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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
lBY United Pressl

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 5.-A
reply to the American note of June Is.
has been handed Secretary Lansing
by Ambassador Arredondo and signed
by foreign minister Aguilar formally
announcing the willingness of the de
facto government of Mexico to the
suggested plan of the Latin American
countries for mediation leaving it to
the Judgment of the United States,
as to which method would be accepta-
Bile dulct negotiation or mediation. The
embassiment of American troops m
Mexico, however, was still emphasik-
3D.
The state Department announced
after having the note translated into
English that this country was still
willing to treat further with Carranza
rather than accept mediation. Secre-
tary Lansing announced further that
the recent rejection of Bolivia's minis
ter Calderon's overtures could not be
interpreted to mean this country's
final rejection of mediation principles.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
WHY THE FARMERS
WIFE SHOULD VOTE
Her Ballot Would Help Secure
Better Legislation for the
Rural Districts
IT WOULD CURB VICE, TOO
White Slavers Depend Upon
Rural Regions to Supply the
Majority of Their Victims

The farmers wife should have a
vote because it is just and right. She
is required to pay taxes and obey
laws
She should have vote for the well
fare of her husband and family. Mo-
nopolies, corporations, manufactur
and capitalists control the votes of
privileges. The farmers wives and
daughters should have direct infu
ence in order to secure just legisla-
ton for the farmers.
She should have a vote on the con
struction of roads over which she
must travel.
She should have a vote on the man
agement and policy of the schools in
which her children are educated, and
on the use of the school building as a
neighborhood center for Improvement.
She should have vote for national
representatives who will favor agri
cultural development more and war
measures less. Congress spends 70
per cent of the governments income
for wars, past and future, and but II
per cent for agricultural improvement
and devises every means to tempt the
sons of country mothers into the army
and navy The price of one battleshiL
would construct 666 miles of road,
and pave it with the best brick
She should have vote to protect
her daughter from the white-slave
dealer, and to raise the age of con-
sent.
She should have a vote to enact
legislation for the protection, i'm
provement and health of her children
equal to that enacted for livestock.
She should vote so the laws of ouI
country may give equal pay for equa'
work; that the wife may receive 9
just income for her share of the work
and may manage those holdings pos
sessed in her own name.
One-seventh of our population are
foreign born; the very large majority
of these are men. They swell the
vote of the cities, until on many i'm
portant questions the rural commu
nifty is disenfranchised. Votes for
farmers wives would be means oil
cleaning up the cities, so that coun
try boys might visit them without
being debauched, and country girls
might not be lured into life of tor
ture and an early death. Sixty thou
sand girls perish through the traffic
in women each year, large number
of them innocent country girls.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06

the boiler plate and down again, quick
as lizard. The face again.
III-"Half an hour later the infan-
try sentry's periscope was smashed.
| got another place in the trench and
tried to get sight of the brute from
that. Within five minutes he had
spotted me and shot at me again. A
pound of two of gravel went down
the back of my neck and / ducked
again. Later in the day he smashed
another periscope. Then he out
Hunned himself by potting the dog.
The dog was the mascot of the regi-
ment-a dirty, dusty, docrmaty dog,
but quite gentlemanly old beast.
Lived on bread and bacon and used TO
drink tea out of the mems dixies. For
some unknown reason he hoped over
the parapet and next minutes crack"
went the sniper's rifle and the poor
old dog was shot through the leg. "Af-
ter the shooting of the dog something
had to be done. | hunted up trench
mortar officed and we arranged that
he should put in four trench bombs
while | threw high explosive and
shrapnel alternately at ten second in
tervals. $50 at AIS precisely | and
the trench mortar fellow began. And
we avenged the poor old doormat. Ny .
second H. e. blew the sniper's boiler
plate to blazes; the trench bomb fol-
lowed almost on top and then shar-
apnelled the whole trench for fifty
yards en- either side. And the trench
mortar, by really glorious fluke,
dropped forty yards left of its target,
right through the roof of an unsus-
pec;ing dug-out and sent the whole
show sky-high-occupants included.
"Altogether the doormat, the peri
scopes and my hat were pretty well
avenged
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
WOULD PROVIDE COTTAGE
HOMES FOR RURAL TEACHERS

