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Evening star., 1938-08-29
CAROLINA OFFERS
FIRST PURGE TEST
Browns Quitting and Aid for
Smith Foe by President
CompIiCateS Race.
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. Aug. 29-The
withdrawal of Edgar A. Brown. one
of the New Deal candidates, from the
South Carolina senatorial race. and
the quick espousal by President Roose-
welt Of the cause of Gov. Olin Johnston
in preference to Senator Smith. gave
new complications today to a red-hot
contest.
The early reaction of politically
studious Charlestonians to the sud-
den withdrawal of Mr.. Brown had
been:
He certainly left President Roose-
velt in the bottom Of a we'll"
Then came the word that the Presi-
dent from Hyde Park was urging
South Carolina to elect Gov. Johns
ton instead of Senator Smith. whom
he said thought in terms of the past
and governed his actions accordingly.
Coming. as it did, only a few hours
in advance of the voting, there was
no way of assessing the effect of the
presidential declaration In general,
South Carolina is closely akin to
Georgia in many respects There a
quick, vocal resentment f1ared against
the presidential declaration for Law
renee Camp for the Senate instead
of the veteran Senator George.
To Be First Test of Purge.
That resentment has not yet been
measured in terms of ballots. Nor
has the Presidents declaration against
Senator Tydings of Maryland and
for Representative Lewis been weighed
by the voters yet, His new state
ment for Gov. Johnston thus will
provide the first straightout test of
efficacy of his interference in a con-
test between an incumbent Senator
who is regarded in administration
circles as anti-New Deal and a pro-
New Deal opponent.
There had been a fairly general
expectation in South Carolina that
the President would come to this
State and declare himself very firmly
against Senator Smith after the pri-
mary" of Tuesday.
Most South Carolinians had ex-
pected that the Tuesday primary
would be close enough to require q
runover before the general election,
that none of the three candidates
would get a majority of the votes.
They thought there were two rea-
sons why Mr.. Roosevelt did not de-
clare himself strongly against Senator
Smith when he passed through South
Carolina several weeks ago, after pour
ing out his wrath against Mr.. George
of Georgia.
One was that the President did not
want to get himself involved in a
governorship race, which he might
easily have done. Another was that
most of them thought Mr.. Roosevelt
was willing to let the voters of the
State choose between Gov. Johnston
and Mr.. Brown, both of whom were
preaching administration loyalty.
In his statement of withdrawal,
Brown left the door open for his
followers to follow their own prefer
ence.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

CAMBRIDGE, England (by maiD -
We can hear with our eyes-and
maybe see with our ears
This is demonstrated by a curious
experiment just reported from the
Cambridge University psychological
laboratories. For person with
normal ears there is a certain min
imum loudness of sound which can
barely be heard As the intensity Of
the sound increases presumably 1t
grows louder by regular degrees which
can be measured.
The Cambridge psychologists de-
termined the minimum sound which
certain subjects could hear. Then they
subjected them for few minutes to
continuous sound considerably louder
than this minimum. They found that
the minimum no longer could be heard.
Then bright light was flashed in
the eyes of the persons with whom
the experiment was being made. I'M
mediately they could hear the lower
sounds again. Presumably what hap
pened took place neither in the ears
nor in the eyes, but in some part OF
the brain which was affected by
stimulation from both sense organs.
This part of the brain was inhibited
from responding to the minimum
sound by the louder sound. The fash
or light disinhibited it.
Two Groups at LOggerheads.
The experiments were conducted in
connection with project of the Brit
ish Association for the Advancement
of Science, in progress for four years,
to settle one of the most crucial prob
lens in psychology-just how closely is
the brain which hears and sees and
feels tied up with the outside world
from which come the stimulations Of
light, sound and touch. Both psycholo-
gists and physicists are on the COM
mittee appointed to investigate this
problem and in general the two
groups of scientists are in wide dis
agreement
The Cambridge psychological group
as result of its experiments believes
that the association between the brain
and the external world is very close
and that this may be due to some as
yet unknown mechanism in the brain
itself which is tuned correctly to the
world in which man lives.
Physicists in the report just pre-
sented take radically different view-
point, that measurements in the psy-
sical world have no necessary rela-
tionship whatsoever to such things as
loudness or brightness as discriminat-
ed by the eyes, ears and brain. Thus,
1t is pointed out by J. H. Guild. Eng
lish physicist. in presenting the view
point Of his group. it is absurd to ex-
pect the human being to make any fine
discrimination Of degrees OF tempera-
ture.
Temperature Unmeasurable.
Temperature itself, Dr. Guild points
out, is something unmeasurable. All
Evening star., 1938-08-29
REYNOLDS SAYS BRITAIN
is SINCERE IN WARNING
Carolina Senator Cites Praise for
Czech Government and
Naval Maneuvers.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29.-Great
Britain means her warning that she
might be forced to fight" if Nazis in
wade Czechoslovakia, Senator Robert
r. Reynolds, Democrat of North Caro-
lima, member of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, declared in an in
terview here yesterday.
In Pittsburgh for installation as
grand commander OF the Legion Of
Moose, the southern Senator said
Britains action in praising the Czecho-
slovak governments handling OF the
Sudeten German minority problem
and dispatching warships to the North
Sea for maneuvers, displayed de
termination to keep peace in Europe"
Evening star., 1938-08-29
CALIFORNIA RACE
CLOSES TONIGHT
More Than 800 Candidates
Will Seek Offices in
Vote Tomorrow.

