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A—2 G. 0. P. Lines Shifting As Leaders Work To Stop Dewey Simpson Boosts Hoover ' As Speaker, Blocks Bid to Landon By G. GOULD LINCOLN. Jockeying for the Republican presidential nomination is going into the final stage, with the party’s national convention only three weeks away. Radical shifts in the lines are being made by party leaders anx- jous to block the nomination of ‘Thomas E. Dewey, New York racket- busting district attorney. Re- publican National Committeeman Kenneth F. Simpson of New York, now an arch enemy of Mr. Dewey, is boosting former President Hoover as a speaker at the Republican Na- tional Convention. When Mr. Simpson was first elected to the National Committee he announced that “the people look to the Repuhlicans f - leadership not unéer the ‘~mination of Mr. Hoover, the Liberty League, or some of the reactionary influences in the party.” It was presumc” that Mr. Simp- son would work hand in gleve with former Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kan- sas, the party standard bearer in 1936, to bring about the nomina- tion of & progressive Republican candidate. But now it develops that Mr. Simpson, who favored the invi- tation to Mr. Hoover to address the convention, blocked a similar invi- tation to Mr. Landon. Landon a Delegate. ‘The suggestion that Mr. Hoov:r and Mr. Landon be invited to ad- dress the convention, made by Chairman John Hamilton, came at a meeting of the Arrangements Committee in Philadelphia. It met with favor, and Col. R. B. Creager, national committeeman for Texas, moved that an invitation be ex- tended to Mr. Hoover, and, accord- ing to reports, Mr. Simpson sec- onded the motion, which was adopted. Then a motion was made by for- mer Senator Hastings of Delaware that Mr. Landon be invited. The motion was seconded by Henry P. | Fletcher of Pennsylvania, former chairman of the committee. It was then that Mr. Simpson de- livered himself of remarks that | amazed some of his committee as- | sociates. He said, in effect, that there seemed to a mistaken assump- tion that Mr. Hoover and Mr. Lan- don are in similar positions. “Mr. Hoover,” he said, “is a for- mer President of the United States. | Mr. Landon has never been Presi- * | although none of them appear to be | favored the New Yorker, for the sup- | Dewey. Bt THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 2, 1940—PART ONE. - s o LOS ANGELES.—CRASH OF NEWEST DOUGLAS PLANE KILLS FOUR—Four employes of the Douglas Aircraft Co. were killed yesterday when a DC-5 transport plane, newest and fastest of its type, crashed near the El Segundo business district shortly is quick on his feet, dynamic. He has never held a public or political office. His experience, outside of business, is nil. If he were nomi- nated by the Republicans he would be immediately aftacked by the Democrats as the candidate of the upper crust, and his position as a power magnate would be magnified. Mr. Willkie is now credited with having support of some 30 to 40 delegates to the national convention, pledged to him. It is said that some of these delagates formerly sup- ported Mr. Dewey. The probabilities are, however, that none of them porters of Mr. Willkie have, generally | speaking, been opposed to Mr. Resolutions Body to Meet. Chairman Hamilton said yesterday | that he would call a meeting of | Offshore tonight, ready for an early | prospective members of the Reso- | lutions Committee of the Republican | dent. Also Mr. Landon is a dele- gate to the Republican National Convention from Kansas. He is at liberty to address the convention at any time he can obtain recogni- tion.” Mr. Simpson inferred that Mr. Landon would have no trouble ob- taining recognition, particularly in view of the fact that his friend, | Representative Martin of Massachu- setts, Republican leader of the | House, is to be permanent chairman of the convention. Hoover Not on Record. | The members of the Committee | on Arrangements were taken aback by the Simpson objection to the Landon invitation. Mr. Hastings, a conservative who had sought to do convention in Philadelphia on Mon- | had booked “standing room” were | U. S. Liner Roosevelt Prepares fo Sail With 824 Americans Vessel Leaving Galway Today; 110 Who Booked Standing Room Marooned By J. NORMAN LODGE, Associated Press Forelgn Correspondent. GALWAY, Ireland, June 1.