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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
BUNDLES OF GOOD CHEER
FOR DISTRICT SOLDIERS
Girl Scouts to Make Their First
Shipment Tomorrow-To Repre-
sent Yuletide Spirit.

With the activities of the Girl Scouts
centered around the work of preparing
to send good cheer" at Christmas time
to the soldiers in the various canton
ments the first consignment of Christ
mas bundles to be sent to the District
boys in several of the camps in the
country will be shipped tomorrow.
This consignment is composed OF
more than 500 bundles. each containing
a variety of articles planned to incui-
cate the Yuletide spirit in the hearts of
the soldier boys. The packages contain
from five to ten articles, including hard
candy, tobacco. pipe, chewing gum and
cigarettes. Each bundle will bear the
inscription, From Girl Scout. ------.
Troop - No names will be sent with
the packages.
The camps to which the packages
will be sent include Camp Mcclellan, at
Admissions Ala: the marine camp. at
Quantfco, Va. and the marine camp, at
Paris Island, n. c.
A number of scrap books, containing
pictures and jokes to amuse the soldier
boys during their idle hours. which
have been prepared by the Girl Scouts,
are to be sent to the American soldiers
in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
PROBES FOOD PR0FITING.
Richmond Administrator Takes
Steps to Protect Public.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, December 15.-Food
Administrator E. B. White has begun
an investigation of the action of the
wholesale men in this city in raising
the prices for all sorts of supplies in
anticipation of the Christmas rush.
The commission men added from ] to 5
cents on poultry. the same on eggs
and butter and on all sorts of food
supplies. Col White was apprised of
the action of the dealers and lost no
time in starting an investigation. There
is no lack of supplies and less reason
for the advance in the prices, save and
except that in getting things to the
markets at this time there Is more or
less trouble because of the conditions
of the roads and the usual holding back
on the part of producers to wait till
just before Christmas for the rush
and growing demand. That the deal
ers face a revocation of their licenses
after the investigation is more than
likely, for Col. White is in no mood
to be trified with at this time. Re
tailers will follow the action of the
wholesale men and they will add a
little to the cost of the goods they
obtain from tho commission houses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
GERMAN CLAM rs UNTRUE.
-------- y
Britain Never Authorized War Aims
Inquiry, Says Lord Robert Cecil.

LONDON, December Is. - With ref
erence to the German governments
statement that 1t had received through
a neutral government last September
an inquiry in regard to its war aims
under circumstances indicating that
the inquiry was made with the sane
ton of the British government. the
Daily Chronicle prints a statement
from Lord Robert Cecil. minister of
blockade, branding the whole thing as
untrue. No such inquiry was ever
made with the knowledge and sane
ton of the British government. Lord
Robert Cecifs statement declares. and
adds that no secret approaches of any
sort were ever made relating to Ger
man war aims. In conclusion Lord
Robert Cecil declared that the German
governments statement was untrue
and pure invention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
WEATHER

District Of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia: Fair. continued cold. today
and tomorrow, Hight westerly winds
West Virginia: Fair today and to-
morrow. not much change in tempera-
ture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Violations of Orders Reported.

Violations of Orders Reported.
Second. failure of dealers to coop
crate with the District and national
fuel administrations in keeping down
prices to the consumer. In some IN
stances actual violations of the order
which limits the profits on retail sales
have been reported to fuel officials. One
dealer retailed egg coal to old Gus
toners at $685. per ton. in the YARD, II
was reported.
To get the fuel hauled. the customer
was forced to pay a drayage concern
SIS. sending the cost up to almost sli
per ton. This is in face of the recent
order of the fuel administration grant
ing an increase on a fiat scale OF 30
cents ton for extra labor and hauling
expenses.
Within the last twenty-four hours
3946 tons of hard and soft coal arriv-
ed in the city. This will stand idle on
the sidings unless extraordinary EFFORTS
are made today and tomorrow to un-
load it.
Apartment Houses Complain.
The shortage of coal among consumers
found new complainants yesterday,
when it became known that several big
apartment houses are absolutely with
In one large drug store the proprietor
has been forced to burn gas for several
days.
From widely separated sections OF the
city came reports yesterday to the DIS
trict fuel administration of sunering
from lack of coal In each of the cases
fuel officials endeavored to put the
persons in touch with
dealers who could supply their 1mmedi-
ate needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Orchestral Concert.

