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Evening star., 1944-11-08

platform ever mentioned or referred
to the District Of Columbia at any
time" On the other side the guest
was reminded: 1882 1874: for so
years Democratic platforms have al
ways stood for the rights OF the
District of Columbia.
Visitors sat at tables, had refresh
ments and stayed to cheer favorable
returns.
A big meeting to receive results
was held in the presidential room Of
the Statler Hotel by the Dewey
Bricker Club of the Districts
Republican State Committee. More
than l,500 crowded the hall.
A scoreboard. IL by 20 feet, was
marked up constantly and a loud
speaker gave flashes from the wires.
The board was donated by the Young
Republicans of Washington. There
were cheers whenever Gov. Dewey
forged ahead somewhere. Enter
tainment features enlivened the
evening.
One Of the most ribboned and
badged spectators was l3-year-old
Werth Zaver. an eighth grade stu
dent who lives at the Wardman
Park Hotel. The youth was credited
by party officials with personally
raising 81 200 for the cause.
Most leaders among the Repub-
licans and Democrats attended the
election parties. Washington head
quarters Of the national committees
OF the two parties were virtually
deserted last night. Many workers
of both committees had gone to
New York to spend the night at
national headquarters there.
Returns were announced from
time to time at hotels, theaters and
night spots.
1t was like any other American
city on election night. Except there
were no local precincts reporting.
And real Washingtonians, who were
born here or acquired citizenship.
still hoped they would live to see
ballots in their hands.
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Bishop Dun viii Address
Washington Diocese Toda,

An address by the Right Rev. An
gus Dun, Bishop of Washington, will
feature OF the fall meeting Of the
Northern Convocation Of the Diocese
of Washington at 4 pm. today in
Pinkney Memorial Church, Hyatts-
vile.
The meeting will open with talk
by the Rev. J. j. Amber, followed by
reports and election Of officers.
Speakers at the afternoon session
include the Rev. Frederick E. Reissig,
secretary, Federal Council Of
Churches, whose topic will be POST
war Cooperation" and Chaplain
James g. Stewart, attached to wal
YER Reed Hospital, who will speak
on '"The Ex-serviceman in the POST
war Church"
After supper, to be served at $50
pm, by the ladies OF the church,
Bishop Dun will speak on stChrist's
Mission and Our" Also scheduled
to speak Il the Rev. clyde Brown.
His topic will be aSuburban
Churches In Postwar Days,
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3, Vienna, Va, also was listed as s
prisoner of the Germans.
Corpl. Slothouber was reported
missing on D-day, June 6, while
landing in Normandy with para
troop outfit. A native of Valburg,
Holland. he came to this coun-
try in 1888. He entered the armed
forces in July. 1943, and went over
seas in February.
Pvt. Charles H. Schreyer, "a, son
Of Mrs. Anne Schreyer, 5304 Eighth
street NV, was listed by the War
Department as a prisoner OF the
Germans.
Pvt. Schreyer, q graduate of Nc
Kinley High School and Catholic
University, was reported missing
July II in France He was an engi-
neer-draftsman at the Navy Yard
when he enlisted in November, 1943.
He went overseas in April.
Second 1t. Nigel b. Carter, IS,
husband OF Mrs. Marie c. Carter,
1900 Clifton street NV, was listed
As q prisoner Of the Germans.
1t. Carter, pilot Of 4 Bill Flying
Fortress. was reported missing over
Germany August 4. A native of
Irwin, Pa, he attended high school
there and went to the State Teach
ers College at California, Pa. He
entered service In October, 1041, and
went overseas in June, 1914.
Technical Sergt. Albert n. Seguln,
80, husband Of Mrs. Dora B. Seguin,
4720 Third place NV, listed BY the
War Department as . prisoner Of the
Germans. Is native Of Berlin, N. H.
He was reported missing July Z
while serving with an infantry unit
IN France He has been In the Army
more than 70 years, ana served Ia
the Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer, Va,
under Gen. Douglas Macarthur, 1t.
Gen. George s. Patton and 1t. Gen.
Jonathan Wainwright. He went
overseas In April.
Stories concerning the following
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Mergner and Fisher
Executions DELAYED

