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Washington Produce

Butter-,ao score. 1-pound prints. o6h;
i-pound prints, 20; l.-pound prints 80.
Msatsachoice beef as le CALVES ;,s.S nors Is
smoked skinned hams. is. smoked skinned
27: compound. II: lard. 10ls.
tSs stockPis; 14o-1sS sorsSa DoSnds nonas o24n
%ss1aas hsaViss afSs4 SS:sS
soTs 5;4s,fs5 Sensi stass' 4ssla down;
inston: tones 'A'0 '"''''''' A'' ''''
st,5.s :sa .esss . qsssa %s.s
mediums. n Il ss'1ss g. t'se s. stsndards isrss %
1o to l9h: mixed coiors. Is to 1Sa..
LIVE POULTRY: Market steady. Fowl:
Golorsd. heavy arC Ie to "a; No. Is; Is TO-
s cRekenss sina IL to ef Ssoels
pounds and les. q to 23; fryeTs. 20, 70
s. sossse1s g to a. No as 'fIS to % IS: g.
e0pEsd ana n to less so i esaorn d M
Old hens: - to 21; old toms. II to 1s;
No. rs, Is to 16.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Delaware, 22 crates asparagus: Florida.
s efste: 20 esSp.n SuShs baskets *
baskets lima beans. "a bushei baskets pep
pers. 80 bushel baskets SQUASH. 80 bushel
5-pecE baskets 6eets. 20 s-pecS % Baskets IS
lettuce. 20 5-peck baskets romaine. As
24-9uart crates strawberries; California,
cados;, unknown origin, As crates mixed
vegetables; Pennsylvania, 1874 3-pound
baskets mushrooms; South Carolina. 46
barrels watercress.
l.. APPLES-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track Supplies moderate: demand slow;
aTxss mar1sna du Bgshs nas1sts T. Ne
g. aneh mnmHm S9
ssS s-!asa r'9'@q Y9aqs ssssss
minimum. sb- Is; om seineh oGiDl mlnimam. 9sa sS;
s1s sm h,Se 1fflGni mnmam sS,
ssb6 n1inup o,d.S bs:os sealssd sizes
mum. SO: 2h-inch minimum. s5-7o; ~
inch minimum 1.00-1 10; 3-inch minimum.
2h-ineh minimum. 1886; Winch mini.
mum mum. O9-1 10; .Wasty. $3.50; Romes. 2A-
minimum, 1890; .3-inch minimum. 90
100; Parsons. 2A:insh minimum. so:
1886: 3-inch minimum. 9O-1 90: scalded,
and Virginia, 2. 8; No: !. stsymans. 144s.
pins 1dds $780, iiss e. e. Pg es
sS S SErys 3sos 1sns, sS;7S i12; $500
So.i 90: sos.i6%os. % 1.s5.i.ss: ' wassy. 1TSs 80.
20 as TO size: DELICIOUS 113s: 63s. 90
eieys. fiss-isss ssssdSes. sGoes 1'sb- ps
1;60; Romes: 113s-13Ss 1.OO-1. 10: 72s-
Is to size.
AsPAEAGys-No carlot arrivals; no ears
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
moderate: market stronger. Pyramid crates.
s9sen eqnchss Hew Jersey very large sizs
ibo; Delaware ISL 30: sSO% lew Sishes. her iS'
:, CABBAdE-For relief; one North Caro-
lima arrived: one unbroken car on track.
@s!kss stesdy SOUTH ismeaH carolins iaoetrss; II.
sSshe sSshel hampers domestic round type
Gel GELERY-No esrlot arrivals: four
a'f sse0ss asoas
!sas1iy xssSss. ss dozen: s''sse soo&ss; a
few hiRh Is $50.
,rdss snd four SsS4sfsn arrived tracy. ,e
sIpRlies .,s;5 %,CdsT5ste; demand ..a.S: %Sd.srsts;
MestsT6 er'sss Iceberg ssps oash
csrolins. Eastern crates. iceSers tyre.
sss}oI 2S3 North Grna cs5S1na' S-Dect hampers Big
OUcpMBERs--Truck receipts moderate:
isxs hixhsr;' ssncy. s1S S.asss.oo. i ''
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SP[AWN PREDICTS
RAILS REvA|MP|NG
Prospect of Earnings Lies
in More Goods, Says
|. c. c. Member.
BY the Assc ciated Press.

