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Evening star., 1932-10-11
HOOVER REQUESTED
TO PAY AKRON VISIT
Harvey Firestone, Automobile Tire
Magnate, Makes Plea Per-
sonally Here.

President Hoover today was person.
ally requested by Harvey Firestone, au-
tomobile tire magnate, to make a brief
stop at Akron, Ohio, on his way to
Cleveland next Saturday, where he is
scheduled to make the second major
address Of his campaign.
Mr.. Firestone told the President the
citizens Of Akron are anxious for a
glimpse of him and would appreciate q
call, even if it were only for moment
He assured the President there would be
tremendous turnout. President Hoo
YER has taken Mr.. Firestone's recon-
mendation under advisement
During his visit Mr.. Firestone dis
cussed the business situation with the
President. After leaving the Presidents
Office Mr.. Firestone said to newspaper
men that an improvement in business
is general. He said this is noted in the
tire industry. He pointed out the pros
pect that his October sales will be sc
per cent greater than in September
Asked for an opinion on the political
outlook, he said he was hopeful for Mr.
Hoover's success at the polls. He added
that this election is based on more than
prosperity.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
Sanders Says Straw Votes Mean
Nothing-Jahncke Has No Doubt
About California.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, October 11-Statements
of confidence that President Hoover
would be reelected were made last
night by two leaders in the Republican
campaign.
Chairman Everett Sanders of the Re-
publican National Committee, said
comments made by our Democratic
friends on straw votes do not disturb
me-"
August and September straw votes
under ordinary conditions never are
more than rough approximations OF po-
litical opinions and in the present cam
paign they are virtually valueless," San
ders said in O statement.
Sanders said every time President
Hoover speaks he gains millions CT
votes" declaring most Of the straw votes
now made public were taken before the
Presidents speech at Des Moines, Iowa
las week.
Assistant Navy Secretary Ernest Lee
Jahncke, finishing a 3,000-mile cam
paign tour, said "a Hoover landslide has
begun in the West" He said there is
no doubt about California"
Harry S. New, former Postmaster
General, in a statement released from
national Republican headquarters, asked
why the sphinx-like Silence of the cour-
ageous Democratic presidential candi-
date On the soldiers bonus?" He said
Gov. Roosevelt had failed to take def
mite stand on the bonus.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
CRUSADERS LAUNCH
$500, 900 CAMPAIGN
Commander Appeals to Voters to
Seek Stand of Candidates
on Prohibition.
BY the Associated Press.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, october IL
Fred G. Clark of Cleveland, commander
in chief of the Crusaders, national anti
prohibition organization, opened a Ma
tion-wide victory fund campaign" here
last night with an appeal for voters to
arouse from the false sense Of security
that now envelopes them regarding pro-
hibition repeal"
Advancing the opinion that repeal OF
the eighteenth amendment would not
solve the liquor problem, Clark said his
organization would continue to fight
lawlessness in the liquor traffic after the
amendment is removed just as vigorous
ly as I'VE are fighting the bootlegger
who is breaking the law now"
"A strange phenomenon has occurred
in the last three months" he said
During the national conventions the
country was wide awake to the 1mpor-
tance of the prohibition issue. In re-
cent weeks we have heard little about
it, much to the alarm of people who be-
lieve in clean government and much to
the 10y and satisfaction of the boot
logger and his criminal satellites.
1T is no time to bicker about the
personal qualifications of men who seek
public office. In every legislative dis
trict we must scrutiniZe the stand of
every candidate on the prohibition issue.
We are interested in closing the speak
easy. destroying the bootlegger and di-
vorcing the stranglehold of this criml-
nal oligarchy on our political structure
The Crusaders have set national
goal of S500,000 for their drive.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
BUILDING INDUSTRY
TO AIR PROBLEMS
National Conference on Con.
struction to Be Held Thurs
day and Friday.

Long-range and immediate problems
facing the construction industry, largely
technical in character, will be reviewed
at general meeting to be held under
auspices of the group known as the Ma
tional Conference on Construction. at
the Department of Commerce Building
Thursday and Friday.
The United States Chamber of Com
merce and the Department of Com
merce. at the request of leaders of this
branch of business will participate in
the conference, to which representatives
of trade and professional organizations
interested in public and private con-
struction have been invited
They will consider recommendations
Of five special committees. which have
been at work for more than year pre-
pairing reports on statistics of trade,
realty finance. local organizations, waste
and undesirable practices and economic
relationships. These committees have
developed suggestions designed to bring
about greater stability in the building
business and to improve industry
through better coordination OF the
various factors in construction.
