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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
GIVE AUTO STARTER REST.
Should Not Be Made to Start Motor
i'm Cold Weather.

In cold weather the starter on the
auto should not be made to continu-
ously crank cold, stiff motor, warn
the extension engineers at Iowa State
college.
In winter the motor is twice as
stiff and hard to crank as in warm
weather and when cold the battery
has often little more than half it's
capacity.
Pour little gasn'lne into the
printing cup on eacn cylinder if the
motor will not start from the car
buretor on the fourth or fifth turn,
is the advice given. In zero weather
it is best to use the crank just
enough to break the frozen oil
around the pistons as well as prim-
ing or warming the inlet pipe with
rags or hot water.
Such practices will lengthen the
life of the starter decidedly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
WaukOn Girl Enters Contest.

Miss Nellie Dutton of this city has
entered the Beauty and Brains
Contest" being conducted by the
Photoplay Magazine of Chicago, in
conjunction with the World Film
Corporation The proposition is to
send eleven young women to the stu
dos at Fort Lee, New Jersey. across
the river from New York City, where
they will be given a thorough tryout
as film actresses. All Of their ex-
penses will be paid on the trip and
if they show any talent they will be
given contracts for period of not
less than one year at regular salar-
les paid to stars. Acquaintance OF
Miss Dutton trust that her ambitions
may be realized -Waukon Demo-
crat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
Dig Potatoes on Christmas.

1t isn't very often that one digs
potatoes in Iowa on Christmas day.
That is just what J. j. Mueller did.
however. His brother, H. E., NOV
ed some time ago and left several
lots of potatoes growing rapidly in
Commercial addition. He disposed
of them to a local merchant, but one
lot had not been dug by Christmas.
That afternoon j. j. went onto the
potato field, found little frost in the
ground between the rows, but some
along the hills. He dug up some of
the potatoes and found them in first
class condition.-Independence Bull
letin-J ournal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
SHE SENT FIVE DIMES.
Dear Old Fashioned Mother Remem-
bered Everyone i'm the
Family.

The older the average man grows
the less interest he is likely to take
in elaborate and expensive Christmas
presents. He may still like to give
them, for it pleases most men to be
generous, but expensive gifts for
himself grow less desirable as the
fieeting years pass. The time comes
when some simple, inexpensive gift
that he knows comes only as tok-
en- of esteem or affection from one
not able to give gifts of great price
seems more valuable than all the
rest
We ran across an instance of that
kind only last week. A local bust
ness man tells the story. 1T came
from my old mother-in-law," he
said, land although | received some
that cost hundreds of times as much
and appreciated them all most high
ly, especially those that come from
my own dear parents, there was none
that so touched my heart as this one
did"
We were privileged to read part
Of the letter which accompanied this
gift; gifts, rather, for this dear old
fashioned mother remembered ev-
eryone in the family of six, the let
er being addressed to her daughter.
Il am sending five Dimes" she
wrote, one for N, one for you,
one for D, and one for B:
and you take one dime and give
c. and D each a 5-cent
piece. / wanted to come to see you
this Xmas, but did not dare try it,
and so l send each a little token as
a remembrance of me. | suppose
NJ will laugh at me for such
little thing, but it is like the widows
mite that Jesus speaks of in the BIZ
BILE; little with good wishes is bet
ter than not anything at all, or the
great things that the rich men
gave"
AS we handed the letter back the
business man resumed Il didn't
laugh" he said. "On the contrary, a
lump began growing in my throat,
and my eyes brimmed over with
tears To my notion, the man The
Des Moines Register told about the
other day, who gave away $780,
600 worth of farms to his children
on Christmas day didn't give as
much in the sight of God as my good
old mother-in-law gave me with one
poor little dime. "-Algona Ad-
vance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
Used Kerosene to Start Fire.

Marshalltown, Ia, Jan. 10
Starting a kitchen fire with kerosene
proved fatal to John Dorow, of Gar
ner, Ia, whose dead body firemen
found when called to extinguish a
blaze at the Dorow home. Dorow was
alone at the time. 1t is presumed
that he used too much kerosene,
that an explosion which wrecked the
stove followed and that he was eth
er injured or overcome by smoke
and persisted in the flames.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
Attended Funeral i'm DEBORAH.

