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Evening star., 1938-09-12
OHIO AGE PENSION
PLEA SUGGESTED
Roosevelt Intervention May
Be Asked-DeCision on
Grants Due Soon.

Following a suggestion that President
Roosevelt might be asked to intervene
in the Ohio old-age pension case,
Social Security Board officials disclosed
today that the board probably will
decide by the end OF the week whether
to cut Ohio off from Federal grants
for the pensions.
Chairman Altmeyer Saturday sent
Ohio State officials transcript of evil
dence submitted at the hearing on
alleged maladministration Of the Ohio
pension system, held last week by board
investigators. Representatives of the
board said it would wait few days for
reply and then act.
The hint of presidential intervention
came today from Stephen M. Young,
Democratic nominee for Representa-
tive at large from that State.
One hundred and ten thousand
aged citizens of Ohio must not be
permitted to suffer hunger and cold
because certain officials seem to have
lost their tempers," Mr.. Young said
in a statement.
Surely President Roosevelt will in
tervene, if necessary, before innocent
victims suffer hardship"
Evening star., 1938-09-12
D. C. PRIMARY BILL
PUSHED BY AUTHOR
Peoples Council Is Formed to
Conduct City.Wide Drive
for Measure.

With the interest of Washington
citizens centered today in the Mary
land primary, John P. Mullen, local
attorney directed attention anew to
the presidential primary bill for the
District which he drafted and placed
before Congress
Because Congress still delays action
on the measure, Mr.. Mullen said. the
Peoples Primary Council is being Or
ganized and will meet early in Novem-
Der to form plans for a city-wide drive
in behalf Of this vitality needed legis-
lation."
A law enabling the people of WASH
ington to elect delegates to the ma
tional conventions would not require
a constitutional amendment. he point
ed out, but merely an act Of Congress.
He said it would undoubtedly be q
stepping-stone to ultimate suffrage in
all its entirety"
Evening star., 1938-09-12
Come to- The Stars
Prim ary. Party .
Keep Tuned to Station WMAL

The star and Station WMAL will bring you
Maryland and Maine this evening they available
800 PM-Bll Coye Radio Director Star will give
nfteen-mnute resume of the days election news
returns available.
OLeary OF the Maryland system OF voting to help
you understand the significance Of the county
as they arrive later
800 PM-A full hour broadcast with
. ton news, music and spicy comment.
OUTSTANDING OBSERVERS
AsoP AND K1NTNER, who will speak OF the personalities
FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE who will talk as an eve witness
nA%n 1nf Iaq1s % % OF the Maryland Free State
lands campaign through the eyes of a nationally known
observer of politics.
g. GOULD LINCOLN The Stars political writer who
where 1888 election is in progress today "''
SPECIAL RADIO DRAMA
Marylands Defenders Day will be marked by fifteen
minute dramatizaton Of the which led to the
birth OF THE Star Spangled Banner" with cast of H.
PICK UP FROM BALTIMORE
ton OF Station WFBR in Baltimore the high lights Of the
voting there. ' - ~
BULLETINS FROM CITY ROOM
The program will then switch to the City Room of The
Star where Jack Allen, J. A. OLeary Will P Kennedy and
others will bring the results of voting in
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties and any State
wide results then available.
OTHER SPECIAL BROADCAsTs
Other special based on returns furnished bv
Associated Press and The Stars large special cor
respondents in the nearby counties will continue from the
y Room OF The Star and points in Maryland throughout
It is expected that Representative Lewis and Senator
Iyd1ngs will speak WMAL when the race appears
decided. ~ ~ o "ppe"i'
Fo|Iow Returns on Station WMAL-Frsf Broadcast p.N
Evening star., 1938-09-12
U. S. FASCISM RISE
IS FEARED BY LEWIS
CLIO. Chief Tells Anti-War Rally
in Mexico Corporations May
Adopt theology.
Py the Associated Press.


