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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 123
ENGLAND APPROVES VAST RE-ARMA
Italy Ponders
Warning While
Europe Awaits
HOUSE OF COMMONS GIVES
BALDWIN’S PREPARED
NESS PROGRAM VOTE
LONDON, May 22 (TP)—Prime
Minister Baldwin's vast rearmament
program was approved by the house
of confidence for the government,
of commons today in a smashing vote.
The preparedness measures were
laid down by Britain’s co-ordinator of
defense, Sir Thomas Inskip. Sir
Thomas declared that 900 British
firms were being mobilized for pos
sible wartime duties. Measures also
were outlined to protect and feed
civilians if war clouds break over Eng
land. However, the pro-am did not
suit the former war secretary. The
government was muddling its defense
measure while it kept up what he
called "phlegmatic composure.”
Churchill particularly wanted to know
how Baldwin would prevent enemy
planes from landing troops on Brit
ish soil.
Today, thp co-ordinator of defense
promised he would take that point
up with military officials. With that
promise, the commons voted 270 to
115 to support the Said win policies.
Europe Tense
European tension tightened today
as Italy considered a point-blank
warning from the British government
to keep hands off Egypt and the Suez
Oanal.
The warning was voiced by Premier
Baldwin in what apparently was a
well-rehearsed plan. Baldwin was
asked by a Liberal member of par
liament what steps Britain would take
in the event Italian ambitions veered
towards Egypt. British observers be
lieved the M. P. had been coached
to ask the question in order to give
Baldwin a chance to give his warn
ing without making too obvious an
antl-Itallan attack.
"The British government,” said
Baldwin, "would protect Egypt with
all the means at its command.”
The Baldwin statement was re
garded as the first official recogni
tion of reports that Italian agitators
were - •
strikes and riots in Egypt. The same 3
rumors blamed Italian agitators for
trouble In Jerusalem where rioting
mobs clashed with kilted Scotch
Highlanders last night.' One High
lander and a dozen Arabs were wofi
ded in a battle during which several
volleys were fired into the ranks of a
raging mob.
British and French government au
thorities are expected to give a “no"
answer to Italy's request that their
troops be moved out of Ethiopia to
day. Italy complained that as Ethiopia
waa under Italian rule now, there was
no need for the British and
forces at Addis Ababa and Dire
Dawa. British and French offilcals
conferred soon after the Italian re
quest was received and. according to
well-baaed repprte, decided to turn
down the Italian suggestion.
HARVEYE sought
IN SENOIA AREA
REPORT CLAIMS DESPERA
DO AND PAL IN AUTO
MISHAP THERE
(Special To The Dally Times)
SENOIA, Ga, May 22.—Al police
agencies in this neighborhood were
bustling around looking for Leland
Harvey, escaped desperado, and his
companion Aobert Williams, today as
wor dspread thet the two convicts
had an auto mishap three miles
from Senoia.
Chief of Police W. L. Cooper said
that John Williams a farmer who is
an uncle of Robert Williams, reported
that his nephew and Haney slid off
the road in their car nt ar his farm
house and that his nephew forced
him to assist in getting ii back on
te highway.
Posses from Newnan and Griffin
joined local police In scouring the
countryside today. They believed to
be ot on the trail.
COLONIAL WAR SONS
HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC
AND RIDE TOMORROW
The Sons of the Colonial Wars will
hahe their annual boat ride tomor
row afternoon. The steamboat Gliye
don will leave the dock at the foot of
Abercorn street at three-thirty o’clock
and the members and their guests will
take a picnl lunch, the party return
ing in the late afternoon.
J. Randolph Anderson is governor
of the Soiety. Raymond Demere is
chairman of the boat ride committee.
WIDOW GETS ESTATE
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 22
(TP).—The will of the late Senator
Thomas Schall names his widow as
the sole beneficiary of his (21,000 es
tate. The blind Minnesota senator
died last winter of injuries received
when he was struck by an auto in a
Washington suburb. His will was
filed for probate today.
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General view oi tae Townsend pension hearing.
