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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-27
TIMES IS
FOR PROHIBITION
Editor BIethen, Who Opposed
Change, Shows Beneficial
Results Of Dry Law.

During the Prohibition campaign in
Washington state one of the strong
est opponents of the prohibition move
ment was the Seattle Times. The
Times was edited by Major c. B..
Blethen. The Times opposition to
prohibition was based on economic
grounds. The paper opposed prohibi-
ton because its editor thought that
prohibition would be bad thing for
the state.
But since prohibition has been in
effect In Washington conditions have
so improved, the result has been so
different from what the Times editor
and publisher thought it would be.
that Major Blethen has come out
frankly with the statement that he
was mistaken in his opposition and
that prohibition has proved most
beneficial for the state.
In q recent interview Major Blethen
said of the California dry campaign
for 1916:
Oregon also went dry Jan. /. Cali
fornia is the only wet state left on
the Pacific coast, and it will go dry
Jan. l. 1918. And those three states
will remain dry to the end of time.
None of them would ever have saloons
again. Those who were honestly op-
posed, as was, to prohibition In
Washington and Oregon, have been
converted to II. as have been. by the
actual evidence that prohibition is a
fine thing from business standpoint.
No city and no community. too, can
afford to have saloons. They are too
expensive. morally and economically.
In a very few years there will not be
a licensed saloon In the whole nation.
and that will be q fne thing"
VOTE sxEs" FOR DRY NOV. 2.
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HELEN KELLER.

er's hand. They are not for publica-
tion," although she admitted many pro
posals as "start"-and possibly one
heart affair.
The master of the house in ideal con-
ditions such as are sensed by Miss
Keller In a new day IS not of the com
mon species. He will be Il master
man, willing to permit his wife to be
the disposer Of the household supplies
and the real boss"
Every household should be ruled by
a bicameral government congress
and a senate-such as the United
States gave the Porto Ricans." she
said. The woman should of course
be the house Of representatives of the
family. In this government there will
be no filibustering hope, nor lobby
ing
Thus the man would propose all
vital measures, and the woman would
dispose of them. She would control the
disposal OF supplies principally, as wo-
men did among some of the primitive
tribes"
This ideal state OF matrimony. how
ever, Miss Keller does not expect until
woman is economically free. So long
as man Is the "moneybags" this future
marriage system viii be missing
\ happy interest flashed IN her sight
less eyes when she was requested to
describe her ideal man
"Of course he viii be handsome, for
eugenic reasons" she said with
smile. "IIe doesn't have to be rich.
am paying my own passage through
the world and am proud Of IL.
And the ideal man doesn't have TO
be possessed Of college education.
He must be one who thinks straight
Many men have obtained an education
by their own efforts-for example,
Mark Twain, one of my ideal men.
For he was broad humanity. tender. yet
strong and full of humor.'
''Do you admire Napoleonr
NO" she pounded on Mrs. Macy's
palm, NOR Bismarck. True states
men are dug from a vast patience.
Every marriage should have love,
and both man and woman should never
lose sight Of the happiness Of their
children. The state should pay for the
upkeep of each child. for there is no
greater service to the state than wo-
mans gift of q child-a greater service
than the building Of warship. Be-
sides, warships are no good without
men, Woman furnishes the absolutely
necessary supply-men. Her services
are fundamental in wartime or out of
war.
"All women should marry If they
can get men TO marry them" Her
teacher laughed her out Of her serious
ness. "Yes, they should" she insisted
IT'S essential for the race and evolu-
tion In the world"
One OF the glories which Miss Keller
delights In Is the glory Of her family.
A great-great t-grandfather of hers was
one of the first colonial governors of
virginia-one OF the Spottswoods and
this Is a cherished name She Is a
cousin of the southern hero. Robert e.
Lee and counts the Adamses and the
Everetts on her ancestral tree.
Her mother, Mrs. Katharine Adams
Keller, is with her. busily darning
stockings and mending shirt waists. A
sister, Mrs. Mildred Keller Tyson, lives
In Montgomery, Ala, her native state,
and brother Phillips Brooks Keller,
Is an engineer. Miss Keller was a
student and admirer of Phillips Brooks
when she was nine years old. and she
insisted upon giving her brother that
name, her mother said
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Prohibition.

