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have been added where they were
needed. New brick machinery has al
so been placed and new cables sup
piled to the hoisting apparatus at the
pits. In fact the entire plant has been
remodeled and made over In order I'd
secure the highest efficiency In the
production OF their goods For soma
years past Osksioosa has been motel
as a brick center and now. d new era
seems TO. have Gdawned~ and a stiil
future is. ahead for the work
of this COMPANY! '@+*% Il
4. g., =. =. 20 -. T., :. z
Excavations are being made for the
new basement OF the store building 81
George T. CruEen at 1909 North Mar
ket street. The Contract has been let
and the vacant space that has so long
existed at this point. win soon be ocr.
cupied by a local business enterprise,
in 2 new building df It's own =. =
o. l.. Turner Of 1877 College avenua
has recently let the contract for 4
new residence. 1t is his idea to move
the present residence a little to one
side and build a new housesof seven
or eight rooms, 1t win comprise a
roomy hall With stairway. living ROOM
dining room and kitchen ON the first
floor and three besirootns and bath
on the second door. The new place ii
pleasing in. exterior and viii stand
practically at the head Of North, 4,
street. Ii will be thoroughly modern
and will be an added ornament 10
~.-'' ' =! =. - < b.. s,
Back Of the J. D. Ridgway store at
315 High avenue East, in connection
with the other IMPROVEMENTS that
have recently been effected, they Have
taken away an Old shed ana have Id
other ways cleaned up the yard, so
that "clean.up.wesk" was d vivid re.
aiity here. The change isra notable
one and Is we'll worthy of imitation
on the part OF others. '.'azZ n
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A BUSY TOWN.

f. Delta, April 26.-Grant Briggs and
family of Deep River were Delta Wis
itors Sunday at the home of VIII ~
Sargent '
& Hack Caywood and Arthur Prentiss
who are working for Morrisey Bros,
were at'home Sunday.
Henry Snodgrass of Delta, Iowa,
died at the home OF his son, near Kes-
wick, Sunday morning. He has been
a very sick man the past six months
and the news OF his death does not
GENE as a surprise He buried his
wife about one year ago. They had
raised a large family and had retired
to Delta to pass their declining years.
The deceased will be remembered as
a quiet, inotfensive and reliable man.
He belonged 10 the Christian church
and his life was consistent with its
teachings.
= Cleve Hamilton and wife, of Keota,
were at Delta Sunday, guests at the
Matt Tressler home.
Mace Payton has a new Empire and
was trying 1t out Sunday.
Mrs. John Gatewood has had a new
roof put on her residence.
= And now we record the wedding of
Miss Alta Beman to Coke Digger, on
Miss Alta is a daugh-
ter of Dwight and Elsie Beman,
graduate OF the Delta high school last
year, while Coke came to Delta last
year and they finally concluded it was
not good for man to be alone, and
they win live in their new home
bought Of Adrian Coughlin a month
or so ago. These are among Delta's
best young people, and good wishes
come from all who know them.
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Waterman is Shot.

Des Moines, April 26. Clarence
Hoskins, ~ years old, employed as
night watchman at the Liberty OH
company, engaged in revolver duel
at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning
with two unknown men at the plant
Hegwas shot twice In the left leg and
Is now In the Iowa Lutheran hospital.
Hts wounds are not regarded as seri-
Gus. Young Hospins was sweeping
In the building when the two men
raped at the door and sought ad-
mittance. which was refused them.
AS Hoskins started 10 reach for his
revolver. one OF the men fired upon
him, the bullet lodging In his left leg.
He managed 10 get hold OF bis reyol-
Yer and fired upon the men as they
fed. This prompted one OF the men
10 shoot at Hosklns second time.
the bullet again striking him in the
leg. Robbery OF the plant is thought
20 have been their object. 4.
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BUSY At BIG PLANT
Extensive improvements Are Being
Made BY Brick Company. Fl

Since the reorganization Of the o..
kaloosa vitrified Brick Co, and the
new officers assuming control, various
improvements and betterments have
been the order of the day. The witele
plant has been gone over and repairs
made aud Where new installations
were needed to bring 1t to an up.to-
date and modern condition, the APP
pointments have been supplied Man
ager Earl Bridges has given the mat
ter his personal attention and the
work has been dome systematically
and is OF thorough and permanent
character New trackage has been
built through the yards and TO Che
Iciay pits. a sanitary drainage system
installed. the boilers and engine
have been oyerhauled and repairs
made TO the machinery ami new parts
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RIIarnes kurdasf on Womb.

