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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
PROHIBITION SUCCESSES

The DrOhibitiOnists surely had
| their inning Monday. Along with the
announcement of the Iowa State
Convention at MarshalltOwn, came
/ the surrender of all the liquor per
mits held by druggists in Mahaska
county. Then came the Chicago Rec
ord Herald with the declaration that
| il would in future accept no adyer-
| tisements for liquor. and to cap il all,
Secretary Daniels of the Navy Dept,
| issued orders that hereafter intOX-
icating liquors are forbidden aboard
any ship or in any navy yard in the
u. s. Service.
The anti-canteen laws for the army,
passed by Congress after severe
and prolonged battle of the temper
ance forces of the country. are less
sweeping than the prohibition which
Secretary Daniels has ordered put in
to effect in the navy.
The wine mess is to be abolished
and the use or Introduction" of al
cOhOlic liquors is forbidden. In the
army prohibition is restricted to the
sale of, or dealing in" Intoxicating
liquors. Army officers under this
law may maintain wine mess at
their clubs
The only discordant note in Mon
days program, so far as the Prohibit
tionists are concerned. was the de-
feat of Captain Hobson in the Pri-
mares in Alabama HObson is now
Congressman from that state and was
making the race for Senator, on the
grounds that he was the great cham
pion and leader of the fight for Nat
iOnal Prohibition. The present in
cumbent, however, Senator Under
wood, beat him out, and was given
/ the nomination at the primaries by
a large majority. 1t thus becomes
more and more incumbent on the
successful forces to prove that their
methods are effective and that their
ideas are best in handling the traf-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Sunday, April 8. 1894.


Following the disastrous zero tenn
perature of the week preceding the
weather was once more springlike
and mild and an all.day rain fell on
this date.
Surprise was experienced at the
First Presbyterian church when I'M
usual strength and volume was add
ed to the congregational singing at
morning service, coming from differ
ent parts of the house, but filing the
room completely above the ordinary.
The fact was later discovered that
the church had been favored by the
presence Of the Temple Male Quar-
tette and the members favored the
congregation with a couple of splendid
selections following the service.
c. G. Mcintyre led Sunday service
at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Union meeting during the afternoon
for the benefit of the County Sunday
School Organization. L. B. Stevens
assistant superintendent of the Amer.
lean Sunday School Union, was with
the local organization.
Personals: Misses Bess Robb,
nellie CaVcn, Emma England and Net.
tie Rice returned TO their work in
weeks vacation. Mrs. Dr. Wallace
and baby were guests for the day at
the Burket and Nit Young homes.
Mrs. A. J. Baughman and daughter.
Miss Carrie spent the day with OF
tumwa people. Miss Myrtle Stout
was was en- route to visit in Jamison,
Mo. Miss Gertrude Bowdle, of New
Sharon, was entertained in the Chas.
Foehlinger home. Carl Vernon spent
the day at Corning. Robert Burn.
side, OF Carney. visited at the William
Burnside home on South Eleventh
street. Ed Johnston was in town en-
route from Des Moines to Sigourney.
George Greashy came down from his
labors in Prairie City for a day at
home. Mrs. e. Afford started for
Omaha to see friends. Emma Glass
was a Sunday guest Of MarshalltOwn
acQuaintances. Miss Mabel Shane
had day off with Ottumwa friends.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.

Advance figures given and by the
census department, relating to the
years 1912, 1907 and 1902, show great
growth and development. in electric
railways in continental fri United
States. The totals include electric
light plants operated in connection
with electric railways and not sep
arabic therefrOm, but do not include
reports of mixed steam and electric
railroads nor railways under con-
struction during the census year
which had not begun operations. .
The figures as presented for con-
tinental United States show general
gains for the decade 1902 1912. The
number of operating companies in
creased from ST. in 1902 to 975 in
1912, or 10 per cent. There we're A.
0CJ miles of track i'm 1912 as com
pared with 22,577 in 1902, or an in
crease of so per cent. Tue persons
employed numbered 1882 in 1912
as compared with $40, 7G9 in 1902, or
an increase of l0l per cent. The rev.
enue passengers carried in 1912 mum.
bered 9,545 ,55I ,G67 as compared with
4,774,2ll ,904 in 1902. or an increase
Of 100 per cent. The gross income in
1912 amounted to $685. $3.50, 5l7, as COM
pared with $250,504, 1927 in 1902, or an
Increase of 134 per cent. The oper-
ating expenses amounted to 1892 ,S96,.
356 i'm 1912 as compared with $l42,-
3I2,597 in 1902, er an increase of l34
per cent. The total horsepower OF the
power plants was 1865. 0J1 in 1912, as
compared with 1,349,2ll in 1902, or
an increase of 172 per cent. The
horsepower of the water wheels in.
creased from 49,l53 In 1902 to AL
307 in 1912. or $40 per cent. The out
put of stations amounted TO G,0I2,699,-
COS kilowatt hours in 1912 as COM
pared with 2.2Gl ,4S4,397 in 1902, or
an increase of lGS per cent The cur
rent purchased in 1912 amounted 10
2,967,3lS,7S1 kilowatt hours. the fig.
ures not being available.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES.

