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Evening star., 1940-02-08
FIeishhacker Judgment
Upheld by U. ). Court
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a
100000 judgment against Herbert
Fleishhacker, obtained by French
stockholders of the Anglo California
Bank, was upheld yesterday by the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals in a 2-to-1 decision.
The opinion held that judgment
should be reversed insofar as the
Anglo California National Bank and
three other co-defendants we're con-
cerned.
Judgment had been rendered in a
suit filed by Lucien Blum and 20
other French stockholders to recover
for the bank profits allegedly taken
by Fleishhacker, then president of
the bank, as consideration for bank
loans to the Barde brothers.
The Barde brothers, Portland and
Seattle iron and steel dealers,
launched their careers on funds
loaned by the bank upon Fleish-
hackers recommendation.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
Tydings Iuition-Free
Bill Undesirable,
School Board Holds
Nonresident Education
Now Costs $500, 900 or
More, Droyton Reports

The Tydings bill, which would ex-
tend the number of nonresident
pupils receiving tuition-free educa-
ton in the District schools, is con-
sidered unnecessary and undesir-
able" by the Board of Education.
The board will forward to Cor
poration Counsel Elwood Seal within
the next day or SO q report from
Charles D. Drayton, chairman Of
its Legislative Committee, con-
demning the bill, which would ex-
tend present legislation to include
persons standing in loco parents" p"
This would mean that step-chil-
dren and legal wards Or adopted
children Of persons working In the
District but living elsewhere would
be entitled to the free tuition.
MIR. Drayton pointed out that the
nonresident children already cost
the District some $200, 900 to $500 900
year.
While this report weht to Mr..
Seal he sent to. the board a report
recommending the suspension of a
pupil in Central High School until
definite proof of residence in the
District could be established. The
pupil gave an address which was
found to be false on investigation
by school attendance officers, and
the parent with whom the student
was living was found to be living in
Takoma Park, Md.
Mr. Seal held the burden of es-
tablishing residence in the District
for purposes of free tuition is on the
parent or pupil and not on the
schools.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
Western Railroads
To Offer 1rain-Auto
Combination Service
Passengers May Arrange
For Car Before Leaving
For $50 Key Cities

A new combination train and au-
tomobile, service for travellers, to be
placed in operation May !, was an
nounced, today by II Western rail-
roads.
Under the arrangement 1000 cur
rent model five-passenger sedans
are to be placed at the disposal OF
railroad passengers in $50 key cities
In the West.
Meets Passenger.
In using the new "train-auto"
service a traveller may arrange for
an automobile before leaving his
home town or after reaching the
key city where he wishes the car.
A representative of Railway Exten-
sion, Inc, as the car division Of the
plan is to be called, will meet the
passenger on arrival, and final ar
rangements will be made.
Rate for the automobile, including
gasoline, oil, maintenance and in
surance, is to be 8 cents a mile,
subject to the following minimum
mileages: Ten miles per hour. rs
miles per 12-hour day, 1876 miles
per 24-hour day, $50 miles per week,
so miles per 24-hour day after first
week.
Same Price for Party.
A rate of 61a cents mile will be
allowed for use of cars 1000 or more
miles a week. Rental is the same
whether one or five persons occupy
the automobile.
Railroads that participate in the
new service are Burlington Lines,
Chicago and Eastern Illinois; Chi
cago, Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pacific;
Chicago g. North Western, Chicago
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha;
Great Northern, Illinois Central,
Northern Pacific, Rock Island Lines
Santa Fe System Lines and Union
Pacific Railroad.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
Bank C|earings Rise
Moderately in Week,
Lag Behind 1899
New York Drop Causes
Poor Comparison
With Year Ago
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Check
clearings registered moderate in
crease this week over the preceding
period, but continued to show a
drop from the like 1899 week. At
New York, five consecutive declines
from year ago have been recorded,
and this largely accounts for the
unfavorable showing for the country
as whole.
Clearings for % leading cities for
the week ended February 7 amount
ed to SIS, ,389 ,804, 900, or IL per cent
less than $5,453, ,643, 900 for the COM
parative 1889 week, according to
Dun & Bradstreet.
The aggregate for the latest week
rose S377 1909 900 above that for the
week preceding, as compared with
gain of 1922 1862 900 between the two
similar weeks of last year.
New York clearings totaled So, ,234,-
7S5,000, against So, 3,499, ,7140O0 year
ago, giving a decrease of 76 per
cent, while the 81 outside cities had
a total of $2,155 ,019 900, or 1913 per
cent more than the ST ,953 ,929 900 for
the like 1889 week.
Except for decline of 65 per cent
at New Orleans, all of the outside
centers reported advances as COM
pared with last year. The important
increases included: Detroit, 297 per
cent; Cleveland, 220 per cent;
Buffalo, 219 per cent; Minneapolis,
POT per cent; Seattle, 1879 per cent:
Dallas, 1876 per cent; Atlanta, 1873
per cent, and Louisville, 116 per
cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage changes
from a year ago, follow; also the
daily average bank clearings for the
months Of December, January and
February to date:
Evening star., 1940-02-08

