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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-19

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. June
19.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers both were muddy this morning.
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DAIRY MARKETS.

DAIRY MAHhtIS.
CHICAGO, June 10 Butter I'M
changed.
Eggs-Hgher; receipts. 31s247 cases;
firsts, 2Ska29h: ordinary trsts. 26 Y
a27ha; at mark, cases included. 27h
a29l.
Potatoes-Unsettled. New. receipts,
60 cars: Arkansas and Oklahoma, 3.35
a350; Louisiana and Texas. 3.25a3.30.
Poultry-Alive. higher: fowls. 81.
NEW YORK. June 19.-Butter. easier:
than extras, 3SA a39: creamery. extras
COZ scoreJ. 37%4 a3S: firsts. 36A a37 " !;
seconds, 35a3Gl2.
Eggs-Firm receipts. 27,51o cases.
Fresh gathered extras. "a Y ass ": fresh
gathered storage packed firsts. 33a33k /;
fresh gathered firsts. 3114a32k; state,
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
whites. fine to fancy. 3Sa39: state,
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 36a3S.
Cheese-Weak: receipts. 1906 boxes.
State, fresh specials, 22aa23; do.
average run. 22A a2212.
Dressed poultry-Quiet; chickens, 22a2S,
fowls, 19ka2o Y; turkeys. 1aa35.
Live, firm. No prices quoted.
COTTON MARKETS..
NEW YORK, June ia further and
even more sensational advance. aggre-
eating fully cents pound in Liver
pool caused Il renewal of bul1iSh activ-
lty ana excitement IN the COTTON mar
ket here today. The opening was
strong at an advance of SO to 1O5
points. with October contracts selling
at $3.50 on the call. or 102 points
over last nights closing figures.
while both -iarch and May touched the
27-cent level. Private cables reported
spinners' buying and increasing scarcity
of contracts in Liverpool. Houses with
English connections were among the
early buyers here. There was also fur
10
interests, but heavy realizing was en-
countered around the initial figures and
there were quick reactions of Is or 20
points. with the market extremely fe-
verish during the early trading.
Futures opened strong; July, $3.50 to
&c 25; October, 1920 to 1850: December,
$3.50 to 1851; January. 26.70 to 1855;
March, 1856 to 27.00.
The early reaction carried October of
from $3.50 to 26.16 and December from
26.70 to 1925, or about A points from
the high prices touched at the opening.
Realizing was active for a time, but
the market became much quieter late in
the morning and prices recovered sew
eral points of the loss with the tone
steady at midday.
Realizing set in before the session
was very old and weighed moderately
against values. In the trading up to
noon the reaction amounted to "a to AZ
points from the topmost levels.
NEW ORLEANS, June 19.-Gains of
more than a cent pound were recorded
on the opening Of the cotton market here
today in response to a rise of penny a
pound and more. in the English market.
The ring was quiet, even dull, at the ad-
vance and trading was small in volume
At the best in the early trading the active
months were 95 to 1o7 points over yes
terday's close.
Futures opened firm. July, 25.ss asked
October, 1852; December. 1888 asked ;
January, 26.22 asked; March. 1888.
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NEW YORK, June 19-Flour-Weaker;
spring patents. 13 90a14.15; winter pat
ents. 13.00al2.20; winter straights. 12.65a
1890; Kansas straights. 13.65a14.15. Lard.
weak; middle west. 20.S0a20. 80. Other ar
tcles unchanged.
Raw sugar-Steady: centrifugal.
$50; molasses, SOL; refined steady; fine
granulated. $50.
Sugar futures ruled quiet during the
morning, with prices at midday
shade under last nights closing.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, June 10 q pm
auotations) .-Wheat-Dull and lower;
spot No. 2 red, $50; spot No RED
western, 2.s5.- Receipts. 1o2,079 bushels.
Corn-Easier; spot contract, l-i9'
June. 1.79. Receipts, 65,377 bushels:
oats-Iasier; standard white, I3
No. white, 721s. Receipts. 1880
bushels
Rye-Firmer: No. western export,
2.40a2.45. Receipts, 4.912 bushels
Hay-Steady; No. 1 timothy ana NO.
l clover, mixed, both unchanged.
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Advances Discounted Much.

