Evening star. [volume], November 02, 1936, Page A-5, Image 5

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DR. PERGLER SEES
END OF DICTATORS
Nationalism May Develop
Democratic Capabilities,
Law Dean Says.
Modern conditions make perma
nent existence of dictatorships im
possible. Dr. Charles Pergler, dean of
the National University Law School,
declared yeoier
day, in an ad
dress before the
Adult Forum of
the Mount Pleas
a n t Congrega
te o n g regational
Church. Dr.
Pergler was the
first diplomatic
representative of
Czechoslovakia to
the United
States.
D 1 c tatorships
are "not as elll
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lieved, and in
variably they lead to corruption,” the
speaker declared. "The free spirit of
the modern individual cannot be per
manently fettered. Wherever the
spirit of discussion and investigation
is in a straitjacket, in the end it will
burst through it. That is the guar
antee of a democratic future, per
haps in forms we have not yet en
visaged, but democratic, nevertheless."
A democratic government represents
the ultimate evolution of political
forms, and is possible only among
peoples homogeneous in spirit and
outlook and wise in political experi
ence, Dr. Pergler declared.
European nations now in the grip
Of dictatorships, no matter how effi
cient or cultured they may be, will
be found to lack a historical back
ground of political independence, he
continued.
England Aided by Isolation.
He pointed out that the English
people were able to perfect a truly
democratic government sooner than
any other group, because their isola
tion promoted a rapid growth of
homogeneity, while the periodical wars
on the continent of Europe made im
possible an uninterrupted growth of
constitutional rule.
Italy, for instance, he said, never
has known true democracy, even as
far back as the height of Roman
power, so that "it is not straining the
point to say that it has always been
a land of'dictatorships,” his audience
was told.
The same has been true of Ger
many, which, together with Russia
and other European dictatorships, is
typical of nations lacking in a com
mon spiritual attitude.
Sees Homogeneity Promoted.
Yet existing dictatorships may so
Weld together the peoples over which
they are exercised as to make possible
a future homogeneity which may re
sult in the growth of democratic gov
ernment, said the speaker. ,
Turing to Czechoslovakia, where he
once was high in political councils,
Dr. Pergler termed the present gov
ernment only a camouflaged dictator
chip, with political opponents being
disposed of through "liquidation."
One of the reasons for the failure
of' democratic movements in central
Europe is that socialism there never
possessed a moral ideal and had as
lie aim only the material well being
of the masses.
THE WEATHER
District of Columbia—Cloudy with
Continued mild temperature, probably
occasional light showers tonight and
tomorrow; colder by Wednesday; gen
tle southerly winds, increasing tomor
row.
Maryland—Cloudy, probably occa
eional showers tonight and tomorrow;
slightly warmer tonight, continued
mild temperature tomorrow; colder
Tuesday night, much colder Wednes
day.
Virginia—Cloudy, probably occa
aional showers in west and north por
tions tonight and tomorrow and in
southeast portion tomorrow; slightly
warmer in the Interior tonight; con
tinued mild temperature tomorrow;
colder by Wednesday.
West Virginia—Showers and slight
ly warmer tonight; tomorrow rain,
with mild temperature, followed by
colder late tomorrow afternoon; much
colder tomorrow night and Wednes
day.
River Report.
Potomac River clear and Shenan
doah very cloudy today.
Report for Lott 48 Hourt.
Temperature. Barometer,
•aturday— Degree!. Inches.
4 p.m_ 67 30.28
8 p.m_ 49 30.26
Midnight _ 61 30.20
Sunday—■
4 a.m_ 52 30.1 s
8 a.m_ 60 30.20
Noon _ 69 30.19
2 p.m_ 50 30.17
4 p.m_ 56 30.10
8 p.m_ 57 30.10
' 12 midnight_ 57 30.19
Today—
4 a.m_ 57 30.20
8 a.m_ 60 30.23
Noon _ 70 30.32
Record far Last 24 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 70, at noon today. Year ago. 72.
Lowest. 66, at 6 a.m. today. Year
’•go. 58.
lerar! Temperatures Tbit Year.
