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lar commercial credits Of not more
than 80 days.
Permit the President to bar bel
ligerent submarines and merchant
vessels from American ports.
Provide that passengers on bel
ligerents' ships travel at their own
risk
Continue the National Munitions
Control Board, which must license
any arms or munitions shipments,
both in war and peacetime.
But it was the embargo amend
ment that carried most Of the ex-
citement-that drew Speaker Bank
head and Democratic Leader Ray
burn to the microphone in the well
OF the House to plead solemnly for
its defeat.
Both recalled that they were men,
bers Of the House on April 6, 1917,
when war was declared in another
night session. Both declared the
present occasion to be equally vital.
Most Serious Hour.
That, to me-" said Representa-
tive Rayburn, speaking slowly to a
hushed House. was the most seri-
Gus hour of my life.
"As God is my judge. in the vote
that I shall cast tonight against
the Vorys amendment. against the
motion to recommit the bill and for
repeal of the arms embargo, I am
thinking first of my own America
and next of the peace and happiness
of the world.
rs there any immortality in our
shipping arms to little weak coun-
try so it can defend itself?" he con-
cluded. I'VE want sef-determina-
ton of all peoples"
From the Republican side, Rep
resentative Fish Of New York, rank
ing minority member of he Foreign
Relations Committee, arose to re-
ply.
"As God is my judge" he said
repeating Representative Rayburn's s
phrase, "and because I love peace
and because 1 love democracy, l
propose to vote to recommit this bill
and to put back into the bill the
Vorys amendment and to put back
the embargo.
"The world is on the verge Of war
You can almost hear the beating
of the wings Of the angel of death
as he hovers over England, France
and Poland tonight. I am informed
tonight that some of these nations
are calling back their officers from
America"
At his peroration his voice was
hoarse and cracked.
If we 60 to war" he said, 1T must
be in defense of America and not
of the munition makers and war
propagandists."
Then Speaker Bankhead went to
the microphone and Republicans
and Democrats alike came to their
feet to applaud.
"One of the major reasons why
am supporting this bill (repealing
the embargo) is because I earnestly
and fervently believe 1t to be q great
gesture to keep the United States
out of war;" he said.
Il think we should be realists and
not sentimentalists. Where tomor-
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nally. Democrat, of Texas, heckled
both for their approval of the gold
reserve act of 1884 which conferred
some of the powers so bitterly criti-
cized last night.
The coup de grace, as far as the
midnight deadline was concerned,
was administered the legislation by
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland, object of one of the much
publicized but unsuccessful New
Deal purges of the 1888 campaign.
Taking the floor at 11:25 pm, as
the audience reached its peak of the
evening, the Marylander talked his
way cheerfully into Saturday morn
ing, when he and Senator Austin
furnished joint exposition on the
way to tell time by the Senate clocks,
proving without dispute from their
colleagues that it was successfully
1901. 1904 and 1917 am.
Impassively, Majority Leader
Barkley listened to the Marylander,
giving recognition by neither word
nor sign when Friday turned into
Saturday. Several times in the
late evening, he conferred with Les
lie Biff1e, majority secretary and
parliamentary advisor, with Senators
Wagner, Minton of Indiana and La
Toilette of Wisconsin.
Vice President Garner was in and
out of the chamber several times,
but Senator Pittman presided
through most of the discussion and
Senator Bone, Democrat, of Wash
ington followed him in the chair.
AS the deadline hour passed, the
crowd began to thin slowly and
somewhat reluctantly, although per-
sons who had stood in line in the
corridors for several hours stayed
until the end after finally obtain
ing seats. Rumors that the Presi-
dent might come to the Capitol in
person before midnight in order to
sign the legislation if adopted drew
many, but it became known in mid
evening that he did not plan to ap-
pear.
Barkley Eats His Words"
Senator Taft followed Senator
Tydings and, despite frequent un-
accepted invitations to Majority
Leader Barkley to move adjourn
ment, was allowed to talk until
nearly 1:30. With the opposition
aware by this time that the amin
istration planned to stand by the
validity of the pending legislation
regardless of the time it was passed,
the Ohio Senator also sought and
finally succeeded in drawing an out
right admission of this opinion from
Senator Barkley.
Immediately the Ohioan coun-
tered by citing the previously re-
ported doubts of Senator Barkley
and Mr.. Roosevelt.
Nov that the Senator has eaten
his own words" Senator Taft flung
at the majority leader, could he
tell the Senate whether the Presi-
dent has also eaten his words?'
Il can say to the Senator" Mr..
Barkley replied just before leaving
the chamber for the conference with
Senator Austin which led to ad-
journment, that even if the Presi-
dent and I both have eaten our
words, we found them not unpalat-
able"
After meeting briefly with Senator
Barkley, Senator Austin conferred
on the floor with several minority
members, apparently apprising them
of the projected adjournment agree
ment and polling them for accept
ance.
The end came a few-minutes later
with Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts, holding the floor.
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relates to your question, extends
certain powers granted the Pres.
dent by specified sections Of prior
acts o. Congress to which specific
reference is made. As the Supreme
Court of Arkansas, in dealing with
similar question, said in Fenolio
v. Sebastian Bridge District, 200
S. w. SOL, "the law itself is not
dead though the power conferred
could not longer be exercised with
out further legislative action"
Some Inconsistent Decisions.
While there are some inconsistent
decisions of State courts, I find
no Federal decision in conflict with
the view above expressed, and the
great weight of authority fully
supports that view. In re Rahrer,
14O U. S. 545; Baltimore & Ohio
r. Co. v. Van Ness, 2 Fed. cases
574; Patton v. the People, 229 Ill.
512; Attorney General v. Stryker,
141 Mich. 437; Lawton Spinning
Co. v. Commonwealth, 232 Mass.
%; Crocker v. Crane, 81 Wend
IN. " 21l; Anderson v. Douglas,
(ColoD, 1876 Pac. 284; People v.
Board of County Canvassers IN. y,
81 N. E. 649; State v. Bailey, a.
Pac. 373; c. j., page 856; Suther-
land Statutory Construction, Vol. l
I'D ed page 435.
The Congress has accepted this
view In the past. The settlement
Of War Claims Act of 1928, approved
March 10, 1928, originally required
that application for payment of
awards under the act be made
within period of two years after
its enactment. The act has been
amended five times since 1928 by
merely striking out 20 years" and
inserting in lieu thereof q years"
e years" g years." 10 years."
or "12 years" The last two times
that this act has been amended
In this respect G936 and 1889 the
extending act has in each case
extended the expiring provision
after it had terminated.
Respectfully.
Frank Murphy,
Attorney General"
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Woman and Daughter
Are Shot 10 Death in
Bronx Apartment
Estroneed Husband
Killer, Maid Says;
Son Not Harmed
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated freS6.
NEW YORK, July Mrs. Rose
Shapiro, IS, and her daughter,
Rhoda, IS, were shot to death in
their Bronx apartment today while
making final preparations to go to
a summer camp at Port Jervis, N. Y,
with another child, Jules, IL.
A colored maid, Mary Stewart,
was quoted by Assistant District
Attorneys John B. Lee and Martin
M. Frank as saying the slayer was
Mrs. Shapiro's estranged husband,
Joseph, 46.
He rang the bell about a quarter
to 9 and I opened the door and
went into the living room. Mrs.
Shapiro was finishing packing for
the children"
Shapiro, according to the maid
said to his wife:
you've been having fun for
year. Now it's my turn"
The maid said she began crying
and Shapiro ordered her to take
the boy into the next room. The
boy became hysterical. While they
covered in fear they heard shots.
Mrs. Shapiro was hit in the neck,
the left side and the back with
.22-caliber bullets from an auto
matte pistol. Her daughter was
shot twice in the chest and once In
the abdomen.
When the maid crept back into
the room the killer had fed.
She told the police Mrs. Shapiro.
a dressmaker, had planned to take
the children to Camp Schwangie,
Port Jervis.
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Holidays Will Keep
Money Values Stable
Until Wednesday
Administration Is Still
Able to Devolue DoIIur
Through Gold Price
By the Associated Press,

