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Seeks to Compel Delivery of Deed.

c. f. Sykes of Oklahoma today filed
sui, for mandamus against Franklin
x Lane, Secretary of the Interior, to
compel the delivery of a deed to GER
tim lands allotted to Dwight Butter, n
Choctaw Indian. Mr.. Sykes says he
n;rchased the land at public auction,
Nd a deed was prepared and executed,
Int is being withheld by the depart
ment. it is stated. Attorneys Ledbetter
& Adams and Britton & Gray represent
the petitioner. Justice Siddons issued
a rule on the Secretary to show cause
March II why the mandamus should
not be issued.
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CONFEREEs REAPPoINTED.
House Agrees to Further Effort to
Agree on General Dam Bill.

Resembling its action of a week ago
discharging House conferees from fur
Their consideration of the general dam
bill on account Of an apparently hope
less disagreement between the House
and Senate, the House today reappoint-
ed conferees with view to trying
again to reach an agreement
Tho bill passed both houses at the
last session and has been under dead
lock in conference between the two
houses ever since. President Wilson
has urged members to take action at
this session on waterpower legisla ton
and further efforts will be made to
accomplish some action.
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Best Strength in Weeks.
LONDON FAIRLY ACTIVE.
Further Market Gains on Light Pur'
chases-Americans Higher,

LONDON. February 20-Money con-
tfnued plentiful today, as the banks
have not yet paid over the war loan
funds.
Discount rates were steady. Russian
discount bills amounting to 10000, 900,
which ma tured today. were easily paid
The official announcement of the re-
suit Of the war loan exceeded expecta-
lions and created a good impression on
the stock. exchange. Further gains
were recorded on light purchases.
Home funds. Argentine rails and ship
ping and Oil shares received the most
attention. American securities were
fractionally higher. There were q few
markings of the low-priced shares.
The impression prevails that as re-
suit of Arthur Neville Chamberlain's
suggestion that the stock exchange
consider closing the exchange for day
or part of g. day the committee may
close the house Saturdays.
Bar silver. 3Sd per ounce. Money,
AZ per cent Discount rates, short
bills. 5 V per cent: three months, 5.s
per cent,
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Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction IS. 81. 900 at 1os. 81 900 at
1oS1s' $1,000 at 1855, $500 Mt 1855, $500 at
Wsshinston Railway and Electric IS. $500 at
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 5s, 500
Potomac Cons IS. $1,000 at 1908, 81 900 at
1907.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd., at
So. s at s2h, 10 at s2h, 10 at s2la, at s2l..
Washington Gax. 25 at u, 10 at II. . at II.
Ianston 6 at II. 20 at e, 70 at ~, % at 70,
20 at 72, 20 at -. 20 at Il.
After CALI.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd-, at
COX.
Washington Railway and Electric As. $1,000 at
SOTs .-e''1 -s ~.
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EXPLAIN GREEK BLOCKADE.
Continuation Due to Fact All Prom.
ises Have Not Been Fulfilled.

LONDON, February 20.-The French,
British and Russian legations at Ath-
ems have published a statement ex-
planning the reasons for the continue
ton of the blockade, says an Exchange
telegraph dispatch from that capital
The chief reason is that the require
ments of the entente ultimatum to the
Greek government, especially with ref
not been fulfilled completely
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Mai. Thomas E. Davis Dies.

NEW ORLEANS, February 20.-Maj
Thomas E. Davis, for many years edi-
tor-iu-chief of the New Orleans Plea
vune and regarded as one of the best
known newspaper men of the south,
died here last night, aged eighty-two
wears. Maj. Davis was a native of
Lynchburg. Va. He attained the rank
of major in the Confederate army and
was with Gen. Lee at the surrender at
Maj. Davis had not been
actively engaged in newspaper work
for the past several years.
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NEW TAXES FOR GERMANY.
1850, 100000 Marks to Be Raised
Through Levies.

BERLIN, February 20. by wireless to
Sayville. n. Y.-The German budget
for 1917, says the Overseas News
Agency. provides in round figures for
o5o. 900, 900 marks new income from
taxation. Among other taxes levied
will be those on the value of coal pro-
duction and on transportation by rail
ana water On the other hand. the
service and public debt will be in
creased by the same amount.
The ordinary budget balance shows
on both sides 4.941 .S7G0 $50 marks.
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Cold Lessons Flood Danger.

