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The Washington times., 1938-11-07
ISSUE
AT MICH. POLLS

DETROIT, Nov. 7 G.N.SD.-An
off year election record ballot OF
a million and a half was forecast
today as Michigan voters prepared
to render a verdict tomorrow on
the policies of Governor Frank
Murphy and, principally, his
handling of the major sit-down
strikes of last year.
Former Governor Frank D. Fitz-
gerald, Republican nominee,
beaten by Murphy by $4,000 votes
two years ago, has made the sit
downs the major issue in his cam
paign speeches.
REPEATED ATTACKS
He repeatedly has attacked
Murphy for permitting radicals to
gain a foothold in the Michigan
labor movement.
The Democratic governor, too
has been outSpoken about the sit
down strikes, defending his policies
and reproducing letters, editorials
and press statements of industrial
leaders involved in which he was
praised for helping to end thu
strikes without bloodshed.
These statements, Fitzgerald de-
clared, were made to "pacify'
Murphy. made to gain his favor.
INDORSED BY LABOR
Both the CIO and AFL organi.
cations in the State have indorset
Murphy Fitzgerald is expected tt
poll a heavy vote outstate, bu1
whether this poll can overcome tht
majority expected by Murphy II
Detroit and Wayne county is &
question.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
O'Hara Revenge Race
Blow to Quinn in r. /.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. 7
Q.N.SO.-The battle over the clos
ing of Narragansett horse race
track a year ago by Governor Rob
ert E. Quinn CD today loomed as
focal point in the three-cornered
gubernatorial election tomorrow.
Opposing Quinn for a second
term was former State Senator
William H. Vanderbilt, Republi-
can candidate from the summer
society capital Of Newport, and
Walter E. O'Hara, depoSed head
of the Narragansett Park and life
long Democrat, who is an indie
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
WISCONSIN RACE
SEEN AS CLOSE E

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 7 G.N.SD
Political observers today believed
that for the first time in many
years the Republican party had
a chance of victory in a general
election.
Seeking reelection tomorrow as
a "one hundred per cent" New
Dealer was U. S. Senator F. Ryan
Duffy. His running mate for gov
ernor was Harry Bolens.
Leading the Republican slate
was Alexander Wiley. out for the
senate, and Julius P. Hall, who
sought the gubernatorial post.
Heading the Progressives was
Governor Phil" La Toilette, who
was striving to set a precedent by
obtaining a fourth term. His run
ming mate was Herman L. Ekern,
who was seeking a U. S. senate
post,
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Result Doubtful
In Pennsylvania
3-MiIliOm for
Illinois Vote

CHICAGO, Nov. Z (I.N.SO.
A record Off-year vote of more
than 100000 was predicted
in Illinois tomorrow as a New
Deal Congressman SOug hit
election to the United States
Senate.
The Roosevelt issue ap-
peared to be Sidetracked as
Richard Lyons, the Republic
an opponent of Representa-
tive Scott w. Lucas, prOfeSSed
sympathy with many govern
mental reforms.
The big battle ragged in Chi
cagO over the dominance of
the KelIy-Nash Democratic
organization with which the
vernon HOrner forces
united after a bitter split in
the primary.
Lucas was a 3-tO-1 favOrite.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
10 Confer
With Radio Chiefs

GNS.) Chairman Frank r. Nc
Ninch. of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission, planned to
hold an informal conference late
today with the presidents of the
National, Columbia and Mutual
broadcasting networks on subjects
pertaining to radio programs.
McNinch said the conference
would discuss what he termed
frequent and, at times, mislead-
ing, use Of the newspaper term
Flash in various types of radio
programs"
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Vote f01" Liberals,
UO Leader Asks

The fate of vital social legislation at stake and labor
must stand firmly behind the Roosevelt program.
That is the election message carried to the nations
workers today by John L. Lewis CIO leader and chairman
of Labors Nonpartsan League.
Lewis urged the election of liberals tomorrow, regard
less of party labels. He said:
The real issue stake in this election is not whether
Party Candidate wins this State that how
many change from party to another The real
issue whether the substantial social gains written on the
law books in the past six to remain and be ex
tended"
The Washington times., 1938-11-07

L. Ramsay, first district; Jennings
Randolph, second; Andrew Ed
miston, third; George w. Johnson,
fourth; John Kee, fifth, and Joe
L. Smith, sixth.
Pitted against the six incum-
bents were Republican nominees
severely critical of the New Deal
and pledged to oppose many of it's
objectiveS. They were A. c. Schif.
fler, first district; Melvin C.
Snyder, second; H. Roy Waugh,
third; Raymond Hum phreyS,
fourth: Hartley Sanders, fifth, and
r. e. O'Connor, sixth.
In total Statewide registration Of
voters the Democrats led by 49,
900,
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Photo Finish Likely
In Hot Ohio Election

