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Evening star., 1917-12-08
WEATHER..

For the District Of Columbia, snow
this afternoon and tonight. followed by
clearing early tomorrow; colder; fresh
east to south winds, becoming north
west.
For Maryland. snow tonigat: tomor-
row snow in west, fair in east por-
ton: colder: fresh to strong southeast
winds tonight, becoming northwest to-
morrow.
For Virginia. snow tonight; colder in
west portion: tomorrow fair and cold
er. with a cold wave: fresh, possibly
strong, northwest winds.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, $3.50 am. and 1915
pm: high tide, 2:49 am. and 3:21 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1919 am. and
1907 PM; high tide. 3:43 am. and
4:09 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Teday-sun rose. TIA am; sun sets,
4:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 7:15 am; sun
sets. 4:46 pm.
Moon rises. 1923 am; sets. 1888 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yester pm, "a;
p.m.. 80; IL midnight. 30. Today,
am. 81: s am. 2S: 12 noon. "a; 2 pm, 40.
Maximum. 40 at pm. today: minimum,
2s. at 8 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 63; minimum, 40.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 pm. 30.17;
pm. 1929; IL midnight. 1921. To-
day. am, 30.14; am. 5000; IL noon,
29.61: 2 pm, 29.34.
Weather in Various Cities,
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Known as Anti-Aircraft Battalions

Army orders today provide the desig
nation "Anti-Aircraft battalions" for
the Coast Artillery Corps troops who
will handle batteries specially designed
to beat OFF airpianes and airships. They
Will be numbered serially and the bat
terry units in each battalion will be
lettered. The orders provide also that
field hospital and ambulance compa-
nies shall be numbered serially. Regular
100. National Guard fFem l0i to 500
and National Army from S0i mp. That
conforms to the systam Of numbering
all other units Of the tAssA bssnehSs
Of the Army
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. December S.-Hogs - Re-
ceipts, 10000, head; weak: bulk. 16.s0a
1880; light. 16.40a17.20; mixed. 16.65a
1740: heavy, 1670a17.35; rough, 16.70a
1890: pigs. 1a.7Sa1b.76.
Cattle = Receipts. 1000 head; weak;
native stsers: 7.s6ai6.as; western steers.
eS0a13.70: stockers and feeders. 6.10a
400; cows and heifers. 5.10a11.4O;
calves. s.00alG,0A, Z
ahaepr~Eeseipts. 1000 AssA; steeay:
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Window Glass Workers Get Raise.

CLARKSBuRG' w. Va, December g.
With wage increase OF % per cent
over the scale of last spring. thousands
of window glass workers throughout
West Virginia returned to work today
for the WtpteF run, .FiEes were alight
last midnight In the plants. Despite
q threatened fuel shortage. manufAor
tuFsrs heps to keep tAsis plants In
apsIetien until &aXs 1914 tia Sn4 ~
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Give Estate for Soldiers HOSPITAL.

FAR HILLS. N. J.. December a.
Froh Helm farm. the country estate
Of the late Grant P. Schley. New York
banker. has been offered by his heirs
to the government to be turned into q
hospital for convalescent soldiers The
estate comprises about 5000 acres.
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TENSE SITUATION AT
GAST0N MEANS TRIAL
Sheriff Ordered to Remain in Bar by
Judge Cline-Attorney Repri-
manded by Court.

CONCORD. N. c.. December s.-Fol-
lowing q period .of tenseness attending
the cross-examination by John T.
Dooling of CASTOR B. Means, on trial
here for the murder of Mrs. Maude A.
King, Judge Cline today ordered Sheriff
Howard Caldwell to remain in the bar
throughout the examination. Prior to
this the fire and alleged hardness on
the part of the New York assistant dis
trict attorney had been modified very
perceptibly subsequent to rather sharp
expressions of reprimand on the part
Of Judge Cline. He had declared the
order Of the day would be question.
answer, ruling" and that discussion
should be. eliminated. The jury had
been excused when Judge Cline ordered
Sheriff Caldwell to remain in the bar.
E. 7. Cansler had made vigorous OBJ
lection to the sarcasm" exhibited by
Mr.. Dooling in his examination.
The ross-examination brought out
little of special interest during the first
few hours, and the examination itself
was overshadowed In interest by the
tenseness of the situation. Judge Cline
stated that he was going to give his
entire personal attention to the exam-
ination. Ostensibly Sheriff Caldwell's
lieve the judge of the duty of keeping
order and other matters that might dis
tract his attention from the examina-
ton.
The defendant told of loans of $4,000
and $4,000 made by him to Mrs. King
at different times about the same period
during which he was receiving money
from the German interests"
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On the Local Stock Exchange.
New York City Bills Sold.

