Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1936, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936. STAFF OF 30000 |[Washington | ROOSEVELT VOTES, COVERING ELECTION A.P. Gathering Results From Every District for The Evening Star. Spread across the United States to- day a precision machine is ready to weave 8 pattern of the Nation's action &t the polls for The Evening Star, It is the election’s organization of the Associated Press. The important business of covering a presidential election finds the A. P. ready with an army of 50,000 mobilized to handle ! the event for The Star and more than 1,360 other Associated Press member mewspapers. The regular Assoclated Press staff in 90 domestic bureaus has been sug- mented by thousands of reliable and experienced correspondents, telephone and telegraph operators, tabulators and messengers. Special Election Wires, Special election wires supplement the regular A. P. 280,000-mile leased wire network. The center of this vast election coverage set-up is in! ‘Washington, where Byron Price, chief of bureau, and a staff of political experts will record an accurate account of the balloting and prepare interpre- .tive stories and comprehensive news of what is happening to major political ¢, figures and issues. ‘The Associated Press election ma- chine is geared for speed and accuracy. With the report of the first precinct today, the greatest integrated news organization ever brought into play to cover a single news event was thrown into action. It will rise to 8 great crescendo as the returns increase in volume and will continue to function until the last vote is counted. There are some 120,000 election districts in the country, and the A. P. has arranged to get the vote count from each district as the tabulation is completed. The vote count is so accurate that in past elections, official returns have been found to be almost identical with the much earlier unofficial returns compiled by the A. P. It is so fast that almost as soon as precinct elec- tion judges complete their count the results are in A. P, member papers all oyer the country. Reporters in various election dis- tricts flash the count to a county head- quarters in charge of an A. P. member paper or county correspondent. There the county totals are quickly tabulated, checked for error and telephoned or telegraphed to State headquartes. As the reports speed into State headquarters, bulletins will flow out over the wire network to The Star on automatic telegraph machines at the Tate of 60 words a minute. Shaped Into News Stories, From State headquarters, results are sent in detail to Associated Press members. They also are summarized for dispatch to Washington, where a seasoned staff transcribes names and totals into comprehensive stories of the Nation's vote. As soon as the returns gain sufi- cient volume, the Washington Buresu will supply detailed tables showing the returns up to the latest minute by States. Reporting the vote for President is but part of the task. The Associated Press also collects and distributes the Teturns for Governors, United States Senators and members of the House of Representatives. In addition, for local consumption, the vote on other State officials and the make-up of the State Legislatures is provided for amember newspapers. Clearing Weather Over Entire Nation Is Boon to Voters Only One Bad Area Is Reported, and Warmth Is Felt There. By the Associated Press. Glancing at the weather map of the entire United States, compiled from telegraphed reports, Charles L. Mitchell, Washington forecaster, sald today very few voters could stay away from the polls and blame it on the Wweather, For an average November day the weather for the entire Nation was un- usually clear, even though below zero in some parts of the West. One inclement sres extended from Western New York and Pennsylvania down through Ohio and on to Louisi~ ana and Eastern Texas, where rains were reported. “But even in this area it is abnor- mally werm for November, and mild, moist weather should not stop many Yoters,” Mitchell added. In general, he said, it was abnor. mally cold west of the Mississippi River for this early in November and sbnormally warm to the east and southeast. The record low temperatures for this early in November were reported at Yellowstone Park, with 6 degrees be- low zero; Devils Lake, N. Dak., 2 de- grees below, and Salt Lake City, 6 degrees above. West of the Rocky Mountains, however, the weather was fair and warm this morning. A lsrge storm srea yesterday and last night, which had included snow and rain, had been narrowed to the small area early today. Heavy rains Wwere reported last night in the Upper Mississippi Valley and in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indians, but had ceased esrly today. Colder weather and rains were indi~ cated later in the day slong the East- ern mountsins, moving #eaboard late tonight and . Pavorable conditions were seen the ares mmunm ding voteless Wash. as DONATIONS INVITED Little Sisters of the Poor Prepare for Pound Party. Donations of cash and groceries will be welcomed by the Little Sisters 1o the Atlantic | House! tomorrow. Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. GOBLIN, YOUNG lady who is old enough not to be frightened by grue- some pumpkin heads or the sight of dowagers in Hal- loween costume, nevertheless had her jittery moments trembling amid the grim gayety of last Saturday night. With her husband she attended & cocktail party Saturday afternoon, and returning home aweary, the cou- ple decided to nap a short while be- Zfore going on to the tacky ball, The wife fell asleep first and her husband, being a bit restless, arose & few minutes later to try on the fine mustachios he had purchased to wear with his costume that evening. They were huge affairs, handle-bar design, befitting the impersonation of a gay-'90s bartender. After Jooking over his new face in the mirror he decided to leave it on. He thereupon returned to bed and to sleep. Hours later his wife awoke with a start, confused, but certain something was wrong. By the shaft of light from a street lamp she saw in the twin bed next hers a weird fellow, heavily mustached and deep in sideburns. She looked egain, let out a shriek and dove under the covers, With that the husband popped up in bed, switched on a light, saw that his spouse apparently had gone to the party without him, looked at the clock, saw it was 1:30 am., said gloomily, “A fine thing!” Recognizing the voice, his wife re- appeared. Recognizing the hour, the two of them threw a bar of soap out the window at some small boys who needed it, and returned to sweet slumber. ® x ok x BUCOLIC. Halloween left some pretty funny marks on some of the more tem= perate of its celebrants. Take, for instance, Mrs. Robert Collison, With a group of her friends, she is finding out what can be done about fingernails that have gone through their first—and last — old-fashioned corn-husking bee. Nails of the urban type give away pretty quickly under the strain of corn-husking, and deli- cate skin blisters all too easily. In the enthusiasm of Saturday night, the Collison party overlooked such details. But they know now! * % x % BONG. LIF! is a song to Edward Hines, and ineidents like that which hap- pened recently in an F street movie house enhance the gay and lilting quality of the melody. | Mr. Hines was sitting there quietly | enjoying the vaudeville part of the program when the master of cere- | monies dropped into the sudience to give any ambitious person s chance to sing. A friend suggested Mr. Hines might like to try, so the m. c. passed over the microphone, Mr. Hines sang “La Donns e Mo~ bile,” not that he believes woman is fickle, but because it's a8 good num- ber for his volce. His mood was right, his voice was right, and things went well indeed for every one ex- cept the professional who had to sing the number later. Mr. Hines had a feeling the latter regarded his act as being crabbed. * % * % LUCK. TBE providence that protects fools and inebristes spparently has ex- tended its service to include at least one forgetful husband. ‘The wife of the man in question was giving a bridge party the other eve- ning and asked him, as a special favor, to buy one new deck of cards. He said he would. “Did you get those cards?” his wife asked him at dinner. “I'm sorry,” the husband began, but before he could go further with his apology for having forgotten, he remembered that he had won a deck of cards in a claw machine just s few ‘minutes before coming home. Up to then, he had been regarding his luck as bad all day Jong. * % % ¥ PFACT. ON!: of the Capital's more prominent ~ families has a mald unusually talented in giving recitations, with ap- propriate gestures, timely voice in- flections, et al. Recently, the family was entertain- ing a prospective bride and bridegroom and unexpectedly called upon the matd for an after-dinner poem. ¥ oy, ot 9—,_:_.—-"‘ Unprepared for any special piece for the oceasion, the maid hurriedly scanned her mind and then came out with l:onf the Hills to the Poor I RN WISDOM. The lady of the house had been the victim of some pre-Hglloween devilment by small neighbors, and after requiring them to repair the damage, she, being also a diplomat, served refreshments. As her guests left, the philosophy she heard ome expounding rather RETURNS TO HOME President Will Get Election Data Tonight at Hyde Park. BY the Associated Press, HYDE PARK, N. Y\, November 3.