Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1940, Page 2

. Beaten by 98 Yofes; - May Ask Recount Four Colleagues Win Renomination; First District Race in Doubt By JAMES E. CHINN, Representative Kennedy, Demo- erat, Maryland, ranking majority member of the House District Com- mittee, today said he would ask for & recount if official returns from yesterday's congressional primaries show that he lost by only 98 votes. Incomplete but significant returns indicate that the only definite casualty among the six Democrats ‘who constitute the Maryland delega- tion in the House is Mr, Kennedy, ‘who is rounding out 10 years of con- tinuous service in Congress. He lost by the slim margin of 98 votes, on the basis of unofficial re- turns, to John A. Meyer, a former Baltimore Trafic Court magistrate, in the 4th congressional district \primary contest. The official “Thursday. + Four of the remaining five mem- i\bers of the Free State contingent iin the House apparently have been ~renominated. The spirited race in athe 1st congressional district which sembraces the Eastern Shore is some- :vhnt still in doubt. s ‘Ward, 13,153; Roe, 12,497, = On the Shore Representative =Ward and State Senator Dudley G. :SR“ of Queen Anne County are _locked in a close fight with the re- sult hinging upon three unreported precincts. The totals, with three «precincts missing, are Mr. Ward, 13,153; Mr. Roe, 12,497. . As had been predicted, Represent- -ative D’Alesandro, jr., serving his Arst term in Congress, was renomi- nated, turning back his predecessor -—Vincent L. Palmisano—by nearly 2,000 votes. His margin was far Jarger than that by which he un- seated Mr. Palmisano in 1938. The 8d district which Mr. D'Alesandro ‘Tepresents covers most of East Bal- timore, * As had been forecast, too, Rep- -resentative Sasscer of the 5th dis- ‘trict, which takes in a small sec- stion of South Baltimore as well as all of Southern Maryland, and “Representative William P. Cole of sthe 2d district, which runs north “of Baltimore to the Pennsylvania Sborder, were sure winners. = Byron Unopposed. . In the 6th district Representa- tive Byron was the only member of the House Maryland delegation who «did not risk his post in the pri- mary. He was unopposed, but faces ‘a battle with his Republican oppo- nent in the November general elec- tion. Though there was no Democratic battle in the 6th district, which in- <ludes Montgomery County and the Western Maryland area, the Repub- lican contest there has been & nip- and-tuck affair. The fight is be- tween Walter Johnson, the “Big ‘Train” of baseball féme, and A. Charles ‘Stewart, who ‘gave Repre- sentative Byron .a close race in the last general election two years ago. Ellison Wins in Fourth. Over on the Republican side of the fence in the 4th district, Daniel Ellison, a member of the Baltimore City Council, won . ily over William J. Stocksdale, a Traffic Court judge during the re- gime of Former Gov. Harry W. Nice. Mr. Ellison, despite the bitter oppo- sion of the Nice wing of the party, polled 7,721 votes, as against 4492 for Mr. Stocksdale, and as a result won the right to fight for Mr. Ken- nedy’s seat in the general election. Mr. Ellison, incidentally, was Mr. Kennedy’s oppenent in the general election of 1938 and lost by the nar- Tow margin of 290 votes. John A. Janetzke, a former mag- {strate in Baltimore, won the Re- publican nomination .in the 3d district, defeating E. J. Harding. Duer Beats Lloyd. In the 1st district, Robert F. Duer, & former judge and former con- servation commissioner, won the Republican nomination from Wil- Ham H. Lloyd, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Dorchester County. > Theodore F. Brown of Carroll County was the House Republican dominee in the second district. ; There was no contest in the fifth district, which left John N. TForvestad a clear field. The final returns in the 4th dis- trict gave Representative Kennedy 18,160 votes and Mr. Meyer, the vic- tor for the nomination, 16,258. Mr. D'Alesandro, who also is & member of the House District Com- | mittee, received 15,921 votes, against 14,147 for Mr. Palmisano in returns from 103 of 104 polling places. It will be recalled that Mr. Palmisano was chairman of the District Com- count begins on Z00 GETS