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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES.
Exercises Will be Held at City Park
Saturday June =.

County Supt. of Schools II. E.
Miller is making preparations for the
eighth grade graduation exercises of
the schools of Winneshiek county,
which will be held in DEBORAH at the
City Park Saturday, June 2. John
L. Cheney, state high school inspec-
tor of Des Moines, will give the COM
mencement address. Following are
the graduates.
Della Larson, Dan Price, Dora
Pilyrim, Henrietta HendricksoL,
Mary Donlan, Arthur Dahle, Cora OF
teson, Otto Koenig, Mabel Dahms,
Balma Erickson, Henrietta Bakker.
Palma Faldet, Carl Oehler, Mable
Larson, Mabel Benson, Bernice Cox,
Kenneth Hopperstad, Marvin Iver-
son, Daniel Ulrich, George Kuntz,
Olive Iverson, Victor Headington.
Lila Jones, Jessie Iverson, Leonard
Morrison, Joseph Lska, Esther
Foltz, Gerhard Haugen, GLADYS ia
cobson, Leonard Stortz, George
Biumhagen. Claribel Hendrickson,
Liddie Jirak, Mabel Blumhagen, Leo
Haslip James Yak, Emelia Ander-
son, Jeanetta Holmes George Marion,
Amelia Scott, Loci Stetler. Agnes
Taylor, Leo Donovan, Earl Curtis.
NATL la Taylor, Grace YarwoHG, Mar
jorie Daskam, Fred Taylor, Alma
BleXrud, Paul Sol.ow, Lottia Lon
Kah.e. gaas. Minnie Melbostad, EN-
ma Kahle, Lucy Kinkor, Wilma Pc
derson, Clara Diedr.cks, Carl Tang
en-, Richard Markham, Josephine
Hagen, Leo Kvamme, Thomas Soul
ley. Abraham Jacobson, Tnelma
Sanderson, Esther Aegerter, Ella
Johnson, Blonda Leidahl, Laura
Hjelle, Alvin Lee, Jeanette Daniel
son. Esther Paulson, Irene Bryant,
Ver1ice Darlington, Merle Richard
son, Vernon Boe, Esther F.askerud,
Glenn Barnes, Lester Barnes, Ethel
Amy, Ingolf Hovey Bernice Cassell
Esther Evenrud, Glora Williams
Clara Carlsborg, Carl Lien, Ernest
Owen, Ethel Brinkman, Bernice
IversoI, Lillian Sine, Nellie Arm
strong. Leonard Hospodarsky, Her
man Elingson, Lawrence Qualley,
Allen Butt, Nels Jor0ahl, Michael
Courtney, Ruby Brouillet, Alfred
Kiesau, Elmer Schultz, Florence
Schultz, Minnie HIamrcy, Claud Nor
rison, Theresa Scarvie, Anna Kuhn,
Adalph Kuhn, Francis Kuhn, Ole
Bakken, JOSEPH DAZZLE, Palma Hel.e-
rud, Verna Larson, Mae Emery,
Gertrude elise, Marion Telford, Ted
dy Kimber, Minnie Brognamer,
Christina Kunt, Agnes Ludwig. Karl
Klimesh, Nellda Reed, Charlotte
Noecker, Janet Carroll, ebert
Thompson, Gladys Rcinhart, julia
Wemark, Oral Lomen, Beatrice Rak-
ken, Harry Wemark, Adelaide To-
men, Caroline Karnik, He,ga Hot
vedt, Ole Bake, Olafe Viste, Filing
Ramsey, William Dickman, Helen
Egge, Earl McLain, Arthue McLain,
Anna Luzum, Grace Flaskerud, Ma
bel Falnes. Joseph Kyam, Grant
Orvella, Brayton Brown, Louise
Loesch, Ralph Goddard, Luverna
Peterson, Lester Krumm, Mary
SwartZ, Paul Heuser, Joseph Korbel,
George Leebi, Clarence Haugen, Sig
rid Vfste, Oscar Lome1, Albert Cd
Eden, Mary Barta, Cecilia Busta. Oti-
liza Martinez, Valentine Hlubek,
Caroline Karnin, Pearl Drew, Jose
phine Drew, Edna Einwalter, Will
liam Einwalter, Ella Knudsvig Jacob
Kubish, irwin Curtis, Caroline Saudn
Irene Broghamer, Esther Birdsell,
Anna Winter, Louise Krumm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
DEBORAH Goods to Panama.

