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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

There has been moderate improve
ment in the monetary situation, the
conservative policy of the banks pur-
sued for several weeks past having
had the intended effect. Last week
the surplus reserve of the associated
banks of New York had risen to $43,-
10000, compared with $39,0OO,00O a
year ago. Loans showed a contrac-
ton of S3S, 900, 600 during the last six
weeks, and are about $4,000, 900 less
than a year ago. This Strengthening
of reserves is not confined to New
York, but is also confirmed by the
returns now coming in response to
the June call for national banks
The principal banks of Europe have
also been Strengthening their position
for some weeks past, showing that the
self-righting process in the money
market is quietly at work both at
home and abroad. In New York call
money has been very abundant and
easy, while time money continues
firm. Preparations for the July dis
bursements. aggregating over $685.
OO0, 1000, have had some effect upon
the local market, but this Is only tenn
porary, because these sums will be re-
leased early this week. In Europe
the approaching end of the month
produced some anxiety concerning
the regular settlements, but as these
drew near, and in view of ample pre-
parations, concern disappeared and
the critical period once feared now
seems likely to pass without disturb
anpp
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
THE PRAIRIE DOG PEST.

AS a detail of its campaign against
prairie dogs on the sheep and cattle
ranges of the West, the Biological
Survey of the Department of Agricul-
+ture is using carbon bisulphide in con-
.nection with eight tons of poisoned
grain for the determination of the lit
tie pests on the ranges of the Coco
nino National Forest, Arizona
The damage done by the prairie
dog, it is pointed out, affects the
stock-raising industry in two ways.
First, many acres are laid bare in the
Ineighborhood of prairie dog villages,
and the amount of food available for
cattle is proportinally reduced. Sec
ond, valuable {, animals, frequently
horses, have to be killed after they
have broken a leg in a prairie dog
hole.
1t is estimated that on all the Ma
tional Forests about 27S,000 acres,
which had been rendered worthless
for grazing purposes by prairie dogs,
have been restored to their former
usefulness, Since it takes on the
average 40 acres to support one COW,
or eight sheep, this means a gain in
the carrying capacity OF the range
sufficient TO run $3.50 cattle or $500
sheep.
In 1903 the government began to
carry out this campaign, and in 1911
worked ON a large scale; it was so
successful that in 1912 the quantity
of poison put out was doubled. This
years campaign is one of cleaning up
the areas where there was almost
complete determination in 1912
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

highly valuable part of the popula-
ton, but the qualities of the race
have enabled it within a comparative
ly limited area. to develop one of the
most capable, enterprising and pow
erful nationalities the world has seen.
BY the last national census the
number in this country of males over
a years of age born in Germany was
/, 27S,679, or more than have come
from the United Kingdom or any
other nation There were 1,211, 1893
males of voting age born in England
Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Russia
coming next with 7,150, Italy 712,-
s27, and Scandinavia 664 ,443. To
Canada are credited 531,061, but a
considerable part OF the 609,365 Aus,
trians are of the German race, THE
German element in the United
States" says the ST Louis Globe.
Democrat, lis as important in point
of worthy, vigorous citizenship as in
numerical strength. Such material
is evidently needed to develop the op.
portunities and share in the great ex'
pansion of modern Germany. The
leaven of the race already here is a
permanent possession and must exert
a weighty influence in the growth OF
the first of republics. In the phenom.
email advance of Germany the Ger
mans are urgently needed at home,
but if any should migrate the vel,
come for them in the United States is
as cordial as ever"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The Wide-spreading movement LOT
the conservation of health and the
Iprolongation of human life and the
discussion on eugenics continued to
be interesting. To a sentimental rea-
son for the presentation of life in
surance policy to bride has been
added the practical reason for, the ex;
hibition of it to the clergyman pre-
vious to the wedding. Medical exam
nations for life insurance are thor.
ough. 49, b., ... .....- ..c..a,.
The first results Of the medico-ac-
tuarial mortality investigation, that
was begun in 1910, were published in
book form in 1912. The main feature
of the book is a series of tables of the
heights and weights of men and wo-
men, The investigation covers the
Experience of 43 life companies in the
United States and Canada during a
period of "a years, lS85190S.
The average height of men in the
United States and Canada is 5 feet
Sh inches; women, 5 feet Az sinches.
Between the ages of 35 and 80 man,
Is feet inches tall, weighs 1877
pounds; a woman, feet T.. inches
tall weighs 1875 pounds. .a-- ...
According to the compilations, the
human race, on the North American
continent, is not increasing in weight
nor changing in stature, materially.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
CHRISTIAN UNITY.

