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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
IOWA CROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Dr.
rector of Weather Bureau.

For the week ending Aug. 16, 1915,
Des Moines, Iowa: The week brought
the most favorable weather of the sea
son for belated farm work. and for the
rapid growth of corn. The days gave
about the average amount Of sun
shine, and the rainfall was consider
ably less than the normal. While the
days were warm the cool nights kept
the average temperature for the week
down to about normal. Harvesting is
practically finished except in the
southern counties, where farmers are
still trying to save some of the oats
that were badly lodged. Shock thresh'
ing has begun in all sections and rap.
id progress was made during the
week. Considerable stacking was done
especially in the northern, counties.
Threshing returns indicate heavy
yields OF small grain, but in the south
ern sections the quality is generally
| b. low the normal on account of being
damaged by wet weather. Corn made
very rapid progress, and in the north
ern counties, where 1t was so back
ward, is beginning to tassel The sec
ond crop of clover will make a heavy
hay crop, but 1t Is not forming much
seed. Scott county onions are yielding
400 to 900 bushels per acre, but about
half of the crop shows signs of rot
fting.
Fruits, potatoes, gardens and pas
lures are in good condition and fruits
are improving.
Geo. M. Chapel Director.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
FELL SHORT OF MARK
One Thousand Dollars Lacking To
Secure Swimming Pool.

The swimming pool campaign for
the $11 100000 was not success, as
is--vrrsr, a-irA-tha.-alaSins-hn urs-
on account of the inability Of work
ers to get in touch with the possible
subscribers last night. 1t fell over
100000 short of the amount but a
number have made pledges and some
have increased their pledges this
morning, and possibly the amount
may be secured Though the voice
of the people seems to indicate that
the swimming pool and bowling al
legs are not needed, yet the M. c.
A. and it's friends have confidence in
the public to feel that because Of the
scarcity of workers that many did
mot have voice in the matter and
plans are being contemplated for the
securing of the amount. A total of
Alb subscriptions was secured. The
committee cordially thank those who
subscribed to the fund, not for the
subscription only, but for the interest
manifested.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
coAL PRODUCTION IN IOWA.

Coal production in Iowa in 1914
showed a decrease of 1 per cent as
compared with 1913, the output in
1914 being 7.451, O22 short tons, valued
at $13,364,070, according to figures
just made public by the United States
Geological Survey. Iowa is largely an
agricultural state and its crops were
Plentiful in 1914 and the local coal
mining business was almost normal.
The smaller demand for coal in the
east caused a larger quantity OF coal
from West Virginia and other Eastern
states to seek markets in the North.
west, displaCing Iowa coal markets,
both in the home state and in Miss
ouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, resulting
in the slight decline in lowa's pro-
duCtion.
The number of men employed in the
coal mines of Iowa increased from
'15,757 in 1913 to 16,057 in 1914, and
the average number of working days
increased from 1875 to 204.
Iowa is no exception to the states OF
the interior Province in which powder
mining by shooting from the solid is
practiced to a reprehensible degree,
and the record is that respect in 1914
is worse than in either 1913 or 1912
The quantity of coal shot off the solid
in 1914 was 5,545, SAP tons, or 74.4 per
cent of the total; in 1913 it was 1873
per cent. and in 1912, 90 per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
pRopucrIoM OF LIKE.

The lime made in the United States
in 1914, as reported by G. F. Tough
lin, OF the u. s. Geological Survey,
amounted to S,3SO;s2S short tons. val
ued at $13,247,676.
The total number of plants report
ing operations in 1914 was 954, as
compared with 1923 in 1913, 1,017 IN
1912, and 1.139 in 1911. The number
operating in 1914 was. with the ex'
ception OF that in 1908. the smallest
since record OF them was first made
in 1906. The decrease was evident IN
part temporary and was due to the
urlfaYorable conditions Of the year
but in part marked a continuance Of
the tendency OF the industry toward
Capitalization. In contrast to the de
crease in number OF plants, the mum
Der of kiIns In operation Increased
from 2,203 in 1912 to 1855 in 1913 and
to 2,374 in 1914.
Forty tw9 states, including Hawaii
and Porto Rico, reported production
OF lime. The FIVE leading states, named
in order OF production, were: pennsyi
vania, Ohio. Virginia, Wisconsin ann
West Virginia, Virginia's large pro
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
A new TOWB0AT'TYPE.
1t Is Named the Nauyoo And Is for
Government Service.

