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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
LANE GIVES WARNING
PLEA FOR HOME AFFAIRS MADE
BY SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
Cabinet Member Fears They May Be
Overlooked In Carrying Out
Preparedness Plans.

Washington, Dec. ia warning to
the United States not to permit the
pressing need for national prepared
ness legislation of dramatic" sort
to retard the development of our own
country was spoken today by Secre-
tary Of the Interior Frank X. Lane in
his annual report to the president
I'm presenting an outline of the
years work l make bold to express
the hope that no other policies of this
government may be allowed to stay
the internal development of this coun-
try" says Secretary Lane. There is
a fear; how general do not know,
/ that this government will halt In car
rying out its full and needed program
of legislation affecting home affairs
because of the immediate need for
strengthening our national defenses
This apprehension arises, am conf.
dent, out of no lack Of sympathy with
the plan to increase the army and the
navy, but out Of feeling that the
government in both executive and leg
islative branches WIN be so immersed
Al hotICAo Initial anu naval dS W
overlook these matters of less dra.
matte and perhaps less immediate
concern"
or the comprehensive program for
legislation presented last year, Mr..
Lane says, all but two of the bills
were passed and today he urges that
congress enact laws covering the
omitted subjects, namely, water
power bill governing the use of public
lands for hydro-electric development,
and general development bill provid.
ing for a practicable method of dis
posing of our oil, gas. coal, phosphate
and potash without danger of monop-
oily or nonuse.
In Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
the government has under withdrawal
three million acres of phosphate lands,
badly needed in the West, but which
cannot be opened to the public until
there is further legislation governing
their distribution and use. The laws
governing public coal lands are poor
and need revision, Mr.. Lane says. The
laws governing the oil fields are an.
ticipated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
= RESIGNS AS JUSTICE
R W. Williams of Olivet Gives Up
Public Office.

Olivet. Iowa, Dec 20.-The HCraft
correspondent rendered his resigna
ton this week as justice of peace fol
Scott township to take effect on Jan
u&ry l, 1916 We have served a mum
Der of years as justice in this county
and also Marion and Monroe counties
and tried every case that could be
tried in justice court. This year oul
, time has been taken up in furnishing
a free information bureau and listen
ing to peop'~ air their troubles. Also
furnished the use of our Office chair
Mr. and Mrs. Arie Hol and son
Mrs. George McCombs and son Burt
Mrs. V. r. McCombs and grandson
spent Wednesday in Oskaloosa shop
ping.
Miss Jane Cole spent Tuesday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
Mrs. J. l.. Billings lett on Tuesday
for Pella where she will spend the
| holidays with her daughters, Mrs. De
rus,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Perfect and
grandson, left on Monday on the Rock
Island to spend the holidays with rel
atives and friends in St. Joe, Mo.
H. L. Noble of Des Moines was in
town this week on business with r
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Williams enjoyed
2 visit this week from Mrs. Agnes
Moore. ranch owner from Nara
Visa, NJ Mex. Also Mrs. McCready OF
Washington, Iowa.
The grange people unloaded a car OF
coal here this week from the Eng
lish Creek coal company of Knoxville
T. P. Jenkins. an OIL friend of the
writer from Des Moines, was a caller
at the station on Tuesday Tom in.
forms us the mines over the state are
not running near the time they have
or should at this time of the year
This mild weather so far has killing
effect on the coal trade
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight left on Wed.
nesday for q visit with relatives and
friends at Harvey.
We had a smart young fellow here
! this week for a passenger from Drake
university. He informs us forty pei.
cent of our farmers were made bank.
rupts by paving interest on borrowed
money. The best remedy ever found
for this trouble is to pay the prin.
ciple.
The weather man sent us a judi.
Cious lot of weather this week. To get
around a man ought to have his life in
sured and the policy under a lock and
key with his wife.
We were in hopes that obnoxious
war tax would die on the limitation of
time. but it seems not. The sale of
that stamp makes us more trouble
than anything we have to contend
with in the railroad business for We
have never found a man yet that
wanted to pay it.
Mrs. Williams received this week,
letter and Christmas greetings from
Miss Carrie l.. Smith If Oakland, Cal.
Miss Smith is an old time Scott Twp.
resident. we'll known to the older resi-
dents She is we'll but age has come
upon her rendering her unable to do
much worn and she is in meager cir.
cumstanCes.
R. W.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
HELPED UPON HIS WAY
Deserving Boy Gets a Generously
Filled Holiday Purse

