Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1931, Page 4

VOTING WATCHE FOR TREND IN 133 Five Congressional Races May Decide Control of House. By the Associated Press With an eye to the eampaign, party leaders outeome of scattered ele row for a definite poiit: Whether the Republicans or Demo- er will organize t House may be decided by specia] congressio York 1232 national 0ok tions tom 4 over a forest conservation smendment sponsored by Roosevelt and opposed by the Democratic presidential nominee in 1929 The, Bmith-Roosevelt watched with close interest by political obeervers. Roosevelt has been boomed for months as the 1932 Democratic standard bearer. Smith continues as the party's titular head. but has given no sign whether he will stand for re- nomination Liguor Issue In Several. split is being Prohibition s an lssue in several of the elections. while there is particu- lar interest In the results of two nor- mally Republican congresio: districts which the Democrats hope to win The Democrats hrve assaulted the Republican strongholds in the first Ohlo and the eighth Michigan dis- tricts, but virtually concede the second Pennsylvania to their opponents. They axpect to retain the twentieth Ohlo and the seventh New York without difficulty The present House line-up is: Dem- ocrata, 214; Republicans, 213; Farmer- Laborites, 1; vacancies. 7. One of the two other ancies, usually Repub- lican, will be filled Decembe: 1. Gain- ing this, the Republicans would hold House control by one, if there is po change tomorrow in the politieal status | of the five seats 1In Kentucky, a gubernatorial race has been enlivened by a controversy over the administration of the State High- | way Commission by Ben Johnson, Dem- ocrat. William B. Harrison, Republican nominee for Governor, has opposed, and | Ruby Laffoon, Democratic candidate, has | indorsed the commission’s policies. | A Governor is to be elected in New | Jersey. Democrats are claiming formep | Gov. Harry A. Moore will win over David Baird, former Republican Senator. A victory there, they contend, would be & yebuke to the national leadership of | President Hoover during the economic | crisis. Drys Have Candidate, A third candidate, Edmund R. Hal- sey, indorsed by the Anti-Saleon League, has added interest to the contest, since | both Moore and Baird have sponsored | repeal of the eighteenth amendment. e Pennsylvania Republican organi- sation is attempting to take the meas- ure of Gov. Pinchot in the Allegheny County commissionership contest. The regular Republican leader, J. G. Arm- | strong of Pittsburgh, is running agains €. C. McGovern, a Pinchot independent Republican, and Dayid L. Lawrence, Democratic candidate. | ‘The formality of electing Democratic | nominees to State offices will be staged in Mississippl, where Mike Connor won the gubernatorial nomination. Nomi- nation is tantamount to election there. | Land Company Chartered. Wpecizl Dispatch to The Star | ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT | HOUSE, Va., November 2.—A certificate of k\wrrormon for the Virginia Land & Devel . Inc., with offices at Alcove Heights, was received by the clerk's office énkrflny from the State | Corporation ission. fficers of the aret Chlrhvol. Clark, company ident: J. F. Kdla, vice nt; J. B, i, od S 5 | voted upon tomorrow. THE_EVENING CERMAK CALLS ON DEMOCRATS TO BACK "OUT-AND-OUT” WET Says Anti-Prohibitionists Are Ready for Showdown at Convention. Roosevelt’s Past Supports Candidacy for 1932, Mayor Believes. By the Assoct NEW YORK, November 2 —Anton J Cermak, the militantly anti-prohibi- tion mayor of Chicago, called upon the Democratic party today to go into next year's presidential campaign with a candidate who is “thoroughly wet Tllinols democracy, he insisted cemand an “out-and-out wet platfom and a candidate as wet as the planks he stands on.” He expressed the fur- ther opinion that democracy should pick a candidate “of the Al Smith type Mayor Cermak said Tllinois' 58 con- vention votes would be given to United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis who. he said, meets all the require- ments of an “ultra-wet" candidate. Denies Peace Role. He depied that he had come to New York as’ a peacemaker between former Gov. Alfred E. Smith and Gov. Frank- Jin D. Roosevelt. His proncuncement for a “thoroughly