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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-05
What Girl Testified.

The inmate, in the dance hall, asked
the defendant, according to the testi-
mony, if the defendant would telephone
to the inmates mother, and the defend
ant replied that she would. The inmate
further testified, in reply to question
propounded to her by the district at.
torney, "Why did you stay there after
that'" She replied, Because" the de-
fendant "said that if my mother was
willing to let me stay there, she would
fit me out with nice clothes and send
me to Ogden"
But when asked both on direct and
ross-examlnation, what it was that the
defendant said to her. she each time
answered that the defendant said to
her that If your mother don t object
she would buy or give her clothes and
send her to Ogden
The court observed that this is all
the evidence on the part of the state
which tends to show that any promises
were made by the defendant to the in
mate, and which, it is averrcd, caused
or induced or persuaded her to remain
an inmate In house Of prostitution,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07
How
Contrary
Mrs.
Marjorie
De Cou Ran

TrHERE is a good old cockney Joke
often quoted to illustrate the man
= ners OF the English lower classes.
Don't you love me no more, Bill?" says
the wife OF the coster. 20 course ] loves
yer. SAL" is his reply. Then" says Sal,
IVY don't yer beat me abart blt7"
This apparently was exactly the frame
o. mind Mrs De Cou was in when she left
her husband. Mrs. De Cou lived in Irving
ton, Cal. She was married to Edwin
De Cou, a prosperous merchant. Two years
ago, unable to stand his kindness any
longer, Mrs. Marjorie De Cou ran
away. Her husband has Just obtained q
divorce on the ground OF desertion. Ac-
cording to Edwin De Cous testimony, he
gave his wife every luxury. placed no re-
straints on her amusements and never
showed jealousy. He admitted he had no
bad habits.
Didn't she ever md any fault with
you?" the Judge asked.
"oh. yes" Mr.. De cou replied. "she fire.
quently said that she could have loved me
If only beat her. or at least scolded her,
once in a whilel"
Here is a new peril to married life.
Husbands. avoid perfection!
Men, as yet. scarcely realize how dan
gerous kindness may prove to be. Lest,
unthinking, careless Of the first symptoms
of disruption. married men may fall into
this pltfall, listen to the awful example of
Edwin and Marjorie De Cou.
Mr.. De Cou was an idealist He wor-
shipped his wife. He thought nothing too
good for her. The medieval idea Of
women was that they were half angel and
half devil. Mr.. De Cou was a modern man,
and he considered his wife wholly an
angel.
They had no trouble during their en-
gagement. His candy and flowers were
pleasantly received. Marjorie, while admit
ting to her girl friends that Edwin was
easy" did not protest when he suggested
cabs instead Of the trolley car. She let
him carry her coat without rebuff She
accepted the books he sent. Lucille" and
The Prisoner of Zenda," with no show OF
anger. Even the beautiful s325 diamond
engagement ring failed to irritate her. and
when he tied her shoe laces, got her
glass Of water or mailed a letter without
forgetting It, still she controlled herself.
1t was, OF course, annoying, but she bore
it, expecting The usual change after the
wedding ceremony.
Hardly had the bridal knot been tied,
however, when Mr.. De Cou showed plainly
that what he had done was q fixed habit.
He had planned to go to the Yosemite on
the trip. The bride. Of course. wanted
to go to Hawaii. and insisted upon IT. hop
ing against hope that he would display
the firmness a woman longs for Was he
firm? Alas, He humbly apologized, ex-
changed his tickets and took her where
she wanted to go. Docile as lamb was
Edwin De Cou.
This was bad enough beginning to mar
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07

