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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
q S. TO PUNISH d.
FOOD GAMBLERS
President Wilson Orders Vigor-
GUS Investigation.
TRANSFER PROBE TO CITIES
Executive Goes over Plans for Grand
Jury Probe With U. S. Attorney
Anderson-Masslo f Data
Collected.

Washington, Dec. 12.-United States
Attorney Anderson, in general charge
of the federal governments inveStiga-
ton into the high cost of living, went
over plans for grand jury inyestlga-
| lions with President Wilson. The pres
ldent directed that the investigation
be followed vigorously and prompt
prosecutions brought If any violations
of law are discovered.
Preparations for the transfer of the
federal inquiry into the high cost of
living to grand juries at Chicago, New
York, Detroit and probably other
cities We're made by the department of
Justice.
United States Attorney Anderson de-
voted the day to studying the infor-
nation collected from various sources
and reports to the department by its
field investigators. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Anderson will take with him
a mass of data relating to the activi-
ties of alleged food and coal. specula-
tors when he leaves for Chicago.
Much OF the information in Mr.. An
ierson's possession has not yet been
digested. it was said, for lack of time.
Sucn" data as he regards important
probably will be placed before the
various grand juries.
Ask City to Seize Food.
New York, Dec. 12.-SeiZure by the
city of all foodstuffs and coal declared
to be locked up here by SPECTATORS,
was demanded by delegation of So
cialists, which called on Mayor Mitch
ell. Establishment of municipal mar
kets, free lunches for school children.
federal and state prosecutions of food
pirates and famine. manufacturers"
with sale of commodities to the peo-
pie at cost, were some of the other de-
mands. .r
Trail Author of Letters.
Chicago, Dec. 12.-Federal officials
started on the trail of the author and
sponsors of series of trade letters"
sent out to retail merchants urging
them to advance the prices on all COM
modities in line with the advancing
wholesale prices. .l..... ....... ....
II. w. Armstrong, secretary of Reid,
Murdoch & Co, and the superintendent
of the printing department of Armour
& Co., We're summoned to the federal
building by Assistant United States
District Attorney Michael Igoe, who is
assisting United States District Attor-
ney Charles L. Clyne in the investiga-
ton
In line with the same investigation
the federal officials planned to sum-
mon several South Water street COM
mission merchants, to determine
whether the issuance of the trade let
ters was in violation of the law.
An anonymous communication was
received by Mr.. Clyne stating that the
owners of the cOld-stOrage warehouses
also were owners of the products
stored, situation which is in viola
ton of the law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Sue County For $4,000.

Montezuma Dec. Ill. r. Russell
and wife, who live near Lacey in
Mahaska county, filed claim against
Poweshiek county for $4,000. The
request for payment Of this sum, So.
900 for the husband, and $4,000 for
the wife says that on October I, 1916,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell were driving
their car on the New Sharon and
Grinnell road; that they were going
north and that the car went over the
bridge at the old Hamilton farm,
about one-quarter mile north from
where the Montezuma-Searsb road
crosses the road running north. Both
parties were injured. The beard re-
fused to allow the claim.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
HIS FRIEND HURT
HE HELPED HIM
Injured Man Laughed When Sim
pie Treatment Was Suggested,
But He Thanked His
Comrade Later.

Once upon a time word came to
Henry a. Noehl, of Plainfield, N. J.,
that a close friend had been injured,
md full of anxiety he visited the
afflicted man, who was suffering from
q sprained ankle.
lit was so bad that the leg had
turned black" said Mr.. Voehl in re-
lating the story. II told him would
have him out in week and he laughed
at me. But / took him q bottle of
Sloan's Liniment, that night he put
some On and noticed the ankle felt bet
ter. told him to use it every day,
and in three days his ankle was practi-
cally well. In four days he was work.
ing. He gladly admits that Sloan s
Liniment put him on his feet"
Sloan's Liniment can be obtained at
all drug stores, 25c., soc. and $l.00.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
TWO MINE CAGES FALL
BUT FORTUNATELY LITTLE DAM.
AGE RESULTS.

