Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight, probably ending tomore row morning; colder tonight and tomor row, lowest ht about 38 degrees. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 78, at 3 p.m. yes- terday; lowest, 65, at 6 am. today. Full report on page A-10, Closing New York Markets, Page B-18 84th YEAR. No. 33,790. Entered as second class ma post office, Washington, D. C, @he Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION q Star WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1936—FORTY-SIX PAGES. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 146,263 (Some returns not yet recsived.) ek TWO CENTS. (#) Means Associated Press. ROOSEVELT SETS RECORD WITH 46 STATES; CONGRESS MAJORITY WILL BE LARGEST . Democrats Gain 0 DEMOCRATS ADD MANY SEATS IN SENATE, HOUSE Present Trend Would Give Ree- ord for Party in Upper and 321 in Lower Branches. By the Associated Press. Definitely assured of 68 Senators and 282 Repre- sentatives in the new Congress, Democratic leaders today scanned election returns to see how high the party majority will mount. Republicans were certain of only 16 Senators and 66 Representatives as late returns came trickling in. Should the trend continue, it appeared certain that President Roosevelt would have a record-break- ing majority on Capitol Hill. Late returns vre-elected the veteran Senator Capper, Kansas Republican; Senator Bailey, North Carolina Democrat, and sent H. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire’s young Republican Governor, and H. H. Schwartz, Wyoming Democrat, to the Senate. In other Senate contests, the Democrats were leading in Colorado, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota. (See Page A-3 for Congress Tables.) “Democrats Gain 12-Seat Minimum Four Senate Seats; In House Contest | Lodge G. O. P. Victor BY WILL P. KENNEDY. | BY. J. A. O'LEARY. ‘With 76 contests still in doubt, the Steadily adding to their already Democrats have made a net gain of |large majority in the Senate, the a dozen House seats. They captured ' Democrats late today had made an ap- 22 districts previously held by Re- |parent net gain of four seats from publicans and were ousted from 10 which they formerly held. The re- | turns show 288 Democrats definitely elected, as compared with 66 Repub- | licans. Five Progressives were elected | in Wisconsin. | Ten veteran Republicans were de- feated: Representative Frederick R. Lehlbach of New Jersey, former chair- man of the House Civil Service Com- mittee; Representative John G. Coop- er of Ohio and Representative George P. Darrow of Pennsylvania, each of whom had served consecutively 22| Yyears; Representative Chester C. Bol- ton of Ohio, chairman of the Repub- lican Congressional Committee; Rep- | resentative Schuyler Merritt of Con- | necticut and Representative Harry C. Ransley, Pennsylvania, each after 18 Yyears’ service; Representative Clar- ence J. McLeod, Michigan, 16 years' service; Representative Florence P. Kahn, California, 12 years, consecu- tive; Representative Isaac H. Dout- rich, Pennsylvania, 10 years; Repre- sentative Peter Cavicchia, New Jer- #ey, and Representative John B. Hol- lister, Ohio. ‘Two long-time former members who were re-elected are Robert Luce, Mas- sachusetts, former chairman of the House Library Committee, and Cas- sius C. Dowell, Iowa. House upsets are as follows: Con- mecticut, second, where W. J. Fitzger- ald (D.), of Norwich, defeated W. M. Higgins (R.), South Coventry, and the fourth, where A. N. Phillips, jr. (D.), Stamford, defeated Representative Bchuyler Merritt (R.), a veteran House member. New York—Twentieth, where James J. Lanzetta (D.), defeated Vito Mar- cantonio (R.), and the thirty-third, Where Fred J. Douglas (R.), defeated Representative Fred J. Sisson (D.). California—E. P. Havener (D.) won fn the fourth district over Mrs. Flor- ence P. Kahn (R.). Massachusetts—In the second dis- ¢trict, vacated by Representative Wil- liam J. Granfleld, appointed a judge, Charles R. Clason (R.), won over the 4hird party candidate, a school teach- er, who also won the Democratic nom- ination. In the ninth former-Repre- sentative Robert Luce (R.), an author- ity on legislative procedure, won from