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Evening star., 1940-10-27
South Dakota Seems
Sure Republican,;
Plurality Is Debated
6. o. P. Work Well Done
Democrats Scarcely
Active in Sfute
By H. M. SHOEBOTHAM,
Special Correspondent of The Star.


SIOUS FALLS, S. OAK, Oct. 26.-
Instead of making forecasts on Wen
dell L. WILKES chances Of carrying
South Dakota, Republican leaders
feel the State is safely in their
column and have turned to esti-
mates on the plurality.
Some of the closest students have
fixed the G. o. P. margin at 10000
to 10000, which is far under the
Roosevelt majorities of the last two
general elections. The Presidents
lead in 1882 was $4,000 and in 1886,
"a 4.O0O.> - The 1882 totals gave him
1855 and Herbert Hoover 99,212.
In 1886 President Roosevelt polled
100,l37 to ALI M. Landon's 125.977.
GO. P. groundwork has been we'll
laid and the earmarks of voters
revolt" can be seen by some OBJ
servers. 1t is likely one of the
biggest votes in the States history
will be cast November S.
An indication of this is the num-
ber of absentee voters ballots mailed
out by the auditors office in Mime
haha County already. Minnehaha
has a population of $4,000 and two
weeks before election 200 ballots of
this kind had been applied for. The
number is considerably greater than
for any past year.
A big majority Of the Scandi-
navian farm vote, a bloc always
to be reckoned with in South
Dakota election. is reported to be
falling into the Willkie camp. While
many were described as lukewarm,
suspicious, and even hostile two
weeks ago, they are now favoring
the G. o. P. aSpirant and asking
for Willkie buttons. Those who have
watched this shift accredit much
of it to the improved tenor" of
the Willkie speeches.
1t is generally conceded the Ger
man vote is going into the Willkie
column. It is considered of some
Importance in North Dakota and
Nebraska where there is a larger
Germanic population. but this class
of votes is not considered large
enough to make great difference.
There are w. P. A. workers who
are going to vote for Mr.. Willkie.
They declare they have been fooled
before with lots of work just before
election and then get laid of right
afterwards"
From the little work they are
doing it would seem the Democrats
are not interested n South Dakotas
four electoral votes. There has been
some work among farmers by the
South Dakota State Committee of
the National Farm Committee, but
there have been no outside speakers,
no newspaper ads and no use Of
the radio. What the party has done
has been largely limited to the
State ticket.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Smear Roosevelt Sheets
Appearing in Alabama
By J.F. ROTHERMEL,
special CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 26.-
Apparently abandoning any hope OF
wrestling Alabama this year from its
customary Democratic position, Re-
publicans, aided by Willkie Demo-
Gratis, have begun concentrating
their fire on the industrial centers
Of North Alabama.
This campaign is centering in
Birmingham, Gadsden. Admission
and other industrial cities. There
seems to be little dearth of money
for its support. A flood of Willkie
literature has appeared, much OF 1t
of the smear-Roosevelt type. The
literature, the distributors of which
have been remaining in the back
ground and have been repudlated by
old-line Republicans. has stirred to
activity Democratic forces that were
beginning to take things a bit
casually.
Five hundred volunteer party
workers took the fields this week in
Birmingham alone, according to
Walling Keith, Democratic cam
paign director for this county. He
reports that not since 1928 have the
Republicans been so active in this
area.
Solidarity in official Democratic
ranks was completed this week
when w. L. Lee, Dothan lawyer and
a delegate to the National Demo-
cratic Convention, lined up behind
the ticket although personally op-
posed to breaking the two-term ira
dition. Democratic leaders had
feared at first there would be de-
fections among-s stanch Bankhead
supporters who did not like the way
the late Speaker was shunted
around at Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
6. 0. P. Hopes Climb, +,
But Democrats Think
They Can Hold State
Voter Enrolment High;
Socialist McLevy Losing
His 1886 Following
BY ROBERT d. BYRNES,

