Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1928, Page 5

300,000 VOTES CAST EARLY IN CHICAGO Balloting Occurs at Rate of 100,000 Hourly—Scratch- ing Indicated. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 6.—Three hun- dred thousand voters had cast their bal- lots here two and one-half hours after the polls opened, election officials esti- mated, adding that Chicagoans were going to the polls at the rate of 100,000 an hour. The registered Chicago vote was 1,385,642, and about 100 persons had voted at 8:30 o'clock in each of the city's nearly 3,000 precincts. Ideal weather greeted early Chicago voters, a cold, sunshiny Fall day adding to the expectations for the largest vote ever polled here. Virtually no trouble was experienced during the first few hours. Indications that much scratching was being done was evidenced by the fact that election officials reported that each voter was averaging more than five minutes in a booth. 14,500 Protect Voters. | While grand juries are still probing | the mud of last April's primary with its murder terrorism and fraud, voted un- der the protection of 11000 civilian watchers, and the guardian guns of 4,000 policemen and Federal agents. Four hundred government men were | added to the protective machnery at | the last mynute, being concentrated in nine wards where the district attorney’s office believed trouble, if any, was most likely to develop. These included the “bloody twentieth,” where a colored candidate for committeeman was shot dead primary election day; and the t ty-seventh ward, home of Homer Galpin, chairman of the Republican county committee, who has been sought unsuccessfully for several weeks as a witness before the special grand jury in- vestigating election disorders. Patrols on Duty. Other Federal agents were held ready to meet any emergency. Machine gun squads of detectives patrolled certain South Side areas where it was feared the bitterness of the campaign for city and county offices might result in vio- Jence, nine such squads _cruising through the districts when the polls opened at 6 am. The civilian watchers represented the Citizens’ Non-partisan Association, the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago and Northwestern Universities and the elec- tion commission itself. The policemen engaged in eclection duty numbered 3,000, augmented by 105 detective bu- reau squads. Procedure for Prisoners. All persons arrested during the day for election disorders were to'be taken to the Federal Building for questioning by the United States district attorney, this applying even to police prisoners. Election . ballots—truck load upon truck load of them—were distributed to Pacific Coast Dark and Hoover Asleep as Returns Arrive By the Assoclated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 6.—First returns in the presiden- tial election of 1928 came to the Pacific Coast today to find it in darkness. To most of those who live in the Pacific time belt elec- tion day had arrived only theo- retically. The returns from New Ashford and Mount Washington, Mass., which gave Hoover 53 and Smith 11 votes, were telephoned to Stanford University, home of- Herbert, Hoover, Republican pres- idential candidate, who was asleep in his home on the campus. Like the rest of the coast, the populace of Stanford was asleep. The returns were held for deliv- ery to Mr. Hoover as soon as he awakened. the “bloody Ballots for twenty-seventh " and the instances. twentie! wards were not delivered until just be- fore the polls opened today. The elec- tion commission made no explanation. Of the 15,000 election judges in Cook County today, 8,000 were women. TEXAS RANGERS ON GUARD TO CHECK CLASH AT POLLS Outbreak Fearcd in Hidalgo Coun- ty Because of Bitter Politi- cal Controversy. By the Assoclated Press. AUSTIN, November 6.—Gov. Da)\‘ Moody yesterday ordered Texas Rangers | to Hidalgo County to preserve order during the election there today. He said he was complying with requests | from both sides of the bitter political controversy which will be settled with election of county officers. The governor instructed Adjt. Gen. R. L. Robertson to send rangers io Edinburg, county seat. He said that they would be on hand merely to pre- serve peace and quell any outbreak. It is claimed that leaders of the Re- publican_party are co-operating with the regular Democratic administration in rebuking efforts of those favoring a slate_of independent candidates. Residents in Hidalgo County about a week ago sent nearly 2,000 telegrams to President Coolidge asking him to aid them in getting a Federal investig: tion of “Hidalgo County condition: The telegrams were referred to the D partment of Justice. Federal officers at Houston, Tex., subsequently ordered an investigation. Nothing tangible has come out of the inquiry. A strong gas flow was discovered in the Roma district of Ausiralia recently. Building? Save Money on Your Entire List | gets for a steady hail of missiles. polling places yesterday, except in two El] = = = = T ANOTHER RECOGNITION BTN DR 3 BRANCHES 674 C Sts SW S®4FlaAeNE PRI 5021 Ga AveNW q “I wanted you to know thét the Virginia B snterest in the success of your great convention. t that all the Morris Plan bankers of Virginia are members of the The Virginia Bankers Association is a 100 per cent organization, q ““We are very THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928. CROWDS ASSAL G. 0. P. PARADERS Policeman Beaten Senseless, | Women Manhandled, in Worcester Disorders. By the Assoclated Pre: WORCESTER, Mass., November 6.