Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1940, Page 2

Brifain Imperiled If Nazis Control Norway, Is View. Allied Leaders Fail To Grasp Importance Of Time Element in War By MAJ. GEORGE F. ELIOT. The .allied campaign in Central Norway has come to an end with the evacuation of Andalsnes, the port of entry. What the losses have been, in men and material, how many troops have been left behind in isolated centers of resistance, we do not yet know. i Basically, the campaign failed be- cause of the factor which we have repeatedly pointed out was its chief weakness—lack of ability to counter the German air force. The German task was to seize control of the cen- tral valleys of Norway and through them to open up communications between Trondheim and Oslo, before the allies could so establish them- selves in these valleys as to check the German advance and deliver an attack in force on the isolated gar- rison of Trondheim. In this task, time was the factor of first impor- tance. The Germans were delayed by the naval operations in the Skagerrak in assembling troops and equipment at Oslo. This they overcame in part by the use of air transport; in part by occasional runnings of the Skager- rak, which were only partly success- ful, but added to the sum total of their forces in Norway. At the other end of the line they sought to gain time by vigorous employment of their air power in attacking allied troopships, landing places, marching columns and troop trains and the roads and railways through the nar- row valleys, by which—and only by which—the allies could move. These efforts appear to.have been highly successful. They prevented the al- lies from sending anything save small, lightly armed detachments into the interior, and, though these detachments succeeded in occupying the vital rail and road junctions of Dombas and Storen, they were un- able to hold the former against a strong German attack coming up the Gudbrandsdal, nor to prevent| the latter being cut off by the op- erations of German motor units. Swept Allies Before Them, The German advance by the Gud- brandsdal appears to have been their main attack; it was preceded by aircraft, co-operating closely with the ground troops, and it literally swept the allied-Norwegian covering force before it. Meanwhile the par- allel advance of a small motorized (perhaps partly mechanized) column through the Osterdal threatened Storen, was driven back, and then branched out by mountain roads to fall upon the Dombas-Storen rail- way at two points. Ulsberg and Hjerkinn. It is possible that the garrison of Dombas was weakened to protect these threatened points, though there is no certainty of this. At any rate, the German plan was fully successful; contact was made | with German troops striking- south | from Trondheim, and the allied | forces remaining at Dombas retired | rapidly—evidently by rail or motor— | to Andalsnes and re-embarked. That the poor port facilities at| Andalsnes, the lack of transport, | and the continued German air at- | tacks prevented the sending into Norway of guns, tanks and other heavy equipment needed by a mod- erm army is plainly evident. Sim- {lar considerations would attend the attempt to land the equipment to set up a series of large air bases. But certainly, in the time available, it should have been possible to employ improvised landing fields for a cer- tain number of fighter planes, which, | coupled with unremitting bombing | attacks on the German air bases, | might have abated the nuisance of | the German air force to a con- siderable extent. Would Have Been Risky. Admittedly this would have been risky, and attended with consider- able loss, but unless risks were to be discounted in advance, the invasion of Central Norway should never have been undertaken at all. It does not require second sight to foresee that the German air power was the chief weapon to fear, that time was all-important and that the one hope of getting set to strike a heavy blow at Trondheim without having every- thing ruined by continuous German air attacks was to be able to counter these attacks by the use of fighter aircraft and by attacking the Ger- man air bases. It may therefore be pertinent to inquire whether there was hesitation in high quarters about sending air- craft, particularly fighter aircraft, to Norway because of fear of dimin- ishing the air defense of Great Brit- ain. If this was the case, one wonders whether the air defense of Great Britain will not find itself in -gLeater difficulties with the Germans securely established on the Nor- ‘weglan coast than any it might have encountered due to losses of such aircraft as might have been sent to Norway. Fast-Moving War. It is abundantly clear, in any case, that the Germans