I'VE stand for the abolition of the
whole traffic, and declare prohibition
to be the only proper attitude of civil
government toward a thing so baneful
and pernicious. That there may be
the speediest possible suppression OF
the traffic, we recommend to our peo
pie prompt and aggressive participa
tion in every wise movement for local.
state and national prohibition. What
the czar of Russia is able to do for
his people In the exercise OF arbitrary
power, we, the people of this free ma.
ton, in the exercise of our own SOW.
ereignty, ought to do for ourselves
and for our posterity.
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TO SAVE MIGRATORY BIRDS.
President Must First Approve ReJuia-
tions Issued by Secretary Houston.

tions Issued by Secretary houston.
Proposed regulations for the protec-
ton Of migratory birds, In effect Aug.
10 or whenever thereafter they are ap-
proved by the president, have been is
sued by Secretary Houston. Hearings
will be held on any complaints filed
after the public has examined the regu-
lations.
Two zones with different closed sea-
sons are established for protection, one
a breeding zone and the other a win
tering zone All states north OF Della
ware. Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Oklahoma. Texas, New Mex
leo, Arizona and California are declared
In the breeding zone and the states
named and those south Of them In the
wintering zone.
The closed season for waterfowl, In
Guiding brant. Wild ducks, geese and
swans. is set as Dec 21 to Sept 9, In
elusive, In the breeding zone and Feb
/ to Oct. Ia. inclusive, In the wintering
sons. with exceptions In certain STATES.
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The License System.

THE whole license system is a CO
lossal blunder. wrong in principle,
lame In logic, failure in practice. a
fools bargain, sale of souls for gold.
1t Is contrary TO the teachings and the
spirit of the Christian religion and at
variance with all the purposes of en-
lightened government. 1t clothes the
traffic with the cloak of responsibility
and bribes the voter with revenue
1--WE hold now, as In the past, that
such a traffic cannot be legalized with
out sin.
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GOVERNOR CLARK OF IOWA POINTS
OUT THE BENEFITS or PROHIBITION

Des Mones 81, 1915
Mr. Franklin w. Collins Billings Montana
days
conditions this
of practically all
the delay letter.
dions referred Generally
prohibition
of
40
practically
sales He
advises that shipments
have
said clipping really
a truly w CLARK Governor
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Personal Abstinence.

believing total abstinence from the
use of all intoxicating and narcotics
TO be the proper practice of the indi-
vidual, we urge upon pastors, Sunday
school superintendents, teachers and
leaders among our people the impor-
tance of education, moral suasion and
pledge signing, that the individual
may be saved.
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Kennie, the sheriff, who released him.
Mr.. Kuhn found Mrs. Davis, who was
searching the city for him, and they
were married.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-27
Enforcement Of the Law.

The sovereignty of the Republic is
the sovereignty of the people, and
when the people have spoken. either
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-27


Chicago.-While in this city recently
Miss Helen Keller was interviewed on
a theme which she usually avoids-and
that is love. In spite of her human
handicaps, which she has almost over
come, she has some unique opinions on
this absorbing topic.
The sightless and dumb prodigy
pounded them out Oh her fingers and
the face of her teacher, Mrs. j. A.
Macy, who has been with her for
twenty nine years.
An eager face, lips that are ready TO
laugh and a flashing, alert mind helped
along the Interpretation of her love
sentiments.
II am not telling my love affairs, :"
she spelled into the palm of her teach
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-27

shoulder Jubilantly. I'm wearing 'em
every which way"
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ALL SHOULD WE'D.
Helen Keller Breaks Rule and Dis
cusses Love and Matrimony.
LEAVE WOMEN IN CONTROL.

