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The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
Constructive Legislation.

About the most sensible thing a Senate COM
mittee has done in long time was in deciding
to refer the whole question Of railway mail
pay to the Interstate Commerce Commission for
a report. This means that the roads may reason
ably expect to get paid according to the service
they perform and not according to the political
favor they happen not to- enjoy.-Philadelphia
Evening Ledger
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

A conference Of German-American societies is
to be held in Chicago May 28 and 20 to con-
slider the national political situation with a view
OF placing the wishes OF German-Americans be-
fore The national conventions. AS the bids for
this German-American support will have to be
made in terms Of real American votes, it is not
likely that competition between the two big par
hes will be keen
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Former President TAFT has testified for the
defense in the Riggs Bank trial and today for
mer President Roosevelt is to do Lest there
may be a suspicion of discrimination the winner
in 1912 should at least be invited to add his testi
nonv to that Of the men he defeated.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

The New York Central Railway has been or
dercd to run a train day each way one of
its branches, which is ten miles long, to accom-
modatc ten passengers. In the long run the
company would probably save money by paying
the ten TO move.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

The official record of casualties, beginning
with the Columbus, N. Mex, raid, and includ-
ing the operations of the punitive expedition to
date, shows thirty United States soldiers and
twenty-four civilians killed, and six United
States officers, seventy-six soldiers and seventy
one civilians wounded. And Villa is still at
large.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
Another Result Of the War

Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, is to marry
an Austrian archduchess By the way, the state
OF international hatred is such that there soon
will be nobody but royalty bred Turks or under
bred American hyphenateS for German princes
Journal
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

The administration is said to be planning
revenue legislation that will make the cost Of
the national defense fall principally the rich.
The net result will be a considerable increase in
the number of preparedness advocates though
the enthusiasm of few will be cooled.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Representative Meyer London says he is op-
posed to sending army to Mexico to hunt for
bandit who may be hiding in a lodging house
n Austin, Tex. Mr.. London is wasting his time
n the House. He ought to be border CORE
,pOndent
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
BY +. II. JOHNS.

Announcement was made Yesterday that
the Naval Appropriation hill Will he r"-
ported from the House committee We'd
nesday and taken UP under a special
rule Monday or Tuesday With the spe-
cial rule limiting debate on the hill II
is expected that vote will he reached
on the following Friday or Saturday.
THIS is a signal victory for the prepared
ness forces in the House. II became
known yesterday that Majority Leader
Kitchin and number of small navy
men had planned to put over the naval
bill until after the national conventions.
This. 1t is said was the purpose OF
sort of flhuster which Representative
Galloway, of Texas. conducted against
the bill in the committee. Under his
leadership the small navy members Of
the committee prolonged the hearings for
about two weeks. They evidently thought
by delaying the time when the bill Will
be reported out its consideration could
be postponed until after the conventions.
When the IarGcr navy Democrats dis
covered this plan the brought pressure
to bear upon Majority Leader kitchin
and as a result the program has been
reversed. Now II is proposed to rush the
bill through the House in record break
ing time. otherwise it is feared that
the Republicans in the national Conven-
ton will make political capital out Of
the delay of the Democrats in the passage
OF a naval bill
The Republicans on the Naval Commit
tee are preparing q minority report in
which 1t is understood they will recon-
mend six battle cruisers and two battle
ships. While the Republicans on Military
Affairs Committee were unable to agree
upon a minority report those on the
a unit. So are the Democrats, and party
lines were drawn closely in the contest
over the building program.
The debate on the bill will center large
ly on the merits of battle cruisers. The
naval authorities are far from being
agreed on the relative merits Of battle
cruisers and battleships. The American
navy is organized around the battleship.
The majority of the American naval
strategists have taken the position that
speed is not as important a factor in
the American navy as it is in the British
fleets. In q larger sense, II Is argued.
the American navy Is a Coast-defense or
ganization. Some of the American STRAIT
egists have gone so far as to insist that
the navy is our floating coast defense.
For this reason they insist that the bat
tie cruiser is not such desirable capital
ship as a heavily armored and armed
Dreadnought
Even admitted that we should have
battle cruisers, it is still argued that It
would be dangerous to abandon the two
battleship-building program. Figures
will be submitted to the House to show
that the failure of Congress to author
lie the construction of two battleships
at this session of Congress will weaken
the fleet
Predictions are being made that the
outcome of the affair will be four or FIVE
battle cruisers and two battleships. At
least FIVE battle cruisers will be author
lied by the House, and the Senate is
expected TO increase the program Of the
lower branch OF Congress
The announcement Of Chairman Cham
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Bridges between New York and Brooklyn
were closed to traffic as the battleship New York
steamed down the East River. Rather a sig
nihcant change since the days when upon such
occasions the bridges were filled with patriotic
and enthusiastic Americans waving salutes.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