The financial report of Mahaska
county for the year 1913, complied
| by County Auditor l.. r. Briggs, has
just been issued in neat catalogue
firm. II contains many interesting
! figures and statistics. and gives in
detail how the funds of the county
are secured and expended.
A striking feature of the report is
the gradual and rapid increase in
county expenses during the last few
years. The amount of warrants is
sued in 1913 was S2O4 ,01750, as com
pared with S77.55641 in 1900. AS in
dicated by the warrants the increase
in 1913 over that of 1912 was $24,7l9,-
&c. In 1913. $4,000 worth of bonds
we're paid off, while in 1912, $1,000
were retired This makes difference
of $4,000 in favor of 1913, which
should be subtracted from $24.719.46,
! leaving the actual increase in eXpendi-
lures for the year of $2l,7l9.46. The
table of comparison. showing the eX-
Ipenditures for the last fourteen years
| follows
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
THE NEWSPAPER EXCHANGE

There is no section of the newspa'
per that comes home closer to where
people live than the classified ad-
lvertising. No matter how much
more important theoretically the
news from Mexico may be, the fact
that your neighbor has offered his
house for sale AT u certain price
touches yOu much more closely
From these columns you read the
intimate story of the towns daily
life. The housewife is curious to
know who is advertising for posi-
tons as servants Working people
want TO know who is asking for help.
People who own or who wish to buy
or rent real estate are interested in
the pending transfers. II is hard to
find class of people who do not fol-
low these notices week by week.
Hence il is perfectly astonishing
how many answers are often received
from a simple little insertion in the
To Rent, For Sale, and Want col
umns. Anything you can do by per
sonal inquiry is multiplied a hundred
fold by the press.
Some people will put in hours or
days and time worth dollars. running
around and making inquiries haphaZ-
ard, hen they want to rent place
or sell some property. Meanwhile a
few nickels or dimes spent in the
newspaper would reach a hundred
fold more people. Usually the man
whom you expect TO interest has 9th
Ter ideas, while the newspaper brings
inquiries from strangers and sources
that would never occur to you.
| This kind OF Advertising permits
the buyer TO get the best price, be
cause he learns whether there is to
be any competition. Ii gives the sell
er the most advantageous trade, be-
cause he finds whether there is real
ly TO be a demand.
In many places farmers are al
ready doing a good business through
the parcel post by newspaper adve"-
Using. They are developing a trade
that would rather pay special price
than buy through middlemen. The
classified advertising is time saver
and Il money Garner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
DON'T NAG.

In contrast to the many lists o.
"don'ts" for employees, compiled by
various railways, is this list prepare
Iby c. Z. Carson, Superintendent o.
the Fort Dodge, Des MOines ant
Southern Railway: ....
Don't nag. Many a good man has
been nagged into ipeiiiciency.
Don't humiliate u man by adyertS
ing his shortcomings from the house
tops, but point them out to HIN
quietly. He will lose an arm for you
Don't treat your men as if they be
lonsed to the kindergarten class
Chances are they are better posted
than you are.
Don't forget that il the subordinate
has as much gray matter as you have
Inc might he holding your job. Try
to be bigger than any man on Your
pay roll.
Don't forget that a man who Is
made of the right kind OF stuff will
resent brutal call-dOwn and you
should not complain If he knocks you
down.
Don't forget that while you are
checking everybody else up it might
be good thing for the cOL.pany you
represent to make a careful invent
Iory of yourself. You may be twenty
five years behind the times.
Finally. let each action be sweetcn-
ed by the milk of human kindness. II
will cause you TO have pleasant recOl-
lections after you have been laid on
the shelf and enable you TO look your
old associates in the eyes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
LADIN NARROW ESCAPE
Six Year Old Boy Knocked Down
and Hurt by Unmanagable Team

