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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
WILL It Be DAY
OF UTILIZATION?
THIRTEEN DAYS AFTER TODAY
WILL TELL THE STORY.
POSITIVELY THE LAST ROUND UP
All Stray Subscribers to Penn Col
Iege Fund Must Be Gathered In
All Nearby Prospects Must Be
Reported At Once.

Thirteen days after today, then
August LIST. Will August list be a
day of great rejoicing for Penn Col.
lege and the faithful workers, Cap
tains and Colonies, who have given SO
nobly of their time, money, and the
service of their automobiles? Shall
these thirteen days have the hoodoo
taken out of what is considered the
fatal number? Shall each day be
made to contribute to the achievement
of the success of this truly great
campaign? Ask each worker of Os-
kaloosa and he will answer that it can
and shall be done, Hope in the hu-
man breast is mighty factor for sue
cess and hope backed up by 'intelli.
gent effort is sure winner"
Many of the ideas advanced by the
workers have been acted upon and
pledges have been secured. Names
of people at a distance have been
given earnest attention, letters have
been sent and oftentimes substantial
signed pledges have been returned
Now, everyone interested in Penn
must look beyond the city and every
possible prospect should be pointed
out. the name given and the person
written or telegraphed to. In the
early days of the west, and in very
few places now, on the great cattle
ranches-the roundup was the great
time of the year, in which every COW
boy practically lived in his saddle day
and night for considerable period of
time. All the cattle that had been
grazing over a large territory were
rounded up,"-it was a time of gath
ering and separating, all foreign
brands were culled out, each owner
was enabled to count his own and had
them all together to ship to market
or otherwise dispose of them.
These thirteen days are the days
of the final, positively last, round
up" for the Penn College 100000
Fund Raising Campaign All stray
subscribers must be gathered in. All
nearby prospects must be reported
and all must be properly counted and
recorded. August LIST should be in
every mind but each day worked as
though this day we're the last
Oskaloosa has had great lesson In
prompt action and great deal has
been accomplished In the city prop
err there will be some stFagglers to be
rounded up, bat most Of the work will
nov be in the county, state. and other
places. Oskaloosa can have on Aug
ust LIST the greatest day of its history.
The stops in the church organs can
be pulled out, the bells can ring out
the good news, the whistles blow, the
people shout and the walls of Difficult
ty will have fallen fiat and Penn will
have been established in her beauti-
full new building which will soon or
nament the city, and the students
coming and going a happy throng of
boys and girls, receiving that higher
education that tends to mental eff
cheney and moral development Os-
kaloosa will feel as if she is coming
in to her own and that she shall grow,
her business increase, her prestige be
great and her happiness assured.
What splendid record the city will
have made for its generosity and will
ing. successful workers for a glorious
causei .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
MANSFIELD HAS
ANOTHER AL|B|
ATTORNEY CLAIMS HE WAS IN
ILLINOIS TIME OF MURDER.
A NEW CASE OF DREAD DISEASE
Youn Man Drowned at Fort Madison.
Boy browns at Waterloo. .Des
Moines Man Is Drowned In
Minnesota.

Red Oak. July 1S-Was William
Mansfield, accused of completely in
the VillisCa ak murders, at work in a
factory, in Montgomery, ILL.,, June 8,
1912, the day of the crime, 400 miles
away from Villisca?
J. S. Detwt'er, attorney of Kansas
City, who arrived in Red Oak claims
that he has proof that Mansfield was
there and that perfect a1ibl is pro-
yided in he evidence which Attorney
Detwiler will endeavor to get before
the members of the special jury.
DetwileI has had several confer.
ences witl County Attorney o. T. Gil
lett, presumably about the admission
of the evidence which Detwiler has
with him, to the grand jury, but the
county attorney declined to talk
about the matter one way or the
. oner. !. go.
Attorney Detwiler has with him
the payroll of the j. J. Grier Supply
company of Montgomery, ILL.,, for the
month of June, 1912, bearing what is
declared is William Mansfeld's rame.
He has also the pay check for June
9, bearing the alleged endorsement of
Mansfield.
The grand Joy, which adjourned
oTer two days because of illness of
the daughter of a member of the
jury, will reconvene Wednesday
morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20

at the Glendale Mills on Friday even
ing, July IA.
The Rev Mr.. Stranahan of the
Friends church spoke GRIZZLY of the
tragedy which had robbed the home
Of the two lives and spoke a prayer
for strength and comfort, to the loved
ones left. Miss Susie Edwards sang
beautifully, Beautiful Isle of Some
where" The floral tributes were
many and beautiful, the same ones
being used for the services for VIII
liam, as were used on Monday in the
services for James Kelsey. Six little
playmates were pail bearers. Inter
ment was made in Forest cemetery
beside the brother James The pal
bearers were George Pearson, Eugene
Oakley, Jewcl Venable, Roland Fran
els, Guy Kitchener and Eugene Whine
more.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
BYLAWS ARE CHANGED
Phil Kearney Post Will Have After
noon and Evening Meets.

