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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22

improvements In this wide awake town.
The streets are being paved this sum-
mcr. and now tho town is to have an
electric light plant. it having been
decided to issue town bonds to the
amount Of $4,000 for that purpose. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22

camp use has been active until the past
two weeks. Prices remain arm, al
though some recession Ia expected
WHEN government requirements are
satisfied.
Crop conditions show further i'm
provement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

Things to Worry About.
A frog has no tonsils.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Landers Leave for Oregon.

1t is with genuine regret that we
chronicle the fact of Mr.. aad Mrs
Frank Landers leaving DEBORAH to
make their future home in Oregon
Saturday they disposed of part of
their household goods, and shipped
the rest to Creswell, Oregon, where
they will live. The family has been
life long residents of DEBORAH and
most highly respected, excellent
citizens, and hundreds of old friends
will be sorry to hear OF them leaving
here. They will locate at Creswell
a place situated between Portland
and San Francisco. The Pacific Au-
tomobile Highway runs right in
front Of their door. They are going
to operate a fruit ranch and will
raise apples, and another side line
will be chickens, which they expect
to raise extensively. Their son
Fred lives in Portland Mr.. and ~
Landers departed Monday night and
they took with them the best wishes
OF everybody here, and we wish them
long health and happiness in their
new home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
AL III. WILSON COMING.
Will Appear Here i'm April i'm "My
Killarney Rose

In these days of sensational plays
and questionable performances it is
a satisfaction to note the appearance
of Al II. Wilson the great. character
and singer and his company an
nounced at the Grand for late in
April in new production OF an
Irish comedy song-play. entitled
My Killarney Rosa Wilson en-
tertainment com bines so many clean
pleasing elements that one is posi-
tive OF enjoying themselves from the
very variety of good things display
ed. AS a star this talented come
dian las delighted thousands by his
spontaneous humor and his glorious
singing voice and his ability to still
please and hold the admiration of
his auditors apparently is greater
than ever. This season the play is
new and Of different character
than his former offerings, each act
of which, there are three covering a
romantic period in the Emerald Isle
thus affording the opportunity for
Mr.. Wilson to display his versatility
in portraying an Irishman of wit and
romance. The idea is novel and alb
sorbing framed in with comedy that
promises almost continuous laugh
ter. Then there are the musical
numbers for no Wilson performance
is complete without them. All songs
are new-all are captivating and all
novel-you should hear them-and
as rendered in this great singers
inimitable style they are of addition
al charm. The titles are my Kill
larney Rose, Where the Sham
rock Grows, THE Love / Gave to
YOU, Mary Houlihan" and "The
Yodel that Stole my Girl Away" A
musical treat is in store for those
who will be present.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

DR.. j. j. DAILY received letter
Saturday from a relative at Faith,
S. d., and they told about the big
snow storm out there about ten days
ago, and we have taken the follow
ing extracts from the letter
"A rotary snow plow, with three
engines, supply train of half dozen
cars and fifty workmen required nine
DAYS and nights to cut through to
Faith, branch terminus 100 miles
from the coast line of the st. Paul.
The snow at one point was thirty
six feet deep. 1t was packed solid
by the winds and repeated thawing
and freezing. In places the rotary
was able to make only six inches at
a time without backing. Experience
ed men pronounced it the hardest
and deepest snow they ever encoun-
tered The train burned 800 tons of
coal, and the trip cost $4,000.
Nine hours later high winds had re-
filled every cut and no train could
turn a wheel.
The winter is the worst l ever
saw, Just one blizzard after another,
didn't have a train for five weeks.
We would have been in terrible
plight if we hadn't had supply or
everything. We had begun to won
der what we would do when the
train arrived with car of -four and
two cars of coal There is no doc
tor here now and none nearer than
23 miles and we couldn't have got
him because it seemed the wind
blowed hard all winter, stormy all
the time. Thousands OF cattle per-
jshed and IL spring doesn't come
soon, more will die for want OF feed,
il is the worst March | ever saw.
Those that had feed are getting
through all right. There was good
crop last year."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
NOT so BLUE.
Iowa Bue Laws Not So Very Blue
After All.

