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The Washington times., 1938-08-30

GOLDSBOROUGH IS BOSS
He is, whether he admits it or
not, the boss of the Eastern
Shore. And the Eastern Shore in
this fight between Millard Tyd-
ings and Franklin Roosevelt
looms big in the picture. Colds
borough represents nine counties
on Capitol Hill-Caroline, Cecil,
Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne,
Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and
Worcester. All together, the man
who carries them or causes them
to be carried, as Goldsborough has
for 20 years, brings "a votes to
the nominating convention - a
tally second only to that of the
city of Baltimore.
There are 149 votes in that con.
vention, so rs are necessary to
carry. You vision, therefore, the
power of Mr.. Goldsborough who,
up to now, has toted almost Is
per cent of ratifying nomination
power around in his pockets. AS
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
HEADS MIDDIES

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 30.-Mid.
shipman wi llliam g. Hawthorne.
jr, appointed to the Naval Acad-
emy from, Arlington. Va. will be
regimentaR commander next year.
it was announced today.
Hawthorne, who will graduate
FROM the academy next June, will
take command on December %
and serve as "five Striper" until
graduation.
Mfdshipman Alvin A. Peterson,
OF Washington, was named com.
mander of the Fourth Company,
and; Midshipman Victor T. Boat
wright, Of Portsmouth, Va, com.
mahder Of the Second Company.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Explained By Experts

HERE IS A little item which is
H no particular good except
for the fact that 1t is exclusive
and will interest q lot of law
yerS.
The American Bar Association
will hold an institute in Wash
ington october 6, Z, and 8 on the
new rule of civil procedure in
Federal courts. The new rules,
promulgated by the Supreme
Court and which are the great
est procedural reform in so
years, will be explained to the
assembled lawyers by the best
experts on procedure in the
country.
A 8 SOON AS Senator Burke
"A returns from Europe in Oc-
tober, he will go into a huddle
with Bill Green and Senator
Wagner on methods to revise
the Setup Of the Labor Board.
These conferences have been ar
ranged and probably will begin
about the second week Of Oc-
tober.
X
CHAIRMAN DIES of the Anti
" American Investigating Com
mittee is saying that he has
very little money left, but he has
only spent $4,000 of the SOS, 900
allotted to him.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
DEATH STUDY
Meeting Will AnGIyze
PLQyqrOuHld Needs

The Washington Council Of the
American Youth Conference WIN
meet today, at the Y. M. C. A. to
determine if child traffic deaths
in the District are due to lack Of
adequate recreational facilities.
Leaders in civic and recrea-
tional organizations have been
invited to attend the conference,
which will be held at 3:15 p. m,
according to Howard Ennes, chair.
man of the District group.
It is expected that Subcommit-
tees will be appointed to make q
detailed study Of the recrestional
facilities of the District.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Blue Ridge Parkway
Ready Next Spring

The Blue Ridge Parkway, eX-
tending from Front Royal, Va,
through the Shenandoah National
Park, probably will be open TO
traffic by next spring, according
to an announcement today from
the National Park Service.
The work is being done by q
special grant Of funds from Con-
greSs. Fifty miles Of the parkway
road in Virginia have already
been completed.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
A Better Democrat

Mr.. Roosevelt may surprise
people with his sudden swerves
in politics, but If you will go
back and measure his words, yol
will find that he makes every
thing that he says consecutive.
For instance, at a Jackson Day
dinner on January 8, 1888, Mr..
Roosevelt said: My father and
grandfather were Democrats
and I was brought up as a
Democrat, but in 1904 when I
cast my first vote for President,
l cast my vote for Theodore
Roosevelt because 1 thought he
was a better Democrat than the
Democratic candidate"
THE RUMORS that European
i countries are trying to Sc
crete war reserve stocks Of wheat
seem to be unfounded.
The Department Of Agricul-
ture has quietly compiled figures
showing that world trade in
wheat (Sum total of exports by
the exporting untrieS) will
total from 525 to $50 million
bushels. This compares with a
little over 500 million bushels
last year, and TOO to 800 millions
bushels in the good old 20's. This
doesn't leave the jittery Euro
peans much room for reserves.
y 4 y
THERE are those who say that
l. Mr.. Roosevelt'S campaign
for revision of the tax-exempt, Sc
curities situation is merely to
bolster the present bond market.
A considerable commotion will
be created, most members Of
Congress know that the issue is
political.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Guffey's PrOtege