—The United States repatriation liner President Roosevelt, with 824 Ameri- cans fleeing the dangers of war aboard her, stood anchored a mile sailing tomorrow. B after taking off from the Los Angeles Municipal Airport. The plane was being tested for the United States Navy and was mcgnded to be used at Anacostia Field, Washington, D. C. Readers’ Guide and News Summary The Sunday Star, June 2, 1940. PART ONE. Main News Section. Foreign. British give exultant welcome to returning B. E. F. Page A-1 Nazi air fury loosed over Rhone Val- ley towns. Page A-1 Nazi planes and artillery smash at Dunkerque. Page A-1 Northern France a flaming torch as seen from air. Page A-1 Liner Roosevelt ready to sail with 824 Americans. Page A-2 German-Italian peace move backed by threat seen likely. Page A-16 One hundred ten passengers who | Germany entrenching self in French industrial area. Page A-16 day, June 17, two weeks from to- | told at the last moment that orders Main question for Maj. Eliot is how morrow. He said that already be- | from Washington specified no such | tween 30 and 40 of the members of | the committee had been designated | by the State delegations. The com- | | mittee has a total membership of | - 5 s |53, one from each State, Teml:oryithe Galway hotels took them in | ‘Listeners’ boycott” of Browder ra- and the District of Columbia. The | despite their lack of ready cash and | passengers would be sail, permitted to Many of those left were without | funds to domicile themselves but Nazis will use victory, Page B-4 National. Defense drive puts works engineers on emergency basis. Page A-1 dio talks urged. Page A-1 meeting has been called to give!it wasa moot question who would be | Leche, former Louisiana Governor, the committee a chance to work | on the party platform. | The Republicans are expected to| take a strong stand for adequate na- ! | tional defense. They may express! sympathy with the Allies in the Eu- | | ropean war and promise to aid them | with supplies. Unless there is a| material change in the situation and ’ sentiment in this country, they are the generous thing toward a leader of the opposing faction, said he| made the motion in good faith, | not expected to propose entry of this | country into the conflict. } G. O. P. leaders have by no means responsible for their keep. There are reports that the liner Washington, now en route to Bor- deaux, would call here to pick up those who couldn't get passage on the President Roosevelt. Children, matrons and perturbed fathers stood in line for hours to board a tender for the liner. The majority of the returning passengers were women and chil- dren. Husbands and fathers stood on the quay to wave a farewell. i 5 | lost faith in their ability to win the | Many strove to hold back their tears e anat e Jd Dot wish o em- | ational election. They are biding |as the tender wormed its wey would withdraw the motion. | second, Mr. Fletcher, consented to the withdrawal. The incident passed off. The net result was that Mr. Hoover is invited to address the con- vention—as he did in 1936—and Mr. Landon is not invited. Mr. Hoover has never gone on record as favoring the nomination of any of the candidates for the presidency. It has been suspected he did not look with favor on the | nomination of Mr. Dewey, although he has not made a statement. Mr. Landon has by no means com- mitted himself to Mr. Dewey. Mr. Simpson’s strange procedure, how- ever, is arousing curiosity. The tendency, since the war in Europe took on its present deadly | serious form, has been to belittle Mr. Dewey as a candidate because of his youth—he is 38 years old— and because of his lack of experi- ence in foreign affairs. Dewey Seen Losing Ground. Supporters of Senator Taft of Ohio and Vandenberg of Michigan | insisted yesterday that the New| Yorker had lost ground. So did some | more impartial Republicans. | The opinion was expressed by some | of New England’s leading Repub- licans that the loss to Mr. Dewey had been an advantage particularly to Senator Taft. Inceed, they in- sisted that Senator Taft was the strongest candidate among New Eng- land Republicans today. These New Englanders also voiced the opinion that Senator Vanden- berg, by his isolationist speeches in the