brought Generalissimo Franco’s shock troops squarely up against the ggvernment's main line which follows the fall of high land from Albocacer to Mora de Rubielos, NAVY WILL BULD o0-TON WARPLANE Construction Work to Start Soon on Craft With 5,000-Mile Range. | By the Associated Press, \ The Navy is ready to start building the world's largest military plane— possibly the largest of any type. The original model will cost up- ward of $3,000,000 four times as much as the Army’s 32-ton “super flying fortress.” Its weight may reach 50 tons, compared to the 41'-ton Atlan- tic Clipper, the Nation's largest ocean air transport, now being tested at Seattle. After shielding details for more than a year, the Navy disclosed some facts about the flying patrol boat in asking Congress to double the $1,000,000 ap- propriated last year for its construc- tion. The House Appropriations Commit- tee included the sum in the second de- ficiency bill introduced yesterday. The lowest bid, opened last month, was $2,400,000 without engines or propel- lers, but officials said they could divert the extra $400,000 from other funds. Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, said the new plane “will be a very great and | important advance over airplanes of the flying boat type now in existence, land its potential naval value is ex- | tremely high.” Just how far and fast the craft will g0 is confidential, Admiral Cook said, but he indicated its range would exceed considerably the 5,000-mile range needed for a non-stop round-trip from San Francisco to Honolulu. The plane will be partially armored and will carry a crew of 10 to 14 men. It is expected to be the forerunner of a squadron of 15 or more in the next (See AIRCRAFT, Page 5. VISCOSE PLA‘NT CLOSES Gates Shut as Factory Uses All of Spun Rayon Yarn Left as Spinners Walk Out. By the Assgciated Press. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., June 8.— The Viscose Co.’s plant here, employ- ing 3,500 workers, was closed “indefi- nitely” today by a strike of employes of the spinning department. The shutdown resulted from the walkout Sunday night in the spinning department. Since that time depart- ments had been gradually ceasing work as the supply of rayon yarn on hand went through various operations. A conference yesterday between rep- resentatives of the management and the Textile Workers’ Organizing Com- mittee (C. I. O.) failed to result in a settlement of undisclosed grievances in the spinning department. ; S_um"mary of Page. Amusements B-20 Comics ..B-18-19 Editorfals -__A-10 Pinance .._.A-17 Lost & Found B-13 Obituary ...A-12 FOREIGN. Canton aflame as Japanese raid Can- ton for third time today. ~ Page A-1 NATIONAL. Senators awalt White House word on relief politics probe. Page Al Conferees agree to compromise wage- hour legislation. ' Page A-1 Roosevelt asks $50,000 for G-men probing Cash kidnaping. Page A-4 WASHINGTON AND NEARBY. House expected to kill $500,000 Jeffer- son Memorial fund. Page A-1 '.fl::hm held,” hit-run drlv: 5 t after accidents. Page A-: Four D."C. agencies to be moved front District Building. SPORTS. Schmeling’s confidence, fine condition impresses observers. Page A-14 Arigmendi, getting draw, sees Ambers a8 eagy for Armstrong. Page A-14 INDEFINITELY IN STRIKE | SENATORS AWAIT ROOSEVELT WORD ON POLITICS QUIZ Resolution for Probe of W. P. A. Activity Charge Given Committee. $10,000 IS NOT ENOUGH, TOWNSEND DECLARES Holt, Saying He Is Friend of Senator Gillette, Denounces Hopkins’ Statement. By G. GOULD LINCOLN. Administration leaders in the Senate today were waiting for some word from the White House regarding the Tydings resolution calling for the appointment of a special committee of three Sen- ators to investigate charges of W. P. A. political activity. The resolution, which is indorsed also by nine other Democratic Sena- tors, was referred to the Committee on Audit and Control of Contingent Expenses of the Senate, since it car- ries an appropriation of $10,000 to make the investigation. Senator Byrnes of South Carolina, chairman of the committee, declined to express an opinion on the resolution, but said he would call his committee together when he had an opportunity. He called attention to the fact that 10 or a dozen other resolutions also are before that committee. - Senator Townsend of Delaware, the Republican member of the committee, sald it would be a farce if a special investigating committee to look into