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The Washington herald., 1916-10-23

This season the bright faced
satins. as well as charmeuse and
Duchesse satins are extremely
prominent. With satin as a basis,
the silhouette is more fiat and
clinging. Second floor.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-23

More men are carrying Canes in
Washington today than ever before
in the history of the stick business;
a complete stock. $l.OO and up.
Main floor.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-23

One Of the features of the pres
ent season is the new height of
dressiness to which women's suits
have attained. yet in lines the
thought of simplicity is executed.
Third floor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
HID $3,61S.5O IN CLOTHING.
Aged Marshalltown WOman's Fear
of Banks Revealed. Relatives
Have Her Hailed Into
Court and SeaChed.

Marshalltown, Ia, Jan. 31.-Mrs.
Julia Undum, 80 years old, never be-
lieved in banks run by other folks.
She was her own banker and when
searched yesterday, following a re-
quest by her relatives, she was found
to be vertically laden with currency.
Money was sewed in the seams of her
clothing, tucked away in different
parts of her skirt and petticoat and
suspended in little bags fastened
about her waist and throat
BY the time the officers had fin
ished searching her they had extract
ed $3,61S.50 from her clothing. In
one package alone was $500 on which
the bank seal, dated 1906, had never
been broken.
Mrs. Undum's relatives urged the
appointment of a guardian for her
and the court decided she needed one.
G. F. Stansberry, banker of Gilman.
was named guardian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
BOON TO SCHOOL KIDS.
Error i'm New Law Lets Them Out
of a Lot of Work.

Eighth grade rural school pupils
who have been dreading the final
examinations next month in all sub
Jects for high school entrance cred
its, will bless the mistake in the new
school law by which they will be ex-
cused from writing examinations in
the new subjects of domestic science,
agriculture and manual training.
Throughout the year the pupils
have been drilled in these subjects,
which were made compulsory this
year. The county superintendent of
schools had understood the subjects
would be included in the examina-
ton lists for finals, Feb, "a and %.
Now comes the state superinten-
dent of education to say that the law
limits the number of subjects in
which eighth grade graduates must
be examined, and the examinations
this year will have to be limited to
reading, writing, spelling, grammar
and geography. When the school
course was extended, it seems, the
law makers failed to extend the ex-
animation subject list.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
THE SIRE THE HERD BUILDER.
That Sire Is Half the Herd Is Profit
able Axiom to Remember.

Boost the pure bred sire that
builds the high class herd" is the
principle on which H. w. Vaughn,
animal husbandryman at Ames, be-
lieves all good live stock practice
should be based
Altho the fact that "the sire is
half the herd is a well-known
truth, yet the number of grade, or
mongrel stations, bulls, rams and
boars in use is amazing, says Mr..
Vaughn. Most of these are worse
than worthless.
Every stud, herd and flock should
be headed by a good, pure bred sire.
Such a sire, first of all, has useful
type. His pdeigfee is backed by an
cestors Of useful type. Being back
ed by such a pedigree, he will pro
duce this type in his get, even when
mated to grade females. The scrut
sire usually has no useful type. His
ancestry usually comprises very few
useful animals. Being backed By
such an ancestry, his get are bound
to lack uniformity and very few viii
have a useful type.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
So CHECK GOES FAR.
Has Large Part in Christmas Tran
sactions at Sioux City.

