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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
Painful Swollen Vein
Quickly Relieved
and Reduced

Mrs. f. NJ. Remler. OF Federal. Kan
sas. writes an interesting account OF
her success in reducing a severe case
of enlarged veins that should be en-
couraging to others similarly afflicted.
She suffered with badly swollen and in
famed veins lin fact. one had broken).
for more than seven years before she
became acquainted with Absorbine. Jr.,
and used 1t. Absorbine, Jr., was faith
fully applied for several weeks. and, to
in the veins left. It was all nicely heal
ed. and has not bothered rue since"
Absorbine. Jr.. is an antiSeptic lini-
ment-hcaling, cooling. and soothing.
Safe and pleasant to use. 800 and 81
at your druggists or POSTPAID. Liberal
trial bottle postpaid for lOc in stamps.
w, i. Young. l.. ID. F.
AIS Temple St.. Springfield. Mass
--AdVt,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
Birthday Feast Planned
For GOmpers Tonight

Secretary of Labor Wilson will be the
principal spt aker at a dinner for Sam
uel Gompcrs, president Of the American
Federation of Labor. by the Central
Labor Union at Elks' Hall tonight, in
birthday anniversary About 80 quests
have been invited,
MANY prominent iRhGr leaders and
members of Congress will attend, and
addresses will he made by those who
in his work. Robert Jones. Hugh Dig
ney, William NJ, Keller. Hubert New.
som. J.. a. St,TnC. Luke +. Ludlow
and john Il. ColPGys are on the com,
mittee arranging the dinner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
Uncle Harry Tells About The Failure al COnstanIinODIe

1T seems like a terrible waste OF
lives and money" said Joe.
1t Is" said Uncle Harry, and that
Is one of the worst things about war.
There Is so much important, worth
while work waiting TO be done in all
parts Of the world that people ought
to find some way other than war for
settling their quarrels and differences' -
Does this big victory for the Turks
and the Germans mean that the allies
will lose the war; asked Jimmy.
mot by any means" answered Uncle
Harry. I'm many other wars the coun-
tries that have finally won have been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27

The Mcclure Publications Of New
York plan to deliver, without charge,
to every housewife signing the ac-
cOmpanying ticket 4 copy of The
WestfeId Book of Pure Foods COM
piled by Prof. Lewis B. Allyn, for the
Board of Health, of Westfeld, Mass.
-''the Pure Food Town"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
Senator CulberSon to
Again Be Candidate

Senator Culberson OF Texas has an
nounced himself a candidate for re-
election. He has been in Maine on ac-
count OF his health and has returned
to Washington much improved
Various candidates had hoped Sena-
tor Culberson would retire and his an
nouncement will interfere seriously with
their plans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
Sunshine Society to
Hear of Preparedness

Congressman l.. C.. Dyer, of Missouri
will speak at a meeting OF the Sum
shine and Community Society at the
Ebbitt tomorrow afternoon. ON the Mex
lean situation and the subject of pre-
paredness. The work of The society
will be described by Mrs. Ellis logan.
Mrs. Ella S. Knight will presldeA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Get n 25-cent bottle OF Danderine at
hand and rub well into the scalp with
the finger tips. BY morning most, IL
not all, of this awful scurf will have
disappeared. Two Or three applications
will destroy every bit of dandruff; stop
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
James H. Kelley Lectures
On History of District

The first OF a series OF five lectures
on ''The History Of the District of Co
lumbla and It's Government" was de-
liVered by James Hugh KeeleY. vice
League of the District, at a meeting of
the Parents League Of the Public
Schools. last night. at the Otmond Will
son Normal School
OTganiZat iCE 81 the seventh class m
spanish IN 10 formed as a result OF
activities nv the league was announced.
Other features az its work include
Glasses "a cooking and rhythm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27

Department, who died Tuesday follow
ing a long illness. were held this after
noon at ST. MarRarets Episcopal
Church. Interment was private at OAK
Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-27
Brown Funeral Private

Funeral services for Mrs. Sally Nav
,adIer Brown widow OF Seveiion 4
Brown, former chief clerk Of the State
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
eRYAN's PROGRAM.

