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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
WOMAN'S PARTY MUST
QUIT CAMERON HOUSE

: Officials OF the National woman's
Party today made plans to vacate
their quarters in Cameron House, "ths
little White House" on Madison place,
following a special meeting OF the
Cosmos Club. which voted to pur-
chase Cameron House and turn IL
into club addition.
For several months National wom-
Gn's Party officials have realized that
the end OF their occupancy Of the old
Madison place mansion was near, and
they have been securing the down
tsvn realty field for new quarters.
At a meeting OF the Cosmos Club
last night a resolution was adopted
10. appropriate $25O.OOO TO cover the
purchase OF the building. and Milton
e A1es and G. E. Fleming were
Eamed as a committee to negotiate the
purchase. The deeds, il is expected
will be made over within sixty days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
PNEUMATIC TIRES
!. SOLVE PROBLEM
. Of MOTOR TRUCKS

A pneumatic tire for trucks Is the
thSwer to the problem that has con-
tronted the motor vehicle industry in
view OF changed conditions due to the
mobilization OF the vast number OF
men making up the national army and
war preparations generally.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany of Akron, has solved the diff
Guilty with their new cord tire, and
haye hsd in operation for many
months a motor truck express SER
vice between their factory in Akron
and Boston, Mass, running on these
puRurnatic tires. The service is kept
70 n schedule OF seven days and en-
ahles them to get their product from
the factory to their Eastern ware
houses and the fabric from their Con-
Aecticut mills to the plant in Akron
lufcker than the same service could
be,done by the railroads.
Z The motor truck as a common car
eier is now a fact. made so by these
pneumatic cord tires. The tires had
Go be specially designed to meet the
conditions imposed on the truck. had
10 be larger and stronger than on
TIA passenger cars. After extensive
Experimentation such a tire has been
constructed.
! Motor trucks are coming into use
IN many kinds OF service. They afford
welcome relief from the freight con-
geStion OF the railroads. Wherever
thsre are improved roads and even
where they have net even been
thought of, the motor truck will be
found IN operation.
The Goodyear cord truck tire car
ries 4 I'VE to seven ton load with no
more damage to the road than that
caused by an ordinary touring car.
The tire Is sufficiently large to cush-
ION the road, absorbing all the shocKs
eefore they reach the road surface and
distributing the weight over a great
" increased section OF II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
$4,000 PROVIDED
T. BY TIMES FRIENDS
FOR SMOKE FUND

The Washington Times Tobacco
Fund was given a vigorous boost to-
day by personal contributions, col
lections in business offices and a
Government bureau and the con-
tents OF more than q score OF mite
boxes which were robbed to add their
treasures to the amount to be used
for the purchase OF smokes for
American soldiers in France.
Clerks in the consular bureau OF
the State Department subscribed IS
as their bit" to help along the
cause.
The members OF the Builders and
Manufactursrs' Exchange subscribed
s9-26 to the fund today. In the ac-
companying letter the members ex-
pressed the hope that the smoke
from the boys in the trenches from
The Washington Times Tobacco
Fund will be so thick that IT will
make Pittsburgh look like q bright
day in June"
H. P. Owings made q second con-
tribution to the fund today, making
It check for $40 this time. He will
receive cards from scores OF grateful
soldiers lover there" who will re-
member him as a real benefactor.
The mite boxes for the third time
poured out their silver contents to
add to the fund today. The boxes as
usual were taken from stores, hotels,
theaters, newsstands, and Offices in
the downtown business section.
II Is q wonderful scheme that has
been worked out to bring the consola-
ton OF good smokes to the boys over
there" By q special arrangement
with the American Tobacco Com
pany, The Washington Times is en-
abled to send As cents worth OF to-
bacco for every rs cents subscribed to
the fund.
ContrIbutions Thus Far.
Contributions thus far received to
The Washington Times tobacco fund
include:
Previously acknowledged ...$2,s51.24
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
NATIONS JUNK TO Be
UTILIZED IN WAR WORK

A roundup OF miscellaneous junk
and stray waste material was order
ed by Secretary OF Commerce Red
field today in all the branches Of his
department
Thousands OF pounds OF copper and
brass. and tons of old rope, formerly
auctioned OF to junk dealers for q
song, will now be utilized in the war
work OF the nation.
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to Washington. He denied that the
visit to the National Capital had any
significance. He stated he was going
merely for pleasure. and to undergo
treatment for his right arm, which
was partly shot away several years
ago in battle. He is accompanied by
his bride OF nine months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
NO EARLY BERMUDA
VEGETABLES FOR N. Y.

