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2 Pan i-THuaspAYjuiY 18,1 in tos 3ngclcg Ctmcs Busby Berkeley 8 fill fP 4 Slashes Throat Sen. Wheeler Concedes Montana Primary Defeat Lead of Leif Erickson, Internationalist New Deal Candidate, Near 7000 Mark who polled 4351 votes from 179 precincts in the First District against 1583 for E. Line, Missoula professor, and 609 for M. S. Galasso, Butte attorney.

i K' V-? 4 til '4 Incumbents Win Arizona Renomination PHOENIX, July 17. () Re turns from '412 precincts of the HELENA (Mont.) July 17. (JP) Burton K. Wheeler, Democratic Montana Senator since1922, today conceded primary election nomination to Leif Erickson, 40-year-old exponent of the New-Deal and internationalism. Returns from yesterday's balloting in 1018 of 1156 precincts gave Erickson Wheeler 41,912.

As the lead of the former State Supreme Court justice neared 6000, the 64-year-old veteran said in a statement the voters had relieved him "of a great responsibility and a lot of hard Rancher' G.O.r. Winner The Democratic nominee, in November will face Zales N. Ecton, Manhattan" rancher and Republican State Senator State's 432 in yesterday's primary showed that Sen." Ernest in Suicide Try Busby Berkeley, 50, once Hollywood's top dance director, yesterday-slashed- his-throat and wrists' hv what he told police was a futile suicide attempt "because there is no comeback trail for a has-been." Financial, family and marital were blamed by the onetime director-producer for his death try that went awry. Despite many slashes on his neck, hands' and arms, Berkeley was' hospitalized only for a few hours at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital being permitted to leave his latest ex-wife, Marge Pemberton, -22, film starlet, "divorced him April Thanks Newspapers Before making an attempt to end his life, the- slight, wide-eyed former film celebrity called The Time's and other newspapers thanking them for 'past favors" and for. the news stories detailing 'bis mother's death, on June If.

r-, "rr "If you come out here; you'll find of me," he. told The Times city editor on duty at 8 a.m. he hung up the telephone." Within a few momenta Det. W.McFarland and Reps. John R.

Murdock and Richard F- Har, 1 less won Democratic renomination by overwelming majorities. McFarland defeated his labor- indorsed opponent, Atty. Harry J. Valentine of Phoenix, 44,801 to 12,549. Murdock had 41,281 and Har- less 38,520, a combined total of nearly five times the 18,14 votes polled by their only oppo Times phot Albert Mackenzie of Prescott MISFORTUNES BLAMED- Busby Berkeey)ronce Hollywood's top dance director, who at tempted suicide yesterday because there is no comeback trail for a has-been' is cared for at home by his latest ex-wife, Marge.

Pemberton, film actress. Gov. Sidney P. Osborn won renomination for a fourth term by a 46,981 to 11,212 for former State Legislator Howard jsprouse Wirephoto- EXPELLED Sgt Harley Hilton of Capitol police force -removes Vanetha Sarelas Doukes, sister of Louis Sarelas, munitions combine office manager, from Senate war profits hearing after she shouted protests against testimony, of Globe. Manufacturers Former Wyoming Author of Wheeler Attack Castigated .17.

(U.R) The acting chairman of the "special Senate com- mittee investiga ting the Montana primary today asserted angrily that the author of a book attacking defeated Senatorial Democratic Candidate Burton K. Wheel--er should be "publicly horse-whipped." 1 Sen. Edwin C. Johnson (D.) terming the' book a "vile and indecent thing," made his statement directly to the author, David George Kin, who wrote the book, "The Plot Against' America," under the name of "Plotkin." Governor Defeated Ordered to Lts. Harry Hanson and Bob Lohrman of the police homicide bureau were racing to the scene, paced by an ambulance.

