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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
DRUNKENNESS AND DIVORCE.

A home a day, 1t is stated, was
wrecked by divorce last year in Chi
cago. A Chicago newspaper, inVesti-
eating as to what extent alcohol is
responsible, gives a summary Of its
findings. Habitual drunkenness, II
says, is the charge in 152 of these d.
vorce cases. To this charge others
were added in 124 cases. In 80 Of
these lin which the charge was drunk
enness and cruelty, women were the
compliments. These two charges ap-
pear together more frequently than
any other one combination Of charges
on which divorces we're granted. The
cases tabulated were tried before
judges of the superior court. Others
which came before the circuit court
were not tabulated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
DECREASE IN WHISKY.

The following figures are from the
Wall Street Journal: Production Of
whisky in Kentucky in January was
1886, 900 gallons, against 6,102,4 62 gal
Ions In January, 1914; production in
Pennsylvania was 1,073,s0S gallons in
January, against 1,552,445 a year ago,
and in Maryland 506,919 gallons,
against 918,5s2. Whisky bottled in
bond in January was 691,5OS gallons,
as compared with 92S,1S7 in January,
1914. The Kentucky decrease for one
month was &c 2-3 per cent, the Penn
sylvania decrease practically 33 per
cent and the Maryland dealers over 40
per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
RAILROADS AND RUM.

A certain railroad, says Golfers,
announces with pardonable pride that
1t carried last year on its 26, 900 miles
of track 1SS,1l1,s76 passengers, and
not one of these passengers was
killed in a train accident. That, -"
says the Canton CO., Daily News, rs
one of the biggest zeroes, one of the
mightiest thoughts, that the year has
to boast Of" Another newspaper, the
Butler (Pa.) Citizen, writes: There
is no doubt whatever that this condi-
ton was rendered possible only by the
company insisting on strict sobriety
on the part of its employees. With
drunken engineers, drunken dispatch
ers, and drunken conductors, accidents
and deaths would have been common.
Drinking on the part Of employees
used to cost their employers a lot of
money one way or another. But now
adays It only costs the railroad man
his job"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
ENLIGHTENED PRACTICE.

The remarkable change in the at
titude Of the medical profession to-
ward the use of alcohol in the treat
ment of disease is shown by the rec
ords Of the Cincinnati hospital, an in
stitution among the greatest of its
class in the world and located in one
of the whisky centers Of the United
States. For the year 1914 only seven
pints OF intoxicants were used for its
patients for the entire twelve months,
while during six months of 1898, al
though the capacity of the hospital
was considerably less, the records
show the use of more than seventeen
hundred pints Of whisky, beer, wine
and gin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
IOWA'S ROADS AND BRIDGES
State Spends S11,3s3,ooo AnnuaIiy-i
Better System For Expenditure
Is Needed.

Des Moines, Nov. 9.-Senator John
w. Foster, OF Guthrie Center, mem
Der of the better roads commission,
has sent to Governor Clarke a state
ment showing that Iowa spends more
each year on roads than any other
state in the union.
He declares that much of the Sill
363,000 spent annually on road and
bridge maintenance in Iowa is vast.
ed. A better system of spending the
road tax revenue is more important
than a larger tax, in his opinion.
The table showing the cash road
and bridge expenditures, exclusive of
expenditures in incorporated cities,
towns and villages for 1914, follows
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
LIQUOR As HOME wREcKER.

The searchlight Is being thrown up
on the alcoholic question from every
angle of vision. Chicago Herald has
investigated from the matrimonial
angle. To what extent is alcohol re-
sponsible for the wreeking of houses
by divorce? Answering this question
for Chicago-which city. it is said.
had divorce day last year-the
Herald gave tabulated report. Its
findings show among other things that
the two charges of habitual drunken
ness and cruelty are more frequent In
divorce cases than any other one com.
bination OF charges.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11

