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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The sale Of Red Cross seals in
Iowa will permit numerous local or
CARNATIONS to give relief to tubercu-
lous people and enable the state or
ganization to carry on state wide
work to secure the employment of
county public health nurses and erect
ion of county sanatoria. The need OF
these measures will be we'll under.
stood when it is known that there are
about $4,000 tuberculous people in the
state and total capacity for taking
care of such people in institutions,
both public and private, amounts to
accommodations for only 294.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
PLENTY OF COAL IN IOWA.

The visible supply of coal in Iowa
is sufficient to occupy the time and
labor of the present contingent of coal
miners for some time to come, accord
ing to the estimates presented in the
1915 census report. The coal area OF
the state is principally in the central
and southwest corner. in the valley OF
the Des Moines river. Coal is also
found in the southwest corner and
mined in limited way: but as a rule
the veins lie so deep that it is i'm
possible to work them at a profit at
present.
Coal mining began in a small way
in Iowa more than fifty years ago, but
II was not until near the beginning OF
the present century that operations 10
that line took on the characteristics
of a real industry. During the last ten
years the output has amounted to
more than seven million tons year
giving employment TO sixteen thou
sand miners. IT is estimated that
since the first shaft was opened two
hundred million tons have been taken
out Biologists estimate that the
Iowa coal beds still contain thirty
thouand million tons waiting for pick
and shovel. At the rate it, Is being
mined the visible supply will provide
work for those sixteen thousand men
something more than four thousand
years. BY that time. and long before,
the world win doubtless have discov.
cred and perfected some method OF
storing the heat from the sun and
utilizing II for economical purposes
We should worry
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
SO YEARS CHASING SOLONS
Veteran Ohio Assistant Sergeant-at.
Arms Always Knows Where to
Find Legislators.

Columbus, O.-Keeping obstreperous
legislators somewhere near reasonable
limits has been the job of Col. Fred
BIankner, eighty, a Civil war veteran,
for 60 years.
During the six decades as third as
sistant sergeant-at-arms of the Ohio
house of representatives the colonel
has become famous for chasing elusive
Legislators to their lairs and dragging
them forth to complete quorum or at
call of the house.
BIankner entered the house in 1856.
During the Civil war he was at the
front and was given leaves of absence
over Legislative sessions. The new leg
islature probably will honor Colonel
Blankner by electing him third assist
ant sergeant-at-arms for life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
MAKE rubber" FROM PITCH
Germans Reported to Have Succeeded
in Producing Satisfactory
Substitute.

Notwithstanding to reports
reaching here, German experimenters
have succeeded in making a synthetic
rubber, or at least an acceptable sub
stitute, from pitch, of which they i'm
port great quantities from Sweden.
Similar experiments have been con-
but thus far without success. Many
of them are still of the opinion, how
ever, that the idea Is feasible, and are
not disposed to doubt that the Germans
have succeeded, although they incline
TO believe that the discovery cannot
yet be of great practical significance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
STEAMER SINKS AT CHICAGO
The c w. Moore, Triple Decked Pas
senger Vessel Goes Down.
No One Aboard.

Chicago, Ills, Feb. 10.-The c. w.
Moore, a tripledeck boat used for pas
senger and freight transportation,
sank at her Ndock in the north branch
of the Chicago river last evening. Up
per decks of the vessel remained
above water. The boat had been out
of service for some time, having been
seized by United States government
officers on reaching this port without
transfer papers and sold TO John
Flood of Chicago.
The vessel was under Canadian reg
istry, 125 feet long with gross ton
mage of 1888 and net of 296 No one
was aboard at the time the boat went
down and no explanation was given as
the cause of sinking.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
HARDING HELPS SUFFRAGE.

