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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
N. &S1.L. BUYS D. N. &FT. D
No Truth in Rumor that Former Roac
is to Pass to 500 Line or Can
adam Pacific Railway.

Minneapolis, Feb. 24.-Arter confer
ring with the Edmund Pennington
president Of the 500 Line, Newman,
Erb, president of the Minneapolis 4
st. Louis road, denied that negotia-
tons were being made to sell the NJ
& st. l.. to the 500 Line or to the
Canadian Pacific. MIR. Erb said that
his presence in Minneapolis concern
ed the taking over OF the Des Mones
& Fort Dodge road by the NJ. & St
L.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Des Moines & Fort Dodge road
was held Friday in Des Moines, when
the sale OF the 1874 miles of trackage
and all property to the NJ. & st. L.
was authorized. There will be another
meeting of the stockholders OF the NJ.
& st. l.. in Minneapolis Saturday,
when the transactions will be ratified.
Mr.. Erb was here to arrange the de-
tails OF the two meetings with w. Nj.
Bremen general counsel OF the NJ. Il
ST. l.. The St. Louis has operated the
Des Moines & Fort Dodge road, which
runs from Des MOineS to RuthVen, on
a lease for about three years. Nego-
tiations for the sale have been pend
ing for some time.
Concerning the rumOTed sale Of the
NJ. & St. L. to the 500 Line, Mr. Erb
said: "A few years ago l sold the Wis
Consin Central to the 500, and since
then every time Mr.. Pennington and
II meet there are reports that | am 60
ling to sell him anotherrailrOad. You
canforeVer set at rest all reports that
the Minneapolis & st. Louis is to be
sod. Neither is the Perc & Marquette
to be transferred to the 500 or the
Canadian Pacific"
Mr.. Erb and Mr.. Pennington were
together for an hour at noon in the
Ilatter's office, They then lunched at
the Minneapolis Club. Inasmuch as
therewere rumors current in Wall
street to the effect that Mr.. ETb's Wis
it west dealt with the sale of the NJ
& ST. L., it was thought that the plano
for the transfer were being made, al
though Mr.. Pennington had denied
the day before that the 500 line
would purchase the NJ. & St l..
! Il came here for the express pur
pose of meeting Mr.. Bremner to ar
range for the absorption of the Des
Moines and Fort Dodge road" Mr.
Erb said. There was absolutely NJ
significance in my meeting with Mr.
Pennington. We are close friends.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis IL
pre-eminently Minneapolis road ant
will always remain as such. We arr
improving the road every year. Since
we took over control we have purcha'
ed the Iowa Central, the Minnesota
Dakota and Pacific, the iowa Contra
western lines, and now with the ad
dition of the Des Moines road, we viii
have a system of ,654 miles. The sic
gan with us is Let us develop tn
Minneapolis & ST Louis. and not sci
1.-The road"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Communication oemoraIized.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 24.-Despite
the efforts of hundreds of linemen
and extra crews on the railroads, both
wire and rail communication in Kan
sas, Oklahoma and western Missouri
remain demoralized as the result OF
a heavy fall of wet snow accompanied
by high wind which swept over the
section.
Trains into Kansas City were all
late, some of them being from eight
to ten hours behind their schedules.
A number of points were cut off en-
tirely from communication. Street car
traffic here was badly crippled.
While the storm, according to the
local weather forecaster is over, rail.
road, telegraph and telephone officials
asserted it would be several days bel
fore traffic would be normal because
of the difficulty in reaching points
where repairs are needed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
STORM GENERAL over STATE
Oes Moines Confronted by Worst
Flood Since 1912-Hundreds of
Homes in Danger.

Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Des Moines
today is renewing with difficulty its
broken contact with the outside
world and fighting the most danger
Gus food possibilities since 1912.
The Des Moines river continued to
rise last night and at midnight the
water stood at the 1872 foot stage.
The Raccoon river which prom
Uses the most danger because of the
thickly settled lowlands south of it,
was reported falling rapidly, how
ever. Late last night it was running
perilOusly close to the top of the le-
yee-all that is saving the hundreds
of homes on the south side. Its
surface was many feet above the lev
ell of the ground. 1t however today
has fallen three feet since o'clock
Early last night a big section of
the strong concrete dam at Center
street gave way. The break is near
the east bank of the river The
height and speed of the river hid the
damage, however, and only a slight
depression in the surface of the water
rushing over the dam showed where
the wall had broken. The water
below the dam is very little lower
than that above it and the current in
the river is terrific.
Wire communication between Des
MOines and surrounding cities still is
almost completely broken.
The Postal and Western Union Tel
egraph companies are almost unable
to penetrate to the world outside.
Most Of the trouble is within a radius
of twenty-five miles from Des Moines
The Postal late yesterday got wire
to Kansas City and was able to reach
Omaha and Chicago BY way of Kan
sas City.
The Western Union got into touch
with Chicago also. This company
reports that their wires are broken in
! five hundred places between Des
Moines and Van Meter. 1t will re.
quire two days for the telegraph COM
panies to restore service to anything
approaching normal Telephone SER
vice was similarly crippled and the
difficulty of repair is as great.
The storm was general throughout
the state, the greatest damage being
done to telegraph and telephone
wires. The snow covered the wires
and poles and the sharp wind that
sprang up early Tuesday morning
swept poles and wires before it,
stringing them along the highways
and across fields.
River men predict the Des Moines
river will go up farther still, for the
heavy snow that covered almost the
whole state Monday night is pouring
more foods of water into the Des
Moines and its tributaries.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
BLAME FOR
. HIGH WHEAT COST
Head of Chicago Board of Trade
Is Witness in Gotham.
SAYS DEMAND FIXES PRICE
C. H. Candy Tells U. S. Officials That
Law Of Supply and Demand Is
Responsible for Steady Rise
In Price Of Grain.
SAYS DEMAND FIXES PRICE

New Yor&, Feb. 24.-At the re-
sumption of the attorney-generars in
vestigation OF the increased cost OF
wheat. bread and -four, c. H. Candy,
president of the Chicago board OF
trade, the first of several witnesses
OF national reputation on the subject
under inquiry, was prepared to give
his views on price advances.
Mr.. Candy, who came to New York
IN response to request from Alfred
l.. Becker, deputy attorney general,
denied that speculation was respon.
sible for the high price of wheat. He
asserted that the law Of supply and
demand has caused a steady rise in
the price of grain and that the pres
ent quotations are induced by the Eu-
ropean demand.
Says Demand Fixes Price.
ANY speculation there may have
been," said Mr.. Candy. SIS a drop in
the bucket compared with Europe's
demand. The American consumer is
simply bidding for the nations sur
plus wheat against the foreign buyers
and high prices have resulted.
mo man, no number of men, moth
ing in the world, could have caused
artiacially the recent rise in the price
Of wheat. 1t is impossible from the
nature OF the market to believe there
has been any conspiracy in restraint
Of trade"
Mr.. Candy said that the United
States still has 100000 bushels to
export.
No Danger Of Shortage.
There Is no shortage and no dan
ger Of one," he continued. THE new
crop will begin to circulate in about
fifteen weeks. Meantime no one IL
buying wheat unless he wants 1t for
actual consumption.
The rate Of expectation has slowed
down and indications are for contin.
ued diminution until the new crop
Is harvested. The high cost of ocean
freights-practicauy double what they
were at the outset of the warts one
cause for this lessening Of the outward
tide. That has discouraged exports
and has resulted in a gradual lower
ing of prices. There will be less buy.
ing for future delivery from now on"
Is Opposed to Embargo.
Mr.. Candy announced himself as
opposed to an embargo on the expor.
tation of wheat
That would be tampering with the
laws OF supply and demand" he said.
The farmer is really selling wheat
for less than it is worth, in a world
sense, at the present time. Just think
what Germany would pay for 500, OO0,-
600 bushels If she could get it."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
MURDER 4 TRIAL IS
ON At KNOXVILLE
HARRY o. COOPER is CHARGED
WITH KILLING OMAHA MAN.
MUSCATINE OVERRUN BY RATS
Young Woman at DEBORAH Killed
When Horse stumbles. Newspap-
ers of Allamakee Co. Go To
Court Over Proceedings.

Knoxville, Feb. 24-The trial of
Harry o. Cooper, Knoxville horse
trainer charged with murder in the
first degree for shooting and killing
r. C. Jones, an Omaha stock dealer,
in the Central hotel in this city on
Dec. Is, 1914, is up for hearing in the
district court of Marion county. Up to
time of adjournment yesterday even.
ing only six jurors had been secured.
Cooper's relatives are wealthy and
influential people; one of his brothers
who is present at the trial, is judge
of the criminal court of Ration, N. M.
The court house has been literally
packed to suffocation since the trial
opened.
1t is said that the defense will at
tempt to prove that Jones upbraided
Cooper with vile accusations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Rats are Numerous.

