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Evening star., 1938-12-25
Fort Myer
Party Begins
Celebrations
Children Guests;
Round of Small
Affairs Planned

Christmas was ushered in at the
Fort Myer post yesterday afternoon
when the annual Yuletide party was
given for the children of the garri-
son.
Mrs. A. w Kenner, Mrs. Leslie D.
Carter and Miss Charlotte E Nay
lor, post hostess. made the ar
rangements for the gala Yuletide
festivity, attended by about 225
children of officers and enlisted men,
who gathered at 4 o'clock in the
Service Club to sing carols, listen
to the reading of appropriate scrip
ture by Chaplain Walter thinner
man, who also related the old, old
Christmas story, and to be presented
with gifts.
Santa was assisted in his distribu-
ton Of presents by the members OF
the Boy and Girl Scout troops OF
Fort Myer and the Sd Cavalry Or
chestra played Christmas music.
While there will be no large par
ties on the post during the holiday
period. there will be a round of
small dinners, suppers, cocktail par
ties and other festive affairs appro-
pirate to the Christmas season.
Capt. and Mrs. Carter
Will Entertain Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs. Leslie D. Carter
will give cocktail party Wednes-
day afternoon. primarily as fare
we'll for Capt. and Mrs John l.
Hines. jr., who are leaving January
5 for West Point. where Capt Hines
will begin his next tour of duty.
Tuesday afternoon Capt and Mrs
Hines were honor guests at small
informal party during the cock
tail hours, when Maj. and Mrs. Paul
C. Gripper entertained at their place
on Connecticut avenue.
Today Capt. and Mrs. Hines are
with the formers parents, Maj. Gen
John L. Hines. retired, and Mrs
Hines, at their residence on Military
road. Washington.
Gen. and Mrs. Hines, who spend
part of each year at their summer
home near White Sulphur Springs
only recently returned to Washing
ton from Cincinnati. where they
have been visiting. They will be in
Washington through the winter sea-
son.
Fort Myer residents are delighted
that 1t. Col. and Mrs. John Millikin
and their son. Cadet Jack Millikin
of the United States Military Acad-
emy, returned to Fort Myer for the
Christmas holidays. 1t. Col Millikin
was recently transferred to Boston
for duty. Their brief visit will in
spire a number of small informal
parties.
1t. and Mrs. Charles M. McClel-
land will be hosts at a dinner party
on New Year Eve, when they will
entertain % guests and Capt. Rich.
ard K. McMaster has asked severa.
of his friends to dinner that same
evening.
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Evening star., 1938-12-25
Many Residents of Post
Are Away for Holiday.

Quite few officers and their
families are spending Christmas of
the post this year. 1t. Col. and Mrs.
William Cary Crane with their
daughters Lois and Martha and son
William Cary, jr., have gone to
Massachusetts to be with Mrs. Cranes
mother, Mrs. G. NJ Within, at her
home not far from Boston. Capt
and Mrs. Henri A. Luebbermann
with their young daughter, Janice,
and Capt. apd Mrs. A. w. johnson
and their tHo children. left Thurs
day to spend the holiday with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Clinton Reed at
their estate, Stanford Hills, near
Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed are
the parents of Mrs. Luebberman and
Mrs johnson.
1t. and Mrs. William II. Corbett
have gone to Fayetteville, N. c.. to
remain until the New Year. At Fay
etteville they will visit Mrs. Corbett's S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Wells.
1t. and Mrs. Charles D. Hartman
and their infant daughter, have gone
to Boston, Mass, to be with Mrs.
Hartmans parents, Maj. and Mrs.
Thomas j. Heavey. until early in
February, when they will sail for
Hawaii, where 1t. Hartman has been
transferred.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
BALLOT CAST
BY PRESIDENT

