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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23
CATS EYE

breast Of the matter II you want to Have
your dirty neck,
Wen. sir. the effect WAS electrical 1
think that cats-eyc effect told YOU
aooat, and which didn't forget to point
out. scared him most. The skunk col
lapseo right there like n busted bag OF
oats. He fell OIL his knees and confessed
the Whole plot which was Just as had
outlined it iE my mind. The thought
that HIS carefully covered tracks were
SO completely exposed thoroughly un-
nerved him. reminding me of Eugene
Aram In the poem.
Now comes my point. to which I've
oeen leading UP all along" said Finney
Valentine In triumphant conclusion.
we toted Mark Hcnniker off TO tho lock-
mp: When there we searched him care
fully. and In q greasy old wallet came
across A folded page torn from dime
novel entitled Black Dams Revenge. or
the Sharpshooters Threat. II told how
the villain Of the tale shot at the hero's
sweetheart under almost identically the
same conditions that Uenniker had taken
advantage Of 10 get even with Valley.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23
HEART-STIRRING ROBINSON
CRUS0E STORY TOLD
Special Cable to The Tribune.


WELLINGTON, n. H.. Oct. 22.-The
first chapter OF hesrt-stirring Robinson
Crusoe story has Just reached here. The
story is of a. husband and wife alone on
d lonely island. where the former died
and the latter had herself TO bury the
body. The death OF Mr.. Hunter Blair
occurred OH the unirhabitcd Little Bar
ricr island, in the Hauraki gulf. After
waiting two days for assistance from the
mainland OF the neighborng islands. his
wife made coffin and buried the corpse
herself No further particulars are 10
hand, but IL is presumed that Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunter Blair were yachting, and
had landed on Little Barrier island, when
tho husband was seized with a fatal il-
ness. Little Barrier island Is situated on
the eastern side of the toorthern arm OF
the north OF New Zealand, and is some
fifteen miles from Great Barrier island
and about twenty-five miles from the
mainland.
Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000. lndepeudene $50.
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ers in his game preserves. He was out
shooting alone In The evening. when
three explosions were heard In quick sue
cession. Shortly afterward the baron.
covered with blood, stumbled out OF the
woods onto a highway. He was taken
home out died in the night. Later. his
gun was found by the side OF an exploded
imam trap.
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Victim Of Man Trap.

Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
PARIS, Oct, 22.--The Baron de Ba :
lorre retired army officer. living al
Chevrcuse. has been the victim OF a
"man trap" which he placed for poach-
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Tribune Want Ads.
Bell Main 5000. lndepepdent $50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
SAME MEANS OF ESCAPE.
Hotel Men Agree to Adopt Uniform
System of Fire Escapes.

AS the result of a conference held
in Des Moines between the state
hotel owners and E. w. Van Duyn,
state labor commissioner, the hotel
men have agreed to adopt a uniform
system of fire escapes for all hotels
in Iowa. The object is to have a
SYSTEM which every travelling man
and every person who has occasion
to stop at hotels may readily under
stand. AS conditions now are, each
hotel in the state has it's own system
of fire escapes, and in hours of great
excitement travellers who are used
to one system experience consider
able difficulty in gaining an exit from
a burning building where an entire
ly different system is in vogue. With
a uniform system every hotel will
be equipped exactly alike with the
result that II fire breaks out in any
hotel in the state travellers will know
just what to do, because every hotel
will have exactly the same means of
escape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.

1t is one of the biggest diplomatic
feats on this planet to conduct a
successful strike. The first move
in the game is to win public SYM
pathy. Under ordinary conditions
public favor goes out to the fellow
who is working for 50 per, rather
than ta the coupon cutters. But the
public hates to be dubbed into any,
thing, and when the strikers take
to brickbats, their game is about up.
Our people have a keen interest
too in our military organizations,
and they dislike to see them mauled
and humiliated.
The strikers feel that strike
breaking has become such an or
ganized business, with professional
gangs ready to supply strikers plac-
es anywhere at short notice. that
clubs and stones are their only re-
sort. They are mistaken. The big
coal strike of 1903 was one of many
indications showing that boards OF
arbitration are quite as likely to fav-
or strikers as to favor wealthy COM
panies. Better drop the brick bat
and circulate the arbitration peti.
tion, MIR. Unionman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