Representative R. M. Russell (D.). In Oregan, third, Nan W. Honey- man (D.), won from Representative William A. Ekwall (R.). Pennsylvania—Pirst, Leon Sacks (See HOUSE, Page A-11.) Landon Says He’s Going Duck Hunting Within Few Days morning after his crushing de- feat at the polls by President Roosevelt, Puffing & cigar, the 1936 Re- publican choice smiled a wel- come to reporters in his Capitol office. He was standing at his desk, thumbing over a stack of telegrams when newsmen en- tered. “I expect to go duck hunting in a few days,” he said. ““Where?” “Oh, right here in Kansas.” the Republicans. The latest Republican incumbent to fall in the path of the Roosevelt sweep was Senator Robert D. Carey of Wyoming, a member of the District Committee, who, according to the As- sociated Press, this afternoon con- ceded the election to his Democratic opponent, Harry H. Schwartz. At the same time word was received of the re-election of Senator Arthur Capper, Republican, of Kansas, rank- ing minority member of the District Committee, and one of the most sym- pathetic men in Congress toward the problems of the District of Columbia. Capper had been leading his Demo- cratic opponent all day, but his elec- tion was not regarded as definite until midafternoon. Barbour Is Beaten. Prior to the defeat of Carey in Wyoming, the Republicans previously had lost Senate seats as follows: Barbour of New Jersey to William H. Smathers, Democrat; Metcalf of Rhode Island to Gov. Theodore P. Green; Hastings in Delaware to James H. Hughes, Democrat, and Wilber M. Brucker to Representative Prentiss M. Brown for the Michigan seat left vacant by the death of Senator Couzens, This made five Republican aspirants defeated. The Democrats lost one seat when Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., Re- Publican, beat out Gov. James M. Curley of Massachusetts for the seat being vacated by Senator s Democrat, making the net Democratic gain four. Senator George W. Norris of Ne- braska, who used to run as a Re- publican, has been re-elected as an independent, taking one more from the group of Senators designated as Republicans, The present situation would make the Senate stand: 74 Democrats; 18 Republicans; 2 Farmar-Laborites; 1 Progressive and 1 independent. The Democratic floor leader of the (See SENATE, Page A-5) COL. KNOX ACCEPTS DEFEAT CALMLY Message of Congratulations Sent to President by Chicago Publisher. BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 4.—Col. Frank Knox took with apparent calm today the defeat of Gov. Alf M. Lan- don and himself. public. It said: “The American people have clearly indicated their will. 4 Nation’s Choice Waves President Roosevelt waving to neighbors from the porch of the Summer White House at Hyde Park last night after it had DEMOCRAT SEEN Has Lead to Succeed Lan- don, Who Lost State by 59,000. BY the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans., November 4.—The Democratic landslide which swept aside the presidential aspirations of Kansas' Governor, Alf M. Landon, in his own State in favor of President Roosevelt threatened today to place a Democrat as Landon's sucessor. ‘Walter Huxman, Democratic candi- date for Governor, increased his lead steadily in late returns over Will G. West, former secretary to Landon. In 1,946 precincts out of 2,690, Huxman had 284,724 and West 272,529. In slightly more than 100 precincts, Huxman, Hutchinson attorney, added 3,000 votes to his margin. ‘The veteran Republican Senator Arthur Capper clung to a decisive lead over Omar B. Ketchum, Demo- crat. In 1,921 precincts, Capper had 273,079 and Ketchum 255,333. Roosevelt was given 301,464 votes in 1,945 precincts to 263,585 for Landon. Congress Members Re-elected. Four Republicans and ‘two Demo- crats who sought re-election to Con- gress appeared to have been- success- ful- and the Republicans gained a seat in the fourth district, where Rep- resentative Randolph Carpenter, Dem- ocrat, did mot ask re-election. In that district State Senator Ed Rees, Em- poria Republican, held a comfortable lead over. D. C. Hill, Democrat. Representatives W. P. Lambertson of the first, U. S. Guyer, -of the second and Clifford Hope of the seventh, all Republicans, were