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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
IOWA FIRE LOSSES.
Are In Excess of Those For Last
Year So Far As Reported.
April Proved Bad
Month.

Des Moines, Ia, July 2S-Fire
losses in Iowa this year are In eH-
cess of those for last year so far
as reported. The money loss involv-
ed in the fires reported to State Fire
Marshal Ole o. Roe for the first SIN
months of this year amounted to 81
S11,27l, as against $2,434,S60 for
the same period in 1912. This IN
crease is largely accounted for IN
the destructive fires in Dubuque In
April of this year with an aggregate
loss of $421, 900.
The fire loss this year for Janu-
ary was $5OS,348; for February,
S52O,704; for March, S472,253; for
April, $S26,7O6; for May, $1S4,s44'
and for June, S29S,317.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
browns Self In Cistern.

Jefferson, Ia, July 2S.-Mrs. Os-
car Magnussen committed suicide
by drowning herself in a cistern.
Mr.. Magnussen awoke this morning
and found his wife missing. Upon
search he found that the cistern COW
er had been removed, and further
examination disclosed her body in
the cistern, in which there was only
about Is inches of water.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Dove In Ice Box Proved Costly.

Because Deputy Game Warden
Hollingsworth of Cedar Rapids,
overheard j. ID. Blue, Jr., telling
that he was going to have fine sup
per of turtle doves, Blue was fined
SIS and costs in justice court yes
terday. The game warden got out
search warrant and one dove was
found in Blues refrigerator. The
delicacy cost him total of 1885
Blue is a local broker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Having With an Auto.

Arthur Swale, living near Hawk
eye has been putting his automobile
to practical use on the farm, using
it on the end of hay fork rope in
stead of a horse. He says 1t didn't
try to get over the whiffle tree. nor
did it break tug, but 1t chucked
the hay back into the barn in great
fashion, while his horses could be
resting after bringing the loads to
the barn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Luther Students at Wisconsin "U'

Madison, Wis, July 2S.-Three
Luther college boys are attending
the summer session at the university
this summer. They are Ole Ten
ming, professor at Concordia college,
Moorhead; H. c. Nordle, professor
at Park Region Luther college, Fer
gus Falls, and Aslak Peterson, prin-
cipal of schools at Verona, N. ID.
Carl Tyssen took his M. A. degree
at the university this spring in Eur
opean and American history.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Beautiful Women.

Nothing adds more to the beauty
of women than luxuriant hair. The
regular use of Meritol Hair Tonic
will keep the hair healthy, promote
its growth, keep it clean and bright,
and gives it that wavy appearance
so much admired. E. j. Parman,
Sole Agents. ADV.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
TO The End or The Year $3.50.

Here's an offer that no one can
afford to pass by. For only Sl.oV
you can get the daily Register ana
Leader from now until January lst.'
1914.
The Register and Leader Is the
paper that carries Ding's Cartoons
Mutt and JEFF Comic Feature, TWO
,ages Of sports news and the most
complete and reliable market reports
OF any Iowa paper.
Send through this paper
your postmaster or direct TO the
Register and Leader, Des MONIES,
whoa. 3o-zpu
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
BOckhaus Driving Fast Ones

Henry Bockhaus Of Mason City,
was here last Saturday on his way to
his former home in Tripoli to visit
with relatives and friends over Sun
day, Henry is driving twelve fast
horses this season, and has met with
phenomenal success on the track so
far, which will be good news to his
many friends.-Waverly Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Christian Science Meetings.

Christian Science services are held
every Sunday morning at 10:45 and
a testimony meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 500 o'clock. ct the
Marsh hall, corner Mechanic and
West Water streets. Everybody cord
tally invited. 9tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
A Good Summer Drink.

Every summer sees a marked pop
uJarity of iced tea as hot weather
beverage. Many of our customers
are asking us what is the pest tea
for icing (some teas taste bitter
when iced.) To this our answer is
lnquestionably-Club House Ceylon
Tea. Sold by Fred j. Rosenthal.-
Adv 30-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Falls Trough Hay Chute.