The Protestant Episcopal church,
in October, 1910, appointed commits
sion to bring about conference for
the consideration of questions as TO
the faith and order of the Christian
church in the hope that such a con
ference will promote the cause OF
Christian unity. That commission is
Inviting ali Christian communions
throughout the world which confess
our Lord Jesus Christ as God and
Savior" to unite with the Episcopal
church in arranging for and conduct
ing such a conference. More than
twenty L such cooperating commits
sions have been appointed, including
all the leading 4communionsF in the
United States and the Church of Eg-
land in England and Canada. 2..
Invitations are now being sent to the
other leading communions outside
the United States as fast as the
names and addresses of their officers
can be obtained. The Episcopal com
mission is publishing leaflets, explain
ing the scope and methods of the con-
ference, and giving list of books on
Christian Unity, and those leaflets
have been circulated all over the
world. The commission is glad to
send them free to any one who will
apply for them to the secretary, Rob
ert H. Gardiner, Gardiner, Maine. He
has received probably ten thousand,
or more, letters on the subject, COM
ing from every part of the world and
from members of every communion,
Protestant and Catholic. Persons APP
plying Lfe entered on a permanent
mailing list, so that they will receive
all future publications.
The Episcopal Commission is try
ing to carry on the undertaking in the
spirit of Bishop Brent, who urged, at
the meeting when the commission
was organized, that the side of organ
ization shall not be made too promi-
nent but that we shall seek spiritual
power. The first step shall be in a
new and full and deep way, to reded-
icate ourselves to God, free from past
prejudiees, in order that, SO losing
ourselves, We may have a spiritual
power simply compelling.
Ministers and lay men and women
in Iowa to the number of 165 have al
ready been brought together, at least
to the extent of enrolment on the
list, which is arranged geographically
so that those who are interested
enough in Christian Unity to apply to
be placed on the list may obtain the
names of others in their neighbor-
hood also interested, with whom they
can meet for united prayer for the
reunion of Christians and for confer
ence as to how it can best be brought
about The list includes Disciples of
Christ, Congregationalists, Baptists,
Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Luther
ans, Methodists, Christian Reformed
Church in America, Reformed Church
in the U. S, German Evangelical Syn
cd Of n, A., Evangelical Association
and Roman Catholics. The executive
committee of the commission of the
episcopal church of which the Rev.
w T. Manning, D. D., rector of Trim
ity church, New York, is chairman,
has recently issued circular letter
urging such local conferences, The
world conference may not be held for
a number of years, for it will be a
long undertaking to get the approval
OF all the leading communions all
over the world, though the project is
being received with great cordially.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
WE NEED The BIRDS.

THE people Of Our Own United
States seem to be awakening gradu-
ally to the appreciation OF the fact
that the birds are our best friends"
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye, land
that we need them even more than
they need us. In fact, the birds
could get along very well without. Us,
whereas we could not exist without
the birds II is probable that the
great majority Of the people will be
taught the fact that We must protect
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The Sigourney News thus mildly
criticises its home boosters for their
lack of service A fellow was talk
ing the other day, that he had gone
over the White Way from oskaloosa
to the state line on the east and that
the way was entirely marked, except
the poles from Sigourney on the east
to the halfway mark to Harper, and
west to the halfway mark to Delta.
He wanted to know if the auto men
here we're behind the times as COM
pared with the other auto men OF this
county and state.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
PHILADELPHIA 2; New. York /

New York, July Frank Chance
protested Tuesdays game, which Phil
adelphia won from New York, the
New York manager basing his protest
on Umpire Dineen's ruling in the
fourth inning, when he sent Borton
back to bat after he had made a
scratch single and Barry had hit
Umpire Dineen on the head in relay
ing the ball to first base after Col
Inns stop. Hartzel crossed the plate
and Borton reached second when the
ball bounced away! Both men were
sent back, Hartzel to second base
and Borton to the plate. Catches by
Murphy and oldring and Cree's bat
ting were the features; ;
Score by innings: M 5h 49,
Philadelphia =. 000002000--2 5 l
New York ..... 00l00000--1 8 8
Batteries - Bush, lHouck. Schang;
Fisher Mcconnell and Sweeney.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
LIFE INSURANCE.

Life insurance organizations of the
United States and Canada distributed
$626,35O,OOO In 1912. according to
computations by The Insurance Press.
The payments in the two countries
for death claims, matured endow-
ments and other benefits under the
policies OF level-premium companies
and the certificates of various life In.
surance organizations - assessment
and the like-amounted to $413, $780,
900. The estimated total of the
amounts paid by regular companies
as savings for policyholders, cash
values on surrender, annuities and on
claims In foreign countries was $213,.
900. 900. ~ ..SGs
All benefits under policies--death
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
The sunday School league.


