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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, DEC. 5,' 1916 SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT8 Pres. Wilson's Message to Congress WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Women today established stands In stores of the shopping district to solicit dime contributions for a fund to buy Christmas gifts for the 1,500 District of Columbia national guardsmen on the border. Outlines Legislative Program of Administration for Short Session Just Opening, and Gives Particular Attention to Remedial Railroad Measures Deemed Necessary to Supplement Adamson Law. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.

President Wilson delivered the following address at a Joint session of the two houses of congress: Gentlemen of the Congress: In fulfilling at this time the duty laid upon me by the Constitution of . communicating to you from time to

time Information of the state of the , Union and recommending to your con-

aideration such legislative measures as ' ay be Judged necessary and expedient

I shall continue the practice, which I hope has been acceptable to ypn. of

leaving to the reports of the several heads of the executive departments the

elaboration of the detailed needs of the public service and confine myself

to those matters of more general public policy with which it seems necessary and feasible to deal at the present session of the Congress. - I realise the limitations of time under which you will necessarily act at this session and shall make my suggestions as few as posible; but there were some things left undone at the last session which there will now be time to complete and which it seems ' necessary in the interest of the public to do at once. .. Reviews Legislation. In the first place, it seems to me iraDerativelv necessary that the earliest

possible consideration and action should be accorded the remaining

measures 01 me programme 01 settlement and regulation which I had occasion to recommend to yon at the close of your last session in view of the nubile dancers disclosed bv the

: unaccommodated difficulties . which ' then existed, and which still unhappily continue to exist, between .the rail- ; roads of the country and their locomotive engineers, conductors, and trainmen. v I then recommended: . " First, immediate provision for the enlargement and administrative reorganization of the Interstate Commerce Commission along the lines embodied in the bill re

cently passed by the House of Representatives and now awaiting

action by the Senate; in order that the Commission may be enabled to deal with the many great, and various duties now devolving upon it with a promptness and thoroughness which are, with its present constitution and means of action, practically Impossible. Second, the establishment of an eight-hour day as the. legal basis alike of work and of wages in the employment of all rsilway employes who are actually engaged in the work of operating trains in Interstate transportation. Third, the authorization of the arpolntment by the President of a small body of men to observe the actual results in experience of the adoption of the eight-hour day in railway transportation alike for th men and for the railroads.' Fourth, explicit approval by the m .1 I j it i...

longre&s ui lue luuBiucrauuii uj the Interstate Commerce Commerce Commission of an increase of freight rates to meet such additional expenditures by the railroads as may have been rendered necessary by the adoption of the eight-hour day and which have not been offset by administrative readjustments and economies, should the facts disclosed Justify the increase. Fifth, an amendment of the existing federal statute which provides for the mediation, conciliation, and arbitration of such controversies as the present by adding to it a provision that, in case the methods of accommodation now provided for should fail, a full public Investigation of .the merits of every such dispute shall be Instituted and completed before a strike or lockout may lawfully be attempted. And, sixth, the lodgement In the hands of the Executive of the power, In case of military necessity, to take control of euch portions and such rolling stock of the railways of the country as may be required for military use and to operate them for military purposes, with authority to draft into the military service of the United States such train crews and administrative officials as the cirI cumstances require for their safe and efficient use.

Some Legislation Enacted.

The second and third of these recommendations the Congress im

mediately acted on: it established the

eight-hour day as the legal basis of

work and wages in train service ana it

authorized the appointment of a com'

mission to observe and report ,npon the practical results, deeming these

the measures most immediately need

ed; but it postponed action upon the suggestions until an opportunity

should be offered for 'a more dellber

ate consideration of them. The fourth recommendation I do not deem it

necessary to renew. The power of the

Interstate Commerce Commission to crant an increase of rates on the

ground referred to is indisputably clear and a recommendation by the Congress with regard to such a matter might seem to draw in question the scope of the Commission's authority or its inclination to do Justice when

there is no reason to doubt either. -

The other suggestions, the increase

in the Interstate Commerce Commission's membership and its facilities for performing its mantfold duties, the provision for full public investigation

and assessment of industrial disputes, and the grant to the Executive of the

power to control and operate the rail

ways when necessary in time of war or other like public necessity, I now

earnestly renew. . Necessity Exist. The necessity for such legislation is manifest and pressing. Those who have entrusted us with the responsibility and duty of serving and safeguarding them in such matters would find it hard, I believe, to excuse a failure to act upon these grave mat- ; ters or any unnecessary postponement of action upon them. Not only does the Interstate Commerce Commission now find It prac- , tlcally Impossible, with its present j membership and organization, to per. form its great functions promptly and .'thoroughly but it is not unlikely that lU may presently be found advisable to add to its duties still others equally .fcwx and exacting. It must first be

perfected as an administrative Instrument.

