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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
IOWA CROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Di-
rector of Weather Bureau.

For the week ending June %, 1913.
Des MOines. Iowa.
Excessively high temperatures and
bright sunshine prevailed until Fri
day when light to heavy showers oc-
CURED in nearly all parts of the state.
In some localities the showers were
unusually heavy, while in others the
amount of rainfall was only a trace.
over a strip about two counties wide,
from Polk to Fremont county, and
over Mahaska, Washington, Johnson.
Linn, Iowa, Scott and Clinton coun-
ties, the amounts ranged from one to
more than three inches. The high
made corn grow rapidly,
and the dry. hot weather checked the
tendency to rankness in small grain.
The conditions were favorable for
field work, and corn fields are now
generally clean, and much clover and
alfalfa and some slough grass was put
up in fine condition. The dry wealth
er. however, cut the strawberry and
cherry crops short, and was begin
ming to affect pastures, oats, potatoes
and garden stuff, but the late rains
will be of great benefit to all grow
ing crops. Owing to cool weather
at pollinating time apples are drop
ping badly.
The following is summary show
ing the acreage of staple crops as
compared with last year: Oats, 80 per
cent; spring wheat. 95; winter wheat,
1902; barley. 80; rye, 95; fax, SO;
tame hay, 80; wild hay, 81; alfalfa,
40; pastures, SO.
GEO NJ. CHAPEL,
Section Director.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26

OttTmwa. June 24.-Interest in the
arrangements made at Denver for the
triennial conclave of the southern
Iowa communicates of the Knights
Templar, is keen among Uttumwa
members of the organization and
many are planning to attend when the
conclave opens August IL. A special
over the Burlington leaves here Sun,
day, August 10, and reservations for
the sleeper accommodations are in
the hands of Claude Myers, who has
already made arrangements for over
200 people. The conclave lasts three
days and those who are planning va
cations this year are in great mum.
bers looking toward Denver during
the conclave for their trip. The
Burlington special leaves here at
"a. M, from the union station Sunday,
August 10, and bids fair to be well
filled with Ottumwans and others from
nearby points who will Join the spe'
cial here and travel from Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
Change of Route Between Oskalooss
and Delta Being Agitated.

There is considerable agitation for
change in the Great White Way be,
tween this city and Delta. Enthusi
asts who travel the road lay claim
that % leave this city via North Mar
ket street. crossing Skunk river al
the Glendale bridge and going almost
straight east to old Springfield is a
shorter way and more direct and that
more care is taken and more drag
ging and more work done on this
road than on the one now used. Off
Cials of the Great White Way. it is
said. will be asked to go over this
line with a view of changing to it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
New Hob School at Tracy.

A special election was held at
Tracy early in the spring for the pur-
pose of consolidating the Tracy,
Bellefoutain and Lincoln schools, the
proposition went through with an
Overwhelming majority. and in the
future the two last named places will
have no rural schools in their dis
tricts. No definite arrangements
have been made, but it Is thought
that the new school building will be
ierected in Tracy this summer and
that four-year high school course
will be added
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
Books for the Children

Care must be taken In the stories
we give to growing children that evil
IL always overcome. Book friends are
very real to boys and girls and in.
fuence their character. There should
be effort and conflict In their stories
and daring endurance and steadfast
purpose. Stories in (which the child
hero acts rightly are particularly
valuable. because what boy or girl
has done appeals more directly TO the
child's own power. He feels though
he may not express It even to him
self that what other children have
done he can do.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
Traffic Measure pleasina.

Keokuk, June q. - Commissioners
have adopted a traffic ordinance pleas
ing to auto owners of Keokuk. The
ordinance provides that no person
shall operate an automobile at an UNI
reasoable speed. and defines an un.
reasonable speed as being more than
eighteen miles an hour on Main street
the principal thoroughfares, and TWEEN.
Iey-five miles an hour on other streets
OF the city. Commissioner of Public
Safety Gray declared It is better Ia
have a liberal ordinance than to have
stringent one that would not be
enforced.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26

