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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
eovERNMENr SECURITIES.

When Jay Cooke was selling United
States bonds direct to the people. dur.
ing the civil war, great point was
made OF getting the obligations OF the
government as widely distributed as
possible, and into the hands of small
investors. Cooke placed over a bill
lion dollars of government bonds; but
in a comparatively few years after the
war almost all the outstanding bonds
were in the hands OF banks and large
investors.
To finance the Spanish-American war
the government offered for public sub.
scription $500 ,O00,00J OF 3 per cent
bonds, giving preferences 70 small sub
scfibers Tlefe were 100000 sub
so5pfions Tor $500 Oh less, and the
total SUBSCRIPTIONS amounted 70 nj
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
a SPECIAL APPEAL.

A special appeal of decidedly i'm
portant character has been made by
the Hon. Josephus Daniels the Sec
rotary of the Navy regarding the en-
listment of bright and wide-awake
young men for naval duty. Many
new vessels are now being construct
ed and the work is being rushed to
completion and these men are need
ed to man the new vessels in the
protection of the nations coast lines
and the defending of American ship
ping from the deadly and the de-
structive submarines Of the warfare
that is being pushed by Germany.
This is an hour of the Nations need
and the Navy offers a service that is
particularly attractive to the youth
and vigor of America. Hundreds
are responding to the call from other
parts of the Nation and now What
will Iowa DOR
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
HEALTH WEEK FOR NEGROES

The high death rate and prevalence
of disease among members of the col
ored race has stirred the National Ne
gro Business league to set aside the
week of April % to % as National Ne
gro Health week. The executive COM
mittee of the league has agreed to CO.
operate with the National Clean Up
and Paint Up campaign bureau in or
der to better the living condition of
negroes throughout the United States.
The Negro Year Book has compiled
figures estimating that $4,000 negroes
in the south are sick continuously, re-
sulting in an annual loss of $75,000,000.
The annual funeral expense bill of
s15,000,000 is, according to the year
book, about twice as large as it should
be. The movement is the result of the
effort of the late Booker t. Washing
ton, who before his death in 1915 has
started the propaganda for health and
longevity among the negroes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

vile, CAL, the young mans capital
consisted of so cents. He set about
making wheelbarrows for man
named Hines. He made them SO well
that he came to be called "Wheelbar-
row" Studebaker. Returning to Pla'
cerville in 1912 on visit Mr.. Stude-
baker was guest at banquet given
by the few OF his old Hangtown com
rades that remained.
at took me long time to make
that first wheelbarrow," he SAID on
that occasion. And why shouldn
it? All Hines gave me was rickety
saw and some pitch pine planks. III
never forget that first wheelbarrow
Hines came over, looked at it closely
walked around it a couple OF times
and asked me what it was"
Mr.. Studebaker, however, became Sc
proficient in his work that in his hVe
years stay in California he was aOie
to save $4,000. With this he returned
to South Bend in 1858, purchased th'
interest of one of his brothers IN
wagon shop and found the nrm OF =
& ]. NJ. Studebaker. AS the years wen
on Mr.. Studebaker extended greauA
the score of his business IN automo
bile building and also became inter
ested in banking.
On his eightieth birthday annlVers
airy Mr.. Studebaker held a reception
to his employees at the South Benz
plant and against the advice Oh MI
physician, shook hands with each 0
the 5000 men. In his eighty-secon'
year he still was chairman OF TN
studebaker corporation and said n
expected to remain in harness ur
til he died. He was at the Soutl
Bend plant on virtually every Worl
day of the year, arriving at I in I'M
morning, two hours ahead OF nj
clerks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

AS long as the war in Europe per-
mits such a demand as now exists for
American horses there is little danger
of horse meat playing an important
part in the reduction of the living cost.
At least $135 can be obtained now for
almost any sort of horse carrying
enough flesh to make him profitable
investment. Cattle for dressing New
York declares can be bought now from
$110 to 1920. They estimate that d
hores equipped with enough flesh to
make him available for food purposes
is first class eating places could not
be purchased for less than $3.50 or
$160.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
IN THE NATIONS SCHOOLS.