MBUS, Ohio, Nov. z
Q.N.S0. Both Democratic and
Republican high commands pro-
fessed today to see victory by wide
margins for their nominees in to-
morrow's important Ohio referen-
dunn on the New Deal, but non
partisan bystanders expected to
see a photo-finish.
Two years ago, President Roose-
velt carried the barometer" State
by almost 100000, sweeping to
victory with him the entire Demo
cratic State ticket and all but two
of Ohio's "a congressman.
But a landslide for either U. s.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07

Senator Robert j. Bulkley, 100
per cent New Dealer, or Robert A.
Taft, his Republican opponent.
when an estimated 2,750,000 Ohio
voters go to the polls tomorrow,
seemed exceedingly remote. Straw
canvasses showed conflicting re-
suits, and there was no more
unanimity among political OBJ
servers as to the outcome.
The same was true of the bitter
gubernatorial contest between
John w. Bricker, Republican, and
Charles Sawyer, who defeated
Gov. Martin L. Davey to win the
Democratic nomination.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Republicans Favored
At Bay State Polls

BOSTON, Nov. 7 GN.SD.-The
Bay States hectic gubernatorial
battle thundered down the home
stretch today with both Demo
Gratis and Republicans claiming
victory at the polls tomorrow. Bet
ting odds favored the G. o. P.
A record-breaking off-year vote
was indicated.
Organized labor gave a mighty
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
C. 0. P. EXPECTS
COMEBACK IN
VOTE TOMORROW.
Hopes For Gain Of 100
Seats in Congress
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
Roosevelt's personal popularity in
their respective areas.
Republican claims vary greatly.
The more optimistic maintain that
there will be shift of from Is
to 100 seats in the House, and
that the Republican gain in the
Senate will be from seven to 13,
The more consecutive claims dol
not 60 beyond 40 or SO in the
House and four or five in the
The Washington times., 1938-11-07

pendent candidate on a Square
Deal" ticket.
Veteran Rhode Island Demo
Gratis were trying to weigh the
effect Of O'Hara'S vote, fearing it
might sufficiently cut into that Of
Governor Quinn to give Wander
bilt the election,
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
0 N 0 RI
FIGHT HAS ND.
AT fever HEAT
Governorship Race Held
Closest in Years

AS the country watched elec-
tions in other States for national
trends. Marylanders looked for
ward to tomorrow's election for
the answer to strictly local issues.
With the defeat of little Davey
Lewis by Senator Tydings in the
September primary, national In
terest in the Maryland results
ceased. The only questions to be
decided, as Maryland political
figures see it. are:
/. Whether Governor Nice, a Re
publican, shall serve as governor
for another four years under con-
ditionS of continuous friction and
working at cross-purposeS with a
Democratic legislature.
2. Whether Attorney General
O'Conor, youthful Democratic
leader. whose personal popularity
pulled him through as a winner in
the Free States most exciting
primary campaign for many years,
shall succeed him at Annapolis,
thus giving the Democrats COM
plete control of the State govern
ment for the first time since the
defeat of Ritchie.
1t is admitted O'Conor's elec-
ton would be a foregone conclu-
sion but for the bitterness devel-
oped in his primary battle with
Mayor Howard w. jackson of Bal
timore, and the uncertainty to
what the Jackson forces will do
in tomorrowS election there.
UNDER COVER KNIFING
On the surface the chief Jack
son leaders, admittedly on the
spot politically, are going down
the line for the gubernatorial
nominee. Mayor Jackson himself
has sent a $500 check to the
O'Conor campaign fund. But the
knitting going on underneath, plus
the injection Of personal as well
as factional factors into the cam
paign, has raised a doubt as to
whether the O'Conor plurality in
Baltimore will be sufficient to
offset the $4,000 or 10000 margin
Governor Nice is expected to pile
up in the counties.
Between the candidates, as the
campaign has developed, no out
standing issues of any kind have
appeared, except that O'Conor
has shown more interest than his
opponent, both in State income
tax to make up an existing deficit
in Maryland revenues, and in a
proposal to establish State parks
in Western and Southern Mary
land and on the Eastern Shore.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
REA Approves 81
Power Projects

Approval Of allotments totaling
$4,544,800 for 80 projects in II
States was announced yesterday
by the Rural Identification Ad-
ministration. This brought allot-
ments made by REA since its In
auguration in 1885 to $157 ,828,71O'
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Mark *" on Ballot
If Name is Written in!

