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just now as to the death rate and ease
rate of tuberculosis. No doubt. if the
data could be obtained, it would show
a decrease; for the reason that there
was time when practically every case
of tuberculosis terminated in death
Now, however, with modern methods of
handling this disease, a percentage, in
fact perhaps considerable percentage
of incipient cases are arrested and ulti.
mately cured. The fact remains, how.
ever, that the value to the community
from a protective standpoint from this
disease, as well as other of the pre-.
ventive diseases, lies in a health de-
partment's knowledge of the existence
of living cases.
Dead people are soon placed where
there is no need of quarantine or other
health regulations. Contagion is spread
by the mingling of the sick with the
well. The effective safeguarding Of
public health lies in preventing thi,
commingling of sick and well; and il
is through a knowledge of how many
living cases of preventable diseases
and where they are and the conditions
under which they are existing, that
makes it possible for health officials to
take the measures that will effectively
safeguard community health.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis has
been appointed a member of the Ad-
visory Board of the National Council
Of Defense, also a member of the SUBJ
committee on Women in Industry. Mrs.
Fannie Barrier Williams, DR.. Fannie
Emanuel, Mrs. George Cleveland Hall,
Miss Mary Rozet Smith and Mrs. Irene
Gains are others of our women on the
committee, Of which Miss s. P. Breck.
enridge is chairman.
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HON. ROY o. WEST HAS PROVEN
HIMSELF TO BE ONE OF THE
LOYAL FRIENDS OF THE COL
ORED RACE.

Chicago, June IA, 1917.
Julius F. Taylor,
Editor of The Broad Ak,
Chicago.
Dear Sir:-Allow me space in your
valuable paper to call the attention of
my people to a noble character in the
person of the Honorable Roy o. West.
Having been associated with the
Honorable Roy o. West for many years
and personally knowing his fealty to-
ward our people in general and his
deep interest in their general welfare,
it has always been a pride to me to
speak of this character of the man.
Many times some of our people have
criticised me and doubted my veracity
in my lofty commentator of him, but
feel it my duty at this time to call
your special attention to the man.
When our first alderman was being
tried before the courts of this county
for felony, and at the same time the
daily press giving great headlines of
encouragement to the prejudicial mind,
and by their actions convicting him be-
fore the trial, so much so, that it
seemed almost impossible for any rea.
sonable man who was not closely allied
with the faction in which Alderman
De Priest was connected to even want
to speak a word in his behalf, when
many of the men whom he has been
identified with politically and other
wise no doubt failed on account Of the
criticism that might have come from
taking the stand in his behalf re-
Trained or refused to do so with this
condition confronting him, but when
justice required it, in the face of all
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REPORTING DISEASES.