Mason City; April PISA new turn
came today In the Kasloslss murder
case when Nick gaskyieh, d ,boarder
told the examining Justice that he
shot ana killed kaslosky al the sug.
gestion 5of hts wife, Anna, who said
She did mot love her husband and as
soon as he was out of the way would
marry Jaskyieh.4 Jask9iclf admitted
he had been Intimate With the woman
and told a connected story Of how he
dressed at Ave o. clock in the morn.
ing in the presence Of eight other
boarders, went TO the room where
Kasfosky was asleep with his wife
and shot him and then hid the reYoE
yer, lhis new story of a motive exE
plains why the wife at first said she
knew nothing of the matter and vas
not awakened by the shot. Jaskvich
now denies that he Killed the man be-
cause OF the failure TO pay a. debt OF
$lD0, Mrs. Kaslosky is under arrest.
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1t win be noted that big part OF
the loss occurs in Jefferson township.
where formerly there were located
many mining camps, which were
broken up when the coal veins ran
out. Only part of the population of
.Eddyville is counted in the MahaSka
county census, the bigger portion of
the town being in Wapeilo county.
To date, a total OF 19,453 census
cards have been returned to the of!
fee of County Attorney Roy T. Row
land by the various assessors, practi.
cally all Of the enumerators returning
the cards as they get them filled out,
although many have not vet cofnplet+
ed the count This total Includes
but 1900 of the cards from Oskaloosa.
In practically all OF the other places
the bigger portion of the estimated
number of cards have already been
turned in. The population of Mahas
ka county in 1910. according to the
federal census taken in that year, was
29,86O. 2
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GIRL STRICKEN BLIND
Pearle Flanders Aged 10 Loses
Sight Very Suddenly. T.

Miss Pearle Flanders, aged about
sixteen years, daughter of Mrs, Bes
sic Flanders, No: l215 Second avenue
west, was suddenly stricken blind
about ten o'clock Monday morning
while engaged in household duties,
assisting the mother about the home.
Darkness. total and absolute, came
upon the girl with startling sudden
ness. She was frightened, thihkins
all daylight had failed for some un.
known cause, and II was some little
time before she came to- realize that
she had lost her sense OF vision She
was overwhelmed with grief for the
time being. SNeighbors were called
IN and much excitement was occa-
stoned. Several physicians were sum.
moned to examine the afflicted girl
No cause for the sudden blindness
could be discovered and the case had
thorough investigation, examination
and study Aside from the loss OF
sight which Is complete, the girl
seems to have suffered no inoonyeni-
ence. she is not sick, otherwise, and
to outward appearance the eyes are
normal. IN
Physicians are OF the opinion that
the blindness may not be OF long con.
tinhed duration. ,,.,.
Following treatment administered
by PHYSICIANS the giri Is improved to-
day. Tuesday, and the chances are
that she yiIl recover perfect sight
within q few Weeks, At twelve o..
clock to-day the trouble was dlssp-
peafihg and vision was returning.
She is now able 10 distinguish large
objects and to see people passing
about her. Physicians have diagnosed
the trouble Of nervous origin and
they believe II TO be Of temporary
~ "a 4.
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Younn Man Returns

Knoxville, April 2G.-Floyd Fergus,
aged 20. the Bussey young man who
disappeared from his home three
years ago April 10, has Unexpectedly
returned. He had been mourned as
dead by his parents, who had expend-
ed small fortune in the efforts to
locate him. During the year 1919 his
picture and an account OF his disap-
pearanee were published In over 200
Iowa. Missouri, Nebraska and South
Dakota papers. He is a son OF Mr..
and Mrs. 7. B. Fergus, who reside on
a nearby farm 'r 's
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FRENCH CLAIM GAIN
TWO ATTACKS REPORTED RE.
PULSED NEAR YPREs.
Town 10 Almost Destroyed by shsIIs
Whole Regiment Of Teutons Said
to Have Been Wiped Out.

