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•v, • • -»!?;" <• > ,. •* ...»» • 7rv~!-i T»«* y-̂ f * £ ->T: ' t -;. T-,"" v/' ~K,i- - t . - - s .» «mv;I msi THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER, McHENRY, ILL. <111^11 **y ASKS COttSS f̂ \4 j j fOR POWER TO LJtfBik • *:<% m • • - ' - • \^»V • • * ̂* l̂ - * president Wilson hi Address Be- fore Congress Advocates Armed Neutrality.' TO ARM MERCHANT VESSELS tequests Authority to Enable Him to Provide Adequate Means of Protec- . , tfyn Where They Now Are Lack­ ing--Overt Acts Only Can . . Bring War. Washington, Feb. 27.--In an Address "^^before. a joint session of! congress "^esterday^President Wilson asked that > >%_e be given authority to arm Araerl- 'Can merchant vessels. He declared > ifhat all that is left now is to adopt .i'ijrh. attitude of armed neutrality, but *-that "war can come only by the will- •.'"iful acts and aggressions of others," , The president's address was a* fel- '• lows: • • "Gentlemen of the Congress: "I have again asked the privilege/of ^ addressing you because we are moving through critical times during which It seems to me to be my duty to keep in close touch with the houses of con­ gress, so that neither counsel nor ac­ tion shall run at cross purposes be­ tween us. On the third of February I officially Informed you of the sudden and un­ expected action of the imperial Ger­ man government In declaring Its In­ tention to disregard the promises It had made to this government in April last and undertake Immediate suljina- - rlne opeartlons against all commerce, whether belligerents or neutrals, that should seek to approach Great Britain and Ireland, the Atlantic coasts of Eu­ rope, or the harbors of the eastern Mediterranean, and to conduct those operations without regard to the es­ tablished restrictions of International practice, without regard to any con­ siderations of humanity even which might interfere with their object. That policy was forthwith put into practice. It has now been in active execution (or nearly four weeks. Results Not Yet Disclosed. . Its practical results are not yet fully disclosed. The commerce of other neu­ tral nations Is suffering severely, but not, perhaps, very much more severely than It was already suffering before the first of February, when the new policy of the imperial government was put Into operation. We have asked the co-operation of the other neutral governments to prevent these depre­ dations, but so far hone of them has thought it wise to join us in any com- . mou course of 'action. "Our own commerce has suffered, is suffering, rather in apprehension than in fact, rather because so many of our ships are timidly keeping to their home ports than because American ishtps have sunk. "Two American vessels have been sunk, the Hotisatonlc and the Lyman M. Law. "The case of the Housa tonic, which was carrying foodstuffs to a London firm, was (essentially like the case of the Frye, in which, It will be recalled, the German government admitted its liability for damages, and the lives of the erew, as in the case of the Frye, was safeguarded with reasonable care. "The case of the Law, which was carrying lemon box staves to Palermo, disclosed a ruthlessness : of method which deserves grave condemnation, jbut was accompanied by no circum­ stances which might not have been ex­ pected at any time In connection with the use of the submarine against mer­ chantmen as the German government, lias used it. Situation Is the Same. ' In summing 'up, therefore, the situa­ tion we find ourselves in with regard to the actual conduct of the German .submarine warfare against commerce and Its effects upon our own ships and people Is substantially the same, that it was when I addressed you on the third of February, except for the ty­ ing up of our shipping in our own ports because of the unwillingness of :our shipowners to risk their vessels at sea without Insurance or adequate pro­ tections and the very serious conges­ tion of our commerce which has result­ ed, a congestion which is growing rap­ idly more and more serious every day. "This In Itself might presently ac­ complish, in effect, what the new Ger­ man submarine orders were meant to accomplish, so far as we are con­ cerned. , "We can only- say; therefore, that the overt act which I have ventured to hope the German commanders would In fnct avoid has not occurred. "But while this is happily true, it .must be admitted that there have been SCRAPS " Genuine Turkish qpvlar In its solid roe form is clean to handle and keeps for years. r - Cuttlefish presorted In its own Ink Is the -only preserved-ltt-lnk 'foodstuff known to us. Cigars lo inches long and several inches thick are smoked in some part* of the Philippines. There are more than 7,000 miles of underground tunnels in the anthracite mines of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh has opened "a big new market buiidijig where farmers may meet' and deal with city customers. *• On the West Australian coast the ^ Itides are so variable that It is not an #J1 uncommon sight to see vessels high land dry at their piers. In the Bay of ]Fundy the spring tides breach a height . %^ot 60 or 70 feet. > The flg tree is common In Palestine. is^Mount Olivet was famous for Its flg trees in ancient times, and they are Estill found there. "To sit under one's 'jown vine and one's owp flg tree' was .