Justice James M. Proctor Of Dis
trict Court today postponed for
two months the execution dates for
two men pending outcome of ap-
peals in the cases from District
Court convictions.
Fred C. Mergner, 45-year-old
widower. scheduled to die in the
electric chair on November II for
the murder in October, 1913, of
Mrs. Charlotte Robinson, 80, won
a postponement to January II.
Justice Proctor also postponed the
execution date for Julius Fisher, 81.
colored janitor, convicted of the
murder Of Miss Catherine Reardon
last March in the Washington Cath
edral library, from November "A to
January "a. Miss Reardon was
librarian at the cathedral.
Mergner and Fisher were con-
victed in District Court earlier this
year.
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COP Wins Wisconsin;
Dewey's Lead Is Small
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 8.-Wiscon-
sin Republicans gave Gov. Dewey
a small lead over President Roose-
velt in incomplete election returns
today and virtually swept the board
in contests for State and Federal
office.
They reelected Senator Wiley and
reseated Gov. Walter S. Goodland
and all other State officers. They
also won seven congressional seats
and piled up heavily Republican
State Assembly and Senate ma
jorities.
From this avalanche of ,Repub-
lican sentiment in out-State dis
tricts the Democrats probably will
salvage two congressional seats and
the Progressives one.
The attempted political comeback
by Daniel w. Hoan, Socialist Mayor
of Milwaukee for "a years, failed
when Mr.. Hoan, running as DEM
ocrat, trailed Gov. Goodland by
more than 100000 votes with more
than 500 precincts still to be heard
from.
In addition to re-electing their
five incumbent Representatives the
Republicans apparently defeated
Representative Dilweg, Democrat,
in the 9Th district and captured
the I'd district seat now occupied
by the Progressive, Harry Sauthon
who tried for the senatorial post.
Representative Merlin Hull, Pro-
gressive, was reelected in the eth
district without major party oppo-
sition.
The vote: For President, in 2,656
of 3,098 precincts-Dewey, 555, SOL;
Roosevelt, 544,456. For Governor,
1850 precincts-G -Goodland, 543.936;
Hoan, 421,113; Alexander O. Benz,
Progressive, 53,817.
For Senator, 1883 precincts
Wiley. 436,8s8; Representative, Nc
Murray, Democrat, 35S, 1854; Sauthon
47,7O2.
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Dewey Leads Nebraska
Republicans 10 Victory
nv the Assoc,.t.o pre.,

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nov. 8.--Gov. Dewey
swept Nebraska by heavy majority
and carried with him the States
four, Republican incumbent House
members.
Unofi1cial returns from 1884 of
2,026 precincts gave the New York
Governor 254,o73 votes and President
Roosevelt 184, ,oO6.
Representative Buffet, Republic
an, held q comfortable margin over
Democrat Mabel Gillespie.
( Republican Gov. Dwight Girls
void and his administration was re-
turned to oflce, Gov. oriswold for
the third time. BY almost ! four-to-
one vote over George w. Olsen.
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D. Political Leaders
|Deplore Lack Of Vote
In National Capital

Protests that District residents
had to stand aside yesterday while
the people Of all the States were
participating In the presidential and
their local elections were voiced last
night over WMAL during The Stars
broadcast Of returns by spokesmen
for both the Democratic and Re-
publican State Committees for the
District.
Russell Balderson, who was chair.
man OF the District delegation to
the Democratic National Conven.
ton, called for action by Congress
on pending measures to extend suf-
frage to the District, in keeping
with the plank placed in the Dem
ocratic platform.
Mr.. Balderson stressed that WASH
ington men and women are fighting
on all the battlefronts of the world
and that District residents other
wise have all OF the responsibilities
Of citizenship but are not permitted
the voting right.
A little later, Mrs. Cooper B.
ANAAAACci RSPubiASdH LdllOldl COIIl-
mitteewoman for the District, and
James G. Wilkes, chairman of the
Republican State Committee for the
District, also deplored the Districts
lack Of suffrage but pointed to ex-
tensive activities carried on by
Washington Republicans on behalf
of their national candidates.
Mr.. Wilkes explained that since
the District is deprived of the vote,
the Republican State Committee
here served two principal purposes:
To maintain an absentee voters bu-
reau and to raise funds for the presi-
Dental campaign.
At the beginning of this campaign.
he recalled, District Republican
leaders told Chairman Herbert
Brownell, jr., chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, an
aggressive campaign would bring in
$100,000 At the close of business
Monday night, he said, the goal had
been exceeded by $4,000.
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Full Republican Slate
Victorious in Iowa
By the Associated Press.