Those from Ossian who attended
the funeral of Theo. Hauge at Decor
ah Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs.
j. p. Nesvik, Mr.. and Mrs. ole L.
Hauge, Holver and Martin Hauge,
Isaac Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. liver
Eide, Mrs. Otto Anderson, Mrs. Heg-
land and daughters Gurina and Oil
via, Lava Jermeland, Mrs. j. Sand,
Rev. Anderson, Severt Lotyedt,
Chris Hansen, Cornell Riveland and
Melvin Stee.-Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
Illness Compelled Breaking Pledge

Shenandoah, Ia, Jan. 100.-Ill-
ness rendered necessary the break
ing of pledge made many years
ago by Rev. c. S. Hanley of Shenan-
doah. When he was a youth Mr..
Hanley made an agreement with the
Rev. S. T. Davis, formerly minis
ter in southwestern Iowa, that the
funeral of the one that died first
would be preached by the other.
The Rev. Mr.. Davis died last
week at Kansas City, Kan, and a
message came to DR.. HanIey asking
that he go there to preach the funer-
al. He was compelled to decline,
though, he said, to do so caused him
the greatest sorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
MOVIE REPLACES SALOON.
100000 Motion Picture Theates
Planned for Iowa City.

Iowa City, Ia, Jan. 10.-A $780,
600 motion picture theater to be
erected by T. A. Brown has solved
the problem of what is to be done
with one of Iowa City's vacant store
rooms, left empty by the retirement
of the saloons. Mr.. Brown takes
over the barroom and storeroom
adjoining and will have a theater
with a seating capacity of between
500 and 900. He has leased the
building for ten years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12

The fact that girl is very active
passing waters at a five o'clock tea
does not prove That she will take hold
and wash the dishes when she goes
camping off in the woods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12

The Liberty Bell was ordered in
1851 to place in the State House of
Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Grace HumistOn OutpOints
Prosecutor by Getting
King Transferred.
SELF-ACCUSED SLAYER
is SENT TO ORLEANS
Another Copy of Confession Is
Signed Before Prisoner Is
Taken Away.

A woman lawyers defeat of John s.
Knickerbocker, District Attorney OF
Orleans County, furnished another ORA
matte episode yesterday in the loug
and oftentimes apparently hopeless
fight to save Charles F. Stielow from
the electric chair at Sing Sing.
Mrs. Grace Humiston, the New York
lawyer, who stesdfastly has believed
that Stielow was unjustly convicted Of
the murder of Charles +. Phelps and
his housekeeper, Margaret Wolcott, in
West Shelby a year ago last spring, is
the woman who gets credit for out
generating the District Attorney.
The clash between the two took place
at Little Valley, n. Y, where the
authorities held Irving King, an itin-
Grant junk peddler, who made the sem
sational confession that he and Charles
O'Connell, an Auburn convict, were the
real murderers, and not Stielow and
Nelson Green.
District Attorney Skeptical.
Knickerbocker, who convicted Stielow
and Green of the crime, was pro-
fessedly skeptical of the King confes-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
MRS. FRANK c. PAGE
VICTIM OF PLAGUE
Continued from page I

services this morning at the Page home,
and the body of Mrs. Page will be
taken in a metallic coffin to Auburn,
where burial will be made in the Fort
Hills Cemetery.
Ambassador Page arrived from Lon
don on the liner Philadelphia Friday,
for a short vacation from his official
post, and reached Garden City Friday
night. He will accompany the body 10
Auburn.
Rigid Quarantine Demanded.
The death of Mrs. Page has increased
the alarm felt in Nassau county over
the rapid and unchecked spread of
the plague, and resulted last night in
several villages taking drastic mea-
sures TO enforce quarantineS and pre-
vent the entrance of persons likely to
be germ carriers.
Westbury, Mineola and practically
every village in the county has ordered
the exclusion of every child until the
epidemic is checked. Throughout the
county the health authorities learned
last night that guarantees were being
openly violated. many persons sneaking
out the back doors unmindful of the
notices posted on the front doors and
windows.
1t is probable that hereafter a
policeman will be stationed at each
house where there are cases Of
polyiomyelitis, 10 see that the quaran-
tine rules are observed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

