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The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
FORD BUILDING STRIKE
Is BROUGHT TO AN END
Bncklayers and Stonecutters, Granted
Wage Increase, Will Return
to Work Today.

With the demands for an increase Of
Ia cents an hour under the new union
wage scale granted, twenty-four brick
layers and three stonecutters employed
on the Ford Building, at John Marshall
place and Pennsylvania avenue, will re-
turn to work today
The employees went on strike last Thurs
day because of failure of contractors to
pay the new wage scole, which became
effective May l. The new scale is an
increase from 66 % to 70 cents an hour
over the old scale.
Though only two trades were affected
directly, the strike of the employees is
said to have delayed operations on the
construction Of the building to a great
extent as the other work could not pro-
ceed IN advance Of the brick and ma sOnry
work
The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
BANDITS KILL
"A ON TRAIN
Mexican Express and
Rob Passengers Of
$1,000.
c. A. DOUGLAS ESCAPES
Many American Men and Women
Victims of Villistas' Attack
Near .Queretaro.
By JOSEPH TIMMONS.

San Antonio. May l5.-vinista bandits,
operating within a short distance Of Car
ranza's capital. wrecked a train early
Friday morning near Gonzales, which Is
but a short distance north Of Quere1aro
killing at least fourteen persons. Pas
sengers fleeing from Mexico City were
robbed Of money and Jewels valued at
5000. Among the passengers were a
number of American men and women
who were robbed and who made their
way afoot and half-clad 10 Gonzales
nine miles distant
The news of the bandit attack on the
train was brought TO Eagle Pass today
by passengers on q train over the Mexi-
can National which left Gonzales Sun
day and which carried most Of the pas
sengers Of the wrecked train north to the
junction for Laredo.
Charles Douglas. the Washington at
torney who attended to Carranzs's legal
interests during the period that ended
on the recognition, was on the train
with him were Emil Popli. the Swiss
Consul for San Francisco, and his attor-
ney, Douglas Deckie Of Washington
They were in a private car which was
small and dark and was overlooked by
the bandits. They STAYED with the train
and were taken back to Mexico City the
next day by special train provided by
Carranza
The bandits had torn up the rails and
the engine and first four cars went into
the ditch. Many passengers we're killed
in the cars and a few we're shot by the
bandits for resisting or protesting against
robbery. As the bandits came they fired
three Voueys into the train but IL is not
known that any were killed by their wild
fire
Men and women Of the cars that STAYED
on the track jumped out Of windows.
leaving their clothing and their hand
baggage In the coach. Among these were
several omen.
Charles a. Douglas. attorney for the
Mexican government in the National
Capital who miraCulOusly ESCAPED injury
when a train on which he was TRAVELLING
south Of the border recently Wa dyna-
nited by bandits, is expected to reach
he city on THURSDAY Mrs. Douglas said
last night al her residence. 1880 Columbia
road. that she had Just received a teIe-
gram from her husband at Laredo. Tex.
stating that he was safe. but making
no mention Of the hold-up
The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
Bulgars Bombed from Sky,

Saloniki May l5.-French aviators on
Sunday bombarded the town of Kantbi
where the tenth division Of the BuIgar.
ian army is encamped About 400 bombs
we're dropped by the aeroplanes. caus-
ing heavy damage to barracks and Zen
pelin sheds. The aviators returned
safely.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
ZOO RECRUITS
At CHEVY CHASE
Rockies" Replace Bronze
Faced Veterans at Wom-
ans Training Camp.
CALIFORNIA SENDS TEN
CALIFORNIA SENDS TEN
Company c Wins Prize for Efficiency.
Many Washington Girls in Sec
ond Encampment.
PROGRAM FOR TODAY;
THE PUBLIC INVITED

Lectures in assembly tent at
$3.50 p. m.
This is the only camp exercise
to which the public is invited.
Music by Marine Band.
Invocation by Rev. Charles
Wood.
Greeting. Col. Robert NJ.
Thompson. president OF the
Navy League.
Address, Mai Gen. George
Barnett.
Address, Prof E. A. Grosvenor
Of Amherst College.
Music by Marine Band.
These exercises are in charge
Of Mrs. Sidney Ballou, chairman
Of the lecture committee.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
Lincoln's Bodyguard Dies.

