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WEATHER Partly Cloudy Today and To morrow; Fair. MARKETS Stocks Advance Fractions; Wheat and Cotton Gain. VOLUME 2—NUMBER 143 Florida Towns Flooded After Tropical Storms Cause Night of Panic RESIDENTS IN SOUTHWESTERN PART OF STATE CAN BREATHE MORE EASILY AFTER THREATENING HURRICANE PASSES OUT TO SEA. FORT MYERS, Fla., June 15 (TP) Southwestern Floridans breathed a sigh of relief this morning as weath er conditions returned to normal in their part of the state. A thirty-five mile an hour gale and a series of tropical storms late last night caused southern Florida resi dents to fear that a repetition of last fall’s disastrous hurricane was at hand. The entire section became nothing more than an inland lake as the clouds opened up and water poured from the skies to total an average *of 14 inches of rainfall in three days. * Sum Comes Out Today, however, the wind blew it self out over the ocean and a hot sun appeared to drain the water off the land at a rapid rate- Fort Myers, which bore the brunt of the wind, escaped with little dam age except flooded stores and littered shrubbery. As the imperial river re turned to its banks, £tonita Springs— the scene of the highest water —was reached by state road rescue crews. In general, the crop damage over the section was slight as the citrus held to their trees in spite of the winds and water. A deluge of rain pelted the Fort Myers area while the wind rose dur ing the night. Combined with an ex traordinarily high tide that sent; tide water rivers over their banks in many places, the downpour flooded several small towns south of Fort Myers, blocked the famous Tamiami trail and menaced several bridges. Bridge Near Collapse The most threatening situation ap peared at the town of Bonita Springs, 25 miles south of Fort Myers. A rail road bridge was close to collapse there as the Imperial river rose speedily. Tourist camps along the river bank were ordered abandoned when the river spilled over its banks. MOORE IS SLAIN BRUTAL MURDER SURPRISING BURGLAR BE LIEVED CAUSE OF JER SEY KILLING EAST ORANGE, N. J., June 15 (TP) —The aged Inventor, D. McFar lan Moore, was found shot to death near his garage today. Neighbors heard two quick pistol shots and ran to Moore'a backyard. They found him dead of a bullet wound in the head. There was no pistol near the body. Members of the police homicide squad examined the scene and decid ed that the 67-year-old inventor must have surprised a prowler near the garage. Moore, a close friend and for mer associate of Thomas A. Edison, had planned to drive to Bethlehem, Pa., today. Police think he was walk ing towards his garage when he en countered the burglar and was shot to death. LEGION SUSPECTS IN COURT TODAY FIFTEEN ALLEGED MEM BERS FACE HEARING IN DEATH THREAT CASE DETROIT, Mich., June 15 (TP).— Fifteen suspected Black Legion mem bers come up for court examination today on murder conspiracy charges. The men are accused of planning to kill Mayor William Voisine of Ecorse and Edithor Arthur Kingsley of suburban Highland Park. Detroit officials charge the hooded night riders tried to kill the two men in a plot to grab political control in the two cities. Meanwhile County Prosecutor Dun can McCrea launched into a final roundup of the ‘‘big guns” in the se cret aoclety. McCrea labelled those now under arrest “mere small fry.” Said the prosecutor: ‘‘The real master-minds of this outfit are still in hiding—well protected by their henchmen.” SO SORRY? WAR DEBT NATIONS APOL OGIZE AGAIN FOR NON PAYMENT TO U. S. WASHINGTON, June 15 (TP) The formal regrets are coming In to day, explaining to Uncle Sam that 13 nations are sorry—but payments on war debts will have to be postponed again. Finland, as usual, is making her semi-annual payment, of $164,000. Defaulting notes have arrived at the department from nine other nations; Four more are expected to reply be fore the midnight deadline" tonight. Turkey said she would pay SIOO,OOO, the first annual Installment on a $1,300,000 lump sum claimed by Amer ican cltlens against the Turkish peo ple. This is not a war debt, but bv midnight, Uncle Sam will be -short $183,000,000 dollars which was