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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
ONLY rhouoht II.

Only Thought 1t.
Father" said the little boy, had
Solomon 700 wives?"
II believe so. my son." said the "a
Their.
well, father, was he the wise man
who said Give me liberty or give me
death" "-Town Topics.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26

cArARR1 CANNOT m cUHRD
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS - they
are - . blood or constitutional disease,
and IN order to cure 4 you must take In.
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure 10
taken internally, and acts directly on the
tarrh Cure IL not . Quack medicine. II
was prescribed by one Of the best physi.
clans in this country for years and 10 9
regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
Of the two ingredients IL what produces
such wonderful results in curing Catarrh
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
Take Halls Family Pills for cOnstipa.
ton.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26

Various Plans.
Ma will summer in the hills;
Sis abroad will roam.
Pa, who has to foot the billA
Summers here at home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
Out Of Her Elsne.,

Out Of Her Element.
"A classic dancer WIS much embae
rassed LAST night"
'Impossible!"
Its . fact. A pedant asked her u
he had, ever read Plato 4aas d
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26

Fair Suffragette-Are you in favor
Of clubs for women?
Old Bachelor-Yes, clubs. sandbaSs
ANY old thing.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
PRESS BANJO CLUB.
Will Make Initial Appearance at
Minstrel Show Monday.

As forerunner to the Press Club
minstrel show. there came into exist
ence last night brand-new musical
organizat tion, the National Press Banjo
Club. Its debut will DO made the night
of the show. Monday. at Polls Theater.
Robert D. Heinl of the Nations Busi-
ness was elected president. Avery
Marks Of the Washington Times secre-
tary, and Walter T. Holt leader. The
members are Raymond B. Morgan. Lin
coin State Journal; Robert d. Heinl,
the Nations Business: Jefferson Jones,
Minneapolis Journal; Avery Marks.
Washington Times; l.. c. M. Reed, the
Nations Business: Frank l.. Fisher.
National GeograIe,ic Magazine; David
Lawrence, New fork Evening Post
Thornton l.. Smith, Associated Press
DR.. John Foote, Morton NJ. Milford,
Louisville Courier JourrSl, and Howard
L. Acton.
Three stars of the Boston Grand
Opera Company-Bakiano baritone
Mardones. basso. and Zengkello. tenor.
are to sing at the Press Club Sunday
eyfnjng.s Ladies' will not be admitted
to the clubrooms following the min
strel performances. as previously, an
nounced z But instead there Is to be a
special les night Thursday. Decem-
Evening star., 1915-12-17
WOULD CREDIT D. c.
WITHHOLD BALANCES
Commissioners Take Steps at
Suggestion of United States
Treasurer.

On the suggestion of John Burke, treas
urer of the United States, the board OF
Commissioners of the District OF Coium-
bia has taken steps looking to congress
|sional enactment to enable the covering
into the Treasury to the credit OF the
District of Columbia and United States.
as their interests may appear, certain Ola
and inactive balances in the accounts OIL
the District of Columbia now standing
on the treasurer's books. This is told OF
in the special report of Treasurer Burke
on the sinking fund and funded debt OF
the District of Columbia, made public to-
day.
The balance of the sinking fund for
the old funded debt, Treasurer Burke re-
cites, unexpended at the close of the Hscai
year 1914, was $ss01S, and is held to re-
deem the stocks chargeable to this fund
which are overdue and still outstanding:
This sum is still available, as none OF
these securities We're presented for re-
demption during the fiscal year 1915, just
Evening star., 1915-12-17
PROVIDES COLLECTION
OF TOBACCO STATISTICS
Measure Placing Work in Hands OF
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Gets Approval.

