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Evening star., 1938-08-28
PURGE PROTEST
SENT ROOSEVELT
13 MaryIanders Sign Wire.
Tydings Hits Foes Bid
for Outside Aid.
BY J. 4. OLEARY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE. Aug. PA tele-
gram of protest against outside inter-
ference in Maryland's hot senatorial
primary, couched in polite but firm
tones. was dispatched to President
Roosevelt tonight by group Of Mary
land citizens, as another week in the
strenuous campaign came to a close.
Meanwhile, Senator Millsrd f. Tyd-
ings, in brief talk yesterday after
noon, declared:
My opponent, not satisfied with
the progress he was making, is calling
on outside support. which. in my judg-
ment, is confession he cannot win
by the free action of the people"
The Senator spoke at an outing of
the electrical department employees of
the Sparrows Point Shipyard, held at
the Dundalk Country Club.
13 Sign Telegram.
At La Plata last night Representa-
tive David j. Lewis. opponent of Mr.
Tydings, said he had received word the
President may visit Maryland, prob
ably next week.
The telegram to the President bore
13 signatures, principally business and
professional persons. and suggested to
the Chief Executive that maryland
ers jealousy guard their prerogative
to govern themselves and select those
whom they deem best suited to repre-
sent them
The sieners of the telegram were
Frederick Philip Stetf, Baltimore
businessman. and L. D. Mahon. George
J. Clautice, Dr. Edgar B. Friedenwald
E. Randolph Wooten, John w. Farrell
DR.. Louis Diener, Ella v. Holloway,
Frank S. Dudley, E. Kirkbride Miller.
DR.. G. F. Sargent. Gustav Heineken
and j. Hanson Mitchell
The first important development
Of the new week in the Tydings camp
will be a radio address at $50 pm.
tomorrow by Senator Radcliffe. Demo-
crat, of Maryland, who, although
staunch supporter of the President, is
managing the campaign OF his COL
league, Senator Tydings.
Mr. Tydings himself will pay in
formal visits tomorrow to an outing
of war veterans, gathering of
Hibernians and an outing of the
Young Mems Bohemian Club. He has
no formal speeches scheduled for
tomorrow, however.
The message sent to Mr.. Roosevelt
by the group Of individual Mary
landers, read in part as follows:
You have many friends in Mary
land, among them those who have
voted for you not only once. but
twice. There have been those who
have had sincere sympathy for the
endeavors which you have made in
behalf OF the individual and the
Nation. At times these sympathizers
of yours have failed to concur alb
solutely and irrevocably with all of
(See TYnINGS Page A.8)
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Erolyn Mclean, at II, Spurns
4 Debut to Design Dresses
Owner Of Hope Diamond
Thinks Daughters
Idea Is Great.
By BETH CAMPBELL.

For years society has waited for it
the coming-out party Of the girl who
was born under the shadow of the
Hope diamond.
Society writer's have furnished
glittering build-up. 1t would be
100000 debut, they said. Flowing
champagne Gorgeous gowns. Half
dozen bands.
But the attractive young woman
whose grandfather was Colorados gold
king doesn't want to bow to society.
She doesn't want even a $40 debut
party. She wants to be a designer.
Her grandmother Mclean was
leading figure in Washington society.
Her mother, the unpredictable Evalyn
Walsh Mclean, startled the Nation
with her 100000 excursion into the
Lindbergh baby hunt.
Now, Evalyn, nearly II, springs
surprise OF her own. And her mother
thinks it's wonderful idea.
"A big debut is like putting girl
on the auction block" scof1ed the
owner of the famous, ill-starred Az
carat Hope diamond.
TITS as silly as being presented at
court" Mrs. Mclean said at Friend
ship, the one-time monastery which
has seen many scintillating parties
Evening star., 1938-08-28

beginning there were four candidates
opposing Senator Smith, two others
having dropped out earlier in the race.
Apparently, however, there had been
no advance warning that State Sena-
tor Brown was planning this last
minute move, and even those in close
touch with the South Carolina politi-
cal situation were not certain tonight
what the effect would be.
Senator Smiths long period OF con-
tinuous service is decided factor in
his favor. The people of South Caro-
lima have been voting for him for
Senator at six-year intervals since
1908.
Browns announcement came as the
States unique stumping tour. which
took the trio in a group to each OF the
(See BROWN, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1938-08-28
BECKWORTH WINNER
IN TEXAS RUN-0FF
26-Year.Old Candidate Defeats
Brady Gentry-McFarlane
Trailing Gossett.

