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mn 2 SUBURBAN NEWS. THE EVEXNIXG STAR., WASHINGTON. D, T "WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER. 30, 1929, WHITE SUPREMACY ISSUE STIRS OTERS “Liberalization of Election Laws” Takes Foreground in Virginia Campaign. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, October 30.—A frenzied flare-up of the antique white supremacy issue agitated Virginia politics today, with the general election only a few days off. Republican advocacy of “Jiberalization of the election laws” sud- denly has taken the foreground among the issues of the fight, with the battle raging with great intensity in the rear ranks of the electorate. Democratic speakers are telling the people that “liberalization” as inter- preted by the Republican candidate, Willlam Moseley Brown, means letting down the bars to the colored vote, but State Democratic headquarters, through T. McCall Frazier, campaign manager for John Garland Pollard, the Demo- cratic nominee, has flatly denied re- sponsibility for the flood of “white supremacy” literature that has engulfed the State this week. Anderson Cited Issue. Henry W. Anderson, Republican, and director of the Brown campaign, first directed Statewide attention to the “white supremacy” pamphlets by ac- cusing John Garland Pollard of re- sponsibility for them in an open letter read in a speech at Clarendon Monday night. But while Mr. Anderson was reading the open letter, and long before Mr, Pollard had had opportunity to read Mr. Anderson’s letter, or answer it, the Democrats had given out their dis- claimer. The main item was a pamphlet car- rying a picture of Representative Oscar De Priest and his wife, and carrying a series of newspaper quotations of De Priest’s remarks in various recent speeches. 'These remarks, _considered highly inflammatory in the South, were news to many readers of the pamphlet because many Virginia newspapers de- clined to print the original wire reports for fear of interracial disturbances. But several Democratic speakers, with the exception of the three Democratic nominees, Pollard, James H. Price, can- didate 1« lieutenant governor, and John R. Saunders, candidate for attor- ney general, have had no hesitancy in broadcasting the white svpremacy issue, particularly in the 22 counties of Virginia which have a majority of colored folk in their populations. They are saying that if De Priest not an issue, as claimed by the attitude is that if Republican vote-get- ters want to keep on stirring up preju- dice against the Roman Catholic na- tional chairman, it is fair for the Demo- crats to rouse the black belt with De Priest’s flery diatribes against the South. No Ban on Colored Vote. ‘The Virginia election laws do not ban colored men from voting, as many peo- ple believe, but do provide that voters must have paid their poll taxes for the three successive years immediately pre- ceding the voting year. Thus it costs every voter at lcest $3 to vote. The Democrats claim that this poll tax pre- requisite keeps a large horde of illiterate UNKNOWN SOLDIER OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR REMEMBERED Delegation of the.thirty-third Virginia Conference, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Left: Miss Amonett Gordon, who placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Revolution in the yard of the old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, Va. Center: Mrs. Nathaniel Beaman, State regent. Right: Miss Eleanor Washington Howard, last of the Washington family to be born at Mount Vernon. making his unsuccessful race for gover- nor eight years ago. Meanwhile both the gubernatorial candidates have been ranging the State in thelr respective stumping campaigns, exchanging charge and counter-charge by speech and open letter. But the fireworks between the rival partisan subordinates largely obscured the speeches of the candidates during the early part of the week. While Mr. Anderson was trying to fasten a charge of demagoguery upon John Garland Pollard, through his open letter on the black-belt pamphlets, Rob- ert H. Angell, Republican State chair- man, came out with a statement charg- ing the electoral board of Floyd County with fraudulent intent had distributed erroneous instructions on mall voting which was voiding a number of ballots. But before the ink was dry on the Re- publican chairman’s phillipic, J. Mur- ray Hooker, Democratic State chairman, came back with a statement showing