We understand that the Meritol
Company arranged to have their
products introduced in Cuba, Pana-
ma and a number of South American
countries. This will undoubtedly be
a big boost for Decorah's fast grow
ing manufacturing institution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
College Band Concert.

The Luther College Concert Band,
under the direction of Prof. Sperati
will give an open air concert on the
college campus next Saturday eve
ming beginning at 500 o'clock. A
very good program is assured so
don't fail to come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
High School Base Ball Friday.

The West Union and DEBORAH high
school base ball teams will play at
the fair grounds in Decorah next
Friday, May %, at p. m. West I'M
ion has a fast team and a big crowd
should witness this game.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
Soldier Boy Attacked.

Albert. Lien, a brother of Mrs.
John Pollitt, Of this city, who is at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, in the army
service, was on guard there about
two weeks ago, and was attacked by
some unknown party. He was struck
over the shoulder, and received a
broken collar bone. The blow was
aimed for his head, but ne lodged
it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
The Circus Was Good.

The Yankee Robinson circus en-
joyHd big business il, DEBORAH last
Thursday. The afternoon show ID
a capacity business and the night
crowd was good also. The perfor.
nance seemed to please all and req
ular circus weather was on the FRO
gram.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
New City Marshal.

Last Wednesday Mayor Hook ap-
pointed VIM. M. Dickson as city mar
shall of DEBORAH, and from all indica-
tons he is going to make a good Off
cial.S 90 ~, u
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
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NOTICE.

Our place of business will be
closed sundays but will keep open
on Saturday nights until twelve o.
clock to supply our customers.
PETER 3tIffNSON & SONS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
Gets New Auto Truck.

G. E. Mckinney has added a new
auto truck to his pump and windmill
business, which will enable him to
take care of great deal more work
in the future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

Silk U. S. flags for automobiles
Saturday only-23c. Motor Supply
Company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

TO prevent a skid on slippery
roads use tire chains. Motor Supply
Company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

fire service is tire satisfaction.
Motor Supply Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
Sweet Cream Flour $3.50.

We have just received a car load
of pure Sweet Cream" -four and as
We lack storage room, we will sell
125 sacks, fifty on Friday, May %,
and seventy-fve on Saturday, May
20, at 1895 a sack. Our Sweet
Cream" -four is unsurpassed In
quality. Remember the sale quaint
ty is limited and will be sold only on
the days advertised at 1885.
FRED J. ROSENTHAL.
In the front Of large London
building there was recently found a
pigeons nest made Of hairpins.
Tire Chains-Motor Supply Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
1.-THE BUTCHER BOY

FATTY" is without question the
WORLDS MOST POPULAR COME
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

NOTE:-With the exception of the
MARY PICKFORD film, all above
Programs are shown at our regular
5, 10 and 15c prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

edyThis DOUBLE FEATURE PRO-
GRAM SHOULD BREAK ANY
HOUSE RECORD and we suggest
you come early for seats or II pOssi-
BILE take In the matinee, when exact
ly the same show, music and all, is
given.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

DIAN, thus
is his first
SPECIAL 2
part PARA
MOUNT COM
iE I'D Il I, w G
guarantee 1t
a solid half
hour of hearty
IanDhc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23

Tire Chains-Motor Supply Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-23
See What the STAR Has First"
SI'AR