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Nov.
7.-Voters in tomorrow's election
in Prince George County were
warned today by the Supervisor
of the Board of Elections that
in all cases where a name is
written in on a ballot, an tx"
must be placed after the name.
Unless the *" is made the
ballot will not be counted.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
LEHMAN, DEWEY
BOTH CONFIDENT
IN final DRIVE
Prosecutor Favored in
Straw Vote

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 d.N.sJ.
The closest gubernatorial race
since Franklin D. Roosevelt tri.
umphed in 1928 by slim 25,853
plurality, sent opposing candidates
down the battle lines today in Q
final appeal for support in to
morrow's balloting in New York
State.
Both camps predicted victory.
Reelection of Gov. Herbert Leh-
man by q plurality Of "250,0O
minimum" was forecast by Post
master General James A. Farley,
Democratic National and State
chairman who called the 1896
presidential outcome 100 per cent
correct.
But Republican State Chairman
William Murray foreSaw victory
for youthful Thomas E. Dewey by
a plurality of not less than 280, 900.
Figures in three Statewide so
called straw polls" indicated the
Republican nominee, 36-year-old
district attorney of New York,
would unseat the Democratic gov.
ernor, who is seeking his fourth
term, by a plurality exceeding
100000.
Keen battles were being waged
by nominees for key positions on
both party tickets. United States
Senator Robert F. Wagner, seek.
ing reelection, found stubborn Oh.
position in his Republican foe,
John Lord O'Brian, and Repre-.
sentative John M. Mead, Demo
cratic aspirant for the short SEN
atorial term, was opposed by Ed
ward Corsi.
ROOSEVELT TO VOTE
Waiting at his Hyde Park estate
to vote tomorrow was President
Roosevelt, who urged election Of
the entire Democratic ticket in a
radio speech Friday night.
Democrats viewed this and
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia's friendly
gesture toward Governor Lehman
yesterday as immensely helpful to
the Democratic cause. They gen.
orally Scoffed at straw-poll figures,
again looking to balloting in
Greater New York to offsett the
margin Dewey gains upstate.
Following the example of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt, Governor Lehman
and Republican Nominee Dewey,
LaGuardia, in a radio broadcast
yesterday, denounced racial and
religious prejudices, urging voters
to pick candidates on their merits.
At the conclusion of his adj
dress the mayor threw his arm
over the governors shoulder.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07

THE Terror in the Dark" Another
thrilling true murder mystery story
by II. AshtOn-WOlfe. famous author of
Secrets of the Surete." the French
detective police. in which he relates
how the police solved mysteriOus muir
ders in the spiritualist's seance. A
double page illustrated feature in The
American Weekly, the magazine dis
tributed with next Sundays Herald
Times.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Farley Forecasts
Democratic Sweep

NEW YORK, Nov. QN.S) ).-PostmGster James
A. Farley, Democratic national chairman today fore
s,Oeep for his party in onOrrooOS election. He
predicts:
THE neat Congress aOM be overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic IN both Senate and House, the great majority OF
States aCW elect Democratic governors.
ut 'could be idle to deny that some members of
party IN the House of Representatives OM be unseated,
but Ve haze positive information that number of
seats noW held by Republican members of the House
will be captured By Democrats.
The net loss to party 1UiU be surprise to the
opposition"
Farley termed "Gbsurd" the prediction of Represen
tative Joseph w. Martini chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee that the COP woud gain 80
seats IN the House,
The Washington times., 1938-11-07

tribute to Democrat James M. Cur
ley when he was the only candi-
date permitted to speak at an
overflow labor rally at Symphony
Hall.
Republican Leverett Saltonstall
was cheered by an estimated 25.-
900 followers at a rally in Boston
Garden, which brought the Re
publican campaign to a climax.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07

Senate. The Democrats, off the
record, are willing to concede Is
House seats and two or three in
the Senate.
Some of the Democrats, re-
membering their history, won't
even 60 that far. 1t was in 1880,
midway of Mr.. Hoover's term,
that they gained control of Con-
gress. In 1882, they increased their
majorities in both houses. They
expected the backward swing Of
the pendulum in the off-year OF
1884. But the pendulum swung
forward, instead of backward, and
there were still greater Demo
cratic majorities.
Turn Must Come
Again in 1886 the professional
politicians expected smaller Demo
cratic majorities. But again they
were mistaken. The roll call Of
the Sevel4ty-fifth Congress showed
Republican representation shrunk
to 88 out of 435 members. an all
time Republican low. And this
after four consecutive elections.
The same was true of the Sen
ate. The present Senate finds the
Republicans with but is members
out of IS.
With respect to State govern
ments, the situation after the cleo
ton of 1895 was largely the same.
OF the i8 States, the Republicans
had governors in but seven.
Inevitably. in the eyes Of the
professional politicians of both
parties, this situation cannot con-
tinue-that is, if the Republican
party is to continue to be major
party. Somewhere there must be
an end. Somewhere there must be
O Republican rock-bottom.
The present leaders of the party
believe they have reached it, that
it was reached two years ago, and
that Tuesday is going to witness
a turn in the tide. Many Demo-
Gratis agree with that viewpoint
The Valley settler., 1938-01-27

