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airy of Zoo Park: jury sworn and. hear.
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| CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice
Barnard.
Tignor agt McGarter and Hewlett agt
same: time to settle bills of exceptions
extended to April and to file transcripts
| to April Is: plaintiffs attorneys. w. II
| Richards and J. II. Stewart: defendants
| attorneys, A. w. Scott and w. c. Martin
| PROBATE COURT--Justice Stafford.
Estate OF Isabella Hagan: will admit
ted to probate and letters testamentar,'
| granted to Laura Donaldson and Marian
| Haynes; bond. $500; attorney. George
F. Havell.
Estate of John w Stokes: will dated
| October 81 filed
Estate of Emma II. Reed: petition for
probate of will filed; attorney. J. H.
| Lichliter
| In re Courtney r. Young; order of al
klowance: attorney, A. B. Leet.
| Estate of John f. Parker: letters OF
administration granted to Rebecca f.
I Groat: bond. $1,000; attorney. Fred Beall.
In re Hattie L. Bates: order appoint
ing Hattie f. Bates Suardian: bond, $500:
| attorney. James H. Smith
| Estate of Alexander =. Howard: ordel
| to transfer certain assets: attorney, W. Q
Davis.
| In re Corvinne NJ. Jennings: order dis
charging guardian: attorney. D. w. Baker
Estate of Henry I. Brown; letters o
| administration granted to Huver |. Brown
bond. s1.5Oo: attorney, J. f. Bundy
| Estate OF Christiana McGuigan: letters
OF administration granted to John F. Nc
| Guigan; bond, $500; attorney. b. F. Leigh
| ton.
| Estate of Frank a. Butts: petition 70
probate of will filed: attorneys. Simm &
Joyce and T. c. Simpson.
Estate of Lizzie Rackey; petition 70
probate of will filed: attorney. Fulton
| Lewis
Estate of Christina McGuigan: petition
| for letters of administration filed: attor
| ney. B. +. Leighton.
| Estate of Elender 4. Coleman: viii
dated October II, 1912 filed.
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COTTON WORTH BILLION
Last Years Crop Most Valuable
Ever Grown in the
United States.

The 1918 cotton crop was the most val
liable ever grown and second largest in
point of quantity. Statistics announced
by the bureau of the census today indi-
Gated it amounted to 1883, 557, 800 pounds,
or 14,I61.151 bales. of lint and Inter cot
ton. The total value of the crop, includ-
ing the value of cotton seed, is unofficial
ly estimated roundly at more than
81 ,0OO,Oo0O0O. compared with last year.
s92o.oooO0O and s96s. 100000 for the pre-
vious most valuable crop that of 1910.
Included are 29,267 bales estimated vet
to be ginned. Round bales included,
99.916. Sea Island, Il, 400 Average gross
weight of bale, 505.S pounds. Ginneries
operated, 24,73O.
Production by states: Alabama, 1.494-
Qs7; Arkansas. 1o71 ,a59: Florida, 5S.451 ::
Georgia, 2.3l4.s7O: Louisiana. 442, 1872; Mis-
sissippi. 1897 43; Missouri. GLIB: North
Carolina. 1894: Oklahoma. $50. U26;
South Carolina. 1873. 100: Tennessee. 379.-
2O1; Texas. 3.943 1873: Virginia. 400; all
other states. 32.JoS.
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Play Substituted for Lecture.