Bids were opened yesterday for $1o.-
O00, 600 city of New York revenue bills,
dated December and maturing March
z, anticipating New York revenue bills
There were twenty-seven bids, for
S41, 100000 total subscriptions. The
highest bid was SIS per cent for $75,-
900 bills, and SOC per cent for one
block of $5,000.00o bills. The range of
Successful bids was from 4.50 to SOS
per cent, with the average close to 4.S0
per cent.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Washington Gas IS. $500 at S91s.
Washi.gton Railway and Electric pfd.. 10 at
Washington Gas. Is at s4z. 9 at SAX.
Altar call:
e.pital Traction. 10 at soas. 10 at se,s. at
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NEW YORK. December S.-Lard IL
Weak; middle west, 25.65a25.75.
Other articles unchanged.
Coffee = Rio. No. Z. 7ss. Futures,
quiet; December. 100; March, 1928.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, December Il pm.
s).-Wheat-Spot No. 2, soft
red, 2.23; spot No. red winter, 2.24:
receipts. s4S.0S4 bushels; exports, 4OS,-
363
Oats-Firm: standard white, SO; No,
3 white. s21s sales; receipts, 1876
bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western export,
1887; receipts, 37,269 bushels; exports,
$4,000.
Hay-Firm.
Grain freights not Quotable.
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Fish Wharf Prices.
The following IRE the prevailing retail prices
It the municipal ash wharf and Market today:
French Bourss Il Heavy.

PARIS December s.-Prices were
heavy en the bsuYss today,
eSssas SSssss' - e snasS srsaess i:ass, ss e.
tims1. TtyesDeEcsnt loan. % 4fanoH I
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Only Ono Remedy Available.

Under the law no prosecution can be
dealt out to persons who falsely re-
port coal supplies, but officials can
take steps to see that their dealers
treat them with less consideration in
future.
Because of the snow today hundreds
of individual requests came into the
office of the District fuel administra-
tion. The cases were taken in charge by
representatives OF wholesalers in the
District. who will see that aid is afford
ed as fast as distributors can work.
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Means Story Of the Tragedy.

After two days on the stand, during
which he described his relations with
Mrs. King as her business agent, d.
rect examination of Means was con-
cluded late yesterday with his version
of the shooting. The cross-examina-
tion, begun by Assistant District At
torney Dooling of New York, assisting
the prosecution. was interrupted by
adjournment of court
Means told the jury he was getting
a drink of water from the spring when
Mrs. King was shot with an automatic
pistol which he had placed in a fork
Of tree nearby. He had warned her
not to fool with the weapon. he said.
after she had taken it out of the tree
and replaced it at his direction.
When he saw Mrs. King replace the
pistol he went on to the spring, he
said. and was drinking when he heard
the shot. He turned and saw her fall.
Means then told of calling to Capt w.
8. Bingham and his brother. Alton
Means. who We're a short distance
away. and Of taking the body in an
automobile to hospital. He did not
know Mrs, Cling was dead until the
body had been examined at the hos
pital by physicians. he said.
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STORM GIVES work
1OFUEL. Director
Total Of 5000 Tons Of Coal,
Just Received, Is Being
Distributed. Z