MEXICO. D. F.. Sept 12.-Jotn L.
Lewis, chief of the c. I. O., told an
anti-war rally in the Mexican capi-
tails bull ring yesterday that "re-
dictionary corporations" in the United
States may be expected to turn to
Fascism when they find 1t convenient
to do So"
The nearly $4,000 seated in the big
ring and other thousands in the arena
cheered Mr.. Lewis as he praised Presi-
dent Roosevelt from his broad SYM
pathies for the ideals of our people
which make it possible to 20 forward
IN the interests Of the people"
The rally was organized during the
Latin American Conference here.
Denouncing Fascism, Mr.. Lewis said
democracy always has had enemies.
Now they have organized themselves
under the black flag of Fascism.
Fascism Is an enemy of the workers.
Between us and Fascism there can be
no peace. We join the workers Of the
Western Hemisphere against the COM
mon foe and for common end"
When corporations form company
unions under threats and bribes, EN-
ploy coercion and organize so-called
vigilante committees, they are using
the weapons Of Fascism. We know
there are groups in the United States
which seek to consolidate their forces
into the brutal system of Fascism.
Organized labor stands ready
to overcome these vicious groups as
1t has others"
Evening star., 1938-09-12
MAN FOUND SHOT
IN DISTRICT HOTEL
Coroner to Hold Death Of
Silver Spring Resident
as a Suicide.

Benjamin F. Harrell, 80. Of Silver
Spring, Md. was>found shot to death
early today in downtown hotel after
the nightwatchmsn heard a pistol re-
port coming from the room he had
rented yesterday afternoon.
Police found the pajama-clad body
crumpled in the bed A .38-caliber au-
tomato was on the floor nearby.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he will issue certificate of sui
eide, after he was informed by men,
bers Of Harrell's family he had been
IN i'll health for some time. No notes
were found in the hotel room, officers
said.
desk clerk at the hotel said Mr..
Harrell registered from Baltimore. A
Silver Spring Route No. l address was
found on a drivers permit In his
wallet. His wife was notified and she
told officers she had been expecting
this"
The watchman. William J. Loefner,
was walking in the corridor near Mr..
Harrells room when he heard the
pistol report. He opened the door to
flnd Mr.. Harrell bleeding profusely
from a bullet wound through his head.
An Emergency Hospital ambulance
and police were summoned. A phv-
sician from the hospital pronounced
Mr. Harrell dead. and the body was
removed to the Morgue.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
ACCUSED OF SELL OUT
RECEIVES YEARS WAGES
Hollywood Stage Union Agent
Given Vote of Confidence
By Former superiors.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 12.-William
Biof, accused before the National La
Dor Relations Board of selling out"
union Aim workers to producers, has
been given vote of confidence and a
years wages by his former superiors.
Harold " Smith, representative of
the International Alliance of Theatri-
cal Stage Employees, made this an
nouncement today on receipt of let
ter from the unions executive board.
Mr.. Bioff was former personal repre-
sentative in Hollywood Of George E.
Browne, I. A. T. S. E. international
president.
jeff Kibre, who said he acted for the
Motion Picture Technicians' Commit
tee, filed charges with the Labor Board
here last week that Mr. Bioff had ac-
septed 100000 from Joseph M.
Schenck, president of the Association
OF Motion Picture Producers, to sell
out I. A. T. S. E. control.
Mr.. Schenck denied the charges.
The letter. made public by Mr..
Smith, was signed by Mr.. Browne and
other members of the F. A. T. S. E.
Executive Board.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
GEORGIA WATCHES
MARYLANDvOT|NG
Purge Faces Test in Both
States-Green Predicts
George Will Win.
gy the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Sept. l2-Ceorgians
looked to Maryland today for hint Of
how the political wind will blow here
Wednesday in Georgia's Democratic
primary.
For Maryland votes today on much
the same issue as will confront Georgia
voters two days hence-the appeal of
President Roosevelt for political elimi-
nation Of Senator's he considers out OF
step with the New Deal and election
Of avowed liberals instead
In Maryland the test was between
veteran Senator Millard Tydings and
his administration backed opponent,
Representative David J. Lewis.
Georgia's election will decide a.four-
cornered contest involving Senator
Walter F. George, Roosevelt Endorsed
Lawrence S. Camp. former Gov. Eugene
Talmadge and Townsendite William G.
McRae.
Challenge Accepted.
On the outcome of these two Demo-
cratic primaries the effects of the
Presidents attempted purge" probably
the Chief Executive directly intervene
IN an effort to unseat an incumbent
senator whom he considers conserva-
tive. Both George and Tydings ac-
cepted the challenge and have fought
determlnedly to retain their seats.
Stopping briefly in Atlanta yester-
day, President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor pre-
dicted George would4win
Discussing in an interview his In
dorsement Of George, the labor leader
said:
When We needed his (Georqes)
support he gave it to US. Now We are
under obligation to support him."
Protests Green's Action.
Dewey Johnson, president Of the
Atlanta Federation OF Trades, recently
asked the A. F. of L. to withdraw its
Endorsement Of George, and asserted
Georgia labor leaders supporting the
Senator had their heads in the feed
bag"
In Washington the Senate Campaign
Expenditures Committee planned to
meet today to consider reports from
its investigators in Georgia. Senator
George has charged that Federal
oficials supporting him had been dis
missed from office.
A four-man contest for the guber-
material nomination will be decided on
Wednesday also. Gov. E. D. Rivers is
seeking denomination. Other candi-
dates are Hugh Howell. John J. Man.
CHAM and Robert F. Wood.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
DOOMED CHINESE
SAVED BY CONFLICT
Execution of 20 Is DELAYED by
Japanese Seizure Of Prison
Territory.
Bv the Associated Press.

