Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weathet Bureau Forecast) Cloudy or partly cloudy and colder today: tomorrow fair; gentle northwest or west winds. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 65, at 3 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 54, at 3 am. yes- Full report on page 7. terday. he No. 30,868. Entered as second class matt er post offic shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION nday Stae, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star Is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Wi homes by The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1928 — 114 PAGES. HOOVER AND SMITH END DRIVES WITH FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCES; SURVEY Governor Given| Great Ovation by Throng. KLAN AND DRYS BRANDED ‘TWINS’ Criticizes Hooverfor ¢ Refusing to Meet Him in Debate. @ the Associated Prese. i NEW YORK, November ‘8.— Alfred E. Smith in his final per- sonal appeal to an audience in this campaign tonight raked his Republican opponents from end to end for their stand on prohibi- tion, farm relief, water power and a number of other issues and had a home crowd cheering, shouting, yelling and tooting horns from almost the moment he entered Madison Square Garden until he left. Speaking in “ole New York,” as| he describes America’s largest and his native city, the Demo- cratic chieftain accused the Re- publican party with being under the “powerful and dominating influence” of the Anti-Saloon League and then declared he had been amused watching that party try “to disclaim responsipility for the antics” of the league and the Ku Klux Klan. Upon his arrival at the garden, the governor was cheered for 19 minutes by a crowd which packed every one of the 18,000 seats in the building and likewise clogged up all space in the many aisles. Crowd Is Boisterous. Standing at the front of the speakers’ platform, the nominee looked out upon a crowd of brother New Yorkers which turned on every notch of vocal power to welcome back from an 11,000-mile campaign tour a native son. From the balconies which surround the garden storms of paper came float- ing down during the ovation. The crowd, as it cheered, waved American flags and, until finally subdued, refused to cease its racket except upon two oc- casions when it helped out the band by singing “The Sidewalks of New York.” The crowd also was noisy during the address and frequently indulged in booing when references were made by the governor to Herbert Hoover, his rival for the presidency, and to Charles E. Hughes, Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator Moses of New Hampshire and other Republican leaders who have been working in behalf of the Hoover- Curtis ticket. Crowds Cheer Norris. On the other hand, the crowd broke into applause at the mention of the name of ‘Senator Norris of Nebraska, 8 Progressive Republican, who has de- clared for Smith, and also to refer- ences to Woodrow Wilson. Before the governor reached the hall $he gathering stopped its racket-mak- 4ng long enough to sing “Dixie” and the “Sidewalks,” and later in his address the governor said that while in Ten- nessee and North Carolina he had men- tioned that the two tunes blended well. After the governor had ceased his tirade against his opponents and mop- ed his brow, he again was called up {: wave and wave to a crowd which stood in its seats and yelled for five minutes more. The governor's speech was a resume of his previous campaign utterances. He reiterated his belief that a change should be made in prohibition and.de- clared that regardless of what Mr. Hughes might think about his ability 1o bring about a change, he proposed to take the issue to the American people. 3 The Democratic nominee, in his one and only speech prepared for delivery before an audience in his native New York City, said he was confident that | The Race Nearly Over A Final Survey Gives Hoover 272 and Smith 123 Electoral Votes, With 24 Leaning Republican, 81 Leaning Demo- cratic and 31 Doubtful. By G. GOULD LINCOLN. NEW YORK, November 3—It's Hoover and Curtis. Unless all signs fail Herbert Hoover will be elected President and harles Curtis Vice President on Tuesday. Gov. Smith of New York | is waging a desperate last-minute fight for supremacy, but the odds| | are distinctly against him. The Republicans will in all probability increase their strength in the Senate and retain, if not increase, their safe working ma- jority in the House. Mr. Hoover has a minimum of 272 electoral votes apparently sure for him. There are four States with a total of 24 electoral votes leaning to him. If he receives all of these votes he will have a total of 296 electoral votes. It takes 266 votes to elect. Others May Swing. In the event of a Republican sweep, which may materialize, two States classed as doubtful, Wisconsin and Missouri, and two States classed as leaning Democratic, Massachusetts and New York, may well be thrown into the Hoover column. These four States have a total of 94 electoral votes, and if they go Republican, the total electoral votes for Hoover would be 390. " And under such