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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
STUDENTS WHO FAIL.
considerable Surprise Over Number
OF students Dropped From
Annapolis Naval
Academy.

considerable surprise is EXPRESSED
over the number of students recent.
~ dropped from Annapolis naval
academy. Thee were 50 who cou,dn,t
get 62.5 per cent in class room work
some argue that the course is too CO.
we're. Others say the appointment
system is wrong, admitting too MANY
boys lacking the required CAPACITY
me dropping of large number of
students from higher institutions is
however, not unusual A constant
stream of the unfit is being cast out
OF the best colleges. 1t is done very
quietly. The young people had come
from their homes with many glorifi-
cations. They return after dark. "out
OF health It's mental Incidence.
usually
colleges and technical and normal
schools are in a position TO make
strict requirements. They are NOT
subject TO the limitations of the pub-
TIC schools. No politicians threaten
them for cutting off the children of
favorites. They are not dominated
Dy historical people who often stir
up whole town over the failure of
popular children to gain promotion.
About the only motive tending 70
lax standards in the higher institu-
lions, is the desire for mere bigness
This feeling is too common, it must
De admitted. To many college facul-
ties size seems the only solution of
financial perplexities. Only with big
classes, they feel, can they get the
advertising of athletic success. and
create body of alumni to work for
The best advertising is a body of
graduates who are making successes
1t can be had only by wedding ont
insists. Thereby the failures are
turned into fields of effort for which
hey are better qualifieds Also thew
get a shock that is apt to arouse
hem to LIES cold realities
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
OLD POSTAL CARD.
Sale OF the Old Fashioned Postal
Cards Fallen Off.

Government statistics show +bo,
the sale of the plain old fashioned
postal cards has greatly fallen of
during recent years. The picture
post card has of course driven il
out of popularity.
Then, too, one questions if the oIl
habit of postal card correspondence
has not gone by.
| Most of us can remember yo,r
maiden aunts and others who were
noted for their ability to write long
enuslons on postal cards. Some of
them prided themselves on the num-
Der OF words that could be legibly
written on a postal card. If men,
ory serves Alright, this would often
run into the two or three hundreds.
Fine pointed pens were pushed with
concise motion that is a lost art
in these days when public school
children are taught to use sweeping
and quickly formed strokes.
The cent that the postal card saw.
ed was consideration in the eyes
OF maiden aunts and others. It was
part OF a well planned conservation
OF resources, by which bank books
were acquired in days of small econ
omlc things. A two cent letter was
a needless waste, in which not mere
ly the stamp, but the cost of paper
and envelope was an appreciable con-
The publicity of the postal card
message of course might be consider.
I'd a drawback. Still in the hey-day
IL this form of epistolary communi-
'ation, it was assumed that if Won
lved in small town, your neigh
'ors knew your business any way.
The publicity of the message does
Tot affect the sale of the modern post
ard. The messages thereon inscrib-
ID are so fiat and routine, that it is
'oubtful if the rural postmistress
yer stops to read them. 1t must be
tiresome task to wade through a
core of cards, only to find such
cart throbs as Here l am at Wash
ngton! How are you? Fine wealth :
r. Good-by." !
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
STANDARDIZING DOMESTIC
SERVICE.

A scheme has been started =
Montelalr' N. j., for standardizin,
oomestlc service. Candidates for no
siuons as housemaids will have +,
pass certain tests. Then thew will, b,
eligible to receive certain fixed rate.
of wages.
Ihls may relieve wealthy house
nolds whose smooth routine is now
upset by raw service imported from
the European peasantry. But II does
not promise to relieve more modest
MONIES. 1t will still be difficult to
ma that all bearing drudge. the
girl for general housework." AS
standards of service advance, stan
cards of pay keep pace.
1t is often remarked that wo-
men nave made mess of the domes-
TIC service problem, and have made
conditions so onerous and unpIeas-
ant that few girls care to undertake
this task. 1t would be nearer truth
to say that the wages of women in
factories and stores have advanced
and that servants pay has gone I'D
to correspond.
When a girl can enter a factory
and earn $500 to $1,000 a veeL cha
is slow to go into a home and take
$500. The mistress may figure that
she gets board for which she wouId
have to pay $500 or $500, SO that
In the aggregate she gets a better net |
return. But if the girl lives at home
while taking the factory or store lob,
she may have to pay but two or three /
dollars weekly for her board. This
would leave her a larger sum than the
housework girl nets, and her SUNDAYS
and evenings are left free. Hence
II Is that homework has to depend /
largely On girls who lack the adap-
liability to hold office, store or fac
tory positions.
servants are Injuries today. {
where they once jumped at $500 L
per week, they often now ask double
hat sum. Hence many young married
women, whose mothers kept 'hired q
girls are today DOMINIC the apron. S
ma are independent mistresses of /
he kitchen. i
For young people of moderate in e
ONE and good health, it is a sensi
lie thing to do. There are many ap-
llances that make homework easier.
he husband should not feel it be- a
eath his dignity to help clean house "
wipe dishes. The saving is sub g
'antlal and may be the foundation tt
fortune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
Net Familiar Enough

