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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
Dubuque Withdraws Subscription.

Dubuque. May 23.-Although form.
al announcement is not made it has
been decided by officers of the Indus
trial corporation that Dubuque will
withdraw its subscription of $1,000 to
the Greater Iowa movement for the
erection of suitable building at San
francisco for exhibition purposes. Out
of twelve men appointed on the com
mittee by the governor no Dubuquer
WAS named
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
Tama "AII Torn Up,"

The streets of Tama are "all torn
up" The contractor has taken pos,
session and is going to put down
brick pavement. Tama is a town of
about 5000 inhabitants, and is after
durable pavement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
Citizens cnntrih.,te

Two thousand five hundred dollars
have been raised among the business
men at Lake City the last week. 10
stall electrolliers on all the business
Istreets Of the city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

SPEED -WETHERWAX. - Married
at the home of her cousin, Albert n.
WetherwaX, No. 9Ol South Seventh
street, at s O'Clock p. m. Thursday
evening, May 81, 1914, Miss Maude
WetherwaX to Mr. Fred Speed Rev.
Joseph Lisk officiating. The bride is
a most estimable young lady and has
been residing in Des Moines. Mr..
Speed has been connected with the
HaWkeye Lumber company in local
service and is popular with all who
know him. Mr.. and Mrs. Speed will
reside at No. 413 South H street.
TRACY.--News comes to the city
of the death of Eli Perry Tracy. u
years old, veteran of the. civil war
who died at Keokuk Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Tracy had been a resident
of keokuk for over forty years. The
deceased was born in Ohio in the year
1841, and his early years were spent
in that state. At the outbreak OF the
civil war he was residing in OSkaloO-
sa, and he enlisted in the Seventh
Iowa volunteers at that place He
served through three years and six
months. being mustered out of the
service at Burlington. Shortly after
the war he moved to keokuk, Iowa,
and that city had remained his home
ever since. Mr.. Tracy never mar.
ried, and so far as is known, he is
survived by no relatives. For the
last year and half he has resided
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ f.
Hollingsworth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
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 a century. Endorsed by those
who use it. Csc, SOC. and 81, 90 bottles.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
PHILLIPs-BoWsER.-Guy F. Phil

PHILLIPS-BOWSER.-GuyF F. Phil
lips and Elsie Anna Bowser were
married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E, F. Bowser
Wednesday evening, May 20, lat 1876
o'clock. To the strains of the wed
ding march, played by the groom :
brother, Porter Phillips. of Keokuk
Iowa, the bride and groom, with Helen
Stevens and Cecil Freeman as at.
PENDANTS, took their places under an
arch of smilaX and carnations. The
ceremony was performed by DR.. J. NJ.
McClelland, pastor of Central NJ. E.
church of this city. The bride and
groom are of Mahaska Center's best
young people. The bride was daintily
dressed in a gown of white embroder-
ed wolfe and carried white roses. The
groom has been in the employ of the
Oskaloosa Water company for some
time and is a man of sterling worth.
Quite number of guests witnessed
the ceremony and many beautiful
and useful presents marked the es.
TEEN in which these young people are
held. The happy couple will reside
in Pueblo, Colorado, where Mr.. Phil
fps has a fine position with the Elcc-
trio Light Co. Their numerous friends
wish them much happiness and pros,
perity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
ALLIED ARMIES IN THE WEST
SOON MAY BEGIN OFFENSIVE.
Military Experts in London and Berlin
Discuss Probability of Such
a Movement.