Highest. 106. on July 10.
Lowest. 0. on January 23.
Humidity far Last 24 Haurt.
, (From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Richest. 93 per cent, at 6:16 a.m. today.
Lowest. 40 per cent, at noon yesterday.
7 Tide Tablet.
(Fumltbed by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
‘Rich_10:12 a.m. 11:08 e.m.
Low__ 4:36 a.m. 5:29 a.m.
;Hlch ......._10:32p.m. 11:27p.m.
'Lew ..._- *:47 P.m. 6:42 p.m.
The Sub and Mean.
Rises. Sett.
Sin, today__ 6:36 6:07
in. tomorrow ... 6:37 5:06
oon. today_ 8:14 p.m. 10:29 a.m.
* Automobile lights mutt bt turned on
•se-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In lnchee In the
Capital (currant month to date):
Month. 1936. Averagt. Record.
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'iSepTembdr*"!!_
‘October ___
November
December
» Weather in Varions Cities.
Temp. Rain- \
* Stations. Baro.H'h Lflw.falT. Weath’r
.Abilene. Tex.—29.68 80 68 Cloudy
xAlbany. N. Y- 30.22 66 48 0.01 Cloudy
(Atlanta, Oa— 30.26 72 66 ... Clear
Atlantic City-30.28 62 68 Cloudy
• Baltimore. Md.. 30.22 60 56 0,01 Cloudy
Birminiham . 30.14 76 64 . Clear
Bismarck. N.D. 30.12 34 12 0(08 Cloudy
'Boston, Matt... 30.30 66 50 _ Cloudy
'Buffalo. N. Y.. 29.98 60 50 0.24 Rato
’ Charleston, B.C. 30.30 74 62 . . Cloudy
’Chicago, ill_39.76 66 68 0.04 Cloudy
Cincinnati, Ohio 29.98 66 60 1.70 Cloudy
’ Cleveland, Ohio 29.96 64 64 0.08 Rain
’'Columbia; 8. C. 30.32 76 60 . . Clear
Denver. Colo... 29.88 44 18 0.04 Snow
.Detroit. Mich:. 29.88 62 64 0.36 Cloudy
B Paso. Tex— 29.78 78 50 ... Clear
: Galveston _29.94 80 74 . . Clear
Helena, Mont.. 30.92 8 4 0.08 Snow
Huron. 8. Dak. 29.86 28 20 0.30 Bnow
( Indianapolis 29.90 66 60 0.60 Rain
Jacksonville .. 30.26 80 66 . Clear
pKaniae City... 29.64 78 48 0.16 Rain
• Lot Angeles_ 30.06 66 62 . Clear
MjOuUvILc. Ks-40.no 68 66 1.06 Cloudy
»VA8S.. b. O.. 86.23 60 66 8,01 {femdjS
Waited in Vain for Spirit
Mrs. Beatrice Houdinl, widow of Harry Houdinl, noted
stage magician, failed to establish a contact with the spirit of
her departed husband in the tenth and last of a series of
seances atop a Hollywood hotel Saturday night. She has, according
to a pact with Houdini, conducted a seance on each anniversary
of his death. He died October 31, 1926. Aiding her was Dr.
Edward Saint, spiritualist and her manager, who led the seance.
Before a group of magicians, spiritualists, public officials and
newspaper men, besides more than 200 of Houdini’s friends, he
pleaded for Houdini’s spirit to manifest itself. All effort failed,
however, and Mrs. Houdini said she had given up all hope of
contacting her husband and will not try again. Mrs. Houdini
and Saint are shown at the seance. —Wide World Photo.
Major Senatorial Candidates
Following is a list of the major senatorial candidates involved In
tomorrow’s election:
ALABAMA—‘John H. Bankhead, Democrat; H. E. Berkstreaser,
Republican.
ARKANSAS—‘Joseph T. Robinson, Democrat; G. C. Ledbetter.
Republican.
COLORADO—Ed C. Johnson. Democrat; Raymond L Sauter, Re
publican.
DELAWARE—James H. Hughes. Democrat; ‘Daniel O. Hastings,
Republican; Robert G. Houston, Independent Republican.
