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The Washington times., 1914-09-16
Man Found Dead.

p. S. Strickler. fifty. was found dead
this morning in his room at 1895 X
street northwest. He had been ill for
some time. and it is believed death was
due to heart disease.
The Washington times., 1914-09-16
Bring Appeal To America.

We come to America not as a van
shed people, but as men of a Euro
N democracy appealing to their
0ther democrats across the sea- said
I" Van der Velde, one Of the four
uhers Of the Belgian commission
IN the city.
Our brief visit to London showed us
. English hearts beat with US" NJ.
mans. another of the commissioners
Jared. and We are certain that the
s1"rous american democracy. in its
n. will understand the truth which
are going TO make plain to it, and
We shall get its moral support.
which we stand in need. We need
so material assistance in order to re-
e the unheard of suffering Of the
rking classes and the peasants"
Mr. Van der Velde iE socialist Mt
mans is a liberal in Belgian politics.
It.' Mr.. Hymans declared belgium
has only one national policy-re-
anCe TO the barbaTous invaders who.
arianCc of sacred treaty rights, haze
aged and laid waste the territory
small European state that never
done them any harm"
ne other TWO members of the Bel
20 commission are Carton de Wiart.
MISTER OF justice. and NJ de SOdeler
Van der Nelde. who came over
IN England on steamer arriving At
" York yesterday. Joined the com
ssioners today. She is sister Of
r. Speyer, Of the Bureau Of Ento-
Dlogy. Department Of Agriculture
% lives at the Cosmos Club.
Members OF the commission Bitterly
1ounced Germany ; invasion Of Bel
m.
pur towns have been sacked and
duced to ashes. townspeople and
rrknen and peasants have been shot,
: !nofensive citizens led into cap
~" Mr. Hymans declared. The
mans have violated all the laws o.
ar We believe that above the tumuIt
battle there is universal con
enCe, and that supreme law and jus
will assume punishment OF the
me perpctrated against loyal l"0-
d"f"atin- their homes and their
.~p"ndenca
- an evidence Of the need OF ma
~ial assistance 10 check famine IL
g!um. Nj. HymaUS said:
The Belgian workman mas been
ned out Of the factory. the peasant
IS been driven from the land on which
was born and which he has titled
n ms boyhOUd, thousands Of faIIi-
are homeless. there are no more
Css. and no moro harv'sts.
Ir Van der Nellc was indignant in
ing his protest against German in
sion.
rr.giun." he said. lis paving the
e. |a--iT~ dared 70 assert indie
ndence. ard having done her best 70
..,r I"gIto!y, her property, and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
EXCURSIONISTS HOME
The "Schee White" Party of Deal
ers and "Prospects" Return

The party of White automobile
dealers and prospective buyers. who
left here Wednesday night for a
three days excursion trip to the
Auto show at Chicago and the White
factory at Cleveland, returning home
Saturday evening with reports of a
splendid trip and a great time. The
party comprised eighty-nine dealers
and prospects, from Oskaloosa, Des
Moines and southern Iowa, and the
tour was conducted by Grin F. Schee
f. H. Tinsley, of Oskaloosa, and w. S.
Birney of Des Moines. Two special
Pullmans were chartered for the trip.
The party arrived in Chicago early
Thursday morning over the Burling-
ton. The forenoon was spent in visit
ing the Offices and stock rooms of the
Western headquarters for the White
company, through which all the cars,
parts, and accessories sold in this ter
ritory are shipped. The big Auto
show was taken in during the after
noon and the party left Chicago at
l1:30 p. m. over the Lake Shore. They
arrived in Cleveland at o'clock Fri
day morning and were met by a score
of large party cars from the White
factory, each capable of carrying a
dozen passengers. The party was
divided into groups of s or 10 each
and the entire day spent in visiting
the big White factory and grounds
under the direction of efficient guides.
Every department of the big factory
was visited and the workings of the
plant explained to the visitors. In
the evening, the dealers and their
guests were entertained by the White
company. They left Cleveland at 1870
Friday night and arrived home at
GAS Saturday evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Squintina.

heard recently Of a mother who
smacked her small boy because he
squinted. She remarked that II that
would not cure the child she dA not
know what would.
She evidently had no idea that
squirting is a nervous affection tun-
less 1t comes from deformity OF the
eye, which generally can be cured by
operation). and that sometimes it is
q symptom Of serious brain disorder.
Most OF the "agly tricks" that chill
dren develop in childhood are simply
the result of nerves" and to attempt
to cure them by nagging. scoiding or
smacking is about the worst possible
way to set about 1t.
II is very important that they
should be remedied, however. because
sometimes these tricks have lasting
impressions that endure even into
adult life. and spoil the appearance or
the manners--or perhaps both--and
also may considerably injure the
lth.--Exchange.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
CONVICT is IN VAUDEVILLE
Man Who Sang Way to Freedom From
Washington Prison to Go on
the Stage.

