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STANDARDS,

measure instead of the dry for such
things as beans, peas and the like,
which, of course, adds to every pur-
chase few extra pennies that, in the
course of a year. sends the household
expense account to new highs"
In its documents. issued from time to
time. the bureau of standards is warn
ing housewives to watch these pennies
and unless the housewife learns these So
called trade secrets it is useless to ex-
pect that she will receive conscientious
treatment from all Dealers particularly in
the absence of uniform weights and
measures law in all the states.
Added to its actual campaign in the
realm of kitchen economy, the bureau of
standards is now engaged in a notable
undertaking. which is expected to evolve
a standard of pure gasoline. The growing
use of the automobile is placing motor
upkeep cost in the living expense column,
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prices and living cost: but aside from
the regular routine work of the De-
partment of Agriculture. it's direct bat
tie with the nations living cost seems
secondary to the direct and specific
light against this problem that is being
made by the Department of Commerce.
against high household expenses is
being directed chiefly through it's bu-
reau of fisheries and its bureau of
standards. In the case of the bureau
of standards. its original function has
been stretched to aid the cause of the
housewife and to fight those forces
which have gradually grown up in the
commerce of the nation which stoop to
fraud for the pennies to be gained.
In ordinary language, the bureau of
standards of the Department of Com
merce is trying to educate the house,
wife to that point where she can no
longer be deceived with the trickery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

Take it all in all few, il any other
men in the world are responsible for
the safekeeping of so much money or
its equivalent. but the treasurer rests
day and night behind steel bars In deep
vaults by faithful men, and accounted
for to the last penny with every pre-
caution that can be thrown about such
operations.
closures of the inside of the theater
business generally. The whole is a
highly intelligent running comment on
the theater, giving the average play
goer good basis of understanding as
to what play must be in order to be
a good one, of what ability an actor
must have in order to win legitimate
approval. 1t is exactly this kind of
book that average audiences need, and
desire, to change merely inert atti-
tude of being diverted for a couple of
hours into one of keen and intelligent
interest in the theater.
FURTHER FOOLIsHNEss. By Stephen
Leacock, author of Nonsense Nov
els" etc. New York: John Lane
Company.
If there is a genuine laugh lurking
anywhere about the country nova
days it ought to be pointed out. That
there is such thing it takes Stephen
Leacock only a minute to make clear
and only another minute to point out
to us its whereabout. 1t lies in the
follies of the day-and these are ev-
erywhere. The harlequin touters, at
the flap of the big tent. cry: "All the
follies of the day. Walk in! Walk i'm
And inside the big tent of the world
the prince of testers shows the follies
of war, and peace. and politics, the
fO!lleS fiction. and
motors, in men and women. The show
man is the best of satirists, with no
rancor to embitter, and only an in
dulgent understanding to soften the
laughter to mellow enjoyment. There
is no doubt about Leacock's possession
of rich vein of pure humor. such as
no other writer at the present time is
able to put into full action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
BOOKS RECEIVED.