NEW YORK, July 6.-National aid
for state normal schools, higher salar-
les and better pension systems for
teachers and better means of safe
guarding women in co-educational col
leges, were the problems discussed by
the National Education Association in
Madison Square Garden here today.
President j. w. Crabtree of the State
Normal School, River Falls, Wiscon-
sin, insisted that schools and colleges
of education have been unable to meet
the demand for trained specialists be-
cause they have been "bound and gag
ged by college practices, traditions
and prejudices" The normal school
he declares is a national asset even
more SO than the state agricultural
college and should be SO treated by
the national government in the dis
tribution of national aid for education.
President Joseph Ewain of Swarth-
more College advocated a reasonable
salary increase and a joint teacher
assessment and public taxation plan
of pensioning public school teachers,
Josephine Corlies Preston, superinten-
dent of public instruction of the State
of Washington, outlined definite plan
in which cottage homes for teachers
may be provided in every rural school
district.
The progress in Chinese occupation
was discussed by V. X. Wellington
Keo, ambassador from China to the
United States. Mary Beal Housal,
dean of women, Mt. Union College AL
lance, Ohio, in an address before the
conference of deans of women, advo-
Gated as close supervision of the rec
reation hours of women as of their
duty hours in co-educational institu-
tions, the nominating committee elect
ed by the delegates from all states,
will report the officers for the ensu-
ing year at the general session to-
morrow.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
LAST DATA ON WARFARE

The British-Frenh offensive in
France, with its proceeding fve-day
bombardment, is described by the mil
itary experts in that theatre of oper-
ations as the 'last word in scientific
warfare
Here are some of the things the
British and French did as prelimi-
nary to their drive through the Ger
man front near the Somme:
Built 5000 miles of railroads te
facilitate moving munitions and
troops and handling the wounded.
Put metal surface on all the turn
pixies.
Rebuilt or strengthened every
bridge and railroad.
Concentrated / 200, 900 fighting men,
backed by 100000 auxiliary workmen,
doctors bridge and railroad builders.
Filled the whole region with hid
den guns new British guns, of the
largest calibre, many of them 15-inch
nortars, and manned these guns with
French artillery experts.
Installed all over the region new
phone system with concrete poles,
augmented by net work of telegraph
woires and stations and field hospitals.
Buried ammunition everywhere, to-
gether with medicines and food sup
pies, so that, no matter where the
troops moved, in an emergency, they
would have shells and food without
the trouble and delay of ordinary
modes of transportation.
Concealed from the Germans the
massing of the allied troops back of
the front.
Arranged the big guns in areas in
snch a way as to provide concentric
fire from many guns in small areas of
the German trenches.
In the preliminary five-day bonn
bardment the British French army
fired 100000 shells over ninety
mile front.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
Has Many Affinities.

reproaches for her and finally went
SO far as to beat her. Tired of such
treatment, Mrs Shattuck finally left
him. She asks divorce on grounds
Of misconduct and cruelty.
In order that the court may fix ali
mony in the proper amount, she states
that her husband owns an auto worth
$500, has So 500 on deposit in banks,
holds notes for $500, owns land in Ne
braska worth $1,000, and will soon re-
eeive $4,000 from the estate of rel
alive.
The case will come up soon before
one of the judges of the district court
on Mrs. Shattuck's motion for re-
straining order forbidding her hus-
band from disposing of any of his
property or drawing his money out of
the banks.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
WHY ENGLAND
Followed Germafy's Lead in Saving