TlTTSBU RICH, February 20.-The re-
turn of colder weather to-day lessened
the fears of a break in the ice gorSes
in the upper Allegheny and Monogahela
rivers and the danger of floods along
the lower parts of those rivers and
along the upper Ohio is believed to
have passed temporarily. River men.
here however, still viewed with alarm
Il large ice gorge in the Monongahela
river near Oil City, Pa, which is said
to extend for more than fifty miles
The breaking of this gorge is only a
question of time they said.
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Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. February 2O-Optimism in
regard to a Clearing up of railway traf-
fic hindrances tended today to send
wheat prices sharply higher Many
traders seemed disposed to anticipate a
decided bctterment of tho situation in
and commended that the only distinct
bearish factor. which had perhaps not
been fully discounted. was the chances
of u worse rupture with Germany. On
the other hand, possibilities for a. crop
scare over damage In the winter wheat
belt continued to receive attention.
Opening prices, which varied from the
same us yesterdays finish to z higher
with May at 1.76i4 to 1.761a and July
at 1904 to 1901 y, were followed by ma
terial gains all around.
Corn hardened with wheat. On the
bulses. however. longs sold freely. After
opening X to y higher. the market
scored Il moderate further advance and
then underwent something of 4 sag.
oats We're builishly affected by reports
of unusual scarcity of supplies at all
eastern points. Shipping demand from
nearby sections was also said to be more
urgent than has been the rule of late.
Higher quota tions on hogs gave
strength to provisions. Offerings were
light until good advance had been
established.
be for exporters. Assertions that as
many as 5000 cars were en- route west
ward from the Atlantic seaboard had
considerable effect on sentiment. The
close was nervous. q to AZ net higher
with May at 1.793s to 1.S0, and July at
1.521s to 1.52$s
In later corn dealings prices again
firm at the same as yesterdays finish
to Il higher
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FLAG INCIDENT DENIED.
Reuter- Dispatch Says Germans Did
Not Order It Lowered.

LONDON, February 20.--A Reuters
dispatch from Amsterdam says that it
Is denied in telegram from Berlin
that the German authorities at Brussels
ordered Brand .Whitlock, the American
minister, to lower the American flag
over his legation.
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Grading of Wheat Discussed.

CHICAGO. February 20.-Grain men
the leading markets in
the central west. met here today to dis
cuss the proposed grading of wheat by
the federal government. Regulations
the moisture content of win
ter wheat were considered. At a con-
ference yesterday the grain men rec
commended that the proposed federal
grades of red winter wheat and also
numbers to 5 of hard wheat be low
cred one pound a bushel for the test
weight. --.x 4..sa. n. ~
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COTTON MARKETS.
New York Lead Market.

NEW YORK. February 2O-The metal
exchange quotes lead strong, 11.50;
spelter, firm; spot East st. Louis deliy-
cry, 1O1aa1Oss. At London. lead, Gao los:
spelter SAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-20
THE COURTS.
United States Court of Claims.

Present: Chief Justice Edward X. Campbell
Judge Fcnton W. Booth. Judge Samuel s. Bar
ney. Judge George E. Downey and Judge James
Hay.
On motion of f. +. Colladay Harold y. Marsh
and Harry =. Barger We're admitted TO practice,
State of Tennessee and State Of West Virginia
agt. United States: dismissed.
NJ. V. johnson sgt. United States j. A.
hendricks heard for plaintiff, and &. T.
Stormont. for defendants.
f. ]. Hoffman agt. United States: submitted
by George a. King. for plaintiff. and Il. p.
whitley. for defendants
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Increases Its Capital Stack.

NEW YORK February 20.-Tne Tide
water Oil Company today Increased Its
capital stock from $40. 0o0, 900 to $40, ooo,-
600. OF the new stock S2.9oGoe0 or 10
Der cent Of the old stock outstanding
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, February 2O.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts $4,000 head: tomorrow, $4,000
head; strong, Is to 20 above yesterday s
average: bulk, 12.45a12.60; light, 11.S0a
1855; mixed, 1225a12.7O; heavy, 12.25a
12.70; rough, 12.25a12.35; pigs, 9:30a
1915.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; weak
native beef cattle. 7.75a11.75: stockers
and feeders, 6.15a9.00; cows and heifers,
5.1Oa1015: calves, 9.25a13.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: weak
wethers, 1O.S5a1190: lambs, 12.25a14.60.
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.SpEc|ALT|ESFEATURE
DAY in WALL STREET
Oils, Lead, Copper and Sugar Stocks
Make Good Gains Steel
Shows Strength.
Shipping Shares Soft - Rails Slow
Market Moves Very Slowly.
Profits Tempt Traders.