At regular monthly meeting of Phil
Kearney Post. No. 40, G. A. r. held
in the G.. A. r. hall, last evening, the
bylaws OF the order were so changed
as to permit holding two meetings each
month, one in the day time and one at
night.
The first meeting will be held on the
first Saturday afternoon of the month
at two o'clock.
The second meeting will be held on
the third Tuesday evening of each
month at eight o'clock.
This arrangement will allow many
older members OF the order to attend
day meetings.. when hithertofore they
we're unable to reach the night ses
sions.
Under the new ruling the next reg
ular @. A. r. meeting viii occur. Satur
day, August 5th. at two o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

FELKER-Funeral for the late Mrs.
Charles Felker of Beloit, Wis. who
died at Rockford, Illinois, Monday Ju'
~ IT. will take place from the Chees-
man Funeral Home, Thursday, July 20
a, 2:3O o'clock p. n. Friends of the
family invited. Interment in Forest
cemetery. The funeral party arrived
at noon today, Wednesday, and the
body was taken to the Cheesman par.
lors.
Mrs. Lille Morgan, of Spencer. sis
ter of Charles Felker will arrive In
town this evening to attend the fun
eral.
/ GILBERT.-Joe P. Gilbert died at
the home of his parents, 9l3 Second
avenue west, July Is, 1916, at Loo p.
m, aged 26 years, months and 10
days. He was born in Missouri on
November 8, 1889, but has been res
ident of Iowa most all ihs life. He
leaves his wife, his father and moth
err, two sisters and three brothers. Mr..
Gilbert has been resident of Des
Moines for the past few years. but
came to Oskaloosa to his parents
home few weeks ago, and died
there. Funeral services from the
Wilcox Wilbur Chapel on Thursday
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
Honey Dew on Elm Trees.

Honey Dew" is appearing on the
elm trees OF the city again this season
and beneath some of the shade trees
the liquid; Is falling in drops sufficient
to wet the sidewalk. Honey Dew
is an oxidation caused by the pres.
ence on the foliage of myriads OF
aphids, lice, leaf hoppers or psyllids
that are developed In great hosts, The
development Is checked by nnfavor
able Weather conditions and rains
Sometimes damage TO the trees re
suits.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
'S4l,OOO In OSKALO0SA
Local People Participated in Distri-
a. button of Insurance.

While no big policies were paid in
Oskaloosa last year, this city is cred.
tied with having received over $40, 900
insurance money. The largest amount
paid to any one estate in Iowa was
thai paid on the life of T. D. Foster of
Ottumwa, ammounting to $S7352. 9th
err big amounts were $5S,257 on the
life of Nicholas Glab, of Dubuque, and
$45, 900 on John M. Sherfey of Burling-
ton, The largest amount paid in the
United States was on the life of Dohr'
man ]. Sinclair OF Stuberville, Ohio,
aggregating $S37,475. .- .
The distribution of premium savings
by 179 American companies amount
ell last year to $112,256,OOO, compared
with $1OS, 1000 in 1914. The distribu.
ton by companies that had about SO
per cent of insurance in force at the
end of 1915 amounted to $106,065, 900,
equal to 4S per cent of the total of the
amounts they paid for death claims,
ordinary and industrial, or It's per
cent of the total of matured endow-
ments. Besides the payments, credits
to the amount of $17,250,000 appeared
on the accounts of policyholders for
premiums savings due and unpaid, in
Guiding those left on depotis. The tab
lulation of the amount showed an in
crease of $894,000 compared with ST..
$4,000 in 1914, and $1,112,000 in
1913.
The distribution in Iowa was as
follows: '...- .E
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
New Case of Paralysis.