past, had hopelessly ditched himself. It must be understood, however, that these opinions hail from the Eastern Seaboard, where there is considerable sentiment for intervention by this country on the | side of the Allies. The Vandenberg forces are by no means downcast. They believe that the experience of Senator Vanden- berg in the Senate, and as a member of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, has made him the man of the hour for the G. O. P. and for the country. Taft Managers Confident. The Taft managers are quietly confident that the situation has finally turned definitely in favor of their man. They are counting on something like 335 delegate votes on the first ballot and believe and hope it may go much higher. They do not believe that Mr. Dewey will muster more than 300 delegate votes, and give Senator Vandenberg about 80. The candidacy of Wendell L. ‘Willkie, president of the Common- wealth & Southern Corp,, is credited in some quarters with having a weakening effect on the Dewey drive for the nomination. This may or may not be true. Mr. Willkie is the candidate primarily of the wealthy. Many of them have been substantial con- tributors to Republican campaign funds in the past. Many months ago they began talking about Mr. Willkkie and what a fine thing it would be if the man who had fought the T. V. A, could be elected Presi- dent. Gradually a Willkkie boom was launched, with plenty of publicity. Mr. Willkie is an attractive person- Qlity. He makes a good speech. He 3 | shoulders of the American people, | |and at the same time having failed {U. S. Ship, Cargo Seized, dential nominations have been | made. They will open up on the| | New Deal administration, charging it with having wasted the resources | of the country, placed a tremendous debt and heavy taxes on the to look to the defenses of the Nation. Sails From Bergen Ev the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 1.—The Amer- ican freighter Charles R. Mc- Cormick, whose $2,000,000 cargo was seized by Germans during the in- vasion of Norway, left Bergen today for the United States, the State Department informed her home office. . L. N. Stockard of Stockard & Stockard, owners of the ship, said the 6,027-ton freighter had left in ballast and was bringing only her crew. Her cargo, seized by the Nazis as a prize of war, consisted of relief supplies consigned to Finland and small arms and trucks. She left New York March 24 for Bergen and was long unreported during military | activities at the Norwegian port. His | their time, waiting until the presi- through the Channel to the liner. There was little apprehension about the voyage, and aside from the natural sorrow at parting the chief emotion displayed was annoyance over the rigid examination of lug- gage. The youngest passenger listed was Elizabeth Ellen Kennedy of West Orange, N. J., born only two months ago. Her father, an Englishman, stayed behind. ‘The President Roosevelt arrived last night and took on 600 tons of fuel and other supplies. Customs men searched all baggage, and ex- plained that they had been told that “someone was trying to take out considerable money.” Unofficially, it was explained that they were looking for explosives. Americans here were told they could take out only £20 (about $64) out of England, and many spent their surplus on Irish linens and laces. Curiosity Pays NEVADA CITY, Calif. (#.—A mining company’s abandoned safe, which has lain in plain view for years, was opened by Marjorie Joyce, Jackie Deal and Willis Green just from curiosity. They found gold nuggets to the value of $88. Slattery Forum Speaker Rural Electrificati on Administrator Will Describe Agency’s Work Rural Electrification Administrator Harry Slattery will present an in- formal discussion of the develop- ment and significance of the national rural electrification program tomor- row night during the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Star and broadcast over a coast-to-coast net- work of National Broadcasting Co. stations, including WMAL here. The forum will begin at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Slattery is expected to deal with the purpose and scope of his agency's activity, the work accom- plished to date and the method of financing it. An explanation of the effect on agriculture, industry