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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
CUT OFF MEXICO CITY
Rebels Burn Bridges on Railway
to United States.
Huerta Asserts That Ambassador vii.
son Has No Standing In Eyes
OF His Government.

Mexico City, Mexico, May l2.-The
rebels again have cut of the capital
from rail communication with the
United States by burning number OF
bridges on the main line OF the Ma
tional railway near Wadley, San Luis
Potosi. II is believed the rebels came
from Mateahuala, which they recently
captured, and made concentration
point for the followers of Carrauza
Directly west from San Luis Potosi.
in the state OF zaeatecas. there is
greatly increased rebel activity The
state capital Ia practically besieged
Keen interest liz shown by the gov
eminent and the public In what action
the United States government will
take as consequence OF the virtual
reputation OF Ambassador Wilson by
President Huerta. The president has
made no statement either to Ambas-
sador Wilson or to the public qualify
ing statement that Mr.. Wilson dip
lomatically has no standing" but For
has been regarded as DESTROYS to pla-
cate in discussions, showed eagerness
to minimize the incident. .H
Senior de la Barra said the declara-
ton Of President Huerta did not mean
the severance of diplomatic relations
between Mexico and the United States.
He drew fine distinction between
the diplomatic representative, who
performs the full functions of his Of
fee and one who confines himself to
routine.
In the face OF a statement OF Presi-
dent Huerta that a loan had been ar
ranged through English, Belgian.
French and German bankers and was
lacking only authorization by con.
gress. there persists the opinion that
recognition of the Mexican govern
ment by the United States is an es-
sential condition to the loan and that
this fact was he chief cause for Pres
iden Huertas break with Ambassador
Wilson. t."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
FIFTY WILL GET
FREEDOM JUNE |.
RELEASED coNDiTioNALLY uN-
DER RULES MADE nv BOARD.
ORIGINAL DOcKETs ARE LIGHT
OF those Heretofore Paroled 27 Per
Gent Have Been Returned; 1915
Recommended For Discharge;
3475 Reporting and 2.34 Dead.

Des Moines, May FIFTY men,
now confined in the state penitentiary
and state reformatory, will be given
their freedom June l by the State
Board of Control. They are released
Iconditionally, of course upon their
complying with the strict rules laid
down by the parole board. A GER
tain percentage will make good II
past experiences be taken as a cri-
terion, some will return to their cells.
All will at least have their chance.
This release of small army OF con.
victs will reduce the population of
the prisons to about what il was one
year ago, and indications are from
information coming TO the board that
there will not be any material in.
crease by new wards from the courts
in the counties having large cities.
The rural counties will not contribute
many this time of year, and the
board has assurances from authori.
ties in Des Moines, Sioux City, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Dubuque, Clinton, Daven-
port, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Wat.
erloo and other large cities that the
criminal sdockets are light and that
the number of criminal commitments
will this spring fall far below the ay-
erage.
The Iowa parole law took effect
July /, 1907. During the first five
years, according to figures compiled
by the Board of Parole, 27.09 per cent
of the entire number paroled proved
derelict; 1915 per cent were recon-
mended for discharge; 34.75 per cent
were still reporting and 2.34 per cent
had died or their. cases we're reversed
by the supreme court. In the five
years considered the Board gave con-
sideration to l,67l cases, besides Civ.
ing opportunity to prisoners to, inter.
view the Board four times a year at
the regular visit to the institution.
During this FIVE year period there
were paroled 56l prisoners. At the
end of the five year period 1875 were
still under parole reporting, POI had
been discharged from parole, one sui
cided, two were pardoned, the cases
of three were reversed by the su-
preme court, one convicted for anoth-
er crime and returned, three indicted
for another crime and awaiting trial.
three convicted on subsequent charges
and returned, three died, eighty-one
had paroles revoked and were return
ed, sixty.eight abscOnded and We're
not apprehended. u...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
EDDYV|[LEETCH|NGS'
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF CON.
EDUCATIONAL CHURCH ENTER.
TANNED WITH ACCOUNT OF
DENMARK MEETING.