The Rev. j. R. Perkins, of Sioux
City, Rotarian of the first degree,
was the first beneficiary, though by
no means the only one, of scheme
inaugurated by William Coppock, of
the Council Bluffs Rotary Club, to
see just how many bills little
check for s. could pay in the course
OF few weeks. The way the scheme
worked out makes moral along the
lines of home trading, and of the
use Of credit in business transactions.
1T was on the evening of DC ober
20 that the Rev. Mr.. Perkins went to
Council Bluffs to deliver an address
before the Rotary Club. Mr.. Coppock
that evening donated a So check as a
prize, and the reverend visitor in
Council Bluffs won it, and with it
bought him a new lid the next NOR
ming of local clothier.
One of the conditions of the check
WAS that it should be spent at least
once each ,twenty-four hours at some
Council Bluffs store. Blanks were
provided on a large sheet of card
board in the center of which the
check was pasted for the indorse-
ments of all the people who received
the check.
During the eight weeks, lacking
one day, that The check was out be-
fore it was finally presented to Mr..
Coppock for redemption, it passed
thru the hands of just sixty-one men
or firms, thereby being used for the
purchase of $3o5 worth of goods, or
the payments of bills TO that amount
After the Sioux City visitor pur-
chased his new hat. the clothier
bought some jewelry for his wife,
and the jeweler crossed the street
for a new pair of shoes. During the
eight weeks it passed thru three diff
ferent banks, and four times it Wis
tied a grocery store. 1t was taken in
by candy dealers on two occasions,
and once was donated to the Chris
tian Home orphanage here to provide
necessities for motherless children.
One man paid his laundry bill with
it, and once it was turned thru
saloon
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
County and State Mutuals Do Not
Have to Pay Income Tax.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 17.-County
and state mutuals are not liable for
the government income tax, accord
ing to a ruling received today by
State Insurance Commissioner Eng
lish from the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue. If these companies,
however, have a surplus which is in
vested so that it brings in an income
then they must pay income tax.
This is an important ruling for
Iowa inasmuch as there are 20 state
and county mutuals in Iowa The
ruling applies to those companies
which are purely assessment COM
Tpanies and are not operated for pc
cuniary gain and whose entire in
come is from assessments.
The question arose in connection
with the Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning Insurance company OF
Winneshiek county. Collector Muir
ply of the internal revenue office al
| Dubuque endeayored to collect III
come tax from this company and tina
company protested. In order to get
ruling on the question Commission
] err English wrote to the department
at Washington. The department re-
iyerses the position taken by Collec
tor Murphy. -~s-T
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02

Miss Lila Hilleman was shopper
at Burr Oak Friday
MIR. Sam Scott is visiting rela-
tives and shaking hands with cid ac-
quaintances these days.
Mr. Pee Ramlo made a business
trip to the hub Saturday.
Miss Iowa Telford was a DEBORAH
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. Will Jacobson of Burr Oak
was visitor at the Pete Ramlo
home, Sunday. His sister Miss Sell
ma also accompanied him.
Mr.. Johnnie Anderson was a Wis
itor at the Isaac Peterson home in
Canoe Sunday.
Messrs. Walt and Rob Tillapaugh
made trip to DEBORAH Saturday on
business
Mr.. and Mrs Will Billeman enter
tanned a number of friends Sunday
1t is claimed the navy is deficient
in gun practice, but no one claims
the sailor boys don't keep up with
the new steps.
Mr.. C. j. Steno was business cal
Ter at Mabel Saturday.
A number of our farmers were to
Mabel this past week to unload
their carload of corn which they or
dered.
Changeable weather prevailed the
last week, sleet, snow and rain and
storms consisted of variety. The
latter part of the week was an icy
glare, which made it difficult for
those who had to let out the stock
and many kept them in their barns,
as few have lost stock by falling on
ice. The majority of the people
claim they have had hard time ito
keep right side up" which we are
aware, and those wishing to go to
town were in quandry as 20 what
to use. sleigh or buggy, but the
sleigh goes fine now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
LOOKING GLASS PRAIRIE.