Muscatine, Feb. 24.-The Pied Pip
er of Hamlin would be welcome
visitor in Muscatine just now. The
flood stage on the Mississippi river
has caused the thousands of river rats
to forsake their nests along the river
front and they have invaded the bust
ness section of the city.
Fearing the spread of Contagion the
local health authorities have estab-
lished a bounty on the rodents and
hundreds Of them are being killed
daily. With the small boy rat killing
has become a profitable industry and
the city treasury has been' subject to
a heavy drain. More than 500 rats
were shot by boys who patrol the
river front during the last three days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Horse s.umbIes: Girl Killed.

DEBORAH, Feb. "a. - Miss Minnie
Wormeldorf received injuries which
caused her death a short time later
when the buggy in which she was rid
ing home with young man fell into
a creek. The horse stumbled on the
bridge and toppled over the railing,
falling ten feet. The occupants OF
the buggy were hurled into the creek,
Miss WormelIorf striking on a stump
She died fifteen minutes later.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
NEWSPAPERS in Fight.

Waukon, Feb. 24.-The bourd of SUI
pervisors' appointment of official Coun
ty newspapers will be carried to the
district court. First, the board ap-
pointed the Journal, Standard and Re-
publican official papers.
Edgar Medary, publisher of the
Democrat, appealed from the decision
of the board. The board then rescind-
ed it's first appointment AMI named
the Journal. Standard and Lansing
Mirror. Now Editors Buck of the Re-
publican and Medary of the Democrat
will take the case to the district
court,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
DYNAMITE FOUND IN EXHIBIT
Attempt Made to Destroy Display in
the Palace Of Manufactures at
Exposition.

San Francisco, Feb. pa stick of
dynamite was found in the Japanese
exhibit in the palace of manufactures
at the Panama-Padific international
exposition last Sunday, it was learn
ed today. The explosive, according
to the Waterman who found it, was
wrapped in a piece of oil cloth and
placed beneath a show case. No fuse
or cap was found.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
SNOW STORM CAUSES WRECK
Chicago, Milwaukee G. St. Paul Pass
enger Train Crashes Into Freight
Train.-Seven are Injured.

Albert Lea, Mimi, Feb. 24.-In a
binding snow storm, Chicago, Mil
wauKee & st. Paul passenger train
No. 20 crashed head on into a freight
train three miles west of here early
last night, injuring seven persons.
One of the injured, Engineer David
Jones of Austin, Mimi, the only one
OF the engine crew who did not jump
to safety, probably will die.
Although on straight track the
blizzard made 1t impossible for the en-
ginemen to see the freight's engine
until too late to avoid collision.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
j Change in S. v. |. Faculty.

Iowa City, Ia, Feb. 24.-Prof. Clar-
ence Van Epps, professor of thera-
peutics and assistant professor of
clinical medicine, is to be professor
of internal medicine and head of the
department of theory and practice,
to succeed DR.. C. p. Howard, who will
go to Europe as member of the Nc
Gin General Overseas hospital
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
A Wave of Reformation.

Iowa City, Feb. 24.-Following the
arrest and filming of keepers of gamb-
ling houses a general reformation
wave has swept over Iowa City. Cigar
dealers and other merchants have had
conflscated all slot machines, card.
board lotteries and dice boxes and
County Attorney E. B. Wilson has an
nounced that hereafter anyone caught
using any of these Rambling machines
will be prosecuted for violation of the
law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
oskaloosa Case Affirmed.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-Am-
ong the opinions handed down by the
Supreme court today was the follow
ing from Oskaloosa, Iowa:
Iowa Central Railway Co, plaintiffs
in error, VS. l.. NJ Bacon, administra-
tor, etc. In error to the Supreme court
of the state of Iowa. Judgement af-
firmed with costs. Opinion by Judge
Day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
onsrations Interrunted.

London, Feb. 24.-An official state
ment issued says:
"Unfayorable weather, with low
v.=ibility and strong southwesterly
gale, has interrupted operations at
the Dardanelles The outer forts
were seriously damaged by the bonn
parchment OF February -"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Earthauake shoeks FeIt.

London, Feb. ga dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Copenhagen
says there were several serious
earthquake shocks last Saturday and
Sunday at ReyJayik. Iceland. and In
the surrounding district
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
FOUR ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Grocer, His TWO Daughters and a
Son Are Killed When Flames De-
stroy Home in East st. Louis.

East ST. Louis, ILL.,, Feb. 24.-John
H, Stutzman, a grocer, his two daugn-
ters and son were burned to death
when their home was DESTROYED by
fire early today. Another son, Dean.
seventeen years old. escaped by
Jumping from a second story window.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Ferdinand H. Duckwltz Dead.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 24.-Ferdi-
nand Herman Duckwitz, aged Go
years, known in fraternal insurance
circles throughout the United States.
died At his home here last night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Wilton Man Dies Suddenly.