NEW Capt.
George T. summerlin, chief,
Division Of Protocol in the
State Department, was elected
a director of the Washington
Loan & Trust Co. at the
board meeting yesterday. Fol-
lowing active service in the
Army, Capt. Summerlin en-
tered the Diplomatic Corps,
and has an extended record of
foreign service in Japan,
China, Chile and other coun-
tries. A resident of Washing
ton, he is a member of the
Metropolitan, Chevy Chase
and Army Navy Clubs.
Evening star., 1940-02-08

to glass and other ceramic products,
q new field of research that ohhcials
said shows promise Of increasing
the efnciency Of electric illumina-
ton and insulation.
DR.. Kriedl was III New York su-
pervising his country's glass ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair when
Germany completed its absorption
of Czecho- -Slovakia in 1888. Before
joining the Penn State faculty he
served as consultant for q. glass
factory at Dunkirk, N. Y.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
'First-Aid Course

A flrst-aid course for instructors
will be conducted by DR.. Willard p.
McNeill at Washington Missionary
College, Takoma Park, Md, begin
ming tonight. Glasses will be held
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
from to 10 pm, and are open to
holders of standard and advanced
first-aid certificates.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
Chain Drug Volumes
Gain During 1899
np thu Aeeoc;ot.d prae.

By the Associated Press
The Commerce Department esti-
mates that dollar sales of chain
drugstores' increased 2.5 per cent
from $1,376 900 900 in 1888 to $1,4l0,-
900 900 in 1899.
inventories of such stores, after
growing for three straight months,
declined in December, the survey
indicated.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
Czech to Aid Research
At Penn Stute College
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Feb. g.
The doors of q research labora-
tory opened at Pennsylvania State
College today for DR.. Norbert
Kriedl, Czecho- -Slovak glass spec
ialist whose industrial and research
interests were swept under by the
Nazi occupation of his homeland.
Appointed as assistant profess
sor of glass technology in the COL
lege's school Of mineral industries,
DR.. Kriedl will devote his talents
to the application of phosphates
Evening star., 1940-02-08

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
l.-O.-F. Dividend Voted

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 8 (P.-The
Libbey- -Owens-Ford Glass Co. has
declared a dividend of so cents a
share, payable March Is to stock
holders of record February 20.
Evening star., 1940-02-08
SuIes of Electrical
Goods Abroad Rise
~ %h> Aeeoria}ed preeS

BY the Associated Press.
Exports of electrical equipment.
the Commerce Department reports.
totaled s113,026, ,796 in 1889, or 1.3
per cent more than in 1888. Gains
were made in sales of flashlight
batteries, storage batteries and elec-
trio refrigerators.
Evening star., 1940-02-08

Traffic violations cause accidents.
Observe the driving laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Tennessee's II Votes
Are Safe for Roosevelt
BY JACK LOCKHART.
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. Count
Tennessees IL electoral votes for
President Roosevelt.
Count them despite John L. Lewis
Endorsement of Wendell L. Willkie
In this largely unorganized, heavily
agricultural and strongly anti-C. I.
o. State that Endorsement cost Mr..
Willkie more votes than it got him.
Count them despite George L.
Berry's flip-f1op to Mr.. Willkie last
week. A resident of Knoxville, for
mer United States Senator and
president of the International Print
ing Pressman and Assistants Union,
Mr.. Berry will sway few votes out
side the customarily Republican
East Tennessee territory.
Count them despite and because
OF attempted intimidation of COL
ored voters in Memphis by Boss E.
H. Crump's police force, who began
24-hour searching of all customers
entering the place of business of the
local colored Republican leader.
In short, Tennessee, additionally
Democratic with but two exceptions,
has found no issue on which to bolt
the party this time. The no-third-
term argument, expected to appeal
strongest to true Democrats, did not
take hold. Willkiecrat activities,
never well organized, collapsed three
weeks before the campaign climax.
What may be expected is a better
than usual Democratic majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Edge in West Virginia
Belongs 10 Roosevelt
BY LEO E. PETERS,
Special Correspondent of The Star


CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov. q
Many developments have taken
place in West Virginia during the
closing days of the campaign, the
accumulated force of which may be
sufficient to affect the States vote
Tuesday.
Chief among these are:
l. Indignation that spread among
West Virginia miners after John l..
Lewis stand for Wendell L. Willkie
is subsiding. There is indication
that their leaders words are begin
ming to sink in.
2. Mr.. Willkie made trip through
West Virginia and the size of the
crowds greeting him, and their I'M
bounded enthusiasm, were an eye
opener to many who were convinced
some time ago that his campaign
had sunk into mediocrity. At Hunt
ington, late afternoon crowd of
10000 waited an hour to hear him
speak about 20 minutes. In Charles
ton crowds estimated between $4,000
and $4,000 saw and heard him. It
would be impossible to exaggerate
the enthusiasm created by these and
other speeches, and the effectiveness
OF them certainly must be given con-
siderably weight.
Therefore, instead of predicting
that West Virginia will again be in
the Democratic column this year
by majorities as great as 100 900, this
writer must now go on record that
the States eight electoral votes are
tossup, with the edge to the
Democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
WiI|kie Wins Ohio
On Strength Of Rural
Republican Sentiment
150,000 Majority Seen;
RooseveIt's Appearance
Too Late to Measure
BY L. r. CONNOR,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. AL
the best available political opinion
in Ohio, together with the consist
ent revelation of sentiment as made
by locally conducted polls, places
this State definitely in the Willkie
proportions has been made, both by
many individuals considered COM
petent and in the widespread and
rechecked polls, President Roosevelt
must concede Ohio this Tuesday.
The fact no one can controvert is
the recurring one found by one in
veStigator after another-the rural
voters of Ohio are almost unbeliev-
ably Republican The polls run as
high as 10 per cent for Wendell l..
Willkie, 30 per cent for President
Roosevelt in rural district after rural
district. And the probability that
Hamilton County (CincinnatD will
give Mr. Willkie a majority, or at
least break even; that Franklin
County (Columbus) will go Repub-
lican by several thousands and that
Cuyagoha County (Cleveland will
reduce the 1886 Roosevelt majority
of $4,000 to somewhere near 10000
at the outside, makes Willkie VIC
tory of 100000 appear conservative.
Whether the John L. Lewis in
dorSement of Mr.. Willkie upset
many, or any. c. I. o. votes in the
State is problematical. Whether
President RooSevelt'S belated ap-
pearance at Cleveland last night
turned his expected slim majority
there into more formidable one
cannot be ascertained now until
election day. But there is no ques-
ton of the Willkie appeal on the
occasion of his several visits to the
State to the farmers, to the small
businessman and to the Office work.
ers in the cities. Every attempt to
check sentiment in these categories
produces the same lopsided Repub-
ncan result.
The revolt has been complete in
oIllO, Will llIC ChSSHtAOAis VI WA %,
of the w. P. A. and G. I. o. ranks.
Labor as whole has shown good
support for the President, but not
as strong as that in evidence four
years ago. Since Ohio's popular
vote is divided almost equally be-
tween metropolitan and rural areas.
consistently heavy Republican trend
in all latter districts is expected to
insure a Willkie victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Roosevelt and COP. State
Ticket May Win Delaware
BY CHARLES E. GRAY,
Special Correspondent of The Star