HYDE PARK. N. Y, Nov. 8
G.NSO.-President Roosevelt was
casting his ballot shortly before
noon today in the yellow frame
town hall of Hyde Park.
Mrs. Roosevelt flew in from the
West coast to accompany her hus-
band to the polls.
Also voting with the President
and First Lady were Mrs. Sara
Delano Roosevelt, the Presidents
85.year-old mother; Miss Mar
guerite LELAND, the Presidents
personal secretary; Mrs. Malvina
Schneider, Mrs. Roosevelt's secre-
tary; Mrs. J. B. Roosevelt, widow
of the Executives half-brother,
and Miss Nancy Cook, close friend
of the First Lady.
An air of optimism prevailed
at the temporary White House
despite discouraging New York
newspaper polls.
Special telephone and telegraph
wires have been installed at the
Hyde Park family home so that
the President may keep abreast of
the election returns from all parts
of the country.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
LEHMAN, DEWEY
WIVES SERENE

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 Q.N,S0.
The two women most vitality in
terested in today's gubernatorial
contest in the Empire State, Mrs.
Herbert H. Lehman and Mrs.
Thomas E. Dewey, are the calm
est.
Mrs. Lehman remained at her
Park Avenue home most of the
day after voting with her hus-
band.
II feel confident of my hus-
bands victory" Mrs. Lehman
said.
But she'll be glad when her
husband retires from public Of.
flee, because THE children and
myself would like to have the gov
ernor at home again."
The Lehmans' oldest son, Peter,
voted for the first time this year.
The other two children, John and
Hilda Jane, are in school.
Mrs. Dewey, wife of the Repub-
lican candidate, spent most of the
day in her Fifth Avenue apart
ment with the two Dewey chill
dren, Tommy, 6, and John, 3.
Mrs. Dewey, who has remained
in the background during her hus-
bands campaign, refused to make
any prediction as to the outcome.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
MADMAN Wit H
DESIRE TO KILL
is HUNTED HERE

Wanted on charges of attempted
murder, a maniac who recently
terrorized several nearby Virginia
areas is at large in the District,
postal inspectors revealed today.
The man. Edgar Cotton, former
New York bookkeeper, whose men
tai control is said to have suddenly
snapped, has written letters that
have been intercepted within the
past "a hours.
Police search for Cotton has
been handicapped by the fact they
have no pictures of him, but only
a description. However, a lookout
has been broadcast.
Cotton, who is said to have twice
attempted to commit murder, is
described as extremely danger
ous."
The man has been seen several
times in the vicinity of Mount
Vernon, and on one occasion
rushed into a house, snatched
some food from the table and fled.
Another time he was seen with
an open razor in his hand, but
ran into the woods before he was
intercepted. Bloodhounds from
Lorton Reformatory have been
called out to aid in the search,
but failed to pick up his trail.
A close search here is being
made in hotels and libraries,
which he is known to frequent,
and authorities are hopeful he will
be picked up shortly.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Florida Storm Peril
Reported on Wane

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 8.
U.N.S0.-A tropical disturbance
which had threatened the Florida
east coast, was centered at 1880
a. M, E. S. T., a short distance
northwest of Andos Island in the
Bahamas and was showing indi-
cations of decreased intensity, &C.
cording to a bulletin issued by tie
United States Weather Bureau
here. 1t was stated that further
precautions appear unnecessary on
the southeast Florida coast except
for small craft.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Result to Shou
Trend for 1910;
G. O. p Hopeful
Interest Centered
In New York
And Ohio

Rain, sleet and snow fell in
many sections of the country to.
day as the vanguard Of 100000.
0OOvOters thrOnged the polls in
every State except Maine in an
election that will reveal the ma
tion's stand on the New Deal.
Along the Atlantic coastline
there was good weather this
morning, but overcast skies in
dicated rain later today, when
the heavy rush to the polls Is
expected.
Storms in the Midwest and
the Pacific Coast were expected
to keep down the rural vote, ON
which results hinge in q number
of States.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
u. ). Fleet Clashes
Off Pacific Coast