SONGS OF wEDLOCK. BY T. A Daily,
author of .Canzoni." etc. Philadel-
phia: David Mckay.
UNDERMINING THE MONROE DOC
TRINE. By Charles III. Sheriff., late
United States minister to Argentina.
With an introduction by Nicholas
Murray Butler. Boston: Houghton
Mitfiin Company.
POETRY; A Magazine of Verse. Edited
by Harriet Monroe. Chicago: Pub
lished by the author.
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY: His
Duties and Opportunities. By Ed
ward Jones kilduff. NJ. A New York:
The Century Company.
SECOND PAN-AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC
CONGRESS-THE FINAL ACT, An
Interpretntive Commentary Thereon.
Prepared by James Brown Scott, A.
NJ. J. u. D., LII. ID. Washington:
Government Printing ONCE.
OFFICIAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS
RELATING TO THE OUTBREAK
OF THE EUROPEAN WAR; With
Photographic Reproductions of Of
fetal Editions of the Documents
Published by the Governments of
Austria-Hungnry, Belgium, France.
Germany, Great Britain. Russia and
Serbia. Introduction. Daily Sum-
mnries, Cross-referenees and Foot
notes. By Edmund Won Mach. A. b..
y. NJ, Phi. ID. New York: The Mac
milan Company.
THE SINGLE TAX MOVEMENT IN
THE UNITED STATES. BY Arthur
Nicholas Young, Phi. d. Princeton:
University Press.
AN APPROACH TO BUSINESS PROB
LENS. By Arch Wilkinson Shaw.
A. NJ Cambridge: Harvard Univer-
sity Press.
HOW TO LEARN EASILY, Practical
Hints ON Economical study. BY
George Van Ness Dearborn. in
structor in psychology and education
in the Sargent Normal School Cam
bridge. Boston: Little. Brown & Co.
IN GERMAN LITERA-
TURE BEFORE LUTHER. BY Kuno
Francke. Pin. D.. IL. D.. Lift. ID.
Cambridge: Harvard University
Press.
The Wireless Con-
troll Of TOrpedOes and Other Mech
anisms. By B. F. Miessner associ-
ate member Institute Of Radio En-
gineers. expert radio aid, U. S. Navy.
One hundred and twelve illustra-
lions. New York: d. Van Nostrand
Company.
THIS WAY To CHRISTMAS. By Ruth
SAWYER author of Seven Miles to
Arden" etc. New York: Harper &
Its Character and Modern Develop
ment. BY Allen Hoar, Junior mem
Der American Society of Civil En-
gineers. Eighty-four illustrations
four folding plates. New York: ID.
Van Nostrand Company.
THE MORTALITY FROM CANCER
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. By
Frederick l.. Hoffman, Ii. D., +. $.
s. F.. \. S. a., statistician, the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company of Amer
lea, etc. Newark: The Prudential
Press.
FINANCE. By HART
ley Withers. New York: E. p. Dut-
ton & Co.
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entered into questionable conspiracies to
elevate the prices of all commodities.
Here is where third great federal
department enters the conflict against
price conditions. This is the Depart
ment of Justice, under which is group
ed the governments legal forces.
The prosecutors of the Department
of Justice are scattered throughout the
country. There is a United States at
torney in nearly every large city
Through these men the department is
doing it's bit" in the gripping living
cost warfare, particularly the cost of
foodstuffs.
In Chicago, for instance, there was
evidence attaching to the manner in
which one dealer had "cornered" mill
lions of eggs, which seemed to indicate
he was defiantly holding his product
until prices went still higher. Infor-
nation reached the Department of JUS
tice that seemed to show that this deal
er had entered into a conspiracy with
other dealers.
Immediately the department ordered
an investigation. The United States at
torney at Chicago was tod to gather
all available evidence bearing upon this
case, and to inform the department
whether there was ground for a prose-
cution under federal statutes.
In due time the representative of the
department in Chicago reported that
while a great number of eggs had been
"cornered" and were being held, there
was no evidence to warrant the belief
that the laws Of the United States had
been violated. Here's where the power
of the Department of Justice ceased.
through the operation of law, but ii
follows naturally that had the dealer
violated the law and had evidence of
such fact existed, he would have been
vigorously prosecuted and probably
severely punished. That's a sample OF
how the Department of Justice is
fighting the high living cost.
The function of the Post Office De-
partment is to carry the mail and there
its usefulness would seem to end; vet
today the Post Office Department.
through the creation of the parcel post
system. is one of the most potent fac
tors in cutting down the cost of living.
In it's national aspect the Post Office
Department is working along the same
lines of bringing together the pro-
Queer and the consumer that has been
adopted in the District of Columbia 1t
is true that some postmasters may be
more Jealous in this work than others,
but in SO far as the administrative
forces Of the department are able the
work of acquainting the farmer with
prospective urban customers is pushed
with all possible energy.
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Keeping Track of the Wealth of the Unit

