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Evening star., 1914-12-31
RESTRICTS REALTY LOANS,
Federal Reserve Board Issues Regu
lation for National Banks.

The maximum amount of loans which
a national bank may make on real es-
tate is to be limited to an amount not
in excess of one-third of the banks
time deposits at the time of making
the loan. and not in excess of one-third
of its average time deposits during the
preceding calendar year.
This is a regulation devised by the
federal reserve board. interpreting the
terms of section "a of the new currency
law. John Shelton Williams, controller
of the currency, has announced to ma
tional banks that the regulation is in
force.
Provision is made in the regulation
that if one-third of these time deposits
as of the date Of making the loan. or
one third OF the average time deposits
for the preceding calendar year. shall
have amounted to less than one-fourth
Of the capital and surplus of the bank
as of the date Of the loan. then. In that
event, the bank shall have authority to
make loans upon real estate to the ex-
tent of one e-fourth of the banks capital
and surplus as OF the date of making
the loan.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
S AND SO MONEY
to Loan on D. c. Real Estate
JESSE L. HEIsKELL. 1903 H ut. NV.

ux. to e. M. Pease. Incorporated,
part lot IA of Bayley's Purchase
and Fortune Enlarged: $40.
ELLASTON TERRACE-Charles Sperle
to Mary J. sperle, lot 10. block /:
NO. 1896 9Th STREET NORTHWEST
Mary C. Harrington to William +.
Normoyle. south half lot 3S. square
AL; $40 William F. Normoyle con-
veys same property to Mary c, Har-
NO. 424 3D. STREET NORTHWEST
Jennie 9. Bartlett to c. Elpridge
Phillips and Alice Phillips. part
No original agd1 lot srR 1s; % square Ss2i Sc;
ward o. wagenhorst. Tot 2S6. square
east of 1896: $40.
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Wash-
to R. N. Koblegard. lot "a. square
1893. and lots 10. 20 and 81, square
3703: SO. Same to Armstrong.
Koblegard & Co.. lot 80. square 1888:
SO. Same to same. lots SO. go and
"a to 81. square 1888: SIS.
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Rupert
N. Koblegard ct ux. to Armstrong;
Koblegard & Co. lot "a. square 1893.
and lots 10. 20 and 81. square 1908:
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTs-Ar,r-
strong. Koblegard & Co. to Eta NJ
Hoskins, lots SO. 80. "a to 81. square
1888; lot "a. square 1898. and lots
10, 20 and 81, square 3703: $25.
HIGHVIEW-S. Percy Thompson ct a. =,
trustees. to John D. Mattingly. lot
1l6, square 1888; $5.075.
NO. 1910 22D STREET NORTHWEST
r Franklin Schneider, trustee, to
John E. Hammersley. lot IS. square
SO; $4,000.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PI.AINS-Lee Brown to Ira F. T.
Wright. lot $40. block s: $40.
CHEVY CHASE TERRACE-Allan Z.
Walker ct ux to Jacob S. Gruver.
lots 81 and 80, square 1873: $40.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Senators Unable to Amend
Feature of Pending I'M
migration Bill.
CLAUSE MAY REMAIN
IN MEASURE TO END
President Wilson's Disapproval
Probably Will Not Be Needed
by National Lawmakers.

