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Evening star., 1938-07-22
Why So Touchy?

The Democratic New Deal administra-
tion In. Washington and the Democratic
Earle administration in PENNSYLVANIA
have one thing in common-they do not
like to be investigated. Indeed, they re-
sist with vehemence and with screams of
outrage when suspicion is directed
against them.
Only few weeks ago the New Dealers
were resisting with might and main reso-
buttons offered in the Senate for an in
vestigation OF the w. P. A. and its alleged
political activities. The New Deal Sena-
tors turned down the Hatch amendment
10 the lending bill which would
have prohibited any w. P. A. worker from
engaging in pernicious political activity.
They turned down a resolution offered
by Senator King of Utah providing for
an investigation of the w. P. A. Realiz-
ing that this attitude left them in an en-
barrassing position, they finally put
through resolution authorizing a sena-
tor1al campaign investigating committee
~ hI4uuC lilUO IllC use VI IuI1QS
political purposes-without mentioning,
however, the w. P. A.
What has happened? The w. P. A.,
except for some quiet investigations by
Harry L. Hopkins and his aids-within
the w. P. A-has not been investigated
The Senate committee has sent few in
vestigators into the field-but there is no
sign that there will ever be public hear
ing and public investigation of the
w. P. A. And yet there are many charges
that this relief organization is used for
political purposes.
The Democratic Governor of Pennsyl-
vania, George Earle, has fought for weeks
to prevent grand jury investigation of
charges Of corruption made against
his administration by Republicans,
Evening star., 1938-07-22

ter how swift, especially II given the
safeguard OF . few hedges.
The dog, or even the cat, is clumsy,
indeed, when 1t begins to chase rabbit
above the baby age.
Even the squirrel, che most persistent
Of suburban residents, is slow on the
ground, in comparison with . rabbit.
1t is only when the squirrel takes to
the trees, which. 1t must be admitted,
it usually does, that Its speed is plainly
evident.
Nothing Is more thrilling. among the
smaller wildlife Of the suburbs, than the
chase of one squirrel after another up
and around . tree trunk.
Such q slithering, such . rasping of
bark, as the rodents sharp claws dig in
on the turns.
Their speed Is uncanny. even as their
leaptng from one tree to another.
Those who have watched these bushy-
tailed fellows always admire, no matter
how much they have watched, the way
the animals spring from the very tip
OF one bending branch to the bending
branch of the next tree.
Often the swing down, both in taking
on and in alighting, is many feet, yet
the animal always makes 1t. We have
never seen one fail. II squirrel should
fall. would it alight ON its feet, like a
cat?
Scarcity OF the chipmunk, in most
suburban areas, is real loss. There are
few brighter eyed animals than this, and
few which are more attractive
One might think offhand that vhere
there are plenty Of squirrels, there would
be many chipmunks, but most often it
works out the other way.
We cannot feel that the squirrels chase
the chipmunks away. The latter are
even swifter, in flight. and have ways OF
their own, together with very sharp teeth
and claws.
Squirrels. in most instances, are not
objectors to other forms of life. 1t is
true they will make dashes at other ami
mails, but seem to be content when the
others run away. They seldom pursue.
Let us include our friends, the English
sparrow, in this list of small suburban
animals. He is a bird, indeed-but one
which somehow reminds his friends Of q
very pert four legged animal.
There was a band of a dozen OF them
the other morning at the feeder.
Contrary to popular opinion, there was
no fighting or even showing among them
No birds could have conducted them
selves better
Do these sparrows the justice of
watching them without spleen. and they
will reward any one with many interest
ing sights.
Evening star., 1938-07-22

