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FOR RELIEF OF COAL ROADS.
PreDarinE . Case 70 Test the validity Of the
Commodity Clause OF Rate Act.

PreparLnG . Case 70 Test the validity Of the
Commodity Clause OF Rate Act.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-With a view Of
preparing a case to test the validity Of the
so-oalled commodity clause Of the railway
rate act Of 1905 the Attorney General has
appointed L. Allison Wilmer special Assist
ant Attorney General. Mr.. Wilmer will
Immediately begin the preparation OF the
case and he will be assisted by T. G. Spell
ing. who has been also appointed a special
Assistant Attorney -Genercl.
The anthracite coal roads Of Pennsylvania
are expected to prepare their case for as
early hearing as possible, these roads
being the principal carriers affected by the
commodity clause. which will become
effective on May 1 next.
Some time ago the coal roads asked the
Attorney General to suspend the enforce
ment Of this clause, pleading that the pres
ent was an unfavorable season In which
to dispose Of their coal properties. The
Attorney General replied that he could not
suspend the operation OF the statute. but
IL was agreed that a test case should be pre-
pared as soon as possible.
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RAILROADS ASH FOR MORE TINE.
General Protest Against the Enforcement
% the Nine Hour Law.

General Protest Against the Enforcement
OT the Nine Hour Law.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-Despite one for
NAL ruling and many statements to the
effect that It has no alternative but to en-
force the law prohibiting railroads from
permitting OF requiring telegraph operators
and train despatchers from working more
than nine hours in a twenty-four hour
period the Interstate Commerce Commission
continues to be deluged with petitions pray
ing for a postponement Of its enforcement.
Among the roads which have so petitioned
the commission 10 the Wabash, besides
nearly all the roads in the Middle West,
all Of them in the South and many in the
East. The law becomes effective on March 4.
Under it's provisions tho commission may
suspend it -in particular cases after full
hearing" but the commission has no au-
thority to suspend il in the case Of an entire
railroad system, as is prayed for in petit
tions received The Law is regarded as one
Of the most arbitrary statutes ever passed
by Congress. This has come 20 be realized
by leaders in both House and Senate.
The measure has been 30 strongly urged
by labor leaders, however. and there is
that not a single bill proposing amendments
to the act has been introduced in either
branch Of Congress-
The railroads say that under present
conditions they arc unable TO comply with
the law. Its literal enforcement means
they say, that thousands Of stations through
out the country will be closed part Of the
day and many Of them put out OF COM
. mission altogether.
The contention il made that there are
not a sufficient number Of competent opera
tors 20 man all Offices in the manner re-
Guired by the nine hour law.
hearing on the petitions urging an eN-
tension Of time will be held by the COM
mission on February 81. Nearly all the rail
roads in the United States will have repre-
sentatives in attendance at the hearing
The sun., 1908-02-21
TO EDUCATE HEBREW CHILDREN
IIarIem's New Institute VIII Raise Money
Through Mass Meetings.

The directors Of the Harlem Educational
Institute are To hold mass meetings TO raise
funds to complete the bull ling which is now
being erected at l92 Fast llltl street and
which is to be to Harlem what the Educa-
tional Alliance is to the lower East Side.
The first meeting will be held neSt Sunday
evening in the new Hungarian synagogue
at II West lloth street. The SPEAKERS will
he the Rev. DR.. II. p. Mendes, Deruty
Comptroller y. Taylor PHILLIPS. Rabbi NJ. $.
Margolies, Rabbi Fl. $. SchooheIr and Per-
Cival =. Menken. Tresident Of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association. The directors
of the institute say that there are ?0.OCO
Jewish children in Harlem who are growing
up without any religion and with deficient
moral training. The building when COM
pleted will have accommodations for 500
boys and girls. II will cost over S20O. 900.
of which SEQ 900 has already been expended.
The sun., 1908-02-21
Referee Board to Settle Pure Food Disputes

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-The President
to-day announced the following referee
board to consider disputes arising in the
administration of the pure food law:
Ira Remson. NJ. D.. Phi. D.. LII. D., director,
president Johns Hopkins University;
director Sheffield scientific school, Yale
University. and professor Of physical chem
istry, Yale University; John H. Long,
b. S.. So. D.. professor OF chemistry.
medical school, Northwestern University;
Alonzo f. Taylor. NJ. D.. professor Of
pathology, University of California; DR..
c. A. Herter, professor OF physiological
chemistry, College of Physicians and Sur
geons. New York. and special investigator
of foods.
The sun., 1908-02-21
BIDS FOR ARMY BALLOON.
All Hut One That Of Capt. Baldwin Ellml-
mated From Consideration.

