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Evening star., 1939-08-19
Slab Shortage
Nat Bugaboo
In Bosox Set
Twin Bills Durken
Outlook; PoIoeyi
Wild in Debut

Not that it means anything, but
the Nationals are in bad shape.
This, OF course, is no news. They've
been that way since the major
league season opened, but today,
as they face two consecutive double
headers against the Red Sox here
and road trip in the West, pros
poets are unusually dark and for
bidding.
That record streak of winning
out of 10 games was not exactly
an illusion. but neither was it a
mark of the caliber of the Mats.
The record was started a couple
Of weeks ago and, perhaps, it in
spired some false hopes. The Griff-
men looked good as they hung up
those wins, but, as things now stand,
they haven't the ammunition to
carry on.
Messrs. Alexandra Carrasquel and
Mike Palagyi attempted to start a
new Griffith Stadium winning
streak yesterday and were rewarded
by 6-to-2 defeat at the hands of
the Bostons, who now have won
IL of IA games from the Mats.
Carrasquel, after four effective in
nings, began to fade. and Palagyi,
fresh from the Sally League and
making his big time debut, was
scared to death. 1t wound up with
Walter Masterson in the box and,
aside from the fact that nobody
has been pinning medals on Walter
this year, it was too late for any
thing except a reasonable score.
Chase and Haynes Today.
The only item to make the Mats
happy today was the fact that the
Red SoX are almost as hard up for
pitchers as are the home forces.
Manager Bucky Harris was to start
Ken Chase and Joe Haynes in to-
days double-header against Eden
Auker and Emerson Dickman. South
paws, such as Chase, have been tax
ing consistent beatings from the Red
SoX this year, and Haynes definitely
is in the rookie stage
1t doesn't sound encouraging, of
course, but on the other hand, Auker
and Dickman haven't exactly set the
American League on fire Auker
has been terrific flop, and Dick
man, while handy in relief roles, is
just another pitcher.
Tomorrow there is another dou-
ble-header listed. Harris, himself
has a sore arm. and so he definit, sly
is out of the pitching picture. He
probably will employ Dutch Leon
ard in one of the games and use
the enie-miney-moe sys-
tenn to find the other fellow.
Palagyi Is Too Wild.
With two double headers in two
days facing them, as we'll as a West
ern swing, the Mats are not we'll off
as far as anybody can figure. Leon
ard is the only Washington pitcher
who figures to stop the hard hitting
Bostons, and on the road none OF
the Nat hurlers has distinguished
himself.
The Mats were losing yesterday
when Harris took a gander at
Palagyi, a well-built right -hander
who had won seven and lost six
games for Spartanburg of the Sally
League. Mike walked the first hit
ter to face him, socked Jimmy Foxx
with stray pitch and then walked
the next two batters. That was
enough for Michael. He was waved
out of the box and Masterson was
inserted to terminate the rally
which he did after a fashion.
No, it isn't a pretty picture. The
Mats have lost six of their last
seven games and they don't figure
to improve their percentage much
during the next couple of weeks
They're just a bad ball club and
that's that F.. E. S.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

Little Rock. 3: Atlanta. h.
Nashville, z; New Orleans. 4.
Cnattanoosa. 2-7; Memphis, IA,
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Scranton. 6E: Binshamton. Ia.
Hartford !; Elmira. a.
Springheld. 10; Williamsport 4-l3.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE,
Norfolk e: Winston Salem, 3.
Portsmouth, 2: Richmond. l.
Asheville. 50: Rocky Mount, o..
(Only games.)
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Spartanburs. 40; Savannah, "a.
Augusta. 4; Columbus. !.
Columbia. id: Jacksonville. 40.
Greenville. u; Macon, 6-3.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Cedar Rapids. 2-7: Clinton. Is.
Moline 5-3: Waterloo, Ill.
Springdeld, 81: Evansville, o..
Decatur. Q; Bloominston, /.
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Joe, After All, Is Just q Fan

We wouldn't know the other
soul IN soule industry He has been Lands
he into baseball
hair cut which historians insist
world series,
hades
1t has been said that Cambria
wouldn't know about either We
it'll
blow the whistle Joe-rea loud
For Cambria the kind fellow
Sure he's bizarre He conducts business in funny sometimes He
rarely spends especially for bapaye He has fosed
public notably athletes Wske
Roberto
He doesn't look the of big league and
he doesn't be the world
just fan and he has that for long time
fan tired of guessing
ball
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Londis Hanging Combrio-Griff

