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Evening star., 1932-10-20
.EL|HU ROOT SEES
DANGER IN CHANGE
Statement Declares Defeat
of Hoover Would Be
Serious Misfortune.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. October 2o.-Elihu Root
said failure Of The voters to re-elect
resident Hoover would be a serious
misfortune" in a statement read over
a radio network last night by David
Hinshaw of the Republican National
Committee.
1T would inevitably retard and set
back, and probably Illustrate the plans
for restored business activity which Nr.
Hoover has worked out and put into
operation and which have already shown
their good effects in a multitude Of
ways" Roots statement said, in part.
1T is confidence in the working out
of this plan, in the wisdom Of the plan,
and in the character of the men engaged
upon 1t that has made the skies seem
lighter for American industry and busi-
ness.
But you cannot swap horses in cross
ing that stream without disaster. The
attitude of the Democratic party to-
wards the existing plan is an attitude
of dissatisfaction and criticism. as
shown bv the action of the Democratic
House OF Representatives. TIE remedy
favored by great part Of the Demo-
cratic party is the easy, but fatal remedy
of imitation.
Upon change of government from
one party to another the ordinary work.
ing of human nature leads the incoming
party to disapprove and belittle the un-
finished projects of its defeated adver-
sary If Mr.. Hoover is not reelected We
may expect practical abandonment
of the plans devised by him for our re-
lief and already in effect, while busi-
ness will await some new plan as yet un-
formulated If the people of the coun-
try vote for change, that is the kind
Of changc they will get"
Evening star., 1932-10-20
FORD BACKS HOOVER
ON FOUR.YEAR RECORD
Car Manufacturer Terms Burden OF
President in Crisis Is Greater
Than Lincolns.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
DETROIT, october 20.-DisavoWlng
any interest in party politics, Henry
Ford today was enlisted as a cam
paigner on behalf of President Hoover.
In radio address last night-his first
of that nature-the automobile manu-
facturer said that Il support the best
man for the Job. If Herbert Hoover
were a Democrat. with his record during
The last four years, should have to sup
port him."
Much of his address was devoted to
the need of "a money system managed
as our Weather Bureau is. for the pro-
lection of the peoples business" and he
said he would like to see 1t done by a
man of practical experience like Mr.
Hoover"
Congress. he said. "farmed out the
national money system to private hands
and should take back full control OF
money and give the United States a
public service money system as opposed
to a private profit money system"
He said President Hoover "is carrying
a greater burden than Abraham Lincoln
carried-and he is carrying it in a way
that places him beside Lincoln in sacrl-
fetal service"
The President. he said, kept his head
when others lost theirs. No act of his
has been dictated by panic or politics.
And the result is that We are now be-
ginning to feel the lifting power Of his
well-thought-cut program"
Evening star., 1932-10-20
ROOSEVELT LETTER
MADE PUBLIC HERE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Judson King director Of the National
Popular Government League. made pub
liz YESTERDAY letter from Gov. Rcose-
velt saying he would continue Ito de-
mand that the remaining power re-
sources of our country be kept for the
benefit of the people as whole"
Gov. Roosevelt expressed pleasure at
being promised support of the league
and said: The issues Of power control
and the conservation of natural re-
sources. in which your organization is
especially interested. are among the
most important of the campaign.
The Democratic platform takes a
strong stand with regard to those issues
and this platform is winning the sup
pert of thousands of people in every
pert Of the country who never before
voted the Democratic ticket
Il have in recent speeches made my
attitude toward these issues clear and
during the rest of the campaign I shall
continue to demand that the remain
ing power resources of our country be
kept for the benefit Of the people as
rhCln ard not be allowed to get into
the hands Of those who would exploit
them for their own selfish benefit"
Evening star., 1932-10-20
DICKINSON PREDICTS
PROGRESSIVE REWARD
Says They'll Keep Committee
Craftsmanship if Democrats
Control Senate.

