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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-09-23
'KriSe EyrOpy.

svoji existence We tTeba zmen-
sene republice.
Pr prohlasenf smutnych
zprav nejprve oblfbeny herec,
Stepan stepanek, cetl odvolanf
ku obcanstvu miti d1veru We
svoji vladu a vyvarovati Sc ne
pokoj1, ktere by pFidaly jenom
ku obtfzfm republiky. Noviny
pTinesly clanky S ohlavenfm
prot sym byvalym spojen-
cum, Anglii a Francii. V jed
nom listu projevena vfra: "Se
vztycenymi hlavami do budouc
nosti."
President, Eduard Benes, byl
vzhGru az do pill tret1 hodiny
We stfedu rano, kdyz probuzen
byl anglickymi a francouzsky-
mi ministry.
Behem dine vlada byla V u
stavicnych poradach.
V provolan1 SVEN, re Cesko-
slovenska vlada pTijfma angelic
ko-francouzsky plan ma pTijetf
Hitlerovych pozadavkG, Sc
prav1:
"Po 20 letech m1ru my pre-
mozeni jsme nasilnou krisl.
Dive velike moci fekly nam S
plnou vahou, re Evropska kri-
Sc stala sc tax akutn1, re ODE
tyto moci radily nam koupiti
svobodu a mir obetmi, tfeba
by ODE tax rady pomohly nam.
Dale kdyz Rusko bylo ochot-
no nam pomoci ma podmfnku,
re Francie Dude S pomocf svoji
prvn1, my stall jsme tvaTi We
tvaT valce.
Vlada rozhodnuta jest udr-
zeti pokoj a poradek a neod-
vislost svoji "a novych podmf-
mex.
Ochrana obcan1 byla pro-
hlasenim z~ajistena. Nedejte
Sc strhnouti agitatory, z10stan-
te pevnymi We sve wire ku re-
publice."
z Londyna bylo oznameno,
re Chamberlain zadati Dude
Hitlera, ably rozpustil cast VOL
ska shromazdeneho ku name
vr1m "a to, re Sudetske 1zemf
svefeno Nemecku. 0 tom jed
ma Sc tento ctvrtek V Codes
berg, kde schazi sc Chamber
lain s Hitlerem. Navrhy Cham
berlainovy jsou: Spolup6sobe-
nj novym Locarno dohodnut1m,
re nedojde ku nepratelstvf
mezi Nemeckem, Anglif, Fran
eli a Itali1, re skoncena Dude
nepTatelska novinarska KAN
pan Nemecku a re danny bu-
dou jiste zaruky Ceskosloven-
sku.
V Londyne hlaseno, re ital-
ske pluky chystaj1 Sc ku tahu
do spanelska.
Rusko odvrac1 Sc cd zapad-
nj Evropy a hledf opanovati
rozhoduj1c1 stanoviska V ASH.
Uhry poslaly sv6 rozhodnuti
Anglii a Francii, re budou
chtfti casti Ceskoslovenskeho
1zemf.
V Par1zi premier Daladier
stoj1 v cele revolte We SVEN ka-
!, binetu. Nekolik ministr1 stoj1
ma strane CechG. Socialiste We
Francii stoji v oposici.
Mussolini V reel zadal ably
prava UhrG, Slovak1, PolakG,
RuthenG a Rumunskych men
Sin v Ceskoslovensku tez UNA
ma byla. Italie sl1bila pomoc
PolakGm a Uhr1m.
Ceskoslovenska vlada vyda-
la svoji ZEN do rukou moc1 E.
vropskych. Rozhodnutf, jak
Sc prav1, bylo nevyhnutelnym.
Londyn a PaTlz podaly Pra-
re jednohlasne ultimatum
BUD" "Anebo" v dobe "a
hodin.
Papez Plus XI. zadal We sire
du vsechny katolicke kostely
Rfma ku modlitbam "a mir.
Angle a Francie nejenom
vyjednaly bargain" pro Hit
lera, ale vynutily jej. To ne
byla vojenska porazka. TvaTf
tvaT znicenf, republika konec-
ne pTijala ultimatum Francie
a Angle.