There little ampifcaion
says he doesn't quite know all
important of because the old gentleman
explores workings the
Branch Rkeys and the Cyril sapnckas
is close to home home
The only hgger Gf Lands
decided to investigate Camba
Now it's hard for ela like
month he located Greenv Augustine Salisbury
From Trenton he York Albany Springfield
spread from pillar
Il understand that Lands asked him for
big order for la like Joe He's
So he
deal he's made this be held
personally
him. Hes killed Cmbras of
for all 1
the judge is hang
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Minor League Results

By the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE,
Toronto, z; Jersey City &.
Newark. 6: Rochester, q.
Montreal. II: Baltimore, T.
Buffalo, &: Syracuse, q.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. 4; Columbus. Q.
Kansas City. 4: Toledo, 9
MINNEAPOLIS 8: Louisville q,
st. Paul-Indianapolis rain.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Los Angeles. S-10: Oakland, O-1.
Seattle. 81: Sacramento, 2-1.
Portland. -: San Diego. 6-S
Hollywood. 4: San Francisco 2.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Fort Worth. IL: Beaumont. 4.
Oklahoma City. 3-O; Shreveport, o-3.
Dallas z; San Antonio. O.
Houston, 10; Tulsa, 2.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION,
Knoxville. 10; BirminRham. Q.
Evening star., 1939-08-19

Runs batted in-Doerr. Cronin (2), Graz
mer. .Estalella, Vosmik t2). Ferrell.. Two
Double play-Lewis
to Bloodworth to Vernon. Left on bases
Boston. II: Washington. Q. First base on
3; on Palagyi, 8. Struck out-By 0ster-
mueller. |; by Carrasauel l. Hits-On
Carrasouel, II In s innings; of Palagyi,
ming. Hit by pitcher-By Palagyi tFoxx).
Wild pitch-Carrasauel. Losing pitcher
CarrasQuel Umpires - Messrs. Grieve.
Evening star., 1939-08-19
Uproar Reds Dig for Battle With Rampaqnq CanaL
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
The Lonesome Scout Is On the Spot

Judge Lands Investigates Washington Ball Clubs Chain
Players Springfield Greenple Orldndo'-heddlneJ
The that Cambria
weknown
by the high seat baseball learning Pore Joe the
Nationals indeed, Washngtons
balpayers
them good mediocre pretty
awful But they wearing major uniforms
show that Papa Joe the job.
How he trouble
of
controversy At time Grandpapp Clark Grh rubbing
hands and the business the Washington
I'VE take First Prchad
Welaj confessed Gf but fight
between Lands and Cambria"
all started when Lands issued Springfield
the Eastern League
The Sprnghed In
there also was appalling aftermath pitcher who had winning
was barred from working for osephs Genvie until
And South catcher
team OF the Florida State League pennan contender
His crime that he sent to Orlando by Cambria
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EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Federalsburg, 8: Dover. z 90 innings.
pocomoke, 3: Centreville. 2.
Csmbridse, 3; Milford. 2.
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NATIONAL sEMIPRO BASEBALL.
wichita, Kans.
Los Angeles Shells, Calf, 3: eardis,
Ca, 0.
Buford. ca. 10: Trenton. N. j., 2.
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GAMES TOMORROW
N. Y. at Phila. t2).
Brooklyn. at Boston.
St. Louis al Cinci.
Chi. at Pitts. (2).
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GAMES TODAY.

Bos. at Wn. (2). 30.
Phila. at New York.
Cleve. at Chicago.
Detroit at St. Louis.
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GAMES TOMORROW.

Bos. at Wn. (2D. 1:30.
Phila. at New York.
Cleve. at Chicago.
Detroit at st. L. t2I.
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Lands Investigates Washington Syse
Springfield, Orlando-headlne
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NATIONAL.

Results Yesterday.
Philadelphia. 5; New York, 2.
Boston. 4 Brooklyn. 3.
st. Louis. g. Pittsburgh, o.
Other clubs not scheduled.
STANDINGS.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Denies Existence Of Surplus
For Country As Whole.