DES MONIES, Nov. s.-Iowa re-
manned true to tradition yesterday
by sweeping into ONCE every Repub-
lican nominee for a State and con-
gressional post and giving its 10
electoral votes by a comfortable
margin to Gov. Dewey.
Two highhghts were the surpris-
ing strength a President Roosevelt,
and the way Senator Gillette, Demo-
crat, seeking his second full term,
popped into the lead over Gov. B.
B. Hickenlooper several times dur
ing the early returns.
Although Gov. Dewey always was
ahead Of President Roosevelt in the
Iowa returns, his final margin was
expected to be under the $3.50
votes by which Wendell Willkie
carried the State four years ago.
One of the widest margins went
to 1t. Gov. Robert D. Blue, 46-year-
old attorney, who defeated former
State Supreme Court Justice Rich
ard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge for
Governor.
Returns from 2,O84 of the States
2,466 precincts gave: Dewey, 469, ,79s;
Roosevelt, 430,792; Hickenlooper,
448 ,9o6;' Gillette, 425.777. Returns
from 2,082 precincts gave Blue 49,
735; Mitchell, 375,367.
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Roosevelt Reelection
Ito Cost Americans
Heavily, Nazis Say
Ry tte Associ.t,d pres.

Ey tie Associated Press.
The American people must "bear
the consequences Of Roosevelt's re-
election" which surprised no one,
the Berlin radio said today.
"Roosevelt's leading motive is to
avoid everything that may displease
the Kremlin and he is even will
ing to deliver his Chungking Chi
nese ally into the hands Of Com
munism," the ofIicial DNB agency
commented. This servile attitude
was rewarded by Moscow with sup
port Of Roosevelt's reelection.
Predicts Great Sacrifices.
"The American people will be
burdened with very great sacrifices
in view Of Roosevelt's well-known
tendency to stake all on one single
card without remembering former
election promises. Europe will an
swer Roosevelt's reelection by
doubling its efforts to Illustrate
Eastern Communism and Western
capitalism"
Berlin asserted that victorious
termination OF the war against Ja-
pan Is and will remain the hinge
around which Washington's foreign
policy revolves.
Everything is subjected to this
aim with the hope that the Soviet
Union still will be persuaded into
the war against Japan, or at least
that the Soviet Union might grant
bases in Siberia for the war against
Japan. Japan will know
how to reply to somebody who was
induced, by q press campaign only,
to send back letter opener made
out of bones of killed japanese SOL
diers."
Dewey's Poll Cited.
"The large number OF votes re-
ceived by Dewey testify to the fact
that Roosevelts policy In worrying
wide circles Of the American peo-
pie" said the broadcast, recorded by
the Associated Press.
"A majority of the voters seem to
have felt that the responsibility for
. change in political and military
leadership of the country in the
present crucial stage of the war was
too heavy q burden"
WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
GERMANY. Nov. 8 R,.-The Ger
mans yesterday bombarded Amer
lean lines in this sector with shells
containing propaganda leaflets bear
ing the slogan:
Jews govern, suckers fight:
Vote for Roosevelt's Hebrew
might"
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Missing

'''~S'
Second 1t. william L. Thomas, a,
navigator on q Liberator bomber,
has been missing in action over
Germany since October IA, his sixth
mission out Of England, the War
Department has informed his wife,
Mrs. Doris A. Thomas Of Beverly
Parks Apartments, Alexandria, Va.
1t. Thomas, native of Washington,
graduated from Eastern High
School and entered the Army in
1910. He was sent overseas in
August. A brother, Robert Thomas,
~, is an air crewman in the Navy.
His mother also lives in Alexandria.
Prisoner
Pvt. Ralph G. sichert, 10, son of
Mrs. Annie E. Sichert, 4108 Mime
sofa avenue NV, was listed by the
War Department as a prisoner Of
Germany.
Pvt. Sichert was reported missing
June n while serving with an in
fantry unit in France. A graduate
Of Eliot Junior High School, he
entered service in November. 1913,
and went overseas in April.
Corpl. Derk Slethouber, "A, son Of
Mrs. Johanna J.. Slothouber, Route
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VoteIess D. G. Residents Show
Keen Interest in Ballot Count
Rvol Porty Groups Hold Open House
To Provide Returns for Disfrunchised

Citizens of Washington-sitting
out the election. perforce. since they
still lack the right of suffrage-took
their usual lively interest in the
returns, whether they heard them
downtown at theaters or night clubs
or sat beside their radios at home
An estimated 400 900 or more who
are Of voting age and maintain no
legal residence in any State were
keenly concerned over which of the
presidential candidates would live in
their midst for the next four years
While comparatively few of their
fellow townmen sent an absentee
ballots to various States. these dis
franchised Americans could only
look on and root for their choice
There were, of course, many others
employed here who, by virtue of
residence in nearby Virginia or
Maryland. could. and did vote.
The District Democratic Central
Committee held open house at the
Burlington Hotel from pm. until
late in the night. Hundreds came
ana stayed TO nSten to returns plpeQ
in on several radios.
A feature was a ballot box in q
corner of the burgundy room, below
huge picture of President Roose-
welt. A sign above it said: "Voteless
Washington Votes Here"
Visitors Get Sample Ballot.
A sample ballot was handed the
visitor. On 1t was a printed square
for an x and beside it this legend:
II want to vote for President in the
District OF Columbia" A place for
name and address-optional-was
left below. At q late hour several
hundred persons had voted here, and
there was not a ballot recorded
against the proposition.
Across the room, at another dis
play, the Democrats had not been
able to refrain from needing their
opponents a bit on the subject Of
District suffrage. On one side was
sign, "1856-1944: No Republican
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5 More Jap Warships
Sunk or Damaged in
Air War
BY the Associated Press.

