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PRE Thomas Edison Said: "Thr ii only on Fort Myr and 90 million people art going to find It out." 'Phones Now DjjMrtmnt Advorthrfnf, Cireulatloa Job Printing SO rr VOL. LIV. NO. 299, 54th Year. FORT MYERS, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1938 FIVE CENTO A COPY pas? To) pi II WOWT MIER Leads New Dealer in Maryland Tyding Sudeten Vote On Autonomy Price of Peace Texas Rose Meet i Miss America9 JusticePecora Calls Mistrial In Hines Case London Silent As Hitler Puts It up to Them England Expected to Try To Keep Working for Peaceful Czech Solution -11 1 fc, iff A' O-.

1.1 7 A Takes Lead SEN. MILLARD TYDINGS Republicans Pile Up Maine Leads; Brann Far Behind Gov. Barrows 20,000 in Front With Count Near End PORTLAND, Sept. 12 (JP) Republican candidates for four major Maine offices piled up definite leads tonight in an- unofficial tabulation of returns from the nation's first IMS election. With more than 526 of the state's G20 precincts tabulated, Gov.

Lewis O. Barows, who assailed the New Deal in his campaign, stepped into a 119,611 to 97,734 lead over former governor Louis J. Hrann, who was backed by the Roosevelt administration. In the third congressional district, U. S.

Rep. Ralph O. Brewster, (R) scored an early and lopsided victory over the democratic nominee. Melvin P. Roberts.

Brewster and the two other republican congressional incumbents were endorsees of the Townsend plan organization. U. S. Rep. Cylde H.

Smith, in the second district, held an 8,000 vote lead over F. Harold Dubord, demo-c a i national committeeman. Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley, who came to Maine to give his "blessing" to the entire democratic ticket, gave es- Continued on Page Five RUMBLE REE IX LUXOR" MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12 (JP) Robert Rood, 15, was eating hi lunch today at Marshall high school.

He took a bite out of a sandwich and got a severe sting on his tongue. When he opened his mouth again, a bumble bee flew out. He was taken to hospital and treated for a badly swollen throat. 1 "Miss Ohio" A stunning blonde named Marilyn Mcseke of Marion, Ohio was crowned "Miss America 1938" at the annual national beauty pageant in Atlantic City, N. J.

She is shown at the left. Runner-up was "Miss California" Claire James of Los Angeles who is shown at the right. Previously Miss Ohio was selected as the "most perfect model" and Miss California as the "most beautiful girl in evening gown." Sept. 12 (P) Competent British observers said tonight Chancellor Adolf Hitler in his Nurnherg speech had virtually demanded that Sudeten German minority of Czechoslovakia be allowed to set up their own state within a state. According to this interpretation, Chancellor Hitler gave Britain a choice of forcing Czechoslovakia to permit such a more, or of standing firm With France in a war-fraught challenge to Germany.

This was the way observers read the German fuehrer's demand that the Sudeten Germans be given the'r "rights." Official reaction was lacking as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's three key ministerial advisers surrounded him in No. 10 Downing street tonight to weigh the implications of the speech. These ministers were Viscount Halifax, foreign secretary, Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer, and Sid Samuel Hoare, home secretary. Hitler Wants More But is was clear to informed persons that Chancellor-Hitler's, failure to mention the latest Czechoslovak government proposals to settle the minority issue meant they are unacceptable to him and that he is determined to get more concessions. Chancellor Hitler left the way open for further negotiations but he indicated strongly too, that only complete capitulation too the Sudeten German demands for full autonomy would solve the dispute to his satisfaction.

Thus while the British government was represented even before the fuehrer spoke as feeling that further elucidation and modification of the Czechoslovak proposals might be necessary, it was faced Continued on Page Two Newspaper Ads Get Movies Out of Red HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 12 (JP) Hollywood which put up half of the million dollars to stage the more-movie business campaign, today heard reassuring reports that the national picture business was leaping into the black from the red. Every key city in the United States reported heavy business, some a 20 per cent increase over normal for this time of the year. There are at least six current pictures in the hit class, which is three times the average. "Newspaper ads and editorials have been the biggest factors in the success of the drive to date," Charles P.

Skourasv regional chairman for the drive, said. Lewis, Backed By Roosevelt, 8,000 Behind Baltimore Voters Rejeet Purge to Give Senator Early Lead; County Vote Is Slow Bulletin! BALTIMORE, Sept. 12-) Votes in 2951 out of 1,288 polling places in Maryland, gave for tT. S. senator, democratic i Leis llungerford 3.113.

Tydings 42,991. BALTIMORE, Sept, 12-(JP) Voters in more than half of the recinets in Baltimore city cast primary election ballots today in favor cf re-nominating Millard E. Tydings for a third term in the United States senate over the expressed opposition of President Roosevelt. Tydings, marked for the presidential purge for opposing some New Deal measures, took a lead of better than 8,000 votes over the RooseVelt-blessed Rep. David J.