| make fresh enterprise necessary and
also make 1t very difficult by leaving
all else except the tariff Just as we
found 1t? The tyrannies OF business
big and little, lie within the field OF
credit. We know that. Shall we not
act upon the knowledge? Do we not
know how to act upon It? II a man
cannot make his assets available at
pleasure. his assets of capacity and
character and resource, what satisfac,
ton Is It to him to see opportunity
reckoning to him on every hand, when
others have the keys Of credit in
their pockets and treat them as all but
their own private possession? It is
! perfectly clear that II is our duty to
supply the new banking and currency
system the country needs, and that II
will Immediately need It more than
ever.
The only question is, When shall we
supply it-now, or later. after the de-
mands shall have become reproaches
that we were so dull and SO slow?
Shall we hasten to change the tariff
laws and then be laggards about max
ing It possible and easy for the Coun.
try to take advantage OF the change?
There can be only one answer to that
question. We must act now, at what.
ever sacrifice to ourselves. II Is a
duty which the circumstances forbid
80 should he -
to my deepest convictions Of public
obligation did I not press it upon you
with solemn and urgent insistence.
The principles upon which we should
act are also clear. The country has
sought and seen its path in this mat
ter within the last few years-eee Il
more clearly now than II ever saw II
before-much more clearly than when
the last legislative proposals on the
subject were made. We must have
currency, not rigid as now. but readily,
elastically responsive to sound credit,
the expanding and contracting credits
Of everyday transactions, the normal
ebb and flow Of personal and corporate
dealings. Our banking laws must mo-
Billie reserves; must not permit the
concentration anywhere in few hands
u the monetary resources OF the coun-
try or their use for speculative pur
poses in such volume as to hinder or
impede or stand in the way of other
more legitimate. more fruitful uses.
And the control of the system Of bank
NJ 80 fok 10
are TO set up must be public. not pri-
vate. must be vested in the govern
ment itself, so that the banks may be
the instruments, not the masters, Of
business and of individual enterprise
and initiative.
The committees of the congress to
which legislation of this character is
have devoted careful and dis
study to the means of ac-
these objects. They have
honored me by consulting me. They
are ready to suggest action. l have
come to you, as the head of the gov
eminent and the responsible leader Of
the party In power. to urge action now.
while there Is time to serve the coun-
try deliberately and as we should, in a
clear air Of common counsel. | appeal
10 you with a deep conviction of duty.
believe that you share this convic-
ton. therefore appeal to you with
am at your service with
but reserve to play my part In any way
you may call upon me to play 1t in
his great entarprise NJ eYi1ent reform
which 1t will dignity and distinguish
Us to perform and discredit us to neg
ect
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
Gives Library 70 School.

Hon. Henry Sabin, for many years
superintendent of public instruction
for Iowa, and who expects to go to
California to live with his son, Ed
win l.. Sabin, about Oct. /, has pur-
chased his large professional library,
accumulated during more than half
century OF school work, to the state
normal college at Cedar Falls. where
il will be appropriately established
and utilized. 'f" I'm b'~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
Soldiers Raise Alfalfa.

The tirst crop Of alfalfa from the
soldiers home acreage at Marshall
town was cut Wednesday afternoon,
when the triie over four acres was
found to have yielded about three and
Ione-half tons to the acre. This is
the second years growth. and the
yield is exceptional The home ex.
lpects to cut two more crops from the
land this season.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
swcdcs Holding Picnic

Sioux City, June 24.-Thousands Of
Swedes are today taking part in the
midsummer festivals at Riverside
Park. Congressman Lobsch of Oma-
hs and DR.. A. j. Rierson of Des
Moines will be the principal speak
ers. Folk games will be played in
the afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
LIZ. ,r,ur,re. Assets.

The total assets OF the life insur-
ance companies of the United States
amount To over $4.AO0.0 00,000. This
,is Ss00,000,O00 more than the total
amout OF money in circulation in the
United States.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
Wsnts EI.ctr,o Iiobt

Pomeroy wants electric light She
will have a special election July is
to vote ON bond issue Of $4,000,
which Is to enable her To bring the
current some fourteen miles from
'Pocahontas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26

to the scene of the wreck from Roch-
ester and other nearby towns and the
most seriously injured were hurried
to hospitals at Sonyea and this city.
Practically all the injured were
residents of this city. 1t is not be-
leved any of them is fatally hurt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
ohserxe 81. Johnny pay.

