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Evening star., 1940-02-06
Woshington's Farm

It Is regrettable that the plans of
the George Washington Foundation
to purchase Ferry Farm, the first
Presidents boyhood home, have gone
awry. The foundation was formed
about twelve years ago, and with
much enthusiasm began campaign
for funds to purchase Ferry Farm as
a shrine dedicated to American
youth. It contracted to purchase
the estate from the Colbert family
for about $685. Some $85, 900 was
raised by public subscription and
paid, but in the depression years do
nations were insufficient to take
care of the remaining principal and
interest.
Finally an auction sale of the
470-acre tract was ordered to clear
the title and the property was
bought by the woman who has occu-
pied it for years. Being Colbert
herself, she acquired title by paying
$4,000 to her fathers estate and
assuming an $4,000 mortgage. Off,
cials of the George Washington
Foundation were not present at the
auction and they now have small
hopes of ever acquiring the prop
erty. It is inevitable that plans to
make shrines of historical estates
will fail occasionally, but such fall
ures are particularly unfortunate
when they occur after expenditure
of a substantial sum collected from
a patriotic public.
National shrines cannot be made
of all of the many places having his
torical association with George
Washington. But Ferry Farm is one
OF the really outstanding localities
made famous by exploits in Wash
ington's life. It was the scene of
Legendary incidents familiar to every
schoolboy-the cutting down Of the
cherry tree, thsikhrowing Of dollar
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Liquor Investigation

Decision of the House District
Committee to authorize an investi-
cation of the granting and revoca-
ton of liquor licenses in the Capital
offers an opportunity for construc-
tive service, provided the inquiry is
conducted with the sole view of
placing the supervision and regula-
ton of liquor sales on the most salts
factory basis that is possible of
attainment.
The subcommittee in charge of the
inquiry, which is headed by Repre-
sentative Eberharter of Pennsyl-
vania, should commence it's work with
a clear realization of the difficulties
which confront the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board. This regulatory
agency has been caught in the cross
fire of those who believe that too
many licenses for the sale of liquor
have been granted and the critics at
the opposite extreme who say the
board has been unreasonable in re-
stricting the number of licenses
issued. Its lot is not a happy one.
Last month the Board of Direc-
tors of the Federation of Churches,
representing 10000 District residents,
made public a severe criticism of the
existing machinery for liquor sales
in the Capital. This statement
pointed out that 1900 licenses for
the sale of alcoholic beverages are in
effect now, as against only LOO in
the old saloon days. The Board of
Directors also described as an "ob-
jectionable" feature the offensive
liquor store signs" now in use, and
called for legislation which would do
away with the private licensee system
of liquor sales and substitute a dis
pensary system controlled by the
municipality. But despite the num-
ber of licenses which have been
issued, the A. B. c. Board has been
denounced from time to time for
refusing to grant additional permits,
and occasionally for refusing to re-
new some already in effect.
If worthwhile results are to be
achieved through the pending in
quiry, the House subcommittee will
have to take these conflicting points
of view into consideration and work
out a solution, probably in the nature
of compromise, which will offer the
greatest satisfaction to all concerned.
There is one additional matter
which the subcommittee should keep
prominently in mind. That is the
possibility that the members of the
A. B. C. Board, as a result of this
investigation, may come to feel that
they can be subjected to congress
sional pressure by any disgruntled
applicant whose request for a license
has been turned down. And any
amendment Of the liquor control
act designed to weaken the authority
of the A. B. c. Board in the interests
of the liquor dealers or holders of
liquor licenses will be of distinct dis
service to the community and to the
wise control of the liquor business.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Denounces Tactics Of
Germany and Russia.
To the Editor Of The Star:

The picture of those young Swedish
volunteers, lined up and waiting to be
sent to aid their Finnish friends, as
shown in The Star this evening, is a
most pathetic sight. Many of those
young, brave fellows, will soon be
stretched out on the snow, or ice,
wounded and frozen to death! And all
for what?
The fiendish, brutal and cowardly at
tack of that immense Russian Army upon
her little neighbor is another of the
many shameful disgraces which are hap
pening in this century of supposed
"civilization.S
What wonderful "neighbors" Germany
and Russia have been to their border
ing countries! How very thankful we
should be that the neighbor to the
north of us is not of their breed!
The warning nations must have spent
millions of dollars for tanks and air
planes, which are being blown to pieces.
If this whole business is not supreme
folly, what would you call it? Let us
hope that those who started this mess
will not win anything but poverty, death
and disgrace, which they richly deserve.
January 81. H. B. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Mr.. Vondenberq on Trade