The possibility of important
monetary developments between now
and Wednesday, when the Senate
will consider reviving the dollar de-
valuation and sterilization powers
that died last midnight, is mini
mized by several factors.
Chief of these are impending holi-
days. Changes in currencies show
up In markets where international
exchange is bought and sold, just
as a break or rise in the price of
wheat appears in the pit where
traders buy and sell.
United States markets and the
Treasury both keep short hours on
Saturday and both take holiday
Tuesday, the Fourth of July. For
Government employees Monday will
be holiday as well and hence no
Government silver purchases are
likely.
Fund Is imperative.
The sterilization fund was de-
signed to enable the Treasury to
buy or sell international exchange
to keep level the value of the dollar
IN relation to foreign currency. II
there are any drastic fluctuations
In dollar exchange between now and
Wednesday the $4,000, 900 900 fund
will not be available to operate
against them. Whether other in
fluences might be brought to bear
by the Government only time will
tell.
Until Congress acts, the admins
tration will have no power to change
the gold value of the dollar. Admin
tstration supporters say that power
Is needed as big stick" to prevent
other nations from juggling cur
rency values in order to make their
goods undersell American products
Opponents say the power Is disturb
ing to business because traders can
not be sure the dollars value may
not be changed overnight.
Could Change Silver Price.
But in an emergency. the admin
istration could still devalue the
dollar in fact by paying more than
$35 an ounce-the present value-for
gold.
The Treasurys price of "a ga cents
an ounce for newly mined domestic
silver, which critics called a subsidy
for domestic silver producers and
silver State Senators termed made
quate, expired at midnight.
Although the Treasury has au-
thority under other legislation still
on the statute books to buy silver
wherever it pleases at a price it con-
siders in the public interest, no pur-
chases appear in prospect before
Wednesday. The Treasury Is still
offering a price of 80 cents an ounce
for foreign silver, but the holidays
make immediate purchases unlikely.
Evening star., 1939-07-01
Connie Mack Resigns
As AII-Stur Pilot
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The resigna-
ton of Connie Mack as manager of
the American League all-star team
which will meet the National League
squad July II at New York and the
appointment as pilot of Joe Nc
Carthy Of the New York Yankees
was announced today by William
Harridge. American League presi-
dent.
Mack, the 76-year-old manager of
the Philadelphia Athletics, has been
confined to his hotel at Boston since
Thursday by q stomach ailment.
He was improved today, but because
he did not wish to risk the strain
of directing the All-Star team he
asked that he be relieved of the post
and Mccarthy Immediately said he
would take over.
Lou Gehrig. longtime star with
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Demon Slayer to Face
Firing Squad August 18
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated FreSS.
SALT LAKE CITY, July L.
George Hayes, Tooele County "de-
mon slayer" has been sentenced
for the second time-to face q firing
squad in Utah's State prison August
10 for the killing of Sherman Cad
well, 71-year-old desert character, in
his isolated cabin January 3.
Hayes told Sheriff Al White he
believed demons" in Cadwell's. ra-
dio had haunted him, causing him to
go deaf.
Hayes was convicted March l and
sentenced to die April 20. Asked to
choose between hanging and a firing
squad, permitted under Utah law,
he picked the latter.
He was reprieved by Gov. Henry
H. Blood, but the pardon board ter
minated the reprieve May is.
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Text Of Murphy's Letter
Attorney General Believes Monetary
Bill Valid If Enacted After DeodIine