=
SHANGHAI.-In Shanghai's Ward
Road Jail. the worlds largest prison,
~ Chinese are living who would long
since have been dead and buried but
for the undeclared Sino Japanese war.
The ~ Chinese have all been SEN
fenced to death for crimes committed
within the international concession,
but execution has been delayed
through the fact that Japanese. in
vaders have occupied all Chinese ter
ritory adjacent to the settlement. Un-
der the arrangement existing between
the settlement and Chinese govern
ment authorities the executions must
be carried out In Chinese territory.
Shanghai municipal police oflicials
are now attempting to solve the Jail
and execution problem with = request
to the Chinese government authorities
In Chungkind to modify the arrange
ment so that the men may be executed
within the jail grounds.
If and when the Chinese govern
ment grants the request the police
must also secure approval from the
consular body, composed Of consuls
Of the various powers, who play q
dominant role in the involved adminis-
tration Of this international settle
ment in China.
Prior to the outbreak of hostilities
all Chinese found guilty Of major
crimes in the settlement and ordered
executed were-on the day set for
their death-turned over to Chinese
authorities. They were Immediately
taken to the model prison" in Chi
nese territory, where the execution oc-
Cured.
Japanese now occupy the model
prison" and all territory surrounding
Shanghai. 80 that 1t Is impossible to
secure . court order or carry out the
death sentence.
The ~ prisoners, some of whom
have been awaiting death for nearly
year, were all convicted OF armed
robbery, murder, Kidnapping or other
crimes involving the death penalty
under Chinese law.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
NATION WATCHES
VOTING IN MAINE
Partisans Ready to Herald
Outcome as New Deal
and Townsend Trend,
B! the Associated Press.

3! the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 12.-Maine
voted today for Governor and three
United States Representatives in the
Nations first 1888 election, with
partisans ready to herald the out
come as trend on the New Deal
and the Townsend old-age pension
plan.
The New Deal issue brought into
the campaign both Chairman John
D. M. Hamilton OF the Republican
National Committee, and Postmaster
General James A. Farley. head Of
the Democratic organization.
Mr.. Hamilton led the four Repub-
lican candidates in an assault on
the New Deal and its reciprocal
trade program.
Farley Favors Brann.
Mr.. Farley gave his personal blessing
to Louis J. Brann. Governor for two
terms from 1892 to 1886, and unre-
servedly praised F. Harold Dubord.
Democratic candidate for the national
House in the second Maine district
in opposition to the Republican in
cumbent. Clyde H. Smith.
Mr.. Brann, seeking a third term,
unprecedented since Maine has had
two-year gubernatorial terms. met
strong opposition in incumbent Gov.
Lewis o. Barrows, his successor in
office. There Is a third candidate,
Communist w. T. Tabbut
James C. Oliver, in the first district.
and Ralph o. Brewster in the third, are
the other two candidates for re-elec-
ton to the United States House.
One Of the Democratic candidates,
Harold B. Emery. in the first district,
uttered disapproval of some admins
tration policies in campaign speeches
and was outspoken against, the Town
send plan, which he described as fan
tastic."
The Townsend organization had in
dorsed all the Maine Republican Con-
gressmen.
Roberts Defends Roosevelt.
The third Democrat seeking election
to the House, Melvin P. Roberts, op-
posing Mr. Brewster, joined his fellow
party members in defense of President
Roosevelt and the administration pro-
gram. and like them, was praised by
Mr.. Farley.
The Brann-Barrows campaign re-
volved locally around the candidates
records in ofnoe, with Mr.. Barrows
pointing to . balanced budget and
comfortable surplus despite old-age
assistance to $4,000 persons. Mr.. Brann
contended State finances were good
because lett them So" and urged a
boost in old-aee pensions to At least
$50 monthly.
Mr.. Brann declared he believed in
getting AL possible money from
Washington, and said his main dis
agreement" with Mr. Barrows was the
fact that the latter did not want Fed
eral financial aid.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
Poll Tax in Jeopardy.

