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COTTON DECLINES
. ON MILL CUT TALK
Relatively Easy Cables Also
Factor in Reaction in
Short Session.

NEW YORK, January 7.-Rela-
lively easy Liverpool cables and talk
Of mill cuitaiiment probably were
factors on an end-week reaction In
the cotton market today. The price
of March contracts eased off To 1920.
or IS points net lower. and closed at
1921. the general market closing
barely steady at net declines OF II
10 u points.
The market opened barely steady at
n decline of ? 10 u points In response
to relatively easy cables. but offer
ings were light and most Of thu
losses were recovered quickly on
covering and trade buying. part OF
which was supposed to have come
from Liverpool. May sold up from
1913 10 1913 on this bulge. hut de-
mand tapered off az IL approached
the 1915 cent level and prices later
eased under week end realizing and
liquidation. There also was little
scattered selling for local or South
ern account May sold of TN 1880
and closing prices were within
point of the lowest.
Business was very quiet. with the
market correspondingly sensitive to
small orders either way. and the
much due 10 the usual week end re-
adjustments OF the technical position
Az TO anything in the days news.
Talk of mill curtailment. however.
came In for much comment and may
have had tendency 10 check buying.
although II did not inspire any gen
eral or aggressive selling. II was
reported manufacturers and selling
agents Of cotton and duck mills had
decided 10 cut down their output
Monday by about ". while
there were also reports from Char
iotte that representatives of 10 carded
yarn mills. having In all about son.-
900 spindles. had each indicated their
purpose 10 reduce production nv
suspending operations fran noon ON
Fridays untii the following Monday
beginning January 20.
Private cables said an advance In
Liverpool had been checked by fair
offerings. bur that the spot demand
was still good and the textile position
encouraging.
The amount nj cntton on shirhoar d
awaiting clearance at the end of the
week was estimated Mt l0a.ais bales
compared with lTS,ess last year and
is7.97s two sears ago.
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STOCK LIST SCARS
IN RECORD TRADING
Heaviest Saturday on Record
Sees Most Gains Cut in
Late Selling.