Here Is the text of Attorney Cen
eral Murphy's letter to President
Roosevelt regarding enactment of
the pending monetary legislation:
My dear Mr.. President:
I have the honor to refer to your
inquiry whether the provisions of
H. r. 1925 will be sufficient to ac-
complish their purpose If enacted
into law after midnight, June 80,
1899. In particular, your question
is whether under such circumstances
the powers which are conferred upon
you by the bill will be extended by it
so that they will not expire until
June 30, 1941, unless sooner termi-
mated by declaration on your part
In accordance with the terms of the
bill.
1t is my opinion that the bill, If
enacted after midnight June 30,
1889, will confer upon you the powers
enumerated in 1t until June 80, 194l.
AS the Circuit Court of Appeals for
the Eighth Circuit said in City OF
Beatrice v. Masslich:
while there is some conflict of
opinion on the subject, the decided
weight of authority and the better
opinion is that an amendatory stat
ute is not invalid, though it purport
to amend statute which had pre-
viously - for any reason been
held invalid. This question is quite
fully considered, and all the authori-
ties cited, in the recent opinion of
the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in
the case of Wire Co. v. Boyce &C.
C. A. 104 Fed. 172, to which we refer
without citing the cases. Finding
no error in the record, the judgment
of the Circuit Court is affirmed.
Circuit Court Decision.
In the Columbia Wire case, the
court for the seventh circuit said:
In Jones VS.. Commissioner, Judge
Cooley, writing the opinion, in re-
sponse to the argument that an
amendatory act which refers to a
repealed or non-existing act must
be invalid, said:
1hls reasoning seems to us too
refined for practical value. Under
our Constitution, the mode of
amending a section of statute
Is by enacting that the section in
question Shall read as follows" /"
The position of the section in the
original statute is not changed, and
there is no reason why subsequent
amendments of the same section
should not be made by reference
to its number In the original
statutes"
H. r. 1925, in 50 far as 1t
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Rodium Shelter SOUGHT

