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taxes mTlL. D. AGAIN.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December a.
John D. Rockefeller was put on the
Cuyahoga county tax duplicate Tor
$4,000 900 today. II he attempts to con-
test this assessment through litigation
he will be placed on the duplicate Tor
the full amount Of his Intangible prop
4rty, approximately. $loo, ,o0o, 900. accord
Ing to County Auditor ZanGerle. :.
Rockefeller's attorney says the OIL
man has been . resident OF New York
for thirty years. and cannot be placed
on the CuyakogA couatyatAx. .dupucA&os
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Committee TO CONTROL
IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS

NEW YORK, December THE en-
tire export traffic of the eastern fan-
roads in the unmanufactured iorms Oh
iron and steel. except those articles de-
signed for use by the government, was
today placed in the hands OF newly
appointed committee OF seven raiiroad
representing Atlantic ports
from Boston. Mass, to Norfolk. Va.
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EIGHT ELECTROCUTED AS
ST, LOUIS CABLE BREAKS

ST, LOUIS, December Eight men
were electrocuted and three suffered
severe shocks when a wire cable which
the men were handling at one OF the
Anbeuser Busch Brewery Associations
plants broke today and fell on Union
Electric cable.
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LA vAcouERIE sToRMED
AND HELD, SAYS BERLIN

BERLIN, December 4. via Lonoon-
Baden troops yesterday stormed ana ne,a
La vacquerie southwest OF Camprah II
is announced officially. Five hundred pt1s-
oners are said to have been taken.
Evening star., 1917-12-04

Haday's session Of the local exchange
ne characterized BY extreme dullness.
10 incsudinE but Ave shares Of WASH
Ejon Gas at IS and $1,000 Traction
E6sF4 -.
zBhrgeuthAler was ex-dtvidend. the
|SS6153ar and Extra dividends. and was
g bar weak. with SELLERS asking 1901
II 129h bid
Evening star., 1917-12-04
WEATHER..

For the District Of Columbia, cloudy
and somewhat colder tonight: tomor-
row fair: gentle westerly winds.
~ Tide Tables.
compiled by United States coast and
Eeodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 6:19 am. and 6:4z
pm: high tide. 1907 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 7:0e am. and
7:35 tp.m.;, high tide. 1919 am. and
1854 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 7:1o am; sun sets.
4:<6 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. TIL am: sun
Moon rises, 1855 am; sets, 11:21 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Records for T%enty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for. the twenty-four
Thermometer-Yeste pm, II;
8 pm. 40; IL midnight, 40. Today, 4
a-m., So: 8 am, 3S; IL noon. Il: pm,
Al: Maximum. 42. at pm. yesterday;
&c. at $50 am. today.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature same date last year
81: minimum, 81.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 pm, 29.Ss; s
p.m.. 2s.s3: u midnight. 2s.s5. Today,
a.m- 1888: am. 1894; IL noon.
1880: 2 pm, 2s.87
Temperature and condition Of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
IS: condition. %. Dalecariia reservoir
81: condition at north
connection. 10: condition at south con-
nectton. 9. Georgetown distributing
neutrality-suspicious., 80; condition
at tnduent gatehouse. 8; condition at
emuent gatehouse, 8.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Has Your
Wife a
Bank
Account?
Banking Hours

All tho departments are
open every week day.
except Saturdays and
legal holidays, from $3.50
am. to 8 p.rn.. Saturdays
from $3.50 am. to IL m.
and from s pm. to 8 pm.
and on the first. second,
third. tenth, fifteenth. six
teenth and last day of the
month until s pm.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
1N RUPEES SOLD
4 The RESERVE BOARD
ny I A. FLEMING.