The towboat Nauyoo, under con-
struction by the United States Gov
eminent at Grafton, ILL.,, is of type
heretofore unknown upon the upper
Mississippi river and embodies all the
largest improvements in the engineer
ing field. The hull is of steel, rigidly
trussed and divided into six water
tight compartments and is 1875 feet,
inches long by Il foot beam by foot
.6s INCHES deep. The length over all
lis approximately 146 feet and the
beam "a feet, inches. There are no
hog chains, the strength of the hull
and cabin trusses being sufficient to
prevent hogging. The upper cabin
lis short and contains office and Off
GERS state rooms. The lower cabin,
between the boiler and engine room,
Is fitted up for crews quarters, mess
rooms, kitchen, bath rooms, etc. The
cabins are exceptionally cool and well
ventilated, being high between decks
and fitted with numerous windows
and transom. All decks and bulk
heads are thoroughly insulated to
prevent the transmission of heat. The
pilot house IS set well forward so
that the pilot can see the torecastle
and single stack is located just ait
of the pilot house.
The boat is fitted with a single
boiler 8 feet, 6 inches in diameter by
I19 feet long. 1t is of the modified
| Scotch marine type and makes ample
steam for all purposes. The boiler is
fitted with an induced draft system
operated by a belt driven fan, with
an air preheater, with SCOT blowers,
with settling tank for remov ing
scale from the feed water, with a
Sowden heater, etc. An, auxiliary
verticlar boiler is installed alongside
the main boiler. The engines are
Itamden compound condensing, nine
inches high pressure and IS inches
low pressure by foot stroke. They
are of the lever poppet valve type
fitted with an inside cam motion and
with indicators. The condenser is
of the Jet type and the feed pump OF
the outside packet pot valve plunged
type. There is also fire and san-
tary pump, a direct connected gen.
Grating set, primary and secondary
feed water heaters and steam sepa-
rator, The wheel is 16 feet in dia-
meter by 20 feet long with 16 buck
cts 26 inches wide. The boat Is cleo
trio lighted and steam heated THROUGH
out and equipped with filtering
plant. There is steam capstan and
twodiers located forward and a steam
steering engine located aft.
The Nauvoo is one of four tow
boats being built by the government
all alike and all designed and con
structed under the direction of Junior
Engineer L. S. Sanford of the Rock
Island office The boat was intended
for work in the district between Bur-
Ilington and Hannibal and hence II
was decided to name her after. some
town included in the district and
Nauvoo was chosen. The other three
boats are the Minneapolis, LeClaire
and MusCatine.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

ductiotl difFingS tiei asst two years has
been due TO a ste;tt quantity OF lime
burned ard usCa Ds alka-I manufactur,
ers, vi i, i,4tes we're not obtained
prior to 49I3.
Lime used for building represents
over one-third of the total output
probably over one half of thii product
segregated from the quantity sold to
dealers. The output of building lime
in 1914 decreased both in quantity and
in value in comparison to that in 1913
Lime for chemical work, paper mills
sugar factories, and tanneries also de-
creased both in quantity and value,
but lime for fertilizer made a substan'
Z tial gain both in quantity and value.
This increase Isl especially noteworthy
/ in view of the fact that agricultural
lime is now sold in competition with
ipulveriZed limestone.
! The most marked feature of the lime
industry since 1906 has been the rapid
growth in the production of Migrated
/ lime. which in 1913 had increased oV-
err 300 per cent in both quantity and
Ivalue. The output in 1914 was 5l5, III
tons. valued at $2,239,916. During the
year 1876 1856 tons of hydrated lime was
fused for fertilizer. The number OF NY
drafting plants was increased from 80
| in 1913 to SO in 1914.
The imports of lime for consumption
in the United States in 1914 reported
| by the Bureau of Foreign and Domes'
TIC Commerce as 3,455 short tons, val
ued at $33,67O, as compared with 4,l39
short tons, valued at $4S,538, in 1913,
decrease in quantity of 6S4 tons and
in value of $14.S6S. The quantity OF
imports has been steadily decreasing
and for some years has been lnslSnlh'
cant.
The exports of lime steadily in
creased in recent years, both in guam
tity and value, until 1913, when they
amounted to 294,746 barrels, valued
at S212,345. In 1914. however, they
dropped to 241, 400 barrels, valued at
$17O,744.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

