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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01
WELL KNOWN VETERAN
GOES TO FINAL REWARD
Captain F.W. Flood Passed Away
Yesterday Mornins-.-Funeral
Today.

After long and usefll lie,
Captain F. w. Flood, nearly S5
years of age, passed away at his
hume one mile northwest of Co
lumbus yesterday morning about
10 o'clock. Funeral services will
be held at Piney Grove cemetery
northeast of Columbus at 0 o'clo X
this morning conducted by R n.
W. C. Galceran. The member Of
the local Masonic lodge, of W lch
Capt. Flood was a member viii
be present in a body.
The deceased had been i bad
health for several month and
his death. while expecred, vas Q
sad blow to his loved OF 5 and
friends.
During the Civil war captain
Flood was a captain o. the 8tI
Confederate Calvary, q d was i
gallant and faithful SO lier. RI
sixteen years past h has be e
justice of the peace m this q it
and has made an e Icient IN
painstaking officer. lie wgs
consistent member i the hris
tian church and lived a ccn ,cief
tious and upright te.
He leaves a des oted VIII { an
many friends to mourn lis d,
mise.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Mr.. P. w. Maer and family,
Mr.. Sid Street. Jr.. and family.
Mr.. J. I. Searcy and family ex-
pect to leave this week for the
coast to spend a fortnight.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Messrs. j. j. Langdon and q.
S. Harper, Of Reform, Ala, are
spending ten days at Kolola
Springs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

LOST:-A crucifix, with ini.
tials, Il. |. B. on same. Find.
er will please return to this office.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Shapiro,
who motored to Helena, Ark.
about ten days ago. have return
ed home. They were accompan-
led home by Mrs. Shapiro, of
Sumner.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Mrs. C. G. Downey and little
son spent the past week with re-
latives in Millport. Ala.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Mr.. A.. B. Smit !, Of Aberdeen,
spent Friday an Sstugf lay here
the guest of NJ. and Mrs. 2. R.
Simms.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Vote for a man for governor.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-01

Read the want ads. I"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04

Fort Madison, Feb. 3.-William F.
PEBBLES, serving a five year sentence
from Woodbury. county for arson,
made a peculiar and unsuccessful at
tempt to escape from the penitentiary
Monday evening, He succeeded in
getting two blocks away before he
was appTehended. His attempt was
in some ways amusing. He is ordi-
narily employed about the old cell
house, which is near the front gates.
Watching his chance he followed a
wagon out the big iron doors, depos-
iting with the tower guard pass
which he had written and which read:
Deputy. PEBBLES, 10378, wants to
bid Mrs. Sanders goodby and to get
an arrnful of straw at the barn to
pack his things. He goes home on
parole tonight. Armstrong, guard"
The tower guard caught the forgery
at once, though PEBBLES was perhaps
humid Cd yards away before he had
hoisted and read the note. Luckily
two guards happened outside the wall
at the time and at the instance of the
tower guard, gave chase, overtaking
the prisoner near the river.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
IOWAN IN GERMAN CAPITAL
Herbert c. Hoover in Berlin for Con-
ference. Success of Belgian Re-
lief is at Stake.

Berlin (via London), Feb. 3.-Her-
bert c. Hoover, chairman of the
American Belgian relief committee,
has arrived in Berlin for an import
ant conference with the German gov
eminent.
So important are these negotiations
that it may be said that upon them
depends whether American relief
measures in Belgium can be contin-
ued or not
With Hoover are DR.. Wycklffe
Rose and Ernest BiCknell who have
been investigating conditions in Bel
GUM and Russian Poland on behalf
of the Rockefeller foundation and the
American Red Cross. These two
Americans are in Berlin to consider
the establishment of relief organi-
cation for Poland.
A condition to the undertaking is
the pledge of the German and the
Austrian governments not to requisi-
ton from the inhabitants any food
stuffs whataoever for the use of the
German and Austrian armies in Po-
land
There is good reason to believe
these pledges will be given, but if
they are not the relief measures for
Poland as at present planned will
have to be abandoned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
POLAND IS CRYING FOR FOOD
Women and Little Children Are Dy-
ing from HunCer.-Thcy Appeal
for Aid.