Uncle Nehemiah, the proprietor OF
a ramshackle little hotel in Mobile
was aghast at finding a newly arrived
guest with his arm around his daugh-
ter's waist.
Mandy, tell that niggah to take his
ann away from round yo' wais'," he
Indignantly commanded,
Tell him yo' SELF" said Amanda.
hes puffect stranger to me-"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereb,
notified to appear at the Court House
In Wlnneshiek County, Iowa, on the
lfth day of April, 1916, at 1870 o..
clock P. NJ, to attend the probate OF
an instrument rurporting 10 be the
Last Will and Testament of Albion
Wheeler late of Lincoln township.
In Winneshiek County, Iowa, deceas-
ed at which time and place you will
appear and show cause, if any, why
SAID Will should not be admitted to
probate.
In testimony whereof / have here
unto subscribed my name and affix-
ed the seal of said Office, this 18th
day OF March, 1916.
OLAF KALLEVANG,
la Clerk of District Court
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
His View.

Willis-A few years more will see
the end of the moving picture bust
ness
Gillis-How so?
Willis-Lack of attendance.
Gillis-Nonsense. Their popularity
is increasing daily.
Willis-Maybe, but mark my
words, at the rate they are going, in
a few years everybody will be either
acting in them or running picture
show and there won't be anybody left
to watch the pictures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
Special
Infant Food

If your baby is not growing every
day, no doubt the trouble is lack
of proper food. Infant foods should
be as nearly like mothers milk as
possible. Thompson's Food Pep
tonized) contains all the elements
necessary to the normal growth and
strength of the baby. A food pre-
pared solely for infants deprived of
mothers milk. Consists of pure.
sweet milk, modified on a large scale
III a scientific manner. Ready for
use by simply adding water.
We suggest that you try a SOC
package with our guarantee of
satisfaction.
b. j. PARMAN, PHARMACIST
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22

tzuq and BuHaop
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
n BAGRAIN IN GOOD RE,nrv,,

The Youths Companion has made
an arrangement with McCau's Maya
%lhe through which you can get both
puoilcations for practically the price
OF The Youths Companion alone
me price of The Companion is s2oo
year. The price of McCaIl's ;s
Hlty cents year. You can GET tha
'Wo' by subscription now, for s2.1o
d year The subscriptions will run
LOT 1ull year, no matter when you
subscribe; or, if you wish, the sinh
scriptions will be dated from the first
Oh the year, and we will see that Won
get back copies.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this
Office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22

Miss Anna G. Lamm, corsetiere
Tor The Spierella Corset, 22S Water
street, DEBORAH. 5-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22

boys suits, a fine lot to select
from at $500, $3.50, $500 and
$500. S. Larsen. 10
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22

Sooner or later you will trade
at Miller's, why not sooner? 27tf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
CITY'S OVERHEAD
EXPENSE RAPED
BY EFFICIENCY
Correspondent Takes Up Grand
Jury's Figures and Off
Gals Replies
QUESTIONS STATEMENTS
OF ENGINEER AND MAYOR
"HoW Long Would Any BuSi-
ness Last" Under Such Con-
ditionS, He Asks

