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Evening star., 1915-02-26
BANKERS KEPT BUSY
ANSWERING INQUIRIES
Assist Patrons in Preparing Federal
Income Tax Re-
turns.
Local Exchange Fairly Active.
New Brokerage Office
Opens.

Officers of the various local banks
were kept busy today answering in
quiries made by depositors concerning
income tax returns All income tax re-
turns on behalf of individuals and on
behalf of such corporations as keep
their accounts coincident with the cal
endar year must be filed with collect
ors of internal revenue or placed in the
mails before midnight Sunday, except
where there is a special excuse for de-
lay because of illness or other un-
avoida BILE causes.
In making the returns this year many
new rulings by the Treasury Depart
ment must be taken into account.
Bankers, of course, are in better shape
this year to advise their customers
about the proper reporting of incomes
than they were last year, when the IN
come tax law was new to every one;
Bankers have made close study OF
the law for the most part. and have
= Kept note of the various rulings by the
Treasury Department.
Business was fairly brisk again today
on the local stock exchange. Mergen-
thaler was the leader in activity. Three
-ten-share lots and five-share lot sold
at 1t3. after Ave shares had brought
173L. At the close 113 was bid and
the asking price was 1a31c- After call
two shares brought ia and single
share lot brought 17Sl..
In the traction list, twenty-five shares
of Railway and Electric common sold
at SIS. and odd lots of the preferred. ag-
gregating twenty five shares, brought
S4as4L. The 4 per cent bonds of the
company sold $4,000 at So7s.
The only trade in the bank list was
the sale of five shares of Federal Ma
. tionaI at 49,, an advance of points
over the last sale of record.
]. Upshur Moorhead and A. Robert
Eimore have formed a partnership un-
der the firm name of Moorhead & Ell
more to conduct general brokerage
business and to act the Washington
correspondents of A. B. Leach & Co. of
New York For several years Mr..
Moorhead has been manager of tho
Washington branch office of James B.
Colgate & Co. Mr.. Elmore has repre-
look after the stock end of the bus-
ness and Mr.. Elmore matters pertain
ing to bonds.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
ARTISTS RECITAL A SUCCESS.
Rubinstein Club Presents Nine. Van
de Veer and Reed Miller.

