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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
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II nostro Si'or Beppo.

II nostro Si'or Beppo.'
Summoned to the conclave at
Rome. when he left Venice one blaz-
ing morning in July he was greeted
by the prophetic cry of Long live the
| Pope He did not for a moment be-
! lieve he would not return again.
So little did ! think that | should
never see Venice again, said the pom
tiff, with a smile, that | took big
lietto dandata ritOrno' lreturn ex
cuTsion ticket.
He long kept this return ticket
Wealthy and titled collectors strove
by every means within their power to
become its purchaser; he invariably
refused them. But the king OF Greece
in the course OF a visit which he paid
to the pope. expressed a keen desire
to possess this little piece of card.
board which has become for all time
historic. and the pope gave ii to him
And referring to a cheap nickel
watch, Of Oldfashioned make, which
was the only time-piece carried by
him. the pope said grayely to his in
reryiewer:
1T marked the minutes of my moth
er's death struggles and the hours of
my definite separation from the outer
world, from Venice. space and liberty
II marked, as | said, all the joyous.
all the solemn moments Of my life
What jewel could be more precious to
me-"
He carried the watch fastened to
little white silken cord in the bright
sash that he wore around his waist"
the journalist stated, continuing his
narrative. land he did not hesitate to
offend against the etiquette that hith-
erto has obligated the pope. when he
has wished to know the time, to ap-
ply TO one Of his prelates."
His Election as Pope.
1t was no light inheritance TO sue
coed such a pontiff as Leo XIII, for
in many ways Leo symbolized the old
order, incarnating. as he did, the aris-
tocratic ideal OF the scholar and the
diplomat
Plus X. was. as befittted a demo
CIdlIC pope, inherent IN many respects
from his -illustTious predecessor. Like
The fisherman whose place he held. he
found his recreation fishing in the
Vatican ponds rather than in writing
Latin verses. To his saintliness OF
character and moral worth, indepen-
dent Of all lesser and worldly consid-
erations, memory doubtless will pay
homage.
When balloting began. to choose
successor to Pope Leo Kill, the name
Of Giuseppe sarto was hardly consid.
cred at first As balloting continued.
however. the roll of votes In his favor
increased. He was then regarded as
a compromise candidate, and finally.
on te sixth ballot. he was elected
August 4, 1908. and 1--WE days later he
was crowned In st. Peters, Rome.
with all the magnifcenee and bril-.
lance Of ceremonial that distinguishes
the coronation of each successor to
the apostolic throne.
He never had been ambitious 10 be
the head of the Catholic church and
the successor OF st. Peter. He loved
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
FOR PAPAL THRONE
CARDINAL RAMPoLLA LIKELY TO
be HEAD OF CHURCH
iIIustrlous PreIate Widely Favored for
HIah PositIon-4is Career Seems
to Mark Him for the Dis.
tinetioh.

With the death of Pope Plus x.
speculation is rife as to who will be
| his successor to the Chair of st. Pc
ter, but from all quarters comes the
answer-Cardinal Rampolla-the for
mer- Papal Secretary of State, who
ever since the election of Leos sue
cessor, has lived in retirement behind
the Church of st. Peter, in full view
of the Vatican palace, in the house
set aside for some of the Canons OF
the great church. In fact, many here
already have nicknamed the Cardinal
Leo XIV. ... n. '.r'... .@ e." ..,'.
.. Cardinal Rampolla would have sue.
ceeded his former master II the Aus
trian government had not vetoed his
election in the last conclaye. There
is no denial that he took his defeat at
the last election very much to heart.
He did not seem the same man for
many months, and lived in almost
complete secmsion. Later he again be.
came active, however, and il Is now
known that he would be more than
willing to accept the leadership of
the church.
II may well be assumed that the
cardinals who voted for Rampolla at
the last conclave will again support
him. while 1t is we'll known that many
of his former adversaries have now
become his supporters. The pope who
is mourned today is reported to have
said that he felt that his successor
should be Leo XIV, thus clearly des-
ignating Rampolla, whose policy would
have been a continuation of that Of
Leo XIII
There will be no mention Of a veto
at the next conclaVe. That such is
certain. One of the first acts of Pope
Plus X was the FORMULATION Of a
constitution abolishing it and prohib.
iting cardinals, under the pain of ex-
communication, from receiving, even
in a simple desire, any demand for
their good offces in presenting a We
TO or making 1t known in conclave.
regardless Of whatever manner Il
came to their knowledge:
Thus 1t is a practical certainty that
Cardinal Rampolla will be the next
Pope.
His full name is Mariana Rampolla
del Tindaro, and he comes of an old
patrician family Of Sicily. Born in
tolizzo on August II, 1S43, he is now
sixty-seVen years old. He was edu-
Gated at the College Capranica, the
Academy of the Noble Ecclesiastics
in Rome. In 1875 he become attached
to the Nunciature at Madrid, and here
acquired that knowledge of Spanish
Gffairs that afterward enabled him to
attain his brilliant success as Nuncio
at the same court many years later.
In 1877 he became secretary of the
Congregation of Oriental Rites and.
fol- five years, was identified with the
Propaganda in such a way as to give
him wide knowledge of its details.
In 1882 he was created titular Arch
bishop Of St Heraclea and was sent
as Nuncio to Spain
He was created and proclaimed Car.
dinal on March IA, 1887, taking title
from the Church of st. Cecilia. A few
months later, Pope Leo XIII. named
him his secretary of state. From that
time, he has been always the second
most prominent in the church, and has
always been popular among those
whom he has come into contact in his
Official duties.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
EpoYv,LLE.

