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Evening star., 1936-10-18
FEW IOWA VOTERS
MAY SWING STATE
10 to IS Per Cent May Give
II Electoral Ballots to
Either Party.
BY C. c. CLIFTON,

DES MONIES, Iowa, october IL
Iowa, basking in the glory Of being q
potential pivotal State, still remains in
the doubtful column on the presi-
dency.
For the present the race for the
States II electoral votes is so close
the decision may be made by 10 to
Is per cent of the voters who have
not made up their minds.
In the end the State doubtless will
go with the national drift. if the
tide becomes pronounced. There is
no doubt that if this were an of year
the Republican State ticket would win
easily from the Democratic State off,
GERS, who have been in four years.
Resembles 1916 Battle.
There also is little dispute that the
State election will go as the presi-
dency goes. unless the race between
Roosevelt and Landon is nervously
close.
The closer election day approaches
the more the 1886 campaign resem-
bles that 1916 battle between Wilson
and Hughes. In 1916 Hughes carried
Iowa by little less than $4,000 votes.
Wilson had not carried State ad-
ministration into Office with him in
1912, hence the patronage and pay
roll of the State and national ad-
spending for farm ad unemployment
relief, now give the Democrats an
advantage they did not have 20 years
ago.
Balancing against this is the four
year record Of the Democratic ad-
ministration which requires defense
and opens up attack by the Republi-
can outs.
Crowds Meet Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt was met by
huge and enthusiastic crowds in his
two swings across corners of the
State last week. He went across
Northeastern Iowa, where there is q
heavy Democratic vote, and across
southeastern Iowa, which is reported
by scouts to be heavily Republican.
Democrats were happy to have the
President personally pep up their
campaign, which has not been as
aggressive as the Republicans have
made. The Democrats have peen hit
by deaths of United States Senator
Louis Murphy and Representative B.
M. Jacobsen of the second Iowa dis
trict, and they are meeting trouble
with wet Republicans going back to
their ticket, anti-New Deal Demo-
Gratis leaving the Democratic party
and assaults upon spending and debt.
Republicans have to overcome a
lead of $4,000 votes piled up by
to win back net of $4,000 votes, or
an average of 1000 votes per county.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
FIGHT FOR INDIANA
GROWS Stronger
Chiefs of Both Parties See
Possibility Ia Votes
May Be Decisive.
BY WILLIAM L. TOMS,


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October II.
AS authentic polls and straw votes
continue to indicate that Gov. All
M. Landon has the edge in Indiana,
the more interested both parties be-
come in the Hoosier States IA elec-
toral votes.
Since the beginning Of the CAM
paign. leaders of the two major par
ties in Indiana have been alert to
the possibility that these IA electoral
votes might easily prove the decid-
ing factor in the coming election.
And now national political leaders are
demonstrating a solicitious attitude
toward Indiana that was not mani
fest at the time of the national con-
ventions and for many subsequent
weeks.
Not in many presidential elections
have Hoosier voters seen the political
fireworks and cannonading that will
resound here in the final fortnight Of
the 1896 battle. And In the tre-
mendous registration of the voters this
year may be found concrete evi-
dence that citizens Of this State are
attentive to the arguments now being
advanced.
Word is out that Gov Landon may
make one of his final campaign ad-
dresses in the Hoosier capital ere tbs
month passes. Both he and Knox
crossed the State this past week,
making numerous ear-platform talks.
What they say IS being fortified with
addresses by such outstanding orators
as Senator Frederick Steiwer OF Ore
gon and former Senators James E.
Watson Of Indiana and Simeon D.
Fess of Ohio.
And the Democrats are striking
back, employing the cream of their
national oratorical talent to check
what all agree is steady movement
against the New Deal. In the next
few days Democratic audiences will
hear such noted party speakers as
United States Senator Pat Harrison
Of Mississippi, Harold L. Ickes, Secre-
tary Of the Interior, United States Sen
ator Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky.
keynote speaker at the last national
convention; the Hoosier States two
United States Senators, Frederick Van
Nuys and Sherman Minton; Gov. Paul
v. McNutt of this State and others
receiving late speaking assignments.
Backing up the presidential fight
is the contest for places on the new
congressional delegation of IL men,
bers, only one of whom now is Re-
publican. The determined work of
the G. o. P. organization is expected
to bring the party two or three ad-
ditional Representatives, despite the
claim Of Democrats that they will
return a solid delegation to WASH
ington next year.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
DEMOCRATS HOLD
CALIFORNIA LEAD
Opposition of Republican
Newspapers Fails to
Erase Edge.
BY BART SHERIDAN,