The country cannot and should not

consent to remain any longer exposed

to profound Industrial disturbances for

lack of additional means of arbitration

and conciliation which the congress

can easily and promptly supply. And all will agree that there must be no doubt as to the power of the Executive

to make immediate and uninterrupted

use of the railroads for the concentra

tion of the military forces of the nation wherever they are needed and whenever they are needed. Needs Senate Concurrence. This Is a programme of regulation, prevention, and administration efficiency which argues its own case in the mere statement of it With regard to one of its items, the Increase in the efficiency of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the House of Representatives has already acted; Its action needs only the concurrence of the Senate. . I would hesitate to recommend, and I dare say the Congress would hesitate to act up the suggestion should I make it, that any man in any occupation should be obliged by law to continue in an employment which he desired to leave. To pass a law which forbade or prevented the Individual workman to leave his work before receiving the approval of society in doing so would be to adopt a new principle into our Jurisprudence which I take it for granted we are not prepared to introduce. But the proposal that the operation of the railways of the country shall not be stopped or interrupted by the concerted action of organized bodies of men until a public investigation shall have been instituted which shall make the whole question at Issue plain for 'the judgment of the opinion of the nation is not to propose any such principle. It Is based upon the very different principle that the concerted action of pow

erful bodies of men shall not be permitted to stop the industrial processes of the nation, at any rate before the nation shall have had an opportunity to acquaint Itself with the merits of1

the case as between employe and em

ployer, time to form its opinion upon

an impartial statement of the merits,

and opportunity to consider all prac

tlcable means of conciliation or arbi

tration. I can see nothing in that proposition but the Justifiable safe

guarding by society of the necessary processes of its very life. There Is

nothing arbitrary or unjust in.it unless it be arbitrarily and -unjustly

done. It can and 6hould be done with

a full and scrupulous regard for the interests and liberties of all concerned as well as for the permanent Interests of society itself. Other Legislation. Three matters of capital importance await the action of the Senate which have already been acted upon by the House of Representatives: the bill which seeks to extend greater freedom of combination to those engaged in promoting the foreign commerce of

the country than is now thought by

some to be legal under the terms of the laws against monopoly; the bill amending the present organic law of Porto Rico; and the bill proposing a more thorough and systematic regulation of the expenditure of money in elections, commonly called the Corrupt Practices Act I need not labor my advice that these measures be enacted into law. Their urgency lies in

the manifest circumstances which ren

der their adoption at this time not only opportyne but necessary. Even delay would seriously jeopard the interests of the country and of the government. ' Immediate passage of the bill to regulate the expenditure of money in elections may seem to be less necessary than the immediate enactment of the other measures to which I. "-refer;

because at least two years will elapse

before another election in which federal offices are to be filled; but it would greatly relieve the public mind

if this important matter were dealt

with while the circumstances and the dangers to the public morals of the present method of obtaining and spending .campaign funds stand clear under recent observation and the methods of expenditure can be frank

ly studied In the light of present experience; and a delay would have the further very serious disadvantage of postponing action until another electIon was at hand and some special object connected with It might be thought to be in the mind of those who urged it. Action can be taken now with facts for guidance and without suspicion of partisan purpose. Needs Export Trade.

I shall not argue at length the de

sirability of giving a freer hand In the matter of combined and concerted effort to those who shall undertake

the essential enterprise of building up

our export trade. That enterprise will presently, will immediately assume,

has indeed already assumed, a mag nltude unprecedented in our exper ience. We have not the necessary in

strumentalities for its prosecution; it is deemed to be doubtful whether they could be created upon an adequate scale under our present laws. We

'should clear away all legal obstacles and create a basis of undoubted law for It which will give freedom without permitting unregulated . license. The thing must be done now, because the opportunity Is here and may escape us if we hesitate or delay. The argument for the proposed amendments of the organic law of Porto Rico Is brief and conclusive. The present laws governing the Island and regulating the rights and privileges of its people are not just. We have created expectations of. extended privilege which we have not satisfied. There- is uneasiness among the people of the Island and even a suspicious doubt with regard to our intentions concerning them which the adoption .of the pending measure would happily remove. We do not doubt what we wish to do in any essential particular. We ought to do it at once. "At the last session of the congress a bill was passed by the senate which provides for the promotion of vocational and Industrial education which is of vital importance to the whole country because it concerns a matter too long neglected, upon which the thorough industrial preparation of the country for the critical years of economic development Immediately ahead of us In very large measure , depends.