Senator Vandenberg has per-
formed a valuable service in defining
the point of view OF the Hull recip-
rocal trade pact programs oppo-
nents. He is the author of the
foreign trade board bill, now on the
Senate calendar, a measure which
would mean the death of the Hull
program. The Vandenberg bill
urges realistic" approach to the
problems of world commerce as they
affect us. Nations abroad, Mr.. Van
denberg reminds us, "have resorted
to unilateral actions, such as ex-
change controls, quotas, embargoes
and other export and import controls,
and they have extended such ar
rangements through a constantly
growing network of exclusive, bilat-
eral agreements, most of which leave
our interests entirely out in the cold"
The United States in it's turn must
cope with these realities by equipping
ourselves to meet these conditions,
which are not likely to pass in our
time"-in other words, by embarking
ourselves on a system of bilateral,
preferential, discriminatory agree
mentS.
It is true that nations abroad have
resorted to exclusive controls, en-
bargoes and quotas, to our detriment.
It is just as true that the Hull pro-
gram is the greatest force in the
world for the razing of these con-
trolls. Germany under peacetime
National Socialism, from 1888 to 1899,
had recourse to bilateralism more
than any other country, and with
what result? Under a bilateral COM
mercial agreement, one country, say
Germany, offers another, say Hun
gary, certain exclusive concessions if
the other country in turn offers con-
cessions to Germany and only Ger
many. This sort of realism" has the
unhappy effect of limiting the bilat-
eral countrys commerce and OF
arousing enmity among the coun-
tries Disseminated against by this
sort of trading. It is rt-sighted
policy, which puts one country in a
feudal relationship with the other.
A Hull agreement is a most-fa-
vored-nation agreement. That is
the heart of its merit. Under a
most-favored-nation agreement, the
United States extends to all coun-
tries the tariff benefits it negotiates
with one country. At the same time
every nation signing Hull agree
ment must extend to all countries
the concessions granted to the
United States. The result is the
gradual elimination of the discrimi-
natory controls which rightly alarm
Mr.. Vandenberg. Even during the
European war, which already has
had a grave effect on the size and
the nature of our international COM
merce, the worth of these agree
ments is apparent. The United
Kingdom agreement broke down
great wall of British Empire trade
determinations against the United
States. The increase in American
commerce with the empire noted
shortly after the United Kingdom
agreement became effective is still
apparent. The most important fact
to remember about the Hull trade
agreements is that under them our
exports have expanded tremen-
dously.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
~GEoRGEroWN.

Dear Sir:
'"Thank you for your information about
our bluebirds. have frequently no
ticed that these beautiful birds are seen
only in certain places. When living
in Connecticut, about mile from our
cottage we saw these birds. but never
Immediately near us.
Now may I ask you again about q
lovely bird which comes here OCCASION
ally-about the size of sparrow, with
dark brown and tan markings, but about
the breast it turns to splashes of red.
with a bright red crest.
ITO look at it quickly, it appears to
have been spattered with bright red
beet Juice.
"A neighbor Of mine first noticed these
birds when they suddenly arrived in a
whole flock close to her cottage early In
December. Since then they seem to have
scattered.
"They are very shy, as say. have
seen only two or three Of them at our
feeding station about three times.
Thank you for any remarks you may
have on these pretty things.
Sincerely, I. M. B. c."
LAKEWOOD, N. J.
Dear Sir:
II am writing to ask If you will be
kind enough to tell my sister the name
of a bird she saw at her feeder here the
last part of December.
"She is making list of the birds that
come.
THE bird had bright green head,
black wings with a wide white wing
bar and possibly a narrow bar below it.
"The rest of the bird was light color.
ut was about the size Of tufted tit
mouse, or little smaller.
Thanking you,
VERY truly yours, E. G. T."
+ +A+
The first of these birds probably was
the purple finch.
The second probably was the black
pretty late for any warbler to be around.
There are so many warblers that only
an ornithologist is able to identify them
surely, even when he sees them him
self, and the thing is almost impossible
from somebody else's description.
The warblers, 1t has always seemed to
us. constitute a sort of postgraduate
course in bird observing.
Their numbers of varying colors are
appalling to the amateur, as he turns
over the colored plates devoted to them
in any large work.
Sparrows are even more difficult to
identify. at least by the amateur. There
are 10 species which come to the District
Of Columbia alone, and, of course, there
are many more in other parts of the
country.
An honest amateur observer may be
forgiven for throwing up his hands over
sparrows and warblers. But it is fun to
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Use short sentences in checking
the wrong -doings of juveniles, is the
recommendation given by child guild
ance experts. Many of us can re-
member two particularly eff1cacious
ones-"Bread and water for you'll"
and "Come into the woodshed!"
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Rockville (Md.) high school stu
dents have hunted for weeks in vain
for the perfect driver. A tip to them;
look in the rear of almost any fairly
full two-seated car.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

About these new and speedy
"Airacobra" planes which the allies
are avidly seeking: Perhaps the next
news will be about an "Airomon-
roase." -
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,Driter. although the use OF
a pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Disagrees With Bruce Barton
On Presidents C0uraEe.
m the Editor of The atar.

