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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
HOSPITAL FACILITIES.

Now that Penn College has been
lifted to higher level and is destin-
ed to be one of the, leading colleges OF
the middle west, and with two other
COLLEGES here, there is no reason why
C.;ka loosa should not become recog-
niZed educational center,-one that
will draw students from all over the
oGn. ~. II ait. g. .-.t T..
Likewise with three fine hospitals
here, Oskaloosa is known far and near
as a hospital center. All three institu-
Ii ms are splendidly equipped and the
work done here is second to none IN
the country. The Oskaloosa Hospital,
which has had a wonderful growth is
now planning on engagements and I'M
Ip1Cvcments to meet the increasing
demands being made upon it. And the
Mercy Hospital of Dr. B. G. Williams
is doing more work than ever before
lin its history.
Tho Abbott Hospital has outgrown
its present quarters and new and larg'
Ell buildings have become a necessity.
I.r. Abbott has had overtures to move
his sanitarium to other cities, but he
pre- fers to stay in Oskaloosa, and build
here an institution that will make the
city En0wnJas it's home.
The fact that aOskal6osa has these
fire hospitals, and that an unusual
amount Of surgery and special treat
ment is done here, does not indicate
that Oskaloosa and Mahaska county
have an unusual number of sick peo-
pie. 1t only illustrates that our peo'
pie are fortunateiin having, these splen
did institutions SO near at hand; and
arc able to receive the services with
out leaving homeland at a wonder
fully less expense than they could IN
ether places. ; IL .r .....
On the other hand people are begin
ming to come to Oskaloosa from all
parts Of the state, and even from 9th
er states, attracted here by the ia.
.ciljties and the recognized skill of our
medical and surgical practitioners. II
is said that the little town of ROChes'
ter, Minnesota, has an average of 1000
strangers there all the time attracted
'ty tie one hospital located there.
Oskaloosa has a splendid start in
this direction and If we could keep an
average of 500 strangers under treat
mrn' here the year round, it would
mean much to the business interests
OF the town. In building up the city
let lis give encouragement to all good
things offered, and make Oskaloosa
cosmopolitan as we'll as the best home
town ii the country.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24

fight carried 81 of the SO counties and
was second / think in the counties
he did not carry. This would indi.
cate that the contest was very earn.
est one and that the people were very
conversant with the issues. Mr.. Hard.
ing therefore stands as the fairly nom.
mated candidate of the party for gov
ernor Why should he not receive
the support of his party? The reason
urged is the liquor question. When
did our friends the democrats become
such champions of prohibition?
81 have observed since boyhood
days that with the exception of few
years the republican party in Iowa
has opposed the saloon and the demo
cratic party fought for it. A study oi
past platforms on that question would
be interesting. The republican plat
form this year is much stronger on
that point than the democratic plat
form and is uneQuivocally against any
backward step on prohibition. Mr.
Harding stands squarely on that plat
form. / despise the saloon and every
thing it stands for. 1t is the most
corrupting influence in our American
politics today. If l believed Mr.. Hard
ing's influence would be used in any
way to help bring the saloon back tc
Iowa he would not have my support
do not for an instant so believe.
Harding in his legislative career
has undoubtedly cast votes that many
would find fault with. The older
grow the more am l convinced thai
few people get through this worlo
without making mistakes. He has
probably made his share of them. BE
this said, however, to the credit Of
Harding-he never signed a saloon
petition.
81 know William L. Harding and
believe in him. / know his love Iol
his desire to shape his life
ito help his fellow-men. He is. able
honest, fearless. No one can question
his devotion to and love for his state
No one need fear lax law enforcement
during his administration. He VII
be a worthy successor to the many
able men who have as governor re
fiected honor upon the great common
wealth of Iowa.
, 81 have agreed to spend part Of
the - campaign in other states, ano
shall be in Iowa all the time the, re
publican committee desires, and de
all can for the election Of Harding
and Moore. This is republican year
Hughes is hammering the democratic
trenches daily--Roosevelt will soon be
in the battle. The democratic strong
holds of extravaganza and inefiiciency
are tottering and will crumble in No
vember. Iowa republicans can hell
bring about this result if they do not
become divided and use their energy
in fighting one another"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
SEN. cUMMINS ON HARDING.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 10, 1916
Hon. J. A. Johnson, Sioux City, Ia.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of the 1st in
slant is before me. | appreciate deeply
your invitation to address the people
of Sioux City during the campaign
just beginning. Ny appointments fol-
Iowa are in the hands of Mr. Rawson
Chairmantoof the e Republican . State
Committee, but have no doubt that
an arrangement can be made for a
speech in your city. a, ..-4s IN
take this opportunity to express
the hope that in Iowa republican vic
tory this vital year will be complete
and overwhelming. There have been
differences among republicans, but
they ought not to prevent absolute
unity in the coming election. The con
sequences OF discOrd are so grave that
we should lift the great value of re
publican ticket, whether national OF
state 1t is of the first Importance that
all republican candidates for the
House of representatives in Iowa shall
be elected by triumphant majorities
and it is of equal importance that all
the republican candidates Gu the state
ticket from Governor down, win by a
tremendous vote.
Mr.. Harding and myself have not
always agreed upon public matters
and it is quite likely that there are
subjects upon which we do not now
agree; but the points of disagreement
are of little significance when compar
ed with the imperative need of repub
lican harmony and republican restora
ton. He is a strong man and we'll quail
fed by experience for the office OF
Governor. He was fairly, p honestly
nominated in the primary, and | dc
not want TO see the primary disparag
ed, if not repudiated by republican de
lection.
The dominant spirit of this cam
paign is reunion among republicans
and it would be most unfortunate il
Iowa were to stand out as the eXcep
ton to the firm determination every
where else that we must draw togeth
terf for the public good. .....,-. .,.
Cordially yours,
Albert B. Cummins.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
DR.. |. Il. BLUE IS DEAD
Former Oskaloosa Resident Passes
.... Away In New York. ,..