Albert Secress and family spent
Sunday in Avery visiting relatives.
Z St. Paul passengers on the NJ. &
st. L. excursion Saturday night were
j. J. jaeger, John De Tar, 8. l.. Lem
mon, Wilbur Johnson and Leslie
Powell. 4. rst,s
Miss Hazel Hopes, of Oskaloosa
is here visiting her grandmother.
Mrs. John Werner. r
Clarence Miller after a visit with
bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. .. s. Nil.
Ter. returned to Knoxville Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. Peterson and daughter
Marguerite, who have been visiting
Mr., and Mrs. ]. s, Burton. returned
10 their home In Indianola Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Dolesh and children
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20

New York, Aug. 19.-The steamer
Westlands, laden with sugar, from
Antilla, Cuba, for New York, collided
with the freight steamer Mamma Ha-
ia, from New York to Baltimore, near
Northwest End lightship, near Cape
May, N. ]. Neither boat carried pas
sengerS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
Minimum waos.

The object OF q minimum wage"
law 10 the prevention of low wages.
The law, like the Fair Wage" regula-
ton, would decide the lowest tmini-
mumf wage Il would be legal TO pay
upon public works. II could not apply
70 private contracts. Of course.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
Teddy onens camnaiun.

Lewiston, Me-, Aug. 19.-The pro-
gressive party's campaign preceding
the state election in September was
opened yesterday by Theodore RoOse
welt in an address delivered at a
meeting of progressives from many
sections of the state. ...-. a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
Why7

Sometimes It seems as II every per.
son whb was lacking In initiative, spe-
cial ability or industry desired TO be
either writer, AN actor or an artist
The most agreeable way for a lazy
person 10 make living Is TO express
his own opinions. emotions and Inn
pressions. Harpers Weekly. aa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
German Shin Reaches Port,

New York, Aug. 19.-The German
steamer Rauenfeis, $500 tons, which
left New York July for Cape Town
and other South African ports, has
arrived at Bahia, Brazil. For two
weeks the vessel was subject to cap.
ture as a prize of war
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
Treaty Sent TO Senate,

Washington, Aug. 10. = Secretary
Bryan will send to the senate this
afternoon the treaty under which
caragua, for 100000, would cede TO
the United States canal rights ana
naval coaling stations on her Allan
tic and Pacifis coasts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
Glove Morkers Ask Rals..

Gloversville, N, Y, Aug. IGNORE
than 600 glove workers in this city
have presented a demand for more
wages to their employers, giving the
manufacturers forty eight hours in
which to reply. bHg -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
.Rams Rouaht nor rexa..,.

w. H, Kelly, OF FL Paso, Tex, was
In Davis county last week and bought
car load OF rams to ship TO the
ranches OF Texas, He took out 400
head =,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
New Bic. Asav..

Two car loads Of new cast iron pipe
have arrived to be Installed as new
mains In Qskaloosa streets. Trench
aigging began Wednesday on North
street. s.c .A ~ XIV
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-20
Another PLAQUE Victim.

