Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1931, Page 5

MACDONALD PAR WINS IN LANI]SU[]E; Nationalists to Have Biggest Majority Ever to Sit in | House of Commons. | (Conginues Prom Pirst Page) tive Londoners by bullding brilliant orange-hued bath houses in fashionable Hyde Park, was one of two dissent- ing former Labor ministers who were fe-elected. Sir Stafford Cripps, former solicitor general, was the other Majorities Switch. | In many instances a large growth of | Conservative votes over the vote in the same constituencles in 1929 showed the sweeping characteristics of the change On the other hand. strong Labor ma- forities of two years ago were entirely | wiped out In many other instances and | Conservative strength set up in their laces, Manchester, which sent five bor members, two Liberals and three Conservatives to the last House of Com- mons, returned 10 Conservatives yester- day. and Birminghsm, which elected six Labor members in 1920, went solid- 1y Conservative Li 1, which sent 6 Conservatives and 5 Labor members to the old Par- Hament, will have 10 Conservative and 1 Labor member in the new The 1929 majority of George Lans- bury, one of the two dissenting former Labor ministers to achieve re-election, | was cut down yesterday from 11.267 to | 4664, At the same time Sir Aucten | Chamberlain, Conservative. and first Jord of the admiralty in the national ministry, turned a slender majority of 43 in 1929 into one of 11,041 votes yes- terday over his Labor opponent. Oliver Baldwin Loses. Oliver Baldwin, Socialist son of the Conservative leader, was defeated by a Conservative in the Chambam division of Rochester, where he was the Labor candidate. The seat had been held by Prank Markham, Labor member, who followed MacDonald with the National ent was formed and who ran in w‘xmm election as a National Labor idate. Miss Ellen Wilkinson, one of the best known women in the Labor movement, lost the seat for East Middlesbrough to & National Labor candidate. E. J. ‘Young, who won by nearly 6,000 ma- jority. Sir James Sexton, Labor, one of the most picturesque figures in the House of Commons, was defeated by a Conservative. Arthur Henderson heard the news of his defeat over the radio in a hotel | room at Burley, which he was to ill to leave. 8. Saklatvala, only Communist ever to sit in Parliament. was defeated by ) tive in a three-cornered con- | wvotes to save the deposit candidates are required to put up. Prohibitionist Defeated. Edwin Scrymgeour, the only Prohibi- | tionist member of Parliament, was de- feated by Miss Florence Horsbrugh, Con- servative, He was a Labor candidate &t Dundee, Scotland. Another woman, Miss Irene Ward, de- feated Margaret “Our Maggie” Bond- fleld, former Labor cabinet member. Mrs. Ida Copeland defeated Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the “new party.” Mrs. Mary Hamilton, Labor member of the last Parliament, was defeated. Mrs. H R. Conservative, defeated 8. P. tant postmaster general in 1t Tt dng Jor weipar was jor writers. Edgar ‘Wallace, noted author of hundreds of detective stories, was defeated, and so ‘was Philip Guedella, famous biographer. Wallace, who ran as a Liberal, lost to Conservative by a vote of 53,010 to 19.524. ‘Winston Churchill, running as a Con- servative ih the Epping division of Es- sex County, was elected in a three-cor- nered fight & Liberal and a Noted Athlete Elected. Arthur Hayday, president of the British Trades Unicn Council, was de- feated over 5,000 votes in the dis- trict of Nottingham West by his Con- servative opponent. At the last general :lmn his majority was more than Lord Burghley, noted British athlete | ‘who has competed frequently in Amer- fcan meets, was elected as a C-nserve- tive in Northampton and Peterborough. He defested his Labor opponent by 12,434 votes. His father, the Marquess of Exeter, sits in the House of Lords. Malcolm MacDonald, sn of the minister, was re-elected from the tlaw division by a vote of 27,136 to 13,583 for H. Watkins, Laborite. He is a National Labor candidate. —e it ROOSEVELT-SMITH DISPUTE VOTED ON BY NEW YORKERS (Continued From First Page.) fnation of Foss O. Eldred of Ionia, Re- publican, supported by the prohibition organizations, and Michael J. Hart of Saginaw, Democrat, an advocate of modification In the last election Representative Vincent, Republican, was elected by a wvote of 65600 against 21,387 polle” by his Democratic opponent Gov. Wilber M. Brucker is actively campaigning in behalf of Eldred. OHIO FIGHT FORECAST. Independents Hold Balance in Long- worth District COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 28 (#) Voters in two Ohio districts will elect congressmen November 3. and