Muscatine, Feb. 24.-After execut-
ing a difficult pool shot, Ed Upton,
aged 81, dropped dead in a billiard
hall at Wilton, last night.
A rupture of a blood vessel caused
his death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25

Stuart, Fla, Feb, 24, Three men
entered the bank OF Stewart last even
ing, reid up the cashier and escaped
with $4,000 in a stolen automobile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-23
MT. VERNON

F. ". Foss who mas been at the Sis
ters' hospital in Lewiston for treatment.
has returned to his home.
The condition Of Mrs. Augusta Dolloff,
who is az Dr. Bells private hospital in
Strong. is about the same as whsn she
left home.
The reports concerning the condition Of
c. II. Davis are all encouraging.
Walter Morse, who has been so I'll for
50 many months. is a great sufferer. He
is tenderiy cared for by his sister and
brother and bears his suffering patiently
There was a merry gathering Feb IS
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Augustus
Rundlette, il being the 18th birthday an
niversary of Mr. Rundlette. The idea
was conceived by the Rev. H. c. Gid
den, pastor Of the NJ z. church, OF
which Mr.. Rundlette has been member
since the year 1919. The affair was a gen
uine surprise 10 him, although Mrs
RuRdlette had been told of the plan
Those attending were mostly church
members and attendants Of his church.
In behalf Of those present MIR Gliddea
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-23
Ranehina in an Airship.

Out in Montana, a ranch owner,
who boasts that he was the first mao
i'm his state 10 own an automobile,
has just started east to purchase an
airship. He says it used to take him
over week to inspect his broad es-
tate, on horseback, and that the auto
mobile proved a great improvement.
in this respect, but he thinks from an
altitude of few hundred feet in an
airship. he could oversee his herbs
and swoop down at unexpected mo-
ments upon their keepers as we'll He
also thinks that he will have less
trouble with fording streams when he
can sail across in the air. and defy
the spring torrents below
He is not expecting to encounter
bad roads in the skies. but after ALL
that may depend upon the sort Of life
he has been living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-23
Maine's Summer Prospe-t T..

San Francisco reports 100000 visi-
tors for the opening Of the great ex-
position 1t is a good time Of year to
remember that all roads lead to
Frisco, and it is a good year to re-
member that tourists and sight-seeEs
and money-spenders will be expected
to do the most of their touring and
exploring and spending within their
own country this year. The more Of
them that visit the exposition during
the next three months, the merrier.
and the better for the prospects Of
such as Maine in the later months of
summer and autumn.
Now is the time for the Maine hotel
men. the camp owners, the guides. the
farm houses that take in" summer
boarders, and those who make a busi-
ness Of carrying out parties by teams
or automobiles. to be getting in trim
for the summers business. It would
not be at all surprising if Maine this
year should go SO far ahead Of all
previous records, as to perhaps double
the number of millions inflow Of ready
money for her summer vacation and
fall sporting business. It is good
time 10 hold up our chins and look
pleasant in expectancy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-23
BOWDOINHAM

The Ladies Aid or the Ridge Free Bap-
tist church viii have supper Thursday
evening, at the parsonage. Miss Esther
Gilman. a reade: for the ". C. T. L wifi
furnish the entertainment.
Miss Ethel Graves o. Sanford was the
weekend guest OF her parents Mr. and
Mrs. ". S. Graves.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Wesley Williams enter
tained Thursday Mr.. snd Mis-. j. P
Card, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar1andus Eorjesson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Denham.
Mrs. W. E. Rideout entertained the c.
E. S. aid.
str. and Mrs. Davis Of Saco we're week
end guests OF Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Doug
lass.
Thomas Bcrjesson. of L. OF NJ. passed
Washirstons birthday at his hone
Mrs. Robert Gordon has returned TO
her home on the County read after Il
week spent with her brother, Jake Bish-
op.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Cannon entertained
Saturday evening a number o. dleir
friends 1T whist in honor Of the Misses
Carrie and Winnie Din.more of Part
lard
William Blanchard has been confired
TO the house q number Of days with III
attack OF acute Indigestion.
Miss Alice Graves OF Nantucket. Mass,
has been the guest of her brother, ".
S. Graves
The Misses Edith and Bertha Wiggin
we're weekend guests of Richmond
friends
f. y. Cornish has been very Ill at his
home on the Ridge with grip.
About p of the neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Ames gave them 4 surprise
party Thursday evening. Cake. coffee
and sandwiches were served and a social
time enjoyed
Bowdoinham is practically assured of
a corn canning factory the coming sea
son II an acreage of 200 acres is prom
ised. The movement is under the aus
pices Of the Merrymeeting Grange and
all those interested in adding this indus
try TO our village are requested to con-
fer with the following Grange commit
tee; W. H. Gould, j. II. King and Pearl
Cannon.
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Coming Events
1lfk.

