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Evening star., 1914-02-13
VOLUME Of BUSINESS
SMALLER THAN USUAL
Few Sales on Stock Exchange, But
Prices Remain
Firm.

There was marked decrease in the
volume of business transacted on the 10
cal stock exchange TO-DAY. despite the fact
that attendance was fair. The railway
securities were firm and there was an in
dication that the downward movement
which had been in progress for several
days had been checked.
Washington Railway and Electric per
cent bonds opened at s17s for 81 600 and
then sold 5000 at s., which was the bid
for more Offerings were made at S2h.
The stocks of the company sold ex-divi-
dend For the preferred S64 was bid
and 50 asked The bid for the common
was $50 and the asking price 9O4. After
call the common sold five shares at ss14.
Capital Traction stock sold odd lots ag-
gregating forty-three shares at 10S1aa1OS.
The closing bid was 1O734 and the asking
price was 1Os1a. Both quotations showed
quarter of a point decline from those Of
yesterday.
District National Bank stock sold If
teen shares at 1852 and five shares of
Federal National stock brought 1861
The old Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tonal Bank of Georgetown will celebrate
its Tooth birthday anniversary tomorrow.
and in commemoration of this interest
ing event will keep open house from II
to a CLOCK In the afternoon. during
which time its officers and directors will
be pleased to meet all of its friends.
At the meeting of the stock exchange
today Charles ]. Bell. president of the
American Security and Trust Company.
had smile on his face of the yard
wide and guaranteed not to shrink va
riety. He was not at all worried about
the snow. for late this afternoon in
company with Mrs. Bell. he will start for
Fort Sewall. Fla. where he plans to
spend about ten days.
At the annual meeting of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, held Yesterday afternoon at the
Office of the company, the following
directors were elected to serve for the
coming year: John Boyd. .. J. Gala
han, Daniel Fraser, Benjamin S. Graves,
W. 3. Hibbs. Clarence +. Norment.
George w. Pearson, n. II. Shea Odell
s. Smith Hylas T. Wheeler and Levi
Woodbury..
Subsequently, at meeting of the
directors the following officers were
elected: President, Levi Woodbury.; vice
president. Clarence F. Norment; secre-
tary and treasurer. Ode1l S. Smith. and
general manager, ID. j. Callahan.
The general manager appointed w.
H Callahan traffic manager. ]. Allen
Riordan auditor and freight claim
agent L. B. Bowling general agent at
Washington and =. NJ. Pritchard gen
eral agent at Norfolk. Va
Evening star., 1914-02-13
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
BY SONS OF REVOLUTION
Public Invited to Celebration OF
Washington's Birthday Sun
day, February 22.

Announcement is made today that the
public exercises Of the Sons of the Revo-
luton in the District of Columbia, COM
memorative of Washington's birthday,
will take place at the New National The
ater Sunday afternoon, February %. at
) o'clock. The committee on arrange
ments. consisting of Lieut.. Col. Henry
T. Allen, chairman: DR.. Ralph jenkins.
Barry Bulkley. Charles L. Gurley and
Col George Richards, has completed {
program Of interest to the public and
the society's invited guests in keeping
with the patriotic purposes of this Or
ganization.
The music will be furnished by the full
Marine Band. under Lieut.. Santelmann.
leader.
Addresses will be made by the Presi-
dent of the United States and Joseph w.
Folk, former Governor of Missouri and
now solicitor for the State Department.
The exercises are to include the reading
by Barry Bulkley of the address of Rich
ard Henry Lee, as made to the Cont
mental Congress of the United States.
The society's gold medal Will also be
delivered at these exercises by Galliard q
Hunt. chairman of the committee OF
judges. to the pupil of the District who
may have submitted the best essay on
the subject designated by the Judges:
The Greatest Thing in the American
Revolution
The invited guests of the society in
clude the President of the United States
and his cabinet. the members of the dip
lomatic corps. the Chief Justice and as
sociate justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States. the local judiciary, the
Commissioners of the District of Colum-
bia, the board of education, the repre-
sentatives of all public and private
schools. many prominent officials of the
government. as well as those in army and
navy circles. the officers of prominent
clubs and of all patriotic organizations
in the District and the wives and the
families of all.
The doors of the theater will be open
to any of the general public who desire
to attend.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
ONE COMMITS SUICIDE,
ANOTHER DIES OF GAS
William H. Branson and Patrick
McGee Found Dead in
Their Rooms.