The function of health department
is the prevention of disease. In other
words, Departments of Health do not
practice medicine; they leave this i'm
portant duty to the doctor, to whom it
properly belongs.
The work of preventing disease is an
important factor in maintaining the
health of a population. And as a
health department IS preventive work is
thorough and effective, to that degree
will its value be reflected in the peo-
ple's freedom from the known prevent
able diseases.
1t is of vital Importance that health
authorities should know the places and
conditions where communicable dis
eases are occurring. They should also
have first hand knowledge as to the
age, sex and occupations of those most
frequently attacked. In short, COM
plete and satisfactory registration of
all cases of sickness is perhaps of
greater value from the standpoint of
preventive health work than is the re-
porting of deaths.
1t is now beginning to be recognized
that the chief value in the study of
mortality figures lies solely in their
value as an index to morbidity condi-
tons. The death rate as per case rate
in most of the preventable diseases is
pretty well Appropriated. Take typhoid
for example: a ten per cent mortality
is considered normal and about the
average, so that $50 cases in a COM
munity would perhaps mean in a nor
NAL way, rs deaths from this disease.
OF course, the mortality rate as re-
lated to case rate varies, according to
the viruleney of disease. In some To-
calities an outbreak of smallpox of a
mild type, the mortality will be almost
negligible. In another locality an out
break of the same disease, running
largely to the continent or hemorrhagic
types, will mean an excessively high
mortality.
The same is true of scarlet fever, as
shown by the morbidity and mortality
records of this disease in the Chicago
Health Department for the last three
months. The disease has been of an
exceedingly mild type and the mortal
ity rate has been very low. For exam
pie: for the week ended June LIST there
were 352 cases of scarlet fever with
only thirteen deaths. For the same
week there were 1913 cases of diph-
liberia with twenty-four deaths, a death
rate of more than double that of scar
let fever. The diphtheria death rate,
however, while it is lamentably high is
not due to any unusual malignant form
OF the disease, but simply to the care
lessness and Indifference of parents,
who neglect the incipient sore throat,
fail to call the doctor and have anti.
toxin administered early.
The value of morbidity reports has
been well illustrated by the work that
has been recently done and is still be-
ing carried on by the Municipal Tuber-
cuiosis Sanitarium in its community
survey work Of gathering and tabu-
lating living cases of tuberculosis.
There are no known dependable figures
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half q century as the inventor Of the
telegraph, yet over in Spain, in the
year $50, the Moors had long telegraph
lines spreading fan-shaped out from
their wonderful city of Cordoba and
reaching all Of the surrounding cities.
In the mind of the ordinary person
the removal of cataracts of the eye is
considered as a wonderful surgical dis
eovery, made almost within the day of
the present generations. Yet we go
back to the baked bricks dug up a few
wears ago by the Morgan exploration
party and we find there among the rec
ords the code of Hammurabai, 5000
lines of a code presented to the
prophet Hammurabai by the Sun
seated God RAJ These bricks were
written and baked along the River
Euphrates at least 4, 800 years ago, and
they give in them the punishment to be
melted out to a surgeon who Injuries an
others eye while removing cataract
from that eye with a bronze instru-
ment."
Only a few years ago the modern
world was startled by the declaration
of science that diseases were caused by
germs; that there were germs in almost
everything. Bitter was the fight waged
on this subject, but the germs have
won, and today the average individual
sees billion or more germs in and on
everything, and all our health depart
ments are busily engaged in forcing us
to take means to escape them. And
yet as long ago as 1000 years B. c. the
swarthy Hindus knew all about germs
and incubation Dissections and scien-
tifc treatments were common affairs,
not only along the Ganges, but over in
Assyria, and, for all we know, through
out every portion of that great piece
of land known as Asia, land which
will some day yield marvellous results
under the investigation of the modern
pick and shovel
Almost during the last generation it
became possible to make very decep-
tive imitation of pearls and gems. In
tombs dating back 6,450 years and
within the last three years many imita-
ton pearls and gems of surprising |
have been found.
The monasteries of modern and me-
dieval times evoke wonders from the |
beholder, but in the year 1850 B. c.
the Hindus had what was probably the
most wonderful system of monasteries
ever known.
Embryological developments were I'm
known for !, 800 years, and yet we find
that even down in Egypt (and we are
just beginning to learn that Egypt is
not so antique after alD the scientists
were carefully studying the embryologi-
cal developments of chick and other
creatures.
Sir Walter Raleigh is famed forever
because he discovered smoking tobacco
for the civilized world. Tobacco was
in almost general use in China in the
year A A. D., how much longer no one
can say.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16

For quite few years Mr.. Patterson
has been prominent in national demo
cratic politics. Several years ago he
was appointed register of the United
States treasury by President Woodrow
Wilson relinquishing the position, he
also refused the appointment as minis
ter to Liberia and withdrew from con-
sideration as head of the legal depart
ment internal revenue department New
York City.
Mr.. Patterson has been successfully
practicing law for eighteen years, in
Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois. His
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NEW DE PRIEST TRIAL DELAYED.

