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Evening star., 1939-04-04
Approves Idea of Home
For Government Employe~

To the Editor Of The Star:
am very much interested in the plan
for the cooperative home for retired
Government employees, as explained in a
letter to The Star by Slocum Gibson
March 13. The idea of some delightful
place that the man or woman or couple
could look forward to- even before re-
tirement, where their interest could be
centered, vacations could be spent. and
the fear OF an uninteresting old age
could be banished appeals to me. OF
course, this plan could be carried out
in any part of the country, but the
advantages of having the easy-lving
conditions OF the South, where the WIN
ters are warm and comfortable, out
weigh, in my mind, any argument for
Northern climate.
Slocum ellison suggests a corporation
should be formed and each person sub
scribe for stock to buy land and build
a fine fireproof, air-conditioned hotel
Chome) in the southland, with land
scaped grounds, modern conveniences. a
few hours away from Washington by
auto, bus or fine Pullman trains. where
they, with their husbands or wives
could live in luxury for around $50 q
month each.
In this way it would be possible for
Government employees to make sure thew
may have a home of their own with
ample provision for comforts and lux
uries safely provided for their old age.
for one heartily indorse some such
plan. D. HOLMES.
March so.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
A DANGEROUS Delay

Apparently through oversight, a
dangerous barrier has been permitted
to stand in the way of the Nations
speedy building up of its air defenses.
President Roosevelt and Congress
have indicated clearly that the pro-
posed Army Air Corps expansion pro-
gram is regarded as national emer-
gency. Congress, in passing the
three-h n d re d-million-d dollar Air
Corps program, provided that fifty
million dollars be made available at
once for the purchase of combat
airplanes.
Yet, because of existing legal bar
riers, it appears unlikely that the Air
Corps will be able to contract for a
single airplane before August and
that deliveries of the first of the
emergency" airplanes may not be-
gin before October or November.
This represents a delay of four
months from the time emergency
funds are to become available before
the first contracts can be awarded;
of eight months after the President
and Congress gave officials recogni-
ton to the emergency created by our
aerial unpreparedness, and of a year
after the President advocated the
earliest possible start on an aerial
armament program.
Such delay, typical of our demo-
cratic form of government, with its
elaborate systems of checks and bal
ances, in ordinary times would not
be serious. In these days of world
unrest and growing air powers, it is
matter of real concern.
The barrier, an outgroWth of con-
gressionaA action few years ago pro-
hibiting the negotiated contract"
method of purchasing Army air
planes, is in the form of a require
ment that ninety days must elapse
between the advertising and OPEN
ing of bids for military aircraft.
1t is not yet clear whether Congress
must legislate to remove this bar
rier or whether the War Department
has legal authority, in event of such
an emergency as now exists, to speed
up the process of acquiring airplanes.
Obviously, in case of war, such a
delay might we'll prove fatal to ma
tional security. One of the primary
purposes of the present Air Corps ex-
pansion program is to establish a
tried, speedy system of emergency
wartime expansion. If emergency
short cuts are to be taken, now Ger
tainly is the time to try them out.
Air Corps contracts are ready to be
signed, the American aeronautical in
dustry is waiting to go to work. This
dangerous legal barrier should be
leWled at once so that the national
air defense program may get under
way without any further delay.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Speed in the House

The advance program of the House
for this week shows it plans Thursday
to debate and pass within few hours
the 1910 District appropriation bill,
which, according to current reports.
will authorize an expenditure of
$47,O00,0O0 to pay the expenses of the
municipal government in the coming
fiscal year beginning July l.
Why such speed?
1t has been customary in the past,
but not the rule, for the House to de-
vote at least two days to considera-
ton of a District appropriation bill.
The first day was open to so-called
general debate" which, under House
rules, does not have to be confined to
the bill itself. Anyhow, it gave men,
bers interested in District affairs an
opportunity, if they so desired, to dis
cuss various items in the bill.
But this year, the House leadership
has decided the bill must be rushed
through in one day. Discussion will
be curtalled. There will be little
chance for general debate" or debate
of any kind.
The bill will become public about
noon Thursday. BY the time the
people of the District learn its details,
it will have been passed by the House.
It will be too late then for a protest
against items which are felt to be
Objectionable or unWise.
Surely, the House, despite the mo-
mentous national issues confronting
it, can devote more than few hours
to a matter so important to the
people of the District as their annual
budget-a budget which they had no
part in preparing or over which they
have any control.
Evening star., 1939-04-04

groundless, but as to the far more
important issue-the fairness Of the
T. v. A. "yardstick" power rates-the
report is wholly unsatisfactory. The
Democratic majority. with the addi-
ton of Republican Senator Frazier,
gave T. v: A. a clean bill of health
in this respect. The remaining Re-
publican members found that the
yardstick rates are misleading, un-
fair, decepti,e and dishonest"
That leaves the yardstick contro-
versy about where it was when the
investigation was started. Those tax
payers who had hoped for per-
suasive finding one way or the other
will have to take consolation in the
thought that they did not pay more
than fifty thousand dollars for what
they got.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Miss Hil! Resions

