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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-04-21
Election
Presidentielle

ST absorbante que puisse etre en-
CO moment pour les Etats- Unis, la
question de ses relations avec PAL
lemagne ct le Mexique, il men est
pas moins vrai dependant que re-
publlcains CONNIE d6mocrates sont
d6ja q formuler des plans pour fai-
re un judicieux choix de candidats
a la pr6sidence. A en- juger par
les elections primaries qui vien-
nent d'avoir lieu dams nombre DE-
tats, lie titulaire %actuel, Woodrow
Wilson, semble r6unir presque
tous les suffrages des 6lecteurs de-
mocrates, tandis que ceux du parti
republican, s'6parpillent sur la to-
to dune foule d'hommes eminents
du pays. Fairbanks de llndiana,
Burton do rOhio, Weeks du Mas
sachusetts, Cummins de lIowa'
Sherman de rIllinois ct Lafollette
du Wisconsin, sont autant de candi-
dats qui arriveront d la convention
de Chicago prec6d6s dune r6puta-
ton qui leur dome DIES titres Sc
rieux a l'exercice des fonctions de
la plus haute magistrature du pays
MATS, CONNIE les problemes politi-
ques q resoudre au cours DIES qua
ire prochaines ann6es, sont aussi
dificiles que completes, l6lectorat
semble d6ja bien determine a ma
voir pour candidat republican,
qu'un homme capable de bonner,
par son passage aux affaires, pleine
garantie que son administration
sera en- toutes circumstances ferme,
viriIe ct 6minemment patriotique.
TT, quel homme dams les rangs du
partl republican peut vralment
bonner pareille garantie? Tout
vrai republican, a d6ja son nom
sur les l4vres: Theodore Roosevelt
Seul, Get homme que les menaces
ne peuvent effrayer a Gu lie coura-
&c de dire q l'Allemagne: vous etes
.descendue en- faisant sombrer lie
Lusitania charge DE- femmes ct
d'enfants, au rang de pirat 8 ct
d'assassins vulgaires. Seul, parmi
nos hommes publics les plus en-
vue, il d6nonc6 Invasion de ia
Belgique CONNIE une violation Eel
granite du droit des nations ct du
plus solennel des trait6s. Des re.
publicains r6aotionnaires CONNIE
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Mime JOS. c%HARBoNNEAU

'.Avsnt de prendre les PlIules Rou.
qes, sans etre complement arretee
ct reduite q i'impuissance par Ia ma.
ladie, je ne me sentais jamais bien.
Plus dune femme sc serait trouvee
blen maIade dams l'etat on je me
trouvais. "DETAILS pale, Ianguissante.
n'avals plus d'appetit; je me sentals
l'estomac fable ct rempli de g8z.
J'avals aussi des douleurS dams lie
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-04-21
Nine z. EITHER

"Je trsvslIlals dans les moullao
sans reldche ; au debut l'ouvroge ne
me fatlQuait pas beaucoup, mails 90
bout de q~uelques mois j'al commea-
&c q perdre mes couleurs, mes for.
ces diminuaient de plus en- plus, je
devlns lnsouclente pour tout ct mon
etat chsngea tellement que mes pa.
rents lnqulets s%ongerent q me SOL
qner. lis ne trouverent rlen de mleux
d me fsire prendre que les Pilules
Rouqes. En- effet, apres en- avoIr
empIoye quelques boftes je me SEN
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-04-21

tais toute changee. Mon appetit etait
bon, je dormais mieux ct tout en- trs-
valiant je gagnais des forces. J'ai
continue I'emploi des Pilules Rouges
durant %plusfeurs mois ct, grace 8 ce
remede, j'ai etc guerie tout q fat.
Depuis, je n'si jamais abandonne les
PiIules Rouges, pour moi c'est un re.
mede precieux ct depuls que je suis
mariee je trouve qu'elles me font un
grand blen toujours." Nine Zotique
Either, 597 State Road, Greylock,
North Adams, Mass.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-04-21

dos, mes membres etaient lourds ct
je n'avals plus lie courage ordinatre.
Les PiIuIes Rouges que j'ai prises
mont tout q fat change. De pale ct
delicate que Petals, je suis devenue
grasse, coloree ct robuste. Malgre
beaucoup de travail que je fais main
tenant, je passe q travers tout 81 je
me sens p~arfois IN peu fatiguee, je
me remets vite." Nine Joseph Char
10 Marshall. Putnam, Conn.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-04-21

