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The Seward gateway., 1916-03-22
Commercial Club
 Meets Visitors
Committee Appointed to Receive Labor Wage Commission
 on Arrival.

At a largely attended meeUng Vi the Commercial Club held last even ing J. J. Finnegan, Sydney Anderson and E. l.. Whittemore were appointed a committee to receive the members of the labor wage committee or com mission on it's arrival here to arrange wage questions on the government railroad.
 The club also passed a resolution endorsing the petition of the Seward Woman's Club for the grant by the government of lots 1, 2, 8 and 4 in block 3 on the Terminal tract. The lots are wanted by the women for a library site.
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Billiard Contest
 Keeps Up Interest
Bruner and COlwell Each Had Six to
 Co Till Last Break.

Class A held the stage at the bil,i- ard tournament last night, two games being played in that class. With the exception of run of Il in the ninth inning Bruner did not get to work until the fourteenth inning and fin ally won over Colwell (playing 75) by 6 points.
 In the second game Finnegan won over Peel after an exciting and close contest by two points, three of which were fouls given by Peel.
 In Class c Stine, playing 90 won over McGrath, playing 100, by IT points, putting Stine in the running
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ALASKA TRANSFER COMPANY
 WORKS TWENTY-FIVE MEN

The Alaska Transfer Company now has twenty-five men engaged cutting ties for the government railroad and got out the first ties yesterday after noon. Pete Ogle says they will put all the tie men available to work q wish I had fifty more" he says.
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McGraw's Men Are
 Now Getting Ready
Training Down Hard For the Coming
 Season.

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 MARLIN, Texas, March 15.-Under the broiling rays of the Lone Star sun the Giants of John McGraw are
 pounding down the stretch of their ante-season siege of preparation. Rockies and regulars alike are toss ing that old ball and swatting its nose with enthusiasm worthy of a better cause, to wit, a regular series with averages and umpires and other mid-season trimmings The weather man, barring a few periods Of aber- ration, has been a right reasonable sort of cuss to the Giants and as a result there has been day after day of summer weather through which the elan McGraw pushed itself into form. McGraw has ten pitchers on the ground, including Christy Mathewson, Jeff Tesreau and Polly Perritt of last years hurling force and Anderson, the Federal League star whose showing in training has been one of the most encouraging features of the camp season. Then there are Benton, Schauer Schupp, Stroud, Palmera, the Cuban and Kramer who look mighty good to the Crown Prince of Mister Coogan's pre- cipice. If McGraw's pitchers live up to his expectations the season will cause him comparatively little worry. The rest of the team is big enough to be a certain quantity. Behind the bat McGraw has Rariden and Dooin to anchor the staff. There are six catcher5 altogether but of course it is to be expected some of this number will be out of the big leagues by the
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ITALY MAY HAVE PEACE

VIENNA, March 22-The Nieue Freie Press of this city is responsible for the statement that the Italian cabinet is now secretly discussing the possibility of peace with Austria because of the turn which matters have taken in the Balkans and particularly in Albania Italy is assumed to that by the conquest of the Albanian coast and Mount Lovchen its interests on the Adac are seriously endangered should the end without the complete defeat of the Teutonc allies The conditions of the war on the Austro-Itaan front remain they several months ago and this nah0n is perfectly
 dent that Italy force our lines matter how much blood and treasure she might spend in the effort The Russians have been held firmly the Bukowina front and they have apparently abandoned their short of fensiye.
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RUMOR NIEXICAN UNREST

WASHINGTON, March 22-Reports Of an unofficial
 kind have reached the state department the effect that signs of unrest are becoming apparent in various parts of Mexico even where the Caanza cause is most popu lar at the thought of American soldiers invading Mexican territory The Caranza government is making good use of the fact that regular Mexican troops crossed into the United States with the permission of the American gov ernment So strongly do the Caranza people dwell on that fact that suspicion has arisen that the visit of the Carranza soldiers in pursuit of alleged bandit was all politics
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ILLINOIS VISITED

CHICAGO, March p. - Terrific gales accompanied by blizzards swept over northeastern Illinois last night. Houses were blown over at Kankakee and Pittwood. The wires are down over a great part of the state and the full accounts have not yet been se- cured. Great uneasiness is felt for shipping, lots of which must have had to meet the full force of the disturb ance.
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RESOLUTION TO GET
 5O,OOO VOLUNTEERS
Senator Sherman Wants It Pass ed Immediately Because
 of Mexico.

