Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1936, Page 5

END OF DIGTATORS Nationalism May Develop Democratic Capabilities, Law Dean Says. Modern conditions -make perma- nent existence of dictatorships im- possible, Dr. Charles Pergler, dean of the National University Law School, declared yester- day, in an ad- dress before the Adult Forum of the Mount Pleas- ant Congrega- C on g regational Church. Dr. Pergler was the f: first diplomatic representative of Czechoslovakia to the United States. D 1ic tatorships are “not as effi- cient as is be- lieved, and in- variably they lead to corruption,” the speaker declared. “The free spirit of the modern individual cannot be per- manently fettered. Wherever the spirit of discussion and investigation is in a straitjacket, in the end it will burst through it. That is the guar- antee of a democratic future, per- haps in forms we have not yet en- visaged, but democratic, nevertheless.” A democratic government represents the ultimate evolution of political forms, and is possible only among peoples homogeneons in spirit and outlook and wise in political experi- ence, Dr. Pergler declared. European nations now in the grip of dictatorships, no matter how effi- cient or cultured they may be, will be found to lack a historical back- ground of political independence, he continued. England Aided by Isolation. He pointed out that the English people were able to perfect a truly democratic government sooner than any other group, because their isola- tion promoted a rapid growth of homogeneity, while the periodical wars on the continent of Europe made im- possible an uninterrupted growth of constitutional rule. Italy, for instance, he said, never has known true democracy, even as far back as the height of Roman | power, so that “it is not straining the | point to say that it has always been | & land ofsdictatorships,” his audience | was_told. The same has been true of Ger- many, which, together with Russia and other European dictatorships, is typical of nations lacking in a com- mon spiritual attitude. Sees Horhogeneity Promoted. Yet existing dictatorships may so weld together the peoples over which they are exercised as to make possible & future homogeneity which may re- sult in the growth of democratic gov- ernment, said the speaker. , Turing to Czechoslovakia, where he once was high in political councils, Dr. Pergler termed the present gov- | emment only & camouflaged dictator- ahip, with political opponents being disposed of through “liquidation.” One of the reasons for the failure of' democratic movements in central Europe is that socialism there never possessed & moral ideal and had as its aim only the material well being ©f the masses. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy with eontinued mild temperature, probably occasional light showers tonight and tomorrow; colder by Wednesday; gen- Dr. Pergler. tle southerly winds, increasing tomor- | row. Maryland—Cloudy, probably occa- sional showers tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight, continued mild temperature tomorrow; colder Tuesday night, much colder Wednes- day. Virginia—Cloudy, probably occa- sional showers in west and north por- tions tonight and tomorrow and in southeast portion tomorrow; slightly warmer in the interior tonight; con- tinued mild temperature tomorrow; eolder by Wednesday. West Virginia—Showers and slight- ly warmer tonight; tomorrow rain, with mild temperature, followed by colder late tomorrow afternoon; much colder tomorrow night and Wegnes- day. River Report. Potomac River clear and Shenan- doah very cloudy today. Report for Last 48 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. srees. Inches. 49 51 52 v urattatyd BE8 BEE5ESS Ree 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) est, 70, at noon today. Year ago, 72. st, 56, st 6 a.m. today, Year - Record Temperatures This Year, i LlhelL 105, (91 July 10. t. 0, on January 23. " Humidity for Last 24 Hours. ¥ today.) Jichest. 03 per cent. at 6:15 a.m. today. west, 46 per cent. at noon yesterday. - § Tide Tables. «_ (Purnished by United “Geodetic Survey.) must WS e, *__Automobile “wng-Balf ‘hour 3 Precipitation. ', Monthly precipitation in inches in the 'am"& (eux?rut nzn?’h.‘to ate) : 1936, . Record. T ) 8. 