NEW York, January 7.--Ali Satur.
day trading records on the New York
Stock Exchange were broken today
when q wild outburst Of buying, In.
spired by President coolidge's state.
ment that he saw no reason for un.
favorable comment on the increase in
brokers' loans. sent total sales To
i.672 300 shares The previous Satur.
day record was 100000 on Decem.
her II last. Early gains ran from ! to
= points, but many OF these were sub
stantiaiiy reduced. and some convert.
ed into losses. In the late wave Of
prnfit.taking.
Operators working for higher prices
were agreed that the Presidents com.
ment on loans did much To ailay ap.
prehension over the credit situation.
William e.. Durant. one of Wall
Streets most prominent market opera.
tors, also stated he saw no reason for
concern over the loan figures. predict.
Ing that they would exceed the U.s..
900 900 900 mark within year.
Chain Stors Sales Up.
The only other important market
factor OF the day was the report OF
substantial increase In chain store
sales. A shipment Of $7s0.00 In gold
was reported from Canada.
The market opened with tremen.
dous o,,tburst of strength. The first
sale OF Montgomery Ward was q
block of 1000 shares at iaa. up ~.
General Motors opened with a block
Of 5000 shares Mt 1873. up :. and the
first sale Of u. \. Steel common was
block of 5000 shares at the spread
price of i52isA. also up points.
Mont gomery Ward retained All nut
about a point Of Its gain. but the al
yanees In steel ana motors were re-
tluced to small fractions.
Radio Corporation. which scared
nearly . points In 20 Yesterday. ran
nm to . record price OF l03ia. and
then slipped back to 1oi. Christie
brown. American International Cor
uoratinn. International Nickel. INFER
national Match preferred. Wes''ns'
house Air Brake and KRAFT Cheese
we're among the other Issues 10 reach
new high ground.
Greene Cananea Copper broke from
an early high Of i47a To las AMI re-
bounded 10 las, off points net. sub
| .tantiat recessions also we're recorded
by Adams EXPRESS. Eureka Vacuum.
Midland steet Products preferred ana
Utah Copper.
Rails Are Quiet.
Rails failed To participate extern
sively In the upward movement. most
OF the days net changes being Ut
mixed fractional character.
Al leading foreign exchanges we're
reactionary. with drop OF more Than
half cent In sterling cables to
xa.s7 7.3e an the outstanding feature.
This removes the possibility Of any
near shipments Ut gold to England In
exchn nge transactions,
The weekly clearing house state.
ment showed a deficit In reserve Of
&s2 .374,630. against deficit of SAL
g5l Gao last week. Aggregate reserve
| totaied SSis .sas 900. The detailed
statement of actual conditions this day
showed decreases In most OF the
prlnciai items Loans. discounts and
Investments dropped si63.0700 900. re.
serve I'm the Federal Reserve Bank OF
member hanks. saJ. Saa 900. and net
demand deposits. $i70.34i 900. Cash
In own vaults gained 81 ,0aS.00o. and
time deposits Increased xs6 ,ase.oo0.
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STEEL OUTPUT UP; :.
|. PR|CESARESTEADY
Good Export Business in Cop.
per Reported-Tin
a.,
Values Lower.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January THE first
week Of the new year in the steel in
dustry brought about increased mill
production. a gain In specifications
against current contracts and general
~ steadiness Of quotations. Railroads
continued to be the principal medium
Tor the maintenance of steel plant
operations. Pig iron was steady. New
business. however. was moderate.
whiie mills we're engaged principally
IN shipments against contracts.
a good export business was re-
ported In copper, with sales of several
thousand tons during the last few
Gays. The active demand for copper
abroad has encouraged a generally
urn attitude on the part of producers,
ana toward the end Of this week
buyers for domestic consumption
were showing more interest, with
some business reported, largely for
f,ebruary.March shipment. Recent
offerings at concessions appear to
nave been either absorbed or with.
Drawn. and electrolytic was quoted at
11s cents delivered at Connecticut
Valley points at the end of the week.
Tin was lower, but the decline in
quotations failed to stimulate demand
To any extent The setback followed
weakness Of the Far East markets
Lead was steady. with moderate
demand reported for prompt and
nearby shipment positions.
Zine prices held well in rather
quiet market. Consuming interest
was largely for March and April ship
| ment. which positions producers
were unwilling to offer freely
Anthony was not in active dema nd
from consumers. although reports
were OF a little business in March
April arrival positions. Generally
prices were steady.
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BOND LIST RISES
IN SHORT SESSION
Minimum of Week End Profit.
Taking-RaiI Liens
Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fFess.
NEW YORK, January 7.--Quota-
tons for bonds continued to move up
ward in todays market, with min
imum Of week end profit-taking
With the weeks new issues totalinR
only about $35 1000. 900. the list had
little outside competition, and no
great volume Of offerings was forth
coming. President Coolidge's COM
ment on the brokers' loan situation
gave additional help III relieving the
recent money scare" over the mount .
Ing volume of this phase of credit
Popular railroad liens were again
In the ascendency among listed bonds
Erie 5s again sold freely at their
record high price and the general
lien As of the same road established
a new peak since 1916. Wheeling Il
Lake Erie 4l.s and Missouri Pa
cific As both exceeded their highest
prices of 1927.
Bethlehem Steel 5ias. selling at
1861 for the first time in more than
a year stood out in the industrial
group Oil bonds. which spurted up
ward yesterday, were rather quiet.
although California Petroleum again
attained a new top on buying in
fiuenced by merger talk. Copper
issues. firm at the opening. wer.
offered freely IN the final hour.
New high records for all time
were marked up by Treasury 3Ms
and 33ss. Other Federal Government
bonds were dull As i'm other SEES :
sions this week. the buying Of the
Treasury issues developed In the las,
few minutes.
Frmness of Polish and Mexican
securities featured the foreign group
Italian, French and German issues
followed mixed trends.
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STOCK TRADE index
GAINS DURING WEEK
Average Daily Dealings Rose
to S162, 100, 600 for the
Period.

