Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1926, Page 4

DEMOCRAT HOPES RAISED FOR 1928 Shaver and Oldfield Express Gratification Over Results of Election. By the Aseoclated Press. Gratification over the election re- sults was expressed in statements is- sued lust night by Chairman Shaver of the Democratic national comn and Chairman Oldfield of the I cratic congressional campaign com- mittce. Both saw in the figures a trend toward the Democratic ranks. which, they said, augurs well for the party’s hopes in 1928. “The results confirm our pre-elec- tion estimate and are very gratifying indeed,” said Mr. Shaver. “Though it appears a majority of the Congress was not quite won, the gains signify a_victorious advance for the Demo- cratic party and a momentous setback jor the Republican party and admin- istration, Pleased by State Gains. “In addition to the cong 2 1 Even where our candidates did not win, they, in y States and districts, cut {nous into the usual Republican majorities. wing from Republican to Demo. voting is marked clear to the nd the trend is certainly en- aging for 1928. With popular favor and confidence in our party so manifest, it is a good time now for Democrats to survey carefully the whole wation; to weigh the opportunities of service for their party and country—a good time to keep cool and thoughtful heads. “Let us maintain and continue the fine co-operation and morale of tne campaign just closed. So we shall pre- werve the unity and power that com- mand national confidence and win na- tional election Mr. Oldfield said his returns showed h: the Democrats had gained 17 seats in the House. He listed the gains as 3 in New York, 2 in Penn- sylvania, 8 in Illinois, 3 In Missouri and 1 each in New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Nebraska and Oklahoma. One district in Kansas probat is lost, but the Democrats may pick up another in that State to offset it, he added. Indiana Not Included. These calculations, he explained, do not include Indiana, “where reports indicate Democratic gains of from two to four districts,” and additional probable gains in Pennsylvania and yest Virgini ‘It appears certain the Democratic hip in the next House will be sed 10 not less than 200, the statement continued. en though we have not elected a majority the House, it is significant that, in addition to holding almost every seat we have in the present House, we have overturned close to 20 seats, de- spite huge expenditures by the Re- publican organizations, It is an un- mistakable sign of the country-wide trend to the Democratic party and its principles.” BROOKHART SILENT, AWAITS FINAL COUNT Republicans Have Almost Complete Roster in Iowa State Legislature. By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, November 4.— Jowa today awaited comment from Col. Smith W. Brookhart, acknowl- edwed on eléction day as te chief- tain of the Republican p: e talked politics almost daily during the he was ousted from th> United States Senate last Spring until called home a fortnight ago by his brother's ilness silent when in- ere he would be Senate in Tuesday's imating returned to the elect'on by a majority appre 70,000, Final returns of his race will be an- nounced and national results ccnsid- ered before the colonel will have uny comment to make, he has indicated. Election of all Republican State of- fice candidates, including Gov. John Hammill, and reelection of the 11 Republican Representatives were other major results in the Iowa elec- tion. In addition, the Republicans tight- ened their grip on the State Tegisla- which _will ude only atic Senator and four or five Democratic Representatives. Women were made eligible to mem- bership in the State House of Rep resentatives by 2t0-1 vors, (15 Chicago Librarian Asks for Ballots Of Voteless Capital Tangible evidence that even of- ficials of city governments over the United States are unaware of the disfranchised condition of the District of Columbia came in a letter received by Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the Board of Commis- sloners. A request for copies of “the ball which will be used in your city was made of Secretary Garges by Frederick Rex, munici- pal reference librarian of Chicago. Asking for copies of ballots “for various offices, including congre: sional, State, county and mur pal, as well as judicial off Mr. Rex explalned that the Chic: go library desired the ballots for comparative purposes. “I shall have to write Mr. Rex that though we poy ta in Washingotn, we do not enj; right of the ballot,” Mr. said. CALIFORNIA DRY VOTE STILL CLOSE Both Sides Claim Victory. Republican Candidate in Oregon Leading. Garges By ths Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 4.