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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-10
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Washington While the capital siz-
zled and collars melted during the In
tense hot weather that Washington,
together with other cities, experienced
last week congress was busy. The
Sheppard amendment to the food con-
troll bill, known as the ..'bone dry"
amendment, was passed by the senate,
but was postponed by the house. I'm
der the terms Of this amendment the
nation will become dry II thirty-six of
the states ratify it during the next
six years. The action on this amend
ment will probably do much to expe
dite the passage Of the food control bill
The past week in Washington brought
about the first rumors Of an early ad-
journment Of congress. There are only
q few measures, absolutely necessary
for the conduct Of the war, now up for
consideration, and 1t IL stated by lead
ers Of both parties that II congress gets
. move on, 1t can adjourn by the mid
die Of September. It required tenn
perature Of 08 In the shade to create
these rumors, however. It may also
be mentioned that some Of the long
winded speakers have about talked
themselves out and are ready and Will
ing to 60 home.
$500 10000 Loan On Nov. -.
The second liberty loan-for $780,.
O0O,OO0Hwill be launched Nov. Is,
treasury omcials said. Before that
time 1t is planned to issue nearly 3d.
OOO, 900 900 In treasury short time Ger
ti6cates to meet immediate needs.
On the eve of the announcement Of
the second liberty loan treasury on
cials are 1T 4 loss for name TO- distin-
guish It from the first.
To sell the second issue of bonds a
campaign Is being planned which will
Overshadow the organization and pub
licity which made the FIRST bond issue
SO great a success. Much Of the first
organization will be used, conferences
with district liberty loan committees
and prominent bankers from all parts
Of the country already having been held.
A new feature in the second bond
selling campaign will be the women's
liberty loan committee. It has named
state chairmen and opened Offices In
the treasury building here The entire
campaign will be under the direction
Of Secretary McAdoo and the national
liberty loan committee. which figured
In the previous issue.
Several million new posters and
5,OOO,O 900 liberty loan buttons have been
contracted for.
To Fight Exemptions.
The government is preparing to fight
claims for exemption from CONSUMPTION.
Concerned at the great number Of
those attempting to avoid service, the
provost marshal generals Office an
nounced the method by which the gov
eminent would appeal to district
boards from rulings of local boards.
Warning that exemptions in agricul-
ture and other industries would be
neutrality-suspicious. was found in the
announcement that ''the problem was
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-10


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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-08-10
FOOD CONTROL
SOON TO Be Law ] Y
House Postpones Action on
4 ''Bone Dry Amendment.
LOAN OF s3,ooo,ooo,o 900

Bonds to 30 Offered Public on Nov. IS.
Officials Making It,Hard For Slaeksrs
to Secure Exemption-2o,ooo Arrests
For Failure to Resistsr-consrsss
May Adjourn soon-cthsr Capital
Gossip.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
WILSON ON JOB EARLY.
President Adopts Early Rising Perma-
nentIy to Keep In Touch With War.

President Adopts Early Rising Perma-
nentIy to Keep In Touch With War.
Notwithstanding a majority OF
the $4,000 government clerks were still
asleep the president was working In
his Office early. He reached his desk
at 6 o'clock, and it became known he
is determined to adopt this hour as the
daily beginning Of his work. Govern
ment clerks go to work at Q o'clock
and finish at 4:30. The president fire.
quently is In his Office at night.
The presidents determination to get
up early is not prompted wholly by a
desire to avoid the hot hours Of the
day. The fact Is that he Is keeping In
the closest touch with the details of
the war making activities Of the ad.
ministration, and longer working hours
are necessary If he is to have time fol-
the recreation prescribed by Rear Ad
miral Cary T. Grayson, his physician.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
YOUTH STOPS FLOWING
WHEN HE HEARS OF WAR
Makes His Way TO City TO Enlist In
the Navy.

Little Rock, Ark.-When knowledge
that the United States wanted men to
Join the army and navy for defense of
the country against q foreign power
reached Harvey Ethridge, eighteen
years old, Of Conway county, he stop
ped his pillow In the midst Of furrow
and made his way to this city to enlist
In the navy.
He arrived ON the very day that q
preparedness meeting had been arrang-
ed to take place under the auspices of
the chamber Of commerce and attend
ed that meeting. When enthusiasm was
at its height the chairman Of the patri-
otic gathering summoned Harvey to the
platform The distinction almost took
the breath Of the country youth, and he
hesitated.
Finally he was induced to stand be-
fore the audience, and when invited to
state his reasons for promptly offering
his services to the country could do so
only In hating language that could be
heard only by those nearest him.
Nevertheless the crowd cheered him
long and loud as one who, although
clearly not a fluent orator, had shown
himself ready to do his bit in a way
that counts more strongly than a mas
terry of public speaking.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
THE ARTFUL DONKEY.

