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SALVATION ARMY WEDDING.
Captain Alice Parker and Ser HoIinnd
husband CoaFted BY Man.

There was a wedding last nlRht AZ
salvation Army headquaFtara. Il7 West
Fourteenth street. which followed four
years oourtship BY correspondence. The
couple were Miss Alice Parker, who caue
from Providence. R. l.. and Cornellus
Jurritsma, from Utrecht. Holland.
Miss Parker has been staff oaptaln NJ
the First New York Corps for the last
two years. Tho bridegroom ia a busi-
ness man and the ariny's bandmaate, In.
bis native city. Col William A. NoIptvrs
commandant 81 the central nroVincs ~
New York and New Jersey, oaioiSfed
Tho ceremony was witnessed hv 0lioer.
and i.0ll members and friends of ~
army. The principals stood beneath ths
American, Holland and salvation Armv
flags.
Mr. and Mrs. Jurritama started IN l.
honeymoon trip % Niagara FnIln. Af,sr
visiting Washington. aaitimorn and pro,yi.
dence they VII sail on MAY IA al ~
steamer Rotterdam for Holland. who're
they win live.
Hiss Parker met her husband A a
delegate 70 q c0ngreas Of the nrrv M
LONDON Tour yUaF1 aRo. They frBf r,
oofre1fcudnnco which rurulfrf q, NJ
f1rtqr Visiting Holland q ynsr aro. ~
couple thcn hoQnme elEag5d
The sun., 1910-05-12
NEW rURN 70 COTTON LNOUIRE
senate Cost q Living Committee SENDS
GuP Growers and Manufacturer.

- @ANWAAN - aANAAN-N-~
WASHINGTON. May IA new turn was
given 20 the cotton Investigation to-day
when the Senate committee which il in
vestigatiug the high cost Of living do
cided 20 take a hand and send for the
cotton bulls and bears. When Attorney
General Wicksrsham on Monday stated
In a communication 20 the senate In re
sponse 10 the resolution % senator Smith
Of South Carolina % ascertain who sold
the cotton 20 the alleged bull pool AZ we'll
a. who bought Il. that it was not his Job
% make investigations for the Senate and
prosecution could be- instituted, the
matter was sent % the Judiciary Com
mittee 10 see what they thought about it
That committee Is still sitting. but
to-day senator Smith. who is a mem
her % NE cost Of living committee
proposed tn gee some Information Tor
NJ WickeFzhhm by sending for the nj.
legged blls themselves He said that
cotton was an important elamsnt IN ths
cost Of living. The committee agreed
with him aud they have sent for Prank
2. hayne. a cotton operator Of New Or
leans; Lewis W Parker. a cotton manu-
iacturer of South Carolina and president
Of the American Spinners Association:
X p. btackhOuse. a cotton grower VI
Dillon. y. c.: X. Mays Cleveland, a cotton
grower OF Marietta. y. C.. and J. q. Hlokey,
a cotton grower Ut TEXAS. Messrs. HAyne
and Parker have been summoned 20
appear next Monday. tho others on Tues
day and Wednesday
These men will be asked all about tho
recent riae In tho price Of cotton, aa %
who bought large contracts and who
sold them. Others may BE- called on later.
Senator Smith declares that he 10 deter
mined 20 use every possible means to
bring out the whole truth about the cotton
alYafr
The sun., 1910-05-12

wAaHngToN. May ll.--IhSss army orders have
CO.. ). Estcourt Sawyer, Assistant Quarter.
master, from Department Of nnkota 70 he home.
ghers ioI ne convraience o. The Government be
socedd lieut. william v. Carter. aHth Cavairy.
from San Franciseo 70 Fort Dea Moinos
Capt Morton smith, Taenusth Infantry
apd HTag Lieut. neniafiin ?. Grey. TWeuB frtt
Infantry trom Military Academy. August >. and
rhess 0ficcrs are relieved from duty AZ me
United siafes Military ArldemV 70 lake eTsrt
August N and uiu theu idin' LheIF stauons.
Capt Charles B Clark. FJurteenth Infantry:
Capt fred w. lewis. rgenly nlnth luiantri
iisar Nis@ nsirssa 5ssaa s 'Psa' Pis arIl t,-s.
flrst Lieut. Charles 3 Alley Coast ArulierJ.
Firt lieut. Edgsrd ! Msfan. TWsnty ssrobi
Infantry nrst Lieut. George NJ nusseoli. IN.
sulgei Twelfth infantry
ne following officers % rspogs Tor duty a
Vest fgint August = Capt hunla q LonFan.
aisventh Infantry Capt Lambert " Jordan iT
klrst lniantry. fl1t Lieut. Campbell b Hodres.
Coast Aruils- First Lieut. James W. Fil-y
slHth Fsid Aruiiory. H1t EsIt Phuip n
v oirflter. C1alt Artllerl; Hrst Lest Efwtn
2 Pfitrhett. Flrgt Fled Arunerr. Firta UruI
Albert Z. Loustalot, Frst Aril.eTy. Fifat Listt
Y ilham " Dnids. JF. FIRST field ArrIirry.
lurdnd lieut. Iames 8 jouss. Nrih CaVsiry
inruud Lieut. rhumaa W Hammouf 1r,rST5t
leclnd infantrT Aofoud Lieut jam 4 Cherry.
I iiill l.. laisair s'.1a1 LlegR rhomas J smith.
y Mciel. Fgurtsrnts infsnTy. ana Sssoi9
Lieut. cah G. Oases. Fourth iafaniry.
Inii urgy Sugsr has bssa Inspads
r. 1a.el y A. apruance, irll ll1i1l Tnrd 20 90
The sun., 1910-05-12
BOARD ~ EDUCATION ORJECTs.
wants to re Free and independent and
nulhly atIlI.

