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District OF Coumbia-Occasiona tonight
mild
Maryland vrgna-osy cloudy occasional rain tonight and
colder
West VrginaRan and colder much colder northwest portion
portion.
Tuesday for the period from 7:30
7:30 pm, November 10, 1940 inclusive.
District Virginia
Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania
day night will sections Wednesday precp
Colder Wednesday
slightly below normal becoming normal about Friday colder
Ohio Valley Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Western
Indana Rain Ohio Valley
Wednesday, Precipitation Friday
slightly below beginning PERIOD
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Evening star., 1940-11-05
Heavy Vote Being Cast
In Ohio Despite Rain
By the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. Sin
rural areas and metropolitan dis
tricts Ohio voters ignored a chilly
rain today to cast what some elec-
ton officials described as the
heaviest early morning vote in his
tory" Secretary of State George
M. Neffner said the bad weather
would not affect his forecast of a
record of 3,25oOoO votes.
Four years ago in similar weather
the present high voting mark Of
3.045,ll6 ballots was set as Presi-
dent Roosevelts landslide swept
Democrats into every State office.
Two years ago Republicans over
whelmed Ohio and today both Re-
publican and Democratic leaders
claimed victory in this State which
has failed only twice in its history
to give its important electoral votes
to the winning presidential candi-
date.
Sharing interest in the presiden-
tial result was the intensive cam
paign of Republican Gov. John w.
Bricker for a second term and
Democrat Martin L. Davey, making
third-term comeback attempt"
and the United States senatorial
race of Mayor Harold H. Burton,
Cleveland Republican, and former
Representative John McSweeney,
Wooster Democrat, for the seat Of
Democratic Senator Vic Donahey,
who did not seek reelection.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Caribbean tension
Lessening, Hull
Tells Reporters
Secretary Still WithhoIds
Petoin's Reply to
President Roosevelt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull indicated
lessening anxiety about French pos
sessions in tire Caribbean area to-
day. and said naval and other ac-
tivities by this Government were
only part OF usual precautions.
He still withheld the contents of
the message received yesterday from
Marshal Henri Petain in reply to
communication from President
Roosevelt. Mr.. Roosevelt's message
concerned French policy in con-
nection with the French negotia-
tions with Germany and Italy.
AT his press conference Secretary
Hull referred to various reports
about the French islands in the
Caribbean and minimized American
naval activities in that region.
He said the truth was that the
Government was carrying on con-
versations with France and other
countries regarding commercial and
other questions; that regular pa
troll was maintained along the Amer
lean coasts and ship training car
ried on. Apart from that, he said
he knew of nothing special regarding
Martinique and other French ter
ritory.
He added that the United States
was observing developments on these
islands.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
400 Nurses Are Told
OF Role in Defense

More than 400 members of the
District Graduate Nurses Associ-
alton attended a meeting last night
in the United States Public Health
Service auditorium to learn their
part in the Nations defense pro-
gram. Many had to be turned away
because of lack of room.
Miss Annabelle Petersen, presi-
dent of the association, presided
and answered questions. She in
formed the assemblage of the
Army's call for 4,129 Red Cross
nurses by July l, 1941, but said she
had no idea yet what the Districts
quota was
Among other health. medical and
nursing experts who answered
queries was DR.. F. K McGovern.
representative of the District
Medical Society, who said the
American medical profession is
ready for any contingency.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
YugosIav City Raided ;
Italians and Greeks
Deny Responsibility
Belgrade Cabinet Called
Into Emergency Meeting
After Bombing of BitoIi

By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Nov. S.
Three warplanes of undetermined
nationality bombed the Yugoslav
city of Bitolj. near the Greek
Albanian war front today, killing
two persons and wounding five, il
was announced officially.
The announcement said bombs
hit the railway station and dam
aged a military building and air
port.
1t was understood an emergency
meeting OF the Yugoslav cabinet
was called in Belgrade to consider
the situation.
Other Attacks Reported.
Additional unconflrmed reports
said Bitolj had been subjected to
three separate attacks,
Both Greece and Italy disclamed
any responsibility.
Greek Minister Raoul RoSetti de-
clared it was impossible for Greek
flyers to have bombed the city.
Our airmen are thoroughly fami-
liar with the territory in the vicinity
of the frontier with our friendly
neighbor and would make no mis-
take" he said.
Pointing out that the railroad sta
ton was q target, he asserted there
are no railroads in the neighboring
region of Albania and that Greek
airrnen are aware of it.
Italians Blame Greeks.
italian legation officials declared
the planes we're Greek
An unoficial report said four were
dead and 10 wounded, instead of the
two dead and five wounded given in
the Official statement,
About 40 bombs were reported
dropped in the attack at l30 pm.
$3.50 am. E. S. IT, and some of
them fell in the main street, as we'll
as the other obiectives mentioned in
the communique.
An unconhrmed report said the
planes returned an hour and a half
later and dropped more explosives.
Evening star., 1940-11-05