and, through them, the entire social and economic pattern of the Nation, also is to be included in the talk. A veteran of more than a quarter- century of public service in the power and conservation fields, Mr. Slattery assumed direction of the R. E. A last September, moving from the post of Undersecretary of the Interior after John M. Carmody, former chief of the electrification program, became administrator of the Federal Works Agency. He entered the Government dur- ing the Taft administration under Gifford Pinchot in the National Conservation Commission. Land conservation was his concern again in 1918 when.he was appointed special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Lane. In 1833 he became personal assistant to the Secretary of the Interior and to the admin- istrator of public works and, in 1938, he was named Undersecretary of the Interior. HARRY SLATTERY. —Harris-Ewing Photo. cluded work as counsel for the Na- tional Conservation Association, as- sisting in the preparation of legis- lation for the protection of natural resources, including e Federal Water Power Act; actifity in behalf of public power developmfent at Muscle Shoals as representative of | ruins. Conservation the National Commit- tee. and service with the Power Authority of the State of New York and the National Boulder Dam As- ation. : Mr. Slattery's career also has in- | soci l. convicted of mail fraud. Page A-1 New exchange of notes by Roosevelt and Mussolini reported. Page A-3 Law to outlaw Communist party and bund urged by Dies. Page A-8 Washington and Vicinity. Five injured in riot following auto crash. Page A-2 Plan offered to save District $2,700,- 000 in interest. Page B-1 Citizens’ Federation plans to help in present “emergency.” Page B-1 Maryland Republicans rename Wel- ler to committee post. Page B-3 Financial. Industrial boom expected. Page B-9 Stock market quiet. Page B-9 Weekly market summaries. Page B-10 A. P. market averages. Page B-11 Tax returns show D. C. buying power. Capital bankers to go to Canada. Page B-9 Miscellaneous. Automobiles. Serial story. Travel. Educational. Obituary. Page B-8 Page B-8 Pages B-6-7 Page C-9 Page A-12 PART TWO. Editorial. Editorial articles. Editorial and comment. News features. John Clagett Proctor. Civic news. Cross-word puzzle. Fraternal news. PART THREE. Society. Society news. Future debutantes. In service society. Barbara Bell pattern. Women’s clubs. Well-known folks. PART FOUR. Pages C-1-3 Page C-2 Pages C-4-5 Page C-6 Page Page C-1 C-8 Page C-8 Pages D-1-10 Page D-5 Page D-6 Page D-10 Page D-9 Page D-2 Sports. Blozis sets two records as Pitt takes I. C. 4-A. meet. Page Three Nat pitchers pounded as Tigers win, 12 to 3. Page Star men’s net tourney opens at Edgemoor Saturday. Page D. C. pros likely to miss first 30 in open golf. Page Damaged Goods’ stock rises with American Osaks win. Page E-5 PART FIVE. E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 Features. Amusements. Stamps. In bridge circles. Dick Mansfield. Kennel news. Radio programs. Books. Military and veterans' news. Germans Still Dropping ‘Chute Troops at Narvik By the Associated Preas. STOCKHOLM, Juns 1.—Nor- weglan soldiers killed in action at Narvik were buried yesterday with full military honors near the only church which remains standing in the long-bombarded city. Reports from the far northern ore to find their homes in The dispatch said the Germans continued to drop parachute troops im;‘t.:u Narvik area, but that the were being shot or captured &5 fast as they land. i T Page B-9| —A. P. Wirephoto. Plane (Continued From First Page.) reached an elevation of more than 500 feet. Motor Sputtered on Take-off, An airport observer asserted: “The motor sputtered while the plane was still in a take-off. The pilot tried to recover power at about 300 feet and then started coming down rapidly. The plane struck with tremendous force.” Police Sergt. Frank Chislom of El Segundo, where one of Douglas’ two big plants is located, said the big ship “went into a tight vertical bank, then started to turn over slightly on its back, crashed and exploded.” The DC-5 is the most modern commercial product of the Douglas plant, its high wing an infiovation. Capable of 250 to 260 miles an hour, it is described by company officials as the fastest transport