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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-12-11

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
STATE BRIEFS.

Saybrook Junction-Michael M. Sullivan, a brakeman on the New Ha ven road, was struck by 8 train and received injuries which caused his death. today.
 New Haven-It is denied here that the Bridgeport and Danbury trolley line has been sold to the New Haven road.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
UPSET, BILIOUS, SICK? "CASCARETS"
No Headache, Biliousness,
  Upset Stomach, Lazy L.iv- CT or Constipated Bowels By Morning.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver and stomach clean, pure, and fresh with Cascarets, or merely forcing a passageway through these alirnentary or drainage organs every few days with Salts, Cathartic Pills, CaetoE- Oil or Purgative Waters.
 Stop having 9 bowel wash day. Let Cascarets thoroughly cleanse \and regulate the stomach remove the un- disested, sour and fermenting food and foul grasses. take the excess bile from the liver and carry out Of the system all the decomposed waste matter and poisons In the intestines and bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will make you feel great in the morning. They work while you sleep-never gripe, sicken or cause any inconvenience, and cost only 10 cents box from your drug gAat. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now and then and never have Headache Bi1iol1sne ess, coated tongue, Indf gestion Sour Stomach or Constipated Bowels Cas- carets belong in every household. Children just love to take them. Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
BOYS ON PROBATION
 TO BE PUNISHED

Those who have sought probation as an easy means of escaping from more severe punishment. will not long think they can escape the conse- quences of failure to improve in their
 mode of living or to become neg ligent in reporting to the officers. Two warrants have already been is- sued to bring into court offenders who have violated their parole and others are likely to follow. according to Probation Officer c. W. Simpson. After a conference with Judge Carl Foster in which matters pertaining to probation cases were discussed at length 1t was decided to more rigid ly enforce probationary sentences.
 Officer Simpson said: "It has be- come the fashion for those, charged with crimes to have themselves placed upon parole. They have then con sidered that it was not necessary to show improvement and in many i'm stances they have neglected to re- port to me as required. I have made every attempt to impress upon them the folly of their ways and in most cases have had beneficial results. Yet there is a class which defies authority anu at tnls element the stringent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
SHE LEAPS 25O
 FEET TO DEATH
JUMPS FROM 10TH STORY OF CHICAGO BUILDING.
FEARED WHITE SlAVERS
ssDeath Before Dishonor'' Painted on Linen Found Upon Her
 Clothing.

Chicago, Nov 26-Possessed with the idea that she was pursued for dishon- orable purposes, Miss Maud Van Deu- sen, 25 years old, Ieaped from the 10th story of the Mccormick building and was crushed to death on the stone paving of an alley at the street level. She jumped from fire escape nearly 25O feet above the ground. Her body struck another fire escape at the first floor and bounded into the alleyway. Nearly all her bones were broken.
 Miss Van Deusen, aceording to pa pers found on her person was a school teacher in mboIdt. Neb. It appear ton here and had been ohsessed with the idea that she had been in danger from white Siavers. She wrote that she had been driven to appeal for pro to the federal department of Justice and to social settlement workers
 ;Snsn Sne had nrspa.sd @ bo 1or ner dss5n tn 6y of white linen which had been stained crimson at either end and on which she had printed in large letters: tied around her nsck g copy. of the New Testament in which she had marked passages in sJohn. She. held ed and it was picked up near her body. In it was another marked Bi- b1e and a typewrftten statement of ef m1 th4sssna fss Wores win dfe clean. if have to kilf rnyseIf." was written at the head of one of the
 A strip of bacon, a small paper of pepper, an ounce of tea and $S.19 in currency was also found in the hand bag. The police assert that Miss Van she ieaped from fhe building The land1ady of the house in which Miss Van Deusen had been rooming said A-rr. zrrA<
 out employment for some time.
 CT am trying to write this without the feast emotion. her typewr1tten statement began, "and though the fol- i lowing statements may seem dramatic your reason will assure you that they contain only common sense.
 .1ao have yery E ,n1d nI5ie monsg ign and ei1' an accept no money but what earn. eff do not get help it will be 8 certainty that cannot escape Falling into the hands of the spiritua1iet white slave trade and that will force me to self destructfon.''
 The police do not understand what Miss van Dergen meant by spiritual ist white slave ftrade.'' 9Tf ' A copy of a letter in herr handbag addressed to Mics Jane Addams of Hull will ever reach yot, Good people now adays are protected by 'secretaries. so that 1t Is hard to get to them. shah love you if you are good really or. intend to be as you determine. A letter apparently written by Miss Addams in reply stated that she was too busy to see Miss Van Deusen at that time but would make a later ap- pointnent with her. The passa ges marked in the Testa- ment already referred to were from the 14th chapter of John. Let not your heart be troubled. Ne believe in God. Believe also in me. In my Fath- erss house are many mansions. If ii were not go I would have told you to Dr6DaTG a, place TOT you.
 Falls City, Neb., Nov. 26-Mise Maud Van Deusen was well known in Falls City, where she grew up to woIn- anhood She taught school in Falls City and ln Richardson county dis tricts for a number of years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
POULTRY PIGEON AND PET STOCK EXHIBITION
 TO OPEN DECEMBER !