quired 48 hours or more to tabulate
election results.
Principal attention in the nearby
congressional races today is centered
upon the fight involving Repre-
sentative Byron. Democrat, and
Montgomery County Commissioner
Walter Johnson, former idol of
millions of baseball fans, his Re-
publican opponent.
They are seeking the sixth Mary
land districts seat in the House.
The district embraces Montgomery
Frederick, Washington, Allegany
and Garrett Counties.
OF prime interest in Southern
Maryland counties and a portion of
South Baltimore is the contest be-
tween two Prince Georgeans over
the fifth Maryland districts House
seat. The picture there finds Repre-
sentative Sasscer. Upper Marlboro
Democrat, opposed for second term
by Mayor John T. Torvestad of
Colmar Manor, Republican.
Nice Seeks Radcliffe's Seat.
Two Maryland and Virginia Sena-
tors also are up for reelection today
with the Maryland contest between
Senator Radcliffe, Democrat, and
former Governor Harry w. Nice
figuring to be the only real contest
Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Demo-
crat, Virginia has no Republican
opponent and neither of his rivals
in today's election-Hilliard Bern
stein, Socialist, and Mrs. Alice
Burke, Communists expected to
give him trouble.
Democrats and Republicans in
Arlington County. in addition to
calling out their party members to
support presidential and congress
sional nominees, also are busy sup
porting their nominees for a seat
on the county board.
The board race finds Leo Lloyd
Democratic incumbent, opposed for
reelection by Fred N Windridge,
Republican.
Long lines formed at voting booths
in Richmond, Va, and election Off
cials predicted a vote in excess of
5000, the Associated Press reported.
The voting was so rapid and heavy
at Danville that the Electoral Board
had to hasten distribution of sec
ond supply of ballot boxes, those in
use being too small.
Evening star., 1940-11-05

The disturbance that was centered over
Eastern Nebraska Monday morning has
moved northeastward to the upper Great
Lakes region with increased intensity
Escanaba, Mich. 99a3 millibars t29. 81
inches). with a trough extending south
southwestward to Southern Texas, Browns
vile. 1O149 millibars t29.97 inches). An
extensive area of high pressure is moving
eastward on the South Atlantic Coast, Hat, IT.
inchesl Pressure is high and rising over
the Plains States. sydney, Nebr., 1o31 3
mililbars (30.46 inches). while pressure
Tatoosh Island Wash, l006S millibars
(2973 inches) During the last "a hours
there have been moderate rains in East
Gulf States and portions of the Central
Valleys and the upper Lake region. and
rains or SHOWS over the Northern Plains.
Upper Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Nearby Elections
(Cnntinued From First PAGE

fesentative Smith, Democrat, who
is running for reelection, with Col.
Henry B. Goodloe Charlottesville
attorney and Republican nominee,
trying to oust him from the 9Th
Virginia districts seat in the House.
With him was Mrs. Smith and
their 22-year old daughter, Vio-
lett, voting for the first time. All
voted the straight Byrd
Smith Democratic ticket, and the
Representative, smiling broadly,
held up his ballot SO that by
ISLANDERS might see.
Only one person among those at
the precinct, located in the Silver
Spring Armory, experienced diff
Guilty with the new automatic vot-
ing machines.
He entered the machine, pulled
down the levers to indicate his vot-
ing choaeess~but instead of pulling
back the curtain to leave the booth,
automatically recording his vote, he
lifted the curtain and emerged.
Election officials detected his mis-
take, went outside and called him
back so that he might record his
vote In the meantime, however,
another voter entered the booth and
in pulling the lever operating the
curtains automatically recorded the
mans vote
Several precincts in Montgomery
County experienced extremely heavy
early voting.
Model Is on Display.
A model of the voting machine
panel was on display outside the
polling places in order that those
waiting in line might familiarize
themselves with the method. Few
experienced difficulty and most
Evening star., 1940-11-05

