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TALMADGE DEFEAT Party Chieftains Declare Result Is Index oi velt Favor. WHm Associated Press. ATLANTA. September 11. Party chieftains hailed as a national victory today the landslide ballot by which Georgia Democrats swept aside the antl-New Deal senatorial bid of Gov.

Eugene Talmadge. While the gallus-snapping Talmadge congratulated Staunch Admtnlstrationist Richard B. Russell. his victorious opponent in yesterday's primary, Democratic Chairman James A. Parley declared' the victory evidence of the popularity Of President Similar expressions came from high In the party councils, Including Secretary of Commerce Roper, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Secretary of the Interior Ickes, whom Talmadge once called another 1 Russell, renominated for a six-year term, carried 134 of the State's 159 counties and polled 202,402 votes to Talmadge's 25 counties and 105,120 Votes.

It was the first political defeat of the veteran Talmadge, who carried 156 counties in his campaign for Governor two years ago. Reflecting more overwhelmingly Russell's big lead was the county unit vote, unique system of primary nomination similar to the electoral college In a presidential election. The Senator received 360 of the State's 410 county unit votes, when he needed only 206. Talmadge collected 50. Speaker E.

D. Rivers of the State House of Representatives, active'New Deal champion, won the gubernatorial nomination. Nine incumbent Representatives In Congress were renominated, five without opposition. A new Representative, Stephen Pace, Mericus attorney, was nominated from the third district to succeed B. T.

Castelow, who did not seek another term. TWO FIRES IN BLOCK CAUSE $5,000 LOSS Thotographer Injured in Atlas Engraving Co. 1 Shop Fire Extinguished. Two fires within a block of each Other in downtown Washington yesterday resulted in Injury to one man and estimated damage of between $5,000 and Fred Burrhus, 54, Hyattsville, photographer, was burned about the face and arms when fire broke out in the Atlas Engraving on the third floor of 708 Thirteenth He is recovering in Emergency Hospital. The blaze was discovered shortly, after an explosion in the developing room.

Burrhus was burned in attempting to extinguish the fire. Several other employes narrowly escaped Injury. Damage was estimated at $2,500. Several hours tatted a lire was discovered by a passerby in a dress shop at 1211 street. An electric Iron In a pressing booth is said to have started the blaze, which caused damage estimated at between and Sent Home COMMISSIONERS PAY BUS FARE.

Fourteen year old John Brown, who hitch-hiked here last week from Auburn, N. Y.t with his chum, George Haight, went back by bus yesterday as the guest of the District Commissioners. George's parents sent bus fare, but John's parents so the Commissioners made a special Staff Photo. TROOPS IN CAPITAL UNDER GEN. ROBERT I Made Into Provisional Brigade and 16th Brigade Headquarters Is Shifted.

Regular Army troops stationed In the Washington area have been grouped into a unit of 2.500 known as the Washington Provisional Brigade, and 16th Brigade Headquarters has been transferred from this city to Port George G. Meade, according to a War Department announcement. The move, described as of no significance other than from an administrative standpoint, puts the new unit under command of Brig. Gen. Charles D.

Robert, who will be succeeded as commanding officer of the 16th Brigade by Brig. Gen. Lorenzo D. Gasser, now chief of staff of the 4th Corps Area, Atlanta. Lithuanian Trade Spurred.

Increased buying power of farmers is reflected In retail irade. Deep-Tone GLEN PLAID Suits men went for GLEN PLAID Suits in such a big way last spring that we are fol- lowing them up for fall in Jj (darker and rich- a er patterns in keeping with the season) Jf like them and the new Chesty mod- $35 $65 ISA until LANDON CONFIDENT AS HE COMES ST Believes That Maine Will Lead Way to Republican Victory. Br the Associated Press. ABOARD LANDON TRAIN BN ROUTS TO MAINS, September Expressing confidence of victory, Oov. Alf M.