84 be turned on 8% :jgflmmni ‘Ohio 29.98 66 {Cleveland, ghél .96 64 LT R 5 SES iER g e B X M, 9, 929, | 99, oM, & 8 2 Mrs. Bealrice Houdini, widow of Harry Houdini, noted stage magician, failed to establish a contact with the spirit of her departed husband in the tenth and last of a series of seances atop a Hollywood hotel Saturday night. She has, according to a pact with Houdini, conducted a seance on each anniversary of his death. He died October 31, 1926. Aiding her was Dr. Edward Saint, spiritualist and her manager, who led the seance. Before a group of magicians, spiritualists, public officials and newspaper men, besides more than 200 of Houdini’s friends, he fileuded for Houdini’s spirit to manifest itself. All effort failed, owever, and Mrs. Houdini said she had given up all hope of contacting her husband and will not try again. Mrs. Houdini and Saint are shown at the seance. —Wide World Photo. Major Senatorial Candidates Following is a list of the major senatorial candidates involved in tomorrow’s election: ALABAMA—*John H. Bankhead, Democrat; H. E. Berkstresser, Republican. ARKANSAS—*Joseph T. Robinson, Democrat; Republican. 5 COLORADO—Ed C. Johnson, Democrat; Raymond L. Sauter, Re- publican. DELAWARE—James H. Hughes, Democrat; *Daniel O. Hastings, Republican; Robert G. Houston, Independent Republican. FLORIDA—Term endirig 1939: Claude Pepper, Democrat; W. L. Foster, Socialist. Term ending 1941: Charles O. Andrews, Democrat; Howard Babcock, Republican. . GEORGIA—Richard B. Russell, jr. Democrat (unopposed). IDAHO—C. Ben Ross, Democrat; *William E. Borah, Republican. 5 ILLINOIS—*J. Hamilton Lewis, Democrat; Otis F. Glenn, Repub- can. JOWA—Term ending 1943: Clyde L. Herring, Democrat; *Lester J. Di , Republican. Term ending 1939: Guy M. Gillette, Democrat; Berry F. Halden, Republican. EKANSAS—Omar B. Ketchum, Democrat; publican. KENTUCKY—*Marvel M. Logan, Democrat; Robert H. Lucas, Re- publican. LOUISIANA—Allen J. Ellender, Democrat (unopposed). MASSACHUSETTS—James M. Curley, Democrat; Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., Republican. MICHIGAN—Prentiss M. Brown, Democrat; Republican. MINNESOTA—Theodore Christianson, Republican; Ernest Lundeen, Farmer-Labor. = MISSISSIPPI—*Pat Harrison, Democrat (unopposed). MONTANA- mes E. Murray, Democrat; T. O. Larson, Republican. NEBRASKA—Terry Carpenter, Democrat; Robert G. S8immons, Re- publican; independent, *Republican, George W. Norris. NEW HAMPSHIRE—William N. Rogers, Democrat; H. Styles Bridges, Republican. NEW JERSEY—William H. Smathers, Democrat; *W. Warren Bar- bour, Republican, NEW MEXICO—Term ending 1943: *Carl A. Hatch, Democrat; Ernest W. Everly, Republican. Term ending 1941: *Dennis Chaves, Democrat; M. A. Otero, jr., Republican. NORTH CAROLINA—*Josiah W. Bailey, Democrat; Frank C. Pat- ton, Republican. OKLAHOMA—Josh Lee, Democrat; Herbert K. Hyde, Republican. OREGON—Willis Mahoney, Democrat; *Charles McNary, Republican: RHODE ISLAND—Theodore Francis Green, Democrat; *Jesse H. Metcalf, Republican. SOUTH CAROLINA—*James F. Byrnes, Democrat; J. A. Tolbert and Marion Seabrook, Republicans. SOUTH DAKOTA—*William J. Bulow, Democrat; Chandler Gurney, Republican. 2 TENNESSEE—*Nathan L. Bachman, Democrat; Dwayne Maddox, Republican. - TEXAS—*Morris Sheppard, Democrat; Carlos G. Watson, Repub- ican. VIRGINIA—*Carter Glass, Democrat. WEST VIRGINIA—*Matthew M. Neely, Democrat; Hugh Ikee Schott, Republican. WYOMING—H. H. Schwartz, Democrat; *Robert D. Carey, Repub- lican. *Indicates incumbent. INSURANCE OFFICIAL IS SCALDED IN HOME By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. CHEVY CHASE, Md, November 2—A. W. Defenderfer, official of a ‘Washington insurance concern, was scalded yesterday while attempting to cut off a hot-water pipe that had burst in his home, at 7 East Kirk street. G. C. Ledbetter, *Arthur Capper, Re- Wilber M. Brucker, Penn State CLAINES 11 BABIE IN STORK DERBY Mrs. Kenny Charges Error in Registration—Expects Full Award. BY the Associated Press. ‘TORONTO, November 2.—Upon the difference between & “C” and a “K” may hang $500,000 and the hopes of half a dozen champion childbearers. ‘While the five other apparent joint winners of the Millar baby race for- tune were receiving congratulations today and planning what to do with their shares, the sixth, Mrs. Lily Kenny, announced her two ‘“missing babies” had been found, properly reg- istered at the Bureau of Vital Sta- tistics. It is just a matter of spelling, Mrs. Kenny said. The infants were regis. tered as offspring of “Mrs. Cenny.' “This definitely proves that Mrs. Kenny is the sole winner of the prize for childbearing under the terms of the late Charles Vance Millar’s will,” her counsel said. “There was never any question about her being the mother of nine eligible babies, the same as the other five mothers claim. With this proof of the two other births her total goes to 11—and that's the top.” Mrs. Kenny spoke forcibly about Wwhat she would do next Priday if Mr. Justice Meddleton fails to declare her sole winer of the stork derby. “If he says I've got to divide that money with those other mothers, Il slap his face,” the sturdy French- Canadian mother said. Mrs. Kenny is one of 14 mothers Who have been asked to appear Fri- day and prove their claims to the money the eccentric lawyer be- queathed to the most prolific mother in Toronto. —_— SERVICES AT CHURCH DISRUPTED BY SMOKE Small Fire Found Beneath Floor of Edifice in Capitol Heights. By a Staff Correspondent ot The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., Novem- ber 2.