or probable on the basis of estimate.
Colorado (5D. electoral voters, 6.
Connecticut (50-)-Regard this as
extremely close. During Roosevelts s
visit it was apparently slightly in
his favor. Electoral votes, 8.
Illinois (50+)-Week-end polling
shows slight increase for Mr..
Willkie. Expect approximately 81.
Electoral votes, 90
Indiana (53), electoral votes, H.
Massachusetts (5O+)-Week-end
relegraphic check in Boston shows
considerable Roosevelt strength.
Guess Willkie but by extremely
narrow margin. Electoral vote, II.
Michigan (53)-Week-end poll In
Detroit shows no reason for shift
in State, but labor situation may
slide this down to 81. Electoral
votes. 10.
Minnesota (48)-Telegraphic poll
in the Twin Cities shows no reason
to change this figure. Electoral
votes, II.
Missouri (48)-Result apt to be
close. but believe in Roosevelt
column by small bargin. Electoral
votes, Is.
Barely Roosevelt in Jersey.
New Hampshire t53)-Willkie, but
industrial sections and Roosevelt
campaign may lower to about So.
Electoral votes, 4.
New Jersey (4O-Believed to be
still in Roosevelt column. but by
narrow margin since Willkie visit.
Probably 40. Electoral votes, Is.
New York C50-)-Willkie wind
up at Madison Square Garden and
organization activity may put this
important State slightly over the
Willkie line by less than percentage
point. Electoral votes, At.
Ohio (48)-Roosevelt visit to
Cleveland counteracting Willkie lead
downstate Expect Roosevelt to
carry State by approximately 81.
Electoral votes, 26.
Oregon t46)-Week-end poll indi-
Gates close race. Believed in
Roosevelt column by as. Might
shift over. Electoral votes, S.
Pennsylvania (50+) - Probably
near the final figure. Might go
either way, but expected for willkie
by narrow margin. Electoral votes,
36.
Rhode Island (52)-Week-end poll
shows approximately same situation,
but labor vote and Roosevelt New
England tour expected to reduce
figures to 81. Electoral votes, 4.
Wisconsin (5D. Electoral votes,
II.
Wyoming (52). Electoral votes. 3.
If all States 60 as here estimated,
and counting tie States for Mr..
Willkie, he would receive 242 elec-
toral votes and Mr. Roosevelt would
receive 28e, more than enough to
win.
Everything considered. Mr.. Roose-
welt is expected TO be the winner.
and he may have a very substantial
electoral majority. Mr.. Willkie
might conceivably win by a narrow
margin.
(copyrisht, 1910. by Crosslsy, Incl
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Navy Makes Awards
For S22,79O,309
Defense Projects
AIIotments for Projects
Here and Nearby
Are Announced

The Navy Department today let
contracts totaling $50 790 .309 as 1t
speeded the program TO strengthen
bases on island possessions and at
home. Included was sl44, 900 con-
tract with the Diamond Construc-
ton Co. for the improving the
waterfront at the Naval Magazine,
Bellevue, D. c.
Six other contracts for improve
ments in nearby areas were awarded
Most of the contracts we're eXpan-
sions or supplements to awards al
ready made The largest group of
contracts was for aviation base work
on Pacific islands, in Alaska. the
Caribbean and along the continental
coast line. Work also is being
pushed to provide housing facilities
for the growing naval personnel.
The Jeffress-Dyer Co., this city
was given an additional contract of
sl28, 100 to construct so housing
units at the Dahlgren CVaD Naval
Proving Ground and two additional
contracts Tor l0O housing units, cost
ing s386.100.
John McShain, Inc, received a
S268, 600 contract for additional facil-
tiles at the Quantico, Va, Marine
Corps base. The company also con-
tracted to build 100 low-cost housing
units there for s336.87O. The third
contract, totaling s35l,000, was for
barracks, mess hall and magazines
at the Marine base.
The Navy contracted with the
Harwood-Nebel Construction Co. to
provide 10 housing units, costing
s50000 at Piney Point, Md. This
contract is in connection with the
expansion of facilities at the Indian
Head, Md, powder factory.
Evening star., 1940-11-05