conditions Montana, Maryland, Tennessee and North Carolina and even Florida might come tumbling into the Republican ranks, swelling the Hoover lead still further. Gov. Smith seems sure of 123 electoral votes, with 81 more lean- ing his way. This would give him 204 electoral votes. - Two States are classed doubtful, Missouri and Wisconsin, with a total of 31 votes. Should Gov. Smith win both these doubtful States, he would have 235 electoral votes to Hoover’s 206. The total vote in the electoral college is 531. These estimates of the election result are based on personal canvass of the so-called doubtful States and on the best informa- tion obtainable from sources that should know. They are made in the face of an unshakable confidence on the part of the Democratic leadership that Gov. Smith can and will be elected. About the head- quarters of the Smith organization there is feeling that “the gov- ernor” cannot lose. | Registration Is Tremendous. With a tremendous registration of voters, exceeding by millions anything of the kind in the past, and with cross-currents operating to smash party lines as they have never been smashed before, the task of estimating the probable outcome in some of the States has become extremely difficult. But there seems little or no doubt that Hoover is to be a victor. Only a landslide to Smith could change the result. Barring the great crowds, which have assembled to hear and see the Democratic nominee, there is nothing on which to base the prospect of such a landslide. The 26 States which are listed as sure for Hoover and their electoral votes are: California, 13; Colorado, 6; Connecticut, 7; Dela- ware, 3; Idaho, 4; Illinois, 29; Indiana, 15; Iowa, 14; Kansas, 10; Maine, 6; Michigan, 15; Minnesota, 12; Nebraska, 8; New Hampshire, 4; gew Jersey, 14; North Dakota, 5; Ohio, 24; Oklahoma, 10; Oregon, 5. Pennsylvania, 38; South Dakota, 5; Utah, 4; Vermont, 4; Wash- ington, 7; West Virginia, 8, and Wyoming, 3—total, 272. The four States leaning toward Hoover are: Arizona, 3; Kentucky, 13; Nevada, 3, and Rhode Island, 5—total, 24. The 12 States sure for Smith are: Alabama, 12; Arkansas, 9; Georgia, 14; Louisiana, 10; Mississippi, 10; New Mexico, 3; North Carolina, 12; South Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12; Texas, 20, and Vir- ginia, 12—total, 123. The five States leaning to Smith are: Florida, 6; Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, 18; Montana, 4, and New York, 45—total, 81. The two States listed as doubtful are Missouri, 18, and Wisconsin, 13—total, 31. May Break Solid South. For the first time since reconstruction days there is a chance that Republicans may break into the solid South in a presidential election. It is due to no love of the Regublican party, though Hoover is admired and well liked in many of the Southern States. It is due to the hostility to Gov. Smith on prohibition and religious grounds. Florida is giving the Democrats most cause for worry today of all the Southern States. Next comes North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Gov. Smith is the first Democratic presidential candidate ever to make a swing through the South during a campaign. Oklahoma appears to be gone from the Smith column, possibly by 30,000 votes or more. 4 1t is mo less a mark of the strange political situation in the country today to find Massachusetts placed as leaning to Smith, the Democratic candidate, and to find the Democrats claiming Rhode Island. Connecticut and perhaps New Hampshire. Reports from Western Massachusetts indicate that Hoover will have the normal Republican majority in that section. He may get even more in the strictly rural districts, but lose votes in the cities of Western Massa- chusetts. If Boston and some of the Democratic cities, like Lowell and Lawrence, put over a smashing lead for Smith, as there is indica- tion they will do, the old Bay State seems lost to the Republicans. While Massachusetts seems Smithward-bound by a shade, there is a possibility that Hoover may yet pull it out of the fire. In Massa:thusetts it is to the women the Republicans are looking for support. So far as Rhode Island is concerned, the balance of power ap- parently is held by the French-American flock of 40,000 votes. As a rule this group has voted more strongly Republican. There is strong antipathy on the part of the French to the Irish-American Democrats. The Republicans have nominated a Frenchman, Felix Hebert, for the Senate. They have ironed out their factional troubles 2 “reawakened sentiment of the Amer- ican people will be reflected next Tues- day in a great Democratic victory.” Speaking in Madison Square Garden, where only a few weeks ago Herbert Hoover made a personal bid for New York's 45 electoral votes, Gov. Smith fired back at his rival for the presi- dency and the party he heads. Hits Dry League. He accused the Republican organiza- tion of accepting support from the Anti-Saloon League, which organization he charged with setting at “naught all great declarations of political faith” and with the sweeping aside of “all men and measures not in sympathy and in step with their narrow, bigoted