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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Protest Made
Against Police
|Brutahties
Letters Sent
Heads OF All
Departments

Because OF the many comul,,r,.
made following the killing :,
colored people by members q, -.
Detroit Police department, ana ~
legged beatings by officers ~.
Committee to End Police Bru,al,,.
has sent letters 10 heads q, ~.
various lav-enforcing agencIs. /,
the state. asking their opinion "a,
the right OF police officers n u..
firearms and the limitations nlsr.s
upon their rights by the laws !,
our state" n
The letters have been sent \.
Police Commissioner Heinrich p,..
kert, Prosecutor Duncan c. Mccrs,
commissioner OF state police az
the attorney general.
The letter reads as follows.
Dear Sir:
Recent wholesale shootlnss rom.
mitted by members OF Detroit Pa.
lice Department without apparent
justification have appalled, ana
Mortified many citizens OF This eItv
Brutality and indiscrIminate NJ.
OF firearms should not he tolerated.
even on the part OF officers actIur
under color OF authority.
May we have your written opIn.
ION Of the right OF police officers
to use firearms and the Limitations
placed upon their rights Nv M.
laws of our State.
Very truly yours.
James ]. McClendcn. Nh
Chairman
The letter follows closely No..
hind a petition being circulated Nv
the committee. demanding the "a.
moval OF Commissioner Pickert No.
cause OF "a series OF Illegal A..
rests. intimidations, and polIr,
shootings extending over period
since Commissioner PIckerts ap.
pointment to his present Office.
and "the failure on the part M
Police Commissioner Heinrich Pie.
bert TO punish or discipline any NJ
the officers involved"
The committee points to the fatal
shooting OF Jesse James. s2-year-old
Oscar Grant, and 15-year-old leo
Continued on page l9)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Gas Station Raped
BY Colored Citizens
OF Eight-Mile Road

Business and professional men
and other cOlored citizens in the s.
Mile road aret, known as Peaceful
Valley, are protesting the trest-
ment which members Of the race
are alleged TO receive from one of
the gasoline stations handling
Blue Soroco gas and oil products in
that vicinity.
II Is claimed that the proprietor
Of this particular gasoline station.
during the recent gasoline price
war. ignored the prevailing price
~ fifteen cents per gallon. and
charged colored citizens top prices
OF eighteen cents.
One of the outstanding cGloreC
leaders in this section is Thomas
+. Washington. owner of the I'm.
Gle Toms Plantation. a large mod.
ern night club. and Mayor o
Peaceful Valley
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Commissioner Daniel A. Knaggs
To Speak At Saint Matthews

Daniel A. Knaggs. commission
er OF Labor and Industry at Lans-
ing. Michigan. will lie the guest
speaker at the annual dinner spon-
sored by the Mems Club of St.
Matthews church. Friday, June 25.
at 8 .. m.
The dinner will be held In the
Parish House OF the church. Com
missioner Knaggs will talk on the
present situation In labor and in
dustry.
Commissioner Knaggs, former
mayor OF Monroe. Mich. distin-
guished himself during the Little
Steel Strike" which occurred in
that city in 1887. by his firm poll
cy in dealing with the disorders.
He was called THE Fighting May
or OF Monroe"
Commissioner knaggs is so years
OF age, served two terms as Mayor
OF Monroe, and was mentioned as
a candidate for the governorship
OF Michigan In 1897. but withdrew
in favor OF the late Governor Frank
ID. Fitzgerald. He is favorable TO
labor and was appointed to his
present position in 1889.
AL Smith Is chairman OF the COM
mittee In charge OF the dinner. The
public Is cordially invited to at
tend Tickets are one dollar.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Hurt Sliding Home

Harry Allison. 10, 1896 Lump
kin street. was seriously injured
when he slid home after making a
home run in soft ball game at
Carpenter and Dequindre streets.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Garfield T e a c h e r
H o n Or e d At Tea

