Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1928, Page 4

PREDICT HOOVER WILL WIN4 STATES G. 0. P. Leaders Place Vir- ginia. Maine, New York and Oklahoma for Him. Encouraging nrws from Virginja. Maine, New York and Oxlahoma w23 taceived ai Republican national head- quarters todey from prominent pari Jeaders who hove maae intensive sur- veys 1n these States. With th> campaimn just st Maine, which holds the fir end has given rise to the oi adage—"As goes Maine s eleation.” thers was especiai int the report made by Percival P. Bax former governor. who advised that tr has never been asm in that goes for Herbert Hoover Severe inroads on the S santicipated in Virginia Hoover seut to Col. Hen mond. who was a President et the Kar tion, and who chamnion of Columbia plank for national repre- sentation. After =an eoxtensive tour through the eastern part of i Col. Anderson said Opposed to Tammany. wThe majority of Virginians ha accustomed to vote the Dem ticket, but they are diy_In sentmen and bBitterly opposed to Tammany. 2 large majority of these peopie feel that the Democratic paity has abandone: the principles and traditions for which it hes always stood and turned over the party name and organization to Tam- mMany. They feel that the party ha thus abandoned them and that in v ing in support of Hoover they gre f Jowing the only course possible if they are to have any respect for their con- victions or traditions. The result is that there is a political revolution in Vir- ginia such as I have never secn, and 17 the election were held today the State would undoubtedly go for Hoover. “There is another factor in the situ- ation which is having & strong influence especially on business mc Virginia is rapidly becoming an i trial State Both its industries and 2 altural in- terests want @ protectice tariff “A great many Hoover clubs are being organized. composed en rely of Demo- crats. and the present sentiment and drif: in the State is for Hoover. Uniess something occurs which cannot now b foresesn, 1 cxpect to see Virginia in th: Hoover column on election day. Reports From New York. Favorable reports on conditions in New York State were brought to Chair- man Work by Representative Dan Recd of Dunkirk, cnzirman of the House etmmiics2 cn education. He said that Hoover has a tremendous personal ap- peal to the people of New York State. “You can couni on western New York™ said Mr. Reed . “for an over- whelming majority for the Hoover- Curtis ticket. Cur people are very fnterested in the election and are bend- ng every effort to get the vote regis- tered. Eight out of every ten votes regiztered in my district will b> Rapub- lican votes. In my opinion Hoover vAll carry New York State. “Cklahoma will deliver its _electoral wote to the Republican _ticket” Dr. Work was assured by B. M. Parmenter, assistant attorney general, a native Ok- lahomzn. who will take an active part in the camvaign B *“We will also elect a majority of our candidates fer Congress. 4: igh character of Herbert Hoover and h:s public record.” he said, *make 2n irresistible appeal to the women and well-thinking men of Ok- ishoma that no power can stay.” CHARLES BECKER EX-BALL PLAYER DIES Ons-Time Member of Nationals Weas Gassed .in - World War. Charles Becker, well known local ath- Iste and on>-time member of the Wash- ington bas> ball club, died today at the home of his father. John M. Becker, 1433 Fexhall road. He had suffered from tubeculosis. contracted es 2 result of being gassed in th> World War, for seven vears. He was 38. “Buck” Becker played. sandlot base ball in the Southeast 2s a boy and later piayed on amateur teams zil over the District In 1912 he had a tryout with tne Nationals and pitched a shutout game against the Chicago White Sox He in th> war and served in the 315th Ambulance Corps of the 79th Division, was gassed at Troylon and was mustered out 2s a sergeant. Tubercu- losis developed as a result of the gassing and he spent two years at Asheville K. C.. and 10 months at Saranac, N. Y During th> post two years he had been doing photograrhic work for news- . but the diseas> gainod steadi ‘en days ago he weni to hed. 2nd died 3t 9 o'clock this morning He leaves his father ond mother, Mr and Mrs. Joha M. Becker: a brother John M. Becker. jr. and two sistors Mre. W. S Ha2il znd Mrs. John S Major COOLIDGE PLEASED BY RECEPTION OF MEMORIAL SPEECH (Continued from Firet Page.) 18 the only other visilor the President has horored in this wa Secretary Jardine hes indicated sincr ining the President that he had noth g of any great moment to take up with him. He gave thc impression tha his visit was principally for the pur- pose of chatting with th Mrs, Coolidge and incidentally to enjoy the quiet and restfulness afforded by the President’s vacation retreat. It is assumed. however, that 