One man committed suicide and another
was accidentally killed by inhaling gas
today.
William II. Branson, alias Brook
Branson a probationer of the Criminal
Court, killed himself III his room at lois
Sth street northwest today by inhaling
illuminating gas.
The act Of Dranson, who was twenty
nine years old. was discovered this morn
ing when some one in the rooming
house detected the odor of gas. 1t was
traced to the room occupied by Branson.
The door was forced open and tube,
from which gas was flowing and which
apparently had been to his lips, was
found hanging from jet DR.. Ready
of the Emergency Hospital staff re-
sponded with the ambu ance in answer
to a telephone message. The Puimotor
was applied in an effort to save his life.
Branson was arrested recently by De-
tectives Baur and Cornwell on several
charges of forgery. He was placed on
probation January 5 and recently re-
ported to Capt. Porter the probation offi-
Ger. Branson has two brothers residing
in the city and they were notified OF his
death.
Patrick Mct;c., sixty-eight years old
vas found dead. a victim of gas, in his
room at 12s Massachusetts avenue north
west this morning. Death was accidental
McGee, who formerly was an employe
OF the gas company, was seen to go t.
this morning someone in the house detect
ed the odor of gas and traced il to his
room. The gas had escaped from j de-
fective tube.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
j. 3. Morrey, to build dwelling at 36os
Albemarle street northwest: architect, E
D. Ryerson: builder A. Warthen; esti.
mated cost. $4,000.
]. B. Morrey. to repair dwelling at 364s
Albemarle street northwest; estimated
cost, S595.
A. Collins, to repair store and saloon
at 2006 14th street northwest; estimated
cost. $500.
Mrs. F. E Alden. to repair dwelling al
81 street northwest; estimated cost
$16O.
w L. Coffman. to repair dwelling at 311
14th street northeast: estimated cost, So
s. NJ Biron. to repair theater at 14.9-
21-23 North Capiol street northeast; esti-
mated cost, $50.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
A. C. I. TRAIN IS DERAILED.
Pour Passengers Injured, None Fa
tally at Gainesville, Fla.

TAMPA Fla, February 13.-Six cars OF
train No. IS. Atlantic Coast Line. were
derailed at Gainesville shortly before 4
O'Clock this morning. Four passengers
were hurt, none fatally.
The injured:
A. r. Small. Jacksonville. back
wrenched.
Mrs. Florence +. Humphrey. Baltimore.
VI. I. Green, jamestown. y. Y
Annie Gay, colored. 81. Petersburg. Fla
The baggage and mail cars turned over
and two day coaches plowed into them
Two Pullman cars also left the track and
two remained on the rail. The cause OF
the wreck is not known The engine was
lot derailed. There were seventy-tve
passengers on the train. which was bound
rom Jacksonville to St Petersburg.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Bonds Are Steady
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. February 1S.--The cot
ton market was influenced oy tAs
today. First prices were to points
higher on old crop months. while new
crop deliveries showed advances Of
to on covering and scattering sup
MORT There was Considerable realizing
nv local BUYERS and fiuctue tions right
after the call were irregular. but the
,ndertone was steady and active
months ruled 3 to net higher.
Private cables attributed the hrm
showing of Liverpool to smaller hedge
selling and continental buyiES. Liver
pool was a moderate buyer here during
early trading.
Futures opened steady. March. 1222
Nav, 1872: July 11.91; August, 1l-7e,
October, 11.49; December. 11.59.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
No Present Relief for Hodges.

Frank Hodges, brother of the Governor
of Kansas, failed to get q forty-nine-dol-
lar refund from tthe government for a If
ty-do.lar hunting license in Alaska he did
not use because of typhoid fever. The
United States Senate indefinitely post
poned the BILL urged by Senator Thomp-
son as a square thing for the govern
ment to do. The claim has already cost
the government between $500 and $500
for printing, etc, and l am in favor of
ending 1t here" sad Senator Smoot just
before the vote was taken
Evening star., 1914-02-13
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. February l::-Cottoii-
spot quiet. prices steady; rniddlins fair.
7.eS; good rniddling. 10; middling, 7.04;
low niddIing. az; good ordinary, so;
ordina. v, 5.4t. Sales. 5000 bales includ-
ing 400 American and 800 for specula-
ron and export. Receipts. 10000 bales,
including 2o9oo American. Futures closed
steady.
February 666 February and March.
$50; March ard Ap-il, 6 G7l.; April ana
May. "a: May and June, 6.6l: June and
July b 6o3e: July and August 6..,6i=; Au-
RuSt and September. .. 10; Septe amber and
October o.:S2; October and November,
:. 2iI.; Novembe- and December. 6.2ol=
December and January. tl9ie; January
and February, 6.19i..
Evening star., 1914-02-13
House Committee to Hear Taft.

