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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

A short time ago the pure food com.
mission made an analysis of num-
Der of brands of tobacco commonly
used and the result given herewith is
of some interest. II your favorite
brand is included among these men,
toned You needn't say word but
just keep on smoking tiff you want
to. The analysis showed English
Curve Gut and Lucky Strike to con.
tain forty per cent tobacco and the
rest common brown wrapping paper.
Bull Durham had no tobacco at all, the
greater part being brown paper
soaked in tobacco juice and ground
mp. Dukes Mixture was only ten per
cent tobacco and the rest-well, per-
haps it were Just as we'll not to men.
tion that -Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03
LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS.

Below is Summary of the achieve
ments of the Thirty-second general
assembly, to date, along the line of
regulative and restricted railroad
legislation, either passed already by
one or both houses, or in the hands in
favorable reports of committees and
certain to be adopted:
Two cent fare bill.
Increasing liability for loss of bag
gage.
Joint rate bill.
Right to reconsign shipments in
transit.
Limiting hours of continuous SER
vice.
Compelling destruction of weeds on
right of way.
Amendment to ditch law, compell-
ing railroads to build bridges and cul-
verts in constructing bitches, at their
own expense.
Compelling weighing of coal at
point of origin and point of destina-
tion
Requiring shelter on double tracks.
Increasing the power of the board
of railroad commissioners in many
important respects; authorizing them
to compel connecting tracks. investi-
gate accidents, file charges before in
terstate commerce commission. etc.
Right to assess railroad right of way
for special Improvements in cities and
towns
New fence law.
Compelling railroads to report ac-
cidents to railroad commissioners.
Putting burden of proof on railroads
to show they were unable to furnish
cars when ordered.
Permitting notice to be served on
lessees Of railroads for the owner
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

The great singing dialect comedian,
Al. H. Wilson. appears in his new
play Of picturesque Switzerland,
"Metz in the Alps'' at the Grand,
tonight
The play, the star and the scenic
effects have received the highest
praise for their excellence wherever
presented.
He is conscientious in his playing
and careful never to overact. The
production will be given with a strong
cast and magnificent scenery, and
Mr.. Wilson will be heard in several
new songs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

Morris Rosen, 19.year- Russian
Jew. was arrested at Waterloo Friday
night by an immigration officer and
will be depOrted because he is affiict.
ed with q serious eve disease. Offi-
GERS have been seeking him for year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

The carelessness of the American
people in mis-directing letters is
shown by the fact that last year over
a million letters were returned to the
writers by the dead letter office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

Already the Iowa congressional
pot has commenced to boil, with tlia
announcements of the candidacy of
Burton E. Sweet Of Waverly, Bremen
county. as a candidate for congress
from the third district, to succeed
Congressman Birdsell of Clarion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03
Reformers Is Bosses.

observation of most people that the
men who have come into power as
machine smashers, appealing to the
people on the ground that bossism
must be overthrown, have themselves
constructed the strongest OF political
machines and assumed the powers and
perogatives of dictators.
There is LaFollette Of Wisconsin.
He made his appeal on the ground
that powerful political machine had
long dominated in the political affairs
of MISUNDERSTANDING the will of
the people. He represented that he
has been one of the victims of the
machine and he called upon the peo-
pie to rise in their might and over.
throw political bossism once for all.
The people of Wisconsin responded
and they smashed the machine sure
enough, but behold another machine
stronger than the one smashed had
been set up in its place, and one man
power personified by LaFollette has
assumed to be the state. He has de.
manded Of his followers absolute obe-
dience in all matters political. The
legislature is supposed to register his
will. He assumes to dictate all nomi-
nations, all laws and all policies. To
all intents and purposes LaFollette is
the state of Wisconsin. The man who
proclaimed himself a machine buster
has become the most arbitrary
master of machine politics Wisconsin
ever knew. Nevertheless, he con-
tinues to pose as a foe to bossism and
many still believe him as such. 1t is
quite evident. however, that the
hypocrisy of the whole performance is
gradually becoming apparent to most
people.
Here in Iowa, Mr. Cummins has but
followed in the footsteps of the Wis
consin boss. The truth is that Iowa
never knew what a genine iron
bound, steel riveted machine was un.
til we had chance to inspect the lat.
est creation. All the thinking is done
by one man. A few are permitted to
make suggestions, but woe unto that
man who objects after the all.wise
has passed upon q matter. The legis.
lature has become mere puppet to
register the executive will. So far as
results are concerned, laws passed at
this session might with less expense
have been promulgated as edicts from
the executive. The legislature has
had no mind of its own and no will
of its own. We are living under one
man rule in Iowa and everybody
knows it. There are precious few
who do not acknowledge it.
1t is just so in other states where
professional reformers are ON deck.
And then look at Bryan. This alleged
tribune Of the people is a dictator
pure and simple. He assumes to be
at once the brains and the conscience
OF the democratic party. If vacancy
occurs in the governing board, the
national board, Bryan demands that
he be allowed to name the new man.
If there be men on this board who are
distasteful to him he calls upon them
to resign. No Russian czar ever ruled
more absolutely than Bryan.
Yet all the time these reformers
pretend that they trust the people
absolutely and would fain be their
obedient servants all the time-cer-
tainly politics is great game. Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