4. Ericsson and family were Hespel
callers Friday.
Weston Stcskopf came home Fri
day.
Mrs Ambrose Emery assisted Mrs
Walter Tillapaugh wi. her house
work few days this week.
Willard Darlington came home fol-
an over Sunday visit with home
folks.
Walter Ruffridge, Roy Barth
Ruby Barth and Vilette Stoskopf OF
Locust attended the meeting in the
Kinyon school house Thursday eve
ming.
Clayton Reed was a visitor at the
Perry Kinyon home Monday after
noon
frankie Welsh's baby has been
quite ill but is somewhat better at
this writing.
Ed Watts went to DEBORAH Mon
day and returned home Tuesday al
ternoon.
Robt. Tillapaugh was Mabel cal
Ter Tuesday.
Arthur S.oskopf went to Locust
Friday afternoon for his sister Vio-
lette, who is teaching there.
Albert Broghammer was a bust
ness caller in Mabel Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Darlington spent
Sunday evening a: the Nick Richert
home.
Joy Smalley visited at Clayton
Reeds last Sunday afternoon.
William and Roy Feltis were Ma
bel callers Monday.
Robbie and Lloyd Richert spent
Sunday afternoon at the Geo. Young
home.
Mrs. Florence Halsey was Hes
per caller Saturday afternoon.
Robt Smith went to st. Paul The
first of the week.
Elva Morrison was a Burr Oak
visitor Saturday afternoon.
Will Stoskopf has rented the Dell
Morrison farm for the coming year.
Willie Welsh and family visited at
,he Peter Thorsen home Monday
evening.
Mrs. Nick Richert called on Mrs.
William Feltis Tuesday afternoon.
Arthur Stoskopf was Mabel cal
Ter Thursday.
Miss Elsie Richert called on Miss
Vera Koppen Monday.
Henry Sellman and daughter Le-
liza were Mabel callers Saturday af-
ternoon.
Roy Feltis spent Monday evening
with the Morrison boys.
Mrs. Bertha Bender was DEBORAH
visitor Thursday evening.
Mrs. Jake Richert has been TAX
ing care of her sister Mary, who was
i'll, this week
Several of the young people from
this vicinity spent Wednesday eve
ming at the William Feltis home.
Ed Watts was a business caller at
Henry Smalley's Monday morning.
Mrs. Dell Morrison was Burr Oak
caller one day this week.
Geo. FoltZ was Mabel caller Fri
day. 20.
Valentine Stoskopf called at the
Dell Morrison home one day this
week. ~. r.,
Geo. Brown was business caller
n Mabel Friday
Mr.. Dell Morrison and family |
spent Sunday a: the Bert Mcintosh |
nome.
Robt. Tillapaugh was a business
,aller in Mabel Friday.
Roy Smalley spent Sunday after
loon at the Nick Richert home.
William Feltis and family spent /
Sunday at the Fred Koppen home.
Newton Kinyon fell Sunday and /
injured his arm.
Mrs. Maud Turner and children
Who have been visiting relatives in |
his vicinity snce Christmas return
ID to her home in Canada, the first
If the week.
Claud and Leonard Morrison were
alters at the William Feltis home /
saturday afternoon.
Rob. Smith returned home from
It. Paul Mimi, Thursday evening.
Ed Darlington was Mabel caller
friday.
.irs. Lars Goldberg who is in the
hospital at La Crosse, Wis is some
What better at This writing.
Frank Maltby was a Mabel caller
'riday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
What is a SnaiI's Pace

AT snail's pace" is a common
expression, and usually signifies a
very slow speed. But what do you
suppose is the actual pace made by
a snail in travelling?
We can give it in accurate figures
One foot in four minutes, or at the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02

rae of one mile in 16 DAYS. if travel
ing continuously,
These are figures given by George
Zahnizer, civil engineer, taken
from actual observation.
A short time since Mr.. Zahnizer
was waiting for train at a country
station. He had nothing in particu-
lar to do, and killed a little time"
by timing snail which was creeping
along the ground
That snail travelled just exactly
one foot in four minutes. Mr. Zah-
Nicer has figured out that it would
require 16 days for that snail to
move mile.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02

Try Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
Cattle SmOthered i'm Stray,

Four head of cattle belonging tC
Herb Frazer, near Usage, were kill
ed the o her day when pile Of straw
under which they were standing slid
and covered them. Before they could
be released the cattle were smother
ed to death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
Old Songs Re-twisted.

My country tbs of thee,
Land of Neutrality,
OF thee / sing,
May we continually
OF dreadful war be free,
And TO lands Ger the sea
Peace quickly bring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
ASSETS.

made to Auditor OF State.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02

If the socialist propaganda will do
half what its advocates claim 1T
will, it will fulfill about ten times as
many of the promises made for it as
any other party has.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02

We suspicion some folks say times
are hard and business dull Just 70
keep you from thinking that they
are making money.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
FRANCE PLANNING FOR
TUNNEL To ENGLAND
PassageWay Would Cost $780,.
100000, Half to Be Borne
by Each Country.

Paris.-France has taken all neces
sary steps to enter into negotiations
with England to build Jointly n tunnel
under the English channel to connect
the two countries. the long talked of
project, which the war has revived be-
cause it has demonstrated as nothing
else could the value of the tube to both
countries.
Had the tunnel been in existence in
the present conflict it could have been
of Unreasonable value to England and
France for the transportation of troops
and supplies and would have liberated
French and British war vessels from
one of their biggest tasks.
The plans were outlined by NJ. Sar.
tiaux. chief engineer of the Nord Rail
way company, who is one of the strong
est advocates of the project. He said:
1.-THE tunnel would cost $S0D00,0O0.
half of which would be borne by Eng
land and half by France. Each coun-
try would build one-half of the tunnel
Britain is spending just now S30OO0.O00
a day and France S20.OOO.OOO. so that
two days war time expenditure Of both
countries would more than cover the
cost of making the tunnel.
1T is proposed to make two tunnels
one for traffic from France to England.
another for traffic from England to
France. Some people seem to think a
cross channel tunnel might be danger
because it might fall into the hands of
the enemy. To capture the French end
would not be an easy task. The mouth
Of the tunnel on French soil would be
ten miles from the coast, and In order
to reach it the enemy would have to
capture Calais and negotiate three in.
tervening hills of an average height of
$50 feet
The broad ax., 1916-09-23