Jest tn otazka, co zGstava,
ably zachovano bylo a co MOI
no zachovati.
Podm1nky vzdanf mini Sc u
stoupen1 Sudetany obydlenych
krajin Nemecku. Co je ale to
iSudetske dzem1? To Dude spo-
jeno S mnohymi a mnohymi OBJ
t1zemi.
Pro Cechoslovaky uplynule
Evening star., 1938-09-07
Henderson Hitler Meeting at Nurnberg
Seen Significant.

Henderson Hitler Meeting at Nurnberg
Seen Significant.
LONDON. Sept. 7 tP.-War or
peace in Europe over the embittered
Czech-Sudeten conflict, in the opinion
of reliable observers, may hang on 4
chance meeting at the Nazi party rally
in festive Nurnberg today.
The fate Of Czechoslovakia. these
men said, depends on whether Sir
Neville Henderson, the British Ambas-
sador to Berlin. gets and takes an op-
portunity to talk to Chancellor Hitler
at the reception for diplomats attend
ing the congress
They insist Chancellor Hitler has
not been informed fully and officially
OF the British determination she
might fight against the Reich-to de-
fend the, Czechoslovaks if they are at
tackled to further the Sudeten German
minority dmands for autonomy from
Praha.
Warning to Hitler Seen.
An authorized British spokesman,
anxious to convince Hitler that Britain
is serious on the Czechoslovak ques-
ton, issued what was interpreted as
an indirect warning to the Reich ana
the Sudetens to consider the newest
concessions made by the Praha gov
ernment.
The spokesman said Prahas offers
seem to represent basis on which
negotiations might well be conducted.
1t was believed this was intended tt
(See HITLER, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1938-09-07
.ExTORTION NOTES
SUSPECT SEIZED
e. Men Arrest Philadelphian
Accused of Sending 80 to
Prominent Citizens.

BY the Associated Press.
Justice Department officials said to.
day that Federal agents had arrested
John Ferdinand Norman, SO, Of Phila.
delphia. Pa, on charges of writing 80
extortion notes to prominent citizens.
The department said 10 notes were
sent William Meyer, president of the
Apex Hosiery Co.
Others were sent. the department
asserted, to Leslie j. Rosenwald, presi-
dent of the Sears, Roebuck & Co.'S
board Of directors; J. Newton Pew, vice
president Of the Sun Oil Co.: Harry
Publicker, president Of Continental
Distilleries, and Jerry Nugent. owner
sf Philadelphia baseball club. All
are residents of Philadelphia.
Norman. former manager Of this
Woodside Crystal Pool of Philadelphia,
will be charged in a Federal complaint
today, department officials said. with
violating the Federal extortion act.
A statement issued at the department
said the prisoner admitted writing the
notes. The arrest was made in Phila-
delphia.
Evening star., 1938-09-07

band and the fine assessed by the
court was paid
In the transmission Of the story to
The Star, a misunderstanding over the
identity of Mr.. McCracken, partially
caused by mistaking the middle initial
"T'' for p" resulted in describing Mrs.
William T. McCracken as Mrs. Will
liam P. MacCracken and the identifi-
cation Of the latter as the wife Of the
former Assistant Secretary OF Com
merce for Aeronautics.
The Star regrets the error and
apologies to Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Cracken for any embarrassment suf-
fered by this mistake, which was cor
rected in later editions Of yesterdays
Star.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
War May Hinge on
Hitler's Talk With
Henderson.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
NURNBERG, Germany, Sept. T.
British Ambassador Sir Neville Hend-
erson arrived in extraordinary fashion
today to attend the annual Nazi party
congress and perhaps to talk with
Adolf Hitler about the dangerous
Czech-Nazi controversy.
Others of the IS foreign diplomats
attending the eight days of speeches,
marches, demonstrations and confer
ences comprising the huge rally came
by special train from Berlin Monday
night. Sir Neville, however, came
alone. and late.
Uondon dispatches quoted re-
liable observers that war or peace
might depend on whether the
British envoy has an opportunity,
at Hitler's reception for diplomats,
to speak to the German chancellor.
