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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27

for the control of an epidemic of
measles in school are as follows
Have every child in school examined
every morning for fever, spots in the
throat and on the inside OF the
cheeks (Koplik's spots), and for evi.
dence of colds. This examination
can be done by physicians, nurses, or
teachers. DR.. Gray says that 1t is
peratures, diagnose measles spots in
the mouth, and detect colds. In a
word, to diagnose measles the very
first day the disease is contagious
and several days before the eruption
appears. All cases b of oncoming
measles are to be at once excluded
from school and quarantined. In
spectOrs will see that the quarantine
lis kept. The cases are to be kept in
quarantine for seven days after the
eruption appears Tor for nine or ten
days from the first symptoms), after
which return to school is permitted
Exposed children who have not pre-
viOusly had measles are to be left in
school for seven days, but after that
they should be kept at home under
observation for seven or ten days.
Scarlet revert does not pay to
close the schools for scarlet fever.
An epidemic can be better controlled
If the children are brought together
in the school room for observation
each morning. In this disease, as in
measles, the keynote of success is to
get hold of the cases in the early
stage before the eruption appears.
In time of epidemic every child
must be individually observed each
morning. The children with colds,
feVers, aches, and nausea must be
sent home and a nurse or physician
or both must follow to make the final
diagnosis, establish the quarantine,
and to see that the restrictions are
carried out.
Mumps - There is seldom any
temptation to close a day school on
account of an epidemic of humps. In
the main for the guidance of those in
charge of boarding schools reference
is made to the Hess method of vac.
against mumps.
Whooping Cough - Occasionally a
board is tempted to close the schools
on account of whooping cough. Gen.
orally they resist the pressure and
show their wisdom in doing So
Whooping cough is most contagious
with the onset of the disease. Its
contagiousness declines from the be.
ginning and there are those who hold
that after whooping is established
the disease is not contagious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
I'm WEST. 'MlHAlSlKA Co
R. W. the Usage of Olivet" Tells
Happenings in That Vicinity.

| Olivet, Jan. 20 (by r. W.)-Mrs. ].
L. Billings spent Tuesday in Oska-
loosa shopping.
p. H. Jones of Des Moines was in
town this week looking up some real
estate. He Informs us prices in this
locality for land is the highest he has
We have the Heralds tree of knowl.
edge posted up in our picture gallery
and we want to say it certainly at
tracts attention.
Business in Olivet has not been so
good as it was a short time ago; too
cold for the people to come to town.
Olivet has several cases of sickness
in town this week, largely among the
young and old people. ,....
| We noticed what the KeOta Eagle
man said about warming the chair,
also what the Herald said. Now we
get too sassy, neither do we want
them to get mad at the weather man
for lilac time is coming, when every
body will be happy unless II would be
the sinner that wants cold weather in
July. 49,
l.. p. Seaman spent Tuesday in Knox
Vile looking after his property there.
Mr.. N. Smith of Packwood, Iowa,
who has been visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Mary Cowger, the aged lady, who is
very sick at the McReynolds home,
returned home on Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Billings spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa trading.
ID. Vanhavling was q passenger for
Oskaloosa on Thursday. Dick is on
the jury there. He don't like the job,
and would rather be home hustling
corn and fodder for his stock this
weather
We notice the railroads have COM
menced storing coal on the anticipa-
ton of a strike in April, pending the
making of their agreement for two
more years. We have been and arc
now in close touch with the miners
for half century and our impression
is, there will be no strike this spring,
for the miners have learned through
their union that a suspension is a
waste of time. Experience would justi-
fly them in knowing this.
H. w. Morrison of Little Rock, la,
was in town on Thursday. Mr.. Morr-
son takes a keen interest in politics.
He says he finds a strong sentiment
among the republicans in favor of a
business man for governor, not a man
that makes politics a hobby.
A. Perfect was a business caller in
Oskaloosa on Thursday.
The well written article from the
pen of l.. E. STAN, Secretary of the
Mine Inspectors Board, on the coal
formation of Iowa, we read with much
interest. He is one purely self-made
man. We often visited him when he
lived in a one room log cabin in Mon
roe county east of Foster on the line
of Appanoose county. We never knew
his mother. He and his father, with
two or three other brothers owned a
small farm on Soap Creek there.
H. NJ. Thompson and John Shaffner
were passengers for Oskaloosa on Fri
day
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA
Greet Dama(e Done BY The Storms
Of Last Week.

