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Evening star., 1938-06-26
DARKNESS HA[TS
MCCORMICK HUNT.
Gov. TingIey Orders Search
Resumed Today With
First Daylight.
pictures on Page A-7.)

By the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, June IS.
Darkness called a halt tonight to
the search OF Sandia Peaks rugged
slopes for Medill Mccormick, 2l-year-
old heir to the Mccormick publishing
fortune, who has been missing since
Wednesday on 4 mountain climbing
expedition.
Scores Of searchers had spent the
day among the treacherous cliffs. on
which young Mccormick climbing
companion was dashed to death.
Only . handful of Forest Service
rangers remained in thA mountains
over night and Gov. Clyde Tingley
ordered the hunt resumed tomorrow
with the first daylight. Supplies were
srucked into the base camp tonight in
readiness for tomorrow's activities.
As the second day Of intensive search
came to . close, none was able to
hazard 4 guess as to the fate Of young
Mccormick.
Reports by three scnoolboys Of sight
ing what appeared to be a body high
on the face of the mountain had sent
veteran climbers toward the spot. but
as dusk fell they had reported finding
nothing. According to the boys. what
appeared to be body was lodged
about 800 feet above the spot where
Mr.. McCormick's climbing companion.
Richard Whitmer, 20, was found dead
last night.
Climbers covered roughly the area
designated by the boys. but it was
thought that what had been seen was
. member Of the searching party rest
ing on q ledge. Several erroneous re-
ports had their origin in this previously.
Skilled mountain climbers new in
by plane from Colorado late today
to search almost Inaccessible crevices
and sloping lodges which might hold
young Mccormick, for whose life and
safety searching parties held little
hope.
The battered body of Mr. Whitmer
was found under the towering rock
face of q cliff known as The Shield.
near the summit Of the peak.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
SAYRE HOLDS NAZI
PLAN IMPOSSIBLE E
Economic Self-Suffciency Runs to
Staggering Amounts, Says
Assistant Secretary.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOC1ated fTekS.
NAPIERVILLE, ILL.,, June as
Francis B. Sayre. Assistant Secretary
Of State, analysed the economic policy
Of Germany tonight and said it would
not work.
He quoted gasoline at 60 cents .
gallon, rubber at triple the world price
to show that the cost of economic
self-sufnciency runs to staggering
amounts
His speech at the Midwest Institute
Of International Relations in North
Central College here was regarded as
= reply to the address last week of
German Minister Of Economics Wal
ther Funk, who said the United Sta tes
was the focal point of world economic
disorder.
Mr.. Sayre, who Is in charge Of
Secretary Hulls trade agreement pro-
gram, said:
"A tragic part Of the immeasurable
cost tof economic self-sufnciency) is
the ma ational regimentation and strait
jacketing Of all trade which follows
as the inevitable consequence of the
policy.
Eventually it involves necessarily
and inevitably government DICTATOR
ship over the flow of capital, over
prices and over labor
Evening star., 1938-06-26
Thomas Gives Talk
And Is Applauded
AT Rally in Newark
picture on Page A-5.)
By The Associated Press.

., :he Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., June 25.-Nor-
man Thomas, the country's No. !
Socialist and victim of q rotten
egg bombardment when he visited
Newark three weeks ago, spoke for
An hour late today at q peaceful,
police-guarded rally in a park
dedicated to George Washington.
Mr.. Thomas devoted most OF
his time to an attack on Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City.
When he had finished spectators
turned the demonstration into an
open-air forum by firing a score
Of questions at him. Many
cheered when he arrived, ap-
plauded his speech, and cheered
when he left.
Mindful of the June 4 riot in
nearby Military Park. more thar.
. hundred oficers were on the
scene. Within calling distance
were fire trucks and emergency
equipment.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
By the Associated Press.