Judge Barrett wants a summer vaca-
tion. So does Attorney Clarence s.
Darrow and Assistant State g Attorney
Edward Wilson.
Therefore, it is probable that Oscar
De Priest, former councilman from the
second ward, who was acquitted of
charges OF graft last Friday, will not
have to stand trial again with twenty
other defendants on other charges dur
ing the hot months.
The case was on call Wednesday.
Judge Barrett instructed all concerned
to return in ten days, when he will
decide upon the trial date. He init
mated it would not be during the sum-
mer months.
Besides De Priest the accused are:
James Reilly, Hugh Mentally, Henry
Jones, David Knfghten, William Lewis,
William Bass, Edward Jones, Sidney
Dago, Clarence Mcfarland, William
Thomas, Bernard w. Fits, Arthur Ca
dozo, Charley Woods, Sam Freeman,
Bart Kennedy, Sam Hare, Hugh Hos
kins, Dickey Basket and David Rich
ardson.
The charges of conspiracy are dis
tributed among ten different cases.
When this new mess comes up in the
courts there will be nothing to it so fs.
as Mr.. De Priest is concerned.-Edito
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law offices are located at 31O2 s. stss.
street. Phone Douglas 1912. He is n.
president of the National Colored Dev
ocratie League, incorporated, and bs
was active in the campaign of 1916 in
assisting to re-elect the Hon. Wood.
row Wilson president of the United
States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson reside in .
nice home of their own at 1929 Smith
Park avenue, and they are the owner,
of some other real estate in several
other parts of the country.
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PHYLLIS WHEATLEY CLUB
NOTES.

The monthly business meetinXof 'n'
Phyllis Wheatley Club was !eI a',
tended Wednesday, June 9th. Sewers
new members were enrolleS PlaD'
were outlined to replenish e treas
ury, to form a chapter of t. Daugn.
tiers of the American Flag. James Oh
young women desiring to bel 'me men
bers should be sent to rs. .h'D''
Cleaves, director, 1926 Verrf IN aven..'
The meeting June Goth sill Dc =
charge of DR.. Mary F. 7aring' -.
Health and Hygiene Dept. The puOrs
is invited. 2 p. m. 1886 Rhodes wv
nue..
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Morris the
of criminal of county
HON EDWARD E. WILSON, FOR A LONG TIME A wapv
FRIEND OF MR. DE PRIEST CLIENTS Wac
VERY vINDIcTIvE BITTER IN DENoUNcnG coNpE,nr
ING ADDRESS TO THE JURY-HE BRANDED ND
DE PRIEST AS MAYOR GRANVILLE
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Mrs. John W. Robinson, 1888 st.
Lawrence avenue, is still confined to
her home with q severe spell of sick
ness, and all the members of st. Mark
church are hoping and praying for her
speedy recovery.
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Photo by Mabel Sykes. 40 N. State st.

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fol De in
fight the ragtag
n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
to hats.

Pick out any of our snappy Stefsons and you get
of brim, crown, band color. It's the hat itself all
over and through and through.
We are told it's the best Spring line shown here
in any other city. One thing sure-we are selling
plenty of StefsOnS, often two to the customer.
Perhaps you may welcome change of headwear
yourself. Come and see what difference new
hat can make.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
Nj. j. Carter Takes Partner.

Just before going to press we learn
that R. ]. Sullivan of McGregor and
NJ. j. Carter of Ossian have formed a
co-partnership for the practise of
law. They will have office rooms in
the front rooms over c. F. Quinn &
Co.'S drug and jewelry store, which
will be fitted for that purpose. Attor-
ney Sullivan is a recent graduate in
law and we believe he is a son of the
late T. ]. Sullivan who represented
Clayton county in the Iowa senate.
Mr.. Carter being away from home
for few days, we were unable to Sc
cure definite information.-Ossia
Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18

Try our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
Patriotic Parents Offer -Four Sons.

Fort Dodge, April 16.-Folks, just
take your hats off to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Green of Role.
This morning Mr.. and Mrs. Green
brought their four sons to the arm
DRY and wanted to enlist them in
Companies F. G. OF the four, one
was past Is years of age and he was
accepted. He is w. r. Green.
One son was about 3 years of age,
another was 16 years months old
and the third rejected was II.
When it comes to patriotism. Mr..
and Mrs. Green undoubtedly take
the palm in this section Of the coun-
try. Morning papers carried story
from Minneapolis that mother
there had sent her three sons to the
navy. Mr. and Mrs. Green have gone
that mother just one better, even tho
but one of the quartet was accepted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
BATTLE SONG STARTS ROW.
Pupils Refuse to Sing German Ma
tiOnal Hymn.