LOS ANGELES, October l7.-Dem-
ocratic voting strength in California
is remaining doggedly out in front
despite vigorous Roosevelt opposition
by the States many Republican news
papers.
Newest press association registra-
tion figures for the State give the
Democrats 5783 per cent Of the total
registration Of 3,251 1866, and the Re-
publicans 1925 per cent. This is a
gain of 0.26 of l per cent for the
Democrats and a loss of 0.45 Of l
per cent for the Republicans since the
August compilations
So accepted is the pro-Roosevelt
trend the legislative propositions for
the November ballot are being backed
and opposed, officially and otherwise,
almost as vigorously as are the OPP
posing presidential candidates. Cam
paign expenditures, reported as Of
October /. showed that nearly $780,
900 had already been raised to pro-
mote or oppose the propositions.
Chain Store Tax Fight Bitter.
The reports show that the largest
sums Of money have been put TO work
on the chain-store tax referendum,
the proposal to eliminate tide-land
oil drilling and two liquor control
measures-local option and reorgan-
lied liquor control.
Bitterest of the fights is that over
the chain-store tax. A proposal 70
protect independent merchandising
by levying a progressive assessment
on retail stores, the measure was
voted by the last State Legislature
and is being balloted as referendum
proposition. 1t would impose a fee
of $500 per store on the retail estab-
lLshments owned by the larger chains,
Follow State Wide Scandal.
The two liquor-control measures
come in the wake of a Statewide
scandal over the liquor licensing ac-
tivities of the Board Of Equalization,
present beverage control unit. The
local option amendment, coming be-
fore the same voters who repealed
the Wright prohibition act in 1882.
will probably not get the required
ma ajority. The second liquor measure,
proposing substitution of an appoint
i've administrative commission for the
present system, might pass on the
strength of the recent scandal, all
though its opponents insist it makes
possible a still groSser Haunting OF
the taxpayers trust.
Tide-land oil drilling-the oil pump
ing practice which pollutes the beach
short area with a murky refuse oil
would be prohibited under another
| proposed law.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
WASHINGTON DRIFT
is TOWARD LAND0N
Labor Struggles in Puget
Sound Basin Hurts
Roosevelt.
BY JAMES De X. BROWN,

SEATTLE, Wash, October 17.-La-
Dor disturbances in the Puget Sound
Basin with the threat of general
strike tieing up all transportation IA
cilities are responsible for a slow but
steady swing away from the Roosevelt
standard to the Republican party in
this State.
There is also disintegration of the
Washington Commonwealth Fedora
ton, the parent body of the radical
organization. Immediately after the
September primaries, when the radi-
cal left wing Democrats were defeated
for nominations organized labor with
drew from the Federation. Then there
was a shake-up and ether units
dropped out. This was followed by
reputation of left wing Endorsements
by candidates, excepting those who
had signed pledges.
The withdrawal of organized labor,
IlOWcF6T, Was IOO idIC. AAC 6CAiSA "a
public knew there was tie-up. This
is one of the reasons why there is a
falling of of Roosevelt sentiment. The
Commonwealth Federation and other
communistic groups as well as organ
ized labor have openly indorsed Pres
ident Roosevelt The primary vote
showed that the vast majority of vot-
ers are opposed to the extreme left
wing policies of the Democratic party.
Republican leadership is taking ad-
vantage of this situation.
Straw ballot polls being taken in
this State on various candidates. and
issues show a strong trend toward con-
servatism. President Roosevelt Is not
being accorded anything like the sup
port received two years ago-in fact
In all polls including those in both the
industrial centers and in the country
districts he is falling behind the Lam
don-Knox ticket.
In the legislative districts the voters
are dividing along entirely new lines
radical and conservative. This ID
especially marked in King County.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
|LEMKE STRATEGY
FAILS IN DAKOTA
Democrat Representatives
Expected to Win in
Election.
BY KENNETH w. SIMONS,
Special CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.