From a Honolulu businessman who
has been studying the question of mu
nicipal expenditures the StarBulletin
has received the following critical dis
cussion of the city's expenses. with
particular reference to the recent re-
port of the grand jury:
His Honor the Mayor and the for
mer road engineer having taken excep-
jury. in so far as it relates to the
conduct of the road department, IL
seems that the topic is open for dis
cussion. The mayor simply says the
report is untrue, which leaves no room
for argument, so far as he is con-
cerned We must simply take his
word for it and let it so at that We
must, however, agree with the mayor
In one respect. A certain four miles
of good road tout of the S6 miles in
question: was not mentioned specific
ally in the grand jury report This is
very ireprehensible The grand fury
should have made that particular four
miles of road the subject of their re-
port. The city and county admins.
tration would have been pleased and
the public happy in the knowledge
that there was an excellent road
around four miles of the island of
Oahu. H.. = ".>.
The former road engineer has
pointed out certain points OF the re-
port in which the jury erred. One of
these Is the item of $5720 expended
for equipment In the month of May.
This, it would seem, is quite prooerly
placed in the overhead expense. While
II is true, that the money was spent
for new equipment it was only to re.
place old machinery that had been
worn out and therefore should be
treated as a repair account. If con-
sidered as an equipment account de-
probation should be charged to over.
Continued on page two)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
SOLDIERS BODY
FOUNDLYINGON
SAND AT WAIKIKI

Clad in bathing suit which he put
on in the bathhouse of Heinie's Tav'
ern, the body of Robert w. Maloney,
troop NJ, 4th Cavalry, was found this
morning by Robert Arcia and Sam Le-
leiwi on the beach in front of the Mo
ana hotel. Maloney was drowned yes
terday morning while swimming at
Waikiki Beach and as he is said to
be a good swimmer it Is supposed he
must have been attacked by cramps
while in the water. >.~.-.. ..-... ...>
Today Deputy Sheriff Julius W.
Asch notified the soldiers father, J. J.
Maloney. 105 Vanderbilt avenue,
Brooklyn, n. Y. of the death OF his
son. s>.5 49, 49,. 4. :"
Maloney was farrier with the 4th
Cavalry and was 90 years of age. He
enlisted In Colorado and was serving
his second enlistment. liz. =. +. T.:
After renting q bathing suit at
Heinie's Tavern yesterday morning
Maloney went swimming, and it was
first thought he might have been
drowned when the Japanese attendant
discovered late in the afternoon that
Put on Suit Esrly.. ..- -.... .....'
This was about in the afternoon
and as Maloney went in the water. or
at least put on the suit about 7:3G
yesterday morning, it was thought
strange he did not return. and after
a brief investigation the disappear
ance of the man was reported to the
police =-~ .@.:~ .... 49,. -. g..
When he rented the suit yesterday
Maloney was in good spirits and was
laughing and Joking with the attend.
ant in the bathhouse. Before he went
in he was told the sea was very rough
and dangerous, but would not heed
advice not to go IN the water
At an inquest this afternoon it was
decided that Maloney met death from
drowning Physicians found no evil
Gence of heart disease. although one
theory of the mans death was that
he died in the water from an attack of
heart trouble. An autopsy proved this
to be incorrect. ~. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
RESERVOIR dam
mot RESPONSIBLE
|. FOR RBIGLEAkAGE
Loss of Water From No. 4 Due
to Leak in Main Pipe, Say
SedgWick and Larrison
.LONG-FAMOUS TROUBLE
CAN NOW BE REMEOlED
Bad Pipes Can Be Repaired
and Rainfall Conserved in
Dry Weather +. -.

