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Evening star., 1939-07-23
Tin Dragons Learn
Mechanized Cavalry
Tricks al Fort Knox
Washington ond Nearby
Reserves Use Scout Cors,
Horses ond Trucks

In the spring they train in scout
cars from Fort Myer. And in fall
and winter they've got to be con-
tent with the horse. But come sum-
mer, the Tin Dragons" of Wash
ington and nearby areas have a
virtual field day at Fort Knox, KY,
where as officers of the newly or
ganized 462d Armored Car Squad
ron they learn the practical tricks
of one of the Army's most important
trades-the mechanized cavalry.
Racing around in the htt!s tin
pillboxes" atop the sturdy trucks,
the hand-picked officers are train
ing to become integral parts of each
division Of the regular horse cavalry.
While their primary business will
be reconnaissance, the squadron
can be counted upon to fight If
necessary.
Reserve Corps Trains.
Recently, the officers, members of
the Reserve Corps completed a two
weeks training period at Fort Knox
From members of the Regular
Army personnel they learned the
ins and outs Of the armored car
communications, organization and
tactics and operation and main.
tenance. They practiced with both
machine and turret guns which are
mounted on the trucks. All this
they cleaned under the watchful
eye Of Maj. William J. Yetton of
Colonial Beach, Va.
Of1cers of the squadron are
Maj. Yetton, squadron commander:
Capt. Walter B. Gleason. 1886 Bel
mont road NV, Washington, ad-
Jutant; Capt. Jesse T. Nicholas,
Hodgensville, KY, commander A
Troop: Capt. John P. Dalton, 6Ol
West One Hundred Seventy-second
street, New York City, commander
B Troop; Capt. Guerra Everett.
254O Massachusetts avenue NV,
Washington, commander C Troop.
Maj. Yetton has retired from active
professional life while Capt. Gleason
is photographer for the District of
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Columbia. Capt. Nicholas is a divi-
sion head In the Bureau OF Census,
Capt. Dalton is a construction en-
gineer in the Department of the
Interior, while Capt. Everett is chief
OF the Division Of Commercial Laws
IN the Department Of Commerce.
Other Squadron omcers.
Other officers of the 462d Ar
mored Car Squadron are First Its.
Sidney Wogan, 817 Oak street, Ar
lington, Va; George M. Gather,
Lanham, Nd; Walter L. McCaddon,
244l Fortieth street NV, Washing
ton; Robert T. Norman, rs Edge
wood terrace, Bep Haven, Alex
andria, Second Its. Robert W.
Brown, Hagerstown, and Everett
Luckenbach, 34O9 Ashley terrace
NV, Washington.
Attached to the 462d Armored
Car Squadron for training purposes
are First Its. Rufus G. Baldwin,
1r., Norfolk; James G. Daniel, 49l9
Forty-fourth street NV, Washing
ton; Ralph Centrum, Richmond:
Edwin j. Lawson, jr, New Kensing-
ton. Pa: Harry T. Rosenheim.
Philadelphia; Forrest H. Riordan,
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Electrical Contractors
Hit Arnold Statement
3y the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 22.-The Ma
tional Electrical Contractors Asso-
citation asserted today in resolu-
ton statements by Thurman Arnold,
Assistant Attorney General, that the
building industry generally was en-
gagged in unreasonable restraints Of
trade and in illegal combinations
threaten to break down public con-
fldence in the industry.
The organization offered it's IA
cilities in determination of the true
facts as relating to the electrical
contracting branch of the building
industry"
Mr.. Arnold is in charge of the
Justice Departments antitrust di-
vision.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Senator Holt to Attend
Conference at Oslo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Holt, Democrat, of West
Virginia was appointed yesterday
member of the United States dele
cation of Senators and Representa-
uves to the Inter- Parliamentary
Union Conference at Oslo, Norway,
the week Of August Is.
The union was organized in 1889
for joint discussion by legislators
from all nations of international
problems. twenty-five nations were
represented year ago at the union
meeting at The Hague.
Matters scheduled for discussion
at the Oslo conference include world
economics. colonial affairs and re-
duction of ornaments.
There are great possibilities in
the discussion over there" Senator
Holt said. I'VE will get much bet
ter and closer view of matters which
will help us in discussion of inter-
national affairs before Congress.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Roosevelt Signs
| Baseball for
Injured Boy
By the Associated Press.


