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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
ATTACKS RESERVE =.
J BANKS REPORT
Senator Weeks CritiCizes Work
of U. S. Board.
TRIP ABOUT CoUNTRY'"HIT
Opposed to Committees "Tanaoing"
to Various Cities to Ask People
" They Wanted Reserve
institution.

Washington, April 4.-Declaring the
all the earmarks of a result which
might have, been anticipated" from
AN essentially political and partisan
board Senator Weeks issued a
statement attacking the committees
report, He criticized the committee
for "tangoing" about the country ask
ing the people If they wanted a re-
serve bank"
1T is not difficult" said Senator
Weeks, for anyone to criticize the
subdivision of the country into dis
tricts or the location of reserve banks.
1t would be impossible to make a 10.
cation that would not be criticized by
some one. But one may fairly ques.
ton the propriety of locating two re-
serve banks in the home state of one
member of the organization committee
and one in each OF the home states
of the other members, especially when
in two, If not in three of these cases,
they are not the natural locations for
reserve banks.
Criticizes Attitude Toward Gotham.
The apparent and confessed at
tempts to limit the business which nat
urally goes to New York may be prop
erly criticized, not only because 1t is
unfair, but because it is so unscien-
tific that in the end 1t will not be Of.
fective. What would be thought of
an English commission trying to re-
duce the Importance of London as a
world financial center, or a French
commission taking the same course to-
sion trying to belittle Berlin in such
an arbitrary fashion,,
The severest criticism, however, Is
in regard to the committee tangoing
about the country for the purpose OF
asking people If they wanted a reserve
bank. OF course, the local pride of
every community would develop the
same reply, and this has embarrassed
the committee SO that they have au-
thorized IL banks, very materially
weakening the proposed system in so
doing, and developing system for
which there was really no, demand.
Political Bias 10 Charged.
Il do not wish to appear in the po-
sitlon of caTping critic, but the result
of the work of the committee bears
out the criticisms made at the time
of the passage of the bill, namely.
that the proper method by which to
organize this system was to appoint
complete reserve board, and let them
organize it. Then the organization
would have been as far as possible
removed from political considerations.
Now, having been organized by an
essentially political and partisan
board, it bears all the earmarks of
result which might have been an
ticipated from such procedure
While no protests we're received at
the treasury department concerning
the selection of reserve cities in the
districts, Secretary McAdoo stated
that he expected many cities would
be disappointed in not being desig.
mated. He said that 81 cities had made
application for reserve banks, and that
under the law only IL could be Sc
lected.
List Of the Regional Banks.
Following ia list of the regional
banks and their capital:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
"CHIEF MAHASkA' DAY
Big Celebration but Program Con-
fined to. Redmen.


Qskaloosa will hayc a big sized
celebration of Mahaska Day. May
II but the program will be for the
District Redmen alone and not of a
public character GJJit
Chiefs of records of the District
met at Fraternity Hall in Oskaloosa
Thursday and outlined program for
the day including the following:
Afternoon
Formal Welcome.
Responses.
School Of instruction including all
secret work.
Burial service eXemplilied by com
peting tribe Of Knoxville.
Talks by Great Chiefs.
Adjourned and social.
Luncheon.
Evening Session
Opening and closing ceremonies by
Tomahawk Tribe of Eddyyille.
disqualification of degree work and
class adoption. Adjournment follow
ed by big banquet.
TWO hundred and fifty to three hun.
VI GU NloiAOlo VIII pl III llC
celebration if anything like favorable
weather prevails on the date.
l.. 7. Shangle and George w. White
hill were appointed to work out the
details of the program and make fin
al arrangements.
Tribes participating in the affair
VIII be Competing Tribe of Knox
Vile, Tomohawk Tribe of IGddyville,
Grey Eagle Tribe of Buxton, Wah.
peta Tribe of What Cheer, Elk Tribe
of Bussey, Fox Tribe of Lakonta, To-
way and Mahaska Tribes of Oskaloo-
Sa. 'F"-'I |1". i.r '''>.
A. n. Johnson Of Eddyville, Dist
riot Deputy or Eddyville came to Os-
kaloosa to meet with the Chiefs of
records at the last meeting and
he is enthusiastic over the District
celebration and its possibilities.
Among the visitors who will be
present in 0skaloosa MAY IL will be
Great Chief of Records Frank A. Day
of Des Moines, one of the biggest
Redmen in all the land, and a truly
good Indian, and e. A. Patterson. the
Grand Sachem.
The matter of a public parade was
not determined at this time nor can
any one outline what may be devel-
oped in this direction.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Msqszine AGENT Arres,ed.