Scholars and teachers on the ground
at Jefferson school came near witness
ing a tragedy Tuesday afternoon
when little Willie Siders, a siX-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Siders,
No. 1913 South First street. was
knocked down and came within
hairs breadth Of going under the
wheels of Il heavy coal wagon The
team Of young horses was unmanage.
able for the moment. having been
scared by the yelling and running of
the school children. A number of the
small lads started &c oss the stree;
ahead of the team, The driver yell
ed at them, but his words were un.
needed. Willie failed to clear. He
was knocked down and those who saw
the accident thought he would be
crushed by the wheels. The driver
of the team stopped, picked up the
stunned boy and took him to his home
where examination rlled to disclose
injury more serious tlan n few tri.
vial bumps or scratches.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Government Cron Renort.

Washington, ID. g., April S.--A rec
ord breaking winter wheat crop is N
prospect this year, the department of
agriculture estimating on a conserva-
tive basis that the yield may exceed
55l 100000 bushels. The condition of
the crop April ] was 95.6 per cent
of a normal, or 10 per cent better
than the average April | condition
for the past ten years.
The area planted last autumn was
36,506,0 600 ACRES and with compare
lively good winter it is believed the
percentage of acreage abandoned has
been somewhat less than 90 per cent,
the average abandoned during the
past ten years, So that an unusually
big acreage will be harvested if condI.
tons continue favorable through the
season. In statement today con
corning the crop the department said:
I THE condition Of winter wheat on
April /, viz, 80 per cent normal, is
11.5 per cent higher than the average
of the past ten years. The yield per
acre in the same ten years averaged
10 bushels. 5..,
The acreage planted last fall was
estimated at 100000 acres; 1917
bushels. But there is always some OF
the planted area abandoned before
harvest; the average of such abandon
ment in the last ten years has been
about SO per cent of the area plant.
ed If this average of abandonment
be deducted from the remaining
amount production OF about SOL, 000,-
900 bushels will be indicated.
The wheat plant wintered unusual
ly well and II is not to be expected
that the ten year average of aban.
donment has occurred this year. On
the other hand. crop that is in very
high condition on April 1, as is the
case this year. is more susceptible TO
later in the season than
a crop having a lower. condition on
April l.
The final estimate of production
of winter wheat in 1913 was 523,561..
900 bushels (the largest ever record
ed) and in 1912 Il was S99,9l0,0oO
bushels
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
WHAT OF THAT