ship built. Was to Be Used Here. The new transport plane which crashed in Los Angeles yesterday was to have been put into service at the Naval Air Station at Ana- costia next Saturday. The word “Anacostia” already had been painted on the fuselage of the plane. Comdr. S. P. Ginder of the Air Station said he was to have sent a crew to the West Coast this week to return the plane, the first of two scheduled to be delivered here within a month. The craft was to have been used to transport Navy personnel in this area and was the first of a number of this type or- dered by the Navy Department. Comdr. Ginder would not hazard a guess on the cause of the crash. The plane had a tricycle landing gear, he pointed out. Strikers on U. S. Warship Jobs Plan Vital Meeting By the Associated Press. KEARNY, N. J.. June 1.—Striking employes of the Federal Shipbuild- ing & Drydock Co. will gather at Jersey City tomorrow for a meeting described by John J. Green, national president of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (C. I. O.), as one on which “everything hinges.” Mr. Green said leaders would re- port on negotiations to end the two- day-old deadlock which has stopped construction of six United States warships. The union said the strike of 8,000 workers was “100 per cent complete.” Employers and union representa- tives will confer again Monday. Irish Thousands Answer Call to Defend Country By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, June 1.—Tens of thou- sands of Irishmen have answered the call to arms to defend their country. Army officers, amazed at the re- sponse of men of all ages, call it the greatest outpouring of patriot- ism since 1916. Premier Eamon de Valera, who previously has warned against the danger of Ireland being used for a base of attack on England, said in a broadcast tonight the country is “in imminent danger, against which we might have only a few days to prepare.” He urged internal unity, declar- ing, “if we don’t hang together we will hand separately.” “SMILING GIRL”—Miss Mary Tudor Morsell, daughter of Mrs. H. Tudor Morsell of Washington, was awarded the “Smiling Girl Cup” at Ogontz Junior College recently. She also was elected maid of honor for May Day festivities. School authorities said it was rare for & student win two such_ honors. Photo. n Woman Is Slashed When She Resists Purse Snaicher Truck Driver Kidnaped And Robbed; Pocketbook Thefts Reported A 32-year-old woman was stabbed and robbed by a colored man last night in the 1500 block of Four- teenth street N.W. The kidnap- robbery of a truck driver and two downtown pocketbook thafts also were being investigated by police. Mrs, Louise E. Pogioli of 206A Q street N.W.,, told police her assailant grabbed her purse and when she attempted to hold onto it, stabbed her in the shoulder with a knife. She was treated at Emergency Hospital, where her condition was described as not serious. The pocket- book contained only 50 cents, a bunch of keys and personal effects, Mr. Pogloll said. Truck Driver Robbed. Harriston Richmond, colored, of 1463 Swann street N.W., a driver for a market in the 500 block of Morse street N.E., told police a colored man jumped on his truck when he stopped for a traffic signal at North Capitol street and Michigan avenue, and, shoving a pistol in his side, ordered him to drive to Greenbelt, Md. There, the driver continued, the bandit robbed him of $40 in cash and a Veterans’ Bureau check for $20 and escaped on foot. The cash belonged to Richmond's employer, police were told. Purses Stolen. Purses were reported stolen in two stores in the 1200 block of F street yesterday afternoon. Pearl A. Mount of the Chastleton Hotel, one of the victims, said her pocketbook containing $60 in cash and other articles valued at $15 was stolen when she placed it on a counter and turned her back for a moment. A similar theft was reported by Unete Parker, 1701 Newton street N.W., who said her purse contained $53 in cash and other articles valued at $10. War on Bookies Called "No Temporary Wave’ By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 1.