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The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13

The worst epidemic of the grip-or
modified pneumonia ever
has experienced, is sweeping the city
today, and there are scores and scores
of persons confined to their rooms and |
!. their beds as result.
The epidemic, which appears to be |
nationwide, has struck Hattiesburg
peculiarly hard. and local physicians
estimate that there is larger num-
Der of grip cases here today than at
kany other time in the history of the
|ity. ,elsl
AS an example of how thorough the
lection spreads, it may be reported
at in one department of town busi-
IS establishment the Job Depart,
Ient of The News, to be more explicit
Ty aerson employed theresis con
to his bed today with the grip
ioi stages and forms.
fe same condition prevails in
establishments of the city. AS
inroads have been made in the
N.schools, and the percentage OF
Nthere is normal.
Modified Pneumonia. Il.
men differ somewhat regard
disease. The so-called grip
which is sweeping the coun-
grip, but a modification ol
a, according to one OF the
It known physicians.
.4ow to combat the disease Is .oi'
of in a special article prepared by thi'
physician for The News today. II Il
as follows:
"The newspapers tell us that we ar
in the midst of an epidemic Oh sri
apd that everybody is sick. Bad colds
pneumonia and grip prevail, accordin
to the reports. When grip, pneumoni'
mr. colds are bad the death rates lroi
all SORTS of seemingly unrelated di
eases go up.
RsssSraHt her grin nor colds are repor
f.
Reporting pneumonia is not Il
"a, so the only signs by whlch
ARE the reports of general dea
nd the newspaper stories. q
Io not know whether the 81
Is is now being found, but
,k to venture the guess that II
not 1t would be just as well 10 dr
tbe term grip and to speak OF TINS g
aonic as one of colds and pneumon
Can Protect Selves.
Assuming that the reports are
reci and we are in for nation-w
Epidemic, is there anything a per'
can do to protect himself? the ans'
" is yes.
oThe most important thing IS
keen out of crowds. Whenever
Goes into a crowd there is a rea'
ably good change that he will ge' g
to somebody capable of infectins
The person capable OF intecuns
may not be sick. AS there is no
or knowing who is an infeetor'
safe policy is to avoid crowds 4
further factor crowd pace IS
,,obIo - Ad an !" eu piaee'
'' Nr~'f too
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13

Washington. d. G., Jan, lS-fhe
Mexican situation was discussed IN
Congress today. Senator Lewis intro
duced resolution authorizing the
using of the army and navy to restore
lpeace in the republic. ,|
Representative B.. F. Harrison re-
buked the congressman for criticizine
| the administrations foreign policy Z
"The administrator he declared
.has been giving close and earetu
study to foreign events, ever since TN
1war began. It has paid more after
4 tion to these things than any indiyi'
,ual. The administration knows tn
miracles Of the situation as no co' q
gressman may know i Is useless + ie
!, such criticisms to be meted out AGAIN.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13
HELD UNDER mann
WHITE SLAVE ACT
coRcoRAN TAKEN TO BATON ATOM :
ROUGE FOR TRIAL; SAYS GIRL
is HIS WIFE.
specias to The Neps.

special to The Necs.
Baton Rouge. La, Jan. II, g
Coreoran, charged with violating
Mann white slave act, was bro'
from Meridian by Deputy Mar'
Jasper Boykins yesterday, and p1
I'm the parish Jail TO await trlai.
coran was Indicted here BY the
grand jury last week on eyidf
United by Special Agent PEND
/ The woman corcoran Is
with having brought from Hat
miss, to Baton Rouge for ~
1 purpose is his wife. Corcora
'ihe having married her a.
MISS, in August, 1914 p
marriage to him, he says
ylwas Mrs. Ben Corney. +
name was May Bauer and
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13

London, Jan. 1s.-The report COIN
ing from the Eastern front that =
Russians have captured Sandafure =
regarded in military circles - ne'1
true. although no official ~nneune!
ment has yet been made: Experts 81
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13
THE WEATHER !

