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Evening star., 1939-05-17
Opposed to Railroad
Reorganization Court
Contemplated Tribunal Held
InimicoI to Welfare
Of General Public
TO the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
About As million people in this coun-
try have money in savings banks. The
savings banks invest part of this money
in railroad securities. Practically, the
banks are agents for the depositors, and
the depositors are railroad owners One
reason for the reduction OF interest on
savings bank deposits is the reduced in
come from railroad securities. What hurts
the railroads hurts the thrifty millions.
In the same way, the "a million life in
surance policyholders, and the millions
who have other forms of insurance, are
railroad owners.
1t is an enemy of the people who says
that the railroads are owned by lot Of
rich old rascals. Besides the savings
bank depositors and insurance policy
holders, there are the endowments for
hospitals, schools, and the like, trust
funds for widows, orphans, and other un-
fortunates-a vast but unorganized
group, to large extent unaware of what
Is going on to injure them. 1t Is time
they were informed.
If this great sleeping giant of railroad
ownership were ever aroused to protect
its own interests, it could elect Presi-
dent, Congress, and the officers of
every State.
There is reason for this giant to sit up,
right now, and take notice of what is
going on in Washington Under the
name of railroad reorganization court"
1t is proposed (Senate bill l869) to have
three Federal judges, appointed by the
President, with life tenure, to form new
court, with broad powers, with marshal,
clerk, secretaries, deputy clerks, reporter,
advisory counsel law clerks, advisory ex-
perts, assistants, stenographers and
others; to have exclusive jurisdiction over
railroad reorganizations.
At hearings before the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce able
counsel testified that this proposed court
was not needed, and that railroad re-
organizations could be, and are being,
taken care of by existing Federal courts,
under section II Of the Bankruptcy Act.
No matter how 1t may be named, this
new court would be, to the writer's mind,
just another Federal bureau, headed by
three men, with life tenure, safe from
the house-cleaning effects of an election.
The curse of bureaucracy is upon us now;
it should not be made worse. 1t is not
pleasant to contemplate the effect that
this court might have on the interests
of railroad owners.
1t is the writer's belief that those who
were opposed to the appointment Of six
Supreme Court judges two years ago
would have some of the same reasons
for opposing the appointment of these
three Federal judges.
JAMES EMERY BROOKS.
Glen Ridge, N. J.
May 9.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
The Florida ConoI

Even If the economic value of the
Florida Ship Canal was an uncon-
tradicted fact, there are sound rea-
sons why Congress should not rush
headlong to commit itself to the
project, as proposed by the pending
Senate bill.
Conservative estimates place the
cost of digging this channel across
the northern end of the Florida
peninsula, from the Atlantic to the
Gulf, at $ls7, ,s2l 900. Opponents claim
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Gratifed by Moral
Rearmament Move,
To the Editor OF The Sta

To the Editor Of The Star:
have noticed with considerable inter-
est the articles which have appeared
from time to time in The Star concern
ing moral rearmament.
1t is certainly fine thing to have posi-
tive news Of this nature printed in
times like these to show the people of
this city that there is solution to the
problems which confront the country
and the world. know there are many
others who join with me in the desire
to see hope instead of hate in the head
lines" Only when we, as individuals,
base our lives on those standards of
absolute honesty, love, unselfishness and
purity will there be a change in world
conditions. AMY BARTON.
May Is.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

