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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22

LAT the M. N. Talbot home returned
tc her home in Grinnell yesterday at
ternoon.
Mrs. Mary McNabb who spent the
winter in Minneapolis, passed through
town on their way home in Delta. Mrs
McNabb reports very deep snow in
Minneapolis.
A. B. Cults of Minneapolis, Mimi,
general passenger agent of the M. &
ST. l.. road is in town today on bust
ness relative to the coming change in
the time card.
Charles Sapp and George L. Stevens
of the Bren Producing Company who
have had charge of the Elks Minstrels,
left this morning for Salina, Kansas,
where they will produce another min
strel.
Gus Drinkle who has been in and
out of town several weeks, a guest at
the parental A. T. Drinkle place, No.
sos B avenue East will likely leave
for his headquarters in Montana some
time next week. . w..
Doctor v. Pardun who has been in
declining health several months is in
a critical condition at his home, No.
116 Fourth avenue West. He is better
and worse by turns but each attack of
trouble leaves him weaker.
Little Maxine Brown, grand-daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs: A. L. Spooner of
this city, who is attending school at
Charles City, is to be model in Fairy
Tales at a living picture festival at
the Hildreth theatre at Charles City
this week.
Rev. Waters went to Des Moines
He is to act as chaplain in
the House of Representative today,
and in the Senate Thursday. Rev. Wat
ers is extended courtesy in being
asked to act as chaplain, which he ap-
preciates very much.
Mrs. C. E. Hays and children left
yesterday afternoon for Barnes City
where they will visit at the c. w. Cur
~ home. Misses Ada and Veda Curry
returned home to Barnes City yester-
day with their sister, Mrs. Hayes, af-
tel few days visit here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
School Election at Lacey,

Voters of the Lacey Consolidated
school District and those outside the
district in the proposed extension are
voting today upon the question of in
Guiding number of additional patrons
for the Lacey School. AS application
to be included was presented by those
outside the district as heretofore con-
stituted and as practically no opposi-
ton to the plan has been developed it
is surmised the proposition will carry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
livestock Killed.
later.

Iowa City, Ia, March 19.-Light-
ming struck and the resultant fire de-
stroyed the big barn of John Back on
his farm near Iowa City. Either killed
by the bolt or burned alive, twenty
two head of stock, including six valu-
able horses and sixteen cows and
calves, were destroyed. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000 and the building
alone was insured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
SOUTHEAST GARFIELD.
William banner Falls From Load Of
5..a Hay and Is Injured.

Southeast Garfield, March 19.-Wil-
liam Danner had very narrow es-
cape when he fell backwards from a
load of hay on his head and Shout
ders. He did not know anything for
while and he also has very bad
hand that he has to carry in sling,
but the DR.. thinks there are no bones
broken. He says he was lucky he
did not break his neck.
John Peters delivered hogs in Os-
kaloosa Monday.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle has purchased
what is known as the Higgins prop
erty on South Market road and is
moving his family there.
: Lewie Morgan, who has been very
sick the past two weeks, is very much
improved, so much so that the nurse
Miss Mabel Norwood, returned to the
Abbott hospital in Oskaloosa We'd
nesday evening.
The friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Ralph Moffett are very much pleased
to know she is on the road to recov-
cry.
" Frank Shoemaker a few days ago
purchased young Jersey mich COW
and eleven pigs. He is sure on the
road to prosperity. }. ..
Frank McFadden attended the lee
ture given at Beacon Wednesday ev-
'ening, March IA, by Rev. Loehr of
Oskaloosa, given for the benefit of
the officers and teachers of East Gar
field Sunday school association.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Baton of South
Market extension are able to be out
again after a long and severe siege
of the grippe.
Harry Wilson and Herbert Worthy
are cutting trees, making posts, ETC.,
on the Wilson farm. ~.
Frank Shoemaker is making a gen
eral clean up on his farm, such as
making fence posts and burning buck
brush.
Dick Lewis has bought a fine team
of mules since his return to Iowa.
This is sure March weather, first
sunshine, then sleet, rain and large
hail, all inside of fifteen minutes.
The hard hail storm of Saturday
night broke window glass at the Fred
Reynolds home just half mile south
of the Elm Grove school house.
The school election was held on
Monday, March IL, at Elm Grove
school house. William Saunders was
reelected director and Frank Nc
Fadden to fill the vacancy of Dave
Morgan. We wish to say that Mr..
Saunders has taken great interest
in the school in the past and we are
sure he will in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lewis and son,
who have just returned from Mon
tana. are visiting with Mr.. Lewis
mother of Harrison township.
Little Maxine Saunders who is TAX
ing treatments at Abbott's Hospital
for infantile paralysis. is very much
improved.
Miss Anna McFadden, who teaches
Harrison school, spent Friday night
In Oskaloosa with her sister Mar
igaret.
Miss Emma Burdock visited Satur-
day night in Oskaloosa with her I'M
Gle, Joseph Burdock, who has been
quite sick.
Our ever faithful mail carrier, w.
w. Bass. has been having consider
able car trouble of late. Saturday
Frank Shoemaker helped him up the
hills by his house with horse.
Dave Williams of Sand Ridge had
the sad misfortune to have his house
burn down last Saturday. The re-
port was that they did not save any
or tine contents. - s .'~''1'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
Barnes City News Sold.