Des Moines, Ia, March 10
Iowa blue laws are not so blue" af-
ter all, according to a definition is
sued today by the state depart
ment of justice for the information
OF all concerned in the proposed
amendment of the so-called Sunday
statutes:
The attorney general found that
the law as now framed prohibits the
following activities on Sunday:
Dancing, horse racing, carving
firearms, hunting, trapshooting. pro-
fessional baseball, sale of cigars. sale
or soda water, any outdoor sport that
might disturb a church service or a
nearby family and operation of any
amusement enterprise.
The following activities would be
permitted:
Fishing, amateur outdoor sports
so long as no one is disturbed sale
of drugs or medicines. free band
concerts, operation OF street cars.
rental of any vehicle, harvest of over
ripe crops, repair Of railroad tracks
or telephone lines if the necessity
is urgent, and any other act of
necessity or charity"
In The definition, Attorney Gener-
al Havner, reiterated his determina-
tion to enforce the law fully" and
recommended revision of some of the
provisions by the legislature He
says it will be up to the legislature
to make any changes it should want.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

A BARRIERS license bill has been in
PRODUCED in the Iowa general assem-
bly, and it has the sanction of the
BARRIERS. When Father Adam was
placed on earth, as an afterthought
he was invested with a beard. 1t was
optional with him to permit the
beard to develop into an untidy and
Iunsanitary bush or to keep his coun-
tenance clean. At any rate, the eyo-
luton of this option brought with it
the BARRIERS and we have them with
us today. To the helpless male who
has not mastered the art of shaving
himself the barber is a necessity.
In word, the barber is his mas
ter. But it is becoming a recognized
fact that the patron of the barber is
at least entitled to humane treat
ment The barber realizes this him
self. Hence he would have none
but clean and sanitary shops and
competent workmen to perform up
on the helpless customer.
By all means let there be bar
bers license law as provided. Let
the men who operate on our hirsute
growths be duly competent to scrape
painlessly. Let the communication
of the dread BARRIERS itch be made
a capital offense. Have the barber
sterilize all his instruments be-
tween jobs. The BARRIERS want this
sort of law and the patron would be
foolish to object.
Next gent!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
The Beginning of Muffs.

The muff has a history of its own
1t began life, so far as can be judged
from the absence of any previous
reference to it, in the year 1862,
memorable for the severity and
duration of its long frost Samuel
Pepys records in his dairy that both
he and his wife wore their "muffes"
in st. James park for the first time
during the winter of that year, and
that on the same occasion he, like
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Farm Home Burns to Ground.

The farm home of Even Halvor-
son, three miles south of DEBORAH on
the East Calmar road, was burned to
the ground last Friday morning, be-
tween the hours of four and five o.
house. and had just been all remod-
eled and new furniture installed.
The fire caught from a defective
chimney. Mr.. Halvorson and two
daughters were at home. Many
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
CONGREGATIONAL Church.

Subject next Sabbath morning,
Love and Hatred, and Their Pat
terms, and in the evening, 1.-THE
Revolution in Russia and What it
May Mean for Religion and Democ-
racy." A duet and two anthems in
the evening. T.. s,f@xJ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Coffeen Gets Another Contract.

Contractor A. r. Coffeen has Sc
cured the contract to build fine
new depot for the Milwaukee road
at Postville, work on which will start
soon. The building will be 24x91,
one story 1t will be built of tile with
stucco outside.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
II. j, Qualley i'm Land Business.

T. ]. Qualley has become an agent
for Western lands, and last Satur-
day he took a party to Harloatown,
Mont, to look over land. B. M.
Graham and Otto Dahljelm went
with him from DEBORAH, and a large
party of other land seekers joined
them at St. Paul for the trip.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

wise for the first time, watched a
number of people skating on the ice
there; he does not, however, furnish
any particulars as to how the
"muffes" were fashioned or how or
namented. The muff having once
made its appearance, had come to
stay, and turnout the eighteenth
century was affected as much by men
as by women, fact attested by many
of the portraits of the day.-Fur
World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

neighbors arrived shortly after the
fire started, but they were unable to
do anything, and the house burned
completely down. Some insurance
was carried, but the loss is a severe
one, and the sympathy of many
friends is extended to Mr.. Halvorson
in his misfortune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

Subscribers will confer a favor upon
US by notifying us at once of fail
uTe to receive the paper regularly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Historical Facts Of the Week.