M~ oop heavens Governor.
COn that draft you are sign
II 81 ing is for eighty-three mil
~ lion dollars was the
startled exclamation that amused clear
eyed John Burke. treasurer of the
United States. rot very long ago.
it came from an old home friend OF
the former Governor OF North Dakota.
who was listening as he validated in
an almost routine way a series of
Treasury warrants placed before him.
That warrant was to pay pensions
or something like that: exactly what
II was the treasurer had forgotten. 1t
was only an incident in a days work
of the head of the greatest bank and
clearing house combined in the world
the Treasury of the United States.
In his keeping are placed al! the
money and securities great and small.
down to two-thirds of a cent. The
national income from taxes. direct and
indirect. goes into the strong boxes, and
nothing comes therefrom without his
. go. X" OF course, he cannot attend
TO every thing personally. but upon him
rests the responsibility for the safe
keeping of the S1.426, 422. 051.4S % in
. cash and securities for which he gave
, his receipt when he took office in 1913.
and which has since been largely in
:. creased.
The largest warrant he ever signed
was something over one hundred and
forty-five millions. to cancel some gov
eminent bonds. Perhaps the succeeding
. item was for dollar less; but no
! matter how small the amount, 1t had
received exactly the same attention IN
kaudit, entries. examinations. checks.
balancing and signatures as the larger
draft, and there was no reasonable
possibility of error in either amount
There is not a penny unaccounted lor
or failure to strike a balance.
All the business of the main office
that is. the Treasury in Wssnington~oo
Is conducted by a clerical force OF ooo
employees. Reorganization on basis
OF efficiency has lessened the number
formerly required. although the volume
of business has greatly increased. The
system is cuTrent-that is, every night
sees the accounting up to date.
A young man, but veteran in the
service, trained under four treasurers
of the United States. Mr.. Frank j. F.
Thiel. the deputy assistant treasurer.
who has the faculty of doing several
things at the same time. told with no
little pride the story of this banking
system.
The treasurer. besides receiving and
disbursing the public moneys deposited
in the Treasury, subtreasuries and bank
repositories, is redemption agent for
all bank notes: trustee for bonds held
by the government: is custodian of
revenues and trust funds consisting of
s.. 222, S37. 625 In gold and s4S6, 1873 SOB
in silver; pays the interest on the ma
tional debt, and attends to various
other important duties.
That people may understand the
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for one and two dollar bills, so great
that the Treasury can hardly meet it.
Besides his other responsibilities
the treasurer has the care of nearly
500, 900, 900 in government bonds de-
posted by the national banks to secure
their circulation, also $3.50, 100000 in
state and municipal bonds held as Sc
curity for deposits of postal savings
funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
Reviews of New Books

THE MILITARY AND COLONIAL
POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Addresses and reports by Elihu
Root. Collected and edited by Rob-
ert Bacon and James Brown Scott.
Cambridge: Harvard University
Press.
AvHIS review and summary of the
military and colonial policy of
the United States is drawn from
certain official reports and &C.
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&C 8: :: -: s: i:
lion dollars" was the
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pository. the accounting and the bal
ancing of these checks are all con
Quoted in Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-12
Good Wishes
BY FORTUNE FREE.

