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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02

The Presidents magnlncent Wnlte summer home, surrounded by 60 acres of lawn. presented a beautiful picture as the arrangements for the ceremony were completed.
 The house was literally covered with American flags and bunting and from tall white flag pole floe tel the flag of the President of the ed States.
 Chairs to accommoda 5000 per- sons were grouped in eemi-circle about the house and t was room for 10000 more with. fearing dis tance of the President oice.
 A temporary additie- to the ver- anda had been erected at the Presi- dents speaking stand. Several hours before the time for the ceremony, 4 o'clock the gates were thrown open and the general public poured in bJ the hundreds.
 Memhers of the notification com mittee, headed by Senator James, of Kentucky, arrived here in a body from New York this morning and members of the Democratic national committee and of President Wilson's cabinet ar- rived on every train.
 Because of the necessity of taking action today in Congress to avert tho threatened railroad strike, Speaker Champ Clark and few other mem-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
WASHERS TOO PREVALENT, IS
 POLICE BELIEF
Special Prosecuting Attor. ney Urges Stiff Fines For
 Fresh Youths.

Because of the, number of com- plaints being received by the prose- cutting authorities of girls. being in- suited on the streets daily by young men, Special Prosecuting Attorney Merritt in the city court today urged the imposition of a stiff sentence on John Mulligan of 628 East Main street, who was alleged to have slapped the face of Lillian Lewis of Fort Trumbull Beach with a roll of bills and to have called her "Kiddo" last evening in Main street.
 Judge F. A. Bartlett sentenced Mulligan to serve 10 days in jail after giving him a severe reprimand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
Railroad Modify
 Freight Embargoes

Chicago. Sept. 2-Feeling assured that the strike order will be cancell- ed, the following railroads today re- voked their embargoes:
 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul: Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Rock Isl- and & Pacific; Chicago & North western; Monon; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Chicago, Great Western, and the Illinois Central.
 The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy revoked its order last night. Western railroad heads said that they under stood eastern roads would take sim liar action in the course of the dav.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
AUTOS COLLIDE

While driving north in Noble ave- nue this morning, the automobile of G. Louis Euerle of Stratford collided with another at East Washington ave- nue but neither was greatly damaged. The driver of the other machine re- fused to give his own name and would not take MT. Euerle's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02

The Senate convened early today af- ter a prolonged session last night which ended in an agreement to vote at 6 o'clock this evening or before. '. Debate continued over the amend ment proposed by Senator Underwood to give the interstate commerce com- mission authority to determine wages of interstate railway employees.
 Its opponents urged that its adop- tion might render the bill unsatisfac- tory to the brotherhoods and that con- seQuently the strike order would be allowed to stand. They contended also that 1t was unnecessary as an emer- gency measure.
 Senator Hardwick, Democrat, dc. caring Congress was being held up by the railroad employees, spoke for the adoption of the Underwood amend ment.
 "we will not measure up to what is required of us." he said, unless We not only bridge over this crisis, but also provide that there never can arise again in this country an opportunity for any man or set of men, railro ad managers or workers, to seize the government by the throat as is now beng done. If we do not do this, I for one will feel that we have male a sorry trade as well as a sorry sl'ecta- cle of ourselves"
 Senator Thomas also proposed an amendment to make 1t misdenleanor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
Austrians Repulse
 Rumanian Advance

Berlin, Sept. 2-Austro-H troops on the Rumanian front again repulsed the Rumanians near Orsova and Hercules Fuerloe on Aug. 31, says the official statement issued by the Austro-Hungarian army head quarters under date of Sept. 1.
 The statement adds that the Tran sylvanian towns of Nagy-Szeben Permannestadt) and SepziSzent Gyorgy. north of Kronstadt, already had been evacuated by the Austro- Hungarians on Wednesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
RUN OVER BY TRAIN.