Tia. illustrated talk on The Monsters
~ our Backyards which was TO have
peeu given by David 6. Fairchild at the
House Of PLAY. 49, NJ street southwest. at
:; o'clock tomorrow afternoon. hfs been
postponed 10 later date on account of
Sir. Fa!Tchilds absence from the city.
The entertainment winch has been ar
ranged in its place will consist of the
play ''Hansel and Gretel' acted by the
rnildrer. Miss Dorothy Hellman of the
Caton School will tell the story. and she
will bring with her a group of children
ON the school to assist in the perform
ance. 1t viii be costume play and three
stage settings have been provided. show
pG. respectively. the home of Hansel
and Gretel. the forest in which they are
,ust and the witCh's hut.
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For the District of Columbia, fair to-
night and Saturday: slowly rising tenn
perature Saturday, lowest temperature
tonight about 10 degrees: moderate north
winds.
The southern storm has reached the
North Carolina coast and is passing to
sea. 1t has been attended by rain during
the last twenty-four hours in the south
Atlantic and gulf states and snow in
the middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys,
Tennessee and the middle Atlantic states
Shows are also reported from the north
west.
Temperatures are now unseasonably
low over all districts east of the Rocky
mountains, except on the south Atlantic
coast. and there is no probability of a
return to warm weather over the eastern
and central portions of the country with
in the next several days. The tempera-
ture is down to the freezing point in the
interior of the gulf states and below zero
in the region north of the great lakes
and the st. Lawrence valley. The lowest
temperature reported was "a degrees be-
low zero at White River. Ont. Cold wave
warnings have been issued for the south
Atlantic states and frosts and freezing
temperatures are forecast for the east
gulf states.
There will be snow this afternoon on the
miQQle AtldntlC coast anu rain tulS d1tcI
noon and tonight on the south Atlantic
coast. followed by generally fair weather
in these districts on Saturday. Elsewhere
east of the Mississippi river the weather
will be fair tonight and Saturday except
that SHOWS are probable in the upper lake
region.
Temperatures will rise somewhat Satur-
day in the middle Atlantic states, the
Ohio valley and the east gulf states 1t
VIII fall tonight in the south Atlantic
states.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate to brisk northwest: on
the middle Atlantic coast brisk north:
on the south Atlantic coast brisk north
and northwest; ON the east gulf coast
brisk north.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1 pm, SO; s
pm, 81; u midnight. %; today, am.
%: 8 am, 2G; Il noon, %: pm. %.
Maximum, 81, at . pm. yesterday; mini
mum. %. at am. today
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 20: minimum. 81.
Barometer-Ye sterday, 4 pm, 3O.11 3
pm, 3O.ls: II midnight. 1920: today, 4
AIN. 3O.12: am. 30.15: 1: noon. 3o.21 L;
pm, 30. %.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. ?:21 am. and 1920
pm: high tide. 2:55 am. and 3:26 pm.
Tomorrow-Lows tide, 1923 am. and
1:1s pm: high tide. 4:O5 am. and %
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose sos am; sun sets GIL
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6O3 a M; sun sets
6:12 pm.
Moon rises sos am.
Weather in Various Cities,
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following
John. L. Warren. to build apartment
house at 1884 Harvard street northwest;
architects. Hunter & Bell: builders, Fox
&; Lewis: estimated cost, ssUG0o.
Edward McAleer, to build three dwell
ings from DIS to 322 Longfellow street
northwest: architect A. L. Landvoight:
builder. L. McAlee-: estimated cost.
$4,000
l.. NJ. Davis. to build dwelling at go
spen street: architect and builder, John
D. Miller: estimated cost $1,000.
NJ. de Grain, to repair store and dwell
ing at $50 Pennsylvania avenue south
east: estimated cost, $50.
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MAY AWARD CONTRACT
AT MEETING MONDAY
Building Committee of National
Savings and Trust Company
Considering Bids.

The contract for tie erection of the
new quarters for the National Saw
ings and Trust Company probably will
be awarded Monday, according to an
announcement made today by William
D. Hoover, president of the bank. y
meeting of the building committee of
the board of directors was held at noon
today. but no decision was reached con-
corning the award. Plans for the
structure have been prepared by A. T.
Clark, jr.. architect.
The sale of $4,000 of bonds and four
teen shares of stock represented the
business transacted on the local cN-
change today. There appeared to be
little inclination to engage in trad
ing. Prices remained unchanged for
the most part
Washington Gas is sold $1,000 at 1o1
and Washington Railway and Electric
As sold $1,000 at S212.
In the stock list ten shares of Mcr-
Genthaler sold at 21oi4 and four shares
of Capital Traction stock sold after call
at 10y.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, March .1.-Smaller
ginning returns than expected in the CEN
sUS bureau report stimulated cotton buy
ing at the opening. First prices were S
10 T.: points up and in the early trading
he advance was widened to Il to IL
points. Buying appeared to be about
equally divided between the two ac-
cunts.
Futures opened firm. March. ESQ.
May. l2.t5: July, 12..i; Augus,. i2.U5: Oc-
toner. lbs: December. ILL.,, bid.
selling BY longs around the middle of
the morning caused reaction of about
'cn points
Fresh buying came in at the decline,
ami toward noon prices were IL TO IS
points NJ
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Further Hearings on Gas Pipe Lines

