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Evening star., 1940-06-07
Bauman Is Reelected
Oriental Building
Association Head
Assets Climb Above
S6, $50, 900, Highest
Mark in History
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.

Chaplin B. Bauman was re-elect-
ed president of the Oriental Build
ing Association by shareholders
at their annual meeting yesterday.
All other officers and directors were
reelected, including Ralph A. Kan
der, secretary and John G. Kolb,
treasurer.
Directors elected included the Of
ficers and Carl C. Haneke. John j.
Kolb, Thomas B. Young, Louis C..
Dismer, c. Albert Parker, DR.. Fred
erick H. Morhart and Fred w.
Schneider.
According to Mr.. Xander, assets
of the Oriental are the highest in
history, being in excess of $3.50, 900,
and the past year was one of the
best in many years. A member OF
the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys-
tenn, the District of Columbia and
United States Savings League, ORR
entail is the oldest association of
its kind in Washington. 1t opened
for business in 1861 and has en-
joyed a steady and consistent
growth.
More Visitors Here.
Curtiss Hodges. director in charge
of promotion of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee of the
Board of Trade, estimated that Wis
itors will bring more money to
Washington this year than in 1899,
which in turn was 20 per cent ahead
of 1898.
One of the main indices of the
number of visitors on which the COM
mittee relies for its estimates is the
attendance at the Smithsonian In
stitution. Although the institution
was closed on account of repairs for
some time this year, the attendance
was on the upgrade. Visitors in
creased from 233,7O8 in May, 1899,
to 288,465 in May, 1910, while for the
year to date they increased from
836, ,430 in 1899 to 897 1923 in 1910.
Tourist Camp Business Drops.
At the Washington Tourist Camp
the year to date shows a decrease
from 1899, but part of this was be-
lieved to be due to the extreme cold
weather of the early months. Now
the place Is crowded to capacity
every night.
Hotels reported that business
generally is very good. In some
quarters it was said the national de-
fense program had been a drawing
card and the prospects of Congress
remaining here longer than had
been expected is another factor.
The war abroad, and emphasis on
Travel America" year, in which
several agencies have concentrated
attention, all will contribute to
larger number of visitors in Wash
ington this summer, according to
Mr.. Hodges.
Dividend Notices Sent.
Receiver Justus S. Wardell of the
Northeast Savings Bank is sending
out daily to depositors more notices
far Sief rih,,fiov,t NJ tia Oval ra;,,;l>~l
Evening star., 1940-06-07
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 7.-Diminished
hedge pressure and improved trade
and Wall Street demand accounted
for fair-sized gains in cotton futures
today.
Steadiness in securities made for
an improved sentiment.
Midafternoon prices held gains
OF 7 to 13 points; July (olO. e55.
October, 8.68; May, 8.22.
Futures closed 1-s hisher.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Miscellaneous Markets

Additional New York markets As com.
PIC, coFFr Fr IF ssssociaaed snn. Press:
7l.-A; Rio No, Z, 5K Cost and freight
onerlngs included Santos Bourbon Is and
5s at 6.4O-7 10. Santos No 4 "D" fu-
lures close ! lower: sales, LOO bags: JULY
5.ISb; September 5.9l: December, 6'O1.
RIG No "A" futures UNCHANGED: no sales
COCOA-Futures closed "a lower; sales.
IA tons; July, 4.5sn: September. 4.86:
CRUDE, RUBBER-Futures closed 4-oa
higher; sales, No. l standard. SO Contracts:
July Il j g: September. 10. .4O-45: Deem.
Der; 1ot ~ $50; smoked ribbed, spot. 81 .63n.
WOOL TOPSIFutures lost part Of early
gains; July, 96.2b; October, 81 sb; Deem,
ber' 93.9 spot, standard tops, 1870:
RAW HIDES-Futures closed l lower ia
: ~ hishsr 9 ss. sales. 5320;0o pounds; septem-
per; ss. December. ~. 10: March. 10 33n:
. RAW s1IK-rutures No. i closed 3-5h
hiEher; sales. 610 bales; june. Sk7Isb:
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-06-07

Women Of Bermuda are demand
ing more gowns made in the United
States than previously.
Evening star., 1940-06-07

