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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

New York. Jan. 19.-Today's closing for.
eign exchange rates were: Sterling. demand.
1857: cables. SEQ. Banker. 90 days,
3.e4h; % days, s.62iz. France. checks.
1l.el; cables, 11.59. Belgium. checks. 11.6l
cnbIes, li.59. Germany. cheeks. 1.e7: cables.
LES. Austria. checks. 80; cables. 81.
Holland. checks, .S1A; cables. .37Iz. Italy.
checks. 1870; cables. 1855. Swiss. checks.
$50: cables. 5.5s. Stockholm. kroner.
checks. $3.50: cables, 2O.65. CHRISTIANS.
kroner. checks. 1880; cables. 1876. Copen.
hagen. kroner, checks. 17.45: cables. 1870.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. Jan. 19.-Spots opened in mod
crate demand today with prices easier. Sales
amounted to 1000 bales. Receipts totaled
IL 900 bales. including SC 300 American
Futures opened steady
American middling fair. S3.IS: good mid
ding. 3e."3: full middling. 29.43: middling,
2s..s: low middling. 25.73: good ordinary.
rs; ordinary. Ills. Futures closed nniet
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COTTON RANGE.

New York. Jan. l9.-The cotton market
here had comparatively narrow and fea tura-
less start. with 0rst prices unchanged to Is
points higher.
Late in the day the strength Of near
months Increased. while Inter options turned
easier under realizing Final auotations
were barely steady at a net advance Of 81
points to decline Of r. points. Spot here
was steady with middling so points higher
at 80. Toe. There were no sales. Spot at
New Orleans was steady with middling nn-
changed at 4Okc; the sales were SPIT bales
Receipts at the principal ports today were /:
Galveston. l0,9s1: New Orleans 9. 443: Sa-
yannah. 3.Il7; Charleston. 2s19; Augusta.
997; st. Louis, 433
New York. Jan. 19.-The range Of cotton
prices here today were:
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CHICAGO GRAN.


Chicago. Jan. ls.-sharp- declines In The
price Of cash wheat. varying from &c 20 4e
ut 1t. Louis and &c to Toe at Chicago 10 .
Toe to lie drop at Kansas City. and Losses
Of Doc at Minneapolis. were the PRINCIPAL
influences In the grain market here today
Heavy liquidation by longs 10 rye futures
as result Of this caused = drop Of SIC %
sac In that grain.
Buyirg Of the January corn future by
shorts put that month I've 10 1ke higher.
while the other futures were Ne lower 20
kc 10 SC higher. Cash corn was lie % DC
higher with sales Of 5000 bushels.
Oats were Irregular. the market being
higher early. but dropping down toward the
close. Shorts led in tho. buying and were
the principal support. Shippers offered oats
for March. April and May. with free storage
to May 4. at 2c to 21ze under the price
asked for prompt shipment. Cash sales
were 10000 bushels with prices unchanged "a
re higher.
Selling by packers Of hog products without
the necessary demand TO absorb the offerings
caused recessions all around. Commission
houses were the best buyers.
provision prices here today were:
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Warrington Stock Exchange.

FURNISHED by W. b. Hibbs & Co..
sALEs.
Washington Gas IS, $500 at SIN.
Lanston, 10 at 81.
After call
Potomac Electric cons. Is. $1,000 at ST..
100 ut s71a, $1,000 at s7h.
pIfRI IL y1trTr INV unHno
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The seriousness of the recent coal
strike and its effect upon American
industry has been brought home to
The American public in many ways.
There is. however. no more effective
way of presenting this fact than to
show the comparative figures on the
actual production of bituminous coal
rurtng this period. The following
table gives the weekly production OF
oituminous coal as reported by the
Geological Survey from October l..
1919. to the end of the year.
tx Ending. in Net Tons of Nor
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BANK CLEARINGS.

New York. Jan. 1e-The bank eles rinfs
here today were te52 s3I. $50.
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The total production in 1913 was
III 100000 tons less than in the pre-
ceding year and Is the lowest since
1915. The peak production of 1918,
however. was made under exceptional
wartime conditions. With manufac-
turers making adjustments from war
conditions to peace conditions there
is no reason to suppose that the 1918
production would equal that of the
previous year. In fact. from Feb
ruary to August. 1919. the monthly
production OF bituminous was run
ming from 100000 to 100000 tons
less than for the corresponding
months of 1918
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1919 output Not n. Great.