BY Karl II. Won Wiegand, United
Press staff correspondent, Berlin,
(By wireless to Sayyille, L. ~ Feb.
3.-Poland is crying for food. Her
women and little children are dying
from hunger Her soil is drencEcd
with blood. The best of her youth
have been sacrificed to slaughter
while countless numbers of her pcO-
pie have been driven from their
homes and face death by starvation.
This is Glands plight as leading
women of the suffering country pic
tured it today. Through the chief of
the Polish National committee they
asked the United Press to make an
appeal to the women of America ask
ing their sisters to do all in their
power to aid the starving people of
Poland by sending any gifts to the
Chief of the Polish National Commit
tee, NeuthOrgaSse No. 9, Vienna, Au-
stria- hungary. From Vienna the
American contributions will be sent
direct to the starving refugees.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
THE DOPE HABIT
MAKES BURGLAR
Of YOUNG MAN
BREAKS AND ENTERS DOCTORS
OFFICE TO GET MORPHINE.
SWlTCHMAN INJURED AT PERRY
Convict at Fl. Madison Makes Unsuc.
cessfuI Attempt to Escape, Which
in Some Ways Was Amusing
TT. Dodge Man is Murderer.

Waterloo Feb.3.-Craving for drugs
is alleged to have led Frank Griffin,
aged %, into the arms of two waiting
officers last evening. The young
man was taken into custody in the
Office of DR.. Sidney Smith and he will
be arraigned either on a state charge
of breaking and entering or be sent
to the inebriate asylum at Knoxville.
For several days DR.. Smith and DR..
Porterfield have been missing drugs
from their cases. For three consec-
utive evenings DR.. Smith has lost a
quantity of morphine. The police
department was appealed to and de-
tectives were stationed in DR.. Smiths
office.
Young Griffin has been taking treat
ments for the dope" habit and visit
ed DR.. Smiths Office. He is alleged
to have used 100 tablets day but
since taking the treatments had re-
duced the number to four a day.
The detectives took charge of the
situation as soon as the physician de-
parted. Several times the door was
tried but not until later did the young
man make an effort to effect an en-
trance. While the officers were hid
ing in the ark the young man raised
the transom and dropped into the
room, but was placed under arrest
before he found the desired drug.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
STRIKERS WANT JOBS BACK
Strike at Plant of Bowker Fertilizer
Company at Elizabeth, New Jer-
sey, Comes to An End.

Elizabeth, n. j., Feb. 3.--The strike
at the plant of the Bowker Fertilizer
company here, which began a week
ago while the strike among the en-
ployes of the American Agricultural
Chemical company at Roosevelt was
on in full force, ended last night.
The workers applied for their Old
p sitiOns at the scale Of wages-$1GO
for tcn.hOur day--in effect when
they struck Fifteen of the seventy
who walked out were rc-emplOyed,
the remainder being told that there
would be no work for them until the
Roosevelt strike was settled.
twenty-five more workmen were
taken on at the Armour plant at
Roosevelt whose men returned to
work Monday as the result of the re-
stOration of the So a day wage. The
other two plants of the American
Agricultural Chemical company have
not conceded the So wage demanded
by the strikers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
IOWA MAY MAKE
TH|RTY-SECOND
FOR AMENDMENT
STATE MAY HAVE DISTINCTION
OF CALLING A CONVENTION.
THE PROHIBITION OF POLYGAMY
Senator Henry W. Grout of Waterloo
Hao Prepared Resolution for In
PRODUCTION Soon, Which Has the
Support of the w. c. T. U.

