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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
ATTENDING NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
DecOrahians Go to Dubuque to Attend
Annual Session.

| Oppe. iowa COUleTeHCe OIL the Metu-
odist Episcopal church meets in Du-
buque Sept. Is, for its sixtieth annual
session. Bishop Homer c.. Stunt.
who will preside. ordain the young
ministers, make the appointments
and preach the Sunday morning SER
mon, was elected to the Episcopacy
from the Upper Iowa conference.
DR.. H. H. Green and Mrs. Green,
Miss Martha Simpson and DR.. G. s.
Lakeland departed yesterday to at
tend the conference. C. C. Pilgrim,
lay delegate, leaves for the confer
ence Thursday. DR.. Lakeland will
preach in the First Baptist church at
Dubuque next Sunday. There will be
no services in the NJ. E. church in
Decorah next Sunday morning or
evening.
st. Luke's church in which the
conference will be held is the oldest
church of any denomination in the
state. The original building which
was of logs was built in 1888 and has
been succeeded by three others. The
present structure which is of Indiana
gray stone was erected several years
ago at a cost of 100000 and is one
of the finest in the state.
The conference includes a little
more than one-forrth Of the state. In
this conference there are 209 pastoral
charges, with fifty ministers occupied
in detached work or retired These
pastors preach in about two hundred
and eighty different churches, many
charges being circuits with two or
more churches to the circuit There
are $4,000 actual members of these
churches, with an equal number Of
adherents and supporters. In the Sun
day schools of the conference about
forty thousand pupils are enrolled.
The conference owns about $4,000,
900 of church property, including
parsonages, but not colleges. There
are two colleges, Cornell at Mount
Vernon and Upper Iowa University at
Fayette, with Epworth Seminary a
secondary school at Epworth. These
schools own in buildings and equip
ment, endowed funds, etc., about S2,-
200, 900. and have an annual income
of approximately 100000. More
than 1900 students were enrolled in
these schools during the past year,
while about seventy professors and
teachers directed their efforts at OBJ
tanning higher culture.
The pastors of the conference re-
ceived last year about $241, 900 as
salaries and house rent, making an av-
erage of about S1,100 each. This is
about the highest average in any con-
ference in the country.
Last year, for all benevolent pur-
poses, such as missions, maintaining
church property, Sunday Schools, ETC.,
the churches of the conference raised
100000. 1t will be seen from the
above, with few other unmentioned
items, that the total current budget
for the conference last year was
about $550,00O, and that there is a
total invested property, including col
lege endowments, of more than $5,-
100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
WOMEN AND VOTES.
Suffragettes Feel That They Have
Clear Right to Vote.

II believe that if but one woman
were asking for the ballot that she
should be allowed to exercise the
right Of suffrage said Senator Jo-
seph H. Allen in his address to the
Dallas-Guthrie Old Settlers associa-
ton at Redfield, Thursday. Voting
is a right, not a privilege, and when
a man stays in his field, in his office.
or home, and refuses to exercise the
right on election day, l almost be-
lieve that he should be deprived of
the right of suffrage. No man can live
to himself these days. The problem
of the sweat shop is a problem for
the Iowa farmer as well as the New
Yorker. The problems of the city
are brought home to the farm by the
boys and girls who go to the city to
make their way"
Miss Flora Dunlap, state suffrage
president, was speaker at the morn
ing session, making the closing day
of the reunion a suffrage day. Iowa
women are not asking for the ballot
because of the injustice of Iowa S
laws" said Miss Dunlap, "as the laws
of Iowa are made and administered
in all fairness to women; and not en-
tirely because of economic conditions
are they seeking it, but on the
grounds of justice to all men and wo-
men,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

Experiments at the Kansas Expert
ment Station have shown that in rat
tening hogs on corn alone the value
return from the corn with pork at ~
was but SO cents per bushel. supple
menting the corn with meat meal or
tankage increased the value returned
on the corn to 80 cents. In this esti-
mate the tankage was charged to the
hogs at the rate of $2.25 per hun
dred.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

