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E YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-R-Un-
certainty over the l941 farm pro-
gram in the cotton futures market
today contributed to moderate pres
sure in distant deliveries. The final
range was unchanged to S points
lower.
Hedging, lately small, increased
but neither buyers or sellers pressed
their position to cause a decisive
trend.
Worth street textile dealers re-
ported business was confined mainly
to moderate demand for sheetings
and other coarse goods to gov
eminent orders.
Exports Thursday 1926 bales;
season so far 47S,515. Port receipts
1924. Port stocks 3,199,207.
Range follows:
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NEW COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-QPJ-
Cotton futures were irregular here
today with hedge selling and week
end long liquidation ~off-settlng trade
buying. Closing prices were steady
unchanged to 4 points net lower.
Open High Low Last
Dec. 1912 1912 1000 1912 Unch
Jan. b1O.O1 ---- ---- b1O.O2
March 1917 1917 1O.11 n1O.14
Nav Z 1908 1905 1908 n10.04
July - 9.s7 s.s7 $50 $50 Off 4
Oct. 9.3S 9.39 9.34 b9.3O
Bid; Nominal.
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NEW YURK,
closing price and net change Of the
fifteen most active stocks today:
Blyn-Manh TT $4,000; g.. as
Para Pict q, 500; 10, AZ.
Cons Eds 1890; 215s, dh.
Unit Gas Imp 1900; 1913, ais.
Richfield Oil $500; 9A, as.
Int Mer Mar $500; 10. az.
U S Steel ZOO; 66T. d..
socony Vac $500; So, as.
Gen Motors 5000; 1875, aas.
Colum q and E 6,100; AS, DIS.
Gen Elec 5000; SO, ass.
Anaconda $500; 81, ais.
Hud Bay NJ and S $500; 1873, DIS.
U s Rubber 5000; 23A, d..
Del Lack and W 400; rs, DIS.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Nov. 29.-PE Tur-
pentine firm 81 IL; offerings 1879;
sales $3.50 gallons; receipts 119;
shipments IL; stock 1908. Rosin
firm; offerings 157, all sold; re-
ceipts 724; shipments 582; stock
1854, 120.
Quote: B 100; D LIS to 80; E,
F 1.7S to 80; G l 70; H 1.78 to 80;
L 1873 to 80; K 2.01 to 10; M 2.16;
N 2.20 VIC 2.52; WV, x, 2.75.
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BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.-R-(U.
S. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs $50. Mostly
IS lower than Thursday: good and
choice 1870 to $40 lbs. $50 to IS;
practical top 6.55; 100 to 100 lbs.
6 Is to 40; 14o to 100 lbs. sos tc
80; $50 to 300 lbs 800 to Is; 100
to 40 lbs. 5.85 to 6 10; 100 to 100
lbs. 5.65 to go. Packing soWs $40
to 60,
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NEW YORK BUTTER

NEW YORK, No. 29.-R-But.
ter 100, I'll; unsettled. Creamery:
higher than 90 score and premium
marks "a 3-4 to IS IL; 90 score,
cash market "a IA to IL; 88 to 81
score 80 IL to "a; "a to 81 score
30 to 80.
Cheese 1886; firm. Prices un-
changed.
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Shipping News
IN PORT
---

In PORI
Barge
sandborn, 423 tons, c. D. Maffitt
and company, agents.
Steamers
Mallard, 1876 tons, discharging
cargo of nitrate of soda, Heide and
company, agents.
Ctal.) Villarperosa, 1921 tons, held
in port account of war.
Severance, 1858 tons, with sui
phur, in distress, C. D. Maffitt and
company, agents.
Bar Dredge
Comstock, 1000 tons, U. S. army
engineers bar dredge.
Steamer
Dixie Sword, 1000 tons, from Car.
teret via Charleston with cargo OF
fertilizer, Heide and company, agents.
INWARD BOUND
Tanker and Barge
Tanker H. M. Frederickson, 1902
tons, towing barge Puroil, 1910 tons.
from Smith Bluff with cargo Of
gasoline for the Cape Fear termi-
nal company.
TankerS
Walter Jennings, 5,972 tons, from
Baytown with cargo gasoline for
Standard Oil company.
(Greek) Nicolaon Maria, 1926 tons,
from Tampico with petroleum prod.
ucts, C. D. Maffitt and company,
agents.
Steamer
Black Condor, 1886 tons, from Cal
cutta, with general cargo, c. D. Maj
fit and company, agents.
Tug and Barge
Tug Warbler and wrecking barge
from New York. C. D. Maffitt and
company, agents.
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POSTN1ASTERS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-UP-
President Roosevelt sent to the SEN
ate today for confirmation these
postmaster nominations: North Caro-
lina-Atlantic, Edward X. Morris;
Nashville, James Kelly Bridgers, ST.,
and Princeton, LoLis d. Braswell.
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NEW YORK METALS

