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The daily morning oasis., 1918-07-02

Bright Hued Organdie BIouses.
Charming Organdie blOuses are il
bright coIors, trimmed by little trian-
gular patches of shocking done in
white floss.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-07-02

FOR SALE: Best bargain in
town; Paige touring car, five
passenger, new tires. perfect
condition, 20 repairs needed.
Part cash, balance notes. Apply
I. A. Hanlan, 127 Grand avenue
6:28 If
The daily morning oasis., 1918-07-02

FOR SALE: An Overland
Roadster, in fine condition; a
bargain at $275. Nogales Over
land Company. 6:6--tf.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-07-02

FOR RENT: A nice. cool roc n,
with bath, in modern house
Rent $3.50 per month. Apply
3l6 Noon Street. 7::2 ct. pd.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
TOWN IS half OVER
STAMP SALE CAMPAIGN is PRO-
CROSSING RAPIDLY.

A telegram this morning to Chair
man Geo. I. McCarty of the War Saw
ings campaign from Homer A. Miller
state director. gives an extension of
time for the Iowa drive until Satur-
day, May 18 This is in order to
give the farmers a chance TO do their
share in the campaign This is corn
planting time and nothing must in,
terfere with the large crop for the
coming year. therefore the extension
has been made for the accommodation
of the men in theIcountry.
Already many of the townships of
Mahaska county are ''oyer the top"
and others give assurance that they
will do their full part as soon as the
corn is in the ground Mr. McCarty
has received many large subscrip-
tions, up to the limit, voluntarily from
the city.
The following table of sales of War
Savings Stamps at the local post of
flee will show the increasing popular
ii of these baby bonds:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
oNE.pELlvERY.A.pAY.

One delivery day, the elimination
of special deliveries, and the restric-
ton of return privileges have resulted
in great saving of men and money TO
thousands of retail merchants IN all
parts of the United States. according
TO a summary just issued by the Com
mercial Economy Board of the Council
of National Defense.
Reports from ~ department stores
show that since the curtailing of two,
three. and -four deliveries a day and
the limiting of possible returns to
three days from the date of purchase
the number of men employed on de-
liveries has been reduced an average
of SO per cent. In the first month
after the Inauguration of the new plan
the value of the goods returned 10
one New York department store was
$162 900 less than in the correspond
ing month Of the previous year. A
group of department stores in city
of the Middle West is being saved
700 special DELIVERIES day through
the abolition of that established
custom.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRES

Although Chicago's fire protection
was in serious and even critical con
dition for number of days during the
blizzard last winter the actual losses
were comparatively light. This was no
doubt due to the unusual publicity Civ
en- to the emergency by the fire de-
partment officials, their warnings and
appeals being played up on the front
pages OF all the Chicago newspapers
while the situation was brought home
to the individual by his personal par.
ticipation in the cleaning of the streets
that the fire department might get
through, and thes digging out of the
fire plugs from under the snow. in
consequence every one was unusually
careful about his fire hazards, and
that is ali that is necessary TO reduce
the losses,
Very much the same situation pre-
vailed after the San Francisco confla-
grafton. The remarkably low loss ratio
for the year following that monument
tai disaster was unquestionably due 10
the effect of this object lesson upon
the public mind, inducing unusual care
and precaution. Even the moral haza I'd
fires fell off, because for long time
no one knew whether many companies
We're solvent or not, and the firebugs
did not care to operate until they were
sure they could collect.
All this tends to confirm the state.
ment of the fire prevention authorities
that rs per cent of the losses are due
to carelessness. Let something happen
to brighten the public into looking af.
ter its fire hazards, and the losses fall
off at once The sense of personal re-
sponsibility for fire waste is V hat is
needed. The confession of the Chicago
fire department officials that the city
was practically helpless while the
streets were impossible TO apparatus
and most of the MIGRANTS We're frozen
up, with the storm situation practi-
Icaiiy monopolizing the public atten-
ton, brought this matter of personal
responsibility home TO every property
owner In consequence, the crisis pass
ed without any serious disaster, and
even the number Of alarms was much
smaller than in previous cold spells,
where there was no such public warn
ing
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
rHE PRIMARY ELECTION.

