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RUSSIA BUILDING ON ROCK NOW.

All his life he has tried to help the
people. Now he believes he II succeed
ing. a. cooperative society organizer.
building on rock" because tho founda-
ton OF the nation, the peasants-who
constitute % per cent Of the population
are progressing.
I found Tchaykovsky at his sdesk In
the headquarters building or the central
co operative committee, IS Zhukovskago.
His snow-white head was bent over a
pile of papers and his long, silvery beard
inches. As entered he looked up, his
rather delicate face besmins with pleas
ure.
please sit down." he said Lighting a
Russian cubeb with a patented lighter.
he told the story OF the greatest CO.
stitution which 10 working wonders for
the peasants. consequently for the en-
pire as q whole.
II seems that the first attempts at CO.
operation began. as did the Zemstvo In
stitutions. about 1865. shortly after serf.
turned over to the now free peasants.
These attempts took the form of CO.
operative credit concerns. but. though
numerous. each was independent OF the
others and remained for long time
quite feeble.
Moscow Led Movement.
In 1870 Prince vassiichikos became in
terested. and. with NJ. Yakouief. of Mos.
COW. founded In that city q committee
for village cooperative society work.
the object Of which was to promote CO.
operative societies all over the empire.
get them started. advise them and help
them keep going. g.
The Petrograd department. a.. Il 10
called. was opened two years later and
| soon outstripped the parent concern,
which for many years stood practically
still. The Russian government encour-
get under way. though until recent years
progress was still slow.
In the last ten years the societies
have grown like mushrooms. There are
| now over 1900 Of them, and, In addition
| to the credit co-operatives. there are
agricultural (producers) and consumers
societies from one end Of the country tc
| the other.
In SIBERIA alone there are more thar
loo societies. all three 'Kinds-crodit
producers and consumers-being strong
ly represented. They own their owr
lines Of steamers. do these Siberian 30
| cieties: have their own osnk In l.ondor
and despite the war did an eighteen
million dollar business In 1910.
OF Siberia. What about this oneY
Aided in Siberia's Growth.
| The growth OF the Siberian c0-cpera
tive societies Ii typical OF the rest. But
ter is the principal product aealt In b,
! the peasants there and. after they haC
| been helped in their business by tho so
ciety nrst to be formed, they lei; IN,
need of q market.
The Washington times., 1916-07-14

900 worth Of railroad cars abroad,
while in 1915 we sold $27,000, 900.
These mainly went to Russia. There
is ground to hope that, with the rapid
development Of Russia after the war.
this business may be held. possibly
Increased.
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

PETROGRAD, June l6 By ma-"Unti we Russians have
been building sand At last commencing
will stand"
have just had interview with that great friend Of Russia
Nicholas Tcakovsky member Of the Central Cooperative Committee
Peogad and well known in the United States where ten
founded American committees York. CHICAGO Boston
Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati Denver and
Tried revoutoniss and acquitted after being liberated from
prison bail furnished principally by English American friends
the old man Is now the happest soul in all Russia
RUSSIA BUILDING ON ROCK NOW
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Private butter concerns existed In sur
hciently large number there and their
methods Of doing business wcro no
cleaner .,iss me "a, as rule than their butter
They faxed up all sorts Of nithy sun
stances and sold II as butter and nfter
time the peasants, who had found
markets difficult enough already. sow
cause Siberian butter had become syn
onymous with all that was worthless
and dangerous and bad.
,,s 20 q sir re- neeess,iS forced the isrw..
ciety 10 market the honest outer maize
py the peasants. Inc RUSSIAN govern
ment lent a hand. but for a numper or
years the night was bitter. the bad bit
ter crowd doing all II could to slime
Nor was this all. Distances are great
In siberia and means Of transportation
few. so the cooperative societies were
grsStI dependent upon siberian
not pay cash. fhey exchanged ner-
chandise for butter. paying whatever
price they pleased and charging any
thing they wanted for their merchan.
Forced Out Private Dealers.
Whereupon the third branch OF the
cooperative society was organised: the
Consumers Society.
Things in Siberia then began to hum.
The private butter dealers one by one
closed up shop. Cooperative agents
bought merchandise wholesale In the
great world markets and shipped II
back to Siberia: theylsold Siberian but
ter At ton price. and The peasants them
selves got the difference in good. hard
esse. the hrat they. had seen In .. long
This story can be duplicated in almost
any part OF Russia. For instance, max
g sfo .sir,v used to sst russs per PoSd
rubles. Tar distiiiers in the north for.
merry received .rubles per cask: after
repetition Of the Siberian experience
they are paid 8 and rubles for the
pSssmier, stoipin in 1907 gave . n.
saio the Mir. or Community iarn'S
ought to be abolished and that the
peasants were not Obliged to stay In
the Mir. The cooperative societies
went skyrocketing after that and have
not stoppd yet.
Fill Real Need In Russia
Nor viii they" Tchaykovsky said
happily. They respond to an urgent
need Of the peasants. You Americana
are more individualistic. your means o,
communication are better. you hav,
more cities. and your communities, Al
rule. are more thickly populated thar
ours. In Russia roads are bad, winter
| are long and hard, and In most dis
tricts along the 5000 miles from Balti,
TO Pacific: with our width Of 1000 miles
We must have cooperation otherwis,
the Siberian story must OF necessity b,
repeated over and over again."
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
Favorable Report Made
On Bill to Save Gin