They declared Hitler was not fully
informed Of the British determina-
tion she might fight to defend
Czechoslovakia If war results from
Sudeten German demands for
autonomy
The general feeling in Government
circles was that Hitler was going to
wait the rest of this week for the
Czechoslovak government to present
peace plan acceptable to the Sudeten
Germans.
II by Monday, the closing day Of
the eight-day convention. he is con-
vinced the Sudetens and the Czechs
can not get together he may attempt
some way other than negotiation to
end the deadlock, many here believe.
The Czech problem was in the fore
ground today because of the arrival
yesterday of Konrad Henlein, Sudeten
German leader, and his conference
with Hitler
But whether Hitler would make a
pronouncement on the subject before
his closing address Monday, or at all,
remained as doubtful as ever. Com
petent sources said the chancellor is
most likely to reserve any public state
ment on the problem until Monday
night.
WAR MAY HINGE ON TALK.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
DAVEYDARESU.S.
T0HA[T PENSIONS
Letter Accuses Altmeyer Of
PoIitics-Ohio Officials
Fail to Attend Quiz.
BS the Associated Press.


Gov. Martin L. Davey, laying re-
sponsibility for any major shortcom-
ings in Ohio's administration of old
age pension on the Social Security
Board itself, defied the board today
to cut of Federal pension grants.
Frankly, I do not believe you dare
deprive these aged citizens of one-half
their scant living to support your po-
litical maneuvers," Gov. Davey said in
a letter to A. J. Altmeyer, board chair
man. 1T would be an act of cruel
tyranny which not even a political
faker could justify"
The board opened a hearing yes
terday on whether to suspend Federal
grants to Ohio's old-age assistance pro-
gram because of allegations the State
administration did not meet Federal re-
quirements.
Ohio officials had been requested
to attend, but none was present New
ertheless, the board proceeded with its
own witnesses and heard testimony
from its investigators that the Ohio
administration was permeated with
politics and was inefficient.
Altmeyer Sees Admission"
Their statements included assertions
that requests for old-age assistance
directed personally to Gov Davey re-
ceived preferential treatment, that
| norS0Opp1 hod hoon orroiptaJ IN %bo
basis of political and personal influ-
ence," and that pension recipients had
been told it would be a good idea" to
vote for Gov. Davey, who was defeated
in the recent primary.
When the hearing concluded, Chair
man Altmeyer observed that it was
reasonable to assume" that the failure
OF Ohio's officials to attend was "an
admission OF the truth of the charges, :"
but that the record would be held open
for "a reasonable time" for any reply.
Gov. Davey's letter, flown here by a
member OF his secretariat, was deliv-
cred after conclusion of the hearing.
1t described the charges as 80 gen
eral' and 80 non-specific" that they
could not be answered but said all
were denied categorically."
Politics Charged.
The Governor continued that the
board had had auditors and agents in
the Ohio division for two and one
half years and had been "in virtual
control of the Ohio program"
If there have been any failures
Of consequence it is your fault, be-
cause the mere threat OF withhold
ing Federal funds would have brought
prompt action" he added.
As to political activity in connec-
ton with the pensions, Gov. Davey
recalled that the charges were brought
three days before the Ohio Demo-
cratic primary, in which he was de-
feated for denomination, and said they
were intended Ito scare 1000 help
less old people into voting against
myself"
This was surprisingly dirty poll
tics for one who pretends to be Is
righteous as YOURSELF" he said.
There was no immediate word as to
whether the board would accept Gov.
Davey's letter as Ohio's full reply to
the charges and proceed to rule on
the question Of continued grants.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
Apologies to the MacCrackens
For Erroneous Use of Names

As the result of a succession of err
rors, including the faulty Transmission
over the telephone of middle initial,
The Star enormously involved Mr..
and Mrs. William p MacCracken in a
news account yesterday of Rockville
Police Court case concerning which
neither OF them had any knowledge
Mrs. William T. McCracken, wife
OF a Pat1lt Office examiner, Z East
Underwood street, Chevy Chase an
swered charges in Rockville Police
Court yesterday involving an unmuz-
zled dog, of which she was the owner
Indignant at testimony offered in the
case, she at one time threatened to go
to Jail, but was dissuaded by her hus-
Evening star., 1938-09-07
2 MEN FOUND DEAD.
BEATEN AND BURNED
Blood Stained Broken Bottle Is
Discovered Near Bodies in
Philadelphia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated kTeS9.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-Two
men, beaten and burned, were found
dead today in sunflower patch in
the northeastern section of the city.
