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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
PLACES ARE CHOSEN
For Holding Various Departments
of the Short Course.

The board of directors of the Ma.
haska County Short Course met at
the Oskaloosa National Bank Satur.
day and completed arrangements for
the big gatherings December 26 to
81, inclusive. Prof. P. G. Holden,
the great seed corn man." from
Ames, was present all day and help
ed the local committees in closing
up the many necessary details, for
the various sessions. The chief &C.
ton taken, so far as the public is
concerned was the decision on the
places to hold the several depart.
ments. The arrangement is as fol,
lows:
/ Domestic Science Department at
Central NJ. e. church.
Stock Judging at D. P. McClure's
automobile garage.
Grain Judging in the hall over the
Oskaloosa Traction & Light com
pany's offices.
Exhibits in the High avenue room
of the Schee Vehicle and Automo-
bile repository. All entries will also
be made here.
The opening lecture on Monday
morning, December 26, will be held
in the court house.
The meeting of farmers on Wednes,
day evening will be held at court
house, unless otherwise announced.
The spelling contest will be held
on Friday evening at the court house.
Prof. w. J. Kennedy, Of the Animal
Husbandry Department at Ames,
will be present at the Short Course
all day on Tuesday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
0SKALOOSA included
Prize Fund Established for Articles
by College Students.

Both Penn college and Central Hol.
mess university will no doubt be in
cluded in the establishment by N. w.
Harris, president of the Harris Trust
and Savings Bank, of Chicago, of an
annual prize fund of $500 to be
awarded the writer's of best essays
on political science. The fund has
been established by Mr.. Harris to
encourage undergraduates of univer.
tsities and colleges in more extensive
study Of questions of public morals,
state and municipal government and
party politics.
The subject for 191O-1911 is "The
Prevalence of Crime in the United
States; Its Extent Compared With
That in the Leading European States;
Its Causes and Best Means of Rem.
edy." ,*
| The competition Is confined to un
dergraduates Of universities and col
leges in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
A prize of $50 will be awarded the
writer of the best essay from each
state, provided at least five essays
are submitted from each state, ant
the competitor presenting the bes
essay from all institutions will receive
prize of $3.50.
The subjects are to be selected ant
the judges chosen by the following
committee of college professors
Charles E. Merriam, University O
Chicago; John A. Fairlie, Universit,
of Illinois; N. Dwight Harris, North
western University; John H. Gray
University of Minnesota; Paul S
Reinsch, University of Wisconsin
Benjamin F. Shambaugh, Universit!
of Iowa, and Thomas F. Moran, Pur
duo University.
) The donor of the prizes reserves tn,
right of publishing the best of tn,
essays in such magazines or newspa
pers as shall insure widespread publ
cation of the work done.
In speaking of the creation of tn,
prize fund last night Mr.. Harris said
mo material progress seems Il
have been made in the development
OF the public conscience, or in rails
ing the standard of public morality
in the past fifty years. There hav'
been as many and as serious cases o
public fraud, graft, and neglect o
duty in the last twelve months as il
any previous year of our history. II
1903 there were 5000 murders in tn,
United States, while there were il
Germany only 1922; and in the TWEEN
ty years preceding 1904 there wer,
$4,000 homicides in this country
an increase of 400 per cent, of which
only. II per cent were convicted
Some OF those who have studied thu
situation most carefully claim tina
this Is the fault of our police system
"Others assert that the blam
should be laid at the doors of tn
legislatures. And others point I,
our cumbersome criminal procedure
There is doubtless some truth in al
these charges; but, behind it al
stands the undeniable fact that Their,
Is something vitality lacking in the pc
litical education, the public environ
ment and the moral training of tn,
youth of our country"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
IOWA REPORT OF
CORPORATION. TAX
Collector Weaver is Preparing for
Collection of 1910 Data.
$3.50 WERE REPORTED IN 1909
Their Capital Stock Was $5e7, 1896,
039.53-The Amount of Indebted
ness Was $2o1, s26,532.5s-Net
Income $30, zoe, 215.85. s-a

