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The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
OVATION FOR WINNING
HIGH SCHOOL CAPTAIN
Public Celebration Of Eastern's Sue
cess to Be Held at Institution
This Morning.

! Capt Barkham, Of Company F. East
ern High School Cadets. was seized out
side of the ball park after the drill yes
terday, and borne on the shoulders of
fellow students all the way back to
Eastern. A vast cheering throng
marched TO the school alongside the two
victorious companies.
The cadets were greeted at the school
by an assemblase Of more than 500 stu
dents, mostly girls. AS the young SOL
diers passed in double file up the school
steps. fianked on either side by the vast
crowd. pretty girls showered flowers
upon their heads and shoulders
In the drill hall a sumptuous banquet
was awaiting the cadets and was served
by dainty girl students. Following the
repast, addresses were made by Capt.
Barkham, Capt. Boteler. DR.. Willard S.
Small, principal of the school; Capt.
Louis Van SChaick L. S. A; Lieut. Col.
Edward Meyer, of the cadet regiment:
Claus J. Schwartz. chairman Of the mil
itary committee of the faculty; Col. Wal
lace NJ. Yater, of the 1914 regiment; Capt
Bruce Handy of the 1907 regiment; Cant
Herbert Babcock of the 1910 regiment
and Fred W. Deck of the 1914 regiment.
A public celebration of the double vic
tory will be held at the school this morn
Ing commencing at o'clock. officers of
all the other companies of the two regi-
ments will attend. Members of the
Board of Education will speak.
Capt. Barkham is a son of George W.
Barkham, jr., contractor and builder,
Of 2S Eighth street southeast. He is
captain of the school rifle team and is
military editor of the Easterner a stu
dent publication.
Capt. Boteler is the son Of L. Pierce
Boteler. He is editor of the Fastener
and Is second baseman on the school
baseball team.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
PIT. MORAN COMMENDS
CAPT. v. E. BARKHAM
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

had eight years of the same experience
and l can appreciate your qualities
in winning against the fierce compe-
titiOn that existed today. l hope you
will continue to foster the zeal and
spirit displayed by you and your com
pany."
President P. T. Moran. of the Wash
ingtOn Chamber of Commerce, brought
another thrill to the young soldier
and his company, when, in pinning
the replica of the prize medal on his
breast said:
Capt Barkham. you and your
men are a credit to the nation, and an
emblem of preparedness. l hope you
will use your best efforts to foster
this idea in the hearts of your COM
paniOns and friends"
In addition to the medal given the
commander, the company received a
white silk emblem, bearing the words
First Prize" Each member of the COM
pany also received a small red ribbon.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
POLICE CAPTURE
Thief SUSPECT
Colored Man Held Pending
Inquiry Into Daylight
Robberies.
Open $3.50 A. M.

Walter Fowler. colored. 1903 Seaton
street northwest, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a charge of housebreaking
In his pockets were found a number
Of rings and a set of skeleton keys. which
lead the police to believe that he is the
man wanted for nearly a dozen dav-
light house rObberies perpetrated in the
vicinity OF Dupont Circle within the
past month.
Fowler was arrested while standing
on the corner of Twenty-eighth and NJ
streets northwest, by PricinCt Detective
a. B. SCrivener, of the Seventh precinct
He arrested the man on a description
furnished by Robert H. Smith, whose
home at 1433 T street northwest was
entered about ? o'clock last Monday aft
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
noon, and s75 worth of siIverware

ernoon, and S75 worth of siIverware
taken.
When taken to his home and the
premises searched, Fowler was found to
have not only the silverware, a toilet
set and other articles. in his possession.
but he had a number of pieces of jewelry,
which. the police say. they have been
looking for during the last month.
Most of the articles found in his DOS
session were taken. it is thought, from
houses between Fourteenth street and
Connecticut avenue, from Dupont Circle
north to Washington Heights, in which
vicinity Fowler is said to have worked
Some of them were identified last night.
Fowler. who gave his age as 30, was
said to have been employed as an elevator
bOV.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
Gardner Answers Attacks

Rising to a question OF personal privi-
lege in the House yesterday, Represent
ative A. P. Gardner. of Massachusetts,,
emphatically denied that he was finan-
cially interested in munitions plants
which would benefit by reason of the
vigorous preparedness propaganda.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
Parent Teachers Hear Program