Miss Maude Harvey, Sixth Grade
teacher at Garfield school. was
honored at tea on June T. Miss
Harvey will retire at the close OF
this semester. after having taught
at Garfield for twenty-five years.
She previously taught at Chevoy-
ban. her home town aud. in Flint,
Mich.
The tea was attended by Super
intendent Frank Cody. also by Her
man Browe. assistant superintend-
ent; Roy Stevens, district prlnci-
pal: Edward Gum. principal OF
Greusel intermediate school, also
the following officers OF the Gar
field Parent-Teacher association
and Garfield Mothers club--Mes-
danes Alice Bell. Ruth Ellis, Ruth
Howell. Nathan Scott. ]. II. Long,
Mable Wilson. Naomi Greenfield.
Fannie Moon. and Corlillan Waller.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Mrs. Mayme Jeffreys Leads
|Appomattox Popularity Contest

According TO Information given
out sunday by the Appomattox Re-
publican club. 1923 Erskine street.
Mrs. Mayme Jeffreys. prominent
West Side Detroiter, is in the lead
in the popularity contest conduct
ed by the club.
other contestants and their
standings from top to bottom are:
Miss Marie Craig. Miss Alberta Da-
Wis. Mrs. Pearl Collins. Miss Eola
Milligan. Mrs. Elizabeth Trotter,
Mrs. Thelma Remsen. Mrs. Bea-
trice Poole. Mrs. Florence Johnson.
Miss Myrtle Thomas, Miss Erma
Henderson. Miss Dorothy Scott,
Mrs. Audrey Holland. Mrs. Gladys
Tyler. Mrs. Katie Clark. Mrs. Letitia
Simms. Miss Ruth Caraker. Miss
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Yergan Raps Coughlin
And Moseley In Speech

The task OF facing and dealing
with the basic causes OF Americas
problems affecting both Negroes
and Jews, Catholics and other
rroups. belongs to Democracy.
aid Dr. Max Yergan in a talk IN
lucy Thurman YwCA. Monday eve
ning. III.
Or. Yergan had given a radio
,lk over station CKLW earlier IN
- evening under the auspices OF
he American League for Peace
d Democracy.
knows No Race
Democracy knows no race DR..
fergan declared. Democracy
snows people. even a whole people.
Democracy can rise up as It did IN
1896 and register an overwhelming
disapprovaI OF Father Coughlln
and an equally as Overwhelming ap-
proval OF a New Deal.
"Tonight we are to turn the
searchlight OF democracy upon GER
tain questions. attitudes ana prom
lens which are part OF our basic
social and economic structure but
which take the form OF racial pre-.
iudice. animositics and conflicts
nr. Yergan said.
Problems Not Racial
"Our so-called racial problems
re not fundamentally racial he
cause in the accurate sense. IN the
scientific sense. in the sense OF
racial puyIty. there is hardly any
such thing as a race. i, IS wei
known that over many centuries
mankind has become 80 intermin-
gled that 1t Is no longer possible
10 identify or classify all people
racially according 70 color hair,
shape Of head. or according 10 their
temperament or behavior.
by the clever and unscrupu-
lous. race has been seized upon
and made 10 serve as a scapegoat
and screen for the despoilers OF
mankind. To the cliques and oil
varchles. that would grab or re-
tain for themselves the political
and economic power that belongs
TO all the people. race has become
an effective convenience and means
Of deception"
Moral 'rounds
Mr.. Yergan pointed out that
improved means for manuiactur-
ing cotton" provoked a change in
the attitude ~ whites toward
colored before the Civil War, jus
tifying their position "on moral
grounds" This argument ~ Nc
gro inferiorIty and general inca
pscity" was accentnaied when the
Supreme Court ruled that slaves
we're property and could be dis
posed OF as chatiel"
However there had grown up
Continued on page l9)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Calling All Workers

