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THE COURTS.U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.Wednesday, November 11, 1914.

Present: Presiding Judge Montgomeryand Associate Judges Smith, Barber, De

.Vries and Martin.No. 1391. United States agt. Wile; No.

1393, United States agt Myers; No. 1394,United States agt. Openhym; No. 1346,Pulaski agt. United States; No. 1353,Henry Company agt. United States; No.1364, Muller agt. United States; No. 1899,3^a Montagne agt. United States: No.1440, lajrsch agt. United States; No. 1370,Wood 4k Selick agt. United States; No.1355, Elliott agt. United States; No. 1410,Pullman agt. United States; No. 1392,United States agt. Faber, Inc.; No. 1395,United States agt. Park & Tilford ; No.1396, United States agt. Selgas. Five percent discount. Argument continued byMr. Albert H. Washburn. Mr. B. A. Levettand Mr. Henry J. Webster for the importers.Proceedings yesterday afternoon. Five

per cent discount cases enumerated above.Argument continued by Mr. Bert Hansonfor the government and Mr. Albert H.Washburn for the importers.

Court of Appeals.Present: The Chief Justice, Mr. JusticeHobb and Mr. Justice Van OrsdeLSidney R Perry, William C. Ashford,

Joseph A. Herbert, jr.; Mabry C. VanFleet. Seward Davis and Eugrene V.Myers1 were admitted to practice.No. $12. Tatent appeal. Malz agrt.

Fox; andNo. 925. Patent appeal. Fox agrt.

Malz; argument commenced by Mr. C.P. Gobpel for appellant in 912 and forappellee in 925; continued by Mr. OtisA. Earl for appellee in 912 and appellant:h 925 and concluded by Mr. C. P.Goepel for appellant in 912 and for appelleein 925.No. 626. Patent appeal. Crabill agrt.

Teeter; argument commenced by Mr.Otis A. Earl for appellant, continuedby Mr, A. E. Dowell for appellee andconcluded by Mr. Otis A. Earl for appellant.No. 927. Patent appeal. Cheatham

igrt. Collins: arsrument commenced byMr. O; E. Edwards, jr.. for appellant,continued by Mr. E. A. Packard forappellee and concluded by Mr. O. E. Edwards,Jr., for appellant.No. 922. Patent appeal. Rookwood

Pottery Company apt. A. Wilhelm Company;argument commenced by Mr. W.F. Murray for appellant, continued byMr. Melville Church for appellee andconcluded by Mr. W. F. Murray for appellant.No. 923. Patent appeal. McKenzie

agt. Garrett; argument commenced byMr. Melville Church for appellant andconcluded by Mr. James C. Garrett In

proper person.

District Supreme Court.EQUITY COURT NO. 1.Justice McCoy.Stewart agt. Schroth; receivers diected to turn over net proceeds toKatie Schroth and receivers disbursed;plaintiff's attorney, I." H. Linton;defendant's attorney, W. G. Gardiner.Hale agt. Duckett; leave to prepare

transcript of record without prepaymentof costs; plaintiffs attorney, M.S. Farmer, jr.; defendant's attorneys,W. M. Lewin and M. and H. Duckett.Benedict agt. American Security and

Trust Company; G. Percy McGlue sub--* ottnr.Muuieu as trustee, jjiatu«.»»«. «

ney, G. P. McGlue.In re lunacy of Harriet L. Wise; maturityof note extended; attorney, T.

Percy Myers.Sammons agt. Sammons; writ of ne

exeat ordered to issue; bond, $1,000;plaintiff's attorney, George P. Kennedy;defendant's attorney, R. J. Quigley.CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1.Justice Gould.Walsh agrt. City and Suburban railway;on trial; plaintiff's attorneys,

I'. C. Dutton and J. Enos Ray, jr.; defendant'sattorney, W. G. Johnson.C'orrigan agt. Pinley; motion for newrial filed; plaintiff's attorneys, T. M.llaker and Joseph Salomon; defendant'srttorneya, J. A. O'Shea and John LSacks.

v intui'x: culai iiv/. -.m uo»>vc

ford.Harris agt. District of Columbia; on

trial; plaintiff's attorneys, R. F. Down...2;and G. A. Berry; defendant's attor>-vs. F. H. Stephenscand Robert L.Williams.Kramer agt. "Washington Railway;d Electric Company; verdict for

plaintiff for $5,000; plaintiff's attorneys,D. W. Baker and W. E. Leahy;defendant's attorney, George P. Hoover.

»CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1.Chief JusticeCovington.United States agt. John May, assault>th dangerous weapon; plea not guil:attorney, I. Q. H. Alward.United States agt. Arthur Fenwick,sault T\ith dangerous weapon; plea"t guilty: attorney, T. L. Jones.l.'nited States agt. Herbert Ruff, joyI1 «iing; plea not guilty; attorney, H. L

uuinn.United States agt. James Pinkney,

robbery and assault with dangerousweapon: verdict guilty: sentenced topenitentiary for four years; plaintiff'sattorneys, J. W. Nichols and J. C. Foster.United States agt. Richard Hunt,

housebreaking; on trial; attorney, N. S.Howies.United States agt. Clyde Tyler, housebreakingand larceny; verdict, guilty;

ittorney, R. A. Klein.United States agt. John May, assault

vith dangerous weapon, recognizance*">00 taken with George M. Gantzsurety; attorney, I. Q. H. Alward.United States agt. Frank Lewis,

housebreaking; plea, guilty, referredto probation officer; attorney, E. Hill,Jr.United States agt. Clarence McIKenzie, housebreaking; verdict, guilty;

ittorney, E. Hill, Jr.United States agt. Arthur Fletcher,

assault with dangerous weapon; verdict,guilty; sentenced to penitentiarylor ten years; attorney, H. L. Tignor.