Following a telegram to Judge Ben
of his son-in-law, DR.. Leonard H..
Blue, received here Thursday, came
the announcement Friday afternoon
to John and Hugh B. Mccoy that Mr..
Blue passed away at his home in Al
bany, New York, Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy, parents of
Mrs. Eva Blue were in Chicago hav:
ing departed for the east Friday ev-
ening. They continued on their way
to be with their daughter.
Mr.. Blue has been in poor health
through the season but no alarming
conditions were developed until very
recently. Communications from Mrs
Blue to relatives here gave no intima
ton that any trouble of serious
character existed She had stated
that Mr.. Blue was not we'll that ply
sicians did not know the nature of the
trouble and that specialist had been
called in. Following his advice Mr..
Blue had been placed upon, q liquid
diet and he had stated tnat the, .snf
ferer would not be able TO resume hie
work this fall sras a.,a
The body will be brought to Iowa
for interment with funeral services
here or at Belle PLANE.
Leonard II. Blue was son of Mr..
and Mrs. John ID. Blue, of Belle
PLANE, Iowa. He was a graduate of
Cornell College, Mt Vernon, Iowa,
and at the time of death was dean
OF the State Normal College of New
YORK at Albany. He was an attorney
having been admitted to the practice
of the law in Iowa. He served as court
reporter under Judge Ben Mccoy In
the district court for several years
and taught several years at Iowa
College at Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa. He was member OF the facul-
ty OF Morning Side College, Sioux
City for several years and later was
an instructor in Girls Latin School
Df Baltimore He leaves wife and two
children, Mary and Leonard Il. Blue,
Jr.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
The UNDERWOOD rARRIE.

Democratic testimony that the I'm
derwood tariff bill fails by upwards
of $200,000000 to raise its share oil
the revenue needed to carry on the
government is furnished by the sen
ate finance committee which has aft
er strenuous labors, reported a sup
Elementary revenue bill imposing
special taxes designed to raise S205,
000, 900, revenue. Probably many Dem
ocrates would be reluctant to admit
that this means taking out of the
pockets of Americans over $20,000,Q90
which under a different tariff could
just as well be taken out of the profits
of foreigners; although there is much
evidence to support that contention,
clearly established instances where
the wholesale price of the foreign
manufacturer has ben advanced exact
~ the amount of the reduction in the
tariff, so that the American consumer
gained nothing from the reduction OF
the duty. But no Democrat can deny
that these special taxes are made
necessary by the failure of the Under.
wood bill to provide sufficient reven-
ue. The special taxes are bound to be
every theatre or place of amusement
which seats $50 must pay a tax of $25
which seats 500, a tax of $50. and so
on up All bowling alleys and bill
lard parlors must pay a special, tax
Of IS for each alley and each table.
Every mortgage and certificate; of in
debtedness must pay stamp tax OF
so cents for every $500 of amount
A form of duty is imposed by special
taxes on all goods. entering and com,
ing out OF cnstom-houses and bonded
warehouses. Steamship and Pullman
tickets bear special taxes. and many
other things, all In addition to doub
ling the income tax, and imposing
heavy taxes on Uncertainties. The
House tax on war munitions was re,
jected when it was found it wdtld hit
cotton, and there was substituted ar
additional tax on the profits of corpOr-
atoms which, it is expected, win be
collected almost entirely in the
Northern states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
RUNAWAY
Bert Stigers Has Narrow Escape
From Serious Affair.