'y 1o the President received regardin tions and the j farm sections. as ations knowledge of the politica Mistour! and other neero, Btates will he bre e Summer Cepital temorrow C. Clem- ents, Repubiican commities B Gilmore tippines, vl al tomorroy tuation in hi ght 10 hy Dr jon: Summey C The Da Cochet defe: Tilden, Amer matches to one of the five which are played vearly. emhlematic of int Bi" Tild was ch clinohed the trop in the insets are, left ten: The ma Aba ernational ican star. James Hennessoy. American players, who pariicipated in the motches. BLANTON MAY NOT LOSEHOUSESEAT Friends Believe He Has Ar- rangement by Which He Can Retura. Returns from ative Blanton bad ning fourth in the coniest for Unit States Senator from that State. U he can negotiate, or has negotiaied. a | | deal with the Democratic candidaie who is running for Blanton's old scat in the | House from the seventeenth district to withdraw, so that Blanton can have an | opening to succeed himse!f in the House. it means that after March 4 next b | will be out of Congress for at least two years. ~But at any raie, the “der | Texan” will be here in the coming | | sion, which runs from December until | March. | To those who know him best here it seems improbable that Blanton will pass | out of Congress, and they believe that he has an arrangement by which it will | be made possible for him to return to | the House in the next, or Seventy-first | Congress. Active in D. C. Agnlrm | No men in Congress in rccint years | has ta%ea as ective a pert in District |of Columbia affairs, and he has' fre- { quently boasted of having run men out 'of ofice here who had incurred hi | displeasure. | 1t is frequently said that he is the | ranking Democrat_on the House Dis- | trict commiteee. This is not true, for | he is outranked under the seniority rule | by Representative Sullivan of New | York. who, however, is an infrequent attendant at committee meetings. Be- cause of Mr. Sullivan's absence. Mr Blanton has usually been recognized as the Democratic leader on the com- mittee. vy d>feated and run- d Career Turbulent. Mr. Blanton has had a turbulent ca- reer in the House, having been engaged | in bitter fights with his own Siate deie- igation and with several prominent | members on both sides of the chamber. He engaged in fights against former | istrict Commissioner Fenning and In- surance Commissioner Miiler. He made | | 2 notable defense of Capt. A. J. Head- ley and Policeman Orvilie Staples. He | conducted 2 bitter contest against Di. | william A. White and r officials in | : 8t. Elizabeth's Hospital, and againsi | Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. superintendent | of the Meiropolitan Policz Force. Sev | eral years ago he came near losing hi | place in the House through insertion in the Congressional Record of matier | that was declared to bs “obscene” with relation to the administration of the Government Printing Office. He has . equently been charged with abusing | he “leave to print colleagues, 'MOODY IS VICTORIOUS IN TEXAS PRIMARY; | BLANTON IS BEATEN from Pirst Pege.) (Continued lack of support and to the hopeless de- feat admaustered Judge Hawkins and Wilmans in the gubernatorial race as indicative at the much-discussed threat of a bolt irom the naional ticket in November was negligible among the Demoeratic electorate. The two guber- natorial cendidates had aligned them selves with the bolting element, and thelr names also were dropped from the baliot in soveral counties. A'l of the cight incumbonts In the House of Represcntetives who had con- | tests seemed renominated excep! Rep- resentative Black, who was trailing Wright Pattmen by 1.211 votes. Black served in Congress since 1916. pong the representatives whose re- jon aposered ceriain wes John N Garner, who hss besn mentioned a a probuable Speaker of the Houss in the event of a narional Democratic viclory n November. He has seerved 13 terms in the Lower House O M. Cross of Waco, will succeed Connally as the Representative from the eleventn dis complete returns in beiween R 1 be n nec Repr Hury M. Wurzbach, only Republt can Representative from Texas, prob- ably will be opposed by August MeClos o nomination was virtuaily as- sured Traditional Dog Day; Are Only Miyvth, District Health Officer Declares Witih the approach of the traditional ?