FIRST Maryland (Continued From First Page.) outcome of the election will be the teaming of Tydings-Radcliffe-Jack- son forces at the State convention to oust Mr. Bruce as Democratic national committeeman and sup- plant him with some one of their own choice. Dewey Easy Victor. Lost in the shuffle of the Rad- cliffe-Nice developments was Mr. Dewey's easy capture of the 16 G. O. P. National Convention votes. Lone presidential candidate to file in the State, he polled more than 32,000 votes, against 4,389 for an un- instructed delegation. ‘The vote was based on returns from 731 of the 1,309 polling places. | It was immediately evident, how- ever, that Mr. Dewey failed to win the overwhelming vote of confidence his backers had sougiat. His total was about half the total vote cast for the two Republican senatorial candidates. Maryland has a Re- publican registration of about 242,- 000. Unofficial returns from 1214 of 1,309 precincts gave Senator Rad- cliffe 164,232 votes to 90,829 for Mr. Bruce and at 10:30 o'clock last night the latter conceded defeat in a tele- gram to the Senator which read: “You have my heartiest congratu- Jatiens upon your renomination, and 1 18" fiedless for 'me to assufe you of my support in November.” Bruce Carried Nearby Counties. A tabulation shows that Senator Radcliffe, in addition to the six Bal- timore City districts, carried Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles, Dor- chester, where he was born; Talbot, ‘Wicomico, Worcester and Allegany Counties. With complete returns as yet un- available in Harford, Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, he never- theless had a comfortable margin in those communities. Mr. Bruce carried both of the counties bordering the National Capital—Montgomery and Prince Georges, where he had the backing of the dominant Democratic organ- izations., Mr. Bruce likewise carried Fred- erick, Howard, where he makes his home; Kent, Queen Anne and St. Marys Counties. The four counties where the out- come appears doubtful on the face of returns showing the contestants locked in a close fight are Washing- ton, Somerset, Cecil and Garrett. Radcliffe Strong in Allegany. Senator Radcliffe was making & surprising run in Allegany despite the fact that Attorney General Wil- liam Walsh threw the full weight of his machine behind Mr. Bruce. Complete returns from the county’s 73 precincts, made avail- able at noon today, revealed that Senator Radcliffe had carried Alle- gany by 53 votes, polling 3305 to mittee when Mr. D'Alesandro de- feated him, Chest Speakers Told Of Health Aid fo Needy {Ross Garrett, director of the Health Security Administration, last night described how his Community Chest agency takes care of the per- son who has no funds to meet a serious illness and is not eligible for aid through tax-supported agencies. Mr. Garrett traced several typical eases through the centralized health service he heads at a dinner meet- ing of the Chest volunteer speakers 1% the E street Y. W. C. A. During 1939, he reported, 96,624 hospital bed days’ care for adult and child patients, involving surgi- cal and major medical care for 8355 sick people were arranged through Health Security Administration and paid for out of Chest funds. :8ervice in the form of 17,436 hos- pital and nursery days’ care for newborn infants, and 289,726 clini- cal diagnoses and treatments in hospitals and clinics were also ar- ranged for during 1939. -Private doctors and dentists con- tiibuted more than $3,500,000 worth of services, Mr. Gnrretit estimated. The agency, he said, in one year dealt with 112116 case records and verified 208,109 statements cor- roborating the need of those who lied for aid in mieeting the costs ¢ iliness. id Club to Nominate - ; =% Officers and directors for the com- Eag year are to be nominated by the 3,252 for his rival. It is believed that the eleventh- hour indorsement given Mr. Rad- cliffe by former Representative Lewis may have aided in swelling the incumbent’s total. Mr. Nice and Mr. Broening evenly divided the six districts in Baltimore, each capturing 21 convention votes there, but the latter so far has man- aged to annex only seven votes in the counties—Calvert’s 3 and Dor- chester’s 4. Caroline, Carroll, Charles, How- ard, St. Mary's, Talbot