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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
HOME COMING
AT FRANKVILLE
Big Program Planned for Thursday
August "a, for Former
Residents and
DFriends.
EVENT PROMs Us TO
u BE A BIG ONE
A Big Picnic Dinness Tanned, Plen-
ty of Music, spes Aes, Ball
Game, and Other use
ments.

The good people of FRANK e are
planning on big Home Coming Day,
Thursday August "a, and have got
ten up a fine program. No doubt
they will entertain big crowd that
day, and many from this vicinity are
planning to attend. Following is the
program:
Grand Parade . ... HOO a. m.
Picnic Dinner ..... Noon
Program at 1870
Music ... .Ossian Band
Song ............. Male Chorus
Address of Welcome. Rev. Healey
Response, Rev. Mason, Boneparte, Ia.
Music ...... .Osslan Band
Reading-The Flag, Myrtle Van Wey
Home Coming Address ........
Music ....... Ossian Band
Flag Drill ....... By the Children
Song-The Star Spangled Banner.
Music ..O Osslan Band
Judge Anthony Clarity of Free
port, H., is expected to be present
and give an address. AT the close Of
the program the races will take
place-for which first and second
money will be given.
The following are the different
races listed:
Horse race, poney race, Shetland
pony race, free-for all mems foot
race, boys race under IA years, free
for-all ladies' race, girls race under
IA years, tug of war, home and Wis
itors, box Of cigars to winners, motor
cycle race.
Rand concert at 1880. Dance in the
hall, afternoon and evening. Program
the NJ. E. church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

If a good reputation is to be pre-
served it must be withheld from the
employment of spectators.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

The poverty that pinches is the po-
verty that staryes the heart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

There is no public defense of evil
except in the name of virtue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
The Night Show.

Auto Polo was one of the attrac-
tions and a boxing match between
Battling Miner" of Memphis, Tenn.
and Irish Rutherford" of Chicago
was staged and interested many.
Tommy Ryan, eX-champion middle
weight of the world was referee. To-
night another match will be staged.
The Bowery dance and Midway
did big business.
The Stock Exhibit.
II. T. Ramlo, of the Prairie View
Stock Farm, Prosper Route 1. is the
only cattle exhibitor, with eleven
head Shorthorn COWS and yearlings.
and they are fine lot. He also
shows "Allino Galbraith," a Clyies-
dale stallion.
n. Richert shows 10 head Duroc
Jerseys including herd boar, Coun-
ell King.
Logsdon Bros. Waterville. Po-
land Chinas and Duroc Jerseys.
John Richert, Mabel, Mimi, 15
head Poland Chinas and two Chester
Whites, spring hogs and yearling
boar
Herb Paine. three pens Duroc Jer-
seys.
p. r. Ramlo 30 head Poland
Chinas tho herd head On ayhihit
weighs 500 lbs.
NJ. t. Grattan and John Harter
show horses.
John Logsdon and Clarence Hall
show IA head medium wool sheep
fine ones.
Continued on Page g.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

Even ride on the rail may be
pleasant il it is not compulsory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

pa At times a short stick may be EN-
ployed to stir up lot of dust.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

Justice ought to have its scales
frequently tested, and it should be
regular in its visits to skilled opti
clan. az
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

Life without hope is like tree
that has been girdled.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
Base Ball.

New Hampton's fast aggregation
beat Postville by score OF s to ,.
Today Gregg pitches for Postville
and another good game will be stag
ed between these two teams.
Tie Baby Health Contest.
SiXty-one babies were entered in
the Baby Health Contest, and it has
proven one of the most interesting
features of the fair. DR.. Cronk, of
Bloomfield has charge, assisted by
local doctors. "a babies were scored
yesterday and the contest will close
tonight. Don't miss visiting The tent.
Dr. Babcock, of New Hampton gave
a fine talk to mothers yesterday on
''The Moral Surroundings of the
Child"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16

n he Tree sattraeflonse are the bests
ever The famous Bernard Troupe
are fine, the best ever seen here.
Major Bennett, the announcer is
some attraction in himself.
The balloon ascension by Prof.
Raub, with three parachute drops
was beautiful to see. He went up a.
4:20 and sailed south dropping
in the vicinity of the Trout Run
lridge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
BIG CROWDS ARE
ATTENDING THE FAIR
Opening Day Yesterday a Record
Breaker. Night Attendance
Large and Midway an
Entertaining Place.
AUTO POLO PROVED
SENSATIONAL ATTRACTION
The Best Fair in the State is the
Opinion of All Who Attended
Yesterday.