Arriving at 1588 Altivo Way, at the end of Echo Park CHEYENNE- (Wyo.) July 17. MORE CAPITAL NAMES FIGURE IN PROFITS CASE Nels H. Smith, former Gov Heirens Says Admission; Story 'Must Be True CHICAGO July 17." U.R)-wa-liam Heirens, 17-year-old Univer-sitv of C.hicaso told a ernor' who' sought to make a comeback; conceded his defeat the officers found 1 the today to State Treasurer asked him "what about Wright, who apparently won yie Republican gubernatorial nomination in yesterday's pri bleeding from numerous razor cuts. of however, were -a, superficial mature and none" required" stitching on arrival at the mary election. MARCH FIELD JETS -FLY TO OMAHA IN 3 HRS.

AND 2 MIN. MARCH FIELD, July 17. (U.R) Three P-S0 jet. planes pilofed- by members of the famed Fighter Group landed -'at Omaha -Neb. at 2:44 today, flying the.

-1300 rniiesV; from here three two utes, the "Army, announced, Minor jmechanical difficulties forced.a by Captrdwarcf'Burdctte to land Neb. The flight was led by-Maj. Robin Olds, Capt. Edward Connor and Price Henry accompanying him. Maj.

Olds said the planes flew at an average speed of '440 miles an hour. The Shooting Stars will partici- pate tomorrow in the Omaha air show sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol." Unofficial returns from- 523 county physician' today: that rev out of 677 precincts gave Wright Physician Berkeley told the officers -he 13,402 to Smith's, 9418. Cujlnverj(ones WASHINGTON, To, prevent hoarding' at -the iac-tory of scarce household appli-aiices other goodsiA.hopes ql liigher. prices, -'the. Civilian Production Administration tonight clamped stem inventory controls on manufacturers.

The antiwithholding order, limits to a supply of 30 days or" less the stocks of nearly a score of finished products which may be held in factories or warehous elations tnat- ne naa -aamiuea three jshocking crimes, including thp kidnarj-slavine of 6-year-old had been out all night, drinking Continued from First Page company to his company." Government contracts were not discussed at all, Capehart said. He testified that he referred Garsson to his attorney and has not seen him since. Explains Phone Calls Frequently Mrs. Bates had difficulty, under questioning, in distinguishing whether the were members of the House or Senate, and she testified the telephone calls were made through- the Capitol Wr ight. will run against.

Gov, overwhelmed R. E. Skeen, Billings railroad brakeman. Ecton had 134 18. to 6978 for Skeen in 574 Both" the State's Representatives were renominated.

-Demo Suzanne Degnan, "must be true." Lester C. Hunt, unopposed for heavily, and later had visited a physician for a sleeping potion. the Democratic nomination. The physician provided the seda He made the statement to Dr. William Haines, head of the Cook County Behavior Clinic, piece of paper?" She said that Glazier responded, 'What piece of or something like I "You know what I mean," she quoted" Freeman as replying, "the $1000 for Yankel." A committee investigator explained that term''Yankel" as "Yiddish for Little and said 'it meant, "He's, not -too She said that Glaziep then jold Freeman that it would mail the next day.

"z.zrb'TZ Hall said Sarelas told her that Albert Jacobson', "former acting chief of the chemical 'warfare service legal division', 'was heins naid 20.000 a vear 'bv the Sen. Joseph' C. O'Mahony, un tive and took him home, he said. opposed on the Democratic tick In considerable pain from his cratic Rep, Mike Mansfield led Phil G'Donn Butte attorney, et, will meet Republican Harry after hearing of publisned re-norts that he had "talked" three self-inflicted; Berkeley gave a rambling accounts to B. Henderson, Cheyenne attor 21, 981-to 6093 with 23Q of 396 precincts reported.

Republican ney and former: National Vice-Commander of the American Le: Hanson and Lohrman of his suicide attempt. switchboard, which links phones' es. The rest must be moved to- Rep. Wesley D'Ewart had no pri weeks ago after having been given an injection of sodium pentothaL a hypnosis-producing drug known as a "truth serum." Hnwever. anv admissions the who also unopposedJin both sides mary opposition.