In 1916 over 23,500,0000 persons
were attending some kind of school
in the United States. In his last an
nual report the commissioner of edu-
cation says: This means that APP
proximately "a per cent of the inhabit,
ants Of the United States are attend
ing school as compared with 10 per
cent in Great Britain, II per cent in
France. 20 per cent in Germany and
a little over per cent in Russia" The
The bureau remarks, however, that the
result is much less favorable to the
United States If daily attendance,
rather than enrolment. taken as the
basis for comparison, since some Of
the other nations have better attend
ance and longer school term than
the United States.
OF the 100000 teachers in the Uni
ted States during the last year $4,000
were men and $4,000 women. The
number of man teachers has increased
very slightly since 1900; the number
of women teachers has almost dou-
bled. In public elementary schools the
number Of man teachers has increased
2 per cent since 1900 while the num-
Der of woman teachers has increased
8 per cent. In 1900 teaching positions
in public high schools were evenly al.
vided between men and women. At
the present time the women outnum-
Der the men by 5000,
The average annual salary OF all
teachers is $525. The figure is high
est In the east and north Atlantic
states, with s699 and 1886, respective
ly. and lowest in the south Atlantic
states-$329. 1t varies from 1884 in
Mississippi to 1871 in California and
$941 in New York. 80
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
THEY ALWAYS MAKE GOOD.

Richard F. Malone of st. Paul, Mimi,
has been elected as the auditor ofthe
Kansas City Northwestern r. r. with
headquarters at Kansas City, Kansas.
He was born in Marshalltown, Iowa
in 1870 and at the age Of 16 entered
railroad work as a clerk with the old
Iowa Central R. r. Since then he has
worked for various companies but
twice each change has taken higher
position until he has been finally
elected as above. This is only an
other case of where former |. c. or NJ
e. St L. men have gone out to other
work and they always make good.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
THE TEN pgMANpmeNrs.

Don't lie. It wastes my time and
yours. am sure to catch you in the
end, and that end is the wrong end
2. Watch your work, not the clock.
"A long days work makes long day
short; and short days work makes
my face long.
3. Give me more than expect. and
I will give you more than you EXPECT.
y can afford to increase your pay Il
you increase my profits
4. You owe so much to yourself you
cannot afford TO owe anybody else.
Keep CA Of debt. or keep out Of my
chops. y
5. Dishonesty Is never an accidents
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

The movie business seems to have
reached its zenith. Statistics compiled
by the National Association of the
Moving Picture Industry shows that
in Chicago, Philadelphia and New
York there has been a marked de-
crease in movie" houses, and in Chi
cago. where exact statistics were OBJ
tanned, it was found that the decrease
in seating capicity amounted to 2O9,-
600.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
THE DEMAND FOR FOOD.

With March the farm season begins
in Iowa and the Mississippi valley
states. What Iowa and the Missis
sippi valley states should have brought
home to them is the need as well as
the profit of utilizing every acre of
available land
Whatever the ultimate effect Of war
the immediate effect is enormously to
stimulate business. The demand for
everything in the United States will
grow greater during the present year
Prices, instead of returning to nor
NAL will go higher Food will be
scaTcer and dearer as the months pass
With all that can be raised in Amer.
lea there will be no surplus of any
agricultural product a year from now
The National City Bank of New
York emphasizes the importance OF
farm activity in it's review of the sit.
uation. Iowa and states similarly sit
uated should recognize their duty as
we'll as their opportunity as they
read:
AT the moment no other factor
in the national situation is of
greater importance than intelli-
gent, precautionary preparations
to secure the largest possible acre
age of land under cultivation, and
particularly in the food crops,
during the coming season. Wheth-
er we are to have war or peace,
the population must be fed, and if,
unfortunately, weather conditions
should be unfavorable and the
yield no better than last years,
the food situation next winter will
be so much worse than it is now
that we may well take alarm while
there is yet time to provide
against the possibility"
The National City Bank whose re
ports come authoritatiyely from all
parts of the world, declares that the
present crop year will end without re-
serves anywhere, the whole world will
be dependent upon the 1917 crop, the
Argentina wheat crop is already near
ly a failure, and the corn crop is not
much better. The Australian wheat
crop, which, like that of South Amer
lea, is harvested in our winter. Is fifty
million bushels short Of last year. A
semi-official report from France puts
French wheat at IS per cent as against
"a per cent last year largely because
of want OF fertilizer, the crop of Hol-
land is unpromising. and that of Eng
land backward, while in the United
States there is want of moisture in
the winter wheat states.
Here is the summing up:
with reserves exhausted. and
the world situation what it is,
there is no danger Of OVERRIDING
production, for the largest pos
sible crop in this country is GER
tain to bring renumeratiye prices.
1t must be remembered that II
the war ends at any time before
the crop OF 1918 is harvested there
Will be a great demand from CEN
trail Europe on the crop Of 1917"
Iowa should not contemplate this
situation with thought only Of tho
enornaous pricea for a bpmper Prop,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
WHO DISCOVERED AMERICAN