The price index Vt stocks traded.in
rose tn a59.0 shares held steadily in.
creased 10 1928, The rate OF return
went hack tn 40 per cent despite the
bearish movement that occompa MED
Thursdays secs zoo. 600 turnover. Com.
mon industrials were at the record
since September Is.
AS compared with ss6.6 a week ago
and 1853 year ago. this week :
figure Of s59.a shares traded shows.
with exceptional slight falls. a steady
Use OF prices from the weekly sales
uf stocks over their average value
Co0l during 1925. on which the index
is computed by Irving Fishers for.
muia.'
On the other hand the price index
Of stocks held did not show SO pro-
nounced n movement, as is seen by
the comparatively slight change from
aas.e a week ago aud 1860 year
ego TO 1923 last week. This is due TO
tfie fact that this index measures
stead investment from January. 1926,
whereas those stocks which were trad.
ed against the most active leaders Of
each week yielded a compounded
profit.
A quick surveyor New York Stock
Exchange movements is given in the
following table in which TWO price
indexes are based upon the average
for 1926 as 100:
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BUTTER IS LOWER.


CHICAGO, January 7 up, Liberal
offerines Of the better grades Ut
butter today resulted In declines Of
/, To ~ cents. Buyers were holding
IN ma trade was dun In npite Of the
lower prices and liberal supplies. The
market was barely steady with the
undertone eaas and very nervous.
The centralized car market WAS
barely steady with trade dun, Storage
centralized ears we're rather Hiaaely
held. but M buyers In most quarters
we're holding oit not enough business
was transacted to accurately establish
values.
Fresh. 9s score. 10. ai score, ~. 30
score. ~. 10 score. ~, M soore. ~,
MI score. 10,
Centralized. 20 scare. ad,.. 40 score.
4aM, IN score, Al ",
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| secured ny fret deed ri trus. ON real estate.
Prevailing tntrrest and commission
Joseph !. Weller N.Y. A." "s nh l. tVsws,
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NEW YORK, January I IN +s@ Land,
inas nj iisb by yssaalM nj Iiusian.
ulouaeslnr and Portland far ths first
II msnths Ut 1877 are ealnulate nj
ata 900 900 paunds hs The H,,raau NJ
Fisheries, valued M sA,aau ,nhu, san
pa 81 ~l.b aip. a., h,U pounds. valued
nj sAii.,,1t,n In this contemplating
1874 perI,a Aiming ths frrah nah,
haddaHk ahnweh u gain If IA mao hDil
pnundA, c,id A lnas II N aaT, nnti l,n,,Hfi@
AMI nsehetel = maa vi t.aoeto 900
paundA
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NEW YORK, January ~ De
.enil'et safes ~ ~. II, Kinney 10. were
aafs*tt for any month III the com
tsn$sk history. feanhjna s2.ss3,2s2
rhfek of Fanny Farmer candy shops
fer 1871 were aaTa2 ,b2s, an iaetaasa
III $3.50. 5s9 Oyer 1879
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NEW YORK January N0.~~Jof'
6sn Motor Car 10, has reduced prices
from 1900 ~ $500 on all models Ut the
Air Line 4 series ana the tittIs custom
~ A fiat reduction II 1900 WIS made
ob the 81 TIE gfH DJjees are sHse'
live January y.
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NEW YORK. January I N1,-~A
large order for rails has been distrib'
uted by the ~, Louis. Southwestern
Railway Cotton Reiu, Bethlehem
steel received 5000 tons, Illinois Steel.
$500 tons and Inland Steel. 4.aon tons,
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Low since Jan. 1870. lob o. on -
tAp..Sl tMh.s6l toc...s
Average daily tradings rose $ls2,-
100, 900, as compared with $l4S.a0o. 900
worth of trading week ago and $780,
40o. 600 a year ago.
These figures represent the actual
value OF the average daily stock eX-
change tradings in common industrlai
stocks. based on the prices and the
number of shares traded in each stock.
tConvright. 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
The Texture Of the Child.

