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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-11-05
|OIL EXPLOSION
CAUSES DEATH
Mrs. o. 3. Petersen, Daughter Of Mrs.
S. e. 6aber, Burned to Death at
Hooper, Neb., Saturday
REMAINS BROUGHT TO DOW CITY
Deceased Attempted to Revive Fire in
Cook Stove by Pouring Kerosene
From Can When Oil Exploded
DOW CITY, Nov. 4-Special--

DOW CITY, Nov. 4-Special--
Sunday morning our community was
very sadly and most terribly shocked
upon learning of the death of Mrs. o.
B. Petersen, which occurred at her
home in Hooper. Neb., the previous
night. Mrs. Petersen was in the act
ing on kerosene from a two gallon can
about O'clock Saturday afternoon,
when the same caught fire and explod
ed. Mrs. Petersen and the children
were in the house alone at the time
and when help was secured it was
found that her condition was beyond
all hope and it was realized from the
first that she could not live. Her
mother and brother, Mrs. S. E. Baber
and son, Jay, of this place, with the
relatives from other places, were sum-
moned at once, but were unable to
reach there before she died. The re.
mains were brought to Dow City Sun
day night and taken to the Jackson
undertaking parlors until Monday af.
ternoon at o'clock, when burial was
made in the Dow City cemetery. Elder
J. l.. Butterworth conducted a brief
service at the cemetery preceding the
burial. The deceased was about 81
years of age at the time Of her death
Those left to mourn her early demise
are the husband, one son and three
little daughters, besides her mother,
Mrs. s. e. Baber, of Dow City,. three
brothers, Eli Baber, Of Gordon, Neb.;
Jay Baber, of Dow City, and Gordon
Baber, of Pine Ridge, S. D.; four sis
tiers. Mrs. Martin christensen, of
Kearney, Neb.; Mrs. Roy Roupe, of
Ames; Mrs. Ralph Spangler, Of Cor
don, Neb, and Miss Ruby Baber, of
Dow City, including many other rela-
tives and host of friends. The
hearts Of all deeply sympathize with
the grief stricken relatives, especially
the husband and children.
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IF YOU KNOW AN ITEM
OF NEWS, WANT AN
AID OR SOME JOB WORK
SEE MISS HONZ
GHOST PARTY
AT DOW CITY
Woman's Club Give Halloween Affair
and Club Members Dress to Rep
resent Ghosts-Much Mirth
FINE PROGRAM is RENDEDED
At Close Of Program Soldiers and Sail
ors and Their Ladies Were Special
Guests at Two Course Dinner