due on war debt Installments today. S nu aniidliß® iiiliilimfs At the town of Everglades, 75 miles below Fort Myers, a nook of water surged through the streets, causing considerable damage. Fort Myers Beach, a popular coast resort, was virtually deserted today. Residents of the shore community fled to Fort Myers in the fear that the flimsy summer bungalows were doomed by the rising winds and pounding tides. OLSON F ACET TEST AT VOTER’S HANDS IN MAJOR FIGHT MINNESOTA GOVERNOR IN SENATORIAL BATTLE AGAINST TAYLOR ST. PAUL, Minn., June 15 (TP)— Floyd B. Olson, Minnesota’s Farmer- Labor governor, faces the political test of his career today*. By the pri mary ballots cast today, Olson will know whether he is washed up as a Farmer-Labor leader or whether his party will back him up in his cam paign for the United States senate. Opposed by Taylor Olson is opposed by Carl E. Tay lor for the Fanner-Labor senatorial nomination. In recent weeks, the Minnesota governor has come In for some bitter attacks by party leaders who maintain he has dropped party principles in favor of a more con servative attitude. Another figure in the senatorial primary is Mrs. Thomas D. Schall, widow of the blind Republican sena tor who was fatally injured in an auto accident months ago. Mrs. Schall is opposed by former Governor Theo dore Christianson. The Democratic senatorial primary slate carries two candidates, «oeldwin Loftsgaarden and Patrick J. Delaney. Four Seek Seat Four Farmer-Laborltes and two Re publicans are seeking nominations for the governorship. The Farmer-Labor candidates are U. S. Senator Elmer Benson, whom Olson appointed to fill out Schall’s unexpired term; Adolph W. Olson, Magnus Johnson and Ed gar Bernard. On the Republican pri mary ticket are Martin A. Nelson, who was Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1834 and Martin A. Nel son, who was Republican guberna torial candidate In 1934 and Arthur Gilbert. Democratic candidates are E. E. Novak and Fred Curtis. FATHER OF TRIO STILL IN DAZE SUPPORTING TRIPLETS ON $lB SALARY IS HIS CHIEF WORRY NEWTON, Mass., June 15 (TP)— There is no prouder man on the earth today than 22-year-old Benjamin Caira, father of two-day-old triplet boys, Anthony, Richard and Benja miin, Jr. The three normal and healthy boys were born to his 18-year-old wife Who smiled joyfully with her husband to day as she watched the youngsters. Caira Is employed as a mattress stitcher at a salary of $lB a week. Asked how he felt to be the father of triplets, he replied. “Well, I am rather in a' daze about it all, but I wouldn’t part with them for a mil lion dollars.” Mrs. Caira is five feet tall and weighs only 100 pounds. According to the parents, their only problem now is to find some way of bringing up their three growing sons on Calra’s $lB a week salary. BODY OF MISSING CHILD FOUND RIVER’S BOTTOM MONKTON, Md„ June 15 (TP) A four-day search by several hundred CCC workers, police, and neighbors was ended today when the body of two-year-old Joan Fuhman was found on the bottom qf the Little Gunpow der River. Two CCC workers found the child’s body about 500 yards from her home. Joan disappeared Friday from the Monkton estate where her mother is employed. LABOR IN ORGY WORLD-WIDE STRIKES AS INDUSTRIALISM STANDS ASKANCE CAMDEN. N. J., June 15 (TP)—A workers committee win sit down around a conference table today with officials of the R. C. A.-Victory Com pany's Camc'en plant. On the results of the session scheduled for this morning depend the possibility of a strike which would call more than 2,000 employes of the Jersey factories. The R. C. A.-Victory employes have empowered their committee with the right to call a strike if their demands for wage increases and a 35-hour work week are turned down by company officials. The strike threat includes PHONE 6183 WHERE COPS WERE TOLD TO “SWING CLUBS” iitlfijiiif I 111 LI - w t o Hundreds of strikers and sympathizers patrol the streets around the Remington-Rand plant in Syracuse, N. Y., as the long, drawn-out strike of the company at Syracuse and other points continues. Following the second of a series of street riots, police were instructed to “swing their clubs” to break up the violence. At Ilion, N. Y., union leaders of 4,000 workers in six Rem ington-Rand plants disputed company statements that a settlement had been reached. —Central Press. BITTER DEADLOCK FACES ROOSEVELT ON TAX FIGHT CONGRESSIONAL BATTLE GREETS PRESIDENT ON RETURN TO CAPITOL WASHINGTON, June 15 (TP).