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-R-Cop'
per steady; ~electroyltic spot Conn
valley 1900; export fas NY 1000
to HOO. Tin steady; spot and near
by 50.25; forward $40. Leao
steady; spot, New York sos to 70;
east St. Louis $50 Zinc steady;
asst St. Louis spot and forward
7.25. Quicksilver 1890 to 171.O0
Pig iron, aluminium. anthony
platinum, Chinese wolff amite ano
domestic scheelite unchanged.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

hfPOOL, Nov. 29.-R-Spot
not soii IN limited demand, prices 3
DYll's higher; quotations in pence;
soas van, strict good middling 900;
Sr mddling 9.06; good middling
SaJ 1' strict middling S.61; middlins
nj strict low middling S.21; low
7g,hs 7.81; strict good ordinary
s0od ordinary $751;.
u'ores closed at the maximum,
N'Nah@ed, March 781.
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va. Nov. 90 Up -
Peanut quotations: jumbos 3 3-8 to
3 10; bunch 3 1-8 to 3 Ia; run
ners 3 to 3 1-8. Market very quiet.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-HH
Spot cotton closed steady and I'm
changed. Sales 1905. Low middling
8.84, middling 9.84, good middling
II .34, receipts 1892; stock 540,410
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n. 0. OIL

Cott NV ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-R-
BllSeed oil closed steady.
SIS S'laole prime summer yellow
w. ilom; prime crude 1852 ~ bid.
Nsm 9'zob, Jan. 5.32b, Men. Sab.
B-bid. ''o'
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NEW YORK L

NEW YORK, Nov. 29-R-Live
poultry, by freight, steady. Fowls,
colored 20; leghorn Is. Pullets,
rocks %. Old ROSTERS IA. Ducks
II to IS 4
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CHICAGO LARD

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-R-Lard
tierces 4.57; loose 4.85; bellies
9.25. 4
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CHARLOTTE COTTON

CHARLOTTE, Nov. 29.-LR-spot
cotton 1910.
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BALTIMORE
ADVERTISEMENT

BALTIMORE, Nov. 29-R-Po.
tatoes unchanged.
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0non HIGH LOW, Close
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Spot nominal; middling 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
CAMBRIDGE

Only fifty-six miles from London,
the seat of England's second uni
versity still seems distant from the
world of which the imperial me-
tropolis was the ultimate develop
ment. The fen country never has
been disciplined completely. It re-
mains wild after centuries of effort
on the part of successive generations
of civilized inhabitants. Cambridge
rises from the north bank of the
ancient Granta like medieval out
post It's atmosphere is that of
frontier which has become accuS-
toned to its advanced position and
no longer anticipates attack from
any quarter. Yet the town is raided
by Nazi flyers hidden in the clouds.
The Germans, presumably, know
what they are doing. It is matter
of history, familiar to them, that
Cambridge produces nothing but
learning For at least six centuries
youth has had recourse to teachers
who found the ford over the Cam a
convenient center for academic en-
terprise. The university was ortho-
dox in its earlier period, liberalistic
in more modern times. Names given
to the several colleges-Trinity, Cor
pus Christi, Jesus, Christ's, st.
John's-s,lppest the RELIGIOUS hack-
ground against which they were
established. Thomas More was a
patron; Erasmus, Linacre, Tyndale,
Cranmer and other reformerS made
the halls famous for the New Learn
ing. The Puritans were predominant
for while, then the Platonists, sub
sequently the Wings. Every depart
ment of human inquiry has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Functional BUILDINGS