It is scarcely surprising that none OF the can
didates for the G. o. P nomination are claiming
the votes of the delegates from the District.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

There is not likely to be any great commotion
in the convention hall when the Leonard Wood
delegates 60 over to Col Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

By the way, have any of the candidates for the
Republican nomination told how they stand on
the question of setting aside the civil service
law whenever it happens to stand in the way?
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
Oner Them Commissions.
Federal Clearing Plan POSTPONED.

The Federal r. -ro Board yesterday
voted unanimously 10 defer the insuEura-
ton Of the now Clearing and collection
plan in the twelve Federal reserve banks
until Saturday. July Is After Consulfa-
ton b. wire with the governors OF banks.
Il was found that this was the earliest
date a. which it was possible 10 make the
plan actually operative in all districts
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

What's the civil service law between deserv,
ing Democrats and the jobs?
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
Embarrassed Editors

The German government is not fair to Ger
man-Amerlcan editors After the latter i'd be-
come thoroughly. convinced that the Sussex was
not torpedoed by a U-boat, along comes a
sPecihc confession from Berkn.-Cincinnati
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Since Gen. Pershing's punitive expedition en-
tered Mexico II,75oooo pounds of food and for
age have been shipped to it. And yet the Car
rama government wants it to leave.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Apparently Carranza is at last taking kindly tc
American methods 1t is reported that he is
about to send us another note.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Will Dead Man Hill be known as Dead Man
Mountain after the war?
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

The Supreme Court Of the United States hav-
ing decided that taxicabs are common carriers
the smart set will probably refuse to ride in them
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

AT HAND.
We thirst for Heavens that may be
In some unknown futurity
And so o'erlook the chance to find
A Heaven suited to our mind
That in a life Of love and cheer
Lies right beside US, now, and here!
Copyright, IslSJ
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
Al HAND.

FIRST printing Of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

tber snrs
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

cGPyrght s 1901 % @ 1sG2 Sy naSPSE gEOhsEs
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
FOR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Published BY special 1h the President through
The Mcclure NeWsbaber Syndieate
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

coNEINDEp on PAGE MAE
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
.LuS|TANIA DISPUTE
NEAR END, IS BELIEF

Berlin, Feb. 15.-According to brief
statements in the Lokal Anzieger and
the Tageblatt, the communication re-
ceived Friday from Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador at
Washington, gives promise of an i'm
pending settlement of the Lusitania
controversy, the German and Ameri-
can standpoints, it is asserted, hav-
ing been brought materially nearer
to each other.
The Lokal Anzieger declares that
the only thing now necessary is to
embody the results of the negotia-
lions in new note, "after which the
whole matter may be regarded as set
tied"
The Tageblatt, more cautious. says
that an agreement has been reached
on the main point of issue, but that
probably some time will elapse before
a formula is definitely fixed.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
TO Give 5000 ACRES
FOR HOME FOR BOYS
Kansas Ranchman Working Out
a Scheme Of Philanthropy.