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 G.N.S0.
Two divisions of the United
States fleet were engaged today
in important war games off the
coast Of Southern California.
Ten battleships, Is cruisers,
four light cruisers, two aircraft
carriers, 400 naval planes and a
swarm of submarines and destroy
ers were engaged in the mock bat
tie. The war game was ordered to
determine the fleets capacity to
meet a surprise attack.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Storms Threaten Upsets AS Nation Votes
'GOebbeIS
For World Y
War ON Jews
r EPTTN NJ, o

B E Rim, NOU. 8
NN.S.) S.).-Der Angriff,
organ of propaganda
Minister Goebbels, to-
day called for intern0-
tiOnal anti-Jewish cru
sGde, in reprisal for the
attempted assassination
of Ernst UOn RGth, Ger
man Embassy secretary
in Paris, by Herschel
Grynsztan, G erm a n
born Polish JeuO.
Under the headlines:
"SeUerest consequences
for the JeuOs following
Grynszt0n's n1urderOus
attempt" the neWs-
paper declared: "There
is an Imperative de-
nldnd for procedure
against the JeIOs lOhose
international a ffiLia-
tiOns correspond to
their International de-
pr0Oity."
Attacks on Jewish
property Were reported
in OariOus parts of Ger
many following the at
tempted assassination.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Mercury Due to Hit
40 Degrees Tonight

The change from yesterdays
record high will be caused by the
cold and storms covering the Mid
west and moving to the Atlantic
Coast.
Snow flurries may be expected
il Western Maryland and Pennsyl-
vsnia, the Weather Bureau ad-
vised. Tomorrow will be clear and
cold in the District.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Soy Trial Defense
To Open Tomorrow

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 G.N.S0.
IN recess because of today's cleo
ton, the iIazi spy trial resumes to-
morrow when counsel for three de-
fendants are expected to seek dis
nissal Of espionage charges. The
prosecution has spent three weeks
presenting evidence that Johanna
Hofmann, a hairdresSer; Erich
Glaser, a German-born U. S. Army
private, and Otto Hermann Voss,
German-horn airplane mechanic,
conspired to provide U. S. military
secrets to the German govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
New Drive
In Catalonia

HENDAYE, FrancO-Span-
ish Border, Nov. s (L.N.SD.
Heavy fighting ragged in the
northern Catalan battle-areaS
today as government forces
pushed q new offensive near
the Segre River.
Nationalist o n n o u n c e d
their capture of Mora de
EbFO, government stronghold,
after days Of violent fighting.
In the fighting to the
north. the government de-
clared its militiamen had cap
tured the town of SOSeS and
crossed the Segre River. Hun
dredS of Nationalist troops
were reported taken prisoners
In heavy fighting around the
towns Of AytOna and SerOS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Dies Probe in Recess;
Martin Quiz Monday

U.N.S0.-PoStponing by agree
ment the questioning of Homer
Martin, president of the United
Automobile Workers Union, the
Dies committee investigating un-
American activities was in recess
today. Martin will be heard Mon
day. Representative Martin Di S
Cd of Texas, committee chair
man, said hearings may be resumed
Thursday or Friday.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Singer Offers 'Date'
To Spur Ticket Sale

OFT, Nov. 3 G.N.S) :.
Jessica Dragonette, radio and con.
cert stage soprano, will sing here
Thursday at a Wayne University
concert. The college boy who sells
the most tickets gets :. luncheon
date with her tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Sen. Clark, 40 Hope,
Gets Home-State Test

United States Senator Bennett
Champ Clark, already being prom
inently mentioned as a possible
Democratic Presidential candidate
in 1910, was tested today as Mis-.
souri, voted in the off-year election.
Senator Clark, running for re-
election, opposes the Republican
candidate, former Governor Henry
S. Caulfield. The Missouri Sen
ator was favored to win,
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
LkhA
s ES ST N!