The hotal production of bituminous
for the ten months ending November
l, 1919. was 4o4.OOO. 900 tons compared
with 5o4.0o0,0o0 tons for the cores
ponding period of 1918. Thus up to
the time of the strike. the total
1913 production was about 10000, O00
tons behind the previous year. How
ever. the production in 1919 had been
gradually increasing since the early
summer until in October II reached
G.24S,O0 tons. the largest production
ever recorded for a single month.
The monthly production figures for
1913 are as follows:
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Chicago. Jan. 1e.-The future grain an
provision prices here today were:
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UNCOMMON SENSE
By John Blake
tCOUTriEht. 1890 by John BiAts)
DON'T STAND AT CROSS ROADS.
Cross roads are dangerous places.

Cross roads dangerous places.
In the great Allied and German soldiers alike
stunned all points where roads crossed When motor
truck ambulance ammunition wagon neared
such point the driver full speed and rushed past
in the direction he had decided to follow
There hestating and waverng backing and
filling This because just about dangerous
to stand roads in the combat to stand
roads shell would hit you. If you stood long enough
railroad track a train would hit you.
The roads of life just dangerous were
the roads in Flanders and France.
When you a parting of the ways, make up your
mind quickly which is the right way to CO. and go.
Sooner later you will to situation where you
yourself lot of trouble by departing from your
usual rule of truthfulness and telling a lie.
That is a roads.
you linger wondering which way turn, vac
between the the chances greater that
YOU will take the wrong road-the road of the lies
first impulse will be to take the of truth.
will know is the right road Don't stand at the
roads, Go full speed down the route you know is the right
Next time you to roads with the
signs displayed it will be easier to keep right going
Ald if you select the road of truth you will
fewer puzzing than you will the road of lies
1t will much stay the right road than get
back to it. Sometimes it is impossible to get back.
The thing will be true of every road parting
which you To nger there will be dangerous.
wabbe back ald forth between the two routes will
before you have made 1t is just
like soldier who stands at the roads until shell
searches him and its explosion destroys him.
The armies sheled all roads frequent inter-
walls because they knew that somebody likely be
there either of congested traffic because
decision to which way to go.
Chief among your enemies are your own weaknesses
and habits They will deliberately attack you while you
are a the parting of the ways.
Do not loer there.
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|AmericGn-BOrn.
IaHealhyRace.

A NALYSTS of census reports
~ since 1890 shows that the death
rate among foreign born Ger
man, British and Irish males OF all
adult ages in this country 10 very
much higher than among native born
Americans, and Is also higher than
the rate among their countrymen who
remain at home, according to the
Journal Of the American Medical As
ISOLATION.
Pulmonary tuberculosis Is especially
prevalent and fatal among the foreign
born Irish in this country. For ex-
ample, in New York State the death
rate Of Irishmeh aged from twenty
Ave to forty-four from this cause is
more than twice that of native Amer
leans of the same ages, while pneu-
monia, cancer, organic diseases OF the
heart and Bright's disease show SINH =
lar discrepancies, although In Ireland
such excessive rates do not occur. At
ages between sixty-five and eighty
four Irish males at home show a NOR
tality from Bnght's disease of only lis
per 100000, while in New York the
rata is 1,299-more than eleven times
as e9eat.
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BIRDS EYE REPORTING.

d EPORTING from the air promises to be one
IN of the distinctive novelties of this years
Cup races.
The Evening World believes that its reporters can
"oover" the races more effectively from the sky
than from the surface of the sea. Hence the en-
gagement of the "Bg Fish" to aid in gathering the,
news.
Here is lesson from the experience of war.
Aerial observation officers Of the Army lntelll-
gence Service were no more nor less than reporters
gathering the news of the biggest story Of all time
for G. H. Q. 1t isSa fact that many of the most
successful observers were recruited from newspaper
Offices. The same qualities that make good re-
porter were necessary in the observers.
Only few stories will ever require the use Of the
aeroplane by news-gatherers In most cases per-
sonal contact is more important than the broad view
The Cup race is all one story stretched over thirty
miles. The big Fish" should prove most service
able aid in gathering prompt and accurate account
Of the contest
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The Way Ont.