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. a.
Although the election in Delaware
is shrouded in doubt there are rea-
sons for believing President Roose.
welt has at least good chance Of
carrying the State. The Republic
cans, however, are expected to save
their State ticket
Both sides have been claiming
the State, but admit that the cleo.
ton will be close. The highest Re-
publican majority estimated by one
of the G. o. p managers is 1000.
This is significant when it Is re-
membered that two years ago the
Republican State ticket won by IA
900.
If President Roosevelt does win
here it will be because of the labor
vote. The union men have made
no secret of their preference for
him. Added to them are the hum
dreds scattered throughout Della
ware who feel they have benefited
by the New Deal policies. The war
has been an important factor In the
favor of the Democratic candidate.
Probably had 1t not been on he
would not have been 30 strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Democrats Will Continue
In Power in Utah
By FRANK PAGE STEWART.

special correspondent DI lIt oIdI.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Nov
2.-Democrats will win, or rather
continue in power, in Utah. Rep
resentative Murdoch of the LIST dis
trict will be elected to the Senate,
succeeding William H. King. Wal
ter Granger of Cedar City will sue
coed Mr. Murdoch in the House and
Representative Robinson of the I'd
district will be reelected. He had
no opposition in his own party and
not much in the Republican camp.
President Roosevelt's talks are
having a great influence here,
although the vote in the primaries
stood almost two Democrats to one
Republican. Anyway, prominent Re-
publicans readily admit the entire
Democratic ticket will carry in this
State.
Secretary of Interior Ickes talked
in Salt Lake City this week, ad-
dressing more than 5000 in a crowd
ed building with other thousands
listening in at their radios. His talk
helped to pile up the majority for
President Roosevelt in Utah and
also seemed to strike a responsive
chord in neighboring States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
South CuroIinu to Give
6. O. P. 2 to 1929 of Vote
BY FITZ HUGH McMASTER,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

COLUMBIA S. c., Nov. ITO
say that Wendell L. WILKES dec
laration for the non-segregation Of
the races and his alliance with John
L. Lewis made his supporters sick
in South Carolina is putting it
mildly.
Segregation of the races has been
a fundamental principle in South
Carolina since 1876 Indeed, it may
be said to be a principle Endorsed
by both races. Robert Small one
of the last colored representatives
from this State, made a fight for
it in the constitutional convention
of 1895, when he and Tom Miller,
president of the Negro-supported
State college, proposed and secured
the passage of an amendment which
forbade whites to teach in colored
schools.
A canvass of 16 leading citizens
of the State gives estimates of from
1000 to $1,000 votes for Mr.. Will
kie. This means from per cent
to 10 per cent of the votes, for
while over 300,0 900 votes were cast
in the Democratic primaries not
more than 100000 are likely in the
general election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Oregon Is Expected
To Vote Republican
BY RALPH WATSON,

special Correspondent Of The Star.
PORTLAND, Greg. Nov. 2.-On
the face of the evidence Oregon
should go Republican Tuesday by
sufficient margin to give Wendell L.
Willkie and Senator McNary its five
electoral votes.
Statewide reports indicate a
steady Willkie gain for the last week
or 10 days. Multnomah County,
with approximately one-third of the
registration, is Democratic by $500.
The whole State is Republican by
$500. The Republican registration
has been skinned down to the bone
and should vote very preponderantly
for Mr.. Willkie. The Democratic
camp is split by anti-third term and
anti-New Deal segments active in
the campaign.
Senator McNary is 3-to-1 favor
lite over Henry A. Wallace, both
among the farmers and labor cir
cles.
Observers expect President Roose-
welt to lead in Multnomah County
but doubt the lead will be enough
to top the expected upstate Repub-
hcan vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Pennsylvania Ti|fs
Toward Republicans,
But Is Not Certain
Events Of Next Two Days
Could Sway State;
Silent Vote No Foctor
BY CHARLES G. MILLER,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