Good weather and good crowds
and one of the best fairs in the state
of Iowa is on in Decorah this week.
The big Winneshiek fair opened yes
terday with record breaking crowd
both afternoon and evening. The
grounds are in elegant shape and
present a state fair appearance. The
best line of attractions ever seen
here is on the program and there is
something doing all the time. Yester-
day the spectacular auto polo game
was played between American and
English teams. Ray Lampkins was
captain and Roy Claypool. mallet-
man Of the English team and P. Hem
derson captain and Chas. Adams
malletman of the American team.
The game was played on the track in
front of the grand stand, forty min,
uteg in the afternoon and thirty
minutes in the evening. The Ameri-
can team won seven points to the
EngllSn team SIX. MT. HanklnSUk,
the originator of the game acted as
starter. Ford cars stripped down to
the frame were used, and the drivers
used wonderful skill in driving the
cars back and forth and from side
to side of the track at terrific speed.
The cars turned turtle several times
and ten wheels were smashed. The
spectators sat spellbound during the
exhibition, and the daring work ofthe
drivers and mallet men was eheered
most enthusiastically 1t was great
attraction and the managersare tobe
congratulated on getting this state
fair attraction here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Warn Against Threatened
Migration of Japs and
Chinese Here After War

Washington, Dec. Z. - Warming
against threatened migration of the
populations of Western Asia to the
United States is contained in the an
nual report of Commissioner General
Anthony Caminetti of the Immigra-
ton Service. made public to-day. The
war and conditions Immediately after
its close will stay the stream for a
time, but steps to head it off, must
be taken before transportation inter
ests begin to Gull the field for their
business. the report says.
Immigration from the far Orient,
too, is a problem still unsolved, the
report sets forth. The systems here
tofore devised to deal with it do not
promise much improvement and ma
chinery for enforcement of the Chin
ese exclusion act is not adequate or
well adapted. it says. Arrangements
for the admission of Japanese, it is
declared. should be amended to fit
conditions better
Smuggling of Chinese, the repors
says, has been comb batted vigorously
with the result that amateur SNUG
Cling has been stamped out to large
degree. Higher prices that Chinese
are willing to pay therefore, it is said.
has attracted to the business an expert
class of criminals who use more scien-
tific methods. A bigger appropria-
ton is asked to meet the problem
The war situation, the report says
has presented many difficult legal and
administrative questions at seaports
and along the Canadian border.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Public Lands Nearly All
Taken BY Homesteaders

Washington. Dec. Z. - Public lands
in the United States are being taken
up by homesteaders in rapidly in.
creasing quantities as shown IN the
annual report of Secretary of the
Interior Lane made public TODAY.
Twenty million acres were claimed by
private owners in the year ending with
June 500 as against seventeen mill
lions for each of the preceding two
years and still smaller average for
previous years.
OF the two hundred and fifty mill
lion acres of public land still left in
the United States much is in the arid
region. The Reclamation Service
carried on construction work on "a
irrigation projects, completing ten
and adding 5000 farms to territory
for which irrigation water is avail
able. Irrigation water is actually
going now to nearly 10000 farms.
A section of the report dealing with
the pension office shows 709,572 names
on the pension rolls at che end of the
year, a decrease of 3S,575 for twelve
months. Civil War soldiers on the
rolls numbered 362,277. Deaths of
Civil War soldiers during the year
numbered 34.252. The amount paid
for pensions for the year was $751;
$4,000 aginst S165,51S,000 for the
previous year.
A patent office report gives the
number of applications for patents
during the year is 10000. Forty eight
thousand were granted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07

