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sos 600 Verdict Set Aside.

The District Court of Appeals. in an
opinion by Chief Justice Smyth today.
set aside a judgment of $4,000 awarded
to OrInsby McHarg. former assistant
secretary of commerce. against Thomas
r. Riley and the Thomas r. Riley Lum-
her f:onrany. Justice Robb filed dis
senting opinion. The court finds that
despite the finding of the Jury. it is
forced to the conclusion that McHarg
failed to establish a performance of his
contract to secure a bond issue of more
than half a million dollars on timber
land in North Carolina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
MARKET RECA|NS LOSS
MADE IN EARLY HOUR

NEW YORK, March Immediately
on the opening the market developed
weakness and continued to show a
trend in this direction, selling pressure
decreasing as the session advanced
Many large interests have considered
the rccessary fira nciug operations OF
the next !cN months and cannot rea-
son to their own satisfaction just why
the money market should become any
easier: the war news furnishes small
modicun, of cncoura cement with rus
sian endeavor gone and German doml-
nation more or less complete.
Peace l. father off, apparently. than
three months a go. and it certainly does
not look like a time to be accuInula ting
securities save with great discernment
and with the prospect Of a long pull
for anV profit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
GERMAN ACTIVITY
GROWS IN WEST
British Have Made Every
Preparation for Expected
Enemy Drive.
ALLIES SCORE SUCCESSES

Iv the Associated Press,
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, March $.--tierman activ-
western front In the last two nights
the enemy has attempted at least ten
raids, some Of considerable size, and
in one case made a heavy assault Of
such a nature that it may be placed
i'll the category of attack. This was
the operation against the Portuguese
Friday night.
Not only has the German infantry
been showing more activity, but the
artillery has been doing very heavy
cunning and putting down a large
number OF gas shells along with O.
casionai barrages German prisoners
report that all leave for both officers
definite period.
The storm troops undoubtedly are
being held in readiness by the Ger
mans. and stories sun continue about
the intended employment of tanks
against the British. But the British
ing the future with great cheerfulness
and optimism. The correspondent
covered many miles of the British lines
recently. ami last night slept in the
forward trenches in an important
sector.
The spirit which prevails among the
officers and men may well be summed
up in the remark of the commanding
officer of a battalion last night: The
boche certainly won't break through
on this part of the line. and we will
give him something 10 think about if
ne does attack. our preparations are
as nearly complete as we know how
10 make them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
NEW HIGH FOE COTTON.
Advances Approximately IS q Bale
in New York Market.

NEW YORK. March 1.-The price of
cotton for future delivery touched a
new high record for the season when it
rose. approximately, So bale here to-
day. May deliveries sold at @1.S1, or 81
points above Saturdays closing quota
ton. and 81. cents a pound above the
low level of February. Demand from
trade sources and reported hedging
against sales in the fail of both old and
new crops were assigned as the reasons
for the advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
THOMAS M. HUNTER DIES;
DEAN OF AMERICAN STAGE

WORCESTER, Mass. March A.
Thomas Marvin Hunter, dean Of the
American stage. died here today from
infirmities of old age. Mr.. Hunter was
born in Granville, y. Y, eighty years
ago, and for fifty-hve years he played
before the American public, with such
eminent actors of bygone days as Jo-
seph Jefferson, Nine. Janauschek Char
lotte Cushman, Tomasso Salvini, Charles
kean Barry Sullivan, Nine. Ristori
William Warren. Ned Davenport. Law
renee Barrett, the Booths and the Wal
lacks. He began his career as a men,
Der of the old Boston Museum stock
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
$4,000 Operators Recruited.

Twelve thousand toll operators have
been recruited and trained during the
year and $4,000 miles of circuit have
been taken from commercial service
and devoted exclusively to the use of
the government
IN the meantime the cantonments
and National Guard camps. training
camps munition factories and the ship
yards have been properly taken care of.
The coast guard telephone system has
been enlarged and extended until it
now includes about ZOE lighthouses. zoo
coast guard stations. 300 miles of sub
marine cable and $50 miles of pole
lines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
War Conditions Abnormal.
New Underground Gable to N. Y.