Burlington, Ia, Dec. 17.-Special:
There are $3.50 corporations in the
state of Iowa which made returns in
1909 to the commissioner OF internal
revenue in compliance with the tax
law of 1909 concerning their capital
stock, Indebtedness and net incomes,
according to the commissioners re-
port which has just been received
here. H. o. Weaver of this city, who
is collector for the southern half of
the state is now preparing for the
collection of data to be included in
the report for the year 1910 which
must be sent in by March /, 1910.
According to the report the tax as,
sessed in the state amounted to $780,,
351.65 and the amount of the capital
stock stock of the $3.50 corporations
reporting as $597,395, 039.53. The
amount of bonded and other indebted
ness of the various corporations is
given as 1901 1926, 532.59 and the net
income $3O,2O6,215.S5.
The report in part is as follows:
Class A, financial, banks, insurance
companies, etc.-Number making re-
turn, 1853; amount of capital stock,
$70,963 ,260.37; amount of bonded and
other Indebtedness, $49,205, 5S575; net
income, $S,039, 261.91.
Class B, public service companies
Number making return, $50; amount
of capital stock, $324,375, 421. SO;
amount of bonded and other indebt.
edness, $7S,555, 1880; net income 49,
5l2,5629O.
Glass c, industrial and manufactur.
ing-Number making return, 1,436;
amount of capital stock, $103,153,.
65S.17; amount of bonded indebted.
ness, $S2,5S3.56; net income, $9,184,.
745.49. -. ,~ -,.v-.. .--.,s,.s-. f.
Class d, mercantile-Number max.
ing return, 1882; amount of capital
stock, S54,2S5, 320.S5; amount of bond.
ed and other Indebtedness, $24,709,.
130.54; net income, S7,077, 5000.
Class E, miscellaneous corporations,
contractors, hotels, theatres, ETC.
Number making return, 1904; amount
of capital stock,S44 ,617 ,375.1S; amount
of bonded and other Indebtedness, $16,.
997, S00.14. $50 ,
In the state of Illinois, 1903 cor
porations made return; in Indiana, s..
996; in Kansas, 1856; in Minnesota,
$3.50; in Missouri. 1882; in Nebras.
ka, 3,137; in Iowa, $3.50; in Massa.
chusetts, $500; in Montana, 1901; in
New Jersey, S,4O3. New York had
31,132 reports, the most of any state.
New Mexico had LAB, the least, with
the exception of Hawaii, which had
425. .,s h.
Although last year leniency was
shown in the matter of fines and pen
alties for failure to comply with the
regulations, it is said that any failure
to file reports this year will result in
the enforcing of the penalty of a fine
of $1,000. The blank forms for re.
turns are to be furnished the corpor.
atoms of the state by Mr.. Weaver and
M. j. Tobin of Dubuque, collector for
the northern portion Of the state, by
the latter part of the month.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
New Worlds Record.

Ames, Dec. Especial: The an
nual husbandry department of Iowa
State Cattle has just received re-
port from Chicago concerning the
slaughter test of Shamrock II. the
grand champion in the international
stock show. He dressed 67.25 per
cent which is a new worlds record
for animals under one year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
The Garfield ReneWs.

A certificate of renewal was filed
Saturday with County Recorder
Frank Shoemaker by the Garfield
Coal Co., with Geo. H. Ramsay, presi
dent; J. H. Ramsay, secretary, and
VIC. Ramsay. treasurer. At spe
cial meeting of the stockholders OF
the company on December 18th il
was decided to renew the corporation
for twenty years. 1t was also decid.
ed to reduce the capital stock, which
was 100000 in the old company. to
$4,000. The old corporation ceased
on December 18th and the new one
began.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
Corn Crop Short,

Vinton, Dec 19.-Special: Owing
to shortage of corn in Benton coun-
ty, stock feeders have not been able
to buy corn and have been forced to
go into other parts of Iowa to buy
corn for feeding. 1t has been next
to impossible for the people in town
to get corn even sufficient for their
horses. This condition is unusual
and the reason given for it is that
the summer drought materially
shortened the crop in this county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
A Smooth CRATER.

Marshalltown, Dec. 19.-Special:
A smooth CRATER secured $40 in cash
and SO in merchandise from the An
drews dry goods store. He tele-
phoned for two silk pairs of ladies'
hose at $50 per pair and said for
the delivery boy to bring $40 in cash.
Upon the boys arrival at the house
he got the cash and merchandise
from the boy and slammed the door
in his face and escaped through a
rear door of the house. The police
have not yet located him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
FATALLY INJURED.
Tom Van Draska, Formerly of This
City, Falls Under Moving Train.

