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The Washington times., 1938-08-12
JOHN ]. O'CONNOR

OConnor is at heart at any rate acts like, Repub
lican Tammany nowadays much closer akin in spirit
to the Republican Old Guard than
We Need 1UO to the Roosevelt New Deal.
po~1 Du4:o O'Connors nomination by the
-O' " Republicans like AL Smiths pro-
posed Republican nomination. would help to hasten the
readjustment of party neups which need so badly.
We need genuine Conservative party and genuine
Liberal party so that Conservatives vote their
victions and Liberals theirs.
We would like to inquire though: If O'Connor is
elected to Congress- partly as a Republican nominee,
does he keep his powerful position chairman of the
House Rules Committee in Congress controlled by the
Democrats?
Tammany is not so dumb as some people think 1t long
since warmed up to the notion of drafting
TOM DEWEY
out of the New York County District Atorneyshp and
running him for Governor on the Republican ticket with
Tammany support.
In this, we fervently hope Tam
Turn Them many fails Of course, Tammany
Do1vn Ton, would like to see Dewey in any job
but the he has-would even
prefer to him President would greatly prefer to
him Governor. Removed from where he is, Dewey would
be unable to go with the death blows he is dealing
the rackets which Tammany has fattened for years.
We hope Dewey turns down the proposition cold The
people of New York City need him in his present job
Speaking of national politics
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
in Georgia yesterday went to bat for New Dealer
Lawrence Camp for the Democratic nomination to the
Senate, and denounced to his face Walter George anti
New Deal incumbent.
KOOSeOeLt VS.. It's a god fight, and legitimate
TLo po,,u1;o+o one for all the talk about unfair
~ purge" of the Presidents personal
enemies What Mr.. Roosevelt is trying to do is to 60
over the heads of the Southern economic royasts and
their representatives in Congress- and reach the South
workers with the modern philosophy regarding
buying power That philosophy is that unless working
and farmers get good real wages industry cannot
sell its produced goods to working and farmers
The Southern delegation in Congress first defeated all
minimum-wa legislation. When Roosevelt revived the
ISSUE they were able to whtte down the wagehour BILL
from it's original modest plan for nationwide minimum
wage of 4Oc an hour with maximum work week of 40
hours to 25c and Al hours The Georges, the Cotton
Ed Smiths, etc., will be able to win in of these
Southern fights against Rooseves modern conceptions
but not in all. They have lost of them already.
We think the South will have to be won from
its economic semfeudasm if the United States is
to have fair chance stabilize its industrial and social
machine
from the New ok News)
The Washington times., 1938-08-12
Anti-Fascist FurOr

Four picture magazines I looked
at today ragged viciouSly against
RightiSt groups. If this anti
The Washington times., 1938-08-12
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Editor should be limited
the writer's will be omitted
The Washington times., 1938-08-12
THE ANSWERS

THE ANSWERS
Miss Marguerite BOdine, 636
Elliot St. N. E., telephone op-
oro for.
The Washington times., 1938-08-12
Parents Are Interested, Too

(From the New York Daily News)
Evening star., 1938-09-15
33ARE HURT AS ROOF
OF SCHOOL CAVES IN
Study Tables Save Others-100
Pupils Were in Auditorium
Of Arizona Structure.
Hy the Associated Press.

Fy the ASSOClAte0 Press.
CLARKDALE, Ariz., Sept. IS
Thirty-three children were injured
yesterday when the roof collapsed
upon 100 pupils in the second-story
study auditorium of Clarkdale High
School.
Seven were taken to a hospital and
rs were cut and bruised.
One girl jumped from window
and was critically injured Others
were pinned beneath wreckage.
Some children scurried under study
tables and were shielded from the
crashing plaster slabs and metal laths
Had it not been for the tables, !"
said Marvin Windes, supervisor of the
study room, many more Of the pupils
might have been hurt.
Teachers and older boys rushed to
remove injured children who were
pinned by the roof. Those most seri-
ously hurt were taken to Z hospital at
Jerome
THE break started in the middle
of the ceiling" Mr.. Windes said. 1T
started quickly and half the ceiling
fell At once.
"The collapse had the sound of an
explosion. Children In the middle Of
the room dived under the tables and
thoee A* tn sd0es SaR cut ths dooes."
Evening star., 1938-09-15
SIX D. c. POLICEMEN
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Will Enroll in Traffic Officers
Training Course at Maryland
University,

