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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 133
CONGRESS SEEKS
PROBE OF ‘LEGION’
ON NEW FRONT
campaign Continues to
INVESTIGATE ALLEGED
CONDITIONS
DETROIT, June 3 (TP)—The cam
paign to bring Black Legion activities
out into the light surged ahead today
on four fronts.
At Detroit, where the night riders
were first discovered, preliminary
hearings of 13 men accused of shoot
ing Charles Poole are expected to
conclude during the day.
Both the House of Representatives
•nd the American Federation of
Labor at Washington are consider
ing Legion activities. Representative
Dicks tein of New York asked the
House to investigate the black robed
gang. A. F. of L. President William
Green also called for an investigation
to see whether Michigan union ranks
are honeycombed with legionaires.
A Lansing, Mich., State Police
Chief Ira Marmon revealed strong
suspicions that a Wyandotte steel
worker, Roy Pidock, was killed May
14 by the vigilantes. He asked for an
exhumation of Pidock's body.
Attorney David Crowley, the leader
in the fight against the hooded night
riders said he Intends to ask for ac
tion by the Oakland and Wayne Coun
ty Circuit Courts. Crowley explained
that several reports of Black Legion
activities in Pontiac demand thorough
investigation.
In Detroit, the entire police force
faces questioning today. Officials said
they were told that as much as one
third of the whole force was connect
ed with the secret society. Examina
tions of 14 accused members of the
cult will continue in a Detroit court
this morning. Seven of the men face
charges of slaying WPA workers
Charles Poole by orders of their Black
Legion superiors.
A citizens’ committee at Pontiac
plans to hold a mass meeting tonight
to discuss methods of aiding author
ities to smash the hooded clan.
CONQUERING HERO
15 FETED BY ITALY
BADOGLIO IS A NATIONAL
FIGUE IN HOME
LAND
ROME, June 3 (TP).—ltalian peo
ple acclaim on their war hero, Vice
roy Badoglio, today when he return
ed home from his long campaign in
the wlldernes of Ethiopia.
The Italian marshal was greeted
first of all by Premier Musolinl, who
kissed him on both cheeks amid the
frantic cheers of thousands of people.
The sun baked warrior, dressed in a
tropical uniform, acknowledged the
salutes of long lines of soldiers
drawn up to present arms. All the
generals in Rome were present. The
marshal then drove off from the rail
road station to his home, accom
panied by his wife and two children.
The path of the conqueror was
strewn with roses.
Badoglio was welcomed like anoth
er Caesar when he first stepped on
Italian soil at Naples. Prince Um
berto and a guard of 500 troops stood
by while 21 guns boomed a trium
phant salute.
STRIKING MINERS
FIRE ON ‘BOSSES’
DEWEY STUDIES LABOR
PROBLEM IN ALA
BAMA AREA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 3 (TP)
Federal Labor Mediator James Dewey
took up the problem of Birmingham's
violent mine workers strike today.
Eight men have been shot since
2,500 mine and smelter workers went
on strike in protest against wage
scales. The latest victims were three
officials of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
•nd Railroad Company wjiich oper
ates three of the largest iron mines
Ing Birmingham.
The officers said they were fired
upon from ambush by strikers. None
was injured seriously. The shooting
caused state officials to order six
deputy sheriffs in to patrol the
strike-tom area. The 'state commis
sioner of labor, Robert Moore, and
mediator Dewey are expected to con
fer with company officials and strike
leaders today.
WHO’S GOT IT?
ECONOMIST STATES THAT
THERE IS ABUNDANCE
* OF GOLD
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TP).—A
nationally known economist declared
today that the world has plenty of
gold for monetary purposes.
The economist is Dr. Charles Har
dy. who issued a report on the
world's gold supply in connection
with Brookings institution in Wash
ington. Hardy said that a possible
deficiency in the supply of the preci
ous metal does not stand in the way
of restoring the gold standard in the
leading nations of the world.
In fact, Hardy added, there is one
danger point to be looked,after if the
gold standard is restored—and that
is a possibly oversupply of the preci
ous metal. He said this might lead
to an overabundance of credit unless
Checked by the proper regulations.
