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Evening star., 1939-01-13
Hopkins Denies
|ChHdren Were
Ion Relief Rolls
BY the Associated Press.


Harry L. Hopkins, his eyes flash
ing with anger, denied today that
school children had been on w. P.
A. rolls.
Senator johnson, Republican, of
California questioned the former w.
P. A. chief about reports that school
children in Pennsylvania had been
put on w. P. A. rolls prior to elec-
ton time.
Although that story has been
printed in every newspaper in the
country, it is not true" Mr.. Hopkins
said as he testified before the Sen
ate Commerce Committee.
Senator johnson noted that the
Sheppard Campaign Expenditures
Committee had found that a 16-
year-old high school boy was placed
on Pennsylvania relief rolls.
He was not on the pay roll of the
w. P. A." Mr.. Hopkins said "He
may have been on local relief rolls.
We had nothing to do with them"
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Wonders
|f Fronkfurter
| Will Delay Court

Prof. Thomas Reed Powell OF
Harvard Law School was wondering
last night whether his colleague;
Prof. Felix Frankfurter, would be
on time for sessions Of the United
States Supreme Court.
Speaking before the Washington
chapter of the National Lawyers
Guild, Prof. Powell observed Mr.,
Frankfurter seldom came to class
on time"
In other humorous observations
the speaker believed the Supreme
Court nominee will never get to
be stuffed shirt" and said he had
asked Mr.. Frankfurter If he would
call Justice McReynolds Jim or
Mac"
I'VE are sorry to lose Felix Frank
furter, but we are glad for him
and we are glad for the country"
said Prof. Powell. "The saddest
thing about the appointment is
those concentrations from. conserv-
atives." After indulging in friendly
criticism of Associate Justice Hugo
Black, he discussed briefly his as
signed subject, Recent Trends In
Constitutional Law"
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Kiwonis Club Approves
$1,000 for Child Work

An appropriation Of $1,000 for
the Underprivileged Child Commit
tee during the year has been ap-
proved by the board of directors o!
the Washington Kiwanis Club, ac-
cording to announcement by Presi-
dent Edward S. Pardoe. Albert w.
Howard Is chairman of the COM
mittee.
Next week the local organization
will join with clubs throughout the
United States and Canada in OBJ
serving the oath anniversary of the
founding OF Kiwanis International.
DR.. Oscar Hunter, chairman Of the
Committee on Kiwanis Education,
will be- in charge Of the program
here.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
300 Convicts Are Locked
In Cells on Island
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
More than 300 hard boiled" con-
victs were locked in their cells on
Alcatraz Island today for careful
inspection as result of an at
tempted jailbreak by five prisoners,
1t was reported in Washington to-
day.
Director James V. Bennett of the
Federal Prison Bureau said all
normal activities would be sus-
pended at Alcatraz pending a thor
ough search of every inmate.
He said prison officials had mo
Idea" where Arthur Doc) Barker
and his fellow convicts obtained the
saw blade with which they early
today escaped from their cells and
gained the waters edge.
Every prisoners clothing, shoes,
bedding and cell will be subjected,
he said, to closest examination.
Captured in 40 Minutes.
First word of the break reached
Mr.. Bennett at 4 am. when Warden
James A. Johnston telephoned from
the prison. The men were found
about 30 or 40 minutes" later, Mr..
Bennett said.
In some manner we do not yet
understand, the prisoners apparent
ly managed to obtain saw and with
1t got out of their cell and through
the exterior window of the cell
block" Mr.. Bennett declared in a
statement released to the press.
I'm the dense fog enveloping the
island they managed to elude the
officer guarding the outside of the
cell block and reached the shore be-
fore they were apprehended.
There was no evidence that they
had any help from the outside and
no boats were found in the vicinity
Of the island.
Bankers Wound Serious.
dale Stamphill was shot in the
leg and probably not seriously
wounded. Barker received a wound
in the leg and also one in the head
which may be serious.
DOC" Barker, Harry Campbell and
Harry Sawyer received life sentences
for kidnapping Edward G. Bremen
wealthy st. Paul, Mimi, banker
January II, 1884. Bremen was re-
leased by his captors after 81 days
,,on payment of $200.000 ransom.
Arthur's brother, Fred, and his
mother, known as Ma" Barker, did
not live to stand trial for the Bremen
kidnapping. Both died of gunshot
wounds when G-men surrounded
their Oklawaha, Fla, hideout. Ma
and Fred fell in the ensuing gun
battle.
Justice Department records show
that Barker was arrested by G-men
at Chicago January 8, 1885. Russell
Gibson, an associate, was fatally
shot the same night in another Sec
ton Of the city while resisting ar
rest.
Barker previously had been con-
victed of killing Thomas j. Sheriff.,
night watchman, at Tulsa, Okla.
August 26, 1921. He was paroled
from the Oklahoma State Peniten-
tiary at McAlester September 10,
1892.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
u. 5. Ruling Believed
Aid 10 Jews Seekinq
To Leave Germany
Persecution Statement on
Visos Hos No Bearing
i On Quote System