The last call is being made to workers in the local
NAACP membership campaign.
President J. J. McClendon announces that each
expected to top the team goal of 100 member
ships The campaign goal is 5000 memberships. The
Navy division goal is $500; the Army division, $500
memberships.
Three gold cups will be awarded. One will 60 to
the individual worker bringing in the most member
ships; to the captain whose team brings in the
greatest number of memberships; and still another to
the individual reporting the most money.
All members and friends of the NAACP are invit-
ed attend the meeting Thursday June IS, $3.50
m. at the St. Antoine YWCA and the membership
campaign go the top.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Fellowship G r o u p
OF Wayne University
To Fete C r a d 8

The Wayne Union Fellowship
group will hold its first annual
banquet in honor OF the colored
graduates OF Wyane university. Sat-
urday evening. June II at 7 o'clock,
446 Putnam avenue.
The banquet will be semi-formal
Dancing will he featured from to
IL 2. m.
Members OF the club include Por-
ter billiard. president; Fannie
Moore. vice president. Quill Petit
way. treasurer: Conkling Gray. re-
cording secretary; Necia Harkless,
corresponding secretary, and Ruth
Mason. Justine Nelson. Marie
Hardiman, John Robinson, Nes-
bitt Patton. Lin Wright. Marion
Goodson. Marlyn Mcdonald. Fran
ces Horner. Clarence Stonestreet.
and Yolande Bradheld.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Mrs. r o 8 a Daniels
d j e 8 In Detroit

Funeral services were held for
the late Mrs. Rosa Daniels. May 81,
from Mt. Vernon Baptist church.
Burial was in Memorial Park ceme-
terry.
Surviving the deceased. who for
merly resided in Pensacola. Florida.
are her sister. Mrs. Martha Har-
ris. OF Pensacola. and a brother,
Elder Smith. OF South Bend. Ind.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Record Crowds
Attending Ninth
Trade Exhibit
Director Pitts
Predicts A New
Attendance Mark

With Edgar j. Pitts. director,
presiding crowd-smashing at
tendance. the ninth annual exhibit
OF the Booker T. Washington Trade
association and Detroit Housewives
league, opened TO large and eager
throng Monday evening in For
est club. Hastings street and For
est avenue.
The exhibit was officially opened
when Mrs. Daisy I.ampkin, field
secretary OF the National Associa-
tion for the Advancement OF Col
ored People. cut the white ribbon
stretched across the door.
Prior to the cutting OF the rib
hon by Mrs. Lampkin, flag-ralsing
exercises. under the direction of
Mrs. Fannie B. Peck, national pre-
sident OF the Housewives league.
was conducted In front OF the
building. Taking part In the exer-
cises were Charles Young post.
No. II. Tom Phillips post No. 81:
hoy and girl scouts, and Sanitary
Workers band.
Immediately after the opening
night. Mr.. Pitts made his predic-
tion about smashing the attend
ance record OF 10000 made last
year.
Judging from the attendance
Monday and Tuesday nights, ! am
certain We shall have a total at
tendance OF $4,000 by the time the
exhibit ends Sunday night Pitts
declared.
Pitts also stated that every booth
had been sold long before the OPEN
ing OF the exhibit. There was a
large number of prospective ex-
hibitors who were unable TO obtain
space because OF the rush.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17

Florence Matthews. Miss Alma
Martin. Mrs. Virginia Dolphin. Miss
Grace Keene, all OF Detroit.
Ralph Rarnette. director OF the
Lansing division OF the contest re-
ports that Miss Beatrice Cheatham.
Miss Evelyn Morton. and Miss
Doris Yore. OF that city. have gain
ed approximately 10000 votes each
and are expected to be among the
winners.
Onslow Parrish is president OF
The Appomattox club. Three grand
prizes are offered. The first Is a
trip 10 the New York Worlds Fair
and the Los Angeles Fair. Second
prize, trip TO the New York. Fair.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Musical Recital To Be
Given BY Harmony
CHI Or