and Wicom- ico are definitely in Mr. Nice's column, while he is running ahead of his rival in a number of the coun- ties from which complete returns have yet to be received. Democratic Vote Tallied First. Delay in obtaining the Republican primary results was occasioned by the fact that throughout the State the Democratic primary ballots were counted first. Many precincts in Montgomery and Prince Georges had not made public their complete Republican returns this morning. In those two counties MT. Bruce led his opponent, but the latter made a strong showing tn Montgom- ery despite the facl his opponent was backed by the controlling fac- tion, Oliver Metzerott Prails. In balloting for Prince County delegates to the Republican State Convention, Oliver Metzerott, former State Senator, was trailing & full ticket placed in the field by a rival G. O. P. faction. Contrasting with 760 .votes for Mr. Metzerott, H. Wi Spick- nall had 1,242; Robert 'H. Palmer, 1,225; John R. Filetcher, 1,180; Trene M. Vaught, 1,166; Cora ‘L. Pinkney, 1,151; Hugh M. Waldrop, 1,127, and Club of Washington at SRdvertising at the luncheon meeting 54 les eigh E B Columbus, secretary. - I R Dorothea Mae Hawkink; 1,086, The returns wers from 23 of the county’s 35 precincts. BABY ASIATIC CAMEL IN 24 YEARS—This infant Bactrian camel, born here yesterday, is the first baby of the “two-hump” camel family to arrive at the Zoo since 1916. Youngblood Wins Mayoralty Seat At Takoma Park Defeats Dr. Galloway; Other Maryland Towns Elect Slates Oliver W. Youngblood, Takoma Park merchant, today was declared victor over Dr. C. C. Galloway in the race for Mayor, while voters in a score of other nearby Maryland com- munities made known their chcice of local governing officials. The hard-fought campaign in Ta- koma Park which resulted in Mr. Youngblood's election, found ballots fairly evenly distributed between the two factions headed by the candi- dates for Mayor. Four candidates for the Town Council were elected on the Youngblood ticket while two, who were associated with Dr. Gal- loway, were named. When _election officials finished counting at about 4 am.,-Mr. Young- blood was ‘credited with 1,123 votes and Dr. Galloway with £53. Two of the new Mayor’'s political associates squeezed in by a narrow five-vote majority. Taft and Harrigan. In the fourth precinct Millward C. Taft and Howard H. Hi n, both running on the Youngblood ticket, received 1,038 and 1033 votes, re- spectively. They defeated the Gal- loway candidates, Harley Buckin- ham, who received 1,000 votes, and John K. Williams, with 976. In the sixth precinct John F. Sidell, who campaigned on the Youngblood ticket, received 1,056 votes. Also elected in this precinct, however, is Herman C. Heffner, one of the opposing faction, who received 1051 votes. Defeated here were George B. Kissinger, with 1,013, and Roy C. Richardson, 955, on the Youngblood and Galloway tickets, respectively. Joseph Martin, with 1,072 votes, a supporter of Dr. Galloway, defeated the opposing faction’s Jesse R. Booth, with 967, in the council race in the ninth precinct. In the fourt precinct, Prince Georges County, however, the Youngblood candidate was the vic- tor. Here, Arthur L. Conger received 1,065 to 971 for Charles N. Thomsen. Sunday Bowling Approved. Hyattsville voters approved a referendum permitting Sunday bowl- ing by a vote of 405 to 228. At Garrett Park, Willlam G. Mac- Nulty nosed out his two opponents in the mayorality race after a spirited campaign. Mr. MacNulty received 52 votes to 48 for Haile Chisholm and 31 for Allan H. Fry. Day Becomes Somerset Mayor. In_Somerset, Councilman Irving M. Day, receiving 60 votes to a total of 31 by three opponents, was named mayor to succeed William B. Horne, prevented from seeking election by the Hatch Act. O. H. Gish was his closest opponent, with 24 votes. For the second time in the his- tory of Somerset a woman was elected to the Town Council when Mrs. Marquis W. Childs received 64 votes to top a field of four. Charles W. Johnston received 51 votes to clinch the other council seat. Somerset voters also passed the amendment to the town ordinances which will prohibit keeping of horses or cattle within the corpor- ate limits, by a vote of 68 to 22. Legislation (Continued