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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, Jan. 81
Hog receipts to-day were full IL 600
larger than mad been estimated and
in addition there were 1000 over from
yesterday making an unusual big sup
ply for a Wednesday. The quality
was universally good and indications
were that hogs were needed, though
the big packers were acting indiffer-
ent and fighting for price concession.
The market to-day opened slow and
5 cents below yesterday. Eastern buy
ers purchased literally at these fig
ures but the local buyers held back,
and refused hogs at the decline. A
heavy left over remained at the close
which was the weakest time of the
day.
The bulk to-day sold at $S.35@S.45,
against $8.35@S.50 yesterday; $500
$50 last Wednesday; $760@7.85 four
weeks ago; $7.40@750 corresponding
Wednesday in 1913; $6O5m6.30 in
1912; $7.70@7SO in 1911; $S.10MS.25
in 1910 and $500 6.35 in 1909.
The top paid to-day was $3.50; yes
terday SS.55; last Wednesday SS.35;
four weeks ago $79J; one year ago
$755; two years ago 500; three
and five years ago $3.50.
Cattle supply was also liberal to-
day and the market was dull and slow,
though prices were considered steady
with Tuesday. There were no extra
good steers offered and but few pass
ed the $500 mark
A fairly good demand existed for
good stockers and feeders, but the
common kinds were not wanted. The
demand from the east was quite good
for a class of feeders selling at 500
@7.50, while most of the very good
steers were taken by Illinois buyers
at $7.50@775.
Sheep and lamb supply was normal
and prices were steady at the advance
made yesterday. Outlet however was
not very reliable.
The estimated receipts for to-mor-
row are $4,000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
10000 sheep. ,...
Receipts to-day we're, 10000 cattle,
$4,000 hogs and 5000 sheep, against
1892 cattle, 30,632 hogs and 22.146
sheep week ago and 1886 cattle,
44,005 hogs and 1929 sheep cores.
ponding Wednesday year ago
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday $S.46, highest since Oct. 3,
against $S.43 Monday, sS16 a week
ago, $3.50 a month ago, $7.S7 two
months ago, $500 three months ago,
1854 a year ago, SOFA two years ago,
$3.50 three years ago, sS.25 four years
ago and 1925 five years ago.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Last year the timothy meadows
OF Iowa produced 2,332,573 bushels of
timothy seed and the clover meadows
threshed out GALS bushels of clover
seed. The total acreage in timothy
was 514,212 and the total acreage in
clover was 44,237. The timothy seed
crop was estimated to be worth g..
100000 and the clover seed crop
$516.736.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

"A Social service bulletin" is pub
lished BY the Washington, D. c., pub
lie library, for the purpose OF max
ing known to social workers the lat
est information in their field. Oska.
loosa needs something of this kind.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Register and Leader: President
Wilson has paid the grocery bill of
an absconding poor relation, but the
rest of the country will refuse to
look on that as a precedent that
ought to be generally followed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

1t is suspected that the inmate
of a poor house in Massachusetts who
set fire to the building because he
wasn't served with hash for supper,
must have lived in a boarding house
before he went TO the county house.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

South Africa with an area of
473,1S4 square miles, has about fifty
creameries. Iowa, with a territory
of 56,025 square miles, has over 500
creameries. The total output of these
creameries in South Africa is report
ed as 100000 pounds of butter an
nually. Iowa's creamery output is
about 1O0,00qOO0 pounds of butter
annually
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22
GROWTH OF HOSPITALS.

The hospital Is becoming an impor.
tant factor In most communities, not
only Of this country, but also OF the
civilized world This fact has been
80 c0nspiculously proven in ,Oska,
ioosa during the last ten years. that
y needs no further evidence among
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

According to the Brighton Enter
prise, more money is made on the
farm than in town now, but the high
price of land prevents the exodus
back from the city to the soil.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22
Horse Demand Slack.