Des Moines, Feb 3.-Iowa may
have the distinction of calling a ma
tional constitutional convention to
| provide constitutional prohibition of
polygamy. Thirty-one states have al,
ready passed the resolution demand
ing such a convention. But one more
is needed. Senator Grout of Water
loo will introduce the resolution ask.
ing congress to call this convention
within the next few days.
The resolution has been prepared
by the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union and its adoption will be
urged by this organization. Mem
bers Of the senate will be given sta
tistiCs by the women workers show
ing that the growth of mOrmonism
has increased during the past eighty
years from one to every 1,125,000
population to one to every pa, 900
population. They are also calling
attention to the fact that Germany
expelled mormon missionaries, Swe-
den has done the same, and Holland
and Denmark have been considering
similar action.
The thirty-one states that have al
ready passed the resolution that will
be presented by Senator Grout are
New York. West Virginia, Delaware,
Missouri, Maine, North Dakota, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylva-
mia, Minnesota, California, Washing
ton Arkansas, Georgia, Nebraska
New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma
South Dakota, Montana, Texas, Yer
mont, Colorado, Kansas, Tennessee,
Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Maryland
Oregon, Illinois and Michigan.
The circuit resolution, will read as
follows:
Whereas, 1t appears from investi-
CATION recently made by the Senate
of the United States and otherwise,
that Polygamy still exists in certain
places in the United States, notwith-
standing prohibitory statutes enacted
by the several states thereof, and
Whereas, The practice of POlyga-
my is generally condemned by the
people of the United States, and there
is a demand tor more effectual pro-
hibition thereof by placing the sub
ject under Federal jurisdiction and
control at the same time reserving to
each state the right to make and en-
force its own laws relating to mar
rage and divorce, now, therefore,
Resolved, That the application be
made and is hereby made to Congress
under the provisions of Article V of
the Constitution Of the United States
for the calling of convention to pro.
pose an amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, whereby
polygamy and polygamous cohabita-
ton shall be prohibited, and Congress
shall be given power to enforce such
prohibition By appropriate legsla-
ton"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
DIVORCE SUIT NAMES EX-GOV
California Photographer Accuses For
mer Illinois Chief Executive of
Riding With His Wife.

San Francisco, Feb. 8. Richard
Yates. former governor of Illinois, is
named as correspondent in a divorce
complaint filed by Edward r. Free
man, a photographer of Eureka.
against Emma B. Freeman
The complaint alleges that Mrs.
Freeman and Yates travelled together
from Eureka Cal, to San Francisco
in July, 1918
"FaIse," Says Mr.. Yates.
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. ,. - Former
Governor Richard Yates at his home
denies all the charges made against
him in the divorce suit filed against
him in San Francisco.
"All the allegations are false" said
Mr. Yates. Further than that | do
not care to discuss the matter"
Mr., Yates was in California on a
lecture tour at the time named in the
acton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
STREET CAR co. wins POINT
Supreme Court Grants an Extension
Of Time to June %, to Des
Mo.nes Concern.

Des Moines, Feb. 3.-The street car
company scored in its war with the
city over a franchise when the SUI
preme court issued an order today
extending the time limit for securing
a franchise from March % to June
%. The same court two years ago
held that the company had no fran
chlse and must vacate the city streets
upon March % unless it got fran
chise. In similar case in the federal
court between the city and water
company the court held that the city
had lost its right because it did not
take over the plant by the stated time
and refused to extend the time to
take IL over.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
SWitchman Injured.

Perry, Feb. 3.-W. A. Parsons, a
Milwaukee switchman, who has been
working in the Perry yards, is laid up
at the Kings Daughters hospital suf-
tering with injuries which may prove
fatal. The draw-bar on a freight car
pulled out and he was caught between
two heavy cars. He was picked up
in an unconscious condition, and it
was over an hour before he was
brought to. Several ribs are broken,
there are two bad wounds on one arm
and his chest and back muscles are
severely strained.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04

Fort Dodge, Feb. 3.-Zell Williams
was found guilty of manslaughter in
the district court here today on a
charge of having caused the death Of
J. B. Bedell on Dec. 2, of last year.
He will be sentenced a week from to-
day. Mrs. May Wilson, his sister,
entered a plea of guilty to a charge
of assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury and was sentenced to
year in the state reformatory at
Anamosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Ship Purchase Dead.

Washington, Feb 3.-lts friends
virtually conceded this afternoon that
the ship purchase bill is dead. The
bolt of the seven democrats to join
the republicans in the agreement to
send the bill back to a hostile COM
mittee was regarded as having been
entirely successful. The democrats
who joined the republicans in the
ship purchase fight were denounced
as traitors and virtually read out OF
the party by Senator Stone in the
senate this afternoon
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
WANTPAY EVERY TWO WEEKS
Senators Being Flooded With Petit
tons From All Over State Urs-
ing the Frailey Bill.