From First Page.) sense included in any list of must legisiation. The Senator already is on record as desirous of shelving this measure at this'time, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has reported it out. It already has passed the House. Senator Barkley said there had been no discussion of foreign af- fairs at today’s meeting. ‘Those attending, in addition to the Senate leader, were Vice Presi- dent Garner, Speaker Bankhead and House Majority Leader Rayburn. In addition to seeing the congres- sional leaders and mearly a dozen other callers during the morning, the President planned to turn this afternoon to the preparation of his address of next Priday night before tant pronouncements of foreign of this Government, the is to be broadcast both in The parents were brought here last August from Asia by way of Russia. Both the Bactrian and dromedary, or single-hump spe- cies, are used as beasts of burden in Africa and Asia. Johnson (Continued From First Page.) district for the manner in which they supported me, particularly those in Montgomery, Frederick and Washington Counties, where I have leads.” A tabulation of available reports at noon today gave Mr. Johnson, who now is a Montgomery County commissioner and operates a farm near Gaithersburg, 6,144 votes, while Mr. Stewart had received 5,731. Far behind the leaders were State Senator Robert B. Kimble of Cum- berland, with 2,466 votes and Frank R. Long of Kensington, with 343. Made Few Appearances. Mr. Johnson did not make a vig- orous fight for the nomination. He | appeared at only a few rallies staged | by his supporters and engaged in lit- | tle of the activity usually associated with campaigns for public office. | In contrast Mr. Stewart put on an | intensive drive to capture a place| qn the Republican ticket so he could again face Representative Byron, Democrat, to whom he lost the House seat by only 1463 votes. Mr. .Byron, incidentally, was unopposed for renomination. Returns from 32 of the 35 pre- cincts in his home county, Mont- gomery, gave Mr. Johnson a great edge over his rivals. There he polled 2973 votes to 193 for Mr. Stewart, 65 for Mr. Long and 26 for Senator Kimble, Allegany Goes for Stewart. Seventy-one of the 73 precincts in Mr. Stewart's home county, Alle- gany, gave him 3679 votes to 1,641 for Mr. Kimble, another resident of the same county. Mr. Johnson polled 470 and Mr. Long, 90. In Frederick County 30 of the 46 precincts gave Mr. Johnson 1,057; Mr. Kimble, 326; Mr. Stewart, 296, and Mr. Long, 134. Mr. Stewart was leading in Gar- ret County with 22 of the 25 pre- cincts reported. He received 702 votes, Mr. Johnson, 581; Mr. Kim- ble, 167, and Mr. Long, 30. Forty-three of Washington Coun- ty’s 71 precincts gave Mr. Johnson 1,063; Mr. Stewart, 661; Mr. Kimble, 306, and Mr. Long, 24. Acquittal of Teamsters Is Lauded by Green William Green, president of the A. F. of L, last night described the acquittal of four teamster union officials on anti-trust law yiolation charges in District Court here yes- terday as “a distinct victory for the American Federation of Labor.” Justice F. Dickinson Letts’ direc- tion of a verdict of not guilty for the men the Justice Department had charged with conspiracy to tie up building projects in Washington, according to the A. F. of L. presi- dent, “should demonstrate to the entire country the truth of our con- tention that Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Thurman Arnold has gone far afield in seeking to proscribe the lawful activities of labor unions by the filing of wholesale indictments under the anti-trust laws.” “It was Mr. Arnold’s theory,” con- tinued Mr. Green, “that the Federal Government could regulate and con- trol the activities of labor unions by invoking the anti-trust laws against them. Now this theory * * * has fallen to pieces in the face of the facts, the law and common sense.” Justice Letts told the jury that the defendants should be acquitted on the “elementary” ground that the Government had not presented sufficient evidence of criminal intent on the part of the teamster union officials. Invitation Extended to Visit Veterans' Hospital Dr. Lewis G. Beardsley, in charge of the Veterans’ Hospital, 2650 Wis- consin avenue N.W., today issued an invitation