One of the chief features of the Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock exhibi- tion to be held at Colonial Hall, be- ginning Tuesday, December 3, will be the bench show of toy dogs under the supervision of Mrs. F. I. Schubert, whose efforts in bringing together a larger number of these animals than heretofore promises to be crowned with great success and to present the largest show of the kind ever held in Connecticut
 The premium list which have been donated by dog-lovers in this city offers an attractive assortment of prizes, many of them beautiful in de- sign and are attracting great atteu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26

measures we now propose to take are aimed. Those we are now seeking will not consider probation such a huge Joke when they again face the court
 "A case in question was that of Frederick Roach, a fourteen year old boy, charged by his protector, Frank Ross a fruit svender of Crescent ave- nue, with incorrigibi1fty. On two for mer occasions he had been charged with minor offenses and placed under probation He was without regard for the kindness equal to tk at of his deceased parents, he admitted had been shown him by the family with which he lived, and was constantly guilty of petty thefts and minor mis- deeds. Appearing upon the witness stand Haunting 8 button upon which was printed Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death he took his cornmittm ent to the Meriden Sch ool for Boys with such fearful ,rernonstrance that he had to be taken from the court room by force.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26

Yet children's stomachs are over taxed and their health seriously impaired if they are allowed to eat too much meat and other heavy foods. Gire f75e cIiLdYeH more bYeadLat meals and be- tween with butter, with jam, with milk. There's no other food so good for them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
PROF. WHEElER'S OPINIcN
Yale Man Says Balkan War Won't
 Change Political Situation.

New Haven Nov. 26-In an inter view Prof. Arthur M. Wheeler Of Yale. lecturer on history and historical ques- tions at the university. gave 1t as his opinion that the political situation in Europe would noti be changed by the Balkan war
 He deplored the existence of the principle of exterritoriality as regards the relation of American. for. instance with Turk. and said that he hoped the time would come when religion would have nothing to do with the political rights of man ora nation.
 A consular court composed of po- Iitical hacks who received their jobs in payment for political services such as presides over criminal cases in Turkey, for example, Prof Wheeler did not think the ideal machine for demanding justice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26

the ''Iliad" of 24 books and 15,693 lines. as though it were his native tongue. Healy, who is merely a boy and who hos been grinding" in Greek only two years, astonished the examining board with his exhibition of memory and his understanding of the language. The lad is a native o4 Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26
WONDERFUL GREEK SCHOLAR,
Thomas Hea1y Passes Grueifng Ex-
 animation in the I1fad.