EWAA federal reserve board Is taking
- aeraAae interest in the foreign ex-
6sigo problem. to the satisfaction OF
e4eWs, who have found great, dill
- IN meeting the financial necessities
k13str foreign business
ERAA.apuointment Of Fred. L. Kent.
nm trained banker. vice president OF
Haukers' Trust Company. to the po-
- Of adviser, superintendent. inves-
|f6n4or and authorizer Of foreign ex-
|aauwa transactions IL an effort IN the
Innna direction. Mr.. Kent has resieneo
= position and will at once take up ms
~.
4 further evidence of this intent on
y MT Of the federal reserve board
= fennd in the manner in whicn II
- the pr6blem offered In furnishing
Eallnn exchange. Up to recently II
kSceaaary in settling debit oaiances -,
nd with India to send silver or soiu
Sroc4. which practice was stoppeo ~
- goyernment OF Great Britain' !"
Ipnoerving the metal.
The federal reserve boara now y,
lcuncss that 1t has obtained = suppy eet
e rupee exchange sumclehl .,,,a
~ and other products OF India
ft ~ believed that the British gov
e-ment has furnished the latest sup
~ or rupee exchange.
ma reserve board il also conoucns
ytiations to adjust trade paians
SeSfraat the United States In otner cou
~ fhrourh investments here or othef
,srnx rather than shipments OF goio-
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. December Corn hard
ened in price today. Influenced to some
extent by the fact that predictions OF
Attention was given also to the wide
discount at which futures were selling
as compared with the value OF any
good cash corn. Furthermore. an ad-
vance of the oats market to the high,
est quotations yet this season counted
in favor of the bulls. The opening.
which ranged from the same as yes
terday's finish to hc higher, with jan
uary 1.20h and May 1.19 to 1.19A. was
followed by a material upturn all
around.
Pronounced scarcity Of offerings
acted as the immediate ground for a
sharp bulge: in the price Of oats. The
sustained recent export demand was
generally accepted as more funda-
mental reason.
Absence of support weakened pro-
visions. Higher quotations on hogs
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Fish Wharf Prices.

The following are the prevailing retah prices
at the nnunic,nal fsh wharf and market today:
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PRODUCE MARKET PRC1Es.

Today's prices at the farmers' produce market
were announced by the department OF weights,
snaa .nn.s and 1narkata a f0lloW1:
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Gas and Electric Light Bills may be paid
at any of our banks and properly recsiptsd.
There 10 no charge for this service.
Our New Da1k at 716 18th st NV. WIN
be found very convenient for this purpose
Evening star., 1917-12-04
DAIRY, MARKETS.

CHICAGO, December 4.-Butter un-
changed.
changed.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts, twentv-
fve cars; Wisconsin. Michigan and Min
nesota bulk. 1.50a1.70; do, sacks. 1.65a
I75.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls. 15a2o:
springs, 10.
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Time Given for Enlistments.

Desiring to afford registrants as wide
an opportunity as possible to enlist in
the Army and Navy between now and
December Is, when the mailing of the
questionnaires will begin. the War De-
partment has ordered that any regis
trant, even though he has been called by
his local board to report for physical
examination, may enlist up to the mid
die Of the present month upon presen-
tation to the recruiting officer of GER
tiflcate from his local board that he will
not be needed to fill any deferred per-
centage of the quota of the board.
Mailing Of questionnaires to regis
trants will be at the rate of S per cent
day. for twenty days, Acting Adjt
Gen. Donovan stated this afternoon.
Returns must be made within seven
days from date of receipt of the pa
pers. Complete returns should be in the
possession of the local boards by the
middle Of January.
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Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed Of Trust on Real Estata.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph I. Weller, GA F St. NV.
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RAR suvER QUOTATIONS,

was quoted at s5H per ounce today.
LONDON, December 4.-Bar silver,
42Hd d per ounce. Money, 3A per cent.
Discount rates. short bills. ~ per
Evening star., 1917-12-04

NEW YORK., December 4.-PorK
strong; mess 62.5oa53.00. Lard steady:
middle west 26.10a26.20. Other articles
unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. December Il pm.
quotations).-SpotN No. 2 red soft. 2.22;
spot No. red winter, 2.24; receipts,
51,767 bushels
Corn-Nothing: receipts. 1854 bushels
bushel.
Oats-Strong: standard white, 80k;
bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. western export,
1.8S; receipts. 57,251 bushels.
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-Not Quotable.
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COTTON MARKETS.

J NEW YORK, December 4-There was
q renewal Of heavy liquidation and
southern selling at the opening OF the
cotton market today. First prices were
IL to 81 points lower, with January SELL
ing OF to 2s.72 and March to 2s.35. or
about 110 points below the recent high
records. Reports that southern holders
were showing moro disposition to follow
the decline than previously and rumors
that private returns showed a ginning
Of s,663, 900 bales to December I, served
to stimulate bearish or reactionary SEN
tment
Futures opened steady; December,
2ss2: January. 1880: March. 1855; May.
z8.10: July. 27.s5.
NEW ORLEANS, December 4-Private
bureau figures on ginning to the end Of
November of 9.660, 600 bales. indiating
an output for this last period OF
1,101 900 bales. both items larger than
expected. caused a selling wave on the
opening Of the cotton market here to-
day, which caused a decline of 10 to
26 points. Good support met the de-
cline. and at the end of the first half
hour the market stood at net loss
Of to points.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
December, 1928 asked: January. 27.80
asked: March, 27.40; May, 27.35 asked;
July, 27 20.
Evening star., 1917-12-04
.TOASS|ST. BOARDS
IN SELECTNE DRAFT
President Wilson Designates
Four District Officials to
Fill Vacancies.