Suffrage in Iowa was given biz
forward impetus when GOV. w. l.
Harding included in his special mes
sage to the General Assembly the
recommendation that the question OF
suffrage be given the greatest consid
GRAFTON and that It be presented for
free discussion ON the floor Of both
houses.
II has been stated that the suffrage
resolution might be smothered in tho
constitutional amendment committees
The special message from the govern
or will serve to reduce this possibil
ity to a minimum, think the suffragists
as there Is every reason to believe
the committees will take the same
view as the governor and report out
the resolution for full discussion on
the floor,
A number of petitions have al
ready been received by the members
OF both houses urging them TO vote
favorably on the suffrage resolution
should it come TO vote ON the floor
Senator Addison Parker OF Poll;
and Representative Roy w Murray Of
Buena Vista are sponsors for the
suffrage resolution in the Thirty.
seventh General Assembly.
With something more than 10000
votes cast on the affirmative side last
June and with 4S counties carrying
for the amendment as well as big
showings In other counties, the suf-
fragists feel that the question merits
another trial al the polls.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The most interesting settlement
in German East Africa is Viii, town
of $4,000 inhabitants. chiefly Arabs
This slave and ivory mart of the
nineteenth century was first visited
by Europeans in 1858, when Richard
Burton and J. II. Spoke discovered
Lake Tanganyiki. on whose eastern
shores the town is situated. Of even
more interest, however, is the fact
that it was here that Henry NJ. Stan
ley's famous undertaking to find the
lost explorer David Livingston was
accomplished on October 2Sth, 1871.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
TRUE THE FLAG.

Just now there are many declara-
tons of loyalty being made all over
the country and they are sincere and
clear Many have been more fiowery,
but none more to the point than that
OF John II. Traeger, Sheriff of Chicago.
His statement follows:
Should the United States and Ger
many come to the parting of the ways
there is no question where the German
will stand do not understand why
anybody honestly could doubt the pat
riotism and the loyalty of the German.
There is not now and there never
was any reason why anyone should
raise this question. We are unfortu-
nate that there are in our country
some who think they are calling atten-
ton to their own patriotism when, in
loud tones and bold words, they criti-
else the patriotism of the German.
would have them know that the mil
lions of Germans Sn the United States
there are practically none who have
mot taken out their citizenship papers
and that this record will compare very
favorably with the, record of any other
in migrants.
when the German immigrant lifted
his hand to take the solemn oath. to
iOrswear the old country and pledge
his allegiance to the new he did it with
all his heart. He knew every word in
he oh hn II q
has prospered in America. He is CRATE
full. No German 1ireside ever taught
treason, or anything but devotion to
the adopted country.
Germans have confidence in the
wisdom of Woodrow Wilson. When he
speaks upon foreign affairs his voice
is their voice. They applauded him for
his plans for peace. They hoped he
might be the one to whom the warning
nations would turn as friend.
(. Il have talked to thousands of Ger.
mans. Let this be proclaimed above
all things: Should war be declared
they never will ask any questions;
they will go where Uucle Sam sends
them. There will be none more loyal
and patriotic. They never will learn to
hate in personal way the people oil
the other country, but they never will
hesitate to give to the United States
the fullest measure of their service.
"The American citizen of German
origin are not parading their love OF
war. They are not boasting of their
fearIessness. They know what wal
means. They approach the subject ser
iously
1.-THE German immigrant was loyal
to Lincoln. The turner's in Chicago and
st. Louis sent regiments to support
him. There was no question then OF
loyalty. A Prussian boy of 16-John p
Altgeld- carrying musket in
Ohio, and thousands not yet citizens
were fighting init Sigel.'
"This spirit still lives.
God grant that the necessity may
not como, but If it does the German
citizens answer is simple. He will say:
This is America. IL is our country.
We are ready
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
The most profitable investment

The most profitable Investment
that J. Fl. Hildreth ever made, accord
ing to his own statement, was check
for 500, in support OF the rural Young
Mems Christian Association work be
ing conducted in Calhoun County
Iowa. Mr.. Hildreth owns G40-acre
farm, and he has a family of eight
boys, He considers the contribution
a profitable investment because of the
influence it has over his boys, who
are developing into men. 1t encour
ages them to stay with him on the
farm, and with their help he gets
along year in and year out without
having to hire other labor
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
TO WATCH FOR AUTO THIEVES
Members of Automobile Organizations
in Philadelphia Sworn in as Mem
bers of Auxiliary Police.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The latest idea to
catch violators of the automobile law
and check the heavy thefts of cars, hns
been adopted by Director of Public
Safety Wilson of this city.
Several hundred members of auto
mobile organizations, whose names are
kept secret, have been sworn in as
members of the Citizens Auxiliary po-
lice and will exercise the right to ar
rest "speeders," assist the police in re-
ducing automobile fatalities and Keep
a close watch for motor car thieves, all
Of which has severely taxed the po-
lice force for six months past.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