The draft of a bill authorizing the
commissioner Of internal revenue to
collect and publish statistics of leaf to-
bacco, intended to repeal bill of April
80, 1912, wherein the census bureau was
authorized to collect and publish SINH
lar statistics, has received the ap-
proval of the interdepartmental COM
mittee, organized in July to determine
the best means for collecting and pub
fishing tobacco statistics.
The new bill authorizes the collec-
ton and publication OF these statistics
quarterly, instead of semi-annuaf1y. 1t
also provides for the inclusion of all
tobacco growers. correcting condition
whereby the greater part OF the grow
ers were exempted from the provisions
of the census tabulations. The whole
measure is intended to correct a. COM
plicated situation. whereby the census
bureau. the internal revenue bureau
and other departmental activities gath
cred statistics Of varying character and
from limited sources. producing a con-
fusion and an inadeQuacy of accuracy.
r. L. Mitchell OF the Southern Mary
land Tobacco Growers Association
w. l.. Crounse, National Cigar Leaf To-
bacco Association, and Charles Dush-
kind, Tobacco Merchants Association,
were present as representatires Of the
growers of leaf tobacco. The members
of the interdepa rtmental committee are:
r. W. Lassiter and N. Fl Snider, chief
Of the tobacco division of the internal
revenue bureau. representtng the Treas
ury Department. l. NJ Estabrook, N. c.
Murray. E. G. Beinhart. Mr.. Carscn and
j. p Killebrew of the Agricultural De-
partment; w. NJ. sSteuart. o. E. Olier
and H. j. Zimmerman OF the Depart
ment of Commerce: Enrest .Eggert OF
New. York, c. G. Snead. OF Virginia, B.
F.. McGhee OF West Virginia and T. NJ
Washin gton OF North Carolina. consult
ing agents OF the census office.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Street Accidents.

Charles Hillyer, 2s1S Pennsylvania
avenue, was knocked down by an
automobile near 30th and NJ streets
yesterday afternoon. Scott Imrie of
Chevy Chase, occupant of the automo-
bile. took Hillyer to Georgetown Uni
yersity Hospital. where it was found
that he had received only slight in
juries.
Two automobiles were slightly dam
aged yesterday in collision at 6th and
II streets northwest. One belonged to
John Brosnan. GIT street north
west, and the other Is owned by Mrs.
c. l.. Murphy of Seat Pleasant, Md.
James Cloherty, $50 Hickman street.
slipped on the ice at Y and L streets
southwest about o'clock this morning
and was struck by street car. He re-
ceived slight injuries to his face, and
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
TO HAVE
HONEYMOON IN DIXIE
Expected to Go by Train In
stead Of the May
flower.
CEREMONY. SCHEDULED
TO TAKE PLACE. AT NINE
Among Presents Bride Has Received
Are Many From Children Through.
out the Country.

Following the issue yesterday of a
marriage license for President Wilson
and his fancee. Mrs. Norman Gait, it
was learned today that the ceremony,
which will be performed at Mrs. Galt's
home tomorrow evening, will take
place after the dinner hour, 9 o'clock
being the time mentioned
The license disclosed for the first
time that the ceremony Saturday night
will be performed by a clergyman of
Mrs. Galt's faith. the Rev. Herbert
Scott Smith. rector of ST. Margaret's
Protestant Episcopal Church. The
President himself is Presbyterian,
and an elder in his church.
Honeymoon in the South.
1t has not been disclosed where the
bride and groom will go on their hon
eymoon journey or when they will
leave the capital.
All their plans have been carefully
impression among friends however, is
that the honeymoon will be, spent
somewhere in the south. Pass Chris
tian. Miss. where the President has
spent some of his vacation time has
been among the likely places mem
toned.
1t seems to be settled that the we'd
ding journey will not be made on the
presidential yacht Mayfower, as was
once contemplated. 1t was decided that
age of at least two days before the ship
would get into pleasant weather south.
The officers and crew of the yacht who
had been refused shore leave for Christ
mas time, now have been given liberty.
Many Presents From Children.
Probably no one outside the imme-
diate members of the wedding party
knows much about any OF the arrange
ments or the brides trousseau or the
gifts she has received. No formal an
nouncement of the latter is expected,
but something about them may be
made known informally after the we'd
ding.
The presents have come not only
from official and personal friends of
the President and Mrs. Calf, but also
from persons unknown to either OF
them in this country and abroad. Many
have come from children.
The citizens of Wytheville. Va, the
former home of Mrs. Gait, will give her
as wedding present. handsome min
iature Of Mrs. Galt's parents, Judge
and Mrs. William H. Boiling, painted
by Miss Ellen Douglas Stewart, a niece
of Gen. "Jeb" Stuart. Miss Stewart also
painted miniatures of President Will
sons parents. which were given to- him
by the people of Staunton on the oc-
casion of his visit to his native town.
The list Of guests has not been en-
larged and as was at first planned Will
include only the immediate relatives
of the President and Mrs. Gait. So far
as is known the invitations have not
even gone far enough outside the fam
lily circle to include the Presidents
close and intimate friend Col. e. NJ.
House of New York. 1t lis said also
that the President will be unattended
by q best man.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

