Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1928, Page 2

blG INAUGURATION CEREMONY URGED Que_st_iép Likely to Be Taken Up With Mr. Hoover at Early Date. Hope for an “old-fashioned” in- auguration to celebrate fittingly the sweeping Republican victory of Her- bert Hoover was expressed today by Republican leaders and the heads cf Washington civic associations. No official indieation hes been re- | ceived of the wishes of President-elect | & Hoover, it was said by Edward F. Col- | laday, national Republican committee- | man for the District of Columbia. But if Mr. Hoover is willing, Mr. Colladay said, he felt there should be staged an tnaugural in keeping with the sig- nificance of the occasion. Wants Mational Fete. “I am strongly in favor of an in- suguration,” declared Mr. ~Colladay, which will afford opportunity to the peole, North, South, Eest and West, | to_celebrate. “As the whole country has united in this victory the inaugural ceremonies should be such as will cement the union thus brought about | “President-elect Hoover has predicted that the country is entering upon an. era of greater progress and_prosperity than ever before knowh, and- there can %2 no better way to proclaim the be- ginning of that era than by a splendid old-fashioned inauguration. “While so far as I am aware this not_yet been taken up with 1 think that representative citizens should present it to him as promptly as possible,” Galliher Favors Idea. William T. Galliher, who since 1918 has been treasurer for ‘Washington of the Republican national committee, said: “I think we ought t0 have an old-fashioned inaugural oceremony. I have always felt that way about it.” Mr., Galliher said that if it met the approval of the President - elect, he would be in favor of bfinging to Wash- ington the cadets from both West Point and Annapolis and of jnviting to Wash- ington the State troops, which in the past have all combined-in making a colorful and impressive processional. Samuel J. Prescott, ohairman of the Republican State committee in and for the District of Columbia, céuld not be reached early today, but was represent- next Sunday, Goes to Fort Myer MAJ. JOHN T. McLANE, U. S. Cavalry, now attached to the office of the chief of Cavalry, Munitions Build- ing, has been assigned to Guty at Fort Myer, Va. in command of the second squadron of the 3d Cavalry, effective December 1. He will be relieved of his present duties by Maj. Ralph I. Sasse, 4th_Cavalry, stationed at Fort Mgade, S. Dak. Maj. McLane is from South Carolina and was graduated from the Military Academy in June, 1912. Dur- ing the World War he served in France as llentenant colonel of Cavalry in the National Army. WOODROW WILSON TRIBUTE ARRANGED Memorial - Committee Plans Armistice Day Service at ‘Cathedral Tomb. ‘Tribute will be-paid to the late Presi- dent Wodrow Wilson by the same group which arranged Arfnistice day celebra- tions in hi§, honor prior to ‘his death, Armistice day, when ed by associates as generally favoring a | friends of- the late war President will more_elaborate inauguration than has | been held recently. W. W. Everett, president of the Board of Trade, was in conference with mem- bers of the board today, and discussed the matter of an inauguration with sev- eral. He declared for an “old fashioned” make their fifth annual pilgrimage to the Washington Cathedral on Mount St. Alban under the leadership of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Committee. The Rev. Dr. James H. Taylor, -the event, if Hoover will agree. The mem- | former President’s pastor, will offer a bership of the Board of Trade would |prayer, and the Right Rev. James E. welcome such an inauguration, he said, and would be glad to join in the move- Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will ment for a return to the days of im- |read devotional sentences and deliver an pressive and dignified ceremonies. More Support Promised. informal address. With the singing of favorite hymns of Mr. Wilson, a floral Ivan C. Weld, president of the Cham- | tribute will be placed on the tomb. ber of Commerce said: “I think there is no doubt that there is an overwhelm- ing sentiment for a large event in con~ nection with inauguration next Spring. I don't believe there is anyone who is not in favor of a real big celebration, in keeping with the dignity of the event, and at the same time. impressive. “It would not only be_ significant in Washington, but through the motion pictures would interest the whole Nation in Washington, and in the Government. It would definitely promote patriotism. It should be dignified, and done in a big, and very fine way.” Mr. Weld said he could not speak of for his organization, but felt that knowing the feeling of its . 