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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
RED CROSS TOTAL FOR
RICHMOND NOW $416,176
Yesterdays Contributions Reported nv
Amounting TO Observation-Disclosures
Asked to Take Collections To-day.

hSkcu 10 rake SOlIect1OnS IO-Day.
Saturdays impressive total OF si5.-
209.55 promised TO the Red Cross cause.
rounds out the week of active cam
paigninG with the enormous sum Of
s416,17654 that has been raised in the
city of Richmond in response to the
call for 100000, 900 that was sent out
to tho nation from Washington. There
wish to give to avail themselves of
of President Wilson declares that the
25, 1917.
To-day will be Red Cross Sunday in
every church in Richmord. and the
celebration will be turned over to the
Richmond cha pter Of tho organization.
Special envelopes have been furnished
the pastors OF every church. and 1t is
expected that each minister will make
Il special plea to his congregation for
their support
The officials Of the Richmond chap
ter are elated at the outcome of the
campaign, and predict that Richmond
will make as high rating in this
cause as she did in the Liberty loan
canvass. They assert that no definite
goal was set. and that thcy are more
than satisfied at the amount collected
Among the organizations who have
pledged their support is the Baking
Powder Workers Union. composed Of
forty Sirls. who have voted to raise
an unstated amount for the work Of
mercy.
In the list Of those who contributed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
DISSOLUTION OF COUNCIL
OF EMPIRE CALLED FOR

PETROGRAD. June 23.-Dissolution
of the Council of the Empire is declared
for in resolution passed to-day by
the Pan Russian Congress of Councils
of Deputies Of Soldiers and workmen
after prolonged debate. The elimina-
ton of the Duma also is asked.
The resolution was proposed by the
Minimalists. 1t is proposed to abolish
the Duma by annulling the mandates
OF tho Deputies and cutting of the
credits voted for the upkeep OF that
body. as we'll as those for the support
of the Council of tho Empire.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
EXPLOSION SHAKES HAVANA
Bomb Against Magazine of Cabanan
Fortress Blows Up With
Fntnl ResuIt.

HAVANA, June 23.-An explosion In
tho magazine of Cabanas Fortress
across the bay from Havana, at Q
o'clock tonight shook the entire city
One person Is known to be dead and
many injured. 1t is believed bomb
was exploded.
Among the injured were two persons
whose sight was destroyed by the flash.
1t is said hiatt the bomb had been
placed against the magazine. Several
ships in the harbor were damaged by
tho blowing up OF the magazine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
DRY REGULATIONS
OF SWEEPING KIND
PUT IN FOOD BILL

Continued from First rage3
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
800 DEAD IN EXPLOSION
More Thau GOO Others Wounded {
Accident tn Munttion Factories
I'm Bloevcr

AMSTERDAM. Juno 23.-More than
1000 persons were killed or injured or
are missing In consequence Of an ex-
plosion in munition factories at Bloc
VICE. according to an announcement in
the lower house OF tho Austrian Par
lament by the Minister OF Defense as
forwarded in a dispatch from Vienna.
The casualties were given as follows:
dead. 1876: missing. 17o; wounded, 625
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24

Continued from First Page.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-22
ONE BRITISH PORT
THE WAR HAS AIDED

