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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
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Temperance
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A 5Y.PRoDUcT OF THE WAR.
Alice Carey Mckinney, president Lou
istana w TIN

The government is making compul-
sorry the things the w. G. 7. U. has ad-
vOcated for forty years, and people
who did not know the organization Op-
posed anything but drunkenness, or
helped anybody but drunkards' fami-
lies, are having new revelations. / be-
lieve the best war work we can do Is
to make the world safe for our SOL
diers. We ought to knit and sew, but
as I do I hear the Master say "These
things ought ye to do and not to leave
the other undone."
In times Of peace the w. G. T. q.
prepared for war, and now that war is
on We cannot afford to sit down and
spin yarns to make foot covering
while doing nothing to remove the
thorns and briers from the pathway.
There may have been a time when
woman had a sphere; if so this war
has wrecked the boundary lines and
she Is free. The exodus of woman
from the home is one of the by-pro-
ducts Of Prussian militarism that was
not included In the calculations Of
Frederick the Great when he started
the ball to rolling which has landed all
Europe in the trenches.
A little boy said, spa, what Is stag
banquet" "a stag banquet my son, is
banquet where there are no women"
"Well, pa, if a banquet where there
are no women is stag banquet, what
would a nation without women be?'
And the man had to acknowledge 1t
would be stag-nation. I don't know
what you think about it but think to
secure "VOtes for Women" is a real
war work. I invested 25 years Of my
life in the rearing Of three children,
and while was doing it said with st.
Paul, "This one thing I do" Now
that they have gone out from the home
and are serving Uncle Sam want
voice in the affairs Of Uncle Sans gov
ernment. I taught them that liquor,
tobacco and immortality were bad
things, and no man should be allowed
to undo my teaching, while /, who
have spent my life for them, sit and
weep, voiceless and voteless.
One of the arguments against wom-
an suffrage is that women do not know
enough about politics to vote. Not
long since our national w. G. T. u.
president wrote and asked me to tell
her how our senators and representa-
tives are elected, and for how long. /
phoned a lawyer friend and asked him
he could not give me "the exact infor-
nation" asked another lawyer who
was also member Of the legislature;
he told me, but told me wrong-had to
look it up and correct his error. I
have asked several prominent men
lately how many electoral votes Lou
isiana is entitled to, and none has been
able to tell me. Now If men have been
voting some 80, some 60, and some
hundred fears, perhaps, without know
ing these things, why cannot we do
the same?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
After the HOLIDAYS.

Directors of the Farmers Institute
of Mahaska county will be called in
session soon after the holidays
take up the matter of holding an in.
stitute this year. If the flu situation
will warrant, dates will be selected
but If likelihood exists that the pub
lie health will be further endangered
by holding the institute. the session
this year will be passed with only a
business meeting for the election OF
officers.
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HAVE YOU DONATED?
lF NOT JOIN THE RANKS OF XMAS
GOOD FELLOWS.

To make sure that no one will be
overlooked who ought to get one OF
those full dinner baskets for Christ
mas any one knowing d family that
should be served, will please give
name to Miss Florence Goodner
phone number 1877.
Donations of eatables, Canned
goods groceries, etc. will be taken
care of at the Commercial Club rooms
and these names and donations should
be sent in not later than the present
week
Organizations or individuals wish
ing to play good fellow" in this un
dertaking in a cash way, please leave
subscriptions at the Commercial Civ
Rooms.
Executive Committee.
j. f. Mcneil, Chairman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19

"SKUM" AND "DREGs."

