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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
crayon Luxury Spares Her Jail

HazIeton, Pa, Feb. 25.-Touched by
Annie Gregg spending her last s12 to
have crayon enlargement made of her
two-year-old son, whom the United
Charities took from her, Burgess Davis,
of Freeland, changed his mind about
sending the woman to Jail for running
a disorderly house and ordered her to
leave town.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
scalds Husband and Babe Is Taken

Hazleton, Pa, Feb. 25.-Although
scading her husband when he came
home drunk at midnight caused him to
leave town, it reacted upon Mrs. John
Smelgas, from whom officers took her
one-year-old son, John, yesterday. 1t
was charged that the child was the ia
vorite of the father, and that since he
left he was neglected.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
EvICTED PRIESTS SAFE
Banished From Mexico City, They
Finally Reach Vera Cruz

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 25.-Catholic
priests, detained at Mexico City by the
Carranza officials, arrived yesterday at
Vera Cruz, according to official Car
rama advices received here. The news
bulletin conveyed the following version
of the affair:
The priests were expelled from
Mexico City for failure to contribute
100000 for the relief of the poor.
They are being criticized for not max =
ing this contribution, though they gave
Huerta 40,O00,t00 pesos. T"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-25
Trouble in Making Change

A simple palming trick often enables
Thurston to have fun with conductors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

stant appeal. 1t is sterling in It's
moral, strong in its conception and
brings the audience right up close
to the almost unknown mountain
people. The author of the play, Mr..
Buck, is himself Kentuckian, and
knows thoroughly the ground where
of he writes and, strong and inter-
esting as the book has proved to be,
the, play is all the more so and does,
indeed, in every sense of the word
hold the mirror up to nature.
Hugo B. Koch. the popular star,
has not alone contented himself with
putting the book into acting form.
but is also to be seen in the leading
role. AS Samson South, the unedu-
Gated mountaineer, and afterwards
the famous artist, Mr.. Koch has a
splendid chance to display his abil-
ity and his many admirers will have
an excellent opportunity to see him
in part fitted in every way to his
versatile talent
The play is under the direction of
Messrs. Gaskill & MacVitty. who
have given it an excellent scenic
equipment and surrounded Mr.. Koch
with a company of unusual merit.
The Call of the Cumberlands, will
be seen at the Grand opera house on
Saturday, Jan. 30th, when a rare
dramatic treat is promised.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
FREE SCHOOL BOOKS
FOR IOWA PUPILS
State Official Says the School Pupils
Should Have Free Text Books.
TEACHERS LIKE PLAN
EXPECT GET LAW THROUGH
But School Book Trust Will Make
Hard Fight to Defeat Plan.

Des Moines, Jan. 25.-Attorney
General George Cosson is preparing
a bill for the legislature, at the re-
quest of the labor interests of the
state, which will provide free text
books in Iowa. Considering the
strength of the school book inter-
ests, it is believed that this measure
will be the center of one of the hard
est fights in the general assembly.
In providing free text books, the
teachers of the state want the Iegis-
lature to prepare the measure 30
that the text books shall be uniform
throughout the state. The teachers
and the labor interests expect to get
the law through. One method OF
providing the books which has been
suggested is that the couaties sup
ply the books except for cities over
a certain size. Des Moines has been
operating under the free text bocL
system for nearly seven years.
The advocates for the text book
plan say that the counties by con-
tracing for books in large numbers
get them at low rates and that the
books can be kept in service for a
number of years. The dealers pro-
fit is saved to the district and the
individual tax payer having children
in school is not required to provide
books which become useless at the
end of year. Educators are urging
the scheme. The interests which will
be affected are expected to wage
war on the plan. .,
No accurate estimates have been
made as to the saving which a free
text book law would bring about,
it is said. The figures will run into
several hundred thousand dollars
annually, it is reported. The labor
interests expect to have the data rea-
dy to prove their point when tie
measure is before the general assem-
bly,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
CUMSf1NS' LAST CHANCE.