Paris, April 27.-Repulse OF two Ger.
man attacks by British troops nSyth-
east OF Ypres is announced in an OH:
cial communique from the war ofice.
The Germans were debouching from
Passchendaele and Brodseuide when
they came into collision with the Eng
'lish forces.
The Germans have renewed their
bombardment Of Ypres, which has
been almost completely destroyed By
previous shell FIRE.
French troops have made progress
on the right bank of the User canal,
the commnnlque states. and have also
repulsed the Germans at Notre Dame
de Lorette. Other German attacks
against the French positions have
also failed
Paris, April 27.--"Whole regiments
of German troops have been destroyed
In the futile attempt to capture
Ypres," says dispatch received from
st omer. AFTER recovering from the
first terrific attack OF the German
hosts, the allied troops stood their
ground like stone walls, literally ami.
hilating the masses of German sol
diers who were hurled forward.
AT the first sign OF wayering In the |
German attack the British and French
troops opened a counter-attack. This !
was followed by another, a third and |
a fourth. The German line broke |
No living men could resist. Cut of |
from their retreating comrades, scores
of the Germans surrendered.
Another effort by the kaiser's army |
to hack its way to the French ports |.
has collapsed before well started.
The view set forth in the concluding /
sentence OF the st. Omer dispatch is |
reflected in French official circles.
They declare that the German often.
sive at Ypres- believed to be the final \
effort OF the Germans to reach the
coast-has completely failed. That
the Germans made some initial gains
is frankly admitted, but most OF the
ground lost has already been regained.
II is asserted.
The sudden drive by the Germans
IL attributed here to the belief in Ber-
lin that the arrival of the entire new
army of Lord Kitchener in France
would remove the last chance Of the
reach, the coast-that by
an offensive at this time the Germans
would be able to get the jump" on
he allies. Il
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Telephone Girl Wins.

Shenandoah, April 26.-Miss Bessie
Moreledge of Clarinda, q telephone
girl who was willed an eighty-acre
farm by her sweetheart, John Shultz
an engineer at the state hospital, won
in the suit brought by his relatives to
break the will. The court. however,
decided she must pay them the sum
Of $4,000, and 1t is stated the young
woman plans to mortgage the farm
for the amount. Mr. Shultz died
last summer of typhoid fever during
the epidemic at the state institution
The case hinged on whether he was
capable of making a will while suf-
fering from the disease. He willed
the property TO his fiancee the day be-
fore he died.
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WINS COVETED HONOR
Miss Ida Green of Webster School
Obtains Psnmanship Diploma. \

Miss Ida Green. a student In the
Sixth grade al Webster school, has
recently been honored by receiving q
Palmer Penmanship diploma for On.
usual excellsnce in penmanship. The
Palmer Penmanship diploma ID only
obtained by one exceptionally probe
lent and is highly priced BY those f oDrs
tunate enough TO secure one Miss
Green ia receiving scores OF congrat.
ulations upon her success. II Is the
first time In the experience of locai
teachers that a stsidents In the sixth
grade has ever been honored with i
Palmer diploma Very few In the
Eighth grade or High school are ab,s
to obtain one. s'S-s ~ e 81
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JANE Adams IS CHAIRMAN
Noted Chicago Woman Philanthtoplst
,N Unanimously Elected at
The Hague.

The Hague, April 2s.--Miss Jane
Adams noted Chicago woman philan.
thropist was today unanimously cleo
ted permanent chairman Of the Won.
ans congress, meeting here to devise
ways to end the war. The election OF
Miss Adams is tribute to the neu-
trality of America and reflects hope
that some method may be devised BY
the congress to get the women OF the
yarions nations together on q plan TO
make future conflicts impossible.
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At The Oranges
Old Folks Wen.