Martinsburg. W. Va, May l5.-B. F.
Mathers, aged 81 years, retired farmer
and Union veteran. is dead here He
served as bodyguard to President Lin
coin when the latter made his address at
Gettysburg.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-16
Letter Sale Nets S15.S46-

New York, MAY 15.-The sale Of the in
terestins collection Of autograph letters
Of Charles Dickens, ". NJ. Thackeray,
and others, from the library CT Edwin W.
CoggeshaIl, Of this city, began today in
the Anderson Galleries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
IoWA's CONSTITUTION.

Seventy years ago in May, 1916, the
Constitution under Which Iowa was
admitted into the Union was drawn W
by a convention consisting of thirty
two delegates. This convention which
cOnVenes on May 4th was held in the
Old Stone Capitol at Iowa City
There was no loafing, no waste OF
'publiC funds" says Professor Benj. F
Shambaugh, superintendent of tho
State Historical Society of Iowa. "In
the course of two weeks the labors OF
the convention were completed, and
final adjournment was made on May
18th. The two important discussions
If the convention Of 1916 related, the
one to state boundaries, and the other
to corporations ESPECIALLY banking
corporations. After much debate the
Question Of state boundaries was set
tied by tho adoption of those lines
which to this day obtain for the state
The discussions on corporations was
more intense AMI resulted in the tota'
prohibition, for a time, of all banking
business within the limits of Iowa"
Another popularity of the COnstitu
ton drawn up by this convention was
the fact that no provision was made
for a Lieutenant Governor
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
A RoAsr IRON FREMoNr.

Fremont Gazette: At special
school election in Oskaloosa, Tuesday
to vote on bonding the district for
$175,000 for the purpose of building
new high school building and re-
pairing the old one, the proposition
was defeated by 344 votes, the men
voting a majority of 303 against and
the women Al against. 1t will thus
be seen that our county seat, the
home of three colleges, wishes to re-
main in the same old rut so far as the
public schools are concerned The
high school building is crowded to
the limit, halls and unsanitary, lily
lighted storage rooms are. used for
recitation rooms, With these con-
ditions is it any wonder that Ere
mont, with only one-twentieth of the
population of OskalOosa, has more tn.
itiOn pupils than the county seat?
People prefer to send their children
to a school where their health will
be conserved, where conditions for
learning are the best, and Fremont
has just that kind of an institution.
Maybe Oskaloosa will awaken to the
need of a larger and better high
school building and will call another
election and give their children the
advantages to which they are justly
entitled. p" aN2~7-sH al.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
ALCOHOL AND PNEUMONIA,

DR.. w. A. Evans conducts a depart
ment, How to Keep Well" in Chica-
go Daily Tribune. Giving advice re-
Gently concerning measures for the
prevention of colds and pneumonia he
said:
Nov is the time to get on the wa
ter wagon and to stay there Whisky
and every other form of alcoholic
drink is a pneumonia begetter Alec
hOl lowers the fighting defenses of the
human body against all forms of els
ease, but especially against pneumonia
This has been proved by careful scien-
titic tests. 1t is a universally recog-
nized clinical fact. This is one of the
points on which the laboratory men
and the practicing physicians are in
full accord. If an ordinary man gets
pneumonia chances are three to one
that he will get well. Whisky drink
Crs who get pneumonia do not have a
three-to one chance for life."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
SUNDAY. Max 8. 1ao6

Rev John NJ Baugh, pastor of the
First presbyterian church, this date
celebrated the seventeenth anniyers-
airy OF his pastorate.
Rev. A. M Haggard, secretary Of
the Iowa Christian Society, save a
special address at the Stone Chapel.
Rev. T. b. Hughes attracted a big
audience to a special meeting at the
Y. NJ. G. A. rooms.
Personals: James sSeeVers was con-
fined to his home by an attack of few
er. Jack Hall and Frank Epperson
of Eddyyille we're entertained by Os-
kaloosa friends. Miss Nellie Thayer
of Grinnell was guest of Miss
Wayne Shackleton Nate Frankel
of Des MONIES visited with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L Frankel, at the
old home on South Market street.
Miss OzelIa Beman engaged in court
work at Washington, came to her
home here for a Sabbath rest. Wall
ter Fitch spent the day In Knoxville.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.