but by his own former attorney general,
Charles ]. Margiotti, and by Mayor 8.
Davis Wilson OF Philadelphia, who was
recently . candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Senator against Earle
himself. Gov. Earle, when he was unable
to coerce the courts into denying q grand
jury investigation of these charges, issued
call for his Democratic controlled State
Legislature to come 70 his aid. He hoped,
apparently, to have the Legislature sub
poena al the information which was th
have been submitted to the grand jury
and it will either be made public or not
as the legislative committees deem ah-
visable. Barring that, or perhaps in 1ad-
dition, 1t is planned to have the Leljsla-
ture pass law preventing . grand Jury
investigation of the administration in
Harrisburg. i
What has come over the American peo-
Pile? Public opinion seemingly fss DOR
mant and inert. The New Deal Demo-
Gratis in Washington and in Pepy,sylvania
have no intention of being investigated" !"
They do not plan to let the Night of day
shine upon some of their actirities. And
1t looks very much as though they would
get away with it, one way or another.
The New Dealers have broken down
the morale of the country, and are break
ing it further. Yet, theYfare expansive
in their declarations that never before
have the people been tso conscious Of
wrong doing, 20 unwilling to permit the
exploitation of the people themselves.
To quote a shopworp. but nevertheless
pointed saying: 1T iskto laugh"
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location without dimension and lines
drawn from those points are meridians
Of longitude both prime and secondary
Post and Gatty and Hughes crossed all
those lines in their flight.
Comdr. Byrd after locating the North
Pole made three short flights in about
three minutes around the pole, crossing
every meridian the same as all other cir
cumnavigators.
Now comes Douglas Corrigan crossing
the Atlantic in little aircraft of hen
coop size and $50 with his compass in
reverse, 50 he says. Corrigan Is another
Lindbergh. They each Travelled alone
and arrived
For this daring venture Corrigan is
now criticized and theatened with loss of
his permit to fly after he has proven
himself to be 4 competent aviator we are
all proud OF. w. j. DERMOTT.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Five in Half the Time of One,

Prom the New York Sun,
AS Charles A. Lindberxh Ind Howard
Hughes are the only aviators to make
nonstop nights from . New York air
port to = Paris airport their feats
naturally come into comparison. Lind
bergh new alone in . plane which to-
day would not be licensed for the at
tempt. His equipment Of instruments
was 30 meager that he may fairly be
said to have been without mechanical
aids. For reports of his progress de-
pendence had to be placed on visual
observation. Yet he brought the Spirit
OF st. Louis to lie Bourget practically
on the schedule he had fixed.
Mr.. Hughes had four companions: !:
his plane carried quintette to do what
Llndbergh had to do alone or went
without. The Hughes party was in COM
munication with the earth by radio for
practically the entire flight. When
Lindbergh had to be at the controls
uninterruptedly. the Hughes party had
mechanical device to ease the task of
keeping the plane on its course, radio
compasses, telltales to keep the flyers
informed Of the condition of the nsa,-
chinery, great number of alta ek :
ments that had not been heard OF in
May. 1927. but which today are standard
equipment for flying.
The night Of Lindbergh alone from
take-on to landing occupied - hpurs
~ minutessAnd 30 seconds. The lhight
OF the Hughes party Of flve ockupfed
IL hours IS minutes. In other words
five men were transported from New
York to Paris this year in halt the
time required to transport one man from
New York to Paris in 1927. Ihkt dtfYer-
ence in n,numbers and in time NAV per
haps serve as \ standard hx which
non-technicians may measure~Ehe prog
ress aviation has made in VII years:
and they will observe too. I'd at human
ambition still spurs men to ulaster ma
chimes and courage equips them to brave
the clements. n
Evening star., 1938-07-22
THIS SAND THAT
D. CHARLES 3. TRACEWELL.

Quincy. the yellow eat. should have
landed in the news on all four feet. A
mouse bit him.
It seized him by the upper lip, and
hung on for dear life, making him squeal
with pain.
The sudden attack had its reward.
A flick Of the head dislodged the
mouse. which was tossed into the shrub
berry some feet away.
BY the time Quincy got over his fright,
and had plunged into the bushes, the
valorous mouse had made its getaway.
The brave rodent was one Of tribe OF
stubby, black fellow. with very short
tails. which live In . hole in the ground
Evidently they are much more able
than straight town mice.
Maybe they aren't mice at all.
Anyway, they have inhabited the same
hole by the edge, Of the driveway for
eight years, ut least.
These little animals do no harm, as far
As can be determined. They have none
Of the bad features Of ehiggers, ticks and
deaS.
1t may be. Of course, that they help
carry the latter.
Perhaps they o6er little harm because
Of their secretive ways Of life.
They are examples Of other small
creatures which may be found in sub
urban communities, and which add to
the attractivenes Of life there for all
those interested in them.
~ -
With rabbits. for instance
Suburban living offers few things more
pleasing than the daily observation of
these fellows.
There Is particularly small one up
street. He usually u outside the hedge
as>we come along. Mostly he has his
back turned, but that makes no differ
ences swhatever to . rabbit.
Those big rectangular eyes look in all
directions.
Mt only in all directions, but they
seem to see everything at the same time.
+ -
1t Is . curious fact OF life that .some
persons who are In . perpetual dither
about the safety Of birds never give a
thought to the small four legged animals
Yet . rabbit must trust to his legs,
not to wings, for safety. Birds, with
their superb powers Of flight, possess an
enormous advantage here.
Bunny must stick to the ground. HI
cannot fly, except in = 1lsurative sense
His admirers, however, who have
watched him 60, upon occasion. feel that
he does the very next best thing.
y
A rabbit can o,rfr,,n anv do0 m mat
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Cerrigan's Flight
Proves His Competence.
ia the Editor of The Star.