Cecil Rhodes founded the Oxford
March 26, 1902.
Alaska was bought by the United
States on March 80, 1867.
John C. Calhoun died March 81,
1851.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

The Belgian mauser Of 1889 holds
five cartridges carried in clips; 1t can
not be used as a single loader. 1t
weighs over eight pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

Next Sunday is April Fools day.
Why not play a good joke on your
self--go to church.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23

and his deputies will complete their
work Friday and return 10 Indian
apOlis Saturday night. Upon the mar
shals return 20 indianapolis. Minor
Garrett, colored democrat held upon
order by Judge Anderson for alleg-
ed intimidation of a witness before
the federal grand jury, viii be re-
leased, il was said Thursday night
A bond of $1,000 for Garrett was
furnished Thursday by a local man
and accepted by the marshal
The marshal intimated Thursday
night that ne believed that the ar
raignment and trial Of the indicted
men might cause indictments to be
brought against other local men who
escaped the first bunch of indict-
ments
Much of the JOY that usually
reigns at the Blue Goose saloon in
the heart Of Baptistown is absent
Thursday night Butch" Hayhurst
proprietor Of the Blue Goose and
republican boss of Baptistown, and
many other colored political workers
were arrested Thursday. All Of the
men arrested thus far have furnish
ed bond and are at liberty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
SET SUNDAY AS PRAYER
DAY TO AVERT u. S. WAR
Association OF German American
Pastors Says Nation Guilty of
Furnishing Arms TO Europe.

CHICAGO. Feb. ga call on all
churches Of all denominations TO
make sunday. Feb. %, a day of re-
pentence and prayer 10 supplicate
God TO avert war by the United
States, was issued Thursday by the
executive committee of the AssOcia-
ton of German-American Pastors.
Tha call sets forth that the Unit
ed states is responsible for the pro-
longation of the war through hav-
ing furnished weapons TO belliger-
ents.
The prayer program suggestion by
the call is:
Firstly. to repent for Americas
share in the blood-guiltness of war,
and. secondly. TO call upon God in
earnest supplication to hinder and
destroy all evil counsel and base
Vaccinations. which are at wOik to
rlunge our nation into the Euro
pean world war: and that He grac-
iouslv erdoW our government and
our president with wisdom and a
firm determination TO lead our ma
ton through these perilOus days and
to preserve to cur people the bless
ings OF peace"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
SHIPS PASS
DANGER ZONE SAFELY
Five Tied Up i'm New York Harbor
While Only One other to BE
Heard From.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Al the
passenger ships Of the American
line. now are believed TO be safely
away from the European war zone.
Five OF them are tied up at their
piers here. while the only other. the
Finland. it was said Thursday night,
probably would arrive here Sunday
or Monday. The vessels here are the
Philadelphia, st. Louis. st. Paul,
New York and the Kroonland.
While no advice of the Finland
sailing from Liverpool, where she
was last officially reported. has been
made public, passengers arriving
from Liverpool Thursday said il was
understood she was 10 sail from
there last Saturday. In that event
she now would be safely through
the war zone.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
WHAT IS AN
INTERNAL BATH?