Mason City, Ia, July 2S.-A fall
of twenty feet through a hay chute,
seriously injured Frank Klove, a
farmer living near Northwood, who
was brought here last evening to a
hospital. His back was injured by
the fall.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-30
Students of Valdez College, d.

Students of Valdez College, De-
oorah, Iowa make a grand success.
They are thoroughly trained and
then assisted to good positions. No
other college can make better
showing. The new catalog tells all
about ii. Send for it. 1t may help
you to decide what 10 do and where
to attend-Adv.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-18
FATE UNKINo TO FATEsT MAN

Bristol, Tenn, Oct. 18.-Impover-
ished because his increasing fat pre-
vented him from attending to bust
ness is the hapless plight of Patrick
Ryan, at one time a prosperous res
taurateur. His $40 pounds have made
him physically helpless. He has been
admitted to an institution. He got
fatter despite every effort to reduce.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-18

POE Ky TELLS TRAGIC SlORY
OF DEATH OF THREE
Boston, Mass, Oct. 18.-On the
top floor of tenement, in room
where the odor of gas still hung
heavy though the last of quarters
worth had escaped from the jet.
police found the bodies of Mrs. F. ].
Johnson and her two small children.
The woman was so thin that she
seemed shadow-woman. Her
cheeks were hollow and the skin
drawn tight across the bones; her
eyes were sunken in the sockets. She
was suffering from tuberculosis.
On a pine table was a piece of
poetry, much thumbed and tear
stained. 1t read:
by wreck and explosion and fire,
By swindling- and thievery and
traps
We are robbed that a stock may go
higher;
We die lest the dividend lapse.
And the State drops a tear and a
flower;
God willed it; why? Who was to
blame?"
A month ago Mrs. Johnson's hus-
band went to Maine to fight the same
disease from which she suffered and
she has been trying to support her
children and herself.
Yesterday she placed the last quar-
ter she possessed in the gas meter
and then waited death for herself
and her babies.
The instinct of life was strong to
the last, for she tried to crawl to the
window and lay dead within a few
inches of it.
BURGLAR LAUGHS AT MoDESTY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-18

THE SHORTER THE WORKING
DAY THE GREATER THE LABOR
Washington, Oct. 18.-The Fed
eral Bureau of Labor Statistics comes
out with what amounts to fiat state
ment that the shorter the working
day the greater is the output OF the
laborer..
In its booklet just issued on the 10
hour day for women and young per-
sons in industry, the bureau shows
that while wages have advanced and
hours have decreased, such advance
and decrease have taken place in the
period when American industrial &C
tivity has increased to the greatest
extent" Further, the report states:
at is now well-known fact that the
adoption of a 9-hour day has not
affected the amount or value of the
output even in the case of establish
ments where machinery is predomi-
nately used" ~
The Bureau thus confirms the eco
nOmic law which has always been
maintained by the labor unions "that
limitation of hours of labor increases
instead of decreases the productivity
of labor" 1t is shown, for instance,
that in Norway, 53-hour week in
the state workshops results in ap-
proximately the same total output as
was formerly obtained in the 60-hour
week. This is, of course, due to the
fact that the workers are capable of
more intensive application to labor
for. a short period than for longer
period The exhaustion of the work
er by long hours of labor units him
for the next days work. A longer rest
and recreation period between work.
times, however, enables him to recu-
perate and remain always at his best.
1920
FATE UNKIND TO FATEST MAN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-18
BURGLAR LAUGHS AT MoDEsTY

San Francisco, CAL, Oct. 49,
Modesty prevented A. L. Heron from
chasing the thief of his trousers
through the streets in his pajamas.
Heron saw burglar leap through
the window with his, Herron's neither
garments, snatched from a chair be-
side the bed. The burglar refused a
polite invitation to come back. Loss
$38, beside pants.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
A GOOD POPULAR PRICE SHOW
The La Porte Company Opens Weeks
Engagement at Colonial Theatre.