6 Combination Pistons under re.
sIective manuals adjustable moving
stop keys.
Pedal Movements.
Great to Pedal Reversible.
Balance Swell Pedal.
Grand Crescendo, Diminuendo
Pedal, operating on all stops and
couplers in the Organ.
Sforzando Pedal, Full organ pedal
operating on all stops and couplers
in the entire organ.
Special care has been taken in the
voicing of the various stops so as
to combine power, delicacy, and rich
ness of tone.
All workmanship and materials
are of the very best and the entire
organ is up to the highest standard
of perfection in every detail from a
musical as well as a mechanical
standpoint. ... .,t..
uit Sundays Program.
Organ -Nocturne-Men
delssohn. a-
Hymn of Praise-67 when Morn
ing Gilds the Skies. !" ..'.GN. .. ,.
Lessons of Scripture-Psalms SO
and SO. @
Anthem - Who Is Like Unto
Thee" gs-'rE -. .'s...'
Pastoral Prayer and Response by
Choir t....
Special Thank Offering Organ
Voluntary Andantiho-Lemar.
Hymn of Consecration-169 "Sav
Tor Thy Dying Love-"
Sermon-"The Song of Life"
Closing Hymn-"Lord ismiss Us.
Benediction and Organ Response.
Organ Postlude = Triumphal
March--Guilmont
Credit Due Mr.. Farmhouse.
When Mrs. Kenble decided upon
the memorial gift to the church she
called to her assistance Mr. G. l.
Farmhouse of Oskaloosa, told him
what she intended doing and solicit
ed his assistance. She asked him
to investigate the various makes o.
pipe organs with view toward get
ting the best. Mr.. Farmhouse &C
cepted the commission and gave the
matter his personal attention
thought and study with the result
noted Sunday by those attending the
dedicatory service. No more com
lplete. two manuel organ can b,
madeel II has every attachment
known and much more in power thar
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is common in an instrument of this
size
When the organ was ready for in.
spection, Mr.. Farmhouse went to the
Kilgen factory at st. Louis, witness
ed the assembling of the parts and
heard the instrument before he for.
mally accepted the work for Mrs
Kemble. The installation of the or
gan in the Congregational church has
also had the personal supervision and
attention of Mr.. Farmhouse. He has
been in touch with each and every
detail.
The organ is specially tuned in ac-
cordance with the direction of Mr..
Farmhouse to the Beethoven pitch
and all other instruments of the
church have this same pitch and will
be in perfect accord
Miss Jennie Fry will be organist
in charge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE.

Families that serve wine at meals
are doing the greatest injustice to
their children, for instead of allowing
them to drink anything but nonintoxi-
eating drinks they are starting that
progressive disease that may end in
their ultimate death or disgrace. To
see a beautiful young girl drink a
cocktail or even a glass OF sherry
offends health aristocrats, for they
know that poison is contained in every
drop. The misfortune of all poison
taking lies not only in the always ad-
yancing appetite but in the always
receding will.-LiIlian Russell.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
MEMORIAL ORGAN
IS DEDICATED
HANDSOME GIFT TO THE FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
PRESENTED BY MRS, KEMBLE
Great Audiences Hear Fine Addresses
by Rev. Mr.. Waters and Beautiful
Selections by Mrs. Ray-De-
tails of Memorable Day.

Sunday, November Z, 1915, will go
down as a great day in the history of
the Congregational church of Oska-
looso. On this day and date was
presented to the church, and by the
church dedicated to service, splen.
did memorial pipe organ, the gift of
Caroline Haskell Kemble of Marshall
town, Iowa, In loving memory" of
her father and mother, William Wal
lace Haskell and Marie Howard Has
kell, and her sister, Miss Eda Mary
Haskell, all former members of the
church and prominent in its every
day life.
This magnificent gift by Mrs KEN
BILE completes the handsome new
church erected by the First Congre-
gational church of Oskaloosa at the
northeast corner of High avenue and
Fourth street, on the site of the old
time home of the NJ. L. Jackson
family, making it a model of its
class, perfect in appointment and
equipment.
People generally have been inter-
ested in the installation of the new
organ and Sunday mornings congre-
CATION was representative, many be-
ing present from other churches, aug
menting the large attendance of the
Congregational membership. The
dedication of the instrument was an
event of general as well as church
interest The large auditorium of
the church was filed and additional
accommodations were sought in the
apartments adjoining.
The dedicatory program, the for
NAL acceptance Of the instrument
and it's dedication to the service of
the church occupied the fore part of
the morning service. 1t was COM
plete and impressive.
Testimonial of appreciation eX-
tended by the pastor, Rev. Wayne
Lee Waters, was as follows:
Testimonial Of Appreciation.
In grateful recognition of the UNI
selfish generosity of Caroline Haskell
Kemble, who, though now with her
husband, Ira o. Kemble, is a member
of the church in Marshalltown, in
loving remembrance of her father and
mother, William Wallace and Maria
Howard Haskell, and her sister, Eda
Mary Haskell, has given to this
church a beautiful Memorial Pipe Or
gan, we, the members OF the First
Congregational Church of Oskaloosa,
do hereby express our sincere appre.
citation of this most magnanimous
gift
We rejoice exceedingly in this
touching tribute to human affection,
this eloquent recognition of the high
and holy place of music in the wor-
ship of God and the inspiration Of
men this act of devotion so redolent
with the gracious spirit of our Lord.
We are all made better by this gift.
1t shall continually invite us to a
purer love of God and a nObler serv-
ice OF our fellow men.
These dear ones, though dead, still
live, and shall continue to speak
through this rare memorial in tones
of sweetest harmony Of love, and life,
and immortality, and thousands hear
ing in the years to come shall bless
their memory and the gracious love
OF her who gave this matchless gift.
By authority and on behalf of the
members of this church and congre-
cation.
Wayne Lee Waters, Pastor
First Congregational Church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
ALCOHOLIC HARD TO HANDLE.

