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The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
puNMEHs OF sALoNIkl.

With the coming or the rellel az
rites landed by the Allies for the
succor of the hardpressed Servians,
the tradesmen OF the Greek port Sa-
loniki, say the reports from the Near
East have fourished as seldom be-
fore, and Dunmeh, Jew and Greek
are said to have found this stage OF
the worli.war q special windfall for
themselves. Wealth Is very uneVenly
distributed in this little port, where
Greek, Jew and Bulgar have been
held to poverty through years of Turk
ish administration. There is, however,
one very rich clique in Saloniki, which
is described in the following wa prim-
er lust issued by the National Geo.
graphical Society.
First among Salonikis citizens OF
wealth, who are now enjoying the OPP
portlnity of purveying in wholesale
quantities to French and British so!-
iiers. are the Dunmehs, sect, or
rather a community peculiar to tho
city. They are Jews, who, the stranS'
er is told, have been converted to
Mohammedanism. Just. how successful
their conversation really was no one
knows, but there is an interesting le'
eend which embodies the traditions OF
their establishment. The story is that
some ceituries ago certain Jew Of
Saloniki, Sabatai Sew by name, be-
came convinced that he was the Saw
ior Drpphesied for his race. He declar-
ed himself to his people in SalonlKl as
their long-awaited re1eemer, and soon
won a strong and enthusiastic follow
ing The Turkish Sultan, unwilling
that redeemers should flourish under
the crescent, or that dungeons IA
matte power the more should aeve!ope
under his sway, had Sabatai Sew ar
vested and brought before him at
Constantinople. The story of. the re-
former found no favor at the palace,
and he was given the alternative o!
death or conversion to MOhammedlsm
with his entire flock. The legend con-
cluded that he, and his, chose the
Koran in preference to death
This formal conversation to Moham-
mechanism has been the greatest com
mercial asset of the Dunmehs through
MANY generations of successful trade
at Saloniki With all the business
Eeenness Of the Jew, they combined
all of the privileges of the ruling Ot-
toman, and were thus among the most
able traders within the Ottoman EN-
pire. II has been said that they pro
fessed the Mohammedanism merely
for safety, and that they have contin'
ued their religion in secret. In any
case, they are not fanatic. although
through the years Of Turkish rule o!
Saloniki they have accepted by the
ruling race as cO-religionists.
The richest people in Saloniki, they
have jealousy guarded whatever their
secrets may be, and, in Turkish garb,
they have gone their way through
centuries quietly and lniustriously
amassing fortunes. They have not
married outside their own sect, nor
sought beyond their fold Tor other
forms of social relationships. Their
community keeps to Itself. with its
education, its own social life, and its
own success. For many years, these
people throve by sublettinS rights
10 gather tiths for the government at
Constantinople. Today, with their ad'
vantages of wealth, they form a most
exclusive cast OF Saloniki contract,
ors and merchants"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
LABOR MUST BE CONSIDERED
Gompers Says the Wors<ingman Must
Have a Seat on the Prepared
ness Bench.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Labor must
have a seat on the preparedness bench.
That is the price of labor's consent
to increased armament, as outlined by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, to the
National Civic Federation, in session
here.
Whatever plan for greater defense
may be adopted" said Mr.. Gompers,
the organized labor movement of
America demands that certain funda-
mental principles be regarded. Or
ganized labor asserts its right to rep
resentation on all committees, com.
missions or bodies to decide on mill
tary defense. The working people of
all nations are always the most vi
tally affected by military service in
peace or war" .. .-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
STRENGTHENING RIVERS.

Keokuk County is talking the
Strengthening of the Skunk River. The
bottom land on this river sells as high
as $3.50 an acre. The past summer
crops were lost by overfiflows. All
counties above Keokuk have either
Strengthened the river or, had started
projects to do go. Keokuk estimates
that it should make a 40 or so foot
wide channel. The time is not very
far away when every riyen in Iowa
will be Strengthened out. When farm
ers living along the stream can NUT
ually agree on a plan they probably
could do much OF this Strengthening
themselves by cutting across bends.
But as a rule it has been necessary
to establish drainage districts, make
surveys and Tut in dredgeS to do the
work. Appanoose county still has a
lot of its richest land on the Charlton
bottom that might be made much
more productive bv further drainage
improvements. This county was one
of the first to begin river straighten-
ing. and will not consider its Job all
done until the entire river Is given a
straighter, more unobstruCtiYe course.
When this is completed heavy rains
will be carried away so rapidly that
when the next one comes there Will
be a channel 10 receive it and thus the
entire course of the river in this coun'
ty unless at the extreme lower emil,
will be little subject to overflow
CenterVille Iowegian.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
BERLIN DENIES THE CHARGES
Declares the Captain Never Paid Any
Money to Persons Connected
With Plots in U. S.

