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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05


ferred to the committee on interior
waters.
The Senate concurred in the action
of the House, but subsequently on mo-
ton by Mr.. Boynton of Lincoln, the
vote whereby the petition was referred
in concurrence was reconsidered.
On further motion by the same Sem
ator the petition vas tabled.
The following bills, petitions. etc.
were presented and on recommends
ton Of the committee on reference of
bills. We're referred to the following
committees:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
BY Mr.. Murphy Of Cumberland: Re-
solve in favor Of st. Ellzabeth's Ro-
man Catholic Asylum of Portland, Me.
Claims
BY Mr.. CONANT of Waldo: Resolve
in favor of Gorham p. Grant Of Win
terport for refund Of money paid in
lieu of Military Service in the late war
Of the Rebellion.
Inland Fisheries and Game
By Mr.. MURPHY Of Cumberland:
Resolve in favor of the Raymond Fish
Hatchery to provide for additional
feeding pools.
By Mr.. ALLEN of Kennebec: Re-
solve for the purpose Of operating the
Fish Hatcheries and Feeding Stations
for Fish and for the protection of fish,
game and birds and for printing the
report of the Commissioners Of In
land Fisheries and Game.
By Mr.. BOYNTON Of Lincoln: Re-
solve in favor of the Maine State Mu-
scum.
Insane Hospitals
By Mr.. COLE of York: Resolve in
favor Of Augusta State Hospital to
appropriate five thousand dollars for
the purchase Of cows.
BY Mr.. COLE Of York: An Act adj
ditional to Chapter One Hundred and
Forty-four Of the Revised Statutes in
Relation to the Voluntary Admission
Of Patients to State Hospitals.
interior Waters -...,
BY Mr.. HERRICK Of Range!ey: Re-
solve in aid of Navigation on Rangeley
Lake. Mooselucmeguntic Lake and
Cupsupttc Lake. '.
Legal Affairs
BY Mr.. PRICE of sagadahoc: Petit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05

Jo S"C DTtu9oSs
By Mr.. Wise OF Guilford: Resolve in
favor of widening and otherwise repair
ing road In the town OF Abbot, county
OF Piscataquis, with statement OF facts.
By Mr.. Mckinley Of jackson: Resolye
in favor Of building a road around
Cook Hill. in the town of Jackson. with
statement OF facts.
by Mr.. Ranney Of VIM: Resolve in
favor of the town Of Rowland to aid
IN maintaining a bridge across the Pis-
cataquis River in the town of Rowland
with statement Of facts
BY the same gentleman: Resolve IN
favor Of the towns Of Enfield and How
land for repairing bridge across Pen.
obscot River, with statement OF facts.
BY Mr.. Wyman of Kingfield: Resoly.
in favor of Jerusalem and Crocker
townships. In Franklin County for the
repair and permanent Improvement or
nighways, with statement Of facts.
BY Mr.. Pollard Of Scion: Resolve 20
1avor OF repairing highway in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05

Mr.. MURPHY Of Cumberland: Mr.
President, 1 move that the vote whereby
we referred the report of the joint spec
ial committee in regard to the estab-
lishment of reformatory for women,
with the accompanying act, be reconsed-
cred. .s 49,.
The motion was agreed to- p.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Judge Silwold yesterday reoonven.
ed court after vacation Of three
days and judgment was pronounced
in the Harry Stringfellow cases. Mr..
Stringfellow received q fine of 1000
on the nuisance case, in which he was
found guilty of keeping an open and
visible place for the selling of intox-
icating liquors. On this count the
amount of bond was placed at 81, 500.
On the other count in which Mr..
Stringfellow was gound guilty of
bootlegging he was given fine of
$4,000 and bond was fixed at 100000.
He is confined in the county jail
awaiting bonds. t..
:. Following the pronouncing of sjudg
ment in the two above named cases
the court took up the case of Lunt
vs. Lunt The case grew out of the
making of a contract by Mr.. Lunt in
which he decided to his children the
lands and property of which he was
possessed in return for which the
children were to keep him as long as
he lived. Since the making of the
contract Mr.. Lunt has remarked. and
wishes to recover the property until
his death. Witnesses in the case
were called and were being examined
this morning
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
THIRD STUDY CENTER
Mahaska County Teachers Enjoy
Another Fine Meeting.