oy Iue ASol CldIcQ EECkSs
NEW YORK, May 5.-Chairman
Walter M. w. Splawn of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission attrib-
uted. the railroads astonishing fnan-
cial plight" today to a combination Of
growing competition and q shortage of
revenue traffic.
Mr. Splawn, addressing the National
Association of Mutual Savings Banks,
declared that few lines are adequately
covering their fixed charges, and ire
organization for q large number Of
them will be necessary"
The prospect for future rail earn
ings, he said, lies In an increase In
traffic.
Some of this will come with the
revival Of business which we know to
be inevitable after a few weeks or
months at the most" he added.
More Goods Needed.
I'VE are going to have to create more
goods to transport. What we need Is
not more transportation but more
things to use which would naturally
be moved on our railroads, highways
and by other means"
A way should be found, he said, of
doing justice in the regulation Of all
carriers, private and public"
Another speaker, r. v. Fletcher,
general counsel of the Association Of
American Railroads, declared that the
railroad wage scale must be redunced
if the carriers are to operate success
fully.
Preliminary steps are being taken
to reduce the wage base by is per
cent" he said. "The leaders Of rail-
road labor have stated their purpose
to resist to the last every effort In
this direction. It seems doubtful. how
ever, If the welfare of the rank and
file Of railroad labor will be benefited
by maintaining the present unprece-
dented wage scale, the highest in his
tory. In fact, a high wage
rate in times like these Is of benefit
only to those at the top of the seniority
roster"
Overregulatt0n Hit.
Earlier Henry Bruere, Government
rail reorganization adviser and presi-
dent of the Bowery Savings Bank
New York;. told the conference, in
q prepared address read by Maj. Fred
N. Oliver, general counsel. In Brueres
absence:
"The railroads have been and are
suffering from overregulation."
Bruere predicted both management
and labor would be adamant on the
wage reduction issue, predicting it
would eventually be submitted to Gov
ernment mediation under the Railway
Labor Act.
A. George Gilman, president Of the
Savings Banks Association Of Massa-
chusetts, urged the conference to con-
tinue encouraging thrift as mis-
sion" even though banks may ''have
no burning desire" at present to in
crease deposits
Myron F. Converse. president Of
the Worcester, Mass, Five Cent Saw
ings Bank, as chairman Of . COM
mittee on New Haven Railroad bonds,
gave q pessimisttc outlook for that
roads earnings future. Expenses rose
at faster rate than operating rev.
enue increase, he said, making 1887
the roads worst earnings year In
recent history, with the trend con-
tinuinR in 1888.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, May 5 P.-Eggs, 25,l44;
steady. Mixed colors: Special packs, 90.
q 3N: standards, 21h-21A; firsts. 2O-2ON;
;4conds, l9-l9s4: mediums and .dirties No.
Y .td Ls,t average pn checks, 17A; storage
Butter. ss9,935 about steady. Cream
~. Hishsr ss, than extra, 27,27s4; extra I92
ssepnds Is4 :s7l. 2Oh-22.
[ Eheese. 3s,743; steady. Prices un-
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CURRENCIES CLOSE
IN TUNE WITH FRANC
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS May 5.-United States and
British currency closed within . few
points Of rates fixed for the revalued
franc today. The dollar was quoted
at 35.85 francs (2.789 cents to the
france, officially set at $3.50 in relation
to the French unit. The franc was
1885 cents in New York over night.
Exchange on London was 1880,
compared with 1900 officially estab-
lished for the unit.
Principal rente issues In the bourse:
3 per cent, 1880; 412s a." 5000;
Ans, 1887, 123.40.
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FINANCIAL BAROMETER.