Berlin, Jan. 19.-Renial Of charges
that Capt. Franz Won Papen, recalled
military attache to the German en-
bassy at Washington, paid money to
men to blow up muniton factories in
the United States and to Werner Horn
to blow up a railway bridge on the
Canadian border was issued by the
Overseas News agency. The report of
the agency follows:
The Reuter- agency reports that
letters and bank books OF Captain
Won Papen, seized by the British at
Falmouth, contain evidence that the
military attache paid money to per-
munitions factories and to other Grim.
inals.
The Overseas agency learns from
competent authorities that these as
sertions are not correct.
Captain Won Papen's letters and
bank accounts, which were seized in
violation of the safe conduct granted
him by the United States, are of pure.
ly personal and private business char.
acter.
Captain Won Papen never paid any
money to persons connected with at.
tempts or alleged attempts against
munition plants, or bridges or any
other American property. No money
was ever paid by the military attache
to Horn. who is accused of attempting
to destroy a Canadian bridge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
THE REAL BASIS OF UNION.

Now, the views of Mr.. Bird and OF
Mr.. Taft we believe to be extreme
We do not think they reflect the gov
erning thought in the progressive and
regular sections OF the republican
party. For example, it is not to be
supposed that the progressive e.e-
ment would risk another split BY in
sistiug that the republicans shall
adopt their platform o? four years ago
as well as their leader. There have
neen Some notifications of opinion
on the progressive side since then
We take 1t that the great body OF
the returned progressives, and most
OF those who still persist in remain
ing outside. would forego minor con
siderations in order to gain their mai
point. We believe, in other word
that they would be reasonable and
practical. On the other hand, the
republican party has already taken
care to remove many OF the causes
for, the, discomfort, disaffection ard
revolt OF -four. years ago. The re
publican party OF 1916 is rot quite
what the republican party was in
1908 or In 1912 The convention n
chicago next June will no doubt dif.
fer in many respects from the conyen.
tion OF four years ago. There wi
probably be no such rulings next time
as there were last time. To put T.
more clearly. with all due respect
Mr.. Taft. the republican party hi
not continued to be the Grand q
Republican party that ran steam roll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
aeRIPPEn


Confound the bloomin' luck, hoped
That I'd escape the Grippe this year
And after had dopei and doped
It seemed there wasn't much to fear
But here am, and here's the nurse
With pecks of pills and everything
No doubt they're busting OF the hearse
And wandering what they're going
to sing.
The Grippe, in common speaking
terms
Is when there's something comes
and clogs
The system with a million germs
And wiggle-tails and pollywogs
Which makes a fellow cough anu
wheeze
And blow his nose and whoop and
roar
And shake and shiver. sweat and
freeze,
All six at once and then some more.
The Doc, he took my pulse and said
You have them all my boy for sure.
Get OF those buds and into bed
And let us take your temperature.
Your fever's now hundred nine.
| heard him say, and yet / know
That Judging by my shivering splne'
IT'S a hundred and twenty-nine be-
low.
They scalded me with boiling suds
They strapped me to germ PROOF
bed.
They pIastered me with oils and Hnuds
Until I smelled like something dead.
with moisture streaming from my
eyes
With aches and pains from crown
to heel
NV head six times its normal size
Nobody knows how bad ! feel.
Ten thousand hammers ring and pound
/ hear Niagara's Humorous roar,
And all these red spots floating ROUND
i never saw them here before.
(. I took six shots in either arm,
i gulped a tub of smart weed tea,
And If I owned a bank or farm
No doubt they'd operate on me.
Don't dare to talk OF eats to me
I'm sicker than a poisoned pup
And IL you mention eggs or tea
know I'll throw this quinine up.
Tell all the boys and girls good bye?
Not me! I've had the grippe before.
Pm twenty times too sick to die
Turn on the steam and shut that
door.
ss NAL Rose.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