ATLANTA, Sept. IL (P).-Poll taxes,
frowned upon by President Roosevelt
as an unfair restriction of suffrage,
are in jeopardy in at least three of the
eight Southern States in which they
survive, an Associated Press survey
disclosed today.
Due to complicated systems of COL
lections and the controversial element
tn some States, it was difficult to
obtain figures on the number who
might be added to voting rolls by
wholesale removal of poll taxing,
but conservative estimates indicated
the total would run into the hun
dreds of thousands.
Well-def1ned movements for modi-
fcation or abolition of this type OF
levy were found in Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Alabama, while Mississippi
and South Carolina reported their
systems firmly intrenched with no
audible opposition.
In Georgia public abolition demands
have been limited of late to planks
in the platforms of two of four can
didates seeking nomination in this
weeks primary.
An early decision was assured in
Arkansas, where constitutional
amendment abolishing the tax and
authorizing registration system will
be submitted to voters in the Novem-
Der general elections.
E. H. Crump, head of the powerful
Memphis political organization, is a
leading opponent of the Tennessee
laws which provide 81 State tax and
an additional 81 county levy on per-
sons between 81 and so.
Nominate F. M. Dixon has said
he would recommend vote on a con-
stitutional amendment to change Ala
bamas $3.50 tax after he takes office
next January.
Mississippi reported a tendency to
tighten, rather than relax, voting re-
quirements in the last few years. The
81 poll tax never has been a State
wide issue largely because the funds
(about 100000 last yar) are retained
by the counties for school use
A somewhat similar situation OBJ
talned in South Carolina, where the
tax is collected by the counties and
kept by them for educational purposes.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
TYD|NCS EXPECTS
DECISIVE VICTORY
Senator Says Presidents
Visit Helped Him and Not
His Opponent.
~ the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Sept l2.-Senator
Millard E. Tydings said yesterday he
looked forward with every confidence
to. a decisive victory"
In next to the final ma jor radio ad-
dress Of his campaign-he delivered
another this morning-the New Deal
opposed Senator summarized his cam
paign last night. charged Mr.. Lewis
with evading the real issues and re-
minded his listeners he was not PROM
Sing to "be rlbber stamp or yes
man" in the cor ,idera ton of future
legislation.
Commenting on the Presidents La
Dor Day speech at Denton in which
the Chief Executive praised Mr.. Lewis,
Senator Tydings asserted:
1T is safe to say now that it did
not deceive the people of Maryland,
for it had just the opposite effect
that Mr.. Lewis thought it would have.
The people were with me before
it occurred. They have been with
me since 1t occurred. ="
Punished for Courage.
Senator Tydings said he was placed
on the administrations purge list
because he opposed the court reorgani-
cations bill and the governmental
reorganization BILL" and added:
You know and I know that I am
to be punished because dared to have
the courage to stand up and fight
for democracy, as provided for in our
Constitution to tight for the
American way and against the Eu-
ropean way of conducting govern
mental business"
Turning to discussion of legisla-
tive needs, Senator Tydings said I'VE
must Ill admit - that the Wagner
Labor Act must be revised along the
lines advocated by Mr.. William Green,
president Of the American Federation
OF Labor, 30 that the act may bring
cooperation between employer and
employe; and end the labor war which
has cost labor very dearly and which
has has serious effect likewise upon
the homes and prosperity Of the whole
Nation"
Revision of the Social Security Act
also Is needed, Senator Tydings said,
as the tax Is harsh and oppressive
on men who have only small salaries
to start with. =" The act As
drawn. he said, "levies . heavy in
come tax on the wages of the poorest
working men in the Nation"
Tahnr ~ u>lI Ur,,,,.4
Senator Tydings said the law, as
written while one of high purposes
and good intentions, Is unjust and
unfair, particularly to the lowest paid
group of our working people and to
farmers As we'll"
He said he attempted at the time
the act was before Congress to make
some amendment to 1t, but those were
the days when Congress was told to
take the laws just as they were sub
mitted and 80 my attempts were un-
successful"
The eyes of the Nation, the Senator
said, ARE on Maryland. They have
watched the start of this campaign,
watched its changing atmosphere
watched the. use of outside influence
and watched its closing phases.
II feel that when the results of
this long and hard contest are broad
cast that the people Of the Nation are
going to hear the voices Of Maryland
speaking in clarion tones that the
Free State Of Maryland Is still xree,
that her people are well capable Of
choosing those who will speak for
them in the councils Of the Ma
Evening star., 1938-09-12
JOURNEY is ENDED