There will be no fresh Bermuda
vegetables for New York tables this
winter. A delegation Of Bermuda
truck growers who called at tho
shipping board Offices in an attempt
to secure transportation facilities to
New York market were Informed that
IT was exceedingly doubtful that any
vessels would be available for this
use this winter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02

contains Eleanor HalloweIl Abbott serial
The Ne er-do-Much" and short stories
by Ellis Parker Butler, Dorothy Dix, F1oy
Tolbert Barnard and ]. A. R.. Wylie.
Yes, you will want these striking exam
pies of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'S high
standards of fiction. But you will want
it too because behind this entertaining side
of this magazine is background OF sound,
substantial information and fact.
When you see GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
on newsstand today remember that there
is one magazine which isn't content with
froth and fills-that it gives you the best
IN STORIES articles and features and then
adds what no other magazine gives so fully,
so richly-a great deep fund OF daily use
6llness and help.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
GEN. ALVARO OREGON
ON WAY TO WASHINGTON

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct Cen. Al
varo Obregon, former Mexican secre-
tary of war. was here today on route
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
FORMER DFCORAH|AN
PROSPERS IN MONTANA
Dick Elliott, Former DEBORAH Stock
Buyer Sends Big Consignment
Stock to Chicago Markets.
23J HOGS IN LOT
ONE WEIGHED 733 POUNDS
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Will Spend the
Winter in Pasadena, California.

We are always glad to note the
prosperity of former Decorahians.
and the article below from the Chica-
go Drovers Journal of Dec. 20. will
be read with interest by friends of
r. E. Elliott, a former well known
cattle and hog buyer, and former
resident of Bluffton township.
Dick has certainly made good
in the west, and his friends will be
all pleased to hear of it. Foll,wia is
the article concerning the big ship
n."lT Of stock:
"R. E. Elliot of Simms, Mont.
accompanied by his wife was in Chi
cago with cattle and hogs this week.
Dave Ireland was in charge of the
consignment. There were 65 head of
cattle, and included in the shipment
was a 6-year-old steer of exceptional
weight. There were 235 hogs in the
consignment, including one that
weighed 1888 lbs. when loaded.
Elliot bought section of land near
Simms year ago last fall and has
practically paid for it from his crops
and live stock since then.
There is considerable irrigating
done, but also some dry farming. He
grows plenty of wheat and uses a
tractor for blowing, having field a
mile long and plows four burrows at
a time. He has been shipping live
stock from various parts of the coun-
try for twenty-five years and practic-
ally all of that time has been a read
er of the Drovers Journal and praises
it highly.
He went from northeastern Iowa
several years ago to Dakota, and
three years ago settled at his pres
ent location. Last winter he pad as
high as $40 a ton for hay to winter
his cattle through, and they did we'll,
with practically no loss Hay is now
selling at Great Falls at $25 ton.
Shipping hogs out, pigs and all,
because of scarcity of feed. There are
no barley or oats and farmers are
feeding wheat, which is plentiful.
Plenty of potatoes and most of them
sold around $1.25 bushel, but they
are now worth $500 at $3.50.
Open winter so far, although about
week ago they had Is inches of
snow. There will be a good many cat
tie wintered in that section Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliot are going to Pasadena,
Cal, for the winter"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
FEST|NA RAISES BIG
RED CROSS sum
Good People of Festina Held Red
Gross Auction December %. and
the SAFE Brought Big
Sum of $63I.2j.
AMERICAN FLAG
BROUGHT 1864 90
Onions Sold for Dollar Each and q
Coal scuttle Brought $13. APP
pies Brought 25c Each.