What Cheer, Ia, March 19.-Ross S.
King and d. Y. Ammem have bought
the Barnes>City News. The former edi-
tor of this paper, Mr., Sims, died about
week ago. Those buying the plant
are both from this city, Ammem be-
ing from the What Cheer Patriot force
and King has been for some time out
of active business. They took charge
of the plant Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
sale Totaln 5000.

High prices prevailed at Bishop Bros
sale Friday at Washington. The total
tfootings brought 5000. Corn sold for
s1.07 and they sold 1000 bushel. One
team of mules sold for 500, one COW
brought $11s, four brood sows brought
SIS head.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
5000 ner Acre

y The Turnbill farm south of Farragut
was sold to Charles Randall of River
ton for $4,000. The land sold at 5000
per acre. 1t is fine piece of land and
well improved.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-22
Traded Farm for Hotel

Ed z. Buffum traded his farm of
1870 acres at Ewart valued at $4,000
to William KEENAN, for his Antlers ho-
tel and restaurant business.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
The Herald's Open Forum

States and the German Empire. but
would also like TO supplement n with
some new stipulstions As regards nav
stipuiations. Germany has already been
Informed through the Swiss Minister
here that the government Of the United
States docs not feel that it can enter
into any discussion with the German
government concerning the policy Of sub
It is now pursuing unless and until the
German government rerews It's assul-
ances OF the 9Th Of May and acts upon
the assurances"
II would. however. be interesting 60
known whether Germany really considers
the treaty of 1seS as being legally In force
and binding upon her as well as upon the
United States; because that treaty re-
newed provisions out Of the treaties os
l7sS and I7ss. under which she would not
be at liberty 70 sink q single American
ship. though laden with coutrabsnd
goods, or even to seize such contrabsno
goods without becoming responsible 10
their American owners for the full
amount OF their value.
BY instructing her admiralty carefully
TO observe these provisions, Germany
might postpone that overt act which
would add the United States to ahe list
of her enemies: but the danger of COM
mitting that act by destro ying American
lives in sinking the ships of belhgerents
or Of other n6utrals would still be
imminent. unless averted by renewing
the assurances given on May l. 1916. and
! by acting in accordance with those a.
surances. u. 7. y.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
EQUALITY.

Within a stately palace sat
y rich man on his throne:
To east. and west. and north and soutI
a splendid kingdom shone.
This man. he waved naughty hand,
Behold, It's all my own"
But Death said clear. in passing by:
Even the rich must die"
Within the senate's marble hail
\ mighty statesman spoke.
And TO the people gave such strength -
\ tyrant's rule they broke
This man. he waved a prideful hand,
Twas 1 who Freedom wOker'
Yet Death said clear. in passing by:
.Eyen the great must de-
Within humble cottage bent
\ tiIler OF the soil;
The palace and the senate hall
Were built from out his toll.
This man. he-waved a weary hand.
Fate holds me in its COLI"
And Death said clear. in passing by:
Even the poor must die
= --Guy N. stealey. in the commoner.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
The Embargo Again.