The Board Of Education went on record
Yesterday a. opposed to the proposed
provision In the new city charter which
makes the Board Of Education a part q
the municipal government and dspsndenr
like the other departments on the Board
Of Estimate. The bylaws committee
reported that education was q State func-
tion and not a municipal activity.
The city supplies the funds. L supplies
the schools and Il supplies the ehildren,
and II that Is not a municinal activity
don't know what h. said Commissi1nsr
Patrick y MCGOWAN
The board. however. voted against The
change. The proposed charter FIXES The
number of the members of the board a.
twenty-one. Yesterdays meeting voted
against that too.
The bylaws oommittee'sreport on he
charter was very long and the proposed
amendments % The proposed charter wefe
10 many that the meeting finally ad0pied
report and all without discussing L hR-
ther.
The sun., 1910-05-12
QUEENS GRAFT HUNT RESUMED.
Talk % Indictments Being Handed Up
Tomorrow.

TO-mOrrOW.
More than half a dozen witnesses.
mostly experts from the oiiiCs Of Com
missioner Of Accounts Raymond Fosdick.
were examined before the Queens county
Grand Jury az the resumption yesterday
morning of the inquiry into the Eraft
charges against the administration oi
that borough. II is understood that two
cases on which Commissioner Fosdick
has already made his report 70 Mayor
GaynOr were under investigation. but
how far the taking Of testimony had
gone oould not be learned whsn at noon
tho jury took a recess until friday. II
in Understood that one II not two i'm
poFtant indictments will be found on that
day.
Another feature oi interest developed
in the graft hunt yesterday when Il was
rumorsd that the published offer Of
reward og $500 purpOrtinR 90 have been
made by Lawyer Charles p. Caldwell. who
had 20 do with bringing charges Of graft
against abe present Gresaer administra-
ton. for evidence showing that any one
had tried 20 bribe member Of tho present
Grand Jury would be taken up by the
Grand Jury itself and also brought 20 the
attention on Justice 0arretaon.
The sun., 1910-05-12
Movements Of Naval vessels.

WASHINGTON. May u The cruiser Dee
Moines has arrived a. Cape Palmas tho
cruiser North Carolina az Montevideo
and the torpedo boats Flusser and Reid
at Newport.
from the New York yard for Annapolis.
the cruiser Birmingham from Monrovia
for Hampton Roads via Cape dc Verde.
the cruiser New York from Gibraltar for
Toulon, the collier Pompey from CAvite
for Guam and the torpedo boats smith,
Lamson and Preston from Newport for
Rock Island.
The sun., 1910-05-12
CIrru. Elrphant Pre- m ssrr.t.

SAN FRANcIsco. May Il.--Rajah. one
Of the biggest elephants IN this country.
broke away from the circus grounds
this morning and ran through the streets
Of Berkeley His keeper, Tony Lustano.
vainly tried 10 control the elephant, which
seizsd him with its trunk. dunG him 20
tie ground and then trampbed on him.
Pew persons were on the streets and The
circus employees soon subdued the
elephant The tTainsr was found % have
two Fihs fractured and % be suffering
from internal injuries.
The sun., 1910-05-12

WAsRDOTON. May it.-Mrs. Charles W.
Morse left Washington this afternoon for
Atlanta. Ca. and carried a petition Tor
the pardon uf her husband aigned By
more than 2oo u the nations legislators.
Morse shortly after Mrs. Morns's arrivai /
a. Atlanta and later 10 u understood viii
~ forwarded - President Taft Tha
petition Itself y hrief and nnaaFia filsf
Morse WA convicted suf q tnrfnlell uirir.
aon oi The national banking avs
The sun., 1910-05-12
EARTHQUAKE 4Cr oF GOD.
Justiee Gerard Fhids That DanieIa Can,
Recover Tor Ms Less at MartlnIaue.