-../an expression among the Jew» $e jflo- eote peace and prosperity certain additional Indications and Ex­ pressions of purpose on the part of the German press and the German au­ thorities which have increased rather than lessened the impression that, if our ships and pur people are spared I* will be because of fortunate circum­ stances or because the commanders of the German submarines which they may happen to encounter exercise an unexpected discretion and restraint rather than because of the instructions under Which, those commanders are acting. ' , "It would be foolish to deny that the situation is fraught with the gravest possibilities and dangers. No thought­ ful man can fail to see that the ne­ cessity of definite action may come at any time, if we are in fact, and not in word merely ready to defend our elementary rights as a neutral nation. It would be most Imprudent to be un­ prepared. "I cannot in such circumstances be unmindful of the fact that the ex­ piration term of the present congress is immediately at hand by constitution­ al limitation, and that it would in all likelihood require an unusual length of time to assemble and organise the congress which is to succeed it. "I feel that I ought, in view of that fact, to obtain from you full and im­ mediate assurance of the authority which I may need at any moment to exercise. - Must Act Together. "We are jointly the servants of the people and must act together and in their spirit, so fir as we can divine and interpret it. No ohe doubts that it Is our duty to do so. "We must defend our commerce and the lives of the people in the midst of the present trying circumstances, with discretion, but with clear and steadfast purpose. Only the method and the ex­ tent remain t<f be chosen upon the oc­ casion, If occasion should indeed arise. "Since It has unhappily proved im­ possible to safeguard our neutral rights by diplomatic means against the unwarranted infringements they are suffering at the hands of Germany, there may be no recourse but to armed neutrality, which we shall know how to maintain and for which there is abundant American precedent. Hopes to Avoid War. "It is devoutly to be hoped that it will not be necessary to put armed force anywhere into action. The Amer­ ican people do not desire it, and our desire is not different from theirs. 1 am sure that they will understand the spirit in "which I am now acting, the purpose I hold nearest my heart and would wish to exhibit in everything I do. "I am not now proposing or con­ templating war or any steps that need lead to It. I merely request that you will accord ,me by your own vote and definite bestowal the means and au­ thority to Safeguard In practice the rights of a* great • people who are at peace and who are desirous of exercis­ ing none but the rights of peace to follow the pursuits of peace in quiet­ ness and good will--rights recognized, time out of mind by all the civilised nations of the world. War Only for Willful Act. "No course of my choosing or of theirs will lead to war. War can come only by the willful acts and aggres­ sions of others. "I believe that the people will be willing to trust me to act with re­ straint, with prudence and in the true spirit of amity and good faith that they have themselves displayed throughout these trying months, and it is in that belief that I request that you will authorize me to supply our mer­ chant ships with defensive arms should that become necessary, and with the means of using them, and to employ any other instrumentalities or methods that may be necessary and adequate to protect our ships and our people in their legitimate and peaceful pursuits on the seas. "I request also that you will grant me at the same time, along with the pow­ ers I ask, a sufficient credit to enable me to provide adequate means of pro­ tection where they are lacking, Includ­ ing adequate insurance against the present war risks. Speaks for Human Rights. "I am thinking not only of rights of Americans to go and-come about their proper business by way of the sea, but also of something much deeper, much more fundamental than that. I am thinking of those rights of humanity without which there is no civilization. My theme is of those great principles of compassion and of protection which mankind has sought to throw about hu­ man lives, the lives of noncombatants, the