The third Study Center of the Ma
haska county teachers was held on
Saturday with just about the same
record of attendance which attended
the last one. The instructors were
unusually interesting and gave some
most practical and helpful suggest
ions for work in the schools. Some
of the teachers present made the re-
mark that the work given Saturday
was work which she could apply at
once in her work. The statement
that the work of Saturday was more
in direct line with the present work
in the different schools comes from
a number of rural and town teachers.
The next Study Center will be held
December 18th, and at that time f. J.
Hart will give work in Geography,
and Miss Lenore Shanewise will give
the work in reading. One of the in
structors in Saturdays session used
the stereoptieon slides in illustrating
his work for the day, which added to
the instructive value of the subjects.
November 26 and q are the dates
set for the first Community meet.
ings OF the Barnes City consolidated
schools. They are making extensive
plans for the occasion and it will be
held the two days that all may avail
themselves of the chance to visit the
schools and get acquainted with the
teachers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
BURNS SCHOLARSHIP
0skaloosa Contributions Are For
warded by Mr.. WOOdsOn.

Editor Herald: You will please find
enclosed a correct list and the con.
tributions for the James A. Burns
scholarship which ] promised to Sc
cure shortly after his great lecture
here at the Chautauqua Association.
Please permit me to thank you and
all the contributors and friends in Os-
kaloosa who have assisted me in max
ing good this promise to President
Burns. The response from those to
whom ! appealed was with cheerful
ness and confidence and it made my
work in this matter most gratifying.
The money was sent by draft from
the Peoples Trust and Savings bank
on November goth, and list such as
| beg you to publish below was left
with the bank, AMI list and a copy
sent to President Burns along with
the draft
If there are others who still wish to
help this school, they may do so by
turning in their subscriptions to me
or to any of the banks, or by sending
the same direct to Mr.. Burns al
Oneida, Clay county, Kentucky.
Very truly yours,-George H. Wood
son, Buxton, Iowa.
The list follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
CITY SEWER MATTERS
Are Discussed and Adjusted by
Council in Special Session.

A special session of Oskaloosa city
council was held Monday evening with
the business in hand to spread the
assessment of the block of new sewer
built on B avenue, west of the M. &
St L. tracks to G street, a little less
than three hundred feet. The toal cos
of he work was $38414 of which
amount for manole, lamp hole and
other work the city OF OskaloOsa pays
$500. The remainder is assessed to
properties benefited. One objection to
the assessment, that of the Oliverson
property was filed with the city clerk
Thomas Carlin but as this property
had paid for tappage upon another
sewer 1t was not assesslble and was
not considered in the B avenue work.
The assessment was ordered spread
as made by city engineer Horace
Hawkins
The matter of installation of new
towel and toilet room cabinets was re.
ferred to the claims committee.
The Burkes sewer problem was
brought to the surface again last
night. On the agreement of the city
to permit Mr. Burkes to go where he
willed for the disposition of his sew
age, If he would settle his Penn Ad'
dition sewer assessment, the property
owner settled or the new sewer as
sessment against his ground and elect
ed to empty into the Penn College
sewer, south of his home. Work was
started. In the meat time Penn Col
lege intervenes and orders work stop
ped, but agrees if Mr.. Burkes will pay
$25. 90 additional for a tappage fee the
trench may proceed across the college
ground.
1t was agreed that the mayor and
city engineer together with Mr.. Men
denhall of the sewer committee should
call upon President Edwards of the
college and place the details Of the
matter before him for adjustment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
ROSE HILL BOY WINS
Gets Free Trip to California For
Raising Best Acre Of Corn.

Clarence Fowler of X. r. 2, Rose
Hill, won the first prize in the Ma.
haska county contest for the Boys
Acre Corn Club, growing 111.7 bush
els of corn measured on dry shelled
basis" AS a prize for his efforts and
success in the contest, a trip to the
Panoma Expeditions at San Francis
co and San Diego, Calf, has been
awarded him with expenses paid by
the Farmers National Bank.
The $4,000 given by the bank will
defray all the expenses of the trip to
the California coast and back Clar-
ence Fowler with 43 other susseccful
corn growers of Iowa will leave Ames
Saturday morning, under the care of
one of the Ames professors. How
long the trip will last and how ex-
tensive the travel has not yet been
announced. The contest was conduct.
ed under the rule of the we'll known
and country wide organized Boys
Acre Club. The results of the sum-
mers crop were determined by the
agricultural department of the Iowa
State College and the trip financed
by the local Farmers National bank,
Forty four counties have adopted this
method of keeping the boys interests
on the farm and forty-four boys, who
won first place in their county will
make the trip to California.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
RURAL ROUTE PROTEST
Mahaska County Farmers Against
Curtailment of Service.

