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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
Back 5roken

Elmer Todd. of Lewis. suffered a
broken back when he was run over
by an automobile driven by Frank
Smith, OF that place, Todd was lying
down In the grass at a lake resolt
where the cars parked and he was
unseen by Smith when the latter
backed his car.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
rhe Mrlaht county Ealr.

The Wright county fair at Clarion
is going TO be a very handsome affair.
Preparations have been under way
been set for the last week in August.
New buildings are going up on the
grounds and many improvements are
under way. Very large purses are
advertised for the races.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
HAT Records Shattered.

Kansas City. July Is. = Heat re.
cords of the year were shattered Sun
day In western Missouri and Kansas.
Kansas City's official maximum tenn
perature was 81. Concordia. Kansas,
reported temperature OF i0s. g new
record In the states
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
jEWELER BROWNS
At MARSHALLTOWN
WATER SUPPLY IN SOUTHEAST
ERIN IOWA BURNING SHORT
NO WORD FROM MISSING GIRL
New Hampton Banker Drops Dead
at coIfax Sunday Afternoon. Clay.
ton County Farmer Sues for
$4,000 for Death of Son.

Marshalltown, July Is. While
bathing in the Iowa River here yes
terday afternoon, Harry L. Bam-
ford, aged %, jeweler of Colo, la,
was suddenly stricken with cramps
and drowned before assistance could
reach him. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. d. Bamford, and an uncle, Geo.
r. Bamford, live at Oskaloosa. The
body was recovered at $50 this a.
m. by a rescue party that worked all
night.
Bamford mad rOwed a boat from
the soldiers home to a point about
three quarters of a mile up the riv-
err. Here he went in swimming and
was very hot when he entered the
water At that point the water is
twenty-five feet deep. Banford was
visiting in Marshalltown over Sun.
day.
The body was recovered thirty feet
below the point where he went down,
in twelve feet of water, and had
caught under tree. 1t was dislodged
by pole and came to the surface.
The position of the arms verified
the suspicion that the young man
was a victim of cramps.
INF. and Mrs. w. d. Bamford, S35
south Second street, moved to Oska-
loosa several months ago from Ke.
ota. The young mans uncle, Geo r
Bamford, lives at 212 Fifth avenue
east. The father and uncle both went
to Marshalltown last night upon re.
ceipt of a message telling of the
drowning. The body fthe young
man will be taken to Keota, his for.
mer home, tonight for burial
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
Stuck Hand in. Fan.

A. d. Coleman a Farragut merchant
is nursing a badly cut and bruised
hand as the result of a sleep-walking
encounter with his electric fan. Cole
man dreamed tornado was coming
and he scrambled out of bed and fed
straight at the whizzing fan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
Ihe orlnnell Ealr.

September s, 3, 10 and IL are the
days announced for the Grinnell fair
and the speed department Is striving
to;outdo all former efforts In the line
of good racing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
NEW MONEY ORDERS
Blanks are Here But Will Not Be
Used For Some Time.

A new form of money order blanks
has been designed by the government
and supply of them was received at
the local post Office Saturday. The
new blanks do not vary from the old
ones to any marked degree but sew
eral minor changes have been made
for the purpose of facilitating the
work of the clerks in filling them out.
According to Instructions, the old
blanks are to be used up before the
new ones go into effect, and the local
office has considerable supply of the
old ones on hand so it is quite pro-
bable that the new blanks will not
be put in use here for three or four
months.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16

Centerville, July 10. A severe
electrical storm struck southern Iowa
last night doing considerable damage
in all directions The Christian
church here was struck and damaged
considerably. One farm house was
strusk and totally destroyed. Farm
ers report many cattle killed. Three
inches of rain fell.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
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The Oskaloosa post office has re-
ceived a supply of the new issue OF
&c, Sc, lie and SOC stamps. They are
of the same size as ordinary stamps,
but of different design. They may be
used for all classes of mail although
it was the parcel post that made them
necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
DILLINGHAM; HAS NO REPLY FOR ROSE

