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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02
SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County.
Warranty Deeds.

! Cora A. Deutschmann, single, to
Lora Olinger, pit. lot S. d. of o. L.
o. P. Oskaloosa-Cons. $1.00.
Hannah d. Jay to J. w. Jay, lot
| block IL Winder's Second add Shar-
Onions. $1.OO
r. w. Moore and wife Mary E. to
| The Consolidated Independent School
District of Cedar, Iowa, pit E1s NE
Sec. 13-74-15-Cons. $4,000.
w. R Lacey and wife Minnie NJ. to-
BERTHE C Boyer, pit lot II East add
Oskaloosa-Cons. $4,000.
Same parties to Francine LANDER
son. pit. lot II East add Oskaloosa--
Cons. $4,000.
Verda Roenspiess, d., ct al to Rosa
Stewart ct al, lot Whitaker's add
Oskaloosa-Cons. $3.50 t..ln
w. c. Chew, single, to Francis S.
Chew, pit. block 8 Montgomery's Sec
ond add Oskaloosa-Cons $1.OO.
Patrick McDonough, wild, to John
L. Lister, pit. lots l and 2 brakes s.
D. of Normal School lot, Oskaloosa--
Cons. $1,000.
Frank Grife and wife Myrtle ct al
to Roy r. Jarvis, lot S. D. of lot 5
of MEME Sec 4-77-14-Cons. $1.O0.
Jas. F. Mcneil and wife, Julia E..
to Lulu c. Clark, lots and block
Is o. F. Oskaloosa-Cons. $1O0.
S. Elizabeth Paine and husband A.
A. to J. G. Heitsmdn ct al, pit. lot 10
William r. Smiths add Oskaloosa--
Cons. $1.00. n
John A. Spyker and wife, Anna L.,
to George F. Bible, pit. lot s of S. d.
& !. S. of Sc NV Sec. 1S-75-16, lots
Is and 16 block c and lot % block D
ONeill's add Oskaloosa-Cons. ,$1.00
Quit Claim Deeds.
Mary A. Hargrove, wild, to Rhoda
A. Wilson, pit. lot 3 block II 0. P.
Sharon--Cons. $100.,
Jas. F. Mcneil and wife, Julia E.,
to Lulu c. Clark, lot of l. S. NE Sc
and pit lot 16 of |. S. of NV Sc Sec.
1S-75-16-Cons. $1.OO.
Guardians Deed.
Verda Roenspiess, Gdn., to Rosa
and Robert Stewart, und. 40 of lot 3
Whitaker's add OskaIoosa - Cons.
$5454.
Warranty Deeds.
G. B. Martin, wild, ct al to Edward
]. Heisel, lot 9 Of lot 40 Davidson's
add to Fremont-Cons. $3.50.
Grace Miller and husband, E. c.
to Adela Miller pit. block o. P. Sha.
:on-COns. $100.
Goodman G. Storm and wife, Char
otte r., to Bertha Evaline, pt lot 70
Ninde, Williams & Co. add Oskaloosa
Cons. $3.50
Quit Claim Deeds.
William j. White deceased, by
heirs, to K. NJ Rugg, lot ii Wells End
add Barnes City-Cons. $1.0O.
Irving c. Johnson and wife, Mary
b., to Goodman G. Storm, pit. lot Is
Ninde, Williams & Co. add Oskaloosa
Cons. $1.0O.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02
MEET EVERY TUESDAY
Ladies' Aid Society of Cedar Gath
er at Parsonage.

