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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
EIGHTEEN ARE UNDER ARREST
Five Women and Thirteen Men In
dicted for Vice in ottumwa Now
Under Bond.

! Ottumwa, April eighteen men
and women were bagged by the sher-
IFS force since the indictments were
returned Saturday afternoon by the
grand jury over which Attorney Gen
leral Havner has been presiding for the
past week. OF the persons arrested
all save one have provided bonds
ranging from $500 to $500. The charges
against them range from one to three
counts and include nuisance, conspir-
acy, keeping house of ill-fame, keep
ing gambling house, and gambling.
One of these, Frank Erbacher, is
charged with three offenses, gambling,
keeping a gambling house and con-
Ispiracy.
Many Have TWO Counts.
Those against whom two counts are
brought are Nettie Meacham, keeping
a house of ill-fame and nuisance;
Louis Sax, conspiracy and nuisance;
Gala Sax conspiracy and nuisance;
c. H. Bank, conspiracy and nuisance;
Matte Carey, conspiracy and NUS.
ance; Nick Winshell, conspiracy and
nuisance and U. G. Copple, conspiracy
and keeping gambling house.
5ootIessins predomInates.
The following were indicated on one
charge only:
G. F. Mick, William Mick and James
Johnson, gambling; Harley Allison,
Mamie Graham, Mrs. Mary Graham,
William Davis, w. l.. Carpener and
w. l.. Shyrock. all on nuisance charge; /;
Tom Sumner, on the charge of keep
ing gambling house. All have ar.
ranged for bonds save w. L. Shyrock,
who is in jail.
The bonds for the various offenses
follow:
Conspiracy. keeping a gambling
house, keeping house of ill fame and
nuisance, $500 and for gambling $500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
MUSICIANS OF IOWA
ANNUAL CONVENTION AT DIES
MONIES MAY IA,

The Society of Music Teachers will
meet in les Moines for. their annual
convention May 2-3-4, having arrang-
ed their time of meeting so as to en-
able them to enjoy the programs of
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on
the afternoon and evening or May 2.
I The Iowa musicians are striving to
raise the teaching standards of the
profession and to meet this end have
established rigid basis for member
ship in their association. No one
can be an active member who has not
passed the examination required by
their Examining Board composed of
the past Presidents of the Society.
The officers are: Henry W. Mat
lack, Grinnell, president; Martha NJ.
Zehetner. Dubuque, vlce.president;
George Frederick ogden, Des ,Moines,
secretary-treasuTer, and Chas. ID.
Neff, Fayette, secretary of the Ex-
aiming Board.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
.CH|LC0TTE BETTER
MANAGER OF BRICK PLANT WILL
SURVIVE GAS.

Manson Chilcotte, manager of the
Oskaloosa Vitrified Brick Company,
who came near asphyxiation at, the
plant east of town Monday afternoon
was much better today and was re.
moved to his home. He was taken to
the Mahaska Hospital Immediately
following the accident that almost
cost his life. He was given close at
tention and is coming along nicely to-
day. His condition this afternoon was
such TO permit his removal to his
home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
IS COMING
FAIR GROUNDS MADE AVAILABLE
FOR TENTED ATTRACTIONS.

OskalooSa is to have circus this
summer The Yankee Robinson
Shows have made arrangements with
the Fair Association for the use OF
the Fair Grounds. None of the
larger shows have been making Os.
kaloosa for the last few years on &C,
count of not being able to find suit.
able lot. With the Fair Grounds
now offering the best of locations,
and the possibilities of the car line
being extended, Oskaloosa should at
tract the shows which have been
passing the town up. The Yankee
Robinson Shows will be here on the
7th day of May.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
SALE GROWS
is sPEEDED UP BY LIBERTY LOAN
ACTIVITY.

Thrift stamps and Baby bonds have
not suffered through the activity of
the canvass of the Liberty Bond Drive
in Mahaska County. Indeed the STAN
pede for the Third Liberty Loan driSe
has carried the stamp sales along with
it in Mahaska County. The activity
for the larger bonds has acted as an
accelerator for the smaller invest
ment and the record at the local post
office and the>banks has been speeded
up by the bigger business. The sale
of stamps during the Liberty Loan
Drive is going to be the best records
yet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
MYSTERY GUN IS
LOCATED At LAST
IS ITSELF NOW UNDER FIRE BY
ALLIED AIR MEN.
LITTLE GIRL LATEST VICTIM
Exploding Shell Hurls. Her Into Sew
err From Which She is Rescued
More Dead Than Alive.-How
Big Gun is Operated.

