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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
OHIO SWEEP TOWARD HOOVER !.
GROWING MORE PRONOUNCED
Majority of SOC, 600 Held In
dicated by Present Trend
OF Polls.
Difference Between State
Post Seekers Is Less,
Survey Shows. 4

Special Dispatch to The star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, october 8.-Ths
trend toward Hoover indicated in this
State at the opening of the campaign
is developing into swing that promises
to give the Republican candidate a larg-
er majority even than the State gave to
President Coolidge four years ago. The
President had a plurality. Of nearly
100000 over Davis, the Democratic cam
didste, but the State gave at the same
time 357,94S votes to Robert NJ. La
Toilette, the Progressive Republican
candidate, SO that Mr.. Coolidge's ma
jorfty over both was but $40, 294.
Not all of the Republicans here who
will swing back into their old places in
the ranks OF the Republicans and sup
port Mr.. Hoover, but the vast majority
Of them will.
Polls Show Hoover Gain.
The half dozen newspaper polls that
are being made with the Ohio electo-
rate all agree in showing a large and
increasing predominAfice of Hoover sup
porters. They agree also in showing at
loag intervals a community In which
Smith voters largely predof1inAte.
The trend toward Hoover Is more pro-
nounced among woman voters than
among n1en-all the polling enterprises
keeping the two classes Of voters sepa-
rate. Even among the woman voters,
however. there is shown the same spot
tiness, with a community test occa-
sionally showing an overwhelming ma
jority Tor Gov. Smith, but they are
rarer than on the side of the man
1cSers.
At first the percentage of the total
vote poiled that supported Mr.. Hoover
stood a littis over so per cent. In three
weeks it has risen Until it now stands
at almost SIS per cent. Registration re-
ports from the sections of the State In
which registration is required show on
the first day such rush to qualify for
voting as to indicate record total vote
for Ohio.
The State has polled 100000 votes
and the total vote this year will GER
tainly not be less than that. Assum-
ing that the percentages Of IS for
Hoover and IS for Smith indicated in
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RECORD VOTE SEEN
:. AT MISSOURI POLLS
-92,0 600 Registration Increase
Recorded in Kansas City
and st. Louis.
Special DISPATCH to. The STIR.


KANSAS CITY Mo, october 6.-The
registration of voters completed a. few
days ago shows big gain In Kansas
City and ST., Louis. Here, the total
registration was 2o3,ooo, a gain of $4,000,
and in st, Louis the registration was
1868, 600, a gain of 10000. ;. \.
The unexpectedly large increase in
the two cities is believed to be due to
a heavy registration of women. In. sew
eral wards here few more women than
men were placed on the vote books
Kansas City, normally Democratic, is
believed this year to be pro-Hoover. St.
Louis normally Republican by about
30 600. is expected to return majority
for Smith. The Republicans assert that
the big womens vote will help Hoover in
the States two largest cities The DEM
ocrats assert that many Catholic women.
never before registered. account for a
large part of the increase.
Claims 10000 Boilers.
The Democrats are continuing their
drive in rural Missouri to bring into line
the Smith boilers. M. D. Lightfoot,
heading the anti-Smith organization. as
serts he has 10000 Democrats, now
signed up to vote for Hoover.
The continued silence Of Senator
James A. Reed. Democrat. is puzzlirg.
Following his recent return from. New
York, he had no speaking tour to an
nounce. He is again in New York
where Charles M Howell, Democratic
State chairman. went late this week to
see John J. Raskob, national chairman
If Reed should take hand In Missouri
ne would do much to strengthen Smith
g. o. r. Misses Hyde.
The Republicans also are missing
Arthur M Hyde former governor. who
has led the State party fights the last
seven yerrs Hyde Is dry and it Is ur1-
derstood thet some of the st. Louis
es"wets'. fear he might disturb the situ-
alton IN that city II he becomes too
active. Hyde started this week a 20
day speaking tour for Hoover in the
East. He has given no indication
whether he will speak in Missouri at the
close of the campaign.
With Reed and Hyde out of the Mis-
souri, campaign, there is lacking much
of the spectacular which has marked
previous political battles in Missouri.
r. c, Afford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
RACE IN VIRGINIA !,
CLOSEST IN YEARS
Eight of Ten Congressional
Districts Held Doubtful :.
at Present Time.