Spokane.-GeOrge Schroeder, a con-
vict, whose baritone voice got him out
OF Walla Walla penitentiary after get
ting 20-year sentence for forgery,
arrived in Spokane and will go on the
stage at local vaudeville house at
salary of 500 a week.
Schroeder's voice actually secured
his release from the penitentiary, &C
cording to letters, documents and Pc
titions he has, and he says ii will
keep him out permanently. Schroe-
der, who served a term in San QUEEN
tin penitentiary. forged $40 check
in Spokane in August, 1912, and his
previous record served to get him
the heaviest punishment-an indeter-
inmate sentence running to 20 years.
At the penitentiary he resumed the
study of music that he left off years
before on the outside.
When the German Saengerfest was
held in Walla Walla last June Schroe-
der got permission to sing before it.
Two weeks later petitions containing
the names Of 1000 German musicians
and others were handed TO the parole
board asking for Schroeder's release.
This was granted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Road Notice,

To All Whom 1t May Concern
The commissioner appointed to
view a road commencing at the
southeast corner of the northwest
One-fourth % of the southeast one
fourth CHy of section twenty-four
(2D, township seventy-seven 90,
and range fourteen 90, in Mahaska
county, running thence south one and
One-fourth uA) miles, thence west
about forty (4OJ rods. south to the
southwest corner of the southeast
quarter % of section sixteen 40
in said township and range above de-
scribed, be changed from its present
width to a uniform width of fifty (50)
feet has reported in favor of the
change thereof. and all objections
thereto, or claims for damages, must
be filed in the auditors office on or
before noon of the 26th day of Febru-
airy, A. d. 1914, or such road will be
changed without reference thereto.
l.. X. BRIGGS. County Auditor
27w4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
New Russian Oil Region.

While Baku is known as the great
oil producing province of Russia. and
its wells have produced immense guam
titles, its reputation bids fair to be
overshadowed by the new region, the
Saliany Steppe. Saliany is about 1875
miles distant from the city of Baku, on
the shore of the Caspian sea. at the
mouth OF the Kura, the largest river
in the Caucasus. Its position is a COM
handing one, both for supplying the
European and eastern market. The
petroleum deposits in the Saliany
steppe have been known for years, but
only recently has attention been at
tracted thereto. The possibilities are
very great.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
WHY HE LIKES WATSRMELONS
Colored Man Discourses Philosophical.
~ on Those Soothing. Cooling and
Filling Fruits.

well-SnOwn lawyer. who is spend.
ing his vacation at home doing moth,
ing. or, as he says. "loafing with all
his might" tells of talk he had re-
Gently with his colored hired man.
Going to the stable he found John
with his face buried in a big piece of
watermelon
why is it, John, that colored people
are so fond of watermelons?
Il don't know" he replied, grinning
less Its jes' because dey's people. |
knows a heap O. white folks at likes
en-, too. likes 'em cause dey's sooth.
in. an GOBLIN. an film an | spose
dey Stimulates dat away wild white
folks. reckon dey ain much differ
euce tween white folks and cullud
fosEs' insides
Perhaps not Do you consider the
watermelon a fruit or a vegetable?"
We'll, now. it's jus like this: Water
melons ain no vegetable. cause dey
won't stan cookin' like cabbage nor
cannin' like beans, nor dryin' like red
peppers. an dey ain no fruit, cause
dey doan grow on trees an you can't
put EN- IN your pockets like apples
and peaches. Looks to me like dey's
jes' watermelons." ..
How would it do to call it the fruit
OF cucurbitaceous vine, distinguished
for interior pulpiness and copiousness
OF watery juice?"
Oats IL, 'zactly," said John; "dat's
JUS what was goin' to say."-indi
annapolis News.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Notice Of Amendment of Articles of
incorporation.