State Auditor a has-been know It was the first lime a Con it," he related. "I can't seem to get myself straightened out for youth may have made while un John J. Holmes was', unopposed for the Democratic nomination to oppose D'Ewart UT i Mansfield's opponent will be Republican Walter R. Rankin, market. The goods include furniture; washing machines, electric sewing machines and vacuum cleaners," cameras and photographic equipment and some building materials.

der the influence of the drug TALMADGE HAS GEORGIA LEAD Continued from First Page any length of time. Every time I get married (five times) it seems to turn out wrong. I'm Garssons" Henry and Murray were not the oral admissions, ot three slayings were broke. When my mother died Garsson, promoters of the combine. "I said Hall, everything seemed to go with into Georgia, but we didn't get any of it." More Surplus her." Fully Conscious These latter admissions, in "that Jacobson was doing something in the War Department Simultaneously- C.P.A.

tightened its control qti, the supplies: of 27 materials and partsuAyhich manufacturers ventory. This is to prevent firms Negroes make up about a third which he gave highlights of the of Georgia's Out of Bail Denied a total registration of "a little more than a million, about Trend Downward on MeatPrices Indications yesterday were that Mrs. Los can buy almost any kind of meat she wants over the weekend at a price she can afford to pay. While retail prices were still spotty, supplies were increased by deliveries from the "big four" Phone Recordings Order Issued-- kidnap-slaying and dismember, ment of and the; slayings of former W'ave. Frances Brown and Josephine Ross, were made while the youth, was from buying them- up and hold? ing them as a hedge against ris" ing raw materials prices.

000 Negroes Unit System Governs' -i While the. -iulk of the in Wife Slaying Negro vote seemed, to have gone for Carmichael, most of the Ne Frederick -Hills, wealthy 42- PRICES HELD, N.A.M. REPORTS Continued from First page year-old Van Nuys nurseryman fully conscious and not under the influence of any drug. State's Atty. WTilliam Tuohy has denied that such a drug was administered-Jal attaches pointed out that administration of the drug without permission of the youth's parents or attorneys would be a violation of his con gressman other than May has been brought into the public testimony.

There was no immediate indication as to whether they will be "invited," like May, to testify. Asked About Money Hall, formerly employed here by the Erie Basin Metals Products Co; of and the Batavia Metal Products CO. of Batayia. 111.,, said that.jn one of the frequent phone conversations betweeri May and' Freeman she -was asked to listen in and take she said, had originated the call to, Free-, man. "As I recall," she testified, "it was '-a conversation about lumbersomething about length and sizes that they wanted to remember.

At the end of the conversation Mr. May said rather gruffly -to Mr, Freeman, 'What about that $3000?" "What was. the answer?" she was asked. The witness replied that 'it 'Was to the effect. that "it would be along in a day or so." "As" I remember," she-added, "some kind assurance that, it was Visit to Office Told There has been previous testi gro voting strength was concentrated in the big population centers were- votes count little under Georgia's unit system.

War Materials WilllBd Sold Opening the second cycle of the War Assets Administration's, continuous sale at the Port Hue-neme naval base near Oxnard, another; $1,500,000 worth of surplus war material, from assorted builders' hardware to toilet' paper, will go on sale to veterans next Monday. Serge F. Balllf regional W.A.A. director, said veterans will have until July 26 to purchase items at the sale, providing they have been certified for priority before buying. In addition to 1000 packets of hardware and toilet paper, which is to be sold in minimum lots of charged with the "squash patch" murder of his wife Doris, yesterday failed to win freedom on bail pending trial.

