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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
NAMED ON VOCATIONAL BOARD
President Wilson Appoints Indiana and
Iowa Men on New Conn.,
mission.

Washington, June 30.-The president
sent to the senate the nomination of
Charles A. Greathouse, former super
intendent of public instruction in In
diana, and now chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee, to be a men,
Der of the federal vocational commits
sion. The vocational educational law
is to be administered by board con-
sisting of the secretary of agriculture,
the secretary of commerce, the secre-
tary of labor, the United States COM
missioner of education and three clti-
zens of the United States. The men
nominated to serve on the board are !:
Arthur E. Holder of Iowa, three years ;
Charles A. Greathouse of Indiana, two
years James Phinney Munroe of Mas
sachusetts, one year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
OLD LADY STRICKEN
MRS. MARY GARRETT OF CEDAR
IN A SERIOUS CONDITION.

Mrs. Mary Garrett, living near &C.
dar, was found between and 8
o'clock Friday morning by her SON
in-law, Ed Fox, and grandson, Guy,
in an unconscious condition , in her
yard. Mrs. Garrett lives alone on a
farm and her son-in-law farms the
place The two men who live about
mile away had gone to the field to
plow and not seeing her about, began
to investigate, when they found her
lying unconscious at the back of the
house. The lighted lantern and a
hoe were near and whether Mrs. Gar
rett was stricken late in the evening
or very early in the morning is not
known. @-,
Mrs. Garrett is now in a semi-con-
scious condition and is unable to
speak. Her daughters, Mrs. Ed Fox
and Mrs. Cora Lloyd, are in attend
ance. 1t is thought Mrs. Garrett suf-
fered a paralytic stroke and what
with several hours exposure the pa
tient is in very serious condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
BOUQUETS FOR SICK.
FRANCES WILLARD SOCIETY
MEETING WITH MRS. PoMERoY.

Prime Neighborhood, June 29.--(By
Alpha.) The Francis Willard Society
held their regular monthely meeting
on last Thursday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Bernice Pomeroy assist
,eG by her mother Mrs. Eliza Pomeroy.
The meeting devoted its time to flow
er mission day. Large bouquets of
all kinds of flowers were brought and
after the meeting the flower commit
tee Miss Rachel 'Steddom, chairman,
divided them and sent them to the
sick and aged as a thought of love
these flowers win carry from our
union. The day was fine and a large
membership attended besides a num-
Der of visitors about forty-five in all
After the business meeting refresh
ments were served, but too our sur
prise Uncle Stephen Pomeroy said the
ladies must eat watermelon on him.
The big lucious red cored variety that
goes with the circus, you know. We
did not refuse the treat by any means
it was fine. Mr.. Pomeroy received a
vote OF thanks by the ladies and a
large bouquet of flowers was sent to
him. sr
Miss Faye Lyle and brother Laban
are visiting the week end with her
aunt Nellie Pomeroy near Fremont.
Lois Else and Lulu Bingaman were
all day Sunday visitors with Ruth
Boston.
Miss LYNNE Steddom entertained a
number of lady friends last Thursday
afternoon in honor OF her classmate,
Miss Marie Hull, who win soon be-
come a bride.
Earl Johnson and family from the
city drove out to Frank CruZen's Sun.
day for dinner.
Uncle Jimmy McFadden an old sol
der, who lives on his farm, couple
miles west of Prime school house is
very i'll, trained nurse is caring for
him.
Miss Florence Pomeroy and little
sister Harriet from the city visited
last week with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Pomeroy.
Miss Gladys Prime gave a party for
the young people of the neighborhood,
last Tuesday evening. The following
Friday evening Ralph Crozier enter
tanned about the same crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens Pomeroy and
Mrs. Andrew Lyle took dinner with
John Primes and. in the afternoon
made a visit to the Joe Prime home.
Tuesday forenoon Of last week. Miss
Margaret Ford gave canning demon
stration at the Union school house.
the date was set for a fore
noon many busy housewives and their
attended which was we'll
" orth the effort and time. Miss Ford
canned rhubarb, mustard for green's
and gooseberries by the cold pack
method besides her interesting talk
on storing and drying for winter use.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
IN AND ABOUT LACEY
PATRIOTIC DAY WILL BE oRsER-
WE'D SUNDAY, JULY I.

