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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
The New Auto Law.

For the benefit of readers who may
not have seen a copy of the new Iowa
automobile law we reprint the fol-
lowing:
Persons on horseback, or in vehi-
cles, including motor vehicles, meet
ing on the public highway shall give
one-half of the beaten path thereof
by turning to the right. Whenever
a person in any vehicle shall ap-
proach from the rear upon the pub
lie highway and desires to pass, 1t
shall be the duty of the driver or
operator of such vehicles ahead to
give one-half of the beaten path
thereof upon proper signal or re-
quest, by turning to the right. The
vehicle approaching from the rear
shall turn to the left and shall not
return to such road path within less
than thirty feet of the team or the
vehicle which has been passed; pro-
vided, however, that such vehicle
need not give such right OF way
when it would jeopardize the safety
of the driver or operator to do so.
Failure to comply with the law shall
be deemed a misdemeanor and pun
ishable as such.'
1t is violation of law to leave a
,,ntor yahicla with the engine run
ming. or standing within twenty feet
of a corner in the business section Of
any city or town, or within twenty
feet of fire hydrant in either resi-
dence or business portion of a city
or town, unless the car is in charge OF
person capable of driving the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
STATE TAN REDUCED.
Increase i'm Taxable Values of One
Third Permits Lowering of Levy.

Property values in the state of
Iowa were increased over 30 per cent
by the state executive council, act
ing as the board of equalization.
The state levy this year will be %
mills instead of the "a mills of last
year. The total valuation in the
state in exact numbers, according to
the report is $3,6SO,296,731. The
taxable value, or 25 per cent of that
amount, this year will be $920,074,-
1875. This amount is over 80 per
cent greater than the taxable value
in 1912 which was s693, 100000 in
round numbers.
Farm lands were increased approx
imately fifteen per cent. The actual
value placed upon farm lands for
1913 is $2,274,696,5S9. This is ex-
elusive of the lands in Marshall conn
ty, which was estimated by the eoun-
ell, to be approximately s25, 5,000, ,000-
The exact figures were not, received
by the council in time to include them
in the report. ufe o' o3
Railroad property in the state,
around which was centered the great
est contest, was increased over
twelve million dollars in actual val
ue. The value placed upon the rail
roads for 1913 is $7S,175,S66 as
compared with $65, 5,951, ,446 in 1912.
In nearly every particular the ex-
ecutive council has carried out it's
intentions of fixing actual values in
the state. The amount to be raised
this year in taxes is S2S00000. While
values were increased in every in
stance the state levy was reduced
sufficiently to cover that amount
Winneshiek county farm lands were
raised II per cent and city lots 10
per cent. This county got the lowest
raise, with the. exception of Lee and
Polk. The raising of all the proper
ty in the county will certainly give
Auditor Shea and Deputy Meyer all
the work they care to handle for the
next two months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
PARK AND TAG
DAY next FRIDAY
Another Big Day Planned for Next
Friday, Aug. 18th, for the Bene-
fit of the City Park.
BEVY OF PRETTY GIRLS
WILL PRESENT THE TAGS.
There Will be Amusements Galore,
and the Stores are Planning to
Close for Half Holiday.

We extend an invitation to you all
to come and join us in Decorah's
beautiful park next Friday, Aug. Is.
In order to raise a little money for
the up-keep of the park, from year
to year, and to make little improve
ment, The Park Commissioners have
decided to ask the people of Decorah
to take a half day off every year,
close up their business places, and
with their families go up to the
park, forget all about business for
the afternoon and evening, and have
a good time. Bring your lunch and
stay all evening, coffee will be for
sale on the grounds at csc and 35c
per pot, with cream. Ice cream and
other refreshments will be on sale
at the stands, also lunches.
The Merchants Band will be kind
enough to furnish music, concert af-
ternoon and evening. For other
amusements we have made arrange
ments for a ball game between two
world renowned teams. We have been
told that it is going to be a fast
game. Tickets ought to sell at S1.00
to see this game but we decided to
have you all see it free. We are also
trying to match up some of Decorah's
champion horse shoe players, and il
we can make the arrangements with
out too heavy expense, you will have
the time of your life, to see these
experts whirl the horse shoes in the
air, making ringers every time.
There will also be lot of other
Fine illumination of the grounds
in the evening, with colored fires
and lanterns.
Save up a little cash and have it
handy, when the smiling tag girls
get after you. They are going to be
a fine looking bunch, and it will be
impossible for you to get away from
them. So look pleasant and let
them tag you.
All the stores will close at one
o o'clock Concert begins at 1880. Let
us all be park boosters for half
day and join the crowd.
We solicit your assistance, and
thank you in advance for what you
may do towards making park day
success. Sincerely yours,
l.. B. WHITNEY,
N. l.. BAILEY,
S. LARSEN,
Park Commissioners.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
Heap Big Smoke And Drink.