BUFFALO. N. Y, July Pinto
an older brothers trunk for safe
keeping went a baseball presented
today to one-legged Joe Trala, II,
and bearing the autographs of Pres
ident Roosevelt and all the New
York Yankees.
I'm not going to use that ball
when I start playing again-I'm
going to save it until I'm an old
man. Joe explained, after the ball
was given him by Representative
Plus L. Schwert, Democrat, of New
York, himself a one time big league
catcher.
Joe decided the trunk was the
best receptacle for the ball, after
all the youngsters in the neighbor-
hood, and many who are not so
young, scrutinized and handled it.
Joe's right leg was amputated
after a train ran over his foot last
winter. He expects to resume his
place as captain first baseman of
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Drought Losses Pass
Record Proportions
In Northeast States
Situation Is Growing
Serious in New York.;
Fires Roee in West
~ the Associated Press.

~ tle associated freSS.
NEW YORK. July 22.-Drought,
which has skipped the often
damaged Midwestern area, rolled up
new losses in the Northeastern
States and the Far West tonight
from scared crops and forest fires.
No dollar estimate of the damages
was possible, but DR.. James H. KIM
ball, chief meteorologist of the
Weather Bureau in New York, said
the drought in this vicinity was past
record proportions.
He predicted mo rain of conse-
quence" in the near future.
IF we don't get rain soon," said
John F. Walsh, head gardener of
New York City, "it's going to cost
the city lots of money-hundreds Of
thousands of dollars-for reseeding
park lawns and replacing trees"
Upstate New York, New England,
New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA and Della
ware Joined in reporting growing
crop losses and low water tables that
dried wells and streams.
c. c. c. crews and fire wardens
brought under control a four -dav
ground fire on Snake Mountain in
the Adirondacks, but estimated a
flve-day rain would be required to
extinguish smouldering pockets
beneath the surface.
There were other fires in WASH
tngton County, Mass, near Crystal
Lake, water source for Poultney
Vt; near Round Lake in Saratoga
County, N. Y: in the Catskills near
Kingston, N. Y, and in New Jersey.
Agriculture Commissioner William
Casey of Massachusetts predicted
milk price increases because of a
ruined hay crop. He said corn was
whiting. onions were one-third off
and potatoes were in danger There
were similar dry" reports from
other New England States; Vermont
has had the driest July in % years
Corn, lima beans, lettuce and
other garden crops were off 20 to
10 per cent in New Jersey, agricul-
tural extension agents said.
Forest and brush fires blazed
over 81 900 acres in California, with
more than 1000 men on the fire
lines. They conquered flames
which threatened the Sierra viii
lagos of Gold Run and Dutch Flat
and another fire which covered 90
600 acres at the edge of Lassen Ma
tional Forest.
Five hundred men fought a 5000
acre fire In Fresno County and
more than 200 were busy with a
10,000-acre outbreak on Mount Bull
lion, in Mariposa County.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Cutter Sturts First Lap
Of Antarctic Trip
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf, July o.
Wives who didn't know whether
they would see their husbands in
two months or two years waved
the Coast Guard cutter Northland
out of sight today as the ship put
out on the first lap of its voyage
to the Antarctic.
The Northland, commanded by
1t. Comdr. William w. Kenner,
will 60 to Boston before leaving
with the Admiral Richard E. Byrd
expedition to- chart new lands. On
the ship were six officers and crew
of 60.
Some of those aboard will leave
the ship at Boston and return here.
Others will go on the two-year voy-
age. When the ship left today the
names of those chosen for the long
stay had not been announced.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Ok Carts Collect MoiI

OK wagons which trekked this year
over the old Boer trail between pre-
toria and Voortrekkerstad, in South
Africa, for the Voortekker celebra-
tions collected 10000 letters to be
mailed at the opening of the festiv.
tiles.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