An artists recital by Nine. Nevada
Van de veer. mezzo-soprano. and Reed
Miller, tenor, under the auspices OF the
Rubinstein Club, served to attract a
capacity audience at the Raleigh ball
room yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Mil
Ter, having sung with the club on two
previous occasions, was warmly greet
ed by old friends, and admirers Of Nine.
Van de veer, who in private life Is
Mrs. Reed Miller. soon established her
self equally in favor Of the audience.
her voice proving Of rarely beautiful
quality and her numbers given with
the poise, sincerity and finished in
depreciation that marks the artist
The duets by the two singers were OF
special interest because of their novel
ty and because of the admirable blend
ing Of the quality OF the two voices
and the perfection OF their bs emsembis
'Barcarole" called forth prolonged ap-
plause and was followed by Nearest
and Dearest" by Caracciola, as an en-
core.
Spring" by Mary Turner salter:
Branscombe. and one number from
1.-THE Jewels of the Madonna" by Wolf
Ferrari.
Among the solos by Mr.. Miller. "A
Lfttl0 way 10 walk W 1tn Ou, Dy
Obey Speaks dedicated to Mr.. Miller)
Heart. of Hearts" by Manney; en-
core. Hail, Ye Time of Holiedayes."
by Branscombe; "The Hour Glass"
fusing the theme of the Dresden amen),
by Burleigh: The Drummer Boy" by
German. displayed his versatility and
seemed particularly adapted to his
voice, while with Nine. Van de veer,
the French group. lie Nil," by Leroux
lie Marriage des, Roses" by Cesar
Franck. and the recitative and Air de
Liza" ''L'Enfant Prologue by Debussy
20. Thou Billowy Harvest Field" by
RachmaninofY, from the Russian group
and the encore "Sylvelin," by Sinding,
proved especially acceptable.
Other selections on the program we're
Farewell, Unkind Farewell I6O0). by
Dowland; Come and Trip IT. I7O0).
by Haendel: aria. Salvador Rosa" by
Gomez; MY Love- by Noble ldedi-
Gated to Mr.. Miller): two original negro
songs. Bout Rabbits, b.. Strickl land,
and "Exhortation," by Cook. La ssie."
by German. Mr.. Miller; Song OF the
Shepherd Lehl,' by Rimsky-k X orsak ow !;
Floods of Spring" by Rachmaninoff; !;
Nippon No kioto' Japanese song
cycle in manuscript: NO Tidings"
and Across the Bridge" by strick-
land; only of Thee and Me-" by Bauer,
and The Blackbirds Song by Scott,
Nine. Van de Feer.
The Accomplishments were admira bly,
rendered by Miss Blanche Barbot of New
York.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Real Estate Transfers.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS-Wilfred Rou-
leau ct ux. to Milton L. Lefier. lot z,
block II; SO; stamp. $1.5o. Milton
i. Letter conveys same property to
Mathiids " Ro9lsa1; SO; stamp. =
between and c streets-Ahner H.
Ferguson ct ux. to Samuel A. San
ger. original lot IL, square 1898; $40.
NO. 1919 MARION STREET NORTH
WEST and 1st street northwest be-
Fey to Charles H. Bauman. lot II,
square AS. and part lot 4, square
831: SO; stamp. Sc.
FIRST STREET NORTHWEST between
c and D streets-charles H. Bau-
man ct ux: to Adam J. Fey. part lot
4. square 631: $40; stamps, 50.
GIRLS PORT1ON-George A. Fraser
to Ella NJ. Drew. part: $40.
NO. 1888 11th STREET NORTHWEST
Ella B. Robinson ct vir. Henry s.. to
3o5: $40: stamp, 81.
NO. 93S STREET NORTHWEST
Julius c. Forrest ct al to William
B. Dulany. lot Ill. square 1862: $40;
stamp. IS.
UNIVERSITY PARK-Robert B. Cav
erly to Mary v. Caverly. lot "a.
NO. 110S B STREET NORTHEAST
Samuel D. Morrill, to Bellphine p.
Morrill,. lot 81. square ss7; $40;
CLARKE STREET SOUTHWEST be-
tween I'd and Sd streets-Ada Bev-
erly ct al. to Bernard Leonard. lot
80, square 5e4: so; stamp. so cents
CHEVY CHASE TERRACE-Allan E.
Walker ct ux. to Horace G. Harding,
lot ~, square 1879; $40; stamp. II.
NO. 1923 llTH STREET NORTHWEST
-Nicolo Genua ct ux. 10 Frederick
r. Gibbs, lot II, square 339; $40
NO. 1929 10TH STREET NORTH
wEST-Horace G. Harding ct ux to
Allan E. Walker. part lots 95 and
s6, square 365: $40; stamp, 50.
ELLASTON TERRACE-Nina r. Alex
ander to Garlic F. Hester. lot 3,
block 4; $500.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL. February 26.-Cotton-
Spot steady; good middling, 5.29: mid
ding. 4.97: low middiing. Ass; sales,
1000; speculation and export, 1000.
Receipts, S4,417 Futures, quiet and
steady. May and June, 4s7; June and
July. 4.91: July and August. 4.95ls; Oc-
tober and November. sos; January and
February, Sis.
Weekly cotton statistics: Total for
warded to mills. 10000 bales, of which
$4,000 were American; stock, 1,o03, 900
American, 100000, imports, $4,000:
American. 100000. exports. 5000
Evening star., 1915-02-26
D. G. REID AGAIN TESTIFIES
IN ROCK ISLAND INQUIRY
Examination Before I. c. C. Deals
With Organization of Two
Holding Companies.