Nh. Joe McEnroe, who has toured
the West and South successfully with
the Mae LaPorte dramatic company,
opened a weeks engagement last
night at the Colonial Theatre in the
play Just Plain Mary"
1t is a rural drama clean, whole
some and was well presented. The
company had an exceptionally good
cast and each one has merits. All
parts were we'll taken even If that OF
Miss Dildock, the old maid, "set"
on being the minister's wife, was a
little exaggerated, and the character
makeup accentuated. Miss Gildweis-
ter, the impersonator, has talent, and
she made her ridiculous character a
hit.
As the man of all work, Mr.. Nc
Enroe was most capably cast and
Mary, the sweet little rustic maiden,
was in ths hands of Miss La Porte,
an actress of no little ability. The
vaudeville between the acts is espec-
tally coed. The gentleman who ma
nipulates the hoops is an artist, and
clever one at the hoop-tricks.
Mr.. Boutwell, made 8 hit in his
songs and impersonation of women 8
gait. Tonight the company will pre-
sent ''Tess Of the Storm Country"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
PRICE ONE CENT
GETS SIX YEARS IN "PEN."
Edward Thompson, COlOred Who Shot
Constable Phipps Convicted in
CiFcuit Court.

SIX years in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary was the sentence imposed
by Judge Brashears in the Circuit
Court this morning in the case of
Edward Thompson, colored, convict
ed of assault with intent to kill
Mr., Edward Phipps, a county con
stable.
The crime was committed at
Friendship, in the lower section Of
the county. and was the result Of
sons trouble between Thompson
and other negroes in connection with
camp-meeting near Friendship
during the summer. Thompson had
been creating disturbance swear
ing and otherwise acting boisterously.
When Constable Phipps arrived at
the scene and demonstrated with him,
the negro deliberately whipped out a
revolver and shot Mr.. Phipps. The
bullet entered the abdomen Of the
constable, infiicting a wound which,
or time, il was thought would he
fatal Mr. Phipps, however, subse-
Quently recovered at the Maryland
University Hospital, Baltimors,
whittier he was removed Immediately
after the shooting.
Upon habeas proceedings. Judge
Brashears today ordered the release
from the county jail of Mr.. Welch
Mitchell, a well-known farmer Of the
Eighth district who, a few days ag),
accidentally shot John Parker, col
ored man. The shooting, it is stated,
occurrtd while Mr.. Mitchell was test
ing newly-purchased revolver. MIR.
Mitchell promptly surrendered him
self to the county officials, bat under
the circumstances he was confined 10
Jail, pending action on the writ of
habeas corpus. This granted, Mr..
Mitchell was released under 500 Sc
curity.
Parker, the injured man, is now
patient at the Emergency Hospital
and his condition is reported as favor
able 1t is understood the negro has
affirmed the shooting was accidental
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
BASEBALL CLUB CHARTERED.
Incorporation Papers Of Federal
League" for Baltimore, Filed
Here Today.

The plan for big league baseball
club for Baltimore that has been
agitated over q period Of years, was
formally launched today, when pa
pers Incorporating the Federal
League Baseball Club" were filed for
record in the office Of the State Tax
Commissioner here.
The papers stated the amount of
stock TO be $500, 600, which is divided
equally between preferred and COM
mon st )ck. The following are named
as the board of dire ctors of the club /:
Messrs. Carroll W. Rasin, ]. S. Will
son, Jr., Gustav l.. Stewart, Walter
Katzenstein, Stuart S. Janney, Edwin
Goldman, Harry Goldman and George
Scheunes.
The directors will meet in few
days to choose officers, il is expected.
Baltimore will be one of eight cities
in the new league. Among the others
where teams will be organized are
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, St. Louis,
Kansas City, indianapolis and prob.
ABLY Buffalo.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
GUIDES FOR NAVAL ACADEMY
New Scheme By Which Official Pilots
VIII Take Charge Of Sightseeing
Parties.