Word comes to this city that Tom
Van Draska, formerly of this city,
was fatally injured at MarshalItown
early Sunday morning. Mr.. Van
Draska is a conductor on the Great
Western and was injured in the Mar
shalltown yards. Particulars of the
accident were not obtainable today,
but 1t is understood that in some
manner the man fell under moving
train. One leg was severed In the
accident and II was necessary TO am
putate the other. No hope is given
for his recovery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
Sewers Case Submitted.

Ottumwa. Dec. Especial: After
three weeks spent hearing argu.
ments in the case of B. V. Sewers
VS.. Cleveland Coal Co., in which
Sewers endeavors to recover 100000
for wages, rebate and commission,
was submitted to Judge Eichelberger
here today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
A Bio Saturday.

Oskaloosa merchants enjoyed an
other big crowd Saturday. There
was business for everyone. All the
traders were actively engaged in
serving the elusive Christmas pres
ents. Local feed barns were filled
to capacity and restaurants and no
tells had all they could attend to al
dinner and supper hours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
Mac Vicar Gets Job.

Des Moines, Dec. 19.-Special:
John Mac Vicar of the city council of
Des Moines under the commission
plan of government has been offered
and has accepted the position of
Commissioner of Congress of the In
ternational Municipal Exposition by
the Chicago Chamber of Commerce
to be held in Chicago, September Is
to 30. He will have charge of the
plans of this exposition which is to
be world wide in it's scope and his &C
ceptance may mean his resignation
from the city council here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22

Where it comes from. Where 1t goes
Wednesday, 900 a. rn.--Beef cat
tie. Class of 4 Shorthorn bulls.
Lecture on producing beef on high
priced land.
1890 a. m.-Cultivation, including
preparation of the seed bed.
100 p. m.-Class of 5 Shorthorn,
Hereford or Angus cows.
2:30 p. m.-Drainage.
Thursday, 800 a. m.-Either a
class of beef cattle or a class of S
dairy cows.
1890 a. m.-Horticulture. The
Home Garden, Orchard, Yard, Spray
ing. s
100 p. m.-Five dairy cattle. Lee
ture on profitable type Of dairy cows.
2:3o p. m.-Potatoes. Judging and
Cultivation. =
Friday, 800 a. m.--Four Poland
China Gifts. Four Duroc Jersey
Gifts. ...
1890 a. m.-Oats, selection Of
seed, tanning, etc.
100 p. m.-Class of Shropshire
sheep. Lecture on feed, care and
management of sheep. General re.
view of weeks work.
| $3.50 p. NJ Wheat. Selection OF
seed. Preparation of seed bed.
Saturday, 300 a. m.-Meeting OF
all students promptly at 800 a. m
This is one of the most important
meetings.
1890 a. determination covering
all work of the week.
4 1880 p. m.-Corn sale. -. s..
First Year-Domestic Science.
Monday, 1000 a. m.-Talk on Food
Selection, preparation and diges
ton. Illustrated. Planning of meals
1870 p. m.-Demonstration-Eggs
and milk. Shirt Waist Making.
Tuesday, 300 a. m.-House fur
nishings - illustrated. Demonstration
Table setting.
1870 p. m.-Demonstration-cereals
and vegetables.
Wednesday, 900 a. m.-Talk or
meat. Illustrated. Demonstration
Meat.
1870 p. m.-Care and feeding o.
children. Exhibition of infants out
fit. Sample deserts.
Thursday, 900 a. m.-Talk or
Home Nursing. Demonstration
Making patients bed, giving bath
arrangement of bandages, etc. Per
sonal hygiene.
/ 1870 p. m.-Invalid Cookery,
Drafting of shortwaist pattern.
Friday, 900 a. m.-Demonstratior
bread and rolls. Talk on yeast ant
baking powder. Finish drafting.
| 1870 p. m-Laundry work. Frying
in deep fat. Organization of clubs.
Monday, 1000 a. m.-Review--
Foods and principles of cooking
Observation-Disclosures dishes.
\ 900 D. nh tanning of Meals
Suggestive menus. Demonstration
NrG; dishes.
Tuesday, 900 a. Intervention o.
contagious diseases. Demonstration
Cake. $3.50 .- -.-.-'- 49,,
200 p. m.-Care of children. Die
for school children. Demonstration
Luncheon.
Wednesday, 900 a. m.-The idea
home. Demonstration-Salads.
200 p. m.-Woman's Part in I'm
proving Home and Communication
ditions, Demonstration-Pas :
Thursday. 300 a. m.-Canning an6
Preserving. Demonstration-Simple
dinner. .%
300 p. m.-Division of the Income
monstration-Bread and Luncheon
dishes.
Friday, 800 a. m.-Beverages
onstration-Deserts.
zoe p. demonstration
overs. Value of Cooperation. Or
1 ganization of clubs. ....
l. Saturday, 90 Ga. determination
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
Buy Two Banks.