A large number of people in every
city-and In the country, too. for
that matter-simply cannot get 1t In
to their heads how to mark a ballot.
In Sioux City the other day. when
the ballot contained simply yes
and q mo" on the commission plan
proposition. and voting properly was
the simplest thing possible, there
were scores Of defective ballots. 1t
ID quite likely the case in Sioux CITY,
as It hiss been in Decorah and
ether places. that many OF the de-
fectfve ballots were cast by persons
Of more than ordinary intelligence;
men who probably thought they were
SO we'll informed on every other
question that they knew how to
mark ballot without making any
investigation as to the proper way.
But 1t seems passing strange that
after the Australian ballot has been
In use so long, there should be one
defective vote in thousand, or in
ten thousand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
IOWA ATHLETES SCAhkD.
President state Board of Education
Takes Radical Stand Against In.
tercOllegiate Athletics.

When Hon. James H. Trewin,
president of the state board of edu-
cation, took his radical stand against
intercollegiate athletics and placed
football under Indictment at the
law dedication banquet at Iowa City
last week, he stirred the students
and alumnia CT the state university
as they have never been stirred be-
fore by the public utterances of a
univ ersity authority. That athletic
contests between colleges at Iowa
City, Ames and Cedar Falls are
doomed was the firm conviction of
bis hearers. AS the head of the new
board he is the most powerful factor
in the educational policies of the
three institutions. His remarks left
no doubt as to his future attitude.
Mr.. Trewin said in pert: Inter
collegiate and interhigh school athle-
tics in general, and football in par
ticuar, are under indictment for sun
dry misdemeanors, and the trial is
in progress before the bar of public
opinion.
81 wish to say at the outset that l
do not want to be understood as
condemning athletics. / firmly be-
lieve in physical development and
college athletics, and that we should
establish and maintain gymnasiums
and other means to that end. Tax
supported institutions are justified
in using their funds for athletics so
far as athletics has educational val
TIE. But / do not believe it is within
the provisions of the compact or OF
our constitution, or the appropria-
| tion acts, to use public funds for the
purpose of maintaining intercollegi-
ate athletics, at least not education
In the right direction.
There are good many counts in
the Indictment, among them which
are; That these contracts have been
carried on to such an extent as tC
tend to draw our educational insti.
tutions away from the fundamental
and great objects of their creation
so that some institutions are scarce.
ly known except in connection with
winning teams.
| intercollegiate athletics Is per-
vaded by the overpowering determin
aticn to win at any cost, which l!
of itself demoralizing. The grea
class of student population gets NJ
exercise or physical training out o.
such athletes except an increase O.
lung power In yelling for the victors
college papers are SO filled with
accounts OF these contests that on,
reading them wonders what else stu
dents are doing"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
JURY DEFINES ISLANDER.

Calling a man CRATER is con-
strued as slander, according to case
Just tried in the Franklin county
district court, but the jury evidently
id not seem to think the accusation
was very serious and so awarded the
plaintiff verdict of 81. 1t appears
that George L. Meacham and Frank
Barry engaged in rather heated
discussion and, as climax to the
arguments advanced on either side,
Barry accused Meacham Of being a
CRATER" Meacham resented being
put in this class OF undesirable
citizens and so resorted to the
courts for vindication of his char
acter. with the above results.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
BACK TO THE FARM.

A gentleman VINO travels the year
around among farmers and writes
for a newspaper has observed that
there is decided activity this spring
in the movement of population back
to the farm. He says that as the
annual moving day approaches, ex-
farmers, mechanics, clerks, and pro-
fessional men in towns and villages
are outfitting for return to the
farm where prosperity is known to
reign. The high cost of living is
driving men with families to seek
an occupation where in the living
expense of a family is practically
provided out of the by-products of
the farm and where the prevailing
scale of high prices of farm products
promises profits for the man in the
farming business.
Here is an opportunity for the
farm owner. Long has he been in
distress for needed assistance on the
farm and in many instances has been
compelled to put up with inferior
and Indifferent help. The mechan-
les and artisans now open to nego-
tiation for farm work are not train
ed in the occupation, to be sure, but
the chances are that they are not
altogether unfamiliar with farm life.
They are very likely to be of the
more energetic and intelligent men,
bers of their trade hence they are
seeking to better their commercial
condition and they offer higher
potentiality or promise of better
grade of service, says the Marshall
town Times-R Republican
Jim Hill, the great financier, has
been saying that people are going to
get hungry before they will return
to the farm and the truth of his
statement figuratively is before US.
Population has been crowding the
industries in town at the expense
of farm expansion. Speaking on ma
tional statistics there have been
more mouths in town to feed than
could be economically fed by the
men at work on the farms. We have
been brought to a period of alb.
normal prices by reason of this un.
balanced distribution of workers al
food production on the land and al
food consumption in the arts and
trades. Now the readjustment has
set in. 1t will not end in the present
season but will 60 on for seyera
seasons and continue until the bal
ance IL turned the other way. - 49,.
Land owners should get busy ant
put up tenant houses on their farms
Ehicient workers from the towns car
be had for the next few years II
provision is made for them to house
their families on the farms. There
is an economic readJustment taking
place. Jim Hill predicted it. High
prices of food are forcing it and the
| newspaper traveller has discovered it.
Farmers should now square around
and take advantage of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
Youth VS.. Old Age.