Chicago. Jan. 21.-Horse demand
was rather slack and most of the light
weight and ordinary street horses
were considered $40 per head lower,
selling at si40@2oo. A few good
drafters We're taken AT $3.50 a3DO.
which was about steady
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22
Local Hog Market,

With all indications pointing to a
tumble in the general market, local
buyers trimmed their bids ten cents
to-day and $3.50 was the limit for the
good ones, full ten cents under the
eight cents top of Monday afternoon
and Tuesday And the crowd has not
been particular about buying even at
the lower new figure,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

al Adams. of the Humboldt In
dependent, says he is a republican
with a big r. Well that is better
than being a democrat with a big d.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22
Cash Quotations

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. Gloom
mixed, 59Ec; No. 3 yellow,
No. 4 yellow, 59kc; No. 3
61Hc; No. 4 mixed, $4,000.
Oats - White oats, $3.50;
3S%c; No. 3 white, 3S12c;
white, CSC.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Method is the hinge of human
business and there is no method
without order and punctuality.
Hannah More.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

There is a town in Minnesota
named Osakis. Isn't this enough of
an infringement for Oskaloosa to re-
cover damages on the copyright?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

We would suggest that if they
make any more coal heating con-
tests, they use an Iowa made furnace
as we'll as Iowa coal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Iowa has 100000 acres on
which grain is grown. No other state
has as much.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Twelve American universities
have endowment funds of over So
100000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22
WEDNESDAY MARKET
QUOTATIONS ON STOCKS, GRAINS
AND PROVISIONS, CLEANED BY
WIRE FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
CHICAGO Grain Markets.

FURNISHED by the c. o. Patton
Grain Co., correspondents, Lamson
Bros. & co.. -gS3-.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Mike-"Oim drowning! Save me. "
Pat-"Can't ye flOat?"
Mike-"Flote, ye fule! A man has
o be drowned a week before he can
Ioat."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

IL is the consensus of opinion of the
people along the Mexican border that
the United States must sooner or lat
er intervene In Mexico. In the star
chamber sessions of the smoking COM
partment circle we learned that the
Mexicans are a very suspicious and
tricky people, and that no general or
leader has any confidence whatsoever
In his subordinates. None of the fam
lilies or generals now fighting on eth
er side can ever become strong
enough to again establish peace In
this war cursed country. The spokes-
man laughed big long laugh when
he got down TO President Wilson's
way of trying to find out what was
doing In Mexico, and of his meth
DDS of procedure. "The idea" he add
ed, "of sending men from Wisconsin
to study conditions in southern
country. MIR. Lind Is all right, but he
would not know, one Mexican from
another. any more than he would one
cactus from another And bis advent
into Mexico was heralded like the
coming OF a circus. Huerta and all
The peanut politicians were there with
The goods, and necessarily Mr., Lind
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

$4,000 and Y. NJ. c. A. over $780,
900. There are 40 churches and a
public library that cost $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-22

Chicago, Jan. 81.
Open. High. Low. Close,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
FINDS MAN IN HER CABIN;
PAYS HIS WAY TO AMERICA

New York, May 14.-When Miss AL
ice Brown of Logansport, Ind, came
down the gangplank of the steamship
Uranium yesterday her father, Joseph
Brown, a harness manufacturer, who
was at the Brooklyn pier to meet her,
was surprised to see her have in tow
a shabbily dressed young man with
long hair and large specs"
Miss Brown had found the young
man a stowaway in her stateroom and
after hearing his romantic story had
paid his way over rather than let him
work an unromantic passage.
why Alice" Mr.. Brown asked,
"who is this?"
This is Willard Brown, papa, and
he is going to work in the harness
factory" was the reply of the young
woman, who spoke as one having au.
thority.
Then the manufacturer heard the
story of the stowaway, but reserved
comment
Miss Brown. who had been studying
art in Munich, tired of Europe few
weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
SPR INKLER PUTS
OUT A BAD FIRE
Blaze in Paint Shop of Rock Is
land Plow Company Is
Promptly Squelched.

A serious fire was averted by the
sprinkler system at the Rock Island
Plow company plant at 2:10 this af-
ternoon, when a can of benzine ex-
ploded on the third floor of the paint
shop. One of the employees had just
drawn a can of the oil at the large
tank and after walking several yards
set it down. From some unaccounta-
BILE cause the can exploded. The burn
ing fluid was thrown in every direction
and the flames crept along the wall to
the ventilators in the ceiling and onto
the roof.
The sprinkler system soon started
working from the heat however, and
quickly extinguished the fire. The
blaze on the roof was put out with
small hose which is part of the COM
euipment. The damage may
amount to several hundred dollars as
the water poured through the first and
second floors below. damaging some of
the tools. Some plow beams near the
fire were badly scorched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
POST MONEY MAY
co TO DAUGHTER
Will to Be Read Next Week in
Washington, Chief of His
Counsel Announces.