..Des Moine8, Fab. 3.-Senators are
being flooded with petitions from all
over the state urging the passage OF
a bill introduced by Frailey OF Fort
Madison providing for semi-monthly
payment OF wages by railroads. The
10000 or more railroad employees OF
the state are vitality interested in the
bill, Under the present system they
are forced oftentimes to wait more
than month for their pay. which
does not enable them to take advan-
tage OF the opportunities to secure
groceries. wearing apparel and the
like at reduced price by paying
cash,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Pal Also Taken.

Council Bluffs, Feb. 3.-Charles
Montgomery, friend of Roy Boise,
who was captured January 10, when
he tried to hold up Albert Erickson
OF Monona county, was arrested here
on suspicion of being Montgomery's
companion in crime and taken to the
Onawa jail today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Widow Awarded $4,000.

les MOines, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Nettie A.
AVise was awarded $4,000 damages
in District Judge De CRAFTS court.
Mrs. Avise sought $4,000 from the
InterUrban Railway company, al.
leging thatthe company's negligence
was responsible for the death of her
husband. John A. Avise, who was
swept from a box car by low hang
ing trolley wire June 30.1913.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Banker Sent to Prison,

Muskogee, Okla, Feb 3. - w. B.
Crump, SIS years old, president of
bank at Wynnewood, Okla, was SEN
fenced in the federal court to serve
a year and day in prison and pay
a fine of $4,000 for violation of the
Mann act.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
1.27o German Jurlsta Killed.

Berne, Switzerland. (Via Parisl.
Feb, g. According to official state
ments given out in Berlin. 1879 Ger
man jurists have been killed In the
present war. This total IS made up
of six professors, 275 judges. $40 law
yers, SS4 assessors and 424 barristers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Williams Defeats Wallace.

New York Feb. 3.-Kid Williams
of Baltimore, the worlds bantam
weight champion, who is matched
to meet Johnny Kilbane, the feather
weight title holder, met and defeated
Eddie Wallace, a Brooklyn feather
weight in ten round bout in Brook
lyn last night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
The 1915 PLAYING Schedule.

New York, Feb 3.--In addition to
the adoption of the playing schedule
for the coming season several other
matters of Importance will occupy the
attention of the American league club
owners during their meeting, which
began here today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Registration in Chicago.

Chicago, Feb 3.-Interest in the
incoming mayoralty campaign Offset
unpleasant weather conditions yes
terday and brought out a registration
of 134,747 voters, 1888 OF whom
were men and 5S,S64 women
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
WOMEN DECIDED IN JOLIET
Their Vote Adopts the Commission
Form of Government. The Men
Opposed the Plan.

Joliet, H.. Feb. 3.--Women voters
yesterday gave Joliet the commission
form of government
After the proposition had been de-
feated at two former elections it was
carried in spite of mons majority
vote against It,
The vote stood: Men, yes. 2.94S; no
3.123. Women. yes 2,5OS: no 1926.
Total. yes 5,45osno 5,o4s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Reinforecments to Africa.

Berlin, Feb. 3. - Reinforcements
have left Lisbon for the Portuguese
possession of Angola on the west
coas tot Africa, according to adyices
received here. German colonial
troops, have now occupied the greater
part of Angola.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
No Rebatlna Of Taxes.

G. &C.. Munroe. formerly county
treasurer, gave the city council some
valuable information Monday evening
concerning the rebating OF taxes. The
Board OF Supervisors is without pow
er to rebate anything once ii goes on
the books. unless there is an efrone-
GUS entry
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Raise Price of Bread.

Chicago, Feb. with -four having
reached the war price yesterday of
$500 a barrel and wheat $1.65 bush
ell, bakers throughout Chicago today
raised bread prices to six and twelve
cents a loaf.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Gibbons Beats Murray.