Cedar, Nov. by Ren.-LThe Lad.
les Aid Society are meeting every
Tuesday for all day meetings at the
parsonage. Mrs. w. d. Steele, Mrs.
Chas. McBurney and Mrs. E. Hayes
are hostesses this week and will serve
dinner.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher
son, Tuesday morning.
Invitations are out for a wedding
on Nov. 8.
The young people are planning an
entertainment to be held in the Cedar
Hall No. 10. = ~.
Miss Dorothy Arnold will entertain
the B. B. G. Club ON Wednesday af-
ternoon, Nov. /.
Donald Palmer is attending school
at yinton, Iowa.
Mrs, Irwin Knott will entertain the
A. r. T. L. Club on Wednesday, Nov.
L.. 4.
Mrs. Palmer of Boneparte, Iowa,
visited her son A. w. Palmer few
days last week.
Mrs. II. Richie entertained the
Standard Bearer Girls on Saturday
afternoon at Halloween party. A
good time was enjoyed by all.
Harry Ratliff visited his sister Mrs.
Chrisman. over Sunday, in Oskaloosa.
Miss Honor Palmer visited over
Sunday with friends at Hedrick, Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02

Eddyville, Tribune: Adam Embling
of Oskaloosa was in town Tuesday
looking after his property in East
Eddyville which is vacant at present.
Lynnville Star: Mr.. and Mrs. jim
Burkes of Oskaloosa visited from
Thursday until Monday with his
mother and sister, south of town and
on Sunday they were all guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Arthur.
Des Moines Register: Mrs. C. NJ.
Cox of Deep River and Mrs. J. e..
Redman of Altoona, will be joint
hostesses at a 1890 o'clock luncheon
Thursday in the Harris-Emery tea
room as a courtesy to a company of
friends from Oskaloosa. The lunch
con will be followed by a matinee
party at the Princess theater.
Ralph Houck has been having a
rather serious time with malaria,
contracted while assisting i'll some
ditching operations. What first ap-
peared to be la grippe, with attend
ant chills and fever, developed into
tonsilitis and when about over this
sequence of boils that kept him con-
fined to home and bed almost three
weeks.
Miss Jessie Rouze of Tracy re.
turned home Tuesday morning from
Imperial, Nebraska, where she hts
been for several weeks visiting hef
brothers. Her father, +. E. Rouze,
who accompanied her on the trip,
went from Nebraska to Burlington,
Colorado. Jessie expected to go to
Colorado with her father, but on &C.
count of poor health was compelled
to return home.
The LaSalle CIll.) Tribune Of
Thursday, October II, gives very
pretty account of the marriage Of
Mrs. J. w. Hackley, widow of for
mer very popular and eloquent pas
tor of the Oskaloosa district NJ f.
church, which occurred in La Sale,
on the afternoon of the same day.
The groom is Francis NJ. Ferris, a
wealthy insurance man of Danville,
Illinois, and a former very dear
friend of Mrs. Hackley, when she
was Alice Eugenia Faulkner" thir,
ty-four years ago.
Montezuma Republican: Last We'd
nesday Roy Swink and Miss Ethel
Shelley, accompanied by the formers
aunt, Mrs. w. S. Rath, and the lat
ters mother, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Shelley drove
to Oskaloosa where license was Sc
cured aud the marriage ceremony
performed. The party returned on
Wednesday, night as quietly as they
had departed and for several days
| few of their friends knew the we'd
ding they had been expecting had al
ready occurred To this happy
young couple the Republican extends
congratulations and best wishes for
success and happiness. They will,
for the present, live at the parental
! Shelley home.
.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02
TAKE TIME BY rae roReLock.

Mayne Arnold (s5 years old) the
best educated, skillful, experienced
and successful adjuster Of glasses in
Iowa, furnishes glasses at $3.50.
Genuine gold filled or sterling sill.
yer frames, an invaluable eye exami-
nation worth five doIlars) and case,
for all, $3.50.
Should anything incapacitate Prof.
Arnold from business the place will
never run another minute.
You can then pay optometricts of
small experience and big prices, for
discomfort and disappointment five
times more.
so per cent off sale closes January
list, 1917.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02
Made ! Handsome Profit.

Five years ago Roy Stuart bought a
farm OF 24O acres in Pleasant Grove
township in Floyd county for $11O per
acre. Now he has disposed of the
property at $3.50 per acre. The new
owner expects to make another hand
some profit by holding on few
years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02
The Merry Caravan.