. WAsHlNTTrN. Feb. 2O.--Alh the bids
recently opened by the chief signal officer
q the army for furnishing a dirigible
balloon have been eliminated from con
alteration by the hoard of awards with the
exception Of one, that Of Capt. Thomas S.
Baldwin of New York city, who offered TO
construct a machine for $3.50 in $50 days
York city. who proposed to build dirigible
for $50 600 in 200 days, was unfavorably acted
upon by the board because the price wes
regarded as too high and some of the
features of his plans were considered inn
practicable. The chief signal officer is in
if an award is made il will probably be
announced within a few days. There is
no certainty, however, that such action
will be made.
The sun., 1908-02-21
House Committee FaYOrs Increase OF
Philippine Commission.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-The House Com
mittee on Insular Affairs to-day authorized
a favorable report on a bill to increase the
membership Of the Philippine Commission
from eight to nine. Secretary Taft was
before the COMMITTEES and urged that such
action be taken.
At present there are five American Com
missioners and three native Filipinos. The
discretion, however. 20 name another Com
missioner under the bill is TO lie with the
President
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House Chaplain Prays About the weather.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 30.--Chaplain Couden
Of the House Of Representatives made
existing climatic and economic conditions
the subject Of his prayer at the opening OF
,o-day's session Thou giveth snow Ike
wool; Thou scattsrest the hoar frost IKE
AGhes; Thou casteth forth ioe Ike morsels.
Who can stand before Thy cold2' be began.
in the midst OF the rigors OF winter hum
dreds are forced 10 idleneSs without the
means Of Snstsnance. Give us light thar
ve may solve the economic, social and In
dustrial problems that confront us. 20 the
end that all who win may work and sub
sist.' He also made appropriate reference
b ths death Of senator Latimer.
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Lowest tcmperaturo, a, AE IUZO p n
WASHINGTON EoABcAsr SoR TO-DAY AND ro.HoRaow
For sansra Nsv York. DiEfnat Of cOlHmOia. east
srn PsnnSvIOdnaa. Nssp Jersey. DsdlDars. Maryland
and VIg0tnda faig today: fair and sidRgv warner
fO-B0Trov: variable Uinds. 80 80
For Now England. fair today; fair IN southern
and partly cloudy and warmer In northern portion
20 morrow with possibly local SHOWS; fresh westerly
wtnda becoming variable.
For western New YORK. generally fair today and
10 morrow, except possibly occasional knoW fur
r,es along the lakes; warmer oday 10 western por-
tio0.
For westsrD PeunsyivanIa and ohio, fair and
rnEhtly warner to-day; fair Tomorrow.
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Public utilities Commission ror the District
or Columbia

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Chairhan Smith
Of the House Committee on the District
OF Columbia said to-day that a bill would
be introduced TO provide for the appoint
ment by the President Of a public utilities
commission Of three members, whose
recommendations to Congress shall be the
basis OF all laws enacted governing public
utilities corporations In the District OF
Columbia and regulating the prices they
shall charge for their products and services
The sun., 1908-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The House Com
mittee on Militia to-day authorized a favor
cheney OF the militia Of the various States.
The bin amends the Dick militia law chiefly
In accordance with the recommendation
Of the National Guard Association made at
its recent session IN Boston. These recon-
War Department.
The sun., 1908-02-21
JUDGE WILFLEY'S CASE.
Charges OF Impeachment Presented 60 the
House and Referred to Committee.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O-Mr. Waldo Rep.
n. " to-day presented to the House Of
Representatives the charges of impeach-
ment against Lebbens r. Wiley, Judge Of
the United States court in China, contained
in the petition filed yesterday by Lorrin r.
Andrews. a practising attorney. in behalf
Of himself and other attorneys deprived Of
the privilege and right Of pursuing their
profession in his court.
Accompanying the charges was a resolu-
ton referring the matter to the Committee
on the Judiciary for examination and report
as to whether or not articles of impeach-
ment should be reported to the House. At
the suggestion OF Mr. fayne (hep.i y -
mittee. with instructions to report within
ten days what, if any, proceedings should
ne taken
The sun., 1908-02-21
Jordan Again Heads Gotten Association

DALLAS. Tex, Feb. 20.-The annual
meeting Of the Southern Cotton Association
ended at II O'Clock tonight with the re-
election of Harvey Jordan as president
and the selection Of New Orleans for the
next annual convention.
The sun., 1908-02-21