Says Husband Could Propose All Vi
tai Measures and Wife Dispose of
Them-Wo Must Be Econoni-
caly Free Before Matrimony Reaches
Ideal State, She Thinks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
BUILD UP CHEESE
INDUSTRY IN IOWA
Retail Merchants Ask Commissioner
Barney to Boost Business.
ONLY is PLANTS
IN IOWA NOW
Reports Indicate That Iowa Butter
Sells Above Market
Price.

w. B. Barney, state dairy and food
commissioner, is working on a plan
to be put before the general assem-
bly, next January for building up the
cheese manufacturing industry in
Iowa.
At present there are only fifteen
cheese plants in Iowa, while Wiscon-
sin has several hundred Iowa job
bers have been urging the state
dairy and food department TO take
steps to encourage the building oi
cheese plants in the state. The job.
bers say that Iowa can make as good
cheese as Wisconsin, and that they
prefer to sell Iowa products.
George V. Fowler of Waterloo, one
of the men most enthusiastic fol-
building up a cheese industry in
Iowa, has been invited to attend a
conference, by Mr.. Barney, at which
methods to be suggested to the leg
islature in behalf of the cheese max,
ers, will be discussed.
Incomplete reports from 307
oreameries in Iowa indicate that this
state produced 1O0,00G,000 pound:
OF butter in the year ending July
1915, according to letter being sen,
to inspectors of the dairy and food
commission by w. B. Barney, com.
missioner.
This will show a gain of 10000.
600 pounds Of the Iowa butter pro-
duced last year was about $32, 900,
900. A big percentage of this but
ter was shipped out of the state.
Iowa butter has sold few cents
a pound above the market price al
all times during the last year.
The Iowa hutter trademark Il
now getting into use and Il is ex
pected to bring even higher prices
for the Iowa product. The coop,
erative creamery at Alta Vista is the
third plant to qualify for the use OF
the Iowa trademark. IT can be used
on only such butter as rates 93 pei
cent or better. Four other plants now
are ready for inspection, having ap
piled for the use of the Iowa mark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
HOME FROM NEW YORK.
Mrs. Bertha Mott Arrived Home
Yesterday From Eastern Pur-
chasing Trip.

Mrs. Bertha Mott arrived home
yesterday from her semi-annual pur-
chasing trip to the New York dry
goods markets. She was accompan-
led by her son Walter, manager of
the Cresco store of Mott & Co. ald
her daughter, Miss Dontie.
The trip consumed a month. They
went from here to Chicago and went
by automobile with Mr.. and Mrs.
Barton, of Ottumwa, in a big Cadil-
lac Eight. The trip as far as
Detroit was made by auto, and a
boat on the lakes was taken from
Detroit to Buffalo, a nights ride.
The automobile was taken on the
boat also, along with Sc other cars
belonging to tourists on their way
East. From Buffalo they motored
through the Catskill mountains, over
fine asphalt roads all the way to New
York City. The auto trip consumed
nearly a week, and was most enjoy
able
After getting to New York Mrs
Mott and son put in a busy three
weeks buying goods. Although ev-
|erything seemed much higher just
now, Mrs. Mott feels that she sue
ceeded in buying a line of goods in
coats, suits, dresses, etc. that she
will be able to save customers of
Mott & Co. lots of money on, as she
was fortunate in getting them az
nearly the former prices, and she
purchased a beautiful line, which is
coming in daily.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
Family Group Movies for Decorah.

Mr.. Parry, representative of
Paramount Pictures, addressed a
good sized audience at the Star, Fri
day afternoon on the subject of NOV
ing pictures suitable for the family
group. Much interest was shown and
it is the present plan to try out q
series of ten programs, one to be CIV
en- every Friday, both afternoon and
evening, starting Friday, Sept. 22d.
The first program will consist OF the
special feature Little Mary Sun
shine in reels, also suitable
comedies, program that has been
highly endorsed wherever shown.
Every effort will be made to secure
subjects that will appeal to adults
and juveniles alike but subjects that
are free from the so called YAM
pire," etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
CONGRESSMAN HAUGEN IN IOWA
Left Washington Sunday. Delivers
Address at Dorchester Today.