NEW YORK. May s P,.-State with.
&awals from unemployment Insurance
@rds deposited with the Treasury in
4Fil the daily Treasury statement indi-
z The latest total. $40. 800. 900. COM
I'D $500 900 in February
y The upturn reflects the fact an increas-
rs number OF individuals have become
epglble for unemployment compensation
4aring recent months.
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BANK OF FRANCE.

1 PARIS. May 5 R.-The Bank of France
eatement as of April 80 lin millions Of
Gold reserve, Sd. SOC; unchanged. sisht
elances abroad. 20: decrease, "A. Bills
Eainst. securities. 3.699; Increase, 40. Dis.
punted commercial bills France. 1O,447;
fcrease. $751;. Temporary advances to
Fate lprior to June ! 8, 1880. 1908; un-
hanged. Temporary advances to state
&ince June IS, 1880. 2S,O50: UNCHANGED.
CIRCULATION 9s.51s; increase. 1851. To-
el credit to current accounts. 24.O3S; de-
fease. 1872: 30-day advances against gov
u tpment securities. s7s; increase. 16l.
Ratio of gold to sight liabilities 4554
"a cent. compared with 1926 last week.
Rate of discount. 8 per cent.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION UP.
BY the Assc ciated Press


The Air Commerce Bureau estimates
aircraft production in the United
States in the first quarter of 1888 was
40 per cent greater than in the SIM
liar period last year. A total of 798
planes were built in the first three
months Of 1888, including 296 for do
mestic civil use, 343 for military serv-
ices and 159 for export.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
BANK OF ENGLAND.

LONDON, May 8 R.-The Bank Of Eng
land statement as Of May I'm thousands
OF pounds:
suiicn Sssrsase e. Reserves
36. 1858: decrease. 1928; public deposits,
l9;742; decrease: l47; private deposits.
163. .423: increase. 3. 623; government Sc
curities. 81. .453; increase. 1:O11.
Ratio Of reserve to liabilities gas per
cent. compared with 23.6 last weak.
Rate Of discount, 2 per cent.
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LEAD AT $4.35 PER CWT.

= rEW YORK May 8 0P.-St. joseph
Cad Co. reports IT'S tons of Southeast
Missouri pig lead sold yesterday at Sd .35
pr 100 pounds East st. Louis: so tons
q 81 30, New York. and 80 tons at the
Nv York average
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Figures
What They Mean
BY A. A. PATTON,

NEW YORK, May 5.-Investment
trusts reported the largest cash bal
ances on record at the close Of the
March quarter, having sold common
stock investments heavily during the
previous three months.
A recent compilation by the Stand
ard Statistics Co., based on results at
tanned by II representative manage
ment type companies, placed cash
including Government bonds and
short-term notes-at a cents Of every
dollar of total assets.
This compared with II cents on the
dollar on December 81 and 7H cents
on September 30.
The slump in stock prices. Of course,
played part in boosting the propor-
ton of cash. Suppose hypothetical
trust had 5000 in stock and 500, or
10 per cent, in cash. With so per cent
drop in stock values, the trust would
have $3.50 in stock and 500 in cash.
The liquid portion would be boosted to
Is per cent without dollar being
added to bank balances.
Securities L1quldate0.
The principal cause of the run-up In
cash, however. was steady liquidation
of securities during the past six
months. Some concerns pursued
policy of reducing holdings right down
the line, selling portion Of each
group. Issues dumped included auto
mobile manufacturing, steel, utility,
railroad and some building and chemi-
cal stocks.
There was little shifting Of funds
from one group to another, q common
practice during 1886 and early 1887.
Most popular investment stocks were
oil and metal shares, practically every
trust having its largest stake in either
or both these groups.
Common Stocks Lead.
Common stocks, of course, continued
to represent the most important in
vestment media, accounting for three
quarters of total assets. Unlike 1882,
when substantial portion of resources
were invested in bonds for income
purposes, investment trust bond hold
ings today are relatively small.
One reason for shying away from
bonds was that the better grade is
sues are at the highest levels in many
years, making interest yields low.
The following table gives the close
Of the Associated Press average Of
so stocks at the end Of the last i've
quarterly periods and the percent
age cash held by the II trusts in
cluded in the survey:
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FREDERICK CLEAR1Nas GAIN

