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FOR sALE--No matter what you
have FOR sale let i be known
through this column. It's the cheap
est and quickest way to let the peo-
pie know It. q
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LOST or FOUND.

FOUND pafaaol about liz days
ago Owner apply at Daily Light Of
flee. l6S oh
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WANT you to know that | figure and
make estimates on both city and
country houses. interested parties
call me at night 7s4; day time 1872.
at office of d. H. Thompson Lumber
100. b. S. FUDGE, Contractor. 1856
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WANTED.

WANTED--To trade share of
8elr Branch stock for share OF
Katy Lake stock. IL interested adj
dress postofliee box 791, Waxa-
haerie. II
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subscribe Tor tic Daily Light.
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LI,crrool salcs nnd Rcccipts.


The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for countr,
produce today:
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' AAikEr REPORT.
. eseeses ~ee~~se<s

Cotton--Sew torN FUTURES.
Yesd'y. TO-DAY
Closed Open. High. Low. Clos'd
oct 1858 iG.9o 1870 1879 1850
Lee. Loo 1901 Ills 1928 i7o7
Jan. i7.e7 1895 lT.t3 1898 1872
Mar 1913 i7.14 1882 l7.lo i7.tt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
NO EXCESSIVE PROFITS.
R. P. Andrews Denies Charge
Against News Print Paper Jobbers.

Paper jobbers of the country are not
making excessive profits on their news
print paper. as was charged at the
hearings of the federal trade commits
sion. according to R. P. Andrews, pres
ident of the K. 2. Andrews Paper Com
pany and treasurer OF the National
Paper Jobbers' Association.
1T is not true that the jobbers have
been manipulating the news print mar
ket. l know of no order that we have
received from any of our customers
that we have not been able to fill, and
the percentage of profit we have added
to the cost has not been greater than it
has been for the past Ave years.
ct Is unfair" he continued, Ito expect
the paper jobbers of the country to dis
regard the market price in selling their
stock and sell at a small margin, as sug-
tribution plan. If I buy at cents a
pound and my supply is on hand when
the marekt price reaches cents a
pound, ! must sell at a loss. l cannot
expect the retailer or purchaser to pay
me a reasonable profit on a wholesale
figure based at cents pound, when
the open market affords him the fullest
opportunity to buy at current prices.
Therefore, | maintain. since | must
pocket a loss in this instance, and this
has occurred in my business within the
last five years. ] should be given the
of taking advantage of pres
ent market prices if ] have a stock on
hand bought below current wholesale
prices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
BELGIAN SEWING CIRCLE
TO HAVE new QUARTERS
Relief Work to Open for New Year
Friday in Woodward
Building.

The sewing circle of the District OF
Columbia Belgian relief committee.
work of which is to open for the year
Friday, is to have new quarters.
Through the generosity of s. w. Wood
ward the circle has been rendered the
use of a suite of rooms In the Wood
ward building, 18th and H streets
northwest. where the labors on behalf
of the destitute Belgian refugees in tho
north of France and near the Belgian
border will be enthusiastically re-
newed.
1914. the District Belgian relief COM
mittee has collected S7.292, all of which
has been expended for food. milk, shoes.
clothing and, since the discontinuance
of free transportation to New York, In
1915, for transportation charges to that
city. 1t has sent 1856 boxes of clothing.
about two-thirds of which was made
terials bought with money contributed.
Mrs. w. H Hill, in charge of relief
distribution. who has done personal
work with these refugees. says that
they are more in need of clothing now
than they were year ago, as they are
now less capable of earning money. A
bridge party, held recently by the sew
ing circle, cleared $96 with which to
buy materials for the work to be re-
sumed, and on the future generosity of
the people of Washington along this
line directly depends the amount of
work that this organization can ac-
camplish In 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