1hey would e glad to promote the affafr.” ¥ The services which will be the first of two Armistice day services to be held Sunday afternoon at the Cathedral will begin at 3 o'clock in front of President Wilson's tomb, which is recessed in the south wall of the Bethlehem Chapel: The second service of the day, the Cathedral choral evensong service will begin at 4 o'clock, and will also be held in Bethlehem Chapel. Bishop Free- man- will preach, taking the physical aspects of the tenth anniversary of the ending of the World War.as his ser- mon topic. © There will be special Ar- mistice day music by the Cath 1 Choir of men and boys, under the cholrmaster of the Cathedral. .Lmflnh of° Edgar Priest, organist an ‘[*=Wacllities’ have been provided at the Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the | Cathedral to enable from 750 to 1,000 Merchants and Manufacturers® Associa- | More persons than are ordinarily ac- tion, and commanding’ geheral of the National Guard of the District ‘of Co- lumbia, declared he believed the people “really want it.” If Mr. Hoover ap- proves, Gen. Stephan believes a great inaygural could be realized. He pledged the co-operation, ‘not only of the as- sociation, but also of the District Guard. Dr. George. C, Havenner, recently elected president of the Fedération of Citizens’ Associations, was emphatic in his' assertion that Washington should bave such an Inauguration as “we had years ago.” ® “I know the Federation of Citizens' Association would co-operate.” he de- clared. ““If the t-ele like an inauguration such as we hadil years ago, I know we could all give bhim one.” THE WEATHER | District of Colunibla, Maryland, Vir- ginia and West Virginia—Showers. late tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warm- er-tonight. e Record for 24 Hours, Thermometer—4 p.m., 62; 8 p.m,, 57, 12,midnight, 53; 4 am, 51; 8 a.m, 46; noon, 60. - Barometer—4 p.m., 20.84; 8 pm., 20,93; 12 midnight, 29.97; 4 am, 30,02; 8:a.m., 30.10; noon, 30.07. Highest temperature, 68, occurred at 1:30 p.m. yesterday. Towest temperature, 43, occurred at 6 am. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 43; lowest, 29. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today—Low tide, 10:42 a.m. and 11:14 p.m.; high tide, 4:11 a.m. and 4.42 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 11:31 a. high tide, 5:08 a.m. and 5:32 p.m. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 6:42 a.m.; sun sets 5:01 pm. | Tomorrow—Sun rises 6:43 am.; sun sefs 5 pm. Moon rises 1:52 a.m.; sets 3:08 p.m. ‘Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Great Falls—Clear. = Potomac and Shenandoah—Clear. Weather in Various Cities, 55 b T Temperature EE Weather. 08 5 Ohio. 30.0 C.. 30.1 4 K olis, Ind JagksonvilleFla. Kansas City,Mo. Los Angeles. ... Ki Miami, Fla New Orleans New York, N.Y.2 8 Pt cloudy .. Clear o ... Cloudy 0.06 Cloudy Pt.cloudy M Minn. 2 Bept oydy udy 'ash.. 3000 § Erokane, Wash, 30.08 5 VASH. D. C... 3010 68 lect, would}- commodated in the chapel to hear the sermons through the installation of the public address system of electric ampli- fiers. The overflow congregations will be seated in the Chapel of the Resur- rection and the adjacent ante-chapel and the Chapel of St. -Joseph of Arimathea. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON FLEHARTY OPENS GAS HEARING FIRE People’s Counsei Lays Basis for Attack on Valuation Claims. People's Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty today began to lay the foundation for his forthcoming attack on the valua- tion claim of the Washington Gas Light Co., when hearings were resumed be- fore the Public Utilities Commission on the animated valuation case. By cross-examination of R. O. Luqueer, Fleharty is assembling a com- prehensive picture of the theory on | which the company engincer construct- ied his reproduciion cost of $28,000,000 | for the Washington company. The | people’s counsel expects to finish with | Luqueer by the close of the hearings tomorrow. Theoretical Status Explained. At the very outset of the proccedings today Fleharty asked Luqueer under what conditions he produced