The faculty of Georgetown univer- sity at Washington is discussing the feat of Thomas Healy. a junior, who successfully passed a grueling exani- nation in Greek. going through with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26

Belle TenEyclz a number of them VII be placed upon exhibition in the win dows of the Atlantic Pharmacy crl Main street. The show will not Do confined to toys" alone as there arc special classes for French Bogtou and English bull dogs Entries which will not close until the end of tho week may be forwarded to Mr@- v. L- Schubert, 64S North avenue. or tale pI1oned to 2S12.
 Among those who have contributes cups of gold and silver as well as prizes in the different clasgeg may bs mentioned the Davis q E7awIey Cc-- Robert W. Kipper, c. ". Fairchll1 & Sons. Mrs. W. J. A. O.Hara. Mlas Mrs T. L.. Watson, Mrs. Belle Ten Eyck, Mrs. W. s. Adams, Mrs- VII helm Schneider, Mrg. Archibald Ne Iivernorc. Mrs. ". K. Mix, nGrn. Charles Armstrong. Mrs. E. ID. Fair child, Mrs Alena Lyons and others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-26

Bristol-Fourteen boys Of the wa terbury Boys' Club will relay e mes sage, tomorrow from this piaca O. Waterbury, a distance of IA miles
 Waterbury-If the budget Eoeg through, this city will have q new nre alarm system
 warren-Charlea Green. 9o. has badly battered head received when thrown from a wagon. His condftir- is serious
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
GRAPHIC AID BROUGHT
 HOME LOST WATCH

The value of the Morning Graphic as an advertising medium is shown almost every day and its want. lost and found ads are rapidly growing in popularity. c. E. Turpin, a telegraph CT at the Cotton Belt shops, lost his watch Monday afternoon. The watch was valueable timepiece and MT. Turpin decided to advertise for it. He telephoned an ad to the Graphic Mon- day night and it appeared in Tues days paper. In the meantime R. A. Rogers glanced over the Tuesday morning issue of the paper. noticed the ad and. a little later, picked up a watch near Second avenue and Main street. He immediately remembered the lost ad in the Graphic, got into with MT. Turpin and now Mir. Turpin is again carrying his watch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
COL. $. M. TAYLOR
 IS RESTING UP
Democratic Nominee for Congress-
 man Guest at Majestic.

lion. Sam Taylor of Pine Bluff, Democratic nominee for congressman from this congressional district, is a guest at the Majestic hotel, where it is stated he plans a visit of about ten days, says the Hot Springs News. Hon. w. H. Martin of this city was MT. Taylor's opponent in the race for the Democratic nomination as con- gressman, but the Jefferson county candidate won the nomination over the Garland county man by a hand some majority. Mr. Taylor is we'll kaown in Hot Springs, and is great friend of this city, hence we may rea- sonably expect big things from Con- gross as a result of MT. Taylors pres- cnce in the nations legislative halls.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

afloat here that the "fIoodoo Doc tor,' negro who killed IT other ne- groes at Jonesboro, La, and many others at other cities in Louisiana and Arkansas, is at large in this city. The doctor was last heard from at Taylor, where he killed three ne- groes by chopping them to pieces with an aX. Shortly before that time he was at Stamps, but committed no murder there as far as is known. Some days ago negro was found murdered here, and many people think that it was done by the doc tor" Negroes here are afraid to go into unfrequented and dark places alone after nightfall as this negro Jack the Ripper is supposed to be on the outlook for chances to ply his lethal ax.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
NOBLE LAKE. ARK.

Several young people of Tamo vls- ited Noble Lake Sunday evening ana spent pleasant hour between trains, boat riding on the lake. Those in the party were: Miss Frankie Taliaferro. Miss Mamie Rice, Earl Clemmons, o. B. McGraw, Lawton Austin and Sam Rice. (W. k. Rice of Noble Lake accompanied them and served as oarsman.)
 Taylor Jefferies and w. w. Sharp were in Pine Bluff Tuesday on busl- ness.
 J. w. Allen and Chas. Moore, or Pine Bluff, were here Tuesday visit ing MT. Aliens plantation.
 D. J. Hill of Danville, Ills, who spent few days here last week left for Waldron, Ark. He is expected to return to Noble Lake this week and we will remain here few days before returning to Illinois.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
 ADJUSTMENTS
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"The Girl From Savoy will be the bill played by the McAllister Stock Company at the Orpheo for the rest of the week, beginning tonight The play is said to be a comedy of the first water, and abounds with hum orous and ludicrous situations. It was produced in New York last sea- son for the first time and is still running with success. MT. McAllis- ter is the only manager, outside of New York who is producing this play and he has to pay big royalty for each performance.
 The stock company is drawing we'll and indications are that Pine Bluff patrons of the drama will have the opportunity to see many fine shows during the summer. The con- pany is we'll balanced and several of the actors interpret their parts well.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
SHERRILL, ARK.