A new policy is suggested as a
result of the House action in approx
ing construction of three new Gov
eminent buildings in the Capital
area.
Setting aside, with approval of the
Park and Planning Commission, the
ideal that Federal structures must be
of monumental character, the bill, in
the interests of speed and economy
so necessary at this time, provides
for erection of a s9,95O,0OO office and
file storage building to house the
scattered units Of the General Ac-
counting Office on the block just
north of the old Pension Office. 1t
also allots S6,4OO,OOO for two struc-
lures, similar to the present Navy
and Munitions buildings, to be used
as needed for Offices, and when the
emergency shall have passed, for file
storage.
Since the two latter buildings are
specified for location in suburban or
other outlying areas where land costs
are lower and traffic congestion is
less, a precedent is laid for develop
ment of a future policy which is
necessary to save the central portion
of the city from temporary building
eyesores such as remained in the
shadow of the Capitol for many years
after the first World War. This type
of structure may become necessary
again. But planned policy before
hand should be adopted to protect
the nationally important beauty of
Washington and It's environS. Sites
for the proposed buildings have not
yet been chosen, but one probably
will be in nearby Arlington.
In adopting the bill, the House
rejected a plan for an s8,550,OO0
General Office Building near Lincoln
Park. It's reason was that such a
building must be monumental, it's
cost would be too great for current
needs, and the time required to COM
plete it would be too long. In taking
this attitude, the House confirms the
policy which has been advocated by
the President, the Park and Planning
and Fine Arts Commissions, and
Washington citizens that East Capitol
street should eventually be developed
into one of the city's great and BEAU
tiful thoroughfares. 1t is gratifying
that this street is not to be made use
of for semi-temporary buildings of a
functional type under present con-
ditionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Mr.. Robert RESIGNS

Lawrence w. Chip Robert, jr,
has shown good judgment-albeit
somewhat belatedly-in deciding to
resign as secretary of the Demo-
cratic National Committee in order
to give his undivided attention to
his engineering firm. This firm, &C
cording to information recently
given the Senate by Senator Bridges,
Republican, of New Hampshire, has
received more than 100000 in fees
on naval construction contracts
totaling more than 26,000,O00 SEN
ator Bridges thought 1t was incon-
sistent that such considerable por-
ton of the Governments defense
business should 60 to the company Of
which the secretary of the Democratic
National Committee is president. He
demanded an investigation. Mr..
Robert, who could see nothing in
consistent about his dual services,
told newspapermen he would wei
come" such an inquiry. He said he
knew of no reason why Robert &
Company should be counted out" Of
the defense program because its head
had been elected to IAN honorary
and payless position" by his political
party.
Upon further elaboration, how
ever, Mr.. Robert came to the con-
clusion that he could not serve the
best interests of my company and
also the best interests of my party
connections simultaneously" and that
there cannot and must not be a
conflict between the two" So he
has given up his party post. That
there should have been a conflict"
between the two positions was in
evitable. Mr. Robert no doubt has
used his best efforts to associate his
political connections and his COM
mercial activities in Washington, but
even a superman would have diff
Guilty in avoiding MISUNDERSTANDING
especially when so much stress is
being laid these days on the neces-
sity for preventing partisan politics
from playing any part in the letting
of defense contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25

totalitarian war machine inevitably
would be destroyed, thereby delaying
the hour when an attack might be
launched in our direction. And it is
not to be forgotten that we need all
the time we can get in which to
build newer and better planes and
otherwise to arm, equip and train
the Army we are raising
Unhappily, we are in position in
which we must incur risks whatever
way we turn. Common sense and
the lessons of experience require
that we should pursue course which
at best may result in a British VIC
tory and at worst will serve to hold
back and weaken our potential enc
mics. The sale of the big bombers to
Britain is an important step in this
direction, and this country should
not hesitate to take the initiative in
negotiating the transaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
"FORTY-FOURTH STREET.