FREDERICK, Nd, May @.-
Bank clearings In Frederick increased
80 per cent in the year ending May 2
- compared with the previous year,
the Clearing House Association re.
ported today.
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Washington Exchange

SALES-AFTER CALL.
Mergenthaier Lnotype-l0 at ~, 10
at az, 10 at 20.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
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LONDON BAR SILVER,

SLONDON, May RD.-Bar silver,
] SD, unchanged. Equivalent 4l.S1
,snts.)
Evening star., 1938-05-05

The above tabulation clearly tndi-
Gates the professional investors Of
other peoples money did little better
than the average small investor in
buying securities when they are
cheap and selling when they are
high"
Evening star., 1938-05-05
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK. May 5-Dividend news
prepared by the Standard Statistics Co.:
Initial.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate. riod. record able
Extra
Empire Capital Corp A SC - 5-1s 5-3l
Std Oil California loo = 5-l6 6-15
Accumulated.
Std st Const Ltd A pf 75c - els IL
Reduced.
Emsco Der & EQUIP 15c Sill 5-25
Archer Daniels Midld 25c 5-21 6-l
Ludlow Mfg Assoc 81 so 81 6-l
No Action Taken.
Compressed Industrial Gases.
Rvco Twin Truck.
American Steel Foundries.
Passed
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sNatomas Co.-March quarter COM
non share earnings were 81 cents,
against "a cents.
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MONTREAL SILVER.

.urs:' 'sssa ssssssa 10 sisas. ~. ss.ss ia. "a
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FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK. May s an.-Federsl Land
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EX OIVIoen0.
Plus extras. s2% extra. f2At e..
vember SO. 1887. K soc extra. m SIS extra.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
REMEMBER THE BUDGET?

Already tax levels have been hiked well over the levels prevailing in the prosperous '20's. In the years 1925 to 1929 the surtaX ranged upward to about 20 percent At present the top surtax bracket is 75 percent Corporation taxes in those years averaged around 12 percent and now average about 16 percent, Treasury sources estimate.
 The administration outlook is that without greatly increasing the rate of taxation enough money will come in from rising national income-when it begins to rise-to accomplish the double purpose of balancing the regular budget and leaving enough over to begin cut ting down the $38,000 100000 debt.
 AS the national income rises, the President forecasts that the present outgo for relief and re- covery will shrink billion or so annually as the tax income rises a billion or so annually.
 That, in a nutshell or two, is the present picture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26

 STORY HAS
 MOVIE LEAD
Four Men and a Prayer in Limelight- Other
 Productions
Bg ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, Gal, May 26.- Four Men and Prayer" is globe trotting adventure. It sounds notes reminiscent of Beau Geste" and again of "The Three Musketeers' but winds up on it's own power as a pretty good movie.
 The four men are George Sand CTS, David Niven, William Henry and the new English young man, Richard Greene. The prayer is not, as one might assume, the beauteous and heavily wardrobed Loretta Young, but an earnest resolve to "get" the intriguers who discredited and later murdered the boys army officer father e. Aubrey Smith).
 Jumping back and forth from Eng land to America to India to South America to Egypt, the story packs a great deal more power and suspense in it's early and middle stages than at the end. But it offers excitement enough and there is a good deal of light comedy supplied by Niven, Bill Henry and Miss Young. Diree- tor John Ford seldom lets Loretta or her wardrobe hide the adventur- ous aspects of his tale, and he pre- sents one whale of a sequence in which J. Edward Bromberg shows
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, May 26. = One thing the country can look forward to, coY>S good times, is the prospect indicated in Treasury figures that Federal taxes will take seven to ten percent of the national income ins sead of the five or six percent taken out in 1929.
 President Roosevelt once esti- mated that future Federal budgets would stay fairly close to the ST. 000,000,000 level, although they have been going above that in re- cent years. He forecast that, bar ring the unforeseen, the national income also would climb to $8o,- OO0,OO0,OO0 in year or two and ultimately to something around $10O,OOO, 100000 At present the level is around $60,000,000 coo.
 Moreover, in the years before the crash the five or six percent of Federal taxes piled up enough to knock the public debt down nearly billion year between 1919 and 1929, reducing it all told from a top of about $26,000, ,000,00 when the war ended to $16,000- 000,00O when prosperity ended.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
GLADYS GEORGE
 STARS IN FILM
 ENDING TONIGHT
Madame at Capitol The atre-W Warren William
 Is Also Starred