Police 1t. William Greenhaugh said
they were identified tentatively as
Louis Cole, IS. and Jack Ebenhart,
IS, Of Philadelphia.
The bodies, with the clothing burned
of above the waist, were discovered
by persons who reside in the vicinity.
Nearby was broken milk bottle, its
jagged edges covered with blood.
Both men were cut on the head
and face.
1t. Greenhaugh said the clothing
apparently had been burned from the
bodies elsewhere, because weeds where
they lay were not scorched.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
ROOSEVELT FEARS
ELECTRIC FAMINE
Names Committee to Work
on Assuring Adequate
Power in Wartime.
Ey the Associated Press.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. 7.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt said today the posi-
bility Of an electric power shortage in
the event Of war constitutes "a serious
threat to the national security"
This statement was made in letters
designating members of a special COM
mittee Mr.. Roosevelt named to seek
definite ways and means" Of provid-
ing emergency power facilities.
The President named the following
as members of the investigating body
Louis Johnson, Assistant Secretary
OF War; Frederic A. Delano of the Ma
tional Resources Committee. Basil
Manly of the Federal Power Commits
sion. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the
Interior and member of the National
Power Policy Committee; Charles Edi-
son, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and William o. Douglas of the Securi-
ties Commission.
Concerned by Reports.
In letters to members of the com.
mittee, the President said that reports
to him regarding the supply of electric
power in event of a national emer.
gency "have given me much concern.
The reports were made by the Wal
Department and the Federal Power
Commission in response to request BY
the Chief Executive last March.
These studies" Mr.. Roosevelt wrote
"have disclosed a shortage of powe!
to meet the needs of the Nations in.
dustry in the event of war such as con.
stitute a serious threat to the nationa
security.
In order to take immediate step.
toward the solution OF this pressin,
problem am appointing q committe,
Of (GovernmenD representatives. -
Calls for legislative Program.
1T Is my desire that this committe,
flnd and recommend to me definit.
ways and means of meeting this prob
lem. This will include drafting en-.
abling legislation, recommending nee
essary appropriations and other meas.
ures which appear appropriate"
The President talked today will
Harry Hopkins, the w. P. A. admins.
traitor, presumably going over the prog
ress Of the work-relief program. Mr.
Hopkins arrived at the summer Whit,
House late yesterday.
The Chief Executive conferred yes
terday with Gov. Elmer Benson O.
Minnesota, talking Northwestern poll
tics and farm problems. Gov. Benson
Farmer-Laborite, told the Presiden
the entire Northwest was In favor O
his efforts to purge Congress of "con.
servatives." Gov. Benson ignored part.
lines to express his personal favor o
the Presidents stand.
His conference with Mr.. Roosevelt
was considered politically significan
in the light OF the Presidents bid To-
the election of liberal" candidates
Democrats or not.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
MEDICAL SOCIETY
MONOPOLY QUIZ
TO BEGIN SEPT. 19
Subpoenas to Be Issued for
G. n. A. Members and
Others,
ARNOLD IS DIRECTOR
OF PLANS FOR INQUIRY
Grand Jury to Hear Evidence Of
Alleged Obstruction Tactics
of Group.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Justice Department entered
controversy between Group Health
Association, Inc. and the oroon.
tied medical profession some
months ago NTH proposal to brino
District Medical Society and
American Medical Association be-.
fore Federal grand jury on charges
OF violating antitrust laus through
alleged monopoly practices against
G. II. A..
operations OF the medical co.
operative uere upheld as leoal in
District Court July 20 in q cipl
suit.