The Beacon Second Vein Coal Co.
had an unexpected accident last week
that caused a delay in operations of
about two days. The hosting rope
parted and precipitated both cages to
the bottom of the shaft. An empty
cage fell twenty feet but loaded
cage carrying a car of slate fell eighty
feet down the opposite shaft and did
no damage. About q third of the car
load OF slate was Jared out but the
boards covering the dump at the bot.
tom of the shaft were not even brok.
en-, nor were the guides at the shaft
side broken or sprung. The cage itself
sustained no appreciate damage and
the only thing wrong that could be
located was bent axle on the ear
carrying the slate. On the other hand
the cage that dropped twenty feet was
broken by the jar il sustained and il
did damage to the foot of the shaft
That the cage falling from the TOP
did not cause serious damage is con
sidered little short of remarkable and
those at the mine have been trying
to explain how il was possible for SC
great weight to fall SO far and show
no more effect than If lowered in the
usual way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
City and County to Cooperate.

Mahaska county has made propo-
sition to the city of Oskaloosa for CO.
operation in some needed road work.
Let Oskaloosa grade the east end OF
A avenue taking off the hog backs and
filling the hollows and fix the road
junction at the northwest corner of
town and the county board will build
permanent bridge for the city in the
improvements of the Penn College adj
dition. Here is something worthy OF
consideration.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Misses Death One Inch.

Knoxville, Dec. 11.-William Nath-
aniel Kellum, thresherman and owner
OF the sawmill in the northwest part
OF town, had one of his ears badly
torn by a piece of board that was
thrown from the teeth of the saw.
Kellum is not badly hurt. but he
was actually within an inch of
death. The section of the board was
hurled with great force, the sharp,
thin edge of the missile blowing its
way through the middle of the right
ear Had the flying fragment been
DETECTED one inch to the left there
is little doubt but that the whole side
of the mans head would have been
torn off.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
win Try Gravel.

Mahaska Board OF Supervisors know
where they can get a big bed OF gravel
and they are going to try the expert
ment of grayeled pike somewhere In
the county next season. what's the
matter with starting on the Great
White Way Say on the Iowa City
road. Let Oskaloosa have a little OF
material for use between Ninth street
and the city limis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Miners Election pay.

Today, Tuesday, December II, is
the date set for election OF officers
in the national organization of the
United Mine Workers of America.
John p White, formerly of oska-
Ioosa, the incumbent of the office
OF president, is candidate for re-
election and his election to succeed
himself is practically conceded He
has a single opponent Mr. Walker of
Illinois. Over four hundred thous-
and votes will be cast in the national
field.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Want Enough to Eat.

Waterloo, Dec. 11-Jurors resent
criticism by the county board of the
price of meals served them while
celebrating on cases.
The meals averaged "A cents each.
The board believes the jurors can be
fed at a lower price, but jurors say
they are going to get enough to eat
regardless of cost The judge desig-
mates the cafe to which the bailiff is
TO conduct the men.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

Anthem Smits, who has been EN-
picyed at he Geo. Heeren shop at
EelIa, got his hand in front OF a
buzz saw Friday and lost two 4
gers Anthem is young Hollander
who came to tbs country about two
year sago. He worked for while
on farm near Oskaloosa before
going TO work at the Heeren shop.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
TWO Killed at CROSSING.

Eagle Grove, Dec. 11.-Carl Keith
and Miss Kate Ballard met instant
death at the Chicago and Great West
ern McVicker crossing at 4 p. m,
Sunday.
Both were badly mangled.
The engine struck their auto and
carried it a quarter of a mile.
Keith was a prominent jeweler and
Miss Ballard was the cashier in Bak-
er's Dry Goods Store. Side curtains
of the car were up, barring a good
view of the dangerous crossing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Iowa State Grange.

Iowa State Grange will be In SEES
sion at Des Moines this week and a
lot al local grangers will go to the
capital city for the meeting. Some
OF the Mahaska teams viii put on
degree work for the benefit of the
state at large.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
ALL LAKE SHIPPING NEAR END
Duluth District Season Likely to Close
Today-last Ore Boat
Leaves.