CRIMINAL, COURT NO. 2.Justice Anderson.Foster agt. Mazza: continuance

stricken out; restored to calendar:plaintiff's attorney, J. A. Toomey; de'fendant's attorney, W. H. Wahly.Dittman agt. Washington Railway

and Electric Company; time to filetranscript extended to November 25;plaintiffs attorneys, Gittings & Chamberllnand R. E. Mattingly; defendant'sattorney, George P. Hoover.

J. Maury Dove Company agt. Totten;on trial; plaintiff's attorney, R. S.Hume; defendant's attorneys, Baker &I^ealiy.Blackman agt. District of Columbia

and Harriet. A. Campbell; verdict fordefendants; plaintiff's attorneys, T. W.O'Brien and M. J. Colbert; defendant'sattorneys, R. G. Whiteford and L. J.Mather.

PROBATE COURT.Justice McCoy.Estate of John K. Ogden; letters of

administration granted to Charles W.ogden; bond. $100; attorneys, GeorgeF. Havell and S. McComas Hawken.Estate of Mary K. Rtorer; will admittedto probate and letters testamentarygranted to Lorain L. Hack;

bond, $300: attorney, George C. Shinn.Estate of Fletcher White; order appointingWPPam L. Marsh and Mer-

ritt L. Dawkins to make distribution;attorney. F. C. Bryan.

In re Elizabeth A. Leonard; order in-structing guardian; attorney, J. S.E;i«*bv-Smlt hEstate of Frank'Kellogg-, motion for

commission: attorney, E. A. Chase.Estate of Margaret Carter; letters of

administration granted to Jennie KenT.ey:bond, $100; attorney, C. S. Williams.In re Mary C. Fanning; order appointingDaniel McCarthy guardian;

bond. $500; attorney, F. J. Wlssner.Estate of Sarepta C. McLaughlin;

will dated September 30, 1914, filed.Estate of George W. Kraeiner; will

dated July 7, 1910, filed.

Asks $10,000 Damages in Suit.Sarah Sherier filed suit today to recover

$10,000 damages from the WashingtonRailway and Electric Company and Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Company foralleged personal injury*. The plaintiffsays she was a passenger on a car ofthe electric company November 24, last,when the car and a motor truck of therailroad company collided on 9th streetnorthwest between E and F streets. Shedeclares she was thrown violently fromthe car seat against the iron frameworkof the car and sustained permanent internalInjuries In addition to a fracturedrib. She Is represented by AttorneysLeckle, Cox and Kratz.

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Real Estate Transfers.DEANWOOD HEIGHTS.Edward B.

Taylor to Robinson White, lot 14,square 5271; 110.

FIRST AND E STREETS SOUTHEAST.Joseph B. Band et ux. to Sue K.Harrison, lot 101, square 736; $10.

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.Hulbert Younget ux. to Frederick W. and Flora B.I'aap. part lot 5, block 36; $10.

CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS.LouisaK. Locke to Washington Land andMortgage Company, lot 66, square3708; $10.

NOS. 423 TO 429 DELAWARE AVENUESOUTHWEST.Laura S. La Mar toRobert L. Ross, lots 57 to 60, square63S; $10.

NO. 1110 W STREET NORTHWEST.William Kennedy to Harry G. Laycock,part lots 17 and 18, square303; $10.

NO. 1910 9TH STREET NORTHWEST.Harry G. Laycock to Hlckson W.Field, lot 87 and part lots 89 and 90,square 361; $10.

NO. 310 13Vs STREET NORTHWEST.James K. Jones et al. to LorenzoCosta, lot I, square 257; $10.

NO. 2520 12TH STREET NORTHWEST.Clara S. Slmonds to Mary E. McHenry,lot 160, block 27, ColumbiaHeights; $10.

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS . Harriet M.Kendall et al. to Carl H. Smith, lot16. block 31; $10.

RESERVOIR VIEW.John A. Massie,trustee, to Norman E. Ryon, lot 54,block 2: $10.

INGLESIDE.Charles W. Darr et al.,trustees, to Rose B. Parks, lot 74,block 17; $7,700. Rose B. Parks conveyssame property to Oscar R.Evans; $10.

NO. 1135 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUENORTHWEST.Michael J. Colbertet al., trustees, to Anna M. Mosherand Michael J. Colbert, trustees ofestate of E. Carroll Morgan, partoriginal lot 8, square 72; $7,000.

C STREET SOUTHEAST between 14thand 15th streets.Anna M. Harlowto Ella A. Norton, lots 57 and 58,square 1060; $10.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS MargaretEvans to John C. Marscher, lot 38,block 7; $10.

NO. 3349 ISth STREET NORTHWEST.George W. F. Swartzell, trustee,to Luther A. Swartzell, lot 52, block6, Ingleside; $6,000.

Building Permits.Building permits were issued today

to the following:William W. Everett, to build garage

in rear of 1857 Mlntwood place; architectand builder, Leo J. Long; estimat-ed cost, $500.Louise K. Locke, to build dwelling at

3222 Blair road; architect, Isaac Tepper;builders, Tepper & Diamond; estimatedcost, $4,500.Floyd A. Douglas, to build dwelling

at 1207 Randolph street northeast; architect,Oscar G. Vogt; builder, G. H.Adams; estimated cost, $2,847.William M. Dougal, trustee, to repair

Btore and dwelling at 3067-71 M streetnorthwest; estimated cost, $500.J. J. Sullivan, to repair barroom at

1331 35th street northwest; estimatedcost, $200.A. B. Gawler, to repair dwelling at

719 19th street northwest; estimatedcost, $75.Matthews & Brand, to repair saloon

at 224 street southwest; estimatedcost, $185.Leo Rover, to repair theater at 62 H

street northwest; estimated cost, $100.

ARMY.NAVY.Army Orders.