Stranger things have happened than
that William Jennings Bryan should
be the Democratic candidate for Pres
ident in 1920 Falling into line be,
fore the election and after he had
practically abandoned the Wilson ad.
ministration and democracy in gener.
al, and showing great activity since
November Z, have served to stir up
lot of gossip in the ranks and file OF
his party.
Surrender by faithful followers on
his twenty years pilgrimage toward
but net quite to, the White House, Mr.
Bryan, speaking at a dinner in his
honor at Washington, unfoided the
platform On which it is not improbable
that the next great battle" win be
fought.
AS outlined at this banquet the
Bryan constructive pr'grsm follows
Abolition of the saloon by national
prohibition, which the Democratic
party, II having won without the wet
cities and having received the support
of nearly all the prohibition states
ought to advocate.
National enfranchisement of wo'
men, which the Democratic party
ought to advocate. it having especial
reason for regarding woman suffrage
with favor at this time since the infi'i-
ence of women in the close states was
sufficient to determine the result"
Provision for amending the consti-
tuition by a majority vote of two sue
cessiye congresses ratified by a ma
iority or the states ass
Abortion Of plan by which the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
French DESTROYER Sunk.
AIR RAID HOLDS UP TRAINS
Amsterdam Reports Entente Flyers
Made Attacks in Belgium
French Make Gains.

Amsterdam (vOa LondOn), Dec. 20
The Telegram reports that the entente
allies have made important air raids
on various parts of Belgium.
The newspaper says that a dozen
airpIanes reached Zeebrugge, where
anti-aircraft guns replied to them Wig.
orously. British airplanes also at.
tackled the military works at Brussels.
Oudenarde and Louvain.
Irain traffic has been impeded as q
result Of the air raids.
Paris, Dec. 12.-The bulletin issued
by the war Office reads:
"NiOlent artillery fighting occurred
during the day in the region of Vile
Au-Bois northwest of Reims) and the
Douaumont sector. y surprise attack
on the enemy trenches in lie Pretre
wood (west Of POnt-A-MOusson) gave
good results. There is nothing to re-
port on the rest of the front"
The afternoon report said four Ger.
man airplanes were brought down, two
of them on the Verdun front and two
in the Champagne.
Berlin (by wirelcss), Dec. 1.-THE
artillery duel on both banks of the
River SOmme increased considerably
yesterday, according to the official an
nOuncement made at the German army
headquarters.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

The complete substitution of
powdered coal for oil tar and pro-
Queer gas in metallurgical and other
furnaces is foreseen by c. j. Gadd, en-
gineer of the American Iron and
Steel company. His experience has
shown that when slack coal is dried,
pulverized until SO per cent of it will
pass through sieve of 200 meshes
10 the inch, and then burned in the
furnace. its combustion is complet-
ed while it is still in suspension, and
it yields temperature as high as
that obtained from producer gas.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
SHOEMAKE IS CAPTAIN
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TO HEAD
FOOT BALL TEAM.

Principal and Mrs. P. E. Betting en-
to.tained Oskaloosa High schools
Maroon football players at their
hcme, zoos A avenue east, Saturday
evening. Eighteen men of the high
school gridiron squad were guests OF
M and Mrs. Relting.
An elaborate four course dinner,
which the boys term gorgeous" was
served. Mrs. Betting was assisted
in serving by four high school girls.
Besides the football men, attend
ing the banquet were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Eckenbom, DR.. and Mrs. j. G.
Roberts, DR.. and Mrs. F. j. Jarvis,
and Coaches w. H. Kelly and G. r.
Yount.
Following the dinner, the Maroon
basket ball team elected their 1857
basket ball captain, choosing Hub
bard Shoemake, Senior, to lead the
high school quintette.
The evening was then spent in So
cial enjoyment, the party gathering
in the parlor where a jolly good time
was enjoyed.
Maroon players who were guests
of Coach Betting assert that Mrs.
Betting is as good a cook as her hus-
band is football coach, and that as
entertainers neither have an equal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
DOUBLING WAR TAXES.