the prop- erty of the Washington company the- oretically and the factors.assumed at the time. The engineer replied that he assumed the District to be as it is today, accustomed to: the use of gas, but, hav-, ing no gas system, and with the further exception that some streets were paved, but most of them unpaved, and the company having no experienced person- nel. Using this formula as a basis, Luqueer calculated the cost of building new a complete gas and distribution system. In reproducing gas mains he charged, however, only for paving. actually cut into and repaired. This drew from Fleharty a remark that since he had re- produced all property why had he failed to include all paving over mains. “Why make a distinction?” he asked. In connection with buildings, Luqueer admitted in response to Fleharty's ques- tions that he might award contracts for them by competitive bidding, although he had not figured their reproduction cost that way. Fleharty subsequently questioned Lu- queer about varlous items of labor costs and the prices of general equipment and materials that he had used in inventory. By this he developed that several items of equipment had been purchased second-hand when originally installed, but had been included in the company's appraisal at the cost new. Among these were three large cranes, several small engines and a coke sepa- rator, for which the company paid $6.600 and which Luqueer valued at $11,000, including & 20 per cent over- head on a price new of $9,300. Attacks $1,500,000 Estimate. Fleharty then prepared to tear down Luqueer's estimate of $1,500,000 for the reproduction of service pipes. He got an admission from the engineer that steel pipe costing a little more than 8 cents a foot, or slightly less than one- half the cost of wrought iron pipe, could be used just as satisfactorily, although the reproduction of service pipes was calculated chiefly on the basis of the cost of wrought iron pipes. The gas company, Luqueer pointed out, has been using steel instead of wrought fron pipes since 1925. The cost of excavation was gone into in detail by Fleharty, who had put into | the record the names of the firms from which Luqueer obtained the informa- tion on which he based his estimate for this item. The prices used by the engineer ranged from $2 to $3.50 a cubic foot, the latter being for deep excavations. Fleharty also had placed in the rec- ord. the mames of the firms which fur- nished Luqueer with the prices on which he based his estimate of the cost of e~ producing structures. Mrs, Flora Vare of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's first woman State Sen- ator, was defeated for re-clection by Lawrence E. McCrossin, Democrat. Her defeat means that the Legislature for the first time in 37 years will not in- clude a member of the Vare family. She was first elected in 1924 to succeed her husband, the late Edwin H. Vare. ELECTION CROWD SETS NEW RECORD Throngs Jamming Streets Orderly, With Carnival Spirit Prevailing. Despite the advent of radio in Ameri- can politics, bringing the election re- sults into every home boasting a radio set of any kind, the largest election night crowds in the history of the Na- tional Capital crowded the downtown streets last night, staging a noisy car- nival which lasted into the early hours of the morning. The crowds in front of the newspaper offices, where results were announced on motion picture screens and by radio, were the largest in Capital police an- nals, that in front of The Star Building numbering between 10,000 and 15,000, according to police estimates. It was the largest crowd ever gathered in so small a space in downtown Washington, according to veteran policemen of the first precinct. Despite the size of the crowd packed in Pennsylvania avenue from building line to building line in a solid mass, the police said it was the mast orderly, they | have been called upon to handle, The great gathering was comparatively quiet, and it was not until late in the everting, when it became apparent that Hoover was leading, that there was anything like a demonstration. The outbufsts of applause during the earlier part of .the evening were confined to handglapping and a few, scattered cheers. .