BISMARCK, N. OAK, October IL
There Is at least a chance that North
Dakota will send one, II not two,
Democratic representatives to WASH
ington in the coming election. This
could happen even though Roosevelt
lost the State.
The feeling here is that Lemke be-
came the Union candidate for Pres
ident so he might keep out of in
ternal squabbles Of the Non-partisan
League. long a dominant political
force, and thus retain support. Of all
groups in his candidacy for Congress.
Actually the opposite has been the
result.
Regular Republicans are grateful to
him for his presidential candidacy, for
it gives them a chance to carry the
State for Landon. Technically they
are supporting his candidacy for
Congress on the Republican ticket
but they do not stress the fact because
the majority Of regular Republicans
have never been for Lemke.
On the other hand, the Non-par-
tisans remain divided and about the
only thing upon which they are
agreed is that Lemke tried to run out
on the States internal political
troubles and hence can claim no sup
port from them.
The group led by William LANCER
independent gubernatorial candidate
and a considerable factor in this
States affairs, is irked with the Rep.
resentative because they feel he de-
serted them at the primary. Besides
there long has been bad blood be-
tween Lemke and LANCER.
The right-wing Non-partisan, lee
by Gov. Walter Wexford. are in the
same position, although they support
Lemke because he Is running fol
Congress as Republican on the same
ticket with Wexford. But this sup
port is nominal rather than real. The
Non-partisans who are for Roosevelt
are definitely angry with Lemke
They are important because the bull
Of Democratic strength in national
elections in the past has come from
the Non-partisans or the progressive
wing of the Republican party.
The conservative Republicans, the
real backbone of the G. o. p. in this
State, never did care for Lemke any
way and a good many will vote for the
Democratic congressional candidates
in an effort to rid the State of two
Representatives whom they regard a!
worse than useless.
On the other hand, the Democrat:
are making united campaign fol
Henry Holt of Grand Forks and J. J
Nygard Of jamestown and are getting
support from the dissident Republi'
cans.
II it were not for the long -estab.
lished voting habits of North Dako-
tans, which keep them in the Repub-
lican column below President execep
on rare occasions, it would be q
pretty safe bet that both Lemke anc
Burdick will be beaten in the coming
election. AS it is, the contest is ex.
pected to be close.
This situation also handicapl
Lemke's presidential campaign in thi.
State. The general opinion is thai
he hasn't a chance and politicians re-
port he would have received more
votes a month ago than he would ge
now and that he would get more nov
than will be recorded for him on elec-
ton day.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
KNOX TAKES ROOSEVELT
NORTH CAROLINA ROUTE
Two Major Addresses Delivered by
G. o. P. Nominee at Chapel
Hill and Asheville.
BY ROBERT E. WILLIAMS,

RALEIGH, N. c., october 17.-Col.
Frank Nnox, Republican vice presi-
Dental candidate, came to North
Carolina this week. He found ths
State safely Democratic and left it in
the same condition.
Col. Knox made two set speeches in
the State, one at Chapel Hill. the
seat of the State University, and the
other at Asheville, with six rear plat.
form speeches at train stops in be-
tween the two main speeches.
His course duplicated to a large
extent the route followed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in a "non-pclitical"
visit to the State. Both spoke at
Asheville and both made identical
train stops for short speeches at
Greensboro and Salisbury.
The Knox crowds at these three
points were only fractions Of the
crowds which greeted President
Roosevelt a month ago. From the
standpoint Of enthusiasm, the con-
trast was even greater.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
RURAL DEMOCRATS.
.REPORTEDSH|F TING.
West Virginia OBJECTIONS
Hearten Republicans
in Campaign.
BY ROBERT H. HORNER,
sn.rial rorresnbndent of The Star