SptCldl SOlTespOuucut Oh Inc otal.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 2-The
Pennsylvania campaign wound up
tonight at scores Of county rallies,
with the extravagant forecasts of
the respective leaders of the Re-
publicans and Democrats, made
several months ago, still standing,
and neither side sure of itself.
Indications are that the State will
60 Republican. All its traditions
and inclinations are Republican
save one. That is the fact that it
went Democratic the last time Pres
ident Roosevelt was elected. He
shattered a precedent that had pre-
vailed since Civil War days and did
it at a time when the Republicans
had 100000 more registered voters
than the Democrats, piling up a
plurality of 663, 900 over Gov. Landon.
Nothing like that is expected next
Tuesday. There is more interest
this year in the election than in
1886, when the Republican leaders
did not expect too much For the
first time since equal suffrage be-
came a fact the total registration
has reached 100000 with the Re-
publicans having approximately
100000 or more lead over the Demo-
Gratis.
The Republican strength, accord
ing to the poll books, slumped
rapidly after President Roosevelt
carried Pennsylvania four years ago,
being only 163,26O potential votes
ahead of the Democrats in 1888.
But in that year the Republican
party had a comparatively easy
time of it in electing a Governor, in
regaining control of the State
Senate and House and adding
materially to the number of the
Pennsylvania congressional delega-
ton.
This year, however, 1t is impos-
sible for even seasoned politicians
to say what the result will be.
Events of the next two days con-
ceivably could determine into which
column the State will go.
Many of John L. Lewis close
advisers of the past are Pennsyl-
vanians and they have taken a
stand against his Endorsement of
Wendell L. Willkie. Mr.. Lewis is
by no means as strong as the late
John Mitchell in the coal fields
here, but he has a large following
Elections in this State in recent
years, though, have shown no class
vote has elected or defeated any
major candidate.
The silent vote of the past does
not seem to exist any more, neither
party is bothering nearly as much
about it as the possible stay-at-home
vote. Both parties are organized to
get out the latter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-03
Last,.kinute Signs
Point 10 Close 6. 0.P
Victory in Illinois
Margin Of About 10000
Votes Indicated at End
Of Frantic Campaign
BY LAURIN H. HEALY,
Special CORRESPONDENT of The Star.


CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Last-minute
signs in Illinois hectic election
battle pointed to a victory for
Wendell L. Willkie and the Republic
can ticket as both sides frantically
closed their campaigns. But it was
still touch and 90, and If you added
three zeros to Illinois 20 electoral
votes, that might be a pretty close
estimate of the Republican Illinois
majority.
Republicans. of course, claimed
victory by anywhere from 100000 to
300, 900 votes. Democrats did like
wise. However, on the basis of news
paper and private polls conducted
by both sides, it seemed that the
Republican ticket would carry
down-State Illinois by 10000 votes,
and that Cook County, with its Chi
cago Kelly-Nash machine, would go
to the Democrats by a margin of
10000. A large Democratic ma
jority is likely in Chicago proper.
But the Cook County Country
towns" including Evanston, Oak
Park and Winnetka, are likely to
turn up their usual victory for the
Republican nominees.
Last year Mayor Edward j. Kelly
carried Chicago by 1890 votes over
Dwight H. Green, now G. o. P. NOM
inee for Governor That was a big
drop from a 258,0O Democratic Chi
cago majority in 1898. Spurred on
by vote fraud trials, civic and Re-
publican business mems groups have
carried on a vigorous volunteer
political crusade More than $500
young businessmen have invaded
the city's slum wards for the last
two months, getting acquainted with
people and learning all about their
precincts. Next Tuesday these bust
nessmen, supported by $500 more,
will watch the polls to keep down
chain balloting, floater voting and
cheating on the tally sheets Their
work cannot possibly do any harm
and to a man the businessmen are
certain it will mean $4,000 votes for
Mr.. Willkie.
That the Democrats are scared"
is an open secret. Senator Lucas,
who two months ago predicted a
100000 Democratic victory here, has
been silent since then. Last week
the Democrats concentrated on Mr..
Green, generally conceded to be the
most popular man on the Repub-
lican ticket. Mr.. Willkie, according
to reports from all the States 1O1
counties, will run behind Mr. Green
Tuesday, but the latter's margin
will be enough to carry the cleo
toral vote also.
Mr.. Willkie has undoubtedly
helped his cause in four speaking
trips through Illinois. The crowds
that greeted him when he spoke at
the stockyards and the General
Electric plant in Cicero were un-
precedented. Most people have for
gotten that he said ITO hell with
Chicago" on that occasion. His two
swings through down-State Illinois
and his talk at the Chicago Stadium
last week made up for any votes
he lost the first time, it was agreed.
One factor that made Republicans
in Illinois shudder is money. Demo-
Gratis will be able to spend four or
five times as much money in every
Chicago precinct as the Republicans
Tuesday.