America was discovered not by
Christopher Columbus in 1892 and not
by Left Ericsson in the year 1000 A.
D., but by five Buddhist monks Of Ka-
bull in 45S A. ID.
This is the testimony of Hui Shen a
Buddhist missionary, who visited
America in 400 AID. and .returning'to
China. made full report OF his tray.
els 10 the Empsror Wu11'i Of the LANG
dynasty. lN ''isi
Prof John Flyer. one Of the most
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

BE glad that spring is here and
that winter is going. But keep your
mind OH the little germs that your eye
cannot see. Do not wear thin cloth
ing in too much of a hurry, or suffer
from shocks that cause congestion.
begin now to get in perfect condition,
and your days may be long in theland
that the Creator has given you.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
for women and children part of every
year. Nobody likes a prison"
Az HOME AND ABROAD,

Oil and gas men throughout north
western Pennsylvania are waiting
with much interest the final result of
drilling operations at the two deep
test wells located at Kersey and Nc
Donald, both Pennsylvania towns,
says the Philadelphia Record The
Geary well at Mcdonald, has reached
depth of 7,218 feet, which makes it
the second deepest in the world. The
worlds deepest well is in Roumania
and is 1900 feet deep, but it is likely
that the Geary well will make new
record. Its promoters already have
spent 100000 in the widest venture,
and another 100000 is to be invested
before it is abandoned. When the drill
reached depth of 7,110 feet strain
of rock salt more than 100 feet thick
was discovered.
With the greatest war in history on
their hands. the French have found
time and resources to continue their
work on the great commercial canal
which will connect the port of Mar
settles with the Rhone river. In the
course of this construction they have
found it necessary to complete the
greatest tunnel ever driven for the
passage of canal at one point. The
tunnel is four and a half miles long,
and the material removed was much
greater in quantity than would be the
case with similar railroad tunnel.
More rock was removed than from
any two of the tunnels which pierce
the Alps. The canal will not be com.
pleted for some time, but the tunnel
has been successfully finished.
-:-.:- -
/ An expert with a taste for statistics
has recently calculated that twill be
profitable to conduct iron mining op,
erations on the great European battle
fields after the war. He estimates that
60,O00,000 shells have been fred in
the long struggle for Verdun. These
shells, he says, represent 100000
tons of steel. Add to this the barbed
wire defenses, dismantled guns and
other iron wreckage of war, and he
believes that enough iron and steel
have been scattered on the hundred
square miles of the field to make min.
ling a paying proposition when peace
comes, VIZ
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

Annie Oakley. noted rife shot and
known to Oskaloosa as star attract
ion with the Buffalo Bill shows has
offered to raise a regiment of women
sharp shooters for home defense in
event of war Who was it said that
"if women powder the face they can
face the powder"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

The center of population OF the
United States lies in southern Indiana
nearly a thousand miles from brine.
Those of our people who "go down to
sea in ships" are SO exceptionl as to
be human curiosities. We are VERT
ably a nation of land.lubbers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

Many women are now employed
as members of the Paris police force.
But this is nothing new. OsRaloosa
has had two on her force for over
a,oar
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

France has a new Joan of Arc. in
the person OF M. Perchand of La Ven
dee. But France would better keep
its powder dry and not trust too
much in the Maid of La Vendee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

The man on the corner says he
never saw three girls going down the
street arm in arm but what two OF
them we're smiling at the third.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

United States troops are guarding
the $1O,000,O00 Elephant Butte dam
near Eagle, N. NJ, to keep it German
proof.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

in these days of high cost of liV'
ing there is nothing cheaper than
copy of a newspaper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

1t is well to remember that lin
all that is good Iowa affords the best,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29

Japan has $50 High schools for
girls, attended by over $4,000 pupils.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
ENeLANp's EXPERIENCE