Gradually details of the big food
in Southern California last week are
beginning to sift through the mails,
and reach local people from friends
who have been marooned on the
coast. At one time the Santa Fe
h a thirtYtwo transicontinental
trains tied up in the hills above Los
Angeles, and the Southern Pacific
had an equal number at Yuma, Ari-
IONA. Long Beach, Pomona and 9TH
er towns were completely isolated.
and traffic could not be restored for
several days.
Eleven inches of water fell above
Pomona, and the town was almost
carried away bodily, and for several
days every north and south street
was a raging torrent.
At Ontario, barriers had to b ebuilt
in the streets to keep the water from
washing into the stores. The water
was more than curb deep, and the
only means of getting across the main
streets was by boat or by jitney.
In the lower districts of Long
Beach the rushing current was four
feet deep, and hundreds of people
had to fee for safety.
The streets of Venice, Santa Mon
lea and Ocean Park were flooded and
car service was discontinued. The
tracks were badly washed out.
A terrific gale dashed the ocean,
doing great damage to beach resorts.
San Diego was isolated and one
man was drowned in the flood. Scores
of homes were destroyed. The refu-
gees filled the hotels. The city ap-
$4,000 for relief work. Ev-
cry bridge is gone
In San Bernardino the damage is
estimated at one million dollars. In
Cotton and Highland there is drink.
ing watea famine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
FOREIGNERS FIRST

Preaching America First" and
practicing Foreigners First" is a pol
icy that will embarrass the democrats
when they come TO defend their rec
ord next fall In the ten months oil
democratic tariff rates preceding the
outbreak of the war, our imports oil
meat and dairy products increased to
$40,545,O00 as compared with $12,460,.
900 in the corresponding 10 months
under the republican tariff. Imports
under democratic policies were more
than three times as great as under
republican policies. We gave the
foreigner greater access to our mar.
kets and yet the cost of living did
not decrease. The American farm
er is forgetful of some things but he
will remember these figures when he
makes up his mind how to vote next
November. The figures are from
official reports
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
DANIEL BOONE TRAIL.

This is the name of a north and
south road from Minneapolis to st.
Louis which will pass through Iowa.
The road strikes Des Moines. and an
effort is being made to have it con-
tinue southwark to Oskaloosa over
the Great White Way This will
bring II through Pella From 0ska.
loosa, II would go to 0ttumwa
The Pella Chronicle is heartily in
favor OF the proposition and says:
we don't see how better route
southwark from Des Moines can be
found than the one suggested, as the
work done on the Great White Way
during the past few years makes it
one Of the best In the state. The
number OF railway crossings has been
greatly reduced, and many sharp
turns have been avoided by making
slight changes In the road. All the
work done on this road would be, as
II were. q free gift TO the new route
and We ought 10 do all we can at
l,eila 10 make II CO."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
THE COAL INDUSTRY.

