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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
OVATION FOR HARDING.
Gets Most Enthusiastic Welcome Of
Any Speaker at Cedar Rapids
Convention.

II the republican state convention
which met in Cedar Rapids Wednes-
day had voted upon the man to rep
resent the party in the race for COVER
nor there is no doubt that William
l.. Harding would have been elected
by an overwhelming majority OF
votes.
From the moment of his arrival
Wednesday morning until time for
the speeches by the four candidates
for the republican nomination for
governor, the enthusiasm for Hard
ing kept growing and finally reached
such pitch that the last few SEN
tences in the address of George Cos
son, the speaker preceding Harding
were entirely drowned out by the
calls of stop him." and the demands
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
TOWN BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT.
"Let George Do 1t" Spirit is Too
Prevalent.

There is too much of the spirit to-
day of LET George do it," Yhere
is too little willingness to take hold
and cooperate personally in attempts
at civic improvement.
The pioneers made their place
beautiful by getting out with spade
and watering pot, and planting whole
rows of trees along the streets. They
were amply repaid, in enjoyment of
the beauty they created, and in bet
Ter value of real estate. Nowadays
this is left to public officials. Instead
OF getting out themselves and plant
ing trees, citizens will call UP the
proper official and ask him why he
does not set out something on their
streets.
improvements that have to wait on
public funds wait long. The appro-
priation is usually exhausted, and
politicians see other uses for money
Neatness is not exactly beauty, but
there can be no beauty without neat.
ness. Every piece of paper set adrift,
every heap of rubbish, lowers the
tone of town, and helps create the
spirit of disorder. People are governed
by the influence of neighbors. If one
man cleans up and paints up. the
spirit of improvement sweeps through
the whole street II he lets things
&C ragged, his neighbors fall easily
into the slovenly habit of letting well
enough alone.
Town beauty is not created BIZ
elaborate mansions or choicely de-
sined business blocks. 1t is made
by the transplanting and careful
tending of green foliage and flowers
within town limits, by elimination OF
eye sores, by good taste in building,
and removal of disorder. Decorah
has done much along this line, but
there are many things to be achieved
to enable it fully to realize the ideal
of the Town Beautiful.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24

The effort to throw Meredith
scare into the republican ranks will
not influence many, for like most
candidates his strength to certain
degree is Offset by his weakness. In
the first place this is presidential
year, then there is the Meredith ene-
mics made two years ago for his en-
trance into the senatorial race against
Connolly for which there was no APP
parent justification, and finally his
position on the prohibition and SUI
frage questions for which the party
maintains historic antagonisms, for
no man everswon an election by
abandoning his own party traditions
to flirt with the opposition. Mere
dith's supposed strength is really his
weakness.-Charles City Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
A FRIENDLY TIP FOR WOMEN

Waterloo Times Tribune: There
are hundreds of thousands of men
in Iowa who do not care one way or
the other, but who believe that if
the women want the ballot they
should have it. d No speaker is goin g
to influence these men. They are
not going to argue whether or not
woman is entitled to the ballot or
whether or not she is competent to
exercise the rights of citizenship
their whole thought is whether or
not woman wants the ballot. Nc
man, in this day, can successfully
argue that woman is not just as COM
petent as is man to vote; men do ar
que that politics is too dirty a bust
ness for woman. Others, in reply say
women will purify politics. But no
pro and con, everything that can be
said for or against suffrage isn't go
ing to decide the matter. The matter
is going to be decided by the men
who would be willing to give woman
the ballot provided she wants it, and
these men will be the deciding factor
in the election. And they will reach
decision in their own homes. How
they will vote depends upon the at
titude OF their wives and daughters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
CONSOLIDATION IOWA SCHOOLS.
State Aid Provided One Of Big Stim.
ulating Influences i'm Movement.