Smith Is Joe Guffey's protege,
and the President had to make
the reappointment to protect
the admittedly Shaky political
situation in Pennsylvania. Some
suggestion has been made that
the appointment and the NLRB
question will unter
thorough ventilation in the Sen
ate when Smith comes up for
confirmation.
A L CAPONE is going to get a
Abirthday present from the
Federal Government on his
fortieth birthday, next January
17-another year in Jail. He
thinks he will be released two
years later, January 10, from AL
catraz, after serving nearly seven
years of his ten-year sentence.
The catch is Capone will be
rearrested for a miSdemeanor in
connection with his income tax.
He will have to serve a year in
Jail.
OOMEONE forgot to turn one
~ switch in Maryland. Purge
Tydings' two good friends, Gus
Klecka, U. s. marshal, and
Bernard Flynn, U. s. attorney,
have by some mismanagement
Of the purge committee been
left in office, although Their
terms ran out some months ago.
The inside here is that Tydings
called Homer Cummings on the
phone and personally asked that
the two not be reappointed just
yet. Tydings is afraid that his
two erstwhile supporters are
wavering toward Davey Lewis.
Cummings, on the other hand, is
secretly afraid to appoint a
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

invite him here. The Eastern
Shore needs those bridges"
Granted, however, the Poto-
mac Bridge that Governor Nice
was talking about won't help the
Eastern Shore"
That's right" agreed Mr..
Johnson, "but there's the CheSa-
peake Bay Bridge plan from Null
Inns Island to COLCHESTER and the
replacing of the old double-deck-
er bridge from Havre de Grace
to Perryville."
"Havre de Grace?" he was
asked, why that's right in Sena-
tor Tydings' own territory.
Couldn't the Eastern Shore de-
pend on him to get that fixed
up?"
"Tydings," said the editor-post-
master impressively, couldn't
any more get US a bridge than I
could. We've got to realize that
sooner or later and the sooner
we realize it the better off we
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
EASTERN SHORE
TOWNS 'PURGED'
FOR F. D. R. VISIT
CrisfieId Aids Denton
In Celebration

Getting ready for the most mo-
mentous Labor Day in recent an
nails of Maryland's Eastern Shore
fishermen and shopkeepers Of pic.
turesque little Denton today for
got their everyday pursuits of
oysters and fish and went to work
with soap, water and paint.
The purging of the town was In
preparation for the anticipated
speech of President Roosevelt
against Senator Millard Tydings
on Monday.
CRISFIELD JOINS
Not only in Denton, but all
along the Eastern Shore the clean.
up fever took hold. The mayor,
city council and Chamber Of Com
merce Of Crisfield announced they
will join in the celebration to the
President. They said they will
join the motorcade from Girls 'ield
to Denton, so miles away, but
hope the President will cast a
Studious eye over CriSfield before
the motorcade starts.
I'VE folks in Crisfield are
looking forward to this visit"
Egbert L. Quinn, Sr., city council
man said, because We feel this
city Is ideal for an air base and
for a Government ship building
plant and supply depot"
QUICK EYEFULL
But the Presidents eyefull of
Crisfield, If he CLEANS one, must
be quick one. The program calls
for him taking to automobile as
soon as he steps ashore from the
presidential yacht at q CriSfield
pier, with the motorcade to Denton
forming Immediately.
The President will leave the
White House about 10 o'clock Sun
day morning and will motor to
Morgantown, in company with
Gov. Harry w. Nice of Maryland
At MorgantoWn he will inspect the
site which Maryland officials have
recommended for one end Of the
proposed bridge across the
Potomac River to Dahlgren, Va.
ALL-NIGHT CRUISE
Following inspection Of this site,
the official reason for the Presi-
dents invasion" of Maryland,
Mr.. Roosevelt will board the yacht
Potomac" either at Morgan
town or at Rock Point and after
an all-night cruise expects to ar
rive at CriSfield Monday morning.
From Crisfield he plans to motor
to Salisbury when he will go to
the home of Representative T.
Allen Goldsborough.
The Presidents speech is sched-
uled for approximately 2 p. m.
Following the speech the Chief
Executive plans to return to Wash
ington by motor, using the Malta
peake Ferry to Annapolis.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Who Are angels
Of Tydi11gS, LeWiS:

pIOyes are active for Lewis
are under inquiry, together
with reports that independent
business or political groups
not directly identified with
the Tydings campaign man.
agement are "greaSing" GER
tain Democratic district lead
ers in Baltimore in Tyding'S
interest.
Senator Morris Sheppard
3D. of Texas has warned all
Marylanders on the Federal
payroll that any campaign
contributions TO either can
didate will be regarded as q
violation of Federal criminal
statutes.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
POst11Qster Loyal