of section 10 of the printing division dur
ing the absence of W. p. Challice. who
is enjoying a week Of his annual leave.
Mrs Mabel E. Deck has resigned her
position as plate printers assistant at
the bureau.
Miss E. A. Duley of section 10 of the
printing division has been granted
annual leave for one week.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Guigon Of section IL
of the printing division is enjoying q
week of her annual leave.
Miss H. Virginia Harris Of the bind
ing division of the bureau has resigned
Miss May NJ. Kidwe1l resigned her
position as plate printers assistant at
the bureau last week.
Mrs. Frances Hartman has returned
to the printing division after several
days leave Of absence.
Miss Mary Nolan Of the surface d.
vision left Washington Friday for q
weekend trip to New Yorw city.
Miss M. E. Ahern of section 10 Of the
printing division has been granted
leave OF absence.
s. B. Pole and George Cook of section
10 OF the printing division are taking q
portion Of their annual vacation.
c. j. Kropke spent the Christmas
holidays at his home. He Is employed
in section 10 of the printing division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
The Lorton Grade Crossing.
o the Editor Of The Star


Your editorial of December g. en-
titled "a Deadly Virginia Grade Cross
ing" inspired by the fatal accident at
Lorton on the 2lst instant, commenting
upon the condition of the crossing of
the Washington Southern railway (not
the Richmond. Frederic ok sburg and Po-
tomac railroad) at that point by the
Telegraph road. and stating that mo
move has been made to correct IL until
recently" is calculated to leave an err
roneous impression upon your readers
which Is not warranted by the facts in
the case. Efforts have been made from
time to time for more than ten years
TO make such changes at this crossing
as will make collisions impossible. but
for reasons which II is not desirable
to publish at this time these efforts
have been unsuccessful.
The railway company has for several
months past and is now considering
with the county authorities and the
state highway commissioner a plan for
accomplishing the desired result by
substituting an undergrade crossing
FOR the grade crossing. The record in
the case will show that the railway
company is not responsible for the ex-
listing conditions.
W. D. DUKE,
Assistant to President. Washington
Southern Railway Company.
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helper, IS cents an hour. linotype sec
ton: Henry E. Halliday, from compost
tor. SO cents an hour, to maker-up. so
cents an hour. linotype section: Ernest
hour. to maker-up, 60 cents an hour,
linotype section; Jesse c. Shoemaker.
from helper, 30 cents an hour. stores
division. to counter, IS cents an hour
press division; Frank B. Bloom, from
messenger. $40 per annum. office of
chief clerk. to helper. As cents an hour.
stores division: Elmer P. Hardy. proba-
tionary skilled laborer. hand section
from night to day; Ambrose Richard
son, probationary skilled laborer. hand
section. from day to night: William E.
Rockwell, from clerk. $1.400 per annum.
to clerk. $1,000 per annum. office OF the
superintendent of work: Sumner E.
Healy, from messenger boy, Is cents an
hour, linotype section (night); Ralph
L. Harris. from messenger, 35 cents an
hour, office Of the superintendent of
work. to clerk, 5000 per annum, office of
the purchasing agent; John G. Reckert
from clerk. $1,000 per annum, Office of
the purchasing agent. to receiving
clerk, 81 200 per annum, stores division
Reed F. Martin, clerk. $500, to clerk.
81, 900 per annum, Office of the pur-
chasing agent; James G. Roche. from
ton, to messenger, $40 per annum, Of
fice Of the chief clerk: John White.
from temporary unskilled laborer to
permanent unskilled laborer. buildings
division, and Mrs. Jennie Lusby, from
pressfeeder. 27h cents an hour. press
division. to skilled laborer. rs cents an
hour. ruling and sewing section
Charles B. Welsh of the forwarding
and finishing section Of the bindery fell
on an icy sidewalk about a week ago
while coming from church. He was
picked up in an unconscious condition
and has been confined to his home as
the result of shock and loss of blood,
due to severe cuts on the head.
The seasons cards have been received
from Miss Ella M. Wallace Of the day
proofroom, who is spending the Christ
mas holidays in st. Petersburg, Fla.
where she is interested in property.
Miss Wallace will return to the city
after the new year.
The following members of the watch
force have been on the sick list the
past week: James Boyle. John c.
Craven, John Clark, John W. Powell,
Alexander Spinks. Joshua b. Stops and
Richard M. Calhoun.
William S. Waudby. connected with
the bureau of labor and a compositor
in the old document section, who re-
signed in 1855. during Public Printer
Rounds administration. visited the Of
fee Tuesday renewing surviving ac-
quaintaces-
NJ. N. Serrano of the night proofroom
has been absent from duty the past
week due to an attack of rheumatism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
No Scarcity of Paper Material.