The decision OF Miss M. Alice Hill
and Miss May O. Hankins to resign
as director and assistant director of
the Public Assistance Division should
lead to Qualification Of some of the
deplorably confused issues which
have grown out of the controversy
concerning the administration of
relief in the District.
In many respects it is unfortunate
that these two officials should have
felt obliged to relinquish their Offices
before charges in derogation of their
efficiency have been finally resolved.
But they are to be congratulated for
having chosen a course that Is
plainly in the public interest.
Miss Hill and Miss Hankins are
convinced that real efficiency in local
relief administration is impossible
without larger appropriations. Their
critics, although also advocating a
larger appropriation, have contended
that better job could have been
done with the nine hundred thousand
dollars made available this year had
the program been more efficiently
administered. Present indications
are that Congress will not increase
the size of the District relief appro-
priation, and since there is no pos
sibility of reconciling the conflicting
points of view which have been out
lined, it is apparent that a change
in administrative personnel is indi-
Gated. The critics have not yet
proved their case, but if the relief
problem can be handled more eff
GENTLY for the same or less money,
the taxpayers of the District are
entitled to the benefits of such
improved management.
This was clearly recognized by Miss
Hill and Miss Hankins when, in sub
mitting their designations to the
Board of Public Welfare, they said:
with all the difficulties and prob
lens involved in the development of
new program or reorganization of
an old one there often comes a time
when the need for new leadership is
indicated. We feel after five years
of service in trying to build up a
sound program of public assistance
in the District the time for such a
change has come"
Miss Hill and Miss Hankins, in
other words, have properly decided
that those who believe the relief job
can be handled more efficiently
should be given opportunity to put
their theories to the test. The people
of the District will await results
with great interest.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Woman Appeals to
Automobile Thieves.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Yesterday while visiting in your city
had the experience of some one break
ing into my car. I had left the car
parked for about an hour, and when !
returned found that thieves had stolen
two princess laces g yards and cuffs
in each piece, valued at SIS each, one
hand-crocheted lace alb belonging to a
friend who had put two years work on
the lace alone, and a 3-yard piece of
antique filet lace insertion 12 inches
wide approximately, valued at $40, and
a French camera valued at $35.
The police have a report of this Incl
dent, but am writing you in an effort
to appeal to the culprits to please return
the laces and camera as they do not
belong to the owner of the car and I
am responsible for them. This thievery
took place between and BIS pm.
ALMA M. HEAVY.
1923 Park Heights avenue, Baltimore, Nd,
April /.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
The Boy in the Abbey

Fleet-footed through the forest runs q
lad
With clean young strength, unearthly
fair Of face;
The wooded shades become holy place
To meet the Joy Of the young Galahad.
He has no dream, yet, Of Seige Perilous,
But in the Abbey by the ancient trees
An old man clothed in white Is on his
knees
20. Son of God, may he be ever thus!"
The lad kneels by the overhanging brink
OF clear spring, upon a bed of moss.
Lord Jesu' (says the old man with the
cross,
Make sweet the bitter waters he must
drink"
And little Galahad, refreshed. looks up
As to vision Of the Holy Cup.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Shooting Stors
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
The Tyrant.

The Tyrant.
No more the statesman's voice We'll heal
Resounding on the hill.
His accents once so crisp and clear
Will on that day be still.
Upon one great laconic speech
We wait, both great and small,
They thrill each ear within their reach
The umpire's words, play ball!"
Oh man of ordinary power,
How plant seems your might!
There stands the tyrant of the hour
Resistless, wrong or right.
AS stern and pitiless as fate,
He leaves no room for doubt,
No chance for lingering debate
When once he says, you're out!"
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Seeks Advice of Judge
On Child Discipline.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Judge Curran, who has lately pre-
sided over a couple of child-beating
cases, has set me to wondering what a
parent can do to discipline a willfully
bad child. The cases over which he
presided had a liquor feature in them,
and no thoughtful person will assent
that an intoxicated person is in proper
condition to deal punishment to any one
in judicial quantities.
There are lot of well-meaning, con-
siderate and sober parents, however,
who would like the said judges sug-
eestions as the result of experience,
as to how child can or should be pun
ished for its own good. II child ID
on bread and water It fails to get its
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Full Insurance.