Des Moines, April Al. ID. Shine,
aged 20. is under arrest and the police
are looking for his two companions
said TO have secured money under
false pretenses from many people. by
taking subscriptions for magazines
from the Ruffner Magazine Agency of
Chicago. T. G. Ruffner of the firm
has arrived here from Chicago to pros.
ecute the case. ~. .~ z' .'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Cooperative Creamery Planned.

The farmers around Galya have
taken an enthusiastic hold Of the plan
for cooperative creamery and there
is no question but a fine creamery
will be built at Galya at once. The
Galva business men have given the
creamery an acre OF ground and with
in two DAYS half tho stock was sub
scribed and over 800 COWS pledged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Cow BROKE Woman,s Leo.

A Bonaparte Woman, Mrs. A. w,
Tade, had her leg broken in peculiar
manner. She was milking a. COW
and in some manner the animal slip
ped and fell against Mrs. Tade,
breaking both bones OF her limb be
tween the ankle and knee. The In.
jured woman is &C years old. t
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Advocate Good Roads Day.

The setting aside OF "a school day
in latter April or in May as a good
roads day" has been , advocated by
the. Iowa Highway Commission and
the state superintendent OF public In:
struction gs sa&
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
4s erandcbjldren a. Eun.r,,

The funeral OF Mrs. Maria Murphy,
which was held from st. Peters
church in Keokuk last week, was one
of the largest funerals ever held from
that church. ,Forty.nine. grandchil.
dren of the deceased attended the SER
vices. r',@%e ~.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Could Fioh..

When the Rev Mr.. Spence OF the
First M. E. church of Fort Dodge,
did not respond to the request for
dollar Saturday night. the rather sus-
piclous individual from whom the re-
quest came, started to use force. He
however, met his match physically.
The doctor had no difficulty In getting
into action. and the man quickly made
his escape. $500
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Bays hcaxY Taxes.

Iowa's Richest man, r. NJ, Hubbell,
OF Des Moines. paid Polk county the
first half Of his 1914 taxes last week.
His check amounted to s74,665, 25. He
Will thus pay the various govern.
mentE q total q $idaeaa0.iS Outing
the year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Kentucky Bank Closed.

Loudon, Ky, April 4.--The First,
National bank of London failed to
open Its doors. The institution was
closed by: order Of the comptroller OF
carrency. 1880. $1,000 /,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
CHURCH WRECKED
AND MAN KILLED.
AcETTLENE GAS PLANT At CAR
Isle EXPLODED LAST NIGHT.
$4,000 FIRE AT CINCINNATI
ottumwa Man Leaves BY viii 5000
to Hospital Association and
5000 to Y. NJ, C. A.--Demos
Sickened at Banquet.

Carlisle, April Andrew j.. Van
Scoyk, aged 60, was killed and the
Methodist Episcopal church here was
partially wrecked by an explosion OF
the acetylene lighting plant at $3.50
last evening" and the coroner is max
ing an investigation to-day. The
$4,000 brick church was
partially filled with worshippers when
escaping gas was discovered. Van
Scoyk, with lighted lantern in his
hand, went to the cave in the rear of
the church where the plant was kept
and minute later a terrific explosion
blew in the side of the church wreck
ing all the windows. Although there
was G. near panic none of the congre-
CATION were seriously injured. III.
vestigation disclosed the body of Van
Scoyk thirty feet from the church,
badly mangled and his clothing was
found ON the ground and in nearby
trees. His watch was discovered
block away and the lantern block
away in another direction. It is sup
posed that he opened the trap door
to the cave and the flame from the
lantern ignited the gas, instantly
causing the explosion. Van Scoyk
was married and had six children.
No arrangements have been made as
yet for the funeral.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
New Orleans Issues Protest.