New Orleans, Aug 19.-The TWEEN
tieth case. OF bubonic plague Is re.
ported here. The victim Is Louise
Welsh, negress, aged "a. ~
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
SCORES new HAVE n
R. R. DIRECTORS
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion's Report to Senate.
LOST ABOUT $sO,OOO,OOO
The story Of nReckless and Profligate"
Financial Operations Sent To the
senate-Directors OF the sys-
TEN Bitterly Scored.

washington, D. C.-The story of the
reckless and profiigate" financial
operations Of the New Haven Railroad,
one of the most remarkable chapters
In the history of American railroads
and American finance, was revealed in
part by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in a report to the Senate Of
it's investigation of that road.
Criminal negligence" and zone OF
the most glaring instances Of malad-
ministration revealed in all the history
Of American railroading," were the
terms the Interstate Commerce Com
mission employed in reporting on its
investigation Of New Haven Railroad
financial affairs.
The COMMISSIONS conclusions may
be summed up this way:
! Losses to New Haven stockholders
for the acts of their directors will
range from $60,O00,000 to 100000, 900.
Suits to recover the money should lie
In some cases.
Many Of the transactions, character
lied violations Of the laws of New
York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
and the Federal Antitrust laws, have
been reported to the authorities Of the
States and the Federal Department Of
Justice.
The depreciation Of the Boston and
Maine began when the "Mellen-Mor-
gan Rockefeller management" came
into control.
John L. Billiard and the Billiard Com.
pany were merely agencies of the New
Haven; Billiard never used a dollar OF
his own money and burned his books,
"All the assets of the Billiard Com.
pany belong to New Haven stockhold-
ers and suit by the railroad against
Billiard and those who participated in
the transactions should be main
tanned"
Dummy CORPORATIONS and their use
are condemned in unmeasured terms.
The system of interlocking directors
is condemned as 1t existed on the New
Haven and in general.
President Mellen's dealings with
former Police Inspector Byrnes, Of
New York, in the Westchester Rail-
road transaction, weree branded as
Corrupt and unlawful" /"
The purchase of Rhode Island troll
ley lines and coastwise steamships
were described as extravagant and
wasteful
All the transactions, the commits
sion holds, we're consummated with
the object of setting up complete
transportation monopoly in New Eng
land in violation of the Federal
statutes.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
WARNS BLACK REPUBLICS.
Washington VIII Put 700 Marines
Within striking Distance.

Washington, d. C.-Seven hundred
marines were ordered assembled at
Guantamo, Cuba, to be held in readi-
ness for service in revolution torn
Haiti and Santo Domingo.
The Navy Department acted at the
request of Secretary Bryan, who asked
the feet be prepared to deal with any
emergency which might arise on the
turbulent little island. The marines
will be gathered from those now on
duty in Mexican waters and from the
marine barracks in Philadelphia and
Norfolk.
At Guantanamo the force will be
only a days sail from the north coast
of Haiti and Santo Domingo, and their
proximity is expected to impress upon
the revolutionary leaders the deter
mination of the American Government
to terminate, activities by forcible
means unless they hstep to the warn
ings already given.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
SAYS FOOD CONTROLS SEX
Generous Diet Means a Girl; scanty
Food Boy, Finds Phllade-
phia Doctor.

Philadelphia sex of children
may be predetermined is the conclu-
sion reached by DR.. Israel Bran Of
this city after study of 80 of his pa
tients upon whom he experimental
with special diet and also with medi-
cine. His conclusions are given in the
current number of medical newspa-
per.
DR.. Bran says that an excess Of
nourishment in the mother may decide
in favor of a female child, while a
deficiency tends to the production Of a
male. A generous diet means girl; q
scanty one, with Now proteid allow
ance, favors boy. In supporter this
theory 1t is advanced that in times of
financial panic or war, when plenti-
full quantity Of rich nitrogenous food
is not available, male infants are In
the preponderance.
The second theory Is that sex is de-
termined by the activity of the adrenal
glands, those ductless glands above
the kidneys, which secrete substance
that seems to have an important effect
on the entire muscular and nervous
system.
1t is declared that in women who
are deficient In the adrenal supply
their offspring are female. It is there
fore thought that the use Of the ex-
tract Of suprarenal glands of animals
or a similar substance which would
stimulate the adrenal glands would in
crease the chances Of male child.
DR.. Bran says that of 30 Of his pa
tents who placed themselves under his
directions 26 gave birth to boys.
These results" he writes. strongly
indicate that the experiment employed
was highly successful, and that he
probably have at our disposal a means
of controlling at will the sex of the un-
born infant"
In accordance with these theories II
boy is desired the treatment is diet
ary and medicinal. Eggs, meat, fish.
and cheese are forbidden, and it is di-
rected that the diet consist Of such
substances as cereals. fruits, potatoes,
milk, buttermilk and butter. Plenty Of
water is advised.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
HELD FOR Barring
WAR SECRETS
Uncle Sam Orders the Arrest
of Magazine Men.
PHOTOGRAPHER IN AIRCRAFT 7
Editor, Writer, Aviator and Camera
Man TO Face Charge Of Dis
closing, Military Infor-
nation.