That the supposed seepage in Nuu-
anu reservoir No. Is really leak
in the main pipe which leads out of
the reservoir, conveying water down
to the city electric Light plant, and
from the sluice pipe also, has recent
ly been proved by two water experts,
Thomas F. Sedgwick and George K.
Larrison. ..:s... =. .:-.*
Methods employed by the two men
to ascertain the cause Of water loss
f. ON the reservoir consisted mainly
in shutting off the water from the
main pipe, suggestion made by Mr..
Sedgwick, thus reducing the outflow
from two springs below the dam.
Three springs exist below the dam,
two of which are beyond question di-
rectly influenced by the flow in the
main pipe, and a third one which
seems to gather its water from a
swamp mauka of the main pipe and
not connected with the pipe leak in
any manner. ..<.> - -. =: -.
Mr.. Harrison now believes that the
actual seepage from the reservoir
through the dam structure amounts to
practically nothing. He suggests that
the reservoir should be emptied and
the bad pipes repaired as soon as
possible to still get value from the
wet seasons rains. .-.- =. ......~"
Two Pipes Drain Water. 49,. ....= -
Two parallel pipes lead out of the
reservoir, one going down to the elec.
trio light plant, and the other-a much
shorter pipe-serving merely as a
sluice pipe for cleaning out the reser.
voir at intervals. The sluice pipe
opens at a valve some distance below
the dam. ...-.i -. ~~..... .s".
"All credit is due Mr.. SedgWick,'
maintains Larrison, "for the discov.
cry. He merely asked me to go along
to corroborate the figures, which l did
willingly" .-.... 49,. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
GOOD ROADS AND
Carnival TAKE
UP Clubs Time

Good roads. weather, Spokane, the
Carnival and advertising we're the
topics of discussion at the AID Club
luncheon today at the Alexander
Young Hotel Albion Clark was the
first chairman of an Ad Club commit
tee to report and he stated that the
Ad Club plans were going along in
fine shape. despite the recent down
pours. ..."..'~ ~
Harry Strange gave his report on
the decorations for the Carnival. stat
ing that many of the merchants had
cooperated in making the Illuminating
plan a success. He also stated that
the Chinese and Japanese merchants
were going to aid in the plan of dec
GRATED thoroughfares The chairman
on the Stunt committee also stated
that Ad Club night on the opening of
the Carnival would be success.
When President Wallace r. Earring
ton introduced C. E. Smith of Spokane
to the members of the club, he stated
that the visitor from the Inland EN-
pire. was rich planter" Mr.. Smith.
who is a leading undertaken of the
metropolis of eastern Washington.
stated that Spokane had gone dry
completely, but he felt that Honolulu.
according to the experience of the
past few days, had voted the other
way. :s.-. ... .>..-. H..
w. V. Faunce of Youngstown, Ohio.
the next speaker, said that he was
pleased to be guest of the AID Club,
and told of the formation of club
in his home city, and the great Ad
Club that had done much for, Cleve-
land, Ohio. J.
Rev. J. l.. Marquis of Meenah, Wis.
consin, created a seEsation when he
stated that he enjoyed the rainy
weather very much, and added to this
by saying that it was a great change
from the weather in northern Wiscon-
sin in the winter season He con-
cluded with the statement that the
Honolulu AID Club is the best in the
world. " II. T.. ..-~.
F. r. Ritchie of San Francisco, a
paving contractor of that city, said
that he had come to Honolulu to get
away from the paving talk but since
his arrival here had heard more dis.
cussion on that subject than he did
in California -.a..... d.. F.. =:
President Farrington announced
that next week would be road pro-
gram week and many discussions on
this subject would be listed for the
next luncheon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
G. M. George of SchofieId,
FraiI Old Man, Found Lying
on Lawn With Skull Crushed
in, and WelI-FiIIed Pocket
Book Missing
HUMAN HAIR ON POKER
ONLY CLUE YET FOUND
Was Seen Alive Only Is Min
utes Before PROSTATE Body
Was Discovered; Many COL
Iections Since Pay Day