Representative Bruce Barton's fore
cast of the Presidents decision on third
term shows lack Of faith and courage.
The success Of the President Is due to
faith and courage expressed on the day
he took office, when he asked for divine
guidance to do the work laid out for him.
LAWRENCE fIARToROvE.
Yans,apv a
Evening star., 1940-02-06

=, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republica ton of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Welcomes Formation Of
Mothers Legion.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Kathleen Norris, noted author, calls on
the mothers Of America to join the
Mothers Legion, formed to keep our
sons out Of foreign wars. Many mothers
have prayed for such an organization
so that the voices OF millions Of mothers
might drown the propaganda Of the
internationalists who think we ought to
save Europe from itself-again.
EVA SHELTON TOMB.
Toledo, Ohio.
Jsuuaryso3.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
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Collection made at the end Of each month or
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Evening star., 1940-02-06
WASHIN NGTON, d. O..
TUESDAY February 6, 1940
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Main once: .11th st. and Pennsylyania Ave.
New York ONCE: ITO East And st.
Chicago once: 435 North Michigan Ave.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

by an early blizzard and forced to winter
on this lake without adequate supplies
and shelter. Only 45 of the 79 survived.
@. What fur is sold under the largest
number of names?-I. N. T.
A. It is probably rabbit fur, which Is
sold under the following names: Aus
tralian seal, Arctic seal, ea-musquash,
sealette, sealine, French seal, New Zea-
land seal, lapin, Red River beaverette,
Belgian seal, molin, moline, visionette,
nutriette, French sable, ermiline, ermi-
nette, coney-leopard, chinchilletta and
Baltic tiger.
@. What is the inscription on the
marker erected at Murray, KY, in honor
Of Nathan Stubbleheld?-H T. M.
A. It is as follows: Here in 1902 Ma
than Stubblefield, 1860-1928, inventor of
radio, broadcast and received the human
voice by wireless. He made experiments
10 years earlier"
@. What is the meaning Of Mizpah?-
R.P
A. The word Mizpah means: The Lord
watch between me and thee, when We are
absent from one another.
@. What is gargoyle?-H. T. 8.
A. The term gargoyle is derived from
French word meaning throat, and Is
applied to the spouts placed ON the roof
cutters of Gothic buildings for the pur-
pose Of carrying rain water from the
walls. Gargoyles came into use about
the end Of the 18th century and from
the 18th to the 18th century they were
carved fancifully. terminating in gro
tesque shapes Of animals or human
heads. n
Evening star., 1940-11-14
Stock Averages
60-Stock Range Since 1927:
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, Nov. l4.-Rallying
leadership switched from one indus
trial department to another in to-
days stock market and the net re-
suit, despite considerable profit TAX
ing. was irregularly higher prices.
Steels led an upturn at the start in
lively dealings. These eventually
Wavered. Coppers then were given
a run and were able to hold most of
their advances. Selected aircrafts,
shipbuildings and senior stocks with
sizable dividend arrearages then
stepped aboard and last, but not
least, rubber company issues put on
a brisk upward sprint.
Gains ran to 2 or more points for
favorites at the best, although top
marks were reduced or Cancelled in
a number of cases at the close. Nu-
merous issues were unable to join
the van and finished slightly under
water. Transfers were around 1,300,-
600 shares.
Reason given by brokers for spe-
cialized comeback included revival
of optimism over European war de-
velopments, little more infiationary
thinking here and there, batch Of
boosted dividends and bright earn
ings statements for industrial corpo-
rationS.
United States Rubber common and
preferred shot UP at a fast rate in
the afternoon as a reported Japan
eSe agreement with oil companies
in the Dutch East Indies was inter-
preted as bettering prospects for
rubber corporation properties in the
Far East.
Stocks well in front the greater
part of the day-some slipped at
the finish-were United States Steel.
Bethlehem, Republic Steel Preferred,
Goodyear, Goodrich, Anaconda, Ken
necott, American Smelling, Boeing.
Douglas Aircraft, Standard Oil of
New Jersey. Texas Corp, Pullman.
Electric Boat, New York Shipbuild-
ing, Loft, Climax Molybdenum.
Chrysler and preferreds of General
Steel Castings and American
Woolen.
Inclined to falter from the begin
ming we're General Motors, American
Telephone, Consolidated Edison,
Great Northern and American Water
Works.
Evening star., 1940-11-14
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Nov. l4.-Renewed
professional and outside speculative
buying today caused wheat prices to
shoot up about 2 cents a bushel to
around 80 cents for December con-
tracts, highest the market has been
since last May.
Prices of deferred wheat, corn,
oats and rye deliveries reached new
highs for the season.
Milling interests and buying from
Eastern sources accounted for much
of the activity in the wheat pit.
Reports of a sharp increase in flour
business late last week and con-
tinued underlying demand for
further quantities, combined with
indications of a good export flour
trade to Latin America and the
Philippines, helped to boost prices.
sWheat closed 112-2 cents higher
than yesterday, December. 895s-%;
May, 887s $685.; corn, as-% up, De-
cember, 6312; May, 64ss-%; oats,
7o-1 IN
Evening star., 1940-11-14
Baltimore Quotations.
Further Rise Shown
In Retuil Prices
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Retail
prices advanced during October, ex-
tending the rise of the previous
month, according to Fairchild Pub
locations retail price index, released
today.
On November / the index was 3
of l per cent higher than a month
earlier and 2.5 per cent above a
year ago, 1t now stands at 93.5, the
highest since December /, 1897.
The rise in retail prices in Octo-
Der was attributable to gains in
mems apparel, women's apparel and
home furnishings.
Evening star., 1940-11-14

