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Evening star., 1942-09-02
5crugham Leading
Senator Bunker in
Nevada Primary
House Veteran Holds
Margin Of 900 Votes;
VetterIi Wins in Utuh
By the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
Utah's two members of the House
up for reelection this year appeared
today to have cleared their initial
hurdles, but in next-door Nevada
there was evidence that young Sena-
tor Bunker may have lost out in his
first try for election to a national
Office.
Senator Bunker was trailing Rep
representative Scrugham by nearly
1000 votes for; the. Democratic
nomination to the Senate, and that
margin, based on unofficial primary
election returns from more than
two-thirds of 299 precincts, might
be important in the face of Nevada's
small overall vote.
Robinson Far Ahead.
In Utah, on the other hand, Rep
resentative Robinson led his single
rival, 4 to /, for the I'd district
Democratic nomination to the House,
and Representative Granger, like
wise a Democrat, was unopposed
within his own party in the 1st dis
trict
Utah Republicans favored Reed E.
Vetterli, Salt Lake City police chief
and once a nationally prominent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agent, to oppose Representative
Robinson in the general election.
Mayor j. Bracken Lee of Price
seemed to have clinched the party's
bid to run against Representative
Granger.
In Nevada Representative Scrug-
ham, a veteran campaigner, one
time Governor of the State and a
five-term member of the House,
made his try for the Senate against
the 36-year-old Las Vegas business
man whom Gov. E. P. Carville ap-
pointed two years ago to fill the
unexpired term of the late Key
Pittman.
Other Nevada Results.
To replace Mr.. Scrugham in the
House, Nevada Democrats appar-
emily chose 1t. Gov. Maurice Sulli-
van. On the basis of the two-thirds
count, he held 2,500-vote lead over
the nearest of two rivals.
Gov. Carville seemed to have re-
nomination by the Democrats in
hand. In 208 of 299 precincts he led
District Attorney Roland H. Wiley
of Clark County, $3.50 to 5,439. Vail
Pittman, Ely publisher, outdrew the
collective vote of five opponents for
the Democratic nomination for lieu
tenant governor.
Nevada's Republican candidates
were unopposed and became nomi-
nees automatically. They we're: Fol
Senator, Cecil w. Creel for Repre-
sentative, Ernest Brooks, Reno
dairyman; for Governor, A. v. Tall
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Evening star., 1942-09-02
u. S. Soldier in Britain Thumbs
Ride in Queen Mothers Car

But he didn't recognize her and
so he talked-for time-unabashed
When the Queen Mother asked
him how he liked England, he re-
called today that he replied casually:
There's no place like home, but
this is a nice place for vacation" "
The Queen Mother remarked that
the Americans and British should
get to know one another better.
A new suspicion that it wasn't just
another day in a soldiers life came
when the Queen Mother asked an
other woman in the car to hand her
package.
The reply came: Eyes, Your
Majesty"
Il knew that something was wrong
then" Foster said.
But by then the car had reached
the village of his destination and
the Queen Mother identified herself.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Pvt. Ora A
Foster, 22-year- -old soldier from
Rochester, Mich, said today that
like most soldiers 1 did all the talk
ing when a lady graciously gave
him a lift in her limousine.
That is, he did all the talking at
first.
Finally she asked: You don't
know who I am, do you?"
He replied politely: Il can't say
as I do"
She identified herself as Queen
Mother Mary.
"T couldn't think of a thing to
say" Foster confessed.
Foster was walking along an Eng
lish country road Saturday evening
when he thumbed a ride in the big
car.
He acknowledged today he should
have had some idea of his bene-
factress' identity when she briskly
asked a colonel beside her to 60 up
front with the chauffeur.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Nelson Denies PIacint
New Restrictions on
Kaiser Plane Plan
Says Telegram May
Have Been Sent
Without His knowledge