While it is true that age has the
ripened experience of years and ma
turity of judgment, it is youth which
supplies the dash and enthusiasm
and aggressive force which are es-
sential in anything that Is really
worth doing. There Is a perennial
charm and contagious hopefullness
about youth which are invaluable in
the prosecution Of any great and
serious enterprise.
This Is why all employers of labor
want young men. The railroads are
taking on no new men over 35. The
travelling men are all young. The
factories will give an old man no
chance. The old minister is the
wisest, but the young minister is in
demand. The old doctor knows the
most. but the young doctor is the
most popular. The old lawyer has
the best knowledge of law and pre-
cedents, but the hustling young bar
rfster gets the clients and carries the
jury, says an exchange.
1t has been well said that this is
the age OF the young man, but It Is
equally true that every age has be-
longed to the young men. David
had slain Goliath, put to fight the
Philistines, and had become king of
Isreal before he was 80. Alexander
became king at 20 and at 80 was
weeping for other worlds to con-
quer. Edward III. of England at
80 was the greatest king and con-
Queror in the world. The Black
Prince at 20 was world famous as
the cOnqueror on the field of Crecy.
John Calvin was under 80 when he
forged out his system of theology,
which has had more influence on the
minds of men than the work of any
ether man since Paul. Alexander
Hamilton at 32 was the most crea-
tive and constructive statesman and
financier that America ever produc-
ed. William Pitt at 25 was perhaps
the greatest and most absolute prime
minister that England ever had. At
26 Napoleon put down the French
revolution and at 36 was crowned
emperor Of all the French.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

hssN The other day span OF horses
was old at West Liberty at auction
for 1910. This price was paid, too.
when fairly satisfactory motor car
could be bought for that price. A
few years ago the prediction was
made that the horse would soon be
displaced by the automobile. at least
in the cities. The government re-
port Of January this year shows that.
while there were 13,5O0,00O horses
valued at $603,90O,0OO ten years
ago. there are now 21,00O,000
horses valued at $2,276,00O.0 900.
This is an increase of 100000
borses. The average value of horses
in 1900 was $44 and in 1910 1t is
sos per head. There has been an
increase of horses of nearly so per
cent. and an increase in value of near
145 per cent. This Is another illus
stration of the advance of prices
which brings prosperity to the farm,
and of the fact that the automobile
is not limiting the usefulness of the
horse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
Where the Missing Are.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Iowa
is beginning to worry over the pros
pect that the next census may show
an actual decrease of population in
the last ten years. If the good peo-
pie of Iowa find themselves fewer in
1910 than they were in 1900 they
can no doubt find part Of the reason
in South Dakota, which has during
the past decade secured thousands
of former Iowa citizens.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

One Iowa farmer, who has been
about a bit, stated the other day that
he had seen land which was bought
in bulk for a dollar an acre which is
row selling for $24 to $36 per acre
and he shook his head thereat. He
said he was afraid that some time, in
the cyies. the clouds will not pour
out their blessings on all the land
that Is now believed to be real farm
Ing lands. That is a tale that the
future will have to unfold.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