ried life for poor Mrs. De Cou. but she did
not yet know the full depth OF Edwin's
pitiful weakness. She began to firt with
a missionary as soon as the steamer had
left San Francisco harbor. Was Mr..
De Cou jealous? Here is what he said:
Il know I can trust you, Marcy and
whatever you do Is right II this man
pleases and amuses you, so ahead, and Ill
Just have little game OF cards In the
smoking room"
That night Marjorie De Cou wept herself
to sleep. 1t was sad beginning to all her
hopes for "masterful" man. She wept
aloud, keeping Edwin awake In the upper
berth. Was he angry? No. He merely
leaned over the edge and remarked pa
thetically:
IF have done anything to annoy you
or make you unhappy, Marcy. please tell
me and forgive me. would do anything
In the world to make you happy. Could l
ring up the steward and get you pine
apple icei Or shall read you to sleep?"
Marcy did not close her eyes that night.
The next day 1t was even worse. Edwin
De Cou brought up her steamer rug (she
was simply dying to wait upon him, but
men never know and he tucked her into
her chair, gave her a Robert Chambers
novel and brought up all the bestlooking
men on the boat to talk TO her.
By the time their honeymoon was over
poor Mrs. De Cou was nearly distracted.
She came back from Honolulu mere
wreck. Things went steadily from bad to
worse.
Still blindly pursuing his fatuous theory,
Edwin De Cou loaded his wife with COM
pliments and csresses Marjorie. when she
first saw the new house he had provided
for their home, could stand 1t no longer.
How dare you'll" she exclaimed. you
know ! have been used to living In four
room fat, and here you have fine cleo
trio lighted house, with elevator and out
side plumbing, in the most aristocratic
part OF town! You have engaged three
servants and filled the place with expen-
siys furniture. The next thing know you
will be presenting me with an automobile.
warn you. Edwin, you may go too far!"
Il thought you'd like It." Mr.. De Cou re-
piled. But, of course, I'll apologize"
"Apologizel" she screamed. "Will you
pile insult on insult?"
For some time this cowed him. He even
had the courage to try TO reform. He told
her that her new Spring hat was unbe-
coming, and that II she got facial mas
sage occasionally II would improve her
looks. He managed. with great effort, to
drink cocktail and say darn" Marcy
bearaed with happiness. but alas. this ideal
state OF affairs was too good TO be true.
Before long Edwin had begun to lapse into
his original altruistic condition.
For few days he succeeded In conceal
ing his lapse from vice. He threw kisses
at her behind her back and remarked upon
her beauty only at his club. But this
could not 90 on long. Edwin De Cou was
at heart a paragon and his true nature
could not be hidden. r
One afternoon. while his wife was al a
bridge party. Edwin sniuggled a costly
rosewood pianola into the drawing room.
As Marcy had Just been elected president
OF the Native Daughters of the Golden
West tirvfnston Parlor; No. so, her head
was so turned that she did not notice the
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07

Mrs.
Marjorie
De Cou,
Who Left
Her |
Husband
Because
He Gave
Her
Every
thing
She
Wanted
Except .
Beating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
BUTTER MAKERS IN DEMAND.
Colleges Cannot Turn Out Enough
Graduates to Fill Positions.

Butter and ice cream manufac-
ture is developing so rapidly in To-
wa and nearby states that the dairy
department at the Iowa State Col
lege is not able to turn out trained
men fast enough to supply the de-
mand. During the past two months
NJ. Mortenson, head of the depart
ment, received calls for more than
fifty men at salaries ranging from
$4,000 per year down to $500, de-
pending upon the amount of train
ing demanded. He was able to sup
ply about two-thirds of the number
from the graduates of the full four
year course and the one year course.
The thirty-eight men who were in
the one year dairy course this past
year did unusually well in securing
positions. Every man of them who
wanted a place got it, yet none of
them had more than the nine months
at special training, and only a few
had any practical experience before
that. One man was given a place as
buttermaker at $3.50 per month; an
other at $1OO, a third at SIS, and
eight at 5000 per year. Two men
went to places as butter and ice
cream makers at $1,000 and 5000
per year, and four as ice cream
makers at salaries ranging from
$1,10O to 5000; three men took var
ious places in the milk business at
pay ranging from $500 to 5000; four
men returned to business in which
they held financial interest, four
dropped out during the year and
eight entered late and have another
semester's work to do.
THAT is an unusual record" said
NJ. Mortenson, head of the depart
ment. ''It indicates the growth of
scientific butter and ice cream maxi
ing. There is bound to be great de-
velopment along these lines in Iowa
and elsewhere, and with it a fine
opening of new opportunities for
young men,
Notably is the demand for ice
cream makers growing. This is a
new industry. Iowa has the largest
ice cream making laboratories in the
country and ice cream journals gen.
orally recommend ice cream students
to go to Ames. gre
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