Over at Olivet Grange they have
way of doing things that is different,
some how, and every one is interest
ed. Some time ago question arose
as to the superior entertaining ability
OF the ''oId folks" or the youngsters"
Each side claimed the greater bunch
of talent and to settle the dispute H..
L. Thompson, Mrs. Conrad Yer Ploeg
and Mr.. Van Reukle were agreed up
on to sit before programs to be sub
mitted in entertainment by each side.
The odd folks" we're put at disad-
vantage in the contest by being made
to put on the first show. They did
however, a report OF their
program appearing some time ago.
The youngsters" then knew what to
do to outshine their elders and they
went after the hide OF the old folks
in no half-hearted manner. They put
on a program that for points of gen
eral excellence left no room for criti-
cism. 4 They were cock-sure OF win.
ming the contest and we're already
tasting the banquet which, on agree
ment, the losers are to furnish the
winners, when the judges announced
their decision. Those judges today
are like the prophets of old. not con.
sidered much in their own neighbor.
hood. for they said the old folks had
the better program and were better
entertainers. The DECISION took the
wind from the sails Of the youngsters
and they have not had time yet to
consider the banquet side OF the CUES.
ton from this new angle. Announce
ments will be made In the near fu.
ture and take IL from me-" as one
OF the girls said, I'VE will put on a
spread that will show the old folks
a thing or two they have never even
dreamed Of"
Here is the program given by the
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IhGiE |: | | FIRE
LOSS Of s2G0,0O0
DusuouE MANUFAcTuRlhe CEN.
TER HARD HIT TO-DAY.
FIRE STARTED IN FouR PLACES
Entire District Employing Thousands
Of Men Was FOR a Time Threat
~. sned--Police Expect TO Make
~. Arrests Before Night. ..,

Dubuque, April 2a--Another incen.
diary fire caused loss OF $3.50 900 in
the manufacturing district OF Du-
bnaue early today and, endangered
other manufacturing plants valued at
millions and which employ thousands
Of men. 'sE ~
The fire was burning fiercely at
four places in the lumber yards OF the
Carr Ryder & Adams sash and door
plant when the, fifemen. arrived and
these yards we're completely destroy
ed with a loss OF S225,000. @ z,
The fire then attacked the H. Y.
Mcdonald pump plant, doing damage
estimated at We, 000.f y.,ti 4 III 5Sh. 4;
y The Key City gas plant was dam.
aged 100000 and for a time IL was
feared the entire plant, valued at
100000, would go.
Thousands of spectators crowded
the hills on both sides of the river,
the house tops and other points of
vantage 10 witness the fire and police
kept them back from the gas plant,
fearing an explosion and loss OF life.
i Only heroic work by the flremen
and "a proyidential change in the d.
rection Of the wind saved the manu-
featuring district from complete de-
stFuction.
For a time the $3.50, 600 Mcdonald
plant was In danger but the tlremen
fought the names back and saved
most of it. S',F,sq go
4 Police are convinced that incendiar-
les active here the past few years
are again at work and arrests are en-
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Mans Body Found.

Dubuque, April 2e.-The body of
John Westmark, so years old, a team
ster who disappeared April II after
an alteration with number of
friends, was recovered Sunday in the
Mississippi river. II is presumed he
committed suicide. He separated
from his wife and two children some
time ago.
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More Resignatlolns Handed il

pes Moines, April 27.--The clean.
up In the Polk county court house
continued today Following the fore
ed designations of Supervisors Fisher
and Stewart last week Chief. Deputy
Auditor Marion Keller sent his fesig-
nation to the auditor today follow
ing al conference With County Attoff
neg WILSON,. This tfmes the trouble
came over vouchers for money. paid
Tor gopher claws Z /. 81 Z! 9Ffa.t ttfl,
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eIoekade eerman colonx.

Washington. April GA blockade
OF the German colony Of the Cam
eroons on the west coast OF Africa was
announced by the French governor on
behalf Of the allies In report from
Ambassador sharpe In Paris to the
state department. The blockade went
into effect Sunday at midnight.
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Cir. Fatally Injured.

Ames, April 27-Nettie Catlin, an
employe of'the college cafeteria, was
struck in the dark last night white
crossing the trestEe of the Fort Dodge
lInterurban line and was fatally in
iured. 81 81 t%%
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Au.trIan ounboat pamaa.d.