Lewis, in their fight for the democratic nomination on unofficial returns from 245 of the city's 471 precincts. The vote was: Lewis Tydings Arthur E. llungerford, 2,970. Seventeen out of 817 polling places in the counties gave: Lewis Tydings llungerford 14, Most of the county returns were from the "eastern shore, where President Roosevelt spoke for Lewis on Labor Day. In a radio interview, Tydings said that while he was "fairly confident" he was not making any predictions on the basis of present returns.

Won't Pull a Hughes "I won't have any statement to make until" we hear from the' counties," he said. "I don't want to pull a Hughes," he added, referring to the presidential election of 1916 when Charles Evans Hughes, apparently elected, was defeated when late returns from California turned the balance in favor of Woodrow Wilson. Tydings took an early lead over Lewis in four of the city's six legislative districts. Each of these has seven votes in the state nominating convention, which will act Sept. 28 on the basis of unit votes of the city districts and the 23 counties.

Thus Tydings had a lead of 28 to Continued on Page Five Free Groceries Fort Myers Day In addition to offering new fall merchandise and standard brands of groceries and home supplies, at special prices, merchants are planning treats for their patrons on Fort Myers day the annual bar-gain event which takes place next Saturday. This special merchandising sale always brings hundreds of shoppers from Moore Haven, Clewiston, LaBelle, Punta Gorda, Arcadia, Immokalee, Naples, Everglades and other communities out-aide of Lee county. A. W. D.

Harris yesterday engaged two young women to serve free ham sandwiches to all persons shopping at the Home Supply store. At the grocery store on Hendry street, ice cream and cake will be served to all visitors. Other merchants are planning similar treats while many stores will give away valuable souvenirs. Fort Myers day bargains will be advertised in a special edition of the News-Press to be delivered to all homes within a 50-mile radius oi Fort Myers on Friday morning. Advises England to Club Czechs in Line; Hopes To Keep France Out of War Europe at a Glance (Br the AMociateJ Pmt) NURNBERG, Germany Chancellor Hitler in momentous speech demanded "self determination" for Czechoslovakia's Germanic minority; promised Su- deten Germans that if they feel "they are without rights and aid, they will get both from us," held out olive branch to France by renouncing aspirations for Alsace-Lorraine.

LONDON Britain regarded Hitler's speech as virtual demand that Sudeten Germans be per. mitted to create their own state within Czechoslovakia; observers felt Britain must force Prague to allow this or else risk the peril of war with Germany. PARIS French government viewed Hitler speech as threat fuehrer would use force unless France and Britain compel' Czechoslovakia to turn over Su- deten German regions to Germany. France stated to believe "war is postponed for the moment," but increasing tension wiU continue. WASHINGTON State department, according to unofficial reaction, relieved at Hitler's speech because fuehrer failed to forecast any immediate military action by Germany.

NURNBERG, Germany, Sept. 12 uehrer Adolf Hitler went to the very brink of war tonight but was careful to arrest himself this side of the precipe. Tantalizingly, he kept dangling the possibility of a war-less solution of the Sudeten German problem before Europe's statesmen. In a 78-minute address before 25,000 persons in the Nazi congress hall, he closed the eight day Nazi party convention by producing "self determination" for the Germanic minority as the implied alternative to forcible a ct i against Czechoslovakia! "I assure the democracies that the fate of the Sudetens is not a matter of indifference to he declared. "If these harrassed people feel they are without rights and aid they will get both from us." Olive Branch to France In one respect, however, the fuehrer sought to relieve the international situation: He held out an olive branch to France.

Reasserting Germany's readiness to let bygones be bygones, he again renounced all aspirations for revision of the Versailles treaty with a view; to regaining Alsace-Lorraine. "Strasbourg means much," ha said, "but we have surrendered it in the interest of peace to settle for once and for all the eternal strife with France. On other frontiers too we have made sacrifices. We have acted more than loyally. While asserting positively that no German deserved the name of German if he was not willing to risk his life on behalf of the people of the same blood in Czechoslovakia, the 3,500,000 Sudetens Germans, Hitler in no way committed himself on the method he intends to pursue to compel the Prague government to give the minority, the deal he is determined they shall get.

That deal, according to all that has happened in the past week in the party congress, can be only union with Germany of the region inhabited by the Sudeten Germans. "The responsibility for the next move now is up to Britain and Lord Runciman (unofficial British mediator in Prague)" said one prominent official. "At any rate Continued on Page Twol THE YEATIIEn In Fort Myers yesterday: High 88, low 74; part cloudy! Ave mile east wind; barometer 30.06 (a a. and 29.99 (8 p. Forecast: Moderate northeast Jo east winds and partly overcast weather Tuesday.