Six members Of the Metropolitan
Police Department will attend the
second annual traffic officers training
school opening at the University Of
Maryland Monday under direction Of
the College Of Engineering and the
safety division Of the Internatio
Association of Chiefs Of Police, it was
announced by Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent.
Those who will attend include one
captain. two lieutenants, two sergeants
and one private. The purpose Of the
course, which will last through Oc-
tober l, is to promote trafic safety
on the streets and highways.
The course will be directed by
Sergt. Clarence o. Forester, COM
mander Of the accident investigation
division Of the Baltimore Police De-
partment. and Dean S. S. Steinberg Of
the College Of Engineering.
Registration will begin in the Agri-
cultural Building auditorium at $50
am. Monday and classes will start at
$50 am. with Dean steinberg OPEN
ing the course and Dr. H. c. Byrd
president Of the university. making the
address Of welcome. Other speakers
on the opening program include Maj
e. F. Munshower, superintendent of
Maryland State Police; Inspector
Stephen G. Nelson. acting police COM
missioner Of Baltimore, and Sergt
Forester.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
0RATORICAL TEST
DATES ANNOUNCED
Tryouts in Young Republican
Contest to Be Held Here
October II to 20.

Washington tryouts for the orator.
ical contest being sponsored by the
Young Republican National Fedora
ton will be held here October IT to
20. 1t was announced today by the
Republican State Committee.
First prize in the local eliminations
will be 500; second, $50, and third,
$25.
The winner will represent Washing
ton In the regional contest to be held
in Atlantic City from October "a to
n. The local champion will compete
with leading orators from New York,
New Jersey. Delaware and Maryland,
and the winner of this contest will
enter the finals with seven other
regional champions in Washington on
November !.
Applications for the contest may be
obtained at the once of the Republican
State Committee, 1881 G street NV.
The contest rules require that entrants
must not Be less than le years old. nor
more than "a as Of November 8, 1898.
The subjects have been announced
as topics for speeches in the contest.
These include such ones as Can the
Initiative Of Youth Be Maintained
Under the New Deal?", Should the
Doctrine Of States Rights Be Main
tained?" and The New Deal; Menace
to Industrialism."
Evening star., 1938-09-15
.I.T.U. VOTES TO RESTORE
MANAGEMENT OF HOME
Other Proposals Are Approved.
Next Convention Will Be
Held in Fort Worth.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept. l5.-The
International Typographical Union
last night adopted a majority report
from the Committee on Union Print
ers' Home, directing the Board OF
Trustees to restore the management
as Of January l, 1887"
The committees report followed
hearings on an appeal by James Nc
Coy. dismissed last July. as superin-
tendent of the home at Colorado
Springs. Colo, by action of the Board
of Trustees.
Fort Worth, Tex, was named as the
site of the unions 1899 convention
The Texas city and Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, had Wed for next years
meeting.
Proposals approved included: Ar
amendment to the general laws, intro
duced by Frank E. Cozzolino, New
York, defining hours of day and night
work; DAY work shall begin At Z
am. and end at 6 pm.," and might
work shall begin ut 6 pm and end at
z am. For shifts which do not begin
and end within the hours specified for
day work not less than the night rate
shall be paid"
A resolution presented by officers Of
the Southern California Typographical
Conference urging adoption of pre-
vailing wage rates for Government
printing in States, provinces tof Can
ada, counties, cities and political
subdivisions thereof"
Evening star., 1938-09-15
WITNESSES TELL
Of EYSSHOOT|NC
Two Testify They Heard
Plea Made to Police by
Dead Mans Sister.