Experts are seeking a suitable
air-raid shelter for the 125 grammes
OF radium. valued at $2,25O,0OO, IN
England. If one-hundredth of a
gramme was inhaled it would prob
ably prove fatal. At present the
radium is stored in leaden safes in
London and elsewhere, but may
have to be buried 80 to so feet for
safety in wartime.
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the Yankees who has been forced
from active competition by illness,
has been added to the junior cir
cult team as captain. He starred
in all six previous inter-league con-
tests.
Earlier Story on Page A-l6.J
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Amef1CAn IAbOf.
MARCANTONIO
Paired: MARTIN, Republican. Massa-
chusetts for. and SABATH. Democrat
Illinois, against: ANDREWS, Republican,,
New York. fof, and WARREN. Democrat,
North Carolina. against; SHORT. Repub-
Democrat, Colorado. against: PLUMLEY,
Republican. for. and PATRICK. Democrat,
Alabama. against: WHEAT, Republican,
Illinois. for. and BULWINKLE, Democrat,
North Carolina. against: ASHBROOK, Dem
ocrat. Ohio. for. and KERR. Democrat.
North Carolina. against; JOHNS. Repub-
Arkansas. against: CLIFFORD Republican,,
Massachusetts,. for. and SCRUGHAM Dem
0crat, Nevada. AGAINST: MASON. Repub-
crat, Alabama, against
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Strong Arm

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (P.-Mrs.
Theodore jackson contends the long
arm Of the law is too strong.
Married to Policeman jackson only
two days, she filed suit for divorce,
charging cruel and inhuman treat
ment,
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Arms Embargo Roll Call
Vote by Which House Rejected
Repeal Of Mandatory Provision
By the Associated Press,

Here is the roll call vote by which
the House voted. 2l4 to 173, last
night to reject President Roosevelts S
request for outright repeal of the
mandatory arms embargo provision
OF the neutrality law and substituted
a revised version:
Evening star., 1939-04-02

Distinctive goth century styling is t
streamlined living room suite. Superb
with sagless base, and perfectly uphol!
genuine mohair, choice Of colors. Con
urious sofa and club chair
Evening star., 1939-04-02

600 radio receiving sets In Germany,
with at least half of them capable
OF receiving short-wave broadcasts.
During the first three months of
1899 we have received 1,348 letters
from German Short-Wave listeners"
the spokesman said.
Appreciate Objective 'Iews.
"A majority Of them wrote guard
ediy Of their appreciation OF the
objective news supplied by foreign
stations and said they got the news
through foreign broadcasts as much
as 20 hours before the official Ger
man releases.
Many of the letters indicated
that Germans gather in groups to
listen to the broadcasts, in de-
f1ance of published orders"
Oficials of the Mutual Broadcast
ing System said they also received
Hundreds of appreciative letters a
month" from German listeners.
For American listeners, Hitlers
speech lasted just 78 seconds, Hitler
addressing his unseen audience as
Germans, compatriots," although
the broadcast was "verboten" to
Germans themselves.
Speculation on Reason.
N. B. c. officials hazarded the ex-
planation that German officials were
angered when W2XAD, the General
Electric Co. short-wave station at
Schenectady, N. Y. as a routine pro-
cedure, rebroadcast N. B. C.'s pickup
back to Germany.
AS an added measure of mystery,
Mutual Broadcasting System officials
said that at 1:35 pm. eastern
standard time), when they were idly
trying to pick up German stations
without warning-a transcription OF
Hitler's speech came on the air.
Mutual broadcast the whole speech
over 100 of its ITO stations. There
was only one flaw. Hitler, OF course,
spoke in German. And M. B. SIS
translator had gone home!
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Somebody Must Give
Italy More Space
Duce Tells People
Meaning Ambiguous, but
Crowd Shouts 'Tunisio'
In Response
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, April Premier Musso-
lini returned to Rome today from
a three day trip to test the temper
of his people in Southern Italy
after telling crowd of peasants
that somebody had to give them
more space.
Speaking at the dedication of a
big land reclamation project at
Capua, II Duce declared that since
Italian families lacked space some
body will have to provide it,"
Hearers Shout "Tunisia."
Whether he meant land reclama-
ton projects or Italys demands on
France for colonial concessions was
not clear, but his hearers shouted
"Tunisia!" and "Expansion!"
Mussolini was expected to study
further British and French prom
ises of aid to Poland which, al
though ridiculed in the Fascist press,
may create an embarrassing situa-
ton for Italy.
Should major friction develop be-
tween Berlin and Warsaw, Italy
would have to choose between
friends, between her German axis
partner and Poland for whom
italian friendship often has been
voiced.
Encirclement Charged.
The Premier's own newspaper, II
Popolo dItalia of Milan, described
British Prime Minister Chamber
lains statement yesterday to the
House of Commons pledging Brit
ish aid to defend Polish independ-
ence as indicating a further at
tempt to encircle the authoritarian
states.
The newspaper II Messagero
charged that Britain had imposed"
her help on Poland after Warsaw
had refused to join an international
anti-aggression declaration. II
Popolo di Roma pointed out that
Germany denies ever having
threatened" Polish independence.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