Dear Sir:
May report to you that we have had
tufted titmice nesting with us this spring
and summer? Furthermore, the box we
put up is not over 10 feet from our
front door.
I'm this connection, would say that
the books are correct in stating that
many of the woods inhabiting birds.
such as are found here in Wesley
Heights and the suburbs, prefer their
artificial homes to simulate their natu-
raj homes, ie., holes in trees. The box
Is formed of a hollowed-out log section
whose bark appears very much the same
as that of the poplar tree to which 1t
is attached.
IT believe that this same box was
equally attractive to the nuthatches and
chickadees, which, along with the tit
mice, were seen near it often in May
and early June, before the titmice took
over.
an early June, under the misappre-
hension that English sparrows had built
a nest In the box, removed the con-
tents, only to find that the nest material
was deep moss and roots lined with
onion skins, apparently the work Of the
nuthatches which were the first to sur
vey the damage and exhibit through
their action and cries that it was theirs.
The chickadees supposedly were un-
able, because of their size, to compete
with the larger species over this site
Let me hasten to add that I feel
that the sparrows are more willing or
able to find locations than these hole
nesting birds.
However, we are more than pleased
with our friends the titmice, who
brought of at least three young which
even now are still at the feeding tray
every day with the adult birds.
From observation. these titmice are
friendly, unafraid, and are as much at
home about the house and garden as
any other species I have seen.
1T will be mystery to me If many
other bird lovers have not had the same
experience.
SilCeIelS, w. w. ~, 0I'
Our correspondent is to be congratu-
lated on his titmice
Not every garden has them. by any
means, either at feeding trays or nest
ing.
Our own yard has had titmice every
year. at the feeding station, but never
making a nest.
This comes about. no doubt, because
other species get there ahead Of them.
We have had nesting catbirds, car
dinals, mockingbirds, robins, Baltimore
orioles and flickers.
With all this nesting going on there
Is not much room for smaller species.
We do not mean physical room. exactly,
for there is still plenty of space left for
the little fellows, If they wanted to
come in.
But the territorial theory Of bird song
gives us a clue. According to this
theory, the early spring songs are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Discusses Role Of Schools
In National Defense.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
All leaders in American thought and
education are a unit in urging that our
schools share in the national defense.
Some advocate the teaching of certain
vocational skills as main objective, 9TH
ers would stress a strong program of
building hardy and sound physiQues.
Many wise educators would emphasize
a teaching program for the study of the
strengths and weaknesses of democratic
government and would develop in our
pupils attitudes Of, at least tolerance for.
all peoples and all races if not the more
Christian virtues of human brotherhood.
1t seems to me this sort Of education
would entail instruction to show the dan
gers to democracy of institutions like the
Khan, the Bund and the paganistic, su-
perman. superior race theories OF the
Italian and German states.
Boys and girls in America should seri-
ously begin to study those practices that
make for caste and class systems and
mark the totalitarian governments Of
which we have too many forms here in
America like the poll tax and the tech
niques OF segregation. Only when boys
and girls are taught by teachers sympa-
thetic to the democratic processes and
not fascistic at heart will We get rid OF
fifth columnists and make America
safe place for democracy.
September 10. E. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
The Industrious DAUGHTER

hid my sorrow in the wood;
On meadow, left my pain.
To those who yer understood .
I said, 1T looks like rain"
I said. as I brought in the sticks
And heaped the wood-box high,
Or swept the floor, and trimmed the
wicks,
And baked an apple pie,
"It's rain that's In the air today.
I feel 1t in my bones"
dropped my thoughts down-well to
stay
Among the dark well-stones.
I heard my father boast between
The clank of pot and pan.
shed rather cook snd churn and clean
Than look at any man."
I said, "It's going to rain" I said.
"The winds a certain sign"
The farmland I've the heart to wed
Will have no heart of mine.
He goes afield to pillow, to reap;
Comes home, but not to me.
I walked against the rain to weep
Where none my tears might see.
BRANSON BLAKE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Surveys Future
With Apprehension.
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
AS read the daily papers and listen
to the broadcasts of the war it brings
to mind the Peace Conference which
met for the first time in Paris, France,
in January 1919 1t seems but yesterday.
The commanding figure of the confer
ence was President woodrow Wilson;
1t was the most notable gathering of
national leaders the world has ever seen,
and the questions to be decided were
more momentous than any in the previ-
Gus history of the world.
President Wilson took with him to
Paris a draft of the Covenant of the
League of Nations, on which he de-
termined the future peace of the world
should rest. While abroad, the President
visited Rome and London. He was met
personally by King Victor Emmanuel Of
Italy and King George of England.
After the President returned to Paris,
he convened the League of Nations Com
mittee and insisted that plans for the
League of Nations be drafted immedi-
ately, stating that lasting peace would
have to be made on basis Of justice
for all nations, and that means Of en-
forcing the peace would be pressing
while there was danger of Germany re-
jecting the Armistice and proceeding to
war again.
The Peace Treaty as I remember, was
handed to the German emissaries on
May 7, 1919. by Premier Clemenceau.
Standing at the head Of the table with
the Premier was President Wilson and
Premier David Lloyd George.
wonder If our babes Of % years ago
will follow in the footsteps Of their
fathers?
ANITA FRENCH sANDERSON.
September "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
THIS AND THAT
Blu Charles E. Trdce1DeI.