Morris :. Danielsl a dealer In slaves q.
"a STATE street. sent four shiploads b
Martinique just before the eruption Of
Mount Pelee. on tho Ruarnnty Of Clifford
L. Middleton and others that ono Dupay.
the onnsignee % the slaves nc ss. Pierre.
would pay Tor all be sold and return ali
unsold. After the eruption nothing was
ever heard from Dupay or the stavea
and naniels sued Middleton.
supreme Court Juatioe Gerard. Who
heard ne suit decided Yesterday hat
while Middleton proved that Chs disaster
which Wipsd out an ths shss.rs- ~
81. Pierre had terminated nuFiaViW 1900
he aiso proved that the ngr1GV va tsI-
minated By an act % God and nnnit -
cUTcr foF hil EnVaa.
The sun., 1910-05-12
$4,000 for GarneId Monument.

WAsHINGroN. May 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Library favorably reported
20 the Senats 20 day a hill authorizing
a donation by the Government 81 $1,000.
% be added 10 the fund Of SIS, 600 already
raised by popular subscription through
the Garfield Memorial Association. for
monument az Oc-an Park Long Branch.
y. j., % ex-President Garfield. who died
there on September 10. 1891.
The sun., 1910-05-12
Japan Appreciates American Courtesy to
TOkugAwu.

wAsHNoIoN. May 1.-The State De.
pArtmsnt has received through the Japa-
nese Embassy an expression of the sincere
appreciation of the Government and
people Of Japan u the many c0uFtesles
that have been extended % Prince Toku-
EnWu, Preaident Of the House Of Peers.
during his visit n this country.
The sun., 1910-05-12
HUGHES Is NEW YORK'S 7TH son
On supreme bench, hut Massachusetts
leads In Length of service.

WASHINGTON. May Ii-Whsn Gov
Charles L Hughes takes his seat on the
supreme Court bench h. will be the
seventh citizen of the state of New York
% attain that distinction. THIS u
greater number than any other State
has furnished Massachusetts, and Ohio
have each contributed six Judges
Massachusetts, holds the record for
length of representation In the court
The length ot service II her sons is only
two years shorter than the life d the
court
The sun., 1910-05-12

Lhii nngy 1ulsf has betn lulpads
CuEacc agu1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24
FEDERAL BUILDING CONTRACT.
Bids For DecOrah's Government
POstOffice Opened at Washing
ton, ID. G. Last Friday.

The bids Of contractors for the
construction of Decorah's new
federal postoffice were opened at
Washington on Friday, and were
found to be as follows:
Northern Construction company
of Milwaukee, Wis, $4,000; Gen.
eral Construction company of Mil
waukee, $5S,210; II. j. Lang of
Appleton. Wis, $60,SO0; Connors
Bros. of Lowell, Mass, $54,6OS;
Herman Bros. of Williamsport, Pa,
$54,216.
Inasmuch as the latter, Herman
Bros. of Williamsport, Pa, are the
lowest bidders, it is presumed that
they will receive the contract. 1t is
quite likely that work will be start
ed this year and the basement put
in and allowed to remain through
the winter before completing the
building, custom which is quite
generally followed in federal build
ings. 1t will be some time before
the new postoffice is occupied, we
wouldn't be surprised If it were
two years from now, or more, al
though the contract will provide
for completion by Oct. 1, 1911.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24
THE COUNTY SALOONS
New Mulct Petition Must be Secur.
ed and Filed Before Next July.
1T WILL HAVE OPPOSITION
Rev. w. c. Barber, superintendent
Anti-SalOOn League, Announce
es Opening of Campaign
Against Saloons Here.

