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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
CONTINENTAL SYMPATHY.

President Wilson and Ambassador
Naon of Argentina have been eX-
changing compliments. Mr.. Wilson
said, at luncheon in his honor CIV
en- by DR.. Naon, that there is a grow
ing sympathy and understanding be-
tween the United States and the 9TH
Ier nations of this hemisphere. The
Argentine diplomat responded in
similar terms. Let it be hoped that
these fine phrases do represent a real
sentiment of continental unity.
Apparently the reason for the
courtship of South America has
been in the past that our manufac-
turers might sell more farm machin-
cry, s.eel, and boots and shoes south
of the equator. This is of course a
laudable ambition. But it is not
strange that our southern neighbors
do not warm up very rapidly to any
dollar bill filtration.
Many Englishmen still think that
painted and war whooping Indians
are yet roaming the prairies not far
from Chicago. Similarly our people
look at South America as a country
of revolutions, fever swamps, and
half breeds. Actually the great ci-
ties of the southern hemisphere are
in the fore front of the world in
their beauty and convenience. Sci.
ence, art, and business enterprise are
achieving great triumphs under the
Southern Cross.
Europe's madness has shown that
the American hostility to kings and
titled orders has been we'll based.
That antagonism to feudal aristocra-
cy has been shared equally by North
and South America. 1t is a princi-
PIE Of similarity that rus through
both continents alike.
The South American republics
may have been turbulent. But for
the most part they have lived at
peace with each other. Their "cul-
ture' has never evolved anv doctrine
OF militarism. Europe's shame
should evolve new respect for their
nearly unbroken international har-
mony. Politically they are good
in spiri'. II is time to-
efop calling them das6es. to cultivate
their friendship as wen as to solicit
their dollars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
1,of8 IOWA BOYS IN NAVY,
Remarkable Showing for This Inland
State Made by the Department.

Washington, April 5.-Where the
enlisted men of the navy come from
is shown in a statement issued by
Secretary Daniels.
The figures were compiled as re-
suit of recent question by Presi-
dent Wilson as to whe. her most of
the sailors were not from coastwise
states. Iowa furnishes 1,O16.
'An analysis shows" said Mr..
Daniels, that interior states such
as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and
Pennsylvania furnish their fair quo
ia to the personnel of the navy. 1t
may be stated, too, that a majority
of these young men enlisting in the
navy do not come from the cities or
seaport townc, but from the smaller
communities Of the various states. -
There were 52,667 enlisted men
on June. last, and of these five
came from Alaska and 2,1O2 from in
sular possessions. New York, with
1922, led all the states in the num-
ber furnished; Pennsylvania was
second with 5,O13, and Massachu-
setts third with 1920. Minnesota
was 594, Nebraska $40, Kansas 651.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

District Judge Hubert Utterback
Of Des Moines continues to receive
letters from various sections of the
country relative to the Iowa divorce
law.
The following was received from
Young wife in Caney, KGs., Thurs
day:
II seen in the papers where Ioway
beat Reno for divorces. Now in writ
ing you about myne. my man desert
ed me with to little children, age 4
and 2, about a year ago. l want to
get divorce and will move where l
can get it the quickest as I want to
get the custody of both children.
II was afraid my husband saw
where you can get a divorce in half
4 day and would come up there to
get it now. want to fight it, as he
is no fit man to have the children"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
IOWA.

We have six shoe factories.
We have two telephone factories.
We have three fountain Pen fac,
tories.
We make more chocolate candy
than any other state.
We have the greatest hydro-elec
trio plant on earth.
The largest basket factory in the
world is at Burlington.
The largest broom factory in the
world is at Davenport.
- We have the largest cereal factory
in the world at Cedar Rapids.
Mason City is the most extensive
clay products center in the world.
We have the largest sash and door
factory in the United States at Du.
buQue.
We have the greatest calendar
factory in the world at Red Oak.
We make 60 per cent of the wash
ing machines made in the United
States.
We have the largest proprietary
medicine factory in the world at
Des Moines.
We have the largest furniture fac,
tory in the United States at Burning
ton.
We have the largest cream separ-
ator factory in the United States at
Waterloo.
We have a hosiery mill in Des
Moines that makes the best hosiery
in the world.
Mhscatine is the center of the
pearl button making business in the
United States.
We have 80 packing plants, and
mills machinery factories and clay
product plants everywhere. These
are some of the points of excellence.
Our industries are highly diversified
and widely scattered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

