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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
A WORTHY EXAMPLE
FOREST CEMETERY ASSocIA-
TIoN BUYS LIBERTY BONDS.

The action of Forest Cemetery As
ISOLATION in subscribing for $1,000
worth of Liberty Loan Bonds is COM
mendable, and is worthy emulation
by other institutions and private in
dividuals. Though the association
could get larger rate of interest in
other loans, the Board of Directors
feel that this is a case where every
body must favor the Government
The investment is gilt edged and
everybody connected with the asso-
citation will be pleased over the ac-
ton. p
The Government of the United
States has two methods of raising
money. One is by taxation. The
other is by the sale of bonds, which
is method of borrowing money.
The Government bond is the print:
ed promise of the Government to
pay back the borrowed sum of money
at certain time, and to pay interest
on it at regular intervals until it is
repaid.
in this way only after it has been Civ
en- the right to do so by act of Con-
gress approved by the President, and
the terms of the loan are set out in
the act.
Back of the promise of the Govern
ment stands the honor of the Govern
ment and all it's taxing resources.
Really the whole wealth of the Ma
ton stands behind this solemn prom
Use of the Government to pay.
This makes a United States Gov
eminent bond the safest investment
in the world. If the bond of the
United States Government is not
safe, no property in the United
States is safe. If the United States
can not pay its bonds, it is hardly
probable that it will be able to pro-
tect the citizens in their other rights.
The Liberty Loan Bonds of 1917
are especially attractive investments.
Not only have they this absolute
States bonds but they are tax free
not only from all existing taxes but
from any war tax that may subse-
quently be levied. No state, city.
nor county may tax them. The in
heritance tax of the United States
and of some States may affect them,
or, rather. affect their transfer after
death of the owner by will or by in
heritance.
Another advantage these Liberty
Loan Bonds possess is that if the
Government issues bonds later on
during this war at a higher rate of
interest the holders of Liberty Loan
Bonds will be allowed to exchange at
par their bonds for bonds bearing
the higher rate of interest.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
DOLLAR GAS AND
1os ELECTRICITY
NEW ORDINANCES PASSED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL.
BIG REDUCTION IN UTILITIES
Gross Prices Are $1.10 For Gas and
II Cents For Electricity With
Over Ten Per Cent Discount
For Cash In Ten Days.

Oskaloosa awoke this morning to
find ten cent electricity and dollar
gas in her Manager. This was the
work of the city council at the regu-
lar session of Monday evening,
which adopted new ordinances regu-
lating the rates for electric current
and for gas. Also laying down GER
tain new rules and regulations. 9th
er ordinances pending were not in
troduced at the session.
Ordinance committee and council
members in committee room session
thought the cut on the rates for cur
rent might be little too much of a
departure from rates now in force,
and they therefore advanced the
steps one cent each over the rate
mentioned at first reading. The
schedule of rates for electric con-
sumption adopted in the new meas
ure are IL cents, if not paid in ten
days, or ten cents if paid before the
10th of each month, growing less as
follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
FRANCES GREAT EXAMPLE.

Frances resistance to Germany has
astonished the world. The deter
mination to fight ito the end" as ex-
pressed by General Gallieni, the hero
of Paris, has taken hold of the ma
ton and every sacrifice is being
made. One naturally would picture
the French nation as bled white and
gasping for breath; as giving up ev-
erything save the barest necessities
of life and of thinking of nothing
except war. :u'..
Yet we read now of strike of the
dressmakers, milliners and furriers
of Paris. Apparently stylish cloth
ing has not been given up. Writers
in Paris have told of the remarkable
displays of jewels, tapestries and 9TH
er articles of luxury in the shop win
dows of Paris and of the reports of
dealers that sales are large and prof
liable. Importers of rugs, for in
stance, say the demand is far in ex-
cess of the supply. The boulevards
swarm with motor cars, many of
them of the most expensive make
Operas and theaters are crowded at
every performance The Lyons Fair
this year is outdoing that of last year
which far surpassed expectations.
Hundreds of books on subjects not
related to the war are being pub
lished and sold and there is big de-
mand for foreign as well as French
magazines and periodicals at the
bookstalls.
But that does not mean that France
is not meeting the emergency of
war. 1t means merely that she is
not meeting it with hysteria. She
has taken hold. of herself and the fact
that she has taken hold of herself
makes her able the better to bear
the burdens that have been heaped
upon her. Her nerves would long
since have broken had she not known
how to meet the situation philosoph-
ically: had she, for instance, given
up everything for war and thrown
her very spirit away in the face of
the invading hosts.
France has not wasted. Every bit
of foodstuff and coal and ore has been
made the most of. But she has kept
up, to wonderful degree, her nor
NAL way of living. America has
learned much from France. Not the
least important is this lesson in the
meeting of national emergency.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
CONTINUE IN SCHOOL.