have fully grapsed the tremendous importance of the time element in modern war; and it is at least an open question whether those responsible for the destiny of the allied countries have as yet realized that war today moves far more rapidly than it did even in 1914-1918—or if they have, whether they possess the qualities requisite for the quick decisions and swift action demanded of them in coun- tering the moves of such a dynamic opponent as Nazi Germany. This is not to say that the armed serv- ices of the allied powers do not have such men—but one wonders whether they are in the places of decision. A direct attack by naval forces, air forces and landing parties directed toward the purpose of blasting a way into the Trondheim Fjord re- gardless of losses remains a forlorn hope possibility. But the report that the allies are strongly reinforcing their fleets in the Mediterranean makes the undertaking of this risky operation questionable; one wonders whether the Italians have again co- operated with Berlin by increasing the Mediterranean tension in order to draw off allied forces which might otherwise have been employed in Norway. “Disquieting Revelation.” The Prime Minister made one very disquieting revelation to the House of Commons. He stated that the allies had known for weeks that some sort of expeditionary force was getting ready in the Baltic, prac- ticing embarkation, disembarkation, and the like; and yet he admitted Winchester Fesfival Moves fo Climax In Parade Today ‘Trail of Pink Petals’ Will Proceed Despite Unfavorable Weather Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., May 3.—De- spite unfavorable weather, the col- orful Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival moved toward its climax today, the “Trail of the Pink Petals,” in which Queen Shenan- doah XVII will ride at the head of the procession, concluding the two- day celebration. The queen, pretty, dark-eyed Miss Lillian Somoza, daughter of the President of Nicaragua, was crowned yesterday before an audience of more than 10,000 in the Handley High School Stadium by Henry F. Grady, Assistant Secretary of State, one of many high officials of the American and Nicaraguan republics gathered to witness the ceremony. In private life a student at Gun- ston Hall, Miss Somoza was crowned in a ceremony following the pattern of rites incident to medieval corona- tions. Queen’s 18th Birthday. Today was the 18th birthday an- niversary of the queen and she cut a huge white cake during the offi- cial luncheon for the queen and her court at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Steck. Guests were served with birthday cake by her majesty in person while toasts were drunk to her health. The Latin American beauty was delighted with the Southern hos- pitality in Winchester and admitted she was having the biggest birthday party of her life. Bands and or- chestras played “happy birthday” numbers wherever she went. The coveted honor of being the unit to march directly in front of the festival queen was bestowed by the parade managers on the Amer- ican Legion Guard of Honor of Ar- lington, Va., with its massed colors and special drum and bugle corps escort. More than 2,000 school children made pink and white apple blos- soms and green leaves of crepe paper for the decoration of the queen’s float—an immense creation of white and gold. Events Will Go On. Officials announced early today that the schedule of events would be followed regardless of the weather There was a heavy mist and the mereury hovered in the low 40s, but hope was held for somewhat clearer weather later in the day. Miss Somoza was dressed in white tulle over an empire gown of creamy satin with long court train for the regal ceremonies yesterday. More than 30 princesses in flowered organdie and large Leghorn hats attended her. After receiving the crown from Dr. Grady she was pre- sented with the scepter and golden apple. Miss Ann Elizabeth Robinson and Cover Kern, junior maids of honor, carried the queen’s train, and Miss | Mary Marshall Steck was the crown bearer. Benjamin Blanton Du’- ton, jr, and Maurice Lynch Duffey were other junior attendants, The Maids of Honor. Principal maids of honor were Miss Louise Moore and Miss Eliza= beth Carrington Pierce, both of Win- chester. Thirty-two colleges in Vir- ginia, West Virginia, Maryland. Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia were represented among the princesses. Cadets of Massanutten Militarv Academy of Woodstock, in full dress, formed a guard of honor on either side of the queen and her court. A stirring Latin American number | was played by the Handley High | School Band at the conclusion of the ceremony. Immediately after the coronation, 1,000 Handley boys and girls pre- | sented a gay pageant, “The Quest of Beauty,” under the direction of Mrs. Virginia Boyd Barr, teacher of physical education. The pageant, intended as a special tribute to the queen and her court, lasted an hour and a half in the chilling breeze. The queen and her party donned their wraps but the performers in the ballets, pantomimes and choral numbers skipped about in tulle cos- tumes of pastel shades. The Handley Band under the direction of W. O. McIlwee played the musical score. that in face of this knowledge, the expeditionary force prepared for Finland had been partially dispersed. Regardless of the fact that the allies could not tell where the blow was going to fall, it does seem that the keeping in hand of the whole of the Finnish expeditionary army would have been but the minimum of pre- caution, and that at least something in the nature of preliminary surveys for possible air-base sites might have been undertaken in Norway by agents. It is too early to assess the effect upon the neutral states of Europe of the allied withdrawal from Central Norway. If not countered by an im- mediate success elsewhere, this effect seems likely to be profound. From Stockholm comes reports of the shock already produced on Swedish opinion, and from Germany sugges- tions that a strong allied concentra- tion at Narvik might force Germany to take masures on Swedish soil for the defense of her iron-ore supplies. Attack on Narvik Possible. An attack in force on Narvik seems quite probable, both for the intrinsic value of possessing this port and as a possible offset to the disaster farther south. With the Trondheim gateway locked, the Nar- vik gateway remains the only pos- sible route. by which Sweden may maintain contact with the outer world save with German leave, En- ergetic action in the Narvik area might just possibly revive the droop- ing Swedish spirits; at the moment, no one could blame the Swedes if they yielded to German pressure, cut off as they are from any imme- diate hope of outside aid. Thus, so far as Norway is con- cerned, allied efforts seem likely to turn to the northward, and certainly a very great effort may yet be put forward not only to maintain con- tact with Sweden but also to take such measures ‘as shall at least as- sure that the Germans shall not, without interference and risk, be able to use the whole coast of Southern Norway as a base of sub- marine and air action against Great Britain. Were this to become 5 ble, the results might well be ex- tremely serious. It was with this ob- Jective in mind, one may be certain, that the Germans undertook the i Clockers Are Amazed At Bimelech's Speed. In Final ‘Blowout’ Goes Half in 49 3.5; Favorite Is First Entry Dropped in Box By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 3.—Col. Edward R. Bradley’s odds-on favorite for tomorrow’s 66th running of the Kentucky Derby, was the first entry for the race dropped in the box when the racing secretary's office opened at Churchill Downs today. Bimelech had his final “blowout” today and the clockers gasped at his speed. He went the 3 furlongs in 365 seconds and pulled up the half mile in 49%; seconds. The second entry in the box was that of Mrs. Ethel V. Mars’ Galla- hadion, with Carroll Bierman the jockey to ride him in tomorrow’s big race. ;;S(lble Agents Make Entries.® The stable agents, rather than the trainers, put the entries in the box in each case. Mose Cossman handled the; chore for Bimmie and Neily Clendennin reported the entry of the son of Sir Gallahad III, who ran secgnd to the Bradley colt in Tues- days Derby trial mile. Freddie Smith, the Cuban-born cowhand from Utah, will be aboard Bimelech. The next two in the entry box were Sirocco, from the stable of Charles T. Pisher of the Fisher Body family of Detroit, and Royal Man, mud-running colt owned by Harold S. Clark of Miam! Beach, Fla. Sirocco’s entry was dropped in by Charles N. Lewis, stable agent, who filed no jockey’s name with his fast horse. Albert Bodiou was scheduled to ride the colt, but Lewis said the stable was waiting to get a line on the condition of the track before de- ciding definitely. Moody Jolley, Royal Man'’s trainer, put the name of Jockey Johnny Gil- bert in the box along with that of his colt. Unexpected Entry. Next in line came the unexpected entry of M. J. Schmitt, Louisville lawyer, for his transmute colt, True Star, who was purchased at the yearling sales at Saratoga two years ago for $550. He was out 26 times last year, winning three races and $2,450 in mbney earnings. The entry, taking every one by surprise, since the colt never figured in advance calculations, was made by Sherman Schmitt, son of the owner and trainer of the colt. Douglas West was the jockey named. _ Sixth