All assaults upon the literacy test in
the immigration bill proved futile when
the voting on amendments to the literacy
test provision began in the Senate today.
The first vote taken on an amendment
offered by Senator Thomas of Colorado.
providing that in addition to exempting
show they were fleeing religious per-
secution there should be exempted from
the test also those fleeing racial and
political persecution. was defeated by
"a to 26. 1t indicated clearly that the
literacy test would remain in the bill
and that the bill would be passed, not
withstanding the fact that the Presi-
dent has let 1t be known that he does
not approve the literacy test.
Others Also Defeated.
The second vote came on another
amendment offered by Senator Thomas.
modifying his original amendment SO
that the persecution would have to be
evidenced by an overt act in a foreign
nation. This was defeated even more
decisively-3S to 20.
Senator O'Gorman of New York then
sought to amend the Hteracy test pro-
vision by exempting merely those flee
ing from political persecution, but that,
too, was defeated-33 to 2S.
An amendment was offered next by
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey, strik-
ing out entirely the literacy test. Sem
ator Lodge spoke in opposition.
Hardwick Favors Literacy Test.
In a maiden speech Senator Hardwick
of Georgia yesterday afternoon advo-
Gated the passage of the bill with the
no hesitation in stating the test was aimed
at stopping the stream of immigration
from southern Europe-a stream which
he said was composed largely of illit-
crates planning to return to Europe
after reaping a harvest in the United
States.
The senator declared he favored the
bill because 1t protected American
labor from unfair competition with in
dividuals who would lower American
standards, and as an aid to securing
an Intelligent electorate. capable of up
holding American Institutions
Senator Lewis of Illinois declared
that he was opposed to the literacy
test chiefly because, under its excep-
tions, immigrants would be admitted
for religious or political persecution,
and he contended such admission
would indict foreign governments and
lay the United States open to retalia-
tions that might prove serious.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Real Estate Transfers.

ELLASToN TERRACE AND 13, 15
AND II K STREET SOUTHEAST
Thomas Rupert to Minnie Rupert,
lots % and "a. square 4210, and
east .art lot II and west part lot
12, square 697; $40.
WHITNEY CLOSE-Mattie J. King to
Joseph H. Harding and Eva Z.
Harding, lot 1877. square 3051; $40.
NO. 1902 COLUMBIA ROAD NORTH
WEST-Lee r: Conwell ct al to
Manley G. Miller. lot A and part
lot 45. square 1854. Columbia
Heights: $40.
SECOND STREET SOUTHWEST be-
tween T and U streets-W. Walton
Edwards ct al. trustees. to Galen e.
Green, lot 7. square SOC; s825.
NO. 2410 14TH STREET NORTHWEST
Henry A: Vale; trustee. to viii
south grounds Columbian Univer.
ALBEMARLE STREET AND RENO
ROAD NORTHWEST u Ernest NJ
Pease ct ux. to 3. M. Pease. incor-
porated. parts lots and Of Gizor
BENNING ROAD-Ernest NJ Pease ct
Evening star., 1914-12-31
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 31.-There was
some further local realizing and little
southern selling at the opening of the
cotton market today, and first prices
Houses with foreign connections ap-
reared to have a few buying orders.
and early offerings were taken around
the initial figures, but general business
vas very quiet, and scattering accounts
seemed to have already been pretty
we'll evened up over the holiday.
1t was a notice day for December and
January contracts, but near months
were neglected. and, SO far as could be
learned, there were no notices In circu-
!ation.
Futures opened steady. as follows
NAV 794. July. S.13: October. SIS.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
PRESIDENT WILL OPEN FAIR.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. December 31.-The
Panama California exposition. San Di-
ego's twelve-month celebration of the
completion of the Panama canal, will
be opened at midnight tonight, when
the President in Washington will press
an electric button that will turn on the
lights in the buildings and grounds
Preceding the formal opening will be
the dedication of music pavilion and
mammoth organ presented to the expo
sition and the city by John D.
Spreckels.
William McAdoo, Secretary of the
Treasury. will represent President Will
son in the nights ceremonies.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
London Cables Cheerful.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. December 3l.--RaIns IN
terfering with the Argentine harvest
gave a little firmness to the wheat mar
ket today. but the effect soon wore off
Uncertainty as to the export outlook
and in regard to the shipping dlfhculty
to the bears.
1t was announced that ocean freights
continued to advance. and that char-
ters were surprisingly few. After
opening Ato ts higher, wheat prices
underwent a sag that for the most
part went we'll under last nights level
Absence of any urgent demand weak
ened corn. The market was also af-
fected by the setback in wheat. Open
ing prices, which varied from a shade
off to Is up, were followed by a down
turn that carried the market generally
3s or more below the previous close.
Oats took the same course as corn.
Trade was only moderate.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
ASKS ABOUT ARIZONA LAW.
japanese Ambassador Calls on Sec.
retary Bryan for Information.

