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Evening star., 1915-01-29
MRS. WALTERS is INDICTED
UPON MURDER CHARGE
New York Woman Is Accused of
Taking the Lives Of Her
Two Babies.

NEW YORK, January 2s.-The Bronx
county grand jury today returned two
indictments charging murder in the
first degree against Mrs. Ida Sniffen
Walters, who was known as the wife
of Lorlys Elton Rogers, and alleging
that she poisoned her two babies.
Mrs. Walters is now in a hospital re-
covering from the effects of a dose OF
poison which she administered to her
self at the same time she is alleged
to have poisoned her children, a month
ago yesterday. Meanwhile she has been
attended almost constantly by Rogers
who. although married to another
woman, has shown disposition to
stand by Mrs. Walters in her
trouble. Rogers himself was placed
under arrest several days ago on a
charge of violating a section of the penal
code. He is now at liberty on bail.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
DOWNTOWN POST OFFICE
PETITION WELL SIGNED
Chairman Towers Says Nearly All
Business Men Near Old Avenue
Station Ask Facilities.

Practically all Of the merchants
and other business people to whom the
petitions urging the restoration OF
postal facilities in the Post Office De-
partment building have been presented
have signiaed their approval OF the
movement by afiixing their signaturea," !"
said Lem Towers. 5r.. chairman OF the
committee OF business men which has
been circulating the petitions today.
The committee met In the rooms Of the
Retail Merchants Association this afr
ernoon to receive reports Of those who
had engaged in the canvassing for sig-
natures.
"Out of more than a thousand bust.
ness men and others who were asked
to sign the petitions less than ten re-
fused to do 90. and their refusal was
largely due to the fact they misunder-
stood the purpose Of the petition" said
Mr.. Towers.
I'VE only canvassed In the neigh
borhood adjacent to tho Post once
Department building. a. Il IL the mer-
chants and business men In this local.
ity who are most interested in the
restoration Of postal facilities there"
The petitions probably will be p:e.
sented to Postmaster Praeger ear3
next week.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
s. X. Brooks. to repair dwelling II
1872 Sd street northwest: estimated cost
$3.50.
to repair store on 18th street between
F and G streets northwest; estimated
cost, $1,000.
Mary L. Norton, to repair printing
ONCE at 8l5 18th street northwest;
estimated cost, $1,000.
J. Harry Carnes. to repair dwelling
at a422 r street northwest: estimated
cost, SIS.
J. ". Farren. to repair dwelling at
$50 Maryland avenue northeast: esti-
mated cost. $50.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
ASKS PERMIT TO ISSUE
BONDS WORTH $495,OD0
Potomac Electric Power Company
Submits Request to Utilities
Commission.

Request for permission to issue $685.
600 worth Of general Improvement 6
Der cent debenture bonds was filed with
the public utilities commission today
by the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany.
Proceeds Of the sale, 1t is proposed.
are to be used for reimbursing the
company for costs of extensions and
other improvements already made ano
paid for by the issuance Of notes. and
for such improvements as are to be
made during the present year. A scneo-
ule of improvements for the present
year. which accompanies the request
shows contemplated expenditures ag-
gregating s332,ooo,
Similar request for permission to is
sue bonds to cover past as well as
contemplated improvements was filed
with the commission recently by the
Washington Railway and Electric Com :
pany. The commission refused 70
grant permission for the sale of bonds
to finance improvements already made
until it has completed a valuation OF
the property of the company. but gave
it's sanction to the issuance of securi-
ties to meet new improvements. In
cluding the building Of an extension on
14th street between + street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
Hotel Renews Its Protest.
Concerning the latter proposed i'm
provement. the utilities board today
received renewal Of the protest made
by the Virginia Hotel Company against
the carrying out Of this project. The
objection of the company, which oper-
ates the New Willard Hotel. is that the
proposed line would depreciate the
value of the hotel property. The pro-
test was resubmitted through Senator
Blair Lee of Maryland.
Complaint against the Georgetown
Gas Light Company was filed with the
commission today by the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association. Residents
in the Connecticut avenue territory
from Rock Creek bridge to Chevy
Chase. who are furnished gas by the
Georgetown company, are required to
pay Is cents more a thousand feet, 1t
is alleged, than are consumers who buy
from the Washington Gas Light Com
pany.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
STEEL DOMINATES
n. Y. STOCKS TODAY
More Than 10000 Shares
Sell in First Fifteen
Minutes Dealing.