May I not urge its early and favorable consideration by the House of Representatives and its early enactment Into law? It contains plans which affect all interest and all parts of the country and I am sure that there is no legislation now pending before the congress whose passage the country awaits with more . thought approval or greater impatience to see a great and admirable thing set in the way of

being done." There are other matters already advanced to the stage of conference between the two Houses of which It is not necessary that I should speak. Some practicable basis of agreement concerning them will no doubt be found and action taken upon them. Inasmuch as this is, Gentlemen, probably the last occasion I shall have to address the Sixty-fourth Congress, I hope that you will permit me to say with what genuine pleasure and satisfaction I have co-operated with, you in the many measures of constructive policy with which you have enriched the legislative annals of the country. It has been a privilege to labour in such company. I take the liberty of congratulating you upon the completion of a record of rare servlceableness and distinction.

BOY SCOUTS ASSIST XMAS SEAL CANVASS; BUSINESS IS HEAVY

Boy Scouts volunteered service to

day In getting out Red Cross seals and arranged " for a meeting at 4 ' o'clock

this, afternoon at the Commercial club

rooms. They will distribute over $100 worth of seals for sales stations at

all Main street store and all stores on

North E street

The George H. Knollenberg com

pany was the first big user of Red Cross seals for monthly statements.

Five dollars worth appeared on the backs of bills and mail matter sent through the post office yesterday. The American Seeding Machine company, the biggest purchaser thus far bought $15 worth for the same purpose from Mrs. A. W. Roach, president of the

Domestic Science association. The

Hayes Track Appliance company purchased ,$10 worth for personal use;

Swayne-Robinson, company, $5; Frank Watt for Watt and Keelor's coffin factory, $5; and E. B. Clements for

the Wayne Works, $5 worth. Mail Plan Is Success. The letter mail selling plan proved

to be highly successful. Of the first

12 replies which Miss Mary A. Stubbs,

1200 North G street, received, $11.50

was paid in return for 1200 seals

Several persons failed to send their names and Miss Stubbs requested that

every purchaser enclose the, name to avoid confusion in checking returns. Acknowledgement cards will be sent for every purchase over 50 cents. Public health day will be observed In the schools Friday, both in Richmond and in the county, and pupils will be asked to boost for the sale of seals for each member of their families to help in the campaign for a fresh air school and tuberculosis sanitarium. . A bazaar held at First Presbyterian church' today took $5 worth of seals.

News from Modoc

By Alle Haniom.

OLD-TIME REMEDY MAKES PURE BLOOD

Hood's Sarsaparilla has been and still is the people's medicine because of its reliable character and its wonderful success in purifying, enriching

and revitalizing the blood and relieving the common diseases and ailments scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism, dys

pepsia, loss of appetite, that tired

feeling, general debility.

Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and en

riches the blood, and in so doing renders the human system the greatest service possible. This medicine has been tested for years. It is perfectly

pure, clean and absolutely safe, as well as of peculiar and unequaled medicinal merit. Get Hood's, and get it now from any drug store. Adv.

Willie Stock and wife and children visited in Ohio last -week. . . .Dr. Keith was in Indianapolis last week.. . . .Miss Ruby Howell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Howell, was married Wednesday evening by Rev. Sweeney of Parker, to Mr. Kenneth Fritz of Clinton county Chester Bennett visited friends at Selma last week. Mr. Paul Bosh returned home with him for a short stay.,.. .Lester Hanscom was home from Fort Wayne to spend Thanksgiving with his parents Mrs. Sarah Bell, of Hagerstown, has been called to Modoc to the home of her daughter on the account of sickness.... Rev. I. F. Ulum of Williamsburg, Is here in- the interest of the meeting at the M. E. church. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.

AMBITION PILLS For Nervous People The great nerve tonic the famous Wendell's Ambition Pills that will put vigor, vim and vitality into nervous tired out all in, despondent people in a few. days, t Anyone can buy a box for only ,50 cents, and Leo Fihe, A. G. Luken, Clem Thistlethwalte, Conkey Drug Co. are authorized by the maker to refund the purchase price If anyone is dissatisfied with the first box purchased. Thousands praise thekn for general debility, nervous prostfptfon, mental depression and unstrung nerves caused by over-indulgence in alcohol, tobacco, or overwork of any kind. As a brain food or for any affliction of the nervous system Wendell's Ambition Pills are unscrpassed, while

for hysteria, trembling and neuralgia they are simply splendid. Fifty cents at Leo Fihe's, A. G. Luken, Clem Thistlethwaite, Conkey Drug Co., and

dealers everywhere. Mail orders filled,

charges prepaid by Wendell Pharma-

cal Co. Inc., Syracuse. N. Y.

