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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Jamaica A million dollars worth, Cos
|ta Rica 2% million, Honduras lit.
tie over Q million, Panama a little
lover million, Cuba a little less than
la million, and Columbia little less
than a half million dollars worth.
The value of bananas imported was.
in 1890. Az million dollars; in 1900 a
little less than million, and in 1913
as above indicated, approximately IA
million. he lemon imports, which
amount to between 3 and 4 million
dollars annually, come almost exclu-
sively from Italy, while nearly three.
'fourths of the million dollars worth
of currants imported come principal
ly from Greece, the ~ million dol
lars worth of figs, and the half mil
lion dollars worth of dates chiefly
from Turkey in Asia. OF the approx
Pimately IA million dollars worth of
nuts imported, almonds are the larg-
lest single item, amounting to over 3
million dollars in value, and these
come chiefly from Spain. The approx
imately million dollars worth of CO.
coanuts in the shell come chiefly from
the West Indies and Central Ameri-
ca, Jamaica and Trinidad supplying
one million dollars worth, Hon
duras a quarter of million dollars
worth and Colombia quarter of a
million dollars worth. Of the mil
lion dollars worth of cocoanut meat,
broken Tor "copra") imported, about
one-half came from the Philippine Is
lands and approximately half
million dollars worth from French
Oceania .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
TO MANY COLLEGES,

That there, are too many colleges in
the United States with inadequate
equipment and support, attempting
to give fun courses for the bachelors
degree; that much duplication of
work is going on; and that there could
be profitable merging of existing in
situations to the resultant benefit of
the institutions and the community;
these are differences that may be
clearly drawn from the report of DR..
K. C. Babcock, of the Commissioner
of Education, just issued.
The problem" he says, "is partic-
ularly acute at this time in the case
of state-supported institutions. Many
of the states have their work of high
ier education centralized in the state
university or agricultural college;
but in nine states there are three or
more state-supported and state-con-
Itrolled institutions. 1t is in these
states, particularly. that conditions
are often found under which the dis
ltribution and subdivision of what
should be unified function Of the
state as whole has led inevitably to
waste, duplication, undesirable compe-
tition for appropriations, and cam
Ipaigning for students in order to get
more appropriations" h". rsh
This evidence would tend to prove
that the Iowa legislature acted wise
ly last winter when it refused to es.
ltablish additional state normal
schools. One for the higher classes,
with branches maintained by colleges
In other parts Of the state, seems to
be the ideal arrangement, both in
service and in economy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

DIR. C. st. Clair Drake, of the
Chicago health department is author
ity for the statement that married
men and women live longer than sin
gle persons. DR.. Drake has figured out
that the mortality rate of Chicago
bachelors is 291a per cent higher than
that Of married men. The mortality
rates of single women, he also finds,
lis 400 per eeht Fhigler than married
woftien. 'i'The bachelor death rate Is
1913 per 1000, while the rate for mar
ried men is 1873 per 1000. The rate
for single women is 14.3 per 1000 and
for married women 1913 per 1000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
uBA H. BARR INJURED
Auto Goes Over Embankment and
Pins Him Underneath.

Ziba H. Barr, No. Alb Third avenue
west, who operates an auto livery to-
gether with other business located at
No. Ala High avenue west, was seri-
ously injured early this morning on
the highway near the town of Bussey,
when his auto ran off an embankment
or bridge on a sharp turn and went
!over into the ditch, ,catchig Mr.. Barr,
who was driving, underneath and al
most crushing out his life. He was
held in the position until help could
be aroused and was unconscious
when relieved He has not regained
his faculties at time of going to press.
MI, Barr was driving Otto Messer
ito Bussey and was making fast
time in a new single seated car.
The accident occurred at the bottom
OF steep hill or grade and bridge
spanning creek or ravine was not
on a line with the road The car
had skidded on the approach to the
bridge and striking the railing, car
ried away twenty or more feet of the
side protection and was hurled fully
forty feet through trees and brush
before II landed on its side in the bot
tom of the ravine. The car is prac-
tically ruined, the engine torn loose
and the wood work all splintered and
torn into bits.
Messer escaped with minor injur-
les, scratches and bruises, but the
driver, from the appearance of the
locality and injuries, probably encoun-
tered one of the trees. The head
is badly injured, one side of the face
being torn down. The shoulder bone
is broken on one side and the physi-
clan of Bussey who was called states
that several ribs are broken loose
from the back bone.
Barr was brought to oskaloosa
about ten o'clock this morning and
was taken to Mercy Hospital, where
he is in a precarious condition, and
the outcome of his injuries cannot be
determined for several days. He Is
not yet conscious and is raving more
or less. internal injuries OF a. more
or less serious nature occurred but
the condition of the patient will not
develop the extent Of these for sew
eral days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
THE FUTURE COLLEGE
Outline Plans of Greater Things in
Store for Penn.