Stanley Hall. by the United
states Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra. Sunday evening at $50
o'clock, John S. NJ. Zimmerman.
director.
my Country, tits OF Thee
March. Defend America. Haley
Auber
Reverie. Heart Throbs" Arnold
Selection, THE Big Show.
fNew York. Hippodrome5
trot. .Suki San :. Donaldson
waltz suite "kaufmann's Casino
Taenze.' :Gungi
Characteristic, The Turkish
Patrol MicnaeitS
Finale, ITS Long Way to II
Berlin, but Well Get
There -..... r iotoW
"The Star Spangied Banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
CREW OF WRECKED STEAMSHIP
REACH PORT ON NAVAL COLLIER

AT ATLANTIC PORT, December IL
The sfxty-four members of the crew of
the British steamship knight OF the
Thistle were brought here today by an
American naval collier. which rescued
them shortly before their storm-bat-
tered steamer foundered on Monday. 200
miles southeast of Cape Race. Twenty
three of the men are English and the
remainder Chinese
The steamer left an Atlantic port No
vember 25 for England. encountering
rough weather almost from the outset.
Tons Thanksgiving day her ruddsf was
smashed, making her unmanageable.
On December {. while the crew was
engaged in throwing out sea anchor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
NATIONALS PLAN CAUCUS.

NEW YORK. December 15.-Plans
for a. national conversation to be held
the first week in May were considered
by the executive committee of the new
ly formed NATIONAL party at two-day
conference which ended here tonight,
Committees were appointed to arrange
the detaiIsR Of the convention and to
raise AN adequate sum for financing
the party organization
New York state members of the
party will meet at Syracuse next
Tuesday and Wednesday to form state
organization, it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
PREDICTS ALLIES VIII wu.
representative Small Addrs
North Carolina Society.

Representative John II. Small OF
North Carolina 10 confident that the
war will be won by the allies with the
aid OF the men and resources OF the
United States. he told the members
of the North Carolina Society last
night at the College women's Club.
1922 / street.
The occasion was the annual meeting
of the organization Representative
Small was elected president. Other Of
fcers chosen are; James Lee Bost, Sec
rotary and treasurer; Wade H Cooper.
first vice president. and Mrs H e. c.
Bryant. second vice president
The rest of the evening was devoted
to dancing. Refreshments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

to steady the ship. a mountainous wave
crashed over the starboard side. doing
great damage and severely injuring two
Chinese members of the crew.
Late that day the collier arrived in
answer to the s. o. s. calls and stood by
for two days Twenty OF the steamers
crew were barely rescued by a life raft
Others decided it was too hazardous to
try to leave, and they remained on
board the wreck until December 10,
when it became apparent that the ship
was going down. Putting off In life
boats they reached the collier after a
desperate struggle, just as their steam
err sank stern first
The Knight of the Thistle was a steel
vessel of 6,675 tons gross and was built
at Glasgow in 1903
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Tide Tables.

Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 3:44 am. and $40
pm; high tide, $40 am. and 9:37 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:31 am. and
4:35. pm: high tide. 1900 am. and
1925 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 7:e1 am; sun sets
4:4S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 7.21 am; sun
sets 4.4S pm.
Moon rises e:1a am; sets 7:25 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
by
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Many funeral services held for dead
allied army officers on the western
front have been broken UP when the
Germans conferred their artillery fire
against the churches where the rites
were held.
aned 1850. with an alternative of eight
months in prison, for carrying matches
INTO munitions factory.
Editors Of the trench publications
gotten out by the soldiers, are more
often than not former newspaper men.
Contrtbuttons are received from all
soldters. from officers down through
the ranks.
Deutschland Uber Allies" the popular
German motto. is a phrase taken from
the song Deutschland, do solIst
machtig sein uber jedes volker welt"
Germany thou shalt be mighty over
every nation Of the world"
5ix Thousand Serbian people were
permitted to starve to death in Arad.
Hungary
Large numbers OF British women are
serving In the military service over
seas In France.
There are two kinds ofArabs, which
peoples now are arrayed on the side
Of the British against the Turks in
FAseetine and Mespotamia. The desert
Ar2o u the freebooter, horseman and
roveFs The river Arab clings to the
moro populated points along water
wayA There is strong antipathy be-
tween the two. the river Arab having
frequently caused the downfall of the
rowing tribesmen.
Wire telephones and te1egraphs are
playing = minor role in army COM
tnunications at the front owing to the
exsreme dtmculty in keeping them in
tact during heavy bonbardrnents.
Wireless IL largely used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Traffic Club Holds Election.

F. L Marshall. jr.. was elected presi-
dent of the Washington Traffic Club
at the annual meeting at the Univer-
sity Club last night. Other officers
elected are: Vice president. Frank H.
Poston: secretary. Charles o. Parker,
and treasurer, J. p. NJ DuvaH The
executive committee is composed of the
above officers and .. B. Johannes, Ma
than We'll, Howard Rambo and C. Z.
Phelps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

The expectation Of orchids from the
Philippine Islands is increasing. In
March. 1914. 10000 plants were con-
signed to . San Francisco arm and
arrived In excellent condition. During
May 5000 plants were shipped to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
COAL SHORTAGE IN
D. c. RESIDENCES
Several Apartment Houses
Without Fuel-Drug Store
Uses Gas.
DEALERS VIOLATE ORDERS
DEALERS VIOLATE ORDERS

Two outstanding developments of the
coal shortage in Washington last week
are:
First, a city-wide shortage that has
begun 10 make its effects felt in resi-
dence circles which never before have
complained of a lack of fuel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Who Precedes on Stairs

To the Editor Of WDuuH'S Page,
Dear Madam VIII you please publish In your
column the particulars Of stair" etiquette as
Gij Man and woman ascending stairs. Who
preC edes2
(2j Man and woman descending stairs. Who
precedes?
Apnly questions / and TO a house or a hotel
familiar to the persons concerned as we'll al
strangers. Also the reasons for your, an
swers. e. w. l..
stair etiquette is a novel appellation, is II
not? However here are your answers;
% The woman precedes the man upstairs
(2) The man prcCedes the woman down.
stairs.
There are no stated reasons for these an
swers, but many customs Of etiquette which
are praCticed by persons of refinement have
come down to us since the days Of chivalry.
when It was the office OF the knight to pro-
tect his lady, on all ocCs sions.
Thus he walks between her and the curb
Of the street lest horse running or some
street disturbance interfere with her He
walks back of her up the stairs should she
make a misstep and fall he ls there to catch
her, SO he goes ahead of her downstai irs
TO make clear the way. This precedence is
true at home or in hotel
But it is never well TO be too punctilious
about these matters of etiquette. Be easy
about them, and should a woman start
downstairs ahead Of you do not rush to pre-
cede her This only makes confusion and
shows want Of ease. II is simply best to
know what TO do and to do II when It is not
forced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Heart Disease

THE most common causes OF heart dis
l. eases are the presence Of poison in the
blood and the degeneration of the arteries
Nicotine, alcohol, tea and coffee, the free
use Of flesh foods and constipation are
among the most common direct and Indirect
causes of heart failure
There are various symptoms that indi-
cate failure OF the heart to do it's duty. one
OF the most common is shNlness OF the
breath. It is one Of the duties OF the heart
to pump the blood through the lungs for
publication.
When the heart is not able 20 pass the
blood through the lungs rapidly enough to
keep the blood free from carbon doxlde
this poison accumulates in the blood and
shortness of breath is the result.
Another common symptom is swelling OF
the feet. Swelling of the feet is generally
an indication either that the heart is weak
or that the kidneys are diseased.
stIll another indication Of weakness Of
the heart is blueness of the lips. This
symptom indicates that the blood is not
being circulated fast enough to keep 1t free
from carbon dioxde That is, the blood in
the arteries. instead of being of the natural
scarlet color, differs little from that of the
veins, because Of the lack OF oxygen.
Still another and a very important indi-
cation Of heart trouble is increase in the
pulse rate When there is found to be n
progressive increase from day 10 day in
the rate of the heart beat the Significance
is that the heart is becoming progressively
weaker and weaker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19