Ry the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Cali-
fornia's rough and tumble pre-pri-
mary election contest, in which more
than 800 candidates, largest field in
the States history, are seeking the
votes of record-sized electorate, ends
tonight.
The re-entrance of President Roose-
welt in the campaign with a statement
opposing the California $30-aweek
pension plan was one of the latest
developments The pension plan is
not on the ballot in tomorrows cleo
ton, but Observation-Disclosures Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo is battling for
the Democratic denomination against
. strong champion of the proposal
Various sharply contested issues
that have cut across party lines
and in some cases lapsed into per-
sonal attacks against candidates,
added zest to the election. in which
3,454 058 persons are qualified to vote.
100000, are expected to vote.
The Democratic party has regis
tration of 2052, SIG, while the Repub-
lican party has 1,246,773.
Others to Be Picked.
Nominees will be picked for the
United States Senate 20 seats in the
House of Representatives, the Gov
ernorship, the Lieutenant Governor
ship, 80 seats in the State Assembly,
20-odd seats in the State Senate
various other State Offices and numer-
Gus county offices.
President Roosevelt gave his indorse-
ment to Senator McAdoo several
months ago.
The Presidents statement, issued in
Hyde Park, N. Y. several days ago,
criticiIng the $30-a-week pension
plan was taken up in Los Angeles by
Sheridan Downey, McAdoo opponent
who has indorsed the $30-a-week pro-
posal. Dr. Downey challenged the
Presidents statement that enactment
of the plan would assess a tax on all
the people.
A report in Washington. D. c., by
the Sheppard Senate Committee that
Federal Internal Revenue employees
had contributed voluntarily but un-
lawfully to campaign committees
working for Senator McAdoo, drew
statement from Peirson NJ Hall cam
paign manager for Mr.. Downey. that
the report confirmed "chargeS l have
made of coercion" of Federal employees
in the interest of Senator McAdoo's
campaign.
Called Doubly Significant.
Mr.. Hall declared the report was
"doublv significant" by reason of Sen
ator Sheppard's Endorsement several
months ago of McAdoo's candidacy.
Democratic gubernatorial contend
ers J. F. T. O'Connor. former Federal
controller of the currency; Daniel c.
Murphy and William H. Neblett, former
McAadoo law partner, opposed the
pension idea. The New Deal was not
an issue in the Democratic governor
ship contest. President Roosevelt kept
out of it.
On the Republican side Merriam and
1t. Gov. George Hatfield battled hotly
in field of five for the guberna-
torlal nomination.
Ray L. Riley, a veteran State Off
cial, and Philip Bancroft, militant
farmer. dominated the three-sided race
for the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
25 ARE ARRESTED
IN CHICAGO RAIDS
Furnishings and Fixtures
Demolished in Drive on
Policy ParIors.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-state's At.
torney Thomas J. Courtney's az
wielders, who chopped their way
through 10 handbooks in less than
two weeks. aimed their blows today at
policy banks
Fifty policemen. all carrying fire
axes. raided four policy parlors on the
South Side yesterday, demolished
furnishings and fixtures and arrested
rs employees for questioning. The
raiders seized IS pistols found on the
premises.
Investigators said the numbers game
here was similar to that described in
the New York trial of James J. Hines.
Tammany leader accused of being the
f1xer for a multi million dollar policy
empire.
All OF the policy banks raided bv
Mr.. Courtneys demolition squads we're
located in the colored section Of the
city. Sergt. Thomas Kelly said each
house had about 200 runners who COL
lected penny, nickel and dime bets.
The runners, he said, turned in about
$40 day and after commissions and
prizes were paid each place had
daily net profit of about $3.50.
Sergt. Kelly said the capital prize
paid off at 500 to !, although the odds
against the players were 1000 to /.
Mr.. Courtney began his smashup OF
handbooks on August II after he failed
to gain convictions against operators
and employees. He charged book
makers were trading on curb stones in
office buildings and pseudo-cigar stores
and behind the peep-holed doors of
elaborate clubs. In a letter to city
and county officials several months
ago. Mr.. Courtney said wide open
gambling" was rife, and "it is time
that something was done about it."
Evening star., 1938-08-29
BEE STING FATAL