Rs the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex. Aug. 27.-One of the
Youngest candidates ever to seek a
seat in Congress from Texas. 26-vear-
old Lindlev Beckworth, appeared to-
night to have scored a spectacular
triumph in a weird Texas Democratic
run-off primary that left presiden-
tially-favored Representative w. D.
McFarlane trailing in another con-
gressional race.
Mr.. Beckworth's victory was con-
ceded by Brady Gentry, his opponent.
when unofficial returns from the eight
counties of the third district, three
complete, gave him 24463 votes to Mr..
Gentrys 81 .39l.
They were contesting for the seat
OF the veteran Representative Morgan
Sanders. nosed out in the first primary.
Representative McFarlane, desie =
mated as my friend" by President
Roosevelt on his recent visit to Texas,
continued to trail Ed Gossett. Wichita
Falls attorney. The returns. COM
pleted from 300 out of the 348 pre-
cincts in the 18th congressional dis
trict, gave Mr.. Gossett 27,O73 and
Representative McFarlane 24,969.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Three Escape Death as Plane
Crashes IN Nearby S,Uamp

Two Washingtonians and Hyatts-
vile Md pilot narrowly escaped
death yesterday when their plane nose
dived into swamp shortly after the
take-of1 at Queens Chapel Airport.
The small open cockpit biplane fell
100 feet and narrowly missed plunging
INTO tree on the edge of a 30-foot
creek several hundred yards from the
end of the field runway.
Miss Thelma Sager, 20, of 5310
Fifth street NV, who was flying for
the first time, was knocked uncon-
scious in the crack-up and was taken
to Sibley Hospital after the other two
occupants. aided by airport employees,
had dragged her through the thick
underbrush to an open field
Three Receive Treatment.
The others, Thomas Davis, 81, of
725 Roxboro place NV. and the pilot,
William Kramer. %. we're treated at
Sibley for minor injuries Miss Sager.
however. was admitted for treatment
Of possible internal injuries and shock.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
CUMM|NCSASKS
TRUSTLAW CHANGE
Urging Of Four Amendments
Seen Rebuke to Judge
in Oil Cases.
Rx~HcpnyyArn

BACKGROUND
Increasing indications that er-
listing antitrust laos do not con-
stitute an adequate Tram etUork for
the e6ectuation of the ddministrd-
fton's anti-monopoly policies re-
suited recently in the creation OF
committee composed OF members
OF Congress and representatives OF =
administrative agencies to study the
entire problem and recommend any
necessary neW legislation For some
time prior to the creation OF that
committee. hoDeper, Attorney Gem
erdl Cummings had stated his belief
that neD legislation mas essential
to adequate regulation OF illegal
business com mbinations.
BY JOHN H. CLINE.
Attorney General Cummings last
night urged the adoption of four spe-
cif1c amendments or Qualifications OF
the antitrust laws to give the Federal
Government more effective control of
big business"
The action of the Attorney General
marked his first definite move TO
strengthen the anti-t trust laws. al
though he has repeatedly stressed the
Importance of such step.
His position was disclosed in
statement by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Thurman Arnold. announcing
that the department will proceed Sep
tember rs with the prosecution of GER
tain individuals and corporations who
were granted new trials or freed by
the trial judge in the So-called first
Madison oil case. despite the fact
that all had been convicted by the
jury.
Rebuke 10 Judge Stone.
The statement, issued with the ap-
proval of Mr.. Cummings. was clearly
rebuke to Federal Judge Patrick
T. Stone, who presided at the trial.
and indicated the departments belief
that he had exceeded his authority.
Although it was known officials of
the department were dissatisfied with
the rulings Of the trial judge, the re-
quest for amendment of the antitrust
laws was unexpected. since no action
lin that direction had been anticipated
pending the outcome of the current
monopoly investigation by committee
of Congressman and Government
officials
The statement marked the second
time Mr.. Cummings has clashed with
a Federal judge in antitrust prose-
cutions The first came last winter
when he asked the House Judiciary
Committee to investigate the action
Of Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Mil
waukee in dismissing a grand jury
that had voted to return indictments
against several automobile finance
companies because the jurist felt OFF,
cials of the department had used
the grand jury as a club to compel
the signing of consent DEGREES which
Evening star., 1938-08-28
South Carolina Race Confused
By the Witlldra,val of BrO,vn
Lenres One Ne,u Deal
Candidate to Oppose
Senator Smith.