FLORIDA—Term ending 1939: Claude Pepper. Democrat; W. L.
Foster, Socialist. Term ending 1941: Charles O. Andrews, Democrat;
Howard Babcock, Republican.
GEORGIA—Richard B. Russell, Jr, Democrat (unopposed).
IDAHO—C. Ben Ross, Democrat; ‘William E. Borah. Republican.
ILLINOIS—*J. Hamilton Lewis, Democrat; Otis F. Glenn, Repub
lican.
IOWA—Term ending 1943; Clyde L. Herring. Democrat; ‘Lester J.
Dickinson, Republican. Term ending 1939: Guy M. Gillette, Democrat;
Berry F. Halden, Republican.
KANSAS—Omar B. Ketchum, Democrat; ‘Arthur Capper, Re
publican.
KENTUCKY—‘Marvel M. Logan, Democrat; Robert H. Lucas, Re
publican.
LOUISIANA—Allen J. Ellender, Democrat (unopposed).
MASSACHUSETTS—James M. Curley, Democrat; Henry Cabot
Lodge, Jr., Republican.
MICHIGAN—Prentiss M. Brown, Democrat; Wilber M. Brucker,
Republican.
MINNESOTA—Theodore Christianson, Republican; Ernest Lundeen,
Farmer-Labor.
MISSISSIPPI—‘Pat Harrison, Democrat (unopposed).
MONTANA—‘James E. Murray, Democrat; T. O. Larson, Republican.
NEBRASKA—Terry Carpenter, Democrat: Robert G. Simmons, Re
publican; independent, ‘Republican, George W. Norris.
NEW HAMPSHIRE—William N. Rogers, Democrat; H. Styles Bridges,
Republican.
NEW JERSEY—William H. Smathers, Democrat; *W. Warren Bar
bour, Republican.
NEW MEXICO—Term ending 1943: ‘Carl A. Hatch, Democrat;
Ernest W. Everly, Republican. Term ending 19*1; ‘Dennis Chaves,
Democrat; M. A. Otero, Jr, Republican.
NORTH CAROLINA—*Josiah W. Bailey, Democrat; Frank C. Pat
ton. Republican.
OKLAHOMA—Josh Lee, Democrat; Herbert K. Hyde, Republican.
OREGON—Willis Mahoney, Democrat; ‘Charles McNary, Republican.
RHODE ISLAND—Theodore Francis Green, Democrat; ‘Jesse H.
Metcalf, Republican.
SOUTH CAROLINA—‘James F. Byrnes, Democrat; J. A. Tolbert and
Marion Seabrook, Republicans.
SOUTH DAKOTA—‘William J. Bulow, Democrat; Chandler Gurney,
Republican.
TENNESSEE—‘Nathan L. Bachman, Democrat; Dwayne Maddox,
Republican.
TEXAS—‘Morris Sheppard, Democrat; Carlos O. Watson, Repub
lican.
VIRGINIA—‘Carter Glass, Democrat.
WEST VIRGINIA—‘Matthew M. Neely, Democrat; Hugh Ikee Schott,
Republican.
WYOMING—H. H. Schwarts, Democrat; ‘Robert D. Carey, Repub
lican. ‘Indicates incumbent.
INSURANCE OFFICIAL I
IS SCALDED IN HOME
By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.
CHEVY ChAe, Md., November
2.—A. W. Defenderfer, official of a
Washington Insurance concern, was
scalded yesterday while attempting
to cut off a hot-water pipe that had
burst in his home, at 7 East Kirk
street.
He was given first-aid treatment by
the Chevy Chase Fire Rescue Squad
and later was attended by bis family
physician.
CLAIMS II BABIES
Mrs. Kenny Charges Error
in Registration—Expects
Full Award.
Br the Associated Press.
TORONTO, November 2.—Upon the
difference between a “C” and a “K"
may hang $500,000 and the hopes of
half a dozen champion childbearerz.
While the five other apparent joint
winners of the Millar baby race for
tune were receiving congratulations
today and planning what to do with
their shares, the sixth, Mrs. Lily
Kenny, announced her two "missing
babies” had been found, properly reg
istered at the Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics.