Despite all traditions of conserva-
tism, the British government has en-
barked, since the war started, on the
greatest advertising campaign ever be-
gun by any government in the history
of the world, and the success attained
in Great Britain should be an induce
ment to the United States to adopt
modern methods, and discard ante
quated ideas in trying to raise an ar-
my. q 49,. '..-. u.
Ever since the first call for volun-
teers England has pleaded by means
of the advertising facilities offered by
the press for men and money. The
government has used page after page
of space for striking appeals. The au-
thorities have employed the best ad-
yertising talent in the kingdom to
work in the newspaper and billboard
campaigns, 3D., -....
There is nothing amateurish about
the work. n is cold business, and the
returns have justified all the expendi-
ture of money for advertising space.
and for writers and artists of abil-
ity. Thus England and the. world at
large have become used to official SEN
s9tion and display, but the latest form
of advertising has eclipsed every pre-
vious effort ..r.t.'s ...-.
Following the appeal for English
men to invest their money to help the
government to victory comes the call
for every Englishman between Is and
81 years old to place his services at
the disposal of the government for
necessary war work. After putting him
self at the disposal of the authorities,
he will be notified what sort of work
will be required of him and he will re-
ceive regular pay and other compensa-
tion. By this means, it is argued, num-
bers of physically fit can be released
for service at the front and labor will
become mobile and easily managed.
The advertising in itself is as strik-
ING as any the government has at
tempted with the press as medium.
The pictures are drawn with singular
force by artists of repute, and the ap-
peals which appear beneath are sharp
and to the point Beneath one picture,
besides an explanation of volunteer
service, appears the following:
ENROLL TODAY
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
OPTIMISM is WELCOME
-EVEN FROM CHICAGO

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Losing both legs
and being wounded in both arms has
failed to even dim the enthusiasm of
Lieutenant T. l.. o. Williams, of the
Twenty-eighth Canadian Infantry,
who is in Chicago with the British
Recruiting Mission.
81 had a little bad luck" he said
with grin, but If I had 1t to do all
over again. I'd go back and do the
same thing without hesitation.
II am not so bad off. | can drive
my automobile, I can swim-and
don't care a whoop what I lost"
Lieutenant Williams lost his limbs
when leading his men in a trench
raid. He was in a hospital at Lon
don for several months being SEN
later to his home at Minnedosa, Man
itoba, Canad, last April.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
OVERTHROW OF cZAR
MEANS $4,000 TO HIM

Albany. Aug. 3.-The overthrow Of
the czar and the revolution in Rus
sia may mean the collection of a
$4,000 legacy to Simon Sanders, of
Albany. Twenty years ago Mrs.
Dora Sanders, wealthy aunt. died
in Kief. Russia, leaving her entire
estate to her nephew Sanders went
through all of the necessary legal
procedure until his attorneys told
him it would be necessary to return
to Russia He had left the cars do.
mains at the age Of 16, evading mill.
tary service. To return would have
subjected himself to 10 years impris.
onment in Siberia He decided he
would remain a poor man under the
Stars and Stripes rather than risk
Siberia With changed conditions
deu to the revolution. he now plans
to return and lay claim to the estate
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
SPEAKER HARDEE
WILL CALL SESSION TO
iMPEACH CATS IF MA
JORlTY OF LEGiSLA-
TURE DESIRE IT

Orlando, Fla, Aug 3.-Speaker
Cary Hardee in letter dated Aug.
at Live Oak writes to J. Fred De-
Berry as follows:
81 have read with interest your
favor suggesting convention OF the
House of Representatives having for
its object the Impeachment OF the
present governro
1T seems TO me that before an
action Of this character could be
taken that the speaker of the House
should be clearly advised as to the
legality of such proceedings | see
frcm newspaper reports that the
Texas legislature has been convened
for this purpose, citing as a prece-
dent the action of the assembly Of
Sulzer was impeached. l am not ia
miliar with the constitutional pro-
visions of those two states and cer-
tajnly for them to have the force Of
precedents their constitutional pro-
visions would have to be similar to
our own states constitution.
Apart from the legal aspects Of
the question it seems to me that
should have in hand from the men,
bers of the House of Representatives
themselves evidence Of probable
passage Of the necessary impeach-
ment proceedings before convening
them in extraordinary session.
81 am pleased to note your inter
est and trust that our views coincide
in this matter.
Very truly yours.
GARY A. HARDEE
Speaker"
Mr.. DeBerry states that he will at
once supply the speaker with plenty
of evidence of the legality of such
proceedings.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
AMERICAN RED CROSS
GIVEN FIRST DUTY IN
REscUINo CHILDREN
Are Sent to Care for Little Ones En-
dangered by German Gas
Bombs and Airplanes.

