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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
DOES PREVENTION PREVENT?

The recent widespread celebration
of Fire Prevention Day October 9TH
throughout the United States. gives
point to the query as to whether fire
prevention is really making good in
actual results.
Here is part of the answer:
New York City in 1915, had 1910
fewer fires than in 1914, and it's aggre.
gate losses showed a decrease of 81.
4e0.793 from those of 1914. It's per
capita loss was $1D6, or $.32 less than
was known before; its loss per fire
was $140.5S less than the lowest prev
ious record. These results are general
ly attributed to New York's fire pre-
yention work,
Chicago has bureau OF Fire Pre-
vention and Public Safety with extern
sive activities. Translated into figures
il appears that Chicago. in 1915, en-.
joyed decrease of 1,23s in the num-
Der of fires and of 1906 COS in total FIRE
losses as compared with 1914.
Roston's Metropolitan District Tin
GLIDING the City of Boston and rs
towns) has made re-
markable showing. since appointing
its Fire Prevention Commissioner in
1914. Comparative figures for the sin
gle month Of June, are as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
AID FOR AslATIc TRIsEsMEN

Sixteen American Bishops have is
sued an Episcopate appeal for the re-
lief of the Asyrian Christians. 2 group
of HISTORIAN off shoots of the Eastern
orthodox church scarcely known to
the Western world.
Headed b. Bishop David ii. Greer Of
New York and including the bishop OF
six states and of many cities, the Epis-
copal Dignataries who sign the appeal
bring for the first time to the attention
of the country the story of the bat
tie for life on the plateaus of Gurdc-
stan of an entire people, struggle
which went on practically without the
knowledge of Europe or America and
which ended in the destruction of 100.
600 Christian Tribesmen and the re-
duction to restitution of 100000 more.
The Assyrian Christians are of Syr-
lac origin and are related recially to
the Syrians. For centuries they have
lived along the borders of Turkey,
Persia and Russia, chiefly in the high
ranges to the east of the Tigris valley
and north of Arabia At the beginning
of the war, according to the first news
of any completeness which is just
reaching America through missionary
sources, the Turks and the Kurdish
Tribes in Persia attacked the Assyrian
Christians without warning. These lat
ter, most of them herdsmen and farm
ers of sturdy stock and persistent ira
ditionS wero able in some cases tC
retreat to plateau Businesses, selling
their lives as dearly as possible, but
failing to protect their families from
the the brutality of the Kurds and the
lower class Turks.
The most significant fact brought
out in these reports concerns the
needs of 100000 refugees, chiefly won
en- and children who, left to die by
the Kurds and Turks, have struggled
! together in pitiably desperate bands
to the lower villages of Kurdestan
where they are cared for by Russian
and American and in some spots By
German relief agencies. These agen
cies have sent appeals which have
reached the American Committee fol
Armenian and Syrian Relief, No. q
Fifth avenue, which has undertaken
to send supplies. Already more thar
$4,000 has been sent. A large share
of this was contributed by the Rookie
Teller Foundation and most of 1t ha:
bought rations of bread and salt fol
thousands of refugees.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
ADDED TO EQUIPMENT
Y. M. C. A. Camping Outfit Now
Comprises Good Boat.

The boys of the Y. M. c. A. have
commenced their collection of camp
equipment to be used each summer
on the ten days camping trips. A
large rowboat has been given to the
local association by John c. Whit
more, who realized the need that the
boys department felt for suitable
boat to take on camping occasions.
It is o seaworthy craft, one of the
best on nearby streams, and the re-
ceipt of which is greatly appreciated
by the boys department. From
time to time the boys have hopes OF
adding the entire camp equipment.
An army field stove, waterproof tents
etc, must be secured A camping
trip early in the summer is now be-
Ing planned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
NAMES COMING SLOW
Little Interest Being Shown In
High School Proposition.