4
Paris April 9-The German long
range mystery gun which has been
bombarding Paris. has been located at
Creepy Em-Laonnois it was announced
here today.
French artillery and aviators are
bombarding it continually. The vii
lage is one of fifteen hundred popula.
ton and is located seventy-flve miles
northeast of Paris.
The city is situated on the north
eastern part of the eastern fringe OF
the st. Gobian forest.
Little Girl a Victim. sait
One of the latest victims OF the so
called phantom gun" was ten years
Old, golden haired Rapmonde Billion
who was just leaving a creamery
where she had been buying butter for
luncheon when q shell from the gun
burst beside her with a frightful noise.
Before she could utter a cry she felt
herself falling into the hole the shell
had dug in the pavement and into the
vault of big Paris sewer.
A flying fragment of paving stone
had cut her head, but she retained con.
seriousness and struggled to keep her
head above the channel of fetid mud
into which she had fallen While her
mother searched distractedly. believ.
ing her daughter had been blown into
bits. Raymonde began wading through
the dark sewer, feeling her way on the
Shiny stones toward distant specR
OF light.
Pulled Out, Half Painting.
An hour later an employee in M.
Noury's butcher shop heard childish
voice that seemed to, come from
manhole, crying, Mamma! Mamma.
Help!' The butcher seized meat
hook and lifted out the half fainting
child, her clothes dripping with filth
and her head covered with blood. Ray
monde had climbed steel ladder from
the sewer to the manhole and press.
ing her lips against the bars. had
found strength to utter the cry which
saver her life.
Despite such incidents, Paris, under
the bombardment, remains calm. Cit
liens throng the boulevards and as
semble in cafes as usual. The schools,
following the Easter vacation, will re.
open tomorrow. The children are di.
vided into three categories: Those
whose parents in case of bombardment
wish them 10 take refuge in the
school cellars; those whose parents
wish them to be sent to some strong
neighboring shelter and those whose
parents wish TO fetch them.
How the Super-Gun Operates.
The position of the phantom cannon
in the ST. Gobain forest was discover.
ed Saturday by French aviators. It is
opposite the western end of the Che.
min des Denies. The monster piece
Is snugly ensconced in deep concrete
tunnel, work on which was begun in
August, 1917. For each shot it is run
out on rails and Immediately afterward
returns underground. The caliber is
twenty.one centimeters ISL inches).
The inventor is said to be Raufenberg.
Ell, director of the Krupp works, who
also invented the celebrated forty
two centimeter I16.4 inch) mortar.
The trajectory problem is said to have
been solved by one of Raufenbergers
pupils named Otto Won Eberhard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

horses. guns. wagons, munitions and
supplies OF every kind to the front
and bringing back the wounded and.
the fleeing civil population. 1t was the
greatest transport effort made in
France since the beginning of the war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
HEADQUARTERS Crowded

Liberty Loan Headquarters at the
Commercial Club offices were crowded
all day Monday with people making APP
plication for bonds. People came vol.
to headquarters and made sub
scriptions. This same condition was
repeated at all banks of the city where
were being handled
Bankers could do nothing else all day
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
German Money no Aid U. S.

Washington, April 9.-German prop,
erty taken over by the United States
will take up large slice in the Third
Liberty Loan. A Miller Palmer alien
enemy custodian of property today in
structed all directors of such property
to use all available funds in bonds
and declare dividends set aside for
such use.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
Fill the Melting Pot.

The splendid returns of nearly $50
received for Red Cross from the first
shipment of old materials from the
Melting Pot" collected at the Baldauf
Rosenblatt store, should encourage ev-
erybody to help along with the good
work Fill the pot again with old jewell
ry and plated ware for which you
have no use.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
Don't Mention II.

Who says the old soldiers are not
capable of marching to the cemetery
for Decoration Day service? No one
should be undiplomatic as to suggest
such a thing. A ride back to town fol-
lowing the parade out is different
proposition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
First Honors.