Secretary of Commerce Chaplin,
chairman of the National Conference
on Construction, and Julius H. Barnes,
former chairman of the board, United
States Chamber of Commerce, and
chairman of the conferences Executive
Committee, will open the meeting.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
HARRISON ATTACKS
GOLD THREAT CLAIM
Senator Says Bipartisan Confer
ences Were Not Told Standard
Was in Danger.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRING VALLEY, N. Y, october II.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
addressing a Rockland County Demo-
cratic rally last night, took issue with
President Hoover's statement at Des
Moines that the United States had been
within two weeks o. being forced of
the gold standard unless preventive
steps were taken.
That statement Is remarkable, COM
ing from the President" Senator Har-
rison said. Some of us Of the minority
because of our ranking position on vari-
Gus committees, were drawn into every
bipartisan conference in regard to the
depression. We were supposed to have
been informed of every new inroad on
the Government and on every plan OF
the administration for a change in
policy.
Il say to you that never at any time
was any suggestion made that the Gov
ernment was likely to abandon the gold
standard. On the contrary. the Treas
ury Department was constantly giving
cut optimistic statements to the public
giving the large amount of our gold re-
serves and decrying suggestions Of dam
ger that we might go of the gold
standard"
The Senator said President Hoover's
speech caused so much CONSERVATION
that stocks dropped l to 10 points the
next day and Europe was preparing
another assault on the dollar"
Evening star., 1932-10-11
CURTIS INCOMPETENCY
DECLARATION DENIED:
Records at Indian Bureau Show
Such Action Not Needed for Tax
Exemption on Land.

All the furore created by assertions
that Vice President Curtis declared
himself an incompetent Indian" to
secure a grant of tax-exempt land
narrows down to the following facts.
according to records at the United
States Indian Bureau:
In 1902, under the Act Of that year.
there was a division of the Oklahoma
tribal lands Of the Kaw Indians. One
Charles Curtis. by reason of his men,
berShip in that tribe, received approx
mately 258 acres Of surplus" land and
160 acres of homestead.
The Act of 1902 provided for re-
strictions on the surplus lands for Is
years and restrictions on the home
stead which expire in 1948 The re-
strictions are that the land Is not sub
ject to taxes and cannot be sold or
taken in satisfaction of debt claims
against the Indian owner. Under the
law, the only way these restrictions
to apply for and receive from the
Secretary of Interior certificate Of
competency"
Vice President Curtis, according to
the records. has never applied for a
certificate OF competency. Neither has
he taken any steps to declare himself
competent. Consequently, under the
provisions of the act. he holds the 160-
acre homestead without paying taxes.
The restrictions on the other tract ex-
pired in 1927.
The situation was brought to public
attention in letter addressed to Henry
j. Allen, director of publicity Of the
Republican National Committee, by a
magazine which charged the Vice
President had registered as an In
competent in order to secure the bene-
fits of tax exemption.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
M'ADOO HITS G. 0. P.
WAR DEBTS POLICY
Declares Republican Leadership
Cancelled 70 Per Cent of obi.
cations Owed to U. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TURLOCK, Calf, october 11-Wil-
liam G.. McAdoo, Democratic candidate
for United States Senator, declared in
an advance copy of campaign address
delivered here last night Republican
leadership" has Cancelled 10 per cent
of the principal Of war debts owed the
United States.
McAdoo recalled that he was Secre-
tary of the Treasury at the time the
bulk of the loans were made, and added
Our Republican friends who have
turned deaf ear to the needs of our
people, but listened to the appeals of
Europe, appointed debit funding COM
mission headed by Andrew Mellon of the
aluminium trust and the oil trust. That
commission never asked me, who made
the loans, for any information. yet they
went into conference with the repre-
sentatives of these nations, and when
they came out they had agreed to cut
the principal from 100 per cent to 80
Fer cent, an average shrinkage of 70 per
cent, and they had agreed to give these
nations 81 years in which to pay"
McAdoo said while he was Treasury
Secretary s8,000,O00,O0O was loaned to
European countries by unanimous vote
OF Congress because the allied nations
were so desperate for equipment and
supplies"
"All loans were legal" he said, land
the only security were the good faith
and honor of the nations" McAdoo said
ne opposed any cancellation.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
MAINE REPUBLICAN
ASKS VOTE RECOUNT
Defeated Candidate in Third Dis
trict Questions Legality of
Over 1000 Votes.