La jeune file qui compile que
Pamour viendra apr6s le marriage
met Ia charrue devant les bnufs.
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Valuation Exhibit

Ann Arbor, Michigan,
April 9Th, 1916.
I beg to submit herewith report of
my valuation of the certificate in force
December 31st, 1915, of the Union of
the French Canadians and Catholics of
the United States. The valuation has
been made on the National Fraternal
Congress Table of Mortality with int
crest at 4 p. c.
LIABILITIES
Present Mid Year Value Of
Promessed Benefits or Pro-
lection 1897, 1854. 90
Reported accrued liabilities $780, 90
Total. $94O, 664. 90
ASSETS
Present Mid-Year Value of
Future Net Contributions. 1892, 1890
Reported Admitted Assets,
less So, 748. "a, Funds not
Available for Claims. ..... 91,883.8l
Total. 1864, 302.8 81
By balance 256, 361.1 10
$e4o, 664. 90
Ratio of Assets to Liabili-
ties or Degree Of Solvency N.75%
Very truly yours,
(Signed) JAMES w. GLOVER,
Consulting Actuary,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
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FORCEH EN7RAM

FORCEH %7RAM.
Pauvves fen,nes qui 6fes fables ct vous trainer, c'esf pour
v0us que hNesaan1es Jos. Chavb0nneau ct 4. Either
ann0ncenf keW gueris0n.
Files 6taienf pAIes, electives, foujours sans force, un rien les
abattaiE, Giles s0uffraienf de foufes sortes de n,aLaises
ct aNaienf bien frisfe mine. La sanfe don't Giles
j0uissenf au0urd 'hui Giles Ia doivenf aux
PMUzES ROUGES. Su;vez keur exempke.
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L,EoHo D: QUEST nest pas respon-
sable des !de,s ct opinions emises par
'.es corresp nd nts.
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Toutes correspondances doivent
etre accompanies dune signatu-
e responsible.
Les manuscrits non inserr9s ne
sont pas retourn6s.
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Echo oe l'0uest
MINNEAPOLIS, lie 81 Avril 1916
Entered at the Post Office of
Minneapolis, Mimi, as second
class mail matter

Toutes lettres, correspondances
etc., doivent etre adressees CONNIE
suit.
Echo DE L'OUEsT,
Minneapolis, MINI
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Expose dEbaluation

Expose d'Ebaluation
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 6 avril 1916.
Je soumets ci-dessous lie rapport de
mon eva!uation des certificats en- force
lie 81 decembre 1915 dams PUnion Cana
dienne-Francaise ct Catholique des
Etats-Unis. L'evaluation a etc fate
d'apres la Table de Mortalite du Con-
gres Fraternel National avec interets a
PASSIF
Presente Valeur de Man.
nee de Protection ct Bene-
fees promis. ............ 1897, 1854. 90
Passif accumule rapporte {, 800. 90
Total. ........ $94O, 664. 90
ACTIFS
Presente Valeur Nette de
Mi-Annee de Contributions
futures 1892, 49, 90
Actif rapporte ct admis,
moins 81, 78.8 "a, Ponds o
sujet aux reclamations 800. 81, 8 81
Total. 1854, 3o2. 81
Balance 256, 361. 10
$94O, 664. 90
Proportion de l'actif au pas
sif GU degre de solvabilite.. N.75%
Je suis,
Votre tout devoue,
(Signe) JAMES w. GLOVER,
Actuaire Consultant,
Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
No. 1885
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The National Bank of Elkton
EIkton in the State of Maryland business
November II, 1915
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Correct Attest:
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DATE OF CONVEYING. NEW CON
GRESS.