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Permit me to challenge the title Of
your editorial Food Surplus" which ap-
peared in The star March 16 There is
no food surplus in the United States as
whole. In fact, for healthful stand
ard of living for all our people there is
a scarcity of both agricultural and in
dustrial products.
In fairness to The Star it should be
mentioned that your editorial did not
say that there was a surplus Of food for
the Nation as whole. But as there are
many people in this country who do
believe in the myth of "overproduction,
the following should be of interest to
them:
TT would seem to be a reasonable
minimum aim Of Our national economy"
says the Brookings Institution study
Americas Capacity to Consume" page
124, ito provide the entire population
with liberal diet which would furnish
adequate nutrition, substantial margin
Of safety in respect to vitamins and
minerals and a satisfactory variety OF
foods, and at the same time to permit
the purchase of such necessities and
comforts as are ordinarily associated
with liberal diet To reach these
standards would require an increase in
the 1929 production of all kinds of
consumers goods and services by some
thing like 10 to 80 per cent"
It may be remembered that 1929 was
our peak year of prosperity.
According to Department Of Agricul-
ture estimates 1t would be necessary to
increase our crop acreage 20 per cent
Cor one-f1fth) to provide 125,00O 900
people (our population is now 130, 900 000)
with the food which the Brookings In
stitution says should be minimum aim
Of our national economy But, accord
ing to the Agriculture Yearbook 1898
page 95, with the "best soil-conserva-
tion practices" we can increase land in
cultivation only 8 per cent.
Because there is an inadequate dis
tribution of wealth and, strange as it
may seem to some, an inadequate amount
of total wealth in this country for a
healthful standard of living for 100000
600 people, 1t appears as though there
is an overproduction of agricultural and
industrial products. But when we get
down to figure out how much money and
how much goods each person In this
country would have with a perfect dis
tribution of wealth and goods, we find
that "overproduction" and flood sur
plus" are myths.
March II. GUY IRVING BURCH.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
SuIfopyridine

The medical profession in the
United States still is little dazed
by the remarkable record of sui
fanilamide.
Within two years after it's intro
duction this drug has proved at least
beneficial in more than a score of
diseases-some of them among the
most stubborn scourges of the human
race. For some of these it is proving
almost a specific.
Seven months ago there was intro
duced into this country from Europe
a close chemical relative of this drug
for which even more remarkable
claims were made. Wisely it was not
placed on the market, even for ply
sicians, until some valid assessment
of its beneficial and harmful quail
ties could be made. Instead limited
amounts were put in the hands of a
few eminently responsible doctors in
representative communities - men
who could be depended upon not to
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Sees Minority Stakeholder
As Real Forgotten Man.


To the Editor Of The Star:
The real forgotten man is the minority
stockholder. When new venture Is put
under way, the investors are deluged
with prospectuses, ETC., showing the
money making possibilities of the VEN
ture.
When the smoke clears away, he finds
that the corporate setup provides that
the stockholders shall elect the officers
and board of directors; that the officers
are ex off1cio members of the board, and
that the board shall hx the remunera-
ton of the officers and directors. The
majority stockholders promptly elect
themselves to the Offices and get their
returns through salaries, etc., whether
the business prospers or not.
If the venture does not go well, divi-
dends are nil. If it turns out to be a
bonanza, the directors and officers vote
themselves salary increases and bonuses
enough to eat up everything beyond a
very modest return on the investment to
the stockholders. Thus, it is case of
heads they win, tails we lose, as far as
the minority stockholder is concerned.
We need legislation providing that no
officer or director shall have the power
to increase his own salary or that of his
associate officers or to pay any bonus to
any officer or director as long as the
stock of the corporation is yielding less
than per cent, and that any such in
creases shall automatically be cut of
whenever the stock fails to pay per
cent. F. G. CAMPBELL.
March II.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Can Spain Have Peace?