extensive as to comprise the whole
country geographically and to en-
brace all its industries, yet so inten-
sive as to discover every opportunity
for work, however obscure, and to
reach with a helping hand every
wage-earner needing employment or
wanting better employment"
The departments attitude towards
strike-breaking is set forth In con-
nection with it's public employment
policy in these words:
THE Department of Labor should
not make itself medium for convey
ing information of demands for wage
earners where labor disputes are the
cause of the demand. That there is
already a sufficient supply of labor
there is as true if it is unemployed
on account of dispute over terms
as If it We're unemployed from lack
of employment opportunities from
the other causes.
Extension of the service is urged to
provide for the employment of the
aged. Modern industrialism, it is de-
clared, Condemns to the scrap heap
too many able-bodied and active
Drained men, whose only defect is
their having passed an arbitrary age
limit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Bits From Sportland

Richard Robinson. Central High
Freshman. won the Boys singles in
the school tennis tourney. defeating
Seymour Nissley. 1910, 1913.
-Moorhead Knitting tossers won
from the Uptown All-Stars 81 to &c.
A call has been made for candidates
for the Middletown High basketball
team.
The ?. r. r. Apprentice eleven won
seven and lost one game this year. The
Apprentices scored 129 points and their
opponents 25.
Principal H. G.. Dibble of Central
High School will announce the H
men tonight at the banquet to be given
in honor of the football squad.
Harold Fast, former Central High
athlete is looming up for a regular
position as guard on the Penn State
basketball team.
Technical High School "T" men of
the 1916 football squad were announced
late to-day.
College teams are electing cap
tains. A. L. Gates has been selected to
lead the Yale eleven next year; C. c.
Smith will head the Michigan team
John Zian has been selected captain of
Albright's squad.
A dispatch from Ann Arbor brings
prospects of a game between Michigan
and Princeton next year.
Officers of the National Trotting
Association said to-day that the plan to
revise rules of harness racing may not
succeed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Tech High Tossers to
Open Season Tomorrow

Tech High Schools basketball toss
ers will open their season tomorrow
night, when they will play the Alumni
in an annual contest. The graduates
will have a team on the floor that will
make the Maroon extend itself to the
limit.
Pa" Title is in charge of the
Alumni squad and will place on the
floor Pete" Steward, Dope" Trump
and Sourbier as forwards; the Kill
linger brothers will take care of the
defense, while Title himself will be at
center. If Tech can take the measure
of these players, there can be no
doubt of their being assured of a sue
cessful season. Ira Arthurs will likely
handle the indicator during the game.
Those who are likely to break into
the game for Tech are Harris. McFar-
land. Elmer, Holland, H. Miller and
Lloyd: at center. Walker and Crist
look promising. "Muzz" Miller, Bud"
Bell. Pollock and Davies have been
playing strong games. While all of
these players may not get the oppor-
tunity to play against the Alumni, the
competition among them is keen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Recommends Abandonment
of Present System of
Naming West Pointers

Washington. Dec. Z. - Efficient
military organization of the nation de-
mands abandonment of the present
system of selecting candidates for ad-
mission to the Military Academy, Sec
retary Baker declares In his annual
report. made public to-day. Instead
of having the President and members
of Congress designate students to take
the entrance examinations, the Secre-
tary urges that preparatory schools be
stablished by the government and
graduates of these institutions who
show the greatest fitness be further
trained at West Point or Annapolis.
1T seems likely Mr.. Baker says,
that schools of this sort would spread
the field of selection ideally over the
country and make the cadets at West
Point and midshipmen at Annapolis
bodies of young men selected by a
demonstration of their special atti-
tude for the pursuit of military serv-
ice"
Mr.. Baker calls attention to the fact
that he did not take office until March
9, 1916, succeeding General Scott who
was secretary ad interim after the
resignation of Secretary Garrison. He
reviews briefly the history of affairs
on the Mexican border beginning with
the raid of Columbus. n. NJ, and
carrying it forward to November 20,
the date of the report. On that day,
he says, there are still 10000 officers
and men of the National Guard on the
/ border in addition to approximately
$4,000 members of the regular army.
Under the sub-heading THE pres
ent situation" the report continues:
THE mere presence of this enlarged
force has served to preserve peace
and protect life and property. Dis
| turbances by outlaws and bandits in
| Northern Mexico have continued and
rowing bands of various members have
moved through the territory, harrass-
| ing Mexican forces and raiding Mex
lean communities. but they have rot
ventured an attack upon the people of
the United States. In the meantime
the militia forces on the border have
been drilled and their organizations
| perfected and their personnel accus-
toned to life in camp in the perform
ance of this defensive duty"
The report shows that on June 80.
1916, the authorized total strength of
the regular army was 5,013 officers
and 1858 enlisted men. an increase
! of 1874 officers and 25,445 men over
| the preceding year. The actual
! strength on that date was 4,S43 Off
GERS and 97,013 enlisted men. or net
gain during the year of 227 officers
and 1.24S men.
Analyzing the National Defense Act
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
URGE SWEEPING
RATE CHANGES
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Wants Methods of Es-
tablishing Charges Altered