Ida Grove, Ia, April 6.-Indigna-
ton was aroused in this community
when it became known yesterday
that the music teacher in the public
schools had insisted that her class
sing the national hymn of Germany
following the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner.
Every boy in the class absolutely
refused to obey, and they all threw
their books on the floor
The matter has been taken up by
the school board. The instructor
claims that she had no intention of
casting any reflection on the country
by insisting that her class follow the
Yankee hymn by that Of the kaiser.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of
Anna Johnson, as Administrative of
the Estate of Lewis Erickson deceas-
ed.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
administrative of the estate of Lewis
Erickson late of DEBORAH township,
in the County of Winneshiek, State
of Iowa. deceased intestate, and
has taken upon herself that trust by
giving bonds as the law directs. All
persons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re-
quired to exhibit the same; and per-
sons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
ANNA JOHNSON.
Administrative.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, April 4,
1917. 14-4
BOICE & HOOK, Attorneys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL
SIOUX CITY COUNCIL Is CONSID.
ERING COLLEGE EXEMP-
TION.
Assessor Refused to Cut Of the Tax
When Asked.

Sioux City, Ia, April 16.-Grin-
nell college recently was willed
100000 in Sioux City property by
the late NJ. c. Davis.
1t has appealed to the city coun-
ell, sitting as board of review, to
exempt its property from taxation.
While the council members felt that
the protest against taxation should
be overruled, it referred the question
to Fred Schmidt, city attorney, for
his opinion. There also is a question
in the minds of the council members
and City Assessor j. w. Gray wheth-
er the board of review can exempt
any individual or corporation from
taxation. 1t meets primarily to
equalize the tax assessments.
City Assessor Gray informed the
council members that the college
first asked him to exempt its proper
ty under q state statute which refers
only to acreage and he refused the
request. Before this Mr.. Gray said
that he had learned that the college
was trying to dispose of all it's Sioux
City property.
The city assessor explained to the
council that he had submitted the
question to the county attorney and
several of the city'S leading attor-
neys, and all informed him that he
was right in his action.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
From the New Dictionary.

A Fountain Pen-A pig-sty with
a shower-bath.
Areial Warfare-An onslaught of
wasps
A Blue Bird-A wst hen.
A Run in Shoe5-Small boys re-
turning from school.
4 Frame Up-Hanging the frame
without the picture.
A Talking Machine-The average
woman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18

When an automobile engine has
run several thousand miles the leak
age of oil past the piston rings is
much greater. There is a certain
grade of Mobiloil just for this motor.
Motor Supply Company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18

Detailed figures issued by the U.
S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, Department Of Com
merce, show that exports to Europe
for the seven months ending in July
1916 totaled 5000, 441,297.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
Ben Bear Co.
SELLING AGENTS FOR THE
STETSON HATS

1t will cost Australia about ST.
100000 to open the Murray river
to navigation and to construct an ir-
rigatiOn system that will develop
100000 acres of land
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
We Show

some very nifty young mems pinch
back suits at prices $14 to $23. S.
Larsen. 1872
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
We Have

fine stock Of dress gloves, import
ed kid and mochs, no more to be had
when these are sold. Prices $1.50,
S1.75 and So S. Larsen. 1872
The Washington herald., 1917-08-29
M'GRAW DECISION
IS EXPECTED SOON