lives of men who are peacefully at work keeping the industrial processes of the world quick and vital, the lives of women and children and of those who supp.y the labor which ministers to their sustenance. "We are speaking of no selfish ma­ terial rights, but of rights which our hearts support and whose foundation is that righteous passion for justice upon which all la<v, all structures alike of family, of state and of mankind may rest, as upon the ultimate base of our existence and our liberty. » "I cannot imagine a man -with Amer­ ican principles at his heart hesitating to defend these things." One Advantage.' "No," said the married man, "my wife and I never have any disputes." "How about that?" asked the bach­ elor. " j "We live in a flat." explained the m. m., "and there is no room for argu­ ment* . • , ; HORSE MEAT NOW ON SALE IN NEW Nfct Guaranteed.- Tom--Hasn't Miss Bloom a beautiful complexion? Jack--Yes. But I'll bet t dollar to a-doughnut it won't wash. Pljmt Mentioned in Bible. The common garden plant ycal]ed coriander-is found in Egypt, I'ersin and India. It has globular, grayish seedcorns and is mentioned twice in the Bible, in Exodus 141:81. fuad to Numbers 11:7. Shameful 8ecret- "Who la that beautiful girl tw there?" "She's the daughter of a corporation lawyer. But keep It from her, old man. She Is sensitive, and has been brought ignorance of tfcr fact!"--Life. V- * * V * J? • < "•'••ftV'-ifrYiirtiV tit W rhiWfr aft A store solely for the sale of horse meat has been opened in New York city and already is doing a brisk busi­ ness, chiefly with Europeans who learned to eat hor^'iflesh before they came to America. The slaughtering of the animals and the shop itself are under the supervision of the health department. jir j-ifmjin.fr i'«*fifi'i*rr ~ -- ~ CENTER OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT i This is the city of Santiago de Cuba, wlicre the liberals started a revolutionary movement after the recent election. WILLIAMS' NEW GRANDSON m Joel W. Bunkley, Jr.. is the latest grandson of Senator John Shnrp Wil­ liams of -Mississippi. The youngster Is living, with his parents, at Senator Williams' home In Washington. His father Is a lieutenant in the navy, now In charge of the only naval recruiting station in Washington. Mrs. Bunkley was Miss Sallle Williams, for several years popular in Washington society. Don't Trifle With Truth. When you repeat something which someone has told you, he careful to give it the same meaning as the one who imparted the Information. Often the change of one word puts an entirely different ' meaning to a story, which leaves a wrong impres­ sion. If you had a cataract on one eye, and you contemplated a simple opera­ tion in time which would effect a cure, how would you like to hear that you had "gone blind?" Perhaps your father has moved his business to a distant city where there Is an asylum for the Insane. Under these circumstances how would you like to hear In a public place that your father had "gone crazy?" Yet this very thing happened. An incor­ rect Intonation gave the ' Impression that the man had gone to the asylum and a stupid friend misconstrued the statement. Some j>eople, too, like to add Just a little sensational touch to whatever they repeat. They think it gives "pep." Satisfy your vanity in some other way than perverting the truth.--Pitts­ burgh Dispatch. (Altogether Different. r^be-"-^>essie's fellow calls her his peach an' the apple of his eye. Why can't you call me tilings like that? He--That's all very well, but he's In the fruit business an* Fin in the fish trade, remember. On the Border. Orderly--Company A Is complaining about the beans. . . Officer--What's the nutter with the beans? » ' Orderly--Too old. air. Company they're hasbeena.--Judge. I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible with Liberty and Justice for.all OFFICIAL INAUGURATION MEDAL NEWS OF ILLINOtS ITEMS OF GENERAL,. STATE ill. TERE8T FRESH FROM THE TELEGRAPH.. BIG VOTE FRAUDS AT CHICAGO \W W J i . r . f i i ! t MvMl iU; ' ) A:» Pf l i l - r f --• K / . i ' M i A l i -V s' This official medal of the second inauguration of President Wltoon baa been designed by Miss Loretta Lowensteln, a Washington artist. Righteously Indignant Mrs. Von Speederly--You are quite wrong! I do not wish a divorce so as to marry Jack Van ftfess? Not at all! Husband--Ton do not? Then the cuss has been borrowing from me under false pretenses! The Remedy. < "What a very plain man Mr. Unto t "Well, send him down to our dub some night and well trim him." Crowding on Steam. "It there any reason for hurry In this matter of preparedness?" "No," replied the military expert. "The time for ordinary hurry baa passed and now it looks like a. cast of rush." * Valuable Traits. "A pacifist la usually obstinate and aggressive" \ - v, "That's aft right. Those qualities make him the hardest fclnd t»f a when he changes his mind," Big drain Elevator at Beardstown la Burned--Third Illinois Infantry Kl ~ • Mustered Out at Fort Sheridan. ^ Chicago.