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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

Some folks look upon themselves
as liberal citizens because they never
have enough on hand to pay their
debts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

The "drys" are in favor OF nothing
but water for drinking-yet In WIN
ter even water freezes tight, says
the Dubuque Times-Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

What's the use of promising TO
love. II You already love it is un-
necessary to promise and II you do
not love it will do no good to prom
ise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
Great WeWalth Of State Due to Des-
pised and Lowly American Hog.
RAISES MORE THAN TWICE
AS MANY AS ANY OTHER
Department of Agriculture Issues
Figures That Constitute ReyeI-
atiOn-IllinOis, Missouri,
Indiana and Nebraska
Rank Next to Iowa i'm
Order Named
Value EnOr-
nous.

| The people of Iowa do not fully
appreciate the importance of the
swine industry in this commonwealth.
Nor is it realized in other states
what an item of the wealth of Iowa
| is to be found in that plain and sim
pie and, perhaps, somewhat despised
animal, the ordinary American hog.
The department of agriculture has
some figures on swine in the United
States which, to any one who has not
studied them, constitute a revelation
of the magnitude Of the industry
! in Iowa.
1t is commonly known that Iowa
| is the leading state in swine but how
many people understand that Iowa
has more than twice as many as her
nearest competitor, on the basis of
| the departmental figures?
Iowa i'm Lead.
The data of the department of agri-
culture is of date of Jan. /, 1915.
This data is the latest complete re-
turns for the entire country which
1.-THE department has. 1t is shown
that Iowa has S,720,O'00 head of
swine and that next to Iowa, in order
are the following states with num-
bers as follows:
Illinois ...........4 4,35S, 900
Missouri 4,250, 900
indiana 4, ,lbI 900
Nebraska 3,SO9, 600
Not only does Iowa outrank, more
than twice over, her nearest rival,
Illinois, but when it comes to values
the superiority of Iowa as swine
state is more fully shown. The value
of the swine in Iowa is given as $685.
$4,000, and of those in Illinois S44,-
SS7, 900.
The value of the swine of Iowa at
the beginning of this calendar year
exceeded that of year earlier by
about $S,000,000.
Showing in another way the magni-
tude of the swine industry in Iowa, is
the fact that this state has more
than one-eighth of all the hogs in the
United States. The entire country is
credited with 64,61S,000. OF these,
Iowa, as already shown, has S,720,-
600, or considerably more than one
eighth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

The person who is in love with
himself will have no one to interrupt
him in prosecuting his suit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

Even from the foolish person you
can learn something-if nothing more
than how not to act and what not to
do.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

Aftcr a man gets married he only
uses one side of the book to keep his
cash account.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

The fellow that breezes around
isn't the one that blows in the most
money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

There must be colored ghosts-for
they are shades.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
RUSSIA AGAIN
 ON OFFENSIVE
RESUMES ASSAULTS IN CAR PATHIANS OVER WIDER
 AREA.

PETROGRAD, April 2S.-The Rus sians have resumed the offensive in Carpathians and are now attacking with vigor over a wider area of ter ritory. The fighting is more intense even than it was in the first part of the struggle in the mountains and our side has no reason to regret the pause made necessary by the climatic conditions as it enabled us to strengthen the armies operating along that line. The Austrians are still at tempting to divert our forces by a flank attack in the region of Stanislau which they have once more attempted to capture. The news that we were repulsed in the Uzsok pass is denied by the Petrograd military authorities and the renewal of the offensive rath CT bears out the truth of the denial. In northern Poland matters have re- maind as they have been for several weeks and nothing decisive has oc- cured.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ALLIES COVER
 DARDANELLES
LONDON SAYS ARMY IS LANDED ON BOTH
 SIDES.