Last evening at the bali park, the
second schedule game of the series
was played between the United Pres
byterians and the Friends, Rugen-
berg and Hatchit were the battery
for the U. P's, and Coons and Lewis
for the Friends. The Friends started
off with a rush, and had five scores
before their opponents got a tally.
Then in the sixth the U. P.'s ran in
three, and in the seventh three more,
and the Penn aggregation got only
one more in the sixth. This left the
game tie, and an extra inning did
not help matters any. The two teams
will play off the tie on next Monday
evening at Penn ball park. All the
teams are playing good ball and an
excellent spirit prevails between the
boys.
All the remaining games will be
played on the Penn grounds, as there
is so much demand for the ball park
grounds. The next game will be be-
tween the First Reformed and the
Central NJ. E. teams, on Thursday
evening. The games are "eaned for
$40. Everybody is invited to attend.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Hot Contest For Ioniaht.

Ewing & Co. will meet the Heralds
this evening on the Twilight league.
This game ought to be a good one,
as Manager Frank Ewing has been
out on the road scouting for material
and says that he has secured the ser
vices of some promising stuff" The
Heralds will present their strongest
front as they want TO get away with
the leaders. The percentage column
printed in last nights paper has been
changed by the national commits
sion and Is as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Tuesdays Games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago. 8; Pittsburgh. Z --.-'
Philadelphia, o. New York, 10. .-.-.
BrooklyuI 8: Boston. g.. ........ an
Cincinnati,i IL; St Louis. 4.
a.. AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit. q; Chicago, g.
Boston, 4; Washington, z d re- -. n.
New York, 1; Philadelphia 9..5-lG -
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, :Jy.s
Toledo, 8; Louisville. Z. 49,
Minneapolis, s; st. Paul, IL.
Milwaukee, 8; Kansas City. s QS In
lings. delayed.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha s; Sioux City, g.
Wichita, 4; Denver, 2.
Lincoln. 2; Topeka, 0.
Des Moines. 8; st. Joe, l.
THREE-I LEAGUE.
Danvile, Z Dubuque, g.
Peoria, 8; Decatur, 4 (ten inninss).
Quincy, O; Springfield, l.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Grand Rapids. SO; Fort Wayne. -.
Evansville, 4; Springfield, o.
Il CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. ....:.. ,
Muscatine. 8; Cedar Rapids. q
Kewsnee. 8; Keokuk. 7.
Burlington. ii; Monmouth. q s.,.
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE:
Rockford. 4; Madison. 2
Lond du Lac, 8; Racine. l.
Waussu, s; Green Bay. 8.
ILEINoIs- MISSOURI LEAGUE.
Champaign H. Canton, q
Lincoln, 6; Pekin, g. a .....ss y...,
Strsator. 4; Ksnkskes, o.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

claims, endowments, savings--in the
transactions of the regular companies
increased in 1912. The life insurance
written and revived in the United
States, by the regular companies
alone, was nearly 1928, 100000, or
about S355, $780, 900 more than in 1911.
The largest amount paid on the life
of any one man was that of Charles
Silverson, of New Ulm, Minnesota,
for $4ll, 403 In Iowa there were 6S
towns in which beneficiaries received
more than $4,000, during the year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
School Rules Issued.

State Superintendent A. M. Deyoe
has set August Is, as date for special
examination by county superintend-
ents of students from rural schools or
grade schools seeking admission to
high schools under district pay. 1t
will next fall be up to the county SUI
perintendents to certify as to the
scholarship of these pupils.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

to leave Iowa?" inquiries the Des
Moines Capital. mo country on the
globe offers the opportunities present
ed in Iowa. A young man who can
not make a success of life in Iowa
cannot make success of life any
place, other conditions than geo
graphical location being equal"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
elattner With All Nations.

Word received by local friends
from Fank Blattner, who is playing
second base with the An Nations
formerly Hopkins Bros) base ball
team. of Des Moines, a semi-profes.
sional organization, locates him and
the team at Hansboro, N. d., up near
the Canadian line. The team has
played 40 games and lost but nine,
having won sixteen straight games.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
District Road meetino

A big Road Conference will be held
at Atlantic, Iowa, July and 9. Sup
eryisors and all county auditors of
the Ninth congressional district and
the entire membership of the State
highway commission and their expert
accountant will be present.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The Ottumwa Courier holds that
OF all the nations of the earth, the
Japanese have advanced the most in
the past half century. There is,
however, one thing the Jap continu-
ously refuses to learn to do-that is
drink LIQUOR.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Oil 10 a Success. /,