}. days of Aug Dr. William lowler, District health officer, today moved Lo subdue fears of the pub- He by ennouncing hal this period & nothing more than » “myth *“The public has been unnecessarll eoncerned over this old mylh Al Dr. Fowler. “With (he approach of Augusi o man. people et when they leave home because of they dogs ey of fact reble is as comn in s it is In August. “In big cith ebould be m jed or kept on & nuar; dege among 12 months of the year. The only rea- son for more people being bitien In the Summer 15 e fact that more dogs are allowed 1o run at large and more people, particularly children, are on the streets Dr. Fowler has long adyocaled the muzzling of dogs in Washington throughout the year. The existing law requires muzziing for only four montis June. Julv. August and Seplember The health officer pointed oul that during the monih now closing 8 cases of dog hiles were esamined by the depariment and eight of the dogs showed rables In July, 1927, 33 dog £h | were examined and 6 showed rabies, permission of his, & | den seemed shaken and nervous VIS CUP RETAINED BY FRANCE: COCHET VANQUISHES TILDEN Pag.) DA (Continued from First 3, e the count, Co g Bill. now shor and acinz Henri, woa the wving Cochet only one nest den won his service: and they were Neither man w: and it to se volleyers as Tilden and Cochet playing axclusively from the base line Big Bill again broke through Cochet in the ninth gam>, giving him the lead at 5—4. The tenih game was marked by the best tennis thus far, both men now coming to the n Tilden was down, love—40, on his service, bul maneged to deuce the game, although he finally aroppad it making the score 5 all. DBreaks throvgh service were man; Cochet dropped the eleventh game and again filasn was ahcad. this uime by 6—5. Both players sorved soidy, husbanding their sirength, ferr: to play for thcir opponen; s | rather than to make too strong an ef- fort to win their own. Agam each player broke through service and now for five successive gam neither men had won his cwn delivery. But Cochet rallied and took the sot at last, 9 In the sccond set the little P man put everything he had in Afth game and won it on his service, coming up to 3—2, b not to be denied, renawed d his fight to stow the second st away and even the match. He put ‘more pace on the ball, instead of slicing, and capturing th2 nexi itwo s, the second a break through Henrf’s service. Tilden now was domi- nating the play and Icading in this set by five games (o two. Cochet Plays Steadily. Cochet apparently intending to tha sets last as long as possible. never zave up a single poin en when down five games to two, and his bulidog taztics carried the next two games. The Frenchman always Kept the ball in play, maneuvering Tilden across the baseiine and up and down the co evidently aiming to tire him oui. Th: pi | Frenchman aced Bill for the last point of tne ninth game in which Tilden's lead had been cut to 5-4 Tilden was at set point twice when the score was 5—4, but was never anl 10 push it across. Cochet twice passed | him down the corridor and games wer: five all, Tilden having lost both of his asi two services. He wore a worricd ook, but captured the eleventh game y a magnificont rally and led, 6—5 Big Bill had set point no less than| seven times when the games were al| second set. At one stage| of 40-love in the twelfth | game of the set, but Cochet played him | uncannily with' base-liners, drop shots court drives at sharp nush»} the game to 6 games all Geuces, Cochet was playing | with the utmost confidence, while Til- | Co- chet won his service at love to lead | 78, and then pierced Tilden's delivery | for the game that won him the set and save him a commanding lead of 2 sets 00 With Cochet in the third set leading 4 games to Tiiden made & spec tacular rt and won his service at| love, squaring the set at 4-all. But thereafter the Frenchmen was supreme He won his own service from 30, then broke through Tilden’s for the final game of the set and match. passing Til- ERVICE SATISFIES We Lay Our Own Goods Deaters in Armstrone Linoleums SUPERIOR LINOLEUM CO. 243 Eye St. N.W. Main 10293 UPERIOR For Prope: Glasses for the Proper Occasion CLAFLIN 922 14th St. ENTERPRISE SERIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION 7th St & La. 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A survey to determine the feasibility | of consiructing a dem in the Colorado River by the Federal Government got under way today at the Interior Depart- [ By the Associated Pros COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 30.—Four | members of Prison Company K, sentenced to life Imprisonment fn soli- tary confinement for their part several | (J vears ago in a desperate dash for free- o | dom, escaped from their cells in the | Y |Ohio State Penitentiary early today. Py but wer recaptured by guards in the NN prison yard before they could complete | [ | their break. 1 ° | Armed with a quantity of rope, made | iJ | from their bed colthing. several make- | Jid «hift weapons and a key, improvised ' ol from a tobacco can, the four prisoners P9 were ready to make a dash for liberty supposedly over one of the walls of | the institution. They were noticed by Shorman A. 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