Notice is hereby given that Article
s of the original Articles of Incorpor-
alton of the Mahaska County State
Bank of Oskaloosa, Iowa, has been
amended increasing it's powers so
that Article as amended December
10th, 1913, will read:
The business OF this Corporation
shall be to receive deposits; nego-
tiate loans; discount commercial pa
per; buy and sell exchange; take Sc
curity, both personal and collateral,
including mortgage on real estate /;
and do all things which a Banking
Corporation may do under the laws
.of Iowa; to act as receiver, assignee,
guardian, executor, administrator, or
other trustee, when appointed by any
court of record in this state; to act
as fiscal or transfer agents or regis.
trar for estates, municipalities, COM
panies or corporations; to take, &C
cept and execute any and all such
trusts and powers of whatsoever
character and description, not in con,
fiict with the laws of the United
States or of the State of Iowa, as
provided by Chapter 152, laws of the
35th General Assembly"
MAHASKA CO. STATE BANK.
BY w. w. WILLIAMS, President.
H. S. HOWARD, Secretary.
26d4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
IS MAKING Us FAMOUS
Proposed Charity Plan is Giving
Oskaloosa Wide Publicity

The Mayor OF Hamilton, o., Mr..
Fred A. Hinkel, has written the secte-
tary of the Oskaloosa Social Service
League, Mrs. A. Rosenblatt, asking
full particulars OF the constructive
charity work proposed TO be done in
this city and county. He is much in
terested in the subject. Having been
given full outline OF the undertake
ing. he wrote a second time, acknowl-
edging his appreciation OF the atten-
tion his letter received
BY the way there was write up
of the new charity work being taken
up in oskaloosa, in recent number
of the Outlook, magazine, as you
know. published In New York City,
1T pays TO advertise" The outside
world Is interested In the accomplish
ments of a progressive city even a
little city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
GOVERNOR FINDS WILD MAN
Fur Clothes and Wooden Leg Of His
Own Make and He Carries Bees
With Him.

Moberly, Mo.-ln the famous annual
Missouri coon hunt here, attended by
Gov. Elliott W. Major, National Com
mitteeman Edward Goltra of St Louis
and the majority Of the state officials,
wild man was captured who had
lived in the woods since 1890 He had
a wooden leg which he had carved
from tree limb and in hole in the
leg he carried bees which he had cap
tured. He also had bees in curious
old fashioned stove pipe hat which he
wore.
Goltra captured the coon. which is
the prize of the hunt. its teeth having
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
She Was Lonq.sleaded.

He asked her In yearning. pleading
tones II he could not give her an en-
gagement ring as Christmas present.
But she comes OF a thrifty and far.
seeing family. which never loses its
presence of mind. mo, darling" she
softly whispered; Il viii take the ring
now. Let Christmas bring its happy
surprises. just as usual "-Lippincott's
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05

been filled with gold by dentist. The
hunter capturing the coon is conceded
the best hunter.
Nearly seven hundred persons par
ticipated in the events at the camp of
the Randolph County Coon club. Five
squads of hunters with more than one
hundred hounds left camp at 10 o'clock
at night and plunged into the sycamore
forest on Elk Fork Creek.
Goltra had the distinction of bring
ing down the first coon. He, with
Judge Charles Clark and Judge Thorn
as J. Seehern. also had the unenviable
distinction of remaining in the dense
woods all night, losing their way and
forcing the party to walk to Evans
vile.
A party headed by Mayor Rolla
Rothwell of Moberly drove a wild man
from the brush. He finally was sur.
rounded and captured by the party and
brought to camp. After he had been
fed and given liquid refreshments he
told the hunters his name was Thomas
Siebler.
He had lived in the woods on the
hunting preserves since 1890, following
disappointment in love. His clothes
are Of fur from rabbits, foxes, coons
and possums. He had made but one
trip to large city in his life, that be-
ing in 1889, when he went to St. Louis
to buy wooden leg.
Since that time he fashioned snoth-
er limb from a tree he cut down He
has lived close to nature so long that
he has deYeloped into a bee trainer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05