COLUMBUS, March 22.-It was officially stated to- day that the wire communication between Pershings forces and the United States is at standSti but 1t IS stated that the wires will be repaired if the cause of the lack of communications is really break in the wires at a It is suspected that the silence is intentional but 1t was discovered today that the field telegraph line had really been cut in several places but by whom is not known It is asserted that it will be necessary from on to depend on mounted couiers to carry dispatches Eight miles of wire is reported have been carried away in one place and if this proven to be true it would in dcate that the enemy really at work Owing to this silence no information of definite nature of course was published today
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COLE YOUNGER DEAD

LEE SUMMIT, Mo-, March % Cole Younger, the last of the James Younger bandit gangs died here last night. He had reached a good age and had spent the last years of his life in model living. It is expected that he will have tremendous funeral.
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HOW NOW?

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 14.-The daughter of Mrs. c. P. How married the son of c F. How here. The bride was Miss Francis TillOtsOn, daughter of Mrs. TillOtsOn How. The groom is the son of the brides mothers second husband. HOw's that?
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TOOK SOME TIME TO GET JOB

Special to Gateway by United Press)
 DENNIsoN, O., March 15.-Thirty nine years ago G. H. Fowler applied to the United States War Depart ment for a job as caretaker of a gov ernment cemetery. He got a form letter saying his application has been filed with 5O,OOO others. He has just received a letter saying he now heads the list, and if he's still in the race for a place, please answer. He may do so.
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FIRES SWEEPING KANSAS

WICHITA, Kan, March p. - Prairie fires are sweeping ten counties for hundreds of miles. Grass farms, buildings and livestock have been destroyed in large numbers. The wires report no casualties in the affected district,
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swEEP TRAIN OFF TRACK

MARION, Indiana, March p. -S So terrific was the wind in this district that three coaches of the Clover Lear train were swept off the track and tumbled down the embankment. One farmer was killed here when his residence fell in.
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SECOND HOUSE TUMBLEs

LOGANsPoRT, March 22.-W. J. Tickets was killed last night when his house collapsed as a result of the great storm. Other houses in this neighbOrhOod also fell but this is the only fatal occurrence learned of in this immediate neighbOrhOOd.
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SNOW IN MICHIGAN

DETROIT, March 22.-one of the heaviest snOwstorms in years is now falling here and trains and inter- urban cars have been seriously delay ed. The scene on the streets is just the same as might be expected at Christmas time.
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HER IDEA OF EDUCATION

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 CLEVELAND, March 15. - Mrs. Virginia D. Green, member of the school board, thinks it is all right to teach arithmetic in the grade schools by studying baseball percentages and geography by following the big leaguers on their meanderings about the country.
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NO OPPOSITION IN
 TREADWELL PRECINCT

TREADWELL, March 12. There was no opposition to the Republican ticket in the Treadwell primary and the candidates were elected by 40 straight votes.
 Following are the delegates elected;
 Dave Kenzie, Jack Wilson, Mark Smith and Tom Mcdonald
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WIRES CUT IN MEXICO AND NO NEWS OF l. s. ARMY
WELSH GETS VERDICT

NEW YORK, March 22. - Freddie Welsh got the verdict over Phil Bloom last night after ten rounds The winner was clearly the better man and the decision was generally regarded as more than just.
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WILL FORESTER'S OFFICE
 BE MOVED TO SEWARD

It was reported on the streets to- day that the government FOrester's headquarters will be moved from Cor dova to Seward and that Chief For ester Hunt will have his office in the Railroad building
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WAS NO OPPOSITION
 IN TOWN OF SKAGWAY