With the city in tho grip OF the Sec
ond snowstorm of the winter, fuel ad-
ministration oficials worked fast to-
day to distribute surplus supplies OF
coal which reached Washington yes
terday and last night.
Upon the arrival yesterday of ap-
proximately 5000 tons of anthracite
and bituminous coal. reserve stocks IN
the bins OF public utility companies
and in yards OF wholesale dealers wers
replenished.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
reported to John L. Weaver. federal fuei
had supplies on hand to last seven days
and additional shipments were expected
to arrive late today.
tomorrow to deliver coal to households
where emergency situations exist, 1t was
reported.
Pledge for Central Pooling Yard.
washinston's largest wholesale dealers
today pledged their resources to Admin
istrator Weaver for a central pooling
incoming cars and sold to the small re-
tail trade in bushel. quarter-ton and half
ton lots.
At a meeting Of the advisory commit
tee to the fuel administration yester-
day prices were fixed for the District
on coal sold in bushel measures. Forty
cents a bushel was the price agreed on
and 1t was said unofticially that quar-
ter-ton and half-ton loads would be
sold at a price based on ton costs. plus
the cost OF delivery.
Several hundred tons OF coal prob1bly
will be available for consumers by
Monday under the plan OF q centra!
pooling yard. The location OF the yard
was not announced today.
Telephone Service Hampered.
Because Of what oficials said was
almost a paralysis of the te!epnone
service connecting the various divisions
of the District and national fuel ad-
ministrations, no figures could be Cd.
tanned up to / o'clock today OF coal
shipments delivered in Washington
since midnight. Representatives OF
the national administration conferred
with dealers personally on the amount
of coal they had on hand when no
other communication could be estab-
The District fuel administration an
nounced it will take drastic action
with respect to consumers who report
emergency coal needs when they have
sufficient supplies on hand to meet
temporary requirements. Many cases
of boarding have been brought to light
by the administrations investigators,
in which consumers concerned had re-
ported actual need of fuel.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
BANK TELLS
STORY Of BOND DELAYS
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Ths federal reserve bank Of Richmond
has issued circular to all subscribers
for liberty bonds. advising them Of the
Delay in securing conversion bonds
from the Treasury Department and that
no delay is being caused by It. This
should be notice to subscribers to the
bonds to be lenient with bankers. who
have to await the shipment of the con-
version fours, and in many instances
the new fours from the regional oank.
Che circular states that the bonds
are supplied to the Richmond bank IN
instailments and when each instaliment
Is e1hausted it is necessary to wait Tor
another shipment. A matter OF S2.0oe..
00e conversion 4s in denominations OF
$50 and $500 have been received within
the last few days to NIL deliveries OF
S2S,000,o0o. Deliveries cannot be COM
menced until denominations necessary
to completely fill any particular reQuf-
sit1eh are In hand.
ss&f some subpcffbers receive bonds be-
s.1s Ss sss o Ss
are delivered in order in which pay
ments, were recorded, and It must be
obvious that. whatever method OF de-
will receive his subscriptions before an
other, If the amount on hand Is sufh-
cieut. to supply all"
Keeping in Close Touch.
In view of the federal financing dur
ing the war the Richmond regional
bank desires to keep in very close
touch with banks of the fifth district,
and in order to assist, has prepared
form for statistical information which
banks are requested to have prepared
weekly and mailed to Richmond. that
the report may be incorporated in the
regular weekly statistics of the district
the amount of deposits secured by
government bonds, by other than gov
erument bonds--loans secured by gov
ernmant and other bonds; loans and de-
.posfts in totals and net deposits on
which reserve is calculated, etc. etc.
Trading With the Enemy.
Severe penalties are provided for
neglect on the part of bankers to in
form the proper authorities, the custo-
dian Of alien property, 10th and p
streets northwest. in this city, of any
money OF valuables belonging to Aus
TRANS; now that they have been in
cluded as enemies.
On the Local Stock Exchange.
On today's session of the local stock
exchange a very limited business was
transacted, bringing the record for the
entire week up to 327 shares of stock
and 200 of bonds. par value.
Washington Gas was weak. selling
opening at SAX.
Capital Traction shares sold at s01a
and a small lot of railway preferred
1t IS completed the stock trades
A small bond of the Washington Com
pany sold at s9h.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 8.-The CEN
sus report published this morning
ginned prior to December l, or about
1,130.301 bales for the last November,
was almost exactly in line with private
forecasts recently published. and
ering by brokers with Wall street and
western connections. There was some
spot house selling of December and
January at the opening, which was two
to twenty-five points lower. with the
near months relatively weak. Prices
soon rallied. however, January selling
up from 27.98 to 1884 and March from
27.SS to ISIS on covering and trade
buying Of the later deliveries.
Futures opened steady: December.
2S.ss; January, $500; March. 1880; May,
2770; July. 27.40.
Spot cotton-Quiet; middling. 2se5.
Futures closed steady. December. 1884;
January. 1888: March. 2S.24 May,
28.01; July, 27.65.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-The
ginning returns from the census bu-
reau. showing 9.704617 bales ginned to
December ]. were larger than expected
and caused a downward movement in
prices in the early trading in cotton
here today. The most active months
lost Is to 25 points soon after the first
call. Support was offered and a recoy-
cry resulted which finally put the
strongest months to points over yes
terdays close.
Futures opened barely steady OPEN
ing bid December. 1880: January,
27S7; March. 26.95. asked; May, 26.75;
july. 1850.
Spot cotton quiet and unchanged.
Sales on the spot, lao bales; to arrive
so. Low middling. 2E31; middline,
2s.ls; good middling. 1850.
Trade buying entered the market and
late In the session the list stood 12 to
~ points above yesterdays final quota
tions
Cotton futures closed steady at ar ad-
vance of 16 to 22 points. December,
2S.o0; January, 27.4s; March. 1923; Iday,
27.10; July, 26.97
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, December S.-Bar silver
was quoted at S5S per ounce here to-
day.
LONDON. December S-Bar silver,
4Sd per ounce. Money, 3a4 per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills, 4h per
cent; three-month bills. AZ per cent.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. December s.-Butter-un-
Eggs--Receipts. 5000 cases: un-
Potatoes-Higher; receipts, u cars;
Wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota,
bulk, l,7oa1.s5; do, sacks. 1.s0a1.so.
Fouitry-Alive. lower; fowls, l6as1;
springs. 10.
NEW YORK, December s-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 5,544 packages; cream-
cry. higher than extras. 49a49A; cream
cry, extras ts2 score). 4Sa4Sls; firsts,
43a47: seconds. 39ha421z.
Eggs-Firm: receipts, $3.50 cases:
fresh gathered extras. 66a57; extra
frsts. 54a65; frsts. 52abs; seconds. asa
81: refrigerator. special marks. 35a36 !:
Pennsylvania and nearby western hem
merry. whites, fine to fancy. 65a6s; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery.
browns. 5Sa62.
stAfA. traah speeiala, aSaaSk: de.. aYern
aga rum % ha23.
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Keeping in Close Touch.