Less than half an hour after he was
found lying face down on the lawn
near No. 2 corral, Schofield Barracks
unconscious and with the back Of his
skull crushed In from blow with
some heavy implement, G. NJ. George,
a civilian employe Of the quartermas-
ter's department, died on the operat'
ing table at the post hospital.
George, who was a money lender,
was last seen alive about 1880. walk
ing toward his home. Fifteen minutes
later his prostrate body was found ly-
ing In the grass about 20 yards from
his own door, and soon after being
taken to the hospital he died.
That brutal murder was commit
ted, with robbery as the motive. is
the conviction of authorities at the
military post-a conviction strength
ened by the finding in a nearby bath
house of heavy fire poker, smeareG
with grease and dirt, to which a num-
ber of human hairs are adhered
George. who had been for many
years in the employ of the quarter
masters department. was small.
frail old man more than go years Of
age he lived alone in little house
in the rear Of the barracks of the ma
chine gun troop, 4th Cavalry.
A man named Duke, also quarter
master enploye. was the last person
to see George alive.
Duke, who cleans the lighthouses,
passed George about IL: 30, and quar-.
ter of an hour later, when returning
from the lighthouses, found him lying
on his face, unconscious and groan-
ing.
George, who made a practise OF
loaning money to the soldiers, Is
known to have made large collections
since payday last, Monday. One SOL
dier has volunteered the information
that only last evening he paid George
$50, which the dead man put into a
leather pocket book. Neither the
money nor the purse was found on
the dead man, though his watch and
keys had not been taken.
The nearest living relative of the
dead man is said to be Mary Whit
Ter, address unknown. A careful in
vestigation of the affair Is being made
by Lieut.-col. G. G. Bailey. Quarter
master Corps, and Capt w. B. Renzie-
hausen, 4th Cavalry. The heavy storm
of last night obliterated any traces
which Georges assailant might have
left on the soft ground nearby.
U. S. District ATTORNEY Horace w
Vaughan has begun an investigation
into the death of George.
The sheriff's office, claiming 1t has
no Jurisdiction as the affair occurred
on a military reservation. turned the
case over to the district attorneys of
fee. Mr. Vaughan was to get in touch
with the judge advocate generals Of
fee and other military authorities to
ascertain the cause of the mans
death.
'1f there is evidence of murder" Mr..
Vaughan says, "the federal officials
will take charge of the case. If the
evidence points to manslaughter only.
the military authorities will be asked
TO take charge"
Deputy Sheriff Plemer of waialua
was to hold an inquest over the re.
mains today. 1t was reported.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
SIX THOUSAND
GERMANS RLD
sYDNEytOW

Mere than SOOQ/German prisoners,
from Ceylon, th9 Straits Settlement,
and other placksl are interned at sgd.
ney. and their knterests are being
looked out 1br \ American consul
general Joseph I.NBrittain, according
to E. Yernf Richardson of the consu-
lar service who is bound to Washing
ton for new assignment, probably
as consul p Salina Cruz, Mexico.
There ale. of Qburse, no German
or Austrian tconsuAtes in New South
Wales now, Eaid/Mr. Richardson, who
is q through passenger on the Ocean.
ic steamer Sikrrk, which arrived from
Sydney this nprffng, "and the amount
of extra worl TIE American consul
generals offick thdee now is called on
to do because of Nhis fact is enor-
NOUS"
Mr.. Richardson haA been in Sydney
for more thah five years He says no
anti-Americah b sentiment exists among
educated m(n and womkn Of Australia
and that whatever i'll feeling there is
against Americans is inlthe minds of
people of tie lower classes, who seem
to think lat the Unitdf States, in
not ioiningIthe Allies. is trying To aid
the ,os.ao n. Cor-,o,w
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
COAST STORMS
DAMAGE TOWNS
And RAILROADS
[Associased Press by cablsI

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 19. =
Floods still continue their disastrous
career in Southern California and Ari-
Zona.
Many towns are entirely isolated
and the train schedules OF three states
are shattered, in many instances no
service at all being possible, owing to
washouts of the track and bridges be-
ing swept away.
Wire service in this section Is
largely imperative Many miles OF
telephone, telegraph and electric light
wires are down.
San Diego is marooned, surrounded
by rushing waters. Long Beach is an
island, which can be reached only in
boats, and in the lower sections hous.
es are half under water.
Hundreds of acres of farm lands
near Phoenix have been submerged.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
GERMAN OFFICIAL
CABlEGRAMS

The following cabIeoram from off.
cial German sources was received to-
day:
German Headquarters, Jan. :t9-On
the User front (west) a small German
detachment entered the enemy's
trench and conquered ene machine.
gun.
Lively blasting on both sides is in
progress today along the front from
west Of Lille to south of, Somme.
The enemy's air craft during the
light dropped bombs on Metz, but W
to now only small property damage
has been reported. One enemy aero
plane fell down southwest Of Thiau-
court, and one Of the occupants was
killed.
ION the east front the German air
fleet attacked the enemy's depots and
aviators' station at Tarnopol."