according to a recent bulletin OF the
bureau of the census on Estimated
Valuation OF National Wealth." the
average American is worth $l,965.
How unequally this wealth is dis
tributed is shown by the accompany
ing diagram, which suggests many
points of interest and inquiry II app
pears that as rule the west is richer
than the east and the north than the
south. The agricultural and mining
states OF the northwest monopolize
the top places if We exclude the Dis
trict Of Columbia, which is supported
by all the states. In such states as
Iowa and North Dakota the distribu-
ton OF property is more even than in
New York.
The gain In the last ten years has
been tremendous in the United
States as a whole. In 1904 the aver
age wealth per capita for the country
was 9l,3lS.
OF course it is impossible to make
an accurate valuation Of real and per
sonal property, but probably the fig
ures are relatively correct at least.
The average IOwan, then, man, Wom-
an or child is twice as well off as a
Rhode Islander and the latter twice
as well eff as the North Carolinian.
The state standing is as follows;
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
cHINA,s SILENT PROTEST.

1t is. of course, too soon to estimate
the effects upon Japan and upon Chi
ma of the treaties and notes recently
ratified between Japan and China as
the outcome of the proceedings in Pc
king beginning on January IL, when
Mr.. HiOki presented President Yuan
Shih-kai with Japan's twenty.One de
mands. Already, however, there are
many facts which would seem to indl-
cate that in brow beating her neighbor
Japan, to use a popular phrase, has
bitten off her nose to spite her lace.
Chnas protest is a silent one, but
| it seems none the less to De very
effective. For instance, Picking dis
patch informs US that as one result of
| the Japanese aggression, Japan S
trade with emma mas already fallen
off to the tune of $25, 100000. Chinese
currency. Possibly these figures are
in excess OF the actual loss, The cor
respondent Of the Far Eastern Bureau
sens to think so. He places the loss
in the neghbOrhOOd of $lo,OOO,OOO Oh
$1G,OOO,OOO Shanghai dOllarS). TAX
ing this lower estimate, the loss is
very serious one for Japan, whose
merchants and artisans are, to very
large extent, dependant upon the ac'
tivit& of the Chinese market, and apart
altogether from the temporary or per-
imanent weakening Of Japanese trade
relations with China, this silent pro
test suggests that back of 1t there IS
a feeling of resentment among the
Chinese which bodies i'll indeed Tor
Japan. The japanese themselves
see INTO realize, it, perhaps, too late
the extent of their folly. They are try
ing, Intellectually, foolishly, perhaps,
to minimize the extent and import
anCe of the Chinese boycott; because
that a boycott it is, and very ehec-
tive one too, there is no use denying.
We wish no i'll to Japan. Americans
have again and again gone out oil
their way to be friendly towards tho
Japanese. But, as the Springfield Re
publican says, while this country
proposes to remain on cordial terms
with Japan, to be sure, it proposes nc
less to be friendly with China, also
China has done us the courtesy OF
copying our political institutions. she
is turning more and more toward us
with a sincerity and faith which
can only be appreciated by those who
know what is actually passing In thal
wonderful land, where over 400 ,OOO,0OI
people turned from empire to repub
lie. at one swift stride. 1t would be
folly to expect Americans to be apa
thetic toward the awakenment Of
China, and, without any bias, without
any prejudice towards Japan, Ameri
cans may we'll hope that China's 81
lent protest, which is pacific in &C
cOrdance with the time-honored char
acter of the Chinese people, will not
be without its effect in teaching the
Japanese that it does not pay to 'cul
off ones nose to spite ones face
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