6y the AstOClAted Press.
PARIS, June 25.-Europe was
plunged into new war scare tonight
by Spanish government threats Of
bombing reprisals against Italy and
. quick warning from Rome that Italy
would meet such reprisals by wiping
Spanish government cities OF the
map.
The scare started by disclosure the
Spanish government at Barcelona had
threatened to bomb Italian -dominat-
ed" towns in the Balearic Islands,
just OIL Spain's east coast.
1t was heightened by reports from
sources close to the French foreign
office that the Barcelona government
also had threatened to bomb cities of
those foreign countries" sharing re-
sponsibility of bombing of Spanish
civilian centers.
Duce Issues Warning.
Then tonight crea ting fear among
French and British diplomats that 4
general European conflict might break
out. Premier Benito Mussolini OF Italy
notified France that his warplanes
would destroy government Spain If
Spanish planes should bomb Italian
cities.
II Duce's declaration came after the
Spanish Ambassad dors in London and
Paris had said their government was
planning reprisals against foreign ma
tions whose planes they accused Of
"massacres" among the civilians in
government Spain.
Barcelona authorities have insisted
that both Italian and German flyers
have taken part in bombines Of civil
ians behind their lines.
Premier Mussolini's warning was
given to the French foreign ONCE BY
the italian Charge d'Affaires Renat to
Prunas. who said the first Spanish
government bombs dropped on Italy
would open war. He said the Italian
army and navy quickly would follow
the Fascist airplanes and utterly de-
stroy government Spain.
The crisis brought French and Brit
ish diplomats into feverish action.
Their respective foreign of1ices were
in permanent telephone communica-
tion.
Fear General Conflict.
Although French Foreign Minister
Georges Bonnet told both the Span
ish Ambassador and the Italian
Charge D'Affaires that France dis
approved Of the Barcelona cabinet s
threats, diplomats expressed fear open
warfare between government Spain
and the totalitarian states would bring
a general European conflict.
Some diplomats said they believed
the Spanish threat was an act of
desperation" They said the action
Of France in closing the frontier to
transshipment Of war supplies to the
Spanish government made the war
Csee BOMBING, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1938-06-26
CHAIRMAN HINTS
ATE.C.C. SHAKE-UP
Efficiency of Personnel
Should Be Increased,
McNinch Says.

BACH
The Federal Communications
Commission TOR some months has
been the target of criticism from
parious sources, haUing for its pur-
pose congressional probe OF the
regulatory agency. Charges against
the onmission, none de efnite, came
from Senate and House, but the
latter rejected probe plan
That personnel Of the Federal
Communications Commission is fac
ing 4 general shake-up as one of the
direct results of the refusal Of Con-
gress to order an investigation of that
body was indicated last night by
Frank r. McNinch. chairman, in his
first public pronouncement on the
proposed investigation since the
House Of Representatives voted down
the resolution. The chairman spoke
before the convention of the Attain
tic Division of the American Radio
Relay League at the Washington Ho-
tel and over q coast-to-coast radio
network.
The chairman has taken the action
of Congress as a direct mandate to
proceed with the task Of cleaning up
the commissions affairs. q task di-
rectly assigned him by President
Roosevelt, who asked Mr. McNinch to
leave his position as chairman of the
Federal Power Commission for q sea-
son. But he has been more or less
handicapped in his efforts since he
assumed command because of the
charges and countercharges which
had as their ultimate goal a congress
sional investigation.
But he indicated to his listeners last
night that the ways now are clear and
that stern measures would be taken
during the current summer and fall
to put the commission on q basis
which would place it above criticism
and restore public confidence in its
work. which, he said, had been shaken
by the charges and cOuntercharges
which were the result Of direct cam
paign of propaganda by innuendo and
Misrepresentation by few.
The chairman mentioned no names
in his speech, but, in the course OF q
discussion of the plans to be followed
as \ result of the House action said
that lit is my judgment that, in order
that the commission may function
most effectively, there are changes
that should be made in procedure and
the efficiency Of the staff personnel
should be increased"
He let it be known that the public
interest was to be the guiding star"
in carrying out the provisions of the
Communications Act, and made it
plain that he was not going to be
turned aside in this task by "carping
critics"
Evening star., 1938-06-26

deficits of last year.
TWO States-Michigan and Okla
homa-alone will 60 further into the
red.
Many of the rest not only will bal
ance income and expenditure for the
year, but will pare down debt piled up
during the 1s29-1s33 depression.
Some will be free OF that debt Alto
gether.
The improved situation prevails de-
spite two opposing trends:
U Declining revenues due to this
years business slump.
t2) Assumption by. the States Of an
increasing share Of the cost Of unem-
ployment relief. The Federal Gov
ernmsnt estimated recently that the
States share generally had grown
from 20 per cent In 1894 to 81 per
cent during the first half Of 1895; the
remainder comes from Uncle Sam.
500 Budgets Show Increase.
Because Of the relief load and
otherwise expanded social welfare pro-
grams-covering such things as old.
age pensions and aid to the blind
and greater expenditures for public
schools, the average State budget
shows an enormous increase over re-
cent years.
But drastic operating economies and
broad-base taxes have been combined
to balance income and outgo.
Taxes on income, retail sales and
liquor have hsen the most fruitful
sources q revsnue IN the balancing
Evening star., 1938-06-26
D0DD SAYS GERMANY
PLANS DRIVE IN u. S

b. TIE Associated Press.
William E. Dodd. former Ambassa-
dor to Germany, said last night he
had been informed confidentially the
German government had allocated
$4,000, 900 for propaganda dissemina-
ton in the United States.
Mr.. Dodd, in a text prepared for
radio delivery, also said he had heard
that few wealthy American busi-
ness men have given big sums to this
cause" but added, Il hope this is
not true"
Evening star., 1938-06-26
President to Make
2 Talks for Him.
Lewis Is Informed
By the Associated Press.