A RI D. Nhitley,s whaslhas been AQn-. . U fined to his bed. with illness, is able to be up. pssA M,s. P. F. Mitchell is on the sick list
 F. B. Mitchell, of Sherrill, was visitor in Pine Bluff Monday.
 J. H. Cobbs returned to his home at Sherrill Monday, after brief visit in Pine Bluff.
 Mrs. Callie Rainey visited relatives in Pine Bluff last week.
 Miss Gussie Jones visited Mrs. d. M, Barrett at Sherrill this week.
 Mrs. G. B. Mckinney and children left Tuesday morning for Denver Colo, where they will make their < home. MT. Mckinney has been in Denver for about two months, and as his health is so much improved he intends to make it his home. Steve Garrett who was employed ty I, N. Barrett, left for his home at Altheimer Tuesday afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

images which would last for weeks and 1 was not able to sit up in bed. l suffered a great deal with my back and was so nervous I could scarcely sleep at night, and did not do any housework for three years.
 "Now l can do as much work as any woman of my age in the county, thanks to the benefit have received from Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. recommend your remedies to all suffering women. Mrs. MARTHA L. HOLLOWAY, Odd, Va.
 No ether medicine for woman's ills has received such widespread and unquali- fled endorsement. We know of no other medicine which has such record of success as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. For more than 30 years it has been the standard remedy for woman's ills.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound will help you, write to Lydia aE.Pinkham Medicine Go. (cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ad- vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

ton. The complaint was made by a MT. Albright, who lives at Twenty second avenue and Main stree'i l4t- ton and Miss Cora McAllister were said 70 be living in a house rented from Albright. tse4
 Albright stated he had remonstrat- ed with LittGn against the course he was pursuing and only preferred inc charge after he thought tha. Lition was going to continue living With his "soul mate' without the neces- sary marriage license.
 Lit,on told the officers he was waiting for a divorce from his former wife and as soon as he got it he would marry Miss McAll ster.
 The divorce was, granted May and Litton obtained, marriage liz cense yesterday morning and he and Miss McAllister were married by Magistrate w. ID. Vance.
 Litton's hearing was set for this morning before Magistrate J. A Frazier but the Mag strate stated yesterday that he would dismiss the charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
shOW.S THISs

.~ We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, O.
 We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cehnney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and fi- nancially able to carry out any ob- iigations made by his firm.
 WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in formally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug pists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- stipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
STATE NEWS
WABBASEKA. ARK.

w. B. Sorrells was in town last Saturday on legal business.
 Miss Annie May Gatewood princi- pal of the Wabbaseka High School, was in Pine Bluff last Saturday shop ping.
 J. w. Tomlinson, who has been chasing cotton for the Anderson Clayton cotton company, of Houston, Texas, returned home last week.
 J. H. Shelby, county clerk, is here on hunting trip.
 w. H. Townsend went to Pine Bluff Tuesday and brought Mrs. Townsend, who has been ill at the Davis Hospi- . tai for some time, home.
 Dr. M. A. Shelton was a business visitor in Pine Bluff Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. w. West went to Pine Bluff on business Wednesday. 1. The Humphrey school will give an entertainment at the Wabbaseka school house Friday night ' Miss Mary Will Winters, of Pine Bluff, was elected to assist Miss Catewood in the Wabbaseka school next year.
 E. R. Packard, representing mu- sic house of Warren, Ark, was here . last week and sold l.. B. West and ' c. 5. Shelby each piano
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
PRESIDENT BRITTON
 TO BE HERE SOON

F. H. Britton, president and gen. eral manager of the Cotton Belt. is expected to visit Pine Bluff shortly for the purpose of looking over the company's holdings here and to ob- serve the progress being made on the new machine and boilershop which is now under construction. This will be MT. Britton's first visit to Pine Blum since he succeeded Edwin Gould as president of the road.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
GOVERNMENT DONATES LOTS