Legal recognition by the United
States Government Of German per-
secution Of the Jews, accorded yes
terday in Justice Department opin-
ion presented to the State Depart
ment, should facilitate the obtaining
Of passports and visas by those at
tempting to leave Germany, it was
believed here today.
It does not. however, have any
bearing on the operation of the
quota system and will not result in
any greater influx of immigrants
than can lawfully take place under
this system.
The ruling, dated December 81,
1888, and signed by Homer Cum
mings as Attorney General, advised
the State Department 1t would be
justified in granting a passport to a
German Jew seeking entry to this
country, even though he had been
found guilty by German court of
misinforming German authorities
in an effort to get his money out
of the Reich.
Held Not Moral Turpitude.
Under compulsion Of anti-Jewish
conditions as they exist in Germany
Mr.. Cummings said, such action
could not fairly be considered moral
turpitude," circumstance which
normally bars issuance of a visa.
Mr.. Cummings said the German
Jew, in misinforming Nazi foreign
exchange officials about his finan-
cial condition, committed no funda-
mental wrong, but was driven by
desperation.
The State Department said the
case concerned one "A. r., q German
citizen" convicted by the Court of
Assizes, Furth, Bavaria, of making a
false statement regarding his prop
erty.
The opinion said "A. r." who was
shown by the judgment to be of
Jewish extraction, had stated his
wealth at only small fraction of its
real value"
Mr.. Cummings said "the question
whether the crime involved moral
turpitude is to be determined
according to its inherent nature and
the standards prevailing in the
United States generally-not by
those OF the foreign country in which
the crime was committed and the
conviction occurred"
Hits "Severest Persecution"
The opinion said moral turpitude
applied to acts of "baseness, vileness
or depravity"
Referring to the "severest kind of
persecution against Jews in Ger
many, Mr.. Cummings said:
Indeed, it would appear that the
acts here under consideration were
performed under a compulsion as
great as it was unjust.
THE alternatives open to the alien
were to remain in Germany and be
reduced to state of penury and
Serfdom or to seek another life in
another land"
Justice Department officials said
they understood "A. r. was in
Germany. awaiting final action on
his passport.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
AIcutruz
Continued From First Page }

and the siren on the forbidding is
land screamed the alarm. Hurried
calls were sent to the Coast Guard
and the San Francisco Police De-
partment.
Prison guards ringed the island
and finally sighted the five men,
dimly outlined in the thickest fog
in many years.
The convicts stripped off their
prison clothing as they ran and
Martin had obtained pieces of drift
wood which he was attempting to
tie together with his clothes.
The incoming tide was just on the
verge of turning, making it some
what easier to swim the mile to the
mainland, but whether the convicts
knew this was problematical.
"All of the men are regarded as
ringleaders of the plot" Warden
James A, Johnston said. 1T is a
mystery how they got out of their
cells, and any theory would be
wholly speculation"
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Bartholomew Day'
Seventh Of WMAL
Freedom Series
Star Broadcast to Tell
Of Huguenot Flight
To America