July (JP) The War Department ha3- prohibited its officers and employees from recording any more telephone conV versations without ing the other party -that it being done.1 The order, issued by Secretary Patterson, followed up testimony before the Senate war- investigating committee that recording devices were attached, to many War Department tele store operators had not changed packers, who resumed heavy slaughtering here Monday after prices on dry groceries, canned Three incumbent- Congress fruits and canned men were; unopposed but there stitutional rights. The. Boston Wool Trade Asso were. contests-were seven others. months of inactivity, and a continuation of the downward trend in Ihe cost of lower grades In the Fifth (Atlanta) Con- ciation said domestic foreign wool prices had not been altered.

gressional District Rep. Helen The application for. bail, was made by his attorney, S. S. Hahn, before the District Court of Appeal.

The lawyer made the move on. the ground that Hills has maintained a good reputation in this community for 25 years and would not be likely to of meat and even choice cuts of Douglas Makin appeared to be The nation's automobile cap leading popular votes but first grade meat was observed, phones and that. transcripts ital, Detroit, reported new-car trailing in the- unit vote. Her according to representatives of Deal Reported Agreement was reported today to have, been reached whereby Heirens will get life instead of the electricchair in return for a written? confession. Tuohy denied such-an agreement has been made and declined to say whether he will demand the death prices unchanged since O.P.A.

were made of calls by Congressmen. was killed. The O.P.A. staff there the local meat industry, evade his trial, set for Aug. 12 opponent is W.

H. Wheeler. In the Seventh District Henderson Lanham, with 18 indicated-unit votes, was leading Receipts continued heavy at before bupenor Judge Walter. S. 6000, rolls, the sale will offer said a check showed prices unchanged on most clothing, paper, furniture and electrical appli that -was" worth to the the Los Angeles Union Stock Garssons." Repi Tarver, who had four unit yards, according to C.

J. Lumpp, The request was denied without Justices Walter Desmond, Clement L. Shinn'and Parker ances. Detroit's Retail Merchants She said that she had delivered 000 square yards of camouflage chicken wire netting, various types of pumps and creosoted fir timbers in four-foot lengths. a silver vanity set to Gen.

Paul Association found that textiles and shoes generally have held. vice-president and general manager, and prices generally were steady. Cattle receipts totaled X. formerly in vote3 indicated. The popular vote, was, about even.

Incumbents Leading 1 The incumbents were in the chemical warfare service, as mony that May was onetime Christmas gift 'for Mrs. English agent in Kentucky for the Cum 2000, with 300 calves, almost.nor mal amounts for berland Lumber. associated lead in four other districts. They at Freeman's instructions. Other- Gifts" Told tV with the Batavia company.

Hall' said May thrice vis' Under questioning she said Meat Dealers Acquitted of Illegal Sales David and Sol Kramer, broth' ited the combine's Washington another set had gone to a "Gen office and. on. one occasion cau Porter" identified by Committee Counsel George Meader as a tioned employees to. be careful in phone conversations "because County Fair Horse Racing Bets Rapped SACRAMENTO, July 17. Agriculture and livestock exhibits should be stressed at district and: county fairs with pari-mutuel racing relegated to a secondary spot or not held at all Assemblyman.

Jacot Hollister, chairman of ran Assembly committee' on "fairs former chief of the chemical Sale of Estate May Be Canceled, MANILA, July 18 (Thursday.) (P) A high Catholic official today offered to cancel the sale of the vast Buena estate to U.S. Brig. Gen. Ernest H. Burt, which President Roxas has threatened: to void by expropria tion if necessary.

The offers came from Msgr. Jose N. governor of the Catholic xliocese. The San Juan de Dios Catholic Hospital sold the" land to Burt, the wires may be tapped. ers, operators of the Pioneer are Rep; Peterson in the First, Rep.

Cox In the Second, Ttep. Vinson in the Sixth and Rep. Wood- in the Ninth. Indicative of the Negro vote trend was a precinct in Atlanta. There were about 5000 registered in the precinct.