to the public to visit the hospital on Sunday, which has been designated as National Hospital Day by the American Hospital Associa- tion. Visiting hours aré from 2 to 5 pm. he said. Guides will conduct | 098! parties through various departments of the hospital, and special demon- strations will be given in the X-ray, surgical, clinical Ilaboratory and other departments. Tea will be served by the American Women's { siders Army supply bill, 10 a. ~—Star Staft Photo. Soviet Accuses Finns 0f Wrecking Plants In Ceded Areas Pravda Sees Deliberate Attempts to Sabotage Property in Territory By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, May 7.—The news- | paper Pravda, organ of the Com- munist party, today accused the Finns of blowing up power stations and industrial plants in territory ceded to Soviet Russia after the treaty ending hostilities between the two countries had gone into effect. The paper did not indicate what official steps might be taken. Pravda printed photographs of wreckage which it said showed damage done to the Keksholm cellu- loid plant as part of a deliberate plan of sabotage. The article said emphatically that the damage had not been caused by bombs, during the fighting. Peace Signed in March. ‘The Pinnish-Russian peace treaty was signed Moscow. on March 13, after 105 days of war. Pointing out that the treaty pro- vided that all property in the ceded territory should be handed over un- damaged, Pravda cited a document, allegedly signed by the Finns, stat- ing that the Petsamo district had been relinquished by the Russians with the port and all industrial plants in good working order. The paper said the Russians, who occupied that Arctic district early in the conflict, even had swept the streets and replaced broken windows. | Charge Machinery Destroyed. On the other hand, Pravda as- serted, the Finns had destroyed ma- chinery in plants they turned over to the Russians, wrecking or re- moving irreplaceable parts. In- stances of this kind occurred in the towns of Kharlu, Ljaskeia and Enso as well as Keksholm, the article said. In addition, Pravda declared, the Finns failed to remove land mines from ceded areas. The Russians occupying Keksholm were said to have removed 1,100 pounds of dyna- mite which the Finns had left un- exploded. “Why, we ask,” the paper added, “did the Finnish command permit impudent wrecking on territory | rooms in ceded to the U. 8. 8. R.?" Vatican and Portugal Conclude Concordat By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, May 7—A con- cordat defining the Roman Catholic church’s position in Portugal was signed at the Vatican today. The treaty recognizes the church’s property and educational rights and the validity of its marriage regula- tions in Portugal. ) Congress in-Brief p TODAY. Senate: Continues debate on bill to end foreign silver purchases. Banking Subcommittee begins study of use of excess savings. Navy Committee questions Secre- tary Edison and Admiral Stark on Navy expansion bill. Civil Liberties Committee con- tinues studies of farm labor prob- lems. Banking Subcommittee opens hearings on proposal to liberalize farm mortgages. Judiciary Subcommittee considers amendments to Logan-Walier bill. House: Debates bill to kill President’s C. A. A. reorganization program. Judiciary Committee discusses re- viving Hatch anti-politics bill, TOMORROW. Senate: Probably will take up Army pro- motion bill if silver resolution passes y. Special Reorganization Commit- tee considers resolution to prevent transter of Civil Aeronautics; Au- thority, 10 am. i Appropriations Subcommi con- Legion in the recreation building bétween 3 and 5 pm. Special Stamp Issue ‘To commemorate the 50th anni- versary of the founding of Pan- Union, Cubs issue i b House: Votes on bill to kill President’s C. A. A. reorganization program. Ways and Means Subcommittee continues hearings on Patman chain store bill, 10- a.m. .providing for departation Communists, 10 am. 5 ¢ E. S. Smith Denies Talk With Bridges Was "Secretive’ N.L.R.B. Member Says He Acted Against Sympathies Of Union Head, Anyway Edwin 8. Smith, member of the National Labor Relations Board said late yesterday there was no- thing secretive or mysterious about & nocturnal conference he held several years ago in Baltimore