Hot Springs, May S-David Laser local member of the Building Com mittee of the proposed national san atarium to be erected here by the Order of B'nai Birth, this morning received a telegram from Congress- man Joe T. Robinson that the bill pend 'ng in Congress providing for the donation of two lots on Prospec: avenue as the site for the sanatarium had passed the house, and that Sem ator Clarke will endeavor to hurry it through the Senate. The crder now owns four lots and the two, which is now seems will be donated by the government are adjoining the four, giving Prospect avenue front age of 300 feet.
 David Laser of this city, and Leo Pfeifer and Dan Daniels of Little Rock are the members of the Build- ing Comm ttee. They are to have q meeting in Galveston, Tex, nexr Sunday, when plans for the proposed building will be submitted to the Board of Governors. AS soon as the bill passes the Senate bids for the construction of the building will be advertised fer. It will be erected at an estimated cost of about $75,O0O, and will be for the care of the sick and indigent members of the order from all parts of the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
THE DEMONS OF THE SWAMP

are mosquitoes. AS they sung they put deadly malaria germs in the blood. Then follow the icy chills and the fires of fever. The appetite flies ana the strength fails; also malaria often paves the way for deadly typhoid. But electric Ritters kill and cast out the malaria germs from the blood; give yon a fine appetite and renew your strength. After long suffering, wrote Wm. Fretwell. of Lucama, N. q q. three bottles drove all the malaria from my system, and I've had good
 health ever since" Best for all stom- ach, liver and kidney ills. 50 cts at all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

There are ceople in this town who CnIhinkingly neglect a "mere cold" though they would not otherwise ex- pose their children or themselves to danger. Yet a cold neglected may deVelope into contagious diptheria, 6ronchltls, or pneumonia. Use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promptly TOT 1t stops coughs quickly and cures colds. It contains no opiates and is safe for children.-W. L. Dewoodv & Co. W
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
MISS REICHARDT AT GRADY.

Grady, Ark, May S.-Miss Eva Refcbardt, state organizer of the
 school Improvement Association, was in Grady yesterday and last night for the purpose of organizing an as eociation. A large number were m attendance at the meeting held last night and very enthusiastic session was held. Miss Reichardt made a nice talk, outlining the work ana telling of what has been accomplish ad in other towns ill the state. The organization was perfected with the following officers: Mrs. Bettie liar den. president; Mrs. Elnora shan non vice president; Miss Gussie Haii' aacretary; Mrs. Carter Wood, treas ,,,er m s.Mrs. e: A. Haley, press core spondent. ' a
 eHOODOO MANr CAUSES ALARM
 x s t,I z. 3<,, r1x May B. rumOr i1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
COL. TAYLOR AT HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs, May S-Col. Samuel Taylor, Democratic nominee for Cor. gress is here for visit of 10 days febore returning to his home in Pine Bluff. He is receiving the congratu- latsons of the people of this city on his success in winning the nomina- tion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
CRITICAL TIME
 OF WOMAN LIFE
From 40 to 50 Years of Age. How It May Be Passed
 in Safety.
Odd, va.:-"I am enjoying bettel health than I have for 20 years, and

believe l can safely say now that l am a we'll woman. ] was reared on a farm and had all kinds of heavy work to do which caused the troubles that came on me la ter. For five years
 during the Change of Life I was not able
 to lift a pail of wa for I had henor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09
WAITED FOR DIVORCE
 AND THEN MARRIED

John Litton, young white man, was arrested yesterday by Deputy Constable o. H. Harris on warrant charging him with illegal cohabita-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

fortified resistence to the approach of the Italian columns. After man. euvering directly over the Turkish Arab Camp, out of range of field pieces, the Italian officers began a terrific bombardment from the skies. A frightful destruction was wrought in this manner. The Turkish position
 Eas almost completed obliterated, and those Who escaped with their lives were captured by the Italian land forces.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

The above photograph, just receiv- ed from the scene of the Italian Turko hostilities, was taken as one of the big Italian dirigibles was Ee
 ing maneuvered over a section of Tripoli occupied by Turkish troops, for the purpose of Accommodating. During the last week, however, this and another similar air craft ascend
 ed from the Italian camp loaded with powerful booms for an attack upon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-09

Mrs. J. Y Crawford, of Noble Lake was shopping in the city yesterday.