A boy of sixteen years came to Os
kaloosa Sunday and went to police
headquarters to find out what he
should do toward working his way to
his old home to spend the holidays
He was an orphan, father and moth
er both dead. He wanted so much
to get back for one more Christmas
with brothers and sisters at the old
nome in northern Iowa.
The boy, sturdy, mauly little fell
low, was stranded,-did not have the
price of a meal. He represented
that he had been taken when a child
oy a home finding institution of Des
Moines and by them given into the
hands of a farmer for whom he had
worked several years until driven
Away by abuse and cruelty. He
found employment with another man
for time but quit when allowed only
five dollars cash for two months
work.
He came to Oskaloosa without a
penny. But it so happened that
there CHANGED to be one at the city
headquarters who had known the
circumstances of the boys former
work. His story was true in every
detail and particular. In fact the lad
did not tell the tale half as strong
as he might, without exaggeration
Officer Munsel took the boy in charge
and with the assistance of the friend
need a purse was raised sufficient
to pay the boys way to his home and
little was left over for Christmas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

the richest of silk velvet, to be sure,
but black, nevertheless. It was made
in . walking length with q very full
skirt, short enough to display the
patent leather French half-shoes,
which had no trimming.
Her hat was a picture hat of black
beaver, the rolling brim slightly up.
turned at the left side with a gourra
feather placed where 1t rolled upward.
She wore no gloves and carried a
white-bound prayerbook in her hand.
The bodice of the gown was elabOT-
ate to a degree. 1t was of rare en-
broidery in a lily pattern done in silks,
shading from deep tones of royal blue
to the most delicate pastel shades, and
studded with turquoise. The net was
shown over a broad band OF cloth of
silver and bolero effect in black vel
vet embroidered to match the net was
shown in front. the high, close-fitting
girdle of plain black velvet reaching
up to meet the embroidered net In
front and outlining her figure perfect.
ly in the back
The sleeves we're of finest black net
in tiny tucks. with deep cuffs of the
embroidered velvet which reached far
down over the hands and extended to
the elbow in a lily.sheath point. Her
only ornament was the presidents
gift. a superb diamond brooch worn
for the first time.
Less Than Forty Guests.
There we're less than forty guests
present at the wedding. They were
only the immediate members of the
two families
When the president and bride left
for the South Mrs. Wilson wore the
same costume in which she was mar
ried, but over 1t she threw a superb
fur coat.
Mrs. Wilson's trousseau is said by
close friends to be magnificent in its
extent and to have cost several thou
sand dollars. Most of it Is American
made.
The trousseau dispels the idea Of
the boiling green" being favorite
with the first lady Of the land. The
trousseau is distinctly a blue trous-
seau.
One is the gown in which she was
married and went away and the other
is of black chiffon velvet. which cost
$1,000. 1t came straight from Paris,
but was fitted by filters here. 1t is
made on princess lines.
At noon President Wilson attended
the christening of his granddaughter,
little Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, in the
blue room of the White House.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
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! WVOMILEEI !
CONSERVATION OF

CONSERVATION OF
NATURAL SCENERY
(5y Mrs. Charles II. McNider, Mason
City, Chairman Natural Scenery
Committee, |. r. w. c.
For a number OF years our fedora.
ton has worked for the conservation
of the natural resources OF our state.
The interests have been forestry,
pure water, birds and flowers, good
roads, and now we have natural seen.
cry; added at this time we are told
to conform to the conservation plan
Of the general federation but knowing
our president to be an ardent lover OF
nature we are inclined to believe that
she would have urged it anyway.
There is certainly great need for
agitation and education along this
line. No thoughtful person can go
about over the state without being
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
THE OILED ROAD AGAIN
Fremont's Pride Holding Its Own
In All Kinds of Weather.
Fremont Gazette.)