Every four years there is more or
less discussion of the deSirability of
Changing the date of inauguration and
the date of converting Of newly elected
Congress. We hold our election early
in November but the President does
OF take his office until the 4th of
March. or after period of about four
months. The newly elected Congress
assumes its official identity on the
same day, but its first regular session
is not held until the first Monday in
December following, so that, unless
there be special session called, Con-
gress does not meet until - months
after its election.
There are many plausible arguments
in favor of the Inauguration of the
new President and the holding of the
regular session of Congress within d
month or two after election. Although
a party or some of its members in
Congress may be repudiated at the
polls in November, it continues to en-
act laws for the ensuing fiscal year.
Even though special session of Con-
gress might be called Immediately af-
ter the fourth of March, in case of a
change of administration, yet the APP
preparations and much general legisla-
ton would have been enacted suisse
Quent to the election and prior to the
inauguration.
1t is quite likely that some time we
shall change this plan. although there
Is no urgent popular demand for it at
the present time. In the earlier days
of the government when all travel was
Oh horseback or by stage, and when it
took long time to transmit communi-
cations, it was desirable that consider
able time elapse between election and
change of administration. That rea-
son no longer exists and it would
seem that prompt compliance with the
wishes of the people, as indicated at
the polls, would call for a change in
the date of both Inauguration and the
holding of the first regular session of
{ OOprpCS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
NEED FOR INVESTIGATION.

Recently Secretary of the Navy
Daniels advertised lot of old junk
for sale and included in the list $4,000
POUNDS. or % tons, of plug tobacco. A
New York Sun reporter took to-
bacco expert around to inspect the to-
bacco and found it first class in every
respect 1t was to be sold at auction
as unsuited for the use of the navy,
and would bring but small fraction
OF its real worth. Mr.. Daniels halls
from North Carolina. where tobacco
production is one of the most import
ant industries. Some of Mr.. Daniels
most ardent political supporters are
tobacco manufacturers. Throwing
away few tons of plug tobacco pur-
chased for the navy may be reflec-
ton upon the quality of the same at
the time of purchase. but it certainly
will increase the government pur-
chases.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
OUT OF WAR. MAYBE - INTO
DEBT, WITHOUT DOUBT.

When the alert and none too scrupu-
lous Democrats begin to tell how Will
sen kept US out of war;" it is well for
Republicans to demand a bill of parti-
cUlars.
What are the countries with whom
Wilson kept US from battling? How
did he do it? Who wanted to fight
with us-and what about? How did
the issue arise? Did Wilson create it &?
A little cross-eXamination will de-
monstrate that if We have been kept
cut of war, Wilson. had nothing to do
with it. But that he got us into debt
is a certainty.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business Dc
tober IA showed a deficit of more than
S79,O00,OO0 for the present fiscal year
which is only about quarter along.
This years deficit is $40,O00,0OO larger
than it was last year. 1t is increas-
daily-some days by as much as two
million dollars.
Gle kept US out of war"-maybe.
But he got US into debt most assured
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
WORTH RE-DATING

Aye, aye, there really is nothing
new under the sun" and human nature
has very interesting way Of repeat
ing itself. Not that this observation
hath anything novel in it. On the
other hand age doth not wither it. We
are always enjoying the reflection of
ourselves in our ancestors. 1t is end
lessly interesting TO discover that
what We thought was new is most
everlastingly old.
All of which commonplace cogita-
ton has come about by our stumbling
on certain passage in Sir Walter
SCOTS "The Pirate. Hardly the
place one would think to look for
acute observations on agricultural af-
fairs. But the great Sir Walter was a
very "canny Scot" as well as a very
princely novelist. What things he saw
he saw with very clear eye and
very shrewd judgment-or at least
We think he did. We think so parti-
cularly in the matter of the passage
from "The Pirate, referred to above.
We herewith offer it with chuckles of
delight, to those of our farmer friends
who farm with profit and pleasure);
and We offer it with chuckles of dia-
bolism to those of our farmer friends
who do not farm with profit or any
thing else). but who only talk about it
in ways that make the "judicious
grieve," or only grin.
But to the passage. Triptolemus
4ellowby, after some years at "seat
of learning" is called back to his IA
theirs farm to carry into practice
what he had so fondly studied in
theory" And Triptolemus didn't
seem to fit the job. Indeed, says the
shrewd Sir Walter with a biting sar-
casm. at is plain that Triptolemus
Iellowby had been shaken out of the
bag at least hundrec years too soon.
If ne had come on the stage in our
time, he could not have missed to
have held the Office of vice president
of some eminent agricultural society
and to have transacted all the bust
ness thereof under the auspices of
not know, the difference between a
horse and a cart, and cart-horse. He
could not have missed such prefer
ment for he was exceedingly learned
in all those particulars which, being
of no consequence in actual practice,
go of course, a long way to constitute
h IL. II. i
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winter. 1t failed because editors of
the country came to the defense of
the public rights, and the bill was
postponed until after election.
Another vicious measure is the Ny
ers bill, which does for waterpowers
on public lands what the Shields bill
does on navigable streams. The two
are cut from the same piece of cloth,
and have the same interests behind
them. TIL eMyers bill is on the Sen
ate calendar, and will be considered
early in the coming session.
These two bills give away public
property to powerful monopolists.
That is bad enough, but the oil land
provisions of the Phelan bill are even
worse. This bill will be taken up
Immediately when Congress convenes.
1t idsposes of vast areas of public oil
is almost unbelievable. but this meas
ure actually gives away the fuel oil
reserves of the United tSates Navy
to claimants whom the Supreme Court
recently declared to haveno legal
rights whatever. The efficiency of the
Navy, our first and most important
line of National defense, is to be sac
rificed to the profits of the Standard
Oil Company. the Santa Fe Railroad
interests. and few other claimants,
who want what they have no right to
get.
AS to this, the Navy Department
mas officially said:
"Oil burning naval vessels possess
such manifold military advantages
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
Peoples Column
Washington. d. c., Nov. %. 1916