Severe penalties are provided for
neglect on the part of bankers to in
form the proper authorities, the custo-
dian Of alien property, 10th and p
streets northwest. in this city, of any
money OF valuables belonging to Aus
TRANS: now tnat they have been in
cluded as enemies.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-15
WHAT ONE SEES AT BETHLEHEM.

The town of Bethlehem is shaped
in the form of a crescent, terrace by
terrace, the side of the hill on which
it is built.
On one of these terraces are group
ed the massive buildings of the Latin
and Greek converts, between which
stands the basilica, charming the eye
by the peculiar grace of its lines. All
the. houses are distinctly Jewish in
appearance, with fiat rocks capped by
cupolas, and many of them have
pointed archways which offer pleasant
places to repose in hours of sun or
shade.
Every feature of this never-to-be-
forgotten scene is full of sacred sig
nificance. In front of the city you
are shown the field where Ruth and
Roal met, and near by is the spot
where the shepherds were told of oul
Saviour's birth. At a point still near
er the crescent-shaped city is the well
from which David 50 desired to drink
after doing battle. A little further
on, and quite by itself, is the tomb O
Rachel, beyond which are battledelds
mentioned in the Bible.
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isn't it? Doubtless as great as the
crime Of hotel managers who keep
their city directory and their tele-
phone book fastened by chain or cord.
Before printing was invented all
books had to be written by hand. To
write a Bible by hand took years,
especially since these copies were
richly ornamented with all kinds of
pictures and drawings. Not every
body could have Bible, in fact few
private people had a copy. But large
churches had one, and it was placed
in the church upon stand, in pub
lie view. You could go and open it
and read it, but you could not take
it away, because a chain was fastened
to it, the other end Of which was fas-
tened to a pillar or wall. Thus it was
pretty safe from being purloined.
This is the truth about the chained
Bible, but the use that is made by
some, of the story, is but one of the
numberless base calumnies launched
against the Church again and again"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-15
A SAINT FOR THE WEEK
ST. osMuND OF SALISBURY.