,jr.. Philadelphia; Lewis r. Stretch,
Upper Darby, Pa; and Second 1t.
Jean E. La Place, Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Sheep farmers of New Zealand
have appealed to the government for
aid.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

his own baseball team as soon as an
artificial leg can be fitted.
Evening star., 1939-06-10

the Federation. The voters and tax
payers are entitled to know in ad-
vance of the election how the candi-
dates stand on important questions,
so that they may vote intelligently
The candidates should cooperate to
the extent of answering the ques-
tlons directly and individually. An
sWers often lose their effectiveness
when made by groups of candidates
as sometimes has been done.
Political campaigns are open sea-
sons for questioners. The Arlington
Civic Federation is not the only
group already active. Statewide or
ganizations are seeking assurances
from legislative candidates that they
will fight unsightliness along the
highways and support marriage de-
lay law. Past experience has shown
that these are not idle inquiries. In
Arlington, for instance, civic groups
were disappointed to find that they
could not rely on what they consid-
cred a "gentlemen's agreement" to
maintain the residential character of
Lee boulevard Small wonder thev
consider specific assurances are in
order.
Evening star., 1939-06-10
Questioning Candidates

A new version of the popular ques-
tions and answers pastime is devel-
oping in Arlington County, Va, with
the County Civic Federation pro-
pounding the questions and the can
didates in the current election cam
paign on the answering side. Hav-
ing acquired wisdom from its bitter
experience of trying to keep COM
mercial zoning off Lee boulevard, the
Civic Federation is seeking the an
swer to several pertinent questions.
All aspirants for the County
Board will be asked if they propose
to refrain from zoning any land
along Lee boulevard to any classifi-
cation other than residential in order
to maintain the route "for the pur-
pose for which it was dedicated"
Furthermore, the candidates are
asked If they will cooperate with
the State and Federal authorities
toward improvement of the en-
frances to Washington from Arling-
ton County" A third important
question asks the candidates if they
will support ordinances preventing
construction of row houses in the
county.
Ten other questions, all of general
public interest, have been listed by
Evening star., 1939-06-10
Committing Robins

In West Chicago a mother robin,
smitten with the lure of the rails
while home hunting, made the some
what unhappy choice of Locomotive
No. 1897 of the Chicago and North
western Railway, not realizing that
1t was to be used on a daily commu-
tation run. Eggs were laid, and
somehow managed to hatch into
pair of baby robins, who have now
achieved fame by becoming the most
pampered commuters in history.
At special emergency meeting of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, the railroads request to cancel
1O97's run was denied, but they were
given permission to accept the feath-
cred passengers on deadhead basis.
So every morning their loving moth
er gives them a breakfast of worms
la Illinois with bugs on the half
shell, and puts them in charge of the
engineer. No other commuters on
the run get half the attention they
do. No conductor comes around with
punch and clips weird geometrical
designs out of their feathers. They
are protected from the hazard of the
plausible poker playing stranger who
was born with straight flush in his
vest pocket. When they roll into
Chicago the yardmaster takes over.
He parks old 81 in shady spot, picks
up the nearest Johnson bar, and sets
to work coaxing' reluctant worms out
of the right of way. At the proper
time they get cafeteria lunch that
conserves their strength, enabling
them to make dear old West Chicago
on the SIT, where mama is waiting
to get back her home so she can
serve supper.
Evening star., 1939-06-10

power, the court said that this au-
thority Of Congress had never been
denied where legislation states the
purpose which the Congress seeks to
accomplish and the standards by
which that purpose is to be worked
out with sufficient eXactness to en-
able those affected to understand
these limits" The present act, it
adds, meets these specifications.
The sharp difference of opinion
which characterized the litigation in
the lower courts was in evidence
again as the Supreme Court acted,
with the high tribunal dividing 5-4
in the New York case, which the
Government had lost below, and
noting three dissents in the Boston
case, which had resulted in a victory
in the lower courts.
The victory is the second the Gov
ernment has scored in the Supreme
Court recently where legislation de-
signed to accomplish the purposes of
the first Agricultural Adjustment Act
was at stake, approval earlier having
been given to the marketing quota
provisions of the act of 1898 that
succeeded the outlaWed statute.
And the decision must be viewed
as another step toward widening the
sphere of Federal regulation over
farm products generally.
Evening star., 1939-06-10

