Evening star., 1924-11-05
$4,000 HEAR NEWS
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See Returns on Screen and
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perienced Observer.

If the election crowds last night
failed to rouse themselves from a
certain apathy that seemed to swathe
them, it wasn't because The Star
failed to do it's duty in dispensing
every bit of the news that human
agencies can collect
AS Associated Press and Western
Union wires served as race courses
for dispatches marking the trend of
the Nations vote, the bulletins were
flashed on gigantic screens before
some $1,000 men, women and children,
who jammed themselves into Penn
sylvania avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets and overfiowed onto
the Post Office steps and northward
on Eleventh street.
Interpretations by VILE.
And augmenting the bare MESA ges
of the rise and fall of political hopes
were the enlightening comments and
analyses of the returns by the well
known political writer and observer,
Frederic William Vile. with the aid
of the Hopkins loudspeaker.
The Stars outdoor party was not
the only phase of the information
service rendered the Washington pub
lie by this paper, however. On the
seventh floor. in the city room a
force of reporters was kept busy an
sweriuG telephonic inqurers. Then,
of course. as the concluding Offering,
there was the extra edition which an
nounced the reelection of President
Coolidge.
Crowd Far From Noisy.
The absence of demonstrative exhi-
bitions that prevailed nearly every
where in the city, characterized the
crowds massed in front of The Star
Building. Every one was orderly
and cheerful but far from noisy. Only
after some of the later returns be-
gan to indicate the widening margin
Of the Coolidge lead did the vocal
chords of the factions get into action.
The belated awakening of the Re-
publican rooterS had stimulating ef-
feet also on the followers of John w.
Davis and it was evident that the
one group was not to be outdone by
the other The Coolidge admirers, of
course, had plenty of occasions for
cheering. and at frequent intervals
the Davis supporters found bulletins
10 their liking. The La Toilette
forces seemed to suffer from sore
throats last night.
Two Screens Eerccted.
When lag in returns permitted.
The Star entertained its thousands OF
guests with motion pictures. cartoons
and music. Two great screens had
been erected on the Avenue side of
the building and on one of these the
movies fiickered. Featuring the mo-
ton picture program was The Stars
special traffic film. showing dangerous
conditions on the downtown streets.
The picture made an instantaneous
hit, with its vivid protrayal of dash
ing FIRE apparatus. ambulances. etc,
through congeSted traffic arteries.
Supplementing this film were short
comedies and other reel.
4 popular screen offering, in addi
ton, comprised amusing cartoons di-
dect from the pen of The stars noted
Cartoonist, Cliff Bergman. some of
which are reproduced herewith. One
that drew a particularly prolonged
laugh showed Miss Democracy moan
ing that somehow New England
dosen't seem to warm up tn me-"
Mr. Wiles pertinent explanations
Of the latest reports from Squash
Center or metropolis were roundly
appreciated by those watching the
bulletins There were many bits of
news that meant nothing significant
to tine casual observer, but that had
a deep meaning to the trained politi-
cal writer and analyst Mr.. Vile
pointed out in plain words just what
the figures meant when viewed from
wide angle. and his diagnoses of
the countrywide situation were borne
out by the final outcome.
The crowds began to gather in
front of The Star building around
$50 pm, at which time few early
returns were starting to trickle in
over the wires Among the early re-
ports were some from precincts in
Kansas, announcing a safe lead there
for Coolidge at the very outset. Later
.abulations from that State showed a
similar trend.
Crowd Gathers Fast.
Within an hour or SO the Avenue
was filled with human beings from
curb to curb, while special details of
police, under direct supervision of In
spector Charles A. Evans, assistant
superintendent of police, kept the
thoroughfare cleared of all automo-
biles, between Tenth and Fourteenth
streets. Street cars ran slowly, divid-
ing the throng into two major sec
tions, each of which was held within
bounds by ropes and the jovial eX-
hortations of policemen.
AS movies and theaters dismissed
their patrons late in the evening
there was concerted SW cling of the
crowd and additional worries for the
police. Every one was good natured,
however, and there was no disorder of
any kind. Finding every place of
vantage on the Avenue packed with
men and women, the late corners took
up a station to the rear of the screens,
almost blocking pedestrian traffic in
front of The Star Building and COM
pletely obstructing it on the Eleventh
CTR ciI or
These backward patrons had a
dizzy time trying to read the bulletins
in reverse English" One young
man. who seemed to have a peculiar
faculty of reading this crazy arrange
.ment of letters and figures, became