The alcoholic always does badly UNI
der surgery. In the first place 1t takes
a great deal more anesthetic to get
him ready for the operation. and that
adds to his risk, In the second place.
he Is much more likely to have dis
eased kidneys and liver, and that adds
yet more to his risk, and thirdly, the
risk OF insanity and of pneumonia
after an operation 10 greater. The abb
stinent man and woman stand opera
lions best--Dr. Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins University. nuted sur.
geOn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
VODKA AND WAR.

"The greatest single sentence ever
uttered for prohibition" Charles
Johnson asserts in the American Re
view of Reviews, came from the lips
OF M. Kharitonoff, controller OF the
Russian treasury, speaking before the
budget committee Of the Russian par
lament, It ran thus: With the war
and without vodka Russia Is more
prosperous than with vodka and with
out the war"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
Prize Winnina Horse.

Robert Hoyt has brought another
prize winning horse to Mahaska
county. 1t is yearling Percheron
filly from the Singmaster stables at
Keota. The animal received first
prize in her class at the San Francis
co exposition, at he Iowa State Fair,
and also at the Minnesota State Fair
at Minneapolis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
November 7, 1915.
Oraan is Most Attractive.

organ IS MOST attractive.
Having location at the northeast
corner of the auditorium at the back
OF the pulpit, built into a Compart-
ment made specially for the housing
of an instrument, the organ has a
commanding position and becomes
an integral part of the building itself.
The front is plain in appearance but
beautiful in the quiet simplicity OF
its outline. The pipes are finished
in dull gold while the case is of light
oak to match the finishing of the
church. The organ was specially
built for the church and it is all an
exceptionally fine piece of work.
First tones from the instrument
came with the singing of the Doxol.
ogy. Mrs. Belle Ray of Cedar Rap
ids was the organist, playing the in
strument in response to expressed
wish of the donor. Mrs. Ray was
organist for the Congregational
church of oskaloosa and some of the
music played by her twenty years ago
on the organ in the old church was
introduced at the program OF yester-
day as appropriate and BETTING the
occasion. .-.e
Following the Doxology we're sew
eral numbers on the program in
which the voice of the organ spoke In
voice accompaniment and by itself.
Following the postlude, terminating
the morning service, many fingered
that they might give some personal
expression of appreciation and adj
miration of the instrument. Again
following the evening program at
which the organ was again heard in
special program many fingered at the
church for an hour or more following
benediction and dismissal. while Mrs
Ray tested the instrument and in
various Ways exhibited its powers
and capabilities.
To say that people are charmed
with the instrument, comes short OF
expressing the feeling OF all who
have heard the new organ. II Is a
splendid instrument and contains
wonderful possibilities.
Description and Program.
A technical and detailed descrip.
ton OF the organ Is as follows:
The organ was built specially to
the order or Mrs. Caroline Kemble
! Of Marshalltown, BY Geo. Kilgen &
Son, OF st. Louis. one OF the Oldest
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
Editor Harvey on 70 War.

New York, Nov. S.--Col. George
Harvey. editor Of the North Ameri-
can Review and recurrent friend Of
President Wilson. sailed for Europe
10 give the war general inspection
and 10 find out just how things stand
from Flanders TO the Balkans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
cets patcnt or Corr pIov,

The friends of Issie Hoxworth of
Washington, Iowa, will be glad to
learn that the patent he applied for
on a two-row pillow has been allowed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
Laroe EaoIe Killed.

VIII Kinsey, living In Hickory, kill.
ed the only eagle seen In Monroe
county for several years. II measured
Z feet from tip to tip and had huge
claws.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
Blinded bx cav Liahts.

More migratory birds living south
Sunday night appeared TO he con-
fused and disorganized By the lights
OF Oslxaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
Potatoes n orundy Co.