Eddyville, May 10.-Mrs. Lyla
Weber, Mrs. w. Roberts and Mrs.
Madge Laiferty entertained the Mis-.
sionary Society OF the Congregation.
al church Thursday p. m. After de-
votional exercises very interesting
account of the Denmark Association,
recently held in Keokuk, was given
by Miss Bolbaugh and Mrs. Sherm
Oldham. Mrs. F. NJ. Epperson gave
an interesting talk on settlement
work in the cities and Mrs. Louise
Epperson gave a reading bearing on
the subject. Mrs. Helen Sehafer,
who recently returned from California
gave a talk on special places of in
terest which she visited. t
Grant COwley returned Thursday
from visit with relatives in Mime
sofa.
Mrs. Geo. Gilchrist came down
from Oskaloosa and spent Thursday
visiting at the home of her brother,
DIR. F. E. Vance.
Miss Louise Ward was the guest
of relatives in Abba Thursday.
w. l., Slykhius left Thursday for
Ralla, Mo-, on business trip.
Geo. Stephenson, Joe Akers, Mr.
Frazier and Edgar Roberts were in
Chillicothe Thursday attending the
funeral of ]. w. Dunning.
+. Frazee, of Oskaloosa, was a bust
ness caller in Eddyville Thursday.
Mrs. S. C. Brown went to sOttumwa
Thursday and spent the day visiting
her sister, Mrs. S. C. Brockman.
Rev. Kock was a business caller in
Lovilla Thursday.
Mrs. John Evans came down from
Des Moines Thursday for visit with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Steinhoff. Mr..
and Mrs. Steinhoff and Mrs. Evans
attended the funeral of J. w. Dunning
in ,Chillicothe Thursday.
W4 r. Sterrett, of Monmouth, H..
travelling freight agent for the NJ. 4
st. L., was a business caller in Eddy.
vile Thursday.
Mrs. Carl Foster and children, of
Guthrie Center, are spending the
week in Eddyville visiting at the par
entail II. G. True home.
Grant Cowley, of Los Angeles, has
sold his building on the south side of
the street occupied by Wormhoudt
clothing store and Akers' restaurant
to Ed Knemeyer.
Mrs. Earl Alcorn, of Oskaloosa,
was the guest of relatives in Eddy
willie Thursday. -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
Blanks Must BE Aoproved.

Insurance companies that will offer
policies against automobile accidents
must get their blanks approved by the
state insurance department before
they begin to do business, c. s. Byr-
Kit, chief clerk in the Office of the
secretary of state at Des Moines, says.
The law does not become effective
until July 4. There is big rush for
the business. Some of the agents In
their anxiety to get ready for business
may overlook the necessity of get
ting their blanks approved
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15

intendents' and teachers library of
the choicest of such books to be es-
tablished within few weeks in Oska-
loosa, for the benefit. of all the Sun
day school teachers and officers of
the county, and probably a course of
study outlined for the year, recogni-
ton of, and credit for such work to
be given at the county convention in
October. All OF these in connection
with each Sunday schools local activ-
tiles will make a busy year for Sun.
day school people, and should marx a
great advance in this great line of
Christian work in, this, county. A
silk banner is again offered this year
TO the Sunday school having the
largest proportionate growth by con-
vention time. in October.
The Iowa State Sunday School con.
vention will be held this year in Bur-
lington and thousand delegates are
expected, fifty of them from Mahaska
county Kansas held her state con.
vention last week at Wichita with
more than twenty-five hundred In at
tendance. ...
Oskaloosa can probably have the
next year If she wants it
and tries Tor it. 1t is estimated by
the business men of Wichita that the
delegates to that convention left $15,.
10000 with them during their three
days stay.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
new PLANS ACCEPTED
]. w. Trafzey Will Furnish Them
for Fourth Ward Building.

Members of the Oskaloosa school
board were summoned TO special SEES.
sion this Monday morning, May IL,
and several important measures were
considered. SaAl.z .--4a.ss'
On account of the prevalence OF
scarlet fever among the children OF
the First. Second and Fifth wards.
these schools have been closed for
one week. Time lost will be made
up under the direction of Superinten,
dent Frank w. Else. r.- t .,....F
Date of election of teachers to fill
vacancies was set for Monday, May
18th.
]. W. Trafzey was on vote of the
board engaged by the Oskaloosa
school board to furnish plans for the
new Fourth ward school for the sum
of $500, plans in detail and specifica-
tons to be ready by June LIST. The
architect was engaged as a superin-
tendent of construction at cost of
$500. The new building is TO cost
not to exceed $4,000. Plans of Mr..
Trafzey were adopted following con-
sideration of prelimRryn sketches
submitted
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Idea and Habit Is Rapidly Being
Extended Over the County.

The Sunday Schools OF Mahaska
county are almost without exception,
one seething mass of interest and en-
thusiasm. The campaign of last year
for increased membership is still pro-
d cling abundance of fruit, for many
schools are still growing rapidly or
steadily, and a number of new ones
have been organized, some with a
considerable number OF members, and
the Sunday school idea and habit is
rapidly being extended and fastening
its beneficent roots upon the life and
habits of the community. Sixteen
township conventions will again be
held this year, one in every township,
most of them this spring, the balance
In the early fall The county has a
new slogan this year,-"More Schol-
airs, Better Taught and the officers
OF the association are doing all in
their power to make both paragraphs
of the motto effective by convention
topics and discussions, by frequent
letters and other literature, and by
other methods. Ea.a w
The county program for the year
is aflarge one, for besides the sixteen
township conventions spoken of, it
includes also great county mission
airy convention TO be held in Oska-
loosa in the latter part of June: a
coach load of at least fifty delegates
TO the State Sunday School conven-
tionn June 3, 4 and 8; the annual
county rally on the first Wednesday
in August, and another great county
convention, the equal or superior OF
last years, which was the best in
the eounty's history. Added to all
these IL the organization OF q super
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
TO PREVENT LAWS DELAY
Attorney General MeReynoids Up
holds Appellate Courts In Revers
Ing verdicts Of Juriss.