Landon aped eastward today on his second campaign drive for the great blocs of presidential electoral votes that lie between Illinois and Maine. "I am very glad to be on my way to contribute to the notable campaign which I believe will end in the repudiation of the present national administration by the voters of Maine next the Republican nominee told newsmen. am confident that Marne, as in the years past, will lead the way to a Republican victory In the and a restoration of good government at Washington." After boarding his special train for Portland. where Saturday he will deliver his fifth major speech of the campaign, Landon walked Into the press car ahead of his private coach and chatted with newsmen. "Government and Business.1* His address at Portland will be on "Government and Business," a topic he discussed briefly in his acceptance address at Topeka, July 23, In which he said: time has come to unshackle Initiative and free the spirit of American We must be freed from excessive governmental Intimidation and hostility." Gifford Pine hot, former Governor of Pennsylvania, who conferred with Landon over the luncheon table yesterday, told reporters the Portland speech "has the punch." After an overnight trip from Topeka into Illinois, Landon planned a four-hour visit in Chicago, including luncheon at the home of George F.

Harding, national committeeman, and conference with Republican leaders before resuming his eastward drive. The party included Lacy Haynes, close friend and political adviser of Landon, and William R. Castle, former Undersecretary of State, who conferred with the nominee on international relations. Castle told newsmen "a world conference of kings and dictators, reported under consideration by President Roosevelt, would be silly and ridiculous. believe the President will call he said.

"I think the report was just a trial balloon. a conference would be the absolute negation of democratic Ideals, it seems to me. It la the people of a country, not the ruler, that keeps a country out of war." (Administration spokesmen have denied such a conference was contemplated.) Pour rear-platform appearances In Indiana, at Gary. Valparaiso. Plymouth and Part Wayne, were scheduled late In the day.

They opened a series of more than a score of such talks listed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, and on the return through New Tork and Illinois. Lsndon made brief platform appearance before a small crowd last bight In Kansas City. DEMOCRATS STUMP MAINE, PORTLAND, September 11 (IP). Democratic declaration that President Roosevelt la capable of 1 keeping America out of impending world conflict was before Maine voters today as the Republican standard beam, Alf M. landon, beaded for this State.

Harry H. Woodring, acting War Secretary, and John J. Oudahy, Ambassador to Poland, made the assertions to Democrats rallying far Monday's State election. Picturing tho next four years as most fateful in modern world Woodring at Waterville God that vi have in the White House today a man who in the midst of world turmoil is determined that this Nation shall have Cudahy, predicting at Bangor "another great conflict within the next three years," said that only by electing a President who would keep peace we survive." Woodring, former Kansas Governor, said that even Liberty League members had no desire return to the Hoover are the seme du Fonts, Rockefellers and he declared. were but recently begging President Roosevelt to save them and their wealth from destruction by a Hoover depression Democratic Gov, Louis J.

Brann, seeking election to the United States Senate, said at Bangor: begins to appear that the real contest Monday Is between the mon-' eyed InteresU and the common Arthur E. Bewail, Republican State chairman, ascribed du Pont, Morgan Rockefeller contributions to the Republican campaign fund to recognition of "the value of Maine and Kansas common United States Senator Walla le H. White, opponent, said at Westbrook that lnc-eased taxes on employers had robbed the pay cnvehipee of the workers. TO TELL PARM POLICIES. Landon to Make Announcement at MlnneapsUs.

RAPID CITY, 8. September 11 Alf M. landon, Republican candidate for President, will talk on Republican farm policies at Minneapolis, "within a few Col. Prank Knox, Republican vice presidential candidate, said during an address last night. am going to let you In on a little Col.

Knox said. London plans to outline the Republican farm policies In the near future at Minneapolis. I know what he is going to say, and It Is going to appeal to you folks. We are going to give you a hand and help you where you need RACCOON CAPTURED The personnel of the Washington Marine Barracks today numbered officers, 107 men and 1 raccoon. The Marines found the 'coon yesterday in the commandant's garden and chased it for nearly an hour.

It was finally treed and captured, but not until a few Marine fingers had been bitten. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. today. Meeting, Columbia Chapter, No. Women of the Moose, 1414 I street, pm.

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