LONDON, December IL, go p.m.--1n
France and Belgium. while no general
advance has yet been signaled, the
steady pressure of the allied armies on
the German line is believed to presage
an early general offensive movement.
Continued progress i'll the direction
Of the enemy's line," is becoming so ia
miliar a formula in the French official
communications as to lead to eXpecta-
tions of larger operations soon.
The Germans who surrounded 1pres
a month ago are still attacking the
town. Their onslaught yesterday was
particularly violent and they succeeded
in capturing d French trench. Their
occupation of this position, however,
was of short duration, for before night
fall the allies were back again.
Claims Are in Conflict.
German and French statements as to
the happenings in the forest of lie
pretre are diametrically opposed. Both
sides claim success. This point is of
especial Importance, for if the allies, as
the French assert, have captured Ger
man trenches there, this change sensi
bly, increases the menace to the line OF
communication between Metz and the
somew hat isolated German force at St
Mihel
Today's French statement announces
that German evacuation of the west
bank of the User canal has been com
pleted, and that the allies now occupy
the position. Artillery engagements,
all of them resulting more or less ad-
vantageously to the French, are re-
ported in the region of Arras. near
Nampcel, in the Aisne. in the region of
Perthes, near the forest of La Grurie,
on the heights of the Meuse, ,.and in the
VosgeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
German View of Situation.

BERLIN, December IL (by Wireless).
Concerning the situation in the west,
Maj. Moraht, military correspondent Of
the Berline Tageblatt. says that from
the French point of view the time may
seem ripe to inaugurate Il general ad-
vance. Germany is engaged i'll an all
important struggle in Poland, and the
German attacks on the front in
Flanders have ceased temporarily. The
French position in upper Alsace seems,
at Il superficial glance, to form sort
of bridgehead to facilitate the deploy-
ment of an army from Belfort.
The situation in the past few weeks
has given the French time to bring up
young troops and the British opportu-
nifty to get British colonial reinforce
ments to the front Although this
Strengthening is counteracted to GER
tain extent by the return to Morocco
of African troops who were unable to
stand the climate and are needed in
Africa, Maj. MOraht says that it can
not be predicted whether all these cir
cumStanceS will lead to an attack
against the German fortified front, but
he believes that Gen. Joffre, command
er-in-chief of the French forces, is too
wise to risk a big venture at this time.
Little Change on Front.
Little change has occurred on the
west front lately, says the correspond
ent. except at La Bassee, where there
has been slight German advance, and
west of Ferdun, where the Germans
have reached Il point within eight
miles of the railway between Verdun
Chalons and Paris, and about twenty
miles northwest of the fort line of
Verdun.
Maj. Moraht says the German situa-
tion here is favorable and he consid-
ers that this offers the best prospects
of any point on the west front for
bringing affairs to a decision
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
PROPOSAL
|SFALSE[Y BASED
District Cannot Be Supported
Solely on Its Own
Revenues.
WASHINGTON IN ARREARS
IN URGENT IMPROVEMENTS
Half-and-Half Support Alone Will
Care for Capital on a Proper
Standard.

The Johnson amendment to the
District appropriation bill, which
repeals the half-and-half provision
of the organic act and substitutes
a sliding scale OF federal partici-
patton in the National Capital
maintenance, with the District
spending all of its revenues and
the United States contributing
the balance of the appropriations
but never one-half-is based on
the theory that under the half
and-half system (D far more is
raised than can be wisely and
economically expended, and the
District (2) being already the
lowest taxed community in the
country, the lessening of the ex-
cessive revenue should be, not by
lowering the District taxation,
but Cd by cutting out the fed
eral contribution.
These are wholly false prem
ises. (D Under the present sys
tenn, even if all the. District reve-
nues were appropriated, with an
equal amount of federal money to
match them, no more money
would be available than is neces-
sary for the wise and economical
administration of the District and
for its development in the way of
permanent works.
(2) The District is not the low
est taxed community in the coun-
try, but on the contrary is one of
the most heavily taxed.
Cd It is impossible to reduce
the percentage of the federal con-
tribution to the Districts main
tenance without either seriously
crippling the National Capital
municipality in point of current
maintenance or permanent i'm
provements or bankrupting the
community by a heavy increase
of the tax burden.
These propositions are unas-
sailable. They are based upon
statistics and upon the official
recommendations of the District
Commissioners, who have re-
peatedly urged the authorization
of increases in the current-main-
tenance allowances and provi-
sions for greatly needed perma-
nent works. They were set forth
in The Star last spring, when the
half-and-half principle was under
assault in the House, and the fol-
lowing extract from matter then
printed bears directly upon the
new situation created by the pro-
posal of the Johnson amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
FIRE LOSS REACHES $50o,o0o.
Birmingham, Ala, Retail Section
Threatened When Store Burns

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December r.
More than $50 persons, a majority of
them shopgirls, are without positions
as the result of fire which threatened
to destroy the retail business section of
The loss is approximately $500 900
borne chiefly by the Steele-Smith de-
partment store. in which the fire orig
mated. The loss is partially covered
by insurance! Steele-Smith viii on
gage temporary quarters until a new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
German Public Is Warned.