by United Press

LONDON, July 6.-About the only
objection to the recently adopted Day-
light Saving a scheme now being agi-
tated in America was that it was
made IN Germany. But England isn't
so touchy on that point as she Used to
be. She has learned lot of things
from Germany in the last two years.
Why, they even make Frankfurter sau-
sages right here in London these DAYS.
and serve them with Teutonic-stvle
potato salad and sauer-kraut. Ger
many began robbing darkness in favor
OF daylight on May /, by setting all
the clocks IN the Empire ahead an
hour. Great Britain followed by do
ing the same thing. On October 1st
the clocks will be turned back again.
There is yearly gain of 154 hours
OF useful daylight, equivalent to II
working days of 9 hours each. Gas
bills are much lower, both in the home
and IN the factory. The total year
ly saving in this item alone is estj-
mated at $12,5o0,00O. Railway COM
panies will save about $500, 900 wear
In cost of lighting, and will benefit by
increased passenger traffic.
A longer period Of leisure before
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
TELLS NATIONS EDUCATORS
Negro Race Needs Vocational Train
ing.
(By United Press.)

NEW YORK, July 5.-Preparea-
ness for war and peace, the education
of negroes and alien population are
the key notes of today's session Of
the National Education Association
here. G. Stanley Hall, president of
Clark University, Worcester, Massa-
chusetts, addressed the association on
"The Present War and Education"
He declared that the training which
best fits for efficiency in times of
peace should be emphasized in our
program Of education Fanny Fern
Andrews, secretary of the American
school peace league, Boston, advocat-
ed peace with honor at my price. She
declared Nothing is more conspicu-
Gus in the present war than the sensi-
tiveness of the belligerents to the
charges of violations of treaties and
the established law of nations. 1.-THE
combined action of modern powers
represented generally by the head con-
ferences has developed this sense of
esponsibility-a great step in world
progress. On those who administer
education in this critical time rests
the responsibility of preserving and
advancing those ideals for which all
civilized nations are striving, and es-
pecially have the teachers of this ma
ton an important part to play" Hol-
lis B. Frissell, principal of the Hamp-
ton Normal and Industrial Institute,
Hampton, Virginia, spoke on "The
Education of the Negro" in which he
especially emphasized the need Of
specific vocational training as the
secret of educating the negro race.
''The Education Of the Alien" was
discussed by John H. Finley of New
York, state commissioner of educa-
ton. DR.. Finley advocates the teach
irg Of languages, efficiency in trades
and occupations, better home condi-
lions, and the emphasis Of the high
est american ideals, Homer H. Geer-
ley, president of the Iowa State
Teachers College of Cedar Falls, ad-
vocated national aid for all forms Of
vocational education. Other associa-
tons meeting today with the National
Education Association are: American
school hygiene association; federation
of state teachers association; the
league of teachers associations; the
American home economics associa-
ton; the national council of the
teachers of English and the American
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
is WOMAN SUFFRAGE
CONTAGIOUS?

1t must be>for ii has spread from
State to State until the west is SOLID
1,710029 square miles of the United
States is governed by equal suffrage
This is more than 56.4 per cent of the
total area of the country.
Abraham Lincoln declared ''This
Government cannot exist one-hali
slave and one-half free"
Neither can the country continue
to be governed one-half by half the
people, the other half by all the
people.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
WIFE CAN'T RECALL
ALL HIS AFFINITlES
Sues for Divorce and Wants Re-
straining Order Against Bank
Accounts and Property.

Denver, Colo.-Roy Shattuck, an ex-
press messenger, has so many afiini-
ties, according to Mrs. Lottie Shat
tuck, that she was unable to learn the
names of all of them. She mentions
three of them by name and gives in de-
tail the places and times when her
husband met them.
Instead of treating her kindly, Mrs.
Shattuck says, her husband had only
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
UNCLE SAM
Throws Open $4,000 Acres of Land
In Rattle Today.
(By United Press.)