In line with neighboring towns
Festina pulled off Red Cross Auc-
ton Saturday, December 22d. which
In several respects out-did any town
in the county thus far.
With less than three days prepar-
alton, over one hundred separate arti-
cIes were donated, selling for a total
of $63425.
Col. S. E. Johnston of New Hamp-
ton opened the sale with an address
ON Red Cross work and it's value,
that appealed to all present, bring
Ing out most hearty response.
His lively remarks and sincere inter-
est in the work had much to do with
the success Of the sale .-j~1
The flag, presented by citizens of
Calmar, was sold first-nearly every
one present purchased it at one time
or another-some bought it several
times, always donating it back to the
sale, and it was finally donated to
the community of Festina. 1t sold
for total of $264.O0. The lady's hat
which started at DEBORAH, thence to
Calmar and Spillville, sold several
times at FestiIa and is still in the
ring for the next sale. A bunch of
twenty-one onions brought 81 apiece;
apples 25 cents apiece. A coal scuttle
sold a dozen times and brought a
total of $500.
All IN all the good people of Fes-
tina and vicinity have reason to be
proud of their initial performance
and are accorded the hearty congrat-
ulations of the County Chapter, with
its numerous branches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Death of Helen schrubbe.

Helen Schrubbe, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Schrubbe, of this city passed
away yesterday morning, after a
weeks illness. Everything that low
ing hands could do was done for her.
but to no avail. Her illness seemed
to be complication that the physi-
clans were unable to combat She was
born in DEBORAH IA years ago last
May. She was an unusually bright
child, and her taking away at this
age is a sad blow to the bereaved
mother who has the sympathy of
many friends in her loss. She is sur
vived by her mother and two BROTH
ers, Joseph and Clifford. The funeral
services will be held Thursday NOR
ming at nine o'clock from st. Bene-
diets Catholic church. Rev. Father
Hogan will ofiiciate and i1terment
will be in the Catholic cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
More Red Gloss Donations.

Treasurer Ben Bear of the local
Red Cross Chapter has received a
number of fine donations the past
week. One was check for $25 from
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ~ Engbretson, which
indeed is very fine donation. Two
other fine donations were from Mrs
A. Leytze and w. F. Baker of ten
dollars each.
Miss Florence Malli turned in IS
on account of collections at unit OF
Riyerbend society, also $14 from
the same society for Red Cross mem
berships.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Sold Ten Registered DurOcs.

Grover Headington of route Z, De-
corah, made one of the largest sales
of registered hogs last week we have
heard of in long time. He sold eight
registered Duroc Jersey sows and
two bodars to Ben Dyvig, of Jewell,
Iowa. Mr.. Headingto raises none but
pure bred hogs, and they are becom-
ing known all over the state, and
breeders are continually sending in
orders for them. The sale of ten to
this one man is evidence that the ami
mails are high grade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Lieut.. Heller Appreciates Public
Opinion.

We received the following note
from Lieutenant Wilson B. Heller on
Monday from Camp Dodge. Lieuten-
ant Heller was teacher in the public
schools here last year.
Received and read with much in
terest today the Public Opinion. |
wish to thank you very sincerely for
sending the same to me. still retain
gets credit for my enlistment, which
are two concrete reasons for some
interest in the town. n reality |
think it is the finest town l was ever
resident of and should like to live
there all my life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
GAVE A FINE PROGRAM.
Pupils at Immaculate Conception
Academy Rendered Enjoyable
Holiday Program Friday.

Last Friday the Immaculate Con-
ception Academy closed for the
the Christmas vacation and the pu-
pills gave an excellent program il the
convent that afternoon, which was
greatly enjoyed by good audience,
and those who were in attendance
were loud in their praise of the eX-
cellent manner the children deliver
ed their respective parts: Following
is the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
NOTICE

l will be in my Office from to 4
p. m. up to Dec. 2S for the settle
ment of my accounts. All knowing
themselves indebted to me please call
and settle by above date. After this
date / will not be able to give my
accounts my personal attention and
will place them with my attorney for
collection.
52-2 NJ. ID. JEWELL.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Jackson Township Patriotic.

John j. Jirak, one of the good
residents of Jackson township was in
DEBORAH Saturday and turned over
Sos to Treasurer Ben Bear for Red
Cross memberships in that township
which he collected. The collections
were made in sections 4, 5, 6, Z, s, 8.
This great showing from the good
people of Jackson, and as Mr.. Jirak
put it he wasn't through collecting
yet, so the sum will roll up higher.
The good people of this township are
to be commended for their fine patri-
otism.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
City Mail Carrier Breaks Arm.