There is approaching Completion a
new underground cable between Wash
ington and New York. containing So
oG0 miles OF copper wire. Five times
have the toll switchhoards at Wash
ington been increased in size ard a
large building is under construction
to properly house additional extensions.
The great and urgent demand for
additional equipment and service is ac-
co,npanied by 4 scarcity of la Dor, ma
terial and transportation. Despite all
handicaps, however. the situation has
been and is being fairly met. Millions
of dollars have been spent and millions
more will be spent and all things pos
sible will be done to serve properly
both the government and the public az
large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. March 4-Scarcity of good
grades of corn had a strengthening effect
today on the market for that cereal. So,
too. did assertions that with a normal
spring no corn would be moving from
farms three weeks hence. as farmers
would then be busy with field work. The
prevailing warm moist weather was re-
garded also as likely to restrict the crop
movement After opening unchan ged at
127 May, the market scored a slight ad-
vance.
Signs of export demand at St Louis
tended to strengthen the oats market
Buying here, however, was only of a
scattering character Opening prices.
which ranged from the same as Satur-
days finish to + higher. with May SIS
to SIa.. were followed by moderate up
turn.
Lower quotations on hogs weakened pro-
visions. The chief setback was in pork
Raw sugar steady, centrifugal. 605
molasses nominal refined steady: cut
loaf, S.S5: crushed. $40: mold A, 795 :;
cubes. $50; XXXX powdered 765: pow
dered. $50: fine .grs4nulated and diamond
A, 7.45; confertioners' A, ..35; No. /,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
HELD NOT A TRADE RESTRAINT
q. S. Supreme Court Rules on Call
for Grain to Arrive.

The call rule" for grain TO ar
rive" established in. 1906 by the Chi
cago Board of Trade was held by the
Supreme Court today not to be in
restraint of trade under the antitrust
law.
InjunctonS issued by Federal District
Judge Lands restraining the rules
operations were set aside. Board Off
cials contended the rule Increased in
stead of decreased competition and
prevented monopoly, but it was abro-
gated after the governments suit was
filed in 1918
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
BRAZIL ELECTION DECIDED.
Alves and Moreira Determined On as
President and Vice President.

the election returns have not been re-
ceived from all the states. it already
has been determined that Rodriguez
Alves and Delhn Moreira were elected
president and vice president almost
unanimously. All political parties
gave their support to them on their
pledge for a continuance of the present
administrations war policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Bank Examiner for 18th District.

National Bank Examiner Walter +.
Wilcox has been designated as acting
chief national bank examiner for the
twelfth federal reserve district, with
headquarters at San Francisco. sue
ceeding former Chief Examiner Claud
Catch. recently resigned. Examiner
Wilcox has had charge of the Los An
geles. Cal. territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
SEEK FRAY WITH HUNS.
Soldiers, Says Gen. Bailey,
Anxious for Clash.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March Mai
Gen. G. J. Bailey. commander of the
s1st Division of the National Army,
which is training at Camp Jackson,
Columbia. S. c.. accompanied by his
staff, arrived here today on a British
steamer after several months stay in
France studying conditions of actual
warfare on the western front
The American boys are IN excellent
spirits and ready and anxious to be up
and at the Germans" Gen. Bailey said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Personal Mention.

Charles j. Bell, president Of the
American Security and Trust Company,
returned today from a u-day visit
TO Florida, reporting his usual success
with the game fish
Crane. Paris X Co. an old-time local
investment banking house has been
admitted to membership in the Nmeri-
can Investment Bankers Association.
The firm is participating in the sale of
Proctor & Gamble notes.
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London Market Featureless.

LONDON. March 4.-The investment
section of the stock market was practi-
cally dead today and is expected to re-
main so during the weeks war bond
campaign. Money was in large supply and
discount rates were steady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Railroad Builder Dies.

NEW YORK, March ALLAN Nc
Claim Rodgers. railroad builder, has
died from heart disease here Most of
his engineering work was done in Dem
YER. Cleveland and Cincinnati where
he built trolley lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