SKAGWAY, March 12.- The pri- mary held here yesterday was har- monious and unanimous with no OppO- sitiOn.
 The delegates elected were: How ard Ashley, l.. S. Keller, Fred FOn- zon, ". T. Bledsoe.-Ex.
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PHILATHAE MEET

As the Philathae Society will meet in the Methodist church this evening the church meeting itself will be held in the parsonage.
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TIES NOW BEING GOT
 OUT AT MANY POINTS

Ties are now being cut by all the men who received the contracts and soo-as of men are heinz emnloved throughout the woods The inspector keeps constantly travelling around where the work is being done and showing just what is wanted as a method of cooperation between both sides to the contracts.
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SITKA REPUBLICANS
 SELECT A TICKET

SITKA, March 12. - Eighty-two votes were cast at the Republican primary yesterday.
 The ticket elected consists of A., G. Shoup, John Goodell, H. A. Bauer, to attend the convention at Seward.
 Goodell will probably represent the ticket at the convention.
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WANTS VOLUNTEERS CALLED

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Senator Sherman today introduced resolution in the senate asking the president to call for fifty thousand volunteers for service in Mexico and it is thought the resolution will carry Sherman has asked that it be passed immediately.
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JUDGE SPENCE STILL HERE

District Attorney Spence did not leave on the Dora yesterday for the westward as he was suffering from a touch of La Grippe. He will probably go on the Alaska and his intention is to make a personal investigation of the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of white man named Harris by native.
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VERDUN NEWS ABSENT

nature a89 Been nTBaBis 9d@8HoaeyG orjaI dun front but it is being awaited anxousy and expect ed before evening All the French and German accounts yesterday were widely conflicting in most respects al-
 though it was admitted that the TeutOns had something
 the better of the engagements fought The last report was that severe fighting is still proceeding around Malan- court.
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Following are the scores:

Colwell and Cassel or Finnegan and Cassel will probably play tonight, with other games being arranged in Classes B and c.
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TWO DTvORCEs

Two divorce suits filed from Me Carthy. They are entitled: Theresa Flynn vs. F. R. Flynn and May Berney vs. Archer Berney.
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GERMANS RUSHING TROOPS

AMSTERDAM, March 21-Late this evening the news came from reliable source that vast forces of Ger mans are moving westward to reinforce the lines in France presumably around Verdun where the kaiser and his generals have evidently decided to force the combat to an issue The struggle was proceeding at last accounts
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MUST FILE FOR CITY
 ELECTION MARCH 29

All candidates for the city council must have their petitions filed at mid night of the 29th inst, the city at torney says.
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LADIES' AID MEETS

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. NJ. A. Martins.
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FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE

LONDON, March 22-Fighting is proceeding which at other times would be regarded important but which is hardly noticed because of the importance of the attack on Verdun.
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NORWEGIAN SHIP SUNK

LONDON, March PA Norwegian barque was sunk by torpedo yesterday near the British coast No lives were lost
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.ROUMANIA WILL NOT
 ENTER THE STRUGGLE
Austrian Newspaper Says Italian Cabinet Is COntempIat-
 ing Peace.

BUCHAREST March 22-The announcement was made in the semiocia papers today that Roumania has finally decided to maintain her neutrality The state ment is apparently inspired
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ENvER PAsHA NOT DEAD

ATHENS, March 22.-The report of the assassina- ton of Enver Pasha the Turkish minister of war; has been officially denied from Constantinope.
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F. NJ. Kempfer ard Mrs. Kempfer, formerly of Valdez, are now in Sew ard.
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Tie cutters wanted. Alaska Trans fer. S-2l-St,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
TAKEN OUT OF RUINS CONSERVATION LEAGUE
Mrs Grace Rhynsburger is Elected
President For Year.