Lacey, June 2S.-(Ry Coaster.)--
Sunday, July /, there will be a patriot
ic meeting at the church in the after
noon at 1880, Rev. Grigsby, of Oska-
loosa, Rev. Conant, of New Sharon
and and Rev. Pegram, of Lacey will
be present. gt~e
A good many were out to the can
ming club meeting which met here at
the, Lacey Consolidated school build
ing last Thursday afternoon. n, og II
Mrs. Geo. Carbon, of Qskal0osa,,
called on Mrs. Lizzie Wyatt last Mon
day.
Mrs. Lennie Carl a noted national
lecturer for the Y. p. B. gave short
lecture here Monday evening and or
Iganized Y. P. B. society. The ladies
of the w. C. T. U. served ice cream
and cake. ~.
The rain of Wednesday was very
welcome as it liVens up everything
and one can almost see the vegetation
growing.
The Children's Day program passed
off very pleasantly and each one did
their parts Wen.
Some OF the Red Cross boosters
came out from Oskaloosa last Thurs
day night and gave some good talks
on that work They also organized
society here with about foTty-tiye
members. The proceeds of the even.
ing were about $4,000.
/ The ladies of the w. c. T. U. met
at the home of Mrs. Oren Wickersham
last Thursday. The meeting was
opened with devotional led by Mrs.
Wickersham after which the rest of
the time wa staken up with business.
The ladies will make comfort bags for
the w. C. T. U. war ambulance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie McIntire visit
ed at Eldora last Sunday. A little
niece of theirs returned with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reiner, of Buckeye
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence, of Oska-
loosa, visited at Howard Masteller's
last Sunday.
Rev. Jones the Methodist minister
of Barnes City, was caller in Lacey
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaldenberg were WIS.,
itors in Pella last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pegram went to Union
last Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Pegram be-
gram being one of the speakers at
the Sunday School convention. So
Mrs. Carrie Matter visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Edwards last Friday at
New Sharon
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
IN AND AB:D|]U!ITCEDAR
GIRLS, CANNING CLUB MEET MIS-.
RICHIE AND ORGANIZE.

Cedar, June 29.-(By White Rose.)
The Girls Canning Club met with
Mrs. Harve Richie their leader,
Tuesday afternoon and organized.
Miss Mabel Mcdowell, president:
Mary Baker, Secretary and Miss La.
cey Brubaker, treasurer. They have
aNmembership of seventeen.
Mrs. F. F. Moore left Wednesday to
visit in Des Moines with friends. co..
Ben Anderson and Mrs, Ida Picken
and daughter, of Ottumwa, spent
Tuesday at the G. H. Moore home.
J.. S. Garrett shipped a car of sheep
to Chicago Wednesday. He went
with the consignment.
The A. R. T. E. club was entertain
ed at Clifford McEwen's Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Lyons, Mrs,
Win Rennie and son, of Sioux Falls,
S. Dakota spent Sunday at the N. B.
Holloway home in Oskaloosa. -
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher and
daughters and Miss Halstead, of Grin
nell, went to What Cheer to be an
over Sunday visitor with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Souderback
spent Sunday at the Reese Ware home.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Abbott of near
Kirkville spent Sunday at the parent
al Lincoln Warner home. ~" ". ~
. Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. AL Eriskine
and daughters spent Sunday at the
parental John Thomas home s,a'
There were forty-two ladies at the
Red Cross meeting at the church Fri
day afternoon to make bandages.
Died at his home in Fremont, June
q, Mr.. J. H. Warner.
G. A. Twyford has bought the /. S.
Casio property in Cedar.
Mrs. l. S. Caste who is staying at
the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown is
visiting few days at the Harye
Richie home. ST.
Mrs. Chester Davis left "Wednesday
for COLORADO to visit sister
Herve Richie went to Ottumwa
and Eldon on business trip Thurs
day.
The B. B. G.. club was royalty enter
tianed Thursday afternoon at the
home of Miss Lucille Nash.
Talking of eating new potatoes and
peas, Mrs. Lincoln Warner ate new
potatoes and peas on June s, and has
had them twice week since June 2G.
She picked twenty-one gallons OF
peas from two rows across the garden
so feet long and canned twenty four
quarts using one gallon for table use.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
TO MODIFY FOOD
CONTROL MEASURE
Dry Leaders in Senate Agree to
Presidents Request.
WILL SAVE BEER AND WINE
Executive Does Not Believe Immediate
Prohibition of Manufacture Of
Malt and Vinous Liquors is
Necessary or Desired.