tHdI sur Btsfy ~ Attp0ie UtSdHS W cure
is often eanressed BIT the mot too web
informed @or the Unfortunate. 1 ~
What's the use? It always returns"
In fact IL had long been believed, ev.
en- by good surgeons that a recurrence
was, as the name implies, a return OF
the cancer after it had been complete.
ly removed. The present and mora
hopeful belief, and undoubtedly 1t is
the correct one, is that the original
malignant growth was not entirely re.
moved In other words, the recur.
rance is definite and direct continu'
alton of the original growth, of which
at least o microscopic part was not
removed When the original growth
is removed completely there is posi-.
tively no danger OF recurrence. In
modern operations for cancer in order
that thu removal NAV be complete OF
that no tissue contains the dangerous
microscopic cancer cells NAV remain
the organs or parts in which the
growth Is located are removed as wide
" as anatomical relations will allow
In the early stages cancer is a strictly
local disease and the surrounding It's
size only becomes involved as the dis
ease progresses. If the growth is dis
covered and removed very soon after
its inception the operation can hard
" be classed even as dangerous II,
through ignorance or fear, one pro-
crastlnates ana does not permit oper-
alton until the growth has spread
through the adjacent glands and tbs.
sue the uncertainty of getting out all
the malignant cells Is greatly in
creased. So it is very easy to see That
in the early removal OF cancer lies
the hope of Cure-and the earlier the
removal the stronger the hope.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
-FfF n n ~ tfS IT I Ut n ~ NJ ~ n
hrs .aver all onnosifinn In the mast. II

J. 4 :.
srs ever all opposition in the past. 1t
has become progressive.
Ifsthere is going to be reconcilia'
ton between the progressive and the
regular elements in the republican
party it must, as we see it,be brought
about, not through an effort on either
side to force acceptance of all its
views upon the other, but by the ra.
tional adjustment of views to the ex
igencies of the situation. Looking
over the ground impartially, we
should say that here is nothing in
the republican party now to repel the
progressives DESTROYS of returning
nothing in the progressive program
now to prevent the republican party
from accepting a progressive candi
date-Christian Science Monitor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Awarded Damages.

Des Moines. Jan. 19!-Robert Lam
sing of Des Moines was awarded ST.
90 damages this morning in suit
Igainst the Standard Oil Company,
lleaing the company caused a fire
March %, 1915, in which several per-
'ons were killed and much damage
caused to property
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Wheat - No. 2
red. $1.31@1.S2; No. 3 red. $1.2S1&@
1881; No. 3 hard winter, $l.1S@1.25;
No. 2 northern spring, $129Ql.31A;
No. northern spring. $1.25A; S. G.
hard winter, $105.
Cornz-No. yellow, 75kc; No. 4
yellow, 73@74Ac; No. yellow, 71@
72%c; No. yellow, 69@7Oc; No. 3
white, 74H@75%c; No. white, 73A
@741ac; No. white, 694 @70kc; No.
6 white, 6S@68hc; No. 2 mixed, 761e;
No. mixed, 75hc; No. mixed, 800
lac; No. mixed, 70k@72c: No. 6
mixed, 65@67c; s. G.. 4O@67c.
Oats-No. 3 mixed, 49c; No. 8
white, 30A @31hc; No. 4 white, 400
50Ac; standard, 51h@52Ac; s. G.,
47c
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Eddyviile Tribune: II we are not
mistaken in the dates, National Pay
Up Week is the last week in Febru-
airy. Up at Oskaloosa, however. the
Oskaloosa Credit Mems association lie
not waiting for that date to arrive,
but have already launched settle
mp, campaign which is having the
good effect OF causing many people to
square their accounts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
REDMOND WILL NOT RESIGN
Plan. TO Give Up Post-caaIs
Report Rubbish.