Hudson, Wis, Feb. 3.-Tommy Glib
bons OF st. Paul was awarded news
paper decision over Fighting Billy"
Murray of San Francisco in ten
round bout here last night. The men
are middlewelghts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
j. S. READY TO RUSH TROOPS
It Is Thought Villa Forces Will At
tack Piedras Negras, and 5or-
der Will BE PatrolIed.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 3,-Rein-
forcements of approximately 1000
troops are ready CO be transferred to
the Mexican border at Eagle Pass,
Texas, to aid tAe border patrol in the
preservation Of neutrality should
Villa forces attack Picdras Negras. it
became known at headquarters of the
southern department last night. Cit
liens Of Eagle Pass and vicinity have
petitioned for sufficient force to
protect a large stretch of interna-
tional boundary. About / 500 men
are already on duty with headquar-
tiers at Eagle Pass, the force inClud-
ing the 18th Infantry, five troops of
cavalry and one battery OF field artil-
lery.
Villa Troops Take City -.
Washington, Feb. 3.-General Villa
tclcgraphed the convention agency
here last night that General Thomas
Urbina captured San Luis Potosi yes
terday and was in full control of the
city and vicinity. Urbina's column
is supposed to be the vanguard of the
Villa force marching on Tampico.
no details of the taking of San Luis
POtosi were given in the dispatch,
though it was intimatcd that the Car
rama garrison had evacuated without
a fight General Urbinas force num-
bered about 5000 men.
Report Confirmed.
FL PaSo, Texas Feb. 3.--Confrma-
ton of Washington reports Of the
capture of San Luis Potosi was re.
ceived in JuareZ. The city is an i'm
pOrtant railroad junction. Its cap
ture is the first step in Villas move
ment from AguaS Calientes to the At
lantic port Of TampicO. capture OF
which would afford him a seaport
which he now lacks.
The defeated commander Of the
Carranza garrison was General Eu-
geniO BenavideS, the former Villa
brigade commander who deserted his
leader at the time Of the flight from
Mexico City of Provisional President
Gutierrez. The Villa force was led
by General Urbin8 Villa remains at
Agua8 Calientes. General Villa him.
self described the battle in the follow.
ing telegram:
After a brief resistance which the
enemy made in places surrounding
San Luis POtOsi. that important CAPT
tai fell. A large number of prisoners
and munitions of war were captured,
General Urbna does not desire any
achievements. He says he has SUI,
ficient forces to take easily the port
of Tampico by joining with two other
columns in the vicinity"
It was announced also that railroad
traffic for freight and passengers had
been opened between San Luis Potosi
and FL Paso by way of Aguas Cali
entes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
Charter for Boy Scouts.

Washington, Feb S.-A bin to in
corporate the Boy Scouts OF America
Under a federal charter was favorably
reported blythe house judiciary
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
German battalion AnnlhiIated.

Petrograd, Feb, 3.--The anuihiIa-
ton OF an entire German battalion
belonging to the 224th infantry in the
lighting in the Carpathians Is claimed
here today, These dispatches con-
tain absolute confirmation or the re-
port that German armies are concen-
|trating in the southeast to aid the
Austrians.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04

Bagdad (by way OF Berlin, Feb. 3.
Surprised in a night attack by the
Turks. two English battalions at
Koruna at the junction of the Euphra-
ties and .Tigris rivers fired upon each
other, infiicting severe loss. At day
light English gunboats drove OF the
Turks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04

S' "ah VI 1'SSI QUINN.
London, Feb. "a dispatch to the
Morning Post from Petrograd says
that Russian submarines, besides
seriously damaging the German cruis-
er Gazelle recently in the Baltic, also
sank a German gunboat and that as
result of their activity the German
warships are no longer moving about
in the Baltic with their former free
DOM
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-21
RUSH AT P0ST0FFlCE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS

All records have been broken by the
Christmas rush at the Albuquerquc
po9Utficc this year. More letters and
packages have been sent and RE-
eeiNed than at any corresponding
period M the history of the local Of
flee, and The holiday season has only
5ust begun
Postmaster is about lho busiest man
loo Albuquerque this wcck He has
taken &c upon himself 10 see that the
patrons Ct the office. especially the
ladies receives every attention possi-
Die Desks and tables have been
placed out BIS the lobby 20 enable
those desiring 90 mail Christmas pack
ages to address them at The office.
and Mr. Roehl himself BIS 70 be found
az am times in Tie lobby ready 10 give
aid In his power to those Who need
iJ The extraordinary business of the
office s being handled without extra
help and the smouthness with which
the ush Use being disposed of Is due
primarily tU the personal efforts ef
the postmaster