Washington correspondence of the
Boston Advertiser; Senator Albert
Baird Cummins, of Iowa, still hears
the bees humming and he is stirring
instrumentalities to go about among
the people to see what they think of
him for president If there seems a
call sufficiently sizable the senator is
willing to try his chances with the
best of the republican candidates for
the nomination in 1916.
This is his last opportunity, and it
almost seems too late. It's age. The
senator was borE in 1850, and there
fore would be &C years old in 1915,
and 81 were he inaugurated in 1917
The United States has not inaugural
ed so old a president in more than
half century. Even Senator Root
was thought too old in 1908, when
he was only 81. In 1920 Cumming
will be 20, and of course then politi-
cally impossible. So it is now or new
er.
He is still in his prime. He is hon
est and progressive. He has indeed
been in the front rank of progress
sives of the nation, and he is always
Independent and masterful. He is
quite used to the executive habit, for
he was governor of Iowa for six
years, has been in the senate since
1908 and has just been elected for
the second term. In Iowa he repre-
sented new idea and toppled over
the old guard there. 1t is the Cum
minis crowd which is on top today III
Iowa, rather than the conservative
republicans. He is one of the main
sponsors for the Iowa idea in tariff,
low, though protective. There was
no critic more thorough of the Payne
tariff bill, against which he voted.
Senator Cummins was a presidel,-
tial aspirant in the canvass of 1912,
but the Roosevelt candidacy blanket
ed his boom. He was opposed to
President Taft TO the degree that he
bolted his nomination in 1912 and
supported Col Roosevelt and urged
his friends 10 do so. This is being
charged up against him just now
Cummins succeeded Allison in the
'sen2.sei and therefore comes naturally
to the presidential candidacy ambi-
tion, for Allison was in that lime
light for years, being finally driven
from consideration by old age. Cum
minis does not quite fill Allison's
shoes, but nearly so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
May Close Chicago Yards Again.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-The probabil-
ity of another quarantine of the I'm
ion Stock Yards here was indicated
yesterday with the report that ami
mails shipped east from supposedly
clean districts in the yards had de-
veloped foot and mouth disease.
There were frequent reports that
quarantine had been established in
certain sections of the yards but this
the government inspection bureau
denied. Conferences of officials of
state and federal live stock bureaus
are being held and packing houses
expected that before the close of the
day closing order would be issued
preventing the shipment of live stock
from the yards.
President Leonard said d:-"No
live stock is being shipped today
from the yards. Some animals ship
ped east are reported to have de-
yeloped foot and mouth disease and
federal inspectors suggested ship
ments cease temporarily until word
is received from Washington. No or
der closing the yards nor prohibiting
shipments has issued"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

The purchasing of the farmer de-
pnds not only upon the money value
of what he produces, but also upon
the money value of what he buys.
From 1899 to 1909 census years.
the money value of / acre of the far
mer's crops increased 1877 per cent
but in the same period the money
value of the articles usually pur-
chased by farmers had increased 12.1
peg cent; consequently as a result of
the greater increase in the price of
what farmer sold than in the price
of what he bought, the net increase
in the purchasing power of the pro-
dune of l acre was "a per cent; that
is, / acre of the farmers crop in
1908 could buy "a per cent of the ar
tides usually bought by farmers than
in 1899.
Upon the basis of the purchasing G
power of the value of | acre OF pro-
duoe, the year 1909 stands as the
most prosperous for farmers OF the
past so years for which there are re-
cords.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
U. s. Mr. GOAL
of>eo,ooo,ooo
Population Will n Mark BE-
tween Jan. 20 April 2,
Officials Est :.
THIS 1910 FIGURES
WEGE 91,972,2G
iosuary of the Treasury Mccoy Be-
Ieves Conclusion Of European
War Will See Tide of I'm
migration From War
Torn Countries.