1t is sorry service which Senator
MARITIME and Representative Fitz-
gerald are doing for their countrymen
in seizing the food crisis as an op-
portunity for again. pressing the pro-
posal to embargo all expectations OF
foodstuffs to. the European bellig-
erents.
Their arguments are plausible and
therefore dangerous. In an era OF
oppressive price-boosting thousands
of persons can be converted to the
belief that relief would be afforded
by retaining for domestic consump-
ton those foodstocks that now go
abroad. Nor is the belief altogether
fallacious; no doubt the impouniing
of export stocks for home use would
cause an immediats.decline in certain
prices, and decentralization to agri-
cultural interests.
1t might be suggested to Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, however, to ascertain whether
those foodstuffs whose cost is now
causing the greatest clamor and COM
plant arc those in which the United
States does any considerable export
business. Potatoes, for instance, are
now unreasonably high; how many
potatoes do we send to Europe? Not
enough to feed single English shire.
The same is true of beans, apples,
sweet potatoes and other vegetables
which are the source Of the present
trouble. Our foreign trade in these
is mere drop in the bucket.
AS against this plausible embargo
propaganda it may seem a paradox
to reiterate that one of the roots OF
the present trouble is the tie-up OF
cargo-carrying vessels in American
harbors because of the submarine
menace. Here we have an embargo
to all intents and purposes, and its
first result is car congestion with con-
sequent arrangement of traffic and
normal food distribution. Opponents
of Mr.. Fitzgerald may we'll retort he
does not need legislation 10 effect
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
PERCY LOVED IMMEDIATELY

The talk topic in the lobby of a hotel
the other night turned to the subie,;
of love at first sight when Percy Mack
aye, the author of several welI-known
plays, smilingly said he was reminded
Of little incident along that line.
Some time since a party named JIMMY
married a beautiful girl in one of the
big churches in her home town, and had
wedding supper to match.
On the day afterward a friend Of Jim.
mys was imparting the glad news tc
another friend who had Just returned
after a long absence from home,
Yes" said the first friend in TELLING
the story. Jimmy has gone at last. He
was married yesterday"
"fou don't really mean it.' RESPONDED
the second with the proper display OF
surprise. Il suppose it was a case of
love at first sight"
Right you are" answered the first
as a large smile spread over bIs fea.
lures. I'm some way Jimmy got a look
at her papa's bank book, and after thai
tney Couldn't shoe him away from tbg
front gate."-Philadelphia Evening TeIe.
graph.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Army and Navy News
Test Service Coiumn On Cit

Pressing need OF more officers and men
in both army and navy win be shown. II
Is expected, In the reports which are to
be furnished to President Wilson, in an
swer TO his demand. by the bureau chiefs
of the two departments on the exact con-
dition OF the entire fighting forces Of the
United States. The President, when the
reports are before him, will be In a posi-
ton to judge the needs Of sthe military
situation Of the country. both in respect
to personnel and material.
Neither service is up to the authorized
strength at this time. Recruiting stations
are being opened in all the States of the
Union. and the Navy Department Is get
ting in communication with retired oni-
GERS and enlisted men, as well as those
who have left the service entirely, with a
view to getting as many of them back as
possible IL need arises.
Bureau officials also expect that the
report will intimate that. while naval con-
struction has been speeded up, 1t will be
necessary to take drastic steps, such as
the making over of private plants and the
suspension Of the eight-hour law, included
In the pending naval appropriation bill.
High military officials are optimistic as
to the state of preparation for hostilities
which has been attained. The belief Is
general that the work which has been
going forwsrd by day and night for two
weeks has now reached the stage where
the country's resources can be marshalled
quickly when the call comes.
The Navy Department is enrolling
American seamen in the merchant marine
in the reserve OF the Naval Auxiliary
Service, who will be needed in case the
government takes over a large number OF
merchant ships. At the time of the Span
ish war difficulty was found in Gettins
crews for commandeered ships of this de-
scrintion. and the department is profiting
by experience to get ready beforehand
The last naval appropriation bill provided
authority to form a reserve for the auxil-
iary service as well as for the line.
Secretary Baker. through Gen. Crozier
chief of ordnance, has called for 200 more
men to make munitions for the govern
ment. The government called for LOO
men and women last week. "AI persons
employed" says the announcement
must be citizens of the United States -
The jobs pay from $3.16 to IS day. Ma
Chinists, toolmakers and workers in cast
ing plants are in demand.
That the government called only fol
men was viewed with significance follow.
| ing criticism that sprang up after tht
Department of War called for both mer
and women to fill the positions. 1t was
asserted that women were being discrim.
I mated against by being asked to work al
| lower wages than men.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Compromise.