s M'sslssippi- Fair tonight, colder ex-
''eme south portions Friday fair, not
50 cold north and west portions.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13

dnoni-
H people
r.
folds be
to go
ing the
lin bed.
led the
Tue and
k pneu-
n into
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-13

either grip nor colds are repo
" Reporting pneumonia is not !
"a. SO the only signs by which
are the reports of general dea
\ nd the newspaper stories.
10 not know whether the 9
IS is now being found, but
TO venture the guess that il
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

plays and interesting exhibits. is not
an accidental happening. Such a
desirable outcome is the result of a
determination on the part of hundreds
of people that as individuals each
will do a little, provide at least few
entries.
This phase of the Fair which opens
September 25th and continues during
the four days following, it is hoped
will be taken seriously especially this
fall by an unusually large number,
Nothing can help fix the Fair as an
institution so quickly and firmly as
a universal falling in with the idea
that providing entries and exhibits is
a duty, pleasure and withai profit
able. Do not leave this to some on,
else. Without your exhibit the Fair
will be incomplete.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
CIRCUS WAS DELAYED
Burning Bridge Held Trains in Os-
kaloosa Several Hours.

The burning of the large wagon
bridge over the c. B. & Q. railroad
company tracks, about one and half
miles west of Beacon caused the de-
lay of the second section of Hagen.
beck-Wallace shows, the last division
leaving Oskaloosa about nine o'clock
this morning. The first section of
the show carrying the cook tents,
horse stables and other incidental
equipment left Oskaloosa last night
and reached Tracy in safety. When
the engines were returning to Oska
loosa to move the second and last
section, the blocked right-oflway was
first discovered. Burning timber fall.
ing upon the line from the heavy
bridge caused much delay and did
some damage to the tracks.
Hagenbeek-Wallacee circus show III
Ottumwa to-day, and reach the Pack
er city by round about route, going
via the G.. B. & Q. to Tracy, thence
to Abba, and east on the %" main
line to Ottumwa, a distance of fifty
seven miles. According to the train
men the trip to Ottumwa. hauling the
heavy circus cars would require from
three to four hours
The origin OF the fire which de
stroyed the wagon road viaduct over
the Burlington rightof-way is un-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21


known Luckily the first section
passed the CROSSING before the fire
started and the track was blocked
The bridge, while a part Of the
county road system is maintained by
the railroad company, and the loss OF
the structure will fall upon the Bur
lington. The. crossing was extra
heavy, being built with heavy timbers
of massive size. 4, The loss will be
somewhat extensive.
The falling of these timbers across
the track blocked the line for several
hours and caused some difficulty in
train service.
Local Burlington men believe the
second section of the Hagenbeck
shows will arrive in Ottumwa in time
to give their schedule shows to-day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
FIRsT-HAND EVIDENCE.

Editor w. F. Lake, of the What
Cheer Patriot, wrote a personal letter
of inquiry to the pastor of the Chris
tan church in Sioux City and re
ceived the following reply;
First Christian Church, J. R. Per.
kins, Pastor. Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 80
Editor What Cheer Patriot, What
Cheer Iowa. Dear Sir:-Your letter
of inquiry came to hand, and it is but
one of many similar communications
AS l have replied to them so | reply
to you.
Yes, think Mr.. Harding fitted to
be governor of Iowa. More than a
hundred thousand thought the same
in the primary. | have known Mr.
Harding for four years. At the be-
ginning, and when listening to 9TH
ers, was a bit biased against him.
Closer acquaintance led me to an ap-
probation of his many fine qualities
Comparatively few men ever come
into intimate touch with the man
they vote for or vote against. But
| know Mr.. Harding at close range,
nor have found in him the faults his
foes bring against him.
do not believe Mr.. Harding can be
bought. / do not believe the sa-
looms can buy him, nor any liquor in
terests, nor any corporate interest,
nor any church conference, conven-
ton or assembly. For that reason
he has peculiar fitness to be governor
of all the people of Iowa.
| don't believe Mr.. Harding drinks.
He says he doesn't. He says his eel.
lar is dry. This is more than can
be said of lots of cellars in Iowa.
He doesn't smoke, and I've known
preachers to offer him cigars in vain.
never heard him swear, though |
have often heard others cuss him
He doesn't cuss back, but
grins and wins. On petty vices he
is quite free. But he is also free
On larger principles that govern life.
sometimes think Mr.. Harding is
not very good politician. I've
pnown few instances where he lum-
bered straight ahead when a little
wire pulling like preachers indulge
In at the conference and convention)
would have gotten him support. But
Mr.. Harding has ideals and standards |
that many Of his opponents know not I
Of. and as the next governor of Iowa
think they will enter into his acts
IN the making of greater and better
state. Very truly,
J. r. PERKINS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
BLOW ON HEAD
CAUSE OF DEATH
DISPUTE OF PAYMENT FOR TAXI
. FATAL TO ALBA NAN.
PEARL BUTTON SHELLS SCARCE
Auto Accidents at Lake Park, Dun
lap and Council 6luffs.-Young
Man Killed at Lake Park,
Nine Injured In Others.