Once upon a time there lived In
field near q fine jungle where many
lions made their home q little gray
donkey.
Now, this donkey was not satisfied
with being Just donkey and drawing
his masters little cart Of vegetables
to market and enjoying a comfortable
home and nice meals
Neddy wanted to be lion, and he
tried to initiate the air and walk Of
lion he had once seen He fancied that
his bray sounded like lions roar. All
the farmyard animals laughed at him,
which made him very cross.
One day q hunter who had shot Hon
stopped at his masters house with the
lion skin. While the stranger was at
dinner Neddy stole out to where the
skin lay and slipped into It Then he
ran OF toward the forest frightening
foolish hens and geese and amazing
the more sensible animals
When he reached the edge Of the
fields he met the old black sheep who
led bis masters flocks-
~G-r-r-r-u-ur' prayed the donkey.
The sheep laughed
Near the woods he met Mr.. Fox
"Why, it's that stupid old donkey
that brays whenever come about the
farmhouse at night What's he doing
running around In the skin Of old
Leof' Mr.. Fox said 10 himself.
Leo was the old lion which had been
shot by the hunter. His relatives in
the forest were very angry about bis
death.
"G-r-r-r-u-ur' prayed the donkey.
-Ah, good evening, Mr.. Leor' the fox
said slyly.
The donkey was greatly pleased.
Glad to meet you, sir" replied the
donkey.
There are some Of your relations
over there looking for you" the fox
went on, thinking that the donkey
would turn and run home
But the foolish donkey was 50 sure
that the lions would gladly welcome
him and never suspect that he was no,
one Of themselves that he went trot
ting of toward a brook where some OF
the animals were drinking.
There he comes, the monster, dress
ed In my poor, dear husbands skim
roared Mrs. Leo, and she made leaf
that landed her ON the donkey's neck.
That was all The next day the
farmer, who went out to hunt for Ned
cy, found the lions skin behind the
domkey's skin In the woods.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
REcLUsE HAD FORTUNE.
Gold Coin and Certificates OF Dsposfi
Found Aftsr His Death.

Gold Coin and Certificates Of Deposit
Found Aftsr His Death.
Pendleton, Ore.-rn an investigation
Of the death Of johnson w. willard, an
aged recluse Of the farming district
southeast Of Milton, Coroner Brown
discovered gold coin and certificates Of
deposit amounting to more than $751;
600. They were tucked away In every
conceivable place. An old vest hang
ing In q closet yielded several hundred
dollars In gold.
Three. or four purses were found
packed with coin. In addition to this,
Mr.. Willard owned the ranch where he
lived, valued at $4,000. One daughter,
Mrs. Hill, survives. Her home Is In
Montana.
Mr.. Willard lived entirely to himself
since the death Of his wife three years
ago, and the room she used to occupy
had been locked. It was there, In the
bottom Of a trunk, that several Of the
certificates Of deposit were found
During the past few years Mr.. WI
lard leased his ranch, retaining only
the house and bit Of ground, where
he raised a small garden. He settled
on a homestead In 1869, Just after the
war, and in the typhoid epidemic OF
1878 lost all his children but TIE one
daughter. Mr.. Willard was eighty-six.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
CARNEGIE IN NEW MANSION.
Estate at lenox Said to Be Equaied
Only by Biltmore.

Only by Biltmore.
Lenox, Mass.-Into Shadow Brook
entered its new owner, Andrew Came
gle. 1t Is said that for size, elegance
and beauty OF natural surroundings no
private residence In the United States,
with the exception Of Mrs. Vanderbilt's
Bfltmore, bears comparison with Shad-
ow Brook.
With Mrs. Carnegie and Miss Mar
garet Carnegie he arrived at Lenox In
Charles NJ. Schwab's private car. With
the party were Mr.. Carnegie's physi-
clan, his valet and other attendants.
He was assisted from the car to an au-
tomobile and was driven Immediately
to Shadow Brook, three miles from the
station.
Bis apartments are on the second
floor Of the great house and have q
beautiful outlook on Lake Mahkeenac,
The house was deliberately decorated in
spring flowers from the gardens Of the
estate. Mrs. Carnegie and Miss Carne-
gle have rooms on the same floor. There
are twenty large rooms with freplaces
on this floor and many other rooms.
Mr.. Carnegie expects to pass seven
months at his new American home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
SAT ON CHURCH c0RNICE.