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 90
Republican hopes of a victory for
Wendell L. Willkie and the entire
State ticket have begun to zoom in
sympathy with a reported rise in
Willkie support through the coun-
try. Democrats, privately conceding
that their State ticket will fall
markedly behind President Roose-
welt, still maintain the President is
strong enough to sweep Connecticut
and carry the State ticket along
with him. In view Of the 100000
Roosevelt nar".n he in 1895,
fair e-ti'Ic'n nov r-"rnS II be tlot
the n1arnin t~t---~-l the ,~~~tcs IS 90
narrCyr ti~c e'c~+'ol II Il decided
In the last 10 dovs cf-'2o c"rlHa'gN.
Democrats would feel better if
President Roo~cvclt would witt the
State before election but this does
not now seem likely.
Most solid basis for rising Re-
new voters. There is no centralized
State compilation of these figures
until after election. and unofficial
State totals have not been an
nounced, but in many places the Re-
publicans have made gains compare
BILE only to those in 1928, when the
State was combed for Herbert Hoo
are credited with large part of the
enrolment of independent voters.
who have also appeared in unusually
large numbers. Best shoWlngs by
the Democrats on new voters have
been in towns where there are work.
ers in munitions plants.
It now appears that Jasper Nc
Levy, Mayor of Bridgeport and
Socialist candidate for Governor for
the eighth time, will not poll an
important vote this year. Two years
ago he had 166 900 in the State, in
Guiding more than 10000 in Hart
ford. He came here to open his
only Is hearers.
Henry A. Wallace is to spend
next Wednesday in Connecticut, but
he has no following here as yet.
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia of New
York also has come to the aid of the
Connecticut Democrats with an ap-
pearance today in New Haven,
which has the greatest concentra-
ton of Italian American voters. Sc
rious defections from President
Roosevelt in this group are reported
by both parties, offset to at least
some extent by virtually solid Pol
ish-American support of the Presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Rhode Island Doubtful
But Democrats Lag
AsG. 0.P. Drive Gains
Important Developments
During Week Mostly
Favor Republicans
By FREDERIC w. COLLINS,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

PROVIDENCE, R. T., Oct. 26.-
Rhode Island is still a doubtful
State as the last week Of the Roose-
velt- -Willkie contest opens. 1t looks
now, however. as if the Willkie
campaign is clicking and as if his
supporters have larger potential
advantage to draw upon if they can
and will. The Democrats seem to
have shot their bolt and to have
only the possible benefits of Roose-
welt speechmaking among their re-
serves.
A Democratic analyst worth listen
ing to predicted this week that Pres
ident Roosevelt will carry Rhode
Island by $4,000 votes. The sources
of these votes do not show up,
though, in any comprehensive sur
vey.
There have been many develop
ments of real Importance. Mrs.
John Nicholas Brown, Maryland
Democrat by heritage, came out for
Mr.. Willkie. Almost simultaneously
her husband debated major DEM
ocratic issue. AS the Democratic
minority member of the State
Civil Service Commission he de-
clared that the law, as designed
and administered by the incumbent
Republicans, is honest and fair.
Gerry Ignores Roosevelt.
President Henry M. Wriston OF
Brown University, who during his
career has kept out of politics, made
a radio address. well-publicized,
against the third term. Anti-third-
term day had wide observance. Sem
ator Gerry, Democrat, generally
conceded to have a better chance
than any other candidate on either
ticket, felt able to open his cam
paign without making any reference
to President Roosevelt, although
asking votes for the State ticket.
Mayor La Guardia of New York
came here last Tuesday. His ap-
pearance was calculated not only to
advance the Roosevelt cause among
liberals and independents, but to
inspire forgetfulness of the Roose-
welt Charlottesville speech among
Italo-American voters. He drew
$500 in an auditorium arranged to
hold more than 1000.
The Democrats have Henry A.
Wallace coming here Tuesday. but
what natural appeal he can have in
this industrialized State is not i'm
mediately clear.
Democrats Hampered.
While the Republicans have money
enough, the Democrats seem to be
having financial trouble. Election
day workers are being asked to turn
out as volunteers, without pay. They
are not used to such treatment.
One big helping Of votes which the
Democrats could count on two weeks
ago, when their mayoralty candi-
date in Providence seemed unbeat-
able, looks less of sure thing today.
Alfred E. Smith, who carried
Rhode Island amid disaster else
where in 1928. will speak out for Mr..
Willkie in Boston next Tuesday
night. Rhode Island ears will hear
his words, and Rhode Island eyes
will read them. He is bound to cost
President Roosevelt some Rhode
Island votes.s
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Names Vote So Sure
Contest Is Lacking
By SAM E. CONNER,

