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Show RELIEF IN SIGHT FOR STAR ROUTES WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Relief Is I to bo given star routes imil cnr.-I cnr.-I tractors In tho Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast states that nave sustain -I ed losses on their contracts during 1 the past four years If a bill discussed : yesterday beforo the house postofflce omanittee is favorably acted upon, i This bill, introduced by RepreHcnta-' RepreHcnta-' live Addison T. Smith of Idaho, au-1 au-1 thocises the postmaster general to In-vestlgate In-vestlgate mail contracts In all the far I western states mode subsequent to i July 1, 1918, and ascertain whether I contractors, by reason of increase-, i in the tost of supplies and lnbor, sub-I sub-I sequent to tho signing of their contracts, con-tracts, havo been compelled to perform per-form mail service at a loss. Where a loss Is shown due to tin-cause tin-cause slated, thj? postmaster general is authorized to determine the amount net n.sii y lo protect them. Similar legislation leg-islation applying to carriers Ih the east, south and middle west has already al-ready passed congress, and the early enactment of the. Smith bill is indicated. indicat-ed. '.tngressrncn from most of the western wes-tern states, as well as representatives of the department, appeared to advocate advo-cate the . |