Directors of the Mahaska County
Farmers Institute have taken advance
ground in defense OF the Mahaska Co.
Free Delivery system as it now it.
They may put up losing fight, but,
fight they will.
Special meeting of the directors
was called for Saturday to take mp
business incidental to the organization
but the men, representative OF the
farming interests of the county took
action upon something else that was
a paramount issue with them, the cur
tailment of the rural mail delivery
service of the county.
Resolutions of protest against the
changing of the service or looking to.
ward the combining Of any of the
routes now being carried were adopted
by unanimous vote. These will be for
warded to congressman Ramseyer of
the Sixth district to be presented to
the pOstottice department or Postmas-
ter General Burleson, If the head Of
the department can be reached.
The directors took up this matter
as 1t interests the Institute people and
patrons and as this Is the first time
opportunity has been presented where
in the farming community could voice
a protest in representative meeting.
Business matters connected with the
management of the institute were
handled and work started looking to,
ward the next institute to be held in
Oskaloosa in January 1916.
Program and premium list is to be
printed and distributed and other work
and arrangements accomplished.
Committees appointed are instruct
ed to get together and take up their
several duties Immediately.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
BRIDCEANDROAD WORK
Suspended In Some Places And Re-
newed In Others.

One road gang Is off the roads for
the winter, Mr.. Orr and his men hav-
ing pulled in only yesterday. And
while some of the road men are end.
ing the seasons work, other work is
being started on bridges. Whitlatch
is starting bridge No. 3S in Harrison
township this Tuesday morning, near
old Muchakinock.
Bridge number SO in Black Oak is
complete; bridge number % in White
Oak will be completed this week and
bridge number Is In Prairie township
is complete. . .e
The big White Truck is at work on
the Knoxville road with the grader,
and an effort will be made today to
start the big engine on the Fremont
road again. - .v ,. 3. c...-
Van Patten has finished the fill on
bridge number ID, Black Oak town.
ship, and will move east to two other
bridges for fills on the Pella road on
"Wednesday or Thursday. t-at .l
Thomas is still working on the fill
at bridge number SIS In Prairie town.
ship. tr IT,, s. =
Another car load of rock from the
state penitentiary at Anamosa ar
rived in the city yesterday. This
makes load number 8, with probably
TWO more to follow, Hf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
TEN DEAD, z HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
ACTORS DIE WHEN SHOW sPE.
cIAL AND PASSENGER COLLIDE
ONE VICTIM BEGS FOR DEATH
Proprietor Of Carnival Troupe Caught
in Burning Debris Pleads Win
Trainmen to XIII Him, But
Dies of injuries.

Columbus, Ca, Nov. 23.-Ten per-
sons are known to be dead and twelve
injured as the result of a collision on
the Central of Georgia railroad about
eight miles from Columbus. Passen-
ger train No. 2, from Birmingham to
Macon, collided headon with a special
train carrying the Con T. Kennedy
Carnival company from Atlanta to
Columbus.
The wreck caught fire Immediately
after the crash.
The known dead include Fred
Kempf. proprietor Of one of the shows,
and his wife, who were burned to
death while onlookers were powerless
to rescue them. Mrs. Kempfs body
was recovered. Rescuers found Kempf
with his body half free. He begged
trainmen to kill him rather than let
him burn to death. Frantic efforts
were made to rescue him, but without
avail. -,.,. d.,
The Kennedy shows had completed
weeks engagement in Atlanta and
were to open Tuesday in Columbus.
Error Caused Wreck.
The engineers OF both trains mirac.
ulously escaped death. Engineer
Johnson of the carnival train. who
was brought here slightly injured, de-
clared that his orders were for clear
track with rs minutes to get into the
Columbus yards. The passenger train
he said, had orders to take a siding
and await the carnival special, but by
error ran in on the main line and
started for Macon.
The injured were brought to the
Columbus hospital. The smoldering
ruins of the wreckage are being
searched for bodies Of victims.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
HIS LAST SERMON HERE
Rev. Horton Closes Rectorship Of
St. James Episcopal Church.

Sunday marked the end of the Rec.
torship of Rev. Thomas Horton in
this city, and the membership of st.
James Episcopal church parted with
him in tears and with sincere regrets.
He has been here just two years and
In that time has made many friends
both within and outside the church.
all of whom are sorry to see him and
his sister, Miss Mary Horton leave Os-
kaloosa.
Rev. Horton will begin his new
work aschaplain of st. Katherine's
school in Davenport, January /, and
in the mean time will accept a mum,
Der of engagements to hold services
In Chicago and in Wisconsin. He will
deliver the Thanksgiving sermon at
the Cathedral in Davenport The Hor,
tons will leave Oskaloosa on Wednes
day afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
THE MADISON SCHOOLS
First Places Won by Irma Smith
and Irene Freeman.