IL would exceed tnat amount. But
let US accept the lower figure as the
limit, and then compare it with some
other figures that challenge the at
tention Of Congress at the moment.
Consider, to start with, that the
budget estimate for all river and
harbor projects, for the entire Ma
ton, for the coming year, was only
$30,OOO,O00, which the House has sue
ceeded in raising to only $4,000, 900.
Then, keep in mind that with the
national debt already lowering
around the billion dollar mark,
this session still faces the task of
making another large work relief
appropriation for the coming year,
on top of heavy expenditures already
pledged to strengthen national de-
fense.
Of course, even If the pending
measure passed, it is only an au-
thorization and might be followed by
only small immediate appropria-
ton for the first year. But once the
digging starts, under a definite en-
abling act, Congress would have to
keep digging, or face the plea that
previous allotments had been spent
in vain. While it is true the admin
istration put $5,0OO,0OO into the prof.
ect several years ago out of emer-
gency funds, it would seem wiser to
let 1t rest there until some of the
more pressing problems claiming the
attention Of Congress have been
solved. With the national budget in
its present state, any amount spent
on it now would be an addition to
the national debt.
It business was steaming full speed
ahead; if idle workers were marching
back to jobs in private industry in
stead of waiting for the new 1910
w. P. A. fund, and if world condi-
tions were more stable, Congress
might be justified in taking chances
on such long-range, costly project.
But, in lawmaking, as in other fields,
the Importance Of a proposition
should be measured in relation to
other needs. Considered from this
standpoint, 1t is difficult to under
stand why the Congress is even
debating Florida ship canal at this
time.
Several Senators have joined in
offering an amendment to require
that the canal be made self -liquidat-
ing by directing the fixing of tolls
that would meet the cost within fifty
years.
While that amendment should GER
tainly go into the bill before the final
vote, it has been argued by the op-
position that the project cannot be
made self-liquidating. This argu-
ment rests on the contention that
the canal route across the upper end
of the State would not offer enough
advantage to attract shipping.
In view Of these conflicting claims
as to the economic value of the prof.
ect, the safest course for the Senate
to pursue would be to defer it's con-
sideration until the country is in
better shape to take chance, or, at
least, adopt the further amendment
OF Senator Adams, of Colorado, to
postpone appropriations for the work
until the President can make report
on the -liquidating possibilities.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Big Bend Country
of Texas Attractive.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The article by Mr.. Thomas r. Henry
in last Saturdays Star, telling about the
Big Bend (not Great Bend as he calls it,
country of Texas is an interesting story
regarding little-known region. A book
could be written about this wonderland
without more than making beginning
There are stories, told around campfires
of buried treasures and 1ost mines
and there are men now living who know
where to 60 to pick up handful of gold
nuggets. Disappearing for . few weeks,
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Understanding Father.

"Why do you insist on annoying the
neighbors instead of playing in your
own back yard?" asked the irritable
man.
Because" answered the precocious
youngster, when mother tells on us,
fathers likely to punish us, but when
the neighbors tell on us, he just says,
boys will be boys"
Evening star., 1939-05-17

H. W."
Purple grackles are protected by law.
There is not much that can be done
about them, especially by people who
really like birds.
Grackles are, after all, birds, and very
handsome fellows, too, in their ring
master style.
They always remind us Of the gentle
man with the glossy moustaches and
high hat, cracking his whip in the
center OF the ring.
That, no doubt, is very old-fash-
ioned circus picture.
Do they even have ringmasters any
more?
Perhaps he has given way to the ring
executive secretary, who knows?
Not yours truly, indeed-we haven't
set foot inside a circus tent for many
years. We leave circuses, like so many
other things, to those who enjoy them
We do not take issue with their right
to enjoy them, either. Every man to
his taste.
The dog and pony show was the one
we liked best. They had trained seals
and everything.
The seals rolled big rubber balls on
the ends of their noses.
All this took place in the lot at Six
teenth and V streets long time ago.
There was big lot there then, grown
up with the favorite Washington weeds
of the gay '90s. Often since we have
wondered what varieties Of plants these
were. They grew to 10 feet tall in
their season and mostly had blue
flowers.
The stalks were rather tough and har-
bored great orange and black spiders
which seemed mostly determined on
running down the necks of small boy
trespassers.
These lots were great places for play
ing Indians"
Skulking the traditional Indian occu-
patton, was carried on with the greatest
of ease. unless the warrior was routed
into the open by a misguided spider.
Indeed, it was almost impossible for
the hardest redman to take time out to
eat hasty lunch, without one of those
Evening star., 1939-05-17

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paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication OF special dispatches
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Evening star., 1939-05-17
Opposes Union Of
Church and State.

To the Editor Of The star:
Our free Government was established
upon the great principle Of complete
separation of church and state. Yet,
in spite Of this fact, there are those who
would repudiate this great principle Of
freedom embodied in the fundamental
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use OF
q pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. Please be brieU
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Saws Uncle Eben.