Washington, June 30.-Yielding 10
the request of President Wilson, dry
leaders In the senate reached an lnfor-
NAL agreement with administration
chiefs to modify the prohibition amend
ment of the food control bill so as to
save beers and wines. This announce
ment came after members of President
Wilson's cabinet had conferred with
senate dry leaders in an effort to per-
suade modification, If not total elimina-
ton, of the dry amendments to the
food control bill.
Wilson Confers With Leaders
President Wilson conferred on the
question with Senator Martin, the ma
Jority leader. and Senator Gerry of
Rhode Island.
President Wilson, according to Sena-
tor Phelan of California, with whom he
also conferred regarding prohibition
legislation, desires that he have author
ity to stop the manufacture of malt
and vinous liquors in case of emer-
gency,N but does not believe immediate
prohibition of their manufacture is nee
essary or desirable.
An amendment to meet the presi-
dents wishes, Senator Phelan said,
would be offered, probably next week
'The president feels that such ac-
tion ought to satisfy the prohibitionists
as well as all others, If he is given au-
thority and full responsibility, If he
deems 1t necessary in any emergency,
to prohibit further manufacture of
beer and wines" said Senator Phelan
"but he does not believe it is necessary
to Immediately cut off the use of beer
and other beverages with little alc0-
hol." a.
Wilson Wants Prompt Action.
President Wilson expressed TO Sena-
tor Martin his hope for prompt action
upon the bill, and anxiety over the
prospects of delay from the prohibition
issue. The president, 1t was said, as a
compromise on prohibition, suggested
the plan to give him authority and re-
sponsibility to decide whether beer
and wine-making shall continue.
II told the president l was against
such procedure" said Senator Martin.
II said congress itself has the respon-
sibility and should act--not pass 1t
along to the president"
Senator Phelan, however, positively
stated that the president, in favoring
legislation giving him authority to
either continue or stop manufacture of
malt and vinous beverages, is opposed
to immediate cessation.
Efforts to arrange for vote on the
bill today were blocked by objections
of Senators BOrah and Lodge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
PUSH ROAD WORK
COUNTY WILL NOT LET THE WAR
INTERFERE.

Business as Usual" is the slogan
of Mahaska county's road workers,
and despite the draining of road
gangs by the enlistment of men in
the U. S. military and naval service,
the road Improvement of the county
is being pushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE. The delay caused by recent
rains and floods has held the work
back several weeks and to complete
the program outlined for the sum-
mer, the road gangs may have to
work over time.
Construction of new concrete
slab bridge near the turn in the coun.
ty road, about one and a half miles
south of Taintor commenced this
week, and the new bridge replacing
an old style steel structure will soon
grace the spot.
Whitlatch's gang are building a
concrete culvert on the county road,
just east of Glendale.
East of Oskaloosa, along the Iowa
City highway, grading is in progress
and the Great White Way is being
widened from fence to fence.
A tractor crew is working the Ed.
dyville road, just north of the tri
county town.
Road work is feeling the lack OF
transportation facilities. for gravel
and lumber which was purchased by
the county many months ago is held
up for want of cars to carry the ma
terial. W
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
bROTHERLY SPIRIT
SHOWN BY LAWYERS OF MA
AASKA COUNTY BAR.