CHICO, Calf. Aug. 20 llP.-Mrs.
Myrtle Adenell Conoly. "a. of Glenn
died yesterday less than an hour
after being stung by bee.
Mrs. Conoly, an expectant mother,
was stung on her neck. She imme-
diately began turning blue
A physician said death may have
been caused by a heart attack, re-
sulting from poison from the bee sting
Evening star., 1938-08-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Aug 29.-The widening
breach between Homer Martin and
John L. Lewis presaged today the pos
sibility shat President Martin and his
adherents in the United Automobile
Workers might secede from the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
The break between Mr.. Martin and
Mr. Lewis. c. l. O. chairman, came
into the open over the week end when
each side took significant step.
The first was Lewis dispatching to
U. A. w. locals plea to support his
proposals to restore harmony IN the
divided union; the second was the
request Of group of regional U. A. w.
officers that the International Execu-
tive Board cease sending monthly per
capita taxes Of cents to the G. l. @.
Said Lewis in the letter to U. A. W.
locals:
The controversy which has divided
your organization is weakening it in.
the face OF the wage-cutting drive of
the employers and has become a pub
lie scandal which affects not only
your welfare but the welfare Of the
whole c. I. O."
HOuseclea ming Urged.
Retaliated Martin in a press con-
ference:
The C. I. O. would do we'll to follow
our example in cleaning our house,
and clean its own before interfering
with u.s.
Il will not turn over the Interna-
tlonal u. A. W. to John L. Lewis, I"
Martin had said earlier.
Last week, after conferring with
Mr.. Martin and with the four ex-
PEELED international officers of the
union who led the Martin opposition,
Mr.. Lewis proposed a truce which
called for reinstatement of the former
officers until next falls biennial con-
vention.
The anti-Martinites accepted it:
Martin said he would place 1t before
the Executive Board without recon-
mendation.
Lewis told the locals in his letter
Saturday that L cannot urge too
strongly upon the officers and MEM
bers OF the U. A. w. acceptance of
his peace plan, Martins cohorts i'm
mediately declaimed that Lewis had
violated traditional labor union pro-
cedure in communicating directly with
locals.
End of Dues Proposed.
A regional conference of U. A. w
local executives in Wisconsin. Min
nesota and Northern Illinois met in
Milwaukee last night at Martins call
and, presided over by him. adopted a
resolution condemning the Lewis
letter and proposing discontinuance of
dues payment to the C. 1. o.
The scene at their meeting place
was far from serene. Members of the
Allis-Chalmers local. whose president
was displaced by a Martin-appointed
administrator, congregated outside and
tried to keep Martins followers from
entering.
There were several physical clashes.
The coat Of Erwin Hansen. one of
the pro-Martin delegates, was torn of
and a cigarette was dropped into his
pocket during brush that occurred
when Martin entered the meeting
place, through a side door,
Evening star., 1938-08-29
Europe
Continued From First Page.) }