The gin ricky may be saved from an
untimely death. A bill reported favor
ably In the House valves the require
s% sreventipS = fSrsats Ua 2%a yssl'
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
Ends Vaudeville Act,
Then Becomes Mother

Upton. Ind. July r--Six hours
after she finished a singing and dancing
act at theater here. Mrs. c. W. Davis.
2 vaudeville actress. gave birth to .
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WOMAN on HER OWN; FALSE GODS.
Eugene Breux. The English version BY
Mrs/ Bernard Shaw. J. r. Pagan and A.
Bernard Mall. With an Introduction y
Brieux. New York: Brentanos. Price

AND THE RED RoBE-Three plays By
Eusene Bris9x The English version BY
Bernard Mail. with an in,roduction ~
Brieux. New York: Brentanos. Price.
80 net.
This, the second volume OF the uni
form edition OF the Brieux plays, con-
tains three dramas on widely divergent
subjects, The FIRST Is a study in feminism
essentially French. but at the same time
making nght for principles which know
all time. The right Of woman to enter
fields hitherto occupied by masculine
workers. to take her place there and
hold II against all competitors may per-
haPs be modern theme for a play. but
very much Of a present issue with in
dustrial conditions as they are
The secopd play. False Gods" 10 Q
strong drama. rerlete with human
Monte Carlo ior P sSe r.s .s %,s tss
saens.
THE Red Robe" is a study of the
French judicial system. radically differ
Interesting to American readers.
Brieux has come to occupy an &C.
knowledged Place among the teachers
and seers Of our day. and these thought
ful studies viii, be most welcome ad-
known on this side the. water.
A BOOK OF PRINCETON VERSE 1915
Edited BY Alfred Moves: Princeton Uni
versity Press. Price. N.25 net.
Mr.. Noyes' introduction breathes hope
and optimism in every line. Ignoring
the signs about him OF carelessness of
form ana decadence Of thought. which
30 many minor prophets see in our ma :
tional verso. Mr.. Noyes has gathered
Into this book OF verse the most notable
examples which in his opinion Princeton
e certsiniY ss,. nav. rssd nrSdI S
Ing In all the work of twenty hve or SO
Americans, the modern student may
gather courage for tho future of poetry
In this country.
PRIVATE GAsPARD: A SOLDIER OF
FRANCE. BY Rene Benjamin. New
York; Brentanos. Price. N.s5 net.
War stories are flooding the market
stories Of adventure. stories Of pathos.
min has given SO far. to our mind. the
most remarkable book yet.
Private Gaspard" received the prize
OF the Academic Goncourt. and the
French people have accepted H. enthu-
siastically as embodying the very spirit
Of France. Private Gaspsrd was q
traderman before the war. Just an
everyday rollickinE Frenchman. and he
does not lose his characteristics In the
| trenches. Wounded. he tells US his hos
pital experience with vividness which
| Is photographic, Rene Benjamin's book
will live, because II 10 built of that
material which becomes ,iterature-it Ia
| sincere.
WHEN PAN PIPES-By Mary Taylor Thor
ton. New York: George H. D6ran Co.
| Price. sl.s5 net.
We can think Of no other book In the
last month which has given 20 mucf,
real pleasure d. as this dainty tender
story. The literary style Is excellent,
the local color and background Of the
tale laid with skillful hand. and the
story itself moves smoothly along. We
| will not for some time como upon az
quaint and lifelike a character as Rue
ben, the artist peddler. while tho
Chubbes are like George Ellots farm
Altogether the book 10 a Joy. ana we
congratulate the author Of It Sha hss
donA q notable piaoa Of work.
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
Hon War Has Purged
Russia of Her Olden.
|SlOth and Letharqv
Empire Is Building on Rock Now, Says
Nicholas Tchaykovsky, Leader of the People,
Well Known to America and Beloved of Rus
STA, Who Explains Marvellous Economic
Progress of the Peasant.