Washington, Dec. Z. = The Inter
state Commerce Commission in its
annual report to-day to Congress rec
commended q sweeping change in
methods of establishing freight and
passenger rates so that shippers would
not longer be compelled to show a
proposed rate unreasonable or see it
| become effective. Carriers seeking to
alter a rate would be compelled to
, show the change was reasonable
The recommendation is that by
statute Congress fix the interstate
rates, fares, charges. classitications,
rules and regulations existing at n
ment. as just and reasonable for the
past and provide that no change there
in after that specified date may be
made except upon order of the COM
mission; with provision that such
statute shall not affect the proceedings
pending at the time of enactment"
The purpose of the suggestion is
said to be mainly to correct flaws in
the present method by which an in
jured shipper seeks reparation for
payment of a higher rate than subse-
quently is approved by the commits
sion.
1t was said however, that the effect
of such legislation would be radical
upon methods of rate establishment.
At present tariffs proposing rate
changes filed by the railroads become
operative on n fixed date unless sus-
pended by the commission and shown
on hearing to be unreasonable, un-
just or discriminatory. If existing rates
are declared by statute to be just and
reasonable, it was pointed out, the
burden will be on those who wish to
change them.
The commission further recon-
mends that unless the suggestion for
fixing existing rates by statute is fol-
lowed. the law be changed to curtail
the present period of suspension and
resuspension of a filed rate from IA
months to year and that railroads
be required to give sixty instead of the
present thirty days notice of proposed
rate changes.
1t also asks for legislation to permit
punishment of any attempt to intimi-
date witnesses before it or disorderly
conduct or contumacy by n witness.
The physical valuation of railroads,
the report declares, has gone far
enough to predict that the same rate
of progress in the future will see road
and track surveys completed by
January !, 1920.
Under investigation of accidents the
Commission says the year has demon
strated the imperative need of a re-
vision of rules for the observance of
caution signal indications on lines
where automatic block signals con-
troll.
The recommendations made last
year for an increase in the commits
sion's membership, for it's control
over railroad securities issues, to in
sure access to the correspondence of
carriers and to require use of steel
passenger cars are renewed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
4SpORTlnGxnGWSt
Academy Five to Open
Season With York Team

Harrisburg Acad, d,emy basketball
players will start practice in day or
two to prepare for the opening game
of the season against the York County
Academy.
The season schedule as announced by
Manager Shreiner includes two games
with Central High and two games with
Technical High School fives. Bruce is
captain of the team this season, and
Coach Schlichter with Froelich and
Phillips of last years team expects to
build up a fast combination. All home
games will be played on the Cathedral
floor. The schedule follows:
January 6. York County Academy at
York; January IL. Central High School,
Chestnut Street Hail. January 90,
Minersville Normal School, away:
January &c. Technical High School at
home: February 2. Camp Hill at Camp
Hill; February 10. York County Aca-
denny at home; February II, Camp
Hill High School at home; February
23. Technical High School Armory
floor; March 8, open: March Z. Cen
tral at home March 10, F. and NJ. Aca-
DENY at home; March II. Minersville
Normal School at home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Complete DiUorcement of
Transportation Lines From
Production Is Wanted