Because of the large number of yisi-
tors from all sections of the country
TO Annapolis, from time to time. nanv
OF whom come IN tourist parties ar
ranged by the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Line, in con-
junction with other TRANSPORTATION
companies, Naval Academy authorities
have decided to have guides to show
them through the government build
ings and grounds, instead Of detailing
members Of the corps Of watchmen
who do police duty, for that purpose.
A naval officer stated today that so
many parties of visitors come to see
the new buildings, that it would be far
better to have regular OFFICIAL pilots to
show them around. The guides will not
be paid by the government, however
The idea IS 10 permit men who have
been retired from the service, to en-
gage IN this work, their compensation
TO be by per capita charge to persons
comprising sightseeing parties. The
authorities find that the former custom
of detailing watchmen interferes too
much with the duties OF those officials.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
DIR. JOHN RIDOUT IS
ACQUITTED BY COURT
Judge Brashears Sustains Verdict
of Justice Claude.
EVIDENCE WAS INSUFFICIENT.
Physician Was Charged With Not
Reporting Alleged" Cases Of
Smallpox in County.

Judge BrasheaTs, in the Circuit
Court this morning. rendered a YER
diet of acquittal in the cases brought
against DR.. John Ridout, a local prac-
titiOner of medicine, thus sustaining
the Judgment OF Police Justice Dennis
Claude, before whom the cases were
formerly tried.
The verdict of Judge Brashears
was announced following rather elab-
crate arguments by the opposing at
torneys, State S Attorney Nicholas H.
Green, who prosecuted the case, and
Mr.. w. Hallam Claude, in behalf of
DR.. Ridout. The charge brought
against DR.. IRidout was that of alleged
failure to report the existence of
certain cases of smallpox during the
outbreak of that disease in Annapolis
and vicinity several months ago.
The action revolved about the en-
forcement of State law which COM
pels all physicians to report to the
County Health officer in writing the
eXisttnc of any contagious or infec-
tious diseases. Ii was alleged that
DR.. Ridout failed to do this. Much
of the testimony, both before the
Court and Justice Claude was OF a
contradictory nature. All of the pa
tients treated by DIR. Ridout were
negroes.
The accused physician fatty de-
MED that he had diagnosed their all
ments as smallpox, and for that rea-
son made no report in the premises.
The hearing of testimony was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon, and upon
convening OF Court this morning, the
case was presented by the rival at
torneys. States Attorney Green de-
clared, among other thing, that the
accused physician had acted in viola
tion of State law, which should be
enforced, and under the testimony
adduced, asked for a conviction.
On the other hand, Mr.. Claude
dwelt upon the testimony brought
out, which, he said, was of conflict
ing nature, and said that he felt sure
that weight would MT be attached to
the testimony of the three ne .,resses
against the positive statements of a
reputable physician. This was the
view practically sustained by the
Judge in rendering the verdict.
Originally, seven warrants were
issued against DR.. Ridout, in coanec-
tion with patients living at Sage
Bottom, whom he had treated. At
the trial before Justice Claude four
of the warrants were quashed, and
from the magistrates verdict of &C.
quittal, the State took an appeal in
two cases. The actions were brought
by DR.. c. w. H. Rohrer, of the Bu-
reau of Communicable Diseases cf
the State Board of Health, at the i'm
stigstiou, it is said, of DR.. Walton
H. Hopkins, the county health officer,
to whom, as alleged in the pre- ceed-
ings, DR.. Ridout should have made
written report.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
A RUDE AUDIENCE.
Players Could Not be Heard al Theatre
Because Of Noisy Patrons.