By the Associated Press.

AUGUSTA, Me, october 11.-Ralph
o. Brewster of Dexter, Republican, yes
terday petitioned Gov. Gardiner and the
Executive Council to recount State elec-
ton votes for Representative to Con-
gress cast in the third district. charging
that there had been fraudulent prac-
tices, illegal acts and errors" which al
fected more than 1000 votes"
Third district congressional election
returns tabulated by the Governor and
council two weeks ago gave John G.
Utterback of Bangor Democrat, 294-
vote lead over Brewster.
The former Governors recount petit
ton includes in its charges:
Fraudulent practices, illegal acts. and
errors" in the voting and in actions OF
election officials.
More than 1000 names registered on
the voting lists were not legally entitled
to vote
Registered voters names were not
duly posted.
"Officials marked votes for Utterback.
MANY voters marked more names for
the Office of Representative to Congress
than there were persons to be elected to
such Office"
In some cases legal votes cast were
not counted"
Some places did not have required
voting booths"
The petition comes before the Gov
ernor and council for consideration Oc-
tober IL.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
CITES HOOVER ACTS
CONTRARY TO LABOR
Democratic Committee Head Makes
Pubic Letter to A. F. of L.
President.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. october 11-Daniel j.
Tobin chairman of the labor division
OF the Democratic National Committee,
made public yesterday letter to Will
liam Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor, asking the organ
1zation to go little deeper into rec
ords of candidates before closing its
books on the 1882 campaign.
Tcbin cited the following eight points
which he said should be added to the
debit side of labor's ledger for the
Hoover administration ard Hoover
candidacy
Il. Opposed all direct Government
relief to starving unemployed
%. Had the White House painted
twice by non-union contractors.
SO. Delayed action on speeding up
public building, no part of which has
yet been actually started.
e. Refused to approve the prevail
Ing rate of wages law as long as it
contained penalty clause.
IS Permitted the award of the Hoo
yer Dam contract to the So-called six
companies, all non-union, and refused
to stop abuse of workers rights on this
job.
"6. Failed to act on authenticated
charges of f1cgging, peonage and swind-
ling of workers on the Government
financed Mississippi flood control work.
~. Refused to call conference in
the soft coal industry at the request
of the A. F. of L.
"S. Permitted contracts for uniforms
for hospitalized veterans to go to en-
plovers who pay wages ranging from
1896 to Sl3 despite labor'S protests"
Evening star., 1932-10-11
MAGNIFICENT ANTIQUITIES"
ARE CHARGED TO ROOSEVELT
Senator Vandenberg Denounces a Thor
oughly Agile Concealment of His
Specific Inclinations."

things could not be worse They forget
that in the economic cross-currents Of
the last few years 18 other nations have
been wrecked and disintegrated. They
forget that 40 others have been driven
off the sound bases Of normal money
standards.
The United States has come through
the storm with its fiscal system intact
and economic recovery we'll under way
Do you want to turn cur prospects into
uncertainty and doubt?"
The speaker declared that the
economic trend showed an upward curve
in late July. but that curve was turned
the other way following the Maine elec-
ton. in which the Democratic party
was victorious" He continued:
The aftermath Of the victory In
Maine is representative only in a small
way Of what business can expect If the
November election goes the same way
The menace of suicidal Democratic leg
islstion before Congress adjourned in
July kept recovery in check, and hate
to say what a Democratic victory in
November will do to it."
Evening star., 1932-10-11
ROOSEVELT MAPS
n MIDWEST TRIP
Governor Also Will Touch
Southern PointS-Meets
Garner Today.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, october 11.-A
meeting with Speaker John N. Garner
and possible announcement of the
official itinerary for his trip into the
South and Midwest were On the pro-
gram for Gov. Roosevelt today.
Speaker Garner was expected to come
here for conference with the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee.
James A. Farley, Democratic national
chairman, left Albany late last night to
meet the Speaker in New York before
he comes to Albany.
Farley Confers.