ccuraging letter to some one in trouble or
sickness, although that person may be only
the slightest acquaintance. for trouble
levels all Of the barriers Of social formality.
When any Of her friends does anything
out Of the ordinary she writes them a
little note Of Congratulaton.
To those of her friends and acquaintances
who are 'shut-ns" because of illness she
makes a practice of sending each week an
envelope Of newspaper and magazine clip
pings, filed with cheerful, inspiring
thoughts, little stories or anecdotes or bits
of poetry
In dozen little ways. none OF them
costing her money. she is continually show
ing her thought for others and her wish
to help them.
She is letting the sunshine of her soul
permeate through the community!
And she is proving to be not only a
constant inspiration to others but she, her
self, is growing every day spiritually.
That is one Of the most wonderful things
about giving 10 others--if we give ourselves
with the gifts we receive always more than
we beStow.
Let there he Sunshine Bank in every
community. We cannot have too many.
Copyright, 1917. by tho Bell Syndicate. Inc)
FTiday-POVerty versus Prudery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Making Grape Juice

70 the Editor o. WOmdH's Page:
Dear Msdam-K Kindly advise me In your Dap
~ the best way TO make grape juice from fve
pounds or grapes. How much sugar is required
how much water and wha time required TO
MRS. NJ. II.
Grape juice can be made with or without
sugar. as grapes are largely supplied with
natural sugars. Most persons do not use
water IN putting up the grapes. but add IL
later when the bottled grape juice is being
served Either Of the recipes printed below
are well recommended and can be followed
~ using the five pounds Of grapes:
First, Pick over the grapes and remove
them from the stems mash. strain them
through nne sieve and then through a
jelly bag OF two thicknesses OF cheesecloth.
Put the juice In am aluminium kettle and
hoil ranidiy ten minutes. Have bottles clean
nnd heated and bottle the juice while II is
bot. Cork. and. II necessary. SEAL although
most Of the bottles purchased for syrups.
etc. have patent stoppers--Alce Kitcheli
Kirk
Second Wash the grapes Crush and put
|Hfm IA a kettle. letting simmer for thirty
II1nles crush again and squeeze through
I1etaerioth baG. PIT the juice back on the
4|ftn leI eCIoe ~ a boil. skim. Then add
HnI 4rHIItf Qf fni of sugar 70 each Dinf
" |H4| D'|04 astInl lei the sugar dif-
I. I40 ||I N'1nlta Huf|e while
|.| ~ |'|t|. apl sfal a. once
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Grape and Apple Jelly

To the Editor Of WomdH'S Page:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly publish a good
recipe for grape and apple jelly In your column,
and obise \ y.
In her new book. practical Food Econ
omy." Alice Kitchell Kirk gives a recipe
for grape jelly in which she recommends
cutting up an apple or two while the fruit
is cooking. Housewives who have tried
the combination you suggest say that the
proportions of apples may be raised accord
ing 20 how much of their favor is desired
with the grapes
Mrs Kinks recipe for the grape jelly
follows. modified to eut the apple addition:
Wash half-ripe grapes and pick them
from the stems into large kettle. half
cover with cold water, cover the kettle
and set over the fire, Quarter without peel
ing or coring as many tart. juicy apples
as you wish 10 flavor your jelly. Add them
to the grapes Bring slowly to a boiling
point so as TO extract all the juice pos
eible When the grapes crack open and
the juices seem well started and the juices
Of the apples are freely flowing, remove
from the fire and turn pulp and juice into
q Jelly bag which is made Of two thick
nesses OF cheesecloth. suspend this from
q hook-a ten-cent harness hook screwed
over the kitchen sink is good-and let drip
into a bowl. If more juice is desired
squeeze the bag into a separate bowl The
squeezing however. makes the jelly not
quite 80 bright and sparkling Boil quart
of this juice at a time in a saucepan for
twenty minutes. Have three-fourths as
much sugar juice warming in the oven.
Add when the juice is boiled and II should
Jelly at once. II not. boil until It does
without stopping Test by taking out a lit
tie in dish and set on ice 10 see II il
3ellies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19

