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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
ESTIMATE
IS S1,268,715,834

Washington, Dec. 5.-Estimates Of
the expense Of all branches OF the
government for the fiscal year 1918,
for which the session Of congress as
sembling must appropriate funds. total
$1,26S, 715,S34.
This sum is exclusive of 1925, 1855, 1920
to be appropriated for the postal serv-
ice, which is expected to be returned
to the treasury by postal revenue, and
sinking fund appropriation Of $780,
748, 900 toward the public debt.
The total appropriations for the fis-
cal year 1917 ending next June, exclu-
sive of these two items, were $1,1S4,-
1851.
The increase of some $s4 1000, 900 rep
resents the general trend of the con-
stantly increased cost of government
as we'll as the increased cost of living
Increases in compensation and in
numbers Of employees are to be found
in the estimates Of all branches of the
government. and to meet that ten
dency administration officials have
attempted a policy Of pairing down all
proposals for new projects with the
exceptions Of national defense, expen-
ditures to meet the growth of the
country and the many burdens thrust
upon the United States by the war.
The greatest increases are in the
estimates for carrying out the nation
al policy of defense. Where the war
departments appropriations for the
current year were 1881, 49,, 500, it esti-
mates this year for @421 ,352,447.
The navy appropriation which was
$315,61S,7S1 for the current year.
would according to estimate be $780,
1856.
The department Of agriculture asks
an increase Of $1,14s,055 over its cur.
rent appropriation. OF that amount
$107,770 would be added for the
weather bureau; $b19,140 would be
appropriated for carrying out the pro
visions of the new grain standards
act, and $s12,1s5 would be added to
the current appropriation for the bu-
reau of markets, for studies in the
cost of living. The total appropria-
ton asked for the market bureau Is
$1,6S4,775.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
NO REASON FOR IT

When Creseo Citizens Show Way.
There can be no reason why any
reader of this who suffers the tor
lures of an aching back, tho annoy.
ance of urinary disorders, the pains
and dangers of kidney ills win fail to
heed the words Of q neighbor who
has found relief. Read what . Cresco
citizen says:
L. A. Palmer. e. Third Ave.. Cres.
co. says: II strained my back when .
youth and ever since l have been sub
feet to attacks Of kidney complaint.
At times l have a continual, dull ache
in the small Of my back and I find it
dimcult to stoop. Tho action Of my
kidneys is irregular and the kidney
secretions are highly colored. 1never
let It get hold on me. 50 get Doan's
Kidney Pills from Lomas' Drug Store.
They give me prompt relief"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a Kidney remedy-Est
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Palmer had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15

F. Lee Sheppy, 172 N. Halsted Street,
Chicago, ILL.,, General Sales Manager of
the largest concern of it's kind in tho
world wants three or four men in
Howard County and several men in ad-
joining counties, to work for him spare
time or all the time. He can use only
those who have rig or auto. Work is
very pleasant and no previous selling
experience IS necessary. Work con-
sists of leaving a wonderful new house,
hold necessity in the homes on free
trial. Tests at more than thirty of the
leading Universities and the Govern
ment Bureau of Standards show this
new article to be four times as effici-
ent as article now in general use in this
section. Article is needed in every
rural home and benefits every member
of the household, bringing cheer. COM
fort and happiness into the house. Not
necessary to be away from home
nights. Pay from $500 to $500 per
day according to ability and number of
homes visited. In writing Mr.. Sleepy,
mention what townships will be most
convenient for you to work in; what
your regular occupation is; your age;
married or single; how long you have
lived in the community; what kind of
rig or auto you have; whether you wish
to work spare time or steady; how
much time you will have to devote to
the work; when you can start, and
about how many homes are within six
miles of you in each direction. This is
a splendid opportunity for several men
in Howard County and counties adjoin-
ing to make good money, working
steady or spare time. Some of the
field men earn $500 per month; one
farmer earned $1,000 working spare
time only. No investment or bond
necessary.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
> ~ - " .gr E i 70
COST Or FOOD is
LEADING ISSUE
L5l. &C.,
President May Tackle Problem
in Special Address.
MIODLEMEN GET BIG PROFITS
Living Expense Problem Overshadows
All Others in First Day Of Congress
Many Remedies Offered-Minnesot
Representative Active With Bills