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-Yachts belong
ing TO recognized yacht clubs Of other
nations which impose no entry, clearance
or tonnage dues on crShAng American
yachts are TO receive like privileges when
cruising and calling at American ports.
reported TO the Senate to-day by the Com
mittee on Commerce.
The sun., 1908-02-21
Chaplain Bellows Resigns From the Navy,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.--Chaplain johnson
NJ. Bellows, now stationed at the Boston
navy yard. has resigned from the naval
service. In his letter of resignation Chap
lain Bellows said he preferred to return
10 parochial and literary work. He entered
the naval service in 1907 and is q native Of
Illinois.
The sun., 1908-02-21
MOrements Of Naval Ysaaaln.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90.-Ths battIeship
Nebraska has arrived at San Francisco. the
cruiser Chicago at Punta Arenas and the
collier Hannibal at Boston.
The battleship Mississippi has sailed
from Hampton Roads for Guantanarno
and the cruiser Cleveland from Cavlte for
Shanghai.
The sun., 1908-02-21
For a Monument to Martin van Bureu.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-Repressntativs
Mcmillan Of New York to-day introduced
"A bill TO appropriate $40 900 for the erection
OF a memorial TO Martin Van Buren,, eighth
President Of the United States, at Kinder
hook, Columbia county, n. Y.
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The investor who has decided
to buy Guaranteed Mortgages,
wants the best guarantee. The
Lawyers Mortgage Company
claims its guarantee il the best
for the following reasons:
1t is the only Mortgage Com
pany that limits the amount of
mortgages guaranteed in pro-
portion to its Capital and Sur
plus. In other words, II will
not spread it's guarantee so
thinly over large amounts Of
mortgages as to weaken its
LAWYERS MORTGAGE Co
Capital L Surplus. SI,zSo,OOS
6O Liberty ST., New YorL
1S6 Montague Sc, Brooklyn
The sun., 1908-02-21
ROOSEYELPS REMEAYP PROBE
BEGARDEDAS PART or HIS PLAN
TO FORCE TAFTeS NOMINATION.

He Might Have AVAIled Himself Or An the
InTornhation He Seeks IN the once OE
the Interstate Commission 20 Learn
the Cause OT Railroads ReduCing wages.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
ALL DEBTS ARE PAID
Tag Day Proved a Boon to the New
Hospital.

The receipts from Tag Day were Il
timely boon to the hospital and en-.
abled the ,board of management al
their monthly meeting last night to
pay every outstanding obligation OF
record December l. These bills in.
cluded balance on the $1,000 i'm
proVements recently made on the
third floor Of the building, the Install
alton of an auxiliary heating. appara
tus, the construction of cement walks
and curbS, the purchase of rubber mat
ting for the halls and number OF
other unusual expenses.
The total receipts from the Tag Day
effort were $5G3.44 in cash besides the
large amount of provisions donated
i'll lieu Of money. The expenses incur
red for the printing of tags, etc,
amounted to $l7.1O leaving a net cash
balance of $J4G.14.
In order TO pay off all the bills, how
ever the treasury was depleted and it
will be found necessary during the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10

Alberta than In Pennsylvania, and il
takes robust health to stand the long
winters and mental strength to remain
elastic in the solitude OF the SHOWS
In the cotton country the protracted
heat of the summers saps energy and
makes ambition less worth while The
|cantaloupe is the most treacherous of
products; so much so that the cul-
ture is like gambling The sweet po-
tato must have its own soil and its
own sort of summer; when the mar
ket is glutted the profits disappear.
Wherever you are there are oppor.
'tunties and compensations. difficult
ties and drawbacks II the cities are
hot and progress to fortune slow,
there are amusementS and comforts
to which Alberta and Texas are strang,
ers, and will be for generations. In
the life of every family there are mo-
ments when 10 be within a block of
skilled physician or within sight of
hospital is worth a thousand acres of
wheat land. Dream of Alberta as you
once dreamed of the Klondike. 1t
is good to dream. While the dreams
are mentally stimulating, so also are
the contradicting thoughts of the
things which might be worse if one
could go to the land of dreams.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
LOCAL DASHES.