easy winners. The lead of Representative Frank Carison, Republican, of the sixth, was not so strong, but was holding up. After a nip-and-tuck-in the third district. Representative E. W. Patter- son Democrat, appeared gaining over Harold McGugin, Republican, -whom he unseated two years ago. Repre- sentative John' Houston; Democrat. of the fifth, had a substantial lead over W. T. Markham, State superintend- (8ee KANBAS, Page A-2) TEETH MAILED-BACK Athlete Loses Ifldt., Mlmt It Is ANSAS GOVERNOR (Complete details of mearby elec- tion results on Page B-1.) BY JACK ALLEN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. dent Roosevelt back into the White House engulfed nearby Maryland and Virginia as the National Capital’s dorsement of the New Deal ticket. Voters in the nearby counties— | Montgomery, Prince Georges, Arling- gressional standard bearers of the Democratic party overwhelming ma- Jorities. Summary of Page. Amusements A-18 Comics ...__A-21 | Soclety .. ._ B-3 Editorial . _A-12 | Sports _ -14-16 Lost-Found . A-3 | Washington Obituary -._A-14 Wayside _ A-15 Puzzles -21 | Woman’s Pg., B-12 Page. Short Story B-10 THE ELECTION. General. Democrats make big gains in Senate and House. Page A-1 Landon wires his congratulations to Roosevelt. Page A-1 Roosevelt sees country pulling togeth- er for common good. Page A-1 Kansas rejects Landon, names Demo- erat Governor. Page A-1 Voters of deep South vote State con- stitutional changes: Page A-2 New 'Hampshire votes Demoeratic by narrow ) Page A-2 Hamilton last G. O. P. chief to admit defeat. Page A-2 Chairman Farley may resign as Post- master General, Page A-2 Results of congressional elections (latest returns). . Page A-3 New York State gives Roosevelt un- . precedented margin. Page A4 New Deal faces important financial problems. Page A-4 Mrs. Roosevelt foresees no change in program. Page: A-4 Many 'legislative problems facing in- coming Congress. Page A-4 New York election party surpasses all former celebrations. Page A-4 New Deal scores sweeping' victory in Connecticut. Page A-5 Rhode Island gives Rooseveit ‘majority than in 1932. Capitai Startled as Roosevell G. O. P, Strongholds. 12 Democratic, 2 Republican elected. Norris spparently elected to Nebraska. greater -5 Sweeps Page A-5 Governors Page A-9 Senate in Page A-9 Senator Borah is lone Republican vie- tor in_Idaho. A9 Callfornia’s lead for Roosevélt more than 500,000 Page A-11 Nearby. Nearby counties join in landslide for Roosevelt. Page A-1 All six Maryland Representatives re- elected. Page A-2 Roosevelt piles up 2-to-1 majority in County. County. Democrats sweep Montgomery as vote sets record. B-1 Page Democrats sweep Arlington County by T-to-4 majority. Kq’e B-1 ‘The political wave that swept Presi- | neighbors joined in the impressive in- | | ton, Fairfax—and the City of Alex- | andria gave the presidential and con- | ¢ to Cheering Neighbors become evident that his victory was a sweeping one. Beside him are his son, Franklin, jr., and Mrs. Roosevelt. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. NEARBY COUNTIES JOIN ROOSEVELT LANDSLIDE ‘The ratios ranged from about 4 to 3 in Montgomery to approximately 3 to 1 in Alexandria. In Fairfax and Prince Georges they were 2 to 1 and in PFairfax about 7 to 4. | Sweeping along with the national | Hills defeated his G. O. P. opponent, | Sherman Hollingsworth of Hyatts- ville, for a seat in the Maryland Legis- lature. In Montgomery County the Presi- dent won 26 of the 31 precincts, re- ceiving a majority of 2948, while Representative David J. Lewis was given a majority of 2,183 over State (See NEARBY, Page A-4.) Today’s Star . | Denial of ballots protested by a score in Montgomery. NATIONAL. | Head of striking seamen predicts “vio- lence and plenty of it.” Page A-7 Train is ambushed in strike; guard is killed. Page A-9 New Orleans to investigate jailing of Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith. Page A-10 FOREIGN. Madrid pins hopes on new counter- attack. Page A-2 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Capital. throngs greet election returns with festive spirits. Page A-5 Star's quick broadcasts effected by mo- bile studio. Page A-5 Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals opens Winter session. 