United Press correspondent Perossd the marvellous
under conditions
America and beloved Of Russia his
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
BY the Engineer Band, Frank J.
Weber. Leader, at Garfield
Park, at 7 80 p. m. +

March. Colts Armory. ........ ,.snow
Overture. orpheus. .Offenbach
Waltz, Red; White and Blue; .Tobani
Ballet Music and Soldiers March
from William Tell. Rossini
a (Sand 4dance) Moonlight on ~.
the Suwanee. Friedman
b Hawailan PATROL Kilauea. Stewart
Medley. Popular Songs. .Lampe
Rag Winter Garden. Afford
The-Star-Spangled- Banner"
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
Amusements.

Bslasco-'Twihsht Sleep" = a:sa 7:So and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., i:lS and AIS ,. a.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays. lo:3o .. n. =
Lyceum-Stook burlssqus. s:iS and s:N .. m.
Glen Echo-Open-air amussmsnts. dancing.
and free movies.
Chevy Chase LAke-DAncing.
Great Falls. va.-Free concerto. dancing.
popular Amusements.
Observation-Disclosures motion pictures. 10 .. m.
Strand Continuous motion pictures. 10 q. m.
to II D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Meeting Time and Place Of Social
and Fraternal Organizations
Today.

Excursdou, Night watchmen's Association,
Chesapeake Beach. all day.
"wa:hinston Pay" Eiks convsntion in
concerts: Engineer Band. 0ArAsid Park.
7:So p. M; U. 8. soidierS Home Band.
Ms.onieGcspitoi. No. il. Royss Arch Ma
odd Feliows-Phosnix. No. 40; Central. No.
/; Marthe Warrington. No. ): Dorcas.
KniSht: Of Pythias-syracusians. No. 10:
Rathbone- superior. No. 10; Rathbons
Temple, No. 3. Pythfan Sisters.
sons OF Jonadab-Pioneer Council. No. l..
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Tomorrow.

Concert. United States Marine Band. WHIT
House, .. m.
Outing. Nebraska state Association. ossn
Echo Afternoon.
odd Feliows-Patriarchs Militant drin and
social.
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
Concerts Today
BY the u. 8. Soldiers Home
Band, At the Bandstsnd.
at $3.50 p. II.
JOHN 9. M. ZIMMERMAN. pirscsor.

March. Gate City. Weldon
Overture. King Of the DwarfS"
Adam
Ballet from "Coppelia" ........ Delibes
% Lento-Tempo di Valse.
90 Moderate Allegro.
60 Tempo di Valse Moderate.
90 Allegro vivo.
Selection. Barry Of BALTIMORE"
Olcott- Ball
Castle
Waits Suite. La Berceuse."
waldteufsi
Song. Underneath the stars."
Finale. Circus Day in Dixie, -
''The star-spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
THE WHITE PEARL-By Edith Barnard
Deiano and Samuel Field. New York:
DufAeid A ca Prios n q nat

Dufheld 4 Co. PrIoe. SIS net.
This romance Of love and mystery has
TO do with a Jewel stolen from the FORE
head Of a japanese god. The book IL
illustrated Ivy pictures taken from q
film play upon the same themes. In
Nancy Marvel. the daughter OF a sea
captain. heroine of the tale. Lovers of
adventure will enjoy the story. which
Is we'll written and holds the attention
Of its readers until the exciting adven-
lures Of the White Pearl come safely
to an end.
The Washington times., 1916-07-14
Book Reviews
UNDER THE BIG prppER-By d. e.ess.

Derby. New York: Brentano Price.
N.35 net.
To those readers Of fiction who enjoy
improbable tales OF exiled noblemen with
beautiful daughters. rich Americans who
yearn to rescue maidens In distress
lions. this book will appeal. for II II one
Of the best examples OF it's kind. Mr.
Derby's book 10 reminiscent Of many
Of the novels Of . decade ago whose
titles come to our mind. OF course. the
book hasa happy ending" and all Il
we'll!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
THE B, IL. INITIATION
SEVERAL MEN GIVEN WORK BY
P. E. o. CHAPTER X.

