Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1935, Page 5

LIVELY FIGHT DUE IN SIXTH DISTRICT G.0.P. Parley Tomorrow as Eight Candidates Loom for Mary'and Seat. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. ‘With eight candidates—either an- | nounced or prospective—for the Re- | publican nomination for Congress for the seat held for 12 years by the late Representative Frederick N. Zihlmar, | former chairman of the House District | Committee, the campaign in the sixth Maryland district is getting an early | start and should prove especially in- teresting. This old district—a constitutional district when Maryland entered the | Union, & Whig district before the Civil | War—is one of the outstanding dis- | tricts which the Republican Congres- | sional Committee rather confidently | expects to bring back into the Repub- lican column. And the Republicans have excellent material from which to select their candidate among the names already mentioned—three State Senators, a president of the Board County Commissioners, a county treas- urer, a former circuit judge, a former mayor of Hagerstown and the Rock- wville attorney who put up a hard fight for the seat in 1932. They are all seasoned campaigners and veteran workers for the late Representative Zihlman. They are: Senator Ernest W. Miller, Hagers- town; Senator Robert Kimble, Cum- beland; Senator Harry W. Le Gore, 1e Gore; Charles Stewart, Frostburg, | president of the Board of County Commissicners; Perry A. Nicklin, Cumberland, county treasurer; Albert A. Doub, Cumberland, former judge of the fourth judicial circuit; Dr. L M. Wertz, Hagerstown, former mayor; Harold B. Smith, Rockville, who ran in 1932. Conference Tomorrow. Interesting developments regarding this contest for the nomination for Congress are expected from a con-| ference tomorrow night in Hagers- town of the Republican State Central Committee for the five counties com- prising the sixth congressional dis- trict: Montgomery, Frederick, Wash- ington, Allegheny and Garrett. Mont- gomery County will be represented by Walter W. Dawson, chairman; Mrs. Clara Holmes, Dr. C. C. Galloway, ‘Wilton T. Allen, Willard Harvey and Preston L. Snyder. The Washington County Committee will entertain at dinner preceding the conference All of the eight mentioned above have been urged by friends to make a contest for the nomination, and are admittedly at the service of their friends and the voters—in other words, they are in a receptive mood and awaiting the call, they have their ears to the ground politically. The present member of the House from that district is Representative David J. Lewis, Democrat, of Cum- berland, the smallest man in stature in the House, but nationally and internationally recognized as a prac- tical economist, sometimes called by his colleagues “our little big man.” He is now serving his second stretch in the House, both preceding and suc- ceeding Mr. Zihlman. Lewis was first | elected in 1910 and served until 1916. Then he defeated Zihlman in 1930 | and was re-elected in 1932 and 1934. He was defeated for the United States Senate in 1916. He was appointed to the United States Tariff Commission in 1917 by President Wilson and served until 1925. There is no indication of any rival candidate in the Democratic primary. Lewis Not Worried. Mr. Lewis is not worried about any prospects that he may be defeated in the coming campaign. He says that the people of the district have been very kind to him and he has no reason to anticipate any change of ' attitude. He has been a consistent supporter of the present administra- tion and says that “the most success- | ful single feature of the N. R. A. ‘was the mining code, which lifted the coal miners in Allegheny and Garrett | Counties from a condition of semi- destitution and the operators from | bankruptcy.” He feels that he speaks | with authority regarding coal mining, since he worked in the mines from the age of 9 until he was 23, and | while working in a coal mine learned to read in a Sunday school and then studied law under Benjamin A. Rich- mond and Latin under Rev. John W. Nott of Mount Savage. Neither is the Democratic Congres- sional Committee worried that this seat may be wrested back by the Re- publicans. Representative Patrick H. Drewry, chairman of the Congressional Committee, when interviewed at his office in Petersburg, Va., said: “As far as I have learned from our political scouts in the sixth Maryland district, there is no ground for any fear that our able friend Lewis may not be re- elected. The people of that district have fared unusually well under the present administration, and they know from more than 10 years of service in Congress that they are ably repre- sented by Congressman Lewis.” District Is Historical. “No disinterested person, competent to judge, could doubt