during Holy Week Of last year, and
the five installments will be heard
locally over Station WMAL from 8
to 6:15 pm. Its appeal is to all
churchgoers, Protestant as well as
Catholic.
A volunteer cast has been as
sembled at Hollywood by Pedro de
Cordoba, a well-known Catholic ac-
tor who again portrays the role Of
the voice of Jesus. Walter Con-
molly and Mary Carr also will have
leading parts.
AS before, 1t was announced, the
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Catholic Men Sponsor
Holy Week Broadcast

Sponsored by the National Coun-
Gil Of Catholic Men, a series of radio
programs entitled 1.-THE Living God"
will be broadcast in commemoration
Of the first Holy Week over the net
work of the National Broadcasting
Co. beginning Tuesday and contin-
uing through Holy Saturday, April 8.
"The Living God" was first pre-
sented to an American audience
Evening star., 1939-04-02

speech we would have been glad to
comply" said John r. Sheehan,
program manager.
Mr.. Sheehan explained the re-
broadcast was purely a routine
procedure.
from until 10:30 am. our
short-wave beam is on South Amer
ica," Sheehan said. From II am.
to pm. the beam is turned on
Europe. On Saturday mornings we
always carry the N. B. c. program
in its entirety.
I'VE noted Hitler's Wilhelmshaven
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Many Germans Listen
To u. S. News Broodcosts

NEW YORK, April l R.-Radio
company officials, puzzled by the
sudden cutoff today on Hitler's
speech, disclosed tonight that thou
sands of Germans regularly lis
tened to American news broadcasts
by short wave in defiance of pen
alties ranging as high as death on
the guillotine.
A National Broadcasting Co.
spokesman said there were II 1.00O,-
Evening star., 1939-04-02
No Request to Avoid
Hitler Talk, Says W2XAD

BY the Associated Press.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, April l.
An official of General Electric Coz
short-wave station, W2XAD, said
tonight he received no instructions
from Germany or the National
Broadcasting Co. to refrain from
rebroadcasting Chancellor Hitler's
Wilhelmshaven address.
"If N. B. C. or Germany had re-
uuested us not to rebroadcast the
Evening star., 1939-04-02

speech on the schedule for the day
and prepared to pick 1t up for its
obvious international interest. We
have picked up all Hitler's speeches
and never before experienced any
trouble"
Evening star., 1939-04-02
BroziI's Coffee Policy Works

Brazil's new coffee policy has been
declared q success, much Of the
trade lost under the sterilization
program having been regained
within the last year.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

series has been arranged 50 that
the Crucifixion scene will be pre-
sented on Good Friday and the
Resurrection on Holy Saturday,
when Lent ends oncially at noon.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Chinese God of History

See-ma- -Tsien is the Chinese
father and god of history, and the
Chinese have gods or goddesses of
poetry, prose, romance, playwriting,
as we'll as a god of correct verse.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Broadcast
(Continued From First Page)

kept the world waiting for about 30
minutes for news it felt certain was
Of prime Importance.
In New York, where radio lis
teners knew the Fuehrer had
started speaking at 11:44 am,
E. S. T., Wall Street brokers were
especially tense as the speech
was cut off just Is minutes be-
fore the market close. Rumors
spread through the financial dis
trict that something had hap
pened" to the Fuehrer. News
papers in London and New York
splashed news of the sudden in
terruption in page-width head
1ines.)
Hitler Corrected Text.
Before authorizing publication OF
the complete text, Chancellor Hit
Ter went over a stenog1 aphic report
OF what he had said. His corrected
COPY was then forwarded to Berlin.
Possession Of powerful radios Ca
pable of receiving foreign news
broadcasts is dangerous, Germans
were reminded.
An article from German Justice,
offlcial judicial organ, detailing pen
alties for repeating news broadcasts
heard from foreign stations was re-
printed in newspapers.
The article said that any one
repeating as news information from
foreign stations would be punished
with up to two years in prison if
the items were injurious to the well
fare of Germany, or to the reputa-
ton of the government or the Nazi
party or any of its associated organ
izations.