Capt. Harry D. Mitchell, 6th Infantry,is detailed for duty with thePanama canal and will proceed to the

Canal Zone and report to the governorof the canal for duty.First Lieut. Joseph C. Mehaffey, Corps

of Engineers, is detailed as a memberof the board of officers of the Corpsof Engineers, for the purpose of consideringand reporting upon the organization,equipment and instructionof engineer troops, vice Maj. W. GoffCaples, Corps of Engineers, relieved.Capt. Tenney Ross, 34 Infantry, Is

detailed for duty in the judge advocategeneral's department, and will proceedto Washington, D. C., for duty in theoffice of the Judge advocate general,which duty will include a specialcourse of legal instruction, under thesupervision of the judge advocate general,at a law school in this city hereafterto be designated.Capt. William P. Kitts, Quartermaster

Corps, is relieved from duty in NewYork city, and will proceed to FortSam Houston, Tex.Capt. William H. Wilson, Coast ArtilleryCorps, will proceed to Boston

for duty as inspector instructor of theCoast Artillery of Massachusetts.Lieut. Col. Guy carieton, da cavalry,

will proceed to Fort Sam Houston,Tex., for temporary duty.The following transfers are ordered:First Lieut. Asa L. Singleton from

30th Infantry to the 12th Infantry.First Lieut. Charles H. Bonesteel from

the 12th Infantry to the 30th Infantry.Maj. Edwin D. Bricker, ordnance department,will visit the works of the

General Electric Company, Schenectady,N. Y., on official business pertainingto ordnance material.First Lieut. James G. Mcllroy, 29th

Infantry, is detailed for duty as inspectorinstructor of the organizedmilitia of Ohio.Leave of absence for fifteen days is

granted Capt. Fred W. Bugbee, 5th Infantry.Private Robert Harkrader, QuartermasterCorps, Columbus Barracks,

Ohio, will be sent to Fort Hunt, Va.,for duty as fireman.

Naval Orders.Lieut. B. II. Green, from Washington to

navy yard, Washington.Lieut. P. M. Perkins, from navy yard,

Puget Sound, Wash., to navigator ofVestal.Ensigns B. M. Thompson and H. L.

White, from San Diego to Annapolis.Ensign H. D. Bode, from Annapolis to

South Dakota.Ensign M. S. Bennion, from Annapolis

to St. Louis.Surgeon H. D. Wilson, to Rhode Island.Surgeon William Seaman, from Rhode

Island to bufl*au of medicine and surgery.Chief Carpenter Louis Hass, from Pantherto Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.Chief Carpenter W. E. Powell, from

Vermont to navy yard, Charleston, S. C.Chief Carpenter T. J. Logan, from

Naval Academy to Panther.Chief Carpenter William Boone, from

navy yard, Charleston, S. C., to Asiaticstation.Carpenter G. S. Wheeler, from detached

receiving ship at Philadelphia, Pa., toVermont.

Naval Movements.The Ontario has arrived at Norfolk,

the Michigan at the southern drillgrounds, the Ammen at Hamptonroads, the Hector and Mars at Panamaroads, the Patterson and Jenkinsat Hampton roads, the Prairie at Portsmouth,N. H., the Wheeling at Portau Prince, the Walke at New Yorkyard and the Delaware and Patuxentat the southern drill grounds.The Montana has sailed from Hamptonroads for Guantanamo.

OUT FOE OVEEHAUUNG.

Two Tug* at Boatyard, AnotherNearly Eeady for Service.

Receiving general repairs, the little tugBaby, the smallest boat of the fleet ofsand-towing tugboats belonging to theColumbia Granite Dredging Company of

Georgetown, is out at Dean's boatyard at

Alexandria. She is receiving new guardsand other hull work 1s being done so thatwhen she goee overboard she will bein good order for effective work.Dean also has the big schooner-scow

John Fisher, belonging to J. H. Carter &Co.. at the railway for examination as towhat work is necessary to put the vesselin good order for service. J. H. Carter,her managing owner, went to Alexandriathis morning to look ths vessel over.The little tug Jeff, which A. J. Taylor &

Bro. are having made ready for serviceat Bennett's railway, was yesterday putoverboard and this afternoon she willhave a trial trip. As soon as the finishingwork can be done to her, she will beready to .be placed in commission.

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MOTHER OP WOMEN'S CLUBS.

Mrs. Caroline M. Severance Dead atLos Angeles Home.

LOS ANGELES. November 11..Mrs.Caroline M. Severance, known as the"Mother; of Women's Clubs," has diedat her home here. She would havebeen ninety-five years of age in Januarynext.Mrs. Severance was born in Canandaigua,N. Y., in 1820, and in 1865

founded in Boston the New EnglandWomen's Club, said to have been thefirst organization of the "kind in thecountry. Coming to southern Californiain 1875, she founded tne FridayMorning Club here. Throughouther life Mrs. Severance was an ardentsuffragist and she cast her first votehere when suffrage was accorded towomen three years ago.

FORTUNE TO PHILANTHROPY.

Pittsburgh Woman's Will BequeathsLarge Sum to Church Work.

PITTSBURGH. November 11..Whenthe will of Miss Detitia Deniston, whodied here last week, was read, it dis-closed that Miss Deniston had bequeathedalmost her entire estate, estimated at$500,000, to religious and philanthropicorganizations. Specific bequests were asfollows: Presbyterian board of foreignmissions, $150,000: Presbyterian board ofhome missions, $50,000; Young "Women'sChristian Association of New York, $50,000;Young Women's Christian Associationof Pittsburgh, $50,000; Humane Societyof New York. $50,000; Humane Societyof Western Pennsylvania, $25,000.Three-fourths of the residue of the

estate is left to the Presbyterian foreignboard and one-fourth to the home board.Small bequests were made to relatives.

WELCOMES THE SUFFRAGISTS.