Battle Creek, Mich, May 14.-Not
the vast fortune of Charles w. Post.
estimated anywhere from S5O,000,O0O
to 500, ,OOO,O 900. will be distributed. As
Washington, l.. -, was the legal resi-
dence of Mr.. Post, the reading OF the
will will take place there, and the
relatives now gathering here for the
funeral Friday will not reach wash
ington before Sunday. This is the gist
of an authoritative statement made by
Attorney \. b. Williams. chief of Mr..
Posts counsel
1t seems to be the general impress
sion here that Mr.. Post, either at the
time of his second marriage ito Miss
Leila Young. his stenographer) or soon
afterward made a settlement on his
bride by which she waived her dover
rights. 1t is known that clauses men
tioning Mrs. Posts waving these
rights are in numerous papers which
have been read by attorneys mere at
one time or another. Attorney VII
liamS, however, would neither affirm
nor deny this fact.
II Mrs Post is thus provided for, 1t
is safe to say that the only daughter
of Mr.. Post, Mrs. Marjorie Post Close,
wife of Edward B. Close of New York
City and Greenwich, Conn, will be the
largest individual legatee.
Mrs. Close, it is generally under
stood. has received an income of $780,
600 a year from her father for soma
time. which is Indicative of what he
would DO for her. Several millions
probably will fall to her share in the
estate. as well as additional millions
To her two children, both girls, or
whom Grandpa Post was very fond
The attitude of the will toward Mr.
and Mrs. RoIlin Post, aged parents or
the deceased manufacturer, is probe
matical. but as he wrote check
for $50. 900 for them shortly before he
took his life, many believe that he IN
tended this to represent what ne
would have them receive.
There are two brothers, Carroll l.,
of Battle Creek, and Orrie, OF Fo:t
Worth, Texas, and they Will, OF
course. be handsomely remembered
Carroll l.. is vice chairman of num-
her of c. w. Posts Industrial institu-
tfons. including the big Postum CereaI
nlant. the Central National bank, Post
Theater company, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
MELLEN WILLING
To TALK TO DEVIL
Former New Haven Chief Not
Particular So That Desired
Ends Are Attained.

Washington, D. O., May l4.-De.alls
=, the financial methods of the New
Haven railroad IN the acquisition OF
subsidiaries, particularly the New
YORK. westchester &c Boston, were
disclosed today to the commerce com
rnission by former President Mellen OF
,be New Haven. He told of negotiations
,,,,,h former police Inspector Byrnes
of New York for the exchange Oh e'ooo
New Haven shares for 24'OOO shares ..
Westchester stock because ne tnouent
Byrnes had influence with the peopie
.it was necessary TO reach Mehen
bIuntly said he would have been VIII
fne 10 deal with the devil or anybody
else" in the transaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
Army Of $4,000 Men to
Test Strength of Fed
eraI Stronghold.
BULLET SUPPLY SHORT
Suuuests Commission to Super
wise Importation of Enough
to Finish Campaign.

Tampico, Mexico, May 14.-Mobiliza-
ton of rebel troops for the campaign
against Saltillo came to a close last
night when the last units left Torreon
accompanied by Villa. This concen-
tration has brought together $4,000
men to test the strength of the fed
eral stronghold. Villa exacted prom
ise from newspaper men that nothing
concerning the disposition of his
troops would be sent out at present.
Commenting on newspaper reports pur-
porting to indicate President Wilson
and others would be glad TO see the
rebels take Mexico City and end the
present unrest in Mexico, Villa said:
ITO establish a constitutional gov
ernment throughout Mexico we need
more ammunition, and l am willing
that the United States supervise inn
portation of it,
For a Limited Supply.
"How can we take Mexico City II
we have no ammunition" Villa asked.
After fighting at Saltillo our supply
will be depleted. OF course the Unit
ed States must keep in mind the pos
sibiIity that some one might provoke
war between the two countries. 1t
would be injudicious, under such con.
-ditions,- to 'permir Unlimited importa-
tion of ammunition into the country
with which battles might have to be
fought. For that reason / am willing
to have a commission ascertain the
amount of ammunition we will need
until Mexico City is taken, with view
to having the embargo lifted on the
quantity we will require for that pur-
pose. Ammunition admitted by the
commission into Mexico will not be
large enough to leave much, If any,
after our operations, for war with the
United States, which is the very last
thing l think possible
Rebels Drop Bombs.
Mazatlan, May IA rebel aero
plane dropped bombs into the federal
fortifications yesterday. The bombs
exploded directly within the federal
lines. The casualties were not report
ed in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
ROSE TESTIMONY
BECKER's TARGET
Lawyer Tries to Prove Accuser
of Ex-Policeman Caused
Rosenthal's Murder.