that the chairman of the electoral board of Floyd County is J. A. L. Sutphin, one of the most prominent Republicans in the county and a former Republican member of the House of Delegates of Virginia. Large Vote Forecast. ‘The heat of the final days of the fight indicates a large vote on election day, November 5, but no observer believes that the total can reach the 304,000 total of the presidential poll in which Virginia went Republican by 25,000 last November. Estimates now range be- tween 260,000 and 280,000. The fight, much to the surprise of many Virginians, has developed into a straight contest between the Repub- licans and the Democrats. The survivors of the anti-Smith faction, aroused by Bishop Cannon and the Ku Klux Klan against the Democratic national nom- inee last Fall, have been forced into a back seat by the Republican leaders. Frank Lyon, State anti-Smith chairman, has been outlawed by some of the Re- publican leaders because of an anti- Catholic speech at Alexandria several weeks ago. Embarrassing to G. 0. P. Mr. Lyon’s anti-Catholic remarks were particularly embarrassing to some of the Republicans, because the pub- licity director of the Republican cam- Curtis M. Dozier of Richmond, voters, includf the polls, and point to the fact that Henry W. Anderson, impresario of the Repul bi favored the repeal of pro then he was THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Rain tonight and probably tomorrow morning; rising '.f,“‘a’:"‘“" tomorrow; moderate east in méyhnd-vmmh—mm tonight and probably tomorrow morning; rising tem- fi:flt‘m tomorrow; fresh to strong east ‘West Virginia—Rain tonight and robably tomorrow morning; slowly ris- temperature tomorrow and in west portion tonight. Record for Twenty-four Hours. ‘Thermometer—4 p.m., 46; 8 p.m., 47; 12 midnight, 47; 4 a.m., 46; 8 am, 45; noon, 47. Barometer—4 pm. 3047; 8 pm, 30.48; 12 midnight, 30.47; 4 a.m., 30.44; 8 a.m., 30.46; noon, 30.43. ighgst temperature, 48, occurred at 8:15 pm. day. Lowest temperature, 45, occurred at 7:45 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 51; lowest, 32. ‘Tide Tables. (Furnish by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today—Low tide, 12:32 p.m.; high tide, 6:14 a.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 1:36 p.m.; high tide, 7:26 p.m. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 6:33 a.m.; sun sets 8:11 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises 6:34 a.m.; sun sets 5:10 p.m. Moon rises 4:26 a.m.; sets 4:24 p.m. Condition of the Water. Great Falls—Potomac muddy. Harpers Ferry—Potomac and Shen- andoah both muddy. Weather in V: Stations. Abilene, Tex. Albany, N. Atlanta, Ga.:!’ 30 Atlantic Gity: .. Baitimore, Md.. ‘minghas El Puso, Tex. .. 2t Galveston, Tex. Helena, Mont... Huron,’ 8. Dak. 30.20 apolis,Ind 3010 3014 ., Greenwich time, tod: Temperatur ther. Part cloudy 48 Part cloudy 42 Gloud: Hamiiton, Bermuda. San Juan. Porto RICO. Havana, Cubs Colon, Csnal ARGENTINA DATA "ZFemperat R -Gur. Devar. and' “Wheat zone 64 —1 ern hea zope.... 91 0 colored _voters, from | PAlED: is a Catholic, -and he resented very strongly. the attitude of his erstwhile Publicity of the fact that Mr. Dozler | was & Roman Catholic also embarrassed Re’fixbuum now seeking to win the solid support of the Ku Klux Klsn in fight. The Republican workers have tried to arouse the Klan 5t the Democrats because Pollard, the Democratic nominee, will not promise to fire the State treasurer of Virginia, John M. Purcell, who is a Catholic. Predictions as to the result of the election November 5 vary as widely as did predictions last Fall. The Demo- crats hope to win a majority in excess of 50,000. The Republicans claim a majority of between 10,000 and 25,000. WOMAN VOTERS FAVOR NEW JAIL FOR COUNTY Executive Committee of Arlington Organization Gets Report on Project. Special Dispatch to The Star. ASHTON HEIGHTS, Va., Qctober 30. —Immediate steps looking to the esf lishment of a new county jail are vored by a report submitted to a meet- ing of the executive committee of the Organized Women Voters of Arlington County yesterday by a special commit- tee headed by Mrs. N. Rex Hunt. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Bertha Kelly of this place. Conditions at the jail, the report cites, are deplorable and no time should lost in construction of a new one, A resolution accompanying the report would locate the new jail in the back- ground south of the courthouse and sets forth that the money should be provid- ed by a special levy covering a period of three or four years, beginning with next year's budget. ‘The report and resolution will be sub- mitted for action to the November meeting of the organization, to be held in Cherrydale the third Weduesday of the month. A special committee consisting of Mrs. Ruby Simpson as chairman was authorized to make a study of the sit- uation arising from the action of the board of supervisors in ordering salaries of three police officers discontinued after November 15. Practically all of the parent-teacher associations of the county have adopted resolutions pro- testing against the dismissal of the men and are making every effort to have them retained, on the ground that they are needed for patrol duty in vicinity of the schoolhouses. CITIZENS HEAR POLITICAL RIVALS Non-Partisan Meeting Fea- tured by Speeches of Mac- Mahon and Reid. Special Dispatch to The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., October 30.—Citi- | zens of this community were given an | insight into the Arlington County polit- ical situation last night when Louis A. MacMahon and Hugh Reid, candidates for the House of Delegates from Ar- lington, addressed a largely attended meeting of the Arlington Citizens’ As- soclation. Mrs. Florence E. Cannon, president, presided. ‘The meeting was non-partisan. Mr. MacMahon stressed his 32 years of pub- lic service and constant contact with governmental and administrative af- falrs, declaring his belief that this would offset the fact that he is not a lawyer. Mr. Reid said that if re-elected, he hoped to devote much of his efforts to legislation regulating advertising bill- board construction in the county; to codification of the county laws, and im- proved industrial regulatory legislation. Dangerous traffic conditions in the community, particularly on Columbia pike, Arlington’s main road artery, were brought to the attention of the meeting, following which the secretary was in- structed to communicate with the coun- ty authorities asking strict enforcement of the laws, particularly that pertain- ing to speeding. The authorities will be advised that in view of the heavy traffic on Columbia pike, it would be advisable to place stop signs at the main intersections with the pike at Virginia avenue, Glebe road and the old Georgetown pike. Sizable warning signs near the schoolhouse will also be_asked. Suggestion that the name of Colum- bia pike be changed resulted in division of opinion as to the desirability of this, and appointment of a committee to ascertain consensus of opinion through- out the community. Those assigned to is are: Messrs, Coe, Griffith and Grimsley. Messrs. Collier, Cook and Coe were named to represent the asso- clation at the hearing of the Zoning Commission tonight. FORESEES REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IN MARYLAND Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 30.—Chances of electing a Republican governor in Maryland are better than ever, Mrs. John A. Holmes of Rockville, Mont- gomery County, president of the Mary- land Federation of RepubMcan Women, told members of her organization dur- ‘;g their annual meeting here yester- ay. “We must all get together and elect a Republican governor,” she sald. “We've a better chance of doing it now than ever before, especially if Mr. Ritchie decides to run again.” Mrs. A. B. Bibbins, chairman of the membership committee of the federa- tion, in her address suggested that the Republican women get every detail of the Conowingo deal and publish it. “God gave the Susquehanna River to Maryland,” she said, “but somehow or other Pennsylvania seems to have got a hold on it and today its power is serv- ing the houses of Philadelphia. “We may some day need the Susque- hanna for drinking water for the city of Baltimore. No one has a right to seil to other States our God-given rights. “Put in a Republican administration for the good of the State,” she con- cluded. Deaths Reported. Flora E. Girton, 79. 1710 F George J. Cross, 76, 152 13th st. s.e. Delphia L. Green, 76, 416 Seward Square e George A. Dougherty, 88, Catholic Univer- sity of America. Catherine Ricker, 67, 13 Rock Creek Church rd Samuel Kaitlin, 66, 724 Shepherd st, William Baltzell, 66, Home for Ased and m, 1ds M. Hopkins, 65, Chestnut st. railroad Takoma Park. Johnson, 60. Chestnut st. railroad ‘Tako: ark, L. Haight, 60, St. Elizabeth’s Hos- Ira W. Johnson, 57, 3828 10th st. Fridolénian Maftin, 52, Georgetown Hos- pital. Annie Grimes, 49, George Washington Hospital, . 