Des Moines. July 1S.-A new case
of in Antile paralysis at Denison is re-
port a. with brings the total cases
in Iowa to date up to six. The new
case is that of a boy Is years old, and
was reported by DR.. A. H. Rossburg of
Denison No deaths from the plague
have been reported in the state so
far this month, with only one death
during this season. Last year there
were no cases in Iowa during July,
but two deaths in August.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
None for Munitions.

Hundreds of pounds of metal are
being takeH out of the wrecked Penn
College main building, including
radiators, furnaces, steam pipes, etc,
True to Quaker principles, none of
this natal will reach munition factor.
les and be made into war supplies, for
the metal has been sold to local fac
tories and will be nodded into fur.
naces and heating devices.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
cypsIes Travel In Autos.

Carroll reports something new und-
or the sun. A band OF gypsies came to
town, But instead OF old fashioned
caravan. with number OF horses OF
all kinds. mostly very poor. this band
travels In three autos. Heretofore the
men OF such bands confined them.
selves to trading horses.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
Drowned in Minnesota.

Des Moines, July 1S.-WOrd is re-
ceived in Des Moines that E. G. Cohrt
was drowned at Alexandria, Mimi,
yesterday while bathing. In COM
pany with his family, and DR.. ]. W.
Martin and family, Mr.. Cohrt depart
ed for the Minnesota lakes last week
The body will be brought to Dea
MoineG today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
prownedL.t Fort Madison.

Fort Madison, July Isl. Patton,
aged 20, was drowned last night when
the launch in which he was crossing
the Mississippi struck submerged
stump and sank His brother Paul
swan ashore. Searchers have not re-
covered the body. Bfa s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
browns in Cedar.

Waterloo, July 49, Frank White, IA
years old, was drowned while cruis-
ing on the Cedar river last evening on
a plank. Mark Ladd, II years old,
his companion, was saved.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
BIRTHS, DEATHs, MARRIAGES

FELKER. The remains of Mrs.
Eelker, who died at her home in Rock
Island, on july II. 1916, will arrive in
0skaloosa on Wednesday, over the
Rock Island, at noon. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the Cheesman
Funeral Home on Thursday, July 20,
at $3.50 o'clock. lnterment in Forest
cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20


MALONE.-Mrs. Fred Malone died
at her home. 800 Eighth, avenue west,
Monday evening, July II. 1916. at
10: 10 O'clock, aged Is years, 8 months
She was born in Iowa on November
10, 1897 and has lived here all her
life She leaves her husband. Fun
eral services will be held from the
Cheesman Funeral Home at 2 o'clock
p. M, Wednesday, July 10. Inter
ment in Beacon cemetery.
KNIGHT-DILLEY news
of the marriage of Arthur Knight of
Madison township and Miss Hazel
Dilley of East Garfield township, has
reached the city. Mrs. Dilley-Knight
was the Herald correspondent, writ
ing as Blue Belle" 49,
me couple we're married in Ottum
wa, Thursday, July 6, 1916, Roy Greg
DRY and Miss Gladys knight being the
only guests in attendance. August
1st Mr.. and Mrs Knight leave fo1
Twin Falls, Idaho, where they will
make their future home. Mr.. knight
| has a position on q large ranch neal
Twin Falls. The news of the mar
rage comes as a surprise to many
and a host of friends will offer con
gratulations. Both Of the young PEG
pie are well known about the com
munity, being favorites in social cir
cles. Arthur Knight, aged twenty
four, is the son OF Elmer Knight. ana
Mrs. Hazel Dilley;Knight, aged TWEEN
ty-two. is the daughter OF Mr. ant
Mrs. l., M. Dilley. At present tn,
newly married couple are VISITING
with friends and relatives here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20

Fay7ren{s under yl0.O0O were made
IL 1876 cities and towns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
SIMPl LILIES PRACTICE
IN VIRGINIA COURTS
Signing by Governor Stuart Nester-
day OF House Bill 2i0 Marks End
of Fifty-Ycar struggle.
IT'S ADVOCATES REPRESENTED
AT FINAL ACT YESTERDAY
Number OF Representative Lawyers
See Governor Affix Signature--Su-
preme Court to Establish Rules
Simplifying and Making Procedure
i'm All State Courts Uniform