1T was in 1856 that young Eng
fish chemist. while trying to produce
artificial quinine, distilled from coal
tar substance which had beautiful
mauye tint. This was the first of the
aniline dyes, dyes, which have now
been produced in nearly thousand
commercial shades, 400 OF which are
widely used This young chemist.
William Henry Perkin. secured capt.
tai from his father and began the man
pfacture Of dyes AS a result OF which
he was knighted and amassed for-l
tune.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
ORGANIZE EXCHANGE.
econd Meeting Held Saturday 1t.
fcnd,nca Mss Mot 1 aron

p {
Second Meeting Held Saturday. 1t.
tendance Wss Not Large,
A second meeting for the considcra-
tion of the organization of local
Farmers Exchange was held at tho
city hall council chamber SATURDAY
afternoon, Attendance at this meet
ing was not large. w r. Sinnard Of
Indianola, manager of the lndianola
Exchange was the principal speaker.
For the second time, the work of the
Farmers Exchange was. examined
and made clear. More recent rlans
announce that +. W. Else has been
chosen as the local manager. Lists
in the meeting and upon securing two
signers the Exchange win
open.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
NO MORAL Right.

Ottumwa Courier; Americans who
go abroad at this time, except through
the most pressing necessity, do not
deserve the protection of this coun
try. They may have the right, under
national and international law, to sail
into the war zone, but they have no
moral right to drag this nation into
war merely because they lose their
lives
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
BATH TOWEL is COUNTERFEIT
One Seized In Chicago Is a Perfect
Replica of -Fivc-DoIlar
Bill.

Chicago.--A Turkish towel, n replica
Of n five-dollar bill, which had been on
exhibition In local saloon, has been
confiscated by government secret sery-
Ice operatives. The towel, 3 feet 8
inches long and ! foot 10 inches wide,
contains all Of the colorIng, figures and
serial numbers Of q piece az currency
all woven into II. s
one 81 the bartpnders, II was assert
d, purchased II III South America.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

Lovers Of chocolate bonbons and
drinkers of cocoa are indebted to the
ancient Mexicans for the cocao bean
The Monteaumas called the beverage
made from this bean, which was al
one time used as money chocolate
from choco cocoa and latl water
Another valuable bean from tropical
Mexico Is the vanilla, which grows
on climbing orchid.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
John Moore Pioneer Resident of jeff.
erson Township Breaks His Leg,

John Moore Pioneer Resident of jeff.
erson Township Breaks His Leg.
John Moore, pioneer resident of
Jefferson township, met with a pain.
full accident at Iowa. City THURSDAY
while on visit at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Fl. w. Coffin. Mr..
Moore missed his footing while on a
stairs and fell, resulting in the break.
ing of a leg. He was taken to the
University hospital where he is re.
.ceiving every attention. Mr.. MOORE
came to Mahaska county and Jeifor-
son township in 1854 and since the
death of Uncle Robert Wharton. has
come into the title of the oldest resi-
dent in the township. He is a broth
or of Mrs. S. II, NJ. Bycrs, Of Dcs
MOines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

For the first time in the history
Of the system of physical examina
tions established by rubber com
pany at Akron. Ohio. a perfect man
has been discovered. Arthur Geib
passed the factory physical examina
ton with 100 per cent mark. Cell
is 35 years old, 6 feet inches in
height and weighs 225 pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
."cash paid for old dlscarded fals

Cash paid for old discarded false
teeth" says an advertisement. III
seems" comments the Keokuk Gate
City, "a man may wear again. and all
unconsciously, the very teeth with
which his great grandsire bit the dust
at Bunker Hill Here's chance foi
the sentimental song writer: 20
sheriff, do not take the teeth that
grandpa wiIled to me-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