More than $4,000 Iowans will this
year get a New Years gift this year
from Uncle Sam. The $40 that num-
Der have been paying every six months
as dealers in tobacco they can put
down in their pockets, the tax having
been repealed effective the last day OF
the year. 1t won't be necessary after
that date to have, government IL
cense for the sale of tobacco and CT
CARS. The taxes on commission mer-
chants and commercial brokers have
also been repealed
But while the 10000 get this New
Years gift. some corporations get a
gift of another sort Corporations now
and for several years have been pay
ing an annual tax Of one per cent on
their net earnings. This tax has been
increased to two per cent in the new
law passed to raise the hundreds of
millions required for the preparedness
program. individuals too. who have
been paying one per cent will have to
pay twice as much as formerly.
But this is not all. Corporations,
ioint-stoc,. companies, associations
and assurances companies. having cap
tai stock shares of the fair value of
more than 1000 will have to pay, in
addition to the tax on net earnings,
new tax, designated Capital Stock
Tax of so cents for each $1,000 o.
the capital invested in the business.
Thus a CORPORATION with capital of
100000 and surplus and undivided
profits, one or both, of $25 900. will
! have TO pay before or during January
1914 $500. Corporations with A
total shares of a fair value Of less
than $4,000, but whose total capital
investment equals or exceeds that
sum, will have to pay the tax. And
corporations whose capital invest
ment is $4,000 or more, will have to
report, even if they have may not
have to nay the tax. This capital stock
tax is imposed en- the fair value OF
the shares.
The bankers special tax has been
repealed, but banks the fair value OF
whose shares exceeds $4,000. will be
taxed under the new law. The other
banks will escape.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
OLD TIME HERALD DDEvIL."

After fifty years of faithful service
in the newspaper field, John w. Jones
has Just retired from the Star and
will live at ease in his home in Rig
by. Idaho. Mr.. Jones is we'll known
in Oskaloosa, having made his begin
ming here, and having married an Os-
kaloosa girl, a sister of the late James
Irwin. In his yaledictory in the
Rigby Star Mr.. Jones tells of his ear
~ life in Oskaloosa, and what 1t
meant in those days TO master the
ARE preventative Among other
things he says:
Fifty years is long time, much
longer than is ordinarily given to the
average man in one line of business,
yet such q span of time has been
given the editor OF this paper i'll con-
nection with his time of servitllde IN
the printing Office, as lit was hfty
years ago this month that the writ
er, as a green farmers boy,one bright
Monday morning babe the farm good
bye and on foot jourenyed four miles
to town, and on entering the Office OF
the Oskaloosa Uowa) Herald, entered
upon the task of learning the trade.
The first year, as compensation for
orr services, we received 81 per
week. the second year So, and the
third year s. per week, and all this
time boarded ourself out OF the sal
ary received. The first two years
we spent most Of the time behind a
washington hand press, mixing the
forms and when not thus engaged
was employed in other mental work
around the Office, and On Thursday
rcre!ed in the delight of carrying the
parers around town, there being four
routes and sometimes it fell to our
Let to carry all of them. And by
the way, how anXiously the good
danes and fair daughters of that
town awaited the appearance OF the
carrier boy-and how we did linger
at a certain residence in the north
west part of town-where there was
a piece OF femininity that attracted
much of our attention-her residence
is now on Third West street here in
Rigby, and has been ever since we
took up. our residence here.
These three years of apprentice
ship were long and arduous ones, but
we have never regretted having thus
applied the early period Of our young
life thus equipping ourself for our fu-
ture life-wCrk. Having been forced
to leave school at the age of fourteen,
the printing Office has ever been our
college. and to it we really owe what
little we possess in the line of edu-
cation"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
CHANNUKAti.