New York, May 14.-The real de-
fense of Charles Becker. the story re-
lied upon to save him frnn, second
conviction, ran through the cross eX-
animation of Jack Rose yesterday as a
brook wanders through forest, some
times revealed, sometimes concealed.
1t was lost sight of now and then in
an underbrush, whole thickets of
words, but in open spaces it was as
clear as sunlight
That defense which Attorney Man.
ton labored for five hours to establish
from Roses own statements and ad-
missions, was that Rose is a vile Great
ure. who could not tell the truth to
save his life and who, therefore, can
not be believed when he accuses Beck
er of ordering the murder of Rosen-
thai; that Rose himself caused the
murder of Rosenthal because Rosen-
thai had spread the rumor that Rose
had framed Selig, the gang leader, and
put Selig in peril or IA years in Sing
Sing, gossip which would have caused
Selig's gunmen to shoot Rose if Rosen-
thai had lived to spread such talk, and
that the interlocking stories of the
four informers, Rose, Weber, Vallon
and Schepps, was a mass of perjury
concocted in the west side prison in
weeks of communication provided by
the district attorney himself.
None can say if Mr.. Manton failed
or succeeded except the II men who
must decide Becker's guilt or inno-
cence.
Becker's lawyer is confident that he
guided the eyes of the jurors to the
puzzle picture in Roses testimony, the
picture of Roses guilt hidden in the
maze of accusations against Becker.
Mr. Whitman is equally confident
that Roses testimony about every es-
sential point of Becker's connection
with the murder was unshaken, and
that Mr.. Manton was able to get be-
fore the jury only such things as the
would have conceded, that
Rose was a gambler, a perjurer, a
blackmailer, and a murderer. Had he
not been all of these things. Whitman
says, Rose could not have done Beck
er's work.
It cannot be said that Rose faltered
or broke under Mr.. Manton's attack. In
not dozens but scores of particulars
the cross examiner brought out vari-
ances from the testimony in the former
trial, but Roses reply was always
ready; he was giving the substance,
not the details of his former story.
Rose maintained his composure
even under Manton's merciless analy-
sis of his past life. Men of less hardi-
hood than Rose would have collapsed
from shame. But this extraordinary
person met Mr.. Manton's glance, and
a blush or a grimace endured
the lawyers indictment. that he had
done about all of the bad things man
could do.
Rose was alert, crafty, resourcefuL
For example, he took advantage of a
slip by Mr.. Manton and got into his
testimony. like a fash. the statement
that he had sent Sam Schepps TO
Becker's house the night after the
All of Manton's objections
and protests couldn't get that out OF
the record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
PANAMA CANAL IS
CARRYING TRAFFIC

Washington, D. c., May 14.-For the
first time in history water borne traf-
fic is now passing through the Panama
at the headquarters II the Panama
railroad in New York, forwarded here
today.
According to the Panama railroad
reports service actually began last
Saturday and steam barges, in tow,
are now passing through the canal.
Tremendous congestion in interoce-
anic commerce caused by suspension
of the Tehauntepec railway in south
ern Mexico incident to the rebellion,
ought about rather premature open
iI.g of the canal to the trade. Several
great freight liners recently appeared at
Colon and Panama offering cargoes for
transhipment overland far beyond the
capacity of the Panama railroad. Find
ing Colonel Goethals willing to assist
them by clearing an adequate chan
nels for barges, at least through the
Cucharacha slide, the company OBJ
tanned a lot of barges that had been
used for harbor purposes at Colon and
Panama and established a service as
an overflow to assist the railroad in
meeting trade demands. Goethals has
be opened to merchant shipping, but
it is understood the waterway is prac-
tically finished and even now there is
sufficient channel through Culebra cut
for almost any warship or liner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
WILLIAM BROWN
HEAD OF KNIGHTS
State Convention of Catholic
Society Comes to End at
Quincy-Decatur Next.