Duluth, Mimi. Dec. 12.-Shipping of
all kinds from the American head of
the lakes probably will end today The
last ore went from the Great North
crn ore docks when the J. y, Epson
left. Package freight shipping will
cease by night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14

The church Is not too good to
back anything that will tend ID I'm
prove the community life. Mr. Rat
liff's country church does not propose
to be guilty of the sin of doing less
than its very best--to raise good crops
and good stock. to retain the interest
of the children and equip them edu'
and to maintain a high
standard of Christian living.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
OHIO GovERNoR-ELEcT ILL
Washington Doctors Fear That James
M. Cox May Develop Appendi-
citis.

Washington, Dec IL. - Gov.-elect
james NJ. Cox OF Ohio Is Ill here ut the
home OF former Representative Ans
berry. and physicians fear he may de-
yclop appendicitis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Four siIos On $50 Acres.

Macy Bros. OF Lynnville have $50
acres in one body. All Of this acre
age is fully equipped with four silos
and is operated by S, A. and w. p.
Sparks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
LADIES OF THE C. A, R.
MRS. MAUpE PATTERSON is
CHOSEN PRESIDENT.

Officers for Oskaloosa Circle No.
40, Ladies of the G. A. r., for the
ensuing year will, be as follows,
chosen at the last regular session:
President. :. Mrs. Maude Patterson
Sr. Vice. Mrs. Marietta e. Glover
Jr. Vice. ........M Margaret Roberts
Treasurer ...........J Jane Thompson
Chaplain .......... Kate Shannon
Conductress. Mrs. Gladys Wetherwax
Guardian. ..... Nellie Wairaven
Delegates to the Iowa Department
Encampment, to be held at Daven-
port Mechanics Nash, Shirk, Miller,
Roberts, Walraven, Wadding, Foster,
Nichols and Smith.
Alternate Delegates - Mesdames
Irwin, Wetherwax, Cromwell, Shan
non. Stoker and Morgan and Misses
Amanda and Phoebe Oswandel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Bank Moves.

The Malcom Savings Bank moved
into their new building last week.,
Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
brief that the Reading Holding Com

brief that the Reading Holding Com
pany (the Reading Company through
its subsidiaries, Reading Coal Com
pany and Reading Railway Company
controls the production, transportation
and sale of anthracite coal from
lands in the Schuylkill region tribu-
tary to the lines of the Reading Rail
way Company and that this control
was acquired and is maintained by
other than normal methods of in
dustrial developments. 1t further con-
tends that the Reading Holding Com
pany, while in control of Reading
Railway Company and Reading Coal
Company, acquired control of the Cen
trail Railroad Company of New Jersey,
q competing carrier of anthracite and
of the Lehigh and Willles-Barre Coal
Company, a competing producer of
anthracite. further restraining and
monopolizing the production, trans
portation and sale of such coal. The
Reading Railway Company and Cen
trail Railroad Company together are
said to transport 33 per cent. of the
total output of anthracite coal NOV
ing from the mines, and the ReaGfng
Coal Company and Wilkes Barre Coal
Company together own or control IS
per cent. of deposits of anthracite
COAL
"At the current rate of mining" the
brief says, "the coal areas of the COM
panies, thus leagued and combined to-
gether, according to the generally ac-
cepted calculations of geologists and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
P. O. S. Of A. Reserves
Entertained at DauphiIl

Dauphin, Pa. Sept. 10. - An in
teresting meeting was held by Camp
No. 424, Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
lea. They had as their guests Com
pany r, Fourth Regiment, Pennsylva-
mia Reserve, Washington Camp, No. 8,
who hiked here from Rockville and
returned in time to take q car into
Harrisburg. A meeting of the Past
Presidents Association was held at the
same time. Addresses were delivered
by Edward II. Weigel, member of
the state press committee; George
Hoenshield, the newly elected district
president of District No. 1. and Jesse
d. Wells, of Camp No. ZIG. secretary
of the Past Presidents Association.
Refreshments were served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
or INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
4 GIRL AND A MAN
, If he had meant her to thank him,
A New and Vital Romance of City Life
by Virginia Terhune Van re Water