| Des Moines, May 22.-The state
department of public instruction yes
terday received word of the consoli-
dation of a new school district in
Henry county about four and half
miles northeast of Mt. Pleasant.
Twenty sections are included in the
district in region where land is
worth $3.50 per acre.
This makes 176 consolidated school
districts now in the state. Scarcely
a week goes by that one or two dis
tricts are not reported. Modern up
to-date buildings are being erected
which are proving to be the social
centers of the neighborhood.
The old adage that nothing sue
ceeds like success is especially true
of the spread of school consolidation
it requires only visit to some of the
consolidated school districts over the
state to convince backward school
patrons of the superiority of consol-
idated schools the state superinten-
dents office reports.
The state aid provided for consol-
idated schools is Of course one of the
big factors in stimulating the organ
ization of these districts. The ma
jority of the buildings in the state are
four or more rooms and where such
are provided, together with four acres
of ground or more and where the
teaching of agriculture, manual train
ing and domestic science are provided
for, the state contributes $500 tow
ard the furnishing of the building and
$3.50 annually toward the support OF
the school. Where the school build
ing has only three rooms the state
gives $3.50 toward the equipment and
$500 annually toward the support.
For two-room building the state aid
amounts to $3.50 for furnishing and
$500 annually toward the support
Before a consolidated school may
receive state aid no matter whether
it is two, three or four-room school
it must meet the following conditions.
1t must have been organized under
section 2794 "A. 1t must provide
suitable school grounds. 1t must
provide suitable building. 1t must
provide necessary department and
equipment for teaching, agriculture,
home economics and manual training.
1t must employ teachers holding cer-
tificates showing qualifications to
teach such subjects. Said subjects
must be made part of the regular
course of study and all must be ap-
proved by the superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
IOWA THIRD IN AUTOMOBILES.
Registration in Iowa Exceeded by
Those in Only Two Other
States.

Iowa now ranks third among the
states of the union in the number
of motor cars thus far this year, or
up to May 1, according to the figures
of the motor registration division OF
the secretary of states office. Iowa
registered up to May l., this year,
more than $4,000 cars, which ,S
more than was registered the entire
twelve months in 1915, when the
number was 145,134. Roy Allen, in
charge of the motor registration Of
flee, predicts that Iowa will register
more than 175,OOO cars this year.
Last year seven states registered
over 100000 motor vehicles as fol-
lows: New York, Ohio, Illinois, Cali
fornia, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Mas
or this years registration more
than $4,000 cars are new. The oldest
car registered is q 1903 REQ and the
next six cylinder Ford, built in
1905.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
I0WA'S HENS ARE
GREAT PRODUCERS
Report Shows 1,26S, ,53S, ,OS4 Eggs
Were Produced on Farms i'm
1915.
TOTAL VALUE is $21, ,3O1.
KEOKUK COUNTY In LEAD
Comparisons Reveal Increase in VAL
ue Was Quarter of Million
Over 1914.

Iowa's hens laid 105,711,507
dozen eggs, valued at $21, 1,142,301, in
1915. according to reports being re-
ceived by the state department of
agriculture. This shows a quarter
of million dollar increase over the
egg production of 1914. The pro-
ceeds of the 1915 egg sales were suf-
l1cient to hard surface with gravel
35,237 miles of Iowa's roads, the
department figures.
In round numbers the Iowa hens
produced 1,26S,53S,0S4 eggs last
year. This would figure about fifty
dozen per capita. If turned over
to the bankers last years supply of
eggs would be sufficient to make p
497, ,076,16S cakes, or over 6,000,-
100000 cookies-enough to keep the
small boys of the state busy ten hours
a day for several months to consume.
Keokuk county hens were more
active than the fowls of other coun-
ties. That county produced 1,64O,-
O10 dozen eggs during the twelve
months. Jasper was second with l.
602,26S dozen, Fayette third with l.
57O,491 and Decatur was fourth with
1,522,O47 dozen. Mahaska, Story,
Dallas and Linn each produced more
last year.
Polk county reported 430,9S6
fowls on farms and an egg produc-
tion of 1,052,O1S dozen.
The figures represent only the
eggs sold by the farmers. No count
was taken of the number consumed
on the farms
AT the rate of earnings in 1915,
the Iowa hens beat the gold mines
of many of the western states, and
egg production is side issue of the
Iowa farms. -
The reports Of the counties i1di-
cate that the wool poduction of Iowa
in 1915 was 662,S05 pounds, or suf-
ficient to make about 660,S05 suits
of clothes. Many of the counties
produced only little wool. Monona
county reported only 1,390 pounds
for the year. Van Buren county,
however, ran high, reporting 211,-
207 pounds of wool. The number OF
sheep on farms showed an increase
last year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
G. o. p. CONVENTION TICKETS
POPULAR.
Seats Have Been Provided For IL, 400
Persons And 10000 Applications
Received.