Paris. Aug. 3.-Four hundred small
children, threatened with death by
asphyxiating gas bombs dropped BY
enemy aviators, we're successfully re-
moved today from small French
town near the firing line to place
of safety by the American Red Cross,
in response to the first emergency
call received at the Partisan head
quarters.
The first word Of the children's
condition reached headquarters late
Thursday afternoon, and the next day
the Red Cross sent doctors and nurs
es and a truckload of condensed
milk. clothing and drugs for their re
lief
AS the German aviators are using
gas bombs, and because 1t is impos
sible to equip children properly witt
gas masks, 1t has been considered
necessary to take them out OF thu
danger zone. Many mothers, wht
are busy harvesting crops, have beel
unable to give adequate care to thet
children, and the Red Cross nov
has temporarily taken them under it
control.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
ARTIST OFF
TO scULPT WOUNDED

Cleveland O.. Aug. 3.-Max Kalish,
Cleveland sculptor. is going to do his
bit and it's a strange bit, too. Kalish
is turning his talents from creating
faces in clay to remaking those Of
human beings. Kalish is one of
small army of American sculptors
who are going to the battle front to
help battle-scarred veterans. They
proose to remake the mangled fea-
lures of the soldiers injured in battle.
They call these fellows plastic
scuptors. They replace the missing
parts of the face with copper or pa
pier mache and then graft skin over
It. Little is known Of the science
in America and the sculptors are go
ing to France shortly to learn the
fine points Of the art.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
CHILD DIES OF TETANUS

St Petersburg, Aug 3.-s,thel
Laura, the 6-year-old daughter of
George Roberts, of Pass-a-Grille. died
yesterday afternoon of lockjaw The
child stepped on splinter about q
week ago and after 1t was removed
the wound healed over in a satisfac-
tory manner. Tuesday afternoon
signs of tetanus developed and every
effort was made to remedy the ac-
re held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock from Harris chapel with the
Rev. Mr.. Magoon In charge Burial
will be in the Greenwood cemetery
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
[[RNOW|7z
is IS Captured
BY AUSTRIANS
hS TOWN HAS CHANGED
hands TEN TIMES DURING
The WAR.


|ars, Aug. 3-1he Flanders frUnt
Ire tne great entente offensive is
hampered by bad weather re-
bLs the center OF milltary III
|st but on other sections OF the
kern line there is notable activ-
Todays British official state
II revealed that the Germans mad
|lnto the British line last night
khe Arras front and gained at In.
|ry hill, an important eminencc
OF Monchey LIE PreuX. "A part Oh
ground was regained TINS morn
The Germans also attacked
bntly in the Aisne front but were
Used with heavy losses. Bukowina
again virtually been overruI ny
leuIons which has enabled the
knce because OF a recent oisaS-
Is break of the Russian lines
III. CzernoWltz is reported as
|ured. Petrograd announces that
polung in southern BukoWlna
been evacuated. Czernowitz has
lged hands ten times during the
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03

attended the livestock meeting at the
University in January were we'll
pleased with the program. An effort
is being made to arrange program
even better Off the September meet.
ing.
Livestock raising is becoming one
of the leading industries of FLORIDA.
With the establishment of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board the indus
try should make material progress
during the next few years.
If you are interested in any phase
of livestock farming. keep the date in
ing in September.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-03
WAR DEPT.HAS
DECIDED TO
CALLF0R MORE
CANDIDATES
FOR jl;jdi OFFICERS
IS IN NEED OF 80 PER CENT
MORE THAN FIRST ESTIMATE
(By Associated Press }

Washington, Aug. 3-An increase
of thirty per cent in the number OF
candidates to be admitted as second
officers in the training camps open
ing on Aug. 27 has been ordered by
the war department Sixteen thou
sand candidates were to have been
admitted The number has been
raised to 20,SO0