It is just a matter of spelling, Mrs.
Kenny said. The Infants were regis
tered as offspring of “Mrs, Cenny.”
“This definitely proves that Mrs.
Kenny is the sole winner of the prize
for childbearing under the terms of
the late Charles Vance Millar's will,”
her counsel said.
“There was never any question
about her being the mother of nine
eligible babies, the same as the other
five mothers claim. With this proof
of the two other births her total goes
to 11—and that’s the top.”
Mrs. Kenny spoke forcibly about
what she would do next Friday If Mr.
Justice Meddleton fails to declare her
sole winer of the stork derby.
“If he says I’ve got to divide that
money with those other mothers, 111
slap his face,” the sturdy French
Canadian mother said.
Mrs. Kenny is one of 14 mothers
who have been asked to appear Fri
day and prove their claims to the
money the eccentric lawyer be
queathed to the most prolific mother
in Toronto.
SERVICES AT CHURCH
DISRUPTED BY SMOKE
Small Fire Found Beneath Floor
of Edifice in Capitol
Heights.
B» a Stall Correipondent et The Star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md , Novem
ber 2.—Services at the Grace Church
of the Nazarene were disrupted yes
terday when congregation members
noticed smoke curling up from the
floor.
An alarm brought the Seat Pleas
ant, Hillside and Capitol Heights fire
departments to the scene. They rip
ped up a few floor boards and ex
tinguished a slight blaze caused by
an overheated furnace pipe. There
was little damage. Services were re
sumed after the delay.
MACY RITES TODAY
Ashes of Helen Keller's Teacher
Will Beach Cathedral Today.
The ashes of Mrs. Anne Sullivan
I Macy, teacher of Helen Keller, will be
received at Washington Cathedral this
afternoon. A brief service of com
mittal will be conducted at 3 p.m.
by Right Rev. James E. Freeman.
Bishop of Washington, In the Chapel
of St. Joseph of Arimathea.
Miss Keller and other friends from
New York will arrive in Washington
a few minutes before the service and
will be met by Rev. Dr. Anson Phelps
Stokes, canon residentiary.
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MRS. ROBERT A. LEMLEY
DIES ON CHURCH STEPS
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Stephens City Resident Survived
by Husband, Two Daughters
and Two Sons.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va., November 2 —
Funeral services were held yesterday
in Trinity Lutheran Church at Steph
ens City, near here, for Mrs. Kath
erine Stella Lemley, S3, wife of Robert
A. Lemley, who died of a heart attack
on the steps of that edifice as she
was about to enter the building for a
special meeting. The services were
conducted by Rev. Snyder Alleman,
with Interment in Green Hill Ceme
tery.
Mrs. Lemley was a daughter of the
late Lemuel and Mary Katherine
Painter. Surviving with her husband
are two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Hover
male and Mrs. Caroline Seal, and
two sons. Morris and Charles W. Lem
ley, Stephens City. She also leaves
one sister and three brothers.
Ant-Lion Digs Trap.
The larva of the ant-lion digs a
trap in the ground, hides at the bot
tom and devours ants that venture
into it.
MOORE SEES VICTORY
EQUAL TO THAT OF ’32
President Roosevelt's Election
Predicted by Assistant Sec
retary of State.
B1 the Associated Press.
R. Walton Moore of Virginia, As
sistant Secretary of State, today pre
dicted “the electoral vote for Mr.
Roosevelt will be at least equal to
the vote he received In 1932.’’
In his forecast. Moore said “every
body know* how Virginia will vote*
"My conviction of what will 00
cur,” he said. In part. "1* based upog
my faith in the common sense of the
American people.
“I am satisfied that they realize,
first, that conducting government in
a reactionary spirit was largely re
sponsible lor the breakdown of the
last administration; second, that re
covery from the trouble, which we
feel pretty sure will soon be complete
is due to the policies of the present
administration, and, third, that un
less government can be carried on in
the liberal spirit, according to Mr.
Jefferson's fundamental conception,
this country will be in for much
trouble in the future.”
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