An exchange truthfully remarks
that there are too many people III
almost every town who will not cast
their bread upon the waters, unless
assured beforehand that it will come
back again in few days a full grown
sandwich, all trimmed with ham,
butter and mustard, rolled up IN a
warranty deed for one half the
earth and mortgage on the other
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

THAT home patronage week for
Iowa in October sounds good to all OF
us. In the first place Iowa does not
manufacture anywhere near as much
as some of the eastern states, but
what we do manufacture should have
a preference-other things being
equal. Loyalty to home factories and
home stores is a good thing 1t should
be encouraged in every possible way
SAYS the Oelwein Register
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

When misfortune overtakes them
some folks think it hasn't paid them
to be good. These same people, IL
they had been bad, would have said
the misfortune was a punishment for
misdeeds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

The good bread makers didn't
think much of the patent bread mix
ers until they found that their neigh
bors were using them and getting
their bubbles to turn the crank.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

Brigham Young left million to
nineteen wives. That was a lot of
money in those days. Nowadays the
average man wants to leave $40, 9,000,-
600 to one wife.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
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Why You Should Trade With
Firms that Advertise.

1t is folly to consider that
the consumer pays for the
advertising any more than he
pays the rent, the clerk hire,
the proprietor's living eXpen-
ses, etc. The firms adver-
tising makes it possible for
the consumer to buy better
goods at lower prices, be-
cause it creates and continues
to increase the firms sales,
where other expenses do not.
The firm that advertises be-
lieves in more sales on a
small margin, whereas the
non-adyertiser may figure
greater profits on the sales
that happen to come to him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

Why are there so many mother-in-
law jokes-a mother-in-law is no
joke.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
BUSINESS IN IOWA
AMAzES AUTO TRADE
One-tenth of All Cars Made Last
Year Were Sold in Hawkeye
State.
FARMER TYPICAL BUYER
OF THE CARS
Writer In Saturday Evening Post
Calls Iowa the Paradise of
Auto Statesmen.

''IOwa is the standing wonder
of the automobile business, for
one car out of every ten made
last year was sold there
$4,000 cars"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
VICTOR MOORE IN "SNOBS" AT
THE REGENT

To-day and tomorrow Jesse l..
Lasky presents Victor Moore in
"Snobs," at the Regent.
The role played by Mr.. Moore is
that of Charles Disney, a milkman of
no pretentions whatsoever. who sud-
denly finds himself the sole heir to
the title and vast estates of an Eng
lish Duke. This convulsing comedy
is not without a romantic element.
In fact II is this romance which solves
the difficulties of the Dock"
\ strkingly novel and interesting
feature will be shown at the Regent
the last four days of the week. This
is 'Hypocrites," a photoplay written
and directed by Lois Weber. The play
deals with hypocrisy in a daring and
original manner but with all of Miss
Weber's well-known artistry and deli
cacy. One of her inspirations for the
story was the painting by A. Fau-
geron. The Truth" now in the Paris
Salon, painting which has caused
more discussion than any of late years.
In "Hypocrites," scenes similar to
that conceived by A. Faugeron are
reproduced and we see how the Mirror
of Truth pierces the thin veneer of
hypocrisy and reveals men and wom-
en- as they really are. Courtenay
Foote is featured in the all star cast.
-Advertisemen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
Coke Workers Awarded
Prizes For Gardens
By associated Press

Connellsville, Pa, Aug. 2.-vege-
tables valued at $1O,S5O were raised
In the gardens at two plants of the
IL. c. Frick Coke Company in Fayette
county, according to the committee
or officials who to-day completed the
annual award of prizes to coke work.
ers and their families. OF this amount
Ss'loO. was grown by gardeners at the
Leisenring plant where sunflowers
We're planted to support vining beans
ana only two of the los backyards in
the colony We're not cultivated Boy
scouts had one of the best gardens,
and George Orr raised a fine crop of
strawberries on ground that three
years ago was the floor of a stone
quarry. Another notable feature was
found in cabbage patches where the
smallest heads weighed six pounds.
Equal success was attained az the
Adelaide plant where the first prizes
We're awarded five years ago. Then
forty per cent. of the lots in the col
ony We're cultivated. The awards to-
day covered 80 per cent,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
JOHN X. sHRYoCK DIES
Veteran of the Paper Trade and Editor
of Stories For Children
SfccidI 10 The Tclerrdf