The American people drank more
whiskey and beer, smoked more Gig
ars and cigarets and chewed more
tobacco during the fiscal year than
in any other yearly period of the ma
tion's history, according to esti-
mates based upon the record break
ing revenue receipts of the federal
government for twelve months end
ing June 80, says the Chicago Tri-
bune.
Thus shows the government inter
nal revenue records. The report in
detail gives the following astonish-
ing figures:
The drinkers of the country con-
sumed the enormous total of 49,
100000 gallons of whiskey and bran
dy, an increase of 100000 gallons
over the previous year and breaking
the former high record of the fiscal
year 1907 by 100000 gallons.
Sixty-four million, five hundred
thousand barrels of beer flowed down
the throats of lovers of the amber
brew, exceeding 1911's great record
by more than 1000, 900 barrels.
Smokers puffed into space 1901
100000 cigars and 2,000,-
0O0, 900 cigarets. This was 217,-
100000 cigars and 2,790,00O,-
600 cigarets more than ever before
had been consumed in a single year.
Patrons of the pipe smoked 403,20O,-
900 pounds of tobacco, or 9,40O,0 900
pounds more than the consumption
of 1912.
Users of snuff likewise held their
own, disposing of 33,20O,OOO pounds
an increase of more than three mil
lion pounds over the previous year
Despite the high record of con-
sumption, of intoxicants, returns tC
the internal revenue bureau show
without explanation, that the number
of saloons of the country decreased
by $4,000 during the year, the retail
liquor dealers numbering only about
100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
BETTER PRICES FOR APPLES.
Iowa Apple Growers Association
Will Guard Interests of
Fruit RaiserS.

Professor LaurenZ Greene, assis-
tant chief in horticulture at the Iowa
Agricultural College, is making con-
siderable research into the conditions
regarding the shipment and market
ing of Iowa apples. An association
known as the Iowa Apple Growers
Association has been formed to look
after the interests of this industry.
Professor Greene hopes to secure the
best prices possible for Iowa grown
apples and to encourage this very
important industry in this state.
An investigation of rates to the big
distributing points, especially st.
Louis and Chicago, shows that west
err grown apples have considerable
advantage over Iowa grown apples
in reaching these markets The Iowa
Apple Growers Association is max
ing an investigation of these ship
ping rates and will enlist the assis-
commissioners in its efforts to secure
rate adjustment Railroad data
shows that 70 per cent of the apple
crop of our two big apple growing
counties, Mills county and Fremont
county, in 1909, was shipped to mar
kets outside of the state. These
counties according to present pros
poets will have about 100000 BUSH
els of apples this year on about
1900 acres. This large amount OF
apples grown within a comparative
ly small radius should be able to
command as good rates as are offer
ed apple growers in any other dis
trict. There are other sections of
the state which grow a gocd many
apples and which the growers be-
lieve have a sufficient volume of
business to secure satisfactory rates.
Iowa has not said very much about
her apple crop and yet apples from
the Hawkeye state seldom fail to
carry off the best prizes in the ma
tional apple shows in competition
with apples from all parts Of the
United States. The quality OF the
Iowa apple is far superior to the
western apple, both as to iavo- and
as to the length of time it will keep
in good condition. The Iowa soil
has the proper constituents in it to
give the apple this flavor which
makes it popular wherever it Is
known. Too much alkali in the soil
in many of the western apple grow
ing districts accounts for the lack OF
flavor in many of these fine looking
apples from the west.
The present prospects are for au
excellent apple crop in Iowa this
, year. The estimates from SIX or sew
en- leading apple counties of the state
including Fremont, Mills, Pottawat-
tamie, Page and Taylor, indicate
that this district will produce over
million and quarter bushels OF
apples this season. In 1909 Iowa
ranked sixth in the apple production
and the prospects now are she will
again outrank most of the states OF
the Union in 1913.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
Forecast Weather For Season.
Park Commissioners.