days on the most approved financial lines
showing TO each dcpositor just how he or
she may stand on the books-the exact
credit which each one has earned during
the previous month
The idea, 1t seems 70 me, is one OF the
MANIFEST inspirations ! have read OF for
long time. and one which could very well
be emulated in every community OF the
country. s'
In our busy. rushing life, few Of us stop
to realize the possibilities and the real
meaning of helping hand to those about
rs We are so engrossed with our own
lives. our own struggles, our own deeds,
that we have no time, or, at least think
we have no time, to devote to anything that
does not directly and pertinently affect
our own activities.
This is world of selhshness--not OF
service.
And vet hundreds of thousands Of people
every day pray, Thy Kingdom come on
earth as II is in heaven
They utter the words without stopping
TO ask themselves what they mean,
How can we expect any semblance Of
that wonderful idealistlc Kingdom TO come
10 our communities when we are buried
always and everywhere in the mad rush for
self-when the thought of that service for
others, upon which the Kingdom is built has
been lost under the mire of our own greed
and ambition, and pleasure?
The only true, enduring sunshine is not
that which warns our bodies from the
outside-but that inner sunshine, the sun
shine OF our souls, that pours out upon
the world about us, and which dispels the
clouds OF the gloomiest day.
There are so many and so varied ways
in which we can generate and distill that
sunshine
A young woman whom I know is one Of
the most loved girls in her community,
and one of the richest in the esteem and
estimation Of her neghbors, although she
is one OF the poorest of the whole town
In money.
Every child knows and loves her. The
mail man goes out Of his way 10 deliver
her letters The delivery men from the
stores begin 20 smile and whistle when they
approach the door OF her home.
The newsboy never throws her paper into
the yard, as he does in many Of the houses
but always sees TO II that IL is safely
tucked under the door, out OF reach Of the
rain or wind
Here Is a little system that she began
following several years ago.
Every week she writes CHEEKY, en-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Mailing Tube for Ear Phone


Dear Madam noticed IN yesterdays EvENlNG
LEDOER that some ono was asking about paste
board mailing tubes as aids for deafness II
the person alluded 70 win get one and try II
think he she will hnd that IL will do more
good than any Of the patent and costly Con
traptionh' the market. OF course, ear
specialists never recommend simple and mex
chance for an expert fee of $500 or 5000 I
am very hard ot heaTing ana have been using
time and e helps me wonderfully. l have often
recommended them TO other deaf persons and
II is amusing to see the look OF mingled sur
prise and delight that comes over their faces
when you place one Of the tubes over their
ear and talk through II for the first time.
My druggist lets me have these tubes for
f. $.
I am sure Mrs. c., who inquired about
the mailing tube, will be glad TO read this
practical letter from some one who has
tried one and to whom IL has been OF such
real helpful service. Thank you. r. s. eor
giving the column the benefit Of advice that
is based on experience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19

IN o n g v. Although
the children are
given regular de-
post slips, they 10
not call for cur
rency of the realm,
but deeds of kind
ness.
Each day each
deposltor IS given
the opportunity to
deposit with the re-
ceiving teller a slip.
registering any spe-
cial deed or action
Of generosity or as
sistance to another
which the depositor
may have rendered
during the twenty
four hours.
Statements a = 2
rendered by the
haply ayary thirty