Jackson Lodge Masons at Center
vile have made arrangements for the
observance Of ST. Johns. day, Tues
day, June "a. II Is expected that
many Masons from over the county
will attend.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26

Clover BIoat In Marshall County.
Deaths from clover bloat are report
ed by famors from the western part
OF Marshall county, !. where several
cattle have succumbed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
No Wonderi

She was very stout, jolly.looking
woman, and she was standing at the
corset counter, holding In her hand an
article she was returning Evidently
her attention had been suddenly drawn
to the legend printed on the label, for
she was overheard to nurmur:
Made expressly for John Wanar
maker Well, there! No wonder
they didn't at me-"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Government Prints
Boy Farmers Poem
FIoyd Fisk, Of Missouri, Writes
Rhyned Lament on Failure
OF His Corn.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.--FlOyd f.
Fisk. a Missouri boy living at An
derson. Mcdonald County, II not
successful corn grower is an optimist
of the first rank, and the fact ls
deemed worthy a bulletin from the
Department Of Agriculture. issued to-
day.
Fisk is a member Of the Boys Corn
club and was asked by an agent OF
the department for report on MS
crop of this year. The drought had
ruined his crop, but instead OF show
ing disappointment and making a
negative report Fisk sent the follow
ing rhyme, entitled MY Corn"
No use for a boy to look foriorn
When It's too dry in the OzarlSs to
grow good corn.
He can feed the fodder to the goats
And throw the nubbins to the shoats.
I have done the best that | know
how
| used the harrow, then the plow;
/ plowed II deep and close at hrst,
Then plowed 1T shallow to Quench
it's thirst;
But II remained dry as dry could be,
I looked and looked and looked In
vain
II do not succeed. I'll try again.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
GIRL
STEALS To GET
MOURNING CARB
Girl Is Arrested, However, and Is
in Jail When Father
Is Buried.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.---In the restau-
she became III and lost her Job the
rule was that Mattresses should wear
white shirtwsists So that Is the kind
that Mary Jones bought
Friday she got a telegram saying
that her father was dying at Tallula
III. She had money enough to buy a
railroad ticket and few cents to
spare. The white shirtwaiste would
hardly do for the ms-sotns under
the circumstances Mary Jones was
distracted.
She was arrested Saturday night
at her room. That night and Sunday
and Sunday night she stayed In jail.
And yesterday she was brought De
fore Judge Mahoney. of the Municipal
Court He looked at his blotter ana
then at Marv Jones,
Larceny" he said, and waited for
The evidence
II was given by two detectives of
loon department store. We caught
her stealing black Bhirtwaist and
g black veil" each OF the detectives
testified. Mary Jones admitted that II
was true.
81 was crazy was IN ouch trou-
bic" she said See, this telegram
shows why. simply had to have
something black for the funeral
didn't /, judge2 And the time was so
abort. i, didn't seem as If there was
any other way. never stole before
4 detective interrupted to say
Il guess that's true, judge. Shes not
a shoplifter."
Then Judge Mahoney passed gen
tence.
"The death Of your father does not
axcuse crime. Three months In the
louise Of Correction and $40 f1ne'
When Will your fathers funeral BE-
heldG'' ..,,
Tho girl sobbed. struggled. controh-
cd herself
1T was yesterday" she said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
American Capital
Is Sought in Liberia
Philippine Cocoanut Crop Will BE
used TO Enrich the Worlds
OIL Supply.
special Gable to The American.

LONDON. Nov l5.-American cap
ital is being given every encourage
nent In Liberia and the outlook In
the negro republic is distinctly bright,
according to Judge McCant S. Stew
art, OF tho Liberian Supreme Court,
who called at the American En-
paSsy.
One hundred millions Of cocoanuts
yearly from the Philippines win be
used for enriching the worlds supply
Of oils and other ingredients If the
schemes OF James r. Mckinley, who
is about to leave for Manila, via
Russia, do not miscarry. MIR. McKin-
ley is taking out with him machin-
cry and equipment costing $1,000, 900
TO deal with the industry.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Bungalow, Not Flat,
Ideal for Children
Los Angeles Judge Declares Apart
ment House No Place for
Boys and Girls.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. l5.-Bunga-
low or apartment Which is the
proper place to rear a child?
Bungalow. is the decision Of Judge
Taft. He declared to-day that an
apartment house is no place TO raise
a growing boy or girl His declara-
ton was made in case involving the
custody Of John Fulkerson. age s
The case was contiSued pending
further investigation
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Chinarnan Refuses
To Wear Green Cap
Freshman az University Excused Be-
cause Color Signifies Disgrace
In Land OF confuclus.