To G. w. Barnett of E. Des Mo.aes
township is given the honor Of being
the first man to send in his Assessors
book to the Auditor r. v, Marley. II
the others will only follow Mr.. Bar
nett's example 1t will be great help
to the county officials.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
TAKES SHOT AT KAISER.
oavenporter Fires Bullets Through
Projecting Screen at Theater.

Davenport. April 9.--When an i'm.
PRESERVATION Of the kaiser was flashed
on the screen at picture theatsr last
night. e. J. Kelly. a travelling sales
man. leaped from his seat, whipped
revolver. from his pocket aud fired
two shots through the picture He
was arrested but later released with
out being prosecuted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
Hard Freeze.

Ice almost quarter of an inch in
thickness was formed Monday morn
ing. 1t was &$evere freeze and not a
frost. Fruit buds were not hurt as they
are still protected in their cornerings,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
Akin 20 Exc;tment

The stampede for subscriptions to
the Third Liberty Loan is akin to ex
element so intent are the people to
get in on the lists furnishing the quo
Ia OF town and county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
nennt Service Elaa.

The M. & St. L. depot has large
service flag hanging in the Office of
the superintendent II already has four
service stars on it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
Like Winter.

Monday mornings wind out OF the
north had in it the suggestion of real
winter temperature. This was another
instance of where the weather man did
not warn us.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

GUTHRIE-Manuel Wolfe Guthrie,
the eldest son of James and Anna
Guthrie was born in Richland county,
Ohio. November /, 1848, and in 1853 to-
gether with his parents, moved to Dali
las county. Iowa, near the Des Moines
river. Northwest of Fort Des Moines
where the prairies lay then in unfenc-
ed pasturage. There they took up pio-
neering in that settlement.
In 1869 he was united in marriage
with Miss Hanna Elefritz to which
were born two children, John and Mar
garet. This union, being Dissolved he
was again married, taking Miss Jose
phine Roop. December 25, 1876, and
to this union came two sons, and FIVE
daughters, all of whom survive hiln
except little Dora and Iva Josephine
who were called in tender years. Mr..
Guthrie did not accept Christ until
late in life when under the pastorate
of j. w. Stribbling at Linden, Iowa.
and he was converted ana Joined the
Society of Friends which membership
he retained until his decease.
In 1905 he moved with his family TO
Oskaloosa where he took employment
with the Oskaloosa Water Co. at the
filter plant in the north part of town
where for over twelve years he oper-
ated fire valves at the stand pipe to
help fight fires in Oskaloosa by day or
night.
And as if it were salute and his
departing soul early in the morning OF
April 4, the large grocery store OF o.
L. Turner's went up in flames. He
! turned his head toward the east and
beheld the glare of the Are on the
high school building. Scarcely had that
reflection ceased, when the light from
his tired eyes faded and his soul was
released.
Late in the year of 1917 his fast
falling health made it necessary for
him to move with his daughter Nellie
| on the Penn Dairy farm.
He very seldom attended church az
ter coming to oskaloosa owing TO his
combining work. At the age OF sixty
nine years. FIVE months and three days
he departed this life leaving to mourn
faithful companion. two sons, four
daughters, three sons-in-law, two
daughters-inlaw. nineteen grand chill
dren and one brother, who lives in the
old homestead near where Woodward
now is, besides relatives and many
friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
Park Beds.

Tulips are through the ground In
the park beds and the pretty bloom
viii be showing with few days OF
warm sunshine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

Cattle and sheep have both made
new high records in the Chicago mar
ket within weeks time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

WARREN-FORSYTHI- Married.
at the home of the bride, No. 1914
Ninth avenue east, Thursday. April
4. 1918. Mr.. silas Warren OF Chilli.
cathe, Iowa. to Miss Viola Forsyth of
Oskaloosa. in the presence OF a few
relatives and intimate friends.
Both received their guests and at
the appointed hour took their places
while the wedding march was played
by Miss Elizabeth Ross, cousin OF the
bride. Rev. McFerran. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, performed
the ceremony. The bride was be-
comingly gowned in blue silk, and
carried a bouquet of white roses.
They will make their future home In
Chillicothe. Iowa, the home OF the
bridegroom.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

SMlTH-Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Smith of Des Moines, Monday. April /,
1918, fine daughter. Mrs. Frank Il.
Smith. the proud grandma, was at the
Des Moines home last week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