. We've heard a lot of camou-
= flage, in speeches and in type,
> of the classes and the mass
= es"-and language of that
. stripe; and we're apt to have
: the notion that the classes"
. are the men who hold the
. wealth and power and tell us
. how" and when" But the
Glasses" are Of several sorts;
. the masses" only one, but
> they form the best of every
/ thing that's underneath the
. sun. The object of the masses
. is to do some useful work,
. while the aim of all the classes
: is just to boss, or shirk. The
. auto-crat that started up the
. just concluded war was the
. leader of aristro-crats the
. Huns were fighting for; while
. the masses" of Democracy,
. who beat them at wars game.
. were just the common people
. with a common end and aim:
. To stop the foolish notion
. that king should reign and
. rule and the millions be sub
. jected to the WITNESSES of a
. fool. The good sense of the
. common folks knocked these
. rulers down and out and the
. will of the majority can no
. longer be in doubt. But when
. the boastful upper class" de-
. cided to be good another small
. minority want to stand where
. they have stood. The Wont
. Work Bolshevikis would fain
. the sceptre sway-and chaos
. and confusion rule where'er
. they have their way. These
. vicious, dirty sewer rats would
. plunge the world back to ig-
. norance and wretchedness-
. a weary, woeful track! But the
. masses are not ignorant and
. must at once unite and not let
. either fragment" impose upon
. their rights. The upper scum"
. or dirty "dregs" Aut-Risto-
. Sewer.rats must not impose
. their rule upon the people
. Democrats. For If kings and
. dukes and nobies may not
. treat us as they please, we
. surely never will submit to
. criminals like these. The free
. dom that our boys have won
!. upon the fields OF France must
. not be weakly yielded-man-
!. kind must still advance; and
. the solid, vast majority must
: hold what has been won, nor
. yield to crazy fanatics as poor
. old Russia's done. The Wont
!. Works are quite as bad-yes,
. Just as bad and worse-as the
. Kaiser and his bloody crew
. who earned the worlds curse.
. N. o. T. Walt.
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Large Study Center.

The Mahaska County Study Center
Saturday, at the high school building,
had something over one hundred of
the teachers of the county in attend
ance. This was the most successful
meeting for months. Superintendent
Jones was in charge, and the address
was delivered by Prof. |. S. Condit, OF
Cedar Falls.
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dutch" CROSS VICTIM DIES
Des Moines Chief of Police Charles C
jackson Saccumbo Wound Of
Criminals Bullet.

Des Mones, Dec. 17.-Chief of Po.
lice c. C. Jackson died about 10 O
clock last night at the Methodist hos
pital from the effects of bullet wound
received in pistol battle with Dutch
Cross last Thursday night at East
Twenty-flfth and North streets.
For four days Chief Jackson fought
off death with the same grim deter
mination to live he had exhibited in
the performance of his duties as chief
of the police department. The bullet
of the man who shot him down with
out warning after given fair chance
to surrender peacefully, had done it,
work too well. In spite of the muttered
prayers of his men, his friends and
all who knew of mis- desperate plight,
ihe end came after the patient had
suffered relapse yesterday afternoon,
Chief jackson received his fata.
wound in successful attempt to ar
rest one of the most notorious gun
men of recent years in Iowa. Cross
has broken Jail many times; he had
shot many men; he was known to be
desperate character ana one who
would use his gun quickly.
Died in Line of Duty.
But with four detectives, Chief
Jackson went to the house where
Cross was hidden, went straight tc
the room where his man stood, gur
in hand, and told him to come out and
give himself up. The answer was a
stream of fire from Cross weapon and
the chief fell with a bullet through
his body.
When the chief was removed to
place of safety the other officers went
after Cross. who had himself been ia
tally wounded by bullets from Chiei
Jackson's gun. Cross died the next
morning. ......
Universal regret is expressed in the
police department and throughout the
city at the loss of man declared OF
every side to have been the Guys pes
police officer, and one worthy of al
respect.
Born in Kansas.
Charles Chase Jackson was born OF
Feb. 90, 1872 in Hutchinson, Kan. His
parents, Jesse s. and Margaret Jack
son moved to Louisa county. Ia,
year or SO later and the family LIVED
m Fredonia and Crawfordsville before
coming to Des Moines.
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THE SOLDIER VOTE
INCLUDED IN OFFICIAL RErURRs
RECEIVED TODAY.

r. w. varley, the county auditor.
has received from the state. the re-
suits of the official count. including the
soldiers vote, for the congressman
of the Sixth district. as follows: G. w.
Ramseyer, 17.OS2; Buell. McCash. H.
9SS; H. Grimes, 397.
Judicial ticket: Dewey. Sab; Ham,
ilton, 7,4S4; Johnson. 4,640; Robinson,
S.119; Silwold. 4,423: and Wagner. s.
63S. Dewey, Hamilton and Wagner
were designated as being elected. s.
The vote on representative was:
Wilson 2.2S5. and Briggs 1859.
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How to Care for Sick.