Washington, May lin an issue Of
what Is regarded as of great import
ance to prevent some of the laws de-
lays, Attorney General McReynolds
Joined in petition Of a committee of
the American Bar association asking
the Supreme court to grant rehearing
OF its decision that federal appellate
court may not correct verdicts Of
juries when they believe insufficient
evidence has been introduced to sup
port them. The court, five to four,
held that reversal by an appellate
court violated the seventh amendment
of the constitution and re-trial by a
jury was necessary to oyerturn the
original verdict. "a.t#@a SIS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
MOUNT vESUvIUS IS ACTIVE
Earth Tremors in Vicinity of Volcano
Are Most Severe Felt in
Many Years.

Rome, May 12.-The volcano OF
Mount Vesuyius continues to show
signs OF increased activity. The
earth tremors which have continued
for the past twenty-four hours are the
most severe which have occurred in
this section In many years. Smoke
and yapors have been issuing from
the crater and creyssses for several
hours and the peasants are fearful Ut
another eruption.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
City to Get Property.

Mrs. Teresa Dolezal-Feldtwert, n
wealthy widow, whose second hus-
band, an Oregon ranch owner, died
before her return to her old home at
Iowa City, is to donate her entire
property to that city, as a memorial
fund, in accordance with arrange
ments now making with Mayor Geo.
w. Koontz. She wishes to build a
$4,000 pavilion in the Iowa City park
at once; and to plan to have the re-
mainder of her property go to the city
at her death, for the purpose of build
ing gates, erecting fountains, statues,
etc, at the park.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
JESUS STATUE AT CANAL
Former Secretary Of Navy Long Says
Figure at Panama Would Char
ienee World to Peace.

Boston, May 12-John d. Long, ex.
Secretary of the navy. proposed that
a statue Of Jesus be erected on a
mountain overlooking the Panama
canal. He said 1t would be a chal.
lenge to peace, whereas Notifications
were challenge to war. The sag.
eestion was made at a banquet to
the international committee Arranging
a celebration of the Anglo-Amarican
centenary Of peace.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
EX-SENATOR CULLUM is ILL
Some Apprehension Felt Concerning
Condition Of Venerable States
Man Suffering From Cold.

Washington. May 12-Former SEN
ator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois is
ill at his residence here and some
apprehension is felt about his condi.
ton. He caught cold several days ago
and has been confined to his bed. Last
winter he had a similar attack but
recovered and took up his duties as
resident commissioner of the Lincoln
memorial commission.
The former senator is in his eighty
fourth year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
RieaIeman to be Postmaster

Dies Moines, May 12.-Henry RE
gleman. an original Wilson man, an.
nounced today that he had absolute
assurance he could be the next post
master of aDes Moines il he wanted
the job, and he thought he did. He
said he had been informe dthat Post
master Kurtz will fill out his term of
office. Riegleman displayed letters
from friends OF President Wilson in.
that he has the position as
sured. t..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
viii Use Strike Breakers.

Cincinnati, May I2.-The promise
of the managers of the street car com
pany that strikebreakers will be In.
duced TO run the cars has aroused
the anger of 1000 strikers and trou-
BILE Is feared. The militia has been
told to hold itself In readiness for i'm.
mediate action. The mayor has re.
fused 10 put policemen on the cars to
protect strikebreakers,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
over ZOO in one nau.

Over 700 applications for automo-
bile numbers was received in the OF.
fee of the secretary of state in one
day this week. Each one of these APP
plications must be carefully figured
out and computation be made as TO
the license due and in case OF errors
there must be correspondence to cor
rect the same. The immensely of
this task explains why the sending
out OF numbers Is behind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
In Memoriam,

Whereas, the Silent Messenger has
called from us Mrs. Anna Fisher, a
true and faithful charter member of
our Grange, and 3a .-
Whereas, in the death OF this be-
loved sister We lose true friend and
neighbor, and even time will only
partly erase the loss we now sustain.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That We, the members of
the East Center Grange, No. 2064, Os-
kaloosa, Iowa., extend our sympathy to
the family in this their hour of sorest
trial. Be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the family, the press
and placed on the minutes of our
Grange nnE
d Lillian NJ. Nelson,
Mrs. ]. r. Colville,
Mrs. J. Fl. Williams,
Committee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
Barlow Is praeticino.

