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•1 MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
51,090,775,134 ASKED 10
RUN UNCLE Si NEXT YEAR
Washington.—Estimates presented to congress today put the cost of
conducting the government during the fiscal year 1916, which begins on
July 1, next, at $1,090,775,134.
This sum is $3,392,962 less than the congressional appropriation for
the current fiscal year ending next June 30th and $17,906,643 less than the
estimates for the current year.
Without salary increases of any kind, no estimates whatever for new
public buildings and all items reduced by order of President Wilson to
what departmental heads consider the minimum, the estimates represent
the administration’s effort to keep the governmental expenditures with
in its income which has been decreased by the European war.
The Grand Divisions.
By grand divisions, the estimates submitted today are as follows:
Legislative establishment $ 7,641,049
Executive establishment 31,845,889
Judicial establishment 1,240,580
Department of Agriculture 20,706,013
Postal .ervice 297,355,164
Foreign intercourse 4,607,182
Military establishment 105,866,849
Naval establishment 142,619,003
Indian affairs 9,533,463
Pensions 166,100,000
Panama Canal 18,931,865
Public Works 79,917,541
Miscella..eous 82,843,325
Permanent annual appropriations 121,567,207
With the expectation that the Postal Service will continue to be self
sustaining the postal item of $297,355,164 will be deducted as it is re
turned to the treasury from postal earnings, leaving the actual total of
expenditures at $793,419,970.
if PUCE “FED”
CLUB IN N. Y.
Organized Ball Will Probably
Use Drastic Methods to Over
come Action of Federals.
New York. —If advance statements
on what should be done is indicative
of what to expect, drastic action will
be taken by the National Cimmission,
the National League and Internation
al League this week over methods
adopted by Federal League promoters
and the jumping players to the new
organization. Without exception every
club owner on his arrival here has
had something to say concerning the
Federals, and the Federals, not to be
outdone, have let it be known that a
club may be placed in New York City
next season.
August Herrmann, chairman of the
National Commission, characterized
the signing by the Brooklyn Feredals,
of Marquard, “as a great mistake,”
adding, however, that it was the New
York club’s loss :.nd that unless Pres
ident Hempstead demanded action it
was no commission affair.
Peace Plan.
Herrman also stated that his nego
tiation with Chas. N. Weeghman rel
ative to the purchase of the Chicago
Cubs and incidentally peace between
the old and new baseball organizations
There is, in this land of “blessed civilization,’' thousands upon thousands of such homes -every one a disgrace, a cancer in the
body of society.
What do lawmakers and candidates for office plan, what do power and wealth propose to do for this woman and her children, for
the father and daughter, slaves, fastened to a machine?
What are YOU going to do this Xmas season, Mr. Goodfellow? Is there any chance for Santa Claus to visit these children unless
you help, Mr. Goodfellow?
would be laid before the National
Commission which is expected to meet
today. Herrman intimated that one
of r.he defensive, measures to be adopt
ed would be a rule to bar players
from organized baseball who are now
or may in the future be identified
with the Federal League. Owner
Dreyfus of the Pittsburg team, de
clared he would not have a player
who had once deserted organized
baseball for the outlaws.
A change in the International Lea
gue circuit will be discussed at the
annual winter meeting today. It is
considered practically a certainty that
the Jersey City franchise will be shift
ed to Syracuse while either Brooklyn
or Richmond will get the Baltimore
club.
WOULD CUT APPROPRIATION.
Washington, D. C.—The appropria
tion for the federal industrial rela
tions commission, comprising nine
commissioners and a number of inves
tigators and research experts, would
be cut from $200,000, the amount pro
vided for the current year, to $40,000
for the coming fiscal year, in official
estimates submitted to congress today.
The commission has been busied with
problems of industrial unrest and
similar matters an dhas plans for nu
merousc other inquiries during the
coming year.
Mrs. McClain’s Experience With Croup.
“When my boy, Ray, was small he
was subject to croup, and I was al
ways alarmed at such times. Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy proved star
better than any other for this trouble.
It always relieved him quickly. I am
never without it in the house for I
know it is a positive cure for croup,”
writes Mrs. AV. R. McClain, Blairs
ville, Pa. For sale by all dealers.
Wfcft D® Y@i TEaMk TEnis 'SOME? 00
Al. H. Wilson in “When Old New York Was
Dutch,” Saturday, Matinee and Evening
Al. H. Wilson, the singing German
dialect comedian, will present "When
Old New York Was Dutch” at the
Grand Saturday, matinee and even
ing.
Like all the plays in which Mr. Wil
son has appeared, his present offer
ing has a distinctly German flavor,
thus giving him an opportunity to use
the Dutch dialect for which he is cele
brated, and which has earned for him
the name of “Metz.”
The scenes are laid in the village
of New York in the year 1664. and
the plot tells of the efforts of the
Dutch to wrest the village from the
English, the story Involving the ad
ventures, of Metz von Freiburg, who
has earlier married an English girl,
from whom he was separated by her
parents immediately after the cere
mony. Following this separation Metz
WHERE CHRISTMAS NEVER COMES
No ono can walk a block on any business street in Augusta without be
ing reminded that Christmas is at hand. Everybody is preparing for it. The
beautiful big dolls arc in tlie windows. Tire fuzzy dogs are there beside
them, and the horses with curbed necks and the choo-ehoo trains and a thou
sand things that make the heart of childhood leap. Christmas is coming.
