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The Washington times., 1932-10-19
GOV, ROOSEVELT
THANKS LEAGUE

Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt to-
day sent a message of thanks to
the National Popular Government
League. OF Washington. which
early this month announced its
support of the New York gov
ernor for the presidency, revers-
ing its 18-year precedent of non
partisanShip.
The message from the candi-
date announces that Roosevelt will
continue his demands that the re-
naming power resources of the
country be kept for the benefit of
the people as whole and mot
be allowed to geth into the hands
Of those who would exploit them
for their own selfish benefit"
The league on october 7 ii.
formed the governor that by a 80
per cent vote on referendum. 1t
had decided to reverse tenn
porarily its non-partisan position,
and by an overwhelming majority
voted to actively support Roose-
welt on the issues of power, con.
SerVation of natural resources and
forestry.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

WINSTON SALEM, N. c.,
Oct, 10 GN.SD Reserved and
outwardly calm. w. N. Reynolds,
tobacco magnate. failed today to
give any signs of the turbulent
mental conflict that confronted
him when he suggested the drop
ping of prosecution in connection
with his nephew'S death.
He asked the State to drop the
murder charges against the
widow, Libby Holman Reynolds,
and Alb Walker. chum of the
dead boy, Zachary Smith Rey-
nolds. only after letters and
cables from Smith to his bride
appeared to contradict his cher
ished belief that his nephew was
too happy to think OF suicide.
Suicide Preferable"
The messages were sent to
Libby Holman at various times
when they were apart after their
secret marriage.
One, from Paris, sent to the
Broadway torch singer while she
was appearing in a show. read:
"Why return now? Meet you
later-but suicide is preferable.
This is the last cable. Good
bye. Love-"
The cable. in the light of other
misslves, was generally inter-
preted as meaning Smith pre-
terred suicide to continued sepa-
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
HIGH COURT ACT.
MAY Be BLOW
To VETS
Battle Of Two Big Parties for
House Control Seen Put in
State Legislative Hands

The battle Of the major par.
ties for control of State.govern.
ments today assumed national
Importance as result of the
Supreme Court s decision up.
holding the congressional re,
dlstricting act of Mississippi.
The result is that the party
which obtains control of the leg.
islatureS in at least 10 States
may be able to "gerrymander'
congressional districts SO that it
can control the House two years
from now.
Dry Issue Affected
The decision also has a bear
ing on the wet and dry issue. for
legislatures also will have power
to alter congressional districts to
favor either the vets or the drys.
The high court, in effect, ruled
that private citizen cannot I'M
der present law invoke the aid of
courts to prevent State legiSla-
lures from dividing States into
congressional districts as they
please.
AS a result of court action or
failure of legislatures to act, the
entire congressional delegations
in Missouri, North Dakota. and
Minnesota must be elected at
large. One or more members of
the House must be elected at
large from New York, Florida,
Illinois. Ohio. Oklahoma, Texas
and Connecticut.
Blow at VETS
An example of the far-reaching
effect of the decision is seen in
the situations nNew York, Illi-
nois, Ohio, and Missouri.
Should either the Republicans
or Democrats control the State
government, they could shuttle
congressional districts to the ad-'
vantage of either party.
BY denying fair representation
in the big cities. the legislatures
could keep many wet Congress-
men out and put dry members
in office.
Under the general reapportion-
ment of members of the House
among States, based on the 1880
census, it was expected that the
vets would gain at least 20 mem
bers. The legislatures, however,
now will have power to nullify
this gain.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
HOOVER s GAINS
|NPOLL To Do
HIM No GOOD
Lot Of Paper, Pencils Needed
to Figure Out How He
Can Be Reelected
By COLE Z. MORGAN