why is 1t that I have trouble getting
Harry to learn simple things and nave
no trouble with Tom at all? They are
both good boys. But have to hammer
and hammer at Harry to get the simplest
thing done. tell Tom once. twice at
most. and he has the idea and gets
at it."
There is such a thing as the texture
Of the mind. Some Of them are IKE
wax, easy to make an impression upon
and quick to allow 1t to pass of. Some
are like rock TO receive and like rock
to retain. Some are like wax to re-
ceive and like rock to retain. Some are
like rock to receive and like wax to re-
tain. And every mind has some trace
Of each type.
Tom gets the idea quickly and holds
1t fast. Harry gets the idea slowly and
then holds 1t forever. Dick takes 1t
like lightning and let's it vanish like
snow in Summer.
Yet there are subjects to which Tom
presents a rock-like mind. For an
instant he glimpses dimly the notion
you present, but his mind let's 1t go.
The brain cells refuse to welcome 1t and
scarcely open to mark the trace. The
brilliant boy and girl has rocky spots,
knotty spots and wax-like spots scatter
cd through his brain areas. NO human
being has ever cultivated his entire
brain area to full capacity Some day
10 may be done. but certain 1t is that
this is not the day.
It Is not possible then for a child tc
get 100 per cent in every subject in the
course OF study. 1t is not possible for
every child in the family to like the
same things. to do the same things. 10
behave the same way. One has to cu!-
tivate the high spots Of each. to make
the most of the fertile areas and not
grumble about the spots that are still
too shallow for good crop.
Every normal minded child has some
areas of mind that can be highly de-
veloped He has some characteristics
that are lovely. He has some gifts
some powers that are his answer tc
lifes challenge. 1t is far better to study
the subject, study the child We are
working upon and develop him accord
ing to his texture than to determine be-
forehand what we shall do with him
regardless.
Michelangelo used to see things in
! bits of stone and then proceed to chise
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WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE SERENADE
BY ARTEMUs WARD

| great many ragged boys, and there
| was quite q number Of grown-up per-
sons evigently under the aff1uence d
the intoxicatin' bottle. The band was
also drunk.
DR.. Schwazey, who was holdin' up a
post. seemed to be particlarly drunk
so much so that 1t had got into his
spectacles, which were staggerin' wildly
| over his nose. But I was In for It.
and commenced:
"Fellow Citizens: For this onexpect-
| ed honor"
will YOU give us our money now, or
wait till you git through" interrupted
the leader of the band.
To this painful and disgustin' inter-
ruption I paid no attention.
- for this unexpected honor
thank you"
But you said you'd give us 81 II
we'd play two choons," said the leader
of the band.
Again 1 didn't notice him, but re-
sumsd. as follows:
Il say. thank you warmly. When
/ look at this crowd Of true Americans
my heart swells-"
80 do T." cried Dr. Schwazey.
I'VE all do" exclaimed voice.
So my heart swells-"
Three cheers for swel!s," cried an
other voice.
I'VE live in troublesome times. but
hope we shall again resume our for
mer proud position, and go on in our
glorious career!"
I'm w1llin' for one to go on a glori-
Gus career" said Or. Schwazey. will
you join me in glorious career, fellow
citizens? What wages does glorious
career git-Which is to say paws his
own room and board?"
DIR. Scilwazey" said l. sternly, YOU
are drunk You're disturbin' the peace
of this meetin'.''
Have you banquet spread In
the house," suddenly inquired. DR.
Schwazey. There was no silencing that
man. Il should like a rhynossyross
on the half she'll" he rambled on. "or
a hippopotamus on toast, or a horse
and wagon roasted whole. Anything
that's handy. Don't put yourself out
on my account"
At this point the band began 70
make hidyous noises with their brass
horns. and exceedingly ragged boy
wanted to know If there wasn't to be
some whites afore the concern broke
up?
I didn't exactly know what to do. and
was Just on the point of doin' 1t, when
a upper winder suddenly opened and
a stream of hot water was bro't to
bear on the disorderly crowd. who took
hint and retired at once.
When I am taken by surprise with
another serenade, shall. among other
arrangements. have respectful COM
pany on hand So no more today
When this you see remember me.
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KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH yASTROW.