DOW CITY, Nov. Especial
The Woman's club held it's monthly
open meeting at the school house on
Friday evening, this occasion taking
on the form Of a Halloween affair.
Several members of the club were
dressed to represent ghosts and much
mirth was occasioned in trying to
guess the identity of each one as they
promenaded the building during the
evening. Beginning about $3.50 pro-
gram was rendered in the auditorium
featuring piano solo by Miss Marian
Carlson, a vocal duet by Misses Ber-
nice Hunsicker and Irma Chamber
lain, reading by Miss Margaret Ry-
an, a quintette by Messrs. Ben Davis,
Mearle Binnall, A. P. Moeller, Charles
Rigsby and Lloyd Brake, recitation
by Gordon Barker, reading by Miss
Ruby Baber quartet by Bertha. Altha,
Esther and Donald Cramer, folk dance
by number of little boys and girls,
recitation by little Dow Wilson and a
newspaper-an advance issue of the
Dow City Reporter-edited by Miss
Martha Weiss and read by Rev. G. A.
Barker. Each number was fine and
deserving of much praise. At the
close of the program our soldiers and
sailors with their ladies were special
guests of the club at two course lun-
cheon. The lunch room where the
company were served was deliberately
and profusely decorated with jack O.
lanterns, black cats and other decora-
tons appropriate to the occasion.
About sixty-five guests were served
at this time. At late hour all re-
paired to their homes feeling that a
most enjoyable evening had been
spent. ~ ss.lGi
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Advertising in the town paper is the
best method of calling attention to the
farm sale. The town paper is usually
scanned carefully for neighborhood
news, and this usually at time
hood news, and thi susually at time
when the reader has time enough to
read notes through. He is not hurry.
ing to get somewhere or to get back
home with repairs or tools. The right
kind of advertising is certainly worth
while, but the automobile has put the
sale bill practically out of business.
Strange to say, but few have noticed
this, judging by the number of gaudy
sale bills that ornament the landscape
during the fall and winter.-I. J. M. in
Successful Farming.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Newkirk, who
have been occupying the J. T. Colds
worthy residence across the street
west of the school house, vacated
the latter part of the week and are
now nicely settled in their new DOM
icile in the east part OF town. 10
mark the day they invited her broth
er w. B. Mcdonald and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. M. McElwain and Edmund
Riddle to lunch with them.
Mrs. Henry BONN was down from
Denison several days of. the past week
visiting at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. ]. H. Young and family.
Mrs. w. w. Galland was passen-
ger to Missouri Valley Tuesday for a
visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Reuben Huff, returning Friday.
Thos. Ahart was caller at the
county capital Friday. =.
Enos Cross accompanied by Fred
Colby, of Buck Grove, spent a couple
of days recently visiting their friend,
Prof. c. w. Manning, at Plover.
Mrs. J r. Griffin returned home
Tuesday from Denison where she had
been spending week or more caring
for her daughter, Mrs. August Mes
|senbrink and the new baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. O'Meara and lit
tie daughter, Ruth, with Miss Ethel
Cole, motored down from Denison
Saturday afternoon The former three
returned that evening, the latter re-
naming for an over Sunday visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Cole.
Eli Baber and wife, of Gordon, Neb.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin christensen, of
Kearney, Neb., and Mrs. Roy Roupe, of
Ames, were called here Sunday on the
sad mission of attending the burial
service of their sister, Mrs. 0. B.
Petersen.
Cora Parsons, OF Woodbine, was a
Sabbath guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hunt.
Nelson Butterworth and wife were
in Denison Sunday, where they visited
at the parental, Andrew Bowling,
home. .5..
Mrs. Wesley Cramer was in Dunlap
Friday visiting at the Will Aldrich
home.
Mrs. Milo Kelly, of Denison, was a
pleasant Sunday guest at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Zeph Fienhold.
James Pearsall, ST., whose illness
was mentioned last week, is still in a
poor condition, showing very little If
any improvement. A trained nurse
from Omaha has been secured to care
for him.
Mrs. E. N. Chamberlain was caller
at the county capital Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Docherty were
in Buck Grove Sunday visiting at the
home OF their son, Herbert. and fam
lily, and making the acquaintance Of
their new granddaughter who recently
arrived at that home.
Mrs. l.. A. Beaumont, of Denison.
was Dow City business caller Mon
day.
Mrs. E. B. Justice and daughter,
IlMrs. James Pearsall and little son,
Dale, and Mrs. Joe Thompson were
among the Denison callers Saturday.
DR.. f. N. Rowe left Tuesday for
West Bend, Iowa, on business trip.
j. H. Young was visitor in Omaha
the early part of the past week.
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A SLIGHT OBSTRUCTION

A SLIGHT OBSTRUCTION
Intoxicated with the feeling Of pow
er, the labor union leaders thought to
take charge of the country and run it
to serve their selfish interests. They
found hundred million other people
in the way.
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What is wanted in the centers of
anarchist agitation just now is less
jaw and more law
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
SCALE EXPERTS WEIGHING COAL
 SAVED STRIKE

The Government Bureau of Stand ards in Washington Is best known everywhere as d high court of appeal on the fairness of commercial scales Thomas H. UzzeU tells us in Every body's for August that during the coal famine of 1917, when the East ern states were dismayed by a threat ened strike of five thousand miners in the Cumberland coal fields because they believed that they were being cheated of their pay by inaccurate scales, the Bureaus scale experts say- ed the day
 Loading two trucks with scale testing machinery they sped to the coal fields. Miners and operators had agreed to accept their findings. Five out of the six scales were found to be inaccurate. The errors, in favor of the mine-owners. totalled in several instances hundreds of pounds to the ton.
 ''The strike was averted; indict- nents were brought against the own CTS; fines were levied and the pay robbed from the min CTS were return ed to them. In this direct way scienti- fic standards paid dividends to the people,"
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15

 Passed By
 His Signal
Coroner Finds Freight Fla tality Caused By Drowsi-
 ness of Brickley.
FLAGMAN GAVE
 EXTRA WARNING
Bridgeport, August 12.)