Washington, d. c. Jan. 25.-At 1
p. m. April 2, the population of the
United States will have reached and
passed the 100,000,000 mark, ac-
cordfng to C. D. Sloane, geographer
of the census bureau, who estimates
the population at that hour will be
Zoe ,9O0,059.
j. s. Mccoy, actuary of the treas
ury department, however, calculates
the population will be 1O0,016, 00G
on Feb. /, and that the 0,OO0, 900
mark will be reached on Jan. 81 or
%.
The disagreement in the estimates
arises from the different systems OF
computation employed by the two
stasticians.
In the census bureau the direct in
crease as shown by the difference in
population in 1900 and 1910 is TAX
en-. BY that system the country
would contain 1O0.399,31S persons
on July /, 1915, and more than 1O8.-
100000 on July 1, 1920. The 1900
census showed the population to be
75,s94,575 while the 1910 figures
were 91,972,266. BY the census es-
Inmates the population of all tie
United States, including Alaska and
Hawaii, would be 110,750,0O0 on
July l, 1915.
Actuary Mccoy arrives at his con-
Clusions, on which treasury state
ments of the per capita wealth are
based, by including in his calcula-
tons what he calls the factor of sec
ond differences.
Mr.. McCoy's effort is to show the
natural increase within the increase
as figured by the census bureau. BY
that system he estimates the cont
mental population on Jan. 1 at 99,.
$4,000; Feb. l, 5000; and
July /, 100,725, 900. On July 1,
1890, Mr. Mccoy estimates it will he
109,S39,00O.
Census bureau officials say that
decreased immigration due to the
European war and restrictive leisla-
ton now proposed would find their
fures approximately accurate. They
expect the reat flood of immigration a
will not continue. Mr.. Mccoy, on
the other hand believes the conclu-
sion of the European war will see a
tide of immigration from war torn
countries that will make his esti-
mates conservative.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

According to George NJ. Chapel,
government crop expert, Winneshiek
county raised last year 3,31S, ,000
bushels of corn, 1882, 200 bushels of
oats, 437, 600 bushels of barley and
10000 bushels OF flax seed. Little or
no corn in this county is sold on the
open market as all of it goes out
on foot in the shape of bogs and
cattle. In the matter of barley this
county was the sixth in the state in
the matter of production and in
flaXseed was the fourth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

The state game warden says that
oXes, in some parts of Iowa are the
enemies of the partridges and pleas
ans, with which experiments are be-
ing made. The fox seems hard to ex-
terminate. He has been pursued for
three quarters of century. But
the pheasants and partridges seem
to be doing we'll in other parts. In
one district the bird census taker re-
ported 900, but he may have count
ed some birds more than once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
IOWA MILITARY SCHOOL.
Government to Act on Proposal to Es-
tablish Academies Similar to
West Point i'm Every State
i'm Union.

The house military affairs com
mittee, of which Congressman Con-
molly is member, has about decided
to make favorable report on a bill
that would establish military
school in Iowa, and the other states,
modelled after the West Point mill
tary academy. The bill provides a
means Of creating an army reserve
of trained men whose services would
be available in time of war.
The bill, which is fathered by Con-
gresham McKelIar, of Tennessee,
would have each state appropriate
$4,000 annually for the support of
the institution, the federal govern
ment appropriating $4,000 for the
use of each state. The site of the
school would be selected by the leg
islature and the idea is to have it
made part of one of the established
state institutions.
After the second year it is provid-
ed that each such state military
academy should have an enrolment
of not less than 300. The county
of schools would be
to select available stu
dents, and each member of congress
may select two each year. 1t is pro-
vided from each county.
The students would have tuition
furnished free and enjoy other ad-
vantages enjoyed by young men at
tending West Point. They would be
given a general education as we'll as
military training.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
THE CALL OF
THE CUMBERLANDS
With Hugo Ii. Koch in the Title Role
VIII Appear at the Grand Next
Saturday Evening, Jan. 30.
THE PLAY HOLES THE
MIRROR UP TO NATURE
Ii is Sterling i'm Its Moral, Strong
i'm its Conception and Brings
Audience Close to Almost
Unknown Mountain
People.

There is true heart interest and
a powerful story of human imRul-
ses, good and bad, to be found in
THE Call of the Cumberlands, the
dramatization by Hugo B. Koch and
in which that gifted actor will be
seen in the powerful role of Samson
South" To those who have already
read the book, The Call of the Cum
berlands' as play will make an in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
DOINGs OF THE LEGIsLATURE.
SOlons Are Busy With Many New
Bills and Resolutions Before it.