Mrs. Owen Jones, member OF the
Polly Annas gave special demonstra.
tion Tuesday evening in the CONNER.
cial Club rooms for the Polly Annas.
demonstrating to them how to care
for the sick. Mrs. Jones had a patient
and the work was made very interest.
ing as well as Instructive. A larg4
turn out was present. and the demons
stration was very much appreciated
By all.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
Born in Kansas.
Baby Show Again.

Some anxious as well as proud Ma
hasfa county mothers are wondering
II the women's department of the
Mahaska County Institute will revive
their baby show contest that was so
pDpular few years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
REGIMENT RoNE.pRY

The 158th infantry, formerly the
First Arizona infantry, now In France,
lays claim to call itself the driest regi-
ment In the army, says an Associated
Press dispatch. The men base this
claim on the fact that the entire COM
missioned personnel Of the regiment
soon after being mustered ipto federal
service took an oath to drink no intox-
icants until the present war is ended.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
Many Uniforms.

Our streets and avenues begin to
present something of military aspect
with daily more and more boys re
turning from the front and camps to
mingle with the crowds on the streets.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19


downtown and said: II think it's
a good idea to get ones Christmas
shopping all done several weeks In ad.
vance. You get much better attention
In the shops, and you make it easier
for the poor tired salesgirls." ..
But" asked the cousin, "do you
know what you want SO far ahead Of
the holidayp
"Yes, here's my list. Look at II while
I button my gloves"
"Handkerchiefs, dresses, waists,
gloves, vell-whew, for whom are all
these thingsT"
MY maids" answered Mrs. Gould.
"A horn, three dolls, a drum, pair of
skates-surely the maids can't use
these?" asked the cousin. f
"The toys are for my washerwom.
ans children and their little friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19

Food will win the war: don't waste
Booze will lose the war; don't taste
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
A Real Christmas
Gift
By ROBERT GORDON

RS. GOULD smiled as
she wrapped her furs
around her and tele-
phoned for her automo-
bile. She turned to her
cousin who was going
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07

trouble the sleuth found the Smalley
ranch. He at once asked for John,
William and Harrie. And 10 and be-
hold up stepped three beautiful dark
haired young ladies, each with mill
liOn-dollar smile which caused the Of
f1cer to gasp, blink and then wipe eff
his brow.
AS soon as the sheriff could recover
he asked for an explanation and
learned that Daddy" Smalley was
some stubborn individual and years
ago had his heart set on having a
family of boys. He was so sure that
before his first-born had arrived he
named it John. His disappointment
was great when he was blessed with q
daughter, but he stood pat and vowed
the name John would stand. His sec
ond child proved to be another girl
but the father had already named II
William, and of course that name had
to stand for all time. When the thirc
babe was born Daddy" was not quite
so sure, but he had the nerve left tc
compromise and declared In advance
the name would be "Harrie'-a1d II
was another girl.
Not until the drafting for the army
came about did the old man weaken
and allow "John, William and Harrie'
to become regular girls by change
of garb.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
Blue GOWNS ARE BUSY
Restoring Manned Soldiers to
Trades, Their Job.
Reconstruction Aids" Coax Wasted
Muscles Back to Their Nor
NAL State.

Washington.-Teache nurses and
healers too, are the Blue Gowns" OF
the army medical corps, at work now
In the hospitals of the United States
and "over there"
Reconstruction aids is their official
name, but the CHEEKY hue of their dis
tinctive uniform already has won a
handler name for the special corps Of
seventy women whose membership
treats and teaches among the manned
soldiers brought back from the battle
front. Theirs is the work Of coaxing
back the wasted muscles and disused
limbs Of wounded men. and later by
patient tutoring instilling deftness In
new arts and vocations which the hos
pital schools are planning for the re-
turned soldier.
Most of the ''Blue Gowns" were re-
cruited from the instruction stats Of
manual training schools and civilian
hospitals.
Beside q table a young fellow In
uniform was carving a conventional
| flower border on a wooden picture
Frame" says an official description OF
their work "The design was his own
and the work was his first piece. He
was inclined to be clumsy because he
was using his left hand. A Blue
Gown was ready to guide and advise
him. AS he becomes adept in left-hand-
ed carving he is preparing for the time
when he again will begin to draft, this
time with his left hand. This mental
concentration upon new task is be
lieved by doctors and psychologists to
be a valuable antidote for discourage
ment.
"At the same open-air workshop one
man was knitting a scarf. One GROUP
of men, temporarily crippled, were
carving designs upon wooden blocks
and several were learning to weave up
on hand looms"
In the treatment rooms inside the
BLUE Gowns were guiding electrical
appliances and administering the com
plicated series of treatments that per
feet the restoration work started b!
the surgeon at the front.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
"OUR BOYS" SMILE AS
THEY GONTOBAT