— President Roosevelt returns to Wash ington today to be greeted by a con gressional deadlock whch threatens to postpone adjournment until the Dog Days. The president is due to reach Washington at noon. His arrival in the national capital wil mark the end of a 4,000-mile journey which stretched down into Texas and--north again to Indiana. During his trip the White House tenant delivered speeches which were cheered by huge gatherings in Texas, Arkansas, Indi ana and Kentucky. While none of these four addresses were labelled a campaign address by New Deal chiefs, two speeches, at least—those delivered at Little Rock, Arkansas, and at Dallas —included phrases that were seen by many as cast in the New Deal vein. Yester day’s speech at the .dedication of the George Rogers Clark memciial at Vincennes, Indiana, was more of a typical historical address, and the statement given out by the president at the birthplace -of Abraham Lin coln, Hodgenville, Ky., was strictly a non-partisan announcement, com prised chiefly of excerpts from Lin coln’s writings. • While the president neared Wash ington aboard his special train, house and senate conferees ’ battling to smooth over differences in the tax bill admitted no progress. House conferees demand that the high corporate surplus txa provisions of ther bill be retained. Senate con ferees are equally insistent that they be dropped in favor of other levies All hope of congresional adjournment by Saturday—the postponed date set for the closing of the Capitol Hill shop—appear doomed to failure. Some optimistic legislators, how ever, hope that the president, when he gets back to his desk today can work things out so that the adjourn ment gavel will sound before the end of the week. . . . PURSUIT PLANE CONTRACT IS AWARDED TO CURTIS BUFFALO, N. Y., June 15 (TP)— The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company announced today that the navy department has given it a two million airplane contract. President Burdette Wright said the contract is the second biggest in the history of the company. Curtis will build 83 scout-bombing planes for the nißy. The Curtiss Com pany is hoping 11 MU get part of an other fat contract Wednesday, when the army lets contracts for the build ing of 150 pursuit planes. a call for a flat 20 per cent wage boost. Company heads say the United Electrical and Radio Workers Union, which is represented by the strike committee today, does not control the majority of workers at the Camden plant. A second union, known as the Employes’ Committee Union, claims it controls a majority of the Camden workers. Heads of the second group have given warning that their mem bers would not join any strike called (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936 REVOLT RIDING HIGH IN CHINA CIVIL WAR REARS UGLY HEAD IN HUNAN AS FOREIGN RESIDENTS PREPARE TO EVACUATE. OHANSA-HUNAN PROVINCE, Onina, June 15 (TP) —Hundreds of foreign residents of South China, in cluding many Americans, packed their belongings today in preparation for sudden flight to safety. The spirit of revolt runs high in Hunan Province. South China war lords, at sword s point with ihe Nank ing government, appear on the verge of outright war with their country man to the north. Overshadowing the whole threaten ing situation is the ever-growing pos sibility of a war between the dis organized Chinese forces and Japan. The combination brought an Amer- MAINE TO DECIDE ISSUES AT POLLS GUBERNATORIAL RACE IN PINE TREE STATE HAS EYES OF NATION PORTLAND, Me., June 15 (TP)— Primary voters headed for primary polls throughout the pine tree state of Maine today. At stake in today’s balloting are nominations for numerous congres sional, state, county and municipal offices. Primary campaigning reached bitter peaks during the last days of the pre-ballot battle and a large vote is expected in the state today. Former State Senator B. W. Page is opposing SJcretary of State L. O. Barrow for the G. O. P. guberna torial nomination. J. H. Dubord is un opposed for the nomination on the Democratic ticket while Governor Louis Brann will have no opposition in his primary quest of the Demo cratic nomination to the United States senate. MINE WORKERS MEET TO SIGN AGREEMENTS HAZELTON, Pa., June 15 (TP).