the high value of the N. R. A. to the bituminous coal industry,” said Mr. Lewis, and he added — “here’s something else that the thoughtful people ought not to forget! Roosevelt's biggest achieve- ment has been to prevent the issuance of printing press money, which has brought the greatest economic disaster in other countries.” Harness-Maker Quits. WAUKESHA, Wis. (P)—After 50 years as a harness - maker Edward Brown, 70, gave up when he reflected that he hadn't made a complete harness in the last decade. “Fellows like us aren't needed any more, I guess,” he said and closed his shop. Sensational 01L BURNER Offer 25 K DAY BUYS A QUIET MAY With Fuel Saving Ther-MAY-lator PAY FOR IT ON ELECTRIC BILL €olumbia Specialty Co. 183§ Connecticut Avenue, N.W. meanwhile | THE -EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO. C, Avoropriation Hearings Start| [BAN ON PENALTIES | JOHN B. GRIFFITH " : PPOPT DESATHS HONE Dont tell-but heres a letter mittees, are shown in conference. Becker (Continued From First Page.) Legislative wheels started turning today as two House appropriation subcommittees opened hearings to determine how much money Government departments will need. Representative Ludlow, Democrat, Indiana (left), and Representative Woodrum, Democrat, Virginia. chairmen of the com- —A. P, Photo. Prison (Continued From First Page.) committee makes. itself ridiculous be- fore the county—like Mayor Thomp- | son of Chicago.” From Guy Stanton Ford, history professor at the University of Minne- | sota, came this message: | “I have known Becker for many | years, and in wartime chose him to | write an account of America’s ideal institutions for translation and circu- lation abroad to head off radicalism and explain our democracy. I recom- | prison gate by gusrds armed With |services ever Witnessed in Washing- | mend his ‘Modern World’ to all my students at the University of Minne- sota who have not already studied it. He explains modern Russia just as he explains the Czars or Louis XIV— | without advocation of either despotism or communism. Three thousand his- | tory teachers, who chose him for presi- dent of the American Historical Asso- | ciation, will be astounded to hear even the suggestion of such charges.” Declared a “Liberal.” Two other messages came from the | University of Minnesota. One, signed by L. B. Shippee, chairman of the de- partment of history, said: “Becker is not a Communist, as any | one would know either from reading his book or his essay on Marx.” The other, from William Anderson, | read: “Prof. Carl Becker, far from | being & Communist, is an old-fash- | ioned liberal who has written one of | the most cogent arguments against Marxian doctrines now available.” | G. G. Andrews, professor of history | at the University of Iowa, said: | “Becker is not a Communist, but a | thorough believer in those great American principles of fair play and | free speech.” “Washington will dishonor itself if | tele- | |it listens to such charges,” | graphed Prof. Charles E. Clark, dean lof the Yale Law School. “The | Becker charges are without founda- tion. He is a patriotic American.” Davidson Warns of Ridicule. | editor of the Yale University Press, read: “I strongly urge you not to make a laughing stock of your educational ystem in confirming these charges.” ter, came from Henry C. Bourne, | editor of the American Historical | Review; Sidney B. Fay, professor of history at Harvard; F. H. Hodder, head of the history department of the 1llh"uver.sity of Kansas; W, T. Root, | head of the history department of the University of Iowa, and a group of history teachers at Smith College. | Becker's history, as well as other | nistory text books used in public| schools, are expected to be discussed at a meeting of the District Public School Association in the District Building tomorrow at 8 p.m. Lady’s Popular Elgin Wrist Watch, $22.50 Dependable 14-Kt. Solid White or ind, only $23.75. Save at Hornings! 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FOUR BANK ROBBERS ESCAPE. Members of “Irish” O'Malley Gang Flee Oklahoma Jail. MUSKOGEE, Okla, December 3 (#).—Four desperate bank robbers, all convicted in the looting of two | Okemah, Okla., national banks a year | ago, escaped from the City-Federal Jail here today in a burst of gunfire that left Chief of Detectives Ben Bolton critically wounded. The four, all members of the “Irish” | O'Malley gang, fled in a commandeered motor car after shooting their way | out of the jail. They were Dan Heady, | Dewey Gilmore, Russell Cooper and Leonard Short. : A fifth prisoner, who joined in the | mad dash for freedom, was felled by a bullet from the gun of Chief of Po- | lice Marsh Corgan. ‘The name of the wounded prisoner was not ascertained. It was believed, | however, he was Don Garrett, under 7-year sentence for violation of the { Mann act. Heady of Kansas City, Mo., faced possible sentences totaling 45 years for his part in the two bank robberies at Okemah. 