Cofrigan's Flight
Proves His Competence.
To the Editor Of The Star:
T INDBERG crossed the Atlantic on .
ham sandwich. Post and Gatty new
around the world when all planes were
far inferior to the planes Of today.
Hughes and companions, with their
latest model in planes. made . recent
flight around the world, their route and
travel being q few miles shorter than
Post and 0attys.
A short time before Post and Gatty
made their flight Comdr. Byrd hoped
of in his plane from 6pitzbergen for the
North Pole. Accompanied by . compe-
tent man to check observations, Byrd
found the location Of the North Pole. He
penetrated the icebound regions Of the
perpetual frozen North where failure Of
his plane meant death. He dared and
defined the elements. He explored . part
of the world never before visited by
civilized man and proved beyond doubt
that he was At the North Pole
The poles Of the earth are points o(
Evening star., 1938-07-22

If aviators deliberately fly over the
Water Gate connerts they ought to be
spanked. Perhaps, however, they do not
Intentionally t1espass. It may be that
they must follow a designated path in
landing and Xhat they therefore are not
willfully guilty OF bad manners. The
people who talk while the orchestra is
playing have no such excuse to offer.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Challenges EnglAnd's
Status Az = Democracy.


IN YOUR editorials and other articles
find constant reference to the So
called three great democratic powers
our United States England and France.
I am not in . position to criticize the
democratic institutions of the United
States or France, but please, please don't
degrade our democracy by comparing 1t
with that Of England. How can a nation
Of king-worshipers be called q democ-
racy? How can nation in which sixty
four per cent Of all farmers are tenants
. sad reminiscence OF feudal days-be
called . democracy? Likewise, what is
so democratic about their sectioning Of
Parliament into the House of Lords and
the House of Commons? Furthermore
you have the audacity to call England 4
democracy-England with its deep-s seated
class system which amounts almost to
the caste system Of India-English So
ciety with its almost feudal adherence to
nobility-the same English society which
our forefathers fought 30 that they might
have freedom and liberty for themselves
and their posterity-and yet you call 1t
democracy" America and France, yes;
but England-never!
G. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Railway Wages Are
Away Out Of Line.

To the Editor Of The Star:
TN YOUR editorial on railway wages,
you say: There is no question of the
brotherhoods merely trying to get what
they can squeeze from the employers" :"
You evidently are not taking into ac-
count that all railway wages are way
out Of line with other wage earners.
In = comparison of wages of railway
workers with engineers graduate and
non-graduate). steel workers. coal miners.
automobile and automobile parts workers,
the only groups for which figures were OBJ
tainable. recently published, it was DEM
onstrated that the average annual wage
OF all railway workers was over nifty per
cent higher than the wages of the other
groups; further. the comparison of the
highest group, engineers and motormen,
whose average wage in 1897 was $3.454,
with the highest group of other workers
was over two hundred per cent higher.
In view Of the complicated working
rules called feather bedding" resulting
in annual payments estimated between
sl25, ,0o0,0 900 and $l85, ,000, ,000 for which
no labor at all is performed, rules which
pay the engineers and motormen three
"hu-~ -4osiIei udyS pay IOT 1OuT T-nOur
run and which permit them to make
forty-eight days pay in a month, 1t ap-
pears that the brotherhoods. to use your
words. have been among the most en-
lightened unions" but now their methods
take ON somewhat the characteristics of
q racket.
The railways perform An essential
service: in order to perform this service
properly, they must be freed from ham,
pering laws and regulations. An i'm
partial study Of the transportation sys-
TENS by joint congressional committee
is the first urgent and important step to
restore the railways to the position where
they can again become the largest con-
sumers, employers and taxpayers.
VERITAS.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Twenty Years Ago
The world Var Day BY Day
July ~, 1918.