| if he had meant her to thank him,
he should have inclosed his card.
She was revolving the matter in
her mind as she told her aunt good-by
for the day, and her eyes rested once
more on the bowl of gorgeous flowers
on the center of the table. Miss Lucy
saw the look.
Agnes" she suggested, why not
wear one or two of those roses? It's
shame to think you're getting no
good of them all da&"
The girl hesitated. Here was one
way in which to show Philip Hale
that she appreciated the motive that
prompted him to send the flowers
| if-as was not at all certain-he had
sent them. If not, no harm was done
by her wearing them.
Thus 1t happened that she pinned
two of the finest of the roses in the
front of her jacket. Annie Rooney
looked at them admiringly as she
came into the office.
"You take one of them, Annie"
Agnes said impulsively.
"Oh, all right, then thanks?"
Annie said, sticking the rose into her
blouse.
SHE ASKS A QUESTION
Philip Hale did not come into the
office that morning, and by noon the
rose Agnes wore had begun to droop
so badly that she placed it in a glass
of water on her typewriter desk when
she went out. 1t was when she was
! returning from luncheon that she saw
Philip Hale.
He was in the elevator with her,
but there were many people between
him and her. Yet In crossing the
corridor she managed to step close
enough to him TO speak sentence
that he heard.
Excuse me-" she said, as he stood
to one side to allow her to enter the
outer office door ahead of him, but
did you send me a-aZbox last
night?"
"I?" he questioned, SO surprised
that he stopped dead still "I? Why
Why do you ask? Wait!" as she
started away.
1t was late that afternoon that she
handed the second rose to Annie
Rooney.
take this" she said. "I have lots
more at home"
Hasbrook cambridge, passing the
two girls. while they stood talking,
bowed to them both. Then as he saw
the two roses that Annie wore, he
looked puzzled, and glanced at
Agnes.
But, although she met his gaze
frankly, there was no look of under
stanging that passed from her to him.
Surely, he mused with half
smile, she was not a common type of
girl. He had been right. She was
indeed worth while.
(To BE Continued)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
More Large Orders For Cars
Is Railroad Announcement

Railroads are placing orders for
rolling Suck in more liberal volume
now that the danger of strike has
been eliminated.
In addition to the order for 1000
all-steel cars placed by the New York
Central this week, that road is report
cd to have given additional orders for
equipment calling for a total expen-
diture of approximately $1O,O00,00O.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
is building 1000 freight cars in its
own shops and the Illinois Centra
las ordered 500 refrigerator cars from
the Haskell SS Barker Car Co.
Owing to the heavy usage of freight
cars due to the unprecedented volume
of traffic being hauled by the common
carriers orders received by car build
ing companies for repairs to rollins
stock continue in large volume.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
BIG MARCH AND
PRIZES FRIDAY
Committee Completes Plans
For Ball Masque in Market
Square
Bal Masque to begin at o'clock.

Bal Masque to begin at Q O'Clock.
Unmasl5ing to follow grand march;
dancing to be continued until mid
night.
Prizes to be awarded for the most
fantastic and for the most comical
masculine and feminine costumes.
Municipal band to play for the
dancing.
Southwest section of Market Square,
bounded by the trolley tracks, the
southern line of Market street and the
western and southern curbs of the
square, to be roped off, guarded by
policemen, and scrubbed and sprinkled
with cornmea1 to insure smooth
floor"
Trolley service into the square on
the .Middletown, Steelton Hummels-
town, Hill, Oberlin and Reservoir car
lines via Chestnut and Second streets
to be discontinued from $40 to 11.3O
o'clock; these cars to make Fourth and
Market streets the terminal.
Whole openair dance floor" to be
Illuminated with search and flood"
lights.
In brief these are the high lights in
the plan completed this morning by
the special Chamber of Commerce
on arrangements for Friday night
the grand finale of the three-night
celebration incident to Harrisburg S
uniform Fall Opening celebration.
subcommittee were appointed as
follows: A. e. Buchanan, l.. Frank
Bass, e. j. Stackpole, Jr., and Brook
Trout, parade and grand march; John
f.. Sweeney, Henderson Gilbert and
Fred B. Harry, committee on confer
ence with the Mummers' Association
for cooperation; George w. Bogar,
John C. Herman and L. l.. Ferree, dec
orations. David Kaufman and John
Sweeney will lead the grand march
President Frank B. Musser of the H4
risburg Railways Company agreed "
cooperate with the committee to the
extent of ordering all car traffic from
the square so that the dance may GO
on.
Entrants to the big window dress
ing contest which is to open the cele-
bration tomorrow evening continue to
swell the schedule. Additional ones
to-day includes:
Firestone Tire and Rubber CO..
John c. Soutter, Gilbert e. Son. Cum
berand Valley Telephone Company
Goldsmiths. Globe, Compton's. II. c.
Claster, p H. Caplan. Doutrich's. C. NJ
Sigler, Studebaker, Vogt Meat Market
ALI. Hoerner. Rothert Co., Grand
| Union Tea Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
BRIEF ON COAL
ACT DISSOLUTION
Government Contends P. & r.
Has History Permeated With
Illegality