While the stand of the House of
Representative on the agricultural
bill is a laudablc one in that the body
remains firm on the original scale of
salary raises in that department, the
action at this particular time may
work hardship for the employees of
the government. The fate Of the ag-
ricultural bill probably will be accept
ed as a precedent on all other bills
affecting employees salaries, and as
both houses of Congress seem firm
behind their particular legislation,
there is but one answer, compromise.
The original measure as provided
by the House gives a 10 per cent
raise to all employees receiving under
1000, and 5 per cent raise to those
whose salaries are between 81 200 and
$500. This measure was defeated in
the Senate, and there was substituted
the Smoot amendment, which provid-
ed IS per cent raise to those receiv-
ing $3.50 or less and a 10 per cent
raise for those receiving from $4SI to
$1,000.
Between these two measures there
is ample room for compromise, and
the needs OF the government employe
are too serious at this time to brook
further delay in the increase of their
salaries. Both Houses of Congress
have agreed that they should be paid
moro, and minor difficulties should
be swept aside with all possible speed.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
WILLARD VS.. CARPENTER.
How Australian Argus Treats News
of PugiIistic Bout

How Australian Argus Treats News
of PugiIistic Bout.
The Washington Herald is indebted 10
r. Swami Harding for the following
clipped from the Australian Argus:
II is reported that Jesse Willard is to
box Georges Carpenter in America, the
profits TO go to the Allies War Relief
Fund. The following has been received
from our special correspondent in the fu-
ture:
April l. 1917
An enormous multitude has congregated
at Sioux City, where the great interna-
tional boxing contest takes place today
In anticipation of possible trouble. the
whole of the L S. A. army (all six of it,
Is encamped On the outskirts of the town.
Later.
An unexpected hitch has occurred dur
ing the preliminaries. President Wood
row Wilson has declared that he is deter
mined to prevent open hostilities between
France and America and expresses the
hope that the heavy weight championship
may be settled through diplomatic chan
nelS.
Later Still.
Willard has stated his determination to
proceed with the match. He states that
it has been his ambition to fight Carpen-
tier for years, and the Hearst press is al
ready referring to the fight as "Jesse's
Dream" Washington advises that Presi-
dent Wilson will allow the fight to take
place on the condition that he is allowed
to act as referee. in an absolutely noo-
trail capacity. believe me.
Much Later.
Further complicati tions have arisen.
President Wilson holds that al this is an
international dispute 1t ought to be de-
cided under the rules of The Hague Con-
vention. His latest dictum is Nix on
this Queensberry guy for mine" The
.Nrst round has been postponed till after
hmch, to allow Carpenters seconds to
purchase an American dictionary.
Very Much Later.
Hostilities have commenced. Carpen-
tier has connected with a right cross to
the jaw. and Willard has gone down.
President Wilson has stopped the count
out. and has written a firm note to Presi-
dent Poincare.
Latest.
The second round has begun. While
lendeavoring to effect diplomatic inter-
misfortune to stop a half-arm, jab from
the Frenchman's left The doctors are
hopeful of his recovery.
Very Latest.
An N-ray examination has disclosed the
fact that President Wilson is suffering
from an ink-Potts' fracture of the stylo-
graph. Carpenter has been deported as
an undesirable immigrant, and Congress
has passed a unanimous resolution award
ing the fight to Willard, and confiscating
the gate money. Crowds are parading the
streets Of New York singing:
, I'VE didn't want to fight. but. by Wood
row, now we're through.
We've got the match. and we've got the
belt. and ne. Va got fha douark toac,
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
Politics.?