Because the boss wouldn't talk,
the logical thing for this reporter
to do was to see the next most
important Federal person in Den
ton. And he on inquiry proved to
be F. B. johnson, postmaster Of
Denton by the grace Of Mr.. Colds
borough. Mr.. johnson Is an en-.
thuSiaStic, loyal and outspoken
young man quick to resent any
insinuation that his chief might
be riding with the fox and hunt
ing with the hounds.
Hes absolutely neutral"
said Mr.. Johnson, who turned
out to be editor of the Denton
newspaper as we'll as its post
master. "oh, indeed he's
neutral"
Well" he was asked, why
does the President come down
here to Denton to talk about
bridge SiteS?"
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

will take the New Deal over the
jumps in october. Bill Green's
visit to Hyde Park Strengthened
out a few minor matters but not
the major ones.
The convention will rib the
New Deal on:
/. It's CIO deal.
2. The leftwingers here are
personally antagonistic to AFL.
3. Ma Perkins.
There are many angles to the
reappointment Of Douglas Wake
field Smith to the National
Labor Board and not all of them
square. He was opposed by
Green but his appointment is
not a direct rebuke because
Green did not make his opposi.
ton violent.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
PRESIDENT BACK,
HULL ON
EUROPE CRISIS
Numerous Conferences
Face Executive

G.N.SO O.-Presiden Roosevelt,
back from his swing into Canada
and a stay at his Hyde Park
estate, moved briskly through a
heavy schedule of conferences to-
day.
First on the list was Secretary
Of State Hull to discuss the pre-
carious European situation. Two
other cabinet mernbers-Secretary
Of the Treasury Morgenthau and
Secretry of Commerce Roper
Also were mong the White House
callers.
CONTINUES PURGE
Others to confer with Mr..
Roosevelt were Rep. Marvin Jones
CD Of Texas, chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee with
whom the present farm problems
probably will be discussed; Acting
Director of the Budget Daniel w.
Bell; Admiral William S. Leahy,
chief Of naval operations: Sidney
Hillman, New York labor leader;
Rep. Keller (DD, Illinois, and Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, head Of the
Veterans Administration.
Second in Importance was the
Presidents determination 10 con.
tinue efforts to eliminate anti.
New Dealers from Democratic Of.
flee this fall.
EYES CAROLINA
There was no question but
what the White House was watch.
ing the South Carolina primary
returns with intense interest. The
Smith-Johnston contest today was
the first real test Of President
Roosevelt's ability to purge" his
own party of men he feels have
failed to support the New Deal
program, as demanded" by the
people in 1882 and again in 1886.
With somewhat less intensity,
the White House awaited returns
from California. In that State, the
President some weeks ago publicly
asked for the denomination Of
Senator William Gibbs McAdoo.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

fore he came
in. In t h e
March cata-
log u e of
c o ! u m b ia
U n i verSity,
you will find
t h e q n
n o u ncement
that the AS
siStant Secre-
tary Of State
W oul ID b e
b a C k I o r
cl a S S e s in
September.
The AFL
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

Who is putting up the
money for Maryland's Sena-
tOrial candidates? And why?
Federal Investigators in the
employ of the special Senate
campaign expenditures inves-
tigating committee were in
Maryland today and will be
working there until after the
primary on September IL,
seeking the answers to these
questions.
They also want to know
how much money Is being
spent In behalf of the candi-
dacieS Of Millard Tydings
and David Lewis.
Reports that Federal en-
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

At the same time, Mrs. Nc
Allister warned Republicans who
enter Democratic primaries, do so
with the intention "to split the
Democratic party and put into
office those who will hamper the
efforts Of the Administration"
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Roosevelt Purge Efforts

BOSTON, Aug. 80 G.N.SO.,
President Roosevelt's attempt to
purge the Democratic party of
New Deal opponents was stoutly
defended today by Mrs. Thomas
F. McAllister, director Of the
women'S division Of the Demo
cratic National Committee.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Took Care of Richie