with Harry Bridges, West Coast C. I. O. leader. Peter J. Innes, jr, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, one-time purchasing agent for the National Maritime Union, had told the Dies Committee Mr. Smith and Mr. Bridges conferred at “one or two o'clock in the morn- ing on December 18, 1936, over an election of officers for an eastern seamen’s union of the A. F. L., which later joined C.I1.0. In a statement afterwards, Mr. Smith said it was true that he had short talk with Mr. Bridges, but “there was nothing secret about the talk, which took place after a meet- ing in Baltimore. The talk was of general character. If elections among the seamen on the East Coast and Gulf were brought up by Mr. Bridges in our talk, it was discussed only in a general wa; Mr. Innes quoted Mr. Bridges as saying after the conference: “I think we have arranged for the elec- tions on the Atlantic Coast.” Of this, Mr. Smith said: “If Mr. Bridges did make this statement, I wish to point out that, although a hearing on the matter of collective bargain- ing on the East Coast and Gulf among the seamen was held before the board January 22, 1937, the en- tire matter was dismissed by - the board, with my concurrence, on January 28, 1937, Since Mr. Bridges was sympathetic with the group which desired the board to take ac- tion at that time, it is obvious that 1 did not act in accordance with his sympathies.” Wheeler Urges Democrats To Meet Early on Platform By the Associated Pre Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana suggested today that Democratic leaders take a cue from the Republicans and meet in ad- vance of the national convention July 15 to draft “fundamental prin- ciples” for a party platform. The Republican Platform Com- mittee will gather in Philadelphia convention to begin work on its ideclnrntion of policy. From another well-informed Sena- |tor, it was learned that President | Roosevelt already is formulating his |ideas for the Democratic platform | and that his followers were planning to present them to the Platform Committee in detail. Republican platform talk brought publican, that the party should ap- prove a foreigm policy ‘plank: “sug- gesting strong, specific steps for keeping out of war.” Senator Nye said that his partv should promise to confine national defense activities to the Western Hemisphere and to assert that the Nation “could get along without trade relations with other countries if that course became necessary to prevent war.” In addition, he declared, the Dht-l form should pledge continuance of the Johnson Act forbidding loans to | war debt defaulters. Republicans generally have agreed | that their party should adopt a keep- out-of-war plank, but have differed on the form it should take. Officials fo Inspect Girls" School Addition A group of District officials, and representatives of the Public Works Administration and the public school system will make a final in- spection at 9:30 am. tomorrow of the large addition to the Margaret Murray Washington Vocational School for Girls, recently completed on O street between North Capitol and First street N.W. under the District P. W. A, program. The $212, project provides 19 . The basement con- tains a cafeteria-classroom, tea room, kitchen preparation room and a supply room. On the first floor are a library, display and sales room, dinning room, two food labor- atories, child care instruction room, nursery and a nursery bath. On the second floor are a cosmetology laboratory, laundry and dry-clean- ing laboratories, a science room and other classrooms. The inspection will be made by Maj. Patrick H. Tansey, Assistant Engineer Commissioner, A. W. Cross- ley, District engineer for P. W. A, School Supt. Frank W. Ballou and Municipal Architect Nathan C. ‘Wyeth. Chained to Lamppost Police used hammer and chisel to free William Sullivan, who was found tarred and chained to a lamip- | ¢ post in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Racing Results Narragansett By the Associated Press. PIRST RACE—Purse, $1.000; claiming; 4-year-olds and up: 6 furlongs (chute). Jadaan (Berger) X 4.70 Libert: we (Taylor) Qcml1 t (Friedman) Also ¢ Race, Met, Town ur. “Our Davit.” Gosd. Omen Vi g’fi." John Werring, James City an fs s (Atkinson) Tan—Genaibl. Wise Player, Golden Dot Jackinthebox. Sun. Grand l.