Cresco voted last Monday on the
question of granting franchise to
the electric railway, from Dubuque
to Minneapolis. and the proposition
was carried by good majority.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

Ecclesiastical matters must be brisk
in Oelwein. The Methodist people
are planning to build $50, 200. 90
church to be completed Oct. !. and
the Roman Catholic congregation will
also build one costing like sum.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

Some hair-brained upstart has been
sending outlandish stories to the daily
papers concerning the going out of
the power dam and the result upon
certain citizens and business concerns
Of Decorah. which have very bad
influence for the city and are absolute
falsehOOds. The stories about anyone
going insane over losses, aud the
bankruptcy OF leading citizens, etc.
are rs far from the truth as anything
can be. and has no other effect than
to injure the persons mentioned and
the city a. we'll.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

We can show You the largest stock
Of new wall paper this spring that We
have ever had. We have all kinds of
novelties and common papers and the
prices are so low that everyone can
buy. We do not ask two prices. H.
A. Prastmark q Son. 1879.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

The Hartley Journal says Governor
Cummins is not to be blamed too
severely. in this off year in politics,
for catering to the notoriety he may
gain on the Ohautauqua platform.
"The simple duties of being governor
of great state like Iowa." continues
the Journal, "and living in quiet
little city like Des Moines could hard
ly be expected to lubricate and give
vent to the pent-up feelings Of great
reformer of the Arecracker species. I"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03
Omcs..017 West Wator street
Beth Tslephsnes. Numbsr IS.


1t is expected that the Iowa legisla-
ture will adjourn sine die this week,
upon the announcement of which a
sigh of relief will emanate from many
quarters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

The third term for Roosevelt sen.
timent seems to be gaining ground
speedily. and the redoubtable Teddy
will have to keep that big stick
swinging mall directions at the same
time if he keeps it from enveloping
him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

The most ludicrous phase Of the pri-
mary election bill is the provision ex.
empting it's application to judges.
The advocates of the bill claim that il
will "purify" politics, and yet they
exempt judges and leave them to be
nominated by corrupt conventions
as heretofore. In the name of common
sense. II the selection of any officials
in the world should be carefully safe.
guarded it is the judiciary, and YET
this Is the very Office and the only
one. exempted by this so.called'' puri'
flying" of politics.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03

In recent decision Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Degraw in
sists upon adherence to the regula-
tions requiring that boxes on rural
mail routes be erected by the roadside
so that carriers can easily obtain ac-
cess to them without deviating from
their routes or dismounting from their
vehicle. Failure to comply with
the regulations in this respect. the
decision states. is likely to result in
the disconti nuauoe Of the delivery of
mail by rural carriers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10

invited to speak are ex-Mayor Low, Charles
A. Schieren, ex-Controller Grout, E. NJ.
Shepard and Representative Sulzer.
One Of the things which led to the calling
of this meeting of protest was the state
ment made unofficially. but commonly
ascribed to a member Of the commission,
that it was doubtful II the proposed subway
would pay and that the commission was
afraid that it would prove white elephant.
According to those who have called the
meeting the largest building operations in
Brooklyn in the last two years have been in
the section through which the subway as
laid out by the old rapid transit board
would run. The old board adopted the route
and the board of estimate approved OF it,
but the public service commission has taken
no action as yet toward advertising for bids.
The meeting is to protest against any delay
or abandonment of the route.
It was announced yesterday that the
meeting was to be held in this borough to
dissipate any impression that the proposed
subway was exclusively an advantage to
Brooklyn. The contention Is made in the
call for the meeting that as it will run from
Center street over the new Manhattan
bridge and thence by way of Flatbush and
4th avenue it will benefit the whole city by
affording the quickest route yet to Coney
Island. 1t was said that great deal of
stress would be laid on this in the speeches
to be delivered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
MORE BUSINESS, LESS MONEY.
Railroads Claim They Are Losing by
the Low Fares.

sTATESVILLE, N. c., September TO-
The ticket agents of the Southern railway
were instructed to get up a comparative
report of the sales of tickets in North
Carolina under the old rate in August, 1906
and the new rate for August, 1907.
The records show that there has been a
great increase in the number of intrastate
tickets sold since the new rate went into
effect, but the financial increase Is COM
paratively small, compared with the same
period in previous years During August
1906 1855 tickets were sold to points in the
state for 81, $50. %, and during August, 1907
there were 4.645 tickets sold for S3272 %
making an Increase of 2149 in the sales
and $59170 In the revenue. This means
that for the hauling of the 2, 149 passengers
the railroad company received only S591 90
and they claim that business on that basis
would make the running of trains I'M
profitable.
If the increse in travel continues, the
railroads will have to put on extra trains,
but the railroad company asserts that its re-
ceipts will not justify the additional ex-
pense.
Proposed improvements have been called
off on account of the new rate, the COM
pany saying it's investment in North Caro-
lima is not paying under present circum-
stances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
HUGHES THE ISSUE.
Parsons Wants Candidates Who Will
Support Governors Policies.