Washington, Dec. T. Complete
enforcement of transportation from
production by amending the COM
modities clause of the Interstate Com
merce law; authority to sue corpora
tions wherever they transact business;
perfection of neutrality laws and ex-
tension of the right of search war
rant in criminal cases are among the
recommendations of Attorney General
Gregory in his annual report to Con-
gress, made public to-day.
Employment for federal prisoners
and an amendment to the criminal
code to prohibit the false labelling of
packages which contain arms and am
munition are among other recon-
mendations. The last is to meet eva
sions of the embargo on arms to
Mexico.
The report says considerable pro-
gress has been made in the govern
ment suits against the Southern Pacific
Railroad affecting title to oil lands.
The lands involved in the litigation,
Mr.. Gregory says aggregate over 150,-
900 acres said to be worth $780,
600, 900.
Enforcement. of the white slave
traffic law led to 494 indictments, 334
convictions, "a cases nolle pressed, 45
acquittals and 400 cases still pending.
Since the law was passed there have
been 1887 convictions, sentences ag-
gregating 2,46S years and lines total-
ing $172,060. Legislation is urged to
enable wives to testify against their
husbands.
Despite countrywide investigation
of reported breaches of neutrality and
other criminal acts arising from the
war, many of the cases were found to
have violated State rather than fed
eral laws. Most of the plots involved
difficulty in obtaining evidence. The
Mexican situation has led to 13 in
dictments, affecting so persons, of
, whom % have been convicted.
Mere plotting alone" says the re-
port, sis not criminal. Planning or
preparation in this country of mill
tary expedition designed to start
from a point outside this country
seems not to be forbidden by law
Hence many activities which produce
constant friction cannot at present
be reached"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Recommends Expansion
of Governments Public
Employment Service

Washington, Dec. z. Expansion
of the governments public employ
ment service by creation of a separate
bureau of employment within the De-
partment of Labor is the chief rec
ommendation of Secretary Wilson'S
annual report made public to-day.
The work, it is declared, has out
grown the facilities of the bureau of
immigration. from where it has been
directed. beginning in a small way in
1907 1t now covers the country
through the post office and other de-
partments.
work emphasized in the report is the
Department of Labor's cooperation
with State and city public employ
ment work. The departments aim it
is declared, is to make the work "sc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
CENTRAL GIRLS HAVE FIVE
VARSITY PLAYERS IN SQUAD

Five members of last seasons var
sity squad of the girls basketball
team at the Central High School will
be among the candidates for the five
this year. The members who will re-
turn are Helen Rote, captain; Bertha
Mumma, Ruth Richards. Susan Hep
FORD and Helen Smith. Practice will
be held on Tuesday and on Friday each
week. Ike" McCord will coach the
team again. Games are being ar
ranged with girls teams from Cham
bersburg High. Lebanon Valley College,
Williamsport, Hanover and Tyrone
high schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
STATE TOSSERS
HERE SATURDAY
Wilkes-Barre Five Will Play
Independents; Locals Lose
to Lancaster, 68-18

Wilkes-B Barre State League tossers
will be the attraction at Chestnut
Street Auditorium Saturday night.
when they will play the Independents
team. The local five will practice to-
morrow afternoon in preparation for
the game, as it is one of the hardest
on the seasons schedule. The Wilkes
Barre team is tie for first place with
Carbondale in the State League.
Last night with two regular play
ers out of the lineup the Independents
lost to the Lancaster Professionals,
6S to Is. The summary:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07

the report finds that the maximum en-
listed peace strength authorized is
223,5S0, while the war strength would
reach a total of 29S,000. The strength
of the National Guard contemplated
by the bill Is fixed at 1900 officers
and 100000 men, but the report says
nothing as to the prospect of enlisting
enough men to fill up either service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
SHOOT FoUR-PRONGED BUCK

NHafler YAK, "a, Dec. Z. = Mem
bers of the Irving Hunting Club, To-
Gated at Charter Oak, Huntingdon
county, shot a four-pronged buck.
Those in the party are David Cad
walader, Harry Whitmoyer B. F.
Langlotz, James Wallace and s. F.
Mentzer, of Harrisburg; Mark Mum
ma, John P. Croll, 7. ]. Bittner, Nor
man Helf of Steelton, and Russell
Ewing of Charter Oak.