The gains that President
Hoover has been showing of
late in the debatable Eastern
and Central States, and even
in spotted sections west of the
Mississippi, still fail to show
wherin he can acquire the
266 electoral votes necessary if
he is to continue another term
in the White House.
Returns in the nationwide
postcard presidential poll of The
Washington Times and other
Hearst newspapers give the Re
publican nominee a total of las
potential electoral votes in States
where he had obtained a ma
jority of the Hoover Roosevelt
poll ballots.
Still 121 Shy
This 145 includes the AZ of
New York and the 26 of Ohio
and the 9 of Kansas and the
6 of Colorado that are not given
to him in other straw votes. The
Hearst newspapers poll, there
fore, is giving Hoover everything
that the straw tests as a whole
say he is entitled to. The las
votes now to his credit still leave
him 121 to go for q bare ma.
jority of the 531 total.
The l45 include all New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey,
Ohio. Kansas and Colorado. Add
to that Delaware 3, PennSyl-
vania's 36, Michigan'S 10, In
diana's 4, Illinois 20, Iowa'S II,
Montana's 4, Idaho's 4, Wyo-
ming's 3, all States where he has
shown some recent pickup, and
it would give him 1873 additional
for a total Of 1858. That would
put him over. But wait a minute.
Must Have Illinois
Nothing has developed as yet
to warrant even remotely the
conceding of Illinois to Hoover,
Without Illinois, but with all of
the other States mentioned. he
would be 81 short.
His home State of California
could not even save him in that
situation, for it has only %. And
despite the optimistic talk of Re
publican leaders about the Cali
fornia situation, the poll returns
and other developments have
failed thus far to indicate wherein
the California revolt against
Hoover has lost its momentum.
It will take a lot of paper
and pencils and head-Scratching
to work out the answer of where
the electoral votes are coming
from to put Hoover across.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Gov. Roosevelt Lashes Hoovers Tactics;
Charges Campaign of Fear
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those countries which employ
cheap labor or who operate under
standard Of living which is
lower than that of our great
laboring groups"
He replied to President Hoov-
er's declarations that the Demo
cratic tariff policy would result
in the further loss of American
trade with foreign countries, by
saying:
1--WE now have a Strangula-
ton of that very trade under
the tariff system of unsystem-
attic and unscientific tariff bills
set up by the log rolling that
created the Grundy tariff"
DENIES FIGHT ON r. F. c.
Roosevelt said that when the
voters carefully consider the
complete inaction" of the Repub-
lican leadership at Washington
for the last three years during
the economic storm. their answer
to the spectre of fear" must be:
'NO, we are not afraid of
change"
He said things might have been
worse had it not been for the
Federal reserve system and the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton, both of which he insisted
ARE the result of the constructive
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Oct
10 GN.SD Following is the text
of the letter written by w. N
Reynolds, uncle of the late Zach,
ary Smith Reynolds, suggesting
that the indictments of the
widow, Libby Holman Reynolds
nnd Alb Walker, be nolle pressed
"Mr. Carlisle Higgins,
Winston Salem, N. C..
"My Dear Mr.. Higgins:
Ever since the death of my
nephew. Smith Reynolds. ] have
been very much interested in
and have given very careful
and thoughtful attention to
everything that I could learn
about that tragic occurrence.
Knowing Smith as / did, and
realizing the many fine traits
of character that he had, /
am convinced that his attitude
toward life was such that he
would never have Intentionally
killed himself. Nothing that
have been able to learn about
the case has been sufficient to
change my mind in that re-
Spect.
Evidence Lacking
"On the other hand, it Is
equally true, in my opinion. and
in that of Smiths brother and
sisters, that the evidence fails
to prove cOncIuSivcIy that Smith
was murdered.
Il realize that the matter of
handling these indictments is
officially in your hands as the
representative of the State and
that no individual has or ought
to have anything to do with the
question of whether or not the
cases are prosecuted or are
dropped. But there has been
a great deal of comment and
speculation as to what the atti-
tude of Smiths family is to-
ward these cases.
with that fact in mind, / am
taking the liberty of writing
you this letter by way of dis
closing that attitude and Of
saying to you that if in the dis
charge of your further official
duties with respect to these
cases you come to the cOnelu-
sion that it is right and fair
and in the public interest that
the cases be dropped. then that
action on your part will certainly
have no criticism from me or
Som the other members of
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

Mrs. P erry
Belmont. at
l 6 l 8 N e W
Hamp S h ire
A v e.. Wash
ington, D. c..
W it h selec
tions from
B e | C o ur t,
their Newport
place, h a We
e e n placed
on Exhibition
a t American
Art ASSocia-
tion.AnderSon
G. erie S.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT
HIS DARLING ANGEL, HE
WROTE TORCH SINGER

actly what I want and nothing
less. am entitled to com.
plete exOneratiOn."
Smiths uncle also co-guardian
for his nephew. who was to in
herit a 10000. 900 fortune in a
few years, decided upon his latest
move in the case after the family
attorneys advised him. they had
been unable to find grounds for
prosecution.
Higgins POnders Course
The law firm, Manley. Hendren,
and Womble, wrote Reynolds:
1--WE have been unable to dis.
cover evidence which in our
opinion would justify us in ad-
viSing the family to join in
the prosecution Of the indict-
ment."
Higgins, after receiving the
letter from Reynolds, said:
"IH take plenty Of time to
consider the matter. shall
consider the letter carefully,
coming from the source that it
does.
after careful and deliberate
consideration, / shall make up
my mind regardless of who
wants this or that done. That
is my responsibility and i in
tend to follow it,"
In the letter to Higgins. Reyn-
olds made it plain he realized the
case was officially in Higgins
hands for disposition and that no
individual ought to determine
whether prosecution should be
pushed.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Hubs Mayor Sp1rns
SdLUGtiOn ArnlU Fund