entry was that of Charles S. Howard’s Mioland, Oregon-bred colt. Harry Silvert, the stable agent, filed, and although he named no boy to have the leg up on the son of Mio-D'Arezzo, it was generally known that Lester Balaski would do the honors. Ken McCombs to Ride. The entry list jumped to seven when the name of Roman, Joseph E. Widener’s Sir Gallahad III colt, was filed by Judd Ault, stable agent. Surprise was occasioned when Ault dropped in the name of Jockey Ken McCombs for the horse. It had been expected the veteran Wayne Wright, with experience in four previous Derbies, would get the mount. It was explained that McCombs has been riding at Churchill Downs and ‘Wright now. is in New York. In making the entry for True Star, Sherman Schmitt said the colt would not run in the Derby unless it rains tomorrow. He also was en- tered in the third race, an allowance affair. Arnold Hanger’s Dit, winner of the Wood Memorial at Jamaica last week, came next. His entry was filed by Charles Lowenstein, the stable's agent, on behalf of Trainer Max Hirsch. As expected, Jockey Leon (Buddy) Haas will ride Dit in the big race. . At the same time, it became known through Trainer Tom Kohlman that the stable of Harry M. Warner, the movie man, had abandoned all plans to enter either Sky Dog or Gallant Dream, the barn’s two eligibles which Will Receive $5,000 A bill directing payment of $5,000 to Mrs. Esther Cottingham Grab of Alexandria, Va., widow of Frederic Daniel Grab, former American Com- risks of their expedition to Norway. (Copyright, 1040, by New York Tribune H Ine) mercial Attache at Caracas, Vene- zuels, President. Roosevelt's approval today. K VA.—NICARAGUAN BEAUTY APPLE BLOSSOM QUEEN—Assistant Secretary of State Henry F. Grady is shown placing the crown on the brow of dark-eyed Miss Lillian Somoza, daughter of the President of Nicaragua, at the annual Apple Blossom Festival here yesterday. She will lead Bimelech, | were shipped here from California. CROWNED | The Maryland Bruce Carries Campaign Into ‘Enemy Country’ By WILL P. KENNEDY, Star Stafl Correspondent. BALTIMORE, May 3—Howard Bruce, with a group of more than 20 local political and business | | leaders, toured the “enemy country” in Carroll County today receiving an unexpectedly large number of pledges iot support in his campaign for the( | Democratic nomination for United | States Senator against Senator Rad- cliffe. This is the second of three counties | |in the 2d congressional district, ‘home territory of the “high com- | mand” which is opposing Mr. Bruce, | to which he has made surprise visits | and found a strong sentiment in his | | favor. He made a similar visit to Harford County yesterday, was given “much encouragement” that he| ! might get an even break—and even | heard some predictions that he can | defeat the Tydings-Radcliffe-Jack- ;son alllance in Senator Tydings! home county. Mr. Bruce spent 15 hours cam- paigning yesterday—10 in Hnrrord‘ | County and five in addressing nine | | rallies in Baltimore last night. At | three of these he replied to charges made by Mayor Jackson in a radio talk that he was endeavoring to stir up race and religious prejudice. He | had an equally strenuous program | today. He reached Westminster at 10/ a.m., where he met a group of county } ieaders. He visited a clothing fac-| | tory in Westminster, a clothing fac- | tory in Manchester, a rubber plant and shirt factory in Taneytown, a| cement plant, clothing and pants | factories in Union Bridge. He was| conducted on this tour by George Mitchell, the Bruce chairman for the county. - He took his appeal for support directly to thousands of workers who warmly applauded him. Directed by Cain. Mr. Bruce's raid into the home county of Senator Tydings, Mayor Jackson and Robert H. Archer yes- terday was under the direction of “Mike” Cain of Bel Air, former clerk of the court. In his drive in Baltimore City last night Mr. Bruce had as fellow ‘.csmpmgners Gov. O’Conor, Repre- | sentatives D’Alesandro and Ken- | nedy and officers of various labor organizations. Their tour covered the 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th election dis- | tricts. ‘Within an hour after Mayor Jack- son made his radio charge that Mr. Bruce was endeavoring to stir up race and religious prejudice, Mr. Bruce was receiving much applause for his reply at a Hebrew, Polish, Catholic, Italian and colored meet- ing. He called it “another of the silly charges in this silly campaign.” On the Republican side both former Gov. Harry W. Nice and former Baltimore Mayor Willlam F. Broening, rivals who virtually disregarded speech-making and-con- centrated on “organization work,” made almost diametrically opposed claims as to the outcome of the Monday balloting. Floods Balk Pilots Torrential rains recently flooded a large section of South Africa, and airplane pilots had to fly from city to city hunting a landing place. Racing Results Jamaica By the Associated Press. ?I‘RGTEIRASC%—-IPIIY». $1,200; claiming; 2-year-olds: 5 furlongs. .60 4.00 310 Brisn: Harvest James) 5.00 400 i | (8tout) Brown Fower (Anderson) ! 