New orleans, April 4.-Commercial
organizations here held mass meet.
Ing to protest against New Orleans not
being selected as a United States re,
serve bank city. Political jobbery is
charged to the administration. 81,
Birmingham Man Scores SoIons.
Birmingham, Ala, April An a
scorching statement issded, George, b.
Ward, president OF the city commits.
sion, scored Alabama's congressional
delegation for its failure to secure a
region reserve bank for this city.
President Ward declared Birming.
hams. failure to secure the bank
smecks OF trade, and asserts the
selection OF Atlanta is enough to make
Southern Democrats vote the Repub.
lican ticket. A few other choice bits
from the statement follows:
THE chairman of the ways and
means committee is alone more pow
erful than any senator from Georgia
and the Alabama delegation Is by far
the most powerful in congress-! 1T
seems that I'VE have too many states.
men in congress-, and not enough men
interested in Alabama's needs. IT Is
to be hoped no citizen of Birmingham
will accept a position on the bank
board II 1t Is rendered"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Bounty an Wolxes

The Poweshiek county board, Of SUI.
pervisors at their March meeting, al.
lowed $50 of bounty for the killing of
Tailr fun Grown wolves Z within the
county. -. !.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
institutions Remembered.

Ottumwa, April Al. ~. Mast, in
his will, which has been admitted to
probate in the district, has set aside
a fund of $4,000. The interest OF
this is to be used for the distribution
aud publication of certain books
which Mr.. Mast has written and when
the fund itself shall have been dis
solved and distributed one-half of the
sum is to be given to the Ottumwa
Hospital association and one-half to
the Young Women's Christian associ-
alton. These amounts are then to
become part of the permanent en-
dOwment FUNDS of those institutions
or if neither has a fund of that kind.
at that time. then these amounts
shall become the beginning of such
fund. In each case only the inter
est of the amounts shall be used for
the current running expenses of the
two places and the principal shall re-
main a part of the endowment fund
forever
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Won thirteen Year SUN.

e After being In the courts for thlr-
teen years In a case over land, Mary
Frank, Of Des Moines. was awarded
land worth 100000 This transaction
Iaeans q. profit Of SEQ. 900 10 tho wo-
man
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

COLE.-Rorn, to Mr.. and Mrs. Rich.
ard Cole, 907 South d Street, a ten
pound daughter, Sunday, April g., 1914.
All doing we'll.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

MoRRISON.-Born. to Mr.. and Mrs,
Homer Morrison, 205 Eleventh ave
nue. East a daughter. '
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

STERLING.-Miss Sarah Sterling,
aged so years, and for fifty years a
resident of Oskaloosa, died at her
home, No. 800 North First street, this
Monday morning, April 6, 1914. Fun.
eral from the Central Methodist Epis.
cOpal church Wednesday, April s,
1914. Interment in Forest cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
Bio Eire in MINING rown.

Centeryille, April 4.-F'ire at Gin
cinnati, a mining town near here to-
day destroyed large building on the
corner of the square, with a loss of
$4,000 partially covered by insur-
ance. The building contained the fol-
lowing stores, all of which were de-
stroyed; Burgess grocery and meat
shop. the ice house, the Ross furniture
and hardware store, the Offices Of the
Armstrong Coal Co.. and the Offices OF
DR.. A. p. Stephenson.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

JARVIS.-The funeral services OF
the late Mrs. Frances NJ. Jarvis, who
died Saturday, April 4, 1914, at 1920
a. M. at her home in Rose Hill, WIN
be held Tuesday, April Z, at 300 O.
clock p. NJ, at the residence in Rose
Hill. lnterment in the Old Rose Hin
cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09