use of them (such as: Save Democ-
racy'D. AS it is, the English are about
ready for the zero hour There is a
time to talk and there is time to -four
ish umbrellas. but there is also a time
to fight. and that time has come"
Hitler, in the meantime, is working it
very neatly. He gobbles up the little
fellows. They can't do thing Turning
to the big guys he says: Now, gentle
men, am not harming you any. But if
you don't like it, why start something
In the very long run they'll start some
thing. Then, with good 90 conscience
he'll go before the German people: Nov,
do you see that? They don't want us to
live. They intend to destroy us. They
are doing us dirt And. practically as
one man, the nation will rally around
MIN N defense of the Fatherland. At
least ne hopes SO. And of such stuff wars
are made.
note where the new British Army is
spoken OF as an umbrella army" Well,
lhe Kaiser referred to it as that con-
temptlole British Army" 1t fooled him.
Hitler, who was front line man, pays
particularly high tribute to the dour.
scotch. And not a word about the
hghting Irish. Its shame.
June 9. FRED VETTER.
Evening star., 1939-06-10
Reupinq the WhirIwind

Up to the time that Hitler seized
Bohemia and Moravia, he was able
to make semi-plausible case for
"augmenting" the Reich by incor-
poration of "Germanic territory"
like Austria and the Sudeten prov
inces of Czecho-S -Slovakia within the
Nazi domain. But when last March
preteXts were invented for the occu-
patton of Prague and vast areas of
the Czecho-SloVak Republic which
could in no sense be considered Ger
man, Hitler not only tore the mask
from his program of aggression but
brought trouble immeasurable upon
himself.
What has just happened at Kladno,
a small industrial community near
Prague, is the first, but probably by
no means the last. outbreak of violent
popular resentment of the alien con-
querorS presence. The incident in
itself is trifling-the mysterious kill
ing of German policeman. AS an
indication of the subStratum of bit
terness that fills an oppressed peoples
soul, kladno is undoubtedly a symbol.
That the Berlin government does
not underestimate the significance
of the first fatality to overtake the
Germans since Bohemia and Moravia
were seized is manifested by the
drastic reprisals instantly instituted.
Baron Won Neurath, protector" of
the annexed provinces, removed the
Mayor of kladno, disarmed the Czech
state police, closed all public places,
including schools, forbade outdoor
assemblies, ordered windows and
doors locked at ten o'clock at night
and warned that guards would shoot
into open windows. Yesterday, fol-
lowing arrest of young Czech
woman nurse on suspicion of having
slain the German police sergeant,
hne OF $4,000 and new punitive
measures were imposed on the resi-
dents OF kladno. Police officials said
the largest contributions would be
levied against Jews and known SYM
pathlzers OF former President Benes.
Wlthholders of information concern
ing the murder face execution upon
discovery,
Hitler could hardly have devised
more OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of telling the
world that, having SoWn the wind in
Czecho-Slovakia, he is already reap
ing the Whirlwind. The Nazi grip
on Bohemia and Moravia is far from
stranglehold if it is necessary to
apply terrorism on such a scale
IN retaliation for what seemed to be
an ordinary case of murder, but is
now, by the Germans own official
action, admitted to be a political
symptom of grave and possibly far
reaching implications.
Evening star., 1939-06-10
Labor at the Fair

Representatives of foreign govern
ments participating in the New York
worlds Fair appear to have had an
unexpected and most unhappy in
PRODUCTION to some of the more du-
olous aspects of American labor tao
tics. In fact, if reports emanating
from the World of Tomorrow are to
be believed, majority of the foreign
exhibitors are so indignant at what
they consider to be the arbitrary and
unreasonable demands of organized
labor that they are planning to re-
turn to their native lands before the
fair is over.
IN some cases, according to COM
plants that have just come to light,
these exhibitors brought with them
native artists and skilled technicians
to do specialized work in connection
With the preparation of their ex-
hlblts. But, despite the fact that
these exhibitors came to the fair on
the invitation of the President and
congress, they were compelled to
hire members of American labor
unions, often in equal numbers, who
did nothing but stand idly by and
watch the foreigners do the work
drawing full union pay throughout
All imported electrical exhibits were
torn down and re-wired at the in
SlStence OF union officials, who said
they wanted to guard against "the
danger of fire" In another case
union Workmen unloading marble
discovered a few cases of different
stone IN the van and refused to un-
load them, explaining that work
would have to be done by members
OF another union. Another exhibitor,
desiring to maintain the atmosphere
OF his own country in a restaurant
stalled it with natives and refused
to replace them with American help.
Shortly thereafter chairs were
slaShed and guards had to be kept
on duty in the dining place.
Spokesmen for the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, parent body of the
local unions involved, and officials
or the fair disclaim any knowledge
OF the incidents, but the exhibitors
insist that they occurred neverthe-
less, and they are planning to sub
NIT reports of their difficulties to
their home governments.
1t is obvious at first glance that
such incidents as these are calcu-
lated to defeat one of the principal
purposes of the fair-the promotion
OF good will and better understand
ing among the participating nations
But one may we'll wonder whether
there is not deeper lesson: whether
the responsible elements in the
American labor movement should
not take stock of the excesses within
the union ranks and seek to curb
them before incurring the risk of
forfeiting public good will at home
as well as abroad.
Evening star., 1939-06-10
Control of Milk

