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New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

mere seven per cent, we shall bal ance the bill with exports which Ger many would rather take from us than from the allies, which she cannot get anywhere else, and which we can not sell elsewhere to better advantage, It is this trade we want rather than such profits as France has made by being one of the worlds bankers A million dollars loaned will return in- terest, it is true, but 1t cannot be loaned again before maturity. The nimble dollar makes the money, not the stagnant dollar. and the federal reserve system was organized with particular reference to the nimble dollar in trade. Germany knows well how to finance itself, and can make it's own financial commissions, but when it is buying for consumption it must come here, and soon will get the habit of buying American goods. Germany bought from us wtice as much as she sold to us. To double both exports and imports to and from the United States is to make a mere beginning at the profits to which we are invited by events equally beyond our procurement or resistance. When Germany Is trading again she will trade with us increasingly.
 It is true that there is unfamiliar ity with these facts. We have pen alized foreign trade in our earlier history. We have arranged our banking with particular reference to domestic trade. But those are errors of the past We have now turned our backs upon the theory that the law should discourage profits sought abroad. We have provided ourselves with the same banking facilities for foreign trade that the rest of the world enjoys, and which we withhold even yet from domestic trade. We are not so much seeking foreign trade abroad as having it thrust upon us. There are still legal difficulties to be removed. but the obstacles are less than they were, and the future Is en- ticing It is to be remem bered that the nation is entering into it's matur- ity and now needs glasses of a double focus Our vision has been excel lent, but rather myopic. We now need farsight glasses, without disuse of the normal near vision. Some will persist in believing that they see per fectly. Others are providing tnem- selves with the double-vision glasses, and they will see their profits a little soon and a little further off than the others. We have the goods. We can give the credit. The lack is the world outlook against which we nave edu- cated ourselves, and so need the men witr the commercial education to meet the want. There are but few large foreign sellers, and most of them are defendants against govern ment prosecution. Yet only last week was published the appeal of those dealing abroad that they should be allowed to make reasonable combina tions for the encouragement of trade in competition with those whose gov ernments promote such combinations. and even belong to them officially. Our traders may be little backward, but they are ahead of our politicians and lawmakers and administrators of Ia
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
NO STEAMSHIP TRAFFIC.

Copenhagen, Jan. 26, Via London. 11:56 a. m.--Steamship traffic be- tween Trelleborg. Sweden and Sass- nitz, Germany, has come to an er {. Y A German passenger steamer re- gently put out from Sassnitz, but on sighting several submarines off Cape Arcona, she hastily returned to port The sailing of the Swedish steamer was thereupon cancelled. The pass age between Trelleborg and Sassnitz is the principal route between Swe- den and Germany.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
MORE INSIDIOUS TEST CASE.
London Paper Comments on Sailing
 of American Vessel.

London, Jan. 26. 2:25 A. M.-The Morning Post published today an edi- torial article on the case of the steam CT Wilhclmina, the American vessel which left New York Jan. 23 for Germany carrying a cargo of Ameri- can foodstuffs consigned to the repre- sentative in Germany of an American concern. It says that this Is more pla usible and more insidious test case than is the experiment with the steamer Dacia, the cotton ladden ves- sel for changed registry still at Gall weston, and that if it is allowed it will be injurious to the cause of the allies.
 The Post contends the neutralit is an affair of the land as well as of the sea. and says that in spite of the fact that Belgium is a neutral country Americans would find 1t impossible to send food into this country through such Belgian ports as are in German hands. America is asking us to abrogate the power we gained upon the sea at vast expense" the Post continues, "so that American trade may flourish and support an enemy who is destroying the subjects and the wealth of our allies and our own wealth wherever he can do SO"
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
World Markets for United States.
(NeW York Times)

The country is rejoicing over some hundreds of millions of war con- tracts, making profits for us, it is true, but at the cost of the exhaustion of the buyers. It is repeat orders which make true profits, and they come only ln peace. The profits of peace are billions. against the millions of war. Germany, for example, has been ac- customed to export just short of two billions of dollars worth of goods an- nually, and mostly to it's neighbors, who will not trade with Germany hereafter, any more than Germany will prefer to trade with them if there is any alternative That is the biggest prize of trade in sight Our foreign trade education is now ad- vanced sufficiently for Us to appre- ciate that nations tend to buy where they sell and where they borrow
 If we absorb a large portion of Germanys exports than our present comparative pittance of $152, 2,000,0OO,
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
UNITED STATES RIVER
 TRAFFIC NOW LOCAL
Long Runs by ThrougI, Fast Steamers Thing Of the Past. States Water ia
 Transportation Report.