Earlier in the night Mr.. Farley, who
Is Gov. Rcosevelt'S campaign manager
had been closeted with the Governor
mapping cut the itinerary for the next
trip.
Over time tables they studied how
they could best cover what they feel Is
highly important campaign territory In
the limited travelling time available.
After the conference, Farley said
II had a conference with the Gov
ernor, and went over a proposed timer
ary which will be decided upon by the
Governor. He will make the announce
ment."
Changes to Be Made.
He would not say what stopping
places had been discussed. Yesterday
Mr.. Roosevelt indicated substantial
changes would be made in the itinerary
which quarters close to the Governor
had expected him to follow.
Assured by recent visitors, among
them Senator Huey p Long Of Louisi-
ana. that his presence is not needed
in the Southern States, the Governors s
associates had in mind a trip which
will give him more time in the Mid
west.
OF the eight days tentatively on the
itinerary, 1t was thought that at least
five could be spent in the border
States and in the Middle Western
battle-ground october II and 18 have
been mentioned as possible starting
dates
To Make Relief Speech.
Before his departure the Governor
will make at least one speach. He will
outline his views on Federal partici-
patton in relief activities in a radio
speech Thursday night at 10 o'clock.
Eastern standard time.
The speech which will be broadcast
nationally, will be in the nature of a
reply to letter which 10 welfare work
ers, writing as individuals, told the
Governor thev were sending to both
candidates. The letter asks the can
didates' views on relief. public works,
unemployment insurance, the children's S
bureau and education.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
MAIL CACHET ARRANGED
ON BOARD CONSTITUTION
Navy and Postal Authorities Plan
to Receive Letters on Frigate
October 27.

The Navy Department today an
nounced a special cachet for mail on
the U. S. S. Constitution has been ar
ranged with postal authorities for Navy
day, Thursday, October 27.
Old Ironsides is now at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, where she is sched-
uled to remain until after Thanksgiving
The department said the mail clerk Of
the Constitution will receive addressed
and properly stamped envelopes for this
special marking up to midnight of Oc-
tober 26.
Mail to be marked by the cache.
should be inclosed in an outer covering
and sent to Mail Clerk U. S. S. Con-
stitution, Navy Yard. Washington, D. c.
An outlined design of the frigate
under full sail. with the name U. S.
Constitution beneath. are embodied in
the Navy day cachet, which is sur
rounded by the legend, 1872, Navy
Day, 1882, George Washington Bicen-
tennial"
Evening star., 1932-10-11
REED SPEECH HELD
POLITICAL bLUNDER
Roosevelt Supporters Cha.
grined, Feeling Attack Was
Aimed at Woodrow Wilson.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, October 11.-MiSsouri
has plenty Of Roosevelt supporters, but
many of them are somewhat chagrined
today that the Democratic high COM
mand selected former Senator James
Reed of this State to make personal
attack on the President Of the United
States, his American citizenship and his
war record.
Reed was an arch enemy Of Hoover
even during the days when the latter
was food administrator under woodrow
Wilson. The Missouri Senator in his
speech really revived his feud against
Wilson, for every important act Of the
food administrator was approved by
President Wilson. It was Herbert Hoo
yer, too, who In 1918 appealed to the
country to support wilson's plea for a
Democratic Congress.
Called Political Blunder.
Missouri Democrats are united this
year as they have never been before,
but they looked askance today at the
idea Of Wilson's bitter opponent becom-
ing the spokesman for Franklin RoOse-
welt. The attack made by former Sena-
tor Reed at Des Moines against Hoover
won many voters for the latter. In a
close election it would have been a
colossal political blunder.
Aside from the Reed speech, the
principal topic of conversation here
about is the prospect Of business re-
vival as it Is related to the forthcom-
ing election. Most businessmen here
are opposed to change and fear It,
but. they think the country will ulti-
program. 1t is significant that the
Roosevelt election is expected and only
in the last few days have any signs
of increasing Hoover strength begun
to appear.
1t is taken for granted that Bennett
Clark son of the late Champ Clark.
will win the Senatorship to succeed
Harry Hawes, Democrat, and that
Roosevelt will have a siZeable majority
in the State Indications are that
Roosevelt will carry Missouri by any
where from 100000 upward, reversing a
majority that Hoover had Of about the
same figure four years ago.
Republicans Heartened.