while one seat is conceded to the Democratic candidate, the other will be marked by | an effort on the part of Reoublicans to | Te-establish their usual old-time heavy | majority. The campaign n the first Ohio dis- trict, & part of Cincinnati, where a | successor is to be chosen for the late Speaker Nicholas Longworth, has been quiet. Political observers feel this quiet has not been caused by lack of interest ‘They believe the Republican and Demo- cratic candidates have remained under cover in the hope they will capture the support of the independent charter voters. This group, composed of both | Democrats and Republicans, holds the balance of power in the district. The | candidates, both attorneys, are John B. Hcliister, Republican. and State Sena- ¥ David Lorbach. Democrat Prior to 1930, | € & m;or:‘ Repu!;:lflnn en- | arge y in the district, | E‘ the last election Longworth cap- the seat with a lead of less than L twen district, a of Cleveland, both sides concede 'Enm Sweeney, it | she was THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1931 * A8 ILADY NANCY ASTOR FORESEEN AS LEADER OF SEX IN COMMONS Virginian One of Nine Con- | servative Women Elected Yesterday. Megan Lloyd George Only Feminine Member of Liberals Returned. 1 By the Associated Press LONDON, October 28 —Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever to be elect- ed to the House of Commons. will cut a greater figure than ever when the House reassembies in December Thus far, as a result of yesterday's voting. 10 woman members have been elected. all but one of them Conserva- tives, and it seems probable that they will be captained by the Virginia girl ! who has made a disiinguished place fo: herself in British politics. At the last election. in 1929, Lady Astor only squeezad into the House with a majority of 211 votes over her Labor opponent. This time, in a straight fight her majority was 10,204, Soclalist Women Lose. All three Socialist woman members of Parliament met defeat vesterday They were Margaret Bondfield, first womsn to achieve a_cabinet place; El- len Wilkinson and Mrs. Mary Hamil- ton. Pive other Socialist woman can- didates, one National Liberal and one Communist. also were defeated ‘One of the new conservative woman members, Mrs. Jda Copeland, defeated Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the “Now Party.” She is no newcomer to politics, for chairman of the Stoke-on- Trent Women's Unionist Association for 10 years. Her husband is a pottery manufacturer. and she is actively inter- ested in the work of the Pioneer Girl Guides. | Miss Irene Ward, who defeated Mar- | garet Bondfield, toured Canada at one time lecturing on British industrial pol- icies The Honorable Mary Pickford, daugh- ter of Lord Sterndale, was a factory inspector during the war. Miss F. M. Graves worked with the peace confer- | ence as liaison officer between the war office and the League of Nations. Megon Lioyd George Victor. Mrs. N. Runge, another winner, is a social worker. She was active in that sphere during the war. Miss Florence Horsbrugh, another war worker, was made a member of the British Empire Order for her services. Mrs. H. B. Tate, cousin of Lord Hail- sham. has been a candidate for munici- pal office in London. | Lady Iveagh is the only other titled | woman besides Lady Astor who was | electsd. She also is the only other | woman who has sat in Parliament. | Miss Megan Lloyd George, daughter of David Lioyd George. running on a | Liberal ticket, defeated A. Hughes, Con- | servative, at Anglesey, Walss, by a ma- jority of more than 4,000 votes, it was | announced today. | SLAYER'S LIBERTY PLEA CONSIDERE Man Held at St. Elizabeth's Since Shooting Claims He Is Men- | tally Cured. | | Justice Oscar R. Luhring has ukenl under advisement habeas corpus_pro- ceedings for the release from St. Eliza- | beth’s Hospital of Paul du Varnal Barry, 39, who has been confined there since he was acquitted on a murder charge because of insanity in 1923 At that time, a District Supreme Court jury found Barry wis dement>d when he shot and killed Tyler B. Law- ler, a street car conductor, on Febru- ary 20, 1922. Much of the time at Barry's trial was occupied with testi- mony that there was a streak of insan- ity in his family. ‘Through Attorney Foster Wood, the patient claimed at the recent hearing that he had been restored to normalcy lgd should no longer be deprived of erty. Assistant _ United States _ Attorney Charles B. Murray opposed the rel of the prisoner on the testimony of of clals at St. Elizabeth’s that Barry still insane. is Many tenement buildings are being built in Hong Kong, China Oldest Credit Jewelers 1004 F ST. N.