W. P. A, political activity was given only $10,000. He said such a com- mittee should have at least $50,000. Meanwhile the agitation over the use of the W. P. A. organization in political campaigns continued un- abated. President Roosevelt'’s com- ment yesterday to the effect that Harry L. Hopkins was justified in announcing he would vote for Repre- sentative Wearin in the Iowa primary failed to allay criticism. Opposes Statement. Senator Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia, who has bitterly criticized Mr. Hopkins and the W. P. A. for Ppolitical activity, sald today: “Harry Hopkins is quoted as saying that Gillette should be elected to the Senate. I am a friend of Senator Gil- lette, but such a staement should bt condemned just as much as the state- ment he made in support of Wearin. “There is no difference between tak- ing part in the Democratic primaries and taking part in a contest between parties. Both mean playing politics. I hope some of my Democratic col- leagues will join in condemning his most recent statement.” The Tydings resolution, which made no specific reference to the Iowa situa- tion, was offered by administration supporters as well as Roosevelt critics. The signers, in addition to Senator Tydings, were Senators Adams of Colorado, Bulkley of Ohio, Burke of Nebraska, George of Georgia, Gerry of Rhode Island, Hatch of New Mex- ico, King of Utah, McAdoo of Cali- fornia and Wagner of New York. Will Try Again. Senator Hatch said he would try again at the next session to impose restrictions on participation by relief workers in party conventions or other political activities. He was the author of an amend- ment to the $3,723,000,000 relief bill to require dismissal of W. P. A. ad- ministrative employes who used their influence in elections. On one test last week, the proposal failed by a single vote. Senator Gillette's victory led Senators Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana and Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska to pre- dict that administration leutenants would be chary of intervening in other primary contests. Like Senator Gil- lette, the two Senators opposed the President’s court bill. GOVERNOR NAMED.: Commander Hanson Ordered t3 Duty in Samoa. Comdr. Edward W. Hanson has-been ordered to duty as Governor of Amer- ican Samoa and commandant of the ‘Naval Station at Tutuila, Samoa, ac- cording to a Navy Department an- nouncement. Comdr. Hanson, who has been se- lected for promotion to the grade of captain, relieves Capt. MacGillivray Milne as Governor and commandant of the Samoan station. Capt. e is scheduled to be retired from active duty June 30. Comdr. Hanson for- merly commanded the U. 8. S. Erie. Today's Star . Second division again yawns for Nats, victimized by Browns. Page A-14 Indians keep winning as Giants and Cubs share spotlight. Page A-14 Guldahl, Snead, Cooper, 8-1 choices to win U. 8. open goif. Page A-15 “Unknowns” face veterans in women’: Trans-Miss. golf. Page A- Boys' doubles title in The Star net tourney due today. Page A-16 Eastern adds baseball crown to grid and basket ball titles. Page A-16 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Pagg A-10 This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 David Lawrence. Frederic William Wile. Constantine Brown. Winning Vital Statistics. Mty g N =2 “< The only ®) Means Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. TRAING SOOL CLOSG HALTED House Refuses to Cut Off Funds for Receiving Home Also. BULLETIN. ‘The House today approved with- out change all of the District items in the second deficiency appropria- tion bill. ‘The House today blocked efforts of Chairman Collins of the Subcommit- tee on District Appropriations to force the closing of the National Training School for Girls and the Children's Receiving Home. Instead of following Mr. Collins, the House approved recommendations of its Appropriations Committee and agreed to provide $50,000 in the final deficiency supply bill to continue oper- ation of the Training School for an- other year and $19,000 to keep the Children’s Receivirig Home open until June 30, 1939. The 1939 District Appropriation Act does not carry any funds for operation of the Training School after June 30 this year. Funds, however, are pro- vided in this act for running the Re- ceiving Home until December 31. Amendment Propesed. First, Mr. Collins proposed an amendment which would have denied the Receiving