The Supreme Court decision that
the Secretary Of Agriculture is en-
powered to fix minimum prices for
milk under the Agricultural Market
ing Agreement Act of 1887 gives the
administration another potent weap-
on in the fight to raise farm income
by regulating the handling of surplus
products.
Applying specifically to the i'm
portant New York and Boston milk
sheds where the Federal supervisory
scheme had been attacked by deal
ers, the ruling will lift the cloud of
illegality also from about twenty-five
programs in other producing
areas.
The opinion of the court, delivered
by Justice Reed, swept aside every
argument raised against the act and
the order issued under it by the
Secretary of Agriculture to control
the sale of milk.
The constitutionality of the law
was challenged on two principal
grounds: first, that the equalization
pool plan through which producers
obtain the same price for their prod
uct from handlers, regardless of it's
use, violates the due process clause
of the Constitution; and second, that
the act improperly delegates 1egisla-
tive power to the Secretary of Agri-
culture
Falling back on an earlier decision
in which it was held that State may
fix the price of milk moving within
its boundaries, the court said "the
power enjoyed by the States to regu-
late the prices for handling and
selling commodities within their in
ternal commerce rests with the Con-
gress in the commerce between the
States; the pool itself, it was added,
"is ancillary to the price regulation,
designed, as is the price provision, to
foster, protect and encourage inter
state commerce by smoothing out the
difficulties of the surplus and cut
throat competition which burdened
this marketing"
As for the issue Of delegation of
Evening star., 1939-06-10
THIS AND THAT
Next year the saxophone will celebrate
By Charles E. TraceUeH.

Next year the saxophone will celebrate
its hundredth anniversary.
This may come as q surprise to many
good folk, who somehow think the in
strument is an invention Of the jazz age,
If not of the devil
Nothing could be more erroneous.
The saxophone, named after its in
ventor, Adolphe Sax, the Frenchman,
had a long and honorable career in brass
bands before it was used in dance or
chestras.
The common impression that it is
something to sneer at is unfortunate,
not only for the instrument and its
proper use, but also for the person who
has such an idea. For it deprives him
of the appreciation which is the saxo-
phones due, and the pleasure which he
might otherwise derive from listening to
it without prejudice.
Music Is one occupation of man in
which there ought to be as little preju-
dice as possible, but in which unfortu-
nately there is often far too much.
The saxophone is sterling example.
No instrument has undergone such
trials, not only from amateurs who have
been told 1t is easy to learn but also
from the lips of persons who frown
upon it.
Perhaps these misguided souls, espe-
cially the latter. could be induced to take
a different attitude toward this abused
instrument, If they would stop to realize
just what was its mission.
This was nothing more nor less than
the addition to the brass band of some Of
the tone color which the violins give to
the symphony orchestra.
1t Is said that the sax" when properly
played by an expert, one who under
stands and likes the instrument, gives an
approximation of the violoncello to q
band.
1t is no wonder, then. that it has been
adopted so whole-heartedly by modern
dance bands, which in hot" and sweet"
jazz both make such large use of the
coloring Of the brass band The tend
ency toward this has been growing dur
ing the past few years since Jazz began
TO be called swing
*
1t seems that the saxophone is not
really an easy instrument, after all that
Is not easy if it is played correctly.
It's ease of blowing is almost fatal in
many hands and lips. 1t gives the per-
former especially If young, the idea that
the thing is great deal easier than
it really is
This results. far too often. in playing
the notes either fat or sharp
Many listeners with good ears do not
realize that great part of their dislike
for the saxophone is due to this technical
failure
There are some mighty good dance
bands whose tonal result are utterly