Seven colored witnesses testified to.
day before the reorganized Police
Trial Board in hearing on the shoot.
ing Of Leroy Keys. 28, colored Worlc
War veteran, by two policemen. Key,
was killed March 8 at.his home in tht
2400 block Of Ontario road NV
Policemen named in the case ars
r. M. Henry and J. w. Nally, who
were cleared when grand jury
ignored the case March % following
two coroner's inouests. Later the case
was reopened by the corporation coun-
sells office
The policemen contend Keys was
killed while resisting Arrest.
Mrs. Velma Boyd, colored, 500 block
Of Twenty third place NE, who for
merly lived near the Ontario road
home Of Keys, described the action
which resulted in the Keys death. She
said she heard about five shots and
saw one policeman stand on the reaI
bumper Of an automobile and shoot
into the front window.
Lucian B. Brown, colored, who also
lives near the scene of the shooting
said he heard an officer say, Il got
him that time" after firing one shot
He also testified that he heard the
dead mans sister, Mrs. Lottie Mitchell
say to the police, please don't shoot
him: please don't shoot him.
Carl c. Cook an orderly at Gallinger
Hospital. testified that Keys spent 80
or 40 days under observation and at
no time was he violent. This, he
said, was six of seven years ago.
Mrs Martha Brown. colored, who
lives down the street from the Keys
house, said she heard Mrs. Mitchell
say to the police. please don't shoot
my brother" Mrs. Brown said she,
too, pleaded with policeman not to
shoot her neighbor, but he fired and
according to the witness, said, Il got
him." She said she knew the Keys
family for seven or eight years, but
did not know of any unusual action on
the part Of the dead man.
The board recessed until tomorrow
at which time the remaining wit
nesses for the prosecution will be
heard. This will be followed by 10 or
Is witnesses for the defense, most of
whom are character witnesses. The
board chairman, George Reber Little
hales, said he thought the hearing
would run over into next week.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
REVOLUTION MOVE
CHARGEDATPR0BE
W. P. A. Librarian Says Man
Employed by U. S. Was
Told to Agitate.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15-Testimony
that Irving Nicholson. a member of
the Federal writers project in New
York City, had been sent to Jersey
City. N. j., by the Central Committee
OF the Communist party, ito bring on
a state Of revolution" was offered to-
day before a subcommittee of the
House committee which is investigat-
ing un-American activities.
The witness, Edwin P. Banta. librar-
ian of the writer's project, a w. P. A.
enterprise, testified that last March
Nicholson had told him the party
had selected him tNicholson) to 70 to
Jersey City to foster strikes, general
disorders and to bring about revolu-
ton.
Questioned by Thomas.
DO you believe" asked Representa-
tive J. Parnell Thomas, Republican, of
New Jersey. committee member,
that the disorders in Jersey City
were due to the activities of Nicholson
and other Communists"
Il do" said Banta.
Banta, previously had testified that
he himself had been a member of the
Communist party until two weeks ago.
Dates Ancestry to 1859.
Banta, who described himself as a
member of the Sons of the American
Revolution and with ancestry dating to
1853 in America, testified that after
the Spanish civil war began, members
OF the Communist party's unit In the
writer's project-which was known as
"36s'-were asked to recruit men for
the Spanish government forces.
THE women in particular" he add
ed, were asked to frequent dance
halls and places where young men 90
They were not to recruit members of
the Communist party or the Young
Communist League, but they were to
make sure the young men were anti
Fascist. They were sure that If they
went over that way they would come
back Communists. Their training in
Spain was in anticipation of building
a Red army"
"Where?" asked Representative
Thomas.
In America" said Banta.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
Farley Decision Is A,uaited
' On sSeeing:Eye' Dog in Office