tCOn[lnueQ FROM f1fSC rage
obvious that the neutrality act would
play in favor of Britain and her asso-
ciates as long as she has the mastery OF
the seas But Britains chief concern
seems to be the situation in the Pacific
At present. despite the vital British
interest in that zone there are practi-
cally no forces to defend these interests
in the Indian and Pacific Ocean There
has been no necessity so far to
strengthen the Asiatic feet because
Japan being deeply involved in China
and threatened by Russia. could not
think of an adventure South of the
Yangtze River.
But London feels that the situation
would change materially if Great Brit
ain became involved in a European
conflict requiring the presence of her
entire naval force in the North Sea
and the Mediterranean. The combined
French British naval forces are Just
adequate for a thorough blockade of
Germany and keeping open the lines
of communications from India and
Australia 10 Britain and France
Thus there would be no available
Warships to meet possible threat
from Japan against Hong Kong and
Singapore.
In certain official quarters in Lon
don President Roosevelt's speech at
Thousand Islands Bridge is believed
to contain more than an assurance to
Canada that the United States will
not permit foreign invasion of our
nelghbor in the north 1t is inter-
preted to mean that this country would
cover all the British dominions in the
Western Hemisphere. Consequently a
Japanese aggression against the key
citadel. Singapore, could be interpreted
as threat against the dominions and
the American Government might not
tolerate it.
London still hopes that there will
be no war in Europe this year. But
should it occur she feels that her
naval and air forces. combined with
those Of her eventual associates, could
take care of the Berlin-Rome axis,
provided Britain's lack wee covered
by an undertaking from this country
that Japan will not be allowed to move
further south.
There have been no official conver-
sations on this subject. only an in
formal exchange of views. The main
reason why no concrete discussion
has taken place is that American
public opinion is not yet prepared
for any warlike adventure Observ-
ers believe that public opinion in this
country will not be respondent" until
a general catastrophe occurs when
the forces Of the propaganda COM
blned with the dangers to the west
ern democracies might have a reac-
tlon on the American public.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
Refugee Smuggles
$25,OOOFrom Reich
In Hops Shipment

HARW1CH, England, Aug. 90
How a German refugee smuggled
$4,000 ($25 5,000y out of Germany
in the middle of a bale of hops
was told today by customs officials
here.
The anxious consignee met a
German hops shipment person.
ally, they said, claimed the money
hidden in tubes inside one of the
bales and headed for kenya Col
ony in East Africa.
The refugee said the money was
his entire fortune and that cur
rency expectation restrictions pre-
vented him from bringing it out
Of Germany.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
Police Seize Dynamite Cans

DUBUQUE, Iowa (P.-"But it was
just for fun :"
mat is the way two boys ex-
planned their act when discovered
shooting dynamite caps out of sling
shots at a cement wall in an at
tempt to get them to go of.
Police didn't think it was so funny.
They took the remaining IS caps from
the boys, issued a warning about the
danger Of such pastime and sent
the youths home.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
SNAKE BITES WOMAN
Maryland Resident Awakened by
Singing in Her Hand.


OAKLAND, Md. Aug 20 (P,.-Mrs.
Tillie Riggleman of near Kitzmiller
was awakened by a stinging sensation
in her hand and discovered she had
been bitten by copperhead snake
that had craWled into her bed.
She was rushed to a hospital al
keyser, w Va, where serum was in
jected, Her condition was reported
serious
In the excitement, the snake escaped.
Evening star., 1938-08-29

American X-ray films are to be used
extensively in Brazil.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
To Make Color Film.

A color film in Northern Ireland is to
be made and will be shown in $4,000
theaters throughout the world.
Evening star., 1938-08-29
BREACH W|DENS
|NU.A. v. RANKS
Martin Group May Secede
From c. !. O.-Faction
Asks Dues Be Stopped.
BACKGROUND


United Automobile Workers claim
400, 900 members. Observers specu-
late on possibility OF dual unionism,
one side remaining in C. /. O. and
other side Leaving either to become
independent or return to A. r. OF L.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20
MRS. O'CONER IS
ENDORSED BY
BY MRS. MENEFEE