BOSTON, Oct. 18 GNSD.
Sharp criticism by Mayor James
M. Curley was to be answered in
New York today by Miss Evange-
line Booth, commander-in r-in-chief of
the Salvation Army in the United
States. BoSton's chief executive
refused to contribute to the Saliva
ton Army's maintenance fund
giving as his reason that Miss
Booth publicly appealed for the
reelection of President Hoover.
The mayor has been an ardent
supporter of Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt for President.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
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now but that an indictment
might again be brought at any
time.
Polikoff would not reveal Mrs
Reynolds whereabouts. She Is
understood to be living in Seclu
sion on an estate near Baltimore
where she is nurtuting the ap
proach of motherhood.
Libby's conversation with her
attorney when she learned of the
letter of w. N. Reynolds to So
hcitor Higgins, follows:
POlikOff: Can you stand
some good news?"
Mrs. Reynolds: "YeS, of
course. It's about time 1 had
some"
POikoff: "Mr. Will Reynolds
has asked Solicitor Higgins to
drop the case because the
Reynolds family doesn't think
there is enough evidence to jus
tify the indictment"
Mrs. Reynolds: "Oh, my God"
Polikoff: ut seems they want
60 nOlle PROSE- the charge"
Mrs. Reynolds: What does
that mean?"
POlikoff: ut means that the
State may drop it now. but you
might sometime again be in
dicted."
I'm INNOCENT
Mrs. Reynolds: II don't want
that. l won't stand for it.
am innocent and they know 1t.
POlikOff: "Then you want
me to demand a trial?"
Mrs. Reynolds: That's ex-
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Smiths Uncle Writes Family Would
BE Happy If A Lotion We're Dropped

Smiths family. In fact, 1
think that under the circum-
stances, all of US would be quite
happy if it should be your de-
ciSiOn to drop the cases.
Sends Judge Copy
DISTRESSED as we all are over
Smiths unfortunate death, none
Of us could find any pleasure
In a prosecution that was not
fully sustained by the circum-
stances of his death.
81 am taking the liberty Of
sending a copy of this letter to
Judge Stack for his information.
with personal regards and
best wishes. I am
"YOurs very truly.
wv. N. REYNOLDS"
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
HOOU.er Is AssdiLed
At BLQdensburq Club

Democratic and labor leaders
last night joined in an attack
on the Hoover administration at
a rally staged by the Bladens-
burg District Democratic Club in
st. Luke's Parish Hall, Bladen5-
burg.
The speakers were Representa-
tive Stephen w. Gambrill AMI
State Senator Lansdale G. Sas.
seer and John P. ColpoyS, edi
tor of the Trade UnioniSt. DR..
Robert w. Mccullough, club
president presided.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

ton, but l seek a humane ad-
miniStratiOn. I am on the side
of courage, with a united and
a liberal purpose, with q pro-
gram worthy of the task before
us. 1 ask your support that
America may have a chance to
go forward. or the result 1 have
no fear"
AS he stepped from his private
train in Pittsburgh before coming
here by motor he received asSur-
anceS of democratic leaders that
he has an excellent chance" Of
carrying the Keystone State.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Libby's Father Has
"Nothinu to Say"

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 10
GN.SD Although very much
interested" in the development,
Alfred Holman. father of Libby
Holman Reynolds. had nothing
to say" today regarding the re-
port that the Reynolds family
would not join in any prosecution
of his daughter for the death of
Smith Reynolds, young heir to
tobacco millions.
Il have nothing to say. and
l am sure Miss Holman will
have nothing to say"
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Smiths Brother ConCurS
In NoIIe Prose- Plea