ward Keegin.. Junior vice commander;
B. c. Farrar, officer of the day; Her
man Enslin. officer OF the guard, and
trustee Emil Walter. Addresses were
made by DR.. s. Clifford Cox and Capt.
Ligon King. 1t was voted to give the
outgoing commander. Mr. Walter, a
past commanders jewel. The presen-
tation is to take place in January.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

she had been i'll for number of years.
Mrs. Mason was before her marriage
Miss Fanny. Fuller, youngest daughter
of the late Chief Justice Melville w.
Fuller. She is survived by her hus-
band, DR.. Revert F. Mason, and two
children of this city.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Gen. I.awton Camp Picks Officers

officers of Gen. Henry W. I.awton
Camp. United Spanish War Veterans,
were elected last evening at a meet
ing in the Perpetual building. They
are: w. P. Davis, commander; John
Farmer. senior vice, commander; Ed
Evening star., 1915-12-17
SIc1,%t.9S

This shows an excess in disbursements
over income of s933.91, which is to be
taken care of with the interest accruing
on the bonds held in trust
In addition to the bonds redeemed by
the sinking funds and from the proceeds
of the sale of bonds there have been re-
tired:
.Fifty-year funding 3.65 per cent bonds
Cancelled by authority of the Commits
to correct an error r................. $1,000
Held for account OF the school fund:
cancelled by authority of Congress tact
of March 3, 1881 1......... 30. COO
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Available for Sinking Fund.

The amount available for the sinking
fund for the District of Columbia 3.6o
per cent loan during the fiscal year 1915
was:
Balance uninvestcd July ]. 1914. S12.sl
Amount from appropriation. 129, 70 20
Interest received from s295 600 United
States > per cent Panama canal
bonds, held in trust for this fund. 6.63IoO
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Law Students to Banquet.

Plans for~the annual banquet of the
Washington College of Law, to be held
at, Rauschfr's February 5. are being
made. under the direction of the junior
class, of which Miss s.. Christine Quick
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Treasurer Burke Reports Tota'
Of $1,382, ,e5e, ,e8e.18 in
the Vaults July l.
FIGURES MADE PUBLIC
IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT
Repeal or Modification of Law Limit
ing Issue Of IS Bank Notes Is
Recommended.

Repeal or modification of the provi-
bank notes to one-third in amount of
the circulating notes of national banks
is recommended by John Burke, treas
urer of the United States, in his annual
report. He considers that this would
be the means of increasing the amount
of these notes in circulation and would
accordingly reduce the demand upon
the Treasury for United States paper
currency of small denomination.
1t appears that national banks 10
Gated in commercial centers are not
disposed to issue the full amount of 50
notes authorized by law. Banks locat-
ed in the interior or outlying districts
of the country would largely increase
the amount of their IS notes but for
the Limitation by statute.
Treasurer Burke also recommends
that Congress enact legislation to re-
move the limit of weight of package
which may be sent through the regis
tered mail. This would facilitate a
greater use of this method of trans
portation. and il followed by an enact
ment that will authorize the transpor-
tation of paper currency to or from the
Treasury or between Treasury offices
by registered mail, insured. it would be
tration.
Tribute is paid to the capacity, fidel-
ity and efficiency of the officers, chiefs
of division, clerks, counters and em-
ployes of every grade in his office by
Treasurer Burke.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

District of Columbia 3.e5 per cent
bonds retired for this account dur
Ing the fiscal year 1915: s421.1J0
at an average of S1o4.30 fiat. 4
Under act of Congress approved
March 3. 1903. the treasurer of the
United States is authorized to buy
United States bonds for this fund.
when in his Judgment District Of
Columbia bonds cannot be secured
at reasonable price.
1t has been found practically impOssi-
bic to get the District of Columbia
bonds at any price. therefore there
has been purchased. and they are
now held by the treasurer of tine
United States in trust for this fund.
500. 900 United States 3 per cent
Panama canal bonds, purchased at
par and interest. ..
Evening star., 1915-12-17

is president. This will mark the twen-
tieth anniversary of the founding of
the college. The last session of the
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Net Increase of Money in q. S.