Home funds to continue operation after December 31. The amendment, however, provided funds for housing the inmates in private boarding homes. The House rejected this, 25 to 10. Next he offered an amendment to transfer the girls in the Training School to Blue Plains July 1. This, too, met & similar fate. Mr. Collins argued the Receiving Home “is merely a glorified jail.” He declared conditions at the institution are a “disgrace.” “It would be a thousand times better,” he declared, “to send the children at the Receiving Home into {foster homes than to throw them to- gether in the Receiving Home where those with social diseases are mixed with those who are pure.” ‘Woodrum Disagrees. Representative Woodrum, Democrat, of Virginia, who is piloting the de- ficiency bill through the House, said he disagreed with the judgment of Mr. Collins. He pointed out there are 38 children in the Receiving Home now and 19 of them are being held for in- vestigation by the police. “You can't send those 19 children into foster homes,” he declared. Mr. Woodrum also led the fight against the amendment which would have closed the training school. He said the law provides for the commit- ment of delinquent girls to this insti- tution and if the amendment was adopted there would be no place to commit them. Representative Mitchell, Democrat, of Illinois, the only colored member of the House, likewise op- Pposed closing of the training school. Facilities at Blue Plains, he explained, are not adequate for housing the training school inmates. He also pointed out that boys are quartered at Blue Plains and that institution was not planned for the accommoda- tion of girls. FORD WILL APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT Kentucky Tribunal’s Order Which Allows N. L. R. B. to Withdraw Records Hit. Bv the Associated Press. test of a National Labor Relations Board order seeking to require the firm's compliance with the Wagner PageA-11| Woman S purns Medical Aid for Faith SnakeBite y the Associated Press. HAMMOND, La., June 8.—Mrs. Joe Rushing, 56-year-old mother of two children, insisted today that “faith” would overcome the poisonous effects of snake bite received Sunday night at a religious sect meeting. Writhing in pain on a plain iron bed in a small cottage here last night, her left hand and arm swollen twice normal size, Mrs. Rushing spurned medical treatment. Faith has cured her of other afflic- tions, she said, “and it will cure me again.” Her husband shared her con- fidence. \ “She’s coming back all right,” he | said, “because her faith is great.” Other members of the sect stood around her bzd, saying prayers for her recovery. S.ECISTOD OF FREAR DEALS He and Another Financed Stock Manipulation, Witness Asserts. Ey the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 8—George J. Mitchell, jr, who was employed by a group of men accused of looting seven investment trusts, told a Securities and Exchange Commission hearing today that the assets of one trust were manipulated at a loss, to the trust, of $568,000. Six men are under indictment in New York County in connection with the alleged looting. Mitchell testified before Trial Ex- aminer Adrian C. Humphreys that Philip A. Frear and George H. Clayton financed a deal whereby they took over control of the First Income Trading Corp. for $110,000. (Frear, president of a firm here dealing in securities, was arrested in ‘Washington last week. A hearing o his extradition is still pending.) ‘They formed the Piscal Management Co., Ltd, a Canadian holding com- pany, Mitchell said, and issued $182,- 000 worth of preferred stock to them- selves, later transferring it to First In- come Trading in exchange for First Income’s portfolio securities. Securities From Portfolio Sold. Meanwhile, Mitchell said, securities from this portfolio were sold for $152,- 000 through the brokerage firm of Paine, Webber & Co. of New York and Boston. Mitchell said a profit of $42,000 was made on the deal. Of this amount, he testified, $13,000 went to S. Leo Solo- mont, a former counsel to Paine, Web- ber; $14,000 to Frear and $15,000 to Vincent E. Ferretti, New York lawyer. When the men assumed control, Mitchell said, they advanced $125,000 from the Pirst Income’s portfolio to Calmur & Co, a dummy corporation. As collateral for the advance, shares of the Barkley-Crow Aircraft Corp. wére given to First Income. Worthless Guarantee. Mitchell said a loss of $56,000 was suffered by First Income when $61.