Four District government officials to-
day were named by President Wilson
to fill vacancies on local registration
boards.
They are John s. Garland. superin-
tendent of the water department. who
will succeed Raymond o. Wilmarth. re-
signed. on the board for division No. 1;
Ben L. Price, tax collector, who will
succeed Morris Hacker on board No. 3,
Mr.. Hacker now serving as secretary
Of the board of draft appeals: Robert
L. Williams, assistant corporation coun-
sci, who will succeed Garrett b. Van
Nest, resigned. on board No. 5, and Rob-
ert J. Jones, assistant assessor. who
will sucqeed Adolphus Guide. resigned.
on board No. II.
With announcement OF the appoint
ments by the District Commissioners.
Acting Adjutant General Donovan for
the District made public orders issued
by the War Department permitting all
to enlist in both the Army
and Navy up to December 10.
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Must Report Residence Changes.

The adjutant generals office also has
instructed the local officials to give
the widest publicity to the requirement
of such registrants as have changed
their addresses since registration day
to communicate the fact to the re-
spective local boards with which their
names are listed, in order that the
questionnaires to he mailed December
10 will reach them without delay.
''Registrants are bound by law to keep
themselves advised of all proceedings in
respect Of them." states the instructions
received from the War Department, land
failure to do so may result in their losing
the right to claim exemption and dis
charpen
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Washington on Stock Exchange.

IN. ! GALES.
Vsashington Gas. at s..
G3pital Traction b. Loo at %.
E; bid and Asked Prices
- ,ov,Su,,nrr~r-r uoNna
Evening star., 1917-12-04
LIVE STOCK MARKETS..

Conditions in the wholesale live stock
and meat market in Washington today
are reported by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. bureau of
markets. as follows:
Beef-Fresh. receipts light, market
strong, demand slow; steers, receipts
light, market strong. prices about Soc
higher on the heavier weights. demand
light; cows, receipts. lightf market
strong at yesterdays prices, demand
fair for better grades; bulls. no Offer
inga.
changed. good veal selling at 22.oO.
Pork-supply moderate. market fair
ly steady, medium loins selling at
27.0O to $500. demand fair.
Lamb-Receipts light. prices firm at
yesterdays close. demand moderate.
Mutton-Supply very light. few sales,
demand very light.
CHICAGO, December 4-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 28, 900 head; slow: bulk. 16.9Oa17 30;
light, 1650a17.25: mixed. 16.70a17.40
heavy. 16. 6.75a17.4o; rough, 16.75a16.so; pigs.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: firm; ma
tive steers, 7.00a15.50; western steers, $40
a13.40: stockers and feeders. 6.00ai0 so;
cows and heifers. 5.00a11.30: calves, 7.25a
1875.
sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: strong:
wethers, S.80a12 90; lambs, 12.50a17.00
Evening star., 1917-12-04
October Earnings.

Euutobsr railroad earnings have demon
erased the increased cost OF operauns
-. most emphatic manner. Nearly an
- roadl report handsome increases IN
- earnings, but operating expenses
snily turn the net into q decrease IN
SsInarison with October Of 1915.
THe New York Central showed
- cain for the month OF more tnan
4. .0oo. .000, but the net decreased py
-. 900: st, Paul showed gam IN
kruss Of S45s.31z and loss In net OF
4 1ao .ooa. Other reports bear out tnis
ESu1d on the part Of two OF the ieaoing
INK lines Of the country, the Baiti-
10 and Ohio showing being equally
ne chances for 1913 earnings. with
nereased taxes. with higher operating
Eosts and small promise for rei1er
k6m excessive costs. are not encour-
k9fng.
reekness in the rails in the New York
Itock market And now several OF the
have demanded largely
ncreased compensation. to the further
Io0plication Of the situation.
xhere may have been some truth in
- remark of a Pennsylvania man.
70 said: "Our lines would have made
Q per, cent more net ON 20 per cent
- business"
Evening star., 1917-12-04
Christmas Savings Clubs.

tSnsssts made their appearance on the
szesf today. At the same time the
nSAa5snts were urged to redeposit the
kE&ks or part Of them. and to join
E@4Ge clubs At once.
T<S arst checks sent out we're from
<kSEUnfcn Savings Bank. It IL said
~ there is over $1.00o.o 900 Of Christ
- swings clubs' cash In the banks
Eidh VII be available during the
{ue week for the savers
IN should help the shop-early
Sement and also materially increase
- holiday trade, although 1t is within
~ probabilities that much OF the
Sa1k VIM And its way back into the
kS17ea. the thrift lesson learned.
Evening star., 1917-12-04