ideas.” Further, he declared, it would be dif- ficult to speak of the Anti-Saloon Ieague without saying something about “its twin brother for the destruction of American principles and American ideas. the Ku Klux Kan.” “The Republican party has made feeble attempts.” he continued, “to dis- claim responsibility for some of the ac- tivities of the Klan.” He added this had been “laid bare before the eyes of the American peo- ple when Senator Moses, the Eastern manager of the Hoover campaign, mailed scurrilous literature to be pub- lished in the State of Kentucky, mak- an attack upon me because of my rel li:ous faith. “The governor, in his sweeping round- up of his position on various issues, reiterated a demand for a change in prohibition and again promised to take this issue to the American people. He argued two duties with respect to the laws on this subject devolved upon the President. These he set forth as follows: ““The first is to enforce them. That I promise to do to the best of my ability. The second duty is to recommend the changes deemed advisable. I will rec- ommend to Congress the changes I have indicated in accordance with my speech of acceptance.” At the of his speech the gov- n Page 6, Column 1.) The full text of G ith's found on page 14, and may carry the State. New York About Even. Coming now to New York. It is listed as leaning to Smith. But it is scarcely more than an even bet. Gov. Smith, however, has a great personal following in the State, which cuts across party, social and all other lines. His tremendous strength in New York City, plus his strength in some of the upstate cities, is expected to pull him through, especially as Tammany has control of the election in New York. The only hope of the Republicans is that the usual fondness of New York business men, big and little, for a Republican Federal administration will help to keep Smith’s lead in New York City to not more than 500,000 and permit Hoover to win with a huge plurality i from upstate, the traditional Republican stronghold. The inside fig- yreg of the Republican leadership are 612,000 as the upstate Hoover ead. | Gov Smith put his final effort of the campaign into an effort to make New York safe for the Democratic ticket. It began with a triumphal march up Broadway, with crowds that failed only to reach in size and enthusiasm those that greeted Lindbergh on his return from France, continued with an address in Brooklyn Friday night and culminated with his appeal to the voters in Madison Square Garden tonight. He may have turned the scales so far as New York State is concerned in his favor. Maryland’s wet sentiment is counted upon to aid Smith in that State. The State is listed as leaning toward the Democratic candi- dates. But not even the Democrats would be surprised if it landed finally in the Hoover column. The wet and dry issue and the religi- ous issue cut both ways in that State Whether Missouri goes Democratic or Republican hinges largely upon what St. Louis does. If the Democrats cannot carry it and carry it by 30,000 to 50,000 votes, the State is expected to cast its electoral votes for Hoover. In the outstate Smith is not popular. Nagel Hurts Smith, . When Charles Nagel, former Secretary of Commerce and Labor in the Taft cabinet, one of the most prominent and influential Ger- man-Americans in the country, came out strongly for Hoover in a statement, issued Friday, the Smith cause in St. Louis received the hardest blow it has experienced there, The question is whether the Nagel statement may have been so long delayed that the situation has become “set” there for Smith. It is recalled, however, that Mr. Na%el on the Sunday before election in 1922 gave out his now famous tatement urging the election of Senator “Jim” Reed, a Democrat, and Reed was elected by the 43,000 plurality which St. Louis and its German-American Republicans gave him in that city. The German- Americans have been “off” Hoover in St. Louis. But Mr. Nagel's appeal may turn the trick and help to carry the State for the Re- I publicans. = Four years ago Mr. Nagel stood firm for Mr. Coolidge, although there was a great effort to line up the German-Americans | INDICATES G. O. P. VICTORY Republican Hits Tariff Stand of Opponents. PUEBLO CROWD IS ENTHUSIASTIC Confident Voters Will Uphold Con- tinued Prosperity. BY REX COLLIER, Staff Correspondent of The Star, ABOARD HOOVER SPECIAL TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO PALO ALTO, November 3.