Richard Roeberg, city mail car
rier at the Decoah postoffice, met with
a distressing accident last Friday eve
ming about $50 o'clock while he was
delivering mail in the vicinity of the
B. e. Jewell home in the first ward
He started across the street to the
w. H. Holmes residence and as he
stepped on to the boulevard on the
east side of the street, slipped and
fell. He managed to get up on the
porch at the Holmes rs.dence where
he collapsed. Mr. Holmes heard
groans and stepped outside and
found Mr.. Roberg nearly in an un-
conscious condition. He took him in
side and did what he could for him
and called a cab and had him taken
to his home, where Dr. Campbell at
tened him. The doctor found very
bad slanting break of the bone in
the left arm between the shoulder
and elbow. Mr.. Roeberg is now at the
hospital recovering, but it will be
some time before he will be able to
resume his work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
A Handsome Calendar.

handsome calendars, G. F. Baker,
the lumberman, has an eye for art
and beauty, and we will have to hand
it to him on that score. His 1918
calendars are gems. The selections
are always the portraits of a fair
young lady, and it seems that his
choice grows better each year, as
his latest calendar is a dream. The
supply is always in big demand also,
and are exhausted soon after they
arrive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Soldiers Home for Christmas.

A number of Win1eshiek county's
soldier boys were home for Christ
mas, arriving the past few days. Cap
tain Swezey and Lieutenant Jewell
from Fort Riley; Sergeant Alex Bear,
Camp Grant; Captain Ben Husevedt,
Camp Grant; Alvin Ellis and Bern
hard Thompson, Camp Dodge; Thos
Courtney, FIT. Leavenworth, Kansas;
and Floyd Allen, Camp Pike; Har-
old Schlatter and Henry Usgaard,
Camp Grant.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Brought Souvenir From China,

Raymond Fitch, who is here on a
visit to his parents, has little pin,
that he procured in Na2kin, China,
that is only trifie larger than an or
binary brass pin. The head is not
near as large as match, and on 1T is
engraved the Lords Prayer of 65
words, 254 alphabetical letters, all
punctuated, and with no abbrevia-
lions, all evenly spaced and the circle
is only eleven hundredths of an inch
in diameter. The engraving was done
in the bureau of engraving at Nankin
University. The pin sold in Chinese
money for 81.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
On Visit From Des NIoines.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lee arrived last
Saturday from Des Moines on a visit
to his relatives. Mr.. Lee was former
ly county engineer of Wilneshiek,
but last year resigned and went to
Des Moines, where he has an excel
lent position with the Morrison Con-
struction Co. Their many. friends
here were pleased to see them again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Auto and Buggy Collide.

Last Saturday Chas. Barth and his
auto bus and horse and buggy col
lided near the West DEBORAH bridge.
Torger Moen was driving, and was
accompanied by Ole Larson. The lat
ter was thrown out Of the buggy
and one of his arms was broken, and
the doctors have had much difficulty
in getting it set properly, as it is a
very severe break.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
DEBORAH TO SAVE
ON ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Local Fuel Board Advised by New
Regulations From Fuel Admin
istrator Webster.
CITY COUNCIL HAS
TAKEN ACTION
Top Light Only on Eiectroliers WI,
Burn. After First of Year.
Cluster Lights Will be
Dark.