German Public Is Warned.
Farther to the north the capture Of
Lodz by the Germans, so far as is
known, has had no spectacular sequel.
The German official report Of yesterday
did not refer to operations along the
center, although it mentioned military
activities in both north and south
Poland.
Military writer's in Berlin have warn
ed the public not to base excessive
expectations on the capture of LODI
While the invaders made fierce on
1laughts against the Russian lines
northeast of LODI on both "Wednesday
and Thursday, in attempts to break
through toward Warsaw. they appear
to have accomplished little. II is con-
sidered possible, however, that the
Germans just now are placing CHIEF
reliance on the effort to turn the right
flank Of the army of Grand Duke Mich
olas through the efforts Of the inyad-
ing forces which have been pushing
forward from the direction of Mlawa
near the East Prussian border.
The German war Office statement
yesterday said that this attack was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
GERMAN CRUISER DRESDEN FINDS
A REFUGE ON PATAGONIAN COAST

LONDON, December u. l :06 p.m.-A
dispatch to the Evening News from Val
paraiso, Chile, says it is reported that the
German cruiser Dresden has taken refuge
in an inlet on the coast of Patagonia.
The Dresden is the only vessel of the
German squadron which met the British
fleet in the south Atlantic December S
that has not been accounted for.
The engagement Of December off the
Falkland Islands resulted in the destruc-
ton of the German cruisers Scharnhors:,
Gneisenau and Lepsiz. Later it was
nounced that the Nurnberg also had been
destroyed. The Dresden escaped from the
encounter and was supposed to have fled
to the westward. This would take her to
the coast of Patagonia, where the Val
paraiso report places he1. Patagonia and
the Straits of Magellan offer numerous
bays and inets where a vessel could hide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
CONDITION OF KAISER
is GREATLY IMPROVED

LONDON. December IA dispatch
to the Evening News from The H,,ue
says:
According to information reaching
here through private sources, En-
peror Williams condition Friday
showed marked Improvement His
temperature was normal. His physi-
clans allowed him to sit up for a few
hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
JOHNSON AMENDMENT
IS ADOPTED BY HOUSE;
ANNULS ORGANIC ACT
Attached to District Appropriation
Bil---Debate Lasts Only Half an
Hour---Vote Is to "A.

amendment the District bill
adopted after the House. sitting
the whole today by OF 7 to A. he amendment was at
egitmate method of attempting the
organic rider appropriation bill attention called
to ruthless destruction of existing condition
brought about impartial of the relations between
the District should be made and the few
brief chance speak the
Johnson the wisdom the organic and
the laf-a nd-haf plan.
But this had little effect Representatives who
half plan by method
other direct Indirect appauded Johnson amendment and
the advice OF who cautioned less haste They
and with
little more the House membership tackled
the rider to the appropriation bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
GERMAN PLAN FAILED
in POLAND CAMPAIGN.
SO RUSSIANS ASSERT
Conflicting Claims Leave Military
Critics in the Dark as to
Significance Of Operations.