the situation in regard TO the milk
supply for Washington and other large
cities, with the purpose of ascertain
ing a reasonable basis for adjusting
prices in summer and winter.
Complaint also was made of trans
portation charges. The practice of the
roads coming into Washington is not
uniform, but a majority charge 2R
cents a gallon or - cents for ten
gallon can, no matter what the length
of the haul may be up to fifty miles.
When milk is IL cents gallon the
producer, it was said. paid Ii per cent
to the railroad company for taking his
product into the city. The claim was
also made that the farmer has to stand
the cost and upkeep of containers and
himself load the milk on the car. while
the dealer takes it off.
The producers say that the whole
subject of transportation Of milk
should be brought before the interstate
commerce commission and regulated.
Mr.. Vrooman assured the producers
that the department of agriculture
would make country wide investiga-
ton Of the milk industry and designat-
ed W. ]. Spillman. chief Of the farm
MANAGEMENT division. and B. ii.
Rawle. chief of the dairy division, to
conduct such an inquiry and report on
existing conditions.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
BOY FALLS: SERVICE STOPS
Pastor and Congregation See Lad Hit
by Electric Current.

Pastor and Congregation See Lad Hit
by Electric Current.
Little Rock. Ark.-Eenneth McEwen.
eleven years of age. was electrocuted
thirty feet i'm the air on a lighting tow
er i'm view of the congregation of a
church that was holding services on
the church lawn because of the heat.
The boy was knocking the wire that
supplied current TO the lights on the
tower against the steel frame to pro-
duce sparks Suddenly fash Of blue
flames enveIoped him. and he plunged
downward, fracturing his skull on the
pavement below. He died in hospital
a few minutes later.
The pastor of the church. the Rev. E.
P. Aldredge. was preaching a special
sermon to boys. He rushed over, aided
in placing the dying lad in an ambu
lance and then resumed his sermon.
using the accident as warning to the
boys.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
Falls Forty Feet on Mans Back.

Chester. ia. See pin and E.N II
up all that day you'll have good NIX.
murmured Thomas Delaney rs h" stop
ped to pick up Il pin at the f"'t 81 "
scaffold. Then Joseph Gest. a@rd NiN
teen. came tumbling from the 20 "
the scaffOld and alighted TN the TOT
mer's back. Costs tumble VS. over
forty feet. and. while he was severn
injured. he will recover. physicians SAY,
Delaney was only slightly jared '""
continued at work.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
ASKS THAT ALL HOLIDAYS
Be CELEBRATED SATURDAY
MontcIair Banker Inaugurates
National Movement For Dates
at Week End.

Montclair. n. j. - A holiday that
would be celebrated over the entire
North American continent north Of the
Rio Grande is one of the possibilities
of the Saturday full holiday national
movement that has been started here
by Alfred n. Chandler. a banker. ut 81
Gates avenue. The movement is to be
Of wide scope. and headquarters, in
charge of Mr. Chandler. are to be
opened in Newark. The object Of the
movement is to have the present Fix
ed date" holidays. except Christmas
and New Years days. shifted to speci-
fed Saturdays nearest the dates of
their present observance. and as an
equivalent offset in annual holiday
hours thus gained. the adoption of
eight Saturday full holidays in the
summer time. including Independence
and Labor days.
Whether Washington was born on the
twenty second calendar day of Febru
airy or on the third Saturday Of Feb
ruary: whether Lincoln was born on
the twelfth calendar day of February
or on the second Saturday of Febru-
airy: whether the Declaration Of In
dependence was adopted on the fourth
calendar day of July or on the first
Saturday of July: whether Columbus
discovered the western hemisphere on
the twelfth calendar day of October
or ON the second Saturday of October
none of these precise dates Of the cal
endar is of paramount importance
when compared with the spirit of the
event commemOrated in the minds Of
those who are behind the Saturday
full holiday national movement.
''The business and professional man
in these days begins the weeks work
on Monday mornings keyed up in spirit
for five or five and a half days Of con-
tinued and uninterrupted effort" said
Mr.. Chandler in speaking of the move
ment. but on the average in every.
sixth week there comes with a bang
a legal holiday in the middle Of the
week. At such times il becomes diff
cult to throw off the pressure. to re-
lax. to get the holiday spirit"
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
BALDHEADED ALASKAN BEARS
Volcanic Ash Brings Hardship to sruin
on Kadiak Island.