Washington, Sept. 49, Attorney
General Gregory to-day filed brief
in the Supreme Court in his appeal
from the decision of federal district
court in Pennsylvania, refusing the
governments plea for dissolution un-
der the Sherman antitrust act and the
commodities clause of the railroad
rate act of the Reading company,
called the backbone of the alleged
monopoly of anthracite"
The combination, the brief says has
history permeated with illegality
and characterized by deliberate pur-
pose to drive others from the field
resulting in increased prices out of
proportion to increased production
costs.
The government contends in its
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
TO ORGANIZE OWLS

Efforts are being made to form a
permanent organization of the Harris
burg Order of Owls. Already 1872
applications for membership have
been received H. G. Morgan, Huston
Texas, national organizer, and j. f.
Johnson, Mason City, Iowa, supreme
organizer, are in charge of the work.
After the lodge has been organized
an effort to secure State charter will
be made. The following men have
been selected to secure q suitable
quarters for a meeting place: E. E..
Abbott, V. B. Myers and 1. r. Lyme.
A committee to nominate the officers
is as follows: r. p. Perkins, r. K.
Spicer, A. M. Hamer Samuel Kauff-
man, T. F. Carey I. G.. Wagner, ]. f.
Holtzman, r. c. lobe and H. F. Hide
brand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
CHAPTER xxx.
1916, Star Coz


Copyright, 1916, Star Coz
Although Agnes Morley had ex-
pressed herself as sure that the roses
she had received had not come from
Philip Hale, the more she thought
Syer the matter the less certain did
SAe feel
Perhaps the wish that he had sent
them was father to the thought that
maybe, after all, they were silent
messengers from him. She recalled
the quarrel between Philip and her.
self, going over every detail of 1t
Then she reminded herself of his
formal tone over the telephone to-
day. Yet-if he had not sent the
roses, who could have done so?
Her first conviction that they were
from Randolph Pickens was in mod
crate circumstances and that the
flowers had been bought at an estab-
lishment noted not only for the beauty
of its products, but for the exorbitant
prices demanded for them. Moreover,
this florist had his place on Fifth
avenue, somewhere pelow Fifty-ninth
street
She did not recall the exact street,
but she had often seen the shop in
passing, and had paused to gaze long
ingly into its wonderful windows.
When she had seen Pickens this after
on his way to the Bronx. He surely
had not gone back downtown to order
those roses for her. Had he bought
them before their meeting at 6
o'clock, she would have found them
awaiting her when she reached home.
Certainly all the indications point
ed to Philip Hale as the sender. He
had the money to make such pur-
chases; he was in the habit of dealing
at fashionable shops. She went to
sleep that night with the comforting
hope that these roses were emblematic
of an olive branch or peace.
But in the calm light of the fol-
lowing morning her assurance weak
ened. Philip, who had treated her
with such coldness lately - cold
ness that exceeded that which she
had demanded he assume in the office
would not have made the first ad-
Vances toward reconciliation.
DOESN'T THINK OF BA1NBR1DGE
1t never occurred to her that Has
brook Bainbridge could have sent the
flowers. OF late she had changed her
preconceived ideas about him to such
an extent that she thought of him as
she might have thought of Mr.. Hale
had he been especially kind to her.
Her regret for her former unjust
opinion had made her Danish it COM
pletely from her mind. Besides this,
he was a member of the firm, there
fore not on the footing of q possible
admirer.
Well, If Philip Hale had sent her
these roses she must show in some
way her recognition of the fact Yet