! THE CENTRAL IOWA COAL
FIELD. In considering the counties
in this field. Dallas, Guthrie. Polk
Warren, Marion, Jasper, Mahaska
( Keokuk and Lucas but brief mention
will be made of each. just enough o
show where each county stands in
coal production ..... 49,.
POLK COUNTY. OF these coun.
ties Polk county is the largest produ.
GER. holding second place in the coal
production of the state for many
years. About twenty-five mines are
in operation in the county at the pres
ent time, a large number of which are
railroad mines and ship considerable
coal TO other sections. The majority
OF the mines of the count yare either
in the city of Des Moines or clces to
the city. Two mines are operated
near Berwick. two at Enterprise and
four near Carney. The vein mined
is what is known as the third vein
and averages something like four feet
In thickness. The latest statistics
show that Polk county produces more
than million and half tons of coal
per year and gives employment TO
about three thousand men I'm and
around the mines.
DALLAS COUNTY. Ten wears
ago but little coal was mined in Dial.
las county Prior TO that time but
little deep prospecting had been done.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
FOUR KILLED BY BLAST
FOUR INJURED IN BUFFALO FAC
TORY ExPL osIoN.
President Of Blower Company Unable
to Explain Accident-Severai
Workers Missing, s.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan rs. Four per
sons are known .tof have been killed
Eseveral are missing. and four were in
jured in a mysterious explosion that
wrecked the plant oftfie Kelker Blow
er company, manufacturers of planning
mill exhausts and ventilators. va.
Charles Keller, head of the firm
said that from twenty-five to twenty
five employees were in the plant and
that twenty-one of them had, been
accounted for. ~ -- So, ~.
/, The known dead: ..--,. VI
Miss Mabel Chandler, seventeen
years oIS; stenographer -. az
Charles Pabst, eighteen years old;
teamster. 4~ ST.
Two unidentified men. 81
The building occupied by the firm
was long, two-story frame structure,
the first floor and basement of which
were used for the machine shop. and
the second floor as a store room and
living apartments. The explosion de-
molished all the walls, letting the roof
down on the ruins, wiIicfi' caught fire.
Pieces of the foundation we're
thrown hundreds of feet and the con-
cussion smashed nearly every window
glass within a radius of block.
Within 800 feet Of the Kelker plant
Is one Of the largest East side gram
mar schools. About 1900 boys and
girls were thrown into a, temporary
panic, but the teachers quickly
marched them to the street.
Charles Kelker and his two sons.
John and Albert j.. were in the ma.
chine shop when the explosion &C.
Cured. One Of the boys was blown
through an open door while the
others were taken from the wreckage
All escaped with a few bruises.
Mr.. Kelker was uncertain as to the
cause of the explosion, Gas was used
in several forms in the welding de-
partment and was kept in retainers
in the basement. He estimated the
financial loss at $4,000.
The flames were extinguished in less
than an hour.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
MRS CLARKE FOR SUFFRAGE.

3 Mrs. George w. Clarke. wife of the
governor, honored the members of the
hoard Of the Iowa Equal Suffrage as
sociation last waek. entertaining them
at an elaborate luncheon. Mrs. Clarke
is a very staunch suffragist and
through her influence has done much
for the cause. AS editor OF the Home
and Children department of the spec
ial suffrage edition of The Register
and Leader, Mrs. Clarke, in an editor.
ial. said:
I'VE believe when mother can sa~.
Come. children, put on your hats and
go with me down to the school house
to cast my ballot she will not have
to spend so much time and strength
attending committee meetings and
conventions. She will be able to bring
about results without sacrificing the
interests of her home
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
THE BABY IN WINTER

So much emphasis is constant!
placed upon the necessity for specia
care of the baby in summer. when thu
heat is excessive and diarrheal dis
eases are at their worst, that the fac
that winter, too, has it's special dan
gers for the baby is sometimes over
looked.
But the combination of heat and
diarrhea is hardly more serious fol
the baby in the months of July and
August, than are cold and respiratory
diseases in the winter.
1t is plain then, that the winter care
of the baby deserves special attention
from everyone interested in his health
and we'll being.
1t has been demonstrated quite con
Clusively that large part of the
deaths from summer diarrhea are neej
less, because this disease may be
cured in many cases, and prevented
entirely in many more by the proper
care and feeding of the baby during
the heated months. The same doctrine
lis now being applied to the group OF
what are commonly called winter
diseases" of babies and children, name
ly, bronchitis. pneumonia, Colds" and
the like, which are, like diarrhea. to
large extent, preyentable by the in
telligent care of the baby, and by sur
re unding him with proper living con-
ditions.
These proper living conditions con-
sistg both in winter and summer OF
suitable food, in the right amounts, at
the right times. cleanliness, sufficient
sleep. plenty of fresh, clean air to
breathe, ami protection from exposure
to infectious diseases. 1t is chiefly
the lack of these two latter require
ments that causes the winter illnesses
among babies.
1t is not the cold of winter which
makes people sick, ordinarily, but ra-
Their stale over heated air inside our
houses and public buildings, which We
breathe and re breathe, thus passing
disease germs about from one to an
other. Babies an particularly liable to
be infected in this way, because they
spend q large part of their time in
doors AMI because mothers are apt to
feel that to keep thu baby warm the
rooms must be shut tight.
A mother should use every means in
her power to protect her baby from
taking cold" as II is commonly de-
scrbed. Colds" are due to a germ
and ara very contagious. being easily
passed from one person to another in
or sneeZing.
If the cold is excessive. or If there
is a raw. damp wind blowing. or rain
OF snow is falling, the baby should be
given his daily airing in a room with
the windows open. or on a protected
porch. dressing him warmly in out OF
door clothing. He should be taken out
during the middle of the dav, for
little while. never long enough to run
the risk of chilling him. This applies
to young and delicate bah
les. AS a child gets old enough to walk
about and thus exercise himself, he
can be allowed to plav for some time
in an open room or where he is shell
tered from the wind.
But an airing avery day does not
take the place of fresh air in the
house day and night. and to secure
sufficient ventilation for health the
mother must be on the watch to see
hat the rooms are oD"ned and the
air changed at frequent intervals.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
SCHOOLS AND EPIDEMIcs.