~ | © Demonstration Noisy. *F street, however, took its eléctfol in a carnival spirit. Impromptu parades were formed behind the standards of the rival candidates, and confetti, horns and noise-making devices of every de- scription were much in evidence. .Deco- rated automobiles, ancient horse-drawa hacks and hundreds of cars, crowded to their utmost capacity, rolled up and down F street with their horns going in deafening chorus. The throngs began gat! hering down- F STREET CELEBRATES VICTORY BY CARNIVAL Works in Tuxedo To Pay Election Bet on Gov. Smith Joseph R. Powers, an employe of the Electrical Department of the District government, walked sadly into the department’s offices at room 520, District Building, today immaculately garbed in a dinner suit. It was clear that he had not been up all night. He had merely lost an election bet. His enthusiasm for the cause of Gov. Smith had led him into betting he would wear the suit to work if Hoover won. Otherwise, he would have had to forfeit $5 in legal tender to Harold Rein- smith, a draftsman in the de- partment, with whom the bet was made. Even on this the first day of the well known Hoover pros- perity $5 is $5. So Powers wore the tux. town at dusk. By 6 o'clock there were several hundred persons standing in front of The Star motion picture screens, erected south of the building on the north curb of Pennsylvania ave- nue at Eleventh street. By 7 o'clock | there were nearly 5,000 persons on hand. Gangs of workmen from the Capital Traction Co. removed the street car loading platforms from Pennsylvania avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth and Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, replacing them temporarily outside the crowd areas. Lieut. Francis Burke of the first pre- cinct, who commanded a police detail of 27 men in charge of handling the crowds and traffic in the immediate vicinity of The Star Building, was warm in his praise of the orderliness of the great throng, which, he said, was one of the largest he ever has seen gathered in so small a space in this city. “It was the largest electibn crowds I b handled,” he said. Only 12 Arrested. The records of the first precinet, which included all of the downtown election crowds, presentéd a sharp contrast to the records of earlier elec- tion nights. There were but.12 persons arrested during the evening. Of these, five were charged with ‘intoxication. Four of the arrests were, for “making unnecessary noises.” The police charge that the four blew ' their ' automobile horns unnecessarily, when . tied, up in | traffic near the crowds, interfering | with the thousands who ‘were listening | to the broadcasting . of . results. ~The three others arrested were charged with disorderly ¢onduct. " * | Maj. Edwin B. Hegse, . who had or- dered out the police reserves to divert for spectators, made. a round of the | various crowds and dismissed the re- | serves at 10:30 o'clock, convinced that | the crowds were so -orderly that the ed to that trick o difficulty han- Police activities in the. ontlying pre- | number of arrests last night for all | classes of offenses was far .below the | average for a single night. F Street Picturesque. | The F street carnival was one of the |outstanding features of the evening. | The celebration in the vicinity of Thir- | teenth and F streets was almost equal | to that in celebration of Washington's first world series base ball victory, according to the police detailed there. | Led by & group of young men carrying a large Smith banner, a crowd of about 200 staged a Smith parade, stopping at each street corner to cheer and sing | “The Sidewalks of New York.” They | had not been parading many minutes | before a rival parade was organized | by a similar crowd carrying a banner | “Pres. Hoover." The crowds clashed | several "times during their parading, | but separated again with nothing more than ~good-natured bantering and | shouting. | Al the city's “cabbles” found their | horse-drawn hacks' in continuous de- mand during the evening, and six of | them, piled high with passengers, were seen at one time on F street within | two blocks during .the height of the i celebration. The horses, appearing de- jected in the midst of all the din, were ! helped along their weary way by volun- {teers who pushed the carriages, yelling {in concert with the .more fortunate ,occupants. Those horses, of all the i animate beings crowded into the thor- ,oughfare, seemed the least disposed to rJoin in the merrymaking. Apparently, | they didn't give a whoop who was | elected, and submitted dumbly to the i blasts of horns in their ears, with no {more than a batting of