Nashville Gives Women Who SeekBallot a Barbecue.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.. November 11..Nashville today is welcoming the womansuffragists of the country who arehere to attend the national conventionof the American Woman Suffrage Association,which convenes tomorrow.The uptown district of the city is gaywith countless yellow streamers bearingthe words: "Votes for Women."Almost all of the national officers are

already here, and with them visitorsfrom Texas to Massachusetts. A NewYork delegation of thirty arrived earlythis morning and a delegation of fiftytwofrom Chicago is expected early thisafternoon.The executive council held its first

session this morning. The entertainmentprogram began this afternoon,when the convention visitors were carriedto the Hermitage, the historichome of Andrew Jackson, to be guests

''('HATTANOOGA, Tenn., November IT..The election of officers and the adoptionof a declaration of principles wereamong the important matters to be decidedat today's session here of thesouthern states woman suffrage conference.

MAYOR MITCHEL TAXES HAND.

Writes Letter to Board in Interestof Married Woman Teachers.

NEW YORK. November 11..A letterby Mayor Mitchel to President Churchillof the board of education, in whichthe mayor said that "to many thereseems an inconsistency in permittingteachers who marry to remain in theteaching service while refusing togrant leaves of absence on the groundof maternity," was expected to havemuch weight with the members of theboard at their meeting today whenchanges in the school rules favorableto mother-teachers are discussedThe mayor's action follows a letter to

him from a high school teacher whoserequest for a leave of absence whileshe was becoming a mother was refusedby the board of education. Shepleaded with the mayor to limit theboard of education's authority overwoman teachers, and declared theboard's action was an intrusion intothe privacy of the family life of theteacher.

VESSEL CLOSELY GUARDED.

Rembrandt Agents Admit Loss of 67Horses in Fire at Sea.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. November 11..With agents of the line refusing todiscuss the matter, and all newspapermen barred from boarding the vessel,little could be learned this morning as

to the extent of the damage to thesteamer Rembrandt of the Lambert andHolt line, which caught fl$e at sea Saturdaywhile on its way from Baltimoreto Nazaire, France, with 800 horses andcargo, said to have been consigned to

the British army. The only informationobtainable was that the vessel was notseriously damaged, and that sixtysevenhorses were either smothered todeath by smoke or burned.A cordon of guards has been thrown

about the Rembrandt, and communicationwith the vessel is restricted.Collector of Customs Hamilton permittedthe landing of the bodies of six

horses which died after the vessel camein from sea. He also allowed twentyfiveinjured animals to be sent ashorefor examination as to whether theywould recover and be fit for service.

FIRE LOSS A MILLION.

Mammoth Warehouse of Glass Company-atJeannette, Pa., Burns.JEANNETTE, Pa., November 11..The

mammoth warehouse of the AmericanWindow Glass Company here was destroyedby fire which started early today,with an estimated loss of $1,000,000.The warehouse, 1,000 feet wide by 100feet long, is said to have contained inthe neighborhood of 250,000 boxes ofwindow glass, the greater part of whichis believed to have melted or been broken.The factory nearby was not damaged

and the only men deprived of employmentwere the workmen in the warehouse,a comparatively small number.The origin of the tire has not been deItermined, but the police advance the

theory that it was of Incendiary origin.

DISCUSS HIGHWAY PROBLEMS.

President Harrison of Southern RailwayIs Among Today's Speakers.

ATLANTA. Ga., November 11..Thefourth annual American Road Congressin session here resumed discussionof highway construction problems,especially as they relate to raain|tenance.The papers presented largely were of

a technical nature. Today's programincluded addresses by Austin B.Fletcher, state highway engineer of[California, and president of the conjgress;Fairfax Harrison, president ofthe Southern railway; W. E. Atkinson,state highway engineer, Louisiana; S.Percy Hooker, state superintendent ofhighways, Connecticut; Hnnry G. Shirley,chl? * engineer state roads commission,Maryland; William D. Sechier,chairman Massachusetts highway commission:Edward M. Bigelow, statehighway commissioner, Pennsylvania,and others.A number of state and federal offl- !

cials took part In the discussion of thevarious papers and addresses.

Rev. Henry D. Jackson, D.D., Dead.CHICAGO, November 11..The Rev.

Henry D. Jackson, founder of theFirst Methodist Episcopal Church inSouth America, died here yesterday atthe age of seventy-seven years. Forten years he was superintendent ofmlssiones for his church in SouthAmerica! He was the author of a Spanishhymn book which still is the standardwork among; Spanish-speaking: people.

WEATHER.Pair and Warmer Temperature Tonight; Thursday Fair.For the District of Columbia and

Maryland, fair and warmer tonight.Thursday fair; moderate west winds.

The weather conditions have changedbut little in the last twenty-four hours.The northern disturbance overlies westernOntario, and a second northern disturbanceis moving eastward over theBritish northwest provinces. There arealso signs of the development of a disturbancein the southwest.There will be rain in the gulf states

and the lower Mississippi valley, andsnow or rain in northern New England;elsewhere generally fair weather isprobable with a tendency to increasingcloudiness and slightly higher temperature.The winds along the New England

coast will be moderate south, shiftingto west; on the middle Atlantic coastmoderate west to southwest; on thesouth Atlantic coast light and variable;on tne east gun coast, ugnt east. 10southeast.

Becords for Twenty-Four Hours.The following: were the reading of

the thermometer and barometer at theweather bureau for the twenty-fourhours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday:Thermometer.Yesterday: 4 p.m., 46;

8 p.m., 41; 12 midnight, 40. Today: 4a.m., 39; 8 a.m., 37; 12 noon, 58; 2 p.m.,54. Maximum, 58, at 12 noon today; min-imum, 36, at 7 a.m. today.Temperature same date last year.

Maximum, 3S; minimum, 28.Barometer.Yesterday: 4 p.m., 30.11;

8 p.m., 30.09; 12 midnight, 30.02. Today:4 a.m., 29.99; 8 a.m., 30.01; 12 noon,29.99; 2 p.m., 29.96.

Tide Tables.Today.Low tide, 8:23 a.m. and 8:48

p.m.; high tide, 1:37 a.m. and 2:16 p.m.Tomorrow.Low tide, 9:16 a.m. and

9:50 n.m.: hitrh tide. 2-37 n m nnd 2-19p.m.