MADISON, WIS, Nov ia Chi
uese student named Young was sum
moned before the student court at the
State University for failure to wear
the green cap for freshmen.
He gave the following defense:
The green cap Is a token OF dis
grace in China. When a mans wife
is unfaithful to him people point to
The green cap
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
ECLIPsEs IN 1918

The 1918 almanac contains the i'm
portant Information that there will
be five eciipses during the year. The
sun will be darkened three times and
moon twice. The first of these
phenomena will occur on March %,
at which time there will be total
eclipse Of the moon, visible all over
North America. On April there
will be partial eclipse Of the sun,
which will be visible only in the
northwestern part of North America.
On August 81 there will be a partial
eclipse,of the sun, visible only in
Greenland and eastern Canada. On
Sept. 10 there will be q total eclipse
of the moon, visible all over North
America except in the northwestern
portion, There will be q partial
eclipse of the sun on September 80,
but 1t will not be visible in any part
of North America.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
TRAVELLING EXPENSES

There has been considerable com.
plainU in regard to the travel claim Of
some of the state officers in their
wanderings over the country, especial.
ly in this complaint aimed at the &C
counts of Gov. Vessey for the past two
years, and those of State Enginee,
Lea, which are alleged to have been
excessive. Several members have
been investigating along these lines,
and Senator Howe attempts to cure the
situation by bill which goes to the
opposite extreme. He seeks to pre-
vent any state officers from drawing
travel pay anywhere outside the state,
save the attorney general in cases
which call him outside the state 10 ap-
pear in courts. This is elimination with
q vengeance, as it would prohibit state
officers from attending national meet
ings Of like officers from all the states
Of the union. or force them to pay their
own travel expenses if they did 60, and
would prohibit the state land commits
sioner from going to Washington tc
look into matters Of interest 70 the
state lands. which in many casss need
looking after personally 70 get lAapped
- fnr The baltiatareaks 6 - $3.50.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
THE MAN OF THE FUTURE

Chicago Evening Post: A French
savant peers far ahead to see the man
of the future. He will have, says the
scientist, a larger head, q less power
full jaw and fewer teeth. Prevalence
of food that is easily masticated is to
lead to the change in the chewing ma.
chinery. Two or three ribs are to
disappear; stature, arms and legs are
to be shorter. The little toe will be.
come obsolete, start in its elimina-
ton being noticeable even now.
By that time, according to Other
prophets, the appendix will have
nearly passed through atrophy. There
are only few of US who can employ
the muscles of the ear now.
The large head will hold q larger il
not more active brain. With the
shorter arm, the hand, next to the
eye the most highly sensitized agen,
of the brain, will become larger, and
the fingers will be of still greater us.
in development.
All this predicted on the evolution
of man as he is, there being no likeli
hood of natural upheavel to chang,
habits, surroundings OF food supplies
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
VETERANS TO CELEBRATE

Gettysburg veterans planning to at
tend the fiftieth anniversary celebra-
ton Of that big battle to be held on
the ola battle ground at Gettysburg, !
Pa, July to 5. will have the oppor-
tunity of attending either the G. A.. r.
national convention or the national
convention of confederate veterans.
This news was received in a letter
from N. b. Kingman of Selby, state
chairman of the Gettysburg commits
sion for this state, who is at present
spending the winter in Florida, but
took occasion to attend the general
meeting of the fiiftieth anniversary
of the battle Of Gettysburg commits
sion held short time ago in the
east.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
CONSERVATION