Cardiff, Wales, April 21-(Corre-
spondence of The Associated Press.)
Subscriptions from Cardiff to the
new British War Loan amounted to
more than 100000 pounds, an av-
erage of $50 pounds for every man,
woman and child in the city. This
remarkable contribution is an indi-
cation of the golden age which the
war has brought to Cardiff. In no
British city has such vast wealth
been earned so easily and so quickly.
At the outbreak of the war, Car
diff had the largest export trade in
the country. Freights began to in
crease. Ships doubled, trebled, quad
rupled in value. Young business men,
enterprising and daring, bought
whole fleets on speculative basis
which would almost make a New
York curb broker hesitate. They
reaped the reward of their daring.
In one case tramp steamer so
old that it was carried on a COM
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pany's books at a nominal valuation
of one pound, was sold for $4,000
pounds, and resold the next day for
case a steamer bought in the midst
of a voyage for 100000 pounds real
lied 10000 pounds for its owner by
the time it reached his dock, and was
then promptly resold for another
profit of 10000 pounds.
Among the new millionaires of
Cardiff are fourteen young men who
before the war were shipping clerks
earning not more than $40 week.
One of them had less than a hundred
dollars in the bank len he bought
his first ship, week after the war
began, collecting the money for his
initial payment by borrowing small
amounts from a large number of
friends and acquaintance.
Two young bank clerks persuaded
the manager of their bank to lend
them 10000 pounds with which they
purchased thirty-day options which
Melted them 100000 in a month.
It has not been the owners only
who have profited. First class dock
laborers, especially trimmers, have
earned as high as 20 pounds week.
| The miners, too, have earned big
money, and the shopkeepers, espe-
cially the jewellers and the depart
ment stores, have never known such
prosperous times.
/ The day when the poor man could
make a huge speculative fortune in
| Cardiff now has passed, however
4 The government restrictions on ship
ping have put a stop to the free and
easy dealings of the first year of the
war. Three-fourths of Cardiff's war
created wealth was piled up in the
first year of the war. Nowadays, g
large proportion of its ships are un.
der charter to the government at 9
moderate rate, and no sales of ships
may be made without government
permission. Taxes also eat heavily
into profits. Between the excess
profit tax, the income tax and tn,
super-tax, nearly ~ per cent of thu
net income of every big ship-owninf
firm is taken over by the govern
ment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-22
MANY CHANGES IN
NATIONAL BANNER

The collection of flags In the
Smithsonian institution shows many
things about our national emblem.
From the time of the revolution the
stars and stripes in the flag have va
ried. saws correspondent. There
were thirteen stars during the revo-
luton, fifteen in the War OF 1872,
twenty-nine in the Mexican war.
thirty-three to thirty-five in the
Civil war, forty-five in the Spanish
war and forty-eight today. The
stripes were changed first from thir-
teen to fifteen and then back again
to thirteen. Our national flag is
among the oldest flags of the ma
tons: being older than the British
Jack, the French Tricolor, the flag of
Spain and many others, and many
years older than the flags of Ger
many and Italy.
The present flag was authorized
for the United States by the CONT
mental congress on July the 14th,
1777, now celebrated as flag day.
This act required that the flag have
thirteen alternate red and white
stripes and that there be thirteen
white stars. At the time the flag
was adopted George Washington is
said to have observed: eve take the
star from heaven, the red from our
mother country, separating it by
white stripes, thus showing that we
have separated from her, and the
white stripes shall go down to pos
terity representing liberty"
The first display of the stars and
stripes is believed to have been on
August 6, 1777, when the new flag
was hoisted over the troops at Fort
Schuyler, Rome, New York. John
Paul Jones is said to have been first
to fly the flag on the high seas on
his ship, '"The Ranger"
That the general public does not
know the French flag when it sees it
was demonstrated by your CORE
spondent on the day congress de-
clared war when all citizens were
urged to display the national en-
blem. Your correspondent added the
French flag on the theory that the
present war is, as the president said,
to aid democracy and that France is
the o e great republic of the world.
| The Tricolor was greeted with boot
ings along Pennsylvania avenue and
/ strident demands to "take off that
| flag" which was followed up later
when the car was parked, when the
flag was forcefully snatched off and
destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-22

their views on the commissions or
der Thursday authorizing railroads
to file schedules of freight rate in
creases. Some shippers advocated
Immediately the increase, if the rail-
roads prove they need it; others OPP
posed any advance. Southern ship
pers declared they would not oppose
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-22

any increase to the railroads needing
it, but thought the increase should
not apply to others.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-22
RATE RAISE is
SUBJECT OF DEBATE

Washington, April 0).-Shippers
of all parts of the country today gave
the Interstate commerce commission
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-22

You can always get a
GOPHER by phoning 1895.
610 East Jackson street.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
INSURANCE SURVEY
REcoMM ENDATioNS MADE TIC
REDUCE FIRE HAZARD.