6peclAl COfTGepOnucub UA 44c SthI.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, October II.
Political observers at West Vir-
ginia's State capital are studying re-
ports Of Democratic defections In the
rural counties to determine how far
they will affect the partys ticket.
both national and State.
While Democratic leaders appear
undisturbed over the reports, Repub-
licans are making the most OF the
reports and their leading speakers
concentrate their efforts in the
strictly agricultural counties. They
report that big meetings are being
held and that those attending show
unusual interest in their fight on the
New Deal
Both Judge Summers H. Sharp,
Republican candidate for Governor,
and Hugh Ike Shott of Bluefield, OPP
posing United States Senator M. M.
Nicely, Democrat, for reelection, have
been devGting their energies to rural
audiences. neglecting the mining and
industrial counties. Judge Sharp for
the most part has attacked what he
calls the extravaganza and waste Of
Gov. H. G. Humps Democratic ad-
ministTation, especially in the school
and read departments, though he has
devoted much time to condemning the
State Liquor Control Commission. He
has charged nepotism to Chairman
D. H. Stephenson, as well as favorit-
ism in purchasing liquors through
political allies.
Holt Ignores Attacks.
Attorney General Homer A. Holt,
Democratic candidate for Governor,
has ignored the charges hurled against
the Kump administration, combining
his speeches to discussion OF the ad-
ministration's policies. which ne Is
pledged to maintain.
Aside from Senator Neely's cam
paign in support Of the New Deal,
there has been little work by outstand-
ing Democratic leaders for President
Roosevelt.
Senator Rush D. Holt has continued
his speaking tour against his senior
colleague. Senator Nicely, condemning
Neelys record and w. P. A. practices
| Holt is arranging his own meetings
and is paying for halls out Of his own
pocket. He has no organization
Democratic leaders here say Hollis
speeches are not hurting Senator
Neelys chances of victory. Nicely won
the State by more than 13o, 900 ma
jority in 1890.
Parties Organizing Effectively.
Both parties are organizing ef-
fectively.
President Roosevelt has continued
| to hold his strength with labor in
West Virginia. Democrats claim they
have much strength among small busi.
ness houses, but they concede that the
big business interests Of the State are
opposed to the New Deal.
West Virginia Is still regarded by
most observers as doubtful. with con-
ditions favoring President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
States Fame Spreads.

LINCOLN, Nebr. H).-Rosy reports
of Nebraska's financial status have
reached Vienna, Austria.
A Viennese divorce wrote State
Treasurer George E. Hall that she
could use about $500 shillings of the
States surplus and asked that the
money be forwarded to her. In return
she offered to come 70 America and
serve Hall as a maid.
Your kind letter received too late, a"
replied Hall. "All the shillings nave
been deposited in banks or invested
in bonds.''
Evening star., 1936-10-18
AIR COMMERCE BUREAU
REPORTS ON SHIP CRASH
sudden Turn at Extremely Low
Altitude" Held Responsible
e.. Nal, - T;.h%
for Death of Eigh'
the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Air Commerce Bureau re-
ported yesterday that sudden turn
made at extremely low altitude" was
responsible for an air liner crash Au-
gust S, near st. Louis, in which eight
persons were killed.
In q formal report to Secretary
Roper, director Eugene L. Vidal of the
Commerce Department Air Bureau,
said contributory causes Of the crash
were:
"The undeterminable factor" which
caused Pilot Carl F. Zeier to turn back
toward Lambert Field Airport within
two minutes after his plane left the
ground.
The pilots failure to maintain ar
increase altitude when he decided the
turn was necessary.
Evening star., 1936-10-18

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Evening star., 1936-10-18
Railroad Official Dies.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, October II (P.-D. Kemper Kel-
logg, 81, for more than 80 years
treasurer of the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg & Potomac Railroad, died
here early today of 8 heart attack.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
Germans Lose Soccer Game.

DUBLIN, October II R.-Ger-
many suffered its second soccer loss
in four days today when a team rep
resenting the Irish Free State turned
in a So victory before $4,000 specta-
tors.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
Former Marathon Titlist Loses.