We have had during the past few
days several inquiries from parties in
! different parts of the state asking
! how the Fremont Cedar oiled road
was standing up during the recent
spell of weather. You remember
that it rained Thanksgiving night and
froze up in day or two, making the
roads almost impossible for cars
Since then it has thawed some and
the road supervisors have dragged
! the roads and they are in fine shape.
| But the oiled road was smooth and
| fine all the time. The rain bothered
it not at all but the sleet covered it
with ice for day or two and it was
slippery, but good at that Nothing
but praise is heard from every one
who ever Travelled this piece of road
, either in auto, horse drawn vehicles
or on foot. It's a peach. We pre-
dict that other communities will fol
low in the footsteps of Fremont and
! Cedar and oil country roads next
year.
E. J. Heisel went to Paris, ILL.,, on
Tuesday to be present at horse sale
at that place yesterday. Mr.. Heisel
is looking after some good stock for
his sale in March. Tuesday he re-
CeiVed five head of fine mares from
Ohio and Indiana which he purchased
during recent visit.
Mrs. Frances Griffith, of Waterloo,
visited Sunday at the Will Funk
home. She was called here last week
by the serious illness of her father,
Geo. Forsytbe, south of KirkVille.
w. J. Loving, of What Cheer, came
over yesterday to spend a couple of
days visiting friends. He will stay
on the same farm the coming year,
having rented the whole place, 249
acres.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Randall and
children, of near Wright, moved to
Fremont Monday and are now nicely
located in the e. E. Austin property
on South Pine street.
Mrs. Earl Alderman returned Tues
day from a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Ella Murphy, at Lincoln. ILL.,, and
her brothers, w. E., Frank and Dr.
Murphy, of Chicago.
F. F. Moore, Frank Fisher and Ray
arrett, of Cedar, each shipped a car
load of sheep to Chicago Sunday, and
they went to the Windy City with the
shipment.
Mrs Silas Alderman, who was so
severely burned a, couple of weeks
ago, Is improving with prospects OF
a complete recovery.
Mr.. and MIRA F. Ii. Mckinney re-
turned Thursday from a trip of six
weeks through California.
j. 4. Dodge and family will leave
soon for an extended stay at their old
home in Missouri
Dan Parrish expects to go to Min
nesota soon to spend the winter
John Purdin shipped a car of hogs
to Chicago Sunday. .....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

States and Mr.. Fletcher's nomination
restores diplomatic relations between
the two countries, broken off nearly
three years ago.
The appointment was contested by
Senator Kern of Indiana. He held
that the Enthusiastically to Mexico
had been promised to John e. Lamb,
an Indiana man. Inasmuch as Lamb
I'D, Senator Kern held that the ap-
pointment should go to another Indi-
ana man. 1t is understood that to re-
move Senator Kern's opposition he
was promised that the successor to
Mr.. Fletcher as ambassador to Chile
would be named from Indiana.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Look For An Usher.

Des Moines, Dec. 1S.-Police are
searching for La Vohun Stops, IT,
usher at he Princess theatre. The
girls mother, Mrs. Kate Stops
links she is in Chicago visiting rela,
tiVes. Police are hunting for a
prominent business man who tele-
phoned the girl before her disap
pearance, and made an appointment
with her. Alice Latimer, IA, miss
ing since Sunday, was located by pc,
lice. She is working for a farmer s
wife and was not carried off by white
slavers as at first thought.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

Mason City, Dec. 18.-The Christ
mas holiday rush caused the death OF
Harry X. Newcomber, veteran rail,
way mail clerk, who fell to his death
beneath the wheels of a Milwaukee
train at Calmar. So heavy had the
mail run become on his train that he
planned to hurry in getting his lunch
and sought to alight from the train
before it had stopped, so as to miss
as little time as possible He slipped
on the icy ground and fell beneath
the wheels,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Iowa Preacher Called East.