Some time ago upon the recon-
mendation of the Oskaloosa CONNER
cial Club, application was made
through the agency of H. o. Glasus-
of the Insurance Bureau for fire
survey of the City of Oskaloosa, look
ing toward re-rating of the city of
Oskaloosa and reduction in the
rates of fire insurance upon the bust
ness risks in force. The survey was
made accordingly, pending the pros
pective re-rating of the city, by the
Insurance Survey Bureau, at no cost
to the city.
Report of the results of the survey
was made to the Mayor of Oskaloosa,
to the Commercial Club, and copies
of the report filed with Superintend-
ent Charles J. Fox. superintendent of
the Water Company, and Chief of the
Fire Department /. H. McCracken.
No action has as yet been taken by
either the Commercial Club or the
city council in the direction of con-
sideration of recommendations made
in the report
After giving in detail a survey of
the present water and fire protection
equipment, the following recommend
atoms, prefaced by letter from Mr..
Walling, are made by e. R. Town.
send, the engineer in charge.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
Letter Of Explanation.

August ", l917.
The Mayor of Oskaloosa,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Dear Strive have had q special
report made of the fire protection of
your city, by our engineer, Mr.. E. r.
Townsend, and beg to enclose here
with copy of this report, calling
your attention to the recommends
tions made, which, if carried out, will
result in a slight reduction in the in
surance estimates applying on prop
erty in your city.
This report is complete in detail
with reference to the waterworks sys-
tenn, the fire department, and ordi-
nances. The recommendations made,
If carried out in their entirety, would
entitle the City of Oskaloosa to
classification as a third class city,
and permit the use of basis tables on
brick mercantile and industrial build
ings, approximately 10 per cent lower
than the tables now used under a
fourth class city. .,. --..* .... ..-.
If, in the opinion of the authorities
the carrying out of all of these i'm
provements would entail too great ex-
pense at the present time, the town
can be retreated as, three and one
half class town by fulfilling recon-
mendation Nos. /, 2, 3, Z, 8, 9, IL, Is,
ID and 16. The reductions in the
insurance estimates, however, will
not be as great as If the entire rec.
concentrations are complied with.
We are mailing a copy of this let
ter and copy of the report to Mr..
Chas. ]. Fox, Superintendent of the
Water Company, Mr.. l. H. McCrack-
en-, Chief of the Fire Department, and
to the Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
We shall be glad to cooperate with
you and furnish any further assist
ance in our power, along the lines of
securing the improvements desired.
Yours very truly,
INSURANCE SERVICE BUREAU.
(Signed) X. L. Walling,
Publisher.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
WESTERCAMP HURT
KNOCKED DOWN AND INJURED
BY AN AUTOMOBILE

Yelle Westercamp, a prominent far
mer who lives several miles west OF
Oskaloosa was severely injured Satur-
day afternoon when he was struck by
an automobile. Mr.. Westercamp and
family had just arrived in town about
$3.50 o'clock and were crossing the
street at the Hoffman G. Baker corner
when the accident occurred. The car
was driven by Rolla Brewer from near
What Cheer. His sister, Miss Marie
Brewer was with him. Mr.. Brewer
was going south on Market street and
the sprinkler had just passed going
east. The driver of the car stated that
he never saw Mr.. Westercamp until
the accident occurred. Mr.. Wester-
camp was knocked down on the pave
ment and hurt about the head. He is
suffering considerably. He passed a
very bad night Sunday night. He
seems to know those about him but
is unable to give any details of the
accident. Stitches were necessary to
close the scalp wound, but no appar-
emit fracture of the skull resulted. He
is being cared for at the Mahaska hos
pital.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
COUNTY CAMP A|CN
PROHIBITION FORCES PLAN FOR
ELECTION OCTOBER IS.

There was an enthusiastic meeting of
the prohibition county campaign com.
mittee, held at the noon hour at Hotel
Lacey Saturday. About twenty-five OF
the workers and chairman of the var
GUS townships were present to re-
seiye instructions as to the outline of
he campaign to be conducted for the
prohibitory Amendment, election for
which will be held on October 18th.
After dinner, with Mr.. c. Yer Ploeg,
the president of the county organiza-
lion, in the chair, the business at hand
vas proceeded with.
Mr.. Yer Ploeg outlined the cam
paign, which is in accordance with
The plans of the state committee. Ma
haska county has been asked to raise
81, 900 as their share of the campaign
iund. AS noted in these columns last
week there is to be a state wide effort
made and a uniformity of campaign
over all Iowa, which contemplates an
}reoplane distribution of literature
over every county, commencing in the
lorth and reaching to the Missouri
line. In addition to this numerous
meetings will be held over the entire
state.
President Yer Ploeg gave the ap-
portionment of money to be raised by
each township and those present
agreed to start out on the financial
end Of the campaign at once. 1t is the
object of the state committee to raise
$4,000 for the campaign in Iowa, that
being the estimated expenses by the
time the election closes.
All the workers seem to realize that
this is critical time in the history of
prohibition in Iowa and everyone
should make an effort to see that a
large and favorable vote is cast for
the amendment. This will then settle
the question and will take it out of
politics, so that each legislature can
then devote itself to state affairs and
not be compelled to wrestle with the
Prohibition question. A favorable vote
in Iowa will also have much influence
on the action of other states and also
on the National Prohibition Amend
ment of the constitution which will
be taken up by the national house and
senate.
1t behooves every friend of temper
ance to put forth every effort by the
18th of October and get out favor
able vote.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
BOYS REACH CAMP
NEW SOLDIERS GIVEN WELCOME
AT DIES MONIES.

Bob" Shanahan of the Oskaloosa
Commercial Club, who, with Postmas
ter H. s. Rosecrans, accompanied
the Mahaska young men to Camp
Dodge, says the Mahaska Selects
reached camp about FIVE o'clock last
evening, and were tired but happy
bunch. The trip to Des Moines was
uneventful. Only three stops were
made between here and Des Moines,
and the three hundred and fifty
Southern Iowa Selects aboard the
special train covered the distance in
good time. Upon the arrival at the
capital city the train was switched
onto the interurban lines and was
soon taken to the camp. Clarence
Bolton, assistant to the general sec
rotary of the Des Moines Chamber of
Commerce, met the troop train near
Des Moines and did everything pos.
sible to make the men comfortable.
Shortly after the arrival at Camp
Dodge. the men were registered and
assigned to their posts. Mr.. Shana.
han and Mr.. Rosecrans returned
home before the assignment was
made.
A number of wives and sweethearts
rode to Des Moines with the local Sc
lects. These women will probably
remain in Des 'Moines for some time.
Mahaska's increment of soldiers
was the gayest group on the train,
and all along the line they made the
best of the situation, singing and
joking. Bob" Shanahan was espe-
cially impressed with the local out
fit and declares Mahaska has the best
looking Selects at camp
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
Child Hurt by Automobile.

Miss Doris Evans. the little daugh,
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Evans
No. 81 Eighth avenue east, was Sc.
yerely hurt by an automobile near
her home Saturday when she was
thrown from the side step of the car
being driven by her grandfather
Doris and her sister June hung on the
side of the car unknown to the driv-
er, intending to hop off as the car
rounded the corner little distance
from their home. June made it" all
right, but Doris was thrown heavily
and was hit by the fender of the car
and possibly by the hub of rear
wheel. She sustains cracked rib
and is badly bruised and shaken up.
1t was narrow escape from more
serious injury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27


Mahaska County State Bank
Plaintiff
Against
Howard Wood, Perry Edris, o. A. Mar
tin and L. t. Shangle, Guardian,
Defendant.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT.
To Howard Wood. Perry Edris, o. A.
Martin and L. r, shangle. Guardian.
SIR:-You are hereby notified that
by virtue of an execution issued
by the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa, in
the above entitled cause to me
directed, have levied upon and exc
cuted as your property, the following
described real estate, in Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit:
The undivided 1 interest of Perry
E0ris in the following described Real
Estate: Lot (21) in the Subdivision of
Lot ~ of the Irregular Survey of the
5. E. of the N. w. of Section (1S)
Twp. (75) North and Range (15) West
of the 5th P. M. Also commencing 344
feet West of the N. f. Corner of Block
| (9) of Myers & Smiths Addition to
oskaioosa running thence South 100
feet thence East los feet thence North
100 feet and thence West 105 feet to
the place of beginning, Also the N E
! of S. e. of N w. ] and the East
six 60 acres of the N. w. of S. e. !
CO N w. all in Section I'D Twp
| (75) North and Range Q5) West of
9Th p. NJ
And have advertised the same to
be sold on the 22nd day of October,
A. d. 1917, at 200 o'clock p. m. at
the door of the Court House, in Oska
, loosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.
WITNESS my official signature
| this 18th day of August, A. D. 1917.
ID. Z. Henley,
Sheriff of Mahaska ounty.
0w2-Advertisement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
IN LINCOLN SCHOOL
GOOD MEETING OF PARENT
TEACHERS OF FIRST WARD.