Des Moines, Jan. Z1.-There is a
strong possibility that not a single
mill levy will be voted by the Iowa
house in this session, according to
the views of Representative Munro
of Washington.
Mr.. Munro declared yesterday that
his investigation of the sentiment OF
members of the house had led him TO
conclude that no appropriation of
the indefinite sort which the mill
levy permits could get by the house
at this session.
The sentiment of the house was
indicated Thursday, Mr.. Munro de-
clared in the expressions upon a res
olution to make it rule of the
house that no appropriation bill
could be passed until five days after
! it had been reported out of the COM
mittee. Ball of Jefferson, who in
troduced the resolution, declared it's
intent to be to prevent rushing thru
in the closing hours of the session
bills apportioning thousands of dol
lars without giving the membership
as whole an opportunity to under
stand the nature of the bills.
Two bills changing the date of the
primary election law were introduc-
ed Thursday. Bauman of Van Bur
en- fathered house bill fixing the
second Monday in September instead
of the first Monday in June for the
primary. In the senate Wilson of
Appanoose introduced a measure
changing the date to the third Mon
day in August The objection to the
present law is that candidates are
required to make long campaigns
both for the primaries and election
Senator Caswell of Crawford Of
fered bill reducing the bounty on
wolves from $40 to $40. He said
many farmers in the state capture
cub wolves and rear them to collect
the $40 bounty. He hopes to break
Up this practice.
Bills were presented in both hous-
es to prohibit holding school on
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New.
Years In some districts the school
boards have deducted a days pay
from the teachers pay when school
was not held on these days. Both
these bills prohibit such action
A senate bill by Fleck of Jasper
provides for the appointment of a.
commission of five members to inves-
tigate the Torrens system of lard
registration.
To Repeal Parole Law.
One of the most radical measures
in social legislation, and one that will
awaken lively debate, has been
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative j. e. Jameson of Burlington.
This provides for a repeal of the
entire criminal parole system of
Iowa. 1t provides for the restora-
tion of the old criminal code giving
the trial judge the right to pro-
nounce definite sentence on the
man before him convicted of crime.
1t would wipe out the entire parole
board and vest all pardoning and pa
rolling with the governor.
Il believe the parole system has
been failure. While some men re.
leased on parole have made good,
there are probably many others in
prison waiting an opportunity who
would not be there today had the
judge, who heard all the facts, had
the right to impose on him a light
sentence such as he believed would
have been sufficient
Death on Dogs.
The dog has seen his day in Iowa
Continued on last page.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

rs crime on the increase in Iowa?
asks the Parkersburg Eclipse. AT
the present time there are over six
hundred inmates in the Anamosa
prison and the warden is having trou-
BILE in finding work enough to keep
all the prisoners busy. Several in
mates have been discharged since the
first of the year. but with the courts
in session during this month the
number is expected to increase rath
er than decrease during the remand
er of the winter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

A lady residing at McGregor cured
her husband of staying out late at
night by going to the door when he
came home and whispering through
the keyhole, 'ls that you, Willie?"
Her husbands name is John. and he
stays at home nights now and sleeps
with an eye open and revolver un-
der his pillow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

Some women who get married
nowadays do not know how to fry
mush," yells one pessimist But why
fry mush in the morning? Why eat
anything except what can be poured
out of a package or a can? Let the
manufacturers do the work. Besides
is it not true that newly marrieS
people can live on love for quite a
while, and by that time she ma
have learned how to do the house
work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

Rep. Vollmer warns his party that
shiIment of munitions of war Will
beat the party in the north in the
next election. Mr.. Vollmer is close
to German sentiment in this coun-
try and knows whereof he speaks. If
things keep on as they are going a
German democrat will be as hard to
find as a tooth in hens mouth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

A soldier telling how the bullets
moved the men down was asked
why he did not get behind a stump
'Stumps, nothing, he exclaimed.
There wasn't stumps enough for the
officers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

1t has tried to be cold, but it has
not succeeded in forcing the mer-
curry down very much. We are in
the heightened days. This week our
days have had thirty more minutes
of sunshine than they did last De-
cember, a month ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