Rev. F. A. Dillingham;, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Re- deemer, when asked by a Farmer re- porter today if he had any reply to make to the stateuents of Jack Rose at the Plaza theatre yesterday when discussing the previous article by the local pastor, said: eI have no reply to make. MT Rose replied to my ar ticle and I think that will be suff1- cient for the present t1n1e''
 Rev. Dillingham; had by inference referred to Rose as an ex-prize fight CT, ex-ganbIer eand x-murder-plotter. He ridiculed the local Y. M 0. A. for utilizing such methods to seek con- svsrtS and sareastica1Iy recommended that if such methods were to be pl1r-4 sued the r. w. c. Al and other relig- ious bodies, should secure Evelyn crhawl and Hans Schmidt for similar purposes.
 Rose throwing the mantle of char ity over the assertions, stated he did not believe the reverend gentleman to be sincere in his statements as the ministry wished to save souls rather than cast the simmer from the door.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
Changes In Organization
 Announced
American Graphophone Co.'S Executive Staff Increased By Addition of MT. Rene dict.

Announcement was made today of changes in the organization of the ex- ecutive staff of the American Graph ophone Co.,, whose plant is one of the city's foremost industries. The cele- brated talking machine institution whose wares have gone into practic- is one of the busiest of our local manufacturing establishments and it's progress is a matter of no little satis- faction to the people of Bridgeport.
 The changes which are herewith ap- pended are effective today and with the exception of H. G. Benedict all of those named have been heretofore at tached to the local plant.
 General Manager of Manufacture, c. B. Woods.
 Assistant General Manager of Man ufacture, H. A. Budlong.
 General Superintendent of Grapho- phone Manufacture, R. l.. French
 Assistant General Superintendent of Graphophone Manufacture, R. R. Meade.
 General Superintendent of Record Manufacture, M. E. Lyle.
 Assistant General Superintendent of Record Manufacture, F. L. Capps.
 Superintendent Bridgeport Labora- tory, R. H. Arnault.
 Superintendent New York Labora- tory. V. H. Emerson.
 Superintendent Packing and Ship ping Department, W. s. Kerr.
 Assistant to the General Manager of Manufacture, H. G. Benedict.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
WIFE OF LAWYER DECLARES ALIMONY
 NOT SUFFICIENT

Emma R. G. Baldwin, who recently obtained a divorce from Attorney All fred C. Baldwin of Shelton. appeared before Judge Curtis in the superior court today to ask that her allowance for the support of herself and chfl- dren be increased. She is at present getting $50 a month but she wants $100- Attorney Baldwin says his in- come is not so great as before the divorce and he claims he cannot pay more than $50. sssi
 Mrs Baldwin testified that her Iaus- band told her in 1911 that his income was S5,000 year. He owned the homestead in Shelton and also had investments in two sailing vessels Since the divorce the defendant has sold the barn and a portion of the land surrounding the honestead
 Upon cross examination by States Attorney Roger filling of New Haven, representing Attorney Baldwin, the witness admitted that her former hIis- band had lost two paying positions since 1S11- One was expressing clerk in the General Assem- bly,. which paid $z.So0 a year, and the other prosecut- tng attorney in Shelton, which paid $500 a year She denied buying groc- cries at the rate of $10 a day and charging them to Attorney Baldwin She did charge some provisions, with her former husbands consent, but not to any such amount Mrs Baldwin admitted she asked Deputy Sheriff Donovan to come to her house the day Attorney Baldwin was expected to visit the children She was afraid 4hers might be some trouble about household articles
 Attorney Baldwin is allowed to see 4he four minor children every two weeks Mrs Baldwin obtained the divorce on the ground of intoIerable cruelty in 1912 Judge Curtis resery- ed decision on the present motion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
TO SAVE A LIFE BL OFFERING
 MUST BE MADE

Although the life of a fellow hu- man being is at stake, and one quart of blood necessary to sustain that life. after a 36-hour wait since advertising, none has yet appeared at the Bridge port hospital who will consent to spare the vital fluid. This is said by local surgeons to be unusual, for the ordeal to a normally healthy man is but slight and weakness for space of 24 hours only results.
 Thought the utmost secrecy is main- tained as to the identity of the pa tient, said to be among the most prominent in Bridgeport, it is known that the cause is probably anaemia, and the transfusion will probably have to be resorted to by Thursday at the 1ates
 Both pr. c. c. Godfrey, of a4o State street, under whose direction the op- eration will be performed and Dr. H. LeBarrone Peters, bacteriologist at the Bridgeport hospital who will receive the subject and test the blood, main tained absolute silence upon the mat ter today.
 It was reported in medical circles today that in the event of none being found to submit to the operation well known physician, would respond
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19