1:00%. iro yan_Biick One. Gertrude K. We- nuit, Clock Time. Before Dawn, Glamor Girl, Agrarius and Sparkiing Heel. F BIOONJ D Y;GA‘cl—fl ruxl'u $1,200; * claim- ;3 "=t 3 ngs. ln‘!wo ;7;‘ (olleldfl ik 0154.70 6.80 4.80 Hasty Triumph (Seabo) 840 4.80 8iganar (James) 4.60 ime, 1:134%. 50 _ran—8carlet Flame., _Runnin nn| ne, 5, 1) Peter .Ponn‘ and ('Snl“all. 1 Field. Narragansett By the Associated Press. FIRST RACE—Purse. $1,000; claiming; ear-olds and up; ?“m_,w: chute. 4-vear: iskolo (G. Moore. * Shanti < m?x'&nfl'fl;{fiuo?{"nmn) e Y Myrna Lee. Disy B. 0 Band end Sass e the colorful “Trail of the Pink Petals” thils afternoon as Queen Shenandoah XVII. The parade is the final event of a two-day round of festivities which attracted thousands to the city despite the lack of apple blossoms, now scheduled to appear next week. Campaign Prejudice Appeal Charged to Bruce By Mayor Jackson By JACK ALLEN, Star Btaff Correspondent. BALTIMORE, May 3.—Howard Bruce today faced a charge from his opponent’s camp that he seem- ingly is endeavoring to arouse in the Democratic senatorial cam- paign “antagonisms based on race and religious prejudices.” Mayor Howard Jackson of Balti- more, head of a powerful city ma- chine, voiced the opinion last night during a radio address in which he advocated the renomination of Sen- ator Radcliffe in Monday's primary. Meanwhile, Senator Radcliffe and | his colleague, Senator Tydings, were campaigning on the Eastern Shore. Criticism which Mr. Bruce has directed at Senator Radcliffe for his votes on the confirmation of Justice Hugo Black to the Supreme Court inspired Mayor Jackson's statement. “The repeated objections made by Mr. Bruce,” the mayor asserted, “seem to involve an effort to arouse antagonism based on race and re- ligious prejudices. There are sev- eral answers which can be made to Mr. Bruce. Suggests Study of Vote. “One of them is that if he will read the list of Senators who voted for Justice Black's confirmation, both in committee and on the floor of the Senate, he will find that Sen- tor Radcliffe was in agreement with a overwhelming majority of the Senators whose votes proved that | neither race nor religion was allowed | to play a part in the decision. “The second answer is that Sen- ator Radcliffe, by his course of con- duct in both public and private af- fairs all during his life, has proved that he is free from bigotry, from race and religious prejudices and from intolerance of any kind. “Any one who knows Senator Rad- cliffe knows what I say is true. Mr. Bruce knows it himself.” ‘The major portion of Mayor Jack- son’s speech, like the address Sen- ator Radcliffe delivered in Rock Hall and Senator Tydings’ talk in Centre- ville, consisted of a review of the incumbent’s stewardship in the Sen- ate and as regional director of pub- lic works, “Mr, Bruce has indorsed practical- ly all of the important measures for which Senator Radcliffe voted,” the Mayor stated. “In doing this, Mr. Bruce has, in reality, indorsed Sen- ator Radcliffe’s record and has made it clear that there is no good reason why Senator Radcliffe should be re- pudiated and turned out of office.” The Senator returned to Balti- more last night and spoke at eight district meetings, finishing up at 2 o'clock this morning. He will con- tinue his campaigning in the city tonight. Two radio talks will be made in his behalf tonight from station WBAL, one by Dr. Thomas 8. Cullen at 6 o'clock and the other at 6:15 o'clock by State Controller J. Millard Tawes. Steinmetz’s Kin Gives Corcoran Gallery $2,000 The trustees of the Corcoran Gal- lery of Art have been notified of & bequest of $2,000 under the will of the late Clara Wilhelmina Marta Steinmetz of Schenectady, N. Y., a half sister of the late Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, the noted electrical engineer, it was learned today. Although none of the trustees knew Miss Steinmetz personally, it was said she was interested in art and had visited the Corcoran Gal- lery on numerous occasions. C. Powell Minnigerode, director of ‘the gallery, said the institution re- ceives' no funds for maintenahce {from any source other than its orig- inal endowment and subsequent gifts. Because of declining interest rates, the gallery's income has dim- Inished in recent years, he added. Astronomers to Meet Dr. J. Bartels of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie }namflnn. will give