Old East Hail ON Penn College cam
pus has been torn down. For years
this old frame building has been in
service as boarding hall and 1t also
contained living rooms for the janitor
Iof the college. 1t now gives way for
la more modern equipment in the mat
ter of buildings Two new and thor
oughf,e modern structures are eventu.
ally to Be built ON this site, the new
Girls Dormitory, which has been talk
ed of so long,, and the new Admins
tration Building. The length of the
Dormitory building will run north
and south and will front the campus.
with the back toward the alley 1t
will be nearer College avenue than
the old East Hall was and will be the
first of a series of new buildings that
are gradually to be erected in the
next few years. The present plan
comprises a semi-circle of buildings,
with the main building as the center.
On the east in quarter circle, will
be the Dormitory, the Administration
building and the Library building,
On the west half will be the young
mems Dormitory building, located
where President Edwards house now
Isl the new Music Hall, and the Sci
ence building. The Presidents resi-,
dence is to be moved to the location
of South Hall, opposite the new
church. All of this WORK may take
several years to accomplish, but 1t
means the gradual reconstruction OF
Penn college. 1i' r. 'nn' -" 13 '&5r'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
FRUITS AND NUTS,

| Fruits are rapidly growing fac
tor in the foreign trade of the United
States. The value of fruits and nuts
passing through the custom houses OF
the United States In the fiscal year
Just ended approximates 80 million
dollars, and is twice as great as that
| of decade ago. The exports of the
fiscal year 1913 amount to 81 million
dollars, speaking in round numbers,
against Is million in 1903, a decade
earlier; and the imports approximate
AZ million dollars against "a million
in 1908. These figures do not in
clude the trade with Hawaii and Por.
to Rico, which sent to continental
United States over 61a million dol,
lars worth of fruits and nuts during
the fiscal year.
Fruits exported are chiefly apples,
prunes, apricots, raisins and oranges,
and go largely to Europe and North
America; while those imported are
chiefly bananas, lemons, olives, cur
rants, and grapes. The imports OF
nuts, almonds, walnuts, cocoanuts
and cocoanut meat, are drawn prin.
cipally from the Tropics.
! OF the 81 million dollars worth of
fruits exported during the year APP
pies alone amounted to about IL mil.
! lion dollars in value, of which about
s million were in their natural state
and about 3 million f. dried. Europe
takes the bulk OF apples. both green
and dried having taken in 1912, for
which period complete figures are at
hand, over four-fifths of the total.
England is by far the largest pur-
chaser of the fruit in the natural
state, having taken, in 1912, 2A mil
lion dollars worth of green apples,
against three-fourths of a million dol.
lars worth of green apples, against
three.fourths of million dollars
worth by Scotland, threefourths OF
a million by Canada, and one-half a
million by Germany. OF the dried ap.
pies exported, Germany is by far the
largest purchaser, having taken, in
1872, 2 1-3 million dollars worth,
against IA million dollars worth by
the Netherlands and a quarter of a
million dollars worth by Belgium.
Prunes are the next largest item in
the exports of domestic fruits,
amounting to over 6 million dollars
an al ASLo anu vi Nhtot utI-
many is the largest purchaser, haV.
ling about million dollars worth in
1912, against three-fourths of a mil.
lion dollars worth by Canada, half
million dollars worth by France, a
half million dollars worth by Bel.
GUM, and a half million dollars
worth by England. The growth in ex-
ports of prunes has been very rapid,
the quantity exported in the current
year amounting TO 10 million
pounds against 66 million in 1903, a
decade earlier. Raisins show 4 stfli
larger growth In exports, the tiantf-
ty exported in 1913 being about %
million pounds agaist Az million in
1903. Canada takes more than one
half of the total expectations. Can
ned fruits exported amount TO about
8 million dollars worth in 1913, and
these go chiefly to Europe.
Fruit imports, as already indicated.
are chiefly bananas, lemons, olives,
currants and grapes; the banana inn
ports for the fiscal year Just closed
amounting to about IA million dollars
and coming principally from Central
America and the West Indies. Fig
ures for 1912, which do not differ ma
terially from those of 1918. show from
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
THE FATALITY OF SUCCESS.