School held its final social meeting of
the season at the schoolhouse last night
A musical and literary program was
given. Miss ]. E. Doing presided. Those
participating in the program last night
were Misses Ethel Nugent, Nellie Simmis,
Marie McChord, Julia Rhodier and Mil.
dred Schultz and P. J. INLAND and Robert
Zeigermann.
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bearing the words First Prize" The Of
ticers and men of Company received a
purple ribbon, bearing the words Second
Frize," and each OF the officers and men
of Company received a white ribbon
for third prize.
Record for Small Company.
In winning the prize yesterday the mem
bers OF Company F established a new
record in the matter of numbers in a.
winning company. The company was
composed only of three full squads This
is the smallest company ever winning a
victory in the annual drill. This fact also
was entertained by the judges in award
ing the prize, as the veteran officers de-
clared 1t far easier to handle and direct
a company Of even than OF uneven
squads. The banner was carried from
the field in the muzzle of the gun of First
Sergt- Wilber a Callahan
The judges OF the contest were Lieuts
Frederick S. Skinner. John NJ. Carruth
and Allan c. Cowgirl, Engineer Corps, I.
S. \.
In the reviewing party in addition to
Gen. Weaver. We're Henry p. Blair. presi-
dent; Ernest L. Thurston, Stephen F.
Kramer John p. Larner, Mrs. Edith
hingman Kearn. all members of the
Board of Education; Capt. James Oyster,
former president of the board, and p. T,
Moran, president OF the Washington
Chamber of Commerce
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02

the great herbal
system tonic which
is doing so much in
Washington for the
relief Of Constipa-
tion. Catarrh. Blood
Disorders. Gas on
s [ o m aCh, Bilious
ness, Liver, Kidney
and Bladder Trou-
bles. On sale at all
our stores at 800 a
bottle.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-02
DR.. Delbruck Made Noble

Berlin via Sayville wireless), June /
DR.. Clemens Delbruck. former minister
Of interior has been elevated to the no.
bility by the Kaiser in recognition of his
war services
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
CEDAR MAKES. REPORT
Rain Inteyteres With Sunday School
Mrs. Garrett Will Enteit tain.

Cedar. March 20 (by Ren)--There
was no Sunday school Sunday morning
on account of the rain and bad wealth
er.
Mrs. Mary Garrett will entertain the
nj ;siOnaiy society at the April meet
iDG
Mrs. w. d. Steel will entertain the
A. r. T. f. club on Wedne- day at an
all dav meeting. ..''
Pert Brubaker cane over from Rose
Hill Sunday ami spent few days with
his mother.
Mrs. Ernic LYON has been having
"a siege of heart trouble is improving
slowly. ... ... .,
The election was held Saturday to
vote on the consolidated school. The
school carried by about thirty major
itys.- 80 90 vas ~. ..# s'n go ..-'r
Miss Opal Garrett OF Oskaloosa Wis.
tied her sister, Mrs. w. ID. Steele last
week. ST.. E.. -r~'
~ c. A. Davis. II. Richie. Jay Weltou
and Frank McCord were business cal
leEs in hDes Moines last week. 81. 4
81 Carl Ferguson and wife have new
boy. born, Sunday morning. II. ar
i Mrs. John Fox is 1eriously sick. She
is suffering from gall stones.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
PROHIBITION AND PROSPERITY.

'Fn1FItRfbtON AMI FNOSPEHt ",
y The city OF Wheeling, W. Va, has,
under the first year of state prohibi.
ton, experienced the greatest building
boom in it's history. Other demonstra-
tions of the Siamese-twinslike nature
Of prohibition and prosperity are indi-
Gated in the following items (many
more might be cited): rsH
The Reymann brewery was convert
ed into a packing plant, employing 225
men where the brewery employed IS.
White Front cafe rented for $3.50 a
month. Now as a confectionery it
rents fer $500. q,
The Senate saloon was torn down
and on its site bank is being built.
Within distance of two blocks
buildings (some of them three-story
structures), formerly occupied by
liquor firms, now house a ladies' and
mems furnishings firm, q wall paper
store, a drug store, butcher shop, a
shoe store, a confectionery, a billiard
room and an automobile agency. "
There are more restaurants and no
tells in the city than ever before
The business of one shoe merchant
increased IS per cent during the year.
Number Of meals served in the
workhouse the last II wet months
were 1882. Number of meals served
the first IL dry months, 1O,81S. Saw
ing to the city at ten cents per meal,
s2,3S2. $50. ,'-
Number of workhouse employees
last wet year. Is. Number of work
house employees the first dry month,
two. This alone cut workhouse ex.
penses $3.50 a month.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
RUSS GAIN ON TWO FRONTS
Advance South Of ovinsk Periis Sup
ply Line Of German Forces
Teutons May Fall Back.