% ily double paid .80, Jamaica By the Associated Press. PIRST RACE—Purse, maiden 2-yesr-olds: § Ariel Rose (Haas) No Cllmd( (lend)t) Post Ooak. 0, 1:02. Also ran—a Lady e try. SECOND RACE—Purse, §. claim. g: Q-yn;-olul and up: hrmt E?*M.‘. 5 ¥ a week before that party’s June 24| a suggestion from Senator Nye, Re- | HAROLD H. SIMS. —Underwood & Underwood. Chapel Point Host To Traveling Tent Show of R. E. A. 1,000 View Exhibits Demonstrating Farm Use of Electricity By s Btaff Correspondent of The Star. CHAPEL POINT, Md., May 7— ‘This Southern Maryland town over- looking the Potomac River today was host to’what amounted to a three-ring circus—a traveling tent show of the Rural Electrification Administration. Opening last night, when nearly 1,000 persons roamed through the many exhibits to view what elec- tricity can do for the rural worker and his housewife, the exhibition will continue through tomorrow. This evening Senator Norris of Nebraska will make an address. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Henry Slattery, R. E. A. admin- istrator, will be the principal speak- ers tomorrow night. ‘Three huge tents house such won- ders of electricity as the “peanut” mercury lamp, so brilliant and so hot that it burns in water, and a 10,000- watt lamp, a hundred times as bright as the ordinary bulb used in the home. On the more practical side, how- ever, were trailers displaying elec- trified equipment. There were electric milking ma- chines, electric cookers and elec- trically-driven grain separators. Tonight’s feature will be a show entitled “Magic Lightning,” in | which the unusual physical and chemical reactions of ultra-violet and infra-red rays, as well as the modern developments in standard | lighting research will be demon- strated. The R. E. A. show has been seen by nearly 300,000 persons since it started its tour in Michigan last July. The Southern Maryland Tri- | County Co-operative Association is co-operating with the R. E. A, in bringing the exhibition to Chapel | Point. The Government-financed proj- ect was instituted to inform rural populations of ways they can use their R. E. A.-financed power lines. The show will strike its tents Thursday morning and head for a stand in Delaware. Hous:Eommittee Acts To Continue Sugar Act By the Associated Press. The House Agriculture Commit- tee approved- legislation today to continue for another year the life of the controversial 1937 Sugar Act. There was no record vote, but| Chairman Jones said the decision was “overwhelming.” Earlier the group had rejected, 13 to 10, a proposal to write into the measure a provision re-enacting a limitation on imports of refined sugar from insular possessions. Promoted in Naval Reserve The Navy announced yesterday promotion of Howard Haven Ter- hune of 1201 South Barton street, Arlington, Va., to rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. Hgtbid H. Sims Dies; WasHonorary Affache At British Embassy Collapse at Desk Follows Long Hours of Work His Doctor Had Opposed Harold Haig Sims, 69, Lonorary attache at the British Embassy, died last night at his apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel, where he had been taken after colla) earlier in the day at his desk at Em- bassy. Death was attributed to apoplexy. Friends of Mr. Sims at the Em- bassy said he had been working too hard since the start of the Eu- ropean war. Against the fdvice of a physician, it was said, hé had stayed long hours at his desk. He was stricken at noon and died at 7 o’tlock. ' " A Canadian, Mr. S8ims had been in Washington since 1919. He came here with a Canadian mission, de- -cided to stay and became one of the Embassy’s commercial attaches. He was born in Montreal, the son of the late Anthony Haig 8ims. a prominent manufacturer of that city. In early life he engaged in the banking and insurance busie nesses. In 1926 Mr. Sims married Mrs, Emelia Hemmerde, widow of Capt. Eric Hemmerde, a British officer killed in France during the World War. The wedding took pjace in London. The 'couple returned to Washington and later became prominent in diplomatic and social circles. Mr. Sims worked for his country without recompense. He served in a commercial and diplomatic