Oh, de Springtime breeze comes stealin'
Comfortin' an unawares,
An de sky seems like ceilin'
Wiv Heaven jes' upstairs.
When de roses bloom in season
An de woods begin to smile,
Den I seems to grasp de reason
Fob cur bein' here awhile.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
A Fans SOliIoauY.

OF melancholy souvenirs,
The saddest It's to contemplate
A baseball pass of other years,
Unused and wholly out Of date.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

At long last the c. l. o. and the A.
F. of L. agree-on an expanded Fed
eral health program!
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Safety.

Doesn't your wife lecture you some
times?" asked the relation.
"Yes," answered Mr.. Meekton, "but I
don't mind. I feel safer when she is
at home lecturing me than when she is
out playing bridge"
Evening star., 1939-05-17

Il cannot understand why philoso-
pher should have carried around tub,"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "un-
less it was because the laundries were
as destructive then as now, and he was
tired Of taking chances"
Evening star., 1939-05-17
LEESB Va.

LEESBURG, Va.
Dear Sir:
"The tragic little episode, Murder In
the Garden makes one want to do
something.
Are grackles protected?
"Any suggestions to curb them?
Hand clapping is my only weapon 30
far.
THANK you for your many good things
day by day.
yours sincerely,
H. W."
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Otherwise Engaged.

Have you studied political economy"
NO answered Senator Sorghum, I'D
like to, but I'm afraid my constituents
would think was amusing myself read
ing books instead Of hustling for pen
sions and appropriations.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
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Evening star., 1939-05-17

@. Which Is correct-somebody elses
or somebody's else?-T. H.
A. Both expressions are right but the
former Is preferred.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

O. What is FOOLS gold2-E. A. B.
A. The material commonly called fools
gold Is iron pyrite combination of sui
phur and iron in almost equal parts
which is used in making sulphuric acid.
Iron pyrite can be distinguished from
gold by the odor Of sulphur which it
gives of upon heating.
@. Is there publication dealing with
historic churches In this country2-D.
A. L.
A. See page Az of today's Star.
Evening star., 1939-05-17

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} STAMP NEWS

POSTMASTER General James
A. Farley has made his long
awaited first announcement Of
transatlantic airmail plans. II
reveals that 80 cents per half
ounce will be charged for mail
going to any point in Europe and
that special arrangements are be-
ing made for frst-day covers.
The Civil Aeronautics Author
lily has not yet granted a fran
chise for the transatlantic line.
but 1t is expected shortly. Mean
time, complete details as to tho
Gate and the route of the first
flight are unavailable.
The Post Office Department in
fers. however, that covers ought
to be submitted now in order 10
insure proper handling with am
pie time.
The Post Office Department will
prepare cachet for use at New
York on the first flight and ar
rangements are now being made
with other countries in Europe foI
return OF covers by ordinary mail
TO the United States. II philste-
lists do not want to send their
covers TO an address in Europe,
they may be addressed to the
sender's own address.
All covers for the first flight
should be dispatched 10 the post
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separate cover with an accom-
panying letter specifically request
ing the postmaster 10 hold same
for the first flight. Failure 10 fol-
low these instructions may re-
suit in covers being dispatched BY
regular mail prior to the first
fight since the postmaster has no
authority 10 hold covers unless in
structed by the sender.
All covers must be prepaid
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ers with a money order remittance
sufficient TO cover the cost OF U.
S. postage, and this money order
should be made payable TO the
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KMO-Dot and VIII.
XVI Studio; II As.
Front Page Headlines.
KOMO = Pepper Young:
Il:45. Guiding Light.
kJR-Nsvy Band.
KIRO-Parade.
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KMO-Concert.
KVI-Music Hour. Band
Music
K o NJ o - Mary Marlin:
HIS. Ma Perkins.
KJR-Cecil Solly.
KIRO-Band Music.
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BY ROB EDEN