Quincy, Ill, May 14.-After selecting
Decatur as the next meeting place
this afternoon and electing officers,
the state convention of the Knights
IF Columbus adjourned at $3.50 last
night The following officers were
elected:
Deputy-William H. Brown, Chica-
go.
Past deputy. lie Roy Hackett,
Chicago.
Secretary-Edward Houlihan, Chi
cago.
Treasurer. F. Keshner, Edwards
vile.
Advocate-W D. Rose, Springfield.
Warden-R. z. Davies, East st.
Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
LIMITED TRAIN IN
WRECK;N0NE Die

Detroit, Mich, May 14.-The VOL
VERNE Limited on the Michigan Gen.
tral, New York to Chicago, jumped the
track early today near Buxcon, Onta-
rio.
None of the passengers was injured
in the wreck near Buxton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
Columbia Wins in Twelfth.

Philadelphia, Pa. May IA base
on balls, two errors. sacrifice, and
two hits in the twelfth inning gave Co
Iumbia three runs and the game
against Pennsylvania. s to .. Penn
sylvania made five runs and tied the
score in the ninth inning by punched
hits. an error, and two bases on balls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
BURKE INDICTED
FOR CONSPIRACY

New York. May 14.-John Burke.
former manager of the commissary
department in the Panama canal zone,
was indicted today by the federal
grand jury for conspiracy to defraud
and other offenses. He was dismissed
from the government service some
time ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
Another Black Hand Victim.

Chicago. Ill. May 1f.-While pass
ing the mouth of an alley today Leon
ardi France was shot and killed with
a sawed-off shot gun which the murder
er tossed into a garbage box and es-
capped. The police say 1t is another
black hand murder,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
METHODISTS FOR
PEACE IN MEXICO
Bishop Cranston Rogue SITS
Prayers in All Churches in
Land Next Sunday.

Washington. d. C.. May 14.-Prayers
,o- tbe success OF the mediators COM
nosing the Mexican situation have
been requested in all Methodist church
es Sunday, May II. by Earl Cranston.
senior bishop of the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
KING CUSTAVE is
WELL MAN AGAIN

Stockholm. Sweden, May liking
Gustave has completely recovered from
an operation of liberation of the
stomach. and today resumed the con-
duct OF affairs Of state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
Knox Wins Spelling Match.

Galesburg, Ill, May 14.-Knox col
lege won the spelling match with
Lombard college last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14

Many of the latter are convalescent
and will be sent back to Mexico. Hun
ter Dobson. a seaman on the battle
ship Wyoming, died of Appendicitis on
the voyage up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
Married Fifty.Seven Year.

Beloit, Wis, May 14.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Thompson celebrated their 57th
wedding anniversary here yesterday
Mr.. Thompson is o pioneer manufac-
turer of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
WOMAN GIVEN 20
YEARS AS SLAYER

Dubuque, Iowa, May 14.-Mrs. Dor
cas- Brazzell was today sentenced to 20
years in the state reformatory for the
murder of her husband, who was a
street car man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
lila ASKS UNITED STATES TO ALL OW HIM AMMUNITION TO FINISH WAR
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Friday, not much
change in temperature. probably frost
tonight in the lowlands. Moderate
winds, mostly northerly.
Temperature at a. m, so. High
est yesterday, 6S. Lowest last night,
46.
Velocity of wind at a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m, 80; at
Z a. M, SO.
Stage of water, S.3, a rise of L in
last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Mars. Venus, Saturn.
morning stars: Mercury. Jupiter. Con
steilauon Auriga. in the northwest. is
olsunsuishable by the first magnitude
star Capella. creamy white on the east
ern rim of the Milky way, about $50
p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-14
Seaman Dies on Way Home.

New York, May 1.-THE hospitai
shin Solace docked with 101 patients
from Vera Cruz. There are 81 wound
ed and the remainder are sunerihs
with disease contracted In MeAico'