Some one said that the richest per-
son was the one who was fullest Of
good wishes for others and who re-
ceiveG their GOOD wishes In return
Wishing others we'll did him or hc..
all the good in the world, and the
good wishes in return were powerful
for good. Don't VIC find it so our
selves? No one can do without them
They arc our dearest possessions.
MontaSu Williams, celebrated I,rit
ish barrister. once related the story
of rather unlovely old gentleman OF
misery habits and rejoicing in the
nickname amongst the urchIns OF the
neishborhocd of old Pickbonc" Gen
crosby was not one OF his virtues and
II he wished any human creature we'll.
he kept Il a secret TO himself lie was
a man who seemed impervicus {" All
good wishcs--a solitary old Erp,tyer
who cared nothing for the good Or
the bad wishes Of any human creature
When he died, however, IL turned out
that he had been by no means as thick
skinned as he seemed. lie left a will
in which he bcqueathcd money to diff
fercnt persons. and 10000 TO some un-
known individual whom lie directed
his solicitor to discover. If possible
That person had been accustomed TO
send him yearly an anonymous post
card with just BEST wishes at this
time to YOU"
The writer gave no clue as 10 who
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he was. Did the old gentleman tear
tho cards up or throw them into the
fire? Net bit OF It. lie had caro-
fully preserved thcm--tied them up In
nice packet. "1f the writer can be
discovered" he ordered In his will. IT
bcGueath him 10000 for his good will"
| would dearly have liked for the
sender Of those postcards to have got
that money. but all efforts to find him
proved unavai,iGG.
one cannot heip Wishing we'll TO the
person who wishes others well. Good
wishes arc the biggest bond on earth
Isn't 1t delightful thing to think that
others arc thinking OF us"
The wcll-wisher Is thinking Of U.S.
lilo also puts his good thought for us
INTO words: II wish you every good
luck" or something OF that kind. II
IS like a grasp OF hand pressing ours.
1t blesses Doth the given and the re-
ccivcr don't know which gets the
nest out OF It.
There are times when the world
breaks out into mighty shout. as it
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wish rooms to be prepared for them
Immediately"
when the man had loft the room
again. Miss Emmcline walked acros. to
the long French window. and. smiling
happily. threw II open. She was anx-
ious now to hear the bells. All the Bit
terness OF many years had melted from
ner hcart as snow mclts in the sun.
She could meet Walters vito now
without hate. nay. with eagcrness
Walters wife. who might have been
her own child. She drew deep
breath as tho bittcr-swcct scent of the
chrysanthemums came into tho room
on rush OF cold air II was a good
world. after all.
The Christmas peace stole into Miss
Emmeiinc's heart rs she looked upon
the whitoness OF tho hills. The bells
still rang loundly. for il was Christmas
Day. and the Christ Child walked about
n happy winter world
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incline In satin and pearls. But the
man himself never came. She had
never seen heard from him again.
Indirectly she learned from village
gossip that he had been called TO town.
sage out of the void.
The days crept into months and
heightened into years. money came TO
Miss Emmeline and spacious house
and friends in plenty. 1t was only love
that had passed her by. The eager
happy girl turned into the cold. hard
woman. ono day she learned from an
announcement In the papers that he
had married-years afterwards from
the same source that he was dead. And
only a few months before her nephew.
the one human being in the world upon
whom She had lav!shed what affection
She had left in her To give. had mar
r!ed the daughter OF the man who had
won ner heart one spring day and
thrown II away carciessly as he
might have flung away faded flower
from his coat.
But had he? Was it possible that.
By his indifference. but by some awful
mistake Had fate interviewed. police
man-iikc, and diverted the traffic Of
their lives Into separate turninEs? Had
he-Aliss I2:nmellnc's breath caught in
her throat with queer little sltasm-
renlly loved her, after all" 4 mist
doomed up before her as the envelope
fell away from the sheet. Then the
mist cleared. and the sun danced mer-
rily upon its shiny surface as she read:
MY Dearest have no right to call
you this yet. but am hoping that you
viii give me the right by return mail
for ] ain in town. Emmeiine. suddenly
called there by most pressing and ur-
gent business. I had no time to write
ana explain before / left yesterday.
am afraid you mus; have thought my
absence in the evening strange but if
you love me. dear, YOU will forgive
me. Love. YOU viii find. is mostly that
forgiveness. But do you love me.
Emmeline" That is the question
want. above all others, to have an
swercd. Had | leisure J would write
YOU words that. like faith. could re-
move mountains or opposition and COM
pei love. hut this business presses so
hardly on me at ne moment that it
is with difficulty I haze snatched the
time 20 write even these few words.
But, whether or not YOU love me.
believe me that ! am ever your de-
voted lover. RALPH
The letter slipped from Miss t.mme-
lines hand with Il little ruStlinC sound
AZ OF protest as IL met the stiff silk
OF her gown Emuclinc. white haired.
Sed3tely CARRIED she was. WAS in
The arms of her lover What matter if
the man who wrote these magic words
were dead. and that IL was Christmas
instead OF spring? Al last she need be
CT,
could bring II forth. 4 thing Of joy.
into the sunshine of her thoughts lie
had returned her love. lie had wanted
youth.
Miss Emmeline rose proudly from
chair. she trailed her skirt across the
room with the air OF a queen. When
the butler answered her ring. she
spoke imperiously:
Barnes. i want this telegram sent
at once. Also please tell Mrs. Yates
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Air Pillows
Amber Glasses
Bath Robes
Belts Ucathcr)
Books military or othorwisc)
Brooches
Brushes Chair. clothes. and shoe)
Canned Meat
Cigar Case
Cigar Lighters
Coin Holders (metal and lcather)
Cold Cream
Combs
Comforters
CompaSSeS
Cribbase Boards
Diaries Neather)
Dominoes
Drinking Cups
Envelopes
Eraser Gnk)
Eye Rings Uo fasten military but
Field Glasses
Flash lights
Fountain Pen with safety clip)
Games
Gloves (woolen. with thumbs and
fingers cut off at second joint for
drill: also warm wooden gloves for
off duty)
Goggles
Gum Drops chocolate or licorice)
liandkerchiefs fred. blue, khakD
Helmet tBalaclava, knitted wooden
head piecc)
Housewives
Jack knives with can opener at
tachcd)
I.anyards tbraided lcather)
Laundry Bags
Match Box Gnetal. to hold ordinary
box OF natchcs)
Mirror {small, metal trench nirror)
Money and Money Belts
Mouth Organs
Mustard
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Nail Clippers
Ncckcrchicf
Note Book lcathcr)
OilSk ms
PENCILS tindcliblc)[
Pipes
Playing Cards
Powder Goct easel
Pocket Chess and Checker Boards
Portable PhonoErapha
Postal Cards tU. SD
PuttecS
RazorS fsafety, old IA hioned and
corn rnZOrS)
Regulation Field Lockers
Safcty Pins
Scissors (good)
Service Shirts
Shaving Sets
SHoe I.aces leather)
Shoe Polish Outfits
sketch Materials and OUTFITS
Smokes
Spirit Gloves
Soap 'ivory @nd Stick Shaving Soap
Socks fwOOD
Sponge (rubber. for bathineD
Stamps (while in l.. Sd
Swagger Sticks
Sweater and Sweater Coats
Talcum Powder
Thernos Bottles
Ties CIRCULATION black)
Tobacco Pouches
Tooth Brushes and Holders
Tooth Paste
Towels
Trench Mirror
Underwear (for summer and win,er>
Vaseline
Watch Cha ms
Watch Cases fnluminum preferred.
for gold and silver watches)
Whet Stone (for razor blades and
knifo)
Wrist Watches
Wrist Watch Straps
wristlota
Writing Pnper
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that I am expecting my nephew and
his wife at any moment. and that ]
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What to Give Your Boy in Camp;
List of Useful Christmas Presents