Over 5000 American trucks, all
heavily laden, have passed our front
door in this last big drive. Every man
in charge came in for rest and refresh
ment and little chat with one of his
native tongue, then with the smile of
the soldiers and wave of the hand in
farewell, "Good-by until we meet
again"
After every battle and at intervals
we see "our boys" coming back.
Blood soaked, weary, but oh how
brave. "our boys" with bayOnet and
shell wounds will tell you quickly and
firmly. II am all o. K" II can wait"
Look after Jim there" or Look after
this lad; he's gassed." The pity and
the brutality Of that horrible gas!
Get Best Of Care.
Every American father and mother
can rest In full assurance that If their
boy comes In anywhere along the line
the most thoughtful, considerate and
efficient care is given to him immedl-
ately.
"Our boys" Of course, come first,
but In behalf of humanity, and the
love Of Christ, we never say or do
ANYTHING to a wounded enemy. and we
see them by the hundreds, that any
one could criticize. The American
Red Cross is here for service, and II
renders the best, day and night, to
everyone that comes.
While it's work. hard work, and
work all the time, we get lot OF 1t
and the sun shines just as brightly
over here on the firing line as at home
Every day Is a new one and Its ups
and downs fill up the time.
A splendid general came in the 9th
or day and he was sight. His clothes
were white with dust and his race
black for want Of a shave. The can
teen was packed-it was one OF oul
busy days. The general wanted Il
/ shave and wash up before eating. ant
| the only spot vacant and available wal
| the small private dressing room uset
| exclusively by we American women
| We excluded all the women. put thu
general in our private dressing room
with hot and cold water, and on tn
/ outside of the door we wrote a not
and pinned it up, reading:
"BEWARE-Girlss stay out. The gen
eral Is. shaving"
When our guest finished and cam
out he saw the sign, and doubles
read 1t with amusement, because h
wrote Just below it, as follows:
"Girls, your guest has finished. Man
thanks to Gods greatest gift to man
an American woman"
And then he signed his name, an
| that is one of our choice souvenirs.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
NEUTRAL SAILORS EAT SEAWEED

was stopped by shell fire, the crew or
dered into two boats and the ship was
sunk with bombs.
Captain Egge of the Augvald left
the ship with Il men in his boat and
it became separated from the other
lifeboat containing IA Of the crew. For
two days the latter boat drifted about
and was then upset in storm. Three
of the men were swept away and the
others managed to right the boat and
bale it out. They lost all their food
and fresh water and even their oars
were gone.
Drifting helplessly, the men began
to suffer for want of food and water
Seaweed was eagerly snatched up and
chewed and every device they could
think of was resorted to TO catch rain
water. There was a succession of rain
storms and the men were almost con-
tinually drenched. Day after day went
by and finally the rescue ship came
over the horizon and the exhausted
and starving men were soon safely on
the deck of the liner.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
SWlPES TWIN FOR PLAYMATE
Four.Year-oId Wanted Baby in Fam
lily and Took Shortest Way
to Get II.

Wooster, O.-Billy Whittier, aged
four. wanted baby in the family and
he took the shortest way to get one.
He understood that DR.. A. c. Smith
supplied the neighborhood with chill
dren and so he simply visited ths
Smith home when no one was watching
the doctors twin babies and picked
out the one he liked best.
Shortly afterward the alarm spread
that kidnapers had stolen a BABY.
Mrs. Whittier in the meantime had
discovered Billy's new brother and
fastened to return it to Mrs. Smith.
Billy's only reply to expostulations
was Gee whiz; he's doctor. He
could order another for his own use"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
Victims of Hun Submarine Drift
Eleven Days.
Crew of Norwegian Vessel Picked ur
in Midocean in Pitifui
Condition.

An Atlantic POrt.-The Norwegian
steamer Augvald, zoos tons, bound
from u French port for Baltimore, has
fallen a victim to a German subma-
rine. A transatlantic liner brought the
news of the sinking of the Augvald in
midocean and also landed IL members
of the crew of u men. Three of the
crew were drowned and the remaining
IL are unaccounted for.
The rescued men were picked up by
+he liner after having drifted help
lessIy for II days, subsisting most of
that time on seaweed and rainwater
wrung from their clothing or caught
in their caps.
According to the crew the steamer
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
$3.50 for a Tree.