Tides at Fort Myers Beach: High 3:16 p. lew 9:16 a. a. and 8:53 p. m.

Son rixes at 6:11 and sets at 6:38. Moon rises at 9:03 p. sets 9:45 a. m. Dewey Smiles Wryly on Taking First Setback In Racket Busting Career NEW YORK, Sept.

12 (JP) Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora late today ordered a mistrial in the state's policy racket case against Tammany District Leader James J. Hines, implying that the prosecution injected "one drop of poison" by asking a 14-word question of perjudicial nature. The sudden turn in the sensational trial, at the outset of its fifth week, came as an indicated climax of an oral opinion delivered by Pecora jn two hours and nine minutes of tense anticipation. His bail of $20,000 continued, Hines walked out of the courthouse to the cheers of admirers gathered in Foley square, but he was not free, and his face still showed a hint of concern. "This defendant will undoubtedly be brought before the bar of justice again, as he should be," said Justice Pecora, as he dismissed the blue-ribbon jury of 14 men, including two alternates.

The district attorney smiling wryly in the face of the first se-yere reversal he has suffered as a meket'-busteri announced thr, an assistant that a new trial would be requested when "the people are deemed ready." Dewey offered no other comment for quotation. Defense Jubilant His ruddy face lighted with a bright smile, chief defense counsel Lloyd Paul Stryker announced jubilantly "we are ready at any time for a second trial of this case." He added, however, "if a motion is made for a retrial during the heat of the (coming election) campaign, I shall strenuously oppose it." Justice Pecora denied Stryker's motion at the end of the trial for an order directing the district attorney not to attempt a second Continued on Page Two Moore Haven Man Held in Auto Deaths BELLE GLADE, Sept. 12 (JP) A coroner's jury recommended today that E. L. Smith of Moore Haven be held tm a technical charge of manslaughter in connectionwith an automobile accident in which Mr.

and Mrs. Milton H. Crouch of Clewiston were killed early yesterday. Justice of the Peace G. A.

Hub-bell set bond at $5,000 after the jury reported Smith was driving carelessly. Testimony showed the car driven by Smith was owned by T. A. Vaughn of Orlando. both expressed their opposition to federal pensions for the aged." Georgia political observers checked results of the primary election in Maryland, where a parallel issue of "presidential interference" was drawn.

The president put Maryland's Senator Tydings on his "purge" list and favored Rep. David Lewis, just as in Georgia he spoke for the nomination of Lawrence Camp over Senator George. The senate campaign expenditures committee, in Washington, said the RFC had removed Dun-lap for violation of a rule against employees taking part in politics. Dunlap made no comment. Chairman Sheppard said the committee would continue efforts "to clear up some further matters" before the primary in its investigation of George's charge Erie Cocke had lost his job as state director of the national emergency council because he supported George.

The candidates in all Georgia races prepared for their final appeals to voters before they march to the polls Wednesday. Pretty Mary Osborne will lead the parade at a rose festival in Tyler, Tex. She's a drum major at Stephen F. Austin Teachers college in Nacogdoches, Tex. Disorders Follow Hitler's Address; 2 Sudetens Shot Czechs Consider Martial Law to Keep Down Disturbances PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Sept.

12 (JP) A series of disorders near the German border were reported tonight after Adolf Hitler's Nurn- berg speech. Reports of. disorders in which two Sudeten Germans were wound ed and two bombs set off were re ceived here while Czechoslovaks who listened to the radio broadcast cf Hitler's speech expressed the opinion that it was even more bitter than they expected. The average Czech was keenly resentful of Hitler's scathing remarks about this little war-created republic over whose 3,500,000 Sudeten Germans he has proclaimed himself protector. The disorders in the Sudeten region gave rise to reports in government circles that there might be a cabinet session during the night.

Responsible authorities had cabinet approval for declaration of martial law in case of necessity, but the government wished to consider the matter thoroughly before taking the step. From some quarters came the opinion that Hitler's address contributed nothing new politically to the present Czechoslovak-Sudeten German situation. One responsible Continued on Page Two that Hitler's reference to the Rhine fortifications not being completed until winter was an encouraging sign, indicating perhaps that Hitler would not move before then. On capitol hill, reports of the reich leader's speech were received with interest. Senator Lewis (D-111), of the foreign relations committee, expressed the opinion that Hitler had no intention of going to war over Czechoslovakia, but was merely seeking an insight as to the probable line-up in Europe in case of an ultimate struggle between Germany and Russia over economic matters.