Grand jury investigation of alleged
monopolistic activities of the District
Medical Society will begin here Sep
tember l9, according to tentative plans
OF Department Of Justice officials, it
was learned on good authority today.
Subpoenas will be issued for nu.
merous witnesses, most of whom ara
members OF Group Health Association.
Inc, cooperative medical service or.
sanization against which the District
Medical Society is alleged to have EN-.
ployed "obstructionSt" tactics.
Preparations for the inquiry ara
being made under the personal direc.
tlon OF Thurman Arnold, assistant at.
torney general in charge of the anti.
trust division of the Justice Depart.
ment Mr.. Arnold several weeks ago
called on the Medical Society to dis.
continue coercing qualified persons in
the practice of their profession" and
warned OF impending prosecutive &C.
ton.
Deny Coercion Charges.
Attorneys for the Medical Society
have denied the coercion accusations
and have advised Mr.. Arnold the 80.
clety has not violated the Federal
antitrust statutes or any other laws.
In the meantime three prominent
physicians, members of the society.
nave filed suit to restrain the Group
Health Association from practicinp
medicine here.
Complaints Are Cited.
Mr.. Arnold. with the approval of At.
torney General Cummings. authorized
a grand jury inquiry into many com.
plants" that the District Medical So.
clety violated the Sherman antitrust
laws by excluding from membership
and privileges of the society the physi-
clans affiliated with Group Health As
sociation. The Governments so-called
trust buster" is said to regard the So
cietys attitude as involving a COM
blnation in restraint of trade"
In its legal proceedings the Depart
ment Of Justice will seek to show that
the practice of medicine is trade"
within the meaning of the Sherman
Act
There is possibility that several
members of the District Medical So
ciety will be asked to appear before the
grand jury for questioning.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
SHIP REPORTS FIRE
Freighter Dundrum Castle Fails
to Give Location.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. LR-The
Maritime Exchange was informed by
radio today that the freighter Dun
drum Castle. bound from Philadelphia
to Cape Town, South Africa, was afire
somewhere at sea.
The exchange said the message came
from Capt. Pace. It did not give the
ships location. The vessel left Phila-
delphia August ~ with a cargo that
included gasoline and kerosene.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
N 'CARRAN VICTOR
IN NEVADA POLL
AVoWed New Deal Backers
Far Behind, With Count
Four-Fifths Made.
(Picture on page A-2.)
Ey the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
RENO, New. Sept. Returns from
four -fifths Of the votes cast in the
Democratic primary election showed a
decisive victory today for Senator Pat
McCarran, who has opposed some of
President Roosevelts measures. over
two 100 per cent New Deal" oppon-
ents.
Senator McCarran received l4.243
votes from 240 of the States 262 pre-
cincts. compared with 4,521 for Al
bert Hilliard, Reno attorney, and TIC
for DR.. John WOrden OF Carson City.
E. p. Carville. former United States
attorney here, clinched the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination with 9.852
votes to 1928 for Harley A. Harmon
OF Las Vegas, chairman of the State
Public Service Commission. Former
Representative Charles L. Richards
was third with 2,009.
Fulton Leads for G. O. p.
The Republican gubernatorial nom-
ination went to John A. Fulton. direc-
tor of the University of Nevada School
of Mines. He polled 3,726 votes to
1894 for Samuel c. Durkee, former
State highway engineer.
Senator McCarran will be opposed
in November by former Senator Tasker
L. Oddie. who won the Republican
nomination without opposition.
Senator McCarran, in a statement
thanked Nevadans for a splendid re-
sponse to q call that demanded in
dependence of thought"
Il will sustain and support the Ex-
ecutive of the Nation,' he said, "as
have sustained him in the past when
he was right. will oppose him when
he is wrong. I will be true to my
oath to uphold and defend the Con-
stitution."
Scrugham Unopposed.
James G. Scrugham. Nevada's only
Congressman, was unopposed for re-
nomination as Democrat, and former
Mayor Harry Stewart had no opposi-
ton for the Republican nomination.
Registration of voters totaled ap.
proximately $4,000, of whom 35,23t
were Democrats, 16,907 Republican.
and the remainder independents OF
non-partisans.