NEW YORK. March 4-F1our-Ffrm :;
springs, 1o53al 90; winters, 10. 25alo6 SO :;
Kansas. 1o,60a11.o0. Pork-Firm; mess.
80. ooa53.oo family. 54.ooa55.oo: short
clear. 50.0oa-I6. 90. I4ard-Firm middle
west, 21.0Oa2T.1o Hides-Steady: Bo-
gotta aia35 Central America S3a34,
Leather-steady hemlock sole over
weights, No. l, As No. ., As.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, March Am opening
advance OF - TO 80 points carried the
cotton market into, new high ground for
the movement at the opening today. and
March contracts selling at 32.02 made
a new high record for the season. There
was a good deal of realizing around 81 so
for May and 5000 for October, which
caused reactions of several points after
the call.
Futures opened firm; March, 31so:
May. $l.30: July, 31.00: October. 29.9s:
December, 1880.
NEW ORLEANS, March 4.-Dry
weather in Texas, strong cables and
ket caused an advancing tendency in
cotton here today. In the first half hour
active months rose Is to 81 points.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
March. 3l02; May, 1898; July. 1882:
October, 2s.91; December, 2S7S asked
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO. March 4.-Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000 head unsettled; bulk, 16.3Oa
1880; light, 1645a17.O0; mixed. ELISA
1900: heavy. 15.7Oa16.65; rough, 15.70a
1880: pigs. 12.75a16.25.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; weak
| native steers, S-15a14.15; stockers and
feeders, 7.6oa1o.s cows. and heifers.
6.65a11.s5: calves. s.75a14.25.
Sheep-Receipts, $1,000 head; firm;
sheep. 10.25a13.4o; lambs. 14.OOa175o.
DAIRY MARKETS..
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Hawaiian Island Made Dry.

At the request of the War Depart
ment and because of it's military i'm
portance, President Wilson by execu-
tive order has put prohibition in effect
in the Island Of Oahu of the Hawaiian
group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS..

NEW YORK, March 4.-Bar silver was
quoted at SSH per ounce here today.
LONDON. March 4.-Bar silver, 421hd
per ounce Money. 8 per cent; discount
rates, short bills. 3ss per cent; three
month, 3% per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Gas Is. 500 al 81.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. j at
6S. at -.
After call:
Washington Gas. 10 at 81,
Aergenthaler. at 1I5I- = a; ISL, 10 at H..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
Are Your Pockets Empty?

Full pockets are a condition resulting from saving
part of everything YOU earn. Not scrnplng and de
privns yourself OF pleasures but simply holding OH to
dime here and quarter OF a dollar and de-
posting them where they will earn so interest and
grow and Grow and GROW!
Start today with as little dollar if you can't
spare more and year from you'll realize that there
is more satisfaction in talking about the tidy you
have saved than the money you have made and spent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
NEW YORK METAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 4-The metal ex-
eAanse quotes lead. firm; spot. 7.50a7 Is !;
spester, steady; East ST Louis delivery
pot. offered at no. At London-Spot
eo1peE f1Ie; futures. s110; eIectrolytic,
E18s spot tin, G31S los: futures
zd6 1ea Lead. spot. Ego los: futures.
~ 1aA Speiter. SPOT. Es4: futures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
WEATHER..

District of Columbia, Maryland ana
Virginia. cloudy tonight and tomor-
row, probably rain: warmer TONG H.
moderate southerly winds
West Virginia, rain tonight anu
probably tomorrow; warmer tohish.'
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast anu
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. $50 am. anu ID
pm: high tide, 12:1I pm.
TomorroW-Low tide, TIA am. anu
s.l4 nm: high tide. 12:4o am ana
l 90 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Todav-sun rose 6:37 am; sun sets
sos pm. ,,,
Tomorrow-Sun rises 700 a-'i''
sets 6:04 pm.
Moon sets $40 am.
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 tne
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm. u
g pm. "A: l. midnight, IS; TO-DAY. =
M. "a: s am, so; u noon. Al; , pm
A. Maximum, 81, at 4:20 pm. yester-
day; minimum, %, at : a. m. today
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 30; minimum. 80. a.
arometer-Yesterday, pm, 80; %
3 nm. 1896; midnight, 900; today,
4 am, 3o41: am. 3o.44; u noon, 1888;
, pm, 1924
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at 8 am: Great Falls-Temperatu
IS: condition, SO. Dalecarlia reservoir,
Temperature, 40: condition at north
convection 81. condition at south con-
nection, 100 Georgetown distributing
acknowledgements Al: condition
at infuent gatehouse, GO; condition at
effluent gatehouse,
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
British Raids Successful.