Announcing in Commons yesterday
the historic change in British foreign
policy, Prime Minister Chamberlain
described it as full insurance pol
ICY" and his declaration last week
about Poland, as "a cover note issued
in advance" of the complete guar
antee of aid to a menaced Europe,
which is now pledged.
Mr.. Chamberlain calls it "the tre-
mendous departure from anything
Britain has undertaken hitherto" ;"
He does not 60 too far in saying it
CONSTITUTES portent in British pol
icy so momentous that it will have
chapter to itself when the history
books are written" The splendid
isolation" on which the mistress of
the seas so long prided herself is at
end. Its place is taken by policy
which first found expression in the
sixteenth century, when the "in-
vincible armada" destroyed the
power of Spain at sea; again, two and
half centuries later, when a British
instigated coalition smashed Ma
poleon; again, hundred years after
Waterloo, when the allies, bulwarked
by British sea power, wrecked Hohen-
zollernism. Now comes the Britain
Of Neville Chamberlain, and repro
claims the age-old doctrine that no
one nation shall be allowed to 'domi-
nate the world by fear of its force"
Specifically, the Prime Minister re-
veals that the Anglo-French pledge
of aid for Poland will be followed by
similar commitments to other coun-
tries which stand in the way of any
attempt by Germany to master Eu-
rope. Britain is concerned "to pre-
serve not only her own independence,
hut that of all states which may be
threatened by aggression" 1t was
at this point in his epoch-making
statement that Mr.. Chamberlain
lapsed into the lingo of Lloyds and
rendered "the complete insurance
policy"-British armed support-to
European states as remote from the
Thames as the Vistula and the Black
Sea, if and when they are menaced
by Nazi aggression.
Rumania is apparently the first of
the Eastern European group thus to
be brought under the British UNI
nrella-the figure is particularly
pertinent in the case of Mr.. Cham
berlain. A foreign office spokesman
announced that Britain is prepared
to make rearmament loan to the
Bucharest government. Turkey is
also expected to join the anti-aggres
sion bloc being built around the
Anglo o-French-Polish nucleus.
The Prime Minister'S guarded al
hsions to the Soviet Union are high
1y significant. Denying that the
Theological difference" between Rus
sian communism and British democ-
racy "really counts in question OF
this kind" Mr.. Chamberlain asserted
that I'VE welcome the cooperation OF
any country, whatever may be its in
ternal system of government, not in
aggression, but in resistance to ag-
gression."
MoscoW's reluctance to enter the
Anglo French bloc, after the cavalier
treatment it suffered at the hands of
London and Paris in "the peace of
Munich" is more than compre-
hensible. So much is certain-if and
when the military and economic re-
sources of Russia are harnessed to
those of Britain, France, Poland and
Rumania, Nazi Germany's power for
evil in Europe will be in chancery.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Eyes Of Affection.

We wonder why when children show,
AS fathers tell, such mighty wit,
They always as they older grow,
Get so completely over it.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Some HelD,

"Has your boy been benefited by his
stay at college?"
eyes," answered Farmer Corntossel,
"he's benefited in one way. Mother and
miss him so much when he's absent
that we don't feel nigh as much like
takin' club to him as we used to-"
Evening star., 1939-04-04

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the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
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herein also reserved
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Cagey.

"Why do you insist that you will not
be candidate?"
Because" answered Senator Sorghum,
anybody who has studied human nature
knows that people usually want what
they think they can't have"
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Hard to Remedy

This world of ours is very strange;
Few people comprehend it.
Reforms oft bring about some change
But do not seem to mend it.
Evening star., 1939-04-04

"The reforms that are most likely to
succeed" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, "are those that make official va
cancies that reformers can fill"
Evening star., 1939-04-04
Says Star Overlooked
Profit Sharing Discussion.