! NEW YORK, February 2t.-Ihe Stock
| market continues to move slowly. with
an ever-narrowing range. while the
street waits for the eventualities Of the
| situation.
For d market on conditions as they
are today there is a fairly strong tone,
but the quickness with which profits
are taken is an indication of the scalp
| ing character of the business being
transacted.
n distinct trend toward specialties is
noticed usually, after the initial trad
ing in the list. todays features being
Texas Oil. which was very active for an
extreme gain of Az points; Cuban
Sugar. points; National Lead. 2A. and
Kelly Springfield Tire. 21S points rise
American Sugar was q point better.
List Moves Up Fraetionally.
Immediately following the opening
the entire list moved up fractionally.
the rails being backward Then by
1880 o'clock most of the gains were
shaded materially, with a firmer tone
in the early hours of the afternoon and
average net Improvement of about
point.
Steel common which opened at 10t Is.
sold to 105 u and remained quite steady.
International Paper common was ma
terially firmer, selling at nearly 9
points net gain.
shipping shares were rather soft,
Motors steady and Mexican Petroleum
much firmer.
Bethlehem Steel Ex-Rights.
Bethlehem Steel was ex rights TODAY
so there was an opportunity to see
how the shareholders valued the rights,
etc. A sale of 100 shares old stock,
was reported, minus the stock dividend
of 200 per cent and minus rights to new
stock. which were quoted around 20a
a total Of 401%, as compared with yes
terdays closing of 375.
Late in the noon hour the Coppers
came to the front especially strong.
Action in the rails was sluggish. New
Haven was much firmer, selling up to 40:
Atchison gained II: while Union Pacific
was slow, breaking z to 13s, and re-
covering fractnonafly. st. Paul was off
y; Reading little frmer.
Best Strength in Weeks.
The final hour of the session wit
messed the best display of strength the
market has given in weeks.
Steel common was PAGER for the
list, advanced to 1881, as compared
with closing of 1o7h Monday. Gains
of one to four points were made in
motors, equipments, gas shares and
coppers.,
The rails also were stronger, Allan
tic Coast Line and Reading featuring.
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PROBATE DIvISIoN-Justice stafford.
Estate Of BENJAMIN AIabre; will dated July s,
1915: attorney. e. r. Ford.
Estate of Martin l. wilbert: will admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted TO
Elizabeth Wilbert: bond $500; attorney, Walter
VI. Bastian.
Estate of Frank Qunrles: letters of admins
! trs ion granted to George +. Gray: bond, 800.
Estate of Sarah Hamburger; will admitted TO
probate and letters testamentary granted to
Lawrence koenigsberger and Julius I. Peyser;
Estate of William W. Uttz; will admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted TO
frank Bleakmore; bond $500: attorney. L. Il.
Dickey.
| Estate of Henry Fl. Hurlock; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary granted to
Ida Y. Hurlock; bond. $500; attorney, W. A.
Coombe-
Estate of William l.. Pollard auditors report
ratified attorney. \. W. Gray
Estate OF Charlotte 7. Daley order for ex-
tension of notes: attorney, A b. Leet.
Estate Of Julia White: letters of administra-
ton granted to John K. Walsh; bond, $500; at
torney ]. D. Coushlin.
Estate of A,varetta Bittenbender; will dated
March 20. 1916. fled.
| argument filed: attorneys. c. ". Clagett and
II. II. Classic.
funds attorney, W. Z. Lester.
Estate of Lillian L. Wright; petition for let
tiers of administration filed; attorneys, Clark.
Estate of Harry 3. Eenfro; petition for pro-
bate of will filed: attorney. 4. w Gray,
Estate of Henrietta V. p. Babcock; will dated
February H. 1912, filed.
Estate of Daniel ]. Sullivan; will dated Sep
TENDER %, 1872, filed; attorney. Francis P.
Shelby.
Estate of Irene May Dietz; Will dated January
g. 1917 filed.
Estate of Ann q. Townsend; petition for pro-
bate of will filed: attorney. Albert Harper.
Estate of J. W. Wiley; will dated July IL.
1916. filed.
administration filed: attorney. ]. d. Coughlin
Estate of William II. Parsons: wills dated
April IS, 1902. and December =. 1915, filed.
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Money to Loan
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller, GA F St. NV.

the disciplinary barracks. Governors
Island, N Y, and will proceed to Fors
Totten, n. Y, for duty.
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District Supreme Court.