—Herbert Hoo- ver headed across the Rockies to- night after hurling a parting shot at the tariff stand of the Demo- cratic party and a warning against substitution of “confusion and hesitation” for “sure and estab- lished progress.” In speaking before an enthusi- astic audience at Pueblo, Colo., home of his campaign chairman, Hubert Work, the Republican nominee for President delivered his last prepared address before a visible audience. Then he re- sumed his flying cross-continental journey to a voting precinct near his home at Stanford University, where he will cast his ballot next Tuesday. He enters the final lap of his trip cheered by a forceful mes- sage of praise from President Coolidge and confident that a ma- jority of the American people on election day will indicate their choice of “continued prosperity” by returning him to Washington a few weeks hence as the Presi- dent-elect of the United States. Sends His Appreciation. Plainly touched by the message of support from the man whom he hopes to succeed in the White House, Hoover today wired his deep appreciation of the compliment and added: “Any American would be proud of the statement you have made, and I am sincerely grateful not only for it but for the confidence and encourage- ment which you have given me in the whole of the last seven years.” Hoover told his mountain supporters tonight that the coming election pre- sents to the voters the question of “whether we shall leave the road of sure and established progress, or whether the fundamental policies b; which America has come to_the leader~ ship of the world are to be halted while we substitute a period of confusion and hesitation in_the completion of the great national task of human better- ment.” “Our opponents advocate taking a different route of progress from that we are now traveling,” he declared. “They must do that, or they have no reason for asking for support. The first result of such a departure is to destroy confidence in the future and confidence in that which is the very pavement of the road to progress.” Urges Further Development. There always is need for corrective legislation and for constructive poli- cios, he said, but these improvements are to be brought about “not by a change in the policies which on the Whole are working extraordinarily well, but by their further and consistent de- velopment.” Rg‘mdly criticizing the tariff yoli- cies of the Democratic pariy, Hoover charged that “in this whole dcvate, we have not heard from any representative of tne Democratic party the complete acceptance of the term protective tariff as defined by th> Republican pavty.” “Bear in mind,” he said, “that when the Underwood tariff law was enacted by the Democratic party it was de- scribed by that party as a competitive tariff, and through it all commedities were reduced to such lack of protection that your industries were crippled or (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) — i 9 TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—40 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Polmcafnsurvey of the United States— Pages 12, 13 and 15. Schools and _Colleges—Page 22. Around the City—Page 26. Y. W. C. A. Activities—Page 32. Radio News—Pages 33, 34 and 35. Financial News—Pages 36, 37 and 38. PART TWO—12 PAGES. Editorial Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Review of New Books—Page 4. Spanish War Veterans—Page 8. District Naval Reserve—Page 8. At Community Centers—Page 9. PART THREE—16 PAGES. Soclety. News of the Clubs—Pages 10 and 11, Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 11. D. A. R. Activities—Page 11. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 12. PART FOUR—14 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and Music. News of the Motor World—Pages .6, 7 and 8. Col. Lindbergh's Story—Page 9. Aviation Activities—Pages 9 and 10. Fraternal News—Page 11. Civilian Army News—Page 11. Serial Story, “The Tule Marsh Mur- der”—Page 12. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 12. Marine Corps Notes—Page 12. District National Guard—Page 12. Veterans of the Great War—Page 13. Army and Navy News—Page 13. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. W. C. T. U. Activities—Page 8. PART SEVEN—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Humor. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES, World Events in Pictures. and Screen | for La Follette, and M Coolidge carried the State. Mr. Nagel's declagation for Mr. Hoover is likely to have its fg,__.._ il (Gantinued on Page 12, Column 29 COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lat Fellers; Mr. a% Mrs.; High Lights of History. 2 CHORUS—GLAD IT i, HIG (#) Means Associated Press. FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE H-PLANE CAMPAIGN! THUNAN VITORY SEN N HARYLAND Sixth District Representative| Seems Stronger Than Lewis. | Hoover Trend Gains. Note—This of a series discussing the political situ- ation in nearby Marvland and Virginta. BY DONALD A. CRAIG. Staff Correspondent of The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 3.