Petrograd, March 27.-The sudden
development of Russian offensive
on the Dvinsk front, which has taken
the Germans by surprise, has during
the last week resulted in a considera
BILE advance by the Russians over two
of the most important sectors-at ia,
cobstadt, which protects the northern
fank, and in the Narocz lake region
which defends the southern positions
At neither point were the Germans
able to stay the Russian advance The
main Russian effort is being made on
the southern portion of this line,
where the Russians are proceeding
toward Sventsiany. If pushed to a
successful conclusion this movement
would result in the capture Of the i'm.
portaHt Vilna-Dvinsk railway line,
which now serves the Germans oper.
ating at Dvinsk. According to re-
ports from the front the Germans, rec.
ognizing the probability Of such a dis.
aster, already have removed their de.
pots and supply stations, to point
west of Novo Alexandrovsk.r
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
VIOLENT FIGHT AT VERDUN
Hand-toHand Encounters Follow Elk
changes by Heavy
Artillery.

Berlin. March 27.-The official state.
ment says:
I'VE. obtained good results from the
successful explosion of mine at a
point northeast of Vermelles. North
east of Melville small division of
German troops advanced and returned
with prisoners. $50
:"In the Argonne and in the region
of the Mouse the action of the artil
lery increased at. various points. In
the Caillette wood hand-to-hand en-
counters during the night terminated
to the advantage of the Germans.
IAN extensive explosion in the yos
ges, caused by the enemy, inflicted
heavy losses on himself. 3. ..-
Near St. Quentin British biplane
fell into our hands unchanged. After
an aerial battle near Caille wood a
French aeroplane fell and was dashed
to pieces" ,n.....-- D.,
Paris, March 27.-In the Verdun re.
gion west of the Meuse there were
violent actions, but no infantry en-.
counters. r. ..s.,.s e.. $751;.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
THE BEACON TURMOIL
DR.. J. A. Ruan "Takes a Sh t" at
Some Statements Made.

Referring to the above heading, !
beg your indulgence for a short time
and ask YOU to bear with me while
reply to the article of Thursday
Evenings Herald.
| will call your attention to the fact
that the present administration has
neld the reigns of government for
four consecutive years; and they
made the same statement then as now
| that the town was financially en-
barrassed and the yhad replenished
the treasury. Most any treasury will
accumulate If you stop paying out OF
| 1t and the same source. of revenue OBJ
| tains.
During their administration there
has been no permanent crossing or
sidewalk to speak of put in. And il
the light contract of $1500.00 or more
| they have entered into was paid, the
town would be several hundred dol
lars in debt; in fact 1t Is an obligat-
ed debt on the town now.
Then they discharged the marshal.
ad what would have been his salary
remains in the treasury, and is de-
posted in some one of Oskaloosa's
banks instead of being used for the
towns Improvement as was intended
when the taxpayers paid this money
in. We do not need a bank account
! The majority of us coul duse that six
or seven dollars per taxpayer just as
we'll as for the town to have 1t on
deposit and not use it for the i'm
prOvement7 intended.
1t is no credit to mayor or council
to collect taxes for the town as the
servants of the town and then not ap-
ply them where needed.
| Now these are some of the reasons,
BUT NOT ALL by long way, that
have been the direct cause of the pc.
Itical opposition. ,t.~... F~.. ~.
The assault spoken of as made up.
on the Union Citizens ticket by the
| Progressives was entirely due to the
4 manner in which they filed what they
called their nomination papers which
in reality we're not nomination papers
In any sense of the word, and the
judge did not so rule. { He simply
ruled that he had no jurisdiction over
the matter at issue. ...,
The present mayor and council did
not know how to dispose of the mat.
ter or else refused to act, one or the
other; consequently it was carried
before Judge SilwoId of the district
court with above results. We
So the auair rests just where it be.
| gan, because the mayor and council
did not know how to act in the pre-.
misses as we verify believe.
We are not fighting the individuals.
but the principles they represent, and
as they will not change their princi.
pies, we must change them in order
hat our town may make at least one
years growth.
We stand for clean business ad-
ministration. impartial administration
of the law, and economy as to taxa
ton. But all the time for the i'm.
prOVement and upbuilding of our
town, with each individual citizens
welfare at heart.
Yours truly.
.~. DR.. J. A. RUAN.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
RAIN STOPS SERVICE
Heavy Ruin 10 Wright From Frid' y
80 Ii Sunday Night.