S qu a n nliWDfli in
Slain in Nicaragua
Augustus B Downey (above) of
North Easton, Mass., auditor of a
Central American power company,
was slain recently by an unknown
i assassin in Nicaragua.
I (Central Press)
LEADER ASSAILS
ACT ON UTILITIES
BEFORE INSTITUTE
KELLOGG SCATHEING IN
SPEECH AGAINST HOLD
ING MEASURE
ST. LOUIS, June 3 (TP)—The
Utilities official, C. W. Kellogg, as
sailed the Public Utilities Holding
Company Act and government com
petition in the power business today.
Kellogg spoke before the annual
convention of the Edison Electric In
stitute, which may name him presi
dent this session. He is chairman of
the Board of Engineers at the Public
Service Company.
Said he: "Before the government
destroys the Public Utility Holding
Company, It should have a clear idea
of how the function they perform can
be performed by the small parts into
which the ‘death sentence’ yould
break up their properties." Kellog
hinted st- ngly that he believes both
electrical eeryice and jljp value of
utility bonds will suffer from the
holding company act.
The speaker turned to the T. V. A.
and W. P. A. with deep concern and
moderate criticism. He said "We can
only hope that ain time, as the de
pression paseesj a more sane and
balanced policy of government activ
ity will emerge.”
TRI-STATE GANG
IS WIPED OUT
ELECTROCUTION OF LAST
MEMBER CLOSES
CHAPTER
TRFNTON. N. J„ June 3 (TP)
authorities labeled the once-powerful
tri-state gang completely extinct to
day. he last of the Bobby Mais gang
sters, Charles Zeid, died in the elec
tric chair at Trenton last night.
Zeid originally was scheduled to
walk to the electric chair on April 3,
the night Bruno Richard Hauptmann
was first slated to die. The tri-state
gangster was granted a 30-day re
prieve, however, several hours before
Hauptmann received a three-day stay
of execution.
Zeid Was condemned to death for
the killing of a Camden, N. J„ detec
tive. Bobby Mais and Walter Legenza,
leaders of the tri-state mob, were ex
ecuted in Richmond. Two other Mais
gangstefis, Martin Farrell and Francis
Wiley,. were executed In Pennsylvania
for the kidnap murder of ‘ Big Bill”
Weiss, Philadelphia night life figure.
4 • • I ■-« ' " ' "
, SURGEON GETS DEGREE
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ June 3 (TP) —
United States surgeon general, Dr.
Thomas Parran. Jr., received an hon
orary degree of Doctor of Laws at the
one hundred and forty-fourth com
mencement exercises of St. John's col
lege in Annapolis today.
Governor Harry Nies of Maryland
presented diplomas to 34 graduates
cf the college as they gathered under
the historic "Liberty Tree” where
early Maryland settlers signed treaties
with the Indians-
VITRIOLIC POLITICAL BATTLE
OVER KIMBERLING’S APPOINTMENT
TRENTON, N. J., June 3 (TP).—
A behind-the-scenes political battle is
raging in New Jersey today.
Governor Harold G. Hoffman is
reported seeking the votes necessary
to put over his appointment of Col
onel Mark O. Kimberling, wardon of
the Trenton penitentiary, as commis
sioner of state police. The gover
nor’s political opponents, on the oth
er hand, are battling hard to keep
the lines which blocked an endorse
ment vote yesterday.
Colonel Kimberling was named by
Hoffman as successor to Col. H. Nor
man Schwartzkopf, whose term ex
pires soon. Schwartzkopf’s replace
ment follows an old feud which flar
ed briskly during the final days of
CHINA ADAMANT
ON STAND TAKEN
AGAINST JAPAN
RERESENTATIVES ARE EN
ROUTE TO EUROPE
SEEKING ALLIES
TIENTSIN. China, June 3 (TP)—
Japanese military authorities kept a
sharp eye on China’s Nanking gov
ernment today.