— Unless a political upheaval, of which there are now no signs, occurs through- | out the sixth congressional district of | Maryland, Representative Frederick N. Zihlman, Republican, of this city, and chairman of the House committee on the District of Columbia, will be re- elected Tuesday, This is the conclu- sion reached by the correspondent of ‘The Star after a personal investigation of conditions in this western tier of counties and in Montgomery County, adjacent to Washington. It happens also to be the privately expressed opinion of several responsible Democratic leaders in this section and Ahe public claim of the Republican organization leaders, who are more con~ fident than usual that they are right in their prediction this year, This is the home city of Mr. Zihiman and of his Democratic opponent, David J. Lewis, formerly a member of the House and one-time member of the tariff board. Democratic leaders here told The Star that in recent years Mr. Lewis has lost political and personal contact with a large portion of the people of the sixth district. He is re- garded as a good -campaigner, however, and since last Spring has been ex- tremely active. It is admitted even by Lewis’ oppo- nents that he has had considerable success in his campaigning, but many Democratic leaders in this section agree with the Republicans that he has not succeeded to a sufficient degree to give him a majority of the votes which will be cast Tuesday. Montgomery County’ Conditions. Political leaders here do not profess to know much about conditions in Montgomery County. This writer, how- ever, has just completed a survey there, the result of which was published in The Star Saturday, in a dispatch from Rockville. Indications are that Mont- gomery County, although it is the strongest Democratic county in the dis- trict, may give a majority in this elec- tion to Mr. Zihlman. ‘Therefore, if this diagnosis is correct, Mr. Zihlman's re-election is virtually a certainty—at least as certain as any- thing can be in this remarkable cam- paign, in which the race for Congress here, as elsewhere, is mixed up and dwarfed in importance by the bitter- ness of the contest between adherents of Smith and Hoover for the presidency. ‘The Democrats in this section of the district who still hope for Mr. Lewis’ election—and not all of them do—base their hope not alone upon his own personnel efforts, which haze been in+ defatigable, but also upon the fact that he is running upon the same ticket with Smith for President. if Smith should happen to sweep Meryland, including this western industrial section, by a big majority, they believe Lewis will be carried along to victory and regain the seat he once ceased trying to hold when he made an unsuccessful attempt to be re-elected United States Senator from Maryland. But every one in this section of Mary- land with whom The Star correspondent talked confessed that he or she was baffled by the new factors that have arisen in the presidential campaign and unable to forecast the result with any degree of accuracy, so far as the State as a whole is concerned. The religious issue is cutting the biggest figure in the presidential campaign in this section, with the liquor question playing a secondary but important part in sway- ing voters. Hoover Majority Seen. The consensus in Cumberland is that Western Maryland will roll up a com- fortable majority for Hoover, but what the rest of the State, especially Balti~ more City, will do has politicians of both parties guessing. There is less interest in this western is the concluding article section in the senatorial race between Senator Bruce, Democrat, and Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Republican, than in the presidential or Zihlman-Lewis con- tests. Goldsborough is expected to get a majority of the votes. Although Mr. Lewis was once in close touch with the people of the district, Mr. Zihlman has now taken his place in this respect as well as his seat in the House. Democrats in this section and in Montgomery County told The Star that Mr. Zihlman regards himself as the representative of all the people of the district and will do a favor for a Democrat, or member of any other (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) 1 Georgetown, Tigers and Michigan Turn Tables in Foot Ball Georgetown, Michigan and Princeton pulled the unexpected in the big foot ball games of yesterday. All - were “underdogs,” but Georgetown beat New York Uni- versity, 7 to 2: Michigan upset Illinois, 3 to 0, and Princeton tied Ohio State at 6 all. Pre- game opinion had made New York University, Illinois and Ohio State heavy favorites. Northwestern also sprang somewhat of a surprise by down- ing Minnesota, 10 to 9. Other leading games resulted as follows: Pitt, 18; Syracuse, 0. Notre Dame, 9; Penn State, 0. Dartmouth, 0. Holy Cross; 0. Wisconsin, 15; Alabama, 0. Virginia, 20; Washington and Lee, 13. Lafayette, 13: Washington and Jefferson, 13. Southern Californis, 10; Stan- ford, 0. In games in which local teams, other tham Georgetown figured, Gallaudet beat Shepherd College, 30 to 20; American University downed Bridgewater College, 12 to 6; George Washington bowed to Willlam and Mary, 0 to 24, and Maryland lost to Virginia Poly, 6 to 9. WOMEN ATTACKED WALKING IN STREET Two Found Injured, Third, Seriously Hurt, Also Be- lieved Victim. Two women were attacked while walking along the street and a third was found lying on the pavement, mysteri- ously injured and perhaps also the vietim of an attack, within an hour and a half last night. All were taken to hospitals. The woman concerning whose injuries the police are in doubt and whose con- dition is reported to be serious is Miss Lillian Funkhouser, 48 years old, of 211 C street, who was found lying on Second street between Indiana avenue and D street, about 9 o'clock, bleeding from lacerations of