The House committee on interstate and
'urciSn commerce vii give a number OF
turthCr hearings on the Senate bill pro-
posing TO place tie natural gas pipe
lines under the supervision OF the inter
state commerce commission as common
carriers. it is learned today. The COM
uittec heard Senator Reed of Missouri
and Representative Borand. also of
Missouri. Wednesday. in favor of the bill.
Many persons interested in the measure
have requested-a hearing and it is under
Stood that the committee will record
them this privilege before taking action
on the bill. No date for future hearings
has been set by the committee
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COMMITTEE DROPS CHARGES.
Lacks Jurisdiction to Look Into the
Conduct of Judge Dayton.

No investigation of the judicial con-
duct of Judge A. G. Dayton of West
Virginia will be undertaken by the
House committee on the judiciary. ac.
cording to an announcement late last
night after Il long examination into
charges filed against the judge by per-
sons from his state, who complained
of the Judges. attitude in connection
with the strike trouble.
The committee adopted a resolution
stating that it had no jurisdiction over
the matter presented in the petitions
and papers.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March 2o.-The cotton
market had an excited opening today.
First prices were Is points higher on
March. and = to higher on later posi-
tons. Old crop months sold IL to - n It
higher during the first few minutes. May
contracts sold up to 12.2J. Stop orders
Were uncovered on this advance, and the
market eased off ! OF > under realizing
The census report on ginning proved
about as expected.
Futures opened firm: March. 12.S3 May.
- Is: July. 1884: August. 11.1J: October,
ll.iI: December. lilo: January. H. AZ.
Heactions of 10 or 10 points followed
the early advance. but sellers were not
aggressive and active months ruled about
Il To "a points net higher shortly after
midday
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Three Die in Gas Explosion.

ARDMORE. Okla March 20.-Three
persons were burned to death as the
result OF a fire caused by gas ex-
plosion here early today. Two others
were seriously injured. The dead
Mrs. Dora Murphy, thirty five years
old; Corrine Murphy. thirteen years
old, her daughter; Miss Mabel Cults.
twenty-one years old. Mrs. Eliza beth
Finley, forty years old, was probably
fatally burned. Her husband was
badly burned and three small children
escaped
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EARTH SWALLOWS TWO.
Shanty Also Disappears With Miner
in Pennsylvania.

POTTSNILLE, Pa. March 20--The
earth opened and swallowed two miners
and work shanty on the mountainside
at the Kah'ey Run colliery at Shenandoah
today, and although large forces of men
have been put to work. both inside the
mines and at the surface. no trace of the
men or building can be found. They may
have been dropped a distance of 800 feet
or any portion of it and it may require
weeks to learn their fate.
A third man working near the shanty
at the time saved himself by grasping a
steam pipe and hanging on until help ar
rived.
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Naval Orders.