the eyes when (the din became too intense. i One motorist, whose car bore in large ilettering the sign “I'm for Smith,” drove up and down F street about 11 {o'clock with the single expressive word ( “Phooey!” daubed with whitewash un- der the sign. ! Traffic Snarls Frequent. ‘The traffic jams were frequent and ¢ prolonged. Traffic policemen had their hands full throughout the eve- ning straightening out the tangles. Motorists took the law into their own hands getting through the jams, turn- ing corners against the traffic signals in carnival fashion. The motion picture houses all re- ported heavy attendance during the | evening, many of the merrymakers ap- | parently coming in for short intervals to rest, as the “turnover” was unusu- ally rapid. The election announce- ments were more warmly applauded by the movie crowds than by the street gatherings, they reported. i 5 ! Senator Curtis was so confident of | his_election as Vice President that he went to bed at 8:15 on his train speed- Not since Washington won the world series have such scenes been enacted on F street as last night when Hoover ! ing toward Washington and gave orders supporters turned out to celebrate the victory of their candidate. Photos show some until polic were forced to turn all automobiles to the north street, at s get up, of the celebrants who tied up traffic | he was not to be disturbed until 6 in —Star Stafl Photos the morning, his u-rl time to ever saw, and was eone of the quletest | and most orderly gath¢rings I ever| traffic from roped-oft” spaces provided | | cincts were almost at a standstill. The | D. €. WEDNESDAY, NOYEMBER T, . 1928 SYITH SEEKS REST AFTER HARD FIGHT Only Comment on Election Is| Message to Hoover—Va- cation Trip Planned. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 7.—Alfred E. Smith has fought the greatest battle of his long public career and has con- ceded his defeat. Although returns were not complete, he had admitted today that his hopes for the presidency had been dashed by an overwhelming vote for Herbert Hoo- ver, his Republican opponent. But he went down smiling, say the friends who stuck with him to the last, and now seeks “to be left for a while.” Surrounded by members of his family, the four times Governor of New York had planned to stay at his hotel today, preparing for the tirp back to Albany, where he will vacate the governor's chair December 31. He probably will go to the State capital tomorrow and rest a while.before taking a vacation trip with Mrs. Smith, who was by his side almost constantly throughout the long and arduous campaign. Sends Wire to Hoover. Gov. Smith was not long in sending his congratulations to Mr. Hoover. Soon l“"lr ml:lelllluht he wdl.sgll:ch!d the fol- owing _telegram opponent at Palo Alto, Calif.: i “I congratulate you heartily on your victory and extend to you my sincere good wishes for your health and hap- piness and for the success of your ad- ministration.” This was all the New York executive had to say for publication last night during a whirldwind dash about his native New York, catching election re- turns on the fly. Visits were made to the 71st Regiment Armory, temporary headquarters of Tammany Hall; to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s headquarters in the Biltmore and to Democratic nation- al headquarters in the General Motors Building where the Hoover telegram was made public, and the Democratic nominee finally motored back to his | Polel shortly before 1 o'clock this morn- ng. Kisses Children Good Night. | At 2:15 am., he kissed each one of his children good night and cheerily an- nounced that he would see them in the leave his suite. It was a wild goose chase the gover- nor led newspapermen around New York and it reminded many who accompanied him on his campaign trips about the | country of some of the largest crowds | they had to battle to keep up with the | fast-moving candidate. The largest crush vas experienced at Democratic | headquarters where it seemed as if everyone walking along the street took the liberty to pay the place a visit during the- governor's presence there, in admitting the loss of his second fight in a political career that has run a quarter of a century, Gov. Smith found himself in the unusual situation of suffering the setback on his wife’s birthday. Large Birthday Cake. ‘While recetving returns at the General Motors Building, the governor and Mrs. Smith were taken to Chairman