From the tone Of the utterances OF
the President-elect. the new admins
tration will be very strong for conser-
walton. This principle is one which the
American people have adopted, and it
is not any too soon. AS to details there
will be differences for some time to
come, but on the broad proposition that
it is wise more. necessary-to make
proper use Of those resources which PEE
culiarly belong to the whole people.
there will hardly b any dissent.
Those who are fortunate enough ia
be able 70 visit the SIN Diego Exposi-
ltion in 1915 will get An idea Of what con-
servation MEANS . especial attention
viii be Raid 80 = that auhiect.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
PRoGREss1vEs TO ADVISE

49, OANASASNSA
Governor Wilson'S address to the
New Jersey electors was brief but it
was to the point. He said that only
Progressives would be summoned by
him as advisers because they only
were in harmony with the cause to
which he is committed. The presi-
dent-eiect is entirely right--he could
not consistently say anything else.
He has right to assume that the re.
dictionaries are honest and that an
honest reactionary would conscienti-
ously advise against progressive
measures. Why should he ask advice
which he must necessarily rejects
Reactionary democrats who support.
ed the ticket are eligible to other i'm
portant positions but they are moi
available as advisors.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
THE s1x-YEAR TERM PROPOSAL

Louisville Courier ournal: 1t is
unfortunate that the question OF a
constitutional amendment limiting
the presidency to one term should be
affected by the ambitions of Theodore
Roosevelt. Considered solely on its
merits, there is no doubt that pro-
position for single six-year term
would be successful; but with the
bull moosers refusing to consider it
except in its relation to the desires of
their leader We shall probably have
to await a more propitious season for
the effectuation of this much needed
reform.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
LARGE ATTENDANCE OUT

The first state meeting Of the South
Dakota Peace society WAS held here
Sunday and addresses were made 10
tho large audience In attendance &c
the meeting. President =. w. Parm.
ley In the principal address discussed
the tremendous expense ana Wasts sc
war. and praised the proposed peacs
treaty advocated ~ President Taft.
He gave g the reason q tho dsfest
II his international peass progfan
that this country has beUn stirin
the CREST minds from tho Usnaf ia
filling their places With Sll nlsr
who rattle about ID ths plseea 6iiSd
By such msn III the past III ESbstaf.
Clay. Hosr, yoorhses zittre 81, NJ N
many other. mr. ~ II n &
- 49, = ut ~ \ = - lIlil1 IIiI .,.s7
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
INsINcER1TY.

Denver Republican: It having been
definitely settled that anybody who
wants to can send baby by parcel
post. it now develops that nobody
wants to. In which respect it re-
minds US very much of others of
these later dav demands being made
upon the government. There are a
great many things in this world which
we think we want until we get them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
THE CONSERVATION CONGRESS

Huron Huronite: The state con-
servation congress held ct Pierre is
mentioned as having been an unusal-
ly harmonious and successful con-
ference of earnest men. The resolu.
lions finally adopted covered COM
prehensive scope and aim directly at
achievements in the interest of South
Dakota at large and of all its citizens.
They urge the legislatureto appro-
pirate literally to the scientific edu-
cation of farm workers and spend
less money on the little standing
army of the state.
The call for centralized rural
schools, devoted sufficiently to agri-
cultural education, and the early con-
solidation, of the state educational
istuttions.
They ask that counties be authoriz-
ed to expend money for the'promotion
of agricultural and domestic science.
Conservation of such resources as
soil coal. mineral, timber land, water
power and artesian supply was urged
in the resolutions and good highways
received the attention their import
ance demands.
The congress advised the employ
ment of convicts on the roads of the
state, though not under the contract
system.
The organization of farmers along
cooperative lines for social, religious
educational and financial improve
ment was made q special subject Of
endorsement.
The congress proceeded wisely and
we'll and set the pace for develop
ment of resources Of high value to thu
state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD

The annual state encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
the Woman's Relief Corps will be
held in Aberdeen June 8, and s..
The official announcement of this
was received Tuesday from Phil
Lawrence, chairman of the council Of
administration. Mrs. s. Nevada
Hereford, department president of
the W. b. G.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
DEMOCRACY IN BLOOM

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 8. Judge Ed
ward F. Dunno, of Chicago. was at
noon today inaugurated as governor
of Illinois, succeeding Governor
Chas. Deneen. and for the first time
in twenty years the democracy came
into power in Illinois.