Mrs. Warsaw, KIeen Well
Cleaners and TailOrS, 1921
H st. N. E., put a small
help wanted ad in the
Herald Times. She says ap-
plicants jammed her store
from stem to stern. Salts.
fled? You bet she is =.
and she swears by Herald
Times want ads.
Any time you want a jam
of applicants or jobs
or prospects for your house,
apartment, room or used
car, phone RE. 1894. Just
ask for an ad taker.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 GN.S).
An off-year political campaign
that waxed hot only in its closing
stages came to an end today with
the trek of nearly 10000 900
voters to ballot boxes.
BY nightfall they will have de.
termined the makeup of the
Seventy-sixth Congress, the po.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Heart Stroke Kills
Man About TO Vote

CLEVELAND, Nov. 8 G.N.SO.
William E. Hindrak, 80, died of a
heart attack a moment before he
was to cast his vote. He col
laphes after receiving his ballots
from election officials.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08

litical complexion of 80 State gov.
ernments, and filled thousands of
lesser offices in county and mu-
nicipal governments.
Hidden beneath this avalanche
of votes will be that which the
politicians of both major parties
most earnestly seek-an indica.
ton of the trend for 1910, when a
president is to be elected.
G. o. P. Hopeful
In many respects this 1898 elec.
ton is one Of the most unusual in
many years. There is little ques-
ton concerning Democratic vic.
tory, in the sense that both Houses
of Congress will remain over.
Whelmingly Democratic, as they
now are. The Republicans do not
even pretend that they can regain
the control that they lost in 1890.
But the Republicans do scent,
and scent strongly, that the dreary
succession of Democratic land.
slides, begun in 1880 and continued
in eVer-increaSing cresce endo
through 1882, 1884, and 1886, is at
an end. The Republicans believe,
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Treasury Condition

Q.N.SD.-Treasury balance Nov.
c: $2,581, ,769, ,608.12; internal rev.
nue. $8,079, ,708.88; customs re-
ceipts $500, ,127.l8; receipts ST..
984, ,780,420; expenditures $751;
339 .2OS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Nov. 8
N.N.SD.-UnOfficial returns
from one precinct in Butler
county in southeast Missouri
showed: Bennett Champ Clark
DD, 81 votes; Henry S. eau
field (RO, 35, in the U. S. Sen
atOriaI race.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 8 GN.SO,
The home-State popularity Of
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
KANSAS BATTLE
IS HARD FOUGHT

OPEKA, Kans., Nov. 8
In. S.. First returns from
three Topeka precincts today
showed the following vote:
For Cover or Huxman,
Democrat, 26; Rather, Repub-
lican, 22; Davis, Independent, 6.
For United States Senator
McGilI, Democrat, 81; Reed, Re-
publican, 20.
In 1886, two of these precincts
were strongly Democratic.
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 8 G.N.SO
The attitude of the farm vote
toward the New Deal heightened
interest in the Kansas elections
today.
Democratic managers predicted
the reelection Of Senator George
McGill and Gov. Walter A. HuX-
man, although no Democrat has
ever succeeded himself in the gov
ernor's chair here.
Impartial observers gave HuX-
man a good chance to break the
precedent by defeating Republican
Payne H. Rather, but McGill was
regarded as having just an even
chance against former Gov. Clyde
M. Reed, the Republican nominee.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
QUezon
Easy Victor

MANILA. P. T., Nov. 8
H.N.S.J.-ReturnS in the
Philippine election today in
dicGted a SWeeptng Dtctory
for President Manuel Queson.
Every candidate of his NG-
ttonGliSt party 10aS far in the
lead. EUen Manila. trGdi-
tionGl opposition stronghold,
1OGs giDing the party hand
some plurdlitieS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Shift of 80 Seats
Would Called
Significant
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