— Califorma’s_attitude on prohibition | Was the only uncertain question to | be determined today os the smoke of n vattles clared in iar West- With 5,558 precincts out of 8,512 in t State reporting, the proposai for repeal of the State dry law had ac cumu ated 325,391 negative votes and 1353,852 in its favor. Both sides were claiming victory. The Wright act not only is a pro- hibition law in itself, but also a statute that author! State authorl- tles to enforce the Volstead act. The Republicans pluaralities in Cali- fornia were nothing rt of land- sl With less than half the State heard from, C. C. Young, Republican gubernatorial candidate, had piled up a lead ot almost 180,000 over Justu. 8. Wardell, Democrat, who conceded nis _defeat early in the count. United States Senator Samuel idge, Itepubiican, was 118,000 es ahead of John B. Elliott, bone McAdoo Democrat, and the vari- s Republican candidates on the State ticket were piling up equal or greater margins against their oppo- nents. In Oregon Gov. W. M. Pierce, Dem- ocrat, apparently has been defeated for -election Republican. M. same State, frederick W, Steiwer, Republican, was leading Bert Haney, Democrat, and Senator R. N. Stanfield, Republi- can, running as an Independent, by a spirited senatorial contest. In Washington, where no State officers were elected, but where re- call petitions against Gov. Roland Hartley were circulated near polling places, the returns of anti-Hartley slators winning seats in the State Senate and House of Representatives. State executive posts were not at stake in Utah, where United States Senator Reed Smoot was re-elected handily over the objection of Ashby Snow, Democrat. —_— ONE MINNESOTA RACE IS STILL UNDECIDED Larson Pins Hopes to Backwoods Vote, Refusing to Ad- mit Defeat. By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn., November 4.— In the small backwoods precincts of northeastern Minnesota hangs the outcome of the congressional race in *he eighth district, the only contest from Tuesday's election still in doubt Nearly 200 of these precincts were outstanding today and although O. J. Larson. Republican and tormer Representative, was more than 4,000 votes behind W. L. Carss, Farmer- Labor_incumbent, he refused to con- cede defeat. Larson contends much of his strenth lies in the small towns. everal days and possibly a week elapse before the final figures are ught in. (7 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WETS AND DRYS BOTH HAIL VIGTORY Election Calls for Prohibition Revision, Says Edge. Wheeler Denies It. By the Associated Press. The usual haze inherent in prohibi- tion as a political issue clouded the outcome In Tuesday's elections’ with the result that, viclory was claimed ioday by leaders of both wet and dry forces. The election, in the opinfon of Sen- ator Idge, Republican, New Jersey, and wet leader, “should insure Vol- stead act revision within constitu- tional limits,” but Wayne B. Wheeler, generar counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, declared that “in every State where the drys had a fighting chance, except Massachusetts, they won in the senatorial contests, according to | reports received at our headquarters.” “From every significant angle of approach,” said W. H. Stayton, na- lonal cnairman of the Associaticn sgainst the Prohibition Amendment, the results “may fairiy be considered o constitute unqualified victories for the advoc of a substitution of ane reg liquor laws for the prohibition ndment and the ‘Wheeler Challenges Claim. One-fourth of the population of the United States ‘registered themselves as favoring moditication of the pres- ent liquor laws,” added Mr. Stayton, but Mr. Wheeler retorted tl “the s got only 9 of the 35 Senators d” and that “over 300 members of the House with dry records or pronouncements have been elected.” In New York State Senator-elect | Wagner, Democrat, said he regarded | and the result of the fevendum on the question of glving States the right to determine what