Midway, Conn.,. Sept. 2-Raymond A1lard. of Providence, R. l.. an em- p1oye of the New Haven road, had both legs cut off and was otherwise injured about g o'clock this morning when the train he had crawled under started up, the wheels passing over his legs. He was taken to the Law renee hospital in New London where it was stated he cannot recover.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING

Petrograd. Sept 2-The new Rus sian offensive in Galicia has resulted in further advances in the direction of -Lemberg and further south, near the Hungarian frontier, the war office an- nounced today. Violent fighting is un- der way. The Austrians are resisting desperately. but their counter attacks. the statement says, have been repulsed everywhere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
Gasoline Burns Hands

While cleaning clothing with gas- oline at her home at 915 North ave- nue this morning Mrs. John Vella suf- fered burns of one hand when the gasoline ignfted. Chemical No. 1 was summoned but the flaming fluid caused no damage other than the burns to Mrs. Vella.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
Germans Recapture
 Trenches on Somme

Paris, Sept. 2-After repeated and violent attacks last night the Ger mans re-occupied a part of the trenches taken recently by the French on the Somme front south of Es- tres.
 In the Champagne, the official an- nouncement of today says, Russian troops put to flight a German contin- gent northwest of Auborive, after a brief engagement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02

DerS or congress WnO nad planned to come here were forced to remain in Washington.
 The President was in communica- ton with the White House through. out the morning and was kept inform ed of every development in Congress and received word that the strike leg islation was practically certain of passage, several Democratic Senators telephoning him that the Senate would adopt the legislation late this afternoon.
 The President accordingly entered into the preparations for his notifica- ton in an optimistic frame of mind.
 After an early morning walk about the estate with Mrs. Wilson, he re- ceived members of the New Jersey state committee and at 1 o'clock en- tertained at luncheon 200 Democratic leaders from different parts of the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
PASSENGERS HURT AS FREIGHT CARS
 CRASH INTO TRAIN

Lafayette. Ind, Sept. 1.-Two men seriously injured and three others missing, a result of a wreck early to- day, is the report from the local Big Four railroad office. A string of Lake Erie freight cars broke loose at Alta mont, two miles east of here. and backed down grade at the rate of 50 miles an hour into Big Four passenger train No. 43, standing on the main tracx at the passenger station.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
DIES OF PARALYSIS.

Noank, Conn.,. Sept. 1.-The young est child of MT. and Mrs James Whit ty, of this place. Is dead of infantile paralysis and another child, aged 1, has been strickAH-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02

for any person to delay or ol'ntruct the operation of trains, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or iInpris- onment for not more than one year or both.
 When the House convened, Demo- cratic leaders had arranged a pro- gram to insure final disposition of the eight hour railroad bill by tonight, if the Senate acts. Said Democratic Leader Kitchin:
 We are keeping in touch with the Senate and will be ready to finally dispose of the bill as soor as the Sem ate votes"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
PRESIDENTS SPEECH

The complete text of President Wilson's address of acceptance and of Senator James address of notification will Def ound on Pages 4 and 5 of this issue of The Farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
SERBS REFUSE BULGARs

Paris, Sept. 2.-The Bulgarians re- turned to the attack last night on the western end of the Macedonian front. The war office announced to- day that an assault delivered by them in the Vetrenik sector was repulsed by the Serbians
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02

Washington, Sept 2The enactment into law of enough of President Wilson's program to prevent the railway strike the Senate reassembled this morning at 10 o'clock program which calls for vote not later than o'clock this evening:
 belief of administration leaders that the Adamson passed the House late yesterday approved by Presi Wilson and formally accepted the labor leaders meet ing demands would eventually be accepted by the Senate obvang delay in conference to reconcile differences with the House.
 the perfected bill finally passed special senger will carry it to the White House at Shadow President sign at and end the menace
 paralysis of the country transportation lines at Mondav
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
NO FARMER MONDAY.