Representatives Active With Bills.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The high cost
of living and what steps the federal
government can take to control it
overshadowed all other issues in the
first days proceedings of congress.
The possibility that President Will
son will deal with the subject in a
special address grew stronger.
Eleven bills and resolutions seek
ing to check the soaring prices of food
by stopping shipments to Europe, re-
ducing parcel post rates on foodstuffs
or controlling cold storage were in
troduced in the house.
Gompers Asks Action.
President Samuel Gompers and a
committee of the American Fedora
ton of Labor called on President Will
son and asked him to appoint spe-
cial committee to investigate the food
question.
Reports being gathered by the de-
partments of agriculture and COM
merce are being laid before the presi-
dent as fast as they are compiled and
upon them he is expected to decide his
course of action.
One report submitted by Secretary
Redfeld, and held confidential as yet,
is understood to show q wide margin
between prices paid to producers and
those paid by consumers. In recent
address the president virtually charg-
ed the middlemen with responsibility
for the high cost Of living.
Embargo Bills Cannot Pass.
The bills in congress are expected
to produce general discussion OF the
subject but none of the administration
leaders believe any Of the embargo
measures can pass.
A joint congressional committee to
investigate the whole food situation
was proposed by Representative Lind
bergh of Minnesota. Representative
Stevenson of Minnesota proposed free
Of seed wheat to help the
Minnesota and North Dakota farmers.
Representative Adamson of Georgia,
chairman OF the house interstate and
foreign commerce committees, to
which the embargo bills were referred,
announced during the day that he
would oppose any sort of embargo.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
YOU CAN MAKE MONEY

right around your home, just rs hundreds Of
men and women are doing. Work Is easy,
pleasant and permanently profitable. Be
You take no risk, make sure profit right
along. Send name, address, one reference.
L. BROWN, 6 Murray st., New York City.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
CharIo$xe Wilder Dies.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 5.-Charlotte
Francis Wilder, author Of religious
books, Is dead at her home hero. She
had contributed many stories and
miscellaneous writings to church pa.
psrs and magazines and other pub
lisations. She vas . member Of the
Authors league Of America.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
For Sale

Pure Bred Poland China Bears of the
large heavy boned type. See US be-
fore you buy. Satisfied customers in
seven different States. Call or write.
Plain View Stock Farm,
If J. ]. PROCHAsKA, Prop.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-15
Notice to Farners!

Bring in your iron, the market is
good, rags, rubbers, copper, paper,
magazines. Leave orders. Phone SIG.
1St- SAN FELDSTEIN.
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PROGRESSIVE PASTOR TO ~
TIRE FROM PULPIT.

Greenwich, Conn, Nov. 4.-lByut
ion Associated Press.)-Ths \
Charles F. Taylor, pastor Of To ~
ond Congregational Church Of ~
place, one of the wealthiest churchs
in New England, announces that =
will read his resignation to- hig eoR'
gregation tomorrow. Mr.. Taylor, H11
is known as the fighting pafsoH5
says that he intends to enter otas
lines of endeavor, notably social w9lE
and lecturing. There has been , nosS
or less friction between the pasut
and his congregation since he assun'
ed charge four years ago because 4
his political activities and his tne0l
that the Church should express n
self as a moral and constrqcun
leader" Mr.. Taylor was a delegaNj
at-lArge to the Progressive natlOns 4.
convention in Chicago last sulaina
and two years ago purchased . neN.r
paper through the columns Of VIM
he found the combined Republican se
Democratic machines in running ~
successfully for warden Of the soN4
on an independent ticket,
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A LOVELY BRIDGE PARTY.

Mrs. R. H. Cole and Mrs. Robt.
Dunn entertained yesterday afternoon
at the lovely new home of Mrs. Cole.
on the Boulevard in North Green
wood, out of compliment to Mrs. Jim
Money Vardaman, of Jackson, their
house guest This beautiful home
needed no decorations to make it at
tractive, but gorgeous crysanthemums
and roses were added for this special
occasion which made a beautiful set
ting for the lovely gowned women as
they gathered around the tables of
Bridge and Rock. Mrs. Calhoon Will
o captured the prize in Bridge,
which vas a lovely bouquet of crysan-
themums; a bouquet of crysanthe-
NUNS "a also presented to the guest
of honor. A delicious salad and ice
course was Beautifully served at the
conclusion of the games.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-04
A WIDE-AWAkE STORE.