Alexandra asked that Mr.. RAmey be
allowed to keep his dog with him
while on ofhcial business at the Gov
ernment headquarters recently.
"rhey told me to do 50 would be to
set = bad precedent" he explained.
Pending an answer from Postmaster
General Farley, Mack, the German
shepherd, was being cared for at Mr..
Ramey,s home, 1109 Duke street, by
relatives. The dog has been kept from
the Virginia post once since Saturday.
Mr.. Ramey. n, has been blind. for
nine years. The day after witneailng
President Hoover's Inauguration he
felt pain in his eyes and bathed them
with cold water. The next morning he
woke up but could not see. He has
boon totally blind dnee.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
of that work and are not there to vote

of that work and are not there to vote
for him now.
The nature OF the 18th district
must be understood in making an
estimate. of the probable outcome 1t
is generally known as the Mid Man
haitian East Side 1t is a district OF
extreme poverty and wealth contrasts
1t extends from the wealthy section
along Park avenue and Sutton place
or old Beekman Hill, now known as
Tudor City, and the hotels and apart
ment houses along Lexington avenue
to the old Gas House section, around
Bellevue Hospital, between Fourteenth
easterly point. 1t also includes We'll
fare Island.
1t extends from Fourteenth street
to Sixty-third street and from Park
avenue to the East River. There are
81, l,4l2 registered Democrats, but due
to renewals and demolitions of old
buildings In the housing program, the
real voting strength is considerably
lower. It Is expected that an un-
usually large number will vote in the
primary, owing to the extraordinary
interest aroused, but the estimate Is
only $4,000 to $4,000 votes.
Each Side Sees Victory.
The rival factions each claim that
they will win by about a 3-to-l vote,
butt the Independent survey shows that
it will be much closer than that.
The Republican registration is about
1000 and the American Labor Party
is about $500. The latter has indorsed
Mr.. Fay. Leaders Of the regular Demo-
cratic organization and the New York
County Democratic Committee have
1ndorsed Mr.. OConnor. He is expected
to have more sincere support from
Tammany this time than ever before,
and 1t Is strong Tammany territory.
Both Mr.. O'Connor and Mr.. Fay claim
the support Of veterans organizations,
but the chances are that Mr.. Fay will
receive more votes from this source
than Mr.. O'Connor. The latter will
also get the votes from the wealthy
sections. The Communist party charged
that fake" petitions bearing names
and the emblem Of that party asking
support for Mr. Fay are being circu-
lated by anti-Fay forces in an attempt
to discredit him. The president of
the w. P. A. Teachers Union has
urged the defeat of Mr. O'Connor.
1t Is asserted that lawyers from the
Treasury Department have been sent
into the district to work for the de-
feat of Mr.. O'Connor and that Federal
employees friendly to his candidacy
have been tailed" In an effort to
catch them working in the O'Connor
| campaign.
The sixteenth districts population is
largely Irish, about 80 per cent, and
about Is per cent Italians, 10 per cent
Jews and smattering of Armenians,
Poles, japanese, Puerto Ricans and
Mexicans. The Irish predominate In
most of the district. 1t is largely
cheap tenement area.
With only $4,000 to $4,000 votes ex-
pected, there are So election districts.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
0'MAHONEY URGES
new CONSTITUTION
Change in Basic Law Held Best