— President Roosevelt and eight mem- bers and friends of his family cast their votes shortly before noon today in a little green-and-white town hall in this village's first election district. The President, wearing a gray suit and blue tie covered with white donkey designs, walked into the hall on the arm of his third son, Franklin, jr. He 150 wore Andrew Jackson's heavy gold watch chain, a gift in the last few days. He was the 312th to vote in his dis- trict, which has 768 registrants. ‘Tonight, in a first-floor dining réom of his mother's stone and stucco house, President Roosevelt will receive the election returns over wires set up in an adjoining study. Half a dozen White House aides will carry bulleting to him as he sits at a large oval table ready to chart the trend and to com- pare results with his own advance pre- dictions, Closing Address. In closing his campaign last night the Chief Executive told a Natione wide radio audience from his study that because the mind of the Ameri- can citizen had been “sharpened” by the exercise of fréedom, he had “no fear—either of the threats of dema- gogues or the ambitions of dictators.” “Neither can get far nor long thrive among a people who have Jearned to think for themselves and who have the courage to act as they think,” he asserted. He added that “we are all equals” at the polling booth, and continued: “No one will fire you because you vote contrary to his wishes or instruc- tions. No one will know how you vote. And don’t let any one intimidate you or coerce you by telling you otherwise.” Earlier, in an informal address to several thousand Poughkeepsie neigh- bors massed in Market street below his hotel balcony rostrum, the President said that, because of the majority rule, in contrast to the days when only property owners and men were allowed to vote, the returns tonight would con- stitute “definitely, clearly and conclu- sively the will of the majority.” Before entering the hotel for his first speech of the evening, Mr. Roosed velt was represented by aides as feel- ing certain the American people would give him & vote of confidence at the ballot box. Defines Objective. Addressing the street audience as “my friends of Poughkeepsie,” after a brief introduction by John E. Mack, local attorney, who had placed him in nomination twice for the presidency, Mr. Roosevelt said a millennium or utopia could not be reached in four or eight years, but at least the people in responsible positions “ought to start the ball rolling ® * ® in a perfectly normal, sane, sensible way” to provide security for the people. . “That has been the objective of mine for perhaps 25 years,” he said, “and I believe that in these past few yesrs we | have taken steps that are going to help the American people toward a greater security within the framework of the American Government.” This, he said, was perhaps a “simple expression of a simple philosophy,” adding, “I think most of you agree L with the philosophy at least.” Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, Edward A. Filene, Boston mer- chant, and James A. Farley, chalrman of the Democratic National Commit- tee, spoke on the same program. Spain (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) from the military airport in govern- ment-held Getafe, 8 Madrid suburb. The overpowering insurgent sttack gained the day’s objective after only two hours of desultory fighting. Three | columns of Moors and foreign legion- naires converged on the town, meeting | only slight resistance despite the ac. tivity of government artillery batteries. Pascist warplanes showered bombs on Getafe and Madrid suburbs, throw- ing up clouds of smoke that were easily visible from a church steeple at Grinon, 10 miles away, Preparations were being completed for an imminent attack on Madrid’s “last line of defense,” where govern ment forces were belleved to have constructed concrete entrenchments behind Getafe. Columns of tanks mounting machine guns and light cannon as well as 155 pieces of field artillery and heavy guns rolled up the highway toward the new battlefront. Fascist officers made dates to drink wine in Madrid in four days. They expected to march into the capital no later than Friday unless entirely unexpected resistance de- velops. An insurgent tri-motored Martin bomber met disaster near Talavera de Is Reina. Three Pascist fiyers were Kkitled. The plane was shot down fn flames by two government fighters from such s low altitude two insurgent pilots and & machine-gunner were unable to ball out properly. They crashed to earth under helf- opened parachutes. e Parla, 10 miles to the south, the capital's taller buildings were plainly visible without fleld glasses. Exulting Faseist commanders said they were confident Getafe, site of an important government airport and only five miles from Madrid itself, lery, Gen. Varela deployed te en- croaching Pascist line in a semi-circle. Just as Puzzled as the Rest of Us I TWO QUADRUPLETS DIE IN MISSOUR! Sharecropper Father Faints When Told of Births in Cabin. BS the Associated Press, SENATH, Mo, November 3.