war Production Chief Donald M
Nelson today authorized the state.
ment that he had not imposed ad.
oItlonal restrictions on the plan OF
henry j. Kaiser, West Coast ship.
builder, to build a fleet of huge
cargo planes.
Mr.. Kaiser was reported authori-
Satively to have received, during g
recent conference at Portland, Greg.
with a WPB investigating commit
tee, telegram signed %. M. NJ
which advised him that he would
nave to prove his plan would not
interfere with either the present
or prospective" military plan pro-
gram. The original restriction had
mentioned present needs.
Mr.. Nelson denied he had sent
such a telegram, adding that if the
letters OF contingent commitment
which Mr.. Kaiser received had been
amended. this was done by some
one else and without the production
chairman's knowledge.
It was said that Mr.. Nelson's
position had not changed since he
conferred with the shipbuilder more
than two weeks ago, and that WPB
was interested in the proposal but
wanted to know how it could be
worked out before definitely COM
mitting itself.
The report of the committee
which went to Portland has been
received by Mr.. Nelson, it was
learned, but It's contents have not
bee divulged. Mr.. Kaiser is PLAN
ninl to return to Washington for
furtl r conferences with Mr.. Mel
son n xt week. and doubt was ex-
pressed today that the report would
be mao public until the production
chief d the shipbuilder had a
chance , 60 over it together.
The in. Tession prevailed at WPB
that the committee had reported
unfavorat ! on the project, because
OF the sh. ftage of critical mate
rials needle in the construction of
military pl hes
The CONF 'ttee consisted of DON
aid Douglas, Glenn l.. Martin and
John North %, plane manufacture
erS, and Gre er Looming, WPB air
craft expert.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
German Announcement
Studied by British

LONDON, Sept. R.-British Of
ficials took under immediate con-
sideration today German an
nouncement that British prisoners
taken at Dieppe would be hand
cuffed unless the British govern
ment withdrew an order which the
Nazi high command said directed
the manacling of German prisoners.
Official comment was lacking, but
it was reiterated unoficially that
Britain always has scrupulously
obeyed the Geneva Convention con-
corning treatment Of war prisoners.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
'Anti-WoIf' Pins Urqed
For Servicemen's Girls
Ps the Associated Press.

r. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Barbar Britton
has a new idea to keep wolves"
away from wives or sweethearts of
men in the armed services.
The girls would wear insignia
similar to fraternity pins. Married
women, for example, would pin a
twin-locked heart emblem on their
blouse. Girls of Navy men would
wear pin with the lettets "USN"
and an anchor-indicating she was
anchored.
The idea is just to win the VOLTS
respect" said Miss Britton. 1T is
just warning. OF course it wouldn't
stop real wolf"
Evening star., 1942-09-02
BiddIe to Be Speaker

Attorney General Biddle has ac-
cepted an invitation from Mayor
La Guardia to make the principal
address at a Columbus Day cele-
bration in New York City on Octo-
ber II, it was announced today. The
celebration has been arranged by a
committee of citizens and will be
held at Carnegie Hall.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Nozis, Accusing British, Reveal
Plans to Hundcuff Prisoners

German troops as proved by a
number of photographs taken at
Dieppe have so far treated captured
British in a true, sportsmanlike
manner and the German high COM
mand leaves it to the British COM
mand to judge whether more Ger
man or British prisoners will be af-
fected by this treatment meted out
as result of the British govern
ment'S attitude"
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Cos Tax Revenue Rises

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 2 C4).-Mary-
lands tax revenues from gasoline
sales increased s287,S32.39 in Au-
gust over July, State Controller j.
Millard Tawes reported yesterday.
August tax revenues from gasoline
were $12l5.5239o, compared with
1927. 7.69l.5l in July.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
submarines of the American East
Coast.


