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The Detroit times., 1916-09-19
C0bBLER IS
NOW AVIATOR
Minneapolis Shoemaker Builds
Aeroplane From Books
and ii Goes

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 1s-
From shoemaker 20 aviator in six
weeks" sounds Ike chapter from
Horatio Alger, Jr. Instead II is the
achievement OF 4 /. Nickerson, OF
No. 1880 Twenty-ninth-ave south.
Sir weeks ago Nickerson quit his
lob as a shoemaker. Now he Is an
embryonic exhibition aviator He
has not made a flight for the public
yet, but be IS going 70 soon, be says.
And men and boys near Oak Grove
STATEN on the AaOka electric line
believe him
Nickerson and his wife are camp
ing al Aviation field" near the Oak
Grove station. The aviation neld
is a large pasture owned By near
/ By farmer. TheE ere putting the
! finishing touches on a twO-passenger
home made" mouOrisne and max
ing daily straigh;away flights. With.
| in two or three weeks, NickeTson
expects 10 fy % Minneapolis and
ship his machine 10 North Dakota
where he hai tao cxh ol;iUE en-,
gagemeats. he says.
Nickerson made the aefoplsne
o.. TX his spare hours. and 1t took
him two years The DIotor which
Is q t6-horse power rot ~ type. VAS
Purchased IN the east. 81, The rest
Il the machine is enutel. a home
product
Six weeks ago .; was Completed
and transported % the Geld near
Oak Grove 20 be tested. Nickerson
went 10 the field with bis wife "A
his only aid She was his chief ne
ohanician and handy man" Nick
ersoa got all his knowledge OF aero
nautics from books.
This did no. dsunt his courage
however. His life ambition EAs not
70 be shattered b. lack OF nerve. lie
seated himself comfortably In the
machine, started the prOpe ller, and
Elided smoothly OF into the air with
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

Two contests certain 10 attract
wide attention 10 the New York
state primaries today. when neFnt
nations are 10 be made for all Of
fees 10 be filled al the November
election. are those between Robert
Bacon and William NJ Calder for
the Republican nomination for
United States senator, and between
Gov. Charles s. Whitman and Judge
Samuel Seabury for the Progressive
gubernatorial nomination
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19
Government Takes Control of
Springs in Arid West From
Hands of the "Chosen FeW"

on the public range and CONSEQUENT
ly ON the meat supply OF the coun-
Try VAS not Apr, Grated by govern
Ment officials During the last few
years. however. "A change has taken
place and Secretary lane Of the
interior department, thru the in
strumentaliy OF the geological sur.
Sey. II now engaged tn seaTchln;
for such springs and water places
and rcserVing theta for The owner
ship OF the puOlic. As an indication
~ The progress being made, Secre-
tary Lane has recently pointed out
that President Wilson has withdraw
over 200 springs which have been IL.
ported valuable for this purpose
\ single order signed hy him re-
Gently withdrew ever 80 springs in
Arizona controlling The use OF 1000
square miles OF grazing land. The
entire area Withdrawn from settle
mont is nevertheless very small. less
than 10000 acres
Many Of the Withdrawals have
been requested b. stockmen in or.
der hat the customary use OF tae
springs hy all in common might not
0e disturbed as a result cf the ac.
cushion OF the Immediately sur.
rounding land oy AL bilious indiyid.
uals The policy has been cmphati.
cally Endorsed by gJazeIS in many
Of the localities affected. who real
tie that the assertion OF government
control insures fairness 10 all users
q the public range"
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

send out business communications
OF the most circumscribed sort.
II Is work that any girl with an
ordinary school education and the
ability TO tap the typewriter keys
can easily accomplish
Result Thousands struggle for
these positions. and are forced TO ac-
cept poor pay and much overtime
work. or lose their position 20 some
one else. just as capable as they.
ia girl is willing 20 select spe-
cial line OF stenogrzphy. prepare for
II conscientiously and thoroly
and follow II persistently. she need
not worry as 20 losing her job after
she gets Il, and she has only 70
prove her real ability 10 get Il
she will be worth q big salary. and
she will get that. too. because i
will be extremely difficult 70 replace
! her II she resigns.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