AS Maxwell A. 0'Brien, county at
torney, is registered for military duty,
and is likely to be called into the
service of his country, the Mahaska
county Bar Association, at a called
meeting this morning put little
chunk of cheerfulness in the attor.
ney's pocket.
The lawyers agreed to take care
Of all the duties of his office as the dis
trict court may direct, and have Mr..
O'Brien's salary go direct to his fam.
lily during his absence. This is surely
a loyal spirit on the part of the law,
yers of Mahaska county. and will be
appreciated by Mr.. O'Brien in event a
call comes for his service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
GREECE N WAR
WITH THE ALLIES
Diplomatic Relations With Gem
trail Powers Broken off.
MINISTER'S ARE RECALLED
ENJOYS in Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Turkey and Bulgaria Ordered
Home-"state of War" Exists,
Says Government.

Athens, June 30.-The Greek gov
eminent has broken diplomatic rela-
lions with Germany, Austria Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey.
Although war has NOT yet been de-
clared, the Greek government consid-
ers that state of war exists since
its advent to power yesterday.
Greece Recalls Ministers.
Paris. June 0.-Telegraphing from
Athens the correspondent of lie Temps
says:
THE Greek government has direct
ed its minister to Switzerland, G. Car
ada, to communicate TO the Greek le-
cations at Berlin, Vienna, Sofia and
Constantinople instructing the minis
tiers 10 break diplomatic relations be
tween the Greek kingdom and the gov
ernments of Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
"The Greek ministers at these capt.
tails are instructed TO leave their posts
with their stats and TO place their
archives with the Netherlands lega-
lions.
THE rupture is based on the incom-
patibility of maintaining diplomatic re-
lations with governments that are car
rying on war In Greek territory"
New Course Started June IL.
[Greece's new course began to be
shaped on June II with the abdication
OF King Constantine and the accession
Of Alexander, his second son, as king.
The abdication was in effect a de-
Thronement of Constantine, whose pro-
German attitude threatened not only
the success of the Saloniki expedition
but its safety through danger of back
fire from hostile Greek military
force. venizelos, Greece's leading
statesman and steadfast friend of the
entente, summoned back to the pre-
miership by King Alexander, quickly
formed cabinet and brought about
the re-establishment of Greek cOnsH-
tutional government, which had been
virtually abolished by Constantine.1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
JOINT SIS. CONVENTION TO BIZ
HELD THERE JULY 8.