LONDON, April 27.--That the AL lied army has succeeded in landing at both sides of the Dardanelles is the news published here this morning. The dispatch states that the troops of France and Britain are advancing and pushing back the Turk defenders. The actual numbers of the invading force have not been mentioned but it is assufhed to be a considerable army as the Turks will be able to oppose in great strength. Constantinople denies that the Allied forces are advancing and makes little of the attempt but Paris confirms the news received in ths city. The landing of the troops was covered by the guns of the fleet which kept the shores clear but the Turkish artillery kept constantly firing and we had quite a lot of casualties but not more than could be expected in such operations.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ROAST GERMANS
 IN PARLIAMENT
ASQUITH AND KITCHENER SAY PRISONERS BRUTALLY
 TREATED.

LONDON, April 27.-The house of commons and the house of lords were both treated to speeches on the war yesterday by the leading member of each. Prime Minister Asquith spoke at length in the lower house and Kitchener was the principle speaker on war subjects in the upper chamber The latter declared that the treat ment by the Germans of the war pris- oners is brutal and ASquith went further by describing it as horrible. The prime minister declared it to be the duty of Great Britain to demand reparation at the close of the war and the house showed unanimous agree ment. Kitchener as usual read his speech from a manuscript It was carefully worded to express noth- ing positively while suggesting great deal. He let nothing drop that could be construed as an opinion about the possible duration of the war but his tone thorughout was one of su- preme optimism. The same was true of the speech of the premier who, however, confined himself to the poli- tical features of the subject
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
STRONG SIGNS
 MANY NEW LAWS
LEGISLATORS GETTING READY TO START FOR THEIR
 HOMES.

JUNEAU, April Ex-Governor Strong has placed his signature to many new laws ad the legislators are preparing to leave for their homes. The members of the legislature from the interior are buying their tickets already so that they may leave at once as the trails are breaking up and they fear delays. The bills sign ed today by the governor were the ones for levying municipal taxes and for prohibiting the presence of minors in pool halls. The direct property tax was killed and a committee was ap- pointed to draft a special license tax bill. The bill for the allowance of twelve and a half dollars a month to old pioneers is ready for the gov ernOr's signature.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ROOSEVELT SHOWS
 WEAKENING SIGNS.
Letters Read Which. Show Friendly Relations Between Him
 and Platt.

SYRACUSE, April 27.-TheOdore Roosevelt is now on the stand for the sixth day and is showing unmistak- able signs of weakening but the mer- ciless cross-examination is still pro- ceeding. Letters were read today in court showing the friendly relations that existed between the witness and Boss Platt and several other facts were brought out tending to prove that the former president has not al ways been so anxious to avoid politi- cal bosses as he has recently appeared to be. The Barnes counsel is evident ly bent on showing that the colonel has used the same political methods in his own campaigns that he con demned Barnes for.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
NEWS NOTES


 The boat Tyonek is stuck in the mud near Knik. She ventured up too far and was caught by a bar that has formed this spring. One effect of the accident is that Dick Dawson is said to be marooned at Seldovia.
 H. S. Wilson, route agent for the Wells Fargo company came to the city this morning on the Evans and will remain until the Mariposa goes south.
 D. J. Fisher has the distinction of being the first man hurt on the gov ernment railroad work in Seward. He got his finger crushed while handling rails that are being shipped from this place for Ship creek. The rails are light ones for work trains.
 The salary asked by the applicant for city engineer is $150 a month, of course; Not $15O a year, which was a slip.
 Harry Smith, the pitcher of the Se- ward nine, and Mrs. Smith will leave Seward on the Mariposa. His absence will be felt in local baseball circles.
 Mr. and Mrs. Doesburg will be lost to Seward when the Mariposa pulls out tomorrow or the following day. But Stewards loss will be California's gain in this case.
 The Latouche brought a hundred tons of coal for the local company of Harry Hoben and others.
 The Latouche arrived last night, un- loaded and pulled out again for Cook Inlet.
 Mickey Doyle has returned from Kenai where he has been gagged in the fixing up of the Libby, McNeill cannery. He says they have hne equipment there and seasons catch ought to be a good one.
 It has been stated around town, and some lawyers seem to be of the opinion, that the election of firm of attorneys to act as city attorney is illegal. Those interested state, how ever, that the law only requires that city employ "an attorney"
 Three of the members of the new city council of Seward have been in city about a year only, more or less, and the officials elected also have newcomers we'll represented in their ranks. Neither of the city attorneys nor the city clerk has been here a year.
 At the whist party in A. B. hall last night Mrs. Mcconnell nd Harry Smith won first prizes, and Mrs Cooper and Mir. Sweet won the two booby prizes. Dancing followed the games.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
HUNDREDS LOST
 WITH CRUISER
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SINKS FRENCH SHIP IN
 ADRIATIC.