'Page A-15 Women observe “day of humilia- tion.” Page B-8 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-12 Answers to Questions. Page A-12 ‘Washington Observations, Page A«12 David Lawrence. Page A-13 Paul Mallon. Page A-13 Dorothy Thompson. Page A-13 p Page A-13 Page A-13 Page B-1 Page A-10 Page B- Page B-? Page B-6 Page B-12 Page B-12 Page B-13 Page B-13 Page B-13 Page B-13 Page B-22 Tech looms as bigh school champ. by Vi Fordham’s chances seen best for un- defeated season. Page B-14 Gonzaga plays G. U. Preps tomorrow for prep title. Page B-14 Foolish foot ball snapped Minnesota'’s winning streak. Page B-13 Coach Waldor? of ‘Northwestern vet- eran win-stresk buster. - Page B-15 Lou. Gevinson quitting as -amateur ™ num.'.lt: Rich cash prizes beckon 2] FINANCIAL. ~ U, 8. bonds climb (table). Page B-17 Stocks up (table). _PageB-18 | ticket Ralph W. Powers of Calvert | ROOSEVELT SEES UNITY OF EFFORT [ Confident All Americans Will Pull Together for Com- mon Good. BY the Associated Press. | HYDE PARK, N. Y., November 4.— | President Roosevelt, re-elected to an- | other four-year term in the White | House, rested at his mother's home today after telegraphing Gov. Alf M. Landon that he was confident “all of us Americans will now pull together for the common good.” Dictated shortly before 2 a.m., after his Republican opponent had sent congratulations, the President’s mes- sage said: | “I am grateful to you for your gen- | erous telegram, and I am confident that all of us Americans will now pull together for the common good. I send you every good wish.” The Chief Executive’s telegram was | addressed to “Gov. Alfred M. Lan- | don. The Governor had signed his | first name, “Alf,” saying: “The Nation has spoken. Every American will accept the verdict ar¥l work for the common cause of the good of our country. That is the spirit of democracy. You have my i sincere congratulations.” Returns to Washington Friday. Mr. Roosevelt will remain here until tomorrow night, returning to Wash- ington Friday morning. Because of the maritime strike his plans for a vacation cruise in South- ern waters probably will be held in abeyance for the present. Reports that there will be several new faces in the second Roosevelt cabinet brought no official comment from White House sources, although several persona close to the President (See UNITY, Page A-2.) BLUM AND AURIL ACCUSED OF FRAUD French Premier and Finance Min- ister Cited to Appear in Court January 4. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 4.—Socialist Pre- mier Leon Blum and Finance Minister Vincent Auril were cited to appear in Police Court January 4 to answer charges of fraud. The citation was obtained by a com- ELECTORS’ VOTE OF 523 HIGHEST IN U. S. HISTORY Country Swings to Liberalism as New Deal Scores Sweep With Ballot Over 45,000,000. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal have been triumphantly vindicated by an ava- lanche of ballots. Never before in the history of the country has a President won election by so large a majority of the electoral vote. The count stands: votes; Landon, 8. The President carried 46 States, Landon 2. The two States which remained in the Republican column were Maine and Vermont. New Hampshire, which seemed likely to stand by Landon until the final pre- cinets had been counted, gave Roosevelt 106,221 and Landon 103,626. No Republican nominee for President has ever re- ceived so few electoral votes since the days of Abra- ham Lincoln except William Howard Taft in 1912. Taft carried in that year two States, Vermont and Utah, with a combined 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt, 523 electoral Popular Vote Expected Over 45,000,000. The popular vote promises to run to a new all- time record of 45,000,000 or more. With 80,311 pre- cinets reported out of a total of 122,778, the vote cast for Roosevelt was 19,334,959; for Landon, 11,940,- 389, and Lemke, the Union Party candidate, 437,340 —a total of 31,712,688. The popular vote cast in 1932 for all candidates totaled 39,816,522. The Roosevelt sweep of yesterday assures four | years more of the New Deal. The country has gone liberal. The conservative