The Japanese are anxious to learn
the Nanking officials’ reaction to a
South China demand for war with
Japan. The South China govern
ment, known as the Canton govern
ment, urged Nanking to declare war
before Japan, according to the Can
ton pleas, swallowed North China as
it did Manchuria.
The Canton government, once pow
erful, is generally regarded as too
weak to sway the stronger Nanking
government over to an actual declara
tion of war. The Canton pronounce
ment, however, was expected to bring
a new surge of opposition to alleged
Japanese aggression in North China
and may heighten the dangerous ten
sion in that area.
Canton representatives are reported
enroute to England, Germany and
Italy in a move to recruit allies in
the event the Nanking government
takes the drastic step and declares
war.
politicalprobe
CALLED BY JURY
A L A B A M ACORRUPTION
CHARGES TO BE IN
VESTIGATED
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 3 (I’P)
A special grand jury opened a state
wide investigation today into charges
of wide-open political corruption.
Circuit Judge Paul Sp.ak, who
called the prob?, charged that hun
dreds of voter, most of them absentee
ballots, were being purchased for the
primary on Juns 9. His announce
ment prompted Probate Ju deg W. W.
Butler to call a meeting of all can
didates for public office in Alabama.
The candidates pledged themselves to
discourage further absentee balloting.
The grand jury will hold its first
open hearing Saturday when it con
siders charges made by a night club
operator, Peter Miller. The operator,
now serving a prison sentence, claims
his establishment Was raided because
he refused to buy "protection” from
politicians.
PLAN CHANGE IN
FRENCH CABINET
LEFT WING GROUP WOULD
ABOLISH THREE BIG
MINISTRIES
PARIS, June 3 (TP)—The forth
coming leftwing government of France
proposed sweeping changes in the
cabinet line-up today to simpl'fy the
administration.
The most important change abol
ishes the thre ministers of army,
navy and air. The three fighting serv
ices will be united under a minister
of defense.
The probable premier, Leon Blum,
also plans to place the colonies un
der the foreign minister instead of
continuing the office of colonial min
ister. And for the first time in French
history, the .republic will have a
sports minister.
The new cabinet is expected to take
over the reins of state late tins week.
TWOCRAFTSSINK
AFTER COLLISION
TRAWLER AND SCOW ON
BOTTOM AFTER
RAMMING
BOSTON, June 3 (TP>—The 93-
foot. ffehing trawler "Exetre" and a
mud-filled scow are resting on the
bottom of Boston harbor today. The
two crafts sank early today after a
collision.
The "Exeter" had just left the fish
pier on her way to the sashing
grounds. She struck the mud-scow,
under tow of a tugboat. The trawler
within a few minutes. The 12
members of her crew had barely time
to leap from the sinking craft. All
were taken aboard thp tug. The mud
scow also sank within a short time.
The coastguard said the channel
where the two crafts sank is entirely
block:d •
the Bruno Hauptmann case.
The confirmation of the Kimber
ling appointment was kept from a
vote in the state senate yesterday
when Hoffman's lieutenants feared
that it would be defeated. The state
body adjourned vntil June 15, and
between now and the time it resumes
sessions, Hoffman’s men will be out
driving to corral the nee rd votes to
put the appointment over.
Many believe that. Kimberling is
due to step in <s acting state police
commissioner when Schwa rtzkopf’s
term expires. Reports said the in
vestigation of the Lindberg;h ckse will
be reopened as soon as the governor
is able to lay hands on Schwartz
kopf’s confidential files pertaining to
the case.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936
LANDON ROOTERS
SEE CANDIDACY
AS “IN THE BAG”
RORABACK’S PROMISE OF
CONNECTICUT’S VOTE
CALLED ‘CLINCHER’
KANSAS CITY, June 3 (TP).—
Governor Alf Landon’s supporters
are singing their premature victory
songs in a hgher key today.
The Londonites maintain that an
announcement by Connecticut’s Re
publican leader, J. Henry Roraback,
has clinched the Cleveland nomina
tion for the Kansas governor.