an illustrated ect on “Magnetic Changes Caused by the Bull’n and Moon” at a meeting of the Amateur Astrono- mers’ Association at 8 p.m. tomor- row in the National Museum, Twelfth ~street and ' Constitution avenue NW, | that two years in Congress he ac- ~——Star Staff Photo. t D’Alesandro Victory Forecast by Bets Of 20 to 1 By JAMES E. CHINN, Star 8taff Correspondent. BALTIMORE, May 3—The | so-called “wise men” of Baltimore— | those who sit around the taprooms at night, sip beer and gamble on any- thing but the weather—are betting 120 to 1 today that Representative d’Alesandro will strike a knockout blow in his first round for re-election in the Maryland primary Monday. Mr. d'Alesandro is in a political | battle even more intense than the | one two years ago when he unseated former Representative Vincent L. Palmisano, who for 12 consecuti\'e‘ years represented Baltimore's “East Side” in the House. Mr. Palmisano, who made a big | jump in life from a beer tapper in a | barrcom to Congress, where he be- | came the “Mayor of Washington because of the fact he served as | chairman of the House District | Committee, is, incidentally, Mr. 'Alesandro’s chief opponent in the primary fight, striving for a “come- back.” Five Others in Race. Mr. d’Alesandro, however, has five other opponents to fight off in the | primary in ordgr to be eligible to run to hold his present seat in the House | in the general election in November. | And two of them—excluding his | “principnl rival, Mr. Palmisano—are] members of the Maryland State Leg- | islature. | Mr. D'Alesandro is not overlooking the fact that he took Mr. Palmi- sano’s 12-year seat by the narrow seem to be the least bit concerned ! about the five other men who want to replace him, even though their names don't indicate any foreign | extraction, Mr. d’Alesandro is proud of the fact his parents were Italian. So is Mr. Palmisano. But here in Baltimore’s 3d congressional district there is an under current of protest against continued representation in the House by men whose parents were not born in the United States. Indicate Change Wanted. The 3d Maryland congressional district, which has some 50,000 quali- fled voters, is made up largely of men and women of Polish, Irish, Lith- uanian, Czecho-Slovakian and Jew- ish extraction. For nearly 14 years they have selected as their Repre- sentative in the House men with Italian blood in their veins—Palmi- sano and D'Alesandro. But now there appears to be a mild revolt. Banners stretched across the win- dows of a number of homes and grocery stores demand election of “full-blooded Americans.” Mr. D’Alesandro, in the whirlwind windup of his primary campaign, is making on the average of 12 speeches & night. He campaigns very much like former Gov. Nice of Maryland, who, perhaps, never had an equal in such tactics. ‘The former Governor, in his ill-fated campaign fo: re-elec- tion nearly two years ago, stopped at gasoline stations and roadside stands to shake a hand and solicit a vote. | St& Mr. D'Alesandro goes him one better —he appears at private parties in the basements of the poorer homes, drinks beer and eats crab soup with the men and women and then takes about two minutes- to attack his leading political rival, Mr. Palmisano. Occasionally, however, he makes mention of his service on the District Committee and argues that in less complished more than former Rep- resentative Palmisano did in 12, Investigated Institution. Adminislrafio’n Seeks To Kill All Wage-Hour Act Amendments Convinced House Wants To Go Too Far, Leaders Try to Pigeonhole Bill By the Associated Press. Reportedly convinced that ‘ the House wants to go too far on amend- ing the Wage-Hour Act, adminis- tration leaders were said today to favor dropping the whole subject. They were reported to be prepar- ing a request that the House send the revision question back to com- mittee for further study. This would kill chances for action this session. Most labor committeemen said that while they still believed “mod- erate” amendments were necessary, the committee’s bill of amendments had been top heavily “loaded down” with proposals to exempt too many operations from the act’s applica- ‘Disgrace,” Says Mrs. Norton. TIts chief sponsor called the meas- ure as it now stands “a disgrace to the country.” Representative Norton, Democrat, of New Jersey, who made that comment, expressed despair of stop- ‘ping the legislation in the House, however, and told members to go ahead and add as many more ex- emptions as they chose. She predicted that the bill would have “a long sleep” in the Senate Labor Committee. After the House. called an armi- sjice yesterday to noisy and bitter ebate over amending the wage- hour law Mrs. Norton wearily es- timated that “under