The United States fuel adm.nistra-
tlon'-has issued orders regulating tie
consumption of electricity. So as TO
save the fuel supply. An ord,, is
now in effect to discontinue COM
pletely on two nights of each week :
Thursday and Sunday-all electrical
ly lighted advertising signs, etc. rha
municipalities are also urged to dim
all unusually bright lights used in
clusters and other schemes FOR ex-
ira lighting.
The city council took the matter
up at their last meeting and the light
committee in conjunction with Mr..
Ben Bear, chairman of the fuel rom-
mittee of this county, have decided
that after the first of the year the
cluster lights on the electrollers will
be dark, and only the top light will
burn. This light, as usual, will burn
all night from early in the evening,
and the four other lights on the cleo
trolier will not burn at all. There are
about 81 such lights on Water street,
and it will mean a saving of $54 a
month to the city.
1t is requested that as few lights
as possible be used in the homes and
also stores that are not ope1 for
business must not show only enough
inside lights to insure safety.
The following order has been re-
ceived by Ben Bear, local chairman
OF the Winneshiek county fuel com
mittee:
The order of the Fuel Adj
m nlstration, taking effect De-
cember fifteenth cancels the
present order regulating the
time advertising. signs shall be-
lighted. In its place all signs of
every kind Including merchants
signs, theatre signs, also display
lighting on buildings and else
where, hotel signs and advert s.
ing signs are ordered diScoutll-
ued completely on Thursday and
Sunday nights of each week.
On these same nights, stores not
open for business must not show
inside lights more than are nee
essary for safety, and munich
palties with cluster lights or eX-
ira bright lighting for white way
effect must reduce on Thursday
and Sunday nights to only so
much lighting as is necessary
for safety. These nights will be
called lightless nights, and we
wish your local papers to urge
householders to observe these
nights with as few lights in
homes as possible.
please understand the spir-
it of the order is that on Thurs
day aid Sunday nights there
shall be no more outdoor light
ing than is absolutely necessary
for safety of streets, passages
and dangerous spots and that
you are charged by the United
States Fuel Administration with
giving full effect to this order,
using the full authority granted
by the Fuel Administrator to
enforce same if there are indi-
vidual violators.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
On Visit From MINNEAPOLIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Schall and
daughter JaIette arrived Saturday on
a visit to the DR.. A. c. Woodward
home. They will return home tomor-
row. Mrs. Schall has been very busy
with Red Cross work for long time
having charge of the Junior Auxiliary
in Hennepin county. She is kept busy
all the time and has the assistance of
four clerks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
ROYAL NeighbOrs Elect

The following officers of the Royal
Neighbors were elected on Dec. 20:
Oracle-Henrietta Keefe.
Vice Oracle-Ida Kendrick.
Recorder-Esther Oehler.
Receiver-Mabel Hurd.
Chancellor-Lena Aders.
Marshal-Flora Buck1ell.
Inner Sentinel-Hannah Haas.
Outer Sentinel-Sebella Schwartz.
Manag MargaItt Kornmeyer
Camp Physician-Dr. A. c. Wood
ward. h
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Ideal Christmas Weather.

There was no white Christmas this
year. All the snow that fell previous
ly disappeared and the ground is as
dry as any fall day. Christmas day
was real cold, but today the weather
has moderated, and ideal winter
weather prevails, and here is hoping
for an extended program of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Program
Lost Their Baby Boy.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Wigesland have
the sympathy of many friends in the
loss of their baby boy who passed
away Christmas morning. The child
was born on Nov. Z. The funeral will
be held today and interment will take
place on Washington Prairie.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Farmers Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the. stock
holders of the DEBORAH Farmers Co
operative Society will be held in the
court room at 1880 p. m. on Tues
day Jan. s, 1918. All stockholders
requested to be present as the very
important questions to be voted on
is Shall we dissolve the company or
not"
II X SEIIMAN Sec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
VIII Test Fire Whistle.

The fire committee of the city coun-
ell has decided to have the fire whis-
tie at the city hall tested out every
day at the noon hour, beginning next
Monday. The alarm is sounded from
the Standard Telephone office. The
alarm will be turned on and let run
UP to it's speed limit and turned off.
1t will be done in a manner, so as
not to confuse the firemen. Naturally
If fire happened about the noon
hour, the alarm would sound in the
regular manner, so the noon day test
and the regular fire alarm can be
easily distinguished.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
Prof. Dahl Will Show at Burr Oak.

Prof. S. H. Dahl will give an en-
tertainment of magic and slight OF
hand work at Burr Oak on Jan. 4.
The writer can assure the people of
Burr Oak that if they attend the
professors performance they will
never regret it, and will see some
high class work. The professor has
given several performances at the
Star theatre here, and his audieces
were loud in thir praise of his work
Just take a tip from us if you want
to see some real magic then don't
miss Prof. Dahl's entertainment
when he appears at Burr Oak on Jan.