—Services at the Grace Church of the Nazarene were disrupted yes- terday when congregation members noticed smoke curling up from the floor. An alarm brought the Seat Pleas- ant, Hillside and Capitol Heights fire departments to the scene. They rip- ped up a few floor boards and ex- tinguished a slight blaze caused by an overheated furnace pipe. There was little damage. Services were re- sumed after the delay. MACY RITES TODAY Ashes of Helen Keller's Teacher ‘Will Reach Cathedral Today. ‘The ashes of Mrs. Anne Sullivan llncy‘ teacher of Helen Keller, will be received at Washington Cathedral this afternoon. A brief service of com- mittal will be conducted at 3 p.m. by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, in the Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea. Miss Keller and other friends from New York will arrive in Washington a few minutes before the service and will be met by Rev. Dr. Anson Phelps Btokes, canon residentiary, Chronic Cases of _ Cystiti eut! Mountain Valley Mi MET. 1062. 1405 K ST. N.W. NORTH BEACH VOTERS FREE BUSSES Tuesday, Nov. 3 Lv. W.M. & A. Bus Terminal 403 11th St. N.W. 11 AM,3PM,5PM. Information, Nat. 0213 North Beach Democratic Club M. J. Lane, President Mrs. Z. E. Fitzgerald, Secretary ANTHRACITE He was given first-aid treatment by the Chevy Chase Fire Rescue Squad and later was attended by his family physician. COAL ‘There’s & heap of satisfaction in know- ing that your coal bin is filled with Agnew’s good old Penn State Anthra- cite Coal . . , when the blustery, cold winter winds come howling around. Clean and free-burning, this dependable tuel delivers & HOT fire whenever you need it. 52511905 . tonight . . . Sur a Ty SiamaL At Eaan7) ‘te]ephon FUEL OIL 37 N st N.wW. 714 13th St. N.W. Oppesite the Telephone Bldg. OVEMBER 2, 1936 MRS. ROBERT A. LEMLEY DIES ON CHURCH STEPS S E TS ¥ Stephens City Resident Survived by Husband, Two Daughters and Two Sons. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., November 2.— Funeral services were held yesterday in Trinity Lutheran Church at Steph- ens City, near here, for Mrs. Kath- erine Stella Lemleyy 63, wife of Robert A. Lemley, who died of a heart attack on the steps of that edifice as she was about to enter the building for a special meeting. The services were conducted by Rev. Snyder Alleman, with interment in Green Hill Ceme- tery. Lemley was a daughter of the late Lemuel and Mary Katherine Painter. Surviving with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Hover- male and Mrs. Caroline Seal, and two sons, Morris and Charles W. Lem- ley, Stephens City. She also leaves one sister and three brothers, Ant-Lion Digs Trap. ‘The larvae of the ant-lion digs a trap in the ground, hides at the bot- tom and devours ants that venture into it. MOORE SEES VICTORY EQUAL TO THAT OF ’32 President Roosevelt’s Election Predicted by Assistant Sec- retary of State. BY the Associated Press. R. Walton Moore of Virginia, As- sistant Secretary of State, today pre- dicted “the electoral vote for Mr. Roosevelt will be at least equal to the vote he received in 1932." In his forecast, Moore said “every- body knows how Virginia will vote* “My conviction of what will oce cur,” ‘he said, in part, “is based upop my faith in the common sense of the American people. “I am satisfled that they realize, first, that conducting government in & reactionary spirit was largely ree sponsible for the breakdown of the last administration; second, that re- covery from the trouble, which we feel pretty sure will soon be completa, is due to the policies of the present administration, and, third, that un- less government can be carried on in the liberal spirit, according to Mr, Jefferson’s fundamental conception, this country will be in for much trouble in the future.” ELECTION DAY SPECIAL Bond stages a Today - Tomorrow 468 higher priced These are the last MacKenzie Worsteds we'll be able to sell this seasen at this low price. And judging from past performances, they'll be gobbled up in jig-time! 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