been postponed a week ON account
OF the death of Mrs. John F. Talbot,
wife of the presiding Judge, at her
home in Brooklyn An order was re-
ceived from Judge Talbot today by
County Clerk. j. l.. Millisan, stating
that court would be convened next
Monday, Feb. 8, at 1870 o'clock and
that the petit jurors should be order.
ed to report at 100 on Monday, Feb.
l6. The petit jurors for the term are
&c fol1nwS.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
1 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
N Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 28th day
of January, A. D., 1914. the undersign-
ed was appointed by the District Court
of Iowa, in and for Mahaska County,
administrative of the estate of William
Hilliard, deceased, late of said Mahaska
County, Iowa. All persons indebted to
said estate will make payment to the
undersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance.
Dated this 2Sth day of January, 1914
Minnie B. Hilliard, Administrative.
J. l.. MILLIGAN, ClerF.
By F. w. WRIGHT, Deputy. 28w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Too Much SULPHUR in Gas.

II is not the SCOT from gas flame
that blackens ceilings and corrodes
metal. but the sulphur dioxide or tri.
oxide that is a product of the eombus.
ton. II the gas contained little or no
sulphur. as 1t might IL the companies
would spend little more money in
purifying II, our ceilings would remain
white and the silver on our sideboard
would not tarnish In few days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Ball Of Fire Fails on Miner.

Shamokin, Pa.-Anthony Plasko OF
Exchange. died at the Miners hos
pital here following thrilling acci.
dent at the Richards eolliery. While
digging coal his lamp ignited a body
O fsulphur over his head lie was
knocked down by the force OF the ex,
plosion, and ball OF fire dropped on
him, burning his clothes away and
roasting him from head to foot.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05

The beauty and virtue Of women
are superior to the virtue and beauty OF
men, but no one can be beautiful when
in the throes of deep-seated hacking
cough or cold. Nothing will bring greater
relief than Aliens Cough Balsam. Sold for
over half century. Endorsed by those
who use it. ESQ.,, 50c. and $1.00 bottles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
A DMINISTRATOR,S NOTICE.

N Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested. that on the 26th day of
January, A. D., 1914. the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court OF
Mahaska County, Iowa, administrator
ofthe estate of Prudence j. Stewart, de-
ceased, late of said Mahaska County, la. /,
All persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned. and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated this 26th day of J January, 1914.
RALPH w. STEWART, Admr.
J. l.. Milligan, Clerk.
BY F. W. Wi hit. Deputy. 2Sw9
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05

.
ordered to report on Monday, Feb
16, as stated in yesterdays Herald
the men are TO be on hand for duty
at 1870 o'clock Wednesday, Feb. IL,
according to instructions received
last night by County Clerk Milligan
from Judge John F. Talbot Court
will be convened for the February
term on Monday, Feb. 8, and the
grand jurors will report and begin
work at 10 o'clock Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Then the petit jurors will report We'd
nesday afternoon and the jury cases
on the calendar will be taken up.
Judge Talbot stated in the commun-
ication to the county clerk that he
would probably set the criminal as
signment for hearing first thing on
the calendar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Girl, Defying Robber, Uses
an Empty Revolver, but He
Binds Her and R0bs Station

HACKENSACK, Oct. t2.-Miss
Helen Merritt, eighteen years old, the
station agent at the Williams avenue
station of the New Jersey and New
York Railroad at Hasbrouck Heights,
was held up at the point of a re-
vQlyer by well-dressed man yester-
day afternoon and after being bound
hand and foot and gagged was robbed
Of $3.50, all the money that was In the
office, and several railroad tickets.
The man disappeared in the direction
OF Little Ferry.
Miss Merritt was discovered by
Conductor Andrew Price. of TIain No
625.. He had to leave a suitcase at
the station, and when he did not see
the young woman he went inside and
found her lying on the floor. where
she was taken by the robber.
He wanted to let me know he
meant business, so he fred a shot
through the ticket office to show that
his revolver was loaded" said Miss
Merritt.
Miss Merritt said she pulled her
own revolver on the robber. but il
didn't go off because it was empty.
The Williams avenue station is To-
Gated in lonely spot fully quarter
of a mile from the nearest house. The
9aolsensaek, Hasbrouck Heights and
Little Ferry police were notified, as
were also the Erie detectives, who at
once started searching the meadows.
Men and boys secured the meadows
adjoining the station for the bandit
to no avail
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Dover Man Electrocuted
While Adjusting CIothesIine
to High=POwer Wire Pole