Elm Grove, Madison, Aug. 23.-(By
Dew Drop.)-Bert Stigers had what
might have been a serious runaway.
The horses bride catching on the end
of the wagon tongue, pulled, it of the
horses heads and they ran away, but
as he had a load OF corn they were
soon tired and stopped, not doing
much damage. - y. = r. e"'"' alt "nt
,rThe"friends of Mrs. Sefret who used
to live in here, will be sorry to know
of her illness with cancer. All hope
for recovery. ~ -'t'3 "'s''
Harley Carter and family were New
Sharon callers Tuesday, gl,srgrI 81
., Bert Stigers and Luther, Howell
are now owners of autos. '>'''.
The rain of "Satdrday and Monday
disappointed some in going to Ghau.
tauqua but made up to- us in benefit to
crops. 81 s"., " -'NF
C. w. Dewitt is on the complaining
list. E..
John Ridpath. wife and baby spent
Sunday at the parental c. w. Dewitt
home.
George Minard and wife spent SYM
day at Earl Stout's. >.a a3a ="
Gladys Dewitt spent last week help.
ing her sister cook for threshers and
doing other work. 49, g. -.-- 4
Mrs. Carver of Union Mills visited
few days with her sister, Mrs. Curt
Carver, g.. ~..,. ... .I.,.... ,...,,,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
INDEPENDENT cHAUTAuouA.

Wherever the right kind of chautau-
qua meetings have been or are being
held in Iowa, and these have been ia.
vored by the right kind of weather
the results have been gratifying and
there will be more of the same kind
says the Burlington Hawkeye. And
further discussing the independent
chautauqua such as is held in Oskaloo.
sa, the Hawkeye continues: "Wherev-
er the chautauqua is a strictly home
institution, owned and managed by the
home folks, 1t is pretty sure to be a
success. That is, 1t will meet expenses
and perhaps trifle more. And that is
all that chautauqua ought to do.
Where ii comes in like circus, bent
upon. getting all that is to be gotten
out of the town, and where the man
agement has no interest in the town
or community. disappointing results
arc noted. They are to be expected.
That kind of a chautauqua is not a
r4ai chautauqua At Tama, for instance
the grounds are in beautiful grove,
ard while the old prices are still main
tanned, the results have again been en-
tirely satisfactory this year. Similar
reports came from other real chautau-
quas."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24

Verla Faith is visiting at the Carl
Smith home in Buxton
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bond OF Osceola
called at Mrs. Riggs Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Elsie Parlett visited Sunday
at John Allsup's.
MI. and Mrs. Tom Gullick visited
friends in Hedriek Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Dave Gwin and daugh'
ter Helen, of 0skaloosa, visited sun
day at the C. d. Randall home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bond and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. E. Lyon and Leland WIS.,
tied Sunday with Mrs, Lyons mother
atlChrbonado. ~ tt4...
Mrs. Arthur Werdebaugh of Eldon,
Iowa, is visiting at the Fred Nesoitt
home.
Mrs. Capehart' of Tilton, Iowa, Is
listing Mrs. Lucy Gunsaulis.
George Thomas received word from
Mora, Minnesota, that his house on
his farm there had been struck by
lightning and burned down. He went
up there to rebuild.
"a Rev. Hanson of Oskaloosa breaches
his farewell sermon next Sunday at
the Friends church. d.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
WRIGHT A BUSY PLACE
Happenings and Doings Told By
, u ....,:. Our Correspondent. ~.