In keeping with custom. there will be no publication of The Farmer on Monday, next, Labor Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
SENATE DEBATING BILL TO PREvEM
 RAILROAD STRIKE

Will Reach Vote on Measure Not Later Than O'clock Concurrent Action on Acceptable Measure is Expected So That Law Can Be Des- patched to President For Signature Tonight = Danger eff Tie-Up Believed Over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02

Washington, 2"Just the House bill amended law A. B. Garreson spokesman for the brotheroods reiterated today he strike order will be called"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
THE WEATHER

weathers Fair and cooler tonight ord 6un6--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
THOUSANDS CHEER
 WILSON, NOTIFIED
 OF REORGANIZATION

Twenty Thousand Persons Gather at Summer White House at Shadow Lawn, N J., or Ex- ercises- Democratic. Leaders From All Parts of Country Present Senator James Makes Notification Speech and President Accepts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
IOWA CITIES TO TAKE PART
Commercial Organizations of State
viii Participate in Discussion
of Railroads.

Des Moines, Nov. 1S.-Iowa COM
mercial organizations will take prom
inent part in a nation wide discussion
OF the railroad situation AZ special
meeting of the national council of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States to be held at Washington, d.
c., Nov. II and Is. Upwards of 500
trade bodies-members of the nation
al chamber-representin every state
in the union, have been called for the
conference. 1t is the first meeting of
its kind in the history of the national
council, which usually meets but once
year. The national couniil is com.
posed of one representative from each
of the numerous organizations com.
posing the national chamber.
The Iowa delegation will be a
representative one. The Greater Des
Moines committee, the Chamber of
commerce and the Iowa State Manu-
facturers' association will send their
national councillors. Cedar Rapids,
Clinton, Iowa City, Oskaloosa, and
Waterloo will be represented through
their commercial clubs. The Greater
Davenport committee will have a
voice in the meeting, also the Cham
Der of Commerce of Council Bluffs.
Burlington, Keokuk and Newton are
expected to send delegates. The Mar
shalltown club will presumably not
take part in the discussion, having re-
Gently resigned from the national
chamber.
The occasion for such an urgent
call is the fact that the railroad joint
congressional committee, of which
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, is chair
man. begins hearing at the capitol.
Nov. 20.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
BOX SUPPER SUCCESS
Ladies at Greenwood Clear Twenty
Three Dollars.

Elm Grove Of Madison, Nov. TO-
(By Dew Drop. THE box supper al
Greenwood was we'll attended and the
boxes brought twenty three dollars
and seventy-fve cents. Those from
Oskaloosa helped out by buying sew.
eral boxes. They have surely done
good work out there.
The rain of the past few days has
stopped corn gathering for a time.
Jerry Stout lost a valuable mule
last week.
c. w. Dewitt, wife and daughter
Ruth visited Sunday at John Ridpath's
near New Sharon.
George Baker, wife and mother,
Mrs. Wallace, visited Tuesday at
Mrs. Sarah McKissicks.
Miss Alta Bartlett visited Sunday
with her friend, Gladys Dewitt.
Earl Stout and family visited Sun.
day at Charlie Vanault's.
Herbert Waldock is improving, his
friends are glad to know.
Dick Carter is driving a new Ford
car these days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
MANY MEN Required
Great Army Of Workers Gathering
Iowa Corn Crop.

lowa's great annual husking bee
is in full swing. Untold thousands OF
bushels of corn are going into the
cribs every one of these bright fall
days. There are two hundred thousand
farms in the state upon which more
or less corn is grown. From one to
three or four men go afield upon every
one of these farms every morning. AT
the lowest estimate an army Of more
than a quarter of a million men are
at work gathering the golden har-
vest.
!, In some localities help is scarce. In
others there may possibly be an over
supply. The Free State Employment
Bureau is doing an excellent work in
adjusting the balance, bringing en-
ployer and employee together to their
mutual advantage and profit. No
charge whatever is made for the serv.
ice. Farmers in need of huskers
should get in touch with this bureau.
Men in need of work should do like.
wise. A communication, addressed as
above, to the State House, Des Moines,
will bring huskers and grower togeth.
er.
To the strong man who rejoices in
physical fitness there are few more
enjoyable outdoor tasks than corn
husking under favorable conditions,
such as prevail everywhere in Iowa
this year. So far the weather has been
ideal for the purpose. The corn stands
straight and staunch, unchanged by
high winds, as is not infrequently the
case. The yield is good and the pay,
from four to five cents bushel, ex,
ceedingly attractive to a man with
even ordinary ability with the "huskin
peg" and no other labor upon earth
produces such glorious appetites and
dreamless slumber.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
KILLED WHILE ON DUTY
Gerrol Nc knight Victim of an In
sane Comrabe