An urgent appeal to pupils to re.
main in high school next fall as a pa.
triotic duty has been issued by Dr.
p. p. Claxton, United States Commits
sioner of Education. DIR. CIaxton
points out that there are in the high
schools of the United States this year
more than one and one-half millions
of boys and girls, and somewha:
more than 100000 of them will grad
uate. In an ordinary year 10000 or
more of these would next fall enter
college, normal school or technical
school to be prepared for such SER
vice to society, State and Nation as
can be rendered only by those who
have received education beyond that
which the high schools can give He
says. MANY college presidents and
others fear that on account of our
entrance into the war few boys and
girls will enter college next fall and
that the total college attendance will
be very small. The number ought,
however, to be much larger than US
ual
1.-The more mature young men are,
the more seryiceable they are in the
army. The selective draft will take
only those between twenty-one and
thirty. In the total of 60,000,000
people of productive age in the Unit
ed States the 100000 students in col
leges and normal schools and tech
nical and vocational schools of high
grade constitute only about one-half
Of one per cent. More than half of
hese live in cities and cannot be en-
)loyed in agricultural production ex-
,ept as few OF them may find work
IN the farms during the summer
Their going to college will not lower
he productive capacity of the coun-
ry as a whole in any appreciable de-
rec, The colleges, normal schools,
nd technical schools will all be open
18th undiminished income from pub !
g funds and epdowments, and the
Expense Of their maintenance will
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07

1-Consolidate, where practicable,
through passenger train service and
eliminate trains which are not well
patronized.
2-Reduce the number of special
trains and give UP running excursion
trains.
3-On light and branch lines,
where two or more passenger trains
are operated, try to reduce to one
train day. .at "A, ..., d..
Substitute, where practicable,
mixed train service for separate pas
senger and freight service on branch
lines. Closely review number of
scheduled freight trains, where ton
mage is insufficient to load them,
with view to reducing the number
of trains.
5-Where passenger trains are
double-headed for speed, readjust-
ment of schedules or cutting out of
cars, where possible, will release To-
comotives for freight servive.
G-Reduce, so far as practicable,
luXuries-such as observation cars.
Reduce, also, in the interest of econ
nay, the present rather elaborate and
luxurious bills of fare furnished on
many dining and restaurant cars.
Move company freight and sup
plies on underloaded trains. Oper-
ate work and construction trains, as
far as possible, in slack times. Store
fuel in slack times.
Snake the question of train load.
ing of primary importance with div
ision officials and train and yard
crews, through close checking of the
records of train performance: Give
publicity to those making good and
poor records.
The War Board, in explaining the
reasons for these orders, says that
it finds it inevitable that from time
to time it must recommend the adop'
, ton of policies which will curtail
! conveniences the public has previ-
ously enjoyed. But the Board re-
lies upon the support of public opin-
ion in the present national emergen-
cy, and feels that this sacrifice of
personal convenience will be un-
grudgingly granted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
A SECOND GARDEN CROP.