Whether you handle a pick or a
pen. a wheelbarrow or a set of
books; dig bitches or edit a paper,
ring an auction bell or write funny
things, you must work. If you look
around, you will see that the men
who are most able to live the rest Of
their lives without work are the men
who work the hardest. Don't be
afraid of killing yourself with WORK.
Work gives an appetite for meals, it
lends solidity to your slumbers. IT
gives the appreciation of a holiday.
There are young men who do not
work but the world is not proud Of
them. 1t does not even know their
names; it speaks of them as so-and-
SOS son. The great, busy world does
not even know they are here. So
find out what you want to know and
go in; take off your hat and make
a, dust in the world. The buster you
are the less deviltry you will get
into. the sweeter will be your sleep
and the better the world will be for
you. r.,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
NEW COUNCIL SWORN IN.
Meeting Monday Night Old Members
Retired and New Ones
Sworn In.

The last meeting of the old coun
Gil was held Monday night, three ole
members retiring, Messrs. John O.
Neil in the first ward, l.. l.. Caldwell
in the fourth and w. T. Symonds ir
the fifth, and the new members were
sworn in
The election of City Clerk was
then in order and F. NJ. Hughes re.
ceived the unanimous vote of the
Council for the office. Mr.. Hughes
has been an excellent official and the
council did we'll in electing him
again. He has held the Office for p
number of years and received the en-
dorsement of each new council,
which speaks we'll for him and the
excellent manner he has conducted
the office.
After the election of Clerk the
Council adjourned and then met as a
Board of Health. Mayor Baker as
president of the Board appointed DR..
H. H. Thomas health officer for the
ensuing year, which was another
good choice. After that the council
met as Board of Equalization.
Atty. J. A. Nelson who has been
the efficient City Attorney for the
past two years was reelected to that
office.
The present police officers, Mar
shall T. c. Johnson and Night officer
Ira Rima We're re-appointed by the
mayor. These gentlemen have made
good officials and their reappoint-
ment is to be commended. Officer
Rima's salary was raised to $50 per
mon,n.
In the selection of Street Commits
sioner, another good choice was
made by the re-appointment of VIM.
Frye. He has made a good man for
the place.
The following were appointed by
Mayor Baker on the different COM
mittees: I...
Lights-C. E. Mckinney, chair
man; Peter Jensen and B. J. Mckay.
n 1re-L. y. Willis, chairman:-C.
5. Boice and G.. N. Kjome.
Finance-B. J. Mckay, chairman;
Richard Bucknell and L. B. Willis.
Streets-Peter Jensen, chairman;
c. s. Boice, L. B. Willis and G. N.
kjome.
Property-C. S. Boice, chairman;
L. B. Willis and Peter Jensen.
Water Works-Richard Bucknell,
chairman; c. E. McKinneSand c. S.
Boice. - rs
Sidewa}ks-G. N. Kjome, chair
man; Richard Bucknell. c. E. Nc
Kinney and B. j. Mckay.
The Council meets as a Board of
Review tonight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
SPRING HOUSECLEANING.
The Season is Now on to Turn the
Home TOpsy-Turvy.