i this method can there be a 1adr and equitable distribution of the burdsu. to the taxpayers. This ds merely the application of the same aauginsaEl rIin ctp1es to municipal affairs that yo1. gentlemen employ in your daily enter prises and that the average citizen has taken advantage of I'm GscurInE | his home To t4afs end &here6ore, E would recommend that such szl1oualt1 as you deem advisab1e to expend for
 sewers, pavefnents, (other than wa 1 ter bound xnacadarn) schooIs fire en- zine houses. and bridges be raised ng Issuing serial notes or bonds therefor,
 to be sapportioned through a term of years to be deter1nined by your board and. the board 6f aldermen. would further recommend that | the customary one mill tax which has been set aside for new school house
 and sites. ana which the Board or Education advises me is entirely i'm
 adequate to meet the present day
 needs of said board be not laid for
 this purpose but that ample proviclon
 be made in the manner above out+
 lined.
 You arc undoubtedly cognizanf cf the fact that the last General Asseri-
 ply levied a State tax of one mill 6n
 the grand lists of all cities and towns
 for the years 1913 and 1914 This
 tax was levied several months after
 your board had adjourned and Che
 1913 tax was due and payable fIoyer1-
 ber 10th, last; and the tax for 1914 will be due November next TO pro |svir1e the necessary two min taz for
 1913 and 51914 at this. time, fo meet said ob1isaffoH, won ld require the set ting aside Of a large sum of money. namely one mill tax on the present grand list for, several months prior to the date when said tax becomes due. vE f5x
 After some corresponde and a personaI interview with the State treasurer, am glad to report that, if the city is willing to pay Interest on said tax at the rate of six per cen turn. from November 10th, 1914 to April list, 1915, it will only be neces- sary to provide this year for the pay ment of the one mill tax due on the grand list ofs1913. This arrangement in my opinion is far prefeFab4e to levy ing. two mill, tax at the present time and believe the public at large will appreciate and approve this method Of paying the State tax
 The board. was met at z:15. There was but one norniI1atfon for the posi- ton of president, that being Angus IT. MacKenzte,s whose names was put forth bysSigmund Loewith and second ed by William F. Kirk. D IsIrs Eoewith made a motion that the clerk Alezan- der Robinson cast one ballot. which was done and MT. Mackenzie declared elected.
 The new president then made short speech of acceptance in which he thanked the members for the con fidence reposed in him and promised to give his best efforts in tIi beilsiness of the office. He asked for the hearty support of those associated with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
Kings Silence Tomb Like When Asked of Break
 With Warner
BRAINS AND PURSE SAID TO DIFFER
 OVER WHO'S WHO
Interesting Report That In Kings Absence Certain
 Things Were sDone"

Should the brains of a political or eanization be worn above the pocket book. or should the pocketbook repose upon ana above the brains?
 It is a nice question, which would seem to be without any relation to the practical things of life. But In face it is said to be the very ques- ton involved fin a reputed quarrel between John T. King and De Yer H. Warner
 MT. King is generally credited with befuz the brains of the political or ranization which looks out for MT 'Warnar7s gas and water company Mir Warner. has been generally sup posed to be the meal ticket of the
 zEr King, it is said. went to Europe recently While he was gone So the story goes, ZAP Lavery. Mayor Wilson and Mr Warner came out of their retirement, and began to do things on their own account
 when Mir. King returned he found as the rumor goes, his own views pret- fv much discredited- Brains accord ing to MT Kings friends, were in the bottom of the political basket. Meal tickets wereS on top.
 Whichever it was that happened, something happened to such an ex- tent that MT. Warner appeared in print this morning, with the follow
 sBut as for John T King and me nothing but the grave can separate us-"
 when this friendly thought was communicated to ME. King, this morn ing. with the view that he might rsspond in kind, he said:
 1T have nothing to says,
 It may have been imag gination,ss but # seemed as if there was a cold ness in his voice
 Perhaps it was the coldness of the grave which sewers political friend ships Then, again. it may have been the ooyness of one who, finding him. self overtaken with a great affec- ton, is too overcome for speech.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
TIE-UP
 3. & H. RAILROAD
More Than 5000 Men Quit Work to Obtain Rein statement of Comrades