The members of Chapter X, P, E. o.
day evening most enjOyably at the c.
E. Lofland home. A musicale in which
several members we're given by Mrs.
Leora Cammack, Mrs. A. r. Bowie,
Miss Amy Rosenblatt and Miss Marie
Martenstein delighted the guests dur
ing the first part of the evening. Then
came the initiation of the B. l.. L.
This was most solemn affair and il
P. e. o. occasionally smiled, 1t was
not because she did not realize the
seriousness of the VOWS being taken
by their husbands but because the P.
f. O.. are naturally of such happy,
CHEEKY dispositions that smiles must
come. The gentlemen who so willingly
took upon themselves the sacred oaths
and most gracefully gave the signs of
the order and who are now entitled to
wear the B. l. l.. star are S. w. White,
H. l.. Spencer, r. Fl. Walton, George
Kalmach, B. o. Terrell, Ernest Brew
er. Hill Barnes, Chas. Johnson, l.. A.
Rodgers, ]. F. Mcneil, c. e. Lofiand,
J. G. Johnson, ]. Worth Allen, A. R.
Bowie, Harry Martenstein, A. Rosen-
blatt and F. T. Nash. A number of
brothers-in-law were unable to be
present and doubtless win insist that
they be initiated into the order of B..
|. L. at an early date. Following the
initiation the B. l. L. were warmly
Congratulated by the P. E. o. and
then all partook of the delicious re-
freshments served by the hostess. The
committee to whom the p. E. o. and
B. I. l.. are indebted for such pleas
ant evening were Mrs. Chas. Lofand,
Mrs. ]. F. Mcneil, Miss Sara Wiz
liams, Mrs. Chas. Johnson and Miss
Lillian Kilburn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
NEW COUNTY BRIDGES
ONE IN SCOTT AND ONE IN MADI
SON TOWNSHIP.

Bridge No. 80 of Scott Township, a
ten by ten structure has been complet
ed by the contractor Harry Whitlatch
and the grading incident to approach
es and creek crossing has been com
pleted, rounded and trimmed and the
work turned over to public use.
This very excellent piece of road
work is the direct result of the effort
the enterprise, farsightedness and ex
cel;ent Judgment of Gilbert Johnson
township trustee who has been a val
liable man for the township during his
term of office.
Over in Madison township bridge
No 10, is also completed and in use
and is big Improvement over condi.
tions that prevailed at this place be.
fore. A substantial structure has
been erected here that will last a life
time and those who reside in the town
ship appreciate the change.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
Y.M'C. BOYSBANQUET
THE PROGRAM OF ToASTS FOR
MONDAY EVENING.

Boys Secretary Earle Roberts OF
the local Y. NJ. C. A., who is at the
head of the Mothers Banquet move
ment, Announces the following toast
program to be given Monday night
as a part of the banquet served by
mothers to the boys of the Associa
ton Boys department:
Toastmaster-L. e. Corlett, Presi
dent of the Y. NJ. c. A. Board of Di
rectors.
We're Glad We're Here"-Reggie
Snide.
20. H. S. Basket Ball Prospects" -
r.. Hilleary.
Echoes from the State Older Boys
Conference-Ted Bowen, Tom Cole
Robert Lee
"A Club for High School Boys" =
Charles McGregor
Football Goals"-Prin. p. E. Belt
in.
Life Goals"-Rev. E. H. Strana
han.
Mothers of the 'Y" plan to serve
about one hundred and sixty boys
members of the "Y." Boys depart
ment The banquet will commence
at 6:15 o'clock Monday night, L C.Sm
Der IL. All members of the asso
citation boys department may attent
the banquet free.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
TWO REVIVAL MEETINCSIFOR FORMAL OPENING
PLANS FOR Defeating CUR.
RIER MILL BRIDGE.

Mahaska County Board of Super
visors is considering plans for some
sort of a formal opening of the new
Currier bridge east of town. Sug-
gestion has been made to Board
members that a celebration of some
fitting character shall give official no
tice to the people that the bridge is
open and ready for traffic.
+ Just what this program may be has
not been thought out but if anything
proposed to go out to the new
bridge and turn over the new struc-
ture to public use with something of
Formally that shall feature the oc-
casion and advertise the fact that
the new crossing is open and ready
for use.
The new bridge is an improvement
of such great magnitude that the
people who will use it feel like cele-
brating the event and the Board
members are minded to let them
have their way.
Members of the Highway Commits
sion have stated that the bridge is
the largest and the best piece of
road work and Improvement done in
the whole state of Iowa this season.
They also state that as an improve
ment for the Great White Way the
new crossing will be a wonderful
traffic winner the influence of which
will be felt across the state.
1t is proposed that some of the
state officials be invited to come for
the OCCASION of the opening and to
make the event noteworthy and of
state wide Importance along the
route of the Great White Way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
ELIMINATE DISEASES
ADVANCED GROUND TAKEN BY
DR.. j. G. ROBERTS.