Word has been received here by
Geroll Mcknight, an employee Of the
Oskaloosa Artificial Ice Company, and
Mrs. John Knight, No. 610 North Third
street, of the death of their brother,
Luther Mcknight, aged % years, a
young cavalryman engaged in guard
duty on the border. Young Mcknight
was one of three victims of a company
comrode who suddenly became vic.
lently insane while caring for the
mounts in a cavalry stable. He ran
amuck and grabbing up a cavalry
rife, began shooting at any one and
every one he saw. Young Mcknight
was one of the first Victims falling
dead in his tracks, and a second sol
der was shot dead A third received
a bullet through the arm before other
soldiers sprang upon the insane man
and overpowered him.
Young Mcknight was with an Ar
kansas regiment. John Young, brother
in-law of Gerrol Mcknight left Sunday
night for the border to take charge
of the body of the deceased brother.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
Paralysis Patient No Better,

Little Neva Ruby, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ruby of Adams town.
ship, suffering with infantile paraly.
sis is reported no better this morn.
ing. No fever has been noticed
since one week ago today, but there
is still another stage of the disease
or the third, which she, has not had.
They are unable to tell at the pres
ent time whether she is now going
into that stage or whether or not she
will have it. The entire body is af.
fected, and she is in such a weaken
ed condition that they will not be
able to tell for more than a week yet
just how serious the case is. While
she seemed little stronger yester-
day she seems worse this morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
NO COUNCIL SESSION
Inability to Get Quorum Delays
Several Important Matters.

Pursuant to adjournment last Mon
day evening, Oskaloosa city council
again made an attempt to have a
meeting Monday evening at which
the matter of the city heat rates and
other affairs were to have a hearing.
Owing to absent members, sickness,
out Of town. and detained by business,
only. four of the members responded
and again no working quorum was
available. Another adjournment
was taken to the next regular. Mon.
day evening, November 20.
Following the adjournment of the
council session the board of health
which also had adjourned to Monday
evening was organized and it con-
tinued its adjournment to Wednesday
evening, November %.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
TEUToNS RECAPTURE GROUND
Austro. German Forces Make Further
/ Progress Against the Roumanians,
/ Berlin Reports.

( Berlin; Nov. 11.-Austro- German
forces battling with the Roumanians
In the Transylvanian Alps and in the
wooded Carpathians made further i'm
portant progress in their efforts to-
ward an invasion en- masse of north
ern Roumania. The war Office an
nounced the recapture of almost all Of
the ground lost to the Roumanians on
November in the Caygerevie noun
tains and new progress in the Predeal
sector. One hundred and eighty pris-
oners were taken. On both sides Of
tine Alt river fighting resulted in favor
of the Teutons, the statement said.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
RURAL STUDY CENTER
Plans Completed For Program On
Saturday, November IL.

c. H. Bailey and H. L. Eells will be
the instructors at the next rural teach
ers study center which will me held
at the High school building on Satur
day, November 18th, 1916. The sub
jects chosen for this study are of ma
terial interest to the rural teachers
and will be handled by these two eX
perts.
The program as arranged at the
present time is as follows:
$50 a. m.-Manual Training, Book
ley Making and Decor
alton, C.. II. Bailey.
1890 a. m.-Agriculture, H. l.. Eells.
100 a. m.-Noon intermission
100 p. m.-Manual Training, Hand
work in thin wood, C.
H. Bailey.
200 p. m.-Agriculture, H. L. Eells.
All classes will close at 3:15 p. m.
to enable those who take trains to
get home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
MOST VALUABLE HORSE
VIM. N. Tice Purchases Imported
Stallion, Mousqueton.