2 Albany, Jam. 1e.-A dispute over the discharge of two employees by the Del aware & Hudson Railway led to a strike today which tied up the entire operating end of the system. About 5000 men. it is estimated, went out.
 Only shop workers and office en- ment of the discharged employees with full back pay was the only union de- mand.
 Only trains cheduled to leave ter minals before 5:45 e. m. started their runs today. The telegraphers, dncl11d- ing signal men, lefe their keys shortly before noon after disposition of every train. was made.
 The last train to arrive in Albany with a union crew reached here at 9: 50 o'clock from BingA1annIon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
 COMPENSATION CASES COMING
 IN RAPIDLY Commissioner Buckingham Receives Notices of
 58 Gases EMPLOYERS MUST REPORT WITHIN WEEK U nreporte d Accidents Means Fine of $1oo May
 Be Imposed

Records in the office of Compensation Commissioner Edward T.. Buckingham, show that in Fairfield county, up to and including Saturday, there had been 58 accidents reported to him under the new compensation law. Of these AS are but minor accidents resulting in the loss of finger, broken arm, fractured leg or ribs, injury to spine, crushed fingers or injury to eye. Nine are of a more serious nature and one fatality though 1t is known that an other will soon be added in the case of James Shanley. killed by a train, not officially reported.
 The fatality which will undoubtedly soon be acted upon by the commis- sioner is that of Henry Burhance, by collision with g trolley car on Stratford avenue near Union, two weeks ago.
 Other unreported accidents are known to the commissioners, and an ouncRnzent is made that under the law employers areerea, a,,s-es7 to report all eases of injury to their help with in a week or become liable to fine of $1oO at the option of the eommission- CTS.
 Reports of such accidents in factor ies should be made. by those in charge upon compensation form number 15 which can be secured at4the office of the town clerk, or direct from Com Buckingham. These reports will hereafter take the place of those submitted to factory inspectors to whom they will later be given by the commissioners.
 It is stated that in the cases already before the conpensation body, in Fair field county. a reasonable time for jet tlement between employer and em- pIoyed will be given after which the power Of the body will be invoked and regular hearing ordered, at which the powers Of the local com missioner rank with those of a judge. may be issued. and orders to produce all books of the corpora ton, and witnesses may be issued and enforced in the same manner as that now given the coroner or other court officer.
 Although compensation does not be- gin until after 15 days subsequent to injury, the. law calls for payment of the average wage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
JACK ROSE IS TO MAKE BRIDGET HIS FUTURE HOME To Lease House In North Main Street After Lee
 ture Tour PERFORMER REVIEWS
 ACQUAINTANCES HERE Shakes Hands With Several Hundred After His Ad-
 dress at Theatre

sIe have always had a warm spot in my heart for Bridgeport and | am coming here to live as soon as have completed a lecture tour Of several to an audience of men at the Plaza theatre yesterday.
 Following his lecture Rose held a levee on the stage of the Plaza the- atre. Many from the audience who crowded on the stage were old ac- when he Lived iir Bridgeport years ago.
 Tine last time I was in Bridgeport was more than fifteen yaaIs ago." said Rose. s'In ta1ds same theatre, then called the Park City eneaare was the promoter of g, prize fight. am astonished at the wonderful changes in this city and I believe that within a few years it will be the largest city in the state.
 .sI am, booked for a. lecture tour un- der '. M C. A. auspices through Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island and when it is finished am gOing to install my family in a home in Bridgeport. I have been Joking at a house dn North Main street and eI expect to take a lease of it within a few days.
 s.I have many real friends in Bridge port and everyone have met so far seemed glad to see me and shake hands again"
 Just then Detective Sergeant Ed ard Crouan pushed through the e4 Spd on the stage.
 clio; Esd,, said Bose stepping forward and ecrtending. his hand.
 Hello. Jack, z replied sregeant cro-s uan.
 well, tlhde seems lilset old tines,'' said Rose as t1sey shook bends. s1sll6aaa s what 41ssz1t saal, my talk when [ said when a. fellow gets into what [ have been TIT, he sornetdnnes stops and wishes he could turn the clock back, but he can't. The other day my old friend, Art Kron, of Dam bury, sent me a picture of myself tal<- 'en with the Danbury baseball team when | wES Tnauager.''
 Several hundred men got on. the sta ge and passed in line shook hands with Rose and passed out the side door.
 The crowd ahbout him finally got so big that the stage manager of the theatre r1ng down the curtain. A gentleman who accompanied Rose came with his oy ercoat and together they went out through the crowd and out a side entrance into a waiting taxscab A big crowd that had gath cred at the alley in Middle street at the stage door, waited in the cold for more than an hour after he had gone without getting a glimpse of 1hirn-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19