NEW ORLEANS. La. Sept 10.
~-3lrs. Margaret Blake. II. lives
= . dilapidated room In a tene-
cent house In Tchoupitoulas-st.
Mrs. Blake has known nothing
GEBeYt- hxrd work -sli--bsE life
Married At Is. mother OF ii chill
lBsn, grandmother OF four, she
- been a victim OF society since
Nbiidhood.
But Mrs. Blake, who alone In
severity now makes her scant Nv
Og by pushing a baby carriage
about the streets selling collar but
tons. candies and odds and ends,
hAS q heart, the same as the most
oristocratic woman in the most
fashionable world.
She knows what I. is 10 cry, she
hnows the pangs OF death in the
hmily, and she knows the heart
oehss in trying 10 make a living
md she Is fighting for the life OF
hsr l2year-old grandson, Willie
Zimmer, about TO face trial for
killing his mother. Mrs. Blake's
daughter
And society II needing the plea
Of Mrs. Margaret Blake. Women
who wouldn't let Margaret Blake
toach them, before. are rallying TO
her side. They have heard her
story OF the life OF the child slayer.
and are trying to make amends for
the conditions which indirectly led
90 the killing OF mother by her
bog.
found Mrs. Blake pushing her
go-cart, "Noah's Ark" about the
business section OF New Orleans. In
ragged clothes. but clean, she Wa
hobbling behind the cart
!. Years ago. Mrs. Mary thinner
used that same cart for Willie Zinl-
mre ito show him. to the tenement
neighbors, interested in her first
born.
While Mrs. Blake tries 20 peddle
her wares about she spends much
time In the neighborhood OF the
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

SAN JOSE, Cal. Sept ls-R. X
O'Neil. reDuty county clerk. ha,
neatly solved the question OF how a
woman can become naturalized
American citizen. lie politely sug
Sested TO Miss M,-ra Cutter that she
Eet married 10 ar American and
thus become citizen automatically
Miss Cutter thought the advice vas
kindly meant, but SAID she thought
II "A hit drastic Miss Cutter came
10 this country from Canada. com.
ing across the bridge or wagon
Since she came from nc port aud
had no clearance pepers. IL was hard
for her 10 prove TIE date OF her ar.
rival
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19
AGED, Poor Woman Fights
To SQDe Her GrdndeOn
Who Killed His Mother

killing talking TO folk who, she
thinks. might be good witnesses 20
testify that Willie "ain't no bad boy
at heart"
MY daughter amt had no time
-ie.Fs+s.s Willie" Walled old
Mrs. Blake. willie grew mp him
self. Mary had three other babies
and her husband was working al
the time. but De didn't make much
and drank a 10, when Willie got
i've years old. Mary had two babies
and didn't get 20 take much care o.
him l guess"
What mother would have a
chance-three children. i've three
and one years old and the family
drudgery OF tenement homcr
While Mrs. Mary thinner raised
children and washed and cooked
and while her husband worked for
$40 10 Sl2 a week at most any
thing" Willie thinner grew mp
with this i2.year-old boy as The
subject OF the laws unbendin'g ven
rpance. even though il BE- done in
the name o. Justice. society has
confessed It's weakness rather than
shown Us strength" said Rev \.
J Gearheard. pa tor OF the Louis.
iana.ava Methodist Episcopal church,
after a VISIT 70 the prison 70 see
the thinner boy
Certainly civilization does not
have 10 resort 10 the ga!lows 70
save itself from le-Year.o'd boy.
one might as we'll cut down 3,
young orange tree because II grows
crooked"
And while ministers, society
so--ru. Parents All over the coun-
ny and others are petitiouing Dis
trict Attorney c. c. Gutenberg TO
drop the Indictment against the boy
SLAYER. Mrs. Blake pushes the 20
cart "Noahs Ark" about the streets.
her heart filed with sorrow over
the death o. her daughter, but new
ertheless trying 10 save the boy
her grandson.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

al the assurance aud ease OF g Yep
pslin pilot, his wife said.
Il like the game nne so far,
Nickerson modestly admitted when
asked 10 compare The shoemaker :
trade with the aviators profession.
81 intend 20 stay az IL until ] have
mastered the air"
Two weeks ago Nickerson was
Joined In the pasture BY Charles "
Peters. an exhibition Eyer. whose
headquarters during the past sea
son has been in Oklahoma. Peters
brought with hirl from New Orleans
new special built biplAne, With \
100 horsepower gyro motor. He. too,
is training fer fights this fall.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

