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the revenue law of Illinois, Mr. Ro senwald had never at any time paid one dollar of taxes on the same. The taxes aggregated over $400,000 a year, and for five years past oyer $2,000,000, the payment of all of which has been successfully evaded to date by Mr. Rosen wald. "No attempt was made by the oth er side to deny the ownership of the stock, to question the number or value of the shares of stock or the fact that it was taxable under the laws of Illinois. After arguments closed, Mr. Roy O. West announced the board would value and assess the property on a basis of 10 per cent of its actual value. The request that back taxes for five years should also be assessed was refused by the board." The newly elected officers of the Federation of Men Teachers are: Charles B. Stillman, Lane Tech., president; George Sype, Austin, vice president; P. G. Stecker, Orane Tech., secretary; Leo Kllnge, Crane Tech.. financial secretary; F. "WV Plapp, W. T. McCoy, A. L. McDe-J mott, trustees; g. is. LineDarger,. J.' A. Meade, u. u. vestal, delegates tunj cago Federation of Labor; SrE. B. Holman, guardian; Charles S. Wiq slow, guide. o o MANY HURT IN TRAIN FIRE Two men were seriously burned and 30 others were injured, when & combination smoking and baggage car of a C, B. & Q. suburban train caught fire at Kedzie. av. and W. 21st st last night. Every patrol wagon ana pouce am bulance on the west side was ordered to the wreck. The fire was" caused by the explo sion of a flask of fluid under one of the seats. This ignited a number of motion picture films. o-o ' - Detroit F. S. Fish, pres. Stude baker Co., Detroit and South Bend, Ind., stated his company had closed i contracts with British government for manufacture of $15,000,000 worth of autos, wagons and equip ment. Washington. Ambassador Her rick notified state dep't that French government will reproduce Palace of Legion of Honor at Panama-P-acific Exposition at San Francisco. o o MOBS LOOT STORES IN MEXICO CITYTAKE ALL ARMS Vera Cruz, Nov. 25. Mobs swarmed through the streets of Mex ico City last night, looting stores, pawnshops and other business hous es and appropriating all arms and ammunitions that could be secured, according to reports reaching here. Mexico City is now practically clear of the troops of Gen. Carranza. Gen. Zapata and hisN hordes may therefore enter without opposition. Gen. Villa's troops are reported to be approaching rapidly. Washington. Urgent messages were sent to American Consul John B. Silliman in MexicoCity, asking accurate report on conditions there. The state dep't is as yet without con .flrmation of the reported rioting. As evidence, however, that the ad ministration does not look for any emergency, attention was called to the fact today that only Sec'y Bryan is here today, the president and oth er members of the cabinet being out of town for the week end. Bryan will leave here Thursday night for Mich igan. El Paso, Tex. From the head quarters of Gen. Venustiano Carran za it was officially announuced in messages that thousands of troops from Gen. Alvaro Obregon's division were being rushed to the relief of Gov. Gen. Diaguez at Guadalajara. Carranzistas feel that the fall of this important city at this time would mean disaster for their cause. Carranza also announces that he is embarking troops on the gunboat Zaragoza. "lutTkiil r .,. j ....,.. i ...a. -.,.... . .v. i,6ajfci. i .. tL ,.-a-n MMMMMBM m