The Ever Ready club OF ST. Ste
phen AME church. Stanford and
Cobb. will present the Harmony
choir In a musical recital at the
church. Wednesday evening. June
81. at s o'clock. Mrs. Marie Jones
is president Of the group: George
w Wright. director.
The public is invited 10 attend.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-17
Special Delivery Men
To Have An Outing

The employees OF the Special De-
livery department OF the U. s.
Posioffce viii give picnic at
Edgewater park. Sunday. June 1s.
There will he prizes and special
free acts.
The public Is cordially invited.
Joseph Sulkin II advertising chair
man.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
BUILDING PERMITS
SHOW BIG FIGURES
Valuation Shown 1858, 1877
For Building
Construction

The record of building permits
at the office of the city engineer
shows some high figures.
The permit to clean the site
and construct the new city hall
at the corner of Potomac and
Franklin streets by the Lacchi
Construction Co., has an estimated
value of $246,697, the permit for
this work costing $12S50; permit
to Stanley V. Dean to construct
the comfort stations at the en-
trance to the City Park, $4,000
and a two-story frame complex
apartment, issued to the Farm &
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
AMPLIFYERS FOR
ST. PAUL'S i. B,
TO Follow Method Used
In Other Churches
In This Section

Plans are being considered by
st. Pauls U. B. congregation to
install an applying system in the
Sunday school room, both in the
entire main school and the pri-
mary department in the base
ment. A number of churches in
York, Pa. including two United
Brethren Churches. The First
and Fourth Churches, have the
simplifying system and find it
works very satisfactory, and the
congregation here it is understood
feels that it would be good
thing to make this improvement
here also. The matter was con-
sidered at a recent meeting held
at the church.
An simplifying system at the
St Johns Lutheran Sunday
School, this city. Is reported very
satisfactory.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06

Forest Products Co., COS Chestnut
street, $4,000.
Added to these are permits for
small construction in the city. One
permit is to Joe Pemesi, 20 Madi-
son avenue, to build a one-story
frame addition to a brick building
and to the following for garages:
Harry A. McFadden, 800 N. Null
berry street; John w. Ridenour,
10 Wilson boulevard and J. S.
Lauderbeck, 915 Guilford avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
SEASONS SCHEDULE
AT THE Y. M. G. A.
Gymnasium And Swim
ming Glasses Arranged
In These Activities


Secretary Spain, of the "Y"
has completed tho schedule fer
the season for the gymnasium and
swimming pool.
The schedule follows in the
Gymnasium:
neutrality-suspicious. High School
Boys, Business Men, High School
Boys, Young Mems Sunday School
League Gym Basket Ball and
Sunday School Basket Ball League.
Tuesday-Women's Group If
Hand Ball and Bad Minton, Junior
Group Of Girls, Cadets, Mixed Bad
Minton, High School Girls. Young
Women and Club Basket Ball.
Wednesday-Junior High School
Boys. Junior Boys, Business Men,
High School Boys and Young
Mems Gymnastics and Athletics.
Thursday-W omen's Group of
Hand Ball and Bad Minton, Junior
Girls Groups, Cadets, Mixed Bad
Minton, High School Girls, Young
Women, Varsity Basket Ball and
Women's Inter Club Basket Ball.
Friday-Junior Varsity Basket
Ball, Cadets, Business Men, High
School Boys, Young Mems Gym
nastics, wrestling and Athletics.
Saturday Basket Ball
League and Junior League Ath-
letics Contests, Junior Girls
Groups in Tap Dancing, Gym
nastics and Games; COED Groups
in Bad Minton and schedule for
special groups.
Swimming pool:
Monday - Junior and High
School Groups, Young Men,
Senior Men. High School Boys
and Young Men.
Tuesday Women's Groups.
Junior Girls Groups. Cadets, Jun
ior High School Girls and Young
Women.
Wednesday, Junior and Senior
High School Groups, Young Men,
Senior Men. High School Boys and
Young Men and Swimming Team
Practice
Thursday -Women's Groups. Jun
ior Girls Groups, Cadets, Jj,nior
High School Girls and Young
Women.
Friday-Junior and Senior High
School Groups, Young Men, Jun
ior Men, High School Boys and
Young Men.
Saturday Junior Boys.
Junior Girls and time reserved for
wOmen's groups.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06