NEW YORK. January 29.-United
States Steel common, whose minimum
price was reduced from 43 to 40 after
the close of yesterdays stock market
session, opened today with one lot OF
1900 shares at 4o1s to 40. Immediately
followed by two lots aggregating 2,700
shares at 40l4.
Total sales in the first fifteen minutes
exceeded 10000 shares, the high quota
tion being 4o1G. The preferred stock
declined a small fraction
Other active stocks. as well as many
specialties, improved over yesterday
close, there being substantial gains IN
leading railways and Amalgamated
Copper.
Sugar Shares Strong.
Sugar shares were again strong.
Pressed Steel Car lost four points.
Steel dominated the market through
out the early session, contributing al
most 40 per cent to total operations OF
that period and finally resting at its
new low price.
The weight of the selling which came
largely from foreign sources, accoro-
ing to reports, initiated against farther
recovery elsewhere.
The entire list was adversely af-
fected by this liquidation, early gains
giving way to numerous declines un-
der Yesterdays final figures.
Canadian Pacific and New Haven were
weakest. losing two points.
Outside the exchange Steel sold at
39H
Bonds were irregular. Steel 5s selling
lower.
New Low Record for New Haven.
Renewed liquidation came after
midday, Canadian Pacific then yielding
over 5 points from yesterdays close.
New Haven fell ~: to 40, it's mini
mum and Il new low record.
Reading and other leaders were OF
to > points.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
NEW YORK DAIRY MARKET

NEW YORK. January 2s.-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 6.191 tubs; creamery
(higher scoring). 34a34h: creamery,
firsts, 30a32h; seconds. 2sa291s.
Cheese-Steady: receipts. 1854 boxes;
state, whole milk. winter. export type,
specials, 151sa18; do, average fancy,
14Xa16A.
Eees-Unsettled; receipts. 9,s1o cases
fresh gathered, extra fine, 33ha34: ex-
ira firsts, 80; frsts, 32a321h: seconds,
so1ta31h: state. Pennsylvania and near
by hennery, browns. "a: do. gathered,
browns and mixed colors, 32a33.
Evening star., 1915-01-29

perature tonight between IL and IS de-
grees: gentle to moderate northwest
winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Satur-
day; gentle to moderate winds. mostly
northwest
A disturbance that moved rapidly
northward over the Atlantic ocean a
short distance from the coast has
reached Newfoundland with greatly in
creased III intensity. but it caused only
England coast and some light SHOWS in
the middle Atlantic states and New Eng
land. There were also light SHOWS in
the lake region and general SHOWS and
rains west of the Rocky mountains.
where conditions are very much unset
tied. with abnormally low pressure in the
coast states.
1t is considerably colder in New Eng
land and the middle Atlantic states, the
valley, but over the interior the cold
wave has lost much Of it's severity, al
though temperatures are still low. In
the far west temperatures are high for
the season.
There will be snow tonight or satur-
day in the lake region, the Ohio valley
and tennessee. and rain in the east gulf
states. with somewhat higher tempera-
@ ture saturday: except in the lake re-
will be far with continued low tempera-
lures, although somewhat higher Satur-
day in the south Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate west and north
west; on the middle Atlantic coast mod
crate northwest, on the south Atlantic
coast gentle to moderate north and
northeast; on the east gulf coast mod
crate northeast to east
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1:0s am. and 1907
pm: high tide. 6:49 am. ard 7:06 pm.
Tonorrow-Low tide. 1:52 am. and
1853 pm: high tide. 1884 am. and 7:49
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:os a-m.; sun sets
5:1s pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises 7:o7 am; sun
sets 5:19 pm.
Moon sets SIT pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The, following we're the readings of
the Thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures nm. 81:
8 pm. 33: 12 midnight. IS. Today, 4
am, 81: s am, 10; 12 noon, %: 2 pm.
3d. Maximum, 50, at 3 pm. yesterday:
minimum, Is. at $40 today.
Temperature same date last year
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 30o7;
8 Pm. 3015; 12 midnight. 1923. Today,
a am, S0.33: am, 30.34; IL noon,
30.32; pm, 30.2s.
Weather in Various Cities
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Mine Running Ship Master Back.