Gov. Roosevelt and Senator Robinson
of Arkansas, Democratic leader of the
Senate, apparently intend "to compen-
safe for the support of Republican Pro-
gressives at the expense of prominent
leaders Of their own party" Senator
Dickinson. Republican. of Iowa, asserted
in a statement last night.
The Iowa Senator's statement. issued
through the Republican National Com
mittee. said Robinson proposed that
Republican Progressives shall retain
their committee chairmanships If the
Democrats gain control Of the Senate"
in the next Congress
Il wonder" Dickinson continued, "how
this proposition would appeal to that
fighting Democrat from Arizona, Sena-
tor Henry r. Ashurst, who presumably
would be asked to forego his right to
become chairman of the great Senate
Judiciary Committee in favor of George
w. Norris of Nebraska.
What would Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher of Florida think of foregoing
the Craftsmanship of the important Com
merce Committee in favor of Hiram
johnson of Californian"
Evening star., 1932-10-20
G. o. P. CLAIMS SUPPORT
OF U. S. WOMEN LEADERS,

b. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 2o.-A claim was
made by the Republican National Com =
mittee today that the leadership of
American women is solidly behind the
candidacy of President Hoover"
Among the women supporting him
for reelection, as listed by the COM
mittee. were Mrs. Thomas A. Edison
Mrs. Mary E. Wooley. president of Mt.
Holyoke College; Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook. honorary president of the Ma
tional Society. Daughters Of the Amer
iran Revolution: Mrs. H. E. Goodman
president of the Women's American
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society;
Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird. East Wal
pole. Mass first woman member of the
Advisory Committee of the Conference
on Limitation of Armament; Inez
Haynes Irwin, the writer. and Mrs.
Clark Stearns, president of the Wcn-
ems Aeronautical Association of the
United States
Evening star., 1932-10-20
ROOSEVELT 'FAKER,'
DONOVAN DECLARES
Resents Charges on Power
Issue-Denies Friendship
With Governor.
b. the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
WATERFOWL, N. Y. October 20
Co. William J. Donogan in an ad-
Cress last night called Gov FrsnElin
D. Roosevelt "faker" and said he had
froen dragging the power issue out OF
tnc grave to make it walk as a specter
through the land"
Announced as an answer to Rcose-
We is remarks about Donovan at Buff
fac Wednesday nigh. the speech o!
the Republican candidate for Governor
was delivered in an open park at
WatertoWn. In it he argued that the
power que-tion was not partisan issue
Donovan emphatically denied tina.
he was a good friend" of Roosevelt's
What he is trying to do" Donovan
said of Roosevelt. is to create tine i'm
preston that this fellow Donovan is
in some wav tied in wi h the utilitv
interests. No one knows better than
he that it Il no. true. and If he we're
really man he would make another
statement and say that this fellow Is
tool of tine interests.
Il say to you that he knows II
were Governor OF this State I would
see that the utilities get n square deal,
as they ought to get. and that if they
did noS play square they would get a
sock on the jaw, as they ought to get.
THE Roosevelt Policy"
To the Roosevelt query ASK Donovan
in regard to the st. lawrence" Don
ovan retcrted:
His policy! I stand on the policy
dictated bv the people of this State and
on no policy dictated BY Gov Roose-
welt. The bill creating the power au-
thority was passed by the Republican
legislature Both Republicans and
Democrats voted for it. That repre-
sents the present policy of this State
1T IS said that Gov Roosevelt is an
astute politician" he continued. that
ne is a clever fellow. that he knows how
to make the worse appear the better
reason. and he leaves the farmers pros
trate here and goes somewhere else and
says to them I can save you people
like I saved the people in New York
State And he gets away with it up to
a certain point: but this year he is not
going to get away with it. On any such
statement that he makes he is UP
against different sort of fellow and he
is going to be smeared with it right
now"
Denies They're Friends.
Roosevelt said in the course of that
speech" Donovan went On. that I was
good friend of his. That is not true
I happened to be in the same class in
law school. but was youngster earn
ing my way through and he never
knew me-"
He next tok up the statement ol
Roosevelt that r (Donovan had been
while counsel Tor the Legislative Com
mittee that inquired into the Public
Service Commission law. an intimate
associate of the people owning the util-
tiles" and had been consulted by them
on their affairs.
IF they ever did didn't know about
it." he said. Il certainly never got
any money for it."
Roosevelt said what will Donovan
do about cooperating with me if am
in Washington, Donovan quoted. and
then went on, II cannot imagine by any
stretch Of my imagination which is a
pretty vivid one. that this fellow who
is now beginning to show himself as
a faker is going to make true what
P. T. Barnum said, that the American
people love to be fooled"
Evening star., 1932-10-20