Why, Hello November. You here
again? Gee. time for Thanksgiving
and there comes Christmas. This old
year is about done for
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DR.. J. c. Barringer is quite III at
his apartments on North Market
street.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-02
Public Sales and Candidates.

Public sales appear to be favorite
places for county candidates.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-11
SURPRISE PARTY TO CAPT. AND
MRS. METERS

Almost complete and successful sur
prize party was given to Capt. and
Mrs. r. w. Meters at the home Of X,
A. Jacobson on the Waialae road last
evening.
Capt Meters, chief boatswain. u.
g. NJ, and for some time the com.
been retired, and with Mrs. Meters
and the two children, will leave short.
~ for the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meters we're. osten.
sibiy, invited by the Jacobsons to
their home for a nice. quiet last even.
ing" as Il were, but the thing was
loaded" Mrs Jacobson had caused
some 80 Intimate friends of the Met
ters to gather at the corner. and at
the psychological moment the sur.
prisers marched into the house sing
ing ION the Beach at Waikiki" The
affair was Of the Hawaiian hookupu
order, each guest bringing gift, pure
~ Hawaiian, for the Meters.
Yellowswas the color in flowers and
other decorations that made very
pretty showing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meters acknowledged
that theEsurprise was complete ana
expressed their appreciation Of the
occasion.
Seven or eight tables Of 500 were
soon in fun swing that filled up de-
lightful evening 70 very late hour,
when refreshments were served.
The winners at the card tables
were: First prizes, Mrs. NJ. T. Simon
ton and Afr. McMullen Mr.. William
Foster was handed the BOBBY.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Meters, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Jacob
son. Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Foster, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. M. T..
Sinonto4, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fiebig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fiebig. MIR. and
Mrs. G.. f. Merrill. Mr.. ana Mrs. A. M.
Ortnistou, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. White
natk, Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Clayton, Mr..
and MRS. b. Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Aghtfoot. Mrs. Wright, Miss Marion
Wright. Mr. McMulien, Mr.. Stanley
Wright
MISS CLARA PEARSON A HOSTESS
Miss Clara Pearson was hostess at
ller apartments at the Donna, honor.
Ing Mrs. ]. A. Palmer of Davenport,
Iowa. wife OF q famous chiropractic.
Mrs. Palmer Is guest at the Moana
Hotel She viii leave for Hilo and
Abe volcano on Thursday.
The apartments were riot OF color,
the hibiscus being used abundantly.
Baskets Of long fronded lacy ferns
made the rooms delightful. Miss vir.
ginia Sanborn played several selec..
lions on the. ukulele and also gave
several beautifully rendered songs
Miss Pearson also sang. The guests
enjoying Miss Pearson's hospitality
were Mrs. ]. A. Palmer. the guest OF
honor; Mrs. William d. Westervelt
Mrs. James Wakefield, Madame Suth.
erland, Mf6 PATTERSON, Mrs.
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girls, who is now society matron OF
Hilo, was dared to leap across the
presidents back. No sooner said than
done, to the absolute horror of Mr..
Merrill. She was duly punished-bu but
lit was fun while 1t lasted.
= = =
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Familiant, who pur-
chased the Dagget home at Kaimuki,
have had the place renovated and
have now moved in from the Sea-
side I-otel. where they were guests
during the time of renovating They