DOVER, Oct. 12.--Miehael Deban,
an Assyrian, was fatally injured Sat-
urday afternoon, when he touched a
high-power feed wire while climbing
pole in the rear of his home, at 20
South Morris street. He was jolted
from the pole and fell thirty feet TO
the ground. Internal injuries caused
his death three hours later.
The man was attaching clothesline
to the pole in close proximity TO the
wire, carrying 1900 volts, and his
wrist touched the crossbar on which
the wire with the heavy voltage was
attached.
When picked up Deban was UNI
conscious and carried into the home
OF Joseph Vesharo, with whom he
boarded. Drs. William Costello, A..
L. l.. Baker and r. l.. Cook were
hastily summoned and an investiga
ton revealed that no bones were
broken, but the victim was injured
Internally. The only marks on the
body was a burn on his right wrist
and bruises about the shoulder and
legs.
The victim was twenty-seven years
old and had lived in this country fif-
teen years. He was employed as u
riveter at the Dover Boiler Works.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning with services at the Sacred
Heart Church. and burial will be
made in ST. Mary's Cemetery. A
widow and infant son survive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
st. Teresas Capture First
Of a Series With the Elks
Special to the Evening Star.


SUMMIT, Oct. 12.--The first game
OF series between st. Teresa's b.
3. G. and the local Elks Lodge team
was captured yesterday afternoon on
st. Teresa's Athletic Field by the
church team. The final count was Q
to. ].
Never on local ball field did a
baseball team receive such encour-
agement to win as did the b. p. o.
r. aggregation, the large number of
Big Bills In the grand stand and on
the bleachers making the welldn ring
throughout the contest In urging
their representatives to trounce the
church chaps. They roasted" Um-
pire Paul Molitor a-plenty, but their
vocal efforts proved unavailing. as
"Bill" Egan, the church Mines
twirler, had the lodge teams players
at his mercy from start to finish,
giving them only two hits. ST. Te-
resa's band got nine clouts, which
counted in the run getting. Rub"
Long, who performed in the box for
the lodge team. retired In the eighth,
John O'Hara succeeding him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
VISIT
PATERSON EXHIBIT
Great Industrial Show Opened
Today With Parade of
$1,000 Men.

PATERSON, Oct. 12-rnis city's
s250, 900 Industrial exposition and ma
tional style show was inaugurated to-
day with a military and industrial
parade, In which $1,000 men marched.
II was reviewed by Governor James
F.pFielder, Mayor Robert II. Fordyce
and General Edwin w. Kline. w. b.
Bryant was the marshal
The procession was divided into a
military section, composed of the en-
tire Fifth Regiment, a provisional
troop of the Essex Troop mounted),
Slocum Post. Grand Army of the Re-
public: Sons of eVterans Hugh c.
Irish Camp and United Spanish War
Veterans. Colonel Albert A. Van
Walraven and staff were at the head
OF the procession. In the civic sec
lions all the prominent organizations
and lodges took part. The Industrial
section was divided into two sections.
for automobile and horse drawn
vehicles.
The parade was but a prelude to the
greatest industrial exposition that
this part of the State has ever seen.
From the fact of Paterson's promi-
hence In the silk industry the expo
sltion has a decided textile leaning.
silk productions from the form to the
finished garment are shown in various
processes. All the larger silk textile
machinery concerns have space, and
the local manufacturers are operating
the machinery in the show through
lheier expert silk operatives.
In the national style show the
gowns exhibited all have the made
in America" effect. The silk and
gowns for the most part. have
-
Manufacturing and dyeing concerns
OF the city. Special models have
been secured to display the gowns.
The management, recognizing the de-
sire of the American woman to be
shown what American styles really
are has gone to considerable expense
to properly present the products of
the American designers of gowns. A
special stage has been erected, and
the gowns Will be shown from 3 to
O'Clock in the afternoon and from
$50 to $3.50 at night
The silk Association OF America
win visit the exposition on Wednes-
day when the officers Of the associa-
ton and the Paterson SILK Associa-
zion will be brought together and en-
tertained by the exposition commit
tee. The Chamber of Commerce Is
managing the show, Secretary John
r. Fitzgerald being the director gen
eral. The reception committee con-
sists OF 1873 of the city's most infiu-
cntial men.
Tonight 200 members of the Newark
Board of Trade will visit the ex-
position. At the same time Miss Ruth
Patterson, as miss Paterson" will
make her appearance, symbolizing
Paferson's lead in the silk industry.