- 225 was paid for 4,000 shares of Red Bank Oil stocks, a deal guaranteed, Mitchell said, by Calmur Corp. David Schencker, S. E. C. counsel, said Cal- mur “didn’t have a dime” and the guarantee was worthless. Various other small stock transac- tions, he said, together with shrink- age in value, accounted for a total of $568,000 taken from First Income, in return for which it received securities now virtually worthless. He said he was paid a salary of $100 a week by Calmur Corp. “But Caslmur had no money," Schencker said. “Where did it come from?” “From First Income,” Mitchell re- plied. Goslin, Fined $15 as Speeder, Pledges Home Run to Judge GLLETTE NEN SMODTHIG 0 lowa Party Leaders Look to Primary Victor to Bring Factions Together. By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, June 8.—State Democratic party leaders today looked | to Senator Guy M. Gillette to smooth | out the rough spots which might en- in Washington wit Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. evening paper the Associated Pre: THREE CENTS. CONFEREES AGREE ON 40.CENT WAGE N SEVEN YEARS Plan to Apply Except in Cases Where Jobs Would Be Lost. 25-CENT MINIMUM PAY VOTED FOR FIRST YEAR 12 of 14 Drafting Compromise Back Program Providing Gradual Rise in Scale. By the Associated Press. A Jjoint congressional committee compromised wage-hour legislation today by agreeing to imposition of a universal wage of 40 cents an hour in all interstate industries at the end of seven years, except where such a wage would cause unemployment. The compromise, adopted with the approval of 12 of the 14 conferees, would provide for a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour, with no exceptions, for the first year. This would be ad- vanced to 30 cents the following year. After this, boards appointed by & central administrator would be em- powered to examine conditions in indi- vidual industries to determine the minimum wage to be paid by these industries. The boards, made up of representatives of the employers, em- ployes and public, would be charged with the duty of increasing the mini- mum to 40 cents an hour as rapidly as possible. Exception Provided. At the end of seven years all wages in interstate industry would go to the 40-cents-an-hour level, except where these boards found that such action would substantially curtail employ- ment in the industry. Administration forces, worried lest Southerners start a filibuster, had tried to swing support to a proposal danger the success of him and all | Making a minimum wage of 40 cents elective State officers in the fall elec- tion. Representative Otha D. Wearin, the anti-court plan Democrat's principal opponent, ended the bitter senatorial primary last night by conceding Sena- tor Gillette's victory. The nominee received telegrams of congratulation from both Mr. Wearin and James Roosevelt, son of the Pres- ident, who described Wearin as “my friend” in a telegram made public during the primary campaign. The victor said repercussions ‘rom the primary campaign formed “no oc- casion for personal resentment against any person,” but added the results would give “that left-wing group, which started out to control the (presidential) party -nomination in 1940, a very great incentive to stop and think things over.” Greatest Democratic Vote. ‘The Democratic vote was the great- est in the party's history, exceeding | by more than 10,000 the previous high of 143,000 cast in 1934. Senator Gillette had poled 80,107 votes, more than 5,000 greater than the combined total of his four op- ponents, with only 11 of the State's 2,447 precincts still unreported. Mr. ‘Wearin followed with 42,282. In the Republican senatorial pri- mary former Senator L. J. Dickinson, defeated for re-election two years ago, polled 142,644 votes, with 16 precincts unreported. Representative Lloyd Thurston, his only opponent, received 108,921, Senator Gillette heads his party’s ticket in the fall. Only twice in re- cent decades have Iowa voters de- parted from the custom of electing State officials by slates rather than by individuals. Wearin Congratulates Opponent. Mr. Wearin, supported by Harry L. Hopkins, W. P. A. administrator, said “I may have a statement in a few days” when asked whether he would assist in the Senator's campaign for re-election. “May I send you my sincere con- gratulations on your victory and ex- press earnest hope that all will unite to bring you