Dr. Francis E. Townsend, author of the S2OO-a-month old age pension plan, is pictured,
left center, as he underwent questioning by a House committee investigating the pension plan
in Washington. Letters from Dr. Townsend to his one-time partner, Robert E. Clements, in
which such statements as “You and I have the world by the tail on a downhill pull” were read,
bringing giggles from the packed inquiry room. Under a barrage of questions Dr. Townsend
said that people throughout the country “have a pretty good opinion of me.’’ —Central Press.
HOUSE WILL CITE TOWNSEND
.. FOR CONTEMPT SAYS BYRNES
CREW IN JITTERS
AS BOAT BECOMES
A FLOATING ZOO
MEMPHIS CITY’S STRANGE
CARGO KEEPS SEAMEN
ON THE ALERT
BOSTON, May 22 (TP)—Members
of the crew of the freighter "Mem
phis Olby” were still trembling today
as they prepared to cast off on the
final leg of their trip from the Far
East to New York.
On board the freighter is a large
consignment of animals en route to
the Long Island inlmal haven owned
by Frank Buck. Included in the float
ing menagerie are pythons, panthers,
a cassowary, four deadly mamadradys,
monster lizards, a clouded leopard
and ten spectacled langurs. Th?y are
all under the care of All Ben Radja,
Buck’s Malay assistant.
Crew members revealed today how
a panic was created aboard the ship
several months ago when they were
in the Indian ocean. George Simp
son, deck hand, practically shivered
in his shoes m he recalled how the
head of a giant python popped up
on the opposite side of his table one
night while he was eating. Simpson
said for a moment he was frozen to
the spot. When he finally could get
Up he jumped right out of his shoes
and raced for the deck. An alarm
waa sounded and the ship was turned
into an uproar as crews of "the
snakes are loose!” pierced the air.
A hurried call was sent for Ali Ben
Radja. He ordered the vessel’s flood
filghts turned on—to make the snakes
sleepy. Then, before the crew had
time to recover from their' fright, Ali
Ben Radja had four 26-foot long, 300-
pound snakes safely back in their
boxes.
DR. PRICE NAMED
AS MODERATOR
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERI
ANS PICK FORMER MIS
SIONARY TO CHINA
AUGUSTA. Ga„ May 22 (TP)—Dr.
P. Frank Price—for 47 years a mis
sionary in China —is the new modera
tor of the southern Presbjterian
church today. The opening session of
the sexenty-sixth general assembly of
the church elected Dr. Price—now on
a furlough from China—to the high
office.
The assembly ako elected Dr. E.
C. Scott, of Dallas, Texas, as clerk to
succeed Rev. J. D. Leslie, deceased.
The ascmbly’s finance committee
today recommended a budget of
$1,350,000 for the asebly’s benevolent
causes next year.
WEALTH SHARERS
IN UNITED FRONT
1 1 REV. SMITH AND TOWN
,! SEND COME AGREEMENT
* IN BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, May 22 (TP)—The
Townsend Plan and the Share-the-
Wealth Plan stanr united today in a
common cause.
The national head of the Share
the-Wealth Society said he represent
ed 5,000,000 persons in the southern
states and they were "all back of
Dr. Townsend." Sith said, "Our
forces are following one leader who
1 was shot and another who is being
persecuted. We have united in pro
test against the communistic dictator
ship in Washington.”
HOFFMAN LOW
IN JERSEY VOTE
I “■ 1 ■ ’—
BALLOTS FORCE GOVER
NOR TAKE BACK SEAT
IN JUNE
’ TRENTON, N. J., May 22 (TP)
The prediction that Governor Harold
G. Hoffman would take a back seat
at the Republican National Conven
tion is realized today.
Hoffman ran fourth on a five-man
primary ticket to choose four del
egates-at-large to the Cleveland par
ley. Votes cast by those who held
1 that the Governor misused his office
' in the Bruno Hauptmann case cut
into Hoffman’s ballot totals
Now, Governor Hoffman has bowed
out of any fight for the delegation
chairmanship. He recommended that
Edward D. Duffield, of Newark, take
the cl:airmanship.
Duffield ran second in the primary
race. Walter U. Edge, former ambas-
J sador to Franj-e and front runner in
the RepublicaD delegation primary,
informed state G. O. P. leaders that
■ he didn’t want the chairmanship.
I BREASTED’S LIBRARY
GOES UNDER HAMMER
CHICAGO, May 22 (TPj—The vast
. library and personal belongings of Dr.