San FranciscO.--Warran for the
arrest of Charles K. Field, editor OF
the Sunset Magazine and former presi-
dent of the Bohemian Club; Riley A.
Scott, a writer; Robert j. Fowler, an
aviator, and Ray S. Duhem, photo
grapher, were issued at the request OF
John w. Preston, United States attor-
ney here. The charge against all
three is the disclosure of military sec
rets and the penalty is 10 years i'm.
prisonment or $4,000 fine for such
disclosures il made abroad and one
year or a $1,000 fine If made in the
United States.
In April, Sunset published an arti-
Gle entitled Can the Panama Canal
Be Destroyed from the Air?" Repro
ductions of photographs taken from an
aeroplanes and showing some of the
forttfcations of the canal zone and OF
the San Francisco Presidio accom-
panied the text. AS soon as copy OF
the number was called to the attention
of the War Department it requested
Preston to investigate.
Mr.. Fields defense was that the
photograph showed no actual fortifca'
tions, nor artillery, but only the en-
placement for gun and the pre-.
liminary work for fort. To this Mr..
Preston replied:
II think the case has merit It has
always been an Army regulation with
the force of law, forbidding the taking
of photographs or views of the per
manent works of defense, whether in
course of construction or completed.
"By the act of March 8, 1911, Con,
gress strengthened the regulation so
that it is now violation of a plain
statute for civilian to take or pub
lish photographs of any fortifcation,
whether complete Or in process of con-
struction.
"The War Department regards the
enforcement of this law as absolutely
essential and my instructions are EN-,
phatic in this case"
All four men were served with the
warrants issued for their arrest and
taken before United States Commits
sioner Francis Krull. They were re.
leased upon their own recognizance.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS
IN BRIEF

Mrs. Pankhurst Out-Mrs Emme-
line Pankhurst. the militant suffra-
gette leader, who was arrested on July
at the Offices of the Woman's Social
and Political Union, was again re-
leased from Holloway Jail Saturday
Coal Men Near Peace.-Another inn
portant step toward complete agree
ment between Ohio coal operators and
miners was taken when miners rep
resentatives, in convention at Column
bus, ratified the proposed agreement
for scale of 676 on pick-mined coal
Julius Rodenherg Dead. Professor
Julius Rodenberg, the German poet
and author, died IN Berlin in his
eighty-fourth year.
New Orleans Plague In Check
Surgeon-General Blue and other on
GERS of the Public Health Service have
assured Secretary McAdoo that the
bubonic plague infection is well under
control at New Orleans and the situa-
tion there is not menace to interna-
tional shipping.
Coal Operator Dead.-George B.
Markle, son of the late George B.
Markle, pioneer anthracite coal
operator. and brother of John and
Alvxn Markle, of HazIeton, Pa. died
at the State Hospital, where he had
been patient for three weeks.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
TWO SISTERS StAY
BROTHER IN FIELD.
Had PraCticed Shooting at Mark
Several Days.
TRAGEDY CAUSED By WILL
Mother Had Left All OF Her Prop
erty TO Son - Admit They
Did the shootino-one
Faints, Other Shoots.

Sterling, ILL., Mrs. Lee Hutton and
Miss Lillian Byers. sisters, are held
without bail for the grand jury, pend
ing investigation of the killing Of their
brother, Emanuel Byers.
According to the story told by Byers
as he was dying, partly corroborated
by the admissions Of the sisters, the
women approached Byers as he was at
work on his farm. They had been
disputing earlier in the day in regard
to the failure Of Byers to call physi-
clan to care for the aged father of the
three
Mamie, we are going to kill YOU
one Of the sisters is said to have re-
marked.
"You ought to be ashamed Of your
selves to talk that way" was the
brothers response.
one of the sisters then drew re-
volYer from the folds of her dress and
opened IRE on the brother. She fell
fainting, and her sister took the
weapon and emptied it at the brother
He fell with four bullets in his body
Falling. he threw the pitchfork at the
women, striking one of them in the
face but not seriously injuring her.
The women made no effort to escape
arrest and coolly stated that, while
they were sorry they bad killed the
brother, he deserved it.
The Byers' mother died several
months ago and left all her property
to the son. cutting of the daughters
This caused much feeling. and officers
believe it was in part responsible fol
the tragedy.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
VERY ARTISTIC BIRD HOUSE
lAsed Citizen Of Whittier, Cal, Erccfs
one Of More Than Ordinary Ar
chitecturaI PretensIons.