The way out
To tae Rd.tor Of The BFening World
For the past ten years have en-
joyed reading your editorials, parucu-
larry previous to election time. want
to congratulate you on the clean man
ner and thoroughness with which you
review the present political situation.
This is in direct contrast to the
methods pursued by one OF your con-
temporaries, which apparently labors
under, the misapprehenslon that in
dustrial chaos will prevail unless thsra
is an immediate return to Republican
Administration.
The traditions Of true Jeffersonian
Democracy will be upheld by the cleo
ton OF Cox and Roosevelt, and ear
nestly trust that the voters will have
sufficient foresight to elect Demo
cratic Congress. This will do more ia
adjust the economic conditions OF the
country than the addition Of a dozen
amendments to the Constitution.
B. Z. J.
No. GOT linton Ave, New York, July
Is, 1920.
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OH. FAMEl

gsXVyHAT is the end of fame? II is but to fill
81 w a certain portion Of uncertain paper"
This from Lord Byron.
For vehfcation apply to Babe Ruth
IS Ruth has achieved fame He has been considered
the leading Presidential possibility of the Athletic
Party.
Tuesday he fanned--not once but five times.
His performance filled "a certain portion of un-
cetain paper as the Yankee home-run artist would
2 Dc the first to admit Every sport writer judged
rightly that this was the principal story of Tuesdays
unlz Al America knew next morning.
Such Is fame
Even g, one eanny sportsman decided early in
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"ThGt'SGFact''
By Albert P. SOuthIUick
Copyright. 1920. b. Tue PTeas Publihias O.,
crhs New .YOrk DVOn4ng WOEldl,

ON July 10 was born Thomas Q.
Plat In 1888 (died March 6, 1870
and John Claflin in 1850, both Of
New York City, the first United
States Senator; THE second, great
merchant.
July Is is st. Swithin's Day, the
saint born 800, being eonfessor,
bishop and patron OF Winchester IN
S62.
on this day, also in 1905, Murat
was placed on the throne of Naples,
Italy, by his brother-in-laW, Ma
poleon, under the title OF King
Joachim Bonaparte.
The term hswamp'' IN New York
City Is now applied to the section
down Frankfort and BeelInan
Streets. east of the Pulitzer Build
ing, but beneath the modern sur.
face the ancient swamp OF Wall.
Broad and adjacent streets still
remains.
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who knew me. l had to go before
notary and swear to 1t, and then file
n Afterward l was notified TO ap-
near for a physical a medical, q
S.rItten and. an oral Examination, all
on different days. This necessitated
nv taking q day away from my work
each examination. After passed the
Examination l was ordered to report
al the Bureau of Investigation, los
ing another day and very nearly my
position. At this bureau filled out
some more forms which asked for my
life history since was born. WAS
| q good citizen? II 30, why? II not,
why not?" and others OF like kind.
Then, not satisfied with that, they
wrote 70 my employer with the result
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GERMANY BOWS.

n OWING to the threat of immediate military
ID occupation, the Germans are reported as
agreeing to the coal delivery terms dictated by the
Allies.
Publication Of the Allied ultinatum was accom-
panied by the significant announcement that Gems.
Foch and Wilson had been summoned to Spa.
The threat caused the Germans to sign. It re-
mains to be seen whether II will result in coal de-
Iiveries. The renewed promise may be only another
scrap of paper"
Even the economic experts of the Allies are
divided on the possibility of fulflment. Our own
present difficulties in getting coal for public utilities
and factories should make this comprehensive.
Nor is il clear that the French policy Of military
occupation in the Ruhr would insure delivery. And
coal not promises is what the Allies need to rehabili-
. tate production.
Is this threat of occupation the most effective
weapon the Supreme Council possesses' Is there
moi better weapon at its dsposala Should not the
- Council invoke the economic blockade II necessary
sos Renewal Of the blockade would be more direct
punishment II would bear on all the populace of
o. Germany not merely on the people of the occupied
2 area
II may be objected that the blockade would be
- ihefective that Germans would trade with the
Swiss, Russians and Scandinavians. 4
The answer would be to extend the blockade to
any nations trading with the nation which refuses to
live up to the Obligations it assumed at Versailles.
RuSsas recert efforts to have the blockade lifted
are measure Of the economic power of the Allies,
power they have failed to exert since the
amisticel
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DROP PARAPHRASE.