How would you like to be boy
again and play marbles for keeps
The boy who is an expert in this will
be an expert in something else If his
energies are directed right. Newton
Record. ."a
Like great many other bits OF
everyday philosophy, this will not bear
too careful scrutiny. e.. I'd
Let the reader try to recall the ex,
pert marble players of his youth and
he will have difficulty in locating
them in any of the conspicuous places
of after. life. ~
There seems to be something fatal
about success. Success at anything
marks. the stopping place. Winning
early Victories is not a hopeful sign
Of later achievement. Those who win
late in life, win big.-Des Moines TIT
bune. -. ., .......I... ,.,..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
IN The DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Z. a.. ".tns'5 l-lE-'E S".DffHa.
n ~ Judge and Jury. i'..,I 1T:

b
The following new cases have been
filed with the clerk of the district
court for Mahaska county since our
last report:
.Oskaloosa National Bank v. Alfred
Wymore. Suit at law on promis-
sorry note, alleged in the plaintiffs
petition to have been made on Sept.
80, 1912, by defendant. Judgment
is asked for $125 and interest.
w. o. Roberts & Son v. William
Lucas, ST., and Jane Lucas. The pc.
ttion alleges that the plaintiffs are
retail merchants at Eddyville and
asks Judgment for $-30.15 and costs
against defendant for merchandise,
which it is llclaimed was furnished
defendants.
Julia Doll V. c. F. Doll. Suit at
equity for a divorce, The petition
of plaintiff states that she was mar
ried to defendant at Oskaloosa on
August %, 1912 and that they lived
together until June ~ 80, 1913.
Grounds for divorce are stated as
being cruel and inhuman treatment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
RANCH GIRL RIDERS
Noted Young Lady Equestrians
With the Wild West Show.

The Ranch Girl riders are born
and raised where the pony is neces-
sary household utensil and to the
prairie boy and girl is Kris Kringue
present as sweetly dreamt of as the
city boy of his skates and sled, or
mammals darling baby doll; where the
weaving from the maternal lap is
but a transference to the saddle; a
boyhood school that breeds riders
from "Ridersvilie." Among the
,""Wild West string" are young ladies
whose record I'm actual contest,
tcounty and state, at such tournament
Icenters as Columbus" Grand Island
and Hastings, Neb., Fort Worth and
San Antonio, Texas, Salt Lake City
and that La Scala Conservatoire tAu
Naturale, Cheyefine-will sustain the
fame of the prairie bellies for grace
fully handling theif' steeds. These
marvellous equestrfennes will appear
here with many other interesting
riders with BuffaIoo Bill and Pawnee
Bills Wild West and Far East exhi.
billions. on Friday, July IL. '5@!".'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
LIVING WAGE FOR CLERGY.

New Sharon Star: ProDaDiy NO
part OF the community has suffered
more from the increased cost of liv.
ing than the clergy. Every now and
then q Clergyman or rlayman speaks
his mind bluntly on the question OF
the ministers wage reminding us that
II has not risen to meet the advanced
cost OF living. II he happens TO be
a minister he Is almost invariably a
well paid one, SO that no charge OF
seif-interest can be brought against
him. He appears simply as an adj
vocate for the country parson, whose
income is inadequate to support him
decently even when he Is at his best,
mnch less to provide him with a liy-
ing in his old age. Every time the
subject is preached II receives a re-
spectful and even sympathetic hear
ing, but little is done about It.
II Is encouraging. therefore, TO hear
that when the annual convention OF
the Iowa diocese OF the Protestant
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
~. 4 -
Modern Miracle.