AS the June primaries come hurry
ing on. we should make an inventory
of the candidates 10 be voted upon and
be prepared to select the best men for
the many offices TO be filled.
1t should be borne in mind also that
there are three judges to select on q
non-partisan ticket. Six are TO be nom.
mated, and there are eight or nine
in the field.
Oskaloosa and Mahaska county
should remember that this division
furnishes one.third of the court bust
ness of the district and should there
fore have a resident Judge.
Primaries are as elusive as check
er board. especially where several
counties are involved, and no mistake
should be made by local people that
would permit the field TO gather in
all our kings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
A Noisy Bunch.

Three NJ. & st. L.. railway coaches
filled with soldier boys passed through
the city last evening on their way to
Jefferson Barracks. They are from
Mason city and intervening county
seats. The engine was decorated
with bunting and the American flag
was everywhere, even the engineer
wore a hat trimmed with flags, The
boys were noisy lot and they cheer
ed and let the town know something
was going on.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
JAMES GORDON BENNETT DEAD
Noted Journalist and Owner OF New
York Herald Passes Away IN
Paris Today.

New York, May Thames Gordon
Bennett, proprietor of the New York
Herald, died at Paris this morning,
according to a cable message received
here today Bennett died at 9;4O a.
M. the message said. He has been
in i'll health for some time.
James Gordon Bennett was noted
Journalist, son of James Gordon and
Henrietta Agnes CREAM Bennett. He
was born in New York City May 10,
1S41. At the death of his father in
1872 he succeeded to the proprietor
ship and management of the Herald.
He fitted out at personal expense
the Jeanette Polar Exploration Ex-
petition, sent Henry M. Stanley to
AFRICA TO find Livingston, for time
conducted London edition, and up
to his death conducted Paris edition
of the Herald He inaugurated in
England the plan OF publishing storm
warnings, telegraphed from the Unit,
ed States. In 1883 he joined 1.-THE
John w. Mackey Cable Company
which laid the entire new (Mackey
.Bennett cables between America and
Europe. They greatly increased the
volume and reduced the cost of trans
Atlantic communication, between the
Old and the New World.
In recreation he won the interna,
tional yacht race from Sandy Hook to
the Needles, Isle of Wight, in 1866,
against two competitors, in his schoon-
err acht Henrietta He sailed a sim
liar race in 1870 from Queenstown to
the New York harbor but was beaten
BY the English yacht Cambria. He
resided most Of the time in Paris.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
AN IOWA WOMAN.

The ease with which normally inn
portant events are overlooked in an
abnormal time is illustrated in the
to the achievement of an Iowa woman,
Miss Marcia Durham of Iowa City,
in establishing the international Young
Women's Christian association in Rus
STA, says the Des Moines Register.
Pursuing her labors for months aft
er the American and British embassies
had warned her that ,Petrograd was
too dangerous for an American wo-
man, Miss Durham and her colleague,
Miss Clarissa Spencer of Cincinnati,
have succeeded in establishing the Y.
w. c. A. on a sound basis and are now
on their way to the United States via
the Pacific for a brief visit, after which
they intend to return to Russia and
assure the permanence of the associa-
tion.
Miss Durham has been engaged in
Y. w. c. A. work as secretary in
various cities, since her graduation
the training essentials to her am
bilious project But training was not
enough. 1t is a personal triumph TO
have gone into Russia and carried a
great work through despite the con-
tinuous and increasing danger and the
hindrance offered by revolutionary
upheaval.
1t was in November that Miss
Durham was urged TO leave. The
bolsheviki revolt was in the air. No
body knew but that the bloody days
of the French revolutiin would be
repeated and multiplied. Had the
work been abandoned all efforts which
had been made would have come 10
naught So the two young women re-
manned until March. when Petrograd
was abandoned by the various embas-
sizes, and positive commands were is
sued that the Y. w. c. A. organizers
should depart They left an establish
ed association behind them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
EVERY OUNCE OF SUGAR.