LONDON, December pm.-The close of eight
eenth week of the finds the stirring operations
theater of chief immediate importance.
Since the military headquarters both sides profess sasfa
with the situation affects
giving outsiders only opportunities of forming independent
Judgment difficult precisely significance
is happening
FOUGHT TEUTON ARMIES SINGLY
it is being said by British
something with the timing the opera
tions for the relief of Cracow, Galca
The convergng columns apparently junction.
with the result that Gen Dme former minister at
Petrograd have been able
Teutonc forces by pung the individual before tsv had
time to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
Sbec;a7 Features -,
The Sunday Star

"FILMVFLLE PORTRAITS" by
WALTER S. BALL, the first Of
a neto Sen,i-SdtiTicaI series of
rare humorous Udlue.
"SCULPTORS IN FLESH" by
EDWIN F.. BOWERS, If. D.,
highly entertaining treatment OF
one phase Of the "beduty" prob
lem.
.CYRILLA'S ROMANCE" by
OLIVER SANDYS, is a story of
q beldted but satisfactory sentf-
ment that came to q aconsdn acho
thought she scGs too old.
"THAT FELLOW CRESS," By
CLINTON DANGERFIELD; the
surprising story of cotoboy tohO
,oouId not take GdrGntage of q
iOeaithy friend.
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS con-
tributes "CH4NCE ACQUAINT-
ANCES," ichich sholcs the famous
lecturer at his best in this 'led5"
from his note book.
way OF THESE WOMEN" by
f. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM,
closes wifh the introduction of
the tragedy that forms the chief
incident of the aoUel.
GEORGE JEAN NATHAN pre-
seuts an illuminating depletion
of the methods of modern de-
tectipes in MEN WHO CAST
NO SHADOWS"
"THE NOISELESS AGE" by
GEORGE ETHELBERT WALSH,
sets forth tchdt has been done to
4. .-s$I
their lost senses.
"CHRIS TMAS CUSTOMS IN
SP4NISH-4MERICA COUN-
TRIES'' offers an interesting con-
trdSt 1eith our method of ceTe-
brdting the YuIetide.
FRANCIS La FLESCHE of the
Bureau of American EthnoIogy
discovers and studies a strange
lodge of sepem degrees among the
Usage Indians of Oklahoma.
~TURkEY's HOLY RAILWAY A
STAKE IN THE WAR GAME''
is the title of an interesting
article by CHARLES II. PEP
PER
The United States Army is prepdr-
ing for its great DERBY OF
day" contest for driators. to be
held near San Diego. Cal. Dc
cember is. The article DiH df-
ford q aCorth-aUhile insight into
rhdt Uncle Sam is doing Utth his
flying machines.
"HOW WEALTHY WOMEN OF
PARIS ARE NURSING WOUND
ED SOLDIERS IN THEIR OWN
HOMES" is an intensely inter
cSting story.
MRS. WESLEY L. JONES. aoife
of the senator from Washington,
is disciple of field aud stream
and is enthusiastic about outdoor
life.
"ON TO CALAIXr" is the slogan
of the kdiser's reinforced army
The Panama Canal aCill make Chile
the Winter Fruit Gdrden of the
United States, says FRANK G.
CARPENTER.
Watch for These Features-and
Many AIOre-TOmOrrOw In
The Sunday Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12

or take refuge. There are also some
Chilean ports in this part of South
America where a warship could intern.
British warships doubtless are in mr.
suit OF the Dresden from the Atlantic side
of the Straits of Magellan, and it is said
that Japanese cruisers are watching the
Pacific or western entrance on the strait
IN case she should attempt again to en-
ter the south Pacific ~ ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
British Seize Cargo of Oil.

LONDON. December ia German
steamer with a cargo of 1000 tons of
oil, proceeding to Italy from the United
States, has been seized at Gibraltar by
a British warship, according to reports
received here from Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:
Met at MON

Met at noon.
Lands committee resumed hear
ing OH waterpOwer bill.
House.:
Met at IL am.
Judiciary committee heard rep
resentatives of Society of Friends
supporting Palmer bill to pre-
vent use of names of religious
societies as trade marks.
Resumed consideration of Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation
bill.
Rules committee considered
prohibition resolutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
Washington Not Underassessed.