Washington. d. c., Nov. %. 1916.
Mr.. +. E. Williams,
Editor Cecil Wing. Elkton, Nd.
Dear Mr.. Williams: Congress is
about to decide. in the session which
opens December A, whether natural
resources belonging to the people, and
officially valued at hundreds of mil
lions Of dollars, shall or shall not be
given away to certain special inter
csts which are already rich enough.
Unless the people take hand the de-
"ision is sure to go against them.
The iniquitous Shields waterpower
Vii he's passed the Senate. 1t makes
4 present of the public waterpowers on
our navigable streams to the water
power interests. The power thus
handed over without compensation is
estimated at sixty million horsepower,
or double the power of every kind
now used to run every train, trolley,
factory, shop. mill. boat, mine, and
electric light in the United States.
While the grant is ostensibly limit
ed to fifty years. it is in fact perpet-
ual because the conditions under
which the people might regain con-
troll OF their property are made pro-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
HARD TO PLEASE.

There seems no such thing as pleas
ing our city friends when it comes to
agricultural matters. For years they
have been deploring the steady drift
from the Country to the city" and
have been the "loudest bagpipes in the
squeaking train" when the "back to
the farm" propaganda has been on.
Being a Thoroughbred countryman;
a genu-wine, bread and butter coun-
tryman, we have always contended
that the back to the farm" move
ment depended for its success on pure
ly financial conditions. Men and wo-
men were not going to Scurry back to
the farm merely to please metropoli-
tan dailies or just because our city
friends We're asking it. Let farming
prove profitable and there would be no
trouble about black to the farm"
movements. But here comes the rub.
Farming is profitable, just now-and
our city friends are bowling murder
If they can only persuade country
folks to raise wheat, and potatoes, and
milk, and butter. and the rest, at a
dead loss. they would be perfectly
happy as part of the chorus that
sings Justify black to the farm" But
the idea Of charging nice little profit
for agricultural products! The thing
must be investigated! An embargo
must be laid on the shipment of food
stuffs and a Milk Commission must
find out why the ''fool farmer" wants
decent pay for milking his cows.
Well, if the "fool farmer" had the
spunk he ought to have. and withal
the spirit and habit of cooperation,
he would just say to the dear public
'lf you don't want to pay US decently
for milking the cows, milk 'em your
sell, OF go without. If you don't want
TO nay US decent price for growing
wheat, grow it yourself or do with
ut" If ever any set of people held
he whip hand. it is the farmers.
he only thing they lack is sense
Eough to use it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
INTERESTING BUT DISCOMFORT
ING.