BROWN.-Thc remains of James
81 own, aged 81 years, 2 months and
s days, who died at Omaha. April IL,
1914, arrived Friday evening at $3.50
on the C. r. |. G p. Funeral sery-
ices will be held Sunday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock at the Cheesman Fun
eral Home. lnterment in Forest
cemetery.
JARVIS.-Frances NJ. Jarvis, aged
81 years. months and s days, died
Saturday, April IA, 1914, at 1920
o'clock a. IN. at her home in Rose
Hill. Mrs. Jarvis was born Deem
Der 10, 1926, in Kentucky. and has
lived in Iowa Is years. Her father,
Reuben =. Boles, ana her mother,
whose maiden name was Fannie Ba.
ker, we're both born in Kentucky.
The deceased is survived by one
dauhgter, Mrs. Jennie Slocum, of Rose
Hill, two sons, John 2. SarEis, OF
Sedan, Kansas, and Julius Jarvis, OF
Smith Center, Kansas, and one broth.
err, Byron Boles, of Joplin, Mo.
BROWN.-Funeral services for the
late James Brown occurred Sunday
afternoon, April 5, from the Cheesl
man home, and interment was made
in Forest cemetery. Deceased, who
died as the result of a crossing acct
dent In Omaha, was well known in
Oskaloosa and the funeral was large
ly attended by former friends, asso-
ciates and relatives. Members of the
Brick Layers Union, of which dc.
ceased was member. attended in a
body and furnished the pall:bearers,
Charles Brock, Floyd Cook, Frank
and Fred Harbour, Andy Wymore and
William Lewis. Special music was
furnished by members of the west
end nilsson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-07

To The Forum: Now that the peo-
pie have expressed themselves, at the
polIs, in favor OF a public market, the
next question that presents itself is,
How much money do they want the
CITY to invest in the proposition"'
Whether the market will, or will not.
prove a paying propositoin is point
upon which there are wide differences
Of opinion. That there is a strong
feeling against the expending Of any
large sum Of money in an uncertainty
Is very apparent.
Taxes are high enough--and then
some. How can this proposition be
tested without becoming a burden?
That is the question. Assuming that
suggestions are in order, wish to
throw out the following as a thought:
Fifth street, south of Northern Paci-
fic avenue. is not used by the city for
any public business. 1t runs to the
Northern Pacific track, about 200 feet.
making an open space about SOx2Oo
feet. Why could not an open market
place, built on the plan Of broad,
open shed, with ten-foot passage
way down through the center, be in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-07

To The Forum: AS both the old
parties are sectional parties and
hindrances to the proper settlement OF
all national questions, and as the re-
publican party is hopelessly split and
the remnants that still call them
selves republicans are fighting each
other, and as the leaders and the rank
also divided, (reactionaries and pro-
gressives). unable to agree, incapable
of united action, except seemingly by
applying the reprehensible caucus
rule, which deprives about two-thirds
of the voters Of this country of any
voice in national legislation, therefore
there is a crying need for new ma
tional progressive party in which men
and women, north, south, east and
West, can stand shoulder to shoulder.
and where patriotic republicans, pa
trfotic democrats and patriotic pro-
gressives, can fight unitedly for those
principles which will make this coun-
try better to live in, and this nation
bigger and broader nation.
The progressive party is the first
and only party which offers this op-
portunfty to the voters of this coun-
try. It's platform is clear and specific
the same in North Dakota as in Flor
ida, in Maine as in California, and
this platform commanded vote ol
4,250,000 in 1912, placing the party
second only to the democratic party
and the principles for which it stands
are gaining in popularity with each
day that passes. i
believe it is a patfiotic duty tt
not only support thttF party, but tc
serve it to the extent Of ability ant
opportunity. Again and agin I have
been asked to become its candidate
for governor and hereby accept this
call and desire to publicly announce
that I shall, make the race for gov
ernor on the progressive party plat
form adopted at Grand Forks, Feb
Il, 1914.
AS take this step, I want to appeal
to all patriotic. progressive citizens tc
join US with q determination to live
up to that magnificent sentiment ex-
pressed by Lincoln at Gettysburg
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-07