IOdSt.
U-Boats Move Southwark.
So heavy has the pressure of the
naval units become and so speedily
has the scouting system been or
ganized that German U-boats have
now moved southwark to happier
hunting ground off the South Amer
ican Northeast Coast
The battle closer to the British
Isles has been affected by failure
of the Germans to use long-range
bombers with any effectiveness
against Allied conveys. This is due
in great measure to the work of
Hurricane fighters catapulted off
merchantmen.
The authority emphasized, how
ever, that anything like complete
immunity from U-boats can be
realized only when vast fleet OF
small, efficient submarine chasers-
as differentiated from destroyers-
is developed.
Only then will the present situa-
ton, favorable at short range but
still precarious. be permanently i'm
proved, he declared.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

Bonds, like bombs, come in many
sizes. Even the smallest one gives a
jolt to the Axis-if you buy it.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Los

LOST.
BICYCLE. found vicinity Of Sligo Creak
SMner sliao adna nay have same upon identifying.
Rexsfd Phone ShlAMSaaS: MoodIe:y DsiS sssap pink rims
assf fstS egf and 1s' COT 81 II 5neSa saa
Fnder apa peass es cnDsq An 3s s6a on psSstd Sept
nsmed Trsie Tie es0r on sesl cbesteqegh and Ehts
NV. Reward. EN-. 7i43. A's'efneia pi'
COCKER SPANIELN tan, female, strayed
tcDn ton ssasR skaenRsinston' Nd Reward Ksnsing-
c4GKsE sSis5 SPA spANIEL a ans, ,answerins to name
CRYSTAL RHINESTONE PIN oval shape;
Sent; innton yalne; I'VE lost Saturday Aug %. Wash
N; H. lost IN taxi bet 5etween sea Hossl ssl's a46o
ana Shoreham Hotel. Reward. Meredith
PsoBEERMAN POE PINscHER, black with rust
9pesns sGss Chapel I'd, Nd. Reward Nj.
FOX TERRIER small. male, black and
a shmtdsm mfpssns pst ssop With ai 1aIb sknnsd g
Newton Theater; reward DE. s4se' u IN
GLASSES, rimless, on wis. ave. in Be-
5nesda. September l. Reward. Cali WI.
KNIGHTS TEMpLAR CHARM. between
way bus. Please return to $50 13th st
LADY's WRIST WATCH. Helbros, . small
S'0neS, n% Set oiack ard cord band Sept; l.; St
5929 10th st. NV. ia. 1852.
LARGE dark gray Persian cat njct n
LET kss. ear "a eaa esanasysrs name "Rickey. NE
MagoNIf esvs4ad eaARH "a. Pa55a5fd Pszias esoSW W
ONYX RING SETTING. black. chin Sc;
above silver initials "B. F.: Monday eve.
tai value; reward. ia. 6s45.
PURSE, white, in Erlebacher's. last Thurs.
dentials Win the party who o0tsahs called eae cal
again after 6 p.m.? M. A. Miller. GE
sqpIsIss sqpRiNaER ssPANIEL; brown and white
aug. 80: chllds pet. Reward. WI. 1915
TOPCOAT, new, natural tan, in Hecht Co
%oSi Soi; on Capissl Transit streetcar; reward
kkExoLy1iER, ketrodH1ifs, ss ss, cslber Smith Wesson
?. E. Dowling. No. u Police Pet.
WRIST WATCH, lady's, oblong, platinum,
npaSamond pS chips, last week end. Reward
rHone Ii. S99S.
WRIST WATCH, yellow gold. iady's. Lon
ward Ho. aio4. 70: EXT Ext. ssrs. so4. Vai0e' He-
WRIST WATCH, lady's, Elgin. green gold
| engraved Ava Lee Tuesday, vicinity Pa
aye. and Mellon Art Gallery. Reward
WRIST WATCH, mans, white gold, Jew
eled numerals. flexible band. Reward L.
Jacobs, 939 St NV. National 974s.
WRIST WATCH. lady's, gold, Buloya,
broken side piece. Reward. 1889 Bay St
Sc. or call Lincoln S266.
FOUND.
| FOR lost, stray or unwanted animals cal
WashinRton Animal Rescue League, NORTH
5I30. Four ambulance collections weekly
Please bring animals whenever possible
CARRIER PIGEON. found in ne. section
wednesday. Owner identify. HO. 2739
EYEGLASSES, with strong lenses founc
near 49th and Aibemarle st. NV Cal
EYEGLASSES. found vicinity 18th and +
stS. ne. 2040 Georgia ave. Ask for Bob
| PUPPY: about 3 mos. old, black, tan legs
white feet: found in front Of 1894 42ne
St NV. EN- 1888.
! WRIST WATCH. Iady's black strap, ir
downtown section. Owner can have b,
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Acid Indigestion
Relieved in 5 minutes or
double voup ,uo~>~l~-I

