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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Public Sale Service.

Public sale season is at hand. The
Herald offers the best service to the
advertiser. Sale bills printed on eX'
ira material, 100 for $3.50, and $1.0O
for each additional hundred. Notice
of the sale is also advertised in the
daily and weekly Herald. In no other
medium can such service be obtained
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Lightning Causes Fire,

Almont, Aug. Especial: Fire
caused by lightning completely des-
troyed the large barn twenty-eight by
eighty feet, together with adjoining
outbuildlngs of Mrs. Della Sullivan
at this place. Loss $1,000. Two
horses and sixty head of hogs we're
lost in the flames.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Extra Cars Used.

Additional equipment Is added to
Rock Island and Iowa Central pas,
senger trains Saturdays to accommo-
date the ever increasing local pas
senger traffic. Fifty.four tickets were
sold to Marshalltown out of this sta
ton at the Iowa Central Office Satur-
day night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
-Four More Named.

Four more high schools have been
added by the state superintendent
to receive state aid for normal work,
namely Usage, Corydon, What Cheer
and Clarion. This makes total OF
thirty-four normal schools so far
named.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Stole to Support Family.

Iowa City, Aug. 12.-Special: A
thief who has been robbing the lock-
ers of the professor and students of
the state university was arrested
here last evening. He refused to give
his name and was lodged in Jail, but
gave as the reason for the stealing
was to support his wife and children.
From 80 cents to $50 has been stolen
at various times.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Seats in Demand.

Every available seat in or about
the park was occupied Saturday even
ing during the entire concert program
and when by chance seat or bench
or park wall was vacated two or three
people were waiting for il,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Motorman Attempts Suicide.

Clinton, Aug. Especial: Arthur
Phillip, a motorman on the Clinton
street car line, shot himself last night
in the side in an attempt to commit
suicide. Doctors think he will pro-
badly recover. No known cause is
known for his act.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Killed in The Mines,

Ottumwa, Aug. 12.-Special: Jesse
Thompson, mule driver for the Sun
shine Coal Co. at Seymour, was in
stantly killed by a fall of slate. The
body was buried by tons Of fallen ma
terial,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
LEAVE FOR CAMP PERRY, 0.
CO. 2. oskALooSA, REPRESENT
ED BY SERGT. PILGRIM.
Guard Selected to Represent
State in Encampment,

Des Moines, Aug. 12.-Special: The
rife team which will represent Iowa
in the national shoot at Camp Perry,
o., will leave tonight. The team has
been chosen. The personnel is as
follows: Z.
Capt. H. G. Utley, Manchester.
Capt. A. E. Ringland, Boone.
Lieut.. l.. R. Schilling, Washington.
Lieut.. c. H. Stephens, Burlington.
Lieut.. D. A. Preussner, Manchester.
Sergt. w. A. Meyer, Cedar Rapids.
Sergt. F. A. Pilgrim, Oskaloosa.
Sergt. J. E. Jackson, Washington.
Sergt. R. w. Ralston, Burlington.
Sergt. C. M. King, Waukon.
Sergt. C. o. Briggs, Red Oak.
Sergt. F. J. Fincel, Dubuque.
Sergt. w. H. Durchenwald, Waterloo
Corporal c. H. Barcus, Des Moines.
Private C. A. Barnes, Grinnell
Col, Smith w. Brookhart, of Wash
ington, will be team captain; Major
F. r. Fisher, of Waterloo, team coach,
Capt. E. S. Geist, of Waterloo, spotter
and Lieut.. John Flach, of Des Moines,
range officer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Boil Your Water,

Too much care cannot be exercised
with the drinking water. Better be
on the safe side and boil the water
or else get it from well known to
be absolutely pure.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Rinden,s is sunnyside.

A Rinden has filed the name Of
"Sunnyside" Farm for his place east
of Oskaloosa on the Iowa City Road
He has had this name ON the barn for
four or five years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
Iowa Central Picnic.