of tradng 10 Shares.
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Act securities companies
Rates of dividend
based the decara
included .,,,o.,. a.. w.,
cuulated dytdeqds Declared paid
kAecumulatsA dividends paid declared this yeaE.
Evening star., 1940-11-14
Odd-lot Dealings
By the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
Gay these transactions by customers with
odo. lot dealers or specialists on the New
5247 purchases involving 146 s65 shares;
4;112 sales involving 1877 .723 stayes, IN.
ciudins 70 short sales invoiving z.105
Evening star., 1940-11-14
Chicago Cash Market.

NhtcAko Sasn mhrket.
Cash wheat. No. 2 yellow; hard. a1 y.
grade. 20; new, No. 2 mixed. 72h7: No. 3,
20; No. 4. -6s1a-s.; No. | yellow. 69-69A:
No. ., 67-61?4: No. B., 65-67: No. 4, 81 "a
D. 66l2-6S: sample grade. 5Sl2-6O. Oats.
No. l white, heavy, Il; No. 2. 40h; No.
40: No i white. 4O1a Barley mating.
50-65 nominal: feed, 3s-4s nominal; No.
l mailing, SO; No. ,, 81: No. 3. so. Soy:
seed. per hundredveight. nominal; tim
othy seed 3.75; alsike. 9.0O-11 90; fancy
red top 7.50-S.00 red clover. s.00-10 90;
sweet clover. 3.50-4.00.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Nov IA lPl.-Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic.
95lz Corn, S1-S3.
Winnipeg Prices.
MINNIpE(I Nnu Ii lPl -Crain ranas.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Marriage License
Applications

Robert H. Gemmill. %. $3.50 @ st. NV,
and Anna Maria TERESA Anderson. 20,
o. HELM.
Lewis J. Free, %, Sandy Lake. Pa, and
Jean Russell Horsbaugh, 20, 2217 40th
st. NV: the Rev. John R. Edwards.
Mike Pusliece. "a, soe Delafield pl. NV,
NV; NV the Rev. Thomas M. Kelly.
Clarence l.. Teter,, 33. 2l2o 9 st; NV, and
the Rev. Clarence H. Corkran.
Robert cTump 90 snS ss1 Ransr a 5se
Kew. kas r. &c c. ISRa Fitzgersid' sie'A ave- ~ ''''
John C. Perry. %, SAIL 39th st. NV, and
ave- % NV; the Rev. Carl c. Rasmussen.
Robert v. Nillms. 25; 50 st: ne and
the Rev John C. Ball.
George W. Van Houten, %, Long BEACH.
Calf, and Mary J. GULL 90. 1907 18th
st. NV; the Rev. r. Paul Schearrer.
dslew J. l.. Clark. 21, 5000 Georgia ave;
NV, and Catherine D. Bushuaw, 10. 1S
9th st. s.e.; the Rev. A. c, Oliver
William H. oBrien. "a. Richmond. Va,
VA; vaG the Rev Edward Gabier.
Carl p. R. Wilson, 23, 1923 Harvard st.
NV, and yellas n g Bragg :, 20, s,I7 Richmond
n C.. the Rev. William A, Reese.
Charles c. Fisher, 81. 2750 14th st. NV;
st. NV; the Rev. Paul D. Wilbur.
James j. Henson, 81, $50 4th st. ne,
and Henrietta A. Jaekson' Lack 81 81; r,in III 18th
Harold L. Miller, %, 1919 4th st. s.w..
and Mary johnson: 10. 1870 Corcoran
st, NV; Judge Robert E. Mattingly.
Richard Epps, 40. PAS Easton ave- ne,
and Viola Baylor. %, 616 K st. s.W;
the Rev. D. E. Wiseman.
James w. Marshall, 81, Charlotte Hall,
Nd, and Sarah Tinker. so, 1929 G st.
NV; the Rev. K. w. Roy.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Deaths Reported