Among the most sensible views that
may be taken of the market is that the
recent large advances have discounted
much. The bears hold this view. and
while after the initial weakness there
was quite a strong recovery. which
virtually placed the average prices bet
ter than the final figures of yester-
day. the bears were slow to cover:
showing no alarm at the display of
strength as the session wore on
Some of the bears. however, were inn
pressed with the speed that the mar
ket gathered on the upturn, and COW
cred more or less freely, helping along
the advance which developed in the
second hour and carried Steel. the
leader. to 12S2s for the common stock.
Savage Arms gained 5 Il points. In
dustrial Alcohol. 8, and American Sugar.
3. these being, with General Motors and
Studehaker, which made like improve
ment, about the strongest stocks in the
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Security Committee Named.

The Washington Clearing House As
ISOLATION met this morning and named
Capital Bank; w. T. Galliher of the
Z American National and George w. White
of the National Metropolitan Bank COM
mittee. to wise all collateral offered by
Washington banks as security for gov
eminent deposits in connection with the
liberty loan funds.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, June 19.-1dea1 crop con-
ditions sent wheat prices today swiftly
downgrade. Trade. however. was only OF
a scattering character. There were a
number OF orders to sell July and buy
September Opening quotations.. which
ranged from to 41s lower. with July at
2.07 and September at Isl to 1872. were
followed by a little rally and then a ma
terial fresh break.
Favorable weather pulled down corn.
Business was on a large scale. After
opening 4 toJ$ lower. the market re-
acted somewhat. but soon took decided
new drop.
Oats weakened with corn. Crop advfces
continued good
Active selling OF lard depressed the
provision list as n whole. Lower quota
tons on corn seemed more than an Offset
for strength of the hog market
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Steels Acted Well.

Most of the independent steels acted
we'll. and the shipping shares showed
fairly firm undertone.
Call money was quoted at per cent.
and this was one of the brakes to the
advancing trend of the second and noon
hours
Slight reactions were noticeable In
the first hour of the afternoon. with the
market moving rather slowly.
The rails were decidedly slow in the
carly trading, going off materially. but
coming back with moderate recoveres
in the second and noon hours.
Actual changes were unimportant.
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The Counsel's Specific Digest.

The Counsels Specific Digest.
Specifically applying Mr.; syme.s opin-
ion to the owners of stock OF corpora
lions who are resident or engaged IN
business here. the following results as
stated by him:
1.-THE holders of stock OF the ioCai
banks, including savings banks. !ne
telephone and electric light companies,
the gas companies and street railway
companies. the bonding and tue lnsur
ance companies. and oulIdlns assos
lions of the District of Columbia ana
any other corporation paying TAX
upon it's gross receipts. earnings pre-
miums, etc, are not required to make
return of the same to the assessor.
1.-The holders of the stock o! any
business company incorporated IN the
District of Columbia and receiving no
special franchise or privilege In add
ton to Incorporation whose properly
real and personal. is subject to taxa
ton here are not required to make any
return to the assessor.
THE holders of stock of business cor
porations which are incorporated IN
other jurisdictions and receive no other
special franchise or privilege here. ana
whose property. real and personal. is
subject to taxation here, and engaged
in business here. are not required 10
make a return of such stocks to the as
SCISSOR.
THE above constitute the classes of
stock which the holders thereof are not
required to return to the assessor as
they are specially exempted by the act.
II desire to say that the circular pre-
pared and issued by the assessor was
Justified by the opinion he had received
from me, and any fault attaching in the
premises Is attributable to me and not
TO Mr.. Richards.
IF this opinion is concurred in by the
Commissioners I would Suggest tnat
the press be advised of this holding, in
order that misapprehension in the pub
lie mind occasioned by the original mis-
take may be corrected"
Assessor Richards this afternoon
stated that a statement will be in
cluded in the new blank schedules to
the effect that moneys wherever located
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IMPORTANT RULE MADE
ON INTANGIBLE TAXES
BY L A. FLEMING.