There was a net increase of $251,161.-
315 in the stock of money in the United
States during the fiscal year 1915. The
growth in gold was $94,Ss2.3S1; in sill
yer. S5.s61,740: in national bank notes,
s6s. sol .694. and in federal reserve notes,
sS4.26O,500. Treasury notes are not in
cluded in the stock. having been re
placed in such computation by the sli-
yer dollars held for their redemption
OF the total stock. s3,sS9.456,1 1856, there
is in circulation s3,569, ,219,574A
The gold in the Treasury is the great
est in the history of any nation. July
1 there was s1,3S2.959. .9S9. 1S-repre.
senting an accretion during the year OF
more than a hundred millions over the
total of July |. 1914. s1.27s,1l21os.1o. .
The average cost to make note OF
any sort, even a 81 bill, as well as a
$4,000 bill. is 1875 cents, the treas
urer states. To offset this charge 1t rs
estimated that the abrasion of gold
and silver coins held in the Treasury
against outstanding paper circulation
about equal the general expenses OIL
making paper money.
Evening star., 1915-12-17

Mrs. Robert F. Mason Dies.
Mrs. Robert F.. Mason died last night
in a sanatorium near Baltimore, where
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Average Life of Paper Currency.

The average life of paper currency is
the subject of statistical analysis in the
report The average life Of all bills of
every denomination is 3.22 years. The
one-dollar bill lasts 3.14 years on an
average, if it is a United States note;
IL Treasury note. 1.76 years: II sill
yer certificate. only -1.0S years, and If
a national bank note, 4.46 years. The
various sorts of two-dollar bills are
supposed to last 1.20 years to 4.53 years
Fifty-dollar and one-hundred-dollar
bills nave the longest life. The average
life Of fifty-dolar United States note
is GA years, and of one-hundred-
dollar United States note, 6.15 years.
Other kind of notes of these denomina-
tions do not fare so well.
The fve-thousand and the ten-thou-
sand United States notes have the
briefest life. The former lasts but .32
years, and the latter just half that
time. .16 years. This is because they
do not circulate freely, but find their
way back to the Treasury, after pass
ing through very few hands.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Comparison of Funded Debt.


A comparison of the funded debt Of
the District of Columbia and late cor
porations of Washington and George
town July /, 1878, when the duties of
the sinking fund commissioners of the
District were transferred to the treas
urer of the United States, and June 80,
1915, will show these results:
Debt on July 1. 1873. So 1O6 5000
Decrease by opera
tion OF sinking fund
and otherwise. sic, So. 10000
lncr ase by issue OF
3.61 bonds l.2J4UJON
Net reduction of debt. ......... iJ.5Ss. ESQ 90
s6,51s, 900. 90
Interest !. ss!s charge Jul. .,,1, 1919
Interest charge June
~, 1910 23i ,DI "a
Net reduction OF interest charge $I77, ,7G1. rs
Total issue OF 3e5 bonds to date
tissue being limited by Law to
<lo.OOOO0t -................ .$14 .991 300. 90
Amount retired ..-............ s.419, 10000
Total 3.6o bond4 outstanding as
above .......-....-.. $6,51S, 10000
Stocks and bonds outstanding on
which interest has ceased. for which
funds for the payment of the principal
and interest are deposited in the Treas
ury:
Corpora tion OF Washington 3year tEm-
| Corporation Of Washington 1o-year bonds 1000
Corpora tion of Washington per cent
general stock ............,.., 100 OF
Corporation Of washington per cent ''A
general stock ........-............ 7sol7
Total Observation-Disclosures 81 ,0sO IS
In the debt statement these bonds
have been added to those retired
The estimates submitted to the Com
missioners Of the District of Columbia
of the amounts required by the treas
urer for account of the District of
Columbia for the fiscal year 1917 are.
For interest and sinking fund ....... 1915, 40s
For current expenses Of sinking fund
once 100
The transactions in these accounts
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1915, are here stated:
Balance on hand July L. 1914:
tntted States and District OF Co
lumbia bonds. $17O.330, costing $1Ts. %
Cash ........-............ IA. .32::. 81
Total ...........-........ s241 $685.
Receipts during the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1915 ................ 33.307 90
$2ss sos so
Settlements during the fiscal year
ended June 20. 1915 ......-...... 85,s34. 30
Balance on hand June 30. 19I5. s23I. .06e. 10
This balance consists Of United
States and District of Columbia
costing ..e.......... 5000. 27s. II
Cash ........................ 80. 1888
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1921 O69. 10
The securities in the care and GUS
| tody Of the treasurer and belonging to
! the District of Columbia are Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal bonds. $S4,285.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-05
prlvate Bank eupervislon.