Wright, March 29.-(By Live
had. heavy rain beginning Friday
night and continuing until Sunday
night.
Rev. Hanson of Oskaloosa, pastor
Of the Friends church, came down
Sunday morning, but on account of
the inciement weather there were no
services at either church.
Or. Gillett of Fremont was calling
in Wright Monday.
d. K. Unsicker arrived home from
Excelsior Springs. Mo, where he has
been taking treatment. He is much
improved Mrs. Unsicker is still
there for further treatment. 49,.
Mrs. Lizzie Myers has been i'll
with neuralgia but is some better
now. ,.
Mrs. Maggie Hammond has the
erysipelas in her arm.
Mrs. Nesbitt is not well at this
writing. s'
Mrs Sullivan, who has been i'll
with blood poison. is improving slow,
ly but it will be some time before she
can use her hand. &c.. ~
/ Albert Fox. who was injured by o
Idll Uh Ifle' ice NldSC "lDIST, Is dbie u
get around the house some.
George Thomas and family. OF
Mora, Minnesota. are visiting at the
parental John Thomas home.
Miss Gail Wright and Mrs. Neva
Baldwin, who went to Donna, Texas
last week, are expected home tOmor,
row.
c. D. Randall and his brother. War
rem Randell, Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Ire.
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Welton and
Mr.. Chuff Bond were in OskaIoosa
last Thursday.
Miss Pearl Sullivan went to Oska-
loosa Thursday, returning home on
riday.
Mrs. Kittie Sullivan and grandson,
Earl, went to Fremont Friday.
The neighbors in the north end of
town surprised Mrs. IsOra Witt last
Friday evening, it being her birth.
day.
The owners of the tile ditch met at
Fl A. Carpenters Friday night to
transact business.
saturday visitors at Oskaloo3a we're
Web Votaw. Dan Allsup, Van AIlsup.
Con Allsup, Carl Schunk, Carl Tn,
sicker, Miss Mamie Wright and l..
e. Lyon.
Miss Elsie Hoskins, who attends
Penn college, was at home over Sun
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
FIGHT MODERATE DRINKING.

From an economic viewpoint the
drunkard is nonexistent. What big
business is lighting today is mod
crate drinking"-the ounce-aud-a-half-
a-day kind Of thing. With the excep-
tion of; those connected with The trade
in alcoholic drinks-and their hangers
on-the entire world Of business and
industry is lined up against alcohol,
and the battle (since drunkenness Is
self-confessed defeat) is being waged
against moderate drinking. 1t Is with
the man who; can drink and be sober,
thank heayeni" that industry is pick.
ing a quarrel. The psychologist has
shown that he Is morally defective
poisoned atop: the medico-actuarial
man has shown that he Is physically
depleted, warped, defective and throws
away from ten to thirteen years of
his imperfect life; and big business"
has learned that economically he is
80 bad an investment that only in
rare cases is it worth while to bother
with tinkering and repairing him.
Vance Thompson In Drink and Be
Sober"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
A VALUABLE LIBRARY
Mahaska Bar Presented With That
OF Late Major Lacey.

Mahaska County Bar Association
held q meeting this morning in the
court room, and had with them the
Mahaska County Board of Supervis
Ors in consultation over a matter
which has been under consideration
for some few weeks.
The heirs of the late Major John
f. Lacey, have stated to the Bar AS
sociation that they will give them the
very valuable library of the deceas
ed with some provisions as to dispo
sition. care. etc
The Bar Association met with the
Supervisors this morning, asking that
they might be given what has been
known, and used as, the Farmers
club rooms in the court house. located
on the third floor, for the library
room, where they will establish the
library.
The Supervisors have as yet made
no definite disposition OF the matter
Just what, will be done is not known,
for the Farmers Club room Is in use
quite little of the time during a
year.
This is the only room at the pres
ent time which could be given over
to the library, but the urgent need of
the library and the magnificent offer
which has been made to the Bar
Association of the Lacey Library are
factors which can not be overlooked.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
2 SHIPS LOST I'M FIGHT
GERMAN RAIDER. AND CRUISER
81 DESTROYED. s
Two Hundred and Fifty Lose Lives
. English Graft Torpedoed by the
Sinking Greif.

