Show SENI CUMMINS OF IOWA DEAD Rep Leader Claimed By Heart Trouble on Eye Eve of Retirement DES MOINES la Is July 31 31 By Dy The Associated Sen Pres-Sen- Presa Sen Senator ator Albert B D Cummin of ot Des DesMoines Moines a factor In Iowa politics foi St U 3 years and an l a a leader In the Republican party since 1908 1308 died here l late te yesterday on the eve evo ot of othla his hla retirement from public life lito after aCter 18 years In the tho United States senate Stricken with an nn attack ot of o heart disease early Thursday the tho vet vet- veteran vet veteran eran leader who had reached his sixth sixth seventy year tailed to rally and suffered a relapse Senator Cummins had bad been In ill health Intermittently for tor seven years but his death came 1 unexpectedly unexpectedly unexpectedly as It generally was be be- be beliet lle cd lIe liet od cd he had fully recovered from past Illnesses His Ills t serious sickness came camo In the tho midst or of his campaign tor for re-election re In when friends urged him to withdraw because ot of his physical condition lie He refused however and hi his popularity returned him to the office ho ha had held beld since 1908 WRITING WHITING LIFf STORY Only a few hours before the fatal tatal attack tho the senator was at work on the autobiography which he be had announced bo ho would start during his final summer gummer vacation as II a a member of ot con congress ress His term terni would have o next and ho then would have ended his Ms career as ho he was hart Brook defeated by Smith W V hart for the nomination In the JUne primary Those elo o to him that he had ded the th termination of or his public life liCe as a great load o ort oft his shoulders They attributed any breakdown which may have contributed to his death to overwork before th tho primary election rather than to sequent sut-sequent strain EARLY Ll PROGRESSIVE I Cummins first won ret ret- recognition rec recognition In Iowa politics as a leader aleader of ot the e cle- cle clement dc- dc cle clement ment meat but In later year years he lie was known and sometimes jor jorI for I Continued on T o SEN EN CUMMINS DEAD IN IOWA I I Continued rout roi page rage One his conservative views He won special distinction through his Irn- Irn Im Important part In obtaining such na- na national na national legislation as the Clayton act and the transportation act of 1920 In IOU 1312 and again In 1916 G Mr presidential CummIns approached a nomination and he once re- re refused re refused nomination fused a Il vice presidential nomina nomina- nomination tion During the recent session of Congress he served as chairman ot of the judiciary committee h having been defeated for the chairman ship s ship lp of ot the Interstate Commerce commission on which ho he retained membershIp as the ranking TIe TIe- Re Republican publican ln He tie unsuccessfully press press- pressed pressed ed for action on his bill to fa fa- fa consolidation of ot railroads and as head of ot the judiciary com corn committee mitten had hd supervision ever a wide area of or t prohibition t proposals NORRIS IN IS I LI LINE E His death puts Senator Norris of Nebraska In line for tor the ju- ju ju judiciary chairmanship Under Iowa lows law Governor John will name a 8 who will servo until the expiration ot of the term next March The now on 01 a Il tour In the west stated the appointment would not be announced until after the funeral arrangements for tor which have not been beon com coin completed com completed In legislative matters mattus Senator CummIns Inte Interest et had long iong In railroad problems and the tariff Although the Esch transportation act found much criticism In Iowa Iwa th the I was always ready t to do- do de defend II fend It In HI Ills His Influence on the tariff Issue I J Iwas I was even more far tar reaching as he viewed It for tor he first sponsored the Iowa Idea Mes in national poll poll- politics poli politics tics and sa saw saV V It adopted by hIs party It was based upon theory that the tariff rate should ac- ac accuratelY accurately ac accurately measure the difference between the cost of production at home and abroad |