Tired" Well, what of That?
Didst fancy life was spent on beds
of ease,
Fluttering the rose leaves scattered
by the breeze
Come, rouse thee while It's called to
day.
Coward! Arise. go forth upon the
way!
Lonely" And what OF that?
Some must be lonely: it's not given
10 all
TO feel heart responsive rise and
fall,
To blend another life into its own;
Work may be done in lonelinss;
wOEk on!
Dark" Well, and what OF that?
Didst fondly dream the sun would
never set?
Dost fear 10 lose thy way? Take
courage yet,
Learn thou TO walk by faith and not
by sight;
Thy step will guided he and guided
right.
"Hard!" Well, what of that?
nidst fancy life one long summer
holiday,
With lessons none TO learn and
naught but play?
Go. get thee to thy task; conquer or
die
u must be learned; learn II then, pa
tientlS.
mo help" Nay, It's not so.
Though human help be far. thy God
is nigh,
Who hears the ravens, hears His
children cry:
He's near thee, whereso'er thy foot.
steps roam,
And He will guide thee. light thee.
help thee home.
The Living Church.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, April 8, 1914.
HOGS Market strong to : higher
than Tuesdays average, quality
good; mixed and butcheres, $S.G5m
1850; good to choice heavy, $S.G0mS,-
IS7E rough, $$.4O@S.55; light, $50
$50; Workers., $S.S5MS.90: bulk.
$S.S0@SS5; pigs, $7,G5@S.70.
CATTLE-Market prospects steady
to 10 higher beeves, $6.95m9.55;
cows and heifers, $3.70MS.6O; stock
ers and feeders, Sj.G0MS10; westerns
81. 00MS15; native calves, $7.00mlO.-
90
SHEEP-M Market strong to 10 high
ed; native sheep. $5.j5M6.S5; west
en sheep $5.40m 600; yearlings,
qn.S0n745; western lambs. $6.50M
$50: ewes, $4.50mG 60.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
TodaY's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards Apri
S.-Thc early bulletin this morning
showed $4,000 fresh arrivals, but this
was later corrected to $4,000. A run
OF from %, 90 to %, 900 mad been eX
peCted he market opened strong
- ) cents higher than yesterday
mainly on eastern buying and spec
UIativc activity. The big packers re
fused to take holt till sellers were
inclined to weaken their line. the
close was slow and duh most Of the
early advance was lost
The bulk today sold at $S.%0@S.85
against $&.7jM%.S5 yesterday; $3.50
SG5 last Wednesday,; $S.G0GL8.7l
four weeks ago: $9.O0M9.2J cores
pOnding Wednesday in 1913; $3.50
1855 in 1912; $G15M6.35 in 1911; $685.
ml0.05 in 1910; and $72567.40 in
1905.
The top paid today was $3.50; yes
terday $8.S7l2 last Wednesday $50;
four weeks, $S.75; one year ago 50.
32R: two years ago $3.50; three
years ago $685.: four years ago So
o., and five years ago $7.45.
The cattle market had more bloom
" II lOhds' CSIJC' ltlIIN TIC NllolNC an
imals for which sellers obtained II
cents more than yesterdays best
time. The demand for other kinds
however was somewhat slack and in
different and most of the run was OF
this kind. Cows sold a little strong
er where the quality was desirable
and in some cases were 10 cents high
err but common and medium were nc
better
Stockers and feeders we're not nu'
merous, but demand from the country
was light and the market showed a
distinct dullneSS. Most OF the inquiry
was for some desirable we'll bred
feeders at $775d79O. but the bulk
of the receipts consisted of medium
kinds at $6.75m7FC.
Sheep were strong to l0C above
yesterdays quotations. Buyers seem,
ed to need the supply but .hesitated
some at first about paving the high
er rate and many sales were really
no better than steady with Tuesday.
The estimated receipts for tomor-
row are $4,000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
Receipts today are 1000 cattle,
$4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep against
10,6S9 cattle, 1866 hogs and 1880
sheep a week ago, and 14,414 cattle,
1926 hogs and 23,e01 sheep cores
ponding Wednesday year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago.
Tuesday. 1919. against 1873 Monday.
sS57 a week ago. $s.G2 month ago,
1886 two years ago, $500 a year ago,
$7:S7 two years ago, .$e.24 three years
ago, stQ,l5 four, years ago, S744 five
years gSo aud 1888 six years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
The Prohibition Convention.

Marshalltown, April S.-The prohi
bition state convention was called to
order here at 100 this afternoon and
J. w. Tough of indianapolis deliver.
ed an address. Committees were
named for working out the details
for nomination of candidates and the
state ticket platform. A new state
central committee will be decided up.
on late today. The old committee
announced that $4,000 chad been rails
ca for the campaign. Former Gov
ernor John p. st. John of Kansas will
address the convention tonight.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
As the Ottnmwa RnuIew s