Discoveries which have made 1t
possible to forecast weather condi-
tions accurately for an entire season
have been made by Professor Frost
of the Yerkes observatory. Such a
system. experts say, would be worth
an incalculable sum to the agricul-
tural interests, as droughts and wet
seasons could be prepared for in ad-
vance of their coming.
Professor Frost's discoveries have
to do with the radiation of heat
from the sun. In making public the
results of his investigation he says he
has found the radiation to be varia-
BILE. This, with other discoveries
Professor Frost has made, may bring
about an entirely new system OF fore
casting weather conditions and thus
robbing heat and cold, drought and
flood, of their terrors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
BIGGEST CORN CROP EVER.
First Estimates Indicate Gain Of
$12,OOO,OOO Bushels Over 1912.

Indications are that Iowa's corn
crop this year will be more than 49,
100000 bushels in excess of the 19-
12 crop, which was the largest ever
harvested in the state, providing
weather conditions are normal.
The report of DR.. George M. Chap
pei, section director of the United
States weather bureau, shows that
there are 9,434,500 acres planted to
corn this year as against 9,199, ,610
cultivated in 1912. Last year the
average acre yield for corn in Iowa
was 45.8 bushels to the acre. With
the same average yield this year.
Iowa should give the world 433,977,-
900 bushels of the golden grain,
more than 100000 bushels in ex-
cess of the crop of last year.
What is true of corn also is true
of oats and wheat. Oats last year
harvester 44.4 bushels to the acre,
according to DR.. Chappels crop re-
port. The last installment of his re-
port shows that on July there were
4,S04, 400 acres planted, this should,
at the same ratio, produce more than
211 millions of bushels as against
206 millions last year.
While there Is a decrease in the
acreage planted to spring wheat,
this is more than made up by the in
crease in the acreage planted to win
ter wheat. The combined wheat
crops should total more than Is mill
ion bushels II the old acreage yield
Is kept up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
News Snapshots
Of the Week
up to that of last year which totaled
11,10O,55S bushels.

up to that of last year which totaled
1,10O,55S bushels.
The acreage in rye this year totals
69,3S0 as against 1875 acres last
year. On an average the rye crop is
a little better than year ago. Flax
is not much of crop in Iowa now
for the reason that it so eXhausts the
soil that it is not profitable. The
total acreage in fax this year is 22,-
255, being 1,S6O acres less than was
seeded in 1912.
The apple crop last year did not
amount to much, but this years crop
according to present indications will
be a good one. In 1909 Iowa ranked
sixth among all of the states of the
Union in apple production and this
year the crop will probably put Iowa
in sixth place again. Iowa makes lit
tie pretentions to being an apple
growing state yet according to pres
ent estimates Iowa Will produce
about 5,500,000 bushels of apples
this year. OF the total apple crop OF
the state it is estimated that about 20
per cent are summer apples, about
35 per cent fall apples and about As
per cent winter apples,
The crop of small fruit throughout
the state was universally good this
year and for the most of it satisfac-
tory prices were received. 1t has
also been an excellent season for all
kinds of garden truck which has sold
at good prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
Postal Banks Are Permanent.