PRAHA, Czechoslovakia, October II
P).-Juan zabala, Argentine's 1882
Olympic marathon champion, lost the
decision TO Husec Of Czechoslovakia
In O 5,ooo-meter race today. Hlsec
was ciocked In 1928.
Evening star., 1936-10-18

primary. If Brucker can get most Of
these, he will win. II the bulk Of
them go to Brown. most observers
believe Brucker is sunk.
Democrats argue that Brucker will
get few of CouZens' votes. They point
out that these two men, Brucker and
Couzens, are as far apart as the poles
in their characters and characteristics,
Where Couzens was the most inde-
pendent of Michigan Republicans,
Brucker is the most slavishly regular.
Where Couzens was progressive,
Brucker Is conservative. Couzens was
wet, Brucker is dry. Couzens hated
to make speeches; Brucker loves to.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

~ % %ssn:of Jour, @ . system
Evening star., 1936-10-18

and still retain our master player In
the South seat. The master player
will still bid q spade, but the fair play.
er will respond with two notrump.
Being q fair player only. he will not
understand the exploratory response
of two diamonds, but he will realize
the inadequacy of the one notrunlp re-
sponse. Now South will unquestion-
ably Jump to four clubs, North Will
bid five clubs and South will bid six.
In other words, the slam will probably
! be reached, even though the master
| player Is taking some slight gamble
when he bids 1t In that fashion.
Now let us place either a poor or
fair player in the South position and
master player at North. The dub or
fair player will bid one spade, but the
master player will not bid two dia-
monds-he will bid two notrump. a
slight variation from his correct bid
to make allowance for his partner.
Now the dub will breathe a sigh of re-
lief, realize that he is going to be
dummy and take his partner to three
notrump. The fair player, however,
| will bid three clubs, whereupon the
master player will undoubtedly go back
to three notrump, since his initial bid
OF two notrump has been slight
overbid.
At this point the next bid by the
various fair players will vary greatly.
some will pass, others will bid four
clubs. whereupon North will 60 to five
clubs. Others will make strong slam
invitation by jumping to five clubs,
whereupon the master North will bid
six, while some will bid four notrump,
which the master player will pass
promptly.
A LII the foregoing serves merely to
point out the fact that the win
ming bridge player carefully analyzes
and attempts to complement his part
ner's bidding. Il ones partner is .
first-class player, accuracy should be
the keynote and full information as
to the strength and distribution Of
ones hand should be impaired to
him.
If ones partner is a conservative
bidder but a poor card player, the
clever bidder overbids slightly and at
tempts to become the declarer. But
II ones partner is both rash bidder
and poor card player, one can only
bid conservatively and pray that no
disasters occur.
| Copyright, 1860
Evening star., 1936-10-18
About Partnerships.

About Partnerships.
= ONE years ago q bridge writer
went into an elaborate descrip-
ton of supposedly hypothetical
- hand, showing how the hand
would be bid by poor players. fair
players. good players, master players
and super master players. The analysis,
while not particularly good, was very
interesting, particularly since the hand
in question had been misbid by this
particular writer and his favorite
partner in a set match.
In today's article we are going to
present a hand and give our i'm
preston of how it would be bid by
various partnerships.
South dealer.
NORTH.
AQx
AK
AJxx
4xxxx
SOUTH.
4 KJxxx
vKx
*
= AKoJx
First, let us consider the bidding II
both North and South are master
players. South opens with one spade,
North bids two diamonds tan explora-
tory responsible knows that Seuth
will bid again). South bids three
clubs. a skip level shift, since 1t takes
the bidding past both the two-spade
and two-no-trump level.
North now sees there are some slight
slam possibilities and, not being sure
of the best way to develop the hand.
decides to bid three hearts. South
now goes to three no-trump, since, so
far, his partner has not shown any
real strength.
North will bid four clubs, whereupon
South says to himself: MY partners
four-club bid shows that he could
have raised clubs Immediately. In
stead he made the bid of three hearts.
Obviously, this was an ace-showing
| bid, and since he has now bid four
clubs, he is inviting slam. He would
not show the ace Of hearts unless he
also held some other ace"
Hence, South bids six clubs, which
is q laydown except against very abb
normal distribution.
NOV let us see what happens with
~ a master player in the South seat
and q very poor player at North.
South will still open with one spade
and North will probably make the
horrible response Of one no-trump,
although actually his hand is far too
! strong for such bid. However, South
being q master player, will make some
allowance and will bid three clubs.
North will now bid four clubs and
South will bid five and make his con-
tract with an oyertrick, there being
no way for him to get to slanx
Let Us have . fair player Y North
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-16

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