LONDON. March "A number of
successful raids were carried out by
us last night on different parts of the
front" says todays war Office report
australian troops entered German
trenches near Warneton and after TAX
ing at least fifty of the enemy and de-
stroying several dugouts brought back
their prisoners and ma chine gun.
other successful raids were carried
out by Australian troops in the neigh
borhood of Gapaard, east of Messines
and south of Holebeke. Prisoners were
taken by us in each case and another
machine gun captured. North
Middlesex troops raided the enenys po-
sitionS north of Passchendaele and cap
tured several prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

This officer was not speaking idly,
for here as elsewhere the British have
been making intensive preparations
both for defensive and offensive opera
lions From the coast to a point well
below St Quentin the British have long
been working industriously to perfect
their already magnificent system.
The Germans recently have been
sending large numbers of propaganda
balloons over the British lines in an
attempt to spread disafection among
the allied troops
The general gist of the pamphlets is
plea that the British quit fighting and
desert to the German side. Il it gives
the Germans any satisfaction. it may be
said that the Tommies are very CRATE
tut for this form of attention. The lit
tie red balloons furnish excellent tar
gets for rife practice. and there is great
rivalry. even among the officers to get
at least a small section of a balloon
as souvenir. Unwittingly. the Ger
mans have been furnishing a highly
amusing diversion ali along the line,
and thereby keep the Tommies in good
cheer.
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u. S. OPERATION OF D. C.
PHONES, P. O. HEAD SAYS,
WOULD CUT RATES HERE

CONTINUED from First Page1
Guide in the reply any argument or
statement relative to the question in
-oived He said the presidents bofe
this out.
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Bomb-dropping Activities.
German Raids Halted.

PARIS. March 1.-TWO German raids
north of the Chemin des DANES and
near Malincourt wood were checked
last night by the fire of the French
troops. the war Office announced today.
Strong efforts made by German troops
on Friday to debouch from the Neuf-
chatel salient. northwest of Rheims,
were frustrated. the French war office
announced in its statement yesterday.
The enemy likewise failed to reach the
Pompelle fort, southeast of Rheims,
succeeding only in gaining foothold
with some small detachments TO the
west of it.
\ French counter attack stopped the
German advance on a front OF nearly
half a mile in the Carnillet. sector of
the Champagne. The French tenn
porarily evacuated their trenches under
orders, but quickly drove in again and
re-established the position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Telephone Company May
Ask for the Opportunity
to Answer Mr.. BurIeS0n

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company may ask for an oppor-
tunity to answer Postmaster General
Burleson. This was revealed in
statement made today by President
Bethel, in which announcement was
made of the approaching completion of
a new underground cable between
Washington and New York. Mr.. Bethel
came to Washington from New York
this morning.
The telephone company operating in
Washington knows that it is entitled
to relief President BetheTs statement
declared. The Public Utilities Com
mission on the record made has SO de-
termined. The Postmaster General, act
ing through his representative. Mr..
Chance. has asked that the relief to
which We are entitled be withheld until
he shall take such steps may be
necessary to bring the property and the
service in the District of Columbia I'M
der his control.
The Senate has asked the Postmas-
ter General for certain information
with respect to his proposition. The
telephone company will have nothing
to say regarding the proposition made
by the Postmaster General until the
information which he Will furnish the
Senate is in hand. The company may
ask for opportunity to answer the
Postmaster General.
War Conditions Abnormal.
in peace times telephone traffic
flows through the usual channels of
commerce. War has created new CEN
tiers and new routes. Washington has
become the great center of a vast new
telephone traffic. To properly handle
this traffic, it became necessary TO con-
centrate in the manufacturing. in the in
stallation and in the construction on
Washington and on lines out of Wash
ington
IN normal times two circuits from
Washington to Pittsburgh were sufh-
cent. That number had TO be in
creased to twelve, and will be further
increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

An ANNUITY IN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
Company VII! give certain income for life. guar.
anteed BY over six hundred and thrty-three
million dollars. Applications received by
THOMAS p MORGAN. Manage
Rooms 1.sS-i::9 Southern Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Haig's Casualties Light.