NEW YORK, January 29.-Capt. Ed
ward 2. Pinchin. who piloted the
American steamer Ell Monte through
mine-strewn waters safely into the
harbor of Bremen on New Year day.
brought his ship back to this port to-
day.
Although Capt. Pinchins feat was re-
garded with amazement at Bremen, he
was arrested before his ship could dis
charge it's cargo of 5000 bales Of cot
ton. questioned at length and finally
taken before a German admiral. who
GROSS examined him and released him.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, January 29.-Wheat-
Easier; spot No. red, 1904; spot No.
2 red western. 1.54N; January No;
red. 1904; February No. red. Isl !;
March No. 2 red. 1.52: steamer NO.
red. 1.45A: receipts. 197,751 bushels.
Corn Easier; spot contract, SIN :
January, sly; February, sig: steam
er mixed, 7SS; receipts, 54.213 bushels;
exports, 38.341 bushels.
Oats-Firm; standard white, COZ a6i
No. white. 60A a60h: receipts. 3l7,llS
Rye-Easier; No. 2 western export,
1872: receipts, $500 bushels; exports.
42.857 bushels.
Hay-Firm: No. 1 timothy. unchang-
ed; No. clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Firm; steam to Liver
pool, per bushel. picked ports, per
quarter. unchanged.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, January 2s-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head; strong bulk. 6.e5a
e.s5; light, 6.45a6.85: mixed. 6.50a6. IS !:
heavy. 6.30a6.s5: rough, 6.30a6.45; pigs,
5.25a6.65.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: strong
native steers. 5.40as.10; western. 4.90a
7.35: cows and heifers. 3.O0a..s5; calves,
7.00a1O.00.
sheep. 5.soaS.s0: yearlings. 7.0oa7.s0; ];
lambs, 7.40aS.90.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, January 29.-Better
cables than due and Il moderate accu-
mutation of buying orders overnight
gave cotton 4 good tone on the open
ing call today and put prices of the
most active months points over yes
terday's close. There was little short
selling and offerings from all sources
were small.
Futures opened steady; March s.25:
May, S.52; July, s.72; October, sos: De-
cAmher a1A
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Boston Wool Market Stronger.

BOSTON. Mass, January 29.-The
Commercial Bulletin will say tornor-
row:
THE wool market has been fairly
active and stronger this week. Demand
has covered about every grade and
class of wool to be obtained In the
market and both fine and medium
wools are higher.
"Advices from the foreign primary
markets and from London tell Of high
er prices. both on fne and medium
woods, with American buyers operating
keenly, both IN Australia and London.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
80. 57s Pupils Eat School Lunches.