Edinburg. Ind.-The w; 7. Thompson
Veneer company here has just bought
from Wabash college at Charlottesville
a walnut tree for which it paid $3.50.
The tree is on the campus. which Is
made up in part Of native forest
growths. Its body will be cut into air
plane stock, while the stump will be
made into veneer for piano cases. w.
r. Thompson, head Of the local COM
pany. say he regards the tree as the
finest of its kind in Indiana.
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NOW CALL HER "LOST" DAVIS
Seattle Tot Has Been Picked up by
Police Ten Times in Few
Weeks.

Seattle, Wash.-'Lost'' Davis is the
name the police have given Lois Davis.
aged four years. The police have
picked her up ten times in the last
few weeks after the girls parents had
reported her lost. The last time she
was lost she had been given five cents
to purchase milk at a grocery store.
She spent the money on street car
ride to bathing beach. When asked
by a policeman how she expected te
get back, she said:
"Oh, the police always take me
home in an auto"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
Lightning Spares Girl.

Des Moines, IA bolt of lightning
ruined the home of J. B. Tharow and
played havoc with the bedroom where
Natalie Tharow, six years old, was
sleeping, but never harmed the little
girl. The ceiling and walls of the
room where the child was sleeping
we're completely destroyed.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
GIVES BOYS NAMES
TO THREE GIRLS
Stubborn Fathers Queer Action
Discovered by Draft Board
in California.

San Diego, Cal.-Always on the alert
for draft evaders, the sheriff some time
ago found on the great register the
had failed to register for the service.
Further investigation showed that in
the Pin Hills district lived a small
family by the name of Smalley. Three
names appeared-John, William and
Harrie.
Armed with the proper papers the
sheriff Immediately hied himself into
the mountains to arrest the suspected
three slackers. After considerable
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-07
Spirit OF American Soldiers in
France Described by Red
Cross Worker.
cheerful And CONFIDENT
Each Believes u He Doesn't Get into
Action on Time Fight Will Be
Lost-What American Wom-
en- Are Doing.

Seuth Bend, Ind.-Kathryn Carlisle,
daughter of Charles A. Carlisle Of this
city, has been In France for long
time doing Red Cross work.
She has written a most interesting
and thrilling letter to her parents, a
letter that should stimulate Red Cross
work throughout the world and give to
our soldiers In the trenches, on the FIR
ing lines and in camp, their mothers,
sisters, sweethearts and friends at
home fresh hope and assurance that
the American women are doing mag
nificent work In their behalf.
Here Is what Miss Kathryn says:
I wish everyone at home, particu-
larry the loved ones of our fighting
men, could see "our boys" as they 60
into battle. It's the proudest moment
of life and the grandest. Oh! how
brave and splendid they are. with a
smile on their lips. "Good-by." "We
will see you soon again"
! We feed from four to five thousand
some days. Our canteen is always
crowded.
OF course that compliment is oui
greatest reward. We all try and want
to do for sour boys" the very best
They come and go at all hours Of the
day and night. Our Red Cross can
Teen is never closed All Of "our boys
ON this line Of communication stop ant
rest and have their meals and refresh
ments at this Red Cross canteen.
Want to Push on.
We always know, among the yer!
first, when q big drive is on. and theE
we never seem to sleep. Nobody wants
to. "Our boys" don't even care to stol
long and rest they want to push on
Everyone of these blessed men fee
that If he fails to get there on t1m'
and at the very second when calle'
into action the fight will be lost, ant
IT will.
Here Ia a toast one of our brave ON
GERS left with us. 1t expresses the al
tttude of '.our boys" to us perhaps bet
ter than any word of mine:
.'To our women, who sent US fort
with courage in their hearts and tear
IN their eyes.
.sTo our women at home who are sac
r;fciug all that we may win.
ITO our women over here VINO CAV
their own lives that we may live.
aGod bless them. and damn the ma
that does not respect them and tn
coward that does not protect them.
sour boys" mean every word ez
pressed. and no woman was ever NOR
thoughtfuiiy considered and protects
than we of the American Red eros
vbo serve ''Gur boys" at the front