London, March 27.--The story oil
one Of the most thrilling naval fights
OF the war was told in an admiralty
statement, announcing the sinking OF
the German commerce raider Greit
and the British auxiliary cruiser AL
cantara in the North sea, with loss
OF 254 lives. The British loss was "A
men.
The engagement occurred February
49, The admiralty withheld the news
though 100 German prisoners were
taken, In order that the word might
not reach the German admiralty. The
story was made public when wire
less message from Berlin, picked uI
W English stations, revealed the fact
hat the sinking of the Greif was
known there.
The, inquiries from the Alcantara
were answered In perfect Norwegian
but the actions Of the raider aroused
the suspicious of the British auxiliary
The Alcantara was lowering a boat
to send searching party aboard
when the Germans opened fire. The
action is described as one Of the hot
test Of the war, recalling duels be
tween evenly matched frigates In the
days before the time of ironclads.
According to the British account, the
German raider was put out of action
by few broadsides. 1t was followed
to the bottom few minutes later by
It's victorious adversary, which evi
IDENTIFY fell victim to "a torpedo
launched from the Greif's tube mo
ment before the raider disappeared.
Other British warships soon ap
peared on the scene and rescued many
members of the crews of the two fight
ers. -. ,..s,t ~G.,~ ...s...-,
Berlin, March 27.--The admiralty
staff states that, according to news
from various places, which has been
confirmed, an engagement occurred or
February 20 in the northern part oil
the North sea between the German
auxiliary cruiser Greif and three Brit
ish cruisers and one destroyer. In
the course Of the battle the Greif sunk
by torpedo shot great British cruis
er of some $4,000 tons and finally blew
herself up. 49,. 49,. .,
: About $50 men of the crew of the
Greif, whose names are not YET
known, now are prisoners of war. to
the British. 80
The Greif carried 800 men. The
Greif was, an, unprotected German
cruiser, dispIacing 2,o2S tons, .317 feet
long, and with a 32-foot beam. Its
armament, according to naval lists Is
sued before the war, consisted OF
eight 3.4-inch guns.
The AlCantara was a former Royal
Mail liner displacing, 1890 tons. III
was built in 1918 and was $40 feet
long, with a 67-foot beam. 1t had four
decks and was one of the finest of the
Royal Mail Steam Packet company e
liners 1t was registered at Belfast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Sunday, March %. 1896.

Organization of the Brotherhood oil
st. Andrew in the membership of this
St. James church.
Rev. j. w. Elder lead the mems
melting in the Y. M, e.. A..
Death of Hamilton Cruzen at his
home six milss, northwest of town
Personals: Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Duns
more returned fro a winter spent al
Palo Alto California. AL NJ. Jones ar
rived home from Anthracite to accept
a position with the E. D. Brewer Shes
house. Principal A. l.. Comstock was
visiting with. relatives at the family
home In Eagle Grove, Frank f. Baker
iof Sigourney was visitor with his
friend George p, Bertsch. Miss Libbie
Dean was entertained by her friend
Miss Myrtle Gutherie,. Miss Cromwell
of Sigourney visited with Miss Pearle
Meade. District Court reported Len
Blue spent the day with friends in
town. s.s a,qaL ee ;..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
HOW BEST. TO SUCCEED
Tie Sage of Oiivet Rep ,rts Meet "a
of Village Club. ~

Olivet, March %. (by r. w )--The
village club at their last meeting said
that past experience =. had taught
them there was no money in feeding
a hen sixty cent corn ten months in
the year for the eggs she laid in two
Neither was the plan adopted by the
Wapello sheriff to succeed by asking
pay for labor he never performed il
all charges prepared are proven.
Therefore. it is furthermore resolved
that the best and surest way to sue
coed is as follows:
Own eight or ten moving picture
shows. r..
Discover a gObi mine that pans out
100000 to the tom t y
Marry a beautiful heiress who cares
nothing for money
Get up new religion and have ali
OF your followers to deed their prop
ertg to you. 1@sa.# VA
Write a successful drama and have
nine or ten companies presenting III
at the same time to crowded houses,
invent a non puncturable auto tire
and putsa erimp in the rubbarstrust. Il
Get a good job on the New York
police force;g save 100000 "a year on;
a $4,000 salary, II a,sas<3xq .1gs n,
To this might be added: Own a few
shares In the Quaker, oil stock. The
directors of this country recently an,
nounced dividends OF $14 a share, the
par value of which is s25.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-30
DES MONIES RIVER IS RISING
A Rise of 80 at Fort Dodge and IL
at Des Moines in Last Twenty
Four Hours.

Des Moines, March 27.-The Des
Moines river at Boone has risen to
the 1916 foot stage since Saturday,
over-reaching the food water stage.
which is II feet according to reports
of the local weather bureau.
The rise was 80 and was probably
caused by the breaking of ice jams
further north. No danger to proper
ty is imminent.
The Des Moines river here at seven
o'clock this morning registered 9.3 a
rise of IL in the last "a hours. The
food stage is II feet and no danger
is anticipated