Inquiry into financial affairs of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
way Company was resumed before the
Interstate commerce commission today,
with Daniel G. Reid. head of the group
which controlled the system from 1901
to 1914. again testifying.
Mr.. Reid's examination under oues-
tioning by Chief Counsel Folk for the
commission dealt with the organization
of the two Rock Island holding COM
panies. which Mr.. Folk maintains re
suited In watering" the stock Of the
operating company from $4,000, 900 to
s350.o00,o00 Mr.. Reid testified that the
only earning power behind the addi-
tional stock was the original railroad
company. but insisted that $l50000 & OO
OF the additional capitalization had
never been taken out of bank vaults.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
William S. Phillips. to build seven
two-story dwellings. from 507 to 5is
Lamont street northwest: architects.
Hunter & Bell; builder, William s.
Phillips; estimated cost. $4,000.
H. Abramson. to build store and dwell
ling at 1898 7th street northwest; arch
itect. A. p. Clark, jr.; builder. NJ. Gums-
nick; estimated cost, $19,S60.
c. S. White, to repair dwelling at 911
18th street northwest: estimated cost.
$500.
Sarah E. johnson, to repair dwelling
at 1907 11th street northwest; esti-
mated cost, $175.
Henry W Lansdale. to repair garage
at $500 18th street northwest; esti-
mated cost. $1,000.
Paul Bolgiani. to repair fiat and store
at 1912 10Th street northwest: estt.
mated cost, $4,000
Evening star., 1915-02-26
NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, February 26.-Butter-
Steady: receipts. 7.151 tubs; creamery
extras coz score), 3Oka3l; creamery
(higher scoring). 31lsa32; creamery
firsts. 27ka29k: seconds. 25a27.
Eggs-Weak; receipts, s.149 cases;
fresh gathered extras, 26a27; extra
firsts, 25h: firsts. 24ha25; seconds,
23ha24: nearby hennery whites, 80.
Cheese-Unsettled; receipts, 2,O24
boxes; state whole milk, held, specials,
16Aa all: do. average fancy. 16a16k.
Poultry-Live firmer: western chick
ems. 16: fowls. is " al6: turkeys. 16a1s.
Dressed steady; western roasting
chickens. 1921: fresh fowls, 14ha1S;
turkeys, 13a21k
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Western Educator Dies.

LINCOLN. Neb.. February 2s.-
Charles Z. Bessey. dean of the Indus
trial college of the University Of Ne
braska, and for more than thirty years
identified with the university, twice
acting as cnanc-.,vr, dies mere last
night H. served for one term as
president of the American Society for
the Advancement of Science, and was
regarded AS one of the leading authort-
ties on botany and horticulture. He
was seventy years old.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Capt. Thomas Duncan. Coast Artillery
Corps, is assigned to the 135th Com.
pany.
Private William Delyons. Military
Academy detachment of cavalry. West
Point, N. Y, is transferred to the Army
War College detachment and will be
sent to Fort Myer. Va. for duty.
Private Frank I. Pogoda, Troop NJ.
9Th Cavalry. Fort Myer. Va. is trans.
ferred to Troop B. 9Th Cavalry. and Will
Sergt. Fred Lille. Company X, 4th
Infantry. camp at Galveston. Tex. is
detailed for duty at the United States
military prison. Fort Leavenworth.
Kan.
Naval Movements.
The Kansas arrived at Guacanayabo
bay February %. the Montana at Guaca-
nayabo bay February "a, the Cum
mings and the Benham at Santa Cruz
del Sur February "a. the Mayrant at
New York yard February 25, the Tono-
pah, Ell and E-a at Key West Febru-
ary 25, the Des Moines at Guantanamo
February 25 the Perkins at New York
yard February %, the Terry at Norfolk
February 25, the Rocket at Norfolk
February %, the Raleigh at San Fran
cisco February % and the Preston at
Dry Tortugas February %.
The McDougal Burrows, Drayfon.
Tanning, Jarvis, jenkins, Patterson.
Trippe and the Paulding sailed from
Cienfuegos February - for Tuacana-
yabo bay, the Vulcan from Philadeiphi@
February 25 for Melville, X. l.; the To-
cumseh from Norfolk February IS for
Washington. the Ontarion from Ne"
York yard February 25 for Guantanamo
and the Minnesota, South Caroiina ana
Texas from Guantanamo FEBRUARY .
for Guacanayaho bay.
The Orion is due to sail from Fhila-
delphia for Hampton roads today. ana
from, Hampton roads for Guantanamo
about March /.
The Des Moines, at Guantanamo, has
been ordered to Vera Cruz. Mexico, l"
relieve the Delaware. Upon being re-
lieved by the Des Moines the Delaware
will proceed from Vera Cruz to Guam
tanano to rejoin the flag.
The commander er-in-chief. Asiat1c Meet.
has cabled the department that he has
transferred his flag from
the Saratoga to the Mohican.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) w. w. Wilson.
from North Dakota to navy yard.
S. c.
Assistant Paymaster F. c. Beck. from
naval pay officers school to Petrol.
Gunner Torger Nylund. from North
Carolina to Olympia.
Carpenter c. p. Baker. to receiving
ship at Boston.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
FURRY OVER WHEAT
I" ! BORDERS ON A PANIC
Feverish Selling Drives Prices Down
More Than Five Cents
80 a Bushel.