While the world centers its atten-
ton on Chancellor Hitler and his
next move in Europe efforts to bring
peace to Spain are coming to an
impasse.
The National Defense Council of
the Republican government, after
suppressing the Communist revolt
and executing several of its leaders,
has broadcast its peace appeal to
General Franco.
The Republican aim is not to win
major concessions but merely to
achieve an honorable peace"
General Franco so far has shown
little disposition to meet this desire,
and, in fact, is insisting on an
unconditional surrender" as an
essential of victorious peace"
To that end he is preparing
new offensive against the Madrid
Valencia section still held by the
Republicans. It is scheduled to start
this week.
The Nationalist generalissimo
would be blind to overlook now the
opportunity to unite Spain again in
a healthy body polite, for a peace
of forceful conquest will only leave
greater bitterness and hatreds in the
hearts of those who will suffer from
continuation of a needless conflict.
But in calculating the chances of
peace in Spain the one potent force
against 1.-THE Nazi-Fascist alliance
cannot be overlooked. Spain plays
an important role in the plans of
the Rome-Berlin axis, and it is not
yet through with conquest.
Hitler has further to go and Mus
solini has not yet started to harvest
his profits. While their adventures
are in process the presence of large
Italian army in Spain is a powerful
lever to keep France at bay.
Mussolini needs an excuse to keep
his expeditionary force in the
1berian peninsula. Premature-from
his Observation-Disclosures of the
civil war would put him under re-
newed Anglo-French pressure to
withdraw his troops, which would
interfere with his drive for French
territory.
So 1t will not be at all surprising if,
despite the interest that General
Franco must have in peace, the war
is permitted to drag on with the
Nationalists conquering the rest Of
Republican Spain at a leisurely pace.
In that case France must reckon
constantly upon a possible Italian
aggression from Spain, thus i'm
mobilizing her for action in Central
Europe.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
ct enthusissms smother calm judg-

let enthusissms smother calm juds-
ment.
A few days ago an audience made
up Of some of the worlds most dis
tinguished surgeons sat speilbound
in Baltimore as DR.. Perrin H. Long
told of what had happened at the
Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
The death rate from pneumonia has
been reduced from around twenty
to seven per cent, almost without re-
gard to the type of organism respon-
sible for the malady.
Now it is hardly likely that every
doctor who uses the drug will get as
good results as did DR.. Long, one of
the country's foremost experts on
chemical therapy. There are many
factors, some of them rather intan-
gible, involved. 1t is not claimed
this drug, sulfapyridine, is pneu-
monia specific, nor is it a medicine
for indiscriminate or irresponsible
administration.
But the fact remains that DR..
Longs report is only little more
optimistic than those which have
been coming in from all parts of the
country, where the new remedy has
been tested. Within a few months
every responsible physician will be
able to prescribe it.
1t begins to look as if the discovery
of this drug may have been poten-
TALLY one of the outstanding victories
of the mind of man over the invisible
hosts of death.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Strike Settlement

Settlement of the hotel strike,
which has been in progress nearly
three weeks, will be heartily well
coined by the people of Washington.
Lengthy negotiations sponsored by
the conciliation service of the De-
partment of Labor have resulted in
concessions by both sides, particu-
larly with respect to conditions of
employment and dismissal, which
are indicative of a genuine willing
ness to make reasonable compromises
and which should serve as the basis
for a satisfactory relationship be-
tween the employees and the manage
ment of the hotels.
This strike, which had tied up
thirteen local hotels and inconven-
fenced hundreds of residents and
visitors, received considerable
amount of public notice not only be-
cause of its serious proportions, but
because of the prominence of some
of the patrons who were confronted,
perhaps for the first time, with the
question of passing through picket
lines. A number of public officials
live in some of the affected hotels.
Since the dispute has claimed such
a degree of headline importance, it is
particularly gratifying to see it settled
through the orderly course of reason
and arbitration rather than the dis
astrous road of blind and uncompro-
missing passion. At the invitation of
Federal conciliators, representatives
of the union and of the hotels sat
around conference table, discussed
their problems frankly, expressed
their views freely and co-operated
Wholeheartedly in the general effort
to find a common basis for an
understanding.
The success attending adherence to
this e-and-take attitude strength
ems the conviction that there are few
labor difficulties that cannot be made
to dissolve in such an atmosphere.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Tribute to Ace

Time does not wither their full lives, but
rich
With years, which bring q broad hu-
manity,
They still contribute knowledge; I'LL their
niche
With usefulness. Freed Of youths vanity.
ehey face serenely down the sunsets
glow.
Mellowed and wise, not fretting that tho
years
Bring calm routine; content that H. h.
Only the young hearts covet stranps
frontiers.
Unhampered by the press Of daily toll.
They awaken, now, long cheri.h.d
dreams. The earth
Is theirs to bring forth bloom from moist
brown soil;
A dormant love Of beauty comes to birth
Knowing such souls, dauntless with eaeer
giving,
Dare men assert that HES not worth ths
avlnss CARMEN LErTH.
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Aiming the Lutins