shaver. his hair Is gray. and his
skin is a healthy olive
Johnson used this beauty talk
with effect In his campaign aud 81
became the joke Of the sFate
Men and women voters alike show
ed their disinclinati0n 20 send a man
to the United States senate. whose
chief qualification. according 10 his
own press agent was ms personal
beauty.
They votel for johnson. who
makes no claims to being an Apollo.
but IL a man II brains. masculine
and progressive
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19


Willis Booth, at right. "handsonn.
est candidate"
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Sept i9.--
The fatal press agcn, beauty" OF
Willis Booth. citizen OF Los Angeles.
proved his undoing in a race with
Gov. Hiram Johnson for the Repub
lican United States senatorial nom.
nation In California.
johnson has secured the nomina
ton by an overwhelming majority
Early in the campaign Booths
press agent pulled the prize bloom
or" OF western politics when he
wrote the following description OF
his candidate. evidently intended 10
appeal TO feminine voters:
Hell make one Of the handsom
est senators ever sent from Califor
mia. lie II tall and straight. Of
graceful and powerful build Ills
hero but friendly gray eyes enliven
= Get OF nnc features. fIe r. clean.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

Connecticut Democrats are 70 as
semble ~ New Haven today 10 nnrl
mate candidate for United States
senator and complete state ticke.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-19

The Greeks are tabled 70 have
been the progeny OF Javan, fourth
son OF Japheth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02
Mrs. Dewitt Says Suffrage Means
True Democracy.

Mrs. James A. Dewitt, of 0skaloosa,
is an ardent Suffragist. She is a
member of the State Board of the
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association, and
is devoting much of her time to the
cause. In a. recent address she said :
"When we can think Of our nation
as nation Of people rather than as
nation of men and women we can
begin to talk about a true democracy"
This the farmers of Iowa are be-
ginning to realize. When farmer
buys n few head Of cattle for his local
use he may buy steers and heifers but
when he buys by the thousand head
he calls them cattle. When he selects
few sheep he may select ewes and
rams but when he ships by the car
load he ships sheep.
When a company of women is gath
cred together 1t is called hen party,
If 1t be company of men it is called
stag party" but when there is a
great political party composed all of
men il should be called stag nation"
Farmers Realized Il.
The farmers were the first to recOg-
niZe this. Out in Kansas. more than
twenty years ago, a little band of them
joined together to form the Farmers
Alliance" They believed that the
farmers should have closer organ
ization to protect their material rights
and club for their social develop
ment. Those. however. were strenu-
Gus times. The farm mortgages con-
tinued to increase and even in good
year the freight rates and the middle
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02
CELERY SPRAYING.
Do Not Allow Copper to Accumulate
.sg..;.. on the Plant.

Do Not Allow Copper to Accumulate
..ni.;.. on the Plant.
Prepared by United States department of
.,.., agriculture
The, fact that many celery growers
have, not been careful enough in the
use of their spraying apparatus is in
dictated by the fact that the depart
ment of agriculture has found copper
present in undue. amounts on some Of
the celery, when ready for consump-
| ton.
The copper is deposited on the celery
in the form Of dried bordeaux mixture
(ime and copper sulphate), which Is
used extensively to prevent the de-
struction Of the crop by blight. I'm
less the plants are sprayed at certain
periods of growth with this mixture 1t
has been found impossible to bring
them to market In good condition
With proper care in spraying, however,
there Is no reason why any injurious
quantity Of copper should be deposited
upon the stalks. The excessive amounts
Of copper sometimes found on the
stalks Of celery are due to faulty meth
DDS of spraying, a frequent cause be-
ing the use of knapsack instead of
power outfits. The knapsack sprayers
do not operate at sufficiently high
pressure to make fine spray or mist;
hence by their use the bordeaux mix
ture reaches the plants in a number of
fine streams, which fail to cover the
leaves as does the mist or fog, but run
down between the stalks. The mixture
thus accumulates at the base of the
plants, giving a blue-green appearance
to the base OF the celery.
With an efficient apparatus working
under high pressure-15O pounds or
mOre-this trouble does not exist. The
spraying should be stopped as soon as
the leaves are thoroughly covered with
the mist or fog. There is thus no OPP
portunity for the mixture to run down
the stalks. AS for the leaves, when
there is an excessive amount of cop.
per salts upon them they should not
be eaten under any circumstances.
T AS matter of fact, If punches of
celery are broken up and the stalks
thoroughly scrubbed before being eat
en- practically all the copper from the
bordeaux mixture will be eliminated
and there will be no danger of bad eff
fects to the consumer. 1t is recon,
mended, therefore, that this practice
be followed wherever there is any rea.
son to suspect from the color of the
celery or otherwise that copper has
been allowed to accumulate upon the
stalks. ,... gc....r-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02
Arguments Heard and Proposition
Accepted by Board.