James Breasted, noted scholar of the
' Orient, will go under the auctioneer's
hammer tomorrow. Dr. Breasted who
I died last fall, headed the University
i of Chicigo Oriental institute. He was
i one of the sckntisrts to observe the
opening of King Tut’s tomb.
Among the objects to be sold to
> morrow are 51 Oriental rugs, several
first editions of Charles Dickens’
works and valuable books on history,
travel and biography. The possessions
, ar? being disposed of to help liquidate
Breasted’s estate.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1930
READY TO AVENGE
INSULTED SOLONS
SPEAKER DECIDES
TO TAKE WHATEVER AC
TION COMMITTEE SEES
AGAINST LEADER
i WASHINGTON, D. C„ May
22 (TP).—Speaker Byrnes said
. this afternoon that the House
probably will take whatever ac
‘ tion the Bell investigating com
r mittee recommends against Dr.
i ‘ Francis Townsend. Dr. Town
r send’s angry walkout on tha
committee was ‘ 4 plain contempt
of the House.”
Byrnes indicated that action
against Dr. Townsend probably
! will be taken next week, and
i that the committee investiga
tion into the famous old age
■ pension plan will continue re
gardless of the action.
T&wnsend Defiant
BALTIMORE, May 22 (TP).—The
I leader of the old-age pension move
, ment, Dr. Francis Townsend, declar
ed today that he will not face any
kind of a congressional investigating
committee.
i "I’m through,” he said. "I will not
- be questioned by the type of men who
. make up tis congress. If that is
I contempt, let them make the most
: of it.”
t Dr. Townsend spoke to newsmen
• from his bed in Baltimore. He had
[ been awake only a few minutes, but
i he was in a jovial mood. "If they
t send me to jail,” he remarked, "1
. hope they send my typewriter with
me. It probably is as guilty as I am
r and I may need it to write my way
but.’’
! The lanky leader of the S2OO a
month plan said he was ready for
whatever might come. "If they cite
me on contempt charges,” he told
newsmen, •! will be glad to tell
them how much contempt I really
have for them. Congress has made
t itself ridiculous. On one hand, it
has assumed judiciary powers by this
; Investigation. On the other hand, it
has anded over its legislative powers
■ to the executive. I predict that this
> administration has committed suiedde
> by its attitude in connection with this
’ movement. We expect to have 150
i seats in the house and a number in
te senate and we expect to make a
clean sweep of votes west of .the Mis-
■ sissippi. Ours is the program the
! people want, and they are going to
’ have it.”
. Dr. Townsend explained why he
i walked out on a congressional inves-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
McFadden May Come Into G. O. P.
Picture As Dark Horse Nominee
COAL INDUSTRY
IN SPLIT OVER
TERMS OF BILL
SUCCESSOR TO GUFFEY
ACT BRINGS DISPUTE IN
RANKS EMPLOYERS
WASHINGTON, May 22 (TP)—
A vigorous battle between two fac
tions In the coal Industry has develop
ed In Washington today. The oppos
ing groups of coal producers have split
over the new Guffey Bill to regulate
their industry. The bill was intro
duced early this week to replace the
old law invalidated by the Supreme
Court.
One committee of producers—num
bering ten—oppose the new Guffey
proposal that rovldes for price fixing
machinery in the Industry. The old
law provided for wage and hour reg
ulations as well as price fixing.
Heading the opposition group is
Walter Carter, West Virginia coal
man, who brought the case before
the Supreme Court testing the con
stitutionality of the old act. His com
mittee wire dmembers od the coal
industry io oppose the bill which
gives the government the ight to mix
in the coal business.
On the othe side of the fence is
the National Conference of Bitumin
ous Coal Producers claiming to re
present 800 coal operators. This or
panization has uired its membership
to do everything possible to push the
bill through congress before adjourn
ment.
MANDIEVHURT
IN PLANT BLAST
MYSTERY COVERS ORIGIN
OF PAINT FIRM EXPLO
SION IN OHIO
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, May 22 (TP)
—Two violent explosions killed one
man, injured two more and partially
wrecked the Painesville Bronze Paint
Company plant this morning. The
cause of the blasts has not leen de
termined. A similar explosion tuo
years ago killed five paint workers at
the same plant.