The most concrete and potentially
fruitful proposal for implementing
President Roosevelts policy of hemi-
sphere defense without putting the
American Government to inordinate
expense is the plan advanced by Sen
ator Pittman and Representative Sol
Bloom to authorize construction in
American private and governmental
plants of a wide range of naval and
anti-aircraft arms, including war
ships, for Latin American govern
ments.
The Pittman- Bloom resolution on
examination reveals such definite
advantages both to ourselves and to
our sister republics that it cannot be
overlooked and commends itself to
serious consideration by Congress.
In the first place, it effectually
carries out the American pledge to
aid in the defense of Latin America
against aggression from overseas.
The strongest deterrent to aggression
against Latin America is Latin
America capable of defending itself.
Secondly, the project puts the
main financial burden for armament
upon the beneficiaries of the pro-
gram, although the request for an
appropriation from the American
Congress to inaugurate it, with re-
endorsement of the United States
left to an unspecifed future date,
leaves the door open to defaults if
those countries should load them
selves with arms beyond their capac-
ity to pay. In any event, the losses
from default would probably be less
than if the United States set out to
arm itself to protect the entire
hemisphere.
Thirdly, and most important from
the American standpoint, is the
stimulus Latin American arms pro-
gram would lend to American arms
production, holding it to high peak
while relieving this Government of
spending vast sums merely to keep
plants, equipment and technical skill
in use until imminent peril may
force this country into vastly greater
rearmament.
The Navy Department has given
assurance that private and govern
mental facilities for production of
war vessels, anti-aircraft artillery
and ammunition either are adequate
now for heavy Latin American orders
or could be expanded promptly to
meet the increased demand. Thus is
presented the prospect that expan-
sion would become necessary so that
within comparatively short time
the United States would possess an
arms production industry which, II
Evening star., 1939-03-20
Comments on Showing
Flag in Theaters.


To the Editor of The Star:
The writer was very much interested
in the letter written by Mr.. Samuel w.
Smith and published in The Evening
Star of Saturday, March II. Before
the writer states his opinion, he wishes
it thoroughly understood that he is first,
last and always, an American, willing
and eager to uphold our principles and
ideals, to the extent of going to war,
provided that war is not fought on
foreign fields.
Mr.. Smith is perturbed about the
manner in which the appearance Of the
American flag, together with the words
of the national anthem, was received
by the audience Of one Of the local
movie houses. Mr.. Smith states that
lone lone patron valiently started to
applaud, but stilled his hands abruptly,
as If caught in the act of some crime"
The thought comes to mind-what was
Mr.. Smith doing at this time?
Let US look at this sudden outburst
Of patriotism on the part of our local
theaters. What is the reason behind
this effort to make US conscious of
our country and has7 Can 1t be that
the powsrs-that-bs ars slowly turning
Evening star., 1939-03-20

accost him, hand him copy Of Walt
Whitman's Leaves of Grass" and bid
him read from the Song of Myself" or
Song of the Open Road"
These two, and many more therein,
but these two in particular, would have
become him, for such man, indeed,
Whitman must have been.
Most persons who have been forced to
look into the subject of the common cold,
out of sheer protection come to the
conclusion that modern indoors life has
something to do with it.
Just how much it has to do with 1t
they cannot say.
Shah they inure themselves to storms
and sleet?
Shall they rush out bareheaded in the
blast, without coat or sweater?
Must they sit in drafts" whether they
fear them or not?
Such headlong career, in trying to
overcome the i'll effects of too much
living indoors, would but make for great
er illness from the outdoors.
Common sense has many applications,
but none more surely than here
He who would make himself stronger
against the threat of respirational dis
eases must, indeed, make haste slowly.
Notice we do not use the word strong,
but stronger. He who feels the need for
reform IN this regard will never be
strong IN resistance, but may hope to
make himself stronger than he was be-
fore.
Not being house plant, really, he
cannot be picked up and placed on the
porch. or taken in on very cold nights
but no doubt some of the same treat
ment would be as good for him as it is
for the plant.
There can be little doubt that most
modern house plants are victims of too
much heat and too little moisture In the
air
Central heating. as the British call it,
makes the average home too hot and
too dry.
The resistance of the plant is lowered.
permitting such pests as mealy bugs and
red spiders to catch hold.
Strong, resistant plant fibers do not
overly suffer from such invasions, but
the weakened plant succumbs rapidly.
Perhaps there are always such pests
on plants, but they get no chance to
multiply unless conditions are Just to
their liking. This means that the con-
ditions are definitely not to the liking
of the plant. Put it out on porch, as
our own correspondent suggests, and see
what happens. Only remember to watch
the weather and use common sense as
we'll as cool, fresh outdoors air.