whsa sEeess stomach aeid es,,,s. rs,.s.,
Ins 81 sour stomach and heartburn doetn,s ....,,
eseerfoe The fastest acting medicines Sn s"A.U ~
ymptomafic reifk medicines lfke thcse ~ ~, ~ -
Teoists No laxative Bell ans hrnss cn,.f. = sns
Hay or deusis your money back On ret,yn ~ N.s.,
70 n 25c II all drussists VI eostis
Evening star., 1942-09-02
FOUND.

Washington Animal Rescue League North
$3.50. Four ambulance collections weekly
Flease bring animals whenever possible.
CARRIER PIGEON. found in ne. section,
Wednesday. Owner identity HO. 2739.
EYEGLASSES. with strong lenses. found
near 49th and Albemarle st. NV. Call
WI. 0g93
Evening star., 1942-03-01
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. c.. MARCH L. 1912

msnts With the A. ,. l. HelstnS 90.
pays IT. PAYERS ths lower Q. !. o.
rats, comparable to that paid BY
the Wilmoth Co. st the Jefferson
Memorial. Mr.. Helsing said the
A. +. L. permitted application OF
the lower wage. since this paving
Job has no connection With any
building project.
There Is evidence to substantiate
the claim that workers sometimes
shift from @. I. O. PAYERS to A. r. L.
where the general contractor on
q building job gets the paving
work as well. An A. F. L. contractor
got the Job Of erecting temporary
Government ONCE buildings and
paving around them at Second and
p streets S.W. The firm rented q
shovel from Corson q Gruman, and
the G. I. o. shovel operator and his
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Latter Day Saints Limit
Conference Attendance

Ev the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 28.-The
annual spring conference OF the
Latter Day Saints Church will be
confined to meetings Of the gen.
eral authorities Of the church and
presidents of the stakes.
The first presidency Of the church
explained today that the action Is
based on three main reasons:
Limitations on travel resulting
from the national emergency; the
necessity for economies by member
ship of the church; the possible haz-
ards in the gathering Of large
groups under present circumstances.
The announcement says the times
and places Of the meetings now
planned will be given directly to
the presidencies Of the stakes "in
due time"
Normally, thousands Of church
members from all over the world
gather at the huge tabernacle here
to hear reports from their officers
and missionary leaders and to pass
Judgment on their interim orders
and appointments.
1t is the first time in recent
years that the membership has not
participated in the general confer
ence.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
Full Data Demanded
Congress Probers
On Todd Profits
Ship Company Official
Asked to Bore Facts
On War Contracts