1
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, Nov. B.
Hundreds of carrier planes from
the American Sd Fleet, in two
knockout blows at Manila, in
creased to 1000 the total JAP
anese aircraft they have de-
stroyed and to II the warships
they have helped sink or damage
since Gen. Macarthur invaded
the Philippines.
In his latest communique Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz said Saturday
Sunday blows by Hellcats, Helldivers
and Avengers:
Destroyed 440 planes.
Sank two warships "a sub chaser
destroyer.
Probably sank heavy cruiser.
Damaged eight other warships "a
light cruiser. two destroyer escorts,
five destroyers).
Sank three cargo ships and an oil
tanker.
Damaged IA cargo ships and a
trawler.
Blasted Nichols. Clark. Nelson.
Lipa, Tarlac, Bamban and Mabala-
cat Airfields, bases which must be
kept neutralized to protect Yank
invaders of Leyte.
Wiped out three oil storage areas.
destroyed a railway engine and five
tank cars and inflicted heavy dam
age an ground installations.
Admiral Nimitz's Tuesday COM
munique added 249 planes to the
l91 he had reported destroyed Sat-
urday. 1t added the destroyer to
the warships sunk, two destroyers
and two destroyer-escorts to the
warships damaged.
Figures on our own losses are not
yet available" the communique said
Emphasizing air domination of the
attackers over Manila, the raiders
accounted for 327 of the 44O planes
on the ground.
Most of the u enemy warships
which have been sunk or damaged
since the Philippines landings were
blasted in the second battle of the
Philippines Sea-.
During that battle, 423 enemy
planes were erased, most of them
by carrier planes. Other enemy air
craft adding up to a total of at least
1000 were bagged in carrier based
attacks dating back to October 20.
The Saturday-Sunday blows con-
stituted the first sizeable carrier
thrusts at Manila since flattop
planes went over that area October
1928, destroying 80 enemy aircraft,
probably sinking heavy cruiser and
damaging two others.
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Republican State Ticket
Pulls Ahead in Indiana
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8.-Repub-
lican nominees for Senator and
Governor, who trailed their Demo-
cratic opponents in returns last
night, pulled ahead today and Gov
Dewey continued to increase his
Indiana margin over President
Roosevelt.
With 2,772 of the States 4.0l6
precincts reporting. Gov. Dewey had
618277 votes to Mr.. Roosevelt Z
SEQ, ,498.
Homer Capehsrt, Indianapolis in
dustriaiist and Republican nominee
for Senator, led Gov. Henry r
Schricker, 554,6 to $50, ,68S, in 2,e61
precincts. Ralph Gates, Columbia
City lawyer, led his Democratic op-
ponent, Senator Jackson, 517.792 to
5l2,530, in 2,430 precincts in the race
for Governor.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

Goebbels called our Flying Fort
resses Flying Cofflns." We need
more Of them over Germany. Let's
all back the attack. Buy more War
Bonds,
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On the Roll of Honor
Killed