London, Jan. 19.-John Redmond,
leader of the Irish nationalksts, denied
a report which has been current for
some time that he had asked his
colleagues to accept his resignation
from the leadership.
1T is lot OF rubbish" said Mr..
Redmond. There is not word of
truth in it from beginning to end"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

r-Iowa is said to spend more on
her roads than any state in the union.
She is not getting as much for her
money as she is entitled to- charges
the Fairfield Ledger, but her pro-
portion of gain is steadily increasing"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

ton worked in the mine but at that
time his health failed him AMI he had
to quit work. He was down and out
as the saying goes, when he decided
to engage in the chicken business and
put an advertisement in the Herald to
that effect. Business and prosperity
has been coming his way ever since.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

aResolved, THAT | will work hard
er than ever for suffrage" was the
New Year resolution of the state pres
dent, Miss Flora Dunlap. This means
that the president will leave no stone
untnrned to bring victory to Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

What Cheer Patriot SAINT Kirkpat
rick doesn't seem to be worrying
about anything the village newspaper
says about him. He continues to saw
wood ana get ready TO run for Con.
gress again. OF course, we republicans
would Just as soon SAINT would run as
not. for II makes little difference to
lie who We beat.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

AT the little hamlet of Bidwell, in
Wapello county, there are 1l2 pupils
attending school in the two-room
school house. or this number AZ are
beginners. The teachers are no doubt
earning their money.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
FalIs forty Feet; Not l4urt.

Mason City, Jan. 19.-Harry e.
Wright. Great Western switch fore
man, fell from the top OF boxcar to
the, bottom of clay pit, forty feet.
and escaped without a scratch.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Barred from the MaIIs.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The post Of
fee department has issued fraud
order barring from the mails the Oxy-
bon company and Ben Hallgren of 20S
North Fifth avenue, Chicago, /,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

The Brighton Enterprise reports
that since the cold weather has set in
the crowd that goes to see the trains
come in, has cut out the Rock Islanl
depot as being too far out.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Mr.. Burleson of the Postofiice de-
partment. who thin-.s the rural mail
carriers have a snap ought to take
care of a thirty.two mile route in Iowa
Just now. How about 1t Mr.. An
kauay9
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Numerous Arrests Made.

Toxic. Jan. 19.--Numerous arrests
were made In a plot to blow up Yuan
81 Kali, who recently accepted the
throne Of China. Explosives were
discovered In the palace.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Hoo Market sensjtiy.

Chicago, Jan. 19,--The hog market
is very sensitive to the size of the re-
ceipts. Packers want all the hogs
they can get, but when offerings are
large naturally put on bearish pres
sure to force decline. However,
just as soon as the supply decreases
up goes the market and II is evident
that all the country has to do to Sc
cure higher prices is to hold back a
while. Many big traders here think
hogs will be dollar higher by March
LIST.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

The man on the corner says it is
a wise dispensation of nature that
When one grows too old to dance one
does not want to.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

The most unkind thrust is made
by the Keosauqua Republican who re-
frs to peace party as Henry Ford and
his band of Quixotes."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

The republican national conven-
ton is to be held the day following
the June primary election in Iowa.
Whar win the poor polititions do?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

--Impossibilities are merely the
half-hearted efforts of quitters-Her
bert Kaufman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

The average American farm fam
lily consumes over 800 worth Of meat
per year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Frank Burlington OF 1901 A ave-
me west is firm believer In publici-
~ Up to four years ago M. Buffing-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
CANCER DOES NOT RETURN

The general impression that cancer
is an absolutely hopeless disease and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
Cattle Estimate,

Washington, d. c., Jan. 19.-The
department of agriculture's annual
estimate of farm cattle in the country
Jan. /, shows 21,9S8,000 mich cows,
an increase of 3.4 per cent over 1916;
39,453,0o0 other cattle, an increase of
ga per cent; 100000 sheep, de.
crease of 1.6 per cent, and 6S.O47, 900
swine, an increase of SO per cent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13

'T1c says she's a woman Of means.
"Ycs-she means to marry him.
Life.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13
Mr., NEWSPAPER MAN
Deductions Do Not Seem to Meet the
Approval Of Uncle Sans Secret
Service Man.