are charming Russian people, who are
glad to live in this land of peace and
pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie Mather and
Mrs. Mather's mother, Mrs. j. II. Nor
ton, leave next Wednesday for their
New York City home after a delight
full two months spent at the Moana
Hotel. They have made host of
friends here who are regretful at their
departure.
Mr.. A. s. Guild left on the Manoa
yesterday for Portland, Oregon, where
he will wed Miss Winifred Wilson
on the 21st of October. After short
honeymoon the young people will re.
turn to Honolulu, where they will
make their home.
Society is keenly regretful over Mrs.
Gerrit Wilder's illness, which has
called Mr.. Wilder to the mainland.
Mrs. Wilder has not been entirely
well for a year, but 1t is earnestly
hoped that this is only a slight indis
position.
Mrs. H. Gooding Field entertained
at a three-table bridge on Tuesday
afternoon at her Manoa home. Dainty
prizes were given to the ladies making
the highest scores.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. S. Snow of Ha-
wall arrived in the Mauna Kea Tues
day and took the Manoa at noon for a
three months trip to the mainland.
Mrs. G. H. Wears of Hilo is Homo
lulu visitor, having arrived on Tues
days steamer. She will leave for her
Hilo home on Saturdays boat.
= . =
Mrs. L. L. Sexton of Hilo was an
arriving passenger on the Mauna Kea
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Wilcox departed
for their Kauai home on Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. William G. ogg left on the XII
auea for the Kona side Of Hawaii. on
Mrs. Carrie Robinson left for Kona
on the Kilauea Tuesday morning.
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Mrs. J. B. Guard of EiIo came In on
the Mauna Kea Tor short visit
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Graves, Mrs. w. Clark, Mrs Seeley,
, Mrs. John Erdman, Mrs. Caunl, Miss
Pearl Sutherland. Mrs. Cameron, Mrs,
w Beadle. Mrs WiIliem Alanson Bry.
On, Mrs. Wyman Of Fort Shafter. Mrs.
Carpenter. Mrs. A. A. Ebersole. Mrs.
William Ouderkirk, Mrs. Wikander,
Mrs. J. Wilson and Miss Virginia San.
tUrn.
A COMING BAZAAR
The Golden Circle Sewing Club,
Leahi Chapter No. 2, will hold ba-
zaar on Saturday, October 81, the pro-
ceeds to be used In furnishing room
at the Kings Daughters home. The
usual number of fancy work booths
will be In evidence. Lovely needle
work will be on sale as well as cush-
ions and a great number Of other use
full articles: a candy booth Of delicious
homemade coconut creams. walnut
and chocolate nudge, as well as many
OF the candies that are always draw.
ing card. A grabbag for the amuse-
ment OF the youngsters will be an
added attraction.
The delicatessen table will attract
the housewife, for here may be pur-
chased roast fowl and poultry as well
as baked hams, veal loaves, mince,
apple and custard pies, cakes OF every
kind, as well as cookies, crullers,
doughnuts, bread, rolls and salads.
Surely enc need not worry about the
Sunday evening supper with such an
assortment Of foods to select from.
This bazaar will be held in Bishop
park.
MATSONIA. ARRIVALS
The Matsonia, arriving this mbrning,
brought crowd Of "home people" who
have been away for various periods of
time. Princess Kawanana1oa, who
has been in Washington and New
York for the past two years, comes for
q short visit with her sisters. Mrs.
Walter Macfarlane and Mrs. Robert
Single. A lot of pleasures are oe-
ing planned in honor of Princess Alb
bic, AS she is affectionately known to
her friends Of years
The princess is one of the most
charming of Hawaii's daughters, with
her fascinating personality and viva
cious manner. She is always a much
sought-after lady, and is always
spoken Of as a daughter OF Hawaii
who is irresistible No doubt society