A telegram which is reproduced in
this issue of our paper contains news
that will be unusually interesting to
the women of Greenwood, as it tells
of an unusual purchase Of suits and
lresses by Mr.. ]. Henle, who repre-
sents Fountains Big Busy Store, in
New York.
Mr.. Fountain usually makes a trip
each year at this time himself, but
business conditions are SO good at
present rather than make a hurried
trip to New York, which he knew
would not allow him time to select
any real bargains, he instructed Mr..
Henle to devote an entire week seek
ing some rare values in suits. Mr..
Henle, being familiar with every gar
nent shop in the big city, has accord
.ng to the telegram, succeeded in Sc
curing some very good values.
These are now arriving and are be-
ng added to Fountains already splen-
lid stock.
It will be worth while for any wo-
man looking for clothing to go and see
these suits that Mr.. Henle's telegram
tells of.
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CHURCH SOCIETIES MONDAY.

The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. P. l.. DeLoach on
Monday afternoon.
The Earnest Workers will be en-
tertained on Monday afternoon by
Mesdames Mamie Mcintyre and W. A.
Caldwell at the home of the former
in North Greenwood.
The Missionary Society Of the
Methodist Church will meet each at
ternoon next week at the church. II
IS their week of prayer.
The Jewish Ladies Aid Society vii
meet on Monday afternoon with Miss
Esther Reiman.
The Episcopal Guild will be enter
tained on Monday by Mrs. j. II. Free
ran at 3 90 o'clock p. m.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Christian
Church will meet with Mrs. }. E. En-
mons at her home, 7O4 Henderson
street.
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DELIGHTFUL INFORMAL DANCE

iIr. and Mrs. 3. L. Young enter
tanned in their palat;al home on last
evening with All informal dance, cont
plimenting Miss Torrey Lear, of "
ZOO City, who is the guest 81 Nj. ana
hrs. Charley Jones
TIE home was made especially pret~
~ with this gracious hostess stately
palms, ferns and hanging baskets,
About Is couples enjoyed this popular
1astiIne. Music was furnished by the
talented Mr.. Bob Anderson. Sand
wiches ard punch were served during
the dance and a most enjoyable even
ing spent by the fortunate guests.
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KATHERINE STINSON AT YAZOO
CITY.

The Yazoo City Commercial Club
mas succeeded in securing a contract
with Miss Katherine Stinson, aviatrix,
to fly in that city next Thursday and
Friday. Special railway rates will be
in effect to Yazoo City from Green
wood and other points in the state.
Miss Stinson has contracted for an
engagement in Japan and will leave
San Francisco for that country Nov.
10. The flights at Yazoo City will be
e last in the United States before
.eaving, and possibly the last she will
,ver make in this country.
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WILLIAMS PAYS
WILSON TRIBUTE
Continued from Page One.)