To the Editor Of The Star:
To my mind The Star yesterday left
out the interesting part of the Gan
nett" speech before the New York Re-
publican Club-namely. that part deal
ing with profit sharing"
April 2. A. A. PAULY.
Evening star., 1939-04-04
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DE reason some folks is allus COM
plainin'," said Uncle Eben, lis dat dey
can't 'preciate no prosperity short o fried
chicken seben days In de week."
Evening star., 1939-04-04
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La gaceta., 1939-11-23
LA CORTE SUPREMA MAN
TIENE Ell DERECHO DEL
A LA DIS
TRIBUCION DE PANFLE.
TOS

Washington, Nov. 22.-La
Corte Suprema del pals declare
hoy inconstitucional tres orde-
nanzas municipales que Sc refie
rem a la publication de panfle-
tos y tratan de limitar Ell dere-
cho del ciudadano a la libre di-
fusion de sus ideas.
Sostiene ell alto Tribunal que
Ell panfleto es un arma historical
para la defensa de la libertad,
Vote en- contra de la tests el
magistrate McReynolds, pero
no emiti6 vote particular.
FL ponente, magistrate RO-
berts, dice que una municipal
dad puede aprobar reglas en- in
teres de la seguridad pGblica, la
la salud, beneficencia o conve-
niencia, pero siempre que no
mermen las libertades indivi-
duales garantizadas por la cons
tituci6n a aquellos que deseen
hablar, escribir, imprimir 0 cir
cular opiniones o information.
FL prop6sito de mantener las ca
lie slimpias y con buena apa-
riencia no es suficiente para jus
tificar Una ordenanza que prohi
be a una persona entregar lite
ratura en- la Gale, siempre que
otra persona este dispuesta a
recibirla".
Esta opinion de Roberts, apo
yada por la mayoria del Tribu-
nal, afecta a las ordenanzas a.
probads en- Los Angeles, Milwu
kee, Worcester e Irvington, esta
Ultima en- el estado de New Jer-
sey.
Senala tambien el tribunal
que las apelaciones fraudulen-
tas, hechas en- nombre de la carl
dad y Ia religion, pueden ser
psTseguidSs como tTsudes.
La gaceta., 1939-11-23
w ANTE QUE u
SABA PSEU-
DOMINO

New York, Nov. 23.-Conte3
tando a los periodistas que lie in
terrogaron, Earl Browder, Ell
s~ocretario general dal partido
Comunista, declare aver que al
igual que la sociedad aristocra-
tica 81 a menudo viajaba con di-
ferentes pseud6nimos. Browder
compareci6 ante ell juez Alfrc-
do C. Coke, de la Corte Federal,
y dijo no ser culpable de los car
COS que 81 gobierno lie hace. FL
juez le dlj6 en- libertad bajo
fianza de $500, que presto
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, secre-
taria del comitG de defensa del
partido Comunista.
La fianza Sc presto con bonos
del tesoro. Browder dijo que via
jaba con nombres cambiaoos
para su mayor comOdida dy sin
Greer que este periudicaba al
Estado,
La gaceta., 1939-11-23
Ell P~RESIDENTE MANDO
UN MENSAJE A LA CON
FERENCIA DE LA HABA-
MA

Habana, Nov, 23.-Ei presi-
dente Roosevelt expres6 hoy Ia
siRcera esperanto, Ell un men,
sale a la conferencia del traba-
jo, de que no sedisminuyan las
actividades de la organization
international del trabajo mien-
tras dure ell estado de guerra.
"Esta conferencia, dice ell Pre-
sidente, es otro ejemplo signifi-
cativo de la efectividad de Una
agencia que, como la organiza-
ci6n international del trabajo,
aun en- tiempos como los aetua-
les puede servir a los pueblos de
yaria naciones sin estimar los
.limiteS de la Inca de batalla".
Lego ell mensaje de Mr.. Roose
welt ell presidente de la confe-
rencia, DR. Portuondo Dome
mech, secretario de trabajo.
La gaceta., 1939-11-23
r A UNA MUJER
TIE A UN JOVENCITO

I'm jovencito que Sc habia ms
cripto en- la marina y habia ST.
do aceptado, Albert F. Beck
ham, de 18 amos, vecino de Fort
Meade, muri6 anoche asfixiado,
por el gas del alumbrado, en- Ell
hotel Gilbert, de la Gale Cass.
Otro joven que dormia tam
bien en- la misma habitacion,
James D. Horn, de 18 amos, Sc
Wauchula, fue eonducido en- gra
We estado al hospital municipal.
Dos dos j6venes habian sido
aceptadOs aver, como marine
ros, por ell sargento Robert L.
Brit, Official recluta.
Dfcese que Beckham casual
mente le habia pegado con el
pie a la llave del gas, mientras
dormia sobre una colchoneta, EN-
d piso, dando lugar a Ia desgra-
.eia
La gaceta., 1939-11-23
OCH0 A~EROPLANOS ALE
NAMES FUERON DERRI-
BADOS AYER