The screen demonstrates forcibly again that it can add new charm to the old beauty of the theatre. The time-honored stage hit, Ma dame K" by AleXandre Bisson, has been adapted by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer with Gladys George in the title role and proves heart-stab- bing entertainment.
 This is the picture which came to the Capitol Theatre yesterday to enthrall a capacity audience. It is on for final showing tonight.
 The remembered story of the woman who was drawn by circum- stance into a life of degradation and was at the last defended by her son, who did not know her, has been one of the most dramatic stage ve- hicles in many years. It gains a greater quality of suspense in the adaptation. The producers have also brought the nara tive closer into the present without detracting in any way from the original
 Gladys George has played the role on the stage. She brings to the screen characterization wealth of artistry and delicate understanding John Beal is the son and Warren William plays the part of Fleuriot, the husband. They are accomplished actors who contribute precisely the right qualities to their characteriza- tions.
 The supporting cast is notably good, including Reginald Owen. Will liam Henry, Henry Daniell, Phillip Reed, Lynne Carver and Emma Dunn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
TROPICAL FILM ENDS TONIGHT
 AT COLISEUM
Movita and Warren Hull Co-star in Film of
 South Seas

The haunting fascination of the South Seas; the idyllic lives of the natives: a stirring romance be- tween a native girl and a white man played amid the thrills of 9 primitive Eden-all these elements are woven into an exciting and thrilling entertainment in Para disc Isle,' Monograms love drama of the tropics, now showing at the Coliseum Theatre
 It is a gripping picture of an unusual sort; the romantic love story of simple Samoan girl and blind shipwrecked artist who she nurses back,to health; of her cour- age in defying a native "tabu" to go pearl diving to raise money for his operation: his sacrifice of white mans civilization to return to the exotic woman he loves.
 MoVita, the glorious heroine Of ''Mutiny on the Bounty" plays the native girl and gives a performance that many a Hollywood star could study for the delicate shading of her expressive acting. Warren Hull is the stalwart American who found love and understanding from the Samoan girl and outstanding per- formances are delivered by William Davidson, George Piltz and John St. Polls.
 Monogram sent a camera crew to Samoa under the supervision of Mrs. Wallace Reid where they spent three months photographing exterior scenes that were later matched in Hollywood and Catalina Island. The photography is stir ringly beautiful and paints pie ture of matchless loveliness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
TdS Problems of Nation
 Put Hl Nutshell Or TWO

900 100000, or 10 percent of na- tional income.
 Immediate future estimated by resident-National income ESQ., 000, 100000, tax $7,000, 100000, or SITS percent of national income.
 Later future - National income $1O0O00, 100000, tax $7,0O0,o00,00 or more if the debt is to be cut down rapidly-or ' percent, or more, of national income.
 Not since 1930 has the national debt been cut down.
 For 1888 estimated expenditures are about $8,OO0, 100000, which is 13 percent of the estimated national income No debt retirement is in- cluded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26