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Stating it owns all the securities of the Toccoa Electric Power Co., which operates in North Georgia, and is itself a subsidiary of the Common- wealth & Southern Corp. of New Jer- sey, the plaintiff asked immunity from consequences following failure of itself or the parent corporation to register under the act. The court was told the plaintiff company would not fall under juris- diction of the act but for the fact the Federal Power Commission is holding up an application for consolidation of the Taccoa Co. with it. This mer- ger already has been authorized by the Rallroad and Public Utilities Com- mission of Tennessee. The Tennessee Electric Power Co. operated plants and distribution lines in 63 of the 95 counties in Tennessee. It asked the court to determine its legal status under the Wheeler-Ray- burn law and temporarily to enjoin application of penalties. UNION LABEL DRIVE OPENED BY LABOR Campaign to Be Carried Before Merchants and Customers Urging Purchases. Organized labor today swung into action its “most notable, active and continuous campaign in the interest of union label products and of union ton.” Launched yesterday afternoon by a half-hour radio program over WJSV, the campaign was stressed at the regular meeting of Central Labor Union last night. The campaign, Union Label League Chairman A. N. Dennis explained, will be largely educational, to reach all| sections of citizens, emplovers and | workers alike—men and women in all walks of life. Every merchant will be ! asked to stock union labsl mer- chandise, with assurance of assistance, | through the medium of the campaign, in seling these products. LABOR PARLEY PLANNED| Miss Perkins Asks Cabinet to Conference. Secretary Perkins has invited the ! cabinet to meet with her December 12 | to discuss accident and occupational | disease prevention in the Federal service, “The Federal Government has been criticized 2% times by private industry with the contention that it has lagged | its own employes,” the Labor Depart- | ment chief said in a statement ac- behind in the amount of attention | mi given this problem as it pertains to | X companying the invitations. Widely Known Theatrical Manager to Be Buried Here Tomorrow. John B. Griffith, 73, widely known in theatrical circles in which he was active here for many years, died yes- terday at his home, 412 Tenth street, after a long iliness. Mr. Griffith had been superintend- ent of the old Kernan's Theater here, coming to Wash- ington from Bal- timore for its opening and afterward was superintendent of the old Chase’s Theater and lat- er of Keith's. His active association with local thea- ters hrd taken him from 1880 to 1911, in the days in which plays on the,legitimate stage were in thete oy, Ha o T had a wide acquaintance among theat- rical people. Many years ago Mr. Griffith found- ed the United States Storage Co., but long ago sold his interest. A native of Green Spring, Va., Mr. Griffith came here after having been connected with Kernan’s Theater in Baltimore. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, of Hiram Lodge of Masons and of Beth- lehem Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. He is survived by two sons, John A. and H. Ernst Griffith, both of this city: a sister, Mrs. Henrietta Capper of Winchester, Va.; a brother, Newton Griffith of this city; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Hyson's funeral parlors, 1300 N street, tomorrow at 2 pm. Rev. Dr. W. L. Mayo, rector of Holy Comforter Epis- copal Chapel, will officiate. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. CONVERTS TO MEET Cicognani to Officiate at Msgr. Solemn Benediction. Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicog- | nani, papal delegate. will officiate at solemn benediction following a meet- ing of the Convert League of the | Catholic Daughters of America in the | auditorium of St. Rose's Technical | School at 3 p.m. Sunday. | Msgr. Cicognani will be assisted by | Very Rev. Msgr. Prancis E. Hyland of the apostolic delegation and Msgr. William J. Kerby of Catholic Uni- versity. In the program preceding the bene- diction Rev. Edward Roach, chaplain of Court District of Columbia, will ex- plain the ceremonies of solemn bene- diction to guests who are not mem- bers of the Catholic faith. Father Hyland will extend a welcome in the preliminary program. Rev. Dr. A. J. Burggraff, spiritual director of the league, will deliver the principal ad- dress. " If You Suffer With Kidney Trouble You can restore kidneys to mormal func- following the" Beal home. Drink Mountain ree Springs. Arkansas. 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