VIM. N, Tice of oskaloosa, breed
er of pure bred Percheron horses, has
spent lot of time looking for horse
to head his herd. He at last found
one to his liking. arriving home Sat-
urday with one of the few horses i'm
ported this year. The horse is
Mousqueton 1860 (1O7OO3), was
imported by the Truemans Pioneer
Stud farm of Bushnell, H.. March,
1915, and is large bone drafty fell
low. Mr.. Tice is to be congratulate.
ed on receiving four-year-old i'm
ported stallion of this type as there
has only been Is Percheron horses
received in America in the last two
and one-half years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
SPRING CREEK,

Mrs. w. H. Gilchrist is in Milwau-
kee. Wis. visiting with her son.
The Misses Aida and Alice Morrow
were in Des Moines at the teachers
meeting last week.
H. o. Moore and family were visit
ors last Sunday at the parental Jas.
Moore home west of town.
Corn shocking is the order of the
day now, and lots of it to do yet.
Mrs. Claude Darland and Miss Ada
Morrow were sent as delegates to the
recent w. C. T. U. convention at FIT.
Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Allgood entertain
ed a whole house full of relatives
last Sunday.
Nov. 10. Observer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
Two Hundred and Nine Properties
Will Be Offered For Sale.

County Treasurer T. e. Graham
and the Oskaloosa Times are in q
pickle thi sweek over the publication
of the Treasurer's Delinquent Tax
List. The Times by error announc-
ed the sale to be held Monday, De-
cember Z, 1914.
1t so happens that the sale should
take place Monday, December 4, 1916,
and now the Times has to turn the
official publication of the delinquent
list over to another weekly paper, as
otherwise the necessary number of
publications to make the sale legal
could not be secured.
The way it all happened was
something like this: Treasurer Ora.
ham picked up the notice, of sale used
and dated in 1914 and neglected to
change the date. This was sent to
the print shop as copy" and the er.
ror was not detected by either com.
positor or proof reader and had the
run of the issue.
The tax list for this year is one of
the smallest in years.
In the whole list for the entire
county only 209 pieces of property are
up for settlement of tax claims.
Fremont town has only 2, Eddyville
3, Beacon 5, University Park 6, Rose
Hill 2, Leighton 2, and Barnes City 5,
while IS descriptions are listed for
OskaloOsa City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
EAST GARFIELD NEWS
Our Correspondent Tells of Neigh
borhood Happenings.

East Garfield, Nov. 1O.-(By Blue
Bell. I'VE had quite rain in this
vicinity Wednesday.
Mrs. Morgan of Beacon spent sew.
eral days visiting at the home of her
son, Tommy Lloyd.
the city Monday, receiving 8 cts. h.
John Bolsom delivered hogs in the
city Monday.
Miss Mabel Brock and Jim Juber
spent Monday evening visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Dilley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Treddick are
moving to Oskaloosa this week for
the winter.
Jake Lockers and family now ride
in Buick car. Hurrah for Jake!
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Mott of New
Sharon and Miss Grace and Alice
Golfer of the same place and Mrs
Hattie McCombs of Lacey were visit.
ing at the l.. NJ Dilley home Sunday,
Nov. g.. #... t
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Shafer visited
at the parental Rennie home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hook visited
at the parental Hook home in Beacon
on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Dilley spent
Sunday evening at the Frank Bolsom
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hull of Lacey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis spent
Sunday afternoon at the Harry Clay
worth home. Mrs. Clayworth, who
was hurt in Oskaloosa, is not i'm
proving very fast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury

Judge Willcockson arrived in the
city at noon today and district court
was convened at one-thirty o'clock, at
which time they again took up the
Thomas Johnson will case which they
have been hearing for several days
past. All witnesses have not been
examined as vet, and several days
more may be required to finish the
case. J. G. Patterson is appearing
for the defendants in the case, being
appointed temporary administrator
Burrell & Dewitt and S. V. Reynolds
are appearing for Stella Oswandel
the daughter who is contesting the
will
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16
Accidentally Shot and Killed.

Vining Kinzer, brother of DR.. w. r.
Kinzer of Grinnell, and a member of
Company B, Second Iowa Infantry,
which is in camp at Brownsville, Tex.
was accidentally shot and killed while
he was cleaning his rife prior to in.
spection last Saturday. A brother, who
is also at Brownsville, brought the
body to Arthur, Iowa, where the fun
eral was held.