To the Editor of The Star:
Is there really scarcity of paper
making material, or is the alleged
scarcity a subterfuge to account for the
phenomenal advances of the prices OF
paper?
, A Tennessean who is the owner Of
a tract of several thousand acres OF
land upon which is good growth of
cottonwood and other timber adapted
to the making of wood pulp has become
convinced that paper manufacturers
are at least losing no sleep over the
prospect of their being unable to find
raw material for their mills.
After having read several interviews
with prominent manufacturers depict
ing the dire struggles to which they
have been subjected to obtain raw ma
terial since the war has cut off i'm
portations from foreign countries, this
man determined that he would to some
extent alleviate the strained situation
by placing his pulpwood land on the
market
He had no doubt that it would be in
such demand that he would need only
TO offer it to one or two paper manu-
facturers to have il quickly gobbled up.
But to make assurance double sure. he
wrote to several of the more prominent
ones. describing his land, giving an es-
innate of the stumpage and pointing
out some of its special advantages.
such as it's situation directly on this
country's largest navigable river and
it's bearing a by-product the proceeds
from which would pay expenses Of
handling and interest on the entire in
vestment.
To his great surprise not one Of the
large manufacturers to whom he made
what he regarded a most attractive
offer even deigned to reply in any man.
ner to his letter. Then he issued a
form" letter. describing his property
more in detail than before, a copy of
which he mailed to virtually every
paper manufacturer of any prominence
in the country. small proportion of
those receiving the second letter re-
piled briefly. merely stating that the
proposal held not the slightest interest
for them: not one displayed sufficient
interest to investigate it.
This incident is not presented as con-
elusive proof that there is no scarcity
Of paper-making mateDial-but is
there? F. w. SPRAGUE.
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CITY POST OFFICE.

Employees of the city post Office had
their first breathing spell during the
past week since the heavy volume of
Christmas mail started pouring into
the office couple of weeks ago. The
deluge Of matter this year is said to
have been a record-breaker and. owing
to the fact that the public needed the
post Offices warning to mail early. all
OF the matter was sent out in excel
lent time. Only few belated packages
and cards were on hand after Christ
mas was over.
About 200 extra men were put on to
facilitate the handling of the mails
incident to the Christmas holidays. A
number of high school students also
were employed as extra carriers and
clerks.
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Barry Farm Improvement Plans,

Plans for the improvement OF Barry
Farm, in Anacostia, were explained to the
Barry Farm Improvement Associa ton
Friday night by Engineer Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz. Because all the land
in Barry farm is privately owned. the
District has been unable to provide this
section with streets. Legislation con-
ferrIng on the Commissioners authority
to condemn the necessary land for street
purposes is provided for In the District
bill as IL passed the House. II this finally
becomes law sewerage, water and other
facilities eventually will be installed in
this section. The plan calls for streets
fifty feet in width.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
TENDER A RECEPTION.
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo Greeted
by Treasury Department Force.

More than 5000 officials and employees
of the Treasury Department shook
hands with Secretary William G.. Nc
Adoo and Mrs. McAdoo. the Presidents
daughter, yesterday. This was the
first occasion when the Secretary and
his wife have held a reception upon
the advent of a new year to all en-
ployes of the Treasury Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo received alone
in the rooms of the Secretary. The line
filed through one door, Office after Of
flee in order of seniority, led by its
chiefs and assistant chiefs, then fling
out another door again into the CORR
dor to dispense to their respective Of
fees Nearly every clerk who could be
excused from work was in the line
veterans and the younger employees.
men and women. white and colored.
The line took more than an hour to pass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