the guise of help to the farmer more than 2,000,000 industrial workers have been voted exemptions from both wage and hour standards.” Scene of Confusion. Three amendments which were adopted, she said, would exempt “all industries handling any agri~ cultural product.” The scene on the floor late yester- day was one of confusion in which members yelled through amend- ments, some of which received little explanation. The exemption considered most | far-reaching by the administration side would remove the 30 cents an hour wage minimum and 42-hour maximum week regulations from: “Any employe employed in clean- ing. packing, grading or preparing fresh fruits and vegetables in their raw or natural state or any 'employe employed in the canning, processing, freezing or preserving of any prod- uct consisting wholly or in chief volume of perishable, seasonable 1fruits or vegetables, including dried fruits, or in handling or transpor- tation in connection with or inci- dental to such operations to the ex- tent any employe is so engaged.” Wins, 52 to 40. It was offered by Representative Bland, Democrat, of Virginia, 2nd won, 52 to 40. on a standing vote. Mrs. Norton said the Labor Depart- ment estimated that 1,000,000 work- ers would be exempted under its provisions A voice vote approved another amendment, by Representative An- dresen, Republican, of Minnesota. which would eliminate the “area of production” requirement from the present act’s exemption for agricul- tural processors. (The present law applies to all processors except small | ones in towns of 2,500 or less which process products coming from within | & 10-mile radius.) The amendment would make the law “not apply” to: “Any individual engaged in han- dling, packing, storing, compressing, pasteurizing, preparing in their raw or natural state, or canning of agricultural or horticultural commodities for mar- ket, or in making cheese or butter } margin of 58 votes. But he doesn't | or other dairy products.” Co-operatives Also Included. A third amendment, a definition of agriculture by Representative Buck, Democrat, of would assure certain farm co-opera- tives of exemption. The House also voted to exempt from the law commercial and indus- trial workers receiving $1,500 or more a year or $200 or more a month. It was offered by Repre- ginning, | drying, | California, | Garner and Farley Talk Is Reporied Pleasing fo Both Candidates, Campaign Issues and New Deal Record Discussed By the Associated Press. A long “off-the-record” conference between Vice President Garner and Postmaster General Farley stimulat- ed political speculation in the Capital today. There was no first-hand informa- tion from these two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomina- tion, but friends of Mr. Garner said the conversation had been highly satisfactory to both. Mr. Garner and Mr. Farley, it was said, discussed candidates and cam- paign issues and touched on the ad- ministration record of the last seven years. 2 The Vice President and his fol- lowers have contended all along that President Roosevelt would not seek renomination. One Garner sup- porter said today the possibility that the President would not run made it only natural for the Vice President and Mr. Farley to discuss other choices, Senators Unaware of Talk. Several Senators close to both Mr. Garner and Mr. Farley were unaware that the two had a political con- ference yesterday. Some, curious as schoolboys, wanted to find out what they had discussed. There has been no clear indica- tion of what position Mr. Farley would take in the event Mr. Roose= velt ran again. Mr. Garner originally set out as a challenger against another term for Mr. Roosevelt, but a recent political arrangement between their fol- lowers provided that the Vice Presi- dent’s Texas delegation would be pledged to him, but would take no part in any “stop Roosevelt” move- ment at the Democratic convention. E. B. Germany, Mr. Garner's cam- paign manager, said in a statement that “the so-called compromise” in Texas “means absolutely nothing at all insofar as the Garner campatgn either in Texas or throughout the Nation is concerned.” “Stop Roosevelt” Move Denied. After a conference with the Vice | President, Mr. Germany declared the conditions of the <“so-called agreement” only restated the premise of Mr. Garner's campaign —that Mr. Roosevelt would not be a candidate. “It has never been a ‘stop Roose- velt’ movement either in Texas or elsewhere,” Mr. Germany said. “We are merely for John Garner and against no one. Certainly we can- not be charged with being against Mr. Roosevelt when he is not a candidate and we do not expect him to be.” Mr. Germany added that “we are | entirely satisfied with the situation” |and that