Signatures for the petitions for ta1
new high school proposition are COM
ing slow and far between. At the
present rate which signers are denot-
ing their approval of the solution Of
fercd for the high school situation by
the Commercial Club and school
board some time will be required TO
secure the necessary $50 signatures
before the matter can be formally
presented to the school board and a
special election called to vote upon
the proposition. Last evening the
twelve petitions bore the names OF
only 76 voters. Seventy-siX signers
each day, means nine days that will
be required to fill the $50. Accord
ing to school legislation, petitions
calling for special school elections
must contain the names Of oGe-fourth
the number of voters at the last
school election. When the rst prop.
osition for a new $4,000 high school
building was submitted, 1853 votes
were cast. One-fourth, or necessary
to present the petition to the board
for action. would be. $50.
The petitions maybe found at the
following places: Oskaloosa National
Bank, Green & Bentley Drug Com
pany c. G. Pike Drug Company, Peo-
pies Trust & Savings Bank, Blakes-
lee Drug Company, Oskaloosa Savings
Bank, Mahaska County State Bank,
Kramme Drug Company, Purity Drug
Company, Farmers National Bank,
Fritch e. Hines Cigar Store, and w.
NJ. Robinson Grocery
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
MOVIES At THE OIL. S
Expensive Equipment Has Been
Purchased For School Use.

Oskaloosa High school recently pur-
chased a new Model d Edison cine
matograph, which will be used along
with school work, and also as q part
of the schools entertainments. The
machine has been highly recommend
ed by the engineering department of
Iowa State college at Ames, and is
claimed by the manufacturers to be
the best in the city. Every feature
of the machine is the very latest and
most modern, A seTes of picture
shows will be given by the school, in
the High school assembly during the
winter The first show has been
announced for the early part OF De-
cembe;.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
aEEI.sueAR INnllsraY

Great activity in the sugar-beet in.
dustry in this country is foreshadow.
ed by the recent mountaineering inn
ports Of sugar-beet seeds. Figures
made public by the bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce, or the
Department of Commerce. of the De.
partment of Commerce. indicate that
fro the 8 months ended September 30.
1916. the imports Of seed reached a
total of 1874 million pounds. which is
a million pounds more. than we're Inn
ported during the complete calendar
years 1913 and 1914 and nearly
double those for the full year 1912
Before the war Germany was tire
chief source of sugar-beet seeds. but
the' trade is now in the hands OF the
Russians. In the fiscal year 1914
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

The deplorable results of want
of compulsory school attendance
law in Georgia are strikingly evident
in the large number of pupils who
quit school between the second and
seventh grades in the white schools
There we're 1926 pupils who entered
the second grade for the year ending
December 1. 1915; only 26,57S entered
the seventh grade for that year, viii
shows that 1850 pupils quit school
between these two grades in Other
words, Georgia is not giving over hall
her white pupils seventh grade edu
cation. One in forty enters the 1ltll
grade.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

In 1914, 1887 alarms; in 1915, 935
decrease in two years of GA per cent.
Cincinnati is interested in fire pre-
vention. It's 1914 figures of 2,138 fires
and $699,473 in losses were reduced
to 1,10S fires and $365,570 in losses for
1874 reduction of 20 per cent in
the former item and nearly SO per
cent in the latter.
Milwaukee new carries on fire pre-
vention work under the direction OF
its fire department In 1915, the city
had only 1879 fires as against 1851
in 1914-a decrease of 20 per cent. Its
total fire losses for 1915 were $4S7 ,009
as against $777946 in 1915, and 1858,
ATT in 1918. Milwaukee is convinced
that fire prevention pays.
The above however are few of the
bright spots and represent but the
merest beginning 1t must never be
overlooked that fire prevention is still
confronted by an enormous task. Mo
mentary enthusiasm because of reduc
lions effected in few cities is some
what dampened by the reflection tina
1915 saw the enormous total of $39,
591,227 in the single item of dwelling
house fires in the United States. 0
this amount, $6.322,S13, or $1I323 pc
day, is directly traceable to defective
chimneys and flues-a cause whicl
could have been ascertained and col
rected.
i Fire Prevention does prevent, but
never will be really successful unit
the public takes hand.
}, Oskaloosa should rigidly enforce 1t
fire ordinances, especially the one
prescribing fire limits for combustibl
structures.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
THE WOMAN'S PART.