fences on page or what not, the
obession would have assumed formida-
ole dimensions.
Counting is one of the most COM
mon of these obsessions. which are q
sort of mental itch. Questioning Is
another, sort of insistently useless
why" habit Why did that bird alight
Just on that tree? Why did that COW
have one crumpled horn? Why is that
man wearing brown tie? Why is my
left foot burning? Why is that CHM
ney smoking? Sanity consists In dis
missing and ignoring in order to con-
centrate on what is worth while. If
you felt obliged, had the obsession. to
read everything on newspaper page If
you started it at all, you couldn't do any
useful work unless you kept away from
newspapers. Some things are to be
read, others skipped; obsessions limit
your freedom
In his clerical work A. L. w. had an
overdose Of number occupation: It has
persisted as an obsession. Numbers are
monotonous; they wear out because like
constant drop they always hit the
same spot, use the same brain cells.
The adding machine has done much to
relieve such strain. Under the old
system of adding and verifying, bank
clerks broke down frequently. You
can't use one delicate mechanism so
constantly without running the danger
Of cverstrain. Writer'S cramp and
suctioneer's cramp result from over
strained muscles land the brain CEN
tiers guiding them, and number
obsession may arise from similar con.
dition. When it comes to affect the
general mental processes in other fields,
1t suggests form of brain flag.
Then the thing to do is not to fight
the number habit or even the tendency
to rumination or circling with ones
mind, but to turn the mind to fresh
interests, provide abundant rest and
establish mental regimen that will set
the mind free. Don't worry about the
obsessions; they flourish only on favor
able SOIL Good health and satisfying
occupation are the indirect methods of
freeing the mind of obsessions.
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Obsessions.

I am . young man 20 years old. graduated
from elementary school e. Y; nigh e.. scno9 bee
kse IN the e1 eyeninss Se since Fesrua-y. is,s
Fer about two years ! worked as ledser
clerk sODs %srF sss very on
leave IN THIS time ny MIND seemed to- to h9 y.
sxplain my conclusions. something / did
brssEins the habit Of thinEins in circles and
BIZ nun,bers, s Would you sdviss m. to see
some doctor? II so. whom' can't gay
fnuch7 a. L. w.
There isn't much to say to A. L. W.
directly. quite little indirectly. 1t
isn't likely that this feeling OF falling
to think through Is more than sign
Of brain flag: and two years Of
nnonotonous and strenuous work is
enough to account for it. On which
more presently. Assuming that all Is
otherwise we'll, an occupation that
orers interest, variety and the usual
satisfaction of getting on would do
much to set the mind back to It's &C. &C..
always help. and he isn't always easy
10 find. Whatever the nature of A..
L. WIS handicap. 1t isn't serious one.
and vet it belongs to that variety OF
persistent interference with mental mt
ness that is difficult to deal with. 1t
can't be attacked through the center;
one must 60 around the ends.
Obsession is quite too strong word
to call this number hahit-thinking in
circles and getting nowhere. wanting to
get of but with no place to land-but
It is obsession in type. Obsessions are
of all shades and grades OF innocence
and seriousness There are first the
little occasional compelling impulses
that must be obeyed before peace Is
restored. The classic illustration is that
of DR.. johnson, who had to touch each
paling of fence with his cane, and II
he skipped one had to go back to feel
at ease and continue with his walk
let us hope, without passing too many
such fences. It's q harmless indul-
sence. and children are full of such
impulses, even making ceremonies OF
them.
But If instead of touching those pal
tngs DR.. johnson, or others with q
similar habit who are not DR.. JohnSons
felt compelled to count them or count
many other countable things. II they
felt obliged to count footsteps or the
number of persons or vehicles passed,
the obsession would become quite Q
nuisance and might grow to interfere
with mental fitness. Especially II one
couldn't stop the thing when one
wanted to turn ones mind to something
more profitable, and II one couldn
read book without counting the num-
Der of pages or the number of SEN
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Veal Birds.

Thinly slice three pounds Of veal
from the round. then cut it into pieces
about i've inches square Spread each
with a dressing made by mixing one
loaf Of crumbed bread with two tea
spoonfuls each Of sage and salt, one
fourth cupful of melted butter, one
tablespoonful of lemon Juice and a
little pepper. Add enough hot water
to Just moisten. Roll the meat over the
dressing to resemble birds, skewer with
toothpicks or tie with cord and brown
In drippings Cover with cream and
simmer for one hour. Serve on but
tered rounds Of toast.