DR. JONES'

LINIMENT FORMERLY BEAVER OIL

answers every purpose for which a good liniment is required. It cured Mr. H. A. Horton, of Tekhonsha, Mich..

of a severe case of inflamation caused

by a strain of the muscles of the arm Used for half a century for rheuma

tism, sprains, sore muscles, toothache,

corns, etc. Be sure your bottle ha3

the Beaver trade mark. 25 and, 50

cents. Adv.

Editor Tells How D.D.D. Cured

Eczema

- Ctergyaua ad Banker AIM Writ H. O. Hotchkisa, Editor Echo, Prophetts town. 111. : Bemember mine wu enema of fifteen years' standing. Now I am eoraflrtely healed, after 4 bottlea of D. D. D. hara aeea a cast of 25 year' standing cured. I hare aeen my own doctor cured of barber1 itch, which ha could not euro himself. . j F. E. Tesar, Banker, BopUaton, la t I treated with three doctors for alz months,, They did me no Rood; tar face and acalp' were full of the disease. I applied O. D. D.: Remit my face la aa smooth aa a baby's. Her. L. I. Downinf, Pastor 6U A v. Presbyterian Church, Boonoke, Va. : For three years I Buffered. Intensely ao. I bare at last found relief in D. D. D. I am no, lonrer tortured completely cured. I bare, no hesitancy In acknowledging the great virtues of thla apeetfle. Pnif gists are glad to recommend thtfl oothing. cooling liquid, 25c, 60c and $1.00. Come to us and we will tell you more about ' this remarkable remedy. Tour money back unlets the first bottle relieves you. D. D. D. Soap kp your skin healthy v Aak about It

Quigley Drug Co.

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Bath

Christmas Room IFIxtaires

We can undoubtedly save you money on your bath room equipment, bath tubs, lavatories, sanitary closets, all kinds of water heaters, towel racks, soap dishes, tooth brush and tumbler holders, and everything needed in the bath room. Charles Jofluaiminiflinigf

Real Plumbing

Steam, vapor and hot water heating 11th and Main Sts. Phone 2144

Discolored or Spotty. Skin Easily Peeled Off

The discoloring or roughening to which many skins are subject at this season may readily be gotten rid of. Mercolized wax, spread lightly . over the face before retiring and removed in the morning with soap and water, completely, peels off the disfigured skin. Get an ounce of the wax at any druggist's. There's no more effective way of banishing chaps, blotches, pimples, freckles or other cutaneous defects. Little skin particles come off each day, so the process itself doesn't even temporarily mar the complexion, and one soon acquires a brand new, spotless, girlishly beautiful face. Wrinkles caused by weather, worry or illness, are best treated by a simple solution of powdered saxolite, one ounce, dissolved in one-half pint witch hazel. Bathing the face in this produces a truly marvelous transformation. Adv. - .

UP TO THE We have the Coal, the facilities and the service to satisfactorily fill your order when you want it, how you want it and where you want it Our Coal is known among discriminating buyers as of "up-to-the-best" variety, and our service. is known as the "up-to-the-minute" kind. Let us prove to you that our Coal is Just a little better than that which you have been using, and our service a little more satisfactory than that which you have been accustomed to. Phone 2194 The Klehf oth-Nievvoehner Go. 101 North Second Street

Automobile Prices Soaring Prices on all materials that enter into an automobile's construction have advanced from 20 to 50 per cent during the last few months. Most manufacturers have already advanced prices or hate announced their intention of doing so. The Ford Motor Company as usual are the first to lower prices and the last to raise, but the tremendous increase in i' prices of all articles used in the manufacture of cars is beyond the control of men. Present prices of Ford cars are still in effect, but are not guaranteed against advance for a single day, nor will orders be accepted for future delivery at the present prices. If you intend to buy a Ford in the spring, by all means, buy it now. Bethard Auto Agency 1117 Main Street

NUSBAUM'S

Announcement

oi

Fur

Qpemim

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9 We have arranged with one of the leading furriers of the country to have a full line of Fur Goods, such as Coats, Scarfs, Sets, Muffs, Etc., on DISPLAY and for SALE on Friday and Saturday of this week. An expert furrier will be in charge. Solve Your Fur Gift Problem Early Furs are in high favor and we anticipate the greatest fur month in the history of this store. 1'ever were furs so beautiful. Many a lovely gift, as well as many a woman's own furs, will be chosen from among the collection Friday and Saturday. Remember the dates Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9. You are Cordially Invited.

COAT AND SUIT SALE THIS WEEK COATS AT "4 OFF : Suits greatly Reduced, Many Less than Price

WATCH THE DAILY PAPERS For More Detailed Announcement

Lee B. Nusbaum Co.

The Store that Sells Wooltex