Did the women do it? The fair sex
is being blamed or commended, ac,
cording to the way one feels about It,
for the great Wilson vote in the West
ern States. The political complexion
of the west has been changed from a
rudy tan to-shall we say milk
white? States that are normally Re
publican, some of them of the type
known as dyed-in the.wool have gone
for Wilson and these for the most
part are states in which the women
have the franchise. On the other
hand all OF the state east OF the Mis-
sissippi and north of Mason and Dix.
on's line and the Ohio River. except
Ohio and possibly New Hampshire
have given their vote to Hughes, some
By large majorities. and in all oil
these, leaving out Illinois. the wo
men are not permitted to vote. The
states in which women are empower.
ed with the franchise are Wyoming
Colorado. Utah, Idaho. Washington
California. Arizona, Kansas, Oregon
Nevada, Montana and Illinois, all. ex
cept the last named, lying west of the
Missouri. and all except Colorado
Arizona, Nevada and Montana. usual
ly Republican. Wilson has carried
not only these four but Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho. Washington, Kansas,
Nevada and California.
Did the women do this? II so the
progress of suffrage east OF the Mis-
souri, is likely to be checked. But II
they did, how are we 10 account for
Ohio for the close vote in North Da-
kota and Minnesota and New Ham
shire. where men only are admitted
10 the rolls? And how are we to ex-
pIain illinois. which, with the largest
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
HOW MUcH2
ksz

How much OF smile do you claim to
smile
When there's little TO smile about?
How great is your courage to meet
each trial,
With the fires of your hopes burned
out?
When you struggle in darkness a
long, long while,
With no lode-star to guide you
through,
Right then is the time that a smile $
a smile
How much of a smile have you?
How much of a friend do you claim
to be
To the chap who is going down?
When your body is strong and your
arms are free,
Would your heart let you see him
drown?
When human endurance has reached
its end.
And life-belts are faulty and few.
Right then is the time that friend
is friend
How much of a friend are you?
How much of heart do you claim
TO have
When you meet with a luckless soul
Whose morals are starved for a
healing salve,
To restore them to self control?
When sIackened pride let's the foot
steps part
From that trail that is tried and
true,
Right then is the time that hearts
heart
How much of a heart have you?
How much of man do you claim
you are,
When there's gloom in some hum
BILE cot?
AID rs rssst 90 your kindness to lift
the bar
You can flood it with sunshine, or
not m
Every life has some Bridge with a
weakened span,
That's in need of brace or two
Right then is the time that mans
man.
How much of man are you?
NAL Rose, Oskaloosa, la.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

Since 1864 the Presidents have
always issued proclamations appoint
ing the last Thursday in November as
Thanksgiving Day. The first president
to adopt Thursday was Abraham Lin
coin but he never knew why except
that day was suggested by Mrs. Sarah
J. Hale, editor of "Godey's Lady's
Book" published in Philadelphia, and
she gave no reason except that Thurs.
day seemed to her good middle-of-the'
week day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
To Improve New Streets.

Among the first pieces OF work to
be done for the new Penn college site
will be the grading of streets and
avenues, for the addition and the
laying of permanent sidewalks. One
walk will extend along the west side
of Market street and another along
the east side of North e street. These
are two of the many pieces planned.
Grading for the work will be done as
soon as the ground can be worked
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
N. Rosenbaum Has Runaway.

A horse and buggy owned by NJ
Rosenbaum ran away on North mar
ket- street. Leaving the pavement the
horse charged over curb and side
walk, over ran the lawn at the Henry
Rhynsburger home No. 52S North
Market street and came near crowd.
ing entrance to the dwelling, No one
was hurt but the horse was injured,
the buggy damaged and harness
more or less wrecked.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
More than 500 men students. or 2

More than 500 men students, or 20
per cent OF the total number of men
enrolled at Iowa State College, are
working their way through school.
This includes only those men who have
been placed in work by the Y. NJ. G..
A. employment bureau of the college
and taken no account of the many men
who are doing work about the COLLEGE
which the bureau does not handle.
Two hundred OF these 500 men are
entirely dependent upon what they
earn to carry them through school.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Bowling Tournament Will be Held
on Y. NJ. C. ALLEYS

Secretary Kramer of the Y. NJ. c.
A. has announced a one day bowling
tournament Thanksgiving Day, Thurs
day, November Goth. The forenoon
and evening will be devoted to indi.
vidual matches. and the afternoon
given over to double team work, hus-
band and wife. Following this, the
city bowling tournament will be in
auguratel.
- - -
Preparations are now underway for
the Y. NJ. C.. AS Sna-Soo Lak-So, to
be held next Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Fronts for the side shows are
being painted and the exhibits col
- - -
The "Y' bowling alleys are now re-
finished. The floors of the alleys were
resurfaced by the Sinclair floor ma
chine, and have been oiled and pol
ished
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
MADISON AND LINCOLN
Joint Meeting and Contest at West
Center School.