Among The bills approved by Cover
nor Stuart Yesterday was House bill
21o. providing for uniformity OF rules
of procedure in all the courts OF the
State. the rules to he esta blished by
the State Supreme Court 0f Appeals.
A committee representing those who
have for years advocated uniform pro-
cedure and whose efforts were largely
responsible for the passage OF the
measure by the recent General As
sembly was present when. at noon.
Governor Stuart affixed his signature,
making the bill law.
Among those attending were Colo
mel Thomas w. Shelton, Judge Robert
r. Prsntis, Randolph Williams. A, 8.
Buford, Jr.i John B. Minor and s. s. P.
Patterson.
The bill, whose patrons were Mr.
Stephenson. of Bath. and Colonel
Leedy, of Page, amends section 31t2
of the Code of Virginia so as to read
as follows:
The Supreme Court of Appeals
shall from time TO time prescribe the
forms OF writ and make general reg
uiations for the practice OF all the
courts of record civil and criminal;
and shall prepare system of rules OF
practice and system of pleading and
the forms Of process to be used in all
the courts OF record of this state, and
put the same into effect
The following statement was issued
by Colonel Thomas w. shelton after
the bill was signed:
The signing of this biz by His Ex-
cellency marks the end Of more than
flfty-Ecar struggle by the bench and
bar to sopltfy the practice and pro-
-cedure Of The courts of Virginia, as 1t
also marks the beginning OF a new
and wholesome era. II is gratifying
that it should prove feature of Gov
ernoi stuart administration and help
To mark II for all time.
Patriotism Solved the Problem.
There has never been any lack of
earnestness on the part of the bench
and bar The lawyers found it impos-
sble TO agree upon the form,the new
y &c. dure should take. and they have
~ eveT been able 10 agree upon that one
thins in the history Of the world.
They are nor unlike all other experts.
So Z came about that patriotism
solved the problem as II has many
other vital ones They masnanimous-
~ accepted the proposition that soma
central official agency SHOULD he ea-
dowed ny The Legislature with the
necessary legal power. the result OF
whose labors weuid he accepted and
supported with sincerity and earnest
Continued on Eighth Page-)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
Explosion in Vibrating House
of Dupont Plant May Cause
Several Deaths
WOUNDED RUSHED TO
DUPONT HOSPITAL
One of Victims Had Leg Blown
Off and Another Sustained
Fractured Skull, Is the Re
port

fiopeN ell, Va. March 2f.--As the
result Of the explosion Of an acid pipe
in mira ing house No. }. plant A,
which occurred here this afternoon
at 3e5 O'Clock. one negro is dead and
four white men and TWO negroes are
badly hurt The name of the negro
killed could not he learned here TO-
night Details ~ the explosion were
refused by the Dupont Company Of
fCials
The negro victim Is said to have
been standing in close proximity OF
the pipe when it exploded and he was
completely torn To pieces \ leg of
one Of the white men was blown off,
while another sustained fractured
skull The injured men were i'm
mediately rushed 10 the hosital here.
and tho attending physicians are try
ing hard 20 save their lives.
Tire white men injured are: J. Jett.
W stevens. +. -. Hall and JoHnes.
The injured negroes are: William
Barnes and Tom Smith. Several OF
the injured men are probably fatally
hurt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
SINISTER INFLUENCES AT WORK SAYS STONE;
/ HERRERA LOYAL. CARRANZISTAS RETTERATE
FRENCH NIGHT Ot'FTCT
REPORT SHOWS NO On ANGE

Paris, March 24.--Night official: In
the Argonne, following the explosion
OF one Of our mines ar Nsuouois, the
Germans attacked and succeeded in
ga ming a footing for a moment in
one of our first line trenches They
were Immediately driven out ny
counter attacks. in the course oil
which we took sou,e thirty prisoners
Our artillery has continued its In
tense bombafdment of German COM
munication roads in the Eastern Ar
aonne and OF the woods Of Mslar
court and Avocourt
In the region north Of Verdun there
has been nothing Of Importance tn re
port during the day except an INTER
nittent bomhardment Of our =scnn
lines both east and west of the Meuse.
20 which our batteries have ~aolie,!
with energy.
Northeast of ST. Mihiel the fire Of
our long range guns on the Nigueni'aa
railway station yielded good results
\ hangar was demolished and q. train.
which was IN the station AZ the time.
was blown up,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
PaCCLA|MS MAY I AS
COUNTRY CHURCH DAY