Way to Remedy
Economic Ills.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 49,
United States Senator Joseph C
OMahoney Of Wyoming, chairman OF
the new National Economic Commit
tee, told 200 Of the country,s foremost
oil men yesterday that what the
United States needs Is new eco
nomic constitution"
Addressing the National Petroleum
Association, Senator O'Mahoney OBJ
served that scientific progress. and in
ability to turn 1t to national ad-
vantage, had resulted in acute eco
nomic ills and that only through wide
spread changes in basic laws could
these ills be remedied.
He said the present Constitution was
created In order to right economic
problems In the 13 original States at
. time when there were no monopol-
istic tendencies, crowded areas or
mass industries, and "a new consti-
tuition Is needed to right matters to-
day."
Evening star., 1938-09-15
GOODMAN WINS,
3FAv0R|TES BOW
Fischer, Strafaci and Gus
MoreIand Eliminated
in Third Round.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB, Oak
mont, Pa, Sept 15.-Outsiders washed
every hot favorite excepting Johnny
Goodman of Omaha, defending title
holder, out Of the national amateur
golf championship race today as the
struggle on Oakmonts soLgy acres
reached the quarter-finals.
AS Goodman played hot and cold
golf to dispose Of James French. jr.,
San Francisco, and 2: Johnny Fischer
of Cincinnati, 1886 champion; Tourna-
ment Medalist Gus Moreland, Peoria,
Ill. and Frank Strafaci of Brooklyn,
New York metropolitan champion,
were eliminated.
Fischer, tossing away his chances
on the closing holes by three-putting
was beaten in q two-extra hole thriller
by Willie Turnesa, the baby and only
amateur OF the famed golfing Turnesas
OF New York. Twice Fischer laid Will
lie dead stynhe only to toss his
chance away with extra puts.
Chapman Wins.
Dick Chapman Of Greenwich, Conn,
Goodman's quarter-final foe In this
afternoons second l8-hole round,
eliminated Tommy SufIern Taller,
New York socialite, after another hard
struggle, 2 and !. Ahead in the upper
quarter Of the top bracket were Pat
Abbott. movie extra from Hollywood,
who beat Sonny" Fraser, Atlantic
City, 2 up, and Joe Thompson, Canada,
who played his second straight extra
hole match to trim Walter Blevins,
Kansas City. in 10 holes.
Edwin Kingsley, an ore inspector
from the Utah copper mines, survived
defeating young Wilfred Crossley
Dedham. Mass. He next meets Mel
Chick" Harbert. Battle Greek, Mich.
who eliminated Moreland. 3 and 2.
Chris Brinke, jr., Detroiter who
works for q steel mill near here and
who always gets hot at Oakmont, beat
Strafaci, 3 and 2, and will meet Tur-
mesa in the quarter finals.
Quarter-Final Pairings.
The quarter-f final pairings pit Alb.
bott against Thompson, Goodman
faces Chapman, Kingsley meets Har-
bert and Brinke plays Turnesa.
Third round results:
Pat Abbott. Los Angeles, defeated
James Fraser. Atlantic City, up.
John Goodman, Omaha, defeated
James French, San Francisco, 4 and 2
Joseph Thompson. Hamilton. Can
ada. defeated Walter Blevins, Kansa,
City, 10 holes.
Dick Chapman. Greenwich, Conn.
defeated T. Suffern Taller, New York,
2 and l.
Edwin Kingsley. Magma. Utah, de-
feated Wilfred Crossley, Dedham
Mass, 4 and 3.
Melvin Harbert, Battle Greek. Mich.
defeated Gus Moreland, Peoria, III, 3
and 2.
Chris Brinke, jr., defeated Frank
Strafaci Brooklyn, and 2.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
CzECHS FEARFUL !.
OF PEACE PRICE
Believe Chamberlain Trim
Portends They Must
Pay Bill.
By M. w. FODOR.