Tft rstssating Germans put up strong
or M,ht, and counter attacked with part
OF tlieir forces, to give the rest more time
apA more room to retreat. French ana
Ah1ertcan troops beat them OF. and ad-
vh1Aosd northeast between the Aisns ana
tAe Marine.
Many prisoners were captured, the total
tsincei the start Of the drive being an
fnounced as 25,000-which was more tnan
31She total allied losses. A Smile gain was
made. and the railroad running soutn
Of soissons vas cut
Evening star., 1938-07-22

Achievements once considered extraor-
dinary are now regarded rs too easy
to call for comment. The lady who once
swan the English Channel and created
something of a sensation rested her fame
trick. If intelligently undertaken, was
easy to do.
Evening star., 1938-07-22

Corrigan stole the front pages from
King George vi and Howard Hughes for
q like reason never will be popular with
President Roosevelt. Probably, there
ought to be law" in the circumstances,
but there are bystanders who are glad
that there Is not.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Farley's DualIR

Prom the Worcester Gazetts.
Now Mr.. Farley is going on = speaking
tour. ana in the true NV Deal manner
ought to explain when he is going to
speak as Postmaster Gtmeral and when
Is chairman OF the Democratic National
Committee.
Evening star., 1938-07-22

The Maryland National Guard is in
session. 1t has complicated its destiny
somewhat by undertaking new interest
not only in political machinery but also
in the flying machine.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Still Faster.

Still Faster.
This world is but 4 heeting SHOW
I'd like to be polite,
And in q steamship ssyly 60
And try to see 1t right;
Or travel in 4 railway train.
But as the times we heed,
Here comes the latest aeroplane-
Let's 60 with greater speed!
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Buying and Looting.

From the Arst,naas Gazette.
Good NhyAs mustn't buy from Jewish
merchants, but looting is something else
again. :.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
HighfOverhead.

From the Cineinnaii II 11mes-star.
The overhead on these titled husbands
from across the water is perhaps unduly
high.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
RooAeveit's Tax Deficit
In New York State.
ia the Kdifor ~ TIL. at

To the Editor Of The Star:
GOV. SMITH left New York State with
= surplus Of 100 million; he was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Roosevelt who left defi-
cit of upward of 100 million. Gov. Leh-
man succeeded Gov. Roosevelt and late
ly made up the deficit. Mr.. Roosevelt
recently stated in effect Cd that his
deficit was because he couldn't get any,
thing from Washington. 90 that he gave
the money to pay the New York deficit.
These are statements of fact which can
be checked. The facts are Ohe United
States News, Newspaper, July Is. 1889:
Federal taxes paid by New York since
March 4, 1888, total $4,417, 050,s77. Fed
eral benefits received total 81 ,83l ,977, 900,
making deficit of $2,585 ,0s2, BIT. Add
Mr.. Roosevelts 100 million New York
deficit and Gov. Smiths 100 million sur
plus; these give the grand total of the
tax deficit Mr. Roosevelt created for the
good people Of New York. New Yorkers
are obligated for part of the public debt
also, and their share of the cost of the
repression has been considerable.
EDWARD HENRY NEARY.
Evening star., 1938-07-22

womAsahood in its finest flower. Even
Trar1bas tn william had . model in
real l1aife.
Hnt Mr.. Wister's career was not iden-
tined with, single book. He was .
EkrsonaliU in his own distinctive right
4 patriotic citizen who cultivated .
/passionate devotion to his country: .
controversialist skilled in law and history
and in the nethodology Of argument;
q hover, Of mCsic and Of srt: . good and
kindly friend to those in need; above
all . colorful, engaging, marvelously
attractive individual. His critics lattssly
had called him . Tory, and he was
delighted with the compliment. As .
companion Of Theodore Roosevelt In the
days when progressive" and radical"
were synonymous. he could afford to hate
the extravagances of the New Deal.
Familiar with the sources Of the dogmas
Of the present generation of reformers,
he WAS not afraid of them. Well past
seventy on March 4, 1858, he plunged in
to defense Of traditional ideals with all
the gallant ardor Of q boy.
There are reasons, then, for believing
that Mr.. Wister was something Of 4
virginian himself. Possibly, the charac-
ter was partly autobiographical. A large
and grateful public is willing to think 50.
Only q great soul could have written
such story. It was, in truth, a noble
spirit that carried on, vAliantly and
bravely, to an end which In turn should
be another beginning.
Evening star., 1938-07-22