A proposed round-the-wogld trip Of
two 15-year-old Washington boys was
nipped in the bud yesterday by Fred
erick, Nd, police. who held the young
sters until their parents arrived to
take them home.
The boys, Calvin B. Scott, 1913 B
street Sc, and Albert G. Triplett,
439 Tenth street S.W, were reported
missing on Friday.
Their parents said the boys were
fascinated by ships and had probably
intended to 90 to sea.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
TRIAL ADJOURNED;
DEWEY WORRIED
Pecora, Undecided on Plea
to Quash Hines Case,
Studies Law Books.
BACKGROUND

DlStTlCt Attorney 1hOndS T..
Dewey's battle to conrict Tammany
Leader J. J. Hines OF being political
frer for the numbers racket has
been endaneered-repeatedl T,Do
previous motions for mistridl ,cere
denied and more for dismissal
,ods turned do,rn by Justice Pecora
after some study
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept 12.-The States
concern over possible collapse of its
conspiracy case against James j.
Hines. 6l-year-old Tammany district
leader, increased today as Supreme
Court Justice Ferdinand Peroca ad-
journed court until pm tE. S. T.0
to further weigh defense motion
for a mistrial.
Without explanation, Justice Pecora
ordered the adjournment after a two
hour conference, in chambers, with
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
and Chief Defense Attorney Lloyd
Paul Stryker
1t was understood that the justice
burrowing deep into law Tones, was
still undecided whether to grant the
defense's strategic move to quash the
case before it reaches the jury.
Both Mr.. Dewey and Mr.. Stryker
presented long briefs to Justice Pecora
arguing the pros and cons in the
dramatic interruption which developed
when the district attorney, on Sat-
urday, questioned defense witness
about Hines and the poultry racket"
as investigated by the 1885 away"
grand jury
The question that precipitated
defense motion for a mistrial on the
contention that Mr.. Dewey had pref
udiced the case, was asked while Mr..
Dewey was cross-examining Lyon
Boston, former assistant y William c..
. Dodge, Mr.. Dewey's predecessor as dis
trict attorney. The district attorney
was asking Mr.. Boston about testimony
before grand jury investigating the
poultry racket. 1t was:
Don't you remember any testimony
about Hines and the poultry racket
there by him?"
"One moment" interjected the
booming voice of Hines lawyer, Lloyd
Paul Stryker Il move for a mistrial."
He contended that Mr.. Dewey had
made an unfair reference to grand jury
testimony about a possible criminal
matter with which Hines was not
charged. Mr.. Dewey retorted that the
defense opened the subject, an argu-
ment which drew a statement from
Justice Pecora that there was no such
subject opened up"
The trial was halted and the oppos-
ing sides went into a week end battle
Of briefs, with Justice Pecora in the
middle Of it.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
WINNING HIS FIGHT

-, After week in Gallinger Hospitals
iron lung" attendants give Reginald
Weisenfeld, 23-year-old Georgetown
University student, good chance to
recover from infantile paralysis unless
complications develop.
Rushed here from Jacksonville Fla,
when he was stricken, the student was
placed in the artificial breather as the
disease attacked his respiratory mus
cles. His mother, Mrs. Amelia Weisen-
field, and a sister, Katherine, are here
with the stricken youth.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
H. c. Byrd Addresses Club.

Sixty members of the Sykesville
Womens Club at luncheon and
business meeting this afternoon at
Olney Inn were addressed by DR.. H. c.
Byrd. president Of Maryland Uni
versity. Other guest speakers were
Mrs. Harry L. Harcum. president of
the State Federation; Mrs. Walter E.
Kriel, vice president. and Mrs. Edwin
Boone Luckett, author of Maryland
Women"
Evening star., 1938-09-12
FOUR DIE IN AIR CRASH
Plane Plummets to Earth From
100 Feet, Close to Airport.

DANVIILE, H., Sept. IL @.-Four
persons were killed yesterday when
an airplane plummeted to earth near
the municipal airport
The dead were Peter Britz, Al,
owner and pilot; Charles Companion,
48; Harry Ice, 40. and James Kincade,
80, all of Danville.
Witnesses said the ship crashed in
a cornfield from about 100 feet as the
party was returning to the airport
after a lo-minuts sightseeing trip
oveE, the city.
Evening star., 1938-09-12
WAR VETERAN DIES

A heart attack proved fatal yester-
day to George A. Bauman, 81, Melrose,
Mass, World War veteran, who died
IN an East Riverdale. Md, rooming
house while en- route to Walter Reed
Hospital for treatment. He was q
sergeant during the war.