Friday, Oct. 81, occurred the Lincoln
and Madison township meeting held
at West Center School house. The day
was ideal and about two hundred and
seventy-fve parents, pupils and friends
were present The house was beauti-
fally decorated in corn autumn leav-
es and other fall decorations.
Each school was asked to bring ex-
hibts of their work and all responded
literally. Mr.. Blakeley contributed by
sending out enc of his Edison Dia-
mond Discs Each teacher was asked
to take part on the program, also one
patron or resident at least, from each
school district was asked to take part.
But all did not respond. At noon
bounteous dinner was served cafeteria
and hot coffee made by the Domestic
| Science class added to the dinner.
I, The following program was rem
dered:
Song Iowa, by the school children.
Mrs Will Pomeroy, organist.
Devotionals-Rev John Vannest.
Song, America, by the school child
rem.
Saluting the flag by the school child
rem. ..G-
Dialog-Madison Center School
Piano Solo-Dorothy Else,
Dialog-Union school
Piano Solo--Heien Voss.
Which Produces the Greatest Num-
Der of Crimes, ignorance, lntemper-
ance or Poverty?-Miss Russell
Piano Solo-Clara Coffin.
Piano Duet--Eelen VoGs and Doro-
thy Else.
Song, Presidents'-Prine School.
| Spelling Contest Qa3tiug until after
the noon hour), won by Leo Stewart.
Dinner.
AT 1 o'clock Mr.. Tice brought one
of his fine young colts and Mr. !. n.
Taylor gave very interesting and in
structive talk on Horse judging
Duet-Mrs Homer Prime and Ruth
Boston.
Health Talk-Dr Roberts.
Value of Warm Lunch-Mrs. c. G.
Caldwell.
Mother and the Scholars, Jas
Dewitt
Laws and Habits Mrs. Wilbur
, Johnson.
Thos A. Edison-Mr. Schneider, q
student of Mr.. Edison
Vocal Solo-Bernice Eastburn.
What We as Patrons Expect of the
I'eacher--F. e. Else.
Observation-Disclosures Carver
Oratorical Contest--Winner OF Class
! B (under 100, LIST, Quincy Rice; zna
Julia Van Arkle
Oratorical Contest-Class A, lst
Helen Elliott; End, Clara Coffin.
] Recitation-Hazel Kirk.
Reading-Irene fireman, winner a.
Farmers Institute last year. Greatly
appreciated.
. Helen A. Jordon, Chairman.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

After the Boy Scouts of Kings
ton North Carolina, had at the re-
quest of Chief of Police l.. H. Skinner
helped to handle the big crowd which
visited the city to take part in the
general celebration and to go to the
circus, the official expressed it as his
opinion that he had never had better
help. Level headed, determined
looking, clean little cusses,' he said
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

The people in their sovereign
right have determined the question of
the personnel of our governments, ma
tionaI, state and county. Who shall
say they have done wrong? She re-
suit may not accord with your judg-
ment or mine but the common judg.
ment of all the people is rarely at
fault Let the people rule.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
THE COAL SITUATION