AUGUSTA, Me, Oct. 26.-With 10
DAYS of the presidential campaign
remaining, it is difficult to find any
where in Maine anything to indicate
there is a political contest in prog
ress. 1t is accepted by all that this
States five electoral votes will be for
Wendell L. Willkie and that there is
no possibility of changing it.
Democrats started ar. effort to in
crease the Roosevelt vote in Maine
10 days ago, but it was difficult to
see it would have any appreciable
effect.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Texas Democrats Gain
Corner Forces Power
BY S. RAYMOND BROOKS,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 26.-Texas
Democrats this week inventoried
into their campaign assets the full
force of the pre-convention Garner
for-President organization and
turned their efforts to getting out a
substantial vote in this solid-South
State.
No major vote group in the normal
Democratic setup has been lost and
the Republican national organiza.
ton in Texas has made virtually no
drive for the % electoral votes. The
Willkie campaign has been in the
hands of two unrelated Democratic
bolter committees. Appearances,
were that the vote likely will moi
exceed one-haf the 100000 votes
cast In the July Democratic primary
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Jackson Sees Threat
In Lindberqh Speech

BOSTON, Oct. 17.-Attacking Col
Charles A. Lindbergh's radio ad-
cress, Attorney General Jackson
held today that mo speech, in it's
timing and substance, could more
perfectly have served the purpose
of those who would weaken the
morale of democracy and under
mine the spirit of our defense
effort"
1T was significant" Mr.. Jackson
told the Law Society of Massachu-
sets last night, that his only refer
ence to democracy was a sneering
reference to the effect that the pub
lie was being harangued about it.
"It was significant that his speech,
so perfectly calculated to under
mine confidence in American leader
ship, was delivered just on the eve
of Americas muster of its man
power for selective service"
Mr.. Jackson said there has arisen
in this country what appears to be
a school of thought which denies
that our Government is or ought
to be democratic"
Col. Lindbergh Monday night
criticized the Nations leadership
as having "alienated the most
powerful military nations of both
Europe and Asia, at a time when
We ourselves are unprepared for
action, and while the people of our
Nation are overwhelmingly opposed
to war.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Registration Clearance
Lacking for 100000

Approximately 10000 men Of
draft age may have hard time
proving to policemen they didn't
have to register.
No Identification cards have been
issued by the War Department to an
estimated 10000 of the 10000
Reserve officers who are between
the ages of 81 and 36, nor have
means of identification been issued
to the approximately 10000 of the
100000 National Guardsmen who
are of draft age and not yet in
service. Reserve Navy and Marine
Corps personnel have received
Identification cards.
One Army officer said ait might
be a good idea" for Reserve officers
to carry their commissions, about
the size of small diploma, with
them. Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commander of the District National
Guard and director of selective
service for Washington, said dis
cussions" are now under way to
supply identifying cards to the
Guardsmen.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Two Eggs Miss Wi||kie
In Evansville Parade
by a staff Correspondent Of rhe s.,r.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. lion
the drive through Evansville this
morning Mr.. Willkie received one Of
the biggest demonstrations, in pro-
portion to the size of the city, of
his campaign.
In the midst of the enthusiastic
welcome, however, two eggs were
thrown at his car. Both missed.
In front of a pillow factory along
the line of march workingmen were
out with Willkie buttons on their
hats. With hammers and pieces of
pillow metal they raised a din OF
noise. Mr.. Willkie stopped his car,
got out and pushed through the
crowd to shake hands with q group
of the men in overalls.
After he had returned to his car
the two eggs came sailing across
the street. One went high over the
Willkie car. The other landed sew
eral feet in front of it.
In addition to the crowds along
the streets there were more than
1900 persons in the Bosse baseball
park, where he spoke.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Man, Charged With Threat
On Roosevelt, 10 Face Jury