If you were TO ask n dozen people this
question probably hot one would answer
correctly although half a million Ameri-
cans are now using il with marked i'm
prOvement in health and strength
The Internal Bath Of today is no more
like the old-fashiOned Enema than a
Vacuum Cleaner is like a whishbrOOm
Now by meals OF the u b. L. Cas-
cade' simply warm water cleanses the
Lower Intestine the entire length. re-
moves all the poisonous waste matter
therein and keeps il clean and pure as
Nature demands IL shall be for perfect
health.
You viii be astonished al your feelings
the morning after taking an Internal
Bath by means of the j. b. L. Cascade g"
You viii feel bright. brisk. confident and
as though everything is working right"
and 10 Is.
Ii absolutely removes Consultation and
prevents Auto IntOxication
The American Drug Co.. South Bend
Will explain il fully TO you, and on re-
quest will give YOU a free book on the
subject by an eminent specialist Ask or
send for this free book 1oday. called
why Man Is only 80 Per CeLt. Fni-
Gent while you think Of il. Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
70 MORE TAKEN
At EVANSVILLE
Federal Officials Round Up
102 Out of 122 Wanted
in Vote Frauds.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. e.
After day Of strenuous activity on
the part OF United states Marshal
storen and his deputies. 1O2 out Of
the 122 Evansville men indicted by
the federal grand jury for election
fraud had been arrested and reIeas-
cd on bond early Thursday night
II IS stated that all the indicted
white men have been arrested, and
that only a few Negroes. believed
20 be republicans remain 20 be taken
into custody
The biggest men in the republican
organization arrested Thursday are:
Charles Sihler, county chairman. and
Frank Dejarnett. county secretary.
Charles Artes. William Bennington
and Leroy Kelsay are we'll known
business men. The other republicans
are mainly precinct chairmen and
Negro politicians.
Arthur Heberer. clerk OF the
board OF public works. was the only
member OF the city administration
arrested Thursday. Six other mem
bers Of the official family, includ-
ing Edgar Schmitt. chief Of police.
and r.. r. Oslage. city controller
surrendered TO the marshal Thurs
day night.
In all. = local men were taken
into custody by United States Mar
shall Storen Thursday Ten surren-
dered Thursday night and 13 Ne
groes were arrested by Deputy Unit
I'd States Marshal Oehlman Of this
-ity last Saturday. Late Thursday
night Storen had only 20 warrants
vet to he served.
IL is expected that the marshal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
PAPOOSES ARE GIVEN
FREE RIDE ON TRAIN
Squaws Place Them i'm Coach and
Engineer Does the Rest.
Are Finally Returned.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. Feb. p

GREAT FALLS. Mont, Feb. IL
Ten squaws. papooses upon backs,
were on their way here from the
nearby Indian reservation with bead
work, moccasins and other products
of many weeks labor when the found
an empty passenger coach on a sid
ing. Now, an infant strapped 70 the
back is no light burden, and with
one accord the squaws deposited
their progeny on the seats Of the
coach 10 remain there until they had
disposed Of their wares, and then
exchanged the wampum received for
food.
An engine came along. hooked
onto the coach and started with il
for Lewiston.
There was weeping and wailing
and CONSERVATION when the squaws
returned 70 where the coach had
been. They beseiged the Office of
Division Supt c. L. Whiting and
conveyed 70 him the value OF 10
cute little papooses- But IL the
problem seemed great to them it was
not 10 Whiting Thirty or 40 miles
down the line the coach was stop
ped. hooked onto a returning train
and brought back. The babies were
cooling and happy-but hungry-and
their first train ride had been IN a
special car
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
GRIFFIN ADMITS
ERROR WAS MADE
Board of Trade Head Still In
SiStS, However, Grain Stu
alton is Desperate.

CHICAGO. Feb. Pa second
telegram in which there were
traces of apology for the belligerent
tone Of the first one sent Wednes-
day was put on the wires TO the in
terstate commerce commission
Thursday by Pres't Joseph p Crit
fin Of the Chicago board of trade
I'VE recognize fully" reads
Thursdays telegram, the respect
due your honorable body and if I
have been emphatic in my state
ments, you viii understand it is be-
cause of the desperate plight in
which we find ourselves at this
time"
Mr.. Griffin explains that he now
finds that the car supply order
which he was led 10 believe by To-
cal railroad men emanated from In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
McChord really come from the car
service commission Of the Ameri-
can Railway association.
In his telegram OF Wednesday.
T.
Griffin accused the interstate com
merce commission of utter failure
i'm the emergency and of having
done more harm than good. He
and his traffic committee conferred
on the question of going into the
courts, or of appealing to congress
for prompt. dictatorial action to
straighten out matters.
Grain Trade Desperate.
With the misunderstanding
cleared up Thursdays conference
was based on the assumption that
relief might still be expected from
the interstate commerce commission
and the second telegram was said
to be a final plea on behalf Of the
board of trade, and in "a general
way. on behalf of the farmers and
country grain elevators of the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys. Mr.
Griffin reiterated that the grain
trade in this section is in a des-
perate way Forty million bushels
of grain are held up in local eleva-
tors; 1000, 900 bushels additional
are in cars some of which should
have been shipped three months
ago. He also said that food prod
uct factories in Chicago in many
cases are running only % percent
of capacity because they cannot
ship their products out, and that
one of the biggest corn products
factories in the world may have to
close down if conditions are not
remedied.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
WOMEN IN MAINE
WIN LONG FIGHT
SpeCia! Election to Be Held
Sept. 10 for Vote on
Suffrage.