Officials of the republican national
convention which meets in Chicago
June Z, declared that the demand
for tickets to the gathering is unpre-
cedented. Seats have been provided
for 12,400 persons in the convention
hall, and although the convention is
two weeks away, 10000 applications
have been received for tickets of ad-
mission. Requests for tickets have
come from every state and from all
classes.
Several applications were from
persons in London, and a number
have been received from Alaska,
Hawaii, Porto Rico and Cuba.
Following the long established
custom, visitors to the convention
from out of town will have to look
to the national committeeman from
their home state for admission tick
cts.
OF the $4,000 seats, 9,400 will be
on the main floor and 5000 in the
balcony and special mezzanines. The
temporary chairman and other off,
GERS Of the convention and their as
sistants and members of the republi-
can national committee, will occupy
seats on the speakers platform at
the south end of the Coliseum. Back
of the speakers platform will be
1000 seats for distinguished guests.
On either side of the speakers plat
form will be the 55S seats for work
ing newspaper men. The delegates
will occupy the space directly in front
of the speakers stand, and back of
them will be the alternates. The rest
of the space on the main floor will
be reserved for visitors.
The committee has had tickets
printed for six days session.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
SOME POLITICAL DISCLOSURES

A couple of very interesting dis
CLOSURES dealing with the race for gov
ernor recently became public. One
was the statement of Senator Allen
that Attorney General Cosson is a
counterfeit; that he is claiming to
be the guardian of prohibition when
the records show he was opposed to
the repeal of the mulct law. She 9TH
er disclosure was that the owner OF
the .Des Moines Register and Leader,
is not fighting Mr.. Harding because
of any weakness of the latter, but be-
cause the lieutenant governor refus-
ed to render service in behalf of the
publisher when the latter was nomin-
ated as a member of the state boarl
of education. When the Des Moines
publisher was nominated as a men,
ber of the board objections to the ap-
pointment were raised in the senate
over which Mr.. Harding. presided.
Now it is charged that Mr.. Harding
was asked to push the appointment
through and that following his re-
fusal the Register and Leader began
a campaign against the Sioux City
man. 1t is the commonest kind of
political gossip throughout the state
that the explanation of the Register
and Leaders opposition to Harding
is due to the latter's refusal to be a
tool. Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
HON. w. l.. HARDING COMING.
Republican Candidate for Governor
Will Address Our People Here
Friday.

Hon. w. l.. Harding, of Sioux City,
republican candidate for governor
will be in Decorah next Friday, May
26, and will give an address at the
Grand opera house. The hour is set
for two O'Clock in the afternoon and
the admission is free. A big crowd
should turn out and hear the Lieu
tenant governor. He will address
the people OF Decorah and vicinity on
the live topics of the campaign, and
his address will be we'll worth hear
ing. Remember the date, next Friday
afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24