New York, Aug. 2s.-It is expected
that the board of directors of the
National League will hand down their
long withheld decision in the McGraw
case within the next few days. 1t is
known that different club owners have
been at the leagues headquarters in
this city at various times lately and
have discussed the case. 1t is under
stood they have already arrived at
decision, but are waiting to put
1t in the proper shape to be issued as
formal statement from them. They
have not yet decided whether they
will hold another meeting or not, but
1t has been intimated that In the event
OF one or more of the Western club
owners coming to this city in the
next few days they will meet the
Eastern club owners and the decision
may be announced at that time. 1t is
understood that the club owners will
come here not for the sole purpose
of issuing their statement but to con-
slider other baseball matters and will
decide the time is as good as any to
make known what their finding has
been In the celebrated case of the
baseball writer's. against McGraw. i.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-29
SARATOGA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-For all ages; handicap; SIX
furlong. Arnold. loa; Tea Caddy. lis; Bring.
hurt, Ils; Ultimatum, ia; Startling III; Leo
chares, IL; Ed Cudihee. ll2; Nebraska, los
Crimper imp, is; Runes. lle; Figinny. lo5
Queen Of the Water. 10; Deck Mate, 81; High
Noon. rs; Faux Col Gmp), los.
SECOND RACE-Four-y -year-olds and upward
steeplechase; selling; about two miles. Msu-
solus, rs; Masterful, lS2; 'Reddest, lA; Old
Salt, 40; Grey Leg. l43; Bamboo. 40.
THIRD RACE-The Amsterdam; 5year-olds
and upward; one mile. Brlingame, IS; Barry
Shannon. ss: 'Hanobsla. 81; Straight Forward,
10; .Wiseman, l02; Paddy Whack. l96; Harry
Shaw, los; y. ]. LiIhs 1o2; wooden Shoes,
l06: Deck Mate, e6; Brooklyn, 100.
FOURTH RACE-Three-year-olds and up
ward; one and one-eighth miles. Garbage. los;
Avis, %; Hsndrie. IL; Cnmper Gmp), l8
Wauksag. lT.
FIFTH RACE-Maidens; 5year-olds and up
ward; one and one eighth miles. Pleasant
Dreams, 1lo; Star Maid. no; Conduit. 100
Buckboard, us; Bar Of Phoenix, l06; Hesse,
lo5; Viewpoint dmp), ll5
SIXTH RACE-Two-year-olds; conditions; six
furlongs. Gueland Gmp), 100; Sun Gold. 100;
Queen Margot, l06; Candidate II Gmp), 100.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-29
BILL DONOVAN MOST
DISAPPOINTED MAN

New York. Aug. 2s.-Bill Donovan.
bitterly disappointed over the failure
of his high-priced stars and future
greats to come through and lick the
daylight out of the rest of the Ameri-
can League. is a saddened man. Now
he's on the trail of some brand-new
ones, desired mainly for soundness OF
bones, and he trustingly hopes the
next year will bring solidarity that
some day may be converted in a
championship. Bits outfield has been
a source of continual worry. His in
field has had its weak spots, and
his pitching staff. in spite of its
potential strength has shown a d.
versity of form amazing in such
hardy workers.
When Bill went out and made the
trade which brought Armando Mar
sans to New York and sent Lee Ma
gee to st. Louis he selected an orange
of the lemon tree, for Marsans i'm
mediately began to play a great field
ing game and to hit like he'd been
used to hitting in the American
League. One hole in that perplexing
outfleld appeared to have been filed.
1t was not to be, however. Marsans
didn't wait long until he hooked a
slide and hooked a bone in half AT
the same time. He's out of consid-
Grafton now until next year.
Veteran pitchers were relied upon
by Donovan to carry the bulk of the
load, with several high-class recruits
in reserve for emergency duty. Ray
Caldwell has worked admirably, but
unluckily most of the time. George
Mogridge has pitched winning base
ball only in fits and starts, and Nick
Cullop has been a seasons disappoint-
ment. Allen Russell has turned in
a surprising amount of ability. but
he, too, went and got himself in
jured to an incapacitating stage. Ray
Fisher has looked the best of the
lot. but for some reason Donovan has
been content to keep him on the
bench and work him semi-occasional-
ly. Already Donovan has been comb
ing the minors. He picked up three
players from Jack Dunn's Baltimore
club, of the International League, and
will recall many recruits as the minor
leaguers begin to end their seasons.
New faces are due to visit the Polo
Grounds and appear in championship
games this year. The process of re-
building promises to supplant at least
four Yankees.