The first Sunday in May is made.
Governor Stuart. Country Church Day
thro, ghout Virginia. The proclama-
ton sets forth that the sphere of use
fulness OF the country church--which
already exercises great influence in
building the character OF the men and
women who make mp the greater part
OF the States population-must be
constantly wioened, so that IL may
reach it's proper position as the COM
munity center and IL urges large
attendance at every rural house or
worship on that day. sunday. May l.
The proclaim ation reads as follows:
10 the country churches of the
Site and nation is committed great
TASK and a great trust--the buiidins
Of clara vters OF men and women who
make up the greater part OF our pop
,ilation. both rural and urban The
country church Is IA necessity OF c!vi-
iization, and not only must il be per-
pc uf,ted and encouraged, but its
sphere Of usefulness must he constants
* widened. SO that 1t may reach its
proper position Is The community CEN
ter,
II eives me pleasure therefore, TO
pEpNtaliu Nay - " NE'Hi'-
t~v Church Day. and 10 urge a large
sttendance at every rural house OF
worship on that cay, special pro-
gram for its celebration has been pre-
pared by the extension department OF
he. University OF Virginia, which ia
available for use IL desired. There
are thousands of city jewellers who
tn.gh. well turn their thoughts and
prayers on tha, day tn the mission
ard the services Of the churches IN
the country where once conferred their
spiritual lives
In witness whereof. have here
'tnto set my hand and caused the
lesser seal OF tho Commonwealth to
no afli ii. At Richmond. this. the 23d
day ct March. m the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and SIX
teen and Of the Commonwealth tbs
enc hpndred and forfeit,
RI. G.. STUART.
Governor.
~, lie Governor:
b. o. JAMES,
Secy OF the Commonwealth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
THREE AMERICANS
KILLED, ON TEXAS SOIL

III pa~o. Tea, March "a
Three americans. two men and
woman, were murdered to-day
ou ranch eight mites west Ut
Columbus. y. NJ, according To
information received here. The
names OF tho Americans could hot
hc learned. Mexican bandits at
tackled the house, burned the
binding aid ran Oft the livestock.
sheriff Peytou j. Edwards teie-
graphed tn Governor Ferguson to-
night. urging that The National
Gu~ rd Of Texas be called out. He
- - he thought the prccaution
necessary TO prevent raids from
across the line. and disorders
from Mexicans on this side.
\ patrol of 200 men IS on duty
in III Paso tonight.
There ~ u persistent rIgnor
here tonight that the entire syS-
tenn OF the Mexican Northwestern
Railroad will he taken over by
United States authorities iomor-
rows Saturday morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
Northwest of Verdun Defend
crs Are In a Sack Mouth of
Which Is I hree Miles Wide
CRISIS OF STRUGGLE
MAY COME TODAY
Paris Admits French Position
Is Gravely PrccaE;ous and
withdrawal Will Be AT
tempted

London. March PA German
ATTEMPT to- extend tho battle front
north of tertlun further to the
west was rcpuiecd by The French
Today after their tirrt line OF
trenches had been penetrated.
The midnight official statement
from Parts reports that the
kaiser'~ troops were driven ont
OF the trenches the, had occupied.
with the loss OF some prisoners.
The attack was launched IN the dis
trict of Nauauois, in the Argonne.
Its aim. appa rently. was to prevent
the French from dispatChing rein
forcements to the army in the Malan-
court and lie Mort iomme sectors
from this direction.
According 10 French statements
this was the only infantry attack
during the last twelve hours. Preri-
ously. a Berlin official communication
states the Germans engaged in ex-
tending their gains TO Maiancourt
region. occupied several additions
trenches west of Haucourt.
That crisis is ra pidiy- approach
ing in the battle northwest of Ner-
dun lis Indicated in dispatches from
both French and Germass~&aGrces TO-
day.
French Well Men thconipassed-
News from Berlin. passed by the
censor. is to effect that large French
army has been surrounded on three
sides mort invest -ef y erdun-Ii is now
held as If within q sack. the neck OF
the bas being slightly more than three
mites across. Against this neck the
Germans are now directing Il heavy
artillery bombardment prior appar-
entity to infantry storming,
Along t}e same line Paris dis
pa tches quote military critics as say
ms that voluntary evacuation Of the
Rethincourt- Ma iancourt front by the
French is now proba bility. II is this
line thai is endangered by the Ger
man maneuvres. The French posi-
.ts,s&- haze been made precarious, &C
rottiing to the Paris reports, ny
wedges driven into them by the Ger
mans north OF Avocourt and north
OF I.e Mort Homme dead Man Hiln
Against the narrow neck through
which the retreat of the French
troops hes. the Germans are concen
trating fierce drum IRE of massed
batteries The French are replying
by bonn harding the forest positions
held by the Crown Prince,