Roraback reportedly announced
that his state’s 19 convention votes
wil go to Landon. The Connecticut
Republican chief’s apparent shift to
the Landon lists is especially impor
tant in view of the fact that Rora
back is one of the clan of powerful
Eastern G. O. P. leaders who, up till
now, have been noncommittal over
Landon support.
With Connecticut's delegation sixth
on the alphabetical list by which
convention voting will be polled, Lan
don support from the Nutmeg state
would -be significant. The Kansas
governor’s lieutenants hope that the
Connecticut vote will start a land
slide which will carry Landon to the
nomination on the first ballot.
Another important angle to Rora
back’s reported announcement is the
fact the the Connecticut Republican
leader, in the past, always has work
ed in close co-operation with the pow
erful New York G, O. P. chief,
Charles D. Hilles.
STRIKE PROBLEM
ALARMS PREMIER
NEW FRENCH HEAD VIEWS
LABOR TROUBLES WITH
CONCERN
PARIS, June 3 (TP) —The new
French premier-to-be consulted his po
litical advisors today In a exarch for
away to halt the "sit-down” strikes
which are sweeping the country.
The incoming premier, Socialist
Leon Blum, is reported disturbed at
reports that new recruits to the pas
sive resistance strike movement are
joining up steadily. The strikers, op
posing labor legislation now in force,
merely sit at their benches with their
arms folded, preventing strike-break
ers from manning the machines and
at the same time paralysing the strike
affected shops.
Latest reports said more than 70
big French factories were crippled
by “sit-down’’ strikes. Government of
ficials blame Communist agitators for
the strike epidemic.
Slum is anxious to smoothe the
labor situation over before he takes
office later this week. With the Sar
raut cabinet due to resign tomorrow,
the Socialist premier-to-be is making
frantic efforts to call off the "sit
down” strikes so that his first days
in the premier’s chair will not be
marred by labor troubles.
FRENCH WORKERS
STAGE STRIKES
COMMODITIES IS MENACED
BY GIGANTIC LABOR
MOVEMENT
PARIS. June 3 (TP). —The French
siege strikers reached alarming pro
portions today as workers in food
supply factories joined the passive
demand for higher wages.
The unions that more than
100,000 men have sat down at their
jobs in 230 factories in the Paris
area. The strikes menaced food,
milk, and water supplies besides the
almost complete stoppage of work in
great Industrial plants.
The present cabinet has taken np
steps to curb the strike movement on
thee even of its retirement. Premier
Sarraut is expected to resign tomor
row and turn over the task of set
tling the strikes to the left wing gov
ernment under Leon Blum. So far
the strikers themselves have main
tained perfect order. But fears were
held that the shortage of food and
necessities of life might bring riotous
violence.
WASHINGTON FLASHES
F. D. R. ON COURT RULINGS
WASHINGTON. June 3 (TP)
President Roosevelt said thU evening
that the U. S. supreme court is gradu
ally dedining “the no-man’s land of
governmental powers”
The presid :nt’s remarks on the
court's decision, Invalidating New
York state’s minimum w'sge law for
women, were carefully guarded. He
refused to commend on the desirabil
ity of amending the constitution to
limit the court’s power. ,
TAX BILL ASSAILED
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TP)—
The U. 8. Chamber of Commerce at
tacked the Compromise Tax Bill to
day while its sponsors were trying
to smooth the way to quick passage.
Acting Chairman King of the Sen
ate Finance Committee predicted
that the $829,000,000 finance measure
will be passed today. If it isn’t. King
said be will try to obtain limitaion
of debate and agreement on a final
vote sometime tomorrow.
The U. S. Commerce' Chamber,
through its President, Harper Sibley,
agreed that the Senate Compromise
Tax Bill is better than the measures
LANDON CONFERS WITH WHITE AND PINCHOT
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William Allen White Gov. Alf M. Landon Gifford Pinchot
Gov. Alf. M. Landon of Kansas, center, in the lead in the Republican delegate race, confers
on the porch of the executive mansion in Topeka with William Allen White, editor of the Em
poria, Kan., Gazette, and Gifford Pinchot, former governor of Pennsylvania. —Central Press
HARD SHELL _ >DERBY
Baltimore, June 3 (TP)—More
than 35 of the nation's speediest
turtks are being put through their
pares in Baltimore today in trial
runs for the Johns Hopkins turtle
derby Friday.