Madison, June 2S.--(By C. CA
Sunday school convention will be
held jointly by Madison and Mahaska
Center, at Mahaska Center, on July
s. An all day session with a good
program is the plan. Program will
be given later Bring your dinner
and help make this real convention.
Ella and Minnie Dykstra spent the
afternoon at the John Walrayen, home
recently,
Those visiting at John Vroom's re-
Gently were: Rene Vroom and Chas.
Newendorp with their wives, and
Walter Newendorp with his new
touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vroom attended
the GRANDPA funeral last Saturday.
The rain of Wednesday morning
was bad for little potatoes. as now
they'll have to grow.
The canning season has opened UP
again. Strawberries were few, but
there win be plenty Of cherries, plums
and apples.
Fred. Coffin and Chas. Bloom, presi-
denty and vice president of the Red
Cross organization here. have been
soliciting those of this Vicinity who
were !, unable to attend the meeting
last Sunday night, and every one
joined and gave literally until at
present we, have over 1870 memebers.
John Else Jr and family accepted
an invitation to dinner at the B. H.
Cruzen home last Sunday after
church.
Neva Coffin of Des Moines visited
over Sunday at the parental G. B.
Coffin home and had the pleasure. Of
taking one of the first rides in her
fathers new Saxon Six.
Garrett Walraven and wife took
Sunday dinner with Nick Dykstra
and family.
c. w. Bailey and Mrs. Ida Cruzen
With their families autoed to the
home of Oscar Blair near Eddyville
last Sunday after Sunday school,
The bridge west of Bailey's which
has been causing so much trouble, is
anchored now, by having two cement
ends on the boiler. Whitlatch and
his gang are responsible. A little
dirt now and it will be Al.
Skip" Shoemaker and BILLY"
Schaffer of Martinsdale, motored to
the j.. f. Cruzen home recently for a
three days visit and little business.
Jesse Dalbey is helping Carl Beal
pillow corn this week. ..1.
Chas. Bloom and family have been
entertaining the Van Winegardens,
the first OF this week, for few days.
j. f. Cruzen and son took dinner
with his brother, j. B., last Sunday.
John Walraven & Sons delivered 80
head of $50 pound hogs to Snyder
this week, receiving SIS per cwt.
Ed Harvey and family and Lebert
Cruzen and wife drove over to eat
dinner with Elmer Schultz and wife
near "Hanna-town," last Sunday.
Chas. B. Coffin has Joined the Navy
as hospital apprentice and will go
into training camp at Newport, r. L.,
in the near future.
Those visiting Will Cruzen's last
Sunday were Roy Fleck and family,
ALI Norris and family and Lou Norris
and family. f.
Floyd Knight and family spent
Sunday at Carl Beal's.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
DAYS to Grow Shorter.

Our days have now reached the per
Tod of greatest length and from now
on the amount of sunshine will stead
lily decrease slowly at first day to
day to the close OF the year. But the
sun wiz be getting up before five
O'Clock until the end Of July. Sunset
however remains at the same time
7;51 p. m. for several days yet or un
til the evening. Of July 5. when the
evenings also win begin cutting down
on the amount of>sunbght
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
.RAILR0ADsLOsE
FIGHT FOR RAISE
INTERSTATE BOARD HOLDS rs
PER CT. INCREASE TOO HIGH
HEAVIER TARIFFS ALLOWED
Opinion Says 1916 Was Most Prosper
Gus Year in History of the Car
riers-commissio Nc
chard Dissented.

Washington, June 30.-The railroads
of the United States lost theirtight for
IL per cent increase in rates. The
interstate commerce commission de-
MED their petition. The commissions
order was dated June 81. Commits
siOner McChord dissented.
The commission finds that 1916 was
the most prosperous year the railroads
ever had.
ut may be assumed" the opinion
says, that they might suffer some
abatement of the prosperity of that
year without being crippled or in any
way incapacitated."
The order sets forth: .a
That the operation of the schedules
submitted by the railroads upon which
increases were asked "be and hereby
are suspended until October %. 1917"
Exception Made on Coal.
Exception is made to schedules APP
plying to bituminous coal, coke and
iron ore, naming rates in the southern
district.
Exception is made to schedules ap-
plying to bituminous coal. coke and
iron ore, naming increased rates In the
eastern district.
All schedules naming increased rates
apply Internationally between dis
tricrs excepting only those applying to
bituminous COAL coke and iron ore be-
tween the eastern and southern dis
trtcts.
That the use of the rates, charges,
regulations and practices stated In
such suspended schedules he deferred
upon interstate traffic until October %
unless otherwise ordered by the COM
mission. ..-
Increase on Coal.
The commission grants certain in
creases in coal, iron and coke rates
on the basis of equalizing this rate
structure. The opinion also recog-
nizes that the roads In the eastern dis
trict must have increased revenue be-
yond what the new coal and iron rates
will produce. Fl
. The commission permits the eastern
carriers on five days notice to increase
the CldSS EtltS UtI"ttll NEW IOEh anu
Chicago to the following scale:
Glass ......... 1, 2 3 4 5 6
Rates .......9O 10 90 AZ SO 80
Glass rates within the territory may
also be increased in the same proper
ton as the New York Chicago class
rate.
The technical terms Of the commits
sion's order merely suspend" the pro-
posed increases to October. But the
opinion points out that full argument
has already been had on the proposed
rates. Whether the argument can now
be renewed is not disclosed.
The order was a surprise. 1t is as
serted that last fall when the country
was facing the greatest strike peril it
has ever known, an intimatiOn so au-
thoritative that 1t was almost branded
as a promise, was conveyed to the rail-
road heads that the government would
stand ready to return the favor.
The commission finds that the war
has not affected the railroads us dis
astrously as the first general state
ment of railroad witnesses might have
indicated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
From One to the Other.