During the past several days there
mon in and out of Wheeling but their
mission is Of no special Significance so
far us the public is concerned, was
the statement given out at the federal
building Yesterday. The report that
they ar" in search Of H Grady Webb.
one Of the alleged Central Station train
robbers. was given little credence.
The upShot Of the whole movement
Of the secret service men in this or any
othe- section is carried out IN all thar
their vocation implics-'Secrct service
and if they were here TO apprehend
train bandit ii is not at all likely that
a newspaper man would be put hep TO
their mission II any newspaper man
is so brilliant at deductions. he has
missed his calling and should be IN the
employ o. the government as Z secret
service n,rn. He would be an excellent
man in that vocation. There are usual
" some secret service men at all times
in this section as we'll az in the greater
part Of the United States on various
kinds Of work and the only way that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13
river News

The Liberty. which is the only boat
now operating on the Ohio at this place
departed yesterday morning ut 1880 for
MatamoraS. 1t Is scheduled to return
tonight and leave for the same port Sat-
urtiay morning.
The stage OF the Ohio is remaining
practically the same as it has been for
the past few days. There were S feet
in the local pool yesterday and only ono
foot below the McMcchcn dam.
River Stages.
PITTSBURGH. Jc;. 12--Davis Island
Dam 9.3 feet, stationary: clear.
Steubenville, 96 feet. stationary;
clear.
parksrsburg. ; feet, stationary;
clear.
Morgantown. IS feet. stationary;
clear.
oil City, = inches below. stationary;
clear.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13

Cotton Blankets. size 1ON>n
inches, soft and Happy. shei!
stitched edge; sale price,
$1.49 l pair.
Fine Wool Mapped Cotton
Blankets. size I2XS4 inches,
heavy weight and look like all
wool; sale price, $2.9o pair,
Fancy Plaid Blankets, size
66xS0 inches, soft and HAPPY,
broken plaids in soft colorlngS.
stitched edge, sale price, $685.
a pair.
White Wool Blankets, size
I0xS0 inches, and thoroughly
shrunken, Pinch ribbon bind
ing; sale price, S4.95 pair
Extra Heavy Cotton Com
forts, size S0x90 inches, covered
with floral chintz, scroll stitch
ed, with cotton filing; sale
price, $2.95 each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13
Try a Cup Of
Coffee for Headache
With a Little "Ceiery- Mist"-ReIief
Is Almost Instant

Do you suffer from headache? Then
try this: Take some "Celery-Mist" and
follow with a cup Of coffee. You'll be
surprised how quick your head will
stop aching. Thousands of people find
this method gives instant and pleasing
results. It. will cost you only sc to get
a package of "Celery-Mist" at any
good store. Superior to remedies that
cost twice as much. Also good for
neuralgia, cold in head and aches and
pains of grippe. Contains no opiates
or narcotic drugs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13
Friday Housewares Specials

TEN rousmg numbers from the Housewares Section
will give you an idea of the values obtanable here
Friday:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13

the public can learn Of their business is
when an arrest is made.
The Central Station train bandits
movements have been about worn
threadbarc by the newspapers of this
section l venture 10 remark that the
reading public has become about worn
out with stories of deduction woven in
the rninds Of reporters" said the federal
official.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13

Plaid Wool Blankets, size
72xS2 inches, come III red-and-
black, tan-md-white, gray-and-
white. blue and white and
black and white plalds; sale
price, $4.5O a pair.
PLAID Wool Blankets of same
luality as foregoing only in
6GxSO inches; sale price, $3.50
u pair.
Fine White Lamb wool
Blankets, size 72xS2 inches, 2
inch silk ribbon binding; sale
price, $685. a pair.
Cotton Comforts, size 72x72
inches, covered with floral
chintz and filled with pure
white cotton, scroll stitched;
sale price, $1.79 each.
Cotton Comforts, size 72xT2
inches, filled with white cotton
and covered with floral silko-
line; sale price, $1.29 each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13

Fine All-Wool Plaid Blank
cts, size 70xS0 inches, come in
wanted colored plaids; sale
price, S6.45 a pair.
Fine Lambswool Blankets,
size 72xS4 inches, in 4-inch
block plaids, ribbon binding;
sale price, $3.50 a pair.
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assured me that many of their De.
imocrauc associates would also vote
for Governor Hughes"
Mr.. uazlett said he never attended
q more enthusiastic meeting The
best feeling existed and it was appar-
ent that the Progressives and RepuDll-
cans have united sOlidly.
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DR.. Denton's Sleep.
ing Garments for
Bows and Girls

DR. DEMONS Sleeping
~ Gargents for children are
accepted as standard by we'll
informed parents who wish
their youngsters to have the
proper garments to sleep in.
They are made of a part-wool
fabric in soft, knitted effect,
and fashioned 50 that the feet
are covered and cuffs may be
drawn over the hands. These
Sleeping Garments come in two
styles-drop seat or button up
the back-4Sc to $50 a gar
ment.