BERLIN, April 2S.-The greatest French naval loss of the war occurred two days ago when an Austrian sub- marine torpedoed the armored cruiser Leon Gambetta in the Adriatic sea and sent her to the bottom with most of her crew of seven hundred. The ship was one of the greatest of the French navay. She was of twelve thousand three hundred and fifty-one tons and carried seven inch rapid fire guns as part of her armament. She was completed about nine years ago and was of greater tonnage than the Bouvet that was sunk in the Dar- danelles.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
FIND OLD DIGGING
 BUT NO PAY DIRT
Ground Worked So Long Ago That Trees Are Now Growing
 Over 1t.

Jack Lofstrom, more generally known in Alaska's mining camps as Jack the Swede," has returned from a prospecting trip to Russian river a tributary of the Kenai, and reports the discovery of old Russian diggings, but no pay. In company with Duncan Calhoun, Frank DriscOl and l.. Lowell, he sank a shaft eighteen feet deep near a point where they found evidences of old workings, but they did not reach bedrock because of an ex cessive flow of water at that depth. They found two old shafts with crib ping still standing but rotten, and on the dumps are growing trees four to six inches in diametor These shafts are in the vicinity of the old Russian settlement which was established al- most century ago. Driscou and Calhoun remained to prospect the country further. Upon arrival at Se- ward, Lofstrom learned of the dis covery of rich pay in shafts sunk on Livingood creek, Tolovana district, on claims adjoining one owned by him self and "Shm" Packard.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
HAS NEW COUNCIL
 MADE SERIOUS BLUNDER,
Old Ordinance Provides the Amount Officials May be Paid in
 Salaries.

It is pointed out that the second ordinance ever passed by the first city council of Seward was one which pro- vides for the amounts that may be paid to city officers. The salaries of the city officials were raised by the council at the meeting last Monday and some people now believe that this increase is illegal as it was effected by resolution and the salary ordinance was not amended or repealed. The salaries provided for by the ordinance were S25 per month each for clerk, magistrate, attorney and chief of the fire department. The salary of the chief of police was fixed by the or dinance at S125 and the salary of the treasurer was fixed at one per cent of all money received and one per cent of all money disbursed. The statement has also been made that men who are not voters in a municip- ality cannot be appointed to any office under the municipality, but this is certainly open to question. However, these matters are mentioned merely as a matter of news.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
FIXING BASEBALL GROUNDS.

The baseball park is now being i'm proved and will be the finest ball ground in Alaska shortly. It was measured up yesterday by Manager Ennis of the Federals and found to be larger than the regulation fields outside. Manager Hoben of the Se- ward team announces that Cordova and Valdez are about to be invited to come here to play for a cup. The foreigners got so gay after the last game that Seward is sworn to avenge the defeat next Sunday and both sides are getting so hot in the collars that some fun is just as sure as the two teams come together again.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
< RIGGS GETTING READY z * AND IS BESIEGED. !:

SEATTLE, April 28.-Commission- CT Riggs is the busiest man in Seattle. He is making the final preparations for the shipment of large amounts of supplies of all kinds. In spite of the continued statements that no more men are wanted outside by the com mission the commissioner is bseieg- ed by applicants for all kinds of posi- tions. Several of the applicants are using all the influence obtainable but to no purpose.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
WILSON TALKS ABOUT
 THE McADOO CHARGES
Says They Do Not Involve the Policy of the Administration In
 the Least.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Presi- dent Wilson declared today that the charges against Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller Williams do not involve the policy of the administration in the least. The case is occupying an immense amount of attention all over the country. Me Adoo declares that the charges are absolutely unfounded and that they are brought by the Riggs bank be- cause that institution did not receive everything it asked for.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
SENATE PRESIDENT
 COMING TO SEWARD.