"a visitor to ireland went to GUM
ness brewery in Dublin. At the time
of his visit he saw a party of men
testing the stout. Going up to the
foreman he remarked: They tell me
this stout is meat and drink in one"
Yes" replied the foreman, land, be-
gorra, lodgings too if you take too
much of it,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

Always boil new clothesline be.
fore using it, says a housekeeper.
this prevents the line from stretching
and makes it last longer. To clean a
soiled line wrap it around a wash
board and scrub it with soapsuds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

1t is estimated that automobiles
carried to the Grand Canyon last year
10000 persons, while the number of
persons to reach the canyon by rail
road was $4,000 or five times as many
n. in 1914
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
Source Of Supply.

Oskaloosa Is constantly furnishing
a lot OF business talent to other
towns. We have assisted in the max
ing OF Des Moines. Marshalltown,
Mason City, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids,
Davenport and Ottumwa. not to mem
tion a lot of smaller places that could
not get along without us like Knox
Vile. Abba. Hedrick, New Sharon,
Fremont Z. sotc III II. .Ny
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The leading industry in Denmark
is agriculture. The general average
in money payments to the workers
during 1915 was 1921 per annum to
the men, and s72 to the women. Board
and lodging are furnished by the en-
ployers. These wages are the highest
ever paid in Denmark.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
WOMAN is COURT BAILIFF
Others Also Hold Official Positions
In Oregon County Gov
eminent.

Albany, Ore. For the first time IN
the history of Linn county and per.
haps of the state woman is acting
as circuit court bailiff here. At the
beginning Of his term here Judge Bing-
ham appointed Miss Leila Mitchell of
Albany bailiff of his department.
Her service was coincident with the
beginning of the terms of the first
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

There is always somebody to
smile at, somebody to give your chair
to, somebody to whom a book, flow
er, or even an old paper, will be a
boon. Josephine Pollard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

Adam gave one rib and got a
wife. Robert Kirton. of Pittsburgh,
back from the front lost seven ribs
and then married a red cross nurse.
This shows the increased cost of liy-
ing.-New York Evening Herald.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

Iowa has 10000 automobiles, or
one to every three families in the
state. And yet, says the ottumwa
Courier some people talk about going
west to see prosperity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
New specifications.

+ To own an up-todate modern resi-.
dence nowadays fellow must have
included in the makeup OF his home
a breakfast room" q .sun parlor,y a
sleeping porch and other accessories
that contribute 10 the Il g Of II
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
DEEDS Of RECORD
RECENT REAL ESTATE DEALS IN
MAHAskA COUNTY.
Warranty Deeds.

Clara Ellis and husband G. !. to
}. w. Doak, Lot 3. Blk 7, Houtz Ad,
Oskaloosa Cons s1.00.
cuit Claim Deeds.
Frank Barlow and wife Lizzie to
4. r. Johnson ct al Pt ST NE Sec. %.
75-7-Sons. s100.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The man on the corner says some
people become morally cross-eyed by
trying to see the right thing in the
wrong way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The man on the corner says
pull may get you to the top OF the hlli'
but it wont put a chunk under the
wheel when you commence rolling
back
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

"A colored preacher when asked
to define perseverance" as alluded
to in his sermon, said: 1T means
firstly. to take hold; secondly, to hold
on; thirdly and lastly. to never leave
90
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The Brighton Enterprise thinks
that the man who stays at home and
takes care of the baby while his wife
goes to church will surely get home
credit, for that on the last day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The filling of the common place
is greater than being general, 1t is
the heroic, the strategic part OF en-
inence-John Wesley Geiger.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The man who thinks sacred
thoughts in secret is not ashamed
when his secrets are proclaimed from
the housetops.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

During the last year 79,2S1,735
short tons of sand and gravel, having
a value OF $23,s46,999, we're dug out
in the United States.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

For that tired feeling, try a walk
ing trip to any place within dis
lance OF FIVE miles from Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

There is about half million dol
lars in the conscience fund in Wash
ington, sent by people who in various
WAYS had defrauded the government.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

According to Alex Miller you can
tell the restaurants where girls eat
by the gum stuck on the under side
of the tables.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The real rainy days of life are
those which come in old age when
nothing has been laid by in youth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

According to the Hedrick Journal
II is very easy for man to feel that
he has done more for the institution
he works for than the institution has
done for him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

During 1915, Americans drank
,972 fewer pints of beer than
in 1914. These bottles would make
a column 3O3,447 miles high, accord
ing to the Michigan Campaign Manual.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

In the lexicon of health there is
no such work as neutrality" against
disease.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

The Hcdrick Journal has obscr-
we'd that good workman isn't very
often out of work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

insufficient sleep endangers
health.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15

Moderation in all things prolongs
fe
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
The Swiss Admiral.