Cottonseed oil closed steady Bleachabie
prime summer yellow. 500 nominal prime
crude nominal. July, 5.6Ob; September
567b: October. 5. .68b; December, SOB.
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
a-IO higher Sales, 70 contracts. july.
6.09b; September. 6l6; October. e i oh. ~,
cember, 6.19b: January, 6.2lb. b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-06-07

NEW YORK. June THE Associated
Press weishted wholesale price index Of
35 commodities today advanced to II 40
ndn,S preyiogs oSs day "a 7lls; week seo 7l6s;
AA'A'A As0 1916 1889 ysas age isss se'sg 1aaa.sz
HEh - 1929 1929 74.37 as.i4
Low 11.15 637s $685. 4I.44
Q926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1940-06-07

CHICAGO Cash Market.
i Cash wheat sales-No 3 mixed s1h.
sssernooNo. yellow 66-671a; No. 2. s5'.-
grade; mixed. 33i3: No . white 3sIa: No.
3: 34a-35: sample grade. 33s. Barley
Maltlns $3.50. nominal; feed barley 40
As, nominal
Winnipeg Prices
WINNIPEG. June QP-Grain range
today:
WHEAT prsv
High. Low. Close. close
July -- .75hs .74ia rs
October - ~. .76h .75h 7ea
Decemssr - - .7s7s rs
July 80 3lsa 40 31s.
Wheat. No. ! Northern, 74s. No 2,
5lt2; No. 3. 67'4. Oats. No. 2 white.
32l2: No. 8. 311a.
Baltimore Quotations
BALTIMORE. June 7 P.-Wheat. No.
red winter garlicky. spot domestic, 95.
Evening star., 1940-06-07

ppToxnofe ooes OF StoekS on the N r Stock Exchono0
ll:00 AM.------- 10000 1900 Noon - $50 900
l:0o I'm 100000 200 Pm $4,000
Total Sales for the day. 10000
Unit OF trading.
IN bankruptcy receyershp zed
Act or securities
Rates OF dividend the foregoing
based the
Unless otherwise extra dividends are
included - - N@'0' "'e no
Xxx dividend xr Ex rights Also extra or extras
accumulated dividends paid last
far this year PAYABLE in stock Cash or
STOCK Accumulated dividends paid
Evening star., 1940-06-07
New Orleans Prices
OBJ. MO r,,on I'M

NEW ORLEANS, June 7 R.-Cotton fu-
lures advanced today due to trade buying,
iavoranle war news and strength in securf-
ties. Closing prices were steady at net
1ainS of To 10 nnint. Ns oe Aee
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Dividend Notices Sent.

Receiver Justus S. Wardell of the
Northeast Savings Bank is sending
out daily to depositors more notices
for distribution of the final dividend
Of SIS per cent. This Is in addi-
ton to the 100 per cent previously
paid to about 1000 depositorA The
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Baltimore Quotations,
Commodity Prices

BALTIMORE. June 7 P).-Wheat. No
2 red winter, garlicky spot domestic e5,
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Winnipeg Prices.

WINNIPEG. June P.-Grain range
today:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26

IN R,,rnania and the hard time the Turpu
severin conference is having over the Transyl-
vania muddle keeps us agape. And secretly we
hone that the Balkans will explode again. not
because we want more peoples at war, more
thousands slaughtered but because the more
troubles Hitler has the less will be his chance
of conquering Britain.
Should firing start anywhere in the Balkans
the fight will assuredly involve Italy, Greece,
and Turkey, with Russia, ever alert for gain,
Will give Turkey a free hand to aid Greece.
And that will put Italy on the spot on the
near side of the Mediterranean while she has
her hands full on the far side in fight with
Britain for control of that coveted sea.
As an ally of Germany, Hitler cannot allow
such a situation for Italy to 60 unattended to.
But what he will be able to do, with his force
spread over the vast territory of conquered
countries, from northern o wa y to mid
France, is not apparent. Possibly he will be
able to do little, and probably will want to do
less with England on his hands and growing
more menacing daily. In very literal sense
war in the Balkans will find him between the
devil and the deep blue sea, and there will be
little to choose between them.
So we watch the Balkans with consuming
interest
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Foreign Trade