NEW YORK, September 1O.-Chairman
Herbert Parsons of the republican county
committee came to town yesterday from
his country home at Lenox and announced
that from now until election he will be at
the county headquarters every day SO far
as the primaries are concerned Mr.. Parsons
will have nothing to worry him. There are
no factional fights this year among the re-
publicans. The few fights for district
leaderships personal and local and do
not involve any phase of factionalism
Mr.. Parsons for the next two weeks will
give his attention mostly to the selection
of assembly and aldermanic candidates.
I'VE want to select candidates" he said
who will command confidence and sup
port, and with such candidates we expect
to put up winning fight. The republican
platform generally will be Gov. Hughes and
his administration, and upon that issue we
look for popular support. Our aim will be
to elect a republican assembly that will aid
Gov Hughes in carrying out all his poll
cies."
Mr.. Parsons would not talk about the
presidential situation in this state 1t
would be time enough, he said, to think of
that when this years campaign was over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
NINE. HUGHES wEEPs IT OUT.
Paroled on Smuggling Charge-Seized
Trunk Was Not Hers.

NEW YORK, September 1O.-Many tears
were shed yesterday in the corridor out
side OF United States Commissioner Ridg-
ways office in the Federal building. The
tears were those of Nine. Celeste Spare
Hughes, the Pittsburg dressmaker who
was arrested after her arrival on the French
line steamship La Savoie Sunday. Nine.
Hughes had third trunk that she didn't
declare, which was filled with lot of fine
Paris gowns.
Nine. Hughes through her tears, told a
hard-luck story when she was arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Ridgeway. She said 1t
was her first trip abroad as a purchaser of
gowns and that the trunk she didn't declare
was not hers.
while in Paris met a woman who Is in
the dressmaking trade in this city. She and
her husband were very kind to me and
when the woman asked me If L wouldn'
bring over a trunk full of things for her I
agreed to do SO. 1t seems that these gowns
they are really models of Paris creations
could not be completed before my friends
sailed, and l was to bring the trunk along
with me. l was told that the woman or
her husband would meet me when La Sa-
vote locked here and that all matters in
connection with the trunk would be ad-
justed.
had no right to. 1t wasn't mine For
some reason my friends didn't show I'D at
the dock and l was arrested"
Nine. Hughes was first ordered held in
81, 900 bail by Commissioner Ridgway, but
after he had heard her story he ordered her
paroled on her own recogniZance until a
further hearing of the case Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
DIR. JEAN CHARCoT.
NEARLY YEAR IN JAIL
VIM. P. SOUTHERN PUNISHED
FOR ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION,

William P. Southern, colored, about TWEEN
ty-four years of age, was tried before
Judge Mullowny in the United States branch
Of the Police Court this morning on the
charge of attempted abduction, and at the
conclusion Of the hearing was fined $500,
and sentenced to serve 1854 days in jail.
The defendant was accused of having
picked up little Alice Gertrude Miller, the
three-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
c. b. Miller, who reside on 7th street
southeast, while she was playing about the
Eastern market last Saturday afternoon,
and carrying her for about ten blocks For
some reason he left the child upon the
street, where she was later found Police
man Smith placed Southern under arrest.
Several witnesses took the stand in court
today and identified Southern as the man
whom they saw carrying the child away
from the market place. When the defend
ant was heard in his own behalf he
promptly declared that he was not in the
neighborhoOd.
Assistant District Attorney Given ex-
plained to the court that a charge of kid
mapping might have been preferred against
the defendant. and that he thought a
heavy sentence should be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
SAW WHALES FIGHT.
Fishing Party Scurried for Safety
After Witnessing Contest.