Special pisnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
RICHMOND. va, october e--After
jouTneying through Virginia for two
weeks during which the political situ=
alton was discussed. in all of the 10
congressional districts with persons
representing all grades Of society, this
writer has arrived at the conclusion that
Virginia in the present presidential CAM
paign- is a doubtful State, as doubtful a
State as any IN the Union,
On, the first day of October, but a
little more than a. month before cleo
ton, the trend was slightly, toward Al
Smith, the Democratic nominee. and
| with the. completion of the. Democratic
party's organization and a eontinuancs
| in some, localities of the Efficient CAM
paisn work, now being. done, it is likely
that this drift TO- Smith VIII continue
and grow. But many things may hap
pen between now and November a.. As
/ the situation stands one can flip a coin
to, tell whether Smith OF Hoover is
leading In Virginia today.
'-se Close Race Conceded. - -:
Everywhere in the State conservative
men are agreed that Che contest is close,
the closest Of any Virginia presidential
campaign in the memory Of the present
| generation. .'' 20 =
Right now, in the opinion Of the
writer, there are only 2 of the states
10 congressional districts WIliefi are not
in doubt. If the election were 10 be
held today the tenth district, WITH
Stadnton as IT'S chief city, would giTe
decisive majority for Smith. On the
other hand, the first district, which m
cludes the Northern Neck the Eastern
Shore and a large number of Underwater
counties north OF the. James River, be-
long to Hoover =. -
Many Districts Doubtful, :. :, :,
Here is the situation las # anneaxs
today; in the various congressional dis
tricts:e = 9.>..s .-.,,..r.-. :, !:
First--Hoover. is in the lead. ....-
sscend-Doubtfnl, bat .incltnes to
iThird--poubtful, but inclines TO
Smith. - -.,.-s-., -.,:,.. :.
-Fourth--Doubtful but inclines TO
Smith - - -
Eifth-Douetful,5 but incfines to
sixth-Doubtful. but inclines1 to
Hoover. -. -
.seventh--virtually a tie az present,
EIGHTH Doubtful but, fnolinss to
Eightil-Doubtfli but .inciines to
Smith. - -, 80. 80 -.
Smith. go ~ :;
Tenth-Would give a. substantial ma
1ority for Smith.
Everywhere IN Virginia the religious
issue is the dominant note Of the cam:
paign: Prohibition Is discussed to soris
extent, immigration slightly, and farm
relief Is debated in the valley and III
the Southwest But the big question IS
religion, and 1t is Al Smiths religious
faith which has raised the big revolt in
the Democratic ranks. 49,
/" R..L.c. BARRETT.
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G. O. P. CONVENTION, ROW
& IN RHODE ISLAND. HOT
Senator Metcalf. Faction Loses
When Herbert Wins Nominal
tion Against; Kennedy. $50
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
PROVIDENCE. r. T.. October. -
After bitter convention fight which
threatened to tRar the party wide open
Rhode Island Republicans have nchai-
mated a candidate for United States
Senator. to oppose Senator Peter O.
Gerry, Democrat, and in doing SO have
repudiated United States Senator jesse
II. MetcaH, chairman Of the. Republican
senatorial committee. named to, thrt
post by Senator Charles Curtis. -. s.
Judge Felix Herbert of west war
wick, r. l., was nominated for Senator
over former Representative Ambrose
Kennedy, who. was Senator Metcalts
The ramihcations Of local politics and
long brewing enmities between q. O. p.
factior1s there account for the battle
which, IN the opinion OF <stanch Rhode
Island Republicans. may result In the
carrying of this State by Gov. Smith.
Threats and recriminatiofls few thick
and sheavy In, the convention, but the
odds were all against the >fIisufgent
group which backed KENNEDY. -.
The State has not seen a bastlesfor
the senatorial nomination. In q good
many years. and IT. Is believed that;there
Will be no burial Of the 1fateI1et despite
the show of unanimfty at.the. close
The. battler however didn't extend to
the congressional nomination, and
Rhode Islands three CSC. p. Repre-
senta tiyes-C B1irdirk. Richard IS.
Aldriclf and Louis Monast-aI weresre-
Nominated with unanimous votes -.
The Democrats meet IN Estate con-
vention next Tuesday. and 1t Is a prac-
tical certainty that Senator Peter c.
Gerry will receivs the unanimous In
dcrsen1ent Of his party -.
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STATUS OF ELECTORS
WORRY IN OREGON
Discovery That Three Are Ineligi-
BILE Creates Scare-Solution
Is Found.
Special Dispatch to The star.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc Staf.
