Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-10

hours or more without feed, and 1t
is alleged that the meat of such
young calves is rendered unfit for
food by such treatment.
Somebody ought to take Uncle
Sam aside and tell him the story of
the Kansas man in the old grasshop-
per days, who, being questioned in
regard to his hurried flight, replied
that he had just sold man a quar-
ter section of land and while the
buyer wasn't looking had slipped in
an exc. eighty. The government has
just hS Explored and is laying
claim to n. Palmyra group of 5S
islands in t, Pacific, and if it isn't
careful some may slip in few
extra coral reefE "a dusky citizens.
Magazines, pictz. post cards,
newspaper magazine and comic
supplements, which ha heretofore
found their way to the dead letter
office, will, under an order just is
sued by the Post office department,
hereafter be distributed to charitable
institutions. Heretofore this class
of mail not deliverable has been
Daled and shipped to Washington to
be sold as waste paper Notice has
been sent to all postmasters that in
the future this class of mail matter
may be distributed locally where 1t
will do the most good, if application
is' made by proper persons.
In accord with custom long estab-
lished, the white house grounds were
on Easter Monday thrown open
to the children of the District for
their annual egg rolling. This is a
festivity not we'll known in the west.
The children, all ages, sexes, and
color, each supplied with Il basket of
colored hard-boiled eggs, congregate
at the white house and roll their
eggs down the declivities. AS fast
as broken eggs are eaten by the
hungrier ones, and when the stock
of hen fruit is exhausted the kids
roll one another down the banks.
AS a climax to the doings, the presi-
dent and the mistress of the white
house are supposed to appear on the
porch and smile kindly on the
youngsters.
The president has sent to Congress
his second message on economy and
efficiency in the government service,
in which he recommends legislation
designed to save more than $11 ,O00,-
600 annually to the people of the
united States. Among the principal
reforms recommended are: .onsoli-
dation of the lighthouse and life
saving services; transfer of vessels
and equipment of the revenue cutter
merce and Labor; placing, pension
agents, pOstmaSters, and internal
revenue and customs political ap-
pointeeS 70 the classified service;
consolidation of auditing offices un-
der one auditor; discontinuance of
mileage allowances to government
travellers and perdiem allowance
in place of "subsistenence;" improv-
ed methods of handling correspond
ence; Capitalization of distribution
of government documents,
After struggle Of seven hours
the Senate rejected the Sherwood
dollar-a-day pension bill, which had
passed the House, and substituted
the bill of Senator McCumber, pro-
viding general age and service pen
sions. The latter measure, it is esti-
mated, will increase the pension roll
by approximately $27 100000 dur
ing the next five years, while the
Sherwood bill contemplated an ad-
dftional increase of $56,o0O, 000 an
nually. The vote by which the Sher-
wood measure was rejected was 81
to 16, only southern democrats vot-
ing against it. The final vote on the
McCumber bill was "A to 21. On
this vote the northern democrats
voted in the negative because they
preferred the Sherwood bill, and the
southern democrats because they
opposed both bills. The Dill re-
quires beneficiaries to have served 90
days and provides pensions ranging
from $13 to $50 month, instead of
a 60 day minimum and SIS to $50
pensions as in the House measure.
The House interstate commerce
committee has agreed upon bill
fixing the maximum rates 20 be ap-
piled by express companies, and
favorable report has been ordered.
In this bill provision will be made
for rate zones, the charges varying
according TO the distance a package
is carried.
Senator Bristow has introduced an
amendment to the free sugar bill
passed by the House, which elimin-
ates from the law the Dutch stand
ard and the Z 1-2 per cent differen-
tial for refined sugar, which is add
n ~.