The 18th century persecution of
the Huguenots In France and their
. subsequent flight to America in
= search of freedom and tolerance will
: be depicted in Bartholomew Day."
:. the seventh of the Road to Free
. dom" series to be presented at $50
. pm. tomorrow over WMAL.
: The drama sponsored by The Star
:, In cooperation with the Washing
:. ton Civic Theater. Georgetown Uni
!. versity and the National Broadcast
ing Co. recalls the courage. suffer-
:. ing, and sacrifice of men and women
in the long struggle for rights and
: privileges enjoyed today in the
: United States.
Famous Episode In History.
9 Tomorrow nights production
brings to life famous episode IN
history, a story filled with horror
!. and heroism concerning the plight
Of the Huguenots, whose numbers,
greatly dwindled after the "Barth-
olomew's Day Massacre" were forced
. to flee to America and other coun-
tries which offered refuge.
The plot centers around the fate
of Robert and Anne Dijon. two
Huguenots marked for death by
royal edict of the Queen Mother
Catherine de Medici, but who es-
capped with the help of Admiral
Cligny, famed French naval officer.
Through Admiral Cligny's efforts,
the couple and the other survivors,
after turning back an attack by the
Queens Guard, boarded a ship and
were taken to America.
Anne Ives as Catherine.
Principal members of the cast of
"Bartholomew's Day" include Anne
Ives, who plays the part of Catherine
de Medici Ed Kreuzberg, who is
cast as Admiral Cligny; Harrison
Libbey and Mary 10 Day as Robert
and Anne Dion. Other characters
are played by Harry Westcott, Betty
Rice. EGce Hastings. Tom Lydon,
Bob Langley, Louis Brott and George
Finger.
The script was written by Charles
Dillon, radio writer of the American
Red Cross. Research on the series
is in the hands of DR.. James T. Lowe
Of Georgetown University. The cast
is under the direction of F. Cowles
Strickland, director of the WASH
ington Civic Theater.
Bill Coyle of The Star will an
nounce the program.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Judoe Stone Will Speak

Judge Elihu D. Stone of Boston,
Mass, will be guest speaker at the
B'nai Israel Synagogue at $50
o'clock tonight. An open forum
will follow the service. Judge Stone,
a prominent Zionist leader. will dis
cuss What American Jews Can Do
for PALESTINE"
Evening star., 1939-01-13
ARLINGTON Papers Merqe

The Arlington (VaD Sun News
paper today announced its purchase
of and combination with the Ar
lington Courier. The Sun is pub
lished and edited by Howard B.
Bloomer, a former copy reader for
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Hopkins
Continued From First Page)

nothing about" some of the Penn
sylvania charges and the evidence in
support Of them until after the re-
port of the Sheppard committee
was published. The report came out
after Mr.. Hopkins had left w. P. A.
Il learned this morning." Mr..
Hopkins told the committee, that
in every case in which w. P. A. got
information for the first time an i'm
mediate investigation has been
ordered apropos of the Sheppard
report"
Senator johnson then read letter
in which Aubrey Williams, then
acting w. P. A. administrator, had
informed the Sheppard Committee
that his investigations showed mot
a scintilla of truth" in certain
charges of political activity in Penn
sylvania relief. Senator johnson
said these charges were made by
Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn
sylvania.
Mr.. Hopkins said he did not know
which charges Mr.. Williams meant.
but he was sure he did not refer to
list of % published by the Shep-
pard Committee with reference to
Pennsylvania.
The new cabinet appointee added
that the w. P. A. heard about one of
the charges directly-that tickets
were being sold on W. P. A. projects
to finance political activities.
al - A~
stopped at once, and it did stop as
understand it," Mr.. Hopkins testi-
fled.
Favors Disciplinary Action.
In reply to a question he said that
since the names of alleged offenders
had been disclosed by the Sheppard
Committee, he thought disciplinary
action should be taken against these
people" He understood. he said,
that orders have gone out for such
action"
Senator johnson inquired if Mr..
Hopkins didn't regard the Pennsyl-
vania campaign as worse than Ken
tucky."
II wouldn't characterize it as worse
than Kentucky" Mr.. Hopkins re-
piled, "but I would say it was good,
tough campaign"
Referring again to the ticket SELL
ing on w. P. A. jobs, the witness
declared, These politicians think it
perfectly proper political morals -
do you?" inquired Senator john
son.
Certainly not" was the reply.
These people are broke. They hav-
en't got any money and shouldn't
be asked to contribute to political
campaigns. I not only don't sympa-
thize with 1t, but I condemn it
heartily-very heartily"
Mr.. Hopkins conceded that polit-
ical activity on Pennsylvania relief
projects might well result in an at
mosphere of fear" but said the
workers had been told repeatedly
they did not need to make political
contributions to hold their jobs.
Mr.. Hopkins demurred when Sem
ator johnson commented that "the
wrong of all this is that it was left
4Ol w VIC.
velop.'
The people that were fired were
not fired as result of the Sheppard
Committe investigation" Mr.. Hop
kins declared.
Senator johnson wanted to know
why Mr.. Hopkins didn't 60 to Penn
sylvania and put a stop to the ac-
tivities he opposed.
1T seems to an ordinary indi-
vidual that if you had time to go
to Georgia when an attempt was
being made to purge Senator George
and to cross the Continent to make
political speeches, you would have
had time to 60 next door to Penn
sylvania and stop these nefarious
practices" the Californian said
heatedly.
Il thought we had perfectly COM
petent people in Pennsylvania" Mr..
Hopkins replied.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Otter Heads Republican
Campaign Committee