ed octopus In these Unit.1 States. IL
is justifiable description Of the most
Interesting moJsltain In Uncle Sans
dominions, and perhaps in the world
Mount Rainier is la he state OF
Washington, Sc miles southwest of
Tacoma 1t is one of that celebrated
range of volcanoes which were sup
posed to be extinct until, within the
year, Lassen Peak broke forth again
Rainier, though supporting one Of the
most remarkable single-peak glacial
systems in the world, emits steam
from certain bcrevices. evidence Of
continued internal heat.
Seen from Tacoma or Seattle, the
vast mountain appears to rise direct
ly from sea level, so insignificant
seem the ridges about its base. Yet
these ridges themselves are of no
mean height. They rise 5000 to
4 900 feet above the valleys that cut
through them, and their crests aver
age 5000 feet in altitude. Thus at
the southwest entrance to the Mount
Rainier National Park, which Con
greSs created to protect this natural
marvel from private encroachment
the elevation above sea level is 1000
feet, while Goat Mountain, close by,
rises to an attitude OF 6,045 feet.
But so colossal are the proportions
of the great volcano that they dwarf
even mountains of this size and give
them the appearance of mere foot
Il hills. In height Rainier is second in
the United States only to Mount Whit
ney.
Mount Rainier stands, in round
numbers, 10000 feet high above its
immediate base and covers 100 square
miles of territory. In shape it is mt
a simple cone tapering to a slended'
pointed summit like Fujiyama, the
great volcano of Japan. 1t is rather
broadly truncated mass resembling
an enormous tree stump with spread
ling base and irregularly broken top.
/ Its life history has been a varied
one. Like all volcanoes, Rainier has
| built up its cone with the material
elected by its own eruptiOns-with
cinders and steam.sh redded particles
and Jumps of lava and with occasion
al flows of liquid lava that have solid
lified into layers of hard basaltic rock.
! At one time it attained an altitude OF
not less than 10000 feet, if one may
Judge by the steep inclination of the
! lava and cinder layers visible in its
TANKS. Then followed a great eX'
plosion that destroyed the top part
! of the mountain and reduced its
I height by some 1900 feet. The vol
cano was left beheaded, with a capa
cious hollow crater surrounded by a
! Jagged rim.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
M.&ST.L. CONSUMMAlE DEAL
Deed and Mortgages for Old D. M g.
r. D. Line Filled With Re-
corder of Polk County

Des Moines, Aug. 18.-The M. K
st. l.. railroad today consummated
the purchase of its subsidiary line,
the old Des Moines &; Fort Dodge
railroad, with the filing of the deed
and two mortgages with the county
recorder, perhaps the largest single
transaction which has ever originated
in Des Moines.
The transfer was on the stock ba-
sis NJ. g. St. l.. stockholders getting
two shares of the Des Moines q Fort
Dodge line for one M. & st. l..
The amount of the transfer as
printed in the deed was $l.OO and
other considerations but as the deed
bears war tax stamps amounting to
over. $4,000 the actual consideration
would be over $2,OOO,OO0. This was
borne out by Attorney Raymond, To-
cal counsel for the road. The trans
fer is subject to two mortgages.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
APPRAISING R, R. PROPERTY
Interstate Commerce Commission
Engineers Making Valuation Of
Rock Island and X. G. D, M.

Keokuk, Aug. 1S-Phystcal yalua-
ton of the property of the Rock Is
land and Keokuk Des Moines rail
road at Keokuk was made yesterday
by twelve engineers under the con-
troll of the interstate commerce. COM
mission.
These men, travelling in a special
car, will make the valuations from
Keokuk to Des Moines. They came
from st. Paul, where they made the
valuation of the Rock Island holdings
south to Keokuk. According to the
man in charge Of the party similar
valuations will be made on all of the
railroads in the country.
The government is endeavorins
through the interstate commerce
commission to find out the actual
valuations of the various roads. The
Rock Island was taken first.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
EXIT THE LIVERY BARN
Eagle Tells of Experience Of For
mer Keota Man.

Keota Eagle: Elmer Wright Is in
the livery business up at Kingsley, 80
miles from Sioux City, and he tells us
the advent of the automobile has
practically ruined his business, as it
has in most places. Elmer is all
right because he saved enough when
business was good to buy a farm near
town, and he keeps going now because
he can turn his horses into pasture
of his own when he is not using them
and that is all the time when the
weather is good. But were 1t not for
this farm he would not be in bust
ness long. A man cannot afford to
keep horses on hand just to use when
the roads are muddy, but that is what
the livery man must dc at the present
time. Mr.. Wright keeps three ma
chimes of his own but he says so
many private parties hire out their
machines that he makes nothing out
of them either. And there yare.
Elmer thinks the solution of the mat
ter will be that in time the nam
roads-at least the roads from town
to town-will be fixed so that auto
mobiles can run in just such weather
as we have been having all summer,
and in the winter, too; then all
drives, funerals and so forth, will be
made with motor cts. and the busl-
ness will then adjust itself some way.
II is our opinion that in the future,
the driving horse will be considered
a luxury and will be kept only by the
wealthy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
Instructions for the Big Parade On
Wednesday August Is.