All the news these days is not gloomy. Take.
for example, the reports of foreign trade re-
leased by the department of commerce. They
show that United States exports in the first
year Of the war will approximate 81, 600, 600, 900
if the June rate continues through July and
August.
In the ten months ended June 80 our exports
to Latin-American countries showed the larg-
est percentage increase over the like 1938-39
period for any geographical region, rising 43
per cent The increase for South America alone
was even greater, amounting to 592 per cent.
While no figures are available for imports
from Latin-America for the full ten months,
the record since the war began indicates that
the increase in United States buying was much
less than its sales. This condition must be rem
edied if the better rate of exports is to be
maintained.
The growing importance of actual war bust
ness is indicated by the fact that our sales to
the British Empire in June amounted to 46 per
cent Of total exports, against only 38 per cent
in June 1888 and 1885, The United Kingdom
alone took % per cent of our foreign sales
during the month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Editorial Comments
From Other AnqIes
DEFEATISM
Raleigh News and Observer

For man whose faith in human continuity
spanned the gap of life as we know it to be-
lief in the possibility of communication be-
tween life here and hereafter, the recent com.
ments of the late Sir Oliver Lodge constitute
note of tragic irony.
An earnest and treless seeker after knowl-
edge Sir Oliver came at the end of the quest
to the bitter confession of fear of the very
knowledge he embraced.
I'VE know" said he, ''things that we never
should have known-things of the devil.
Think of the radio-my first love. never
dreamt that an electrical discovery of mine
would ever be used to send airplanes to bomb
innocent children. Yet, that has happened
even though other hands than mine brought
the fulfillment of the idea. If that is the use
science makes of the new knowledge, then
wish the secret of wireless signalling had
never been made known to me-"
OF course, civilization and continuing faith
in the ultimate survival of the good over the
evil, of truth over evil, of human contest over
human bewilderment and suffering is the anti
thesis of defeatism. Current trends in the
world put fearful strain upon such faith.
Take merely the airplane. An actuarial an.
alysis would set up an impressive equation in
which the havoc the airplane has brought
upon the world would reduce its blessings, in
comparison, to triviality
But tnlS neltner is nor should De oar or Dan
upon knowledge and upon science. In world
in which it now clearly appears mans COM
mand of power has vastly outrun his will to
use it for the common good, this may be ex-
pected. 1t may seem more tragic and dis
coura gng now because the power is greater
and the possibilities of its benevolent use are
more obvious and generally acclaimed by
men of good will.
Out Of the very terms Of crusade to end
all war grows another world war of potenti-
ally greater devastation and human exploita-
ton. Perhaps this too, may not be the last.
And yet, despite the spectacular evidences
of science put to violent and vicious uses, we
have also in historic perspective overwhelnn-
ing evidences of the indomnitable qualities Of
the human spirit, spirit which if it were not
endowed with the sublime power of rising
above its own stupidities, its selfishness. its
wickedness would long ago have destroyed
itself by the very creations of its cunning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Shifting Capital

Z Close observers of the financial scene, says
the New York Herald Tribune, report a curl
Gus and interesting shift of capital to various
Latin-American countries, notably Brazil
It seems that the funds belong to European
emigres who managed to reach these shores
some time before the European war began,
with their capital more or less intact. Some re-
cent arrivals from France may also be con-
cerned. The migrants simply are moving on,
possibly because profit possibilities in the Unit
ed States are far from tempting, and they are
taking their money along
No difficulty apparently has been put in the
way of the monetary transfers by our own
authorities. One outstanding result Of the Shift
is that the exchange positions OF the recipient
countries is being eased considerably.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Aug 25.-Senators and con-
gressmen are traditionally better takers than
listeners. drop into the galleries some day.
There is one fellow, though who goes up on
Capitol Hill frequently, and when he does,
members of Congress listen!
Few men in Washington get such undivided
attention-and respect-from congressional
audiences as does Gen. George Catlett Mar
shall, chief of staff of the United States army.
little more than a year ago, President
Roosevelt gave this TALL soft-spoken, graying
soldier promotion over 33 of his senior Of
ficers.
In doing SO, he elevated to the post man
to whom three chiefs of staff before him
(Pershing, Macarthur and Craig) referred at
various times great soldier.
Although not without precedent, the promo
ton also gave this top army post to a man
who was not graduate of West Point. But no
man who ever came out of the army college
was more a professional soldier.
GRADUATE OF v.MI.
Puck Marshall was born in Uniontown,
Pa, 60 years ago. He was graduated from
Virginia Military Institute with honors 81 years
later year after that he was commissioned
second lieutenant in the United States army
and his varied (but consistently successfully
military career under way.
The stories about him at V. M. I. are as
numerous as the anecdotes of that institution
written into the recent play and movie,
Brother Rat" In his rat freshman,
year, he was seriously injured by bayonet
during hazing incident. But Marshall passed
it off without a word of accusation against
those responsible
Marshall was graduated without single de.
merit, senior captain of his class fifth in
scholastic standing and an all-southern foot.
ball tackle
DEFENSE PLAN PRAISED
There is another story that while serving in
the Philippines, when he was second lieu
tenant, he drew up field orders that were later
described by his general. as the best plan for
the defense of the islands that he had ever
seen.
Seven years ago this month, General Mar.
shall was only colonel. 1t was during the
World war that he first came to the attention
of General Pershing, whose aide he later be-.
came.
When General Marshall took over the armv
few months before the Nazis went ram
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Why We Watch The Balkans