NEW YORK. January 29.-During the
week ending January %, report by
Dr william H. Maxwell. superlntend-
cnt of schools, shows that 3s.578 chill
dren were served lunches in public
schools of Manhattan borough recently
equipped with kitchens made possible
By a fund started by DR.. Maxwell. For
these lunches 90446 tickets valued at
one cent each were received. a total
of 5,83S pupils were served free at d
cost to the fund Of $134.84.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. January 2o.-Wheat-
sgd: No. 2 hard winter. 12s 4hd; fu-
lures nominal.
Corn-Spot American mixed, new, IS
91sd: old. Is 11lsd; February, rs 4Zd;
March. Is Sad
Flour-Winter patents, 46s.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. January 29.-Cotton-
Spot-Firm: good middling, 5.32; mid
ding, 5.02: low middling, 4.57; sales,
5000 bales; speculation and export,
1000 bales; receipts. 1928 bales; fu-
lures, quiet; May and June, 4.ss: July
and August, 4.95a: August and Sep
tember, 4.99: October and November,
sos; January and February, 5.10h.
Weekly cotton statistics: Total for
warded to mills, $4,000 bales. Of which
$1,000 bales were American; stock. 91S-
900 bales; American, 65s.000 bales; i'm
ports, $4,000 bales: American. $1,000
bales; exports, IL 900 bales.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. January c9.-Flour-
Firmer; spring patents. 7.O0a7.4O: win
ter patents, 6.S0a7.0o; winter straights,
6.55a6.70.
Pork-Firm.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Firm; middle west, 10s5a1o.35.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Easy: No. 1, los: No. :, 95a1.OO, T,
No. 3. 80. shipping, SoaS5.
Enthusiastically.
Leather-Firm.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
German Savings Show Increase.

BERLIN, January 80, by wireless to
Sayyille, N. "a report on the condi-
tions of the savings banks Of the en-
ptre during 1914, Issued in Berlin, to-
day shows that the deposits In the
twelve months Of that year increased
by $25O, 100000 over the total Of the
proytoua year. ...
Evening star., 1915-01-29
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO. January cs.-Butter-
Firm; creameries, 24a31
Eggs-Lower; receipts 3.207 cases:
at mark, cases included, 25a30; ordinary
firsts, 2Sa29; firsts, 80.
teen cars.
Poultry. alive-Higher; springs, 1919
all; fowls, IS.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Capt Samuel A. Price, Esd Infantry,
will proceed to the Army and Navy Cen
eral Hospital. Hot Springs. Ark. for OBJ
servation and treatment
Second Lieut.. Frank n. Kennedy. 10th
Infantry. upon his relief from treatment
at the Walter Reed General Hospital will
proceed to Plattsburg barracks. New York.
for duty with the 30th Infantry.
Second Lieut.. jerome W. Howe. 10th
Cavalry. at Worcester. Mass. on sick
leave Of absence. will Join his regiment.
Cook John Wilmington. 7th Company.
Coast Artillery Corps, Is placed upon the
retired list
Private Thomas F. Kraft, Company c.
Sd Infantry. Michigan National Guard. is
authorized by the President to attend the
School for Bakers and Cooks. Washing
ton barracks, District Of Columbia.
Second Lieut.. Frank b. Clay. 18th In
fantry, will proceed from jackson bar
racks. Louisiana, to the Walter Reed
General Hospital. District Of Columbia,
for observation and treatment. Capt
Grayson V. Heidi. United States Army.
retired. will accompany him on the trip
Acting Cook Joseph f. Viands. Hos
pital Corps, at Fort William Mckinley,
p. l.. and First Sergt. Joseph Shankin,
Company d. 18th Infantry, are placed
upon the retired list.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Guy Whitlock. from Office Of
naval intelligence. Navy Department
to connection fitting out the Baltimore.
Lieut.. 0unior srade} w. r. Munroe.
from Union Iron Works. San Francisco.
to Craig Shipbuildins Company. Long
Beach. Cal.
Passed Assistant Surgeon NJ c. Bak-
er. to naval station. New Orleans. La.
Pay Director F. T: Arms. to navy
yard, Mare Island. Cal.
Boatswain A. ]. Svensson. to treat
ment, naval hospital, Washington.
Machinist J. e. Sullivan. from receiv-
ing ship at Norfolk to receiving ship
at Boston.
Zone to treatment. naval hospital. Nor
folk. Va.
Naval Movements.
The Severn, Potomac. C-1. CO. Ca.
ca and C-5 arrived at Cristobal Janu-
ary 81; the New York. Wyoming. Con-
neeticut. Louisiana. New Hampshire.
Vermont. Utah. Arkansas. Virginia. Ne
braska, New Jersey. North Dakots,
Dixie, Cassin. Henley, Cyclops and the
Ammen arrived at Guantanamo Janu-
ary es, 27 and 28: the Sylph and the
DOLPHIN at Washington January %. the
Washington at Port au Prince January
~. the Glacier at San Francisco Janu-
ary Fl. the Standish at Annapolis Janu-
ary 2s. the New Orleans at Balboa jan
nary rs and the Jason at Genoa Janu-
The Rhode Island sailed from Tan
eter sound January -. for Guantana-
mo. the Nashville from Boston Janua-
~ zs for Guantanamo the Patuxent.
McDougal, Orion and Patapsco from
Guantanamo January 81 tor Guanta-
yabo bay, the Castine from La Romano
January q. for Port au Prince. the San
Diego from La Paz January 81 for San
Diego, the Vulcan from Philadelphia
January 2s, for Guantanamo, the Des
Moines from Tompkinsville. January
2s. for Charleston. ehe Iroquois from
San Diego. January %. for Mare Island.
The Warrington and Mayrant. now
at the Brooklyn navy yard. have been
ordered to proceed to Guantanamo.
The mail address OF the New Orleans
has been changed from I'm care Of the
postmaster. New York CITY," to Pa
ciac station, via San Francsscot Cal.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
President Urges Strict Economy.