Fraternity Band, of which he is a men,
Der. at his home. 1907 Potomac avenue
southeast. Thursday evening. Solos
were given by Prof. Wilkins. director
of the band, and there was French
horn duet by ONeal and Boetler. The
entire band also rendered several Sc
lections. In addition to the members
Of the band several of the hosts other
close friends were present. Abundance
of refreshments were served and a de-
lightful evening was enjoyed by all.
Karl Krumke, a toolmaker. was on
leave for several days the past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
G. T. SMITH TO TALK.
Will Be One Of the Principal Speak
ers at Innadah Meefinr

Charles T. Smith will be one of the
principal speakers at the watch night
service to be held by Pioneer Council,
Original Order of Sons of Jonadab. to-
night in its headquarters at 623 Louisi-
ana avenue. Mr.. Smith has recently
been reelected recording secretary of
the temperance organization and is said
to have made close study of the prin-
ciples of the order. Charles F. Sud
warth Is scheduled to speak also.
Aside from the speechmaking the,
gathering will be entertained with
songs and musical selections con-
tributed by the members of the council.
Robert Billsborough will recite several
original poems. Refreshments will be
served after the midnight hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
r. r. R0DERICK IS ARRESTED.
Bookkeeper Charged With Embez
cling $1,000 From EMPLOYERS

Roland r. Roderick. thirty-nine years
old. who was employed as bookkeeper
for the Famous Players Film Ex-
change. 525 18th street. was arrested
yesterday by Detectives Messer and
Vermillion and charged with the en-
bezzlement Of $4,000 from his employ
ers. 1t is charged that he checked out
the amount named in the warrant
without proper authorization.
Roderick resides at 101 9Th street
northeast and is unmarried. Bond was
fixed at $4,000, and counsel arranged
to furnish 1t later in the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Union Pacific Offices Here.

The Union Pacific system is to open
offices tomorrow in the Riggs building.
with George A. Garrett. as general
agent. in charge. Mr.. Garrett. who is
Wen known in this city, is to have SUI
pervision of both passenger and freight
traffic, and T. E. Reese who has spe-
cfaliZed for many years in passenger
transportation, has been appointed city
passenger agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

For the accommoda ton of patrons to
Fairmont and Morgantown a sixteen
section Pullman sleeping car leaves
Washington at 9:05 pm. arriving Fair
mont 5:15 am. Passengers may remain
in sleeper at Fairmont until GAS am :;
arrive Morgantown 1859 a.m.-Adver-
tiSement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
CITY ITEMS.
Aneroid Barometers. Schmidt. 1891 18th
A DanceS Partys Rent Grafeneaa.
The Sport Mart, mo. so5 r st. NV.

Special New Year Dinner at tie Ma
tional Hotel Monday. 9 to . PM. 81 per
plate. Music by the famous Southern
Female Orchestra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Describes First Distribution.

Some days ago was our first distri-
button. Company by company the men
filed up to the loaded camions. The
French captain generally made little
speech explaining that these were per-
sonal gifts from Americans to them.
sent from America, and handled from
start to finish by Americans. Could
you have only seen them gathered
about in a semicircle, stocky. hardy,
well set up, well fed young fellows.
serious faced. but with bright. smiling
eyes listening in attentive admiration
to their captain. Then their expression
Of thanks to America as they took their
gifts, candles, sweaters. raincoats,
towels, soap, needles, thread. socks. un-
derclothing, muffiers, gloves, etc, would
have amply repaid any American who
ever made a gift to France. 1t was
wonderful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
NEW YEAR DAY PLANS
AT Y. M. C. A. COMPLETE
Elaborate Program Has Been Ar.
ranged and Visitors Will
Be Welcomed.