Clear Lake. May l3.-Floyd Barlow
for the past two years curtis avi.
|ator, is at the home of his parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. George Barlow. near
here. practicing with his aeroplane
for flights at county fairs and other
places this summer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
Nicaragua Seeks Forsisn Loan.

San Juan Del Sur. May l2.-Nicars.
sua's government announces its in
tention Of negotiating a foreign loan
Of 100000 to alleviate the financial
situation. The new currency Ia being
coanterfeited.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
Cat Caused Darkness.

Winsted, Gonna cat chased up
pole by a dog, short circuited the
city light wires and caused three
hours Of darkness.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
candy COO. up In Smoke

SehoJ zoos Up IN smoke.
Kalamazoo, Mich, May IL Fire OF
an unknown origin caused loss OF
more than $4,000 TO the Hapsslman
Candy company,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
BOAT ovERTURNS, SIX DROWN
Motor Launch Strikes "Deadhead"
Breaking Rudder and Craft Drifts
Against. Submerged Pier.

Wausau, Wis, May 12-The over.
turning of a motor boat resulted In
the death OF six persons by drowning.
The boat struck "deadhead" and the
rudder bar was broken allowing the
boat to drift helplessly against a sub
merged pier which caused it to over
turn. -
The dead:
Herman Roehl.
Gus Janke.
Eleanor, Gertrude, Walter and Gus
tav Janke.
-Four OF the occupants of the boat
we're saved. None OF the bodies have
been recovered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
Bomb in Dublin Theater.

Dublin, May IA tin canister con-
tanning AZ gunpowder cartridges was
found in the Empire Palace theater.
The cartridges were imbedded in cot
ton saturated with oil. A cotton cord,
also oil-soaked, was attached to the
canister and was burning when the
bomb was found. A girl formerly EN-.
ployed at the theater was arrested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15

Rector OF BrussslS school Dead.
Brussels. May 13.--Prof. Heckor
Denis. rector OF the University Of
Brussels, IL dead.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

HOWELL.-Born, 10 E. H. Howell
and wife, Saturday. May 3, 1913. a
son. All interested doing nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-15

BROWNING funeral of Hon. G.
NJ. Brown, of Sgourney, who died
suddenly in his office Wednesday
last, will occur from the Presbyter-
ian church in : Sigourney Monday,
May IL, at 200 O'Clock p. m.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-15
HOW A DRUNKARD
CURED HIMSELF

American Magazine: Seventeen years
l had the drink habit; eight, the drink
habit had me. .-
If during the last six years of that
quarter-century / was sober once, / do
not remember 1T. Day by day, 1 added
to the strength of my weakness until
the disease-and disease it had In truth
become-brought me, n~erve-rRcked, un-
strung, broken, palsied, to the verge of
delirium and ~disgraceful death.
Then, when without brandy n ever
more brandy, j could not lift % or
drink to my lips, ! took the flag end OF
made man of it.
How? Not day by day, hour by hour,
as the habit grew; but instant by in
slant; with every instant a poignant
agony of body and o Moment by
moment, I postponed the drinking OF
the brandy carried in my pocket though
every momen of those first days was
a suffering such as I trust may never
being, distressed, screamed, Brandy
Brandy! If ever you needed II, you
need it now!' But always my answer
was mot yet In q moment or two,
Many times during that first terrible
day, and the scarcely less dreadful days
that followed, 1 asked myself if / could
live another hour-a half hour-hfteen
minutes-without brandy. / did not
know. A second? Perhaps. I was not
sure. My heart fiuttered; beat fast;
beat slow; threatened to stop; and, sew
eral times, did stop-or SO it seemed
to me-for more than a minute, while I
grew cold and numb, and broke out in
clammy sweat at every pore, Time M
again I felt myself on the very thresh-
old of death. Flesh and blood, I
thought then surely could endure no
more, and life persist.
At last, weakening, as I now marvel
that / did not weaker sooner, I drew
forth the flask that seemed to hold my
only hope of life; opened it; with two
hands, shakily raised 1t to my lips.
Then came the thought, IF / must
die of brandy, / can die without more;
il not, / can live without any" And
again / said, mot yet. In another mo-
ment, maybe; but not yet"
That was six years ago. After the
first month, I threw away my Hash
and have tasted no intoxicant since,
My acknowledgements method was
based upon the thought that all of life
lis measured out In fractions of a Sec
ond: and that. for the brief present
fraction that is all the life we have,
and torture is endurable.
The means of instant qualification of
the craving were kept at hand as,
without such provision, the second-to-
second character of the cure is lost
and that lost nothing remains. With
1t, and with q determination to sue
coed, any man, i believe, can control
and conquer any habit.