Minority members of the House
today elected Representative Otter
of Pennsylvania chairman of the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee.
He succeeds Representative Mar
tin of Massachusetts,, the new mi
nority leader.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
Opera Additions Tomorrow

Additions for singers to augment
the present membership OF the Co.
lumbia Light Opera Co. will be held
tomorrow from 4 to pm. at opera
company headquarters, 706 Thir-
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-01-13

Kite flying, traditional New Year
sport of Japanese boys. has been
banned because Of the emergency"
the Chinese war.
Evening star., 1939-01-13


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Star Staf phto
Evening star., 1939-01-13

15-$750 $780, $40 Sweaters, imported and domestic S595
31$5 $3.50 Sweaters, solid coors and ancies, sleeves
without -------------------S2.95
$3.50, 81 White Sleeveless Sweaters ------S1.9
$3.50, $40 Glacier Cloth Golf Jackets -----S5.95
29-$5 Golf and outdoor Shirts corduroy, wool
and flannel ------ ----------- S2.95
1$250 Corduroy length Jacket 49, S795
160$1 6x3 White Rib Pulover Undershrs 65c for S125
243$1 Woven Madras and Broadco Shorts S125
82$250 49, So so Pajamas broadcoth and soisette
Evening star., 1939-01-13

Australia now has 1871 motion
picture theatres with 100000 seats.
Evening star., 1939-01-13
MEMS nABERDASBERY

31 Kenwood oxford Shirts blue s115o
1871 Wool, Silk and Wool Hose
32$185 Fancy Pattern Wool Hose
Regular Stock Woolen Hose import and domestic 209 Off
21-$1250 Gabardine Fly-front Raincoats S995
5-$25 Imported English Gabardne Rancoats A. A. S155
Evening star., 1939-01-13
X GLOVES X

X GLOVES X
68-$l5O Imported Woolen Handmade String
Gloves Csc
22-s350 Imported String Gloves waterproof - s195
22@$4 Mocha and Goatskn Gloves some hand sewn S195
46-$6 Cape Goat and Pigskn, Hand Sewn Gloves S395
Evening star., 1939-01-13

235-$250 50, $3.50 Fine Quality Fancy Woven Madras
and Broadcloth Shirts. Collar attached ------ $1.95
Evening star., 1939-03-09
The Political Mill
President Trims His Sails for New Cruise
Of Business Aid Instead of Reform

purpose to wait and see how things
work out before sending in a new
deficiency estimate. Nor has the
President been willing to take a shot
at the conservatives demanding
economy.
The administration, however, has
never faltered in its demand to
spend and spend since it cast aside
its economy drive of the early part
of 1888, nor is y expected to do so
now. Only the other day Secretary
Harry L. Hopkins OF the Department
Of Commerce, the administrations
new liaison officer with American
business, gave his official blessing to
Government spending as urged by
the President. Mariner S. Eccles,
the head of the Federal Reserve
Board, committed again and again
to Government spending as an es-
sential If recovery is to come, is still
shouting for big spending of Federal
funds. Sooner or later the Presi-
dent will have t" meet the demand
of the conservatives in Congress for
economy head-on or give over to a
policy that has persisted for more
than five years.
Substitutes Adopted.
The administrations two principal
laws to meet the emergency In 1888,
the old N. r. A. and old A. A. A.
eventually were outlawed by the
Supreme Court. Since that time
other laws have been passed to take
their places at least in part. For
example, there was the National
Labor Relations Act and the Wages
and Hours Act to substitute for the
N. R. A., or at least that part in
tended to fix minimum wages and
miximum hours for labor. and the
Guffey Coal Act, little N. r. A. in
itself.
Many of the so-called emergency
powers given the President by the
Congress during the last six years
still stand. His power over money,
the gold content of the dollar and
the issue of paper currency backed
by silver is just as great as when
the act originally passed, although
IL must be extended by Congress
before long.
Some of the emergency laws de-
manded by the President were not
written into law after the 1886 elec-
ton. Congress could not stomach
the Presidents bills to increase the
membership of the Supreme Court,
which would have given the execu-
tive control of the judiciary. Nor
could it stand for the drastic in
crease in power the original bill for
the reorganization Of the executive
branch of the Government proposed
to give the President. The latter
measure. in form greatly modified,
is now likely to pass. Apparently
the President is willing today to take
half loaf, where year ago he
would not be content without the
whole.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
Constantine Brown
To Speak In 'Y' Forum