Ifany man has failed to see the rea-
son why he should cut his plentiful APP.
portionment of two speenfuls of sugar
to the one of war time he can find
it in a recent publication of the United
States Department of Agriculture ex-
planning the worldwide shortage
especially the shortage among the AL
lies-in the supply of sweets.
Not only has the supply of sugar in
some parts of the United States been
short, but there has been an actual
shortage of more than 100000 tons
annually in the world since the war
began, and the shortage is likely to
continue. the publication says, prim.
arily because of the destruction of a
large number of sugar mills and the
devastation of a considerable area
of sugar-producing lands in Europe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16

Coal Creek. Pleasant Grove. May
ia very pleasant morning followed
the terrible, wind and hail of Mnoday
evening Charlie Brewer suffered
the heaviest loss, his silo and part of
the barn being blown in and the wind
mill blown down. Hail was found
to measure FIVE inches around. All
glass and garden stuff and blooming
trees were greatly damaged
The friends of Zed Burris viii be
glad 10 know he is home again from
the hospital after having his eye re-
moved ana is able to be about.
Ed Burris is also improving.
A ten pound girl came to the home
OF Cecil Hasty and wife. The little
lady expects to make her home with
them.
Eighteen window panes were brok-
en- by hail at the Ed Burris home.
Mrs, Bob Griggs stepped on loose
board and is suffering with sprained
ankle,
The young folks gave Harild Dewitt
a very pleasant birthday surprise on
Thursday evening.
Laura Val was home a few days
from Des MONIES where she Is in
trainjpg Tor a nurse. 4, KS,
4 Pearl smith aud family .of Lacey
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
CDM|MERC CLUB
OLD OFFICERS ARE UNANIMOUS
LY REELECTED

Directors of the Oskaloosa CONNER
cial Club met al the Club rooms Mon
day evening to organize for the ensu-
ing year
1t was the will OF the Directors that
the administration that proved so ef-
fectiye and productive of results last
year, be continued for another term,
and no change was made in the per
sonnet OF the Club officers. Hence the
election resulted in the unanimous
choice of
President, Dr. Jay G. Roberts.
Vice President, Warren Kalbach.
Secretary, Robert J. Shanahan.
Treasurer, c. Ed. Beman.
The directors ordered that a stand
ing committee on Good Roads be Gre
ated and appointed by the president
and that special attention be directed
to the care, conditioning and improve
ment of the roads leading into Oska-
loosa. Announcement of this commit
tee will be made later,
Numerous other subjects were under
discussion but no action taken at this
time.
The club has busy season outlined
for its attention, and many important
measures will claim time in the proper
handling but with the club upon II
firm basis, as last year emergencies
will be confronted and handled as they
appear.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
PLEASE PASS THE ospeEAng

The article from Ames published in
the Herald of Thursday, May 9, stating
that there is no. substitute for butter
proves that great minds continue to
run in the same channel. In the Chi.
.cago Tribune of April %, there appear.
ed an article by Jane Eddington. in
which she said it was not only desir-
able but patriotic to use butter in pre-
ference to any substitute.
in order to be set Alright on the mat
ter Mrs. c. c. Sheppard clipped the
article and sent ii with query 10
Food Administrator Deems. at Bur
lington. Not wishing to rule upon so
important subject himself he for.
wsrded the correspondence to Wash
ington.
Al the Capital City. Administrators
Warrington. submitted the question to
Dean Russell. who in turn replied:
The food administration has
not adopted any attitude relative
to the use OF butter for cooking
as this is one that Is best decided
by the pocket book OF the consum- :
err. The use OF butter on the table
at this time should not be discour-
aged. Only IA per cent. Of butter
made III the United statessis sent
abroad"
AndN now since the exports At Alnes
have taken up the matter ~ using
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
ing to spend 100000 in pushing the
sale of butter and dairy products.
So please pass the spread.

In consequence of the shutting
off Of Americas supply of Turkish to-
baeco since the beginning of the war
she is buying Chinese tobacco in in
creasing quantities for cigarette mix
lures and it is believed that the Grade
will be continued after the, war Ship
ments of South China tobacco last
year amounted to $4O,910 in the first
quarter. SS9,471 in the second quarter,
S191, 1870 in the third quarter and $135,-
913 in the fourth quarter total OF
S461.474 as compared With a total of
$l10,994 in 1915 and $25.573 in 1915.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
To Be REGISTRARS
LIST OF. NOMINATIONS FOR EN-
ROLLING YOUNG MEN.