The Secret Service prepared today
to present to the District grand jury
the case of an alleged Nazi SYM
pathizer, charged with threatening
to shoot President Roosevelt. ~
In the office of United Sts.es At.
torney Edward NJ Curran, at Dis
trict Court shortly after noon. 4
conference was held between Attor-
neys James F. Reilly and B. Wood
ruff Weaver, representing the ac-
cused man. Edward De Roulhac
Blount. 80, living on the yacht Surt
shine, tied up off the Wilson Lire
dock here. The Government seel$
to raise to 5000 the bond which
United States Commissioner NeeF
ham c. Turnage set on October.13
81 500.
Government officials declare thar
Blount, for the past five years, has
been a calculator with the Census
Bureau until october last, wfleh
Secret Service arrested him f4
threatening to kill the President.
Blount is alleged to have stated u
public places that he was going ID
murder the President at the first
opportunity.
On the yacht, after his arrest
authorities say they found Na1
propa ganda and other German lit
erature. 1t is reported that the
Secret Service has ascertained thai
Blount sent birthday greeting cables
to Adolf Hitler during the last twp
years.
Evening star., 1940-10-17
BUDGET
Continued From First Page)

fCOntlnueQ from F1rSL PdRe.)
hicles and Traffic. Mr.. Bachman is
serving as chairman of the board of
inquiry.
At odd times IN recent years the
Commissioners have received sug-
gestions that Maj. Donovan should
be relieved of some of the multiple
duties he has been carrying for the
Commissioners, but always in the
past the suggestions have been
shelved, and the Major has been
able to perform all the requirements
placed on him.
In fact, in addition to handling
his auditing job, which several years
ago was increased by having to
handle relief disbursements, the
budget work and personnel control,
he has served on several vital COM
mittees including those on the Dis
trict tax program and proposals for
reorganization of the municipal
setup.
However, Maj. Donovan's health
felt the strain during the past year,
and he was unable to finally COM
plete the pending budget proposals,
which he attempted to do against
the advice of his physician.
Belief was expressed at the Dis
Uict Building that legislation would
Rot be necessary for the designation
Of an assistant auditor to do budget
work. The Commissioners this year
Increased responsibility for their
budget proposals principally due to
The fact that the Budget Bureau
Aas announced it no longer will
probe into the details of the Dis
tict budget requests, but will con-
6ern itself rather only with the
general financial picture, and the
Federal interests. =
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Hershey Sees Army Adding
Year 10 Draftee's Life

Young men selected for military
training under the conscription pro-
gram may find upon completion of
their period in uniform that a year
has been put into their lives, rather
than taken away, 1t. Col. Lewis B.
Hershey, executive officer Of selec-
tive service, said in brief address
during forum on Youth and Ma
tional Defense" held last night in
the Hall Of Government of George
Washington University under aus
pices of the Student Council.
. Remarking that he had heard
frequent comments to the effect a
year will be plucked from the lives
Of draftees, Col. Hershey declared
he felt those selected would come to
realization they stand to profit
from the experience and recognition
of responsibilities acquired in the
Army.
II cannot promise that any man
Evening star., 1940-10-17
British Girl Here Hopes to Talk
To Mother in Broadcast I oniqht

Across 5000 miles Of ocean an
English girl, in Washington for "the
Duration" hopes to talk to her
mother tonight.
The youngster is 14-year -old
Ursula Buckley.
A cable was sent yesterday to the
mother, Mrs. Edward Buckley, at
her home near Salisbury, England,
explaining that broadcast was be-
ing arranged tonight by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., and that
Ursula would take part.
Mrs. Buckley may hear the broad
cast apd answer her daughter by
telephone from Salisbury to the
London radio station, Ursula hopes.
Ursula, who is staying with 1t.
Col. Horace B. Smith, White House
aide, and Mrs. Smith at 2207 Massa-
chusetts avenue, will be the only
English youngster in Washington to
Evening star., 1940-10-17

take part in the "mother-child"
broadcast. Other English boys and
girls will speak from New York
All this is an unexpected treat
for Ursula. The Smiths wanted to
arrange q long distance telephone
call to her mother as a Christmas
gift for Ursula, but had been unable
to do 1t.
Ursula, whose father is somewhere
in Africa with the British troops,
landed in New York August IL
aboard the Scythia and Immediately
joined Mrs. Smiths daughter, Vir-
ginia Summerlin, also IA, at camp
In Cooperstown, N. Y.
Now she and Virginia, who is the
granddaughter Of George T. Sum-
merlin, chief of protocol at the
State Department, attend Potomac
School together. It's the first school
Ursula has ever attended, having
always been tutored by a governess
Evening star., 1940-10-17