County. agreed to relinquish custody
of King only on the understanding thar
the prisoner would be tried for murder
BY the Orleans County authorities. hs
an extra precaution, King, before ne
left for Orlean, County, was asked IN
sign another copy Of his confession o.
last Thursday night. This he did, ana
gain declared all the statements IN II
were true. .,
Private detectives who aided in
sscertaining Kings movements the
night Of the crime would not say III
they knew Of an accomplice IN the
murder. IL was said that the Identity
Of all who had part in the killing
would come out in the trial OF King
Some Discrepancies Found.
Warden Rattlgan Of Auburn prison
would not let any one see O'Connell
Yesterday. The latter's statement,
which places all the blame on King,
is said to contain some discrepancies
which will have to be explained be-
fore ne is able TO clear himself.
An extraordinary term Of the Su-
preme Court, when Stielow's motion
for a new trial will be argued, was
called for August % at Rochester by
Governor Whitman yesterday. Justice
A. ]. Bodenbeck was named to pre-
side.
Governor Whitman. on recent APP
peal by Stielow's friends for time in
which TO gather new evidence. refused
the request on the ground that 1t
would be "a trayesy on justice" The
stay was obtained from Supreme curt
Justice Guy on the day Stielow was to
have been sent to death.
Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain and
Stuart NJ. Kohn, New York lawyers
who have been greatly interested in
Stielow's case. were in conference early
Yesterday with Deputy Warden Miller
at Sing Sing. but as Mrs. Humiston had
not arrived with the confession Of
King, nothing developed from the
conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

sion. when Mrs. Humiston asked him
to charge King with the murder and
take him back to Orleans County the
District Attorney fatty refused.
He declared that he would take no
action until he had the original con
fessjon Of King In his possession. lie
Indicated that nothing King had sara
had altered his opinion Of Stieiows
guilt.
"How does Kings confession cheek
up with the known fac,s?" he WAS
asked.
AIT doesn't check up at all, except
with the fact that Phelps was killed.,
the district attorney retorted.
"Well." said Mrs. Humisten, there's
your man; suppose you ask him IL ne
didn't kill Phelps"
Question Was n Poser.
This was somewhat of poser for
the District Attorney. With a show
of reluctance he finally ordered Sheriff
Bartlett, Of Orleans County, to take
King in charge. Bartlett did not APP
pear at all convinced of Kings guilt,
either.
"Any one who has been reading the
phptIo NOuiu tcii bh"' SN'S - =" "NN'y -
he averred.
Nevertheless. Sing soon was on his
way from Cattaraugus County to Or
leans County in a motor car~ In the
car, also, were the District Attorney
and Attorney Blake, of Albion, Or
leans County.
A fifth member of the party was
George w. Newton, the Buffalo detec-
tive who got from Stielow the confess
sion which convicted him. II is the
charge of Mrs. Humiston and others
who have been working in behalf Of
Stielow that he had no idea of what
was in the document to which Newton
induced him to put his mark, Stielow
being unable to read or write.
Newton Claimed Reward.
Newton was one Of the detectives to
share in the $4,000 offered for the ar
rest and conviction of the Phelps muir
derers.
Mrs. Charles Voorhees,, of Friendship,
who furnished clues contributing to
Kings arrest, now is the claimant OF
the reward.
Mrs. Humiston, after her brush with
boarded train for
Sing Sing, with the original confession
still in her possession. She was expected
at the prison late last night for
with Warden Osborne, Dep
uty Warden Miller and others who
aided in the fight for Stielow's life.
Sheriff Nichols, OF Cattaraugus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
PROPOSED BOYCOTT
DECLARED FOLLY

Representatives Of the Allies a, n.
Paris Conference formulated HI,
plan 70 boycott the Central Power !.
the close Of the war, but il is a,
means certain IL will be accented 4.
the Allies. writes Charlton g....
Strayer. in "Leslie's.' Even that -.
ton Of the British press which .
strongest in the support Of Abstracts
Premier Hughes's plea for immedi,..
action by the British government i,
silent.
Declaring the purpose Of the ALI,
to be the destruction OF militaris.
the Manchester Guardian arvu.,
that an economic boycott would 1.
justified only on the supposition tn,
Germany was not convinced OF n.
wrong Of militarism, and after hi,
war set out TO prepare for another.
"If Germany uses her commercials
as the catspaw of her militarism," saw
the Guardian" then we must syl.
her commercialism, for the. Who'll.
spawn of militarism is poisoned witt
the evil Of It's origin" This paper
concludes that the proposals OF boz.
colt are an acknowledgment By 4,
Allies Of their defeat in the main Oh.
ject of the war.
In a remarkable address on Ger.
many's economic future delivered Be.
fore the Association for Fosterin,
German Economic Interest Abroad.
Professor Jastrow, Of Berlin Uai.
versity. secuted the idea Of boycott By
the Allies, declaring it to be "just as
impossible OF execution as the demand
that we should use our military 81.
premacy 10 influence the deyelopmen.
Of international commerce 20 our
benefit" Professor Jastrow says tia.
after the war there will be such
demand for raw materials that one
will take them wherever obtainabls,
and counsels the German nation TIA,
the way 70 regain its place in world
commerce. in the international en-
change of raw materials and finished
products, is for the people TO work
more and consume less.
Prince Won Bulow, former German
Chancellor, in his new book, German
Policies" takes note Of the bitter
hatred Of France, England and Russia
which Germany will have 70 face
after the war, and advises the cultiva.
ton Of friendly relations with al
nputrals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