PORTLAND, Greg, October g.
Three presidential electors, two Eepub-
lican and one Democrat, have run afoul
of a ruling which makes them ineligible
because as members of the Officers' Re-
serve Corps they hold offices of profit
or trust" under the Federal Govern
ment.
This threw mild scare into the po-
litical headquarters this week and the
State committees were preparing to call
an emergency meeting and replace the
electors with others whose eligibility
could not be questioned, when the three
individuals involved cut the GorSian
knot by deciding they would resign
their commissions in the Reserve rather
than get off the presidential ticket.
The ineligibilty of Reserve officers
was announced from Republican ma
tional headquarters and it was recalled
that Republican presidential elector,
who was postmaster in a small Ore
gon village, was a bone Of contention
in the H2yeS-Tilden controversy. Ad-
vices were received yesterday that If
the Reserve officers resign from the
corps their status as electors connot be
qestioned.
The campaign is increasing It's tempo
State Senator Sam NJ. Garland. one of
the leading Democrats of Oregon and a
champion of the dry cause and con-
tributor to the Anti-Saloon League, has
written an open letter in which he ac-
cuses the organization of soliciting
funds from Democrats on the plea of
advancing the cause Of prohibition and
is using this money to spread Republic
, an propaganda. The league has made
no reply.
Both oficially and privately the Re-
publican leaders are opposed to the in
lection of religious discussion into the
campaign, but they have no control
over the electorate. which Is harping
/ constantly on that theme This Is cut
ting larger figure in oregon than any
| other topic, with the exception OF pro-
! hibition. and the two are intermingled
The returns from the State are spotted
| wheat farmers and cattlemen saying
| the Smith Robinson ticket will carry
| their sections, but on the whole. the
| State is safely for Hoover and Curtis
Registration books closed tonight
| and, while fluctuations on the State are
not available, registration officials de-
| clare thpt they believe the full registra-
| ton Of the metropolitan area has been
| accomplished for the first time on
record. JOHN w. KELLY.
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DEMOCRATS IN IDAHO
GAIN NEW CONFIDENCE
Certain Smith will Make Better
Showing Than Anticipated in
Normal G.. o. P. State.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOISE, Idaho. October 6.-Although
the State is normally Republican, Idaho
Democrats right now are not saying
much, nor as yet are they as we'll or
ganized as the Republicans, but they
are confident Gov. Smith is going to
make a better showing in Idaho the he
Is given credit for, and Ben Roe, their
candidate for governor, is going to prove
a big surprise.
of both parties in this State is the pro-
gram for the next 80 DAYS. Many
speakers in the field, numerous rallies,
the use of newspaper space and the
radio will combine to get out the vote
for the benefit and the advantage of the
candidates Nothing is being left I'M
dons and nothing is being left to chance
u, A. LAWSON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
NEW HAMPSHIRE G.. 0. P.
NAMES FLYING SQUADRON
Will Tour Whole State in Interest
of Party-Democrats Select Com
mittee Under Farrand.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
= CONCORD, N. H, october 6.-An-
nouncement of the new Democratic
State committee which will function
during the campaign and a Statewide
tour by the major candidates of the
Republican party were outstanding po-
litical developments here this week.
The Republicans will duplicate the
campaign of two years ago, when fly
ing squadron visited every county seat
in the State for the purposs of solidi-
tying the vote. This year Charles w.
Tobey, gubernatorial nominee Repre-
sentative Fletcher Hale of Laconia and
Edward H. WaSon Of Nashua, State
chairman BENJAMIN r. Worcester, Ma
itional Committeeman Nellie Day
Parker and other members of the COM
mittee will make UP the party. 3
Worcester has been in conference
with Republican leaders. and while
plans for carrying on vigorous cam
paign were being discussed, Mrs. Parker
and Mrs. E1win l.. Page Of Concord
chairman of the women's division, out
lined their part of the work.
The Democrats were in session al
State headquarters where a State COM
fnittee, headed by George E. Farrand
vas selected. ,s-s...a-. +. s.4.-.s.. IL. 81
j. J, MCCARTHY.
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DROPS FIGHT, ON SMITH.
McLaurin Changes Stand in South
Carolina Controversy.