CHICAGO. February 26.-Selling that
bordered on a panicky nature swept
the wheat market down more than
cents bushel today. The critical
situation regarding the possible open
ing of the Dardanelles was chiefly re-
sponsible.
May wheat sold as low as 14sk al
the opening as against 1.53ss at the
close last night.
July wheat dropped cents.
support Checks Decline.
Support from those who believe that
the straits are still long way from
being open to the shipment of grain
@as forthcoming at the decline. May
Sold up to 1.49%. and July. which
rad touched 1.:lH. advanced to IL:
within the ten minutes of trading.
fPeverish unloading followed and the
market soon smashed = cents below
the undermost prices at the start, but
rallied again with q rush. though not
SO strongly AZ before.
Second Wave of Selling.
On the second wave of selling May
dropped to LACE. a fall of rs COM
pared with last night. The extreme
setback for July meanwhile was AZ
to 1.2oA.
The crowd of brokers in the wheat
pit was not so large as frequently is
seen during a much less excited mar
ket.
The rapidity of the transactions to-
day. however, was at a rate seldom
equaled
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Rules Cash Dividends Are Taxable

Cash dividends paid after March l.
1913. constitute taxable income when
received and should be included in the
income tax returns OF individuals
whose total income is more than 32O,-
080. according TO a ruling today by
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Osborn. Stock dividends declared in
good faith and not to evade the income
tax law, are held not to be subject 20
the tax.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Death of Gen. ]. W. Floyd.

FREDERICK. Nd. FEBRUARY 26.--Gen.
Joseph Walker Floyd. seventy-four
wears old, father of Mrs. Hammond
Urner, wife of Chief Judge Urner. and
Miss Anna B. Floyd of this city. died
at Liberty Hill. S. c. He was a son of
the late Berry Floyd and was born in
Northampton county. Va. in 1910. He
entered the Confederate army as a
member Of the Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues and was wounded at Chancellors-
vile, losing his right arm at the shoui-
der. In 1869 he settled in South Caro-
lima.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Saturday, Con-
tinued Cold Temperature.

For the District OF Columbia. fair
tonight and Saturday. continued cold !;
lowest temperature tonight about a
degrees; fresh northwest winds.
The storm that was central near
Cape Cod Thursday morning moved
slowly northward. and this morning Its
center is over Maine. This disturbance
has been attended by shifting gales on
the middle Atlantic and New England
coasts. rain and snow In the north
Atlantic states. and snow hurries In
the region of the great lakes and the
upper Ohio valley.
Another storm which is central over
the southern Rocky mountain region
has been attended by local SHOWS and
rains in the middle plains states and
the Rocky mountain and plateau
regions.
There will he snow hurries tonight
in northern and western New York
and northern New England. and rain
Saturday in the lower Mississippi and
lower Ohio valleys: with these excep-
tions the weather will be generally fair
tonight and Saturday over the states
east Of the Mississippi river.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1851 am: high
tide. 5:25 a IN. and 5:4S pm.
Tomorrow---Low tide. 1884 am. and
1912 pm; high tide, Sis am. and
6:3S PM
Evening star., 1915-02-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, February 2s.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; weak: bulk, S55a
$40: light. s.5sa6.so; mixed, e.45a6s0:
heavy. 6.l5a6.70; rough. S.l5a6.30; pigs,
5.75a6.3o
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head: slow; ma :
tive steers. 5.50a?.00; western. 5.10a
$50: cows and heifers, 3.60a7.15; calves,
7.00a10.50.
Sheep---Receipts, 10000 head: dull;
sheep. 6.75a765: yearlings, 7.S5a9.40;
lambs. 7.s5a9.4o.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Tax Rate Highest Since 1902.