Now that radishes, lettuce and in
some sections peas, spinach and other
early crops are being harvested, home
gardeners should be making their prep
arations to utilize the freed space by
planting other crops, say specialists OF
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
In planning for these paintings the
specialists suggest, it is well at all
times, but especially this year, to con.
centrate efforts on the production of
vegetables that have considerable food
value and on those which may be
stored in their natural condition, dried
or canned for winter use. Late Irish
crops that can be grown on the freed
ground. Navy beans furnish substant-
ial food which is easily stored, and
the present market prices make it
worth while in sections where they
thrive, to replant space from which
crops have been harvested, with this
lCgume.
Other vegetables having consider
able food value from which choice
may be made for late paintings in
Cludc sweet corn, string beans, late
beats, turnips, tomatoes, squash and
Trmpkins. AS far north as northern
New Jersey, southeastern Pennsyl-
Tania. central Ohio, central Indiana,
northern Illinois and central Iowa.
sweet potatoes also may be depended
on to mature from paintings made
as late as June 10, on sandy land.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
FARMERS AND LIBERTY LOAN.

One aspect of the liberty loan of
1917, that the. farmers of America
may well consider, is that a very great
portion of the money raised by the
bond issue will come directly into the
pockets of the farmers of the Nation.
All of the money advanced to our
allies will be expended in the United
States and as they are making all of
tier own munitions practically all of
the money advanced them will be
spent for products of the farms-for
cotton for clothing and high explos-
ives, wool for clothing, and leather for
shoes; but by far the greater part of
the money loaned our allies will be
expended here for food products.
In few months the United States
and 100000 reserves in training; so
including the Navy there will be g.
OJU,UU0 men that our Government will
feed and clothe. This will make the
United States Government by far the
largest single customer the farmers
of America have.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
such methods in handling
the loan that no community will be-
dehuded of money by reason of liberty
loan bond purchases. The money will
be left in local banks and as the Gov
ornment purchases food and supplies
the money raised by the bond issue
will pass back into the pockets of the
people.
The farmers of the country should
literally to the liberty loan
bonds. They get the safest invest
nent in the world and their money
supplies their best customer tht funds
o purchase undergraduates. This is
POLITICAL economy the wisdom of which
S plain to everyone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
THE VILLAGE VERDICT.

"A stranger from far off land
With battered grip-sack in his hand,
With weary spine and aching feet
Tramped slowly down the village
street;
His heart was right if folks but knew,
Yet everyone in fear, withdrew,
Suspicious of his hating tread,
Beware the German spy, they said.
Another man of portly build
With ample waitsline, amply filled,
And Juggling half a dozen grips
And offering everybody tips,
Then came to town, but went away,
He couldn't find place to stay.
The town refused him board and
Another German spy" they said.
"A woman, wrinkled, gray, and bent,
Without an earthly friend or cent,
Next came to town from off some
where,
Yet knew not how she happened
there.
The villagers were quick to note
Her trembling hand and tattered coat
And ran from her in fear and dread,
"She is a German spy" they said.
An infant barely six weeks old,
One NOTWITHSTANDING and gray and
u cold
Within basket sobbed and cried,
On yonder doorstep-while inside
The villagers in counsel there
Refused admittance, warmth, and
care
To hungry little tousle-head,
"A wicked German spy" they said
NAL Rose, Oskaloosa, la.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
IN RURAL SCHOOLS.

In the interests of efficiency and
health there is increasing necessity
for the application of scientific medical
and sanitary knowledge to the admin.
istration of the public schools, in the
opinion of the Public Health Service.
In general, the faults observed in
rural schools, the annual report of the
Service declares, are due to lack of
skilled advice, especially in regard to
the location, construction and equip
ment of school buildings and disre-
gard of sanitary principals governing
water supplies, the disposal of sewage,
ventilation, temperature, illumination,
ard the arrangement of school desks
and blackboards. During the past ifs
cal year surveys have been made in
rural districts of several states and
many thousand school children have
been examined. These examinations
have included thorough testing of the
eyes by competent oculists, tests, of
metal capacity, and the effect of SAM
tary environment on school progress,
as well as inspections for the custO-
mary physical defects.
The conclusion is reached that there
is great need for Improvement in rural
schools and that communities them
selves will benefit if conditions are
bettered, the schools serving as OBJ
ject lessons for surrounding sections.
in country districts have
been found below those in the cities
and it is apparent that organized
health work has largely been confined
to the latter. Considered from a SAM
larry standpoint alone the Public
Health Service is in favor of the con-
solidation of rural schools, since it
must eventually result in the provid-
ing of better buildings and the organi-
sation of systems of efficient sanitary
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
Other Work of Council.