Not so long ago that the younger generation
casual interest only in this country. We read of
them chiefly to learn how indiscreet and quar-
relsome and utterly irresponsible those for
eigners" could be. But it was all remote and
too foolish to stir deep concern on this side OF
the Atlantic. That powder keg'' as we called
the region, might explode at any time, and it
often did, but its repercussions could not carry
tremor beyond Europe Those were the hap
py days when vast ocean gave us the isola-
ton some misguided gentlemen in congress
believe still exists
Those times are past. The war has stirred
such sharp echoes within our borders that
whatever transpires in the combustable Bal
kans engages our attention, even our solicitude
as if it were just across our back fence. This
has been the condition of affairs since Ru-
mania shifted her allegiance from Britain to
Germany, as measure Of supposed self Sc
curity, and Russia absorbed Bessarabla
Throughout these troubled days of controversy
with Russia and Germany playing tricky
game in southeastern Europe, the one for ter
ritory and the other for supplies, we have
watched the proceedings, no longer as dlsln'
terested and indulgent spectators but as
roofing partisans nursing hope that some
mistep would hurl Hitler and Stain for each
others throat and Britain gain great advan'
tage as result.
That is why the present partial mobilization
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Creating A Bugaboo

Tn asking the senate to speed the conscrlp'
ton legislation which it has dawdled over so
long. President Roosevelt, at his last press
conference, sagely said that manpower With
out equipment would serve no good purpose,
and now it is equally true that equipment
without nanpower would be Of no use. Thus
far he declared, the defense effort has con-
centrated on equipment. 1t is time that men
be provided to handle 1t.
Volunteering, said the President, has been
at high rate but is still insufficient. Post
ponement of conscription would mean nearly
year of delay in building up an adequate
army. Quick passage Of the pending bill is
paramount need.
To which Senators Wiley and Nye reply
that prolongation Of the debate is In order,
that three weeks more of discussion will not
be too much, and that the measure is an
insult to our American boys and can del
initely lead to dictatorship" Instead OF heed
ing the Presidents words they accept them
as a challenge, and tacitly serve notice that
the President need expect nothing but con-
tinued opposition from the isolationists who
has already hamstrung this essential pro-
vision for security against known national
peril.
Most of the discussion provoked by the
Presidents appeal is too silly to require COM
ment One point, raised by Senator Nye,
however, invites close inspection. He de-
clared as quoted above, that conscription
would definitely lead to dictatorship-a rou-
tod fo firni6 children
1t originates in unsound thinking and can
have no weight with reasoning people
To begin with, relationships are the prod
uct of assumed power. Existing customs
must first be overthrown. They are the fruit
of seizure, not the consent of a people. In
this country, the same power which could
authorize conscription as an emergency meas
ure would still have the power to revoke it
when the emergency passed.
There is no hint of dictatorship in the pro-
posal to raise an army needed in national
crisis by conscription of the nations men Of
fighting age. On the contrary, it is the only
simple means of creating that army. And
If, by any chance, the draft could be ap-
praised as an insult to American youth. as
Senator Nye glibly declares, it would still be
desirable IN comparison with the insult of the
aggressors if their designs against American
youth, and all other Americans, were unop-
posed.
In the final analysis, we have to choose be-
tween a selective draft for defense and the
serfdom of Europe's conquered democracies.
And the decision must not be longer delayed.
The danger is not remote, but present. To
talk Of dictatorship in the United States is to
insult the people of the United States. Senator
Nye forgets the prerogatives of the congress
Of which he is member when he mentions
it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Unique Distinction
o. HALLEsBY, Ph. D.