Raskob's office before a huge birthday cake. It was a touching scene as the two glanced at_the three tiers that made up. the delicacy, upon which were figures por- traying important milestones in the life of the Smiths. One scene depicted the Gov. and Mrs. Smith leaving St. Patrick’s Cathe- dral after their marriage, another rep- resented the two seated at a card table, a third pictured Mrs. Smith sewing, a fourth showed the governor and his wife dancing to “The Blue Danube” and a fifth represented the wedding of morning. Chairman Raskob and several | old cronies also were among the last to | THOUSANDS SERVED BY STAR RETURNS Election News Is Furnished Public Through Every Con- ceivable Invention. All the communication methods of modern sclence were employed by The Evening Star last night to keep Wash- | ingtonians informed of the progress of the national election and local results | in various parts of the country. Radio, telephone, telegraph, motion pictures and aerial signal lights, in ad- dition to the printed page, were called into service to carry the news of the Republican victory to thousands in the District and nearby Maryland and Virginia. In .co-operation with the Associated Press, with its facilities for gathering news in every part of the Nation, scores of special correspondents in nearby Maryland and Virginia and the radio station of WMAL, The Star was able to provide one of the most complete election services ever given the public. Long Preparation. ‘Weeks were spent in the preparations for last night's election service. Bat- teries of special telephones were in- stalled in the newsroom, on the sev- enthe floor of The Star Building, to give direct connections with election corre- spondents. scattered throughout Mary- land and Virginia. ‘This reserved the regular Star switch- board for the thousands of incoming telephone calls for information. From 6 o'clock to midnight these calls were being received at the rate of from 50 to 60 a, minute, taxing the board to its capacity. The battery of operators was given a special bulletin service from the news department, which kept them abreast of the developments from mo- ment to moment and enabled them to give callers the latest informatien at all times. It was the aim of The Star in pro- viding its election news service to make it possible for every resident of the Capital and its suburbs to have reliable and authentic news of the election, no matter where he might be during the evening. To achieve this aim The Star used every possible means to bring election information quickly before the crowds in the downtown streets, in the theaters, and at home. . Stereopticon, radio, bulletins to be read at the theaters, phone service, extra editions and a glant Army searchlight to flash signals visible for a radius of many miles outside the District all were em- ployed in this special service. No mat- ter where they were or what they were doing, Washington people were able throughout the evening to obtain the latest news. Crowd Sets Record. ‘The throng in front of The Star Building last night was sald by first precinct police to be the greatest elec- tion night gathering in history. From the minute the radio amplifiers in front of the building were turned on before 6 o'clock to the first bulletin flashed on the big twin screens erected for the purpose until long after midnight this crowd was kept posted from minute to minute as to the results. The hundreds of bulletins flashed on the screens were prepared by a special staff in The Star news department from the dispatches gathered by the great staff of the Associated Press and The Star’s special correspondents. An interesting musical program and a number of motion picture films helped to fil! in the odd moments when elec- tion news lagged in interest. Star bulletins, relayed by telephone, were read at frequent intervals during the everring in 30 Washington theaters. ‘The Star made arrangements to broadcast the election results over sta- tion WMAL throughout the evening, beginning at 6 o'clock. The service was operated from a studio in The Star news department, Thornton Fisker announcing the returns and Frederic William Wile, noted political authority and radio spaaker, interproting the 1e- sults. A special musical program was given during the early part of the eve- ning whenever there was a breathing space between bulletins, but this had to be abandoned ofter the first half