EWashington bankers were able to OBJ.
- moderate amounts Of the new thrift
~ mar certificate stamps at the Treas
- nepartmeut this morning, and the
<eeaffons are that there win be large
H1nand for them.
G0eno Of the banks have opened special
Seertments for the sale Of the stamps
10y are still without tho liberty -
EeWever, and urge patience on the part
buyers, until they can obtain their
Evening star., 1917-12-04

lf you want work read thsvant col
suneak kTheSta1
Evening star., 1917-12-04
: Personal Mention.

tR. W. stone, vice president Of the Ma
tnnai Savings and Trust Company, re-
Ifned yesterday from q weeks visit
Nth relatives.
!S&k fs back from q business trip to
@HnR Y0rk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
PERSH|NG'S ARMY IS
The troop trains did not pass through
Paris
Changes in Uniform.
Continued from First Page.)

While the soldiers were travelling
nearer and nearer to the front the
staff of the American force was strain
ing every nerve in compile ting the
work to make the troops in every re-
spect fl to take their part in the
fighting. 1t is expected that many
changes in the American uniform which
have been recommended since the
troops landed in France will be adopt
ed. Chief among these are the sup
planting of the army pancho with
cavalry slicker. the shortening of the
overcoat and the introduction of cloth
puttees. Folding fatigue caps viii be
placed under the shrapnel helmets. Each
man will be furnished with a canvas,
sleeveless hannel-lined Jacket,
The quarternaster corps is con-
fronted with a tremendous job. Men
of the highest executive ability are
needed. A huge refrigerating plant IS
required as are refrigerating cars
capable OF carrying a million pounds
of meat daily. For the erection OF the
plant only lumber and cement are
available in France. The rest of the
material and all of the supplies must
be transported from America. In ad
dition the army Will need storage oil
tanks of 1000. 900 gallon capacity and
salvage depots for the renovatiny OF
the clothes One pair of shoes last Just
bout one week in the trenches One
French army depot employs not less
than three thousand men.
All these tremendously important
Questions are now being tackled by the
American staff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
GOVERNOR CAMBEll'
Continued from First Page.)

Wv headquarters machine gun
was stationed earlier in the day and
under its threatening muzzle the
members of the organization in the
building were marched out and taken
to a stockade
II was from this building that the
chase after an Austrian /. w, w he
Special Deputy McRae and the Aus
trian fugitive.
Martial law has been invoked IN
keep order. Protesting against the
deportation of the I. w. WIS. a tele.
gram was sent to former Governor
Hunt, personal representative Of Pres
dent Wilson on the federal strike
mediation board saying that two
thousand miners are being deported
by corporation gunner from Warren
district"
Among the on-descript crowd to
be deported is William Cleary, q brill
liant Bisbee lawyer. who became ami.
lated with the labor agitators.
Fearing further outbreaks, tn
mayor OF Btsbee has fsgueu procHS,
nation forbtddtng people congregat.
ing in the streets.
AT Douglas guards nave been sta.
toned along the railroad track to pre-
vent violence when the twenty three
cars from Bisbee, loaded with those
who are being deported. are shot
through. In one of the cars Is Mike
Sullivan, l. w. w. leader.
Food to last four days has been
placed aboard the cars and 1t Is
thought probable that the prisoners
will have to be sent across the lima
into Mexico. as Texas, California and
New Mexico are said to have put up
the bars against them.
The killing OF Deputy McRae today
followed the chase of an Austrian
agitator from !. w. w. headquarters
to a deserted house in the mountains.
Pursued by McRae and two other
deputies. the agitator, armed with a
rife, barricaded himself and shot
when the deputies came with range.
When McRae fell. the Austrian jump
ed through a window and was shot
and killed by the other deputies az
he ran.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
SAYS CARS ARE RUN TO.
ACCOMMODATE PUBLIC.
Street Railway Representative Points
Out Reason of Failure to Com
ply With Letter of Franchise
MORE CARS THAN REQUIRED
Large Increase in Service at Rush
Hours More Than OverbaIanccs Re-
ductton at Other Periods of the
Day