Special Dispatch to the star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBIA; S. C...f!October 6.-For-
mer United States Senator John l.. Me-
Laurin' of Bennettsville, S. c.; after an
nouncing his intention to oppose Al
Smith, now has Withdrawn from active
participation in the anti-Smith cam
paign. He says that the leaders of the
antf-Smith campaign will never get
anywhere with the movement they have
inaueurated. IS
MCLaurtn's action Is based primarily
upon the fact that the ar1ti-Snfdth fac
tion proposed 10 place two Republicans
on the electoral ticket with seven anti
Smith men.
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IOWA AWAITS SPEAKERS.
State Inactive Pending Addresses
(. by Rival Party Orators.
special pispatch 10 me star. !. !.

Special Dispatch to The Star. 8 49, -
/. DIES, MONIES. Iowa, October. g.
Except tor the formation. hare of the
Agricultural Equality Voters League
last. week, Iowa has, been comparatively
inactive politically, waiting the. coming
of Senator Arthur Capper. Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross and Senator Joseph Robin
son. i
. The issuance OF a denial that Her.
bert Hoover had ever gans to President
Coolidge to seek to persuade the Pres
ident TO allow the MeNsry-H augsn bill
to become q law has atutissd dLsclssicn
here. g. 6. .GklTT0M
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. Two weeks after it had been swept
away by q waterspout at Podgill Glen.
England. wooden bridge was found IL
miles from there, it having passed six
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Flame Campaign Eaters Final cllonH
THE LINEUP TODAY

Electoral Votes of the States Classified on Basis
of Present Political Outlook
and Conjecture.
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81 $4,000 IN STREET REPAIRS
AUTHORIZED UNDER D. C.. BILL
All Sections of City Would Benefit Throueh
Proposed improvements in
Highway System

Girard street. Tenth street to Twelfth
street. $4,000
Thirty-fifth street. Bladensburg road
to Reform School. $4,000
Trinidad avenue Queen street to
Childress street $4,000
Queen street. Trinidad avenue to
alley west of Holbrook terrace. $1,000.
Holbrook street, Florida avenue to
Morse street. $4,000.
Corbin place. Tennessee avenue TO
Thirteenth street $4,000.
D street, Fourteenth street to Fiji
tcenth street. $500
Pierce street. North Capitol street TO
First street Sll 500
Yost place west OF Bladcnsburg road,
$500.
Holbrook terrace vest of Queen
street, $4,000
Penn street, west of Queen street.
$4,000.
Duncan street. Fourteenth street to
Fifteenth street $4,000.
Southeast.
B street, Fifteenth street to Eight
zenith street. Sl6.S00.
Eighteenth street. d street to E
street. $4,000.
D street, Seventeenth street to Nine
tenth street. $4,000.
Potomac avenue. E street to Nine
teenth street $4,000.
Seventeenth street. Admiral Barney
circle to f street. $4,000
l. street. South Capitol street to
Cushing place. $4,000.
Half street, l. street to NJ street,
$4,000
Sixteenth street. f street to G street.
S. 900.
Minnesota avenue. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Eighteenth street. $4,000.
U street Fourteenth street to Sin
tenth street. Sli, 1000.
Fourteenth street. Good Hope road to
street. $1,000
Ridge place. Thirteenth street TO Six
teenth street. sl7,700.
Thirteenth Street. street to Ridge
place, S3.40O.
T street Thirteenth street 10 Mime
sofa avenue. Sl5.500.
Sixteenth street. Z street to Good
Hope road. $4,000.
Sixteenth street. Good Hope road TO
Ridge place. $4,000
For grading. including necessary cul-
verts, drains and retaining walls, the
following:
Observation-Disclosures street. Long
fellow street TO Madison street, $4,000.
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Arguments Favor of 60 Pan Made Public BY House Subcommittee

Northeast - Ames street, Fiftieth
street to Division avenue: Blaine street.
Forty-ninth street to Division avenue:
Division avenue, Ames street 10 Blaine
street, and Fiftieth street, Ames street
~ Blaine street. $4,000.
Grant street. Minnesota avenue to
Forty-sixth street, $4,000.
New York avenue. Florida avenue to
West Virginia avenue. $4,000
Southeast-First street, Atlantic street
% HALEY place; HALEY place, First
street to HALEY terrace. HALEY terrace.
north Of Mississippi avenue, and Mis-
sissippi avenue, First street TO HALEY
terrace, $4,000.
Fields place, Nichols avenue to sheri-
dan road $4,000
tn V place: v place. Thirty-first stree.
to Thirty second street and Thirty first
street. Y place to U place. $4,000.