r The following stocks are exempt from
the provisions of the Intangible tax law:
Shares In local banks, shares IN pubic
utility companies and in incorporated cor.
porations doing business in the District
Of Columbia, or shares Of any company
Incorporated under the laws OF tho LIE
trict, receiving no special franchise.
District Corporation Counsel Conrad
Syme made public his ruling to the above
effect, through Assessor Richards TINS
morning. reversing a former opinion ana
bankers to the erect that the 6 per cent
gross profits tax. sin lieu Of all other
personal property taxes" Protected one
shareholders in these institutions 1roli
taxation under the new law.
schedules and explain the working OF the
law under the new ruling. ~.
Tax schedules are returnable In July'
but payable nearly a year hence.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
Red Cross Made Agency Ito Distribute Aid to the Americans Held in Germany

Washington, December 27.-The American Red Cross was designated in army orders today as the distributing agency of quartermasters supplies sent ito American soldiers and others who may be prisoners in the hands of any power with which the United States may at any time be at war;
 The Red Cross already has estab- lished at Berne. Switzerland, machin- cry through which food and clothing have been forwarded from America to Americans held prisoners in Germany and so is prepared to carry on this work for the war department. Only a few Americans now are held in Ger many, but as the size of the army on the western front increases the num- Der of prisoners inevitably will grow and the war department must provide supplies for them.
 No announcement has been made by the navy, but it was assumed from the language of today's order that naval prisoners also would be fur nished necessities by the army. Most of the men now held in Germany were taken from merchant ships.
 Today's order provides that no money may be sent to prisoners for the purchase of food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
2 Deaths From Pneumonia
 at Camp Pike Reported

Little Rock, December 27.-(special.) of1cers at the base hospital today an nounced the deaths of Private Charles w. Powell of Vinemount, formerly a member of the first company general assignment, and Calvin Murphree of Arkdelheld, Company 1, casual troops Private Powell is survived by his moth er Mrs. Sarah Powell of vinemount. and Private Murphree by his mother, Mrs. Callie Murphree, of Arkodelfield Death was due to pneumonia in both cases
 Henry D. King of Birmingham reg istered in the receiving depot today sev- eral days overdue. King said that he had appeared before local board No. Z of Birmingham and that clerk in the board rooms had pinned on him an ex- empt button. Understanding this to mean that no further need of him was required by the government he did not report here until yesterday, when he was located in Hot Springs, Ark, by the board. In response to telegraphic in- quiry officials of the board said tAat thet, had no record of having examined him. He was passed by surgeon here and ac- cepted for the service,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
HISTORY GERMANY'S
 GREATEST ENEMY
Frenchman Says Written Record of Huns Will Damn Them to
 POsterity

Philadelphia, December 27.-"Germany's s greatest and most terrible enemy" said Maj. Louis Aubert, a member of the French high commission to the United States, in an address before the Amer ican Historical association in convention here today. lis not England, or France or the United States It is history-the written memories of man-the record of her own deeds as it shall exist for pos- terity''
 No nation could survive with such an enemy, said the distinguished French man-and his intimation was that Ger many's real battle for existence will be- gin after the war is over.
 History" Major Aubert said. mot hatred, Justified France in her determi- nation to obtain Alsace-L Lorraine. His tory has stood up constantly to lift a warning hand and to direct the suspicion and dislike of the world against Ger many for the deeds of the past. And history as it is being written of this war will make the future of the German rulers difficult and terrible experience"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28

entirely beyond the country's produc- ticn. Mills in the south have not deliv- cred lumber one-half as fast as was nec- essary and western mills have been al- most as slow Even if the timber sup ply had been plentiful wooden ships would not have been built as fast as steel"
 Mir. BowIes took entire responsibility for changes in timber specifications and changes in the design of wooden ships. He said it was to make the vessels more seaworthy and brought about little ac- tual delay in construction.
 Ninety per cent of the labor put into the construction of wooden vessels. he declared, could be used in steel ship yards
 "In justice to myself" he added. T want to say that had nothing to do with letting the wooden ship con tracts"
 Members of the committee displayed keen interest in the terms of fabricated steel ship contracts and indicated that they thought too high a profit was aI- lowed the builders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
PROGRAMME FOR BUILDING WOODEN
 SHIPS IS FAILURE
F. A. Bowles Tells Senate Committee Plan Should Never Have Been
 Undertaken