Abba, Sept. led Burnside, 2S
years old, died at local hospital
from injuries received Saturday
night when he was struck with an
automobile crank in the hands Of
Harrison Gholson, a taxi driver.
In company with two others, Burn.
side hired Gholson's car and drove
several miles south of Abba. The
party had been drinking. Upon de-
handing his money for, the use of
the car, Gholson was attacked by
Burnside and the others, he testified
before the coroners jury.
In self defense, he declared, he
grabbed the auto crank and struck
Burnside. Burnside arose after the
first blow and rushed at Gholson
with beer bottle, the latter testi.
fed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
GREEK CABINET SWORN IN
Premier Says the Ministry Will Fol-
low Benevolent Neutrality
Premier Not Pro- German.

Athens, Sept. 19.--Nikolas Kalager-
opoulos. the new premier, made the
following declaration:
"The new ministry will follow a
benevolent-very eneyolent--neutral-
lily toward the entente. 1t will decide
its attitude in other respects after ex-
aiming the situation and studying the
diplomatic documents"
Premier Kalagesoyoulos indignant
~ rcpudiased any suggestion that he
Is pro-German in his sympathies. The
cabinet was sworn In at noon,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Candidate For the Office of Coroner
of Mahaska County.

In looking about for a candidate
for the office Of County Coroner a
number of republicans sought out
Doctor E. NJ. Williams and asked the
physician and surgeon to make the
primary canvass in June. Doctor
Williams at first refused, point blank,
said he had no inclination for public
Office in the first place and secondly
he had no time to devote to matters
outside his practice. But the
friends and party workers persisted.
They made showing of the num-
Der of coroners cases in past years.
Since the mining industry has les
sened in the county and the mining
camps have moved TO other fields
the number OF eases" and accidents
has decreased. Yet the Office is an
important one. When a coroner is
needed he is needed badly and hence
the importance of the Office. Doctor
Williams finally consented to run
md was nominated. Moreover il Is
proDer and fitting that this position
be filed by physician for not in.
frequently, one might almost say
generally, autopsies become neces-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
THE JEWISH NEW YEAR.

Shutdown Wednesday, September
q, the first day of the Jewish month
Tishri, will mark the beginning OF the
Jewish High Holidays. These holt
days of deep religious significance,
will commence with the feast of Rosh
Hashanah, or New Year. The New
Year will be followed by Ten days Of
Penitence, which reach their climax
in the Day of Atonement, October 18th.
"On the New Year all the inhabit-
ants of the earth pass before Him as
sheep before a shepherd" In these
words the ancient Jewish law book,
the Mishna, refers to the significance
of this day. 1t is a day of Judgment
when the sins and the merits of all
men are weighed by the Divine Judge.
The Talmud tells that in this annual
New Years Judgment scene three
books lie open before the Most High.
In one book, the Book of Life, the
names of the perfectly righteous, the
sinless, are inscribed; the second
book, the book of death, has recorded
in it the names of the utterly wicked;
and the third book is for the ordinary
middle type of men, in whose be.
half Judgment is suspended through
the ten days of penitence, until the
Day of Atonement when the decision
os finally made and recorded.
The services for the day are espec.
tally solemn Prayers in prose and
poetry, dwelling upon the theme of
Gods Judgment of man, are recited
and sung. The Rams horn, the "Sho-
far summoning men to prayer and
repentance, is sounded in all syna-
gogs. At the close of the service the
worshippers greet each other with the
words May you be written down for
a good year."
Orthodox Jews observe many cere-
monies which suggest the ideas and
emotions of the day. In the home
honey and fruits are eaten and the
pious wish expressed, May it be Thy
will to renew to US a good and sweet
year" During the day orthodox Jews
will go to river, shake crumbs from
their clothes and recite among other
prayers the verse from Micah, And
you will cast into the depths of the
sea all their sins" While orthodox
Jews observe the feast for two days,
September 81 and 2S this year, Re-
form Jews return to the ancient Pal
estinian custom and observe but one
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
A SEPTEMBER SUNSET.