Banks under government super
vision have come to stay. They have
not interfered with the savings de-
partments of other banks, but have
brought millions from hiding plac-
es," These declarations were made
by Charles H. Fullaway, assistant di-
rector of the United States postal
savings banks in addressing the an
nual convention of the National AS
sociation of Postmasters at Denver,
Colo. He presented statistics to sub
stantiate his statement, and said the
postal banks had been a boon to the
poor man."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
Died DeteSted,
Judge Hutchinson recently had a

Judge Hutchison recently had an
amusing applicant appear before
him.
BE you the judge of reprobates?
asked an old woman as she walked
into the judges office.
Il am judge of probate" was the
reply,
We'll, that's it, / expect" she
said. You see, my husband died de-
tested and left me several little inf
dels, and l want to be their execu-
toner"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13

Andrew Carnegie admits that
once, when he was young and fool
ish, he was ambitious to become an
editor, and that he applied for a
job as cub reporter on a Pittsburg
newspaper and was turned down.
Had Andys youthful ambitions been
gratihed. he would not now be CIV
ing away money in order to die poor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13

One of the reasons for removing
the tariff from lumber may have
been that $37,000,O0O worth Of
breakfast food is annually consumed
In this country.--N. Y. Evening-Sun..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13

Orator-"Now, then, is there any
body in the audience who would like
to ask question:" Voice-"Yes,
sir; how soon is the band going to
play?"
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28
Panther Killed Negro Boy.

Forrest City, April 27.-News
has been received here that a
panther, driven from its lair in
the swamps of the St. Francis
bottoms by the flood, had killed
a negro boy at a point near Lin
den on the St. Francis river,
about 20 miles south of Forrest
City. It is reported that the
body of the panther's victim was
horribly torn and mangled. Ed
Lewis, a cattleman of this city
says his adviser related all the
particulars about how portions
of the boys body had been eaten
by the beast and stated that the
body had been viewed by DR.. R.
A. Haynie of Haynes, Lee coun-
ty, who concurred in the belief
that his death was the result of
an attack by either wolves or
panthers.
M. N. Gaines, woodsman and
farmer of this city, who owns a
place on the Blacklist Bayou, 6
miles southeast of Forrest City,
reported this morning, that be-
fore daylight on Monday and
Tuesday, he was awakened by
the screams of a panther, just
across the bayou and that he af-
forwards discovered panther
tracks near his place.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

You have bedbugs, ants, f1eas,
reaches, mites, lice, potato bugs
etc., not because you failed to
fight them but for the want OF a
good remedy. Get Ross Dead
Quick spray. 1t is nice and
clean and kills insects and their
eggs the moment applied. No
thing like it. Sold in Newport
by your druggists. (Advl
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28
Dry Summer Wood.

at Fee-Crayton's delivered.
Sawed from Gull lumber. Phone
294, or see Hopper or Fisher.
Leave orders with P. S. White.
18dtf.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28
New Light Thrown On Pardon
Law.

letting Governor J. M. FutrelI
against petitioners for pardo1s
ter convicts in the state peniten-
Try. Since Mr.. Futrell became
tie chief executive six weeks
ago, he has been deIuged with
applications for pardons, but
has granted only one. Hence
forth it will be even more diff
cult to obtain a pardon from
the acting governor.
Every application for a par
don should contain the reasons
for which it is sought" said
Governor Futrell, land notice Of
such application should be Civ
en- in the locality where the Of
Tense was committed to the end
that parties who desire to do so,
may have an opportunity to re-
sist the same. Therefore, here
after, a substantial compliance
with sections 1857 and 1858 Of
Kirby's Digest will be required.
'The discovery of this law on
the statute books should be pub
lished, | think. 1t will be news
to practically every lawyer in
the state"
QUOTES PARDON LAW.
Here is the law: #g
"Section 1856. The governor
is hereby prohibited from con-
sidering or granting any appli-
cation for pardon or remission
of forfeiture of bail bond, until
there is filed in his office a GER
tificate of the county clerk or
the affidavit of two persons
known to be credible, that the
application for such pardon or
remission or forfeiture has been
published as hereinafter pro-
vided.
"Section 1857. In application
for pardon in all cases of con-
viction for felony, and the Of
Tense of wife beating, unlawful
carrying of weapons and the
unlawful sale of liquors, the ap-
plication setting forth the
ground upon which the pardon
is asked together with a list of
signers of or petitioners unit
ing in the request, shall be pub
lished for two insertions in a
weekly paper, if there be one
published in the county, in
which the conviction was had, or
If the conviction was had in a
county other that that in which
the offense took place, then in
the county in which the offense
was committed, in addition to
the county where the convic-
ton was had.
Section 1868. In all cases of
conviction for offenses other
than those above mentioned, the
publication of the intended ap-
plication shall be made by post
ing the application, containing
a statement of the ground upon
which the pardon is asked, as
we'll as a list of the signers to
any petition. asking that the par
don be granted, in front of the
usual entrance door of the court
house of the county or coun-
ties, as above provided, for the
period of ten days prior to the
presentation of such appllca-
ton to the governor.
Section 2570. That any per-
son who shall present any appll-
cation for pardon to the gov
ernor without having made the
publication as herein provided,
shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor, for which he
may be prosecuted in any coun-
ty where such publication should
have been made, and, upon con-
viction, shall be fined not less
than 500 or more than $780,"
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28