That the action of Engineer Henry Brickley in passing two signals set against him and driving his train into another freight train at East Port chester, N. Y, on July 31, was due to the drowsiness of the engineer while on duty is the finding of Coroner Phe- Ian made public today.
 No witness could be found who &C., tually saw Brickley sleeping but two witnesses said they observed him re- clining back in his seat with his head in position as if he were sleeping. He was found in that same position after the wreck.
 In view of the evidence the coro- ner finds that Brickley came to his death because of the joint gross neg Hgence of himself and Gates B. Rust an instructor who was riding in the electric motor and was also killed.
 Bricllley was 39 years old and lived in New London. On the night of the fatality he drove freight train from Midway to New Haven and from there an electric motor displaced a steam Rust was placed on the motor as in- structor because Brickley was not fa- miliar with the route to New York.
 The train was going at a speed ot about 20 miles an hour when 1t passed through Greenwich. It passed yell tow caution signal and a short dis tance beyond that passed a red signal set at danger. About 700 feet beyond this last signal the train crashed into another freight train on the same track. Brickley and Rust were killed but there were no other fatalities.
 John J. Braz, a ffagman from the train which was struck by Brickley's motor, testified that he waved a red lantern and shouted as he saw the train coming but the oncoming train did not slacken speed.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
C0NCRESSMEN
 BLAME HIVES
 ON PROHIBITION

Washington, Aug. 12.-One of the reasons given by a mem Der of Con- gress for the desire of the m eln bers to get back home for few weeks IS the epidemic of hives which has broken out in the House. It is no unusual sight to see Q member with his back up against a post in the cloak room scratching away for all he is worth.
 'Everybody is scratching" said the Congressman, and it all comes from this ding-donged prohibition. No- body ever got the hives in the days when we had a bar here and could go down and get a Tom Collins or q mint julep when the weather was warm. Now we have to drink lemon ade, and my doctor told me that the excess of citrus acid in lemonade is undoubtedly responsible for the hives.
 Did you ever hear of a fellow get ting the hives from drinking a glass of beer? No, never. Well there you are. The worst of the goldurned hives is that they have located right in the small of my back and I cant get at 'em. Looks as if Congress will have to appropriate some money for Chinese back scratchers if we have to stay here for the rest of the sum- mer,''
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
DENIES PACKERS
 OBTAINED ANY
 SURPLUS STORES

Washington, Aug 12--The packers have not purchased millions of dol lars worth of surplus army food stuffs at from 33 to 50 per cent of the original cost price to the govern ment.
 This statement was made last night by an official of the office of the Di- rector of Sales when his attention was called to statement credited to the New York Department of Markets that the packers have been permitted to gobble up surplus food through the submission of bids at a fraction of the price they charged Uncle Sam originally.
 The charge that Swift & Co. re- purchased s15.000,0O0 worth of food stuffs, presumably meats, and other packers in proportion, was declared to be absurd. It was pointed out that the auction over the sale of surplus food followed the opening of bids by the pockers offering the Govern nent 50 per cent or less for their own products. All of these bids were re- jected.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
AGAINST GIVING ASYLUM TO KUN
 LATE DICTATOR

Berlin, Monday, Aug. 11-By A. P.) -Governm enta1 dis ,ussion in Vienna is centering about the problem as to whether Bella Kun. the erstwhile Bol- shevik dictator of Hungary, should be accorded asylum in Austria or be de- 1tvered to the first country demanding him for trial according to advices re- ceived here from the Austrian capital. It is said that sentiment is decidedly against granting him asylum.
 Plans for a coalition cabinet at Bu- dapest appear further from solution than ever since the declina ton of Paul Gararni, Socialist leader, to participate e in government having a Hapsburg at it's head Premier Friedrich has an- nounced that the National Assembly will convene within eight weeks. He says that it will meet on a basis of a. republican state but M. Lovassay who has been named for post in the De- partment of Instruction, has declared that the form of the Hungarian Gov ernment will be decided on only after his arrival in Budapest from SwitZer land. He is said to agree thoroughly with pr. Wilhelm Vaszony, a Hungar- ian Socialist leader, who is also on his way home from Switzerland and who is urging the formation of Democratic Liberal Cabinet in which the whole national strength could be concentrated
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
.DR. ', H, PARKER
 HAS ANNOUNCED DATE