NEW YORK. September io.-Frishteaei
because OF the frantic flashing OF the waters
of the Atlantic ocean OF Fire Island light
house Sunday, a party Of bluehshermen
turned their boat and scurrled for safety
inside the inlet. The disturbance was caus-
ed by two huge whales in fierce combat
So fierce was the fight, says Capt. Daniel
Collins of the Sayville. that he considered
1t nothing more than prudent to listen to
the earnest entreaties of the women OF the
party and put about for safer waters.
Bluefish of unusually large size have been
running outside of Fire Island inlet, off
Bay shore. Not infreauently fish weigh
ing ten, and even twelve. pounds have been
caught by trolling with squids during the
last week or ten days. 1t was while the
party was trolling for the big bluehsh that
II encountered the whales. The monsters
rose quite close to the boat. their jaws
locked. They thrashed about in the ocean
for a time, then. loosening their hold upon
one another. separated for short distance,
only to rush at one another with renewed
savagerv.
Just suppose we should be between them
when they make one Of those rushes,' said
one of the women. Capt. Collins took the
hint and made for the inlet where his boat
got into waters too shoal for the whales
to swim in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
AN EXCLUSION TREATY
NEARER BETWEEN JAPAN AND
THIS COUNTRY.

That a stringent exclusion treaty between
America and Japan is measurably nearer
realization than the most optimistic admin
istration official could have believed forty
eight hours ago is the judgment Of the
members of the diplomatic body here. This
long-sought object is expected to be at
tanned perhaps as an indirect result OF the
mobbing of the Japanese at Vancouver.
in British Columbia, last Saturday or
course the officials deplore this unfortunate
and unwarranted according to their view
infraction of the treaty rights OF the Jap
aneSe but they do not fail to perceive at
once the important bearing that this Incl
dent would probably have upon the nego-
tiations between the State Department and
the Japanese ambassador looking to the
drafting of treaty that shall limit the in
coming of Japanese coolies instead OF al
lowing the subject to be dealt with In the
present loose fashion by what amounts to
semi official undertakings on the part of the
Japanese government to withhold pass
ports to coolies coming directly to the
United States
The reason for this belief that a treaty
is now within sight is the conviction on
the part of our officials that the japanese
government will now be brought lace to
face with the fact that as 1t cannot dis
eliminate as between Great Britain and
America in the matter Of demands for fair
treatment for It's SUBJECTS, ana must by
this time be convinced that the problem
presented is really a racial one. the only
solution to be found will lie in the formal
recognition by Japan of the right to re-
strict coolie immigration, not only In Amer
lea, but in British Columbia. Australia and
other British colonies. To take any other
view would mean a breach Of the alliance
with England, Of which the Japanese have
been so proud. and which they regard as
so necessary to the development of their
ambitious schemes for the exploitation Of
the east. For though the British govern
ment may, and doubtless will. apologize for
this Vancouver affair and even pay an In
demnty, repetition Of the incident is al
most certain unless the British government
yields to the demands Of the British Column
blans in the matter of restricting Japanese
immigration AS a matter of fact. nego-
tiations are already afoot between the Brit
ish and the Japanese governments to regu-
late the influx of coolie labor into the Brit
ish colonies. This Vancouver incident will,
it is believed. hasten these negotiations to a
conclusion. and If Japan enters into treaty
relations of that kind with Great Britain
1t cannot refuse to do so with America. So
that there is after all prospect that Sec
rotary Root and Ambassador Aoki will soon
again be in conference on this subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
SULLIVAN OUTING CAsTAWAY.
Picked Up in River-Had Been
! Knocked Overheard in Row.


NEW YORK, September 1O.-The little
Ierrypoat Bronx, which plies between the
workhouse dock on Blackwelrs Island and
'he 1901 OF East 10th street, started for this
side at $50 o'clock last night as the steam
ers Grand Republic and Sirius came down
| the channel with the Sullivan outing party
| aboard Capt. Jack Robinson of the Bronx
stood by respectfully to allow the two big
| boats to pass.
AS he started up to cross in the wake of
the big boats. Capt. Robinson observed that
the Sirius had halted under the Blackwelrs
Island bridge and had put out two boats.
Finally the two boats were recalled and the
Sirius proceeded
Capt. Robinson was just giving the signal
for the Bronx to go ahead when he heard
faint cry to the north. He saw a man
fioundering about in the strong flood tide.
The Bronx yanked him aboard with a
boat hook. When he was revived he said
he was John Trainor of 80 South 4th
| street, Brooklyn, a deckhand on one of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford trans
fer boats.
Myself and another deckhand, Jack Nc
Aleer." said Trainor, took the day Off and
decided to go with the Sullivan chowder
We got into muss with lot Of soused
Aleer and 1 walioped those wops was q
shame. They came back at US later on
with big gang and Mac and took it on
The lope fer ours. We hid in another part
of the park for the rest Of the day and then
slipped aboard the Sirius at nightfau
when we were coming by the island
McAleer went below to connect with a.
drink. 1 stayed on the upper deck and sat
on the rail with my head leaning against a
post. First thing I knew along comes that
bunch of dagoes, and one Of them. a big
fellow. reaches out and hands me one on
the jaw. Before could get together an
other one Of them swats me on the other
side of the map. banging my head against
the post. 1 have a faint recollection of
hearing somebody say. There he goes
don't remember anything more until came
to in the water