NorthweSt-FOr widening and repav-
ing the roadway Of Connecticut avenue
by feet on the west side from NJ street
IN Eighteenth street. adjacent TO United
States reservation numbered $50. by
feet on the cast side from Eighteenth
street TO N street. adjacent to United
States reservation numbered 150A. Nv
Is feet on the west side from Eighteenth
street u " street ana by Is feet on
each side from N street N Dupont cir
c!c. $4,000
For widening and rcpaving the road
way OF Seventeenth street by 10 feet on
The west side from H street to K street:
BY 10 feet on the east side from II
street to I street and b. feet on the
cast side from I street to K street. in
Guiding replacement of defective sewer
and such alterations as may be neces-
sary TO Farragut Square. $4,000
For widening TO 90 feet and repa wing
the roadway Of Connecticut avenue
from Florida avenue 10 Columbia road.
$4,000.
For widening to SIS feet and repaving
the roadway Of Water street from Wis
cOnsin avenue to Thirty-hfth street. In
Guiding replacement Of defective sewer.
$4,000.
For widening By Il feet on the east
side and repairing the roadway OF
Seventh street. from Massachusetts,
avenue to New York avenue. $4,000
For widening and repairing the west
roadway of Fourteenth street from
Park road 10 Monroe Street on plans
to be approved by the Commissioners
of the District Of Columbia, $4,000.
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United States. plus the citizens living
In our non" contiguous territory, As
stated moment ago. personally
would like tn see the contribution this
year equal the same percentage that
was given by Congress from the Federal
Treasury toward the expenses OF the
District Of Columbia when the lump
,um principle was ,rst adopted IN
1919"
Mr., Heee discussed the question ot
many community citizens groups ure-
ing costly local improvements without a
careful study Of their relationship Ia
the general needs " the city and the
municipal budget lie discussed the
school program, the recommendations
for additional policemen and the pro-
posed annual trafiic survey,
MI. Armstrong discussed the aues~
ton Of making library facilities more
available 10 all the people Of the Dis
trict, saying, The council recommended
certain branch libraries and think the
budget bureau practically cut out every
Item there, am not prepared Ia state
the individual items there. but simply
want Ia give the general idea that the
public library Is located In the center
of the city and there are only one III
two branches out IN the suburbs and
certain sections at this city make praev
tiGaily no Use Of II ="
Dr., Richardson explained Ia the Dis
itict subcommittee the need Tor A sewer
System In outlying sections.
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GEN. FRIES SON F0ILS
ATTEMPT OF BURGLAR
Youth Difturbed at Studies Calis-
Soldier. Who Fires ~
Fleeing Man.

Taxing advantage Of the absence 81
Ma Gen Amos A. Prizes. who wss at
tending the Army and Navy reception
O., the White HOUSE burglar last night
s'e,npseS " enter the generals homo
81 1905 woo6iev road. hut .as foi!ed
by 9s-yesr old Stuart Fries. who vas
stGcv:nf bit not 50 hard b1' that ne
fesr6 the kitchen window being stealth
Is -ssseS
Dropping his bt3kS he grabbed his
fathers service revolver Is he heard
mysterious noises al several q,ner rear
v9ncows anc called Private Robert
iAaldoetter xno was listing his wife
o maid IA ine nousf.
Directed by the generals son Private
ifssbettcr <sung into action Espying
ne man standing IN the cellar steps he
ofoefec MIN 70 remain where he was
be- the intruder refused 70 heed the
command and tD,1k ~ his heels rrlYS.e
Lscoetfes accf !erstNd his psce By fir
!r2 3 silot after him and then set our
in futile pursuit. chasing me fugitive
tcy o!0tk
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CAPITAL TAX RATE BURDENSOME,
BOARD OF TRADE GROUP HOLDS
Transcript of Debate Between Havenner
and Members of House on Lump Sum
System Also Given Out.

Despite many assertions in Congress
and elsewhere as to the generosity OF
the Federal Government toward the
maintenance of Washington. the toll
low statistics will indicate that the
l,'mp-Sum plan works out now as less
than a 75-25 ratio and will, II MAIN
tanned In the face OF the increasing
cost of administering the affairs OF the
city. undoubtedly resolve itself into an
almost negligible burden assumed by
the Federal Government a. compared
with that which will be borne by the
citizens Of the District.
An an indication of the heavy bur-
den now being carried BY that part
of the property in the District which is
now subject TO taxation. the following
schedule shows startling facts:
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