Sunday marked the opening of
the campaign in Winneshiek coun-
ty against the open saloon. Be-
tween now and next July a new
Mulct petition must be secured and
filed with the Board of Supervisors
If the saloons are to continue in
operation in this county, and al
ready there are indications of an
organized campaign among the
temperance people against the sa-
loon.
Rev. w. c. Barber, state super
intendent of the anti-saloon league,
spent Sunday in Decorah, and spoke
at the Congregational church in the
morning and at the Methodist
church in the evening. His work is
the organization of temperance
forces throughout the state to COM
bat the saloon, and the purpose of
his visit here was to arouse the
temperance people to action. His
address at the Methodist church in
the evening was formal one,
which had been prepared specific
ally for delivery in Decorah. He
called attention to the fact that a
new petition must be secured before
the first day of next July if the sa-
looms were to continue to operate
in this county, and that in all prob
ability there would be an organiz-
ed effort on the part of the church,
es and temperance people to defeat
the petition, and that the fight
would commence when the petition
is filed with the County Auditor, to
be canvassed by the Board of Super
visors.
He said that while the new law
would eventually reduce the num-
ber of saloons in Decorah to four
and in the other towns of the coun-
ty to one, it they did succeed in get
ting the new petition, yet it would
be better If there were no saloons
at all. He stated to the audience
that the County Attorney was with
the temperance people in soul and
spirit, and in case of contest that
he would appear and fight the
petition, free of any expense to the
temperance people; and exhorted
tht temperance people of Winne-
shiek county to render all the as
sistance possible. A goodly sum
was pledged at the meeting for aid
ing the anti-saloon league in their
work throughout the state.
In view of these statements
there is prospect of lively cam
paign in this county during the next
year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24
MAIL ORDER COMPETITION.

The wise merchant spends little
time in general denunciation of the
big mail order houses, and much
time in study of their catalogs, to
learn their weak points. He soon
sees that many lines of goods sell
in his store for less than the mail
order price.
II you are affected by this COM
petition, why not try advertising,
showing in parallel columns the
mail order price and the home mer-
chants price, Then ask your read
ers, even il the two bargains are
equal, il they would not rather buy
at home, where they can return
goods that prove to be not as repre-
sented? Also ask them if they have
considered the well known tenden-
cy of the big metropolitan houses
to work off seconds on the public,
buying "unsight and unseen" hun
dreds of miles away.
Also ask the public if it is not an
advantage to talk a purchase over
with an intelligent salesman before
putting down good money, and ask
them if the meager information in
the mail order catalog answers all
the questions they would like to
ask.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24
The Insult to Taft.

Vinton Eagle: The Eagle in
tends to be honest with itself and
honest to its constituency, and 1t
has no hesitancy in condemning the
action of Senator Cummins in his
conduct toward President Taft. A
man who will studiedly, deliberate
ly and with malice aforethought in
suit the president of the United
States does not deserve commenda-
ton. No man ever elected to the
presidential chair of this nation
ever applied himself more closely to
the duties of the great office he is
filing than is President Taft. We
should have thought it would have
brought the blush of shame to the
senator's cheek when large ele-
ment of the convention he was adj
dressing protested against the out
rage and insult. There was no oc-
casion for it, If their personal
relations were such that the sena-
tor could not speak kindly of the
president while filling the position
he was called to-that of temporary
chairman of the republican state
convention-he should have resign
ed; or in other words. refused the
place. We opine the day will come
when the senator will regret his
peevish action. BY his action the
senator has declared that he is not
qualified to act with the republican
party. The senator prides himself
on the fact that he has not called
at the White House for a period OF
over eight months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

The platform adopted by the
democrats of Iowa declares: I'VE
believe in the principle of the initia-
tive and referendum and recall, and
we favor legislation putting the
same into force"
This scheme if adopted would in
volve a fundamental change in our
government, shift from repre-
sentative to direct government II
a certain minor proportion of the
voters demanded it, the legislature
would be compelled to submit to
the people legislative propositions
not favored by that body or leglsla-
tion it had adopted. 1t would have
no legislative power that could not
be arrested by a minority of the
voters.
Had Senator Cummins made such
a proposition in the platform he
put through the republican conven-
tion, instead of contenting himself
with perfunctory endorsement of
the scheme in his speech, the whole
state would today be discussing it,
just as it would be found discussing
prohibition had the republicans
committed themselves to that
policy.
But there are several reasons why
the state is not discussing the ini-
tiative and referendum. One is the
knowledge that it could not be
adopted by legislative enactment as
suggested by the democratic plat
form. 1t would be necessary to
amend the constitution. which vests
all legislative power in the general
assembly.
Another is the general knowl-
edge that the democrats don't want
the initiative and referendum,
which would enable the prohibition
lists to go before the people with a
proposition for state wide prohibi-
tion, for resubmission of the pro-
hibitory amendment or for further
restrictions upon the liquor traffic.
A third is the demand of the
democratic platform for repeal of
the mulct law and the substitution
of local option relegating the regu-
lation of the liquor traffic to the
municipalities and townships. This
is utterly inconsistent with the de-
mand for statewide initiative and
referendum and demonstrates the
insincerity of that demand. The
referendum and local self-govern-
ment don't go together. If one
principle is sound the other is ne
cessarily unsound.
The democratic demand for the
initiative and referendum was
adopted as a sop to the socialists
and as an apology for the liquor
plank in the platform. The two
planks considered together repre-
sent desire to be all things to ali
men and to scoop in the socialist,
the temperance and the liquor votes
with equal grace.-Dubuque Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24