The Sun and Moon.Today.Sun rose 6:37 a.m.; sun sets

4:51 p.m.Tomorrow.Sun rises 6:39 a.m.; sun

sets 4:50 p.m.Moon rises 12:09 a.m.

Condition of the Water.Temperature and condition of water

at 8 a.m.: Great Falls.Temperature,47; condition, 8. Dalecarlia reservoir.Temperature, 52; condition at northconnection, 7; condition at south connection,7. Georgetown distributingreservoir.Temperature, 50; conditionat influent gatehouse, 7; condition ateffluent gatehouse, 7.

Weathtr in Various Cities.

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Abilene. Tex. 30.02 66 M .... CloudyAlbany ... 29.90 38 28 0.01 CloudyAtlantic City. 30.02 40 40 .... Pt.moodyBismarck ....30.10 64 Cloudy5°®toP 40 30 .... CloudyBuffalo 29.84 42 40 0.01 CloudyCharleston ..30.20 .VI 42 .... ClearChicago 30.06 60 40 .... ClearCincinnati ... 30.12 58 44 .... I't.cioudyCleveland ... 30.00 46 38 .... Pt.doudyDenver 30.08 62 30 .... ClearDetroit 29.96 50 36 .... dearGalveston ...30.10 68 62 .... I't.cioudyHelena 29.90 52 42 .... CloudyJacksonville.. 30.18 66 46 .... ClearKansas City.. 30.14 06 44 .... dearLos Angeles.. 29.98 68 68 .... CloudyLouisville ...30.16 60 46 .... CloudyNew Orleans.. 30.16 64 66 .... CloudyNew York 29.96 44 38 ...i ClearOklahoma ... 30.08 74 44 .... I't.cioudyPhiladelphia.. 30.00 46 40 .... dearPittsburgh 30.00 46 40 CloudyPortland. Me. 30.02 34 " > ft Ol SnA«Portland, Ore. 30.04 5«> 48 0.02 C»oudy.Salt Lake C.. 30.10 r>6 30 ClearSan Diego ... 20.96 72 00 0.01 CiOudyS. Francisco.. 30.04 72 50 ClearSt. Louis .... 30.16 64 48 ClearSt. Paul 30.10 32 .... CiearWASH., D.O. 30.00 46 36 .... Clear

Up-Biver Waters.Special Dispatch to The Star.HARPERS FERRY. W. Va., November

11..The Potomac and Shenandoahrivers both were clear this morning.

OBJECTS TO U. S. CONTROL.

Western Executive Thinks StatesShould Govern Natural Resonroes.MADISON, Wis., November 11..The

feeling of the newer western statesthat federal control of natural resourcesplaces them at a disadvantagereceived vigorous expression here todaythrough Gov. William Spry ofUtah, who addressed the governors'conference. .In fact, the day was setaside for consideration of "state controlof natural resources," and thispart of the program was interruptedonly by a luncheon at Lathrop Hall,University of Wisconsin.Federal control, the western governorasserted, was inimical to the

growth of western communities, as hesaid it discouraged individual enterprise.The privately owned resourcesof older states, he pointed out, paidlarge taxes to the parent states, butunder the federal leasing system, hesaid, the commonwealths were deprivedof this revenue.

COL. KIRBY TO BE RETIRED.

Will Give Up Active Service NextMarch.

By direction of the President Col.Henry Kirby, infantry, upon his own

application, wm oe retirea irom activeservice March 9, 1915, after more thanforty years' service. Col. Kirby hasbeen granted leave of absence for fourmonths.He is from North Carolina, and was

graduated from the United States MilitaryAcademy in June, 1877. His entireservice has been with the infantry arm.He reached the grade of colonel inMarch, 1911, and recently had commandof the 3d Infantry at Fort Ontario,N. Y. Since then he has beenunder treatment at the Walter ReedHospital at Brightwood.

Musical and Oyster Roast Held.An oyster roast and musical entertainmentwas given by Kallipolis

Grotto Band at Eagles' Hall, 6th and Estreets northwest, last night. Besidesselections by Kallipolis Grotto GleeClub, Charles A. Stevens, director, andJacques Heidenheimer, pianist, musicalnumbers were presented by WilburFookes, Edward Hutchinson, Milton J.Fillius, Charles Meyers and Mrs.Stevens.

Son of Ocean Line Manager Enlists.NEW YORK, November 11..Philip

A. Curry, son of P. E. Curry, directorand manager of the White Star andAmerican lines at Southampton, England.sails today on the Red Star linerLapland, with a number of British volunteers,to enlist for active service.He is taking with him several balesof blankets, woolen coats, socks, bandages,belts and 50.000 cigarettes, whichhave been donated by Mr. Curry'sAmerican friends as Christmas presentsfor the soldiers at the front.

Cecil Raleigh, Playright, Dead.LONDON. November 11..Cecil Raleigh,

the dramatic author, died yesterday.

Cecil Raleigh.a name assumed on joiningthe theatrical profession In 1880.was the son cf Dr. J. F. Rowlands andwas born in 1856. For a time he was

dramatic critic of Vanity Fair and SportingTimes. He was a prolific playwrightand .collaborated with the late Sir A.Harris and Henry Hamilton In DruryLane melodramas, beginning with "TheDerby Winner." One of his best-knownplays is "The Whip," which he wrote in1909.

NEW YORK BANK RATES.NEW YORK, November 11..Exchanges,

S204.984.629; balances, S12.496.137.Mercantile paper, 5Ha6. Sterling exchangeeasy: 60-day bills, 4.87: for cables,

4.90; for demand, 4.8135. Bar silver, 49.*

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MERGENTHALER ABLETO MAINTAIN DIVIDEND

Local Stockholders Point to $10,000,000Surplus as Strong ArgumentAgainst Cutting.

Bailroad Earnings and Unfilled Ordersof Steel Corporation Decrease.

Exports Exceed Imports.