All members of the city council
were present at the first regular
meeting of the month Monday even
ing and the regular routine was OBJ
served, including claims list, taxes,
etc.
l.. E. Corlett presented petition
of Penn College management asking
the city to vacate certain streets and
alleys in the plated addition now oc-
cupied as the college property. Pc:
tition was granted and contract and
ordinance of vacation authorized and
ordered.
Application of John r. Garrett for
a new walk on B avenue east of
Ninth street, involving the change
of grade, was referred to sidewalk
committee.
Petition from citizens along First
and High avenues west in the vicin-
ity of the old Siebel Mills property
and the Herbert Lamb place asks the
abatement of the nuisance caused
by the ruins of the places. Referred
to legal committee.
Change in the. record of the "Dick"
Hutchins sewer was authorized to
keep history straight.
Big Reduction In Power Rates.
The power schedule is also changed
Where formerly the net rate to large
consumers was cents the new
makes a net rate of cents.
rhe old rate started in at 10 cents
let for the first % X. w. H.
The new rate for the first so X. w
l.. is Z cents and goes down, step by
tep until all over 500 X. w. H. costs
cents per K. w. H. Under the rate
ow in force the consumer had to
how consumption over 1000 X. w.
!. to obtain five cent net rate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
ON A WAR BASIS.

The Railroads War Board, organ
lied especially to operate all the
roads of the country as one system
for the purposes of national defense,
has advised railroads to adjust their
services to conserve fuel supply, and
increase the capacity of the lines as
a whole. This is done to secure the
maximum transportation energy for
moving coal, food. materials and
troops necessary for the successful
conduct OF, the war. al
The communicates TO the individ-
|lal railroads says in part; lall
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
THE IOWA BLUE LAW,

Much criticism has been aimed at
Attorney General Havner for his
enforcement of the Iowa Blue Laws,
and Interior motives have been
charged against him. Falling in
line with the popular habit of chdrg-
ing everything up to the war, Mr..
Havner gives that as the excuse OF
his present activity. He says:
There is valid reason why we
should do our duty at this particular
time. The enforcement of this law
will conserve the resources and con.
serve the labor of the state in which
we live, and if there was ever a time
in the history of the state and nation
when every law which would tend
to accomplish that purpose should
be most rigidly enforced it is now,
and it is not only our legal obliga-
ton as officers of the law, but it is
our patriotic duty to see that this
measure is enforced to the end and
that we shall be able to conserve the
labor and resources of this common
wealth. The people of this state
are making great sacrifices to do
their patriotic duty as citizens to-
ward national life, and the patriotic
duty which they owe. as citizens of
this state to the observance of law
and the conservation of the re-
sources and of the labor of the state,
should appeal to them, as we believe
it will appeal to them when they
the situation, but wheth-
er it does or not, they have spoken
through a majority of their legisla-
ture upon this express question and
the majority of the legislature re-
solved in favor of this law and of its
virtue and we, as officers are bound
to administer the law AS we find it,"
- - -
The sentiment of the press of the
state is much divided over the cam
paign of enforcement. Locally the
OskalOosa Times says: "a law which
needs an apology for its enforce
ment, seems to us to be a pretty
poor law. But the thing which APP
Deals to us as rather comical is this
promise of the republican party
For sixty years these laws have been
On the statute books Of Iowa, and
or sixty years the republican party
las held almost undisputed control
Of the legislative and judicial ma
,hinery of the government in state :
lffairs. This sudden reformation is |
tartling but the disposition of these
'fficials to throw the blame back on /,
he legislature is really amusing.
Why, bless their souls, if these laws
hould be enforced, they ought to be
roud of the task. What is there
D apologize about? Can it be pos
ible that the wisdom of our legis-
ators is being criticised? We be-
eve that the time will come when
will be considered patriotic duty
,r every man in Iowa to visit the
IVA legislature in session for at !
asst one day. Maybe the charac-
II of our laws would be better I'M |
srstood than they are now : ~ @ K
~ -:-t-- ipnN itt
Attorney General Hayner gayefs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07