cerning the exact contents and
weight of packages. The amend
ment grants to shippers reasonable
variations" from the printed label
whenever natural causes or general
inability to make every package ex-
actly alike was proved to the satisfac-
tion of the government inspectors.
A clause in the legislative judicial
and executive appropriation bill
which is the source of considerable
worry to the government clerk pro-
vides that after August 81, 1919, ap-
pointments to the civil service snail
be made for periods of seven years.
At the end of this period an emp oye
may at the discretion of the bureau
or head of Office be retained in the
service for another seven-year per-
iOd without an examination, as is
seen for by the heads of offices. BY
many this is regarded as an indirect
assault upon the integrity of the civ
il service and an attempt to re-es-
tablish the spoils system. Notwith-
standing spirited opposition in both
houses however, the provision has
been approved by the senate and the
house and nothing but the veto OF the
president stands between the civil
service and decentralization.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
IOWA AN ALFALFA STATE.
Iowa State College Gets Results Af-
ter Years of Teaching.

Iowa is lining up as an alfalfa
state. For some years the agronomy
department of the Iowa State col
lege has been preaching alfalfa and
now results are coming. Reports re-
ceived from all sections of Iowa indi-
cate that the number of alfalfa grow
ers this year is probably four times
greater than year ago. The acre
age has not increased so much, be-
cause the callege advises farmers to
start with small field, but even at
that Prof. H. ID. Hughes estimates
that so per cent of the alfalfa acre
age in the state this year is two
years addition to the total acreage.
From all sections come enthusias-
tic reports of success with alfalfa.
Some failures are reported, but they
are usually due to conditions that
may be remedied by culture of the
right sort. On the whole the reports
justify the prediction made years ago
that Iowa can grow the wonderful
llegum successfully.
This year some localities report a
good deal of trouble with the blister
beetle which cuts down the hay yield
somewhat. The blister beetle feeds
quite largely on grasshopper eggs.
Last years enormous grasshopper
crop in some sections gave this years
beetles many eggs to feed on and
they are making the most OF the
chance. Next year there will be few
er grasshoppers and this year. too,
but there is some prospect that the
beetles will be on hand again. How
ever, there is this consolation for the
alfalfa grower there will be but few
grasshopper eggs for next years bat
| tie
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
AVIATION MEET HERE
Arrangements Completed This Morn
ing for Big Meet Here Next
Sunday, August 18th.
NOTED BIRDMEN WILL FLK.
Exciting Automobile and Motorcycle
Races by Drivers of Nat
iOnaI Fame.

For the first time in the history
of Decorah we are to have an avia-
tion meet Manager Leon Friedman
representing the Gordon Motordrome
TO. made arrangements this morning
for the staging of an aviation meet
in connection with exciting automo-
bile and motorcycle races at the fair
grounds next Sunday Aviators Shes
green the noted birdman, is to fly
a Curtis birlane equipped with a six
ty horse power Hall Scott motor.
Shesgreen is one of the youngest fly
ers in this country, is only nineteen
years old, yet he has created for
himself a record that extends thro'-
out the country. To see this daring
bird man pilot his craft into the
blue sky is we'll worth going many
miles to witness. The automobile
and motorcycle races will be as ex-
citing as the aeroplane flights, as
some of the fastest machines in the
country, driven by DRYERS of nat
ional fame, are to participate in the
automobile races. Gerald Wonder
lick, the holder of the one and five
miles speed records in the state of
Illinois, will drive his seventy horse
power Marquette Buick racing car
the same machine he has used dur
ing the Indianapolis race meet.
Speedy Harper, who has finished
third in Elgin road races last year, is
to drive the Ford racer, while Speedy
Ross will drive the Velie. The per-
formance is to start at $3.50 sharp.
The price of admission will be fifty
cents for the entire performance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
THE IOWA RECORD.