The people of this State have been
treated recently to highly entertain
ing exhibition of the efficiency and ex-
pertness of our distinguished State
officials. They seem to be better
Democrats and politicians than they
are book keepers. Governor Harring-
ton formerly State Comptroller) and
State Comptroller McMullen have had
quite time of it in discovering whe-
Their they can agree that, at the close
of the fiscal year September 30, 1916,
the State Treasury had bullying sur
Plus of some 100000, or an unhappy
deficit. To be sure it is matter of
little importance-a mere trif1e of a
half million on the debit or the credit
side Of the States ledger, and one can
hardly censure such distinguished
statesmen for not being certain on
which side it really is. Nobody i'm
AGNES for moment that any of these
eminent officials walked off with that
half million. The trouble, and the only
trouble, is their inability to agree as
to where it may be found The late
Legislature, anticipating some such
difficulty in locating all the funds a
generous Democratic State Admin
tration might need, authorized a great
deficiency Loan" of two millions of
dollars. When that bill was before
the Senate We discovered in its advo-
Gates the same interesting ignorance
OF bookkeeping which seems to be
exhibited in the story We have related
above. But the Democratic floor lead
ers were not ignorant of the fact that
they had been ordered to get that two
million loan for deficiency that exist
ed, or might exist, or maybe only
should exist. AS to whether it does or
not does not exist our eminent State
officials seem somewhat divided in
opinion.
All of which, We say, is highly en-
tertaining-but to Us plain folks, is
not extremely comforting, particularly
in view of the strenuous efforts now
being made to increase our taxes be-
cause the "State needs the money"
Of course We shall have to bear
the increased taxes; but couldn't we
just as a slight compensation be com
forted with a little better system of
bookkeeping? Couldn't We be assur-
Cd that trihing half million can al
ways be located at a moments notice?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
LEANING ON THE GOVERNMENT.

The increased cost of foodstuffs can
be explained by causes so reasonably
satisfactory that it does not seem
necessary to hunt as far afield as some
Investigators are doing.
One charge made is that the farm
ers by giving bogus statistics of their
crops, fooled the Government experts
and laid basis for forcing up the
price of wheat and many other crops.
Another class of investigators place
the blame on the cold-storage houses,
which, gathering in all kinds of pro-
ducts when they are low, hold them
for prices to suit themselves. Still an
other class find the explanation in the
greed of the middleman. In the cir
cumstances. it is worth while to bark
back to the situation that existed in
the cotton market when the shutting
off of half the European market sent
cotton down to cents and precipitat-
ca panic in the South. At that time,
too. blame was scattered about W.,
out regard to the fundamental causes
for the decline, and Their was insistent
demand for Government interpoSition.
ia little while. however, it was found
that natural laws would take care of
The cotton market. They did with en-
tire satisfaction to the cotton grower
but with unhappy effect upon cotton
consumers. Cotton is now selling at
the highest price on record.
Shortage in the crop and the will
lingness of England and France to pay
Sl.S5 explains fully why wheat sells
al $l.S5. The farmer is in better po-
sition now to hold his wheat than he
has ever been. and he seems to be do
ing it until the price is satisfactory
to him. We doubt much if any kind
OF Government investigation would
show other reasons for the price of
wheat than those now known or would
have the slightest effect in reducing
the price.
We have an unhappy way of de-
pending upon the Government to do
too much. with the result that We CON
stantly blink the most patent causes
of effects we do not like and instead of
expecting relief in the good old-fash-
!oned way of increased production or
decreased consumption. a clamor is
set up for the Government "to do
something" exactly what nobody is
prepared to say.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25
WHO KNOWS?

An inquiring soul writes to the Chi
cago Tribune to ask how many sons
OF members fthe Cabinet and also of
the assistant secretaries answered the
call for volunteers and went to the
border last June. He would like to
Know, in addition, how many of the
Southern leaders in Congress, chair
men of committees. heads of commits
slons. and so on. sent their sons to
Texas. He says he is compiling sta
tistics on this subject. If he can get
the information the figures should be
interesting. But, as We understand it.
the era Of "pitiless publicity" was
brought to an end long since.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-11-25

hibitory. as even advocates of the bill
frankly admit. In practical effect a
perpetual monopoly is given away for
nothing.
This bill has also passed the House.
but in different and better form. 1t
is now in Conference. We know from
the statement of Senator Nelson on
the floor of the Senate that the friends
of the waterpower interests expect to
control tn Conference. 1t is worth
noting, therefore, that the Conferees
from the House and Senate are now
meeting. although Congress does not
convene until December A.
A Vigorous effort was made to pass
this indefensible raid on the public
property while public attention was
fixed on the international crisis last