Outstanding contestants for the
derby championship are a dark
turtle from Duke university and
kuM. year’s winner ’art ’n’ ’arfm.
The champion, according to race
officials, arrived on the “Queen
Mary ” More skeptical observers
say the champ is really from
Baltimore and never even saw the
“Queen Mary.”
Streamlined, and painted with
the colors of the stables they rep
rr»wnt, the turtles will streak down
the- 38-foot course Friday while
hundreds of pennies in bets change
hands.
MANAGUA SCENE
OF SURRENDER
TO REBEL TROOPS
VICTORIOUS ARMY TO
MAKE FORMAL SEIZ
URE OF CAPITOL
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, June 3
(TP) —The rebel chief, General Anas
tasio Somoza, is due to march into
the Nicaraguan Capital of Managua
today to star in the victorious finale
of his uprising.
Somoza, head of the Nicaraguan
National Guard, apparently has taken
over the government. The rebel gen
eral’s men were reported to have cap
tured every important position in the
country with the exception of the
Presidential palace. That last strong
hold, beselged for more than two
days, is expected to surrender within
the next few hours.
President Juan Sacasa, whom Som
oza sought to unseat on the grounds
that b.e had veered from Liberal pol
icies towards Conservatism, has sued
for peace with the rebels. Sacasa
agreed to surrender the Presidential
palace if his supporters were guar
anteed theh safety.
Somcza, telephoning from the town
of Leon where he led rebel troops in
the capture of a fort manned by
loyal forces, guaranteed the safety of
the President’s following but .order
the formal suirender of the President
ial palace held up until he arrives
in Managua.
originally suggested by President
Roosevelt. But Sibley declared that
the bill as now framed would still
impose heavy burdens upon strug
gling corporj*ons. The chamber
strongly oppased any boost tn the
tax upon business earnings.
SENATE GETS MEASURE
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TP)—
The house agreed this afternoon to
send the huge deficiency appropria
tion bill into conference with the sen
ate. The bill carries $1,425,000,000 for
WPA work.
Agreement on the measure in
house-senate conference will complete
congressional action on one of the
two remaining “must” bills. The other
measure is th? $829,000,000 tax bill.
GUFFEY BILL EXPEDITED
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TP)—The
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee took up' the rush job today cf
hearing pro and con testimony on the
new Guffey Coal Bill. The commit
tee wil lhear witnesses for two days.
The measure embodying renewed
attempts to regulate the soft coal in
dustry is ready for debate in the
House today.
MAYOR INDICTED AS PERJURER
ALEXANDRIA’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS ALSO CITED BY
JURY CHARGED WITH CONCEALING ASSETS.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jun? 3 (TP)
The mayor of Alexandria, which ad
joins Washington, was indicted to
day by a federal grand jury on
charges of perjury and concealing of
assets in a voluntary bankruptcy pe
tition.
The mayor is Emmett C. Davidson,
secretary of -the Brotherhood of the
International Machinists’ Union and
a prominent national labor figure.
BACKERS JOYFUL
OVER VOTE POLL
DICKENSON ASSURED OF
RENOMINATION TO
SENATE
DES MOINES, lowa, June 3 (TP).
The jubilant backers of Senator Les
ter Dickenson claimed today that hla
44,000 vote lead in lowa’s state pri
maries puts him out in front of all
other G. O. P. presidential dark
horses.
The bitter critic of the New Deal
mopped up a .44,000 vote lead over
his nearest opponent in the prima
ries. Dickinson was running for re
nomination to the senate. But his
backers say the victory puts him
above Oregon's Steiwer and Mich
igan’s Vandenberg es possibilities for
the Republican nomination for pres
ident. x - . - )
Dickinson took 40 per cent of the
total G. O. P. vote, although he was
one of six The runner
up was former Senator Smith Brook
hart.