The Feast of Dedication (Char-
nukah) commences at shutdown on
Tuesday, December 18th, and lasts
fer eight days. 1t celebrates the
successful ending of a war against
religious tyranny. It's predominant
message, therefore, is religious lib
erty.
IN the year 1872 before the present
era, the Syrian king, Antiochus Epi-
planes, set UP statue of a pagan
deity in the Jewish Temple OF Jeru-
salem, and tried to compel the Jews
to worship it and abandon their own
historic faith This effort at forcing
an alien religion upon the, Jewish
PEOPLE provoked bitter revolt in
which the Jews, led by the famous
Judas Maccabeus and his brothers,
finally defeated the Syrian armies,
re-entered the Temple and rededi-
Gated it as the center of Jewish
worship. In honor of this rededica-
ton, the feast of Channukah (dedi-
cation) was established, its eight
days to be holidays, days of song and
Thanksgiving.
The holiday is marked by special
prayers OF thanks and psalms of
praise insreted into the daily ritual,
and by the kidding OF the Channu-
kah lights. The usual custom is to
light one light on the first day, two
on the second, three on the third,
and so on, adding one each success
i've day of the feast. AS to the
reason for this custom OF kindling
the lights, legend tells that when
Judas Maccabeus and his victorious
army rededieated the Temple and
clealsed it OF all the impurities Of
idolatry, he found that there was only
enough pure oil to keep the perpetual
light burning for one day, and it
would be long before new oil could
be procured. But miraeuiously, this
small amount of oil lasted for eight
days. and the perpetual light was not
extinguished. For this reason il
was ordained that every year lights
should be kindled for eight days in
every household. 1t became custo-
mary fer the lights TO be placed in
the windows and the doorways, so
that the streets of the cities be
lighted up. Thus the feast came to
be known also as the Feast OF Lights.
The Jewish date for the beginning
of this feast is the twenty-fifth OF the
month OF Kisley. According to one
tradition, the reason that Judas se-
lected this date Is because 1t fell ex-
actly three years after Antiochus had
defiled the Temple: according to an
other tradition 1t Is because that was
also the day when the Israelites. az
Ter being delivered from Egypt, com
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
cAsoLlNE FROM OIL sHALE,


In anticipation of the day when, on
account Of the advancing cost of gas
oline and other products obtained
from petroleum, it might be found
commercially profitable to utilize
some of the enormous supply of Pc
troleum to be derived from the dis
tillation of the vast deposits of so
called hydrocarbon shales of the
Green River formation of northwest
ern Colorado and northeastern Utah,
the U. S. Geological Survey has for
three years been making field inyes-
legations of these deposits. The eX-
aminations have been accompanied
by mapping of the areas OF hydrocar-
bon shales and by such field meas
urements of the thickness of the
shales in workable beds and such
rude field distillation tests as will af-
ford primary information concerning
the amount and richness of the
shaIes in different parts of the re-
gion.
very iouSh put NoutiO"S NN
lions of the contents of the shale in
parts of the area examined ind cate
that the distillation of shale from
the beds over feet thick in Colorado
alone will yield more than 20,00O,000,-
600 barrels of crude oil, from which
more than 2,5o0,00O,O00 barrels of
gasoline can be extracted by ordi-
nary methods.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
MAY CHANGE POSTAL RATES
One Cent for Local Letters to Be Off
set by Increase on Certain
Printed Matter.