Carmichael polled 4550, and the other candidates less than 50. All but ten of the registered voters were Negroes. Carmichael carried Talmadge's home Once, Mrs. Hall said, 1 she warfare service. Other gifts of combination compacts and cigarette set3, she said, were sent Provision Co.

of Vernon, yester passea on to reeman an en day were acquitted of charges velope containing $1000. She Model Sues for $100,000 NEW. YORK, 17. Shapely. blond' model Doris Piatt in a suit for $100,000 damages today charged that tin-plate fortune heir William Leeds and Irwin (Dick) beat her into unconsciousness in a hotel after, forcing her to performances.

'l--' Miss Piatt said the party was given- in of. Millionaire Jack Topping. She said Leeds, son of Princess. of Greece, and Kramer, member of a prominent hotel family, "pushed, struck, beat and laid violent hands on me," Leeds and Kramer filed a general denial. to other officers' wives and government Her testimony, ended in' tur of conspiracy, and selling meat illegally in the black market at the close of their without testified it had been handed her by Louis Sarelas, the office manager, with the re Punch on Nose Costs 90 Days For striking a miniature golf course operator in the nose when requested to' allowanother golfer to "play through," Leonard Perrow, 27 yester-day was sentenced to 90 days in the City "Jail by Municipal Judge Byron Walters.

Max "Rindfieisch, manager of the. course. at 1319 S. Arlington testified that the husky Perrow swung a fist broke his nose after refusing to let two brothers '-continue their game ahead 9f Perrow and his party. a jury in U.S., Judge Leon R.

mark that it was going "over the Yankwich's court moil at the day's stepped from the witness stand a husky, swarthy-complexioned woman plunged toward the hill." iShe said Freeman picked The defendants were accused up the letter when he came mto and exhibitions, declared today. committee, sobbing and scream of attempting -to sell packaged frozen: meat to the Navy which did not contain certain choice the office, then went into his private office and made three tele Ed G. Voliman, Stockton, president of the Western Fairs ing denunciations of Mrs. Hall's character and testimony and de Association, members of which tenderloin cuts. Air Robbery Bill Voted WASHINGTON, July 17, (JP)-The Senate, passed and sent to the President today a' bill making it a Federal crime to.

rob an aircraft or its passengers. phone calls, "one of them to Mr. A few minutes later, she continued, he left the office manding an opportunity to be Judge Yankwich, in finding Dam Bids Rejected Bids submitted by various concern's for replacing the wooden facing on the tipper side of San Gabriel Dam No. 2, the lowest $499,409.60 and the highest $758,123.53, have been rejected by the Board of Supervisors as too Engineers! estimate of the cost was $217,000. met witti the legislative committee, to discuss the fairs and exhibition picture in the State, heard.

Led out by police, she identi the defendants not guilty, stated that the conspiracy charge "to see May." She said that on another oc casion Freeman had called E. saia: fied herself as Vanetha Sarelas Doukes, elder sister of Louis was not proved and that gov. ernment witnesses had only "San Diecro Count rpopnfiv Sarelas: held a very successful fair: at Glazier, treasurer of one of the companies in the combine, and proved the diversion of a small Mrs. Hall had quoted Sarelas quantity of meat. SENATORS GET PROTESTS ON GAMBLING SHIP BAN as telimg her that May had Rot Hoover Predicts Food Crisis 'End net Aiar with no betting on the few.

races held. Attendance was excellent and asn-lfiiittTrai Vinr. ten him out of the Army after WIDE REFORMS PROPOSED only six weeks' service. ticultural and livestock exhibi BY LORAtA K. FRANCIS, Times Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, July 17.

