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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