— United Mine Workers are arriving in Hazleton today for the convention starting Wednesday, during which they are expected to sign the new wages and hours agreement negotiat ed in New York. This new agreement is reported to include many improvements for t|e miners, but there is no increase in wages. The principal provision of the new pact establishes a seven-hour day and a 35-hour week in the sec ond year of the contract. MAN SLOWLY AWAKES FROM SLEEPING COMA OTTAWA, 111., June 15 (TP).— The man who has been in a sleeping coma for 442 days, Joseph Lengan, seems to be waging a winning fight against his strange ailment. Lengan fell asleep on March 28. 1935, and did not awake until last Saturday. He lost 101 pounds during his long sleep. After further treatments with a recently-invented radio therapy in strument, Lengan is now much im proved. He indicated he was hun gry, smiled at his nurse —and then yawned. DEGREE FOR HULL PROVIDENCE, R. I. June 15 (TP) Secretary of State Cordell Hull will receive an honorary degree at Brown University today. The 168th c'-'.- mepcement exercises began in the historic First Baptist meeting house. Mr. Hull will address the graduates when he receives a doctor of laws degree. lean gun boat, the "Monocacy*', rush ing into Chansha, the capital of Hun an Province. The “Monocacy” dropped anchor alongside of two British war ships, which are in Chanska harbor to protect foreigners who may be caught in a sudden outbreak of the threatened civil war. At Amoy, Fukien Province, mean while, Japanese warships landed troops while Nipponese authorities called on Chinese leaders to put a stop to anti-Japanese agitation.. The Japanese announced they are ready to march on South Or Ina at a mom ent’s notice, should fighting break out in that sector. TEACHER’S PET LIVINGSTON, Tenn., June 15 (TP) .—School’s out for the sum mer, and Harlan Reeder is no longer taking lessons from his wife. Reeder was the star pupil of the eighth grade of the Independence grammar scholo. Recently he won the undisputed right to the name of ‘‘Teachers’ Pet”—by marrying the teacher, Pauline Roberts. When the ceremony was over Reeder went back to his studies and the schoolmarm went back to her desk. WAR CONDEMNED BY SECRETARY HULL BLASTS RESULTS IN ADDRESS TO BROWN GRADUATES PROVIDENCE. R. 1., June 15 (TP) Secretary of State Cordell Hull de clared today that ww is an "unmis-. takable sign of bankrupt statesman ship.” The secretary of state was speak ing to Brown university graduates. An honorary Browp university de gree was conferred 'on the cabinet member shortly before he started speaking. Hull is the fifth secretary, of state to receive such a degree from the old New England institution in | nearly 175 years. Hull attacked the ancient anxiom j that reads —“In time of peace, pre pare for war.” He declared that this "grim counsel is too deeply imbued with the inevitability of war.” The secretary of state outlined a battle that is going on among na tions of the world —he said that thoughts of hostility, distrust, sus picion and gresd were being pitted against ideals of friendliness, confi dence, fair dealing, and good faith. To avoid another war, he said, the people of the world must see that good faith and confidence triumph over all other thoughts. POPE BESTOWS HONORS ON NEW CARDINALS < VATICAN CITY. June 15 (TP).