too, and he is quite a human being;
and those close to him like him most,
and when you get right close to him
he is not quite so Extensively puritan
ical as you thought he was. As a man,
as a father, he is the nan you want to
see. AS a governor he reformed a
Sovereign state, regenerated it, max
ing it reborn; and, as President of the
United States, he put a new standard
in congress, organized a new start of
legislation constructive in character.
He is not what I sometime ago de-
scribed Mr.. Hughes as being-a legal
list. l defined a legalist as a man who
did nothing in the past, and nothing
in the present, and could do nothing in
the future unless he found a prece-
dent in the past. There is a great
trouble with the lawyer. / belong
to the profession, and my father be-
longed to it, and his father, and his
father, and so on back. A lawyer has
his limitation. He is apt to confuse
law and right; they are not always
the same. If Jesus of Nazareth had
have watched for a precedent he
wouldn't have done much; if Thomas
Jefferson had have run all over the
country looking for a precedent in
writing the, Declaration of Independ-
ence he would have been looking yet.
l mean when they find that a law
which has a precedent that is not
right, they ought to kick it, appeal it,
get rid of it. That sort of a man is
Mr.. Wilson.
Now, my friends, l did intend to
talk to you most eloquently-
Audience: You did.
l have heard that everything you
get into your head after 1870 o'clock
at night is out l am glad to
say this, that l got to make one
speech in Mississippi before the cleo
ton, tho not a political speech. l
have been up in Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin speaking to my Yankee
friends. I like them on the whole and
they like me, but I do not like their
weather; and I, somehow feel more at
home, or as the darkies say, somehow
Or ruther," I feel more at home in Dix
lie, the soil seems to come up through
my shoes. Everybody's face appears
to you according to what the face
means. So, l know your faces r
different to me, because I have got
an idea in the back of my head as to
what your face means.
I am going to earn your undying
gratitude by sitting down. Cheer
ing long and continued).
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banker to take the initiative; and
that is where the personal equation
comes in. l found over here in central
Mississippi that certain bankers pre-
pared certain seeds, %clovers, etc., and
they are selling to the farmers on long
time. And they have baby beef clubs.
And the merchant has got to learn
to buy from his customers those
things they have got to sell. have
IN mind a farmer in Alcorn County
who has a contract with a hotel con
Germ in Memphis to buy their produce,
eggs, etc.; and this hotel man tells mi
that they mail them every week a
check for at least three hundred dol
lars. And they have learned how to
prepare these, things for market. and
to candle eggs. All this none is
spent right in the store. If the farm
er finds in the country that he cannot
get a square deal from his merchant.
and ne will hear about these mail Or
der houses he will go to them. That
is the merchants business,
Now the farmer has got to learn
that they have got to cooperate with
each other. There was the matter of
cutting cotton stalks in this boil wee.
VII section ! was just speaking about,
and it all the farmers cut all the
stalks it is Of more benefit than if
some do and some don't.
And then, there is the Federal Farm
Loan bill. The farmer has got to
learn what his business is, that he has
to form these federal farm loan asso.
Citations and borrow this money on
long terms. I had the pleasure recent.
~ OF attending the farmers loan meet.
ing IN Memphis, and they said the far.
l'er must depent upon the business
man to tell him about these advan-
eases. l think this travelling mems
association could proftably devote one
evening to the Federal Farm Loan
association, SO that you could 90 to
merchants in the end and tell them
what they can do with this Federal
Farm Loan bill. The farmer has the
right to pay the loan in forty years,
The interest is five per cent, and 4
pays six per cent per annun he will (
'ay forty per cent Of the principal
'ack IN t~hirty-six years. II that far.
ner farms and in ten years his farm !
: worn down; and they have asked !
ne Memphis Bureau 70 devise. some I
ian how they can safeguard these .
'sf'' ERsy ~ sstlus tAst tasN =
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farmers get these loans and dom
wear their farms out. They r no
going to let these farms wear out be
fore the laons mature. l think this i.
important for this club to dismiss
them, because it is a matter that il
going to be of great benefit to the
small farmer. The Chairman of the
Farm Loan Board said that this bill
was for the benefit of the farm pillow
Of the community. He was asked if
the share-hand that was on the farm,
working just is if he owned the land,
for the man who lived away, if he
could get a loan from that board. They
said they were not prepared to an
swer it, but that they would proba-
bly, have to make some new ruling and
those things would have to be thrash
ed out and discussed.
rink individually, act collective
~. Business men act by them
selves and for themselves, without
thinking Of their n~eighbors. But in
time business men found that to be a
short-sighted policy, and they accord
lngly began to form clubs and associ.
ations Of these kinds. These clubs
developed, and they develop the real
izatlon Of the fact that they have re.
sponsibility toward each other. After
all the quality and calibre Of the citi.
zenshlp is the strength of the commu.
NIFTY. Those ideals which make for
better citizenship. Just such associs.
lions OF this kind provide a benefit to
the community, and the community will
get the benefit Of the services render.
ed BY the business man in the a~ssoci.
IN the past few months this country
mas been stirred from coast to coast
the President sounded the cali
70 arms. That is the soldier who vol.
anteers to lvie for and, if necessary.
% oie Tor ones country. II it is
glorious thing to die for ones country
. IS a more glorious thing to live for
mes community. 1t is for better
'tandards Of business, for a bettar
'ode OF business morals and business
This would be rendering the.
'ountry a most useful service,
1t 10 sometimes said there Il no .an.
iment in the business world, but that
: . mistake, for that 10 the verv M
1000 o. business; an appreciation n
ne fact that II they measure Up q ~ (,
tandard Of builders Of conscience =
'sA . builders os eonsasns.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-04
. ROOSEVELT IN BALTIMORE.