Londres, Nov. 23.-Las fuer-
zas francesas e inglesas derri-
baron aver ocho aeroplanos ale
names, en- ell frente de guerra oc
cidental.
Funcionaron aver en- Ell terri
torio ingles, en- diferentes lu-
cares, las baterias antiaereas.
Uno de los aviones que atacaron
ell territorio britanico fue to-
cado por las baterias antiaereas
y cay6 en- ell mar.
La gaceta., 1939-11-23
DIES ASEGURA QUE EXIS-
TEN ACTIVIDADES SUB
VERSIVAS EN- DETROIT

Detroit, Nov. 23.-E repre-
sentante Martin Dies celebrara
aqui una session plenaria del Co
mite que preside por haber des-
cubierto la existencia de actiyi-
dades subversivas. La session Sc
efectuara antes del dia 10 de di-
ciembre, segdn Sc cree.
Martin conferenci6 con IN
gra nnGmero de testigos, que lie
informaron de las actividades
de elementos que ellos conside-
ran anti-americanos.
Secretos militares robados en-
Detroit Sc han enviado va a go
biernos extranjeros.
LA amistad de Stain y Hit
Ter, dijo el Representative, ha a.
yudado mucho a este comite por
que los comunistas y nazis han
visto atacada su fe y facilitan
valiosa information.
"Estara sujeta la investiga-
ci6n, como en- otros lugares, q
grandes dificultades. Dies pide
que no sc de dinero a esas nuev
vas asociaciones que ofrecen sal
var a los ciudadanos de Hitler o
Stain. Esas asociaeiones pa
tri6tidas', integradas pOr far
santes, ell amos pasado recauda-
ron cerca de $25, 0O0,0 900.
En- Washington Ell famoso ar
tista Rockwell Kent denunci6 el
de Dies como "necio" y.
un insulto a la inteligencia del
pueblo americana.
La gaceta., 1939-11-23

Reich. f los ministries oueda-
ram fuera del nrevo gobierno.
Aleman.a, per medic deuna
mission ,omercial, venia pidien-
DO un aumento de 500 en- ell in
rcambio del marco, perc 81 go.
A:e.ro decide, por mayoria, no
scceder a clio.
FL gobierno nazi deSeaba au-
mentar el poder de compra del
marco de'de 30,3 c~entavos a
1873 centavoS.
Rumania decide tambi6n NJ
facilitar a Alsmania carros tan
CUES para Ell transporte del Pc
tr6leo.
La gaceta., 1939-11-23
FALLO A FAVOR DEL Clio
SOStentdd una Decision de Ia
JuHta del TrabajO

Washington, Nov. 23.-La
Corte de Apelaciones del Distri
to de Columbia otorg6 aver Al
CIO, sobre la protesta de la Fe-
deraci6n Americana del Traba-
10, ell derecho a ser la unica a.
gencia representative de los ira
bajadores en- una fabrica que q
nualm6nte paga a sus obrerOs
un million de d6lares. Sostuyo Ell
Tribunal un Adhesion de la
Junta Nacional de Relaciones
del Trabajo invalidando un con-
trato de taller cerrado de la A.
sOciaci6n international de Ma
uinistas, afiliada a la Fedora
ci6n Americana del Trabajo.
u t&bviea motive del tSlo Is
La gaceta., 1939-11-23

Todas las noticias que llegan
de Cuba nos permiten asegurar
que las elecciones, dirigidas por
ell coronel Batista, Sc ~ajustaron
a la mayor honestidad possible.
No somos nj seremos amigos
politicos de Batista, ell dictador,
pero es justo rcconocer que con-
cedi6 a todos los partidos ell dere
cho a votar libremente.
Y la derrota suponemos "le
habra dicho al coronel': Fulgen
clio, ell pueblo anna al DR.. Grau,
no a Mendieta; Fulgencio, hi
este NAL separandote de la Re-
voluci6n para servir a ciertos
caballeros que contigo paseabaa
a caballo; Fulgencio... debes a.
partarte de la politica y devol-
yer al pueblo todas sus liberia
des.
Tenemos nosotros la convic-
ci6n de que en- elecciones gene
rales honradas, 81 Sc efectGan
en- febrero, ell DR.. Grau San Mar
tin sera electo presidente de la
Repdblica de Cuba.