Mr. Garner’s chances for the| Democratic nomination “are better today. than they have been at any tim {Congress in Brief | TODAY. | Senate: | In recess. House: Smith committee continues testi- mony of Labor Board employes. TOMORROW. Senate: Will not be in session. | House: Probably will not be in session. Smith Committee continues in- vestigation of Labor Board; 10 a.m. Irrigation and Reclamation Com- mittee will consider Scrugham bill. Germany expects its best sugar production during the 1939-40 sugar year to behoivgr_z 500,000 tons. sentative Case, Republican, of South Dakota. Representative Dirksen, Repub- lican, of Illinois obtained an hours’ exemption for small wholesale groc- ers. Members approved a proposal by Representative Gwynne, Repub- lican, of Iowa to exempt employers of all newspapers with a circulation under 5,000. Weather Report (Furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Occasion: night; slightly cooler tonight, with al light rain this afternoon and to- lowest temperature about 42 degrees; tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler; moderate winds, mostly northerly. Maryland—Occasional light rain tonight and slightly cooler; tomor- row partly cloudy; somewhat warmer in west portion. Virginia—Mostly cloudy; cooler in east and central portions and light showers in northwest portion t southwest portion. row Pressure continues low over the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States and the eastern portion of the Great Lakes region. Burlington. Vt. 1000.0 millibars _(29.53 inches). and Detroit, Mich.. 1001.7 miili- bars (29.58 inches). Pressure is rising over the upper MIssissibpi and lower Missouri Valleys. International Falls. Minn.. 1019.6 millibars (30.11 inches), while pressure is Jelatively high over the Guif of Mexico ey West, Fla. 1016.3 millibars (30.01 inches). A disturbance is moving east- ward over the Rocky Mountain region. Lander Wyo. 10017 (29,58 inches) Rains have continued in the North Atlantic States. while light showers Dave occurred during the last 24 hours in s . the 5 the " Middle _Atiantic . Showers occurred also over the North Pacific States. Temperatures have fallen siightly in_the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic_States. while they have risen over the Plains States and the Rocky Mouvutain region. River ‘Report. Potomac and Shemandoah Rivers cloudy at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy at Great Falls today. Tide Tables. (Furnished by the United States Coast and eodetic. Burves.) . millibars Hish Lot Washingtonians recall that not so | Sun: (1038 long ago Mr. D’'Alesandro, as acting chairman of the Public Health and Hospitals Subcommittee of the House District Committee, conducted an exhaustive investigation at the Blue Plains institution. Mrs. Roose- velt interested herself in the condi- tions there prior to the congressional inquiry and subseqifently established a precedent for a wife of a President by testifying before the D’Alesandro investigating committee. Mr. d’Alesandro, of course,ismaking political capital out of Mrs. Roose- velt’s appearance before the commit- tee. Everywhere he goes he tells peo- ple “I have the distinction of doing something no other man ever did. I told Mrs. Roosevelt when to speak and when not to speak. That's something her own husband would not dare to do.” ] Moon, today - 3:08am. Automobile lights must one-half hour after sunset. Repert for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. Barometer, iches. ; 3:37 p.m. be turned on Yesterday— 4 p.m. - .48 Record for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 67, -4:15 p.m. yesterday. Year aRo. A Towest. 47, 10:30 am. todsy. Year ago, 47, Booba Recerd Temperalures This Year. =Y 2. on April 30. Eoveet onSamiary 20 Humidity for Lest 34 Hours, (Prom u:: yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 89 per cent. at 6:30 8.m. today. "mllz"u‘. 43 per cent, at i'go p.am. yes- onight; tomorrow warmer in extreme West Virginia—Cloudy; light rain in north portion tonight; tomor- partly cloudy and somewhat warmer. — Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to datex Month, January Pebruary March October November ember 2 Weather in Various Citles. ~Temp.~ Rain- | Baro Hizh Low. fall. Weather. Abilene___ 29.X3 90 66 Cloudy Albany 0.54 Atlanta " Atl. City _ 0.21 Baitimore 012 Bin Bu Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbia | Davenport Denver Des Moines . | Detroit El P 250 alveston - elena Huron _ Indi'n'polls Jacks'nville 2 Kans. City L jAngeles 2 Louisville - Miami Soheo ZRZINISTAT Bhifacrphi ad'p} Phoenix Pittsburgh 29992, S92 | 2 ear Cloudy Foreign Stations. (Noon. Greenwich time. today.) ‘Temperature. Wi Horta (h{ll\. Al::l’el (Current i ther, »