Tho weehoar.
will be
soldier returned
" 'O''''0'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
SOLDIER ON LEAVE
RUN OVER BY TRAIN

~~f'urrsr1ou-f, va, Nov @@s-Scs rcEty
more than an hour before he was TO
leave at sos o'clock for Admission.
Ala. to reioin his command. the Fifth
company. Fifty-fourth depot brigade,
George II. Bousheii. an tntautryman,
who had been on furlough In this city
for two weeks, was run over last
night by a. train. and his right leg was
SO badly mangled at the ankle that II
was necessary TO amputate it.
The mishap occurred on the Sea-
board. about n hundred yards east
of the Court street crossing Mrs.
H. Serva- of le0l Sixth street. who
was passing through Court street
about 1880 O'Clock. heard cries and
Investigated. He found Boushell ly-
Ing on the railroad track with his Lex
mangled. He was conscious. and told
her, she said. that he boarded a train
la Crawford street and slipped from
ii near the point where>she found him.
She took a handkerchief and made a
tourniquet and applied 1t to T.ou-
shells leg TO stop the fow Of blood.
the injured soldier assisting her. She
then went for assistance, and police
headquarters was notified Sergeant
Elliott and other officers responded.
and DR. Cooke was called. E. r.
Ziverink. chief machinist's mate
L. S. N, living at 2o5 Fourth street,
later applied another tourniauet to
Boushelfs leg. and the ambulance was
called from the Naval hospital and ne
was taken there.
Boushell was a member OF Company
X, Fourth Virginia regiment, prior to
the merging OF that organization into
the depot brigade at Admission.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
BRISTOL ENCOURAGES
MANY NEW INDUSTRIES

Bristol. Va. Nov. es.-Bristoi In
making strong bids TO secure several
in aortant- industries that are Heeking
locations, according 70 an announce
ment made by the hoard of trade yes
terday Inquiries concei hing the re-
SOURCES of this region have been an
xwered In full and ln.al hasins "a men
are confident Bristol will continue to
make steady gains IN the commercial
world this coming ear despite the
conditions imposed by war.
One OF the new industries looking
for a location in the South Is wood
work concern especially adaptable To
conditions because of the kind OF tim
Der wanted in turning out their pro-
duct. The product of the co leern is a
staple article and officials of he board
of trade are confident Bristol will
be given a fair show with other cities
in securing the industry
Several other big plants manufactur-
ing articles needed in connection with
The war have made inquiries at the
local board and the outlook is better
than Il has been for some time.