Philadelphia, Aug. Am illness Of
more than two months terminated
yesterday in the death at his home,
No. 1414 North Bouvier street, of John
X. Shryock. the oldest man in the
paper trade of this city. aged 90 years.
He was born in Chambersburg. his
father having been a pioneer paper
maker in the Cumberland Valley. and
when young man he conducted the
famous old Chambersburg Academy.
For more than 80 years he conducted
the Papyrus Mills, at Middle Springs.
but since its destruction by fire in
1898 he had been engaged in the paper
board trade in this city.
Though blind for the past II years.
Mr.. Shryock kept in close touch with
his business and found time to trans
late and publish several volumes of
stories from the German for young
people, and was for years superinten-
dent of the Lutheran Publication So
ciety. He was a member of the Ma
sonic fraternity, and two daughters
survive him. His body will be taken
to Chambersburg for burial on We'd
nesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02

For applications and instructions to
Applicants" address the local secre-
tary, Board of Civil Service Examiners
at the post office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
Rockefeller Pays $4,000
For Aphrodite Statue
Special to The Telesyath

New York. Aug. John D. Rookie
feller has purchased for SIS, 900 one of
the most noted art mysteries of mod
ern times. an Aphrodite attributed to
Praxiteles, which caused a Jurors of
admiration and tempest of criticism
during its exhibition in the National
Arts Club here in February and March,
1905.
Foreign advices state that this statue
has been sold in London, cleared
through the American consulate gem
eral there for shipment to New York,
and probably is now on its way to this
city 1t is described as the MontaIvo
venus. but Is identified beyond oues-
ton as the mysterious golden tinted
marble Aphrodite of amazing lowell
ness which connoisseurs warred about
ten years ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02

that Manager Davis has deemed
worthy of a return engagement is the
Cuban Trio, novelty ball rolling and
balancing acrobats. The two played
the park early in the season and were
a real sensation. MCGOWAN and Cor
don, two well-known musical comedy
stars will be seen in a classy singing
comedy stunt entitled. Two in One"
The Minstrel Kids. known as the sing
ing and dancing illiputians and Sikit-
chi, japanese who presents an
oriental novelty act will complete the
park program.
Another grand fireworks display is
announced for Wednesday evening and
a varied pyrotechnical program is
promised. Previous fireworks dis
plays at the park have been of such
quality that the mere announcement
of fireworks at the park, is taken by
the public as a guarantee of n first
class evenings entertainment and a
big crowd is assured.-Advertise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
WILL SELL FIXTURES

With the close of business last Sat
urday evening the temporary Kauf-
man Underselling Store at North
Market Square was permanently
closed. The office WILL however. be
continued at that location until fur
ther notice.
The fixtures used in the temporary
quarters will be disposed of at auction
sale on Wednesday morning next AT
3 o'clock at North Market Square.
These fixtures consist of floor show
cases, wall cases with glass doors.
mems clothing cabinets with doors,
etc. and Will be sold on a cash basis
to the highest bidder. full informal lion
regarding which will be found in the
stores advertisement on page L.. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02

Henry La Peirre of Chazy, n. Y,
who served in the Thirteenth Battalion
of Royal Highlanders of Canada, Is
back at-his home, after surviving the
gas fumes at the battle of Ypres,
where the Germans turned loose the
latest war device, poisonous gases. La
Peirre arrived in this country on the
liner st. Paul, after being discharged
from the British army at the request
of Ambassador Page.
Practically the entire regiment, La
Peirre said, was moved down by the
deadly gas bombs of the Germans. He
said he crawled for $50 yards under
the heavy clouds OF yellow gas to the
French trenches.
Those of his comrades who perished
from the gas fingered for three or
four days in dreadful agony before
succumbing. OF his battalion of 1000
men only $50 were left after ten
minutes of fighting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
Increase Wages Twenty
Per Cent. at Allentown