traders who had been way OF the reser-
vation. This Is one State in which the
Farm Board and its operations have
been terribly unpopular.
Strong in Kansas City.
The Democratic organization in Kan
sas City is so strong that Republicans
come pretty near to throwing up the
sponge here. Pendergast is counting on
carrying the city by 10000 or more.
There are districts here where the per-
centage of votes cast for the Democratic
ticket is pretty nearly 100. The Demo-
Gratis have block" system that works
perfectly. On the other hand, big
drive by business men in Kansas City is
expected to offset to some extent the
perfection OF the Democratic organiza-
ton In addition to that. the women
in Missouri are strong for Hoove., ac-
cording to reports. and will be strong
for him on election day.
Four years ago President Hoover car
rjed Missouri over Al Smith by 172.000
votes. At that, Smith carried Republic
an St. Louis by $4,000 votes. But the
Democratic nominee was slaughtered in
the rest of the State and lost Kansas
City, usually Democratic stronghold,
and the county in which it lies by 10000
votes. Not since 1916 has Democratic
presidential candidate carried this State.
and then Wilson beat Hughes by $4,000
votes. That was before the women
voted. 1t has been a practice Tor MIS-
souri, to go Republican in national cleo
tions and to slide over to the Demo-
cratic side in the intervening elections.
The last election here, an election to I'LL
a vacancy in the House, went Demo-
in q that
usually close. In 1880 the Democrats
threw out a lot of Republican Congress
men The swing. therefore, in the last
two years has been strongly Democratic.
Clark Looks Sure.
This year the electors are to choose in
Missouri a Senator and 13 members OF
the House Bennett Clark, son Of the
late Speaker Champ Clark, the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate, appears
10 be sure of election over his Republl-
can opponent. Henry Kicl. former mayor
cf st. Louis. Both ere as wet as Tallant
Tubbs of California. But Clark is
making a powerful campaign and has a
big personal following all through the
State. He won the senatorial nomlna-
ton in a surprising drive against two
other candidates, Hay, a dry. and
Howell. who was backed by Pendergast
and his organization.
The l3 members of the House are to
be elected lat large" There was a
failure to redistrict the State, which lost
three congressional districts in the re-
apportionment of the House. If Roose-
yelt runs we'll in the State it is likely to
result in a clean sweep for the Demo-
cratic candidates for the House. II
Hoover should nose out his Democratic
opponent. then the Republicans may
pick up the entire lot Of Congressman.
Missouri still looks Democratic today.
However, the Republicans have come to
life and are counting on a swing to their
candidates. A visit from the President
to this State. they hold. would be OF
great benefit to them.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
|B0RAH ADVOCATES
FREE PHILIPPINES
Asserts Belief Japanese Are
Not Concerned in,Isiand
Domination.a q
BY the Associated Press.

IDAHO FALLS. Idaho. odsober 20
Senator William E. Borah, Idaho Re
publican, advocated independence fer
the Philippines es soon as possible in
an address here last night. He stated
his position in reply to a question from
member of the audience
The chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee declared his be-
lief that Japan is not concerned in
Philippine domination because Japan
is facing in the other direction"
Japan has gone into Manchuria-" he
said, 'and notwithstanding objections
of the world, Japan is going to stay
there"
He said he expected to support a
pending bill granting the isl'nd5 their
independence. although he hoped an
agreement could be reached in the Sen
ate to reduce the present nine-vear
limitation.
Senator Borah is campaigning on be.
half Of the Republican St7tei ticket and
fer the reelection Of Sen1tor John
Thomas, Republican, Idailp's junior
Senator. He also expressed Interest in
retaining control of the Scrnte By the
Republicans
He repeated, however, an assertion
made earlier in the day before an au-
dience in Shelley, Idaho, that his, efforts
were free from political party plat
forms
Answering question rega rding his
stand on the President, Senat Or Borah
declared he is advocating what he be-
ieves to be Republics nism. whether
President Hoover agrees with him or
not
Il am advocating what I believe is
right he replied. If it fits Mr..
Hoover, I'm glad of it. If it doesn't.
I'm still for it. I may be mistaken. but
l think I'm advocating Republicanism 81
"As far as political platforms are
concerned, they have come to be ickes.
Nobody pays any attention to them.
but the men who write them. Both.
candidates for President have ,eecteds
the platforms on which they verei
nominated and that's the best tnilgt
they've done in the campaign"
Declaring the present gold stocks of
eleven and one-half billion dollars arej
insufficient to carry on the vp-ld'sI
trade, the Senator reiterated his advo-l
cacy Of currency expansion By five bil-t
lion dollars.
Unless We take some such steps thei
time is coming when We will have tot
fight the question of fiat money" he}
ad6ed.
He declared he had advocated Gov,
ernment guarantees of bank depositsL
FOL 20 years, saying such a courSe&
would call money out of hiding py lc-t
storing the peoples confidence in banks a
If that be treason, make the most |
OF it, he added smilingly.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
COLORED RALLY