wet” presidential can- didate was interpreted by some of his interviewers as o stroke against the candidacy of Gov. Roosevelt, but Mayor Cermak answered direct questions on this point by saying “Well_if Roosevelt was wet enough for Al Smith and wet enough to be elected Governor of New York, it is od Pross will | quite likely he would be wet enough to suit the wets of Illinois.” The Chicago mayor expressed the opinion thert would be enough votes en bloc to prevent any candidate’s run- ning away with the nomination until he had met the test on prohibition. Asked to name the States that could be counted an to vote together as wets, in addition to Tllinois, New Jersey and poluslbly Massachusetts, Mayor Cermak said: Sentence Is Unfinished. “I don’t want to name them, but there will be enough votes. I think Tammany—-" He did not finish the sentence. Mayor Cermak will remain in New York until Wednesday. He hopes to confer with Gov. Roosevelt and Mayor Prank Hague of Jersey City, 'as well as lormer Gov. Smith. He said he h “not heard much” about the eandidacy | of Newton D. Baker for President since the American. Legion convention in De- troil . As far as Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank of ak sald: ‘Tray: lor has been mentioned frequently of late as a possible presidential candidate. former Gov. Smith and Gov. Roose- velt was slightly more marked today in consequence of Smith's criticism in & speech Saturday night of Gov. Roose- velt's taxation policy and advocacy of the reforestation amendment. to be Gov. Roosevelt indicated he would reply to the Smith criticism in a radio address tonight.* Mayor Cermak asserted that if Sena- | tor Lewis is not nominated Illinois might switch to either Gov. Roosevelt, Gov. Albert 8. Ritchie of Maryland, Mr. Smith or Newton D. Baker. “Any of them,” he asserted, “would be a staunch standard bearer.” Aroused by Smith Attack. At Tammany's final rally preceding Tuesday’s~ election, Smith Saturday night discussed at length the $19,000, 000 State reforestation issue he pre- viously had opposed. but aroused more taxatien program. ‘The Governor, Smith said, “was con- ferring with the chairman of the Com. The difference of opinion between | MAYOR CERMAK. mittee on Taxation, Senator Mastick of Westchester County, and they were at- tempting to devise new means of taxa- tion “Now, ofie of the great ills that we are suffering from today is taxation It is just bearing the American people right down to the ground; and here we are facing a possible deficit in the State’s revenue of $50,000,000. and to meet that $50,000,000 deficit the Gov- ernor is conferring with the chairman of the Committee on Taxation in an effort to find new sources of taxation.” He sajd the last three years had been the first time in his recollection the | Democratic National Committee had functioned between elections.’ The re- sult has been to make the party “all ready to enter into the conflict of 1932." Tt remained only, he concluded, for the Democratic party in New York “to hold up on Tuesday so great and so large a Democratic majority * * * as {to hearten and give vim and vigor to | the hosts of Democracy throughout the United States that are awaiting the opportunity to enter the battle in 1932.” —— e |[FOUR MASQUERADERS DIE Crash of Two Automobiles Kills Quartet Early Yesterday. CHICAGO, November 2 (#).—Four Halloween celebrators were killed in the crash of two automobiles early yes- ter y. They were Mrs. Eleanor Bennett, 24. and Anthony Renzo, 28. of Evanston: Louis W. Du Charme, 40, and George D. Joyee, 45. Four other persons in the car were injured. | " Mrs. Bennett, her husband, a sister and Renzo had been to a masquerade | party and were still in ccstume, en | route to another party. Du Charme was | driving the other car. | COUSIN WINS IN BRITAIN | Sir Brogard Beauchamp, elected to | the British Pariiament in the recent ‘comen‘luve lancslide, is a first cousin of a Washington woman, Mrs. H. Ken- | nedy McCook, 3217 Connecticut avenue, it was Jearned today. , | sir Brogard's mother, before her mar- | riage to the English nobleman, who was | the father of the newly elected mem- ber of Parliament, was Miss Petty Woods, Columbus, Ohlo. Her brother, Archibald Woods of Columbus, was the | Tather of Mrs. McCook. . Fall Kills Elevator Open«tr) NEW YORK, November 2 '(#) — Sheridan Atkinson, 21 12 elevator |operator in the Riverside Church, of attention by his attack on Roosevelt’s | which Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick is | pastor, feil 30 feet down an elevator shaft at the church yesterday and died of his injuries-in a hospital. STAR. WASHINGTO B REGSTRATION | SEEN N N YORK Ynknown Factor Causes Gain | in Vote Volume Planned for Tomorrow. By the Associated Press ALBANY, N, Y., November 2.