Mason City, Dec. Especial: E.
V. Frank and his brother c. E. Frank
who is chairman of the state central
committee and candidate for U. s.
senator has purchased controlling
interest in the First National and
Germans sa;;'ings bank at Parkers-
burg.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26
Famous Gems of Prose
THE GLORY OF ARMS.
BY Charles Sumner.

Whatever may be- the judgment OF
poets. OF moralists. of satirists. or
even of soldiers, IL is certain that the
glory of arms still exercises no mean
influence over the minds OF men. The
art OF wal which has been happily
termed by a French divine the baleful
art by which men learn 10 eNterminate
one another. is yet held. even among
Christians. To be an honorable pur-
suit and the animal courage. which
il stimulates and develops. Is priced
as transcendent virtue. II will be for
another age. and higher civilization.
10 appreciate the more exalted char
acter OF the art of beneyolenCe-the
art OF extending happiness and all
the largest number of mankind
which. I'm blessed contrast with the
misery. the degradation. the wicked
ness OF war. shall shine respondent
the true grandeur of peace All then
will be- willing TO join with the early
poet in saying at least
Though louder fame attend the martial
'Tis greater glory To reform the age,
Then shall the soul thrill with n mob
Ter heruism than that of battle Peace
full industry. with untold multitudes of
cheerful and beneticient laborers, shall
be It's gladstone token. Literature. fun
of sympathy and comfort for the heart
of man. shall appear in garments OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26
towards! towards! CoWardSl

out Of FIVE babies Immediately after
birth. and that causes a quarter OF all
the blindnens in the world
Also more than half the women who
have 10 go under the surgeons knife
go 60 oxpiate a mans sin
Lawmakers hesitate to grapple with
this condition. Even doctors slur 1t
over
Yet we regulate the conditions UNI
der which druggist may SELL poi
son.
Yet We regulate how old man must
be before he can marry.
Yet We rack flaming placards on
houses wherein are contagious dis
ease.
Is il possible that in tins day and
age of the world a mock modesty.
cowardly assembling shall prevail i'll
the face OF death and misery?
And yet this Is the only reason that
men and women flee this topic. This
is the only reason that pure young
girls are sacrificed. and that healthy
boys are permitted. unwarned. 10 risk
their health and the future OF the
race
towards? That is the only explana-
ton. one woman. president of the
New York Federation OF Womens
Clubs, says:
Costly? Can we balance in the scale
Of cost the sightless eyes Of one single
baby against the contempt and ridi-
Guile" OF prudes and fools?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26

purer glory than she has yet assumed.
Science shall extend the bounds OF
knowledge and power. adding unimag-
Unable strength To- the hands of men.
opening innumerable resources I'm the
Garth. and revealing new secrets and
harmonies In the skies. Art elevated
and refined. shall lavish fresh streams
OF beauty and grace. Charity, In
streams OF milk and honey, shall diff
fuse itself among all the habitations
OF the world.
Does any one ask for the signs OF
TINS approaching era?
The increasing beneficience and in
tclligence OF our own day. the broad
spread sympathy with human suffer
Ing. the widening thoughts of men.
the longings of the heart for a higher
condition on earth. the unfulfllled
promises OF Christian progress are the
auspicious auguries OF this hap
py future. As early yoyagers over
untried realms of waste. We have al
ready observed the signs of land The
green twig and fresh red berry have
tioated by our bark, the odors OF the
shore fan our faces. nay. We may
seem TO descry the distant CLEAN NJ
light and hear from the more earnest
observers as Columbus heard after
midnight. from the masthead OF the
Pinta. the joyful cry OF Land Land,
and 10. a new world broke upon his
early morning gaze
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26