voters were able TO complete opera
ton of the machine in 80 seconds
Two minutes was the time limit set
when others were waiting, but longer
periods were to be permitted during
slack hours.
There are many old faces missing
among the groups of party workers
surrounding the suburban polls to-
day, the result of the Hatch Act
forbidding Federal employees from
engaging in political activity.
Scores of Government workers
who in previous national elections
turned out to persuade the voters
to vote the right way" merely cast
their ballots and moved away from
the booths, leaving their former
election-day chores to new recruits
Spirited Congressional Fights.
Serving as the chief lure in bring
ing out the electorate, of course,
was the presidential contest between
President Roosevelt and his Re-
publican challenger, Wendell L..
Wiilkie.
However, spirited fights between
congressional candidates in several
nearby district, nine proposed con-
Stitutional amendments to the Mary
land Constitution, referendum on
a change in Fairfax County's gov
ernmental setup and a battle for
seat on the Arlington County
Board heightened interest.
1t was estimated by officials in
charge of the election that in the
four suburban counties and in
Alexandria City, upward to $4,000
voters would cast their ballots today.
With the exception of Baltimore
City, where voting ceases at pm,
the polls in Maryland are to close
at Z o'clock tonight. In Virginia,
which observes a sunrise e-to-sunset
law. they will suspend operations at
SOB o'clock this afternoon.
Montgomery Using Vote Machines.
Returns from many communities
may not be available until tomorrow,
but in Montgomery County, using
voting machines for the first time,
they are expected to be available
within two hours after the polls
close.
In previous years, using the paper
ballot, Montgomery often has re-
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Army Observer TO Tell
OF Battle Of Britain

An eyewitness description of the
air warfare over England will be
given local Army Air Corps Reserve
officers by Capt. Benjamin S, Kelsey
Air Corps at 8 pm. tonight in
the Officers' Club at Boiling Field.
Capt. Kelsey was sent to England
as an assistant military attache early
last summer and was an observer OF
the air battles of August and
September. Since his return to the
United States month ago he has
been on duty at Wright Field, Day.
ton, Ohio, and will come here espe-
cially for tonight's meeting.
Capt. Kelsey also is noted for his
record transcontinental flight in an
experimental Army pursuit airplane
during which he averaged 420 miles
per hour between the Mississippi
River and the Alleghenies.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Draped Ballot Boxes
Mark Another Day
For VoteIess D. {.
Women's League Hands
Out Protest Leaflets
On Street Corners

For criminals, lunatics and resi-
dents of the District of Columbia
today was just another day
Election Day for the rest Of the
country meant black-draped ballot
boxes for Washington and q sign:
You can't Vote Here,
While the rest of the land was
voting. Washingtonians were being
handed leaflets by members of the
Voteless D. c. League Of Women
Voters.
rs this propaganda" frowned a
passerby at one of the ballot boxes. :"
Yes" he was told. ITS prop
aganda to get a vote for the Dis
trict."
He took the leaflet.
Absentee Voting Problem.
To-day while millions of Amer
lean citizens are showing their faith
In democracy" said the leaf1et, "by
voting for their representatives and
for the President of the United
States, it seems strikingly inconsist-
ent that the residents OF the Ma
lions Capital are denied this right"
In the lesflet was the answer to
DO not many Washingtonians vote
in the States9" Although about one
fourth of the people of voting age
in the District can qualify as voters
In other States, the leaflet said, the
lack of absentee voting in many
States and the high cost of going
home to register and to vote make
1T Impractical for many of this group
TO vote.
over 100000 men and women Of
voting age in the District cannot
vote in the States" the leafiet said.
Even If they could 1t seems foolish
for Washingtonians to vote on the
issues Of other places and be denied
the right to vote on issues which
concern them vitality here"
AT Fourteenth and F streets NV,
where Mrs. Edward Harding and
Mrs. Edward Grusd presided over
the black-draped box, Washing
tonians stopped to stare at the sign
and the box and they asked for
leaflets.
Elect Own Representatives.
They walked away reading, Con-
gressmen are elected by their own
States and districts. Their home
constituents frown when they spend
much time on Washingtons business
Representative government In
our democracy means that the peo-
pie elect their own representatives.
The residents of the District of
Columbia do not have that privi-
lege"
In front of The Star Building
Mrs. H. L. Friedman and Mrs. Har-
yey Becknell stood beside another
box and explained to passers-by that
the way to obtain the right to vote
in national elections is to have
Congress propose an amendment to
the Constitution and have it ratified
by three-fourths of the States.
They explained the Summers res
olution which would provide con-
stitutional amendment empowering
Congress to provide for representa-
ton for the District.
At the crepe-hung box at Fiji
teenth street and New York avenue
NV. Mrs. Joseph Low. chairman of
the local leagues department of
government and It's operations,
which sponsored the demonstration,
pointed to the last paragraph in
the statement.
The Voteless District League of
Women Voters urges you to work for
the enactment of the Summers
amendment if you believe that the
residents of the District of Co
lumbia should enjoy the privileges
and bear the duties of democracy
with other American citizens"
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Election Bet Loser
Must Lie in Cosket
By tie Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED PrebS.
LANCASTER, KY, Nov. S.-Blly
Turner, who's for Mr. Willkie, and
Eugene Rankin, for Mr.. Roosevelt,
have one of those election bets:
The loser must lie for one hour
in a casket on the public square
Saturday afternoon, when the towns
biggest crowd is in.
A contract" was signed before
four witnesses and the bettors posted
$40 performance bond.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
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Look to The Eberly Plan for complete
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knowing that it will be efficiently done,
with orderliness and dispatch.
And with economy too, for ALL the
work will be done by Eberly Plan
craftsmen-with only ONE overhead
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Evening star., 1940-11-05