A weeks Personally Picked Pro-
grams of the kind that have built a
Reputation for this Theatre. Look
them over:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27
AGRICULTURAL PREPAREDNESS
CAMPAIGN is NAUGURATED

deep be boxed in and used for this
purpose. If this request is granted
by the Press Of the state, it will be
primarily as a patriotic duty to the
public. locally state wide and ma
tionaly l hope that the informa-
tion supplied may have such educa-
tional value and news value as to
Justify the efforts ON your part.
I am taking up today, with DR..
Holland. president of the State Col
lege, the matter of helping TO fill
this space by articles of real, prac-
teal information so far as his var
ious departments can supply it. I
hope to receive, from various other
sources such stories as may be used
in this work This seems to be the
best and quickest method of reach
ing the entire population of our
state.
Doubtless everyone, in this crisis,
is in much the same state of mind
and feels a genuine, earnest desire
to do that which can best help in
this emergency. Personally l would
be glad to do any work whether in
the office, the field or the trenches
that would seem to be the best work
possible for me to do Just now l
find it necessary to spend fourteen
to sixteen hours a day in the office.
1t is pleasure to do this in the
hope that that work may be Of some
benefit to our country.
| am assisted in this work by an
advistory board which has been ap-
pointed by the Governor upon rec
ommendation of the Seattle confer
ence.
l realize the tremendous respon-
sibility of talking daily to the en-
tire population of this state and
have hesitated to assume such a
momentous task. 1t is a matter of
taking one step at a time and hop
ing for guidance and discretion in
taking the next step. Everybody
wants to do the right thing and this
great state wide newspaper cooper
alton suggested herein would seem
to offer one of the best possible op-
porunities for accomplishing the
greatest results.
Respectfully submitted,
E F. BENSON,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
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the council of the sympathy of the
Brotherhood and it's hearty cooper
alton in matters of general interest
to labor organizations.
Brother Walter Richer expressed
the good will of all the Railroad Bro
therhoods and promised to visit the
Council when opportunity offered. He
said his organization would from now
on work for the uplift Of all railway
employees who are not so fortunate
in the matter of wages and working
conditions as the members of his own
organization. Brother Richer Is
member of the Riverside Commercial
Club for which organization he spoke
a good word.
A motion was adopted to cease
work on May, from II a. m. to ll;lO
a. m. as a protest against the IN
famous frame-up against Tom Moon
ey and against the execution Of the
sentence passed upon him.
After discussion Of topics of gener-
al interest to unionism the Council
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27

address all communications re-
garding this matter to E. F. Benson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Olym-
pia, Wash.)
Olympia, Wash, April 18, 1917.
Open Letter to the Newspapers and
Periodicals Published in the State
Of Washington:
The State wide convention held at
Seattle April 18th, in connection
with the agricultural preparedness
campaign inaugurated by Governor
Listers proclamation of April 3rd,
included actual representatives from
nineteen of the counties in the state
and several other counties were rep
resented indirectly by some of those
present.
1t is difficult for people Of this
state to comprehend the possibility
Of food crisis in the United States.
We are apt to feel that this country
has such surplus that the question
with us is how to get rid of the sur
plus at a good price and not how to
get greater surplus, but we must
not close our eyes to the seriousness
Of the problem.
An actual food shortage confronts
the people Of this nation. The win
ter wheat of the east is alarmingly
short. Our winter wheat in this
state is only 60 per cent of a full
prospect. This office is in receipt
Of kilograms from the leading news
papers of the nation urging the ser
iousness of the situation and the
possible calamity of bread riots at
home and of food shortage that will
seriously disable the armies across
the Atlantic that are now fighting
our battles.
In this emergency, it has been
suggested through the committee of
that Seattle meeting, that as Com
missioner of Agriculture, upon
whom has been placed the direction
of this food preparedness campaign,
l ask each newspaper in the state
to place a certain space in each is
sue of the paper, whether daily or
weekly, for the dissemination Of
such information along lines of ag-
ricultural preparedness as seems
most timely. 1t is suggested that
a double column space six inches
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27
SECRETARY DANIELS
WOULD PROTECT LABOR