—An ! unknown factor that brought out & record off-year registration enters into | tomorrow's election, with Democratic | leaders clalming it is the desire of vot- | ers to express their opposition to v.hr: { | Hoover administration and Republic- | ans counteracting with the assertion that it is an expression of the ballot- casters’ confidence in & Republican Legisiature. 1 While the difference between Gov Pranklin D. Roosevelt and former Gov Alfred E. Smith over & constitutional | amendment _concerning reforestation has led in the pre-election discussion that element did not influence registra- tion as registration was completed be- fore Mr. Smith challenged the worth of the amendment. The Secretary of State's office shows | that 4,167,142 voters are éligible to cast | their ballots tomorrow. This total is greater than the 1929 off-year registra- tion by 160,000 and 129,019 more than registered for the gubernatoral elec- | tion in 1930. | State Senator George R. Fearon of Syracuse, majority leader of the Upper House, expressed the confidence of his party when he claimed the Republicans | would re-elect a majority of the Assem- bly. The registration. increase, it was pointed .out, was largely in Republican counties. mes A. Farley, State Democratic rman, analyzed the situation this “I have visited every county in the State and have found deep-seated re- sentment throughout the State—and I | beteve throughout the Nation—against | Republican administration in Washing- {ton. The State is filled with disgust | over the conduct of the national ad- | ministration. Everywhere the people | contrast what has been done in Wash- ington with what has been done in Al- bany. This State, under the leadership of a Democratic Governor, has adopted a thoroughgoing relief plan. while the National Government has flopped and floundered arcund for two years doing nothing.” The Smith-Roosevelt split on the re- rorestation issue had been heralded as tne beginning of a definite break be- tween the two party leaders—Mr. Smith, the presidential candidate in 1929, and Mr. Roosevelt, a possible nom- inee next year. Smith_denounced that interpretation, ¥ SAVAGE WRINGERLESS WASHER |} —win give ] you 10 1bs. of dry clothes in ten min- utes. Con- venient monthly payments. 18 |} months to | ey | | CONVENIENT SCHED!'LES - West and Southwest The Kentuekian Leaving at 2:45 P. M. Ar. Gordonsville .. Ar. Charlottesville ... 5:40 P.M. Ar. Waynesboro ..o ..6:45 P.M. Ar. Qifton Forge .o .. .8:45 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Ar. Staunton Ar. 2P.M :D-_n.-.o.’., Ar. Covington, Va.. Charleston .. . . The West Virginian Leaving at 6:01 P. M. Ar. Charlottesville . ..9:45 -11:37 4:00 Ar. Ar. Ar. Ar. Ar. 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TODAY Meeting, Washington Automotive Trade Association, Racguet Club, 8:30 pm Meeting. Writers' Rendezvous, Thom- | son School, 8 pm. Meeting, Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens' Association. Sixth Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, 8 pm. Meeting, Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens’ Association Eaton School, Thifty-fourth and Lowell streets, 8 pm Meeting, Abraham Lincoln Circle No 3, Ladies G. A. R.. Willard Hotel, 8 p.m. Merting, Towa State Soclety, Willard Hotel, $ p.m. Meeting. Xi Psi Phi Praternity. Ham- fiton Hotel, 8 p.m Mbaeting, Psi Omega Fraternity, Ham- fiton Hotel, 8 p.m Meeting. Knights of Columbus. Wash- NOVEMBER ington General Assembly, Fourth De- | gree, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Forest Hills Citizens' Asso- clation, Ben Murch School, § p.m. Inspection, Lirkoln Women's Relief Corps., Soldiers, Sailors and Marines' Club House, 8 p.m. Card party, benefit Spiritual Science Church. 