House cleaning is a stock subject
for the newspaper funny men. From
their point of view it is an annual
craze, irrational and distressing,
that in spring takes possession of
the women. They turn their homes
topsy-turvy upset all of the old
mans comfortable lurking places,
disarrange his desks and his closets,
so he can find nothing for week.
1t is of course not wholly joyful
to come home and find all the furni-
ture out in the yard. But Judging
by the looks of the average editors
desk, it is easy to see why he doef
not care for housekeeping. 1t some
times seems as if order was distinct
ly unpleasant to the newspaper
mind. Certainly two out of three of
the men in our profession maintain
working places in which the broom
and dust brush have only the most
partial sway.
The devil sweeps down the GEN.
ter of the room every week. But in
the corners and around the edges,
there are heaps of truck, old papers,
and discarded material, that are nev-
er disturbed and around which dust
and dirt accumulate. The average
editors desk is similarly a mess OF
pigeon holes stuffed with ancient pa
pers, clippings, and circulars of no
prese use to his business. but
which serve to assemble CRIME.
But at home cleanliness is still
one of the ideals of hOusewifery.
The women may neglect to learn to
cook, they may turn off these house
wifely cares on ignorant and blum
dering servants. But most women
do have all of the old antipathy to
dirt. The humblest home may be in
side meat as wax" as the old say
ing goes, the paint worn off the
boards by the periodical scrubbing.
One suspects that the persistence OF
this feeling is one of the greatest
safeguards against the spread of di-
sease.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

recent years there mad been com
plaint of illegal voting. This measure
is designed to cure the evil.
The senate approved the bill by
Chase to reduce the number of Ii
brary trustees from nine to six.
A bill by Larrabee provides for g
woman inspector to visit the institu
tions under the state board Of con,
troll. 1t went through 80 to y.
Approval was given bill by Fran.
els providing for the cancellation OF
certificates to practice of physicians
who give or sell habit forming drugs
Increase Penalty.
In passing a bill by Foskett, the
senate approved increasing the pun
ishment from five to ten years for
enticing female child for prostitu-
ton.
The Ring bill, which provides for
a budget seystem of state finances,
was passed. This will go to the gov
ernor for his signature. This meas
ure will systematic the granting
Of appropriations by the legislature
to the s.ate departments. BY the
present plan each department gets
as much from the treasury as it can.
BY the budget system, each depart
ment head will be required to pre-
sent requests for appropriations in
advance to the governor. The state
ment of all departments will be pub
lished prior to the converting of the
general assembly.
Cities will have the right to fix
rates and regulate the services Of
telephone companies, if the legisla-
ture passes bill by Whitmore which
was acted on favorably by the sem
ate public utilities committee yes
terday. The measure amends a Sec
tion of the code of 1897 relating to
the regulation of rates and service
of gas, electric light and water COM
panies.
The senate labor committee yes
terday approved bill by Farr de-
signed to require employment agen-
cies to keep a register Of all per-
sons APPLYING for employment, to-
gether with their names. addresses,
length of residence in the
United States and occupation or
~
Another section requires the keep
iug. of record of the addresses of
he persons or firms to whom an
applicant has been referred, the po-
sition secured for the applicant and
the compensation agreed to be paid
them.
These agencies also must keep a
register of the persons or firms ap-
plying for help or servants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
Brin9inS Him Back,

The attorneys for the prosecution
and defense had been allowed fifteen
minutes each to argue the case. The
attorney for the defense had COM
mened his argument with an allusion
to the swimming hole of his boyhood
days. He told in flowery oratory Of
the balmy air, the singing birds, the
joy of youth, the delights of the cool
water
And in the midst of it he was in
terrupted by the drawing voice Of
the judge.
Come out, Chawncey. he said, and
put on your clothes. Your fifteen
minutes are up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
STARTS ROAD DRAG.
First Work of Season is Done in
CerrO GordO County.

Mason City, Ia. April 5.-W. +.
Bouck is deserving of a Carnegie
medal as the first man in Cerro Cor
do county to trot out the King drag.
Yesterday he was out and put mile
and half OF road in fine shape. The
frost was sufficiently out OF the
ground to permit the drag to do fine
work. There was little snow on the
ground and littlt soft dirt or mud
but it came out fine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

Looks like good deal of money,
the proposal to appropriate $780,
900 to meet contingencies of the foot
and mouth disease, but stitch in
time saves nine and in the long run
it would be cheaper than special
session called to do the same thing
There's only one thing to do with
the foot and mouth disease and that
is to crush it wherever it breaks out
and at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

The Traer Star-Chpper coniesses
I'VE don't understand the Iowa
house. Against the sentiment of at
least nine-tenths of the people of
Iowa that body has passed the john
SON road bill which would do away
with the highway commission and
take us back to the old haphazard
road system. The taxpayers do not
want the new road law repealed. 1t
has accomplished mord permanent
good in two years than the old law
did in five.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
Purchased Block in Park Addition