An elaborate program for the cele-
| hration of New Year day has been ar
ranged by the Young Mems Christian
| Association.
| Open house in both the mems and
| boys departments is to begin at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon and will
continue until s:15 o'clock. when the
annual New Year concert Is to be
given in the mems gymnasium and a
vaudeville carnival, "a Trip to the
Rlue Moon" will be given in the boys
building.
| Retween the hours of and o'clock
! guides are to show visitors through
/ the Y. NJ C. A. building. or, as 1t Will
be called for the day. the man fac
tory." Visitors will be shown the
| working of the department of service.
| or sales department; the boys sec
ton, or receiving station for raw ma
teriaP'; the swimming pools. or dlp,
rooms, OF finishing department" and
| go on, through the whole plant"
Reception, 8 to O'Clock.
A reception by the trustees. board Of
managers, pastors and old-time men,
bers, assisted by ladies. will be held
| in the Sir George Williams room on the
second floor of the mems building. be-
tween and o'clock. Between and
| 6 o'clock there are to be exhibits OF
! the work Of the camera club, the
educational department, the religious
work department, the bureau of en-
ployment and of advertising matter.
The athletic program will begin at
2:30 O'Clock, and includes vo1ley ball
game between the business men and
| the clerks, a basket ball game between
| the Potomacs and the Senators, rope
work, parallel bar stunts and dancing
| by the Leaders Corps. An exhibition
of buoyancy and equilibrium Of the
body In water is to be given by Walter
F. Smith. assisted by c. w. Crabbe, w.
B. Judge and others at $3.50 o'clock, to
be followed with swimming and fancy
diving by members Of the Y. NJ c. A.
swimming team. At o'clock an ex-
hibition Of methods of life-saving from
| drowning is to be given.
Boys Aquatic Meet.
The annual aquatic meet of the boye'
department is to be held at 2:45 o'clock
| in the afternoon, and will be followed
with a basket ball game at $3.50 o'clock
A competitive gymnasium drill between
Mount Pleasant Congregational, Fourth
Presbyterian and Petworth NJ E.
churches, and the 7. M. C. A. boys Is
| to be held at 1880 o'clock. The yaude-
Vile carnival will include six selections
| and is under the direction of Frank
Ball.
| A. will hold open house in the dormt-
| tories rhrnIf0hnrIt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
November Circulation

District Of Columbia. S.:
FLEMING NEwBOI.D. business manager Of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does SOL
sunly swear that the actual number of copies
Of the paper named sold and distributed during
the month Of November. AID. 1915. was as fol-
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Memoranda.

Schooner Oscar is reported In Mattox
creek to load cord wood for the deal
ers here; schooner Willie Clarence is
due from the lower Potomac with oys-
tiers for the market; schooner c. A.
Holland has sailed from Baltimore for
Newborn, n. c.. to load lumber; schoon-
er Halle X, is reported on her way
here from the lower Potomac with oys-
ters: power boat Virginia has arrived
at Nomini from this city and will load
to return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

Every hour on the hour. Baltimore &
Ohio, $1.75 round trip. Saturdays and
Sundays, observation-disclosures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Flowers for New Years.

Flowers 1Or New GIFTS.
GUIDES flowers are best for gifts and
a ome decorations; prompt delivery. 1914 F
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Tugs and Tows.

Tug James o. Carter arrived with ono
oyster boat and left with two light
boats for the lower river: Standard Oil
Company tug. No. 2, left towing tank
barge, No. 5, for Baltimore; tug Capt
Toby towed steamer st. Johns to Alex
andria to lay up for the winter: tug
Minerva arrived at Georgetown with
two sand-laden lighters from Oxon run:
tug Herbert arrived with two sand
carrying lighters from Old Ferry beds;
tug Eugenia delivered scow laden with
sand at District wharf, foot OF 9Th
street southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Girls Work as Well as Dance.

"One day last winter I strayed into
one of the central offices Of the Lafay-
cite Society in New York and there
saw some of the girls who had been
dancing the night before sorting and
packing the kits. My pride and con-
fidence in our American women was re-
warded. and now it is our opportunity
q wish it was the girls also) to see
and hear the gratitude and thanks with
which the soldiers receive their per-
sonal gifts from America. They are
amazed and elated that the Americans
think enough Of them to send them
gifts.
1.-The chain is complete from the ball
room to the trenches.
The American clearing house at S
Rue Francois Premier in Paris was
started at the beginning Of the war. 1t
is run entirely by Americans and re-
ceives all the American gifts of all
kinds and starts the distribution and
we take the packages from the rail
heads to the soldiers and distribute to
each battalion in turn.