Mrs. P .L.Heitmeyer, former chat rnan
Of the Multnorah County Consumers
Council in Portland, Oregon, and on
the Board OF the Oregon Consumers
Cooperat i've, gave q talk stress ing
the principles upon Whi CHI success ful
coOperatives are built--the advisa
81 lily Of mploying experts to direc
the business Of the Cooperative, Of
building reserves and OF using a
portion Of the earnings for Cooper
atiVe education.
The meeting which began at 900 Pm.
lasted until about 10000. Coffee
and idopghnuts' were donated by the
Trading Post and served during the
voting, viii Oh was by secret ballot
in q booth arranged for that purpose.
Mrs. Walter Hunt1ey was in charge Of
the serving, with Mrs. Victor Falk
and Mrs. Kenneth Foster assisting
The Valley settler., 1938-01-27
MORE ABOUT ELECTIONS

on a tract of land is eligible to
membership in the Asso citation and
that person must be the head OF the
family. If there be no famil y, the
pers on in whose name the tract Of
land is being farmed and products
therefrom being sold to the Associ
alton may be come a member, and the
sentences: There shall be no dis
elimination between the sexes and
any enc being Of legal voting age
should have an equal right to full
membership in this Association. IN
This is to become effe ctive immedi-
ately.
There were ll5 members present Of
total Of 100 shareholders. There
were lOl votes cast on the first
ballot. Mr.. Don Irwin acted as
Parliamentarian and many times dur
ing the meeting was called upon to
make de cisions on parli amentary law.
motion was put before the house
early in the meeting to change the
regular order Of business so as to
permit consi deratio on Of an amendment
allowing them to make arrangements at
the meeting to give women the right
to membership and parti ipation in
the business, but this motion failed
to oon7v
The Valley settler., 1938-01-27
SUPERVISOR OF NURSES UNDER
INDIAN LFFAIRS VISITS PALMER

When the Eklutna School made it's
regular che ck-up trip to the Matan-
uska Valley Hospital on Tuesday,
Miss Bertha NJ. Tfber accompanied
the group. Miss Tiber Is Supe rvis-
or Of Nurses in Aslaka under the
office Of Indi an Affairs.
nThere are SO public health nurses
employed by this service in Alaska
for work among the natives-- quarter
blood or MORE" says Miss Tiber.
Twenty Of these are in our hospitals
and thirty are in the field, cover
ing the most remote districts Of
the Territory. Our work is endless
but most our work is confined to
teaching Of SAM tation and arrang-
ing disqualification. Our chief
purpose is education in health
pra cti ces."
Miss Tiber Will be at Bklutna the
rest Of this week and then go north
where she Will visit nurses now in
the field and at the several hospi-
tails to the north and Westward.
x x * x x x x
The Valley settler., 1938-01-27

z
"SAFETY -FIRSTn PALMER SCHOOL
JUNIORS, SENIORS START RBHEARSALS
The Palmer School Juniors and
Seniors will col1aborate in present
ing the play "Safety First",
three-act play by Sheldon Farmer.
Rehearsa1s have already begun under
the di re CT ion Of Miss Lor linda Ward.
There are ten students in the cast
although definite people for each
part have not as yet been chosen.
The pres entation will be February
26 in the Palmer Comruni ty Hail.
x x x x x x x
MUMULLEN ENDORSED BY DEMOCRAT
DIVISI ONAL COMMITTBB
In line wi tn the reconmen dati ion of
the Divis1 onal Convent i on early in
January, the Divi ional Comm ttee
endorsed PC. McNullen of SeEard for
the office Of Marshall Of the Third
Division.
Mrs. Bertha Perrine and Irwin Met
calf are the ralmer Representatives
on this COMM tee, with other mem
bers from Unalaska, Bristol Bay,
Seward and Anchorage. The newly
elected COMM ttee met for the first
time Saturday evening January %
at Anchorage.
Tt was also agreed at this meeting
that the ConTni ttee should make
practice Of endorsing all candidates
for Terri torial offices which it saw
fit after making thorough investi-
cations, if candidates requested
such an endors ement.
Mrs. P.L.Hei tmeyer, former chat r1nan
Of the Mu1tnorah County Consumers
Council in Portland, Oregon, and on
the Board OF the Oregon Consumers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-01
REYMONDS CAN
 CLINCH COURT
 GROWN TONIGHT
Welles Must Win to Stay in Fight for Martin
 Scully Trophy