OF the many mobiles who came into
England with William of Normandy,
none was more illustrious in name and
sanctity than Osmund, Count Of Seez.
His life in the world was that Of a
Saint in all the difficult states Of cour-
tier, soldier, and magistrate AL
though elevated to the earldom of
Dorset, and occupying the high posi-
ton of Chancellor Of England, the
favor of his prince and the smiles of
fortune had no charms for a heart
which. loved and valued only heaven
'ly goods; and he who had long en-
joyed the world as If he enjoyed it
not, distributed his goods to the poor,
and embraced the ecclesiastical state
But he was not permitted to enjoy
for long his beloved obscurity, for God
called him to the care of diocese,
and in 1913 he was consecrated Bishop
of Salisbury. Being in everything
Jealous for the glory of Gods house,
he erected and beautified many church
es, and made various pious feunda-
tons in his diocese. AT the Council
of Rockingham, in 1895, he was in
duced to unite with those who, out of
eomplacency to the King, opposed st.
Anselm; but he. speedily saw and con-
fessed his error, and received absolu-
ton from the Saint. A severe illness
before death, borne with great pa
thence, did away with whatever STAIN
he had contracted by his fault, and he
departed to God, whose glory alone he
had sought on earth, on December A.,
1899.
Much confusion had arisen from the
Introduction, by the foreign clergy who
came into England, of the particular
ecclesiastical rites and offices of the
places from which they came. To re-
move this inconvenience, and to reg
ulate the worship of the Church with
the utmost decency, piety, and devo-
ton, st. 4Osmund adjusted the cere-
monial of divine worship in points
which were before at the discretion
of those who OBLIGATED; and thus he
has left a lasting monument of his
name in the Sarum Missal, the work
which nearly all England used jim pub
lie worship for about five centuries.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-15
THE ENVOY OF PEACE.

More than seven hundred years ago,
a youth lay in a darkened room in
the town of Assist Day after day
he had lain there, slowly making his
way back to health and the interests
of the gay world of which he had
been a part. Pleasant dreams of
what awaited him there filled the con-
valescent's mind. He thoughtFof his
jovial companions, of his fathers
warehouse where bright gold rang on
the counters gold that the indulgent
father would give gladly to this cher
.ished son, whom death had lowered
near. He smiled at hearing again the
familiar reproof: Anyone would
think you were nobleman's son, and
not the son of a simple merchant
The smile grew more tender, as the
boy remembered his mothers words:
II hope that he too some day will
be son of God"
Presently the gentle Madonna
Plea entered into the room, and
drawing the shutters aside let in a
flood of light. Then, turning to her
son, she said:
"Ah, it seems to me, my Francis
that on such morning as this
heaven and earth are as beautiful as
church on feast day. and that
all creatures praise, love, and thank
God"
Now we know whence came Fran
els love Of all created things. It had
been transmitted to him from this
holy mother, who saw God in all His
creations.
iii c4ar Tspa11f.ig grew strong enough
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OH! If THE ATHEISTS WORDS BE
TRUE.

Oh! if the atheists words be true
If those we seek to save,
Sink, and in sinking from our view
Are lost beyond the grave!
In life thus closed, how dark and drear
Would this hewildered earth appear
Scarce worth the dust it. gave
A tract of black. sepulchral gloom,
One yaWning, ever-opening tomb.
Blest be that strain of high belief,
More heaven like, more sublime,
Which says that souls that part in
grief,
Part only for time!
That, far beyond this speck of pain,
Far DER the gloomy graves domain,
There spreads a brighter cline;
Where care, and toll, and trouble DER,
Friends meet, and meeting weep, no
more.
-Thomas Furlono.