Washington, December 27 The shipping boards wooder ship programme was flatlJ called failure today by F. A Bowles, former naval con structor and now assistant to the general manager of the boards emergency fleet cor poration.
 Summoned before the Senate com merce committee to shed light on the causes of delays in building ships, MT. Bowles said the wooden constructive venture was a mistake and never should have been at tempted.
 The programme cannot be completed on time, he told the committee, because the country cannot furnish enough ship timbers, the 45S awarded contracts call ing for more lumber than is represented in the entire output of the southern pine producers for year. Most of them were placed in the east and south and specify pine timbers.
 sniral Bowles, twas launched on scale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
Newspaper ,Jn,ment On
 Czernin's Peace Plan
 Submitted to Russians

Amsterdam, December 2Z-The Berlin papers dilate on the importance of the Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations. The Vossische Zeitung says:
 The result so far is an agreement in principle on those questions calculated to form the outlines of future peace. It is of the greatest importance that this fact be noted by the Russian negotia- tors themselves. The most democratic government in the world has thereby giv- en testimony that the central powers peace policy Is entirely free of all lust of conquest, all striving after violence. '
 The Tageblatt says
 Even now it is a question whether those who are ready for peace will over- throw the wall erected and continually strengthened by Chauvinists. Meanwhile, nothing can so contribute to shake the wall of arms as this new public di- plomacy."
 The Vorwaerts says:
 "The German government will have seriously to consider whether further ne- gotiations are possible on the basis of the Russian programme, with due regard to the preservation of the vital inter ests of the people. The Russian peace programme Is framed in such theoretical and abstract terms that number of concrete points in the contention cannot at once be decided.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
VIENNA

Amsterdam, December T-The tenor ot the Austrian comment on the Brest- Lftovsk negotiations is that the entente powers whether humanity is freed from continued flourishing or the swor1 and that nobody can deny the sincerity of the central powers desire for peace.
 The Fremdenblatt (Vienna) says that 1t now depends entirely upon the western powers whether humanity isf reed from the evils of the world war.
 The Neue Freie Presse iVienna) de- clares that all pretexts for proiongng the war have become untenable. adding:
 The outline of peace by agreement formulated at Brest-Litovsk constitutes a golden bridge for the entente
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
StOre-to-StOre Canvass
 Will Be Made in Three
 Counties in Alabama

Washington, December 27.-Forty-one counties in 31 states and New York city have been selected by the bureau of mar kets for an intensive store to store can- vass as part of the nationwide food survey to be made December 31 by the bureau of cooperation with state and local agencies All retail dealers in groceries, meat, flour and feed in the territory will be asked to fill out blanks showing how much they have on hand on the day of the survey.
 The results from this store to store canvass, the bureau announced today, will be used in checking up returns to be received by mail from all dealers, manufacturers and holders of foodstuffs in all other sections of the country The counties were selected because of the wide variety of agricultural and indus trial conditions found in them Cities located in them include Dallas Tex.
 The counties selected include:
 Baldwin, Coffee and Montgomery, Ala bama; Clay, Arkansas; Putnam and Sum- ter Georgia; Ohio and Warren, Ken lucky; DeSoto, Louisiana; Madison, Mis- sissipp; Moore, North Carolina; Payne, Oklahoma; Madison and Lawrence, Ten nessee, and Dallas and Fayette, Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
Housing Shipyard Workers
 Proving Great Problem