another overwhelming victory in November,” the President’s son telegraphed Senator Gillette. Mr. Wearin's message stated: “Con- gratulations, Guy. Extend my best regards to Rose (Mrs. Gillette) and Mark (the Senator’s son).” Six of lJowa’s nine Representatives Were renominated at yesterday's polls. Among them were Representatives E. C. Eicher, Democrat, who sided with Mr. Wearin against Senator Gillette in the senatorial battle. Mr. Eicher had no opposition. Competition was keenest for Mr. Wearin's post and for the seat given up as of next January 1 by Mr. Thurston when he entered the race against Mr. Dickinson. Others Who Won. Other Towa Representatives, besides Mr. Eicher, who won renomination without opposition are Fred Bier- mann (D.), Decorah, fourth. district, and Fred C. Gilchrist (R.), Laurens, eighth district. Those who were opposed, but re- nominated, are W. 8. Jacobsen (D.), Clinton, second district; John W. Gwynee (R.), Waterloo, third district; C. C. Dowell (R.), Des Moines, sixth district, and Vincent P. Harrington (D)), Sioux City, ninth district. The veteran baseball player was ar- Motor Cycle Officer G. W. an hour a goal in interstate industry, but fixing no time limit for reaching | that figure. | But Chairman Thomas, Democrat, | of Utah of the Senate Labor Commit- | tee declared that if this compromise | is adopted the legislation is sure to face a court fight. Conferees accepted this constitu- | tional challenge, he said, when they wrote into the rough draft a provision for a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour for all interstate industry. Sen- | ator Borah, Republican, of Idaho agreed with Senator Thomas’ interpre- tation. The question, Senator Thomas ex- plained, is whether any employer ore dered to pay this minimum wage could prove in court that he would be forced out of business, thus destroying his property without due process of {law. Ellender’s Contention. Senator Ellender, Democrat, of Louisiana, another conferee, said the “reasonableness” and the “humani- tarian aspects” of such an order could be presented as court arguments for the bill's constitutionality. Most of the Senate members of the Conference Committee ggreed that if the courts uphold the fist-year mini- | mum of 25 cents an hour and a second- | year minimum of 30 cents, there would be little difficulty in maintaining the validity of the remainder of the bill. The question of maximum hours may be handled in much the same manner as that of wages. Some con- ferees said the scale might start at a maximum of 48 hours a week, being reduced gradually to 44. At that point boards would be empowered to deal with the subject. Senator Thomas said that once s wage policy was approved by the full committee, the remainder of the bill could be completed in one day. MAN DIES OF FRIGHT AS VOLCANO ERUPTS Mayon's Violence Increasing, Lending Fear That Climax Is Yet to Come. By the Associated Press. MANILA, June 8—Smoke and flames shot from Mayon Volcano with greater violence today, terrorizing the populace of Albay Province and caus- ing the death of one man through fright. The six-day eruption of the 7,900- foot peak mounted in intensity this morning, causing fear that the climax of the voleano's activity was yet to come. ¥ Reports from the village of Pawa said one man there died of fright while the sight of the flaming voca- no, which had been quiet for 10 years, had driven another man insane. After a night of close-up observa- tion, Father Miguel Selga, director of the Manila Weather Bureau, expressed apprehension that the activity of the crater may be graver than at first in- dicated. Light earthquakes accom- panied the rumblings from the crater. More than 16,000 villagers of the area 200 miles southeast of Manila have vacated their homes and sought safety from the lava flow from the volcano which caused the death of 1,200 people in an eruption in 1814. KREUGER PAYMENT Ivar's Brother Is Ordered to Give Trustees $285,000. STOCKHOLM, June 8 (#).—The Swedish Supreme Court today ordered Tortsen Kreuger, brother of Ivar Kreuger, the dead “match king,” to pay 1,100,000 kronor (about $285,000) to the trustees in bankruptcy of Ivar . | Kreuger’s affairs, In a suit arising from the “match king’s” failure the trustees had asked for 15,000,000 kronor (about $3,885,~ 000). (Ivar Kreyger, whose failure was one of the most spectacular in financial history, committed sul- cide in Paris March 12, 1932)