Former President Taft will be heard by
the House judiciary committee February
u in advocacy of the Clayton bill, de-
signed to effect reforms In federal court
procedure. The measure would authorize
the Supreme Court of the United States
to prescribe forms and rules and gener-
ally to regulate the pleading. procedure
and practice on the common law side of
the federal courts
Evening star., 1914-02-13
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. February 13.-The CONNER
cial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
Manufacturers have shown no lack of
interest in the offerings of wool in the
Boston market. although on account of
the we.l-nigh exhausted supply OF the
domestic they have turned their atten
ton more particularly to the new ar
rivals of foreign wool, which have been
in keen request at prices fully up to the
level of a week ago.
Sales Of domestic f1eeces have occa-
sionally made half-cent advance.
Secured and territory sorts have been in
good request at firm rates. Foreign
markets are all strong"
Evening star., 1914-02-13

and Saturday; moderate northeast winds,
becoming southeast.
The Texas depression of Thursday has
moved to western Tennessee. 1t has
caused heavy rains and thundershowers
along the gulf coast and snow and sleet
generally throughout the Ohio valley and
in the south Atlantic states and as far
south as the interior of South Carolina.
The temperature has moderated in the
northwest, but remains unseasonably low
in the middle Atlantic and New England
states.
Snow will continue tonight in the Ohio
valley and extend to southern New Eng
land Snow will continue in the south
and middle Atlantic states tonight, clear
ing Saturday.
The temperatures will moderate slightly
in the middle Atlantic states and New
England.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate east: on the middle At
lantic coast moderate northeast to east:
on the south Atlantic coast moderate east
to southeast; on the east gulf coast brisk
southeast.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 4:13 am. and 4:3S
p. M; high tide, 1905 am. and 81 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:o9 am. and go
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:55 am; sun sets
5:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:54 am; sun
sets, 5:35 pm
Moon rises, 9:27 pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth.
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at 2 pm yesterday:
Thermometer-les esterday, pm. IS; 3
pm. l6: IL midnight, II; today. In, IL
s am. IL; 10 noon. IL: pm. r. Maxi
| mum, 10. at pm. yesterday: minimum.
10, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
| mum. %; minimum. 13.
Observation-Disclosures. 4 pm, 1864: 8
pm, 3069; IL midnight, 30.73: today.
am. 3o.7o; 8 am, :3,65: l. noon, 5o.o
pm, ;;V.i6.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Bryan Goes to New York.

Secretary Bryan will leave here to-
night for New York. After his address
tomorrow before the Authors Club OF
that city on The Writer With Mes
sage" he will be the guest of Lewis
Nixon. Mr.. Bryan will make an ad
dress before the Young Mems Christian
Association of Springfield. Mass. Sun
day morning. He VIII return to this
city by Monday morning.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Bill Establishes Retired List.

With an amendment making the
benefits inapplicable to a man. who. with
his wife. receives an income of S2,400
annually. the Senate military affairs
committee today voted to make a favor
able report on the bill to establish a
civil war volunteer officers retired list.
Officers on this list would receive pay
according to their former highest rank,
like rank.
Evening star., 1914-02-13