Washington. Jan. 26.-River traf- fic in the United States is now local and long runs by through fast steam CTS is thing of the past. according to a report today on water transpor- tation by the department of agricul- ture. It deals particularly with freight rates, time of transit and length of routes. h
 The report shows that usually the maximum run for any steamboat is . few hundred miles. one of four huns dred miles Or over being the excep-t ton. On only twenty-five of the 102s routes investigated was the averaco rate of speed over ten miles an hour and on thirty-seven it was less than. six. .a.
 Tn connection with freight rates, particular attention was paid to their relation to the farm price of various products. This was found to vary greatly with the character of the goods. For example. on a twenty five mile route in Maine, the rate for a barrel of apples was fifteen cents. : while the average farm price was s1725. The freight rate in this in- stance was S.7 per cent of tts farm price. ...a
 In the case of cotton traffic in the south this percentage ranged from O.9 to 3. Eggs varied still more, tho percentage ranging from 0.5 to TO. Because of great bulk, hay was fre- quently charged from 10 to 10 per cent of its value on the farm With wheat the range was from to Is Der cent.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
EARN TNTERNED.
Guard from Porto Rico Regiment
 Placed in Charge of Ship.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 26.- The steamer Earn, a British collier. which was brought into port here as a German prize by q crew from the German cruiser Karlsruhe, was in termed yesterday A guard from the Porto Rico regiment has been placed in charge of the ship and the officers of the Earn have been paroled, pend ing further instructions.
 The Chinese among the Farms crew were released and will leave for Santo Domingo.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
HOLDS FIRST MEETING

South Hadley, Mass. Jan. 2s.-The graduate council of Mount Holyoke college, formed for the purpose of bringing about closer relations and better understanding between grad uates and the college, held it's first meeting today, opening two days session The new organization was formed as result of suggestion made three years ago by Mrs Lucy Cope Shelmire of Philadelphia presi- dent of the Alumnae association.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

to lead Christian life. One Won- ders, a little how long a man who regards his conversion as hitting the life.-Waterbury American
 Everybody wants convicts to work + is better for the convicts. even though they enrich contractors but there is way to do away with the present plan. Let the convcts with dependents on them turn their labor over for the protection of innocent ones at home. That would solve the problem and if contractors had to pay living wage you would see mighty little production in prison made goCds.-Middletown Penny Press.
 A merchant of a rural town in New York interested in human honesty in small matters has recently carried out a test with his customers. In mak ing change he gave twenty-five cus- toners a dime too much and noted their disposition to correct the error. He found that about a third of the number pocketed their change with out looking at 1t, and that two- thirds who noticed the extra dime had no scruples about taking it. Of the men, about 30 per cent. were honest and called his attention to the mis- likewise. On the basis of percentage the women were more honest than the men.-Norwich Record
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

It may seem now to Jack Rose that James M. Sullivan wasn't his press agent in the days when he was pro- noting prize fights in Waterbury but II 50 his memory is not as good as that Of others. That, however. was before the days when prize fight promoters admitted enjoying the luxury Of press agents-NeW Haven Register.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

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New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
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New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Jail is too good for father who ne- glects his little children He ought to be breaking stone in. a quarry, while his pay went to the family.-New Haven Union.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
MUSC0WT[S ACTUALLY
 PENETRATE HUNGARY
Russian Achievements Constantly
 Arriving in BukoWIna.

London, Jan. 26. 12 Noon.-The sweeping regulations for the conser- vation of the food supply of Germany, including the confiscation of the en- tire grain crop, is regarded in London the most significant item Of news received today from the countries at war. Berlin announces orhcially that this step cuts deeper Into the eco homie life of the German people than any other measure adopted since the outbreak of hostilities, and the gov- ernment defends the regulation on the ground that in order to upset the plans of Germany's enemies to starve the empire, 1t is necessary to make certain of a regular supply of food stuffs until the next harvest.
 In the war area the reported Rus sian invasion of Hungary by way of Bukowina Is attracting interested at tention in London, a special news de- spatch from Budapest setting forth that after a temporary check the Muscovites actually had penetrated Hungary, where they hold the key to Josefalva, an important strategic po- sition. Russian endorsements are reported as constantly arriving in Bu- kowina, a fact which clearly indi-
 