Allentown, Pa, Aug. 2. - The In
ternational Motor Car Company. which
has booked orders for more than 1000
motortrucks for shipment to Europe,
issued an announcement of a 20 per
cent increase in wages and an eight
hour day. The announcement states
distictly that the increase is war
bonus effective at once and payable
at the end of each month. The COM
pany says it has perfected a fine or
ganization of efficient and willing en-
ployes and will give the war bonus AS
an appreciation of their loyalty.
The company employs 500 men al
Allentown, where most of the ma
chinery for the trucks Is made, and a
like number at Plainfield. n. J., where
they are assembled. The orders on
hand aggregate S5,000,0OO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02

following subjects, which will have
the relative weights indicated:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
LETTER CLERK AND
CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an examina-
ton for the positions of clerk and
letter carrier in the post Office at Har-
risburg, Pa. to be held on October z.
1915. Applicants must nave reached
their eighteenth birthday but not their
45th birthday on the date of examina-
ton.
Male applicants must measure not
less than feet 4 inches in height in
bare feet and must weigh at least 125
pounds.
Competitors will be examined in the
following subjects. which will have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
SzNVSEs iNENTSS
PAXTANG PARK

This weeks vaudeville bill at Pax
tang Park will be headed by Joe S.
Willard and Harry Bond in a laugh
able military satire entitled, The Bat
tie OF Bunco Hin, a traVesty on tho
battle of Bunker Hill. They carry a
comp-ete stage setting representing a
battlefield, fortifications. tents, guns,
swords, telegraph apparatus, cannon.
uniforms, etc, in fact every detail per-
tanning to war. This act comes direct
~ from New York City, and was es-
pecially engaged for the park theater.
Messrs. Willard and Bond have been
seen at the park before this season
in comedy sketch that was a great
success.
Another act on this weeks park bill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
TWO DROWNED IN RIVER
By Associated Press

Scranton, Pa, Aug. Earl Thomas
and Miss Florence Ross, young people
of Green Ridge, this city, were
drowned in the Susquehanna river at
Falls. near Pittston, last evening. They
were in a camping party there and
were on the river canoeing when a
severe storm upset their boat. Their
bodies have not been recovered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
ENEMY AGAIN REPULsED
BY .4ssociated Prctt

Rome, Aug. l, via Paris. Aug. 9,
2:SO a. m.-The War Office TO-DAY
made public the following official
statement from Italian army head
quarters dated August 1:
In the valley of San Pelegrino
(Aviso) on Friday the enemy renewed
In greater force his attack, which had
failed on the 2Sth against our occupa-
ton of Costa Belta. Notwithstanding
the support of artillery posted in the
nelghhorhood of Ohmert Pass, the
enemY's columns again were com
pletely repused.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
BURY SUICIDE

Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche
Hopple, who committed suicide Satur-
day by drinking poison, were held this
afternoon at the home of her parents,
Cameron and Verbeke. The Rev. Jno.
M. Warden officiated. Burial was made
in the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
INSTRUCTORS FOR SING SING
By Associated Press

New York, Aug. with the ap-
prcval of Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor.
representatives Of labor organizations
have volunteered to send instructions
to Sing Sing prison to teach the pris-
oners modern methods of manufactur-
ing. The move is in part the outcome
of visit which Mr.. Gompers paid to
the prison yesterday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
SERVICES AT DAUPHIN COTTAGE
Special to The Teleerosh

Dauphin, Pa, Aug. 2.-Twilight de-
votional services were held on Sunday
evening at the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs
William Worcester, on the mountain
Siee. The Rev. Robert Fulton Stir
ing, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, was in charge and a iifteen-
minute song service was held lust at
sunset.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13
HEAVY FIGHTING ON
ALL FRENCH FRONTS