Ambassador Chinda called on Secre-
tary Bryan today to inquire into the
status OF the new Arizona anti-alien
employment law. So far, Japan has
lodged no protest against the new law
which goes into effect tomorrow under
the governors proclamation. 1t is as
sumed she is looking to the United
States of its own volition to protect
Japanese in their treaty rights If it
shall appear that they have been in
yaded by the new law.
Individual test cases before the Ari-
IONA courts, ii is thought, may develop
whether there is conflict between the
law and existing treaties, if such be
the case, and the matter may then be-
come a subject for treatment diplo-
matically.
Italy and Great Britain have pro-
,ested against the law.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
OCEAN RATES ON COTTON
INCREASED BY THE WAR
Charges for Other Commodities Have
Also Been Advanced Pro-
portionately.

GALVESTON, Tex, December 3l.-
Increases in ocean freight rates for
cotton from Galveston to European
ports since the outbreak OF the war
range from IS cents to S2.s5 per 100
mounds. Before the outbreak of hol-
tilities rates to Liverpool, Havre ana
Bremen were approximately 40 cents
nor 100. to Barcelona and Genoa 6o
cents and to Gothenburg and other
Scandinavian ports SO to 60 cents.
Rates for other commodities have ad-
vanced proportionately.
Present quotations to these ports are:
LIVERPOOL, 81 per hundred pounds: Havre.
s1.2O to 1925: Bremen. So to 1925;
Gothenburg, $3.50; Barcelona and Cen
GA, s1.25. For many years the highest
ocean rate for cotton to any European
port was so to 65 cents per hundred
pounds. and as low as 80 to S5 cents
were recorded.
Reason for High Rates to Bremen.
Scarcity of neutral tonnage is given
as the reason for the high rates pre-
pool, Havre, Barcelona and Genoa are
much lower, due to the ability Of the
shippers to secure British ships.
"A recent ruling of the British ad-
miralty requiring a. ship flying the
British flag touching at any port of
the United Kingdom to give forty-eight
hours notice of intended sailing adds
another difficulty.
Under this ruling when a vessel is
offered for charter ship agents must
accept the offers promptly and then
wait at least forty-eight hours before
they can secure the vessel. Because
of this delay, they say. cargo space
cannot be as promptly offered shippers
as heretofore"
Evening star., 1914-12-31
GERMANS IN PURSUIT;
MANY CAPTURES MADE

AMSTERDAM, Holland, De-
cember 81, via London, 4:52 pm.
is described as an unofh-
cial telegram, but which, never
was issued today by the
German army headquarters, has
been received here. 1t reads:
"Our troops in Poland are pur-
suing the enemy. After the bat
ties of LODI and Lowicz we took
more than $1,000 prisoners and
many cannon and machine guns.
THE entire booty since the be-
ginning of our offensive in Poland
in November totals 10000 pris-
oners, more than 100 cannon and
over 900 machine guns"
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
John L. Knapp. to build two frame
dwellings at 1928 Lawrence street
northeast; architect, Conrad NJ Chaney;
builder, John L. Knapp: estimated cost.
$4,000.
d. w. Barnes, to repair dwelling at
Blair road near Ingraham street north
east: estimated cost. $104.
Jacob Schwartz, to repair garage at
siL NJ street northwest. estimated cost.
Tony yerrasso, to repair store at 18th
and II streets northeast; estimated
cost, 500. - 3.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Committee to Consider Protest.