"Our casualties in these raids were
light Our troops also entered the Ger
man lines at several other points, in
each case reaching the objectives, but
without securing prisoners, as the en-
eInys garriSons had withdrawn.
A raid attempted by the enemy south
of st. Quentin was repulsed. leaving a
few prisoners in our hands.
shortly before dawn this morning the
enemy's artillery developed consider
able activity in the Lens sector
The British admiralty announces:
Naval aircraft have bombed Seaplane
sheds at Ostend from a low altitude, A
number of bombs were observd to
reach their objective. An anti-aircraft
battery nearby also was directly hit.
All the British machines returned
safely"
Bomb-dropping Activities.
In the month of January. says an
official statement issued today by the
war Office. the Germans dropped 1882
bombs in the area occupied by British
troops in France. In the same period
British aviators dropped 1858 bombs
in enemy areas.
The Germans dropped only 221 bombs
in the daytime. the statement adds,
while the British dropped $500 be-
tween sunrise and sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
FINANCIAL.

Gas and Electric
Light Bills can
be paid al any
"Home Savings
Bank" There is
no charge for
this accommoda-
ton.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-25
Mas de Glen pIOfesoras.,.
(Fiene de la ia. Pagl

stones han alcanZado mayor proper
cion. Sc ha expedido ces2 q mas de
Glen profesores. Cuentase entire ellos
la p!anta completa de catedraticos de
in EscIela de Concrete aneXa al ms
tituto Cientifico Y Literario "lgnacio
Ramirez Ia planta completa de la
Escucla del mismo caracter anexa q
la Professional V de Aries Y Oficios
para Senoritas, la planta complete de
Ia Escuela de Jurisprudence, la plan
ia completa de profesores de ciencias
de IL Escuela de Artes y Oficios pa
"a Varones Y la planta completa &c
maestros de tallcres. aSi en- Ia Escuela
Professional Y de Aries Y Oficios para
Senoritas, como en- Ia E~tnografica, Ill
timamente creada, V que, Sc decia,
iba a SUBSTITUTE d aquella en- esa en-
senanza.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gle estas supre-
stones en- maSd, Sc han hccho otraS
aisladas Ell distintas escuelas, espe-
cialmente en- las primarias de eSta
ciudad, Ell varias de las cuales habia
hasta seis professors auxiliares, por-
que Ia numerosa asistencia de alum
nos asi 10 requeria, Y en- las cuales
solo Sc han dejado tres, numero que
ha sido Ell cartabon maxine elegido
For Ia Legislature, basandose no Sc
Sabe en- que criterio, sino es en- ell de
la mas dura necesidad.
= En- cfecto, nunca en- el transcurso
de muchos amos, inclusive los mas aza-
roses de la revolucion, Sc habia visto
el Estado Ell ia penuria que hoy 10
aflige.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-25
Sc qu;erc hacer pasar ell asunto
como I'm chantage.

Earios amigos de los protagonistas
de tan magno escandaio, han circula-
do la version de que Sc trata de un
burdo case de chantage, eXhibiendo
unos anonimos que dicen fueru:: la
causa de que Sc cncontraran en- aquel
lugar, juntos Ia senora \ y el clru-
j@no, siendo, a la vez, avlsado ei es-
poso. para despues exigir que fuera
ragado a alto precio Ell silenclo de!
chantagista poseedor del secreto.
Esto, como es natural, sin contar
con Ell e~scandalo, el cue vino a frus-
tra~ el chantage, por haberse hecho
del dominic plblico los sucesos re-
gistrados.
Son pocos los que dan credito a
esta version, hasta cierto punto lrTe-
rosimil, va que no es logico Greer que
ur,. dana 4 una cIta. por
apcemiante y amenazadora cue esta
sea, sin consular previamentc con su
esposo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-25
Produce gran escanda|o"
(Viere de la IA. Pag-j

En- los momentos en- que los comer
ciantes cerrEban u puestos para
abandonar ell local del mercado, vie
ron con sorpresa cue un hombre ele-
gartemente vestido, corria por Ia CT
tarilla de una de las dependencies del
local, g~esticulando como loco, hacienda
contorciones e implorando( con ade-
names expresivos, que no 10 descu-
b~rieran, va que algunos de los curio-
scs principiaban a arnaar escandalo
Z gritos Ell Ia creencia de que Sc ira
taba de algun ~enajenado cue Sc ha-
bia escapado de sus custodios: Este
irGiviGuo era NADIA menos que ell me-
Gico a quien sorprendiera Ell espo-
so airado Y quien prefirio huir, de-
;ando a la dana abandorada a su
suerte.