"You had something to do with
whipping him four years ago?'
he was asked. At that time
Ritchie sought a fourth four-yea1
term as Governor Of Maryland
and was beaten by Republican
Harry w. Nice-through Demo
cratic ticket-knifing.
You bet I did,, replied Mr..
Goldsborough with vehemense.
He tried to make Baltimore
run the counties by changing
the representation. I took care
Of that and I took care Of
Ritchie. He didn't carry a sin
gle one of the nine Eastern
Shore counties"
So there you have an idea OF
what Alan GoldSborough has
done in the past when he has felt
like doing ton occasions when
he wasn't neutral.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

couple Of Eyes men" to replace
them for fear the appointments
will bounce back on him, as did
Corcoran's purging Of Dunlap in
Georgia.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
HOW TO GET TO DENTON

will be. After all, we're all of us
after something and if one man
can't get it for us We have to
turn to the man who can"
Does that mean that the
Eastern Shore will vote for Lewis
for Senator all on account of
the President promising a couple
Of bridges on Labor Day.
That's about the size of 1t.
There's no doubt about the
Shore going for Lewis"
Returning to Representative
Goldsborough, who closes up as
tight as one of his oysters, a casual
reference to the late Governor
Ritchie has the effect of making
him snap like a turtle,
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
News Behind the News
By PAUL MALLoN-


YNHE firesidesters here adding up Mr.. Berle's
tightening business and his subsequent resigna
ton to make four. That is not the RIGHT answer.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
BRIDGES REAL MARYLAND ISSUE:
Denton Fuils to Enthuse
Over Presidents Visit
GOldsbOrOugh EUen Denies
Politics Prompted Tour
By w. A. s. DOUGLAS

DENTON, Md, Aug. 3O.-This sleepy little
town does not seem unduly excited over the
fact that the President of the United States is
to pay it a visit next Monday.
1t knows it doesn't need bridge and it does not
seem to gather any enthusiasm over the three
bridges-co contemplated but not built-which seem,
willy-nilly, to be dragging Mr.. Roosevelt to the
Eastern Shore of Maryland come Labor Day.
Politics? No, Sir!
However, this is the hometown Of Representative
T. Alan Goldsborough, for 20 years a member of
Congress and running for reelection unopposed so
far.
Therefore, as is meet, the Congressman, the post
master, the editor of the local newspaper and all
the mailcarriers and letter-sorters seeking to
stir Denton into the right Maryland spirit Poll
tics Mr.. Goldsborough stated in an interview
with this reporter, has nothing to do with it at
all. at all
The interview was a long one, but was all off
the record with the exception Of the crack about
politics not entering into the presidential visit and
a word or two about the late Albert c. Ritchie, to
which this reporter will refer later.
However in so far as concerns the epochal fight
for the Democratic senatorial nomination between
sitting Senator Millard E. Tydings and President
sponsored David j. Lewis, it can be here stated on
the best of authority that Mr.. Goldsborough con-
Sders man a complete fool who, having no fight
of his own, sticks his nose into another fight.
Not even his one-time bitter enemy, Bert Ritchie,
ever considered Mr.. GoldSborough a fool.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
new DEAL GETS
TEST TODAY AS
2 STATES VOTE
Continued from Page II


ago, Mr.. Roosevelt spent three
days in the State, with McAdoo
at his side continuously. In the
end, Mr.. Roosevelt publicly ap-
pealed to California Democrats to
renominate and re-elect the Sen
atOr. However, McAdoo is not
without considerable opposition.
His principal opponents are Sheri-
dan Downey, an old Townsendite;
ex-Judge John w. Preston, and
James w. Mellen, the latter being
the only anti-new dealer in the
race.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Keen Interest

Political interest is riveted on
these contests in South Carolina
and California today as in no other
State primaries, save Maryland
and Georgia where the New Deal
hopes to accomplish the defeat Of
Senators Tydings and George a
couple Of weeks hence.
The political railbirds Of the
Capital have been q bit cautious
about making too positive predic-
tions concerning today'S ballotting
in South Carolina and California,
although generally they have be-
lieved Smith and McAdoo would
win, giving the Administration a
theoretical $3.50 split.
Originally, the South Carolina
race was three-cornered, the third
candidate being State Senator Ed
gar Brown, who had the backing
of Ben Sawyer, chief highway COM
missioner, who was supposed to
have some 10000 votes in his hip
pocket,
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Surprise Developments