II HE TIMES quotes Judge Baldwin, former Gov
ernor of Connecticut as an authority who
ehas "gven much of his life to the Consideration Of
q comparative law and the settlement of international
disputes" and whose opinion on the relation Of the
~ Unet States to the League of Nations is therefore,
4. competent and valuable.
- Judge Baldwin says:
A.. 81 hive always thought that the scheme
- - Of the League of Nations favored by Presi-
tl4a dent Wilson would be improved by some
reservations prior 20 our ratfying It. These
are few. The main one is to make It clear
that no obligations, legal moral, exist
49, 4 which would force Government int
without due action by Congress-
Ae.ui theoretically, foreign pations are bound
TO take notice Of the terms and effect OF the
Constitution OF the United States Practi-
cally. the Of their people do not know
Ne about our Constitution except that we
Republic"
y iThen why not rahfy with the texts of the Con-
stlttion Of the United States and the covenant Of
tae League Of Nations written in parallel columns
eSNherever the articles Of the latter must be read in
connection with the provisions Of the former'
Alongside Article X Of the covenant, why not let
Article l.. Section 8, Paragraphs II, II, 10 of the
Constitution make clear in the words of the Con-
stuion itself that Is Congress that has the power
TO declare war; to raise and support armies, to pro-
vide and maintain navyl
sp The language Of the Constitution on these points
IS plain to the hlmbles intelligence.
Why must Il be elpcidated and elaborated TO suit
the purposes Of party leaders whose underlying idea
Is to twist their interpretations to partisan endsl
The Constitution was there, open for all to read
and cite for its own and the Nations protection,
cSg Ssfore Senator Lodge and his treaty-wreckers
undertook to make patriotism cloak for a "reseva-
ton" campaign to discredt the President
Put forward the Constitution itself as the one
Eesevation with which the United States accepts the
covenant Of the League of Nations.
~ Way haggle over paraphrases when the cean-cut
original IS at hand!
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that he very nearly discharged me.
After all this had been done l was
notified that could get an appoint
ment at $3.50 per year. Is il any
wonder that intelligent people don't
want Civil Service positions?
/ do agree with "A Reader in his
advice to keep away from city posi-
lions and Civil Service jobs. The
Federal, state and city Civil Service
are all the same. They want e. man
whose whole life will stand the strict
est investigation and who has a col
lege education or it's equivalent, but
they won't pay him as much salary
per month as an ignorant foreign
laborer or Bweat-shop worker can
make in a week PROBATION.
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Our PrussiaRism.

To the Editor Of The Evening wOriA;
Why Is it that the civilized world
does not cry out In horror about the
beastly crimes committed by Amen-
cans as it did over the German out
RACES in Belgium
Since am in this country I read
so often about the burning OF negroes
at the stake.
Is there any other country on the
globe where such "schrecklichkeit
takes place and Is tolerated by the
Government as well as by the people 2
And this is the nation that went
to war for humanity!
oh, humbugl oh, hypocrisy! You
rank next TO the almighty dollar.
A GERMAN WOMAN.
July IL. 1920.
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IDENTITY IN DIsCONTENT.