Democratic voters gave their sena
torial nomination to former Governor
Clyde Herring, a whole-hearted sup
porter of Roosevelt.
WRECKAGE TOLL IS
HIGH IN DETROIT
AS STORMS STRIKE
DETROIT, June 3 (TP). —Resi-
dents of Detroit are viewing a scene
of wreckage caused by one of the
worrt rain and windstorms ever to
strike the automobile city.
Two persons, a bride of six months
and a 15-year-old boy met death in
the storm. Another -person who
touched a falen high tension wire
recovered consciousness after being
reported dead. •
Hospital authorities said at least
30 persons were treated for injuries.
The high wind shattered windows,
blew the roofs off scores of buildings
and knocked over automobiles. Many
highways are still blocked by giant
trees uprooted by the wind.
CAPITOL HILL IS SYMPATHETIC
TO MADCAP SOLON IN HIS ILLNESS
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TP)—Mrs.
Marion Zioncheck —wife of the Con
gressman from Washington State —is
appeaxing before the property clerk
of the Police Department today to re
gain her husband’s personal posses
sions.
When the Washington State Con
gressman was arrested several days
ago on a lunacy warrant, the police
took away all his clothes and person
al belongings—including the high
powered car in which Zioncheck has
been burning up the eastern roads.
Under the district law, Mrs. Zion
check can reclaim these pos.essions
after going through a certain amount
of red tape at the property clerk's
office.
In the meantime, the western con-
Davidson’s bankruptcy petition was
filed as a result of a $5,600 judgment
secured, against him by the receiver
of a defunct bank as the result of a
stock deal.
Later Davidson withdrew his peti
tion and arranged to pay off
Today, however, the grand jury in
dicted him for making false state
ments in the petition. Federal Judge
Robert Pollard immediately issued. a
bench warrant for the ma;or.-
TOWNSEND PROBE
IS NEARING END
BELL COMMITTEE PROM
ISES REPORT WITHIN
A MONTH
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TP).—
Members of the Bell congressional
committee neared the end of their
investigation of the Townsend plan
movement today.
Chairman C. Jasper Bell of the
house group estimates tnat one more
hearing will suffice to complete the
testimony needed for a final report
on the committee’s findings.
With that hearing ’completed, Bell
said, the committee probably will re
quir at last a month in drawing up
its rport to the house of represent
atives.' * ■■
Various witneses, -many of them
former .Townsend plan organizers,
have testified that huge sume were
realized from members’ contributions
and side lines carried on by Town
sendites. Heads of the Townsend
plan organization including the spon
son of the S2OO-a-month pension
plan. Dr. F. E. Townsend, refused to
testify. Dr. Townsend and two of
his aides are now facing contempt
charges.
HOLD CONVENTION TODAY
INDIANAPOLIS. June 3 (TP)—
Republicans of Indiana convened for
their state convention and the busi
ness of selecting delegates to Cleve
land today.
State leaders emerged from all
night caucuses with predictions thsj,t
Governor Alf Landon of Kansas
would be selected by Indiana dele
gates. A motion to instruct the
state’s 28 delegates for presidential
nomination of the Kansan will be one
of the first convention moves this
morning.
Meanwhile, convention leaders are
making last-minute efforts to patch
up factional troubles in the party.
gressman is still in Gallinger Hos
pital where he is resting his nerves
following a five month trial of start
ling escapaces. Doctors at the Mun
icipal Hospital say he is giving them
splendid cooperation as they are
making a series of routine examina
tions.
Despite the escapades that preceded
Zioncheck's arrest on the lunacy war
rant, Capitol Hill was symathetic to
the young congressman's predicament
today. Critics were reminded that,
previous to last New Year’s Day,
fioncheck was a model legislator ana
one of the hardest working mon In
the House cf Representatives. Alien
ists believe the strain of overwork
brought on the suddsn change and
the antics that followed.