liguor ntoxicating as ‘‘a man- date to me to try at once to get mod- ification of the Volstead law.” Arthur J. Davis, State superin- tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, however, declared that Justice Wag- ner’s defeat of Senator James W. ‘Wadsworth, jr., Republican chairman of the pow: 1 stering and wilitary affairs committees, was a “great and far-reach'ng victory” for the Anti- Saloon League. “The, Republican party in New York,” he added, “can no longer bore from within in order to try to fight liquor votes from Tammany Hall.” A similar situation arose with like conflicting statements in Iilinois, where George B. Safford. State super- intendent of the Anti-Saloon League, said the defeat of George E. Bren: emocratic senatorial nominee and “dripping wet,” had ‘“blocked wet strategy and put a crimp in their na- ticnal plans for several years to come.” The result of the Illinois referendum on the same issue as that presented in New York showed, in the opinion of Mr. Stafford, “a surprising and encouraging drift in public sentiment from the wet to the dry side.” Brennan to Continue Fight. The mafjority given the affirmative in that referendum, in the opinion of Mr. Brennan, made it imperative that “Mr. Smith, or whoever goes to Wash- ington next term, must obey that will of the people of Illinois and work for the modification of the Volstead act.” The wet and dry question, he added, may be the supreme issue at the next party conventions, and he voiced his determination to continue “the fight against the Volstead law."” In California, apparently, the voters approved repeal of the State Wright prohibition enforcement law, while in Wisconsin they voted in favor of beer containing at least 2.75 per cent alcohol. Nevada voters favored the calling of a constitutional cenvention to modify the eighteenth amendment, and also decided in the affirmative on the question, “Is prohibition a fail- ure?” Montana, home of Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat, one of the noted drys in the Senate, appears to have voted to repeal the State dry laws, but Missouri voters followed the counsel of Senator James A. Reed, Democrat and liberal, and defeated a referendum question which sought the repeal of all State liquor laws. Colo- rado voters likewise defeated a pro- posal to repeal present State enforce- ment laws. tory eighteenth a fous Volstead act.” —e England, France and the United States have nautical miles of different lengths. PAUL PEARLMAN BOOKS 1711 G St. N.W. AN %@@ SIS IS IS S I Governors Elected | By the Associated Prees. NEW YQRK, November 4.—Gover- nors electéd in the 31 gubernatorial races Tuesday are: Alabama—Bib_Graves, Democrat. California—C. C. Young, Republican. Colorado—William H. Adams, Demo- crat. Connecticut—John H. Trumbull, Re- publican. Georgla—L. G. Hardman, Democrat. Idaho—H. C. Baldridge, Republican. Towa—John Hammill, Republican. Kaneas—Ben 8. Paulen, Republican. Maryland—Albert C. Ritchie, Demo- erat. Massachusetts—Alvin T. Fuller, Re- publican. Michigan—Fred W. Green, Republi- can. Minnesota—Theodore Republican, Nebraska—Adam McMullen, Repub- lican New Hampshire—Huntley N. Spauld- ing, Repub.ican. New York—Alfred E. Smith, Demo- crat. North Dakota—A. G. Sorlie, Republi- can. Ohlo—Vic Dohaney, Democrat. Oklahoma—Henry = S. Johnstone, Democrat. Oregon—I. L. Patterson, Republi- Fisher, Christianson, can. Pennsylvania—John §. publican Rhiode Tsland—A. J. Pothier, Repub- iican. South Carolina—John G. Richards, Democrat. | South Dakota—W. crat. | fennessee—Austin Peay, Democrat. Texas—Dan Moody, Democrat. E. Re- Vermont—John lican Wisconsin—Fred R. Repub ican. ‘Wyoming—Frank C. Emerson, Re- public States in which gubernatorial con- tests still are in doubt are: Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. ONTARIO PREPARES FOR LIQUOR FIGHT Dry Province Will Vote on Sales in Stores Under -Government Rule. Weeks, Repub Zimmerman, By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, November 4.