War conditions, entailing vast
amounts of extra work, will not be
allowed to interfere with hard-won
standards of protection for the
health of labor. This has been made
plain as the Governments position
today by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels.
The naval chief made a special
statement in response to inquiries
by Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale
University, president of the Ameri
can Association for Labor Legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Daniels declares that protect
i've standards for wage earners who
serve their country will be main
tanned at all costs. He says in part:
National effectiveness is now
our paramount desire and duty.
Labor strength and efficiency should
be conserved. All the resources of
the nation, human as well as mate
rial, must be organized and operated
with a view to the highest service.
"Those who serve in our industries
are quite as necessary to successful
prosecution of the war as are the
fighting forces. The increase and
maintenance of our naval strength
will call for maximum output, sus-
tained effort, and unimpaired labor
power. The fitness of our industrial
army must be safeguarded."
Secretary Daniels also said, ir
part, in the New York World, Apri
16, 1917:
at is of great national concern
that at the outset (of wary this
country shall maintain a scientific
programme of legal protection fol
workers in the interest both of max
imum production and human conser
walton. We must not permit over
zeal to lead to the weakening of ou
protective standards and hence t
, the breaking down of the health an
, productiveness of labor"
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most sickening tale of perjury ever
before heard of in the history of Cali
fornia courts.
Detectives Matheson of San Fran
cisco and Smith of Oakland are work
ing to lay bare the infamous plot.
Ed Nolan, one of the five defend
ants. has been released
In the meantime Fickert, having
through perjured testimony secured
the death sentence passed upon Tom
Mooney, has commenced the job Of
doing the same thing to Mrs Mooney.
Developments have caused Fickert
to offer a new trial to Tom Mooney
to save himself.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27
TYPOGRAPHICAL
MORTUARY BENEFITS

A booklet received from President
Scott of the international Typo
graphical Union, shows the payment
in mortuary benefits of $7,675 to
the beneficiaries of 27 members who
were killed in France.
There are nearly 600 printers in
the Canadian overseas expeditionary
forces, all members of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union.
The unions pays mortuary bene-
fits to the beneficiaries of its mem
bers according to the time length
of membership, as shown by the fol-
lowing table:
One year or lesS..-..........-.--..-..-.S 1900
One year and less than two 10000
Two years and less than three 125.00
Three years and less than four 10000
Four years and less than five 10000
Five years and over-................. 10000
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(By GRANT HAMILTON,
Legislative Committeeman American
EoJara+iOn of TabOr(

=
Federation of LabOr)
Labor must sacrifice its freedom and
do and die,
And it mustn't even speak or ask the
reason why,
Since April 5 a state of war has
existed between this country and
Germany. Congress has pledged the
manhood and wealth Of this nation
to conduct an armed conflict. The
citizenship of America is bound by
this declaration to assume the re
sponsibility and bear the burdens Of
a war in which they are to have small
influence in directing, if those who
are most vitally concerned do not
quickly and vehemently register
their protest against autocratic pro
posals now under consideration.
That the United States should be
supported Loyalty by its people in the
impending struggle is not debatable
question. Our country will be de
Tended as valiantly in the present
crisis as it has been in former con-
flicts, but this occasion must not be
made the opportunity for fastening
upon this nation militarism. Like
every other country, we have our
Junkers.
Immediately following the declar-
alton of a state of war by Congress,
from every quarter of the United
States there came insistent demands
that Congress adopt conscription
law. These demands proceed large
ly from those who hold investments
the American Junker class.
For over 140 years we have in
dulged in the glorification of our
democratic institutions. We fought
the war of independence in l776 by
a volunteer force. The second wal
of independence of 1912 was fought
and won by volunteers. Out OF
100000 males qualified for militar!
service at the opening of the Civi
War 100000 volunteered the frs
year. In fact, Secretary Stantol
sent out notice after the first call fo
volunteers that the call had beei
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HELP MAINTAIN AMERICAN IDEALS
BY OPPOSING CONSCRIPTION LAW