Oskaloosa Times: The election OF
Tuesday which resulted in the rejec.
ton of the proposition to issue bonds
for the erection of new high school
building was not altogether surprise
although the advocates of the measure
felt reasonably certain of success.
Nothing is so potent as the cry Of in
creased taxation. Nothing so touch
ing as the kindly interest taken by
the big taxpayer in protecting the
poor mans home. 1t worked Tuesday
for the opponents of the measure.
Meanwhile the high school prob
lem remains unsolved. Should the
building be closed by the state fire
marshal the situation would be still
more complicated, When the bruises
incurred in Tuesdays battle have
somewhat healed it might be well to
make an effort to untangle the situa-
tion in a manner satisfactory to all"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
MEASLES AND MUMPS
They Are Travelling Together in the
Rose Hill Neighborhood.

Rose Hill, May 3. The measles
and humps are both travelling togeth
er at Rose Hill and some have both
at the same time.
Walter w. White, solicitor and col
lector for the OskaloOsa Herald made
his annual trip to Rose Hill Saturday.
Dan Augustine, of Oskaloosa came
to Rose Hill Tuesday morning on the
FREELY and his son John met him AMI
drove out to the farm where he will
take some exercise.
DR., Harry Carver Is located at Rose
Hill in the building he built when he
first began to practice medicine. Sew
.eral years ago. He lives east OF Rose
Hill one fourth of mile and has
telephone connections with his Of
flee. $50
VIII Lunt left Rose Hill on Sunday
morning for Chicago with two car
leads of cattle of his own feeding
Charles Bass shipped cattle and
hogs to Chicago the past week.
DR.. Dwight Jarvis bought 83 head
of breeding ewes recently and has had
an increase of over so lambs.
r. X. Davis cashier and Carl Mey-
er assistant cashier Of the Farmers
National bank of ,Oskaloosa, were
down to Rose Hill Monday looking af-
ter their interest in the. brick store
building. t5s 7aI
The cement tile factory 10 running
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
The RAIN INTERPRETED
No Church, Sunday School or Ep-
worth League at Lacey.

Quite a nice little shower we had
Saturday and Sunday which prevented
us from having any Sunday school,
Epworth League or church last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bryan and
family of Motion IowE have been
spending a few days at the s. l..
Parkhurst home. They will move to
Iowa Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. p. l.. Hanna spent
Sunday at the Jesse McDonough homo
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Shock, on
Wednesday. April 26, baby boy. On
Tuesday evening, May 2, the baby
died, the funeral being held Wednes-
day from the home and interment in
the Woods Cemetery.
The entertainment given at tho
school house Friday evening was we'll
attended. The net proceeds were
about fifteen dollars. "
Miss Inez Ballinger was happily
surprised Saturday evening when a
number of her friends came to her
home to remind her of her birthday.
On account of the rain only a few
was permitted to be, present but all
who were there enjoyed themselves,
M. Mott is having his barn re-
shingled. Cha5. Mott is doing the
work.
Miss Irene Dunsmore spent the lat
ter part of last week with Miss lnez
B6llinger
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
Nh ADAMS, NEWS