The Local Draft Board have submit
ted the following list to the War De-
partment as recommendation for the
men to be appointed as registrars for
the registration of all young men who
have become of age since June 9Th,
1917.
Madison lat Water Works.. F. F.
Everett; r. j. Williams.
Monroe-(at Center SCHOOL, Harry
Hollingsworth; Byron Parr.
Pleasant Grove Barnes City) J. H.
Taylor; Howard Riggs.
Prairie (New Sharon) Chas, r. Grit
fey; A. ]. Way.
Richard (Peoria) ]. r, Hunt; E. A.
Sheesley.
Scott toliveD Lester Butler; E. T.
belong.
Spring Creek (Twp Voting House)
p A. Jewell; H. w Anderson.
Union (Union Mills) Herbert An
drews; G. p. Effin
b Adame adams Center) Milo Rock
well; Jas. without.
Black Oak leighton HalD L. S.
Walker; w A. Hudler.
Cedar Fremont Hall) j. s, Reeves;
A. p. Norton.
East Des Moines (Givin) Geo Bar
nett; Fred Harper
West Des Moines (Voting Place. II.
r. McFall; e. w. England.
Garfield (Beacon) Jno. T. Jones; j.
P. McMurray.
Harrison (Harrison Center SCHOOL,
l.. L. McCord; V. c. lmig.
jefferson Center SCHOOL, Park Way
w. H. Springer.
Lincoln (Twp. House, w. H. Crozier
VIII Pomeroy.
White Oak Crosse HID Frank sout-
er; ]. r. Busby
oskaloosa Supervisors Office G.
L. Monroe; ]. G. Patterson; Dennis
Ragen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
EARrH,s ICE Is MELTING.

Recent Antarctic explorations and
researches have yielded significant
evidence regarding the problems of the
Ice Age and of The similarity of the
succession of geological climates in
polar with those in other ATTITUDES
The data secured by these expeditions
are alone sufficient TO establish the
following premises:
l. That Antarctic ice, although
covering areas several times larger. F..
than all other ice-covered areas,
is slowly decreasing in extent and
depth.
2. That the same succession of
geological climates has prevailed
in Antarctic as in other lati-
tudes.
This impression and conclusive evi.
dence is corroborated by the greater
and still more impressive evidences OF
the comparatively recent uncovering
of temperate land areas, and the pro,
gressive retreat of the snow line to
higher elevations in temperate and
tropical ATTITUDES and toward the poles
at sea level, being far greater in Arc
tic than in Antarctic regions. We are
therefore confronted with the CON
clusiSns:
L. That the disappearance of
the Ice Age is an active present
process and must be accounted
for By activities and energies now
at work and that the use of as
SYMPTOMS and hypothesis is not
permissible.
2. That the rates and lines of
retreat are and have been deter
mined by exposure to solar energy
and the temperatures established
thereby; and by the difference in
the specific heat of the land and
water hemispheres.
g. That the lines of the disap-
pearance of ice are not conform
able with those of its dispositions.
and mark distinctly different
exposure and climatic control from
that which prevailed prior TO the
elimination of the Ice Age.
4. This retreat also marks
rise in mean surface temperature
along these new lines, manifestly
due to recently inaugurated expos
ure to solar radiation and also the
inauguration OF the trapping of
heat derived from such exposure;
which process Is cumulate and
has maximum not yet reached
The researches under the direction
,f Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shack
eton have therefore point
I'd out with unerring accuracy in vital
that the same energies
which have but recently converted the
glacial lake beds OF canada into the
noss productive grai6 fields Of the
world win ~ time convert the' tl'n;
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
FORMAL GOOD BYE
REV. S. J. MALONE TAKES LEAVE
or HIS CONGREGATION