A meeting of the committee on in
dustrial interests Of the Board of
Trade has been called for 1870 o'clock
Saturday afternoon to consider a pro-
test against the sale of building prod
ucts made at the District workhouse
to the federal government. Supt
Whitaker of the District workhouse
and representatives of the board of
charities have been asked to be pres
ent: A preliminary meeting of the
committee was held yesterday after
noon.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Selling Ex Dividend Today.


General Chehnic-l com, extra; De-
troit Edison Company. l q; Niagara
Falls Power Company, 2; Virginia Rail
way and Power Company pfd., ); Cen
trail and South America Telephone
Company, IL: Gold and Stock Tele-
graph Company. 112, American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, .: Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph Company
nfd ~: Kansas City southern rail
road pfd, /; The Westinghouse Aair
Brake Company. 2; Mexican Telegraph
Company. /: Michigan Central railroad,
l: Canada Southern railroad, ! 12; Cen
trail Coal and Coke Company pfd., a !,
Albany and Susquehanna railroad 1925
per share; AtchIson railroad 2fa; Ana
conda Copper Mining Company, 70 cents
ner share; Northern Central rail-
road, 4. and Westinghouse Electric and
manufacturing Company COM, l, and
preferred of same stock, Ia.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Will Aim to Rush District Work.
-ONDON BANK STATEMENT,

LONDON. December 31.-The weekly
statement of the Bank of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve decreased f804 900, cir
culation decreased $4,000. bullion de-
creased fSS4,794. other securities in
creased f2,942,OO0. other deposits in
creased f12,650,000, public deposits de-
creased s10,526.000, notes reserve de-
creased f7s3.000, government securities
increased $4,000.
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability this week Is 33.42 per cent /:
last week 1t was 344O per cent
Rate Of discount, per cent.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. December 3i.-Holi
day dullness and poor cables worked
against the price of cotton in the early
trading today. The active months lost
. to points Scattered buying met
the decline and held il in check. Cos
sip around the ring was that invest
rnent buying in moderate way was
coming in.
Futures opened quiet as follows: jan
uary. 123: March, ISL; May. III; July,
: "a. cinher S 20 asked.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
NEW YORK DAIRY MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 31.-Butter-
Barely steady and unchanged; Re-
ceipts, 6.023 tubs
Enthusiastically: receipts. 1854 boxes;
state. whole milk. fresh. average fancy.
l4h2a14%.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 6.036 cases;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby. gath
cred browns and mixed colors 36a41.
Live poultry-Firm: western chick
ems, IA; fowls. 14kal5k: turkeys, 20a
2I Dressed-Dull: western roasting
chickens. 14a17k; fresh fowls. 12A2 all;
turkeys, 12a20.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Philosophical Society to Meet.

At the meeting of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry. to be held Sat-
urday at 4:45 pm. In the west study
room Of the Public Library. Henry
Farquhar is scheduled to read a paper
on '"Kant's Theory Of Knowledge a
Priori." 1t will be followed by a dis
cussion. Students of philosophy are in
vited.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
SALE OF $4,000 BONDS
UNDER THE HAMMER
Interstate Building Second Trust IS
Sold From $3.50 to $500 to $500
Each by District Bank.
Lower Discount Rates for Regional
Banks-Local Market Strong.
New Ruling-Gossip.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