46, Providence Hospital. John Eagan. Mary E. O'Halloran, 44, Georgetown Hos- pital. Wallace B. Baker, 34, 232 8th st. s.e. Margaret L. Therrien, 21, 1438 Meridian pl. Mary Mcintosh, 6, Georgetown Hospital. Charlotte Harrison, 79, 505-B 23 st. Rosetta Alexander, 50, Frecdmen's Hos- pital James H. Ross, 42, 6007 Ames st. n.e. Harold Graves, ailas Hunter, 23, St. Eliza- beth's Hospital. piBgatrice Bush, 20 davs, Ohlldren's Hos- al. st When Pain Comes Two What many people call indiges- tion very often means excess acid in the stomach. The stomach nerves have been over-stimulated, and food sours. The corrective is an alkali, which neutralizes acids instantly. And the best alkali known to medical sciencs is Phil- lips’ Milk of Magnesia. It has re- mained the standard with phy- sicians in the 50 years since its invention. One spoonful of this harmless, tasteless alkali in water will neu- tralize instantly many times hours after eating much acid, and the symptoms dis- appear at once. You will never use crude methods when once you learn the efficiency of this. Go get a small bottle to try. Be sure to get the genuine Phil- lips’ Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physicians for 50 years in cor- recting excess acids. 25c and 50c a bottle—any drugstore. “Milk _of Magnesia” has been the U. S. Registered Trade Mark of The Charles H. Phillips Chemi- cal Comvany and its predecessor Charles H. l’hm!plrm 1875, GUNSTON HALL VISITED. D. A. R. Delegates Continue Busi- ness Meeting After Pilgrimages. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 30.— Delegates to the Virginia State Con- vention of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution visited historic Gunston Hall yesterday afternoon as one of their pllgrimages to historic spots. A re- ception to the State regent and visiting delegates was given at the Belle Haven Ceuntry Club last night. Another business session of the con- vention was held this morning in the old Presbyterian Meeting House. This session will be continued this afternoon and tonight. Tea will be served the delegates at Arlington Hall with Mrs. W. E. Martin as hostess, this afternoon. Don’t get caught! Use an anti-freeze that won’t evaporate Inmostcaseswherecarsare frozen their owners thought they were protected. It'sso easy to be fooled by an anti~ freeze that evaporates. Glyc> erine won’t evaporate. Hence one filling of G.P.A. Radiator Glycerine lasts all winter. You're always sure of its protections POLLARD CALLS ANDERSON BRAZEN Democratic Candidate Denies Any Knowledge of De Priest Circular. By the Assoclated Press. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., October 30.— John Garland Pollard, Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia, re- plied last night to a communication from Henry W. Anderson, Republican leader, as to whether he approved or | authorized the “De Priest circular,” by | denying any knowledge of the circular ’Elnd terming the Anderson inquiry “a | brazen piece of insolence.” “The questions that you ask as to my approval of unfair methods are such that no gentleman can properly pro- und to another,” Dr. Pollard sal in a letter to Mr. Anderson tonight, am always willing to answer questions concerning the real issues of this cam- paign, but when you ask me whether I approve falsehood I consider it & brazen plece of insolence, of which I would hope you would not be guilty in your calmer moments, and for which I trust you will be sorry when the smoke of battle has cleared away.” Anderson had accused Democratic headquarters of distributing the circu- lar, which declared Anderson and Dr. Willlam Mosely Brown, coalition candi- date for governor, as well as the Re- publican State platform, stood for re- peal of the poll tax as a pre-requisite to voting. This Anderson denounced as “absolutely false.” The circular contained pictures of Oscar De Priest, negro Representative, and his wife, as well as excerps from De Priest speeches and an invitation to his wife to have tea at the White House. Dr. Pollard’s reply followed a state- ment from T. McCall Frazier, Demo- cratic headquarters manager, denying the printing or distribution of the circular. Dr, Pollard expressed belief that it was “political expediency” that prevented the poll tax repeal from &p- pearing in the Republican platform. Dr. Pollard said poll tax repeal was advocated by Anderson when he ran for governor in 1921. ° BYRD SCORES DR. BROWN. Republican Candidate Supported “Short Ballot,” Says Governor. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., October 30.—Gov. Harry F. Byrd told a Norfolk audience last night he had been reliably informed that Dr. Willlam Mosely Brown, anti- Smith and Republican nominee for governor, rot only had voted last year for the “short ballot” amendments he is now denouncing, but had urged Ofl.}e):.l to do so in :‘n e governor read a telegram from John H. rMcClellln of Rockbridge County, who said he had made affidavit that Dr. Brown explained, praised and urged support of the “short ballot” in an_address under the auspices of the parent-teacher association at Natural Bridge. “I am advised,” the governor sald, “that a dozen or more prominent citizens of Rockbridge are prepared to make similar affidavits as sworn to by Mr. McClellan.” Dr. Brown, who has vigorously attacked the short ballot in his campaign speeches, declined to give a ‘“yes” or “no” answer as to how he voted when heckled at Suffolk last Friday. But in a statement three days later sald he had voted for the amend- ments as a “regular Democrat,” scarcely questioning the party leadership, Ann Murdock Marries. NEW YORK, October 30 (#).—Ann Murdock, actress, is to have a third husband, George Karamano, a captain in the Greek Army. The wedding is to be in Paris. Her first husband was Harry C. Powers, and her second Hallam Keep Williams, now on a honeymoon with the former Ruth Anderson. Bear hunting has been stopped in East Surrey, England, because of. the hardness of the ground, which was caused by the Summer drought. ‘Winchester Woman Dies at 74. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., October 30.— Mrs. Ida A. Russell, born on the Fourth of July, 74 years ago, died last night in & local hospital, ill & week of heart ail- ment complications. She was the widow of Frank J. Russell, Frederick County farmer, and a daughter of the late Hezekiah and Mary Slusher, Millwood, Clarke County. SUBURBAN NEWS: LYON PARK VOTERS HEAR MRS. FAIN Member of House Attacks Coalition Candidates In Speech on Stump. Special Dispatch te The Star. LYON PARK, Va., October 30.—Cen- tering her shafts of attack upon Dr. Brown, the coalition candidate for gov- ernor and Col. Anderson, leader of the Republican forces, Mrs. Sara Lee Fain, member of the House of Delegates from Norfolk, speaking in the Lyon Park community house last night to a Demo- cratic women'’s rally, said that the peo- ple of Virginia would not be moved by the attempt to “arouse men’s passions in this campaigh about things that do not exist, but that the intelligence test would be applied on next Tuesday, judg- ment day for the voters.” She sald it was a test as to whether Virginia should continue its remarkable g:wl'esa under Democratic rule or go ck to where she was 50 years ago when control was wrested from the Re- publicans. n Dr. Brown, Mrs. Fain said, in answer to a query in the editorial columns of the Ledger-Dispatch on how he voted on the short ballot, had declared from the latform at Smithfield that “If the dger-Dispatch would pay him enough he would tell how he voted.” She ridi- culed the attempt by the Republicans to attack Dr. Pollard as a dry because he sat down at table with a wet and coun- tered with the statement that prohibi- tion was written in the Constitution by the Democrats, but that its enforcement for the past elght years had been given to the Republicans and what a mess they had made of it. Frank: Bell, State Senator from Ar- lington, in his address called attention to the loss of revenue that would come to the county by a reduction in the gas tax. He pointed out that if the one- half cent was taken from the share coming to the county it would mean a loss of $23,000 on this year’s portion. Hugh Reld, candidate for House of Del ‘Winter Coming Read how 950,000 motorists made their cars permanently freeze-proof last year G.P.A. Radiator Glycerine was used by 950,000 motorists last year. Instead of putting in an old-fashioned anti- freeze that would evaporate and require con- stant worry over replacement, they put in one filling of G. P.A. Radiator Glycerine and went through the whole winter with it. One filling of G.P.A. Radiator Glycerine protects your car against freezing for the en- tire winter. No replacements—because glyc- erine won't evaporate. No uncertainty, Park your car anywhere in any weather with per- fect safety. You're sure of your protection. 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