Rev. s. J. Malone, pastor of the
United Presbyterian church, was ten
dered farewell reception at the par
sonage on Second avenue East, Mon
day evening on the eve of his depart
ure for his new pastorate at Spring
field, Illinois Something over one hun
bred of the members OF the Oskaloosa
and Wright congregations united in
giving the minister proper send off,
and some of the ministers from other
churches of the city were also present
during the evening.
Rev Malone starts this Tuesday ey.
ening for his new place and the new
home. The family goes about July l.,
and he minister will return some time
next month to assist in packing the
household effects.
Members OF the congregation pre-
scented the minister with a splendid
silk umbrella last evening, something
to take with HIM to serve as a momen-
to of the good people OF this communi-
ty. Mrs. Malone was given a souvenir
spoon.
Refreshments were served for the
company present and while as little for
mality as possible was injected into
the leave taking there was present
that indefinable something that blank
cts an occasion of this character All
express wishes for the welfare of the
minister in his new field of endeavor
but regret was felt at the seyering OF
local ties.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
COME IN. IRELAND.

IRELAND, oh Ireland awake from thy
slumbers,
Hank to the sound of Democracy's
call
Come in thy thousands, we're eagerly
waiting,
Sure and we can't do without you
at all.
Ireland, Oh Ireland thou never vast
lacking
In all that is noble in all that is true.
Well do we know thou vast ever a
scrapper,
Now here is a fight that is worthy
Of you.
ireland, Oh Ireland put past things be
hind you,
Remember the cause that we're fight
ing for now
Is worthy of all that is noblest in man.
hood.
Come on and get into the thick of it
now.
Sure and we know that already there's
thousands
OF brave Irish lads who are helping
us win,
But we hate like the dickens the heart
of you's missing,
Begorra, we think it shame and q
sin.
Katherine Edelman.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16

least one thousand useless dogs in
Mahaska county, BY the same token
this means there are 100000 ours in
Iowa.
Iowa will have furnished 10000
troops when the present draft quota
is filed The food eaten and destroy
ed by the 100000 dogs would feed the
60, 600 soldiers.
Can we, therefore. be intensely pa
triotic and continue TO habor 10000
porch mucking. lice distributing,
sheep killing slackers?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16

The first act is ended" said Won
Hindenburg as the German drive swept
onward from Noyon. II is in the first
act, as all play goers know that the
william develops his dastardly schemes
and apparently gets the yirtuous hero
inc into his tolls. II is in the past act
that chicanery is always frustrated
virtue exalteds'and the right trump
hant. The last act of the drive and OF
the war Is coming.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
TO invoice SUPPLY
HOW MUCH FLOUR is ON HANDY
IN osKALoosA HOMES.

County Food Administrator Max
well O'Brien is hard at work in an eff
fort to obtain an exact invoice of the
number of pounds of wheat flour in
the county A plan has been ar,
ranged, whereby with the cooperation
OF the people, it will not be necessary
to ship any more -four into the state
and yet have plenty for everybody All
this -four which will be saved this
way will be sacked and shipped to
France direct from the mills
The plan is TO get the exact amount
of -four now held by the wholesaler,
retailer and consumer and to buy all
excess to the amount needed until The
18th of August This flour will be
stored and used to help other counties
in the state that do not have enough
flour to last until August Is. This
will prevent the shipping of any -four
into the state.
This cannot be done however un-
less the consumersIwiIl voluntarily
let Mr. O'Brien know how much flour
they have. Everybody desiding in
town will please report all flour they
have in excess of 25 pounds, and
those in the country all the have to
the excess of so pounds. This is not
a trap TO catch food hoarders, but
chance for those said hoarders to
square themselves by reporting the
amount they have and giving ii up il
necessary. Can any true patriot
keep more -four than the are entitled
to and let those who are fighting for
them do without?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16
-At tha state Kansas encamnmen

AT the state Kansas encampment
of the G. A. R. May 21-23, at Chanute
resolution will be offered to open
the organization of Civil War Veter-
ans to all american soldiers. Veterans
of the Spanish and the present war
would be admitted. The resolution
points out the G. A. R. organization as
now formed. will soon become extinct
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-16

The statement mas been MADE Dy
representative of the government
that five million tons OF coarse and
grassy hay will be required this year
in the production of a filler in the man
ufacture OF high explosives. This hay
is thoroughly lacerated and 20 per cent
OF the bulk OF the explosives is said
TO be made OF the resultant fibre. re-
placing the cotton formerly used.
There are many places where such
coarse. mixed hay can be grown but
where hay suitable FOR seed y difficult
10 produce