Killed 8
Pfc. Charles w. Hudson, 80, was
killed in action in Germany October
81, the War Department has in
formed his wife, Mrs. Pinkie Hudson
of Riggs road, Hyattsville, Md. The
Hudsons have a 12-year- son,
Charles w., jr.
Pic. Hudson was born here and
was graduated from Eastern High
School. He worked for the Potomac
Electric Power Co. for eight years
before being inducted into the Army
In February. His basic training was
taken at Camp Blanding, Fla, ank
his infantry unit went overseas In
July.
He was first reported missing in
action October "a.
Pfc. Edward L. Doggett, 20, in
fantry, was seriously wounded in
action October land died six days
later in Italy. the War Department
has notified his mother, Mrs. Odie
Doggett, ZIG E street NV.
Pvt. Doggett, who twice received
wounds, recently was awarded the
Bronze Star for gallantry in ac-
ton. A native of Warrington, Va.
he worked on a farm in Rockville
Md, before entering the Army in
November, 1912. He was sent over
seas last December. He first was
wounded last April, but returned to
combat In q month. His brother
Jean. ~, of Warrington, expects
to enter the Army soon.
Pfc. Elser E. Hollar, ~, of 52l
Tenth street Sc, was killed in ac-
ton September Is in Italy. The son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hollar OF
Edinburg, Va, Pvt. HollAr was en-
ployed by the Peoples Life Insur.
ance Co. here before entering the
service November, l042. He went
overseas in January. He also leaves
two sisters, Mrs. Zeelin StoneburneI
Of Woodstock, Va, and Miss Louise
Hollar Of Edinburg, Va. Pvt. Hollar
was educated in Virginia schools.
Wounded
Pvt. william J. Bradhurst, IT., 2e
infantry, was slightly wounded
September II in France, his family
has been informed. His wife, Mrs
Helen v. Bradhurst; mother, Mrs
Rose M. Bradhurst, and sister, Mrs
Eleanor H. Robey, live at 2311 Green
street S.E.
A native Of Elizabeth, N. J., Pvt
Bradhurst finished high school 1,
Eastern High School here. He
worked at the Naval Powder Fac
tory, Indianhead, Nd, until hi
joined the Army last December
He was shipped overseas In Au.
gust. He has been awarded the
Purple Heart.
Evening star., 1944-11-08

Help win the war by saving vast
kitchen fats!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-19
Great Beginning Made

Secretary Hull is working steadily with a
bipartisan committee of the United States
Senate in the best American fashion. have
been happy to join with Secretary Hull in
nonpartisan work between both parties on the
drafts which have recently been completed at
Dumbarton Oaks.
In the end l am convinced that we can meet
all of these problems if we will use patience,
wisdom and the full force of our peoples
determination.
We have made great beginning. We must
hasten our labors to a successful conclusion.
Our detectives and our methods must be known
to our people and approved by them so that
they will be willing to support them and to
sacrifice for them in all the years to come.
Ten million Americans are making sacri.
fices today beyond any our nation has seen
before. Some will come home permanently
SCARED Some will~-never return. These
tragedies must not visit us again. Our dead
must not have died in vain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-19

semblance of objectivity and impair
TALLY, Mr.. Lewis rebuked Mr..
Roosevelt for not intervening in be-
half of the union, making singing
remarks about the obligation of
those "who sup" at the feast table
of labor.
In view of the quasi judicial
character of variety of federal
boards which deal with labor, it
borders on the scandalous for poll
ticians to become indebted to pres
sure groups which are certain to be
litigants before such bodies.
Whatever the high intentions of
the politicians may be, it is against
public policy to permit pressure
groups to carry on activities which
might appear to some to be in the
nature of attempting to Elk" quasi
judicial bodies, subject to political
appointment.
The Hatch acts and the Smith
Connally act were obviously intended
to provide the atmosphere of "clean
government.
But because the activities of the
Political Action Committee happen
to be in behalf of his political clique,
Atty. Gen. Biddle seems to find
technical reasons why the plain
meaning of the law should not apply
to Mr.. Hillmans agencies.
The smell is doubly bad for an
administration which styles itself as
a reform movement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-19
Great Secretaries Republicans

All these were great achievements carried
through by men who had the respect Of their
country and of other nations. And every one of
these great secretaries of state whom have
mentioned was a Republican.
These achievements and countless others
were made under administrations where the
president conducted foreign affairs through the
secretary of state and our regular foreign
service
If we are to be successful in our future
labors to bring about lasting peace, they cannot
be the property of one party or one man. 1t
must draw its strength from all our people,
everywhere.
l am equally convinced that to the extent
that we leave our international relations to the
personal secret diplomacy of the President, our
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-19
Proposals Terrify Germans

A new plan was ordered this time to be
produced by Mr.. Crowley, head of the foreign
economic administration. And still there is no
official plan.
Meanwhile, Germany's propaganda minister
Goebbels has seized upon the episode to terrify
the Germans into fanatical resistance. On the
basis of our treasury departments i'll conceived
proposals, the German people were told that
program of destruction was in store for them
if they surrender.
Almost overnight, the morale of the Ger
man people seemed changed They are fight
ing with the frenzy of despair. We are paying
in blood for our failure to have ready an intel
ligent program for dealing with invaded
Germany
Turn now to France The unfortunate
consequences of Mr. Roosevelt's personal
antipathy for Gen. de Gaulle are only too we'll
known. We backed his antagonist, Darlan.
When Darlan was assassinated, we backed
Giraud Now, with France free, Mr.. Roosevelt
is compelled to deal with Gen. de Gaulle who
is in fact, heading the only existing French
government