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. Aug. 27.-SouN,
Csrolina's Democratic senatorial pri-
mary. set for Tuesday, the first test
in the administrations purge" move,
was thrown into unexpected confusion
tonight when State Senator Edgar A.
Brown, one Of the New Deal candi-
dates, suddenly withdrew from the
race.
This left in the field only the vet
Smith, chairman of the Senate Agri-
culture Committee, toward whom the
administration has been g: least luke
warm. and Gov. Olin D. Johnston,
regarded as the strongest New Deal
candidate
Eliminates Run-Off.
Although Mr.. Browns withdrawal
eliminated the possibility of a run off
primary and assured a decision on
Tuesday, it took political observers in
South Carolina by surprise and left
them trying to figure out tonight
whether it increases or Weakens Sena-
tor Smiths chances.
One view of the situation is that 1t
concentrates New Deal support on a
single entry instead of two candidate
since both Mr. Brown and Gov. john
ston had pledged full support to the
administration.
There were others, however, who
construed this latest development as
an indication that Senator Smith. who
has represented South Carolina in that
branch of Congress for 30 years. was
headed for the nomination.
Those who saw the situa ton from
this angle pointed out that in the
Evening star., 1938-08-28
85 PCT. Of CABS
GET INSURANCE
More Than 5000 Comply
With New Law Before
DeadIine.

The new law making liability in
surance compulsory for taxicabs in the
District went into eeffct at midnight
last night with more than 5000 taxi
cabs-approximately IS per cent of
the total number of licensed cabs
eligible to continue operating
1t is estimated Washington has an.
proximately 4700 cabs and more than
$500 drivers engaged in this occupa :
ton, but only $3.50 owners have re-
newed their licenses for the current
fiscal year. according to Richmond B
Keech. vice chairman OF the Public
Utilities Commission.
All except few hundred of the
licensed owners have filed certificates
OF insurance with the utilities commits
sion. the majority Of them just getting
in under the deadline yesterday. Under
the law. even though a cab owner has
obtained insurance, he is not eligible
to operate until he has filed with the
commission q certificate Of insurance.
Rumors persisted last night that
taxicab drivers were planning a strike
Monday morning, but representatives
OF the leading taxi associations and
co-operatives natly denied them.
Police May Impound Tags.
A regulation promulgated by the
District Commissioners last week gives
police authority to impound the license
tags OF taxicabs not covered by insur-
ance. This cannot be done, however,
until the Public Utilities Commission
can make available a list of the cabs
not qualified to operate
Mr., Keech said the commission
already has started the job of COM
piling this list, which will be sent to
the director of the Department Of
Vehicles and Traffic and then to the
Police Department.
At the same time. Mr.. Keech re-
vealed the commission is studying the
possibility Of using small stickers on
the windows of taXicabs to show that
they are covered by insurance. He
said the commission does not now
have funds for this purpose, but that a
plan may be worked out whereby the
insurance companies writing taxicab b
policies would furnish the stickers,
clearing them through the commission.
May Go on Weekly Basis.
The Stickers probably will have to
be used on weekly basis, he said.
since a great number of cab drivers
undoubtedly will pay their insurance
premiums by the week.
Only one taxicab company-the In
dependent Taxi Owners Association.
which operates the Diamond cabs
has taken advantage OF the provision
Of the insurance act which permits a
,See TAXIS, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1938-08-28

The injured were taken to the hos
pital by Howard Lamb of 907 Quack-
enbos street NV. Mr.. Davis brother
in-law, who went to the scene with
William Henderson. one of the airport
operators. Mr. Henderson said the
motor went dead shortly after the
take-off.
At his home last night Mr.. Davis
described the flight as being Just like
a nightmare"
I'VE had scarcely gotten in the air
when it sounded to me as if the motor
missed" he said. The pilot tried to
turn back to the runway, and the next
thing I knew there were trees all
around US. l braced, myself against
the side of the plane and held on to
her miss Sager)."
An attempt was made to bring the
plane to gliding landing. The wings.
however, clipped tops of elderberry
bushes and the ship nosed over into
the soft earth few feet short of the
(See PLANE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1938-08-28
COOPERATION PLEDGED.
Official Says Operators Entered Con-
tract In Good Faith.