Reports received by the American
Coal Journal from all parts of the
country tell of "a continuation of the
of the coal market, particularly in re.
gard to the demand for the bituminoui
product and the difficulty experienced
by shippers in supplying dealers, who
in turn are almost overwhelmed with
orders from eager and insistent con-
sumers. The public appears to be at
last fully awakened to the possibili-
ty of a serious scarcity before the win
ter shall have been far advanced
Prices have been strong at all the
pearing to take whatever they have
been able to get for what coal they
have been able to deliver or promise
within a reasonable time limit. Pro
ducing companies continue to advise
that there is in reality no reason for
uneasiness and that all demands Will
be supplied in time, while dealers and
shippers have been urging the public
TO be satisfied with the delivery OF
small portions of their orders at inter.
walls, in order to give an opportunity
to meet all pressing requirements.
, In Chicago the demand has reached
the highest point of the year, while
the car shortage has continued to
hamper the work at the mines in the
Illinois district and contiguous fields
the working time being an average OF
from fifty to sixty five per cent nor
NAL, when it should be ninety per cent
or whereabouts to enable the operators
to keep abreast of the heavy demands
of the trade. At Detroit and other lake
and eastern points the stocks of the
retailers is reported to be running
low, many of the yards being almost
entirely depleted of soft coal, The en-
barge placed on its cars by the Louis
vile G. Nashville Railroad has served
to lessen the tonnage received from
mines within it's territory by suct
cities as Detroit and Buffalo, where Ell
forts are being made by freight ship
pers in general to aid in relieving the
car conditions by urging the rapid I'm
/ loading of coal and other freight. The
! opinion is expressed that the l.. & n
will before long allow freer move
ment of coal towards the north ant
/ cast
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
Advertisement in Knoxville Jou

Advertisement in Knoxville Jour
nal: 1.-THE man who lost the steel
Boss" corn-husking peg" in J. d.
Smiths chicken house last Saturday
night, can have the same If he will
call at the Smith residence. 1t is q
dandy peg" with flexible rawhide
hand stall attached-one that looks as
IL fellow could take it into corn
field and soon win enough ducats to
buy half dozen fine pullets."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

Newton Record: Walter Squire. a
farmer living near Grlnnell, is a firm
believer in spraying fruit. He has one
acre in apples and he sprayed them
thoroughly this season and has har,
vested 10 bushels of apples for which
he received from $100 to $1.95 per
bushel. He says spraying brings a
crop when most orchards fail and the
price is consequently high.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
The Ycomen Shield predicts tn,

The Yeomen Shield predicts that
sometime, and sooner than some may
think-the drinker Of whiskey will be
looked upon by the general public
with about the same degree of inter
est one now views a lion tanner in a
den of circus beasts. One can tame
lions to certain docility without get
ting killed just as one can drink whis-
key to small extent without being
inspired to go home and beat his
family.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

today are urged to buy post cards be-
fore they really enter town. They
are beseiged by folks who want to sell
honey grapes, anything they have.
The meals served at the Homestead
hotel which has always been the best
hostelry in the five towns, have de
generated. They neglect the flies, for
get to change the table cloths and the
charm of the place has largely depart
ed. 1t is too bad.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16


Inc anthracite situation is not
more serious from the viewpoint OF
the operators, although in New York
and New England some complaints
have been heard of $12 coal. In Chi,
cago anthracite has sold this week at
1925. and some of the sizes are 81
higher than the circular On the whole
however. the large companies have
continued TO adhere strictly to the
circular
That the conditions at present are
serious and trying there is no denying
since colder weather cannot be far off
when further increase in the demand
would give the market a greater tend
ency upward. The future appears to
depend chiefly, if not almost entirely
upon the solution of the car shortage
problem. Investigations are in pro,
gress with a view to relieving coal
operators dealers and consumers, and
there is a growing hope that the
unusual conditions will disappear with
intelligent handling and the co-opera.
tion of all interests.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
-The death Of siIas q. Pratt

The death of Silas G. Pratt at
Pittsburgh, Pa, removes a pianist of
ability who was popular years ago on
the ivory and a composer well known
in America and Europe. He wrote
and dedicated TO the late General
Grant the Centennial Anniversary. I"
which was a classic of its time. He
was seventy years of age.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

Germany supplied nearly 8 million
pounds out of total of 10A million
pounds, the remainder coming chiefly
from Austria Hungary, Russia. and
Holland. In the fiscal year 1916 Rus
STA supplied 5.SS1.946 pounds out OF
a total of 9.042,490 pounds. Imports Of
beet seed into the United States for
the calendar years 1911 to 1916 were
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

The volume of the saline matter
in the ocean is little more than A.
100000 cubic miles. or, according to
the United States Geological Survey.
Department of the Interior enough to
cover the ntire surface of the Unit
ed States to a depth of $500 feet.