—Within the next few weeks citizens of On- tario goes to the polls in a provincial Canada, will consider the problem of liquor control. On December 1, On- tario goes to the polls is a provincial general election, with the liquor ques- tion the main issue. Premier Fergu- son, whose, followers occupied iwo- thirds of the total seats in the last legisiature, has announced his in- tention of enacting, if he is returned tp power in the elections, a bill to authorize the sale of liquor in gov- ernment stores under somewhat the same system as that applying in the province of Quebec. For nearly eight years Ontario’s temperance act has restricted the sale | of intoxicants to a medicinal bas | Under the Canadian constitution th: sale of liquor is regulated by pro- vincial and not federal authorities. Five of the nine provinces permit the sale of liquor for beverage purposes in_government stores. the greatest interest that ever attached to a provincial election in Canada is centered on this year’s Ontario contest. For the first time in Canada a government is going to the polls directly on the liquor The Farmers’ party said to be al- most unanimously in favor of prohi- bition. The other two main parties in the legislature, Conservative and Lib- eral, are asserted to be divided on the question. e Jadwin Goes to Conference. Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Engineers, has gone to Detroit to at- | tend a meeting of the joint engineer- ing board, St. Lawrence River Water- way Commission, of which he is a member. The other American mem- bers are Col. William Kelley, station- ed at Buffalo, and Lieut. Col. G. B. Pilsbury, stationed at Detroit. Every Friday our clear-out price. Cne and 3 l Gomg : ! Goin, ' (0bp. Thompson's Restaurant) J. Bulow, Demo-|; ARIZONA CAMPAIG PROBE CONTINUED. King Sends Deputy to Get Witnesses Who Failed to Appear. By the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz.,, November 4.—In- dication that the investigation _of- Arizona campaign expenditures may continue for several days is seen in the action of Senator W. H. King, Democrat, Utah, in appointing a spe- cial deputy to locate six witnesses who have failed to answer subpoenas. Senator King said he desired to place xhaustlve evidence’’ relating to slush fund charges before the Senate campaign funds committee. Testimony yesterday failed to de- velop evidence of large expenditures 3 charged by Senator Ralph . Cameron, Republican, who requested the hearing. The witnesses inciuded Gov. George W. P. Hunt, Democrat, who is closely .contested for re-elec- tion by E. 8. Clark, Republican, and E. E. Fllinwood, banker, whom Hunt defeated in the primary. Ellinwood was Guestioned by coun- sel for Semator Cameron in an effort campaign with that of e Carl C. Hayden, “of contributions to cam- pper incerests, A. Smith, campaign manager for Senator Cameron, denied a_state- ment attributed to him by R. E. Far- y of the Anti-Saloon League to the effect that Farley had information of a slush fund to which an Albuquerque mining man contributed. his s as the “key"” wit- who failed to ap- charge Cassidy the al- to {meron’s counse ness among the si r. The attorney ha leged cons] control the Several witnesses summoned to appear at Los Angeles at the conciusion of the Phoenix ses- sion of the Arizona inquiry. ning g interests” WAGNER CAMETO U. S. AS IMMIGRANT BOY Spoke Only German at Age of 8. Educated in New York Public Schools. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 4.—Rob- ert F. Wagner, elected United States Senator by a large margin, came to the United States a boy immigrant from Germany and sold newspapers during his_early life in the country where he has now won the highest office that the American people can bestow upon a former immigrant. His life story is that of a man who carved for himself a career of dis- tinction despite the obstacles that lay in his path. When he came here with his parents as a boy of 8 he spoke only German, but entering New York schools he soon learned the English language -and made rapid progress in his_education. He was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1898 and received a law degree at the New York Law School in 1900. Mr. Wagner's first public office was as State assemblvman, in 1905. He served until 1908, when he was elected State Senator. Later he served for a time as lieutenant governor, and in 1918 was elected a Supreme Court justice, which office he held when nominated for the United States Sen- ate. Dead Man Gets 872 Votes. DANVERS, Mass., November 4 (). —At least 872 voters in Essex County A1d not know the Socialist candidate for State treasurer was dead. The name of John F. Putnam of this town appeared on the ballots and although