New York, Aug. 12-A social hy- giene conference of representatives from the various state leagues of women voters and of state suffrage associations is to be held in New York city during the week of Octo- Der 17-24, it was announced today by Dr. Valerlia H. Parker, of Hartford, Conn.,, who was appointed national chairman of the social hygiene com nn;ttee of the League of Women Voters at its first national convention in St. Louis last April.
 The October conference will coin eide with the important convention on morality called by the war work council Of the Young Women's Chris tian Association.
 ''It is imperative that the gain in moral standards made in the, United States during thew ar should not be lost,' said pr. Parker, and that weaknesses that have become evident in dealing with the social evil should bee orrected. when the government program is applied to civilian work. Law enforcement. sex education and increased provision of supervised (re- creational facilities are the three tn- knnxtAnx &ActorS to he conatdered.sa
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
PLUMB SCHEME
 DEM0LISHES ALL CAPITAL ACCOUNT

Washington, Aug. PA. B. Gar retson, former head of the Order of Railway Conductors, told the House Interstate Commerce Committee to- day that operating officials in charge of railroads during government con of demonstrating that governme ownership was not best for the coun- try
 Exactly the same operating force that built up great surplus before was created this big deficit" Garet- son said.
 There could be no real test as to government operation so long as the future disposition of the roads had not determined Every effort was made to convince the people that pri- vate management was best.
 When the railroad official prays he turns his face to Wall Street but once it Is demonstrated. for instance, that management in future will center in Washin gton, I am sure he will serve the government as earnestly as he served the old masters in the past"
 Discussing the Plumb plan for tri- partite control of the roads, MT. Gar retson said it utterly demolished capital account, while the other plans submitted to Congress added to it un- til the grand children of the present generation would stagger under the load"
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
CREDIT MEN
 BLAME PROFITS
 TAX F0f i;. c. l.

New York, Aug. 12. - Declaring that the present excess profits taxes are partially responsible for the high cost of living, the National Associa- ton of Credit Men mailed to Presi- dent Wilson, his Cabinet and every member of Congress a strong state ment asking for immediate legislation which will do away with the con- sumption taxes on the necessities of life. The statement, which is signed by R. G. Elliott as chairman of the special war tax advisory committee, has the backing of the 29,50O mem bers of the National Association of Credit men, comprising the leading manufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers and financial institutions in the Unit ed States. The appeal for imm edi- ate action by Congress declares that there can be no question but that a tax assessed against the business entity has in many instances the ef- feet of causing high prices with the resultant higher expenses based on increased cost of living.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
COST OF HOTEL
 ROOMS HICHER;
 DRY LAW CAUSE
It May Cost the Public
 $5OO,O ,000 More During the Next Year.
WHOLE NATION
 TO FEEL EFFECT
Soft Drink Bars Do Not Make Money, Hence the
 Increase ill Rents.