Marshalltown, Dec, 1S.-Another
Iowa pastor is to leave the west for
an eastern field, the Rev. James Nc.
Gee, of the First Beptist church of
Cedar Rapids, having accepted call
to the calvary Baptist church of New
Haven. Conn. Dr. MCGEE was for
seven wears, prior to 1918. pastor of
the First Baptist church in this city.
DR.. MCGEE will receive a salary of
$4,000 per year in his new charge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

impressed with the sad fact that our
natural beauties are rapidly slipping
away from US.
Is it not true that the wild, wood.
ed places which we loved as children
have largely disappeared; places
where we went joyously to find the
first flowers Of spring and remained
fascinated and awed by the beauty
and the mystery Of the woods.
child who is denied this intimate
association with nature misses one
of the most ennobling influences OF
life.
/ Every community should have a
place for outdoor gatherings and for
recreation and as population increas.
IS this will be more and more neces-
sary to health and well being. 1t is
most important that it should be
amid scenes of natural, restful beauty
and part at least kept in it's native
wild state, for the greater delight and
instruction Of the children and the en-,
ioyment and benefit of all
The committee of the general fed,
Grafton works for the establishment
and development of national parks,
the chairman declaring that the
glorious mountain scenery Of the
west must be preserved as an inspira.
ton for the nation" and we say the
beautiful scenery OF Iowa must be
preserved for the inspiration OF
Towans.
AS a people we must find our
pleasure and our inspiration near
home. II is only the few who are
tree to go elsewhere to seek it: to
localities where the natural features
have been appreciated and emphasz-
ed; where beautiful scenery is &C
cessible to the traveller; where they
have made the discovery that it is
good business to have a beautiful
country, with good roads and other
conveniences to attract the visitor
and keep their own people at home
We have not yet learned that les
son.
If our early settlers had only set
aside for preservation portions of the
picturesque and romantic scenery
which was all about them. Iowa would
be infinitely richer to-day. 1t would
have been so easy then! 1t is so diff
dcult now! And then too so much OF
beauty has been destroyed; beauty
which would have been a source OF
pride and joy for ages to come. But
we will not waste time in useless re-
greet, rather let us unite our efforts to
save what we have left.
In different parts OF the state, more
commonly in the northern and east
ern portions. are tracts OF land
which might be acquired for public
reservations; many OF them rich in
scientific and historic interest as well
as scenic beauty. Such places should
be the property of the state protect.
ed and cared for, open to the people
and managed for their benefit.
There are several OF these areas
scattered along the northern part OF
the state, a number OF small and In.
teresting ones In this locality (Cerro
Gordo county,.
The eastern part of this (fourthl
district deserves It's title. THE Swift.
.serland OF Iowa" for its wild and
picturesque scenery Is unsurpassed in
the state. ai
s4ss II MI AfgsI
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
WHAT CHEER MAN
SHOOTS SELF
POLICE LOOKING FOR GIRL UsH
Err IN THEATRE. -..
HOLIDAY RUSH PROVES FATAL
Sac City Couple Married For Fourth
Time-Meyers To Ask New Trial
Simpson College Gets
$4,000 Gift.
HOLIDAY RUSH PROVES FATal

What Cheer, Iowa, Dec. 1S.-John
Schoonover, a well known real es.
tate agent of this city, was found
dead in his office here this morning.
The discovery by friends was not
made until about o'clock, but he
evidently had been dead some time.
He shot himself through the head
with a 32-caliber revolver, which was
found lying on the floor near the
dead man. No cause can be assign.
ed for the rash act.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
viii Issue Bonds.

County Treasurer G. o. Warren
and H. B. Patterson, president of the
board OF supervisors. are in Chicago
arranging for the selling of $7S, 900
worth OF bonds which Wapello coun
w viii take up. There win be SGT.
800 worth OF these assigned to the
bridge fund and the balarA.a goes
70 apply on the general fand OF Wap
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
ENVOY TO MEXICO is PICKED
Naming of Henry p. Fletcher as Am
bassador Restores ReIations-IndI-
ana Man to Get Chile Post.

Washington, Dec. 18-Henry P.
Fletcher, now ambassador to Chile,
was nominated by President Wilson
for ambassador to Mexico. Eliseo Ar
redondo already has been appointed
Mexican ambassador to the United
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Each Married Four lines.

Sac City, Dec. 1S.-"This is the
fourth marriage Tor both of u.s." G. o.
Barrick. 67 years old, remarked when
he and Mrs. o. NJ. Preston, of Sac
City, were married here Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Barrick's home is at
Nemaha. The Rev. r. d. Acheson of
the First Methodist church officiated
at the marriage ceremony.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
FARMERS BABY SHOW
Vo Limit On Number of Entries for
Institute Contest.