| EQUITY DIVISION 1-Justice Hitz.
FINN agt. Bacon: order of publication; plain
tif's attorneys. Sbeehy & Sheehy.
tohen agt: Cohen; rule returnabc Friday after
service: plaintiffs attorney. b. T. Doyle; de-
| PENDANTS attorney, T.. l.. Gies.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. February 20.-The cot
ton market showed renewed frmness at
the opening this morning. Relatively
firm Liverpool cables seemed to attract
little attention, but after opening
steady at unchanged prices to an ad-
vance of points, active months sold
about to 10 points net higher, with
May touching 1914 and October 1902
on a renewal of Yesterdays buying
movement There was also some buy
ing here by houses with Liverpool con-
nections. while local support appeared
to be inspired by bullish overnight spot
advices and continued rains in the east
ern belt. Realizing checked the adj
vance, and prices were point or two
off from the best toward the end of the
first hour, with trading quiet.
Futures opened steady. March, 1923;
May, 1914: July, 1910; October. 1897;
December, 1903.
Rumors of unfavorable shipping de-
velopments We're followed by a break of
several points during the middle of the
morning with May selling off from 1914
to 1922 and October from 1905 to 1888.
These rumors were soon denied or mate
rally modified, however, and the market
rallied several points around midday, with
trading quiet and prices about to 8
points net lower.
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xBONDS WERE WANTED;
ACTIVITY IN LANST0N
= Washington Gas Shares Firm, Sales
at 77-Potomac Consolidated
IS Gain Slightly.
District Bankers Association Cam
GELS Annual Dinner Scheduled
for Saturday, February "a.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

A moderately large business OF a d.
versiffed character was transacted al
today's session of the Washington
Stock Exchange.
The demand for bonds was satisfac-
tory: Potomac consolidated 5s showed
a shade frmer trend, with sales al
1908. or 4 of point advance: Rail-
way As sold at sos for round lots and
So for one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bond
Capital Traction 5s led in point of
activity. with $500. face value, sold
at 1855 and 106. Steamboat 5s were
steady at 10512-
Washington Gas was in fair demand
with sales at -, and this was the price
bid. with IS asked in the official quo
tations.
Railway preferred sold at s. and 81 y.
Capital Traction was nominal, the bid
price being IS and the asking 81, ex-
dividend.
One of the features of the session was
a squirt of activity in Lanston Mono
type shares, which sold more Freely
than for months, in all 12S shares. at
70, with II q bid at the close. the stock
being eX-dividend at this time.
Baldwin Locomotive Earnings.
motive Company for the year ended
December 81. 1915. was equal TO $40
Der cent on the $20,00o,o00 common
stock. as compared with us per cent
earned in 1915. Net profits decreased
s20S,350 and the surplus decreased by
the same amount
The gross earnings were $9.444,461,
from business of $5s.21s.0o0. of which
s25,614.0 900 was from the manufacture
of munitions
The very modest earnings from pro-
uounced war bride explains very plain
ly the great drop in the price Of the
stock to present levels around say.
Bank Clearings Increase.
Bank clearings in the larger cities
continue to show large and steady in
creases. Yesterdays showing indicat-
ed the following gains: Chicago. $24.-
SAFES; New York. s25.e4s.so4; Phila-
delphia, s17.67S.71o; Boston. s6,12o.s51,
and St Louis, s1,4s4,1s7.
Bankers Cancel Dinner Plans.
The proposed dinner of the District
Bankers Association. scheduled for
February "a. has been called of.
Plans for the function had practically
been completed, and hundreds of guests
from New York. Chicago. Philadelphia.
Baltimore and elsewhere. as we'll as
many local people, had accepted invi-
tations.
The unsettled condition Of affairs,
the nervous strain under which the
business world is moving, the possible
evenrualities of the next few days and
the rush Of Congress to clear the slate
before the end of the session have
caused many cancellations of accept
ances, and brought suggestions for the
indefinite postponement of the func-
ton.
Moreover, some Of the speakers sched-
uled for the evening found themselves
forced to beg release, and. all things
considered. the committee deemed 1t
wise to cancel the arrangements made,
for the present at least.
Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund, s6s..sS.-
14s.
Total receipts. s2.oS4.711.
Total payments, s4.051.644.
deficit this fiscal year is x1S1.-
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BANKRUPTCY DIEISIoS-Justiee Hi.z.
In re Sisman. Cohn Company: order stayin:
adjudication and reference of composition to r.
D. ouinter.
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WEATHER..