Preceded by a parace. colored Demo-
Gratis tonight will rally at Masonic
Temple. Tenth and U streets, where
there will be speeches by number OF
party leaders headed by John H. Small.
former member of the House from North
Carolina.
other on the program will be John
F. Costello, Democratic national COM
mitteeman from the District; P. B.
Young, editor of the Norfolk journal
and Guide: J. E. Stephens. member OF
the New York State Legislature: George
B. Murphy, AfroAmerican, Baltimore;
Armond w. Scott. Thomas Fl. R. Clark
and William L. Houston of washington.
Emory B. Smith publicity director of
Howard University, will be master OF
ceremonies.
The parade will start at o'clock and
the speaking ct g..
Evening star., 1932-10-20
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
TO CONVENE TONIGHT
Frank W. Mondell Will Be Among
State Voters Association
Speakers.

The Republican State Voters Associa-
tion of the District will hold rally a.
Sixteenth street and Scott Circle to-
night at o'clock, with William Tyler
Page. for many years clerk of the
House. presiding.
Among the speakers will be Frank w.
Mondell. former Republican floor leader
of the House. and Mrs. Hewitt Grige5
Robertson of Montgomery County, Md.
Mrs. Kenneth Uglow. Miss Martha
Lynn Davenport and Miss Gilligan will
present musical program. Republic
ans. whether or not members of the
Voters Association, are invited to
attend.
The Bishop of Chelmsford, DR.. II. A
Wilson. recently visited men stationed
on nghtsh:ps off the coast of England
Evening star., 1932-10-20
CERMAK LEADING PARTY
SEEKING SMITH SPEECH
Group of Democrats Goes to New
York to Persuade Leader to
Visit Illinois.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 20.-Mayor An
ton j. Cermak of Chicago and other
representatives of Illinois Democracy.
left yesterday for New York City in an
effort to persuade Alfred E. Smith to
speak in this State for the Democratic
cause in the campaign.
I'VE have had literally hundreds Of
requests for AL Smith to speak in Chi
cago," the mayor said. Wed like to
have him and other celebrities. as well.
I expect that party leaders will try to
arrange a visit by AL Smith here if he
is willing, and tomorrow I'll talk to
him about It,"
Evening star., 1932-10-20
Donkey Is Stolen
On Way to Parade
At Political Rally
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Neb., October 90
Farmer George" who really IS
George Willoughby of Madison,
planned to ride a buckskin-
colored donkey at the head CT a
Democratic torchlight parade
here tonight.
That is, he planned so until
some one stole the animal. So
now he'll be up on white mule
If he gets here in time and urleSs
some one takes that mount, too.
The parade will p-ecede en- ad-
dress b. Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi.
Willoughby started from Madi-
son Tuesday, astride the donkey.
and planned to reach here by
today. It's about Is miles. so he
stopped en- route to spend the
night at the home Of F. R.
Malone. During the night some
cne made eff with the donkey.
So he borrowed the mule from
Malone and continued on his
way.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
13 STOPS PLANNED
FOR HOOVER TALKS
ON TRIP TO DETROIT