—8am Klaus, special assistant United States dis- trict attorney, said today the Gov- ernment had not relaxed its cam- paign to halt the flow of horse race information to bookies throughout the country. “This is no temporary heat wave,” he said, “but a permanent Govern- ment policy. The handbook racket is now critically ill. The Govern- ment’s campaign will continue.” Mr. Klaus, who has spent months tracking down race-tip systems, said track operators had been warned that they face indictment if they continue to tolerate transmission of turf data to gambling dens. Already under indictment are a dozen men and companies who sought to furnish racing service to bookmakers after M. L. Annenberg had dissolved his Nation-wide news service last fall. Investigators, Mr. Klaus said, are keeping a watchful eye on the radio broadcasting industry for any pos- sible violation of Federal lottery laws. | Pro-Nazi Is Appoinfed Rumanian Foreign Chief By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, June 1—Ion Gi- gurtu, minister of communications and close friend of the German gov- ernment, became Rumania's Foreign Minister today, replacing Grigore Gafencu, who has been energetically pro-Ally. Gafencu'’s resignation came as a surprise. He gave “ill health” as the reason, but diplomatic circles thought it was due to German pres- sure and was a recognition of recent successes of German arms. Gigurtu is understood to have been entrusted by King Carol with seek- ing to improve Rumania’s relations with Berlin and Moscow. Gigurtu, a businessman, was eco- nomics minister in the short-lived pro-Nazi government of Premier Octavian Goga in 1938. He has made several trips to Berlin and was the object of lavish entertain- ment there last summer. Million Offer for Capture Of Hitler Expires By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, June 1.—Dr. Sam- el Harden Church, president of Car- negie Institute, announced today the $1,000,000 reward offered for the capture of Adolf Hitler “unfortu- nately” has not been claimed and “has now expired.” Dr. Church, 82-year-old advocate of peace, said he made the offer after receiving a letter April 27 from a European statesman of high authority forecasting Hitler's attack on the Maginot Line and “intimat- ing” that Germany and Italy would divide the Balkans. Dr. Church said he had received letters from every part of the United States, most of them containing “enthusiastic assurance of approba- tion,” but that there were enough of “discordant” replies to indicate that if Hitler “should ever be able to come to the United States in the captured protection of the British and French fleets, he would be met at the shore by a fifth column of so-called Americans who would give him the vociferous and glorifs adoration of the raised hand.” E. Mont Reily Paroled Because of Il Health By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, June 1—In ill health, E. Mont Reily, former Gover- nor of Puerto Rico, was paroled to- | * day from serving any of his six | *° months sentence for forgery in con- nection with & pay roll padding scandal in the city Street Cleaning Department. Reily, Republican friend of Tom Pendergast, deposed Democratic city machine boss, was convicted March 1. Dr. Harry L. Jones reported to the Jackson County (Kansas Cjty) Pa- role Board that Reily was in a seri- | Febru ous condition. “Mrs. Reily is in a critical con- dition,” Dr. Jones stated in a leiter, “due to worry over this thing and to deny a parole might be fatal fo both dlxn." ) S.S. Hull, Secretary’s Brother, Dies in Texas By the Associated Press. SAN ANTO:™ Tex., June 1.— 8. 8. Hull, 70, brother of Sec -etary of State Cordell Hull and field rep- resentative for the Federal Housing Authority here, died today. A semi-invalid for years, he had been confined to his bed for the last six months. He suffered a heart attack Priday. Secretary Hull wired members of the family he would be unable to attend funeral services tomorrow afternoon because of the press of official duties. A Mr. Hull, & native of Pickens County, Tennessee, lived here 20 years. Trade Commission Cifes 31 Chemical Firms, 11 Individuals Association Also Is Accused of Conspiracy To Fix Prices By ihe Associated Press. The Pederal Trade Commission sald yesterday that it had issued a complaint accusing an association, 11 individuals and 31 corporations of conspiring to fix prices of chem- icals, fertilizer, insecticides and fungicides. Principal respondents named were the Agricultural Insecticide & Fungicide