(JP) Former President Hoover, who recently completed a survey, of IN UNEMPLOYMENT SETUP WASHINGTON. 1 -v 17. fear the comDetition of the con. Inglewood the world food situation at Fres tions were Leonard said "there is 'enough pari-mutuel racing in California at the big-tracks Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, Bay and Del Mar." of the situation as "part of an all-encompassing 'Administration ident Truman's request, today said he expects food Wife Missing verted seaplane tender which Tony Cornero proposes to-operate off. the' coast of Southern Fear Effect on Trade Attorneys for.

several program to reduce further the excessive State tax costs in" Call- shortages to be ended by August. Hoover, stopping off in Chica Missing from her home at 145 forma." Tax Burden Hit Spruce St, Inglewood, since last Friday, Mary Jane Buchanan, 45, yesterday became the object of a State-wide search Such, present high taxes, combined with other, unequal cost go en route to his home In Palo Alto, said the crop situation in the Northern Hemisphere is good, added, expect the acute situation in the countries to be oyer by August when the Northern Hemisphere JUDGE TELLS WIFE -HOW TO GREET HER INEBRIATED HUBBY .) CUMBERLAND (Me.) July 17. (Magistrate Oliver H. Bruce Jr. today explained to Mrs.

Clifton McGettigan. how a good wife should greet an inebriated he said, "give him the gimlet eye, put your hands, on your, hips and. bark, 'You're "When, you tell a drunk' he's drunk it serves no good purpose and just makes him mad. "The thing to do is give him a little bit 'of the glad eye." McGettigan was convicted of the charges brought by his wife, but sentence was suspended. port and ship trading concerns and towboat associations also objected to bill, it was disclosed; on grounds that the "anti-gambling ship bill might in some way have a- harmful fflrpot -nn after police and Sheriff's depu burdens, Hewitt said, make vol ume sales competition, produe ties broadcast an all-points bul tion and employment "exceed Widely-assorted opposition to the anti-gambling ship bill has been received by the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was learned, ranging from a protest sent, by an organization describing itself as the Los Angeles.

County Ministers' -Association to one from a local of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. Leading 'Los Angeles ministers queried about the group by Sen: Knowland sponsor of the measure, had not heard of the organization," Know-land's office told The Times. The implication in the 'telegram sent by the asserted ministers' association is that- the anti-gambling ship bill is sponsored by gamblers running dog races, lotteries and other onshore gambling; activities who Continued from First Tage a "reasonable case load expectancy under good management in accordance with the true intent of the When the fond reaches the authorized reserve- level," he suggested, "declare a suspension Of all unemployment taxes until the reserve balance falls below the authorized reserve level." Administrative procedures, including determination of eligibility or noneligibility, should be simplified, he advised, Declaring that his association ha3 accepted the invitation of Sen. W. P.

Rich to submit its reform proposals to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Hewitt urged the Governor to leao! a corrective investigation crops are in. The situation will letin seeking her whereabouts. Investigators reported that the woman left home with her hus ingly cumcuit to concerns mana facturing in passenger-, service and harhnr be tight for another year but it Angelenos Named to Guard Staff i Two: Los Angeles men have been appointed to staff positions California's postwar National Guard Department authority, It was announced yesterday in Sacramento bv Brig. Gen. Curtis D.

O'Sullivan, State adjutant Col. Leonard E. Thomas, 2635 Loraine Road, San Marino, was named assistant adjutant general for air. Col. Homer O.

Eaton 5114 Normandie was appointed G-5 on Gen. O'Sullivan's staff. will not be acute. band Forrest, 45, a World War Recommendations outlined by Hewitt will, the executive said, II veteran, who was last seen Muesuay at his home. She is remove the stigma from individuals who" deserve unemploy Plane Authority Dies HAMPTON (Va.) July 17.

OP) described as 5ft. 3 in. tall, with black hair and blue eyes. At the ment oenents and will assure traffic. f-' The union's opposition "seemingly came from a fear, that union members might become involved in any prosecution carried out under terms of the bill, Knowland's office declared.

The bill may be reported out by the Senate Judiciary Committee Starr Truscott, 60, an authority time of her disappearance, rela solvency of the unemployment fund while simultaneously re on trie design of seaplanes, died today of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. tives said, she was wearing a light blue blouse, black skirt and ducing tne excessive burden on taxpayers. red coat..