Paris July ~ G040 p. m)-Thc
following communication was issued
by The war office tonight
In the region 10 the north the en-
omy bombardcd our trenches before
Lomhacrtzydo and Nieupurt We si-
lenced two of the enemy's batteries.
Notwithstanding the activity of
the German artillery, which has can
nonadcd with usphyXatlnE shells our
trenches from Carency To- the out
skirts of Souche2, counter-attack
has put us again IN possession of ono
part Of the trench works abandoned
yesterday
"ln the region of the Aisne opera
tions with mines continue. We ex-
plOded mine chamber which de-
stroyed The enemys galleries
"1he day has been calm In Cham
payne
ON the Argonne thet activity was
very great particularly IN the Sec
lions of Maria Thercse. To FOur-dc-
Paris, BoHutc and Haute Chcvau-
chce.
I'm the forest Of Ia Pretre two at-
tacks were attempted hy the Germans
in the ncighborhood Of La croiX dcs
Carmos The first was thrown back
with heavy losses by the fire of our
artillery ANA infantry The second
was stopped before the enemy was
able t0 issue from thte trenches
Tho hombardment continues
afA INST the positions which we have
taken at Fontenele. us we'll ms
against our advance trenches % the
north of Wettstciu tnorth Of Nun
stcrt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13
No AMERICAN RIGHT TO
BIZ WELDED TO TEL TONS

Cornish. N. IT,, July 12-Presldent
Wilson today received from the State
department the official text of the lat
est German note ON submarine war
tare and Immediately began consider
alton Of his reply He instructed Sec
retary Lansing TO prepare a memo
randum on the diplomatic problems
involved and will not send "a reJoindef
until he has conferred with the Sec
reary of state
It soon became known after the
president had read the note that he
does not look upon the situation as
critical, but that at the same time he
Is not inclined to underestimate the
possibilities 81 the problem presented
20 him aud is determined firmly 20
uphold the dignity Of the United
States.
1t was said here tonight that there
Is no present plan for Mr. Lansing 10
come to Cornish and that the presi-
aent will not hurry back to Washing
ton His present plans are to return
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13

Reconsideration M The German reply the Amc
on al today
e Officials.
Lansing spent
10 be
he 10 H.
Wolid rptur here a ne
Wasu
Unit, their
High said would be
situation firmly the
of might
be nisn
position taken the already sent TO Berlin
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13
GRAVEST SITUATION SINCE
BEGINNING OF WAR NOW IS
FACING GOVERNMENT; MORE
TENPORIz|NG IMPOSSIBLE
SINKING OF LUSITANIA MUST
BE EXPLAINED SATISFACTORILY
AND PREPARATION PROMISED

Secretary of State May Go to Summer White House to Go
Over Situation With Chief Executive Who May Not Re-
turn to Capital Before End of Week; Greatest DeIibera
ton Observed in Preparation of Next Diplomatic Com
munCaon Because of PortentOuSneSS of Conditions Ex
stinq Between This Nation and That of Kaiser Wilhelm;
Delay Should Not Be Interpreted as Indicating Hesitation
Regarding Policy to Be Pursued but Merely as Due to
Great Care in Taking Next Step.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13
COAL DEALERS OF
COUNTRY ORGANIZE

Chicago. July ~ Tho first steps
toward the organization 0f coal deal-
ers OF the country was taken today at
the tenth annual meeting Of the or
der Of Kokoal. "a fraternal orEa MIA
lion of men m the coal business.
The order began Il two-day session
which viii end with the election Of
officers and the promulgtipn Of "A
cali for permanent organization TO
every coal man in the country.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13

Il paso ToX, July 12.- Realizing
that he viii be held here for several
months, Cen Victorano luerta rc-
quostcd his family 90 move here from
Sew York. and today received word
they would start for tI Paso tonight
Including distant relatives and srr-
wants, his coming household comprises
thIrty-fiye persons, he said. lio has
planned "a have thom remain here uu-
till December when be must appear
before the grand iufy Mt san An
tonic. 10 answer the charge of con
spIracy to violate the neutrality laws
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-13
CARRANZA CAPTURES
THREE IMPORTANT TOWNS

Laredo Tex, Judy NJ Three im-
portant towns in northeast Mexico
have been captured within the past
week by Carranm troops from the
villa rarrsons which held them, acc
cnrding 10 Information which reached
the border tonight The towns are
Paredon ffN miles west Of Monte
rey. in C1nhuiln. Las Vaeas in Goa
hula and border town opposite Del
Rio. Texas. and Hermanas, COahuila,
near the cid city OF Monel1va.