~ eAV nSsOSidtcu ETeSS.
CUMBERLAND. Md, June Is.
Representative David j. Lewis.
opening his Democratic senatoria!
campaign against Senator MillaYd
E. Tydings on the New Deal issue,
was informed tonight President
Roosevelt would make two per-
sonal appearances in Maryland
in his behalf.
Lewis, receiving this word from
supporters said to be in close
touch with the White House, said
he had not before heard that the
President intended to speak in
Maryland, His sources informed
him the President would appear
In this State in August.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

from getting
q complete,
clear picture
Of what was
going on.
Today. IS
years after
ward. the fog
has lifted.
Today. .
blow-by-blow
story Of the
battle, as by
a correspon-
dent on the
ground with
the invading
army, as
Evening star., 1938-06-26
Four Flyers Killed.

MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay. June IS
(R.-Four army flyers were killed
today when = departing plane collided
with one landing at the aviation
school field here. Both ships burned.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

been written by DR.. Douglas 8.
Freeman.
DR.. Freeman Is editor of the
Richmond News Leader. He is
author Of the volume Pulit-
ser-prize biography. "R. e. Lee"
He is regarded rs an authority on
the military tactics of war.
Read DR.. Freeman's bril-.
liant dispatches daily,
Starting Tuesday, in 3,
Uhr Eufntnp Star
Evening star., 1938-06-26
If GETTYSBURG
Were Fought Today

=. you would read every line
your newspaper printed about 1t,
every day.
But in 1853 the 'fog Of war"
would have prevented your paper
Evening star., 1938-06-26
States Financial Condition
Held Better Than Last Year
Survey Reports Only Half Dozen Will Report
Deficits on July 3O-Michigan and Oklahoma
Have Gone Deeper in Red.


balancing the budget-from
of
year
Evening star., 1938-06-26
DUCE THREATENS
| OPEN WARE ARE #
ITALY IS BOMBED
ReprisaI Warnings Plunge
Europe Into New War
Scare.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
ACT TO PREVENT CRISIS
Bonnet Expresses Disapproval Of
Menaces From Loyalist'
Government.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
italian and German opiation
continoents haze been backbone OF
Spanish insurgent air attacks upon
cities behind loyalist lines and ship
ping in harbors of Eastern Spain.
Several score of British and French
commercial pessels haze been sunk
or damaged in harbors of Eastern
Spain by air raiders coming from
italian air base In the Baleartc
Islands.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

tSee STEEL. Page AID
Evening star., 1938-06-26

(See BUSINESS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-06-26

(See BOMBING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-06-26

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-39
Evening star., 1938-06-26

~. 8. weather Bureau Forecast)
Thundershowers, followed by cooler to-
day; tomorrow, mostly cloudy with mod
crate temperature. Temperatures yester-
day-Highest, 90, at 4:30 pm; lowest, SO,
at am.
Full report on page A.
Evening star., 1938-08-17

world markets this year." the secre-
tary said.
A grave question" is involved, he
said, because the world wheat crop
is bigger this year than last, when
foreign markets absorbed $4,000, 900
bushels from American farms.
Mr.. Wallace mentioned wheat export
subsidies as q possibility when he dis
cussed the 1899 program with wheat
area leaders here last week, but added
that permanent system Of dumping
wheat" on world markets would be
dynamite"
Crucial Test for Control.
The Secretary and other top rank
ing administration farm leaders frank
ly admit that this years bumper
wheat and cotton crops may provide
crucial test of their attempts at
crop control.
Mr.. Wallace said the large crops
elsewhere IN the world, the downturn
in business and consumer buying
power and unsettled world marketing
conditions, also were providing ma
terial for the test.
World wheat production for 1898
is estimated at more than 1000, 900 900
bushels. Canada. Argentina, Russia
and other nations have extra wheat
to sell.
Mr.. Wallace told wheat growers it
was doubtful that the United States
could export 50,000,0 900 bushels this
season unless We take some special
types Of action designed to hold on
to our fair share of the world wheat
trade"
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