AUGUSTA. Maine, Feb. %
Woman suffrage advocates in this
state Thursday won a fight of nearly
40 years for submission of the suf-
frage question to popular vote. The
senate, acting in concurrence with
the house. passed unanimously a res
olution providing for a special cleo
ton Sept. 10. 70 act on the adoption
of constitutional amendment grant
ing suffrage 20 women. Gov. Milliken
announced he would sign the meas
ure Friday.
Maine is the second state in New
England 10 adopt a referendum on
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth-a
lazy, no-good feelng--yOu should take
Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets sub
stitute for Calomel-were prepared by
DR.. Edwards after Il years of study
with his patients, and are a purely vege-
table compound mixed with olive oil
You viii know them By lheir olive
color.
TO have a clear pink skin, bright
eyes, no pimples. feeling of buoyancy
like childhood days you must get at
the cause.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
he iiver and bowels ike calomel-yet
have no dangerous after effects. They
star, the bile and overcome constipa-
tor. That's why millions Of boxes are
sold annually az Zoe and 2Sc per box.
All druggists. Take one or two nightly
and Eote the pleasing results,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
CRIME ON DECREASE
Records at Birmingham, Ala, Are
i'm Favor of Prohibition.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Feb. ga
That prohibition causes crime to de-
crease is shown by the records Of
this city. In 1913, under open sa-
looms. there was a total OF 21.247
arrests and convictions. In 1916.
under prohibition. the arrests and
convictions dropped 10 1873. Many
of the cases on the docket in 1916
were for violating the prohibition
law. The success of prohibition in
Bennington is shown in dollars and
cents also. In excess Of $4,000
600. In 1916 deposits climbed TO
S3O,7S6,0O0.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23

the question.
Massachusetts defeated the pro-
posal in 1915.
Officials of the Maine Equal Suf-
frage league and the Suffrage Ref
erandum league of Maine stated that
a vigorous campaign will be carried
on 10 obtain the approval of the
voters. Opposition of the amendment
will be led by the Maine Anti-suf-
frage association.
The first positive move for equal
suffrage was made in the legislature
in 1881 and the question has been
up at nearly every session since that
time. Two years ago the resolution
passed the senate and came within
eight votes OF enactment in the
house.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23
LIQUOR QUESTION IS UP
Fifteen Wisconsin Towns To Hold
Elections in April.

MADISON. Wis, Feb. 2S.-Fif-
teen Wisconsin cities will vote on
the wet and dry issue at the April
elections. They include Ashland.
Eau Claire. Superior, Monroe, Chip
pewa Falls.
Belief that the state prohibition
issue has good chances Of success is
seen here in the decision OF the IN
ternatiosGi Brewery of Stevens
Point 10 convert its plant into either
a cold storage house or install ma
chinery for the manufacture Of al
cohol
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23

WESTINGHOUSE. Stone. dur
ing the discussion Of the Espionage
bilI' recently. stated that provision
should be made in the bill for the
punishment of any newspaper ed
itOr who published false news In
speaking Of the attitude Of the press.
Sen. Stone asserted that there was a
newspaper cabal in this country
which wants TO force the nation into
war and that in his opinion the new
legislation should be made broad
enough 10 prevent any such attacks
on the administration as have been
delivered by sundry organs through
out the countr
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-23

An automobile door which slides
out Of sight into the hollow walls Of
the car has been invented the idea
being 10 promote safety by avoid
ing accidental opening OF the door
while the machine Is in motion.