Iowa Central employees picnic ex-
cursion trains will remain in the city
until after the close of the Saturday
evening concert on the date of their
entertainment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-17
We Lose Out,

Oskaloosa lost out on every rain
that fell in Iowa last week, but all
other parts of the state seemed to be
plentiously supplied with moisture.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
People and Social Incidents

their dauglter next week. whose marriage
10 Crawford Blagdcn is set for october .
Mr.. and Mrs Ross W. hstler gave a
dinner party at Hillside tonight
Mrs. Edwards Spencer las issued cards
for a luncheon at the struthers House oc-
tobsr T.
Mrs. Giraud Foster entertained AZ luncn-
con this afternoon at Bellefontaine
Mrs. Franklin OsgOod entertained twenty
four guests at bridge In the Curtis Hotel
parlors tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert ". Paterson have
issued cards for musical M Blsntyre on
October I.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Sewbold have ar
rived. accompanied h. the Misses Mary aui
Julia Newbol1.
Arriving at the Curtis Hotel were Mr,
and Mrs. A. II. Post-9Iitchell and Captain
sethbridge. Of London; Mr. and Mrs James
Clark Charles S. Street. Mrs Anson q.
Flower. Miss F.. ". Woodruff and M-.
A. v O'Nelll
Registered ar the Maplewood. IN Pitts.
field. are Mrs. Thomas b. Martin the M!sse,
Elizabeth, Florence and Adele Martin; n.
Rhoades, the Misses Halstead, MIS- A. %.
Halsey and Mrs. A. Millken, Of New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Goodman OF Hartford.
and Mr. and Mrs II. r Whipple. Niq,
Whipple and Miss IT, r Malcolm. of Port.
land Nc
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
Won't Call Legislature to Re-
count Baltimore Primary Votes.

Baltimore, Sept. Ex-Governor Crothers
announced this afternoon that he would nOt
call an extra session OF the state Legis-
lature for the purpose Of recounting tie
votes cast in this city at the governorship
primary election on August o.
Tho grand jury is at present investigat.
ing this election, and the results OF its ~
quest thus far have been the presentmet
OF ffty.four election officials on the chargs
OF falsifying the returns. The accused me1
were Judges and clerks, and we're equally
divided as 70 party affillation.
Governor Crothers, in deciding against
calling a special session Of the LEGISLATURE
disregarded the counsel OF State Senator
Arthur F. German, the Democratic candl.
date for Governor; United States Senator
John Walter Smith and other organization
leaders, who strongly urged the Governor
to take such action
IN announcing his determination Cow
ernor Crothers said that he had carefully
considered the matter and found no ueccs-
sity for calling the Legislature In special
session. He said he was convinced that
the grand jury pursuing the methods e
had adopted. would be able 10 complete ia
count in time TO avoid any conflict with tvs
approaching general election lie was -
sured, he said that the jury will he abs
10 complete its work by Saturday OF next
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
CROKER ON FIRE PREVENTION IcRoTHERS DEfIEs GoRMAN
Would Have Government De-
partment for That Purpose.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-The prevention Of
fires, rather than the question Of how best
to put them out, and proposal for the es-
tabishment by the government of de-
partment to insure adequate protection
against fire were the subjects OF an ad-
dress delivered this evening before the In
ternational Municipal Congress by Edward
F. Croker, who for twelve years was chief
of the Fire Department of New York City.
After speaking OF the enormous loss OF life
and money caused by fires IN the United
States, Mr.. Croker said in part:
Ii is my firm conviction that the United
States government should establish a de-
partment, founded somewhat OH the lines
OF the pure food law for the purpose or
establishing laboratories whose business il
should be to test and classify various ma
terals used throughout the construction of
frcproOf buidlngs, In order that the public
may be provided with a satisfactory and
sane schedule of standards of known safety,
and which shall be accepted as such by all
departments and authorities in this country.
The laws necessary to make these COHdi-
tiOus possible should be enacted with the
idea constantly in mind that the present
so-called hroprOot building is such only so
FAR as its exterior is concerned, aud that
legislation is needed and demanded by the
public 10 insure adequate and proper pro-
lection 10 the lives Of all persons who may
be called up To congregate In AL buildings
of a public or seml-public nature.
The need Is not for ordinance require
meuts which will make the buildings more
effectuay ''tirsproof' but enactments
which will protect tho inmates and con-
tents OF buildings by making IL impossible
for a FIRE once started TO course virtually
unchecked from room 10 room and floor TO
floor OF building whose walls are fireproof.
In other words, Geathproof and connagra-
tlon-proof construction are necessary re-
quirements for new compulsory legislation
Tor "ireproof construction"
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
PROVING IT'S WORTH.