For the District Of Columbia. rain this
temperature near freezing Tomorrow
fair; moderate northwest winds.
| For Virginia, rain this afternoon partly
cloudy and colder tonight. Tomorrow
fair; moderate to fresh westerly winds.
For Maryland. cloudy and colder to-
night Tomorrow generally fair; mod
crate to fresh northwest winds.
For West Virginia, partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow: colder tonight.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetc survey
Today-Low tide. 1858 am. and II
Pm; high tide, 6:37 am. and 1905 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, las am. and
2:o7 pm; high tide 1888 am. and SOL
| pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose e:54 am; sun sets.
| ISL pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises e:5S am; sun
Noon rises 5:57 am : sets 4:49 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
| half hour after sunset.
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-Yes terday, pm. SO:
IS pm, SO: IL midnight. SO; today, 4
| am, "a; am. 35; Il noon. 10; . pm.
| 43. Maximum. 43, at 2 pm. today: min
| imum, SO, at IL midnight.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81: minimum, 20.
Baron eter-Ye 4 p.m 30 90.
8 PM, 1915; IL midnight, 1905: today,
am. 1895; am. 1895; u noon,
1891; pm, 29.87.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
80: condition, As. Dalecarlia reservoir
| -Temperature. 80; condition at north
connection. 10: condition at south con-
nectfon. TO- Georgetown distributing
| neutrality-suspicious. "a: condition
at inf1uent gatehouse, 8; condition at
eff1uent satehouse, 8.
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DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO, February 20.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Higher; receipts. 1858 cases
ffrsts, Al Aa41ia; ordinary 1irsts. 39a4O;
at mark, cases included, 3912a41.
Potatoes-Higher: receipts. 81 cars;
Wisconsin and Michigan, white. 2.50a
2.55; Colorado, Idaho. Oregon and
Washington. white, 2.60a2..0.
Poultry-Alive unchanged.
NEW YORK, February 20.KButter-
Steady: receipts. 1o.063 tubs: creamery
higher than extras. a Il a45; creamery
extras (92 Score), Al; tirsts, 3S1.ai3 Y ;
seconds. So .a37H.
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts. 5,S21 cases;
fresh gathered extra firsts. Al: firsts.
46a461a: refrigerator. 40a42 Il: nearby
hennery whites, fine to fancy. 40; near
by hennery browns, Az a4S.
Cheese-Firm: receipts, 3,71S pounds:
state held specials, 26a26A do, average
fancy, % a25A.
Dressed pouitry-Quiet; prices I'M
changed.
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NEW YORK. February 20.--Flour
firmly held Buckwheat flour, dull.
Buckwheat. dull. Pork. strong. Beef,
firm. Lard. strong: middle west, 17.1oa
1870. Molasses, firm. Hay, steady.
Hides. quiet. Leather firm.
Raw sugar-Easy; centrifugal, 80
molasses. 4.65; refined steady; fine gran
ulated. T.2Ja1.5o. Sugar futures were
easier on selling by Cuban interests
and commission houses. At noon prices
We're to II points lower.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. February 20 q pm.
auotations) .-Wheat-Stroug; spot No.
red, 1876: spot No red western, 1.99:
February No. . red, 1856: March, 1.95;
steamer No . red, 1.S3. Receipts, No.
413 bushels.
Corn-Easier: spot contract. 1.153i
Receipts, III ,023 bushels.
oatS-Strong; standard white, 6911
sales: No. white, So sales. Receipts,
26.740 bushels.
Rye-Firmer: No. western export.
l.56 bid. Receipts, 1929 bushels; ex-
ports. Hale bushels.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-No quotations.
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Condition of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund, $es.14s.-
l4S.
Total receipts. $2.5s4.711.
Total payments, s4.051. 644.
The deficit this fiscal year is S1S1.-
e26.206, against a deficit of s60.640.220
last year, exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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EQUITY DIVISION 2-Justice Stafford.
Duiany agt. Waggaman; hearing complete
plaintiffs attorneys. Maddox & Galley defend
ants attorneys. MILAN & Smith and {. II.
Nerillat.
CIRCUIT DIVISION Chief Justice Covingtol.
OConnor aCt. Washington Post Company; time
extended to settle bill of exceptions to March 81
and 10 file transcript to April 80 (by Justice
Gouldi PLAINTIFFS attorney, A. L. Newmyer:
defendants attorneys. Wilton J. Lambert and
K. H. Yeatman.
spean ast koppers Company: demurrer TO De-
iaration stained: plaintiffs attQrney w G.
Gardiner defendants attorney. Frank T. Hogan,
Goldman aei. Capital Traction Company; mo-
lon 10 dismiss denied: plaintiff allowed five days
TO reply to plea in abatement: plaintiffs attor-
neys W. G. Gardiner and II. w. Rrimer: defend.
ant 5 attorneys, g. Thomas Dunlop and E. A.
Svingle.
pited; plaintiffs attorneys. T. i. Rhodes and
J.. B. Cromelin: defendants attorney Il. H.
Williams.