 CTS, the intention of Russia to invade Pennsylvania in force.
 Defending Carpathian Passes.
 Petrograd asserts that as 8 counter to this Russian move against Tran sylvania, the German army which was sent ostensibly to operate against Servia, is now being directed to the defense of the Carpathian passes in conjunction with the forces of Hun gary.
 Petrograd reports, also, that the Russian Caucasian army is closing in on the Turkish Black sea flank, where the Ottoman troops are de- scribed in a dangerous plight From the same source comes a report that the British army in Mesopotamia has met with some success while ad- vancing on Bagdad.
 Submarines in Baltic.
 On the sea the presence of sub marines near the Island of Ruegen, in the Baltic off the coast of Prussia, has caused the German mail boat to put back to Trelleborg, Sweden, when only a few hours out on her regular run to Sassnitz.
 Berlin now claims that in Sundays naval fight in the North sea, two Brit ish torpedo boat destroyers as well as a British cruiser were sunk The Brit ish admiralty continues to ignore these claims. but it has not as yet is- sued any report giving details of the part played in this action by the Brit ish light cruiser and destroyer squad rons.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

The farmers are asking for help on their farms, yet the cities are full Of unemployed. It is too bad that gov ernments which are called upon to correct all economic evils cannot change human nature somewhat at times.-Norwich Record
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

New Britain has passed law for bidding persons to sweep the side walks within certain hours. Some day such rAe will be established in all cities.--Meriden Journal
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

Republicans in Connecticut, who are acting in opposition to the best inter ests of the party over the civil service law, should reflect that it was that same blithe desire to have the victor get the spells that led Minister Sulli- van into his present plight in San Domingo.--Ansonia Sentinel.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-26

At a recent Billy Sunday meeting in Philadelphia. 496 sinners Init the trail" In other words. they decided
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
Effective Auction Sale Ads.

Two sales in this vicinity this fall
show the effect of the right way and the
wrong way of advertising sales in as
startling manner as ''before and af-
ter pictures" in patent medicine adver-
The one took page ad in
the Enterprise, that being the paper
published nearest to his place, and also
had large advertisements in the papers
in all the surrounding towns. The
other simply advertised in the old fash
Toned way, simply having q few bills
put up. They both had the same auc-
so they were equal there. The
man who did so little advertising had
his sale first and a nice day, but the
crowd was very small, one person who
was there saying there were only about
twenty-five present. On the other
hand, the one who advertised most had
q rainy day and weather conditions and
roads bad, but he had three hundred at
his sale, in spite Of all adverse con-
ditions. People who want to know the
best way to get up successful sale
can find food for thought in the expert
ence of these two men.-St. Ansger
Enterprise.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
81, Road Tax Paid by Auto Ownere.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 29.-Special-
Up to November first of this year the
automobile department of the secretary
of state office had registered l47,726
automobiles and the total license fee
paid into the state amounted to 81, 49,
933. 70. In ten months this year Iowa
has registered 34,34O more cars than
during the entire twelve months last
year. License fees for the ten months
this year exceed those for the twelve
months of last year by ST, 535. 46.
Last year the automobile taxes were
distributed as follows: For state ex-
pense, z per cent. or $74, 577.8s; for the
State Highway Commission, $S5, a.s7,
or 8 per cent. and for county roads,
1905, 5ss. 81, or IS per cent.
LAW IS CHANGED.
At the last session of the legislature
the law was changed SO that after May
sth of this year the percentages were
changed. Since that time the county
roads have received 80 per cent Of IL
tax and the state and the highway
commission each per cent. Up to
Oct. LIST of this year the state expense
fund has received from the automobile
tax ST. $50. n; the highway commits
sion, $50, s67.S 80 and the county road
fund 1888, 105. 81.
These figures reveal the big sums OF
money which the auto tax is turning
over to the roads of the state for not
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
Railroad Prosperity.

The railroads of this country have
been obliged to confess prosperity al
last. It took a veritable 'third degree
of good fortune to win the admission
from them, but they have had to yield.
Western roads of course are working
double tides to handle the nations
huge crop, and eastern routes have
succumbed to the contagion of good
times.
Last month was the biggest Sept.
for freight receiprs that any eastern
road has had since 1907; the biggest
that some of them ever had. The flood
of business is still rising. Employees
who had been laid off are back at work
and some roads are sweeping the coun-
try for extra men.
1t adds touch of poetic justice to
read that some of the roads have lost
business for lack of equipment. 1t
serves them right. They held back
orders for cars and engines to ''put
pressure" on the Wilson administration
and convince the country that there
could be no prosperity while the demo-
cratic party is in power. The paltry
political trick has brought its own
punishment.
Now that they have been compelled
to admit good times, it must occur to
some of the railroad magnates that
they would have done better if they
had quit complainin G earlier and helped
prosperity along.
When the freight-rate question was
up for settlement, the roads declared
that if they got the desired increase,
they would place such large orders for
material, improvements and equip
ments that business would pick up at
once. The increase was granted-but
the roads held back, talked about
''hostility to business" bewailed "agi-
tation," exhibited all the cheerfulness
of wet blanket. Prosperity has come
in spite of rail magnates, not because
of them-and the American people
know it.-Chicago Journal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
Find Many Scale. to be Inaccurate.