SPOKANE, WASH, July Land
officers were thrown open today for
those who want to participate in one
of Uncle Sans last great land-raffies.
Approximately $4,000 acres .compris-
ing the south half of the Colville In
dian reservation, will be divided into
$50 acres ranches and turned over to
settles who hold the lucky numbers
after the drawing July 27. Registra-
ton books opened today in Spokane,
Wenatchee, Wilbur, Republic, Omak
and Colville, Wash. They viii close
July %, and week later the lucky
numbers will be drawn out, emitting
the holder to choice of 100 acre
tracts. The Colville reservation is
less than so miles from Spokane. tt
extends from the Columbia river on
the east and south to the Okamogan
river on the west. 1t is about 70
miles east and west, and 40 miles
north and south. The elevation var
les from 1000 to 5000 feet. Stock
raising probably vii become the great
est industry of the land thrown open
TO entry.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
Took Chain and Auto.

Alexandria, Ind-Harry Gascho
irove to Anderson recently in an au-
tomobile to attend circus He had
heard Of automobile thieves following
circus, so he took with him a large
log chain and when at the circus left
his machine fastened with the chain
and a huge lock When he returned
from the afternoon performance lock,
chain and automobile were gone.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06

sunset is afforded the women and girl
workers.
Eyesight especially will benefit, day
light being better than artificial
light.
The scheme was introduced by hay
ing every public clock, on churches,
town-halls post-offices, railway-sta-
tons, ETC., set forward one midnight
to one o'clock.
The change makes the difference be-
tween clock-time in London and New
York six hours, instead of five as at
present.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06
Steals Human Skeleton.

Wichita, KAMA human skeleton
disappeared from the barn of County
Physician w. c. LOOMS It had just
been purchased by the county official
and was not set up" the pieces were
in sack. 1t was valued at 500. Po-
lice are examining junk yards in the
belief that the skeleton has been sold
as old bones.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-07-06

posture league. Eight hundred lead
ing educators of the association were
guests at the luncheon given at the
Waldorf Astoria in honor of David
b. Johnson, president of the associa-
ton, by the Department Of School
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23

Mrs. Fred Beck returned to hel
after a several DAYS visit here with
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Rhynesburger
returne dthis morning to their home
in Pella after brief visit in the city
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. Synhorst.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jackson OF
Minneapolis who have been visiting
here for several days with relatives
returned TO their home this morning
Mrs. Ardie Jones and Mrs. Richard
Rabourn left for Marysville this
morning where they will spend a few
days with Mrs. Jones mother, Mrs
Alfred Aim.
Mrs. f. Woodward and Miss Lenna
Lunt of New Sharon, who were in
town attending the great photo play,
The Birth of a Nation, returned to
their home this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Shaw left this
morning for Leroy, Minnesota, where
they will visit for few days at the
home Of their daughter, Mrs Ora Per,
kins, and their son, Fred Shaw.
Mrs. J. B. DUNCAN of New Sharon
who has been here for several days,
staying with. her husband, J. B. Dun
gan. an employe of the Golden Eagle
Clothing Company, returned to her
home this morning.
Miss Anna Anderson. who has been
with the Smith -Shipley store since
their opening in the city, is off duty
for an, indefinite period during which
time she viii make an extended visit
to. her old home in Brooklyn, New
York Miss Anderson is not fully
decided whether or not she will re
turn to Oskaloosa. - ~,
Henry Steddom, for the past few
years connected with the Hayes &
Kalbaeh Hardware company, has re
signed his position and will leave Os
kaloosa on March 81 for st. Louis
where he has accepted a splendid po
sition with the Shapleigh Hardware
company in that city. Mr.. Steddom
will remain in the house in st. Louis
for a few months and will then take
a position on the road for them
The Typographical Journal: Frank
w. Barr, an expert job printer, who
has worked in Omaha and Council
Bluffs for many years. lost his mind
during the early part OF February and
Is now in st. Demands hospital. Coun,
Gil Bluffs, for treatment [Frank
Barr is well known in Oskaloosa
which was his home from childhood
until a few years ago when he re
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23

moved to Omaha. He was a son of
the late John c. Barr, one of the pio-
neers of this city. Frank learned
the Art Preservative" in the Oska.
loosa Times, then under the owner.
ship and editorship of the late James
E. Sewers. He was from time to
time employed In the several offices
OF the city before removing to Oma-
ha.l
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23
Box Cars Arrive.