The patrons, teachers and pupils of
the West Center, Prime, Pleasant
Ridge, Madison No. and Madison
schools held their township contest at
the Madison church Friday evening at
s o'clock. The meeting was exception
ally well attended and the interest of
the company was shown in their at
tentiOn and their helpful presence. A
program had been prepared by the
teachers and the patrons which was
a most pleasant feature of the enter
tainment. The decision of the judges
resulted in the first place in Glass
"B" being given to lrma Smith of
Prime school and the second place in
class "B" was given to Helen Stew
enson of Pleasant Ridge school. First
place in class "a was given to Trent
Freeman of West Center and the Sec
ond place in class "A" was given to
Retha Clayworth. Following is the
program as rendered:
Song, Hurrah for Our Schools-Mad-
ison school.
Paper, The Joy in Work-Miss Faye
Lyle of Lincoln school,
Instrumental Solo-Mable Blom of
Madison school.
Class B.--Recitation, The Cry of In
ter.
Recitation, The Owl and the Pussy
Cat-Helen Stevenson.
Recitation, Jack the Giant Killer
Erma Smith of Prime Neighborhood.
Song, Be Careful What You Sow
West Center pupils.
Instrumental Solo-Clara Coffin OF
Madison school.
Song, Santa Lucia-Girls of Madi-
son school.
Paper, Consolidation and Modern
Education-Mr. Freeman of West Cen
ter. $685.
Song. Uncle Ned-Carl Blom, Ray
mond Cruzen, Ollie Daily and Elmer
Klein of Madison.
Song, There Were Shepherds Abid-
ing-7West Center.
Paper, The Art of Story Telling
Beryl Barrowman of Prime school
Instrumental Solo-Nona Daily of
Madison.
Duet, Ding Dong Bell-Vada Blom
and Clara Coffin of Madison.
Glass A Recitation, It's Nothing to
Me- Reatha Clayworth of Prime.
Recitation, Who's Afraid?--Irene
Fireman OF West Center.
Recitation, Playing Tableau-Ed.
ward DeReus of Pleasant Ridge.
Instrumental Solo-Helen Voss of
West Center.
Talk-Mr. Frank Else of West Gen.
ter.
Solo, My Turkey IT'S of Thee-Carl
Blom of Madison
Song, Boys May Whistle but Girls
Must Sing-Madison school.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
LAND PATENTS FILED
Old Time Instruments Are Made
Part of Public Records.

A patent was recorded in the Office
of the county recorder yesterday in
which the signature of Franklin
Pierce appears. The patent is from
the United States to Jason Rice, and
was done by an Act of Congress ap.
proved on March %. 1852, and signed
by Assistant Secretary H. E. Baldwin
for Mr.. Pierce. The patent is re-
corded upon sheepskin parchment
and bears the seal of the United
States. Another certified patent from
the State of Iowa to Henry Cheezam.
comes from the Office of the Secre-
tary of State in Des Moines, is an Act
of Congress approved August 8, 1886.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
MEXICO ROCKED BY QUAKE
Many Towns Across Border Report
- pamage-Shoek Felt as Far
North as San Diego, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 22.-Accom.
panying an earthquake shock that
rocked the southwest. damaged build
ings in Mexico and the Imperial val
ley, and hurled pedestrians from their
feet, volcano at Andrade, Mexico,
across the line from Yuma, became &C
tive. The Coronado electric plant was
crippled by the shock and wires were
shaken down. The tremor lasted Ave
minutes. Corona, Ell Centre, CaIexico.
Mexicali, Coronado and Yuma report
ed shocks. At Celexico walls were
cracked and buildings damaged, and
at FL Centre pedestrians were hurled
to the street.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
WILL Be PROSECUTED
Huntsmen and Others Would Better
Leave Electric Line Alone.