fy tht Associated Press.
A Joint congressional investigating
committee yesterday asked the Todd
Shipyards Corp. for complete IN
formation on excessive" profits
which a company representative
testified the corporation had made
on Government war contracts.
Chairman Byrd of the Committee
on Non Essential Expenditures, di-
rected j. E. Barnes, Todd's Wash
ington representative, to appear be-
fore the committee next Thursday
with the information.
Mr.. Barnes once told the Senates
Defense Investigating Committee
and the Naval Affairs Committee
that the corporations profits from
Government business in the first
World War were so huge that "if it
hadn't been for taxes you couldn't
have handled them with steam
shovel" and that profits in this war
also were excessive.
s4,O0O,0 900 Given Back.
He also told the Naval Affairs
Committee that it was the respon-
sibility of Congress to recapture the
profits through taxation. The COM
pany, he said, had voluntarily re-
turned $4,0000 900 in profits to the
Government and had agreed with
the Navy Department to reduce the
margin of profit on each contract.
Mr.. Barnes said the haste neces-
sarily encountered in getting on
war footing resulted at first in con-
tracts which provided unconscion-
able profits.
The Todd Corp. owns or controls
16 shipyards on the East, Gulf and
Pacific Coasts.
Senator Byrd's letter to Mr..
Barnes called the representatives.
testimony before the Naval Affairs
Committee last February 4 and
added:
During that hearing certain
questions were propounded to you
by me and other members = for
the purpose of ascerrtaining the
profits your corporation has made
and is realizing on Government con-
tracts. This information you agreed
to furnish promptly but, although
nearly a month has elapsed, you
have not done So"
Full Information Asked.
Senator Byrd then directed Mr..
Barnes to appear before his COM
mittee Thursday, prepared to pre-
sent to the committee all informa-
ton respecting your contracts.
He directed Mr.. Barnes to pro-
duce:
Statements Of all profits made on
each contract since last September
l, estimates Of profits on contracts
incompleted or not yet begun, and
copies of all such contracts.
A clear and detailed" statement
of the corporations invested capi-
tai and that of its subsidiaries.
A statement Of sums the various
corporations received or are under
agreement to receive from the Gov
eminent for plant expansion and
copies of the agreements.
A statement of instances where
the Government contributed funds
for plant expansion on corporation
owned land and whether the COM
pany was obligated to reimburse the
Government.
Evening star., 1942-03-01

man were engaged on . paving job
at the National Airport where their
regular G. I. o. workers were en-
ployed at the lower scale Of pay.
The Wilmoth Paving Co.. also
working under agreement with the
G. I. O., got the contract, for paw
ing at the housing project for
Walter Reed Hospital employees in
Forest Glen. The houses were to be
built by an A. r. L. contractor. There
was no separate determination of
wage rates. The Wilmoth Co. ad-
hered to the building scale, the
A. F. L. rate, and work proceeded
without trouble.
Meanwhile, the Wilmoth Co. also
was paving around the Jefferson
Memorial, where workmen were
paid the lower G. I. o. wage. This
paving was done after A. r. L. work.
Evening star., 1942-03-01

work around Government buildings
was carried out ut the higher scale
while the streets In front were
paved at lower wages. Building
contractors, when they obtain the
paving Jobs. frequently either let 1t
on subcontract to another arm or
rent equipment to do the job.
The picture Is further confused
at the polo field In Potomac Park,
which is being paved as an aitomo-
bile parking lot. Contract for the
work was awarded the George Hy-
man Construction Co.. who sublet
the paving part to the Helsing Co.
The latter hrm Is now engaged in
laying paving while the Hyman Co.
installs divisional posts and wooden
curbing.
A. r. L. Allows Lower Rate.
Both firms work under agree
Evening star., 1942-03-01

project where the paver started his
job after the building workers had
completed theirs.
The other was on Fort Dupont
apartments In 1910. when paving
workers generally were non-union.
An A. r. L. contractor got the build
ing Job and q non-union firm the
paving.
The latter was engaged only q
few days before the laborers on the
building Job struck. Carpenters
threatened q sympathy strike, so
the PAYERS were called OF to allow
the building to be finished. Later,
the paving contractor returned and
completed his work. The delay and
the fact the work was much more
difficult afterward made the cost Of
this paving Job Just about double
what II should have been.
Evening star., 1942-03-01
ings. The corson q oruman Co.,

ings. The Corson b 0ruman Co.,
employing 9. I. o. PAYERS, obtained
the award for grading and paving.
q $50o,000 Job. When the latter
Arm started work, the building
unions, in words Of an Official
would not let us even dump q
truck load Of stone" Work was
stopped.
Finally, the Corson g. Gruman
Co. set up a separate company to
carry out the job. The Virginia
Paving Co. was organized. A. F. L.
men were hired and union permits
were obtained for those workers
with no Affiliations. The work pro-
ceeded smoothly. Machinery be-
longing to the parent firm was used.
At the same time Corson & Cru
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Prevailing Wage
Continued From First Page. }