The Necessity for strict economy in
all branches of the government was
imnEessed on the cabinet again today
by president Wilson. Although the
cabinet members took AN optimistic
view of the financial condition of the
government, it was said that the un-
certainty about the length of the Euro
peap. war made it necessary to econ
omtke to make up for the lowered i'm
port duties
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Scout Talk of a Deficit,

Conservative democrats in the House
today are inclined TO scoff at the talk
Of a deficit, and go SO far as to predict
that there wDl be none. They base
heir hope on the assumption that the
corporation and individual income tax
es payable June 80 of this year will
bring in s11.Oo0.00o and leave bal
ance OF SS.o0o,000 on the right side OF
he Treasury ledger.
On the other hand. the gloomy ones
believe that everybody will take ad
vantage of the ten days grace for the
payment of these taxes, which will put
The collection into the next fiscal year
and place sixtvthree- -nillion -dolla
Ieficit on the books.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Corn sways With Wheat.

Corn swayed with wheat. Longs were
conspicuous sellers. but the commits
sion houses absorbed the offerings.
The start. which varied from 4 de-
cline to % advance, was followed by a
moderate setback all around, and then
d good upturn.
In oats, as in other grains, rush of
selling carried prices down. Demand,
though, subsequently proved to have
the greater force.
Provisions averaged higher. rise in
the value of hogs WIS the influence
that received the most attention.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s, $500 at 1864. $1,000 at
1O6iI
Washington Railway SIS 81 coo at 81, 900 at
81, $1,000 ar 81, $500 at Sis
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s. $1,000 al 9a}:.
Capital Traction. 10 at 95.
Washington Railway rfd., at SIS.
After call-Potomac Electric Cons. 5s, 81, go at
991s. 81 600 at 991s
Washington Gas % at IS.
Capital Traction IS, $500 at 1861.
Washington Railway pfd.. s al s..
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, January 20. Lead -
Steady: 3.75a3.S5; London. ELS 7s Cd
Spelter - Strong. 7.50a7.s0; London
ear.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
SELLING PRESSURE HEAVY
ON CHICAGO PRICES TODAY
Buyers Take Advantage of a Break
and Steady Market-Losses
Are Recovered.

CHICAGO. January 29.-Despite high.
er quotations at Liverpool and Paris. a
good deal Of selling pressure today was
put on the market here. Many traders
took the view that the recent steep
advance had made something of a re-
action a natural thing to look for, and
that the new upturns' In Europe had
merely reflected the course of prices
in America. Buyers here. however.
quickly took advantage of break. and
there was soon rally. After open
ing unchanged to vs. higher and then
falling to more than a cent under last
night, the market steadied, with losses
fully recovered.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Accused of Robbing Stores.