Park Commissioner S. Larsen clos
ed deal last week with Milton Up
degraff for the purchase of whole
block, known as the Soukup block in
Park Addition. The commissioner
had been planning to secure more
land to protect the park and avoid
the land going into outside or specu-
lators hands. A deal had to be made
on the whole block and it has been
divided up so as to make the lots
a block and half deep, reserving a
strip of ground of 81 feet. Besides
streets have been laid out which will
be used for a promenade approach
to and coming from the park. The
purchasers of the lots are Messrs.
Nj. J. Soukup. James McCusker and
E. R. Haines, and the ground has
been divided into three beautiful
lots. The purchase of this block
will add greatly to the park.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
BASE BALL At
LUTHER COLLEGE
Season Will Open on April 28 When
st. Thomas College Will he
here. Followed by the
Chinese Team on
April 30.
LUTHER TEAM ROUNDING
INTO FINE FORM
Gymnastic Club Will Hold It's An.
nual Exhibition Friday Eve
ming, April . at the Col
lege Gymnasium.

The Luther College Gymnastic
Club will hold it's annual exhibition
Friday evening, April 9, at the Col
lege Gymnasium. The Gymnastic
team represented Luther at the state
meet held at Ames and made a good
showing in spite of the fact that fore
turner and Captain Lester Gorder
could not be present. But he is back
in uniform again and has the squad
performing wonderful stunts and
tricks on the parallel bars, rings,
mats, horizontal bar and horse. The
college team was supplied with new
tights before the state meet and
made quite hit in their nifty ap-
pearance.
A great interest is taken in gym
nastic work at college this year be-
cause the state meet will be held at
Luther college next year. A new
outfit of equipment costing three
hundred dollars will be installed
next fall so as to give the visiting
teams the best possible apparatus to
work on. Teams representing Iowa
University, Ames, Teachers College
and Luther will compete at this
event.
Base Ball Schedule.
st. Thomas at Decorah, April %.
Chinese at Decorah, April 80.
U. l. U. at Fayette, May 7.
st. Olaf at DEBORAH, May 10.
Champion at Prairie du Chen,
May II. -"
ar,St. Thomas at st. Paul, May Is.
st. Olaf at Northfield, May II.
The Luther College base ball team
has been working hard both indoor
and outside for three weeks. The
pitchers have been working steady
and are gradually getting into form.
Batting cages have been erected out
side and there has been much prac-
tice in hitting. The first outdoor
game was played Monday and the
diamond was found to be in fine
shape.
But there will be much hard work
for the team before the first game.
All the infield positions except sec
ond base are open and there are at
least twelve contestants for these
four positions. There will necessarily
be much competition and it will re-
quire judiciOus judgement in pick
ing an infield. The outfeld will be
we'll taken care of by Topness,
Kvase, and Kjose. All good hitters.
The pitching staff is coming fine with
Captain Seebach coaching his hurl-
ers in control and pitching know1-
edge.
Prof Sihler is coaching the whole
team this spring and under his di-
rection good machine will be de-
veloped.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

During heavy storm in KeOla.
Colo, a farmer lost his hat, and some
time later received 1t by parcel post
from man in Sidney. Neb., which
is forty miles away in a straight
line. The latter had found the hat
on his farm and discovered the ad-
dress Of its owner inside, Il
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

Transporting a case of beer by
wheelbarrow may prove a popular
diversion after the first of the year.
says the Burlington Gazette. There
appears to be nothing in the new law
to prohibit this. And if the wheel
barrow is confiscated it will not be
much loss"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

Vendors of newspapers in Berlin
are to be limited to calling out the
names of the journals they sell. To
make known the contents of the pap
ers or to indicate any particular item
of news is forbidden.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

From the resinous substance col
lected by bees from the buds of trees
and used by them to stop the crew.
ces in hives, a new antiseptic dres-
sing for wounds is being made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