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is no,
fooi. He is not altogether petty
politician" as the administration
would make him out. The filibuster
in the Senate which he championed
yesterday is not cheap Republican
plot, instigated by munition manu-
facturers, or dictated purely by par
tisan motives.
1t is fatuous to make charge OF
this sort, Tor it cannot be sustained.
If there is the play of politics in the
handling of the international situation
the fault clearly does not rest with
the Republicans of the Senate. They
will be absolved by any nonpartisan
observer of blame.
The fact is that President Wilson
has been playing politics in his own
skiilful style for'more than two weeks.
He has been playing touch-and-go,
hide-and-seek game with Congress
One day he plans to go before Con-
gress and make a comprehensive
statement of his policy relating to
the German crisis, and the fact is
duly chronicled in the press, obvious
ly under inspiration from the White
House. The next day the plan van
isnes utterly, and the President is
represented as being undecided in the
matter This farce has enjoyed con-
tinuous performance for more than
ten days.
Is it any wonder that Congress
rebelled under this treatment, that it
"smelled rat" that it came to be-
lieve the President was Kidding" it
along with the intention of letting
adjournment come March 4 without
any statement of policy on his part
The suspicion may be entirely un-
founded, but no reasonable person
can blame the Republicans for har-
boring it. Now they arc brandishing
the threat of an extra session as a
means of forcing the President out
in the open. Whereupon there is
much wailing and gnashing of teeth
at the White House and other pur-
lieus of the administration. The pity
Of it is the whole trouble rests on a
false bottom, for it is precipitated by
Presidential lack of confidence in
Congress.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
DEFENDS PROHIBITION LAW
Nirsinian Declares DRY" Measure
Has Been Success I'm state.


EDITOR The Washington Herald: Nv
at'entlon mas been called to a statement
N lhe issue OF your paper OF Thursday,
retary OF the National Liquor Dealers
Association. concerning the operation of
the virginia prohibition law.
Inc statement was as follows:
Look at Virginia. They claim the
Old Dominion is dry but such is NOT
the case. If ! am correctly informed.
As 1 passed through Virginia yesterday
noticed an array of dead soldiers al
about every crossroads station that we
passed"
As I am somewhat posted as to ths
operation of the Virginia prohibition law,
might make a statement myself In
reply to the above. but 1 will give e1-
tracts from statements made quite re-
Gently by papers in Virginia which op-
posed the Statewide law, but which now
openly and frankly admit that the law is
great success, and the testimony o.
these papers might be multiplied almost
10 every paper published in Virginia.
The Richmond Evening Journal o.
January % says: ut bitterly opposed
prohibtion)
Three months of prohibition in Vir-
ginia have done more to convince
skeptics OF the. des.rability OF the meas
ure than all the arguments put forth by
the dry advocates for years prior tc
the passage of the Mapp law. We doubI
if there is a newspaper in the State that
remains unregenerated on the question.
Proofs of the beneficient workings OF
the prohibition statute are so marked
that the stubbornest wet contender
must rerforce yield. ." The State
has made no mistake in banisking tn.
menace of the open saloon. and thai
Virginia will never go back to the old
regime cannot be questioned"
Perhaps the most interesting testimony
of all is that from the Richmond Labor
organ THE Square Deal" which de-
Clares:
prohibition has not any bad effects
on industry. generally. but its moral ef-
feet on the State at large has been won-
derful. Workingmen. who formerly spen'
much time. as we'll as money in bar
rooms. are now spending that time anc
money In their homes. The attendance
and interest in the meetings of the
unions has shown a decided improve
ment." JAMES GANNON. Jr
Superintendent. Anti-S&soon League "c'
Virginia.