Nish. Serbia. April 27.--It is Official.
~ announced that an Austrian gun.
boat has been damaged by the Serb
ians on the Danube.
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ficiary of a loan following the war with
Bulgaria.
A part of the Turkish debt is held in
France, but the total is not large. 1t
has been very good income producer.
Notwithstanding the disturbed condi-
ton of Turkish political affairs, the
debt was considered a good investment
for France, because a part of the in
come of Turkey from the tax on tobac-
CO and other products was set aside to
meet the interest on the debt. 1t was
collected through an international COM
mission, and the leakage was not so
large as with ordinary Turkish reve-
nues. The war, of course, has stopped
interest payments on the debt.
The French investments in the Asiatic
section of the Ottoman empire were not
in the aggregate large, although they
would have been in a few years had
peace continued. The section of Syria
partitioned to France in the division of
the spheres of commercial influence by
the Christian powers was one capable
of very profitable development, and i'm
portant railway and other concessions
had been made by the porte, condi-
toned on France supplying the funds
in the form of loans
Egypt represents a French invest
ment which at one time amounted to
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ly two-thirds of this is in the Argen-
tine Republic.
While there has been some loss of
income, owing to the business depres-
sion which prevailed in Argentina up to
six months ago, there has been no inn
pairiment of principal. The French
banks in Buenos Aires show satisfac-
tory returns, do the investments in
general commerce. Much of the grain
trade of Argentina is in French hands
and it is quite profitable this year. The
French group of railways in Argentina
is also giving good results.
In Brazil the situation Is not so sat
isfactory. The group of Paris banks
which were financing a Brazilian rail-
way system found themselves in a
tight place before the war broke, and
their position has not improved since
then.
But the total of French Investments
in Brazil is not large, and the loss of
income is not great.
French investments in Central Ameri-
ca, and in the West Indies. including
the French colonies of Martinique and
Guadaloupe, approximate 500. 1000, 900
While there has been some lessaning
of business in Central America owing
to the interruption of the coffee trade
due to the war, and in Haiti because of
revolutions, there has been no complete
stoppage of income from these invest
mentS.
Mexico during the last three years
has been a losing proposition for
French investors, but the total of their
commitments is not large.
The French investments in the United
States and Canada fifteen months ago
were estimated at $3.50, 600 900, of which
S25,o00,000 was credited to the Domin-
ion.
The investments in American securi-
ties were mostly in leading railway
companies. Some of these were very
sound and satisfactory, and some were
r}bt, for they included New Haven rail-
way debentures and Frisco bonds.
The French government, in its pa
ternal care for investors. required that
the principal and interest of these
American railway securities be paya-
BILE in France. For this reason they
were not so rapidly disposed of when
the pressure first felt. Nor is 1t
made by New York banks to take up
these securities there was any rush of
French investors to dispose of the
high-class ones, which We're paying
dividends.
1t is not unlikely that one-hundred-
million-dollar dividend paying Ameri-
can securities are still held in France
This about equals the amount of Brit
ish securities held in France three or
four years ago.
Surveying the whole field of French
foreign Investments, while no accurate
estimate can be made, a reasonable
guess would be that the income from
them has been cut to half on account of
the war. This would leave $3.50, 900, 900
still coming in.
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Germany gets the canal, if she ever
does, SueZ may be considered safe
French investment.
French investments in Austria Hun
gary and Germany were said to ap-
proximate s450,000,000, of which about
$400,000,000 was in Austria Hungary.
The large amount invested in the dual
kingdom will surprise those who do
not follow the current of international
investments. They were in the form of
government securities, and some of
them in private enterprises. 1t is not
presumed that Austria is paying in
terest to the country which she is fight
ing, yet in the final adjustment the
French debt will not be repudiated.
The French investments in Germany
were of temporary chara cter; some of
them were advances to German bank
ers. After the Morocco incident these
commitments were reduced. The per-
manent sequestration of French obliga-
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account. In no country in the world is
the banker so thoroughly trusted by
the depoSitor as in France. His Judg-
ment is relied on both in domestic in
vestments and in foreign ones.
In this way the group of French
banks distribute the funds which are
available for investment, acting as
trustees and relieving the individual
investor of responsibility. Naturally
they sometimes make mistakes. but on
the whole their Judgment is better
than that of Il mass of investors acting
individually.
The distribution of the surplus funds
in the form of investments in foreign
securities is so widespread that losing
investment in one corner of the world
usually is more than offset by a paying
one in another section. Moreover,
where there are losses, or temporary
stoppage of dividends and interest, the
number of individual investors among
whom these are distributed is so large
that no general collapse is experienced.
The French practice of intrusting the
money available for foreign use to the