with a large number of out-of town
registrants, stalled the local ma
chinery badly at times during the
day. But quick neadjustments were
made, needed supplies were pro-
vided as soon as possible, and Dy
late afternoon the major part of
the work was done.
Shortly after the registration
centers opened their doors at 7 am,
1t became apparent that an uneX-
pectedly large number of registrants
were needing the often-repeated
admonition to come early.
Lines Form Before Opening.
Long lines had formed at many
of the centers by $50 A few young
men reported that they had been
waiting all night, and the lines
began to grow as early as o'clock
By 7 fully 1000 potential selectees
were on hand to get the registrars
of to fast start.
Despite the chilling wind and cold
rain that soon added to the regis
trants' discomfort, the young men
continued to arrive in unanticipated
numbers.
Fifteen minutes after 7 am. the
first call for registration aid came
to Franklin School headquarters
from the Henry D. Cook School.
Soon the appeal send us more
registrars" grew into a refrain, as
school center after school center
telephoned DR.. Chester w. Holmes,
registration chief.
Reserves and flying squadrons"
were pressed into action. But ap-
peals for assistance still poured in.
Dr. Holmes urged that registrars
assigned to the pm. to 8 pm. shift
should, wherever they could be
reached, be askeN to Volunteer for
double duty. Additional volunteer
registrars were sworn in hurriedly,
given Special instructions in a few
moments. and dispatched to con-
gestedf centers.
At one school three young men
who had been forced to wait some
time before they could be registered
approached the chief registrar.
Gould we, help in any way?" they
asked. Certainly" the chief regis
trar replied, you can turn around
and register some of the boys in
line behind you" They were soon
sworn in and put to work.
Wherever possible, registrars were
transferred from comparatively
quiet areas to egistrant-congested
centers. And registrants, in many
instances, were asked to report to
another school where waiting lines
we're shorter.
No ofiicial morning estimates were
made, but authorities estimated
that more than $4,000 young men
were registered by noon. At that
time the personnel problem-that
of readjusting assignments of reg
Evening star., 1940-10-17
Sideights on Registration
Huzen Enters Exit as Gen. Cox
OverruIes Young Draft Aide

Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen,
making the rounds of registration
points, found a measure of military
discipline at Mckinley High School.
Attempting to enter a door marked
for exit only, he was stopped by
sophomore in cadet uniform, who
told him:
You can't 60 in there. The orders
are that you must enter on the other
side of the building"
Mr.. Hazen turned to obey. but the
order was countermanded by Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, head of the Dis
trict draft, who was accompanying
the Commissioner.
Among the Washingtonians who
yesterday registered for conscrip-
ton was Police Court Judge D.
Nelson, SO, youngest judge on any
District bench. He registered at
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Among other Police Court Of
ficials who registered were Chief
Clerk Walter Bramhall, Chief Pro-
baton Officer Joseph Sanford, AS
sistant Corporation Counsels Ralph
D. Quinter, jr.: Milton Norman and
William w. Dent and Julian Ross,
secretary to the Police Court branch
of the Corporation Counsel's office.
A large number of transients reg
istered at the Thomas Jefferson
Junior High School. Many of them
having no permanent addresses, they
listed the school as the point to
which the Government may send su-
ture notices to them. .
A colored woman who appeared at
the Randall Junior High School was
confused about the whole matter.
She insisted on being registered, as
she wanted to be ready for the No.
vember election.
Chief Registrar S. D. Matthews
finally convinced her Cd that this
registration was for Army service
only, and t2) that the District Is
still without franchise.
Registrars at the armory in Silver
Spring, Md, included A. D. Miller
of Silver Spring, who served in the
same capacity in the first draft in
1917. He resided in Philadelphia
at that time.
National selective service head
quarters solved a problem for
Washington man of draft age who
telephoned and said:
Il don't see how I can wait in
line, maybe for hours"
He asked why not.
I'm on diet Of crackers and milk
and I've got to have them at GER
tain time
An officer suggested he take his
crackers and milk into line with him.
Only one request concerning reg
istration was received at the Wash
ington Airport. A physician who
made it decided, however, to con-
tinue his flight and register else
where.
Former Senator William Gibbs
McAdoo insisted on being regis
tered at WOODROW Wilson High
School because Of his belief in the
Importance of organizing men be
hind the lines" Mr.. McAdoo was
signed up, but his name was not
included among the areas draft