No limit this year upon the mum
Ter of babies that may be entered In
be Farmers Institute infant judging
and grading. .'
Entries will close, however, Janu,
ry IL.
Phone No. SIG, Mrs. J. p. McMur-
ay.
Comn"tent judges have been Sc.
cured from the State Educational de-
)artment
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Club win Play Santa CLAUS,

The Tama Commercial club is plan
ming to play Santa Claus for the PEG.
re of the town who are not blessed
with an abundance OF this worlds
goods. The club Is going to see to 1t
that the things that are needed will
be provided In the homes where the
cupboard is bare and the coal bin Is
empty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Land Values Double.

Fort Dodge, Dec 1S.-Albert Kelly
sold his forty acre tract this week to
Michael Sullivan for $3.50 an acre,
Two years ago he bought it for 1926
an acre. o. o. Denton has sold his
eighty acre tract to a Waterloo firm
for 5000 an acre. The land was
bought by him in 1911 for 800 an
acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
School Bonds Sold.

Ottcsen, Dec. 1S.-School bonds of
the Wacousta consolidated school dis
trict were sold here to Wells 4 Dick.
ey of Minneapolis this week, the $45.-
900 issue bringing $46,556. This is
believed to approach a record for
Iowa bond sales.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
PearI Eishlna on Decline.

Pearl fishing along the upper Mis-
sissippi river is on the decline, as the
river bottom from Quincy to Lake
Pippin has been thoroughly gone
over and clans have become scarce
that It is not a paying proposition to
continue the search.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Never to Aska New Trial,

Winterset, Dec. 18.--Attorneys for
Fred Meyer, convicted yesterday of
second degree murder in connection
with the death of his young wife last
July %. to-day asked until next Tues.
day to file motion for a new trial.
This was granted by Judge Hays.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
Gives $4,000 10 simpson.

Coin, Dec. sc. S. Butchtel local
hardware dealer ard Methodist
church worker, has given $4,000 toI
the Simpson college endowment cam
paign. A total of $3.50 has been
raised here for the endowment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
HuIsars Lose $4,000 Men.

Amsterdam. Dec. 1s.-The Bulga-
rians lost $4,000 in the Cerna River
fighting, according to adyices re-
ceiyed here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
GERMANS MARCHING ON INDIA
Petrograd Dispatch Says Turks and
Teutons Are Bound East Via
Bagdad and Persia.

London, Dec. 1S.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd says 1t is reported
there that Turk and German troops
are marching on India via Bagdad
and Persia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
italian Liner sunk

London. Dec 1s.-The Italian, liner
Port said, 1901 tons, has been sunk
by 4 submarine. according to aL,loyds
announcement,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

- Work For the Grand Jury.
0fChances are, the grand jury win
be in session the greater part y of
this week. Several new cases have
appeared.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23
MONEY TO LOAN.
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

George F. Ryan, Pella. 30
2241 and
Jennie Brukelander, PeIla. :. %
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

STEVENSON.-Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred l.. Stevenson, els Fifth
avenue east, Friday, December IL.
1915, a daughter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

WISECARVER - NEWPORT. -
Married, in the offie of the officiating
justice of the peace, Squire c. Wood
ruff, in the basement of the court
house, Miss Mary Elizabeth Newport
to Mr.. George Edison Wisecarver.
The couple will be at home on farm
they have taken in the Lacey neigh
borhood. Friends extend congratu-
lations and best wishes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-23

Observation-Disclosures: Married,
at the home of Rev. Pierson at Abba.
Saturday morning, Dec. Is. 1915, at
IL o'clock, Miss Alma johnson to Mr.,
Pete Johnson, both of Oskaloosar
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward johnson, at.
tended the happy couple and witness
ed the ceremony. The bride is the
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
a. Johnson of Spring Creek township.
and is an accomplished young lady in
every respect, and fitted to make
their home happy one. She has
been in the employ of the Penn Over.
all factory for period of six years.
The groom is the elder son Oh Mrs. Il.
G. Samuelson of Oskaloosa, and is
one of Mahaska countys popular and
industrious young men, lie has
been In the ernloy OF the Schne car.
age for a number of years. Mr.. aud
Mrs, Johnson will make their home
IA Oskaloosa and VIII be al home To
their many friends after Decemher
49,, 1915 The best wishes az ii host
Of friends are extended 10 this wnr-
thy youns couple