Washington, December 27.-Resolu- tions adopted today by the board Of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States call upon every department of the government to take immediate action toward solving the problem of housing shipyard workers.
 Congress especially is urged to give the question prompt attention because of the view of many government offi- cials that direct authorization is neces- sary before funds can be expended to build living quarters for workers or lent to private corporations for such use.
 One incident cited as typical of con- ditions is said to have occurred at an Atlantic coast shipyard, where 5000 workers dwindled to 1900 in a weeks time because the men refused to sleep on "pine boards and there was no other accommodation for them. Recommendation that the question of housing be solved by the govern ment was made several weeks ago by 8 subcommittee of the council of na- tional defense. This committee has been working with the shipping board in preparing survey of the situation to guide future action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
American Merchantmen Clearances Show Increase
 Over Period in 1916

Washington, December 27.-Clarences of American merchantmen from this country in the overseas trade increased more than 15oo.0o0 tons during the 10 months of 1917, as compared with the same period last year. figures issued to- day by the bureau of foreign and do- nestle commerce show. There was de- crease, however in total clearances, the figures being 42,6S6787 for the 10 months this year. as against 45,o64,S3S in the same period the previous year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
Local Data
Private Drug Cures Do More Harm Than Good
 Says Attorney Unger


 New York, December 27-Assistant District Attorney Unger, who declared he had had more experience in dealing with drug addicts than any other pros- eeuting attorney in the United States, testified today before the Whitney joint legislative committee that many addicts had had been taken into court and sent to institutions had been cured.
 Reverting to the so-called private cures, MT. Unger asserted they do more harm than good.
 "At every session of this hearing which have attended" he said, T have seen certain doctors who are conducting so- called cures. Many of them have been convicted and many more should be. Most of these so-called doctors are noth- ing more nor less than distributing agents for drugs.
 Mir. Unger said the law should be so amended that only physicians specially licensed would be permitted to treat drug victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
Percentage of Rejections
 for Army Very Large

Philadelphia, December 27.-The per centage of men rejected by the na- tional army for physical reasons ranges from 30 to 70 per cent and is higher than that of any other coun- try, according to speakers at the open ing session of the American Economic association here today.
 Prof. Irving Fisher of the depart ment of economics at Yale university declared figures he had collected con , vinced him that the percentage of re jections not only ranged as high as 70 per cent, but that countless cases of unsuspected illness. such as tuber- culosis, had been discovered. In France the percentage has averaged 30 pei cent for more than 100 years, or from the time of the Napoleonic wars, said Professor Fisher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
Bureau of Navigation Has News From American Sailor Picked Up by Submarine

New Bedford, Mass, December 27. Albert De Mello of this city, who was reported among the missing when the American destroyer Jacob Jones was sunk by a German submarine, was picked up by the U-boat. Antonio ". De Mello, father of the sailor, re- ceived the following telegram from the bureau of navigation at Washing ton today:
 Bureau just learned through the medium of the Red Cross that the en- listed man from the Jacob Jones talk en on board the German submarine and made prisoner was your son, Al bert De Mello, seaman, second class. He has probably been taken to one of the prison camps in Germany, and 1t is quite probable that more detailed information as to his location Will be secured later. The bureau congrat- ulates you on the good news that your son is alive. s. c. PALMER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28

declarations upon the points which touch Russian interests closely. How does the German government and it's allies intend to treat Poland, Lithuania and Cour- land, countries which have not lost their political independence during the war. but which have, nevertheless, the light to independence?
 How is renunciation of all 'appropri- ation by force to be reconclled with the ambitions distinctly affirmed by Bull garia to Servian, Greek and Rumanian territories? How will the restoration of ltArmenia to the Turks be compatible with the rights of the Armenians?
 Ut would be all the more interesting to know these points, as thereby the sincerity of Germany's intention to re- store Belgium's independence could be appreciated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-28
War Department Not to
 Be Collection Agency

Washington, December 27.-ReguIa9 tions issued today by the war depart ment deny to creditors Of officers of the national army and national guard recourse to the military establishment in seeking adjustment of their claims.
 All military authorities are direct ed to disregard any obligation, trans- action, domestic or personal contro- versy relating to such officers before they entered the service and division al commanders are instructed that only such matters involving these officers as fall within the provisions of the by them.
 All other controversies or transac. tions must be left to settlement by civil process.