A number of young men from Ce-
dar Rapids are going to take up
farming in Colorado. Farming looks
more attractive at a distance than II
does at home. But II young man
wants to go to farming he might
farm better II he got ten or twenty
or forty acres of land in Iowa and
learned to farm It intensively.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The meat boycott is evidently not
going to AFFECT the prices at present.
but 1t has convinced 80 many people
that cereals and vegetables contain
al elements that the body needs that
in the end 1t will hit the packers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The gap between producer and
consumer, says the New England
Homestead. causes the high prices.
Why don't more city retailers make
arrangements to buy direct from
farmers having reputation for good
produce?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

A New Jersey grand jury indicts
leading packers, charging them with
raising prices by keeping food In
cold storage. The effort will be
made to show that scientific discov-
cry Is being used to make living
harder rather than easier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The wicked Republicans having
caused high prices. will be annihilat-
ed BY vengeful Germans and Eng
lishmen who flnd the same advance
ever there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Shipyards at Quincy, Mass. and
Camden. N. ]. get Argentine and
Italian battle ship contracts. The
high cost of American labor seems
to be Offset by the brains and alert
ness of the American mechanic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

$2.4Ss income is the average
needed for house keeping. according
TO 500 bachelors writing for Good
House-K keeping. Evidently these
bachelors are not interested in a
girl unless she Is ignorant OF work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The Baltimore and Ohio won't ad-
vance trainmen's wages. It might
be cheaper to help its men pay high
prices than lose freight through q
strike.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Most men are willing to use trust
methods II they get the chance. The
right riders of Kentucky are merely
ultimate consumers who have gone
the higher ups one better.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Why do the trusts kick on
publicity? The railroads have been
making full reports for years, and
1T helps their stocks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

A Milwaukee doctor says kissing
is risky. "Well. 1t depends on wheth-
er It's your wife or the other fell
lows" suggests the Burlington
Hawkeye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The reputed chief of the American
Black Hand must be pleased at get
ting so light punishment. They
cnly gave him 80 years in an Atlanta
jail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The Alaska coal is said to be
worth 10 billions. The government
IL not quite near enough to bank
ruptcy to need to let this go on the
first offer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

II am doing work like yours -
said Mr.. Taft to the New York police.
His burly form In uniform would
make the nurse maids heart 60 pit
a-pat--one Of the chief Functions of
the copper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The really truly optimists appear
about now. with their faith that
spring is coming in about two weeks.
In spite Of thier immediate expecta-
tion Of picnics and hammocks. It has
been the stormiest February for
years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Senator Aldrich says he could run
the government for $300,000,0OJ
less. but a. the senator's usually do
as he says. he has already had a
chance to make good on that propo-
sition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

II the congressmen who question
the need Of forest reserves. would
farm It one summer. and see fertile
crops turn into dry straw. they'd
feel more keenly the need of pro-
tecting rainfall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

DR.. Cook at Santiago, Chilli, at
last admits he is DR.. Cook. On the
way via the South pole NO doubt to
pick up his records from under that
rock at Etah, Greenland.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Nearly every one wants the hulk
|of the Maine raised. What pOlt
tlcian Is yet fearfui that his tracks
are not yet obliterated?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Congressman Hobson wants six
battle ships. And yet \ $4,000 aero
plane will soon be able to turn a
$10,000.000 battle ship into hash.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

So many committees are at work
investigating somebody, that there
are not enough left TO Investigate
the investigators.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The University of Missouri will
give 500 for the best poem. II the
poet will agree to quit. it would be
cheap at the price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Congress will wait until all ma
tions. from England to Senegambia.
have honored Peary. before learning
that he has done something inter-
esting. e
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

The principal need of farming in
the Northern states is not SO much
agricultural education as to get rid
of four feet of snow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
A Milwaukee fellow

A Milwaukee fellow takes the
lightweight trophy from Battling
Nelson, but the most trifaing incl
dent of politics IL more interesting
to those who like to see the world
move.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

II Washington wanted his birth
day patriotically observed, he should
have located It in the baseball sea-
son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

Good idea to tag cold storage pro-
ducts with date. Give living hens
and cattle chance as against pre-
vious generations!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

well. II corn isn't king, he made
the king. his porkship." says the
Cherokee Times. "The king is cost
ly, too."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
Current Comment.

The National and American league
schedules being out, church, school
and business dates can now be made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

At last the lions of Africa have
nothing to worry about except the
comet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02

special Attention TO Collections. {.
0mee First Door West OF National Banh
oe Ooeoyah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-02
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