Many of the commercial and private
wagon scales used for. weighing coal,
grain and stock are more inaccurate
than is commonly supposed. This may
be seen from the reports of the State
Weight and Measure Inspector.
During the summer and fall the in.
spectors have been busily engaged in
checking up these scales. The results
of this work show that most of the
| elevator scales are in good condition,
due no doubt, to the fact that system
of inspection for these scales has been in
operation for ten years. 1t is only
within the past year that the testing of
other wagon scales was commenced in
systematic manner.
Some of the inaccuracies of these
scales are as follows:
At Waterloo one scale was off 100
lbs. on 500 Id. load.
At Sioux Center the city scales were
off 36 lbs. on 500 lbs.
At Rock Rapids the city scales were
short Is lbs on load. Numerous other
inaccuracies could be given but these
will serve to show that the scales will
not remain accurate unless tested from
time to time and readjusted. In gen.
eral about 40 per cent of the scales tes-
ted by the Department are found to be
inaccurate due to poor care or neglect.
Now that the fall coal buying season
is on, Chief Weight and Measure Inspec-
tor E. w. Van Duyn is devoting his at
tention to checking up deliveries of
short weight coal. Last week dealer
was fined $4,000 and costs for selling
coal short 525 lbs an load of 5000 lbs.
and $25. 90 and costs for selling ITO lbs.
short on two ton load
Dairy and Food Commissioner Barney
wishes to warn all dealers against buy
ing and selling apples and potatoes by
measure as the law makes it compul-
sorry that all dry commodities be bought
and sold only by weight
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05

only is the money paid directly into the
road fund used for road improvement
but the money given to the highway
commission is also for road improve
ment. This means that 81, O69, 973 has
been turned to the cause of good roads
in Iowa this season.
1t is probable that quite little more
will be added to this fund before the
close of this year. The registration
keeps large force of clerks busy in
the secretary of states Office.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
School Report.

District No. l, New Oregon Twp,
for the month ending September 31st.
No. days taught. .18
No. enrolled. .23
No. cases of hardness. o
No. neither absent or tardy. ........ 10
Those who were neither absent or
tardy are Matilda Halwig, Ferdie
Gerber, Irene Frank, Percy Hayes,
Maymie Vorda, Annie Vorda, Isabelle
Hayes, Rosie Vorda, Mildred Frank,
Eva Hayes, Celia Vorda, Alois Gerber,
Mabel Halwig.
BURNETTA FRANK, Teacher.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO.

Lucas County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the nrm Of q. J. eheney
4 Co., doing business In the City Of Tole-
do, County and Gate Aforesaid, and that
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9Th day Of December. A.
A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testi-
r. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold BY all Druggists, 75c
Take Hairs Family pills for constipa-
: We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
For term ending October 10Th ::

For term ending October 18th:
No. days taught 20
No. enrolled ..21
No. cases of hardness. ............ O.
No. neither absent or tardy. IA
Those who were neither absent or
tardy are Matilda Halwig, Irene Frank,
Malinda Halwig, Ferdie Gerber, Rosie
VosdAs Isabelle Hayes, Mildred Frank,
Eva Hayes; Annie Vorda, Celia Vorda,
Lucille Hayes, Alois Gerber, Mabel
Halwig, Maymie Vorda.
BURNETTA FRANK, Teacher.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
For Sale.

Big Type Poland China Bears
sired by Chiefs Wonder 224963,
the 925 Id. Boar; your choice at $25
each. 2 miles north and ! mile west of
town. Call or write, phone No. East
Bonair 3. H. A. WOHLsDORF,
9-tf Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
AUCTION SALE
Of Angu. Cattle At Canton, Mimi, Q
Wednesday, November 18th.

will sell 10 Bulls from IL to l8
months old, 10 Heifers from IL to 30
months old, IL Cows with Calves at
foot. Sale opens at IL O'Clock. You
will have time to attend the sale
between trains. Free lunch on the
ground. 1918
M. c. WILLFoRD, Canton, MINI.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-05
Don't Belong To the Unien!

Horace Henderson is stin shaving for
1Oc, with hair cuts, ETC., at his former
o o'clock in the evening and he employs
three frst-class BARRIERS. 9t4