The County Board of Supervisors
were in session yesterday afternoon,
taking up the proposed Drainage Dis
trict proposition No. 3. After hear
ing arguments on case by interested
parties, the Board accepted the Drain
age District alignment as recon-
mended by the engineers and as
shown on the map on display in the
Supervisors Office.
They were in session this morning
receiving bids for cement for use in
the county construction work for this
year. Only one bid was received,
that from Hyett-Synhorst Company of
this city, quoting prices which were
above the current market prices. The
high bid was a result of the boycott
which it is said the cement manufac-
turing companies have forced upon
the counties all over the state. They
refuse to quote prices to the local
dealers which will enable them to
submit bids advantageously to the
county. The Hyett-Synhorst bid
was considered by the supervisors to
be as reasonable a bid as they were
enabled to submit under the existing
circumstances. The Board is re-
advertising for bids. in the hope that
the cement manufacturers will allow
local dealers to submit bids which
the supervisors may accept advan-
Itageously to the county in general.
The Board are receiving bids this
afternoon for different lengths of cul.
vert pipe needed in the county con.
struction work.
The broken tile on the old chimney
at the court house is receiving some
attention at the hands of workmen,
and are being removed from their per.
ilous position upon the chimney. The
tile were badly broken and were in
the habit of falling to the pavement
below, at times when the wind was
of sufficient force to dislodge them
Pedestrians passing along the street
were in danger from the falling tile,
and they are being removed from the
chimney, thrown down the inside
chimney and removed from the base.
ment opening.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02

mans profit consumed the proceeds.
This little band Of farmers, then, form
ed themselves into political party
and because they were right and the
principles for which they stood were
true, they surprised the nation by
eecting an entire state ticket-nOt
once but several times.
These men knew that the wives, the
sisters and the mothers were equally
for which they stood,
Grange Realizes I'm portance.
In Iowa today, no organization has
so nearly graSpCd the spirit Of true
democracy as has the Grange, where
the men and women meet on an equal
footing and discuss the vital questions
Of common interest Perhaps in no
other walk of life do the women go
shoulder to shoulder with the men as
they do on the farm, sharing their la
bors and their pleasures, their joys
and their hardships.
The farmers of Iowa don't need ex-
pert advice from the east to tell them
that 1.-The place of the woman IS in the
/ home" There has never been any
doubt about it in their own minds nor
| in those of their efficient, capable wives
and mothers but neither the one nor
the other would care to insult that
most beautiful word In the English
language by limiting it to the fOur
walls of his own modest dwelling. The
women of the Iowa farms are AT
home" on the broad acres that sur
round them. They are interested, too,
in the acres of their neighbors. in the
school directors and in the plans for
township consolidation.
The woman who wants to vote for
or against school consolidation Is no
/ less interested in the personnel of the
county board of supervisors who seem
to have supreme control not only over
the bridges and the roads of her cOun-
ty but over the care of the less fOrtu
nate citizens as well.
The women of rura' Iowa want a
voice in these matters and on many
state and national issues az weldon
tax valuation and the big question of
preparedness. The men of Iowa who
know them best-who are used to
working at their sides-beIieye that
they will use this voice well. Every
day more of them are not only prom
lsing to vote YES on the Suffrage
Amendment ON June fifth but are ask,
Ing how they can help to swell the
tinal majority. Sc ..a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02
WORKING FOR THE FAIR
Sufficient Funds Must Be Ra 'sed to
Exercise Option.