"Czechoslovakia is not the real object at all," Lewis said. "That is a small matter that could be settled at any time. These gestures of Germany toward Czechoslovakia are to test how far France and England will go in combatting Germany's larger aims." 0 Merchants Meet, Discuss Heitman Assessment Suit Object to Testifying to Stock Values; Hearing Resumes Today Members of the Fort Myers Merchants association, resuming regular meetings after the summer holidays, were advised, last night that they could not decline to testify as to actual value of their inventories if summoned to court in the Heitman attack on Tax Assessor R'aby's valuation of their business properties. Merchants discussed the possibility that they would be called to testify as to value of their inventories and personal property but took no official action. The Heitman attack on city tax valuations, scheduled to be resumed this morning before Judge George W.

Whitehurst, was discussed by the merchants because Jim Clements, one of the estate lawyers, has asked merchants if they will testify as to actual value of the stock and fixtures. Lynn Continued on Page Two Bread Prices Cut In Eastern Cities NEW YORK, 'Sept. 12 (P) A general average reduction in the price of bread from 12 to 10 cents for 20-ounce loaves was in effect in the East toinght as a result of a bumper wheat crop, although there were many local variations'. Trice cuts occurred yesterday in Boston, and Rochester, Buffalo and Albany, N. with one-pound loaves down from 10 to 8 or 8 to 7 cents.

In Syracuse. N. prices were reduced a cent to 11 and 7 cents. In New York City, the 18-ounce loaf was down from 11 to 10 cents, with the possibility of a further cut to 9, and with an estimated saving to consumers of $5,500,000 a year. Regular local prices were being maintained in Richmond.

Atlanta, Mineapolis, Washington, D. Kansas City, and Chicago. Shippers Denied Plea to Extend Citrus Deadline Concentrated Newspaper Advertising Planned To Boost Sales LAKELAND, Sept. 12 (JP) Stricter juice tests for Florida grapefruit are effective after midnight tonight. The Florida citrus commission failed today to action on the request of several shippers for extending the effective date of an order issued last week increasing the minimum juice content by 10 per cent.

Meanwhile, Secretary Glenn Grimes and Attorney J. W. Du-pree mapped plans for defense against a petition for an injunction to halt enforcement of the order. Grimes received notice of a hearing here Wednesday afternoon before Circuit Judge H. C.

Pette-way. Notice was received from E. G. Treadwell, Arcadia attorney, Grimes said, but a copy of the complaint did not reach here today. The said he understood the hearing would be on affidavits and no oral testimony would be taken.

The commission accepted in principle the recommendations of its advertising agency, for concentrating on newspaper advertising in the industry's campaign. Arthur J. Kudner, head of the agency, said newspapers will carry the burden of the campaign because they permit concentration on principal markets where Florida fruit is sold. Charlotte County Road Work Slated TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 12 (JP) State road department members will convene here tomorrow for their regular quarterly meeting.

Secretary W. M. Miles said the business slate contained only routine matters. Bids will be received Sept. 29 for reworking and widening seven miles of Road 5 in Charlotte and Sarasota counties southeastward from the Myakka river, and for reworking and widening seven miles on the same road in Charlotte county northwestward from Charlotte harbor.

Townsendite Quits Race, Backs Georgia New Dealer Hitler9 Speech Relieves America of War Fears ATLANTA, ept. 12 JP) William G. McRae, Atlanta attorney and Townsendite candidate for the senate, withdrew from the race tonight and urged his supporters to vote for New Dealer Lawrence Camp. This unexpected reduction of the senatorial field to three men Camp, Senator Walter George and Eugene Talmadge came on the heels of an announcement by the senate campaign funds committee it found nothing to criticize in the Reconstruction Finance corporation's dismissal of Edgar Dunlap because the Gainesville attorney was active in George's campaign. McRae explained "my limited means have made it impossible for me to reach enough people to explain the (Townsend) plan to them." He said "the real issue in this race is whether the vested interests can purchase the office of senator in Georgia," described Camp as a liberal and said "Sena WASHINGTON, Sept.

12 (JP) Unofficial reaction at the state department this evening to Hitler's Nurnberg speech was one of relief. The relief was based on the impression that Hitler had not forecast any immediate military action on the part of Germany. Officials listened anxiously to the address, gathering round a radio in the press room. Assistant Secretaries George Messer-Smith and Adolf Berle heard part of the speech. Jay Pierpont Moffat, head of the European division of the state department, listened to most of it.

A dozen other foreign service officers dropped in. Secretary of State Hull did not listen in but got almost immediate reports of the address. He said at his press conference today he would not comment on the European situation. Officials gave the impression REP. RACOX DIES NEW YORK, Sept.

12 (IP) Rep. DLow Bacon, (R-NY), 54, collapsed and died of a heart attack tonight at the state police barracks, at Lake Success, Long Island. Bacon had attended a political meeting in New York City and was driving back with his wife to their home in Old Westbury when he became HI tor George and Mr. Talmadge have.