To prevent the "toting of pistols"
a Colorado legislator wants to abol-
ish hip pockets. How, then, are the
hired man and the baseball pitcher
going to keep their plug tobacco
moist.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

Judging from the number of door
keepers and assistants for the legis-
lative body, the Grundy Republican
wonders IF they are put there for
the purpose of keeping the visitors
out, or the members in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

There is no reason to doubt that
it was a Ben Davis apple that made
all the trouble in the garden OF
Eden.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

Yes, corn and ice crops are usual
be gathered when they are ripe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

A housekeeper is known by the
she keeps.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

Curiously enough, the man who
does things worth boasting of never
boasts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
100000 Out of Work i'm Chicago

100000 Out of Work in Chicago.
One hundred thousand Chicagoans
are out of work this winter, accord
ing to a report of the public welfare
commission to Mayor Harrison. This
is exclusive of the drifting popula-
ton of idle. Statements were re-
ceived by the commission from 243
firms which for the most part gave
depression in business as the reason.
y -a------------c C 4ss--------- f-e-
The proposition to allow cities to
settle the saloon question by Sc
cret ballot instead of the open petit
ton is scheduled to come up shortly
in the house. Arch w. McFarlane,
Blackhawk county representative,
gave out the information that a
member of the house was preparing
such bill. He declined to name the
author of the bill, saying that the
man did not wish to make known his
position until he was ready to spring
the completed bill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

News Snapsh
states on ~~ ~~ n labor % % b
- MawO~ n m~uGa put
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
News Snapshots
OF the Week

whitman Of New York ordered
dropping bombs on Yarmouth
:" work saving wood under g
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-14

T-sls mourning dove received iss
givega name FROM fas aaosrnrui sosnd
" fts csli aotsz Iss sad-yOicsd coo.
eoo, coc. sggsests moansns and next
70 me awful. ssorn.beaten wall of the
screeea oHt n ID Under certain cDDdi-
dons, ne nsost 5osefua sound uttered
BY an American Dir8 knew ore sen-
gisawe moman who wzs 20 affected By
ne daily mourning ~ 1esghbOrfng
dove Eiaat sfzs begged q sDorrsmzn 10
fr1ghter i away Anotser pscgliar
fset about this bird ID Khe strange mu-
steal note tsaaf ~ scnndeo By The yi0rz-
tion of ~ wings A. fhe bird springs
from the ground ID sizlaf of wings its
way ovefaesd the Duisations of is
wlngs give forth 4 ringing metallic
sound Ike tae tnanglng of 4 tight
wire, This dove loves co1nrry roads,
more than auy otiler bird, and 70 those
wto loye beautiful things. its exqBss-
iteig noided form and immaculate
Dl1usge Is ziwsys pleasing touch 81
rat1rs. One night ss well try 10 de-
scrlbe II words tae cciors in IRE
opal as those " this bird.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-14

Kow many times have you heard
peoDie ray. II know something ls 70.
in@ 70 happen They belong 70 that
cisss n humans who seem u keeD ia
chronic state ~ worrsment for which
there - no apparent reason. Sow,
When yoB hear person ssy the above
quoted words, make ~ your mind that
fhe cause IL uv ~ not something
that ia going 70 lsappenT but sonae.
fiine thar has actually happened. Or
ia happening. IA me patients own sys~
tern r. may se a badly WORKING liver.
Or weak heart. pr any ~ the organs.
Or perhaps some djfiicuity IN me in~
festiDai tracr The disorder may noe
gtye direct evidence ~ lts existence,
bat still BE- Responsible FOR fhfs AZ
rarentiy caageIeag worry
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-14

Material gsed ia the making cf pens
besides steel goid and silver are Ger
man silver slBmsnyrn and aluminium
bronze L% ~ n. Noiiasfon- 4 u r.
corded. rad gold peH composed ~
two thiu strips ~ gold tipped with
raodinfn, apparently made On the Dril-
efDis patented BY Donkin in 1905 ana
Lord Bgror gseo one IA 1910