Official Says Operators Entered Con-
tract In Good Faith.
HARLAN, KY, Aug. ~ (P.-Secre-
tary George Ward of the Harlan Coun-
ty Coal Operators Association, COM
menting tonight on the c. I. o. agree
ment announced at Cincinnati. said:
The operators are entering into
this contract with good faith and
are going to cooperate with union
ofhcials to the end that everybody
will be satisfied"
The signing of the contract leaves
only one major operator, the wisconsin
Steel Corps. mine at Denham, outside
the union.
Contracts with the union were
signed last year by the Harlan
Wallins' Corp, operating four Harlan
County mines, the Glover Splint Coal
Co. and the Black Mountain Corp.
at Kenyir.
Difnculties over unioniEation of the
Harlan coal fields brought much
bitterness and bloodshed eliminating
in the recent trial Of II companies,
l8 operators and 21 former law officers
on charges Of conspiracy tn prevent
unionising the helds. The trial. which
lasted II weeks, ended In . mistrial.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
BRITAIN WARNS HITLER.
Simon Echoes Chamberlain on In
vOlvement in War

Simon Echoes Chamberlain on In
volvement in War.
LONDON. Aug. q tP,.-Great Brit
ain today gravely warned Adolf Hit
ler-without mentioning him-that he
must not start war over Czechoslo-
vakia in which Britain might have to
fight.
The British government showed its
deep concern over the middle European
crisis by two statements:
/. The Foreign Ofice issued a plea
to all quarters" to lessen Czechoslovak
tension and praised the Praha gov
ernment's "conciliatory attitude" in
negotiating with its troublesome Nazi-
supported Germanic minority.
2. Sir John Simon, chancellor of
the exchequer, reiterated Prime Min
lister Neville Chamberlain's assertion
that Britain would be unlikely" to be
able to keep out of European war.
Fleet Ordered North.
At the same time Britain's powerful
home fleet was ordered to the North
Sea for autumn maneuvers starting
September s.
The admiralty emphasized that the
order was for the fleets usual thrice
tsee GERMAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Ordered to Crash.
Police Free Three
Seized as Drunks

Fate-disguised as an automo-
ole accident-ssved three very
intoxicated men from spending
last night in JAIL
Ihey were passengers in a
United States Park Police cruiser
en- route to headquarters when a
radio call informed the driver,
officer F. w. Traband. to proceed
to the scene of a nearby virginia
crash.
Perplexed. Officer Traband
called Desk Sergt. B. j. Beckman
and informed him of the situation.
Turn them loose and 60 to the
accident" was the terse reply.
He did.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

American League pitcher to ac-
complish the feat this year, Pear
son walked only two men in
registering his tenth consecutive
victory and thirteenth win of the
season.
tFOr complete details see
sports pages.)
Evening star., 1938-08-28

Oh lame yes
terdav at the
ex penSe of
n is former
mates. hurl-
ing a no-hit,
no-run game
as the New
York Y a ~
n = e y " d
loped the In
dians, 1870,
after taking
the opening
game OF the
double head
er, 81.
T he FIRST
Evening star., 1938-08-28

since its rambling acres became the
Mclean estate.
1t was the incredible Evalyn Walsh
Mclean talking. She didn't have
debut either. She avoided being pre-
sented at court after her dress was
ready. by running OF to Paris with
(See MCLEAN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Glass, yr.. to File.

LYNCHBURG, Va. Aug. 27 (P.-
Carter Glass, jr.. editor of the Daily
Advance, today confirmed reports from
Richmond that he will be candidate
for the State Senate from Lynchburg
and Campbell County in the DEM
ocratic primary in August. 1899.
Mr.. Glass will seek the Senate seat
now held by Charles e. Burks. q
Lynchburg lawyer.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Pearson Pitches
NO.Hit and NO-Run
Game to Win 1870

Monte Pearson. 29-vear-old
castOf from the Cleveland
Indians, entered baseballs hall
Evening star., 1938-08-28

Planes Collision Kills Four,
PRAHA. Aug. 27. iP).-Four Czecho-
slovak officers were killed today In
the collision of two military planes
near Zilina.
Evening star., 1938-08-28
Looking to the East.

William T. Partridge, con-
sulting architect of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, writes the
third In a series of articles on
the treatment of East Capitol
street. Page Alb.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

(See CUMMINGS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1938-08-28
WEATHER.

~. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Fair, slightly cooler today; tomorrow
partly cloudy, followed by showers at
night; gentle north wind. Temperatures
Observation-Disclosures 81, at $50 pm; low
est, 66, at S am.
Full report on page A-2
Evening star., 1938-08-28

Radio Program, Page F.3.
Complete Index, PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1938-08-28