Natures charms are wondrous rare
These September days;
Bushes bold, yet soft and fair,
Set her cheeks ablaze.
All along the country lane,
Woodland stream and field,
Autumn sings a glad refrain
For the joys revealed.
Far-the distant dull gray hill
Mingles with the blue.
There the tiny ripping rill
Threads its wandering through.
Near-the wealths of golden yield
View the setting sun,
Toilers in the harvest field
Rest, the day is done.
Oak leaves tumble, trees half nude,
Sumac beckons, bold;
Fields of daisies saffron hued;
Pinks and marigold;
Towering naples brush the sky
Ger a cottage, quaint.
Pictures which the artists try,
Yainly try to paint.
Yonder is the wooded ridge
There, the old stone mill,
Here, the moss grown, rustic bridge
Where the brook seems still.
Twilight shadows softly fall,
Light of day grows DIM
For the wonder of it all,
Thanks, more thanks to Him.
NAL Rose, Oskaloosa, Ia.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Oskaloosa Leads Other Cities of
State With More Boys and Girls.

According to the percent in popu.
lation Oskaloosa ranks first among
the cities of the state in point Of pub
lie school enrolment. Figures gather
ed together shows Oskaloosa leading
in the point of enrolment per 1000
inhabitants.
For every 1000 people in the city
there are thirty-seven students in
high school and 159 students in the
grades. Ottumwa has but SO high
school pupils per 1000 inhabitants
and Davenport has only % high
school pupils per LOCO inhabitants.
Ottumwa has 202 pupils in the grades
and Davenport has 40 in the graded
per 1000 inhabitants Figuring on the
basis that Oskaloosa high school has
no mid year graduating class. and
that there is an incomir mid year
class, the per cent will be much larg-
er little later in the season.
One other interesting feature of the
Oskaloosa school figures is the fact
that the total number of boys enrol
led in school is larger than the total
number of girls enrolled. In the grade
schools, in every building in the city
the boys outnumber the girls in en-
rollment, but the girls outnumber the
boys in the high school enrolment.
The usual case in the much larg-
er number of girls enrolled for school
work than boys. The following list
will show the number of students in
school in Oskaloosa per 1000 popula-,
ion
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Button Shells Scarce.

Dubuque, Sept. 19.-The scarcity
of shells from which pearl" buttons
are manufactured, is so great that
the manufacturers are no longer so
particular as they were a few years
ago and are now paying good round
prices for shells that few years
ago were discarded as worthless.
This has caused great boom in the
clam business along this part of the
Mississippi river and clantmers are
realizing So to SO per ton for the
very kind they threw away few
years age.
One source of supply the clam
mers now have is the piles of dis
carded shells of few years ago
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

sary and at such times the work of
the surgeon and physician becomes
imperative. The work OF the coro.
lner's Office rightly belongs to a ply.
! stefan. 1e
And no better choice of candidate
could be found than Doctor T.. M.
! Williams. Although in practice in
Oskaloosa and Mahaska county only
few years he has an extended ac-
qhaintance in city and county and in
returning to the city to make his
permanent residence and TO locate
his laboratory, he was only coming
back home and Oskaloosa was for
tunate in securing such a man,
Doctor Williams was a student of
Perm college back in 1S92-1S93 and
his work on the Penn football squad
under the captaincy of John Outland
will be recalled by many. The
mOtaer Mrs. Robert Williams. came
here frUm Burlington, Kansas, ano
made home here for the education
OF htr children, and Doctor Ben G.
Williams, Howard Williams and
Miss Anna We're all graduated from
the Quaker institution. Doctor E.
NJ, however, did not complete his
work at Penn but accepted an open
ing at the Kansas State university
and when he returned to Oskaloosa
he was entitled to wear numerous
and sundry titles, those of A. B., b.
s., M. s., and M. D., the first being
conferred by the University of Kan.
sas in 1898. He was in the chair
of Biology in the Friends University
at Wichita for a couple of years and
then took q special course at Column
bia University in New York City. He
was special instructor in Biology In
Chicago High school and in 1903 he
was made p. s. by the Chicago Uni
versity of Chicago in which year he
entered Rush Medical College. From
1905 to 1908 he was with the State
University of Oklahoma as professor
Of Pathology and Bacteriology and
was then promoted to. the position of
instructor in Pharmacology and Ma.
terra Medica in the medical school
of the University of st. Louis and
while here the doctor found time to
take the degree of M. s., and a little
later was made an NJ. ID. by the
same school. He was special direc-
tor of the summer season here in
1910 and was assistant in medicine in
the university until 1913. He was
Chief of Clinical Work at st. Johns
Hospital in st. Louis in 1910, 1911
and 1912, and for two years was spe-
cialist in "X-Ray" work at the same
place. He came to Oskaloosa early
in 1913 to become physician in chief
at the Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa.
In addition to his. other activities,
the doctor has found time to publish
number of works and is regarded
as an authority along several lines
% his profession.
In Oskaloosa the doctor has sur.
rounded himself with an abundant
library and specially equipped lab
oratory wherein he is. doing much in.
dependent study and work aside from
his regular practice. H. He has one
of the most extensive. private labor
atOries in all Iowa.
Republicans will make no error in
supporting this man for the position
oi coroner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
FAIR BELONGS TO PUBLIC.