Wright, Aug 23,-(By. L.)--11oska.
loosa visitors Monday were Esther
Rachel and Myrtle Hoskins and Jessie
Witt and Helen Unsicker
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nesbitt are re
joicing over the arrival of a young
son, born August 16, 1916.
Ray and Jay Welton and Carl I'm
sicker went to Cedar Rapids Wednes
day. .....-..
Bernice Howell went to Marshall
town Thursday to visit her brother
Thurman.
Paul Towel went to New Sharon
Thursday to visit his sister, Mrs. Net
tie Johnston. e ,-h+
Dave Bryson shipped a five hundred
pound hog to Farson Thursday @5I
Mrs. Steve Howell has gone to Rose
Hill to visit with friends week.
Mrs. Perkins of Missouri is here
visiting her sons Dan and John ALI
sup, and other relatives.
Mrs. Riggs visited her son, Ed
Bridges, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chuff Bond and Mrs.
l.. K. Lyon drove to Oskaloosa Friday
in their car. Miss Hattie Lyon &C
companied them home.
Mrs. o. e. Zion and Mrs. Garner
Hackney went to Oskaloosa on Sat.
urdaj.
Mrs. Sullivan and daughter Pearl
went to Fremont on Saturday.
Mrs. B. M. Eastburn of Fremont Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Cochran, last
Vice..
Eighteen tickets we're sold here for
the excursion to Fort Madison last
Miss Hazel Hedmond OF Des
Moines is visiting Elsie Oleson.
Elmer, Ernest, Edgar and Miss Ell.
sic Oleson went to the river Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Cecil Campbell OF Os-
kaloosa visited at the parental Ireland
home Sunday, 2lsi1 8L1 asss
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
NO MI|l0RE:BRllCk|i. WALKS
Council %, old Ones Replaced
f. and Pnts Ban on Others.o,ts ,

T Brick sidewalks in Oskaloosa are
doofned!eA longi1ist iof these walks
was condemned rat the Monday night
meeting of the eity Council and order
ed replaced with concrete and in some
places long stretches of Walk as Son
Second avenue East viii be effected.
Several pieces of defective concrete
wre also ordered repaired and a new
side walk was ordered on the west
fside of eighth street between First
and Third avenues. ~ 35HG ''.'
| William Wray, No. 546f South If B
street asks the city to install a new
piece of storm sewer past his property.
Water is dumped on his corner from
large drainage district and it is
washing a deep gully at the road side
and damaging his property.
George w. Roberts, No, 917 South
c street heads a movement for a side
walk Improvement with sewer drain
age in connection along the south end
of the street between Eighth and
Ninth avenues. The side walk is con-
tingent upon the sewer pipe being in
stalled and filling done. Conditions
that prevail make improvement to
properties impossible. The matter has
u been investigated but action has hung
fire. Another investigation was order
cd. .t..,. .~. sal4 Aa-f ore nj
e. R. Tibbetts. superintendent of
construction on the new sewer job,
northeast of town appeared before the
council asking for resolution relative
| to work comm by city engineer
Horace Hawkins and the same was
granted Some changes from the plans
and specifications have been made nee
essary by conditions that have, deyel-
|oped: sf'@.1'& 80 10" 'o''t 8L,.S'.
Charles Phelps desires boiler re-
moved from the street near his prop
erty on Second avenue West. Mr..
Phelps also desires conditions brought
about that will permit sewer connec-
ton for his property. The council Or
dered the boiler removed within ten
days and the sewer problem was plaC.
ed up to the sewer committee.
Councilman Albert Mendenhall pre-
snted the matter of enclosing the
dumping grounds with lawful fence.
This to make possible better regula-
ton of the dumping grounds. Street
Commissioner John Corcoran was or
dered to superintend the construction
of the fence. S. ~. .-.,...,.ts.
Deed for that part of the dump
grounds, lying to the west of the Rock
Island right of way was approved.
Taxes and other detail occupied the
evening. Adjourned to meet Friday,
Sept. list, 1916. "A u
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24