forces of the Nation are in eclipse. The President has received a mandate from the people which can be interpreted only as a desire for a continuance of the policies he has adopted. Whether this will bring about a proposal for a con- stitutional amendment remains to be seen. Not only have the Democrats re-elected President Rodsevelt and Vice President John N. Garner, but they have increased their already top-heavy majorities in the House and Senate, according to latest returns. They have made a net gain of seven in the House and of three in the Senate. The make-up of the old Congress, counting Democratic and Republican vacancies, was: Senate—Democrats, 70; Republicans, 23; Farmer-Labor, 2, and Progressive, 1. House—Democrats, 321; Republicans, 104, and other parties, 10. . Three Big G. O. P. Losses in Senate. Republican losses in the Senate are Barbour of New Jersey, Metcalf of Rhode Island, Hastings of Delaware and Brucker, run- ning for the Couzens seat in Michigan. Norris of Nebraska has been re-elected, but has changed his political designation from { Republican to independent. The Republicans also may have lost | the Senate seats in New Hampshire, Iowa and Wyoming, depend- ing on final returns. One Republican gain in the Senate has been made. Henry Cabot Lodge, grandson of the late Senator Lodge, has defeated Gov. James M. Curley of Massachusetts for the seat now held by a Democrat, Senator Marcus A. Coolidge. Democratic opposition, plus the candidacy of Thomas C. O'Brien, Union party, proved too great for Curley to overcome, although Massachusetts went strongly for Roosevelt. Democratic candidates for Governor were successful in many States. Notable among the gubernatorial victories was that of Frank Murphy, Democrat, in Michigan, who was drafted by the administration from his post as United States high commissioner to the Philippine Islands to make the race. He succeeds a Re- publican, Fitzgerald. Among the Republican losses in the House was Representative Chester Bolton of Ohio, chairman of the Republican Congres- sional Committee, who went down before his Democratic opponent. Mrs. n, for a dozen years a Republican member from Cali- fornia, was defeated by Franck Havenner, at one time secretary to Senator Hiram Johnson. Havenner is at present a member of the City Council in San Francisco. He ran as a Progressive with Democratic indorsement. Early this morning Gov. ‘Alf M. Landon, Republican presi- dential candidate, and Col. Frank Knox, vice presidential candi- date, conceded the victory of Roosevelt and sent the President congratulatory messages. So comes to an end one of the most bitter political campaigns in the history of the Nation. Landon Says All Will Accept Verdict. In his message to the President, Gov. Landon declared that “every American will accept the verdict, and work for the common cause of the good of our country.” Col. Knox telegraphed the President: “The American mPeople clearly indicated their will. I congratulate you on the confidence they have expressed in you.” The election yesterday was a repetition of New Deal victory in 1934—only more so. Borah and Norris Re-elected to Senate. Borah of Idaho and Norris of Nebraska were re-elected to the Senate. Borah ran as a Republican and Norris as an independent with the backing of President Roosevelt and the Democratic organ- ization of his State. Senator Capger of Kansas is running ahead of his Democratic foe, and so is Senator McNary of Oregon, Republican leader. Landon’s pluralities in Maine and+ Vermont were: Maine, 41,000; Ver- mont, 18,000. Pluralities Surprise Democrats. The New Deal tide was irristible, | JARKELAND, Fla., November 4 UP), sweeping away all Republican moor- | _Romance helped keep 96-year-old - Julius D. Sims away from the presi- jdential polls yesterday for the first | time since he came of age. centers surprised even the supporters | gims who served with the 117th of the President. They were OVer- pegiment of Illinois Infantry in the whelming, and made it impossible for | war between the States, was married the Republicans to turn the tide with | Monday to his 61-year-old housekeep- (See , Page A-11) er, Mrs, huv”mm. ROMANCES AT 96 rolled up in the cities and