Fritz Koch, farmer near Wells
burg. harvested six loads Of potatoes
from short acre. They brought $50
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11

and best known pipe organ concerns
in the United States.
The case. is of appropriate style
and design in keeping with the ar
chitectural features Of the church
building. Built of oak wood and fin
ished to match interior wood work.
Console, built of oak and mahog'
any; detached and movable, with a
25 #. cable.
Action, electrical throughout.
Front pipes speaking and decOrat'
ed in gold bronze.
Contains 80 stop keys; 1900 pipes !;
6 combination pistons; pedal
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11

Payment for the care and main.
tenance of the Cemetery have been
made and vouchers taken for same,
and are herewith returned and
made a part of this report to-wit:
Salary of Superintendent for
the year ending Sept. 80,
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Financial Statement

Financial Statement.
The Association now has on
hand in notes and mort
cages ...... ...........S $40 ,Oo4. do
Cash ON hand as per report 921.27
Total ............,..... $43 $3.50. 60
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11

The amount expended Tor improve
ments was for the foundtain and
walks at the Circle in the Cemetery,
foundation and gateway at entrance
to the Cemetery, fence along the
south side OF the grounds, settees,
&C, which have all added to the ap-
pearance of the Cemetery grounds.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. F. E. SMITH,
Treasurer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11
THE CITY OF TREDEAD
Splendid Showing Made by Forest
Cemetery Association.

Forest Cemetery Association has
record as shown in the reports sub,
mitted by the Secretary and Treasur'
er of the organization. 1t is rather
remarkable that the Association has
a fund of almost $45, 10000 Able
careful management in which both
officials and members have striven
for the welfare of this semi-public
institution has made it one of the
strongest of the character in OLIVIA.
The Secretary's report for the
year ending Sept 80, 1915, follows:
Received of w. H. Cunningham,
Superintendent, as collections having
been made by him from the follow.
inc cnurnac
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11

F. E. SMITH, Secretary.
The Treasurer report for the
year ending September 80, 1915, fol-
lows:
To balance cash on hand
last report ............$ 1,146.29
To received from w. H.
Cunningham, Supt. ...... 4,079.49
To amount received for
perpetual cars of lots. 10000
To amt collected on notes 7,O17.13
To amount of interest col
lected ....... .......... 2,76s.72
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
OCALA SHOULD ENCOURAGE
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
A GOOD RECOMMENDATION MADE To THE CITY
COUNCIL BY PRESIDENT MEFFERT
Ocala, Fla, Feb. 2, 1915.
To the City Council of oeala:

To the City Council of Ocala:
citizen oaa for the eighteen have
and growth
have fertile lands phosphate
lime deposits which the the world built
courthouse building the size
streets walks
will soon have Carnegie library
improvements growth
anticipated of Trade has worked the
with the indiid
ual members settlers and industries through which could
markets; such industries would employ which would
clothing goods
clothing
become citizens and of Ocala
oca with her railroads and the
opportunities for factories could easily maintain and
harness
factory
collar animals
small cheap pcketbok and leather
ndime oil
kitchen
All the
could be successfully
during years
had visitors with of locating here, but
ed invest although had good propositions offered
pass
BILE resolutions notify next legislature that will apply to for
city grant right to
the thousand twenyyear
5
enterprises
them for five their
secured paid
annually expiration of years money
city, industries
all
years.
located here without
With population
have o
Respectfully, j. MEFFERT
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
ENGLAND is NOT ALARMED
Berlin's Threat of BOttling Up Re-
garded as a Paper Blockade

London, Feb. 6.-Although refer
ring sarcastically to Germany's threat
to "bottle up" the British isles by
means of submarines, as a "paper
blockade" England is stirred by this
latest development in the marine sit
uation as she seldom has been since
the wars outbreak. The press unani-
mously subordinates all other war
news to give prominence to Berlin
dispatches, while the foreign Office
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
SEEKING FRANK
CLARK'S SCALP
COIOred Lady of Washington City has
1t In for the Congressman

Washington, Feb. 6.-Describing
herself as a ''fair-haired, blue-eyed
octoroon," woman living in the Dis
trict of Columbia has written an
anonymous letter to Congressman
Frank Clark of Florida, threatening
to dash pint of vitrol" into his
eyes if the Jim Grow bill for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, sponsored by him,
becomes law.
The writer states that in appear
ance she is without visible trace of
colored blood in her veins, and conse-
quently could easily follow him into
any theater or other public place. at
will be impossible to escape me-" she
wrote.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
i'm NINE YEARS, is THE OPINION OF RAIL-
ROAD OFFICIALS
TRANSPORTATION LINES ARE PREPARING TO SPEND LARGE
SUMS TO MEET INCREASING NEEDS OF TRAFFIC