the kind of acting Hollywood isn't using enough.
 The new boy, Greene, was taken to the ladies hearts for his looks as well as capable performance, but in the acting department George Sanders is the stand-out, with Day. i'd Niven uncommonly good in q blend of serious and comic charact- erization.
 More MelodrGnld
 Stolen Heaven" is unusual ii' it's combination of classical music with a fast cops-and-robbers melo- drama. Gene Raymond and Olympe Brandna play the jewel thieves who making their escape from pursuing police, seek refuge in a woodland home which turns out to be the abode of an aged concert pianist Gewis Stone) over Olympe's soft hearted objections, Gene persuades the faltering old man to stage a comeback, a plan which would give Gene and company chance at money to make good their escape.
 Director Andrew L. Stones use of music-Liszt, Chopin ct al--to further his story is interesting. Miss Bradna acts more like Snow While than like a tough adventures, but she has charm and sings and dances we'll
 a 4 Musical
 Doctor Rhythm" on suspects on sober reflection, is really not Bing Crosby's best picture but it seems so at very frequent intervals in it's running. Based on an o. Henry story, "The Badge of Policeman ORoon," it sometimes forsakes plausibility for convenience as when a hunted crook F'red Keating) ap- pears at a policeman's benefit to get the girl (Mary Carlisle) whom he doesn't really love. This makes t possible for O'Roon (Andy Devine) and the young doctor Bingl to capture him in a garrison finish.
 Frank Tuttle's clever direction helps, but what sets Doctor Rhythm" apart for us is the distirle- tive comedy for Beatrice Lillie, here making triumphant return to pictures where once, nine years ago, nobody understood her When Miss Lillie goes shopping for two dozen double damask dinner napkins,' and the clerk is Franklin Pangborn, the house is likely to react as the pre- view audience did, with sustained hysteria.
 Bing himself goes pleasantly through the usual romance with the leading lady, croons to his fans taste and breaks precendent by kissing the girl-once.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
YOUNG ONE PROVES TO
 BE DODGER
Son of New York Editor Slips One Over on
 Sleepy Guest
Bu GEORGE TUCKER

o0 1EO1t1E OO n r. n
 NEW YORK, May 26-The five year-old son of New York editor is indeedan artful dodger when it com es to having others work for him. To his fathers home there recently came several out of town guests, and during the afternoon one of the guests retired to her room for an hours rest.
 I'd like to rest with you" de- clared the little shaver, moving briskly into the room.
 All right" she told him, "but you'll have to be quiet. You'll have to take nap"
 But I'm not sleepy
 "Oh, can fix that explained the guest pleasantly. wen count sheep. Don't you ever count sheep when you want to go to sleep?1
 It appears the lad had never heard of counting sheep, and so this new and wonderful friend explained how it worked. You just lie quietly on the bed, close your eyes and imagine sheep are jumping over fence. Oh, lots and lots of sheep, and as they jump over the fence, you count them-li like this: one-two--three-- four-and so on."
 Intrigued with this idea, the youngster climbed on the bed and closed his eyes.
 Can you see them?" she inquired.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26
THE BOOK OF ALASKA WILD FLOWERS
3v ADA WHITE SHARPLES

Residents and visitors to Alaska have had the same experience of seeing whole fields of wild flowers with no book or guide to aid in iden- tifying them.
 With more than one hundred and fifty photographs, the book is thing of beauty as well as prac- tical guide.
 The book is also clever solution of the gift problem; what to give that is useful, beautiful, lasting and economical.
 For sale at the NUGGET SHOP. Price $3.25. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-26

"Oh, yes, I see them. There are lots of them. But you know what?'
 "What?"
 T think we ought to split this thing up."
 How do you mean Bucky?"
 Well" said Bucky, I'll do the looking-you do the counting
 Which reminds me of the youngster only about three, who became con- fused with shooting robbers and at tending Sunday school. (Stop me ii I've written this before. But it actu- ally happened, and as one good kid story deserves another, here goes) ::
 He was the youngest of half a dozen youngsters who carried au- tomatics and played G-men all day long. They spent their mornings shooting gangsters and their after moons shooting Indians.
 And tagging at their heels was this 3-year-old tot. Came Sunday and his mother carried him to Sun- day school, where he heard all sorts of fascinating tales from the nice young teacher.
 So he slept on the twin fascina- tions of shooting gangsters and hearing pleasant stories about the Divine Father.
 Early next morning his dad came down for breakfast to find his son already at the table. By his oatmeal lay a toy pistol. Still enthusiastic about the combination of pleasant