At the bottom of all Of these assaults
on the capital is the mistaken thought
that the Washingtonian is underassess-
ed and undertaxed; that if he were
properly taxed the resulting tax rev.
enue would suffice to maintain and de-
velop the nations city; or, at least
would amount to much more than one
half of the necessary maintenance and
development fund of the capital.
Hence results the clamor to increase
the Washingtonian's already excessive
assessments. to cut down in this. that
or the other way the national contribu-
tion or to withdraw 1t entirely, and to
blister the local taxpayer with the en-
largement of every old tax and the
imposition of every new tax that in
genuity can devise.
But not too much money is raised
under the half-and-half law, and the
Washingtonian is already heavily tax
ed. when the meagerness of his tax
able resources is considered.
The facts and figures in respect to
the tax-burden of the WaShingtonian
have been given in great detail i'll The
Star. using for the purposes of COM
parfson the census figures of 1910. The
same lessons on this subject which are
derived from the 1910 statistics are
taught by the census figures of 1912.
now available for comparison.
Inere are variations in the status
and relations of the various cities that
are included in the comparisons, but
the figures of 1912 as Il whole show
| even more impressively i'll some re-
! spects than the figures of the preceding
years that Cd the Washington assess
| ment. compared with those of other
| cities, 1s excessive, and Cd that cou-
| pied with its moderate tax rate the
| Washington tax assessment works out
tax levy that is burdensome upon an
| almost resourceless community. that
| is heavier than that of the vast ma
| 1orfty of American municipalities and
| that is as heavy today under existing
conditions and laws as should equitab bly,
be imposed.
No Excessive Revenue at Present.
| The money raised under existing law
for capital maintenance apd develop
ment has been and is honestly, eco
nomically and with wonderfully ef-
fective results spent by the govern
ment. Washington shows forth in it's
present condition an inspiring response
| to this expenditure in increased at
| tractiveness and healthfulness as the
National Capital and in the marked i'm
provement of the physical. mental and
moral well-being of the people of the
capital community. But much remains
| to be done in this development.
Every cent that. can properly be
raised undef existing law Is needed to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
New Projects Would Hit U. s.

He continued. saying that under the
proposed amendment. in the future any
increase i'll appropriations. or any re-
quest for new projects, would be taken
by the House to mean that the United
States will bear the whole cost of the
increase. and he said Ire knew the
House well enough to predict the Dis
trict OF Columbia would suffer there
by
Mr.. Mann's argument. while not am
p1ified. seemed to lie that as the Dis
trict revenues would be used upon car
rying the current expenses of the Dis
trict government the money for per-
manent improvements would have to
lie paid from the United States Treas
ury and this use of federal funds
would be met by objections ON the part
of members of Congress.
He said: 1.-THE result will be WASH
ington will not receive the care it ought
to have. l am proud of Washington, and
people are prouder of their country for
having seen Washington MIR. Mann
concluded by begging the House to main
tain the one-haif and one-half plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
Disclaims Any Injustice.

Representative Sisson opened the de-
bate by disclaiming any injustice on
his part to the District of Columbia by
insisting on the amendment, saying:
.'Washington ought to pay the same
taxes as are paid by citizens of like
community" He claimed people here
nav only one-half the taxes as paid by
citizens of other communities he also
claimed he could see no justice IN max
ing the United States pay any part OF
the school expenses He called the pro-
nosed ruthless disregard of the organic
act "a just burden for the people here
to bear
Representative Mann of Illinois re-
piled: property is taxed here as high
on the average as it is anywhere-on
the average. The half-and-half plan
has worked very well. 1t would be just
as easy to say it is unfair to make the
people of the District of Columbia pay
for one-half of a sidewalk in front of
the Treasury-and yet that's what is
done
This is the first time it is in the
BILL interrupted Representative Sis
"It is not retorted Representative
Mann
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
WEATHER.

Fair tonight, with freezing tenn
nerature: Sunday, increasing cloudi-
ness, probably becoming unsettled by
night.
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours: High. SO, at pm. yesterday;
low, 49, at am. today.
For full report see page IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-12
Says Taxes Here Are Low.

Representative Crisp then took five
minutes in an effort to prove the organic
act an incubator of an evil brood Of real
1etate barons.