On Sunday morning at the First
Reformer Church. DR.. ]. G. Roberts
gave Good Health" talk, in which
were some things. which the pastor
of the church thinks so good that
they should be passed along. DR..
Roberts recognized the church as the
founder of the first hospital, and al
ways a friend and champion fgood
health. He emphasized the posi-
bility of preventing many diseases,
and practically. il not all, epidemics.
He showed why we should swat the
fly; and also the house dog and the
house cat. All of these may be,
and often are, carriers of disease.
The work OF the City Health depart
ment was then defended But prob
ably the most startling thing to
most of the hearers was the predic-
ton that the time was coming when
we would have free dispensaries and
hospitals, just the same as We now
have free public schools. The Doc
tor showed that just as an educated
man is a more valuable citizen, so
healthy man is more valuable
citizen. Thus good health becomes
an economic problem, as well as a
moral problem. Many inmates of
prisons annd reform schools are
physically defective Many have a
very strong physical bias, which be-
comes determining factor in their
careers. The work in the chill
dren's ward at the State University
Hospital at Iowa City is a pioneer
work but it is only beginning. A
great many people who are not de-
cidedly defective physically need
medical treatment; but they do not
get it for lack of means WheI
dispensaries and hospitals are placed
I on the same basis as the schools
then good health will be the rule
Then such predatory preventable
diseases as tuberculosis and syphilis
can be exterminated from the race
And our whole health problem will
be placed on a plane of economy
and efficiency.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
HOLIDAY BUSINESS ON
MANY PACKAGES FINDING WAY
INTO MAILS.

Christmas business is beginning in
earnest at the Oskaloosa postofiice.
The early holiday patronage is most
ly foreign. service. In the past few
days quite number of parcels have
been mailed to countries across the
sea. Also business in the money or.
der department has shown an in
crease. Much money is being sent
across the waters.
The opening for the new parcels
post chute. which will be constructed
in the local postoffice, has been cut
in the floor in front of the mail dis
tribution case. Soon the wooden
chute to transfer parcels and pack
ages to the new parcels post depart
ment location in the basement will be
installed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
SPRING CREEK BRIDGE
NEW STRUCTURE TO BE BUILT
NEXT SPRING.

1t is not generally understood that
Spring Creek bridge east of town near
the city limits is to be replaced in the
spring by a handsome new highway
structure that will be a credit to the
Glea Way to Mahaska county and TO
the city of Oskaloosa
AS now planned this new structure
will be about twenty-five feet wide
hut the plans may be changed to some
extent to include side walks outside
the roadway to accommodate foot
passengers without compelling them
III crossing to take to the highway
This would mean a slightly wider
structure at not much increase in ex.
GeDse of cost
This new bridge will have sufficient
width to permit the passing of We
hicles upon the structure. 1t will be
strong enough to hold up an army.
The bridge that now spans the
creek is a single track, steel truss
and re-erected at some other point in
the county.
! The Importance of this change can
not be over estimated. With the open.
ing Of the new Currier Mill Bridge on
the Iowa City road east of town Oska'
oosa is going to feet an increase in
traffic over the Great White Way, and
this new, wide bridge over the creek
will be as big feature, in its way
as well be the new river crossing OF
South Skunk, east of town.
| Mahaska County Board of Supervis
ors is going to do it's full share by the
Great White Way through Oskaloosa
and Mahaska county and it behooves
Oskalossa city council to get busy and
take up it's part of the work in max
ing that stretch of THE Way" from
the Spring Creek Bridge into town
more like grade than what it is now
a series of created waves, one after
another, little hills and hallows that
are bothersome and dangerous. The
expense to Oskaloosa would not be
great and the city and county WORKING
together can do wonders toward i'm
proving this stretch of roadway.
| Contract for the structure has been
awarded to Harry Whitlatch and it
will be erected early next season, as
soon as the ground is in a satisfactory
condition for working.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-14
NEW PASTOR IN CHARGE
MEETINGS WILL START ON SUN
DAY, JANUARY IA.

Rev. j. A. Ward has accepted the
Eastorate of the Nazarene church,
reaching here from Brooklyn, N. Y,
last week and having charge of the
services Sabbath.
Following the Sabbath school hour
the District Superintendent Rev. e.
A. Clark, introduced Rev. Ward to an
appreciative audience. The blessing
of the Lord fell on the people and it
was time of great rejoicing.
Rev. Ward gave heart to heart
talk from Rom. 1879
A fund of knowledge and many
Bible truths were brought out in the
sermon. Rev. Ward conducted a
series OF mcc.iHg3ia this church early
in October, winning the hearts Of the
people who extended to him a unan-
imous call to become their pastor.