Here we are at the beginning Of the
canning season. House cleaning Is
not yet out of the way before straw
berries, in Jam and preserves are cry
ing for attention. Next they try TO en-;
list the old man into service stemming
goose berries. Now come the early
cherry crop and currants are ripenins
rapidly. It's one darned thing after
another. all the time and the price OF
sugar is q constant worry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
Farmer Drowned Out.

The high waters has compelled Os-
car Lowery to quit farming and hire
out. He had rented part of the Triaes
farm on the Skunk river bottom near
Brighton but the high water cut a
new channel through the farm and
destroyed most of his land.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
Cut Wheat one Meal, Aoovers Plea.

Washington. June 30.-Herbert G.
Hoover issued an appeal to housewives
to "eut the loaf on the table only when
you need it." He added that one wheat
less meal per day win save millions Of
bushels of wheat per week. IF every
American win consume four ounces
more potatoes per day 1t would equal
40, 000,0 600 bushels of wheat"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
HOUSE PASSES SHIPPING BILL
Priority Shipment Measure Already
Passed by the Senate Goes
to the President.

Washington, June 30.-The house
passed the priority shipment bill. Civ
Ing the president authority to demand
preferential transportation of all
freight as war necessity. The bill
already has passed the senate. AS
amended in the house 1t eliminates
anti-strfke provisions but safeguards
shipments from interference by yio-
lence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
MINE SINKS GERMAN SHIP
Steamer WestfaIen Sinks While on
Way to copenhaoen-1s Of Crew
Rescued by Dutch Vessels.

The Hague, June 30.-It is reported
that the German steamC Westfalen,
bound from Rotterdam, to Copenhagen,
struck a mine near Terschelling, out
side Dutch territorial waters, and sank.
The accounts state that 10 members
of the crew were rescued by Dutch
torpedoboats.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
My.terIous disease KILLS Many.

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, June 29.-Sev-
enteen children are dead and 20 i'll,
four of them seriously, from a mys-
ferrous malady which has swept the
village of oran near here. The dis
ease has baffied every doctor In the
town and surrounding territory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
Matter Of Comparison.

Election Agent-"That was a good
long speech our candidate made on the
agricultural question, wasn't it|
Farmer Plowson-"Oh, ay, 1t wasn't
bad; but a couple o. nights good rain
'ud "a done a sight more good"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
aush IInuor 10 DRY Zone.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 30.-Twin
city liquor dealers are doing record
business, rushing shipments into the
Dakotas to beat the federal bone-dry
law which will prohibit shipments into
dry territory after July 1. Last-min-
ute orders will total $5O0,O0osi II is es-
timated. .Eia, iggl,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
Rlaht-of-Way.

Things cannot be entirely satlsfac-
tory until some plan Is invented by
which both the, motorist and the pedes-
trian can have the rightof-way at the
same time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-05
Has confiscated Boilers.

r. G. Coutts reports that the U. s.
government has confiscated the boil
ers in the large power buildings whose
construction he was experimenting
at Toledo, Iowa.