SO much love songs as sounds stalking
out claim.
Thus other birds, especially of the
same species, are warned to keep away.
AS far as the voice rings is believed TO
be the boundaries.
This does not mean, OF course, that
other birds will not fly In, but 1t does
seem to preclude their nesting.
The reason is that the parent birds
are very busy finding food for the fiedg-
lings. They are so busy, in fact, that
they cannot afford the time to make
long journeys from the nest.
Each family must have little happy
hunting ground near at hand. Where
as several species find plenty of food in
the same area, though limited, because
of diverse tastes, many pairs OF the
same species would be fighting each
other for food if they all nested in the
same garden.
So you seldom find more than one
pair Of species in the same yard.
But 1t also works against the smaller
species, saying that cardinals and cat
birds, for instance. are nesting in the
same area. These larger birds get most
of the food.
Hence 1t Is common to find that If
garden has larger species, at the begin
ming of the nesting season, 1t will not
have many Of the smaller birds
On the other hand, If the little fell
lows find the nests they like, and occupy
them promptly, the larger species tend to
shy away.
We believe this is the explanation Of
usual in one yard will be commonplace
in another.
Readers will recall that upon several
occasions we have printed letters Won
dering over the lack Of bluebirds in
some gardens.
why, We have plenty Of bluebirds-
therefore you must have plenty Of them,
tool"
That seems to be the line Of reasoning,
but 1t leaves out of account the plain
fact that hundreds of bird lovers in
this vicinity never see bluebird from
one wears end to the next
The old saw has it that you can't
! eat your cake and have it, too. In bird
watching, evidently it is unusual TO have
large birds, and little ones, too, all nest
ing in a very limited territory.
**
Our correspondent is quite right about
the smaller birds preferring perfectly
natural homes; that is, ones built of
| sawed-off sections of branches or limbs.
This also makes by far the prettiest
bird box, one which blends perfectly
with the tree it is placed on and with
the garden as a whole
1t is for this reason that so many
manufactured bird houses have slabs Of
bark applied to the sides and roof.
| This is better than plain boards, but
best Of all is complete section of trunk
or bough. in which the proper sized
entrance has been bored and then q
neat space for the nest followed out
behind it and somewhat lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
German Morale
Believed Weakening.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Herr Hitler's failure so far to make
good his threat to destroy London, and
overthrow the British Empire in light
ming attack as he did Poland and France
only in the minds of urban residents
of the Reich but quite generally through
out the country. They are naturally
asking themselves for of course they
would not dare ask any one else) not
only why London is still on the map;
menaced during the last war and pos
sessing a military machine more power
full than that of the Kaiser, with the
addition of an inspired leader favored by
all the Teutonic Gods of Wagnerian
opera; why they ask, should Churchill's
night pirates be allowed to force them to
flee to damp and musty shelters at I'M
seemly hours. They feel that Is not
cricket; for had they not been repeatedly
told by the Feuhrer they would be free
from attack and that the defenses Of
Berlin especially could not be preached?
The claims Of the German high COM
mand that the present attacks on Lon
don are in reprisal for R. A. F. attacks
on Berlin would indicate a definite
breakdown in the inventive branch Of
their propaganda machine and does
small credit to the intelligence of the
average man-on-the-street. In reprisal
for what did the rotund air-marshal's
angels of death destroy Warsaw and
Rotterdam and in the latter city cause
death to thousands OF non-combatants,
men, women and children? Germany's
feelings are outraged at what it terms
the wanton crininality of the British
in their Savage attacks" on Berlin and,
in retaliation, London is to be smashed
into impotent ruins" 1t would appear
that for Junkers plane to knock a
corner of Buckingham Palace or to bowl
over Q statue Of the revered Milton
from its pedestal In . peaceful English