The following program was given at
the meeting of the Childs Conservative
League.
Music-Frank Gilbert.
Article, What the Government
Found When it Began to Study Child
ren''-Mrs. Will Emert.
Paper, "Childrens Play,"-Mrs. Bar.
rows.
Paper, How the Child Labor Law
of Iowa Helps the ChilF'-Written by
Miss Brown and read by Mrs. Coder.
After the program a very interest
ing business was transactedy Minutes
of last meeting were read and approx
ed. Election of officers followed.
President, Mrs. Grace Rhynsburger.
Vice President, Mrs. Elmer Barrows
Secretary, Mrs. o. E. Sehmitt.
Treasurer, Mrs. c. L. Coffin.
~ Press Reporter. Mrs. Jim Coder.
y" Program Committee, Mrs. ]. w. Lew
is. Mrs. J. Van der Wal, and Mrs. Will
Emmert.
Telephone Committee, Mrs. H. Car
Ion, Mrs. w. Blackford. Mrs. E. B.
ireland and Mrs. Grace Elder.
Meeting adjourned to meet the first
Thursday in July, at club rooms of the
library.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
Valu bile Pictures and Publications
are Recovered.

Two oil paintings were taken from
the ruins of Penn College main build
ing this morning. The large paintings
of DR.. J. w. Woody, the first Presi-
dent of Penn, and of Mrs. Woody, his
wife are apparently in good condition
and with cleaning, retouching and re-
framing should be put INFO first class
shape. Neither of the faces of the por-
traits have been married, and what
damage has been done should be cas-,
lily repaired. These awo pictures hung
in President David NJ. Edwards office
during the fire, while from wall, ceiling
and west side wall collapsed, were
soaked with water and threatened with
fire if not with falling debris, yet es-
capped with little injury,
Books we're taken" FROM the large
reference and study librafy. While all
are damaged with smoke and water,
many valuable publications may be
used after reminding. These books
were piled about the floor of the gym
nasiu;n to dry thoroughly.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
FIRST CLASS ON JULY |
Oskaloosa Post Office Will Move UP
. Into Front Rank.

Oskaloosa postoffice will be rated
as first class and receive pay accord
ingly after July first. Postmaster II.
S. Rosecrans has just received instruc-
tions from Daniel G. Rope, first assist
ant postmaster, to the effect that af-
ter the first of July, the Oskaloosa Of
flee would be raised from second to
first class, as a result Of sufficient
gross receipts during the past four
quarters.
Business has increased in the local
government branch to warrant the ad-
vancement. For many years the To-
cal postmasters and deputy postmas-
tiers have hoped for annual gross rev.
enue of $40, 10000 and over, but last
year was the first time their dreams
have come true. The revenue re-
ceived for the year ending March 81,
1916, was SAL ,82422, or just $l,824.22
more than the minimum standard set
for first class offices. The past year
has witnessed q decided advance
ment in gross receipts, jumping from
$37,58117 of the year before, for a
gain OF $4,243.05.
With the advancement comes better
pay to the local Federal employees, and
also improved and additional service
for Oskaloosa patrons. More help
will be allowed to handle the mails,
and increased service will be added q.
Whenever additional equipment or
help is desired, this may be easily Sc
cured This step places Oskaloosa
along with the larger cities of the
country, in government service.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS
Mrs. Athern to Succeed Mrs. Rodgers
as Local President.

The C. w. B. NJ. Society of the
Christian church held their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. F. f. ColviIle and the meeting
was most interesting in every detail.
Mrs. DR.. Rogers, resigned her place
as president of the society, and her
resignation was accepted; Mrs. c. ID.
Hutchins, the Vice President will as
sumo the duties of the president I'M
til October when the officers who we're
elected yesterday will take their plac-
es.
The election resulted as follows:
Mrs. Athern, President.
. Mrs. Hutchins, list Vice President.
Mrs. E. X. Taylor. End Vice Presi-
dent.
Mrs. Utterback, Secretary.
Mrs. Maddy, Treasurer.
The subject of the lesson yesterday
was Items of interest concerning
Missionaries from all fields" Several
good talks were given and a number
of interesting discussions held. Bring
ing out the work of the society in a
forcefuf way.
Mrs. Colville served the company
with delicious refreshments at the
close of the meeting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
QUAKERS ARE LOYAL
Seniors of Earlham Pledge 1000
to Penn College.