The value of the Sullivan law AS an
aid in the campaign against the Black
Hand is being demonstrated almost
every day. The police captured on
Thursday evening n young Italian suS-
pccted Of having been implicated i'm sew
era recent kidnappings Tho evidence at
band may not be sufficient 10 convict
him Oh the kidnapping charges, but,
thanks to the Sullivan law, his tempo
Iary retirement from brlsandage is as
sured. He was armed with a revolver
and can be sent 10 Jail for carrying
concealed weapons, whether or not the
other indictments fail.
The Sullivan law is a beautifully sim
pie cOntrivance for stopping the careers
Of the hlackmailers and bomb throwers.
None of these gentry would think of
going about unarmed. That would be
against all prccedents Of the business.
They will risk anything rather than give
Cp their deadly weapons. But every one
arrested with revolver in his posses
sion can bc sent 10 prison on evidence
which he himself gratuitOuSIy fur
nshcs by the time few hundred gun
carriers are serving out sentences the
Black Hand operators hercabouts will
wake up 10 the fact that New York CITY
X no longer an inviting field in which
10 try TO make living by tcrorizlng
ana pundering their conipatriots.
Five men and one woman were a.
laigned on Thursday In the Court Of
Genct u Sessions for violating the Sui
livan law. -Four OF them pleaded guilty
and the other two elected 10 stand trial
Such record Is encoura ging. II shows
that the law is beginning 10 bite. Many
persons have lightly, assumed that after
a few weeks the police would forget
their Instructions and pistol carriers
and users would go ahead conducting
private warfare as formerly. Such a cal
culaticn was foolish Being caught with
a concealed weapon is a far more seri.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
THE CAME IS Up.

Governor DiX's request that the Legis-
lature repeal the Frawley boxing com
mission law and the cancelling Of the
Madison Square Athletic Clubs license
mark the end of the braZen attempt
to revive prizefghting in this state
Tammany may pay no attention to the
Governors message-Frawley had TO
think il over and AsSemblyman Levy
was Of the opinion that the repeal re
uuired "delibera ton but the game is
up. none the less Even if the law is not
repealed. the shocking contempt for de-
cency exhibited In the bouts" held here
will not be repeated The spineless COM
mission. now that the Governor Tepents
of his conclusion that "the people want
boxing. there can he no doubt of it. will
take their cue from him, and winking at
violations of the law will be a thing Of
the past The law ought to be repealed.
however, and it will be, if not by this
legislature then by one that will sue
ceed it and that will be more regardful
of the reputation of the state.
The Tribunes position in respect to
the restoration Of this sport has been
abundantly justified by the results. We
opposed the enactment of the Frawley
law because it obviously meant re-
vival of prizeighting. And we de-
nounced at once the shameless develop
ments that took place under the law. the
degrading fights, the bad faith Of their
promoters toward admission ticket hold
ers, the weakness Of the commission and
its winlling at violation Of the law in
regard to the Madison Square Athletic
Clubs license Governor Dix's reversal
of position is largely due, whether he
admits it or not, to The Tribunes un-
compromising stand against a revival Of
priZe6ghting
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
IN THE 6ERKSHIRES.
rBv Telorranb ~ Tho Tribune !

BY IPlegraNn 70 Inc lIlDune-I
Lenox, Sept. pa meeting OF the riders
of Lenox, to follow paper trail, has been
fixed for tomorrow afternoon. After the
run tea will be served at one of the villas.
The trail will be laid out tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry IT. Benedict and Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald A Forrest, who have
been at the Hotel Aspinwall, have gone to
New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick De p. Foster,
Giraud Foster have returned to New York.
Bishop and Mrs David H. Greer and Miss
Greer, who have been at the Hotel Aspin-
wall, have gone TO Milbrook, \. Y, by
automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan r. Hanna, who have
started to-day for Salisbury, Conn, where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs w. 3. Rand.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Kendrlck and Miss
Kendrick of Chicago; DR.. and Mrs. Tom
linson, Mrs. r. H. Wayzee and Mrs. c. H..
Fletcher, OF New York; Mayor John f..
Fitzgerald, Mrs. ]. A. Morrison Miss Nor
rison, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Logan and
DR.. j. Wilson Parks, OF Boston, and Mr..
and Mrs. j. Haines Lippincott, Of Phila-
delphia, are arrivals at the Hotel Aspin-
wall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, who are
at their country place in Williamstown, will
give several ante-nuptal entertainments for
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE.