President Dan Sutherland of the territorial senate and Mrs. Sutherland will come to Seward immediately af- ter the adjournment of the legislature. They will probably not remain here permanently as Mir. Sutherland has important mining interests in the in- terior to look after His intention to come was expressed in letter to his predecessor in the senate presidential chair, L. V. Ray. The sixty days of the legislatures life will be up in a few days.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
BIG TENT TOWN NOW
 BUILT AT SHIP CREEK.
Arrivals On Evans Say There Are About Four Hundred People
 Over There.

That there are about one hundred and fifty tents set up at Ship creek and that some four hundred people have already taken a footing there is the news brought over this morning by Frank Watson and H. s. Wilson AS well as they could see there ap- pears to be no regularity in the form ation of the tents and there is no sign of an attempt to make streets. A few big log buildings are being erected in addition to the government buildings that have already been constructed.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28

It has been stated as a curious fact worth mentioning that the man who introduced the prohibition resolution in the territorial legislartue was at one time a part owner in a saloon in an interior camp. There is story told about him to the effect that when he wanted to prevent another saloon from being established in business he rented a building, near the proposed site for the new saloon, and let a preacher use it as a church. The law says that a saloon cannot be conduct ed within certain distance from a church.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28

FAIRBANKS.-The property of the late Mrs. William c. Harp, known al so as Alice AStor, will undoubtedly all 20 to her husband who is now enroute to Fairbanks from Ruby. 1t consists SO far as known of S6,915 in gold currency found in her safe deposit box. about $69 in gold dust from the same source, a deposit of $25O in the National Bank of Commerce, Seattle, and approximately $500 worth Of jewelry found on her person when the body was discovered. This totals ST. 900, all of which under the territorial statutes, goes to her husband. There are no children.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ALLIES ADVANCE AND
 CROSS YSER CANAL
Losses Are Heavy, But British People Rejoice at
 Good News.

suit of this conflict has not yet been decisive but the British commander in chief expresses confidence that the enemy will be forced to relinquish his hold on the place. The losses in the battle are we'll up in the tens of thousands on both sides but the Ger mans have lost more than our side. In spite of the apparent Hull indicated it is felt that the Germans have not yet entirely abandoned their efforts. The British were more heavily en- gagged than in any other engagement of the war and our losses must have been considerable but the news that the German rush has been probably stopped has created unbOunded en- thuSiaSm.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
UNIONS AND BOSSES
 INDICTED AS TRUSTS.

CHICAGO, April 28.-Eighteen labor union heads and eighty-two contractors and contracting firms have been indicted as unlawful trusts here. The charge is for unlawful re- straint of trade. It is charged that the union officials forbid the unions form unloading or handling goods from certain companies that shipped into Chicago. Also that all those in- dicted formed associations for whole sale boycotting.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
KNIK ITEMS.

A fund is being raised at Knik to improve the harbOr.
 The olmypia bar was robbed re- gently and a suspect has been arrest ed who will have preliminary ex- animation on May 3.
 A letter has been received from Mrs. T. P. Howard from Portland saying that the physicians hold the hopes that her husband, Rev. Mr. Howard, may be restored to health without an operation.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ST. PAUL PUBLIC
 LIBRARY HAS FIRE.

ST. PAUL, April 27.-A fire broke out in the public library of this city last evening and before the flames were got under control loss of half d million dollars was inflicted. Many most valuable volumes whose worth could not be guaged in dollars and cents were destroyed. The library is practically a complete ruin.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28

LONDON, April 2S.-That the Ger man rush in the region of Ypres is apparently ended is the conclusion most easily drawn from the official bulletins posted here this morning. It is also announced that the Allies have taken the offensive and are now launching terrific assaults on the posi- tiOns of the enemy Some of the
 Allied forces ave crossed the canal and it was near that waterway that the struggle resulting in the capture of Lizerne took place. The French have advanced on St Julian in the eff fort to recapture that position as it's possession is of the geateSt import ance for future operations. The re-
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28