Portions of streets in the residence
district of Monticello are being sprin-
killed. with oil. The cost for the sea
son is about $3.50 per lot. The plan
was tried last year and proved sue.
cessful.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can believes in making the punish
ment fit the crime 1t thinks the for
ty miles an hour maniac ought to be
Condemned 10 run stationary engine
the NestI& his days. ISStt5H
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The St Louis Globe-Democrat in.
clines TO the belief that when all
kinds of business snail have been
regulated by a fatherly government
the country win probably learn that
the old way OF permitting each citi-
zen TO attend TO his own business
was the best.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The state fire marshal reports
that fire losses in Iowa, as reported
to his department, are not as great
this year as in former times, and that
since the organization of the state
fire marshals Office there has been
material improvement in conditions
in the state. ~F1f r. EIsa.I
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Prosecute Cream Makers.

Commissioner Barney has COM
menced prosecution Of a large num-
Der of makers of ice cream in the
state because of the low standard of
butter fat His inspectors find that
much of the ice cream sold now does
not conform to law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

School lunches are served free
or at nominal cost to elementary
school children in forty-one Ameri-
car cities, in 200 English, $50 Ger
man and 1000 French communities,
according 20 c. F. Langworthy, chief
Of nutrition investigations, at Wash.
ington.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Additional Hospital Facilities.

A body of public spirited citizens OF
Ottumwa have undertaken the task of
raising $4,000 to SIS 900 in order to
provide Ottumwa with additional hos
pital facilities, The Ottumwa hos
pital is doing a great work and not
turning any away from its doors who
need it's services, but nevertheless
there is a crying need for either an
addition to it or another hospital.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
Tuition charoes Net LOCO,

The treasury of the Independent
school district of Keokuk will be in
creased 81, 900 this year from the re-
ceipt Of tuition charges, according to
the report submitted by the s1perin.
tendent at the regularly y monthly
meeting of the board.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The distinction of having the best
paid ohe-room country school teacher
in the United States is claimed by
Logan county, Illinois, which pays its
teacher $40 per month for a term of
nina months
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

According to the Ottumwa Cour-
Ter, Truth and unpopularity go hand
in hand The man or woman in the
meeting who gets up and calls atten-
ton to it, seldom gets the applause
of the majority present"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

AFourteen farmers near Dubuque
were given fines averaging s25 and
costs each for selling adulterated
milk The adulteration consisted in
the addition of water. Their expert.
ence should be a warning to others.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

"A Newton pastor makes public
announcement that during the sum
mer months his sermons will never
exceed twenty minutes in length.
This ought to insure an increased at
tendance
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
The Difficulty

Keokuk Gate City: The supreme
court has ruled that pedestrians have
the same right at crossings as auto
but the difficulty is to induce
seven-passenger touring cars to stop
and argue the matter 8s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03
To Consolidate Schools.

A petition has been presented to
the Brighton school board asking for
the admission Of Riverside district :
into the Brighton school district and
an election will be called to. vote on
the proposition in Brighton on July 8.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The city OF Dayton, in few days
raised by public subscription $4,000
900 TO be used in diverting the course
Of the Mad river, that caused the re-
cent disastrous floods, from that city.
That is wonderful record. for there
is no possible return for the money
bat q feeling Of security.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

1t is the observation of the Des
Moines Register and Leader that in
their strenuous efforts to keep cool
in the summer some folks land on the
undertaker's cooling board.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The law prohibits the destroying
OF the nests or eggs and the killing
of any harmless birds under penal
ty of not less than 81 nor more than
S25 for each offense.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The observation is too often true
that: The law holds every man limo
cent until he is proven guilty, while
gossip holds every woman guilty. un;
til she is proven innocent
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

game for some time, batted for But
Ter in the ninth inning and grounded
out
Score by innings:
Pittsburgh 49,. 000000O02-2
Chicago ......... 30000OO0%-3 97Iy
Batteries = Robinson, Hendrix and
Coleman and Kelly; cneeney and Ar
cher. N
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

Fairs in other counties are success
full Mahaska county fair. in the old
day, was successful Under the cir
cumstances Mahaska county should
be able TO come back. ysa9s ~, -,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

.--Oskaloosa will not have a general
celebration of the Fourth of July, but
this is no reason why everything that
is done should not be safe and sane.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The best way to deal with vice
is to drag it out of the dark" insists
the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. Z.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The Brighton Enterprise recalls
that people used to get along in hot
weather without a refrigerator and
lived through il.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

A good suggestion: Keep cool
mentally if you would keep cool ply
sicaliy."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

Judged by the Bloomfield Demo
crat, the party with an electric fan,
whose credit is good at the power
plant, is an aristocrat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-03

The Winterset Reporter is con-
WINGED that the under dog wants no
sympathy, what he wants is assist
ance. .Ji