schools were allowed to 60 home for
the day at 1890 pm. because of the
heat
The victim of todays heat was Mike
Murray, Is, of Chicago, who became
ill while riding on a train in the
Union Station yards. He was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital.
Throughout the morning and early
afternoon the mercury was within q
point or so of yesterdays range. The
weather man said he expected the
skies to be partly overcast this after
noon and there was the possibility Of
thundershower before dark.
Six Persons in Casualty.
Six persons remained at Casualty
Hospital for treatment today after
being Frustrated yesterday afternoon
and last night. None was believed Sc
riously affected. During the peak of
the heat yesterday afternoon Cas-
ualtys two ambulances were kept con-
stantly on the run, picking up persons
who had tainted.
Four other heat victims were treated
at the hospital yesterday afternoon
and discharged.
Those remaining in the hospital to-
day were Francis Bowie, 30, address
unknown; Henry Moore, 70, of New
Orleans; Isaac Sarvis, SO, colored, Of
626 R street S. Eddie Olphant, COL
ored, %, 1910 Fourteenth street NV;
Code Crowder. colored, 70, of 1877
First street NV, and Benjamin
Evans, colored, 80, of Mckinley, Md.
Others treated at various hospitals
and discharged yesterday afternoon
were Albert c. johnson, Sc, of 1926
Columbia road NV; Richard Walker,
months old, of ass Massachusetts,
avenue NV; Richard Meade. 16
months old, of 16 Seventh street NE;
Steve Kelly, IS, colored, of 427 M
street NV, and william Payne, COL
ored, of 1107 Delaware avenue S.W.
Revive Three Victims.
Ambulance doctors from Emergency
Hospital revived three heat victims
yesterday afternoon who did not re-
quire hospital treatment.
The waterfront around Hains Point
last night again was lined with Sleep
ers, who sprawled under the trees on
blankets and newspapers spread on
the grass. Smaller groups sought fresh
air and cooling breezes in parks located
in the more thickly populated resi-
Dental areas.
Swimming pools and air-cooled
theaters and restaurants were thronged
yesterday afternoon as on Monday,
with Federal employees who were re-
leased from work early because of the
heat. Thousands of Federal and Dis
trict workers were discharged from a
score of buildings which were poorly
ventilated.
In Pennsylvania. nine deaths result
ed from the heat during the last three
days. the Associated Press reported.
Throughout the East the heat wave
had taken heavy toll and brought
discomfort to millions.
In many Eastern States, however,
Evening star., 1938-08-17

scattered showers and cloudy skies
brought at least temporary relief from
a burning sun. Pittsburgh yesterday
experienced the hottest August Is
since 1888, while in Newark the
steady drain on the water system from
street sprinklers for children threat
ened the supply.
In Buffalo. N. Y, lightning record
er revealed that 173 bolts struck in
As minutes during a disturbance last
night. Heat-fagged New Workers were
slightly encouraged by cloudy skies and
q possibility of rain.
Envy Prisoners Cool Cells.
At Richmond, officials Of the Vir-
ginia State Prison said they envied
the prisoners their cool cells behind
the thick stone walls, much cooler, the
jailers said, than their own quarters.
Anglers in Durham, N. c., said it
was 50 hot there yesterday the fish
refused to bite.
Temperatures were only slightly
lower as the South entered the fourth
day of the heat wave. It was cooler
today in the Great Lakes region and
the Middle West.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
'|SMS' AVOIDED
AT YOUTH PARLEY
Officials, However, Make No
Secret Of Fact Communists
Are in Group.
By the Associated Press.