--Cook County Sunday School association is out after a fund of $25,000. Chicago.--Investigation reveals 3.- 000 fraudulent registrations in the Eighteenth ward. Chicago.--During 1916, $29,183 were paid for court reporting by the city. Beartl-rtown.--Schultz, Baujan St company's mill an1 grain ^levator burned, loss $100,000. Chicago.--The Third Illinois infan­ try has been mustered out. ' Charleston.--After nine /straight wins Millikln university basket ball team lost the final match to Eastern Illinois normal, 20 to 32, Streator.--All records for attend­ ance at Illinois Farmers' institutes >vere broken by the meetlng just held here. Chicago.--An editorial. In the North­ western Advocate criticizes Doctor Brusiiingham of South Park M. E. church for permitting a cabaret singer in his pulpit. Chicago.--Mrs. W. W. Gordon, grunddaughter of Johp Klnzle, the first white settler here, Is dead at Sa­ vannah, Ga., aged eighty-one. Chicago.--The Red Cross chapter warns against solicitors. The only au­ thorized agent is Treasurer _ Orson Smith of the Merchants' Loan and Trust company. Chicago.--Henry <Jeorge, property man for the Essanay Film company, was -asphyxiated In his home here.' Aurora#--The Bar association here censured judges who are absent In Chicago when they should be hearing cases at home. * * Chicago.--William H. Barbour la dead from a fall on an Icy walk. Springfield--William B. Calkins, as­ sistant secretary of the state civil service commission, has resigned to teach commercial subjects at Chicago. Belleville.--Ilailroade- in St. Clair county will have to pay increased taxes amounting to $25,OpO. Edwardsviile.--Madison county la in debt $182,000, with only $172,000 to pay the same. Bloom I ngton,---Chicago & Alton offi­ cials Issued orders that San Jose must be pronounced the "American" way, and not "Hozay." Chicago.--Henry Curran, • veteran const guard, Is missing. Peoria.--The estate of Charles H. Feltman will have to pay an Inheri­ tance tax of $2,474. Bioomi ngton.--'Alton road( keymen demand 10 per cent pay Increase. Duquoin.--I)i\ L. W. Thrall, pastor of the First M. E. church and oldest pastor in the southern Illinois confer­ ence, collapsed In his pulpit and la now in a Chicago hospital. Chicago.--Patrolman John McDer- inott, policeman for 35 years, is dead. Chicago.--Manufacturers of army equipment offer to supply the govern­ ment at codt. Chicago.--The Chicago Society ' of the Polish National AMiance has pledged Its loyal support to President Wilson. * Chicago.--Rev. Joseph Rushton; vet­ eran Episcopalian minister here, is dead. Springfield.--Thbnias O'Rourke, miner, dropped a keg of blasting pow­ der, smashing his toe, but escaping an explosion: Springfield--Rev. W. H. Carter, pastor of New Hope Baptist church, has resigned. Springfield.--Springfield Brick com­ pany's plant will be enlarged. Springfield--Rev. Frank Merrlthew, pastor of Lincoln Memorial Congrega­ tional church, is In Chicago represent­ ing this district at the advisory board meeting of the Congregational churches of the state. Havana.--John Wehner has an­ nounced his candidacy for mayor In opposition to Mayor Coleman, who will run for re-election. Illlopolis.--The Sangamon county village athletic oratorical meet will be held here. * Springfield. -- After May 1 all newsies will have to pay 50 cents license fee and be eleven years old. Curtis.--E. E. Smoots big barn burned at night, loss $7,000. Nlantic.--E. W. Hull, postmaster, has resigned owing to ill health. Auburn.--The township high school hefe has been dedicated. bunvllle.--Dr. Stephen C. Gndden is dead from cancer caused ten years ago by an X-ray burn. Springfield.--A. S. Allen, eaj$y set­ tler of Illinois, died at Wichita, Kan„ age eighty-eight. Auburn.--TDe Chicago ft Illinois Midland Railway company has peti­ tioned privilege to cross tracks of Illi­ nois tractiou system near here. Meredosia.--George Wllcot shot and killed llenry Morgan at LaGrange locks near here following a row. Oak Park.--One hundred women have organized the Oak Park auxil­ iary of the Chicago chapter of the American Red Cross. Chicago.--An alien internment camp Is to be erected at Fort Sheridan. CarlluvlHe.--Court proceedings have be«n Inaugurated here to oust the board of education of Virden. Tuylorvllle.--Stockholders of the Christian County Telephone company elected Warreu Penwell of Paua presi­ dent Edinburg --Ora Roberts' auto struck the closed carriage of Charles Kruck- enburg. wrecking it- and killing the horse. The occupants of the carriage escaped injury. - 'Springfield.--Governor Lowden has bought a limousine for $5,000, Decatur.