—Two of the quadruplets born last night to Mr, and Mrs. James Bridges died to- day in their isolated two-room river valley cabin. Dr. P. W. Speidel, 67-year-old coun- try doctor who delivered the one boy and three girls last night, left for the home of the sharecropper family shortly after he was informed of the deaths. He said the child born first died about 8 a.m,.and the fourth child delivered succumbed & short while later. He said he could not elaborste until he had visited the cabin where s trained nurse from Memphis was on duty. An ambulance in which she came provided the facilities for s bat- tle to save the other two children. The condition of one was believed eritical. Transfer Considered. Dr. Speidel considered transfer of the survivors to & Jonesboro, Ark., hospital. The boy was born first at 6:30 p.m. and the third girl was born at 6:38 p.m. Dr. Speidel said they were nine- month babies, normal except in size and number. Father Faints at News. - The father, a share-cropper, fainted when told the news, “I don’t know what we're going o do,” Bridges said when he recovered. “I have no money to take care of them, but I sure want ‘em to live.” Aid from the American Red Cross was promised by F. A, Winfrey, assist- nt Midwestern manager in St. Louis, who said he was authorizing the Duncan County chaisman, Elmer Blakemore, at Kennett, Mo., to “take whatever steps are necessary.” Mrs, Bridges in 35, her husband ¢4. They have had five other children, but only one, s 4-year-old girl, is living. Landon —_(Contimued Prom Pt Page) with cameramen as he went through the motions of voting again at their direction. Gov. Landon broadcast a two-sen- tence appeal to citizens to vote today. “The ballot box stands like & block- house in the path that leads to de- struction of the Republic. The citizen who does not vote neglects and evades the responsibilities of citizenship.” The Republican presidential nom- inee returned to the polling place where he had voted earlier to spesk for news reels and the radio. The interior of the polling place was decorated with huge bouquets of flowers. The room was flooded with light and cameramen crowded around the presidential ‘When greeoed.by the crowd at the station, Gov. Landon said, “I want to tell you how much I Boy, Found Asleep Under Bed, Arrested as Burglary Suspec i Eif Efi % i i i 5 i it £ : ¥ i i H : : ! 4 Gov. Alf M. Landon voting Landon, and his wife. appreciate this friendly and cordial reception in my home town. I know more people by their first name here snd more people call me by my first name here than anywhere, “I deeply appreciate it and thank you very much.” The Governor had presented Mrs. Landon with a bouquet of chrysanthe- mums placed in his hand by an ad- mirer as he descended to the platform from his train. Busy Closing Hours. Landan devoted election eve to his family and & few items of State busi- ness before delivering & final brief talk to the electorate during a broad- cast Republican rally preceding Presi- dent Roosevelt’s closing radio appeal. Prom his study in the Executive Mansion Landon told voters: “Let us go to the polls resolved to maintain the eternal principles that have made us great—Ilove of liberty, & passion for justice and the habit of human tolerance. “Let us go resolved to preserve s form of government that has brought us spiritual and material well-being that is the envy of the world. Let us 80 resolved that the American way of life shall not, cannot, fail.” Knox's Parting Shot. In Chicago, Col. Frank Knox, the Republican vice presidential nominee, voted after urging the Nation to give “a ringing ‘no’ to him who talks of being master of free men and women.” Knox delivered a parting shot at the administration’s social security act, as- serted it treated 25,000,000 workers “exactly the way workers are treated by cn}"y dictatorial government of Landon's fellow Kansan, John D. M. Hamilton, who ! il 8 ® g f § £ 4 today at Independence, Kans. understand the issues that are before them, their decision will be the right decision, “It is the basic principle of our form of government, that the issues mey be left with safety to the tri- bunal of the people, & tribunal that | has never failed in its duty when given a