Sioux City Journal: Iowa was ad-
mitted into the union in 1S46. 1t
had four electoral votes in 1S4S, and
they were cast for Lewis Cass of
Michigan for president and for Will
liam o. Butler of Kentucky for vice
president. Again, in 1852, the four
electoral votes from Iowa were cast
for the democratic candidates, Frank
lin Pierce of New Hampshire and
William r. King of Alabama. The
first presidential year in the life OF
the republican party was 1856, with
John c.. Fremont of California its
candidate for president and William
L. Dayton of New York its candidate
for vice president. The four elector-
al votes from Iowa were cast for
Fremont and Dayton. In the more
than half century that has passed
since that time Iowa in no instance
has failed to record its vote in the
electoral college for the nominees of
the republican party. James Buch-
anan was the last democratic presi-
dent prior to the civil war. Since
the civil war the democrats have
held the presidency twice, winnins
the election in 1884 with Grover
Cleveland and again with the same
candidate in 1892. In victory or de-
feat Iowa, from Fremont's time. has
uniformly stood for the ticket and
platform of the national republican
party. 1t went to defeat with James
G. Blaine in 1884, and it went to de-
feat with Benjamin Harrison in the
wear of 1892. 1t has shared in the
victories of Abraham Lincoln, Ulys
ses Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes. Jas
A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, VIII
liam Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt
and William III. Taft. No state In
the union has better record In as
sociation with the life and work Of
the national republican party. 1t was
steadfast when other states were wa
vering. In the years of greenback'
ism. populism and free silver 1T re-
NAMED unshaken in its loyalty to the
republican party.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Judicial Convention Sept. 18th.

The republican judicial committee
for the thirteenth judicial district or
Iowa met at Calmar on Monday, all
counties in the district but one being
represented. The committee decid-
ed to call the judicial convention to
nominate a candidate to succeed the
late Judge Fellows for Saturday, Sep
tember 14th. Caucauses and county
conventions will be held in the var
ious counties to select delegates to
the judicial convention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Official Proceedings of the Adjourned
June Session.
NUMEROUS CLAIMS AUDITED.
Highway Petition No. ITO Ordered
Established. Much Other Busi-
ness Transacted.
AUGUST 5. 1917. 1870 p. m.

August y, lJl-. lou II. ILL.,
The Board of Supervisors met as per
adjournment and was called to order by
the Chairman. Members o. M. Selnes
GA Never, X. w. Knutson, p. F. Meyer
and Claude Morton were present. The
minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that the motion as made and passed by
the Board of Supervisors of Winneshiek
County, Iowa. in relation to Road Petit
ton No. lilo on June IL, 1912, be
amended to read as follows:
Highway petition No. lilo is ordered
established as prayed for in petition on
condition that John Shekleton receive
Sl25.00 in addition to amount allowed
by appraisers, namely $4,000, and the
right to a permanent cattleway to be
built as required by law at the expense
of John Shekleton; William Daily re-
ceive $4,000 in addition to appraisement
and VIM. Shekleton receive damages as
filed with the Auditor"
The Board spent the afternoon in au-
diting claims.
On motion the Board adjourned until
$3.50 a. m, Aug 6, 1912.
August g. 1912 $3.50 a. m.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the Chair
man. All members were present. The
minutes of yesterdays meeting We're
read and approved.
The Board spent the forenoon in au-
diting claims.
On motion the claims as audited We're
allowed and the auditor instructed to
draw warrants against the proper funds
in payment of the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

Congressman Nate Il. Kendall OF
Abba has withdrawn as a candidate
for reelection from the sixth dis
trict. on account of serious heart
trouble and the advice of physicians
1t would have been necessary for him
to make a strenuous campaign fol
reelection and he did not feel justi'
fed in making the effort.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Nothing Doing.