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Menefee, of Cum
berland, Democratic National Commit
teewoman, this week threw the full
weight of her support behind Attor-
ney General Herbert r. O'Conor's cam
paign for the Democratic GuDernator-
ial nomination.
The other member of the Democrat
/ ic National Committee from Mary
land, Howard Bruce, of Howard coun-
ty, has been one of Mr.. O'Conor's
principal supporters from the start of
the campaign. Thus the O'Conor
forces now have the support of Mary
lands entire membership on the DEM
ocratic National Committee, with all
the prestige that this alliance car
ries with it.
Mrs. Menefee chose Baltimore as
the scene of her announcement that
after careful consideration of all of
the candidates she had decided that
Mr.. O'Conor was best fitted to be
Maryland's next Governor. She spoke
at an overflow meeting of the 18th
Ward O'Conor for Governor League,
1915 Poplar Grove Street. All past
attendance records were broken at
the meeting, some seven hundred per-
sons forming Mrs. Menefee's audience.
General O'Conor himself was pres
ent at the meeting and addressed the
throng.
Stating that she had carefully sur
veyed the field and had come to her
conclusion only after much thought
as to which candidate would serve
Maryland best, Mrs. Menefee said:
"I consider Herbert R. O'Conor pre-
eminently qualified to be Maryland's
next Governor. He possesses homes
ty, courage, fearlessness mad broad
experience in State affairs. What is
most important, to my mind, is that
he is not allied with any political fac
ton in the State, although expecting
support from all sources of the Demo-
cratic party, in other words, he is not
machine man and can be counted
on to give Maryland an adnninistra-
ton free of machine domination or
interference. I am convinced his
nomination and election as the next
Governor of Maryland is in the best
public interest. I shall do all that I
can to further his candidacy, both in
my own county and throughout the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20
PHILLIPS COMPANY GIVEN
RIGHT TO ENTER SUIT

After hearing arguments, in the
cases of the Phillips Packing Com
pany, Inc, and Allied companies a.
gainst the City of Cambridge and
against the Dorchester County Com
missioners, for alleged damages sus-
tanned during the strike activities at
the Phillips plants last summer, Asso-
ciate Judge James M. Crockett last
Friday ruled against the defendants
and held the declarations of the Phil
lips Company in each of these suits
to be good.
These suits, five in number, were
brought by the Phillips Packing Com
pany, Inc, the Phillips Hardware Co.,
and the Phillips Transport Company,
Inc, for total of $1O9,600 of which
$81, 400 was brought against the coun-
ty and $2S,200 against the City of
Cambridge.
The arguments before Judge Crock
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20

ett were upon demurrer filed by the
defendants to the declarations of the
plaintiffs, in which the claims of the
Phillips companies were set out. The
suits were brought under an old stat
ute passed by the Legislature of Md,
in 1885, this statute having been re-
sorted to in the State only twice be-
fore, these occasions being for dam
ages perpetuated by mobs, or riots,
during the war between the States.
The arguments were conducted by
former States Attorney James A. Nc
Allister, Leroy L. Wallace, Henry
Lloyd, Jr., and Henry and Henry
for the Phillips companies, and V. Cal
vine Trice and Harrington and Har-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20

Wis store for renewal of an on-sale
beer license was refused following the
protests of large group of residents
of that town.
The application of Mr.. Morris
Bramble for the same type of license
was withdrawn by Mr.. Bramble.
The off-sale liquor and beer licenses
of Mr.. Earl Thompson was renewed.
Following these Still Pond hear
ings the application Of Mr.. E. Scott
Thompson for the transfer of his off
sale liquor and beer license from his
present location in Chestertown to the
w. C. A. Thompson store property
which he recently purchased was
heard. The transfer was opposed by
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20
State generally"


Because of Mrs. Menefee's large fol
lowing throughout the State, especial
ly among the women of the Democrat
ic party, her support of the O'Conor
candidacy is expected to be an impor-
tant factor in the campaign.
At the same meeting General
O'Conor called attention to the tao
tics Of few $50 called leaders" of the
Democratic party who last summer
attempted to stampede the Democrat
ic nomination to Mayor Jackson Of
Baltimore. He stated that he would
not want nomination rendered on a
silver platter, but thought it to the
best interest of the Democratic party
that the rank and file of the party
express their preferenc through a pri-
mary election held after the issues Of
the campaign had been fully debated
by the candidates.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20
KENT COUNTY TOWN
PUTS BAN ON BEER

All applications for the renewal OF
on-sale beer licenses in the town OF
Still Pond, Kent County, were refused
by the State Liquor Board following
hearing held on Monday of last
week.
The little Court House, was crowd
ed to overflowing on Monday when the
hearing on four applications was held.
The protests, of three applications
in Still Pond were heard first with
the result that the application of Jer-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20

a group of citizens residing near that
property, lead by Mr.. Hope Hudson
and Councilman Virgil Kendall. Mr..
Thompson presented petition carry
ing the names of group of residents
in that section favoring the transfer.
The Board on Wednesday granted the
application for the transfer and Mr..
Thompson moved to the new location
on Thursday
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20

When you have something to SELL
rent. or trade or have lost something.
run a classified in our paper. II gets
results when others fail.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-20

rington for the defendants.