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LOSING BATTLE
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ON PET MEASURE
ROOSEVELT IS CONCEDING
POINTS TO OPPOSING
FACTIONS ON BILL
WASHINGTON. June 3 (TP)—
President Roosevelt is reported giv
ing ground on his tax stand today.
Unconfirmed reports at Washing
ton say President Roosevelt, fearful
that a tax bill argument will delay
congressional adjournment.. until a
date when congressional activities
might menace campaign proceedings,
has dropped his fight for high cor
porate surplus tax provisions in the
new bill.
Seen Compromising
The rumors have it that Mr.
Roosevelt is willing to accept either
the house bill, calling for the cor
porate surplus taxes recommended in
the president’s tax message to con
gress, or the senate finance commit
tee bill, which virtually ignores that
source of revenue.
The report, widespread and appar
ently from fa source close to the White
House, spurred senate efforts to jam
the upper chamber’s bill through to
day. It also served to revive hope® of
congressional adjournment at the end
of the week.
Senator King, acting head of the
senate finance committee, has an
nounced that a night) session will be
asked this ever ing if the tax bill has
not gone to a vote by tfye usual re
cess time. The uncontrovsrsial por
tions of the $829,000,000 tax bill shot
through the senate at record speed
yesterday, the portions liable to pro
duce debate having ben purposely left
until todayte session.
Corporate Tax Snag
Chief of these controversial sec
tions of thesenate bill is the cor
porate tax caluses. Unless a White
Hous? order tells New' Deal senators
to drop their battle for high corporate
surplus taxes, a large upper chamber
bloc is likely to fight hare, te ac
ceptance of the -president’s recom
mendations, ds against the commit
tee’s proposal of a flat seven per cent
corporate surplus levy.
The first discussions of the new tax
bill had its humorous angle. That oc
curred after Senator BUrbiour of New
Jersey spoke on the need of duty
free olive oil imports, pointing out
that oliVe oil was used in the manu
facture of scap. After he had fin
ished, Senator Johnson of California,
arose and said, heavily:
“The senator's remarks about beau
ty soap have wrung the hearts of all
us us.”
PETTEWAYLEADS
IN FLORIDA RACE
TAMPA JURIST IN FRONT
OF SELECT FIELD
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 3 (TP)
Judge W. Raleigh Petteway is leading
in Florida’s primary race for the
Demoortaic gubernatorial nomination
this morning.
Returns from 133 of the states
1,321 precincts showed the Tampa
judge's total stood at 6,738 votes,
against 4,721 for his nearest rival, B.
F. Paty of West Palm Beach. Third
in the running was Jerry W. Carter
of Tallahassee, with 4,452 votes and
fourth was another Tallahassee can
didate, State Senate President Wil
liam C. Hodges, with 3,933. Ten oth
er primary candidates for the nomi
nation for governor were strung out
behind the leading four.
In the event no candidate succeeds
in polling a majority, a run-off pri
mary election will be staged on
June 23.
In the race for state adjutant gen
eral Vivian Collins held a lead
over John O. McNamara. Collins had
9,038 votes while the latter had tal
lied 5,520, with 258 precincts reported.
Mr. McNamara is a son of Aider
man P. J. McNamara of Savannah.
He was assistant adjutant general of
Florid under Collins the incumbent,
but resigned to make the present race.
AIDTOIciENCE
BAT IN AWNING LEADS TO
DISCOVERY BY U. S.
SCIENTIST
WASHINGTON. June 3 (TP)—One
evening early last December. Dr. Alex
ander Wetmore of the Smithsonian
Institution let down the awning on
his office window.
As a result of that simple act, Dr.
Wetmore today announced a new dis
covery in connection with the winter
ing habits of warm blooded- animals.
He found that some warm blooded
animals hibernate for the winter with
terperatures running as low as siz
degrees above zero and come out aL
right when spring arrives.
When he let the awning down, D;.
Wrtmore saw the benumbed form c
a bat fall to the ground. He picket
it up and prepared an experiment.
The scientist provided the warn,
blooded animal with the same con
ditions and temperatures that it
would have received had it remal’ed
in the awning fold.
Early in the spring, the bat woke
up and flew away.