Continuation or competition of the fight between the Raymond Hillies and the Welles for champion ship of the Washington Park bas- ketball league will be decided by tonight,s game, which will get under way at g o'clock.
 Victory for the Hillies will give them the championship-their sec- ond consecutive year of dominance over the other contestants in the popular hill tourney. Victory of the Welles, on the other hand, will ne- cessitate another game which will be the final in the threegame cham pionship playoff.
 Full House Again?
 The Hillies won the first of the playoff tilts, which was staged be- fore a record crowd at the netted court of the Community house last Monday. The game was fast and clean, and fans will jam the Con- munity house again tonight for a similar type of play-but anxious to see the Welles win, so that a third and final game will have to be arranged. Both teams are conf1- dent of their abilities to win.
 Crucial Go
 For the Welles 8 victory will mean the right to meet the Hillies again for the title. For the Hillies, a win tonight will mean the champion ship, trip to Boston, and another niche on the coveted Martin Scully trophy which they won last year, and which requires three successive wins for permanent possession.
 The preliminary, which is set to start at 7:3O, will again feature the Baldwin Aces against the Blues of the Junior league of the Community house. The Aces won the first game of the series, 36-23, but Hank O,Dea and his charges hope to cen matters tonight.
 Jimmy Tracy and Johnny Mc- Cormack, regular league officials, will be the referee and umpire re- spectively. The possible starting lineups: 4'A,~
 Hillies-Lacillt, If; Darlington, If; P. Pomponio, c; Sullivan, lg; Martin, rg.
 Welles-Minor, if; Murphy, If: R. Kozen, c; Rinaldi, lg; zenick, rg.
 Reserves -Hillies, Block, Bates, Quilter, J. Pomponio, LaRusso; Welles-Caffrey, Griffin, R. Caring ton, Donnelly, E. Kozen..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-01
.L0U|S-TH0MAS
 ADVANCE POOR
Champ 20 to 1 as Winner Tonight; l0=l to Score
 Knockout

Chicago, April 1-(UP)-A new confident Joe Louis, eyeing his mil lion-dollar rematch with Max Sch melling, will meet the last of his tuneup opponents tonight in a scheduled 15-round heavyweight title fight at Chicago stadium with Harry Thomas, awkward but sturdy trialhorse from Eagle Bend, Mill.
 The champion was 20 to flavor ite to retain his title in the third defense since he won it at Comiskey park last June by knocking out James J. Braddock.
 Odds of 10 to 1 still were being quoted that Louis would score a quick knocyout.'
 A disappointing advance sale indi- cated that less than l5,0O0 would see Chicago's first indoor heavy weight title fight. Promoter Mike Jacobs said the bout may net $75,- 900, of which Louis will receive 40 percent and Thomas 12 1-2 per cent.
 Both fighters also will share re- ceipts from radio broadcast and the motion pictures.
 For Thomas, the shot at the championship was a dream he never expected to realize. Except for his recent New York fights against Schmeling and Jimmy Adamick, the bulky Minnesota towhead has never headlined major card.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-01
OXFORDS PROTEST
 BRISTOL VICTORY

Their elimination by the Bristol All-Stars protested and upheld by the protest committee the Hartford Oxfords will be put back in the running in the fifth annual state wide tournament being conducted at the Y and will meet the Bristol Col legians tomorrow night at 8:3O o'clock, with the winner to play the Naugatuck U. s. Rubber at 10:3O o'clock.
 The Oxfords were busted by the All-Stars by five points but protest ed the eligibility of Lou LaPointe and Alex Carros. Tournament Di- rector George Dillon upheld their protest as neither players name ap- peared on the entry list. So the winner of this third round contest tomorrow night will have to play the Rubbermen two hours later in a semi-final contest.
 The other semi final game tomor- row night will bring together the Waterbury YMHA and Meriden West Sides at 9:3O o'clock. Gus Lon ergan will referee the 8:30 and 9:30 games and Hennie Darlington the 1O:30 tilt. The finals will be played Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock after 3 o'clock consolation tourney game.