Republicans have been heartened by
the Hoover speech at Des Moines and
look forward to the Coolidge address
tonight. but, unless something miracu-
lous occurs in the next three weeks
that is the way it is expressed on every
side-the Democrats will sweep this sec
ton of the country.
The depression is the chief reason for
the Democratic tide. 1t has been yelling
up for some time and looks now more
like tidal wave. This is wet section
of the world-here beer Is dominant
issue-and the fact President Hoover
vas silent on the matter while Roose-
welt proposed the modification Of the
Volstead act to permit light wines and
beer added materially to the Roosevelt
opportunity in Missouri. Republicans
privately concede that if the election
were held this week the State would cast
its electoral vote for Roosevelt. They
still hope for some last-minute shifts
and changes, but they are not altogether
sure from what direction the impetus
can come to be of sufficient strength to
reverse the big tide Of anti-Hoover
sentiment that seems to be swaying the
Missouri electorate.
Evening star., 1932-10-11
ELECTION is VOTERS
TEST, SAYS WILBUR
Thinks Citizens Will Use Common
Sense Instead of Voting
Depression Blindly.
By the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, october 1.-THE COM
ing election was described last night
by Secretary Wilbur of the Interior as
mot a test of the leadership of Presi-
dent Hoover. but a test of the
citizens of the United States" He spoke
at Republican rally.
In his prepared address. as made
public by the Republican National Com
nittee, Wilbur said: I'VE need to face
the essential fact that the kernel in the
Democratic political nut is the hope
and perhaps the belief that people will
blindly vote the depression, just as they
voted the drought in certain areas two
years ago.
The critical and outstanding ques-
ton before the American people today
is whether they ere to be. misled in
voting the depression or whether they
have the understanding, character and
the wisdom to use their common sense
in making the great decision, for it is a
great decision.
This coming election is not test of
the leadership Of President Hoover. but
it is test of the citizens OF the United
States. Will they in a great campaign,
with the welfare of their country at
stake, voice their irritation at the polls
or will they use their wits?
Certainly with the great constructive
program which is now in the hands Of
one of the greatest constructive men
that our history has known, it would be
simple folly, if not suicidal folly, to fail
to use our brains in making de-
Cision.
The world today has literally tens
of thousands of people who are living
evidence of the fact that President
Hoover did not forget them as little
starving children. How many people
have been fooled by the political bum
Combe about the forgotten man, do
not know, but I do know that literally
millions of people are reverently thank
full that Herbert Hoover saw to 1t that
there were no forgotten children in dis
tressed areas during the Great War. or
later, in the flood districts of the Mis-
sissippi."
Evening star., 1932-10-11
Observing Birthday Here

a II Al. GEN. WILLIAM L. SIBERT,
M U. S. A., retired, sole survivor
V Of the original Isthmian Canal
l i Commission. is in Washington
to spend his seventy-second
birthday anniversary with his son, Maj
Franklin c. Sibert, at the latter's home,
1881 Biltmore street.
Enjoying excellent health, the famous
builder Of the Gatun locks and dam Of
the Panama Canal, one of the great
engineering feats Of all time, has come
where he devotes the present years Of
retirement to the enjoyable pursuits of
farming.
Appointed by Roosevelt.
OF the six distinguished men ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt to un-
dertake the building Of the Panama
Canal, all but Gen. Sibert have passed
away They were Maj. Gen. George
w. Goethals, Maj. Gen. William c..
Gorgas, Col. David DuBose Gaillard,
Admiral Harry B. Rousseau and Gov.
Joseph c. S. Blackburn.
To Gen. Sibert fell the stupendous
task Of excavating and constructing the
Atlantic side of the canal, which in.
cluded, also, the west breakwater and
SOAoll 11d1UOi 0CoAaCS elEC ootuA AoSho
and dam. For his services in Panama
he was promoted to brigadier general
and given the thanks of Congress, an
honor accorded to but few men In mill
tary or civil life.
Gen. Sibert, however, was not one to
rest on laurels already won. His engi-
neer ability Is associated with many
great waterway projects in this country.
Demonstrated Skill.
At the outbreak Of American par
ticipation in the World War. the great
engineer demonstrated also his skill as
soldier He was the commander of
the 1st Division and accompanied that
pioneer combat unit of the A. E. F. to
France in June, 1917. 1t was the
superb training Of the 1st Division that
made it later one of the outstanding