Margaret Robertson. Scottish &C
tress, whose father for many years
was one of the most prominent Lon.
don stock brokers, on her first visit
to America tries tipping her tea the
quaint old American way. British
tea circles were reported buzzing.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
LOCAL w. G. T. u. is
NOW GOLD STAR UNION

Announcement that the Hagers-
town w. G. T. y. had won the
distinction of being classed as a
Gold Star Union, from contri-
buttons to the National Educate
onal Fund, was a high light feat
ure of the monthly meeting at the
First Baptist Church. The union
cleared $3.50 form recent rum
mage sale, which money went to
the National Educational Fund.
Other features Of the meeting
we're: Address, Rev. Paul B.
Warrington; sending a letter of
protest regarding certain state
ments said to have been made on
an Eddie Cantor radio broadcast;
voting to send a peace petition
to congressman arr n1n prs from
Maryland; solo, M Weigel
and the reading m
memory of Mrs.
by her sister Mr.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
WORK ON BRIDGE IS
CLOSED FOR WINTER

Work on the $1,0O0000 bridge
over the Potomac at Hancock has
been suspended for the winter.
The steel work of the bridge, as
well as other work on the big span,
is practically completed. The con-
crete work on the floor of the
bridge remains yet to be done
and concrete cannot be poured at
this season of the year.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06

Emory Dutrow, Aberdeen, 8.
D., has returned home after a
visit Of several weeks with friends
and relatives in this section, in
Guiding the family of Edward
Dutrow, 68 Wayside avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06

Harold Itnyre, of the city engine
ering department, is improving
from a severe cold, which con-
fined him to his home.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
HANGOVERS
BY LITTLE hE!SKELL a.

If the WilllanSpoTt tTOilCy Eo'
dosen't seem to have the zip and
pep it used to have, don't blame
the company. Somewhere in
this neck of the woods a thief
stripped the line between Halt
way and WiIIamsport, of
number of copper bands, which
connect the rail sections.
According to the sheritf's Of
flee approximately $500 worth
Of these copper cables have been
stolen during the past few weeks.
The company values each band'
or connecting link, at so cents.
requirements are being made
in order that service may be
maintained but the thief ap-
parentIy first goes over the
route to make sure that he is
not being watched before re-
suming his activities.
Sheriff Baker and his deputies
are now checking with the junk
dealers in this section in an eff
fort to apprehend the thief. They
are in possession of a valuable
clue which they believe will
bring an end to the depredations.
Contrary to general opinion,
our ace detective apparently
doesn't look the part. At least
Sheriff Joe Baker tells me that
on a recent trip to New York
where he and Detective Petaws
Journeyed for a prisoner he, the
sheriff, found difficulty in con-
Vincing court officials there that
his pardner wasn't the prisoner.
The real prisoner got a laugh
out of that one, but between the
two of US, we suspect that the
new sheriff framed the Beau
BrummeI, of the police force
The only item in the officers
make up, which incidentally,
swayed the court officials, was
a flower in his lapel And prison
ers as you no doubt know, sell
dom wear posies.
That trip to the big bend in
the road must have been in
teresting. Mr.. Petaws tells me
that prior to casting off on the
long journey, the sheriff's friends
brought him weather reports
indicating billiards, hurricanes
and floods. SO the sheriff went
into preparation" huddIe and
came up with pick and shovel,
a colIapsible life boat and about
II feet of rope. Joe reports that
the trip was pleasant one
with but a single exception. He
forgot his goggles and he was an
noyed no end with dust flying
in his eyes.
In looking back over 1888,
find that heap of resolutions
were tossed into the ash can.
Foremost among these was the
appointment of Safety Com
mitteet said committee being
composed of several hundred
citizens, no less, who were sup
posed to make highways and by
ways safe for the natives. After
a beautiful start with columns
of front page publicity the boys
simply faded out of the picture.
So If you see perfectly good
committee wandering aimIessIy
around town, send 'em down to
the Mayor-or somebody. May
be it amt too late yet!
And speaking of committees
l. - L. -.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-06
INSTALLATION