Louise P. Jackson, 90. Home for Aged and
George White, 90, George washington
University Hospital
Sarah White. s3. $40 4th st. NV.
Mary 2. Smith, 81, 1854 Park rd. NV
Davie B. Pratt. rs, 1245 Crittenden st. NV.
William Luck. "A. Gallinger Hospital.
Matilda Thorpe, 73. 3643 1th st. NV.
Virginia Boyee 73. 1853 4th st. ne.
Charles A. Walden, 20. 1922 Newton st. ne.
Fanny w. wilkins, 6s, 1871 9Th st. NV.
Mary C. Tighe, IS. 2126 Quebec st. NV.
Nicholas Denison, 66, 1886 Shepherd St.
NV.
Cora L: Jennings, e5, George Washington
university Hospital.
J. Paul Richter, 63 2124 I st. NV.
Edgar A; Rich, 81. 1741 Varnum st. NV.
MOTIFS NOT Sr5 zoa, sn,I SO iI4o 18th st. NV.
J: Herbert Beall, 81, 316S 18th st. NV.
Oliver D; Ipock, 40, Veterans Administra-
ton Hospital.
Gertrude C. O'Brien, 46 sibley Hospital.
Melvin Linback, A, Gallinger Hospital.
Lee w. Grinter. 20, I'll 5th st. NV.
Robert Irwin, 10, GEORGETOWN Hospital.
infant Mcclure; Sibley Hospital.
stella Blair, rs, 1917 Lincoln ct. ne.
Richard E. Lee. jr., "A, 1415 Irving st. ne.
Charlotte Powder, 72, st. EliZabeth's Hos
Jacob Swami, SO, Gallinger Hospital.
Alice Dorsey. 66, 1715 Corcoran st. NV.
Martha Bland. 65, Gallinger Hospital.
Rose Tinsley. so, Gallinger Hospital.
Simon Brooks, 30, PA 7th st; ne.
William c. Brown, 43, st. Elizabeth's Hos
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Natures Children
Black Willow
(Salix nigra)

But a few members Of the family
do well on dry ground. You will find
willows at sea level, and from this
point they ascend to the tops Of
mountain chains. Some willows are
large, others mere PROSTATE shrubs.
No climate or soil is without her
willow, and among woody plants
botanists say the willows are COM
parable to grass among the herbs.
This will convince any one how
easy 1t is to grow the willow. Even
today you may begin to grow few
of them. Pussy willows are to be
purchased in the florist shops. In a
short time small, sturdy root feet
will be seen along the stem. More
and more will develop by spring.
AS soon as the frost is out of the
ground you may plant your winter
bouquet in a damp spot, and in a
few short years you can have all
the willow stems for winter use you
wish.
Willows have place in the world
besides keeping the water courses
in their proper places. They are
excellent for shelter belts for the
more slowly growing trees. They
are ornamental to pronounced
degree. lovely when young, hand
some in old age and living for a long,
long time.
They have a recognized place In
history, since the branches of the
willow were used to form the orig
inal jetties that opened and kept
free for navigation the channel of
the Mississippi. In Holland and
other countries the willows are high
ly valued, as they are planted along
the banks of streams and bitches
to keep them at home.
Besides, the wood makes excel
lent charcoal for gunpowder, is fine
for making quick fire for frying
fish at camp, and last but not least
tanning of high grade is OBJ
tanned from the bark.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

As many tree lovers know, will
lows are fast-growing trees and
shrubs. They are water-loving and
have supple, slender twigs. Their
buds are protected by a single cap
or with a coat consisting of two
scales.
The wood of all willows is very
light and soft. The leaves are
simple and grow alternately along
the slender twigs. They are mar
row, pointed and easily recog-
nized.
The flowers are dioecious-that is,
the female and male flowers, pis-
tillate and staminate, are to be
found on separate trees. The bios