— Pope Pius increased the sacred col lege of cardinals to 68 members to day. He bestowed the red hat on two of his old friends. The new princes of the church are Eugenio Tisserant and Giovanni Mer cati. For many years they have served in the great Vatican library. During the brilliant services ele vating the cardinals the 79-year-old pope also announced the appoint ments of three new bishops in the United States. Monsignor Hugh Lamb was raised to auxiliary bishop to Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel phia. Monsignor George Leech be came bishop of Harrisbunrg, Pa., and i Monselgnor William Adrien was': named bishop of Nashville, Tenn. J PHONE 6183 CAMPAIGN PLANS DISCUSSED WITH G. 0. P. LEADERS LANDON CONFERS. WITH LEADER OF COMMITTEE OVER COMING FIGHT TOPEKA, Kan., June 15 (TP)— Governor Alf Landon of Kansas will talk over campaign matters with the new head of the Republican national committee, John Hamilton today. Porch Campaign Favored Governor Alf, the G. O. P. stand ard-bearer for 1936, is faced with the necessity of deciding whether he will conduct a "front-porch” campaign during the summer or will tour the country. His campaign manager, Hamilton, appears to favor the lat 1 - ter program, although others almost as close to the Kansas governor are reported in favor of the “front porch” idea. This latter group, including several old-guard members of the G. O. P. national committee, will meet in con ference with the Kansas governor to morrow. However, with Hamilton wielding a whip hand in Republican affairs right now, it is probable that the man at Topeka will go to to morrow’s conference with his mind already made up. If Governor Landon decides in fa vor of the cross-country campaign, he probably will stage his first anti new deal attack in New York. From there, Governor Landon is expected to swing up into New England for an address in Boston and then to head west for a Chicago address. It is possible that the Kansas governor will visit the west coast before he winds up his campaign tour —if he takes a campaign tour. Refuses All Comment Pending the arrival of the G. O. P. moguls with whom he is slated to discuss campaign plans, the Kansas governor refused all comment regard ing the coming battle. He spent yes terday with h:s family, after church, and heard from his dark-haired daughter, Peggy Ann Landon, all the sidelight details of the Cleveland con vention which chose him as Republic an presidential nominee. Landon's campaign manager, Ham ilton, arrives in Topeka from Cleve land this morning with at least one verbal victory over the Democratic campaign leader, Postmaster General Jim Farley, in response to Farley’s complaint that the Republican plank on the sound money issue was vague, Hamilton retorted: ■‘ l X’ny r sound money proposal, of course, would be vague to the New Deal's spokesman.” HOFFMAN SERVED PARKER PAPERS JERSEY GOVERNOR RU MORED TO IGNORE EX TRADITION PROCESS TRENTON, N. J., June 15 (TP) The Paul H. Wendel case will reach a naw cl’max today when a request for the extradition of Ellis Parker, senior, is handed Governor Harold G. Hoffman. The extradition papers bear the signature of acting Governor Bray of New York. Bray signed the extra dition request when Brooklyn prosecu tion forces maintained that Parker was guilty of kidnaping. Parker is the Burlington county, New Jersey, detective, who is blamed by Brooklyn authorities for holding Wendel captive until the disbarred lawyer signed a spurious confession to the Lindbergh murder. Parker is a Hoffman supporter and predictions that the Jersey governor would re fuse his extradition were numerous. Later today, the New Jersey state senate will meet tc okay or turn down Governor Hoffman’s appoint ment of Col. Mark O. K mberling as head of the state police. Hoffman ap pointed Kimberling in the pl ie of Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf, appar ently because he was dissatisfied with Schwartzkopf’s handling of the Lind bergh' investigation. ROCKEFELLER INDOORS LISTENING TO RADIO LAKEWOOD, N. J., June 15 (TP)— The most prominent citizen of Lake wood, John D. Rockefeller, Sr„ looked out the window today and wondered whether there’s a possibility of a drive in the sunshine. Mr. Rockefeller has kept indoors during the past few days of incessant rain. He spent much of time listen ing to his radio. He is an inveterate radio fan. The aged multi-millionaire spent Sunday propped up in his chair listening to church services and music from the choirs. SPIRIT OF UNREST AGAIN APPARENT IN GERMANY AS ANTI-NAZIS BREAK FORTH BERLIN, June 15 (TP).