Laugh and the world laughs with
you, J." should be paraphrased "laugh
and the row you are sitting in at the
theatre laughs with you"
This seemed TO be the state OF
things at the Colonial Theatre last
night, for il is seldom a company
of players at the local playhouse
have had to give a performance TO
q more impolite or a ruder audience.
They laughd at nothing, and the
laughter seemed to be contagious.
One young woman nearly went into
Mysteries, at what seems to still be
shrouded in mystery. Men and wo-
men came in late ano men went in
and out throughout the performance,
all to the disturbance of the audi
encs and players.
II was not bad company or bad
play, but il was a bad audience
badly behaved in the extreme. There
is such a thing as good theatre man
ners, although some people seem ig-
norant of the fact.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
OPERATORS WANTED.
The Daylight Factory Offers Employ
ment.

President A. j. Mcintosh, If the
Chamber of Commerce, is pleased
with the progress being made by the
Daylight Factory located in the Lyric
Building, third floor.
The factory manufactures men, s
trousers, overalls and other wearing
apparel. The citizens and membe rs
of the Chamber of Commerce are
highly pleased with the outlook of
the factory, which is most encourag-
ing.
Just now the factory's management
is hampered by the lack of operators
and needs operators very much. From
the start they are given good wage.
Those who have visited the factory
are pleased with the sanitary condi
tions and the general surroundings.
The factory building is we'll lighted
and ventilated, and it offers en-
ployment under the best conditions to
the unemployed and should receive
every encouragement.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
LAID AT REST.
Funeral Of MIR. Elmer McNemar-
Burial in St. Anne's Cemetery.

The funeral of Mr.. Elmer E. Nc
Nemar took place yesterday after
noon from his late residence on Car
roll street.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. Alex. Bielaski. pastor of Mary
land Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church. The pallbearers were DR..
McNemar, Messrs. T. Roland Brown,
w. o. Pick, John Phillips, Charles
Renouf and Mr.. McNemar.
There were great many beautiful
floral tributes. The funeral was at
tended by representatives of the An
napolis Typographical Union and De-
Kalb Conclave, J. o. Heptasophs.
The inte rment was in st. Anne's Gem
etery. Uudertakers James S. Tay-
Tor & Sons were in charge Of arrange
ments.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
,grH SPEAKER FOR WHILE.
,A Diaric. Congressman Occupies
i"' r5,i, While Roll is Called.

~--....suer frank o. smith, the
rier from Maryland, enjoyed
s' evr.rIer.e yesterday of oc-
-rt aaascr's chair and pre-
.s srsr -e deliberations Of the
gi.as res utatives Mr.. Smith
a.-- He hair NJ minutes, while the
.Ie5 .rl roll.
ah a..sr Car. beck0ned to the
i.I.rs.r &. one 10 the rostrum.
W. sra. is TO make several ad-
y I i1 Baltimore next Friday in be-
I-l m. Democratic ticket Mr..
~ tfogg D.. wanted TO talk over
.,--'...sgl r.....a But he didn't. He
-}}a M ..lu the gavel and told
,1- m take .H. chair.
r5s.t know what 10 DO at first,
Igr ~nI. You know ] am, not
s.-..srw wtt parliamentary questions
'.T '. d.a.t know when some one
"A tgrIa notify problem at me for
'.. -..,g he-jtated a little, but the
-'.ger reas..rgd me there would be
,sirg no du except to direct the clerk
..su Mn. names Of those members
s5i5r.tanswcr on first roll call. 1t
.,,my first experience as presiding
'F.a, If tfa House. an it was novel. "
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-28
BENESCH'S ENTERPRISE.
To Give Away Piano and Desk

In another column of The Capital
the Great House Of Isaac Benesch &
Sons are advertising the gif of a
s400 Wagner piano, to be drawn for
during the holiday week at Christmas
time
The most popular young lady to
draw for the piano is to be voted for
and she will be given a handsome ma
hogauy desk. A coupon, attached to
the advertisement is to be filed out
with young lady's name, and the
one receiving the highest number Of
votes is to receive the desk.
All votes over ten will be publish
ed from time to time in The Capital.
Up to this date the only young lady
receiving ten votes is Miss Alma
Lee. The contest is expected to be
spirited one later on. Both gifts
ale in keeping with the firms enter
prise.