leadership that respected the | combined wisdom of the people. “I am confident that the people understand the issues before them in this election. they will go to the polls tomorrow united in one aim—to vote as Amer- icans for the future of America.” (Landon defined the “overwhelm- ing issue” of the campaign as whether the American people want dictator- ship or to retain the American sys- tem. Other questions, which he said would be major issues “in an ordinary campaign,” were “waste and ex- travagance,” “political debauchery” of in the administration, “and uncer- tainty as to the New Deal’s future plans.”) Declaring “we go to the polls as Americans,” Landon asserted “we lay aside the prejudices of section or of group; we vote secure in the knowledge that we are responsible to no authority except the authority of our own con- science, 3 Task of Americans. “And after we have cast our vote, let us be resolved to take up the task that lies before us—not as farmers, not as workers in industry, not as workers on relief, but as Americans, determined to hold this Nation united in the future as in the r- mined to keep it moving forward along the path of greatness—determined to keep it free, “Live and let live; live and help live. These are the simple principles of & united people,” America’s voters, he said, face “s grave responsibility” to the ideals of free and populsr government upon whieh our Nation was founded.” “The world needs a free America,” he added. “We must hold the line of democracy. We dare not fafl” Lauding “the determination and self-reliance” of the Nation's pio- neers, Landon said “sbove all we need Night F Anywhere I am confident that | inal Dciverod by Carrier ~A. P. Photo. With him are his father, John —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. their simplicity, their steadfastness and their abiding faith, “We still have before us a great task and a great destiny. “We must prove to the world, by our calmness, understanding and unity, that democracy still lives.” Mrs. Longworth Speaks, Other election eve speakers included Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Theodore Roose- velt, who declared Landon's election would end “experiments which con- flict with the Constitution”; William Hutcheson, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join~ ers of America, who charged the pres- ent administration with failing to solve unemployment; Agnes Samuelson, Towa State superintendent of schools, who Jauded Lapdon’s views on aca- demic freedom, and D. R. McCreery, Alburnett, Iowa, dirt farmer, who ex- pressed conviction that Landon will give farmers the safety they want.” —_— CHARLES D. CLUGSTON DEAD AT CHEVY CHASE Vice President of Hudson Supply & Equipment Co. Survived by Widow and Daughter. By a Staft Correspondent ot The Star. CHEVY CHASE. Md., November 3.— Charles D, Clugston, 51, died today at his home, 15 West Woodbine street, after an illness of five months. Clugston was vice president of the Hudson Supply & Equipment Co., Seventh and T stregts northeast, ‘Washington. He died while his 82-year-old father- in-law, James E. Taylor, was at the polls at the Chevy Chase Fire De- partment voting for the re-election of President Roosevelt and Representa- tive David J. Lewis. Surviving are his wife, Mrs, Alice M. Clugston, and a daughter Casroline, 18. Puneral services will be held tomor- row at Hysong's funeral parlors, in ‘Washington, and burial is to be at Fort Edwards, N. Y. in the City Full Sports Race Results, Complete Market News of the Day, Latest News || Flashes from Around the World. Whatever it is, you'll ind 1t in The Night Pinal Sports Edition, | THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered by carrier—70c a month. Call National 5000 and service will start ot once. ROBOT IS WINNER OF PARADE PRIZE James Courembis Declared Halloween Victor by Close Margin, A robol clad in silver-colored boxes cleverly hinged at the joints took first prize for individual marchers in the Halloween parade, but, in the opinion of the judges, he had to step to keep ahead of the miniature George Washe ington who won second prize. The robot was James Courembis, who won the Occidental Restaurant Trophy. Second place in this class went to Harry Caputo, jr, 2% yesrs old, who represented Gen. Washing- ton in Saturdsy night's parade. ‘The grand prize was awarded to the “Cinderella Ball and Coach” flost, entered by the western division of the Playground Department, Win Trip to New York. The two persons most active in proe ducing this float will have an alle expense trip to New York by way of Eastern Airlines. They will receive accommodations at the Hotel Taft in New York and tickets for one of Maj, Bowes' amateur