Wendell Wilkie, the Republican candidate
for the presidency says the Democrats are
packing the relief payrolls to win votes in the
coming election.
He says the relief rolls were 10000 larger
in July than in June. Each of these reliefers,
he believes, can influence foAr voters That
means the Democrats are 100000 votes ahead
of what they would have had if the WPA
rosters had not been jumped.
It's specious argument and quite as shall
low as his every public utterance. But it is
interesting in that it shows Mr.. Willkie ac-
knowledges defeat even as the campaign
starts 1t gives him the unique distinction OF
admitting in advance that he will be beaten.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
SENATORS DEBATE
DESTROYER PLAN
Nye And Danaher Claim Pro-
posed Transfer Of Ships
Would Be An Act Of War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-R-
Senators Nye R-ND) and Dana
her (R-Conn) contended tonight
that the transfer of so destroyers
to Great Britain would constitute
an act of war while Senator Pep
per D-Fla) and Col. Henry Breck-
inridge. New York lawyer, argued
that it might avert war from this
country.
They discussed the proposal on
the American Forum of the Air.
Nye characterized as "silly pal
aver" the contention that the Unit
ed States was dependent upon the
British navy, asserting that the
"best of military authority h a s
demonstrated how little force
could be moved against us by
victorious Hitler
Danaher said that the United
States was bound by domestic and
international law to refrain from
such transfer.
Supplying destroyers to Eng
land is a recognized act of war
and the American people should
fully realize it," he asserted. j.. g.
If we make available to England
some of our destroyers for use in
the war, inevitably we enter that
war"
Expressing the view that addi-
ton of so destroyers to the British
fleet might mean the difference
between victory and defeat for
Britain, Pepper said:
These fifty World war destroy
ers could be of no higher service
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26

paging in Europe, he Immediately
set about reorganizing. Some arnv
men wise in the ways of politics
told him he was inviting the axe.
But the general went ahead.
quietly but firmly brushing the Oh
jecting politicians aside. Each pass.
ing month found him another notch
higher in the esteem of congress
and the civilian corps working for
national defense.
HASTE SLOWLY
The lean, wiry general with
bit of squint in his left eve. has
been an apostle of make haste
slowly" in the defense program
but he never has relaxed his insis'
tence on its expansion.
When the vast war games were
held in the south last spring (the
largest such peace-timc noane,,va,. r
up to that time), General Marshsn
said 1T was successful exneri-
ment. 1t showed us our shortcor,
ings." '~o''i-
That" said a friend, lis Cen.
eral Marshall. He'd rather kno,,,
an army's weakness than ;+s
strength. 40
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
Star-News Program

Consolidated City. County Government
unde, Council Manager Administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Sho0s.
Seaside High,cay from W1ghtsvtlle
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension of CITY limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel. ao1d
er Turning Basin, sotth ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Paved Rtvey Road to Southport, 0to
Orton Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Prodxc
ton through snstdtned-yteld methods
throughout Southeastern North Cdroltno.
United Industrial and Resort Pro
mottonal Agency. supported BY one.
countrywide tas.
Shipyards and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Soxthedstern
North Carolina, developed around tho
Community Hospital
Adequate hospital facilities for sohites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouss for Ezport Bxyers.
Development OF ndttvs grape 0roaotn0
throughout Southeastern North Cosoltna.
Modern Ta6ercu1osts sanotortHns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
TOP O. THE MORNING

He that is faithful In that which is least is
faithful also In much.' luke 16; 10).
Some Christians get very tar.
When ne learn to kno10 them, we disc0ver
that it IS neither their ability, nor their knoao-
ledge, nor favorable circumstances Dhich haze
a1om for them the high respect In Uhich they
are held. No, 1t is their person itself =. If
ne had occasion to enquire further, Ue Uou1d
discover the secret of these people, they are
faithful In little things >. Their Hte Is oc-
cupied aOdth those daily little acts of kindness
a0hich are of most Ualue to those with aohoma
they associate and 1hich require most of those
Uho perform them.
o. HALLESBY, Ph. D.