81 do not know what the outcome
Of this agitation being carried on for
inspected milk in Oskaloosa may be,
said lady TO a neighbor, but / have
visited the dairy kept by my milk,
man, and | found everything clean
and fresh. the cows we'll cared for,
and all cans 4bored after being emp
tied" We'll, have not paid much
attention TO the matter, either re-
piled the neighbor, but my milkman
is not very neat, and his wagon looks
dirty, and / sometimes think | will
make Il change &C..
BY the way, who is your milkman?'
Why. Mr.. Blank
What Mr.. Blank of the Peach
Blown Dairy?p
Yes" #'E' a..
why | saw my milkman pouring a
can full of milk into -. Blanks can,
in the alley back of our house yester-
day. They help each other out occa-
sionally, you know
why the very idea, and here /
thought l was getting milk exclusive
ly from the Peach Blown Dairy"
~
c. c. Rose. of the Postal Telegraph
Co, has a taste for humOr as we'll as
a good eye for business. Recently
the following item appeared in the
Herald:
r. "A Timely Discovery"
Fire caused by spontaneous COM
bustion was discovered by DR.. Fleen-
er in his basement a few days ago. 1t
had not developed to the flaming point
when found by the doctor and put out. d
The incongruities of the item touch
ed Mr.. Roses funny bone and he
cut il. out and sent it to Byron Mill
Jams, of Uncle BY" fame, sir. Will
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
DIVORCES ARE INCREASING.

John Snure telegTaphs from Wash.
ington to the Des Moines Register and
Leader some figures on marriage and
divorce for the period from 1887 to
1907 inclusive, just made public by the
census bureau. These figures show
that Iowa had 34,S74 divorces granted
in the period in question against 16,-
564 in the preceding twenty year per
iod.
Ii is shown there was a markedly
increasing tendency to divorce; the
divorce rate in Iowa per hundred
thousand population was ninety-Ihree
in 1900 and sixty in 1880. Compared
with other states, Iowa is not high as
to the divorce rate, though it is above
the average which was seventy-three
in 1900 and thirty-eight in 1880 per
100000 population.
Illinois leads every other state in
the number of divorces, which sug-
gests that its chief center OF popula-
tion, Chicago, is lOtbed of divorce.
The figures as a whole show divorce
is increasing at an alarming rate. be-
ing about two and half times as com
mon as forty years ago. Twothirds
of the total number of divorces grant
ed in the twenty year period covered
by the investigation were granted TO
the wife.
The most common single ground for
divorce is desertion, This accounts
for 3S.9 per cent of all divorces period
1887 to 1906; 49.4 per cent, or almost
One-half, of those granted to the hus-
band, and 33.5 per cent, or One-third,
of those granted to the wife.
The next most important ground for
divorce is for husbands, adultery, and
for wives, cruelty. OF the divorces
granted to husbands CSS7 TO 1906
2S.S per cent were for adultery; and
OF those granted to wives 27.5 per cent
were for cruelty. Only 10 per cent of
the divorces granted to wives were for
adultery OF the husband. and 100 per
cent of divorces granted to husbands
were for cruelty on the part OF the
wife
Drunkenness was the ground for
divorce in 5.3 per cent of the cases
in which the wife brought suit, and in
IL per cent of the cases in which the
suit was brought by the husband
OF the divorced couples known to
have been married in the United
States, $50 per cent were married in.
the same state in which they were di-
yorced and 21,5 per cent in other
states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
EARNINGS NO DREAM.

Philadelphia Ledger; Reading of
the abundant wheat crops to be pro-
duced from the irrigated soil in parts
Of Alberta, the toiler of the hot cities
on the seaboard dreams Of starting life
anew on the wide prairies and in the
cool valleys OF Canada. If he is
young he may turn the dream into a
reality. He may succeed. If he is
old enough the disillusiOning laws of
averages occur to his longer expert
ence and teach him caution.
There have been stories, and true
stories, of lands in Texas which pro-
duce $500 in onions to the acre. Thous-
ands OF settlers have paid In three
years for their farms in Oklahoma by
growing wheat, corn or hay. There
are apple orchards in New York and
others in Nova Scotia which have
brought fortunes to the owners just
as there are nut plantations in Cali
fornia. One needs no long journey
10 learn Of remarkable production.
In New Jersey and on the Delaware
Peninsula men have often Melted $500
or $500 an acre from cantaloupes or
sweet potatoes, peaches or peas. Hun
dreds OF comfortable homes have been
constructed from the profits OF straw
berries. In the South cotton has
made a considerable capitalist OF
many poor man in less time than
that which elapses between one presi.
Dental election and another
Yet the ancient law of industry is
unchanged. Watchful attention. hard
work, thrift and pluck gather the prof
its II takes more money 10 exist IN
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
Notice of Incorporation of Purity Drug
Company.