union until about a year ago
the C. I. O.'s United Construction
Workers organized them and ulti-
mately won q National Labor Re-
lations Board election to obtain bar
gaining rights with paving contrac-
tors. The U. c. W., together with
nearly all the contractors, fixed wage
rates which were considerably below
those of comparable A. F. L. crafts.
The Labor Department since has
upheld the U. c. w. scale when called
on to make predeterminations Of
paving wage rates under the Bacon
Davis Act.
Workers who erect the Govern
ment buildings, even the public low
cost and defense housing projects,
belong to high-scale "A" unions Of
the A. F. l.. Government projects
carry their rates. Whenever con-
tracing agency does not request a
separate determination Of paving
wages. which is frequently the case,
the high building rates are paid
for paving even though the pre-
vailing" wage for PAYERS is much
lower. This action is according to
law, for only the minimum wage
is set under the Bacon-Davis Act.
But 1t is not very good economy.
Some agencies do not let sepa-
rate contracts for paving or request
separate wage determinations, fear
ing that work will be stopped, be-
cause of friction between A. F. L.
builders and c. I. o. PAYERS. Other
agencies either do not bother or
just let the work In a single contract
for reasons of their own.
Formed New Company.
An illustration of the confused
paving situation is furnished at the
Naval Medical Center near Bethesda.
An A. F. L. contractor was awarded
the job Of constructing the build
Evening star., 1942-03-01

assistant or pttman went along also.
Generally speaking. building con-
tractors are no more equipped to
handle paving work than the paw
Ing firms are to build.
Tho Alley Dwelling Authority,
which Is building most Of the public
housing In the District, states that
paving work is much cheaper when
the Job is let on separate contract.
The Authority, however, is afraid
to do this in most instances lest
labor troubles arise and stop the
work. PAYERS obviously are barred
from combined contracts. since such
firms are not equipped to handle
building construction.
Two Separate Contracts.
On two occasions the Authority
has let separate award for paving.
Once was last year on Southeast
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Forest Glen.

Streets In Washington are paved
by workers paid at the lower, or
c. /. o. rate. The District Highway
Department furnishes the paving
firms with . majority Of their work
in the city. There are many ex-
amples in the Capital where paving
Evening star., 1942-03-01
men on the building completed their

A comparison Of hourly wage
rates paid by the Wilmoth nrm on
the Forest Glen housing job and
the Jefferson Memorial follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-19
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l5oi1!1li4u

THE eyes of a smart catcher
1 should be able to study batting
form at closest range. This being
true, Bill Dickey's slant on Ted
Williams is worth noting.
Dickey was working in Hollywood
on the Lou Gehrig picture when the
argument was started about great
hitters.
Gin my opinion" Bill said, "Ted
Williams last season was the great
est single-year hitter ever saw, and
I've been around quite while. I've
also seen lot of good ones, or bet
ter than good.
"But Williams in 1941 was super
good. / worked on him with our
pitchers in something like % games
and know what tough job it was
to get him out or keep him off the
bases. He was always hundred
per cent poison"
What Makes Great Hitters?
"What were the main factors in
the Williams swing?" I asked the
Yankee catcher.
"There were a flock of main fac
tors" Dickey answered. Gin the
first place, you just can't get Ted to
hit at bad ball-even one only an
inch or two wide. He must have
eyes like hawk. You've got to get
it over or he'll wait and walk. Time
and again I've seen him let balls
slip by that couldn't have missed
the plate by more than an inch.
Gin the second place, Williams has
great pair of hands, wrists and
forearms. Weighing only ITO or
maybe ITS pounds, he has almost
as much power as the Babe and Lou
used to have. His timing is per-
feet. He seems to wait until the ball