: DR.. w. A. Evans, the popular writ.
er on How to Keep Well" says it is
a mistake to close a school when any
child's disease becomes epidemic in
the neighborhood. Such a proceed.
ing, he says, wastes money and aids
! in the spread of the disease. 1t
wastes money, since the salaries OF
/ the teachers go on. and but little of
the expense OF maintaining the
schools is in allegiance. BY finding
little money for one or more nurses
and an inspector the school rooms
can be kept fairly well filled with pu.
pills, while closing them aids in the
! spread of diseaGe, since the POSSIBLE.
lily of a competent inspection at the
! school house is done away with. The
erstwhile students continue to meet
on the streets. The possibility that
cases will be hidden is greatly in
. creased"
In suggesting what to do under va
rious condition, DR.. Evans special
ICES as follows:
Smallpox--If a case of smallpox is
found among the pupils of a school
the school must not be closed. The
case must be taken out of school and
quarantined in a hospital, or at home
If there is no hospital. The school
inspector must see every child that
has been exposed every day for two
weeks after exposure. If any child
has fever it should be isolated and
held under suspicion. In smallpox
there are four days of fever before
the eruption appears. Children abb
sent from school should be sought
for by the inspectors. All children
not protected by vaccination must be
vaccinated at once.
iphtheria-Schoo!s should not be
closed for diphthe.ia. To do so
spreads the disease. Usually all
that it is necessary to do is to re-
move the infected child to place of
Quarantine and to daily inspect the
children IN the schools not only for
typical diphtferia but also for sore
threats, One nurse working with
very little medical supervision is all
tliet this plan calls for Should "a
number or cases be found among
school children II Is still bad judg.
ineht to close the schools IN fact.
in that event to close the schools Is
to lose aogreat resource in lighting
the disease.
In the event OF bad diphtheria sit
uation Ia addition to the policies Civ
en- above the following should be car
ried out: A culture of every throat
in the school is to be made. All
children with diphtheria bacilli in
their throats, whether they are sick
or well. are 10 be excluded from
school temporarily. Efforts to clear
the bacilIl from the throats OF car
riers with kaolin or some other rem
edy are to be made. The excluded
children are TO be held in moderate
~ close quarantine.
Measles-The proper procedures
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
EARLY OFFICE HOURS.

SAINT Kirkpatrick's hat is again in
the ring for the Democratic nomina
tion for Congress in this district. Two
things in his announcement, as pub
lished in the Oskaloosa Times, will
strike the ordinary resident of the
Sixth District as peculiar. One OF
them is his location which tends to
confirm the suspicion that he is not
a resident of Iowa, and the other is
his unearthly office hours. The an
nouncement copied from the Times
reads:
Washington, d. c., Jan. IA. 1916
Editor Times ! desire to say through
the medium of your valuable paper
that | will not be a candidate for del.
egate to the National Democratic Con
vention at ST. Louis. To be a candi.
date for Congress is honor enough for
mes. Kirkpatrick. Hours IL p. m. to
3 a. m,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27
PRAYER IN PRINrsHoP.

Washington Democrat: There isn't
much audible PRAYING around the ay
erage print shop. What little there is
is mostly secret, so that Monday morn
ing when Rev Coon and Mr.. Harper
(head of the Fairfield Gospel Team
called and before we knew where we
were at Mr.. Harper removed his hat
and in few words offered a little
rraypr--nnt long winded one where
the AlmiPhtv was given orders what
to do and how TO do it, but just nice
talk. invoking the blessings of God
on this office and the work engaged
in. II is probable that the Democrat
needs more praying in order to come
up TO the high standard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27

Gouverneur Norris, the New York
litterateur, said at a luncheon in
Brooklyn: 20. saa' "4f a.A"T-.
American society is the most ex
elusive in the world. Useless, quite
useless, for a iitterateur to try and
force his way into it.
I know a litterateur who, on the
strength of best seller, managed to
get himself invited to a dinner at Mrs.
Van Astorcordt's. .,7 t@ ,a .i.~.
well, did Mrs. Van Astorcordt's
cordially stagger your I asked him
the next day. 80 "a'
Oh, no, not at ALL he answered.
You see, before took UP writing |
worked in an ice-making plant -.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-27

Several years ago some deep pros
pectng was done near the present
site of Scandal which has resulted
there Now there are five big mine,
operating In the county, with pro
duction OF more than 100000 tons o.
coal per year. Another new field has
been prospeeted in this county which
will be opened soon.
| WARREN COUNTY. The mines
of Warren county are operated most
ly for local trade The Spring Hill
Coal Company recently sunk a shaft
near. Spring Hill on the Rock Island
and will do a shipping business. This
! Is the largest mine in the county and
bids fair to develop into a big pro
lduceE Other mines are being Oper
ated in the county, but owing to the
lack OF railroad facilities bat little
commercial mining has been done ii
this county.
JASPER COUNTY. While consid
cradle. coal as been mined in Jasper
county for some years the county
reached its largest production in
1906 when nearly 100000 tons of coal
the larger part of the tonnage is pro.
duCed by the two mines of the Colfax
Consolidation Coal Company operat.
ing near ColfaX. A number of small
mines are also operating near New
ton, some near Prairie City and some
near Monroe.
MARION COUNTY. Prior to 1907
the coal production OF this county ad-
vanced steadily from year to year.
After that date there was a decline,
the county reaching its lowest pro-
ductiOn in 1912. Snce 1912 the ad-
vance has been steady ana the cOun-
ty now bids fair to get back again to
the old figures of production. Some
new railroad development in the
southwestern part Of the county.
making an outlet for the coal ther9.
has been responsible for the increas.
ed production the last few years. The
largest operations in mining are con-
Quoted near Knoxville and Melcher.
About twenty mines are in operation
in the county.
MAHASKA AND KEOKUK COUN
TIES. In recent years there has
been a decrease in the cCaI tonnage
produced in these two counties.
Some new development has been
sNrted every little while, but the
production now does not come any
where near that of former years.
LUCAS COUNTY. Some new de-
velopment work has been started in
this county and the production is in
creasing from year to year 1t is
quite probable that Lucas county
will soon be ranked with the larger
of the coal producing counties of
Iowa. 49,.
GUTHRIE COUNTY. But few
mines are being operated in Guthrie
county, and these are operated only
for the local trade, no commercial
mines in the county. The seam
worked is about three feet in thick
ness and the coal mined is of excel
lent quality. The mines that are now
worked are on the RaccOon River
near old Fanslers.
All the coal mined in the counties
above is of excellent quail
ity. 1t is q bituminous coal, hard
enough to store well, and ranks high
in heating units. Coal that is found
in one of the mines of these counties
differs but little from coal from an
other mine in these counties. In
some cases the analyses of these
Goals may show that one mine is a lit.
tie better than another. but usually
the difference is so slight as not to
be worth mentioning.
L. f. Stamm.