When the Board of Apport1on-
 ment and Taxation convened to-
 day. 1t received communication from Mayor Wilson, demanding
 that the board abandon the his
 tozfc financial policy of the city,
 in favor of a plan to go into debt for every permanent improve
 ment, of whatever nature. ..s It was also recOnaxaended that : the budget include but one years payment of the state tax, and that payment of half of it be delayed by an allotment of interest at six per cent. to the state, the state treaszIrer having assented to this course. - -ess
 By this plan the administration, it was thought by those friendly to it. would be able to largely in- crease the nunnber of men en1- pIoyed in the police and fire de- partments without making an fEl1- mediate perceptfbIe increase in 7 the tax rate.
 Some thirty more flremen might be appointed, with fifteen new po- Icemen, and the gatn that would be temporarily made bs eliminate ing the appropriation for schools, would be less t1aan half exhaust ed
 The school az1pFUpriation this year yW0Fzld bring as1Dzht %105, ,OG0. The salaries of thirty firemen and IS policemen would be well with in S45, GOO, aud sl,eTe would re- raain some s5S, ,9slp lsirh to meet the ezpensfon Of z-etErine many present members of the force on penaion and installing others in their places.
 The mayor recommends. going into debt for all permanent pave mehts, including the cost of pave mentss fire houses, sewers, bridges, and school houses.
 The mayors communication follows:
 " views as to what, in my opinion ty; not only for this year but fo1 1eceeding years. 9 Tt must be borne in mind thai is increasing in population a very rapid rate and consequen ie number of small property own -s, as well as large industries. is pro ortionate1y increasing and the city's nancies should be so regulated as te ork no undue hardship on either : -Fbe a deterring factor in our growth tsI firmly believe that current ol inning expenses of the various de artuents should be met by direci .xation; and tIsat projects which, 1T leir very nature are to last for g rrn of years. should be provided fol "a note or bond issue the term o1 hich should be commensurate with le life of the object.
 Issuing notes or bonds of a serial ature requires that your honorable oard shall make provision to pay of certain amount of such indebted ess annually; only by adhering to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
FEARS FOUL PLAY
 IN DISAPPEARANCE OF ELDERLY MAN

dent combined with the intense cold hzs proved fatal, Joseph Dawson of 1s1 Broad stret has asked the police 1O aid in locating George s. Shepard, e5 years old and employed as a. grind er at the Crane Valve Co.'S plant, who he says has been missing since Jan uary g. He says that Shepard, who has been Boarding with him for tn e p@st two years gave no intention of leaving and wore his working clothes when las tseen- Shepard is described Em being feet S inches tall gray hair and gray u1oI1seache.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
FIRE TRUCK BUMPS AUTOMOBILE IN
 ROUNDING CORNER

Damage, estimated at about $15o, was caused to Henry A. Pearlen's $ photographic studio, s11 Stratford ave nue today by fire, which started in a rear store room An oyerheated stove pipe is thought to have been the cause. Truck 2 in ma.king the turn from Middle street into Fairfield ave- nue collided with a standing a.utorno- bile, showed it along several feet. but, according to the report Of the f1Temen caused practically no damage.
 State police are again expected in this city this week ito work with Chief Edward Mooney in the investigation of three recent fires.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-19
ENCOURAGEMENT
 BOARD ADJOURNS

After MT. Mackenzie had accepted the presidency of the board Mayor Wilson read his message. The mes sage was accepted and placed on file for further reference by the board President Mackenzie said he would announce his committees at the next
 meeting of the board. On motion of William T. Hincks the board adjourn ed subject to the call of the president