Gilead Encampment /. o. o. F..
installed officers recently elected,
at their meeting on Thursday
night. A social session followed
Evening star., 1939-04-09
cusHits the Come Back Trail. ..

fold the middle OF
ested
thing Of ond oon
the finishing touches at the
Sorosoo before hitting the northern troll
Evening star., 1939-04-09

COMPLIMENTS FLY when you serve
Sanka Coffee it's so delicious! But be
sure to make it strone-as all good coffee
should be made A heaping tablespoon to
a cup and if you perk it, give it few
extra minutes. Get Sanka Coffee at your
qrocer's drip" or regular" grind.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

BABY CATCHES 40 W1NKS easily as rolling of log
But not all of US 60 sleep quickly especially
of who kept awake by the cafen IN conee
Need GOOD coffee and sound sleep be enemies? Not
drink Sanka Coffee! It's o7e6 caeinree yet it's REAL
coffee all coffee Only the sleepdisturbng caf1ein is re-
moved. The flavor stays in!
Evening star., 1939-04-09

tleft) Forewell
to Sorosoto. Rousto-
bouts load q circus
train for the trip
North first stop
IA O olson Squore
Garden.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Japanese Troops Bring
4 Tanks to Borricodes

TOKIO,June Is (P).-A Domel, JAP
anese news agency, dispatch from
Tientsin said that British detach-
ment armed with light machine
guns and Japanese force equipped
with four light tanks faced each
other today on Machang (Race
Course) road at Tientsin.
The dispatch said the British
machlne-gunS were mounted so they
pointed toward the japanese side Of
sandbag barricade started by
British troops with the aid OF
Chinese policemen just within the
blockaded British concession.
When construction of the barri-
cade was started the Japanese
quickly brought four light tanks
into position and the two forces
faced each other only a few wards
apart. The dispatch said the British
detachment numbered 100 men.
Recent Japanese air raids at
Chungking and Chengtu showed
that Chinese anti-aircraft guns were
placed near foreign property. an
Admiralty spokesman said. He ad-
vised removal to prevent accidents !"
The spokesman said the navy was
taking mo special part" in the
Tlentsin blockade of British and
French concessions. However, he
compared the situation with that at
kulangsu, Amoy's international set
tlement, where he said the "in-
efficiency" of the municipal council
mad caused a blockade to be estab-
lished.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Finland Presents
War Debt Insta||ment
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Hjalmar Procope, Minister of debt
paying Finland, kept his country's
record clean today by presenting
$160,69 to Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau.
The Finnish payment on the war
debt included Sal, ,66250 under the
funding agreement of 1923 and $l9,-
03050 under the moratorium agree
ment of 1882.
The Baltic Sea country was the
only one of Uncle Sans creditors
remitting it's full share of war debt
installments falling due today.
Hungary made a token payment
OF $9,828.16 this week on her debt
originally 81 1,685 ,00O-and expressed
hope that Congress would consider
favorably an offer of settlement
made last year.
Rumania submitted last month an
offer to settle her $64,O00,0O0 debt
on terms which called for a scaling
down of the obligation.
Great Britain, whose unpaid $685.
SIG, ,765.05 installment was the larg-
est due today, has reiterated her
offer to discuss settlement when
ever circumstances are such as to
warrant the hope that . Satisfactory
result might be reached"