Lieut. Commander W. c. Roper. de-
tached from the Mississippi and ordered
to the Naval Hospital, this city, for
treatment; Surgeon c. D. Langhorne.
detached marine barracks, this city,
March %. to the Vermont; Gunner E.
D. Duckett, detached receiving ship at
Norfolk, Va, to the New Hampshire:
Machinist Max Bayer detached receiv-
ing ship at Norfolk. Va. to the PatuX-
ent; Pay Clerk a. j. Barnum, appointed
to naval station. Cavite. P ].
Gable from COMMUNICATIVE chief, Asiatic
fleet. Manila. P. l., March 80: Lieut..
Commander V. S. Houston. detached
from the naval station, Olongapo, P. L.,
to home, wait orders; Lieut.. Commander
Sinclair Cannon. detached command Ell
cano, to home, wait orders; Lieut.. Com
mander C. f. kear, detached naval sta
ton, Cavite, P. L., to command Elcano;
Lieut.. Lewis Coke. detached Saratoga, to
Horseback, detached Monadnock, to Sara
toga: Lieut.. Gunior Srade) X. r. Smith,
detached Cincinnati, to home, wait orders.
Marine Corps Orders: Maj. II. L.
Roosevelt. \. Q. NJ, to headquarters Ma
rine Corps, upon arrival in the United
States: Second Lieut.. Fl. c. Daniels, de-
tached headquarters Marine Corps, to
marine barracks, Boston.
Naval Movements.
The Rhode Island, Nebraska, Georgia,
Virginia, New Hampshire, Michigan,
Louisiana and Wyoming have arrived at
southern drill grounds, the Kansas and
nal. at 5ranpiar cnnn1
at Hampton roads, and the Tonopah. d.,
Do. DIS. Ell and E-2 at Panama City.
The Norfolk has sailed from Norfolk
for New York. the Supply from Manila
for Guam, the Brutus from Portsmouth,
y. H., for Sewall point. the Rocket from
Indian Head for Norfolk, and the Nam
shan from MaZatlan for San Francisco.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. March 2t-Cotton-Spot
steady: good middlins. 40: middlinS,
I.uS: low midding, G.6S. Sales. 1000
bales: speculation and export, 800: re-
re.pts. 2j"n. Futures barely steady.
March, ..11i.; March and April. 6.69:
May and June. &C.; July and August.
49,, august and September, 6.42: october
ana November. go: December and Janu-
AIRY G.1:: January and February, G.13
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xEx Dividend Today.

American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. .; New York Central railroad.
ia; Minneapolis. St Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie leased lines, .; New York and
Harlem railroad COM, ., and preferred
of same stock, .; May Department
Stores pfd.. 1s4; American Brake Shoe
Company COM, Ii, and preferred of
same company, >; Crucible Steel Com
pany of America pfd.. Ia; Light and
Myers Tobacco Company com. extra,
and preferred of same stock, Ia; Home
stake Mining Company. 81 cents per
share: Julius Kayser & Co., H. Under
wood Typewriter Company CON-, l, and
preferred of same stock. Ia: New Or
leans Railway and Light Company CON-,
L. and preferred of same stock. HI;
Goodrich Rubber Company pfd., ~
American SHELTERS Security pfd. B. IL !;
Cluett. Peabody & Co pfd., 1S.; Loose
Wiles Biscuit Company LIST pfd., tx !,
Virginia Railway and Power Company,
lls: S. S. kresge Company pfd.. Ia, and
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail-
road, g..
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. March 0.--Hoss-Receipts,
$4,000 head; slow: bulk of sales, S.70a
$50 light. S.65aS.9G; mixed, s.65aS.90;
heavy. S.45aS.90; rough. S.45aS.55; pigs,
7.06aS.6o.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head: steady;
beeves. 7.OOa9.55: Texas steers, lisa
SIS western steers. 6.SsaS10; stock
ers and feeders 5.6oaS15: cows and
heifers, 3.75aS.5O: calves, 6.00a9. 90.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; steady;
native 475a6.35: western, 4.90a6. 40;
warnings. 5.sOa7.o0; lambs, native. 6.75a
40; western, 6.15a7.S0-
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Greece to Maintain Naval Position.