The patient was man II years old,
with cataract Of eight years stand.
Ing, While at work in his garden one
day the patient had occasion to rub
his right eye several times on account
OF sweat which had trickIed into It.
He awoke next morning to find that
the sight Of his right eye was re-
stored. His wife and neighbors also
remarked that his eye no longer look.
ed gray. On examination by doc
tor Ave days later nothing was to be
seen OF the lens till the patient looked
down, when II was seen as gray,
shining body floating In the vitreous
humor at the bottom OF the eye,
where it moved with the movemen a
Of the eye.-The LANCE
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
Test of Sobriety

Many shibboleths have been devised
for testing 'sobriety George Meredith,
who doubtless could have evolved
some. wonderful examples. had he
chosen. calls them "oinometers, or
methods OF determining the condition
Of man. according to the degrees Of
wine or beer In him" One OF the
most snareful of these is the sentence,
Give James Grimes gilt gig-whip,
and cup of coffee from copper cot.
fee pot. London Chronicle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
The BUSINESS rIook

AS q result OF the CONSERVATIVE
banking policy pursued the past two
or three months our banks are stead.
lily strengthening their cash resources
and are now in much better posi-.
ton for meeting the anticipated au-
tumnal demands" says Henry Clews
in his weekly New York Letter. "As
usual the contingencies most dread.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

After long service as secretary OF
the board of education at Ackley, S.
Bloch has retired with the record OF
probably having held the position
longer than any otner similar official
in Iowa. Fou decades ago, Mr. Bloch
was chosen secretary Of his local
school board. and through all the
years he has served.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
Dubuque Licenses Many.

The marriage license business in
Dubuque county so far during the
present year has been exceptionally
strong as shown by the records at
the county clerks. Office Licenses
we're issued in the different months
as follows: January, So; February,
II; March, SS; April, So; May, 40;
June, "a. ".--,7n tr-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
Gas Plant For Abba.

The gas plant for Abba is a GER
tainty. T. H. j, Leckband, the pro-
moter of the enterprise, has inform
ed the city authorities that. he has. or,
dered thirty cars of material for the
plant and that the. construction will
be commenced in short time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The Democratic congressman who
are attacking the record of Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock are evidently
aware that their party will fail to
keep up the pace of postal improve
ments and SURPRISES under the re-
cent administration. I"E.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Strange how people managed to
get along before the Washington
Press started that series of articles
on the Invisible Government" and
also strange how little influence the
campaign is having.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

I'm reply to anxious subscribers,
II you take a young lady TO the thea
tire and then supper and then take
her home in a taxi, you don't have
to kiss her good night, as you have
already done enough for her.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
They Want Water.

More than 1850 voters of Knoxville
have signed the petition to the city
council asking that a special election
be called to pass upon the question of
going to the Des Moines river for
water s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

John d. Long, of Massachusetts,,
ex-secretary of the navy, suggests
that a statue of Jesus be erected on a
mountain overlooking the Panama
canal. He says it would be chal-
lenge to peace, whereas fortifica-
tons are a challenge to war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The Burlington Hawk.Eye says
it will be mistake to presume that
the people have heard the last of the
bull moose party so long as Theo-
dore' Roosevelt stands at its hetd it
will be of noticeable force in politics, -
the Hawk-Eye continues. when he
quits, or when he merges back into
the Republican party it will cease to
represent anything"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

What has become of the old-fash,
toned farmer who went about bare
foot with hayseed in his hair, wear
ing tow shirt and trousers held up
with one galus? Enquiries the Bright
on Enterprise. Well, the most of them,
now wear boiled shifts
and ride In automobiles
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Life would be a perpetual flea
hunt If a man were obliged to run
down all the innuendoes, inveracities,
insinuations and suspicious which
are uttered against him.-H. w.
Beecher
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
Bridqe Washed Out.

Mining work at Everist has had a
severe setback during the past ten
days on account of one of the main
bridges on the Wabash switch-that
|oyer Honey creek = having been
Washed put by the floods of June 30.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
REGRETTED Lo.Ina Good THING.