The morning stillness was shatter
ed by a terrific explosion. A second
later, there was another ear-splitting
blast. The whole town poured out of
their homes and began running to
wards the paint company plant.
One part of the plant was a wreck
when the crowd reached it. Two men
pulled from the wreckage, badly hurt.
The third man they pulled out was
dead.
COUPONSURVEY
STUDY SHOWS ‘WHYS’ AND
‘WHEREFORES’ ADVER
TISING MEDIUMS
NEW YORK, May 22 (TP)—The
why and wherefore of those little
coupons at the bottom of magazine
advertisements was explained today
by. a man whose helpers studied 4,-
000,000 examples in the survey.
Prof. H. K. Nixon and H. J. Ru
dolph did the job at the Columbia
School of Business, in cooperation
with New Ybrk advertising firms.
The problem was to find out every
thing they could about how and why
people answer those ads. Here are
some of the things they discovered.
That people with low incomes reply
more readily than high-salaried read
ers. That the left hand page of the
magazine has an advantage over the
right. That advertising in winter
is more fruitful than in summer.
Monthly magazines bring as many re
plies as weeklies and, that newspaper
ads were best.
Finally, said the surveyors, the ad
vertising profession is right where
it was ten years ago with respect to
its ability to forecast accurately what
a given advertisement will do under
a given set of circumstances.
ROOSEVELT APPROVES INCREASE
ON JAPAN COTTON GOODS TARIFF
WASHINGTON. May 22 (TP)
Amercan cotton textile interest emerg
ed a bit from their deep gloom to
day with the word that President
Roosevelt has approved tariff in
creases on Jap.-nese cotton goods.
The tariff boasts, announced by the
federal tariff commission, will aver
ag? nearly 50 per cent and will go
into ffect on June 20. The Increases
effect bleached, printed or colored
cotton cloths of the number 30 to
number 50-yard variety. This type
cloth, the tariff commision explained,
neerly 90 per cent of the
YOU CAN’T WIN!
WORCESTER, Maas., May 22
(TP).—An itinerant negro evan
gelist from Chicago, Charles New
by, was freed in Worcester court
today on charges of trespassing.
Newby was accused of hitch-hik
ing rides on freight trains. He
was released on condition that he
become a marching erangelir', in
stead «f trying to pass as freight.
The court happened to ask
Newby if the preaching business
is as bad as the law business.
“Worse,” he replied. "If a collec
tion is taken up before the preach
ing you get nothing. If you take
it up afterwards, there's nobody
to collect from.”
VEIL TORN FROM
ATLANTA LOTTERY
MURDER MYSTERY
SCIENTIFIC CRIMINOLOGY
POINTS TO ROBBER
ON CHAIN GANG
(Special to The Daily Times)
ATLANTA, Ga., May 22.—One of
the most sensational and baffling
murder mysteries in recent Georgia
criminal annals, the slaying of Eddie
Guyol, lottery king, on April 23, 1935,
appeared to be split wide open to
day, according to police.
A bill charging O. V. Fluker, a
Georgia convict with the murder of
Eddie Guyol, lottery king, was drawn
here this afternoon. Guyol’s widow,
according to Detective Lieut. C. E.
McCrary, has positively Identified
Fluker as the gunman who shot her
husband.
Evidence from the test tubes of
scientific criminology pointed ac
cnshWlrt Fluker, a cdMrlct whisked
from a chdn gang where he waa serv
ing a for robbery.
The .convict,'Vhose name was with
held, is held incommunicado in the
Atlanta police station.
Meanwhile detectives quizzed three
witnesses brought here from Birming
ham, Ala., where evidence was found,
police said, that a bullet fired, from
a gun in Birmingham by the convict
some time ago bore the same peculiar
markings as the bullet which “rubbed
out” Guyol
Other arrests are expected, detec
tives said .They declared they be
lleved the man who kill Guyol was
a hired murderer, paid by someone
as the "trigger man.”
Eddie Guyol was she! to death as
he sat in his ear wtih his wife in
front of their home on fashionable
Pelham road. Mrs. Guyol said a stock
ily-built figure came out of the shrub
bery on the front yard in the dark
ness and as he fired, said: "Eddie, you
know you’ve got it coming to you.”