—Tales of undercover antl-Nazi organization reported to be plotting the death of brownshirt leaders drew furious de nials from brown shirt leaders today. The reports, which were circulated in the Paris press, maintained that a band of terrorist, known as the “R. R.” already have killed a score of storm troop leaders and are aiming at more assassinations which threat ened every Nazi official up to Chan cellor Hitler himself. The “R. R.” title, according to the French reports, stands for “Roehm Racher,” or “avengers of Rohem.” Denies Death Charge Ib f > On trial for the first degree murder of her sweetheart last February, Elizabeth Voloshin (above) told the jury in a New YorklCity court that the death was the rehult of a suicide pact, and that she had believed her glass as well as her sweetheart’s contained poison. (Central Press) ‘DON’T BE SUCKER’ VETERANS WARNED AS BONUS POURS BUSINESS BOOM PREDICT ED AS FORMER SOL DIERS GET MONEY WASHINGTON, June 15 TP)—The bonus is going out! Thousands of the brown envelopes are in the mails on the way to their owners—the world war veterans who have clamored for years for cash payment on their ad justed compensation certificates. PortTiaster John Inman of New Egypt, N. J., claimed to have handed out the first bonds at one minute past midnight this morning. Veteran Ralph Walton accepted them from Inman. "Warning Against “Wolves” There will be four deliveries in the Metropolitan area of New York to day. where more than 200,000 of the 3 1-2 million veterans entitled to bon uses will receive them. The govern ment has warned all veterans to watch out for the "wolves” who will try to fleece tnem out of the bonds with get-rich-quick schemes. The shysters, the swindlers and the get-rich-quick boys have sharpened their teeth for montlhs. With all man ner of plans to get hold of the vet erans’ bonds. But officials of the vet erans’ organizations say most of the money will be spent on legitimate pur chases —such as second-hand cars, real estate, dental work and medical care. The Postoffice Department promised heavy penalties ior swind lers. Then it addressed a loud warn ing to the veterans themselves. It said: "Don’t be a sucker!” if the door bell rings that means that tfce post man is on the doorstep, bearing gifts from Uncle Sam. In all, about two million dollars will be represented by the 38,000,000 bonds to be distributed today . The certificates may be cashed immediate ly, or they may be tucked away in safe deposit boxes, there to earn three per cent unless cashed with the next year. Government officials admit the probability that a big percentage of the bonds will be converted into cash immediately. “Their chief wor ry, and the headache of veteran or ganizations is that many veterans might fritter away their bonus money on wild-cat speculation, sprees and other foolhardy moves that would leave the veterans empty-handed within a few days. Buying Boom Seen Business leaders expect a sudden spurt in buying circles when the vet erans cash their bonds and hunt around for something to buy. Trades people who have carried veterans .on the books for lengthy stretches hope that the boys who receive their bonus tonds today will remember the “please remit” notations. The chiseler who tries to swindle the veteran of his bonus money will face stiff penalties, to be enforced by federal law. Veteran groups have can vassed their membership with pleas to use caution in spending the cash derived from the converted bonds. One of the warnings, repeated by veteran leaders throughout, the coun try, said: "If you’re a married man, consult your wife before you spend a nickel of your bonus money: It’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) The band allegedly is made up of the followers of Captain Ernst Roehm, who was executed on Hitler’s osiers during the 1933 purge. The sensational French stories maintained that all the victims of the "R. R.” were found dead on country roads or in the side streets of big German cities. All the slain men, the stories said, were marked with the “R. R.” insignia. Hitler’s propaganda department was indignant in denying the stories. They blamed the reports on Commu nist propaganda Issued from Russia and Switzerland. Published every day excepting Saturdays, wj Five cents per copy k Sundays. Delivered ■■ j to your