Tribe Of Ben HuF.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock by or.
der of the chief.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28
LODGE OH
Royal Arc

Newport Council
Royal Arcanum meets
3rd Friday nights in each 4.
in the Opera House ouildl.
Visiting brethren always well
come.
S. N. Beattie, Regent,
W. c. Wishon, Sec.
WOodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of each
month in Masonic Hall. Visit
ing brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, c.. C.
P. S. White, Clerk.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28
Modern WOOdmen.

Modern WOOdmen.
Newport Camp, No. 1854,
M. w. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren inv
ed.
R. 7. Simmons, Consul.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-28

Jackson Lodge, no. l9l F. &
A. Nj.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each month in
the Opera House Building, Sc
cond and Hazel Streets.
Visiting Brothers always well
come. -
Geo. M. Sink, w. M.
S. M. Beattie, Sec. \
The I. O. @. F.
The I. O. O. F.. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always well
come. =
Grover c. Gates N. G.
J. F. Parish. Secretary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-12
JOHN BARRETT WILL SPEAK.
Noted Diplomat to Address Woman S
Club Next Wednesday Evening.

a regular meeting OF the Brattlcbo-
70 Woman : club viii be held in the
Congregational church, Wednesday
evening, Dec IL, AT 5 clock The
speaker, John Barrett OF Washington,
y. G., director general of tire Tan
American Union, Will speak on Pan
America and the Panama Canal; What
They Mean TO the United States
Mr.. Barrett is = notcd journalist
and diplomat As Wei a. forceful
and interesting speaker. Ills most
noteworthy achievement ia diplomacy
was his settlement, while minister 10
Siam Of the famous Cheek case
involving 4l,000,ooo and grave qucs-
tions Of international law
The people Of Brattleboro are cor
daily invited by the BrattleEoro Wo-
man 5 club t. come to hear Mr. Bar
rctt speak.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-12
Sporting Notes.

Trinity has Followed the example Of
WESLEYAN and declined to be the goat
tor EaIe'. opening game Of football.
Bob Gregg is getting to be one
Of Brattlcboro : hest bowlers. He roll
cd 4 string Of 20 last night lit Buzz
zeil l.
They say Tumbull center on the
Harvard team, is to oppose Brieldcv
Tor tho captaincy. Still il looks to us
rs If Brirkiev would bc the choice.
Frank Chance has let out Jack
Knight 10 Toledo. Knight was pur-
chased last year to help ont and lie
worked hard At both first and second
haecs bur fcil or III bis batting.
over in England they are a2itating
change in the lawn tennis service
rules II is proposed 10 allow the
service Of only one ball and not he 50
strict regarding foottauts which are
frequent in match play
Or z. f. Roller defeated in hard
wrestling match ut Springfield Mon
Jay night George laGrau4e. La
Grange won the first fall, hHt the big
phys ian came back aud won the last
TWO Tie doctor announced that he
had been iii % matches this season
amt had been defeated only twice.
On the assumption that 2 wish to
play a less severe schedule pellcd
harvard TO elyc up the popular loot
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