Far months police followed every
conceivable track and quizzed many
higher-ups in the “bug” racket here,
but no light was shed on the mys
terious slaying.
It appeared that it would go in
the records as an unsolved mystery.
LOOK LIKE NASH
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC
BOSS HAS TRAIN, TICK
ETS FOR CONVENTION
CHICAGO, May 22 (TP)—lllinois
delegates to the Democratic national
convention discovered today they are
going to have plenty of transporta
tion. ■ >
National committeeman Pat Nash
of Chicago has asked the delegates
to go to Philadelphia on his special
train next month.
Delegates in Illinois downstate
regions received invitations in the
mail today to ride on another train,
chartered by Governor Henry Horner.
Which train to take is the problem
the Democrats must decide within the
next few days. Many say they prefer
to ride with the governor—but Nash
will have the tickets to the conven
tion hall.
Japanese co.ton goods imported from
Japan during 1935.
The tariff. increases mark the end
of a new deal attempt to settl: the
Japanese cotton textile import situa
tion by a so-called “gentlemen’s agree
ment’’ bitwee., the United States and
Japan. When textile interests com
plained of the increase in Japanese
imports recently, President Roosevelt’s
tariff officials worked out an agree
ment in which Tokio promis'd to
hold down American exports to a rea
sonable figure. Textile officials
claimed this agreement was violated
soon after it was arranged.
Southern Ballots May Line
Up With Uninstructed Vote
Behind New York Publisher
By GLADSTONE WILLIAMS
(Special to The Times)
WASHINGTON, May 22 (TP)
After a series of informal conferences
with southern Republican leaders, M.
O. Dunning, of Savannah, a well
known figure in southern Republican
farces, indicated here today that a
movement may W launched for pro
jecting Bernard McFadden, the mag
azine publisher, for the Republican
Presidential nomination in the event
of a deadlock in the early balloting
at the forthcoming Cleveland conven
tion.
Mr. Dunning, former collector of
customs at Savannah and one of the
delegates at large to the national con
vention from Georgia, said that a
sizeable block of southern votes would
probably be found ready to swing to
Mr. McFadden if one of the present
avowed contenders for the nomina
tion fails to muster a majority on the
first few ballots.
Survey is Made
Dunning is known to have been re
quested recently by eastern elements
in the party to make a survey of the
southern delegate situation to deter
mine what sentiment there is for the
HULL MAKES PLEA
FOR TRADE BOOST
SAYS “TIME IS RIPE” IN
NEW YORK MARITIME
DAY TALK
NEW YORK, May 22 (TP).—Sec
retary of State Hull chose martime
day today to make another impas
sioned plea for a world-wide boost in
trade.
The secretary, who spoke before
the Foreign Trade luncheon at the
Hotel Astor, insisted that the time is
ripe now—as it lias never been be
fore—for an unprecedented build-up
of international production and
trade.
Hull declared that the only thing
holding up revival ot trade on a vast
scale is a host of paralyzing restric
tions imposed by the nations of the
world.
“The difference between activity
and stagnation in foreign trade,”
Hull sadi, "spells a difference be
tween satisfactory prosperity and de
pressed business conditions for our
whole nation •
The secretary pointed proudly to
the state department’s efforts during
the past two years in negotiating
trade agreements with 14 other na
tions. Hull read a special telegram
from President Roosevelt to his for
eign trade audience. The missive
said in a part: “The volume of for
eign trade is one of te great indices
of economic well-being everywhere.
Such well-geing, in turn, is the foun
dation of peace and friendship and
understanding among te nations.”
CONGRESS FEARS
MORE WORK AHEAD
TAX, RELIEF BILLS MAY
DELAY EARLY AD
JOURNMENT
WASHINGTON, May 22 (TP)—
The senate remained in recess today
while its leaders expressed hope that
congress still could finish its job and
go home in two weeks.
The senate will no: conyene again
until Monday at noon. Two big meas
ures, the tax and relief bills, are
jammed in its legislative machinery.
The capital expressed the belief that
the upper house could not get
through the bills by June 6 in accord
with the announced plans of Sena
tor Robinson and House Speak:r
Byrns. The possibility loomed that
congress might stay on in session un
til July—and take recesses for the
two national conventions.