Woman Keeps Crowd on Edge For Two
Hours by Threatening to Jump.
Boston.-A crowd Of several hundred
people watched for two hours from be-
hind ropes that barred the street In
front Of st. James Roman Catholic
church while a woman sat ON the cor
nice threatening to Jump. Firemen
spread nets to break her fall, police
reserves attempted to reach her, and
three priests pleaded with her from the
skylight.
Finally the Rev. Philip J. ODonnell
reached her before she fulfilled her
threat and escorted her back through
the sky1ght.
At the Psychopathic hospital she
gave her name as Mrs. Celia Vennard,
q parishioner of st. James church, and
said relatives were trying to commit
her to an insane asylum. She would
rather kill herself than submit, she said.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
WOMEN OF THE SENATE
WILL AID THE RED CROSS
Win Meet Weekly at Apartment ct
.. Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall

Washington.-Mrs. Thomas B. Mar.
shall, wife Of the vice president, and
number Of senatorial matrons have es-
tablished q new social organization, to
be known as the Ladies' Of the Senate,
to meet weekly at the apartment OF
Mrs. Marshall, who has been elected
president. Membership Is limited strict
" to women Of the senatorial circles,
with only one member Of each house
hold to be included In the society. In
this It viii differ from the Congress
sional club, after which 1t Is patterned,
as In that body wife, daughter or sister
of q cabinet officer, judge or congress
man may Join on payment OF modest
annual dues and an initiation fee.
The new organization Is to be both
patriotic and social, with dues sufficient
to make It an important factor In Red
Gross or other relief work, to which 1t
win devote much time In addition to
Mrs. Marshall the officers are Mrs Al
bert Cummins Of Iowa, Mrs. Francis
Newlands Of Nevada, Mrs. John w.
Weeks Of Massachusetts,, Mrs. James
Reed Of Missouri, Mrs. Thomas P. Gore
of Oklahoma and Mrs. Claude Swanson
Of Virginia.
The women will meet with members
of the Congressional club every Mon
day to continue the Red Cross work al
ready begun under the older organtza-
ton.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
DR.. FARRAND To FIGHT
PLAGUE IN FRANCE
Gets Years Leave of Absence
to Conduct Campaign of
Education There.

New York.-The Rockefeller founda-
ton announced that DR.. Livingston
Farrand, president Of the University
Of Colorado, had been granted years
leave of absence to undertake q cam
paign against tuberculosis In France
under the auspices Of the international
health board Of the foundation.
DR.. Farrand, formerly for many years
secretary Of the National Association
For the Study and Prevention Of Tu-
berculosis, with one or two assistants,
expects to sail for France within the
next few weeks. The plans outlined
by the foundation include:
The maintenance Of central organ
ization which will have general super.
vision Of the work under the French
government and which will undertake
the preparation of literature and ex
hibit material and will carry out 6
comprehensive plan Of education fol
the control Of tuberculosis.
The organization Of four mobile units
which, moving from place to place, vii
carry on a campaign Of education and
publicity.
Demonstration Of dispensary methods
and organization Of local committee!
under whose auspices permanent dis
pensaries will be established.
The establishment Of at least foul
centers for the training Of nurses and
others who will have charge Of the dis
pensary work
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
AVIATION SERVICE NOT
THE MOST DANGEROUS
Records of Allies Show 1t Is
Fourth In the Percentage of
Casualties.