cover subscribed" Later on, in 1868,
Congress did pass a draft" law, but
President Lincoln, although opposed
to it, accepted the alternative because
of the desperate situation then exist
ing. However, the draft, according
to the best information obtainable,
was responsible for the enlistment
of only 61,947 men for Union army.
This was 2.3 per cent Of the total
forces of the entire war, and AS per
cent of the forces raised after the
draft was authorized.
During the last Congress the
Chamberlain bill providing for uni
versaI service made its appearance.
Its introduction was, as now appears,
the overture to a general plan to rev.
olutionize our democratic institutions
and place them upon a military basis
Prussian militarism is based on uni
versal servicee. Aside from the con-
crete reasons assigned for entering
the war with Germany the public
mind is expected to accept the added
reason that we also are to assist in
crushing militarism. In carrying out
the latter, however, the present pro
gram is plunging the American peo-
pie into the very form of militarism
which it is proposed we are to crush.
That the undemocratization of our
institutions is making headway it is
| only necessary to point out that the
Military Affairs Committee of the
House of Representatives is now
I holding secret sessions, with officials
of the war and navy departments
closeted with the committee, con-
scription being under consideration.
From statements of government
officials it is evident that the pur-
pose is to secure authority from Con-
gress to conscript an army of 1,000,-
600 men during the next year. The
plan of raising a volunteer army is
not being considered. With the pres
ent state of mind of the citizenship
it has undoubtedly been concluded by
the American Junkers that under the
war clouds obscuring the normal Wis
ion a favorable opportunity is pre-
Continued on Page q
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TRADES
COUNCIL
N E w S
Wednesday, April 25, 1917

Wednesday, April 25, 1917.
Council was called to order at 8
p. m. by President Vingen.
Brother w. H. Tanner of the Mold
ers Union presented credentials and
was obligated and seated.
A communication from the Metal
Polishers, Buffers and Platers Union
No. "A of Newark, N. j. was read
and ordered printed in the Journal:
Everett Trades Council,
Everett, Washington.
Brothers:
Greeting: One hundred and eight
of our members were locked out by
the Thomas A. Edison Co., Inc, of
West Orange, N. j., owing to their
refusal to work on Washingtons
Birthday. But, Brother, this rea-
son was only used as a subterfuge
by Mr.. Fairbanks, or better known
by all who know him as Mr.. Unfair
banks, the works manager of the
Thomas A. Edison Company, Inc.
His real reason was to disrupt our
in the Edison factory.
This, Mr.. Fairbanks was trying to
do for some time past. Being presi-
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ganizations of the above character
should be tolerated without sanction
of either the stake or federal auth
ority.
8. The organized labor movement
is essentially democratice in it's
ideals and inspirations. 1t has been
a potent force in every movement
for the betterment of humanity.
Changing in form it is changeless
in principle and purpose. The ideals
of democracy are the ideals of labor
and in war no less than in peace
the labor movement pledges it's men
and its resources to uphold those
ideals.
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TOM MOONEY

During the week there were sever
al startling developments in Prose-
cutor Fickert's perjury plot to jud-
icially murder Tom Mooney. Judge
Griffin, before whom he was tried,
after failing to induce Fickert to
confess error in order to give Mooney
a new trial has taken the matter up
with Attorney General Webb, with
good prospects of success.
The grand jury will listen to the
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dent of the local organization {

dent of the local organization of
Manufacturers Association, he
would not be consistent to do other
wise.
Now, Brothers, we do not ask you
for financial aid, but would beg Of
you to use your moral assistance.
Appoint a good live committee to
visit your local phonograph mer-
chants who sell the Edison phono-
graphs or Edison records and ask
them to discontinue the sale of said
make of monographs or records un-
til such time as the Thomas A. Edi-
son Company comes to a satisfactory
settlement with the members of our
organization.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27

Painters Union of Beaumont, Tex.
suspended work eight days to enforce
a new wage scale, which was finally
accepted by contractors. Until Sep
tember 1 the rate will be S4.60 a
day, after that date $3.50, until
March /, 1918, when $500 will be
paid until March /, 1919. Car fare,
lodging and boarding expenses will
be paid by the contractors on all out
of town work and no employe shall
be discharged for refusing to work on
ladder or scaffolding which he con-
siders unsafe and shall be paid fol-
time taken for inspection of same.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27
LABORGRAPHS

The city council of Niagara Falls,
N. Y, has raised wages Of municipal
laborers from 25 to 80 cents an hour
as result of an agitation for clean
er streets. Municipal officials said
it was impossible to get men to do
this work for wage that would not
support their families.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-04-27

Machinists and boiler makers en-
ployed in three plants in Victoria, B..
C., raised wages following short
strikes. Other gains include the A
hour week and arbitration PROVISIONS.
Transportation and board is furnished
these workers when employed outside
the city.