ATHENS. March Gothic minister of
IlArin.- announced in the chamber of
deputies yesterday that the Greek naval
program provided for three dreadnought
uatticships. one of which is now under
construction: three arrnored cruisers and
= number of lighter craft. He declared
That Greece Was prepared at all costs to
maintain the supremacy of the sea won
in the recent Balkan war.
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE March 20 Wheat -
Steady; spot No. = red l.OO1.: spot No. .
red western, 1.OOi. March No. > red,
1coi4: April No. red, l.oli2: receipts,
2;.aS9 bushels.
Corn-Steady; spot contract, SO: March,
10: steamer mixed. 6J12; receipts. goal
bushels.
Oats-FiImer: standard white. 45ai5!4 :;
No. :: white. 44la44sa; receipts. 204J5
bushels.
Rye-Steady: No. western export. Sc;
No. western domestic, 66a6!': receipts,
6.499 bushels.
Hay-Easier: No. l timothy. 1870 ask
ed: No. / clover mixed. 16.6Oa16.JO.
Grain freights-Dull: steam to Liver
pool, per bushel, unchanged: Cork for
orders per quarter unchanged
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LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL. March 2O-Wheat-Spot
weak: No. red western winter. Is sgd;
No. l Manitoba, is sgd; No. =. IS sad:
No. ), Is 2Ad. Futures firm: March, IS
SGD: May. Is 3Ad: July, IS 3lsd.
Corn-Spot steady: American mixed, is
Sd: La Plata futures firm: March, IS Id;
July, Is SGD
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Closing Prices.
Martin Funeral Tomorrow,

NEW YORK. March 2O.-The body of
Frederick Townsend Martin, who died in
London, March S. arrived here today.
Funeral services will be held in Grace
Church tomorrow.
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FOREIGN BOURSEs.

l'AElS March au.-PriCes were weak
on the bourse today: rentes, st francs
-. Centmcs.
BERLIN, March 2D.-Prices were
steady on the bourse today.
Exchange on London, - marks AL.
plennigs; money. 2@sa3fs PEI cent.
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Bonds Are Irregular.

Bonds We're irregular.
The advance became a little more
rapid in spots. particularly for Penn
sylvania. Amalgamatcd and Chesa :
pcakc and Ohio.
Burlington joint is showed the effect
of liberal profit taking and surrendered
about all Of yesterdays gain.
The market went through the forenoon
high figures with a rush when buying
orders appeared in lots of 1,so shares.
Union Pacific and Steel We're foremost
III the late rise.
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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Leave for ten days granted Maj. Jo-
seph p Tracy, Coast Artillery Corps.
RESIGNATION of Second Lieut.. Carlo A.
Pivirotto. Philippine Scouts. accepted
by the President to take effect March
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RAILROAD STOCKS
HEAD AN ADVANCE
Halt in Liquidation, and WASH
ington Reports Start
Rise
LARGE BUYING ORDERS
lMPART BRISKNESS
Industrials Join in the Movement,
Though Steel Sluggishness Re-
tards-Closing Is Strong.

NEW YORK. March 20-Lehigh Valley
was under pressure at the opening to-
day. The first sale was at an advance
Of =. but it then reacted - point.
The other active stocks moved narrow
ly. with an easier tendency. United States
Express receded points further to G'.
:, drop of Is points from its recent high
figure.
Prices moved upward briskly under
the stimulus of some large buying
orders by local tullish interests. No at
tcntiou was paid to continual offerings
for foreign account.
Reading. New Haven and baltimore
and ohio. the Hill stocks, Missouri
Pacific and some of the active speciaitieS
were raised to Il. above yesterday s
closing I.ehigh also rallied more than
u pOiuf.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. March 20.-Money was dearer
and discount rates were quiet today.
The stock market opened irregular and
weak. especially in the British and South
American sections. under further liquida-
ton The home rule crisis weakened con-
soils and they lost half a point. The mar
ket picked up a fraction generally near
the close on covering. but finished unset
tied.
American securities were quiet and fea-
tureless during the forenoon Later the
list hardened on light buying and closed
steady.
Closing Prices.
Consols for money, "A 1916: for account.
T4Is: Pennsylvania, 81: Reading, S4k :
Union Pacific. 1921; United States Steel,
65ai.
Bar silver steady, 26s4d.
Money. 2ha2l9.
Short bills, 2A; three-month. ELIZA