Topeka, Kan.-John Marriage, own
er of the Eagle Canyon ranch in Null
linville, is going to turn his 6,OO0 acre
ranch over to home for orphan
and neglected boys as training school
in farming. Marriage told of his plans
in letter to Governor Cappep. He
wants the governor to help.
He would make the Kiowa county
ranch big home for boys. where they
may go to school, learn to farm, live
right and become honest and indus
trious farmers.
II have a ranch of 600O acres, fully
equipped with machinery and stocked
with pure bred CATTLE" the letter said
1T is excellent land, 2,1O0 acres de-
voted to farming and 5000 acres in
pasture. For years have been oper-
ating it with hired help, but want to
get different helpers and cooperate
with them on profit sharing plan so
they can have good living and COM
Portable home here so long as they do
right and are satisfied to remain.
'This property never is to be sold.
but is to be made into a training home
for orphans and neglected boys. There
will be three trustees to have the gen
eral management of the property and
nine co-operators to do the work and
live Christian examples. We are nom
sectarian, but take the whole Bible as
our creed. Each co-operator will be
permitted to draw cash each month
for his living. also be credited Jan.
of each year for a share Of the ranch
profits. We have good schools and
Sunday schools on the ranch. No one
who uses liquor, tobacco. vulgarity or
profanity will be tolerated"
Just how many boys or what sort of
boys are to be taken and under what
conditions they are to be permitted to
enter the ranch school has not been
worked out. Mr.. Marriage is consult
ing other philanthropists.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
PUBLIC SALE!

On account of the place being sold,
we viii sell at Public Auction on the
old Spaulding farm 2 miles east and II
miles north of Riceville, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2l, 1916,
at 1000 o'clock a. M, sharp, the follow
ing described property:
FIVE HORSES
Gray IGelding yrs. old, VT. 700;
Black Gelding 5 yrs. old, W.T.. 1850; Bay
Gelding 4 yrs. old, VT. 1900; team mules
II andl12 yrs, VT. 24OO.
80, SIXTY CATTLE. ~
good Mich Cows, ~ Aberdeen
Angus Cows, II Aberdeen Angus Year.
ling Heifers, 8 late Spring Calves, 8
Winter Calves-2O of above are
Registered. l Registered Aberdeen
Angus Bull.
MACHINERY, ETC.
Deere Sulky nearly new, Deere Hay
Loader, Hay Rake, Disc, Harrow, Hay
Rack, John Deere Walking Cultivator.
80 Tons Feed. l Straw Stack.
80 POLAND CHINA BROOD SOWS.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
TERMS All sums of $40 and under,
Cash; over that amount, one years. time
will be given on approved bankable
notes bearing interest at the rate of 8
per cent. per annum from date sale.
All purchases must be settledlfor before
leaving the.:premises.
OLIVER WHITE & co.
D. R. CONWAY, Auctioneer.
E. r. ST. JOHN, Clerk.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
LUNGS OF A BATTLEsHIP.
Ventilation 10 a Serious Problem. In
Building War Vessels.

Building War Vessels.
One of the most difficult problems in
building a battleship is to secure salts
factory ventilation. She is a very COM
plicated creature, made up of SO many
steel boxes, large and small, for the
accommodation Of officers, men, coal.
ammunition and stores, dotted here
and there with so many steel ladders,
automatic lifts, steel bulkheads and
water tight doors, varied here and there
by miles of electric wires belonging to
lights, telephones, bells and motors, to
say nothing Of the endless mileage of
pipes for flooding, draining, pumping.
fresh water. fresh air or COMPRISED
air and speaking tubes.
First in Importance comes the venti-
lating Of the boiler and engine rooms.
When you begin to think of gangs OF
coal black demons working away in
the bowels Of the ship at tempera-
ture Of 12O degrees; when, too, you
commence to realize that unless the
furnaces receive their required draft
the speed Of the battleship drops to be-
low that of her sisters in the squad.
ron, you appreciate the importance Of
the steam driven fans to the furnaces
and boiler rooms. The supply of air
comes down through large water tight
trunks. which are continued right up to
the weather deck, armored gratings
being provided at the protective deck.
For yentilating engine rooms large
electric fans are employed So. too,
the coal bunkers have to be ventilated.
owing to the gas which the coal gives
of. This gas when mixed with air
forms an explosive, so in order to pre-
vent the possibility Of injury to men
or ship supply and exhaust pipes are
fitted in such a manner as to cause
q current of air.-Pearson's Weekly.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
DOMESTIC BLISS.
Shown In the Confessions of Happily
Married Man.