As the Otmmwa Review sees the
situation, Jerry Sullivan is the best
saIared man in American politics to.
day, all things considered. He draws
"a fixed annuity of $4,000, has So per
diem for personal expenses, is given
a private secretary and stenOgrapher,
an automobile and chauffeur and
about twice a year he visits the port
cities like New Orleans and San Fran
cisco with everything paid. to hold
court much the same as federal
judge journeys back and forth. 1t is
a lifetime job too. 1t beats anything
you could dig up as a cabinet position
and is delightful in the matter Of Of
flee hours, 10 a. m. to } p. m. And
Jerry used to keep little law office
AT CrostOn on the 20"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Two advance features contributing
to the unsatiSfaCtOry condition OF
business, are pointed out bv Henry
| Clews, rs the "illiberal attitude Of the
! Interstate Commerce Commission to-
wards the railroads, and the disquiet-
ing Mexican situation. EnQueStiOn-
ably the railroad outlook is by far the
most important factor. Perhaps one
of the best features OF the railroad
outlook is that the worst is in sight.
! The crisis is already at hand The
! railroads are on the verge of Il criti-
cal situation. A change for better or
Nor worse must shortly develop For
Several years they have endured a
Iarsh policy of Government repress-
ion; the unfortunate consequence of
past misdeeds which stimulated IN.
reasoning popular clamOr and preju-
dice. American railroads have had
to make phenomenal Outlays during
the past few years to meet growing
traffic requirements Their expenses
have been enormously expanded by
increased wages, higher costs of ma
terals, increased taxes and all sorts
of expensive legislation. When traffic
increased the railroads were able TO
only partially offset these expanded
obligations. Since traffic began
shrinking net earnings have been
steadily declining, and several of the
strongest and best established sys-
tens in the country reported start
ling losses in net during the last few
months. In spite Of such facts. the
railroads have not been allowed to
recOup their losses by any advance in
rates Every other line Of business
except railroads had the right and
used that right to meet increasing
costs by raising their charges. The
inevitable result of such a policy of
repression is to bring many of the
roads within sight of bankruptcy, if
the present harsh and unintelligent
policy is not corrected. Our railroads
need large amounts of new capitol to
give the public much needed facilities
But capital will not enter the railroad
field unless terms are satisfactory and
the conditions sufficiently assuring.
At present the roads are forced into
unfavorable terms when applying for
new capital, even upon limited
scale. Ii is about time that Govern
ment officials who control the present
situation should realize that they are
not only infiicting useless punishment
upon the innocent for deeds that can
not be undone, but are also really de-
priying the public of necessary facil-
tiles by Gripping the railroads finan-
cially. II there Is any lack OF rail
road facilities in the early future, the
responsibility must fall upon those
members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission who have thus far shown
a singular lack OF courage and intel
ligence in dealing with a national
problem OF the greatest importance
and delicacy"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

A striking warning that the towns
are losing their population more rap
idly than the open country was
SOUNDED at the twenty sixth annual
convention in Kansas City of the
Southwestern Lumbermen's assOcia-
ton. The organization comprises l.
800 retail dealers in Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Nine
states were cited in which G,95G towns
lost population, while the population
OF the whole country increased u
per cent. Out of III county seats in
these nine states, 2l7. or nearly Is
per cent, lost population.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Fell IS Feet Over Banister.

John EDohrer, a prominent farmer
from Newport township, fell over the
banisterdin the johnson county bank
building at Iowa City and aIighted
on his head upon marble floor IS
feet below. He escaped with a bruise
on his head, cut over the eve, and
wrenched arm. Dohrer had Just
come out of lawyers office, and
swung around to go down stairs, away
from the elevator, remarking to the
elevator boy that he would rather
walk
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

There was 26 per cent of the wheat
crops on Iowa farms March l or tot.
al of 100000 bushels. 1t was wortl:
79c a bushel or total of $3,S97, 600.
Twenty three per cent of the Iowa
barley crop was on the farms March
cents per 0ushel or total of $l,195,,
900.
Throughout the United States as q
whole there was on the farms March
/, 1914 per cent of the 1913 corn crop,
37.4 per cent of the oats crop, 1919
per cent of the wheat crop and PAS
per cent of the barley crop.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Business Generally Bad.

Chicago, April %.--Industrial c0ndi.
lions are pointed to as having a
strong bearing on the meat situation.
Business along many lines is reported
dull and bad, causing many to be
thrown out Of employment. This was
the defense of meats Of all kinds and
packers say they are having great
difficulty in selling what they have
on hand and are careful not to nccum-
ulatp any stocks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Items of Interest Cleaned From
Pulpit and Sanctuary.
Congregational Church.

Special services marked Palm Sun
day at the Congregational church.
The subject Of the pastors sermon
was Christ as King" Miss LeOra
Price sang The Palms" with violin
obligato by Carroll Barnett. Miss
Jennie Fry, as pianist gave two very
pleasing selections, "Berceuse" and
Evening Star" There will also be
special music next Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

"A procession of all the child
workers in the country, passing be.
fore you, one minute, day and night
would last five years" SO said Lew.
is Hine, at the Tenth National Con,
ference on Child Labor. which closed
its sessions last week at New Or.
leans. He was showing the pictures
of some few of the children in that
procession and demonstrating the
high cost of child labor to the child,
10 industry and to society.