Minimum charge per meter, soc
per month.
Discount is obtainable only upon
payment of bills before tenth of the
month following rendering of state
ment.
All meters nut be tested by a mas
ter meter and checked for correct
ness within ninety days from date of
ordinance.
This ordinance was put through all
three readings and adopted.
The gas ordinance likewise adopt
ed provides for charge of $1.00 per
one thousand feet Of gas or $11O if
the bill is not paid within ten days
after the close of the month for
which rendered.
Bill rendered the city for the street
lighting for the month of May was
revised by council vote to conform
to the schedule of rates adopted in
resolution Of the city council April
16 and payment will be rendered only
on this basis.
Thus the city council puts three
new ordinances in operation of rcgu-
lating price of public utilities.
The advantages to the public in
the new scale of rates on electricity
is shown by comparing the new rates
with those that have been in force
which are as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-07
DEEDS Of RECORD
RECENT REAL ESTATE DEALS IN
MAHAskA COUNTY.
Warranty Deeds.

J. J. Stuursma and wife ct al to Ger
rift Van Der Hart, pit. lot blk and
lots 5, 6, 7, 8, blk 4 Peoria and alley
between lots 6, 7, cons. $500
Jay Roof unmd to Howard Gibbons
lot l S D of N ] sec. 9-74-14, cons S.
500.
James F. Heki and wife to F. A.
Sarvis pit lot S D of out lot / Mont
gomery's add Oskaloosa, cons $1OO.
c. C. Gibbons unmd. to James F. He
XII, same as last deed above, cons.
$1,1OO
Stuhlsatz and hus. to Arminta Wills
ct al, lots 3, 8! 8, 10, of S of SW NE
and pit lot 1, of | S in sec. 27-75-16,
cons. $1.00.
|. Frankel Estate Inc. to Babeete
FIankel pit. lot 7, blk 10, o p Oska.
loCsa and Land in Sec. 24.75-16 and
lots 0, 10, II, IL, 10. Frankels add Os-
kaloosa, cons. $1.00. ... .
Viola Mitchell and wife to Maggie
Viola Shultz, lot ga and pit. lot IL and
all lot IL Rose Hill, cons. $10O.
C. E. Lunkley and wife to E. l.. Nc
Fall, lots l, 2, blk Daley G. Searle's
add Oskaloosa, cons. $1.00.
Henry Wills and wife to Michael J.
lots SO, SO, Beacon, cons.
$1OO.
Anna E. Walls and hus. to Charles
Edic N ] Sc NV Sc and lots /, 2, of
) d of NV Sc sec. 24-75-16, cons $1.0O.
John A. Crookham and wife to Sara
L. Davis, lots A, B, of NE NE sec. %
1916, lot Sc NE and lot of NE NE
Sec 22-75-16, cons $1O0. ...... ..
Addie S. Sanders, wild. to Nora E.
Thompson, pit lot blk. Sewers add.
cons $100. r.,
Iowa Towns Realty Co. to R. Popof.
sky, lot blk 8 o p Oskaloosa, cons.
100.
Quit Claim Deeds.
U. G. Hull and wife to Eliza Wohrli
ne SW sec. 1-77-17, cons. $1.00.
Pearl Hawk gdn. to R. X. Davis, pit.
wv SW sec, 36-76-14, cons $1.25.
Mrs. Pearle Simpkins Hawk and
us. to same party same land, SLIPS.
Godfrey Simpkins and wife to same
arty, same land, cons. $780,
Roy Simpkins and wife to same par
y, same land, cons. SIPS.