ISIS.
Feb. 2-Cumherland County Rural Car
riers' Association. annual meeting at
pG FEB. ss.sEAusomobile Show at Water
Vile.
Feb. 2s-a5-Annual convention Of fruit
growers g: western Maine aI,s a Aynurn ,,,
Hamilton College at Brunswick.
Feb. A-State potato growers meeting,
Bangor.
land. saco, Rotkland, Lewiston. Auburn.
Waterviile. Ellsworth. Ha;lo~ell. East
March Time limit for receipt of ap-
March 5-Box dom intereeholastie de-
bate, Portland High VS.. Cony High. Au-
March 5-s-7-Boys' Conference at Port
land.
March 5-7-Tenth annual State Boys
Conference, under auspices of Z. II. c.
A. at Portland.
March preliminary debates in the
Belfast, Bangor. Brewer and Augusta
March u-Mid- winter meeting Of State
Board OF Trade. Lewiston.
March 27-Portland Civic Club meeting
At 8. cleanup campaign. guest meeting
March 2-Palm sunday.
Apri, GOOD Friday.
April 4-Easter Sunday.
April 5-City election, Calais.
April s-United states District Court.
April Grand Castle. Knights Of the
Golden Eagle. annual session, Carmel
April 9-u-Maine Young Won1an's
Christian Association conference. Port
land.
April N-Annual meeting and election
Of officers Of Civic Club. at 3. Portland
April 13-Supreme Court conveaes.
Portland.
April .9-Patriot's Day.
April 19-Centrai Maine Pythian Jubi-
lee, Auburn hall. Auburn.
April 2l-3-Maine Methodist Confer
ence. Bishop Hamilton of Boston. presid-
ing, Waterville.
April 23-PenohGot County Teachers
Association meets for, reorganization.
Bangor.
April 24-Adjourned annual meeting Of
Civic Club at 8. Portland.
May +SUperior Court convenes Civil
and criminaD. Portland.
May 4-S-CongPesational Conference
and Missionary Society of Maine. annual
meetings. South Parish church, Augusta.
May 4-s-Masonic grand bodies. annual
meetings. Portland.
May i+-Lyford interscholastic prize
speaking Of Colby open to preparatory
schools Of Maine and New Hampshire.
afternoon and evening, at Waterviile.
May 1s-Grand Lodge, x. Of P, at %,
Pythian Temple. Portland.
May 9-Aemorial Day.
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A Communication.

Editor kennebec Journal:
In view of the efforts being made by
certain merchants, locally and elsewhere
TO defeat the 54-hour bill now pending in
the State Legislature. few words
apropos this legislation may not be amiss
The fact is. these merchants fail to I'M
derstand the spirit of the times.
The best type Of business man grasps
and falls in with, the modern idea, not
because it is modern. but because It is
based on the ultimate good of the great
est number, and in the last analysis. of
all. The needless waste OF energy in
viewed in long hours of labor, reacts TO
the detriment Of business in general.
II the reader has any doubt on this
point he needs only to refer to the social
and economic conditions in those quarters
where the vitality of the people is con-
stantly exhausted by oppressive hours OF
labor.
Those who refer to the vigor Of former
generations whose hours of labor were
far in excess of the present, forget the
vital fact that the great majority OF the
people at that time. found their employ
ment out Of doors. and the further fact
that the nervous strain was only about
half what il is today.
With the present powerful incentives
and facilities for human uplift, a con-
stantly increasing proportion Of en-
ployees utilize their free hours for per-
sonal improvement. Personal improve
ment makes for a better and more eff
cient class of employees, and in the end
the merchant and the public are the
beneficiaries.
The intelligent employer recognizes
this. and by efficiency management con-
trives to accomplish the former results in
the shorter hours
a few narrow, shortsighted employers
in retaliation for what they conceived to
be an unfrendly act, have cut of GER
tain er.twhile privileges of the en-
ployes, and some have reduced wages.
In nearly every such case the employer
has become the loser in two ways: First
the loss Of respect and good will OF en-
ployees. and second, hostile public
opinion.
The legitimate result of long hours of
exhausting labor for women, is a horde
of moral and physical degenerates in
subsequent generations.
Arthur Adams.
2s5 Harrison Ave, Gardiner, Me.