The argument used by the opposi-
tion to teachers pensions is that IL
teachers wages are too low they
should be highered. But the very
fellows who fight teachers pensions
fight any rise of wages. And it is
to be admitted that the pay of tech
ers is not adequate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

The fellow who had placed his de-
pendence upon patent bitters to ta-
per off on Is likely to find that bro
ken reed. The legislature proposes
to limit the amount to per cent. A
man simply can't drink a gallon Of
bitters for paltry S.2 ounces of ID
thusiasm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

II Woodrow wants it and Champ
doesn't want him to have 1t and
Woodrow gets 1t. what will Champ
be likely to do? Woodrow?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

A Chilean province has established
two floating schools to enable the
residents Of islands to obtain an ed
ucation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

1t takes a rich man to draw a
check, a pretty girl to draw. atten-
tion, horse to draw a cart, por-
Gus plaster to draw the SKIN, and a
we'll displayed advertisement in this
paper to draw trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

At q banquet Of college students,
recently in Iowa City, Ia, cheers for
the alma mater were in twenty-five
languages.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

German labor unions report an in
crease in membership of 10000 the
last year, the grand total being g.
100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

1t is q strange fact that Africans
never sneeze,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

The handle Of new cane for men
resembles a golf stick and contains
receptacles for cigarettes and match.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-16
DAIRY CATTLE
FOR THE FAIR
Prominent PalOuse Farmer Sells High
Grade Cow For Shipment to Coast
Will Exhibit Cows at the Latah
County Show

j. G. Graham, owner of one of the
big dairy farms of this section, whose
shipping point is Ringo on the Spo-
kane & Inland railroad, sold one of
his pure bred Holstein dairy cows to
John l.. Smith yesterday for ship
ment to California for cash price OF
$500. The animal is seven years old
and was one of lot that originally
came from Missouri and was bought
from John F. Irby of Cheney for $50
in 1910 She has been giving an aver
age of 80 pounds of milk a day with
a butter fat test of SO.
Mr.. Graham has assured the fair
here at Moscow that he
will have a number of his best dairy
COWS on exhibition at the fair next
week. He is attending the Spokane
fair this week.
l.. L. Young of Princeton has gone
to Spokane to look over the dairy cat
tie with the intention of buying a
herd of Holsteins if he can find what
he wants. Mr. Young is one of the
directors of the Latah County Fair as
ISOLATION.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-16
OPEN UNDERTAKING PARLORS
Glen Grice Announces Arrangements
Completed For Directing Funerals

Glen Grice announced today that his
undertaking parlors had been com
pleted. The rooms in the block at the
corner of Washington and Third
streets have been neatly remodelled
and been provided with accommoda-
tons for holding services and other
necessary apartments. A morgue has
been fitted up to take care Of bodies
in the most approved method Mr..
Grice is well known here having re-
sided here for many years prior to
his departure several years ago. He
was associated with his father and
brothers when they conducted under
taking parlors many years ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-16
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS

A. H. Pape of Spokane, representing
Gray, Ewing G. Co., was in town to.
day
Waldo G. Paine, traffic manager OF
the Spokane & Inland, was in town to-
day from Spokane.
President George H. Black of the
Lewiston normal, was an arrival in
the city today to attend the institute.
Miss Grace M. Shepherd, former
state superintendent, at present treas
urer of the National Educational as
sociation, is in the city attending the
teachers institute.
Elbridge C. Smith, formerly a res
ident of Moscow, now of Spokane
where he is associated with the In
land Empire Fish company, was in
the city today
Wickliffe r. Smith, the well-known
Southwick newspaper man, former
representative in the legislature from
Nez Perez county, is in the city at
tending the teachers institute.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-16
LAND GRANT CONFERENCE
By the United Press Associations.
SALEM. Or. Sept. ia confer

BY the United Press Associations.
SALEM, Or, Sept. ia confer
ence on the Oregon California rail
road land grant to formulate a plan
to dispose of the land and to recon-
mend to congress policy for the sale
and settlement was begun today. W.
/. Water was temporary chairman
Governor Withycombe addressed tile
conference urging it to refrain from
taking action which might be inter
preted by congress as presumpti0us
and so unwittingly injure Oregon's
cause.