Arthur Warren alias Robert Lii,
colored. was held today in the police
court for the action Of the grand 30Sy
in $1,000 bonds In each Of two ea1os
OF house breaking,
Evening star., 1915-01-29

LONDON. January 29.-Bar silver
22Hd per ounce. Money, l per cent
Discount rates, short and three months
lha1 9.16 Dor cent.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Money to Loan

Secured BY First Deed OF Trust % Rssi Dseata-
Prevailing interest acd commiasion.
Joseph I. Weller. 6eo F St. NV.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
NEW YORv COTTON.

Quotations furnished by ". .. Hibbs 4 o..
Members New York Stock Exchange. New Yoek
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade
Evening star., 1915-01-29
GOVERNMENT FINANCES
SUBJECT Of SCRUTINY
Deficit for Fiscal Year to January
27, $89,074,1 14s-Income Re-
turns Will Be Less.
Steel Common Sold to Forty, the
New Minimum Price-Bonds
Better.
BY ]. A. FLEMING.

For the business day January -.
latest reporting. the receipts of the
government fell short of the expenses by
S1.21s, ,s6640. making the deficit for the
month of January up to that date,
S2.65S. .69o.Sa, and for the fiscal year to
that date, sS9,OTi i 1885. as compared
with $50. .7491a415, the deficit for the
last fiscal year to the corresponding
date.
Secretary McAdoo expressed the be :
lief that S7J.000.o00 to SSo.ooo. 600 would
be returned on account of income and
corporation taxes with the advent or
June.
Those who have kept posted on the
gross earnings of railroads and other
corporations, and on reductions In d.
vtdends and cutting off of dividends
e,r,reIv ID. edict that there will be Il
great shrinkaGe in the corporation TAX
and the income tax as well. while the
returns from internal revenue must
also show lessening amounts with each
addition of dry" territory.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
WEATHER.
Fair and Continued Cold Tonight
and Saturday.

For the District Of Columbia, fair, con-
tinued cold tonight and Saturday: tenn
perature tonight between IL and Is de-
grees; gentle to moderate northwest
winds,
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Officers Are Elected.

AT the session last night. {. A. Smith
of st. Clair, Mich, was elected president
for the ensuing year: c. H. Hubbard of
Milwaukee treasurer and J. A. Holmes
of Cleveland financial secretary. The
elective officers then appointed minor
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
Andrew Stalker. first vice president: A.
A. Hudson of Midlands, Ontario, Sec
ond vice president: J. A. Montgomery
of Buffalo. chaplain: D. T. Sullivan OF
Duluth. marshal: F. Dority of Milwau-
kee, warden, and J. D. Baird Of Marine
City, Mich, sentinel.
Evening star., 1915-01-29

Hourly Sales OF Stocks Io0a1.
IL am. 1860 l2n.... 226,l0O
lp.m.. 2S2,300 ppm. 352, 100
Evening star., 1915-01-29
SHIPMASTERS VISITING
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Great Lakes Association Taking On
Matters Pertaining to Safety
Of Navigation.

Committees Of the Shipmasters Asso-
citation Of the Great Lakes are today
visiting the lighthouse authorities. the
board of supervising inspectors of the
United States steamboat inspection serv-
ice and other governmental bureaus,
taking up with them suggestions the
lake shipmasters have to make for the
Improvement and safety of navigation
OH the lakes.
Tonight another session Of the con-
vention Of the Shipmasters' Association
will be held at the Powhatan Hotel, to
hear committee reports.
Many Of the delegates are taking ad-
vantage of there being no session OF
Mt. Vernon and the points Of interest
about the city. The convention will ad-
journ tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Postal Savings Deposits.

Postal savings deposits have been in
,reasing at the rate of about $4,000. 900
month during the last few months.
During the entire fiscal year to June
80. 1914, the deposits increased $500
100. or IS per cent: from July to jan
Iary the increase was Sl5,75O, 900, or
bout IS per cent. Total deposits are
;53,200.0oO with 491, 900 depositors and
sl19 as the average deposit