Ella--"Mrs. Gayboy looks very sad
since she divorced her husband"
Bella-"Yes. she didn't know what a
good husband she had until she saw
how generous he behaved about the
alimony." Fellow.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Baxter New Era: 1T is said
that Major Lacey, of Oskaloosa, is 60
ing to make the attempt to come
back" next year. And why not The
Major has led and won heretofore,
and as his intellect is still keen and
vigorous and his general health excel
lent, there is no particular reason
why he should not come back If he
un,tId try
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

---Grinnell Herald: Major John F.
Lacey was last week elected president
of the State Bar Association. That
body always insists in selecting the
best men in the profession to head
tha sEEnciotion
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

-one hundred and twenty-five
members of congress were absent when
Wilson delivered his message. The
call of the chautauqua is insistent
and profitable, suggests the Ottumwa
Courier. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

"A new description of statesman,
is, the man who endorses you for a
job and succeeds in getting you ap-
pointed. By this token, SAINT Kirk
patrick is no statesman to Mr.. Stump
of OttumWa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Our contention that Abba is a
slow town is borne out by this evil
Idence from 1.-The Union "A number OF
Albiai streets bsYee weeds. as, high, as.
a mans wadStids r..G 800. G.. 81. .s7
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

4'if you can't afford to take a va,
cation" suggests the ottumwa Cour
Ter, get a Job clerking for a mer
chant who doesn't, advertise" .s,R..E
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Yale congratulates itself on the
fact that its gifts last year, amount
ing to Si,152,0O0, were in many COM
paratiyely small amounts,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

1T is suggested that the medical
student who remains at the foot OF
his class should become chiropodist.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The idea has been suggested that
the reason the good Lord commanded
us to get along with our neighbors is
because We can get along with most
everybody else
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The advice is good that when
there is a skeleton in the closet one
shouldn't be always opening and shut
ting the door.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The Keokuk Gate-City suggests
that there's difference between
burning the midnight oil and burning
the midnight gasoline.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The optimist believes that today
is better than yesterday, and tnat
tomorrow will be better than today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

A scientist claims that milk can
be produced without a cow. Dairy
men have long known this.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10
We'll Known Educator Dead.

Prof. Samuel e. Mckee, who estab-
lisned the academy at Washington
land was its principal for twenty
years, died at Pittsburgh, Pa, last
week. ri
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

What is better than having money
in the bank? Having money in two
banks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The production of coal in Mon
tana In 1912 was S,043,4sO short tons
valued at s5,342,1 6S. 100. ..sasr@
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

The nights are one minute long
er now. Every little bit helps.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

New version: Man wants but
little here below, nor wants that little
IN
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-10

Don't be clam" has given way
To @Be six-cylinder man"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-04
PROTEST FILED is
A BLOW TO LINK
From "Wednesday Advertiser)

tFrom "Wednesday Advertiser)
A protest against the appointment of
l.. L. McCandless to the governorship
of Hawaii, should President Wilson be
seriously considering his name, has been
filed by the Ministerial Association of
Honolulu. The protest went forward
by cable a few days ago.
The various ministers of Honolulu,
as represented by TIE Ministerial Union,
charge Mr.. McCandless with private
misconduct of such nature as TO make
hfs appointment as the direct and per
sonal representative of the President an
impossibility. The cable, signed by the
president of the union, is explicit in
its terms and promises to furnish the
President and Secretary of the Interior
Lane with aflidavits and other proof of
Mr.. McCandless' improper actions.
1t is further reported that, IN view
of the aflidavits presented at the re-
cent meeting of the ministers, Bishop
Restarick, who had previously endorsed
the candidacy of Mr.. McCandless, has
cabled n withdrawal of his support,
Publication of this action on the part
of the Ministerial Union and of the
"ith"ih"ai VI DIshOp htsldElch sup
port of McCandless was given yester.
day in the Washington press aad when
Mr.. McCandless reaches the Capital
this week he will face the charges of
misconduct, made to the President and
to Secretary Lane.
Recently, Secretary Lane asked by
cable for specific information regard
ing various rumors that had reached
him concerning Mr.. McCandless' pri,
waite life, especially during the past
five or six years. The aiiidaVits were
secured in compliance with the see,
retary's request and were submitted Ia
the Ministerial Union before being sent
on, the result being the protest for.
warded in the name of the Protestant
Church Of the Territory.
Members OF the union viii not give
out the substance Of the protest or The
ahIda It's, hut acknowledge that action
regarding the matter WAS taken last
week on q special meeting and that the
| President har been eahled ~.