President Roosevelt did not inter.
vene in the Nevada primary, nor die
any nigh administration leader taxi
sides in the senatorial contest.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
Text Given Sudetens.

PRAHA, Sept. 7. P).-The text of
the new concessions by which the
Czechoslovak government hopes to end
its danger-laden dispute with the au-
tonomy- demanding Sudeten Germans
was formally handed to a leader of
the Sudeten party today by Premier
Milan Hodza.
This ceremony took place in an un-
certain and pessimistic atmosphere.
In the absence of the Sudeten
Fuehrer, Konrad Henlein, who left
last night to attend Nazi Germany's
annual party rally at Nurnberg,
Hodza made the presentation to Ernst
Kundt, Henlein's lieutenant.
This marked the fourth set of "sug-
gestions' made by the Praha govern
ment in recent weeks in the hope Of
composing the quarrel which-because
Adolf Hitler has proclaimed himself
protector of the Sudetens-is troubling
all Europe.
The first three were directly or
Indirectly rejected by the Germanic
minority.
Offered Self Government
1t was officially admitted that the
fourth plan" offered virtually COM
plete self-government in local affairs
to three German districts to be set
up under a projected system of can
tons; that national officials would be
chosen from various nationalities with
In the state in proportion to popula-
zion: that local police would be locally
commanded, and that insofar as prac-
ticable languages of the minorities
would be placed on basis of equality
with those of Czechs and Slovaks.
1t was understood the three German
cantons would be in north Bohemia,
with a population of 100000; west
Bohemia, population 100000 and a
narrow, elongated border region with
4 population of 100000
(Czechoslovakia's Gernan-speak-
ing population is roughly 3,5OO,OOO,
and the Sudeten party asserts 80
per cent of these follow its ban
nerS).
Another concession offered was said
TO be economic aid in the form of
loans and public works programs to-
falling about s25,00O,0OO, to be ex-
pended in the depressed German dis
tricts.
May Reject Proposal.
Kundt and other party leaders be-
gan Official study of the fourth
plan" Although they withheld COM
uent the impression prevailed at
Sudeten headquarters that they would
find much fault with it if they did
not reject it altogether.
They had been informed several
days ago Of the general nature of the
plan by viscount Runciman, unoficial
British mediator in the dispute.
Since then the attitude of the party
always uncompromising, has seemed
to be stiffening even more. Some
party leaders were demanding GER
tain commitments by the Praha gov
ernment in foreign affairs. demands
never formally made by Henlein.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
Summary Of Today''s Star

SPORTS.
Giants-All-Sta grid clash tonight due
to draw crowd of $4,000. Page Ala
Rink Bond recalled to help solve Reds
leadership problem. Page A-12
Monteagudo, victor In debut, earns
Nat mound berth. Page A-13
Indians hit winning pace too late to
aid nag ambitions. Page Ais
Capital golfers paired with stars for
amateur medal round. Page ALA
D. c. virtually spurns 1899 U. S. wom-
ems title golf tourney. Page ALA
Curtis Cup links competition opening
today seen as toss-up. Page ALA
Evening star., 1938-09-07
GEM THEFT PROBED
Mrs. J. w. Hall Reports $25, 900
Loss at Virginia Beach.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Sept. Z CP).
Police investigated today the theft Of
jewels valued at more than $4,000
from the hotel room Of Mrs. James
Wilson Hall Of New York City, wife
Of the vice president of the British
American Tobacco Co.
Mrs. Hall told officers she returned
to her room in the hotel late Monday
afternoon to find the door had been
unlocked and an overnight bag slit
open. Missing were a pearl necklace,
two diamond bracelets and q diamond
ring.
Evening star., 1938-09-07
Flying Boat in Azores.

HORTA, The Azores, Sept. Z @.-
The French flying boat 1t. De Vais-
seau Paris, arrived here 1T 7:5s am.
E. s. T.) today on an experimental
flight from New York. It took OF
from Port Washington, Long Island, at
S:20 Am. yesterday, completing the
trip In 33 hours 30 minutes.