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, Aug. IT,
The issue of the "isms," introduced
into the World Youth Congress by
refusal Of Poughkeepsie municipal au-
thorities to greet the delegates because
of their "internationalism," was scru-
pulously avoided at the opening ses-
sion in the Vassar College Chapel.
However, officials made no secret to-
day of the fact that among the near
ly 900 delegates and the 400 "ob-
servers" there are Communists, as
well as those of other political faiths.
Joseph Cadden, chairman of the
United States delegation. pointed out
that the purpose Of the congress is to
put youth of whatever shade of opin-
ion to work on the problem of world
peace, and none could be excluded
although some have excluded them
selves.
These include, notably, italy and
Germany. Germany's chief reason for
refusal to participate was. according
to Mary Brignoli Of the European
group, because German was not used
as the official language.
At the formal welcome last night,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt called the
good neishbor" policy of the United
States one step in the direction of
peace of which this country can be
proud.
Proceedings were considerably
lengthened by the necessity Of trans
lating all remarks into both French
and Spanish.
Beginning today, however, an auto
matte Translator in the auditorium Of
the Students Building will be used.
All seated on the lower floor who do
not understand the speaker may
hear the talk in either French or
Spanish. according to which button
they push.
The talk is carried from the plat
form to a translating room and there
relayed at once into the other semi
official languages.
The opening session yesterday was
almost entirely informal. The dele
gates. already introduced to American
corn on the cob and blueberry pie. met
another American institution head-on
This was the ice cream cone.
They surrounded Mrs. Roosevelt and
ate cones provided by Vassar College.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Hines
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnJlnueQ from f1TSt FdEeD
much-publicized clandestine meetings
Of Dixie Davis, then imprisoned in the
Tombs, and his red-haired former
Broadway showgirl sweetheart, Hope
Dare, with whom he was captured
several months ago in a Philadelphia
hideout.
"On his visits to Hope Dare's apart
ment," Mr.. Dewey said, they were
never alone together"
Mr.. Dewey charged that Hines was
present with Abraham "Bo" Weinberg,
a Schultz mobster, in March. 1892.
at a meeting in which the Schultz
gang laid plans to take over" the
policy racket, then unorganized.
The prosecutor said J. Richard
Dixie Davis. known as "the kid
mouthpiece" of the Schultz gang, who
pleaded guilty and turned States
evidence in the present trial, was also
present at the meeting.
by the use of gunner, beatings and
murder, Schultz took over control of
the business" Dewey said. Its GEN.
ter was located in Harlem, where 500
storekeepers alone acted as collectors"
20 Million Take In 1888.
Mr.. Dewey said that having Or
ganized the policy racket with political
protection, Schultz harvested $45, 900
a day in 1888, a total Of $40, 0,000, 900
a year.
In his opening statement at Hines
trial on conspiracy charges growing
out of the policy racket. Mr.. Dewey
said that at the organization meeting
of the gangsters, Hines had been able
to point to effectiveness" of his po-
litical protection-and that numerous
policy cases had been thrown out of
court although the police had staged
perfect raids"
Mr.. Dewey also charged that the
Evening star., 1938-08-17

Schultz racket contributed to the
campaign funds of former District
Attorney William Copeland Dodge,
whom Mr.. Dewey has named in a bill
of particulars as having been ''intimi-
dated, Influenced or bribed" by the
policy mob.
He said the contributions were made
ION instructions from Hines" and that
the mob provided thousands and
thousands" of gangland votes for the
former Tammany district attorney.
1,000-to-1 Odds.
Earlier, in outlining his case, Mr..
Dewey pictured the policy racket as
Influenced by 'superstitions and
dreams" and said it was played by
poor people against 1,000-to-l odds.
In mesauerd tones the 36-year-old
prosecutor told the specially drawn
jury in Supreme Court that the key
stone of the l3-poin: indictment was
the charge against Hines Of giving po-
litical protection-the "fix"-to the
policy gang.
Colossal sums are wagered an
nually in small amounts, largely
played among the poorer Of the CITY,"
he said.
There are penny bets. 2-cent bets,
nickel bets. dime bets. occasionally =
quarter. half-dollar. q dollar. Seldom
does 1t run over a IS bet"
Mr.. Dewey said the policy game be-
gan in New York about 20 years ago,
operating through the use Of Clearing
House figures to provide its winning
numbers.
As he spoke. folding a slip of yellow
paper to illustrate the method Of
betting. Hines, 6l-year-old Tammany
district leader, listened carefully.
Near him sat his gray-haired. pretty
wife, Mrs. Geneva Hines, . troubled
smile playing on her lips, Immediately
cool in a white dress and white broad
brimmed hat.
Evening star., 1938-08-17
Man Cooling Off
In Horse Trough
Seized by Police

The horses didn't mind Harold
Goldsmith being in their trough
this morning, because Harold
wasn't drinking any water to
speak Of.
In fact. police were convinced
Goldsmith had slaked his thirst
elsewhere when they fisked him
from the equine drinking foun-
tain at Lincoln road and r street
NE.
Shortly before they booked
Goldsmith. 81. first block Of I
street Sc, for intoxicstion. the
policemen, hot. puzzled and mop
ping their brows, demanded:
What we're you doing in Dob
bins drink"
II was hot" declared Gold
smith, Just plain hot"