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c.. Oct.
10 U.N.SD.-R. j. Reynolds, jr..
brother of 20year-old Smith Rey,
nolds, who was found fatally shot
at his estate here last summer, to-
day said he was a party to and
concurred in the request of w. N.
Reynolds. titulap head of the
wealthy tobacco family, that muir
der indictments against Mrs. Libby
Holman Reynolds and Alb Walker
be nOlle pressed. He said:
Il do not believe Smith COM
mitted suicide. but at the same
time, do not believe there is
sufficient evidence to show that
Mrs. Reynolds or Walker was
responsible. What happened
that night probably will never
be known"
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

foresight OF the Democratic party
and its leaders"
After insisting he never had
criticized or objected to the estab-
lishment of the reconstruction
Finance Corporation. the governor
added:
The point is that it is not
that the Republican AdminiStra-
ton established that agency
it is how it used that agency.
The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation has performed
many excellent services in ex-
tending credit to banks and
other institutions, but it is the
fact, which l eSta bliShed last
spring, and which the record of
the subsequent months has dis
closed, that / was right in say
ing that only small portion of
the actual credits advanced by
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
pOratiOn has trickled down
Seeped thrOugh-tO the indi-
vidual, to the worker, and the
farmer, and the man without a
jOb-Or, for that matter, to the
small business man himself"
CHARGES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Roosevelt asserted that the
fundamental purposes and prin-
clpleS of the reconstruction FL
nance Corporation have not been
carried out by the Republican
administration at Washington.
He summed up his indictment
of the Hoover administration
with one word "mismanage-
ment" He said:
"If this nation wants to know
what is wrong with its national
government, will give them
the answer in one word that
word is 'mismanagement.'"
The Democratic presidential
nominee expressed conviction the
American people are ready for
change of administrationS-"a a
change that will put into prac-
tice the lessons which we have
had to learn through our trials
and troubles"
Driving home the point that
the nation cannot endure half
boom and half broke" Roosevelt
said:
The Hoover administration
forgot these facts encouraged
spectators, strangIed foreign
markets by indefenSible tariffs,
and accomplished nothing for
agricultural communities, de-
pressed already to the lowest
point in modern history"
He said he had suggested a
program for the rehabilitation of
agriculture, for placing the rail
roads on their feet that he pro-
posed to curb the exploitation of
hard-earned savings. and that he
had a definite program for fair
control of public utility and pub
lie service. He said:
THE Democratic program is
practical and 1 pledge to you
that it will be carried out with
speed and dispatch"
Roosevelt said he holds to the
belief that the Government eX-
lists for individual men and
women and that its first objective
should be to promote their hap
pinesS. He added:
ITO me Government is not a
machine driven by teChnicianS,
hut human. Svmpathetic, and
responsive institution"
He said that unless everyone
prospers the nation falters,' and
then he concluded:
Il seek a sound admin stra.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

appearing on
the stage here
this week, has
it that Greta
Garbo is all
S i g n e d up
with the film
makers to do
at least one
more Ameri-
can picture.
Miss Jordan
said:
II d on t
X n OW Miss
GarbO person
ally, but l
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

FERRY BELMONT The collection
will be sold at auction on Fri
day and Saturday.
Among the artists whose work
is on exhibition are Nicholas
Macs, Aelbert, Cuyp. Jan Mole
naer, Hobbema, Van OStade,
Detaille and Paul Jean ClayS.
Included in the collection is
the tapestry which hung over
the great marble fireplace,
carrying the eye up to the elabo-
rate ceiling, inset with paintings
brought by Mr.. Belmont from
an old Venetian palace.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

and SO weak MRS. MACDOU"hL
she could barely walk across a
room, Mrs. MacDougall an
nounced she was going to fight
to recover the place she had
lost the owner of a $2.500,000
chain of coffee shops.
1t took her actly four
months to get her feet again
and become solvent. and her
restaurants are now we'll packed
for meals.
Twenty-Five years ago Mrs.
MacDougall began her enter
prise on a capital of $38.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
GAINS BY CANDIDATES
IN PRESIDENTIAL POLL

The tabulation onous thus
and GoOno Roosevelt in the nation
and other Hearst
shos the majority that each candidate has I" each
n leading.
In addition candidate the latest
returns compared NTH the last
State reports usually
lUeeE G9Grt.
table OF each cGndt
improved his position
pared Utth the preceding report from that State.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

the hands of
receivers last
May. Fro m
now on she
will have COM
plete control
of the Little
Coffee Shop.
in the Grand
Central Ter
minal, a n d
Cortile, in
West Forty
third Street.
On June s,
just out of
a Sanitarium
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
WILL RECALL DEBS

Exercises in commemoration of
the life of Eugene V. Debs will
be held at Typographical Tenn
pie tomorrow at 3 p. m. Will
liam A. Toole. of Baltimore. will
speak and a speech by Norman
Thomas will be broadcast.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

time she will
vote for the
pre- sidential
nominee of
one of the
major parties
by casting her
b a | o t for
G Ov e rnor
r oos e v cit.
One SAID.
Our pres
ent disorders
need imme-
diate atten-
tiOn or mean
while the pa
tient will die.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Alice Foote MacDougaII
Stages Rapid Comeback