| torney, ]. \. O'Shea-
| United States agt. Morris Belt. assault
| with dangerous weapon: verdict, guilty
tinted States agt william Clark
depreciation on private property; plea
Of not guilty withdrawn. pleads guilty;
| Attorney. E. Hill. jr
Second offense,. petit larceny: verdict
guilty; remanded; attorney, E. NJ. Hew-
| lett.
DISTRICT COURT-Justice Wright
In re opening of alley in square 3049;
verdict of jury filed.
In re opening OF alley IN square zoSo'
hearing held.
In re opening of alley in square s5s2
hearing held.
BANKRUPTCY CoURT-Justice Gould.
In re George w. Cissel Company; order
to make sale.
In re T. E. Waggaman: order TO pay
commission to referee.
In re Herbert Van Ness: adjudication
and reference to E. S. Mccaimont-
PROBATE COTRT-Justice Stafford.
Estate of Morgan McInerney petition
to allot exemptions filed; attorney. Nelson
Wilson.
Estate of Lucy P. Whitehead: order to
sell securities: attorneys. A. S. Worthing-
ton and William K. Quinter.
Estate of Ruth Medford former admin
istrator's petition accepted as final ac-
count and George W. Harrison appointed
administrator; attorney. Charles Linkins.
Estate of Anna NJ Heffert: time to file
account extended attorney. Fred Beall.
Estate Of William T. GLADDEN. resigna-
ton of administrator and Ringgold Hart
appointed administrator: bond. sl.JOo; at
torney, B. 7. Doyle
Estate of Isaac Toliver: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Mamie e. Toliver; bond, $500:
attorney. +. Peyton.
Estate of Julia L. l.. Barber: order
for sale of personal property; attorneys.
Maddox & Galley.
Estate of Elizabeth Sendorff; petition
for probate and record of will and for
letters testamentary filed: attorney, Will
liam L. E,dmonston.
Estate of Charles Marthinson; executor
and trustee authorized to borrow money,
and reference to VIII lam c. Taylor. spe-
cial auditor attorneys, McNell a. Nc
Neill.
Estate of Sarah c. Paul; viii dated
June 25, 1872. filed.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
BLAZE IN EMBASSY.
Thousand Dollars Damage Caused by
Oyerheated Furnace.

Fire caused by an overheated furnace
broke out in the japanese embassy. 1910
n street northwest. shortly after 2 o'clock
this afternoon and caused $1,000 damage.
The flames were first discovered by the
janitor of the building who Immediately
turned in an alarm.
The flames ate their way through the
walls of the embassy building and d
great deal of smoke entered the various
Offices, damaging the furniture and fix
lures.
Viscount Chnda, the Japar ese ambas-
sador, was not in the building at the
time.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
SWISS TREATY IS SIGNED.
Eleventh Peace Pact to Be Entered
Into With Foreign Nations.

Secretary Bryan and Or, Paul Ritter,
the Swiss minister. today signed a treaty
i.lding the United states and Switzer-
md to submit TO invest cation for at
last one year all questions arising be-
-ween the two nations which cannot b.s
settled by diplomacy This is the eiev-
enth OF the so-cailed peace treaties
signed by Secretary Bryan with foreign
IaZions- a similar pact will be concluded
this afternoon with Costa T,ica.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Mrs. Sherwood Critically III.

sMrs Kate Brownlee Sherwood of To-
ledo, Ohio. wife of Representative Isaac
r. Sherwood. is dangerously i'll in this
city. She suffered third stroke of paral-
ysis few days ago and is not expected
to live. Mrs. Sherwood has been con-
tributor to newspapers and magazines
sor a quarter of a century and is promi-
nent in women's organizations.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Could.
Higbie agt. Higbie: order of publication
plaintiffs attorney, P. j. Ryan.
Halla ast Iglehart: rule returnable
February 20: plaintiffs attorney. n P.
Long: defendants attorneys, Lambert,
Whippler 6 Yeatman.
Ravenswood Company agt- Gilfry: order
O'Donoghue trustees: bond. 5000; plain
tiff's attorneys, Britton & Gray: defend
ants attorney, D. w. O'Donoghue-
Chapman agt. Pond: reference to au-
ditor; plaintiffs attorney. W. A. John
ston; defendants attorneys, w. T. Am
tbrose and l.. A. Block. .
Ciffo agt. Ciffo; agreement vacated and
D. Edw. Clarke and John Ridout; defend
ants attorneys, L. l.. Handy and w. q
Gardiner.
Taylor agt Taylor: order to pay exam
iner's fee; plaintiffs attorney. w. Gwynn
Gardiner: defendant's attorneys. w. +
Plumley and c. W. Fowler.
EQUITY COURT NO. a-Justice Stafford
Tenant agt Gordon; commission
| ordered to issue: plaintiffs attorneys
]. B. Linton and I. II. Linton. defend
i ants attorneys. Darr & Peyser.
Weeks agt. Heurich; time to tle
| transcript of record and statement OF
/ to April 13, 1914: plaintiffs attorney
| NJ IL Beach, defendants attorneys
| Leon Tobriner. 6. 7. Dunlop and Z. y
| Swngle.
| Dante ast. Hutchins: trustee author
| lied to renew loan on property at l4tf
| Brandenburg & Brandenburg; defend
ants attorneys. Cuttings & Chamberlln
| K. Ross Perry & Son, c. II. Merillat, L
| II. Thomas and w. G. Johnson
Evening star., 1914-02-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. February 13.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; slow; bulk OF
sales. s5oas55: light, s35as.60: mixed.
sS5a8 60; heavy- s.25aS. so; rough. S25a
S35; pigs. 7.50as.4o
Cattle-Receipts. -1o head; steady
beeyes. 7.00as.50: Texas steers, 6.soa
500; stockers and feeders. 5.50aS 90
cows and heifers, 360as.50: calves. $50
;.ia.26.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head: slow:
native, 4.75a590: yearlinSs, 5.75a7 90:
lambs. native. S.s0a7s5.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Pressure From Bears and Sell.
i;1g of Real Stock Check
Advance.
EASTERN RAIL SHARES
YIELD TO HAMMERING
Specialties Fluctuate Widely-Lon.
don Buying Is Sustaining Factor.
Closing Is Strong.