Association, New York, its officers and directors, 26 member companies of the association and 5 other corporations. The commission contended that the association and the 31 firms entered into an agreement in 1936 to restrain competition in the sale | of their products by maintaining uniform prices, terms and discounts, with the association acting as a clearing house for price informa- tion. Individuals named were R. N. Chipman, Bound Brook, N. J, chairman of the association’s board of directors; L. S. Hitchner, New York, president and treasurer; June C. Heitzman, New York, Secretary, and these directors: H. D. Whittle- sey, Cleveland; H. P. Mansfield, Wilmington, Del.; dleport, N. Y.; J. H. Boyd, Mem- phis, Tenn.; A. J. Flebut, Richmond, Calif.; G. F. Leonard, Louisville, Ky., and R. E. Demmon and G. E. Riches, New York. The five corporations accused of co-operating with the association, although not members of it, were Allegheny Chemical Corp., Reading, Pa.; Ansbacher-Siegel Corp., Brook- lyn, N. Y, and General Chemical Co., Phelps Dodge Refining Corp. and Tennessee Corp., all of New York. Association Firms Listed. Association member companies listed were: Acme White Lead & Color Works, Detroit; American Chemical Co., American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp., George W. Cole & Co., Inc.; Derris, Inc.; John Powell | & Co., Inc., and Stauffer Chemical | Co.,, Inc.. all of New York; Ameri- can Nicotine Co., Inc., Henderson, Ky.; the Antiseptic Products Co., Denver, Colo.; California Spray- Chemical Corp., Richmond, Calif.; Chipman Chemical Co., Inc., Bound Brook, N. J.; Hercules Glue Co., Ltd., trading as Colloidal Products Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.; E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc, Wilmington, Del.; the Latimer- | Goodwin Chemical Co., Grand Junc- tion, Colo.; Fred L. Lavanburg Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Lucas Kil-Tone Co., Philadelphia; Niagara Sprayer & Chemical Co., Inc., Middleport, N. Y.: Nicotine Production Corp., Inc., Clarksville, Tenn.; Sherwin- Williams Co., Inc, Cleveland; Southern Acid & Sulphur Co., Inc., St. Louis; J. M. Taylor, E. P. Brown and E. W. Parker, trading as Taylor Chemical Works, Ltd., Aberdeen, N. C.; Tobacco By-Products & Chemi- cal Corp., Louisville, Ky.; the J. W. ‘Woolfolk Co., Fort Valley, Ga., and Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Corona chemical division, Milwaukee. The complaint grants the re- spondents 20 days in which to an- swer the allegations. Helps With the Census NAKNEK, Alaska (#).—The popu- lation of this Bristol Bay village owes something to Mrs. Martha Monsen, 40 years a resident. Not only is Mrs. Monsen the mother of 14 children, but she also has been the sole aid in delivering 42 babies to Naknek mothers. J. B. Cary, Mid- | Agricultural | Two Men Badly Hu In Fight Following Aufo Mishap Three Others Treated For Cuts After Battle In Northeast Section Five men were injured, two of them critically, in a riot which grew out of a minor automobile mishap near Ninth and H streets NE. last night. The action started when four colored men got into a fight with two white men and before police squads could restore order, a mob estimated at 1,000 had gathered at the scene. The two men critically injured were in Casualty Hospital, suffering from knife wounds. They are Reg- inald T. Wilkins, 34, of 1704 Six- teenth street S.E., under treatment for an abdominal wound, and Mor= gan Kieffer, 32, of 322 F street N.E, chest wound. Those treated for minor hurts were Frank Stokes, 29, of 310 C street N.E, cuts and a groin injury; Joseph W. McLaughlin, 28, of 1629 L street N.E,, knife cut on ankle, and Albert Wing, 34, of 1441 Chapin street NW, cuts on hand. Car Stops at Corner. ‘The Dawue sudrted when Mr, Stokes, who was driving along in the 700 block of Ninth street N.E, stopped his car at the corner to let out a passenger, Hiram Sticker, 24, of 310 C street N.E. When he stopped, he says he beckoned to the car behind him | to pass, but the driver came close and started blowing his horn. Mr. Stokes pulled ahead to let him by and Mr. Sticker got out. Mr. Sticker started to walk be= tween the two cars and says that | the other driver started forward in an attempt to pin him between | the bumpers. They succeeded in ramming