home fifteen MF cents per week. WEEK DAYS PAY NO MORE TRANSRADIO PRESS MURDER RACKET PROBE CONTINUES IN SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS POLICE UNEARTHING MANY CLUES IN MYSTERY SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 15 (TP) —Residents in an d a round Springfield cast suspicious looks at one another today as Authorities con tinued their intensive investigation into an alleged whlesale insurance murder racket. The probe into the recent deaths of 50 or more persons in Ludlow, Springfield, Wilbraham and Chiocopee is centered around the records of in surance and poison sales. Authorities said that since the investigation was launched attempts have been made by several persons to cancel insur ance policies. One official said an arrest in the case is likely in a few days. The in vestigators are having trouble learn ing the names of persons who have bought arsenic at drug stores. Per sons making such purchases are re quired to sign books. But officials said that an many cases this was not done. HOOSIER STATE AT CROSSROADS INDIANA POLITICAL KET TLE BEGINS TO BOIL OMINOUSLY INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June U (TP).—Hoosier Democrats stand at the cross roads today. Their state convention is scheduled for tomor row and most party members expect a three-way battle over the candidate for governor. Under Indiana law M governor cannot serve two terms in succession. Governor McNutt, an ardent New Dealer, has thrown his strength behind Lleutentant Gov ernor Cliff Townsend for the office. Against McNutt are Indiana's two United States senators each of whom is backing his own man. Senator Frederick Van Neys is boosting a for mer HOLC manager, Kirk McKinney. Senator Sherman Minton wants Gov ernor McNutt’s former patronage secretary, Pleas Greenka to* be the next governor. Tomorrow’s session also may be a heated fight between the two serf tors and McNuttt’s forces on another issue. Senator Van Nuys recently ac cused the governor of using PWA jobs to bolster his ranks of support ers. This charge probably will be taken up during the convention of Indiana Democrats. Pittsburgh Mayor Is In New Battle PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 15 (TP) Safety Director Thomas Dunn and Mayor William McNair crossed words again today as the mayor ended a 15-day furlough for Dunn. Director Dunn pwmplty denied that he had ever been on furlough. The mayor, free on $5,000 bond after being charged with malfeasance an dmis feasance in office, looked on with in terest as the grand jury held another session. The jury is investigating city magistrates, of whom the mayor is chief. Dunn, Police Superintendent Jacob Dorsey and Dorsey’s assistants went in toiay to tlel the grand jury what they know about city magistrates and their operations. The situation reached a climax Saturday when Mayor Mc- Nair ordered all magistrate courts closed down. County Judge Smith has told Sher : iff Gollmar to act as emergency head of the police department, but Sheriff Gollmar said he wouldn't take over the police department unless there is an actual breakdown in law enforce ment. SMARTIDEA! t • PERKINS REVIVES CHAIN LETTER FAD TO PLEDGE ROOSEVELT VOTES NEW YORK, June 15 (TP).—The signature of the secretary of labor, Frances Perkins, is at the bottom of five chain letters that are in the mall today. Miss Perkins isn’t trying to revive the get-rich-quick chain lettet fad that swept the country last year. The letters that madame secretary dropped into the mail slot pledged support of President Roosevelt’s re election and ask the five addressees to each send five more letters, cart in the same vein. The chain-letter idea was devised by the Women's Pro-Roosevelt league It it lives up to expectations, the let ters will encircle the country, pledg ing millions of voters to the New Deal re-election cause. Three of the five women to whom Miss Perkins mailed her chain let ters were the presdent of the Nation si Federation of Business and Profes sional Women. Miss Chari Ormond Williams: the dean of women at the University of North Carolina, Har riet Elliott, and the National Wom en’s Trade Union League president, R<xe Schneiderman, _