— An election eve disturbance in which a policeman was _beaten senseless, women manhandled and 10,000 march- ers in a Republican demonstration showered with" eggs, oil, bricks and ref- use, furnished a spectacular conclusion to the political campaign in this city. Although warned of impending trouble by reports during the day of an extraor- ainary demand for eggs, police proved helpless in the face ot jeering thousands who assailed the marchers. Harry Hyde, a patrolman, was knocked unconscious and lost several teeth when he attempted to intervens in a brawling group, while Mrs. Lloyd Byrd was taken to the City Hospiial with a horn shoved down her throat. The battle was confined largely to the “Meadows” district, where the pa- raders had gathered for a display of fireworks which was to close the dem- onstration. But at other points along the line of march, including Washing- ton Square, where both Heroert Hoover and Gov. Smith were recently accorded ovations, the marchers were easy tar- Although police reinforcems=nts were rushed to que’s the trouble, no arrests were possible. Prisoners were torn from the officers by their friends and the police subjected to a severe drub- bing. ‘The augmented fc=2. ceeded in restoring ¢ ringleaders among t. caped into the darknc VOTES SENT FROM FRANCE 45 U. 8. Citizens Forward Bal- lots Through Consulate. PARIS, November 6 (#).—Forty-five Americans in France voted in today's election of th> President of the United States. Forty of the absentee voters were women. They cast their ballots ;’hrough the American consulate in aris. eventually suc- T, but only after rioters had es- Although nearly onerthira of the population of Norway is now engaged in agriculture, only one-thirtieth of the land is under cultivation. Egyptian Tea Room 1210 G St.—Second Floor OPEN TONIGHT Returns by Radio Tea cups read free by America’s foremost readers W Table d’'Hote Service 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bridge Parties a Specialty LINDBERGH WILL CAST FIRST VOTE FOR HOOVER By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, November 6.—Col. | Charies A. Lindbergh will cast his first ballot for a presidential candidate to- day. He arrived late yesterday from Mexico by airplane and intends retuin- ing_either this afternoon or tomorrow. Col. Lindbergh reiterated his inten- tion of voting for Herbert Hoover for President. In keeping with his announcement of | some time ago, that he would not| answer questions on subjects he con- sidered purely personal, Col. Lindbergh refused to say anything on his reported engagement to Miss Anne Morrow, daughter of Dwight Morrow, American Ambassador to Mexico, $200,000 SUIT FILED. McGovern Names Rail Group in Mail Pay Case Action. Halsey McGovern, traffic exnert and practitioner before the Interstatz Com- merce Commission, yesterday brought suit in District Supreme Court for $200,~ 000, claiming the zmount was due him for representing the American Short Line Railroad Association in the famous railway mail pay case. ‘The case involved the right of the railroads to raise the amount charged the Government for the use of cars to handle the United States mail and in- volved $45,009,000 in one of its features. McGovern, through Attorney P. M. Cook, claims he prepared and prosecuted the case before the commission from Augast 1, 1925, to August 1, 1928, and that the defendants were to be paid a fee of $400,000. He says that the fair and reasonable value of his services was $200,000 and_he has not been pzid. He names Moultrie Hitt, Ben B. Cain and Bird M. Robinson, assistant to the president, vice president and general counsel, and president, respectively, of the American Short Line Railroad Asso- ciatian as defendants. The association Mr. Schwartz Says: oS, >IeTg & ’.v”‘ Each year, more folks do their “own thinking” about Christmas buying. Working minds wend their way to this “money - sav- ing” store. Y v Chas. Schwartz & Son 708 7th St. N.W. 709 14th St. N.W. | Ford Adams, who said: offices are in Union Trust Co. Building. MRS. WILSON SPEAKS AT CLUB LUNCHEON Widow of Late President Grateful for Honor Paid to Hus- band’'s Memory. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, honorary president of the Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire | avenue, was a speaker at the “victory” { luncheon yesterday, and _expressed thanks for a gold and silver loving cup presented to the club in memory of | ‘Woodrow Wilson. | This cup was presented by Mrs. Mary “One of the thoughts which sustain us in the loss of the good and the great is that the memory of their deeds and ideals lives on to inspire other souls. And this is eminently true of our great and mag ficent war PFre-ident, Woodrow Wil-=a. were never more effective than at this hour.” Turning to Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Adams said: “Let us not forget to pay tribute to the ideal wife who has few equals and no superior. She demonstrated to the world her fidelity in ministering to him so faithfully when the shadows were falling so heavily around him.” Other speakers expressed confidence that the Smith-Robinson ticket would be elected. Mrs. Frank Hiram Snell detailed the activities of the g the campaign. s Chinese sterted to cut their queues in 1911, but they are still cutting. Every now and then modernistic ideas reach another Chinese interior city, and then a new cargo of hair can be expected. 1t comes packed in enormous bales for His forward looking words ana deeas | HUGHES MAKES APPEAL FOR HOOVER AS MAN Declares Nation Expects President to Possess Dignity and Nobil- ity of Mind. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 6.—Speaking from his hown home on Fifth avenue last night, Charles Evans Hughes broad- cast a final radio appeal for suport of Herbert Hoover. The former Sccretary of State praised Hoover for the tone of his campaign and declared that the Nation has come to realize its. President must b2 a man of “quality, poise, dignity, nobility of mind and possessed of an upright sense of justice.” Partisan utterances, he said, have “changed in some degree the public's picture of Herbert Hoover,” but the character of the candidate, he said fit him to fill the presidency with credit to himself and to the Nation. Mr. Hughes' speech followed talks by Mrs. Christine Bradley South and .James F. Burke. The latter spoke from Pitts- burgh, Pa. - VARNEY HITS DRY ISSUE. | Believes Party Should Drop Prohi- bition as Major Problem. ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N, Y., No- vember € (9).—William F. 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