the first car. At this point, Mr. Stokes got out of his car and the four colored men got out of their car, A fight started and Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Kieffer, who were passing by at the time, intervened. Mr. Stokes and Mr. Sticker started in pursuit of one of the men, but he got away. ‘When they got back, the two | men who had come to their rescue | were lying on the ground wounded, | while others had joined in the battle with the colored men. Mr. Stokes, attempting to help one man, was kicked and knocked down—his assailant also escaping. Crowd Gets Thicker. The crowd began to get thicker and the battle wilder. Several peo- ple set out in pursuit of one of the colored men who ran away. Then a second started to flee and a crowd overtook him two blocks away. Police began to arrive and joined in the battle. An alarm was sent | to the ninth precinct and detectives and patrolmen were rushed to the scene and succeeded in restoring order. Two of the colored men were ar- rested at the scene and taken to the ninth precinct, where they were booked for investigation. A third was arrested by eleventh precinct Ppolice some time later at his home. The wounded men were taken to the hospital. The wounds sustained | by Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Kieffer were | said to be extremely serious, and | doctors did not know whether they | would survive. | | |Bombed Liner Survivors Arrive‘in New York By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 1.—Fifty-eight survivors of the Belgian liner Ville de Bruges, formerly the United States liner President Harding, which was bombed and sunk off the Belgian coast May 14, arrived today on the Cunard White Star liner Samaria. Simon W. Crabbe, senior officer of the group, told of a “terrific” straf- ing by aerial machine gunners shortly before a bomb struck the ship, killing three men and causing her to be beached and later sunk. The survivors arriving here were all crew members, most of them Canadians. A crew of 115, inciuding 62 Canadians, and a passenger iist of 64, principally women refugees from Belgium and a few children, were saved. The refugees were taken to England and France. S Weather Report (Purnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Fair today; tomorrow fair, warmer; gentle west winds leland—hir today and tomorrow; not much change in temperature. Virginia—Fair today; tomorrow partly cloudy, not much change in temperature. West Virginia—Fair, warmer in east and south portions today; tomor- row fair and warmer, followed by local showers at night. ‘Weather Conditions Last 24 Hours. Pressure is relatively low but rising over the North Atlantic States, Burlington. Vt.. 10105 miliibars (20.84 inches). with an il defined trough extending southward and southwestward to Georgis. The West- ern_disturbance is_moving slowly eastward and pressure is igh over the Ohio and Missis- the Pacific ove: mm{.;uf. Bureks, Callf. 10200 millibars (30.12 inches). During “the last ours showers have occurred in the Middle Pacific tes, rtions of Ohio Vailey," the lower Lake region and in the Middi lantic and North Atlantic States peratures have risen in the Ol middle Mississippi Valleys. the southes upper_Lake region and in the interior of lntbgd. while they have fallen in the Northern Plateau and Montana. River Repert. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy | pg) st Harpers Ferry late yesterday. Repert Until 10 P.M. Saturday. 12 noon. ». p. P til 10 P.M. X Highest, 82, 1:30 p.m. Yesterday. year ’i‘a:‘;it. 62, 2:30 a.m. Yesterday, year Record Temperatures This Year. est, 92. May 14. Bt e aiery Yo, The Sun and Moon. ses. g“lh :oodl! do0n, today " 9 a.m. 416 pm. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. ” llonth:y“bne'l’nll'l’t‘h:: é Jnches 1n the upifal (current mon! : Month. 19.40 3t Average. 3.55 PR Q@aIESSSona - g3ze3 along ‘the North Pacific_ Coast. in Seontane. ihe Abjant Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Cosst Geodetic Survey.) e ». 1:08 p.m. Weather in Various Citles, 7:30 b.m. to 7:30 m. p.m. Temperature Max. Min. Sat Sat- Fri. 7:3 urday. night. p. = 82 61 Bismarck. N. Dak. Boston, Mas: Buffalo, N. Y. Cheyenne, Wyo. Chicaro. Tl Cincinnati, Ohio_ Cleveland, ‘Ohio __ eI EEEEERRER = 2RIRITICIINRRIT [ Siabtfr e S PR S F Rk s