the head. Miss Funkhouser, a clerk in the War Department, was dazed and at Emer- gency Hosiptal, where she was taken by police of the sixth precinct, ske was unable to give any inkling to Lieut. Jeremiah Sullivan. as to what caused her condition, Felled by Footpad. About 9:30 o'clock Miss Rena Downing of 1155 Fourth street north- exst was passing the rectory of St. Alossius’ Church on I street, near Nort\ Capitol, just after leaving the church adjoining, when, according to a report by a spectator of whose iden- tity the police are not certain, she was felled by a colored footpad, who was struggling with her, when the com- motiofi attracted the attention of the witness passing on the opposits side of the street. ‘The police had not located this witness early this morning, but according to residents of the vicinity, whose assist- ance he sought, this man raced across (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) POLICE TORTURED W, TORAL SYS 50bregon’s Slayer Dramati- cally Conducts Own Defense in Mexican Trial. By the Associated Press. SAN ANGEL, Mexico, November 3.— Charges that he was tortured by the police after his arrest in an effort to force him to confess that.others were elect Obregon were made by Jose De Leon-Toral at his trial today. The assassin of the President-elect told the judge and jury that he was ‘lortured. the first time that this has | been charged publicly. He swore upon | cross-examination that he was hanged by the thumbs, that his body was stretched upon an improvised rack, and | that other “horrible tortures” were | used, which he was able to endure by | the grace God.” Says Body Was Stretched. Toral said that he had never suffered such intense pain as when his body was hanging by his arms and feet in the washroom of police headquarters. He declared that he was then hung by his thumbs. One thumb slipped from the rope, and he was left hanging by the other one. He asserted that he was again hung up with a rope around his chest so that he could scarcely breathe. He then went into details of other tor- tures which he declared were inflicted upon him. The police have always denied that any torture was used in handling Toral, although he was severely beaten by spectators after he had shot Gen. Obregon. Conducts Own Defense. Toral practically became his own defense attorney at today’s session. He argued with the prosecution attorney, made an impromptu speech to the court and drew a diagram illustrating how the alleged torture was carried on. This was passed among the jurors. Mean- while the defense attorneys sat silently. The defendant repeated that when President Calles questioned him in jail after the crime he told him, “I swear 1 acted alone. I did it so that Christ the King might reign again in Mexico.” While arguing his own case, Toral removed the microphone by which the hearing was broadcast throughout Mex- ico from the judge’s desk and placed it in front of himself, so that none of his words would be lost over the radio. Admits Killing Freely. Answering _cross-questions by the prosecution, Toral said that he had premeditatedly killed Obregon, who was defenseless. Correa Nieto, the prosecutor, declared to the judge that Toral's testimony yes- terday was less ample than his affidavit made at police headquarters after the shooting, the prosecutor asserting that the testimony was carefully prepared for the purpose of eliminating Mother Con- cepcion, charged with complicity, of any responsibility. Bandits Get Loot on Pier. NEW YORK, November 3 (#).—Two maksed robbers armed with revolvers today held up five employes of the Burkham Bros. Trucking Co. on an East River pier and éscaped in an automobile with a pay roll of $1,800 and a $1,900 diamond ring belonging to Isodore Burk- ham, president of the company, and $294 in cash taken from pockets of the sages. Washington’s Day of Humiliation Election Day, November 6th. The following events have been arranged to arouse Washingtonians’ attention to their voteless condition: American Legion members—“good enough to fight, good enough to vote*—assemble in Protest Demonstration. Allegorical Float, depicting Capital’s political degra- dation, parades thxough the citg/. B & 2 Voteless League of Women Voters place ballot-bozes, draped in mourning, at numerous points in District. Young women voters dr carrying “Give Washington National Representation” mes- Radio address over coast-to-coast hook-up by Wash- lngtgm‘un of national reputation. S five. “bombs* from airplanes, implicated in the slaying of President- | justice.” HAVENNER HECTED FEDERATIN HEAD BYVOTEF 611038 Defeats Walter I. Swanton. Action Later Made Unanimous. TAKES CHAIRMEHSHIP OF ADVISORY COUNCIL B. A. Bowles of Georgetown Group Is Named Vice President. Dr. George C. Havenner of the Ana- costia Citizens' Association was elected president of the Federation of Citizens’ Asociations last night at its annual meeting in the board room of the Dis- trict Building. Pr. Havenner decisively defeated his only rival for the office, Walter I. Swan- ton of Columbia Heights Citizens’ Asso- ciation, by a vote of 61 to 38. His elec- tion subsequently was made