(See TYDINGS, Page A-8D
Montana labor news., 1938-06-09

justice for the people in the agricultural
states" Mr.. Rankin said. Even if we spent
$500, 000,0 900 every year on rural electrified
ton, it would take something like ten years
to bring this country up to the standard. Only
about 10 per cent of our farmers have cleo
tricity in their homes. Look at other coun-
tries and note the difference. Practically
every country in Europe has at least 80 per
cent of its farms electrified. That is true in
France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and
Denmark. In Holland and Switzerland they
have practically 100 per cent of their farms
electrified, and France and Germany are
making strenuous efforts now to bring theirs
up to that point. Even Japan has 80 per cent
of her farms electrified.
'This is an agricultural country, the great
est agricultural country in the world, and yet
we are tagging behind the other leading
nations Of the world in rural identification"
Turning to the justice of his 5000, 000, 900
proposal and its effect on the unemployment
situation, Mr.. Rankin continued:
I'VE want these funds allocated through
the Rural Identification Administration and
advanced to the farmers of the Nation or
their cooperative and non-proft associations
on the same loan and grant basis as that en-
ployed by the Public Works Administration
in allocating funds for municipal improve
ments. This will enable us to reach hundreds
of thousands Of farmers that V can be
reached under the present program. We
want to electrify every farm home in Amer
lea at the lowest possible rates.
This will not only benefit the farmers in
every state, but it will also aid employment
in every state"
Montana labor news., 1938-06-09
NEIL {. SULLIVAN
FILES FOR SURVEYOR

Neil c. Sullivan filed for the
Democratic nomination for county
surveyor June LIST. He was born in
Butte and has been a resident here
ever since.
Because he graduated from Mon
tana State College and has had eight
years of practical engineering ex-
perience with the Montana Highway
Department, he feels that he is
qualified to execute the duties of
the county surveyor in an efficient
and economical manner. He advo-
Gates better roads and streets. He
also intends to build sanitary sewers
to benefit everyone.
Mr.. Sullivan is married and lives
at 1870 W. Copper Street. He is the
son of Mrs. Katie Sullivan and the
late John c. Sullivan, who was
proprietor of the Hibernian Saloon
on North Main St. and died in 1915.
Neil Sullivan has a withdrawal
card from the Workingmen's Union
and has always been a friend of
organized labor. His father was a
member of the Bartenders Union.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-09
The Unemployment Tragedy Must End

The statistical picture Of unemployment
painted by Director John D. Biggers of the
National Unemployment Census taken last
November reveals in tragic outlines the
n~ever-ending misery Of the unemployed army
who are deprived through no fault of their
own of the fundamental right to earn a de-
cent living for themselves and their families
through employment in the production of
goods and the rendering of services necessary
for the functioning Of our economic system.
Pointing out that a total Of 7,845, 016 were
registered in the census, Mr.. Biggers said that
5,833,401 of this number declared they were
totally jobless and that 2,011,615 declared
they had emergency jobs provided by such
groups as the Works Progress Administra-
ton, the National Youth Administration, the
Civilian Conservation Corps, and others.
Unemployment according to the census is
greater among workers under Is and those
over As years of age, 61.3 per cent Of all the
registered unemployed coming from these
two groups.
In an endeavor to picture the large extent
of this jobless army Mr.. Biggers said that the
total number Of jobless registered by the
November census is equal to the combined
populations OF Nevada, Wyoming, Delaware,
Vermont, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, New
Hampshire, Utah, Montana, North Dakota,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Maine and
Oregon.
"Visualized in this way" Mr.. Biggers de-
clared, "the magnitude of the unemployment
problem is self-evident and the imperative
need Of corrective action must be apparent
to everyone"
Reliable figures since the November I'M
employment census reveal that the jobless
now number in the neighborhood Of 12,000,-
900.
The continuance Of this unemployed army
is a standing disgrace to our American in
dustrial system. 1t should be ended prompt
ly. AS a step toward this achievement the
American Federation of Labor urges the
application of the thirty-hour week as a
fundamental element in our system of pro-
duction and distribution.
After more than eight years experience
with other remedies, practically all Of which
have proven futile, the thirty-hour week APP
pears to be the only solution of the unemploy-
ment problem.
Montana labor news., 1938-06-09
Millions of Farms Lack Electricity

Despite the c~ommendable efforts of the
Rural Electrification Administration, eStab-
lished by the government to provide electric
light and power at reasonable rates for farm
ers outside the areas served by private utility
companies, 5,719,637 farms in the United
States are still deprived of this fundamental
element in agricultural activity, according to
a statement by Representative John E. Ran
kin of Mississippi in support of his proposed
amendment to the three billion dollar spend
ing-lending bill providing for the ALLEGATION
of 5000, O0O, 900 for rural identification appor-
toned among the various states.
In an instructive summary Of the equitable
reasons for the ALLEGATION, Mr.. Rankin
brought out the fact that rural electrification
in the United States is far more limited than
in many European countries, where a large
portion of the farmers have the benefits Of
electric light and power.
1--WE are asking for nothing but common