Congressman Haugen left Wash
ington Sunday night for Iowa, in or
der to fill an engagement at Dorches-
ter, today, where he will give an ad-
dress before the Harvest and Home
carnival gathering. The speech will
not be political. Mr.. Haugen, how
ever, does not intend returning to
Washington, as congress is expected
to adjourn next week. The political
campaign in the Fourth district will
not open proper until along about
October / ore late in September, at
which time, Mr.. Haugen will be book
ed for several political speeches. ;,
Lauritz Haugea, son and secretary
OF Congressman Haugen, who has
displayed unusual energy in acquir-
ing admission to the various courts
Of law in the district, acquired two
more distinctions last week, when he
was admitted to practice in the Unit
ed States court of claims and before
the patent Office of the government.
Mr.. Haugen now has been admitted
to all the legal tribunals of the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
Deutschland Arrives Home.

The merchant submarine Deutsch-
land arrived at the mouth of the
Weser on August 23, according to the
Overseas News Agency.
The agency says that the Deutsch-
land arrived on the afternoon of Au-
gust % AMI anchored before the
mouth of the river. All on board
were well.
The Deutschland, a German SUI
persubmarine built for carrying mer-
chandise, arrived at Baltimore from
Bremen, on July 8 with a cargo of
dyestuffs and mails. her arrival was
hailed in Germany as the beginning 2
OF regular submarine merchant SER
vice between the United States and
Germany which would be able to defy
tie British blockade. 1t was announc-
ed that she would be followed short
ly by the Bremen, sister ship.
The Deutschland left Baltimore on
her return journey on August 1, with
a cargo OF rubber and metal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
LII THE TRAINS STOPPED
RUNNING.
American People Would be up
Against Hard Proposition.

What would happen in case of a
general and prolonged railroad
strike? Evidently the American peo-
pie would be up against one of the
greatest practical exigencies that a
civilized society ever confronted.
But human ingenuity has marvel
lous gifts of meeting such situations.
There would be a few weeks OF cha
os. But the American people are re-
'sourceful. They would Immediately
set themselves to work to devise sub
'stitute systems of transportation.
AS the pending controversies re
late only to freight traffic, it has been
said that passenger business would
not be much interfered with. But ii
would be mistake to keep men
busy running passenger trains wnc
would be needed in the more vital
work of handling freight.
Half of the passenger traffic could
stop without doing any very serious
harm. People could take their out,
ings at home. Suburban dwellers
could depend on trolleys ano' jitneys
Business men could use the tele.
phone. AS the mail trains would
probably be kept running, letters
and circulars could serve. The ten
dency is to give travelling salesmen
compact territory to cover. The
greater part of them could make
their routes by automobile.
The stoppage of freight trains
would paralyze all industry. Food
distribution today is an amazingly
complex machine. The breaking
down of this system means famine in
a few days. AT all hazards public
sentiment would demand that the
freight business must be maintained
The calamity is so great as to be
almost unthinkable. Yet it may take
some such disaster to arouse public
sentiment to the need for some sys-
tenn for settling labor disputes. The
suffering of strike might be worth
while, il it could be settled once fol
all that neither labor unions nor cor.
llorations own the whole United
fStAtes, and that neither has any righr
to iafiict suffering on the public In
order,to' gain their own ENDS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
Criticize Charge Made by President.

New York, Aug. 2s.-President
Wilson was criticized Wednesday
night in a resolution passed at the
closing session mere of the German
Roman Catholic Central Verein for
having preferred charges in his
message to congress against a part
OF our citizenship, who heretofore en-
joyed the proud distinction of un-
questioned loyalty and patriotism"
Alphonse G. Koelble, president Of
the United German Societies of
America in a speech urging the pas
sage Of the resolution, declared.
I'VE have been accused OF being
false to the flag, the flag for which
we bled and died. Altho / play as
safe as anyone, l am in favor of turn
ing against this infamous attack on
our character
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
Money No Object.