capacity at the Embassy before becoming an honorary attache some five years 8g0. Surviving Mr. Sims are his widow, a brother, Ross Sims, and his mother, Mrs. Anthony Haig Sims, both of Montreal. Mrs. Ross 8ims was expected to arrive in Washing- ton today to accompany the widow on the return to Montreal, where the funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon. ‘The body will lie in state at the Gawler funeral establishment, 1756 Pennsylvania avenue N.W,, until 3 p.m. today. U. of Md. Frafernity May Tap President President Roosevelt may be tapped by the University of Maryland Chap- ter of Omicron Delta Kappa, na- tional honorary fraternity, for his outstanding service to the youth of the Nation, member of the frater~ nity announced today. Richard Lee of Bethesda, presi- dent of the chapter, plans to tap the President tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. at the White House, if Mr. Roosevelt's schedule permits it. The exercises are to be conducted by Dr. R. V. Truitt, faculty adviser at toe university, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, who was made a member of the fraternity two years ago. o Undergraduate members of the fra- ternity expect to witness the cere- Lmony. Regular tapping exercises will be held Thursday at 1:10'p.m. in the armory at the university. Dr. H. C. Byrd, university president, will speak at that time. Prizes for Best Bands In Safety Patrol Parade A contest for the best school band will be held in connection with the school boy safety patrol parade and assembly Friday and Saturday, the American Automobile Association has announced. Cash prizes have been offered. Seven Washington high school and junior high school bands will compete with 12 from nearby Mary- land and Virginia and West Vire ginia. Local school bands entered in the contest are Gordon Junior High, Stuart Junior High, Roosevelt High, Woodrow Wilson High, Anacostia High, Western High and St. Paul’s Academy. Sweden is trying to produce a wheat rich in gluten so it will not have to buy wheat in other coun- tries. Weather Report (Purnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Fair tonight followed by mostly cloudy tomor= row; somewhat cooler; lowest tonight about 54 degrees; moderate northe west winds becoming northeast tomorrow. Maryland—Fair and cooler tonight; tomorrow mostly cloudy; cooler in east, followed by showers in west portion. Virginia—partly cloudy; cooler except in extreme southwest portion tonight; tomorrow mostly cloudy; ‘somewhat cooler in east and central portion followed by showers in west portion. West Virginia—Partly cloudy; cooler in north portion tonight; scate tered showers tomorrow. A disturbance of moderate intensity 15— England moving eastward over the States. Caribou, Me., 1005.1 millibars (29.68_inches). ' Pressure continues high over the Southeastern States and South " Atlantic Coast, _Meridian, 1025.1 millibars ~(30.27 inches), wl pressure s rising over the Great Lakes region, Marquette. Mich., inch A disturbance is_develop- nf New Bl _Paso. Tex. 1007.8 millibars (29.76 inches). while pressure continues high cver the Northern Rockr Mountain region. Yel- stone . 1021 . Wyo. 2 millibars During _the last 24 hours n_scattered showers In the tic States, the Ohio Valley. the es and over a portion of the upper Mississiopi Valley. ~ Temperatures have fallen over the Great Lakes resion. Revort for Last 48 Heurs. ‘Temperature. Barometer. degrees. (Purnished by the United States Coast an: o Geodef 2 tic Survey.) . | Helena . | Huron 1027.4 millibars | ago. Record for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 85, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Year ago, 90. ;‘e’n. 66. st 5 am. today. Year River Report. Potomag and Shenandoah Rivers clesr st Huper's Ferry, Potomac clesr a\ Greut Falls today. Weather in Various Cities. ~Temp.~ Rain- Baro. fifth, Low. Tal. Weathes. Abilene __ Albany Atlania Atl. City _ Baltimore Birm'gham Bismarck Boston Buffalo Charleston icago Cincinnati R R o 2EE3I32 333522 as0 Galveston_” 3 PRI Highest. 85, on Lowest.” 7. on Humidity for Last 34 Houwrs. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 73 per cent. at 7 a.m. . r!fl.:v'mt. 18 per cent, at 2:30 mu- 2300 EEL SxR%n3 LR b ELERE 5 PERESERS]