But over the week end there
were some surprising develop
ments. Brown withdrew from the
race, leaving it a contest between
Smith and Johnston, which act
prompted President Roosevelt to
burn all his bridges behind him
and call outright for Johnston's
nomination.
Cotton Ed" has pitched his
whole campaign on issues that
have not failed him in 80 years
white supremacy, states rights
and more money for the cotton
farmer. Johnston has run as q
100 per cent New Dealer.
The major question in the
Smith-JohnSton race seemed to be
the ultimate destination Of those
10000 votes which Sawyer had
lined up for Brown. The Smith
people claim they will get most
If not all of them, for Sawyer and
Governor Johnston have been bit
ter political enemies for years.
In California. McAdoo has ad-
vised his friends here that he ex-
poets to win and win handsomely
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

long as the President did not
fancy Baltimore as a proving
ground, the Eastern Shore and
the home town of the Eastern
Shores boss-up to now-iS the
logical place for the pro-Lewis
blast. You gather an impression
from Mr.. Goldsborough that all
this is his misfortune and not his
fault.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Need Bridges, But

He was going to do it anyhow
as I understand it and invited
Mr.. Lewis to come along. AS he
was going to be nearby 1t was
natural for Mr.. GoldSborough to
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
TYDINGS' BLAST
LINKS F. D. R. TO
Clio AND "REDS"
Uses Ads to Combat
Effect of Visit
IContinued from Page ~

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Concurrently with the mailing
of the copy for these advertise
ments, to appear later in the week,
Senator Tydings lashed out in
speech before the Fifth District
Democratic Club last night at
Brain Trusters and a Washington
newspaper columnist who, he said,
are writing speeches and sending
them into the State to be made
against him."
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
Predicts Victory

He predicted he would defeat
his opponent regardless Of how
the Federal pay roll votes.
From Lewis headquarters came
equally optimistic claims. Kent
Mullikin, of Laurel, in charge Of
the Lewis campaign, returned
from a four-dsy stay on the East.
ern Shore with a report that coun-
ties which two weeks ago were in
the TydingS column showed clear
signs Of swinging to Lewis.
The Washington times., 1938-08-30
AssaiIs Corcordn

Thomas G. Corcoran, RFC coun-
sci and White House intimate, and
Benjamin v. Cohen, general coun.
sci for the New Deals national
power policy committee, were
named, along with Drew Pearson,
co-author of Washington Merry
Go-Round.
Against whom am run
ning?" the Senator demanded.
David j. Lewis or Drew Pear
son, Tommy Corcoran, Ben
Cohen and anothr group Of New
Yorkers?"
New Deal purge plans also were
attacked.
Senator Tydings told his audi
ence he had been visited by two
major Federal officeholderS who
have announced for Lewis.
"9s This Democracy"
"They came to me with tears
In their eyes," he said. "One OF
them told me it was the hard
est speech he had ever had to
. make in his life, but he had to
be for Lewis. The second came
into my office, and after swal-
lowing about 10 times. said he'd
have to be for Lewis. We
smoked a couple of cigarets,
crackad a few jokes, and he
went out.
"Is this Americanism? Is
this democracy"
Senator Tydings said that so far
as he was concerned, every Fed
eral jobholder in the State, high
or low, may vote for Mr.. Lewis If
they wish. He declared scores had
come to him asking:
"Do you think I'll lose my job
II 1 vote for you?"
He said he had told them to
vote for whom they please, and
not to be scared" II. they decide
to support him.
Eugene Casey, Of GaitherSburg,
active in the Lewis strategy board,
was quoted by Tydings as having
said Federal officeholders have
their choice:
They can vote for Mr.. Lewis
Or out they 60"
The Washington times., 1938-08-30

Berle, SmarteSt OF all the
brain trusterS who have ever
been here, dug his way out be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-26

triumphant and with a new under standing of the sympathy and com radship existing between the two English speaking nations.
 Aside rom presenting a story re- plete with excitement. humor. thrills and romance, "A Yank at Ox- ford" offers the American filmgoer an unusual insight into the tradi- tionS and colorful life of English undergraduate life. Such unfamiliar episodes are shown as the Oxford Cambridge track meets and boat races, the May Week ceremonies, the Jumping" races, the rite of "Sconsing," and various other in- timate elimpses of Oxford life.
 The plot centers about the TO- nance between Taylor and Miss O. Sullivan and the feud which Taylor has with Miss O'Sullivan's brother who is rival undergraduate. The popular English actress, Miss Leigh, enters the scene to complicate mat ters. The picture is based on an ori- ginal story by Leon Gordon, Sidney Gilliat and Michael Hogan and on an idea by John Monk Saunders and was directed by Jack Conway.