IN FAVOR
OF REPEAL

Washington, April 7.-Fifteen days
Of public hearings, beginning April g..
on the Sims bill to repeal the Panama
tolls exemption, was decided upon by
the senaet canals committee.
Senator McCumber, republican, OF
North Dakota, member Of the foreign
relations committee, who steadfastly
refused to join the party opposition
to President Wilson's policy, address
ed the senate at length yesterday in
support OF the repeal. He flatly de-
clared that toll exemption for Amerl-
can ships was a violation Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty and that 1t was
against the spirit of the senate when
the treaty was ratified. For the con-
gress to insist upon toll exemption for
American coastwise ships, he said, was
to hide behind the American flag
while burglarizing the treasury for the
benefit of "a coastwise shipping trust.
SeAatbr McCumber's gargument was
one OF the most extensive yet pre-
scented in the senate on either side OF
the controversy. He talked for three
and a half hours, virtually without
interruption and at the conclusion or
his speech he appealed to all right
thinking man in the senat to sup
port the lofty stand the president had
taken" regardless of party or politl-
cal expediency. The galleries applaud
ed as Senator McCuInber sat down and
half a dozen democratic senators
crossed the chamber to congratulate
him. .a-...
The senator said he had no concern
with the provisions of the democratic
platform; that the question at issue
was the honor Of the nation. He de-
voted his address to the two reasons
given in the presidents message urg-
ing the repeal, that exemption con-
stituted a violation Of the Hay-Paun-
cefote treaty and that it was an eco
nomic mistake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-07

Birmingham, April 7.r-Incomplete
returns from practically all the sixty
seven counties in the state apparent
ly substantiated the early predictions
that Oscar w. Underwood had defeat
ed Richmond P. IIobson for nomina-
tion to the Alabama long term in the
United States senate. Progress In
counting the votes, especially in the
larger cities, Is slow.
State returns showed close returns
between Ray Rushton of Montgomery
and Frank S. White Of Birmingham
for the short term nomination to the
United States senate, which expires
March 3. 1915.
The gubernatorial contest apparent
ly continued to be one of the closest
on the list. Former Gov. B. b. Conner
maintained a slight pluralityq early in
the day. r.. r. Kolb of Montgofnery
and Charles Henderson Of Troy are
running a close race for second place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-07

THAT government Of the people, by
the people and for the people. shall
not perish from the earth. Let those
who are similarly minded and have
the same aspirations get together and
side by side work for the solving OF
those questions which mean SO much
to our future welfare and prosperity.
| LET us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith, let us to the
end dare to do our duty as we under
stand it."
My participation In public affairs
| has been in movements for a cleaner
government and better social condt-
Itions, and therefore I feel at home on
that remarkable document, the Pro-
| gressive Party Platform.
| / believe that the national govern
ment or the state should own or con-
troll terminal elevators for the mar
keting of grain. I believe in the de-
velopment Of agriculture, in rural
credit banks and in the re-establfsh-
ment Of the country life commission.
believe in strict economy in public
business, that national, state, and
county officers should be elected for a
term of four years in the interest OF
economy and efficiency and that the
number without impairing its
efficiency. 1 believe in woman's
suffrage. national prohibition, a
working mans compensation
law. and in the repeal of the Canadian
reciprocity law. Canadian reciproc:
lity with the Underwood tariff law, has
lowered the prices on farm products
and has increased farm values, witiS
out giving the farmer proportionats
4 reduction in what he consumes. The
progressive party stands for a scien-
tific tariff reduction which will equal
ize conditions OF competition for the
farmer as we'll as for the manufactur-
er, and which will maintain for labor
an adequate standard of. living.
I respectfully ask the support OF
those who believe my election would
be for the best interest Of the state
Respectfully,
H. H. AAKER.
i Fargo, n. D., April 6, 1914. I'D