BY I. A. FLEMING.Washington investors are large holdersof the stock of the Mergenthaler

Linotype Company, estimates runningfrom 20,000 to 30,000 shares. Naturallythese shareholders are very much interestedin the rumor that the corannnvid likplv tn rut rtff thn usual nnft-

half of 1 per cent dividend, known as

"extra," usually attending each dividenddistribution.The Mergenthaler company has about

.<8,000,000 cash surplus. In addition ithas about $2,000,000 of manufacturedmaterial on hand, based on the figuresin the last annual report, making a

practical surplus of $10,000,000.The American business of the comIpany was never better, the urgent demandfor news, incident to the great-

est war in the world's history, causingincreased use of linotype machines andadding greatly to the profits of the corporation.Abroad business has been hurt by

the war, but with ten millions in surplusaccount in hand conditions cannotpossibly warrant any curtailment ofthe income of shareholders throughclipping from the usual Mergenthalerdistribution.Last year the company earned 20 per

cent net and carried 5 per cent to surplus.The organization is without the excellentadvice and services of the late

Ogden Mills, and it may be that thedividend will be cut, but that there Isno reason tnereror is seii-eviucnw,

companybeing too strong financiallyto necessitate economies or cash conservation.

It is within the probabilities that theholders of the stock in this city mayunite in a "round robin" of protests, in Jadvance of the consideration of thedividend question. |

It's too big and too strong a corpora- Ition, with but one kind of stock, to fccut its distribution, and if it is done £stockholders should make an invest!-

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gation of why and at the same timeofthe reported surplus.

Abolish the Sixty-Day Clause.Savings banks in New York city I

have given notice that they will notenforce the sixty-day clause on savingsaccounts. The time has more thanexpired on all notices filed at the out- rbreak of the war, and these bankers afind that its enforcement at this timeis a barrier against fresh deposits and t]an inducement to hoarding. fWashingtonbankers did not take advantageof the clause at the advent ofthe war, business here going on as f,usual, and, while there has been somehoarding among depositors, it has not Abeen an important movement. hBanks have ample means, moreover

they pick their borrowers, with the ex- tlception of the pools recently formed, ncotton and gold, eschew anything inthe nature of new enterprises, restrict a

anything savoring of speculation andhave, therefore, ample resources at Qtheir command. Sixty-day notices are £not necessary. 1<

ofinttftTi "Rvoli ontro fn ftrtort

The New York Cotton Exchange will ebe the first trading body to reopen In iifull degree following the closure after QJuly 30. The cotton exchange opensby grace of a flfteen-hundred-thousanddollarpool formed In New York cityfor the care of long cotton contractsfor December delivery. Then, again,Europe hasn't billions of cotton to sell,the cotton pool has tied up $100,000,000cotton, and there is no danger of jany one dumping when the exchange eopens. Liverpool opens tomorrow withlimited trading in futures. No stock *

exchange opening is in sight, just be- v

cause of the fear of "dumping," both afrom abroad and at home, by holders of r

securities who have to sell something eand but await the opportunity. Q

Exports Exceed Imports. t

A gratifying feature of the last fewdays has been the steady gain in ex.v.. aports over unpuria. 10 ua>0 ~ ..

gaining for some time, but imports s

were also well maintained, largely in *

preparations for the holiday trade and '

in filling of orders against the possibilityof being able to enlarge stocks jlater on. Monday of this week the ex- c

ports from New York exceeded the im- t

ports by $1,500,000, Saturday last by 0

$4,000,000, Friday by $400,000. The first

three days of last week saw importsin excess of exports. Imports exceed fexports for the fiscal year to date.This is one reason for the reduction v

in revenues from tariff and the consequentwar tax. q

Decreased Earnings.To date, twenty-six railroadf (oper-

0

ating in the United States only) have

reported weekly gross earnings to the

Wall Street Journal, for the fourth

'week of October, as follows: c

Total, 26 roads: 1914, $13,051,298; 1913,$14,875,223; net decrease, $1,823,925; de- c

crease, 12,26 per cent.Four roads reported increases aggre- 1

gating $107,101, while twenty-two reporteddecreases aggregating $1,931,026.Steel Orders Decrease. C

Orders on the books of the United x

States Steel Corporation, unfilled, Oc- l

tober 31, totaled 3,461,097 tons. When

the condition of the steel business is

considered the loss of 326,570 tons inorders on top of 425,664 tons decreasein September, should not cause much ofa surprise.But there has been somo improvementin the business since the first of

the month, while a revival of considerableproportions would follow a favorabledecision in the rate case. What S

will follow an unfavorable decision re- 9

mains to be seen. 9

Building Permits. 1

Building permits were issued todayto the following:H. R. Howenstein, to build three twostorydewellings from 711 to 715 *

Quincy street northwest; architect ana c

contractor, H. R. Howenstein; estim«jt-a

ed cost, $7,500. 1S. Kiggins Ferry, to build dwelling at c

4105 Fessenden street northwest; archi- *

tect, George T. Santmyer; builder, H.F. Mandle; estimated cost, $3,000. «

Corcoran Thom, to repair stable at1725 I street northwest; estimated cost,$300. 9Washington Railway and Electric

Company, to repair shed on P streetbetween 23d and 24th streets northwest;estimated cost, $800.H. R. Howenstein, to repair theater

at 911-13-15 H street northeast; estimatedcost, $200. m

M. T. Clark, to repair store at 1100 *

21st street northwest; estimated cost,$325.Raw sugar.Firm; molasses, 3.36;

centrifugal, 4.01; refined steady.Butter.Firm and unchanged; re- °

ceipts, 6,634 tubs. *

Cheese.Irregular and unchanged; li3,096 boxes. 0

Eggs.Steady and unchanged; 10,795 .

cases.s

Live poultry.Firm; western chickens, 1

14al4Vj; fowls, 14al6; turkeys, 18a20;dressed quiet; western roasting chick- *

ens, 15al8; fresh fowls, 12%al8; frozen r

turkeys, 17a22 J

Agriculturists in Egypt have succeededin raising a new cotton, brownin color and stronger than any heretoforeproduced there.