Here's one reason why some peo-
pie are poor.
There is family in Webster City,
says the Journal, which is helped to
some extent every winter by the
county. The husband owns two
teams, which he works in the sum-
mer and at such other times as pos
sible. Not very long ago he was Of
fered an opportunity to take the
teams and work them a week on the
roads in the southern part of the
county, the wages to be $40 day for
himself and the horses. He asked
his prospective employer whether it
would be possible for him to be home
every night. He was told that this
was impossible and refused the job
on this account. Asked what diifei-
ence this made, he replied that thees
was to be tent show in town all thai
week and he expected to attend every
night with his family.
And he did, too.
Yet we sometimes wonder why
some people are poor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
Inspector Didn't Visit This Farm.

Some time ago Inspector Forres-
tor of the state pure food department
visited Decorah and Winneshiek
county. One or two parties were
called on the carpet for having dirty
cream separators on their farms,
and the inspector fined them. Some
how, or other the report went out
that the inspector had visited the T.
T. Bringsjord farm in Bluffton town
ship and filed complaint against him
about his cream separator. but there
was no truth to the report as the in
spector never visited the Bringsjord
farm. and had no complaint from
that quarter either. A mistake in
names some times works harm for
innocent people.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
PRISONERS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
Cut Way Through Wall of Jail Cor
ridOr at Logan, but are Detected
Before Through.


Watchfulness on the part of Depu-
ty Sheriff G. w. Atkins and Sheriff
M. d. Myers prevented the escape
of prisoners given the privilege of
exercising in the corridor of the Jail
at Logan, Iowa, Monday.
The prisoners had cut through the
wall Of the corridor, but before
they made their escape, the officers
were onto them, and by making a
careful search of each prisoner dis
covered that they had gotten hold of
an iron hinge and a window weight
In some manner. The five men were
promptly locked in their cells.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30

Senator Cummins, in a persona
letter to Mr.. j. A. Johnson, of Sioux
City, manager of Harding's cam
paign, gives his reasons why every
republican shoul1 support Mr.. Hard
ing in the following convincing man
ner: 'Mr. Harding and myself have
not always agreed upon public mat
ters, and it is quite likely that there
are subjects upon which we do not
agree, but the points of disagree
ment are of little significance when
compared with the imperative need
of republican harmony and republi-
can restoration. he is a strong man
and. well qualified by experience for
the Office of governor. Hel@as fairly
honestly nominated in primary,
and I do no. want to see the primary
disparaged, II not repudiated, by re-
publican detection" t'r!a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
The Iowa POtatoe CroD.

One thing that is going to be lack
ing IN the Hawkeye state this year is
potatoes. Something seems to be
wrong with the tuber crop. The vines
come up in fine shape but wither and
died away before the potatoes in the
ground below are formed. This may
be and probably is due to a blight.
the exact nature of which is unknown
mere. Tests have been made at
Ames, but the results are not yet
announced. To obviate this danger OF
losing the crop the planting should
be done in ground that has not rails
ed crop OF similar nature Tor a
number oil years or else has never
been rsed for the purpose
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
If HARDING HAD MADE MERE
DITH'S CONFESSION.

In the Oakland debate, of which
the Sioux City Journal prints a steno-
graphic report, Mr.. Harding said he
had never kept whiskey in his house
and that he never drank it and had
never signed a saloon petition. Mr..
Meredith, since it was confession
day, had to admit that he kept whis-
key in his house, that he had drank
champagne at other peoples tables
and had served it at his own-he
mentioned host and guest-and he
didn't deny that he had signed sa-
loon petitions. These are their per-
sonal records and it is largely person
al whether man takes a drink or
not. But if Harding had been com
PEELED to confess, what fuss they
would be making about it. They
would be calling him a wine bibber
and doubly "wet." Harding would
never hear the last of it. But after
Meredith had made his confessions
Mr.. Harding in his reply treated him
as one gentleman ought to treat an
other-he said Meredith's habits
were his own concern, but he was
sorry that a man who held such be-
liefs and followed such practices
should assume the right to call an
other man ''wet. Cedar Rapids
Republican.