As John I. Adams, of Dubuque, is
Republican National Committeeman
from Iowa, and is supposed to speak
with more or less authority for his
party, his utterance on any question
naturally attracts attention In a
signed published statement on the
subject of the United States contro-
yersy with Germany, he says:
The tories of New York City and
New England are trying to force this
country into war for the benefit of
Great Britain. It may be proper
therefore to raise the question as to
whether the American people are
under obligations to help England
fight her battles.
Since the declaration of independ-
.ence, England has been our one pow
eTful enemy For more than one
hundred years the English press blu,
reau. inspired and supported by the
British government. has slandered
the American people maliCiously and
continuously in all the countries of
the world, and she will begin her in
famous work again as soon as this
war is ended.
In the days of Washington and
Jefferson, when our young republic
was struggling to get on it's feet,
there was no indignity or outrage
she did not inflict upon us, until
we we're forced into the war of 1872
1t was England who hired the In
dian savages to scalp and murder
the unprotected settlers on our Dor.
ders, and it was her soldiers who
81
at Washington.
I'm the civil war she practiced that
kind of neutrality, with which we
have become so familiar, by doing
everything in her power to help de-
stroy the union. In November, 1861
two confederates on their way to
England, were captured by an Ameri.
can cruiser, and brought to Boston
1t was a trifling affair compared with
what England is now doing to us
every week. But her people flew into
"a passion. The queen issued a proc
lamation mobilizing the British navy
for ar. Eleven thousand soldiers
were started for Canada, and We were
given seven days to decide between
an apology and war. These were the
darkest days in our nations history,
and the noble Lincoln had to hui
initiate himself before the world to
save his country.
And yet we have newspapers like
the New York Tribune, which tell us
that we must sacrifice the blood of
our boys and the welfare Of our peo-
pie to help this same England fight
her battles, and that we must do it
in the name of humanity One will
search the annals of history in vain
for a choicer specimen of hypocrisy.
These tories, supported by the
British propaganda and by selfish fl
nancial interests, would force us into
an unjust and dishonorable war. We
protest against it. and we make this
protest as loyal Americans.
"(Signed) John T. Adams"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
rHE MEERscHAuM plpE

II the shade of the smokers pipe
were of as much moment as the hue
of milady's spring costume the pos
sible shortage in the meerschaum
market might have attracted as much
attention in America, since the begin
ming of the war. as has the interruption
of our aniline dye trade with Germany
for the main source Of the worlds sup
ply of this earthly material lies in the
zone OF hostilities. The National Geo
graphic Society, in its war geography
bulletin, gives the following little
known facts about the meerschaun
mines OF Eski-sehr, the moslem city
Of 10000 people which lies 200 miles
to the south pf Constantinople, on the
banks OF the Pnrsak su, in Asia Nil
nor:
rMeerSchauh, which derives fits
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
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DARK OF THE MOON.

A Missouri correspondent writes:
Several of us have been talking as
to when is the dark of the moon, AMI
we differ as to the time. Just when is
the moon dark, and when is it light:
Is there anything in regard to the
signs Of the light and dark of the
moon?"
1T is curious how long this old SUI.
perstition maintains itself in the
minds of otherwise intelligent PEG
pie" says .Wallaces Farmer. "Oi
course there is nothing in such signs
and no one ever attempts seriously
TO prove that there is
THE dark of the moon means when
there is relatively little moonlight,
such as Is the case in the last quarter
Of the old moon until the first quarter
OF the new moon The light of the
moon is when the moon is almost or
nearly full. and there is an abundance
of moon light. All almanacs and many
calendars give this information for
every month in the year.
Zone Of the most famous potato
growers of the United States was ask
ed as to what stage of the moon he
planted his potatoes. He replied that
as q general proposition he preferred
70 plant In the light of the moon, be-
cause under such conditions he might
continue to work far into the evening,
even after the sun went down. This is
the best reason we have heard for
Chanting In any particular phase Of
The moon
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
DYNAMITE AND LlNoLEuM.