CrossIey Poll Forecasts
Victory for Roosevelt Today
WIIkie Seen Needing Nearly All the Breaks
To Win; President Nay Get Big Majority

This is the last OF 10 articles
on prediction trends by Crossley
polls.
Evening star., 1940-11-05
Report for Last 81 Hours.

Record FOR Last "a Hours
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, TO- 3 nm. yesterday. Year
ago. 40
Lowest, 81, AS am. today. Year ago, IS
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July 27.
Lowest, T. on January 29
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, IS per cent. at 2:15 am. today.
Lowest, 26 per cent. at 3:15 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac River, muddy: Shenandoah.
clear at Harper's Ferry; Potomac River,
muddy at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
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FOREIGN Stations.
Moon. Greenwich time. todsy.)
Temperature. weather
Horta trayaD, Azores 81 Cloudy
tCurrent observations.D
San Juan, Puertc Rico n Cloudy
Havana Cuba 13 Cloudy
Colon, canal Zone- n Cloudy
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Geodetic Survey
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BOrderline States.
For the following pivotal States
the October % percentage for Mr.
Willkie is given in parenthesis with
notes on changes found since then,
Evening star., 1940-11-05

The Sun and Moon
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-08
May Force Vote
Change Labor
Relations Act
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March - Sup
porters of the 17-point program to
revise the disputed labor relations
act threatened today to use Iegis-
Iative strong arm tactics if neees-
sary to force the House to vote. The
next move is up to the House labor
committee to which the recommen-
dations of the special investigation
committee was referred yesterday.
Chairman Norton, New Jersey
Democrat, called the committee to
meet Wednesday and predicted sim
ultaneously that the House would
not accept the amendments.
Representative Cox, Georgia Dem
oerat, said if the committee did not
act properly steps would be taken
to snatch the proposed amendments
from the committees hands.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-08
BIG BRITISH SHIP
SEEKS REFUGE HERE

NEW YORK, Mar. 8 = The
strange and dramatic blackout dash
of Britain's tWenty-eight million
dollar liner, Queen Elizabeth, across
the Atlantic was described by the
Cunnard White Star Line yesterday
as an uneyentful voyage at moder-
ate speed Completing one of the
strangest maiden voyages in history,
the new eighty-five thousand ton
vessel, her bulk obscured by drab
gray paint, steamed into New York
harbor on a secret dash through the
German submarine blockade to a
safe berth in the greasy waters of
a North River slip. The Queen Eliz-
abeth is the worlds largest passen-
ger ship. Previous to their departure
from Britain, neither the Captain
nor the skeleton crew of 800 had
any knowledge of their destination.
All thought it but a trial run and
it was not until after being two
days at sea, when the Captain open
ed his sealed orders, that they found
themselves ordered to take the ship
to America for the duration of the
war. 1t will costs the Queens own
ers $1,000 per week to keep her in
her New York harbor refuge.