New York, Aug. 12.---The Associa- ton Opposed to National Prohib1- tions. in a statement issued says Pro- increased from S1 to s7 per guest per day, and will cost the public approx imately $5O0, 600 600 during the next year. It says an investigation shows that hardly a section of the country escaped the increase of rates since July l. and that further advances are contemplated my many hotel proprle- tors.
 Edward T1erney, a vice president of the Bowman Hotel Company and managing director of the Hotel An sonia, is quoted as follows:
 There are three sources of hotel revenues, the room, the bar and the restaurant. No money can be made from the restaurant. Therefore, if one of the two sources of actual profit be taken away, then the other source must make up the difference. There fore, room rates must be increased.'
 Statements from hotel men in all sections of the country were cited to prove that Prohibition is sending up the cost of living. Ohio hotels tried to make up the deficiency by replac- ing the bars with soft drink counters and cafeterias, but failed, and raised rates 12 per cent
 Leonard H. Macks of Chicago, pres ident of the Greeters of America, an association of hotel clerks, told the investigators that the average hotel has not made more than to 10 per cent. gross income for a long time, and that the average net income from 8 to 6 per cent. has been reduced by Prohibition. He said further advances of room rates may come.
 The tourist trade in California may be adversely affected by the higher rates forced by Prohibition, according to John F. Shea, secretary of the Cal lfornia Hotel Association.
 The report ends as follows:
 Much has been written of late about soft drink bars and the profit to be derived therefrom, but the con- sistent advances in hotel rates shows that the hotel business of the country
 --valued at more than $10, 900, 900 ,00i has not found them as profitable as the old style bars, even in sections where, through a long dry period they have found time to experim ent with highly systematized soft drink parlors, roof gardens. cafeterias and old style bars minus the kick
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
SOLDIERS WHO RISkED
 LIVES ID FIND FEVER
 CURE GET NO REWARD
Had Been Promised High Honors and Compensation Mine Bridgeport Boys
 Among Those Who, 1t Is
 Charged Were Misled
Bridgeport. August 12.)

Promised the Distinguished Service Medal and other high Eonors and rewards by gov ernment officers if they voIun- teered to subject themselves to trench fever inoculations, it is charged that Connecticut sol diers, among them being nine Bridgeport youths, after sacri-s ficing their health for the well fare of the army, were left to shift for themselves, given no adequate compensation and discharged from the army un- rewarded.
 It is alleged by Harry Morley, son of a New Milford publisher, that many of the soldiers-they all be- longed to the Yankee Division, have, since their discharge. suffered re- lapse of the disease. At least one Of the soldiers. John Elliano of this city. has been compelled to seek treatment at St. Vincent's hospital.
 This Is corroborated by pr. D. M. Trecartin of Ss1 Lafayette street, acting assistant surgeon for the Con necticut District of the United States public health service. According to pr. Trecartin. Elliano was taken to the hospital July 21 on account of a recurrence of trench fever.
 He ran a high temperature but his condition improved to such an extent on July 29 as to permit his discharge from the hospital. He Is under ob servation by Dr. Trecartin and Major M. S. Smith, director of the United States public health service for the district including Connecticut. The former said that the fever was still in Elliano's system, but that it might wear out in time. The government says he is only 10 per cent disabled.
 Of the 60 soldiers who volunteered to submit to the innoculations the fol- lowing, with Elliano, are from Bridge port:
 Vernon M Peck, 15O Elmwood ave- nue; Frederick Pill, SIS Pembroke street: William J. Murphy, So1 Still man street; Horace P. Lucas, 353 Clin- ton avenue; Albert F. Noren. 63 More house street; David P Turner anS John VasseI, addresses unknown.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
Drop pM0re NH. Road
 Trains
Non = Perishab1e Food Embargo Was Lifted By Road Last Night. SHIPMENTS OF
 PAPER ALLOWED

Boston, Aug. 12-Confidence that the end of the mechanics strike and the consequent re- sumption of normal service on the New England railroad would be brought about within a few days was expressed by railroad officials here today.
 Strike leaders would make no comment on the action of the shop men in Manchester and Nassau, N. H., as to returning to work, other than to declare that the men will act finally as a body and that there will be no return before Saturday, if a majority of other locals took a simil- ar stand.
 Under the balloting arrangement the real sentiment of the men will not be known definitely until Friday when the results of all the New Eng land voting will be reported at d joint meeting here of the locals ex- ecutive boards.
 vice into New York over lines of the New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. today was unchanged, and it was said that the public was appar- enuy adjusting itself to conditions Commuters continued to crowd all local trains but other travellers are using the Sound boats wherever 1t is possible and the congestion on the railroad has been relieved.
 The service on the Harlem River branch of the line has been partly re- sumed, the shutting off of these trains on Sunday having been due to the enormous holiday rush which made operation fmpracticable
 The embargo on non-periShabIe foodStUfs for human conSum mpti on and feed for live stock was lifted last night and they may now be shipped over the lines of the company.