NEW YORK. February l3.-Trading
was brisk and the undertone was strong
at the opening today. \ few OF the less
active stocks Jagged behind, but virtually
all of the leaders were higher.
Union Pacific Northern Pacific and
Western Union advanced point ROCK
Island lost one.
improvement in the general list vas
short lived. Pressure against the Rock
Islands was followed by drop i'll the
eastern shares Lehigh Valley ana New
Haven sagged q point. Other stocks be-
came steadier after reaching TO about
Wednesdays close.
Although the market receded tempo
rarily from the improved level established
at the opening, the general trend was up
ward. and before the end of the morning
session prices were back at the high
mark.
Efforts to Boost Fail.
Efforts to carry the rise beyond the
level reached on the opening bulge were
defeated by pressure from bears and
selling of real stock
Eastern railroad shares. which have
been sensitive TO pressure since the
freight rate hearings began, Welded at
times to bear hammering. and TINS tend
ency held back the general list
Traders were bearisn, but the strong
undertone of the market deferred them
from venturing upon extensive new com
rnitmentS. 80.
LONDON buying helped to sustain tnis
market. Round amounts OF Steel ana
other issues were booked for foreign ac-
count.
Bonds Are Steady.
Bonds were steady.
Specialties which reflected faFo1aoie
trade conditions fluctuated widely ou'
the general market was sluggish after
midday. Steel, General Motors. Pressed
Steel car, American Agricultural Chem,
cal and Ice were among the ieadins
a let-up in the volume of general buy,
ing was without influence on the standaro
shares, which ruled around ther pest
prices In the late afternoon
Mexican Petroleum and Wooden prefer
red declined about two points
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Dun's Trade Review.

new YORK. February Is - Dun Re
V.es tomorrow will say.
'-Clearinss through the banks II the
principal cities this Week MAKE quite an
indifferent comparison with Il year ago.
amounting 10 s245S. .959 13,. a loss oI IS
per cent Exchanges at New Naf.. city
are rs Per cent smaller than Last year"
Evening star., 1914-02-13
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. February 13-Poor
cables put cotton down in early trading.
First p:ices were / to . points off
shorts bought covers freely and ha,f an
hour after the opening prices stood uli-
hanged TO points down.
Futures opened steady; February. l2.33;
March, la.4S: May, 1882; July le3o; Au-
..iisf L. o.. October u &. shfd.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Ephraim Moss, Publisher. Dies.

KANSAS CITY, NO., February 10
Ephraim Moss. veteran publisher and
newspaper man, died at his home here
today. He was Lightweight years old.
In civil war times Moss edited and pub
lished the Lehish Register. at Allentown
Pa. He lived here tWenty-three years.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
Selects Acting Premier of China.

PEKING, China, February ia presi-
Dental mandate was issued today ac-
cepting the resignation OF Hsiung Hs-
Ling, the Chinese premier, and appoint
ing Sun Pao-Chi as acting premier until
4 nomination is made.
Evening star., 1914-02-13
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales-Resular cali. IL O'Clock noon:
Washington Railway and Electric IS, 81 600 at
Sis. 5000 at So, 81 900 at 81. LOCO at 81,
81 900 at So.
Capital traction, 20 at 1857. 2S at los.
District National Bank. . at 1887. 10 at 14S1ss
Federal National Bank. at 1854.
AFTER cal1-washngton Railway and Electric
Evening star., 1914-02-13
xEx Dividend Today.

Detroit United railways. 1,s; Deere &
Co pfd., 1a4; National Biscuit Company
pfd., ia; American Tobacco Company
com. :. and old and new preferred of
same stock, 1i2; Light & Myers To-
hacco Company com. .. and American
Se.nting and Refining Company pfd.. ia.
New securities listed today Cluett,
Peabody & Co.