%¥ e 06 ¢ 0 0 o Remember the Address 1340 G St. N.W. Our Only Store in Washington We will @ccept your present pian NO INTEREST 1340 G St. N.W. QOnen MEGAN LLOYD GEORGE. Returns Astound Ramsay MacDonald En Route to London Prime Minister Leaves for Capital Before Learn- ing Own Fate. By the Associated Press. SEAHAM, Durham, England, October 28 —Prime Minister MacDonald left by airplane for London today. Although it is customary for candidates to remain in their constituencies until results of an election are declared, pressure of vernment business forced Mr, Mac- nald to return to Downing Street be- fore the announcement of the Seaham count, in which he was victorious. The prime minister, who Was up early this morning to look over the returns, said they were “not only as- tonishing, but astounding.” “Two gratifyinc things,” he said, “are the victories of J. H. Thomas and Sir Herbert Samuel. Nothing shows more clearly that it was a National government and not a party J. H. Thomas, a veteran man and secretary of the in the new National cabinet, Yollowed the prime minister from the old Labor cab- inet and was denounced for doing so. Sir Herbert Samuel, noted Liberal, braved the wrath of David Lioyd George, Liberal leader, to enter the Na- tional cabinet. Mr. MacDonald said he did not care to discuss the results in detail until he had seen the complete list tonight. He sat up until after 1 o'clock listen- ing to the returns over the radio. He was especially eager to learn how Mr. Thomas, his old colleague, had fared, but did not learn until he awoke this morning. MacDonald's majority here was 5.951. MACDONALD PLEASED. LONDON, October 28 (#).—Prime Minister MacDonald, on learning of his victory in Seaham Harbor, said today, I am very grateful to the country for giving us such a backing generally and to Sezham for this splendid result. I am glad to get back to work at Down- et.” was picked from thousands st 645 to decide its name. 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October starched white shirt fro and sw low-tailed coats and pretty women in diamonds and satin gowns cheered themselves hoarse last night in May- fair's hotels beauss of the Nationalist government's election victory g taxi ride away there were workmen and unemployed and women in cotton stockings and denim dresses to watch in silent disappointment as spelled out the Labor A choking, gray fog cast pall over them Shimmering streamers of ga | ored_paper confetti showe r | Mayfair's merrymakers as they danced 28 —Men nd sang and drank toasts to the Na- ionalist successes. A midclo-aged Eng- shman seized the baton from a jazz | orchestra conductor and led a group through the words of “Land of Hope and Glory.” “Wider Still and Wider,” they sang, “Shall Thy Bonds Be Set, God Who Made Thee Mighty Make Thee Might- | jer Yet.” | They waltzed to the old tune and nobody seemed to mind that it wasn't a good waltz piece. Back where the Labor group merged | with a fog a fiery-eyed workingman, a | dirtv muffler twisted about his nsck, mounted a $03p box. Ar> we downhearted?” he shouted. “Nn!" chorused the crowd, and many there were among them to whom the election result meant merely continua- | jon in power of a p which cut | thetr dole and the salaries of | policemen, school teachers and _civil servants, with no assurance of stopping there. A nearby wall held a poster with the | picture of Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- Donld as “The Captatn Who Stood By His Ship” “Good \old Mac,” remarked one work- " hissed another. toasts were being hoisted In e gentleman rev- | ‘how we've made s out of MacDonald, Snowden homas.” wonder what he thinks about s happened to his party?” as s still prime minister, you know.” SPEAKS ON INDIANS | Dr. Neil M. Judd, curator of archeol- | ogy of the Smithsonial Institution, de- livered a lecture last night at a meet- ing of the Stuart-Walcott Post, No. 10, American Legion, on his recent study of the Pueblo Indians in Arizona. The meeting was held at 2301 Geor- gia avenue. The Georgia Avenue Busi- ness Men's Association and officers of the Continental Baking Co. were guests of the Legionnaires. Dr. Ray F. Guynn was nominated for commander of the post, and elections will be held at the next monthly meet- ing. Vernon S. Auld, present com- mander, presided. Graf Returns From Brazil. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oc- tober 28 (#).