---Th« miners' strike berq t ended. . A DIFFERENCE III " mi IHVESTKHT The Western Canada Farm Prof- j its Are Away in Excess. -M Mr. George H. Barr, of Iowa, hold! seven sections of land in Saskatcho* .wan. These he has fenced and rent­ ed, either for pasture or cultivation, all paying good interest on the invest­ ment. Mr. Barr sftys that farm land atf home In* Iowa is held at $150 per acrs. These lands are in a high state of cul­ tivation, with splendid improvements In houses, barns, stables and silos, and yet, the revenue returns from them are- onlv from two to three per cent per annum on investment. Last year, 1915, his half share ot crop on a quarter section in Saskatcte*' ' wan, wheat on new breaking, gave him. 35 p.r" cent, on the capital invested-- $25.00 an acre. The crop yield was 35 bushels per acre. This year the- game Quarter-section, sown to Red Fife on stubble gave 3,286 bushels. Iiia share, 1,643 bushels of 1 Northern at $1.5G per bushel, gave him $2,563.08. Seed, half the twine and half the threshing bill cost him $453.00. Allow­ ing a share of the expense of his an­ nual inspection trip, charged to this quarter-section even to $110.00, and bar has left $2,000.00, that is 50 per cent of the original cost of the land. Any­ one can figure up that another aver­ age crop will pay, not 2 or 3 per cent on investment, as in Iowa, but tlM total price of the land. Mr. Barr says* "That's no joke now." Mr. Barr was instrumental in bring­ ing a number of farmers from Iowa t» Saskatchewan In 1913. He referred to one of them, Geo. H. Kerton, a teaant farmer in Iowa. He bought a quarter- section of improved land at $32.00 ail acre near Hanley. From proceeds ot crop In 1914, 1915, 1916, he has paid for the land. Mr. Barr asked him ft week ago: "Well, George, what shall I tell friends down home for you?" The reply was: "Tell them I shall never go back to be a tenant for any man." Another man, Charles Haight, realized $18,000 In cash for his wheat crops In 1915 and 1916. Mr. Barr when at hdme devotes most of his time to raising and deal- leg in live stock. On his first visit of inspection to Saskatchewan, he real­ ized the opportunity there was here for grazing cattle. So his quarter- sections, not occupied, were fenced and rented as pasture lands to fann­ ers adjoining. His creed Is: "Let na­ ture supply the feed all summer While cattle are growing, and then In the fall, take them to farmsteads to be finished for market. There la itt It."--Advertisement. • * Would Be Dangereua. . Heck--A doctor says It he^ps dUpB#* tlon to laugh at your meals. Peck--If I were to laugh at the meals my vlfe prepares I'd probably get a plate thrown at my heacLf.. * I • LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINt&ltS How to loosen a tender com or callus so it Hfts en*.,. $ without pain. Let folks step on your feet hereafter; wear fehoes a size smaller If you like, for corns will never again send electric sparks of pain through you, according to this Cincinnati authority. He says that a few drops of a drug called fredone, applied directly upon a tender, aching corn, Instantly re­ lieves soreness, and soon the entire earn, root and all, lifts right out. ' This drug dries at once and simpljr shrivels up the corn or callus without even irritating the surrounding skin. • small' bottle of freezone obtained at any drug store will cost very little but will positively remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. If your druggist hasn't stocked this new drug yet, tell him to get a small bottle of freezone for you from hi* wholesale drug house.--athr. .•* " -vn Taking Sidea. w--. "Truth is ""mighty aud will prevail.* salt* the vociferous roan. "Tes," answered Senator Sorghuj "but when truth Is making the figbt, maybe she'd prevail quicker if a lot at us wasn't so neutral." FOR SLUGGISH BOWELS No sick headache, sour stomaet̂ . biliousness or constipation < by morning. Get a 10-cent box now. ' Turn the rascals out--tfie V^j biliousness, indigestion, the pick, soUT ^ 1 stomach and foul gases--turn them ^ out to-night and keep them out wttk .". Casen rets. 4"; Millions of men and women take ft > Cascaret now and then and never ; know the niisery caused by a laay - i liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom- ach. •. „ Don't put In another da.v of distress Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach; remove the sour fermenting food; ^ take the excess bile from your Hver ^ and carry out all the constipated :| waste matter and poison in the J bowels. Then you will feel great. |J A Cascaret to-night straightens yea it out by morning. They work while J you sleep. A ItVcent box fron -- any drug store means a clear head. , sweet stomach and clean, healthy lire* and bowel action for months. CWI« ^ dren love .Cascarets because tklf ij, never gripe or sicken. Adv. ^ Honesty Is the best your neighbors. 1 _ t: "fc Success in any ertwprt* -a-a&Kgs". ^ I* '* » • w _iii" M. • 1