There are 1920 species of plants
used for commercial purposes. OF these
400 are used for perfumes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
MONEY is NEEDED FOR BRACES
MONEY is NEEDED FOR EXTRA NURSES

At present we have under our
care ESQ crippled children. Many
more will be added to our list as
they are discharged from hospitals
and returned to their homes.
THE MONTHS OF CONVA-
LESCENCE ARE CRITIC A l.
ONES.
We must have additional funds
or the increased demands cannot be
met. ARE THEY TO BE DENIED
A FIGHTING CHANCE TO GET
WELL?
THE NEED IS URGENT.
Eleven dollars (S1l.00) will care
for one child a year and perhaps
save him from a cripple's life. One
thousand dollars a year will sup
port a nurse who can keep under
close observation 1875 children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
AIDS STRICKEN CHILDREN
City Visiting Committee Gives 300
TOYS to Paralysis Patients.

The City Visiting Committee of the
State Charities Aid Association. which
has been supplying toys, fruit and
other needed articles TO children in the
hospitals during the infantile paralysis
epidemic, announced Yesterday the
progress of the work and accounted
for contributions.
Special rates from interested dealers
enabled the committee 70 supply to
hospitals containing children 300 new
toys, 10 new victrolas and records. 400
yards of hair ribbon, 100 pairs Of
fancy slippers, II crates of oranges,
and ice cream treats for two hospitals.
OF Sl,0s425 received all has been spent
except S1.5O Checks may be sent to
j. f. Thomas, secretary, 105 East
Twenty-seeond Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Paralysis has swamped US with
APPEALS FOR HELP. Will you
DENY these innocently afflicted VIC
Tins the necessary orthopaedlc
treatment, nursing and care? Part
of our work is TO prevent children
from becoming crippled.
For the past 16 years the ASSO-
CITATION FOR THE AID OF
CRIPPLED CHILDREN has been
working for and in the interest of
the crippled child in Manhattan.
We have staff of nurses spe-
cialy trained in orthopaedics, VINO
visit the homes, place the children
under proper treatment, see that
it is carried out, and provide ortho-
paedic appliances In instances
where the families cannot do so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
What VIII Happen When the
Storm Cloud of Infantile
Paralysis Rolls Away?

What will happen to the hundreds of crippled little tots
when they leave the hospitals? What then?
When they leave the hospitals they will need aftercare
WILL, YOU HELP MAKE THIS POSSIBLE?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
RABBITS FOR THE ALLIES.

Five hundred thousand rabbits,
which will supply food for the Allies
armies, composed a part Of the cargo
of the British steamer Cumberland,
which arrived in Norfolk, Va. from
Wellington, New Zealand, to coal says
an exchange. The ship was en- route
to Liverpool.
The Dickinson press., 1916-03-18
ume-LOsS i'm tuberculosis

In the journal Of the American
Medical Association (January II,
1910 was the ~follOwings
ut has been many times stated
that In tuberculosis or in the pre-
tuberculOsis stage an increased
amount Of calcium (lime) IL lost,
both in the urine and feces. In fact,
Decentralization has been thought
to be a ~forerunner Of the develop
ment Of Tuberculosis
"Forced feeding of Tuberculosis
patents and the enormous amOun Of
egg. and milk once given sue pa
tients are not now considered advis-
able BY q large number Of physicians
who are specializing in the treat
ment Of pulmonary tuberculoois.n
II tuberculosis is Luz to a loss Of
!lme from the system, the success of
Eckman's Alternative in the treat
ment OF this disease may be due, in
part, to h fact that 1t contains q
llme salt. so combined with other
valuable Ingredients as to be easily
Always we have urged users Of
Eckman's Alternative to attend strict
~ to matters. of food.
some effective remedial agent seems
to be needed, and in numerous cases
OF apparent recovery from tubercu-
losis and kindred throat and bron-
chial affections Eckman's Alternative
has supplied this need.
IT does not contain opiates, mar
cot1cs or h~abit-forming drugs, so it
Is safe to try. Your druggist has Il
f Tr WI! order It, or you can get it
Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia.
The Dickinson press., 1916-03-18
Calumet
Baking Powder Co.
Chicago