JoHNSON.-The funeral services OF
the late w. Laban Johnson will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 1880 at
the home Of his daughter Mrs. John
g. Lyle R. F. d. No. g. Interment in
Madison cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

PRUITT.-Born, to Mr.. and MEs
Robert Pruitt of Taintor, Saturday,
March 80, 1918, son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

VAN GoRK.-Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Van Cork of Black Oak
township, Thursday, March 2S. 1918.
a son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

MINDERS.-Born. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Minders of Leighton, Thursday.
March %, 1913, boy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
\ .s.t i - + + + ~ Il 4. 4. 4
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGE

Carl Ellis, Rose Aiii......................e7
1889 and
Maude Grace, Rose hin. .................3s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

GoODNER. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Goodner Of Lacey, Tuesday,
April 2. 1918, son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

Peter Kleiupaste, Lacey.............-.zl
1890 and
Katie van henderson New shar.2O
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11

sllas Warren. chiilieoeAe, ia..-...-
1891 and
NJ. Viola Forsyth, oskaloosa.......---
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13

Section S. Insurance Agent De-
fined. Any person, firm or corpora
sion- having an Office where the adj
vertising matter of signs of any in
surance company are displayed, with
the name Of such person, firm or cor
poration holding himself or itself out
to the pubic as the agent or repre-
sentative of such company, CT by
solie ting insurance with Or on be-
half Of such company. or who write;
any i'll sIr;=Ilce, or accepts appl cation
for insurance. or who receives any
premium, money or its equivalent on
account of any insurance business,
whether sa holding out, advertising
or receiving premiums, money, etc,
to be done as the agent of the per
son, firm. OF corporation desiring or
applying for any such insurance OF
not, shall be deemed an insurance
agent within the meaning of this or
dinance and before. doing business as
such agent he shall procure license
therefor from the city.
Section ., Penalty for Doing Bus
mess Without License. Any PERSON,
firm, company or corporation in this
city who shall act a5 agent or repro
sentative for any insurance or bond
ing company as provided in tbs or
dinance without first Obta; ng Ii
cense to do so, shall be deemed guilty
of a m,Sdemeanor and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not lcss than five
dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13

Ordinance; Misdemearor. Any per
son within the city who shall engage
in the business of pawnbroker with
out a license therefor first had and
obtained, Or who, having obtained
such license shall violate any of the
provisions of this article, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon convection therefor, shall be
fined not less than ten t$10) dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars
($10O.)
Section 10. Beer Depots. Upon a
beer depot license tax of $250.00 per
year or $125.00 for every six months.
No license shall be issued for less
than six months.
ta) A beer depot is any room or
place in this city where any person,
firm or corporation stores beer in
kegs, barrels, cases or other contain
ers for sale or distribution to dram
shop keeper or retail liquor dealers
or other persons. This definition
shall not cover the storing. selling
and distribution of beer b. brew
cry or brewing company engaged in
business in this city.
Section 16. Huckstcrs or Hawkers
Upon a huckster or a hswker a Ii.
cense of $500 per annun. (slU.U0
for TX months. No license shall be
issued for less than six months.)
(a) A huckster or hawker is any
person who sells or offers for sale or
retals from Hny wagon Or vehicle
drawn by hands or otherwise, or at
any stand or place within the city or
on the streets Or alleys, either at
public cutlery or otherwise, or by 60
ing from place to place in the city
and sells any fruit, vegetables, poul-
try. melons, game, eggs, butter, lard,
or any other provisions of farm or
garden products, or zee cream, nuts
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13

candy or other articles which sair
fruit, vegetables or other article.
have not ben raised by himself or ON
his own SOL, and not manufacturcr
by himself or someone in his enploy~
or who sells from railroad car bs
pubic cutlery or otherwise. -
Section II. Mercant lie Agent. tar
Upon every mercantile agent $200ts
per snnum. w
OBJ A mercantile agent is any,
person having a pace of business III
this city where orders for the Sale
and the delivery of merchandise are
taken, or who sells or who shall 20
from place TO place within the city
and shall take orders for the sale u
goods, wares, groceries and mercharC
disc of any kind for future delivery
to consumers, either by himself o.
some other person; provided that any
person may take such orders wnc~
the agent of and in the employ OF .
person, finn, corporation or company
who is res dent of some state others
than Missouri and the orders are filisJ
by shipment direct to the orieinaf
purchased in the original paekags-
and without being opened or broken.
Section is. Commission Merchant
(a) Upon every commission mers
chant the sum of $4,000 per year. =.
(b) A commission merchant issS
person, firm or corporation having -
pace of business in the city of Caps
Girardeau, Missouri. who for a conf:
mission or. other compensation buys
or sells or receives on consignment
for sale, or negotiates between teE
owner and the purchaser for the pur-
chase of sac of any goods, wares Cd
merchandise, flour, grain, rrovision%s
produce or other articles IF con~
merce
ITO be CONTINUED ne-t week. =
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13