A ,xamp was walking along the
Great Western track one day over
in Franklin county.
do you want TO work. asked a
farmer who was in need of hand.
what doing?" asked the tramp.
Digging potatoes.
"Oh. you better hire the man who
planted them to dig them, replied
the tramp. "He knows where they
are"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

II is better to be called stinsy'
than to leave a family on the neigh-
bors when you die.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

An ideal husband is the one VINO
makes good on what his wife tells
the neighbors about him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

There is only about one thing
worse than woman gossip, ana
that's a man gossip.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
THE LITTLE GRAY PEOPLE.

| At the end of their days journey the!
halted and camped for the night. Not on,
of the young Indians would admit, ever
to himself. that their enterprise was 4
very dangerous one and that it was likel!
that they would all be killed.
'To-mQrrow," announced Good Heart tC
his followers, I'VE will start out at dawr
and ride straight toward the enemies
camp. As soon as We come upon then
We shall call then. out to battle"
There was great delight at this decision
for the youths wanted to have the mattel
decided as soon as possible. But secretly
the young leader felt very uncertain oi
success and longed deeply for some wise
counsellor. As he sat alone late al night
in the tent that because of his dignity as
leader of the expedition he now occupied
alone, he suddenly saw opposite him the
kindly figure of the old man in gray gar
ments whom he had known long ago as
priest of the Little Gray People. Greatly
pleased at this visit. he rose to welcome
him, whereupon the old man said -
Dear Good Heart, when will you ever
learn to rely upon your friends? You are
worried about to-morrow's battle, which is
indeed a serious undertaking for a youth
of your age, and yet you have not sum.
moned u.s."
How kind you are" Good Heart e1-
claimed. But how could / ask you to do
more when Sou have already done so
much:'
We are your friends for life," insisted
the gray man. because of your service to
the mouse mother. We follow you always,
though you do not see US, and We know
whenever you are in danger. And as we
are upon your side in to-morrow's battle
you may be sure that there is no doubt
as to the result Of it. You may sleep
peacefully tonight, for your enemies are
already conquered. The battle is already
won. You have seen many times that We
are magicians Of sort and that we have
our own ways of accomplishing things"
With this the old man in gray garments
vanished so suddenly that Good Heart
wondered If the whole thing had not been
a dream. He did not feel sad or worried
any more, however, and fell quickly
asleep.
/ Meanwhile the strangest thing that
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

the ice, or 10 the point on the ice where
the supposedly drowning scout is stand
ing, it may be necessary for the rescuins
scout to crawl out upon the ice for quite
4 distance. This he does while lying flat
on his face and crawling along, because
if the ice were really cracking he would
have to do this so as TO distribute his
weight, as the ice will not b. so likely
TO break through with him if he goes
out in this way. When he finally grasp.
the other scout and pulls him in on the
plank there is much rejoicing among the
remaifing scouts on shore. Then begins
the work of resuscitation, and in this
part of the performance all good scouts
are thoroughly drilled by their scout mas
ters at all seasons of the year. Mean
while the signal service is brought into
play and boy bearing the scout signal
banner is stationed at the rear of the re-
suscitating group with his flag placed to
ask aid.
Tree lore is another feature of scout.
ing which may be acquired largely in the
winter, and the proper methods Of climb
ing iifficult trees as well as Of cutting
them down are taught by some scout
masters. No tree is ever cut down, Of
course, unless. it is already dead, for the
sacrifice of living tree for any purpose
would be in direct opposition to all good
scout law. Many patrols do not have
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
A SCHOOL LANDSHIP.

"a NE Of the features of their public
III school training which the boys Of
Berlin, Germany. enjoy most is the
land ship" on which young sailors go
through a regular daily training. The
lltis is the name Of the land ship which
has been built and which has a crew Of
40 boys. The larger boys act as officers.
When they are at work on the land ship
the boys dress in MILDLY blouses and caps.
There is gun practice on the land ship
every day and 4 naval drill, and all the
usual work of a ship is done by the boys.
They have the greatest fun in climbing
the spars and heisting the sails, and life
on the ntis is so popular that fhere are
always more applicants for the crew than
there are places to be filed.