From time TO time newspaper ana
magazine editors are stirred TO break
the rule OF tradition and write about
some things that it isn't good form 10
even talk about.
This newspaper has on several Oc-
casions felt constrained TO SO speak.
We men and women must come 10
talk 10 each other in plain language
about those diseases that are The re-
suit of social sins There are few
catch phrases that have been invent
ed TO slur over and excuse. We have
been taught to speak lightly OF wild
oats" and to say that young man
must have his fling
Yet We make of these things the
one objectionable crime I'm a girl or
woman
Parsons magazine. moved by a
number OF pictures which were secur-
ed to go with an article about the
teaching Of blind children, is doing a
splendid work
The magazine has secured authori-
tative statements from medical men,
and has called to its counsel the wis
dom OF big. brave women.
The doctors tell us that as per cent
of the men IN American cities between
the ages Of IS and 2S have or have
had some one OF the groups of dis
eases resultant from sowing wild
oats" Seldom If ever is the poison Of
these diseases entirely eradicated. and
II is this that puts ont the eyes OF four
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26

Scotland-Sard. and they are moving
very quietly and secretly in the mat.
ter That is all | can tell you AT
present
'You feel quite sure that your
brother is at the bottom OF this Ailsa
asked.
There can be 10 question about It, -
Grace said Il found the fragment OF
a letter TO him from Lady Altamont
that removed all my doubts. | gather
cd from The letter that somewhere near
that bOudoir the key OF the mystery
lay That is wis I was there tonight
a the risk OF bctray.ng the fact that
knew anything
PERHAPS the Ike, lies in the room
beyond, Ailsa suggested. Let me
tell You what I saw before you came
creeping into the boudoir II may help
you"
Grace Wanless listened with a fat
tcring interest She seemed greatly
excited about something.
Tell me something" she demanded.
Il take il that this house is precisely
ike the one ncXr door. You have a
room here and another room beyond
spending to Lady Altamonts bou-
doir. Where does the room beyond
lead to-
"A staircase that gives on the gar
den" said Ailsa after minutes con
s!deraton The houses here are back
to back. II you understand what |
mean. There IS only a trellis-work be
tween our wilderness Of garden and
the one next door. From the garden
YOU can yet a pretty good view OF the
wing whore the boLGOir lies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26

Then | should like 20 20 down "a
the garden and have look for my
SELF" Grace cried. Gould YOU man
age IL for me without disturbing any
hody?"
Ailsa thought that she could-therc
would be no difficulty i'm the matter al
lah. The two girls crept silently down
the stairs and into the garden They
could see the brilliant lights shining
behind the crimson blinds in Lady Al
tamont's boudoir. and more feeble
ghmmer OF light behind the room 81
the locked door. Somebody seemed 10
be crouching and hiding in the shrubs
OF the next garden, his face showed
for an instant.
Inspector BurloS," Grace whis-
pered The man from Scotland'yard
who has my mother JEWEL AFFAIR IN
hand. Perhaps he has got clue. Ii
YOU think"
Grace stopped as Ailsa grasped her
arm vigorously Ailsa was looking up
wards. her eyes fixed on the window
of the locked room next door
Look" she whispered in a frozen
voice What Is ,na, ~ the window" >"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-26
CHAPTER WI.
Inspector Burles.

Quite suddenly \ light had cleaned
in the window of the locked room ad-
Joining Lady Altamonts boudoir. IL
Was brilliant light, and cast two
shadows, clear cut as crystal. on the
blind First came the outline Of a
ran smoking a cigarette. He held
in his hand bottle. obviously con-
turing champagne or some Other
sparkling wine. for he could be seen
to cut the wires and expel the cork.
Il seemed To the girls watching him
e.om below that they would hear the
pop of the cork as IL left the bottle
Are you sure that is the room lead.
ing from the boudoir?" Grace asked,
Absolutely certain" Ailsa replied.
You see these two houses are identi-
cally the same Look al No. IS and
see how the windows are similarly
placed | am positive that in our
house the room leading from what
corresponds 10 Lady Altamonts bon
doir is a small one giving on 10 a
secondary staircase. II is not a good
room. ! am quite certain that the
apartment was empty when Lady Al
lamont hurried her mysterious visitor
into there. From their conversation
I Judged that she did not want any
body 10 know that the man was IN
| the house The lights were ex
i tinguished before he entered the bou
doir | could see nothing. and yet the
tones OF that mans voice were quite
familiar 10 me You may take II that
my acquaintance with scoundrelS Is
very limited"
1To he ContinucdD