Il. G.. Stafford, brother of Presi
dent D'Ncan Stafford of the First
National Bank, has been elected act
i've vice president of the bank. Mr
Stafford is an expert banker and
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13
ARTICLE ".
Bankers. Brokers and Insurance
Companies.

Stction 1. License to be Obtained
No person, firm or company Or cor
pcration, within the city shall carry
on the business of banker, as de-
fined in the NEXT succeeding section
without first obtaining license there
for.
Section 2. Banking Institutions
Defined. Every person, firm, bank
banking company incorporated in.
stitution or association having 2
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13

progressive business man. He has
been a member of Unc'e Sans mas.
tional army for several months, bGG
will make his future home in Cape.
Girardeau.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-29
Man Power and the Draft

| ONCE tho great German drive was under
| ~ taken and since the Presidents announced
determination to pat every possible American
into the fight. The country has rcsoundcd with
reports that tho administration was fathering
plans for extending the draft to all males from
eighteen years 10 foriy-nve. ana oven fifty
five years OF age. These reports seem TO
have become more persistent since the re-
turn from France Of the Secretary of War
indicating that he was instrumental in the
matter So widespread these miscon-
coptions that Mr. Baker found il necessary
tg disclam any responsibility whatever for
them
II is an obvious fac; that such an EXPANSION
of the draft machinery as indicated is wholly
UNNECESSARY in the nrcscnt state Of affairs
II is unnecessary from a purely military
standpoint for tho reason that under the
selective service act. as it stands. the govern
meut may raise all the men for field duty
that Il can possibly use Even if it under
took to call to the colors 100000 men a
year. it would have almost that many young
men becoming available as they attained their
twcnty-trst birthday. aside from the fact that
there are approximately 100000 men under
registration even now
Almost every real military authority do
clares that il is .iunossjb,n for mis- conntrs
TO maintain an army of = 600 coo 4 00o ooo
or 5000. 600 men in a connaigr 600 niIcs
away Tho mos, conservative, os,ir,otn ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-29
Books and Authors


poems. and tho public has sh own It's interest in
anything, On war topics III rimc. For this
rsasGn The "iinl ads u the ReSim9nn by Majcr
George L. iIar:cy Publishing Company. Now
York. has caught the popular fancy. Ma or
Griffin Is called III the Regulars the Army Kip
ling and the ballads. songs and poems in this
march. together with tho Tilt. which appeals to
the men in die service. The romance. sentiment
and daily life OF the soldier is revealed i'll poems
OF humorous pathetic and serious tinSc. The
ally if the have relative in the service and
will wish finish the book at sitting.
Many OF tho ballads have been set to music and
being Sunis They better
than the average n.ush &C popular songs.
The author also is composer of mean
ability and has Il martial music taste that shows
he knows the needs OF the soldier. The book
is we'll bound and illustrated.
Few people or tho beautiful litcra
lure which has been produced by the North
lyrics OF rare and unusual quality. Their mod
cru note especially viii come u surprise to
those. unfamiliar with this primitive literature.
Many OF these songs. in fact. might have been
school. and OF the chants have all tho
ViGOr of Whitmanic verse George tronNn has
gathered into one volume n wide and represent.
tattvc selection q: these poems. and has called
Austin. who for many years has been 4 careful
student Of North american Indian life and folk
lore. has written an authoritative introduction
TO this book which, in recent interview. she
recent spring publications. Although announced
~ Eoni a. Iiveri-ht Tor puhiicat ion some
months ago. the illustrations and decorations
by j. = pIatt only recently completed.
corps Publication has been finally set for
May l..