One Of the bills which should not
fail to reach the floor Of the house 10
Representative Thon's measure for the
supervision Of private banks. At press
ent the bill Is asleep in the committee
on banks. Chairman Sheppard has
called his committee together. We are
informed, just once early In the sec.
sion, since when he seems to have lost
interest in its possibilities Of public
usefulness or perhaps has been too
busy in other fields Of useful en-.
deavor.
Nevertheless It is to be hoped the
present session will not pass without
the enactment Of law which. shall
submit the operations Of private bank
ing in this state to the same reasonable
safeguards as state and national banks
are glad to accept. Private banks in
other states can afford to operate
under public supervision and so can
the private banks Of Illinois. II they
cannot. there is all the more reason
for establishing the supervision.
Public spirited private bankers favor
this reform. II the public could act
directly 1t would demand it. Il IL time
tho legislature gave depositors this
needed observation-disclosures Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-05
Topics of the Times

With England spending 100000
a day on the war it is evident that it
comes to a cut on the groceries or the
drink. But the house of commons
seems willing to get along on less
groceries.
Somebody ought to paraphrase to fit
the Japs that old gag about the men
going to Picking. They seem actually
to be on the way.
The vinton Eagle speaking Of the
Florida law which DISTINGUISHES the
man who refuses to pay his poll tax
says such a law would raise howl
in Iowa. But would it? A man who
refuses to pay poll usually doesn't care
whether he votes or not.
Another evidence that Des Moines
has passed the 100000 mark is big
gang riot in broad daylight in main
street which the police seem to have
been more or less unable to cope with.
Il suggests that Des Moines officials
should return that visit OF Joliet city
authorities who came to find out how
Des Moines does and learn something
of how things are done at Joliet.
The influence OF the Lincoln High
way has resulted in definite road i'm
provement projects being instituted
during the last two years. There is
the Washington highway, which is to
run from Washington, n. H, to Wash
ingtor. D. c.: the Dixie highway, from
Chicago to Miami Fla: the Rockford
highway, from Rockford to Spring
field, III; the Lee highway, from Wash
lngton, D. C. to Jacksonville, Fla: the
| Thomas Jefferson highway which is to
traverse six or seven Of the southern
states-in all some 5000 miles OF per-
manent road strongly advocated anc
advanced by the efforts Of definite or
PLANTATIONS, and every mile Of which
will unquestionably ultimately be
built.
Nate Kendall is another of the pos
sible candidates for governor whose
political sagacity tells him that toe
many dry candidates in the primary
will contribute mostly to the nomina.
ton of a wet. Nate has decided no,
to run. He and Senator Francis must
have compared notes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-05
4, I'd 4slLir A,lp 4pos..

| A circular which Ia being received in
the newspaper offices draws the deadly
parallel between Billy Sundays SER
mons and r. G. Ingersoll's lectures. The
assertion is that Billy has used without
credit extracts from the eloQuence OF
| Bob and the quotations In parallel
columns if they have been honestly
compiled would corroborate the charge.
The circular is open to suspicion by
lack of any mark of authorship or
ownership. 1t is probably issued by
some brewers association or other in
terest which suffers from the Sunday
movement.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil re-
ferring to the circular says:
so far as the subject Of the circular
is concerned, all that need be said Is
that if Sunday Is using some of the
beautiful and brilliantly eloquent
periods of Colonel Ingersoll in his work
he is making a deuced sight better use
of the language than the author him.
self made"
Without doubt Billy-if he Is using
Bob's beautiful and brilliantly eloquent
periods-is, as the Bluffs paper says,
making better use of them than their
author, but enough has not been said
ism is not to be excused, if it has been
practiced. by the use the plagiarist
makes of his intellectual plumber. The
same theory would excuse the theft of
horse from brewery to be used by
a colporteur.
However so eminent a man as Benja-
min Franklin humorously excused
plagiarism by preacher who had been
discovered preaching verbatim from
volume of Tillotson:s sermons. Mr..
Franklin had enjoyed the sermonizing
greatly without knowledge of whence
the pulpiteer gained his spoil. When
he was dismissed from his pulpit for
the offense Franklin objected on the
theory that he preferred to hear a good
sermon whoever made it or however it
was obtained rather than a poor one
complete in a dull originality. And
that is the best excuse for plagiarism
offered up to date.
That excuse, however, does not fit
the case under discussion. Mr.. Sunday
has eloquence Of his own and plentiful
power to run at the head under his own
steam. Perhaps the accusation brought
Is one of the underhand methods of the
liquor interests to discredit Mr.. Sunday
and his movement, this newspaper con-
to investigate it, but if Bill is borrow
ing from Bob he had best see to the
quotation marks.