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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

.imited Trading in Futures PermittedOn and After Tomorrow.LIVERPOOL, November 11..The dlectorsof the cotton exchange todaydopted the following amendment to

tie rules permitting limited trading Inutures:"On and after tomorrow and untilurther notice sales of May-June.merican and May Egyptian may be

ad without restrictions except thattie price must not be below the minllumof 4.25d for May-June Americannd 7.06d for May Egyptian."Cotton.Spot In good demand, pricesuiet. American middling, fair, 5 62;;ood middling, 4.97; middling, 4.66;)w middling, 4.95; good ordinary, S.36;rdinary, 2.86.Sales, 8,000 bales. Including 7,300 j,merican and 500 for speculation andxport. Receipts, 5,856 bales, includng,4.212 American. Futures closeduiet.

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, November 11..More activeluropean demand for cash wheat tenddtoday to strengthen the wheat mar:etas a whole.1 Reports of adverseleather in Argentina counted alsogainst the bears. On the other hand,eceipts northwest continued to be inxcess of last year's figures. Afterpening %a v» off to a shade advance,he market rallied to above last night'sevel all around.Rumors of good sized exports gave a

light lift to the corn market. Commisionhouses were generally on the buyngside. The opening, which variedrom % off to a sixteenth up, was folowedby a general hardening of values.In the oats crowd, most of the dealngsconsisted of changes from the Deemberoption to May. Bulls had a litleadvantage because of the firmness

<f other cereals.Provisions rose quite sharply on acountof shorts covering. The markett times was nearly without offeringsrom any source.PHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close.Deeember 115*4 116% 114% 115%Mar 122% 123% 121% 121%ORN.December 68% 68% 68 6.8%May 71% 71% 71% 71%ij^TSDeeember 49% 49% 48% 49%May 53% 53% 52% 53%Butter.Firm; creamery, 24a33.Eggs Unchanged; receipts, 3,783ases.Potatoes. Unchanged; receipts, 25

Poultry.Alive, higher; springs, 13%;owls, ll%al3.

NEW YORKNEW YORK, November 11..Flour.Juiet.Wheat.Commission house buying adancedMay 1% this morning. May,31%.Pork.Steady.Beef.Steady.Lard.Quiet.Molasses.Easy.Hay.Firm.Hides.Steady.Leather.Firm.

LIVERPOOL.LIVERPOOL, November 11..Wheatpotquiet; No. 2 Manitoba, 9sd; No. 3, 9s 5d; No. 2 western winter,* 8%d; futures nominal.Corn.Spot steady; American mixed,ew, 7s; La Plata futures irregular;>ecember, 5s 7%d; January, 5s 8% d.

BERLIN BANK STATEMENT.BERLIN, via The Hague and London,lovember 11..The weekly statementif the Imperial Bank of Germanyhows the following changes:Specie (including an increase of 27.02,000marks in gold); treasury Iertiflcates and notes of other banksncreased 33,288,000 marks.Loans decreased 2,346,000 marks.Discounts, including loan and bankertiflcates,'decreased 130,600,1)00 marks.Securities decreased 3,310,000 marks.Notes in circulation decreased 85,45,000marks.Deposits decreased 23,435,000 marks.

CU&B COMMITTEE DISSOLVES.

(pen Market Resumes Regular Tradingon a Limited Scale.NEW YORK. November 11..Theommlttee on unlieted or curb stocks,rhlch was formed soon after the openeg"of the war to exercise supervisionver purchases and sales of these islies,was dissolved today. The stockxchange committee stated that beuuseof the improvement in the genralfinancial situation there no longeremalned any reason for the continenceof the committee.The announcement of the commltee'saction was received with enhuslasmIn the open market whichesumed business In the regular way.lthpugh on a limited scat* for theirst time since July 30.

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Ionian SliBank Acc

t woman is dependent on a

ing is no good reason why sh:ount. Indeed, it makes theonger. There is no knowictedly unforeseen circumstamcial support, and to be alen temporarily, is extreme!}

ny ladies carry accounts atrial provision for their com

where they can write checleisure, and separate cashi<rks detailed to wait on thenjs Accounts can be opened i

ir or more, and we pay 3%

ie Savings B1 St. and Mass. Ave. N.

1 rf 8th and H Sts. bches: X 436 7thSt.S.W.

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EARNED 8PKPLPS l.OUO.Ot

NEARLY HALF ACENTURY

.of conservative bankingis the record of thisinstitution.Deposited here, your

funds will have everyprotection insured bysound methods and largeresources.XVSAME RATE of Interest

paid on both large and smallaccounts.

National Savings andT ». r>ai iui vuiupcuiy

Corner 15th and N. Y. Ave.FORTT-EIQHTH YBAB.

I WILL SELL:.4,000 Wash. Kwt. a Electric 4 percent beads at 79%.

.3,000 Pet. Elec. CeuM. 5% at 90%.E.MO C. * P. Tel. 0% at lit,.10,000 Cap. Tractlee 5% at 104%.70 Cap. Tractloa stock at Nli.125 Waik. Rwj, pfd. at 80.ISO Wash. Gas at 73.07 Merpeathaler at 109%.00 Laastoa at 03%.10 N. & W. Steamboat at 181%.1 WILL BUY:IS Wash. Gas stock at 71%.50 Wash. Rwy. pfd. at 78.10 Merseathaler at 18S.40 Wash. Rwy. cum. at 73%..1.000 Pet. Elec. Ceasld. 5% at 08.ROOO Wash. Gas S% at 103..5,000 Cap. Tractloa 5% at 103.Subject to previous acceptance or

cancellation. All executions for cash.Buying: and selling orders on alllisted stocks and bondq solicited.

I will also accept orders to bayand sell staadard rails aad Indastrlalsoa the New Street Market*New York* at loins prices* pins %of 1 per ceat commission. Deliveriesfor cash at your own hank.THOMAS L. HUME. Broker*1410 Q at. Rooms 9-11. Tel. M. 1840.