Baltimore, Nov. 4.-(By Union AS
sociated Press.)-The biggest meeting
chat Baltimore has planned in the in
.erest of Republican nominee Hughes,
lakes place tonight. Colonel Roose-
yelt will be the orator of the evening.
Colonel Roosevelt most likely will
couch upon all Of the leading ques-
lions of the campaign and urge the
support Of Hughes. He says the man.
ayers of the Republican national COM
nittee have urged him to state his in
lermost and deepest convictions as
strongly as he desires.
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ARE YOU QUICK AT THlNKNQ.i

Chicago, Nov. 4.--(By Union 80
ciated Press.)-At the Universlsy = Z
Chicago the professors are testing Z.
minds Of the members Of the c0hs '.sS
Of commerce and administration W. Z
"fifty-ffty" results. If you caps II
in rs seconds which Of the test -
fences are logical and correct ~ n
which are not, you know wfa' !.
meas to get a "Ba grade. Here NJ
the tests: On his helmet wavsa
missing plume. He was 70 year VI
and looked twice his age. Two sd''s
were placed at an equal disupis a
from each other. Mrs. James pu' 7. NJ
her evening gown and went doSn !
find the breakfast table DESERVE.
In silent rage. Fresn
.rs not to wear soft, collars ana ~
on their trousers. A woman sai n MI.
she had no children and her fe0.ss
vas afflicted In the same WY
faculty finds that half are abose il
nal and half below and that ths v
lrs = great SUCCESS. II
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man soil. In the early sixties thu
government told these farmers thai
they would have to farm their lands
so as to protect the country. They
could do that, but in this country We
must convince the people of the fact
In vi investigation, we found thai
no country is permanently prosper.
GUS unless the farmers are prosper.
Gus. We found, for instance, that
bank deposits are eight times those
OF Mississippi in Iowa, and more than
twice those Of Mississippi and Tennes.
see combined. Those people have
put these principles Of diversified
ton practical use, which is something
we must do and are doing in certain
places. The last report Of the gov
eminent showed an average yield of
one hundred and f~fty-three pounds
OF cotton per acre. That is the gov
eminent official production Of cotton
this year. We found the Federal
government is doing a wonderful
work, and the state is doing a work
in cooperation Herewith.
In this state We found the Agricul-
tural College and Dr.. Lloyd doing a.
wonderful work along this line. At
Stoneville they invite the people to
come there, it is their station, to find
what can be done in this Delta section.
My suggestion is that each Of you
travelling men familiarize yourself
with what is being done at Stoneville,
and encourage the farmers and bust
ness men, your customers, to 60 to
the station to see what has been done.
Get up excursions. In Tennessee in
1914 we had a farmers and bankers
A Mr.. Hall said, "What
can l do to help this movement
a]ong?" He was told to get up an ex-
cursion to go to A. and M. College.
He said they did not want to go; but
he went with them and two hundred
went on the excursion, in automobiles.
They went to Starkville, these people
who had just voted against tick eradi-
'ation, and they said I'VE are going
home to vote for good roads and tick
eradication" You travelling men can
yet these men to 60 to A. and M. and
zee how they can raise q much cot
as before they had the boil weevil.
use the word diversified, whereas II
las been used too generally, and we
'se safe and p~roAtable* 10 mean the
anne thing. The banker, and / an
y ~ N most epuatiN NM
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HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINETS.
Many steps saved each day.
RAT, ROACH AND ANT PROOF.
$1.OO Cash $1.0O per week
C. E. JORDAN & COMPANY
WILL GET ELECTION RETURNS.

Mr.. P. E. Schilling, the popular
manager of the Greenwood Theatre,
has made arrangements to receive the
election returns Tuesday night over
special wire. The returns will come
over the Postal wires and Mr.. O'Con-
lell, will receive the returns by special
wire on the theatre stage.
If necessary the theatre will stay
open all night. Admission to picture
how will be S and Is cents. Those
lesiring to stay for the election re-
turns will be charged so cents, which
includes the pictures.