Washington, Dec. 11.-One cent
postage for local first-class mail. de-
liverics and zone system of rates for
second-oslss matter, which is expected
greatly to increase the charges for
magazines and other periodicals hay
ing a nationwide circulation, are pro-
vided for in the annual post Office APP
preparation bill as virtually completed.
Among other provisions the bill in
creases rates for mall-order catalogues
from 2 to s cents a pound, making
them third-class matter instead of par
GELS post.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

vothers can vote directly for the pres
ident," the recent election HAVING
shown us the clumsiness of our cleo
torial college and the dangers which
attend this method of election" III
would be better to have the votes cas-
by congressional districts than By
states.''
Establishment of national ballet
in, published by the government, tc
acquaint voters with the Issues iH
elections, editorial space being "di
vided among the parties according tc
their voting strength" for the circul
alton of their campaign arguments"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

bined the social and the labor ends
and had a picnic dinner at the place
while they worked. The premises
were cleaned, the building repaired
and surroundings placed in shape for
winter. New hitching accommoda-
lions were provided, doors and win
dows OF the building adjusted and
other details cared for. On the in
terror of the building the ladies did
their full share, contributing cash
money to the extent of about fifty
dollars. The room has been redec-
GRATED and new shades for the win
dows provided. This was under the
directio nof the Ladies' Auxiliary and
Aid. Several entertainments con-
tributed to their treasury. First. j.
Worth Allen gave musical enter
tainment for them; a box supper
next contributed to ,,the fund; the
good people from over Tracy way
gave play, The Union Depot" that
was monster success, netting the
ladies over twenty dollars, and the
bazaar and fair made up the remain
der. After paying bills and defray-
ing all expenses the ladies still have
a cash balance in treasury.
Election of officers last week re-
suited as follows:
Worthy Master-Ike Herney.
oyerseer -Richard Thompson.
Lecturer-Rozella Robertson.
Steward Conrad Yer Ploeg.
Asst Steward-Fred Tandy.
Lady Asst Steward-Faye Barnes.
Chaplain--John r. Barnes.
Trcasurer-Lester Butler.
secretary-Lacey Hockey.
lora-Lucretia Robertson.
Pomona Mrs. Minnie Yer Ploeg.
Ceres-Vera Barnes.
Doorkeeper-C. M. Coryell.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
CARRkNZA ENVOY IS ON WAY
NIT That First Chief
Signed Protocol.

Laredo, Tex, Dee. 11.-Alberto ].
PAM, member of the joint Mexican
American commission which consid-
cred border problems at Atlantic City.
arrived here and left Immediately for
Washington. where he expects to ar
rive Wednesday. He declined to dis
cuss the protocol which he carried to
General Carranza, and would neither
affirm nor deny that Carranza had
signed the document.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
THE OLIVET GRANGE
HALL is IMPROVED AND NEW or
FIcERs CHOSEN.

Olivet Grange has been doing
things this fall along the line Of CO.
operative accomplishment and the
most recent thing is the way the
grange hall was fixed up and i'm
proved, both the men and the women
participating. parts OF several days
being donated. But the folks COM
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Many Automobiles in Town.

Hundreds and hundreds OF auto
mobiles were parked about the bust
ness, district of town Saturday. All
streets in radius of three blocks
of the park were occupied. Some
Of the streets and avenues adjoining
the park streets had so many cars
packed that owners could not extri-
cate themselves when they wanted
to move early in the afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
A Successful Sale.

The Frank Swindal sale near NAL
com last week was we'll attended and
the PRICES were good. All of the
stock was about the average. Hogs
sold as high as $40; horses s2275O;
steers 1880; cows 500. This sale
amounted TO $1c,4C0.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

Cyrus Longshore engaged in sell
ing an oil burner and travels, all over
the state says he finds kerosene
cheaper in Oskaloosa than anywhere
he visits. 1t is also cheaper even
than quotations in Indiana cities.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

The glory of the Chicago diet
squad. living on 40 cents worth of
food day. fades into the common
place when it is considered that
Iowa State College home economies
seniors are not only taught how to.
but actually do live on less than that
amount daily. In the new practice
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

Christmas is coming and you will
be buying candy. Candy is made
right here in oskaloosa and it is as
good candy as is made on the earth
When you buy Oskaloosa made can
dy you are helping TO build up Oska-
loosa aud this part of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

An electrically ignited pipe
which lights the tobacco at the bot
tom of the bowl instead of at the top,
thus avoiding the collection of moist
ure in the stem, is the newest in
smokers inventions.