A T CHICAGO the, assorted delegations of dis
"A content seem to have followed very closely
the plan outlined by the Social Democratic League
early this year. This organization suggested forma
ton of Workers Independent Political Leagues" as
had been done in North Dakota and Minnesota.
The new party evolved seems to be little more
than an expansion of the Non-Partsan League plan
put into effect in Minnesota, by Mr.. Townley with
the assistance of the Socialist Party leaders Of radi
cal industrial workers.
The intellectual Forty-eghters who promoted
the Chicago convention to effect working alliance
between "brain and Drawn" have been squeezed out.
They may vote with the party but are not of it.
The new organization is definitely and avowedly
party of classes.
At Chicago an enthusiastic Non-Partisan from
South Dakota declared that the interests of the farm
ers were identical. with those Of labor.
When the Social Democratic League made its
proposals last January The Evening World dis
cussed at some length the identity Of interest" sup
posed to exist between Organized Labor and Organ.
lied Farmers. 1t pointed out that the working
coalition effected in the Northwest was sectional,
and possible only because of abnormal political and
economic conditions.
1t cited the situation in New York State as more
nearly typical and described It as follows:
Here the upstate farmer VOTE largely Re
publican, is openly hostile to the city labor
vote. Consider the example of the Dairy
mems League. Also the opposition TO the
wage and hour bills. Ia the Minnesota plan
applicable? Are there any farmers who will
cooperate?
The Minnesota-Northy Dakota alliance can
not last II It is successful In the final
analysis the economic interests of the two
classes must clash. as in New York Farm
ers want high prices for food. Labor wants
low living costs. Farmers want cheap ma
chinery. Labor wants high wages.
Six months have not changed the situation here,
. except, possibly, to intensity 1t.
What is happening at Chicago is that the third
party promoters are attempting to apply on ma
tional scale temporary alliance practical only in
restricted area where the farmers have justlflable
grievances against conditions which do not apply
generally, an area where the industrial faction is in
considerable in number.
If the third party is to exist for more than the
present campaign it viii cease to be famer-labor
party. If it becomes truly national party, with
power outside the Non-Partisah League belt II must
follow that either the Farmer Wing or the Labor
Wing will be. squeezed out as the Forty-eghters
have been.
1t will be found 10 be impossible to build party
of classes when the component classes have such
essentially opposing interests
At present the third party is negative rather than
positive, destructive rather than constructive.
The identity Of interest" which the South Da-
kota Non-PartSan cited is no more than an identity
of discomfort.
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the season that Ruth would score at least thrty-fIve
home runs this year. He backed his opinion with
a considerable sum Of money and considers Il as
good as his. His only fear is that Ruth might break
Leg and he IS considering the purchase Of insurance
against such contingency. With insurance he
would feel he had sure thing.
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of discomfort.

Both Presidential candidates are newspaper
men and proud OF the fact 1T has been
called to my attention" is due for a rest.
81 see by the papers" is shorter and usually
more accurate.
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To the Editor q Ibe D'snlnE World;
Being also a Brooklyn reader. as is
William Reed. OF course have to
plead guilty to being one OF the
bunch Of COMPOUNDED FOOLS" which
is his pet name for those who believe
in Prohibition. The trouble with Mr..
Reed was that he lacked the ihforna-
tlon that most OF the country was
voted dry before Prohibition struck
New York City.
This was done by two kinds OF poo
pie. One kind never used Intoxicating
LIQUORS and, OF course, would not want
them. The other kind used liquors
but wanted them out of the way.
These fools" were wise enough and
numerous enough TO get what they
wanted In a democracy.
A. d. WOOD.
No 1924 East 18th Street, Brooklyn,
July 10, 1920.
wants Mutual Benenta.
To ths Edihor q Ths Evening World
I have noted with interest the dif-
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FROM EVENING WORLD READERS

What VOH find reGdOOIeI Isn't II the
tOG thousand WOrd hHndredH
mental and lot Of SGifGcstOn IN trying
say much a feo Take time to be brief.
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Probation OffIcsru' Examinations.

Probation OfficerH' Examinations.
To the Editor Of The Evening World:
In reply to "A Reader who
writes on the above subject. think
he Is partly right in some of his
statements but wrong in others.
was a member OF the X. of c.
class in which he was. 1 am neither
a lawyer nor a politician" and have
absolutely no pull" took the ex-
animation for probation officer ana
passed. l was no sooner certlfled-by
the commission than 1 was offered a
position. but refused 1t owing to the
smallness of the salary. They very
kindly proffered me $3.50 per year
to take a position that calls for all
the responsibilities and knowledge OF
a magistrate and a detective. Any
intelligent person win realize what
those responsibilities to the COM
munity are, and they will also realize
the dangers and liability TO graft"
that a man with a family to support
will be "up against" on a salary OF
that size.
When I filed my application for
probation officer l had to tell OF
every school l ever went 70, every
place worked since l left school,
and everything imaginable and pos
sibie about my prlvate life and habits.
II took me over one hour 70 fill out
the form. Then had 20 get ~
HiEnAd by three reputable eitiEena