unanimous. By virtue of his election to the presi- dency of the federation, Havenner aue tomatically becomes chairman ex officio of the Citizens’ Advisory Council. He was one of the original members of the council and served for three terms. One hundred of the one hundred and ten accredited delegates to the federa- tion participated in the election, one of | them casting a blank ballot. This is by { far the largest number ever to vote in a federation election, which is indica- | tive of the interest aroused in the ranks 1 of organized citizenship as a result of | the spirited campaign of the candidates. | B. A. Bowles of the Georgetown Citi~ i zens’ Association was chosen vice presi- dent, filling a_vacancy created by the elevation of Dr. Havenner. Swanton also was nominated for this office, but he withdrew “in the interest of har- mony.” ‘The only other contest developed over the election of a secretary. David Babp was re-elected to this office, de- feating Hugh M. Frampton. Babp [ polled 54 of the 88 votes cast. A. H. Gregory of the Stanton Park Citizens’ Association also was re-elected treasurer. He had no opponent and the choice was unanimous. Elected on First Ballot. Havenner’s election came on the first ballot, despite prediction of federation politicians that the contest would be close and that several polls would be required to determine the victor. Cheers greeted the verdict. Swanton was one of the first to con- gratulate the new president, and it was on his motion that Havenner's election was made unanimous. Havenner was nominated by N. F. Jenney. his co-delegate from the Ana- costia association. Secor speeches were made by George R. Wales and Lewis Gelbman. Swanton’s name was placed in nomination by W. B. Tadd of file Cokngblg Helghftshcmlm' Associa- on. A. B. Carty of the same organiza- nc_}\hmndxe tl;.; second. | e election was conducted quietl, | and orderly although the prelude nvz | indications of discord when Wales made | an effort to prevent delegates from asso- ciations in arrears in payment of dues | from voting. The constitution of the | federation provides that all dues are g:z;ublle innudvngc: at or before the ual meeting, but no penalty is pro- vided. The Wales mom?:: wasy hldp on the table. Frampton Nomination Surprising. The surprise of the election came | with the nomination of Frampton to run against Babp, who was unaware that he had an opponent. Frampton was nominated by Wales, who said he wanted to make a contest for the elec- tion of a secretary. Babp's election also was made unanimous after the result of the balloting was announced. James G. Yaden, the retiring presi- dent, turned the gavel over to his suc- cessor after parading the newly elected officers before the federation and in- troducing them. “I am glad I had the privilege of serving you for the last two years,” Yaden said, “and I also am glad that I will not have that privilege the coming year.” In his acceptance speech, Havenner thanked the federation for the honor it conferred on him, and announced that there would be no revolutionary changes in the affairs of the organiza- tion during his administration. “I am going to do everything in my power to maintain the federation’s prestige and influence.” he declared. “In the coming year I will be called upon te make many decisions. I shall always try to be fair in all of them. Mare- over, I want you to know that I hold no_malice against any delegate.” Bowles, Gregory and Babp alsd made brief remarks in appreciatio of their election and promised to do thelt utmost to further promote the interest of the federation. Five Tellers Count Ballots. Five tellers were appointed to count the ballots. Each candidgte was per- mitted to name two and Yaden named the fifth. Havenner chose A. Scheer and C. A. Baker. Swanton’s appointees were Thomas J. Llewellyn and William A. Roberts, Harry N. Stull was selected by Yaden. President Havenner announced that his first task was a “rather unpleasant business” in the form of a letter from E. J. Brennan, of Michigan Park, de- manding an_investigation by a spceial committee of the truth or falsity of an article appearing in a local morning paper crediting him with offering to switch votes in the northeastern sec- tion of the city to Havenner in return for_“political plums.” Brennan then arose and said: “In view of the spirit of harmony that has prevailed tonight, I withdraw the re- quest.” The statement drew loud ap- plause. On motion of Alton B. Carty of Co- lumbia Heights, a committee consist- ing of Mrs. Jerome J. Lightfoot, Robers and Carty was appointed to prepare a suitable memorial for presentation to the retiring president. Pleads for Vote. Before the election Guilford §. Jame- son distributed to the delegates a num- ber of automobile stickers issued by the joint committee on national rep- resentation for the District, advertis- ing “Washington's day of humiliation.” clared 'oommuted “a despicable in- ‘The dominant issue of the campaign for the presidency was the transit merger plan. Havenner was leader of that faction in the federa- tion which believes that the (Continued on Page 6, Column 3.)