BALTIMORE.Special Dispatch to The Star.BALTIMORE, Md., November 11..

Wheat.Easier; spot No. 2 red, 1.12%;spot No. 2 red western. 1.16%; NovemberNo. 2 red, 1.12%; December No. 2red, 1.14%; steamer No. 2 red. 1.06%;receipts, 49,338 bushels; exports, 128,000bushels; southern by sample, 1.00a1.10.Corn.Easier; spot contract, 82%; receipts,29,044 bushels.Oats.Steady; standard white, 53a53% ;

No: 3 white, 52%; receipts, 172,000bushels.Rye.Steady; No. 2 western export*

1.08al.<T9; receipts, 20,977 bushels; exports,40,618 bushels.Hay.Firm ; unchanged.Grain freights.Firm ; unchanged.

COTTON EXCHANGE TO REOPEN.

Syndicate Takes Over DecemberContracts, Removing Last Obstacle.NEW YORK, November 11..The last

obstacle to the reopening of the cottonexchange has been removed by the incorporationof the syndicate whioh willtake over December contracts at 9cents a pound. While no official announcementwas made, it was generallybelieved that the exchange would reopenat the beginning of next week.The name of the syndicate is the CottonTrading Corporation. Its officers

are S. T. Hubbard, president; HenrySchaefer, vice president, and E. P. McEneny,treasurer.The corporation, according to the

form previously outlined by a committeeof the exchange, is to take overDecember contracts at 9 cents a poundand carry them down to 7% cents,should the market decline to that level.The contracts are to be assumed bymembers of the syndicate. All necessarysignatures to the corporation-syndicateagreement have been securedfrom members of the exchange.

EXHIBITS 'DUMDUM BULLETS.

German Officer Says He FonnaThem on British Prisoners.

BERLIN. November 11, via wireless..Lieut. Gen. Helllngrath, inspector ofGerman military roads, with headquartersat Cambrai, In northernFrance, is making public exhibitionsof dumdum bullets found on Britishorisoners, and also of British rifleseouipped with a contrivance to cutoft and perforata the points of bulleThe

above Information was givenout officially to the press In Berlintoday.

Melbourne Wool Depressed.MELBOURNE, Australia. November

ii The tone of the wool Bales was deDressedagain today. Withdrawalswere heavy and It Is evident the marketcannot absorb the surplus comingforward In view of the restrictionpi oed on export business.

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J. S. Treasury Supervision. §

ould Irount I

Ihusband or fathere should not have ::

Iadvisability of it g

ng how suddenlynces will deprivebsolutely withoutv embarrassing, if

S!this bank that we |jifort, including a5:ks or count their;rs' wickets, with^it our banks withCompound Interbank,

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Franklin Said:"Weald yon lire frith rasr, dowhat yon oncht, not what youplease."It for any reaaoa yon exense

yonrarlf from sarian moary.yoar capacity for all rral proisrcaala dwarfed.yon are looklaclata the dark.The DETERMINATION to hare

a savtoca aceonat with this Bankwill chance year eatlook completely,and the larcer yoar balaaeecrown the brlchter yourfstore becomes.Oar DETERMINATION to help

yaa.oar paytac I per eeat onyear savlnca, ahoald he aa Incentivefor yon. Start now.

THE FRANKLINNATIONAL BANK,

Petmc. Ave. and 10th St.fiTCkrlotaio SarlBKB FudiM7 he wlthdraim from mow oa,npoa certain «mdlMoR«-

IThe Safest Investments

Art these that as net ketntt aortas aslarked coodltfteos of the money er starkmarket. First deed of treat aotee (firstmortcafes), well secarad on real estate tathe District of Colombia, ceostltote "g\l%etc*" Investments. They do not dependopoa the financial responsibility of u»dlvvtealsor corporations for their stabilityand are exempt from taxatloo aa perinealproperty. We can enpply eorb Inveetmeetain amoanta from $800 upward. Send trnbeaklet. "Concerning Loans and lnveaa*meets. 1Swartzell, Rheem &

Hensey Co^227 UCh tfT. M.W.

;j 1814 1914 |I i*

^National Metropolitan Baak|Opp. U. S. Treasury. |

j Over 100 Yean Old |' A recora of are. itiMlttyand prosreutvMMia r*

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*7Of INTERESTI JO First Lien Bonds

Bond Issue, $250,000. Property value, $2,000.00* >.Bonds convertible into stock when yielding largereturns. Rare opportunity for conservative investorsand aaringh bank depositors. boous,$100, $900, $1,000. For full particulars address

Sl'KES A ( O,SECOND NATIONAL BANK BLDG.,

POP 7tb ST. N.W. 15*

Money to LoanIttiwll by first Deed of Trust on Real Estate*

Prevailing Interest and commission.

Joseph I. Weller. 620 F St N.W,

jr To Holders of Real Estate -fif Loans: |

This office Is thoroughly qualified to .

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place money for those desiring to investIn first deed of trust loans. (Tbs safest >kind of Investment.)<hir corporation charter is perpetual and JJ

financial standing gives fullest assuranceto all clientaThe very extensive business and years >

of experience of those connected with this <corporation should satisfy every ooe that Vwe know values. In all sections of the

I District of Columbia, which Is tbs prin- Jdpal protection to lenders. X'We disapprove making excessive loans. »j»

that oanriot be renewed at maturity, be- %llevlng each a practice disadvantageousto botli lender and borrower. VAs result of numerous sales frequently *t*

made tve always have on band llrst-classloan applications, at prevailing Interest «£rates, and will gladly submit particulars <

* \ to lenders and take them to inspect the y< property. ±;; STONE & FAIRFAX (he). £I; 1342 New York Avenue N.W. |

S AND 6% MONEYto Loan on D. C Real Estate

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BAR SILVER QUOtATION.LONDON. November 11.Ber ellver,

22Kd per eonce, _.

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