NOME.-That capital is not over looking the possibilities of profitable dredging on Seward peninsula is evil denced by the information received by telegraph by the Nugget, that among the shipments of the first boats will be three large size dredges which will be installed in various sections of the Peninsula.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
THE ADMIRAL EVANS
 COMES AND GOES

The Admiral Evans, Captain E.. R. Hickman, returned from the westward about 5 o'clock this morning and de- parted for Seattle at 6:90. The fol- lowing passengers came from the westward to Seward: B. F. Watson Aron Ericson, H. s. Wilson, L. E. Thompson, and Mrs. Thompson, and two steerage.
 The following left with her: Mrs. E. Ryan, H. A. Peterson, Miss Cora Mitchell, Walter Ingles, E. Hewett, E. Austin, A. Lang, J. W. Ward, P Mani.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
NEW YORK MAY CUT
 OUT CABARET LICENSE

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The elabOr- ate cabaret shows of New York are now threatened with prohibition be- cause of the complaint of the theatre owners of the city who are suffering seriously in business on account of the increasing popularity of that sort of entertainment.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
FIGHT PICTURES ARE
 BANNED AND BARRED
Owners Refused Admission for Them and Will Appeal To the
 Courts.

NEWARK, N. J., April 27.-The at torneys for the owners of the John son-Willard fight pictures have been refused the demands for the admis- sion of the pictures into this country and they have announced that they will bring the matter before the fed eral courts next Friday for a restrain ing order against the collector of the port. The pictures were refused ad- mission under the law recently passed by congress.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
NOTHING FROM MARIPOSA.

Agent Guptill expects that the Mariposa will report when she arrives at Kodiak. Nothing has been heard from her since she left but some of those who came on the Evans seem to think she will not get back to Se- ward before tomorrow night at the earliest. She had about five hundred tons of freight for the Inlet and only two lighters are available for landing it
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ALIEN ENEMIES ARE
 INTERNED IN B. C..
Two Hundred Taken Into Custody In Vancouver Most of Whom
 Are Austrians.

VANCOUVER, B. C., April 26.- Two hundred aliens who are citizens of nations now at war with Great Britain have been taken into custody here and will be interned until the close of the war. Most of the men are Austrians. They have been ar rested as precaution against pos sible conspiracies of hostile nature.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28

A. G. de Sherbinin came out of his house yesterday morning and found a dog lying at his door. Get away from here" said Mir de s. "Go on. Mush". The visitor never moved. "Go on, tell you. Do you hear me-" expostulated Stewards new citizen. "Get away, you blankety blank" cried he at last as he planted his toe in the animals ribs, but the beast never stirred. He was cold in death.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
ROOSEVELT FINISHES.

SYRACUSE, April 2S.-The cross examination of Theodore Roosevelt ended this afternon. During the day nothing was brought out with the ex- ception of that mentioned in an earl fer dispatch. He was quite worn out when he finished but continued an in- terested spectator of later proceed ings.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
(: < < < % !. % % % < < + .: STORSTADT BLAMED |" * FOR LINERS WRECK. ;

MONTREAL, April 27.-The decis- ion of the admiralty court is that the ship Storstadt is responsible for the wrecking of the liner Empress of Ireland on the 29th of last May when a horrible loss of life occurred in the St. Lawrence river. The Storstadt is a collier. Her captain will now prob ably be placed on trial for man slaughter. Owners of the liner have brought suit against the collier's owners.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
FIRE ALARM.

The fire department was called out today just before noon to extinguish a small blaze on the roof of the Rice and Hatch house which is occupied by Guy Mcconnell and family. The blaze was caused by spark falling on the shingles of the roof. The oc- cupiers of the house and some neigh bors put it out and the only harm done was the burning of a couple of holes about two feet square.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-28
LONDON REPORTS RUSH ENDED
< < * < * * < < $ < * % * MINES CLOSE DOWN < '* IN OLD MEXICO. :'

FL PASo, April 27.-owing to the fighting between the forces of Car ranza and Villa in the neighborhood of Guanajuato the mines in that dis trict have been shut down and twenty thousand men have been forced out of employment as a result.