Putnam died some time ago his name attracted 872 votes. Home of the WORUMBO Overcoat FRIDAY SPECIALS 2 Stores will group all one, two and a few of a kind at a ridiculous 2-Pants Suits Overccats & Topcoats 52875 59375 51875 Alterations at Cost > The Tashion Zhop @ 9th & E e 15th & G Grades Up to $55 Grades Up to $45 Grades Up to $35 ° (Next to Keith's) o ——. ‘W. H. Sproul, Republican, led Thur- man Hill, Democrat, by approximately Smith said tement to Farley was meant as a joke. Michacl Cassidy, Phoenix attorney and former pronibition director for Zonu, designated by Senator THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1926. CONGRESSIONAL RACES STILL CLOSE IN KANSAS Sproul, Republican, Leads Hill, While Clark, Democrat, Is Ahead of White. Ly the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, November 4.—With Republican majorities for some State offices running as high as 100,000, two close congressional races held interest today in returns from Tuesday's bal- loting. ln‘t.he third district, Representative 500 votes on returns from 307 of the 314 precincts.N Representative Hays B. White, Re- publican, was trailing W. H. Clark, Democrat, by 355 votes, with 7 of the 426 precincts in the sixth district missing. Majorities of more than 100,000 were rolled up for United States Senator Charles Curtis and Gov. Ben S. Paulen, Republicans, as the election count neared completion in Kansas. SENATOR SMITH ROSE FROM COUNTRY BANK Started as Bookkeeper in Small Illi- nois Town and Has Been Long in Politics, By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 4.—A country | bank and 80 years of experience in practical politics stand in the back- ground from which Frank Leslie Smith rose to election as United States Senator. He started in business as a book- keeper and in politics as a Republican precinct committeeman, and was elected to the Senate 22 days before his fi{ty-ninth birthday anniversary. in Dwight, 60 a ker of 2500, southwest of Ch.cago, where he was born. In the last 18 years he has been an internal revenue col- lector, manager of the Taft cam- paign in 1912 for Illinois, candidate for governor, chairman of the Re- publican State committee, member of Congress and chairman of the State utilities commission. He ran tor the Republican senator- lal nomination against William B. McKinley in 1920 and lost by 10,000 votes. Six years later, running on an anti-World Court plank, Smith beat McKinley by 100,000. Scarcely had he won when the Senate campaign fund committee developed that he spent §250,000, of which $170,000 was contributed by three public utility executives. Smith resigned, three months after the primary. as chairman of the util- ities commission. To his Democratic opposition was added that of IHugh S. McGill, independent Republican, who made Smith's acceptance of utility contributions his chief issue and who forecast that Smith would not be seated if elected. Smith’s first job after graduation from high school at Dwight, where he was born on November %4, 1867, was as a bookkeeper for a telegrapt company. He married Erminie Ahern, 4 childhood sweetheart. Twenty-one years ago he organized the First National Bank of Dwight and be- came its president. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have no children. He is now a town miles Woman Elected Sheriff. SPOONER, Wis.,, November 4 (#). —Mrs. K. J. Waggoner is Washburn County’s new sheriff, winning Tues- day by a large majority. the She suc- ceeded her former sherift. husband, for a quarter. years. for a quarter. PAN Distributed by Washington D. C. BRITISH CALL U. S VOTE WET VICTORY Resentment Against Prohibi- tionu Brought Result, Some London Papers Say. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 4.—In the ab- sence of any big issue appealing to popular interest here, the newspapers oday do not give extraordinary prominence to the American elections. The larger papers, however, print de- tailed dispatches of the situation. The attitude of the electors on the question of prohibition is given chief attention by some of the ncwspapers, which describe the balloting as a “wet victory” and “resenting against pro- hibition.” The Daily Chronicle, noting the “wet tendency’ in some States, says it does not assume that the entire country is moving in this direction. “The real contest on prohibition,” de- clares the newspaper, “is yet to come, but that it will come soon is certain. “The wets have won one round of their fight,” says the Daily Express “but it will require many more rounds before they can say they have achieved their purpose.” The Daily Herald, organ of labor, says the verdict at the polls is ‘“abg mark of interrogation again: “he myth of nation-wide prosperity.” “It would seem,” this newspaper con- tinues, “that America has not under capitalism discovered the secret of high wages and permanent pros- perity.’ PARIS SEES NO DEBT HOPE. Press Calls Election Victory for Wets and Democrats. PARIS, November 4 (®).—French newspapers of all shades of political opinion devote exceptionally large pace today to the elections in the ited States, The editorial writers, however, deal ore in deductions than in comment. After telling readers that the re- sults do not in any way change the war debt situation in favor of France, but are to the contrary, the writers proceed to explain that the elections constitute a ‘“victory for the wets” and the Democrats. PN NEVADA G. 0. P. GETS FIRST GOVERNOR IN 12 YEARS Democrats Concede Election—O0d- die and Arentz Hold Safe Leads. RENO, Nev., November 4 (#).— With 205 of the 225 precincts in_the State reporting, the election of Fred Balzar, Republican, as Governor of Nevada, was conceded by Gov. James G. Scrugham late last night. Balzar will be Nevada's first Republican governor in 12 years. The vote was: Balzar, 15,873; Scrug- ham, 14,054, with not more than 300 vote: missing. Senator Tasker L. Oddie and Repre- sentative Sam Arentz continued to hold their safe lead. Their election was also conceded by their Democratic apponents. Pr_hibition, which found two places | on the ballot in this State, was de- teated by large majorities. (R e e The Japanese consider Amerlcnnl ballroom dancing immoral. Cigar Smokers Amazed Few men ever expected a 15¢c smoke for asbout half —handmade Panetelas at 3 But now Chancellor offers it—a sensa- tional twin to the popular Liberty size— the largest selling 10c cigar in the world. Never such a fine Panetela at such a low price. A tide of enthusiasm greets this wonder cigar. It is the sensation of Just try three new Chancellor Panetelas You'll agree that such an achievement is nothing short of amazing. Distributor’s Name e ETELA SHINGTON TOBACCO CO. Guaranteed by The American Cigar Ca, WATSON'S LEAD 14000 IN INDIANA Race State’s Closest in Years—Robinson Far Ahead of Democratic Opponent. By the Aseoctated Press INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., November 4 —Senator James E. Watson's ma jority over Albert Stump, his Demo- cratic opponent for the long-term senatorial nomination at Tuesday's election stood near the 14,000 mark today when unofficial returns had been gathered from all but 90 of the 3,545 precincts in the State. The contest between Watson, vet- eran campaigner of the Republican party, and Stump, a young Indian apolis attorney, was the closest in In diana for many y ) ‘The vote from 3,455 of the 3545 precincts gave Watson 507,487, Stump 493.441. Senator Arthur R. Robinson, seek- ing election to the unexpired portion of the late Senator Samuel M. Rals ton’s term, fared better than Senator ‘Watson, the same precincts giving a lead of 23,692 over Evans Woollen, Democrat. The vote was: Robinson, 502,649; Woollen, 478,857, INDIANA RECOUNT ASKED. Democratic Chairman, However, Is Not Decided on Course. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. 4 (P)—R. Earl Peters, the Democratic State ¢ yesterday that requests him from party workers asking that he demand a recount of the vote cast Tuesday for United States sena- torial candidates, The chairman sald, however, that he had reached mo decision to take such action, but would give the matter consideration. His final decision, he said, would depend largely upon the complete returns. e November chairman of mmitte, said come to Japan has two English daily news- papers edited and published by Jap anese, one in Tokio and one in Osaka. BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% Compounded Semi-Annually Assets Over $13,000,000 Surplus, $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. Temporary location during _constrne- tion of our new bide.. 1004 E St. N.W JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec’y One ready to emoke— two in foil for safe carrying.