The American attitude toward the
war is much more easy to determine
than it has been in some former cases.
The official attitude is, Of course, one Of
strict neutrality and impartiality. That
| will be comparatively easy to maintain
because of the improbability that Amer
! lean commercial or other interests will
| hc considerably involved. American resi-
dents in TripOli are few aud American
commerce with that land is small. and
even if the war should not be confined
TO Tripol but should be extended 20
some other parts Of the Turkish Empire
It is not probable that American inter
ests would greatly suffer.
The popular attitude is practically in
evitable. There are few Turks in this
country, and they remain aliens, while
there are innumerable Italians, and they
become naturalized and politically and
socially absorbed into American citizen
ship Those two factors are sufficient to
determine the course of American sym
pathies. And against synpa thies so de-
termined all the legal arguments III the
world would be vain. Even allowing
that Italy has acted hastily and without
sufficient provocation. italians are of
our own race and creed while Turks
arc AsiaticS and "iniidels.' Those are
the considerations which will most sway
the popular mind. Whatever academic
philosophers may say. aud whatever
may be the record Of future historians,
the average American is practically GER
tain To wish success to Italy.
Happily, there is little If any danger
Of the raising Of political issue or Of
the development Of rival partiSanships
over the war in this country. Such un-
fortunate complications have arisen over
other wars. The BOer war was made a
PARTISAN issue here as intensely as in
Great Britain. and the RuSSO-Japanese
war was subject 0f acrimonious con-
troversy. II is not likely that anything
o" the sort win now occur. Certainly
there would be no adequate excuse for
il. nor is there any reason why Amerl-
cans should not maintain an cquable
anu b'il'N pl'ul Iiiipfl' ll' iudNl'l Nudl
the course Of affairs in the Eastern
Mediterranean may be-
Nor should there be any cXtravagant
depression of mind on the part Of advo-
cafes of peaceful means of settling in
tcrnatiOnal differences. No doubt there
is occasion for surprise and regret at
the failure of the two powers which are
now unhappily at war 10 seek arbitra-
tior at The Hague, and perhaps still
more at the failure of any European
power Ia recommend such course to
them. Bnt, as we have repeatedly sUg-
gested. it would bc visionary TO expect
Il single treaty to abolish war. or 10
hope that all the nations, having once
looked peacewari, would never again re-
sort To- hOStilties. The present calamity
will serve ~ strengthen rather than 10
destroy the resolution of thoughtful
Americans 10 provide the fullest posi-
bic agencies and the strongest possible
ir1uences for the avoidance Of war, and
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

Every town has its redeemlns featI
The Giants are invaluable TO Ne" r,.,.afi logh '
an offset To Tammany. Syracuse her"'"'
New York must be a happy place AS ,o'5 VIZ
newspapers az the beginning or the W, WI,
season can find nothing TO complain az \,
save that mosquitoes have moved ur, r,
town from New Jersey. Providence 'o''
nal.
ono hundred Pennsylvania farmers
over I'm New York TO inquire how the
of living can be reduced, one eAcSi.',,"'
way is To keep out of New YORK "''
burgh Gazetto-TImcS'
when Tammauys gratters Get I4Io,5a
huIldinr 500 OoOO 600 reservoirs and N'2VA,
worth 81 new subways they'll have tliht
hermit the construction ot many
schoolhouses I'm that looted city. Al W -,
rnt 80 900 public school children are putb II
half-tmc. owing To the scarcity oi s''"f,
accommodatiops. II l. a lamentaplg s'"'
of afTairs Buffalo Enquirer
According 70 a prominent minister
| New York there is one saloon TOT -. 80"
| sixty voters IN the metropolis. Inc ,iiE.,r,s
viii surprise the South. such cohdl,
from the point II view of the peopw, IN
temperate kentucky are depressils' I,inS
| appallinR New Work seems ahoat m u,,.,l,a
and destined "a sink I'm inQuity. .-Louis''"
Courier Journal IS
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30

see money from his own state or Con-
gress district sunk in the visionary
scheme which he is promoting. lie
knows that he would he called to ac-
count If no return were secured ON n
local investment, aud he therefore
deprecstes joint action by the nation
and the community affected, But some
day the example of self-help which Con-
necticut has followed may spread TAR
enough to permit Congress TO insist on
the share-and-share plan. Then river
and harbor improvements will he made
only where they are most needed ana
will show in increased commerce real
return on their cost.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
4 SENSIBLE POLICY