company
The name OF this company shall be
PURITY DRUG COMPANY, with its
principal place of business at OSka
loosa Iowa. The nature of its bust
ness shall be the purchase and sale OF
merchandise usually sold in drug
stores. Authorized Capital Stock
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,00O.0O)
Four Thousand Dollars ($4,O0OOO) OF
which Capital Stock is now paid in to
Company in cash.
This Company commenced business
October Is, 1905, and Is authorized to
act for twenty 600 years from this
date unless dissolved by stockholders
owning three-fourths of all stock is
sued
The affairs of said corporation are
conducted by a Board of Directors
President, Secretary and Treasurer
who are elected by a majority vote OF
the stockholders at their annual meet
ing on the first Tuesday OF February
in each year. g....
The highest amount of indebtedness
shall not be in excess of two-thirds OF
stock issued and paid in. The pri
vate property of stockholders is ex
empt from corporation debts,
]. Fl. Blakeslee, President and Treas
W. Z. Blakeslee, Secretary l7w4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10

Officers will be essential i'll this con
nection. Such officers must be es-
pecially trained at service schools
best to qualify them as instructors OF
the National Guard. But the detail,
ing of officers for training at the ser
vice schools and for duty with the Ma,
tional Guard entails detaching them
from their regiments which are al,
ready greatly depleted by detach'
ment of officers for assignment to du'
ties prescribed by acts of the Con
gress.
A bill is now pending before the
Congress creating number of extra
officers in the army, which il passed
as it ought TO be, will enable more
officers TO be trained as instructors
of National Guard and assigned to
that duty. In case OF war it will be OF
the utmost importance to have a
large number of trained officers to use
for turning raw lcvies mo good
troops.
The Navy.
1t is desirable to complete as soon
as possible Il squadron of eight battle
ships of the best existing type. The
North Dakota, Delaware, Florida and
Utah will form the first division OF
this squadron. The four vessels pro
posed will form the second division.
1t will be an Improvement on the first.
the ships being of the heavy, single
calibre, all big gun type. All the YES
sells should have the same tactical
qualities, that is, speed and turning
circle, and as near as possible these
tactical qualities should be the same
as is in the four vessels before named
now being built.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10
month to collect the third installment
of the guarantee fund.

of the guarantee fund.
The sharp increase in the fuel bill
since winter set in has pointed out
the necessity Of having the large hot
water pipes wrapped with an asbestos
covering The funds are not at hand
10 undertake the entire job but it was
voted that The pipes which pass
through the vegetable room in the
basement should be covered at once
They make the room so warm that it
is necessary to keep a window open
all the time 20 keep. provisions from
spelling. hence the necessity of speedy
action in this particular. Affairs at the
hospital are moving along i'll most
satisfactory way One Of the needs
Of the institution is more girls to take
the course in the school for nurses.
After an apprenticeship of three years
during which time the girls are paid
nominal sum of wages, they are en-
titled the certificate of a graduate
nurse, which enables chem to demand
SIS per week fer their services. The
school is an inv iting proposition and
no doubt will be better attended when
it's merits become better known. Any
girl desiring this training can get full
particulars by calling upon Miss Min
or the Superintendent, at the Hos
pital.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-10

Jams. by the way, is former Mar
shalltown boy, and Mr.. Rose knew
him there
The item seemed TO have hit the
mark. as Uncle By gives place in
one of his recent columns to the
statement and comments as follows:
IAN Oskaloosa newspaper tells of a
resident'of that town finding fire caus
ed by spontaneous combustion in his
basement. That fellow should rent
himself out as a gas stove"
Wv
Pete McCosh was not the only per
son who was fooled by the temporary
statue erected on the pedestal built
for Chief Mahaska in the public
square. We know of lady who
prides herself on being an ameteur
artist, one who has given the noble
red man considerable study. She
caught sight of the figure through
the rain Sunday and accepted the
statement of friends that it was Mr.
Frye's great work of art that won
honors in Paris. Il am disappointed
in it." she said. THE features are
not like any Indian ] ever saw, and |
have visited several reservations
with an idea OF getting the outlines
well fixed in mind. Then again who
ever saw an Indian chief with a dress
on? The base of the statue is all out
of proportion to the figure, and | am
terribly disappointed" Her obligins
husband hid that copy of the Herald
which gave the exposure of the joke,
and she is talking about the unfortun-
ate defects of Mr.. Frye's masterpiece.