For Sale-Eggs for Matching from
my heavy laying and winning strain
of single comb Rhode Island Reds.
Albert Nielsen, Dickinson, N. D.
adv. 3-11-tf
Position Wanted Experienced
farmer, having four horses and a
small quantity of farm machinery of
his own, wants position to manage
farm. Capable of taking full charge.
Am married.-R. H. Criss, Dickin-
son, N. D. 3-18-3t
A. B. Robinson, who is spending
much of the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Stewart Cummings, at
Bism rex, was in Dickinson a short
time the past week. Stewart Cum
mings is now occupied with his con-
tract work at Wilton, but is still of
the opinion that he will eventually
come back to Dickinson to make his
home. Mrs. A. B. Robinson is with
her daughter, Mrs. Harry O'Hanlon
at Edmonton, Canada. Mrs. Grace
O'Hanlon is the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Robinson and
is we'll known to Dickinson and
Gladstone people. She is the mother
Of twin boys, born in January.
The Dickinson press., 1916-03-18
FOR BATHING
PLACE AND PLAYGROUND

The Dickinson Commercial Club
met in regular session Wednesday
evening, and an unusually interesting
session was the result. Two mat
tiers of particular Importance were
taken up, that of the establishment
of a public playground for the chill
dren of the city and for the fixing
UP of a proper swimming hole in the
Heart river for those who like to. in
dulge. in that healthful sport dur
ing the summer months.
The members expressed themselves
heartily in favor Of the establishing
of Fairgrounds, and that in their
opinion the city should provide this
much needed adjunct. Motion was
made and carried that a committee
of three be appointed to confer with
the school and city authorities with
the view Of getting a suitable piece
of ground, equipment and a director
to carry on this work. The follow
ing committee was appointed: J. V.
lessen, chairman; Judge Fred Maser
and Mrs. w. c.. Crawford.
The swimming hole proposition
was discussed at length. Hon. L. A..
Simpson stated that there was a
toll of life taken in the Heart river
every year because there was not a
proper place provided for bathing
purposes, and in order to start the
ball rolling for a proper swimming
place, with sufficient life saving ap-
paratus, he offered to head a sub
scription list with a donation of 800.
The following committee was appoint
~ RI do1,;co uovc and moanS. Hon
L. A. Simpson, chairman; M. A.
Scherffius and Mrs. E. A. Lillibridge,
Interesting addresses on the sub
ject of "Civic and Moral Conditions"
were delivered by Judge W. C. Craw-
ford and Rev. A. C. Hacke. Both
men spoke forcibly upon the subject
assigned them, bringing out splendid
plans for the betterment of the city,
both from a civic and moral stand
point.
The Dickinson press., 1916-03-18
LOCAL NEWS

Two first-class BARRIERS in the st.
Charles hotel Barber Shop. Ray Graf,
Prcr.-edv- lift
Wallace Schwartz, until recently
engaged in the dray business, left
Monday with a car of household
goods, five horses and five head of
cattle for the Schwartz farm near
Buffalo Springs, about rs miles
southwest Of Dickinson, going via
Mandan. A new residence was erect
ed On the place last fall and things
in general made ready for occupancy
this spring. Mrs. Schwartz and son,
Harold, departed Wednesday for
their new home via Terry, Mont.
The undertaking firm of Boulger &
Hughes have rented the first floor
and basement of C. C. Mead's brick
building on the corner south of the
Merchants National bank and will
take possession April Isl. In the
meantime a few alterations will be
made in the property. Fred Thomp-
o is already busy making improve
ments within the original Thompson
house, just back of the store build
ing, where he and his mother will
find very comfortable quarters within
the next few weeks. His stock of
goods is being moved into the rooms
heretofore used by the dry cleaning
works.
Recently ten head of horses we're
destroyed for a Hungarian farmer in
the Iowa settlement ten miles east of
New England. DR.. Herbert Anderson
Of Dickinson and DR.. W. F. Crewe,
chief state veterinarian, were called
in consultation by DR.. Stribling of
New England. They found CHAMBERS
so far advanced in some of the ami
mails that they could not possibly
have lived for more than a month: