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Evening star., 1939-02-27

Governor. the Republican candidate
received Alb per cent of the total
vote. Republican Representatives
gained seats in the House,. Kan
sas, 9; North Dakota, 4. while the
Democrats elected Governor, the
Republican candidate received Ats
per cent of the vote. A Republican
Senator was received with 54.l per
cent Of the vote and Republican
representatives were reelected with
n(erly II per cent of the total vote)
South Dakota, 4: Wyoming, 3; Ore
gon. S. Total 22l.
Borderline States: New York, AZ.
while the Democrats elected the
Governor, Senators and Represent
atives at large, the Republicans re-
ceived 49.3 per cent of the vote for
Governor, 451 per cent of the vote
for Senator and 460 per cent of the
vote for Representatives at large.
On the other hand, the Republic
ans received 50.2 per cent Of the
Statewide vote for Representatives
Idaho, a. while the Democrats won
the senatorship with SIS per cent OF
the vote and polled 535 per cent of
the vote in the Statewide total for
United States Representatives. the
Republicans elected the Governor
with SCI per cent of the vote, one
out of the two United States Repre-
Sentatives and made striking gains
in the State Legislatures which
switched from heavily Democratic
to heavily Republican in both
houses.) Total, 81.
Democratic, but Close to Borderline.
Illinois, 20. while the Democrats
elected Senator, the Republican
candidate received 48.4 per cent of
the vote and 49.1 per cent of the
Evening star., 1939-02-27
KappeI Case Dropped;
Complainant Leaves City

William A. Kappel. 81. well known
member of Washington sporting
world, was freed of charges of as
sault and threats in Police Court
today when Karl kindleberger, as
sistant United States attorney. nolle
pressed the cases upon being in
formed one of the complaining
witnesses had left the city and had
abandoned prosecution.
Kappel was charged with assault
ing L. G. Buckley. who. police said,
had gone to Philadelphia, and with
threatening Douglas E. Rossignol,
both of the HOO block of North
Capitol street.
The alleged offenses took place in
the 1900 block of I street NV. on
the night Of October 6, 1888.
The jury scheduled TO hear the
cases already had taken their seats
when the officer informed Mr..
kindleberger of Buckleys departure.
The prosecutor said both cases had
to be dropped since the two were
interrelated.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Golden Anniversary
Celebrated by Couple

The Rev. William Harris and his
wife. the former Miss Ida W..
Timanus, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at a reception
Saturday at their home, 2509 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
DR.. Harris Joined the Baltimore
Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church, in 1886. He married Miss
Timanus in Baltimore February %.
1889. He served churches in Mary
land. West Virginia, Baltimore and
Washington before retiring because
of i'll health in 1920. Since that
time the couple has resided at the
Rhode Island avenue address.
In addition to two sons. Carroll
T. Harris of San Francisco and
Albert B. Harris of New York, the
couple has three daughters, Mrs.
Robert H. Featherstone. Mrs. George
w. Bicking, jr., and Mrs. William C.
Parkinson, all of Washington, and
two grandsons and five grand
daughters.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Considers s358, 100000 Army ex-
pansion bill 12 noon, E. S. IT,.
Banking Committee considers
amendments to Federal Housing Act
10:30 ann.
House:
Debates $1,70O 100000 Treasury
Post Office appropriation bill (noon)
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearings on social security
law revision u0:30 ann.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Scheduled to debate national de-
fense program.
Civil Service Committee, executive,
1890 am. on variety of bills.
Interstate Commerce Subcommit-
tee, hearing at 10 am. on the
through routes bill.
Monopoly Committee, resumes
hearings at 10 am.
House:
Continues debate on Treasury
Post Office appropriations bill.
Post Office and Post Roads Com
mittee considers 40-hour work week
bill for postal employees, 10 am.
Rivers and Harbors Committee
begins hearings on bills for COM
pletion of Florida Ship Canal,
10:30 am.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee considers rate differen-
tial bill, 10 am.
Appropriation subcommittees con-
tinue hearings on Agriculture and
District Supply Bills, 10 an.
Evening star., 1939-02-27

statewide vote for Representatives
Montana. T. tThe Republicans
gained seat in the House and
polled 497 per cent in the statewide
total vote for Representatives, To-
tai, 80.
Democratic States-Arizona 8;
California. o. (The Republicans
had SOL per cent of the State wide
vote for Representatives, but lost
both the Governor and SENATOR }
Colorado. g. (The Republicans
elected the Governor with SCI per
cent of the vote, but lost the Senator
and received only 406 per cent in
the Statewide total for Represent
atives) West Virginia. 8: Kentucky
IL; Maryland. 8; Missouri, 15;
Nevada. 3; New Mexico. 3; Okla
homa, IL; Tennessee, IL: Utah, 4;
Washington, 8; Solid South. 1l3;
total, 226.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Our Presidents
And Their Wives

Here is fine booklet that tells
the story of all the men and women
who have preceded Mr.. and Mrs
Roosevelt in the White House. Pic
lures and biographical sketches OF
them all. Do you know how many
Presidents we have had, their
names, term Of office, their politics
religion. education. birthplace, burial
place, parents. wives, children, per-
sonal and public history? This at
tractive booklet will bring you up
to-date on essentials of United
States history in a few minutes
Sent to any reader for 10 cents.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Daylight HoIdup
OF Liquor Store
Nets Pair $500
Robber Assaults Victim
And Takes $50 on
F Street

An armed hold-up shortly after
10 am. today netted two colored
youths between $500 and $500. the
week end receipts of liquor store
Albert Shapairo, So, of 1881 Up
shur street NV. proprietor of the
Empire Liquor store at 1720 Four
teenth street NV. was alone in the
store when two youths came in.
asked for a bottle of liquor and
then changed their order to wine.
AS he came from behind the coun-
ter to get the bottle, one of the men
grabbed him by the coat lapel and
said: This is a hold-up keep
still He held small black gun
on the proprietor while the other
colored youth cleaned out the cash
register and took the money from
rear counter, the victim said.
According to Shapairo, the gun
man put his weapon back in his
pocket and grabbed the wine bottle
and threatened to hit him when
the other man interceded. On the
way out they dropped 81 bill on
the floor but didn't stop to pick it
up.
The victim described them as
being between Is and % years old
and slight in build. After telling
him to remain in the back of the
store the proprietor said the men
escaped out the front door.
Holdup Victim Assaulted.
Theodore Cheakahos. so. was as
saulted and robbed of S36 yesterday
in the 500 block of F street NV
Mr.. Cheakalos was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for a bruised head.
He said the robber, young white
man. fed on foot.
Joseph Nestor of 1881 Kenyon
street NV. night clerk at a
tavern in the 100 block of Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. was held up
early today and robbed Of $l2 by a
young white man. He said the
robber ordered cup of coffee. ask
ing change for IS. When he went
to the cash register. the clerk said,
the man pulled a pistol.
Evening star., 1939-02-27

The secondary disturbance that was
over western North Carolina Sunday morn
ing has advanced rapidly northeastward
with increased intensity. being central
over the Gulf OF St. Lawrence. Cha atham.
New Brunswick, 1855 inches. The south
western disturbance is moving slowly east
ward being central over the Texas Pam
handle. Amarillo. "a5" inches Another
disturbance of slight intensity is central
over Lake Superior Duluth. Mimi. 90 .aS
inches Pressure is high to the east and
southeast of Newfoundland. Cape Race
southwestvard to Bermuda St Georges
50.36 inches. Another high-pressure area
is moving east northeastward over the
lower lake region and the Middle Atlantic
States. Pittsburgh. Pa. 3O.o6 inches Pres
sure is also high from Northern Mani
70 labrador, cartwrisht 3oa6 inches.
CURED in the North, Pacific States: the
and West Gulf States, and in the Middle
Atlantic and North Atlantic States. and
SHOWS in the lower lake region the upper
Ohio Valley the northern Plateau. the
southern Plains States. and in the middle
and southern Rocky Mountain region
Temperatures have fallen in the lower
lake region. the Appalachian region. the
Rocky Mountain region and In portions
OF the southern Plateau and the South
Atlantic States. while they have risen in
New England. Kansas and portions of the
west Gulf States.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Kostner Urges Construction
Of MuIti-Purpose Auditorium
Architect Points Out Savings in Cuboge
Would Make Possible Reduction in Size

use he explained. During the last
few years the National Capital has
made tremendous strides in the di-
rection of the Emporium of the
East as Washington and Jefferson
had visualized it. and consequently it
has more bearing on the rest of the
country to which all capital activi-
ties are readily carried through ex-
tensive tourist channels. Likewise
important civic development will
serve as patterns for the rest of the
country"
Mr.. Kastner listed as examples of
the urgent need for q suitable null
tiple-use auditorium in Washington
the holding of the last Inauguration
in a pouring rain. the banquet OF
the power conference in Union
Station, the necessity for the Ma
tional Symphony to play in an
"acoustically unfit space" the lack
Of space for a National Theater
for which charter was granted
some time ago by Congress; the i'm
possibility of establishing here a
peoples theater of the type provided
throughout the country as public
works project, the impossibility of
holding here such major conven-
tions as the power congress, tex
tile congress and various labor and
professional conventions; lack of
exhibition space. lack of space for
opera. thus giving the world one
important capital which does with
out it," and impossibility of holding
here outstanding indoor sports
events.
Influence on Nation Seen.
I'm the light of the above it might
be stated that if there we're an in
strument available civic interest
would automatically broaden its
scope and because of the particular
tourist interest tremendous in
fuence would be exercised through
out the country he explained.
Mr.. Kastner proposed that the
structure be equipped with auto
matte mechanical equipment of al
ready tried and proved type to
transform the hall from any one to
any other type Of function. This
equipment would include mechan-
ically operated stage loft. stage plat
forms, including turn table and pits
stage ceiling, proscenium partitions
to divide the auditorium, shifting
mechanism to transform seating area
from level floor to sloping type re-
quired for proper sight relations tc
stage, freezing and defrosting equip
ment for ice skating. acoustical
equaizing apparatus. sound amplify-
ing apparatus, flexible lighting ar
rangements and air-conditioning
| enllinment
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Two Die, u Injured
As Storms Sweep
Southern States
New Orleans Area Hit
By Hail Which Drifts
Into Foot-Thick Piles

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 27.-Storms
over the week end caused two deaths
and injuries to % persons in South
ern Georgia and freakish storm
of hail. lightning, rain and wind
swept this area, causing property
and crop damage estimated at $780,
600.
A tornado struck a farming COM
munity near Moniac in South Geor-
gia yesterday, wrecking five houses
and injuring a dozen persons. A
colored minister was killed and
four other colored persons injured
in windstorm at Bluffton in
Southwest Georgia late Saturday
night. Six persons were injured
in wind storm near Blakely, Ga.
Near Cordele. Ga. Lester Man.
der, 23-year-old carpenter. was cleo
trocuted by power line blown down
by high wind
No one was injured in the storm
AAa oSStioll OH uIh SllOl Nv
before last midnight and lasted
only few minutes. The hail. pre-
ceded by lightning and followed by
hard rain, covered the ground
an inch or more and in places
drifted more than a foot thick.
Hailstones caved in windows and
power lines were blown down in
ST. Bernard and Plaquemines par
lSheS
The wind, reaching a velocity oi
40 miles an hour in New Orleans
lifted off part of the roof of the
block-square Maginnis Industrial
Terminal, allowing hail and rain
to pour in and causing damage
estimated at $4,000. In st. Bernard
Parish section of a gambling house
wall was blown in. Patrons escaped
injury.
In the Chalmette area several
acres of cabbaees were shredded
to the stalks by hail. The vino
uprooted trees in New Orleans.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Capshaw SeeksProbe
Of Dewey's sCharges
In Hines Case
Stryker Plans Fight
Against Long Term
For Tommony Leader
BY the Associated Press.

=
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Legal ma
neuvers were in the making today
to stave off possible long-term
prison sentence for Tammany Dis
trict Leader James j. Hines. whose
conviction Saturday of selling po-
litical protection to a numbers rack
ct also threatened to unseat a Tam
many magistrate.
Apparently ignoring Mayor F. H.
La Guardias ultimatum that he
resign or face impeachment, Magis-
trate Hulon Capshaw declared he
would welcome an investigation by
the Appellate Division of Supreme
Court, to which his case would go.
An appointee of two Tammany
Mayors, CapshaW was accused by
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
OF having dismissed policy cases
against henchmen of the slain
Dutch Schultz at the behest of
Hines, convicted of partnership with
the erstwhile Public Enemy No l.
Although he admitted under cross
examination that he made an
error" in an earlier version of a
policy trial. Capshaw outragedly de-
MED at Hines trial that he had been
improperly influenced by the Tam
many chieftain. Capshaw has been
under suspension.
Two confessed Schultz gangsters
who testified against Hines-J.
Richard Dixie Davis. the gangs
lawyer, and Harry Schoenhaus, its
bookkeeper-were scheduled for sem
fencing today. but Justice Ferdinand
Pecora, who will commit them. was
i'll, and a postponement was indi-
Gated.
Meanwhile. Lloyd Paul Stryker. de-
fense counsellor, planned to confer
with Hines. stunned and weary after
the sweeping verdict of the blue
ribbon jury which convicted him on
all 13 counts of lottery indictment.
carrying maximum penalty of q
years in prison.
Mr.. Stryker's first move was ex-
pected to be an application for a
certificate of reasonable doubt to
keep his 62-year-old, Whlte-halred
client out on bail pending appeal,
which might be prolonged for three
years through State and Federal
courts.
His 100000 bail continued pending
sentencing March l3, Hines hid him.
self with his distraught wife yester-
day. His adversary. 36-year old
Dewey, observed another. triumph
over the staggering Tamnlany tiger
by receiving reporters.
Conviction Of Hines revived specu-
lation over the Republican prosecu-
tors 1910 presidential prospects.
While political leaders opined that
New York's 90-odd delegates to the
1910 Republican convention would
boost Mr. Dewey for the nomination,
Mr.. Dewey said. Il am busy being
district attorney"
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Report on Ship Canal
Reiterated by Survey
Py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Geological Survey held yes
terday to its previous assertion that
construction of a sea-level canal
across Florida would result in a
lowering of ground water in areas
immediately adjacent" to the
waterway.
This opinion was reiterated in a
letter to Edwin A. Halsey, secre-
tary of the Senate, in response to a
resolution asking that the agency's S
previous reports be brought to date
The new report, which probably
will be delivered to the Senate, was
made public through an unofficial
source on Capitol Hill. The letter,
reviewing previous findings of the
Geological Survey, was signed by
Harry Slattery, acting Secretary Of
the Interior.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Hearing Demanded
On Red Cap WAGES

The District of Columbia Council,
United Federal Workers of America,
demanded today that an immediate
hearing be held by the Wage and
Hour Division, Department of Labor,
on the status of Union Station red
caps under the wage law.
A resolution, passed at the last
meeting of the council, charged that
the red caps were being forced to
report daily earnings of 81. whether
they made that amount or less.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
CoIorfuI Commandments

CLEVELAND. Feb. q (P,.-Hieh
school commencement exercises are
becoming more colorful. Caps and
gowns in all colors of the rainbow
are being ordered by graduating
seniors, manufacturer reported to-
day. He predicted red and blue robes
will Out-distance the traditional
grays in sales this year for the first
time. Colleges. however, are stick
ing to dignifed black.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Mohmoud Bey, Heir
To Tunis Throne, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUNIS, Tunisia. Feb. 27-Mah-
moud Bey. next in line for the
throne of the Bev of Tunis in this
French protectorate. died yesterday
at his palace in Menouba.
Mahmoud. 70. was a first cousin
of the reigning Bey. Ahmed II. and
his successor under Tunisian royal
laws
The new successor to the throne
is Tahar Bey, nephew of the pres
ent ruler.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Republicans Study
President's 'sPower
ToDevaIue Dollar
House Group Hopes
To Give Findings to
PorIey This Week
= the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A committee of House Repub.
licans, recently organized to scruti-
nize President Roosevelt's emer.
gency powers, swung its spotlight
today on his authority to alter the
dollar value.
Representative Wolcott, Republic
can, of Michigan, leader of the
group, said his committee would at
tempt to analyze the Presidents
monetary powers during a broad
inquiry into the advisability of the
United States Continuing to live
under managed economy"
The committees recommendations,
Mr.. Wolcott said, may be completed
in time for presentation at a con-
ference of House Republicans this
week.
Legislation to continue the power
of the Chief Executive to revalue
the dollar, which expires June 30,
comes up for consideration this week
before the House Coinage Commit
tee
Morgenthau Backs Extension.
Secretary Morgenthau recently
told an appropriations subcommit-
tee he hoped the President would
be granted an extension of the de-
valuation authority, which he de-
scribed as lone of the most useful
weapons that the Congress can place
in the hands of the President to use
in case of emergency"
Mr.. Wolcott and some other Re-
publlcans argue that uncertainty
in the minds of businessmen as TO
what use the President might make
OF the power proved leading con-
trlbutory factor to production lags
in many industries.
Half the expiring emergency pow
ers employed by Mr.. Roosevelt in
battling the depression already have
been re-approved by Congress this
/ session, and there are indications
that the remainder likewise may be
extended.
Already approved for extension by
both House and Senate are the lend
/ ing powers of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, the Commodity
credit Corp, the Export Import
Bank and the Electric Home and
Farm Authority.
Others Facing Action.
Those yet to be acted upon. in
addition to the Presidents power
to revalue the dollar. include the
authority delegated to the Secretary
OF the Treasury to help stabilize
international finance through the
manipulation of special $2.OOO,-
100000 stabilization fund.
Senator Taft. Republican. of Ohio,
said he was opposed to continuing
the Presidents power to scale down
the gold content of the dollar and
that he was uncertain whether the
stabilization fund should be con-
tinued.
Senator Taft is a member Of
Senate banking subcommittee which
Chairman Glass. Democrat. of Vir-
ginia. said would be called to meet
in a day or so on the two monetary
proposals. Senator Glass, a fire.
quent administration critic. has not
publicly expressed his views.
Under present law. the four agen-
cies already continued and the two
| powers soon to be acted upon ex-
pire June 30. Others expiring then,
If not before are provisions for the
use OF Government bonds under
Federal Reserve notes boroe ,ood
ernization loans of the Federal
Housing Authority. and the Surplus
Commodities Corp.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Berlin Jews Flock
To Nazi Offices
For Emigration
Five Times as Many as
Police Ordered Report
For Papers First Day
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 27.-JeWs filed into
the central emigration office today.
eager to complete German legal
formalities for leaving the country
in the hope that some foreign coun-
try would accept them.
Five times as many as police had
ordered to appear had reported at
the Office by noon. A total of 100
daily are being notified to get their
papers ready and leave Germany
within two weeks.
Leaders of the estimated 100000
Jews in Berlin must submit each
day, beginning today. the names of
100 Jews who can leave within a
fortnight. Sufficient names were
said to be available to meet the
order for the next three or four
days, but Jewish authorities held
little hope of keeping up the pace
thereafter.
There was fear among Jews
that Jewish men who failed to
obtain the necessary papers after
being ordered to do so would be
sent to concentration camps.
Jewish leaders said they told
police the 100 day figure was so
high that some could not obtain
visas in the allotted two weeks. But
they promised to step up emigra-
ton as much as possible.
Capitalization of hitherto widely
scattered Offices through which Jews
must pass before obtaining their
passports greately facilitated Ger
man formalities. But Jews pointed
out that this did nothing to speed
up the last hurdle-the granting OF
foreign visas.
Jewish spokesmen pictured the
enormous task on their hands by
pointing out that last month they
were able to arrange for the emil
grafton of only 5000 Jews from all
parts of Germany. The new order
would require such a quota from
Berlin alone
Estimates of the number of Jews
in Germany vary between 100000
and $4,000.
So far as could be determined
the new order affected only the
Berlin area, where thousands of
Jews from smaller cities have sought
refuge. in hope of escaping the brunt
of the anti-Jewish violence by being
in q metropolis.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Breton Autonomists
Blamed for Bombing
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
RENNES, France, Feb 27.-Breton
autonomists who demand separation
of Brittany from France were blamed
for renewal of terrorism today with
the bombing of the prefecture at
Quimper.
A bomb exploded in the cellar of
the government building. causing
heavy damages and starting fire
which was extinguished by Prefect
Pierre Angel himself.
Police said the bombing paralleled
q series Of attacks against Breton
prefectures during the 1894 autono-
my campaign.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Romspeck to Speak

Representative Robert Ramspeck
of Georgia will speak at luncheon
meeting of the Washington Civitan
Club tomorrow at the Mayflower
Hotel. His subject will be Some
Unomcial Observations on the Rela-
tipnship Of Congress and the District
Of Columbia" George H. Markward,
president of the club, will preside.
Evening star., 1939-02-27
Mrs. Annie Reckert, II,
Grocer's Widow, Dies

Mrs. Annie Margaret May Reckert,
II, widow of Charles G. Reckert,
grocer, died yesterday at her home,
3130 Dumbarton avenue NV, after
short illness.
A lifelong resident of Georgetown,
Mrs. Reckert leaves a daughter, Miss
May Reckert; four sons, John g.,
George ". Charles P. and William
H. Reckert, and IL grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
9 am. Wednesday in Holy Trinity
Catholic Church. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.