And yet, to hundreds of children it this good city Christmas never comes.
They wait for it. They watch for it. They write letters to Santa Claus.
They hope. They build castles. They pray. They go to bod —on poor mat
tresses and ragged, thin quilts over them—on the night when Santa Claus
with his reindeer sleigh is abroad in the land. And, in the gray dawn of a
morning, uncheered by a blazing fire, they wake with eager expectancy and
grope their way to ragged stockings by a fireless hearth. And the stockings
are empty. Even to the very toe, the thin hands, a-trcmble with excitement
any with dying hope, go over them again and again. There is nothing there.
Santa Claus slipped by them while they slept.
And little children fare forth into a hard world, their faith shaken in all
things good. They have taken permanent hurt. Their lives can never be
just Avliat they might have been.
What are we going to do about it tin's year? Do you wish to have part
in it? Is it worth an hour of your time, to save some trusting children from
sorrow? Would you care to have the consciousness of having helped to hold
a thousand boys and girls steadfast in their faith in all tilings good?
If “yes” is your answer to these questions, write Goodfellow, care of
The Herald, stating how many children you will provide for in the way of
Santa Claus things. That number of names, together with the ages and resi
dences of the children will be mailed to you. And do it now. If you wait too
late, it will be impossible for the children, you or us to get entirely satisfac
tory results.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
kills a brother officer in defense of
his wife’s good name and is deprived
of his estates and banished from the
German kingdom. Under an assumed
name he enlists in the Dutch army
in order to get to America whither
his bride has been taken by her un
cle, who is the chief adviser to the
English governor of old New York,
and his adventures in thgt village
form the basis of the play. During his
sojourn in old New York Metz meets
his wife, and. Ignorant of her iden
tity. falls in love with her. He soon
discovers who she is. and in the guise
of a friend of von Freiburg, he pleads
von Freiburg’s cause. Eventually he
discloses his Identity, and having
saved the governor's life by reveal
ing a plot on the part of the Dutch
for his assassination, he again wins
his bride, who has been designed by
her uncle for the wife of the gov
ernors son as soon as a divorce should
be granted her.
The course of the play gives Mr.
Wilson opportunity for the introduc
tion of several delightful songs which
are sure to please bis audience. They
include "When T First Met You,”
"Moon, Moon, Moon.” "When the
Roses Bloom Again,” and "Mr. Bear.”
Resides a capable company, Manager
Fllis has provided the production with
a series of beautiful stage settings, the
first act showing the harbor of old
New York with a pirate ship at an
chor. while in the fourth act one se
cures a view of the old fort In that
village.
Do your Chirstmas shop
ping early. Now is a good
time to begin. When shop
ping in Augusta say “I saw
it in The Herald.”
TRY WISE FIRST—IT PAYS
Last Registration Day
Today is the last day for securing the extra bonus
votes for your favorite charity. The Woodlawn
HOLIDAY
HANDKERCHIEFS
GALORE
Put in Fancy
Boxes and Out
Never in our existence
have we shown sucli a
complete line.
Ladies’ all pure linen
white hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs; while the lot
lasts at 5^
Ladies’ fancy white hem
st itched llandkerchiefs,
at 5^
Ladies’ very sheer fine
all pure linen Handker
chiefs, 1-8 and 1-4 inch
hems; special at . . . .10^
Ladies’ fine sheer all
linen white hemstitched
Handkerchiefs; worth 19c
of anybody’s money,
at 15^
Ladies’ all linen embroid
ered Handkerchiefs, fine
and sheer; come quick if
you want to share in this
wonderful value, at.. 15^
Ladies’ all pure linen in
itial Handkerchiefs; G in
a fancy box, for . .$1.15
Ladies’ very fine sheer
embroidered 11 a ndkc r
ehiofs; special per
box 89^
Children’s 1 iandkerchiefs
at, per box 20^
Ladies’ 50c extra fine
hand embroidered Hand
kerchiefs as a special hol
iday leader, at 39^
Ladies’ very fine sheer
1 inch hem initial Hand
kerchiefs, fi in a fancy hol
iday box. These are easily
worth 35c each; our spe
cial, per box .... $1.69
Men’s all linen hemstitch
ed Handkerchiefs, which
we would be glad for you
to compare with any 25c
value in the city; our
special, at 19^
Men’s all pure linen, hem
stitched initial Handker
chiefs,in a box, for $1 00
THE WISE DRY
GOODS CO.
“The Shop of Quality”
858 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
THREE
Methodist Church has
its registration day
today. If you have
not registered come
out and qualify.
Much interest has
been taken in this race
for the extra 5,000
bonus to the charity
who has the largest
registration. The race
is close and the final
vote will have a
large bearing on the
race.
See Our Entire
Table of
Ladies’ New
Holiday
Neckwear
Each in a Holiday
Box, beautiful range
of Collar and Cuff
Sets, at t $
50c, 75c, {1
and $1.25
How About Giving
Mother or Grand
mother an Extra
Fine Down Com
fort at a
Small Cost
A SIO.OO value Jg 23
A $12.50 value jg gjj