Montezuma Palladium: The good
craftsmanship of some nimrods mas
caused the light company more or
less trouble along the high voltage
line between here and Oskaloosa. 1t
seems as II these would.be hunters,
falling to bag any game, get even by
shooting at the insulators. Yesterday
the Juice" was off while seven insul
ators we're being replaced. Six of
them were down along South Skunk
and the other about Ave miles south
of town. The manager Of the light
company says II the shooters can be
located they will be required to ex-
plain their actions in court. A severe
penalty is attached to q conviction
for such an offense.
Section No. 4S07, Code of Iowa.
relating to tampering with meters or
apparatus, reads:
'Tf any person maliciously break
down and destroy or injure and de-
face any electric light, telegraph or
telephone instrument; or in any way
cut, break or injure the wires of any
apparatus thereto belonging; or shall
willfully tap, cut, injure, break, dis
connect, connect, or make any con.
nection with or destroy any of the
wires, mains, pipes, conduits, meters,
or other apparatus belonging to. or
attached to the power plant or dis
tribution system of any electric light
plant, electric motor, gas plant or
water plant: or shall aid or abet any
other person In so doing, he shall be
imprisoned in the penitentiary not
more than five years, or be fined not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or i'm
prisoned in the county jail not more
than one year, or by both such fine
and punishment, at the discretion Of
the court.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
ORDER BLOCKADE
AGAINST GREECE
ALLIES AWAIT REPLY TO kITcH
ENERs DEMANDS.
ARE READY TO SHE'LL PORTS
Allied Fleet is Prepared for Action
Against Constantine. Must Join
AnsIo-French Forces or De-
mobilize Army.

London, Nov. 22-The complete
commercial and economic blockade
against Greece, it was learned here,
was the first step taken by the allies
to force compliance with the demand
made by Earl Kitchener on King Con-
stantine that Greece either join the al
lies, in accordance. with her treaty
obligations and promises, or demobil-
izG her army at once.
The Greek cabinet is again in SEES
sion and the decision should be known
in few hours. Allied troops are still
landing regularly at Saloniki and a
large allied fleet is in that port ready
for action If the Greek decision should
force il. *.
Explains Reason Tor Blockade.
Athens, Nov. ga statement is
sued by the British legation here re-
garding the blockade Of Greece by the
allied pow ers says:
p in view u. the attitude adopted by
the Hellei.ic government in regard to
certain questions concerning the Sc
curity and liberty Of action to which
the allied troops are entitled under
the conditions of their disembarka'
ton on Greek territory, the allied
powers judged it necessary to take
measures which will have the object
of suspending the commercial and
economic facilities Greece has hither
to enjoyed.
No Intent to coerce.
There is no intention on the part
of the allied powers to coerce Greece
to depart from her attitude Of neu
trality which she believes best
serves her interests, but the allied
powers have been obliged to take
cogAizance of certain illusions tc
the possibility of measures which, Il
taken by the Hellenic government
would be contrary to the assurances
received. .'. - '.''
When all doubt in regard to these
matters has been dissipated the alliet
powers will be happy to remove the
obstacles now imposed on merchan
disc consigned to Greece and ACCORD
all those facilities naturally attend
ing normal relations"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
U. S. WOMAN LOST IN SERBIA
New York Dispatch Says Walter Far.
we'll Is HurryIng to Join In
Search for Wife.

New York, Nov. 22.-The World
prints a report that Mrs. Mildred Will
Hams Farwell Of Chicago has disap-
peared in Serbia, where she had gone
to write of the Teutonic advance to-
ward Constantinople. Walter Farwell.
her husband, is on the Atlantic, hurry
ing to join in the search for her. 1t is
feared she may have remained at
Monastir during the bombardment
and been wounded or killed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
MANY MORE men
TO Be EMPLOYED
WADE SUGGESTS CHANGES IN
FEDERAL COURT TERMS.
YOUTH ROBS HIS GRANDMOTHER
Mason City Pastor Objects to Pre-,
sentation Of 1.-THE Birth of a Ma
tion"-Rescue Fish Put In Iowa
RiVer--Webster Co. Pensions.

Oelwein, Nov. g3:-Improvements
amounting to $4,000 in the general
shops of the Chicago Great Western
railroad when completed will give
employment to FIVE hundred more
men within thirty days railroad Off.
Gals said today.
There are now 1880 employed at
the shop and they aim to increase
that number to 1890. The monthly
payments to the $500 is $24O. 900, and
this will be greatly increased.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
Perkers are Held un.

Three pure bred hogs. shipped from
Washington. Iowa to Honolulu. are
being held up at Reno. New. because
the California authorities will not per-
init Iowa live stock to pass through
that state. All Iowa stock is barred
from entering California. It is pos
sible that the porkers will have to be
routed some other way In order for
them to reach their destination in
Honolulu.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25
Chance Of Court Terms.

Ottumwa, Nov. 3D. ottumwa may
have. two weeks of federal court in
both the spring and fall according to
a new schedule which has been com,
piled by Judge Martin j. Wade and
which will be presented to congress
or approval within the next two
weeks.
upon the following dates: o..
Council Bluffs, February 90; Oct. 81.
ottumwa, March q; October II.
Creston. March 81: September 10.
Keokuk, April 4; November IA.
Davenport, April IS; October 3.
Des Moines, May q: November rs.