Continued From Page 10)
for not reminding you about it.
Don't let a little key spoil our
meal and our evening" She re-
placed it in her purse.
George himself, immaculate in
a white linen suit, appeared then
and beaming on them, took their
order.
Garlic in the sala ," he asked.
hopefully, as they completed their
order.
NO garlic" Ellen answered,
firmly.
No garlic" George echoed.
sadly, and shrugged his shoulders
so eloquently in protest that both
of them laughed.
Some day" Ellen said. I'm
going to say yes just to see how
he acts
Hell probably go into an old
Greek dance" Rick laughed.
They were half way through
dinner, when Jules, the waiter. to
whom George had entrusted their
order, approached.
Wanted on Phone
Pardon, Miss Anvers," he said.
Mr.. George says you're wanted
on the phone, please"
She hesitated a moment, her
eyes mirroring her panic. 1t had
come. at last. The moment she
had been dreading. The moment
she had been hoping would not
come.
Cant you get the number ?"
she asked, land l can call back
later"
I'm see. Miss And the waiter
started away.
Wait" she called. She knew
Barringer would insist on her being
called away from the table to
answer the phone. She might as
well get it over with.
III take the call" she said.
Excuse me. please. Rick, will
you ,"
Sure. But don't make any
dates for tomorrow night. We're
going for swim, again, and
maybe a plane ride later"
Barringer's Voice
Barringer's deep voice answered
her timid. Hello" and he imme-
diately wanted to know exactly
what they had been doing He
kept her on the phone for nearly
five minutes before he finally let
her get away, and she hurried
back to her table, so nervous she
could hardly control herself.
When she reached here. Rick
was missing. She looked for her
purse, and it seemed to her it WAS
exactly where she had left it.
Surely, it hadn't been touched.
She breathed sigh of relief, and
was about to explore it to be sure.
when Rick returned.
George called me over to the
bar to give me new cocktail
recipe" he said. Il tried to tell
him that l had no use for it to-
night but you know George. Once
he gets wound up, you have to
hear him out or almost insult
him"
The waiter brought their coffee.
and short time later they arose
to go.
Ready" Rick asked.
Just as soon as | repair the
damage Ellen answered.
She picked up her purse and
fumbled inside it for her lipstick.
The lipstick was there and her
compact and her handkerchief
and her house key in its little
leather cover.
But the file key,
Frantically, she felt with both
hands for it. In the coin purse,
in the bottom.
The key was gone!
ITO Be COntinued)
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KMO-Rhythm Rascals.
KVI-Archie Bleyer.
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KJR-Organ.
KIRO-Orchestra.
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K V l. Mystic Melodies;
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Marrics.
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l0:45, Hymns.
KJR-Boy Scout Day.
SIRO-Forum,
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kMO-NeWs.
X v l. Kay Kelly, e:4o,
Woman's Page.
KOMO-Orch.: 945. DR..
Kate.
KJR - News: Gas. Wo-
man Wonders.
KIRO - Connie Worth:
8 AS. Milky Wav.
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AS. Guiding Light.
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KMO-Hsppy Gang; els,
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Life Can Be Beautiful.
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Talk Il Over.
KJR-National Farm and
Home.
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kMO-Trade Program
kVI-Big Sister. 1918
Real Stories.
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kIRO-Serlals.
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.KMO-Pioneers.
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The O'Neills.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-10
TROJANS AND SOX
PLAY TOMORROW
I'm
LOOK FOR INTERESTING BAT
TIE: PROCEEDS GO TO
PATROL BOYS

With prospective penn a n I
chances in view, Earl Adams
Trojans will take the field in a
great effort to override Cara
ballo's Blue Sox when the teams
meet at Trumbo Field tomorrow
afternoon in a regular Monroe
County Baseball League game.
Although the Sox have won
only one game in the second-half
SO far, Manager Adams is taking
no chances and will send the
clubs side arm hurler, Dickey
Navarro, to the mound. Dickey's
delivery has been dominating the
league-leading clubs all season
and it's possible that his slow,
curves will have the
Sox batters swinging at empty
air.
On the other hand, Manager
Caraballo, with Peter Castro, Joe
Garcia, Gabriel Garcia and Oscar
Molina hitting the ball at 300
or better clip, has confidence in
his team and will attempt to
spring the surprise he turned on
Conchs several weeks
ago.
All in all the contest will be
worth witnessing. A victory for
the Trojans will put the Reds just
a half game from the league-lead-
ing Pirates.
Net proceeds will go to the
School Patrol for uniforms, in
Guiding advance and gate ticket
sales.
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Saturdays Football Games