—The Graf Zeppelin re- turned to her home port here early to- day from her voyage to Pernambuco, Brozil. She made the trip in 99 hours and 45 minutes, as compared with 80 hours on her last flignt from South America. DK ave Zea!en out 1(00'16[1, INTO PLOUGHSHARES N two tall steel towers, long a landmark on Virginia Avenue, there was manufactured during the war the famous TNT, mightiest agent of destruction. ‘Now again for gas, agent Engineers to wash gas, using the equipment in the towers. The washing process removes from the gas a substance called napthalene which, if left in, would eventually clog your gas pipes just as rust clogs water pipes, and 80 cause expense and inconvenience, Since this added service to users was put in force here, Washington gas is among the cleanest and most efficient available anywhere in the nation—it is more than ever the ideal modern fuel. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT COMPANY | “prices will be forced up, soclal services | | saw the Conservatives would have on 'master, were married here yesterday. ENGLISH CONSERVATIVE PRESS | HOPE RAISED BY VOTE SEES TARIFF ELECTION FACTOR sexstor Tess 8oy sritish Gonai- | tions Should Improve. ~ | Senator Pess of Ohlo sald today the | results of the British parliamentary Result Hailed as Wave of Patriotism. . | election _yesterday ter conditions in Labor Paper Forecasts “Suffering™—Con- |- servatives Ponder Role Ahead of Party. land are going to meet their problems with courage and determination and By the Associated Press. | the destinies of the new Parliament H COTTect some of the tl LONDON, October 28.—The Daily Ex- | The Guardian supported David Lloyd | L4bor government could correct.” press, owned by Lord Beaverbrook, ap- in_his opposition to holding an | —— peared this morning under a streaming | election. Today it expressed particular banner headline, declaring, “The So- fear for the fate of Prime Minister cialist party is wiped out!” The paper MacDonald “among the cohort of said yesterday's election was a “triumph Torfes which will surround him.” for_imperial protection.” | ~“If he can make the coalition work The Daily Mail's headline was similar. | in the spirit in which it was formed, Up After Niness. was, “Socialist party swamped by | the Guardian said, “he will prove him huge wave of patriotism.” One fac- self a great political innovator. But BURNLEY, England, Ottober 28 1 tor in the result. the Mail said, was|that involves many things which are —Arthur Henderson, defeated leader “the growing enthusiasm of the elec- still obscure.” | the Labor party, who has been ill torate for a tariff.” The Guardian also expressed con- & cold for several days, was able to There were a few notes of a different cern over the Liberals who are now up today, and he expects to be able kind, however, amid the chorus of ex- divided into three sections. “What will | leave for London tomorrow to resume ultation from Conservative papers. They | be their alignment when the eritical | active direction of his forces. came from the small section of the issue of free trade is raised?” #t aski PR Poy press which either sided with Labor in “The mumnvw will be the predomi. HOW BRIT the spectacular campaign or, like nant ner. How long will they fore- Lloyd " was out of sympathy with | bear exploiting thelr agrantage’” | ONS VOTED the election altogether. |~ The n News-Chronicle, another | bR TR Predicts Wave of Suffering. ) prominent Liberal paper, expressed no Conservative Popular Poll Almost = misgivings over the result, whi nafl?'}fele?rm m“:’:""“";f!‘l:“n;d‘af | hailed as u great National \1cwry."""11-’:,‘ Doubled That of Laborites. electorate.” it said, “has risen to the ap- | the nation, 85 & reeult of the hational | peal to stapd by the'National Goverh | ion of ibe.pepular ¥oie 1 \he Beiieh government's victory, ey fore- | ment and this swept all other | i British cast, the Labor Daily Herald predicted | erations away. consid- | general election gave the following fig- a wave of suffering from “full-blooded lurvcso;nly zgu -ft:u;n;:o&_, iservatives, 6, 4 3 reactionary rule.” “Tarifis will be put on” it said;/ Labor Opposition, 3.495.612. National Labor, 208,278. National Liberals, 93,535. Others, 128,988. HENDERSON BETTER Defeated Labor Leader Able to Get Capt. Magyar Weds in Budapest. | will be starved, and the exploitation of!| BUDAPEST, Octobe 28 (#).—Capt. the people will be intensified and In-| Alexander Magyar, who, with Maj. creased.” | George Endres, made a non-stop flight | The Manchester Guardian, staunch | from the United States to Budapest last | Liberal paper, expressed itself as far| July, and Gisela Puskas, iopmer wife| { . Compartment cars of English rail- ‘ways are to be equipped so that passen. gers may have hot or cold air by turning from pleased at the strong hold it fore- | of George Santelli, New York. fencing ing a knob. \ the same towers are in use, this time of peace and modern comfort. of this Company have found a way MODERNIZE