The Parent.Teachers meeting held
at Lincoln school Friday at O'Clock
had very good attendance. A
short program was carried out as fol
lows: Gt(s
Song by Miss 10 Martins second
grade pupils.
A Patriotic Reading by Electa Nor,
rison
Mrs. r, X, Davis gave very inter,
esting talk of the work being done IN
Fourth ward, and all pointers were
appreciated by the First ward Par.
ent-Teachers association. She was
very glad to see the interest taken
by the parents and the cooperation
with the teachers. The meeting
was an inspiration to all present.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
Summary of Report,

Waterworks - Management, eff
cient and progressive records, COM
plete and kept in a vault. Pumping
capacity, inadequate. Secondary feed
er system, lacking. Circulation, very
poor on account of large percentage
oS 4 inch pipe poorly grid-ironed
Hydrant and valve spacing, wide to
very wide. Mains do not cover all
improved sections of town.
Fire Department - Supervision is
good. Motor fire apparatus recently
installed has greatly improved the
service, but same is undermined
and, Therefore, unable to cope with
serious fires. The department, on
account of undetermined apparatus,
is unable to make frequent inspec-
tions of the conditions of mercantile
property, an important factor. Lad
der service, inadequate.
Dependence for fire alarms placed
upon telephone system. No fire
alarm telegraph system.
Ordinances - Ordinances concern.
ing building construction, electrical
wiring construction and the manu-
facture, sale, and storage of volatile
oils and explosives are very meager.
Recommendations.
Waterworks-O Install high serv-
ice pump to draft from wells or river
with a capacity of at least 100000
gallons per diem.
(2) Install hydrant at the follow
ing localities; these hydrants should
have 6-inch barrel, 6-inch bottom
valve, two 2a.inch hose outlets, and
one 4l-inch stesmer outlet, and should
be connected to street mains with not
less than 6-inch pipe with valve in
same. GOA
(a) Midway in blocks facing Pub
lie Square. E1 1Ha
(b) Second Avenue East and First
Street North.
(c) A Avenue West and B Street
North.
td) A Avenue West and D Street
North.
(e) Southeast corner of Market
Street and First Avenue.
(f) Avenue East and Sixth Street
North.
(g) Penn College at least three
hydrants with S-inch feeder main.
Replace hydrants at the follow
ing localities with ,hydrants as speci
fed under recommendation No. 2:f'''
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
DROBATE NOTICE.

Il To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument pur-
porting to to ne the last verbal
will of Annie Mozee, late. of
said county, deceased, and that
the goth day of October, 1917, has been
fixed for the probate of said viii, at
which time you can appear at the
court house in said county and show
cause, if any there be, why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
court at Oskaloosa, Iowa, this 18th
day of September, 1917.
'' A> w. T. Martin, 4paJcq
Clerk District Court.
BY Bess Martin, Deputy. !, sel0@s
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 9Th day of
September, AID, 1917. the undersigned
was appointed by the District Court of
Mahaska County. Iowa, ADMINISTRATIVE
OF the estate of Priscilla Marks, de-
ceased, late of said Mahaska County,
Iowa. All persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the I'M
dersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance.
Dated this 9Th day of September, 1917.
Rose Fleck. Administrator.
9w3 w. I. Martin, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
Professional Cards
Money to Loan. Insurance..
ll2 First Ave. West. oakaloosa. Iowa
w. n. HEATING.
Attorney--A hstraetor.
NOTICE.

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
H Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested. that on the 18th day of
June, A. D., 1917. the undersigned,
was appointed by the District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa, executing of
the estate of John Ramsay, de-
ceased, late of said Mahaska County,
Iowa. All persons indebted to said estate
will make payment to the undersigned,
and those having claims against the
same will present them legally au-
thenticated tn said court for allowance.
Dated this Sth day of September, 1917.
Sophia Ramsay. Administrator.
9w3 w. 7. Martin, Clerk.