into the hands of receiver has
awakened a lively commercial dis
cussion in this city, which has turn
ed into a situation of how best to
protect the packing interests in
Iowa.
1t is believed the Agar plant is
the first to succumb to the effect Of
competition that has been on
throughout TIE state for several
years that has as it's purpose the
establishment of great meat kill
ing institution in Chicago to handle
all Iowa beef instead of having it
slaughtered at home. Many ques-
tions are being asked as to whether
this failure is not due to the COM
petition conducted by the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association, of
: >ich Harry Wallace is secretary,
u we Iowa cattle shipped to Chi
c., " n slaughter instead of hand
ling, y ugh the meat institutions
of low 'es.
1t is n that Iowa packing
houses, be Nof the fierce COM
petition of [ ago packers have a
hard struggle for existence. Re-
Gently when the city of Ottumwa de-
cided to levy taxes on the Morrell
plant the officers of that company
announced that they would be COM
PEELED to close down and throw sew
eral hundred men out of employ
ment because of the narrow margin
of profits they were making. That
plant was only saved from having
closed doors by the city resembling
the taxes.
1t will be remembered at one
time the Corn Belt Meat Producers
association established a packing
plant of their own in Chicago and
fixed a penalty on all their Iowa
members who sold their cattle to
Iowa packers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24

Many of the doctors declare that
q person should not drink much
while eating, but now comes the
Journal of Experimental Medicine,
published by the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for medical readers, saying
that people should drink all the
water they can hold while they are
eating, if it's a gallon a meal, that
experiments have been tried both
ways, and that the person who
drinks water with his meals, had
demonstrated that that is the way
to eat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24

lined, which is the one that has
been in the Iiinds of those most
closely identified with the hospital
projects from the beginning, there
would be no call for the issuance
of bonds. A bond issue, under
present conditions obtaining in this
county, is repugnant to many peo-
pie, as it is to us.
A tax levy for 1910 of two mills
on the dollar would yield fund Of
about $4,000, at least $500 of
which would be available by April
1st, the balance of about S6,5OO by
Oct. 1st, 1911. With this sum in
the hands of the trustees of the
hospital, site could be selected
and purchased, plans selected and
adopted. bids advertised for, con-
tracts let and the work commenced
and possibly well advanced or COM
pleted during the summer of 1911
and on the strength of the tax levy
of two mills on the dollar for 1911,
loan could be negotiated to carry
on the work to completion in 1911,
if deemed wise by the Board of
Trustees. The second two mill tax
levy, yielding about $4,000 would
be available in April and October,
10
could be realized on in 1911 from
some of our financial institutions.
In our opinion, there is no call to
exceed the $4,000 or $4,000
available from two mill tax levy
in the years 1910 and 1911 in the
cost of site and hospital buildings.
And if this plan, which seems feas-
ible, reasonable and practicable, is
adopted, there would be no need
for bond issue for hospital pur-
poses.
Authorities on hospital statistics
maintain that for each 1000 of
population, there should be avail
able one hospital bed, and on this
basis of reckoning Winneshiek
county should have a hospital capa-
city of from 20 to 25 beds, and this
is what is contemplated in the prop
Osition now before the voters of the
county. These same authorities con-
suited maintain that the average
cost per bed is about $1,000. The
authorities referred to were dealing
with conditions obtaining in the
larger cities, where cost of site,
labor and materials might and
probably would be somewhat high
er than those obtaining in a city
the si2e of Decorah. But using
these statistics as the basis of reck-
oning in dealing with local condi-
tions, it would appear that Winnie
shiek county needs hospital of
about 25 bed capacity and that
fund produced by a tax levy of
two mills on the dollar on the tax
able property of the county for two
years will build it.
The facts are before you. That
the need of a hospital exists is pa
tent to any one blessed with eyes
and desire to know the truth. What
are you going to do about it?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24

Many of the corporation higher
ups are hoping for Democratic vic
tories. They know the democracy
is so fettered up by state rights
ideas that it will never do anything
to them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24

Priceless art treasures were
burned at the Brussels exposition
fire, but what do our tourists care
so long as plenty of post cards re-
main?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-24

Railroad employees favor higher
rates to get their wage advances
paid, and when the new schedules
are sanctioned, they will probably
demand new raise on the ground
of the larger earnings.