| for the candidate from Sioux City.
When Harding arose to address the
lconvention he was welcomed by a
storm of applause which lasted for
lseveral minutes and nearly every
sentence of his eloquent and con-
vincing talk was a signal for further
outbursts from his continually
growing number of admirers. At the
|close of his address he received an
ovation Esa I'll
The moment Harding was intro
duced pandemonium broke looss.
There were cheers, shouts, stamping
of feet and applause that lasted for
several minutes, making the most
enthusiastic welcome that was given
any speaker of the convention. Mr.
Harding stated that it was a pleasure
for him to be with the convention
and to enjoy the republican love
feast. Referring to himself and the
other three candidates for the nom
ination for governor, he said that ne
had enjoyed being member of the
quartet but that after June 5 he ex-
pected to be playing a solo and ne
hoped his rivals would enjoy the trio.
He declared that he would support
Cummins and that win or lose in the
primaries, he was republican. He
predicted that the united republican
party would re-establish the honor
and integrity of Old Glory in foreign
lands, and he stated that he had no
time for mollycoddles. In referring
to the liquor question the speaker
declared that the saloon question
had been banished from Iowa forev-
er and could not be revived except
by a few mugwump papSs. Hard
ing closed with an appeal for the kind
of courage that the republican spir-
it puts in young blood and urged all
of those attending the convention to
go to Chicago for the national con-
yention and to support Cummins for
the nomination for president Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
AFTER DELINQUENT AUTO MEN.
County Attorneys Are Collecting
Fees for 1916.

County attorneys in many OF the
Iowa counties are using the big stick
on automobile owners who are oper-
ating cars without 1916 number
plates. One official last week report
ed to the state department the col
lection of fees from ten delinquent
car owners. The county attorney is
entitled to 10 per cent of the delin-
quent fees collected.
In almost every county there are
a few owners who have failed to reg
lister their machines for 1916 and are
still operating with 1915 number
plates. 1t is the Cuty of the comfy
attorney to begin action agains. these
car owners, the officials say.
On April 1, the law placed a pen
atty of 10 per cent on car owners
who failed to register cars fer this
year before that date. On May / an
additional penalty of 5 per cent was
added and on the first of every
month hereafter 5 per cent addition
al will be taxed. On a Ford car the
penalty now amounts to $1.35. On
June l it will go to $3.50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
NEED OPERATING CAPITAL.
Makes Better Investment for Iowa
Farm Renters Than Paying
51s % for Money to
Buy Farm.

1t isn't land ownership that Iowa
farm renters need as much as more
operating capital Give stock, ma
chinery, feed, supplies), says o. &.
Lloyd of the farm management de-
partment at Iowa State college.
From the viewpoint of productive
farming the renter cannot afford to
pay 5 - % which he does, for money
to buy land when he can rent the
same land for 21s %. 1t is more
profitable for him to buy operating
capital from which he gets at least
the rate of interest he has to pay.
Data gathered on 521 rented farms
of Tama, Grumpy and Black Hawk
counties show that the renters oper~
ating capital returned him nearly
TO after all expenses had been paid
and the renter allowed $1,000 for
his labor and management. Owners
of farms operating their own land
received but SO on operating CAPT
tai and $3.50 for labor and manage
ment of the farm they were operat-
ing.
Most renters who are beginning
lack the $4,000 needed by the aver
age farm renter for operating capital.
The stock share lease is probably the
best method of supplying this. Under
this plan the owner furnishes hall
the live stock, helps manage the farm
and receives half the net receipts.
He is often willing to take the rent
er's note for operating capital in or
der that the farm may be managed
most profitably Tor both parties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
A Shabby Coat Collar.

Very often the collar of a coat
begins to look shabby when the coat
is in good order, and it is wonder
full what difference a thorough
cleaning will make. First Cake a
piece of clean cloth and dip it in spir-
its of turpentine and rub the collar
thoroughly with it. Leave it for ten
minutes, then rub it again with the
turpentine and scrape it carefully to
remove any loose dirt. Next sponge
the collar with a little alcohol and
keep wiping it until it is dry. Hang
it up in an airy place for an hour or
two and it will look as good as new.
Boston Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
Roosevelt Leads Wilson.

Theodore Roosevelt received 16t
votes against 1873 cast for Woodrow
Wilson by the students of West Wat
erloo High school who participated
Thursday afternoon in non-partisa-
political convention. The remand
er of the 323 ballots cast were scat
tered in favor of Hughes, Cummins
Ford, Benson, LaFoliette and Bryan
Roots name was placed in nomina'
tion but failed to attract single
vote.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24

Iowa City Citizen:-"Our coun-
TRY, right or wrong" may be all right
If the question were one of saving
the country from destruction, but as
things now stand the most patriotic
duty is to save the country from go
ing wrong, as it would be If it is
forced into the European war. A man
who would fight for the right of fool
hardy Americans to ride on armed
ships would have poor cause IN
which to offer his life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
PUSHING CAMPAIGN
FOR '|NTY AGENTS
Dickinson and + fox >unties Decide
in Favor of +, ~ xpert.
SYSTEM GAINS FAVOR
ALL OVER TIE
Advocates Predict That All Counties
Will Adopt Plan As Outlined.