The Connecticut Legislature did 81
admirable though somewhat startling
thing when at its last session ii appro
priated $1,OO0,OO0 for the improvement
VI hc harbor Of New London. While il
has always been admitted that New
London possesses one of the best har
bors on the Atlantic Coast, little use
has been made OF its exceptional ter
mimal facilities SO far as foreign trade
is concerned il is OutclasSed as a port
by New Haven, Bridgeport and even
Hartford, in Connecticut; ny Providence
and Newport, in Rhode Island. and by
FALL River and New Bedford In South.
crn Massachusetts. Potentially q most
promising centre Of trade, l. has actually
Jagged far behind neiChhOIing seaports
much inferior TO it in natural endow-
mcntS. Connecticut has therefore done
sensible thing in attempting 10 over
come the stagnation which has dwarfcd
New LOndon'S commerce and in risking
$lo0n,00 i'm an effort 10 create real
port, whose growth would repay indi-
Iectiy the investment Of state funds.
The Hartford Courant' saws that
this experiment I'm self-help is "unioue. -
II may be unique for Connecticut. But
ether states and communities have
shown q willingness To contribute out of
their own funds 10 improve the rivers
and harbors within their jurisdiction.
Supplementing the generous aid uni
forIBfy given by The federal government.
Thus Pennsylvania and the city Of Phila.
Oelphia have spent several million dol
lars In widening aud deepening the
channel Of the lower Delaware. The
city Of Houston. Tex. has issued bonds
tO improve the Houston shin canal and
open through deep water route 10 the
Gull Of Mexico. I'm these instances tho
lroprioty of selfhclp has been rccog.
nized, aud results have been secured
n0rc quickly than could reasonably
nave been expected from relying upou
the liberality Gf the general government
aione. Connecticut is only applying a
forward policy which has been applied
elsewhere with striking success.
ln view of the enormous waste which
las occurred in the development Of
rivers and harbors under the grab-hae
system of legislation in Congress. the
general cooperation Of states and cities
in river and harbOr work would be Of
great advantage 10 the federal govern
ment. II the United States should agree
te spend 81 s. or 81 for every 81 an
lHopriaicd by communities benefited
mort of the eXtravagant aud dubious
projects now pressed on the attention
of Congress would he abandoned The
average pork hunter does not want to
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
THAT AMERICAN LANGUAGE,
e Editor Of TIE Tribune.

To the Editor Of THE Tribune.
Sir: The hopelessly befuddled condition
OF those who shout for "an American Ian
guage" Is probably the mental state Of
that baroquc coterie. that nonogenarian
group that styles Itself American Institute,
whose collective post obitum influence can
not possibly extend into things philologi-
cal, simply because their individual exam
pie affords not ono spark OF true literary
vitality except I'm the instance uf one true
bellies lettres man whose charms in fine
English might correct, for Princeton, were
he appreciated there. those faults Of speech
which make veritable mills Of solcclsm Of
that college and ~ Harvard, where nova
days no one gives whoop in any old
place for correct English, or indeed correct
anything else, simply because pcrversc dia-
lcctics have prevailed these thirty years
by order Of self-suihciency aud smug in
difference to every true high standard Of
our mother tongue as In really great 1T
eratuTe discovered.
Indeed. II Is at our principal colleges thaG
the original fault lies and grows thence
into preposteTous notions regarding Ian
guage- notions of no kind at account and
that could not be circulated were those
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
TO PRESERVE FIFTH AVENUE
Association Will Try to Keep Loft
Buildings Of Thoroughfare.

With the main object OF preventing the
further Disagreement of Fifth avenue and
its preservation as an attractive thorough
fare. the Fifth Avenue Association, through
its president. Robert Grier Cooke, VIII send
on Monday q circular letter To six hundred
merchants. residents and property owners
calling their attention TO tile work that has
been accomplished by the association In the
Fifth avenue section from Washington
Square TO 10th street.
eve hope" said Mr.. Cooke yesterday, ITO
interest the public and the press and to
bring about a revolution In the erection
and location OF loft buildings with the
assistance of the commission appointed In
accordance with the recent statute enacted
bv tho Legislature we also hope TO pre-
vent the invasion ot that kind Of building
on Fifth avenue and To bring about legisla-
ton which will make It Impossible 10 PUT
loft buildings on that thoroughfare.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-30
0. ks MANHATTAN STREETS
Research Bureau Says They Are in Best
Shape In Five Years.

In spite Of the protests against the pres
ert condition Of the pavements the Bureau
OF Municipal Research has written to Presi-
dent McAneny Of the Borough of Manhat-
tan. 20 say that It has never found the
navements here I'm such good condition as
Al prcsent 1t has been making periodical
inspections since 1906
The letter says that after an inspection
Of all the streets south OF 59th street and
tho principal thoroughfares north OF that
n has beon found that those streets I'm bad
condition arc so for one Of two reasons:
First-thelr disruption by the public ser
vice corporations or the Water Department.
second-Preparation for repaving or omis-
sion OF temporary repairs In view OF out
standing contracts for repavinT