Constantine Brown, expert on
foreign affairs and columnist of The
Star, will speak at 8:l5 pm. to-
morrow in the fifth of a series of
educational forum lectures under
auspices of the Central Young
Mems Christian Association, 1886 G
street NV.
Mr.. Brown, who recently returned
from Europe, will have as his topic
whittier the World?"
Huston Thompson, lawyer. former
chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission and at one time presi-
dent of the Central Y. M. C. A.,
will be chairman of a panel for
the lecture. Other members of the
panel will be John A. Tillema,
professor at George Washington
University, and Earl A. Nash, pub
lie relations expert. A fourth panel
member is to be named later, it
was announced by E. A. Drumm,
member of the "Y" stan, who Is in
charge of the lecture series.
Evening star., 1939-03-09

Importance to this country. The
stock market will not flare up from
any sparks cast out by individual
anvils. What personal views the
chairman and commissioners may
possess are submerged in universal
announcements. 1t is an "all for
one and one for az" organization.
Certain 1t is that legislation will
be pressed at this session OF Con-
gress to regulate more comprehen-
sively 2ll forms of transportation
and speed up a reorganization Of
the railroads. Senator Wheeler and
Representative Lea are working on
these problems, and obviously the
I. c. c. will be consultants, as well
as operating surgeons OF g sick
situation among the Nations rolling
| stock.
The commission is in lle position
Of undertaking to reconcile two
premises-reasonable rates in the
! interests of the public, and fair
return on investments to the rail-
! roads, motor and water carriers.
BY distributing the transportation
| burden around, Mr. Caskie feels
that it will not weigh too heavily
on any one.
A committee of commissioners
recommended last April the crea-
ton of Federal authority to deal
with these important matters In
collaboration with the present COM
mission. The proposed authority
will provide the necessary Govern
| ment leadership to eliminate wastes
In railroad operations, a possible
consolidation of all railroads, etc.
Much may come out of that.
Mr.. Caskie is opposed to Govern
ment ownership of railroads. He
was one of Joe" Eastman's boys"
when Mr.. Eastman was Federal CO.
ord!nator of transportation. Four
Of the men then on Mr.. Eastmans
staff all head important agencies.
Back Of that Mr.. Caskie had 80
years Of transportation experience.
A native Of Virginia, he entered the
service of the Southern Railroad at
IS, and has seen all sides of the
transportation problem ever since.
He represented shippers in rate and
trafflc matters before the I. c. c.,
has managed traffic departments
for a number of industrial and
commercial organizations, and was
general manager Of the State Docks
d Terminal Railway at Mobile, Ala.
Evening star., 1939-03-09

affections Yet the
camor for the appointment of conservative usual
the whole will
pleading for kind appointment with the Dealers pleading
another with the President the middle
If the President follows his ncnations certainly
siding with the New Dealers If the commissioner will be
such David Schenker ebuent head
study anon Purcell the youthful director of the Trading
Exchange Division Either would Wall Wall Street
will probably be pleased
for then the President likely
Street itself The best Presidents thinking
with his appointments And with sectonaism with bu
appeasement, the of pudding the eating
Evening star., 1939-03-09

opponents would be expense bring
little If anything
In the meantime the British Ambassador to Rome Lord
PERTH has been asking Count Ciano
Italian military meant last time
this question asked when Marshal Badoglo
reurned'to Rome from Libya reported Duce that
everything ready and the
excellent morale.
Cano told the British diplomat that
Africa and the formation
preparations
All reports Paris indicate pessmsic among
and quarters appears that Bopne
efforts sound Hitler Muon through
personal and business been Mess
De Brnon and Baudo returned with
THE otalarans do not want willing let them
have what they want without fghrg
could making
Foreign Minister position
become the series Of mistakes bndes
possible that the former Ambassador Washington
would be unoaded within the next few At the
time neither his chief Premier Daadier chamber
him resign because ministerial might
interpreted abroad The Dalader however will be
compelled after the election President
republic the end of the month And when Daadier
cabinet he might leave Bonnet take
the foreign affairs himself
Djiboul, hot is likely
within short time Its Mr. Dechamps