hours. Prizes will be awarded at 2:30 pm. Friday by Commissioner Melvin Hazen in the board room of the District Building. First place in the civic or non- commercial floats division went to the “Witches’ Dream” float, entered by the Community Center Department of the public schools. Becond place in this class was awarded to a float entered by The Star, depicting the plight of voteless citizens of the District. The float showed a barred and locked balloting booth and a tax collector’s office open for busi- ness, Other Winners, Other winners were announced as follows: Commercial floats—FPirst, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., The Star Trophy; second, Lansburgh’s Sea Food Co., Pal« ace Laundry Trophy; third, Gunther Brewing Co., Milton Kronheim Co. Trophy; fourth, Ross Jewelry Co., honorable mention; fifth, National filwmnl Supply Co., honorable men-~ lon. Civic or non-commercial floats— First, Community Center Department, Hotel Association Trophy; second, The Evening Star, Boyd Business Univer- sity Trophy; third, Department of Playgrounds’ “Minstrels,” secondary prize; fourth, Police Boys' Club, sece ondary prize; fifth, District of Colume :‘u National Guard, honorable men- lon. Group marchers—First, Playgrounds Department, “Cinderella’s Ball and Coach,” by Western division, Washe ington Times Trophy; second, South~ east Community Center, United States Storage Co. Trophy; third, Burroughs Playgrounds, secondary prize; fourth, Rosedale Playground, secondary prize; fifth, Kenilworth Recreation Center, secondary prize; sixth, Georgetown Playground, honorable mentjon. Decorated private vehicle—Pirst, Friendship House, Griffith Consumers Trophy; second, Grant 8chool, sec~ ondary prize; third, Georgetown Play= , secondary prige; fourth, Twin Osk Playground, honorable mention. Individusl marchers—First, James Courembis, Occidental Restaurant Trophy: second, Harry Caputo, jr. secondary prize; third, Mrs. W. P, Kiley, secondary prize; fourth, Kent Rath, secondary prize; fifth, James Ammerman, secondary prize; sixth, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lacey, secondary prize. Bands—First, Chestnut Parms- Chevy Chase Dairy Band, Gude Bros, Trophy; second, Elks’ Boys' Band, Thompson’s Dairy Trophy; third, D.C, Fire Department Band, secondary prize; fourth, Washington Gas Light Employes’ Band, honorsble mention; fifth, Police Boys' Band, honorable mention. —— Millsfield (Continued From First Page,) sidered the possibility of providing the Nation’s first election returns. It was the first time Millsfield voted in 3 nae tional election—voting privileges were extended only two years ago. The State law said polls must open not later than 10 a.m. Why, then, not open them one minute after midnight, citizens reasoned. . For several days the dozen voters in this hamlet, which is “town” only on election day, chuckled as they read the stories of New Ashford, Mass., which prided itself on furnishing the first re- turns in other years. They noted the polls would not open in the Bay State community until after 5 a.m.—four hours after they expected to be in bed, their voting duties completed. The Nation's first balloting in the 1936 election took place in the kerosene lamp-lighted balsam pillow shop of Miss Genevieve Nadig, “town clerk for a day.” Miss Nadig is 27, pretty and supere visor of the check list. Her little one-story, tar paper roofed shack— converted into two halls for the elec~ tion period—is lined with sundry, multi-colored pillows of fir and bal- sam, oil paintings, and stuffed toy dogs, bears and elephants, On her desk was an apparently favored ele- phant. It's name, she sald, was “Alf Mossman.” Millsfield has four families. It is in the northeastern corner of the State, 12 miles from the Maine boundary and 25 miles from the nearest railroad. ‘There i3 no post office, mail com- ing twice daily from Errol, 5 miles away. It has no municipal affairs snd pays only county and State taxes, Officers of the brief but early elece tion were: Dr. Henry Nadig, moder- ator; his daughter, Genevieve Quincy Nadig, oldest voter, and Rosa Cilley, who helped with the check list. Milisfleld was given special voting privileges in 1934 at the pequest of Dr, Nadig. MRS. SIBLEY TO SPEAK Last of Social Agencies Group Lecture Scheduled Thursday. ‘The last of four lectures under aus~ pices of the Commitiee on Volunteer Service of the Washington Council of Social Agencies will be delivered Thursay st 11 s.um. by Mss. Harper chairman of the National Use of Spiritual Forces in Building s Better Civilization.” Miss Olivia Phelps Btokes, assistant to Miss Mabel Boardman af the Washington Red Cross and member of the Junior , will preside. p "