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Mrs
Alice Foote MacDougall has re.
gained ownership of two of her
coffee shops which went into
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Garbo Coming Back,
Says Dorothy Jordan

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Nevs
from the. Hollywood front
brought by that piquant cinema
star, Dorothy Jordan, who is
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

KNOW Tor GRETA GARBO
fact that she has a contract
she signed just before she sailed
for Sweden in which she prom
iSeS to return and make at least
one more picture in Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance of October
IT: $863, ,931 ,373.16; expenditures,
$77,1l4.256.17; custom receipt
$13,671,21472.
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
annie Hurst Out
For Gov. Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Fan
ME Hurst, the novelist, has
announced that for the first
The Washington times., 1932-10-19
Belmont Painting
To Be Sold in N. Y.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Paint-
ingS. furniture and objects of
art from the home Of Mr.. and
The Washington times., 1932-10-19

these convictions the figure n
Franklin Roosevelt looms with
value and importance"
Evening star., 1932-12-24
RETIRED POLICEMAN
BURLlNGAME DIES
Former Sergeant Stricken While
Buying Turkey in Store Near
Thurmont, Md.

Sergt Harry T. Burlingsne, who re-
tired in June, 1880, from the Metropoli-
tan Police Department, died suddenly
yesterday as he was purchasing a tur-
key for Christmas in a store near Thur
mont. Md. He had lived in Maryland
since his retirement.
Born in New York in May, 1874, Bur-
lingame enlisted in the Engineer Corps
during the Spanish War and served In
the Philippines He was appointed to
the Police Department in 1904. and in
1926 was made a sergeant. For some
time he was detailed in the Bureau OF
Investigation, under Lieut.. Fred Sand
berg, fingerprint expert. Later, as a
foot sergeant, he was stationed in the
ninth precinct.
He was a member Of Harding Post,
Spanish War Veterans. and Columbia
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ. He IS survived by
his widow. Fanny A. Burlingame.
The body will be brought here for in
terment in Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
FRATRICIDE TRIAL JURY
UNABLE TO AGREE
New Hearing Set for Loren Trues-
dale on January 80 by
Judge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA, Ohio. December 24.-The jury
which tried Loren Truesdale, %, on
charge of killing his brother Earl. 20.
and Miss Thelrna Woods, IT, was dis
charged by Judge E. E. Everett after
the nine men and three women failed
to reach a verdict.
The jury had dehberated since 8 pm
Tuesday. 1t had advised Judge Everett
at noon 1t was unable to agree.
Judge Everett set January 80 as the
date for a new trial.
The State charged Truesdale with
killing his brother because Earl was
always taking my girls" Miss Woods
was killed. the prosecutor said, because
Loren feared she would reveal the
crime.
Truesdale denied the slayings, as
serting he sat in a stalled automobile
10 miles from the scene when the kill
ings supposedly were committed, on the
night of May 80, 1881.
The bodies of the couple. bound and
beaten, we're found in an abandoned
quarry near here several days later.
Evening star., 1932-12-24
1n Mrntnrtaitt

ALLEN, ADDH E. Sacred to the memory of
my darling mother ADDIE z. ALLEN.
who departed this life fourteen years ago
today December "a, 1918.
A happy home We once enjoyed-
How sweet its memory still
But death has left a vacancy
This world can never MI.
ALLEN. ADDIE ELIZA. In sweet memory
0v,hE Ete no EMO 2.hsE Hefs ss Mrs so suadsa a2p
Christmas eve, 1918
OFT to ourselves We think OF you.
Think Of the things we used to do.
Think Think Of the things we used to say.
Sometimes We sigh. but most times we CRY,
While thinking Of you Oft TO ourselves.
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
CURTIS. MARY JANE. In sad but loving
JANE GnRT o. (res y qssT ss mother 9th MARX
this life three years ago today, Deem
Der "a. 1929.
Loving thouehts true and tender,
HER DEVOTED SON. JOSEPH BELL.
LUCAS, ROBERT H. Sacred to the MEM
ory Of our dear brother ROBERT II.
1920.
The. sweetest memory of you will al
E5ESss kfSs; sEoTTa TAYIoR 6SoSH AND II 4HoA*s oAs
MINOR, JULIUS. In sad but loving re-
MINOR, who departed this life six years
ago today, December "a, 1926.
Not dead to us who love him,
He's only gone before.
He lives with us in memory
And will forevermore
HIS DEVOTED MOTHER AND FATHER