E'orty-three bonds of the Interstate
Building Corporation. each of $1,000
denomination, paying 6 per cent semi
annual interest and due in 1917, We're
sold at auction this morning by Adam
A. NeSchIer The bonds were part OF
the collateral given to the District Ma
tTonaI Bank to secure three notes. one
Tor so. 900, drawn by j. William Henry
one for So. 900 and one for S2,30o. the
two latter being drawn h- Lewis
johnson n 60.
The bonds are secured by . second
trust deed on the Interstate building
aud ground, 1319-132I i street north
west.
The sale was attended by representa-
tives of the District National bunk
and quite numher oi ,io intsres'ed yea
John S. Blair. both attorneys. We're
buyers of bonds for unidentified
clients.
The first three bonds sold brought
$3.50 each being bought by John $
Blair. Thereafter the bidding slack
ened, and the fourth bond was sold at
$500. the fifth AT $3.50 and the SIKH at
$500.
The remainder of the bonds sold at
$50 to $500 each. the District Bank
protecting bids below S6S5 and higher
tenders going to the TWO attorneys and
one other unidentified buyer.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle was an inter
ested observer. Collateral which she
claims as her property, was hypothe-
Gated to secure the notes for Whlch the
bonds sold today We're partial coiiat-
eral, and the equity returna bic 10 Mrs.
Oracle depended largely on the out
come of this sale
The last session of the year on the
local market closed with one of the
best days records since the reopenlnE
OF the exchange. 1t was evident that
investors Were placing some OF their
January disbursements, for the record
of the call showed trades in $4,000
bonds, face value.
Prices were steady. Potomac Con-
solidated IS at 99A were the active
leaders Railway As at sos showed
good strength. with a small bond sold
at 50, while Gas 5s sold at 103.
Discount Rates Reduced.
The regional banks of the federal re-
serve system have been permitted to
further reduce discount rates Boston
is now loaning at Az per cent for
thirty-day maturities and ) per cent
for longer maturities up to 80 days.
Dallas has . per cent as the low, D e
per cent ror longer periods than thirty
days and : per cent for longer time pa
per The iI2 per cent rate prevails on
thirty-day maturities in San Francisco.
Financial Notes.
The federal reserve board has not
reached an agreement as to the manner
in which clearing house operations
shall be carried on by the reserve sys-
tenn. The main point at issue seems to
be the question of clearing only for
member banks or for all banks.
Pittsburgh. Chicago and St. Louis
Railroad Company has declared !.
per cent dividend on preferred and
none on common. The preferred dis
tribution for the year was per cent,
a cut of ] per cent.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

PROBATE COURT-Justice Mccoy.
Estate of Percival B. Ryon; will dated
October 16. 1914. filed: attorney. J. D.
Sullivan.
fund into registry: attorneys, Lyon &
Lyon.
Estate Of Katherine s. Leavitt: will
admitted to probate and letters testa-
|mentary granted to United States Trust
Company Of New York: bond. $4,000:
attorney. Charles H. Bradley.
Estate of Frank A. Shaw: will ad-
mitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Joseph L. Shaw:
bond, $500: attorney. w. H. Delaney.
mitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Irwin B. Linton:
bond. $4,000: attorney, L B. Linton.
Estate Of Ben B. Bradford; petition
for probate Of will filed; attorneys,
Douglas, Ruffin & Obear.
In re Albert B. Greene ct al; order
to pay income: attorney, D. N. Houston.
Estate Of Theresie Salomon; will
dated September 10. 1901. filed.
Estate of William H. H. Cissel: let
ters of administration granted to Sallie
D. Cissel; bond. $4,000; attorney, John
Estate Of Mary Collision: petition for
letters of administration filed; attor-
ney, W. H. De Lacy.
Estate Of Albert F. A. King: petition
for letters of administration filed; at
torney, NJ H. Beach.
Estate Of Percival B. Ryon: will ad-
mitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Geneva H Ryon;
bond. $4,000: attorney. J. D. Sullivan.
In re Louisa F. King ct al: petition
to appoint guardian filed: attorney. NJ.
H. Beach.
In re Ella c. Crawford: order ap-
pointing Esther V. Ward guardian;
bond. $3.50: attorney, W. H. Ruff.
Estate Of Caroline Lysle: will dated
June 1s. 1913. filed.
Estate Of Mary R. Keith; will dated
February 26. 1914. filed.
Estate of Mary E. s. Martin; will
dated November 27. 1914, filed.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Col. Charles Alexander Indicted.