Although Murdered by bad roads
since the closing. days of last week,
committees solicited subscriptions
for the county fair fund have been dill.
| igently at work with results that are
in the main satisfactory. Circum-
stances have cut down the number of
committee workers but others have
volunteered in their places for the
time being and the eveangelistic eff.
fort is being carried forward success
fully. ..,...-.
| Interest is being created into every
locality and some substantial contri.
buttons are being listed every day
In addition to the amounts sub.
Iscribed and the. checks written in
payment, the committee has a long
| list of names of parties who have
signitied their willingness to make
contributions, "a little later on"
These are "as good as old wheat" and
will count in the sum total of the
stock subscribed but the thing that
now holds the center of interest is to
obtain funds sufficient to make pos
sible the exercise of the option held
on the lands. With the ground OBJ,
tanned the organization may be com.
pleted and the remainder of the funds
solicited. A considerable sum over
and above that necessary for the pur,
chase of the property will be re,
quired to erect new buildings and
accommodations and to put the
! place in suitable condition.
Chas. E. Munroe is field secretary
Of the temporary organization or
working force. and he is effectdal. He
has the committees in charge and he
takes nothing for granted He calls
up the people assigned to a certain
district on a certain dav and he makes
| it his business to know that the
parties go themselves or that a sub
stitute had taken the place. In this
way Mr.. Munroe is able to handle
the assigned work for each day. II
is a big task however and the men
engaged are giving freely Of their
time and endeavor TO make "a go" OF
| the project.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02
THE revival At CEDAR
Neighboring Preachers are Helping
The Local Pastor.

Revival meetings are in progress al
Cedar M. E. church where the pastor,
Glenn Davies, is conducting a series
Of meetings. Several neighboring
preachers assisted Rev. Davies last
week, including Rev. P. Hummel, the
Baptist pastor of Fremont; Rev. Alva
Huff OF Kirkville, and Rev. Hugh
Neville OF Fremont. The local
preacher. c. d. Nash, is also assist.
ing in the meetings..
Last Sabbath evening the pastor
preached to a goodly number, the
muddy roads making impossible a
repetition of the large crowd of the
Sunday previous. But the auditor,
ium of the church was almost filled
The meetings continue every even,
ing, commencing at 1870 with a song
service, a feature which is greatly en-.
joyed by all.
Last evening the Rev. Hugh Neville
of Fremont was the preacher.
On Sunday morning next, the Rev.
Lippincott, vice president Of the Iowa
Social Welfare League, will give an
address on Social Purity" Mr.. Lip.
pincott is very forceful speaker and
has not only a startling message, but
one that is equally interesting and
instructive. Parents, come along
with your boys and girls and hear
this man next Sunday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-02
DUE TO CARLESSNESS
Fire This Morning Threatened North
Side of Square.

Fire discovered by Night Watch 81
as Bennett al 4:4o o'clock this morn
ing threatened the north side of the
square.
1t started on the second floor of the
Bell Clothing Company store in a
public water closet back OF the Frank
ID. Reid law office, and was gaining
Roadway when taken in charge by the
fire department. A little more of a
start would have made serious fire
The heat from the flames melted q
water pipe in the closet and a food
OF water pouring into the Bell Cloth
ing store did considerable damage.
Smoke and fumes penetrated the
S. V. Reynolds law Office across the
hall west in the Fritch & Hines Com,
pany building and down to the cigar
store below which was also smoke
deluged.
The fire was undoubtedly the result
OF carelessness, caused by a match
or a cigar dropped into paper that
+ Uttered the floor of the closet. All
damage is fully insured. .......
Mr.. Bennett smelled the smoke
some time before he located the fire
He was looking for the trouble in a
basement or first floor He search,
ed the north side and the blocks to
the east and west but could see moth
ing. Coming back by the north side
again re looked in at The Bell front
and night lamp hanging toward the
rear disclosed streams of water flood
ing the Interior. He ran upstairs by
the front entrance and as he opened
the door the smoke poured forth and
he lost no time in calling the de
partment. The fire had burned
through the wall of the closet and la
most through the roof and skylight
near by.