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Railroad men
throughout the country assert that
the business outlook is the best since
1906 and that the big railroads are
preparing to spend large sums to
meet increased traffic. The Burlington
will spend four millions, the Pennsyl-
vania twelve millions, the Southern
Pacific one million, the Illinois Cen
trail three and half millions and
other roads collectively nearly forty
million dollars, buying engines, rails,
freight cars and coaches.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS
GERMANY DOESN'T INTEND TO
STARVE CIVILIANS NOR
MOLEST NEUTRAL SHIPS

Washington, Feb. 6.-The German
ambassador today stated that Ger
many doesn't intend to seize or modest
United States ships laden with food
stuffs for the civilian population of
any country. His country doesn't in
tend to close the English channel to
neutral commerce, but only warned
shipping that it would be dangerous
to enter these waters.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
RIVERS Of POLAND
RUNNING RED
SLAVS AND TEUTONS ARE GRAPHING IN
MORTAL STRIFE
ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS THEIR ADVANCE IN EAST
PRUSSIA AND THE CARPATHIANS is UNCHECKED

Petrograd, Feb. Cover a quarter
OF million of picked troops and
thousands Of heavy guns are fighting
terrific battle in the region of
Bzura and Rawka rivers. Upon the
outcome of this battle hangs the mas
terry of Western Poland.
For over a week the thunder Of
heavy artillery has shaken the blood
soaked earth and attacks, and counter
attacks have left the battlefield car
peted with corpses. The conflict
raging along the ten mile front is the
fiercest since the war began. Trench
es are literally filled with corpses un-
til they offer no protection Germans
and Russians fight hand to hand over
dead bodies.
Within the last five days it is esti-
mated that the Germans have lost
fifty thousand killed, wounded and
prisoners. The Russian losses are
also heavy.
The Russians continue to press in
to East Prussia. North of the Mazu-
rian lakes, the Russians continue to
advance.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
ANOTHER BLIZZARD IN
NORTH AND WEST

Chicago, Feb. 6.-It has been snow
ing steadily here for the past ewelve
hours. A blizzard is raging in the
central western and northwestern
states. Several trains have been stall
ed in snowdrifts, others annulled and
traffic is demoralized.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
BEATEN BY
THE BRITISH
ATTACK OF TURKS ON SUEZ
CANAL DRIVEN OFF

London, Feb. 6.-The Turkish army
threatening the Suez canal has been
defeated by the British. Among the
prisoners taken were several German
officers.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
HOLLAND REQUESTS
AN EXPLANATION

The Hague, Feb. 6.-The Dutch
Fovernment has made representa-
ions to Germany, requesting an. ex-
lanation of the German proclama-
on making war zone of the Eng
sh channel, the Irish Sea, the Straits
Y Dover and part of the Atlantic
eea nand North Sea.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
WHO CAN BLAME HER

Atlanta, Feb. 6.-Mrs. A. A. Pix
ington, 40 years old and a widow,
whose home is at East Point, a sub
urb, drank carbolic acid this morning
and died. to avoid going to the poor
house. She had been out Of work for
sometime and friends were trying to
get her into the almshouse. She is
survived by two daughters.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
HELD UP
A NORWEGIAN BOAT

San Francisco, Feb. 6.-The big
Norwegian freighter, Christian Bors,
was seized today by japanese war
ships off the Japanese coast, the re-
suit of alleged irregular papers.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
WEST VIRGINIA HAS
ANOTHER MINE TRAGEDY

Carlisle, W. Va, Feb. 6-One hum
dred and thirty men were entonbed
in the New River coal mine by an ex-
plosion this morning. Pour miners
were suffocated and the others escap-
ed. The explosion was caused by an
open lamp.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06
DROVE DOWN THE AUSTRIAN
DEFENSIVE

Petrograd, Feb. 6.-In Galicia ar
tillery duels are reported. In the Car
pathians the Russians and Austro-
Germans are again battling for str
getic ground. Near Oujok the Aus
trian defensive broke down under the
terrific Russian drives, yielding naer-
ly five thousand prisoners. The
Austrians are retreating.
Artillery fighting at Borjimow and
|Goumine is reported the most terrific
of the war. A fierce battle is devel-
oping south of Skierniewce on the
Warsaw railway.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-02-06

On Saturday and Monday, 18
pounds of sugar for 81, with one dol
lars worth of other groceries, for
cash. Smith Grocery Co. Phone 434 If