Marquette; Kansas VS.. Nebraska;
Kansas State VS.. Oklahoma; Laf-
Iayette VS.. Rutgers; Lehigh VS..
Muhlenberg; Louisiana VS.. Missis-
sippi State; Maine VS.. Bowdoin;
Manhattan VS.. w. Virginia Uni
versity; Michigan VS.. Minnesota;
Michigan State VS.. Santa Clara;
Mississippi VS.. Mississippi State
Teachers; Mississippi State VS..
LS.U.; Missouri VS.. N.Y.U.
No. Carolina University VS.. Da-
wilson; Northwestern VS.. Purdue;
Oklahoma A. & M. VS.. Washing
ton (St. Louis); Oregon VS.. Ore
gon State; Pennsylvania State
VS.. Pennsylvania; Rhode Island
State VS.. Connecticut; So. Caro-
lima VS.. Furman; Southern Cali
fornia VS.. Stanford; South Da-
kota VS.. Iowa Teachers; Southern
Methodist VS.. Texas A. & NJ; st.
Louis University VS.. Wyoming;
Tennessee VS.. Citadel; Texas
Christian VS.. Tulsa; Utah Univer-
sity VS.. Hawaii; Vanderbilt vs.
Sewanee; Villanova VS.. Auburn;
Virginia Poly. VS.. Richmond;
Washington & Lee VS.. Virginia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-10

The following major universe
ties and colleges have scheduled
football games to be played to-
morrow afternoon:
Alabama VS.. Tulane; Arizona
VS.. Texas Mines; Arkansas VS..
Rice; Army VS.. Harvard; Baylor
VS.. Texas; Boston College VS.. De-
troit; Boston University VS.. U. of
Cincinnati; Brigham Young VS..
Utah State; Brown VS.! Yale;
California VS.. Washington; Car
negie Tech VS.. Pittsburgh; Chi
cago VS.. Ohio State; Clemson VS..
Wake Forest; Colgate VS.. Cornell;
Colorado State College VS.. Den
yer; Colorado School of Mines VS..
Western State; Columbia VS. Navy:
Dartmouth VS.. Princeton; Drake
VS.. Miami; Duke VS.. V.M.I.; Du-
quesne VS.. No. Carolina State:
Florida VS.. Georgia; Fordham VS..
Indiana.
Georgetown VS.. Maryland;
Georgia Tech. VS.. Kentucky; Con
zaga VS.. Montana; Grinnell VS..
Washburn; Holy Cross VS.. Tenn
pie; Idaho VS.. Washington State;
Illinois VS.. Wisconsin; Iowa VS..
Notre Dame; Iowa State VS..
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY

he doesn't like cold" water and
probably will stay out.
Jess Parrish and Spessard Hol-
land have been sittin' nearby
suckin' oranges and tryin' to
make up their minds. Both have
done a bit of plain and fancy
swimmin' in the old senatorial
tank but they're a little afraid of
cramps and they have had
enough political experience to
know that in a free-for-aH dash
across the treacherous guberna-
torial pool it is every man for
himself and a guy had better be
plenty fit before he tries it.
The old diving platform is a
long way from completion as the
boys have been stealth planks
from each other. They've been
jerkin' and pullin' at the Town
send plank, tryin' to get it away
from Schoepf, while the Labor
plank is so heavy that none of
them have been able to lift it yet,
and those who have succeeded in
gettin' foundation posts down are
now findin' that,the termites are
gettin' into them.
But the fun is really gettin'
underway at the "Old Swimmin'
Hole" and gives every indication
of becoming gay and boisterous
as time goes on. The older boys,
who are experienced, are keepin'
a watchful eye on their clothes
and are worryin' about some
TOUGH GUY nobody ever heard
of before coming along and lick
in the tar out of all of 'em. Then,
too, there is always the danger
of DROWNING, and the mortal
ity rate in this particular pool is
exceptionally high.