Following are the instructions for
the parade, next Wednesday, August
25, 1915, one of the big features of
the County Sunday School Rally:
The parade will form promptly at
ten o'clock
Delegations will take their places
on A avenue east or west, and on
North Market street north of A ave-
nue..
The primary and beginning pupils
will be allowed to drop from the line
of march on turning west on High
avenue anywhere between Market
and A streets-taking their places at
the left and retaining their formation,
that they may review the rest OF the
parade.
Intermediates, walking, will drop
from the parade anywhere between
A and B streets, taking their places
at the left and retaining their fOrma-
ton.
Seniors and Adults, walking, will
drop from the parade between B and
q G. streets takin2 their places at the
left and retaining their formation.
All others in autos, carriages and
floats will be expected to continue the
line of march to Penn College.
The judges of the floats will be sta
toned north of the North End Gro
Gerry.
! DR.. Fleener would like to have all
aides to meet him promptly at 900
o'clock at the city market place on
First avenue west If few minutes
late the aides should come at once
to the postofffce corner for instruc,
tions. ]. f. FLEENER,
Chief Marshal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
TWO IOWA. .AuMoRlsTs.

The NarShaIItOWn TlmeS-HepUDIICdH
calls attention to a striking similarity,
existing between the rise Of Bob Bur
dette and George Fitch. Both were
newspaper writer's at Iowa desks, both
struck a new lead in the field of hui
NOR and both became figures of ma
.tional prominence Burdette was grant
ed the statutory limit of mans years.
Fitch died in his prime. Both were ap-
preciated thoroughly in Iowa for their
talents and work and both were per
sonally beloved of IOwans for them
selves. Iowa claims both of them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
IOWA NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD
Was Veteran Of Civil War, Was City
Editor Of Register and One Of
Founders Of The News.

Des. Moines, Aug. 1S.--Clarence S.
Wilson, pioneer newspaper man, died
this morning n the Des Moines gen
eral hospital Wilson first came to
es Moines in 1871, after serving in
the union army during the Civil war.
He was later city editor of the Regis
ter and then a member of the legis.
lature. Wilson was one of the found.
ers of the Des Moines Daily News. He
is survived by two sons and two daugh
tiers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
M Ic4 ocropus.

A frozen octopus of enormous bulk
whose glittering armored body rises
three miles into the sky with twenty
or more huge wrinkled arms reaching
down among thousands OF acres OF the
most gorgeous and luxuriant wild flow
ers, TO squirt from each finger tip, a
river OF Ice water into the valley be
lowl
surely quotation from the Arabian
Nights Or a ghost tale to Tighten
children on Halloween.
But no. however fguratiye, this u
a true statement OF an actual fact
There really exists such an ice armor
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
WHERE PEOPLE ARE RICHEST.

Americans are the richest people in
the world. This was probably true
before the war and is certainly true
now since the richest countries OF
Europe are destroying property even
more rapidly than lives. Various
estimates before the war credited the
average Englishman with $500 70
sl.700 and the Frenchman with some
1,40e. Belgium was close third
and Germany, with about s11O0. was
rapidly coming up with them. But
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
THE RAINFALL TN iowa
Fifty Car Loads of Water on Each
Acre of Ground.

Five hundred and eight-three thous
and, eight hundred and seventeen gal
Ions of water to every aCre-this is
the amount Of rain that has fallen be-
tween May list and July 18th, accord
ing to the figures worked out by Sen
ator Fl. |. Foskett of Shenandoah. The
total rainfall has been twenty-one and
one half inches since May list.
At fifty tons to the carload, 1t
would take a train of about fifty cars
to carry all this water. The number
of cubic inches of rain was 134,861, 76O
per acre. In barrels it amounts to 49,
533 and stated in pounds is 1855, 14l.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

What's the use talking about
dragging the roads when it isn't done
anyway asks the Storm Lake vi,
dette. The whole system Is wrong.
I he roads viii never be dragged until
II is someone's sole duty to do that
kind OF work. To expect farmer TO
leave bis work TO drag the roads is
futile The law may be mandatory
and all that, but who is going to ar,
rest every man who fails to do his
duty. and what jury would convict
the guilty."