~ w. oDOn,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
PRAGUE, Sept. 15.-The news Of
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's
daring night to the lions den at
Berchtesgaden came suddenly and
Unexpectedly here and created an
enormous sensation. But, while it is
realized that this may mean peace
to the world. Czechosloyakia anxiously
inquiries What price glory?"
Prague official quarters are some-
what reserved and reticent, but their
attitude is one of admiration for
the 69-year-old statesman who dares
undertake his first difncult, flight to
another country.
Hope Is expressed that Mr.. Cham
berlain will be able to save world
peace. Important politicians, how.
ever. are very gloomy. Already yes
terday an atmosphere Of gloom over
took Prague because it was felt that
British and French backing was no
longer as firm as 1t had appeared
two days previously. The government
felt that something was occurring
behind the scenes which was not in
keeping with the recent attitude of
the two powers.
What Price Peace.
What will be the price of peace?
1t is clear here that Czechoslovakia
will have to pay the piper's bill. 1t
Is now recalled that shortly before
the visit Of the British sovereigns to
Paris at the end of July Capt. Fritz
Wiedemann, Hitler's aide-de-camp,
paid a sudden visit to London, and
that. Immediately following his con-
versations there, rumors were spread
In Germany that a possible German
agreement with Britain appeared
feasible in a few weeks at the price
OF territorial autonomy for Germans
in Czechslovakia. in which case
Czechoslovakia S safety would be guar
anteed by neutrality proposition
under joint British French German
Italian accord.
Thus, Germany's aid would achieve
namely, the exclusion OF Russia from
Central European affairs.
1t Is now feared that, despite the
denial Of these rumors of q few weeks
ago, such will be the basis for future
agreement.
Spurn War Possibility.
1t Is remarkable how Italian and
Hungarian quarters have refused t5
believe in the possibility of war in
Europe, during the past few week..
especially after Hungarian Regent
Nicholas Horthy's visit to Berlin. Hun
garian informed quarters even believe
that Hitler will demand from Mr.
Chamberlain plebiscite In the su-
deten zone and that the only question
will be whether 1t will take place In
two years or three months.
The internal situation in Czechoelo-
vakla Is not yet entirely clear. It is
dimcult to ascertain the truth be-
cause Of the malicious rumor -moueer-
ing. Of the Sudetens and the reticence
OF the Czech government. According
to government spokesman, the situ-
alton is completely in hand, and peace
reigns all over the Sudeten area since
last night.
Sudeten Germans persist In speaking
OF continuous guerrilla warfare and
OF burning government buildings and
railroad stations.
Evening star., 1938-09-15
taken long to describe as q British


taken long to describe as q British
surrender.
Hitler will not swerve one inch
from his plan to destroy the Czecho-
slovak state, and 1t will tax to the
utmost the ingenuity and frmness
Of character Of Mr.. Chamberlain to
prevent his interlocutor from feeling
that henceforward he can be bolder
than ever. On the other hand, Mr..
Chamberlain will have an opportunity
to tell Hitler to his face that, were
he to wage war, Britain would fight
unhesitatingly, and general peace may
gain by it.
tcopyrisht. 1888. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1938-09-15

Forced to leave his newly acquired
"seeing-eye" dog at home by Federal
regulation which prohibits animals in
Government buildings, George Z.
Ramey. blind operator Of candy and
cigarette stand At the Alexandra (Va.)
post ONCE, was hopefully waiting to-
day for . reply to his personal appeal
written to Postmaster General Farley.
Little hope was held that Mr. Ramey
would receive special permission to
keep his "par Of 10 days with him
during working hours, however, Is It
was explained by ofncials 1T the
Warrington bureau this regulation was
enforced strictly. It Affects numerous
other blind stand keepers throughout
the country Ia the same manner.
1ostnAster J. Own l1nch 6
Evening star., 1938-09-15
LAWRENCE J. BERNARD
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Florida Attorney Made Assistant
General Counsel Of Treasury
Department.

Lawrence J. Bernard. former spe-
cial assistant to the general counsel
Of the Treasury Department. has been
appointed assistant general counsel
Of the Treasury.
Born and educated in Florida, where
he received his A. B. and IL. B. at
Stetson University, Mr.. Bernard prac-
ticed law there for four years before
coming to Washington.
He entered Government service in
August Of 1888 as assistant to the
general counsel of the N. r. A., and
two years later became special as
sistant to the general counsel at the
Treasury Department.
Mr.. Bernard, who is 80, makes his
home at 4450 Verplank place NV.
He Is married and has two children.