San Francisco.-An artistic bird
house, Of more than ordinary preten-
sions to architectural beauty, has just
been completed by a ninety-two-year-
old citizen of Whittier, Cal. 1t is q
structure Of reinforced concrete. 15
feet high, and houses the pet canaries
Of this bird lover. The house is eight
feet square, the gabled roof being
supported by ornamental concrete
posts, set with round stones, while
latticework fills in the spaces between
the columns. The floor is of cement,
with a bathing fount in the center,
while over the doors, which are Of
wire net, are semicircular panels Of
colored glass. The house is sur
mounted by copper dome and flag
staff, and the ridges of the roof are
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
PEACE RAINBOW
RISES AGAIN
Dictator Huerta to Retire in
Favor Of CarbojaI.
so SOME DIPLOMATS HEAR al
Huerta's Downfall Is Imminent and
Inevitable-The constitutionalists
Are Now solidified For the Final
Struggle For the Mastery.
cARRANzA's PLAN.

Saltillo, Mexico. General Car
RAMA, the Constitutionalist chief,
issued a statement here reiterat-
ing his intention of carrying out
the plan of Guadalupe.
He announced:
II shall continue to struggle to
establish peace throughout the
republic as soon as possible and
will Immediately thereafter call
elections which will result in the
re-establishment of constitutions
al order in Mexico"
The midland journal., 1914-07-17

decorated with a series Of wooden
rings in which are suspended a set Of
delicately toned brass bells, which,
swinging to and fro in the breeze,
touch the edges of the wooden rings,
giving forth soft tinkle. A clock is
part of the equipment Of this aviary,
and above each door is a little win
dow, from which, on the stroke Of the
hour, appear mechanical cuckoos am
nouncing the time. The building is
entirely the handiwork Of the owner.
who estimates the cost to be over
$700.-Popular Mechanics.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
HEROIC WOMAN SAVES CHILD.
Reseues It From Burning House AS
Roof Falls IN.

Wardensville, w va-The home of
p. H. Ritter, a Confederate veteran,
four miles east of this place, a new
structure, was destroyed by fire. The
only persons at home were Mrs. A A.
Ritter. another woman and some small
children. When the FIRE was dis
covered the roof was q mass of flames
and ready to fall in. A small child
was sleeping on the second floor and
at great risk Mrs. Ritter mounted the
stairs and saved 1t, issuing through
the door with the baby in her arms
just as the roof fell.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
Brandy smuaaIed in Wax Baby.

Paris.-M. Charles Pechard, former
ly chief of the police anarchist bri-
gade, has founded museum of crimi-
nology. Among its curious contents
are a hollow wax baby which was
used to smuggle brandy into Paris.
A woman carried baby into the city
every day, but as it never grew any
bigger the authorities examined it and
discovered the fraud.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
NEW ARMY CORPS CERTAIN.

Special Aviation Service Provided FOR
In Hay BILL.
Washington. D. c.-The Hay bill or
ganizing a special aviation service in
the Signal Corps of the army, was
finally agreed upon in the House and
now goes to the President. The bill
provides a service OF so officers and
260 enlisted men to have charge Of all
Of the army's aviation work. Special
grades named military aviator and
aviator students are created. Pay of
officers and men engaged in aviation
work would be increased from 25 to rs
per cent. of their regular compensa-
tion.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
Divorces pay-oId Bride,

Yonkers, N. Y.-Frank A. Salvatore
obtained divorce from his bride who
eloped the day after their wedding.
because of her craze for rnerry-go-
rounds.
The midland journal., 1914-07-17
WESTINGHOUSE STRIKE ENDS.
About 1000 Men and Women Return
To Work.

Pittsburgh-The strike in the West
inghouse factories was ended Monday.
when approximately 5000 men and
women returned to the shops All
plants were placed on full time and all
the strikers we're taken back with the
exception of two or three hundred.
whose places had been filed by i'm
ported workmen during the strike.