The tax bill is about to head ou
of committee for debate on the s-n
ate floor. The finance committee has
agreed on a corporation tax plan
which is being checked over by treas
ury experts. Senate leaders hope they
can get it pass u early next wsek.
Howver, it differs so radically from
the house tax bill that long parlia
mentary disputes may occur before
the bill finally is enacted and sent
to the White House desk.
McCOY ARRESTFD
Eddie McCoy was taken in custody
by City Detectives W. H. Sapp ona
Ch’rles Kaminsky yesterday for in
vestigation following the disappear
ance of a wheel barrow, lawn shears
i and shovel, all of which is the prop
erty of C. N. Wilson of 431 East 52nd I
street.
Published every day
excepting Saturdays. ■■ I
Five cents per copy K
Sundays. Delivered J J g
to your home fifteen WF wF
cents per week.
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various dark horse candidates who
have been suggested. In all prob
ability he and the Georgia delegation
will be identified with the large block
of uninstructed votes coming from
the east and Atlantic states heading
up under the leadership of veteran
party wheelhorse.
The situation in the G. O. P. Pres
idential campaign is fast shaping up
to a point where it is obvious the
nomination will be decided by the
action of the uninstructcd delegates.
Indications are that some 350 will go
ao the convention without instruction.
So far as known this is the first
time the name of Mr. McFadden has
been projected openly as a possible
dark horse. Senator Arthur H. Van
denberg, of Michigan; Senator Fred
erick Stiwer, of Oregon, and Senator
L. J. Dickinson, of lowa, heretofore
have been the principle ones mention
ed in this category,
Dunning Gives Stand
Disclaiming any personal interest
in the cause of any individual candi
date, Dunning said he had merely
put out feelers to see what the atti
tude of southern delegates would be
if the avowed contenders are eliminat
ed. He was unable to predict which,
if any, of present avowed candi
dates—Governor “ Landon, Senator
Borah or Colonel Knox—would com
mand favor at the start.
"While sentiment in the south
seems to be fairly well divided among
the list of candidat.es suggested as
dark horse possibilities”, said Mr.
Dunning, “it has been surprising to
find a number of delegates who are
looking favorably upon someone with
the qf Mr. McFadden.
His vigorous editorial policy on the
subject of Americanism appears to
have struck a responsive chord in
the region.”
TAME’BEWILDERS
‘IDEAL COUPLE’
McDonnells of Florida
AGOG OVER LAURELS
HEAPED ON THEM
GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 22 (TP)
—America’s typically "Ideal Married
Couple” are a bit bewildered today
by the recognition heaped on them
by the results of a nation-wide poll.
The "Ideal Couple” are Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert McDonnell. They were
selected from thousands of question
air es scattered through the nation by
the Bernard MacFadden Foundation’s
committee which was appointed for
the job of choosing the job of Amer
ica’s living examples of how to be
hafrpy though married.
The McDonnell’s will be formally
named the "Ideal Couple of America”
on June 5, in ceremonies slated to be
broadcast over a nation-wide network.
A huge silver trophy will be awarded
the Florida couple in recognition of
their title.
Major conditions considered by the
selection committee included mar
riage at the age of 25 for the man
and at 21 for the woman, two child
ren, an attractive home independent
of relatives of in-laws, and a wife
who doesn’t work or interfere in her
husband’s business.
"It’s all very thrilling,” said the
pretty, dark-eyed Mrs. McDonnell to
day. “But Hubert and I didn't think
we were anything unusual. We are
just happy to be married to each
other —that's all.”
PONDERMERGER
AUTO WORKERS’ UNION
MAY AFFILIATE WITH
FEDERATION OF LABOR
DETROIT, May 22 (TP)—Member
a big independent auto workers
nion are slated to vote today on »
proposal to merge with th: America)
Federation of Labor.
Th? independent unit which will g<
to the polls today is the Associate:
Automobile Workers of America. A
few days ago, another independeni
auto wtJrkers group, the Automotive
Industrial Workers Association, took
steps to join with the A F. of L.
affiliate, the United Automobile
Workers Union.
If the Associated Automobile Work
ers join in the merger, union men in
the r/.otor industry will begin a mem
bership drive to be supported by John
L. Lewis, head of the United Miners
of America and leading figure in the
drive for industrial unionization over
the craft union idea.