have made for waste. Mr.. Taft saw
this and created by, consent of a Re-
publican Congress, a commission on
efficiency and economy. This commits
sion studied administrative machin-
cry and found many Implications and
other sources of waste. Savings of con-
siderable sums were made possible, as
a result of its discoveries. But the
Democratic House, elected. in 1910
through successful Misrepresentation
OF the Payne tariff and through fac
tional objections in the Republican
! atty, cut off the supplies of the com
mission. 1t did not want any more
such investigation. Mr. Hughes now
resumes the subject in vigorous fash
ion. % .r.-t.'
The course of the Democrats, with
full control of the White House and
Congress, has emphasized the neces'
.sity of renewing endeavors to keep
appropriations within reasonable
bounds. No more scathing arrange
ever been made than in Chairman Bitz'
gerald's appeal I'd fellow Democrats
at the first session of the Sixty-third
Congress. He publicly confessed his
shame and humiliation that his party
should so utterly ignore it's promise OF
economy. That sessions ordinary ap'
preparations exceeded those of any
predecessor since the war by nearly
500, 100000. 1t required a Senate fill
buster to stave off $40,000,0OO more
And now, with war tax on everything
when there is no war Congress is de-
vising ways and means of raising
more money, rather than attempt to
economic and live within the govern
ments means. 1t is high time that
something be done.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS

A religious revival, the like of which
vas never known before is sweeping
around the world. 1t began in Europe
is spreading across North and South
America, and in Asia SO many thOus
ands are turning to Christianity that
missionaries are bewildered and stag
gered by it, according to the report to
the general conference of the Metho
dist church held this summer at Sara
toga, n. Y.
The most generally accepted cause
of il is that the war. with its horrors
land desolations, has sobered and sol
emniZed the world and has had the
effect of driving the people upon di
vine security. That this is the under.
lying cause was the theory of those
who attended the Saratoga conference
The reports of the worldwide revival
made to that conference state that il
far outreaches the fondest dream OF
the most ecstatic vision Paul ever
had" and it applies not alone to the
Methodist church, but to all churches
Willard Price gives in the American
Review of Reviews summary OF
those reports. The new emphasis on
religion in Europe is well known" he
says. Each potentate claims God on
his side, troops pray before entering
battle, is it reported that hundreds OF
thousands of testaments are being
thumb marked in the trenches, reviy.
ais are on in France and Bulgaria,
liquor and luxury are tabooed, and the
simple life. which is psychologically
related to the religious life, has been
made the rule"
Bishop StuntZ reported to the con-
ference that never in the history OF
this continent have so many converts
been gathered into the churches OF
South America as during the past few
months. In Mexico churches are pack.
ed to the doors, and the sale of Bibles
there, which before had a maximum
of twenty-five thousand in a year, to-
tailed sixtythree thousand copies last
year. 3 HafH
The most staggering success has
been in India" writes Mr.. Price. The
stupendous fact is that there stands
outside the churches a waiting list OF
one hundred and fifty thousand The
churches and Christian schools are al
really so full they cannot be taken in.
There are not enough missionaries to
teach them. The mayors of two hun
red villages voted recently to use their
influence TO make the entire popula-
ton Christian. Whole counties are turn
ing to Christianity. The Christian
community in India is growing at the
rate OF sixty thousand members a
year
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
GOVERNMENT ExTRAvAeANcE.

The cost OF government mounts high
er every year, and there is no general
complaint when the increase is due to
better service Our complex ciyiliza-
tion makes extension OF federal activi-
ties necessary. But there is no excuse
for waste, and the log-rolling methods
employed in the formation of approp-
Ration bills and the lack OF central,
responsible control Of appropriations
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t is un'
fortunate, however, that Iowa with all
it's prosperity should be so far behind
other states in the matter of many
public improvements. The lack of pro-
gressiveness in many respects seems
out CT place in so great a state. What
we need in the state is to see the
great possibilities of Iowa and to live
up to those possibilities.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24

The DUPONT Powder Company OF
Delaware has just dropped 5000 men,
because of the diminutive of the Eur
opean demand for munitions of war,
and only a short time ago the West.
inghouse company laid off several
thousand for like reason.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
sauer Kraut pay,

Sept,. is and 16 are the dates for the
aiinttai Sauer Kraut Day at Bouton,
Dallas county. Plans for this year in
dictate bigger affair than usual. Free
sauer kraut is distributed by the Bou-
ton business mentito all who visit the
city on those days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24

-Grinnell Register: Zone of the
most touching" things in the Penn
college campaign was the procuring Of
"a 800 subscription to the fund from
the girls employed in the Hanna
'over-alls' factory in Oskaloosa"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
Arrested For SUNDAY show

e. l.. Elder of the Star Theatre at
Knoxville was arrested Monday even
ing on information sworn by Marshal
Conrey charging him with operating
a place OF amusement on Sunday. con-
trary to law.