Shown In the Confessions of a Happily
Married Man.
1t takes my wife IL long time to read
anything skim whole pages instant
Iy. She hates to be read aloud to. l
| love it.
! When we travel | always suggest to
her in advance the car we shall take.
| She agrees. but will suddenly change
! her mind and insist upon taking anoth-
err one. | grumble to myself and obey.
She likes the top of the auto up. /
loathe it up. 1t remains up.
| always praise her golf, no matter
how badly she plays. She always dep
recates mine. no matter how well
play When l criticise anything she
does | don't say it; think it. That
sometimes makes trouble enough,
l compliment her occasionally before
others. She pretends that she doesn't
understand why l do it.
When | buy new suit she will new
er admit that she admires it until it
is worn out. Then she says the next
one isn't half SO becoming as the last.
When she gets new gown admire
IL lllSuSClS uAti IL 10 <lpOul lAAilS W
replace it with another. She never
liked any hat that 1 have ever bought.
like every one Of hers-on principle.
l laugh at her when she gets too
serious. When l get too serious she
scolds me.
l keep her informed about my bust
ness only when she asks me. She new
er asks me, so you know the result.
tell her funny story every day.
If have two keep one for the next
day. Sometimes she laughs at them.
She asks me occasionally If think
her hair is as long as it was. always
tell her it is longer.
hate bridge, dinner parties, dancing
and the opera. She respects my opin-
ion and makes me do them all.
She makes out checks and forgets
to enter them on the stubs. Every
time catch her in this omission she
reminds me Of the celebrated occasion
when I left the tickets to large the
alter party in my other suit.
She always keeps her temper when
lose mine. I keep mine when she
loses hers.
l once told her she was thoroughly
spoiled. She kissed me and said she
knew it.-Life.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Wesley. Father and Wesley.

One cleric well known to fame who
took snuff and loved his pipe was Sam
uel Wesley. rector. Of Epworth, Lin
colnshire, from 1867 to 1875. He not
only smoked his pipe. but sang its
praises:
In these raw mornings. when I'm freez-
ing ripe,
What can compare with a tobacco pipe?
PINNED, cooked and toucht. 'twould better
heat man
Than the Bath fagots or Scotch warm
ing pan.
Samuels greater son, John Wesley, did
not share the parental love of pipe.
He spoke of the use Of tobacco as IAN
uncleanly and unwholesome self in
diligence" and described snuffing as a
silly, nasty. dirty custom. "-Westmin-
ster Gazette.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
WHEN CLIFF JEWELLERS LIVED
University Of Arizona Starts Expert.
ments to Determine Time.