Washington. - Contrary to popular
opinion, the air service Of the army, al
though perhaps the most thrilling
branch, is not the most dangerous
Captain Aubrey Lippincott, In charge
Of the personnel Of the signal corps OF
the army, says the records Of our al
lies put air service fourth In the per-
centage Of losses. The heaviest losses
have been in the medical corps, next In
infantry and third In artillery.
Although applications have been nu-
merous for enrolment In the six cadet
schools for flyers recently opened. Cap
tain Ippincott says many more men
will be needed before the end Of the
year. One hundred and fifty men are
trained weekly. Enough men have been
accepted to keep the schools supplied
with recruits for more than two
months, but several thousand will be
required later on, as the supply Of men
must be constantly augmented
Only q small percentage OF the men
who apply for enrolment In cadet
aviation schools at the universities or
California, Texas, Illinois and Ohio,
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
and Cornell can be accepted The re-
quirements are stricter than In any
other branch of the service. The i'm
preston that only college graduates
are admitted is Incorrect but a sub
stantial foundation for intensive tech
meal training Is necessary. It has oft
en- been found that three years at col
lege or its equivalent gives a man the
knowledge which makes the training
come with reasonable rapidity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
SEES ALL AMERICAS IN WAR.
John Barrett Predicts Western Hemi-
sphere Will Be United.

Baltimore-Within a year all Amer
icas will be fighting together against
Germany was the prediction made here
before a liberty loan mass meeting by
John Barrett
'If Brazil enters the conflict, as to-
day seems imminent" he said, two
thirds of the entire population and five
eighths of the total area Of the western
hemisphere will be at war with the
common enemy. Can the remaining
one-third of the population and three
eighths of area stand against the psy-
Geological, sympathetic and economic
appeal Of their sister peoples and com-
tries having similar interests, similar
institutions, similar governments and
similar destiny?"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
SQUIRRELS HIDE POTATOES.
Oregon Man Will Increase His Plant
mos of Tubers by Three Pecks.

Oregon Man VIII Increase His Plant
inss of Tubers by Three Peeks.
Hood River, Ore.-Luhr Jensen will
increase his paintings Of potatoes by
three pecks-
Recently Mr.. Jensen scattered poison
ed wheat around the burrows and run
ways Of a colony Of troublesome dig
ger squirrels near his barn. The poison
was apparently fatal, for all OF the
squirrels disappeared. Mr.. Jensen out
Of curiosity decided to investigate the
underground tunnels Of the rodents.
AS his excavations progressed he un'
earthed seven dead diggers and three
pecks of fine seed potatoes that the
squirrels, forewarned perhaps Of the
impending food shortage, had stolen
from the rancher's granary and had
boarded In the storage retreats OF their
underground home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
BOY, PLAYING SPY, DIES.
His Mother Finds Him Hanged to
Bedpost.

His Mother Finds Him Hanged to
Bedpost.
New York.-Joseph Heissner, ten, a
lieutenant in the cadet corps Of Public
school 4, Long Island City, INDUCED In
many games while alone in his home
at 90 Sunswick street, Long Island
City. His favorite pastime Of late has
been to capture spies and deal with
them as all spies and traitors deserve
to be treated.
In the absence Of his mother recently
the boy was practicing with rope and
moose and slipped the loop about his
neck, with the other end made fast to
the bedpost. The game was more re-
alistic than little Joseph intended 1t to
be, for when his mother returned she
found her son strangied to death and
fast to the bedpost.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06

Hoofs No Match For Pointed Teeth
and Sharp Claws.

Mentone, Cal. Hunger has driven
mountain lions and wildcats closer to
the settlements than in many years, say
old timers. One night recently two big
lions made their appearance at the Edi-
son power house at the mouth Of Mill
Greek canyon and killed two burros
kept in a corral there.
One burro was killed outright by the
lions. The other burro fought and at
tracted the men at the plant, but 1t
was SO badly torn by teeth and claws
Of the lions that 1t had to be shot.
The tracks showed the mountain
lions to be Of great size, and the men
kept q close watch In the hope that
hunger would drive them out again
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
OLD WOUND REMAINS.

Civil War Veterans Pierced Leg Gives
Way In Half Century.
Grsensburg. Pa. - More than my
years after he was injured by bullet
IN the OWL war, q bone In the LEFT Les
Of Louis Osterwise gave way, and the
old soldier fell helpless IN his chair.
sWhsn he was taken to the Westmore-
land hospital physicians found that the
bone had broken on at the point where
tho bullet had struck. Mr.. Osterwise II
ssventy-three years old. His condition
a critical
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
Why Water Puts Out Fire.

Water puts out fire for two good rea-
SONS. First, If a thing Is covered with
water, the oxygen Of the air cannot get
at # to burn It. But that Is not nearly
the most important reason why water
puts out fire. It Is that water has q
great capacity for heat and can hold a
sreat deal Of 1t. It takes 80 much heat
into itself, and so quickly, that It low
ers the temperature Of the burning
thing that It can no longer burn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
Calf eraxss With Wooden Leg.