1t is the privilege Of the Houston to
call attention to the fact that a man
can 60 fishing in the Pacific Ocean
without inviting international questions.
Evening star., 1938-07-22

Marvin Mcintyre Is q realist. He tells
everybody that he knows he never could
earn $4,000 = year in private employ
ment.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
The Pilot,

Sometimes . politician great
With apprehensive eyes We note.
Who, as he steers the ship Of state,
Seems half inclined to rock the boat.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Suspense.

Suspense.
The maid as neat as neat can be
Makes answer to the bell.
You ask about your friends and she
Replies she cannot tell.
For Mr.. Jones is on a plane;
The family expect
That next week he'll be home again
Unless the plane is wrecked.
And Mrs. Jones has just gone out
On motoring intent.
This evening she'll return, no doubt,
II there's, no accident.
Miss Sallie Jones is down the bay
On an excursion boat.
She will be home some time today
If all hands stay anoat.
Oh, for the days Of slow content.
That showed Of Joy no lack.
When we could tell where people went,
And whether they'd come back.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Russo-Amerio anMethods.

from the HUMBOLDT (WHhf) Times.
While Americau radicals urge this
country to adopt RI lSsian methods, Rus
1a orders her factories. to adopt Amer
lean methods. We fear Russia would
get the best Of the bargain.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
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The Other Way Around.

do you think" asked sthe billionaire,
that some OF our recently enriched col
leges are turning out successful men?"
That isn't the question:" answered
the abrupt person. what this genera
ton is waiting to see is whether some of
our recently enriched men are turning
out successful colleges"
Evening star., 1938-07-22
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Asks Where RA1lmen
Would Find Other Work.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
T HAVE read The Star editorial on rail-
way wages and am trying to figure
out just what purpose this squib is sup
posed to serve. I am an old time rail-
road man and liberal in my views, real
izing that both the roads and the en-
ployes must make money.
In your support Of the employe you
have struck few facts as to his loyalty,
ETC., but when you say with few excep-
tions his circle Of friends is limited to
railroad men" 1t makes it very clear you
do not know the hombre OF whom you
speak The very nature of his calling
puts him In contact with large section
OF the public, and therefore he knows
life little bit better. although the tools
Of his trade do not call for broadcasting.
On the contrary his job is getting you
from here to there and getting you there
on time.
You also say - serious cut would drive
many OF the trained railroad men into
other lines Of work. depriving the COM
panies OF skilled reserve. Where would
these trained railroad men" find any
other work? JACKSON EDWARDS.
Evening star., 1938-07-22
The Old and the New.

Il suppose you are enjoying meeting
old friends"
The trouble about a statemans Ca
reer," answered Senator Sorghum, lis
telling whether you're meeting old
friends or new enemies."}
Evening star., 1938-07-22

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1--WE hears de thunder" said Uncle
Eben, "and We sees de Nghtin' an we
forsets bout what's de biggest danger
after all, which is ketchin' cold in de
rain"
Evening star., 1938-07-22
Letters to The Star
Camps Good VII and Pleasant
Must Not ClOoe.

MuSt mol Ck009.
To the Editor Of The Star:
WASHINGTON, We are told, stood
NTH hast year among cities OF the
country in the amount given for philan-
thropic purposes
Are thae not 15<Washingtonians who
will give 300 each'to keep Camp Good
Will and Camp Pleasant open for the
rest of the season?
The Family Service Association SAYS
81 l.500 will do the trick. If there are
not Is who will give 500 each, are
there tnot $50 who will give SO each
to assure \ small kid two weeks
outingf Pr6mpt action is needed.
Thursday is said to be the deadline for
final decision. OF course smaller gifts
will help swell the total needed
The camps must not be allowed to
WALTER 8. UFTORD.
Former Secretary.
Associated Charities.
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