Experiments are being conducted at
the University Of Arizona, at Tucson.
1t was learned, in an effort to deter
mine when the Arizona cliff jewellers
lived.
The theory Of DR.. A. E. Douglas, pro-
fessor Of astronomy at the University,
that there is an exact relation between
the rainfall and other climatic condi-
tons in various years with the size of
the rings shown in the cross section of
the trunk of a tree is being used in
connection with the experiments.
Trunks of trees used by the cliff dwell
ers in constructing their dwellings.
many Of which are still intact, will be
compared with the trunk of the largest
Tree that can be found in Arizona.
II the rings are similar in their char
acters, the tine at which the aborig-
Ines Inhabited the southwest will be
reckoned from the known age Of the
tree.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
FIND POISON IN ASH HEAP
Police Have Clue in Connection With
Girls Death.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Poison crystals
found buried in an ash heap in the
suburb of Lake Forest are believed
by Lake county authorities to form an
important link in the circumstantial
evidence involving William H. Orpet.
University of Wisconsin junior, who
is under arrest in the death of Miss
Marian Frances Lambert.
Search of the ash pile resulted from
tip received by States Attorney
Dadv 1t was on the estate of Cyrus
H. Mccormick, of which Orpet's faith
err, o Z. Orpet. is superintendent. An
under gardener admitted that he
buried the poison under orders from
the senior Orpet
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
onIv Nation Without BUDGET.

We are the only civilized nation that
hasn't budget system. France, Ger
many, Russia, Japan, England, Italy.
Spain, Rumania, Servia, Portugal, Bull
garia and Venezuela-all these coun-
tries and many more have budgets.
In each country, that is, certain re-
sponsible officers prepare a definite
plan for doing things, estimate the cost
Of executing it and suggest means for
raising the money. There is only one
important nation that has no business
plan, and that is the one that has
chiefly distinguished itself as nation
Of business men-the United States
Worlds Work.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
APPEALS MUST Be APPROVED
British and Belgium Governments Act
to Prevent Waste.

London, Feb. 15.-It is officially an
nounced that, to obtain better co-or-
dination of appeal in behalf Of the
Belgians and to prevent waste Of pub.
lie generosity, effort and the misap-
plication of funds procured in re-
spouse to such appeals, the Belgian
and British governments have decided
to make arrangements giving official
recognition only to appeals approved
by the two governments.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
What the Well Revealed.

One of the first deep wells drilled in
the west was put down near Huxley.
New, by the Central Pacific railway in
1881. in search for good water. The
boring reached depth of 2.75O feet.
but the water obtained was Of very
unsatisfactory quality. At LOO feet
the drill encountered a bed Of "petri-
fed Clans" and the record states that
at 1900 feet well preserved redwood
timber" was found.-Argonaut
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
1856 Persons Reported Missing.

Records Of the New York police de-
partment show that 1881 persons out
side the city and 4,035 living inside the
city were reported missing last year.
Nearly all Of them were found by the
police or returned home Of their own
accord.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Human Mystery.

Almost every man believes in the
mystery of woman. do not For men
are also mysterious to women; women
are quite as puzzled by our stupidity
as by our subtlety. I do not believe
that there is either male or a female
mystery: there is only the mystery Of
mankind-W. l. George in Atlantic
Monthly.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Ais Own Den Too.

Husband-A man is coming to see
me on business. Can have him come
into my den? Wife-And interrupt
nv dressmaker? Never!-Life.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
ESTIMATE OF MINNESOTA
POPULATION.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The
federal census bureau esti-
mates that the population of
Minnesota July | will be 2,
279,603, an increase from g.
246,761 July 1, 1915. The es-
timated population of North
Dakota July is 1920. of
South Dakota 69S,509 and of
Montana 459,49
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Government Life Guards Rescue Sew.
en- In Driving Gale.

Lewes, Del, Feb. 15.-The schooner
Abbie H. Gheen was blown ashore on
Hog island, Va, and wrecked in a
storm.
The crew of seven men were res
cued by the government life guards
in a driving gale with the thermome-
ter near zero. after they had spent
several hours in the rigging.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
To Her fasea.

Jess-Why did Mae marry Haroldf
Hes a perfect blockhead Bess-Weu.
you know she always liked hard WOOD
trimmings In house.-Judge.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Luck.

Jack-Congratulate me. old man.
Tom-Whats up? Are you engaged
Jack-No. Miss Roxleigh refused me
the day before her father made an as
signment.-Boston Transcript