Kansas City. Mo.-Probably the only
Missouri calf with q wooden leg Is
browsing on the farm of W. d. Brown
In Ray county. The calf belonged to q
neighbor and last winter stuck Q nail
IN fits hoof, sustaining injuries promis-
ing to be fatal. Craig Brown saw the
calf and had an idea. He bought the
animal and sent for a veterinary, who
amputated the calls leg. Later q
wooden leg was substituted, and the
calf Is now only a little slower than
he other cattle In tia pasture.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
AVIATOR BALL IS DEAD.
British Announce Missing Filler Was
Fatally Hurt May z.


London.-The war Office has received
information that Captain Albert Ball,
who had made brilliant record in the
aviation corps and who had been miss
ing since May Z, is dead. He was
twenty-one years old.
Captain Ball was engaged In a fight
with three German planes on the eve
ming Of May z near Lens. When he did
not return to his base 1t was reported
that he had been captured by the
enemy.
At the time Of his death Captain Ball
had q record Of bringing down forty
German machines. He had received
the medal for distinguished service
and the military cross. He lived In
Nottingham.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
FRESH CHICKENS
uow TO Choose One From Among
EmbaImed Poultry.
PUT WHoLEsoMENEss FIRST.

-,,. About Dry Picked, Air Cooled
ei,ds and the Great Danger Of sae.
t.ria Entering q Dressed One, Thus
Causing Ptomains Poisoning.
We should place wholesomeness ahead
=, nlumpness and youth. In other
lords, the points Of greatest importance
~ consider are: els the bird untainted
:, reasonably fresh? Is there danger Of
its giving ptomaine poisoning to some
no who eats 1t because the bacteria Of
Secay have begun their deadly work."
The tire was when 1t was considered
safer to purchase poultry which had
been drawn, 1t being argued that the
.ntrails were likely to contaminate the
meat. Heads and feet were removed,
and the purchaser felt she was getting
net weight and not paying for that
which must be discarded.
As a matter Of fact, It Is now believ-
al by the majority that It is safer to
Inv poultry undrawn and with the
heads and feet where nature placed
them. Once an opening has been made
into the body cavity Of a bird or the
head and feet cut of, the moist, deli
cate tissues are laid open to the air,
fairly inviting the invasion Of bacteria,
These bacteria soon impair the flavor
of the meat, even If actual decomposi.
ton does not set In.
The feet and head tell a good deal
about the age of the bird Young
birds have clean, smooth legs and feet
while old ones show a rough, scaly
condition with the development OF
spurs. Some poultry specialists also
claim that q fowl with yellow legs is
of better flavor than one having black
legs.
The head of a bird which has beer
killed some time will tell the fact
plainly to any one who can read the
SYMPTOMS. Sunken eyes, darkenet
neck and greenish blue color near the
bill all show that the bird is no Longer
fresh.
To order bird over the telephone 1:
to trust entirely to ones marketman
II Is much better TO make the selection
in person end to have the chicken o.
duck or whatever it may be drawn IL
ones presence.
Sometimes chickens are dry picked
Immediately after they are killed, anC
to hasten the cooling process they ar
allowed to stand for a time In yer!
cold water in order to remove the ami
NAL heat.
This is Objectionable also, for {
chicken cooled in water absorbs NOR
or less Of it, which is paid for at foot
prices. The skin of such bird has
white look, which has been described
as 'powdery." 1t has a thick lool
and Is inclined to be rather shiny.
A properly dry picked, air coole'
chicken has loose, clear looking Skin
There are sure to be short hairs, whic
it is necessary to remove by singing
and the papillae, or quill sockets, shoI
plainly.
It is not at all difficult to learn t
dress poultry at home. Ten or fftee
minutes at the most Is all that Is need
ed to prepare a good sized bird 70
cooking, and there is a great deal o
satisfaction In knowing exactly wha
you have got.
In these days Of the high price o
living and the still higher price Of be
ing sick the more we pay others for de
ing the less money we have for oul
selves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-06
poa haro homs From War

Port washington, N. Y-Wounded In
action, Jupiter, Hubert Ralston's war
dog, returned here from France after
doing his Bit to spend his declining
years In comfort. A bit Of shrapnel
gouged out one eye and another caved
In his chest. Jupiter trained with his
regiment at Salisbury Plain In the nrse
year Of the war. 4