The success of the Southern Iowa
Pair and Exposition is so largely in
the hands of the public, the everyday
people. that the obligation in this
connection should be given consider
alton. It is impossible to make a
fail without something to make it
ont .of. One reason We attend the
Fair, and a leading reason, is to see
the displays, products Of the contigu-
Gus territory.
a really big Fair, imposing dis
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

Council Bluffs, Sept. 19.-An auto
mobile containing a party of Christ.
ian Endeavorers returning to Council
Bluffs from Oakland, went over a
steep bank resulting in painful in
juries to several members of the
party.
Miss Myra Hutchinson, Miss Mabel
Lowe, Miss Frances Flood and Mrs.
Guy Leavitt We're thrown over the
fence, and Miss Hutchinson was un-
conscious for some time. Mrs. Leav.
lit has broken arm and all suffered
serious injuries to their backs. Mr..
Guy Leavitt who was driving was
uninjured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Entered On Third Years Work.

The Tracy consolidated school en-.
tered upon it's third years work Mon.
day, Sept. 4. The school has had some
unfavorable conditions to contend
with from the time of its organiza-
ton, but in spite of this fact has
made wonderful progress. and now
ranks high as an efficient school.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
High School Grade
Iowa Moro Valuable.

Ames, Sept. 20.--Iowa College prov
ed more valuable than Illinois college
In tests conducted last winter by the
engineering experiment station for
the North Western railroad in fixed
type of engines. Results We're an
nounced today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

The Enterprise tells of a newly
wed Brighton husband helping his
bride prepare the Sunday dinner and
undertook to whip a bowl OF cream
but overdid the job and their peaches
were served with small chunks of but
ter floating in a dish of buttermilk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

Dunlap, Sept. I'm. j. Barrett is
in an Omaha hospital, seriously in
jured, and Mr. and Mrs. Blake Dun.
ham and Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Jones
are being cared for in a farm house
near here where all were injured in
an automobile accident near Dunlap.
All are from Dunlap and were en-
route to Omaha when the car over
turned into ditch. Several members
of the party were severely hurt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

Ross Mowry Of Newton, who has
been serving as assistant attorney
general, viii retire from the Office to
go back to Newton to take up his law
practice.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

-Keota Eagle: We think it is a
mistake for religious bodies to enter
politics. If one does all may a.
well, and if they do. fraternal socie
ties have the same right, and so do
labor unions. We have no more right
to condemn one church for entering
politics than another.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21
Hammond farm Sold.

The old Jack Hammond farm near
Knoxville was sold recently to Mack
Loynochan for 212.5O per acre. The
farm consists of 100 acres. About
eight years ago the coal under eighty
acres Of this farm was sold for $50
an acre,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

The Iowa chickens which annual
ly produce eggs valued at more than
the output of the Alaska gold mines,
as stated by Senator Kenyon in the
senate, number 2S,115,6S3, according
to the census report.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-21

Banks often take some of their
own medicine and try to save money.
A country bank about a year ago in
stalled a waste paper baling ma
chine, having found that baled paper
demanded a much better price than
loose paper. Now over half the jan
itor's wages comes from this source