Ames, Ia, May S.-A solid coun.
ty agent state with trained expert
in each of the ninety-nine counties
in less than ten years is the predic.
tion Of j. w. Coyerdale of Iowa State
college, who heads the county agent
movement in Iowa.
Two additional counties this week
have declared for the county agent
Organization completed this week in
dickinson and Floyd counties has
raised the total number of counties
employing county agents to fifteen
Agents will be sent into these coun-
ties as soon as they can be located
A third county, Hardin, will be IN
the field for a county expert by the
middle of next week. at which time
its organization will have been COM
pleted.
"Twenty-six organized counties by
1917" is the slogan of the Iowa
state extension department. Plans
Under consideration call for the plac-
ing Of ten additional county agents
each year. The following counties
are actively organizing for the EN-
ployment of county agents: Palo AL
to, Kossuth, O'5rien, Polk, Buena
Vista, Humboldt. Webster, Cerro
Gordo, Jones, Warren, Madison, De-
catur and Woodbury..
Organization standards in this
state demand an association Of al
least 800 farmers or land owners who
will contribute SIS each per year for
three years to the county agent fund.
Six hundred dollars is subscribed to
the salary OF the official each year by
the state and 5000 by the federal
government, making in all $4,000 ID
defray the expenses and salary OF
the agent. An additional $500 may
be voted by the county board of SUI
pervisors for experimental work un-
der the direction of the county ad-
wiser.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
List is Mounting.

1t is now conceded that it will be
Cummins, Hughes or Roosevelt at
the Chicago convention. Cummins
has seventy-fouc instructed delegates
at this date of writing than
any of the other candidates-and it
looks as though the list will be add
ed to within the coming ek.-Oel-
vein Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
"Our Country, Right or Wrong"

Waverly IndeEendentARepu
Our country, right or wrong" may
be patriotic slogan on some occa-
sions. but if our country is wrong,
let us right that wrong just as soon
as possible, and then remain ever
lastingly on guard to keep her right.
The best soldiers and the most help
full patriots are those who are sure
that the cause of their country is
just. Our country must be right in
order to be strong.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24

Arthur Brisbane said recently: "A
man gets big salary or is a big mon
ey maker, generally because he de-
serves to be. Nobody gets big money
for anything very long unless they
have something to give for it; some
service they are able to render You
can put that down in your little note
book on rules, and consult it wheth-
er you are dealing in finance, reli-
gion or politics.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
Easily Answered.

II the Roosevelt forces, by NOV.
ing heaven and earth, as it were
cannot give their candidate follow
ing as great as that for Hughes, says
the Mitchell Republican, when the
latter has not turned his finger tc
secure the nomination, which of the
two would an unbiased observer be
likely to regard as the more promis-
ing candidate for the presidency?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
TOnnb of Noah

The tomb of Noah is supposed to
lie in a small town of Nakhtchevan,
on the plain of Ararat. The burial
place is at the side of the broken
walls of an abandoned fortress in
the midst of vast plain which is lit
orally covered with the remains OF
bygone glories.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
Never Again.

Denison Review:-It is claimed
that torchlight parades will again be
popular in the fall campaign, but
there are some of us who will never
again march out four miles in the
country and back for doughnut
and cup of coffee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24

Senator j. H. Allen, candidate for
governor on the republican ticket.
was Decorah visitor Friday for a
few moments. He was making a tour
of this section of the state via auto
mobile. Mr.. Allen stopped just long
enough to greet few friends, but
made no address.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24

The pretty girl claims the passing
attention of all men, but it Is the girl
of cheerful disposition, sweet voice
and affectionate ways that wins stea-
dy attention from the man worth
while.