Ninety-six Of the NJ. & st. LIS five
hundred new box freight cars arrived
here in a special train last evening
from the Betterndorf Worka at Daven-
port The new cars made a train near
ly mile in length. This Is one of the
biggest deliveries yet made by the
Davenport company to the NJ. & st. l..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23
Safety From Blindness.
"consummate Synthetic Lenses"

"consummate Synthetic Lenses"
Worlds Finest, effectually stop
harmful rays but freely admit benefit
cial rays to the eyes in such form
that no strain is produced in the
eyes whatever.
OF splendid lenses largest stock in
Iowa. Glasses fitted with Mayne
Arnold eye examinations (worth S5)
from $3.50 to So. Nothing lower than
two-fifty, nothing higher than FIVE, to
any one.
Terms cash. Bring the money.
Consultation free.
MAYNE ARNOLD OPTICAL CO.,
oskaioosa, Iowa.
NOT SOLD BY OTHERS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23
Abundance of Reaaars.

Yesterday and Monday business men
say that the town had an abundance
OF beggars, for some business houses
report the number of beggars hecom
ing a nuisance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-23

next week. Another daughter, Mrs.
J. B. Baxter, of Pasadena, California,
also here on account of the mothers
illness, is remaining until some time
next month
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-04-21
SH0EBLACKS IN GREECE.
They Shine as Artists In One of the
National Recreations.

Boot cleaning. one of the milder
recreations that SaiOniki offers, ranks
among the national industries Of
Greece. TO sit drinking little cups OF
Turkish coffee and having his boots
cleaned at tie same time is the Greek
idea Of n pl22ant afternoon The lus-
troS. as G,ceA sh, ebacks are music
ally called. though usually of tender
age, is Il true artist and is by no means
content with the dull FURNISH that sat
isles the English boot boy.
He first meticulously scrapes your
boot clean Of the smallest fragment of
mud. then wipes it carefully so as to
have a perfectly clean background to
work ON. After that he applies the
backing. not by dabbing the backing
brush into the tin, but with variety
of little metal implements and sponges.
When he has brushed this to Il bright
polish you imagine that your shine Is
over, but it has really only begun, for
the lustros now goes on 10 bring out
the high lights by smearing your boot
brushes again to great brilliance and
finishes off by two or three minutes
friction with a velvet cloth. He COM
pleteS his work by painting the edge OF
sole and heel with a sort of varnish.-
q. Ward Price in London Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-04-21
New Setting For an Cid House.

Many an old house has been allowed
to pass into Il state Of disrepair and
finally has been torn down to make
place for a more modern building
merely because the owner has not been
able to see in the old building a posi-
bility for the attainment of attractive
ness and charm by means of new set
ting. The rarest gem in Il battered
setting can hardly show its value. Put
it in platinum and gold. modern in cut.
and the same gem is glory to its
owner. Provide the old house with ma
lures setting in the form Of judicious
planting, together with tasteful garden
arrangement and a pergola, and
straightway it is given a new lease Of
beauty.-L. G. Hoyt in Countryside
Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-04-21
The Gaelic a 8 C.

Every letter in the Gaelic alphabet
is represented by tree. The alphabet
of today consists Of eighteen letters
in ancient Gaelic seventeen-and now,
as of old, all the letters with the ex-
ception Of g, and u, which stand for
ivy, furZe and heather, are called after
trees.
The Gaelic A B G Of today runs
Aim, bette. coll. dur, eagh, fearn
gath, huath, iogh, luis, muin. NUM-
DIV, peith, ruis, suil, teine, ur, which is
equivalent to saying elm, birch, hazel
oak, aspen, alder, ivy, whitethorn. lew
rowan or quicken, vine, ash. spindle
tree, pine, elder. willow, furze, heath.
In the ancient Gaelic alphabet the
letter h (the heath or whitethorn) does
not exist. The alphabet is called the
beth-luis-nuin, because b | and not
a b C are its first three letters.