Volcanic Ash Brings Hardship to eruin
on Kadiak Island.
Seward. Alaska.-lt will take more
than two or three years OF enforced
diet of straight meat and fish and
loss of hair to seriously set back the
bear population of Kadiak island. ac-
cording to d. Winn of the United
States bureau of fisheries.
Kadiak island. says Mr.. Winn, In
1912 was covered with volcanic ash at
no point at a depth less than eleven
inches. The ash killed all vegetation,
and as all bears are fond of a mixed
diet of meat, fish and vegetables, they
found 1913 and 1914 unpleasant from
a dietary standpoint.
Another effect of the fall of ash, &C.
cording to Mr.. Winn, was the havoc II
created with the furry coats of the an
finals. Bald headed bears are now a.
common on Kadiak island as bald
headed men in the front row Of a
musical comedy. The ash sifted down
on to the skins of the animals as 1t
fell, and the first rain turned it to I've,
which had the effect of almost tanning
the skins of the bears while yet part
of their personal effects.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
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.AREFULLY SEARCH ALL
WHO LEAVE GERMANY
Ears, Nose, Teeth and Toes Are Closely
Examined For Information.

Copenhagen.-Every one who leaves
Germany by way Of Warnemuende for
Denmark is stripped. Ears, nose. teeth
and toes are examined to see that no
information or plans for the enemy are
being carried out. Reichstag members.
wives of officials, correspondents and
laborers are treated the same.
When travellers leave the train they
enter a small wooden shed. resembling
a temporary. bathhouse at an Ameri-
can beach. Here the passports are
taken away and examined. The hold
ers are given numbers.
When the passport of a traveller. is
inspected he is called into another
room, where he is questioned about the
object of his journey. From here the
wayfarer goes into large room where
baggage is examined, while detectives
stand in front and back to see that
nothing is slipped by.
Every scrap of paper or cardboard Is
taken away, even wrappings and paper
lining to boxes. Cotton. is removed
from medicine bottles. Cigars are ex-
amined, some are cut open; chocolate
In sealed packages is opened. the wrap
ping destroyed and half the chocolate
is broken up into bits to see that moth
ing Is hidden.
Shoes with new half sOles are open
ed. The searcher feels everything. ex-
amines canes TO see if they are hol-
low, opens umbrellas and holds every
collar up to the light to see that moth
ing Is written on the lining.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
WHITES VIOLIN FINGERS.
Player Hopes to Increase His Pro-
ficiency by Surgery.


Wichita, KAHN order to become
a more proficient violin artist Mark
Sandfort, a member of an orchestra
here. had a piece of flesh taken from
each of his six fingers. The incisions
were drawn together and sewn with
horsehair. The operation was perform
ed by DR.. II. s. Hickok. and Sandfort
will be able to remove the bandages
soon.
Sandfort has won a reputation as
violinist. However, his execution OF
musical selections was not as good as
he desired it to be. He hit upon
plan. He would have his fingers whit
tied down. He waited until the season
closed and had the operation per
formed.
According to physicians. this is the
first time that an operation of this
kind has been performed.
The broad ax., 1916-09-23
MAYOR LEADS IN BIRD WAR.
Poushkeepsie's Executive Gets Hunters
to Shoot StarIinqs.

Poughkeepsie. - To eXterminate a
flock of blackbirds and slarlings which
have disturbed the morning repose of
the wealthy residents Mayor Daniel
W. Wilbur led band of twelve hunt
ers against the birds at shutdown.
Armed with shOtguns and rifles they
attracted several thousand persons.
and the police reserves were called out
to keep tie spectators AT n safe dis
lance.
Colonel Roosevelt has nothing on
us when it comes TO hunting | guess"
said Mayor Wilbur. standing in his
auto directing the attack. There is
no law protecting blackbirds and star
lings. and the war will be continued
until the last bird is killed"
Soon after the firing began one of
the hunters killed two robins. The
hunter was deprived of his license on
the spot and will he prosecuted by the
local game protector