Washington, April 29.--Morea than
twenty thousand tons of wood -four
valued at 100000, are used annually
in the United States in two widely
different industries, the manufacture
of dynamite and the manufacture OF
inlaid linoleum.
Wood -four is also used in max
ing composition flooring, oatmeal
paper, and in several other industries
1t forms one of the means by which
the huge waste product of our lumber
mills is beginning to find some better
means of disposal than the burner
Since a total of 36,000,O00 cords Of
such waste is produced each year al
saw mills in the United States, oil
which about one half goes into the
furnaces as fuel while the rest is
burned as refuse to get rid of it, there
is no lack oforaw material for fndust
ries which can develop ways of turn
ing this waste to account.
All wood flour-using industries re
quire a white or very light cream-col
ored flour having good absorptive
powers. The wood species that may
be used are confined to the light, non
resinous conifers, and the white
broad -Ieaved woods like poplar
Spruce, white pine and poplar are the
species most used. Mill waste, free
from bark, furnishes much of the raw
material for making wood flour.
For use in dynamite, the trade de
mand are said to require a white
wood -four, since the freshness of dy-
Mantle stock is indicated by a light
color. Dynamite -four must also be
very absorptive, so there will be no
leakage of nitroglycerine from the
finished product. Wheat flour mill
refuse and infusorial earth have also
been used in dynamite maging, but
wood -four has practically replaced
them in this country.
In the manufacture of linoleum,
either wood or cork -four is used. The
-four is mixed with a cementing ma
terial, spread out on burlap and roll
ed or pressed to a uniform thickness.
The cement is the expensive cOnsti'
tuent. Cork linoleum is the cheaper
because less cement is necessary.
The patterns are printed on. leaving
a dark base. For inlaid or straight
line linoleum, wood -four is used eX-
clusively. Cork linOleum iss always
dark, and slightly more elastic than
that produced from wood -four. The
wearing qualities are about the same.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
W.N.S.MEETSAT CEDAR
A Two Days Session With an Ex-
cellent Program

Cedar, May 3.-(By Ren.)-The
Womans Foreign Missionary conven-
ton will be held at the NJ. E. church
Tuesday and "Wednesday of this
week. An excellent program has
been prepared and every one is ex-
pecting splendid meeting. Dinner
and supper will be served in the
basement of the church both days.
Guy Fox was very sick with the
measles last week Also Edgar
Richie and Lucille Knott, but they
are getting along nicely. &
Irwin Knott and wife have a baby
boy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Berry
have new girl since our last repott,
j. G. McCord of Eddyville came on
Saturday for a visit with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. j. S. Garrett.
Mrs. Shultz of Grinnell visited her
sister, Mrs. Frank Fisher. last week.
The G. Y. p S. meeting for Satur-
day evening was postponed on ac.
count of the rain.
Mrs. Byers of Minnesota came last
week for visit with friends.
Mrs. John Fox was operated on at
the oskaloosa hospital Tuesday
at 8 o'clock. Her many
friends hope for complete and rap.
ID recovery from her protraeted Ill
ness
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04

now on full time and full force Of
hands and the tile is going out as
fast as they can make them.
The Douglas firm is at work build
ing two story house on the ground
where one recently burned down.
Frank Henderson and Tom McCum-
Der are doing the carpenter work.
Robt Doak had radishes for dinner
May 2 grown in his garden out OF
doors. That was the first heard OF
in the city.
Julian Wyinore is having large ad
dition built to his born that will be
fitted up especially to house his fine
herd of Shorthorn cattle he is breed
ing up. ~
Thornt Ellsworth Is hauling out
the lumber from Rose Hill to build
large barn on his farm that will be
45x60 feet with basement. Joe Ar
mold has the contract for the carpen-
ter work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-04
RUSSIA DRY FOR ALL TIME.

In a debate before the Russian
duma the minister of finance, NJ. Bark,
made this significant declaration:
81 deem it necessary to declare cate
gorically that all suspicious ascribing
to the government any intention of
resuming the state sale of liquors are
unfounded. l declare categorically
that the government will encourage
temperance after the war, also, and
that any return to the old state of af-
fairs is impossible. Proof of this in
tention is the fact that the govern
ment is now engaged in drawing up
bill, on lines suggested by forty-five
members of the duma, for the main
tenance of temperance for all time.
This bill already has met with the
sympathy of the entire council of min
listers, and vodka, in accordance with
the cars wish, as expressed to me,
will be totally prohibited forever"