The Richland, Indiana, Evening
Item, of June 1, says:
h The senior classpf Earlham college
voted this afteflboa b give APPROX
mately 81, OU0 ~ ems College, 0ska-
loosa, Ia, which entered a 800, 600
fire last Saturday, following confer
ence of the members with President
Kelly. They voted unanimously to
ask the sophomore class to divert to
Penn college the money the second
year class had planned to spend in the
annual supper to the graduating class
at the Westcott hotel during com
mencement week. This will amount
approximately to $3.50 or $500. The
seniors voted also to pay to Penn
college the sum they had been raising
to aid to the Earlham gymnasium
| fund, which is expected to amount to
several hundred dollars.
Other college organizations are ex-
pected to follow the lead of the sen
| iors and increase the gift to several
Thousand dollars with the ADJ of To-
| cal residents interested in Penn Col.
lege. $685.. s,..,, ma
| An unusually close sympathy exists
between Earlham college and Penn
college, both Quaker institutions. Ir
| Kelly was at one time acting presi
dent Prof Edwin Morrison OF Earl
J ham formerly was in Penn College
4 faculty, while Prof w. o. Mendenhall
and Prof. J. H. Coffin are Penn alum
nj Miss Rosenberger, member OF
the 1916 graduating class of Earlhan
/ IS the daughter of Absalom Rosen
berger formerly president OF the 9th
1 institution. Miss Anna Ewes of this
city Is a member OF the English facial
|lty at Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY
Sixteen Young People In Gradual
ing Class of 1916.

On Friday afternoon at the UniVer-
sity Chapel the Graduating exercises
OF the Academy, Normal and English
Bible Departments were held and 1t
was indeed an inspiring sight to see
such fine body of young people com
plete their preparatory work under
such excellent conditions. The decor
atoms were simple and yet pretty and
very effective, comprising largely the
green's of the woodland and flowers.
Above the platform the class colors,
purple and white, we're pleasingly. in
terwoven in the form of an arch and
back against the wall was the class
motto, AT the Foothills, Climbing,
in white on a background OF purple.
The members of the Board OF Trus-
tees were seated on the right OF the
platform and the faculty on the left
the large class occupying the center
IDr. George A. Mclaughlin, the Presi
dent, offered the Invocation, and a
most interesting program followed
The musical features comprised
Piano solo by Miss Overholt, VOca
lduette by Mrs. J. f. Smith and Prof
| s. f. Corter, a vocal mixed Guartette
with Mrs. Smith and Miss Hahn and
Kenneth Wells and Prof Carter. Tho
closing selection being rendered BY
| a large ladies chorus and orchestra.
The literary features consisted OF
! six orations of particular merit by
Rufus r. Spurrell, Salutatory, Miss
Elma Rosenberger, Miss Agnes f.
Chrf7tensen and Elmer Peterson
Valedictory Of the Academy Course
Miss Madge NJ. Crawford of the Nor
NAL Course and Harold Singer of the
English Bible course. These speakers
simply represented their class mates
on the program and their productions
were given with a positiveness tina
was refreshing and inspiring.
The various subjects also were ably
considered and well delivered, bu
throughout the whole was a thread o
spiritual application and truth that in
4 dictated genuine work on the part o
their instructors and the sincerity o
their own personal convictions.
|llarge audience was present and qult'
a large number came out from Oska
Iloosa as we'll as the usual visitors WHIT
were attending the camp. Their ap
proval was evident by their liberal an
hearty applause. thus giving sanction
to the excellent work that is beint
done by the school. The student bod.
this year probably covers a wider eX
panse of territory than ever befor'
and these events onlv strengthen ant
confirm the good work done, in tn
hearts OF the people and yearly II
making friends for the institution.