Continued From First Page.)
President, said he had reported that the
political situation lis improving very,
very rapidly"
II told him" he said, there was no
doubt in the world but that he would
carry California. I am perfectly conf
dent of that"
Didn't Mention Wisconsin.
The Executive Committee chairman's S
resume of that part of the political fi"ld
upon which he said he reported de-
scribed Kansas and Iowa as perfectly
safe" Oregon and Colorado as safe, "
Washington and South Dakota rs
rapidly becoming safe" North Dakota
as lin some doubt" Nebraska as lean
ing strongly toward the President, y
Ohio and Illinois as confused and
Indiana as safe today"
AS Lucas checked off State after
State, newspaper man remarked that
he had not mentioned Wisconsin. He
replied he had hoped it would not be
mentioned"
Discussing matters which he said
dent. LrcaJ Soil hn would hazard a
gu0ss" that Mr.. Hoover would ce-
liver canpCign address in Indiana
probably il InGi1nHpoLs. A~kcd If M.
Hoo e. va p'alning a trip to Cali
fc~nia in addition to his Ea~tcrn cam
pai-n speech, Lu"Gs replied that 1t
would net b. necessary for HIM to so
to California to carry that State.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
Benefit Dances to Begin.

The first monthly dance of the Amer
icanization School Association will be
held Tuesday night in the ball room at
the Elks' Club, 919 H street. Proceeds
Will 60 toward purchase of uniforms for
tbs schools band, it was announced.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
Hunting Costs Fortune.

Hunters and fishermen in the United
States and Canada. according to the
American Game Association, spend
nearly $1,000 000, 900 annually in pur-
suit Of their favorite sports.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
PLANS CHINESE LEXICON
Prominent German Professor to

Compile Conversational Aid.
BONN, Germany (R-Prof. Erich
Schmitt of Bonn University is on his
way to Peiping to write a dictionary
of Modern Conversational Chinese into
German.
Prof Schmitt is one Of the foremost
sinologists He has written q Life
of Confucius" and many other works
on Chinese culture.
Evening star., 1932-10-20
MARYLAND is SEEN
SURE FOR HOOVER
Secretary Of Treasury Mills
Expresses Confidence in
Baltimore Address.
e. the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, October 2O-Confi-
dence that Maryland will be found in
TIE Republican column in November
as in the last election" was expressed
by Secretary of the Treasury Ogden L.
Mills at a Republican rally here last
ght.
John N. Garner. Democratic vice presi-
economic situation in Europe over a
five-month period in 1881, saying the
financial pane struck New York,
threatening this Nations credit struc-
ture and monetary system and receiv-
ing impetus from the measures in the
Democratic House of Representatives..
Panis Is Laid to Europe.
THE financial panic which began in
September. 1881, was due directly to
the European collapse" Mills said in
answer to the Democratic vice presi-
Dental nominees statement that the
Republican administrati ton either was
ignorant of the financial status of the
county during the last session of Con-
gross or deliberately concealed the true
State CT affairs.
1t was through the courageous and
unfaltering leadership of President
Hoover. said the Treasury Secretary,
that all of these dangers have been
averted and "the national credit stands
high. the dollar rings true on every
counter of the world and our private
credit structure rests once more on a
firm foundation"
DEPRESSING from his prepared address,
Secretary Mills referred to a simul-
taneous address by Gov. Roosevelt in
c1, ,rnI, fN1 ha he
wanted it ito get few facts clear"
The point l want to impress on
you," the Treasurer Secretary said after
mentioning the proposal of the Demo-
cratic president al nominee to discuss
Federal expenditures, lis that over a
long periou, Federal expenditures were
stable, whereas expenditures of State
and local governments increased per
cent year, and the State of New York
under Democratic administration led
the procession" Mills address was
delivered before an audience estimated
by Jacob France, the presiding officer,
at $500.
Expenditures Rise Slightly.
He prefaced his brief depression with
the statement he did not know what
Roosevelt would say, but If he followed
the course of Speaker Garner. "he will
compare 1927, the low point, with 1881
or 1882" During the nine years prior
to 1881. he added, Federal expenditures
Increased less than one-half of / per
cent year.
In mis- discussion of last Fridays
speech of the Democratic vice presi-
dental nominee, Mills said, that ";n the
course of two weeks the Democratic
House voted practically to double the
expenditures for the fiscal year 1888, to
unbalance the budget on a scale which
would have threatened the credit of the
Government"
Evening star., 1932-10-20
STUDENTS PLAN RALLY
G. W. "Speaking Congress" to Air
National Issues Tonight.

Public speaking students at George
Washington University, making up the
schools Speakers Congress" will
boom their candidates for the presi-
dency and other political leaders, at a
political rally tonight at o'clock in
Corcoran Hall.
The meeting will precede campus
political poll OF the entire student body.
Evening star., 1932-10-20

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