hour when the returns began to come in without break or intermission, Searchlight Used, So that the thousands of :esidents in nearby Maryland and Virginia might know in general the progress of the national elections without coming in to town, The Star arranged with the Army to have a big anti-awrcraft searchlight placed on the Moaument grounds to signal the results. This searchlight, fresh from six weeks | of tests at Fort Humphreys, Va., during which it demonstrated a useful range of more than six miles, making its beams visible 40 miles in clear weather, is one of the most powerful in the country. As long as the election remained in doubt the mammoth light was pointed directly |upward and flashed at frequent in- tervals. As soon as the results began indicating a definite trend toward Hoover, in accordance with the pre- arranged -system of signals, the light was flashed from east to west three times in succession at intervals through- out the latter part of the evening. Then when the confirmation of Hoover's elec- tion came, the light was played east and west for a period of 10 minutes. As the final touch in its election serv- ice, The Evening Star put on the streets an extra edition containing the an- nouncement of Hoover's election and all of the bulletins, election news and pertinent facts received throughout the evening. . SMITH 1932 BOOM BEGUN. PAWTUCKET, R. I, November 7 (#).—Gov. Alfred E. Smith today was pledged the support of this State’s B.e;;acrms for the party nomination in “The Democrats of Rhode Island will, God willing, again urge your nomina- tion in 1932 sald a telegram sent by the Smith's elder daughter, Emily, to Maj. John A. Warner, superintendent of State police. AMATEUR CHEM Western High Student Ex- periments in Own Lab- oratory. Explosion Shatters Glass in Room, Slashing Youth. The efforts of Warren D. Clardy, jr., 15 years old, 1716 Euclid street, to per- fect a new flashlight powder resulted in an explosion at his home last night. In Emergency Hospital he was treated for burns and cuts on the head, face, shoulders and arms. Clardy, a Western High School stu- dent, had been allowed to conduct his chemical experiments at home becaise of a lack of time at school. Last night he and his brother John, 13 years o'd, were in a room together when the ex- plosion occurred. So terrific was the charge that the windows in their geom were broken, Judge Frank E. Fitzsimmons, chairman o(“:he Democratic State central com- mittee. IST IS BURNED IN POWDER BLAST AT HOME WARREN CLARDY, JR., —=Star Staff Photo. | tire from office in contentment. the glass causing the cuts for which he was treated at the hospital. 3 Leon Gor unced he will recover, g e COUDGESLENT ABOLT ELECTION President Sends Congratula- tions to Hoover and Curtis. Although President Coolidge had no comment to make today upon the out~ come of the election, at least not for publication, there was no mistaking his genuine pleasure and satisfaction as a result of the great victory for his party. President Coolidge today sent a tele- gram to Herbert Hoover and one to Charles Curtis congratulating them upon their victory. Congratulations. ‘These telegrams follow: “Honorable Herbert Hoover, Palo Alto, Calif.: The success of our party with your election to the presidency and the endorsement of the administra- tion are of great satisfaction to me. With this endorsement I can now res I send you my most cordial congratulations on your victory, and to yourself and Mrs. Hoover my best wishes, in which Mrs. Coolidge joins. “CALVIN COOLIDGE." “Honorable Charles Curtis, Chicagg, Ill, Clo Capitol Limited, B. & Q, R. R, leaving Chicago at 1 p.m.” “It is a special satisfaction to cons gratulate_you on your selection to the office of Vice President, because I know your peculiar fitness for that position. I regret that the country will not also have your distinguished services as & Senator. With all good wishes for your future happiness, in_which Mrs. Coolidge joins. CALVIN COOLIDGE.’ President’s Interest Keen. So great was the President’s interest in reading the overnight returns that he was up earlier than his usual cus- tom and was at his desk at the execu- tive office before 8.0'clock. After quickly perusing ‘the several papers which had been delivered to him early, the Presie dent inquired if any of the newspaper men attached to the White House had received reports later than those con- tained in the morning editions. He was especially anxious to read how things went in his own State of Mas- sachusetts. The President was supreme- 1y confident of th® outcome before even the first of the returns started to trickle in last night. He did not remain up after 10:20 o'clock to hear the returns as they were being received at the White House both by telegraph and radio. He remarked to those with whom he discussed the election this morning that he knew it was all over when the returns showed so early that Gov. Smith did not have so large a lead in New York State as had been expected Coolidge Appears Anxious. Despite the President’s delight in the outcome, he went about his customary routine today with his usual calm. After reading the morning papers he appeared anxious to discuss certain fea- tures of the outcome with those with whom he came in contact during the morning. The President has received many tele- grams in his office today, mostly from personal friends and party leaders in different sections of the country, fur- nishing information regarding the out- come in their respective sections. Some of these were from friends in Massa- chusetts. A number of the telegrams had no bearing upon the outcome of the election itself, but were devoted to crediting the President’s eleventh-hour indorsement of Herbert Hoover with having been a powerful influence in the general outgome. President Appears Weary. The President appeared a trifle weary after his long journey to Northampton, Mass., where he and Mrs. Coolidge yesterday voted. The jcurney was uneventful. and was en- livened very little during the' return trip by the receipt of any definite carly returns. What few advance reports were received by the President were those in telegrams delivered at stops along the way and radio broadcasts. ‘The presidential party arrived in Washington last night at 8 o'clock and motored directly to the White, House. ‘The President went immediately to the executive office where he divided his time for half an hour or so to reading the telegraphic reports and the radio. About 9 o'clock the President joined Mrs. Coolidge in the library on_ the second floor of the White House, where they sat by themselves for more than an hour listening to the radio reports. The President was up before 6 o'clock and after going through some brief cales- thenics in his bedroom, having in the meantime taken a glance at the head- lines of a morning paper, went for a walk about the downtown section, re- turning to the White House in time for breakfast at 7:30 o'clock. MOURN HOOVER VICTORY. Shrouds Drape Jefferson Sll't\lel at University of Virginia. Special Dispatch to The Star. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, No- vember 7.—Black shrouds today draped two statues of Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia, in recognition of the first Republican victory in the Old Dominion since Reconstruction. One of them carried an inscription which read, “To the memory of Jeffer- sonian democracy and religious free- (iig’l;r; "\n Virginia—died November 6, FOR TOMORROW. FIRST RACE—Purse, $1.300; all ages; claiming *Humdinger . Lemonade Tom Kanty “Leonardeau id 1 mile and 70 yarde °F Jake Coby “Rapsody Ani Also_eligibl *Vimont . *Kathieen '8 *Estelle Marle. . Jenole Lind *Don Q. 00 *White Poj Blazing old_Dus? *Whiskalex *Flapper Fanny. Prude 2d ... SECOND RACE—Purse, $1,300; 3-year-olds: claiming; 6 furlonss. - *Fantast . Sauce . Pinafore Roumis *Rapidity " sly Flyer “Air Chiet Junius Cols. Daugiiier Yallow Gal .. THIRD RACE—-The Tasker; purse. $1,300; 6 furlongs. Sun_Shadow . Rubicon Annapolis Mud ... Mayor Wil Lady Fair Sun_ Broom Brush_About Searcher . Butter John ", a George W. Loft-M. 08 *Oncors . 9 Jack Crain Battle Ax Also elig Sandy Sa Snelboc . Take Yr “Time.: :Jane "Rinehardi Shre: - 109 2-year-olds; . L. Schwartz entry. FOURTH RACE—Purse, $1.300; 3- oy Celmiag 105 mileg ; ¥-yemsealds Tazewell .. 114 *Hillke IHalty oity 111 108 Fair Mai®! Gadalong «-...cs 117 Euphratias’': FIFTH RACE—The Pimlico; i aser 50000 AGded; Al axes. ® fullomer Princess Tina .. 124 Extreme Clean P 130 Hidreth !{‘ for 130 Voltear s ACE—The Equity Hi ¢ i Fyeat-olds and up; 1o miles Eider . 115 Chancellor 108 Lebey 112 Hot Tody i Pyemalicon | 100 SEVENTH RACE—Purse, $1.300; §-ywwee ol and up; claoming: 1% miee ¥ *Bigot «« 104 Irvington . *Rinj 112 Rocksl 3 133 Rockslide Fair Cl owance Tk e SIXTH purse, $1,500; “Apprentice cle Weather clear;