will deluge her with fayors while she
is here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Morton Riggs. who
have been enjoying q brief visit to the
mainland, come home very gladly, for
both say there is no place like Homo
lulu. Mr. and Mrs. William William
son are others who are glad to get
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Anterior are
home from a stay OF several months
in the Pacific Northwest, most of the
time at Seattle.
DIR. and Mrs. !. ]. Shepherd return
ed this morning after three months
VISIT EIEf - ~ ~
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Uhen Yen Eyes Neel Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
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Mr.. and Mrs George Angus. after a
four months. visit 70 both the East and
West coasts, returned this morning.
Judge and Mrs. William Whitney.
who have been enjoying mainland
vacation. were Homecoming passen.
gers on this mornings steamer
PROGRAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE WAR BABIES
Hawaiian Opera House, Oct. IA, 1916.
Mrs. Arthur B. ingalls,,
Violinist. assisted by Miss Clemence
Clifford, soprano. and Mr.. Frank
Moss, pianist.
Max Bruch. ..... Concerto in G Minor
Allegro moderate. Adagio. Finale.
Mr.. Frank Moss, pianist 81
Edltn S1mOndS ....-..... Songs
Anthem of the Sea, A Gladstone
Spirit, The Poets Song. Soil
tude, Spring Flowers. The
Thrush at Eve.
Miss Clifford
Caesar Franck Sonata in A Major
Allegretto ben moderate. Allegro.
Recitatiye. Allegretto POGO mosso
Mrs. ingalls, and Mr.. Moss
DeBussy ........... Arebesque No. /
Grunfeld ........... Gavotte Roccoco
List .............. Etude in ID Flat
Mr.. Moss
Standardization. =. Moment Musical
Couperfn.Kreisler La Precieuse
Pugnani-Kreisler ..............-.
..-..;...... Preludium and Allegro
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-. PreIudlum and AIIegr
Mrs. Ingalls,
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DAUGHTERS OF HAWAII SALE
The lanai of the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel will be a busy place on
saturday morning of this week, for
here will be held a delicatessen sale
to help the Daughters Of Hawaii in the
work they are doing. The various
women who have charge of the many
tables are among the finest cooks in
Honolulu and the sale, safe to say,
will last but couple of hours. Things
will be purchased almost as soon as
they are set out on the sales tables.
The Daughters of Hawaii are making
a specially Of herring and potato salad
as well as lau laus. Other articles
for sale will be roast chickens, ducks,
turkeys, hams, meat loaves, as well
IS pies of every known pie filling,
bread, rolls, james, jellies, mayonaise
and last but most important home
made toothsome candies of all sorts.
including coconut cream, old-fashioned
nolasses, chocolate and walnut and
raisin fudge, peanut brittle and many
other kinds.
THE INGALLS, RECITAL
Mrs. A. B. Ingalls, violin recital for
the benefit OF the war orphans will
take place at the Opera House Satnr-
day evening of this week. The tickets
will be on sale at the Territorial Mes
senger Service Thursday, Friday and
Saturday at popular prices.
The only vocal number on the pro-
gram will be a group OF songs COM
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Mrs. William G. ogg left on the XII
auea for the Kona side Of Hawaii. on
Tuesday.
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Mrs. Carrie Robinson left for Kona
on the Kilauea Tuesday morning.
Mrs. J. B. Guard Of Eilo came In on
the Mauna Kea Tor . short visit
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Wilcox departed
for their Kauai home on Tuesday
evening.
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A STUDIO EXHIBIT