"As much business as a Swiss admi- ral' is a term sometimes used satirical. ly. But the little inland nation actual. ly had an admiral once. He was an Englishman. too, Colonel Williams, who joined the Swiss colors in 1T99 This Colonel Williams got together a small fleet on Lake Zurich and was or. dered to oppose the French army, which was preparing to attack the Austrians and Russians massed near by.
 The French attacked their allied foes and routed them. Admiral Williams calmly watched the battle that was. in progress on land. Then. enraged at his own inaction, he discharged his crews, scuttled his vessels and went back to England.
 Switzerland now has one armored boat on Lake Lueerne, but its com. mander is only a captain.-Kansas City Star.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
Sslx and Toothbrushes.

Our dentist tells us a very interest. ing thing. Ordinary salt is one of the best methods for sterilizing tooth brushes that are known. But not only because it sterilizes is 1t so excellent, but because it has the effect of soften ing the bristles and making them ex- pand in way. One of the troubles so frequently met with is that the bristles come out and are swallowed, causing appendicitis. The salt causes the bris- ties to swell and so remain in the brush. This may be but another of the several million theories. 1t is i'm portant, however, that bristles do cause appendicitis.-New York Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
What Are You North7

Have you any idea: Did you cycI capitalize your wages and figure i' out? This is tho W"r to :,> c"tI.a h"W much your labor Is r2&Ily worth.
 For instance, a lu.n NEo has save $20,00O and invested it at per cent rr ceiyes an annual income oI $l,OOu :, year. or about :;-U Il week.
 The clerk iii tine office or the work man i'll the factory who gets SEQ | week therefore receives the income ai J per cent on an iuYestmcnt oi $2O,O0O.
 He is a $20,0OO n4an-that is. he is getting as much week by week as the man with $20,000 who depends Solcl! upon the income frl III his investments and who does not work for living.
 The man who earns $40 a week has about the same income as the invc tDl with $40,000 put out at interest at , per cent.
 So labor is capital. 1t has market value. It can be called commodity because it can be sold by its owner the same as any otLcr possession he may have.-JOhn \. Sleit her in Leslic's.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
A Father Vauuhan Story.

Father Bernard Vaughan, the famous English Jesuit preacher, says what ht means and means what he says an6 is never afraid of directing his critl. cisms even against the most powerful sections of society, especially the idle rich.
 An amusing reference was once made to the fiery methods of denunciatior he employs when In the pulpit. He had been preaching in Rome and had as usual, dealt out plain truths about everybody with his accustomed force One of the cardinals remarked that he preached like an Italian. "Yes, said another dignitary, "but he is an Italian. He was born on Vesuvius, and we only sent him to England tC cool."-London Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
U.ino the Scrub Palmetto.

Once prolific and troublesome vast, product throughout Florida, the scrub palmetto k now being developed into an asset of great possibilities. Not only has 1t been discovered that paper If good quality can be made from it. but the manufacture of carpets. mat tings, twines. rope and burlap from the plant k already an industry of high standing i'll the state. Only the green leaf. or fan. is used. Claim is made that the palmetto leaves when shred ded and spun are very much tougher than the grass now used for mattings. The green leaves are fed just as they arc cut into the shrcdding and spinning machines. and in three minutes they come out in twine. This avoids the discolurations and losses occasioned in drying, storing and handling grasses commonly used for mating. Palmetto can be cut every day in the year and immediately made into twine. The skeins of twine when hung up dry rap idly and uniformly. The twine is used as soon afterward as nccessary.-Argo- aaut