in response to notice issued by the
administrative board. Captain a. B.
Gutson yesterday. representing the
Virginia Railwsy and Power Co. APP
peared before that body and delivered
lengthy explanation OF the causes
W hich have led TO the companys laxity
in carrying out to the letter the sched-
uie requirements of the street car
franchises The company was fined
-seHera. ca,-x ago for fatttrE to-rrr, the
required number of cars on the Clay
street and Laurel street lines An ap-
peal was taken. The administrative
board. acting upon the suggestion of
the assistant city attorney. directed
the company TO run it's cars according
t. franchise requirements. or suffer the
penalties
CAPTAIN Goason explained that The
schedules were not being run strictly
In accordance with the franchise, but.
he said. were being run Tor the COM
fStt and convenience OF the people.
Times have changed. he said, since the
franchises ware granted. Conditions
are such that II would appear foolish
TO attempt to carry out requirements
which do not now apply to the situa-
ti1r an expert. he SAID. had ar
ranged the schedules so that they
might meet the demands Of the peo-
pie without placing a hardship upon
ann. one More cars than are required
BY franchise are run during rush
hours. while the total number OF cars
.xee4ds tire number required by e'Rh-
tseb sav. he pointed out that the
COMPANY Rad inaugurated improve
,rents In the scfeduis regardless of
,ts Charter demands, such as the loop
Of the Xvii street line, the through
yyesthaynptur7 aers, with an lrnpt"N ed
schedule, and the owl cars.
We want 10 do everything Tor me
lnlereats # !hs public whom We
s.rvs SAID FEBtstn Gpigon. and w.
E-nl ~. ssa-1 ror the cours VIII re-
sulr. he sa~tsent If fines when we
st4w that The service given the pubic
IL far Superior 10 that which Is re-
CURED h tbs letter Of the francn,se
THE appeal essss wilt he heard IN
hastings court during inc TEX, ~. .,,.
The board received the rer1a-Hs o. we
,.a~~er with close ats. 'io'' ,-t,,
peated interested The po,.. .ar
continue 10 rerrrt tbs company ..
>disregardinE 'ts franchise teaaifs-
ments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
RICHMOND BRITISH
HOLD RALLY MEETING
MaAs Meeting Held Last Night At
Seventh street t'hrfstian
Church,

British subjects in Virginia have re-
OF their country to rsht against the
Huns, Just nE Britons have done frgm
Gil over the world since the FIRST call
OF the English lion. declared John :.
meeting Of British Of Richmond. called
by the British recruiting mission
of which A. P. Wilmer. vlce.consui
here, Is the Richmond head. The small
British population was we'll repre-.
scented at the meeting. which was held
In the seventh Street Christian church
lecture room, The gathering was
called for the purpose Of getting the
names OF other EnEliehmen who have
not as yet registered with the local re.
cruiting mission. and ealing m All
the 4snhjeri&~ of King George .ss~.hala
the conduct OF the war in some way.
Mr.. wilmer told the meeting that
$50 British from Virginia were al
ready serving st the front. these hav-
Ing gone over from time to time since
the beginning of the war In the last
few weeks. since the British recruitite
1.tsHNs"H wac of1ht0 81 Inc once Hi
the vice-eonsulate. sixtY-rtx lnen have
applied and registered Abou. half of
these are exempt from military service
On account OF the dependents and
physical disabilities. hut the remain
der of them have already gone or
preparing to leave. There are ye:
some subjects of England who have
not registered. and Mr.. Wilmer asked
those present To assist In having these
persons apply at the consulate. e25- A
East Broad street. for registration.
W. II. Day, Of the Royal fHlng corps
one of the young men who left the city
some time ago with partr Of Brttis;,
for Canada TO join the expeditionarv
forces of that country. was at the
meeting, ard read ? nrer1 that is being
used in Canada IN the !rterest Of re.
cruiting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
PAGE HEARS THAT
CHANCELLOR HAS QUIT

washington. sal. ta=.t' mite i
States Arnbs ssaaor Wal.et a ttsS nj
London. today sen; the state deTsF''
ment a dispatch containing the IN
confirmed rumcr that Bethmann-
Arllwey had res gned as German
TharreiiEf
size. a!sratshe. m-s'l+ from, nsu-
trai roints. corta!Hea Ire information
thai Foreign Secretary z.mmefmar
and Vice Chancellor He,Terich MAJ
been abandoned by Bethmann-
Hqllues In the political strife which
has tpts s~carfnS Germany for the
last few weeks and were sat Of Of
hce
kov.n.scAe valks Zcltung reports
received al the department also cor
taircd this Information ara the az
ditionai rumor that f1ye Prussian me-
listers will resign Monday, that new
parliamentary secretaries will be ap-
painted ut uttce atft that Immediate
action will be taken locking iae~-d
universal Suffrage for Prussia