4NG" 4OAOAAb ANSNs ~ NA'@N'aO'/' .
With control of the national
House of Representatives at stake
today, political seers eagerly
awaited election results for por-
tent of the 1910 presidential
battle.
Political leaders, scanning past
history, say that an opposition
party that wins control of the
House in a mid-term election is
certain to capture the presidency
two years later.
Traditions Smashed
While political tradition has
been smashed repeatedly since
advent of the New Deal, Repub-
lican leaders privately say that
they can estimate their chances in
1910 on the basis of gains in the
House elections.
The most optimistic claims OF
Republicans would fail to give
them House control. The House
today stood 1913 Democrats to 8S
Republicans, with seven seats
vacant and Progressive and Farm
er-Laborites holding IL seats.
Republican leaders hold that a
gain of so to so seats would be
highly significant by reversing
the trend toward the New Deal.
Cross-section of u. S.
But Chairman Patrick Drewry
Cd, of Virginia, of the Demo
cratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, says that normal
losses for Democrats today would
be IS House seats. He expects the
Republicans to gain not more
than 25.
The new House is certain to be
a virtual croSs-section of America,
regardless of party. The candi-
dates include men and women,
ranging in age from Is to 30 and
the blood of many racial strains
is in their veins.
Republican candidates include
such well known names as Robert
Isham Randolph of Chicago, foe
of crime; Foster Stearns, of New
Hampshire, son Of close adviser
to President Coolidge, and Charles
A. Roxborough of Detroit, brother
of John Roxborough. manager of
world champion boxer. Joe Louis.
Ages IS to 80
Texas is certain to send young
man Of 25 years to Congress in
the person of Lindley Beckworth.
In Philadelphia, former Repre-
sentative George Darrow (R0 is
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1938-11-08

Summer weather will end to
night in a downpour and tobog'
gaming temperatures. to low OF
40, the Weather Bureau forecast
today.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
Election Facts

The nations voters went to the polls today with this
situation confronting them:
At stake
GoVernorships NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." 81
U. S. senatorships ........................... 35
U. S. Representatives 432
Present -Governorships ballot today Demo
cratic 25 Republican s. Progressive 1; FarmerLabor
Senate seats-Democratic, 29 Republican, 2; vacancy
/ (New York;.
House Seats-Democrats, 327; Republicans, co. Pro
gressives, Z; Farmer-Labor, 5; vacant, 6.
Republican Claims-Gans of 10 governorshlps; to IL
Senators; 60 to 100 members of House.
Democratic Clams-Loss of not than "few"
governors loss of to Senate seats; loss of not
than 80 House seats.
Number of voters eligible-40,000,O0
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
KING GEORGE
ACCEPTS BID
TO VISIT U. $.
Peace, British Aim,
Says Monarch
BY CHARLES A. SMITH

LONDON, Nov. 8 Q.N.S0
Standing amid glittering medieval
pageantry in the Houes of Lords,
King George VI of England. today
formally announced his acceptance
Of President RooSevelt's invitation
TO himself and Queen Elizabeth to
visit the. United States next sum-
hAer
The monarch made his an
nouncement from crimson and
gilt. dais in the historic chamber
Is he opened with ancient cere-
monial the second Parliament of
his reign.
Happy to Accept
IT have been happy" he said,
''to accept the invitation ex-
tended to the Queen and myself
by President Roosevelt to visit
the United States before the con-
clusion of our Canadian tour.
II warmly welcome this prac-
tical expression Of the good feel
ing that prevails between our
two. countries"
The Monarch declared he and
Queen Elizabeth were anticipating
Continued. on Page 4, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
NICE-O'CONOR'
BATTLE Brings.
RECORD BALLOT.
Chances of Rivals
Declared Even
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY

Heavy balloting throughout
Maryland promised to set a new
record for the Free State today as
voters went to the polls to decide
the contest between Governor
Nice, seeking a second term, and
Attorney General Herbert R.
O'Conor, his Democratic opponent.
With Senator Tydings' election
by an estimated 100000 plurality
apparently assured, interest cen
tered in the governorship race al
most to the exclusion of other can
didacies.
Different in Virginia
In Virginia, by contrast, the
balloting was light and a Demo
cratic sweep certain, except in the
ninth congressional district-at
the extreme western end of the
State - where the Republican
nominee was giving battle to
Representative John w. Flan-
nagan, jr., of Bristol, ardent New
Dealer. Absence of senatorial or
gubernatorial contests in Virginia
this year accounted for the COM
parative quiet of the voting there.
Maryland more than made up
for it. HighlightS:
/. Baltimoreans were crowd
ing the polls early this after
noon, with every indication that
rs or 30 per cent Of the city's
37O,512 votes (263.663 Demo-
Gratis, 95, ,285 Republicans, 1854
undeclared) would be cast by
nightfall. Voting machines were
used for the first time.
Voting Orderly
2. An orderly election was re-
ported from Baltimore, the
counties contiguous to Washing
ton, and elsewhere in the State,
as we'll.
3. In the Washington area,
Walter JohnSon's campaign as
Republican candidate for county
commissioner in Montgomery,
normally Democratic, held the
spotlight. His friends were con-
fident he would win over Clay
Plummer, former FusioniSt, run
ming on the Democratic ticket.
4. A referendum on a legiSla-
tive act requiring 48 hours
notice for marriages in Mary
land and three constitutional
amendments-one to permit lot
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1938-11-08

At noon today the temper
ature had reached IS degrees
and was still mounting, after a
low for the day of So.
The Washington times., 1938-11-08
LOST

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Evening star., 1938-08-09
PRESIDENT FACES
PILE OF REPORTS
Great Economic Problems
Await Attention at
Warm Springs.
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt will delve into
pressing economic problems as soon
as he returns Friday from his tropical
vacation.
He will find on his desk a stack Of
reports telling, among other things.
Of progress in the spending lending
program, preliminary arrangements
for Wage Hour Administration, and
the status of the antitrust inquiry.
Even before Mr. Roosevelt reaches
Washington he will reveive report
on what he has termed the nations
mo. economic problem
in the South. He will study it tomor-
row at Warm Springs, Ga, and may
discuss it in one Of his Georgia speeches
Thursday.
The survey, prepared by the Nation
al Emergency Council, probably will
be discussed later at White House
conference with Lowell Mellett, N. E.. C.
director.
Working at Top Speed.
Mr.. Roosevelt left Washington early
last month just after the spending
lending program had started. During
his absence all the agencies concerned
have been working at top speed and
have the program we'll under way
The Public Works Administration.
Tor example, has authorized construc-
iton projects costing more than ST.
000,O00,000 The Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation has thrown its
resources behind the P. w. A., making
possible an expansion of the original
pump-priming operations.
Rolls of the Works Progress Admin
istration have been enlarged until they
include more than 2,850000 persons.
Administrator Harry Hopkins said
recently. however. that he was opti-
mistic over employment conditions.
See Business Upswing.
officials of the Commerce Depart
ment and other Federal agencies also
have predicted Improvement in busi-
ness this fall Government econo-
mists estimated the national income
for 1888 would exceed S6l 100000 600,
an increase of $4,000, 100000 over a
winter estimate by the President.
fore beginning his cruise last month
was to appoint Elmer F. Andrews Of
New York to administer the new
page-hour program. which will go
into effect october "a.
Labor Department officials have
done some "spadework" for Mr.. An
drews, making studies of a number
of industries as we'll as drafting opin-
ions on various phases of the law.
He and his aides. however, still have
much preliminary work ahead Of
them.
In the Presidents absence the Anti
Trust Committee of six members of
Congress and six Federal officials has
begun research in half dozen phases
Of the monopoly problem. Hearings,
however, will not begin until fall.