16 Fourth street northeast, 8:30 p.m. FUTURE. luncheon, Women's National tomorrow, Buffet Press Club, Willard Hotel, 1 pm Columbia . Broadcasting Luncheon, Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Co., Willard Luncheon, Advertising Club, National Press Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Association of Credit Men, Raleigh Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. November 2 9 1931, From the Front Row Reviews and N Burton Holmes' Talk on Hollywood. URTON HOLMES, guished travel National r afternoon with “The Real Hollywnod” for his theme. Real Hollywood" is an entirely new lecturs s the Holmes repertory and one that {--,—\ tracted deep -, distin- yesterday interest, as might well be expected, for it was made and delivered by an author- ity in his line so intensely interested himself in his theme that he actually be- came a Tesi- dent of the fair, but ma- ligned city in order to as- certain and to Burton Holme SaTeis e truth concerning it Taking off from New York in one of the giant transcontinental planes for the long trip to Hollywood, Mr. Holmes has pictured and made real that part of the trip. After a long and thoroughly interesting journey of some 30 hours the audience finds itself at Topside. Mr. Holmes' new home in California, of which he is very proud, and well he might be for it is ideally situated and is & beautiful place. The first glimpse of the almost mythical Hollywood rather spolls old dreams, for it is quite like any other large city, with its auto laundries (which wash elephants as well as autos), queer-looking Cafes, all original in style, some being “dogs” others windmills, flowerpots and just anything one might think of. They were built so apparently because somebody thought of “just anything they could think of,” and executed it accordingly. Agua Caliente beckons from across the border, but the stay here is momentary, just long enough to get a glimpse of this Monte Carlo of Mexico, with its ews'of Washington's Theaters. paid a doliat & seat Just to watch the movie neorl IP'P:VI. Gayety And Its “Sugar Babies.” "['HE Gayety show this week seems to lack that youthful pune: that is so often found in its shows. “Sugar Babies” lags through innu- merable scenes and skifs, much as might be expected on & hot Summer day. Lauded as one of the top-notch shows of the circult, it falls to reach the mark The guest star, Nadgl, with Col- lette and Naomi, hasn't the luster of sparkling feminine predecessors. Patricia Kelley and May Lewis com- plete the feminine high lights. Harry Fields and Rags Ragland supply the show with fun and humor, and Charles Schultz, Artie Brooks and Sid Leonard help out the fun tossers The chorus, however, with a pre- cision of action flavored with merri- ment, deserves real credit, perhaps more than any other unit of the troupe. F, L C. casino and gaming tables, its ball room and bar. One has an oppor- tunity also to see the people who come there, some to gamble, others out of curiosity. On the way back a stop is made for a moment at Tia Juana which Mr. Holmes said has just about outgrown its reputation of badness. Then back to Hollywood for an- other trip. this time to Catalina Island. This part of the lecture (fllustrated with motion _pictures) disclosed “what milady will or will not wear on the beach this Summer.” But,” Mr. Holmes hastens to ex- plain, “that is the penalty of hav a young photographer assistant From here on the program is entirely taken up by lyncheons with the movie stars and visits to their homes, with shots of the actors The Prairie Provinces of Canada have oD Nin sout started a newspaper, billboard and radic A Visit 1s made fo Douglas Fair- | 8dVertising campaign to encourage banks and wife, then to Billle Dove | buying making a picture with Edward | Everett Horton and Iater a glimpse Money Makers of Horten's home, then for golf with Lois Wilson and Kathlyn Williams In fact, life from here in the picture story comprfes one continual round re the ones who do things with a “front” and back up the “front.” Give your business the status which Brewood. of movie stgrs, what they do and designed Stationery accom- when, Mr. Holmes closes his lecture appropriately with filmings of a first night at the Cathay Circle and Douglas Pairbanks, jr's. big night at | the Mayan Theater, where one sees the stars t n out by scores with a long line . { “stargazers” on the plishes with engraving. 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