CHICAGO. December 31.-An indict-
ment charging Col. Charles Alexander, a
wealthy resident of Providence, R L.,
with violation Of the Mann white slave
act. was returned in the federal court
today, together with an Indictment charg-
ing attempted bribery against Miss Jessie
Elizabeth Cope Of Los Angeles, the woman
he Is alleged to have transported.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
UNDERTONE IS FIRM,
W|THL|GHT TRADING
Short Interest Continues to
Cover Its Outstanding
Commitments.

NEW YORK. December 31.-A firmer
tone was shown by stocks in todays
early circumscribed dealings.
Reading and Amalgamated Copper
opened at slight advances, while Union
Pacific and Pennsylvania rose from
half to a point
American Telephone selling eX-divl-
dends also advanced a substantial frac-
ton.
United States Steel and Southern Pa
cific were steady at Yesterdays close.
Western Maryland Weak.
The only weak issues were the stock
and per cent bonds of the western
Maryland railroad, which added to
their decline of yesterday in connec-
ton with the impending default Oh IN
terest on the company's notes.
Trading showed no marked increase
with the passing of the early session.
but the undertone was f1rmer.
Aside from the few material gains
in the railway group, there We're ao-
yances of a point or better in Bethle-
hem Steel. Central Leather. WestinG-
house and some more obscure special
ties.
Amalgamated also gained a full point,
with 9 points for Great Northern ore
certificates.
London Cables Cheerful.
The short interest continued to cover
cheerful feeling at that center In con-
its outstanding commitments.
Gables from London indicated more
nection with next weeks reopening of
the exchange.
Bonds were steady.
The feature of the early afternoon
was the broadening movement IN
minor specialties and the heaViness OF
some low priced stocks.
The leaders were motionless and off
from the best.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

from Boston December 80 for Newport.
The Orion has been placed in service
at the Norfolk yard. Upon the arrival
of the Delaware at Vera Cruz the
Rhode Island will proceed to New Or
leans. La. to arrive by the sth proximo: /:
the Iroquois. at the Mare Island navy
yard, has been ordered to proceed to
Bremerton to convoy the K-3 and K-4
from Puget sound to San Diego. Cal.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, December 3l.-Cotton-
Spot quiet prices easier; American mid
ding, fair. 5.47; good middling, 4.S2;
middling, i5s: low middlng. All; good
ordinary, 3.49: ordinary, 3.04. Sales,
1000 bales. including $500 American and
800 for speculation and export Re
ceipts, 10 00N bales all American. Futures
closed steady. May and June, 4.341a
yember, 4.521 u January and February,
4.5S.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Mrs. R. H. Montgomery's Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs. Robert
Hugh Montgomery, who died Sunda y.
morning, were held at her late fesi-'
dence, 1903 21st street northwest, Tues
day afternoon. Interment was In Ar
Iinrton national cemetery. She was the
widow of Maj. Montgomery. U. s. A.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO. December 31.-Butter-
Unchanged.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 1886 cases;
at mark. cases included, 25a34; Ordi-
nary firsts, 31a33; firsts. 34a35.
Iotatoes-Unchanged receipts. 10 cars.
Live poultry-Higher; springs, 12;
fowls. IL ha12; turkeys, 13a14.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. December 31.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; firm; bulk. 7.05a7. 20:
light, 6.75a7I5; mixed, 6.S5a7.25 heavy.
6S5a725; rough, 6.s5aS.95; pigs, 5.40a
G2e.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; firm: native
steers, 5.50a9.s5; western, 5.00a7.S0:
cows and heifers, 3O0aS.I0: calves, $50
al00o.
sheep, 5.90a6sO; yearlings, 690a7g0;
lambs, 7.00aS.SJ.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, December 31.-Bar silver.
% 11-16d per ounce.
Money, l per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills. 2k per
cent; three-month. 25s per cent.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
After call-Washington Railway 4s. $500 At 81.
Washington Gas 5s, $500 at 103.
Potomac Cons. 5s, 5000 at 99h, 5000 at
99A, 81 900 at 99H.
Washington Railway Is. 5000 at sOx.
Bid and Asked Prices.