Beginning Thursday, Mr.. Ambrose
Patterson. the artist, is going to have
c fruit view exhibit of some of the
pictures he has finished since com
ing here. The exhibit continues FRI
day and Saturday. from 4 to 10 p. m.
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A CARD AFTERNOON

a OxtItD III 4 A1Ab4NNOlN-l7
Mrs. Renton Hind has invited com.
pany of guests for Thursday of this
week, honoring Mrs. Denbigh, Mrs. E.
L. s. Gordon's sister. and Mrs. Tren-
field, Mrs. Donald Ross sister. Both
ladies are on their first trip to Ha.
waii.
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A POI LUNCH

Mrs. Walter Macfarlane is entertain.
ing a small company of guests at
luncheon today. honoring her sister,
Princess Abigail Kawananakoa.
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Mrs. L. L. Sexton of Hilo was an
arriving passenger on the Mauna Kea
yesterday.
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Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Merritt, the
former a former president Of Oahu
College, left on the Manoa. They had
a very delightful visit In Honolulu
among their friends Of q quarter Of q
century ago. A good joke is recalled
by one Of the old students at the
Prep" One morning the president
was experimenting the planting Of
young tree. which after Is years is
now huge tree. when one Of the
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Mrs. H. Gooding Field entertained
at a three-table bridge on Tuesday
afternoon at her Manoa home. Dainty
prizes were given to the ladies making
the highest scores.
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A BRIDE AND GROOM ARRIVE
On the Makura arrived Mr.. and Mrs.
David Semple. They were married In
Vancouver just before the ship left
port. The bride came all the way
from Aberdeen, Scotland. to meet her
fiance, he going from Honolulu to
meet his bride They are guests at
the Colonial and plan to make their
home here,
New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
A Patriotic Coincidence.
ito Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In pamphlet, Keep the Flag Flying"
published by "The National Marine League OF
the United States Of America" find Messrs.
Knauth Nachod e. Kuhne named as treasurer
of the league and New York depositary of its
funds. II seems rather strange to firm
believer in the objects of the league to find
that its treasurer. etc, is the firm named in
the unsavory Won Papen and New Jersey
bomb factory mess. Do you think the con-
nection likely to arouse patriotic enthusiasm
just now? Then, too. the circumstance that
this piece of patriotic literature is peddled
by a "soapbox" orator, who at midday ad-
vocates an American merchant marine from
downtown street corner and who spouts
pro- Germanism uptown at night. leads one to
wonder if the same banking firm" paws for
both activities. CURIOUS SPECTATOR.
Jersey City, n. j., July Is, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
Why Cities Run Into Debt.
(From The Philadelphia Ledger

(Fron, The Philadelphia LedOerJ
There are in the United States 2O4 cities
with a population of more than 3O,ooo. Last
year the revenues of these cities did not come
within s140,0O0000 of meeting the costs OF
city government and other outlays. The de-
fciency amounted to just short OF four ana
half dollars for every person dwelling IN
these large towns. No one has ever yet
risen in defence of American municipal
thrift as we see it practised. Our cities are
governed wastefully, and the taxpayer pays
on the average a high price for everythlne
which his local government gives hlm' bu'
municipalities have no monopoly in that re-
spect. They have in the Federal government
itself beautiful example of waste and an
unparalleled system of dribblng away the
public revenues by pork-barrel legislation
As for the cities, while they are governec
extravagantly it is still true that, taxing
them as a whole, the people are demanding
more and more every year. and also getting
il. They very properly insist upon clean
nure water, larger parks, better paved
streets, more efficient police and fire protec-
tion. higher class of schools, cleaner high
WAYS and a surer safeguard placed around me
public health. These things cost great deai
Of money, but they are worth II. To be sure
we seldom get as much as we pay for, but we
do get something Indeed, our high munic-
ipal taxes purchase for US health and pleas
ure to a degree unknown to our grandfsthers'
who traversed unpaved and unlighted streets
drank poisoned river water, had scarcely
sewage system, very little health regulation
inefficient schools and unkempt parks. In the
cider day it was possible to cling to the
pay-as-you-go system, because the people
then did not 60 very far Their cities gave
them but little. Towns were merely an ag-
rregation of homes where each took care OF
itself,
New-York tribune., 1916-07-18

general retirement from the Gulf of Riga
to Rumania, the Russians have not yet at
tanned. 1t remains possible that they Will
yet attain it, but it seems less likely than
in the early days of their advance. They
have visibly Slowed down" all along che
line.
1t is too early TO say the Russian sue
cess marks the beginning of the end-but
il is already the greatest Allied success
since the autumn and winter of 1914. 1t
has proven that Russia is not "out of the
war;; it has raised again the question OF
Austrian collapse; it has cost Germany
the initiative, and it has changed the tone
of Berlin quite as much as of Paris and
London. In addition it has conquered
nearly $4,000 square miles of territory
and accepting Russian figures, cost the
Austro-Germans half million of men and
vast resources in munitions and guns. Bu'
it is the men that count most.