REV YORK, February 2s.-The tax
rave for 1915 for New York city. the
highest since 1902. has been announced.
The average rate. based on the indt-
vidual rates for the fve boroughs. is
1885, on each 500 worth of assessed
valuation. Manhattan. the largest bor-
ough in population. has the lowest rate
at $I.S7, while Richmond, the smalle At
borough, has the largest rate, s2.24.
Depreciation in real estate values is
given as the cause for the increased
rates.
Evening star., 1915-02-26

Selling Ex Divfdesd Today.
Southern Pacific railroad, III: Gem
eral Electric Company. 3: Norfolk and
Western railroad COM. i y; American
Telegraph and Gable Company, 1k;
Erie and Pittsburgh railroad, Ia ):
Eastman Kodak Company Of New Jer-
sey com, 21s and 2h extra, and pre-
ferred of same stock. ~; Diamond
Match Company, 1is and / extra, and
American Coal Company of New Jer-
sey. 3
Evening star., 1915-02-26
British Tank Steamer Safe.

LONDON. February 2S-The British
tank steamer Weehawken, concerning
which some anxiety was felt because
a lifebuoy bearing the name of the ves-
sci was picked up on the shore at AnR.
lesey. is safe at Barry. The lifebuoy
was lost overheard in q storm three
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Tells of Strong Box Incident.

Ivan Vasselien Bogdenovich described
the incident with which the jury arc
already familiar of how he opened a
strong box in 1911 for Mr.. Hutchins and
heard the financier direct another but
Ter to take the box, from which Mr..
Hutchins had removed certain papers.
to Mr.. Walter Hutchins. Bogdenovich
said that the butler did not comply
with this order and that as a result
Mr.. Hutchins threw the spoons and
candlesticks about the dining room that
evening.
Mr.. Hogan declined to cross-examine
this witness or the one who followed
him.
Benjamin Blethyn described Mr..
Hutchins before 1904 as one of the
most active men he had ever known.
Following this testimony the court re-
cessed for luncheon. to reconvene at
Ills. when new witnesses for the de-
fense took the stand.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Paris Bank Statement.

PARIS, February 2S.-The weekly
statement of the bank of France shows
the following changes:
Notes in circulation increased ST.
$50, 900 francs.
Treasury deposits increase s111,s35.-
900 francs.
General deposits increased 1881 900
francs.
Bills discounted increased 1876, ,0e0
francs.
Advances decreased 91.75o.000 francs
Gold increased 3.006.00O francs.
Silver increased 1.537,000 francs.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON. February 26.-Money, l
per cent.
Discount rates-Short and three
months, 7-16a1h per cent
Bar silver. 23d per ounce.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. February 26.-The
price of cotton lost points in the
early trading today. On the opening
call selling orders came in based on
unfavorable cables. but the market
was held steady and the decline kept
down to small proportions by the de-
mand for covers from shorts.
Futures opened quiet: March. 1872:
May, SIT; July. s.3s asked; October.
S64: December. SO
Evening star., 1915-02-26
New Trial Denied Becker.

NEW YORK. February 2e.-Charles
Becker's application for a new trial
on the Indictment charging him with
the murder of Herman Rosenthal was
denied today by the supreme court.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
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:
Thermometer--Yeste p.m.. a.;
8 pm, AZ; 12 midnight. Al; today.
am, 80: am, 80: IL noon. 20; 3
pm, a. Maximum, 46. at 1880 pm.
yesterday. Minimum, 80. at 8 Am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, a.: minimum. l3. .-
Observation-Disclosures Pm, 1906 !;
pm. 29.69: IL midnight, 1853: to-
day, am. 29.72: s am, 1880; IL noon.
1884: pm, 29.S3.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
STOCKS FAIRLY, ACTIVE
WITH SHORT Covering
Halt in Initial Rise Is Charged to
British Admiralty
Rumors.
New York Central and Canadian Pa
cific Continue to Feature the
Depressed Issues.

NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 26.-Gains were
the rule in today's early stock market
with fair degree of activity.
The rise was most noticeable in thu
special group. where advances OF {
point or more were registered.
Metal shares also were prominent
the success of the Anaconda Copper
note offering acting as stimulant te
these issues
United States Steel and Bethlehem
Steel reflected moderate demand.
Baldwin Locomotive preferred. witt
Ia one-point decline to 80. was the only
stock to record a minimum price il
the early dealings.
Prices for Americans in London were
mixed. but gave no hint of further wal
developments.
Shorts overplay Position.
Much of the early advance was at.
tributed to covering by the short in
terest. that element. according to pop.
ular belief, having overplayed Its
position.
Reports that the British admiralty
had ordered a suspension of sailings
from principal English ports were
secuted in shipping circles, but ac-
counted for the pause. which followed
the initial rise.
Prices shaded generally and by noon
most issues were only trif1e over yes
terday's close. with heaviness in New
York General and Canadian Pacific
Bonds Are Firm.
Another gold importation from Can
ada was attended by some steadiness
In exchanges on London, but German
remittances were lower than before.
Bonds were firm.
Prices offered less resistance in the
early afternoon, specialties showing
greater weakness
The stock and bonds of the Rock
Islands system made low records.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
JUSTICE STRIKES OUT
WILL CASE TESTIMONY
Lawyer Takes Exception to Courts
Action in Hutchins
Case.

Justice Anderson at the opening OF
this mornings session in the trial be-
ing held in Criminal Division Of the
District of Columbia Supreme Court
over the last will Of the late Stilson
Hutchins. announced that. of his own
motion. he had stricken from the rec
ords certain testimony Of an unsavory
nature which was sworn to by A. s.
Worthington. IS a witness for the de-
tense. Mr.. Worthington was Stilson
Hutchins' --ttorney at the time OF tho
drawing of the contested will Frank
J. Hogan of counsel for Lee HutchinA
VINO is attempting to prove that his
father was Of unsound mind and was
subjected to undue influences at the
time h signed the testament, took an
exception to this action of the court.
A point was then brought up by Mr.
Hogan. who called attention to the
fact that the defense, in yesterdays 3
examination Of their witness, Clifton
w. Carter. baokkeeper in Ellis music
alleged to be misquotation Of the rec
ord. The testimony referred to recalled
the fact that at that time Stilson
Hutchins said that he had purchased
twenty identical operatic phonograph
records In order that he could hear the
one tune they all recorded to his
hearts content. The court, following
an explanation by the defense as to
how the mistake referred to by Mr..
Hogan occurred, sustained the objec-
ton.
Witnesses for Defense.
Four witnesses for the defense were
called during the morning. These were
John Joy Edison, president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company:
Ivan vasselieff Bogdenovich, who was
employed as a butler in the Hutchins
household in 1911: Charles B. Bayly.
manager Of the firm of John r. Ellis &
Company in 1910, and Benjamin Bile
thyn, builder. who stated he had
known Stilson Hutchins for eighteen
years. and testified as to a long list
of buildings he had constructed for him.
Mr.. Edison. the first witness. swore
under direct examination by E. H.
Thomas Of counsel for the caveatee
that up to the last time he saw Stilson
Hutchins he was to all outward ap-
pearances of sound mind. He stated
that he never noticed anything outside
the normal in the mentality of the
financier. He described how. in 1902.
he witnessed Mr. Hutchins' will made
in that year. Under cross examinat ton
by Mr.. Hogan he was unable to fix
even an approximate date as to when
1t was that he last saw Mr.. Hutchins.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. February 26.-Butter-
Lower: creamery, 23ka29.
Eggs-Lower: receipts, 1875 cases;
at mark. cases Included, 19a21k; ordi-
nary firsts. 201s; flrsts. 21k.
Potatoes-Lower: receipts. forty-eight
cars: Wisconsin and Michigan white.
35a40; Wisconsin and Michigan red,
35a40.
Poultry-Alive. unsettled; springs.
15h; fowls 1871.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Washington Stock Exchange.

Washington a,a Railway &. $1,000 at SOS, $1,000
Washington Railway com % at s.
Washington Gas. 25 at 12J1
10 at 173. ) at IT3 - -
After csll-Mergca,aaier,- 2 at ia At 173,..
Washington Railway pfd., II at 81.
Federal National Bank. s at i:1
Washington Railway pfd.. at s4td. 10 at s4i4.
Bid and Asked Prices.